#cause of horrors: book

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[bonefall]

What was Leopardstar and Carpwhisker’s relationship like?

You know how in Fire Emblem Awakening how there's that side character whose entire existence is dedicated to a running joke that he's the biggest person in the room... but no one sees him, ever? To the point where they even end up thinking an extra goblet at dinner must belong to a ghost?

Face obscured by Chrom's knee on the box art, Mike Wazowski magazine style?

Carpwhisker.

I'm GUTTING Leopardstar's Haggis. It is in the bottom 5 WC entries for me. Leopardstar's childhood bullying was cheap and brainless. How fucking dare they, actually?

How dare they take their ONE confident, intimidating female character, DEFINED by how she was beloved in RiverClan and by her apprentice generation, had no romance, and wasn't a mother figure, and fuck up ALL THREE THINGS???

So. Anyway.

If anyone gets bullied it's Carpwhisker, still by Skyheart.

Brightsky didn't die; she became a kittypet. There were four kits.

Carp, Oat, Leopard, Water.

Mudfur took Carp and Leopard home, due to their resemblance to their famous ancestor, Volestar.

If Mudfur knew what Leopardstar would become... he would have left her there, with her mother. He regrets bringing her back to RiverClan

He feels he should have known better. He became a Cleric shortly after returning because he came to believe that the constant fighting was wrong, and yet...

What did he expect?

Carpwhisker is a nervous wreck who can't stand up for herself despite being as big as a badger, and Leopardstar eventually booked herself a rock appointment

I feel like at some point, Carpwhisker learned the secret about Brightsky... but keeps it to herself.

She can't imagine Leopardstar taking it well, "and um, she's..." (Carpwhisker grasps for words not wanting to outright say she's terrified of her) "...she's a wee bit intense about bad news."

You know that one post about the kid who got severely bullied in school, the teacher put on Dumbo, and they watched every single one of their bullies cheer for the underdog? All the bullies think they're Dumbo.

That's poor Carp. I feel like she used to really like Aftergatherings until Leopardstar told her about the reputation of those events, and that attending them was making Carp look disloyal.

People often take credit for her achievements. She was the one who made the Bonehill practical-- it's not solid bone, it's a mud facade with a layer of bone around it. Tigerstar said it was TigerClan's achievement, and his by proxy.

When Carpwhisker was struggling for breath to correct him, Leopardstar gave her a sideways glance and killed the thought.

So, Carp's relationship with Leopardstar is not great. But Carp defends her, and loves her, and insist she knows best.

Leopardstar is a better friend of Skyheart than she is a sister of Carp. Leopard's beloved by that whole group, and a natural leader from a young age.

I think when Leopardstar dies, Carp is distraught by it. Inconsolable, and it's really hard to tell her in that moment that it sounds like she's a lot better off without her.

She'd probably end up hanging out with Mothwing a lot, seeking spiritual advice. Moth just gives her normal, mortal, nonspiritual advice, but Carpwhisker thinks it's divine.

After all... they both did just lose very toxic siblings that they still loved very much, and are kinda working through that.

In terms of politics, Carpwhisker is a weak-traditionalist. Really, she just goes along with what's popular at the moment, and doesn't make waves. She's conflict-avoidant, and just tries to make others happy with her hard work.

Most of all she just wants peace, really. What if there were no problems forever and everyone was just nice and well-fed and we all took a big nap in this warm den I made. What then.

SO all that to say... She loved Leopardstar. Leopardstar was awful to her. "We're sisters! It's just like that!" (It Is Not Like That.) She was hidden in her shadow. She thought the shadow was normal. She's destroyed when her sister dies. She can only begin to recover once she's gone.

[lala-blahblah]

I will never make this because it would be for an audience of one (me) but ever since reading "If we Were Villains" (story about serious drama kids in college who perform shakespeare and deal with a murder) I have been entertaining the thought of a crack fic crossover with High School Musical The Musical The Series where the staff decides they will no longer put on shakespeare after the tragic accident that happened at Thanksgiving, because Shakespeare plays would only increase the tension and drama. So they hire Ms. Jen who decides their spring play will actually be High School Musical (which exists in the 90s in this universe) and it ruins the vibe so much that everyone gives up on being dark and mysterious because they're universally pissed at Ms Jen for making them learn choreoraphed basketball dancing.

[funnylittleclown]

Reader Beware - You’re in for a Scare!

part two of my goosebumps collection 🦇

[foxgloveinspace]

gooooooood morning. I'm gonna watch Scream today I think.

[sevicia]

I will not lie, I kinda hate the "cozy horror" subgenre. like just the idea of it annoys me and I hate to sound like an elementary school bully but if you need your horror to be "cozy" then you're a weenie and maybe horror just isn't for you

[bee-boppin]

My hubris of never checking tags or warnings of books finally caught up to me ✊😔

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[thatoneluckybee]

Tell me about your OCs! (if you have any)

Good grief I have many an oc… I’ve spoken vaguely about my mains online BUT I keep it vague for privacy stuff lol. The main set are from a story me and a close friend began IRL years ago that was all but abandoned after the pandemic. They aren’t really into it anymore so essentially I’ve been given free reign over them. However… I have no set plan on what we’re gonna do. We both love art so we’ve considered making it into like a webcomic or a book but neither of us know. It’s just this series stuck in my head. I keep things vague with them love in case we ever do get around to making this a real published thing (also because I am… 60% sure said friend has a tumblr and Do Not Want Them To Find Me.)

[gifti3]

Yall dont even know that my screenshots are getting me through the rest of my workday

[mita-vittua-olivia]

i told my brother (11) that i listen to tma and that it’s a horror podcast etc. he likes to come into my room in the mornings and today i couldn’t sleep so i was awake when he came in (which usually never happens) and he was so surprised, but then quickly came to the conclusion that it’s because of “that horror podcast”

like yes you’re right but

[oneleggedflamingo]

I have been having very violent dreams for 9 nights straight, and when I am awake, I have been so calm and chill about everything. The horrors are finally fighting against me in my dreams and so far I have won in every battle royal.

[foldingfittedsheets]

i just read about the pearl dream and like--the symbolism of that is so perfect??? pearls build up around a source irritant for a long time, so you not being able to leave the dream island--and other people being content to stay there--is a great representation of (unsuccessfully) coping with a bad situation. super cool and freaky dream

Right?? I found it again and was like that’s worth resharing. I was working at a jewelry store at the time I dreamed it, I was surrounded by pearls all day. My favorites were always the black ones.

One of the neat things about my dreams is that very often they’re just stories without a lot of deeper meaning. I read a ton, I’m always analyzing narratives, my brain loves a good story.

So it makes sense that my subconscious does this, especially since I tell myself stories to fall asleep. Sometimes the resulting dreams are silly rom coms and sometimes they’re dark stories about being trapped on an island that’s injecting you with pearls that make you forget you want to leave!

[spotlightstudios]

Shout-out to the Barnes & nobles cashier who recommended me a book in which the MC has my (middle)name .5 seconds after she typed out my email (which includes my middle name).

Like, literally barely a moment passed before she had that thang on-hand and on the counter for me to look at. Pure skill.

[thottybrucewayne]

Real talk, how is saying "Black Americans benefit from living in the U.S. so antiblackness isn't that bad." not the same thing as saying "Black Americans benefitted from being enslaved." Like I wanna know.