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crabussy · 2 years

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heyyyy welcome, welcome!! I've been expecting you. You don't need to wipe your feet on the mat, mud tracks on the carpet adds some personality to the space!! Hang your coat on the weird fake taxidermy pronghorn. To your left, the dining room, currently occupied by 23 people (and not people) having a heated debate about whether chartreuse is green or yellow (its neither). Oh, and here on our right is a comprehensive list of my Things! Take a peek, I'll be waiting in the corridor with the mosaic floor.

(this is going to be LONG. I love explaining!!)

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✦ Name: Robin to most, Rob to some, Thing to all (call me whatever!)

✦ Pronouns: I use he/him exclusively, NO they/them ever thank you! some cheeky it/its is always fun though go for it

✦ Age: 18. somehow an adult and a teen at the same time. save me

✦ Nationality: I am a Pākehā Kiwi

✦ Plurality: I am part of an OSDD-1B system alongside two dozen other headmates, some of the others have their own blogs set up which you can access via @menagerie-crew. they may post on my blog too, tagged with "_____ takeover" depending on who is in front. it is totally okay to request to chat with any of the others!! (I have discussed this with a therapist and a psychiatrist who both believe I am a system. I cannot get diagnosed for safety reasons. lalala)

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✦ Art:

@beastwhimsy - my art account! Please give it a look, thank you! My commissions are open.

@silly-pony-scribbles - an mlp art request blog I run with my bestest friend, sal!

✦ Tags:

silly tag: blorbos

sea tag: FISH. one of my special interests. coelacanth... kissing you

beast tag: ANIMALS. yet another thing I am full of love for

fren tag: any friend/moot related posts [: sometimes I forget!

art tag: art I am putting in my mouth right fucking now

music tag: music I am grating onto my pasta like parmesan cheese

insp: art inspiration

fave: what it says on the label [:

save: a tag full of posts I haven't looked at in about a year, oops

ultra fave: posts that make me roll around on the ground screaming

people tag: human people!!! I love us!!

mindfuckery tag: posts that violently rearrange my neurons

there tag: liminal spaces yayyy yayy

listen to my gibberish boy: my terrible words

important: usually PSAs and such!

mecore: posts that make me go YEAHHHHH. UH HUH.

robincore: posts that are like if I was images.....

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✦ Hobbies:

⋇ Camping, hiking, etc etc: I'm part of a scout group and have been camping ten gazillion times,, if I am not in a tent again soon I will surely perish. Put me in there NOW

⋇ Conservation/ecology: this is something I am most passionate about!!! I'm fascinated by ecosystems and do everything I can to contribute to positive change in conservation. I am especially passionate about Aotearoa's ecosystems!

⋇ Art: I draw ^_^ self explanatory !!! I specialize in character design!! redesigning characters is my love language.

⋇ Scaring myself shitless: I love horror... I will consume any horror related media although my favourite type of horror is unnerving stuff, not shock value stuff (although shock can be fun) if you have any good horror recs PLEASE I AM SO HUNGRY.

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✦ Interests:

⋇ animals!!! arthropods!!!! zoology/ecology! this is my special interest, has been for years, I could talk about it for hours....

⋇ wander over yonder. I love that orange cat thing hes so friends

⋇ ADVENTURE TIME. HEEELP HELP ME HEELP HELP HELP

⋇ mlp g3/g4 (currently VERY gripped by The Horses. I love you ponies)

⋇ Moominvalley (The 90s one!!! comfort show.. snufkin & moomin <3)

⋇ Liminal spaces (Don't mind me I just need to be in those places forever ?? and ever?)

⋇ Horror in general (I eat horror for every meal. I listen to it to sleep because I'm cool and very very brave. what was that sound)

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✦ DNI:

transmeds, terfs, pro-contact harmful paraphiliacs, syscourse blogs, autism speaks supporters, neonazis, zionists, racists, sexists etc. please stay off my page unless you're here to explore a different viewpoint and question your current views! thank you!

message me if you need any clarification on why I'm against any of these things, or if you're not sure what something on here means!! /g

✦ Opinion on system origin discourse:

I feel like I have to make a statement about this because I am so often pulled into discourse around it and I hate that a lot:

I am endo neutral solely because I did not ask to be a system and should not have to pick sides in an infighting battle just because I was traumatised as a kid. I do believe that infighting is nothing but harmful and that completely disregarding the possibility of non-traumagenic plurality makes it much harder for systems who do not remember or know their trauma to be supported and understood. I also think that centering system identity around trauma can be (but not always!) unhelpful and can make recovery more difficult. I also think that the ever-developing nature of our understanding of psychology makes it important to consider ideas that aren't currently widely accepted. Before I considered the possibility of non-traumagenic systems I was constantly a nervous wreck, terrified that my experiences were made up and that my trauma wasn’t bad enough. now that I’m neutral about them, I no longer have debilitating anxiety about whether or not I am real. I am considered a system by multiple professionals and have been experiencing debilitating symptoms since I was very young. I will not be responding to any asks about my stance on system origins, unless they are worded politely and are genuine questions. thanks for understanding!!

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✦ Other:

I am autistic, have debilitating chronic pain, and experience various symptoms including memory issues. yikes!! Please keep this in mind when interacting with me! Tone indicators can be helpful, and I might sound a little off/dry due to pain sometimes, or I might not respond to asks for a long time due to low energy levels or forgetfulness. I promise I am always happy to talk!

anonymous asks and comments (unless you've been following me for over a week) are off because people kept using them to be needlessly unkind or to assume the worst of me. I've turned them on in the past only to have more people send me awful messages jam packed with pretty much every slur in the book. the price I pay for having funny posts.... for that reason, they're off! sorry about that. (if you REALLY want to send me an anonymous message, you could make a temporary sideblog with no link to your main and DM me through it!)

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I see you finished reading my extensive list of Things!!! Lets continue with our tour- you haven't even seen the indoor crocodile pool yet. Did you bring any swimwear?

#about me #personal #pinned post

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agoddamn · 2 years

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Kenobi countdown hour, so it's TCW catchup time!

I know the real reason is retcons, but is there any in-universe reason why Asajj has a round head and Talzin/generic nightsisters have pointy heads? On that note, is there a reason they're not Zabraks even though the nightbrothers are Zabraks?

why does Talzin have that fucking demonic voice echo that not even Sidious gets?

oh wow, they actually rendered wa-PFFAHAHAHAHA

oh, I feel a little bad. Water is one of the hardest things to render! But still. lmao

oh wow, a generic nightsister got a face. She about to die?

Yeah

we should call "hearing a character's name for the first time when they're dying dramatically" clone wars syndrome

reminds me of my old D&D games..."no, not my old friend, Gin Erick!"

nightsister powers are so...lol I don't mean to devolve into weird CinemaSins nitpicking, but I wish I had just a rough approximation of what they can do/the rules for it, you know? They just do random shit as the plot requires and then they can't do that shit any more when it would be inconvenient for the plot

oh, those tree bulbs are funeral pods for sky burials? Cool actually

Hold on, am I really here for 30 minutes of Asajj and a bunch of generics? Fuck, I'm gonna need another drink

I was bitching about random nightsister powers but I really like the speed ghoul beast look for them, it works

Sure, voodoo, why not

Hey, remember when you were trying to, like, assassinate him last season? Why didn't you pull this out th--*brick'd*

FaceTiming him via his chest is a great visual

Old Daka didn't really look the same species as either Asajj or Talzin with that huge nose--more classic witch, bubbling cauldron and all. But I guess your cartilage does keep growing, so if she's that old...

>fucking Boba Fett AGAIN

yeah, another drink

Asajj is dressing more like a Jedi than ever, though I'm sure that's not by accident. Those tabards have her looking more Jedi than some of Ahsoka's outfits

She orders "prow, straight up"...whatever that is. Looks like shots

Look, we're doing the Mos Eisley cantina scene! Remember the Mos Eisley cantina scene?! I've seen Star Wars!

Embo cameo

idle GFFA note: dude here crows "boss, who's your girlfriend?", indicating casual sexism holding strong. Kind of a weird comment since Bossk's female partner is the one looking super femme, though? I dunno, maybe it's ironic and I'm just not smart enough for it

who's this white g--

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...on a completely different subject, this Highsinger guy, cool robot! V much channeling the Metropolis vibes of the original C3PO design, I super dig it

good god Boba looks like a really short 35-year-old, what the fuck

He's got wrinkles!

cool quad-mouth alien design

so is the human in a scarf also somebody we know? Statistically...

Boba's accent is wandering..."why HIYAH six expensive bounty hunters to move caRGO?" Admittedly I'm no expert in kiwi, but I thought it was usually a bit more consistent on the Rs

So now we got Asajj, Boba, and generics. I'm gonna finish this bottle by the time Kenobi comes out

You know, it's good business to know what you're transporting. You're the one that's gonna blow up if it turns out to be volatile

Ain't this the set from the Black Panther climax?

This feels a bit like that one R2/C3PO/Wolfpack episode, where someone clearly had a lot of fairly developed alien ideas and built an episode around it

--that subtitle didn't say "Digger", did it? Captain Boomerang moonlighting?

