#cool beak yo

[myriad--starlings]

I'm doing better than I have in over a year and I just had a great appointment with my PCP and got everything I needed.

throws up screams wails howls has a panic attack puts my head through a wall explodes

[polina-me]

Donald being best boy and loves girls.

Donald: Hey-ya, Daisy!

Daisy: Donald?

Donald: *takes out a bouquet of flowers from behind his back*

Daisy: My favorites!

Gladstone: Hey, Daisy?

Daisy: What?

Gladstone: *presents a bouquet of 101 roses and a box of chocolates*

Daisy: Oh, Gladstone!~

Donald: ...

Donald: And why did I keep trying at all? *leaves flowers and leaves*

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Donald: Hi, Minnie!

Minnie: Donald! Hello, how are you?

Donald: I'm fine, but...

Minnie: ??

Donald: *pulls out a basket with lilacs and violets from behind his back*

Donald: It will be better after you smile~ *wink wink*

Minnie: Oh, Donald! *laughs and slaps Donald lightly on the shoulder*

Minnie: Did you make the basket yourself?

Donald: Of course! *Proudly*

Minnie: Thank you, Donnie!

Donald and Minnie: *hugs*

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Donald: Hello, Clarabelle.

Clarabelle: Donald? Hello there, dou you need something?

Donald: Actually, yes.

Clarabelle: ?

Donald: *takes out a bouquet of strawberries and a guitar with a red ribbon*

Donald: Your smile~

Clarabelle: Did you use the smile compliment again?

Donald: Did Minnie tell you?

Clarabelle: Yeah.

Donald: I don't surprise.

Clarabelle: But it's very cool.

Donald: Yeah?

Clarabelle: Yeah.

Donald: Oh, thanks.

Clarabelle: No, thank you. I didn't expect a bouquet of strawberries.

Donald: Goofy tell what you don't really like flowers.

Clarabelle: I get it. Thank you, Donald.

Donald: Always welcome.

Clarabelle and Donald: *hugs*

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Donald: Since March 8, Grandma Duck!

Donald: *gives her fresh pastries*

Grandma Duck: Oh, thank you, Donnie!

Grandma and Donald: *hugs and kiss*

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Donald: Hey, Ma?

Hortense: Mm? Yeah, Donnie, what's wrong?

Donald: *gives a pendant with photos inside, in the first she is with a Quackmore, and in the second he is with Della and the boys*

Donald: I love you.

Hortense: Aw.. Tha gaol agam ortsa cuideachd, a ghràidh!

Hortense and Donald: *hugs*

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Donald: Dumbella?

Della: What you need, Dick Duck?

Donald: *gives a photo album with all (especially shameful) photos of boys*

Della: ...

Della: I'm so fucking love you sometimes.

Donald: And I love you always.

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Donald: Webby? Can I bother you?

Webby: Hm? Of course, what happened, Unca Donald?

Donald: I noticed that you like to weave bracelets and...

Donald: *gives her a large set for beading*

Donald: If you don't like it, I can buy you something else.

Webby: *presses his hands to his beak and quickly jumps on the spot*

Webby: I LOVE IT!!

Webby: *jumps on Donald with hugs*

Donald: Oh! I'm glad to hear that.

Donald and Webby: *hugs*

+bonus

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Donald: *calmly drinking tea*

Scrooge: *comes running, stops and violently catches his breath*

Scrooge: Hey, Donnie!

Scrooge: *kisses Donald on the cheek*

Donald: You decided to give Goldie and Bridget gifts on March 8th, but now you need to hide somewhere, right?

Scrooge: Right.

Donald: *sigh* Okay, let's go.

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Della: Yo, Don!

Webby: Unca Donald, look!

Donald: ?

Donald: *spits out the tea he was drinking*

Webby with a magic blade: Look what Uncle Scrooge gave us!

Della with a gun: Cool, right?

Donald: ...

Donald: UNCLE SCROOGE

Scrooge is in his Money Bin: I don't feel safe.

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*Magica and Daisy beat Gladstone*

Donald: *looks at this*

Donald: Interesting.

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Donald: I'm home!

Kids: For you, unca!

Kids: *gives flowers and sweets*

Donald: ...

Scrooge with a bouquet: Do you like it?

Donald: Sometimes I hate you, unckie.

Scrooge: !!

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I love you, girls~💕

[rising-above-stars]

aaaaa your reblog reminded me: i love kakapos so much that i did an entire presentation on them in high school but i didn't know about takahē until recently, are there any other cool new zealand animals that you like??

yo, that's so cool! And yes! I love all our birds but here are some favourites. This might end up as a long-ish post.

The first bird owns my entire heart but is unfortunately extinct, and that is the Huia. I was told about them because my aunt uses huia imagery a lot in her art and I did an art study on them. Traditionally, they were used a lot in Maori cultur such as their tail feathers held great significance as symbols of friendship and respect. They were also used as accessories. However, I believe they quickly became extinct after Europeans arrived due to deforestation and over-hunting. Owning part of a huia bird became a high fashionable demand (I could have this wrong), and female huia beaks were set in gold as broaches.

(Male huia in the front, female huia at the back)

Closely related to huia is the Kōkako. "In Māori myth, the kōkako filled its wattles with water and brought it to Maui as he fought the sun. Maui rewarded the bird by making its legs long and slender, enabling it to bound through the forest with ease." (Department of Conservation). I just think they're really neat.

Fantail (or pīwakawaka) aren't necessarily native but they're very common. I love them and they low-key remind me of fairies for reasons I can't quite explain.

Kākā and Kea are part of the same family. Kākā are large parrots and they're pretty neat and live more in forests, keas are little shits but super intelligent and are alpine birds. You often hear stories of keas picking at rubber seals on cars or windscreen wipers.

(L: Kākā R: Kea)

I cannot make a post about New Zealand animals without mentioning the kiwi. There are about 5 species, I think: Brown Kiwi, Great spotted kiwi/roroa, Little spotted kiwi, Rowi, and Tokoeka. When I was a kid, I needed to have music or something to fall asleep and one of the cassette tapes my parents used to play had a story called 'how the kiwi lost its wings'. To sum up, the Tāne (atua/got of forests and birds) asked the birds for volunteers to live on the forest floors to eat the bugs or something. The kiwi was the only one to volunteer after all the other birds refused. So Tāne shrunk the kiwis wings and made their beak longer.

(Image is of the little spotted kiwi)

Morepork/ruru! These are owls and they're super cool! Occasionally, I'll hear one or two at night. They're very common and one of the only birds on this list that isn't under immediate threat of extinction.

Pūkeko are swamphens. When I was a kid, I learnt about takahe before I learnt about Pūkeko, so when I first saw one I got excited and called it a takahe. But they're quite common, my siblings and I would make a game of counting how many Pūkekos we see on the way to/from our grandparents. As swamphens, they're usually wetland birds. But due to the loss of habitats, they've adapted to other environments such as paddocks and croplands. But they're primarily swamp birds.

I would see wax-eye/tauhou birds a lot in the back gardens. They're small olive green birds with a white ring around their eyes. Their name in te reo (tauhou) translates to 'stranger' or more literally, 'new arrival'.

Tūī are another favourite. These guys are honey eaters, typically eating from flowers. They're also songbirds and can mimic songs. They're quite common as well, and have a very distinctive call. You often hear them before you see them.

I think there's a limit of 10 photos so I can't add anymore but there's also the New Zealand Wood Pigeon, or Kererū. These guys are gorgeous too. They also mainly eat fruits and flowers. I don't know if this is correct, but I think I remember someone saying that these birds sometimes get drunk off of the fruits or flowers they eat. They were historically a major food source for Māori, and we're considered a taonga (treasure).

And I guess these count as birds since one species won the New Zealand Bird of the Year in 2021, but we have two species of bats! The long-tail bat and the short-tail bat.

Also Tuataras! According to the DoC (Department of Conservation) website, "Tuatara are a rare reptile found only in New Zealand. They are the last survivors of an order of reptiles that thrived in the age of the dinosaurs." I just think they're super neat.

