#ok no more rambling im releasing this into the wild

[lupunsus]

I'm obsessed with the hybrid AU of @cinnamonest, and i couldn't help but think about the hybrids of animals that aren't, yknow, sexually desired, but still make contact with humans, like Sloths. Just a sloth living their life.

All of this is just my personal opinion and ideas, im also bad at writing, but this is just a ramble of thoughts. the original idea of the hybrid au goes out to cinnamonest

I feel like i haven't done as much research to properly get the behavior of the sloth down to a T, but let's just say domestication can change even the craziest of wolves 🫡

GN reader, sometimes referred to as "it," because i like to believe that humans in this au don't see hybrids as people unless they prove themselves to be as smart and able to live on their own. Also, I think that sloth hybrids can move a bit faster than sloths.

Sloths as animals are already rare. So, to stumble upon a sloth hybrid would definitely be even rarer than receiving God's blessing, I think.

I like to imagine the first sloth hybrid encounter would be in Sumeru, where an Akademiya student notices some weird creature eating their notes while out researching in the forest. At first, they would be horrified at all their hard-earned work and possible funding going down the drain until they noticed that this thing is a weird dirty human with moss on their back. And it moved as slow as a snail...

An undocumented hybrid??? Would presenting it as a research topic replace the fruit of labors this student wasted their entire lives on??? The answer is yes. Yes it did.

Sloths feel very stressed when carried, so getting the hybrid to the city was difficult in itself, and plus, wasn't it illegal to bring in wild animals out of their habitat? But the species could be considered to go extinct as their numbers have been dwindling, so wouldn't it be better to raise it in a controlled environment where it's safer for them? Who knows if the reason there's barely any out in the wild is because of predators or due to the Withering problem (that is now taken care of) that destroyed a good fraction of the forest.

Either way, the hybrid is now under the protection of the Akademiya, and its new habitat is in the section where they usually study hybrids and their nature towards humans (with their owner's permission and signed documents). In this case, having a one-way glass is fortunate since the poor hybrid freaked out when a lot of humans gathered around them and severely injured one with their claws. They considered releasing the hybrid back in the wild because of how indifferent it was to humans (and the fact that it actively resisted being given a bath by using its claws, again), but decided not to as the hybrid seemed ok with living in the space as long as it wasn't bothered.

But the question now is, how would researchers study the sloth hybrid? Some attempt to bribe it with delicious food, but it takes forever just for the hybrid to eat the bribe. So they opted for leaving out simple puzzles, namely shaped blocks that fit into different holes in a wooden box. Due to the time it takes to study it, I like to believe researchers are paid for their efforts if they submit a report of what the sloth does, like how long it takes for them to eat this kind of fruit, how long it takes for them to move around, etc etc.

It sounds easy, but when you take into consideration how smart sloths can be, it isn't long before the hybrid learns how to speak, nor does it take long to figure out they're being watched.

"No." Is the first word they picked up, due to how common it was to hear it whenever someone would complain around it. So when the student who brought you in started complaining about how they should've just left it out in the wild and rewritten their paper, it said its first word.

Now, in context, saying no to someone saying "I wish I left you in the woods" could be taken in many ways. Does this sloth see me as a friend because I brought it here? Does this sloth care for me more than the others because? Or does it feel bad for eating my research notes that were my entire reason to live?

To the last part, the answer would be no. Sloth hybrid feels no shame for their actions. Don't leave important things out in the open.

All the researchers that have said "no" around the sloth hybrid appeared to be uncomfortable and distressed, putting their hands on their head and shaking it, sometimes letting out some kind of liquid from their eyes. Hearing these humans talk so much and offer nothing but tasteless leaves... wouldn't any sloth feel uncomfortable and distressed? It took at least 5 minutes for liquid to also come out of their eyes and mimic the behavior of students who lost all hope in their future, shaking its head and saying "no" repeatedly but slowly. If the humans would take it away from heavenly leaves and fruits, couldn't they supply it with anything better than dry leaves?

The student panicked, thinking that maybe they should've let the sloth be, and tried to discuss moving the hybrid back to the wild as it was clearly not liking something. But it still said no, even louder when they tried to bribe it with (mid) fruits inside a crate. All researchers agree that they wish sloth hybrids could move faster, or they could learn to move faster because 15 minutes later, the hybrid was laying on it's back pointing to its food.

Killing hybrids is illegal and would most likely get someone life in prison. I think.

There are some moments when the sloth hybrid proves itself to be helpful and even intelligent enough to comprehend human emotions. Liquid coming out of eyes = sadness. So when a student comes in crying while delivering high-quality leaves and fruit, the sloth makes an attempt to reach out a hand, offering fruit. After 20 minutes of climbing down while the student who probably failed their midterms is having a breakdown in a corner.

It's a sweet gesture, but the way it sometimes just drops the fruit on the person and turns to go back to eat makes some think it does it just for the human to be quiet. But if you have the patience to sit for another 20 minutes, you'll notice that it will take a bite of its food and wait until you do the same. But once you take a bite, it'll stop caring and munch away. If you're still there and there's a piece of fruit or a leaf left, prepare to wait a very long time for it to bring the plate over and give it to you.

It's adorable until it realizes that bringing empty plates to humans makes them take it away and bring more food, so those unfortunately not having a mental breakdown have to wait for the sloth to bring over its plate. It's even worse after some students teach it to wave, as the hybrid will stop what it's doing, raise their hand, wave, lower their hand, and look around for 5-10 minutes before remembering what it was previously doing. Less if you point to the plate. Don't grab the plate, though. The sloth hybrid is smart enough to do it itself and will throw a fit and scratch at you if you attempt to rush it.

