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nhkamira · 4 years

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MY ANIME WATCHLIST FOR WINTER 2021☃️❄️✨

Finally got some time to do this. Winter is here and we got a marvelous season ahead! Here is my watchlist for this season + the ongoing series i’ll be watching. I already watch every episode that came out, but I’ll do a proper first impression in different posts.

Horimiya (堀さんと宮村くん) I can’t believe this one is finally getting an adaption TT. Yes I’m part of the manga readers group, and I’m really really excited! CloverWorks is in charge and so far they have shown an amazing work! just look at that poster. Genres: Slice of Life, Comedy, Romance.

Dr.Stone: Stone Wars (ドクターストーン ) If you haven’t seen season 1, go and do yourself a favor. Been waiting for this so bad, season two is finally here, and hopefully is going to be even better than season 1. As a women of science this story really gets me excited. TMS Entertainment is working again with this series so im expecting the same amazing job. Genres: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Shounen.

Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki (弱キャラ友崎くん) This one looks interesting in a weird way, i was really excited that this season got more than one romance anime, so im looking forward to this one. Project No.9 is the studio in charge, their anime has never been that iconic or memorable, hopefully this is a different situation. Genres: Drama, Romance, School

Kemono Jihen (怪物事変) Honestly i saw the poster and thought “this probably going to be a really good but underrated one”, the sypnosis catch me right away and im really curious about the mc. the studio working on this is Ajia-Do, they brought us the marvelous Kakushigoto last year so i have high expectations. Genres: Action, Mystery, Demons.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement (七つの大罪憤怒の審判) I love Nanatsu so bad, i hated the way they animated last season. Studio Deen normally does a great work but damn, las season was awful. I REALLY hope they do the proper work this anime deserves. This arc is so amazing to be ruined like the previous one.

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (無職転生～異世界行ったら本気だす～) As one may say, there isn’t a good season without the typical Isekai story. But this one seems to be like everything good from an average Iskeai. The trailer gave me the thoughts that this probably would be the surprise of the season + the studio working on this one is Studio Bind which is apparently new since i couldn’t find any previous work. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Magic.

Wonder Egg Priority (ワンダーエッグ・プライオリティ) Oh this one looks so beautiful. CloverWorks did such an amazing work with the design an animation. It looks like a movie. Sypnosis didn’t makes sense and was kind of confusing but I got excited and i can’t wait to see more. Genres: Psychological, Drama, Fantasy.

Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World Season 2 Part 2 (Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活) Man, I love Subaru so much, Re is amazing everyone should watch it. Its seems this part is really important for Subaru’s development, and it would probably get really fucked up as always. WhiteFox keeps working on this amazing story. I can’t wait to see everything that’s going to happen, because last season was really good but so crazy and hard. Genres: Psychological, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy.

BEASTARS 2期 This series is back and I’m dying of excitement, i really don’t know whats going to happen, and what new challenges Legoshi would have to confront but everything tells me is going to be amazing + Orange is bringing again the best CGI work on an anime ever. If you haven’t watch season 2 go and do it you won’t regret it! Genres: Slice of Life, Psychological, Drama

The Promised Neverland Season (約束のネバーランド) I’m really dying of excitement this season. FINALLY Yakusoku is back and with nothing more that worries and uncertainty for me. My kids are back and out of the farm and I’m really nervous to see whats going to happen next. Genres: Mystery, Fantasy, Psychological, Thriller.

Ongoing series from last season I’ll be continuing watching:

Jujutsu Kaisen Next arc is reallyyyyyy good.

Shingeki no Kyojin My slowly death till the end, manga ending got a date now and I really don’t know how this is going to end.

Digimon Adventure 2020 nostalgic and all time favorite.

Black Clover This arc looks insane and animation looks so good in that latest episodes, please keep it like that TT

One Piece I still need to catch up but always one of the best things to watch.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, I’ve always love this series, though i still prefer the old animation, I loved this remake, everything is making more sense now (maybe because I’m older🤣) and explanations feels less confunsing + horror is amazing.

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babyrowann · 2 years

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so i really tried my best to come up with a list to see if an elain book next (most likely elriel) makes more sense than an azriel book (which would be gw*nriel). i tried to stick to text material only and interviews with sarah and to keep my own biases out of this. if you think i missed anything please leave it in the replies! also sorry this is loooong

argument for elain (elriel book) next

- interview where sjm said the entire series is about the 3 sisters (and this interview was quoted to describe the tv show too)

- interview where sjm said that new side characters have expanded the world but the main plot and story hasn’t changed

- she already wrote ideas for elain’s book while pregnant

- said elain is the character she’d be bffs with and that in another life she would be a florist

- she likes writing about the characters people hate (nesta and chaol)

- special cover of acofas that includes elain and azriel mirroring nesta and cassian

- actual story plot points that support elain’s book next:

- 2 of 3 sisters have had a book and there are 2 books left

- her powers are a mystery and she still has her power and connection to the cauldron whereas feyre and nesta don’t anymore; she is the only one

- she said she is ready to help and she will brush up on her powers

- she said the nc is her home

- the cauldron loves her and gifted her powers

- she has visions of koschei and vassa

- she has a mate who is an autumn prince and heir to day

- been given hints that she is up to something; being very stealthy

- she appeared out of a shadow when she stabbed the king (powers?)

- rhys telling feyre to focus on one sister and then the other

- of two bonus chapters, elain was the common factor in both

- she was missing when bryce appeared in nc

- az gave her tt

- his shadows disappear when she’s around and want to protect her

- she is friends with nuala and cerridwen, matches the pattern of feyre and nesta being friends with people related to their love interest (feyre with mor and amren aka rhy’s circle, nesta with gw*n and emerie aka all warriors like cassian)

- she had visions of the prison (potentially through the mountain and dusk court)

- 3 brothers 3 sisters

- azriel questioning the cauldron being wrong & feyre and rhys talking about bad mating bonds and why the cauldron didn’t pair elain and az

- feyre and nesta noticing az feelings for elain and getting over mor

- az going to save elain even if he would die

- az being the one to know she’s a seer and not lucien

- az is not from the og trio like chaol was in tog, which is why his book might not make sense

- az would have to get over elain before he could be with gw*n in his book

- gw*n lightsinger theory to disprove gw*nriel mate theory

- az wouldn’t save gw*n in br but went for eris

- gw*n can’t read old fae language

- no one noticing gw*n liking az when other priestesses’ crushes were noticed

- book ended with elain nesta and feyre

- sjm doesn’t like writing about “first times” and elain isn’t a virgin (feel weird talking about elain like this tbh)

argument for azriel book next (gw*nriel)

- az had the bonus chapter in his pov

- chaol got a side story so could az?

- az and his powers and backstory are mysterious

- rumors of illyrian uprising

- koschei was asking about him

- he found bryce

- elain wasn’t there when az brought bryce back

- 3 brothers 3 sisters is “cliche”

- he saved gw*n at sangravah (kind of gross for why this couple could be together but i’m gonna put it since it’s a theory that’s used)

- his shadows dance with gw*n’s voice

- you’re the new ribbon

- being drawn to the library

- gw*n being related to an unnamed autumn court high fae

- thing of secret lovely beauty

- gw*n studying diff worlds

- flexible bones (hate that i’m even including this)

- black “leeching the life” from elain

#acotar 5 #pro elain #pro elriel

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amphibious-entity · 3 years

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TMBS Book 1 Brain Dump

~An Embarrassingly Long Post~

I don’t know why I’m writing this or why I’m so determined to do it. Maybe to finally assume my true form and become a mega dork on main, or maybe just for fun!

This is basically a compilation of all the main points running through my head after reading The Mysterious Benedict Society (2007) for the first time. Rather than posting a ton and spamming the tag, everything’s here in one neat package! (hopefully this gets it all out of my system rip)

Contents:

The Book Itself

The Book Itself, for real this time

The Characters

A Funny Parallel

The S.Q. Section

Lines & Scenes I Liked

Spoilers abound!

The Book Itself

Upon acquiring the first three books (don’t judge me pls), I was surprised at just how long they are. Like, they’re still pretty light being paperbacks and all, but these books are hefty lads.

The first book has this Disney+ Original Series circle thing printed on it, which is kind of unfortunate. Regardless, I love the cover illustration and yellow is actually my favorite color :D It made me weirdly quite happy whenever I saw the book lying around in my room

Also, it’s really cute how there’s a letter from Mr. Benedict at the end! (It only reveals that you can find out his first name if you “know the code”, meaning the bit of Morse printed below the summary on the back.) Shock and horror, though, as I realized I’m starting to recognize some of the letters

The Book Itself, for real this time

It’s wonderful how the tone of the book really shone through to the show adaptation. Something about the deliberateness of the aesthetic, from the set designs to the fashion to scene compositions, that really sells that particular style— like it’s very clear that this story is being told to us, rather than one we’re seeing unfold, if that makes sense.

Where that narration style stood out to me the most was the first chapter. We are told (rather than shown) how Reynie gets himself to the point of the second test, and there’s this whole twisty time maneuver for that whole sequence of events that’s really interesting

A super secret fun fact about me is that I wanted to be a writer when I was younger! So this particular balance of show vs. tell is really neat, since it runs counter to my own tendencies. The sheer amount of commas in every sentence is also kind of comforting, since Ahah, I Do That in those few serious-ish attempts at writing lol

Overall this book’s style reminds me a lot of Roald Dahl’s books, which are very nostalgic for me :D The whole “kids are more competent than adults” angle helps a lot too haha

The Characters

Oh boy here’s where I get a little bit critical! Overall I did really like this book!! it’s just that that expresses itself in all this weird “”analysis”” lol

Reynie - much better in the books than in the show

It’s sort of a lukewarm take but I feel like show!Reynie is kind of boring? He doesn’t have a lot going on flaw-wise, and obviously since he’s the protagonist he can’t have too many weird traits or else the kids watching can’t project themselves onto him as easily

(I call it the difference between an aspirational protagonist and a vessel protagonist. Going off of the Roald Dahl vibes, think Matilda vs Charlie. show!Reynie is more of a Charlie)

Thus when we get to see him really struggle with the Whisperer and doubt himself it gives him a lot more dimension, at least in my opinion

It is a federal crime that the white knight scenes were not adapted into the show

Sticky - my son

I’ve long held to no one besides myself and my long suffering sister that Sticky is The Best Member of the Society

He happened to hit a lot of the Bingo squares of Stuff I Like In Characters: glasses, anxious, nice :), kind of a coward but ultimately is there for his friends, etc

For some reason I don’t talk about him nearly as much as you-know-who, but I love him just as dearly

Kate & Constance - I don’t have much to say

Kate is really interesting in this book! I like how we get to see more of her depths, in particular that one passage about her belief that she is invincible being the only thing that keeps her from falling apart? :c

Also her constant fidgeting is relatable lol

Constance is somehow a lot more tolerable in the book. I think I’m just one of those people with no patience for small children, unfortunately lol

(Some of) The Adults

It’s interesting that they had such an offscreen presence for most of the book. Giving them more time was probably one of the stronger changes of the show

However if that decision was made at the expense of the white knight scenes I think the choice should have been clear

I like the way Rhonda and Number Two are written

Milligan always on sad boy hours 😔✊

The “mill again” passage is touching but kind of messes up the pacing of the getaway, at least for me. Maybe I should read it again to make sure I didn’t miss something

Miss Perumal is much better in the show. We see so little of her in the book she doesn’t function well as an emotional anchor for Reynie, imo

The Institute Gang

Jackson and Jillson serve their purpose well, and Martina was surprising to say the least. I like the direction they took her in the show! I can’t imagine how funny it must have been to watch the tetherball subplot come out of nowhere lolol

These sections were written out of sequence, so random tidbit I couldn’t fit in The S.Q. Section: I like how he stumbles over his words. relatable

Mr. Curtain

While I think I know why they decided to not give Curtain the wheelchair in the show, we were totally robbed of Actor Tony Hale’s performance for the reveal during the final confrontation

Speaking of the wheelchair, it’s such a powerful symbol of his need for control or rather, his fear of losing it

The Contrast between him and Mr. Benedict. This point is expanded on in A Funny Parallel

Mr. Benedict

Oh boy, Mr. Benedict… How do I say this

I find it hard to trust Mr. Benedict, unfortunately

I mean to say, I do in the sense that I know he would never hurt the kids, thanks to knowing that a) this is a children’s book series and b) the meta (tumblr) states that he is really nice and lovable and stuff, but seriously. Why do the kids trust him at first?? I probably missed something somewhere

I like to think I’m an optimistic person, but unfortunately I’m also super paranoid. The premise of “a bunch of vulnerable orphans team up with a strange old man” is just so odd to me I don’t know how to explain it

I don’t know!!! I really want to trust Mr. Benedict

One of the strengths of the show is that we get to see him more often, and thus he gets to acknowledge more often that the plan is weird and that he feels really badly for putting the kids in danger and that he’s trustworthy and genuine

But his lack of presence for most of the book just makes him into something of a specter, invisible and unknowable, speaking only in riddles from across the bay

Which is why the white knight scene is so important!! I loved that scene ;-;

Because here’s an actual emotional connection! We can actually see it happening, rather than only being told that it exists

Reynie asking for advice and receiving encouragement, in words that demonstrate that Mr. Benedict actually cares about him and worries about him and agghh

It is a federal crime that the white knight scenes were not adapted into the show

But overall this whole issue didn’t ruin my enjoyment of the book at all! It’s just ->

A Funny Parallel

Okay, ready for my biggest brain, hottest take ever??

