#cinders in the wind

[spacetimeaccordionfolder]

Rereading the Sunlit Man and I am cracking up at the idea of the Cinder King reading about the Blackthorn's war crimes and Dalinar's "Unite them" and making that into a messed up bucket list "wow this guy is right I should set fire to people who disagree with me and I should unite everyone under my banner by force! this conqueror gets it!" Somewhere in the cosmere/ the beyond Dalinar's ghost is very disturbed. Cinder King's kicking his feet doodling fiery hearts around the blackthorns name not knowing that if they ever met he would be obliterated in an instant. Nomad has every right to laugh in this guy's face. Imagine being on the run for 300 years and then some guy with glowing red eyes on some tiny planet in the middle of nowhere quotes your old boss at you and asks your old boss would be proud of him. And then has the audacity to break an oath around a rosharan.

[thejadecount]

See, one one hand, it would be really good for Arin’s character and the whole story if he wasn’t an elemental master…

On the other hand, it would be really cool if he was the elemental master of spinjitzu itself…

[kindaasrikal]

Cinder being a human cigarette anyone

[rwby-encrusted-blog]

Jaune: *Napping*

Cinder: *Nocks Arrow*

Jaune: *In Absolute peace*

Cinder: *Draws Bow, Aiming right for Jaune*

Jaune: *Not moving an inch*

Cinder: *Fires, hitting Center of mass, AKA Jaune's chestplate*

Jaune: *Not noticing the shards of Arrow*WHAT! WHO GOES- WHERE?

Jaune: ...

Jaune: Must've Been the wind ...

Jaune: *Returns to napping*

Cinder: *STEALTH INCREASED TO 94*

Cinder: ...

Cinder: I should've been a Patissier.

[theanoninyourinbox]

Two Days Of Art Later

Guess Who Got Clangen!

@officialclangen

[magic-the-girlbossing]

Rowan Kenrith vs. Adeliz

Magic: The Girlbossing 2024, Round 1, Match 1

Propaganda under the cut:

Rowan Kenrith

Color identity: Rakdos (Red center)

Featured art by Magali Villeneuve

she's been girlbossing extremely hard lately. split a mountain in half, fucked a spider. haters will say that she's girlbossed too close to the sun but they just hate to see a girlboss winning

Ever since Strixhaven, she has become the very definition of "the road to hell is paved with good intentions". She is so incredibly complex, strong yet vulnerable, independent and yet so afraid of being alone. But regardless of whatever torments her, she doesn't sit on her laurels and just let things happen. Rowan Kenrith is a girlboss because she is always doing what she can, however she can, whether her actions are good or bad, as long as it helps the people she loves.

Adeliz

Color identity: Izzet

Featured art by Zezhou Chen

Being a child of divorce is girlboss origins

[mumblelard]

why the universe probably isn't shaped like a donut or saturdays: an introduction

[lifeimitatesmeme]

Run outside. Run and hide.

(clipped image of Cinder from the wonderfully eerie illustration "Late visit" by Marc Simonetti)

[neverchecking]

I offer some cute (and platonic) Wind content:

Obviously since he's a kid, Wind cant do what the other members of the chain do when it comes to spending time with Reader. Its unlikely that he even knows what goes on behind closed doors or secluded areas.

But he still wants Reader's attention so how does he do it? Simple. Sneak by and steal them away while everyone else is competing for their romantic affections.

In a cold area and the adults are fighting over who gets to snuggle with Reader near the fire place? Wind's challenging Reader to a snowball fight or sledding race.

Just arrived at an inn and theres debate on who Reader rooms with? Wind's getting them to catch fireflies in any empty bottles they have.

After all, Reader is probably one of the few people that let Wind be the kid that he is so why not return the favor? Though Reader is older surely they want times where they can have their inner child come out. That's what Wind can do and nobody else can.

And should any of the adults notice and try to protest (cause theyd probably get a bit jealous) all Wind has to do is go "And whats so important that I cant do this one little game with Reader?" knowing the answer will be extremely vague if whoever protests can even think of an answer.

Long story short: Wind is just as sneaky as the other members of the chain and will use the fact that he's a cute kid to his advantage.

