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ORT!!!

[fancuries]

The time has come for us to reveal this year’s fantastic Fancurie Nominees! Voting’s start date is yet to be decided, but worry not! That doesn’t mean you can’t still show appreciation for your favorites and cheer them on with all your heart. The List is divided up by Category, so if you’re searching for a certain someone, just use ‘Command F’ to search for them :)

These WAN-derful creators and their works have amazed us with all put into them, so please give a (virtual) round of applause for the Nominee List! Click below the cut for the big reveal. Congrats to everyone, we’re ultra happy to have you here!

-Fanseries of the Year-

Blossoming Hearts Precure by AwkwardSauce

Nintendo Precure by PeachieCure

Oceana Precure by Magical Chise

Sweet Nature Precure! by lightning_skyyy

Samurai Flash Pretty Cure by Lulu

Once Upon Precure by letsudraw 

Fuwa Power☆Pretty Cure! by smellyelly

-Favorite Fancure-

Hidaka Nao/Cure Sunflower created by AwkwardSauce

Cure Rainy created by StoneUmbrellaArt

Yuanfen Zhao/Cure Fen Hong Se created by FennieAile

Yuki/Cure Platina created by vivipuri

Aleta Acker/Cure Memoria created by Looontoonz. 

Mariko Asoda/Cure Action created by Tiffany-chan-123

Vivianna/Cure Loyalty created by *Kalopsia*

Vanelope Von Schmitt/Cure Sweets created by AlliMocha

-Creator of the Year-

PensandHearts

PeachieCure

smellyelly

Just a Melon Pan

Luna Starcatcher/StarcatcherDreams

Aceaeite

Blueskygelato

-Best Fanseries Concept-

Plushies, Childhood, & Found Family - Precious Friends Precure by PensandHearts

Nintendo Games & Franchises - Nintendo Precure by PeachieCure

Ghosts, Spirits, & the Supernatural - Yūrei Attack Precure by Emil162

Hanakotoba (Flower Language), Friendship, & School Life - MagiHana Precure by Just a Melon Pan

Life, Death, Magic, & Sorcery - Viva La Vida Precure by vivipuri

The Internet, Web Safety, & RPG Classes - Digital Pretty Cure by Shirogane Sammy

Technology, Cyberspace, Video Games, & 90s Nostalgia - 8-Bit Pretty Cure by Tiffany-chan-123

Time travel, History, & Learning - TICKTOCK Time Travel Pretty Cure by tomatoteddy

Arcades, Racing Games, & Sweets - Sugar Rush! Pretty Cure by AlliMocha

-Best Team Design-

Divine Horizons Precure by PensandHearts; Drawn by AlliMocha

Fuwa Power☆Pretty Cure! by smellyelly

FunTastic Precure by Magicalbirbart

Magie Musica Precure by Nyamu Utani

Sugar Rush Pretty Cure by AlliMocha

Ahoy! Pirate Precure by nemojokard

DREAMCATCHERS!!!!! Pretty Cure by tomatoteddy 

-Best Individual Cure Design-

Cure Delivery created by muffinmoonn

 Kusaka Haia/Cure Jewelry created by Neopolitansworld

Meguri Sanzu/Cure Buster created by emil162

Nekoshima Sasha/Cure Prima created by Nyamu Utami

Vivianna/Cure Loyalty created by *Kalopsia* 

Nagumo Sara/Cure Cozy created by smellyelly

-Best Mascot/Fairy Design-

Cookie & Cracker from Once Upon A Time! Fairytale Precure by ritsu

Poko-Poko created by Emil162

Cozy Panda from Toy Monster Pretty Cure by nymoonunicat033

Pixelena from Nintendo Precure by PeachieCure

Dinah from Kuni no Alice Precure by Tsuki Usami

Albus from TICKTOCK Time Travel Pretty Cure by tomatoteddy

Nighty from Fuwa Power☆Pretty Cure! by smellyelly

Pinkity Drinkity & Dragon Drinkity from Beauty Guru Precure by nemojokard

-Best Villain Design-

Calla from Blossoming Hearts Precure by AwkwardSauce

Nocturna from Fuwa Power☆Pretty Cure! by smellyelly

Jirai-Keia from Digital Pretty Cure by Shirogane Sammy

Belladonna from 8-Bit Precure by tiffany-chan-123

Voilanna from Presto! Showtime Pretty Cure by VelaNova

-Best Henshin Item Design-

Bloom Box & Floret Keys from Blossoming Hearts Precure by AwkwardSauce

Cure Clocks & PreCharms from Fuwa Power☆Pretty Cure! by smellyelly

MagiHana Crescent from MagiHana Precure by Just a Melon Pan

Angel Juice from Pretty Cure Dream Hospital by MikanYae1278

Precure Storybook from Once Upon Precure by letsudraw 

Seasonal Wands & Keys from Nature Shift! Pretty Cure by nemojokard

-Best Logo Design-

Blossoming Hearts Precure by AwkwardSauce)