Mr. Benedict and Mr. Curtain…. are… the same

I mean obviously not entirely, given that one is benevolent and kind and the other is… Mr. Curtain

But seriously. Genius old man seeks out children (mainly orphans) to enact a plan. Said children often end up incredibly devoted to his cause and deeply admire him this is a little flimsy

Undoubtedly that’s intentional and is supposed to show the difference between them, like some kind of cautionary tale? “Let yourself be vulnerable and let others help you, lest you turn eeeeviiillll”

I guess that’s where the aforementioned epic contrast comes in. You get Mr. Curtain, strapped into his wheelchair and hiding behind those mirrored sunglasses, terrified (but unwilling to admit it) of ever showing the tiniest hint of vulnerability, vs. Mr. Benedict, who can let himself fall knowing that someone will catch him :’)

Anyhow I have nothing against the parallels, I just think it’s funny

The S.Q. Section

The S.Q. Quarantine Thread so it doesn’t leak out everywhere else <3

I’d like to meet the emo angstlord genius who read this book and decided to make SQ into Dr. Curtain’s son. What in the world

Okay I should probably preface this by saying that I absolutely adore both book!S.Q. and show!SQ with all my heart. Somehow, despite being a completely different character in both mediums, he has managed to be one of the best characters in either and certainly one of my favorites (besides Sticky of course) in the entire franchise, despite the fact that I’ve only read the first book/watched the show so far. I am confident in this statement.

But seriously! How?? Why?? I could probably write a whole other essay about why show!SQ is such an interesting character, and the change works so incredibly well. I’m just. Baffled

Okay, focus. book!S.Q. is such a sweetheart, oh my goodness. Like, 100% one of the most endearing characters in the book. Poor guy. I don’t even know where to start!!

He just seems to be a genuinely good guy at heart, despite being technically one of the bad guys. He’s genuinely happy for Reynie and Sticky when they became Messengers and helped Kate when she “fell” and was concerned about Constance when she looked sick and how he was in that meeting with Mr. Curtain and Martina?!!? aaahhhhghgh ;-; he just wants people to be happy TT-TT

Comparing him against literally every character at the Institute is probably what makes him so endearing tbh. When everyone else is so awful to the kids, it really makes him stand out. Like a cheerful little nightlight in the worst, most humid and rank bathroom you’ve ever been in

It’s kind of pointless to theorize about a book series that’s already concluded (I think?) but. Is the implication of S.Q.’s forgetfulness supposed to be that Mr. Curtain used him in brainsweeping experiments somehow? The timeline probably definitely absolutely doesn’t line up but like. How did he get to being a Messenger being the way he is now, given how cutthroat the process is? And then of course Mr. Curtain keeps him around as an Executive because he’s fun to mess with and presumably his loyalty. I’m very curious as to how their relationship develops in the other books, if at all. Those are probably where the seeds of the “let’s make them family” logic were planted

But wouldn’t it be hilarious if the reason we don’t know what “S.Q.” stands for in the books is that he just. Forgot

Another thing that occurred to me. Given that he and the other Executives were Messengers at some point, what were their worst fears? What is S.Q.’s worst fear?? Inquiring minds need to know

One last horrible little anecdote: I was thinking about book!S.Q. while eating breakfast, as one does, and suddenly it hit me.

I want to believe The Author Trenton Lee Stewart had the name for a character, S.Q. Pedalian, and was like, “Hm! What sort of quirky trait should this young fellow have?” Because, of course, in this style of fiction every character has to have at least one cartoonish or otherwise distinguishing trait to stand out in the minds of children. (For instance, Kate has her bucket, Sticky has his glasses, Constance is angry, and Reynie is Emmett from the Lego Movie)

Anyhow, he looks around the room, searching for inspiration. Suddenly he comes across a jumbo box of plastic wrap. Completely innocuous in design, save for one line of text. 300 SQ FT.

“…large… S.Q. …feet? THAT’S IT!” i’m sorry

Lines & Scenes I Liked

In no particular order!

Sticky quotes Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Evil combination aerobics/square dancing in the gym with the Executives

Everyone being happy at the end :’)

Everyone partying after Sticky reunites with his parents, and later finding Mr. Benedict asleep at his desk from the moment they shook hands :’’)

Literally any scene with Sticky in it

Any time Kate says “you boys” or “gosh”

[“Um, sir?” S.Q. said timidly, raising his hand. “A thought just occurred to me.” / Mr. Curtain raised his eyebrows. “That’s remarkable, S.Q. What is it?”] clown prince of my heart </3

S.Q.’s determined monologue about searching for clues after he bungled up the first time

Literally any scene with S.Q. in it (please refer to The S.Q. Section)

Reynie trying to resist the Whisperer.

[Let us begin. / First let me polish my spectacles, Reynie thought. / Let us begin. / Not without my bucket, Reynie insisted. He heard Mr. Curtain muttering behind him. / Let us begin, let us begin, let us begin. / Rules and schools are tools for fools, Reynie thought.]

NO MORE HURTIN’ WITH CURTAIN

Milligan showing up on the island!!

Remember the white knight hhhhhh

“controle”

A Super Secret Bonus Section

I would be extremely surprised if anyone read through all the way down here lol. Regardless, here’s a little acknowledgements section :D not tagging anyone since I don’t want to bother all of these people

Special shoutout to tumblr blog stonetowns for unknowingly yet singlehandedly demolishing my reluctance to read the books by posting a ton of cute quotes. Thank you for your service o7

Thanks to the two OGs that liked the post I made right before this one, for being my unwitting enablers and for sticking around despite being a) technically an internet stranger (hello!) and b) someone I haven’t spoken to irl in literal years (hey!!)

Last but not least thankz 2 my sister for putting up with me ranting about the book when I first got it and for asking about “CQ” sometimes lol. (i desperately hope you’re not reading this orz)

#the mysterious benedict society #this took me like three days to finish rip #it’s worked though! i feel less of a Mighty Need to think about this stuff constantly now #however!!! today through some conniving i have gotten the Second Book #now I’m at 3 out of 4 infinity stones. muahahaha #was going to include my villain origin story about why i like show!SQ so much but cut it for being too long and irrelevant. however #if the words jeff naomi and Sweet Dreams are Made of These mean anything to you please hit me up. it’s kind of a funny story

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anothertimdrakestan · 4 years

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Lovebirds Damian Wayne x Reader

Words: 2.8k

Requested? Yes! From a few lovely anons!

“So far i am loving your blog and went through like all of your writing🥰💖💖💖💗💞! I was wondering if you could do 'star sapphire corp reader' x damien please? Like them getting together” and “Could you please do sapphire lantern reader with your choice of the batboys meeting on a mission?”

LINK TO PROMPTS -> REQUESTS ARE STILL OPEN!

I absolutely love the sapphire corps! Thank you for these adorable requests! Dami plus a lover actually in tune with their emotions- hell they’re powered off the emotions- is too funny and so adorable! Also we are going to pretend that Raven and Damian aren’t a thing even though I’m using the DCAU teen titans alrighty? Plus it gives me a chance to ship BBRAE YEAHHHH! Hope you enjoy!

I’m so sorry it’s long it’s my first fic back I was so excited haha

“Deep breaths and English you got this” you stared at yourself in the mirror of your makeshift room in titan’s tower. Being the youngest member of the star sapphire corps you were the one tasked with the trip to earth, it made sense, no one wanted to work with teenage earthly heroes but you. Finally, a chance to meet a being similar in age to you! No more old hymns about the power earthly love, you were about to experience it first hand.

Your mentor had called in a favor and you had been escorted to earth by none other than the physical embodiment of flirtatiousness, Hal Jordan. The trip itself was tiring so upon a midnight arrival you retired to your room without meeting anyone. Now, you could hear a bustling of voices, there was so much emotion radiating it seemed slightly overwhelming, so you opted to wait for Hal to come pull you from your room.

At the familiar knock you shook away your nerves and flexed your hands into fists, feelings your ring almost pushing you to go outside. “Howdy miss l/n! Ready to meet your new team?” You were greeted with the cheesy grin that had apparently wooed your mentor, but always prodded you. “Good morning Hal, temporary team remember?” you replied, letting your aura be picked up by your purple light. Hal coughed awkwardly, “we walk on earth newbie, not many float here” embarrassed, you touched back down, clearing your throat as you exited your quarters.

As you made your way down the hallway shouting grew, but upon you entering the room went quiet. With a small smile wave you scanned the room, noticing a green boy who was burning a strange looking food, two other boys who had froze to look at you but stood at a large table that made a strange sound, and lastly a raven haired boy who was sharpening a- sword? At ten in the morning? On the couch. The green boy came up to you first, “hello! You must be y/n! I’m Gar, there’s Jaime, Vic, Robin, and Raven isn’t here but she’s also part of the team! Nice to meet’cha!” Trying to keep up with the names Gar started shouting “SHE’S HERE Y’ALL” apparently to summon a woman who looked like the leader, as she was much older. Following her was a younger girl in a purple cloak, you quite liked her look and vibes, though she felt quite closed off.

After learning more about everyone at a team breakfast with strangely prepared food you were with the team getting suited up as your mission to travel to Celea, a planet whose environment was toxic to any being over 18, making it a “teen titan’s mission” as they called themselves. As some of the titan’s changed into their suits and prepped themselves for combat you bonded with Raven and Blue Beetle as you had all loaded onto the ship fairly easily. “So why do you have a powerless human on your team? Do you not worry for his safety?” you wondered as you watched Robin methodically pack all his gear. “Trust me, Robin could take all of us out if he wanted to, he’s earned his spot on the team from pure skill and being a little bit of a monster- OOMPH” Jaime was cut off by Raven nudging him. You couldn’t help wanting to hear Robin’s story, as you were like him too- powerless but highly trained and craving to do more. Luckily you had a couple hours of flight to get to know the mysterious boy.

The ship was large, built for a league of heroes apparently. This meant the team had spread out but you had stayed in the piloting area to assure yourself the team was on the right trajectory, apparently Robin was as well. “You actually know where we’re going?” his voice shook you from your calculations. “Yes, I’ve visited Celea before, but never to fight it’s people” you mused, wondering how in just a few years since your visiting a toxic group of manipulative outlaws had attempted to stake their claim to the beautiful Celea. “TT, not much of a fighter?” Robin mused snarkily, his flitted down to the ring on your finger. “Y’know your team here thinks you’re pretty strong, but I’d wager you’d be easy work for me” you teased back, twisting your ring around your finger as Robin came closer to you.

(TW FOR BLOOD)

Sitting next to you he began, “my abilities come from my skill, my wit, and my determination. I don’t believe you can say the same princess” you scoffed, “you underestimate me Robin, this ring is nothing without me, not the other way around. Powered from my emotional control and my creativity, my skill takes focus and agility not just glorified muscle memory” you winked at him, enjoying the banter. He scoffed in return. “Yes and what can you do with that ring that I cannot defeat with my blades” he mused. This invitation was perfect. You got up jubilantly, started your lecture. “Clearly you lack certain knowledge Robin, hand me one of your so called blades” you stuck your hand out as Robin rolled his eyes handing you a bat-shaped blade. Without a second thought you cut into the side of your arm, wincing at the pain. “Y/N! What are you doin-” you cut Robin off, beginning to channel your power. “You see, true power is the ability to heal any cut your blades could make, to take was has happened and turn it into a place of love, not malice or hate” as you said this, the familiar purple tone washed over your arm, easily mending the break in your skin. You noticed it felt faster than usual, but wiped it off as adrenaline.

(TW OVER)

At the display of your powers Robin was in awe. “That’s not all I can do” you laughed, creating a small purple hand that pushed Robin’s open jaw closed. He stumbled back angrily, mumbling about accepting your abilities merit. “You impressed now Robin?” you grinned, sticking out your hand to him. He closed the distance, returning your handshake. “Damian.” he said softly. You swallowed, Damian. It was becoming. Your ring began to warmly glow, Damian snapped his hand away wearily as you cooled your emotions. “Oh uh! Sorry, energy burst” you said, it was a half truth at least. Damian nodded, moving to go clean the batarang.