[strawberri-syrup]

[Verse 1] Well, I'm coming from Connecticut, on I-95 Heading toward the sunset on the East River Drive To the pretty little city on the Delaware— The Philadelphia Chickens are sure to be there Oh, the Philadelphia Chickens will be dancing tonight Thousands of chickens in the pale moonlight They can't sit still when the trumpets play— Strike up the band and get out of the way Here come those [Chorus] Philadelphia Chickens! Swing, slide, and roll Philadelphia Chickens! Up, over, and stroll If you want to start moving like anything Find a Philadelphia Chicken to teach you to swing [Verse 2] If you haven't ever seen it, you can't understand— Undulating chickens and a big swing band They're tight in the turns, and loose in the knees Whatever they do, they do it with ease Yo, the Philadelphia Chickens will be dancing tonight Thousands of chickens in the pale moonlight There's nothing like a chicken that knows how to swing Poultry in motion is a beautiful thing Just watch those

[Chorus] Philadelphia Chickens! Swing, slide, and roll Philadelphia Chickens! Up, over, and stroll Philadelphia Chickens! Move those chicken feet Philadelphia Chickens! Feel. That. Chicken beat If you want to start moving like anything Find a Philadelphia Chicken to teach you to swing (Now swing it, Chickens!) [Bridge] Hey, hey. Oh, no Let it swing, and watch 'em go You've gotta like what a chicken has— A little bit of attitude, a whole lot of jazz! Now the feathers are flying and the music is great The chickens keep flocking right over the gate Lancaster County's in a state of alarm— How're they gonna keep them down on the farm? How're they gonna keep them down on the farm? They're never gonna keep them down on the farm, once they've been [Chorus] Philadelphia Chickens! Swing, slide, and roll Philadelphia Chickens! Up, over, and stroll Ho! Philadelphia Chickens! Philadelphia Chickens! Move those chicken feet Move those chicken feet Philadelphia Chickens! Philadelphia Chickens! Feel. That. Chicken beat If you want to start moving like anything Find a Philadelphia Chicken to teach you to swing [Outro] Oh, the Philadelphia Chickens will be dancing tonight Thousands of chickens in the pale moonlight I don't know much, but I know one thing: These are serious chickens when it comes to swing So unique Beak to beak Strutting their stuff Can't get enough, of that Hot. Cool. Ecstatical thing Oooooo, those chickens of swing Jazz, jive, and chickens in the moon above Right here in the City of chickenly love CHICKENS! (Oh my.)

[magic-hcs]

✨✨Halloween with the boys!✨✨

Costumes!

Time to cast some magic and see what we’ll get!✨

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(UT)

Sans: I’d think, if he puts a tiny bit of effort in it he’d go as a ghost. Otherwise he’ll just go as himself with maybe drawn on a white shirt with a black marker: “png. costume not found”.

Papyrus: Papyrus has been brainstorming about this for a few months. He's been excited for this for a long time (ever since he found out this was a thing) and he wants to do good. So he decided to go vampire. And he went all out with this. He made the costume himself (with some slight aid from Sans because measurements and sorts are a bitch to do) and it looks really good!

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(UF)

Red: Red is not all that much of a fan of dress up, so the best Charon can get out of him is just Red with a different jacket, fake blood on a red shirt (come on, Red, really?) with a butcher knife. So he’s going as a serial killer/butcher.

Charon: For the longest time Charon couldn’t pick what he wanted to go as. He didn’t want it to be lame. So he’s been struggling until one day he got an idea. Getting armor wasn’t so hard since Undyne liked to keep spare platings so he could easily use that or get Red to make some. Because no way was he going to use plastic. He painted it black and red with some cool patterns on it. Charon even manifested a bone attack that looks like a long sword. Charon goes as a dark knight.

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(HT)

Bear: Bear and Bean wanted to match. Purely because it's fun. There won’t be anything all too creepy, or anything with knives. Something basic they could pull off pretty well. Bear is putting quite some effort into this costume. Purely because it’s nice to pretend to be someone else then who he really is. It’s relaxing and fun. Bear acquired some black paint to paint his bones, with the help of Bean he made some cool feathery designs with the furry fabric they bought specially for this. Since Bean often makes both of their clothes it wasn’t hard to make the entire costume. Bear even painted a yellow plastic duck beak he got at a dollar store entirely black. He looks real cool in his crow costume.

Bean: After a bit of searching on the internet for some ideas, Bean finally found the perfect costume. One that doesn’t have any “fake gore” or stains or anything that makes Bean uncomfortable. And this costume in particular does Bean’s long, lanky stature a favor. Bean often makes both his and Bear’s clothes so he got a few tricks up his sleeves. He got a few coats and jackets that are a bit worn out so he can easily use them for the bases. Create some tears to use pieces of the other clothes as patches. Put an extra layer on the coat where the stuffing will stick out between the layers. Create a ragged looking hat and follow a few makeup tutorials and Bean is ready to shine. Bean is going this Halloween as a scarecrow.

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(US)

Sky: Sky couldn’t choose between so many options. So he let his brother pick for him. The result was one of the least scary or Halloweeny, but still fun to do nonetheless. Sky refused to just buy a completely finished costume at a store. However, since he’s not all that great in tailoring he does buy a dark colored coat that fits him. The decorations and details on the cloak he does himself. Some of the patterns were an idea from Syrup. Sky used a magic attack as his staff instead of the usual wooden one. Sky also already had a hat he sometimes uses in his D&D games which he could wear with his costume. This Halloween, Sky goes as a sorcerer.

Syrup: It isn’t Syrup if he doesn’t go as something goofy. Syrup can create his own costume like how he helped out designing Sky’s costume for this Halloween, but that would take so much effort. Nah, he’s grabbing a cheap costume from a dollar store. It’s a mixture of yellow and orange and it covers his entire body. There are some wires inside the fabric to keep the form standing. Even so it still sags a bit but to Syrup it makes it even more goofy. What is Syrup going as? Well if you thought it was a pot of honey, then you would be wrong. That’s what he was last year. Nah, Syrup is a pumpkin this Halloween.

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(SF)

Razzle: Razzle made his own costume. He looks like he’s floating with the long cloak. The hood hides his face in shadow except the lavender flaring eyelight, revealing his socket and some of his teeth vaguely. Razzle manifested a long bone attack with a sharp blade sticking out at the end like a scythe. He’s quite a terrifying reaper.

Coal: Coal is a fan of those anti heroes in the comic books he reads. But he doesn’t want to wear anything too tight or too difficult to make. So he went to brainstorm a bit with Mastiff and found the greatest costume ever. After going to the store with his twin and goofing off some, Coal found the perfect spiked jacket and boots. Coal decided against tight pants so instead of leather he went for black jeans with chains on it. With a little training with both Mastiff and Razzle, Coal managed to make it look like his head is set ablaze with yellow fire -which in actuality is his magic which has been formed into looking like flames. Coal is going as Ghost rider

Mastiff: Mastiff wanted to do something on the nose and fitting. Funnily enough, he didn’t want to acquire and have the costume look so easy. But Mastiff isn’t really the tailor of the three brothers - that would be Razzle - so imagine this poor boy having his phalanges stuck together with glue and patches of fake fur sticking to his bones and clothes. He would have to ask Razzle for help with this one…

Did he actually go ask Razzle for this favor?

Short answer would be; yes.

The long answer however: Stubbornness had kept him quiet about his costume predicament for a long while, until Halloween was just a week away. So after stalling the inevitable, Mastiff finally relented and went to Razzle for help.

The costume isn’t exactly how Mastiff would’ve imagined it - but that’s due to the limited time frame both he and his brother had. It does look real good however. Cool black, furry ears with amber colored tips sit on top of his furry hoodie’s hood. A black fluffy tail also with an amber colored tip sticks out his pants. Mastiff is going as a wolf this Halloween.

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Thank you for participating in this spell, I hope it was to your satisfaction!

