#my crackship finally got something in canon...

[flashyfools]

YAMAHIYO WIN???

[wassup-its-e]

Hi, E! Hope you're doing well. :)

I regret to inform you that you're being blorbofied and thrown into my weird, slightly insane MCYT AU (which exists solely within my personal Discord and will never be posted anywhere...sorry...or you're welcome...)!!

With this concerning news, I've also got a few questions regarding the portrayal of c!E, since I don't want to cross any boundaries or anything. Feel free to answer or ignore any of the following at your leisure, and thank you in advance! :)

1.) About gender-affirming care... What are your preferences for things like top surgery/HRT? Would you be more comfortable with c!E being portrayed with top surgery scars or binding/tape? How open is he about these things?

2.) About shipping... Right. So. We all know you've got something going on with c!Ghostfoam. Having established that, is there anyone you're uncomfortable being shipped with? (This extends beyond just the Artimators. I'm a crackship enjoyer, I fear.) What dynamics do you tend to lean more toward?

3.) About your character design... Which parts, if any, of your design are non-negotiable for the portrayal of your character? Are there traits you'd rather not be added or removed? Which motifs are you particularly fond of?

4.) About moral ambiguity... Listen, man, I love a toxic, morally gray little dude. Where would you say c!E lies on the moral spectrum? What acts of depravity are you comfortable/uncomfortable with him engaging in? How far does he tend to take things?

Aaaaaaaaaaaand finally:

5.) About additional concerns... If there's anything you'd like to talk about that I've not explicitly asked, please do!! Your boundaries as a creator overrule anything that occurs in my funky mind palace and oddball Discord conversations!!

That's all! Thank you again in advance for any answer you might have for me! :3c

YESSSSSSSSS MY OCS ARE GETTING BLORBOFICATIONTIFIED IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY TO COME YESSSSSS

anon you have to give me some scoops come on

1. c!E has canonical heart shaped transgender scars on his chest, very openly transgender

i love the idea of giving him tape and binding too

2. I'm personally fine with any type of shipping, aslong as its within the boundaries of the other person i dont mind go wild

if it ain't toxic make it be toxic

3. i dont mind his design being alter aslong as he keeps the demon aspect and the trans scar you can do whatever you want to him, my sons a barbie doll

4. this guy is an asshole

hes lies every word he speaks and causes issues for fun, make him do terrible things

thank you anon for the concern and giving me a nice ask to ramble about my son about

[vnseasonalobsession]

MINORS DO NOT INTERACT

This is the official blog for our upcoming game, Seasonal Obsession

Seasonal Obsession is a yandere dating sim with two main love interests and one Girl Boss (Aka: Narcissistic) Protagonist.

It's your first year of university at the most prestigious school in the country and your only true plan is to have fun being the baddest bitch on campus.

But getting the attention of every person around isn't the best idea.

Throughout the seasons, you'll gain the attention of two guys who couldn't take their eyes off you even if they tried.

People going missing? Who cares, probably some loser that owed the school money and skipped town.

People dying? Screw em got nothing to do with you, they most likely deserved it anyway.

Your favorite red bottoms clearly replaced with a different pair? Your limited edition VersaceXFendi bag moved slightly to the left? Your brand new lingerie set is tagless and slightly worn??? Now your pissed.

And none of this started until two gentlemen started fighting over your attention...

Maybe you should just nip this in the bud before it stops being hot.

About Us:

We're two best friends who bonded of a love of yandere dating sims and hot 2d guys in general. Our names are Reina and KoNeko (Koko for short).

This game is made for the simple joy of creating our own hot guys, causing hot yandere scenarios with them.

We're a two-person team that has never made a game before or coded before, so expect slow development.

We have certain deadlines and stuff we want to hit, but they will not be revealed until we can guarantee them as fact.

KoNeko

Reina

(Profiles coming soon)

Masterlist

Profiles

Kyo's Profile

Riki's Profile

Journal Pages

Untouchable (Kyo's POV)

By Your Side (Riki's POV)

Unhelpful Facts About The LI's

Extremely unhelpful questions about Riki (Pt.1)

FAQ

1.) When is the demo coming out?

-We do have a deadline for when we want the demo to come out, but we're currently not sharing the date until we're totally sure it's achievable.

2.) Will there be multiple endings?

-We plan to have at least four different endings, maybe more?

3.) What platforms will the game be on?

-We're new at game development and coding, so most likely the game will only be on pc via Itch.io.

4.) Is this game for all ages?

-GOD NO, dead ass this is damn near a gooner game. Minors are NOT welcome to play this game and are NOT welcome on this blog.

5.) Will the game be free?

-Due to the violent and sexual nature of the game, the demo will have a paid version and a free version that will be censored. The full release will cost money and will not have a free censored counterpart.

6.) How many love interests are there?

-Only two, but a few side characters will have sprites in the final game, so while it will not be canon, ship whoever you want! Make crackship's idc I wanna see them!!!

7.) Am I allowed to do fan art?

-OFC YOU ARE!!!! Please do, we only ask you to tag us in it and credit us properly.

8.) Is the Mc customisable?

-Unfortunately, the Mc is customizable by name only, sorry to say. But you CAN control how much of an awful person she is!!!

9.) Is the game LGBTQ+ inclusive?

-While the initial premise seems to be a straight romance, there may be hints of something more there, but that's all I'm saying for now, teehee~

10.) Can I help? Is there a way to donate?

-A Patreon is in the works; once that's up and running, we'll let you guys know.

11.) Any Socials?

A Discord is also in the works; we'll link that when it's done.

12.) I don't see my question?

-Then it's not frequently asked, duh?JKJK But real, once we open up asks if a question that isn't here is asked we'll add it.

TAGLIST

For like easier navigation, here are the important tags below

[bubbleddisasters]

So I saw a cool ship edit with Cater and Che’nya, and that has given me the confidence to talk about my favorite crackship/Rare pair!

(This is pretty long, sorry!)

Che’nya and Idia!

It originally started out as a joke like “Over Powered Cat Boy x Cat Loving Gamer Boy”, but then I realized how actually good they could be for eachother.

Although they never technically talk in canon, they do meet in Glorious Masquerade for like 6 seconds, but I shipped them prior lol.

Basically, Che’nya would be extremely good for Idia in many ways, I hope its not a bother, but I’ll just list my personal ideas!

(Keep in mind that in Alice in Wonderland, Its stated in “Through the Looking Glass” the Cheshire Cat is the second most powerful being, next to the personification of Time, So I envision Che’nya is pretty op, and theres some evidence to prove that but i’m not going to get in to that right now)

Starting off from Idias side:

One: Lets say Idia refuses to eat or care for himself, Che’nya could teleport away his consoles until he does, or teleport the food to him.

Like : “You won’t shower? Gee I wonder where your routers went.” “Won’t sleep? I opened a portal on your gaming chair that teleports you to your bed” “Won’t drink water? Damn, that figurine near the edge of the table looking real pushable right now.”

We also know that Idia has a huge soft spot for cats. Che’nya is most definitely the most cat like person in the cast. I wouldn’t be surprised if he had a cat form. So thats definitely some sway there.

Also, if he does or even if he doesn’t have a cat form, he has a big and floofy tail, and if he does have a cat form, I imagine it to be Mainecoon like (since Che’nya is pretty tall and lanky) so free floof to pet/brush when Idias stressed (also A Whisker Away AU?)

Another thing is Che’nyas invisibility: He can be a comfort for Idia without being seen, so Idias less judged for his anxiousness. Like if Idias in a stressful meeting or something in STYX, He can be there to comfort or calm him without anyones notice. Also, If Idias in a stressful social situation, Che’nya can teleport him or them both away, or make them or just him invisible.

Plus, judging from the most definitely self made artwork on Che’nyas pants, I think its safe to say he’s probably an artist of some sort, and I think he’d be more than willing to indulge/read/play/watch Idias recommendations, and maybe draw something for him. (The requirements are either cuddles or Solving Che’nyas riddles three)

Finally, judging by the fact Che’nya casually waltzes through NRCs magic barrier, which took SEVERAL HIGH TECH STYX STRIKES TO CRACK, often enough for Riddle to be able to say “The Intruder” and everyone just knows its Che’nya.

