#joey is so wrong for stealing his oc

[toonyangel]

Do you have a Henry design?

That I do! It's quite close to his in-game design, but I liked that design to begin with :)

Thank you for the ask!

[sansloii]

HOW WOULD YOUR OCS BE MISINTERPRETED BY FANDOM ( stolen from @arcxnumvitae )

Mikah

Exaggerate all their personality traits--especially the Anger. Goes from pillow princess that does no wrong to someone that will punch holes in the wall in the "this is never sexy at all what is wrong with you" sorta way.

Also apparently gaslights their romantic partners. A lot. Because they can be manipulative with targets and people they are actively stealing from. No I will not show proof of that because google is free :)

Penny

Angry Latina that has absolutely zero nuance and is hyper aggressive when Mikah and Evan so much as breathe. so she hates them.

Hates men in general, honestly, because she's a lesbian and cannot be friends with them. Every time she makes a face that is not 100% happy around them is zoom and enhanced because they want to prove that she's a man-hating woman.

Wynn

The way they would disrespect this sweet man hurts my spirit because these people would:

Make him stupid despite multiple instances of Wynn navigating difficult personal conversations and making complex choices. This includes the whole babying thing that would make my skin crawl.

he is quiet so therefore he doesn't speak. No like he's mute. Cannot communicate at all. this also means he's slow for some reason

Also make him hypersexual with no fucking rhyme or reason. They see "he can be rough" and that's it. Off to the races. they would completely butcher him and explain it with "instinct"

Evan

Pussy/Bussy being the therapy he needs he needs to stay in a relationship because of the VERY FEW relationships he's in that started with sex. Like legitimately saying, with their whole chest, that he'll immediately become Better and ignore, the disagreements, and the ghosting, and the lack of accountability, and the shit explanations for his behavior--

also turns him into a raging drunk or something (because of his dependency on alcohol)... like specifically that. and make him super sleazy and incapable of taking no as an answer.

Dakota

Also hates men

people would 100% ship her with Joseph despite Joseph being married. And then turn around and misunderstand their familial relationship, ship them HARDER, and then start drama which results in calling her a homewrecker.

they would draw this woman with MASSIVE tits. And if you correct them, you're an awful human being for erasing her big boobs. even though she doesn't? have size triple-E knockers???? but you're wrong for that.

did i mention she hates men? because she does.

Joey

no personality traits outside of "Lera is my soulmate". You'd think Lera literally has his hand up Joey's ass with the way people describe his behavior

Or! Dakota has her hand up his ass. Like Lera and Koko take turns

they would not know what to do with his trauma. and that scares me so i will not think about it.

Roderick

He's a biker so of course he's a misogynist and sexist :) his DEAD wife was the exception :) no I will not provide proof of that because google is free and i am never wrong

that's it. that's the take.

Andris

uwu he's misunderstood. Of COURSE charming and manipulating your partners is bad but. He's hot. So if they don't forgive him for it, it's their fault and we should shit all over those characters.

on the flipside: he's the literal devil in human skin and super predatory. he is just waiting to assault someone.

very polarizing. People either love him or will tell you you're going to hell for liking him. and the next day, you have a callout written about you because you like him so therefore, you're okay with and condone everything he does. It doesn't matter if you understand he's an awful person and can objectively look at him--you're a piece of shit.

[overlybisexual]

Complicated

Santiago Garcia x Lara Evans (OC)

Authors Note: They’re complicated and it hurts me. 

Lara isn’t even sure she can taste alcohol anymore. She’s fucked her liver so badly, that maybe she didn’t need to taste it. One thing she has always been sure of, is that if Santiago is in the country, and at home, he’s always providing a safe space for her to sober up. It’s almost routine, she always makes enough extra dinner to drop off to his the next day, and at least once every few weeks she ends up crashing at his, drunk after an argument with her husband. 

It’s not David’s fault that he doesn’t know what he does wrong sometimes, only Lara and they know. It’s not David’s fault that Lara’s PTSD is so up the wall that even her own kids end up triggering it. That one upsets Lara the most. Maybe it’s why she’s spent so much time re-assuring them, that it isn’t them, that mommy’s brain is just unwell, and she’s trying so hard not to let it be unwell. 

Elizbet was the smartest of all her children. Looking up at her with dark eyes, as Lara checked over her very thick black curls, putting them in the twists that they needed to be in for sleep, when her dark skinned child grabbed her arm. “It’s okay that you’re unwell. I know you’re trying. Joey does too. We think you should go to Uncle Santi’s tonight, so you don’t have to listen to Jemima all night.” 

Down the hall, her youngest is yelling at her father, a tantrum as all toddlers do. David had said he’d take care of it, which was unlike her husband, but perhaps he felt guilty that his yelling had started Jemima off. 

Lara sighed, cupping her daughter’s soft cheek. “I can’t just go to Uncle Santi’s every time something goes wrong sweetheart. I know I do it a lot, but Uncle Santi understands my brain isn’t alright, and we make everything safe for each other. Just like I do for you kids.” 

“You can. We’ll see you in the morning. It’s not like you and daddy sleep in the same bed as it is.” Lara wants to react, but all she can is sigh, and shake her head. 

“I don’t share a bed with Uncle Santi either. That’s not how that works.” All of six years old, and Elizbet was here having an almost adult conversation with her ginger mother, eyes wide and soulful. 

“Okay, don’t sleep in his bed, but it’d be better than the couch. It’s not comfy mommy. Besides…” She pauses just as she pulls up Lara’s phone from her blankets. “I already told him you were coming.” 

Lara’s mouth almost dropped, a shocked look going over her face as she took her phone back, and Santi’s accepting response. Even at her worst drunken state, she spelled better than this! “Lizzie…!” her unfazed middle child shrugged, laying herself down on her bed. Jemima’s screeching has both of them flinching, but Elizbet notices the way her mother grabs her bed sheets, and gently coaxes her to release the sheets. 

“I can tune Jem out. You can’t. I don’t want you to have to drink anymore tonight. I know you’re not sober, and it’s not helping. Go to Uncle’s,” She speaks sense, gripping her mother’s hand softly. “And come back tomorrow. You’re doing your best, and you need a break. It’s daddy’s turn.” 

Convinced by her child, Lara sighed, dark eyes rolling up before she nodded her head. “Okay baby. I’ll see you tomorrow, okay?” 