Students now secretly feed the sloth in hopes that their friends won't distract it, as it would take almost up to an hour if a group of researchers all decided to come and wave one by one. Sometimes, people think it's a curse to have some sort of intelligence because the thing is so slow, but I don't think it would prove itself to live on its own as a citizen with rights just because it's so slow, and it would probably take an hour at least to do a simple task like writing a letter.

But don't worry, the sloth hybrid gets the best care at the Akademiya Hybrid Research Facility(?), even if it's starting to smell a bit bad to the point where they're considering spraying it down with a hose from a safe distance.

[desolindistress]

Concepts + Relationships in Goncharov (1973)

I finally watched Goncharov and wanted to post my own analysis because it destroyed me emotionally ;-; This will be focused on certain scenes / concepts that stand out to me, and scenes related to Goncharov or Katya. It also gets more unprofessional and rambly the further it gets as I lose my sanity. Enjoy!

It's incredibly significant to me that a movie portraying positive gay relationships was filmed during a time when the Hays Code was active. It really shows the resilience and continual survival/presence of the LGBT+ community, even when faced with hostility from the outside world. Of course the gay relationships aren't the focus of Goncharov but like, the fact that gay relationships never needed to be in this movie at all?? They weren't essential to the plot. The movie wasn't about or centered around queer relationships. Those queer relationships just... existed. Director Martin Scorsese just... chose queer representation. It's super unfortunate that queer representation did end up leading to Goncharov's heavy censorship when it was released but I think being able to rediscover it in 2022 has given a lot of us in the queer community hope and has turned Goncharov into sort of a 'queer icon' type movie? And might be what has led to Tumblr's huge obsession over it. (Because as you know, the presence of gays on Tumblr is huge).

Goncharov (1973) is also culturally significant. The anchovies scene. THE ANCHOVIES SCENE. They really single-take improv'ed a scene discussing fUCKING PIZZA and USED IT AS AN ALLEGORY for old, traditional values vs. new progressive values. THE ACTORS ARE FUCKING BRILLIANT??? Not only this but the anchovies scene as the setup to homoerotic Andrey x Goncharov implications ?! smortass gae men plsss. What's so important about this scene to me is that it reflects how many of my friends and I might have a conversation. They're just cooking and they start talking about food. then that leads to an INTELLECTUAL discussion about values, using what they're doing (cooking) as a metaphorical comparison point. AndTHEY DID IT SO WELL???? FIND ME ONE PERSON IRL WHO CAN USE ANCHOVIES ON PIZZA TO MAKE A POINT ABT PROGRESSIVE / NEW IDEAS BEING SCARY BUT ALSO POSSIBLY BEING GOOD BUT YOU WOULDN'T KNOW UNTIL YOU TRIED IT???? i am iN LOVE

OK LET ME AT SOFIA FOR A MOMENT GRRRRGRGRGRRR BARK BARK BARK GRRRRRRRRR. Sofia is insane. When we're first introduced to this character she fucking bITES SOMEONE'S EAR OFF in the background of a shot?? SHE IS A BITER she is crazy I LOVE HER. Biter representation fr. Then while Katya and Sofia are having their wlw sequence, and they fight, Sofia ruthlessly starts fucking drowning her ??? Against Katya's reasonability, her love, her "this isn't how we end sof" they're fighting, Katya's dying, the slowing thudding heartbeat with the ticking watch, it's all so.. visceral. Tangible. It's a scene you FEEL deep in your bones. You recognize in that moment that Sofia just... is a wild card. No apologies, no purpose, no meaning. She's not a manic pixie dream girl, no Harley Quinn, she's not written up for some redemption arc or to be "misunderstood" just for later trauma reveal and healing sequences. She just... is. She's insane and awful and tragic and amazing and beautiful too. She's a force of nature. She truly makes you feel entropy incarnate.

Next up the apple scene. CAN WE TALK ABT THE REPEATED FOOD SYMBOLISM IN THIS MOVIE??? Goncharov offering Andrey the apple ??? Adam and Eve allegory ???? The entire scene basically screams "hey im gay (corruption) come be gay (corrupted) with me" and I LOVE IT. but the fact that ANDREY FUCKING REFUSES TO EAT IT??? Like. im SOBBING this is such an emotional and symbolic scene and we can see Andrey struggling with himself here. He doesn't know what he wants yet. He doesn't want to make hasty decisions. Yes, he takes the apple, but he also doesn't eat it- he's tempted but he doesn't commit. He knows better than to follow his basic impulses. He decides to spend time getting to know Goncharov better instead. This scene really offers a lens into Andrey's character and gives him dimension rather than making this a Gay Romance ™️

NEXT UP: clock tower scene !!!!! wow. wowowowowoowowow. ok. wow i can't breathe. this scene is STUNNING. 1) the clock symbolism, relating back to Katya's watch. 2) the actual aesthetic, gorgeous spinning brass and silver accents with the sunlight and everything. 3) the STANDOFF between Goncharov and Andrey. Goncharov is so scared and paranoid. He has that gun pulled and pointed at Andrey, he's shaking, he's visibly upset and unwell. Andrey is an absolute statue, the fucking image of calm over here smoking a cigarette not even worried. Such gorgeous juxtaposition man I wanna cry. 4) the gunshot. when Goncharov pulled the trigger I jumped so hard, hell I expect anyone who watched this movie jumped and yet the focus on Andrey and he's still standing just as still, not a twitch not a jump. He was looking away from Goncharov and yet he didn't fear for his life for a SECOND. He knew he wasn't going to get shot. I can't believe this sexy ass man's nerve but it makes him so beautiful and contrasts so well with Goncharov's paranoia. And then the "Time is something you can’t stop, Goncharov" line after Goncharov has blown out the clock in the tower with his gunshot like COME ON who even thinks of something that iconic to say except sexy ass Andrey / sexy ass director Martin Scorsese ughhhh