Stelle Bright Precure by linyu3u

Fuwa Power☆Pretty Cure! by smellyelly

Storytime Pretty Cure by soleilequinoxstories

-Prettiest Cure-

Moritoki Kaname/Cure Bouquet from Crafty Precure by kokoruu

Aberdeen Sloane/Cure Ripple from Fantasia Precure by dolicehearts

Cure Freya from Fairy Dream Precure by aceaeite

Yuki/Cure Platina from Viva La Vida Precure by vivipuri

Yuzuki Maiki/Cure Taffy from Sweet♡Hearts! Pretty Cure! by Tsukiyume Luna

Sakurano Airi/Cure Sweetheart from Yumeiro Pretty Cure by magicalbirbarts

Celestia Mercier/Cure Fantasy from DreamCatchers!! Precure by tomatoteddy

Cure Haunting created by blueskygelato

-Cutest Cure-

Cure Lumine from Dreamy Fantasia Precure by flvtterbvgg

Azuki Inubozaki/Cure Puppy from Pawfect! PetTime Pretty Cure by tomatoteddy

Amu Itogawa/Cure Stitch from Crafty Precure by Kokoruu 

Bashira Chifuyu/Cure Salty from Cosmic☆Rays Pretty Cure! by Ellee

Cure Bubble/Aozora Maki from Sweetheart Pretty Cure by dreamnoteprincess

Celestia Mercier/Cure Fantasy from DreamCatchers!! Precure by tomatoteddy

-Coolest Cure-

Takarada Rion/Cure Jewel from Crafty Precure by kokoruu

Meguri Sanzu/Cure Buster from Yurei Attack Pretty Cure by Emil162

Maria/Cure Aurea from Viva la Vida Precure by Vivipuri

Hiroshi Aoyagi/Cure Light from Stelle Bright Precure by linyu3u

Valeria Blackwood/Cure Vampira from Magical Shadows: The Twilight Cures  by MissEasChan2009