“Sleep well mommy.” Elizbet responded with a smile, pulling Lara into a hug before releasing her to allow her to tuck her in. 

Joey is doing his homework when Lara says goodbye to him, and because she’s smart, she takes an uber to her best friend’s house. 

Santi’s already opening the door when she gets there, looking as tired as she feels walking up the stairs in the dark, holding his hand out for her phone and keys, only letting her in after she’s given them to him. 

“You’re not great at typing but that was just pathetic, Bambi.” 

“It was Lizzie, actually. She’s smarter than I give her credit for.” Kids in 2016, they’re different nowadays, aren’t they? Even as the election looms overhead - she’s reminded only by the pamphlets that he’s been given, Lara plops herself down on the couch, only having to wait long enough for Santi to hide her phone and keys before he’s sitting down next to her, and handing her the remote. 

“I should’ve known from how she wrote Santi. Didn’t know I was Santa.” He laughs throatily, and without even thinking Lara’s reply comes quick. 

“You were more than once, I remember. Comfiest Santa in the world.” It’s a sharp look that Santi gives her, as if daring her to remind him that sitting on his lap had once never meant that. That every time she’d been on his lap, his dick had been buried so deep in her that there had been no space between them. But that was years ago, before she got married. 

“I’ve always been the comfiest Santa. Don’t forget it.” She leans against the arm of the couch, and grips the pillow and blankets he’s placed there. 

“You can’t keep sleeping on the couch every time-” 

“Lara, don’t.” 

“It’s gonna hurt your back. Maybe if you didn’t fuck it up every deployment, you wouldn’t be in this mess. I’ll sleep on the couch.” 

An exasperated sigh leaves Santi’s lips, as he rubs his hand down his face. “I’m sleeping on the couch. End up. Bedtime for you, if we’re gonna get you back in the morning.” Standing from the couch, he grabs her hand and tugs her with him, not even bothering to turn on the light as he takes her into his bedroom, the bed already turned down for her. A glass of water has been placed on the nightstand, and some aspirin for the morning. Lara almost deflates at the care he’s always providing her, hand feeling empty when he lets go of it. “Right, I’ll see you in the morning.” 

Sitting on the edge, she watches as Santi takes his shoes off in the corner of his room, before going to leave into the well lit lounge. 

“Santiago.” It’s just her voice, and it’s enough to stop him, causing him to turn and look at her taking her shoes off and tossing them into the corner he’d placed his in. “Please,” Lara pats the other side of the bed, and he seems to consider it before leaving the room entirely. Disappointment fills her, but she shrugs it off, standing and pushing her jeans down her legs, and dropping her sweatshirt and top onto the floor, climbing into Santi’s bed to the sight of the lights switching off in the rest of his house, and when she least expects it, Santi comes back through his bedroom door, shutting the door behind him. 

It’s dark, so Lara leans over and turns the lamp on on the other side, shuffling back to her side on the comfy double bed, laying down and not even subtly watching Santi dress down to his own underwear, and climb in with her. He leaves his dog tags on, even as Lara has taken0 hers off on the bedside drawers, hearing his clink as he turns off the lamp. 

Silence stretches as they share a bed for the first time in years, the darkness almost suffocating, until the moon stretches through the gap in the closed curtains, and Lara turns on her side, hand travelling to his side and tugging herself closer to him, just like she used to do. As if no time had passed at all, their breaths intermingle as he rolls over to face her, pushing ginger hair out of her face, eyes watching her as her fingers gently moved over his stubble. 

“You know I love you right?” She said it the night she found out she was pregnant with Joey. She says it to Will, and Ben, and Frankie. She says it to Yaya, and Hannah, and Tom’s lovely wife, and she says it to her children. But to Lara, it always feels different when she says it to Santi, hand now resting over his dog tags, holding them against his heart. 

“I know.” He responds, swallowing thickly. “You know I love you. You’re my Bambi, I’m on your side.” 

He deserves so much, and that night, Lara steals all the affection he deems to give her, resting herself into his warmth, listening to the beating of his heart, before finding his left hand, and holding it to her own heart beat, letting her eyes close to the plains of his chest and stomach. Maybe sometimes she does share a bed with Santiago, but it’s just as platonic as it had once been sexual all those years ago. 

She doesn’t feel safe unless she knows he’s nearby, and he’s more than aware of that. Her husband is more than aware of that. Military School, Deployments, so long relying on each other, and protecting each other, and Lara’s not sure she could handle life without him being a part of it. 

“Always on your side too, Pope. I don’t tell you enough, do enough for you, you’re my best friend - I know Frankie’s yours, but you’re mine too. I’m gonna miss you when you go to Columbia.” It’s at least a year or two long deployment, that’s all he’d shared. 

“I’m still a phone call away. You could come with him.” His voice is sleepy, as distant as Lara’s mind feels. ANd she feels ashamed as she spends too long considering it, accepting a deployment for the first time since she’d gotten pregnant with Jemima. 

“I can’t. But you’re always here,” Knocking his hand against her chest again, their talk slows, his lips pressing a kiss to her forehead. Sleep comes easier than it has in months, safe and warm. 

They’d always been complicated, and yet everyone else knows it was the most simple truth, that they’d made it hard for themselves. Lara had made it hard for them without meaning to, afraid and lost. Maybe she should have been braver years ago, and this wouldn’t have happened. When she thinks of her children though, she wouldn’t have it any other way. 

[corruptimles]

stream highlights (10/27/19)

from 7 hours of nonsense and not in order:

making people listen to 10 minutes of Sammy Jam while AFK

vibe check time? vibe check?

NOBODY telling me that the stream quality was dying at times: probably due to my graphics card needing an update but me forgetting about it OR my stream settings

-while listening to Face Reality-  “hey guys doesn’t Joey in this part sound like Eggman yelling at the moon”

“He left my studio so I’m going to steal his OCs” -voidthedarkrai

anyone: -asks me something about the AU- me: -answers something incredibly long without actually answering by accident-

me: oh shoot I drew [Henry]’s eye in the wrong direction -fixes-  the chat:

"oh no”

-anything happens- ”H- Hello? Hello??”

“Everyone’s after the butt”  “Why’s everyone after my butt, I’m an old man -gets attacked- PLEASE I’M 50 YEARS OLD” “Daddy?” “HE L L O?!”