and finally we reach the death of Goncharov, and the primary theory of all Goncharov enthusiasts: gay sex would've fixed everything. Would it have though... would it really have? Because now we know of Andrey's betrayal. The way he kills Goncharov... and shouldn't we have known it all along when he refused to eat the apple Goncharov offered? And Andrey shoots Goncharov in the back. It's like how in the clock tower, he had his back turned to Goncharov when Goncharov could've shot him... now there is a role reversal, but Andrey does shoot. And he has the chance to shoot Katya too but Katya kills him first. We don't see much one-on-one interaction between Katya and Andrey in this movie but the standoff between Goncharov's love interest and his Literal Wife is so powerful and you can really tell that even though Katya and Goncharov as a couple are over (or were over for a while) she still cares about him strongly. She still loves him. She avenges him swiftly and with no hesitation, not just to save her own life. She is cradling Goncharov's body as she sees Andrey and sheds that last single tear, and she has sympathy for him and his lost love. Katya is so strong. So brave. So beautiful. She is the ultimate strong ass woman and she does right by her dead husband and she kills for love. She is an amazing character and she absolutely is the only one to deserve to live.

------

p.s. this was created with the help of a mass document on Goncharov (1973) developed by various Tumblr users. thank you all for your labor of love in creating this doc !!

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

before i go on another ramble, i am not here to counter what clothing anon ask 2 was saying about music (that would be silly and ??? why would i anyway), but as soon as i saw talk about it i really wanted to share my perspective,, so please excuse me if i ramble a bit (or a lot; i'll still try to keep it pretty brief as far as actual analysis and such goes because to talk more on that would get Super Lengthy. though i'll probably still ramble on it a bit so it'll probably still be really long haha,, whoops. this is a musical infodump now i guess?)

(also before i dive in i'm not. uh. im not a professional or anything although i do know a little bit about music. i play the piano, at a not-baby-grade level how do i say not-baby-but-also-far from-professional-level without stating the actual grade,, it's one of the last few before university/more professional level stuff i guess?? so. kind of have been brought up with learning about music and nurtured being sensitive to its meaning from childhood, so uh- yeah. i hope i can say my thoughts are hopefully less wild guesses and more... educated guesses. anyway-)

ok, so i tend to think of the music in specific groups: battle, cutscene, and character theme, according to the length and style of the music and its use in-game. for me, never-ending performance, wrath of monoceros caeli, and all-conquering tide are the battle themes related to childe, although the latter, I'm guessing, is likely not usually associated with him anywhere near as much as the first two, and that's fair enough, tbh. but i'll get to my reason for counting it too in a minute, and i do think it's important bc it broadens the musical representation of childe. anyway. cutscene themes are pretty self explanatory; rapture of the chaos and the uh the one during that one scene in his story quest. i didn't even know that had a name but then again the ost things on youtube are my only source of info for that haha,,, and of course for his character theme, letter from ajax and from snezhnaya with boldness.

now i can talk about why i included all-conquering tide in the list. if you don't recognise it by its name, it's most commonly heard as the battle theme that plays on dragonspine. however, its original use was in the domain in childe's story quest. since that, i believe, was released in 1.1 and dragonspine in 1.2, that would make his story quest the "origin" of it, so it's reasonable to assume it's actually supposed to be connected to him. and then there's the name- i mean, doesn't get much more fitting than all-conquering tide, right? i actually used to wonder "why that name?" because cool name, but how did it fit to dragonspine? but if we think about it as being related to childe.... it makes perfect sense. but, i do still think that would be a bit of a stretch to fully consider it as connected to him, so i went looking at the music itself. the first thing that stood out to me is how similarly structured it is to childe's character theme, in a way. the most noticeable thing being the beginning is the piano solo and in a very similar pattern, too, as well as the soft resolution at the end, again in an actually near-identical or just straight up identical style to his character theme. i could also argue about everything between those two points having a similarly styled structure as well, but, uh, something made as a shorter length character theme and a longer battle theme will inevitably have their differences when it comes to that. although it's hard for me to tell with certainty at this point, i believe his character theme and all-conquering tide may also share the exact same key/key signature musically, which is again very interesting since it's a possible connection point. finally, there is the music's context. when i listened closely to it, the tone of the music is really fitting if you think about it and the point where it played in childe's story quest. the entire track is filled with a strong sense of determination and at certain points there's even a subtle hint of distress and anxiety that seeps through. but there's also moments of clarity. and overall, it's a very.... "from the pov of The Hero" style music, for lack of a better way of putting it. and while yes yes, from the player's perspective i mean that's. that's what job they have in the story. it's not unusual for us to hear that tone. but thinking about it from childe's perspective? it becomes interesting, especially considering how much care is put into the tone and meaning of genshin's music literally everywhere else. i won't be taking anything for granted so i examine it all to take note of the meaning. also it does things to my feelings bc they really took that tone and style for the guy who wanted to be one, basically, and it's like- that's still who he is, even after all this time, even though it's more complicated than that now- the simplest way i can put it is probably that the difference between the battle themes is... never-ending performance and wrath of monoceros caeli are tartaglia, but all-conquering tide... it's ajax. and that is significant, when it comes to his character, i think.

