#newbeings

[shallowseeker]

You are in the intro of a SPN episode. What are you doing?

[0verseer-o9]

🩸🥤New Blood🔪🩸 (Noob x Jason)

WAITER!! WAITER!! MORE NEW BLOOD YAOI PLEASE!1!1!!1!1

[childlikegoblinqueen]

Apparently it’s National Daughters Day in the US. I’m waiting a week to post more of these publicly but here’s a commission from the always amazing @lovemoroporo for the SCOM finale.

Happy National Daughters Day

Artemis Eve Noceda-Park.

[lelephantsnail]

There's been a new development in my Kenta obsession.

In my late night scrollings I came across this perfume:

Which the name is amazing (bulletproof? Bullet. Proof??? Are you kidding me!), but also the notes just sound soooooooooo Kenta-coded. Smoked tea???? Cedar??? Coconut milk? That's him. I'm sorry I don't make the rules. He would be earthy and woody and tannin-y with a lactonic 👀 element.

Also some of the reviews complained of a BURNT RUBBER smell. I could cry yall. It's perfect.

Anyway....I have not bought the perfume (yet). Instead, I tried to see what I already had that could possibly replicate such a scent. This is what I came up with:

I would never ever thought to layer these three together, but...

I smell so fucking good. Granted, these are more citrusy than I imagine Bulletproof is. But the coconut milk with the tea and cedar???? It's so refreshing and earthy.

Like imagine Kim smelling this. He'd go insane.

[inuhalfdemon]

Imagine you are a new resident to the Hazbin Hotel. You majored in zoology when you were alive so when you meet Alastor you can't help but make him uncomfortable...Part 9

*Alastor and Lucifer talk seriously about something in the main lobby; preparing to leave for a meeting with Carmilla Carmine that involves the new hotel*

Angel: C'mon, Vagina! You gotta tell me somethin'!!! Does Charlie know!?

Vaggie: Charlie hasn't said anything, and I'm not asking her. Honestly, Angel, I don't see it. They barely get along and Alastor vandalized Lucifer's door just last week...But, they have been going to a lot of these meetings together.

Angel: They gotta be fucking, I just know it... Watcha think Zooby?

*Alastor very slightly turns one ear, still talking with Lucifer as they are walking away from the group*

Y/N: Angel... I'm sure whatever bedroom habits The Radio Demon keeps, he prefers to keep to himself. Now, please...would you let it rest?

Angel: ...fine...

*Alastor flicks his ear forward and steps through a golden portal Lucifer creates for them to leave by.*

Y/N: *as soon as the portal snaps shut behind them- INHALES BIG BREATH OF AIR* First off all, deer can hear sounds easily over half-a-mile so please...be mindful of that! Second, Alastor didn't vandalize the door, he gouged visible territorial markings into it while rubbing the velvet from his antlers; these markings are meant to display his established territory as a showing of his dominance and his intent to pursue suitable mates. Third, Alastor recently losing his velvet means his testosterone has peaked...give him a reason and he'll fuck you up - in more ways than just one. Fourth, once a buck has locked on to a suitable mate, they will remain together until the courtship is done...Finally, THEY BE FUCKIN', Niffty caught them both going at it months ago. *WHEEZES REMAINING AIR OUT LOUDLY, PANTING*

Niffty: *giggling across the room* I'll never tell who was ON TOP though!!!

Angel: FUCK!!!

Part 8

[wormrodeo]

my bird sketches and value dump plus final piece!

[ckret2]

Lately I've been thinking about getting into transformers, but I don't know where to start. So I wanted to ask you, a professional fan, what should I watch and what is better to avoid, if it's no trouble for you, thanks :)

okay this is a tricky one because Transformers is over 40 years old, every few years they reboot the series as a fresh new AU continuity, sometimes they have several continuities running at the same time, and sometimes 3-4 series in a row are actually the same continuity, and sometimes they give different continuities the same name.

