#not that I have a problem with gremlin chars | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

cescalr · 1 year

Text

Hey. psst. Playlists.

Preamble:

The only ones that preview even a little well are Slime's and Niki's, because they're roughly around the 100 mark (which is really only bc they're unfinished); most have over 200 songs in 'em, so following the link to the full list would be best practise. Fundy's is kind of... bad. Idk him very well yet. But, you know. This stuff takes time. Also, just as a casual, but firm reminder - no rpf, never rpf, fictional characters are not real and it's not immoral to treat improvised fiction as just as fandom-able as fully scripted fiction. Just because the media is gameplay and not television doesn't make it any less valid. Just because the actors aren't professionals doesn't mean they're doing these things in their real lives. Or do you think Tubbo set of actual nukes? C'mon guys. It's been a dacade; mcrp is here to stay. Treat it as you treat Red and Blue, or RWBY, or any other numerous other webseries. Shipping is fine. calm down about it.

(I stated all that because i have character dynamic playlists, some of which are romantically inclined, and a number of the songs within the playlists for individual characters reference canonical or canon-adjacent relations with others of that nature, alongside the platonic and familial. For a second note, no, not all ships are perfectly pure and upstanding. Fiction is fiction. I'm here for an interesting story, not a moral lesson. Make of all this what you will, but I'm not here for fandom bullshit we sorted out years ago in other places. I was there in the yogsmc trenches, and I've heard about what happened in 2019 for the hermitshipping crowd; i know it sucks. I know it's scary that people get really riled up about something that isn't even a problem - but i'm not going to stop doing it. It's fun. It's fiction. None of this relates to the ccs even a little. I am very clear about this. Any references to RPF will be swiftly dealt with. As for characters - do what you will with them. And I'm an angst gremlin who delights in making her blorbos suffer for your catharsis and my own entertainment, so. Keep that in mind. This was probably not explained very well, given it's 3:34 in the morning, but, you know. Not RPF. C != CC. Fictional character shipping is a part of fandom, and it's one i engage in - make of that what you will, but don't be a dick about it, that's unnecessary. This is all for fun and no profit other than my own enjoyment, and hopefully yours too.)

DSMP;

Remember please, to read the descriptions of the lists on Spotify. they don't show on previews embedded. Listener discretion is advised, though alas i couldn't put CWs on the spotify descs, so i'll have to do that here instead, there's still some stuff in those descs that will give context as to why the playlists contain what they do and are set out the way they are. (no, the repeated songs are not accidents - they're on purpose; i'm telling a story. It makes sense when you listen to it in sequence - think of these playlists like concept albums.)

Chars:

Ah, slime. The blorbo. He's got SCU as backstory here, ftr. This is not finished - the SCU section at the front is pretty lacklustre atm, and the ending is kind of abrupt, since im still sorting out the post-finale storyline route i want to go down, and how the hell to tell that through music alone. We'll see how that goes. (If i could make animatics, I damn sure would. I've got Thoughts about post-reset DSMP.)

[CW: Death, Murder, songs of religious trauma, a form of derealisation? i think?]

Oh boy. Schlatt, schlatt schlatt. Where to start with this guy? SCU. That's where to start. He's got SCU as backstory, ignores Tales/Earth for the most part. Need to gather my thoughts and post about them at some point, I suppose, but the long and short of it is minecraft worlds each run on different time scales in parallel, so you can spend a decade on one but bump into your friend a year after they last saw you, so you're 30 when they're 21 even if chronologically speaking they were actually older than you the last you spoke. Timey-wimey multiverse shennanigans - i've always thought this, but ever since Rendog posted his own video about the subject I no longer have to explain it myself, lol, so check out that guy's youtube channel for a much more coherent run-down than I'd ever give. (unless you want mine, feel free to ask in my inbox or ims - we do have different ideas, his are just more solid (mine's more magic, his is more science) and given he's a cc, more likely to spread.) Anyway point being; Schlatt went to university with Wil, but Wil fucked of to a fae world with Sally for a decade to raise Fundy, which makes him and Schlatt out-of-sync. Also, they were in uni in America, which is something Wil is very glad never got out, lol. Fishfucker from utah, goddamn...

adfalskfd anyway, jokes aside; Schlatt is 20-23, estimatable, during the run of the Election arc. I set him at 23 bc of Ghost Stories but it's really more like 21. I have him as SCU Schlatt completely unware of his own prior godhood (and continued godhood, if he'd just, you know, remember). He's an interdimensional demonic godly entity who thinks he's just some wolf/sheep/human hybrid with health problems and an alcohol addiction (not that he'd admit to the latter two, of course.) so, keep that in mind.

Also, the rest? Yeah. Probably not... a good idea to give Schlatt back all the memories he's lost... well. Hopefully he's changed enough, yeah? hehe. >:)

[CW: Some like, religious stuff again, a la slime, Cannibalism, Drugs, Abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Murder.]

Ah yes, Big Q. So. Admittedly, by the count of the playlist, you could very well argue this guy is solidly in blorbo territory. I would have to admit the truth of the matter is just that. This does not, however, mean i get this fucking guy even a little bit, so I'm hoping this is a good playlist but i'm not convinced it is. 400+ songs, though, so there's a lot to chew through here. Covers pre-dsmp headcanons and post-dsmp reset finale au. Tries to keep his canon relationships all referenced but my god is it hard to figure out which were and which weren't. Went for; elaboration on Eret, focus on Karlnapity, Schlackity, and TNTduo. Pretty sure BBQ happened at some point but it's ignored. DapDup is presented here as mostly-platonic, but can be imagined whatever way you would like other than fatherly. Q is 20. Schlatt is 7 million. Q is his mentor, not his dad. They're best friends, they're peers. it's the EmeraldDuo issue all over again (granted a little different, but still). Point being; Slime is older, wiser, and more knowledgable than Q, but his worldview is a lot kinder than Q's when they meet, and what Q is trying to teach him is cynicism. In that, Slime's a novice. So he's the protegee, because Q wants to teach him what he can to keep him safe, and to have a net to fall on for LN's leadership if he's to kick the bucket (which Q is trying to avoid but definitely expects to happen, inevitably.) Anyway, yeah. Quackicle if you like, DapDuo if you don't, basically. (I Intended legacyduo to be platonic or at most queerplatonic, though.)

Q's introduction to the DSMP is as Tommy's fellow drug operation... er, operation-er. So, that's how this playlist starts. My backstory is a bit complicated, so i've left most of it out; suffice to say Q isn't a duck, though he lets people assume that and doesn't correct them, because it's easier that way. I'd be happy to explain more, but it's a hell of a long ramble, so not here.

[CW: Cannibalism, Drugs, Abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Murder.]

Like i said, I don't know fundy as well as i'd like to be making a playlist about him. YMMV on this one.

[CW: Death, Murder.]

Ah, niki. Similar sitch to fundy, hence why their playlists are so much shorter than the others. YMMV, again. Feedback is appreciated, on these, if you'd like to give it. Keep in mind the list's description, as always.

[CW: Death, Murder, implications of depression?]

Wilbur's a funny one, I really don't know.... how to feel about his character. Either way, the playlist exists all the same.

I borrowed a lot of these songs, I'll admit, from animatics and pre-existing playlists based around him. YMMV; feedback appreciated, if you feel like it.

Note: I do not take 'SBI' as a canon thing in the way most do. Philza is his father, Technoblade is a kind of brother figure, but he's not Philza's son, he's his friend/ex-empire-running-partner-in-crimes-against-anarchy, the hypocrites. Tommy is not Philza's son in any respect; Wilbur is a kind of, older-brother-father-figure, while Technoblade is an older-brother-distant-uncle figure, and Philza is just 'Wil's dad' (And, well, Doomsday happens. After that, it's just Philza). I choose personally to ignore some of the canon backstory for Tubbo; he's Tommy's friend first and foremost. This saves some complications later for me with character dynamics - I like nuance and interconnectedness, but it was giving me a headache trying to sort it all out, lol. Tubbo was found in a box - by Tommy, when skiving school. He got folded into Wil and Tommy's little almost-family situation over a period of time, and was never technically adopted by anyone. (Neither, to be fair, was Tommy. I mean, what authority would you ask, anyway? This is the minecraft multiverse. Which England do you go to to sign the papers? How would it even work?). Either way; Wilbur is Philza and Lady Death's son, not the son of a literal smart fridge, because i can kind of sidestep the fishfucking but i can't bring myself to even acknowledge that as more than a joke.

Anyway, yeah. Stop the ramble there; have a listen, if you'd like to.

[CW: Drugs, Abuse, Manipulation, Death, Murder, Terrorism.]

Some notes: Tommy canonically ran some kind of drug operation with Q at the beginning; Wil and Q met through Tommy, not any other way around. I haven't quite reflected that in this, I don't think? it's sort of hard to. I mean, I need to figure out how Tommy and Q even met in the first place, as a point of contention. And, well... because it's just kind of not great to have to put reference to that sort of thing in a playlist for a kid, you know (since he was 16 at the start of all this, then, jeez. When did that all go down, exactly?). Honestly, this playlist isn't great in general. I tried my best, but I don't really know him that well.

I actually kind of like Dad!Schlatt but I'm bored by it being Tubbo, so. You know where I'm going with this one, right? Literal devil child. C'mon. You can't miss out on a pun (of circumstance, no less!) that good. Dad!Schlatt AU with Tommy as the literal devil child in question is taken as headcanon for my version of events. Like I said; i take what i'm given and i run with it, i mess around with it - I tend to ignore fanon and just do my own thing, even if it will inevitably on occasion contradict canon. What can I say? YogsMC was my first mcrp storyline, and that was a whole mess of mostly having to make up everything yourself. I got used to it, and the freedom is too nice a thing to let go of.

This playlist is not kind to Dream, given Exile and murder and all that, but it also doesn't pretend Tommy was some innocent who did nothing wrong. His literal first action was to murder George. Kid's messed up a lot, and is kind of prone to homicide. Keep that in mind. Again, however, being a perpetrator does not stop someone from also being a victim, and Dream 100% victimised Tommy. That's just not a deniable thing. Gaslighting isn't cool, guys. (and, for once, the term actually applies to something it's used to describe. wonders never cease.)

[CW: probable derealisation somewhere in here idk, Abuse, Manipulation, Death, Murder, Terrorism, War, Suicidal Ideation/Attempt.]

Dynamics:

Swinging a bat right out the gate - this is romantically intended pumpkinduo, aka schlackity. You were warned. My dsmp-post-finale-reset AU stuff is very much my own, and veers rather far from given canon. In fact, these playlists do a lot of swerving around the ballasts of canon. I think what i like about stories and tend to damn everything else - fanon included. I make up my own stuff; mileage will vary. I "endgame" pumpkinhusbands, in that sort of way where they're both terrible and should never bring anyone else into this mess and kind of deserve each other, but they're also just fucked up guys trying to get through the shit life they've been saddled with, and end up leaning on each other - a sure thing, if not... the best thing. So. Yk. (And Schlatt is a god with amnesia, but that's a little tangential. Only a little. I take SCU as backstory, and ignore Tales/Earth stuff. YMMV, again.)

