#but then as he tried to become a famous magician

[anonymous-tals]

It’s been a while and I’ve yet again accrued a number of Arrested Development sketches that I haven’t done anything with to further their completion in a while, but like regardless and have decided to post because of that.

For context, the girl in the Van Halen t-shirt is a character I made up who Tony is friends with during his high school years. Her name is Stella Reed, and they become friends after she sees Tony perform a magic show at the school’s talent show(she’s also into magic).

This last one is from all the way back in January of this year. I meant to include it in my last sketch accruement thingy but I forgot. Maybe it’s something I’ll revive one day, maybe not. I ended up writing a more fleshed out story based on it, though, so I more likely on the not side. But I like the concept and drawing sooooo ta da.

[ystrike1]

How to Tame the Merciless Villain - By Peroche (8.5/10)

A submissive, crazy, powerful magician slave plot done right? Is that even possible? They actually start as tentative friends and he falls for her first? AND the Duchess protagonist isn't an insufferable pervert or an idiot? This one is too good to be true.

I kept waiting for a disappointing plot twist, but it has not come yet.

Olivia woke up as the daughter of a Duke 4 years ago, and she's been searching for the main villain for 2. She's been visiting every slave auction, waiting for him to go up for sale. He's one of the most beautiful slaves on the market, so she cannot relax for a day or she will miss the chance to save him.

The villain is named Kian, and he has a very tragic backstory. He was born with incredible latent magical power, but nobody cared. He was born a slave, so the noble class treated him like one. His pretty face didn't help. When his powers suddenly manifested (when an old master attempted to do S&M knife play) he felt wronged. Cheated out of the wonderful life he should have had. He was BORN talented, but all that mattered was his slave status.

The story does a good job with showing his downfall. Originally, he was just a hard worker. A slave willing to work like a dog to survive. He did not have a violent bone in his body. The constant sexual abuse he experienced is what pushed him over the edge.

He had many masters. Which means that, despite his beauty, the wealthy women who owned him always grew bored of him. They passed him around like he was a literal living sex toy.

Worst of all....he had to perform well. This contributed to his breakdown more than anything. He was super submissive and generous to his masters in bed, and still he never got a crumb. Not even a good meal really. He got his own basement room, but it didn’t have a door. He sacrificed every shred of pride in his body, just to live...and then he found out he was special. So special that if he had been born anything but a slave he would have become famous and respected.

I'd snap too.

The original Olivia was your average noble woman. She had fake friends. She was snotty but not abusive. Her family and her maids liked her, but her role was to marry the prince.

The new version of Olivia breaks up with the Prince after she buys Kian. This sets up suspicion across the country. The Crown Prince himself has been abandoned for a beautiful slave. It's a scandal, but Olivia has a plan. She is currently in charge of her family, as her father is ill. She does not love the Prince, and she knows he's secretly a selfish coward.

She wants to pour all of her time and energy into sponsoring Kian. Which will slightly elevate him out of his status as a slave. She must ensure that Kian has decent control over his magic when it awakens in him. He's on the level of a natural disaster. Training him well will basically save the nation.

Olivia is doing her best, but the people around her think she's gone nuts. Sponsoring some nobody slave? That she just met? It is a little fast, but remember. Olivia is on a time crunch. It took two years for her to find this man. She must calm him and tame him FAST. If he discovers his strength when he's still bitter at the world well...heads will roll.

Luckily, Olivia is so distracted by all of her responsibilities that it's impossible for Kian to deny her sincerity. He stops trying to undress for her pretty quick, because she genuinely seems uninterested.

Sure, she thinks he's pretty. BUT she's running the entire Ashford estate AND she just broke up with her powerful fiance. There's no real time to flirt. Instead Kian begins to admire Olivia.

She also saves him from a jealous and sadistic servant who thinks they're lovers. That was a nice touch. It made her look even cooler.

Olivia tried very hard, but the power of envy is amazing. One of Olivia's enemies sends an assassin. It's after a happy night. Kian has his sponsored status lined up. He's learning how to use magic. Olivia even attended a party with him. Their scandalous story has become inspiration for a famous artist, who painted Kian. People are interested in him, instead out outright abusive. Olivia's plan is unfolding perfectly. Kian will be a respected young magician before his true strength manifests.....

.....then the assassin comes before he's strong enough.

Olivia gets stabbed.

Kian starts screaming about how he wants to go home, with her. He carries her back. The earth splits. Blue fire swallows the assassin, and we see how much his admiration has grown. He doesn't just admire his hardworking master.

He's obsessed with her.

[genderfluid-insomniac]

LYNEY/NEUVILLETTE WITH A CRIMINAL S/O

Be it either reader's past or present, them with a criminal s/o would be intriguing especially with the new archon quest !! (Its my first time putting in a request I hope its good enough or something 😭😭😭😭

hi!! I love this request and you're alright. I hope you enjoy and thanks for requesting!

LYNEY/NEUVILLETTE WITH A CRIMINAL S/O

Lyney

He’s going to be a bit mischievous and make a small comment about if he can join your next heist since he could be a big help with being a famous talented magician. Regardless of whether your criminal state is past or present, he is a part of the fatui so he understands part of it and loves you nevertheless.

If you want help to change then he’ll help however he can and cover up your unlawful past. Lyney is going to make sure you steer clear of the court for a bit until it seems right to reintroduce you into the city.

If you are a criminal, with the new evidence that the prophecy is indeed inevitable, your boyfriend is going to insist that he look over your illegal plan for any possibility you could be exposed to primordial sea water and clings to you until you absolutely need to leave. Since both of you are Fontainians he like Father will take any measures to keep you safe and includes helping in the shadows if you need it.

A fun pastime is pointing out loopholes in the laws of Fontaine and imagining scenarios that people could execute to get away scot-free thanks to the loopholes. Of course, neither of you would actually do this… in front of Lynette that is because she would either scold both of you for it or insist on being included since you excluded her from your previous endeavors, mocking criminals or actual crimes.

You both met when Lyney was performing in the streets as he was walking home and out of the corner of his eye saw you expertly slipping in through a window into a patisserie. Intrigued, he ended the show without giving any suspicions and crept over to the window, leaning next to the window and smirking at you as you came out. “Wow, it seems I caught a clever voleur.”

Neuvillette

He offers up a deal that he’ll allow you to stay in his office and sit in his lap in return for you providing a thief’s point of view when he’s reviewing cases, mainly to figure out what their next move would be or how they’d plead. The iudex chuckled softly as you eagerly agreed and sat facing him with your head resting on his shoulder helping him with his work at a much faster pace than normal.

Surprise surprise. He’s not pleased if you’re a criminal and you both probably met when he was investigating a case you were involved in. You did intrigue him but were quickly pushed to the back of his mind because he needed to do his job.

It’s a very enemies-to-lovers scenario, you find it amusing at your lover's frustration since you are so knowledgeable about the laws that you can either get away with it or have the lightest sentence possible. Neuvillette does love you very much and has tried many many times to convince you to stop committing crimes since he doesn’t want you to end up in the Fortress of Meropede.

Whether you’re a reformed criminal or still a criminal he’s going to be slightly frightened if anyone found out that his significant other was/is a criminal and does his best to lovingly keep you safe so the secret doesn’t get out. Charlotte is his main problem since she’s so insistent he has thought about getting a restraining order since it is becoming an issue and not just with your relationship.

[magicpiano]

DCMK/Ace Attorney crossover has so much comedic potential.

After Kaito graduates high school, he becomes a professional magician and travels the world preforming. (Funnily enough, KID has also started doing more international heists. Weird coincidence, right?)

Anyway, Kaito goes to Japanifornia for a few shows.

Trucy is of course a huge fan of both KID and Kaito Kuroba and wants to go to his shows which is how they get involved in the case.

Someone dies at KID's heist and poor Kaito (who definitely only came to watch because he is such a huge KID fan! Honest!) is accused of the murder. Trucy insists they defend her idol.

The WAA has people with magic truth finding powers, but they never think to ask Kaito if he is KID, only if he committed the murder, and of course he didn't, so they agree to defend him.

(I am not sure if it is funnier if they never figure out Kaito is KID or they realize it but recognize it has nothing to do with the case and they can't prove it, so whatever. But if they figure it out Trucy says something like, "magicians keep each other's secrets!" then demands Kaito does a show with her.)

Kaito at least partly goes with Phoenix as a defense attorney because he is famous for getting Mask☆DeMasque off the hook.

Also Ron DeLite is a huge KID fan. So is Maya.

Conan is there (because of reasons? Still investing the Black Organization? Idk) and, of course, he came to the KID heist too and, of course, got involved in the murder.

Conan is so upset that the legal system in this country went ahead with a trial before he was even allowed to investigate. He sneaks in of course which is how Phoenix meets him during the investigation phase.

Upon asking something as simple as Conan's name Phoenix is faced with a full five Psyche-Locks. Logically, he is sure this kid must have something to do with the crime, right? Too suspicious.

Poor Detective Gumshoe keeps messing up and Conan is ready to lose it. He can't believe Gumshoe is allowed to call himself a detective and he isn't even allowed onto the crime scene.

I struggled to decide which prosecutor would be best for this case, but I think Klavier is the funniest possible option. He knows a lot about show business and can complain about KID stealing his spot light lately.

(After the trial, Klavier tries to get Kaito to be part of one of his shows because we already know he likes magicians at his concerts. I think Kaito might even be down for it.)