Why's Bossk taking orders from the ten-year-old, again?

Who am I supposed to be rooting for, again? The alien ninjas look cooler and I dearly want to see Boba get his ass kicked

Not Boba trying to whiteknight immediately after "doesn't matter what the cargo is"--oh nevermind he's IMMEDIATELY back to "we'll deliver that brat," I guess human trafficking is nurture rather than nature

these ARE extremely Asian-looking aliens (again)--from the ninja outfits to the wakizashi to the kimono-looking dress the girl has

I call Asajj dumb a lot, but I gotta give her more points than Boba for being able to make the "actually human trafficking is bad" call

#boots watches tcw

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jaybug-jabbers · 4 years

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Pokemon Gold/Silver Beta Pokemon: The April 2020 Leak

Look, 2020 was a rough year. So maybe I shouldn’t be so surprised that the April 2020 Gold/Silver source code leak flew almost entirely under my radar. If you Google about it, you’re find it’s very rare for news outlets to cover it. This is probably because many folks are hesitant to cover leaks. Also, the US was warming up to a truly awful pandemic around that point, not to mention other civil unrest, so it’s no surprise some people were a tad distracted.

But the fact is, another leak turned up in April of last year, following a recent trend of huge Nintendo leaks. And this one was a doozy. I’ve only truly realized its full extent in the past few days. As such, I’d like to do a post that covers some of the new information. In particular, I’m focusing on beta pokemon that were cut or heavily reworked.

Now, back in 2018, the Spaceworld ‘97 Pokemon Gold/Silver Demo was leaked online. I made a post about some of my favorites. So, from this leak, we already knew of a while slew of beta pokemon. However, as it turns out, there were still more new faces to find-- and a lot of them! I list 45 new beta pokemon here, in fact!

In the April 2020 leak, several sprite sets were found as internal files, each at different phases of game production. The sprite sets were dated May 6, 1998, June 13, 1999, June 21, 1999, and September 17, 1999. The August 17, 1999 Spaceworld ‘99 Demo build was also found, so we have information on that as well.

Essentially, if you want to see this information at The Cutting Room Floor, then head to this page for the sprites discovered as internal backups/sprite banks. Head to this page for the Spaceworld ‘99 demo information page. And, if you need a refresher for the older leak, you can go to this page for the Spaceworld ‘97 demo build.

For this post, we will focus on the May 6, ‘98 set of sprites, which contain the vast majority of new faces. So, without further ado, onward to the pokemon!

(#300) Kokopelli Pokemon/Celebi

(May 6, ‘98) (Spaceworld ‘99 Demo)

This first pair of sprites looks very much like Kokopelli, a fertility deity of some Native American cultures. This deity can be seen in ancient Native American petroglyphs, as a humpbacked flute player with feathers on the head. Surprisingly, we find that Celebi in the Spaceworld ‘99 Demo seems to be an updated version of this design, making Celebi’s design origins much different than expected. However, its fertility diety inspiration is still somewhat apparant in the modern Celebi, as a creature that causes plant life to flourish.

(#301) Eel Pokemon

While the sprite files did not reveal a name or other data, this eel’s sprites were numbered right beside the Gurotesu (Grotess) and Ikari (Anchorage) sprites, suggesting it once was the start of their evolution chain.

(#304) Fire Fox Pokemon

This little fellow is a fox that seems to have a fiery tail. It’s possible this fire fox was inspired by kitsune (just as Vulpix/Ninetails were) and that it was later redesigned as Fennekin.

(#305 - 308) Snow Bunny Evolution Line

These four pokemon seem to belong to the same evolutionary line. The second one seems to based on the Yuki Usagi, a ‘Snow Bunny.’ In Japan, these cute little critters are made in the snow (using leaves for the ears). They also sometimes make these Yuki Usagi as little marshmallow or mochi treats. So this pokemon line could be inspired by either of these. Considering the leaves and the snow, I would guess these would have been Grass/Ice.

(#309) Elephant Pokemon

You might wonder if this chonky boy-- looking tough with horns on his head and back-- was an early version of Donphan, but Donphan and Phanpy were present in the Spaceworld ‘97 demo. Indeed, this elephant and Phanpy/Donphan both exist in the same set of sprites from May ‘98, so it was simply a case of two types of elephants. This pokemon also calls to mind a glimpse of a cut beta pokemon we saw from Generation 1 (from ‘Satoshi Tajiri: The Man Who Made Pokémon’):

Same fierce eyes, at any rate! Alas, these both never saw the light of day. However, it’s possible this elephant was reworked into Piloswine, which is not in the May ‘98 collection but does appear in the June 13 ‘99 collection (although Swinub is absent). While Piloswine and Swinub are more akin to wild boars, there is also some relation to mammoths (an inspiration more heavily leaned on with Mammoswine in later games). Then again, there’s another pokemon you’ll see a little further down this list that might have inspired Piloswine instead.

(#311) Natu/Xatu Mid-Evolution

What is clearly a mid-evolution (its file number sits between the two). Has a peacock-like tail. Honestly, I think this works really good as a mid-evolution, and I don’t know why it was cut. I want to name it “Watu.”

(#313) Drunk Kiwi Pokemon

This one is just hilarious to look at. It appears to probably be a kiwi-bird? A very crazy-eyed, loopy one. I can see why this one was cut. The goofy, simple design kind of looks like a knockoff cartoon character for children.

(#314) Scorpion Pokemon

A pretty badass-looking scorpion, although a rather basic design. I dig the funky head, though. It seems like it has a single, beady eye and is rather menacing. This pokemon may have been later reworked into Gligar, a pokemon that first appears after this sprite set, in the June 13 ‘99 group:

Admittedly this is rather different from the Gligar we know, but it is an early design.

Or, who knows-- maybe this little fellah was later reworked into Skorupi. (If so, it’s a shame, as I don’t dig the weird accordian-like design of its limbs and its evolution.)

(#315) Quail Pokemon

A pudgey little quail pokemon. Doesn’t seem related to the kiwi pokemon. It’s a very cute little thing, and has lots of potential to evolve into something interesting, but it seems they scrapped it pretty quickly.

(#316) Music Note Bird Pokemon

Although these sprites are numbered right after the quail, and they are both birds, the designs are very different, so they seem unrelated. It seems the beta pokemon were simply blessed with a lot of birds. This little bird is in the shape of a clef, giving this bird a musical theme. It seems very likely it was later reworked into Chatot, a bird with a music-note shaped head and metronome tail.

(#319) Boar Pokemon

A cute, grumpy little boar with antlers. Probably what eventually led to Piloswine found in the June 13 ‘99 group. A bit of a shame, in my mind, as I kind of prefer this design.

(#325) Spikey Dog Pokemon

The curious thing is that this dog looks very similar to “Pudi,” a pokemon we saw in the Spaceworld ‘97 demo, which was intended to be a pre-evolution of Growlithe. But Pudi is also in this same collection of sprites!

Perhaps they were toying with the idea of re-designing Pudi (and had already scrapped a bunch of baby pokemon) and just hadn’t bothered to remove the old Pudi yet. It’s hard to say. Ultimately, these both were scrapped, but at least we still have Subbull/Granbull.

(#331) Yūrei Ghost Pokemon

This little ghost has two things that are common in Japanese folklore: the hitaikakushi (the white cloth headband it wears) and the two little balls of fire called hitodama. It is unknown why this ghost pokemon was scrapped, but perhaps they thought the little fellow wouldn’t translate well overseas?

(#344) Viking Ship Pokemon

Look at this beauty! A pokemon based off some sort of Viking ship. I absolutely adore this one. It’s creative and charming. I hope to see it in the future.

(#349) Wooly Dog Pokemon

This canine-like creature is fluffy as all out. Honestly I think it’s a tad odd, with how tangled and disheveled its fur looks. I can’t help but compare it to the early desings of the three Legendary Beasts, since they also are very canine-like:

These three designs are present in this same May 6, 98′ sprite collection as the representations of Raikou, Entei, and Suicune. Were they possibly playing with a different design idea for the Legendary Beasts? Perhaps Suicune. The Wooly Dog is just such an imposing sprite, that I can’t help but wonder. All pure speculation, of course.

(#350) Rabbit Pokemon

This rabbit has a rather intense look about him, and it makes me curious what the ideas were behind it. TCRF suggests it’s a possible pikachu clone.

(#351) Snake Pokemon

This cute little worm or snake seems to be wearing a feather headdress, suggesting its design may also be Native American inspired, like the Natu line. On the other hand, this could be inspired by Quetzalcoatl, a feathered serpent deity in Aztec culture. I would have loved to see this little guy’s evolutions.

(#352) Scarecrow Bird

A bird with a hat that kind of looks like a scarecrow. Honestly, it’s a super-cute idea.

(#353) Gargoyle Pokemon

This crouching beastie sort of looks like a gargoyle with a long, sharp tail. I can’t quite tell if those bits on the side are little wings or just a part of its legs. It would be interesting to see this creature standing in a different position-- I feel like that would give us a better understanding of what it looks like. Interestingly, there are striking similarities with Aerodactyl:

I wonder why they are so similar?