[ducknotinarow]

# ( Mikey & Leo - same from before :3 )

| send me “#” for cell phone headcanons about our muses including:

*gonna do like raphs both 03/7 -12 verses for the answers

"Man again? why ya keep going through my phone?"

- what your muse’s name is in mine’s phone      

"LeLe"

Mikey fidgets with his mask tails a little now "eh see when we were tots I uh sorta had trouble saying my bros names even the short versions and well it was easier to call them Lele, Ra and Dee." He offers a faint smile "so yeah I put Leo, as Lele I still call him it sometimes. Mostly in private between us what can I saw always baby bro at heart."                 

- what your muse’s picture is in mine’s phone        [image description] Leo, after his shell got damaged when he was still working through the near death experience they had fighting shredder as he standing up on a roof lookong over the city. His expression is hard to read but stern and held firm like he's worried to lose focus

"When I got challenged for the nexus title, only Leo offered to help me. Ya, he just wanted mkre training. I know that. Sadly the training didn't pay off in the end....and well I just." Mikey pauses a moment "outta all my brothers Leo is the one I look up to the most he's my hero. The reason I love heros! And I just wanna one day be half as good as him I just lack the focus and drive."

- what your muse’s ringtone is in mine’s phone      

Superheroes by the script

Now she's stronger than you know

A heart of steel starts to grow

All his life he's been told

He'll be nothing when he's old

All the kicks and all the blows

He won't ever let it show

"I know we all sort add to Leo's pressure, but guy really carries a lot on his shoulders for us and well I know it can't be easy for him to have to be that for us."

 - my muse’s last text to your muse

[ text ] Lele!!! I scored the good pizza tonight but I don't wanna share with the others meet me at 6th street!

"What? Raph was being a dick and Don took his side so none for them." Turning up his beak as he crossed his arms over his plastron.

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"Dude yo let's go I ain't got nothing to hide"

- what your muse’s name is in mine’s phone    

          "captian serious"

"Cause he likes Captian Ryan and man he's always so damn serious all the time" quick to cover his mouth looking around to make sure Leo isn't around to catch that slip of the tounge.    

- what your muse’s picture is in mine’s phone          [image description] Leo sat up against a billboard it's clear it was taken up close as Leo smiles for the camera

 " Its nice to see Leo sort of just chill and relax and enjoy himself I like when we get to team up cause we talk about our favorite shows together. He'll go on about space heros and he let's me talk about cronarge the barbarian...it's nice." Smiling to himself "thus is from one of the times we were teamed up together and we just chatted the whole time he's kind if the only one who will let me maybe cause I let him do it too but I dunno it's nice is all."

- what your muse’s ringtone is in mine’s phone

     Hero Too          

Hero too, I am a hero too

My heart is set (my heart is set) and I won't back down

Hero too, strength doesn't make a hero

True heroes (true heroes) stand up for what they believe

"Okay yeah I like and love hazing Leo as much as Raph and Donnie do. Cause yeah Leo needs to chill out sometimes he can be so uptight but...I'm kind if glad Leo is the way he is. He's always someone dependable and able to count on. Leo just wants to do what's right and I think that's I dunno pretty cool?"

 - my muse’s last text to your muse

[ text ] "duuuuuude you gotta check out what I found just now!" Imagaed attached of a captian Ryan action figure "imma break in and get it for you! Don't worry casey keeps giving me cash I git enough to leave behind to pay for it!"

[ssj2hindudude]

Aru's First Time Cursing

My mom gave me permission to curse one time. One time she gave me permission to curse. I’m in the Otherworld, I’m being bad. My teacher got mad.

Boo: Aru, come here.

He told me to come to the front of the class. He wrote a note and stapled the note to my shirt.

Boo: Make sure your mother reads the note.

I get home, my mom reads the note. The note said,

“Maybe if you showed your daughter some more attention at home, she wouldn’t act like a fool during training.”

My mom read the note and she wasn't having none of that.

Krithika: Let me tell you something. You tell him to mind his damn business before I come down there and I kick his a**.

Aru: Okay. You want me to say it like that? Or do you want me to take some stuff out?

Krithika: What did I just say? Tell him to mind his damn business before I come down there and I kick his a**.

Aru: No, I heard what you said. I just want to make sure that you know that you’re telling me to say the same thing.

Krithika: Aru, if I have to tell you again I’m not taking you to Home Depot.

Aru: Okay. No, I got it. Okay, I got it. Okay, I got it. No, I got it. All right, okay.

Keep in mind it’s a lot of pressure, all right? My mom just gave me permission to go to training and curse my teacher out. I didn’t feel comfortable with the situation. So I wanted to practice. I wanted to go upstairs, I wanted to go over my lines. So I’m in the mirror, I’m going over my lines.

Aru: Okay, all right. Okay, all right. Okay. My mom told me to tell you... to mind your DAMN— No, that’s too loud. That’s way too loud. That’s not believable. It’s too loud.

Finally I go over it. I get it down. I’m like, you know what? I’m gonna go to bed early, get some rest. ’Cause I got a big day ahead of me tomorrow. I don’t want to mess this up.

So I go to bed. I wake up, get dressed. Put on my pants and my shirt. I get over to the Otherworld. All my friends see me. They get hyped.

Mini, Brynne, Nikita, Sheela, Aiden, Rudy: OOOH, Aru’s in the house. Everybody look. Aru’s in the house. What up, Aru?

Aru: Yo, not today, guys. I've got a lot of stuff on my mind. I can’t really have you guys throwing me off.

Brynne: What are you talking about?

Aru: I can’t really get into it. All I can tell you is that it’s about to go down.

Mini: What?

Aru: Look, dude. It’s about to go down. Just be behind me when I walk in class.

Rudy: All right, cool.

I walk in class, Boo, my teacher, he starts speaking to everybody.

Boo: Hello. Good morning. Good morning. Hello. Hello. Good morning.

He sees me

Boo: Aru.

Aru: Subala.

Boo: Did you let your mother read the note?

Aru: Yes. I. did.

Boo: Well, what did your mother say?

I took a deep breath. I looked at my friends.

Aru: It’s about to go down.

Aru: Well... My mom told me to tell you to mind your DAMN MOTHERF***ING business, B****!

Aru: Little stupid b****!

Aru: Little dumb teacher b****.

Aru: 2+2 not knowing what the f**k it is b****.

Aru: Cross-eyed, Oreo crumbs down your fat beak a** b****.

Aru: Big winged, no opposable thumbs having a** b****.

The s*** was crazy. My friends were in the back and they were like

Potatoes: OOOOH!

Brynne: She said he has no opposable thuuuuuumbs!

I got suspended. I got suspended and a butt kicking. My mom beat the hell out of me when I got home.

Krithika: I told you to say two curse words! And you said 76 of them!

[goth-automaton]

yo! 11, 38 and 39, 46 for writer ask game 👀

Yo!

11. Books and/or authors who influenced you the most

I don't read a lot of fiction now, but when I did: Stephen King. I was learning how to replicate his attention to details and the way of describing character's feelings. Did I succeeded? That's a mystery...

38. Weirdest story idea you’ve ever had

Does resurrecting MGS villain by stating, that he had uploaded his mind to a computer just before he killed himself and years later Neo-Patriots found the files and built him a robotic body counts as weird? ^^" Bonus points for him being only a villain of the week and getting decapitated by the main heroine pretty quickly.

39. Weirdest character concept you’ve ever had

There was, like, a lot... But probably the biblically accurate angel with wings made of eyes, animal skull head, a shitload of tentacles for arms and name unpronounceable for a normal person (they didn't get an official name, unfortunately, maybe one day I'll come back to them). They would just hang out with other OCs and not a single person would find it weird. Cool guy (gender neutral).

Oh, and there is also Maciuś, aka a monster I made in Picrew once. Maciuś is pink, has one arm, a beak, likes funny hats and steals cookies.

