#duck gryphon

[harkthorn]

Two good daily sketches in a row? Very sus. Here's a mallard griffon.

(Slap your thighs rapidly with both hands alternating-that's the sound of him running)

-2451

[nonnymousehouse]

[beee-tle]

two collab adopts for sale for USD! (Cashapp, 20$ a piece!)

- sky/night/sea (OPEN)

- duck gryphon (OPEN)

these are both collab adopts with @bootleggreely ! he did the sketch and colors, i did the lineless work + design!

[robeighn]

“Healing” - a piece for @theclansofnoctusrp of their character Shimmerdive and my hc that his missing ears are covered in scars, but he’s still the sweetest boy

[bookshelfpassageway]

This was supposed to be a simple late-night piece but no, I got lost in the sauce on this one. Once again this is one of those times were I truly feel my style is doing all I set out to accomplish, classic 2d animation style. Feels pretty good ngl.  Fight me! | Character credit

[drawmaticfanatic]

I used Midjourney AI to render a few examples for “Cute Adorable gryphon with a duck bill instead of a beak on his face”. Then I tried to draw one of the renders in my style, as accurately to the render as possible. The result is horrifying, but a fun project.

[itsss4t4n]

Hello can I please request a Leo Valdez x reader where maybe they’re having to go up against a monster together and Leo or reader gets hurt and then there’s a really cute confession

I really like you - Leo Valdez x Child of Apollo

Warnings: mention of injury, slight angst, confession/ happy ending, , not set in a specific time, bad spanish (curses), this was my first time writing a fight scene so i apologize, probably butchered what ambrosia can do for plot purposes, No use of y/n, kith, characters are 16+

a/n: i made the reader a child of apollo bc it made for a cute taking care of the injury moment, all of the spanish is from google and english is not my first language, THIS BECAME WAY LONGGEER THAN PLANNED, this was a challenge to write but i also had a lot of fun

Going on a quest with Leo Valdez sounded pretty easy at first. He can literally make fire and is able to pull pretty much anything out of his magic toolbelt.

What you had not considered however, was how much that guy could talk. Not just talk, he flirtet. like his life depended on it. Constantly.

 Since you met him he took every oppertunity for it. Will had tried to tell you that Leo liked you multiple times but you were sure the flirting was just part of his personality.

Its not like it bothered you. It was flattering. But sometimes it hurt, just a little, to know that you were nothing special to him. Just another friend to flirt with. 

And now, in the middle of fighting against a Gryphon, it was more distracting to you than anything. 

You had walked next to each other through a forest, talking when, just as you reached a clearing,  the almost scrawny looking creature appeared. 

Its hind legs those of a lion, but with dark, almost black fur, while the front part of its body was that of an eagle, again almost black, with big wings on its back. Despite being half lion it looked closer to a hyena. The Gryphons Talons and beak glinting dangerously in the fading sunlight, as its red gleaming eyes were trained onto your bodys. 

For a few seconds it simply stood infront of them. Not attacking. You and Leo mirrored its stillness. Hoping against all odds that it would just leave. 

But of course its never that easy.

Within a split second it had launched into the air, just to swoop down towards you, talons streched out infront of its body. You quickly shoved Leo aside, both of you tumpling to the ground as the gryphons talons plunged into the earth where you had been seconds before.

As you scrambled to your feet, the gryphon flew upwards in preperation to dive down again. Within seconds you had pulled your bow of your shoulder and an arrow trained on the flying monster. 

Next to you Leo had pulled a sword out of its sheath on his belt. He had rebelled against it, saying he was gonna be fine with his 3 pound club hammer and fire, but you had forced the sword on him incase of emergency and he was pretty glad for that now.

You started firing arrows at the creature, the first few not hitting anything as the gryphon was really quick and managed to dodge them easily. The fourth one hit its hind leg but the gryphon showed almost no reaction to it. Another arrow hit the gryphons left wing making it tumble towards earth slightly. It was still in the air but was clearly struggling to do so. 

