#multi person puppet

[corvidsofthedeep]

No Context Crow #125: Giant Puppet Crow

Originally from Jay on Flickr.

[the-kickster]

Live action bionicle movie where none of the characters are cgi. Most characters are elaborate costumes and the big ones are puppets

[redrocketpanda]

I'd always had this idea of doing a little bkak fic to Dua Lipa's New Rules, but my brain today was like wait... what if bkak and skts

MSBY era. Long suffering Akaashi who has all of these rules for surviving the whirlwind of Bokuto, and Sakusa who finds himself irritatingly and increasingly charmed by Atsumu

Akaashi & Sakusa team up to make an alliance, and instate a number of rules to keep their heads above water. And the number one rule? Don't sleep with Bokuto or Atsumu

And of course, it starts off so well

Until the night of a MSBY celebration party, a drunken phone call, needing a place to stay and suddenly... suddenly the whole plan is falling apart

[walli3darl1ng]

I’m currently obsessed and thought of this :3 enjoy! Should I make a part 2?

You are a well-known, local doll maker and oftentimes you get calls from toy companies to make prototypes of the most popular character kids were obsessed about. That’s just how unique and comforting your talent is. You also get calls from previous clients for repairs on your dolls.

So it wasn’t a surprise that you got a call for a repair. What was surprising is getting a call from a kid’s show director asking you to come fix one of the puppets they have.

You never worked on puppets, but it’s an opportunity to get out of your artistic comfort zone so why not?

The building was intimidating. How many floors do you need to film a kid’s show? But then again, you’re not really sure how much effort it takes.

Inside is just as cruel. So many hallways and doors! But after admitting to a passing worker, who saw you wandering around frantically that you were indeed lost, they were happy to show you to the main studio set for Welcome Home.

it’s an amazing set! Everything that looks big is small. Grass so green it looks fake—cause it is. Colors of any bright hue were present and shine almost dangerously bright for any human capacity.

“Excuse me, I’m looking for the director?” You ask softly, afraid to interrupt whatever they were doing. It did seem like they were in the middle of something, they had other puppets with them.

After meeting the director, who knew really well of your work. You don’t let the fact that a multi-billion dollar company has requested your assistance. You do this for the kids not for fame or money, but let’s be realistic, you need money to start any business, big or small.

Now in a meeting room—more like a regular storage room. The director was informing you of the show as well as the puppets they used to make it.

“The main one is what we want you to fix, just clean it up and make it look presentable again.” The director orders without looking at you then leaves. How rude.

‘It’. You know objects can’t feel but this is a puppet that kids believe they have. So why not just address them as living? They are created with a name, personality, likes, dislikes. You can have debates over this for ages but it’ll never go anywhere.

Are you supposed to just sit here? It felt like forever when the director walked back in with someone else carrying a wooden box. The box is old, small and looks like it could fall apart.

“Sorry, I had to get it packed and ready.” Again with the ‘it’. How hard is it to call them by their name?

You look at the box suspiciously then raise an eyebrow. “They’re in the box?”

The director miserly shrugs and takes the box from the other worker before sliding it over to you, dismissing the worker. “The only box we could find to fit it.”

You hum with curiosity, thinking it was a small puppet you had high hopes this repair would be simple and easy. How wrong you were.

Upon opening the box, keeping clear of the splitters and chipping wood you gasp softly under your breath at the sight.

There was the puppet, dark yellow and blue, crammed into the box, tangled in string? You carefully jammed them out and looked in horror at their condition. Their clothes unravel and tear, shoes more worn down than an energetic toddler and the string is from their dirty cardigan basically coming apart. It saddens you to the core. How can people be so neglectful?

“We have a special next week so you have until then to fix this. Good luck!”

“Wait, hold on—and he left. Unbelievable.” You scoff. Turning back to the poor puppet you look inside the wooden box to see a name faintly on the top. “Wally?”

You gently sit Wally up and hold his felt hand in yours. “Well, nice to meet you, Wally. I hope we can be friends in this journey of making you look like how you deserve.”

You get no response back but you didn’t expect one. Giving Wally a smile you take his arms and wrap them around your neck as you pull him closer to you body and hold him up. You take the wooden box and throw it in the trash. You’ll make a new one.

You felt the loose grip of Wally’s arms tighten.

But that could be your imagination,

Right?

[sehodreams]

enemies. reader is a boss bitch working for the rival conglomerate and she's damn good at her job. she successfully wins a multi billion dollar contract with the korean government. being the cheeky demon that she is, she sends "too bad for you" flowers to the losing conglomerate ceo (toxic conservative riize, dont have to do all mmbrs) 💣

I love this.

Sorry I think it could be more toxic.

TW and Tags: mentions the idea of sexual assault in work environment, desire of power imbalance, sexist thoughts.

Sungchan would ask his assistant to buy a vase and he'd proudly display it in his office, to never forget how disgustingly bitchy you could be.

He laughs to himself every time he sees them because he knows who you are, he perfectly remembers the way your voice would repeat that he'd never win, and how he wouldn't only lose the contract, but you.

Sungchan had been working so hard trying to convince you to work for him, he can feel the sweet taste of ordering you and having you below him officially, of course you weren't on his level in that moment, a mere girl working for his competitor, but to know you'd be in a rank below him in his own company, that's what he wanted.

Just the image of you biting your lip and saying yes to anything he said, to his petition of you staying until late to work more, of you walking beside him in meetings, of you not being able to say no when his hand pried inside your skirt.

To have such a competent and smart woman to his service, that's what he wanted, to have power over you, to take decisions for you, to have you breathing and existing for him, just the idea of you being his puppet fired something inside him, because he knew that would be just the beginning, and the minute you worked for him, the clock would start, and he wouldn't stop until he caught you. It was good that you were such a capable person, that way he knew you would be the best mother.