(#354 - 356) Manbō Evolution Family

The first of these three fishies was someone we already met in the Spaceworld ‘97 demo-- it was named ‘Manbō 1.′ In the demo, it evolved into Ikari (Anchorage) and then Gurotesu (Grotess). It seems it’s now been split off from those and given a new evolution family here. While I find that neat, and I quite like the expressions on these fish, they are admittedly a little bland.

(#360) Flying Squirrel(?) Pokemon

TCRF guesses this is a flying squirrel, and it seems to be wearing a sheathed sword. Not sure about the headgear it’s sporting. Is that a ninja star?

(#364) Early Cyndaquil

So, this May 6, ‘98 collection is really exciting. The original Gold/Silver fire starter line we saw in Spaceworld ‘97 (Honooguma’s line) is still present in this collection (as is the water-type ‘Cruz’ line and Chikorita’s line). So, what we have here seems to be an early Cyndaquil before they decided to turn it into a fire type and make it the fire starter! In fact, those spikes might even be icicles (like Alolan Sandslash), for all we know. If so, Cyndaquil’s typing pulled a 180.

(#377) Early Furret?

Possibly an early Furret. Looks pretty awkward, not gonna lie; I’m glad it was probably refined into modern Furret, with more body definition between the head and tail.

(#378) Stork Pokemon

It’s a stork, based on the myth of where babies come from. A cute idea, although its curly ‘hair’ looks a little funny to me.

(#380) Squid Pokemon

A squid with drills for its mantle and arms. Since that’s kinda Beedrill’s thing, I’m glad they scrapped the idea. The backsprite lacks drills so it’s probably from a different design stage.

(#382 - 383) Early Burmy/Pineco

Burmy/Wormadam/Mothim is based off the bagworm. Bagworms are grubs that use silk and lots of bits of leaves, bark and other objects to create a camouflaged cocoon. When they turn into adults, some species of female bagworms just look like their larval stage, while the males turn into winged moths. That is why Burmy/Wormadam/Mothim have their unique evolution situation. Clearly, these two beta pokemon are playing around with the bagworm idea. They probably went on to inspire both Pineco (another pokemon based on bagworms!) and the Burmy line in gen 4.

(#386) Koala Pokemon

It’s so cool to see they were thinking about a koala pokemon this early. We would not finally get one until gen 7′s Komala.

(#387) Tanuki Pokemon

A Tanuki that is carrying campfire kindling on his back, but the kindling has caught fire. Apparently based on the Kachi-Kachi Yama folktale, which is a surprisingly violent story, but I suppose folktales often are. Who knows why it was cut, but Sentret is the closest thing we have to a tanuki pokemon for now.

(#392) Megaphone(?) Bird Pokemon

Yet another bird pokemon! There sure were a lot of beta birds. This one appears to have a megaphone-shaped beak. Or, possibly, its head is shaped like a gas mask (the strange eyes seem to support this idea). Honestly I really dig the look of this one.

(#397) Frog Pokemon

It’s tough to tell but it has a small horn on its head. It has a long tongue and is probably shouting “ribbithhhhhh!” It’s cute, but a little plain.

(#400) Tiny Hippo Pokemon

Look at this little weirdo. I think it’s a tiny hippo? With a mohawk and a big grin and wild eyes. It doesn’t really seem to have a head, its mouth/eyes/ears are just stuck directly to a body. Looks pretty awkward, probably needed some polish. No idea what they were going for with it, but it’s interesting.

(#401) Skeleton Pokemon

A very spooky, bipedal, living skeleton beast. It has a long snout and sharp teeth, almost like a crocodile or a dinosaur-like creature. Its head and shoulders have bony spikes and the front of its snout has markings that seem to be a nasal cavity. Very detailed. It also reminds me of Missingno, as some Missingno used the fossil skeletons as their front sprites. I would have loved to have this pokemon, and it’s a real shame they didn’t use it.

(#402) Rodent Pokemon

A mouse or bunny with gigantic, spotted ears and no arms. Those are some serious ears; it almost looks like it could fly with them.

(#403) Fly Pokemon

A bug-type!! It has a huge, creepy face, curly antenna and wings strangely really close to its head. I love it?? But it’s a bug, so of course I do.

(#404) Plant Pokemon

The Snow Bunny was likely part grass-type, but other than that, this is our first grass beta! It has one eye, a spikey head, and almost foot-like roots. I love how grumpy it looks. There’s a possibility it was a pre-evolution for Sunflora, before they had created the idea of Sunkern (which is not present in this collection).

(#405) Ant Pokemon

Another bug!! This one looks a lot like a winged ant. (Those do exist-- usually a temporary thing for mating flights) It’s possibly related to the fly pokemon above, sporting very similar wings. However, it doesn’t really seem like an evolution.

(#406) Dinosaur Pokemon

A little dinosaur-like pokemon, looking up at you. It’s unclear if that’s a tough, bony skull, or if it’s maybe a hat. The clubbed tail makes me wonder if it’s related to #415 below, but it’s probably unlikely. However, it is pretty likely that this later became Cranidos.

(#407) Early Cherrim

This clearly was a design that was picked up later, in gen 4, to create Cherubi/Cherrim’s sunshine form. I am glad the design was improved, because the lips on this one scare me.

(#412) Early Dunsparce

Dunsparce looking quite different. No wings, no drill tail, with a much more typical snake-like face.

(#415) Dinosaur Pokemon

It looks like an aquatic version of an Ankylosaurus or something similar. It’s possible it’s related to the Viking Ship pokemon (as a pre-evo), but there’s no way to know. I quite like it, though.

(#416) Flying Fish Pokemon

This magnificent beast, this miracle of creation, is surely my favorite beta pokemon of all time. Revel in its glory. You may not like it, but this is the ideal pokemon body. What a perfect way to round off our collection of betas.

#pokemon #pokemon gold/silver #beta pokemon #april 2020 leak #pokemon betas #pokemon beta content #mycontent #pokemon discussion

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bondsmagii · 3 years

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since y'all have been talking kinks, thought i'd throw in my experience...i'm one of the unfortunate souls that those weight gain cartoon episodes awakened something in. i was just super obsessed with those episodes and Now here i am.... it sucks, TBH. it's something i'm pretty guilty about as a thin person. Here to answer any questions about interest in that sorts of kink......BUT i will say i'm the anon who talked about lurking in the nikocado kiwi forums and his content is like..... Anti porn.... he represents everything i am like Very Very into but it's really uncomfortable to see it in action with him. if i wanted to quit this kink, i'd probably just watch his mukbang videos until i was cured LOL

oof anon, sounds like it's been tough for you. I shouldn't worry about it too much, though: you're not hurting anyone, and this is private stuff that, if you did ever share it, you would only share with somebody you were intimately involved with. this means that it would be mutual and consensual, so there's literally no harm done. kinks can be weird and yeah, sometimes a little embarrassing, but if you're not causing harm to anyone there's no need to feel guilty or ashamed. it's very interesting that you realised this through those types of cartoons, though -- I've always known this must have happened, but I think you're the first person I've spoken to who's confirmed it.

as for this part:

BUT i will say i'm the anon who talked about lurking in the nikocado kiwi forums

I either did not receive this ask, or I did and I've somehow forgotten about it (unlikely given the intriguing content but my memory can be a fickle beast sometimes so you never know). either way I don't recall this, and I gotta say I'm curious.

#anon #asks

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whenimaunicorn · 5 years

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You're going to the mall. Option A) You spot Bobo fishing coins from the decorative fountain. First you contemplate just walking away, but decide instead on pushing him in. Wet IS a good look on him. Option B) He secretly follows you around. You think you've seen glimpses of his telltale mohawk or coat a few times, but shake it off as (wishful) paranoia. Until you're half-naked in the changing room and Bobo sticks his head in. 😁

It was such a DELIGHT to fill this prompt, you have no idea, thanks so much for the ideas whoever you are! I also folded another anonymous prompt into this story:

You know what I can see? Meeting Bobo in the perfume isle of a cosmetic store, harassing the poor sales lady by trying each available scent and being his usual weird self. 😂

So without further ado, here it is, rated T with warnings for stalker-ish behavior: Bobo x female Reader, a series of escapades at the local mall

The first time you saw Bobo inside the shopping mall, youdid a double take – no, a triple take – to confirm what you were seeing was really there. It looked like a scene out of a museum diorama, or a prehistoric re-creation film: this big, hulking figure decked out in fur, bent over a pool of water with his arm immersed to the elbow. Only it wasn’t some shallow stream, it was the mall courtyard fountain, and he wasn’t fishing, he was scooping up the change people had thrown in to make wishes.

You wanted to laugh. You wanted to turn on your heels and run away from this dangerous revenant; you wanted to shout at him to get out of such a normal place, and crawl back to his creepy trailer park or one of the other disreputable locations where you were used to seeing him. They bring kids here, for Chrissakes.

You didn’t do any of those things. Instead, you strode very deliberately toward him, and gave his lower back a shove hard enough to topple him face-first into the decorative pool.