At this point the winged monster was close enough to the ground for leo to lunge at it with his sword, ducking under a talon before dragging his sword along the chest and belly of the creature, making it turn to dust.

"Well, that was easy, dont you thing princesa?", Leo turned to you with a grin, his swordarm losely hanging at his side. 

"Yea, it was." You looked away from him, because gods did he look good like that. "Too easy", you started looking around, "Usually Gryphons are in bigger groups." 

As you slowly turned towards leo again you quickly pulled up your bow, and shot the gryphon tht was about to attack leo, luckily hitting its heart dead center, making it fall to dust.

Leo had flinched slightly as you shot, but whipped around just barely catching the eyes of the monster before they disapeared.

"La Concha de tu Madre", he quietly cursed. You didnt speak a lot of spanish but this one was pretty easy to interpret as 'motherfucker'.

He slowly walked back towards you, while looking around in search for more monsters. "Okay you're right there are definetely more."

"Okay I'll try to take out as many as i can from the sky, you need to handle any that come to close." You instructed as you spotted one Gryphon above you, shooting it.

"Aye Aye." Leo lifted his sword. "I'll protect you dont worry, Hermosa." 

Again, you didnt know what exactly he just called you but considering it was Leo and his tone of voice was very obviously flirty, you assumed it was some sort of petname.

Hearing his voice as he said it made you distracted for just a split second. But that was enough for the arrow you were shooting to jerk slightly to the left, missing the Gryphon.

"Fuck", you cursed under you breath as you pull out the next arrow and aiming it at the gryphon that had almost reached you now, but Leo had already jumped in attacking it. After a few seconds he had killed it.

This went well for a minute or so, but when you had almost all of them killed , the last four attacked all at ones. Why they mostly attacked solo before you coudnt say.

You managed to shoot one, but Leo had to fend of three of them at once. You aimed at them but couldnt shoot without risking to hit leo. Leo managed to kill one but was immedeately hit with the talons of another against his side. 

He let out a sound similar to that of a wounded dog, before swinging around too face the gryphon and cutting of its head as you finally had a clean shot of the last winged beast.

They turned to dust at the same time. 

You and Leo stood in complete silence for a few seconds catching your breaths. But then Leo let out a little whimper, dropping his sword and bringing his hand up to hold is side.

"LEO!"

 You ran towards him, dropping your bow in favour of helping him towards a fallen tree on the edge of the clearing. 

"Sit and take of your shirt" 

You pulled of your backpack and knelt infront of him, taking out healing supplies as well as a small plastic bag filled ambrosia and a bottle of water.

"Wow, at least let me buy you dinner first, cariño", he flashed you a quick flirty but pained grin as he started to pull of his shirt, grunting in pain in the process.

Deciding to gloss over that comment you wait for him to get off his shirt. 

"I'm really sorry..." 

"For what?" ,He looked at you confused as he laid his shirt on the tree next to him.

You hand him a little square of ambrosia. "I probably could've shot that Gryphon before it attacked you. But I was to scared that I might hit you instead. If I would've just shot, you wouldnt be hurt now." You avoided lookin at his face but could see him eating the piece of ambrosia as you opened the waterbottle, pouring some water on a piece of cloth.

Leo chewed for a few seconds in thougt before swallowing. "That wasnt your fault. Not shooting was the right decision. I'm fine really." He tried to catch your eyes but you purposfully put all your focus on his wound. 

"Your not fine." You mumbled through gritted teeth as you started to clean the wound with the cloth. The Gryphon got him good. Three long gashes starting about an inch to the left of his belly button stretching to the side of his ribs, each almost 6 inches long. Luckily they werent as deep and only flesh wounds, not hitting any organs. 

Leo hissed as you carefully wiped away blood, the ambrosia having stopped the bleeding already. 

The wound now clean, you put the now bloody cloth aside and inspected the gashes further, carefully running your hands over them. You squinted a little as you concentrated.  