Before going in, you've gotta know a little bit of lore: the Autobots led by Optimus Prime are the good guys, the Decepticons led by Megatron are the bad guys, they're fighting for control of their home planet Cybertron (and possibly the galaxy), and the series usually starts with the Bots & Cons bringing their war to Earth. there that's the lore

So, here's several potential starting points and why:

Transformers One (2024)(movie)

this is the only one worthy of being above the read more.

one of the newest pieces of transformers media and one of the goddamn best transformers stories we've ever gotten. It's a backstory to the aforementioned war; it's a FANTASTIC introduction to several of the most important characters, tropes, places, and plot lines in the franchise; it's purely focused on the robots (which can be a frustrating element with some other series—they ease you into the TFs' world through the eyes of human characters, which is frustrating when you just wanna get to the bots); and beyond all that, it's just an extremely good movie. the character arcs are gripping, and devastating. it's great for new fans and even better for long-time fans who recognize all the background characters. this is the kind of transformers movie TF fans have been wishing for for DECADES.

The only things I can say against it are that because it shows off much of the best of the series, it doesn't prepare you for the worst of the series (and how much time you have to watch humans in most other TF works lmao); and it's focused on a small cast of 2 main characters, 2 sidekicks, and 1 villain, when a majority of TF works are more of an ensemble cast.

But that said, start here if you can.

Transformers Animated (2007)

if you're asking me for advice, it's probably because you're following me because i write fanfic about 2000s/2010s kids' cartoons. If you like plot-heavy 2000s/2010s kids' cartoons with strongly-written characters, an ongoing plot, and good cartoony art, try Animated. it's not my personal fave but i'm in the minority there lol and it's a strong entry point into the series and lore.

It's an oddity in that the series starts post-war with the Autobots having won, the Decepticons in exile and plotting retaliation, and Optimus being a low-ranked officer rather than the leader. Transformers has its ~*formula*~ that it's attached to, but some of the more interesting series deviate from it.

Beast Wars (1996)

this one comes with several caveats: it's a cgi cartoon from the 90s so you've gotta be cool with some oooold-ass cgi; it's actually a sequel series (to the original 1984 cartoon); and it's about robots turning into animals instead of turning into vehicles. HOWEVER—to this day, Beast Wars still has THE best writing of any Transformers cartoon.

Being a sequel to the '84 cartoon, it also starts post-war with uneasy peace between the factions; the Maximals and Predacons are the descendants of the Autobots and the Decepticons, and the show focuses on a tiny crew of Predacons trying to restart the war and a tiny crew of Maximals trying to stop them.

Transformers Generation 1 (1984)

G1, the original series. it's still a fun watch, but like... it doesn't exactly have the depth and sophistication of a mid-2010s lore-heavy cartoon masterpiece, yknow? it's a cartoon from the 1980s—one of THE first cartoons produced in the wake of a change in laws that allowed toy companies to create shows based on their toys. if you've ever watched the 80s series of he-man, g.i. joe, scooby doo, tmnt, care bears, mlp, jem & the holograms—that's the kind of quality level you can expect, both in animation and in writing. so not bad—but there ain't any multi-episode plot arcs about coping with grief or whatever like more modern shows might do (or, heck... like even beast wars did). and occasionally you've gotta cringe your way past some racism that'd never fly in a modern series.

but, it's got one of the biggest casts of any transformers series, which offers a lot of fun you don't get out of "four good guys and five bad guys" TF series. It introduced a LOT of the basic concepts and worldbuilding ideas that most future series are in conversation with, whether that means adopting them without question (ex: sure, transformers only eat one food and it's almost all used up) or exploring & subverting them (ex: how can one faction be ALL good guys and the other faction be ALL bad guys?) A lot of the concepts from G1 have also been adopted & adapted directly into popular fanon ever since, even for works set in unrelated series, and they're so embedded in the fandom culture that a lot of people don't even know which series they're from.

If you're used to old cartoons, G1 is a good starting point. If you're not used to old cartoons, I'd start with a newer continuity—but G1 is one you wanna get around to eventually. If nothing else, watch the '86 movie once you have a little tf experience under your belt.

Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers (2010)(comic)

In the late 2000s, Transformers as a whole started to make a swing toward more complexity & nuance in how it depicted Autobots & Decepticons, and in my opinion that was spearheaded by TF Animated (depicting some corruption worming into the Autobot ranks) and the 2005 IDW comics line (which added in the idea that the Decepticons might have been founded for a sympathetic, just cause). This movement fully took the reins of the franchise in 2010, with the cartoon Transformers Prime and the comic Last Stand of the Wreckers, and it's been running the show ever since. For the most part I think it's been a positive move in TF's storytelling.