Kaito 100% believes Maya when she says that she can summon spirits of the dead. Like, yeah, sure, he has seen weirder shit. He is looking for weirder shit.

If this is post Duel Destinies I can see them being very uncomfortable with Kaito's disguise abilities.

Kaito is of course found not guilty of the murder. Maybe he is even found not guilty of being KID too, like Ron DeLite. (Hakuba just loses it when he hears this)

They never did find out what was up with Conan's Psyche-Locks.

[quitealotofsodapop]

If the Lego Monkie Kid gang with Nezha and Ao Bing from Nezha (2019) were celebrities, what kind of celebrities would they be? Authors, cartoonists, comedians, actors, singers, DJ, directors, Youtubers, streamers, magician, models, dancer, talk show host, American Ninja Warrior, acrobat, fire eater and performer? Maybe athletes?

Sorry if this was late! Got ill mid November and am going through my inbox! ^_^

MK I feel would be someone who does goofy things for the odd youtube video. Maybe the rare cooking video where he tries recreating a recipe from a game/show he likes. Does the art for Tang's graphic novel. He's recently gotten attention for a web cartoon pilot he created single-handedly - an actual studio wants to pick it up!! He's so excited!

Mei is already an established celebrity in universe as a vlogger and racer. She does a lot of stunt videos and live chats. Loves doing crossovers with other celebs, even through 6-second tiktoks.

Red Son is more like a person who builds insane stunt cars and robotics. Just someone you know is a genius at these things. He has very blunt and informative mechanic and car-maintenace videos available online. Has built something odd like a Robot who Screams unironically and has a ten hour video of the process.

Pigsy definetly is like the chinese Gordon Ramsay of the demon cooking world. Loud, easy to anger, but calm and understanding with children and people who honestly dont know better. Gladly goes on a media blackout whenever he feels like it.

Tang wrote a really popular book/graphic novel inspired by the "Journey to the West" and is just loving the attention. He shares a lot of concept art online and sneaks his ideas into fanfic sites under a pseudonym. He always grins whenever someone argues that "Tang would never have done X to that character!!!" while writing as GoldenCicadaYumYum. Also does a foodie travel blog on the side under the same pseudonym.

Sandy is like Jeremy Wade from "River Monsters" mixed with Jackson Galaxy. He accidentally gets attention because he recorded some really good fishing and cat behavior videos, and he gets contacted for a travel channel-type show where he investigates the role of cats and their impact in different parts of the world. He loves his work, though his producers keep telling him to stop adopting every stray he finds in his travels.

Nezha in both the LMK & Nezha (2019) verse would start out as infamous "pranksters" celebrity before trying to shrug off fame entirely. Becoming a mechanic or a taxi driver. Keeps getting recognised and hates it.

Ao Bing I feel does something phyically beautiful but demanding. He's a famous ice/figure skating prodigy, having successfully won a bronze medal for China at the Olympics at his first ever competition. Is currently struggling how to juggle all this new attention now that he's training for the skating Grand Prix.

thats the most I can think about right now

[trina864]

MMM | K.TH - txt

Summery: They always says what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, so you're not sure you ever want to leave Vegas and the handsome stranger and magician, who has a weirdly comforting effect on you. Paring: Kang Taehyun x f!reader Genre: Fanfiction, Romance || Fluff, Angst | S2L Word Count: 5.7 k Warnings: Mentions of cheating, manipulative mother, kissing. ‣ A/N: Okay so you've ever seen Shin Lim? The card magician? Well I was deeply inspired by him and his performances, and I wanted to write a Taehyun ff now that I'm starting to stan txt. If you haven't watched Shin Lims performance I think it would be a good idea to watch just a short one for inspiration.

Magic had always fascinated Taehyun to such extent that he decided to go for it as more than a hobby. He had used it as a way to escape his hectic childhood, with being unpopular in school and parents who expected him to sweep the rest of the world of their feet.

He never wanted to become a person who the world knew, all he wanted was to have fun and live his life to the fullest.

His parents didn’t understand that. His mother a veteran model, and father a surgeon, they had a life filled with schemes and scheduling.

Taehyun didn’t want that.

Look at him now, years later, he had the life he dreamed of. Some would call him a street artist. His income at the moment was walking around in the streets and amazing people who was interested.

Vegas had always been filled with people who was willing to pay lots of money for not so necessary things, but that they were willing to pay him enough for him to live in a top suite with view of the beautiful city was a questioning thing for him.

His magic was good, the best in Vegas, yet it was only tricks and quick hand movements.

Tonight was another good night.

The streets were filled with people willing to pay him for his inhumane magic tricks. Some of his customers even told him that he apparently was famous - “You’re the mystic magic man everyone is talking about!”

A smirk painted across his face. To think that he was famed in the streets as the mystic magic man… He liked the name.

“Are you a magician?” A women asked, she looked to be around late 30 or so.

“I am indeed Mam.” He answered an attractive smile on his lips. It was all about pulling the customers in, he needed to work like a siren.

Taehyun reached out to the women and made a beautiful blue flower appear in his hand, giving it to her.

The women laughed a feminine laugh, before she shook her head almost in disbelief.

“Are you willing to get hired for a small job?” She asked and smiled once again. Taehyun felt her being overly sweet, not that it was making him uncomfortable, he was used to it.

He had tried girls trying to seduce him, and men yelling at him that they could do his tricks without blinking.

“It depends, what job? And how will you pay?”

As the women explained how she had given this trip to Vegas to her daughter who loved magic as a distraction from the heartbreak she had just been through Taehyun wanted to yawn.

It was a sweet story, and this mother even sweeter for doing this for her daughter, but he didn’t do stuff like this. He didn’t do hirings or sweet family stuff.

That was at least until he heard how much this women was willing to pay.

1.000$, for one performance.

He had to be a fool for not saying yes to that offer, so that was how he found himself here.

On his first big stage in one of the most well know hotels in Vegas. This hotel was one of those business people rent. There was no ordinary person who could afford places like this.

He had been told that he had all the freedom as when he was on the streets, no one would try and interfere with his magic as long as it was good.

Taehyun was standing backstage. He had already prepared a sequence in his head of how he would pursue with the show. One of his favorite tricks was in store.

People had gathered in front of the stage to wait for him. It was the first time he was performing for such big an audience. Somewhere in him it scared him, but he knew as soon as he had started with the tricks it would be better.

He sighed when he saw the same women. She stood on the stage with a smile welcoming the whole crowd who appeared to be her friends and family.

“Welcome everyone, it’s so good to see all of you once again. I invited you all here, because I had the pleasure of stumbling upon a very intriguing young man, who would like to give you all a show you’ll never forget. But first I want to say something to my beautiful daughter Y/N. You are my sun, so please continue to shine.”

“And now to the night’s performance, he is known as MMM! The mystic magic man!”

As Taehyun walked onto the stage with a big smile and soft waves to the audience he immediately noticed one girl in the middle of the audience with the rest crowding around her in a circle.

She was shy, not looking up at him too long, hiding behind her oversized hoodie. A smile played on his lips looking down at her face buried into her hands.

You felt like the biggest idiot down there in the middle of your family and friends. They had completely caught you off guard as they had sat a chair in the middle of nothing and placed you in it.

Every one of them knew the sad story of your failed relationship. How you had found your boyfriend of 5 long years cheating on you with his childhood friend.

How did they know? Thanks to your mother.

She loved to gossip, as a rich person she had to love gossiping, rich ladies weren't rich ladies if they didn't gossip. Yet you were surprised when the next day of you telling your mother what happened that you got tons of messages telling you everything would be okay.

The anger you felt towards your mother was indescribable. You were heartbroken and she had to share that with everyone. You just wanted to deal with it yourself - you defiantly did not want to take a trip to Vegas with your whole family.

But oh well, here you were, sat on a chair in front of a magician because you had always loved magicians - or you loved them when you were twelve, but hey! It's the thought that counts right?

You finally gathered your courage and looked up at the mystic magic man, what name was that even?

His mocking smile was the first thing greeting you making you want to run away, but then you were caught by the rest of his striking features.

What in the heavenly magic was this? Whoever made this man had blessed him. Everything - his nose, hands, mouth, eyes. They were all like diamonds reflection beauty into your view.

There was something innocent in his features, but the way he looked down at you with those mystified eyes was anything but innocent.

You now more than ever wanted to run away, but this time because of the intense presence of the magician in front of you.

Taehyun started his tricks the moment the lights damped like he had instructed the crew.

Most of the tricks were with cards - he loved cards. He had to practice his hand movements and speed when he was younger to get good at shuffling and moving the cards around.

You had watched many magicians as young, yet there was none of them that gave you the same feeling as this man on the stage right here.

Not that the tricks was so difficult or totally unique, but there was a whole other passion for his work. You could see it in his eyes - how he concentrated.

This man up on the stage with the damped lights and cards flowing around from hand to hand was a whole other performer than the ones you had seen as a kid.

Were the kid magicians had been funny, loud and more talkative, this magician was the complete opposite. Serious, all silent, and much more captivating.

You didn't even understand what your eyes were seeing as he kept going with his tricks, there was just too much - yet not enough.

As if a moment had passed the show was over, it was only later you discovered that he had been going for an hour and many of the people around you who weren't as interested as you had left to get cake.

You had sat through the whole performance your arms wrapped around your lifted knees and your eyes round in wonder. Taehyun couldn't help laughing as the lights came back to normal and you were still left in complete admiration.

He wasn't used to get such a good reaction out of people, your reaction had to be the best he had ever seen.

