#nest au

[dawnatlas]

forever partner friday but it's on a saturday and i gave up halfway through so its messy as hell

anways... what's spookier than the nest am i right

[deikshen]

Shen Yuan was a beta all his life so then, now, being the omega Shen Qingqiu who can no longer suppress his secondary gender by Without-a-cure, needs to learn to be an Omega.

The information in the books is damn unclear and it would not be right to go ask for help from disciples or brothels, so he just... Well, he knows that Shang Qinghua is a spy for the demons, and he knows that Mobei Jun is an Omega for his meta knowledge. So he decides to go and threaten Shang Qinghua's ass with exposing him with the other Peak Lords for treason unless he allows him to have private meetings with Mobei Jun.

(At some point, they both reveal themselves as transmigrants? Yes. But not at the beginning for more drama lol Shang Qinghua racking his brains over what the hell Shen Qingqiu the scum villain and HIS KING will talk about in private- )

So, in private meetings with Mobei Jun, Shen Qingqiu humiliates himself with a half-truth: he tells him that I had never experienced anything like omega (after all, the entire CQMS thinks Shen Qingqiu is a beta), and now with Without-a-cure he has stopped taking his suppressants because the damage they were doing to his health, so right now he doesn't know how to do omega basic things like nest, purr, scent, pack behavior...

Mobei Jun agrees to teach him all those omega things; in exchange, Shen Qingqiu will give him more information and those things that Shang Qinghua doesn't have access to, since Shen Qingqiu is, well, Peak Lord of the second most important peak. They make a half-hearted and reluctant agreement, but they are on the same page.

And Mobei Jun teaches him. He teaches him how to fix a nest and the different ways he can use it. How apply blankets properly for softness, or comfort, or space, depends on what suits him. Teaches him to scent with the necessary amount of pheromones on people, objects, pack gifts, puppy gifts- It is a different level for each situation, and it is very necessary that it be respected, because otherwise it could give the wrong message!!

It also teaches purring, different growls, the type of reactions these sounds would have in Alphas or other Omegas. Also what kind of fabrics or robes are more comfortable to wear closer to the heat, what herbs to avoid, what kinds of things might not help him, what types of foods to stock up on for those occasions.

There is a lot of monosyllabic talk, a lot of directions and teachings, and Mobei Jun is not really the type to talk a lot, but neither is Shen Qingqiu, so unless necessary, they won't say much that is not so very important. They drink tea (iced) and they always end their secret meetings by scenting their wrists. It's a habit. Mobei Jun's omega scent is clear like ginger-mint and somewhat spicy, but it doesn't smell demonic itself, then it can go unnoticed.

The change in Shen Qingqiu's Omega behavior is noticeable, not only among the now very spoiled puppy disciples, but among the Peak Lords. Mu Qingfang is glad that Shen Qingqiu is finally accepting being part of the pack, scenting them, giving them scented gifts for their own common spaces. Alphas and betas do not necessarily nest, but in their homes they often have things with the aromas of their packs, giving shape to their home.

There is only one notable difference. Mobei Jun, of course, has taught his omega knowledge biased by his demonic family teaching. So, Shen Qingqiu finds himself... biting.

He bites his disciples' cheeks, he bites their little hands when he comes to scent them. It is easier to give them little bites, so they will only laugh or blush.

He bites Liu Qingge's cheek, one day the Alpha gets really close to him sniffing the clear scent of Mobei Jun on him, asking who is. In defense of Shen Qingqiu, he became nervous!!! And Liu Qingge stepped away as if he had been set on fire, walking away like a penguin.

Randomly bites Mu Qingfang's hands when he is checking him out by Without-a-cure, little bites on his fingers, on his knuckles. Mu Qingfang blushes, steps back, and quickly notes down the reactions. Pff. As if it wasn't normal for Omegas to bite and lick their packs!! Now they will tell that Omegas should not court their Alphas by proving they can kill them in a fight only to decide not to! Of course Binghe's harem didn't work like that, but those were female Omegas! He was a male Omega, that would make the difference, wouldn't it?

