#blooming in adversity

[bluemoon1331]

Hello, hello! Welcome to my main blog, where the DCA fascination consumes! My alt blog is @sharetheartman, go check it out if you wanna see the amazing art this community has to offer!

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Below is a list of all my current fics on A03 and planned AUs! Give them a read if you love fantasy and the DCA! (Updated to divide between the SFW and NSFW stories)

<<<<<First up, the SFW section!>>>>>>

Finished Works:

One Lost Star- You are a bit of a hermit, living solo off the land since the death of your grandfather. Until you draw certain godly attention, that is.

Scarlet Masquerade- The sole heir to your kingdom, you find yourself caught in the tangled web of the automaton emperor's plans. However, things are about to go from bad to worse when you catch the interest of the deadly automaton assassin sent to end you.

WIPs:

Cosmic Journeys- Trapped in the depths of depression, you seek an unfortunate out. The nearby land owner won't let that happen, though. Thus begins a journey of self-worth and finding hope in a world of madness and compassion, monsters, saints, and everything in between.

Come and Go- A Megamind-inspired AU with Sun as Metroman, Moon as Megamind, and Eclipse as Titan, while you are a delivery driver caught in the middle.

Unusual- An oceanographer, there is no place you'd rather be than scouring the depths of the seven seas, studying its plant life and creatures, in particular the infamous mers, beings most of your co-workers are quite wary of. They don't seem to mind you too much, though, a fact you try not to put stock in until an encounter on the beach near your house flips your entire world upside down. Strings of fate and a battle to rule the oceans with you as the key? Ridiculous. Right?

Of Metal Parts and Roadside Shenanigans- You are a trucker traveling home before unwittingly tripping headfirst into a giant mystery. (More of @deceptiveshadow's Blood Moon cause I love him and cannot help myself.)

One-shots:

Party Crashing 101- A piece inspired by the mafia episode from Helluva Boss. Badass, protective reader ftw XD

Blooming In Adversity- You and the princesses were great friends in your youth, until you had to move away. Years later, you return, your friendship blooming anew. However, dark plots turn in the background, and it may be up to just you to save them.

Phantom Tide- You are a siren, crushed under betrayal. Sun and Moon are brothers recovering from the throes of grief. Perhaps you may be just what each other need.

Connotations- Your duties as a druid are fairly life-consuming, but you have happily devoted yourself to them. Keeping the peace is not the easiest, but you do it all the same. Unfortunately, the arrival of contesting priests threaten your efforts, setting you on a collision course to meet three of the forest's most powerful caretakers.

Diamonds and Iron- Being a rather big-time mafia boss, of course Eclipse needs places to stash away his income. As an outdoor enthusiast, you love visiting the local motorsports arena when you can afford it. Oh, who's that standing in the middle of the track, where you can't see?

<<<<<<<<<NSFW area ahoy!>>>>>>>>>>

Finished Works:

Never Play Cat and Mouse With Vampires- Living alone is a necessity, your skills in hunting, magic, and evasion giving you all you need for contentment, or so you tell yourself. In your newest home you, unfortunately, find that your capabilities only draw the infatuation of three local creatures that are intent to finally capture you and make you theirs. Annoyingly, they may just get that chance.

Dancing In Orbit- The lunar vampire is the last of his kind, a deadly plague on the Earth that refuses to yield despite the uncountable years that have passed since the last of his kin and kind died off. You, running from your intertwined past, seek to finally put an end to that, with some help from friends old and new.

Familiar Constellations- The vampires get a bit quirky about you, especially when you egg them on. Mature. Very, very mature. Good gods they are rough, but you love it. After all, you can get a bit rough with them, too.

Gravity- Featuring another of @deceptiveshadow's lovely OCs, Nova. Normally quite the quiet and cat-like companion, you join him for a round of games in which his behavior becomes increasingly odd. That's nothing compared to when you strangely wake in the tower the next day, having no recollection of how you got there, and what comes after.