Whereas he had thought he would be forgotten on the stage by all the rich people and he would be bored doing his tricks, it was the total opposite. You had been the best audience he had ever had.

You two were alone in the big hall, all the others had left, but you were still too stunned over the performance.

You had forgotten everything about your ex-boyfriend, your family and your mother with just one performance. The weight of these things which had pushed you to the ground before felt like they were floating away right here in front of this man.

Taehyun found himself curious of you. There had been emotions in your eyes before the performance had begun that he saw from backstage, an annoyance - that annoyance were all gone now.

He walked over to the edge of the stage and sat down letting his legs dangle.

"Enjoyed the show?" He asked a soft smile on his lips.

You stayed silent for what felt like an eternity, yet when it started to become awkward you were quick to respond the first thing coming to your mind.

"Yea, well I haven't been into magic since I was twelve." You said and wanted to facepalm yourself afterwards. You just unintentionally disrespected his field.

"B- but uhm, you were pretty cool up there." You quickly added, and let go of your knees.

Taehyun again got a playful smirk on his face. It was just too funny how he affected you. But somewhere inside him he felt a flutter at your compliment, a flutter which was new to him.

Again silence fell over the two of you, only this time it wasn't uncomfortable. It was as if both of you had to test the waters, get a look at each other.

After a while Taehyun jumped down from the stage and with wide steps walked over to you sitting on the chair.

You were surprised when he reached out his hand for a shake and said.

"I'm Taehyun, nice to meet you." You shook his hand with your own sweaty one.

"Y/N." You mumbled.

"I figured." He replied with a smile and then turned around to walk away in all his mysterious manner.

As if on instinct your body jolted forward off the chair to follow him. You didn't want him to leave, there was something about this man which was new and catching.

"Hey, where are you going?" You asked and walked a few steps before stopping yourself. Why were you this affected by this guy?

"Well, my job is done here, so I'm going to head out." He said as he turned towards you once again a few steps before you. Taehyun felt a drop in him when he looked over at your sad figure when he told you he was going.

"Oh... u-uhm well then I should-" You started with a fake smile and took a few steps back pointing over your shoulder to the rest of your snobby family.

"I mean if you wanna ditch this party-thing, then I'm down to show you some of my favorite places in Vegas."

And here you were, walking around in Vegas with a man you barely knew and still feeling completely safe.

Taehyun had showed you his favorite cafe, his favorite casino and now you were going some place new. The sunny day had turned to a dark night, no stars on the sky because of the city lights.

Your mother had called you at least 50 times when you had sent her a text saying

- "Heading out with MMM, don't be worried, I'm fine."

But of course she worried, she worried so much that you had turned off your phone because you were scared she would track you. You were sickly tired off your mother. She was sweet, and only trying to protect you, but she still treated you like a 15 year old girl and not a 20 year old woman.

Your mother had you at the early age of 19, even then she never seemed to understand you. She was really protective off you, and yet distant.

"You okay?" Taehyun asked as he noticed how you quieted down.

"Yea I'm fine, it's just my mother." You said not looking into his eyes.

You two were walking down a big street with dozens of people, drunk girls, angry men, tourists - every category was there.

You still had a hot cappuccino in hand from the cafe, Taehyun had finished his a long time ago.

"What's up?" He asked looking over at you who were already looking at him.

"I don't wanna ruin the mood with my sad story." You said in a laugh and sipped on the now cold coffee.

You two had such a good vibe going, there was laughing, talking, getting to know each other, it just felt good. If you were to ruin that now you wouldn't forgive yourself.

"But you won't ruin the mood, I'm a good listener trust me." He argued.

Taehyun turned you with him into a smaller and darker alleyway. It was packed with cardboard boxes and big bins. You walked just behind him.

"I do trust you, if I didn't I wouldn't be here." You laughed making him chuckle too.

A little longer into the alleyway he crouched down to one of the cardboard boxes and opened it showing multiple spray cans, cards, and other stuff you didn't know what was.

"Nobody ever botheres to clean these boxes, so it's the perfect hiding spot." He explained taking the spray cans and your hand.

You shivered beside him when he took your hand and lead you with him.

When you reached a staircase in metal going all the way up to the roof of the building you felt excitement go through you. You had never tried things like this, walking around in a city you didn't know and trying things out.

It was fun, an experience you were thankful for.

Taehyun and you walked up through the staircase. The spray cans in his hand rattling.

When you reached the top he let go of your hand letting you walk in front of him.

You were marveled when you reached the top. From the top of this roof there was the perfect view over the city, signs were shining, street lights were blinking and small whispers of shouts could be heard.

Yet there was a quietness up here you didn't know you needed.

On the ground of the roof were multiple graffiti paintings which you knew Taehyun had made.

Behind you Taehyun was standing just as marveled as you, but not because of the city view.

You two had been together for one night and now he for the first time felt like he was at peace. The trouble he had with his parents not wanting him to become a magician was all forgotten when your smile showed.

He wanted you to stay with him.

He didn't know anything about you yet, but for him that was only a part of the good feeling. He had everything to learn about you, what you liked, what your problems was about - everything.

He would never forget when you stumbled over your feet with your newly bought coffee and spilled everything on the ground. He would never forget when you were all star struck when a fan came up to him and asked for a magic trick.

He would never forget now - your hair flowing in the soft waves of the wind, your face lightened up by the view he enjoyed so much, and your eyes sparkeling like the pacific ocean.

"It's so beautiful up here Taehyun." You said and silence again fell over you like a comforting blanket.

When you finally pulled yourself away from the amazing view you went over to the spray cans, taking one up you smiled over to Taehyun.

"Should we make one?" You asked making Taehyun nod with small laugh and shake of his head.

Two minutes later you were on the ground your knees dirty from the dust and gravel, in your hands were a pink spray can. Taehyun was sat beside you a blue spray can in his hands.

"No but seriously I would never ever kiss Jimin from bts." You said with a laugh.

"Why not?! He's handsome." Taehyun argued and sprayed some of the blue besides your pink.

"I guess he's just not my type." You said shrugging your shoulders. Nobody said anything after that as both of you concentrated on the graffiti.

After a while Taehyun broke the silence as he got up to get another color.

"If Jimin is not your type, then what is your type?" He asked and turned away from you as he looked for the right can.

You looked over at him.

"I don't really know... M- maybe dark brown hair, brown deep eyes, sharp features which makes the softest smiles..." You said.

If he knew you were descripting him he didn't show it.

"That does sound like a good type, what about the personality?" He asked still with his back facing you.

"Well, he needs to be loyal first of all, I have had a boyfriend cheat on me that's not going to happen again. Then he needs to be honest, like I want someone to be straightforward honest... Maybe... No I'm not going to say anymore." You said.

"No what were you gonna say as the third thing?" Taehyun asked as he finally found the right spray can.

"It doesn't matter." You said and Taehyun let it go as he sat beside you this time closer.

An hour or two later the painting was finished, and the two of you were standing at the edge of the roof side by side looking over the view of the city. The time had just reached 01:00 am.

"I would never get tired looking at this view." You said as you leaned on the chest-high wall before you.

"Me neither." Taehyun said as he looked at you.

He had never felt this emotion with anyone, the want to know you and be together with you. He have had a lot of beautiful girls come up to him, but no one of them could compare to your beauty.

The way you shined without doing anything.

It angered him to think that the reason you were here was because of a breakup. Whoever the dude was he had been the stupidest to let you go, now you were here with Taehyun, and he wasn't sure he was ever gonna let you go.

You couldn't believe that this was real, this moment with Taehyun - a complete stranger, but a person you were feeling completely safe with as if you had known each other always.

There was just a mystic magical bond between you two.

Even when it was time for you to go back to your hotel you couldn't help hoping he would kiss you goodbye. Just an itcy bitcy tiny kiss, that would really end this night and give it the tittle of your best most emotional-confusing night ever.

Yet when the both of you stood before the hotel, half of your faces cowered by it's shining lights nothing like that happened.

You were about to say something when you were interrupted.

"I really enj-"

"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN YOUNG LADY?!" Your mothers loud voice called as she came racing with big angry steps, it was as if you were a 13 year old girl sneaking out.

You and Taehyun both got shocked as you saw your whole family in the lobby, and your mother in her pyjamas running over to you.

It was clear to anyone that the family inside was whispering about you as they couldn't stop taking judging glances over at you and Taehyun.

"DO YOU KNOW HOW CLOSE I WAS AT CALLING THE POLICE?! HA? ANSWER ME!" She yelled into your face as she tightly grabbed your wrist and pulled you with her to the lobby.

Even as you tried pulling away from her you couldn't, her grib was as tight as a snake's. There was nothing you could do as you were pulled away from Taehyun.

You could hear him yell after you trying to run up to you, but as you turned he was stopped by your mother's guards and before you knew it you were separated.

When your mother finally stopped in her hotel room your wrist had red hand marks on it, and your eyes had glistering tears in them.

"Oh would you stop crying! What the hell were you thinking?! To run away from a gathering made for you, with- with a magician! A scum!" She roared as you went further into the room refusing too look at your mother.

"Not only did you have me worried sick! But for you to be together with such a person! What if the media had found my daughter with a street dog?! What wouldn't that do for my company?! Did you even think?!" She continued as you walked even further away from her with your hands on your head.

You ran over to the roof-high windows to see if you could spot Taehyun down there, after little to no searching you found him by the curbstones. Your mother continued.

