#masterpost

[feathery-dreamer]

took me a while and I've only seen the first two, but here's my summary...

general security advice:

use a privacy-heavy browser like Tor or Brave or a VPN, alternate search engines like Brave.

enable two-factor authentication and keep your device updated for maximum security.

turn off location tracking on as many apps as possible, and voice assistants.

use a strong password and encryption on your device and file storage; make sure you unlock with a code, not biometric data that can be tied to you.

make backups of your important files, carry the bare minimum on your phone just in case. crucial info to protect: contacts, location (current and history), message/email history, browser history, passwords, photos/videos, calendar, documents.

preparing a protest:

call/chat with Signal to coordinate as it encrypts your calls/messages and doesn't collect a lot of metadata, unlike default call/text apps or WhatsApp or email. disable the notifications' preview, name and number, link preview; don't use real name/photo on profile.

disable voice assistants.

agree on a meetup spot with your friends in advance and print directions, to avoid needing GPS or cell signal.

have a number to call in case of arrest, written on your body.

dress in dark monochrome clothing that blends into the crowd, cover up any characterizing marks (tattoos, dyed hair).

use a secondary (not burn) prepaid phone and SIM to coordinate with others; disconnect it before going back home or other familiar place, or simply recycle it someplace far. if you bring your usual phone, switch it off or disable all connectivity (including GPS and 2G) or put in a Faraday bag; if you need a map app, download one that functions offline (like Organic Maps) and a map of the protest area.

protect your identity during transit, avoid using your car (license plate) and pay cash for public transport, favor walking or bicycle.

during the protest:

switch off your phone's connectivity, use an offline map.

be ready to take photos/videos quickly, without the delay of unlocking (check if your phone can do that or get a cheap camera).

double check that other protesters can't be identified on your photos/videos, by removing identifiable features; scrub metadata (Signal does it or you can screenshot the photo) before sharing.

finally if you are arrested:

know your rights to remain silent and speak with an attorney before being questioned; do not consent to a search of your phone, do not unlock or share the password.

if your phone is confiscated, motion for a return; you can revoke its access to certain websites (like social media) via your account.

I know millennials are getting the traditional generational luddite reputation at this point for sneering at smart devices and banging on about privacy and not needing all those fancy functions etc. but I am speaking to you right now as an experienced activist: you have to start seeing your smartphone as your big red glowing weak point. it is a repository of all the information someone could conceivably use to ruin your life, and you carry it around with you all day every day guarded by maybe a 6 digit PIN (or a photo of your face, seriously turn off face unlock right fucking now).

[cacartoon]

Octonauts AU MasterPost Part 2

Part 1 of the master post

Octonauts

C.L.A.D.E Agents and professor

Early Octonauts and a pirate

Welcome Dashi

Welcome Shellington

Welcome Peso and welcome Octonauts

Can we throw Peso again?

Unexpected

Director Frostbite

Captain Chimera

Explore! Rescue! Protect!

Captain!

Shattered Reality

She’s waiting

Octonauts Memes

Kwazii’s a menace

Kwazii’s a menace redone

Make it rain Inkling!

Octonauts Headcanons

Welcome Vegimals

Director Frostbite’s vendetta

Brief rundown of the Octonauts

Octonauts sketches and wips

Breaking the news

Mustache~

Searching

Losing hope

A difficult search

River therapy

Paani hates litterbugs

He doesn’t know lol

Silly Paani

Uh oh

More update coming soon

[zourrystylinson]

WELL i love all of these additions (i love ziam hugging and only having eyes for each other) but I was referring to ziam kissing because I made this post in the first place to be about ziam kissing sooo

enjoy the close up ziam kiss again

and some other ziam kissing and so in love stuff (including air kisses, almost kissing, fond, thirst and a lot of heart-eyes staring) under the cut (bc this got really long hehe)

… enjoy:)

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[zukaangweek]

(prompts list also in image alt text)

Thank you to everyone who voted! The theme for Zukaang Week 2025 will be Soulmates.

This year, we organized prompts related to each other into a group for each day, with three prompts per group.

For example, on June 26, the group is "Bond" and the related prompts are "Unspoken/Interrupted/Unbreakable." The group name "Bond" is not intended as a prompt, but you are free to use it as a prompt if you'd like!

You can pick as many prompts from the group as you'd like, whether it's one, two, or all three. We don't expect you to use all three prompts for a specific day.

And while the theme inspired the prompts, fanworks do not have to be related to the idea of soulmates - they can be about anything, as long as it's Zukaang!