As he flailed and splashed, you stared at your hands. Did you really just do that? Of all the men that you probably shouldn’t be provoking… When Bobo came up sputtering, you curled them into fists and pushed them deliberately down by your sides. Never show doubt in the face of something that could hurt you. He stood to his full height and ran his hands over his head, clearing it of water. His mohawk and fur both stuck up at odd angles, stiff and chunky with wetness. The sheen of moisture looked good on his face, though, as did the cling of his undershirt to the planes of his chest.

His eyes landed on you, certain after just a quick flick to the right and the left that there could be no other culprit.

Before he could say anything, you took a deep breath, and… stuck your tongue out at him.

Then you sprinted away.

Ever since then, what could only be described as a rivalry had sprung up between you two. The next weekend, you were sitting on a park bench, just starting to enjoy an ice cream cone, when it was snatched right outof your hand. You hadn’t seen Bobo coming up on the pavement behind you, and before you could even get any words out of your mouth he had shoved the whole top of your ice cream right between his lips. Backing away, maintaining eye contact, he took great big licks around all the edges for good measure. Then he just kept on walking.

“Did Bobo Del Rey just… steal your ice cream?” Wynonna asked, one hand shading her eyes against the sun as she watched the monster’s retreating back.

“Apparently.”

“Are we going after him?”

You gave a little shudder. “I don’t want it back. It’s got his cooties on it now.”

Today, you’re making your way through a department store where you entered the mall, hustling past the perfume counters to meet Waverly down at the food court. But a familiar, growling rasp of a voice catches your ears. “I’m looking for something… fruity, but not too sweet.”

Your head swivels to the right, and you see Bobo Del Rey, upper body draped over a glass case as he harasses a saleslady in the cologne department. His sleeve is pushed up to the elbow, and as you watch, he directs her to dab a sample directly onto his skin.

He raises his arm and takes a truly dramatic huff. His eyes roll up to the ceiling as he ponders. “Too much fruit,” he declares. “Do you have something less pineapple, more kiwi?”

You put your head down and try to make your way to the exit without him spotting you. You pass by through another aisle, but you can still hear him. “I want something dark, and bright. A scent with a rugged sophistication, you know?”

You suppress a snort. Does he realize he’s using entirely contradictory words? That poor saleswoman.

Bobo’s voice raises. “Y/N,” he calls out to your back, “just the person I need.” Shit. “Come over here and help me decide on these.”

Is this really your life right now? Cologne shopping with Bobo Del Rey. But the truth is, you’re too amused to walk away.

The counter beside Bobo’s outstretched arm is lined with sample bottles. Evidently he’s been here a while. The clerk’s sales smile is cracking around the edges as she looks up at you; she’s clearly hoping you’ll just take this guy away from her. She deposits a dab of something from a dark green bottle on his upturned wrist. “Why don’t we try this one.”

Bobo sniffs it while watching your approach. “Mysterious, yet familiar,” he declares. “I like it.” He splashes the green bottle against the right side of his neck. Then he selects another flask, of an ochre-gold shade, and sprays that one on the left. “Y/N,” he says, extending one hand to beckon you nearer. “Tell me which one you like better.”

You approach warily, trying to see where the trick is, what kind of prank Bobo is about to pull on you. You start to pick up the green bottle, but Bobo stops you with a long-fingered hand covering your own.

“You can’t truly tell, like that. It has to be on the skin.” He pulls the collar of his coat back a little, baring more of his neck to you.

You hesitate; Bobo arches a brow. You imagine he looks disappointed in your lack of bravery. That thought is enough to propel you entirely into his personal space. Your hands land on either lapel of his coat, palms tingling at the texture of the thick fur.

You get so close that your nose accidentally brushes the side of his neck. You’re sure you’re imagining it, but the air this near to his skin feels electrified. Your nerve endings sizzle as you realize you are close enough to hear him breathe. His hands are hovering somewhere near the sides of your body and you wonder if he’s going to touch you.

Inhale. That’s all you need to do.

The first scent leads with citrus and the breezy chemical smell of artificial perfumes. Underneath that is something musky that must be all Bobo. It makes the back of your neck prickle.

Refraining from showing any reaction, you shift your head quickly to the other side, refusing any sort of eye contact until this trial is over with. The other side is cloying, based in heavier oils, and only enhances that masculine smell of him that you caught on the other side. While you wouldn’t necessarily call Bobo’s body odor pleasant, you have an almost irresistible urge to smell him again anyway; deeper, closer.

“So,” Bobo crows at you, voice low and intimate, “which one tickles your fancy?”

Your smart mouth is quick to hide your true feelings. “When was the last time you bathed?” you ask, recoiling from him while you crinkle your nose in feigned disgust. Interesting things happen when your brain goes on autopilot, and you’re realizing that they usually involve poking the beast. “No cologne in the world could fix your smell.”

Bobo… pouts. There’s really no other word for the sullen disappointment that spreads across his features. “You’re no fun.”

You step backwards, keeping your spine straight as you retreat from him without turning away. “I don’t know why you thought I would be.”

Bobo only tips his head to the side. “I think a lot of things about you.”

Now there’s a concept you really don’t want to have to deal with. After an apologetic glance at the saleswoman you’re abandoning, you hightail it out of there to go find Waverly.

You’re not sure Bobo Del Rey is following you around the mall… but you’re pretty sure he’s following you around the mall. That distinctive mohawk, the flash of furry shoulders, they don’t blend in well, and you catch sight of them a little bit too often.

He swoops in while you’re waiting for Waverly to come out of a fitting room. He steps in close and nods his head down at the paper coffee cup clasped in your hand. “What have you got in there, Pumpkin Spice Latte?” His voice is wry. He thinks he’s making fun of you.

You raise one eyebrow, looking the wild revenant up and down. “Do you even know about pumpkin spice?”

He huffs. “I know only ‘basic bitches’ drink it, and I bet you’re just that unoriginal.”

You roll your eyes and take a sip. It is in fact a pumpkin spice latte, and it is delicious. “So what’s happening here, are you following me now?”

Bobo takes a step back, so he’s standing beside you, surveying the rest of the store with casually-crossed arms. “Just hanging out.” He leans in, obviously reading the store name off the sign on the nearest rack. “I love Forever 21.”

And while you’re thinking of your best comeback, he plucks your coffee from your hand and steals a sip. “Damn,” he sputters as he pulls the cup away from his lips, “that is good!”

“Keep it then,” you growl, and spin on your heel. “Waverly! You almost done yet?”

After that you seem to lose your little tail. There’s no sight of Bobo for so long that after Waverly has to leave, you decide it’s fine to stay here by yourself a little longer, and hit up just one more store without her.

You realize your miscalculation once you’re in the fitting room of that boutique.

“I’m her boyfriend,” you hear a low, raspy voice say to an attendant outside the dressing area. You know that you now have exactly three seconds to get decent; there’s only one possible thing Bobo is about to do. You pull the dress you’ve been considering down over your head violently, straightening it as best you can, knowing you don’t have time to wrestle with the zipper.

The curtain behind you slides open with a scrape of metallic rings. No security at all in the changing rooms of this trendy shop. Bobo leers in at you with a tilt of his head. “Hello there, darlin’.”

“Seriously?”

Bobo nods to you, like he thinks this is very serious. His eyes flit to the mirror, and he looks your body up and down.

“You should get that dress. Flatters your shoulders.”

You look at yourself in the mirror, shocked he would even notice something like that. The dress does look pretty good. Dramatic. But you’re distracted from your own image by the reflection of Bobo Del Rey behind you, gazing from above your shoulder, his imposing presence filling up the entire background. The look in his eyes isn’t creepy, not in an uncomfortable way. ‘Smoldering’ might be the word for it. Appreciating. You imagine for just a second that he really is your boyfriend, and he really does like you in that dress.

He looks over his shoulder at someone. “Pardon me,” he says, and steps out of another customer’s way by pushing all of the way into your tiny changing booth. He slides the curtain shut behind him.

“What are you doing,” you ask.

“Being polite,” he replies. “Not a lot of room out there.”

“Not a lot of room in here!”

“Oh, we can manage.” His eyes roam across the tight, flimsy walls.

Somehow your face starts burning, even though you’ve barely processed what those words could be implying.

He looks down at the dress you’re wearing, having to pull his head back to get a good look now that you’re standing so close together. “So, are you getting it?”

You run your hand along your waist, pushing the fabric into place. “I haven’t zipped it yet, so I don’t know if it fits.”

“Allow me.” His fingers brush against the small of your back, finding the edge of the closure. You turn around to give him better access. Why are you going with this? Must not be wanting to make a scene throwing him out, that’s all.

You feel Bobo gather the edges of the dress together along your back, then draw the zipper up, slowly and carefully. His knuckle brushes your skin the whole way up, and you suppress a shiver. There’s no resistance. The dress fits.

Bobo takes a half step back, far enough to admire you, far enough for you to see yourself clearly in the mirror. The shape it gives you is phenomenal.

“Wear it tonight,” Bobo says, softly.

You whip your head to meet his eyes. “Tonight?”

He nods his head, and his hands find yours. He brings the back of one to his lips in a very old-fashioned kiss. “Dinner. I’ll pick you up at eight.”