"How many times do I have to separate you from low-life scumbags-"

"Wait what...?" You interrupted.

As the realization hit both of you there was complete silence.

Your mother had just confessed something you think she never wanted to confess.

You realized that it was her fault you found your boyfriend cheating on you, probably bribery, she was good at that. It was her who had caused you this pain in the beginning.

And the worst part was that you didn't doubt that it was true, she really had done that, she really had prioritized her idealized perfect life over you and your feelings.

And she would do it again.

"Wait, Y/N, I- I didn't- no, you don't really believe that... that I...?" She stumbled on her words just as she stumbled on her feet when she walked towards you with her hands stretched out.

You took two steps back as you kept your gaze to the ground. Even now you didn't want your mother to see the anger, pain, sadness she had caused you, cause you didn't want her to know anything about your emotions anymore.

"Y/N...-" Her voice broke.

"You're going to let me leave this room. You're not going to call me, and you're not going to call the police after me." The voice that came from your mouth was unfamiliarly cold.

You had to get down to Taehyun, he knew this city better than anyone you knew, maybe he could find you a good hotel which was not too expensive.

"What Y/N? You're ridicules, just stop for a secon-" She said in a laugh, but that only triggered your anger.

"YOU'RE GOING TO LET ME LEAVE THIS ROOM, AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CALL ME, ARE WE CLEAR?!" You roared with hatred shuting her up.

She didn't answer and you didn't give her time to as you walked past her and out of the room smacking the door shut.

Out of her presence the emotions you were keeping back finally bursted from you, but still you ran through the hallways decorated in ugly expensive things which had no other function that to look expensive.

When you reached the lobby there was still family members all looking at you with the same judging eyes.

A few 'Y/N are you okay?' was heard as you ran past them as well.

Maybe it was foolish to run away like this, to run away instead of solving your problems, but to be honest you didn't care. You didn't care about solving them, you didn't care if it was foolish or childish, all you cared about was to get back to the stranger you had been with the whole night and make sure he was okay.

When you had him in your blurred view your lips automatically lifted as if they weren't turned down with the weight of your mothers words.

Taehyun was sitting on the curbstone, his face turned down and his arms on his knees.

He was so concerned for you. He hadn't gotten the impression that your mom was so strict. When he talked to her she seemed sweet and balanced, how quickly that impression changed when he saw how her fingers bore into your wrists.

"Taehyun!"

His head shot up as he heard what he swore was your voice.

He stood up the moment he caught you in his view once again. His concern grew when he saw your stained cheeks.

You ran right into his arms and cuddled into him as you cried.

On the street of Vegas you were standing with Taehyun and crying your eyes out as he pressed you into him for comfort. His hand were calmly stroking your hair as the other was placed on your back.

"I'm so s- sorry I dragged you into this mess." You said but he only shushed you down as he started rocking you left and right as a calming wave.

"Don't apologize. It's not your fault. Y/N you're an adult you can make your own decision. This is your mothers fault for not realizing." He said.

You nodded listening to his words. It was true what he said.

After some time when you had calmed down you let go of the hug and dried your eyes. You laughed at the situation making Taehyun shake his head with a light chuckle too.

"I hate to burden you, but you don't happen to know a cheap hotel I can stay at do you?" You asked hesitatingly.

Taehyun smiled before he walked in a direction and gestured for you to go with him.

"You can stay with me."

He said so casually that you thought you heard wrong, but when you asked again to make sure he just chuckled and nodded.

The travel to Taehyuns hotel wasn't long, in fact it was rather short. Suddenly there was just silence between you two as you stood inside his hotel room.

In ways it looked like the one you had ran away from, the same view over the city, the same design, yet this was in some way homely and much more sincere.

But maybe that was just because Taehyun was in here with you.

As he showed you around a long yawn left you making the man in front of you chuckle once again.

"Tired? You can take the bed, I'll sleep on the couch." He said.

"Thank you, could I borrow a shirt? Like to sleep in?" You asked as you looked down at your own clothes.

When he had found a shirt for you and you had put it on, choosing to only wear that and your underwear, you two spent the last time of the night outside on the balcony talking.

Talking freely and sincerely with each other like you had done the whole night.

The next three weeks went by quicker than you had expected after all that had happened with your mother. You knew it was thanks to Taehyun.

Taehyun had really been there for you in ways you wouldn't ever have expected from a stranger. He always made sure to talk to you, laugh with you so you wouldn't get into your head. He noticed how you often did that - overthought.

You were slowly noticing things about him as well. How he always seemed to want the truth more than anything else, or how he was often serious yet so childish.

Taehyun was a good guy, a really good guy, a guy which you couldn't get out of your head. Especially after you saw him boxing in the hotels fitness.

Holy god, that wasn't a boy, Taehyun was a man with actual skills at boxing.

You knew today was the day that your family was going home, it was planned that you were to go with them, but last night you called one of your trusted aunties and told her you wouldn't be going.

That auntie was the only one you knew you could trust. She had always been a hopeless romantic, always asking you when you would find your Romeo.

Now that you were with an actual guy who didn't cheat on you, she would be more than pleased to help you.

She was coming with your bags and suitcase today, then afterwards you would have to figure something out, one thing was for sure though - you were not going back home with your mother.

You were in the kitchen making some late lunch when the door ringed. Taehyun was out. He said he wanted to clear his head before you had to go. Both of you had been affected by the fact that you would have to go.

You had yet to tell him you would be staying, you wanted to surprise him.

"Hey auntie." You said lightly as you opened the door. She walked in with your suitcase a big smirk on her face.

"Y/N! How are you? Doing good with little Mr. magician?" She asked a knowing smile on her face. Not only was she the romantic in your family, she was also the youngest of your aunties, only eleven years older than you.

You had always loved talking with her, now was no exception.

"Auntie! He's so great!" You squealed finally letting your emotions regarding Taehyun run wild.

"Tell me everything!" She said as you two went over to the couch after you helped her place your suitcase in your room.

And you two talked for almost two hours before she had to leave to reach the plane.

Taehyun was still not home, you were questioning if he was even planning on saying goodbye to you.

Or maybe he was caught up in something and couldn't make it. No matter what, it was a bit disappointing to watch as the hands of the clock clicked on.

When Taehyun finally came home the time was 11 pm, and you were almost sleeping on the couch.

Yet when you heard the door open and close and a big heavy sigh being let out you felt clear as light.

From the hallway you could hear small sobs, and there you knew that this thing between you and him was maybe not just one-sided.

Taehyun was sincerely sad that you were going, not that he hadn't told you that, but he was actually crying for you.

You couldn't wait anymore.

"Taehyun?" You asked carefully from the couch.

The hallway dropped to dead silence - you couldn't even hear him breathe. Then all of a sudden you could hear him run to the living room while saying your name, almost in destress.

"Y/N?.. Y/N? Is that you?!"

You stood up from the couch the moment he reached the living room. Taehyun looked so beautiful standing there in front of you.

"Wh- I thought you were... How?" He said in relief as he took big steps towards you.

Taehyun opened his arms and ran into you spinning you around and almost triping on his feet. Hearing you laugh into his ear was so comforting when he just thought he lost you.

After the spinning around Taehyun hugged you into him.

"I decided that there was more for me here than there, so I'm staying. I'm staying with you, if you want that?" You stated.

Taehyun knew his smile looked like he was totally baffled, because he was, in the best way ever.

"If I want you to stay... ? I always want you to stay, I want to know everything about you Y/N, I want to make the best memories with you, I want to love you." He said overwhelmed by emotions he wasn't used to.

Never had he felt so home, as when he was with you. You were comfort, honesty, safety - everything.

And he only knew you for three weeks. Whenever that was three years he would look back to this moment, just to reflect on how much you two accomplished together.

You two weren't hugging anymore, yet none of you let go of the other, Taehyuns hands were around your waist and your hands around his nape.

Your eyes shined in the darkness, reflecting every emotion and giving them color.

He couldn't stop his eyes from looking down at your lips, those soft pillows - he wanted to taste them, to guide them.

Taehyun lowered his head to you. Your lips met on the halfway, finally connecting them you grabbed his nape tighter pushing him down to you.

Your lips played a game, a game called love. He was soft, letting you set the pace, yet his way of kissing you was so passionate.

You could feel the hands on your waist go up to your cheeks, holding you closer to him.

His soft lips playing against yours was like a perfect puzzle finally making the whole picture make sense.

When you two broke away from each other to catch your breaths it was with chuckles of euphoria. He connected his forehead to yours and looked into your eyes.

"I don't ever want you to leave me Y/N. I need you with me." His words came out as desperate rasps.

"I won't leave, not ever." You answered back.

He pulled you into him again, kissing you with even more passion this time a bit stronger as well.

When he pulled away it was only to hug you, and you accepted, you would always accept when it came to this handsome non-stranger, cause you knew that Taehyun wasn't just a stranger anymore.

He was the mystic magic man.

And as cliché as it sounded - he was your love. Your passionate and deep love.

[nogu-d-reamers]

WELCOME TO PLAYTOWN/POPPY PLAYTOWN AU-LORE AND BASIC INFORMATION.

(Yeahh...The name is ridiculous, but it is the one that best fits what I want to do.-)

“WELCOME TO PLAYTOWN!! The place where the unimaginable can become reality; where magic coexists with day to day and where the entire earth is a constant rough diamond in exploration,where things that one could only imagine in dreams can come true, where even something like a smile has power to turn in colours at this gray world..."