Also, RSA is THE ENTIRE ISLAND AWAY AND ON A GIANT FUCKING MOUNTAIN, so this means Che’nya is very casually teleporting across the equivalent of atleast a small country without producing jack shit in terms of blot, while (from what we can see on his design) not wearing a mage stone.

He’s also been detaching his own body parts, flying, going invisible, etc since age 5, and from Rollos story we know that amount of magic use would indefinitely kill 80% of people, especially a kid, so knowing that, I’m pretty sure its somewhat safe to say if Che’nya got into S.T.Y.X atleast once so he knows where it is, he’d be able to teleport back in and out (the security team fucking hates him and the blot research team wants to experiment on him.)

With that, Idia wouldn’t feel as if he’s trapping Che’nya down there if they were to tie the knot, and gives the possibility of being able to teleport out to shore for in town dates.

On Che’nyas side, Idia is someone who’s very fun once he sort of lets himself go, and god forbid if those two team up on April Fools.

He’s also someone that is already pretty lonely by nature and I find it extremely plausible Che’nya feels slightly replaced by Cater, and although he definitely still cherishes Riddle and Trey, its nice to have someone that you don’t fear might find a replacement.

Also, at RSA, we know he’s good friends with Neige, but because of Neiges fame, that must be hella stressful when you’re trying to hang out and get jumped by fans or paparazzi.

Not to mention Neige is likely very very busy due to the same factor. I’d also wager most people at RSA are not as much fun to him, considering it’s mentioned they always seem to be perfect and pristine at events.

That cycle of semi- perfect paradise like school days would probably bore him, along with the very bland or stereotypical reactions I can imagine his pranks getting.

So we have on one side the stress of being friends with someone in the limelight at all times, and the stress being chased around when you go to visit your childhood friends + being lowkey replaced.

So someone you can pretty much always count on to be available and a dorm that won’t chase you out (probably too anti-social and/or Socially anxious to do so) and is somewhat willing to indulge in your chaos from time to time, or just play games with.

I could also see Che’nya and Ortho getting along very well too, with Ortho being the most aggressive wingman for Idia. Also, if Che’nya gets Ortho in on pranking Idia, it’s going to turn into a prank WAR.

Also, fun idea, Lilia, Cater and Trey being Che’nyas Wingmen.

I like to imagine Che’nya and Lilia are extremely good friends (They call themselves the Pink Bats and Purple Cats Jumpscarers) and since from what we know, Che’nya only has his grandfather, Lilia emotionally adopted him after Che’nya unintentionally fell asleep in his Cat form in the woods and Lilia told Silver to bring him back because “he was concerned about the high magic levels he sensed” and basically did the equivalent of

—-

Silver: “Father, It might not be a stray-“

Lilia, fully aware its a fae beastman : “Finders Keepers :) “

——

Basically this snowballs into Che’nya getting invited into the dungeon runs with Idia, and yea.

Trey’s wingmanning is 40% trying to make sure Riddle doesn’t catch Che’nya, 20% trying to make sure he doesn’t blow up the kitchen trying to make something for Idia, and 40% being the sane consultant of date ideas, making sure Cater doesn’t go overboard with ship posts, and the preventive measurer to the date ideas recommended by Lilia.

——

“Please do not have a sword duel for a date.”

“Nya? I’d be fun!”

“I don’t see why not. I did that with my lovers back in the day. Melanor in her training uniform was quite a sight to behold, Ravaene also looked fine, I suppose. Poor him was always too easy for us to take out however-“

“Lilia, thats uh, not the point. I don’t trust either of them with weapons.”

“Hm? Silver got his first sword when he was 10 or so. Baul and I refereed Sebek and Silvers first real duel when they were…12, methinks? For all Bauls bragging about his grandson, it was my son who won in the end-“

*Camera pans to a very concerned Riddle in the doorway.*

“What kind of a discussion is going on here?!”

—-

Yea, thats pretty much it!

(If you recognize some of the beginning spiel from a comment section on tiktok yes I wrote that and I got mildly lazy and thought past me explained it pretty well so I copy and pasted a few pieces)

[studentinpursuitofclouds]

Hello Mousey, another question.

Do you ship the Vanilla/SVE/RSV bachelors and bachelorettes with each other? If so, who?

Hey hey, dear 👋 Glad to see you again in my askbox :3

Honestly, my general ideas about sdv marriage candidate ships are both chaotic and a bit boring. On the one hand, I like ships that are sort of considered canon??? I mean Sam/Penny, Haley/Alex, Elliott/Leah, and so on. That said, I also like ideas like Sambastian (Sam/Sebastian), or generally A.S.S. trio (Abigail/Sam/Sebastian), Shane/Harvey, Penny/Alex, or Maru/Penny. Or even ships with marriage candidates and non-marriage candidates (like Elliott/Willy, for example) and two non-marriage candidates (Rasmodius/Marlon or Gil/Marlon, Pierre/Morris, Marnie/Marlon, or Lewis/Marnie if Lewis finally comes to his senses and stops acting like a teenager). I'm open to any and all discussions!

About the Expanded mod, besides Victor/Sophia, I also like to think of Sophia/Scarlett. Also I like (canon too???) Olivia/Magnus (Rasmodius), though I feel like it would just be a fleeting romance, nothing serious (maybe even something sad). Not sure about Susan and Andy, I honestly don't know, no ideas have popped into my head. About Claire... I like the idea of spiking her with Juliet from East Scarp, so like shipping candidates from different mods. That's the only option though, I didn't think for other candidates from different mods.

Stepping back closer to Castle Village, I can't help but mention Isaance (Isaac/Lance), one of my all time favourite ships. What was both a fun idea and crackship has become a cool idea with huge potential! Camilla with.... uhhh... almost all of the marriage candidates? Considering the witch herself admitted at one of the secret events that she had "multiple partners at the same time." Does it make sense to call it shipping, though, since she changes partners like a glove (at least that's the impression I got from her) and there's no one in particular in mind? I also like Isaac/Alesia. It's hard to say about Jadu, as well as all the Castle Village residents, since we don't have much information about them except for Lance. Plus, Flash plan to add more candidates in future Castle Village mod, so we'll see 👀

Ridgeside Village... Canonical ship options, at least for some candidates. I really like the feature of the Ridgeside Village mod, that I can choose for some couples to go the platonic route and then they will have events that hint that their relationship goes much further than friendship. Adds more dynamics to the game, while our Farmer is courting someone else, Paula and Anton, for example, sort of confess their love for each other. Of these canon couples, I like Faye/Bryle, I think it's a funny couple trying to hide their feelings under the constant nagging of each other. Blair/Sean also seems like a pretty good couple to me. Canonically considered Zayne/Irene, but I've been thinking about Zayne/Daia for some reason (I don't know why, I just think they're neat). Or Daia/Corine. Again, I'm open to discussion on all ideas :D

East Scarp doesn't have many residents unless you count the extra NPCs (some of which I couldn't download as there was no update for 1.6), I like Mateo/Aideen (also like Ridgeside Village, I can choose platonic paths for them). No thoughts on Eli and Dylan. If i remember correctly, Eli canonically is gay and Dylan is asexual, so slightly less options, And for others like Jacob and the rest I didn't think much for them to be honest, because with so many characters you just can't keep up. I can barely remember everyone's lore, quotes and events of all the characters already. Considering I've also downloaded both Sunberry Village and Downtown Zuzu, and that's more characters and more lore.

So yeah, here's my thoughts about shipping sdv and mods NPCs. Anyway, thanks again forbthe ask and have a great day ☺️❤️

[devilsrecreation]

I came up with a really stupid (non-canon) episode idea ever since I got that Makuu x Kiburi ask for the ship bingo

You know those plots where someone gets a magic artificial love object (like Cupid’s arrow or a love potion or smth) and it turns into a “Midsummer Night’s Dream” scenario where everybody falls in love with everybody AKA crackship central? Yeah what if that happened in TLG?