The rest of the trip was short, upon entering Celea you’d divided, Damian was with you as the both of you entered publicly while Beast Boy and Raven entered covertly, planning to cover you if the diplomatic endeavors went south. Blue Beetle and Cyborg, unfortunately, weren’t allowed in Celea as their tech was apparently very old and triggered the planet’s defense system, so they stayed up in the ship was manning comms, prepared for an air fight.

Upon entering you were taken straight to the capital, a sapphire corps was a rarity on Celea and they were all excited for your help. You and Damian met the governing leaders, explaining that you were here to help end the tyranny on the dark side of the planet. As you had hoped, they agreed, you could feel their love for their planet was strong, but that was about all the love on the planet as everyone was so young. It felt slightly difficult to keep a reign on your emotions on Celea, the planet itself was a safe haven for children, almost like a giant orphanage ran by beings that reincarnated frequently as to stay alive on the planet, the concept of pure love was foreign to many of the children and unharnessable. It all felt quite isolating in comparison to earth, a planet driven by intense emotions.

“You look tired already” Damian mused. “I’m fine, just not a huge fan of a child-only planet” you responded as you made your way towards the large base, preparing yourself for a fight. Before Damian could respond you were joined by Raven and Gar. Their presence eased some of the pressure. “You guys love each other, it’s refreshing” you said, both of them froze, staring at you. “Oh uh, we haven’t really talked about that yet” Raven whispered, staring at Gar who was grinning like a child in a candy shop. “I love you too Rae!” he cheered. “Not how I imagined I’d say it but, yes, I do love you idiot” she huffed. Your cheeks flushed, “oh uh, my bad sorry, it just, seemed so obvious” you giggled, secretly glad you’d brought the two together.

“Just a couple’a couples!” Beast boy teased, you felt your cheeks redden, glancing to Damian who was now suddenly interested in looking anywhere but at you. You felt your ring begin to glow again, covering it with your other hand. “Oh wow! Look at that! We’re here! Battle time!” you cleared your throat, setting the group focus on infiltrating the rogue base.

The base itself was relatively small, it hadn’t been flushed out yet but the four of you were here to clear it before they had the chance. Trying to establish a child trafficking ring on a planet of only children was disgusting, and needed stopping before it got the chance. You were especially passionate about this endeavor, the reason for you channeling the power of love was when you lost your sister, that loss of love taught you it’s importance even at a young age, and after training harder than anyone you knew you earned the ring, promising to defend love the way no one defended yours. You would protect these children at any cost.

There was no need for stealth as you had the permission of the Celean government, it was more of an ambush. As Gar shifted into a large tiger, Raven donned her hood, and Damian stripped himself of the Celean garb, you noticed his Robin suit, littered in weapons and ties, he looked like a hero. There was that damn glow again. Channeling it into your focus you felt the warm aura surround you as you lifted off the ground, ready for a fight.

“Y/n should say it!” BB roared, Raven nodded in agreement. “Say what?” you looked at Damian. “We have this tradition where the leader says ‘Titan’s Go’ then we fight, and I guess you’re our leader today” he said, you noticed the light tint hiding beneath his mask. “Okay!” you said, positioning yourself, flexing your hand to feel your ring one last time before shouting.

“TITANS GO!”

And you were off, soaring through the air while BB and Robin took the ground. You noticed a few scared looking kids were being held in pens, and you decided to free them first. As Raven covered you easily, you floated down to the kids, accidentally bonking heads with Robin who stared at you. “I’m so sorry! It’s just we always have to-” “Get the kids out first” he finished your sentence, a small smile dancing at the corner of his mouth. For just a fraction of a second, your eyes flitted down to his lips, feeling his gaze of you the moment felt like slow motion before you both snapped out. “Let’s go! This way!” you used your ring to break the gates as Robin herded the kids out to freedom.

Glancing up you saw a couple rogues grabbing kids as they tried to run away, your heart stopped when you saw one pull out a laser blaster. “Enough!” you screamed, violet rays exploding from your hands as you easily knocked them out of your way. Leaving your post you flew up and began eradicating anyone who tried to harm a child. “No one hurts my sister!” you screeched, your powers growing stronger by the second as you began dividing your powers between knocking out bad guys and literally carrying children to safety. As the last of the kids were safe you escorted Beast Boy out while you and Raven combined your powers to crunch up the base, making it unfixable and uninhabitable forever.

Feeling the adrenaline subside you glanced down to see a herd of children cheering, but your focus drew to Damian who was propped up against a barrel, nursing a laser bullet wound. Rushing to his side you quickly pulled open his suit, a trail of blood trickled into your hands. “Damn kevlar doesn’t stop their bullets apparently” he coughed. “Oh my god Damian don’t go” Gar shifted next to you. “He’s not going anywhere” you said, focussing your energy, feeling the pain and imagining turning the warmth of blood into mending, the pools of blood are just pockets of blissful love.

This wasn’t a good time to tell the team you’d never healed a wound this large before. Positive self talk right? Or negative.

I’m alone on a planet of useless children, surrounded by a glorified furry, goth, and stocked vigilante. No one is here to help you y/n you’ve gotta do this. You felt the wounds begin to mend, after all that focus you’d barely started. Damian you idiot! If you die right now how will I know why my damn ring is gleaming everytime I see your cute face. Fuck. I didn’t mean cute. Yeah I did. Okay, save the cute face. Maybe kiss the cute face if you save it? Yeah. That’s a good deal y/n let’s do that. Your head was rushing through a million thoughts, anything to motivate you to do the impossible. Halfway there, you could feel it. “Holy cow, look! The wound is closing!” Gar pointed at Damian’s chest. “Y-yeah. No help from you green bean” you mumbled. “Oh I know what’ll help!” Gar squeaked, running off. You turned to Damian who was just staring at you bewildered. “Don’t look at me like that when I’m literally repairing your organs bird boy” you whispered through clenched teeth.

Then a surge of power came over you, it felt raw and unchanneled, you glanced up to see Gar mid-kiss with Raven, giving you a thumbs up. The love was short lived, but enough to keep your engine revving. Alright girl you got this, heal, then kiss, maybe. Definitely heal first. He has to live. C’mon. “JUST LIVE DAMMIT” you shouted the last bit, feeling the last of your power drain while the wound completely closed. “Holy shit I’m a badass” you whispered, before feeling intensely light headed.

You woke up in the ship med bay, jolting up. “HE LIVED HE LIVED” you burst up, throwing a fist in the air. The other corps members would be so proud! Your first battle with death you’d won! “You’re right I did live, thanks to you” a familiar voice brought you back down to earth. Next to your bed was Damian, now in casual clothes with a little bandaging on his other wounds. “Oh! uh yeah, you’re totally welcome” you grinned. Awkwardly Damian scooted closer to you. “I think I owe you a certain gratitude” he said, emotions dripping in his voice you hadn’t heard before.

This time his eyes snapped down to your lips, as he leaned in you felt like you were dreaming. When your lips connected you couldn’t help but smile into the kiss, feeling lightheaded with pure joy. The kiss itself was soft, blissful and lovely. Damian’s lips felt soft against yours, like they fit with yours like a puzzle piece. Pulling away you stared at him shocked. “I could hear your thoughts when you were healing me, had to live up to your expectations” he winked while you covered your face with embarrassment. “Oh my gosh that’s so embarrassing yikes” you mumbled into your hands. You felt Damian’s hand slide under yours, caressing your cheek, drawing your eyes to his. “I thought it was pretty endearing personally, I suppose it’s because I was being saved by the most gorgeous, fascinating girl I know” he mused, before bringing you in for another kiss, this time more passionate, as if to show his feelings through a kiss instead of words.

You spent the rest of your earthly get-away with the Titans, finding a sort of family with them. When you were called back to your people you promised to return in a few weeks, hoping to move your station to earth. They could always use another lantern right?

When you returned to your mentor, C.Ferris you told her of your earthly adventures. She laughed, “a Star Sapphire’s greatest strength and weakness all wrapped into a snarky earth boy body” and you couldn’t help but agree. And with that, you were sent back to earth, this time returning as Dove, because every Robin needs a lovebird to help them along the way.

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Check in on my (not very realistic) wish list for episode 134

1. They find out (through Jester’s sending or the sending stone) at some point that Dagen is indeed, fine (also find out what happened to the rest of the rangers). I’m convinced Dagen’s self preservation instinct >> willingness to obey orders. (Unless Fjord and Essek just don’t even tell them)

Wow this is exactly what happened lol. Essek found out through the sending stone that Dagen is fine but they lost some rangers, and Fjord didn’t exactly tell them he told the rangers to engage.

2. The M9 find a creative way to get past the collapsed tunnels or clear the rubbles and continue chasing Lucien and Cree.

Not that creative, but they did clear the rubbles! Jester was quite smart in clearing the top rubbles first. I liked how Essek pulled rocks free with gravity too, so I will count it anyways.

3. The M9 find out where Lucien and Cree went, cut them off or catch up to them before they reach whatever entrance to the city. (Alternatively, they realize that they will have to go to the astral sea because they are too late.)

They left a trail of blood! Loved Jester’s detective face. They went the right way near the wall! Jester also successfully used Scry so they are close to TT. Cree also has to rest, great! They may be able to catch up in the next episode.

4. Let the M9 sleep petition! Can we get a full rest pretty please? (Bonus: dome shenanigans where couples cuddle)

Hahahaha they got the dome cuddle pile appearance in and out of combat, that is so cool. The full rest is finally happening, although not very restful for some.

5. Caleb and Beau don’t get any extra eyes/weird dreams with this long rest.

Well... that was a weird, weird dream. At least technically they still haven’t gotten any extra eyes? We will find out in the next episode!

6. They discover some more Aeorian lore and things to do with the Eyes of Nine or the city that can potentially help them in future combat.

Caleb’s comprehend languages revealed hundreds of names lining the structure, wow. “Mausoleum of the forgotten” indeed, that explains all the undead vibes. Brashaar “filled their minds with thoughts” huh... Aeormaton Charlie can potentially help them in future combat! Hopefully... (honestly I’m with the wizards on this one, don’t trust it).

7. Beau and Yasha have at least one of the following: physical touch, shameless flirtation, battle interactions.

“If only I had Yasha here” lol Beau is fun. They went first together into the tunnel and shimmied forward. They also got a kiss in the room with weird electrical energy, very nice.

8. Jester and Fjord have at least one of the following: deep conversation, praising each other, sweet domestic moment.

Fjord healed Jester and she thanked him, pretty domestic. Jester also keeps giving Fjord blessing of the trickster, cute. Jester’s handaxe throw got a sweet HDYWTDT to save Fjord. Jester says that Bjald looks good and that’s a nice compliment.

9. More one-on-one conversations between people on watch because we only got one last time (they probably all need a long rest though, except Essek, so this is a bit unlikely).

Well, if any conversations will happen they will be in the next episode. First watch is Fjord and Yasha so I’m hoping that they’d have a talk! Their interaction will be fun to see.

10. More of Essek’s fancy dunamantic spells (flavour, yum yum)/magical items.

Loving the fractal geometric shapes that comes with an... advanced detect magic? Something else? Love his unique flair for every spell he uses. Gravity sinkhole Essek style was awesome.

11. Caleb’s polymorph into anything really, or using polymorph on any party member. (Bonus: polymorphed Caleb’s interaction with any party member)

Nope, no polymorph today, but Caleb made a lot of very smart decisions in and out of combat today, like “tongues” on Caduceus for talking with the dead Aeorian, and the globe of invulnerability.

12. Essek tells M9 more about himself/they learn more about Essek.

We learned that Essek does not trust Aeorian robots lol (me neither, Essek).

13. Cad attempting to speak with the dead on the 3 dead TT members (Bonus: Veth continues dissing Otis even after they are dead) and getting some useful information out of them.

They found out that they don’t need to go into the weird structure with undead and necromancy! Those rolls, man Cad rocks! They found out where the TT are going and that it takes about a day. Awesome! Also, Veth’s “I only focused on Otis and don’t know anything the others do”was hilarious, although it was more of a diss to Lucien and Cree if anything else.

14. Jester, Cad or Veth getting to check in on their family members maybe (if Jester has any spell slots left and they are taking a long rest anyways).

Nope, but the scry was a very, very great idea and totally more important in these circumstances!

15. No need to fight more weird dungeon monsters ahead because Lucien and Cree have to, so M9 can just casually track and investigate.

Wow, they disposed of two large beasts already? That was... fast. The M9 did have to fight at the end of the episode (the Aeorian Absorbers and such), but at least the TT took out two of those for them.

16. Essek gets the full tower tour and we get to see his room eventually (probably not any time soon though, since they are in a hurry and all).