You see, your dad bein Apollo made you lucky enough to be blessed with healing powers. Nothing crazy. You definetely wouldnt be able to fully heal this, but it would be much more managable.

Concentrating on letting energy flow through your hands into Leo, you watched the edges of the wounds shrink. The whole thing going down to almost half its orinal size and depth. At this point he wouldnt need stitches.

"Wow, you can fuckin heal?!" You finally look up into Leos eyes, a shocked but excited expression on his face. 

"Yeah.." You say confused. You thought he knew that. Clearly he didnt. But to his credit you didnt do it often, as it was exhausting.

"Thats awesome! It feels all warm and tingly" He grins. His expression reminding you of a child on christmas. It made your insides feel all warm and tingly too.

You quickly looked away, clearing your throat, after realizing that you had just been staring at him for like 30 seconds like a lovesick idiot.

You could feel how his eyes stayed glued to your face as you looked through your stuff for a gauze pad and a roll of bandages.

As you looked up to put on the pad and bandage, you could see his smirk out of the corner of your eyes. He had noticed your staring. You bit the inside of your cheek as you continued to wrap the bandage around his torso. 

The proximity of it made your mouth dry and your stomach turn in nervousness. Your head was racing in thoughts. You had never been this close to him, and him bein shirtless certainly didnt help you either. You were sure your face had one slightly pink, it certainly felt like it.

When you were done you cleared you throat again and began to put away your stuff to avoid looking at him. 

"You should be fine now. Uhm... Might be a little sore but uhm.. yea.." Gods this was embarrassing . Really. 

"Hey Princesa?" He said softly, making you turn towards him with a hum in reply. "Thank you."

A soft smile adorned his face. Not a grin or smirk. The kind were his lips curled up in the corners, lips closed, no teeth showing. The kind that made the skin at the outer corner of his eyes crinkle ever so slightly. Eyes that looked so adoring, instead of their usual almost crazy look. It was an expression he didnt show often. 

Your own face softened at his expression, eyebrows rising just the tiniest bit in surprise.

"No problem." A soft smile matching Leos grew on your face. You forced yourself to not look away from him this time. You watched his own gaze observing your face, before moving back to your eyes. He swallowed, his adams apple bopping slighly.

Leo mumbling your name snapped you out of your daze sligthly. Your real name, not some flirty spanish nickname. Just you. 

"I really, really like you." He sounded really nervous. His eyes kept shifting from one of your eyes to the other before looking away for a second and then back to your eyes.

Hearing those worlds made your brain go into overdrive. Did he really just say that? Did you mishear? Is he making fun of you? He must be. But leo wouldnt do that. But there is no way he liked you right? Sure he flirtet with you. a lot. but he did that with everyone right? Why is he looking at you like that? 

You realize you've just been staring at him, not giving him an answer, and hes starting to look anxious at your lack of response.

"Me? You like me?"

"yea..."

"I- ...."

You couldnt think of a proper response. It shouldve just been a simple i like you too. Bu you still hadnt fully comprehendet the situation. 

"You know what... Just forget i said anyhing. I'm sorry I didnt mean to make things awkward or anything-" Leo started to ramble, interpreing your silence as rejection and shifting his eyes to his feet.

"I like you too!" You blurted out in panic, making his eyes snap back up to meet your gaze. "Like a lot. I like your stupid flirting and i hate it when you flirt with other people. I like when you use tha stupidly soft smile that you barely show. I like your dumb jokes even when they're not funny. I like how you always manage to calm me down no matter how scared i am. I like he way your hair falls into your eyes all the time." You look into his eyes, reaching up to grasp his hands in yours, as your expression softens. "I really like you Leo Valdez."

"really?"

"Yes, really" you laugh slighty never breaking eye contact, making Leo grin slightly.

You just look at each other for a few seconds before Leo quietly asks.

"princesa?"You��hum in reply. "Can I kiss you?"

