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Sooo we thinkin “Kimfeather” or “Redael”?
#this is so embarrassing there is literally one canconical sketch of one of these characters#and that’s all I need 😤#women r hot elves r hot elf women r hot#bonus points for crimes™️#tdp art#tdp#the dragon prince#kim’dael#redfeather#dianadraws
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Ghouls on vacation
Totally not inspired by me going to the seaside over the weekend. Not at all.
HEADCANONS UNDER THE CUT, LET'S GO
AETHER
gets everything set up
if there's a Papa nearby, he will make him sit down and rest, no buts
he'll go swimming, but will not put his head under the water. And he'll do at least one dive-bomb to soak any unfortunate soul who is close enough
he'll read crime mistery books while lounging on a deck chair (bonus point if there's a beer in his hand)
he has the Dad™️ fit: flip-flops, swimming trunks (with palm trees or dolphins or pineapples on them), an open hawaian shirt and the sunglasses and baseball cap combo
RAIN
knows how to surf
idk how or when or where he'd learn, but he DOES
also the sun brings out his bioluminescent spots (the biology probably doesn't check out but idc, I headcanon that he has bioluminescent freckles and the sun brings out freckles so)
(in his human glamour), he doesn't tan a lot (I might be projecting but it's *MY* headcanon and *I* get to choose the bitch that will simply not tan 😤)
if possible, he'll unglamour just to dive as deep as he can go
he's the bastard that brings out the pretty rocks and seashells
might also befriend a fish or two while he's at it
he pulls the "my hair is wet so I have to shake the water off OH NO I WAS STANDING TOO CLOSE AND SOMEONE GOT SPRAYED this surely was not on purpouse I would never 🥺👉🏻👈🏻"
PHANTOM
he'd be a bit scared to go in at first, but ultimately would get coaxed into it
he swims by doggy paddling for the better part of his time at the beach. He knows how to swim, that's just more fun to him
builds sandcastles (and honestly slays at it)
hates the feeling of salt in his hair after it dries, so Cumulus brings a water bottle along so he can rinse it out when he gets out of the sea
he gets HUNGRY after a swim
tries to dive along with Rain, but isn't able to go as deep since he's not a water Ghoul. He will, however, make it his job to point out pretty seashells and demand Rain gets them for him
SWISS
an absolute heathen in the water
he'll creep up behind people (mostly Dew or Phantom) and push their head under the water
he steals a bucket from Phantom and uses it to absolutely SOAK Aurora with the water he scoops from the sea
he tans both in human glamour and in actual Ghoul form
also knows how to surf (dude bro energy fr fr)
he'll be a menace and playfully tease and torment everyone but as soon as someone tells him to stop, he'll be on his best behaviour
reminds everyone to drink water (resorted to throwing a bottle at Rain's head one time cuz he would ignore him and refuse to stop swimming. Rain listened immediately)
DEWDROP
hair in a high bun IMMEDIATELY, will NOT let them get wet
unless Swiss pulls him under, but that usually warrants Swiss getting chased up and down the beach for 15 minutes with a fuming (HAH) Dew behind him
he'd bring a sunshade umbrella to stick in the sand (and then not use it cuz he likes to bask in the sun)
he'd also join Phantom in his sandcastle endeavours by digging a moat around the structure
will swim, but only for a little bit, he'd rather make himself sizzle in the sun
he doesn't really tan, but also doesn't get a sunburn (something something fire Ghoul)
Cumulus still manhandles him into putting on sunscreen (as she does with everyone)
MOUNTAIN
THE SUN MAKES HIS FRECKLES SO PROMINENT AND EVERYONE LOOKS AT HIM LIKE 💖👄💖
usually throws his hair into a haphazard bun and leaves it like that for the entire time
he jumps into the water EXCLUSIVELY by diving headfirst
he doesn't mind the salt on his skin after he dries off, he's used to the grime from the greenhouse and the gardens anyways
he tans, and the freckles on his shoulders/back/collarbone get much more visible as well
his cheeks also get a bit pinker from the sun and everyone calls him adorable because of it
will observe the local flora and fauna, he just can't help himself honestly (and he WILL tell Rain all the sea life fun facts he knows)
drinks only water, but occasionally he'll treat himself to a pre-mixed cocktail if Cumulus brings any (she always does)
CUMULUS
mom friend fr
brings an extra tube of sunscreen (both for the body and the face) just in case someone forgets
manhandles EVERYONE into putting it on
also brings some extra towels in case someone gets theirs wet by accident or forgets it completely
she packs snacks and fruit, as well as drinks (the cooler bag carried by Aether, of course)
she likes swimming, and doesn't mind diving or getting her hair wet (her hair gets really curly and fluffy when it's dry and everyone thinks it's the cutest thing ever)
reads romance novels
she steals the sunshade from Dew, he doesn't need it anyways
helps people to brush out their hair if they need it after a swim
the only person who could convince Rain to get out of the water immediately
CIRRUS
Rich Wine Aunt energy and she shows it
black bikini with a black sheer robe over it
big sunglasses and a big ass hat as well
she doesn't really go swimming a lot, she preferes to tan
reads horror novels on the beach
usually drinks a cosmopolitan cocktail while she lounges, sometimes (although rarely) a beer
she keeps her hair down for the added Dramatic Effect
she keeps everyone (or at least the Ghouls not in the water) cool with her air magic (Dew asked her to stop doing that for him cuz he likes burning in the sun)
will not tolerate being bothered in her peace (she will, actually, but she'll be extremely annoyed about it)
SUNSHINE