WIPs:

Embers and Ash- Ghost hunting is your profession, and you are damn good at it. Which is why you don't think twice when you're hired to cleanse an abandoned mansion of its otherworldly resident. Too bad this job is not the cake walk you thought it would be.

Burning Stars- You run your farm alone on a world teeming with aliens and humans, content with your animal family and helpful community, even if you keep the latter at arm's lengths. Until your peace is interrupted by a certain intergalactic bounty hunter, anyway.

Rosewood's Serenade- The eldest child of your kingdom, you have trained since birth to be all your home needs and more, intent to take the throne when the time comes, marriage or no. However, your parents harbor a secret, a deal struck when disaster threatened to destroy all they hold dear, and you soon find yourself meeting a most intriguing being...

Demonic- The saying of Hell is empty for all the demons are here has never been more apt. Caught smack dab in the middle of the infamous Hell-Day event, you come out with an unexpected passenger woven into your soul. Now, you secretly fight to preserve the fragile balance between mortals and the demons trapped on Earth, all while contending with the fact your new neighbors are the very ones responsible for sealing the gates, the infamous Celestial Graces. They also happen to be the mortal enemies of the one currently living in you. Fun times all around, especially with devil himself on your heels, seeking to reclaim what he lost.

Along the Akesh- Blessed with visions since your youth, you were taken and raised by the temple, becoming one of the highest-ranked priests, second to only the grand heijut himself. With an awe-inspiring festival and ritual that happens only once every five centuries under way, you are eager to meet the moon god, one of the many you have had the pleasure of conversing with throughout your prayers and oracles, in person. Things take an unexpected turn, however, when the temple must pay recompense for an accidental screw up with a gift left by an old friend. You are about to learn just how intrigued you and the moon god truly are with each other.

One-shots:

Bleeding Feathers- You weren't supposed to go into the exclusionary zone, but that's never been a problem for you before. This time, however, you might just get more than you bargained for. Fan piece for @deceptiveshadow's harpy au! (Not TSAMS)

Color Theory- Moving back to your late grandma's cabin, you pray for things to finally settle down. Unfortunately, her myriad of secrets seek to come back and haunt you, but hey, it might not be all bad this time. You could use the comfort of an old friend. Another fic inspired by @deceptiveshadow! Their god Blood Moon this time. (Not TSAMS)

<<<<<<<Lastly, miscellaneous potential AUs!>>>>>>>

Lich King AU- With the three realms in shambles, cut off from each other, it is up to the most powerful warriors of Earth to fend off the lich king and his Elite army, including his own brothers. You, whom offers them a secret safe haven and relaxation when they need it, cannot deny your love for Sun and Moon, nor they you, but with Eclipse hounding for any weakness he can use against his kin, is the danger really worth it? You find the answer may be coming sooner than you would like when the two go missing after a fight.

Spirited Away AU- You have moved to a more remote region in hopes of forgetting a troubled family life. Content to spend your time among the lush jungles of the land, you inadvertently stumble upon an obviously long-forgotten temple. Curiosity eats at you, and you cannot help get closer, initially unaware of the myriad of eyes watching you, until you spot...an icy blue leopard? It's a good thing you helped those snakes and that spider on your way here.

Harem AU- You saved them from certain death, and now the clan of vampire brothers serve you. For years uncountable, you have pulled the strings, quite happy to cause chaos around the world when it becomes too dull for your liking, going from hero to hero. On blood soaked ground, you are content with your helpful vampires, though can things really stay the same forever?

[botwriter]

casually updates blooming in adversity

remember when i was like “ill update weekly 😌” over a month ago

i think there’s only one chapter left, I really wanna just finish it up so I can stop feeling so guilty abt it 3 years on!