Tabitha Mathews/Cure Taffy from Sugar Rush Precure by AlliMocha

Kayla Coleman/Cure Puzzle from 8-Bit Pretty Cure! by tiffanychan-123 

Lei Sandiego/Cure Spice from Bittersweet X Daydream Precure by AlliMocha

Addie Herrman/Cure Charm from Presto! Precure Showtime!!! by Vela Nova

-Best Lead Cure-

Morimoro Honoka/Cure Rose from Blossoming Hearts Precure by AwkwardSauce

Mochizuki Maika/Cure Reverie from Fuwa Power☆Pretty Cure! by smellyelly

Katelan Jules Valerio/Cure Sleuth from The Precure Investigations by FennieAile

Kato Sora/Cure Lightning from Sweet Nature Precure! by lightning_skyyy

Densetsu Sakura/Cure Future from Digital! Pretty Cure by Shirogane Sammy

Rina Amano/Cure Joyful from Storytime Precure by soleilequinoxstories

-Best Supporting Cure-

Hidaka Nao/Cure Sunflower from Blossoming Hearts Precure by AwkwardSauce

Takumi Kaito/Cure Nalu from Oceana Precure by Magical Chise

Natalie Goldstone/Cure Trainer from Nintendo Precure by PeachieCure

Morino Suzuko/Cure Thunder from Sweet Nature Precure! by lightning_skyyy

Moeka Chibana/Cure Sakura from Samurai Flash Pretty Cure by Megumi Aramaki

Hayashi Naomi/Cure Clover from Sweetheart Pretty Cure by dreamnoteprincess

Yoshimoto Haruhi/Cure Royal from Storytime Precure by soleilequinoxstories

-Best Mascot-

Sayu from Digi Cute Pretty Cure by ShadowmanePX41

Pixelena from Nintendo Precure by PeachieCure

Paon Cat from Digital Precure by Shirogane Sammy

Albus from TICKTOCK Time Travel Pretty Cure by tomatoteddy

Tupper from Nature Shift! Precure by nemojokard

-Best Supporting Character-

Quinn Solace from The Precure Investigation by FennieAile

Princess Dahlia from 8-Bit Pretty Cure by Tiffany-Chan-123

-Best Villain(s)-

Dahlia, Cosmo, & Calla from Blossoming Hearts Precure by AwkwardSauce

The Corrupted Sirens from Oceana Precure by Magical Chise

Delilah from Pawfect Heaven Precure by Ponypanter09

Ran-Ran from Fuwa Power☆Pretty Cure! by smellyelly

-Excellence in Traditional Art-

Haruruism 

KentaWong94 

KiraKiru

Blueskygelato

-Excellence in Digital Art-

Mahougui

Aceaeite 

Just a Melon Pan 

kirb/<(=OuO=)> 

salsasprecure 

AlliMocha 

-Excellence in Doll Maker Design-

DreamNotePrincess

MintyBingus 

Luna Starcatcher/StarcatcherDreams

tiffany-chan-123 

[dino-thunder-green]

"It's not too late, let's go."

Fictober Day 1

Preston Tien x Reader

Description: Preston has planned a date and he seems excited... until he bails on you for a "Group Project". {1.0k Words}

A/N: Its like magic you guys everytime I write fluff angst comes out. And when I write angst... more angst comes out. Anyways enjoy the first fic of fictober! I won't post one every day but I've selected about 15 prompts or so I intend to do.

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You found Preston waiting by your locker after class. He looked in your direction and lit up in excitement when he noticed you approaching. You smiled warmly at him and asked yourself how you had gotten someone like him.

He began talking as you put your textbooks in your locker. “The newest one comes out next week and I went by the theater on main street to check, and they’re showing it next saturday!-”  You closed your locker door.

“-And I know I’ve been busy but I promise that Saturday can be just you and me all day, and we can go see the movie and we can do dinner beforehand, or just hang out at your house…” Preston went on with possible plans as your mind drifted.

He had been so distant lately. He claims he’s been working on a group project for shop class. This often resulted in him leaving at times, sometimes strange times. You tried your best to be gracious with his absence, but sometimes it was hard when he would run out on you for this project. He wasn’t just running out on you either, you had noticed. He was running out of other classes, and his extracurricular activities. One time he even ran off in the middle of a magic show. But you were sure it was worth a lot of his grade, and you didn’t want to get in the way of his education, and the thought of another person never crossed your mind with the way he looked at you when he WAS present. It was just hard because when he left, for some reason he wouldn’t let you follow.

Preston said your name, pulling you out of your thoughts.

“Do you not like those ideas? We can always do something else if you want-”

“No! I love the idea of a movie Presto, I will absolutely be free on Saturday.” You smiled over at him as he leaned against your locker.

 His smile grew wider and his eyes crinkled around the edges. 

The hallways had been slowly emptying as you two had spoken, and you forced yourself to tear your eyes away from his face and check your watch.

“Don’t you have a class to get to?” 

Preston looked at your watch and jumped, “Oh, you’re right.”

He started away but quickly stopped and turned back to you. He returned with haste to press a quick kiss on your cheek. “I’ll see you after class, I love you”.

You didn’t see him after class. He had to work on his shop project.

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You promised to meet at the local diner, so where was he? You sat anxiously, as you had been doing for the past forty five minutes. The waitress had come over multiple times by now, each time looking at you with a little more pity. Deep down, you knew where he was, working on that stupid project-that-you-knew-was-not-a-project. You held your head in your hands as you contemplated leaving. The movie started in ten minutes, if Preston showed up now - which you knew he wouldn’t - you’d have to rush to get in there, if the tickets weren’t sold out. 

All you had wanted was a single day… not even. All you had wanted was a single night with your boyfriend where he wasn’t inexplicably running away from you. For a long few days, you thought you would finally have it. For a few long days Preston had you convinced that he wanted it to. He had seemed almost desperate to get it planned perfectly. Any singular aspect of the plan that could hold a flaw was eradicated as he planned it with you over school lunches. Despite how badly he had seemed to want this, you knew now that apparently he didn’t. His enthusiasm meant nothing, because he didn’t show.

Tears pricked at your eyes and you almost didn’t notice someone slide into the booth across from you. You briefly glanced up and saw the one and only Presto, looking as downtrodden as you felt. You looked back down, not wanting to make eye contact with him as you were, with reddening eyes and a scowl. 