anyway, the reason i find such significance in all-conquering tide being one of childe's battle themes, and a much more personal one at that is, as i mentioned before, how it broadens his musical representation. people tend to only really talk analytically about his boss battle themes. but those, as i mentioned, while really cool (and i could talk a lot about them too), are clearly showing him as the fatui's 11th harbinger - the tone of it aside, the fatui/harbinger motif is present in both never-ending performance and wrath of monoceros caeli, which musically shows that during that battle he is acting as the 11th harbinger. it's all about the "identity" connected to it. whereas for a battle theme, all-conquering tide is much, much more personal (and i don't know if it needs saying, but there isn't a single trace of the fatui motif in it, which further shows that yes- it's a much more personal one). this also makes sense when you think about it since you don't hear anything that properly matches his character theme in his boss battle themes, but the similarity between it and all conquering tide is quite striking, and that is why i examined it so closely in the first place - to find out if i could safely say they were related or not or to see if i was just imagining stuff and making it up in my head (i even asked my sibling who keeps a really objective view and hasn't played genshin to compare the two, and they saw it, too, so....). as a side note, i am glad they reused all-conquering tide as dragonspine's battle theme, the tone is fitting enough (i mean, the most fitting we could get at that time; snowy freezing cold place and all that is sufficiently relevant to childe, after all, so it's a suitable re-use option in terms of association), but that made its likely connection to childe far less obvious, especially to newer players, huh? i heard it on dragonspine first, and first impressions can stick for a long time... it makes me kind of sad at the same time though. people could listen to it and not even think about it. how all-conquering tide, unlike the other two battle themes, shows a "better" (perhaps more likable to some) side of childe. after all, music can show raw feelings; if its purpose is to show someone's perspective, it can be nothing but honest from that perspective, and it can convey a lot. but how many people don't even realise it's probably connected to him? that if it's showing anyone's perspective specifically, it'd be his? if they did realise and had a very fixed view on his character at that time, I wonder if their view of him would change at all? for some people i doubt it; but for others... who knows... and either way, it's just really interesting and enlightening, or at least i felt that way about it when i first tried to see what evidence there was for that being the case.

anyway, i've talked quite a bit now, and i think i covered the main points, so uhh maybe i should stop here? i still find it all super interesting to think about, whenever it comes up. at any rate, once again hope you are having a good day and don't mind me spouting words in here (at least this time at the end here i can also say art progress is a thing which is happening :D ehe)

wait no that explains so much. i joined genshin at the tail-end of 1.2 but avoided dragonspine until well after i had finished the liyue archon quest (the lawachurl by the frostbearing tree had me doing a 180 and getting out of there until i had more decent characters,,). so i played childe's story quest before i ever did any considerable fighting in dragonspine. i had no idea the theme of his domain was the same as the battle track there! i knew it sounded familiar when i did hear it later on in the mountain (the start is very obviously the start of letter from ajax), but i was never able to put my finger on why exactly it reminded me of something else while i tried not to die in dragonspine lmao;;

and by the time i added letter from ajax to my ost playlist and began listening to it more regularly (along with the rest of genshin's ost), i had long since stopped going to dragonspine. so i never really made the connection between the two. but now that i listen to all-conquering tide, it's so obvious!

also i really like your take of all-conquering tide being ajax' battle theme. i always saw never-ending performance as childe's battle theme while wrath of monoceros caeli was tartaglia's. it's so nice to finally have one to give to ajax that isn't just- letter from ajax. which never really sat with me as ajax' battle theme, that always felt more like.... a theme for the entire character instead of for one specific facet of him;;;

thank you so much for pointing it out! such a cool detail, very happy i get to learn it today

[ranchersrevenge]

Ex isn't tumblr goth mother mother and cavetown edgy btw they're like. Wants to be punk sooooo bad but their parents say no so they listen to metallica in secret and gatekeep the entire heavy metal genre from people who listen to babymetal edgy

[weaponsdrawn]

☕ + stanley parable !!! how are we feeling abt ultra deluxe releasing this month

YEAHHHH OH MY GOD I LOVE TSP SO MUCH OKOKOKOK first all its funny how i used to be kinda "eh" towards it, and also I used to pretend that stanley didnt matter at ALL/he wasn't his own character, which is WILD, and I alos used 2 hate Stannarrator, but lookat me now lmfao!!!! ok tbh i LOVE the game, its so fucking versatile and wild and like, theres some things that just NEVER make sence and its so fun to interpret the endings in different ways!!! and i love thinking about how stanley acts in the parable too and like what kind of ppl stanley and narrator are and what they're like before and after the parable, just AUGH its so fun to brainrot on these silly dudes, like!! plus they have so much personality, narrator moreso, ofc, like he's so snarky and silly and i love hearing him ramble about silly shit and act like he's genius of the universe (even though hes not really LMFAO) ALSO About ultra deluxe holy SHITTTTTT i am SO hype!!! tbh i wanna see how they build upon the whiteboard ending, and wtf is that deal with the giant apple stature as well!!! like im just SO hype to see all the shit narrator does. and if they develop stanley more,,,, if they reference like his not-wife more or other things about his life/personality,,, it would be SOOOO swag. plus possible friendship moments :D

[hollowedwing]

Isekai-ed into Hawk's Life

Hawks x gn!winged!Reader

Warnings: ⚠️ Death!(at very beginning, it is an isekai), mentions of death throughout, some angst(??maybe not yet??), slight cursing

THIS WILL NOT FOLLOW A SPECIFIC TIMELINE IN THE MANGA

(so sorry i just, love, love, the idea of having wings)

(this is all my art, it is on IG, im just too embarrassed for people who know me irl to potentially find this xD Even though none of them have tumblr 👀 if you somehow recognize it...props to you?)