Either Janja or Bunga gets their paws on this magic love flower that makes whoever sniffs it fall in love with the first animal they see? There would be different reasons for getting the flower depending on who it is (Janja cuz he’s trying to set Chungu up and Bunga cuz he just doesn’t know and prolly wanted to get something nice for Binga 😭). Either way, hilarity ensues and any crack ship (excluding proships cuz EW) you can think of would prolly happen

For example, Makuu falls in love with Kiburi and vice versa

-Hodari x Njano is definitely a thing but also Shupavu x Kinyonga

-Maybe Kenge falls for Hodari too idk

-Ayo Kion x Baliyo check

-Tamka definitely falls hard for Neema (poor Neema)

-Cheezi gets into it and falls for Nne

-IMAGINE IF THE SEASON 3 VILLAINS FOLLOW THEM THERE AND WE GET KENGE X ORA 💀

-Thurston falls in love with his own reflection

-Chungu finally gets hit…then starts smooching a rock

And many MANY more nfhfhfhfg

Apparently aroaces strangely aren’t affected so maybe they’re the ones to help Bunga/Janja save the day?

I like to imagine when the spell finally wears off by destroying the flower or smth like that, everyone’s reactions range from thinking it was all a dream, to awkwardness, to freaking out. It’s either:

“I just had the strangest dream that we were together”

“I know, it was weird. You’re like, not my type”

“Lmao same”

or

“….Well this is awkward…”

“I feel just as weird about it as you”

or

“AAAAAAHHHHH!!!”

“AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!”

“WERE WE JUST KISSING?!”

“I HOPE NOT!”

“UGH I THINK I’M GONNA PUKE”

“*already gagging*”

[queenklu]

These are some of my favorite and most intriguing completed longfics and unqualified recs that I've read in the past few years:

I'm guessing you've probably read Pride Is Not The Word I'm Looking For by Tossawary - long long meaty SVSSS fic that asks 'what if Shang Qinghua DID interfere in the plot?' if not, you should definitely check it out! Really great at worldbuilding and at following through the logic of the world and the system and SQH's own nature, tight engaging plotting, Moshang pairing (though I would consider the romance a side plot here rather than the main thread, which follows the canon divergences SQH sets off and his -and other people's- struggles with them). archiveofourown dot org works/25997320/chapters/63206428

Less well-known svsss fic that is also excellent: Tarnished Gold by Prim-the-amazing. archiveofourown dot org /works/48752503/chapters/122981467 Another well-plotted, tightly-written character-driven what-if story: Shen Yuan transmigrates into Gongyi Xiao. What happens when Binghe crawls out of the abyss and begins his campaign to take over Huan Hua Palace? It's Binghe POV so the perspective gap between what he knows and what the reader knows as Binghe tries to puzzle out SY's behavior is really fun. It really hits that sweet spot of being unafraid to let characters be themselves, including their worst selves, but still sticks the landing in making the happy ending work. This one is Bingyuan. Also does some stuff with Huan Hua Palace internal dynamics that I really loved!

Stepping outside of SVSSS fandom: Baba by CrownofPins for Castlevania (netflix adaptation). Conveniently written after season one so you really only need the first season or basic familiarity with the concept to enjoy. I think I watched Castlevania for this fic. Very sexy ot3 UST-that-resolves, snowed-in-a-cabin-and-things-get-magical-and-mysterious story. Cosy, hot, intriguing, and with some fun whump if you're an aficionado of that kind of thing. If you liked casefic at all in the SPN fandom days, I think you will like this too. Like PINTWILF, there are a number of other smaller fics set in this universe so the fun isn't over immediately. archiveofourown dot org /works/11544798/chapters/25923672

If you want something with a historical and romantic flair, AMarguerite has written quite a few truly excellent Jane Austen longfics. It is a high bar to be able to satisfyingly write about or pastiche Austen's characters but AMarguerite clears it. If you're feeling more romantic comedy of manners, An Ever-Fixed Mark (archiveofourown dot org/series/629375) is a deconstruction of the soulmate-identifying mark trope with a bunch of fun related spinoff fics; turns out having a name appear on your wrist does not in fact make the marriage market, or finding love, any easier. If you're leaning more towards adventure and action and dragons with your romance, A Monstrous Regiment and it's sequel, A Nobler Ambition (archiveofourown dot org /series/1004649) mash up Naomi Novik's His Majesty's Dragon universe with Elizabeth Bennet as a dragon captain in the Napoleonic wars. Full disclosure, I hadn't read any His Majesty's Dragon when I first read this and was iffy on my recollection of the Austen too. Still had a roaring good time. Some good classic battle couple action in the sequel.

Finally, if you're willing to take a walk on the scifi side with transforming robot aliens, The Echo Garden by AltraViolet (archiveofourown dot org /works/22553779/chapters/53895550) got me into a whole new fandom. This one I went into with only a broad strokes knowledge of the canons and it worked out fine. Crossover 'crackship' between the silent, spooky Decepticon lieutenant Soundwave from one version of a Transformers show, and the brash Autobot captain Rodimus from a totally different universe of a comic run. I picked this to read not knowing the source material very well because I wanted a really good character-driven 'evil guy learns to change his ways and care about others kinda despite himself ' story and boy it delivered. The ship's crew, ensemble cast, and the bonds Soundwave eventually builds with many of them is a real standout highlight of this fic, along with the romance (which is a long time coming, and slow burn when it starts to appear, but very very satisfying. Also, some surprisingly hot robot sex?) It's fun seeing them get to a place where they actually really work together. The author took the premise of 'what would it take to make these characters 1) meet, 2) see value each other, 3) fall in love, and 4) get together?' very seriously and the result is just a really thoughtfully executed story - a very satisfying example of what fanfic can do by asking 'how could this scenario or pairing happen?' and then proceeding to build a fantastic flight of imagination. This is also a pretty plotty story with lots of episodes of action and space travel worldbuilding and other events - even though it's very long, it does not drag its feet at all. There's also some fun multiversal scifi - Soundwave is not the only version of a character from an alternate reality on board. This is the phenomenal fanart that made me check it out: tumblr dot com /altraviolet/761812421416468480/wow-thank-you-so-much-for-all-these-beautiful

All of these fics are in the 100k-400k words range and complete; I hope you get a chance to check some out, and have a good time on your trip!

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!! These all look FREAKING AMAZING, thank you for directing them my way!!!

[watchingyoufromthestars]

Finally cleaned this up so here’s my DnDads ultimate ship opinions list. I was waiting until after s2 ended to clean this up in case I had any final opinion changes with the last few episodes. Please don’t bash me for any of these. The DnDads fandom is generally very nice but shipping discourse is something that can get heated no matter the fandom.

Dads

Henry Darryl: very neutral. I understand the ship I just never fully got on the boat

Henry Glenn: absolutely fucking feral about them do not get me started on Glennry

Darryl Glenn: feral in a different way that I don’t know how to describe other than toxic yaoi in the way that they’re damaged but refuse to talk about it so they kiss about it instead

Loveeeeeeee polydads but only as Henry/Glenn/Darryl. Not really a Ron shipper I love him and Samantha too much. Ron and Glenn’s friendship is very important to me though

In terms of Jodie, I don’t really ship him with any of the main dads, ESPECIALLY not Glenn. Even if Jimmy didn’t play Jodie I’d still never ship them. Wish Scamster was real and not completely a scam because they’re literally a crackship become real except it was never a crackship before canon. It’s surprising to me that they weren’t really shipped beforehand

Henry Mercedes: THE T4T OF ALL TIME BABEYYYYY. Absolutely iconic couple, fate was in their favor with how they met they were destined for each other

Darryl Carol: After hearing how Darryl talked about his family in Heaven, I was actually really happy they ended up not getting divorced. They clearly had a rough patch as seen in s1, but they genuinely love each other and I love how devoted to her Darryl is. The little finger puppet he made of her in the time out zone… :,)

Glenn Morgan: GLORGAN!!!!!!!!! Oh my god these two tear me apart. I am feral for Glorgan angst there’s too much to work with. More people need to start calling them Glorgan instead of Morglenn please please please please pretty please indulge me in my silly ship name

Ron Samantha: sobbing. They’re so sweet. The distinction that Samantha is also a little silly is very important to me. They love each other so fucking much

Kiddads

Nicky Sparrow: didn’t realize how much I love them for a good while but when I did oh god I love them so so much. T4T it’s so real to me that they’re both trans

Nicky Lark: used to like it but yall mischaracterize Nicky so much in fics. If yall want toxic yaoi just ship Grant and Lark I’m so serious

Nicky Terry: sobs. They were best friends. I don’t personally ship them but the fact that Terry said he was his best friend… that line rattles around in my brain so often

Nicky Grant: recently learned this might get shipped and has THE coolest ship name. Crossfire I love you but for the ship name alone

Sparrow Terry: I think I’ve seen this shipped a few times but only in the context of Terry/Nicky/Sparrow. Not my personal cup of tea though

Sparrow Grant: I don’t see this shipped too often but they have the worst ship name ever /aff. Wtf is a spant lol. Also I’m too much team transfem Sparrow to feel comfortable shipping this

Lark Terry: do not know the appeal of Gun Control but their ship name is fun

Lark Grant: toxic yaoi central. They both need intense therapy but them both being so fucked up is what makes them interesting not that that’s healthy though

Terry Grant: I see them more in a qpr place than anything romantic. I have one fic of them that’s bookmarked on Safari because I think about a part from it from time to time

Don’t have any poly ships for them

In terms of s2 spouses I so desperately wished we could’ve seen more of them. We barely get to see them

Nicky Cassandra: Telling Taylor his dad was a good man and that she misses him every day makes me think they parted on good terms. But then Nicky disappeared because of FBI shit. In another life maybe they could’ve worked.