Oh, also, i consider their dynamic mutually abusive in the election arc. if that troubles you, then pass on the Q, Schlatt and PHduo playlists. They have an arc in them, but that content warning is required. (Q was physical; schlatt was mental - as in, what they perpetrated. To put it simply; Schlatt used his words. Q literally beat him up when he said no to marriage and then went through with it anyway, without S's consent. That's very much not of the good. Q was a victim, sure, I don't disagree, but he was also a perpetrator. Abuse can be mutual. It's not uncommon, in fact. So, yes. They treat each other like shit, Schlatt dies, Q spirals, etc etc, not exactly a redemption arc but something akin to it, and they try again. Different people. Not worse, not better - just different. Aged. Changed. And it'll work this time, because they want it to. They didn't before, and that's always the failure. Relationships are commitments. They take work. A 19 year old ex drug dealer and a 21 year old alcoholic running a country are really not in the right place for anything like that. Marriage was the worst thing they could've done, and Q forced it on them anyway. Problems, problems. Interesting problems, but I can see the squick. So. Here's all this word jumble for your fair warning.)

[CW: Cannibalism, Drugs, Abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Murder.]

This was not technically romantically intended TNTDuo, but they have at least a canonical history of having sex, so make of it what you will. (Canonically, wilbur is not in love with Q. Obsession is different from love, after all, and I agree with that sentiment if not the truth of the statement itself. Wil's fucked up and complicated, and so thus are his feelings for Q also. Q never quite fell in love with Wil, and quite distinctly fell out of whatever affection he'd managed to gain. They got lust though. they got that in spades. And, like i said - they're obsessive. Bad combo.)

(I don't really like the dapduo name, so sometimes i'll refer to them as legacyduo, interchangably. this is also interpretable as quackicle if you like, but wasn't necessarily intended as such - just as much as it wasn't not intended as such. Ambiguity. >:) )

And, of course, that's all the post will allow me to fit. I've got loads more, though, mostly set to public. Some aren't ready for that yet (less than 5 hours means less than a full arc smh) but, yeah. None of them are DSMP, anyway. There's Yogs, none of which are public yet, Teen Wolf, which are, Harry Potter, some are, Esoteric Fandoms, which all are, Hermitcraft/Empires/Traffic|Life Series, which are currently awaiting publication in their entirety (but i think a few of them, notably pearl, scott, grian - I'm prioritising winners atm - are close). So, yeah. Feel free to peruse at your leisure.

#gonna have to tag this. not fun #dsmp #mcytrp #scary as hell to maintag this stuff. anyway. have some playlists.#most of em are public on my also very public (literally the same username as here) spotify acc anyway but yk. may as well link here.#Spotify

1 note · View note

littleferal · 3 years

Note

Alright lemme try to do this properly.

@jazzelsaur for SHTC and every glorious thing about that fic, including the fact that it brought her into the whorish screeching circle of friendship.

@frannyzooey for TMTC, for Box Set, for Weeknights, for The Fog, for so much more and for being one of the sweetest people I have the privilege of knowing on the internet. 💗

@yespolkadotkitty for her Tovar and her Zach (I remain compromised by "The Man I Chose" and "Make Your Move") and for being a delight of a human being.

@astroboots for being a whore gremlin bucket of sunshine and for the entirety of the Homecoming verse and its gloriously smutty sweetness and yearning.

@alwaysbethewest for being a wonderful person and for writing some of my favorite fics on this webbed site. Every word is glorious and I couldn't pick a single favorite if my life depended on it.

@thirstworldproblemss for being a fellow grumpy old and also delightful person and being largely responsible for throwing me in a pit over Fishben. Between her and Mary I need to file for compensation.

@miceenscene for entirely too many excellent (and gutwrenching) Frankie thots and her continued gremlin friendship over this strange cavalcade of mustaches.

@littleferal yes I'm pinging you again in your own inbox, sue me. Yours were some of the first multi char HCs I read when I fell into this pit, "High Hope" is still one of the softest fics in the fandom, and I am continually grateful for your friendship.

@softanon for being the best haunter of inboxes and source of more delightful thots than I can shake a stick at. Also responsible for Benny feelings.

@iamskyereads for the sweetness that is her domestic Ezra series. I've binged it more times than I should admit and I keep forgetting to give it the reblog and screech it deserves.

@oonajaeadira for the brilliance of both her Calls series "Good. Things. Take. Time." and "A Girl Walks Into A Bookshop". I absolutely lost sleep over the latter, it is wonderful.

@keeper0fthestars for...just everything. Every fic is absolute gold. I mean that 10000%. "Mine" took me out at the knees. "Midnight Cravings & Other Starry-Eyed Confessions" might still be my favorite Frankie fic in existence. So much good stuff.

@the-ginger-hedge-witch for the absolute glory that is Adversity. Thank you for feeding my gunslinger problems and my ever-growing need for more mmf content.

I know there's more people I should shout out, but holiday mush brain has set in. Thank you for your words and your friendship, I love you all. Happy new year. 💗 - L&A

big shout out to some very lovely people from the wonderful @loversandantiheroes 💖

@jazzelsaur for Stars Hit the Ceiling (Frankie Morales x reader x Agent Whiskey)

Frankie wakes from a nightmare. Sometimes he needs you and Jack to help ground him in reality.

@frannyzooey for so many wonderful pieces I'm simply going to list her whole masterlist

@yespolkadotkitty for The Man I Chose (Zach Wellison x f!reader) and Make Your Move (Zach Wellison x f!reader x Macus Pike)

@astroboots for the Homecoming Universe (Frankie Morales x f!reader x Santiago Garcia)

Home is something Santiago Garcia left behind a long time ago. But on a short visit to his hometown, he rediscovers that home is not a place, it’s the people you love.

@alwaysbethewest for her soothing fics, masterlist here

@thirstworldproblemss for bringing us all into the FishBen pit with the Blanket Verse

Being the only woman on a Delta Force team with five men is tough, but having teammates–and best friends–like Frankie Morales and Benny Miller makes things a little easier.

What isn’t easy is hiding the fact that you’re in love with Frankie. (Little do you know, he’s hiding some feelings of his own.) But when a mission gone wrong leaves you naked in bed with both men, there’s nowhere left to hide.

@miceenscene/@miceandpens for swinging with her Frankie thoughts

@ yours truly 🥺 for High Hope (Frankie Morales x f!reader)

Frankie takes care of you during a very low time

@softanon for all her askbox bombing and loving

@iamskyereads for her Domestic Ezra Universe (Ezra x reader)

@oonajaeadira for Good Things Take Time (Pedro from Across the Street x f!reader)

Pedro ATS is a massage therapist with special services. Or so he claims. He gives you a three-hour session you’re both going to enjoy.

AND A Girl Walks into a Bookshop (Ezra x f!reader)

Set a couple of years after the events of the film. Ezra owns a bookshop. You walk in.

more loving for @keeper0fthestars for Mine

Din x Wife!reader. Din cares for you during a bad period day and both of you discover another deep-seated desire about one another.

AND Midnight Cravings & Other Starry-Eyed Confessions

Frankie Morales x f!reader. Frankie trusts you enough to let his guard down, to be vulnerable with you. Love languages and the messy emotions that go along with that, fluff, cheesy self-indulgence. this started out as a series of soft h/c and I have no idea what happened. 3K words later, here we are. A few of you have touched on domestic Frankie in the kitchen and it turns out i’m a sucker for the ‘slow dancing in the kitchen’ trope too.

@the-ginger-hedge-witch for Adversity

Frankie Morales x f!reader x Ezra. A dreamer and a realist make unlikely allies, and that was even before you came along.

#pedro pascal character x reader #frankie morales x reader #din djarin x reader #ezra (prospect) x reader #zach wellison x reader #marcus pike x reader #author fic appreciation 2021

44 notes · View notes

the-nysh · 3 years

Note

Which female characters in one punch man are your favorite and why?

The selection is limited, but I've definitely noticed & appreciated the extra effort ONE's put into writing his female characters lately - both in adding more variety with his newer designs (including the wc) and working on fleshing out + humanizing the established ones he already has. All of that is a great plus. (Cause too often in fiction, female chars generally tend to fall flat when they're portrayed as distant or cookie-cutter 'idealized images' of what the -often male- writers perceive them to be, rather than allowing them to actually be relatable flawed people who have the same organic range of aspirations, interpersonal problems, and emotional depth as the males.) Ahem, so I'll admit that early on, none of opm's few women (when we literally only had 2) struck my fancy on what I find appealing/relatable in a character. But that has been steadily changing as ONE's acknowledged where he felt his writing's been lacking and has deliberately chosen to put more work & observation into developing them (ie ever since challenging himself to write Tome as the pov char in REIGEN, I've seen much stronger results even in opm), which I'm very grateful for!

So I'd say the one who's benefited the most from ONE's extra attention so far has been manga Tatsumaki. Whom I can like so much more now compared to her (cold, distant, antagonistic) wc counterpart. Mainly because we've been able to see the full context behind her motivations and what personally drives her feelings, allowing us to sympathize with her dilemma from her perspective. (My favorite panel sequence of injured Tatsu walking away from Fubuki is deliciously bittersweet capturing that sense of familial fondness and sad resignation. Much pain, much angst.) We can feel the extent of how much she takes upon herself (and know why she does so) as both a hero & sister to fiercely protect with a type of love & duty that is both simultaneously noble yet also harmful to herself & others. Like a double-edged sword. Oh how fascinatingly (and tragically) lovely. :') She also gains the Garou parallels in spades (for more flavor) and has been carrying the current arc hard with her specialized abilities. Demonstrating precisely why she's the awesome, active pinnacle of S Class without Blast. Very impressive. Her gremlin form is that extra entertaining cherry on top too. Overall, when it comes to one of opm’s most well-rounded, fully-realized female characters, who’s only gained more enjoyment & appreciation from me over time, I think manga Tatsumaki currently wins this.

...But this could still change! Because I’ve been very proud of wc Fubuki‘s growth already, that I’m still eagerly waiting to witness manga Fubuki gain her equivalent screentime to shine just like Tatsumaki has. (She’s getting very close now, perhaps once she confronts Psykos again.) So at the moment, I still prefer wc Fubuki a little more over her manga counterpart (also the way Murata draws/portrays her as his idealized woman often doesn’t speak/appeal to me when it borders on the unreal. Early Fubuki I also found unrelatable...and fyi even my mother disapproved of her early mindset too.) But it’s in the moments where Fubuki asserts herself vs her sister to grow into a stronger person/hero is what I'm most looking forward to see. Cause we’ve already begun to see shades of that as she improves & steps into her role as a caring -not domineering, and worthy, supportive leader:

That’a girl! :’) But speaking of more good girls, I very much like what we’ve seen from wc Suiko. Who, as one of ONE’s newest creations, probably feels the most ‘real’ to me as a female character in a naturally relatable way. Very good! I enjoy how she’s allowed to be ambitious, disciplined in her craft, prideful & spunky in attitude, yet also feels indignant when others don’t take her worth -compared to her brother- seriously (whoaa how many girls can relate to that), as she introduces a new type of martial arts we hadn’t seen before (drunken fist technique, so she has the potential to claim her fighting niche), and still understandably cries in frustration when she gets in over her head. :’) That, plus the way she still cares for her brother Suiryu, yet challenges & teases him with classic sibling banter is a delight. All this makes for a very refreshing package of a character already, which I can’t wait to see more of (heck, even Murata’s manga couldn’t wait to squeeze in an early cameo of her!)