So, just, Shen Qingqiu is there, gifting his packs with things with his scent, purring when some Alpha around him is stressed, biting hands, wrists, cheeks. He shamelessly sits close to anyone and drenches them with his scent. He's much more tactile with everyone. He makes comfortable public-nesting spaces in gardens where he invites his youngest disciples (and Binghe, because how could he deprive Binghe of those experiences?! The poor boy is always hungry for affection, hugs, pats and bites more than any other disciple) to snuggle with him while purring and playing some music, just as Mobei Jun had explained that Omegas did with their pups so they could relax after long days-

(The other Peak Lords don't know if Shen Qingqiu has gone mad or is trying to court them all. They also don't want to risk asking and ruining whatever's going on.)

(Amidst all this, and instinctively, both Mobei Jun and Shen Qingqiu begin to see and feel like a pack. They give each other scented blankets, their scents are in their respective nests. There are new jewels among Shen Qingqiu's hair accessories, and new necklaces hanging over Mobei Jun's open necklines. They are a pack. Family of some strange and accidentally acquired kind. Even Shen Qingqiu relaxes in Mobei Jun's nest once while waiting for him due to an urgency among the rebellious demons - which almost causes Shang Qinghua to almost have a qi deviation when he sees him, comfortable in his king's nest just reading.)

(At some point, Shang Qinghua and Shen Qingqiu reveal themselves to be transmigrants- and Shang Qinghua is laughing his fucking shit off, because now he has the explanation of everything, and he's definitely not going to tell him that the normal omega mode of demons is the omega-courtship-family mode of humans. Nope. He'll let Cucumber-bro figure it out for himself.)

[starrycassi]

Posted this yesterday with a fever (already went to the doctors. Got a 48 hour rest because it's apparently viral) but I see the vision of fever induced me.

Consider:

There's only 10 of them because they only admit in the best of the best. Coach Wymack is a bitter man who lost the loves of his life (Kayleigh) and turned all his grief into rage. He raised their son to keep his late love's legacy alive. Kevin will be the best. There is no other option. He takes kids from underprivileged families on purpose, knowing damn well that manipulating them is way easier, especially when he can just throw money at their problems until they have no one to turn to but him. The underdog stunt is a great marketing tactic, after all. He doesn't care about great techniques and amazing maneuvers — that can be taught. He wants the more vicious, ravenous and blood-thirsty players out there. Spirit is innate, and he's willing to polish it.

Danielle Wilds and Kevin Day as captain and vice captain: Obsessive, ruthless. Stopping at nothing and for no one. Raised as brothers (Wymack took Dan in much earlier here, bear with me) they fight with each other as often as they do with anyone else. Dan is of the mentality that is she managed to do it with her disadvantages, then everyone else should be able to. Kevin is still Kevin minus the redemption arc. He is constantly trying to cut Dan at the knees and vice versa. Their sibling bonding time consists of wacking each other in the head with the racquets as hard as possible.

Andrew Minyard: They get him to agree in the same way that they did the first time around — through his family. This time around, however, there are way more vague threats about flimsy planes to Germany and unexpected car crashes. Wymack encourages Andrew's violence as long as it's not going to damage their chances at winning. Yada yada we've all read nest Andrew fics. Basically that.

Nicky, Matt and Aaron: Still haven't figured out exactly what'll do with them. I know Aaron has in fact killed a man but they are like the most likely to call the cops in this whole thing. Thinking of the bitter for the things they've endured, eager to prove themselves angle.

Do take into account that Wymack isn't torturing his players for fun in her. He IS torturing them, but only when they "misbehave gravely". It's more of an economical violence situation, and he does let all of his players take a go at each other. There's no actual hierarchy outside of the field so if they want to gang up and beat the shit out of Kevin, it ain't his problem. As long as they don't do something rash like, idk, break his hand.

Renee is the trickiest one. She'd have to be taken in before Stephanie ever did, technically still being Natalie. But, you know, if she did, I'm sore that nothing would stop this woman from decking Andrew in the face. That's how they become friends. Street recognizes street.

Allison and Seth... I can just see them letting power get to their heads. Definitely. Again, both have something to prove.

Neil: I'm sorry but this man is a NIGHTMARE. Whole team scared of him low-key. Only read he isn't a captain or vice is because he refused to be. Absolutely ape shit child. Threatens to kill his teammates at least once a day.