Sparrow Rebecca: more ugly sobbing. I’m unsure on my sparroace thoughts if they’d end up getting divorced post-finale but I know they’re not fully separating or breaking up. They really are in love but it’s unconventional and messy.

Terry Veronica: I think the reveal that Terry is infertile is a nice touch to their relationship. It sounds weird to say and I feel like I might word this all weirdly. Him being unable to have bio kids but finding love in someone who wants to raise a kid with him anyways. Veronica finding new love again after a supposedly abusive relationship. Both of those combined is something I really love.

Grant Marco: Canon gays ftw. The Titanic episode was so generous in letting us get to see their dynamic. Obviously Grant still has a long way to go in finding self love but I’m so happy he found someone who can support him and loves him back like this.

Teens

Normal Scary: ugly sobbing over them I love them so much. Cradling my madomagi and tma aus with them as madohomu and jmart

Normal Taylor: yearning for the early s2 days like when they went to Sonic and made some devious plan off screen I wish they had more silly interactions together. Was truly fed with the kareoke intro and them bonding over costume making for a minute. Tayloak could be so interesting if there was more material to work with

Normal Link: Childhood BFFs to Lovers; I wish they could’ve hung out more as kids but all that happened

Normal Hermie: I get the hype but I have personal reasons for feeling neutral on them that I wish I could get over. Good soup though /ref

Scary Taylor: see them too much as a sibling dynamic to ever ship them

Scary Link: respect to all y’all shippers but I do not gothcleats and will leave it at that forever. I can only accept the finale with my transfem Link hc

Scary Hermie: I love Scene Partners. These stupid kids and reflecting each other /aff

Taylor Link: one that I can’t believe I didn’t ship sooner they’re so silly

Link Hermie: I think this one is very funny (/pos) but not my personal vibe

Love love LOVEEEEEEEE Marloakworthy AUGH. A giant triangle of everyone paralleling each other

Polywagon I love you; cannot believe you’re real and genuinely canon. This is just Homestuck again when Hussie said all ships are canon (DnDads never beating the Homestuck allegations from me)

Scary Erica: wish there were more interactions I love Erica so much but alas she’s a guest NPC. “You awaken a lightness in me” sapphic ass Scary I know what you are

[cherrysmokesaconha]

Hi!! 🖤💗 i wanna ask more about 2trenchcoat this is the first time i heard about it and wanna know more! also got ur art request >:3 im planning to do it soon tysm for that ^^

OMG OMG HIHI!!! I WILL FINALLY YAP ABOUT 2TRENCHCOAT WOHOOO THANK U FOR UR ASK!!! :33

Okay, i will start from the basic shit

“Rarepair” means a ship that appears very infrequently in a fandom or community, while ‘Crackship’ means a ship that involves characters who have never interacted with each other. Crossover ships are a great example of this,

2trenchcoat (AKA 2blackcape or 2blackdress/Ellsworld! 2trenchcoat) is a crackship/rarepair created by me (Cherry). It's a slash/MLM ship between the 2004 version of Tord and a background character, known as "Man with Hockey Mask".

Left pic is 2004 Tord and right pic is Man with Hockey Mask. The masked guy can be seen at minutes 0:13 to 0:15 of the eddisode

Man with Hockey Mask is the second background character (character that isn't Tom, Tord, Edd or Matt) that appeared on the 2004 Christmas Special, the first one being "Delivery Guy" (this guy here vvv he appears from the minutes 0:12 to 0:14 of the same eddisode)

Both of their names are the first ones to appear in the credits.

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Tord and Man with Hockey Mask has never interacted in canon in any way.

However, the simple fact that they both wear black trench coats (or hoodie/cape if you prefer) is what made me bring this ship into existing, since I interpret it as a headcanon of “matching outfits” in a romantic way (or platonic if ur not me/a shipper).

Maybe i have more to add but i can't remember for now. This post will be updated if i remember something.

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2trenchcoat can fit so many tropes if u add ur headcanons into it (i personally think Black Cat x Golden Retriever, Sun x Moon and Yapper x LIstener are the ones that fit my headcanons)

But i will leave here some other tropes that i think it fits them according to different headcanons (some of em are from the internet and others i took from my mind)

Black Cat x Black Cat;

One Brain Cell Duo;

Short Silly x Tall serious;

Chaotic Idiot Duo;

Red x Black;

Sun x Moon;

Mostly bored x Makes then laugh;

and maybe others (feel free to add if u know something that fots them!!).

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My personal headcanons for the masked guy!!

This is a mostly personal part of this post, which includes my personal headcanons for them :3

I mostly call the masked guy "Guy with Hockey Mask" since i misread Man as Guy in the credits once, so it never left my head. But i also have a fan-name for the masked man. I like to call him "Derick Hockermann" (maybe the most known name for him? idk)

I also have a fanon personality for him!

I like to think that Derick is a calm, funny and a happy person! Despite looking scary sometimes (specially when he looks angry), he's still a very nice guy!

He's also short-tempered and sometimes kinda protective and jealous to his lover/friends (not too much!! only when necessary)

Most of the time he doesn't has pupils, but in certain moments, appears a white pupil with a black middle, which makes him look a little more intimidating.

Like this! vv

I also have some personal headcanons for his face

The right one is my main headcanon, the one i use the most (he has freckles, ear piercings, a small beard and green eyes) and the left one is my secondary headcanon, which I use rarely (he has completely white eyes and his face is covered in darkness).

I like to think that Derick likes "the dark part of the internet iceberg", like videos about obscure topics or themes (like iceberg videos or videos commenting on some unsolved criminal case), and he liks to research aboit certain topics too.

I also headcanon Derick to be brazilian and speak brazilian portuguese! And he is also friends with other background characters and even is a member of a gang called "The Troublemakers" (more about this here!)

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My 2trenchcoat headcanons!!

I personally like to think that Derick and Tord share tastes in common, like bat pajamas, obssesion for guns or being a fan of Manian Mansion 2004 Special Edition, and it all started when Derick decided to talk to Tord and share common tastes, which led to them getting to know each other better.

(Maniac Mansion is this magazine Tord received in the ending of the eddisode ^^)

Derick fell in love with Tord first and Tord fell in love with him afterwards, and then they began a relationship. Both are protective and jealous over each other, but not too much.

Derick sometimes shows Tord his favorite iceberg videos, while Tord shows Derick some of his hentai magazines (and Derick obviously isn't too interested in pron <//3). Also they sometimes watch movies/videos or read Maniac Mansion together.

Tord also got to meet the other background characters because of Derick being a member of the Troublemakers (and ofc the others always ask Derick what's so special about Tord LOL)

I also like to think that Tord would be a flirty guy, but gets flustered when Derick flirts back (just like this meme)

They also don't like showing affection in public, specially on the EW Studios (they aren't too fond of PDA). But when they're together, just them and nobody else, they are very cuddly (and sometimes they like to annoy each other <3)

I also like to think they would be the best duo who fight against zombies, considering that Tord uses guns and Derick uses a crowbar :33 (but also consider the fork and spoon :stares:)

And i personally have the hc that Tord is skinny and Derick is kinda chubby, so yeah lol.

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I could talk about 2trenchcoat for hours, but this post is too long, so I'll stop here. It's up to you whether you want to read all this drivel or just take what interests you lol

Also thank you for your ask!! ^^ :3

[edalynn]

I think the owl house fandom needs to realize that Huntlow isn’t actually canon. I’ve seen so many posts treating it like it’s a thing but in the show they only have like 30 minutes of screen time together. And it isn’t even romantic!