He had no right to look as pitiful as he did. HE was the one who bailed on YOU.

But he was here, wasn’t he?

Preston sat in silence for a long moment as he looked over at you. You wondered bitterly what could be going through his head. The moment felt like an eternity as you both stared in silence, you still refusing to look at him. In reality it had only been a minute or two before he took a long breath. Preston reached his hands across the table and slowly took your hands from your eyes. His grip was gentle, almost waiting for you to pull away. You didn’t. You still loved him, even after nearly fifty minutes of waiting. 

It was another pause before he spoke again.

“It’s not too late, let’s go.” His face looked as hesitant as he sounded. 

You removed a hand to wipe the tears that had yet to spill. You couldn’t stay mad at him. Not when he looked and sounded so truly sorry. 

For the first time since he had arrived, you opened your mouth. “The tickets are probably sold out Presto.”

Preston gave a soft laugh, “I don’t think they are.”

“And how would you know?”

“Don’t you remember how much you made fun of the first three?” You couldn’t help but smile a little. “Trust me, the tickets aren’t sold out.”

It was your turn to laugh, “Only a dork like you could love movies like that.”

Preston smiled wider, “Well lucky for you, this dork is yours for the keeping. And may I remind you that you agreed to go to this movie with me.”

You smiled back at him. “Well if we are going to your nerd film then we have to go like… three minutes ago.”

[iheartgod175]

Correction Course: What to Expect in SRBA Reloaded!

It took me a long time to get this post about since life kicked me in the pants, but as promised, I am going to make a full post addressing the criticisms leveled at SRBA and what will be changed in the remastered edition, Super Readers’ Biggest Adventure Reloaded.

Since I’m not someone who can’t learn from her mistakes, I’ll start off with the valid criticisms to my story, Super Readers’ Biggest Adventure, which I have addressed with others who’ve read the story in some private messages (those who read this, you know who you are ^^)

1. The religious themes. I’m no less religious than I was when I first started, but going back I admit that the Christian themes were way, WAY overused here. I still laugh/cringe over the Jesus part myself, haha. I thought I was doing something cool there, but man. I really DID go overboard, and in all honesty, it wasn’t necessary. For those who pointed it out, I take full responsibility for it, and apologize for that. Later installments in the Gaiden series do not have this, though, with Darkness Rewrite being the only exception due to Prince Charming’s throwaway line. Reloaded does have a few metaphors/archetypes for several characters in the Bible (ie. Jeremiah is a blend of both David and Paul, while Chaos’ original character is supposed to mirror Saul before his fall from grace) and some parallels to Scripture, but I definitely won’t go crazy with that like I did in the original.

2. The worldbuilding/lore. For context, I wrote SRBA when I was in high school. So the quality of the writing is…much to be desired. I admit, I had trouble keeping track of the world building and lore for a while, and often when I was adding things into the Gaiden series, it was due to multiple, MULTIPLE rereads to make sure that I wasn’t retroactively retconning everything I wrote back then. As it was my first time working on detailing a large world, and since I made up a lot of things on the fly, a lot of things didn’t make sense back then. I’ve long since learned a lot about how to world build properly and am putting that into effect with the remaster, retconning and adding a few things—I wouldn’t call myself a master, but I’m not a beginner like I was before. While I don’t hate the lore that I created for it, there are things that could’ve been explained better. There are some things that could’ve been shown earlier in the story rather than in the throes of action. There are a few things that could be removed (not sure where I was going with the Summoning Pin element, honestly). There are some things that could’ve been added (shouldn’t the Fairytale World been taken over ages ago?). This is one of the main reasons I tapped this story to get a complete overhaul in the form of Reloaded, where I plan to change everything that was wrong with the original story. As for all the magical swords/Device ripoffs, they were supposed to be based off of Lyrical Nanoha’s Devices, but that wasn’t made clear. I also put in references to Pretty Cure/Sailor Moon in regard to both Muse and Princess Presto, since they’re like the magical girls of the team. I do apologize for that ^^;

