#but something fun for me!

[ladypepperofdavenshire]

Three main chars from a sci fi story I’ve started delving into!  I got the idea around 2020 and sort of left it alone to stew for a while (and seeing that there’s an increasing lack of interest in Dune fan ocs, why not dabble in some og stuff?), so I’ve been working on the characters, plot, and worlbuilding for the past two weeks.  There’s still SO MUCH I need to iron out in regards to the plot, but I’ve been really enjoying developing the characters and the universe!  Some information on the featured chars for those curious are beneath the cut

Thrust into the seat of power after her father was assassinated, Empress Ariadne Fenway II has to contend with a planet of people who have been under the heel of the Fenway Dynasty for far too long and are ready to revolt as she tries to enact reforms to help make reparations.  Ultimately she is forced to flee when a charismatic member from the Priest Sect who calls himself “The Demagogue” joins forces with a rival noble house on the planet and enacts a coup.

A longtime childhood friend of the Empress, Captain Judd Kaspar is the head of her Honor Guard and tasked with keeping her alive.  He’s one of the few that she’s comfortable speaking freely with due to their friendship (which has gone a little past being “just friends” as they’ve gotten older—they secretly wed about a year before the coup).  Judd’s job becomes harder when “The Demagogue” gains enough leverage to force the Empress out of power, and doesn’t stop there, but sends assassins after her even while she’s on the run.

The Demagogue is a priest who rose to power suddenly in the years leading up to Empress Ariadne II taking the throne.  No one knows who he really is or where he came from, but he and his followers refer to him as “The Demagogue.”  He militarizes the people to take over neighboring star systems and planets, further limiting the places of sanctuary where the Empress can flee.  He MAY have modeled himself as a savior figure…so killing him would only make his followers more fanatical.  He knows this and is betting on his enemies avoiding killing him to steer clear of that happening. 

I may or may not post more--who knows! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[evidently-endless]

i think we should remind musicians they can absolutely make up little stories for their songs btw. it doesn’t have to be about them at all. you can invent a guy and put him in situations to music. time honoured tradition in fact.

[onefey]

you're going about your normal day when, suddenly, surprise! you've been pokémon mystery dungeon'd!

unfortunately, due to budget cuts, the pokémon assigning quiz has been canceled. instead, you must spin THE WHEEL, assigning you a random, unevolved, non-legendary and non-mythical pokémon. you must now go on some sort of world-saving adventure as this pokémon. good luck!

tell me in the tags what you rolled, and how you feel about it - for bonus points, you can spin the wheel again for (or just take your pick of) a pokémon to be your partner.

bonus rules:

you're not shiny unless the wheel tells you you're shiny

take your pick of regional forms and evolutions (for example, if you roll vulpix, it's up to you whether that means normal or alolan vulpix)

apply whatever logic you like with regards to gender

have fun and be yourself!

[cronenfag]

as far as i'm concerned all gore is necessary

[hinamie]

I'll rip in hands and teeth and take a bite

[lgbtlunaverse]

Nothing will dispell the "the curtains were just blue" myth faster than writing something yourself, because the amount of pretentious symbolism i am putting in my silly little fanfics is ridiculous. I mean SO much with these words, literally every single one of them. This fic has twenty five typos and zero correct uses of punctuation but if there's curtains you bet your ass I put thought into what colour they were.

[blackpnk]

Andre Braugher as Raymond Holt Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Season 1

[turtleblogatlast]

Leo learns something about himself 🏳️‍⚧️

Based roughly on this old post.

Bonus:

[Leo is taking the fact that he was born biologically female simultaneously very well and also not so well but overall he’s mostly coping with the fact that it was Draxum that just essentially gave him the turtle equivalent of ‘The Talk’.]

[transthatfag]

should've hate fucked ngl.

[inkskinned]

hey btw if you're in the USA at  2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4, they're testing the emergency broadcast system. your phone is probably going to make a really loud noise, even if it's on silent. there's a backup date on the 11th if they need to postpone it.

if you're not in a safe situation and have an extra phone, you should turn that phone completely off beforehand.

additionally, if you're like me, and are easily startled; i recommend treating it like a party. have a countdown or something. be surrounded by your loved ones. take the actions you personally need to take to make yourself safe.

i have already seen mockery towards any person who feels nervous about this. for the record, it completely, completely valid to have "emergency broadcast sounds" be an anxiety trigger. do not let other people make fun of you for that. emergency sounds are legitimately engineered to make us take action; those of us with high levels of anxiety and/or neurodivergence are already pre-disposed to have a Bad Time. sometimes it is best to acknowledge that the situation will be triggering for some, and to prepare for that; rather than just saying "well that's stupid, it's just a test."

"loud scary sound time" isn't like, my favorite thing, but we can at least try to prevent some additional anxiety by preparing for it. maybe get yourself a cake? noise cancelling headphones? the new hozier album? whatever helps. love u, hope you're okay. we are gonna ride it out together.

[yuzuuu4]

(2.1 spoilers) bluff

[what-am-i-doing-in-this-fandom]

I absolutely rushed to draw this as soon as I saw this post by the lovely @rosekasa

[obsob]

bedtime story with my love !!

[the-holy-ghosted]

god i miss when this artist posted (<- is the artist)

[lefthandarm-man]

Steve Rogers // Captain America

and his habit of putting his hands on his belt