much like Dew, she loves to bask in the warmth of the sun
her hair gets hella curly and bouncy from the salt water
she has a whole "after tanning" routine so her skin won't get messed up
also she tans quite a lot
uses a tanning jam
likes to nap under the sunshade with Cumulus
she puts on headphones, plays some music aaaaand she's dozing off
the third surfer of the group (YES I'M HAVING "MALIBU RISING" BRAINROT IT'S SUCH A GOOD SUMMER BOOK)
makes necklaces out of the shells Rain picks up (if she manages to convince him to give some up)
star shaped sunglasses
AURORA
helps Phantom build sandcastles
also brings pretty rocks (and steals shells from Rain when he's not there) to decorate them
she LOVES swimming and diving
"her hair turns bright pink in salt water" ~@ligovskaya (okay Barbie mermaid toy moment 💅🏻✨️)
she does her nails on theme (either to do with the sea, the beach, fish, so on and so forth)
is in the process of learning how to surf and is being taught by Sunshine
she likes to listen to music but like on an ipod shuffle with wired headphones
has heart shaped sunglasses (got them from Sunshine cuz she decided that she's adopting Aurora as a sister, therefore they have to match)
she has the cutest, frilliest pink bathing suit (she's a pink girlie to me)
uses a tanning jam as well, but mostly because it smells nice
okay, this is it for now, I will gladly do other Ghouls or Papas if you guys want, you can pop into my ask box as well :3
✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ reblogs are appreciated ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧
#the band ghost#ghost band#nameless ghoul#nameless ghouls#mountain ghoul#nameless ghoul mountain#rain ghoul#nameless ghoul rain#phantom ghoul#nameless ghoul phantom#aeon ghoul#nameless ghoul aeon#aether ghoul#nameless ghoul aether#dewdrop ghoul#nameless ghoul dewdrop#swiss ghoul#nameless ghoul swiss#cirrus ghoulette#nameless ghoulette cirrus#cumulus ghoulette#nameless ghoulette cumulus#sunshine ghoulette#nameless ghoulette sunshine#aurora ghoulette#nameless ghoulette aurora#duckmer thinks#ghost band headcanons#nameless ghoul headcanons
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Liverpool Night 3 Surprise Song ✨Breakdown✨:
A lyrical breakdown of course…
Let’s get started on the sheer importance of this combination of songs- CAUSE WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS
Carolina + no body, no crime
Carolina as in KARLI-e??
Anyway, she had that smirk on her face and called this the “murder Mash-up”?!!! Murder of what darling? Possibly Taylor Swift™️? I digress, lyric time:
Lonesome I'll always stay / Carolina knows / Why for years I roam / Free as these birds, light as whispers
Translated to: Karlie knows why Taylor roams from man to man and is so “lonesome” in the public eye. After all she’s just as free as any musician right…?
And you didn't see me here / No, they never did see me here
Translated to: the fans didn’t see her there with Karlie, no they never really saw her with karlie. Most of them never saw the intent behind Taylor’s eyes when she looked at Karlie, and vice versa. :(
And she's in my dreams / Into the mist, into the clouds
Oh, Carolina knows / Why for years they've said /That I was guilty as sin / And sleep in a liar's bed /But the sleep comes fast
Translation: Karlie knows why the fans have said for years that she’s gay and sleeps in another liars bed (aka Karlie’s), however she lives peacefully when she’s alone with her lover, and simultaneously lies to the public weekly about her real lover.
No body, no crime as in if there’s no evidence than it never happened??
Much like how she emphasized “infidelity” when she sings
Her husband’s actin’ different and it smells like infidelity.
How very telling of whether or not the same muse in the first song (Karlie) has a ‘faithful’ husband (-when you’re in a lavender marriage it is different morally, but to the public it is disloyalty to even consider he is with anyone other than her)
I think I’m gonna call him out
Maybe as in… I don’t know… 🏳️🌈call her husband out of the closet… coughs in coumingoutlor*
ALSO just an added bonus is the sheer amount of times she emphasizes the word “SHE” in the performance… there’s way more than just this short clip 🏳️🌈✨💅
The manuscript + Red
The Manuscript as in the ENTIRE torrid affair?!
Whilst reading this part of the analysis keep in mind that I believe that the manuscript is most likely from Karlie’s point of view in the future, it may be from Taylor’s, but it makes the most sense as Karlie’s POV.
Now and then she rereads the manuscript / Of the entire torrid affair
Now and then Karlie remembers (aka rereading) a time (a manuscript) full of ‘difficulty and tribulation’ (the definition of torrid), that was her lavender marriage to Josh.
They compared their licenses
I believe that this could possibly be about Taylor & Karlie in the way that Taylor has a drivers license but Karlie has a Marriage License in the era of this memory.
He said, "I'm not a donor but / I'd give you my heart if you needed it"
Gay best friend offers to give Karlie his heart, or at least his legal (-and for show) heart if she needs it.
And the years passed / Like scenes of a show
From there the marriage begins, and much like a show, Karlie and Josh are constantly performing.
Then the actors / Were hitting their marks/ And the slow dance/ Was alight with the sparks / And the tears fell / In synchronicity with the score
This is her looking back at the lavender marriage/ bearding time of their public relationship. The actors (aka the girls and their men) truly were hitting their marks and convincing the public of a romance worthy of a small Nicolas sparks novel. Obviously this isn’t a happy thing to look back on, and with the pretend comes all the times she wished she could just be done with the agony of pretending all the time. The agony that caused her so many years at the time.