[sundry-whovengerslocked]

so I had a Big Brain Moment...

had this been done? I don't think it has

there's so much more I couldn't fit. so much more. feel free to expand on this (or make it look better)

other things:

since avatar is based off of Asian culture technically zuko also helped save China

all could be seen as an lgbt allegory

mulan and zuko both fighting for their honor (why didn't I think of that sooner, it's so obvious!)

atla had the kyoshi warriors and mulan fought with a fan

atla and mulan both had a strong woman having men to do drag

all have fairly recognizable voices

all at some point had talking animals (mushu, aang's sleep deprivation hallucinations scene)

zuko and mulan both had pivotal hair cutting scenes

all of them being physically different than others in some way (po being the only panda at first and being made fun of for being fat, mulan being a woman warrior, zuko and his scar) (this along with other things fits into the lgbt allegory idea)

badass old men (iroh and bumi, oogway and shifu, the emperor)

po and mulan both meet flower symbolism (the peach tree vs the cherry blossom tree)

atla and kung-fu panda both have turtles/tortoises as wise figures

mulan and zuko both wear badass clothes

all underdogs who eventually earn the respect of pretty much everyone in their stories

zuko and po both being the comic relief at some point

zuko and po both joining an already well-established team and feeling left out at first (the gaang, the furious five)

shifu and iroh both essentially losing a son but in wildly different ways

lotus symbolism (po's birth name being little lotus, iroh's white lotus group, again the flower blooming quote for mulan)

mulan and po being bowed to by someone higher up than them (the emperor, shifu)

[maggiecheungs]

Your Majesty, don’t you remember? … I am Niohuru Zhenhuan.

SUN LI as ZHEN HUAN in The Legend of Zhen Huan ↳ episode 1 • episode 74

[54prowl]

can't imagine being mean to gojo girls, god's most tortured angels 😔

[ein-schnee-sturm]

@frznkingdom continued from here

Weiss shook his head, eyes closed as he frowned, braid swaying with the motion. The expression tugged at the four scars that characterized the left side of his face; one self-inflicted, three from the ‘Test’ he had been set to prove he was worthy of attending Beacon… though, even to this day, Weiss had never told anyone the truth behind his so-called ‘disfigurement’. He was proud of the ones from the Arma Gigas, but his thoughts were getting away from him. “Don’t thank me for just doing what’s right.

“And in the face of everything Jacques has done, it’s literally the least I can do.” That Man’s cruelty weighed heavily on his previous Heir’s shoulders, whether directed at Weiss himself or innocents, and it would continue to lay heavily on the Hunter’s mind until he could make real and lasting change. Until he could restore even a fraction of the good that Opa had done. Exhaling through his nose, the Fox Faunus opened his eyes again, both sighted pale blue and sightless grey setting on Myrtle’s forehead. “I’ll walk with you.

“They know better than to cross me.”

[yusuke-of-valla]

My issue with 90% of Romeo and Juliet adaptations is because I read the theme of "wow it's fucked up how these grown ass adults fighting over nothing gets five named characters who are all, comparatively speaking, babies KILLED for something they don't even really understand"

And then like every other fucking adaptation is like "oh isn't it beautiful how love can bloom in adversity" and I'm just like MY BROTHER IN CHRIST THE ADVERSITY DID NOT NEED TO BE THERE MY KINGDOM FOR AN ADAPTATION THAT FOCUSES ON THAT

[bluemoon1331]

Throws random Valentines fic out that I started very late from impulsive inspiration.

Scuttles back to the darkness to try and focus on the 20 other projects scattering my brain.

[botwriter]

Blooming in Adversity Chapter 17: Compromised ao3 link <--

Zelda glanced at Tojiri as they passed, but his eyes were focused sharp on the fire and unmoving. He didn’t look up as they passed. Was he still upset over what had happened on the ridge? That conversation she’d interrupted outside of Link’s room the night before had been heated, and she understood it; falling in love with Link had come with a possessiveness she wasn’t expecting, as well as a stronger fear of things going wrong. It wasn’t just about her anymore. As much as he talked about having to keep her safe, the feeling was mutual. If anything happened to him because he was trying to protect someone else… it could be difficult not to be bitter.