Sohee would lose his composure and surprise everyone around after dropping his permanent smile and showing his serious semblance for the first time ever. He's known for always having a soft smile plastered on his face, getting everything he wants in the blink of an eye with his smooth words melting everyone that met him, but you were different, the minute you saw him you knew that was all a facade, why would someone smile so much while doing business? You always felt irritated when he greeted you, it was almost as if he went out of his way to bother you because he sensed how much you hated him and it was hilarious to see you being polite when he could see the annoyance evolving your body.

He bothered you because it brought certain satisfaction to his day seeing you not being able to talk to him like you wanted since you were a mere employee for his rival, you weren't on his level, and you'd never be. That's why, this victory from you, irritated him even more. You were just an employee, how could you dare refer to him so personally, as if he was your equal, you were a mere worker, and even worse, just a woman, you had to learn your place.

He knew it was immature from him to start planning something, you were just trying to do your job, but you shouldn't have teased him, he could do it, but not you, so the next time he saw you, when you proudly smiled at him, he'd smile back, because, did you really think he wouldn't do something to bother you back? Good luck getting your funds, he'd say, because if you thought he'd stay still, you were fucking wrong.

Eunseok would only look at them in silence, a ton of ideas going through his mind, he would feel exasperated but would do his best to not show it. He would think, in first place, why is a woman working on such important matters? The feeling of losing against a woman is the thing that bothered him the most, because you should be at home taking care of your family, just look at your age, when will you have a child at this rate? When he read your note he would remember your face, and would think such a waste.

The day he crossed paths with you he would look at you with your fucking grin saying did you enjoy the flowers?, and a ton of ideas would run inside his mind, you with tears the next time he won, you with tears begging him to accept you in his company, you with tears crying for his cock. He hated you so much, but he hated you so much he wanted to make you his property, just the image of you waiting for him obediently in his house made him smile, and for the first time, he wouldn't be able to control his face, bothering you in result because, what the hell was he laughing about? You won, so why would he look so happy?, I enjoyed them a lot, thank you, good luck with your project, he'd say, and you would only look at him walking away, his broad back showing no sense of hate, pushing you to win and prove yourself again, but the next time, are you sure Eunseok would only laugh again? Even more, did you believe there would be a next time? Because Eunseok had already decided you would be his little charm, and he just had to start his plan.

[judasrpc]

THE CUPS

a collection of character development questions based on the arcana and their themes !! this is part of a collection of tarot-themed asks. if multi, please specify which muse(s) the question is directed toward !!

[PAGE] - Do they daydream? If so, what about? Is it something they're set on doing, or something that seems out of reach?

[PAGE, REVERSED] - How do they react to being overwhelmed? What do they do, if anything, to calm themselves?

[ACE] - Would they drop everything to have a fresh start, or would they try to find balance between old and new?

[ACE, REVERSED] - Is there anyone that makes them feel like a puppet on strings? If so, who is this person in relation to them, and how do they navigate that relationship?

[TWO] - Is marriage something they want/look forward to? Would they settle for a civil union? Or would they prefer to have a long-lasting relationship without the paperwork?

[TWO, REVERSED] - Have they lost an important relationship (e.g., estranged family, divorce, etc.)? If so, how did they internalize that loss? Did they mourn? Did they feel better after the fact?

[THREE] - How do they celebrate their achievements? Do they enjoy large gatherings, or do they prefer simply treating themselves to something luxurious (e.g., a meal out, a gift, etc.)?

[THREE, REVERSED] - Do they gossip? If so, are they good at keeping the story straight, or do they take "creative" liberties with each retelling?

[FOUR] - What is an opportunity they missed, and do they regret it? What do they feel they could have done to do things right, if anything?

[FOUR, REVERSED] - What patterns do they observe in their day-to-day life? Do they have any thoughts about them, or is it just background noise to them?

[FIVE] - Do they have trauma? If so, what type is it?

[FIVE, REVERSED] - Are they easy to forgive, or do they hold a grudge?

[SIX] - Are they nostalgic about their childhood, or do they prefer to not think about it? If they are nostalgic, what is one object or memory that stands out from the rest?

[SIX, REVERSED] - Have they left home, or did they stay in their family home throughout the years? If they stayed, do they still live with family, or are they the sole inhabitant?

[SEVEN] - Do they have vivid dreams? If so, what types of things do they imagine/dream about?

[SEVEN, REVERSED] - What is something that helps them focus, be it on a specific task or in general?

[EIGHT] - Have they faced abandonment? If so, how?

[EIGHT, REVERSED] - What is one thing they are avoiding the most?

[NINE] - What do they consider luxury? Is it a stereotypical definition (e.g., millionaire status), or is it simply the ability to have stability?

[NINE, REVERSED] - Are they materialistic? If so, what are the things they indulge in?

[TEN] - Are they family-oriented? If so, what does the ideal family look like to them? Is it obtainable?

[TEN, REVERSED] - If they had to choose between friends and family, who would they choose? Would they be able to make that choice with a clear conscience, or would they feel guilty?

[KNIGHT] - Are they a romantic? Do they believe in things such as love at first sight?

[KNIGHT, REVERSED] - Are they disappointed with anything? Is it someone in particular, a specific situation, themselves?

[QUEEN] - Are they spiritual? If so, what are their beliefs? Do they subscribe to a specific mantra, or do they have their own belief system?

[QUEEN, REVERSED] - Do they consider themselves dependent on something/someone? If so, what/who?

[KING] - What type of wisdom do they possess the most of? Are they a bookworm? Someone with a plethora of practical talents?

[KING, REVERSED] - Do others consider them cold or volatile? If so, what makes them think so? Does your muse agree with their beliefs?

[cleolinda]

Weekend links

My posts

Honestly nothing. We have had multi-day flood warnings and I am turning into a mushroom. Temperatures will be dropping back into the 30s (F) starting tomorrow. My neuropathy has been acting up and I've been limping around stiffly. I am one of Those People Who Talk About the Weather because it actually affects my quality of life, goddammit.