A warning: the comics have always had more leeway than the cartoons, and LSotW takes full advantage of that. It's gory, it's a grim war story, it's a horror story, and it's one hell of a downer ending. Do not—I cannot emphasize this enough—do NOT get attached to any of these characters. The don't all die... but that's the most I can promise.

But it's a great, very well-written downer ending. It's a self-contained 5-issue story, so it's a good sampler for what Transformers has been like from 2010 onward, albeit the extreme end of it—more moral complexity, more warfare that feels like warfare instead of like adventures, a bigger focus on the Cybertronians' impact on worlds beyond Cybertron and Earth.

Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye (2012)(comic)

Possibly the best character-driven writing in any Transformers series, right up there with Beast Wars. ENTHUSIASTIC fanbase. This is an immediate post-war story: the war's over, everyone's disillusioned, so one charismatic Autobot rounds up a bunch of other Autobots to track down some mythical heroes that can repair their war-torn planet, shenanigans ensue. There's no other word for it. Top to bottom shenanigans. Shenanigans that will move you to tears.

The only reason I didn't list it higher is because of the art: for a few issues, it's hard to tell the characters apart. Even longtime transformers fans struggled for a bit because a lot of the characters in MTMTE were (until this comic) pretty obscure. There's a lot of white-and-orangy-red bots with little spiky bits on their helmets and a lot of their faces are pretty similar. And I don't want anyone to get discouraged and drop the series because of that lmao.

If I were asked to list the best Transformers series, MTMTE would be in the top 3. But since I was asked to list the best STARTER Transformers series, MTMTE's lower.

But, since it kicks off immediately post-war, it does give you a good jumping off point to ease into a brand new story rather than get plopped into an ongoing one. This is a great place to start as long as you know you'll be confused for a bit.

If you're willing to deal with a little confusion over who's talking, after a few issues you get used to the art style, you learn how to tell these bots apart based on their armor, you glance back at the first few issues and realize that now you can tell everyone apart, and as soon as you have things figured out you're grossly sobbing over a letter a dying bot left his husband.

Oh this is also the first series to canonize gay Transformers. 🏳️‍🌈 i promise most of them don't die

Transformers: Robots In Disguise (2012)(comics)

A companion story to MTMTE, about the bots who didn't leave Cybertron. This is one that's more rewarding if you know the characters, but—being post war—it is an okay jumping on point. If you're REALLY into byzantine politics and cloak & dagger shit, RID's a good comic. But if you want a more convetional TF experience, hold off on RID until you know who these characters are.

Transformers Prime (2010)

The darkest TF cartoon we got before they started making shows actually marketed at adults instead of kids. this is gritty "war is hell" transformers. everyone's exhausted, everyone has combat ptsd, megatron's doing drugs, the autobot medic is making drugs, they kill an autobot in the first episode (spoilers), an enormous monstrous threat that other continuities tend to save for movies or series finales is introduced in season 1.

its biggest flaw is that the ongoing plot isn't as tightly written as, say, Animated or Beast Wars—they have a tendency to drop some ideas they shouldn't have and rush other parts—and since it does have a heavy ongoing plot, it can't get away with being episodic the way G1 does.

Rescue Bots (2011)

listen. rescue bots is the cutest transformers series ever made. the only reason it's not listed higher is because, while every other tf series is about optimus prime and megatron and The War For Cybertron's Future, rescue bots is about four autobots living on an island in maine helping humans with firefighting and search & rescue operations and stuff. and it's aimed at 4-year-olds. it's not a very Transformers-esque Transformers series. they don't even have decepticons.

BUT. it's goddamn adorable, the characters are all extremely lovable, and at some point you really should watch it even if it's not necessarily a good introduction to "what transformers is like."

Transformers Armada (2002)

Are you a weeb? Have you considered studying Japanese to fuel your anime-watching habits? Did you ever have a phase where you tried to learn not just how to draw cartoons/comics, but specifically how to draw in manga style?

If these accusations are uncomfortably accurate, start with Armada. Same "the Bots and Cons have brought their war to earth" setup, but this one has the added gimmick that they're trying to find & collect tinier Transformers called Mini-Cons that give the bigger 'bots EXTRA POWERS.

It's extremely anime. Which makes it a great starting point if that's your thing, but a terrible one if it isn't. I was a weeb and Armada got me into Transformers.