I especially hate it when Huntlow fans try to claim that the two have so many parallels to Caleb and Evelyn when in reality Hunter and Luz (i don’t see this as a ship btw) and Lumity have far more parallels (Lumity has quite a lot I noticed after a rewatch which made me love them even more).

Honestly I totally thought that Willow was aroace coded but then it’s like the show forced her to blush a few times at Hunter when previously they had no romantic interactions? It’s almost like the show gave those hints because they were trying to appease fans or because one or two people on the crew shipped it?

Also this might be a bit controversial but I hated willows arc in the finale. It was completely unnecessary and didn’t make much sense either. Willow felt useless or something because she’s the reliable one? But in reality most of the characters rely on others the most. Luz relies on her mom, eda and amity. Amity relies on Luz and her siblings. Hunter gets comforted by Luz and Gus. And Gus seems to be better friends with Hunter at that point. They should have had her arc be something different. And frankly it should have been Gus be the one to comfort her. It would have been a full circle moment and we would have gotten more of their friendship. Willows arc seemed to just be another Huntlow moment by the end.

Oh, absolutely. I've been saying this for years and that's why half the fandom fucking hates me lmao. Because I've been saying they need to realize it's fanon and NOT canon. And pointing out that their reactions in show are BARELY romantic (because it was always just the crew pushing their crackship) *chefs kiss*. The fandom's obsession with trying to find parallels with hunt//low and Evelyn & Caleb is my LEAST favorite thing about the ship and the way the fandom goes about it. If that was ever intended, it was clearly done so poorly it barely resembles the originator in practice, but I don't think it was intended in the first place I think it's a bunch of straight shippers interacting with ships the only way they know how to... poorly. I agree that Luz and Hunter (also not viewing as a ship) have more parallels, OR that Lumity does (hadn't thought about that before, but I can see it), even with Luz and Hunter also HEAVILY mirroring Philip and Caleb. The mirroring there is SOLIDLY apparent. Even then, though, looking at it broadly Eda definitely mirrors Evelyn in everyone's life as long as you throw out the romantic aspect of Caleb and Evelyn (especially considering it started as just friends anyway).

I actually also solidly thought Willow was going to be canonically confirmed as aroace (like Lilith) because she showed absolutely NO interest in ANYTHING romantic for the first entire two seasons, until the crew got more involved and decided to entirely change her personality in the third season. The Willow we ended with is not the same Willow we started with, and I don't mean from character growth. Her arc throughout the rest of the entire show is thrown out just to make room for Hunter to comfort her, you're right. It would've been satisfying to come full circle by having Gus be the one who helped her through her breakdown and have it mirror where she helped teach him the breathing technique when they were little to help him through his difficulties. THAT would have been fulfilling. And to have Amity there, too, would have brought their arc to a satisfying conclusion of relearning to be friends with each other. The crew totally blew it on Willow's character and arc, and it really fucking sucks. They should have allowed her to be comforted by her oldest/longest standing loved ones, while also keeping her snarky, independent personality at the same time.

[headcanontheshitoutofsoulsborne]

Guys, I have a confession to make. I have zero interest in playing the Elden Ring DLC atm. I still will open up headcanons for it starting August 1st. I spoiled myself on the lore and I made screenshots and got screenshots from friends for the most important characters. I think a couple are still missing like Ymir or Bayle, but I find a way around. But now under the cut I want to say the why I can't bring myself to play the Elden Ring DLC right now:

So... I was genuinely excited for this DLC. It would give us Miquella lore. It would finally tell us what his deal is. We can finally see his plan to save his sister etc etc. And then I saw people being REALLY disgruntled about the DLC. Mostly Mohg fans. So I got curious... far too curious. "What are they so upset about?" And so I looked up spoilers. I looked up who the final boss of the DLC is. Only to be slapped in the face with Radahn. Freaking Radahn! Apparently he and Miquella are doing a twin princes situation?! After that relevation I ran to AO3 to look at the ship tags...

Not. a. single. Miquella/Radahn. fic. had. been. written. pre. DLC. That DLC... just gave us a crackship that had nobody on the agenda and made it CANON! I couldn't believe it. But I first wanted to play through the DLC and see if I can take something from it that I like. And yeah, there are things I like from the lore, but I cannot help but think that final boss is bullshit that someone pulled out of their ass. Malenia whispering to Radahn in the story trailer is not enough for me. Okay, so I played the game, but... ...while the exploring is as fun as in the main game... It suffers from the same problems I have with the Elden Ring main game end game. Enemies with bloated HPs, FAR too long combos and I just don't have fun learning a boss when I heal after a combo and the animation is too slow so they hit me again with the start of their next combo. I don't want to summon my mimic tear for every single boss. Really not. But sometimes the DLC feels like it forces me to because I am not fast enough anymore. Why are all these bosses on speed? Sigh... it just isn't much fun to me anymore. What I liked so much in Dark Souls and Bloodborne, the hard and fair gameplay, seemed to have reduced to "hard for the sake of being hard". And yes, I collected Scadu Tree fragments. Doesn't change the fact that the bosses still have insanely long combos that my brain cannot comprehend. One day I will play through the DLC. I paid money for it after all... but after that sorely disappointing final boss reveal and the game being more of the weakest part of Elden Ring (at least for me), I don't feel like playing atm. I kinda hope that FromSoft takes a long break from Soulsborne now and thinks about where they want to go with it.

[glapplebloom]

Yep, this is a thing for some reason.

Mordetwi, as said on Know Your Meme, is the portmanteau name given to a crossover ship between the characters Mordecai from Regular Show and Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. The couple was first shipped in 2011 from a fanfiction called Earthworm Zim. Honestly, I thought it was because of the Artwork with Airplanes.

Now I have my fair share of Crackships (if you’re reading this article, you probably have seen my comics), but the question is “could Twilight and Mordecai work as a couple”. In theory, any relationship could happen. And the idea of a slacker pairing off with a hard worker is a common trope. But could Moedetwi work? Let’s analyze.

Twilight has two potential canon love interests, and they’re both Flash Sentry. One is a pony that she is physically attractive to, but nothing ever comes up beyond that. The other is a boy she was obviously crushing on. Despite looking like a rocker, he is kind of a dork when trying to impress ladies. So that sounds like Mordecai, at least in the early seasons.

When we see Mordecai with Margaret, he’s also dorkish when trying to impress her. But then we get to CJ, who he is MUCH better when doing date things. So if this were to happen, Mordecai would definitely be smoother than he was with Margaret. And speaking of Margaret and CJ, let’s compare them to how Twilight is.

While Margaret is down to earth at times, she is definitely a career woman. She broke up with Mordecai when she had to go to college and still have that job by the end of the series. So you could say that is similar to Twilight considering she’s so focused on her studies and her title as Princess. CJ, who I honestly prefer, is pretty close to Mordecai as she’s just as laid back as he is. But considering how that ended, that could have been the problem.

Mordecai’s break up with CJ was just horrible. He did it in front of his friend’s wedding and still didn’t end up with Margaret. There’s also the Bat Lady he ends up with in the series finale, but we don’t know much about her to really give an understanding of what she is like. But it does show that Mordecai won’t make a butt of himself again like with CJ.

If Mordecai got anything going for him, it's that each time he’s in a relationship he improves. His dates with Margaret usually had problems. CJ’s were smoother, but the unresolved Margaret issues was the big reason it sank. But with those cleared up, any future relationship should be even better than with CJ. And the Bat Lady proves it.

Back with Twilight, if we compare Flash Sentry to Mordecai, we know they could be dorky and awkward around their love interest. But Flash is also nice. Mordecai is nice as well, but we’ve seen his fits of anger from time to time, even towards Rigby. Granted, Rigby did deserve it at certain times but Twilight may not like that. When she was as angry or did something similar, she would regret it.

We see this with Pinkie Pie. Whenever she gets so angry, she eventually feels bad about it. And in a short amount of time. Meanwhile, Mordecai could be mad for a long time in comparison. She may not like the teasing he does to Rigby. Though I don’t think he does it as much since Rigby proves to be the better person when it comes to relationships. Now the question remains: how well can they handle each other’s extreme natures.

