#nice exercise though

[thekillpetition-if]

was reading about Samudra.. is he like The Woods Hunger's Viel of this IF 👀 want my enemies to lovers

Kind of! He's the MC's foil / opposite just like Viel, but the dynamic is a bit different. Viel is the classic enemies to lovers, Sam is more of the academic rival variant if that makes sense? See example below lol

Sam

Sam leaned closer to you, a hand on the backrest of your chair and the other on top of your paper-scattered table, effectively blocking you from doing your assignment. His brown eyes searches yours, a flash of something before it drifted down to your lips. He paused, and froze. You shot him a glare, but he pulled away just as quickly, refusing to meet your eyes and leaving nothing but a warm can of coffee on your table and a hint of peppermint in your hair.

Viel

Viel gritted his teeth, his blade wavering. Your swords are at each other's necks, your chest against his, your back against the wall. His eyes narrowed as it met yours, obsidian that gleamed with vitriol, regret, fear. You pressed your blade harder against his skin, drawing blood, but he didn't move. He shivered when he felt your breath fanning against his cheeks, and only leaned in closer, your lips inches from each other.

For those wondering, Viel is a character from my other IF @thewoodshungers-if

[bekkathyst]

The rain is back so I’m afraid I can no longer avoid all the cleaning projects that have been building up around the house

[quadrantadvisor]

This post reminded me of the time I got entranced by the idea of in-universe rpf and wrote an "excerpt" of a hypothetical accidental selfcest fanfic.

The Lore tm is that in a universe where Bernard never met Tim, he became a prolific Capes RPF writer as well as conspiracy theorist, and that the popularity of the Bruce Wayne/Batman ship gave him the fun idea of pairing up the Wayne kids with Batclan counterparts, which lined up surprisingly well! Tim, who frequents the Gotham Capes RPF tag for normal reasons (as a kid he wrote a surpisingly popular series of gen fics where his self insert oc got adopted by Batman, he was like 11 don't judge him) sees this fic and finds certain details, such as, y'know, shipping his family members with themselves, highly suspicious. He must investigate this person and find out how much they know.

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[...]

“What are you doing here, Nightwing?” Officer Grayson sighed. He looked tired, the hero noted. He understood that. A city like this could make a man tired in his soul. “The case is over. There's no reason to see eachother anymore.”

It didn't take long for Nightwing to find a reason. “There's no Batman in Bludhaven,” he said. “I need to take allies where I can get them, and you… I think you're in the same boat.” He remembered the photos of young, pretty Richie Grayson, smiling in the tabloids,  and thought about how the force could beat down someone like that. “I know you want to make Bludhaven a better place. We can keep helping eachother, working together. We need eachother.” That was all true. But none of it was why Nightwing had come to the officer's apartment balcony.

Grayson rubbed a hand over his face. “I don't think you understand how much trouble I could be in. If the other officers found out I was slipping information to a vigilante…” He frowned, the dark circles beneath his eyes even more pronounced with the expression. “They don't trust you.”

“Do you?” Nightwing couldn't help but ask.

Grayson clenched his jaw, and his gaze on Nightwing became piercing. Looking at him, the vigilante knew—he had been beaten down, but not broken. His free spirit compressed into something stronger, harder. There was fire in his eyes. “I don't know,” the officer said, “should I?”

In some ways, the display of dominance was adorable, and Nightwing couldn't help flashing his signature sharp grin. “You can,” he promised. “It's up to you. But I could show you.” He hopped onto the balcony's railing with his inhuman grace, and held out his hand. “If you put your trust in me, I'll make it worth your while.”

The man looked dubious, gaze flicking from Nightwing's shielded eyes to his outstretched hand. “How?”

“You used to be an acrobat, didn't you, officer?” the hero asked.

Grayson looked away. “That was a long time ago.’”

“Well,” said Nightwing, still grinning that wicked grin, teeth flashing in the dim light, “how would you like to really fly?”

The officer's eyes went wide, and for a moment, Nightwing worried he would close the door, shut him out, and it would all be over. Then a determined look swept over him, and he stepped forward, reaching out.

Grayson's hand slipped into his, and Nightwing took the leap.

[...]

End notes:

😭 why did you have to become a cop richie how am i meant to acab like this????

like yes cops are Bastard but like. Richie Grayson was an outlier and should not have been counted. he's perfect your honor. he's never done anything wrong in his whole life. no one tell me otherwise pls

also nightwing is some kind of fae creature but don't worry about that

[thegreenhordes]

[A look at other happenings... The Princess Mourns.]

She sets down her notebook, puts away her diary, and sighs. The mirror she was provided shows her the sad face she wears. There is a moment of silence before Twilight turns from her reflection and moves her mane in an attempt to cover the bite on her neck. It is healing nicely at least, the bleeding ceasing long ago, all that is left are scabs. She hopes the wound does not scar.

?: Princess? A voice calls her, and she answers. Twilight: Yes, Doctor Tea?

Dr. Herbal Tea: The Subject's body is being brought in to begin the Autopsy. Twilight: Oh, I see. I'll watch from the window as discussed. Please talk aloud as you work, so that I know what is happening. Dr. Herbal Tea: Of Course, Your Majesty. Her nose wrinkles as she walks to the window, watching with sad eyes as one of the best and brightest of Ponyville's medical staff is rolled in on a slab. She hates when they speak in such formalities. Right now... Right now Twilight doesn't feel very much like a Princess. She doesn't feel like a Good Element of Harmony either. But she shouldn't dwell, she needs to focus. Nurse Redheart's body is placed gently on the operating table, her body looking wrong as ever. Twilight cringed at the sight of loose skin, torn at the mouth, and mangled legs.