Runner ups would probably be wc Webigaza and manga Mizuki, who again are great for bringing the extra variety to opm's heroine roster, but I'd love to see more content from them as well. (Which I'm guessing will be more imminent with Webigaza given her relevance tied to the cyborg plot.) Because the more ONE writes them (and of his female chars in general), the better they’ll get~

#opm #tatsumaki #fubuki #suiko #anonymous #replies #so to summarize #tatsu feels the most awesome and fleshed out as a character #while suiko feels the most effortlessly natural to me #and i'm still waiting for manga fubuki to gain her upcoming spotlight to shine but she's VERY close

65 notes · View notes

raysofcrosby · 4 years

Text

CHANCES – M. TKACHUK

requested: yes | no

warning(s): none that i can think of.

word count: 5,066

listened to: chances by the backstreet boys

inspiration: mixed luggage au [ i can’t find the og au-prompt masterlist, but if this is your au idea, lemme know and i’ll link you for credit (: ]

authors note: listen– i don’t know what it is, but i’ve literally been on a tkachuk thing lately. like, i used to despise this little curly-headed gremlin, but now??? it’s all hearteyes motherfucker. this is purely a writing to help me get back into the writing groove again after these last six months of nothing– so i might be a lil rusty. anyway, i hope you enjoy <3333

I’m sorry Y/N, but if you’re not here in the next 5 minutes I need to keep going.

That text haunted you– it was all you could think about the moment you got off of your flight. The uber your sister had ordered for you was close to canceling– all because there were too many planes taxiing on the airstrip and your stupid flight ended up circling in the air for thirty minutes. If this were any other airport, no doubt you’d be screwed. Luckily though, you knew good ole St. Louis Lambert International like the back of your hand. So getting from point A to point luggage claim would be no problem at all. The only delay would be the luggage getting put out onto the carousel.

Which of course, did prove to be the problem at hand.

You were the first one from your flight at the carousel and hoped to be gone before any disgruntled passengers you managed to bump into, could show up. Unfortunately for you, just as the bags were being loaded onto the carousel, your fellow passengers were arriving too– more than a few giving you a look that would normally result in you rolling your eyes in response. Yet, your focus wasn’t on them, it was glued to the small carousel door, keeping an eye out for your suitcase.

Teal bag with a grey handle. Teal bag with a grey handle. Teal bag with a grey handle. Teal bag with a grey hand–

“Ah-ha!” You smiled, catching eye of your suitcase and rushing to meet it instead of letting it eventually make its way to you. You grabbed the suitcase and extended the handle to drag it away, already walking towards the exit.

One minute.

You had one minute to catch your uber before they left you and you hoped and prayed that luck was on your side and the black Toyota Corolla just happened to be parked near the door you chose to exit from. The warm summer air of the Missouri summer weather practically smacked you in the face and it fit wasn’t for the awning covering the pick-up zone, you would have no doubt been blinded by the sun too.

“Oh, thank God,” you sighed, catching sight of a black Toyota Corolla that your sister said to find, parked just six cars down to your left. You sped walked to the uber, coming to a stop at the window and waving at the driver, catching her attention. “I’m so, so sorry I’m late.”

The woman, probably in her early 60’s gave you a friendly smile instead of the scowl you were expecting. “Are you Y/N?”

“Yes ma’am,” you replied, nodding.

“Go ahead and put your suitcase in the trunk, it’s opened for you.”

You walked to the trunk and lifted it open, placing your suitcase inside before closing it and walking to the back passenger door, getting into the backseat. “Again, I’m so sorry for making you wait. We had to circle in the air for 30 minutes because of the traffic on the airstrip and,” you exhaled, relaxing back into your seat. “I’m so sorry.”

She laughed, pulling away from the airport. “It’s no problem sweetheart. I saw your reply. I was going to give you a little extra time. I know how hectic airports could be. Especially this time of the year. Everyone’s traveling for vacation.”

“Yeah, I think I might have accidentally elbowed one too many people trying to get to luggage claim.”

“Are you visiting or coming home?”

“Coming home…kind of,” you laughed, staring out the window at your hometown. “I actually just graduated from college a few weeks ago, so my roommates and I rented a house on the Jersey Shore to celebrate. But, my sister is getting married tomorrow, so that’s why I’m back.” You looked back towards her, laughing softly to yourself. “But then come September, I’ll actually be moving to Calgary for a new job and to get my Masters.”

“So a lot of traveling, I see.”

You took a deep breath and sighed, nodding. “Yeah, but I’m glad to be able to spend all of this time with my friends and family before I start working. Especially since I’ll be moving so far away.”

“It sounds like a great time,” she smiled, looking at me through the rearview mirror. “I’m a sucker for weddings, why don’t you tell me about it?”

Normally, you weren’t one to talk a lot whenever you and your friends would take Ubers downtown on the weekends– but this driver was sweet and you found yourself talking nonstop as she drove you towards your final destination. After all, she didn’t abandon you at the airport like you thought she would.

The car ride to your parents' place went by a lot faster than you thought it would and it was all thanks to Mrs. Sheila, your lovely uber driver. Whom, you learned, started driving after she lost her husband late last year. Her kids lived out of state and once they went back home after those first few weeks, she wanted to find something to do to keep herself busy and get herself out of the house– so, she became an uber driver.

Walking into your parents' house, you were greeted with empty echos of your footsteps. Your parents were still at work and wouldn’t be home until just a little before the rehearsal dinner tonight. Your brother, well, as far as you knew, he had absolutely nothing going on, so you didn’t know why he wasn’t around. If anyone was guaranteed to be home, it was your sister. She was the one who ordered your uber and had them take you here, so she was more than well aware of what time you’d be arriving home.

“Hello?” You called out, leaving your suitcase by the door and making your way to the living room. “Char, are you here?”

“Is that my favorite sister?” You heard her voice call out from upstairs. Looking up, you could see her rounding the hallway corner, carrying a closed laundry basket full of, no doubt, stuff for tonight’s bridal party sleepover.

“I’m your only sister,” you laughed as she made her way down the staircase.

“Unless you count all of the times we got bored and turned Nick into Nikki,” she giggled, reaching the end of the staircase and putting the basket down before stepping forward and hugging you. “How was the flight?”

“It was great up until our 30 minutes of circling in the air,” you laughed, pulling away from the hug. “Where’s my dear brother?”

“Working out with some friends. We probably won’t see him until tonight.”

“Nothing says welcome home like being greeted to an empty house.”

“Excuse you, I was here to greet you.” She laughed, picking the basket back up. “But if you really want to be upset, you should see all of the packed boxes in your room.”

“I leave in three months! Why are they packing me up now?” You gasped, acting dramatically.

“Nick and dad are planning on transforming it into some kind of training room or something.”

“But they–“

“Already took over the garage? Yeah, I know and mom is pissed.”

You rolled your eyes, grabbing the handle of your suitcase again. “He literally told the Blues that he was going back to Michigan in the fall to try and win a championship. Why the hell are they even treating him like he’s already a hall of famer?”

“Perks of being the youngest, not to mention dad’s only son,” she laughed, looking at the door. “Ready to head to the Airbnb?”

“Can we get food first?” You asked, dragging your suitcase along. “I’m starving.”

She laughed as you held the door open for her. “Good, because we’re most definitely getting food before we go and take a nap.”

You laughed, walking out of the house with her and then closing and locking the door behind you. “I knew we were related.”

Lunch and a nap turned out to be exactly what you needed. The two of you had stopped at a subway to get some food before driving over to the Airbnb that you, your sister and the rest of the bridesmaids would be staying for the night.

It was a beautiful three-bedroom, modernized cottage that looked like it was stripped directly from the pages of a fairytale book. It was tucked away, just off to the side in the backyard of a beautiful colonial house, whose farm would tomorrow be transformed into a whimsical fairytale wedding location. The men would be getting ready in the house, while the women would be getting ready in the cute cottage. Sort of like a secret getaway paradise before the wedding.

When you got back with your food, your sister took you on a tour of the property while the wedding planners and staff were setting up all of the bigger decorations for tomorrow. You were off at school during the entire planning process, only ever seeing every one of her ideas in pictures. The only things you were able to take part in, were the dress shopping and her bachelorette party since they were both held at a time you were on a fall break from school. Besides being there for those two things, the only other thing you helped with– was the proposal.

Colton has been in your life for as long as you could remember. He and Charlotte have been best friends since Pre-K. It was the cliché friends to lovers kind of story that was told time after time– but in theirs, there were no other people in it. It was just them. There were no other boyfriends or girlfriends, no other crushes– from the very beginning, they were it for each other. They were each other's first everything– kiss, date, girlfriend/boyfriend, time– in their love story, they had found their one great love…all before they turned five.

Wherever Charlotte was, there was Colton– they were stuck like glue and your parents loved it. It was their friendship that brought both of your families together to the relationship that you all had now. Your families were best friends, all because of their relationship. You often took vacations together, spent holidays together, hell, you and Colton’s middle brother, Mason, even had joint birthday parties– as did your two younger siblings, Nick and Addie. Your families even try to go as far as to dropping hints that all three kids should date.

Colton and Charlotte. You and Mason. Nick and Addie– all the same age and practically family already.

It was perfect.

Until you and Mason tried to date in the tenth-grade and realized that kissing the person you’ve shared every birthday party with, used to take baths with and shared every key moment growing up– wasn’t all that great. In fact, it was weird. So the two of you remained as the almost black sheep of the families, especially since Nick and Addie were headed down the same path as Charlotte and Colton. They started dating in eighth-grade– like Colton and Charlotte– and have maintained a healthy and strong relationship to now, even long-distance, when they’ll both be sophomores in college in the fall, Addie at the University of Missouri and Nick playing hockey at the University of Michigan.

You and Mason were there, always making jokes about how it runs in the family but skipped a generation. Never letting your siblings live it down that the two of you will be the ones to break the cycle. Funny how you two were also the ones who played the biggest roles in Charlotte’s engagement.

Both of your dads are huge St. Louis Blues fans. So naturally, they tried to rub that off onto their children. And it worked, all except for you. You tolerated the blues, but never really adopted hockey as your favorite sport. You understood it, watched it whenever you never had a choice– but like your mom, you gravitated more towards football and adopted her hometown team as your own– the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Colton and Charlotte, however, were both diehard Blues fans from day one. There were even pictures to prove it. They even went to a game on both their first ‘supervised’ date and ‘unsupervised’ date. So, when the Blues were making a run for the Stanley Cup– it was imminent for your families to attend at least one game. You and Mason did everything in your power to get the Blues attention. You emailed anyone and everyone who worked in their front office, you spammed their social media accounts– anything and everything to get their attention so you could share their story and Colton’s plan.