Before you get started, please read the Rules & FAQ

Remember to tag your posts with "zukaang week 2025" (you can also tag us with @zukaangweek)

Don't forget to add your fic to the AO3 collection (will be available when Zukaang Week begins)

We're super excited for Zukaang Week this year, and we can't wait to see what everyone creates 💛❤️

- The Mods Mori (@convertedzukaang) | Graphics Ginger (@woodlaflababab) | Social Media Choco (@chocomd/@theavatarandthefirelord) | Organization

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Whumpril 2025 Masterpost - SVSSS Art Edition - Moshang-Special

Tag for all of it: Whumpril2025

Day 1 - Hug

Day 2 - Lies

Day 3 - Sore

Day 4 - Threat

Day 5 - Neglect

Day 6 - Distrust

Day 7 - Restless

Day 8 - Burnout

Day 9 - Stranded

Day 10 - Bandages

Day 11 - Grounding

Day 12 - Dislocation

Day 13 - Head Injury

Day 14 - Lost/Found

Day 15 - Belittlement

Day 16 - Waterlogged

Day 17 - Interrogation

Day 18 - Silent Tears

Day 19 - Fetal Position

Day 20 - "You're next"

Day 21 - Stage(s) of Grief

Day 22 - Dehumanization

Day 23 - "Don't you dare."

Day 24 - Sensory Overload

Day 25 - Too weak to Stand

Day 26 - The Kind One Snaps

Day 27 - Tossing and Turning

Day 28 - Inexperienced Caretaker

Day 29 - "Get your Hands off them!"

Day 30 - "I'm not going anywhere"

[mordredpendragon]

SIR MORDRED, The Traitor: A Masterpost

“Know that he will be born the first day of May in the kingdom of Logres.” ⸺ Post Vulgate

In celebration of Mordred's birthday, here's a compilation of all things Mordred!

Majority of these links are supplied by the Arthurian Preservation Project! 💕 Would just like to shoutout @queer-ragnelle and @tboymordred for the help in making this! As well as many of my beloved friends and mutuals for their extended support. I put a whole lot of time and effort into this post, so to anyone reading this, I hope it will be of use to you in some way.

I would just like to preface that while I do try to be as thorough as possible, this is by no means an exhaustive list of every single Mordred appearance that exists. That would be impossible. Consider this moreso a curated list of based on what I have seen and what has been available to me thus far, so this will be updated as I go along.

There's a myriad of things I elected not to include for numerous reasons, so the media and literature I have chosen are ones that I think would be of interest for someone seeking out Mordred content specifically.

Last updated: 1/5/2025

Medieval Texts

Exhibit A

British History and The Welsh Annals by Nennius (Latin)

⭐The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth (Latin)

⭐The History of Scotland by Hector Boece (Latin)

⭐Chronica Gentis Scotorum by John of Fordun (Latin)

The Dream of Rhonabwy (Welsh)

The Welsh Triads (Welsh)

⭐Lancelot-Grail Vulgate Cycle (French)

Post-Vulgate (French)

Merlin and the Grail by Robert de Boron (French)

⭐Roman de Brut by Wace (French)

⭐Layamon's Brut (Middle English)

Stanzaic Morte Arthure (Middle English)

⭐Alliterative Morte Arthure (Middle English)

Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory (Middle English)

Mort Artu (Middle English)

La Tavola Ritonda (Italian)

These are the texts translated into English that I'm aware of where Mordred is a central character or plays a significant role. Out of all of these, I personally recommend Alliterative Morte Arthure, Layamon's Brut, and Vulgate the most. In these texts Mordred is given a surprising amount of complexity and nuance, especially in Alliterative Morte Arthure. He even gets a sick title, Mordred the Malebranche/Evil-Arm. Below in the essays section there's plenty of literature analyzing and discussing it, which I suggest you go take a read if you're curious. His characterization in Vulgate is also one of my top favorites and is also incredibly in-depth, especially prior to his rebellion. He was described as having been "kind and compassionate" at the start of his career as a knight, only for him to spiral after finding out his true heritage.

The Scottish Chronicles (such as the accounts written by John of Fodrun and Hector Boece, although there are more of them not listed.) are also fascinating since they talks about how Arthur is actually illegitmate and Mordred is the rightful ruler all along. While Fodrun speaks well of Arthur as an admirable king, Boece is biased against him in favor of Mordred/Modredus.