Reblogs of interest

Tumblr Live is Dead.

No, Chuck Tingle is NOT Literally Whoever. When would Chuck have time to secretly be the Homestuck guy?

The worst thing about finally accepting your disability limitations is when other people don't.

How to stop your phone camera from being a joyless nihilist

“Someone around here has to get things done, and unfortunately, it’s going to be me”

“Sun Tzu, after desperately trying to explain extremely basic logic to a bunch of upper-class twits, basically sat down and wrote the most elaborate ‘As per my last email’ ever”

Yes, you will find old people attractive when you are old people

“and then I go WAIT A GODDAMN SECOND I KNOW THOSE MONSTERS”

Quiz: What are you the deity of?

He would fucking say that

Blorbo Peckins sweep (when I tell you I can’t wait for the vintage ladies polls)

Video

Poppy Playtime chapter 3 drops this week, complete with a giant screeching purple cat to chase gamers around. 

“His name is Richard Parker, by the way.” The tiger puppet in this video, not the screaming purple cat. 

The sacred texts

I didn’t have a Sacred Text for this week, and then “sharks are smooth as hell” came by again.

Personal tag of the week

Let’s go with... sharks.

[kaliemary]

Niffty the cleaning demon!

I was not expecting to finish her so fast, consedering the fact that Alastor was a pain in the ass.

Okay for her, I went for a more more brown and red for her pallet and Honestly it look perfect for her, the hair I inspired it by the hairstyles in the 20's/30's (since I changed her death date to the same as Alastor, 1933) but I put a bit of cuteness to it, her side bangs were inspired by the Angel dust redesign by lovesart23.

for her form I went for a bug, not any bug in particular but If she would be a real bug would be 100% a praying mantis.

She is almost like original niffy personality wise but she more "sane" and can think of other things besides murder.

I make niffty height be almost the same as vaggie, she just a little shorter, since I didn't want o maker her extremly childish like, just out of the box.

She have 4 arms for multi-tasking, just like when she was alive, since well she's the only maid for that woundbungus hotel.

because of the way she died, kiling herself eating cleaning product, her abdomen and inside of her tail? is very soft, it has this lava lamp effect (almost like beelzebub from HB) and is her greatest weakness, but luckly she is fast enough to at least come alive from a fight.

also she has a venom in both her saliva and in the end of her tail and that is what is always coming out of her mouth.

the eyes on her tiara are actually eyes attached to it and it hurts when someone take them by force or something happen and they are always drying up so she always carrys a eyedrop.

in her casual wear I tried to make the pallet close to the original withou making it extremely saturaded.

her work uniform is just one of her dark dresses, since I don't see her using black just some color dark enough, the fist part of the appron is to represent the morningstar's symbol, a apple with three seed each one representing charlie, lucifer and lilith.

(SPOILER for the fic ahead) he died when she and Alastor had 39 years and they are twin brothers.

Ok enough about her design, lets go to the exicinting part, her storie.

!!WARNING: GORE, BLOOD (obviously), decpiction of self hatred, manipulation!!

when alive Niffty or better Nora was married to a detective, a hard-working one, she was happy at least even if her husband was always in some kind of trouble or working or both.

but as times goes on she noticed how her friends and neighbours were happy because of their children, she always have the dream of being a mother but unfortunately she coun't get pregnant by any means they tried EVERTHING but it never worked, her husband at one point suggested they adopt but she refuse to belive that she coun't be a mother but everyone could.

she could not accept it, but one day when she was cleaning the dishes as always her twin-brother Alastor, it was not strange since they were basically attached to the hip, but this time her brother was acting a little strange, his sweet smile now a nervous one, his usual casual and calm posture now a little hunched over, he was acting almost like a deer that was ruining from a hunter. and of course she would ask about it:

"Are you okay? you seem a little... err..." she asked while Alastor passed trought the door and inside her home.

Alastor look at the front windows and shut them "Nervous?"

"this would be a understanment" Niffty said with a tick of her tounge at the end.

"I need to ask you something"

Niffty walk closer to him "Of course, anything for my little brother" she gave him a little hug while messing a little with his hair, even if they were the same height and age, she always treated him like a younger brother just to spite him.

sighing a now nervous-wreck Alastor "this is not the right time for your jokes Nora"

Niffty let go of him, holding his shoulders "what do you need?"

and then that when Alastor started explaining to her that he found a voodo book were he could do anything! with it, control people like little puppets, distort his voice and on and on, Niffty of course didn't belive her brother about this book, he always was attraced to this type of thing and sometimes so much that he could spent months talking about a new thing he found about magic, Niffty never belive him but she was always there to support him, but this time she belived that her brother got absolutely isane, just look at his state!

body hunched over, a uneving smile while speak that reminded her of his smile when he speak about this topic but more... afraid almost like at any moment something will show up and-

"Anyway I need you to sabbotage your husband's case"

"why? I mean is not like you killed someone and burried them in your garden!" she laughed, a strained one to try and cheer him up! but he didn't laugh, he just stared at her and a moment passes with neither of them speaking just staring at each other.

"did you?"

he didn't needed to respond for her to understand that her own brother killed someone, her own fucking brother! of all people!

"calm down I won't kill you" Alastor reassured her when noticing her now pinched brows while understanding that him did something so terrible to a person.

"Why? why I FUCKING SHOULD HE-"

"I cou- can make you have a child" Alastor cut her off, licking his lips he continued "with this power I can make everything you and I want to come true, of course this comes with a prize, but either way if you help me you could finally have the family you always wanted."

Niffty rubs her facer with her hands while trying to drink it all up, if she help Alastor she could finally have the perfect family, all her problems would be gone! her friends and neighours coun't gossip about how wortless she was as a wife and her husband would love her even more!

Looking at Alastor she see terror but also hope with his words, even if she didn't belived in magic she coun't lose this precious chance.

"what I need to do?"