Twilight: If it weren't for the bones and sagging skin, I'd have trouble telling she was infected at all. Dr. Herbal Tea: I suspect under cover of darkness, it would be nigh impossible until far too late. Twilight: Please begin the Autopsy, and gather infected samples. Dr. Herbal Tea: Yes, Princess. The Doctor turns to the dead Nurse, using his magic to pick up a scalpel.

Dr.: First incision... Note: Sagging Skin is thicker around chest and stomach. Opening subject RH-T3-01. Can confirm the presence of many large pustules.

Dr.: Very thin membrane.

Dr.: Odd. Organs appear mutated... Enlarged lungs, the heart seems swollen. Taking notes.

Dr.: Looking inside the mouth... Hm. The four Fang-Teeth at the back resemble snake fangs. Pulling Fangs for later examination.

[Do not get attached, we return to my last hope soon]

[seagulley]

made and tried out a flirt pole today! Kaija was deeply unimpressed.

i tried to move the toy around in a way i hoped would be prey-like and enticing, but she just stood there and looked at me like i was being stupid 😎

[moe-broey]

Back to. What I do best. Which is low to no effort comics. I still feel like I should redesign my teatime Moe BUT... the mental image of this playing out was so powerful.

I've said in the past that a focal part of the dynamic is both of them managing to be extremely affectionate with each other while hesitating to act on their feelings -- however, I also think it's just as important. The fuck around and find out factor. The way Alfonse will just choose violence, sometimes. The way Moe can be really forward (jokingly or just completely forthcoming about it), but gets skiddish and jumpy when that affection is returned. AND. AND. The way Alfonse will just. Do The Most. MORE than The Most. He is returning the energy tenfold. One thing I believe in my heart is that if you think you're weird for something, Alfonse can and WILL prove to you that he can get Weirder about it. This here is a tame example all things considered, but it is an example!

Some close ups of my fave panels/sequences, hopefully less grainy 🧍

Realizing I probably could have taken close ups of all of them tbh..... too late now! It's dark outside. 😔💔

[luifaro]

The mossy, overgrown terrain was an odd sight, though Yekber figured not too surprising. No one to care for the flowers, no one to clean up. Their huge flower pal suddenly piped up. 

"Why don't we rest here? There shouldn't be trouble." They both sat on the sticky floor. Now'd be the perfect time to get to know Flowey, but what to ask? They strategically swing their legs as they think idly before it comes to them! The PERFECT question!

"How'd you get so BIG? Did you eat bucketloads of fertilizer?"

Flowey laughed so loudly. "What? Why'd you think that?"

[radarsteddybear]

Gonna see if I can get my old laptop to turn on long enough that I can sync my phone with it one last time and transfer all my missing playlists to my new computer that way rather than have to recreate them all manually

[freepassbound]

After some delay, a pictorial essay on my overnighter:

This was much harder hiking than I'd anticipated 😅 - even the wooded areas were at best packed sand.

And of course this was no picnic either - 303 steps - but... better than climbing loose sand, I guess? 😅

It did have this bit of cuteness at one of the frequent rest bench areas (for which I was supremely grateful).

And of course the view was spectacular.

Though not as spectacular as the sunset!

Going for the glamour technique shot on the morning hike of Day 2.

And the pièce de résistance - the vista view of a Great Lake.

Finally, here it is - your moment of Zen.

[linoguy]

been walking so much my knees ache 🫶🏽 good god

[yaggy031910]

Penguin Soult 🐧

Here is a drawing of Soult as a penguin. I hope you like it. 🤭

[regular-lord-reckoner]

i’m home !!

procedure went real well, everything was really smooth and almost as soon as they said, “you can count backwards if you want,” i don’t think i even said ten before i was suddenly in recovery and sipping some ginger ale.

honestly the worst part was the iv because they had to do it on the side of my wrist because apparently my veins are crooked ?? i just hate ivs anyway so that’s no surprise but other than that no complaints.

everyone was real nice and made sure i was well taken care of (my nurse even had me pee one more time before so she wouldn’t have to do a catheter which with my history…..thank you)

but yeah, i’ll have a follow up in about a month just to make sure everything’s good and the iud is doing its thing !!

i do have some cramping and bleeding but that’s normal, although a little funny because i literally just stopped my period yesterday but…oh well !! hopefully in a few months i won’t have hardly any so this we can handle and i hace some medicine (and my ~medicine) that’ll help so i’m all set.

mom had to go run some errands so my little recovery buddy is keeping me company. also, a moment of recognition for my new favorite shirt (thank you as always, Boss Dog Art; i’ve already got my eye on another one that says, “i think therefore i am against transphobia around the world” or something like that and it’s got a cool skeleton on it; this is my third shirt from them and they’re really comfy and good quality so not sponsored but check them out, they seem cool):

[the-oracle-of-the-lost]

was starting to feel better now that i'm on a bunch of meds to treat this asthma flare-up and was going to try some very light exercise and immediately had another asthma attack :(

[cyandocs]

Went skating again with the fam for the first time in like... 2 years? (I have a longboard) And I already did NOT have the muscle memory to go so long and just hop back on. I got some momentum back but my much more experienced brother was just circling lol

[fumikaaa]

i love listening to my parents be fatphobic to people when im literally right there . and chubby.

[bluebellwren]

We had a storm that brought in some cold weather so now I can actually go outside and not die