#he was definitely there for the dinosaurs

[heliotrope155]

Once Dean gets the hang of photoshop he definitely spends time sending the Ghostfacers on wild goose chases with fabricated evidence (he gets really into character while crafting his cries for help as a middle-aged mom), and also makes plenty of images of Cas in ancient times, killing dinosaurs, et cetera, which Cas bemusedly receives and tries to explain to Dean repeatedly that he hasn't always looked like this and that while he didn't care much for the dinosaurs, he never hunted any. Dean ignores him and photoshops Cas knocking over the Tower of Pisa with a bowling ball.

[thesiltverses]

Sorry if this had been asked before (or I missed something in the show), but I've been wondering something since episode 3:

Does (for lack of a better term in context) pop culture paganism exist in the TSV universe? Does Giving Relevance to fictional media/characters have the same risks as with anything else? Is there less/more regulated media for this reason? I feel like it didn't come up much but I remember radio plays getting a mention.

Thanks!

Yes with some caveats - I could definitely see there being tons of risks associated with pop culture consumption within the setting, although not in any organised way or according to firm cause-and-effect principles around fictional characters or celebrities becoming gods, per se.

(In other words, 'oh, shit, too many people are thinking about Barney the Dinosaur! He's hit the Divinity Threshold and now Barney has manifested as an eldritch thoughtform deity! Shut it down!" would not be an angle I'd go for, because it makes worship too rational and calculated).

While the TSV gods do appear to be fuelled by belief, even the modern deities are hinted to be manifestations of something older and primordial rather than new entities appearing on the spot in response to human behaviour, and they're also shown to be first summoned in the wild more by individual depth of feeling than by mass mental relevance.

So I imagine the risks are much more bespoke and therefore impossible to police: the neglected latchkey kid who summons up a god of loneliness in the form of the dinosaur mascot he loves, the I Saw The TV Glow-esque teens who find escape and sanctuary by immersing themselves into a particular show, the pensioner whose nostalgia is literally suffocating them as they replay the same episodes, over and over...

[abbysimsfun]

Sims In Bloom: Generation 2 Pt. 48 (He Had Him At Hello, Bromance Edition)

Leaving her friends in Old New Henford after dark, Heather, Ash, and Conrad returned to her childhood home with her parents.

They found River and Cassandra still in their work clothes, the two having spent most of the evening trying to get their infant son to sleep. "Doctor Scott says its a phase, it'll pass, but when he doesn't sleep well, we don't sleep well," lamented River. "These days we're thrilled if he sleeps for more than two hours at a time."

Conrad already felt at ease around her siblings, and Heather left them chatting upstairs while her parents showed her the new plants in their always impressive garden. When Michael woke up fussy, she soothed him back to sleep to give his tired parents a break.

Upstairs, River studied Conrad with keen interest. His sister's taste in men had always been a little...off, and he wanted to be sure this one deserved her. "Driving between San Myshuno and Brindleton Bay must not be easy."

"We make it work," said Conrad. "We're waiting for me to get a transfer, but all that driving can be pretty tiring."

"Sometimes I dance just to keep myself awake," said Cass, grooving a little to the music. "Since I left the art studio to help my mother-in-law with her floral business, it's been a bit easier working from home. I never realized the artistry involved in floral arranging, but I can be just as creative with a bouquet of flowers as I can with a palette of acrylics!"

Conrad couldn't relate, but he empathized with their lack of sleep. "I don't know much about raising kids, but Ash likes a story I tell him that my mom used to read to me when I was a kid. The Giving Tree."

"I love that story," Cassandra mused. "I think I saw a copy at the bookstore in the square."

River nodded. "I'll try anything. I'll pick up a copy tomorrow." Despite his fatigue, River's wall crumbled as he got to know Conrad. "What made you think our sister was worth risking your career?"

The question was sincere. Conrad had asked himself the same thing a thousand times. "At first I thought it was because her son needed her more than the Landgraabs needed a win, but then they dropped the charges and I couldn't stop thinking about her. I booked a vet appointment four hours out of the way just to run into her again."

"Why didn't you ask her out, then?"

"River, stop interrogating him," Hazel pushed, but Conrad smiled.

"I wanted to, but I knew she'd been through a lot and I wanted her to be sure she was ready. I sort of knew it would be it for me if I knew she was interested."