And at game four it all came to life. Charlotte was ‘randomly’ selected to participate in an intermission event after the first period where she’d be blindfolded and needed to walk along the ice to find Louie after collecting ‘Blues momentos’ along the way. The Blues had played the short slideshow of Colton and Charlotte that you and Mason had sent them, as they introduced her to the crowd. Unbeknownst to her, both of our families were on the ice with her, standing behind her while she was blindfolded. You and the other three siblings were scattered in front of her, each holding a single rose.

The Blues staff member helped her walk along the ice and the moment that she took a flower from someone, they needed to go back to where she started, which was where Colton was standing with the ring in his pocket. The four of you each had a sign, that when held up together read ‘Will you marry me?’ Once Charlotte neared Louie, he cut the distance to just by center ice where all of you were waiting. And when she found Louie, the entire crowd had erupted into cheers as she took off her blindfold, all smiles until she turned around to see the signs and Colton on one knee.

She said yes. The Blues won. The proposal went viral and your families were given a box to game seven where the Blues won the Stanley Cup.

All in a day's work between the two middle siblings, and one that led you all to this moment– the wedding tomorrow. Where Colton, who was already like a big brother yo you, would officially, pretty much become your big brother.

“Y/N,” your sister said, shaking your arm. “Y/N, get up. We’ve got like 45 minutes to get ready for dinner before we have to leave and no offense, but you need to shower.”

“Your lucky that you’re getting married tomorrow or I’d kill you,” you mumbled into the pillow, taking a deep breath and exhaling before pushing yourself up. “Can you charge my phone for me? I won’t take too long, just need to rinse off and I’ll be back.”

“In your backpack?” She asked as you walked out of the room.

“Mhhm, small front pocket. The charger is with it.”

You walked out of the room and into the connected bathroom, closing the door behind you before walking towards the shower and turning on the water. Your nap was more than enough to help you make it through dinner. You hadn’t thought that you were even that tired, but the moment you laid down to relax after eating your sandwich– you were absolutely knocked out.

To be fair though, you had spent the last two weeks partying it up on the beach with your college roommates, trying to relive every moment from your last four years of partying, downing booze, and making out with any attractive guy who caught your eye. You know what they say, no rest for the wicked– and boy, oh boy, were the wicked actions of shotgunning beers with strangers in the hot summer jersey sun, coming back to haunt you.

At least you got one hell of a tan and more memories to last you a lifetime, out of it all.

You turned off the shower before you stepped out and wrapped a towel around your body, then wrapping your hair up in a second towel. You walked out of the bathroom and back to the bedroom, only to find it empty. "Hey, Char?"

"In the living room...er, kitchen, I guess!"

You walked out of the bedroom and into the living room to see Charlotte sitting at the kitchen counter, a make-up mirror propped up in front of her and hot curling iron in her hand. "Why are you doing your hair in the kitchen?"

"You were in the bathroom and the lighting is lacking in the bedroom." She let a curl, fall from the iron and turned to you. "What's up?"

"Well, for one, the bathroom is free," you laughed, looking around. "And two, I was wondering where you put my suitcase? It was in the room and now it's not."

"No," she dragged out her reply, focusing on wrapping another piece of hair around the iron before averting her eyes towards the door. "You left it by the front door. Never brought it in."

You turned towards the front door and sure enough, right there not even three feet away from the door...was your suitcase. "Awesome, thanks!" You said, walking over and tugging on the handle, extending it out before walking back to the room. "And my phone?"

"Charging in the kitchen. It was dead by the way."

"Great," you huffed, walking into the bedroom and over to the bed. You lifted up the suitcase, letting it plop down onto the bed and exhaled a deep breath. It was a lot heavier than you thought it was. But maybe your body was just tired from traveling and last night's final night out.

You caught a glimpse of the alarm clock that was set up on the bedside table and saw that your getting ready time was vastly starting to dwindle. So, not thinking anything more of the heavy suitcase, you unzipped the zipper and threw the cover back, ready to grab the romper you had placed directly on top, just so it wouldn't get wrinkled. You stared down at the contents of the suitcase, quickly grabbing the cover and shutting it again.

Okay, maybe you were imagining things.

You closed your eyes and took a deep breath, exhaling, and then opening your eyes and opening the suitcase again.

No, you definitely weren't imagining things.

The same spike ball netting was still staring you right in the face. Surrounding it, were three spike balls and a crumbled up bag that was supposed to house the set. Beneath it, a bunch of crumpled up clothes and other things.

"No," you shut the suitcase again, repeating the same steps: close your eyes, take a breath, hope you're dreaming, open your eyes and then the suitcase, only to be disappointed. "No, no– oh my God, this can't be happening. Charlotte!!"

You heard her footsteps echo off of the wooden floor as she made her way to the bedroom, half of her hair curled and set. "What?"

"This isn't my suitcase."

"Of course it is," she scoffed. "Colton and I got you that big traveling set for graduation, and that," she pointed at the suitcase, "is it."

"No, it's not," You opened the suitcase and reached in, grabbing the first thing you felt and holding it up to show her. "See? Not mine!"

"Y/N," her eyes widened before she started to laugh. "You might want to put those down."

"It's just the spike ball bag, it's not big–" you turned to see what you were holding and sure enough, it was not the spike ball bag you thought you had picked up. It was a pair of Ant-Man boxers, and it was unknown whether or not they were clean or not. "Ah, ew!" You tossed them back into the suitcase, wiping your hand on your towel. "Ew, ew, ew, I just touched a stranger's dirty underwear."

"You don't know if they were dirty."

"You don't know if they were clean!" You argued back, looking around the handle for an identification tag. "This definitely isn't mine. My travel tag isn't on the handle."

"Who uses a travel tag?" She laughed, shaking her head.

"Me," you turned towards the suitcase, slamming it shut and zipping it. "I use a travel tag, so if my luggage gets lost or switched, they can contact me. It's common travel knowledge."

She sighed, walking over towards the suitcase and unzipping the two pockets on top, looking in and shaking her head. "Nothing hidden in those pockets. Did you think to go through the rest of the suitcase? Maybe they have a tag in there."

"And risk touching another pair of possibly dirty boxers and God knows what else? No thanks," you zipped up the suitcase and picked it up, placing it back onto the ground. "I'm doomed. That suitcase had all of the clothes that I took to Jersey, in it. It had my outfit and makeup for tonight."

"I have something you can borrow," she walked over to the closet, opening it to reveal it was empty besides two dresses hanging up. "And I've got make-up and whatever your little heart desires for your hair."

"Your wedding present was in there too," you sighed, walking over to the closet. "Which one?"

"This." She held out the rose-colored dress, handing the hanger to you. "You can get away with no bra and I can give you a pair of underwear from the new pack I bought this morning–"

"Why would you buy new underwear?" You asked, taking the dress.

"In case of emergencies," she closed the closet and turned back to you, nodding. "Which, this is. Unopened pack in that laundry basket I was carrying, feel free to take a pair and keep them. As for shoes...you're kind of on your own on that one."

You sighed, defeated as she walked out of the bedroom, leaving you to get dressed. You unwrapped the towel around your hair, letting it drop onto the floor as the towel wrapped around your body went with it. You took the dress off of the hanger and untied the straps, lifting the dress over your head and tugging it down. Your mind was going over every detail of just how you picked up the wrong suitcase. Fair, it was a dead-ringer for the suitcase you took with you to Jersey, but even you should have known to realize that there was no bright red luggage tag hanging on the side handle. And it was all you could do but hope that whoever picked up your suitcase thinking it was theirs, would at least call or text.

"Oh shit," you said, holding onto the straps that hung down on the side, trying to tie them in the back. "Charlotte! My phone!"

You ran out into the living room to see her now finishing up her make-up at the counter, turning to you with wide eyes. "Okay one, sit down and let me brush your hair," she stood up and grabbed your wrist, bringing you over to counter and sitting you down. "And two, your phone is right there."

"If they figured out our luggage was switched, they'd call! My luggage tag!" You reached across the counter, grabbing your phone and turning it over to see that the screen was still black. "Oh come on, my phone wasn't that dead!"

Charlotte tugged you back and started to brush your hair, not bothering to go slow. "I plugged it in the moment you went to take a shower, just give it a few seconds."

If looks could kill, your phone would be nowhere ready to turn on. You were glaring at the screen as if pure intimidation would turn it on. This could go one of two ways:

1) This person left your suitcase in the dark abyss that is lost luggage at the airport.

2) Like you, they didn't realize that they had grabbed the wrong luggage until they went to open it and they'll find your luggage tag and call you.

"Ah!" You yelled, jumping out of the chair as your phone lit up. You leaned over the counter, your heart racing as Charlotte tried to keep brushing your hair. "Come on, come on, come on..."

"Right there," Charlotte said, pointing at your screen as a text message notification popped up on the screen from an unknown number. "That has to be them!"

"Oh thank God," you sighed, thumb ready to swipe the message open. "Oh...yikes."

"Uh," Charlotte laughed as the two of you continued to watch your messages pour in, at least 5 coming in from the unknown number, along with three phone calls. "Yikes indeed, I guess they're panicking just as much as you are."

You swiped on the notifications, unlocking your phone, and going to the message.

unknown: hi y/n i think you grabbed the wrong suitcase...

unknown: yeah, uh, you most definitely grabbed the wrong suitcase.

unknown: is there any way we can switch in the next 30 minutes before i reach my house?

unknown: ok, so i'm sorry for the spam texts and calls...but this is kind of urgent.

unknown: like life or death.

"Life or death?" Charlotte asked, looking at you with a raised eyebrow. "What the hell was in that suitcase?"

"Spike ball and dirty clothes," you replied, shrugging. Your eyes went wide before you turned back to her. "What if they're a drug smuggler and there are drugs in there?"

She opened her mouth to speak before looking down at your phone, nodding. "Now's your chance to find out. Look who's calling."

You looked back down at your phone to see the unknown number flash on your screen. You looked back at her, shaking your head. "You answer it."

"Your luggage, you answer it," she laughed, pulling back segments of your hair to tie back. "But put it on speaker, I'm curious what the drug dealer sounds like."

You shoved your elbow back, avoiding her as you nervously slid your thumb across the screen, answering the call and pressing the speaker button. "Hello?"

"Oh thank God," the unknown called sighed, clearing his throat. "Sorry for the spam calls, I've just been panicking."

"Yeah, I’m sorry...my phone died," you replied, looking at Charlotte as your voice dwindled off.

"The suitcase," she mouthed, nodding her head back towards the room.

"Oh, the suitcase!" You said, almost a little too excited. You cleared your throat, calming yourself down. "I most definitely have your suitcase...maybe."

"Well I have yours," you could hear rustling in the background. "Y/N L/N, right?"

"Yep, that's me," you looked at Charlotte again, shaking your head. "Sorry to kind of do this...but how do I know I have your suitcase? I mean, what if I grabbed someone else's and you grabbed mine and there's three of us in this and–"

Charlotte smacked your back lightly with the back of the brushed, shaking her head as the voice on the other side of the phone laughed. "Um, shit," he coughed, smacking his lips. "Uh well, there should be a spike ball set in there. If not, then I left it at Johnny's. Otherwise, it's just clothes."