Exhibit B

⭐Perceval + Continuations (French)

I put this text in an entirely separate section purely because Mordred is just a side character here, but I think it's worth looking into if you like Mordred. In the Perceval Continuations, particularly the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Continuations, he is primarily shown as an antagonist for Percival. They have an intense duel where Mordred loses and begs Percival for mercy, to which he then sends him off to Arthur's court as his prisoner. Admittedly, I am biased 🌈 but Mordred shows up more often than you'd expect. The tone is moreso lighthearted and humorous with his rebellion against Arthur seemingly absent in it.

Retellings

I'm working on this in a time crunch so not everything has commentary (might update it when I feel like it lol) All my favorites and ones I consider must-reads/watches are listed with a star⭐ That being said, enjoy!

Novels

part I (Main Character)

⭐The Wicked Day by Mary Stewart

⭐A Camelot Triptych by Norris J. Lacy

⭐Idylls of the Queen by Phyllis Ann Karr

Queen's Knight by Marvin Barowsky (cw: pedarasty)

The Book of Mordred + The Last Knight of Albion by Peter Hanratty

part II (Secondary Character)

Arthur The Bear of Britain by Edward Frankland

The Eagles Have Flown by Henry Treece

The Great Captains by Henry Treece

The Green Man by Henry Treece

Poetry

The Song of the Four Knights by Ernest Rhys

The Fight at Camlann by John Masefield

⭐Modred: A Fragment by Edwin Arlington Robinson

The Death of King Arthur by Your Loving Granny

King Arthur's Death by M.G Lewis

Plays

⭐Mordred: A Tragedy by Henry Newbolt

King Arthur by J. Comyns Carr

The Misfortunes of Arthur by Thomas Hughes

Guenevere: A Play in Five Acts by Stark Young

Short Stories

⭐Mordred and the Green Knight by Phyllis Ann Karr

Night Mare by Chelsea Quinn Yaribo

Told by the Moonlight by Darrel Schweitzer

Films and TV

Films

⭐Knights of the Round Table (1953) dir. by Richard Thorpe, played by Stanley Baker

Sword of Lancelot (1963) dir. by Cornel Wilde, played by Michael Meacham

Camelot (1967) dir. by Joshua Logan, played by David Hemmings

Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) dir. by Russ Mayberry, played by Jim Dale

⭐Excalibur (1981) dir. by John Boorman, played by Robert Addie (adult) and Charley Boorman (child)

⭐Morte d'Arthur (1984) dir. by Gillian Lynne, played by Nickolas Grace

⭐Knightriders (1981) dir. by George A. Romero, played by Tom Savini (technically his name is Morgan here but he's basically just Mordred.)

⭐New Adventures of a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1988) dir. by Viktor Gres, played by Mark Gres

Camelot (1998)

King Arthur Excalibur Rising (2017) dir. Antony Smith, played by Gavin Swift

Arthur & Merlin Knights of Camelot (2020) dir. Giles Alderson, played by Joel Phillimore

Everything listed with a ⭐ are genuinely some of my top ever favorite portrayals of Mordred. Absolute must-watch. 80's Arthuriana is life changing.

TV

Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949) uncredited for whatever reason :/ if anyone knows who his actor is please let me know!

⭐BBC Legend of King Arthur (1979) played by Steve Hodson

⭐Merlin (1998) played by Jason Done

BBC Merlin (2008-2012) played by Alexander Vlahos (adult), Asa Butterfield (child)

Other

Music

⭐Mordred's Song by Blind Guardian

Mordred's Song by Grave Digger

Mordred's Lullaby by Heather Dale

Crashing Down by Heather Dale

War Between Brothers by Heather Dale

⭐Seven Deadly Virtues from Camelot (Musical)

Demon Down by Gary Hughes ft. Doogie White

The Hard Way by Gary Hughes ft. Doogie White

Peacemaker by The Mechanisms

Skin and Bone by The Mechanisms

TTRPG's

I, Mordred: The Fall & Rise of Camelot

Fair warning that I reccomend this with HUGE caveats as this contains violent misogyny, racism, and homophobia. If you like Gareth please look away because he sucks in this. That being said, Mordred is very much intended to be the hero you root for and he's so dreamy. He's described as pure of heart. He seems cold, but is warm to those he's close to. He has war dogs and they're all named after the 7 virtues. In a dark, bleak and gritty fantasy setting, Mordred is a shining beacon. It's adorable. I haven't played this myself, only read through the entire booklet but there's a lot of cool concepts and story beats that you can definitely expound upon yourself. Even the less savory elements, especially the misogyny and racism, can honestly just be ignored by the GM.