46. Do you reread your own stories?

Yeah, pretty often. This includes stories I wrote as a teen. Are they shit? Yes. Do I think there still are some cool ideas in them? Also, yes. 💜

[kiunlo]

Bird Identification guide for beginners!

Hello there! My name is Ash, and this is my guide to identifying birds as a beginner! Please keep in mind that this is not THE ultimate best ever way of figuring out how to identify birds, these are just the things that have helped me personally as someone who has only been identifying birds for about a year/two years (I didn’t bother to count okay?), and who was very recently also a beginner and having a hard time trying to figure out which birds are what! This goes over pretty much EVERY single little thing that’s helped me, so this might be a long post lmao. I hope it helps somebody out!

Also, as a note, I’ve mostly used Australian birds as examples because I’m Australian and most knowledgeable about Australian birds, however there is no reason that these techniques can’t work for birds all over the world!

Step 1: Getting to know your local birds!

The first step to being able to identify birds that you see in your daily life, is to first understand what birds actually live near you in the first place! This can be a bit tricky at first, because not every single town in the world is going to have a 100% accurate list of birds that live in the area, and some places might not even have a list at all! The best thing for you to do is to start reading books or articles about birds that live in your state, country, city etc. This means going to the library and finding some bird field guides, or perusing through bird lists online (searching up “birds of new york” for example, is a great start). For an example of what I personally did, I borrowed a book from my local library called “Readers Digest: Complete Book of Australian Birds” that had a MASSIVE list of most birds that live in Australia, and I wrote down all of the birds that I definitely recognised as birds that I had seen before in my area, including the super common and easy to spot birds such as magpies, crows and kookaburras!

I would usually recommend a bird field guide as a physical book, ebook, illegally downloaded pdf or whatever if you can, because most of those field guides will have maps attached to every single bird, showing you exactly where their usual range is, which if you went for a country-wide bird book like I did, is very helpful in narrowing down which birds most likely live in your local area, that you can eventually look out for! These books also tell you what they eat, where they nest, when they migrate, etc. which can be helpful if instead of trying to ID a bird, you are actively searching for a specific species of bird to take photos of!

Step 2: Have a camera and/or notepad on you at all times

If you are super duper determined to identify a bird, the best thing you can do is take a photo or video of the bird. Videos are usually better because if the bird decides to make a sound, that will be an extra piece of information that you can use to better identify the bird. The second best thing, if you are too poor to own a camera or you have other reasons for why having a camera on you is unfeasible, is to have a physical small little notepad on you with a pen or pencil, to write down the the things about the bird that you’re seeing, or if you feel like it, to draw a little doodle of the bird you see (no matter how “bad” the drawing is!)

And when I say keep a camera or notepad on you at all times, I really mean it! Because the times when I have seen or heard a strange ass bird that I have struggled to identify, I have never had a camera on me, and it has ALWAYS been to my detriment when it comes to attempting to identify a bird. Again, the second best thing to do is to draw the bird the moment that you see it! It doesn’t have to be perfect, as long as you get the general shape of the body and beak relatively close, it’s better than no picture at all!

Do not beat yourself up about not being able to follow this step, or deciding that TODAY you will not see a cool bird and also you are busy and therefor you won’t need your camera or notepad on you when you go out (the time that you will usually see a cool bird lmao), because we have all been there (me included....so many times). It just means that identifying the bird will be a bit more difficult- BUT, it is not impossible!

Step 3: So you saw a bird...what now?

If you saw a bird in your local area, you may be entitled to financial compensation. Haha just kidding. Those birds aren’t going to pay for the emotional damage you took trying to identify its ass.

But for real. What now? Well, if you took a photo and/or video of it, or you drew a basic drawing of it, congratulations! You just skipped the really fucking hard part. If you didn’t take a photo or video, or was unable to because it was too fast or you didn’t have your camera or notepad on you (again, don’t beat yourself up about it), the second best thing you can do is observe and memorise it’s most basic features and behaviours. This will help you figure out what type of bird you have.

WHAT KIND OF BEAK IS THAT?

The beak is one of the most important parts of a bird, because it uses that thing to eat and stuff. The shape of a birds beak can tell you what type of bird it is and what it eats, and this piece of information alone can literally tell you SO much about the bird, without even having to properly identify it. The picture below will help you to understand the different types of bird beaks and what they’re used for.

IS THE BIRD IN THE WATER?

If the answer is yes, you have just narrowed down your bird by a shit ton. Whether it’s just a wader or a full time water-loving bird, you’ll find that searching through a list of waterfowl that live in your area is a lot easier than searching through every single bird that lives in your area ever.

WHAT COLOUR IS IT?

Now, you don’t have to memorise every single colour that is on the body of the bird, especially with a bird that has 5 or more colours on its feathers, but memorising the most prominent feather colours, the beak colour, and the leg colour will be very helpful! If you can see the eyes of the bird, memorising the eye colour could be very helpful too, as birds can sometimes have very unique eye colours not seen in most other animals, which can significantly aid in bird identification- especially if its eyes are a bright blue or a red colour!

SHAPE AND SIZE?

Is your bird big or small? Is it fat or skinny? Does it have a weirdly long neck? Did you see its neck stretch out like crazy and then it went back to its normal size like nothing ever happened? Does it have long legs or short ones? Are its feet fucking weird? These are the questions you have to ask yourself when observing a bird.

WHAT WAS IT DOING?

Did you see it eat something? Was it doing a weird mating dance in another birds general direction? Was it swooping or hunting another animal (or another bird)? Did it display any odd or unique behaviours? Write that down! That’s seriously important information! Especially the eating part!

DID IT MAKE A NOISE?

If it didn’t, then you can skip this part! If it did, however, and you did not get a recording of it, that’s okay. But you will need to use your ultra super duper brain powers and do everything in your power to remember that shit to the best of your ability (which can be tricky as hell and can lead to you misidentifying a bird if the bird call is all you have to go off of).

Step 4: Research time!

Now that you have taken the photo/video of your bird, done a little doodle, or simply memorised and written down everything you can about your birdy, now it’s time to get down to business and actually do some research.

The first thing you need to do is the most simple thing ever, which can be done for most well recognised birds: Type in the description of your bird into google. Yes, I am serious. Sometimes typing in “black bird with red eyes and red beak waterfowl [STATE OR COUNTRY NAME]” is all you need to do to find the identity of your bird! If this worked for you, congratulations! You were lucky this time....but you might not be lucky next time! If this fails to work, there are still plenty of other options, and while these can be kinda tedious and time consuming, it is worth it in the end!

There are two websites which can be really helpful if you have some type of idea of what bird you’re looking for, but simply looking up the description didn’t work: Wikipedia, and Xeno-Canto. These are especially helpful if you use them together.

Wikipedia is good because it will have a huge list of all birds that are known to live in your country. Xeno-Canto is good because it is a website dedicated to bird calls all over the world, of every single bird to ever exist (and even ones that are extinct!) And it MOST IMPORTANTLY, has a map of where the bird can be found, which is helpful when ruling out birds that are somewhat similar to the bird you’re looking for, but actually live on the other side of the country (therefor, it’s not your bird!)

The first step towards figuring out the specific species that your bird belongs to, is to figure out what type of bird it is, which you can do by observing the shape and size of the bird, alongside it’s beak shape (which we took a small look at in step 3). Here are some silhouettes of different bird types.

And now, below is an example of how I would find a specific bird through trail, error, and ruling out birds that are NOT the bird I’m looking for.

Lets say that the bird I’m looking for was in the water, and was clearly some type of duck or goose, but I couldn’t really tell which one because it was a bit far away. That means that I’m looking for SOME type of waterfowl. I will then go to Wikipedia to look up a list of ALL birds in Australia, and then go down into the “ducks, geese and waterfowl” section, where I will find a list of all waterfowl in Australia. I will then click on each link for each waterfowl, to get a quick look at the image of the waterfowl. If it looks nothing like my bird, I rule that bird out. If I do find a bird that looks very similar to the one I saw or took a photo of, then I will type in the name of the bird into Xeno-Canto, and look at the map area section, to see exactly where this birds natural range is. If it’s shown to be in an area that is nowhere near where I saw the bird, then I rule that bird out too! If I find a bird that matches what I saw, and it’s in the same area that I live in, then, if I heard the bird make a sound, I will usually listen to the bird calls found beneath the map section, and see if it matches. If not, then I will continue to listen to that birds calls, because guess what, birds can and do make a variety of different sounds based on the situation! Once I’m truly sure this bird is not making the correct calls at all, then I will tentatively rule it out.