"Congratulations," you laughed, leaning back into the chair. "I've got your suitcase."

"Oh thank God, I was really worried there for a second," they replied. "Is there any chance we can exchange them soon?"

"Okay, so about that," you sighed, biting the inside of your cheek. "I kind of have a wedding rehearsal and dinner to go to in 20 minutes...and I don't think that will be over with till about...two hours from now. Is that okay?"

There was silence on the other side and you couldn't help but feel horrible at the fact that you were keeping this stranger away from his luggage and that he had to keep yours until then. "My family and I are going to dinner in two hours, reservation and all."

"Where at?" You spoke before your brain could even catch up with what your mouth was doing. "I'm sorry that was creepy."

He laughed and you felt a little flutter feeling in your stomach. "No, it's fine. I think we're going to Maggiano's in–"

"In the Westfield town center?" Your eyes widened as Charlotte placed the brush down on the counter behind you, looking at you with a smile. "We're going to Pieology in the Westfield town center!"

"Pieology for a wedding rehearsal dinner? Sounds like my kind of party," he laughed. "So, do you just want to exchange then? When I get there and you're leaving?"

"Sounds perfect!"

"Great! So I'll just, text you when I get there and I promise I won't forget the suitcase."

"Okay, I'll see you then."

"All right, bye, Y/N!"

"Bye!" You hung up the call and Charlotte leaned against the counter a smile on her face. "What?"

"He sounded cute." She stuck placed the extra bobby pins she didn't need, onto the counter. "Maybe he can be your date for my wedding."

"Not this again," you groaned, getting out of the chair. "For the last time, I don't need a date. Besides, this guy is a total stranger– I don't even know his name!"

"You can learn it later," she laughed, wiggling her eyebrows. "Either way, do your makeup quickly because we need to leave in ten."

She walked off towards the bedroom the two of you had claimed and you sighed, sitting back down into your seat, grabbing her mascara, blush, and golden liquid shimmer eyeshadow. It was the best you could do for now, until you got all of your stuff back from this stranger. As you applied the eyeshadow, you couldn't get Charlotte's comment out of your head. She was right, he did sound cute. But who's to say that he's not a total creep? Or that he's even your age? He could be in his 40's or even barely cruising 18. And then stood the real issue, you didn't even know his name.

Your phone screen lit up once again and you looked away from the mirror, seeing that you had another text from the unknown number. You furrowed your eyebrows and unlocked your phone, opening his text.

unknown: my name is matt, by the way 😊

#matthew tkachuk #matthew tkachuk imagine #matthew tkachuk oneshot #nhl imagine #nhl one shot #hockey imagine #hockey oneshot #hockey writing #nhl writing #calgary flames oneshot #calgary flames imagine #calgary flames writing #matthew tkachuk writing #calgary flames #my writing

305 notes · View notes

renegadeknucks · 3 years

Text

posting these guys just so I have them

brief descriptions below

1. S'mores Cookie and Campfire Kitty

uses any pronouns

Sheeptaur. has ties with both Dark Enchantress and Pomegranate Cookie. She's one of DE's best pupils. His biggest goal is to someday overtake Dark Enchantress, but it knows just how strong DE is and doesn't want to end up dying. "Cause problems on purpose" cookie. Campfire Kitty is based on the fact a lot of villains have a cat they pet during meetings.

2. Selkie Cookie and Seal Chow

uses they/she pronouns

To put it simply? A gremlin. They're known to steal from pirate ships and sea side stalls/vendors then turning into a cute seal to flee the scene. They're completely able to speak, however very much enjoys yipping VERY loudly and pretending she doesn't understand what anyone's saying.

Seal Chow's bite mark is from Selkie. If it weren't for them, Selkie would've starved to death.

3. Sea Urchin Cookie and Stylish/Funky Lil' Urchin

uses it/they/he pronouns

Hardly anyone knows they exist. At a young age, it was adopted by Matcha. Was incredibly sweet as a child, however being abandoned young and taken in by Matcha ruined any chance of being a hero. DE had began raising them, saying Matcha was terrible at raising him. Sea Urchin is ruthless, DE levels of evil. Awful punishment from Pomegranate had a devestating toll on their mind.

Stylish/Funky Lil' Urchin is the one good thing left in its world, Sea Urchin can and will kill if their sweet boy was harmed.

4. Cactus Cookie and Prickle Berry Bat

uses she/they pronouns

Typically a very calm and laid back kind of cookie, however deep down she's incredibly anxious and probably needs to be checked on. She loves being portrayed as a "bad girl", looking and acting like a biker. She however, has never actually touched a motorcycle and is too afraid to ask Kiwi to ride theirs.

Prickle Pear Bat is an absolute angel, the collar being added after the two met.

5. Cactus' fixed design and her standing next to her lovely royal girlfriend

Prickle Pear Bat and Creamsicle Hummingbird hate eachother, that's why they're not shown.

6. Royal Icing Cookie and Creamsicle Hummingbird

uses she/her pronouns

A princess in training, the heir to the throne. She is a sweetheart, a kind soul with a secret interest for the dark arts. She practices them while alone, not enough to be noticed by Dark Enchantress, but enough to stain her hands an inky black after a spell went wrong. She's never shown a soul these marks, hiding them with gloves. Not even Cactus knows.

Creamsicle Hummingbird looks sweet, is not. An absolute menace and tries to see how far they can go before Royal Icing does something about them.

7. Parrot Cookie and Beaten Bird Bell

uses she/they/he pronouns

A lone wolf. Has a crew of various species of birds. She spent years alone in an attempt to find themselves, creating an excitable yet introverted cookie. Tends to go overboard when he enjoys things. Being a parrot (Scarlet Macaw specifically) gives her a very snappy temper, quick to raise her voice when no one's listening, can and will bite you. (she's bitten Pirate) Dating Captain Ice.

Beaten Bird Bell is exactly what he looks like. A bird toy. Parrot just wants to find a person to fix him and bring back his ringing noise.

8. Starlette Lily Cookie and Musical Burn Plant

uses they/them pronouns

Once a strong warrior, now weak and afraid. Pomegranate Snake, a cake monster, had a goal of corruption. A cursed pomegranate has been bound to Starlette, draining their life force. The only way to reverse this is to become a cookie of darkness, but they'll forever stay loyal to Lily Village.

Half their body is permanently burnt/charred after a fire.

Pomegranate Snake was supposed to watch the curse take place, instead growing attached when Starlette began taking care of them. Pomegranate Snake regrets cursing them.

Musical Burn Plant was the only thing that soothed Starlette's burns, and they've been together since. They're in pain, their cracking pot hurts, and it's Pomegranate Snake's fault.

#cookie run #cookie run ovenbreak #cookie run oc #cookie run ocs #my art #s'mores cookie #selkie cookie #sea urchin cookie #cactus cookie #royal icing cookie #parrot cookie #starlette lily cookie #click for better quality

9 notes · View notes

pikahlua · 3 years

Text

00. Complete Works Index (Alphabetized A-M)

**If a post contains manga spoilers, I will indicate in the title what is the latest chapter spoiled by the post.

AFO brain trauma theory (chapter 287)

(AFO brain...) Follow Up: AFO’s heart exists inside OFA (chapter 311)

(AFO brain...) Follow Up: Izuku the vessel and AFO/OFA endpoints (chapter 316)

AFO is a bastard and we’re all on the train to Pain City ;D (chapter 318)

AFO’s Master Plan: Izuku’s rage will be his downfall (chapter 318)

All For One is Hisashi Midoriya, and the story is going to intentionally, unironically treat it as a joke (chapter 293)

All For One’s hairstyle suspiciously matches Izuku’s

All For One’s long-term goal (chapter 337)

All Might and Katsuki’s college lecturer/TA relationship dynamic (chapter 295)

All Might is gonna get kidnapped (chapter 320)

All Might vs Inko Midoriya (S03E12)

All Might’s blind spots with Izuku and Katsuki (chapter 320)

All Might will live

Always Right

Always Winning

Answering questions about WHM action sequences with vague rumors I’ve heard

Aoyama cheese symbolism (chapter 337)

Aoyama wrong about AFO not stonks (chapter 343)

Bak-u-go headcanon discussion for fun (chapter 310)

Bakugou is a utilitarian

Bakugou & Uraraka/All Might & Aizawa linguistics

Big Bro Katsuki (light novel #6 cover)

Bineta vibin’ (chapter 327)

“BKDK talk” is just another name for DvK3 (chapter 342)

Boss Music Danger Sense AU (chapter 295)

But can I connect chapter 350 to Katsuki Bakugou?

Chapter 277: The nuance of "Sorry. You’re not on my radar anymore.”

Chapter 284 Translation Notes

Chapter 284 Translation Notes Clarification

Chapter 302 Translation Notes

Chapter 310 Translation Notes

Chapter 318: “He’s here, bastards” vs “Guys, I found him”

Chapter 319 is so damn confusing I’m all over the place on this

Chapter 319: This doesn’t pass the sniff test

Chapter 322: “We know” vs “I know”

Chapter 327: Izuku Kanji vs. Kana Discussion

Chapter 341 Translation Notes (first six pages)

Chapter 342: “Hard pass on the dirty talk”

Characters with puntastic names

Class 1-A general speech patterns

Class 1-B general speech patterns (partial)

Compatibility between Katsuki’s and Ochako’s quirks

Conspicuous Chekhov’s guns leading into chapter 320 (chapter 319)

(Conspicuous...) Follow Up: Katsuki knows who can reach Izuku right now (chapter 319)

Convincing evidence everything in MHA is about to go to shit RE: chapter 318

Covert Himbo Shouto Todoroki

Dadzawa loves his problem son (chapter 307)

Dekuneta Forbidden Love (chapter 342)

Details to keep in mind going into the final arc (chapter 343)

Detective Katsuki Bakugou figures out the secret of OFA: A Picture Book

Did Shouto dig up the family grave? (chapter 351)

Dive into the gremlin brain (chapter 337)

Dost thou even ship, bro?

Every emotion on Katsuki’s face in Heroes Rising but with new, heartbreaking context (chapter 322)

Everything that happened in Katsuki Bakugo Rising was heavily foreshadowed early on and staring us dead in the face P.S. Horikoshi is laughing madly at us: A Picture-Book Essay (chapter 286)

Evidence that All For One is Hisashi Midoriya (chapter 310)

Fanfic: Dragonheart Chapter 1

Fanfic: Dragonheart Chapter 2

Fanfic: Dragonheart Chapter 3

Fanfic: Dragonheart Meme: Fifteen minutes with Katsuki Bakugou (chapter 2)

Fanfic: Dragonheart Meme: Katsuki and the Fourth Wall (chapter 1)

Fanfic: Dragonheart Meme: Soul Bond tag for our resident human meteors (chapter 1)

Fanfic: Dragonheart Meme: The Katsuki is self-aware (chapter 1)

Fanfic: Dragonheart Meme: Whatcha got there, Deku? (chapter 1)

Finding meaning in Kirishima’s roots growing out (chapter 322)

Foreshadowing: Is Hagakure free of sus? (chapter 336)

Fridge logic: Aizawa could have killed AFO

Ground Beta is right there... (chapter 322)

Hero society is broken (chapter 316)

Hetero chapter was gay (chapter 342)

Hisashi Midoriya could just be an incidental side character

Horikoshi mansplaining Aoyama to Pikahlua (chapter 336)

Horikoshi’s penchant for references (chapter 314)

Horikoshi’s unrealistic depictions of romance or something (chapter 322)

Hot Take: Star(s) and Stripe(s) is NOT gonna lose her quirk *and* she’s NOT gonna die (chapter 329)

How am I right about everything?