-Elliot Ludwig {founder of Playtown and famous explorer}.

Who Is playtown?.

Unlike to what it might seem, Playtown IS NOT a Town, it's actually a continent discovered by explorer Elliot Ludwing in the year 17XX; but it remains with the original name that he gave it out of respect for his memory... And because the irony was so funny to them that they got used to the fact .

Playtown's Geography.

It also has several great capitals, cities and towns in coastal, mountainous, desert, industrial areas, forests, frosts and some skyislands in the clouds (How have they not flown away? I leave them with the doubt-).

Within the continent there are some regions (called "Great zones") of interest which are=

Main city (Great Capital).

Elliot's Height's (oldest zone).

GamesSquare.

PlayGround.

The forgoten Towns.

Map mapped by Bron T´ Saurus.

[I make the map, I know; it's awful].

Its main currency is the playcoin, however in more rural areas galiostro crystal is still used (a specific type of crystal that functions as a quasi-infinite energy receptor, and which of course still maintains constant use in the territory).

His main language (for the convenience of the script) is English (although it can vary depending on how much he wants to make a comic in Spanish, and if someone who speaks another language makes a drawing he should not strictly stick to English); accents are welcome.

The native language (most frequently spoken on the Sky Islands or Forgotten Towns) is called Toynabe.

Magic in Playtown?

As mentioned above, magic is an innate element in the playtown continent; something in which Ludwig in his research and expeditions stood out as an authentic "Serendipity" to him, which caused many of the natural phenomena typical of the continent; such as the islands of the sky that remain constant above it or that the climate in some sectors can change up to 16 times per year.

In the only places where this element seems to follow the conditions of the rest of the world is in the places where there are large fields of poppies (which has given rise to thinking that this flower has canceling properties of it).

Currently and due to the earth's own influence, all inhabitants have the ability to use magic and regulations have been made so that it does not get out of control.

How is it classified the magic users?

Although in Ludwig's time he looked at his surroundings with fascination; For other contemporary explorers they were simply classified as "good people" and "bewitched people"; To date, normalization and various investigations by Leith Pierre (successor of Elliot's investigations about the continent) gave rise to the current classification, which has 6 classifications of magic users; which are=

Magicians:

Focused on laws and classification studies.

Descendants of great academics and "good people" who found a way to make sense of magic under complex systems of spells, mantras and the academic class system in order to have permission to use it freely; usually they specialize in the theoretical field, regulation, tax rulings and head the Playtown legal system.

To externalize their magic they use wands.

Alchemists:

focused on progress and sciences.

Descended and interested in workers who tried to import various refined non-native materials from the continent and make them work; They have found a way to mix magic with technologies; and in turn, bringing back the branch of alchemy from the past.

They share a hybrid system between academic and practical to have permission to use it freely.

In general, they tend to focus on heavy jobs, such as mechanics, construction and experimentation; and in rare cases in pharmacy or economy.

To externalize their magic they use alchemical circles on watches or embroidery.

Shamans:

focused on physical and mental health.

knowledgeable about the body and mind of a person to the point of being able to decipher many diseases before they manifest themselves. Although it is common for them to dedicate themselves to medicine regardless of the type of education they had; It is said that to identify a true shaman you must ask them for a prediction.

They usually dominate in the branches of medicine, nursing, psychology, psychiatry… and for some reason in divination.

To externalize their magic they use cards.

Exorcists:

focused on religion and spirituality.

The great exponents when explanations do not exist and the world beyond entertainment becomes present and calms the spiritual needs of people; They usually have a type of cloistered education and many dogmatically prefer to remain celibate.

Over time they have gained enough influence that some have enough influence to join the branch of magicians.

Actualmente la religión predominante es el "prototypism", who surrender all their devotion to those they consider the prototype of all living beings.

To externalize their magic they use jewelry with unique engravings.

Witchers:

descendants of original inhabitants of the continent and focused on conservation and nature.

They are the only ones who refused to enter the system, not much information is told beyond the rumors of their abilities with the paranormal dealings and anecdotes of several encounters of exorcists and disappearance of soldiers in their territories.

They are the only ones who don't need any external element to externalize magic, however a witch will always have a familiar.

Cursed:

originally a punishment for those who used to use their magic in destructive ways by being stripped of their magic; and now it is given a military design thanks to the discovery of "the doctor."

That discovery was that he discovered that when a body is of its magic it gains resistance and strength beyond imagination; and thanks to various experiments, the degree of controlling and transmuting the user of it according to their range is reached.

Their education takes the boarding school and academy system in equal parts.

It is common to see them dedicated to various military, police, navy… etc. branches. Although there is the case that when they desert they go to witch territory.

They cannot externalize magic, in some cases they can even cancel it when the curse is activated.

They are recognized by certain types of specific markings on the right arm that identify their rank.

Extra notes=

Witchers and magicians hate each other because of issues of culture clash, the systematic segregation and because in matters of law it becomes a dangerous war to involve either party.

The exorcists and the cursed do not relate very well either, more than anything because of the relationship of subordination that exists.

Curiously, the cursed and witchers tend to correlate a lot and see themselves as equals; it is common for several cursed people to desert and go to forgotten towns to reside.

Shamans are "social butterflies" with the other branches, and because health is not denied to anyone.

Magicians and alchemists will always work in synergy when they are together.

to a lesser extent and for warlike matters, alchemists and cursed people can relate in a neutral way

For the safety of half the world, constant diplomatic relations are maintained between magicians and exorcists to adjust terms.

About the Scientist...

There is a debate whether this problem with experimentation can occur since the time of Harley Sawyer or if Elliot Ludwig can be blamed as a side effect of his arrival.

Yeah... these sons of a *CENSURE BEEP* still existing. And they will continue to annoy the normal lives of these non-humanoid beings.

Its main indelible mark being the change in the meaning of the "cursed" in a military manner. and it is known that they have had under their control a family of exorcists that is equivalent to a royal family in the disappeared city of Gasétude, in Playgrounds.

And if you have questions…

Give me patience, when I start posting to the SCs! final designs and datas about them, I will open an ask and answer any of your questions.

[coc00aa]

Anyway here's my Licorice Cookie Headcannons.

(This is my head cannon design for him. I made the edit.)

Backstory.

-Licorice was born into the Licorice tribe; A tribe that prides its magicians and known for its strict manner. Which slowly caused a resentment of the tribe to grow inside of him.

-The Licorice tribe has been the victim of extreme prejudice for the Cacao kingdom due to its relation with the Licorice sea. This caused Licorice to hate all other Cacao tribes, specifically the milk tribe.

-Licorice's mother was neglectful of him, mostly letting him live off of history, magic and fairytale books.

-As he grew Licorice began to strive to become a famous wizard in history. And with that, his expectations for himself grew out of control.

-After finding Dark Enchantress and getting information of a growing party-The COD- Licorice turned to the Dark arts because of his insecurity.

-In his kingdom, it is highly illegal to practice Dark magic. And is punishable by a type of crucifixion. So, when found out, Licorice would be persecuted. The way was by a cursed dagger, that from impact (such as a slash.) Would set you aflame. However, after two stabs Licorice would stay alive.

-Loosing himself, Licorice brought a storm upon the Licorice tribe which would destroy the entire village. Aswell as killing all the residents, some he killed personally.

-His mother had cursed him before he murdered her. A curse that slowly killed and corrupted him, his killer being his own magic. Licorice is very much aware of this curse. Infact, he has the curse tattooed on his wrist as a joke.

Alr that's over, here's some semi important trivia.

-Licorice has tried his hardest to recreate life with pure magic. This, being represented when reviving his dead cat (That would become Bat-cat.) Then, creating his best project; Poison Mushroom Cookie. Licorice *grew* Mushroom, and serves as their father figure. He is very protective over them.

-Licorice has a SMALL obsession with Red Velvet Cookie.

-Licorice currently has a "project" going on involving resurrection. He wants to perfect his craft, and make it simple. So he will either grave rob or simply kidnap cookies (typically Red Velvet's enemies.) To test his theories.

-Licorice plans every kidnap, with from what tools to what the air must smell like.

-Licorice has undiagnosed OCD and Autism.

-The reason why Licorice is obsessed with Red Velvet is-first he wanted to power of dating his bosses son.-yet it slowly turned to a romantic obsession as their relationship progressed. What started this obsession was the first time Licorice met Red Velvet. He would taunt and built him until Red Velvet diddled him...

Alright here's the nonimportant trivia.

-IDGAF About the bts update Licorice loves metal with his dying soul.

-Licorice has a terrible sleep schedule, like seriously, he goes to bed at 3 am. (His" job "requires him to wake up at 5.)

-His role -which is rather low- is a scout. Yet at first he was a bodyguard..But that obviously failed terribly.

-Licorice melts when he sweats or gets extremely stressed. It isn't like his skin falling off, but he'll feel his body dribble and shit or smth.

-Licorice has a insecurity about his masculinity, but also embraces it at times.

-Licorice loves to cross dress- privately of course. Yet he'll possibly take photos of himself crossdressing.

-He creates the majority of his clothes because of his sewing hobby.

-There's this large x shaped scar on his chest, nobody asks about it anymore. But if they do its a apparent "exile scar."

-Licorice swears he's straight despite his love for Red Velvet. Infact he's a lil bit homophobic at times when people push into the idea of him being into men.

-Licorice has a tattoo of the Licorice Sea on his thigh (that moves up to his hips.)

-Licorice is VERY tall. This is because he wears bigass boots.