Video Games

King Arthur: Knight's Tale

I haven't played this so I can't tell you much about it, but it's a turn-based strategy game where Mordred is the main playable character and it's set in Post-Camlann.

Resources and Essays

Books

The New Arthurian Encyclopedia by Norris J. Lacy

The Arthurian Material in the Chronicles Especially Those of Great Britain and France by Robert Huntington Fletcher

The Arthurian Way of Death: The English Tradition edited by Karen Cherewatuk & K.S Whetter

Essays

⭐Mordred: Heroes and Anti-Heroes in Medieval Romance by Judith Weiss

⭐Arthur, Mordred, and Tragedy in the Alliterative "Morte Arthure" by Gillian Adler

Friendly Fire: The Disastrous Politics of Friendship in the Alliterative "Morte Arthure" by Christine Chism

Re-presenting Mordred: Three Plays of 1895 by Pamela Yee

⭐Mordred's Lost Childhood by Elizabeth Archibald

The Sword and the Scepter: Mordred, Arthur, and the Dual Roles of Kingship in the Alliterative "Morte Arthure" by Steven P.W Bruso

⭐Who Was King Arthur’s Sir Modred? by Andrew Breeze

[emeraldskulblaka]

Alright, you activated Emerald's archive:

Recordings & photo albums:

20 December 2024 recording + album

1 December 2024 album

10 May 2024 recording

12 January 2024 recording (has the wrong date, it was on the 12th) + album

8 October 2023 album 1, album 2

5 August 2023 (mix of costumes) album

19 November 2022 (old costumes) album

13 June 2022 (old costumes) album

11 February 2021 (old costumes) album

promo: old costumes, new costumes + clip

Script - Cast recording

The Portal Theatre on social media: Instagram - VK - YouTube

Really excited to watch Dream on Red Mountain later <3

[deception-united]

Writing Tips Master Post

Edit: Some posts may be deleted

Character writing/development:

Character Arcs

Making Character Profiles

Character Development

Comic Relief Arc

Internal Conflict

Character Voices

Creating Distinct Characters

Creating Likeable Characters

Writing Strong Female Characters

Writing POC Characters

Building Tension

Writing Grumpy x Sunshine Tropes

Writing Sexuality & Gender

Writing Manipulative Characters

Writing Mature Young Characters

Plot devices/development:

Intrigue in Storytelling

Enemies to Lovers

Alternatives to Killing Characters

Worldbuilding

Misdirection

Things to Consider Before Killing Characters

Foreshadowing

Narrative (+ how to write):

Emphasising the Stakes

Avoid Info-Dumping

Writing Without Dialogue

1st vs. 2nd vs. 3rd Perspective

Fight Scenes (+ More)

Transitions

Pacing

Writing Prologues

Dialogue Tips

Writing War

Writing Cheating

Writing Miscommunication

Writing Unrequited Love

Writing a Slow Burn Btwn Introverts

Writing Smut

Writing Admiration Without Attraction

Writing Dual POVs

Worldbuilding:

Worldbuilding: Questions to Consider

Creating Laws/Rules in Fantasy Worlds

Book writing:

Connected vs. Stand-Alone Series

A & B Stories

Writer resources:

Writing YouTube Channels, Podcasts, & Blogs

Online Writing Resources

Outlining/Writing/Editing Software

Translation Software for Writing

Writer help:

Losing Passion/Burnout

Overcoming Writer's Block

Fantasy terms:

How To Name Fantasy Races (Step-by-Step)

Naming Elemental Races

Naming Fire-Related Races

How To Name Fantasy Places

Ask games:

Character Ask Game #1

Character Ask Game #2

Character Ask Game #3

Miscellaneous:

Writing Tips

Writing Fantasy

Miscommunication Prompts

Variety in Sentence Structure (avoiding repetition)

[vsemily]

I haven’t seen a similar post on tumblr, but here’s a few places to donate money and find means to support those in Palestine-

Pious Project provides menstrual care kits as well as soap, shampoo, disinfectants, etc

Gaza Esims lets you donate Esims- these are used to connect to the internet and keep communication going in and out of the country

Operation Olive Branch is a spreadsheet of Gofundmes for families seeking funds to flee the country, each having a link to sponsor them

Here's a reading list from Decolonize Palestine

Stop Gaza Genocide is a google doc that is constantly updated, which includes how to contact representatives, how to protest, and various activist resources (US centric)

UNRWA and Care for Gaza are orgs that directly provide general aid and food

Lastly, while not inherently about Palestine, I do want to encourage everyone reading this that If you see a post regarding Palestine- a video, a photo, a livestream, a text post- Archive it with the Wayback Machine. When digital information is prone to deletion and censorship, we cannot afford to lose something as valuable as knowledge.