Months passed by with a lot of people disapiring, Alastor thing of course, while Niffy's husband is trying to solve this case, he is a mess but it was only temporary, of course making a baby out of magic would be difficult so she only did what was necessary for her husband not discover that the person comitting this crimes was his brother-in-law and ruin their chance of being a family.

because her husband was so ungluffed by this case he ocasonally would bring some documents that said about the case itself, even if the most people Alastor killed was still disappered some of them have at least their bodies or at least part of them, with each time alastor killed and gained more power more and more wreckless he was becoming, with each victim having at best a grossome death, changing the papers with ones that have wrong information, destroying other and telling her husband that he did not bring that document to their house by forgetting at the police station, she always acted how someone would be afraid at being the next victim, since well she is the perfect one.

  but one day her husband, half covered in blood, not sure if his or from another person or both confronted her about the documents, demanding to know why she is doing this when she knows that this a serious case and one that would make them have a better life. While arguing Niffty acidentally spills out that Alastor is the killer and that he just "helping them in a difficult time" her husband is mad because he can't understand that she's only doing this for them! that Alastor is helping them archive their dream of having a family but he didn't understand that.

Her husband just sighs "I know, but I was hoping fucking hoping that MY OWN WIFE woun't help her INSANE BROTHER AND THAT'S WAS JUST MY MIND FUCKING WITH ME!!" he walks closer to her "but no" he laugh in this part "all this time you knew, you just din't knew, you HELPED HER FUCKING MURDERER OF A BROTHER while I was going nuts trying to kept us both SAFE"

at this moment he's pratically extremly closer to her, threatining, scared Niffy picks the knife that she was using to do the dinner and stabs him one time, two time, three, four... at this point she dosen't know, trapped in this cyclic state of stabing her husb- a idiot's dead body, when finally she stops, she goes to the cabinet with her face, dress and kitchen floor full of blood bu she didn't care, she picked all cleaning products and start chungin'it down her throat if she's not gonna have a happy family then she is not supposed to be even alive anymore.

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A/n: this is my first time making a fic, so is not the best but I hope it get the point across, for the other character for the re-write I will try and make the same thing, explain their design and after that their backstory, for husk I will not gonna do his life backstory just saying what he did to be in hell and all that but the main thing will be his overlord backstory, in case someone want to see the re-write It's not needed seeing ALL backstory from the characters.

[the-s1lly-corner]

ATTENTION CREEPYPASTA FANS (again)

Yall already know what time it is! Request time! More stuff under the cut regarding my rules and boundaries and blah blah blah, if you're already familiar with this blog and its rules then you can easily just skip the boring reading stuff and go straight to requesting !

That all said, I missed writing for creepypasta but my brain is dry <\\3

Max amount of characters you can ask per request is 4-5! Varies by request!

Edit because I forgot! I only accept requests via inbox! Do NOT dm or comment your request, it will not be answered

Link to this blogs rules post is here! You can find most of the rules here! The rest of the post is just a list of characters I write + a reiteration of the admins personal boundaries! Soft reminder that this is a SFW blog and I have the right to turn down your request for any reason! Any requests that are NSFW/disguised fetish (I've had people try to sneak their kinks into a request under the guise that they wanted fluff)/anything that makes the admin uncomfortable will be denied and you will be notified so as not to waste either of our time

Characters I write for:

Slenderman

Splendorman

Eyeless Jack

Laughing Jack

Masky/Tim*

Hoodie/Brian*

Ticci Toby

Jeff the Killer

Jane the Killer

Nina the Killer

Ben Drowned

Puppeteer

Zalgo

*When requesting for masky/Tim and/or hoodie/Brian, please specify which you want! I tend to write Masky and Tim with different personalities/traits, and the same goes for Hoodie/Brian! Should also note that I grew up with the creepypasta version of these guys, though I'm trying to find a middle ground and combine the source and the CRP version (which is... harder than I thought...( so heads up on those guys!

Characters I will not write romantic for (aka only platonic, familial, anything that isnt romantic, any requests for these characters will automatically be made platonic):

Ticci Toby

Jeff the Killer

Jane the Killer

Nina the Killer

Ben Drowned

Characters I will not right for period, be it due to discomfort or simply not knowing the character:

Off3nderman

Julius the Dressmaker

Clockwork

[sourrcandy]

KNIGHTS ; an update ↳ bc it's been 2 years since i began this wip

psd by @destimnesia

draft status. draft 1 ver 3 (aka the hoedition)

act 1 wc. 40,849

total wc. 51,709

more under the cut. bc goddamn this turned out to be a long post

the synopsis.

citizens of arkridge city call them puppeteers, rulers, monsters. fear is a weapon the round table wields with ease, but when the godfather of arkridge is murdered, the city is reminded that they, too, are only human.

with a multi-billion dollar inheritance and the fate of their father’s kingdom on the line, the nine clemonte children must navigate this elaborate arkridge game before the killer brings the city to its knees.

major updates.

i'm posting 2 different word counts because i write out of order and some scenes are done ahead of time since i have inspiration for those chapters!! the outline is planned for 3 acts so knights is predicted to be around 120k words in total.

after a long think (i wrote it down on actual paper instead of my notion) about all the characters and their motivations, i have decided to keep SELENA away from the main plot and only mention her briefly with she is 'out of town'. because she contributes nothing, her motivations are the same as aredhel's, and her actions can be covered by other characters.

so far our character motivations are :

serafine — to become ceo of clemonte corporations without the responsibility of her father's dirty empire + out of reginald's shadow

theodore — to be free from his promise / responsibility to reginald and forge his own path

aredhel — to prove her worth to being part of the family

violet — to tear down the clemontes' long legacy of being the roots of arkridge city's underworld and rebuild it in her own image

maribelle — to find the truth behind reginald's murder and change the city for the better with her experiences in the less wealthy districts before she was adopted

colette — to support her family no matter to cost and use the clemonte's influence to grow into herself

sage — to renovate the family and surpass her father's legacy

storm — to prove her worth to sage and simultaneously find her individuality away from sage

selena — in her overseas exchange era oops

side character updates.