“Buenos dias, Henry!” “what did you say to me”

pausing whenever I start going into a tangent because someone mentioned one (1) thing I had an opinion about

me: ah my knees  Everyone in chat at the same time: you don’t have knees

Boris holds old man prisoner in saferoom

@one-eggu​: Henry’s just a floating bacon soup can don’t @ me me: Sammy swatted a soup can out of the air with a dustpan? Is that what you’re telling me?

“Crack a cold one with the boys” -hits ink pipe-

“PREEMPTIVE STRIKE”

“please I’m 50 years old and don’t have knees”

“sööp?”

“two guys passed out on the ground, 5 feet apart because they’re not gay” -hec

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

DM1 Pairings: Yugi Mutou/Yami Bakura, Atem/Ryou Bakura, Atem/Thief King Bakura, Yugi Mutou/Ryou Bakura, Thief King Bakura/Ryou Bakura, Yugi Mutou/Thief King Bakura/Atem/Ryou Bakura, implied Yami Malik/Malik Ishtar (very minor) Characters: Yugi Mutou, Yami Bakura, Atem, Ryou Bakura, Thief King Bakura, Malik Ishtar, Isis Ishtar, Yami Malik, Seto Kaiba, Rishid Ishtar, Anzu Mazaki Content Warnings: Violence, Sex, Possession/Dubious Consent (not precisely sexual, but in the sense of using other people's bodies), Dark Comedy Summary: After receiving the Millennium Necklace during the events of Battle City, Yugi attempts to use it to see the events of the past, and inadvertently sets off a chain reaction of ancient magic. Now, separated from his partner and trapped in a dangerous pocket dimension spawned from Ryou's mind, Yugi must ally with Yami Bakura to survive horror movie monsters, treacherous terrain, and inclement weather, as in another dimensional rift, Ryou Bakura and Yami Yugi, likewise separated, begin to uncover the dark secret of Kul Elna. Meanwhile, back at the Battle City finals, Malik Ishtar finds himself the last man standing, stuck with the job of saving the world. In Anzu's body. Rating: Mature Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 1 (one) coloured sketch OR 1 (one) greyscale line art OR 1 (one) graphic banner OR 3-5 (three to five) panel inked comic OR 5 (five) panel coloured sketch comic

DM2 Pairings: puzzleshipping, implied/light gemshipping Characters: Yuugi Muto, Atem, Thief King Bakura, Ryou Bakura, Mahad, Mana, Anzu Mazaki, Jounouchi Katsuya, Honda Hirota Content Warnings:  Foul Language, Fantasy Violence, Trauma Summary: After the memory world rpg, the Thief King, free of Zorc's influence, finds himself still attached to the Millennium Ring, still in the possession of one Ryou Bakura, with nowhere to go, no meaning to his existence, and a lot of lingering guilt. Meanwhile, Yuugi and Atem prepare for the duel between them meant to decide Atem's fate, and both discover they're unhappy with their options. Ryou, still trying to find meaning in his involvement with the Items, makes it his mission to get everyone the ending they deserve. As with most things in the post s0-verse, things get settled with a duel! Canon divergent, Fix-it, everyone lives (mostly) Rating: Teen Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 10 (ten) 100x100 icons OR 1 (one) moodboard OR 1 (one) greyscale sketch OR 3-5 (three to five) panel coloured sketch comic

DM3 Pairings: Ishizu Ishtar x Mai Valentine Characters: Ishizu Ishtar, Mai Valentine, Noa Kaiba, Ishtar Family Content Warnings: Family struggles, coping with orientation Summary: Things are going so well with Mai, Ishizu forgets that she can't keep hiding her from her family. The choice ends up being taken away from her, and she has to find a way to cope. Rating: Teen Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic

DM4 Pairings: Thief King Bakura/Ryou Bakura; Atem/Yugi Mutou  Characters: Thief King Bakura, Ryou Bakura, Pharaoh Atem, Yugi Mutou, Mahad  Content Warnings: PTSD, mentions of past character-death, mentions of past starvation, hey Atem your privilege is showing, brief Kemetic themes  Summary: When Ryou decides to use an ancient Egyptian artifact in the group's Monster World campaign, the last thing he expects is to find himself transported to the ruins of Kul Elna, the once-Village of Thieves, having taken the form of his white mage character. He also doesn't expect to encounter the self-proclaimed King of Thieves, sealed there three thousand years ago. Upon investigation, there seems to be a gap in history--a nameless Pharaoh, wiped from the records. Yugi, as he tries to help Ryou navigate these strange happenings, finds himself drawn into the spell, too--as his beast tamer character, he stumbles upon the nameless Pharaoh, Atem. For the past three thousand years, Atem and Bakura have been sealed there. Bakura skulks through the familiar streets, surrounded by lingering ghosts, while Atem pines for the palace he struggles to remember. In the desert, unable to enter Kul Elna, the demon watches from within his vessel, the High Priest of Darkness. He vows to get free from his prison, even as the mage Ryou promises to break the seal on behalf of the King of Thieves and the Pharaoh. Rating: Teen Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 10 (ten) 100x100 icons OR 1 (one) moodboard OR 1 (one) greyscale sketch OR 3-5 (three to five) panel coloured sketch comic

DM5 Pairings: Yugi/Atem Characters: Yugi, Atem, Kaiba, Mahad, Ryou, Anzu, Jun, Judai Content Warnings: There is ONE (1) nsfw scene in it but very easy to skip/avoid. Summary: Atem, prince of a seaside kingdom. Yugi, prince to the merpeople of the sea. Worlds collide with one faithful encounter, and they find themselves enraptured with each other. But sooner or later, Yugi and Atem have to grow up, and their kingdoms are worlds apart. Follows the lives of Yugi and Atem throughout important moments in their lives. (Alternative title: No One Said Mutual Pinning With The Prince Next Door Was Easy) Rating: Explicit Art needed: +  2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic

DM6 Pairings: N/A Characters: Yugi Mutou, Atem, Jounouchi Katsuya, Yami Marik, Bakura, Bakura Ryou, Seto Kaiba, Mokuba, Isis Content Warnings: Character death, very arguably. (Like, barely, but it's worth mentioning.) Summary: If you could do it all again, through a mirror... If you had that wish... It's a Yugioh DM Pokemon Mystery Dungeon AU! When Yugi wakes up as a Mareep with no memories, he's lucky to meet the Shinx Atem to help him out. Together they'll join Seto's branch of the explorer's guild and become an exploration team. However, Hunters, runaway princes, criminals who know Yugi's name, natural disasters, a wish deity looking for a good time, petty rival exploration teams, and a creeping darkness won't make this an easy job. And at night, when Yugi dreams, he sees steel and stars and wishes, and can't help but feel that he's done this all before... Rating: Teen Art needed: + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic

DM7 Pairings: Puppyshipping, slight puzzleshipping, hints of Duke/Tristan Characters: Joey Wheeler, Seto Kaiba, Yugi Muto, Tristan Taylor, Ryou Bakura, Tea Gardner, Jaden Yuki, Atem Content Warnings: violence, a few gruesome deaths, a few gruesome descriptions, fights and battles, those flesh Eating scarabs from Hamunaptra even if they only appear for one short moment, undead murder Monkeys, hints of deadly rituals, character death, and Hirutani, who is his own warning, because he´s quite obsessed and his thoughts and Actions are quite disturbing Summary: The mummy returns AU. Egypt, 1929. Two years ago, Yugi and his friends fought chaos incarnated (after accidentally releasing it themselves), and lived to tell the tale. They thought that it was over, that they got away with only memories still haunting them. They were wrong. Someone is disturbing Hamunaptra again, Yugi’s dreams turn to visions and when one of them leads him and his friends to a treasure bettter off buried, the battle for the fate of the world is on again. The year of the scorpion has begun. Rating: Teen/Mature Art needed:  + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic

DM8 Pairings: Puzzleshipping  Characters: Akandin, Atem, Yugi Motu, Siegfried, oc Content Warnings: Murder by plant, abuse, smut, blood, man eating plant Summary: Little shop...Little shop of terror, Little shop of horror! Oh, oh, oh, no. Rating: Mature Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic 

DM9 Pairings: Puzzleshipping, past Peachshipping, hints of Puppyshipping Characters: Yugi Mutou, Atem, Mahad, Mana, Seto Kaiba, Jounouchi Katsuya, Yami Bakura, Malik Ishtar, Pegasus J Crawford, Ishizu Ishtar Content Warnings: Character Death, science fiction, Fifth Element adaptation, violent scenes, futuristic technology Summary: The Pharaoh was created to be the supreme being; the one destine to save and protect the universe. Yugi Mutou was a retired military major turned cab driver mixed up in this destiny. He was tasked with a mission to help the Pharaoh and save the Earth from the impending doom brought on by a dark entity. Rating: Mature Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 1 (one) coloured sketch OR 1 (one) greyscale line art OR 1 (one) graphic banner OR 3-5 (three to five) panel inked comic OR 5 (five) panel coloured sketch comic

DM10 Pairings: N/A Characters: Bakura, Ryou, Malik, Ishizu, Rishid, Atem, Pegasus, Mai Content Warnings: suicide mention/implied suicide; some gore/body horror (not described in detail) Summary: Bakura and Ryou-centric role reversal AU: Bakura’s life takes a turn for the strange when he steals a weird piece of jewelry. Not that spending his days shoplifting purses for Malik’s knock-off handbag crime empire and his evenings making bets on card games was necessarily normal. It’s just that now he also has a weirdly polite ghost to worry about. [No romance; focuses on Bakura’s relationship with Ryou as a vaguely villainous ghost and the Ishtars as found family; cameos by Atem, Pegasus, Mai] Rating: Teen Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 10 (ten) 100x100 icons OR 1 (one) moodboard OR 1 (one) greyscale sketch OR 3-5 (three to five) panel coloured sketch comic

DM11 Pairings: Atem/Seto Kaiba Characters: Seto Kaiba, Kisara, Atem, Yugi Muto, Ryou Bakura Content Warnings: pirate/seafaring au. contains lovecraftian horror, mention of battles and injury, a smut scene, and memory loss/angst with a happy ending. Summary: Kaiba wakes in the middle of the ocean, with few resources and even fewer memories. Rescued by a familiar voice from the dark he sails towards safety through treacherous waters, but as Kaiba's memories begin to return he wonders what that familiar voice is hiding. A more complete spoilery summary: Kaiba and Kisara are on the trail of an eldritch being that destroyed their village when they were younger. Kaiba meets Atem, who is also chasing the creature, hoping to rescue his brother Yugi. They fight the creature, but Kaiba is killed. Atem decides he's to blame, and with the help of Ryou the sea witch goes on a journey through the underworld with Kaiba to bring him back to the land of the living. The only price Ryou asks for is a golden charm that Kaiba wears on his neck. Much of the fic is Kaiba and Atem journeying through the seas of the dead. The fic ends with Kaiba back safe and sound, and a small epilogue that tells more about Ryou's ulterior motives. Rating: Explicit Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic 

Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time

BBT1 Pairings: N/A Characters: Judai, Yubel, Johan, Yusei, Yugi, Yami Yugi, Shou, Ryou, Edo, Paradox, Sara, Kaiba, Daitokuji, most of the GX main cast gets at least mentioned, the Light of Destruction, Crimson Dragon, the rest of the Signers appear only in the epilogue Content Warnings: Character Death, it's not a chat fic but it has a couple of chat logs for flavor, it's also got some funky shadow magic and duels that Don't Follow The Rules Summary: When Blue-Eyes vanishes without a trace, Judai shoulders the responsibility to go looking for answers. He doesn't expect a whole string of spirit-nappings followed by a chance to slip through time, but hey, life's all about the little surprises. [ BBT AU ] Rating: Teen Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 1 (one) coloured sketch OR 1 (one) greyscale line art OR 1 (one) graphic banner OR 3-5 (three to five) panel inked comic OR 5 (five) panel coloured sketch comic 