If, after all of this, I finally find a bird that seems to match the look, area and sound of the bird I initially saw, I will write the name of the bird down and KEEP GOING down the list of waterfowl until I reach the end, because there is always a chance that there is a bird that better matches the appearance, sound and location of the bird I saw. Once I have 1 or more bird names written down, then it’s up to me to chose which bird best matches the bird that I saw.

You might not get a 100% for sure identification, especially if some of the birds in your local area are sorta similar to each other, and that’s okay, but going through this whole process will help you to improve your birdy research skills, and you’ll get faster and faster at it over time, and you’ll start to memorise common birds often found in your local area by during this research.

IMPORTANT NOTES BEFORE I CONTINUE

Sometimes, female birds and male birds look different to each other! Sometimes, young birds look different to adult birds! Sometimes a bird in breeding plumage looks different to a bird that isn’t in breeding plumage! You might even get lucky and see a bird with a rare colour mutation, meaning that the bird does not look like how the rest of the species normally does! You must keep this in mind when trying to identify a bird, because sometimes these birdies will throw you these types of curve-balls at you without you even knowing. Here are some examples below of some birds that look different to each other, despite being the same species!

Step 5: If all else fails, ask somebody who knows stuff about birds

Sometimes the best way to figure out the identity of a bird is to ask somebody else who knows more shit about birds then you do! For me, I usually ask my mum since she knows a lot of stuff about birds. For you, that could be somebody on the internet, or a friend you know who is a birdwatcher, or some blog on tumblr that specialises in knowing shit about birds. With more people and more perspectives at your disposal, you are a lot more likely to get the true identification of the mysterious bird you are trying to identify! Just don’t be pushy, rude or demanding! Always be polite :)

Step 6: I am going to make you identify a bird now. LOOK AT MY BIRD, BOY (gender neutral).

I bet you didn’t think I was going to quiz you on the knowledge I just imparted onto you, but I absolutely am going to do that. I will be using “obscure” Australian birds that most non-Australians won’t know about, since I know that most people that’ll read this will probably not be Australian, therefore you will likely have never seen these birds before, meaning that you will actually have to use the techniques I have told you about. If you are Australian and are into birds, you will have an advantage over everyone else (lmao). The only hint you will be given is that...these birds are found in Australia :)

DO NOT go looking into the notes for answers unless you truly are having a tough time, I really want you to try and figure this out on your own! But also I can’t tell you what to do lol. I just want you to give it your best shot, alright? Are you ready? Okay, here we go!

BIRD NUMBER 1

BIRD NUMBER 2

BIRD NUMBER 3

Did you manage to identify the birds? If so, congrats on using your newly acquired bird researching skills! If not, that's okay. After all, it's a skill that must be honed, not one that you automatically gain!

The End!

I hope you enjoyed my beginners guide to identifying birds! These are not the only techniques you can use to identify birds, there are plenty of websites, tools, books etc. that can help you out with identifying birds, but these are the ways that have best helped me out when I’ve been confused about the identity of a bird. If you’re better than me at identifying birds, feel free to add your own additions that have helped you to become better at IDing birds! The more information the merrier <3

[weirdmarioenemies]

Name: Mechakoopa

Debut: Super Mario World

So a very polite anon has humbly requested we write a post about Mechakoopa! They are apparently this person's favorite, so today's their lucky day! See I don't like to brag but, I'd definitely consider myself as part of the top 100 most qualified people to talk about Mechakoopas in the world! And who am I to turn down such a request?

Now the 90s you see, were a turning point for good Mr. Bowser here. With a brand new clown-helicopter thing to pilot around you might think he's all set, but what kind of self-respecting villain would he be without filling his evil lair with a number of Evil Wind-up Toys based on himself? So he does exactly that- a whole fourteen years before Mario stole his idea, mind you!

Yes, you read that right! Despite their name, Mechakoopas are tiny mechanical versions of Big Bowser himself, not just any run of the mill Koopa, which explains their green heads and funky hair! You know how Koopa is actually Bowser's Japanese name? Yeah! They could've localized them as Mecha-Bowsers, but Mechakoopa just flows nicer doesn't it? And he is still technically a Koopa!

"Yo, somebody rang?"

No!! Not you, Mecha-Bowser from Super Mario Sunshine (2002)!! You'll get your turn eventually! Geez! Anyway. Where was I. Oh! Yes!

This is the obligatory part of the post where I'm like “Get a load of this funky guy”! Get a load of this funky guy! Instead of reinterpreting Bowser’s design very literally in toy form, the Mechakoopa is very much its own beast, with its funny beak and little funny legs. Our aforementioned anon mentioned the wind-up key, and oh, what a wind-up key it is! And of course the raisin d’eclair- the fantastic little googly eyes! Oh where would we be without those googly eyes?

Naturally though, Bowser doesn’t just use his toys to populate his spooky castle- he always has to keep a few on his person! So he chucks them at you in the game’s final boss fight, but he didn’t account for the fact that, in this game only, Mario can throw upwards! Oh no! His one weakness! Being pelted with plastic!

By the by, I’ve always thought the original Mechakoopa sprite from Super Mario World looked super funky! The hair almost looks like its on fire! And I like the goofy grin. 

The Super Mario World cartoon decided to interpret this sprite by turning him into a horrible little man. No, I don’t want this! He shouldn’t have arms!

The Mechakoopa’s next appearance in a mainline Mario platformer was in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where they act... exactly the same as they do in Super Mario World! Cool! This basically established them as modern Mario enemies, but there isn’t much to say other than that!

Like all our posts about Common Mario Enemies, it would probably be boring if I just listed off their every appearance, so I will just bring up the ones that are worth mentioning. For example, Super Mario RPG! In this game, Bowser’s strongest special attack is Bowser Crush, which summons a giant Mechakoopa to stop on foes! According to the Player’s Guide, this Mechakoopa was a top secret weapon developed by Koopa researchers... to stomp flowers and scare butterflies! Wow! That is so so evil! These big guys would definitely live up to the name “Mecha-Bowser”! 

“Hey guys, are you talking about me?”

NO, we are NOT talking about you, Mecha Bowser (with no hyphen) from Mario Kart: Double Dash (2003)’s Bowser’s Castle course! Get the heck outta here! Gosh, some people just don’t know when they’re not wanted!

I am sure after all this you are wondering, they may be mechanical toys but can they do math? The answer is yes obviously! This is Mechakoopa from Mario Party Advance, and they’re a mathematician! They invented Mechakoopa’s Theorem, the very real mathematical theorem that we all used in school! Everyone give them a round of applause!

I’d like to bring up their appearances in the Mario & Luigi games, not because it’s particularly notable, but because of how much I like their sprite and idle animation! Look at the wind-up key spin around and the eyes go up and down! So cute! Oh, and also because in the Superstar Saga remake they replaced the Mecha-Chomp enemies (may god rest their souls)!

Super Mario Maker 2′s final update was an epic win and a #1 victory royale for Mechakoopa fans anywhere, since it not only added Mechakoopas to all four main game themes, but also two brand new variants: the Blasta Mechakoopa (in red) and the Zappa Mechakoopa (in blue)! 

As you might expect, they can Blast (missiles) and Zap (lasers) respectively! I’ve no idea why they added these random functionalities to Mechakoopas specifically, but they’re a lot of fun and some of the most unique projectiles in the game! Zappa? I barely know ‘a! 