blackbird — nothing major changing!! he is still going to be playing his part with bringing storm out of her shell while achieving his own means through her. act 2 is going to be more focused on why the round table and the kumiho gang have butted heads continuously and explain his motives on teaming up with storm

kit — he is going to be somewhat like sera's younger self -> hopeful, over-achieving, and taught to be accountable. BUT he is going to have a much more strict moral code and helps sera stray away from the cruel path knights usually take

morgan — i think i wrote her out to be more insane than she should, almost comical ngl. so i'm going to explore more of her genius / intelligence in act 2 to show that she is not just an insane person and delve more into her past with reginald

marcus — i have been pretty vague about marcus in act 1 bc it is mainly showing his dynamic / relationship with aredhel. he is going to enable a lot of aredhel's actions later on so i'm hoping to explore his motives subtly through the main characters before act 3

some of my favourite lines from knights so far.

finally. thank you to everyone (and ppl in wtw) who continuously showed interest in knights and for motivating me!! i know it's been a long ride and trust me, it's going to be a longer journey bc i am a slow writer. also kudos to mole and nicole for all your help / comments on my hoedition draft, it's what keeps me going <3

general taglist. @kazino @serpentarii @seasteading @lasbrumas @sympathyhouse @halcionic @janaisvu

knights taglist. @redbloodprose @writeblrfantasy @innocentlymacabre

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[thelampisaflashlight]

The ghouls, but it’s how they spend time with Hilly (Mountain’s Kit) and how they feel about him in general, because why not? Below the cut.

Aether: When he finds out about Hilly, he’s understandably... concerned, but he has a moment where he realizes that his worries could read more as doubting Mountain’s ability to be a parent, and that makes him rethink his approach to everything.

He has a hard time figuring out how to bond with Hilly, in part because Hilly is still pretty much attached at the hip to Mountain, and because the kit isn’t like others he’s been around before.

It takes him a little while to find things they can do together, but anything to do with music or counting things seems to go over well with Hilly, so he tries to find activities that incorporate both.

Dewdrop: He’s probably the second person, aside from Mountain, to know that Hilly isn’t just a regular imp. It’s kind of hard for him NOT to when they share the same living space, but he’s not as concerned about it as the other ghouls.

Since Dew lives in the same space, even if he isn’t Hilly’s parent, he does have a sort of guardian role and responsibility towards the kit, and does occasionally babysit him, though he usually leaves the actually parenting to Mountain.

Activity wise, Dew tries to teach Hilly about how things work, and is very patient about the kit asking the dreaded, “Why? Why? Why?”

Multi/Swiss: Honestly, the first thing he did after meeting Hilly was check and make sure his imp wasn’t... ya know. If only because he would feel VERY guilty for avoiding him the way he does, but, nope. Actually, he kind of nopes out of the whole situation for a while, but he does come back eventually.

Like Aether, he isn’t really sure what Hilly’s vibe is, but if the kit wants to bring him pebbles or show him a bug he found? Alright.

Hilly doesn’t talk much and it worries Swiss a little, but he does use his hands and gesture a lot, so Swiss, master of shimmies and jazz hands among other things, is able to understand what he wants that way.

Rain: Much like Swiss, he has to doublecheck his imp’s status just to be sure, but afterwards, his first thoughts are, “Okay, what does he need?”

Rain probably has the easiest time figuring out what Hilly wants to do, if only because he has years of experience dealing with his friends’ habits and his own.

He also can get Hilly to talk more than he usually does.

Mountain: He’s not sure how or why he ended up with Hilly, and, honestly, his biggest concern aside from, “Oh shit how do I take care of a child??” is this fear that Hilly will disappear one day. He knows he won’t, but he’s afraid whatever magic created his kit will be gone and then... Yeah.

At first, he considered leaving Hilly with the siblings to be raised, or even figuring out how to send him to the pit... but the realization that Hilly isn’t from the pit, but rather the surface, and would likely be alone and scared just... Mountain had to navigate a lot of worries before deciding to keep Hilly.

Mountain tries to do something fun with Hilly whenever he has the time/energy to go places, but most of the time they just go for walks. Hilly collects rocks to give to Swiss during these walks.

Cumulus: She was... very confused. She tried to figure out where Hilly came from for a very long time, drawing many conclusions until Mountain explained it to her.

She tends to improvise activities when Hilly is with her, because she forgets to prepare ahead of time.

Once, she lined up a bunch of random objects from around the ghouls’ den to Hilly could play around with them.

Cirrus: She had a pretty good laugh about the whole thing after her initial panicking, like, “Oh, geez, big man, good luck with THAT!” but she was supportive overall.

She reads to Hilly a lot, and buys him little books with puppets or textures to play with, although she did have to get rid of one because the texture of the fabric in one of them made Hilly cry.

He did not like it, and thus it needed to be destroyed.

Sunshine: Much like Cumulus, she was a bit confused, and also went to look for her imp to sus out if this was a “thing”.

She is rarely, if ever, left in charge of Hilly, largely because she can’t handle the... well, everything to do with raising a kit. She will watch him if Mountain asks her to, but she’s opting out of it otherwise.

She does talk to and engage with Hilly if Hilly interacts with her though, and she’s very good at distracting him if need be.

Bonus Copia: He has a lot of questions, but he never doubts or denies the idea  for a second that Hilly is staying. As soon as Hilly is a known factor, it is what it is.

It does get a bit confusing having to explain why he’s called “Papa” if he’s not his dad though... which has unfortunately lead to Hilly parroting, “Not Papa, not Papa” at him whenever he sees him.

He offers to change Mountain’s living arrangements and buy things for Hilly, but Mountain likes his room, so he settles for accepting a few gifts now and then.

Copia also offered to moved Dew to a different room, but Dew also was like, “Nah, it’s chill.” so... Yeah.