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Physical Contact Masterpost

Hand-Holding Dialogue

Hand-Holding

Touching

Hugs

Hugging Dialogue

Touch Starved Prompts

Touches Ask Games

Super soft intimacy

Casual Affections

Seeking out physical affection

Romantic, non-sexual intimacy prompts

Kisses

First Kisses

First Kiss Prompts

Accidental Kisses

Places for kissing

Angsty Kisses

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[magz]

Vetted Palestinian Fundraisers list. December 2024 January 2025 Edition

Note: Check their blogs for vetted proof (all have been vetted by either nabulsi, el-shab-hussein, gaza-evacuation-funds, 90-ghost, gazavetters, The Butterfly Project, paliliberation, or multiple strong evidenced associations).

You can: give a bit to each one, or sponsor a specific family, or if can't decide which to donate to then 🎲 click our randomizer that will redirect you to a random fundraiser on this list. (the randomizer will "save" the fundraiser you got for 15 minutes, unless you clear cookies)

(Amount Progress listed as of December 14 and 15, 2024)

Shehab family Fundraiser: $4,127 CAD raised of $50K goal @reem-reem-0

Dr. Farhat's Family Fundraiser: $13,034 USD raised of $29.5K goal @husamfarht

Farah family Fundraiser: £8,163 raised of £10K goal @elegantkidpuppy

Rami Al-Ajrami & Lubna Alajrami Fundraiser for Nasser: £4,413 raised of £16K goal @rami-ajr91

Mahmoud Khalaf's family Fundraiser: €34,892 raised of €55K goal @supportgaza

Muhammad Al-Mashal Fundraiser: €50 raised of €20K goal @pleasantsublimeobservation

Ghazi Al Amoudi Fundraiser: €3,591 raised of €70K goal @ghazialamoudi

Huda Fundraiser: €3,340 raised of €5K goal @huda-gaza1

Hani Al-Sharif Family Fundraiser: $5,105 USD raised of $50K goal @haniibrahem

Ahmed Family Fundraiser: $4,391 USD raised of $75K goal @ahmad-gaza012

Imtithal Family Fundraiser: €7,897 raised of €50K goal @imtithalcrusadecreator

Ahmed Al-Habil family Fundraiser: €17,410 raised of €50K goal @ahmedomer9

Mohammed Ayyad Fundraiser: €7,699 raised of €35K goal @mohammedayyads-blog

Sami Fundraiser: €2,806 raised of €30K goal @sami999

Waleed family Fundraiser: €3,010 raised of €20K goal @waleed-ayman

Fatima Family Fundraiser: €4,172 raised of€75.4K goal @fatima2024-f

Sahar, Mohammed and Faisal's food and clean water in Central Gaza Project Fundraiser - NonProfit : $120 Raised of $200,000 (of Walaa's family) @babygentlemenmusic

Ahmad Fundraiser: $1,287 USD raised $30K goal @ahmad-gaza

Mohammad and Walaa Family Fundraiser: €2,110 raised of €30K goal @walaafamily31

Hussam Al-Qazzaz Family Fundraiser: €1,103 raised of €55K goal @hossamqazaz12

Mohamed Al-Khaldi and Wife Fundraiser: €4,661 raised of €20K goal

Ahmed Mohammed Al-anqar family Fundraiser: €6,596 raised of €30K goal @ahmedalanqer

Abdullah Mosbeh and Aya Family Fundraiser: €1,060 raised of €50K goal @ayah-yazan

Balousha Family Fundraiser: $69,283 USD raised of $90K goal @freepaleatine95

Ahmad Waleed's family and community of Khan Younis Fundraiser : $2,664 USD raised of $20K goal @ahmadwaleed5

Dia and Asma Family and little Amal Fundraiser: $9,525 USD raised of $30K goal @familygazaamal

Masa Halas Fundraiser: €878 raised of €45K goal @massagaza

Teenage Ibrahim Fundraiser: €30,704 raised of €50K goal @wolf-aid

Muhammad Al-Mashal Fundraiser: €50 raised of €20K goal @pleasantsublimeobservation

Ahmed Hammad Family Fundraiser: $8,748 USD raised of $20K goal @ahmadhammad1998

Hazem and pregnant wife Fundraiser: €415 raised of €30K goal @nadera00

Toddler Yousseff Al-Habeel Fundraiser: €38,527 raised of €50K goal @saveyousseffamily