THANK YOU FOR FEEDING US ANON

The Wind people are starving on this blog and I'm a little sorry. idk I just love platonic! Yandere! Wind sm and yet I still neglect him <3

Wind can get away with a lot more than the chain can bc Reader probably doesn't see him as part of the chain cult at first. And he's taking full advantage of it. while he is a kid, he isn't stupid. He doesn't know what goes on behind closed door, but it's probably less because he's blind to it and more because he doesn't wanna know. As long as he's getting his share of attention, who cares.

And he's using his age to get it. They can have the romantic affections, he doesn't care, but he's sure as shit using his status as the youngest to take Reader's time.

Oh the adults are fighting? That's cute. Wind already has a whole fort built and the only one allowed is Reader. Sucks for them. Wind for sure sleeps in Reader's lap just to piss off the others. And bc its comfy <3.

Oh, they wanna room with Reader? Reader doesn't need a room if they're outside, sleeping under the stars with Wind!

Idk if I mentioned this here or in my personal writing and I've finally gone delulu, but Wind is an older sibling. And, as an older sibling myself (Eldest daughter syndrome lets goo), to some extent your parents relied/ rely on you. I was my parents trial baby (my parents were teen parents if that clarifies). We learned and grew together. So Wind probably had to learn and grow with Aryll. He had to care for her when Granny could now. He grew up much too fast as both a sibling and when he was made into a hero. So when Reader lets him be the younger one?

He's clawing at the chance. Especially if it means taking away time from the others for time with him.

WIND CALLING THEM OUT AS HE SHOULD- And Reader just going like "No wait, he has a point." And none of the others would dare speak up against Reader

Wind being a chaos gremlin to get what he wants will forever live rent free in my head fofbfbn

[treesbian]

hey general public. if someone is fostering your cats for you while you're between homes + you were unexpectedly homeless for like 3 weeks + you haven't been able to get to housing that will allow your pets to come with you yet, and you're in regular contact with that someone discussing those cats and paying for their care needs, and then that someone messages you saying they decided they're just going to keep your pets because they decided that's what's best for them, that's stealing, right? that's stealing? the general public of reasonable people in the world agree that that is theft? yes?

that's what these bitches did to my godsister fuck them!!! but they got threatened with criminal theft charges and handed them over ^_^ and my aunt already pressed trespassing charges on them lol. but when I texted them to yell at them about it they lied saying they never stole any cats but like. what they did was stealing. my mom had to take it all the way up to the police but I kind of don't feel bad because it was their own damn fault. I hope their lives aren't ruined forever but I do hope they learn what a consequence is

[raintailed]

a handful of color concepts/ideas :]

Sea Breeze (xe/xem), a wyverncat who was modified by Threads of Time.

Fierce Winds, Blown Off-Course (they/them, zap/zaps), a slugcat mimic/centipede hybrid created by Strange Combinations of Creatures. SCoC is a fan of centipedes lol

Doodle (he/him, they/them), a slugcat mimic based on firefly larvae

The Cinder (they/them), a young spidercat/slugcat who can spit embers and is always warm

Foodpips (any pronouns), a slugcat/hazer created by Lilypads Afloat

and Crackers (it/its), a slimecat who looks and moves like a slug. Crackers' design was made by a friend :]

[aardcinder-dragons]

Quick Question

Slightly stressing out and thinking I might've wasted some gems.

Hatchlings become adults after 5 days, right? So a hatchling hatched on the 14th (Monday) would be an adult by 19th (Saturday), right?

[cardinal-contest-king]

I'm gonna find someplace to sleep. Somewhere hidden. Just incase the grunts are still looking for me...

[msb-lair]

Dragon: Sharma - Veilspun Spiral XXY Female

Hatchling Record First Record Second Record Third Record Fourth Record

(Vial of Hypnotic Sight applied on 2020-03-19) (Veilspun scroll applied on 2020-11-13) (Bright scroll applied on 2020-11-13) (Vivid scroll applied on 2020-11-13) (Runes scroll applied on 2020-11-13) (Laced scroll applied on 2020-12-04) (Web scroll applied on 2020-12-04) (Peregrine scroll applied on 2023-01-12) (Cinder scroll applied on 2023-08-02) (Blaze scroll applied on 2023-08-02) (Carnivore scroll applied on 2023-08-02)

Purchased For: 20,000 treasure Hatched On: 2016-11-07 in own lair ID: 28332366

Parentage: Vernalis/Foxii Flight: Wind

Primary: Thicket Jupiter Basic Bright Laced Cinder Secondary: Thicket Saturn Basic Vivid Web Peregrine Blaze Tertiary: Shamrock Thylacine Basic Runes Carnivore Eyes: Swirl

Comments: Purchased as a mate for Mazeras; she has his primary and secondary colours, reversed, and a good secondary.