Also, being a Black woman myself, there’s gonna be more representation for BIPOC/women. It was a weak point in the original story (as the only other OC whose family gets prominence, Muse, is of Irish/Scottish descent), but I’m gonna rectify that. I’ve decided to include Power Paige in Reloaded, as well as a few other characters, too. I didn’t have a lot of confidence in describing appearances back then, much less scenes, and I realized recently that in trying to create a good descriptor for one of my OCs, I ended up unintentionally offending someone. And at the time of writing the original story, I had no idea that Red was Jewish (for context, I wrote the story when the original Woofster episodes aired, and didn’t follow the series for a while until 2016, when the last few episodes were airing). So, yeah, going forward, we’re not having any stereotypes for BIPOC, period! I’m planning on revising the first chapter of Darkness Rewrite to get rid of that descriptor for Ethan, because, like you said, it was a weird longer way to say someone had darker skin. As someone who interacts with people of various cultures, and makes sure to include that in my own stories, I admit, I dropped the ball here. But I’m gonna fix that! Names were also a big thing that I struggled with. I’ll correct the names for the families of the Super Readers’ families (AKA. The ones who weren’t properly named in the series) soon.

3. Character Development, Part 1: The Super Readers. As much as I like the Super Readers, I didn’t really give them proper character development, with Wonder Red and Super Why being the most egregious. I’d say the character that I (mostly) nailed in the original was Alpha Pig, while the character who got the worst end of the stick was Wonder Red, who was kinda reduced to a hotheaded Tsundere (and I did kinda keep up that energy in the recent entry, which I’m gonna correct in the following chapters!). Whyatt wasn’t terrible, but he was pretty blasé in comparison to the others—he was just there to be the leader and that’s it. Rewatching the series has given me a better idea on where to go with accurately portraying the characters, and of course, that’s gonna be accurately represented in the remaster.

Oh, and while I’m on the topic, the other villagers will get better character portrayals too. Little Boy Blue was demonized pretty early on, to where even I felt bad for him rereading the story.

4. Character Development, Part 2: The OCs. I hyped Muse up a lot during the introductory chapters, but nowadays I really dislike her character. Her character was very much underutilized and underdeveloped. I had more fun writing about the Super Readers and the history about her country rather than her, since they were way more interesting. Her personality is gonna get a complete overhaul in the remastered version, and she and the Evil Reader/Jackson will definitely get better character development and arcs that flesh out their characters.

On the topic of the Evil Reader/Jackson and Lexicon, their “redemption arcs” were rushed and admittedly terrible. Well, Lexicon’s was slightly better than Jackson’s, but I agree that justice wasn’t served to the Super Readers or the victims they hurt in the story proper. They can basically be summed up as “my past sucked and it’s the defining characteristic of who I am, but I’m discarding as of today, please forget the people I’ve killed!” Which I agree is a pretty toxic way of achieving redemption, and I recognize and apologize for that. I did do this on purpose to have them go through a “trial by fire” where they learn that forgiveness for their actions isn’t immediately earned—quite a few characters in the Gaiden series (and even in Chaos’ Revenge) do not forgive or let Jackson or Lexicon off the hook, but that’s not implied in the first story. That’ll definitely be fixed moving forward, as seen below.

I’m also very unsatisfied with Jackson/The Evil Reader’s character. I intended for him to be straight evil and then defeated, until I decided that I’d do a redemption arc for him, and did one that was ripped straight off of an anime. Or, more specifically, a movie. I was originally going for an Anakin Skywalker kind of thing, and I realized that I pulled it off badly. I remember being quite proud of his backstory when I wrote it. Now, though? Ugh. I’m going to be redoing his entire story, plus his history with his two best friends as well, in the remastered version.

Jeremiah, naturally, isn’t gonna be a Gary Stu like he was in the original fic. He does have his own flaws, which are shown later on down the road, but honestly should’ve been shown before the Gaiden series. He also should’ve stepped in way earlier, especially when the Evil Reader’s true nature as Chaos was starting to be revealed (which ties into how the darker themes are gonna be handled). All of this are gonna be handled appropriately in the remastered version.

5. Way less shock value. Some scenes (such as the Pig’s brother slapping him “to his senses” scene) were added for shock value. I know now that this is NOT good writing, especially when it goes against the characters’ canon natures. Plus, having a shocking scene after a shocking scene can really, REALLY get annoying after a while.

6. The Whyatt/Red romance. While it was one of the “selling points” of the original story, it was cheesy. It’s one of the things that I didn’t like about the original because it felt rushed (I also wrote a romance fic alongside this way back when, so I don’t really have an excuse!). I’ve already made like seven pages of notes for their romance in the remastered version, where their friendship is showcased as well, and how it’s not just one-sided on Red’s end.