How I Meta meme

How many times do I gotta say it? Katsuki parallels Tomura (chapter 345)

How was OFA passed down the first time? (chapter 310)

How would Katsuki react to Izuku dying or becoming a villain?

How you feelin rn? (chapter 303)

I already knew that AFO’s focused on Izuku now (chapter 316)

I am going to create a meta that has so many screenshots

I am once again asking for your red capes

“I didn’t know you write”

If I had a nickel for every chance I’ve had to use this specific meme image... (chapter 341)

“If that dumbass dies, I’ll kill him” (chapter 298)

I like Izuku Midoriya

I’m not in it for the live action

In Defense of Swiss Cheese

Incomplete list of Katsuki’s unresolved plot lines, character arcs, and foreshadowing (chapter 310)

Inko’s feelings about Izuku's responsibilities (chapter 309)

In THIS economy? (chapter 343)

Is Bakugou narrating? (chapter 348)

Is Deku gonna get kidnapped? (chapter 297)

I’ve Cracked the Code: Class 1-A is One For All (chapter 320)

I’ve only had the Second for a day and a half... (chapter 310)

Izuku absolutely notices Katsuki’s flaws

(Izuku absolutely...) Follow-up: What Izuku sees in Katsuki (and other heroes) (warning: vague references to chapter 319)

Izuku is NOT avoiding Katsuki (chapter 342)

Izuku Midoriya, the Unreliable Narrator (chapter 297)

Izuku’s Admiration: All Might vs Katsuki Bakugou

Izuku’s Image of Victory (S03E23)

Just thinking about bugs (chapter 317)

Kacchan’s Umbrella Dance aka my magnum opus

Katsuki and Mitsuki Bakugou (chapter 306, spoilers easily skippable)

(Katsuki and Mitsuki...) Katsuki’s public image vs. the media

Katsuki Bakugou needs hand-warmers (chapter 316)

Katsuki Bakugou Rising: How was he going to finish that sentence? (chapter 304)

Katsuki Bakugou: Surpass the pro (society) (chapter 314)

Katsuki Bakugou swears a lot(?)

Katsuki Bakugou’s True Feelings: The Power of Friendship...as it beats your ass into the ground (chapter 320)

Katsuki just realized that Izuku just realized AFO is an idiot and it’s hilarious because Dabi knows it too but rather than say anything he’s gonna be a petty fucker, sit back, and watch *Can’t Stop Twinkling* fucking destroy AFO and I will never stop laughing about it: A Picture-Book Essay (chapter 337)

Katsuki’s Answer: Even if One For All is a cursed power... (chapter 322)

Katsuki’s Apology Deep Dive (chapter 322)

Katsuki’s awkward hoodie (movie 3)

Katsuki’s gonna let class 1-A finish but... (chapter 320)

Katsuki’s Hero Name: Katsuki is so 👏 damn 👏 extra 👏 (chapter 293)

Katsuki’s Hero Name: They don’t know it’s “daibakusasshin” (chapter 293)

Katsuki’s Heroic Character Arc for Dummies (chapter 322)

(Katsuki’s Heroic Character Arc...) Follow Up: I am a Mature Person

Katsuki’s “Image of Rescue”: Deep Blue Meta Dive (chapter 284)

Katsuki’s perspective on Izuku since childhood

Lady Nagant overhype (chapter 315)

Link to “Ame ni mo Makezu” (chapter 320)

Logically working out a dying Katsuki’s priorities while sobbing (chapter 322)

MHA Endgame Bingo (chapter 343)

Mineta fell in love with Izuku? (chapter 321)

My initial reaction to MHA chapter 322 (chapter 322)

My meta sucks (chapter 319)

My Top Posts in 2021

Narrative problems with the DFO theory (chapter 295)

Nega-Kacchan (chapter 350)

No more quirks? (chapter 316)

Observing my character development via tag evolution (chapter 322)

Ochako Uraraka may become more than just a love interest soon (chapter 322)

OFA Body Horror

OFA Burnout Math (chapter 304)

OFA 2nd User kanji/word choice (chapter 310)

Oh hi Star (chapter 330)

“OOH MISTER KACCHAN”: A FAN FICTION (chapter 322)

Origins of the “Izuku Midoriya’s market of trust issues” tag (chapter 306)

Origins of the “my dead gay son” tag (chapter 298)

Overhaul quirk breakdown

Parallels: All For One (S03E10, S05E02) vs Izuku Midoriya (S02E01, S01E01, S01E08, S01E02)

Parallels: All For One & Tenko (S0309) vs Young Izuku & Young Katsuki (S01E07)

Parallels: All For One/Tomura (chapter 297) vs All For One/Katsuki feat. Tomura & Izuku (volume cover 10)

Parallels: All Might & Izuku Midoriya (chapter 1, S01E01) vs Izuku Midoriya & All Might (chapter 317)

Parallels: Eijirou Kirishima & Katsuki Bakugou feat. Izuku Midoriya, Tenya Iida, & the League of Villains (chapter 91) vs Izuku Midoriya & All Might (chapter 317)

Parallels: Izuku & All Might (S01E02) vs Katsuki & All Might Izuku (S03E23)

Parallels: Izuku/Tenko (chapter 305) vs Izuku/Katsuki (S01E07)

Parallels: Katsuki Bakugou vs Tomura Shigaraki (S02 ED2, S02E24, S05E24)

Parallels: Second OFA User (chapter 310) vs Katsuki Bakugou (chapter 42)

Pigeons crossover (chapter 320)

Platonic Mentor OFA 2nd User is relevant to my interests (chapter 310)

Possible Parallels: The Final Battle (chapter 298)

Post-war character expectations for Kirishima, Ashido, Machia, Yaoyorozu, Iida, and Stain (chapter 316)

Predicting the rest of the MHA series generally a.k.a. answering 14 asks in one go (chapter 322)

Quirk Singularity Doomsday: Deku’s Gonna Be Possessed REDUX (chapter 330)

Recommended theories?

Rescue vs atonement (chapter 322)

Runner-runner-up best developed relationship: Katsuki and Ochako (chapter 319)

Save to Win meets Win to Save (chapter 322)

Second Life: Oh my god this theory is not immediately dismissable and I don’t know how to feel about that (chapter 330)

Self-Victory: Katsuki vs. One For All (chapter 316)

Should Katsuki call him Izuku or Deku? (chapter 337)

Shouto vs Dabi the Deku parallel (chapter 301)

Shouto’s family drama, the media, and Katsuki (chapter 303)

Shouto’s hero name is genius and never expect him to change it

Sincerely, Professor MHA

Smiles and possessed by emotions (chapter 286)

Smiling in the Face of Danger: A Picture Book (chapter 286)

Sometimes Izuku is terrifying

Spoilers/Manga Translations by Chapter

Spoilers Translations Masterpost

Star reminds me of GI Jane (chapter 333)

Star versus the Forces of GOT’EEEEM (chapter 333)

(Star versus...) Follow-up: Star and Katsuki and Teamwork (chapter 333)

Still Waters Run Deep: Aoyama observations I have no idea what to do with but I’m scared

That’s not what Katsuki wanted to hear (S03E23)

That’s not what Katsuki wanted to hear 2: The Victory Strategy (chapter 286)

The appeal of BakuDeku relationship dynamics

The dynamic between Bakugou and Uraraka

The Egg Metaphor (chapter 335)

The Egg Will Explode: Deku’s Gonna Be Possessed (chapter 286)

The Future of One For All (chapter 293)

The new arc of My Hero Academia looks great! (chapter 307)

The Obligatory MVA Anime Meta

The OG fandom gatekeeper

Theory vs Theory: A Second Guess at Second’s Quirk (chapter 349)

The post-war conflict or lack thereof between Izuku and Katsuki (chapter 318)

The Second’s Quirk: Shit’s about to get absolutely batshit crazy (chapter 349)

This Is Fine: Predicting the Second’s quirk (chapter 310)

TodoBaku Restaurant (chapter 342)

Traitor Confirmed (chapter 328)

Traitor Hagakure is not surprising (chapter 335)

UA school uniform vs. One For All (volume 31 cover, chapter 320)

Uh oh Katsuki is in danger (chapter 345)

Uh oh, Second’s quirk?

(Uh oh...) But should I say it?

(Uh oh...) Is that the Second’s quirk revealed? (chapter 349)

Underestimating Toga (chapter 341)

Until Now: The full scope of apologies (chapter 322)

Vaguesplaining Katsuki’s amnesia in Heroes Rising (chapter 322)

Volume 30 cover sketch reaction (volume 30)

Wait wait I think I got it this time: Yes it’s another Second’s quirk theory (but this one’s correct) (chapter 349)

What does it mean that Ochako and Hawks are the “light of hope?” (Jump GIGA spring 2021 Horikoshi interview)

What is Overhaul’s role in the story? (chapter 312)

What is the “Ultimate Hero”? (chapter 323)

What to do with the DFO theory? (chapter 290)

What was Katsuki thinking when he told Izuku to dive off the roof in chapter 1? (chapter 284, hints about chapter 319)

What Your Favorite My Hero Academia Ship Says About You: OFA 1x2 (chapter 310)

When does Izuku chronologically first use Nana Shimura’s quirk? (chapter 284)

When people take me too seriously...

When the meta HITS...

When will DvK3 come back from war? (chapter 342)

When you wanna meta but work...

Which characters/relationships in MHA are the best developed in my opinion?

Who is Katsuki Bakugou’s villain counterpart? (chapter 310)

Who was in the car? (chapter 322)

Who will save Izuku? (chapter 318)

Who won Deku vs Kacchan 2?

Why isn’t Uraraka popular? ...or is she?

Will Katsuki Bakugou be a popular hero? (chapter 293)

Winning! Part 1 (chapter 334)

Winning! Part 2 (chapter 334)

Winning! Part 3 (chapter 336)

Winning! Part 4 (chapter 336)

Winning! Part 5 (chapter 336)

World Heroes’ Mission parody of cable news (movie 3)

Writing comparison

Writing comparison follow-up

You can ask me about translations

You PAMPER Pikahlua? (Deku vs. Kacchan, Part 2)

#meta index

13 notes · View notes

daisanokensha · 4 years

Note

i really admire your characterization so i was curious about your take/thoughts on mikoto's ptsd?