Nope, to be expected. It is a very high level spell.

17. Everyone remains relatively happy and alive by the end of the episode except Lucien and Cree (they can perish), and the episode ends on a terrifying cliffhanger (to be expected at this point).

Of course, of course, the dream sequence was still terrifying as always.

Score: 11/17 on the wish list fulfilled

Other random things that I really loved this episode:

- Fjord’s wild magic effect = Bjald (honestly, that is a pretty benign effect)

- Squishy wizards being squishy wizards (“Caleb are you alright?” “NO.” “Me neither.”)

- WAIT Caleb is seeing things as Jester scryed? Was the whisper something Artagan-related? I feel like Artagan was the only constant in both instances.

Wow I cannot wait for what happens next! Loving all the lore, the intrigue, the action, the mysteries! This is a fascinating story and I’m looking forward to the next episode as always.

#critical role #cr spoilers #critical role spoilers #c2e134 #the mighty nein #manifest list #live blog

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Soulmate AU part 9!!!

First • Previous • Here • Next

As the door opened Damian could see the bare outline of Marinette, stuffing something over Ivy’s mouth. The goon fumbled with a flashlight, and it clicked on the second after Marinette’s hand pulled the last bit of Ivy’s hair out of their line of sight.

“Creepy ass room,” the man grumbled, even as the flashlight clicked back off. He didn’t close the door.

Damian refused to breathe as Ivy let out another low cough, muffled by Marinette.

In the light from the open door he could see her hands, one pressing cloth over Ivy’s mouth and the other pressing at the wound. He wanted desperately to know why she was so- competent, and so utterly unfazed by the situation.

It was then that he heard some sort of commotion, the sound of gunfire, someone yelling. And then a familiar silhouette stepped into the room.

“It’s all clear, Wayne. Where’s Ivy?”

Damian stepped out to face his brother. Red Hood was waiting.

Marinette, dress ragged at the hem and covered with the bloody smears from being pressed up against Ivy as she carried her, stepped out as well, Ivy almost fully in her arms like a bridal carry.

“You are- Red Hood?” She said, and Damian watched in amusement as her mouth turned down into a scowl the moment she saw the mask. She moved forward though, and Jason was quick to pull Ivy into his own arms.

“We’ve done a sweep, should be safe,” Jason nodded at him. “Head to the front, police will take your statement.”

And then he was gone, rushing Ivy away.

And Damian turned back to Marinette just in time to catch her slump down to a bench.

“Mon dieu,” She breathed and he’s at her side in an instant.

“Are you okay?” He asked, keeping his voice as level and calm as he can. “That was- very impressive. Even people who have lived in Gotham their whole lives don’t always respond that well to situations like these.”

She laughed in response, a tinge of hysteria in her voice. “Oh, I’m fine. I just- she could have died. Like, for real, with no Lucky Cure to bring her back, and they didn’t care, and I guess I just got so used to the Akumas and how Paris works and I-“

She choked down what Damian thought might have been the beginnings of a sob. He sat down beside her, and she leaned against his shoulder. It only took two deep, steadying breaths and she moved away again, that electricity mellow and muted. “I’m fine. And you? I know they didn’t get you, but-“

“I’m fine,” he had to stop himself from calling her habibti, the sudden realization that he already thinks of her as beloved crashing against his brain and sending him into factory reboot mode. He didn’t want to see her panicked and upset, he wanted to tuck her back into his side and let her calm back down, he wanted to hold her hand if it gave her some sort of anchor while she was looking adrift. “The police will want to speak to us. Can you stand?”

“‘Can you stand?’” Marinette grumbled a mockery of his words before standing and pulling him with her. “Oh, I can do more than stand. And so can you, apparently- are self defense lessons a normal thing for billionaires in America?”

“Tt. My father is frequently... targeted by the Rogues of Gotham. Better that we are all adequately able to protect ourselves.” He started leading her again, arm in arm, back to the entrance. “Is Paris so dangerous that sweet girls like you must know how to take down men twice her size?”

“Yes.” Marinette didn’t continue on after the short answer. He decided to let it go.

“It’s a shame about your dress,” he said finally after the pause had drawn out too long. The dress was honestly quite ruined, between the torn hem for makeshift bandages, the drying blood stains, and the mess of mulch from hiding among plants. “It was very lovely. I would replace it for you, if you’d let me.”

Her lips quirked up, and he counted it a success until she spoke. “No, you can’t.”

He frowned. “If it was expensive, that is no obstacle.”

The statement drew delighted laughter from her. “I didn’t buy the dress, Damian. I created it. And as beautiful as it was, I’m not going to sit down and embroider all of those flowers again any time soon.”

He took another look at the ruined design. “That is a shame, then. Perhaps reimbursing the cost of the dress?”

She stopped. “As sweet as this is, Damian, you aren’t throwing any money at me for the dress. Now, I’d like to go talk to the police and then leave the Gardens as soon as possible, and change into something a little less blood stained.”

He couldn’t do anything as she started walking again, pulling him forward as he just watched her, wide-eyed. “Which hotel are you staying at?”

He knew already, but it was better to ask.

“The Wayne Hotel, predictably, as it was your father’s company that paid for the trip.”

“I’ll accompany you, then, as you seem to have neither your class nor any transportation available.”

“Fine.”

They made it to the front, and Damian saw, as expected, both the police and his father, Jason, and Tim, masks in place.

Marinette broke away from him and marched straight to Gordon, but Damian veered away to meet the vigilantes.

“Pretty girl on your arm, Demon spawn,” Jason cooed. “Finally admitting you’ve got a human heart like the rest of us?”

Damian suppressed the snarl. “Ivy?”

“We had an ambulance waiting,” Tim said. “She should already be at the hospital. We’ve got specialists who should be able to treat her.”

“Then I have no other reason to speak with you.” He pivoted and started back towards the police where Marinette was calmly telling her story.

“We’ll be speaking about this later,” Father’s voice rumbled behind him, and Damian glowered back even as the three of them left, swinging away on grappling hooks.

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hi bunnie!!! i’m simping over juza again (but when am i not) so may i request some soft juza dating hc’s?? anything is fine 🥺👉👈 ilysm 💕

hi, mel~ ♡ i hope you’re doing well! :D i know you’re a fan of genshin impact, so i hope you enjoy this !!! <333 this isn’t as #Soft as i wanted, but i hope it makes you smile regardless 🥺 i love you lots !!! so does juza~ ´͈ ᵕ `͈ ♡°◌̊ (ahhh can you ever date a fatui harbringer though? hopefully some day TT)

summary: before juza leaves, he gives you a dream he will defend until the end

warnings: genshin impact spoilers(?), mentions of death

author’s note: no, i will not elaborate on why i have this extreme association of juza with childe. please do not ask me, as i will write *too much*. however, for any of my a3! genshin fans, please enjoy this piece for 11th fatui harbringer, hyodo juza! (there are no MAJOR spoilers for childe’s story—just his personality/family relations!)

+ i do NOT ship childe/traveller !!! childe is a young adult while traveller is canonically a teenager, i do not support the actual ship itself. please note juza is 18 in this writing :)

word count: 1,566

music: who are you, really? – mikky ekko, killer – the ready set

until we meet again, in snezhnaya.

🍁🍰 hyodo juza

They call Hyodo Juza, “Defender of Childhood Dreams”.

Because if you make a promise, you keep it. If you make a mistake, you apologize. If you give someone a dream, you defend it ‘til the end.

Despite always being away from his home country of Snezhnaya, Juza found himself keeping his word no matter where he went. As one of the older brothers of the Hyodo household, Juza could clearly remember his younger siblings’ tears as he departed all those years ago.

“Toymakers go all around the world for the best toys! I’ll send home lots of gifts, promise.” Juza swore on his life before disappearing away in the snow, wielding the emblem of the Fatui at eighteen.

“Brother Kumon, I will be home soon. I will take the first ship home, just as I promised—and you know how I always keep my promises.”

Yours faithfully, Your loyal knight

Juza sits in Liyue now, the ink staining the parchment against his will as he carefully signs his name. Gifts of all kinds sat beside him, such as kites, rattle drums, porcelain dolls, and snacks. After all, Juza did make a promise to send gifts. His younger brother, Kumon, deserved the best.

Before Juza could remember the chill of the snow down his spine and the numbing cold of frostbite he hadn’t felt in so long, the surface of his tea became unevenly rippled. At a distance, Juza could already tell it was you. Your rather odd companion, Paimon, could be sighted a mile away with how loud she was. On the other hand, you attentively listened as you stood out amongst the crowds.

Placing his quill down, Juza placed a pleasant smile upon his face. For a second, Snezhnaya disappeared. The frozen binding of his loyalty to her Majesty, the Tsaritsa, melted to reveal a heart longing for you to turn your head.

Even if it was for a moment, Juza’s head cleared of it all. His family waiting for him to conquer the world, his brother awaiting his latest toys, the expectation of laying all seven stars upon the Cryo Archon’s feet. All of it disappeared and all that was left was your face.

Honorary knight of Mondstadt. Hero that slayed Dvalin, or Stormterror. Lost twin looking for your sibling across Teyvat. You, a person from a different world, had made Juza forget why he had been fighting. Ever since he was fourteen, Juza fought tooth and nail just to survive. Now, Juza almost felt like he didn’t have to even move a finger as you met his eyes and returned his smile.

Juza would go through the abyss again, for three years even, to keep that smile.

When you walked over to his table of one, Juza lifted his hand in a wave as he called your name. Like you two were just friends, and nothing more. However, friends... wasn’t enough, not for Juza.

“Finally! My only worthy opponent, have you come for another fight?” Juza half-joked, his voice betraying his rumbling excitement and passion to be beaten once again. You always managed to gain the upper hand despite everything, and the rush of feeling like he was about to die gave him a thrill like no other.

But, you just shook your head as Paimon rolled her eyes, crossing her little arms mid-air. “Gosh, Juza, all you think about is fighting!” Juza held his hands up as if he surrended (he never actually would) and rested his hand on his spear, feeling the cool metal. Juza could imagine the electric sensation of his delusion, crackling for a fight regardless.

Only you could get him so worked up, Juza thought.

“No, I. . .” You trailed off, pausing to look away. The lowering sunset reflected in your eyes, like waves of Liyue’s harbor. Juza watched as your heart beat faster, uncertain, which was strange for such a renown legend in the making. Finally, you met his eyes with the confidence he knew and loved.

“I wanted to see you again before you left Liyue.” You honestly admitted and Juza let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. The bustling merchants of the city of contracts continued to thrive around the two. Carts of many merchandises wheeled past them, children ran by making up fantasies beyond the ocean, and business never stopped as trade went on and on. This was Liyue at its finest, and Juza was sure he’d miss it. Or, more specifically, you.

“Really? Perhaps I’ll have to take you home to my family one day. In the snowy hills where everything is cold.” Juza spoke like he was telling a story, as if he was speaking to Kumon back in their one-room hut. As if the snowflakes were in their hair, gloves keeping their hands functional, and makeshift fire was burning weakly between them. You seemed to change, posture weakening as if you were... safe.

You relaxed and didn’t have that subconscious to fight, not when you were with Juza. While you and Juza were two opposite ends of the spectrum, you two had one similarity that bound you together: being born into a life where fighting was the only option. Your hand that always hovered above your weapon fell to your side, and you took a seat across from Juza.

Juza, eleventh Harbringer of the Fatui, feared by all for his chaotic wild card battles. Yet, here he was, writing back home and drinking tea with a traveller who had done the impossible. You made him feel like putting down his weapons and running away, you made him want a second chance at life. As long as it was with you. Only you.

“Snezhnaya... tell me about it.” You said and Juza’s fingers twitched. Visions flew by his mind rapidly, mostly unpleasant and hard to speak of at a place like this. Juza wouldn’t dare tell you about the droughts of hunger when the war left the people to fend for themselves, the iced-over corpses serving as markings in the mountains, nor the everlasting pine trees that spoke of disaster with each collapse. Juza couldn’t say it, not when you were looking at him so wholeheartedly.

“My favorite thing to do is ice-fishing.” Juza started and launched into a whirlwind of his number one hobby. Spoke of the early morning hours cutting holes into thick layers of ice, wobbly legs shaking on the large expanse of the frozen lake, and sitting in silence as wildlife swam beneath them. Juza told you about the spike of adrenaline when he could feel the ice crack haphazardly, the jagged splits uncommon but exciting every time. When Juza shared his most beloved memories, he couldn’t help but feel the Snezhnayan cold with the closest possible feeling to joy.

You listened once again, face pensive and eyes focused on Juza’s hand motions, content tone, and honesty above all. You could almost see the nameless lake, the snow banks, the shadows of fish. You exhaled, and despite the warm atmosphere of Liyue, you swore you could see your breath solidify as if it was Dragonspine.