I might update this or maybe another whole ass post about more, but I'm too tired too and I'm gonna eep. Gn.

[caw-rky]

1/? next Starswirl the bearded : alicorn of magic Starswirl is the first pony to ever reach alicornhood on his own mean. Son of the royal sorcerer of the time, he grew isolated in the palace of the old unicorn capital, the Crystal City. Learning all he could about magic, he was tasked very young to search for a way to beat the windigoos or warm up the grounds of Equus. Becoming the greatest magician of his time, he was the teacher of numerous talented unicorns, notably the famous Clever the Clover who became the teacher of the last unicorn princess. Though his most famous disciples were Celestia and Luna, who became the alicorn sisters. His wearing of bells is actually due to the last unicorn king who ordered him to wear them after scaring him multiple times with his untimely silent appearance. The bells never managed to stop him from surprising people. His becoming an alicorn happened thanks to his research of the unity magic discovered by Clever the Clover. He disappeared mysteriously a few years before the break between the new found Equestria and Equus. The habitants of the new-found territories wishing for a new government planned for all ponykind instead of multiples smaller ones working together. Equus alas disappeared in the years following due to the windigoos, becoming the Great Frozen North which, even to this day, is fulled of ruins of the previous pony civilizations. The only city which survived being the ancient unicorn capital, renamed at the time the Crystal Empire, which developped partially underground under the rule of the last unicorn king who offered his heart to his kingdom to offer it the warmth it needed to survive. At the very least, it is what history remembers. ------------

Stygian is an earth pony of a little seaside town. The town, which name has been forgotten, is sometimes used as an example of the deadtowns from the very beginning of Equestria. Sometimes named Seahorse Side, this very small town barely reached the few dozens habitants at its biggest. Its proximity with the sea made the grounds around extremely salted and difficult to grow crops from. The lack of monetary means of the little city prevented them from paying for weather control from pegasi or help from the unicorns. The big mystery of Seahorse though is that a few reports were found of sudden help to the town despite no hint of payment ever being found. Some historians have heard of this name due to the mystery around him. No one knows of his link to that town. The only known thing about him is his sudden appearance in Starswirl's related documentation before disappearing a few days before the alicorn. No documents were found explaining who or what he was, only that he got examined by doctors of the capital. A notebook about different kinds of monsters is sometimes linked to him due to its presence amongst Starswirl's possessions despite not having his horn-writing nor any of his known disciples. Studies of the writing revealed than it was writing by hoof which is really unsual on unicorn-ground. Some of the hypothesis are than he may have been a charity-case with a non-fonctionning horn and an accident happened with whatever cure the wizard tried. Another, preferred by the public despite being considered highly unlikely by expert is than he may have been a love-child of Starswirl with a pegasus or earth pony mare who died young, his death somehow convincing the alicorn to begin some kind of travel due to his grief. Most historians though kind of ignore his presence, considering than he is of no importance or possibly some kind of jokes due to no proof of his existance ever being found.

[aita-blorbos]

AITA for impersonating my best friend’s ancestor to steal a box?

I (???M) went searching for a chest that contains 13 of the worst ghosts in the world with my best friend (???M) years ago and once we found it, I’ve always wanted to take it and sell it so that I could make money off of it and become famous. My friend had said to me at first that it was too dangerous before accidentally opening the chest himself, and we had to recapture all the ghosts. After we caught the last one, we had to split up. I had to distract the minions of those recaptured while my friend ran away with the chest after saying once again that it would be too dangerous for me to take it. I distracted the minions with my illusions (I am a magician, my friend is a warlock) and came up with an illusion of me dying by the hands of the minions so that my friend would drop the chest and I could take it without him noticing. Since he didn’t, I came up with the plan of impersonating his ancestor, the most powerful demon out of all 13, in order to finally steal the chest and sell it after two of his friends opened the chest years later. I chased after him and his friends for a bit in the Himalayas and even caused 2 avalanches with my car to try to stop them from finding the chest. Eventually, I thought I finally got the chest for a moment, but I was caught and unmasked when him and his friends remembered that only the living can open the chest, and the chest I took was actually just a cooler. I got arrested and magically put my handcuffs on my friend before I tried to escape with my car, which led me to end up caught in an avalanche myself and my car fell and I almost died for real this time, but I managed to climb out before I actually got taken away to jail. So, AITA?

[rontra]

I had never even heard of this magician woman before you started making art of her but I am oddly invested in your art of this funky little woman, she seems silly and goofy

no i know right. i had the same experience i was like "who the hell is this magician woman theyve got standing next to the justice league" and my partner was like oh Zatanna Zatara? everybody knows her (and she's IN the justice league)

shook me to my core. there was a sillygoofy magician the whole time i had never once heard of... now i'm so invested in her goofy shit. i'm glad my art is becoming a secondary source of infection ❤

optional: here's some things ive learned over the past 3 months

she was introduced as a weirdo in 1964. she's been weird and strange for 59 years and counting! next year will be her 60th anniversary #Hag

her whole gimmick is that she's a famous stage magician who also happens to be a real magician, which i think is very good

i think she joined the justice league in like 1978 or smthg shes Been Around

before i had the magician disease: no matter how much someone tried to explain her character to me, i couldn't grasp her. and now that i have first-hand magician disease: no matter how much i try to explain her to my partner, they can't grasp her. i think there's something aberrant about her. like she demands hands-on interaction to be truly perceived. but watch out for the spores

????

for a while she used to drag her Normal Manager around for magic adventures. his name was Jeff and i suppose he just took the constant near-death peril as part of the "managing a stage magician" job

some website once ranked her among the top 5 sexiest comic women, making her the highest-ranking DC character on the list #LetsGo #MagicianSweep

she's quite beloved and a pretty consistent feature but she doesn't get a ton of solo stuff 😔✌ but theyre reprinting her comic from 2010 next year woohoo happy 60th bitch

they forgot to really give her a power ceiling and her magic can pretty much do anything she can think of, so she's a consistent pain in DC's neck whenever she has to intersect with other characters and Big Serious Plots—but it's not like they can just leave her on the shelf entirely either

(i think powerscaling is fake & that "who would win a fight between x and y" is a fake question that depends on so much more than hard numbers, especially in a medium like comics. but i also think DC itself quite visibly feels a pressure to manage her + i think this quirk about her is extremely funny and i LOVE to see them try so hard to nerf their pesky magician)

in 2004 they made her part of a The Gang Commits Atrocities plot without really justifying Why she would do all that, and her next several years are Fascinating to watch as writers try to come up with various ways to make new sense of her character in light of it. until the whole dc comics continuity was wiped and relaunched in 2011, solving the problem by erasing the whole thing from canon (along with everything else)

the real crime of that whole incident? the '04 comic that started it wasn't even very good

she's listed on the DC Wiki category page for "Eldritch Blast"

currently serving time in the Justice League Dark branch department, which is where we keep all the weird grimy magic stuff so it doesn't get all over everything

for a second and not too long ago, the big leaguers exploded and died for a bit (long story also they got better) including zee. and they put a gigantic scary moving painting of her in the basement as a memorial. i think this is exactly what she would have wanted to be honest

this post

they should put her in the rwby crossovers more. she was in dc/rwby for a second but i want her in the damn movies. i think it'd be funny

i love her. that's what i've learned in the past 3 months

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The Secret Bedroom of the Forsaken Princess - By Hyeni (8/10)

The author chose to take alot of risks here. Everybody is kind of an asshole in this story, and that's great, but then the ending is really safe and bland. It's not really worth it. There's a ton of buildup. There's a big betrayal, but then the villains just get forgiven. The madness ends with marriage and children.

Princess Llewelyn is not well liked. Her dad is dead. Her mom is "dead", and Queen Dowager Pamela hates her guts. She has a half brother named Bastian, who definitely isn't secretly illegitimate, so she's worthless now. Pamela makes everybody bully her. Llewelyn wants to become a nun and live quietly, but Bastian won't have it. He's King now and he refuses to give her royal permission to give up her title. She has to wait until she is twenty five. Bastian would rather see her live a happy and lazy life, preferably somewhere near him.

There's definitely not something wrong with Bastian don't worry about it.

Poor Llewelyn. She is under a curse. A lust curse. She's been using magical cooling stones to curb her urges, but she's scared. If she gets caught she cannot become a nun. She would most likely get roped into marrying the first man she jumps. She's got very little power. Sex equals an awful future for her, but she wants to do it really bad. Being alone helps, so she pushes everyone away with insults. Nobody is willing to keep secrets for her. She can't trust anybody.

Except Tristan. Tristan is a very loyal knight, who doesn't really know Llewelyn personally. He just cares about the royal family and the country. He gets closer to her when he finds her by accident. Sadly, the curse does force Llewelyn to bed a man. She doesn't even remember who it is after. Tristan is the one that safely carries her back to her chamber.

Yeah. Do I even need to tell you? Duke Almondite is the endgame guy. Her future husband. He's her childhood friend. He's a hero that recently defeated a group of dark magicians. He's famous across the land. He's handsome. When Llewelyn's mother was still alive they were best friends. Almond boy proposed with a rose, and he doesn't understand why Llewelyn hates him now.