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

GX1 Pairings: N/A Characters: Yuuki Juudai, varied OCs (mostly Duel Monsters/Spirits) Content Warnings: off-screen/not graphically described murders, some violence, set in my reversal world where Juudai's the incarnation of Destructive Darkness Summary: He wasn't always a warlord.  He wasn't always feared wherever his shadow fell. Once he was a child.  Once he was a teenager.  Everyone has a beginning, even the Haou of the Destructive Darkness. Rating: Teen Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 1 (one) coloured sketch OR 1 (one) greyscale line art OR 1 (one) graphic banner OR 3-5 (three to five) panel inked comic OR 5 (five) panel coloured sketch comic GX2 Pairings: N/A Characters: Alice, Tyranno Hassleberry, Jaden Yuki, Syrus Truesdale, Bastion Misawa, Atticus Rhodes, Alexis Rhodes, Chazz Princeton, Aster Phoenix, Pharaoh the Cat, Lyman Banner, Dr Vellian Crowler, Ms Fontaine Content Warnings: Kidnapping, torture, blood, injury, bits of angst, hurt/comfort, literal demons, attempted sacrifice, temporary death, slight swearing, slight suggestive themes Summary: Upon their return from Domino, Jaden and friends are met by a mysterious new student named Alice, who Hassleberry falls head over heels for. But it's not all smiles and sunshine when not longer after Hassleberry is found missing without a trace! Running around in a desperate search Jaden, Syrus, Bastion, and Atticus are the only ones left who can save him. But little do they know Alice has more than a few secrets to hide, and only one thing as her motivation to harm the young dino duelist; the pure light of his untainted soul. Rating: Teen Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 1 (one) coloured sketch OR 1 (one) greyscale line art OR 1 (one) graphic banner OR 3-5 (three to five) panel inked comic OR 5 (five) panel coloured sketch comic GX3 Pairings: Yubel/Judai Characters: Yubel, Judai Yuki, Jim Cook, Fubuki Tenjoin, Asuka Tenjoin, Light of Ruin Content Warnings: Major Character Death, Minor Character Death, Temporary Character Death, Suicide, Timeskips, Timetravel, Anal Sex Summary: Every seer needed a guardian. To stand watch over him as Judai shaped the future to the best it could possibly be. Now if only the Light of Ruin could mind its on business and stop ruining everything for everyone else. (FFXIII AU) Rating: Explicit Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 10 (ten) 100x100 icons OR 1 (one) moodboard OR 1 (one) greyscale sketch OR 3-5 (three to five) panel coloured sketch comic GX4 Pairings: Ryo Marufuji/Judai Yuki, Ryo Marufuji/Supreme King Characters: Ryo Marufuji, Judai Yuki, Supreme King, Yubel, Edo Phoenix, Saio, Jun Manjoume Content Warnings: Blood, Sex, Violence, A/B/O Dynamics, Miscarriage Summary: During his last year at the Duel Academy Ryo, the most desired alpha of the island, fell in love with Judai, a very strange and unique omega. When they meet again during Judai's second year, both of them have changed. Ryo became the Hellkaiser and Judai... became the Supreme King, an alpha. Rating: Mature Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic GX5 Pairings: Haou/Jaden. Jaden/Haou. Characters: Haou (the supreme king). Jaden Yuki. Mentions of Yubel. Content Warnings: Medieval AU, Angst, Slow burn, Porn, Blood, Mentions of death, Mentions of magic, No duels, Fluff, Action/Adventure, Violence,  Drama Summary: In old times where magic is long gone and mentions of it are forbidden and unspoken of, a trace of it still lingers, last of it's existence beig in the ancient, cursed king. Jaden, a miserable, but energetic villager, tired of unmerciful circumstances of life, finds himself venturing through not only the emperor's castle walls, but also his internal barriers, slowly breaking them. Rating: Explicit Art needed: + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic     

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL

ZEXAL1 Pairings: Vector/Zexal II, Zexal II/ Hope Zexal Characters: Zexal II, Hope Zexal, Vector, Michio Mokota, Zexal Side characters: Dark Zexal, Astral Content Warnings: Dub-con, Pregnancy, Demon Characters/Demon Transformation, Character Death, There's a decent amount of sex, Zexal II, Hope, and Astral are girls. There's M/F and F/F Summary: An Incubus named Vector makes a bet with Death [Hope Zexal] that he can get Zexal II's soul, but Death seems interested in her too. Rating: Explicit Art needed:  + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic ZEXAL2 Pairings: N/A Characters: Tron, III, IV, V, Dr. Faker, Kaito, Vector, Durbe, Mizael Content Warnings: Body Horror Summary: A man is haunted by the faces of his past as he traverses the wastes of a distant planet. Rating: Gen Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic ZEXAL3 Pairings: IV/V, IV/III, IV/Kaito, IV/Ryoga, IV/Rio Characters: Arclight brothers, Kamishiro siblings and Tenjo Kaito Content Warnings: Incest, rape, mutilation, violence, dehumanization, trauma, creepy dolls and just in general disturbing imagery  Summary: The dolls in Thomas’s room each have their own unique personality. Each one is elegantly crafted, their beautiful faces unchanging. Sometimes, he wishes that his family were more like that. When his fantasies spin out of control, he leaves behind a path of misery, pain and ultimately, regret. His dolls constantly whisper for their release, yet he turns away from their silent voices and continues to delve into his fantasy. Such is the fate of this poor soul. ----- Thomas is heavily shaken after Tron decides to leave forever, without a single apology towards him. Michael tries to comfort him and breaks their mother's favorite doll on accident and Thomas gets even more upset. He gets so upset that he knocks Michael out, saws off his limbs, removes his vocal cords and attaches life-sized doll limbs onto him. He then treats Michael like one of his beloved playthings. Christopher discovers these atrocities and ends up with the same fate as Michael's. This snowballs into a gigantic horror fest as the Kamishiros joins the mess and is topped off with Kaito also being dragged in. Now with his new family, Thomas thinks that he is finally able to have a happy ending. Rating: Explicit Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 1 (one) coloured sketch OR 1 (one) greyscale line art OR 1 (one) graphic banner OR 3-5 (three to five) panel inked comic OR 5 (five) panel coloured sketch comic

Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V

ARCV1 Pairings: Akaba Ray/Zarc Characters: Akaba Ray, Zarc, Akaba Reiji, Akaba Reira, Sawatari Shingo, Gongenzaka Noboru Content Warnings: Kidnapping, Manipulation, slight dubcon, fantasy Summary: A spoiled Akaba Ray wishes for Zarc, the Supreme King of all spirits to take away her baby brother, Reiji. To her amazement, he’s real and fulfills her wish and she regrets it. Now Ray only has 24 hours to fight her way through the realm of spirits and resist Zarc’s temptation in order to to save her brother or lose both him and herself to the Supreme King’s clutches. Rating: Teen/Mature Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 1 (one) coloured sketch OR 1 (one) greyscale line art OR 1 (one) graphic banner OR 3-5 (three to five) panel inked comic OR 5 (five) panel coloured sketch comic