_________________________________

tbh, I can’t decide if I want this to have more than 1 part. 

Word count: ~1,800

_________________________________

You were on your way home from a long evening at your part time job. Before that you had already taken 2 finals that morning too.

You dragged your feet, exhausted, as you headed towards the crosswalk. Stopping at the edge as the traffic light turned green, you decided to pull out your phone and decided to watch a speed paint from your favorite artist who recently released a new video.

It just so happened it was a Hawks speed paint 👀

The light turned red and you slipped your phone into your pocket as your started to make your way across the street

little did you know this would be the last time you'd cross the street

A wild driver came barreling down the road, no regards for civilians or traffic lights, probably drunk or high or just someone out for blood.

You stood there like a deer caught in headlights as your life flashes before your eyes

You can barely comprehend what's happening as you felt pain engulf your body and suddenly you were unconscious

________________________________________

Keigo tiredly stumbled into his large apartment, kicking off his shoes and shrugging his jacket off by the door

He wants nothing more than to just flop down and pass out. The HPSC has been giving him hell lately about god knows what.

He let out a long sigh and headed towards the bathroom to do his nightly routine

As he finishes up, he drags his feet towards his bed and flops down face first into the comfort of his pillow and sheets

Keigo falls asleep almost instantly after getting into a comfortable position, worn out from a long day of work

What he wasn't expecting was a loud "thud!" coming from the main room. He jolts up from his bed, feathers ready to attack.

*******

Reader's pov(?)

*******

You groaned as you hit the floor. Your head was spinning and it feels like a truck just hit you

oh wait...

You suddenly became more alert, looking around in a panic, expecting to either be on the road and injured or in a hospital of sorts. What you didn't expect was a wooden floor inside of a random apartment.

You felt around your body for any signs of injury, but all you found were a set of wings on your back- wings?? Hold up. Why did you feel wings what kind of sick joke was this?

Your thoughts were racing as your breathing picked up. What was happening? Didn't you just get hit by a vehicle? Why are there wings in your back? Where are you even?

Feeling around in your pockets, you found your phone and whipped it out, trying for anything. You turned it on, the harsh light of it illuminating your face, you tried to send a text to your best friend, but alas, it wouldn't go through. Actually nothing on your phone seemed to work. You checked your location settings, for some reason it said Musutafu, Japan.

Wasn't....Wasn't that the location that most of Boku no Hero Academia took place?? This can't be right, this has to be a dream right? There's no way that you could have actually ended up here unless...

Then it hit you.

You read your fair share of isekai series back when you were alive in your realm. Mostly manhwas of characters getting reborn into another person's body, but, never actually reincarnating as yourself into another world.

That was the only thing you could think of. You must have been reincarnated into the Boku no Hero Academia world. Except as yourself.

In all honesty, this is not how you thought you'd go out. You didn't know what to expect after death, but this definitely wasn't it. After all, this was a fictional setting, wasn't it?

Well, not anymore because now you're living in it! Smh.

That would also probably explain the wings on your back. This was you now. You have a bird quirk.

Now, all you have to do, is figure out where the heck you are.

Just as you are about to stand up, feathers zip towards you, pinning you to the ground

You hear footsteps begin to come towards you. You don't know if you should be scared for your life considering you've already died once or ecstatic because, you knew for a fact, this could be none other than Hawks' apartment.

The winged hero finally emerges and stares down at you, crossing his arms over his chest.

He says in a low, gravely voice from sleep, "Who are you, and how did you get into my home?" You stare back up at him and nervously chuckle.

"I'm not sure you'd believe me if I told you." You nervously sigh out.

"Try me." He demands, sounding a little more irritated now. You sigh in defeat and start to explain your situation.

"Do...do you know what an isekai is?" You said sheepishly while turning your gaze away from his. He kind of gave you a confused head tilt and just a vibe that said “No”. You sigh again and explain it to the best of your ability. Hawks becomes more and more interested and confused as you talk, but nods a long slowly. 

“So...you were reborn here, but as yourself? Wait- does that mean you died before!?” He asked, disbelief and fear ran through his eyes. You looked at him in bitter amusement.

“Apparently I did. The last thing I remember of my world was getting hit by some truck or car. The dude clearly did not know how to drive. I had the right of way I was pretty sure at least. I mean, the light was red, usually that means pedestrians can cross the street? And plus he was going wayyy over the speed limit,” you begin to ramble on, the reality of actually dying setting into you. Hawks noticed the panic beginning to set into you and released you from his feathers. He crouched down next to you and grabbed your shoulders gently.

"Hey, hey, hey, look at me, you're ok now, right? You're here, and not dying in the middle of the street still. You're here. In Musutafu," he said trying to calm you back to reality. Well, what was your new reality. Your mind was racing. Trying to put together a coherent thought. 

You look up to him, with a panicked look still in your eyes, thoughts started to come out of your mouth as your brain was trying to catch up with the situation. "I'm... I'm in Boku no Hero Academia and, and you’re Keigo... standing... right in front of me..I have wings. I have wings? Jeezus I have fucking wings. And I’m dead in my own world. I don’t know anyone, well, wait, technically, I do know people, just-Oh gods! I’m so sorry, that name slipped out! I- I, I’m really sorry Hawks." Even in your wild state, you noticed Hawks tense up at the sound of being called Keigo by a total stranger, and were able to get out an apology. That was progress? You were slowly coming back to reality.