Ghazi Alamoudi Fundraiser: €3,596 raised of €70K goal @alamoudi-ghazi

Mohammed and Ahmed Khalil Fundraiser: €17,711 raised of €50K target @ahmed0khalil

Ahmed Mohammed Salah Fundraiser: €115 raised of €22K target @ahmedsal-1qa

Ibtisam Al-Habil Fundraiser: $44,625 CAD raised of $70K target (post)

Rahaf Al-Ghandour and Mahmoud family Fundraiser: £350 raised of £100K target @kisirahaf @rahafmah

Mahmoud Ayyad and family Fundraiser: €10,072 raised of €55K target @mahmoudayyads

Ahmed Saed, Omar Saad, Samar Saed Fundraiser : 1% of $50k on ko-Fi @90-ghost

Belal family Fundraiser: $7,583 USD raised of $20K target @save-belal-family @belal-gaza

Hilda and Mohamed Ayad Fundraiser €6,422 raised of €50K target @hildanasr1

Nisreen Al Sirsik and family Fundraiser €210 raised of €25K goal @lovelycooltaco

Wasim's family fundraiser $3,300 USD raised of $20K goal @wasimhourani1

North and Central Gaza: Food, Water, Diapers + Milk, Medical Aid Non-profit £262,114 Raised of £500,000

Khawla's Family Fundraiser $46,395 USD raised of $80K goal @kawlafamily7

Abd AL Salam's Family Fundraiser: €60,167 raised of €100K goal (post)

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Octonauts AU MasterPost

Disclaimer: This is an AU (alternate universe) version of the children’s educational show Octonauts (as well as Creature Cases). This AU is not considered for children and does not follow all the canon lore and story of the real show and its characters. Please support the official content of both Octonauts and Creature Cases and be mindful or creative liberties taken in this.

TW: Content may include blood, imagery that may disturb viewers, occasional swearing, and violence to a certain degree. If you are easily unnerved by any of the following, please do not force yourself to indulge in the content.

Masterpost Part 2 click here

The Octonauts AU

Castaway Barnacles Comic

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11

Part 12

Part 13

Part 14

Part 15

Part 16

Part 17

Part 18

Part 19

Part 20

Part 21

Part 22

Part 23

Part 24

Part 25

Part 26

Part 27

Part 28

Part 29

Part 30

Part 31

Further updates such as artwork and such will be made into a part 2

[katexplains]

Toon x Mobster chapter list

[First meeting in Cel City] - Chapter 1: First encounter. - Chapter 2: Unfamiliar. - Chapter 3: A Toon's Aid - Chapter 4: Dazed - Chapter 5: The Day Before - Chapter 6: Giving A Call

-- Read the full story on AO3! Note: This will be updated every time a new chapter is released.

[wickcipher]

You've Been Portal Jacked!

During the season 1 episode "Portal Jacked!", something goes a little awry...

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APPRENTICE AU MASTERPOST [read before you send in an ask]

If you're interested in the AU, let this be your guide. I suck at writing but I'll do my very best. Just a warning this is LONG and I'll probably update it as I go.

Read the AU from the beginning >> ✧

I. What is Apprentice AU?

Setting

Some basic knowledges

Apprentice AU takes place in a timeline where all the original Thirteen Primes are ALIVE. They're the rightful rulers of Cybertron and each takes charge of an aspect in their society (religion, military, economy, etc...) keeping everything running.

To be efficient with this, they take bots themselves deem exceptional under their wings and train those into worthy leaders for Cybertron. And potentially, a new Prime.

Fun fact: Only one bot has achieved Primacy through apprenticeship and it's Sentinel Prime.

2. Story

The AU mostly revolve around Orion Pax and D-16, specifically their growing relationship while being Apprentices of Prima Prime and Megatronous Prime, respectively. Orion is one curious cogless mech who loves to run around wanting to find answers to cybertron’s energon problem while D-16 only wants to keep up the hard work and potentially become commander of the High Guard one day

Some art and comic I've made of them:

First meeting - First greeting

Chatter - Pastime - Watchful eyes

Orion's upgrade (< context)

Lord High Protector

Fanwork

Fandub

Fanfic

An Apprentice’s (Unofficial) Guide to House Garments

To see only art, use the tag #apprentice_au

Ask tag for filter is #ask_ene

II. What entails being an Apprentice?

Role

A bot can only have 1 Prime as their mentor, thus wholeheartedly devote to that Prime's purpose. During the apprenticeship, the bot will learn all their Prime offers and graduate once they are ready to contribute to Cybertron.