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

VRAINS1 Pairings: Yusaku Fujiki/Ryoken Kogami Characters: Yusaku Fujiki, Ryoken Kogami, Takeru Homura, Shoichi Kusanagi, Ai, others (very short roles). Content Warnings: Blood, stabbing, death, major character death, sex scenes, minor talk about prescription medicine use and withdrawal (short scene), suicide, murder. Summary: Yusaku grows up with vivid nightmares of his life coming to an end.  In his dreams, he always sees the same icy blue eyes right before he dies.  One day, he meets Ryoken, a man with the same piercing blue eyes from his dreams.  As he learns more about Ryoken, Yusaku begins to unravel memories from their past life together where they were once lovers. Rating: Explicit  Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 1 (one) coloured sketch OR 1 (one) greyscale line art OR 1 (one) graphic banner OR 3-5 (three to five) panel inked comic OR 5 (five) panel coloured sketch comic VRAINS2 Pairings: N/A Characters: Yusaku, Takeru, Kiku, Jin, Shoichi, Ema, Aoi, Miyu, Go, Spectre, Ryoken Content Warnings: N/A Summary: A high school/college AU loosely based on the common route of the visual novel Little Busters! It follows Yusaku as he gets dragged into a makeshift baseball team made to celebrate everyone’s last year in school together and the shenanigans that ensue trying to get enough members for a full team- including ghost hunting, fireworks shows, and a single game at the end of everything they're definitely not prepared for. (But they're having fun, and that's what matters.) Rating: Gen Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic VRAINS3 Pairings: Yusaku Fujiki/Ryoken Kogami Characters: Yusaku Fujiki, Ryoken Kogami, Takeru Homura, Miyu Sugisaki, Aoi Zaizen Content Warnings: mild angst that turns into fluff eventually, depictions of trauma, season 2 spoilers, canon divergence Summary: After Lightning and Bohman's defeat and the fall of SOL Tech, the Lost Incident is made partially public. Yusaku and Ryoken must learn how to move on from the past now that it's available for everyone to gossip about -- and move on with their lives, since their Link VRAINS aliases are no longer needed. Rating: Teen Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic VRAINS4 Pairings: Fujiki Yuusaku/Kougami Ryouken (Datastorm) Characters: Major: Fujiki Yuusaku, Kougami Ryouken, Spectre, Homura Takeru Minor: All the ignises, Kamishirakawa Kiku, Miyu, Bohman, Haru Content Warnings: Kidnapping Summary:  Exhausted and overworked, Yuusaku and Ryouken take a holiday away from Den City to the quaint town far away from civilisation. The worst they had suspected was simply being disconnected from technology; however, children have been disappearing and reappearing in the town, and electronic devices have been washing up on the innocent shores. With the villagers themselves technophobic, Yuusaku and Ryouken take it upon themselves to get to the bottom of the mystery and hopefully end their vacation on a peaceful note. If only they could solve the case while stranded in the middle of an isolated town with no connection to Den City, and surrounded by adults and children alike who think technology will melt their brains and steal their souls. Rating: Teen Art needed:  + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic

Crossover

XOVER1 Pairings: N/A Characters: Atem, Yugi Mouto, Ryou Bakura, Thief King Bakura, Mana, Mahad, High Priestess Isis, Seth, Yuko Ichihara, Anthy Himemiya, Mai Valentine, Akunadin Content Warnings: Major and minor character death, rape (mentioned and vaguely alluded to), female Yugi, female Ryou, Fantasy AU Summary: The Witch King: The coordination for the future king of Esmia was going quite smoothly… until it didn’t. Now Yugi and Ryou have to learn why the Crown has chosen to be on an unknown boy, a magic-user who only has his mother for his family. But what they learn, and what they do with that knowledge, could change the kingdom forever. Rating: Teen Art needed:  + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic

XOVER2 Pairings: Kindredshipping, Puzzleshipping Characters: Yusei Fudo, Jaden Yuki, Johan Anderson, Yugi Muto, Atem, Mahad, Mana, Jack Atlas, Crow, Aki, Lua and Luka, Carly, Sho, Ryo, Fubuki, O'Brien, Jim, (I think I got everyone) Content Warnings: Mild violence- nothing gory is described but there are battle scenes Summary: A torn kingdom. A rising threat. A missing prince. Three heroes, Yusei Fudo, Judai Yuki, and Johan Anderson, all destined to meet, each with a future set before them by the strings of fate. The world is falling into chaos and only their bonds can stand a chance of saving everything they love. Including each other. Rating: Gen Art needed: + 1 (one) completed art work OR 3 (three) panel greyscale sketched comic + 1 (one) coloured sketch OR 1 (one) greyscale line art OR 1 (one) graphic banner OR 3-5 (three to five) panel inked comic OR 5 (five) panel coloured sketch comic XOVER3 Pairings: Puzzle, Blue, Star, Thief, Moral, Mai x Rafael Characters: Yuugi, Atem, Gandora, Ryou, Anzu, Honda, Jounouchi, Mai, Rafael, Seto, Kisara, Aigami, Shadi, Judai, Yuusei, Akhenamkhanen, Mahado, smaller oc’s Content Warnings: slight mention of animal death (hunting), torture, ptsd, non-explicit gore, non-graphical sexual themes Summary: Soulmates are both the blessing and the curse of the elvish race, and Yuugi the dragon rider knows it all too well, as he's been longing for the day when he'll meet his. But when others receive a golden message on their skin with a vague hint of their mate, Yuugi receives something different, something terrifying. And now, he must save his mate before it's too late. Rating: Mature Art needed: + 2 (two) completed art work OR 3-5 (three to five) panel complete art comic 

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It’s crunch time folks

This time next week the fax machines will be buzzing as the majority of the 2020 class will make their final decisions on where they will be playing next fall. Coaches only have a few more days to visit top prospects in person and there is only one weekend left for programs to host their top targets on official visits. So expect a flurry of action over these next 7 days as Auburn’s coaching staff looks to secure the majority of what should be another top 10 class.

Chad Morris Impact

Before looking at the spots left to fill in this class, we should probably talk about that thing that happened yesterday. In news everyone saw coming, Chad Morris was named Auburn’s new offensive coordinator yesterday afternoon. Personally, I think it’s as good a hire as you could expect to be made under Malzahn. Morris someone that Malzahn trusts completely, a proven successful offensive coordinator and a really durn good recruiter.