And at last / She knew what the agony had been for
At last, present day (the future) Karlie knows why they did it, she looks back and knows they made the right decision because something good has clearly come from it.
The only thing that's left is the manuscript / One last souvenir from my trip to your shores
The only thing that’s left are the memories of this time.
Now and then I reread the manuscript / But the story isn't mine anymore
Now and then she remembers, but she’s out now. The story isn’t hers anymore. She isn’t in the closet anymore.
Red as in
Remembering him comes in flashbacks and echoes / Tell myself it's time now gotta let go/ But moving on from him is impossible / When I still see it all in my head
IF you have read this, tell me how I’m wrong when this entire combination of surprise songs so obviously has an invisible string CONNECTING THEM all together. (not so invisible now 😉) Because no I didn’t pick and choose what lyrics from red Taylor sang night 3. She did that herself. AND THESE WERE what TAYLOR Alison SWIFT chose to play directly after the manuscript.
Happy pride month people 🏳️🌈✨💗
#Liverpool night 3#taylor swift#the eras tour#peep one of my fav songs 😍#carolina#no body no crime#the manuscript#red#taylor alison swift#the woman you are#an absolutely remarkable thing#gay icons#kaylor#karlie kloss#gaylor swift#gaylor#lgbetty#koincidences#an invisible string#ties it all together#acoustic set#surprise songs#lyric breakdown#lyric analysis#pride month#lesbian#lets go lesbians#friends of dorothea#the tortured poets department#the pr of it all
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Nothing will ever get me as soft as mc looking towards Viktor for judgment/assurance on a new person
On a fluffier note, how would the Ro’s (towards the beginning) respond to looking at mc and noticing them exchanging the
judgement look™️
Viktor and MC really are the besties that communicate with a glance lmfao.
Theo: Makes jokes about it, but also low key pays attention to how Viktor reacts. Someway, somehow, Vik always ends up being right about people.
Luci: Found it amusing in boarding school. Now it makes them sad because they know no good opinions of them are exchanged in those glances.
Amri: Those glances are cutting, holy shit. One bad joke and they already feel like they’re on Viktor’s shit list.
Cameron: Can physically feel the judgement pouring out of the both of you whenever you’re together. Very uncomfy cause they know Viktor can and would commit crimes for you.
Charlie: Was a bit weirded out at first, but soon realized just how much MC and Vik rely on each other. Besides, they’re in the in-group now, so they kinda use the glances to judge people the same way Theo does.
Penny: She gets it. Growing up in a close knit community often leads you to relying on others when it comes to assessing danger.
Harlow: Doesn’t really care. They realize that obviously friends of 10+ years are going to know and trust each other super well.
Avery: Honestly, they’re nervous about the looks at first because it feels like they’re being sized up.
Wraith: They have no clue what the hell is going on at any point in time. They hardly notice.
Viktor: Of course, he barely even notices the two of you doing it now. It’s natural, like second nature. He finds comfort in knowing the two of you are on the same page regardless.
Bonus!
Vik & MC:
#disenchantedif#answered asks#luci rivera#theo parker#viktor orlov#cameron fletcher#??? (the wraith)#avery monroe#penny eliades#harlow mitchell#amri singh#charlie ortiz
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um hello!! im very new to comics, but of the characters I’ve seen so far, I really like Barbara and I was just wondering if you had any comic recommendations on where to start..? its very confusing trying to get into it all, but I’d like to be able to hold a conversation about someone I find interesting with my boyfriend so I can hear him info dump on me more cus he’s deep into dc so :)
Hi!!! That is so sweet omg 😭 Welcome to the weird wonderful world of comics!!! and also i’m so sorry for what I’m abt to throw at you lmao
Since you’ve sent this ask into an Oracle-centric blog, I’m gonna keep this rec list Oracle!Babs-centric (& also encourage my fellow mods to add on if they also have some recs!) I actually don’t have a whole lot of recs for Batgirl!Babs anyways, but I’ll be tagging my gen dc blog at the end in case you’d like to talk abt those or any other characters!
Also before I get Into the recs, I wanna give you some words of encouragement: there’s no right or wrong way to read! You’re also likely gonna have some well a lot of confusion at the beginning, esp bc there will be Events™️ that have ramifications™️ and you’re not always given full context of what’s come before or what’s happening concurrently with what you’re reading. I’ve been doing this for awhile and if I’ve learned anything, it’s that the more that you read & explore, the more fun you’ll have & the more things will usually start to make sense! But it’s all gotta start somewhere first! :D and you’ve def chosen a great character to be your launching point!
Im gonna be hopping around a bit in my recs here but I’ll try to keep it mostly in chronological order. That said, first up:
Suicide Squad (1987) - she appeared semi-regularly starting in #23! This was also her debut as Oracle! I really enjoyed the overall run & would normally highly recommend it, but also want to warn that it’s a pretty heavy read in terms of content itself (canon-typical violence ofc esp for a SuiSq comic, discussions of suicide ideation, period typical stereotyping/‘subversion’ of said stereotypes, but that’s a deeper discussion for a different blog) For that reason, I don’t necessarily recommend it for a first-time reader, esp if you’re wanting to solely focus on Babs. Team books usually aren’t super great when you’re reading for an individual character, in my experience, esp in a case like this where the character isn’t always necessarily part of the team or appears sporadically enough to disrupt the flow of following a storyline.