"It's a good thing Holly intervened," said Hazel, smiling. "You might still be waiting for her, otherwise."

River grinned. "He definitely would be."

Hazel left to meet Nicola and some friends at the Gnome's Arms, and River and Cassandra finally changed and sat down to dinner. Because they could know no peace, Ash talked their ear off about dinosaurs. "Conerd say t-rex no swim, we safe," he babbled. "T-rex roar!"

"You know there were less scary dinosaurs," River said. "Smaller ones who ate plants. Also big ones. Like brontosaurus."

Ash listened with intense curiosity. "Bront-so-us?"

"Yeah, they were even bigger than your dad's apartment."

Cassandra stifled a laugh. "River, hush."

They were interrupted when Michael woke again from his nap, wailing from the bedroom. With her plate still full of food, Cass left to tend to her son as Heather walked into the kitchen. "We should probably head out. It'll still be an hour on the Simmerloop at this time of night, and we should get Ash to bed before midnight."

Cassandra brought Michael outside for their goodbyes, but the fussy infant didn't last long in the cool autumn air.

River, meanwhile, had found a new best friend in Conrad. "When I found out my sister was dating a cop I wasn't sure what to think, but now I'm pretty confident you've never played bad cop in your life."

Conrad shrugged. "I mean, I don't see the point. It doesn't get me to the truth any faster. But I admire what you and your father do. Building green infrastructure for your community is just as important as what I do."

River laughed. "Please, don't flatter me. You deal with hardened criminals like my sister."

Daisy turned to Heather as they watched River bond with Conrad. "Riv grew up with a house full of sisters, but I think he always secretly wanted a brother."

When Conrad left to get the car, River turned to Heather. "I recognize the way he looks at you, and he's not going anywhere unless you tell him to. I know you like to think you're better off single, protecting your independence, but he's the guy who's perfect for you. You and Conrad finding each other is one in a million, like the day I met Cassandra. He's your Cassandra."

(Can confirm, Jane Simsten's Soulmates mod kicked in for these two way back on the night they ran into each other with Holly and Kris in San Myshuno, but Heather's unflirty and she's been burned in the past, so it's had to be this way. I'm sorry!)

River's beautiful wife gazed at him with love while he spoke. They were so sweet together, and their love used to make Heather feel like she was missing out. Now she had Conrad, who was as close to perfect as anyone she'd ever met, and she couldn't shake her insecurities.

"I know raising Ash with his father isn't easy and you're afraid to get hurt again," River said. "But that is a guy who's waiting for you to say 'I love you' so he can say it, too."

Neal frowned. "Huck, you don't know that. Don't test your sister's emotions-"

"I do know that, and I'd die on Old Mill Hill defending that take!"

"He makes me so happy," Heather admitted. "But what if he moves in and I find out he's a criminal mastermind masquerading as a detective?"

"Then you're even more perfect for each other than I thought."

Heather couldn’t deny her feelings for Conrad, as afraid as she was to put them into words and make them real.

Despite her fears, she was grateful for her family's approval, and she embraced her brother warmly when Conrad brought his car around. ->

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NOTE: This got it's own post because Conrad and River literally said hello to each other and were basically best friends (they became official best friends later, when it mattered for Conrad's Friend of the World aspiration. tbh by then I thought they already were but either something glitched or broke with the Lovestruck patches or I never bothered and forgot). Their instant bromance felt so right - River looks up to his older sister and wants the best for her even though he can't help but tease her, and he and Conrad are both responsible guys focused on bettering their communities. It's a perfect match and I loved this development.

[dreamwritesimagines]

Date Nights that include Theo?

- Logan going out of his way to pick a restaurant that he and Sunshine both like AND has Theo's safe foods

- Sunshine would thinking that Logan is begrudgingly bringing Theo along so she would try to find him a sitter 

- "Really, it's no bother, Julie can watch him-"

"No, it's family date night. We all go." Logan would says he grabs his truck keys

- Sunshine feels like she might cry again

- "And you're sure they have (safe food)? Cause I don't think I can eat anything else. My tummy gets all weird when I eat other foods like this one time I had to eat Taco Bell and I threw up all night long. It was really gross, you can ask mom."