OOF SORRY this is late and idk if you still wanna read this anon but... you flatter me haha... i’ll gladly(?) offer my two scents but im warning you it’s been a while

sooooo obviously i agree that mikoto’s extremely depressed but generally speaking i’d say i’m not a fan of takes that claim he developed ptsd from the crater incident. i respect them but i think the crater’s more of an echo of the actual issue considering mikoto revisited the edge of it with his grandpa often enough to make a habit out of going for a swim which reisi thought was very bizarre and tasteless when he saw a dripping wet mikoto emerge out of the water (THIS IS A DISASTER SITE MIKOTO) BUT LIKE that's neither here nor there bc mikoto suoh is a) notoriously disrespectful and b) has no problem wrecking public property. destruction isn’t his issue per se

i personally think the problem lies within his impulse control and/or lack thereof as it becomes a big thing later on in the series. people tend to throw a bunch of buzzwords around but fact still remains that he’s always been a pretty laid-back guy who grew up in an environment that practically enabled him to pick up certain habits (used to work as a bodyguard, lives in a bar etc). i don’t rly expect much from sb who’s never been told no as a child or that he can’t overindulge bc there’s... no such person in his life to take on that role (his parents are dead, his grandpa too). he didn’t develop his bad habits due to his ptsd (re: smoking, drinking, sleeping), his ptsd just amplified them. sure, he can control himself to a certain extent, but the second he’s given an incentive, he’ll take advantage of it.

but like. mikoto’s a good kid (as confirmed by honami). he’s doing well in school and, as honami mentioned, she firmly believes he could become anything career-wise if he just set his mind on it. he just doesn’t want to. everyone’s got all of these expectations they project onto him while mikoto’s just over here honest to god vibing. yes, he gets into fights, but don't poke the bear and expect it to lie still, y’know? i’d also get sick of constantly dodging people that, seemingly for no reason whatsoever, won’t get off my ass. no, mikoto’s the type to ignore an issue until it goes away, but if it doesn’t, if it persists and gets in the way of his lifestyle or negatively impacts people he cares about etc, he gets violent.

(speaking of friends and people he cares about: i don’t rly think he’s got trouble making friends. he just doesn’t give a shit. people (good And bad) flock to him so effortlessly, but it’s clear that they have to put in the effort to actually stick around bc mikoto certainly doesn’t bother. they come and go, and it’s like he said: if kusanagi suddenly decided that he hated mikoto and/or didn’t wanna hang w him anymore, he wouldn’t resent him for that decision. he gets it.)

and that basically brings us to the actual problem. he’s got money, friends (for the first time in his life!), he’s doing whatever he wants etc etc all this free time to waste and money to blow basically. how does taking all of that away impact his life? extremely negatively. the slate chooses him. he’s suddenly confronted with the fact that he’s got way more responsibility than he can handle when his life has always, always, always consisted of him just doing whatever. he’s got more power than he can handle that, if he’s not careful, can and will kill his friends. people outside of his close circle suddenly look up to him for no reason other than said power that, on top of everything else, is actively destroying his body. he’s taking care of a child at his age that constantly invades his privacy (to a point where she shares his messed up dreams with him) and we know that mikoto’s an extremely private person. it’s bad. he doesn’t like it. he prefers what he’s built with izumo and totsuka. it’s small and intimate, but they understand him.

it never works out the way he wants.

but yeah. i just think there are so many different factors that ultimately led to his depression and ptsd that weren’t necessarily all “this guy likes to smoke and drink he must be depressed”. the most important thing has always been the absence of freedom (and consequently, his right to decide for himself), so to end this post with a couple of important things:

- mikoto knows he’s got poor impulse control and an easily addictive personality. it’s a Big struggle, but for all the wrong reasons: he doesn’t want to give up his life for the sake of others, but he has to. he feels like he does, too, at this point - people are suddenly telling him what to do? the cops are constantly on his ass? - he can’t go out anymore without attracting some kind of trouble. becoming the next red king directly put a target on his back and put him on the radar (remember, he likes his peace). they’re, by association, painted as the most violent clan. the bad eggs, and there are several, don’t really do anything to improve homra’s image. mikoto accepts it, albeit defiantly. he stays indoors as much as he can. overthinking everything makes him spiral, makes him angry and depressed, so he sleeps - people come to him to join his clan. it’s growing exponentially. the burden’s getting heavier. they’re good people, but a rowdy bunch. it weighs on his shoulders. he’s never been in this position. how can he keep them all safe? why does he have to? he just wants to live - he distances himself. not too much, but some days are unbearable. his bad mood affects them all. they know something’s up, but he can’t explain. doesn’t want to. so he stays away, because it’s easier - lapses of self-control, lack of sleep. the dreams he experiences aren’t his, but they’re vivid and terrible. he’s not there when it unfolds - he comes to once it’s all over, when the dust has barely settled, hands charred, sweating. it’s a reminder that if he gives in and lets it consume him, he will turn into that monster

also it’s not the first time i read this but the poor hygiene part always throws me off bc mikoto showers and styles his hair every morning. anna even tried to document a day in the life, so ??? where’s this coming from??? did i miss smth? who told you guys mikoto’s a nasty little gremlin

#( tbt. )#mikoto suoh #k project #also mikoto k wording himself was the ultimate fuck you to everyone who tried to control him #it was his decision and he wasn't gonna let them take that from him bc he knew #sb would definitely try to dissuade him if he gave them a chance #that's the type of person he is lbr #this post is a mess but im tired i'll edit it eventually #edit: one mention of reisi that's the only warning you guys get

55 notes · View notes

primsycoldbottles · 4 years

Note

p5 :) give me your thots!!!

OHHHOHOHOHOO HERE COMES THE BIG THOUGHTZ favourite character: its a big tie between haru and ryuji!! i love them for separate reasons but like.. maybe ryuji comes out on top?? mostly cuz he was my first fav and haru came to be a fav afterwards second favourite character: futaba!! little gremlin gal i adore her least favourite character: morgana... incel cat :// or the redhead bitch from p5r shes so fuckin annoying lol the character I’m most like: futaba! being a shut in w trauma lol,, also dyed hair gang :] i also relate to her on having anxiety in big spaces and needing to be around a trusted person in any new space,, n also i like screwing around and being a nuisance to my friends favourite pairing: akiryu!! atlus was so fucking cowardice making ryuji so intensely “i want to be by youre side forever, akira” while not giving us a romance route for him smh least favourite pairing: uh. a lot of them? i dont like p much any of the f/m ships between the phantom thieves cuz of the dynamics in it (also wished ppl stopped shipping futaba w yusuke its fucking weird) but honestly........................ any akira x adults :/ i hate that atlus allowed a minor to have romance routes w adults favourite moment: theres a bunch of moments i like but i think the scene where haru explains her name and outfit and how she looked up to noir film femme fatales because they made her feel powerful in her femininity was sweet <3 rating out of 10: tbh 4/10 :| the characters and the actual main storyline are cool and likeable but theres sooo much shit in it i nitpick and find problems with. like how i think haru, ryuji, and ann got mischaracterized by the company that created by them is a genuine tragedy n ive already brought up how akira can date adults which is just gross... its also a 100+ hour game and yet akechi only got good development in p5r instead of the og p5 so its hella annoying even if i adore the main chars w my whole heart

#basket of asks #froot moot #basically: atlus fucking sucks and fanon did it so much better lol #I COULD COMPLAIN ABT P5 AND THE SHIT IN IT FOR **DAYS** AND YET ITS ONE OF MY FAV GAMES KHSDFLGHSKDHLD #atlus hand over the rights to p5 so i can give ryuji the treatment he deserves pls

2 notes · View notes

dcarevu · 5 years

Text

Batman TAS: Terror in the Sky

“Don’t you get it yet, Batman? You failed.”

Episode: 45 Robin: No Writer: Mark Saraceni (teleplay/story) and Steve Perry (story) Director: Boyd Kirkland Animator: Dong Yang Airdate: November 12, 1992 Grade: F

Ouch. Y’know, at least I’ve Got Batman in My Basement had fun stuff for the kiddies and an absolutely hilarious screwdriver duel. What does this episode have for anyone once they know the plot twist? I can’t think of a single thing. Not a single thing. Nothing stuck with me. Nothing is here that I care about seeing again. No killer lines. No great action scenes. Only a mildly good twist, and, well, it does have the incredibly cute scene from the She-Bat eating the fruit at the beginning, but really, this episode’s crime is just being flat out boring. I might even call it my least favorite episode so far. As if all this weren’t enough, this is the third episode within the last four to predominantly feature a human transforming into some type of creature-person hybrid. It doesn’t start off at the zoo again, thank the lord, but why this theme again? Twice that close together was pushing it. Yeah, seeing Langstrom a few episodes ago helps, it gives us a sense of continuity and story-ark, but I wanna see some other things from the world of Batman. I really like Man-Bat too, and a return sounds amazing on paper. Yet, while watching, I found myself looking at the time. What went so wrong?

Like I said, that fruit-eating bit was adorable. I really hope there’s a gif of that somewhere. After that, we see She-Bat going back to Langstrom’s house, and Langstrom jolts awake. Everything seems normal, and we are tricked into thinking that it was all a bad dream. Unfortunately, Langstrom gets up and finds scratches and fruit-splatter all over a throw-rug. This leads him to believe that he is turning back into the Man-Bat creature at night, and he simply doesn't remember it. But here’s what I wanna know. Why do they never notice his wife’s torn-up clothes? Does she never wake up to realize that all she’s wearing is tatters? This never sets off any red flags for either of them? That’s a bit of a plot-hole if I do say so myself. Also, his wife in this scene is wearing a shirt, which the bat-creature clearly was lacking. I know they had to fool us somehow, and they can’t show nekkid boobies on the show, but they coulda kept her covered up. I also thought it was pretty cold how she told Langstrom to just go back to sleep. Wow, how comforting.

When you walk through the house at night and you step in animal-piss.

Batman hears about the bat-creature, and pays Langstrom a visit in his laboratory. At the same time, his wife discovers the torn-up rug, and realizes what is apparently happening. So they both get pissed at him, and his wife threatens to leave him, which I understand, considering they both think that he’s screwing around with the Man-Bat formula again. Langstrom tells Batman, though, that he hasn’t messed with it at all, and that Batman’s antidote must have been a failure. In general he acts pretty unappreciative toward Batman. And I know that he’s stressed and likely feels like he’s being targeted, but he fails to remember that without Batman’s help, he’d be in a lot worse shape, likely contained. Batman saved your ass, and even if the antidote didn’t quite get you to a normal life, it at least did something. So, to prove that Langstrom isn’t messing with the formula, and that he’s changing involuntarily, Batman takes a DNA test. Planning on comparing it to the bat-creature, okay, but you’re 99.99% sure that it’s Langstrom with the wings. You want to make sure that he’s not doing it on purpose. Taking a DNA test would be to see who the creature is. From a writing perspective, I get it, but from Batman’s perspective, he shouldn’t need to do that. His logical conclusion should be to first, do some detective work, spying on Langstrom and his laboratory activities, and second, figure out why he’s changing again.