He's kinda dumb...or misinformed. Llewelyn's mother was executed for trying to poison Bastion. She kinda sucks. She didn't actually die. Her execution was ordered, but it was all a plot. Llewelyn's mom didn't love the king. She faked her own death to run away with her lover, which is such a dick move. Llewelyn has been suffering under her stepmother for a long time. She doesn't even have guards and she sleeps in an empty annex. All while her mother lives lavishly in a foreign country. By the way Llewelyn genuinely loved her mom, and she is traumatized by her "death". Llewelyn believes that Almond boy is part of the reason why she was "executed". So, basically her mom's bullshit ruined her first love, her entire childhood, and her position as princess.

Almond boy is the man she slept with that night, when she lost control. Almondite has loved her for a long time. He didn't know about the curse. He thought his lady love was finally returning his feelings, so he did have sex with her. He proposes soon after, and Llewelyn remembers everything.

She laughs at him, and says she slept with him in an attempt to soil his reputation.

He's shocked, but he keeps trying to rope her into marrying him.

Almond boy is pretty fucked up by the way. He actually does plot with Pamela at one point. The evil abuser lady. He straight up betrays Llewelyn. He really wants to marry Llewelyn, weather she likes it or not. She really doesn't trust him. He tries to use Pamela's influence as Queen Dowager to force a wedding. He pressures Llewelyn with gifts and public shows of devotion as well. He's kind of obsessed, but he's also kind of a huge dick. I'm honestly shocked that he's...it. He's the man she picks. It makes no sense.

This is the son of the pope, Ernell. He's an excellent character that reveals a lot of great world building. Remember the black magic people that cursed Llewelyn? Those are magicians who dared to act without his permission. The holy pope and his son are secretly IN CHARGE of the dark side of magic. Their public image is very pious and political, but behind closed doors both father and son are violent men of war. No one outside of their organization knows, because the title of pope is such a good mask.

Llewelyn sleeps with him next. She sleeps with lots of men. Lust curse. It's for the plot.

Ernell decides that her favors her. He's very passionate and somewhat scary. His servants are very afraid of him, because he secretly controls the underworld after all. Tristan and Ernell are both entertaining. I kind of forgot about Almond boy. Ernell vows to remove her curse, and he does alot of shady shit to figure out what happened. He wants to kill the foolish magicians who acted on their own, and he's extra mad because on top of that he likes the princess.

Ernell helps Llewelyn figure shit out. Pamela and Bastion cursed her with a couple of hired black magic users. Bastian also killed the old King. Bastian also has two sides. There's some kind of curse in him too. He has a dark side. He's been plotting to keep Llewelyn in the castle with him, forever, which is fucked up for about a million reasons. He knows Pamela is abusive, but whatever. Bastian has complicated feelings for his "sister". He doesn't want to let her out of his sight.

He gets defeated.

Pamela had sex with another man who looked like the king, so she could put a fake on the throne and have power.

You know what that means.

Llewelyn is the only real royal heir. Bastian gets purified. Pamela gets punished. Bastian is a harmless wimp without his dark side curse. Without it he conveniently has no desire to rule, and he's very sorry for the trouble he caused.

Llewelyn marries Almondite, which makes him the real king for real. They have kids. The end.

[abyssalaus]

Danganronpa Talentswap: CiDR Edition!

I am a big fan of ThatCheesyBastard’s Cartoons in Danganronoa series. Despite only being on the first case, it brims with personality, love and a great understanding of the shows it uses and of Danganronpa in general. So I thought, why not throw into my insane talentswap thing? Though I am gonna throw in one interesting caveat: by the nature of swapping their talents, they effectively change the whole show, frequently having the artstyle of the duo they swapped with. There are the obvious exceptions: The IZ characters keep their artstyle because Membrane would murder me if I tried and the three solo chars swap their artstyles instead(going Jenny with Star’s, Morty’s with Jenny’s & Star’s with Morty’s) Anyway here we goooo! Mason “Dipper” Pines, Ultimate Fiend Maker & Mabel Pines, Ultimate Motivator Show: How to Make F”r”iends: During their summer vacation to Gravity Falls, the Pines Twins discover a book called How to Make Fiends, that teaches them how to make beings called Fiends. They plan to use them to have the best goshdarn summer in a backwater town ever! Dib Membrane, Ultimate Magician, Gaz Membrane, Ultimate Assistant & Z.I.M, Ultimate Fighting Machine. Show: Membrane the Magnificent. Dib Membrane’s father, Professor Membrane is truly one of the world’s greatest scientists. Dib however merely seeks his father’s approval and to become a great stage magician to which he...disapproves to put it mildly. So with the (often times forced) help of his sister and the robot his dad built to keep them safe, he will show the world how magnificent his magic is! Morty Smith, Ultimate Extraterrestrial Scientist Show: Distance is Relatives. Morty’s seemingly dead grandfather Rick has come back into his family’s life to teach Morty how to become a scientist! However, Rick is a sussy imposter, an alien from the planet C-137(short for Cloner 137) who is seeking to make Earth into C-138 and is only teaching Morty so he can build what’s needed to do that! Jenny Wakeman, Ultimate Paranormal Investigator Show: Old Haunts. Jenny Wakeman decides to make her own future and with the help of her mother creating special ghost hunting equipment(really just a way to enact her own plans for her daughter’s future, being a superhero), hunts down ghosts in her area. It’s...a little difficult considering it seems a lot of people like pretending to be ghosts for one reasons or another. “Star Butterfly”, Ultimate Gamer Show: Vs Mode! Star Butterfly is a relatively famous video gamer and influencer. What she doesn’t know is the people she plays against online on her TV are actually magical spirits and other such dimensional bru-haha! But hey makes good content whenever her on again, off again boyfriend and camera operator Marco Diaz can bother to help! Eddy, Ultimate Team Leader & Ed, Ultimate Animal Whisperer Show: Do Good-ed. One day a young scientific prodigy named Sarah was lonely and wanted little brothers to tease and dote on. So she made some with snips, snails and puppy dog tails...only to unwittingly mix in some Chemical X, causing her three siblings to come out...a little odd and with superpowers! Maybe she shouldn’t have rushed to give them names, since all she had was Ed... Bertha Utonium, Ultimate Jew & Beatrice Utonium, Ultimate Snack Enthuatist Show: Whoopass Show. In the city of Townsville(who named this town) lives the triplets Bertha, Beatrice and Betty alongside their father, who is a middle aged physicist of some renown...quite frankly he spoils the three and you can tell. But eh life is weird in Townsville from the demon that no one can tell if he’s gay or just flamboyant as hell, talking monkeys and that bitch Princess Morbucks, it’s one hell of a time! Vendetta, Ultimate Scam Artist & Charlotte, Ultimate Muscle Show: Making Much Moolah. In the dreary town of Clamburg, three girls make their own fun by causing chaos and scamming the general populace. Charlotte, despite being dimmer than a broken lightbulb, is insanely strong for a girl her age. Marian, despite being very shy(and putting up with these two, who can blame her) is surprisingly intelligent and a master of getting out of dodge and Vendetta runs every shebang to get enough money for three bottles of grape soda! Eric Cartman, Ultimate Detective & Kyle Broflovski, Ultimate Sweater Designer Show: Quiet Little Mountain Town. The town of South Park, cold and quiet holds many a mystery...and it seems like the only one capable of finding and solving them is racist fat bastard Eric Cartman and his friends, Stan Marsh the new kid, Kyle Broflovski his frequent bullying victim and Kenny, an enigma in and of himself.

[huraiyra]

HI! TELL ME ABOUT QUARTZ I BEG YOU!

IM IN LOVE WITH YOU NO ONE'S EVER WANTED TO HEAR AB MY OCs *CRACKS MY KNUCKLES*

... Im so sorry I have autism and can't shut the fuck up when I write (essay incoming)

so Quartz is my babygirl and my favourite OC. fun fact he was originally a straight love interest in a CYOA story I was writing on gotoquiz.com in like 2012. how our stories grow with us

Quartz is an emo scene adult (30) with black and white hair that falls over his eyes and he has the all the lip and eyebrow and ear piercings and striped shirts under band t-shirts thing going on.

his edgy boi angsty backstory is that his mom was my worst nightmare ending for myself (forced to get married and have children and hating all of them forever and trying and failing to be a good mom and eventually just falling apart) and so his childhood sucked due to a mixture of neglect, abuse, and having to take care of himself and failing. he had a bestest friend named Hollis, and a little brother named Jade who was the light of his life, until he gets killed in a hit and run bc mom couldn't be bothered to pick him up after extracurriculars. this is Quartz's villain origin story so he ends up stealing his mom's shit and leaving home at age 16 to go off himself or die or whatever the fuck but then he gets possessed by a dude (Edward) who thinks he is pretty cool :)c Edward helps Quartzie murder the guy who killed his brother. Edward is also a 700 year old freak and jackass who ruins his life more by egging him on to steal shit, do whatever he wants (namely whatever drugs he can get his hands on), fight people who bug him, knife himself but not die, and also possessing and unpossessing him and leaving his body half immortal and half mortal (checkered, like his hair).

he goes to check in on his mom one day and finds her dead on the couch (either killed herself or wasted away, unclear) which understandably ruins his life (again) (x4)

after a good decade of alternative highs of possession and lows of freezing on the ground on Canadian winter nights, Edward decides to bring Quartz to a home for other similarly possessed people (my childhood dream of living in a house with a bunch of friends à la Teen Titans) who all love him to bits despite him being broken, moody, violent and dirty. they don't really see him like that, even though that's all he thinks he is. they see a guy who never got to be a kid whose actually really adorable and decent and has cool interests (see: his backpack full of drawings Hollis gave him, stolen metal and rock CDs, comics, tokens from his brother, his 8 pocket knives, etc), who gets excited about new things, who tries to clean up after himself and treat people with respect, and who might shove you but apologizes immediately afterwards.

theres a trans man who takes a lot of naps and gives really good hugs, a magician who accidentally became his mom friend, a strange famous bald girl who likes being as much of a bum as possible, a genius bubbly girl who decides everyone is her bestie, and a genuine and hopeful but miserable man (Dominique) who was just recently possesed and lost his fiance on the way to his uni grad.