I was extremely amused after purchasing her when I scrolled down and noticed she had a bio layout. One my past hatchling bio layouts. Yup, she’s one of my own hatchlings, gone out into the world and come home again (though that home was in Wind when she was born, and is now in Nature). If I wrote lore for my dragons, hers would probably be epic.

She and Mazeras, who was a low-ID scatterscroll project, were at the head of the line to be re-gened whenever a new ancient or modern breed next cropped up, which turned out to be veilspun. 

After regening to veilspun and a couple of clutches, I’ve decided I didn’t like how bright-vivid worked on their hatchlings, and have regened her again.

And now with the release of cinder-blaze for veilspun, I've decided she needs yet another regeneing, and that I might as well change her runes tert to the recently released carnivore as well.

Sharma is the name she came home with.

Familiar: Vibrant Jeweler

Progeny Testing:

[Test] Mazeras

[Test] Mazeras

[Test] Mazeras

[Test] Mazeras

[Test] Mazeras

Broods:

Nested with Mazeras on 2020-03-20, 3 eggs [Clutch]

Bred with Mazeras on 2020-05-11, 3 eggs [Clutch]

Crossed with Mazeras on 2020-11-13, 2 eggs [Clutch]

Clutched with Mazeras on 2020-12-04, 3 eggs [Clutch]

Joined with Mazeras on 2021-03-03, 1 egg [Clutch]

Paired with Mazeras on 2021-05-14, 3 eggs [Clutch]

Mated with Mazeras on 2021-08-13, 2 eggs [Clutch]

Matched with Mazeras on 2021-11-07, 3 eggs [Clutch]

Nested with Mazeras on 2022-01-26, 4 eggs [Clutch]

Bred with Mazeras on 2022-05-05, 4 eggs [Clutch]

Crossed with Mazeras on 2022-08-04, 3 eggs [Clutch]

Clutched with Mazeras on 2022-10-31, 3 eggs [Clutch]

Joined with Mazeras on 2023-01-20, 3 eggs [Clutch]

Paired with Mazeras on 2023-04-21, 3 eggs [Clutch]

Mated with Mazeras on 2023-08-03, 2 eggs [Clutch]

Matched with Mazeras on 2023-09-10, 1 egg [Clutch]

Nested with Mazeras on 2023-12-04, 3 eggs [Clutch]

[etruatcaelum]

reflect — is your muse able to self-reflect? do they use this reflection to improve or not?

Salem.

Her semblance has entire rooms dedicated to self-reflection and she has spent thousands of years deliberately whittling away her capacity for self-deception to the point that nowadays she really can’t lie to herself. Being able to see herself clearly, without distortion, is very important to her. And in the event that she sees something in herself that she wants or needs to change, her semblance allows her to do so fairly rapidly and cleanly—it’s a literal matter of renovation of her internal landscape.

Her one big blindspot is that a central pillar of her self-conception is that she is fundamentally selfish and fundamentally unlovable because of that selfishness. She’s internalized the belief that she is a dangerous monster to such a degree that it’s become invisible to her, as much an integral part of herself as her own name. Ripping that out and replacing it with a new pillar once she identifies it as a distortion is going to be… arduous. In the meantime it’s the foremost driver of her extremism: she takes it as absolute fact that she cannot ask for help and that the only people capable or interested in seeing her as a person are those who have been thoroughly broken and cast out themselves.

Ozma.

Only when they’re dead.

The nature of their reincarnation—the dissolution of each host into a hollow reflection of Ozma’s own worst self—the whole point is to prohibit change and prevent them from breaking free. The closest they’ve ever gotten to doing so was in the life they spent with Salem, but the horrifically traumatizing ending of that relationship locked in all the wrong lessons: that listening to their heart only brings pain, that telling the truth is dangerous, and that the God of Light spoke true when he condemned Salem.

