#forbidden beasts

[gear-project]

follow up to the forbidden beast thing- Nagos line is "I've lived a long life, and even I've never faced two forbidden beast wielders at once." though the forbidden beasts seems to be translated from Kinju for 'forbidden spell' so it does seem as though he's referring to people who use the six forbidden magics

I'd have to double check, but it's also possible that is a localization error in the translation... since Eddie himself is a Kinjuu and Zato his host/wielder.

But of course, if the conditions are right, Millia will fight alongside Zato in the Nagoriyuki battle, so there's THAT as well...

Usually it goes like this:

--Rival will Help you if you lose a match or against them at any point leading up to the Boss in stage 8.

--If you fight without losing, you'll fight your Rival, but it's still possible to lose the fight and have them assist during the next battle.

--The way you can circumvent this to get the best ending is to play all the way to Stage 8 without losing, and simply "Retry" even if you lost the match. WithOUT losing a round or taking a round loss. Sometimes this involves throwing the match completely, but it can still be done.

--Even if you lost a bunch of times solo against the boss, so long as you won the first two rounds of the match, the game qualifies you for Stage 9's boss... and in that state, even if you lose a round, you still get the best possible ending.

[steamanband]

[anitalenia]

━━━ .°˖✧ romance tropes ⋆˙⊹

𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑠. 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒, 𝑜𝑟 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑐𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒.

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˖⁺ ⊹୨ forbidden romance ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when a character cannot openly be in a relationship with someone for some reason ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ enemies to lovers ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when two characters are enemies / in violent opposition to each other in the beginning but gradually end up in love ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ friends to lovers ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when two characters are friends first, but end up falling in love with each other ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ dark/taboo tropes ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ romance between two people that is considered inappropriate or wrong/not acceptable in society ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ opposites attract ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when two characters are drastically different people/opposite personalities but still somehow love each other ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ unrequited love ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when a character loves someone who is unattainable for some reason. one sided love. ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ fake relationship ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when two characters feel no romantic feelings for one another but are forced to be together. in some cases, they eventually fall in love. ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ fish out of water ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when a character is in an unfamiliar environment and has to adapt. think city girl on a farm. ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ soul mates au ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when two characters are meant to be together from birth, destiny, or soul ties. ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ oblivious to love ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when a character is clueless about their own romantic feelings towards someone else ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ reverse harem ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ consists of one female protagonist and three or more male love interests. although I have heard varying definitions. ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ secret identity ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when two characters are in love but one is not being truthful with who they really are/they’re hiding something from their love interest (like spiderman) ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ love triangle ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when two characters are in love, but a third party loves one of the characters as well. or, one character is confused between two people who they love (edward x bella x jacob, stefan x elena x damon) ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

━━━ .°˖✧ 𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑷𝑬𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫 𝑵𝑶 𝑬𝑿𝑷𝑳𝑨𝑵𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 ⋆˙⊹ 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚. 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑗𝑓 𝑖 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑢𝑝 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝘩 𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑚 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑙𝑒, 𝑠𝑜 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ .݁

˖⁺ ⊹୨ marriage ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when a character is forced to marry another for some reason (arranged marriage) ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ dark past ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when a character has trauma or pain because of their past, and their love interest helps them heal. ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ amnesia / memory loss ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when a character loses their memory and has to regain their love and memories for another. ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ alpha hero ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when a male character is overprotective, bossy, jealous, possessive, and have great sexual appeal. think bad boy, biker, ceo fanfics. This can also be military men, superhero’s, men in leadership. a vague category. ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ one bed trope ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when two characters are forced to share a bed 👅 you should know this one ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ forced proximity ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when two characters are forced into small spaces together or forced to be together in the same room. ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ beauty and the beast ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when a typically male character is capable of great rage and destructive, sometimes a literal monster, but the fem character loves them beyond their looks and sees the good in them. doesn’t have to be a literal monster. ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ in peril tropes ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when a character is in some sort of crisis and has to be saved by love interest. ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ job related tropes ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when a character is attracted to someone because of their job, or their romance happens at work/ a specific location (corrupt priest, military man, construction worker). can be taboo. ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

˖⁺ ⊹୨ time travel ୧⊹ ⁺˖ ━━ when a character travels back or forward in time and falls in love with someone from that time period. ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

authors note: I am going to be making posts describing each trope individually as well as sub-genres and examples of that trope. I had something similar to this in my notes for my stories and decided to share. there are a lot of tropes out there, so feel free to comment other ones. remember you are loved and important <3

[basiatlu]

C for Centaur

[b0nelessdoodles]

was feeling the sad beige mom in my soul tonight so had to doodle a her 'cause its a crime i don't draw more mystic flour tbh

also have my dumb message to my friend about it

[icy-watch]

Kai, you coward.