Hawks froze up a bit at the sound of hearing his real name mentioned. At first he wasn't sure if he believed your tale of the isekai situation, but after this he might have to reconsider it. He opted to shake off that weird feeling for now and focus on different matters. 

" I-I don't know what I'm supposed to do now? I have nowhere to go or to stay. I'm in a whole different freaking universe! My phone doesn't even hardly work here. And I have a pair of wings on my back!" You puffed them out angrily. Hawks glanced behind you and his eyes widened a little. You in fact, did have a set of bird wings. Kind of owl like wings. Not near as big as Hawks', but definitely big enough to fly you around.

Before Hawks could process the words coming out of his mouth, he was already asking you, "Would you maybe like to stay with me? I can help with your quirk too." He glanced away awkwardly. You looked towards him in disbelief.

"Dude, are you sure? We literally just met like 10 minutes ago? I mean, I'm all for it, I have nowhere else to turn to, but if you really really don't want me here, I will politely step out of your life." You so badly wanted to accept his offer on the spot, but being the considerate, mostly sensible human you were, you gave him the option to back out. Hawks shook his head.

"No, no, it's alright. You can crash here. Uh- I mean- stay here! Sorry!" You giggled at his comment.

"Well thank you very much!"

"It's all good. I have a spare bedroom you can occupy for the time being. I'll give you some clothes to sleep in that'll hopefully fit. Accidentally bought a couple things in the wrong size without looking. " (a/n: just...just assume its your size, or oversized, whatever's comfy idk) He jumped up and headed towards his room to grab you the clothes. You still sat on the floor. Still amazed at everything that was occurring.

Hawks walked back into the room and tossed you the clothes. "Hey uh, you know, you can get up now, sorry for holding you down earlier.."

You blushed and scrambled to stand up, "Oh no! It's ok! I understand. This would definitely warrant that kind of action. Some random stranger crashes into your apartment at like 1am. I completely understand. Honest."

He let out a small laugh and wearily brushed his fingers through his hair. The adrenaline of everything finally wearing off. He could feel the tiredness setting into his aching muscles again. “Ah, well, I’m going to head to bed now. The room is down the hall at the very end that you can stay in. I’ll take you out training tomorrow evening if that’s alright?”

You gave a nod of understanding and followed him down the hallway. “Goodnight Hawks,” you sang as he walked into his bedroom. He gave a hum of acknowledgment and closed his door. 

Making it into what was now your room, you changed out of your clothes so fast, eager to rid yourself of the past hours events. 

Not gonna lie, you could not figure out how to properly get your new wings into the shirt, even with the holes and snaps in the back. Your mind was too exhausted to even process this new skill. So you ended up going to bed without the shirt on and just settled for putting the sweatpants on. 

You figured it’d be good to just pass out asap. You were sure if you tried to recount the recent events, you’d spiral into a panicked mess. 

You shut your eyes tightly, willing yourself to sleep, trying to only think of positive outcomes for the future. But to be honest, you didn’t know enough about anything in this realm to think rationally about anything good. 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I prooobably didn’t proofread this as much as I should have

[claybrownie7566]

Sky and Sun

This is literally just me being weak for the Skyward Sword duo. Here are a bunch of little one shots! Hope you enjoy! (Yes, I do have a favorite, it's the last one)

1. Welcome home

Sky had barely stepped through the portal when he started running. Immediately as the purple mist released him he was off. There were shouts of confusion behind him, but he didn't care. He knew this place, this ground, this air.

He knew it because it was his.

He knew it because it was hers.

A hand gripped his collar, stopping him in his tracks and making him cry out.

"Let me go Twi please."

The rancher gave him a knowing smile before releasing his grip on Sky's tunic.

"Alright, but dont get too far ahe- ok"

Twilight didn't get to finish. Sky bolted down the path toward the big open space near the jumping platform.

And there she was.

"ZEL!" He shouted, unable to contain his excitement, "ZEL IM HERE! IM HOME!"

She turned abruptly at the sound of her name, locking eyes with him as he ran toward her. She gasped and her big bright beautiful smile was the only thing he could see.

He barreled into her, almost knocking them both to the ground. She laughed, clear and sweet, and he took her in.

"What on Earth! I didn't know you were coming ho-"

He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her, cutting her off. It had been so long, so very long since he had been here. Right here where he belonged in her arms. He kissed her the way he had wanted to since the moment he left. Nice and proper without a care in the world. She wound her arms around his neck, and they both smiled.

There were catcalls and whoops from the distance, and Sky pulled away to look. He let out a booming laugh when he found his companions a little ways off making a ruckus. Sun burst out laughing along with him, both of them turning the shade of Sky's Loftwing.

The group neared, and Sky apologized for leaving them in the dust. Sun shook everyone's hands and gave hugs. They had all met before, but it had been a long while. Most of the town had gathered aswell, forming a welcoming committee that he was sure would stay until he left. He held tight to Sun's hand as their group began walking into town. Sky didn't think he would ever stop smiling.

It was nice being home.

2. Still healing

"I didn't know lightning could do this to a person" she said softly.

"Good. I'm glad. This easily could've been you."

"I'd rather be struck a thousand times than see you like this"

"And I'd rather die than have you get struck once."

She rolled her eyes playfully, accepting her defeat, "I know you would."

He took her hand, and moved his thumb across her fingers, spreading them out and kneading her palm.

"Does anything help?" She asked.

"No, but it's alright. I don't mind it."

She swiped his bangs from his eyes, "how can you not mind?"