[scifrey]

Listen.

If you've read my fics, you know that I love history. I love pageantry. I love symbolism. I love beautiful clothes, and art, and jewels. I love going behind the scenes and seeing into castles and manor houses. I love parades, and the hidden meaning behind coronations, and the fairytale unreality of the lives of the gentry.

I believe, however, that all of these things should be ARTIFACTS.

I believe there is literally no point in upholding a monarchy or commonwealth any more.

Allow commonwealth countries become republics. Allow Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales to return to being seperate nations if they vote to become so. Allow those republics to create their own network of mutual support, should they so choose to. There's no reason to not keep up Commonwealth ties and festivals even if there's no Commonwealth.

Repatriate artifacts, art and jewels to their nations of origin. Offer monetary compensation/support for cultures violated and impoverished by colonialism. Help establish democracies where needed, and butt the hell out where they're not. (And especially don't establish puppet democracies, ew.)

Let the British royal family become symbolic tourist attractions, let them fund their own charities, and throw their parties, and knight their artists, and uphold their royal orders of garters and baths, and maintain their personal properties--and make them do it with their own wealth and real estate investments. They're multi-billionaires. They can afford it. They'll be fine.

But remove them from the machine of governance. Detach them entirely from public spending, dependance, or influence.

And if they do participate in traditions of parliament (like the Opening, which is actually really cool and fascinating panto, which I quite like and hope they WOULD continue), man, do it without the silly hat. If the King wants to wear the silly hat, make him pay for the upkeep of the silly hat out of his own pocket. It's HIS silly hat, after all. It's not like we all get a turn with it, even though we do pay for it.

(Actually, the Crown Jewels are owned by the British Public so like... if they want to take them along when they go, make the royal family buy them. And then let them charge museums a fee to loan them for exhibition, just like privately owned paintings by famous Masters are loaned to art galleries.)

Let the royals continue to do all the things the royals do, if they want to do them. Just… make them pay for it themselves. Dissolve the Sovereign Grant, and use all that money to pay for things like restitution, repatriation, and hey maybe increasing public spending on health care and social infrastructure.

Turn the public-owned properties into, yeah, tourist attractions in part (gotta fund their upkeep somehow). But also put public offices in there. Maybe some social housing. Maybe hospitals, with well-paid front-line staff. Event spaces. Seniors care homes. Something.

If Hampton Court Palace can do it, so can Buckingham.

Balmoral and Sandringham are privately owned, there's lots of land and buildings for the family to occupy. They won't be homeless.

Keep the royal family, if the royal family wants to be kept. Include the royal family if the royal family wants to be included. Just make them pay for their own stuff with their own money. And do BETTER things with the savings.

Yes, I'm aware that this may be wishful thinking.

Yes, I'm aware that unscrupilous people may take advantage of monetary support given to commonwealth nations and keep it for themselves. (And I'm not unaware that it would happen in ALL the nations, yes, even Canada where I live. There are a LOT of currently-serving politicians who are vile, scummy, self-serving arseholes.) Yes, I'm aware that mutual support between nations of the commonwealth is all that is preventing famine or religious war in some places.

Yes, I'm aware none of this is as easy as I'm making it sound.

But I think it's time to stop celebrating and upholding centuries of brutal militaristic colonialism and the destruction and subversion of so many beautiful cultures for the sake of some tourist bucks. I especially think it's time for the public to stop PAYING for it.

I love history. I love symbolism. I love the stories of royalty and treachery and gallantry and seduction. I love the architecture of great houses, and the meaning behind golden spoons from over a thousand years ago, and the fascination of birthrights and bloodlines. I love paintings, and balls, and the gorgeous work of exceptionally talented artisans that go into making all the amazing silly hats.

I write historical romances for goshsakes.

And I also think it's time to stick it all where it belongs -- in a museum.

[dkakapizzaboy]

Camouflaged (Part 1/3)

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Pairing: Corrupt Politician DK x PR Rep Fem Reader

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You knocked on his door, he'd called you in for something. It's funny, when you'd both first started, you as a journalism major wanting to work in politics and him, as a political science major wanting to give a voice to the youth of the country, neither of you imagined that your lives would turn this way.

Nowadays, your relationship with him was a mix of pure professionalism and snarky comments from your end, and feigning ignorance and patronizing words on his. Long gone were the days where this room, now his private office, the only one you both could afford at that time, was filled with mischievous laughters and stolen glances. He'd kept it still, to keep up the image of your average young Joe with average income who could only afford this stingy place.

It all probably began to go downhill when he had started gaining traction on social media as a handsome young politician who knew what he was saying for a change. The constant phone calls, along with people hogging him on the streets became too much for just the two of you and he wanted to bring in external help. But neither of you could afford it but then one day, suddenly, money wasn't an issue. He'd jokingly said that he found a generous old lady who had a thing for pretty boys. You later found out he'd taken money from a coal company, which went completely against the climate change agenda he'd been preaching.

He'd cried when you found out about it, saying that it was a one time thing in exchange for attending a few of their board meetings to give an impression to the public that they were doing something about their gas emissions.

You'd forgiven him then, it was his first time making a mistake and his tears had made you weak. Having a crush on someone's for over four years does that to a person.

Fast forward a few months, you overhead him on the phone, making a shady deal, promoting some snack company which had been heavily linked to an FDA official's bribery charge.

He'd denied it when you confronted him, saying that you probably heard it wrong. You trusted him again.

One day, while he was away on an interview, you'd accidentally stumbled upon the documents of the deal he'd denied making.

You felt foolish, for trusting him, and betrayed.

But hey, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me,right?

Since that day, you'd started collecting evidence, for the day you expose his true face. Your friendship had deteriorated significantly, you kept the PR rep job out of spite and vengeance.