I know that I would have to bend and mold various aspects of their personalities and backgrounds for this to work but guys hear me out okay. They're all evil. They're all punching each other in the eyes. They very blatantly tell the press that their trainings include balls flying to the face because "that's how it's done in real games, you imbeciles". Listen to me please please -

Ia there like any after swap aus? Like all the foxes as ravens? I know that there's some individual ones but I wanna see a whole reverse au or whatever

If there isn't one I might just have to write it myself atp

[burquillos]

Portable Nest - full version on twt

[crandairy-juice]

i feel like harrow would be like, on some site like neopets or flight rising and just have the game’s marketplace in her pocket. just a fucking, billionaire tycoon on some low stakes virtual pet game. blows off steam manipulating the economy and fine tuning her creatures to be Perfectly Goth with the same account she had since she was 10 named xXgl00m_m1str3ssXx

yes she is using gideons gaming chair and headphones

[flowinlikearivah]

Hello i come bearing aftg MY LITTLE PONY AU ! ! ! !111! ! !

I did these many months ago but i thought itd be fun to share here :3 (when i made these I hadn’t finished TSC so i never made cat/laila but ill do that eventually!)

Trying to make all their cutie marks was….a struggle …

[zu-is-here]

During the post dark cream arc where Cross was pregnant with Aim, is it possible for Aim to mive and kick while in the soul…? And if so is it painful for Cross+

continuing @clownyclowns' comic's topic <3

[a-scary-lack-of-common-sense]

does mafioso stanley get along just fine with pigeon lee?? are they besties??

They do get along well!

Lee is a regular rock dove, and Fidds is a Mourning Dove :)

Fun fact: This Lee isn't the first Lee! He is, in fact, the 20th or so generation of "Lee" Ford has ever owned. Ford takes care of a lot of pigeons, and unfortunately, not all of them live very long. Pigeons can live up to 15 years if well taken care of, but the average lifespan of street doves is two to three years, due to unhealthy living conditions or other external causes (human related accidents, injury etc...)

Even though Ford really tries his best to treat his pigeons the best he can, sometimes their deaths are out of his control, and it's a little hard to keep them healthy when you live in the streets.

However, the Lee we have now is Ford's longest surviving pigeon, having just reached 10 years of age! It's a huge sign of trust for Ford to let someone else touch Lee. He's very protective!

[spacedace]

I've seen the concept of Jason being adopted by various people other than Bruce while he was still a little tire stealing Crime Ally kid a few times, but I've yet to see anyone put forth the idea of Duke and his family taking him in.

Like, depending on the continuity Jason and Duke are only like 4 or 5 years apart in age, and we know for a fact that Duke was a terrifyingly brilliant kid already shaping up to be able to take down the Riddler in a battle of wits at the age of 9. Now throw in protective older brother Jason into that mix who didn't think twice about trying to steal the tires off the Batmobile and then try and hit Batman with a damn tire iron when he was caught.

Just imagine how terrifying it would be with the two of them growing up constantly feeding each other's unhinged Fight God and the Devil in a Waffle House Parking Lot at 3am and Win energy. Imagine the chaos they would cause. The terror they would strike into the hearts of their enemies- all before Duke ever even gor his powers.

They would be unstoppable. Just a pair of two of the smartest motherfuckers you've ever met who know they're smarter than you, and the only thing sharper than their minds are their vicious verbal take downs.

Also I just have the imagine in my head of Doug Thomas, half asleep early one Saturday morning stumbling into the kitchen after following the smell of breakfast to see his 8 year old son happily stuffing the most delicious looking pancakes imaginable into his mouth. Blinking in confusion as he realizes it's not his beloved wife cooking but some scrawny kid in worn out clothes, covered in engine grease and bruises manning the stove like a seasoned line cook - complete with the most foul mouthed swearing even Doug, a construction worker, has ever heard in his life and a cigarette tucked behind the kids ear.

And Doug has a moment where he's just staring, full on Who's Goddamn White Baby is That? when Duke pipes up to explain:

"This is Jason! I caught him trying to steal your catalytic converter this morning. His mom's dead and his dad is a deadbeat so he's gonna stay with us now!"

And oh. Well. Shit. He knows that look in his son's eye. Knows he's already lost the fight before it evan began. It looks like it's theirs. It's their god damn white baby now.

He's gonna have to call Elaine.

(Elaine, for her part, goes through the full range of human emotions when she gets home to realize that the boy Duke has decided they're adopting is the Todd boy Elaine has been trying to track down for months now.