Your heart skips a beat, but you try to stay firm. “Why would I go out with you?”

“Come on, Y/N, you’ve been flirting with me for weeks.” Is that what you’d been doing? “Following me around the mall…”

That’s not right. “You’re the one that’s been stalking me!”

Bobo makes a skeptical face, cocking his head to one side.

“You literally barged in on me in the dressing room. What do you call that?”

“Helping. I’ve noticed you have a very hard time deciding what to buy.” He looks down at your chest, showcased just exactly no more and no less than you prefer. “That. You should definitely buy that.”

You shift awkwardly. “But I haven’t even tried any of the other ones.”

Bobo’s eyes light up. He spreads his hands in a “go ahead” gesture.

You roll your eyes. “No. Out.”

He lets you push him back through the privacy curtain. You ignore how warm his chest is under your hand.

“Oh,” he says, ducking his head back in, “which one did you like for tonight?” His hand disappears under his coat, then come back out with two bottles of cologne that he clearly stole from the tester tray.

**Thanks for reading!! If you liked this madness, try Spa Day With Bobo

Bobo Masterlist

Taglist: @allsharingonebreath, @demoncrypt1066, @writingfromasgard, @that-was-not-supposed-to-happen, @peachieowl @savismith@ceridwenofwales @equalstrashflavoredtrash @ivarinleatherpants

#bobo del rey #bobo del rey imagine #bobo x reader #bobo/you #wynonna earp #bobo crack

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eldritchsurveys · 4 years

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838.

All About the Letter F

Please List! (at least one)

Animals I Like: >> Fennec foxes, regular foxes, ferrets, flying squirrels.

Foods I Like: >> Feta cheese, french fries, falafel, fried green tomatoes, fish.

I Know Someone Who’s (jobs): >> ---

I Wouldn’t Mind Visiting: >> Finland, Faroe Islands, France (just probably not Paris), Florida.

Sometimes I Feel: >> Frustrated, fearful, fixated, full of shit (lmao)

Music I Listen To: >> Faith No More, Fall Out Boy, Fear Factory, Fever Ray, Fields of the Nephilim, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Florence + the Machine, Foo Fighters, Four Tops, Fuel.

Movies I’ve Seen: >> Movies I’ve enjoyed that start with F include Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, First Reformed, Frailty, Free State of Jones, Funny Games, and of course The Fountain.

Names I Like: >> ---

Some of your “firsts”: >> My first what?

And now, onto the random questions!

Do you have loud farts or are they silent but deadly? >> They’re not usually loud, but they’re not always stinky either (so “silent but deadly” doesn’t exactly apply most of the time).

How many friends do you have? >> I have no idea.

Have you ever had a pet fish? >> No.

Have you made/worn friendship bracelets? >> I’ve probably made them in a craft group or class or whatever.

Do you enjoy Fig Newtons? >> The only time I remember having them is as a child, and I don’t think I liked them back then. Don’t know if I’d like them now, don’t even remember what they tasted like.

Do you wear things with floral patterns on them? >> Not usually.

What’s your favorite flower? >> Sunflowers.

How about your favorite fruit? >> Hmm... I like berries, and kiwi, and apples, and plums, and nectarines... clementines... a lot of fruit, I guess. I just don’t usually eat fruit because I have this weird but paralysing anxiety about biting into a fruit and it being rotted or full of bugs inside.

Are you more fearful or fearless? >> I don’t know. I have a lot more anxieties than I used to (hello, cPTSD!), but I don’t care to characterise myself as particularly fearful. Being anxious about things pisses me the fuck off, I don’t want to claim it as a personality trait.

What’s your favorite flavor of fudge? >> I don’t eat fudge.

Aren’t flies annoying? >> Absolutely.

Have you ever flown in an airplane before? >> Yes.

Do you wish that you could fly? >> Nah.

Do you play with fire? >> Eh, I’ve played around with candle flames and stuff, but it’s not a habit.

Have you been in many fights? >> I’ve been in quite a few. Unfortunately.

What does your flag look like? >> Oh, you know.

Do you floss regularly? >> No.

Have you ever fractured a part of your body? >> No.

Do you listen to Five Finger Death Punch? >> I’ve heard them before and I’m not really interested in their stuff.

Do you like going to fairs? >> I can’t even remember the last time I was at a fair. I’d probably have a good time at one. Unless it was really crowded and loud, I guess...

Would you consider a job in forestry? >> No.

Do you cover your leftovers in foil? >> Well, we cover them, in general. Most of the time we use plastic containers with lids, so no foil needed.

Does it get foggy often where you live? >> Not often, but it’s so nice when it does happen.

How often do you feel foolish? >> Pretty often.

Have you ever thrown a coin into a fountain and made a wish? >> Nope. I did know someone who would fish coins out of fountains, though. It’s one of those behaviours that seems “wrong” at first blush because of social convention, but then I think about it and I’m like “well, it is money, might as well use it instead of letting it fucking sit in water...” Then again, I am also chronically poor, so, you know.

Do you go on Fmylife.com? >> No.

Would you rather visit Florence or France? >> Well, like. One’s a city and one’s a country, so that seems like an uneven comparison. I’d like to visit some parts of France and I’d like to visit Florence.

Have you ever used a fly swatter? >> No, but I’d like to one day. I only recently was informed about why they work better than other methods of trying to hit flies, and now I want to see it for myself.

How big are your feet? >> Not big.

Do you have filthy thoughts? >> Sure.

Have you ever flashed someone before? >> Yeah.

Can you do any flips? >> Nope. I can do a cartwheel, though.

Flobots or Florence and the Machine? >> Florence + the Machine.

[a-zebra-is-a-striped-horse]

#surveys #survey #themed survey

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hippomanblog · 6 years

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2/12 Three Houses Predictions

The “eh” Stuff: - They find some way to put 3DS characters in it again.

- Edelgard’s PRF weapon is a sword, everyone’s sad.

- Vaguely Explained Religious System turns out to maybe not be on the up and up.

- Someone is distantly related to Marth for reasons.

- the joke about leo’s collar is somehow wrenched from its grave once more and appears in this game. The Good Shit:

- They find some way to put 3DS characters in it again, but it’s just Ylissean Queen: Village Woman and Spring Xander.

- New class that’s just an archer who can also punch people, they’re top tier.

- Someone’s a Beast Unit, but of a really weird animal like a Platypus or Kiwi and everyone in the army’s not really okay with it.

- Someone is distantly related to Marth for reasons but they do a callback to that time he said “Yow!”

- edelgard dabs

#fire emblem #three houses #shitpost #expecting rewards and compensation if i get at least six correct #please spring xander

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fatten-the-beast · 2 years

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"Got another batch for you to taste!" She offers the beast a basket of fresh moon melons.

Soft, almost gelatinous insides

More like kiwi flesh than melon

Taste is sweet, almost creamy, heavy honey flavor on top of like... ripe cantaloupe and peach

Slightly salty after taste

They're each the size of basketball and smell like a damp fall morning

She just.

Stares at the weird rabbit wizard.

Down at the fruit. Back up at her. Down. Back.

"you're just. Making things. Am I running into gods now?"

One is plucked up in her claws, and her teeth tentatively burst through it's rind, tearing the skin and spitting it aside.

Every time she tastes anything from her it's like a religious experience in and of itself.

she whimpers more than moans. Mouth still full. "fuck"

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girls-scenarios · 6 years

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Have a Little Courage

Idol: Mina (Twice)

Prompt: Woooow, I've been waiting for this moment for like centuries, I'm so happy. Can I ask you a Twice's Mina scenario set in the world of Harry Potter? Mina is in love with the Slytherin reader (female) but is afraid to declare her love because she is a Gryffindor. Something fluff, thank you very much

Writer: Admin Kiwi

A/N: It’s really been so long since I watched the original movies or read the books, and Fantastic Beasts didn’t really have anything about Hogwarts in it, so if the classroom seems a bit off, I’m sorry. Ignore the weird thing Tumblr is doing with the apostrophes, hopefully it goes away soon. Also, I’ve been writing a lot of Mina lately. I think we had more requests for her than usual. And this is pretty long. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this story!

Warnings: A curse word or two

Mina glanced over at the Slytherin table, eyes straying over the occupants for the third time since she’d sat down to eat breakfast. Her fellow Gryffindor friends were talking about something, apparently something exciting because Dahyun was waving her hands animatedly beside her, but she wasn’t paying attention. Her attention was instead focused on a certain person at the Slytherin table.

She watched as you laughed at something the person beside you said, and something twinged deep in her heart. She didn’t exactly feel hungry any more, especially when you leaned into the person and rested your head on their shoulder. She swallowed thickly and looked down at her plate.

“Mina, are you even listening?” Dahyun’s voice broke through her thoughts and she looked up, eyebrows raised.

“What?”

“I knew it.” Dahyun huffed and crossed her arms. “You never listen. What are you spacing out about that’s so important?”

“She’s always staring over at the Slytherin table,” Momo pointed out, wiggling her eyebrows. “Did you not hear about her crush?” The sick feeling in Mina’s stomach got worse, and she wrinkled her nose.