Batman runs into the bat-creature while outside on his motorcycle, and we get a fight which basically consists of Batman getting pelted with a garbage can a few times. Boyd Kirkland puts out some good stuff sometimes, but this directing is so boring! I swear, nothing interesting-looking ever happens on screen in this entire episode! Remember On Leather Wings? Remember how dynamic some of those moments were? And to up the boringness a little more, it’s all snowy. Okay, cool change of environment. But when you do nothing with it, this leads to us looking at a lot of bland whites and grays, in addition to the brown of the bat.

After the two fight, there is a chase scene that you might as well fast-forward through, and it ends with, of course, Batman heading right toward a train on his motorcycle. Enough with the trains, it’s getting so cliché. Every time someone is on a train track in this show, just expect a train to inconveniently show up. Even Batman seems sick of it here. This is a scene where Batman is speeding through the snow and ice, being chased down by a giant bat that possibly wants to kill him. How about a more exciting way to end it? Luckily, though, the fight/chase allows Batman to pick up some hair from the creature, and he tests it, proving that Langstrom isn’t the bat. Of course, he now thinks that Dr March is the bat. At least that’s a logical conclusion. When Batman gives Langstrom the news, we learn that his wife has actually left him, and is boring a plane to some undisclosed location. Despite this, it’s really cool how he offers to help Batman catch the new Man-Bat. Batman says that he can handle it, though, so Langstrom heads off to find his wife and explain to her what is going on.

When Batman confronts Dr. March, Dr. March insists that he’s not responsible for the Man-Bat either, because he spilled the improved solution on the floor. But he remembers that his daughter (who is also Langstrom’s wife) helped him clean it up, and in the process, she cut her finger and exposed her blood to the solution. Girl, you’re in a laboratory working with chemicals. Wear gloves if you’re gonna clean up a mess that contains broken glass. Or wear gloves anyway! Duh! So it’s revealed that Francine is the new Man-Bat (or in this case, She-Bat), and it’s a twist that might surprise you your first watch, but it’s not gonna blow you away either. And as I said, once you know it, the episode is basically worthless. And you wouldn’t think so! Because now we shift to the airplane that Francine is on, and she mentions that she doesn’t feel so well. Great! We’re gonna get to see her transform into the bat and go berserk on a crowded plane, right? Well, kinda. After a terribly-animated transformation scene where she looks like one of Spielberg’s gremlins, she leaves the plane, creating a drop of cabin-pressure, and everyone is afraid that they’ll be sucked right out the door. Sounds exciting, but believe me, it’s not. It all feels so low-key considering the situation, and I have to point to Boyd Kirkland again. Dong Yang does no favors, though, because even though this is their episode, it 100% looks like Akom-work. Yeah. You see the problem. I really wish that instead of attempting a scene like this and failing, they would have tried another idea. This is one that I had. So, Langstrom is on the plane that his wife is supposed to be on. He saw her get on it. But when on the plane, he doesn’t see her. The episode would then call back to the Twilight Zone episode Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, and he’d see her outside on the wing. How she got there wouldn’t matter, and it would be a really fun moment. That's my way of how to improve the episode. By the way, after She-Bat escapes, Batman pulls up in his plane and rescues a woman from falling out with the Bat-Plane’s grabby arm. The whole thing is preposterous-looking, and I refuse to believe that, as a pilot, Batman has that much dexterity. Get outta here.

And then the rest of the episode is another chase sequence. Fun. Except this time it’s the Bat-Plane chasing She-Bat. I’m not someone who’s against the Bat-Plane or anything, I think that it has its uses. But, similar to the 1989 Batman, it can be so boring to watch. The chase feels like it goes on forever, and when it ends, Batman injects her with the antidote, and everything is right with the world. So with that, Batman takes off, leaving Kirk and Francine Langstrom up on a snowy, slippery bridge, doomed to freeze to death or fall. That basically sums it up. On the bright side, Char didn’t dislike the episode. She didn’t like it either, but I’m glad that I wasn’t insulting her time.

Get a load of this goofy shot.

“You’re on your own, guys.”

Char’s grade: C Next time: Almost Got’ im

Full episode list here!

#batman tas #batman the animated series #dc animated universe #dcau #btas #bathroom #terror in the #man-bat #manbat

6 notes · View notes

fairymint-archive · 2 years

Text

I’m the bitch that always has a ‘problem’ w/ icon sets cause I wanna like. balance portrayal vs realism? vs? situational?

I like having icons for most situations. Sleeping, blushing/romance, fucking pissed. So that’s why i get so picky.

The icon set I made myself is Botan Kurashiki, she’s a very good choice tbh as a bookworm. has some fem looking and masc looking moments, very expressive in the face. love the art style. There’s a few appropriately risque ones cause her manga deals with a GNC/transfemme protagonist.

my actual facial expressions and hair probably look more like Karuta here tho, IRL. my Voice is very expressive, but with ADHD and a....thing? I don’t deal with smiling well. or eye contact. I was initially diagnosed w/ ADD, cause my introverted ass lacks the ‘H’ w/ people i don’t know/like.

Kosuzu also has Felix’s brand of fluffy hair, but touhou and her char aren’t super romantic/blushy, nor is she very angry.

Miku Nanako (icons from dresspheres) also kinda hits the vibe, course she lacks some of the lighthearted, gremlin chibi momence.

#icon bullshit #OOC #long post.#these are like. the 'Current' deals i got. might slap the pink edit on Karuta #another thing i lowkey worry about is. if someone's gonna try to call me out for a FC looking too young or whatever media they come from jsf #I often have no context tho sometimes i do have a little

0 notes

lichlairs · 5 years

Photo

Checkout our new post over at https://lichlair.com/daily-monster-30-mite

Daily Monster #30: Mite

Today we talk about Baby Yoda. Well…if Baby Yoda had a rough childhood on the streets and ended up resorting to a life of crime before succumbing to Spice addiction. Let’s talk about…

Mites

Spice? Do you Spice?

The basics

Mites are small fey creatures with an AC of 12 and an equally small hit point pool of 2d6. For their diminutive size, they still have better moving speeds than most creatures with 30ft of walking speed, 10ft burrow, and 30ft of climbing speed.

In terms of numbers we’re looking a pretty average scores. Their highest score is a +2 in DEX, followed by a +1 in CHAR… I guess they’re kind of cute in an ugly baby Yoda sort of way. Other than that, their CON and INT are both +0, their WIS is -1 and finally, their STR is their lowest stat with a -2 to it.

These tiny creatures have a +3 to deception and, +6 to their stealth. Possibly due to their environment they also enjoy 60ft of Darkvision.

Interestingly enough, while in their presence (30ft), other creatures have disadvantage on DEX saves and checks. (Vexing Presence)

Thanks to their Blood Boiling Hex (recharge on 6), these small fey are the ultimate pranksters and great monsters if you’re looking to annoy your group of PCs. Not only does using this ability function similarly to the Bane spell, but it can also make for an interesting combat situation to have the players attack each other without fully understanding why.

Other than these two abilities, we don’t really get much else other than a standard dagger attack which you, hopefully, won’t be using at all when running these monsters.

Mites are CR 1/4 creatures.

The Lore

Mites were first introduced to the world of Dungeons and Dragons in 1971 before making an appearance in the 1st edition Fiend Folio ten years after.

Mites are tiny humanoids, descended from the Feywild and perhaps once an offshoot of gremlins. They are described as having large heads and tiny scrawny bodies, while their skin color ranges from a white-ish gray to violet or light blue hues.

Mite tends to inhabit complex networks of very narrow tunnels only fitting for creatures of similar small sizes. While these can be found in the wild as part of the underground, Mites are known to enjoy inhabiting abandoned dungeons as well. It could be that this is partially due to their love for making simple traps, something that they enjoy but don’t excel at, specially when compared to kobolds, for example.

They’re a little similar to Mephits in the fact that both creatures covet treasure and often seek to steal it from unsuspecting adventurers. Anyone unfortunate enough to be caught a group of Mites will soon find themselves stripped of all belongings and left hanging upside down by a rope in some abandoned dungeon corridor.

Mites are extremely curious and are known to keep all sorts of trinkets as “treasure” from their successful catch. They particularly enjoy collecting bones from larger creatures and will go through great lenghts to trasport them back to their lairs. It’s not unusual for Mite tunnels to be covered in discarted stolen items.

As mischievous and chaotic as they are, most of them don’t actually have murderous intent for their prey as this would simply put an end to their fun. They do not feed upon their captives but won’t hesitate to steal any rations they might have with them.

Mites delight in causing chaos and annoying other creatures. When mites are about, other individuals become irritable and easily frustrated to the point of violence. Thanks to the Mite’s Vexing presence, even the smallest of problems can feel like gross incompetence. What was once a simple task becomes nearly impossible for creatures affected by the Mite’s influence which can often turn the group to arguments and, in some cases, even fights.

In terms of their society, groups of mites usually build a larger main cavern from which their King can rule and command the rest of the Mites. Although they are led by a King, most females of the species display more ferocity than the males and won’t hesitate to attack or even bite intruders.

Giant Spiders and Giants are two of the Mite’s natural enemies as both monsters enjoy feasting on the tiny fey creatures.

The execution

Oh boy, oh boy. If you play in any of my campaigns, it’s time to stop reading.

This is it, this is exactly the reason I wanted to work on Daily Monster: to find new interesting monsters to make my players lives all the more miserable and I think we’ve done just that with today’s monster. Merry Christmas indeed.

But enough about me and my chaotic evil plans. Let’s take a look at how we could implement these creatures into our campaigns.

My idea is pretty simple. As the players begin delving into a local dungeon they start to feel as if they’re being watched, as they look around for the source of the feeling, they spot several small tunnel entrances but not much else (you can thank the Mite’s Stealth for that!). As they progress though the maze of tunnels, however, suspicious things begin to happen, perhaps the thief’s tools snap as he tries to open a door or, the barbarian trips and falls down some stairs taking some damage. You name it, just make sure to escalate the events and their suspicious nature as much as you can. If the party tries to take any sort of rest while in the area the Mites will cave in some tunnels to trap them. Considering the list of events that the group will have experienced up to that point, this will probably leave no doubt about something being afoot. The reason for all this trouble? A group of Mites that has been shadowing them through the various tunnels, heck, maybe one of them hitched a ride inside the Barbarian’s travel pack. Maybe the party begins to notice that some of their personal items have gone missing.

Now, keep in mind that the entire point of these creatures is to have fun annoying your players as much as possible, which is why you should definitely consider playing the world’s most annoying game of whack-a-mole. Have them pop out of their little tunnels to Hex the players into hitting each other before ducking back in, take advantage of the disadvantage to DEX saves and have them spring traps on them, maybe they run around in pairs holding a rope and trying to trip the players. Ultimately you know your players best. What are some fun pranks you can play on them using these creatures that are sure to get your players?

If you enjoyed learning about this creature and would like to be informed whenever we post new articles, consider following us on our social media. We post new content every day. Have any funny stories about your experience with Mites? Why not share them in our forums?

#Behind the Screen #Daily Monster #dnd #dnd5e #dndbeyond #dungeons and dragons

0 notes