[hiimtai]

Character: Tai

Face Claim: Amberly Yang

Full Name: Tai Lin

Age: 24

Birthday: July 23rd

Species: Mutant, Half Neyaphem

Abilities: Teleportation, Time Manipulation, Martial Art Mastery

Gender/Pronouns: Female, She/Her

Occupation: N/A

Affiliation[s]: The Hellfire Club, The Feng Empire

Family

Mother: Dai Lu Lin [Alias: Feng]

Father: Azazel

Siblings: Kurt Wagner [paternal half-brother], Dawn Quested [paternal half-sister]

Abilities [expanded]

Tai has the power to teleport to any place she can see. This isn't limited to direct line of sight, as she can use images of places to travel globally. She also has the ability to stop and rewind time, the limit being a few hours before she begins to experience psychological side effects. She can use these two abilities together to "jump" to the past or teleport when time is stopped. The area of effect of her time manipulation is roughly ten miles in any direction from where she's standing, but she can affect individual people or things directly.

Personality

Traits: Loyal, Generous, Outgoing

Flaws: Manipulative, Merciless

Likes: Reading, poetry, card games, sunny weather

Dislikes: Flying, being late, board meetings

Bio

Our story begins with a woman named Dai Lu Lin. Originally from Hong Kong, she was arranged to be married to the son of a wealthy crime lord who ran a large organization in Madripoor. Dai Lu, who had been an orphan all her life, saw the marriage as a way to propel her forward and accepted it with little resistance.

The marriage was one of convenience more than anything, and while her husband worked as a goon for his father, Dai Lu would go on to learn about organized crime and the inner workings of the family she married into. She also studied law and was permitted to return to Hong Kong to get her degree.

When she returned to Madripoor, Dai Lu found out that her husband's father had been murdered, and a power struggle for the criminal underground had begun. Dai Lu wanted her husband to assume his father's role, something that would, in turn, serve her own desires, but he refused. Incensed by her husband's weakness, Dai Lu poisoned him and tried to assume control of the criminal underworld.

However, she was met with resistance and forced to go into hiding after a failed attempt on her life. Madripoor's criminal underworld continued to crumble as different families tried to assume power, all while Dai Lu waited for the perfect moment to strike again.

During this respite, Dai Lu lived in Hong Kong and worked as an attorney at a small but proifatble law firm. It's here she would meet Azazel, who would make her the offer of a lifetime. If she would bear him a child, he would remove her competition and make it so that she could assume complete control over the criminal underworld in Madripoor. She agreed, and Azazel held up his end of the bargain by slaughtering the smaller crime families and anyone else who would stand against her. Dai Lu held up her end by giving birth to a baby girl.

Dai Lu, now operating under the name Feng [凤], would teach Tai the ways of the world they lived in while also providing her with love, comfort, and protection. Tai has always been a generally happy person, and she and her mother have lived lavishly and generally unbothered. Due to her connection to Azazel, Dai Lu is also a lower ranking member of the Hellfire Club, which means Tai is affiliated as well.

Notes

Tai has worked as a bodyguard for her mother on multiple occasions

Tai was trained in several different martial arts styles from a young age

She has a tattoo down her spine that says "在擁有你之前我不懂得如何去愛" ["I didn't know how to love before I had you." -something her mother said to her]

She's close to the Frost siblings, but closest to Amelie, whom she regards quite highly

Despite her generally sweet exterior, Tai is just as, if not more ruthless than Dai Lu

[unlikelyjedi]

Chapter 5 of The Flower That Blooms In Adversity is up!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so excited for this one!!!!

I got to commission the wonderful @elegiesforshiva for this and I'm so so in love with the final product!!!!

Go read it!!!

(Or just open the fic to view the art, I won't judge)

[bruiisedpetals-a]

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 ?