[bearotonin-international]

Please enjoy this shaped beast with the forbiddenly boopable sniffy snoot

[snail-noodle]

Not Ninjago and Cookie Run Kingdom having the fallen heroes trope in their current stories 🤭✨️

I am absolutely feasting right now! Can't wait for Ninjago part 2 this summer :)

[spookygear]

Guilty Gear Accent Core + R Opening Screenshots

I did promise these earlier yesterday, so here they are now! I got these directly from my Switch hence the higher (I hope) quality compared to the pictures I've posted so far. I do intend on getting all of the characters' from the openings of the games before I start on stuff such as actual in game photos or other stuff like that. But for now enjoy the photos!

[ranticore]

originally the monsters were just random designs i liked but due to their origin lore i now have to come up with ironic reasons for the forms given to them 🤔

[skauni]

This is for my CoD x Reader Love Trope Series by the way!<3

[ottagon4]

[steamanband]

[spencerreidswhore187]

Mon Horloge

It was 11:52pm when he started praying. 

“Aphrodite,” Cogsworth pleaded to the moon hung high in the night sky, “tell me, I beg of you, if love is meant to heal, then why does it destroy those who chose it?” 

Cogsworth rested his head against the cold granite wall; the palace balconies were his favourite place to hide. All Cogsworth did was hide. 

It made no sense, not really, how life was easier as a clock than as a man. He could love so freely, he could love…no. He could not think of him.

From somewhere beyond the stars, Cogsworth swore he heard the goddess laugh and he knew.

Perhaps one day they could be more than fleeting glances, fleeting touches and fleeting whispers. 

Before the spell had broken, perhaps, they would have been. But now? 

Cogsworth knew better than to hope. 

“Mon horloge?” 

The grandfather clock from somewhere deep inside struck midnight. 

“Leave Lumiere.” Cogsworth hadn’t meant it to sound so harsh. 

“What has you wound so tightly?” Lumiere mocked, stretching out opposite Cogsworth - like a cat in the afternoon sun. 

“Enough with the clock jokes.” Cogsworth ran a hand through his hair. “You’re supposed to be in bed.” 

“You’re not.” 

“Prince Adam asked me to be here.” 

“Such a rule follower, mon horloge.” 

“Don’t call me that.” 

Lumiere grinned, “why not, mon horloge?”

“Enough Lumiere.” Cogsworth’s fingernails dug into his palms. He couldn’t do this, not now. Not with him. 

“So boring, mo-”

“Stop Lumiere.”

“Or what?” Lumiere sat up, staring Cogsworth in the eyes. He loved those eyes. “What are you going to do? Tell on me?”

“I said stop it, Lu!”

A loud, longing-filled silence hung in the air. Cogsworth thought he saw the stars wink. 

“What did you just call me?”

Cogsworth felt his face warm, “Just leave me-”

“I liked it.” 

“This isn’t a game,” Cogsworth warned, “I won’t let you act like it is.” 

“What isn’t?”

“You know what.” He refused to look at Lumiere, choosing to watch the sky instead.

Lumiere dragged his index finger down from Cogsworth’s cheek to his chin. His touch lingered, causing Cogsworth’s heart to race, before tilting his face to look at him. 

“Why can’t it be a game? Is that not all love is?” 

Love. Cogsworth allowed himself to dream, just for one second. 

“Hush. You cannot say things like that, it’s not allowed.”

“Says who, Cogsworth? Who cares what the rest of France believes - hell, the rest of the world. Break the rules for once.”

“I can’t, Lu, I just…oh mon Dieu.” How was Cogsworth supposed to explain it to someone like Lumiere? Lumiere was a free spirit, he was not confined by space or time. He did what he wanted when he wanted and Cogsworth, Cogsworth would watch and dream. 

“You would spend your life loving from a distance? I am not a candle any longer, mon horloge, you shan’t be burned if you move closer.”

Cogsworth was not sure why he did it, perhaps Lumiere was a bad influence. Perhaps Cogsworth was tired of doing what was expected of him. Perhaps Aphrodite had finally allowed it to be their turn. Face glowing in the moonlight, Cogsworth moved towards Lumiere. He moved closer and closer until their faces were inches apart. 

“I think…I think I love you.” A lone tear trailed down Cogsworth’s cheek; it hurt him to admit it. He wished it didn’t. 

Lumiere wiped away the tear, leaning his forehead against Cogsworth’s.

“It’s okay,” he whispered. 

It’s not, Cogsworth wanted to say, but he was torn. He could not help who he loved even if his brain was shouting it was wrong, that he should find some woman in Paris and marry her. But that was not what he wanted, no matter how much he wished he did. 

It’s okay to love a man. It’s okay to love me. We are allowed to love each other, mon horloge.”

It was 12:30am when Aphrodite began to smile. 

It was 12:30am when Cogsworth took Lumiere’s face in his hands and pressed his lips against his. 

A/N: I wrote this when I was fourteen years old and very confused about my own sexuality. I also promised a certain best friend that I'd let her read it for her birthday so happy late birthday @sackofpissandshit

[basiatlu]

Luna and her flock sketch

[romanowork]