He smiled, placing a kiss to her knuckles, "because it was all for you."

3. Prouder than they'll ever know

"Zel?" He asked quietly.

She turned, dusting the dirt off her hands and rising to stand in front of him.

"Yes?"

Sky smirked. The front of her dress was covered in mud from the garden. He lifted a hand and brushed a smudge off her chin with the pad of his thumb.

"I told you about how all of us are spread out across time right? Me and all the others?"

She raised an eyebrow skeptically, "yes I remember...where are you going with this exactly?"

Sky didn't know. He absulolutley did not know. How was he supposed to tell her they were supposed to have a future together and literally start a civilization? He silently cursed Legend for telling him about their paintings in the castle. He also cursed the records book Dusk had shown them when they visited Twilight's home.

"Yes?" She prodded.

Sweet Hylia it's hot out today.

"Zelda" he took a deep breath, "we were shown some really cool record books and paintings. There were so many it was incredible. You...you would've loved it."

She smiled and threaded her arm through his, pulling him into a slow walk beside her.

"You're right, oh I would've loved to pour over all those books!"

Sky nodded, "yes it was amazing. But Zelda it was interesting because...well we were In the books."

Zelda's eyes widened, "you mean our names were in a history book? How far in the future is it? Who has it? Who else is in there?"

She started to ramble, her words getting more and more excited the more she talked.

Goddesses above he loved her.

"Zelda?"

She paused, and tilted her head to the side in question. Her golden hair slipped over her shoulder and her eyes sparkled in the sunlight.

"Yes Link?"

"They were in the history books together. Our names" he smiled, "always side by side. And underneath our names were the names of every king and queen who had ruled the surface world up until...our great, great, great, great, great granddaughter Zelda the IIV. Or as we call her, Dusk. And the books stop, but there are countless more after her. Including Wild's Zelda, who is so far in the future the books crumbled to dust. But Zel....they're all ours. Every single one of them." He took her face in his hands, letting his eyes drink in the sight of her, "I see you in their faces, and in their eyes and I'm awestruck every time. And oh how I've loved them. And I know you'd love them too."

Zelda had a dreamy, far away look in her eyes. Undoubtedly she was thinking about all of it. A small smile crept onto her face and then she beamed at him so brightly and so joyfully he thought the sun might never set again. She looped her arms around his waist and pressed her head against his chest.

Sky thought he might actually weep. He hugged her tight, basking in the happiness and warmth of this moment.

"They are brave and kind and good, and they carry your blood Zelda....our blood. They pass down the powers of the goddess and they are there to help the hero, always stepping up when no one else would."

"They sound wonderful" she said.

"They are" he said, "they all are. I am so happy I got to meet them. To meet their heroes and learn their stories."

Zelda peered up at him, happy tears starting to pool in her eyes.

"If you see any of them again....when you see them again, that is...tell them I'm so proud. Tell them I'm so proud of them."

Sky smiled and let out a content sigh.

"I will."

[clumsyclifford]

just finished writing this and realized how long it got oh jeez i am so sorry. i promise it is just me rambling about nothing and does not require a lot of thought.

i made a playlist of r5's entire discography and am listening to it (in order) because there is something wrong with me. if only it had their very first ever ep on it (ready set rock ep you may have been slight garbage but i don't love you any less for it). oh god i realized i fucked up and didn't add the songs by "ross lynch and r5" from the austin & ally soundtrack. i'm already three songs into louder and they would have been between louder and say you'll stay. what do i have to do is actually one of r5's best songs and i'm pretty sure i remember ross calling it one of his favs fairly recently?? which was so valid of him. anyways. this is now an r5 song ranking. i'm bored and avoiding doing assignments. i'm going to name my top 10 r5 songs off the top of my head. source: me trying to remember every song they've ever released.

no. 1: easy love. nothing comes close. my fav song they ever made. they haven't made anything that even compares since (this is /hj. tde has some valid songs).

no. 2: wishing i was 23. what do you mean i only love this song because of my nostalgia bias no i don't.

no. 3: what do i have to do? i will not elaborate i do not know why i adore this song as much as i do it's just a cute song.

no. 4: repeating days. THE END. THE FUCKING END AFTER THE SONG ENDS THE "all i've got is cheap wine" PART ross sounds so vulnerable and him with just the guitar makes me so :(((((( it's so gorgeous that part makes the whole song and that makes it top 3 for me.

no. 5: i want u bad. THAT SONG FUCKS LIVE. I DO NOT WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT I WILL PROBABLY NEVER SEE IT LIVE AGAIN. (speaking of concerts i can't believe you bought concert tix and fucking forgot??? that is actually so fucking funny bella it made me laugh i will not lie)

no. 6: dark side. so so valid of them. it just fucks. it's so good. it makes u want to dance. u named a fic after a lyric from it which was so valid.

no. 7: did you have your fun? i love this song. no i will not elaborate. it is a sexy song. what's that one lyric from it that's hot. "love me, leave me, left me numb" some lyrics you love for no particular reason and for me that's one of those lyrics.

no. 8: f.e.e.l.g.o.o.d. this has alwayysss been one of my favs by them. since it dropped. some lore about it: the like crowd yelling that's in it they recorded live at a festival they played and i remember there being hype about this being an unreleased song when they had the crowd chanting "f-e-e-l-g-o-o-d" with no explanation. also another fun fact is that the final version of this is just a demo?? source: my slightly faulty memory remembering ross saying something about some demos being so good that you keep them as they are and it later being revealed this was the song he was talking about.