Oh, and I almost forgot! They are in Super Smash Bros. as well! Bowser Jr.’s moveset is a treasure trove of little references to Mario gadgets, and even though Bowser no longer tosses these guys from his Clown Car, his son has taken up the job! Only in this game, Mechakoopas explode. Uh oh! They didn’t do that before! Still, I really like popping a Mechakoopa out of its Mechakoopa Compartment just to see it wander around the stage. It’s fun!

Now that’s all I have to say about good old Mechakoopas, but I’d like to give a special shoutout to this guy in particular- the Micro Mecha-Bowser, from Super Mario Galaxy! For a long time, I assumed they were just Mechakoopas with a different design... But this definitely looks like a beefed up version of the Mechakoopa, with their big goofy teeth, their pig nose and their funky cross-hair eyes! These dudes can breathe fire too, so they really are more like Bowser! And if there’s a Micro Mecha-Bowser, there’s gotta be a normal one!

“Whassup? I heard somebody call my name!”

Harumph! Nobody called you, Mecha-Bowser from Super Mario Galaxy (2007)’s Toy Time Ga- Er... hold on a second. You actually are exactly the person I was talking about after all! My mistake! Though I do wish you’d at least give us a heads up when you’re gonna show up, given you’re the size of a small planetoid!

Yeah, the Micro Mecha-Bowsers are named after this big robot from Toy Time Galaxy, Mecha-Bowser (not to be confused with Mecha-Bowser or Mecha Bowser)! Though I have to say, there isn’t much family resemblance! He’s so blue and un-turtle like! Still, this must’ve been my favorite mission in Galaxy as a kid- I’d replay it over and over again just because the idea of climbing on a giant planet-sized robot and dismantling it piece by piece was so cool! It was like Shadow of the Colossus before I knew what the heck that was!

Well that’s about the extent of the Mechakoopa family. Isn’t it fun? There’s a moral to be learned here, and it’s that, uh... little wind-up toys are very charming! Um, I suppose. Look, writing conclusions is hard! 

Mechakoopa

[abysscronica]

Don't you dare forget the sun [Itachi x F!reader x Kakashi]

A/n. The title comes from a song by Get Scared.

*

Prologue

Uchiha Itachi.

 You had heard about him, of course. The deadly shinobi who killed his entire clan, his own family, and deserted his village.

Except you pictured him a little taller.

 On one thing the stories didn’t exaggerate though. He was as handsome as the moon itself.

«Itachi.»

 Pain’s words merged with the penumbra of the lair.

The Uchiha’s silhouette felt like marble, in front of him. He didn’t move a muscle, but you could feel those red eyes inside you.

“Don’t look at him directly.”

“Don’t look at his hand.”

“The only way to fight the Sharingan is to avoid it.”

«This is the kunoichi. Aqua of the Rain.»

 You bowed your head.

«It is a honour to meet you, Itachi-san.»

 A thunder echoed outside the cave, and the flash darted in his red eyes.

 Pain turned to you.

«You know what to do.»

 And, with that, his clone disappeared in a puff of black smoke, leaving you alone with the Uchiha.

He didn’t move, nor spoke.

 The air in the cave was cool and humid, not the ideal condition you would have chosen to operate, but you’d make that work. You always did.

«Please, Itachi-san, have a seat.»

 With a soft movement of your arm, you pointed at a rudimental bench that was sculpted in the stone.

 The shinobi seemed to observe you for a moment, those liquid red eyes digging into your skin like ice, but you didn’t let any emotion surface on your features.

 Eventually, he walked closer, not a sound in his steps, not a rustle of his tunic. He sat.

«I will examine your eyes now.» you announced «Please, refrain from using any Genjutsu unless I ask you to.»

You raised your hand but, before doing anything, you smiled.

«I’ll be gentle.»

 And maybe, for a fraction of a second, you saw a glimpse of confusion flickering in his red gaze. It was gone in instants, and that blank stare was all you were met with before you softly covered it with your palm.

One year later.

Finally, the noise of clay wings echoed in the lazy afternoon, and the wind transported another whirlpool of sand to your feet.

 You opened your eyes and stood as the big white bird flew inside the wide cave and eased down in front of you.

«Yo, Y/n-chan!»

 Deidara waved at you before leaping down his creature. With the corner of your eye, you spotted Sasori crawling in as well.

«I know, we’re late.» the master of puppets croaked «The kid decided to do it by himself, but he underestimated the task.»

 Deidara scoffed, pulling the body of a young shinobi out of his bird’s beak.

«I completed the mission, didn’t I? This boy was still the Kazekage after all, hn!»

«What matters is that you retrieved the Ichibi safely. And that you’re both safe.» you murmured, your lips relaxing into a small smile.

 Sasori rolled his eyes but Deidara turned to you with a grin, although you didn’t miss how he swiftly hid his empty sleeve behind his back.

«Of course! He was strong, but there’s nothing he could do against my art, hn!»

 You crouched down to take a look at the body.

Well, he was still alive, as instructed. Your light fingers moved a red lock away from his face.

 So young.

«Put him on that rock, please, I’ll prepare him for the extraction right away.»

 Deidara complied and you started to work on the host immediately.

 Preparing a Jinchuuri for the extraction of the Tailed-Beast was a quick procedure, but it required a certain focus and an impeccable control of chakra, so you blocked out the environment around you and immersed yourself into the task.

 The two Akatsuki members moved to guard the entrance of the cave.

«How come you don’t make too much of a fuss when she’s the one giving you orders?» Sasori grumbled, throwing an annoyed look to his companion. As much as you could read annoyance on his ceramic muzzle.

«First of all, she says “please”,» Deidara huffed «second of all, her healing feels sooo good, I don’t want to lose that… hn!»

 The puppet master peered up at him.

«Her healing?»

«Right, you’re a puppet so you never tried. It’s freaking better than drugs! Once we finish with the Jinchuuriki, I’m gonna ask her to fix my arm.»

 Sasori scoffed.

«You really are just a kid.»

«Wha–»

«I’m done.»

 The two men turned to you as you approached from the depth of the cave.

«Time for the extraction then!» Deidara grinned, quickly advancing to take his place by the Jinchuriki.

 He nodded his head when he passed you by, and you couldn’t help but greeting him with an indulgent smile as well. There was a certain freshness in his movements and way of talking, a passion and enthusiasm so typical of youth, as messed up as that was, given the situation.

«Don’t forget to come to me with your arm once you’re finished.» you said to his back.

 His head flicked down and he just grunted an assent.

«How long is it going to take?» Sasori asked, lagging behind the blonde.

«I would estimate not less than three days.» you murmured in reply, eyes still trailing Deidara’s steps before moving to the puppet master «Sasori-san?»

«What?»

«Please, take care of Deidara-kun,» you murmured, bowing your head «he’s still very young.»

 Sasori scoffed, crawling past you.

«I’m not a damn baby-sitter.»

Just as the two of them reached the Kazekage, the air in the cave grew colder.

The few torches illuminating the innards of the cave flickered, then died.

 You lingered in the long strip of darkness that led outside, looking at the monster that emerged in the depths and the seven unnatural shadows standing on its bounded fingers.

«Y/n.»

 The quiet call in your ear nearly startled you.

It was Pain’s black silhouette that passed you buy, his eyes never lingering on you.

«Take cover.»

«As you wish, Pain-sama.»

 And for a moment, just a moment, your gaze darted on a specific shadow before you turned and walked out of the cave.

*

«I wouldn’t ask this of you if I could avoid it, Y/n.»

You lowered your eyes in a respectful bow.

«You don’t have to concern yourself with my safety, master Nagato. I made my choices and my promises. Since I’m too weak to offer protection, please, think of me as a mere mean to your goals.»

The brief silence that followed served as a heavy acceptance.

Isn’t this the life of a shinobi, after all?

«Very well. I need you to use your abilities on someone.

Uchiha Itachi.»

An Uchiha.

«To kill?»

«To heal.»

Your eyes rose to meet his empty Rinnegans.

«He’s dying, Y/n.

We need more time.»

You held his gaze for a few more seconds before bowing your head again.