"Don't worry, I'm not gonna make you eat anything you don't wanna," Logan reassures Theo

- Theo is skeptical until he can see the item on the menu

OMG OMG OMGGGGG LOVEEEE-

"No, it's family date night. We all go." ASDFGHJKL THIS IS SO CUTEEE, LIKE, SUNSHINE WOULD BE MELTING❤️ She would definitely tear up a little ❤️

Theo being all worried about it and Logan assuring him awww❤️

I feel like she would be so so emotional about it, and when they get home, Theo would be like,

"Thank you so much!"

"Of course bub. Did you like it there?"

"So much! And I ate so much, and my souffle had powdered sugar on it and it looked like a dinosaur, and I think it was T-Rex!"

"That's awesome. A T-Rex, really?"

"Bean, go brush your teeth please?"

"Okay!"

"Logan?"

"Yes sweetheart?"

"I can't thank you enough, you do know that right?"

"There's nothing to thank me for, like I said, family date night. Besides, I don't think either of us would get that excited over the T-Rex souffle so it's good that he came along."

"Yeah but only because I can't watch Jurassic Park again, Theo made me watch it ten times."

[patchodraws]

camp fam as D&D 5e classes and subclasses

Darius Bowman: College of Lore Bard. Between knowing a lot about dinosaurs and his constant encouragement of the group, Darius fits very neatly into this role

Brooklynn: Inquisitive Rogue. Girl is constantly snooping, has a penchant for lockpicking, and is experienced in a number of fields. she is definitely a rogue.

Yaz Fadoula: Way of the Open Hand Monk. obsessed with honing her body and a very accomplished athlete who, on multiple occasions, just dodged dinosaurs bites very easily. unarmoured defence is way high with her.

Sammy Gutierrez: Circle of Shepherds Druid. look, a cattle rancher is more or less just a shepherd, and with Sammy’s insightful nature and proficiency at handling animals, the supportive Shepherd druid works so well for her.

Ben Pincus: Drakenward Ranger. now i know y’all are probably thinking beast master would make more sense, but most beasts don’t match up to Bumpy, whereas the drake pet can grow to a large size and can be ridden. couple that with Ben’s ability to survive on his own and forage for food and he’s the perfect ranger.

Kenji Kon: Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer. Kenji doesn’t have many skills, but he does have innate power thanks to his family name. he’s got a lot of wealth, much like many dragons do, too, and even if he’s obnoxious, he’s still very charismatic.

[nazurabbit]

omg i found an old photo of fyodor and his buddies back in the day

[canisalbus]

Does adult Machete retain his childhood delight for snails? Does he keep a journal of notes and observations about them?

Imagining a present day timeline of your story where zoology students learn a number of species of snail native to southern Europe were extensively detailed and documented by some reclusive, weird twink cardinal who was later assassinated for political reasons.

Hard to say. Even if he wanted to do regular snail watching (a riveting activity for sure), he probably wouldn't have time for it, he's chronically stretched thin as it is. But it's a cute thought TvT

[littlefankingdom]

Have you ever read those stories about nd toddlers that didn't speak for months/years, so the parents started to think "they probably are non-verbal/mute", only to one day say a full sentence? That's Bruce Wayne.

Thomas and Martha had given up on Bruce ever speaking. With Alfred, they had started learning ASL and teaching some to Bruce to communicate with the young heir. However, one day, as Thomas is showing a new paleontology book he got for him (Bruce loves his dinosaures), he struggles on a dinosaur's name. And Bruce speaks: "Pachycephalosaurus, Father. That's a pachycephalosaurus."

[not-another-robin]

How to support your autistic ass son on his vigilante adventures, step one: buy him a dinosaur,

[hijinxinprogress]

Civilian Gothamites realizing they can get vengeance through Sword!Robin

Gothamites figuring out if they happen to mention a rogue treating animals poorly within hearing range of sword!Robin that rogue will be in custody with at least four fractures and a concussion and Damian being completely aware that like 63% of these people are lying but it’s the only way he can get experience with the nonlethal takedowns he’s experimenting with bc everyone keeps complaining about how he treats his opponents and allies 