Honestly, I think they can handle each others’ problems fine. Twilight sometimes deals with Monsters, which Mordecai has dealt with before. And Twilight’s over analytical nature could be a help with some of their wacky adventures. See Eileen. So that leaves one question: would Twilight be interested in a slacker? I don’t think she was, but Mordecai isn’t really much of a slacker.

Sure, he does slack off at times and usually at the worst times, but he does try to be a good worker at times. Sometimes it's Rigby’s fault he strays from that. Sometimes it's his own doing. But he tries at least. And he wasn’t as bad as Zephyr was in that one episode. Like Breeze, Mordecai does get better at working to the point he’s a big time artist in the finale.

So could Mordecai and Twilight Sparkle work as a ship? Maybe. Mordecai does get better every new relationship and his issues with Margaret are done. And Twilight does have a thing for Dorks and with a passion for the arts (granted musical over pictures). If someone has an idea for them it could in theory work. But is this enough for me to ship them? Honestly, not really.

I don’t see Twilight dating anyone really. Like she’s all business. Meanwhile Mordecai definitely leaves a bad taste in my mouth after that CJ Break Up incident. And it's not that hard for me to like a ship. Someone told me about a Mina the Mongoose and Manic the Hedgehog ship and I instantly liked the idea because it reminds me of the song Skater Boi. And Mina did leave a bad taste in my mouth after the Nicole incident.

(By DarkSonic250)

Like Mordecai, she did get better at least at the end, but still that incident really makes it hard for me to support them. And yet I like the Mina/Manic ship for one simple reason. Mordetwi doesn’t have that simplicity. If you legit ship them, good for you. But I don’t think I would ever join that boat even for the meme.

[nocasdatsgay]

ACOTAR TAG GAME

So I got tagged by @teddyhoneybear @fieldofdaisiies @tsunami-of-tears @hieragalbatorixdottir @achaotichuman and @matrixsss ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I hope I didn’t miss anyone. So much love. I’m finally well enough to do a tag game 😂

I also think everyone has done this game but if you want you can say I tagged you ❤️

Who is your favorite ACOTAR character?

I hate picking favorites. I guess Eris. He’s so sassy and OBVIOUSLY good even when he’s being ‘evil’

Who is your least favorite ACOTAR character?

Mor. I’m sorry but she’s a pick me lesbian and of course only Sarah could make a pick me lesbian 🤦‍♀️

Say something nice about your least favorite character.

She’s good to Feyre when they meet. The best thing she ever did was move Feyre to that cabin to give her space from Rhys when she needed it.

Who’s your favorite High Lord?

Tarquin. He deserves better.

Who’s your favorite Minor Character?

NUAN!!!! SHES SO SMART AND I WANT HER TO COME BACK!!!

Favorite Ship (crackships included)?

I love Azris. I also love Elain/Eris don’t look at me

Favorite Court and Why?

spring and Dawn are aesthetic vibes. But so is summer. I like pretty courts.

Make up a brand new court RIGHT NOW NO PREP just vibes:

Uhhhhhh court of beaches where it’s an island and all the nice beaches just off the coast of summer. I wanna go back to the beach can’t you tell?

what relationship do you want to see more of in the books?

Lucien and Nuan. Their friendship. Or maybe the wrath twins and Az 👀👀👀 what are they doing in those shadows hmmm???

What’s your unpopular opinion?

Azriel is a pathetic fuckboi and would leave his lover for a mate in a heartbeat no questions asked.

What’s your favorite headcanon/fan canon?

Everyone says Helion writes the Drake novels but in my heart I know it’s Mama Autumn. Eris runs errands and publishes them for her.

If you were swept away to Prythian, what’s the ONE thing you would want to do?

Take me to the spring court immediately I’m about to fix it.

If you could have one Faerie ability seen in the books, which would it be?

Winnowing would be nice. That or healing.

[bookofmirth]

So, ever since I finished TOG for the first time last summer, I wanted to get copies of TOG and COM to keep for myself by way of used books. Well, I finally found one. It was the only SJM book there. The bookseller said that a lot of people have asked if he had anything from her, and realized she must be very popular. Then, later, I walked into B&N and my mom (who's helping me search) and I were bombarded by tables containing all three series. I feel bad for saying this, but it's getting annoying how big she's getting. I don't remember her being this big when I first got into ACOTAR 5 years ago (which I decided to read after going through Tumble). Thus, even though I'm not an OG, I still feel rather weird with people now gushing about it. I'm not sure if it's because I'd begun recently browsing the anti-SJM tags, because those guys do have a point, I have to admit. At any rate, it's only going to get worse when the show comes out, if it ever does.

On the one hand, it's great for her that she's getting even more and more successful. For her, it's amazing that people continue to discover the series and enjoy it!

On the other hand, it's annoying as hell for the fandom.

Fandoms are a very specific little ecosystem that have their own rules and etiquette and ways of communicating, and we keep getting people here who don't understand how it works. See: people misusing the term "crackship", people not understanding that fandom is not necessarily about canon, people not understanding how to just stay in their damn lane and block tags, people not understanding how inherently queer fandom spaces are/have been in the past.

Usually, people figure it out and they stick around or they move on to something else. It's normal for people to join/leave the fandom, it's a normal ebb and flow. But now?

I like that we get more creators, more fan art, more writers, more memes, etc. But given the state of the acotar fandom right now, that comes along with loads of new antagonists and instigators, and combined with the fact that these people don't understand how fandom works... grandpa I'm tired. And it's not even just the acotar fandom! See: the whole mess with the ToG fairyloot special editions in April or whenever that happened.

Anyway, tl;dr I agree with you. I don't want to be gatekeepy, but also I do.

[cerromoreno]

I’ll just reblog this because it’s 99.999% my thoughts and feelings about Starbula too 😂 The only difference is that I never crackshipped them before seeing the movie (ironically, I’d actually never really cared about either of them - or any of the Guardians - before GOTG3. Oh how the turn tables…. 😅 It’s a testament to GOTG3’s greatness that it made me fall in love with characters I’d only casually followed for a decade, and retroactively made all of their movies and appearances so much better).

But aside from that, YES TO ALL OF THIS.

Starbula has been scratching some kind of itch in my brain since May and I truly can’t stop thinking about them. Their dynamic, their beautiful growth from GOTG1 to this movie as basically the mom and dad of the team, the angst of it all, and the lovely open-ended endings they got - just make them so special. And speaking of that, I really love that the sky is literally the limit with them headcanon-wise, since at this rate I’m ready to ignore the rest of the increasingly-lackluster MCU and make up my own story for Peter and Nebula depending on what their next canon appearance/s look like.

And like you, I haven’t written fanfic since middle school lmao but for the first time in literal decades, I have urges to write something for Starbula because of all the headcanons swirling around my head. Wild.

In conclusion, Peter and Nebula continuing their personal growth/healing journeys and then finally, eventually, coming together is an unbelievably gorgeous love story. I’m so glad James Gunn didn’t just have Peter and Gamora get back together in GOTG3, as I’d fully expected he would. This was a riskier, more moving choice - subtly showing Peter and Nebula, seemingly polar opposites, ending up becoming more to each other than they could have ever imagined. I just love them so much 🥺🥺🥺 Thanks for putting it into words so well 🥺🥺🥺

@malvo-ish Starbula bingo for you! :D

Unsurprisingly, I LOVE THEM. The ship that brought me out of a looooong writing retirement because I love them that much xD

Long ramble/essay below!

I actually started shipping them in the months leading up to Vol. 3's release as a crackship, thinking about how cute it would be if Nebula developed a crush on him, but also angsty because she is once again going after the love/approval of someone who prefers her sister over her. So when I saw the opening of Vol. 3 for the first time, I straight-up had an out-of-body experience for a second because it was exactly what I wanted but thought would never happen xD Like, I thought we'd get a couple of friendly interactions between them at best! And then the shippy moments just kept happening! (The sound I made in my quiet-ass movie theater when the "it sounds more like her" scene happened will haunt me for the rest of my life xD)

But yeah, I love everything about their dynamic in the movie. The old married couple bickering, the way they can communicate without words, how they take care of each other. And I genuinely feel like they could be really good for each other once they take the time to get over their respective issues on their own. Both of them are learning to love themselves, doing things that will help them grow and become better versions of themselves, and at some point down the line, I like to think that Nebula will know better how to deal with her feelings for him, and Peter will become open to loving someone new.