«I’ll give him all the time that I can, master.»

«Good.»

You stood from your knees and prepared to leave.

«Y/n.»

«Yes, master?»

«…If somewhere along the way you decide to give him more than that, I will not oppose.»

The slightest shadow creased your brows as you glanced back at your master.

«I have only time to give.»

With a last nod, he dismissed you.

[realm-of-rosie]

YO idk if ur requests are open but FAIRY SHAPESHIFTER DILUC? Brilliant. Magnificent, even. I am looking so hard 👀👀👀 suspicious at first but now yearning for you….AUGH 🤌🤌🤌

Could I request general fluff headcanons/blurb (whatever suits you, really) with mr ragnvindr fairy man…? 👉👈 the way you ended his portion of the first hcs made it seem like he was pining (but sad) and I LOVE that stuff sm so maybe pining and general “wait I’m attached to you now let me love you” stuff. Is that called courting??? Idk. Anything you feel is soft and mildly simp like for the redhead.

Also p.s. if your requests aren’t open then that’s fine, I’ll wait, but I think this AU is really interesting and reading about the other characters was so cool!!! If you have any info on the AU would you mind sharing? :D

💭 fairy forest ii 

[Part I] 

i. genshin impact [ diluc, albedo, gorou, razor, kazuha ]

ii. fluff + scenarios / headcanons

iii. blog rules | masterlist

iv. requested by @rotenpk 

footnote : jfvnhjlfd thank you so much i’m glad you liked them!! those were mostly spur of the moment thoughts i had so the ones i initially posted are what i have, but enough brainrot led me to this so that’s a win!

i added some diluc fairy man and other characters :)

i hope you like them as well :) 

diluc courting you in this au looks a little like him swooping (literally, in bird form too) into your room with a little bouquet in his beak before he flies off again. maybe even a shiny rock every once in a while, if you manage to coo him into staying just a little longer, he sits on your arm and nuzzles into your hair. or he stays in the nest he built up in the rafters up in your room’s ceiling.

falcons dont sing, but diluc would most definitely hum you lullabies to lull you to sleep. he also brings you injured critters like mice, chipmunks, squirrels, or even baby birds with broken wings after they were hit by the little boys in the village, he just stares in awe at how gentle you are with them, and shakes his head when he catches himself staring a little too long, or when he feels his heart start to beat one more beat too quickly.

your relationship with him starts off a little rocky, because he wants to protect his people and he isnt sure what you were or what you could do, or if you could demolish his world in one fell swoop. it got better, because you were a jewel to have around. but then it got rocky again, because he thought you were making him sick - tummy butterflies, palms sweating, cant stop thinking about you, all the classic symptoms of lovesick - zhongli had to pull him away when he glares at you over dinner. diluc was extremely confused when zhongli said that he wasnt feeling any of the symptoms he was describing and even more when zhongli refused to let you back out into the human world. apparently because it would make him feel worse and he’d be begging to see you again, even if he didnt verbalize it.

diluc learned how to dance for you, particularly the dance meant for couples to dance during the festival that just happened to occur when you arrived. he was a little stiff at first, but the way you laughed and seemed to be having fun made the awkwardness he felt all totally worth it.

he gave you a feather as a farewell gift, attached to a chain of sturdy material he made himself.

albedo as the wizard, warlock, witch, etc. that lives in the middle of the forest. he’s an immortal, and if you paid enough attention to the chattering old women or the overly excited pre-teens and children in the village, you would know that he is the urban legend they talk about. apparently he went missing because zhongli kidnapped him on his way to the neighboring town and chopped him up into little pieces when in reality, zhongli made him an important member in the economy and environment of the forest.

you’re the first human he’s seen in eons, or centuries. or decades. he never really told you how old he was, and you never really cared to ask (never ask a warlock his age unless you wanna turn into a frog every full moon) and he loves listening to your stories about how the world is now over a cup of tea he concocted to enrich your skin and cleanse your body (basically it sounded like a healthy smoothie, but it did taste pretty refreshing) with a faraway look in his eyes.

he also wanted to return to the human world, but he wasnt ready to let go of the magic, power and abilities he held in this one.

gorou and razor are wolf shifters who have never spent a second outside of the safe confines of the forest. they ran straight out at you and knocked you to the ground in a puppy pile when they first catch a hint of your scent. they get defensive when they realize you are not a fairy or any kind of being they’ve seen and venti has to reassure them that you’re a friend.

they ask about the outside world as well, they like touching the things inside the small bag you brought with you inside the forest. razor like napping on your lap while gorou is more inclined to rest against your chest.

the two have a tendency to also pick up shiny rocks for you. not shiny rocks they find along the path and remind them of you, no. the give you shiny rocks that they leapt into tohma’s lake for that remind them of you. it’s pretty funny seeing them soaking wet and hearing tohma loudly cursing in the distance.

flower crowns btw. one for each of you. as soon as you put it on, they will never leave you alone because you three are now a package deal.

kazuha as an entity that only appears at night, or at twilight, when the forest is silent (ooh, maybe elf kazuha? like lotr kind of elves THEY ARE SO PRETTY I STG). at first, you thought the music drifting in through your window was your drowsy mind still stuck halfway between dreamland and reality, but after it happened one too many times, you decided to investigate the sound, you see a man (very pretty man) sitting on a boulder under a tree across the place you temporarily call home, a flute the color of moonlight in his hands.

the first time he catches sight of you was the dawn following the night you fell asleep watching him, lost in the melody and music and the skillful way he handled the instrument and he smiled, managing to properly tuck you back into bed. he’s moved to playing under your window after that, until the day that you grew the courage to invite him inside. 

kazuha couldnt see you off on the day you left, and so he left a flute of your own the night before as you slept on his lap, and the night after you left, only melancholic tunes floated through the trees and into the hearts of the inhabitants. and if you, thousands of miles away from them over mountains and on the other side of oceans, strained your ears enough, you can just barely hear him playing the song that lulls you right to sleep.

[the-arcade-doctor]

YO, JOTA!!

WATCH THIS

*OPENS MY BEAK & CONSUMES A TON OF BULLETS LIKE A FUCKING MENACE

WAIT FOR IT...

*BLINKS, A COCKING SOUND IS HEARD*

*OPENS MY BEAK & SEVERAL ROUNDS OF BULLETS FLY FROM MY BEAK*

DUDE THAT WAS SO COOL. A GUN DOCTOR. NOW THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING.

[graciegra]

the whole cardinal turned pink??? from papaya?? or just the beak? can you please tell more this is so cool

The whole*

Sadly I lost the phone with the photos and viedos but I will do my best to describe him.

For context let me start with my grampa, he was a very traditional man and as such he always ate a bowl of fruit every morning, his favorite was papaya and his cardinal was his baby, an average male northern cardinal. He gave the cardinal 2-3 pieces of fruit from his bowl (always papaya and something else) and this went on for years.

> Papayas

Richelieu (the cardinal) was about 5ish yo when we had a great papaya season, so my grampa only wanted to eat papaya and he did for months, so Richelieu only ate it too but when molting season came.

*And all of his new feathers were rose pink - peach colored. His beak, and some wing and back feathers were still normal red but the crest, face, belly, neck were pink. Here is the closest thing I could find, this fella looks albino but the (darker) color from its wings is close. He was like a pinto horse and some of the pink feathers had red endings, some of the wing/tail feathers were pink too but only like 3-5.

Everyone freaked out and we blamed the fruit, so papaya was banned (for the bird, my grampa continued to enjoy it). It lasted until his next molting season, but he was healthy and active as always, to this day we don't know what happened. He lived for another 7-8 years and never got pink feathers again (but his papaya consumption was monitored).

[dear-alex-chill]

TW: Improperly acted upon agression, Della gets lost

Transmission Lost----------------::::::::::::

"Gyro, check the fuel"

"Yes sir" he said pushing a button as fuel stats popped up

"Enough to last a trip to Mars and back sir."

"Good. We've hit rocky terrain, a meteor shower. We'll need all the fuel we have."