Bumblebee (2018)(movie)

I do not recommend starting with the live action movies. but if you really really really want to start with the live action movies, I DO NOT RECOMMEND STARTING WITH THE MICHAEL BAY MOVIES.

Bumblebee is not a Michael Bay movie. It's the first movie produced after they finally let somebody other than Bay direct, and so it's the first live action TF movie that's actually good. It's like E.T. if E.T. was a yellow car and violent.

But I don't consider it a good entry point because there's, like,, only three transformers and two of them were made up just for this film. at its heart it's more a hollywood action movie than a transformers movie. Still a good watch though.

Transformers Cyberverse (2018)

I'm softly recommending this one at the bottom of the list, because the first season was promising, but then I got hooked into another fandom so I didn't finish it. Other folks have praised it though.

AND THOSE ARE ALL MY RECOMMENDATIONS. HERE'S WHAT I RECOMMEND AGAINST:

the Michael Bay directed films, a.k.a. the "bayverse movies." unless 99% of your media consumption is high-budget explosion-stuffed action/war/superhero movies and you're happy with some absolute shit as long as there's enough shooting. otherwise, do NOT watch a live action movie made before Bumblebee. you can watch bayverse later once you've got some transformers experience—but as a starting point, it's most likely to turn you off. (some fans join the fandom based on the bayverse movies, but I wouldn't risk it.)

Beast Wars aside, any series that's a sequel to another series. Beast Machines is a sequel to Beast Wars, don't start there. TF Energon (2004) and TF Cybertron (2005) are sequels to Armada, don't start there. TF Robots In Disguise (2015) is a sequel to Prime, don't start there.

most of the Japanese series outside Armada, primarily because a lot of them are increasingly-obscure offshoots of Generation 1 that take the plot in wild directions that aren't later embraced by the main English continuities.

video games or book adaptations. books & games just don't receive the core Transformers experience, they're more periphery materials.

SERIES I'M INDIFFERENT TO:

I'm not familiar enough with these to speak on them: the Marvel comics, the 2019 IDW comics continuity (different from the 2005 IDW continuity that includes LSotW and MTMTE), the Prime Wars trilogy, Earthspark, 2001 Robots In Disguise

the Dreamwave comics, the BotBots cartoon, and the War for Cybertron/Fall of Cybertron games are alright. like they're okay, i like them, but i wouldn't start there.

AND A VERY IMPORTANT WARNING:

Transformers loves to reuse names. For characters, and for series. There's a reason I put dates on all of the above recommendations. More Than Meets The Eye is the name of an IDW comic, a Dreamwave comic companion book, an Armada book, an Animated book, the pilot episodes of G1, an episode of TF Robots in Disguise (2015), an episode of Rescue Bots, an episode of Rescue Bots Academy, and events in two different mobile gacha games. Robots In Disguise is the name of a 2001 cartoon, a 2015 cartoon, and another IDW comic. "TFA" used to mean Transformers Armada until it became Transformers Animated. There's 44 guys name Megatron, a Megatronus, and a Megatronia. Eventually you get a sense for which series people are talking about, but until then, tread cautiously.

The Transformers wiki is one of the best organized fandom wikis in the world. It's an invaluable resource to help keep all this stuff straight. Use it often.

[hc-artz]

Tried something different

[cyngawolf]

Do'n some model'n!

Emily shoulder plush companion!

A an Emily 3d model designed for Roblox. (WIP)

[the-shy-lonely-weirdo]

Spoiler Alert: He won’t

But don’t worry, Timmy will suffer.

[fir-fireweed]

Btw Fir I'm not sure if this is intentional, but the links in your bio lead to those websites homepages, not to your author page on itchio or your Kofi.

Hello, anon! I could not for the life of me get them to link directly. 😭 Maybe I need to try via the browser rather than the app. 🤔

But thanks for looking out for me!

[monkabonka1]

Since YoKai Watch is trending again (specifically episode 23), lemmie teach the newbies

[fuka-petals]

SILLY KITTIES! :3

This is Fukase, he purrs really loud and is very affectionate

This is Moomoo (name picked by my sibling), she's kinda stinky tbh

They're the silly kitty siblings, both 2 months old

the silly goofy goobers

alsob @cat-spotted these kitties neeb to be seen @cat-identifier idk these gremlins are and @kittybroker how much are these whimsical thangs worth?