When Juza closed off his story with a smile, you spoke without a care in the world. As if your sibling wasn’t missing. As if you didn’t have to find all seven archons. As if the fate of Teyvat wasn’t upon your shoulders. Right now, it was just you and Juza. Juza and you.

“When I come to see you in Snezhnaya, I want to have your best fish dish.”

Juza propped his elbow upon the table, before holding his pinky out. You took it with your own, and Juza shot you a wink of many unsaid words. A contract, if you will. Fitting for Liyue.

“It’s a promise. You know I always love testing my limits for my opponents.”

If you make a promise, you keep it.

Juza pulled back first, as he always did. Standing up, Juza paid the bill generously with his excessive Mora. The words “goodbye” left a spicy taste on his tongue, so Juza refused to say them. You two held each other’s gaze for a moment too long, but didn’t mention it.

“I’m sorry for leaving you so soon.”

If you make a mistake, you apologize.

You didn’t react immediately, you just nodded as if it was okay. It wasn’t, really. You both knew Juza’s sudden departure was shrouded in unknown mystery. Neither of you had the courage to properly address it, however.

“But, I’ll see you again. I promised, didn’t I?” Juza began walking away, knowing he was due to leave and run far, far away to his next assignment. Liyue had no place for him anymore. Even when the stars of Teyvat claimed there would always be a place for adventurers, Juza wasn’t so sure if they meant him as well.

All you wanted to do was run after him. Sprint towards Juza and make him stay, even though he never would. You wanted to stand up and weave through the crowds to see his back one last time. But, you didn’t. You didn’t want to make this harder on yourself than it already was.

Before Juza disappeared for a long, long time, he looked over his shoulder with a wave.

“Farewell, my friends. Until we meet again... in Snezhnaya.”

If you give someone a dream, you defend it ‘til the end.

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secretsocietyxmen · 4 years

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So... I read the 2019 Young Justice run. Honestly, I’m really disappointed by the whole affair. Here are some thoughts:

Characters as a whole

Honestly, as someone who literally just read the original run less than a week ago, I say the characters feel really flat. Everyone still feels like they’re shaking of their 2003 TT/N52 personalities, like they are just a few steps away from feeling right.

As for the somewhat new characters, Jinny is fine, no complaints. Amethyst feels a bit too modern comics for my taste, but she’s fine as well (would have preferred something a bit more dorky and 80s, but that’s just me). I haven’t read Naomi’s solo yet, but I like her character either way. Keli... I’ll talk about later.

Real shame they didn’t use any older Young Justice members much (Cissie only appeared for a few issues, while Greta, Anita, and Slobo didn’t show up at all), nor did we see any characters that I think would work well here (where’s my boy Virgil? He’d fit right in, he’s not doing much), but the series was canceled because of Bendis, so I’m guessing they would have appeared later.

Keli

Keli was the character I was most disappointed by. The writers didn’t seem to have any idea what to do with her, at all. Like, we get the most barebones origin story, very little character insight, and she doesn’t so very much outside of helping the team. We don’t even get to know anything about her hacked lantern during this run, and that was the only engaging mystery here.

I only read this run to get a feel for her character, as she seems to have been created specifically for this team. But unlike the other characters created specifically for Young Justice (Greta and Anita), I don’t think she served this purpose all that well. (I would have just used Tai Pham if I wanted a young GL).

Stephanie

(For the record, I don’t hate Stephanie. I just really don’t care fit her character. That’s all.)

Just a simple question from me: why is she even here? She gets a lot of focus in this book, mostly because Bendis likes her with Tim, I guess. She spends so much time just cuddled up with Tim, and seems to only be a part of the team because she’s dating him. She gets more backstory and independent screentime than Keli got!

She was only tangentially related to the team in the 90s, for the same reason here, she was dating Tim. However, she spent so little time around the team to could just forget about her until the plot dragged her in.

Really, if she remembered the old team, she’d probably stay far far away. Twice she was attacked by Secret just for dating Tim, you’d think there would be some trauma there.

I just don’t get why she’s here, she doesn’t really add anything.

Where’s the plot?

Everything just feels all over the place for me. They spend six issues in Gemworld (a bit much, but okay), and then another eight or so pinging around the multiverse, and then just crawling along for the last six. There’s barely an overarching plot, they don’t really do much, and they never stop to talk.

Yeah, they don’t just talk things over, try to get a read on the situation. They just keep getting dumped into new plot points without any reprieve. Let the characters breathe for a moment (it takes about 15 issues before they talk about why some of them can’t remember each other, or what happened to the team. It’s maddening.)

I get it Bendis, you like older comics.

Between Amethyst, the Zoo Crew (still a fan tho), Kingdom Come, Earth 3, Warlord, the Wonder Twins, and Dial H, it feels more like a showcase of older DC books than a Young Justice run. It wouldn’t be a problem, if the series wasn’t only 20 issues.

And seeing as most of the modern runs of these series were written/overseen by Bendis himself, it feels more like he’s stroking his own ego more than anything else.

Why it doesn’t work for me.

This series was obviously meant to be more of a spectacle book than anything else. Just showing off cool situations and how the characters handle it. They all just quip and solve the problem in an issue and a half.

That doesn’t quite feel right, as the original series was equal parts comedy and character piece. It works because you get attached to these dorks, and you hope they figure things out. That’s why I love the original so much, because it was something different compared to most comics at the time.

Where do we go from here?

Honestly, I don’t know. Bendis kinda tanked the brand with his subpar take on the series, and the name is more associated with the hyper serious and edgy TV show that will never die. I really want an animated series for these guys, but it will probably never happen.

With Infinite Frontier on the horizon, I’m hoping someone else will take up the title and try to bring them back for real. But I know not to get my hopes up too high, DC loves to disappoint it’s fans.

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rachelbethhines · 4 years

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Tangled Salt Marathon - You're Kidding Me

So we’ve finally come to the last of season two’s filler episodes. Let’s see if we can knock this one out real quick.

Summary: The front door of the mysterious seashell estate vanishes, trapping the group. They try to find another way out but find a spinning top whose magic regresses Cassandra and Lance into toddlers and Shorty into a baby. They’ve only have an hour to find the top and reverse the effects or the changes become permanent. Unfortunately neither of Rapunzel’s or Eugene’s parenting methods keep their now childish friends on task.

So Why Did No One Stand Watch Last Night?

They were all sleeping right next to the entrance, and after the run in with the mirror monsters, you would think that they would have taken turns standing watch.

But nope, the front door vanishes when no one was looking cause they don't have any foresight.

A Low Budget Doesn’t Excuse Filler

Like most of season two, this is yet another episode that adds very little to the overall story. It’s slightly better than the Return of Quaid or Curses, but not by much. I put it on the same level as The Forest of No Return, as I do like the mains’ development, but there’s really no reason why such episodes exist to begin with.

The meta reason for staying in certain places for three episodes, instead of only one or two, is because of budgetary reasons. The crew have to build new sets and models for every new location or person the cast comes across. This costs money to make, so the higher ups wanted to reuse assets. Which is understandable, but not an excuse for utilizing them poorly.

If you need to stay in one area or have characters reappear, then you need to give story reasons for that. Ones that tie back to the overall narrative and/or the mains’ character arcs.

The shell house and Matthews should be more important than what they are as they both have connections to the ultimate big bad of the series.Adria shouldn’t be wasted for a whole episode when she’s the only one driving the plot in season two and has limited appearances. Vardaros and its people shouldn’t be a one and done thing if you’re going to spend so much time setting them up. And there’s still one off episodes, locations, and characters who aren’t brought back and add nothing

Not only does this make for a weaker story, it also undermines the cost saving measures that you tried to implement to begin with.

This Isn’t Representation!

Get it?!

She’s a top!

She’s totally gay, but like not really, cause this can also be interpreted as a dominatrix joke, and there’s no other real indication of her orientation outside her like smiling at her best friend/crush/sister sometimes and keeping that rose her creepy ex-boyfriend gave her.

And don't give me any bullshit excuses about Disney not letting the crew make Cassandra canonly gay/bi.

The Owl House aired just this year, the same year as Tangled’s final season. Also Globby and Carl from Big Hero Six were both confirmed to be a couple on screen a month after this episode came out. Both shows would have been in development at the same time as Tangled was. Both would have been subject to the same regulations and restrictions while writing their stories.

It isn’t “Disney” that stopped the storyboard artists from having Cass be a confirmed lesbian, it’s Chris and Ben, the head writers themselves, who failed to write it into the story properly, if at all.

Chris is the one who made Raps and Cass “sisters”. Chris is the one who wouldn’t tell the crew about his ‘twists’. Chris is the one who had Cass crush on Andrew, even after he tried to kill her. Chris is the one who made Cassandra ‘straight’ and has since used gay baiting to keep her fanbase in his pocket.

Like I am really damn sick and tired of Casspunzel stans defending Chris on twitter, when he’s the very one who sunk thier ship to begin with. I’m also really fed up with certain fans trying to bully others for not accepting their “Cass is a lesbian” headcanons as fact because what the storyboarders say on twitter after the show is over with isn’t gospel and isn’t real rep.

I don’t care if you ship Cass with Raps or headcanon her as being gay. Ships and headcanons are great and can be a lot of fun. But fuck you if you ever try to shame people for not sharing your ships/headcanons. Not only is it biophobic and acephobic to insist that there’s only ever a binary option when it comes to orientation and shipping, but it also reinforces harmful stereotypes and tropes about people in the queer community.

Like, yes, I personally may be an introverted angry bitch who’s an LBGTQA member and activist, but that doesn’t mean that every introverted bitchy woman in media is a lesbian. What kind of message does that send people when that’s the only character archetype that’s given representation or is loudly proclaimed as ‘gay’ by the wider audience? Fuck that noise!

I Know Humor is Subjective but...WHY?

Why did we give the baby a beard? How does that logically work? Did anyone outside of the crew actually find this funny?

TTS has like this one out of touch dude throwing out jokes that don’t really land with the target audience. Fans have called it ‘boomer humor’ but it’s actually ‘Gen-X’ humor. Not only because Chris and Ben are Gen Xers but because this is the type of crap my older brother would find hilarious.

Gen Xers are between Boomers and Millennials and so their humor is this weird blend of gross out shock humor, ironic nihilism, and out of date stereotypes that are only mildly better than those of the previous generation before them. They’re the generation who gave us Beavis and Butthead, South Park, and Clerks.

That’s not a criticism of Gen X as a generation, but rather just an acknowledgment that they’re worlds away from the neo-dada absurdism, more socially conscious, and globalized humor of Gen Z.

So Why Is the Bad Guy Telling the Heroes How to Foil His Plans?

Like he not only tells them how to fix their problem and how long they got in order to do so, but he also informs them how it happened in the first place. This goes directly against his plans. Had he simply said nothing and stayed out sight, then Raps and Eugene would have been lost for the full hour and most likely not have saved everyone on time.

I like to headcanon that Mathews is just “that asshole” that loves to taunt and tease but in a that manner that gives him plausible deniability. He also may just be bored, since he’s a ghost trapped in one place all the time. Yet that still doesn’t change the fact that he shot himself in the foot here.

Raps and Young Cass’s Relationship Is the Same as Raps and Adult Cass’s, and That Is a Problem.

Condescending, manipulative, hypocritical, and bossy is the way Rapunzel treats everyone. She doesn’t understand the actual difference between a child and an adult. She only understands who she who she can and can’t boss around. And those people that she can’t place under her thumb are labeled antagonists by the show.

Nor does she actually care about what either kid Lance or kid Cass has to say. She’s just being proformative, and young Cass can see through that BS, which why her methods do not work. It’s not because she’s not ‘strict’ enough; it’s because she’s not being honest.

Meanwhile Child Cassandra is just as combative, rude, bullying, and entitled as Adult Cassandra. In season three she regresses even further and becomes more violent than before.

Unlike Rapunzel, Cassandra wasn’t trapped in a tower for 18 years with zero human contact outside of her abuser. She escaped that fate and was raised in a loving home. That doesn’t mean that there won't be scars, but I still expect her to be more mature than her seven year old self. Just because she’s whining about not being special enough at 24 instead of screaming about the floor being lava doesn’t mean that she’s still not throwing a temper tantrum.

Like I should not be seeing a replay/foreshadowing of their main conflict here. They aren’t children. They’re dynamic isn’t that of a mother and child. It’s not even a big sister looking out for a little sister type relationship. Its two immature women dragging innocent victims into their bitchy cat fight for dominance over the other.

If you want me to take their issues seriously then give them real stakes to disagree over, mature behavior that I can root for, and a resolvement that doesn’t reverse any potential development that they could have had.