Birds of Prey (1999) - This team book breaks that prev rule tho, bc Babs is the leader & is in Damn near every issue of this run 😂 There’s several smaller team-ups before the main ‘99 run (BoP:Manhunt, BoP:Wolves, etc), which are also good as a prelude before the main run itself. This will be the longest thing that will give you a LOT to parse through & ymmv with a lot of it. (Dixon & Simone are the most prominent writers for it & without getting Into It they each have their Issues™️ & Crimes™️) It also crosses over with a few events/references others. Imo it’s a good window into what comics are like overall, esp when you get into a longer run with multiple writers at the helm. But it has an added bonus of keeping a pretty small cast at its forefront (for about half the run, it’s solely Babs n Dinah!) It also has a follow-up run in 2010 which is broken up by-
Oracle: The Cure - (technically a 3-issue mini-series but!!!) this one’s a culmination of Oracle & Calculator’s (it’s not rivalry? That can’t be the right word… Uhhh, nemesis-sitch?) from BoP & leads right into bringing Babs back to Gotham in Steph’s Batgirl run as well as the next BoP run I mentioned just a sec ago. It’s what I like to call connective (t)issues lol. Ymmv I think depending on if you’ve read BoP ‘99/TT ‘03 beforehand, but I hadn’t read a lot of TT before reading it at the time, and I enjoyed it a lot!
A couple individual issues I wanna suggest:
Batman Chronicles #5 - Oracle: Year One!!!!! Cannot rec this one enough!!! In lieu of reading Killing Joke (which really only serves Bruce, Joker, Jim Gordon’s characters) read this!!! LICHERALLY her origin in coming into her own as Oracle!!! This one is THE place to start, actually, before you read anything start here 😂
Batman: Gotham Knights #6 - okay, this one is admittedly a self-indulgent rec. Without spoiling the plot, it’s CLASSIC soap-opera level shit. The TENSION at play & the layers of Bruce & Babs dynamic, the messiness of the batfam!!! 👌 *chefs kiss* GK as a run in general too was a LOT of fun for me & Babs is a pretty prominent player in much of it, but this issue rlly takes the cake for me ngl
And to tie it all together for an extra couple of Important Event recs that you’ll run into esp if you pick up BoP first:
Batman: No Man’s Land - okay, this event was a Behemoth. It’s a LOT to read, but it is REALLY good imo as a launching point for where Bat-comics were at the start of the millennium. Babs takes the narrative role SO many times throughout & she rlly comes into her own by becoming a linchpin for the info system she builds for the batfam. Again, I don’t wanna discourage you when I say it’s a Long read, bc it’s well worth it imo, but also 100% okay to skip when you’re just starting out! It’s a big time sink!
Batman: Officer Down - okay put away the meme forJUST A SEC, our old friend Jim Gordon’s been shot & it’s up to Batma- oh wait bruce sulks by Jim’s bedside while Babs rallies the troops and GETS SHIT DONE to find who shot her dad? INTERESTING 🧐 In all seriousness tho, & compared to NML, this is a much easier bite-sized event that can give you a taste of what Event/crossoverComics™️ are generally like 👍
Bruce Wayne: Murderer?/Fugitive - okay so, take that same energy of the batfam having to Put In The Work to help Bruce out & flip it around bc now Bruce is the Main Suspect. The drama, the Intrigue™️. Pretty much everyone in the fam gets a moment to shine & this is def peak of how Babs fits into the fam during this era. This one runs a bit on the longer side & babs is again, more of a support role here, but god damn I loved it a lot!
I feel like I’m obligated to at least Mention Batman: War Games, mostly to note that it finally shakes the foundation of Oracle being the batfam’s main support (her CLOCKTOWER gets nerfed in this event 😭) If you read all of BoP and skip over this event & then are confused abt why Babs is suddenly being ejected from Gotham, just remember that her clocktower gets blown up, Steph dies, Bruce n Babs have a falling out & that’s basically why Babs starts flying around the country & settles in Metropolis for a bit instead of going back to Gotham. I reread this event at least once a year bc it gave me brainworms, I can not in good conscience recommend it to anyone bc no one understands her (War Games) like i do 💕 Godspeed if you decide to read it o7
Other recs/mentions:
Batgirl (2000) - okay if you end up reading NML, you’ll be introduced to Cass in it, & this run picks up with her. Babs is in it a LOT at the beginning as supporting cast to Cass (up to War Games ofc, but I won’t say much more abt that lol) I’m ngl, when I was trying to get more into comics, this run was what HOOKED me
Batgirl (2009) - so in a similar vein, Babs also features as a support for Steph too in her batgirl run. It’s… different from Cass’ run, but I also rlly love this one too. And also am forever bitter that the Batgirls run didn’t realize their potential BUT WE’RE NOT GETTING INTO THAT HERE.
Gonna mention Batman: Gotham Knights one more time bc again, while Babs isn’t a main focus, I think it’s rlly good at tying the batfam together during that era & giving a reader glimpses into other characters/dynamics. I think I got more out of it after I had read a few other runs from this time period (namely Robin, Azrael & some prominent stuff with Huntress), but can also see it as a potential launching point for new readers too 👍 if you wanna get more into the batfam/Batman but are intimidated by the Big Runs, this can potentially be a good bridge!
Gonna rapid fire mention that Babs as Oracle has a lot of appearances in Robin (93), Nightwing (96), JLA (96), Azrael (95) and obvsly Batman/Detective Comics from the 90s into 00s. I’ve read a few of these runs, and ymmv depending on how attached you may get to certain characters. But that’s what comics is all about! Getting attached and exploring other characters n teams n stuff!