"Please."

Thats all it takes for his lips to crash into yours. Its soft, but intense. Your eyes are closed as his lip move against yours. His hands moving to cup your face as yours move around his neck, fingers sinking into his brown curls. 

When he pulls away you keep your eyes closed for a few seconds. Leo rests his forehed against yours, his thumbs lightly stroking your cheeks as both of you catch your breaths. 

You lean back in to kiss him again. A quick, small one this time.

You finally open your eyes to look at him. Both of you have goofy smiles stuck on your faces.

"You dont even know how long ive wanted to do that."

"Hopefully at least as long as i have, mi  sol."

(translations: Princesa: Princess, cariño: Darling, mi sol: my sun )

[asteroidtroglodyte]

A brief overview of:

(North American) Gryphons

• Bald Eagle X Grizzly Bear

• Roadrunner X Coyote

• Crow X Raccoon

• Hummingbird X Pika

• Roadrunner X Hare

• Red Tailed Hawk X Coyote

• (California) Condor X Mountain Lion

• Owl X Fisher (Pékan)

• Duck X Muskrat

• Pigeon X Rat

• Jay X Squirrel

{please note that American Gryphons, unlike their European counterparts, tend to have mammalian forelimbs and torsos, with avian hind limbs, wings, and head}

[knightfall-4-life]

Knightfall For Life 3

The final battle between the forces of Remnant and Salem's army has begun. Realizing this might be her last chance to say anything, Cinder decides to seize the opportunity at hand.

Cinder: *grabs Jaune's arm* Jaune, will you marry me?!

Jaune: *shocked* I don't think now's the best time, Cinder!

Jaune pushes the Fall Maiden out of the way of an Ursa's attack before killing it in a single blow

Cinder: *incinerates a rapidly approaching Sabyr to ashes* Now may be the only time!

Jaune: *ducks under a lunge from a Beowolf before decapitating it*

Cinder: *grabs Jaune arm before pulling him close* I love you, Jaune Arc, and I've made my choice. What's yours?

Jaune: *looks lovingly into Cinder's eye* Professor Goodwitch! Marry us!

Glynda: *fending off a dozen Grimm all by herself* I'm a little busy at the moment!

Jaune and Cinder: *performs a combo attack on a Death Stalker*

Cinder: Goodwitch, now!

Glynda: *levitating a boulder before crushing an Ursa Major with it* Fine, then!

Cinder incinerates a pair of Sabyrs behind Jaune while Jaune cleaves an Ursa Major in half.

Glynda: Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today! *sends a Death Stalker flying towards a Nevermore* To rid this world of its' darkness!

Cinder: Jaune Arc, will you take me as your wife?

Jaune: *an expression of pure joy* I do!

Cinder: *mirrors his smile* Fantastic!

Jaune: *still grabbing Cinder's hand, he kills a juvenile Nevermore* Cinder Fall, do you take me, in sickness or in health - with health being the least likely - to be your lawfully wedded husband?

Cinder: *forms an ice spear from thin air before using it to impale a pair of Sabyrs* I do!

Glynda: *rips a Nevermore in half* As Headmistress of Beacon, I now pronounce you-!

A Gryphon charging towards the blonde met its untimely end as Glynda lifted it from the ground before flinging it at a nearby Berringel.

Glynda: You may now kiss- *growling, uses her Semblance to rip a Berringel in half* Just kiss!

Jaune and Cinder: *pulls each other close before sharing a deep kiss in the middle of the battlefield*

Nearby, Yang, Blake, Zwei, Nora, and Ren were able to witness the impromptu ceremony.

YBNRZ: Awww.