Matthews Plan Makes Zero Sense

For starters, half the group being kids isn’t enough of a reason for Rapunzel to stay at the shell house. Even if the effects of the time top became permanent, then Raps and Eugene could just leave and take the kids with them. Either to finish the road trip, or go straight back to Corona. Not that there’s any real reason to get the Dark Kingdom anyways, nor is there a ticking clock stopping Raps from trying again later if she chose to.

Rapunzel also is not obligated to become anyone’s mother. If she took them back to Corona than Cap would undoubtedly raise Cassandra all over again, and Lance and Shorty could be adopted by someone else. Any of the pub thugs might take them or even perhaps the King and Queen since they missed out on raising their actual daughter. Though for my money I’d get Monty or Xavier to take them in. They seem the most mature and both are shown to be good with kids.

Then again Rapunzel has been shown twice now to not give a damn about abandoning orphans, so even the ‘dump them at an orphanage’ or ‘leave them alone in the woods to fend for themselves’ isn’t entirely off the table either. I wish I was joking, but I’m not. Sadly, only Eugene’s love for Lance might be the one thing to stop her from doing just so, and even that’s iffy.

As for the missing door from earlier, if that was all that was stopping them from leaving then the time top shenanigans were fully unnecessary altogether.

I Actually Like Eugene and Rapunzel’s Conflict Here; I Just Wish It Was In a Better Episode.

Each of their viewpoints stem from their upbringing.

Rapunzel is unique in that she was simultaneously emotionally abused and neglected while being physically spoiled. Especially once she found out that she was princess, where she was then handed nearly anything and everything she wanted. She doesn’t recognize that getting your every possible whim come true can be damaging. Nor does she have any comprehension of what living in poverty is like and how this many toys is wasteful to someone like Eugene who had so very little and stole to survive.

She does however associate limits, boundaries, and orders with abusive behavior because she’s been denied autonomy and respect her whole life. She’s never seen what healthy parenting looks like and how rules can be applied correctly.

To Rapunzel no orders is ‘freeing’ and ‘validation’ is all that is needed to get a child to listen to you. Which doesn’t work for her because she doesn’t understand that real communication is more than just giving a compliment now and then.

Meanwhile Eugene lacked any sort of anchor at all. He was left to his own devices at a young age and had no one to rely on for emotional needs and, after leaving the orphanage, no one to provide physical needs either.

It’s telling that he and Lance latched onto Quaid as the only authority figure in their life, despite Quaid never out right adopting them. He was the only sense of stability that they had who they could trust wouldn’t hurt them, despite being strict with them.

And now that Eugene has gotten older and is reformed, he can probably understand why Quaid was so harsh on him and Lance. Quaid probably did more to try and help them turn from a life crime than even Rapunzel did. Like meeting Rapunzel was the inciting incident that inspired Eugene to make that leap, but the groundwork was already laid out for him to do so elsewhere. Things like his good communication skills, respect and empathy of others, and understanding of boundaries had to be learned from somewhere, and if not from the Sheriff of Vardaros than who?

What I’m getting at is that, while Rapunzel rejects her parents methods but then fails to break her learned habits from them anyways, Eugene is the reverse. He’s come to embrace his mentor’s teachings, but he fails to implement them correctly because he’s not Quaid. Being authoritative isn’t his strong suit. It goes against his usual nature as the easy going person that he is and so any attempts to come across as forceful fail as they’re hollow.

Kids know authenticity and genuineness when they see it. The children reject Rapunzel because she’s not being real with them, yet they also reject Eugene cause he’s not being honest with himself.

It’s a complex and mature conflict. Neither person is fully right nor wrong, and only by learning from each other and adopting both methods can they achieve their goal.

TTS can be deep when it wants to be. There’s a good foundation here for mature themes and complex characterization. It’s just the series doesn’t ever commit to it.

Whatever personal drama going on here about two young adults trying to cope with their past traumas and how that affects their current life and future goals is completely lost in the magical goofy antics and low stakes situation. Even the stuff about Eugene and his relationship with Quaid is reduced to nothing but a one off joke rather than being genuinely explored as a point of development.

Imagine how much more powerful things would have been if Angry and Red were brought along on the trip. If this argument was over them and whether or not they should adopt the two girls themselves or consider other options. That would be something with real weight. Something with a choice that had actual consequences attached to it. Something that would permanently affect all involved parties. Something that wouldn’t make the two leads look like outright dicks for abandoning two children for a second damn time in a row.

You Have 70 Feet of Magical, Indestructible Hair! Why Are You Afraid of a Bunch of Dogs!?

You’ve fought off giant monsters, killer robots, and supernatural beings with magical powers. What do you mean you can’t hold off a pack of guard dogs while busting down a stuck door? Why is Eugene the shield for everyone and not the actual unbreakable hair that you use as a shield all the damn time? And Why did we have to rely on Shorty again to be the deus ex machina of the episode?

At this point the writers should have just made him Demantius instead of the monkey.

What Happened To This New Dream? Where Did It Go In Season Three?

Most fans who do enjoy season two happen to be big New Dream fans as this is by far and away the best season for them. I’ll admit that the series, up to this point, had me actively liking them together, despite being originally lukewarm to the pairing in the movie.

Their conflicts were for the the most part mature and real. They learned from one another equally and had open communication when it didn't involve ‘marriage is a trap’ BS. Things, like compromising on differentiating future goals, honesty and communication, and making time for one another and extending effort into a relationship while being true to yourself are all relatable issues.

Even today's episode featured the topic of having kids and parenting. Which is a discussion you absolutely need to have with your prospective spouse before entering into any long term commitments and signing any legal contracts. For real, I’ve seen marriages fall apart because they didn’t agree on whether or not they wanted children.

I don’t know what went down between writing season two and season three, but things quickly took a sharp turn away from this dynamic and nosedived into a pit of uncomfortable bullying and gross sexist implications here after.

Matthews Plan Goes Against Zhan Tiri’s Plan

Yeah so Matthews is one of Zhan Tiri’s disciples, but he apparently doesn’t know of her goals/plans, cause she needs Rapunzel and company to reach the moonstone, not stay stuck here.

The meta reason for this that the Zhan Tiri’s story was altered at the last minute and the writers failed to make sure there was any sort of consistency between what they already set up and where they actually wound to actually taking the plot.

The in universe reason is that Zhan Tiri is an impotent moron, but that’s not what the writers were going for so it’s a fail.

Conclusion

I like the New Dream stuff, and Matthews is at least entertaining despite being incompetent. Everything else about the episode is ‘meh’ tho.

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pl-panda · 5 years

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Damienette arranged marriage: part 11

I literary wrote it right after publishing the previous part. Surprise. But you will kill me again because this time this is serious cliffhanger :)

Credits: Miraculous Ladybug team for the elements I take from MLB show. DC for their characters, @ozmav for the AU, @maribat-archive for giving me access to so many different stories to have take inspirations from, @thyladyanput for idea for Chat Damian and me for the plot.

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Instead of taking the ring he closed boy's hand around it, cupping it in his own. "No son. I told you I can't do this alone. I want... I need your help. We can bring your mother back together."

"Thank you father. Your trust means the world for me."

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Now

Chat Noir crashed through the window right into the room where Marinette, Damian and Chloe were having a friendly conversation. He looked different. His ears and tail were real instead of accesories and instead of bell on his neck he had only a choker with word 'Marinette' written on it.

"My Purrincess! I come to save you!" He said in almost seductive tone.

"Chat Noir? What is the meaning of this?!" Chloe jumped in front of Marinette. "Do you know how expensive this windows are?! And look at you! Ridiculous. Utterly Ridiculous! What have you done to yourself?!"

"There is no Chat Noir here. I am Chat d'amour. And I came to save my Purrincess!"

Damian growled and went to grab his sword, but before he could do anything a staff hit him in the chest and pushed him into the wall. While normally the young vigilante would shrug this kind of damage off, this cat was actually strong like a lion.

"You! You stole my purrincess!" The akumatized hero purred aggressively. He walked to the Wayne heir who was trying to get from the ground but his body was still hurting. "You corrupted her. She never skipped classes before you came. Because of you she became friends with... with... With Chloe!" He finally shouted. "She is the walking Akuma factory!"

Damian spat into cat's face. Using the momentary distraction he dashed forward, ignoring the pain he felt in all his body parts and tackled him. "Run!" He shouted to the girls. Marinette was in too much shock and confusion to react, but Chloe grabbed the bluenette and dragged her out. They were already at the doors, but they couldn't open them. Chloe locked them to ensure nobody would eavesdrop on their talk. Before she managed to open them Cat's staff locked them.

"My Purrincess! I will not let them take you away!" Chat d'amour dashed forward and grabbed Marinette, only to then jump through the window and out into the city. Neither Chloe nor Damian could react in time.

Wayne wanted to leave, to call his brother, to do anything. He switched between trying to open the anti-breakin doors, calling his family, calling police and just striding around. At the same time Chloe managed to call her father and get him to send police after chat noir and already got her social media profile and all her followers to hunt for the cat. Damian just ended another unsuccessful call to his brother.

"I swear if the reason Drake's not picking up is because he is making out with Brown I will castrate him!" He got angry and kicked in the doors. Then second time. By the third time he cursed in arabic as excruciating pain filled his leg. Chloe grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him to the bed. She then looked at him expectantly. "You can't think I will touch anywhere near your bottom leg! Ridiculous! Utterly Ridiculous!"

"I don't have time for this! She is out there! With this idiot!" Another colorful string of curses left his mouth, this time a mix between French, Arabic, English, Mandarin and surprisingly Spanish.

"You are in no condition to help her lover boy and it would be best if you didn't kill yourself just doing that. The ambulance is already coming. Now since you can't move, care to explain what was that part about you and Dupain-Cheng being married?"

Damian paled. He read files of everyone in the class. Only two people who knew Mandarin were Adrien Agreste and Marinette herself. They considered it safe language as long as the blonde boy trouble was not present.

"Yes, I know Mandarin. I kept Adrikins company when he studied and he made me learn it to practice. Now spill. I'm not letting it go."

For a moment, Damian was considering letting Chloe go from the top of the hotel. It could look like an accident. He could tell them she slipped and fell through the open window. Nobody would doubt him. And everything would perfect. But he couldn't take away Marinette's last friend. As much as he disliked her, she had cathartic effect on his wife.Funny how in twenty-four hours of knowing her more closely he already accepted this fact... FOCUS WAYNE!

"I assume it would be prudent to try and dissuade you from pursuing this?"

"Spill." was her answer.

"Fine." It took him a short moment to form a plausible lie that would keep the girl off the track. "A month ago my mother kidnapped me. I recently turned fifteen which is marriage age where I grew up. I awoke tied in front of the altar with Marinette next to me."

"What! Ridiculous! That's utterly ridiculous. What mother does that to their ..." Then Chloe suddenly shut up. Her mother didn't even know her name. Maybe it was not as surprising as it should be, but she was shocked nonetheless.

"My mother is not a good person. She threatened that either we go forth with the ceremony or she will kill her."

"The two days..." Chloe put three and seven together to make a solid ten.

"tt. Yes."

"But forced marriage is illegal. And stupid. Utterly stupid. And you are both underage."

"Mother doesn't care about this things. Right now if either of us backs from the deal there will be many deaths."

"Just who the fuck is your mother?" Chloe shouted. ------------- Marinette was trying to escape the better part of the way, but Chat held her tight and if she actually succeeded, she would fall and risked serious injury. And here there would be no miracle cure to save her since there would be no next ladybug for quite some time.

Finally, they arrived at a rooftop with a picnic blanket and basket awaiting. Chat put Marinette on the ground near the wall, very carefully. "Voila!"

"Chat Noir. What in ladybug's name is this?!" She screamed at him.

"My purrincess! This is all for you! I made it. You are safe here. They will no longer corrupt you with their toxic purrsonalities. You can be all mine now!"

"What?!" the bluenette wanted to say... something, but her mind had hard time getting the idea that Chat got himself akumatized.

"They were giving you all the wrong ideas. You are not some bully. You are beautiful, smart and kind. The two of them just want to have you all for themselves.

"And you think that by doing this you saved me?!"

"Yes! And I think I earned a reward..." Chat leaned and tried to Kiss Marinette on the lips. The only thing he didn't account for was that her hands were free.

Marinette didn't hold back. She delivered a haymaker straight into Chat's nose. There was a crunching sound and the Akumatized hero stumbled back. Stream of red was going down to his lips, making them even more red. This punch would be enough to knock any normal person or probably even hero out cold, but the mixture of akuma and black cat miraculous caused the boy to just bleed profoundly.

"They turned you against me!" He screamed and pinned her hands on both sides of her head. There was madness in his eyes, amplified by akuma. "But a true love's kiss will heal you!" He slammed his bloody red lips onto her.