A Gen note that I wanna end on: I wasn’t exaggerating when I said earlier abt how the more you read the more you’ll have fun. I can’t even begin to count the number of times that I’ve read something from a 90s/00s comic & was essentially jumpscared by a sudden Oracle cameo that I wasn’t expecting! She pops up in so many things throughout the universe at the time!!! She was THE info broker for all the supers!!! It makes me so insane that DC threw that all away to magi-cure her and demote her back to batgirl when she had grown so much 😭
anyways I hope you have fun!!! And again if you’re ever looking for other recs my more Gen dc blog is @dyketectivecomics! If my fellow mods or anyone else have some recs to add or to dispute haha, I’ll be tagging this so others can see/rb/reply to add their recs too 👍
Okay! \o/ that’s all I got for now! Happy reading anon!!!!
#barbara gordon#oracle#oracle day#birds of prey#reading rec#~randy#added a cut bc length 👍 and to add a warning that this isn’t just a list#I wanted to include some commentary bc having a reading list is good sometimes#but also having a Guide™️ is what I’m ultimately aiming for when I’m curating my lists now in 2024#esp bc I’m gonna be revamping the duke list soon but THATS a convo for the duke blog 😂#okay enough tag rambles. I hope this helps anon! sorry it took a Hot Sec!#you sent this right as the holidays were swinging at me full force 😭
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Standard isekai premise where generic black/brown haired highschooler protag gets hit by a truck and ends up in a video game inspired high fantasy realm and becomes a super cool adventurer with every convenient super power and a harem of hot elf, cat, and/or slime girl companions etc etc.
But in the middle or second half of each episode, it cuts back to a side plot of the protag’s hometown, where a grizzled detective is trying to solve the case of the protag’s disappearance. Getting testimonies from protag’s friends at school, their grieving family, their teachers, even the driver who drove the truck that hit him before he seemingly disappeared off the face of the Earth. Trying to piece everything together, slowly going insane and getting desperate over the lack of leads. They never found a body, the driver said he hit him one minute, but the second he got out of the car, the kid wasn’t there. No blood. No body. Nothing. It just doesn’t make sense…
All of this is played like completely straight gritty slow burn seinen crime drama/thriller, while protag is off having wacky magical iesekai adventures in the A plot.
Bonus points if either:
A) the two plots finally converge in the final season/series finale where the detective somehow makes it to the fantasy world. Leading to a scene where the now at thier limit™️ detective yells out a now op overlord king protag about wasting detective’s time and never even attempting to get back to or contact thier world while his disappearance caused so much grief for protag’s family at home.
B) the two plots stay separate for the entire, with A plot ending on a happy note where protag is the cool and loved king of the realm, and the B plot ending on a purposefully nihilistic note where the case is shelved by the police and the now disgraced detective is left hunted by the questions they have and weather or not there was something supernatural going on…
Because I don’t know which would be funnier.
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top 5 new trivia u learned about the Wild West Times(tm) when u were doing research for Barton Hollow? hehe
Ooooooh fun! Everybody grab your blankets and gather 'round the campfire while I teach you some western trivia!
5. It's all about dried food. Dried meat (beef, bacon) and dried fruit (apples, raisin, apricots, occasion berries and prunes) were a big part of a cowboy's diet. And then coffee was the cowboy's drink of choice when it wasn't alcohol.
4. Stealing horses seems like it'd be easy since they're just tied to posts, but it's more complicated than that. First, horses were branded to mark their owners so that's one way to be caught. Not to mention—considering horses are animals with minds of their own—they may not cooperate with you when you try to steal them! Stealing horses was considered a terrible crime because it's akin to stealing someone's car today. Penalty for it was death via hanging. I originally was going to have Silco and reader steal a horse for her but then decided not to cause it would just open up a whole new can of worms I didn't want to deal with in the short time I had in the story.
3. Cowboys rolled their own cigarettes and didn't take to factory-made cigarettes kindly and called them "sissy sticks" or "pimp sticks" cause only pimps could afford them. (Would like to thank beta reader @astudyincontrasts for pointing out the readymade cigarette I originally had Silco smoke before she suggested rolling his own! It honestly was perfect because it parallels him prepping his cigars in the show.)
2. Not necessarily about Wild West Times ™️ but I actually tried to do the math on how long travel would take between towns. From real life Barton, AL to Pride is 4 miles and from Pride to Muscle Shoals is 10 miles. And the average horse can cover 20-25 miles a day at a slow pace. Knowing all that, I tried to keep in mind the times of the day (morning, afternoon, or night) when they left and arrived for continuity.
1. Split skirts!!!! By far my favorite trivia as a non-binary demifemme myself. I have reader buying one in her makeover and I fell in love with the garment. Women used them both for horseback riding and also later bicycles. It's essentially a pair of very loose slacks that have a row of buttons that allow you to add a panel of fabric to the front to give it the appearance of a typical skirt. They're very similar to Japanese hakama in fact. I joked on twitter with cosplay friends that split skirts are just cowboy hakamas and we dubbed them "Yeehaw hakamas" or more aptly "yeehakamas!"
Bonus trivia: I looked up hair dyeing practices for back in the day to figure out how I could give Jinx believable blue hair in the setting. People dyed their hair with berries so I made her a natural blonde because obviously that wouldn't work on someone with darker hair.
Thank you so much for this ask @juniper-sunny. I hope you learned something fun!