Example:

Prima is in charge of the Religious aspect -> Orion learns of ritual and duties that help with the church

Megatronous is in charge of Cybertron's military -> D-16 is trained to be a warrior/soldier

2. Garment

Once becoming a Prime's apprentice, you are obligated to adorn their House's garment. Mostly consist of one primary colour of the Prime and an accent colour + accessories.

^^^ All designs shown thus far ^^^

*Regarding Nexus: Nexus' garment consist on a golden visor with a star on the right eye. The Visor can come in any frame!! Not just the one showed above

All the garments are considered extreme honour, a blessing that reminds the apprentices of their devotion to their Prime mentors

There's a little made up rule between the Apprentices that only your special somebot can touch your garment, consider how important it is. Like a forbidden peck on the lips if you will.

╔══ •- Popular Questions -• ══╗

"Where is Bee in the AU? Whose apprentice is he?"

He WILL APPREAR. Eventually.

STOP ASKING.

2. "Why are Orion and D-16 cogless?"

For some time now bots do not come online with transformation cogs due to the planet no longer being as potent. If not harvested as sparks, the bots will develop a frame and sprout from the ground only as cogless.

In this universe, all cogless will need to obtain a cold cog and have it be activated by a cogged bot. This activation can also be called “Imprinting”, the cogless will receive various unpredictable side effects if they use the T-cog, these effects can range from mental to physical (ex. Feeling passing sadness of the activator, frame looking similar to the activator, etc….). The Activator can even write a singular command code into the cog, effectively bound any bot that uses it so it’s highly recommended that the cogless bots only get a cogged bot they trust to imprint on their cogs.

For cogless apprentices, it is tradition that their Primes will be the ones imprinting on their cogs once they’re deemed ready.

3. "How are the Apprentices chosen?"

Vibes

4. "Are the High Guard still there?"

Yes. They're intact and is mainly under Megatronous Prime's command. Starscream, Shockwave and Soundwave are D-16's personal trainers since Megatronous has expressed his hope that D will lead the High Guard someday.

Starscream isn't happy so he's a particular harsh trainer to D but he'll be a good guardian figure when D needs him to be. D has a nice friendship with Soundwave

5. "How is X in this AU?"

Look up the name in my blog, at this point I’ve probably answered whoever you’re thinking about before. (Bee, Ratchet, Drift, Arcee, KO, Smokescreen, Hot Rod, etc…)

I’m still quite new to Transformers so I would be very appreciative if you'd give me a pic, tell me a short description of the character and maybe suggestion on what trope they might play (anatagonist, mentor, etc...). Information is always welcome especially if the character is more obscured

Please don't ask me about other Primes aside from Prima, Megatronous, Sentinel and Zeta only when it's Sentinel related. Most of it I consider as spoilers. Once again tho, info and suggestions about them would be nice.

Alpha Trion would be fine too but there's nothing much to say about him.

6. "I don't have a question just want to say I like your art <3" "Remember to take care of yourself/take rest!"

Much as I appreciate the notion, I get these wayyyy too often and it's clogging up the inbox. I'd prefer it if you guys keep it in the comment and only send them in as asks if it gets too long

Also very weirdly but being reminded to take care of myself is kinda irksome to me, I rather not keep hearing it.

7. "Can we draw fanart/write fanfic/make our own OCs for the AU?"

On my knees, please do and pleaseeeeeee link me if you do, I want to see all that my stupid AU inspired. Tho I do have a few boundaries:

Dpax/Megop and Prima/Megatronous are SOLID. Please don't ship them with anyone else. Strict one-sided from others is fine tho! (ex: Bee has a one-sided crush on Orion) Tho JazzOp is an exception

Bottom Orion and top D-16 only

Orion is Prima's only Apprentice

Thank you all for reading!

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masterpost of palestinian fundraisers i'm spotlighting on my blog + verifications

last updated: june 30, 2024

Doctor Moath Abu Samra & Family Evacuate Gaza - $20,135/$50,000 [SLOWED] ***this fundraiser has gained no donations in 4 days please help boost this one verified by Operation Olive Branch - row 85 individual reblog post here

Urgent Appeal: Save Little Yusuf and His Family Amidst Gaza - €40,928/€85,000 verified here by el-shab-hussein. follow the fundraising organizer here on tumblr @/ahmednabubake individual reblog post here

Mohamed Hamad and his family dream of reaching safety - £9,069/£50,000 verified by here by el-shab-hussein. follow mohamed on tumblr at @/mohamed-hamad individual reblog post here