7. Last but not least, the mature themes. The original SRBA got pretty gritty at times—from more physical violence, to the villains possessing/enslaving the villagers, to the horrors of war, to characters outright dying/getting killed, to the implications of genocide. And then, there’s the reveal in the Gaiden verse that Chaos is a predator. A lot of the Super Readers’ reactions/trauma to the events that happened in the original were pretty understated, I can concur with that. There are two chapters and a few moments that do address their worry, terror and fear about losing everything they hold dear…and that’s it. If I’m being totally honest, those aren’t enough. To say nothing of the crap they learned about the Evil Reader in chapter 17. That’ll get rectified in the remaster as well.

Now, I’ll finish this by explaining that I do write darker subjects in my writings. Those things do include, among other things, rape, SA, objectification/sexualization, suicide, violence (of several forms) and—if my Western series Blazin’ Trails is to go by—animal abuse, racism and slavery. I’ll make this abundantly clear: I don’t have a sick fascination with these things, and I do not advocate for any of these horrible things in real life. Sometimes, when I read these stories, when I see things that are just so awful, it literally runs through my head for hours, I write. I write it out to vent about it, to get my feelings out on paper, to break down why it’s wrong/cruel and most importantly, what can be done to end it and the suffering in people’s lives.

It’s why, when I write these themes or villains who eagerly commit these crimes and laugh, I do it with the mindset that they are the lowest of the low. When I write villains like this, I write with the mindset that these are horrible beings who a.) need no backstory to justify their horrible actions and b.) need to be eradicated in the most fitting way possible.

And in all of the stories that feature one or any of these things, it’s made 1000% crystal clear that none of these things, nor the people doing them, are morally right, excusable or justified/vindicated by history. I also stand by the fact that rape/sexual assault is never the victim’s fault, it’s 100% on the perpetrator, regardless of the circumstances. I have one rule when writing about characters who commit such acts, or who supports such acts: if there’s a character who believes that such things are right, they are swiftly dealt with, often violently. In fact, a lot of times, there’s a visceral reaction to those things and the characters are trying to eradicate those things (as well as the people doing it) from the world they live in. I certainly don’t let my villains (the ones who commit the aforementioned terrorism/sexualizing/etc.) get away with such actions.

I did address that yes, Lexicon and Jackson got away with the aforementioned genocide due to BS writing back when I was in school. In Reloaded, though? The difference is night and day—Jack and Mr. Beanstalk straight up kick their faces in for what they did to them and the kids, Jeremiah is much harsher in his beatdown of both of them and does reduce both of them to husks of their former selves when he steps in. And the Super Readers don’t speak to them for much of the story, even after it’s revealed that Chaos is the true villain, ’cause their earlier actions are still fresh in their minds and as such they don’t trust them at all (and rightfully so).

As for Chaos, he gets dealt with in the appropriate manner befitting a predator by Jeremiah when they first fought (which is gonna be explained in Darkness Rewrite when I get to it). But just know that the mature themes of this story will be handled in the appropriate way/explained better than they were in the original.

I think that’s everything that’s gonna be changed. If I find anything else that needs to be changed, I’ll be updating this accordingly! ^^

Thanks to everyone who let me know what was up, as it really helped me to get all of this out.

~iheartgod175

[vela--novart]

Fancuries FYC

It's a little last minute but I decided to throw my hat into the ring with...

Presto! Precure Showtime is a stage magic themed fanseries!

The kingdom of Illusio finds itself under attack from the Dreadival, led by none other than the kingdom's very own royal magician! Her apprentice Bundini flees to Earth with a legendary spellbook. Bundini encounters friends Addie Herrman and Chevonne Kellar who unlock the magic of the Glamoire and transform into precure!

Cast

Addie Herrman/Cure Charm

Age: 13

A cheerful and energetic girl who loves science and is skeptical of anything she deems ‘un-scientific’, so it’s quite a shock when she becomes a Precure. She’s decided magic is simply science she doesn’t understand yet. She’s eager to learn as much as she can from Bundini and sees him like a little brother. She doesn’t always agree with Chevonne about magic, cryptids, etc but she does enjoy spending time with her

Age: 13

Best friends with Addie, they’re often seen as the definition of opposites attract. She is obsessed with trying to uncover the supernatural mysteries of the world, often dragging Addie into it despite her protests.  She runs a column in the school paper. Very excited to be proven right about the existence of magic.

Bundini

A bunny fairy descended from a legendary cure’s partner. He was Voilanna’s apprentice before she disappeared, although he struggles with magic.  When she attacked their kingdom he took the Glamoire and ran to find help. He does his best to help despite his low self confidence.