"Sir are you sure she'll make it?" He asked uneasily, a sinking feeling worming its way into the base of his stomach

"She'll be fine, she's Della duck!" He responded proudly

"Alright...." He trailed off, looking at another monitor. He studied the path of the ship as it moved forward, dot by dot on the screen.

"Sir I-"

"DELLA! YOU'VE GOT TO MANEUVER AROUND! IT ISN'T A STRAIGHT SHOT!" Scrooge yelled in return, presumably to Della on his own com set, forgetting he was also linked to Gyro's

"TURN LASS! TURN!"

Gyro quickly looked to the monitor, tracking The Spear Of Selene's motions. His brain quickly calculating and recalculating every path and outcome, his eyes flicking across the screen quickly before repeating. He swallowed as his brain came to a very unerving statistic. He quickly redid the numbers, convinced an error was somewhere.

"Scrooge, she needs to turn around. It's not worth the outcome ratio."

"No. She'll be fine!" Scrooge snapped rather harshly "This is Della duck. If anyone is to navigate this, it's her."

"-But sir! The ratios are-" he insisted, pleading.

"Enough Gyro." He said harshly.

Two words. That's all it took to shut Gyro up. Granted he could've just said 'Gyro' in that tone and he would've been quiet. But both words combined and Gyro was silent. Gyro hiccuped, but that was the only sound he made. He quickly typed out feed for the spaceship statistics and looked back to the fuel, not speaking. He hiccuped again.

"Della! Fly around! There's an incoming-"

That's when something happened. The tiny room Gyro was in, went dark. No lights, no monitors, no noise.

Nothing. At. All.

'Hic'

Gyro stared in shock before the wave of panic came crashing down. He immediately hit every button imaginable, trying to turn on any computer before the realized they weren't working. He quickly stood up, his mind racing and spinning as he sprinted out of the room, throwing the door open and tripping over himself, hiccupping still. Gyro had never ran that fast in his life, his entire mind focused on one thing.

The Spear of Selene.

He ran up the short stairs, bursting into the area Scrooge was at, to see Mr. McDuck hunched over a monitor, frantically tapping it.

"Bless me bagpipes that blasted, blazing, broken, technology by Gyro." he muttered.

Gyro looked at the giant screen to see it had blacked out as well. Remember that feeling of dread earlier? Yeah that was back and was more powerful than ever. Even overpowering the hiccups. Gyro shakily walked up to the screen as it turned on, a dim blue loading block appeared.

"Come on... Come on..." They both muttered, staring intensely at the screen.

The screen seemed to take forever, that cursed block rolling and rolling like there wasn't an emergency. Gyro held his breath, Scrooge too. After what seemed like forever the block loaded. Looking back it was probably mere seconds, but mere seconds could feel like ages. The computer flicked on, all the monitors filled with two words.

'Transmission Lost.'

Gyro felt the world around him swirl, picking up to a hurricane. He could've sworn there was wind. Everything around him. Swirling. Flying. No logic. No reason. Chaos. His feelings? Gone. Panic? Here. Breathing? Gone. Nausea? Here. Vision? Blurred. Hiccups? They were back.

Gyro felt himself move but he honestly wasn't thinking. He threw his hand against the screen hoping it would magically fix whatever had happened. He pounded his other fist against the table, leaning his head against the cool screen. Next thing he knew there was a hot liquid running down his face, over his beak, blurring his vision.

'hic'

He didn't even know he was crying, he was too numb. He stood there, fist on the table, head and hand on the screen.

'hic'

Gyro heard a blurred voice. Soon his hearing cleared up from the buzz.

"If you had just told me! We could've avoided the problem! But no! You couldn't have talked to me! You should've just kept out of this and let someone else do the stats! Let me do the stats! You've done nothing to help!" Scrooge yelled.

'hic'

Gyro realized Scrooge was talking to him. He looked over at Scrooge who was red in the face, his eyes brimming with tears but his expression one of rage.

"Sir i-i" he hiccuped again "I t-t-trie-ed t-to-o t-tell y-y-y-yo-" he gasped "you."

"WELL YOU SHOULD'VE TRIED HARDER!" Scrooge yelled.

'hic'

Silence.

Gyro stood up straight. He sniffled quietly almost mute. Gyro looked at Scrooge through his tears, his expression leveling to nothing. He let his facade slip briefly as a heartbroken, depressed, intern, who had lost everything and everyone, including his will to live, could be seen in his eyes. Scrooge gasped, seeing it. That quickly disapeared, replaced by hundreds of walls Gyro put up. Walls no one was getting past. Gyro stared dead at Scrooge.

"Ok." He stated, no emotion in his voice as he walked out. Directly to the lab to work on anything else.

Scrooge may have lost two people that day, but Gyro lost one.

The one person he believed he could trust.

[darkshadowismyspiritanimal]

Tokoyami Finding Out He Has Fans

//Note: I’m still mad at the fact that Tokoyami thinks he doesn’t have any fans yet. Boy, I’ve been in love with you since I first saw your crudely drawn face on that screen. You got fans. So here are some not thought out headcanons.// 

Let’s set the scene. Class 1-A is hanging out in the common space after classes and whatnot. Kaminari is scrolling through youtube when he comes across a video titled “Our Favorite Emo Birb Boi - A Compilation”. 

So obviously he immediately announces that he found a cool video that everyone should watch. “Guys it looks like Tokoyami has some fans” 

But with class 1-A being the extra bunch that they are, they hook up a computer to a tv so that everyone can watch and they aren’t crowded around over a phone or laptop. 

Kaminari pulls it up and the first thing everyone notices is that over a million of people have watched it. And nearly half of that have liked the video. 

“Dude!” “Congrats” 

“Can we please not watch whatever this is” - Tokoyami 

“Start the video already!” - Dark Shadow 

They start the video. With some very angsty music that sounds like what a teenager sitting in the dark writing poetry would listen to playing, it precedes to be a compilation of both actual clips of Tokoyami that exist and - le gasp - fanart. 

Tokoyami is trying to maintain his composure while internally dying with embarrassment. It’s only half working. 

Class 1-A is super excited and Momo wonders how this video came to be. “I mean, the art is clearly by different people so it must already exist, right?”

One trip to tumblr later and Tokoyami will forever be known as “my precious emo birb boi”. 

Yeah he’s full on hiding his beak with his face now. He doesn’t know if he could ever be more embarassed. (Jokes on him. Just wait till he next sees Hawks who has made a t-shirt that says “My Favorite Emo Birb Boi” on it and has definitely watched the video at least 50 times cause it puts him in tears every single time. Tokoyami has got a following.) 

Bonus Content: 

The class decides to look themselves up on tumblr to see if they are also tumblr famous. 

Ooh boy is Bakugo famous. 

And oh boy does he hate the fact that a lot of people ship him and fucking Deku. 

He doesn’t mind the massive following that KiriBaku has. 

Kirishima is beyond excited at the idea of people being fans of his and doesn’t get that people are shipping him and Bakugo romantically until Mina looks up “KiriBaku” and scrolls through to find the all of the art of just them making out. 

Yo he red as his hair now. 

Deku is more embarrassed then Tokoyami now. Man are his followers thirsty. Like hot damn. (like imagine - this would be hilarious). 

Also the tododeku ship is huge. 

Later that night Todoroki makes an account and quickly becomes the tumblr blog to go to for anything tododeku related. He proud. 

They look up Sero and it’s literally all reader-inserts or bakusquad being silly. 

But seriously the amount of reader-inserts about Sero is fucking crazy. Everyone else has huge ships and Sero is just like... every person’s dream s/o. Apparently. 

He so surprised. His mouth hanging open like “...what?” his face turning red as his hand goes to the back of his neck. 

Everyone else is just not surprised. 

He’s like Oliver Wood. You’ve had at least a bit of a crush on him at some point, you know? He’s just gorgeous, funny, and oh so sweet. 

Who couldn’t love him? 

Sero cannot compute this information.