His demeanor had also changed behind the scenes, from being the sweet, joking boy who shined so brightly to a wicked, patronizing dictator who manipulated people like they were puppets. He was pretty good at it too, blessed with the kindest eyes and the most beautiful smile, it was hard not to immediately fall for such a sincere looking face.

There was also another dynamic that had evolved between you two. It was much more beneath the surface, something that others weren't privy to. Innocent stolen glances of early twenties had turned to heated, despising looks filled with lust. It hadn't gone beyond eating each other with your eyes, your hatred and his ego stopping both of you. But the tension had been rising subtly, ever since that one time you'd caught him staring at your ass in a bodycon dress at an event.

Anyways, enough of a back story, you made your way into his office, annoyed that he'd called you in just as you were going home for the day. Well actually, you weren't really going home, you had plans to meet up with some college friends, Mingyu being one of them. He was sweet, and nice and everything Seokmin wasn't anymore. Back in college you'd rejected him because you were so in love with Seokmin that you hadn't really looked at Mingyu. But as you reconnected at one of the reunions, you'd hit it off with him and who knew, it could actually lead to something healthy.

Seokmin saw you come in, and raised a sharp brow at your attire. You had a black low-cut top on exposing enough cleavage for him to involuntarily swallow, with wide legged leather pants and high heels. His first thought was to pin you against the wall and test with his mouth if the skin of your breasts was really as soft and supple as it looked. His second thought was where you were going and more importantly with whom, as his possessiveness took over.

You saw him, sitting on the emerald green suede armchair, his strong thighs pulling the fabric of his dress pants.

Fuck, why the fuck was he so hot.

"You wanted to see me?" you asked, with as much sincerity as you could muster. You just wanted to get out of there as soon as possible and see Mingyu's pretty face and nice eyes and have a good time.

Seokmin, for the life of him, could not remember what he'd called you in for. It seemed like all the blood that was in his brain had suddenly rushed down elsewhere seeing you all dolled up.

"Sorry, I didn't know you had plans. We can talk tomorrow." He wanted to inquire more but didn't really know how to breach the subject.

Let's just say you were more than mildly offended by his lack of questions. An irrational part of your brain wanted him to care, to ask where you were going so late at night, and wanted to see his reaction when you mentioned Mingyu. Fuck, why did you care so much about what he thought.

That dumb, hormonal part of your brain took over and you blurted," Yeah I have a thing, a date actually, with Mingyu, remember him? From college?"

If there was a third party in this room, they wouldn't have been able to catch the way Seokmin's jaw tightened, his hands gripped the armchair a little bit more firmly, and his eyes narrowed, only by a few millimetres.

Yup, you were satisfied now. It was really immature, and you knew that, but it felt good, you didn't really want to think why.

What you really didn't expect was for him to get up from his chair.

He walked towards you, surety in his step, confidence in his eyes and smugness in that wicked smirk.

The hair at the nape of your neck stood up as he started coming closer and closer, as you started taking steps back, only to be entrapped between him and the wall. His mildly scented perfume was attacking your senses now, as his strong body towered over you and you felt a blush rise up to your cheeks.

He bent down, and brought his lips next to your ear, his breath deliciously caressing your neck as he whispered,

"It's a pity, if it were me, you would've been spread out bare on my table by now."

[gear-project]

BATTLE STANCE EVOLUTION: Part 1

I'm calling this "Part 1" because I plan on covering the other characters eventually in discussion, but just keep in mind Tumblr limits 10 images per blog post, so that's the main reason I'm doing this.

Sol Badguy: Initially he gripped the Fireseal with a reverse grip in a laid-back and lazy pose and mostly let his fists and feet do the fighting, but as time went on he built the large heavy blade weapon known as OutRage Mk. 2… we already know how large it gets when completely transformed, but by itself Sol likes to use a white tassel to help throw its heavy weight around. It's actually better at smashing things than simply cutting. In times past, Sol used a Concrete Slab, an Emergency-use Axe, and a Cogblade sword. Sol has also been known to dual wield weapons on rare occasion.

Ky Kiske: Ky's Hand and a Half stance once embodied the nobility of the Sacred Order of Holy Knights, and he even maintained that stance when wielding the massive ornamental blade Aquila (proof that he can wield heavy swords even with one hand)… Later, when the Thundersealed Sword regenerated itself from saving Dizzy, Ky adopted a more relaxed side-stance, but this relaxed stance hides just how flexible he really is in combat as he can cut down a person's ankles in an instant with Stun Dipper. In addition, motion he makes for Vapor Thrust now has two different motions… the Heavy version gains more height and Ky uses more force to launch his opponents. Ky has also alternated from several different leg-based attacks from Needle Spike (An overhead axe-kick in to a slash of his sword), Crescent Slash (a reverse flip in to an upward Slash), Greed Sever (his famous "Emerald Sword"), and finally Foudre Arc which uses the same arcing motion the original Needle Spike had, but can be enhanced during "Shock State". Else, Ky has far too many moves to really list here, to say how versatile he really is… most notable being Zerofied Chain, which is a magic spell that Ky can use to maneuver around his opponent much like Baiken's Kabari "Fishing Fly" technique.

Zato=ONE: Zato's original "back-facing stance" is based on Flamenco Dancers in Spanish tradition, allowing him to stomp and clap easily (which is how he currently trained Eddie to change actions mid-motion as a kind of Attack-Cancel). His current modern stance favors his dominant foot and the motions of his arms (which are used to form many of the shadow attacks he uses, similar to a genuine Shadow Puppet Show).

Millia Rage: Her initial stance put emphasis on her physical speed and flexibility, allowing her hips to sway in motion with the flicks of her hair. But as Angra grew in size and power, Millia has had to adjust her stance to accommodate the weight of her hair as a weapon. Now she can use the weight of her hair's attacks to propel her own body mid-motion for kicks and quick movements like Mirazh (her evolved form of the Zenten forward roll she once used). Most notable of her arsenal is the changes made to her multi-hitting Lust Shaker attack. Originally they were light flicks of attacks from the top of her head towards her opponent as a kind of anti-air move, but eventually she started using the move horizontally and leaned sideways in order to use her hair's power more effectively… they created a "Rose Crest" effect on Lust Shaker (in the GGX days as the Drafting Arts depicted it)… she would of course later develop Chroming Rose as a result of this and Longinus (a follow-up to Lust Shaker), but now the attack is effective enough to be used behind her hips without much effort compared to before (in early XX depictions though, it acted as protective Ivy around her body, like a hedge of thorns).