Marinette felt an excruciating pain in her chest. It was like her heart burned alive. She kicked Chat Noir right below the belt. He let go of her and stumbled back, this time falling onto the blanked an holding his manhood. Marinette also fell. A green light covered the general area of her heart.

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bestworstcase · 3 years

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farran rereads lost lagoon: chapter 13

- *sigh* dahlia.

- i’ve got to admit, at this point i really just... don’t care. about these characters. my vague memories of thinking this was an alright book but not really my cup of tea and with some very questionable moments wrt to the handling of the saporian issue have morphed pretty rapidly into. i flat out do not like it. there is no aspect of this story that i’m enjoying. the characterization is poor, the plot is falling down, there’s no tension, the prose is passable at best, and i’m getting very tired of reading conversations that feel like they were written by an AI. so i’m going to press pause here, because i don’t want this reread series to just turn into me bitching about the things i don’t like, and do a little autopsy.

let’s talk about varian and the seven kingdoms for a minute.

for the uninitiated, v7k was a varian-centric tts spinoff comic proposed by a couple of tts storyboarders, which disney chose not to pursue. it was developed as a fan project for a while, fell by the wayside for other projects. semi-recently the plot outline, some worldbuilding notes, and character concepts were all made public and the crew members involved gave the fandom carte blanche to do whatever with it.

now! the interesting thing about v7k, and the point of this little tangent, is that because much of the development process happened during s1, a lot of the worldbuilding is contradicted directly or indirectly by tts canon and some of the characterization choices feel... incongruous with the way tts s3 ended. i’m not going to get into that too much, but it seems to me that v7k and lost lagoon have a problem in common, and that problem is that they are stories that diverged from the main trunk of the story that inspired them but are still pretending to be canon compliant, to their own detriment.

some of you may remember og bitter snow, which began as a pre-s3 speculative fic about what cassandra might have encountered in the HOYT and spiraled into a kind of cass-centric s3 rewrite... which stalled out about a quarter of the way into the story i had planned because i ran into a similar problem: i was writing a s3 au that was ostensibly canon-compliant for all of s1 and most of s2, but the direction i wanted to take the story just didn’t fit naturally on top of canon s1 and s2... my options were to start retconning things from canon after ~20k words of implying canon compliance, or to force the story i wanted to tell to stay within the boundaries set up by s1 and s2, and i didn’t want to do either of those things, so i stopped and started over completely from scratch with benighted.

v7k began with the intention of being licensed fanfiction, and lost lagoon is licensed fanfiction, so they both needed the disney stamp of approval, and that meant they couldn’t take the revamp bitter snow approach of going ‘my city now’ and just changing whatever pieces of tts they needed to to make their own stories make sense. they had to fit their stories into the canon framework as best they could while ignoring or glossing over the inconsistencies and pretending it all fit together in a logical way.

and i think this is why lost lagoon is so very boring.

lost lagoon is marketed as a prequel to tts s1, but that’s not really what it is. only the first third of the novel actually takes place before tangled: before ever after. the rest of it is supposed to take place in the empty spaces between episodes of s1, and—because this is licensed fanfiction that needs to meet a certain threshold of being plausibly canon compliant—that means it can’t do anything that would meaningfully disrupt the story of s1. the events of lost lagoon cannot be big enough to influence any of the episodes of s1 that take place concurrently. the plot of this book must be absolutely self-contained, or else the thin illusion of canon compliance falls apart.

hence: rapunzel has no problem keeping the lagoon a secret from everyone, despite her refusal to keep the black rock excursion a secret mere pages later. hence, the ultimate reveal that the secret ‘power’ hidden in the lagoon is that it represents shampanier’s and der sonne’s love. it’s hard to have an interesting plot about intrigue and mysteries and such when you have to tip-toe through a series of light-hearted fluffy character establishing episodes instead of just writing your own story.

so i do have some sympathy for ms howland. i do. i think she probably did the best she could, story-wise, within the restraints that were imposed on her by the existence of tts itself. i would probably write a boring story given those same restraints to.

*deep breath*

- anyway, cass and rapunzel do market stuff, the dahlia jealousy subplot gets seeded, and then we head to xavier’s, where he shows them some daggers whose key features are being extremely light and able to “cut through armor as though it were paper.”

no 💜

- blah blah they ask xavier about the henge(?), it’s a saporian “ceremony circle,” blah blah. they show him the lost lagoon book and he waxes on about how rare and special it is and how “even those cartographers who made it their life’s mission to chart every inch of this kingdom” couldn’t find the cenote that cass found in a matter of hours because she is just! that! special! gag.

- xavier gives the date of the saporia-corona war as “more than two hundred years ago,” which i am taking to also mean “less than three hundred years ago.” i had actually forgotten that the gave a semi-hard date for all this nonsense so. ha. ha ha. ha. this is fine

- in this telling of the tale, shampanier steals der sonne’s journal with the intention of using the tunnel maps to invade the capital city, but she finds his confession of love at the end (“he was head over heels for this strong, intelligent woman” GAG). frankly this makes a teeny, tiny bit more sense than the story as told in under raps, where shampanier and der sonne duel for hours before she... randomly reads the journal? but then again—if shampanier herself infiltrated the coronan palace to steal herz der sonne’s personal journal, why did she not simply assassinate him in his sleep?

- xavier describes shampanier as “the ruler” of saporia, implying saporia was an autocratic stratocracy. remember this. it will be important later.

- der sonne and shampanier’s marriage heralded an “era of unity” during which they “joined the countries together to create corona as we know it” and there was an “explosion of romantic poetry” during this time, with the lost lagoon being “one that really captured the people’s imagination.”

- the only thing i’m going to say about the saporia stuff for the time being that is that if this doesn’t scream conquerer propaganda, i don’t know what does. but we’ll get there, don’t you worry.

- they are interrupted by the entrance of xavier’s assistant, marco, who is so transparently a bad guy that i really can’t do anything but laugh. xavier is like the ancient power is definitely one hundred percent not real and cass immediately bustles rapunzel out of there because she’s annoyed, which is fair, i’m also annoyed.

- there is a character named monsieur lafleur and i am choosing to believe that this man is tromus, because this book is sorely lacking in the demons department.

- queen arianna randomly walks in at the end of the chapter to make cassandra nervous and remind us all that cass is worried about her role in the black rock excursion getting out. i resent this scenelet because it reminds me that i could be watching tts instead. i miss tts cass. a lot. but anyway that’s the end of the chapter.

#lost lagoon reread

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Seed of Chaos Part 1

Fanfic, based on a weird-ass fever dream, I had while I was sick. This story has Mpreg so you are warned now! Don’t like don’t read :| simple.

Warhammer 40K/ If the emperor had a TTS device. Magnus the Red and Captain-General. Spoilers for those who haven’t watch it. Not explicitly saying Magnus x Captain-General or a friendship that’s up to the reader.

(Had to post this before the new year I had just finished it.)

Despite the mundane and rather stoic air the Captain-General always carried, there was something off. His demeanor was shuffled and staggered, he used his Guardian Spear to hold himself upright. His breaths were panicked and his grip shook. He was afraid, of what it was he wasn’t about to share with just anyone. Thankfully, the one person he could trust or at the very least tell appeared. Magnus, one of the Emperor’s Primarchs and currently stuck in a more recent daemon form. A pair of red wings with blue accents towards the ends. As well as a large pair of horns jetting from his forehead. The Custode quickly flagged the tall Psyker down. “There you are Companion; I had wondered where you went off to-” Before he could finish the sentence the gold-plated Custode grabbed the Primarch’s wrist. “Magnus, I need to speak with you…” The Custode said urgently. Unsure of what the Captain-General was concerned about, they went to the Custode’s office to talk. “Is something wrong Companion? I don’t usually see you this distressed.” Magnus said somewhat worried. The Captain-General gathered his composure, “Something is wrong, but I don’t know what…” The Custode admitted quietly. Magnus’ brow furrowed. “You don’t know…” Magnus found it hard to believe. His Companion was always on top when it came to know a plethora of things. He began pacing the floor of his office. “For a while, I’ve been feeling ill. This seems impossible, I got checked out and saw nothing out of place. But something is very wrong.” The Captain-General said stubbornly. “Ill in what sense then?” Magnus asked still baffled. “I’m very fatigued both physically and mentally and any if all attempts at eating result in instant vomiting.” This made no sense; every soldier of the Imperium was built to be nearly invincible. What could be ailing one of them to the point of exhaustion?

Magnus hated this, one for not being unable to solve the mystery that plagued his Companion. Second if what he was saying was indeed true (which he believed) the Custode had no reason to lie to him. He couldn’t have his right-hand man in such a condition. He went to the Custode, knelt, and placed his hand over the General’s guarded head. “Uhh, what are you doing?” The Captain-General inquired. “I’m scanning over your body’s vitals to see if there’s any validity to your words.” The Primarch replied. “I’m not lying Magnus.” The Custode said plainly. Magnus slowly continued to move his hand but stopped when it was just above the General’s mid-section. His brow furrowed once again as he focused his attention. “What in the Gods' names?” Magnus uttered to himself. “Did you find anything?” The Captain-General asked hesitantly. “I did, but this doesn’t quite add up.” The Psyker replied. “You have something growing inside you.” The Custode nearly jumped out of his armor. “WHAT?! When? When did that happen?!” This stumped even Magnus. “Well, what is it, some kind of parasite?” The Captain-General asked in a panic. “I don’t recall there being any kind of parasites on the planets we’ve visited. This is quite the conundrum.” Magnus said to himself. The Primarch would need to research this, in the meantime, Magnus would keep a close eye on his Companion. “Until we can figure this out, I think it's best that you stay in my quarters if you don’t mind,” Magnus informed.

He quickly went to his mass collection of books and began to search for what could be the source. “Make yourself comfortable, I have no idea how long we’re…” Before he could finish Magnus saw the Captain-General had already passed out near his bed. Sparing a moment to lift the sleeping Custode onto the bed and placing his spear against the wall. “Rest easy Companion leave the worry to me,” Magnus said somewhat confidently. However, this was going to be far more difficult to decipher, than Magnus thought.

Two weeks had gone by and Magnus was still, at a loss for what could be ailing the Captain-General. All the information he had read about parasites or diseases were not relevant to what his Companion was experiencing. Sleeping most hours of the day and when he wasn’t, he was violently retching in the quarter’s lavatory. Magnus took a break from his books and went to evaluate the Custode’s condition. He had removed the Captain’s armor in hopes of making him more relaxed, but the Captain refused to take off the helmet. Walking to the bedside Magnus’ hoped the Custode would be awake. Slowly rolling to the other side to face Magnus. “How are you fairing?” The Primarch asked. “Not much different than before.” Captain groaned. “Here, maybe this will help.” Magnus offered a warm mug to the Custode. “It’s broth, something easy on your stomach.” He took the mug, holding it in his lap. “Thank you, Magnus.” The Captain taking a cautious sip. “I apologize, the fact that I haven’t solved this mystery illness is just,” Magnus said about to rant. “Magnus, please don’t say that. I know you’re trying to help and I greatly appreciate it.” The Captain-General said. That may have been the case, but Magnus was a scholar he was determined to discover the truth. He spent the next several hours running through his books again. Yet, he faced the same frustration after finding nothing. It was when a more common book caught his eye. A much older book judging by its appearance, human biology & anatomy it spelled on the front. Browsing the book wouldn’t hurt, so he opened the leather hardcover and read the dilapidated pages. Not much came off as important until he reached the chapter on reproduction. A small paragraph grabbed his attention, that’s when the realization hit him. Magnus teleported himself back to the Custode. “Companion, I have found the answer!” Captain General’s head popped up at the sudden exclamation. “You have?” The Daemon prince stood before him holding the old manuscript. “Yes, and the fact that I didn’t comprehend this earlier makes me feel like an idiot,” Magnus said rolling his eye.

“So… What’s wrong with me?” Captain-General asked anxiously. “There’s nothing wrong with you… You’re pregnant,” Magnus said as straight-faced as he could. Captain-General stared at him unblinking. “Excuse me? HOW?! That doesn’t make sense! How would I even?!” His outburst ceased and the two answered the question simultaneously. “Tzeentch.” The Captain-General took a breath, “But of all things to do, why this?” Magnus chuckled, “From what I’ve learned Gods are often petty when bested by mortals.” Magnus brought his right hand to the Custode’s shoulder. “And from what I can tell you’re not carrying an Eldar or an Ork. You’re most likely in the first trimester, which is why you’re experiencing such nasty bouts of nausea and exhaustion. Your body is making the necessary changes for carrying another human being.” Captain-General settled and glanced at the pages of the book. “Those symptoms should subside when you enter the second trimester, that’s when the baby will have significant growth. You’ll start noticing it within the third or fourth month.” Captain-General slowly glanced down and put his hands over his abdomen. “I still can’t believe I have another living thing growing inside me… The very thought just… Terrifies me.” He said shakenly. Magnus turned his face to the Custode, “I know, but you’re not going to do this alone. I promise you that.” At those words the Custode collapsed into the Primarch’s lap, sobbing in relief. “T-thank you, Magnus…” He couldn’t blame the Captain-General for his reaction, the whole situation was overwhelming, to say the least. Magnus gently patted the Custode’s back, mentally telling himself that it was going to be alright in the end.