Their relationship is just, a combination of so many things that make my head go brrr. Like, just the idea alone of Nebula falling in love with someone is really interesting and something I didn't think would ever be explored, and it shows how far she's come since GOTG1. I usually don't care about romance in the MCU but in this case, it's a great direction for Nebula's arc if you ask me. Also, the DRAMA. Because I find a lot of the appeal of Starbula comes from both characters' relationship to Gamora. They both loved her and she loved both of them, so they probably connected over their shared grief, and once romantic feelings emerged between them, they'd retreat from it at first.

Like, this is all headcanon now but Nebula might see it as betraying Gamora if she were to act on her feelings, not that she even knows how to do that. And Peter would have a shit-tonne of trouble moving on from Gamora. And I think both of them would have this lingering fear that their feelings weren't genuine. Nebula might think her crush is a result of her still feeling like she has to compete with Gamora and prove someone will choose her over her sister. And Peter might assume his feelings for Nebula are just him projecting his love for Gamora onto someone connected to her. I know these are very real criticisms of Starbula but like... if they could get over these things, I think that would be the ultimate sign that they're getting over their issues related to loving and being loved; kind of a perfect conclusion to their healing arcs?

Idk I love that these two make me think like this xD I haven't spent this much brain power on something in many years, hence why I can't stop writing about them (I've got like seven WIPS now help). I adore them both and they deserve happiness and love, and I want them to love each other. And it'd be great if a future movie or special explored that, but if not I'm more than happy to rotate them around in my head and draw my own conclusions. That's the beauty of how open-ended GOTG3 is. <3

[icey--stars]

Stories To Be Told: PART 29

Series Index

A shadowsinger, a warrior, an Illyrian, that's what she was. Trained by one of the most formidable female warriors. Escaped the Illyrian camps and her clipping when she was barely sixteen and is now the holder of 6 siphons. What happens when she tries to sneak into the City of Starlight? And starts down a whole new road of chaos?

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a/n: warning for like… extremely fluffy things. is that a warning? idk. but like… the author, me, squealed while writing this part. this was combined with the epilogue i planned since it was too short. so that huge time skip? yeah.

BUT, since this is the last chapter… I want to thank everyone who came around while writing this series. Thank you all for your support, whether you were commenting, reblogging or just liking- it means a ton. This story wasn’t originally going to be posted online. It was a rewrite based off of a 115k word fic I wrote. well… not really. That one had extreme inconsistencies, and very limited character development. It was set post-acomaf, where all canon plot ended basically. I much prefer this post-acosf version. 

I'm always very nervous posting online, so getting all the support I got for stbt? It means the world to me. I can’t express how much all the support just made my day. Thank you readers, from the bottom of my heart.

After this, I’ll try to work on either a new series, or some oneshots, but I beg of you, please send requests. I am incapable of coming up with ideas to post 😂 (okay, im not, but it helps)

If you have read all that, here’s a little vote for a new series: Azris fic (or another rare pair/crackship)? or new x Reader/OC fic (probably eris)? Something else? Not guaranteeing I’ll write any of them, but just to gauge what ya’ll might like to see

Now… onto the last chapter of Stories To Be Told :)

WARNING: mentions of nsfw things.

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Azriel and I didn’t come to training the day after either, both of us waking up way too late to even dare try and go. They’d probably be doing the final stretching before we’d even be ready. So we settled for a slow morning, memorizing each other’s lips.

We had, however, arrived for lunch. Nobody had said anything, but I could tell what they were all thinking. We had taken a bath before we left the room, but I knew that the bond could probably be scented quite easily now.

That afternoon, Azriel had to do some paperwork, but I relaxed with him, reading a book, surrounded by his scent. A note arrived sometime.

Family dinner tonight at the River House. See you both there.

Azriel scoffed. I lifted a brow at him in question. “Rhys,” he explained, “wants us to attend a family dinner. Clearly, Cassian told him something, because he said ‘See you both there’ like he knows.”

I chuckled a little. “Does he need to pay for traumatizing you too, my love?”

“By the Cauldron, yes. Him and Feyre, I swear. I have just been suffering. The only thing that did go right was that Cassian was the one brawling with Rhys after their bond. I was saved from some bruises.”

“Oh,” I paused. “I forgot about that part. And they what?!”

“Which part?”

“The part about bonds where the males get really… protective.”

Azriel snorted. “I’ll try my best at this dinner, angel, but do offer me some leniency.”

“As long as you offer me the same leniency, because I am one hundred percent laughing my ass off if you growl at Rhys."

He rolled his eyes. “I won’t growl at him-”

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Azriel growled deeply as we walked into the dining room. Rhys’s eyes had been up and looking for us, latching onto me, since I’d been the first to enter.

I snorted, and patted Azriel’s shoulder.

Rhys tipped his head back and laughed. “Alright, Cass, you win,” he chuckled. “You were right about Az being a possessive type.” A gold mark was thrown in the direction of the general, who quickly pocketed it.

I huffed out a breath in amusement and spotted Mor looking quite confused. Oh, this was my chance!

I left Azriel’s side, even as he glared daggers at Cassian, who was sitting near Mor. Mor’s eyes did indeed practically pop out of her skull when I came near enough.

“YOU’RE MATES?!” She squealed.

My face widened into a grin and I nodded.

She let out another happy squealing noise, throwing her arms around me. Azriel growled again and I laughed, backing up a step so that Mor was forced to let me go. She was smiling at me. “Oh! I’m so happy for you!” She squealed again suddenly, startling me slightly. “Welcome to the family!” She said quickly. “I was first!”

I turned my face again slightly in a useless effort to hide my huge smile from those words. Azriel curled a hand around my waist. “This is your family now,” he whispered.

I lifted a hand to rub my smile away, but it didn’t work. So I turned to behold my new family.

Rhys was grinning, with Feyre looking at me warmly. Nyx was obviously happy. “Does that mean I have a new aunt?” He asked Rhys.

“I suppose so,” Rhys chuckled. “But ask Y/N.”

I bit my lip. There was so much joy coming from me right now. Nyx turned to me expectantly.

“If you want me to be…” I replied. “You can call me aunt.”

“Yes!” Nyx threw up a fist in victory. “Auntie Y/N! Now you have to help me steal all the chocolate dad hides in the pantry.”

I snorted in amusement, giggling softly. “Alright Nyx.”

“Don’t conspire in front of me!” Rhys exclaimed.

“Did we just conspire?” I asked Nyx. He shook his head, smiling wide. “See Rhys?” I turned to face the High Lord. “We didn’t conspire anything. You must be hearing things.”

“Welcome to the family,” Cassian hummed, arm thrown over Nesta’s shoulder who sat beside him. “I would come over there and bowl you to the ground in a hug, but you have a possessive shadow death monster attached to you.”

That broke the last of the restraint I had on my laughter. I wheezed loudly, knees going weak from the force of it. My chest heaved as I tried to catch my breath, but almost everyone had joined in. Even Az. Nesta stood and came over. Azriel almost growled a warning, but I slapped his shoulder, stepping out from his grip to hug my sister. My first family here.

There weren’t any words shared between us, but as Nes pulled away, she gave me a soft look that said everything.

Amren gave me a little dip of her head, and I deduced that was likely all I was going to get from her. Lucien and Elain, two people who’d I mostly forgotten about, also gave me slight smiles. They seemed… close, but also not as close as any of the mated couples in the room.

I sat beside Azriel at the table, and ate with my new family.

-----

Later in the night, when mostly everyone had gone home, Azriel asked me the question.

“I know I’m traditionally meant to kneel down before you,” he began. “But I haven’t had the chance to buy a ring yet, so I’ll do that a bit later since I’m impatient. Would you marry me Y/N?”

I squealed immediately, turning so that I was sitting in his lap and wrapping my arms around his neck. “Yes!” I said loudly, drawing the attention of the remaining people in the room. Rhys, Feyre, Nyx, Cassian, and Nesta.

I kissed him swiftly, which probably gave the others enough of a guess of what had just transpired.

“We are having a wedding,” I told him. “Family only.”

Azriel grinned. “Whatever you want, angel.”

“AUNTIE Y/N!” Nyx exclaimed loudly, like it was a celebration.

I turned, grinning widely. “Officially,” I agreed.

Rhys smiled, his teeth showing. “Congratulations,” he said.