As for that last part, I don’t expect his hire to have a major impact on the 2020 class outside of maybe the QB position (but not who you are thinking, more on that later). The nice part about Malzahn being so hands on with the offense is that when assistant coaches on his side of the ball leave, it typically doesn’t have major ramifications on the recruiting class. That’s because kids that sign to play for Auburn on offense are signing to play for Gus Malzahn.

But Morris should have a huge impact on the 2021 cycle. While at Clemson, Morris did a lot of work recruiting Georgia and Florida with his most notable signee being Deshaun Watson, something that will be mentioned ad nauseam this offseason. For me, I think what he was doing at Arkansas before getting fired really shows his recruiting chops. He reeled in a top 25 class for the Hogs in 2019, the first since 2016. He was assembling another solid group until his firing. Most of that came from raiding the state of Texas which is where Auburn has started to find some success lately (Justin Osborne, Chris Thompson). Having proven success recruiting the three most talent rich states in Auburn’s vicinity in Florida, Georgia and Texas is a nice boost to Auburn’s recruiting efforts.

Target Breakdown

But right now all the focus is on 2020. The Tigers currently have the nation’s 8th ranked class consisting of 21 commits. No one really knows the exact numbers because coaching staffs don’t like that getting out but the consensus is Auburn will sign 25 players this cycle. That means they have 4 spots left. However, chances are pretty good there will be at least one decommit in the next week, possibly two. So I would move forward assuming Auburn actually has 5-6 spots to fill before February.

Below are the known top targets. More than likely, there are some names not on this list that pop up either in the next week or in January following the early signing period. But for now, these are the names to pay attention to as the early signing period quickly approaches.

Quarterback (0-1)

With Joey Gatewood’s transfer to Kentucky, Auburn wants a 2nd QB in this class. The only problem is you have to convince someone to come wait their turn behind Bo Nix. As of now, these are the only two names being mentioned for that 2nd QB spot though I think this is the one position guaranteed to not be filled next week and where some new names will appear in January.

4* Jacolby Criswell (UNC Commit) - The long time Tar Heel commit has been recruited by Auburn for some time now. The coaching staff let him know that if anything happened with Gatewood, he would get an offer. That’s exactly what went down but unfortunately for Auburn, it appears a new challenger might be the team to watch. Arkansas’s new boss, Sam Pittman, has made his state’s #2 ranked player a must get target for his inaugural class and it sounds like the young man is listening. This has likely turned into an Arkansas-North Carolina battle with Auburn on the outside looking in.

4* Chandler Morris - The assumption has been that whomever reeled in Chad Morris would likely get his highly ranked son as well. That might not be the case though. While Auburn has been recruiting Morris, including hosting him for the Iron Bowl, it’s the Oklahoma Sooners getting the most buzz right now. Things could change but as of today, it seems unlikely Chandler ends up playing for his dad.

Tight End (1)

Auburn would like to take one tight end in this class. The top target is still the same one it was back in March.

4* Jeremiah Pegues - There has been little fuzziness surrounding Auburn’s tight end recruiting. It’s Pegues or bust. The Mississippi standout has consistently put Auburn at the top of his list but has yet to pull the trigger. Now it appears to be a true 50/50 battle between the Tigers and Tide with Lane Kiffin possibly lurking nearby. I still think Pegues ends up at Auburn just due to the strength of the relationships built in this recruitment but I do think Alabama is a team to be very concerned about come signing day.

3* Brandon Frazier - A former Arkansas commit, Frazier’s recruitment has taken off in the last month since stepping back from his pledge to the Hogs. If Auburn were to miss on Pegues, might Morris make a run at his former commit? Something to watch moving forward.

3* Jay Rudolph (San Diego State) - This one is interesting. Rudolph doesn’t yet hold an offer from Auburn but AuburnUndercover’s Keith Niebuhr reported recently that former Auburn OC Kenny Dillingham had gone out to visit the Arizona native. He was also on the expected visitor list for the Iron Bowl though I am not sure if it has been confirmed that he made it or not. Does he get an offer if Auburn misses on Pegues? My guess is that this was a Dillingham target so it wouldn’t shock me with Morris on board if nothing materializes in this recruitment. Again though a name to remember if things go wrong with Pegues.

Offensive Line (1-2)

Ah offensive line recruiting. Auburn fans favorite subject... If there is attrition in the 2020 class next week, it will come from this position. Barring a late change of heart, it seems all but certain 4* OT Javion Cohen will flip to Alabama. There are serious concerns as well about 3* OT Jonathan Buskey’s ability to qualify. So despite technically holding pledges from 7 offensive lineman, Auburn might have 2 spots to fill at this crucial position in Auburn’s 2020 class.

5* Broderick Jones (UGA Commit) - So how do you take the sting out of losing another top prep offensive tackle commit to a rival? How about stealing an even better prep offensive tackle commit from from another rival? I am not saying it’s going to happen, Auburn has A LOT of work to do but the chances of the Tigers landing Jones jumped dramatically following Pittman’s surprising departure from Athens. Jones is not expected to sign next week and will take official visits to Auburn and Georgia in January. That’s the plan for now. You know Kirby Smart will do his best to see if he can convince the nation’s #2 ranked offensive tackle to go ahead sign next week. For Auburn, no news on Jones next week would mean good news.

3* Jeremy Flax - Given Auburn’s continued struggles to land top prep offensive tackle talent, the staff turned to the JUCO ranks this cycle in hopes of finding immediate impact players. On paper they have done an outstanding job with commitments from the #2, #3 and #7 JUCO tackles (a lot of credit to Dillingham for these dudes). Unfortunately, none of those players will be able to participate in spring practice due to injuries and grades. So Auburn has now turned the heat up on the #1 JUCO OT who was on campus for an official visit last weekend and left with the Tigers on top. He will take an OV to Lexington this weekend but the buzz is very positive for AU right now. Flax has 3 years to play 3 so that makes him even more valuable. This would be a big signing day boom for the Tigers.

Defensive Line (1-2)

Just a couple of months ago this position was the #1 concern for this cycle. But with recent commitments from 4* Jay Hardy and 4* Zykeivous Walker, it’s quickly becoming a strength of the class. That’s just what Rodney Garner does. However, there is still some work to do especially with 4* Omari Thomas picking Tennessee earlier this week.