Oh and here's Fukase purring

[bunnithechubs]

My 𝐓𝐨𝐩 24 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬 from 2024🎉

I was tagged by the amazing @moonwoodhollow, thank you so much for tagging me btw! I don't really know what the guidelines were so I just chose 2 of my favorites screen shot for every month of 2024!

Before you descend into the madness below I would love to tag: @riverofjazzsims , @neishroom, @simsmoonie, @acuar-io, @duusheen, @bakersimmer, & @its-opheliasgarden! (feel free to ignore if you are super busy or have done it already)

January 2024

I loved this screen shot cause it felt like a sims 4 x life is strange ad in the best way possible. Also I loved this lot so much ;-;

ah, this gameplay was SO cute and wholesome. I loved this picture because it just felt so natural and lighting was popping off.

February 2024

Same family again, the lighting in the first one? like ate. The second one was just so cute cause homeboy was HANDSOME.

March 2024

I loved these two shots because I was experimenting with interiors as well as editing. The first one was such a cute harry potter nerd room but also had hits of nostalgia in it. While the second one was purely me getting into telling my story through editing.

April 2024

TTPD by T.Swift is out and I am GAGGED. This was my attempt at making FLORIDA!! as a lookbook and someone called it cunty af.

such a cute picture of the cats in game ;-;

May 2024

I built the shell of this house and asked around for a storyline for it. Someone said a sugar mama and her young bf. The caption was "she would date men her age but they're all dead!" which I think was referencing a quote about Chere and I though it was so iconic. Anyways I loved that house :3

June 2024

SUMMER IS HERE!! Also I discovered Chappell Roan at this time and fell in LOVE with her album/music. I believe she had just performed wearing something similar to this outfit so I took inspo from it. The first picture just wreaked of sunscreen and summer love!

July 2024

Ah, one of my top builds and favorite legacy heirs. This Uni was such a time consuming build but made entirely with love. You guys seemed to love it and i think it's my most downloaded lot on the gallery! Then came this epic photo of Jack Louis and Venessa. the lighting? the outfits? the hottness?? UNMATACHABLE.

August 2024

Cain and Kitty are married!!! This was my favorite wedding ever and it just looked so perfect. I remember wanting to wait to do their wedding arc but I was TOO excited. These pictures just looked so beautiful ;-;

September 2024

this picture was just so cunty and hot. the lighting was also a paid actor.

AND THEN THERE IS MAE!!!

October 2024

Penny makes her hot girl return and everyone goes wild (rightfully). Then this scooby doo costume just became a fav amongst ya'll and myself!!

November 2024

she's hot. thats it.

December 2024

the cutest couple ever!! I love penny and daddy darius so much like....UGH. Then Jett was born and everyone began thirsting (me too)!!

[moociaoafterdark]

Happy 2025 y'all!!! Starting this year with this little HoruSang snippet. They say the way you spend the new year depends on how you meet it. Why not kick it off with some Warhammer?

First kiss, New Year/Christmas fluff, two Primarchs chilling in the garden 5 inches apart because they are gay, kiss under a mistletoe, English not Moociao's first language, also I'm tipsy and tired 😪

“What else has our Father told you?”

“I'm sorry, about what exactly?”

“The holiday! How else did people bid farewell to the old year and greet the new one?”

Horus nodded, looking away from his brother and taking another sip from his chalice. The air was cool and peaceful, something that can't be said about the inside of the Palace. A celebration was in full swing. He and Sanguinius could hear laughter, chatter and cheering. It was tolerable… well, until it wasn't. Sanguinius pulled the Luna Wolves Primarch to the side, leaning close to his ear. Horus could already smell the alcohol in the Angel's breath, though the latter didn't appear drunk. When the offer of taking a break from the small crowd that had gathered around the Emperor's first found son was voiced, Horus was already on the way outside, gently pulling Sanguinius with him into one of the Palace's gardens.

“It was a time for the creatives as well,” Horus said, frowning, trying to recall one of the many conversations he had with his Father. “Artists, poets, artisans, musicians. They held numerous festivals and celebrations, all around Terra,” the Primarch gestured to the Palace, “similar to this one. However, a lot of people preferred to spend time with their family or in the company of their closest companions instead. It was almost sacred to them.”