Feyre scoffed. “You’re so dull Rhys,” she admonished, bursting from her seat to wrap me in a hug. “Congratulations. Welcome to the family.”

“I was just trying not to get attacked!” Rhys protested. “Azzie is terrifying.”

I huffed in amusement. “Azzie?” I questioned, turning back to my mate with a smirk.

He snorted. “You are not calling me that,” he chuckled. “Rhys gets to do it only once a month.”

“Azzie…” I cooed, and paired the nickname with a scratch at his scalp. He seemed to be placated, but glared up at me petulantly.

“I’m getting bowled over,” someone said from behind me, and then wrapped two large muscled arms around my shoulders, lifting me up. I squealed at the movement, crushing my wings to my back. Cassian laughed as Azriel got to his feet immediately, eyes darting around like he was trying to deduce the easiest way to free me from Cassian, without hurting me.

I slapped Cassian’s arm. “You idiot!” I yelled happily as he only tightened his grip. “I yield!” I shouted. “I yield!”

Cassian squeezed even tighter for a moment before he let me down. I turned to him with a challenging grin.

“I have another sister,” he reasoned. “I had to make sure she knows I give good hugs.”

“You call that a hug?” I scoffed, grinning. “I prefer Az’s.”

There was a sound behind me that told me Az agreed with me. He took his seat again, the couch dipping.

“Well then,” Cassian said, voice challenging. “I guess I have to try again. Because I always give the best hugs-”

I dodged his next attempt, shooting out my foot as he took a step forward so that he tripped right onto the couch, face planting almost directly into Azriel’s lap. I was surprised when I felt a surge of possessiveness from myself at the sight of Cassian so close to my mate’s lap.

Cassian was laughing and sputtering as he stood back up. “I’m making you pay for that in training,” he growled.

Those words made a bolt of heat travel up my spine. Goddamn, had Azriel really ruined those words for me? Must have.

I tried to keep my scent in check as I coughed. “Sure you will,” I challenged. “I’ll win.”

“You can try,” Cassian scoffed. “I always win.”

“I’ll win because Nesta is on my side,” I chuckled, meeting Cassian’s mate’s eyes across the room, still sitting on the couch with a twinkle of amusement in her eyes.

Cassian turned with a look of betrayal on his face. “How dare you!” He accused dramatically.

I chuckled, and fell back onto the couch beside Azriel. “Love you,” I chuckled, kissing him gently.

His hand fell onto my thigh, just a little too high to be normal. “I felt that through the bond, you know,” he informed me as I pulled away.

I blushed. “Shut up,” I growled. “Or I’ll show them where you’re ticklish.”

He paused, narrowing his eyes. “You wouldn’t dare,” he said playfully.

“Oh I will,” I said.

Azriel trailed his hand up threateningly, and I basically leapt up on top of him, and went for the ticklish spot in his armpit. He wheezed, capturing the attention of everyone.

“That’s where you’re ticklish!?” Cassian exclaimed. “Damn it. I’m exploiting that.”

I grinned as Azriel’s eyes widened even as he struggled to get my hands away from his ticklish spot. “I’ll kill you,” Azriel managed through his laughter.

“Not intimidating,” Cassian chuckled. “You’ve used the line too much.”

I relented after a moment. Azriel heaved for breath, glaring at me. He leaned up to whisper in my ears.

“You’ll pay for that.”

I grinned. I planned on it.

-----

It was the Winter Solstice, and goddamn was it cold outside. I heard a shout as Rhys assumingly got pummeled by snowballs by Cassian. No surprise there. Cassian apparently had been “training” for the annual snowball fight my mate and his brother’s had every year. As I gathered up my own snowballs to launch my attack on Cassian, I smirked in the direction of Azriel’s snow fort.

We weren’t explicitly teaming per say, but we were acting as tentative allies. That little peace treaty would break as soon as Cassian began to complain about his toes freezing off.

Az had mentioned this tradition about a month ago, explaining Cassian’s training, and Rhys’s determination to beat him. Apparently, my mate was by far the most competitive for the fight. He’d won basically every fight leading up to this one. Rhys and Cass had quite a few wins, but Azriel? Azriel definitely had the most.

I offhandedly mentioned that if I were a part of the snowball fight, I’d go straight for Rhys’s face and then pummel Cassian. Then deal with Az.

Azriel, apparently, having taken that internally, offered to let me join. His brother’s mates hadn’t been interested in being out in the cold for hours, but me? Oh I was so for it. No magic. No wings. Just an even playing ground for the Illyrian idiots who just wanted to pummel each other with snowballs.

Rhys immediately let me in on it, even trying to covet an alliance with me throughout the month, but little did he know that Azriel would be getting my “support” through the game. He’d gasped dramatically when I told him I was betraying him right after he’d told me all the strategies he planned to use. Oh, it was so worth it. Now I knew the High Lord was worried, and preparing for that strike that would end him, coming from me.

Cassian shouted as the snowballs hit him from behind his fort. “Y/N!” He shouted angrily. But a playful angry. “I’m going to get you for that!”

“Just try!” I challenged.

For another three hours, we fought. When it was basically just Azriel and I, I turned on him immediately, gaining the element of surprise as I came up behind him and stuffed a whole pile of snowballs right down the back of his leathers.

He screeched and tried to shimmy them out.

“Betrayer!” He shouted, apparently giving up on getting the snow out, and intent on getting revenge. He picked up a pre-made snowball, but I merely smirked and produced one last snowball in my hand, and threw it directly into his forehead.

Azriel groaned, wiping his face. “I’m fucking freezing,” he admitted.

“Do you yield?” I asked him, and subtly packed another pile of snow together with my boots to easily form into a snowball and throw it at him if he didn’t.

“Fine, yes,” he groaned. I grinned.

“RHYS! CASS!” I called. “YIELD OR DIE UNDER THE POWER OF Y/N!”

“I yield!” Cassian yelled back. “My ass is numb.” The second part was quieter, but just loud enough to be heard.

“Never!” Rhys shouted.

I stole some of my mate's snowballs, holding them with one arm and leaped over the fort, running across No Man’s Land. Then I leaped straight into Rhys’s fort and pummeled him with the snow.

He screamed dramatically. I smirked, and then gathered more ammo, and stuffed it down his neck as he tried to clear his vision. “I yield!” he shouted. “Fucking hell! No! Don’t stuff it down my shirt even more-”

I chuckled, and then with one final push of the snow down his shirt, I stood and vaulted over the fort again, hands raised in victory.

“FIRST WIN!” I shouted, laughing hysterically after.

Cassian came out of his fort, shivering. Azriel was still struggling with the snow down his shirt. Rhys basically dragged himself out of his fort.

“Too cold,” Cassian said, “to care.”

I rolled my eyes, scoffing. “Come on then idiot. Your mate can console you for your horrible loss.”

“This is horrible!” Cassian complained.

“Let’s go to the damn birchin before my toes decide to fall off,” Rhys said, shivering as well.

We’d decided before that they’d not go in completely naked, despite tradition. Azriel was way too possessive for that. They’d keep their undershorts and I’d keep on my undergarments.

“Who won?” Nesta asked as we came inside. Her stomach was just slightly starting to get that little bump that told everyone she was having a child. I silently hoped for a little girl.

“I did!” I announced triumphantly. “These males stood no chance.”

Feyre snorted in amusement. Gwyn clasped me on my back. “Better you than them,” she joked. Emerie, who was beside Mor, called out a congratulations.

“You guys should compete next year,” I suggested. “We’d be the height of competition.”

“Freezing in the cold for hours?” Emerie asked. “No thank you. Not even on a good day.”

“Boring,” I teased. “Is Mor making you soft dear sister?”

“Shall I slap her?” Mor asked.

“No, I’ll make her pay for it in training,” Emerie chuckled.

“Just try me,” I challenged. “Just try.”

“Oh I will,” Emerie chuckled. “Now go sweat with the other idiots.”

Azriel chuckled, putting a hand around my waist and leading me in the direction of the birchin. “Come on love, I’m freezing still.”

“Fine…” I would be merciful… today. I pecked Azriel on his cheek gently. “Only for you.”

“Oh yes,” he chuckled. “So merciful towards your mate.”

I scoffed, smiling. “Love you.”

He smiled, and said that little phrase that always left me breathless from the sheer love.

“It’ll always be you.”

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