4* McKinnley Jackson - Jackson’s recruitment will go the distance so there are still many twists and turns to go in this race. Auburn hosted the top ranked player in the state of Mississippi last weekend for an official visit. He’s someone Auburn has been pursuing for going on 3 years now and find themselves in a battle with Alabama, LSU and Texas A&M for his signature. The Aggies might be the team to watch in this race right now but Auburn should be there until the end.

4* Josaih Hayes - Another Mississippi standout, Hayes took an official visit during the Iron Bowl two weeks ago. There hasn’t been a ton of Auburn buzz in this recruitment though so I would be a little surprised if he picks the Tigers next week. He’s a former Ole Miss commit that could end up back in Oxford though Kentucky is the team making a major push at the moment.

4* DeAndre Butler - A JUCO teammate of Jeremy Flax’s, Butler isn’t expected to sign until February so there shouldn’t be a ton of news on him over the next week. He’s someone that will likely visit in January though how big a need he is for Auburn will likely be decided by what happens with the next target.

3* Dallas Walker (A&M Commit) - It will be a VERY good signing day for Auburn if they can flip Walker. Committed to the Aggies since June, Walker has been a frequent visitor to the Plains in recent weeks, most recently he took an official visit last weekend. But A&M isn’t going down without a fight and are hoping to get him back in College Station on an unofficial visit this weekend. This one will likely go down to the wire next week. Let’s see if Rodney Garner can beat out another SEC program for a big time defensive lineman.

Buck (1)

Buck recruiting has not been fun this year but none of that matters if Auburn can close strong. We will see if that happens

4* Phillip Webb - There was a time it looked like Webb to AU would likely happen but things often change in recruiting. Per AuburnUndercover’s Keith Niebuhr, Auburn and Webb mutually parted ways last week and cancelled his official visit. The Tigers though will likely have to deal with him the next 3-4 years as he will sign with Alabama or LSU next week.

3* Romello Height (Miami Commit) - With Webb off the board, Auburn has turned the heat up on Miami commit Romello Height. He’s someone the Tigers have targeted since the summer but it’s been difficult getting him on campus. As of today, my bet is he sticks with Miami but if Auburn can get him on campus this weekend things could get interesting.

Linebacker (0-1)

With the loss of Trenton Simpson in the 2020 class and the transfer of Michael Harris, Auburn would like to land another linebacker if possible.

4* Desmond Tisdol - Auburn’s on and off again pursuit of Tisdol is very much ON again. The Tigers were once the favorite to land the thumper out of Rochelle, GA but backed off when they landed pledges from Cam Riley, Trenton Simpson and Wesley Steiner this summer. During that off period, Tennessee made a major push and it looks to be another Auburn/Tennessee showdown for this recruitment. South Carolina is also in the picture but they are likely a distant 3rd. Tidsol will make his decision next Wednesday. Can T-WILL make one final last push to finish off this linebacker class?

3* Eric Shaw (SCAR Commit) - Shaw could play linebacker or tight end at the next level. He’s a unique athlete just up the road from Auburn’s campus who committed to the Gamecocks over the Tigers back in August in large part because Auburn hadn’t yet made him a priority with a loaded linebacker class and leading for Pegues. But with a spot to fill at LB now and the chance Pegues could go elsewhere, might Auburn try and make a late push? Shaw was on campus a few times this fall for some games. Let’s see if he makes it for an official visit this weekend.

Defensive Back (1)

4* Eric Reed Jr - The former Ole Miss commit is down to a final four of Auburn, Georgia, LSU and Notre Dame but the prevalent thought is this is a Tiger/Dawg battle. The 6th ranked prospect out of Louisiana was on an official visit for Auburn’s epic Iron Bowl win but right now it is UGA getting all the buzz. He will be in Athens this weekend before making his final decision on Wednesday. Something to watch though is UGA will also play host to two more 5* DBs that same weekend. Would they take all three if they wanted on board?

4* Brian George - It feels like a matter of time before George is an Auburn Tiger. The nation’s #6 overall JUCO prospects visited for the Iron Bowl two weeks ago and then returned to campus this past weekend for an official visit. He told reporters that he was working on a commitment video and that he should have his decision very soon. A&M appears to be Auburn’s only challenger but it would be a shocker for him not to pick the Tigers at this point. I expect a Boom to come emanating from the Plains soon.

Emmanuel Appiah - An intriguing prospect originally from Ghana, Appiah has been on Auburn’s radar for some time now. Unfortunately for the talented JUCO standout, his spot is likely lost to George. Given some of his recent social media activity affirming that his recruitment is still 100% open, I think you can also take that as an indication that Auburn expects to sign George next week. Appiah is a prospect I expect gets plenty of attention in January as programs look to fill DB slots following the early signing period

One Week Prediction

The picture should become a bit more clear following visits this weekend but with one week to go, here’s how I see the early signing period going for the Tigers. Reminder, I am no insider. Just a dude that spends too much of his spare time tracking this stuff. I fully expect to be wrong on some of these and chances are good I will change my mind on a few of these predictions as well. My final predictions will come next Tuesday but for now here’s what I got:

Javion Cohen flips to Alabama

Every AU commit sans Jonathan Buskey signs early with the Tigers

Jeremy Flax commits to Auburn over UK, Texas Tech

Broderick Jones does not sign early

Brian George commits later this week to AU over A&M

Eric Reed commits to UGA

Auburn flips Dallas Walker from the Aggies

Josaih Hayes picks UK over AU & Ole Miss

Jeremiah Pegues commits to AU over Bama, Ole Miss

Desmond Tisdol chooses Tennessee over Auburn

Eric Shaw signs with South Carolina

Romello Height sticks with Miami

Phillip Webb signs with LSU

If that shakes out it would mean Auburn would have only 2 spots left to fill heading into January with maybe a 3rd depending on what happens with Buskey. Those final spots would then be focused on finding a 2nd QB, landing a pass rusher or flipping Jones from UGA.

Auburn expects the majority of their commits who have not taking an official visit yet to be on campus this weekend. I wouldn’t be shocked to see a few uncommitted prospects show up as well. It’s always a wild ride to early signing day and given how many Auburn targets are set to make a decision next week, I fully expect things to be plenty entertaining for Auburn fans over the next 7 days.

War Eagle!

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