[scrumpyfan43]

A weird trope I really like is Space Platforms

My working definition of a Space Platform is something that satisfies all of these criteria:

Artificial

Terrain (used primarily as a surface to stand and/or build on )

Suspended in space or high in the sky

Despite objective local gravity such that you could fall “down” off the side

Some things that are and aren’t Space Platforms

Stacraft’s Space Platform terrain, probably the purest example of it:

You walk on them, you build buildings on them, and there’s ice cream shops built into the walls (also they’re literally called space platforms):

Wube had planned on but eventually abandoned space platforms for Factorio that are very clearly inspired by Starcraft:

Gryphon Station in Tyrian has standing water and jungles exposed to the Space Air:

Motos I’m pretty sure explicitly refers to the environment as a series of space platforms; there’s no buildings (unless you count Nabicons) but the platforms are clearly artificial, they’re thin enough that the only thing you can do is stand (and jump) on them, and the objective of the game is to shove enemies off the platform and into the void:

Skyroads consists of driving and jumping a space car along treacherous space platforms:

Final Destination in Smash Bros.:

They seem to be a lot more common in games than in other media, but they’re out there. Most famously probably is The Jetsons:

The truck stop in Spaceballs is a fantastic space platform:

The Wander Over Yonder episode “The Box” has people milling about on space platforms (but contrast with “Duck Dodgers In The 24½th Century” later):

The ring city from Treasure Planet is a weird one because it’s the only one I’ve encountered that doesn’t have a uniform up and down, but unlike the rotating space stations it’s meant to evoke, you still experience objective gravity while standing on your ship next to it

And last, close to my heart is the floating platform “Cool Lightning” from the lost comic Monster Killers (which was heavily influenced by video games):

Now for some things that are not Space Platforms, even though they’re great in their own ways.

1) Floating Islands (they’re terrain, but not artificial terrain):

2) The RLS Legacy from Treasure Planet and other tall ships in space (vehicles, not terrain):

3) Buildings with lots of interior volume and no walkable surfaces, such as these buildings in The Jetsons:

and the Cloud City in Star Wars:

4) Artificial terrain that relies on centrifugal artificial gravity, such as Ringworld, the Halo Installations, O’Neill Cylinder, Stanford Torus, etc. These more or less obey real world physics and aren’t magically levitating, and while you could “fall off” one, you aren’t affected by gravity unless you’re standing on the surface:

And now for some borderline cases.

Neverhood. Hoborg constructed it, but does his divinity mean that it’s natural rather than artificial? Aesthetics are more “floating island” than “space platform” but the lore points the other way:

Death Egg and Doomsday Zones in Sonic & Knuckles. The interior seems to contain most of the important stuff, but Sonic spends most of the time running around on the exterior:

The walkways in Duck Dodgers In The 24½th Century. They’re very similar to the Wander Over Yonder platforms, but they’re not extensive enough that I’m happy calling them “terrain.” Space Balconies maybe.

[oozmium]

SMT4F Collaboration Cafe Menu PT. 1

Translator: @twilightmalachite

ENG Proof: Elegy

This is a translation of the official (advertised on the collab website + reposted to this famitsu article) and Twitter descriptions of the menu for the 4F collaboration cafe. This contains the character meals and drinks. The twitter description will be indicated using "TWT".

MEALS:

Godslayer’s Meat Platter (¥720)

The meat of the demons (?) confronted by the Godslayer protagonist. Served with a bright red spicy salsa sauce!

TWT: First, we have the Godslayer’s Meat Platter. It is the meat of the demons (?) confronted by the protagonist; chicken and duck meat. I don’t think it’s the meat of a Gryphon or Fuxi. Probably.

Asahi’s Energetic and Healthy Coriander Salad (¥800)

Become as energetic and healthy as Asahi by eating this coriander salad!

TWT: Asahi’s Energetic and Healthy Coriander Salad. This coriander salad is filled with nutrients. You can even eat the blue flowers inspired by Asahi placed on top!

Mushrooms of the Fairy Forest (¥720)

Mushrooms and vegetables that were (probably) grown within the Fairy Forest, grilled in foil.

TWT: Mushrooms of the Fairy Forest are mushrooms and vegetables that were (probably) grown within the Fairy Forest, grilled in foil. The paprika represents Nozomi’s costume.