Voilanna

Leader of The Dreadival. She was once the royal magician of Illusio before disappearing. She then returned and attacked with monsters called Humdrummers and is trying to steal the Glamoire to gain access to the spells within. She believes she is the most powerful magician and should rule because of that.

Items

Glamoire(See Bundini’s pic): A spellbook written by the legendary precure. It contains some of the most powerful magic known. However the pages can only be read by those it deems worthy. It grants the cures ability to transform, special attacks, etc.

Wonder Wand

Magic wands created when the Glamoire allows access to its magic.  Acts as the cures transformation device/weapon. When not in use it turns into a bunny-shaped charm.

Additional

Wonderfique

A magical energy that makes things exciting. Without it, the world is more dull and boring. The Dreadival steals it to power Humdrummers

Transformation Phrase: “Abra-Curedabra! Glamour Wonderfique!”

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The first quarter of the year is almost over, and it has been filled with so many great books! In case you haven't been able to catch up on all of the new releases this year, why don't you check out these?

Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy #1) by Maiya Ibrahim Delacorte Press

In the hidden desert city of Qalia, there is secret spice magic that awakens the affinities of those who drink the misra tea. Sixteen-year-old Imani has the affinity for iron and is able to wield a dagger like no other warrior. She has garnered the reputation as being the next great Shield for battling djinn, ghouls, and other monsters spreading across the sands.

Her reputation has been overshadowed, however, by her brother, who tarnished the family name after it was revealed that he was stealing his nation's coveted spice--a telltale sign of magical obsession. Soon after that, he disappeared, believed to have died beyond the Forbidden Wastes. Despite her brother's betrayal, there isn't a day that goes by when Imani doesn't grieve him.

But when Imani discovers signs that her brother may be alive and spreading the nation's magic to outsiders, she makes a deal with the Council that she will find him and bring him back to Qalia, where he will face punishment. Accompanied by other Shields, including Taha, a powerful beastseer who can control the minds of falcons, she sets out on her mission.

Imani will soon find that many secrets lie beyond the Forbidden Wastes--and in her own heart--but will she find her brother?

The first book in an epic fantasy series set in an Arabian-inspired land with secret spice magic. Raised to protect her nation from the monsters lurking in the sands, sixteen-year-old Imani must fight to find her brother, whose betrayal is now the country's greatest threat. -- Cover image and summary via Goodreads

The Cartographers by Amy Zhang HarperCollins

Ocean Wu has always felt enormous pressure to succeed. After struggling with depression during her senior year in high school, Ocean moves to New York City, where she has been accepted at a prestigious university. But Ocean feels so emotionally raw and unmoored (and uncertain about what is real and what is not), that she decides to defer and live off her savings until she can get herself together. She also decides not to tell her mother (whom she loves very much but doesn’t want to disappoint) that she is deferring—at least until she absolutely must.

In New York, Ocean moves into an apartment with Georgie and Tashya, two strangers who soon become friends, and gets a job tutoring. She also meets a boy—Constantine Brave (a name that makes her laugh)—late one night on the subway. Constant is a fellow student and a graffiti artist, and Constant and Ocean soon start corresponding via Google Docs—they discuss physics, philosophy, art, literature, and love. But everything falls apart when Ocean goes home for Thanksgiving, Constant reveals his true character, Georgie and Tashya break up, and the police get involved.

Ocean, Constant, Georgie, and Tashya are all cartographers—mapping out their futures, their dreams, and their paths toward adulthood in this stunning and heartbreaking novel about finding the strength to control your own destiny. -- Cover image and summary via Goodreads

Last Chance Dance by Lakita Wilson Viking Books for Young Readers

Leila is crushed when Dev, her boyfriend of four years, breaks up with her right before graduation. Just when she's thinking she wasted her entire high school experience on a dead-end relationship, her best friend Bree reminds her that Last Chance Dance is just around the corner.

A high school tradition, Last Chance Dance gives all the students one last opportunity to find love before they graduate. All Leila has to do is submit three unrequited crushes to the dance committee and if any of her crushes list her too, they'll get matched. Presto: new relationship, just like that. To her utter amazement, Leila is matched with all three of her choices--and with someone she never, ever expected, Tre Hillman, her chemistry partner and low-key nemesis.