“Shut up, Momo.” She’d always known it had been a mistake to let Momo know about her crush. Her best friend had pried it out of her, but Mina knew it was only a matter of time before Momo spilled to Sana, and then everyone in the school would know.

“I didn’t know you had a crush, Mina. That’s exciting!” Then Dahyun seemed to connect the dots. “Wait. You have a crush on a Slytherin?”

“Keep your voice down!” Mina shushed her, giving her a little glare and glancing around at the rest of the table. Thankfully, no one else seemed to be paying them any attention. Dahyun leaned in closer, an incredulous look on her face.

“You’re kidding me, right? On a Slytherin?”

“She’s not kidding,” Momo said, then grunted when Mina elbowed her in the stomach.

“Shut up, guys. I’m going to leave if you guys keep picking on me.”

“But a Slytherin?” Dahyun repeated. Mina rolled her eyes.

“Not all Slytherins are bad, Dahyun. Nayeon, for example. Or your friend Tzuyu.”

“You guys only think Nayeon is nice because she has a giant crush on Momo. Trust me, Tzuyu can be evil when she wants to be. Jihyo can confirm.” Momo’s face bloomed red at Dahyun’s words, and Mina just sighed.

“You’re too prejudiced. There are Slytherins who don’t fit the stereotype, just like I don’t fit the Gryffindor stereotype.” Momo seemed to have recovered from Dahyun’s jab at her relationship, because she snickered.

“Yeah, you can’t even get any courage to ask someone out.” Mina elbowed her again, hard, and grabbed her plate as she stood up.

“Forget this. I’m done being picked on. I hope potions is especially hard for you today, Dahyun, because I’m not helping you any with your homework.” Dahyun’s head swivelled and her eyes widened.

“Wait, Mina, you know I didn’t mean it!” Mina ignored her call, quickly walking away from the table. She was annoyed, mostly with her friends but somewhat with herself too. As she left the hall, she shoved her hands into the pockets of her robes, sighing at herself.

Momo had been right. She didn’t have any of the courage that Gryffindors seemed to have. All her housemates had no problems confessing to the people they liked. Momo had always been vocal about liking Nayeon, and Dahyun had walked right up to Sana the first time Mina introduced them and hit on her. It was only Mina who was afraid.

Really, she didn’t need to worry too much about the whole Slytherin rivalry thing. Sure, there was still something there, and Momo and Nayeon had faced some opposition at first, but usually people would move on to bigger and better gossip after a few days and forget to care about people dating between houses.

Even though she didn’t need to be, she was nervous. Nervous of rejection, mostly. From both you and her housemates. Momo would stand by her side, she knew, and so would Dahyun, but she feared not everyone would be so understanding. Maybe they had only accepted Momo’s relationship because she was popular, with good standing and a infectious smile that left Mina a few steps in her shadow.

Her shoulders felt heaver as she thought more, and she bit her lip, fighting back tears. She really didn’t belong in Gryffindor at all. She should have been sorted into Hufflepuff, like Sana. But even then, her crush would still be looked down on. There was no way around it, because she certainly didn’t belong in Slytherin either.

So with heavy shoulders, and an even heavier heart, she headed to her charms class.

Apparently, her gloominess was obvious, because as soon as she sat down in her seat, Nayeon turned around in the chair in front of her and put her elbows on Mina’s desk.

“What’s up, sunshine? You look dead.” Mina looked up to see Nayeon squinting at her, and then glanced over to the other side of the class, where you sat with your partner.

“Nothing. I’m just not feeling well.” Nayeon didn’t seem to be buying it.

“You know, I’ve seen you when you were throwing up, and you just looked sick. Right now, you look like you just lost your best friend, or found out someone killed your owl.” Mina made a face.

“You have a weird train of thought.”

“Whatever. My point is, you’re obviously sad. So come on, tell Nayeon what’s up.” Mina chewed on her lip, debating whether or not to tell Nayeon what was going on inside her head. Sure, she trusted Nayeon. A bit, at least. Nayeon had always been great to Momo, and she’d never done anything to upset Mina either. But at the same time, Nayeon was in the same house as you, and anything could easily go wrong.

“I don’t know if I should-.”

“Is this about your crush?” Mina’s brain went blank for a minute. And then she slammed her head into the desk. “Oh my god, Mina?” Nayeon’s voice rang in her ears, and she felt Nayeon’s hands touching her face. “What the heck, Mina, you’re going to hurt yourself. Oh my god, people are looking over here like I did something to you, stop that before I get attacked by your housemates.” Groaning, Mina sat back up.

“Did Momo tell you about it?” Nayeon was looking at her with a weird look on her face, and was definitely judging her.

“A little bit, yeah. Was that enough for you maybe to give yourself a concussion?” Mina did feel a little dizzy.

“What did she tell you?”

“Just that you had a crush, damn.”

“Nothing else?”

“Nothing else. She’s not that bad of a friend, give her some credit.” Mina’s shoulders slumped in relief.

“Oh thank goodness.”

“Now are you going to tell me what this is all about?” Mina sighed and rubbed her forehead, then was struck by how much sighing she had been doing today.

“Promise not to tell anyone?” She was probably crazy, doing this. But she’d done worse before. Nayeon leaned forward, nodding her head.

“I promise.” She looked way too interested for Mina to feel comfortable, but she continued anyway. There was no going back now.

“Well. I may have a little crush on one of your housemates.” Nayeon’s eyebrows jumped up higher than Mina had ever seen them go, and her mouth dropped open a bit.

“For real?” She whispered, eyes darting around. “Are they in this class?” Mina hesitated, then nodded.

“Yeah. They are.” Nayeon’s eyes twinkled.

“Who is it?” Then, something seemed to go off inside her head. “Wait, is it (Y/N)?” Mina sat back a bit.

“How did you know?” A smile was spreading across Nayeon’s features, and Mina didn’t like it.

“A few things make sense now. You stare at them a lot, you know?” Mina flushed automatically, bringing her hands up to cover her face.

“Shut up,” she grumbled, but Nayeon’s grin just grew.

“Listen. You should just talk to them. I promise nothing will go wrong.” Mina peeked out at the other girl.

“What do you mean?”

“Just talk to them. Maybe even ask them out. I’m telling you, you wont regret it.” Mina narrowed her eyes and brought down her hands, but just as she was about to speak, the professor entered the classroom. As Nayeon went to turn back around, she gave Mina a wink and mouthed “just do it”. The problem was, Mina wasn’t sure she could.

When class had ended, Nayeon had caught up to Mina at the door and grabbed her hand, giving it a quick squeeze.

“Listen to me, Mina. I have an idea.”

“I’m not sure I want to know,” Mina replied, her heart in her throat as people passed all around them, headed to their classes. Nayeon rolled her eyes.

“Trust me, you’ll thank me later. Anyway, my idea. We have some tests coming up, right? Momo already agreed that we should all study together in the library. I’ll casually invite (Y/N) to join us, and then officially introduce you guys and let you get to know each other. If you feel like you really want to get to know them more after studying with them, then you can ask them to hang out with you again sometime. It’s as simple as that.” Then, Nayeon winked. “Or, you can ask them out, right there on the spot.”

“You know I couldn’t do that,” Mina retorted, giving Nayeon a look. Nayeon huffed and crossed her arms.

“What kind of Gryffindor are you, even.”

“A bad one.” Mina checked the time and swallowed. “We both have to get to class, Nayeon.”

“Fine,” the other girl said, flipping her hair. “But you’re coming with me and Momo to the library tonight, and you’re going to talk to (Y/N) and break out of your pathetic little shell.”

“Thanks, Nayeon,” Mina said, sarcasm dripping from her voice, but she knew Nayeon didn’t really mean any harm. Nayeon sent her another wink, before turning around and disappearing into the crowds of students. Mina swallowed and watched her go for a minute before turning around and heading the other way. Could she really do this?

Apparently, she was going to have to, because Momo gave her no choice.

“We’re doing this for you, Mina,” she said as she tugged Mina out of her comfortable bed. “That, and for our grades. But mostly for you. I’m tired of watching you pine.” Mina gave in and stood up, stumbling over to put on her robes and grab her books.

“I don’t know why you guys are so into my romantic life,” Mina said, letting Momo pull her out of the dorms and towards the library. Momo shrugged.

“You make it hard not to be. You’re so cute and smitten, it’s makes everyone want to help.”

“By everyone you mean you and Nayeon,” Mina pointed out.

“Little details,” Momo responded.

The library wasn’t as busy as Mina had expected it to be, with all the upcoming tests, but Momo still steered her towards a small corner in the back of the library that she hadn’t even known existed. It was dark, but comfy, with pillows and a small table nestled into the tight space. Mina gave her best friend a look.

“How do you know about this place?”

“Would you believe me if I said that it was actually Chaeyoung and Jeongyeon who showed me this spoke first?” Actually, she would. For Revenclaws, the two were pretty good at getting into places they shouldn’t be.

“It’s not going to distract me from the fact that I don’t want to know what you and Nayeon have been up to back here.”

“Well, I’m not spilling,” Momo said with a grin, plopping herself down onto one of the many pillows. “Sit down, make yourself comfortable.”