Like he’s guiding a civilian to safety and they mention that “this would be the worst thing to happen to me today if riddler didn’t stab my fucking cat” and this civilian does not own a cat but they did own a car that was just paid off but riddler fucking crushed it with a stupid ass hot air balloon that’s shaped like a fucking question mark and Damian is aware of this bc he was the one that verified the insurance claim (but he’s been looking for a reason to punch Nygma in the throat since his last Arkham escape when he called Damian a moron)

And he also knows that if he plays along with it and says ‘as if I’d let that gaudy and tactless imbecile get away with committing such atrocities’ when prompted that he’ll get away with barely a slap on the wrist like he gets three half hearted but long lectures he’s not going to listen to and an online sensitivity training seminar he goads Tim into completing (Damian and Tim 100% try to trick each other into doing work they don’t want to do and full heartedly believe the other has no idea what they’re doing)

Bruce’s tendency for finding small crashouts at risk of becoming future rogues in Gotham and deciding they need love & supervision but what actually happens bc he’s so fucking awkward is they get almost the same amount of supervision just with like an hour of intense helicopter parenting a week but honestly besides that they just have more money and resources to do fuck shit

Tim 🤝🏾 Damian: using the manipulation tactics they learned from their mothers then later improved on with help from an assassin cult and bat/cape interrogation questioning techniques on the homies

[leapdayowo]

them <3 but as dragons :D

I’m not at all familiar with drawing dragons, but the idea was planted in my head and I cannot let it go! After some trial and error this is what I’ve got! I’m very happy with how the designs turned out, and I hope to expand a bit on the idea :3 The turned into animals prompts very much helped me commit to this too <3

[capybaraonabicycle]

Doctor: Huh, is that who I am now?

Donna: It was never that far from the surface, mate.

Doctor: frowns Yes, it was! You know I used to be a woman. And that made people... assume all sorts of stuff. And - and pretending to be Graham's wife for five minutes was bad enough but - Byron? That was torture. Does the man ever stop talking?

Donna: Takes one to know one

Doctor: Oi! I just mean, there were all these men people assumed I would be into and I - and I just - I just wanted -

Donna: I know, darling.

Doctor: softly I just wanted Yaz.

Donna: I know. - There was one man, though, remember?

Doctor: No, there wasn't! I don't fancy the Master!

Donna: ...

Doctor: Okay, fine. But the Master isn't a man. He's like me! Flexible - uh - timelord gender and stuff.

Donna: Sure.

Doctor: So, anyway, I have always been primarily into wom-

Donna: What about Jack Harkness?

Doctor: - Jack doesn't count, everyone fancies Jack.

Donna: ...fair enough.

[rexscanonwife]

Today's been pretty shit at work like usual and I found myself thinking about Stan...about how despite the way he looks and how his diet is crap, he DOES do a lot of manual, physical labor especially hauling shit around to get the portal built....he's probably got. Pretty strong arms. And pretty good stamina.

[taylorswiftshipsbyler]

I GOT BLUE AND YELLOW DINOSAUR SOCKS IM SO HAPPY

[daughter-of-the-clayr]

dot and bubble wouldn't work in 13s era bc 13 wouldn't notice anything but ryan and yaz would pick it immediately

[yellowhollyhock]

mayhem from mutant island is like one of the characters dreamed. It draws from previous canon, but meshes details together in ways that don't make sense, exactly like our brains do when we dream. even the way the locations change.

specifically I think it was Donny's dream because

1) they start off with the wheels they had when they were 15 and all his bros are saying 'wow great job building these for us'

2) dinosaurs

3) They keep changing outfits, he gets to build so much gear in such a short time (including transformer suits that literally turn into cars)

4) stuff keeps happening to Mikey (anyone else have those stress dreams about your younger sibling drowning, getting shot off into space, kidnapped etc)

5) Leo gets eaten, and the way he pops back out actually vividly reminds me of lucid dreaming, specifically altering your own dream on purpose. I now headcanon all the turtles can do that, some natural affinity and probably trained themselves after Bad Day

6) dinosaurs are good actually, it was Stockman that made them want to eat us

7) the fact that Mikey and Leo keep getting into trouble while Raph is either rescuing or next to Don saying funny lines. His subconscious said 'silly brother, danger magnet brother, and Raphie <3'

like after the wedding and all the chaos that happened at the wedding Donny crashed hard and had a whacky dream