When they’re dead and just themself in the white void between life and death, they’re able to see themself more clearly—but it’s almost impossible for them to hold on to whatever insights they realize whilst dead once the next cycle begins, because it’s painful and incredibly disorienting to be drawn into a new body and they get flooded with bits and pieces of the host’s self right away.

However, once the curse is broken and they’re freed? They do have about four thousand years’ worth of revelations and epiphanies that they’ve had while dead—often multiple times—repressed deep down in their subconscious that will rise pretty fast and which Ozma will finally be able to actually act upon.

Summer.

She does not spend a lot of time thinking about herself or looking back on the past; Summer prefers to live in the moment and look to the future. But—after she commits to staying with Salem—she does do a fair amount of introspection through the mirror of Salem: the two of them are… pretty similar in a lot of ways, and understanding Salem better also led Summer to a better understanding of herself.

Which is both good and bad, really: seeing Salem as a person helped Summer to also see herself as a person, something she desperately needed, but that intense identification with Salem also caused her to fall into the same trap of desperation.

Oscar.

He spends a lot of time ruminating or dreaming, more than self-reflecting—that was true long before Ozma happened to him. In part because of who raised him, Oscar finds it a lot easier to introspect out loud, in conversation with another person; he can describe himself for someone else more accurately than he can see himself alone, in a way.

This… becomes something of a double-edged sword with Ozma, because he can have conversations in his head about himself, but those conversations are with somebody who is insistent that Oscar eventually has to become them. Not great for honest self-reflection or personal betterment! He does, however, try his best to keep growing in a direction that he can be proud of.

Cinder.

She would rather die.

The primary reason she struggles so much with the grimm arm early on is her fragile sense of self and her reluctance to honestly interrogate herself. She circumvents to a degree by getting used to it and beginning to think of it as hers, but the shallowness of her self-knowledge is what makes her vulnerable to Salem’s partial control over the arm.

Watts.

He holds himself to a rigorous standard of self-honesty regarding his skills and motivations: if he says he can do something, he can. His high regard for Salem stems partly from his admiration for her willingness to be flexible, admit error, and correct course—traits that were notably in short supply in the command chain of the Atlesian Military. And if he discovers a fault or shortcoming in his abilities, he’s very quick to rectify it.

Where Arthur falters is with interpersonal relationships and emotional honesty. He has no problem expressing anger or disdain; but he’s not in tune with his other feelings and his ability to express genuine care is, to say the least, very atrophied. So when it comes to reflecting on interpersonal conflicts… he will almost always find a reason to blame it all on the other party. Salem could pry an admission of wrongdoing out of him if she put her mind to it, but it would be a heavy lift, and anybody else? Good luck.

Henrietta.

She is allergic to sitting around thinking about herself, but she’s also not at all inclined to bury or ignore things: Henrietta just kind of tackles things as they come. (In a way, she has a lot in common with the Afterans; she knows exactly what she is, she’s happy that way, and she’ll change if and how she feels the need to. Although if she made it to the Ever After she’d probably be a bit scornful of the idea of needing some magical tree to fix her up, she can do that herself thanksverymuch.)

She, like Oscar, and to a much greater degree than him, needs to talk through things out loud in order to process them. This can make her come across as self-absorbed, but she isn’t really—she just does her thinking out loud.

Elah.

The bulk of his thinking and pondering is about the deep questions of the universe moreso than himself. When Elah does reflect on himself, it tends to be in the context of his cosmic insignificance and the liberation he feels in that insignificance—he’s very much the “nothing matters! :D” type of nihilist. (Although, unlike Tyrian, he is not about annihilation: he’s a hedonistic philosopher driven by an obsessive need to describe meaning.)

That’s the sort of self-reflection that flings him headlong into occult obsessions and makes things like “eat atrum to learn more of the grimm” sound like good ideas. If it ever leads to personal growth and improvement, it’s probably by accident.

[timelorddarthswagger]

dude looks like what I imagine cinder from the name of the wind looking like

Rumple + whatever is going on with his hands (s1–3)