Nayeon arrive only a few minutes later, with you right behind her. Mina’s heart jumped when she saw you, but smiled when she noticed that you looked just as suspicious as she had.

“Did you just bring me to your make-out spot, Nayeon?” Nayeon shrugged and sat down beside Momo.

“Maybe. But we’re going to do some homework here now, so it’s okay. I wont kiss anyone while you’re here.” Momo giggled and wrapped her arms around her girlfriend, and you locked eyes with Mina. The only open spot was beside her, and she realized what Momo and Nayeon had been planning. Still, she gave you a small smile and scooted over.

“You can go ahead and sit here,” she said, “I don’t bite.”

“Unless you ask,” Momo said, wiggling her eyebrows. Mina kicked her under the table, her face heating up.

“Don’t be gross,” she hissed, but you laughed as you put your books on the table.

“I don’t think I’ve talked to you at all since second year,” you said, smiling at Mina. “My name is (Y/N), by the way.” Like Mina totally didn’t know.

“I’m Mina,” she said with a smile.

“I know,” you said, then blushed and looked down at the table. “I mean. I remembered your name.” Mina felt hope bubbling up in her chest, and couldn’t hold back the little giggle that escaped her lips. Nayeon looked between them, enjoying the scene a little two much.

“You’re both so adorably awkward,” she commented, cooing a bit. You shot her a look and Mina fiddled with her books, trying not to feel too nervous.

“How are we supposed to study back here,” you said, changing the subject. The blush was still evident on your cheeks, though, and Mina thought it looked cute. “It’s so dark.” Immediately, Momo pulled out her wand. The space was bathed in light as she muttered a spell, and then she smiled.

“Enough light for you?” You huffed and didn’t bother to answer, instead opening up your book. Mina smiled a bit and opened up her own as well, while Momo and Nayeon shared a look before untangling their limbs to grab their own things.

“Well, I guess we’ll get started.”

Studying with you right beside her, Mina realized, was distracting. When you asked her about a problem and she leaned over to explain it, you leaned in even closer, forgoing the concept of personal space. Your shoulder and hands brushed against her and she felt jittery at all the contact. Still, the hope that she’d had was only growing, because when she looked up, she’d sometimes catch you looking at her. You’d quickly look away, of course, but it made her heart do jumping jacks inside her chest.

When it came time to leave, Mina didn’t want to. She mourned the feeling of your shoulder against hers as they all stood up, gathering their things.

“Well, that was surprisingly productive,” Momo commented. “We actually got a lot of shit done.”

“I honestly thought we’d talk more than study,” Nayeon commented. “But I guess this is best for our grades.”

The four of you walked out, past a few other groups packing up. Once all of you stepped outside of the library, Momo stopped and turned around.

“Should we do this again?” Nayeon nodded, but it was you that answered.

“For sure. I mean, if you guys are down with it.”

“I’m up for doing it again,” Mina said, smiling at you. You smiled back, and her heart jumped again.

Nayeon turned to leave, and you glanced at her before glancing back at Mina, like you were waiting for her to say something. Mina swallowed, and wished to the courage of the great Gryffindors before her for help.

“Um, actually. I-.” A hundred things ran through her mind to say, but only one made it through. “I like you.” Nayeon’s mouth dropped open, and Momo grinned, proud. Your face immediately bloomed bright red.

“Really?”

“Yep. I guess I’ve probably liked you since second year.” You bit your lip and glanced at Nayeon before looking back at Mina and smiling a bit.

“Would it be weird if I said I’d liked you since then too?” Mina internally screamed, but externally, she giggled.

“Not at all. I’m glad to hear it.”

“Not to break up this cute moment, but we’re getting really close to curfew and I don’t feel like being caught again,” Nayeon butted in. All of you laughed, and then Mina turned back to look at you, a hopeful smile on her face.

“Will I see you tomorrow?” You gave her a blinding smile.

“Of course. I can’t wait.” And the giddiness in your voice told Mina it was true.

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Starfall and the Wild Hunt - a acotar/tog fan theory

Ok Guys… another theory… is coming…If I could animate I would make you a pretty video with me talking over the top, but I can’t - so it’s just lots of words.

Preface

Well it WAS Halloween here in kiwi land. (when I started writing this) And it got me thinking about it being the kind of night when spirits can pass through to our world. And I saw a post about faerie gates on tumblr Faerie and wyrd - both have an etymology to the word fate Same word the same/same type of thing Click goes my brain

Wyrd gates/Faerie gates

Ooooo I think

Then I remember on Calanmai where Rhysand said that - all creatures/beasts? get to walk the earth on that day - or some jazz like that. (I thought it was just in reference to Amarantha letting people out but what if it’s something more?)

So I started to wonder if Samhain in the TOG series was a later version of some more ancient ritual… because Elena is allowed to have a physical presence on that night.

REMEMBER I THINK TOG AND ACOTAR ARE LINKED SOMEHOW - SEE THIS ERILEA POST, @sparkleywonderful had some great points and I’m going to expand on one of them, use them in my discussion “think - Sliders; and parallel worlds.”

Ok. So now i’m on the thought path of …. what holidays are there in TOG/ACOTAR that could be linked….

Hopefully you are still with me…

Starfall and The Wild Hunt

Is Starfall a reference to “the wild hunt” in folk lore/mythology.

The wild hunt collects souls that are to be taken to the underworld.

We know that the night court is at- the end of the earth/world -

We know that Rhysand is referenced to as a Hades type in ACOMAF when he took Feyre away for 1 week out of 4 a month. (Hades and Persephone myth)

So if we view Rhysand as Hades and the night court as the edge of the underworld, we would be looking at the wild hunt and those it hunts/captures descending into the underworld.

The Wild hunt has many different leaders.

It’s never confirmed who is actually leading the hunt. But we know that the hunt is to take souls/spirits/people who are out when they shouldn’t be - to the underworld.

Here is a snippet from a wiki article:

The Wild Hunt is a European folk myth involving a ghostly or supernatural group of huntsmen passing in wild pursuit. The hunters may be either elves or fairies or the dead,[1] and the leader of the hunt is often a named figure associated with Woden[2] (or other reflections of the same god, such as Alemannic Wuodan in Wuotis Heer (“Wuodan’s Army”) of Central Switzerland, Swabia etc.), but may variously be a historical or legendary figure like Theodoric the Great, the Danish king Valdemar Atterdag, the Welsh psychopomp Gwyn ap Nudd, biblical figures such as Herod, Cain, Gabriel or the Devil, or an unidentified lost soul or spirit either male or female

The Wild hunt also “abducts” people to the underworld or fairy kingdom.

Seeing the Wild Hunt was thought to presage some catastrophe such as war or plague, or at best the death of the one who witnessed it.[3] People encountering the Hunt might also be abducted to the underworld or the fairy kingdom.[4] In some instances, it was also believed that people’s spirits could be pulled away during their sleep to join the cavalcade.[5]

Is this is why Amren hates starfall? @sparkleywonderful had a thought that perhaps starfall marked the day Amren arrived in Prythian. This post. I’m wondering if Is she afraid of being taken with the wild hunt? Does she think the Wild hunt will see her for what she really is and therefore does not want to risk it. Will this also mean that since Amren used her power in ACOWAR and is now just a “high fae”; she will attend starfall?

Obviously with a lot of these type of stories there are different variation depending on the myth you look at - and some of these variations are just as time passes and stories are told orally, changes are made. Others are what was tales were common to a certain region. So it is very hard to make direct links connecting all myths. But the general Idea is cool - I like the Idea that Starfall isn’t a “pretty holiday” and is a bit more sinister/creepy.

Some don’t view “the wild hunt” as a bad thing and could this be a category our inner circle fall into. Is this what Rhysand thinks of starfall?

Grimm believed that in pre-Christian Europe, the hunt, led by a god and a goddess, either visited “the land at some holy tide, bringing welfare and blessing, accepting gifts and offerings of the people” or they alternately float “unseen through the air, perceptible in cloudy shapes, in the roar and howl of the winds, carrying on war, hunting or the game of ninepins, the chief employments of ancient heroes: an array which, less tied down to a definite time, explains more the natural phenomenon."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Hunt

Now I’m going to switch back to Throne of Glass Keep thinking of Starfall and the Wild hunt, in the back of your mind.

In Throne of Glass On Samhain (Halloween) Elena visits Celaena, she says she is not a ghost. But She is also terrified that someone will find her (Celena says “is it the gargoyles - Elena neither confirms or denies this”) and says she doesn’t have much time. Is she afraid of the wild hunt? Is it because she is a Spirit walking the earth when she shouldn’t be. She says the hounds will find her. And Celena hears howling as she runs back to her room. (ch25TOG)

She also says that they are guarding a gate to another world - is this a gate to the underworld/hades? Dogs are known to guard entrances to the underworld (cerebrus), and we know that the clock tower is a pretty nasty “rift” because during Celeana’s battle with Cain, “spirits/demons” come out of it to torment her while she is in a state of delusion from the poison Kaltain gave her. (Also Rifthold, Ah! Times Rift, both weird “coincidences” from TOG)

In Queen of Shadows, Lorcan calls them Hounds/Dogs when he accuses Aelin of giving them his scent - side note he also refers to her, affectionately, as a bitch.