[..] Perhaps you do not believe what you are doing can truly be classified as evil, perhaps some people will be hurt by the immediate consequences of your actions, but what the masses fail to see is the immense good that will come of your plans. Maybe you act in the name of science, or for your people who have fallen on great tragedy. Maybe you see cracks in a failing system and want to uproot it through chaotic, destructive means to avoid greater tragedy down the line. Maybe you're just in with a bad crowd, but you can't leave them, no matter how unsavory their intentions, because they're your only ticket to your ultimate goals. No matter what, your goals are noble, and you take no joy in wreaking havoc or hurting those in your way... but the evils you partake in are necessary. If you need to play the bad guy to ensure a better future, then you are willing to play that part.

lia flowers ... [ 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃. ]

stolen from @carnagebled ... & tagging (if mumu, pick any/all of yours you'd like) @starsblooded , @innchanted , @gevidana , @vhgr , @dastardlydaemon , @west1rosi , @khalesci + you.

[soulsbetrayed]

@nobuverse replied to your post “"Nope! Not even! Hey, let go!" "I'm sure you'll be...”:

Nobunaga: Ranmaru, for what it's worth...I know your pain. Intimately.

​"Nobunaga-sama, she is a devil." he comments not caring if his Lord sees him all dressed up in a different outfit, "I'm sure she would've killed me with a glare if she could." he adds. This was embarrassing, to be bullied and used as a dress up doll by someone a year younger than him. Not even his brother, Boumaru got away with that.

[evrenjones]

* ⠀𓂃 ♡ ⠀❪   𝓮𝓿𝓻𝓮𝓷 𝓳𝓸𝓷𝓮𝓼  ❫    ‧ ⠀ 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙗𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥, 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩.

Aposto que você não sabia, mas sim! EVREN é morador de Windham! Pertencente à família JONES, ele tem 29 ANOS e trabalha como AUXILIAR DE COZINHA E ESTUDANTE DE ADVOCACIA. Como toda boa cidade pequena, as fofocas correm soltas, e já fiquei sabendo que ele é AUTODIDATA, mas também EXPLOSIVO. Eu pessoalmente já o vi, e sabe o que achei? Que ele é a cara de MERT YAZICIOGLU. Engraçado, não? Típico de um morador daqui!

♡. ( 𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 ) ⠀𓂃 ⠀ ( 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 )

* ⠀𓂃 ♡ ⠀❪  ＨＥＡＤＣＡＮＯＮＳ :

𝐎𝐎𝟏:  Como uma das crianças mais dóceis e gentis de Anessa, Evren cresceu em um ambiente particularmente saudável se comparado ao que tinha antes com a primeira família que lhe adotou. Não era tão consciente das coisas de mundo sendo, portanto, um tanto bobo com relação ao tratamento deferido a si. Meses depois, fora deixado na casa de acolhimento mais uma vez, e assim conheceu Anessa, quem mudaria sua vida completamente.

𝐎𝐎𝟐:  Evren, apesar de ter um pavio curto devido ao desprezo pelas pessoas que parecem menosprezar sua família, com quem ele tem extremo zelo e cuidado, é relativamente agradável quando deseja. Não fosse por seu atento de querer ter mais do que o que pode, provar mais do que o que é, ele com certeza estaria no "Top#01 Melhores Pessoas Para Se Ter Por Perto", contudo, o Jones não almeja somente ser bem reconhecido em sua área de auxílio, da qual se apaixonou mesmo que sem intenção, mas também quer buscar os mais diversos meios de se inteirar dentre os maiorais para que ele mesmo possa se tornar um.

𝐎𝐎𝟑:  Extremamente zeloso, Evren gosta de cozinhar para as pessoas e essa é sua forma de carinho para com alguém. Demonstra através de gestos e sua linguagem é contato físico. É de poucas palavras, isso decerto, mas elas com certeza são notórias e bem pensadas. Por vezes, pode ser insuportável, mas também é garantido que tente compensar por seus estouros impulsivos.

[yunalai]

I doodled Wanderlust AU Qiyana because I am weak and she deserves one (1) happy ending