no. 9: i know you got away. sexy song. they released a vocals only version of it (that has apparently since been deleted?? i went to look for it on youtube and couldn't find it?? wtf r5) that has stuck with me ever since.

no. 10: loud. but more specifically the acoustic or live version. this was their encore song that they played to end every show. i MISS IT. it holds a special place in my heart.

honorable mentions: hurts good (a good song and THEIR LAST THEY EVER RELEASED VV SAD), wild hearts (fun fact almost picked a lyric from this song as my senior quote till i found out they didn't write this song), fallin' for you (YOU LIKE MISMATCHED SOCKS WITH POLKA DOTS YOU LIKE YOUR PIZZA COLD I THINK THATS HOT i never saw this song live and i'm still fucking pissed about it ok), do it again (it's such a sweet song :(((( "listen to the airplanes as we count the stars" gives me the same vibes as six feet under the stars), things are looking up (generally just a cute song!! this whole ep is just very good and very cute!! when i saw it live one time during the bridge ross was like "everyone shut up this is my favorite part >:(" and that was so valid of him) i can't say i'm in love (it's just a fun song!! it was a bonus track on sln from another country), trading time (this is the only song from the new addictions ep that i listed and u know what i'm Not sorry)

ok. i will spare you and stop rambling. other honorable mentions: if you have never listened to cool girl (feat. the driver era) by new beat fund i highly recommend. it's an okay song but it was one of the first songs released after they rebranded as tde and includes ross saying motherfucker with his whole chest. i will never again feel what i felt the first time i heard that song having listened exclusively to them as r5 whose songs they couldn't curse in because they were on a disney label.

in conclusion. i miss r5. ross saying fuck is kinda hot. i listened to the entirety of louder while writing this. i am sorry to dump this in your askbox. i still have multiple assignments to do and should probably go to sleep at a decent time. it feels fitting to finally stop writing while easy love is on. when i was 12 and this ep came out i thought "dirtbags" was a curse word and was scared to sing it. they changed it to "douchebags" live.

that's all. goodbye. have a lovely night. listen to r5's discography for clear skin thriving crops etc etc. sorry to lovepost about them in your askbox i only have (1) former r5 mutual that i still talk to (a very interesting but long story. she's the gemini bestie) and she will only lovepost about r5 once in a while. feel free to ignore my ask calling cody bellinger hot i was a different person when i wrote it i am now a changed woman. LOVE YOU MWAH - bella but she misses r5

hi hi im going to answer this with minimal thought because im tired but i dont wanna leave this sitting in my inbox forever but for the record all your r5 opinions are valid. ok lets go

1. easy love slaps ive heard it a couple times over the last few days (it played in the car today while i was driving sam n meghna to the airport) and it does fuck i can see why it's your fave

2. i do not know this song

3. A BOP A WHOLE FUCKIN BOP

4. oh i do love repeating days great choice i would have to hear it a few more times to get it in my head but i remember really liking it when i listened to the album it's on

5. also a banger and i'm glad my concert tickets situation made you laugh it made me laugh too imagine being this useless gldskfjgs

6. DARK SIDE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS GIVE IN TO YOUR DARK SIDE YOUR DARK SIDE IIIIIIIII SEE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT MEEEEE

7. ANOTHER FUCKING BANGER this one is probably among my favorite r5 songs maybe top 5 LOVE ME LEAVE ME LEFT ME NUMB (guitar moment) DID YOU HAVE YOUR FUUUuuuuUUUUUNNNNN i feel the same way about this lyric as you

8. oh shit thats pretty cool i dont know this song tbh i cant remember how it goes i know ive heard it once or twice but. id have to listen to it again so i will keep you posted on that

9. i do not know this one either

10. interesting choice for top ten but i support you, this song fucks and ever since you mentioned it it's been in my subconscious and randomly getting stuck in my head i think i need to listen to it to get it out. it does hit ur right

11. i don't know hurts good or wild hearts or things are looking up or i can't say i'm in love or trading time well enough to say anything about them. but i really like fallin for you it's one of those cheap fun songs but emphasis on fun, and also really like do it again one day ill write a fic based on that song

i have not listened to cool girl i put it on my to listen playlist so hopefully i remember to listen to it soon ill be honest though i dont think im prepared for ross lynch saying motherfucker w his whole chest like i think itll take me out. so. anyway. i hope you got your assignments done. thank you for the r5 lovedump feel free to drop in anytime with more

[illusionlockarchive]

when i see your art i assume you spent a looooottt of your childhood watching obscure cartoons on youtube

DJFKSAFJ not necessarily childhood BUT! my teen years, specially early teens like around 12-13 were filled to the brim with me being absolutely Fascinated with semi obscure “dark” animated films. think the big 3 were felidae, watership down, and plague dogs. but then theres also the animes, like ringing bell (still the most fucked imo just bc of the ending), you are umasou (tamer than the rest but still heart wrencing), one stormy night (TAMEST perhaps but still sad) and... oh... leafie: a hen into the wild, hoooly shit. that movies pretty ok even if still sad sometimes but still more along the lines of one stormy night- UNTIL the end. im not gonna spoil it but the european release got an entire alternate ending to not expose the audience to the real ending.

then there was just the Absolute Weird shit like raggedy ann and andys musical adventure (i trhink that was the title but i might be wrong). it sure is surrealistic but thats whats charming about it. ... or just the weirdly forgotten stuff like ferngully or we’re back! a dinosaur story...

OK SO IM RAMBLING but point is! i am really fascinated by obscure animated movies specially ones that have some level of sadness and/or existential dread to them, or are just very artsy and fun to look at. i guess that really did influence the way i draw and make my stories