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how do you think kook would be as a dad?? i get so soft whenever i think about this
i always wake up to the cutest asks is2g
i’ve been very into dilf koo lately so your timing is great
*cracks knuckles* i think he’d be the most incredible dad 🥺😔
he would drop anything and everything for his kid. literally everything. he never wants his child to think that there’s smth more important than them to daddy. he’d sing them to sleep every single day and just sit there looking at them and smiling and thinking about how lucky he is and how much he loves them
writing songs for his babies 😭
he’d be super attentive and thoughtful, taking notice of every little thing and detail. he’d want to be prepared for everything and have a bag ready for every occasion: sleepovers, trips to the doctor’s office, family outings, etc. he can tell what his child wants before they can even babble anything. ya cold? daddy’s got your blankie right here. baby wants the binky? don’t worry fam i gotchu. toy?? here’s a stuffed bunny that daddy embroidered just for you. it says JK ♡ (baby’s name) bonus points if he has a fanny pack
he’s his child’s best friend, protector, role model, and partner in crime all rolled into one. he wants to be the safest place they know, the person they can share everything with and never feel judged. he’d pass down to them his wisdom and always encourage them to be who they are and to live and love freely bc we all know that man lives for his passions
he’d watch cartoons with his kid and be totally invested in the shows. he’d be on time for all of the episodes and record ones that he’d miss bc of whatever reason. he’d swear that it’s bc his child loves it and not bc he, a grown ass man, has developed an obsession with children’s cartoons
he’d spoil the heck out of them with toys and snacks. can never say no when they ask for ice cream or candy (they inherited his sparkly bambi eyes!! who can say no when those big ass things are staring at you!!) but would always be like “you can’t tell mommy i’m letting you have ice cream. this stays between us, got it?”
yk how he’s super playful with the boys and would randomly pick them up and spin them around and all that stuff? i think he’d be the same way with his kid, always letting them sit on his shoulders or holds them in his arms while he runs around the room to make it feel like they’re flying. but since he’s a Certified Muscle Bunny™️ and doesn’t realize how strong he is (especially in comparison to the little one) maybe he accidentally bumps their head on smth and flips tf out. spends days apolozing and making up to his baby even tho it didn’t even hurt and children have a 0.5-second attention span. after The Incident occurs, whenever he tries to play superman with his kid again he’d make sure they’re fully prepared for any injury :(( so helmets, kneepads, elbow pads, etc
when they’re sick he’d constantly watch over them to make sure they’re okay, give them their meds, sooth them to sleep. he’d stay up day and night, and it’s not until they’re fully nursed back to health that he would give himself permission to rest
he’d try to instil into them a love and passion for banana milk as baby bc he’s nothing if not a Banana Milk Enthusiast™️. would 100% advocate to let his kid have banana milk instead of breast milk or formula
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your rebellion.
request: hello *eyebrows* could i request a moriarty brothers (+moran??) with an s/o who’s for the cause™️ like they do the social change work/revolution?? like the traditional rebelión vs theirs? bonus points if there’s agnst because that person is targeted/hurt by nobels because of being for the people™️? sorry if that makes no sense!!
# tags: headcanons; current relationships; romance; bit of angst/drama; rather sfw
includes: gender neutral reader ft. william james moriarty, louis james moriarty, albert james moriarty & sebastian moran {mtp}
author’s note: hope i understood your request well :((
— WILLIAM
↘ If you have similar opinions to him, you can be sure that he will be eager to meet you; the fact that you will become a really harmonious and wonderful couple after time is really nothing unusual. It was known from the beginning.
↘ William will certainly want to ‘use’ you for his plans to destroy the nobility; like, if you know how to play chess, damn, you will surely be tasked with playing with some noble to get to know him better and then drive him insane. If you know how to bake, you can make a sweet cake with poison or an ingredient that the person is allergic to. If you like banquets, you can seduce someone and then let things go on.
↘ You two are a great duo and you understand each other without words.
↘ Nevertheless, if you ever get hurt (even gentle and harmless) you can be sure that William will arrange the bills with the nobleman himself.
↘ Nobody has the right to touch or hurt his beloved lover.
— LOUIS
↘ He would be indescribably amazed. You looked like a person from the nobility, but then it turned out that you just have a well-paid job and you rent an apartment with an elderly, extremely polite woman, so you always walk well-groomed and in pretty, clean clothes.
↘ I think your and Louis’ story are very similar; I mean, you used to be a sickly child, but luckily everything ended well and you are now where you are.
↘ I also think that unlike to William, Louis won’t be in favor of you taking any active part in their ‘Making a better place for people’ plan. Maybe he’ll ask you to search for various articles? Or old medical examinations, books, checks and photos?
↘ Sounds like a great idea; so you will work in secret and he’ll always check how you are doing, sometimes bringing you your favorite cake, cookies, fruit or something warm to drink. If you like, it can also be a glass of wine or a tasty whiskey.
↘ However, if anything bad happens to you; you will be attacked, hit or mocked, he’ll definitely stand up for you and will even be ready to ask their brothers or other relatives for some ‘help’, if you know what I mean.
— ALBERT
↘ You met in unusual circumstances; at a huge banquet, where your fake smile on nobles (both men and women, and even children) caught his green eyes. That same evening you talked over a glass of cold champagne, and he shared his story with you.
↘ You were curious about his work and he saw in your glowing gaze that you want to help him. After all, you had a very similar way of thinking and perceiving the current world.
↘ And ohhh, honey. You don’t even know how helpful you’ve been thanks to your all contacts in many bars, libraries, theaters and shops.
↘ These were the perfect places for the beautiful crimes that Albert’s younger brother always planned.
↘ Your job was quite dangerous; after all, driving around and exploring new places involved the possibility of being kidnapped, stolen or beaten, but luckily in every case, Albert would have rushed to your rescue very quickly. Additionally, I think that as a thank you for your all hard work, he would teach you some fighting techniques, both hand-to-hand and that one with using a knife or a small gun.