Sanguinius nods. “Sounds about right.”

“Father said that,” Horus continued, “how you spend the new year depends on how you meet it.”

The Angel chuckled, the feathers of his wings shaking slightly with each chuckle. “And how did that work?”

Horus shrugged.

Sanguinius hummed and turned away at the exact moment Horus looked back at him. “Why did people abandon all of these traditions? Why didn't Father bring them back?”

“Perhaps he has a sore spot for this particular holiday?” the Luna Wolf suggested.

“Did he?” Sanguinius looked at Horus again, locking gazes with him.

“I don't know,” Horus said, smirking and raising his chalice in the toast. “But I wouldn't put it past him.”

Sanguinius rolled his blue eyes and clicked chalices with his brother. “I think it wouldn't hurt to bring these celebrations back.”

Horus laughed. “I think so too!” He set the goblet to the side, while the Angel drank his share of wine. “Although it would, understandably, be difficult at first, I think we can do it. A day when the whole Imperium is brought together. Families, friends, comrades. A beautiful celebration of yet another triumph of humanity.”

“Getting through another year?” Sanguinius smirked.

“That too,” the Luna Wolf laughed again. “But I was talking about unity, the camaraderie. Brought once again into the light of progress and prosperity through mutual effort.”

The Angel shook his head. “You sound like him.”

“Like Father?”

“Who else?”

“Uncle?” Horus raised his eyebrow, his voice drifting off, like he was making a genuine guess.

Sanguinius laughed, throwing his head back. His brother admired the long blonde ringlets, the slight blush on the Angel’s tan skin, the pristine white feathers. The barely noticeable glint of fangs. Horus shook his head. “You didn't think I was serious, right?”

“Thank the Throne you're not!” the Blood Angel said as his laughter slowly died out. He leaned forward, as if he was about to hug Horus, but just kept getting closer and closer. The Luna Wolf swore he could hear his rapidly rising heartbeats, his palms growing sweaty, before his hands curled into fists. The Angel's face was mere inches away from his, to the point he could feel Sanguinius’ breath against his skin, the smile never leaving his face, his eyes half-lidded. But the Angel wasn't looking at him. Rather somewhere past Horus. “I still think you had a bit too much,” Sanguinius cooed and withdrew back, Horus’ chalice in his other hand, his smile growing cocky.

“Hey!” Horus tried to sound genuinely offended, but instead his voice came out in the single shocked breath. He didn't even notice himself holding back his breath. “How much did you drink, angel?” the Primarch finally found his words.

“Not that much, don't worry,” Sanguinius waved him off, already taking a sip from Horus’ goblet, the exact place where the Luna Wolf's lips were minutes ago. He stood up from the seat and walked off. Horus stood up and followed him.

“I think you did,” he argued. “I think you should maybe lay off the wine for the rest of the night. It's not good for you.”

Sanguinius scoffed. “We were made to withstand the worst of injuries, Horus,” the Angel argued, walking through the darkness of the garden. “And if I were to tell you about the things I survived at Baal, you wouldn't be chasing me around like a babysitter.”

There was a flash of frustration in Horus’ sea green eyes and the wolf pet draped around his shoulders looked as if it scowled for its owner. The Luna Wolf's hand grabbed Sanguinius’ arm and, despite both of the brothers being muscular giants, Horus was still slightly bigger than the Angel. “Sanguinius, I think you're forgetting something,” he said with a stern tone, like an older brother scolding his younger, unruly sibling would… Though, wasn't that exactly the case? “I am not just your mentor. I am your brother, first and foremost. My care and responsibility for you go far beyond that of a mentor assigned to you by our Father.”

“I am a grown man, Horus,” Sanguinius narrowed his eyes at the Luna Wolf. “I had fought for survival since day one, I had led my people to prosperity, I was worshipped as a saint by them!” He raised his empty cup. “You think I would embarrass myself after some wine?”

Sanguinius had a point, but Horus just couldn't let him go after that moment when the Angel reached out for Horus’ cup. There was something in the air between them, something in his sapphire eyes, his scent. There was something in the way Sanguinius put his lips in the exact place where Horus’ own once was.

“You already act weird!” Horus turned Sanguinius around, perhaps a little too harshly, so that the other was facing him. The tree they were under cast a shadow down on them, the round patches of parasitic plants with tiny white berries, loomed eerily above them all.