Chipp Zanuff: Chipp has grown a lot as a Ninja to say the least… early on, he would hold his hand and leading foot outwards and shift from front to back, later, he would sometimes wag his hand in a relaxed motion as if that was his natural battle stance… but since Strive's events, he has mastered Tsuyoshi's teachings and keeps a much tighter stance with his hands and fingers for use in various Jutsu techniques. Furthermore, it can be said that his Banki Messai has changed a lot as well… as Chipp can now use Shadow Clones to attack alongside himself, instead of merely using his natural agility. He's also improved his skill in Stealth and Illusions as well.

May: Early on, May's battle stance was very simple as she would sway in accordance with the shifts in weight of her anchor, but now that she has a custom-made Anchor to match her skill with Water Magic, her stance has become less erratic so that she can use the full power of her strength and the Anchor's weight at a moment's notice… growing taller has also changed how she holds her weapon as well since she's not so tiny anymore compared to the massive Anchor's size.

Axl Low: Axl's semi-crouching stance is pretty famous in terms of how he traditionally wields his Kusari-gama, the reason being that this is the usual stance he has when throwing out consecutive Rensengeki chain attacks. Throwing the chain along the ground is how he establishes his offense and "controls the stage". Most likely the reason behind such a low stance has to do with how much effort is needed in throwing his heavy chains around, to put his whole back muscles in to the force of the attack. Axl's more modern "standing stance" is much more relaxed and reveals (believe it or not) that Axl has gotten much stronger since he started using the style: the reason he can stand up normally and still wield his chain scythes is because it takes a lot LESS effort to throw his chains now that he has more muscle power in his arms and legs to throw the weapon around. He also likes to "tap" his front-most foot in time with the sway of the chains he wields, meaning his battle stance has a rhythm to it, even if that's not immediately apparent.

Potemkin: Potemkin's old fighting stance had him rock back and forth while favoring to grip with his dominant hand: it would open and close as if readying him to grab his opponent at a moment's notice… Similar to some ways gorillas use their knuckles and forearms to propel themselves forwards, Potemkin also utilizes the size of his hands to propel himself rather than his much smaller feet and legs. He still walks normally of course, but because of how small his legs are in proportion to his arms, he's always been slow at getting around. He can still kick and stomp with a great deal of force though, make no mistake! As of Strive, Potemkin favors a stance that is more accurate to MMA-style grappling and wrestling… both hands are open and ready to pin the opponent down at any time. While Potemkin puts less emphasis on his destructive Mega Fists (Or Gigantic Piston/Magnum Opera) these days, his Potemkin Buster is still an unchanged force to be reckoned with. It's just too bad we don't get to see his stern face under all that Armor as much anymore!

Faust: Even back in the old days, Faust was something of an odd fighter, but he gets his habits from a certain warrior named TamTam of Samurai Shodown fame! He would rock up and down on the haunches of his feet and occasionally skitter backwards to maintain dominance with the range of his massive Margarita Scalpel. While his old style put more emphasis on direct hack and slash attacks, Faust would often use the natural range of his limbs and the length of his fingers to take advantage of his opponents… you do NOT want to get Slapped by Faust during his massive IKINARI OISSU Hand Slap… it stings worse than a Harisen Fan! As of Strive, Faust has "put on" the SERIOUS Surgery gloves and his massive height is on full display, even taking advantage of his unnatural flexibility and "other" bizarre powers to get the drop on anyone who would DARE stop a Doctor from fulfilling their sacred duties! More famous among his kit of moves was his "Pogo Stance" which could produce the "Doctor Copter!" using his long legs to fly in the air!

Baiken: She was the HIDDEN FIGHTER among this roster of misfits, but has since evolved from less of a Yankee Delinquent with a Katana and more of an actual powerhouse Samurai Warrior! It's worth noting that many of her animations and attacks were "unfinished" according to many sources, and even in the GGXX days, her animations hadn't been fully fleshed out as well as they should have been. It wasn't until Xrd Revelator that Baiken got a proper kit of walking and running animations… still, looking at the comparison here, you can tell that the sprite-work for GGX's version of Baiken still had to rely on the original GG1 sprites as a base, so just the fact they managed to get so far with producing Baiken as a character means there was a LOT of talent behind her creation. Based on the animations of her stance though… originally Baiken gripped her sword with her remaining hand though it's unclear how the sword was tied to her belt at the time (they didn't think to draw a proper belt for her sword!) Nowadays her stance puts emphasis on her open palm: which she uses for grab counters, Ki attacks, and even her BAKU Seals which can debilitate anyone who gets hit by them. Of course, she DOES Draw her sword, but she uses a quick draw method along with a tassel which she uses to hold the scabbard in addition to using her teeth to hold the sword before a full draw. Her multi-use Prosthetics have ranged from a pinwheel blade, a dragon cannon, a rope with a hook, and a kind of bell clasp which is what she uses in her modern style of managing her opponent's movements with Kabari (her "Fishing Fly"… the original name of Kabari was "Kamaitachi" as in a Wind Demon which is known to trip up those unawares…). Also, fun-fact... Baiken's Slot 1 Color in Guilty Gear Strive is based on the original color of Baiken's hair from GG1 which is a more natural hair color compared to the Cherry Blossom Pink color that Baiken is more known for.

Welp, that's it for now... I might cover other characters later... but I'm filing this article under the Movelist Evolution and Battle Stance Evolution tags, in case you were wondering where to find it again!