↘ He would be worried, of course, but he wouldn’t forbid you from working for his brother; he saw how much fun it was for you to punish all those hideous nobles who had no respect for anyone but themselves.
— SEBASTIAN
↘ He would immediately think your contempt for the nobility is reeeeeally sexy. Yeah, yeah, he’s a simple guy, so he’ll just say it right to your pretty face (with that little smirk, you know) and then offer to cooperate. He will introduce you to the Moriarty brothers and even to Fred, and so your friendship (later relationship) and the planning of joint ‘crimes’ will begin.
↘ He’s very fascinated by your ideas and your willingness to be baited; no matter if it’s an old man, a pretty woman or a middle-aged married couple. You will play your role as another, perfect noble to get closer to them, and then stab them in the back so that they will know true agony and suffer repentance for their gross sins.
↘ Sebastian will always protect you, either up close or far away. He won’t let anyone hurt you.
↘ He’ll definitely never miss when it comes to a hand on your shoulder or a head next to your ear or mouth.
↘ Although he cheers for you, he’s also very worried about your person and he don’t want you to feel bad or awkward at random moment. He’s so protective and sweet when he’s jealous... You love him unimaginably much and he loves you too.
#— 🍓#yuukoku no moriarty#yuukoku no moriarty x reader#yuukoku no moriarty x you#moriarty the patriot headcanons#moriarty the patriot#moriarty the patriot x reader#moriarty the patriot x you#william james moriarty headcanon#william james moriarty x reader#louis james moriarty headcanon#louis james moriarty x reader#albert james moriarty headcanon#albert james moriarty x reader#sebastian moran headcanons#sebastian moran x reader
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Some people in this fandom really out here making a bad thing even worse, and when they see other people choosing not to do that, they're really out here like, you're stupid, I much Smart™️
I'm not sure where this idea that nihilism and pessimism and making things much darker than they actually are is intellectualism, but it's not. Happy isn't a bad word. Wanting something better isn't a bad thing. Not wanting things to be as possibly awful for Dean as they can be does not make you any less intelligent or insightful. Though, I promise when I see someone daydreaming about the worst case scenarios, insisting that things should be interpreted to be worse than they were in canon, I certainly take pause and think about how much that person actually cares about Dean, and 10/10, it's usually that they don't care about Dean. He's a social experiment, a target for their worst, most sadistic fantasies, hell, even a cool literary feat where it's fun to make things even more awful. But not someone they love or care about (and no, "it's just fiction" only goes so far as an excuse, I'm sorry to say. There comes a point where, after seeing someone be this creepy, you have to wonder what's going on inside their minds. And more often than not, it's not anything good)
Welp, I'm not going to apologize for the fact that he's more than that to me and that I actually care about him and love him, and the fact that he's helped and taught me a lot, nor am I going to apologize for always wanting something better for him, and that that's not going to change. Wishing that he'd gotten to have his own life, a family, meet a women and have his own children that he chose to have and weren't forced upon him, hell, just that he got to live and choose a life for himself, that isn't a crime. And if that makes me somehow cognitively inferior in this fandom, well, that's just a bonus, because after everything I've seen of this fandom, I'm not sure the Fandom Seal of Approval™️ is actually a good thing
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Mafia Jin Universe
EXO!Mafia Cast List (w/ bonus kink list)
BOSS SUHO’S MEN: EXO LTD.
What would happen if you made an entire team of face men?
What tired expectations might people have of men who look like that, and how could you use those prejudices against them - to not only defeat them, but eradicate them completely?
Boss Suho may be descended from the old families, and he may have the ears of most of the Houses, however, his plans are anything but traditional. It’s unclear quite how high he wants to climb within the crime world, but with a successful ‘company’ front, low headcounts, sustainable profits, and some of the best con men in the game on his payroll, ...the sky’s the limit.
Z. Tao
Position: Assassin; knives and ropes specialist, Legendary Level Mercenary.
Originally only participating on select high-level missions, Tao’s abilities as an espionage operative and deadly martial artist proved too good to pass up and he was added to the team on a permanent basis. He often grumbles loudly about wanting peace and quiet but he’s secretly in love with pretty much every one of his team mates and eggs on their stupid jokes and post-mission antics just as much as the next person. Kinks: soft/size kink, baby talk, aftercare, sugar!daddy
Baekhyun
Position: Hacker; tech specialist, Spy; Hidden Right-hand.
Appearing to all but a select few as ‘just the resident hacker’ of the group, Baekhyun is actually the hidden right-hand to Boss Suho. As such he is able to secretly feed information both ways, making sure that the team is never splintered through betrayal or infighting. Finds technological ineptitude particularly grating in his fellow team mates, yet has nothing but nostalgic love for everything analogue.
Kinks: switch, nimble, dp, blindfolding, submission, soft->harsh!dom
Sehun
Position/s: Gunman; precision sniper, Body/wetwork; rookie.
Eager to please, but also easy to upset. Sehun is far too serious for his young age, spending a good deal of his time trying to needlessly prove himself to his elders. As a sniper he is unparalleled (except perhaps by Minseok or Kris on a really good day) but where he shows real promise is in tactical body/wetwork, quickly becoming irreplaceable within any operation after his recent addition to the team. Spends too much time with the face men.
Kinks: dom->pleaser / attention seeker, watcher/voyeur
Luhan
Position/s: Finance, Producer; public face.