She's Jason's social worker, not that she's been able to really do her job and help him when he's managed to stay under the radar of every single vaguely responsible adult in a ten mile radius. The one time he had been picked up by one of the few decent cops in the city and Elaine thought she was going to be able to finally finally help him, Jason had managed to climb out of a window of the precinct bathroom and disappear into the night.

He'd managed to steal the hubcaps of six different patrol vehicles while he was at it. Just to rub it in that there was nothing they could do to stop him.

Point was, the kid has been her damn white whale for almost a year. And now she walks into her home after a maddening unhelpful phone call with Doug about needing paperwork to adopt a child only to find the boy she'd spent so long looking for teaching Duke how to take apart and reassemble their toaster in the living room.

She isn't sure if she wants to laugh or cry.

She is sure that there's no way she's going to be able to convince Duke that they can't just adopt his new friend, not when she can tell that both boys have already gotten attached to each other in the scarce few hours they've known one other. Or when her husband is just sitting there eating delicious pancakes with such resignation in his eyes.)

[withered-owll]

Finally, some more of my Vanguard AU ;3

Wukong was never as good at listening as Macaque (gee, I wonder why lol), and after the 'fall' incident, Mac's still pretty resentful 🤭

This is a scene right after their little reunion, and Macaque has some strong words for the king

[yeenybeanies]

some winged courting rituals work better on humans than others 😓🪽💨

patreon ✨ ko-fi

[24hrsoda]

there is no battle, but Damian does feel tall up there!

[garmrheim]

Nagaphale and his lil wörm. He is suprised to learn that Crowley knows how to read, something he learned while in captivity, so naturally he wont be eaten when theres so many books he can read for him. profit. 😌

crowley also is happy to be pampered with a bit of scritching from his loveliest snake spouse when its time to shed and his scales are a bit itchy those big clawed hands are ever so helpful even if a smart snake would be atleast a LITTLE cautious but alas. hes too smitten.

crowley ends up lifting his entire body beneath aziraphales hand to make sure he continues to scritch and it goes on til he has to flop over because he looses balance and its so endearing that Aziraphale has to come up with an excuse that they continue later lest he squeezes that tiny body too hard out of pure cute aggression.

[gomzdrawfr]

cw: omegaverse

Mistakes have been made

[howi99]

From the Nest 8

- entering their dorms -

Blake: *cocking one eyebrow* A... Bird?

Raven: *nestled on Jaune's pillow, glaring at the cat faunus* KAW!

Jaune: *sigh, rubbing his eyes* Raven... she's a Raven...

Nora: Oh! What's her name?

Jaune: ... Raven.

Nora: *disappointed* That's not really imaginative.

Jaune: *feeling a headache* It's complicated...

Raven: *getting up, hopping and flapping her wings* KAW KAW! KAW!

Jaune: *sigh, picking her up and putting her on his head* happy now?

Raven: *looking smug* KAW! KAW!

Ren: *chuckle* She seems to like you.

Jaune: *sigh* Like a mother goose, yeah. And twice as angry-

Raven: *peck him for his insolent remark*

Jaune: -Outch!

Nora: *pouting* I wish i had a pet bird...

Jaune: *scoff* Yeah right, a "pet bird".

_ next morning _

Nora: *glaring at Yang* It's unfair!

Yang: *the corvid nestling at the top of her head* Look, i don't get it either, ok? *Looking at Jaune* She's trained, right?

Jaune: *choking, trying not to laugh* Y- *cough* Y-yeah, don't worry!

Pyrrha: She even takes good care of not displacing a single hair. That's quite impressive, for a bird this size.

Jaune: *getting flashbacks to when Raven practices on him, his scalp still feeling the irritation* You have no idea how hard it was to achieve.

Pyrrha: ... What?

Jaune: *sigh* Nevermind.

Weiss: *silently looking at the bird while eating her toast* ...

Jaune: ... Nora tried it, and had she not have aura, she'd be having bandages all over her hands.

Weiss: *blushing* I wasn't thinking about petting her!

Jaune: And how did you know i was talking to you or about petting it?

Weiss: ... *Pout* Not my fault if she looks cute...

Raven: *proudly* KAW!

[crowsongart]

Smooches ur mer

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