Ashura-kai Specialty Evil Pizza (¥950)

Hallelujah too eats with his Bro every day! Pizza with naan, an Ashura-kai specialty.

TWT: Ashura-kai Specialty Evil Pizza. It’s a teriyaki-flavored pizza. The word “evil” is edible, too. It’s hearty and tastes great, so do try it with everyone!

Gaston’s Long Skewer Platter (¥780)

A platter of skewers, inspired by the long spear held by Gaston.

TWT: Gaston’s Long Skewer Platter. A platter of long skewers with a good balance of meat, shrimp, and veggies, inspired by the long spear held by Gaston. Double-dipping is not allowed.

Flynn À La Mode (¥580)

Savior Flynn, who everyone is relying on, is now everyone’s favorite dessert.

TWT: Flynn À La Mode. Flynn, the savior everyone is relying on, has become everyone’s favorite dessert (*no pun intended).¹

Father’s Fisherman’s Meal (¥950)

A laid-back seafood bowl made (?) with fish caught by Walter’s father. And the colors are splendid!

TWT: Introducing Father’s Fisherman’s Meal. A seafood bowl made (?) with fish caught by Walter’s father. This is not an insult to Walter, by any means.

Jonathan’s Grilled Beef Tongue (¥980)

Luxurious grilled beef tongue. Served with a white mayonnaise sauce and shredded shiraga negi!

TWT: Jonathan’s Grilled Beef Tongue. No pun intended,² by any means. By the way, Jonathan’s dish was inspired by the color white, to pair with the black of Walter’s dish.

Dagda’s Large Fried Rice (¥1280)

A large serving of fried rice worthy of the name of the God of Fertility. Black like Dagda, the black sesame seeds are great for anti-aging… and for returning from the underworld thrice as fast?! By the way, this serves roughly 2~3 people.

TWT: Dagda’s Large Fried Rice. A large serving (for two) as suitable for a God of Fertility. Return from the underworld thrice as fast with black sesame seeds (also inspired by the color of Dagda), great for anti-aging!

DRINKS:

Something Green (¥630)

A cocktail made of something green and translucent. A non-alcoholic version is also available.

TWT: Something Green. Please mix in something green that has sunken to the bottom. The Navarre on top will fall apart, but it’s edible, so please drink Navarre on up.

Assassin's Drink (¥630)

A cocktail inspired by the black outfit and blood red Toki is clad in. The alcohol content is a bit strong, but the chocolate syrup’s sweetness reveals Toki’s true face… Maybe?

TWT: Assassin’s Drink. Please note the alcohol is strong. However, there is a sweet chocolate syrup at the bottom (Inspired by her true face beneath the mask…?). Mix well and enjoy.

Never-Give-Up Beam (¥630)

An orange-flavored cocktail, inspired by Isabeau’s strong will to never give up. This can also be made non-alcoholic.

TWT: Never-Give-Up Beam. A cocktail inspired Isabeau’s strong will to never give up. Delicious with or without alcohol!

TL Notes:

The pun involves Flynn's Japanese name. Furin sounds like purin. Hence furin a la mode.

Mika (translator) and I debated what the pun in Jonathan's meal was. We deduced that it likely was Yonatan and Gyu tan-yaki.

[marvus-xoloto]

What traits do you imagine some of the hiveswap trolls have gotten from their lusus?

okay UNFAIR because lusus habits are my hyperfixation within the hyperfixation. I can literally talk about them all night. Here's a few I haven't talked about yet, but if anyone would like me to talk about a specific troll, lmk:

Chixie: I hc her lusus to be a pet-sized gryphon, like some kind of domestic cat x falcon hybrid. She likes to echo sounds as a sort of echolalia (works well for vocal warms ups, too), and she does the little cat chin-nod when she greets people she's fond of.