Quartz is a deeply scarred human being by this point and wouldn't mind if they ALL blew up and died, and spends a long time running off and ditching them and having some weird toxic friendship with miserable man.

Dominique is weirdly drawn to him even though he's Magna Cum Laude and well-off and never known pain, but he loves how underneath all the jagged edges this guy is genuine and not mean and the way he talks ab things he likes makes him like it too. Quartz is weirdly drawn to what he sees as a melodramatic priviledged bitch who is really smart and cute and sweet and handsome and kind and adorable and nice to me and nice to everyone and I want him to smile forever FUCK.

Dominique uses the magic power he gained from the possession to heal his suffering just a little (through a mind link). Quartz becomes somewhat addicted to this until Edward convinces him it's fake and bullshit and doesn't matter and on the other hand Dominique's benevolent possessor is like are you fucking kidding me your Summa Cum Laude fiance just died and you're mosying it up with this freak and EDWARD??? (theyve always hated Edward) (but never did anything about it to keep the peace) you should be ashamed of yourself

it takes Quartz a LOT of help including having a home and food and peace, having tv and junk food and homemade food, having people who like him and dont hurt him, just being unpossessed and trying to detox and thinking and thinking and thinking and also a chance meeting with the suicide spirit of his best friend Hollis (not chance) (they were looking for him) to make him realise that even if everything in the world sucks and he sucks and pain is eternal, there's no way out of existence and becoming a suicide spirit will just result in endless cycles of rumination and torture and no way out. LIVING on the other hand? it guarantees always another chance for small joy and if there is any source of joy in the world including friendship, he should embrace it. there's no way out so you might as well try to ease your own suffering and enjoy the good. because there IS good

(ps. I spent 5 years writing the scene where he decides he doesn't want to kill himself, because I was going through the same shit, and it finally came to be when I stopped being actively suicidal. unfortunately unlike him I'm still miserable. hey whats my other name besides Sumi again...)

so he tells Edward to fuck off, has a big fight and Edward leaves for good, and then tells Dominique's possessor to fuck off, and it works and they are humbled and apologize and agree to stop being nosy and resume their promise to being kid to Dominique (and by extension, Quartz) forever again.

Dominique and Quartz end up able to talk and get to know each other and Dominique nurtures him and Quartz teaches him to loosen up and they end up little soulmates in that house and get married!!! everyone else is super supportive and love their two new additions, a smart genuine hopeful and loving man who studies a lot like Genius Bubbly, and a jaded but good man who needs a lot of help but is learning to live again

currently my beloved Quartz is taking antidepressants and going to therapy (it's working for him) and spending each day with a friend or reading (my love never finished high school) and chilling with his husband.

ummmmm tl;dr Quartz. I love him and cannot shut the fuck about him. I'm sorry. thanks for reading (or not reading)

[meili-sheep]

Hey, Look! Original Characters!

It's the main cast for something I've been working on for a bit. And While I keep working on it I figured I give a small introduction

First is the main Protagonist.

His name is Landon. A young man who can use magic and work under a famous scientist, Dr. Arnold Deldago, who was recently murdered. Landon is the main suspect in the crime as he's a low-classed (also called a green band) magic user who appears to only be able to change the appearance of his stuffed toy Rolland Or Rollo. But that doesn't stop Landon from being generally very cheerful and always doing his best to help people. He's even more willing to help if it helps him pursue his personal goal of finding a curse to a magic-related sickness. Which has to lead him to become employed under the secondary protagonist.

Cyan Clemments. An up-and-coming star researcher at only 19. She's from a rich and famous family and has the brains and resources to get anything she wants. She is looking toward discovering the origin of magic which Dr. Delgado's expedition would have helped. And with Delgado's Death, Cyan has picked up the expedition and has kept everything on track, even taking on Landon, who knows Delgado's (In her opinion incorrect) studies as well as blackmailing the only airship captain who has made it to a mysterious island and back.

Sir Gale Aris, a retired airship captain who worked alongside Deldago in a government office, called the Court. Delgado had tried to pull Gale out of retirement for his expedition, but he refused up until Cyan blackmailed him with Information on Gale's missing son and daughter-in-law. Gale's an old jaded asshole, but in dealing with the open-mind yet stubborn and brash Cyan, he slowly starts to realize the mistake he made that caused his son to cut contact. He's married to Sherrie Aris, a famous airship engineer. Who designed his airship, Lady of the Mists, and under Cyan's pay built Lady of the Mists II, the airship the expedition takes.

Now Abel Brightman is a high-class magician (gold band) With the ability to control and create fire. He is one of the few gold band magicians and is allowed to practice magic freely. He was hired by Delgado and his partner Professor Braxton Griffith to be magical support on the expedition. While still under Griffith's pay, he's more responsive to Cyan's ideas and orders. He's also very sympathetic to Landon, quickly takes him under his wing, quick to Landon's defense, and happy to have him on the trip. No one is quite sure, though, exactly who Abel is or where he came from.

Asher Alinac, a clerk sent by the court to help manage the resource of the expedition. Gale has begrudgingly taken him on as his crew. He's not actually that good of a clerk, and Landon, who is surprisingly good at numbers, helps out a lot. He is a good-spirited and well-meaning young man but a little thick and surprisingly strong. One of the few people who doesn't mind and actually welcomes Landon on board.

[decholmes]

                    D A K S H         “D E C “      H O L M E S

Name: Daksh Declan ‘Dec’ Holmes Nickname: Dec (pronounced deck) Age: 33 Birthday: November 1st Zodiac: Scorpio Occupation: Magician Hometown: Vancouver, Canada. Current Location: Gastown Sexuality: Bisexual Relationship Status: Single

BIOGRAPHY.

tw: adoption

tl;dr

adopted son of two actors that dedicated their lives to charity work

was a bit of an outcast who loved writing and magic at a young age but typically didn’t let that bother him due ot the fact that he focused solely on his family life / hobbies

went to school for teaching english and wanted to become a famous fiction writer, flunked out of uni, became a magician instead

has a very romanticized ideal of the world he lives in

Adopted at a very young age, Daksh -- who prefers to be called ‘Dec’ -- always grew up in a world of imagination and curosity. Childless and desperate to give children a chance as a great life, his adoptive parents went on to adopt once again (his youngest sister). Dec’s parents were actors in their own right, volunteering any chance they could to bring joy to those less fortunate -- at Renaissance faires with charity shows, at shelters seasonally as Mr. & Mrs. Claus during the holiday season, etc.

In turn, Dec always strived to give back. While not as graceful as his parents, he grew up with a love for magic and writing, often spending his days curating shows for school talent competitions. Of course, this came with its own set of challenges given he was seen as somewhat of a nerd, an outsider, but Dec continued to keep a good head on his shoulders and a stride in his step. He tried out for a bunch of sports, but ultimately fell short as a bench warmer for the football team.

With the hopes of becoming an English teacher, he went on to college and pursued an English degree. In that time he attempted to write a sci-fi fiction series that ultimately fell flat on its face with dozens upon dozens of rejections letters. When it came down to his degree, he fell short there as well -- as the mantra ‘those who cannot do, teach’ went literally, and he couldn’t even teach.

So he became a magician.

Taking the skills he loved so dearly as a child, he started under the pseudonym ‘The Mysterious Holmes’ and created a name for himself in the entertainment industry. While no David Blaine, he often books birthday parties and corporate events to keep the money coming. Otherwise he lives a very boring, very subdued lifestyle where much of everything is romanticized.

Dec always finds himself at the wrong place, wrong time, but somehow comes out unscathed every time due to the fact that he’s an overly chatty man with relatively earnest intentions.

PERSONALITY

+ kind, imaginative - absent, paranoid

FUN FACTS.

bisexual but only has ever had two relationships in his life that he got dumped on both times because he lived in the clouds

carries around a copy of war & peace to ward off bad energy.

a nice person when he's not royally doing stupid shit in life.

secretly owned a lizard named Benedict Cumberbatch in the college dorms and still has him at his apartment to this day.

believes mothman is real. don't fight him on this.

typically a lover, not a fighter. he isn’t one to fwb or date around as he’s searching for ‘the one’ and truly believes he’ll know them when he sees them

tried to join an adult football sports teams but bless his heart, he really isn't good at sports so he's still the bench guy.

CURRENT CONNECTIONS.

adopted younger brother - mal holmes

roommate & flirtationship - deandre thompson jr

close friend & part-time assistant - jas pelletier

friend & tinder match - sawyer harris

childhood friend / former crush - gabriela cortes

personal trainer - kasey lambert

close friend & bad/good influence - hiten mosaad

tinder match - zara harris

WANTED CONNECTIONS

friends who he grew up with in vancouver

business associates that hire him out for their kids’ parties or corporate happenings

the two exes he had? but he doesn’t really remember what happened in them, but he just genuinely romanticizes what they had so it’s not great

people who push him out of his comfort shell

neighbors

his adopted sibling! currently a sister but can be changed depending

literally anything idc he’s cute