“Define ‘weird’, brother!” Sanguinius raised his voice, his annoyance turning into anger.

The next moment was a blur for both of them. Perhaps, Sanguinius was right and Horus did drink too much. Perhaps, Horus was right and it is the Angel that overdid with the alcohol, which caused him to act so provocatively. Whatever it was, the Luna Wolf pressed his lips against Sanguinius’. Frankly put, he was bad at it. He knew how to kill, how to pacify, how to negotiate and how to strategize. But kissing? Considering the sheer size difference between any of the Primarchs, especially ones like Horus, who were on the larger side, and the regular humans, it was safe to say that the sons of the Emperor were never made with this in mind. And kissing a brother, a fellow Primarch, in the way hot-headed young lovers do? It's degeneracy, a taboo.

Horus expected to be pushed away, but he was not. Sanguinius stays motionless and looks at Horus with a mix of surprise and… excitement? Yes, once the novelty and shock wore off, the Angel leaned into the kiss, closing his eyes and breathing out in what can only be relief. He didn't know how to kiss either, of course, but that didn't matter to both of them.

Once they withdrew from each other, Sanguinius drew in breath and went for another kiss. Horus didn't dare to stop him, even though the sober and sane part of his brain told him he should. He must. Instead, he responded, eagerly, for he knew he wanted this as much as Sanguinius did. His hands went to grab onto the Angel's arms, drawing him closer. They withdrew again, then came together once more. Each new kiss felt more like it's supposed to be, better than the last.

Horus was the first to speak when he realized that Sanguinius wasn't about to go in for another one. “Maybe… We both had a little bit too much,” he rasped out, his voice breathy.

“Don't say that,” Sanguinius frowned, sounding more firm. “I don't want this to be a drunken mistake, Horus.” There was a hint of fear and worry in the Angel's eyes.

“It's not,” Horus knew what to say, his grip on Sanguinius’ arms growing stronger. “Brother, this is not a mistake. Even if we shouldn't have done that, I don't want us to stop." He pulled his brother closer, their bodies now finally flushed against one another, only separated by their clothes. “I can't stop.”

Horus’ name echoed in the late evening air of the garden, as someone called out, seeking the Primarch's audience. The sound forced both of the brothers to look in the direction of it, fearing they have been caught. Luckily, there was no one… Yet. Their excellent hearing could make out the sound of approaching steps.

“My bed chamber,” Sanguinius said, looking back at Horus. “After the party, meet me there.” The Angel shoved a goblet into the hands of the Luna Wolves Primarch. “You can't stop? Neither can I.”

With those parting words and a promise still ringing in the air, Sanguinius hurried away from his brother, disappearing into the garden, supposedly done with the celebration and on his way to his quarters. Horus looked at the retreating figure of his brother and once the last glimmer of the white wings was gone, he looked down at the cup Sanguinius gave him. 

Last he remembered, his chalice wasn't supposed to be empty.

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While I am by no means an expert in Linux distros (distributions) might I recommend two widely supported and user-friendly ones?

Linux distributions are basically packets of software that envelop the Linux kernel that determine the look, feel and function of the operating system. While there is a multitude of flavours, Debian-based systems such as Ubuntu and Mint are widely supported and have huge communities while being user friendly (i.e. keep the command line usage low/ explained). I managed to squeeze so much processing power out of my old laptop just by switching from Windows 10 to Linux Mint (very lightweight, has a graphic interface very similar to Windows). If you don't have to worry about every every Byte of RAM tho, I'd say Ubuntu is a very good start

Hope this helps <3

Thank you! I'm currently deciding between Mint with the Cinnamon desktop or Fedora with either KDE or Cinnamon. Going to try live USBs to test them out.

For others considering the switch: Mint is the most commonly recommended "easy and stable for new Linux users" version. Fedora is "stable but you're going to need to Google how to do more things until you're used to it." Cinnamon desktop is "things look like Windows", KDE is "not trying to be Windows but similarly intuitive, and you can customize everything", and the third common desktop is GNOME which is "doing it's own thing but looks like Mac, with lots of tiled apps".

Note that these are one-day-of-research impressions. I'll probably try GNOME too, but it looks instinctively ugly to me when I search up images of it.

Most common versions seem to have the option to try them before switching your computer over, so that's my next step.