Three months later…

“Companion, come out of there…” Magnus said standing just outside his wardrobe. “No.” Captain-General retorted. “I’m the one only here, we’ve discussed this I’m not going to tease you. Just put the robes on and come out.” The Captain-General grumbled in defeat and eventually walked back into the room. Still dawning his golden helmet, he now wore a set of white robes. Considering he couldn’t wear his armor at the time. Even with the helmet, Magnus could see the embarrassment radiating off the Custode’s face. “This is ridiculous.” He fumed somewhere between anger and humiliation. “Oh, nonsense you can hardly see it,” Magnus said regarding the small curve that had developed on the Custode’s abdomen. “I’m the size of the fucking full moon!” Captain-General spat back. Magnus’ expression dropped, “Now I know you’re exaggerating that part.” He knelt to the Custode’s level. “I know, you’re going through a lot. A lot of this that someone in your position wouldn’t normally be in. Getting upset about it isn’t going to fix it.” Captain-General just turned his head away. “That’s rich coming you and the Emperor who can throw tantrums, no one seems to mind then.” He said under his breath. “Do as I say, not as I do,” Magnus said calmly. “But you have every right to be angry about this.” Captain-General took a deep breath, letting the negative notion escape. “I know… I hate not having some semblance of control in all of this.” He saw the Primarch smirk, “Take it from someone who’s never been in control for most of their life.” Making a jab at himself to lighten the Custode’s mood. Captain-General playfully hit Magnus, “Okay don’t beat yourself up. I’m gratefully it's you I’m stuck with. Terra forbid I got stuck like this with the other Custodes, I’d never hear the end of it.” The very thought of it gave them chills. “To change the subject are you enjoying the book I picked out for you?” Magnus asked as they walked to the library. “Yes, actually at first I didn’t think I’d like a fiction story based on the allegory of mankind’s sins. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the concept of the king of fire and sea. A titanic beast created from humanity’s weapons of war, I’ll read more of it today.” Once at their usual place, Captain-General picked up the book, a black leather cover featuring a draconic creature. He settled into his favorite spot on the couch and continued the book. While Magnus went about his usual business of observation and study on the Warp. Sometime later Magnus came by to check on the Custode, “Going by the kitchen to make tea, care for a cup?” Captain-General nodded. “That’s sounds lovely, yes. Oh, and some sweets if you could?” He asked before the Primarch left. Teleporting to the kitchen, Magnus came across an odd sight of the two captains of the Blood Ravens disagreeing with what the qualifications of a scone were. I’m not even going to ask. Magnus said to himself placing the kettle and a mountain of sweets onto a tray. Then insistently fleeing the scene. Returning to the Library with the hot tea to the waiting Custode, setting the sweets on a nearby table. Magnus watched amusingly as the Captain-General snuck a cookie or chocolate in between the pages. Craving certain foods was another strange symptom of pregnancy that Magnus had come to learn.

Because hormones changed sensory responses in the body, it would make one type of food more desirable over others. In the Captain-General’s case, it was mostly sweet and salty ones. It wasn’t too much of a problem fortunately, he was sticking to the healthy everyday meals. The Captain-General retired early that evening, he did most days if he hadn’t slept through the day already. However, later in the night, Magnus was distracted by a sudden noise. Following it to the source he found the Captain-General whom, he had assumed had fallen asleep hours ago was violently quivering. As well as emitting distressful moans and tightly gripping the bedsheets. Carefully holding the Custode’s shoulders, Magnus attempted to wake him. “Companion, Companion wake up! You’re having a nightmare!” He whispered. It was no use; he was too far into his sleep. When Magnus tried again his wings reached over the bedside and touched the Custode. At the touch, he seemingly relaxed. Magnus wasn’t sure at first glance yet, low and behold the touch of his feathers soothed the Custode. I hope I don’t regret this… Magnus quickly magicked away his chest armor and slowly scooted next to the Captain-General and embracing him. Letting his wings rest over and around the shaking figure. Eventually, his hands made their way to the feathers and automatically took a hold. Magnus tried not to flinch as his wings were sensitive. Soon the Custode’s shaking stopped and his breathing calmed. Magnus decided to just stay in bed with the Captain-General to avoid any further commotions for the night.

The following day Magnus wanted to keep what happened to himself. Emperor knows how self-conscious he felt during the night and after. He was hoping and praying to whatever god was listening that the Custode didn’t bring it up. Magnus was reorganizing one of his bookshelves when he saw the Captain-General out of the corner of his eye. He was pacing around the room in thought. “Something on your mind, Companion?” Magnus dared to ask. “Was I acting strangely in my sleep last night?” The Custode inquired. If Magnus’ face wasn’t already red it would have been on fire with how much heat was rushing to it. “Yes, you were you appeared to be in pain or discomfort. I tried to wake you but to no avail…” This was when the conversation was going to turn awkward. “I didn’t know what to do… But when my wings touched your exposed skin, you then calmed down. Since I didn’t have any better ideas I got into bed and put my arms and wings to keep you at ease.” Magnus held his breath. “Well thank you, Magnus, I apologize if I put you in a cumbersome situation.” The Custode said. The Primarch was thankfully the chat wasn’t stretch out. “As for your nightmare can you remember anything from it? Vivid dreaming doesn’t usually occur until much later.” Magnus said. “It wasn’t vivid then; I can’t remember anything specifically. I just remember feeling fear. This is impossible, we Custodes have the fear breed out of us. Right?” Captain-General said laughing hollowly. The Primarch simply shook his head, “No, all living things share the same inherent trait of fear. That’s something no amount of genetic rewrite can get rid of. Primarchs, Custodes, and Space Marines alike we all have things we fear, Companion.” He lowered his head and wrapped his arms around himself. “I am afraid Magnus… For the longest time, I didn’t know how to say it.” Magnus saw where this was going and quickly intervened, embracing the Custode gently in his arms. The Captain-General no longer needed to fear the outcome because of his newfound emotions or how he had changed. Magnus was not there to judge.

Another two months later… (5 months)

Captain-General was sitting at the Primarch’s desk scribbling away on paper. He’d finished the book Magnus had lent him and several others subsequently. Despite being well into the pregnancy, he had an abundance of energy. He was drawing whatever came to mind, the encrusted wall structures and golden trim of the Palace, certain individuals, and a myriad of other items. Magnus peeked over the Custode’s head to glimpse at what he was doing. “Never took you for an artist.” The Custode smiled at the comment, “Thanks but it's nothing amazing. Just what you get when you have a photographic memory.” There were small portraits and sketches scattered around the paper. “Called it what you will Companion I’m impressed either way,” Magnus said sitting next to him. Captain-General had drawn out a few familiar faces in precise detail. Rogal Dorn was drawn from the chest up in his Centurion armor, with a fine amount of attention to his beard and face. As well as the throne bound emperor giving his glass eye a bit of shine and showing the wear on his bones. It was then the Captain-General came to a halt on the sketch as a concerning thought entered his head. “Magnus, when the time arrives… What are we going to do? How are we going to tell the emperor about this? It's not like we could keep this a secret.” He said solemnly. The Primarch took a moment before speaking. “We will have to tell him, yes when the time comes. No doubt he’ll unhappy but it shouldn’t matter what he thinks. You’ve been the one going through everything, not him.” The Custode didn’t respond. “Companion?” Magnus muttered trying to pull the Custode out of this strange trance. “Um… Kitten?” He called again getting the Captain-General’s attention. “Oh, sorry Magnus…” The Custode answered. “I was listening… I believe I just felt the baby move.” Upon hearing that Magnus almost unwittingly reached his hand out, then caught himself. However, the Captain-General took his hand before he could decline completely. “It's alright.” The Captain-General said softly. He guided Magnus’s hand to the spot on his swollen abdomen. Not long after a small kick was felt against the Primarch’s palm. “It’s so surreal isn’t it?” But the look on Magnus’ face wasn’t joy it was apprehension. “What’s on your mind?” The Custode took the Primarch’s hand in his own. “It just hit me on how this whole process is going to work, the birth I mean. I try not to think about it but it keeps coming back.” The Captain-General giggled at the statement. “Magnus, I trust you besides we have time to figure this out. You’re the smartest person I know. I couldn’t be in better hands if I’m being honest.” Trust, he hadn’t heard someone say that to him in what seemed like eons. He could hardly trust himself let alone someone else. But here was someone willing to test that trust and simply because he had nowhere or no one else to give it to. “I’ll do my best, Companion.” Magnus’ voice sounded vulnerable. “That’s all I’m asking for.” The Captain-General took the Primarch’s hands and held them tightly.

to be continued...

#warhammer 40k #tts #if the emperor had a text to speech device #magnus the red #captain general kitten #magnus/kitten #fanfiction #sorry #not sorry #idk

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plantcrazy · 3 years

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This blog is a collection of my comic shorts, fanfics, AU's and other works for the Henry Stickmin series. Asks for any of my AU's, or how I make this stuff (writing/ideas/art) are welcomed and encouraged.

I’m Chanti /Chirpy (@chirpycreations). I’m working on this blog alone, so updates will be when I have time and wrist able, since I’m dealing with a repetitive strain injury (the latest update on that can be found here).

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You can ask characters outside the main cast, but please keep it relevant to the story. (E.g. Don’t ask what Chuck Wellington had for breakfast.)

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Preferably no swearing ⇾ I’m not a big fan of it, so if you could keep it out your asks that would be appreciated ^^

Be patient ⇾ I’m just one person (also recovering from a wrist injury), I have my own life as well as over projects I do. I can only get so much done at any given time.

Ask Codes

So, this is an l idea want to try. At the start of your ask, so I know which AU (or ending in Triple Warfare’s case) you’re asking put the corresponding ask code.

It’ll make it less confusing for me ^^

eg: “TT: Reginald, how do you keep your moustache so radiant?”

(If you want to ask both you can use “+” as the start instead)

Ask Code [Triple Warfare]

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Fan fiction: https://archiveofourown.org/works/29895810/chapters/73573791

Chapters available (17/4/21) : 3

Ask Status: Open

Characters available: Anyone who’s appeared chapters to date.

This WON’T affect the story, just a fun extra if anyone had any burning questions they would like answers to.

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Following a few months after the Triple Threat ending, Lost Children of the CCC follows the story of Reginald Copperbottom who must help his clan break free from the Wall and restore them to their former glory, whilst evading government capture.

Then, when a mysterious stranger offers Reginald a way to return his clan to its former glory it seems like a no-brainer but to accept. However, as time passes it becomes clear that the conditions of their offer- a blood sample from his Right Hand- is not his only concerns. Something from his friends shadowy past has been unearthed and is now coming for not only him, but the Clans future.

Meanwhile, Henry has settled into his final ending and is enjoying his new life with his friends and fellow teammate’s Charles and Ellie. With the Toppat’s locked away, it seems nothing could go wrong: A perfect ending...

...that is if you ignore the fact that RHM was a cyborg, even those he shouldn’t be. Not in this ending. But everything's fine. Sure his abilities are a little... ‘janky’ right now, but that’s probably just cause there hasn’t been much chaos lately to exercise them with since the Toppat’s are locked up. It surely can’t mean anything, besides! What’s the worst that could happen when he has his closest friends and government on his side.

That is until Henry meets the new Toppat recruit...

Plot driven ask blog: Comic

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You know...

Henry was starting to get really sick of waking up like this.

His head was fuzzy like always, but this time it was proving...problematic. See, the last thing Henry remembered was being on a mission with Ellie and Charles. With the Toppat Clan gone, other groups had tried to fill their place. Groups which the Triple Threat (, special operative under the government assigned by General Galefore,) had been working on stopping and this is where his problem was. The Toppat’s were no more, the leaders locked away, remaining members had disbanded and Henry knew for a fact the Airship had still been impounded. He’d seen it not even the other day, clipped wings gathering dust in the yard and yet...here he was:

Locked up in an operational Airship’s brig.

He could hear the engine.

He’d seen the Toppats which had bough him scraps- because those stale chucks of flour were NOT food. He could smell that distinct burnt coal smoke whisking thought the air conducts.

It was impossible.

Had to be, right?

“If... If anyone can hear me, I’d love some company round about now...”

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