The wild hunt are known to hunt at different times depending on the tale/myth. But the general consensus is that they come out during winter - from the autumn solstice until the spring solstice. So it is possible that the “wild hunt” and hells dogs are linked.

In Welsh folklore, the Cŵn Annwn or "Hounds of Annwn” ride through the skies in autumn, winter, and early spring. The baying of the hounds was identified with the crying of wild geese as they migrate and the quarry of the hounds as wandering spirits, being chased to Annwn.

Source: Wiki article about “the wild hunt”

The idea of the Wild Hunt, hunting spirits on Samhain, and Amren being afraid of Starfall (this happens to coincide with Nynsar another holiday in spring) In british tradition of the wild hunt it is said that it lasts for 9 weeks ending on Easter (spring time in Britain), They are also known to hunt on holy days and from christmas until the twelfth night.

Then I investigated the Leaders of the Hunt…

And came across this in a wiki article:

Wales: Arawn or Gwyn ap Nudd, the Welsh god of the Underworld.

And I thought - hmmmm Arawn looks an awful lot like it could sound like Erawan.

So I looked up Arawn.

And he is king of the “otherworld”,

Click Click goes Renee’s Brain

He has hounds.

In one myth he is said to do this task with his wife (who turns out to be Hecate in modern paganism).

Hecate - a woman/goddess known for associations with dogs and keys and gates and opening gates. A motherly figure. A triple faced goddess. (I am not touching that theory)

So I also thought of EOS and a couple of Moments - because if I think that Erawan is the Leader of the hunt and therefore king of the “otherworld/underworld?” then his hounds are his “wild hunt”.

The ilken are called his “blood hounds”.

The hounds hunt Lorcan and Elide The ilken can break Lorcans shields (ch9 EOS)

Maeve is also associated with wolves/hounds. Maeve used to have the wyrd keys. Maeve is Erawan’s wife, and a co-leader of the wild hunt or another Victim of the Hunt, trapped in Erilea I haven’t decided. She’s a tricky character to pin down.

Maeve is called the bitch-queen (symbology of being a leader of dogs not just an “affectionate” term) though Hecate as a mother goddess also has these links.

The gods and goddesses who are trying to get home and are using their scions to do so, are terrified of Maeve. Anneith herself “fled” from maeve in EOS on the beach, Elide makes note that there is no tap on her shoulder to guide her. This supports the idea that Maeve is a part of the wild hunt, or at least a threat to Anneith.

So a quick summary of the points so far …

Arawan and Maeve are Leaders of a/the Wild Hunt

With the Loss of the Keys they are unable to “hunt” and move between worlds - though wyrd gates - to collect their spirits/ghosts/victims. Some of these victims are “trapped in Erilea”.

If they are Trapped In Erilea - the hunt are also “trapped” . And trapped with the prey that that took from other worlds.

Amren hates starfall because Starfall is the night the hunt returns to the underworld with their catch. And she doesn’t want to be seen and taken. Perhaps this is because she escaped the hunt before and perhaps that is how a “arch-angel type of character” ended up in Prythian (a greek myth type of world) ACOMAF

Anneith Flees Maeve because Maeve would recognise her and there is a fear of being taken. EOS

Elena is scared of the hounds taking her away on Samhain. TOG (some rifts are said to open without keys - I cannot remember where or when though, it seems like something a stygian spider would say)

The guardians of the portals to other worlds are hounds - just like hounds guarding the underworld. Aka Cerebus?

So are Erilea and Prythian parallel worlds that the “wild hunt” runs through to collect the souls/spirits/and take them to the underworld/otherworld.

Rhysand explains that Starfall is spirits traveling. ACOMAF

And if this is the case

(remember it’s a theory, and I am not a scholar in “the wild hunt” or “welsh mythology” etc etc.just a tog/acomaf/sjm fan who loves seeing parallels in literature)

Then perhaps…

There are multiple versions of the gods because of parallel dimensions

we get reoccurring characters in different guises because of parrallel dimensions e.g. sin eater/bone carver - storytellers/the suriel, baba yellowlegs/the weaver

Perhaps each of SJM’s worlds are similar e.g. the geography matches but there is a subtle difference - and they are not the same because they each draw on a different mythology (prythian - Greek mythology, TOG - Welsh mythology, Amren’s world - Biblical) (kind of like “his dark materials” series and the use of parallel worlds in that. written by Philip Pullman - another great book series, omg links to the subtle knife and acowar could be amazing but i’m not going there right now).

The world of Prythian and Erilea are similar because they have a time difference or one moment/point of difference that separates them (aka @sparkleywonderful ‘s sliders reference on the Erilea post also His Dark Materials and use of ice age to differentiate parallel worlds from Northern Lights and The Subtle Knife)

The Wild Hunt travels through wyrd gates to collect souls/spirits and takes them to the underworld. Possibly traveling across worlds through WYRD GATES.

Hecate (maeve) as the keeper of the keys opens and closes the gates for the leader of the hunt.

When Hecate (maeve) takes the keys the hunt can no longer continue - maybe the “prey and the hunt” are all stuck in the same place. What happened when Maeve and Erawan first came to Prythian? Are his brothers other versions of gods - if Erawan is king of the underworld/otherworld what would his brothers be kings of? (I am not going down that path today)

Stuck in Erilea

So they inter-breed or act as gods/goddesses in Erilea. Erilea has not seen these people before - no-one is like them. We can get “powerful magic uses” as descendants from other worlds. It also explains why the Fae are so different in each world and why our “heroes” power in TOG is so unique.

For Example - Elain + Lucien have children - generations pass (or not) and then this person is taken by the wild hunt from Prythian. Maybe Mala “a goddess” is taken from Prythian and is stuck in Erilea… Mala has the powers of that union to pass down to her children. E.g. flame and fire and light…a daughter of Fate @iamthebonecarver - what do you think?

Or raw magic - can do anything, blue eyes like sapphire, black hair. Sounds an awful lot like a Feysand child or descendant - hmmm and a certain Dorian does have those qualities…

We know that the 12 gods and goddesses who appear to Manon and Aelin in the Witch Mirror in EOS are just trying to get home (to their world).

But if this is the case then perhaps each world has it’s own “mother goddess”, and Maybe Erilea’s mother Goddess is pissed off at another World’s mother goddess. Because there is a lot -a lot - a shit tonne! Of similarities between Maeve and Aelin and Hecate and the triple goddess motif. I’m not going into it because I have not researched/looked into that avenue yet. And I’m not sure I want to. I’ll just say that weird coincidences between wielder of keys/ wolves-dogs/ artemis-deana-anneith vs hecate.

OK if you stayed with me. Thank you and I’m done for the most Part. I’m not writing up a big summary.

But basically - Parallel worlds - Wild Hunt vs our faves - a cluster F*ck of mythologies from everywhere all thrown together. :)

This all started with me having a look into STARFALL I thought talking about starfall could be fun and not too serious… *sighs* And then STARFALL as a representation of the wild hunt in Pyrthain could be cool… and I got away on myself.

*throws hands up*

All I wanted to say was that Starfall could be the wild hunt. I thought of this because I read a book series called the spiritwalker trilogy by Kate Elliott a few years ago (it’s good - I recommend it, first book is Cold Magic) and it had similarities that popped into my head.

So yeah. It’s a theory. A cobbled together theory - that would probably be better explained via video.

A parallel worlds theory which would mean that Sarah’s quote about how the world’s in TOG and ACOTAR aren’t the same - but perhaps you could step through a wyrd gate to see them - would make sense. ALSO DID YOU KNOW SHE WINKED!!! SHE DID A WINKY FACE!!! SJM is Cheeky! haha.

Twitter quote

“Replying to @BookishlyAmber (on twitter)

.@BookishlyAmber TOG & ACOTAR are in the same Megaverse. So you could technically open a Wyrdgate between their worlds. ;) #ACOTARParty”

A DAMN WINKY FACE!!!!

Ok and I am Done for Today! Done!

So Book recommendations from this theory

Spiritwalker Trilogy - Kate Elliot

Cold Magic

Cold Fire

Cold Steel

His Dark Materials - Phillip Pullman

Golden Compass/Northern Lights - depending on where you are in the world

The Subtle Knife

The Amber Spyglass

Also the lovely

@paperbacktrash

just told me Philip Pullman has a new book out! What?? - *Renee adds to the tbr pile*

Thank you to some people who have inspired/talked with me - seen me take notes - had a little discourse etc etc.

@sparkleywonderful - for reading my theories and commenting and that sliders reference!

@paperbacktrash - all the greek stuff :D and letting my thoughts run away with me.

@rowaelinsmut and @propshophannah … this one is a parallel world theory, not a same world theory - I don’t know if that is better or worse because I still made a link and it’s not really crossover but still >.< please don’t hate me for finding a possible link.

@iamthebonecarver, @crownedwithstarz for our shared fangirling/theorising

@rhysand-vs-rowan for the Aelin/Elain name thing that could still mean something - because SJM did a damn winky face.

Renee

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