Mallek: Tends to stick his tongue out / trace his tongue (and specifically his tongue piercing once he punches that hole) over his teeth when he's thinking/considering hard, just like his lusus does when he isn't familiar with something (ykwim?? like, snakes scent things w. their tongue)

Cirava: used to be REALLY into paper machier (canonically implied to have a wasp lusus), and still chews up paper when theyre really stressed. They were really good at making journal covers and cool lamps, but it no longer fits into their aesthetic :o( shame....

Chahut: Canonically has a "small duck she keeps in the sink" lusus. Chahut as a little girl used to imprint HARD on faith leaders, and follow them around every where asking them questions. It's made her a good leader later in life.

[artistsfuneral]

@scarlet-gryphon said: "Jaskier had about five minutes before Geralt returned, and he still couldn't explain the presence of the duck."

Technically the witcher had seen him in far more precarious situations, far less clothed and much more hungover than he currently found himself to be. But- but there never had been a duck before. Partially because Jaskier couldn't figure out, not even now when the damned thing was sitting on his chest, why on earth anyone would ever want a duck in the bedroom at all, partially because he was aware of Geralt's distinct fear of dislike for birds. A dislike the witcher would have to overcome one way or another, given the fact that Jaskier was bound to the bed by his hands and therefore unable to ban the feathered voyeur himself. It certainly would be an interesting morning...

Send me the first sentence to a fic and I will write the next... 5ish?

[damagedspear]

@immortalshield continued from here.

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A rare moment of bravery from the Spear-- something he'd no doubt picked up from one of his closer friends and fellow comrades, a need to speak out against the horrible treatment and to make a stand for himself. This-- this wasn't training, this was sadism to the highest degree! And... yet...

... She heard him, and any and all bravery just slipped away like that, faster than someone could snap their fingers. For a moment, he didn't full process what he'd choked out under his breath, not until he heard those steps being taken towards him.

" I... " ... He couldn't say anything to defend himself, his eyes slowly drifting to the blood that was splattered across the tiled floor, all while those reapers stood attentively at Miranjo's own 'throne'. His own blood on these tiles... he could barely bring himself to strike back against the beasts no matter how hard he tried. He just kept locking up with fear-- but he'd trained for this, time and time again! So why was it... why was it he couldn't fight anymore? Quickly, Apeas's head ducked down the moment she approached, eyes slowly widening more and more. Ever since that wish had been made to let her come back... that wish that was stolen from Prince Despa and the Captain of the Underworld... Apeas once again found himself in Hell. Why, why did he try so hard to protect Lady Miranjo? After everything she's done to him?

Some would say he fell for her, others would say that perhaps it was some sick fascination, maybe him having genuine undying loyalty to her-- but Apeas knew deep down what it was, even if he'd locked it away if it meant coping with it all. He was afraid. Afraid of her, and what she could do. He'd seen it time and time again. Apeas had seen how effortlessly she'd wage wars to get what she wanted, he'd seen the way she had Dorshe left injured horribly and nearly killed Ann and Hilling, having Ouken kill everybody else until King Bosse intervened... and how she manipulated King Daida... Apeas knew she could kill everyone so easily. And for some reason, he felt like he himself was the last bastion. If he kept her satisfied with his work, then she would not target the others, that was his mindset.

Apeas... just wanted out... and yet he couldn't scream. He caused his own downfall, he felt like. He made his bed. So he had to lie in it.

" F-Forgive me--! I... " How could he try to sputter it out? How could he even manage to turn this around? If... if this kept up, he would die...

" ... I-I just... grow frustrated with myself, Lady Miranjo. I should not have lashed out towards you, forgive me... " He meekly begged for her forgiveness like a terrified child, his head pressing down against the floor to make himself as small as possible. He could still feel the blood roll down the corners of his mouth...