Whether its moving money in the shadows or front page day-trading, if backing is needed Luhan is the man to provide or procure it, however his love for cheap thrills means he can be more of a liability to the team than initially expected. Often has to be rescued from himself, although, this can make him quite effective as a distraction. Prefers to work with Minseok operating as his personal bodyguard.
Kinks: oral fixation, soft!fem dom, watcher/voyeur, threesomes, brat
Kris
Position: Point-man, Head of Wetwork, Operator; No. 2.
Nothing but the best; trained, disciplined, explicit. Taking orders from Suho alone, Kris runs all field operations, calling out plays and controlling the team. Whilst he is nothing but professional on the job, he’s the first to get in trouble the second he’s off the clock, and has way too many vices to name, ...well, maybe not before he gets to know you personally...
Kinks: daddy, sport fucking, exhibitionism, attention, excess
Yixing
Position/s: Lead Tactical Bodywork, Honey-trap; face man.
Experienced and hard-working, Yixing works tactical operations under Kris, most often assuming the position of inside-man prior to an operation’s start. Is an experienced fighter and rightly so leads tactical bodywork ops, but his work as a honey-trap/fake mark has resulted in some unexpected successes across a handful of missions, causing Suho to promote him to full time face man.
Kinks: sexy™️, baby girl, dirty talker, over stimulation, spontaneous sex
Jongdae
Position: Planner, Close-work Thief and Con-artist; face man.
Dae works best in the center of an operation, up close and personal with the mark. Used primarily for moving thievery and con work, Dae can also stretch to long-term undercover work and intimidation/bodywork. Likes to play at honey-trap but can’t stop falling for the marks. Can successfully lift objects off of marks without breaking eye contact, enjoys repeatedly stealing Chanyeol’s watch and waiting for him to notice.
Kinks: tease, voyeur, punishment, overstimulation, bondage, Sir ™️
Kyungsoo
Position/s: Information & Tech; voice/comms, Character actor; grey man.
Kyungsoo’s day job within the team is one of comms operator/tech operator, where he handles all communication between the Boss and the team. He also assists in job running and tech production, however he is increasingly called upon to do on-site tech work, requiring him to develop skills as a character actor con-man. In this capacity he specialises in portraying forgettable ‘grey men’; the unremarkable man right in front of you, the man you’d almost never suspect...
Kinks: over-stimulation, control/restraint, soft!dom
Minseok
Position/s: Guns, Fighter, Tactical body/wetwork, Swordsman; sword specialist.
With experience in multiple martial arts, Minseok is the team’s main fighter and specialises in sword and gun work. Whilst he is usually in the thick of any physical body/wetwork, he also moonlights as the team’s resident poker player/pro gambler, one who actually works better inebriated.
Kinks: dom (possession), edging, control, over-stimulation, baby girl
Chanyeol
Position/s: Getaway Driver, Contact; accidental inside man.
People know Chanyeol, and Chanyeol knows people. He can get you in anywhere, whether its by knowing someone on the inside through longstanding upper-class social connections, or by slipping a bribe to a doorman he’s known personally for years. Devastatingly hopeless with all weapons and technology, he instead contributes to the team as a makeshift getaway driver. Tao is also trying to teach him to throw knives, with... mixed... results.
Kinks: threesomes, switch, voyeur, public sex, playful!dom.
Kai
Position/s: Distractor, Con-artist; specialist in long-cons, Honey-trap; face man.
Kai is the not-so-secret weapon within the team, and is regularly called upon to assume both soft and hard cons as well as the occasional long-con. Kai continually demonstrates his incredible versatility and unique ability to charm everyone and anyone who is lucky enough to come across his path. Pampered, sweet natured and curious, Kai’s ability to flip between personas is what makes him one of the best face men in the game.
Kinks: pleasure, attention, restraints, baby talk, over-stimulation.
SDJ / Suho
Position/s: Point-man, Director of Operations, Lead man; Boss. The title says it all, Suho works as head of the team, leading from the ops room unless called in for Point-man work. Playfully dominant with a sharp disciplined edge that cuts like a knife, he likes nothing better than a well-done mission produced with flair and (hopefully) minimal damage.
Kinks: soft!daddy, cherishing, baby girl, baby talk, control
© Sweet Teeth 2020
#mafia jin universe#exo mafia au#exo mafia#exo kinks#mafia jin#fics#cast list#mafia jin au#arghshshshshsh#you guysssss#ive sat on this bitch for MONTHS#its been in so many different formats lol#I can tell you storrrrries about some of these boys#cause ive written little snippets#here and there#but its basically#'my smut versions of exo'#when it all comes down to it!#hahahaha#also can i say#some of these gifs were IMPOSSIBLE to find#and curating them into a coherent colour coded set#WAS FUCKING HARD YO#and im still annoyed at the different sizes#but but IGNORE ME CAUSE THANK YOU GIF MAKERS#youre all amzing#and i couldn't work without you all#stars!#ps the kink list is added because this was originally a request for rosyyeols#and shed wanted a os12 kink list
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Something in writing that absolutely kills me-
A is like this big important boss of usually some form of organized crime, super stoic and probably a workaholic, etc.
B is either another coworker like an assistant or something, or someone who got captured and is being used as bait, for hyper-specific knowledge, etc.
The problem is when another person (or more) is in the room, say in a meeting or whatever and is unaware that A is a Big Simp™️ for B and will do just about anything for them, yet has to remain completely composed despite B’s general existence in the room because damnit why do they look so good in that outfit. Bonus points if the other character(s) is/are aware because it’s just glaringly obvious, but do not say anything about how red A is in order to not get yelled at and possibly fired.
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