Saving My Family from the Horrors of War in Gaza for Firas Salem - €32,902/€65,000 verified here by el-shab-hussein. follow firas on tumblr at @/firassalemgaza individual reblog post here

Help Sana’a and her family evacuate from Gaza - £52,211/£70,000 [SLOWED] verified here by el-shab-hussein follow sujood on tumblr at @/sujoododeh individual reblog post here

Help the Qanou Family - £2,174/£55,000 [LOW] [SLOWED] verified here by nabulsi. follow raghad here on tumblr at @/rhq274 individual reblog post here

Help Nahla and Amal Family to Rebuild their life - €2,953/€80,000 [LOW] [SLOWED] verified here by nabulsi. follow the fundraiser on tumblr at @/jrk85 individual reblog post here

Helping Ahmed's Family: Escaping War to a New Life - €22,334/€35,000 verified here by nabulsi. follow ahmed on tumblr at @/zinaeleenyamin. individual reblog post here

Help the Abu Shammalah Family Find Safety and Rebuild - €9,644/€100,000 [LOW] verified here by el-shab-hussein. follow ahmed (fundraiser's organizer) on tumblr at @/ahmed8311. individual reblog post here.

Help Ahmed family to travel to a save place - £2,961/£30,000 [LOW] verified here by nabulsi. follow ahmed on tumblr at @/ahmed-ziad. individual reblog post here.

Please help Shamaly family SURVIVE Gaza & start a new life! - $23,910 CAD/$90,000 verified here by fallahifag. follow the fundraiser on tumblr at @/familydeea. individual reblog post here.

Help Alaa family to travel to a safe place - £25,424/£56,000 [SLOWED] number 99 on el-shab-hussein and nabulsi's spreadsheet. follow alaa on tumblr at @/alaaalkhateeb. individual reblog post here.

Death chases my family in Gaza; help me save them. fundraiser for Mahmoud Khalaf - €9,443/€30,000 verified by ibitsams here. follow mahmoud on tumblr at @/mahmoudkhalaff. individual reblog post here.

Help me and my little family to survive! fundraiser for Hamsa - €5,389/€30,000 [SLOWED] verified by nabulsi here. follow hamsa on tumblr at @/hamsamohammad. individual reblog post here.

Standing with a Family Escaping the Horrors of War in Gaza for Dr. Tamer Aldeeb - €16,829/€40,000 verified by ibitsams here. follow dr. tamer aldeeb on tumblr at @/tameraldeeb. individual reblog post here.

Help my Family To Evacuate Gaza for Mohammed Bardaweel - €6,099/€37,000 [SLOWED] verified by el-shab-hussein here. follow mohammed on tumblr at @/mohbardaweel. individual reblog post here.

Help Nada and Abdulrahman's family - $220 CAD/$31,000 [LOW] [SLOWED] verified by nabulsi here. follow abdulrahman on tumblr at @/abdulrahmanpixel. individual reblog post here.

Amira's Story: Between Hope and Resilience - A Call for Soli - €11,289/€20,000 verified by nabulsi here. follow amira on tumblr at @/amira-alanqar. individual reblog post here.

Help Mahmoud to evacuate from Gaza to continue education -$14,076 CAD/$50,000 verified according to fallahifag here. follow mahmoud on tumblr at @/ma7moudgaza2. individual reblog post here.

Help me and my family to evacuate from Gaza Strip for Iyad Sami - CHF4,671/CHF20,000 verified by 90-ghost here. follow iyad on tumblr at @/eyadsami. individual reblog post here.

My family battles death in Gaza; we need your HELP for Reham Al Jarrah - €2,395/€49,000 [LOW] [SLOWED] ***this fundraiser has only received €5 in the past 3 days verified by the @/strawberryseedcollective on instagram here. follow reham on tumblr at @/rehamjarrah. individual reblog post here.

Rebuilding Live: A Mother's Plea for Hope and Safety in Gaza for Nour Alanqar - €4,256/€40,000 [LOW] verified by 90-ghost here. follow nour on tumblr at @/noor-alanqar. individual reblog post here.

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Fundraiser for safe passage from Gaza into Egypt for Mohammed Al Sayed - $30,438/$70,000 found on his twitter account Lawyer_Animal1 which has been active since 2021 and posting images since 2022 individual reblog post here

Help Muhammed and his family evacuate to safety ! - €12,749/€25,000 found on muhammed's twitter account mhmd_s11 which has been active since 2016 individual reblog post here

please donate/share if you can! fundraisers marked as slowed have had little to now donations.