" I have been faltering, a-and struggling when I know I can reach your expectations, yet... for some reason, I... I tremble when I wield my spear, and I freeze whenever I face the gryphon... I don't wish to fail you... I am just... mad, at myself. Please, forgive me... please, Lady Miranjo... "

[wacky-nameless-inventor-24]

For the drabble ask: ✊🏽Donro/Pkgyro please??

YES OF COURSE :D This one got away from me a little help why is it so long-

✊🏽 Protecting

The Duck Avenger thought it'd been a glitch in the systems when he'd read that there was a gryphon attacking the city. He was used to all kinds of supervillains, but he'd never faced a mythological beast before.

But sure enough, there was a gryphon, and Donald was quite sure at this point that it would be his downfall.

The creature was faster than anything Donald had ever faced, and it overwhelmed him with its razor sharp claws and beak, and it's eardrum-shattering screech. Donald was now realizing it'd been a mistake to go after it in person.

Now it stood over him, screeching its bird head off as it sized him up one last time. Donald was collapsed on his side, his hero outfit torn to shreds from the gryphon's claws, the skin underneath split open and bloody. He could barely hold himself up as the creature faced him.

"Hey!"

The Duck Avenger looked up to see someone sliding between him and the gryphon, blocking Donald from its view as they stood there defensively.

"G-Gyro?" Donald coughed out. Everything hurt. "What are you doing here? Get out of the way!"

Gyro ignored him, wincing as the gryphon screeched. Donald was sure that sound was going to be reverberating around his skull for the rest of eternity.

"Hey!" Gyro said again, holding a hand out. "Stop."

The gryphon screeched again, crouching down slightly. Donald knew it was about to pounce. "Gyro! Get out of the way-"

Gyro ignored him again. "Quiet," he told the gryphon in the most stern voice Donald had ever heard. "Stop."

Sure enough the gryphon pounced, flapping its wings and flying up over both Gyro and Donald. It landed, whirling around to face Donald once more.

Gyro immediately moved to the duck's other side, standing between him and the beast again. "Hey! Stop it. Leave him alone."

Hand out, he took a step towards the creature. "Gyro what are you doing?" Donald asked. The inventor was going to get himself killed!

Still Gyro didn't even acknowledge that Donald was there. He took several more steps towards the gryphon, hand outstretched towards its sharp beak.

The very same sharp beak that had ripped Donald's thick cape like ti was paper, the superhero had no doubt it would tear Gyro's hand off in an instant.

"Stop." Gyro said again. The gryphon squawked, and Gyro shushed it. It fell silent immediately.

Donald watched in complete surprise as Gyro's palm pressed against the top of the gryphon's head, running along the top of its beak. The creature hesitated for a moment, before closing its eyes and bowing its head to give Gyro better access.

"Good!" Gyro told it. "Now stay."

He took a step back towards Donald, not keeping his eyes off of the gryphon. "Stay."

It blinked at him and sat down compliantly. In a moment the lion-sized beast went from a ferocious monster to behaving like a well-trained dog.

Deeming it safe enough, Gyro slightly turned his back on the creature to rush over to Donald. "Oh my gosh- are you okay? How are you still conscious?"

"W-what? What was that?" Donald asked as Gyro laid him back to inspect his injuries.

"Gryphon's are actually very loyal and protective creatures." Gyro told him. "I've been researching them, after this one showed up. They just need a firm hand."

Donald coughed, then hissed as Gyro accidentally touched one of his cuts. "Is that what you were trying to tell me earlier?"

"Yes, before you rushed off to get rid of it," Gyro told him. He sounded annoyed, but it was lighthearted. He leaned down to boop his beak against Donald's. "Idiot."

"Where would I be without you?" The Duck Avenger asked teasingly.

"Who knows. Now hold on, I can't take care of all of this myself." He lifted Donald in his arms, then turned to face the gryphon. "Come here," he told it.

The beast stood, taking the few steps towards him.

"Good job! Now follow me."

With that Gyro turned, holding Donald in his arms, the gryphon walking alongside him as they made their way down the damaged and dark city street towards the nearest First Aid station.