Though at times skeptical, Leila embarks on her Last Chance Dance mission--trying out her matches and going on dates. If Dev wasn't her true love--then maybe someone else is. She knows it's definitely not Tre, even though he seems more and more determined to convince her he's right for her.

But thoughts of Dev keep sneaking back into her mind, and as graduation and the dance approaches, Leila must figure out what--and who--she really wants. It's her last chance, right?

[dragoneyes618]

Freddie gets a job

(Because I couldn’t think of what else to call this.)

Basically, this is an idea for a fanfiction I had that I probably will never write but that I like to think about anyway.

So, after D3, the Isle kids (and some of the Isle parents) are free, and life happens.

Freddie is seventeenish, and hasn’t yet graduated Auradon Prep.

She wants to become a singer one day. But in the meanwhile, she needs money. For pocket money to buy herself stuff she wants, not to bribe people into committing nefarious acts, thank you very much Audrey. And she doesn’t have any, because she went straight from the Isle to school and apparently you’re not allowed to con people out of their money in Auradon. Not even if your “magic tricks” are real magic.

So, like all teenagers who look to make money, she gets a summer job.

Working as a waitress in Tiana’s Palace.

Ironically.

She actually decides to work there on purpose.

She and her sister and her father are back in New Orleans, and she knows it’s only a matter of time before Tiana and Naveen find out about them. So she decides to get the measure of Tiana before that happens.

Also, if she, say, happens to overhear Tiana saying something like “The Faciliers are back! Let’s get them sent back to the Isle!” or something, this way she’ll be forewarned. And possibly, depending on what mood the Friends are in, forearmed.

So Freddie shows up and applies for the job vacancy. She gives her full name, Frederique, makes up a last name, has Celia call in to pretend to be her reference, and presto, she’s got the job.

Turns out, Tiana is nice! She remembers all her employee’s names, and asks them about their families (”Um...I have a sister. We live with our father,” Freddie stammers, and proceeds to be very busy on the other side of the room.) and remembers all their birthdays.

She also does not appear to be plotting revenge on Dr. Facilier. She may not even know he’s back. Yet.

Freddie doesn’t talk to her or the other employees much. She avoids Tiana as much as possible.

Celia shows up to visit Freddie a couple of times. The first time she comes all by herself, to see her sister at her job.

“Oh, great,” Freddie mutters when she sees who’s in line.

“What?” whoever’s next to her behind the counter says.

“Nothing,” Freddie says.

“Hi Fred!” Celia says when it’s her turn, beaming.

“Hello, Celia,” Freddie sighs. “Don’t call me Fred. Why are you here?” She glances nervously toward the doors leading to the kitchen, where Tiana is at the moment.

“To eat,” Celia says, nervously glancing all around in case Tiana shows up. “Duh. Also to see-”

“Shhhh,” Freddie hisses, glaring.

“I was gonna say to see you,” she mutters.

“Fine, fine,” Freddie says. “What do you want to eat?”

Celia shrugs. “I don’t know. What is there?”

“You’ve been waiting in line for ten minutes and you couldn’t decide what you wanted to order?”

“I was distracted!”

“Please at least tell me you brought money.”

“Um...”

So Freddie lends Celia twenty dollars. “You better pay me back!”

Then one of Freddie’s coworkers says “Hey, is this your sister? I didn’t know you had a sister!” And it turns out that family members of employees get twenty percent off or something.

Tiana at some point stops to speak to Celia, a young girl eating all alone, the sister of one of her new employees. Fortunately Celia was busy eating so she couldn’t say anything if she’d tried.

The second time Celia showed up it didn’t end as well.

This time she came with her best friend Dizzy, who was visiting.

“Happy birthday, Fred!” Celia says, because, indeed, it is Freddie’s birthday.

“Happy birthday!” Dizzy echoes.

“Thanks,” Freddie says, more at ease now that she’s been working here for about six weeks. “Don’t call me Fred. What do you want to order?”

So Celia and Dizzy order, and take their food to their table, and Celia even remembered to bring money this time!

And then some guy walks in and somehow recognizes Celia as being Dr. Facilier’s daughter. He doesn’t notice Freddie, though.

So he shouts something like “The Shadow Man’s daughter!” and everybody freezes.

And then he walks right over to her and starts shouting that she’s dangerous, that she should get out of here. And Celia’s standing up, eyes darting around, breathing fast, vastly outnumbered by the room full of strangers. If they all turn against her, she will have no chance.

Dizzy tries to stick up for her, but the man says something like “What do you know? I suppose you’re from the Isle too!”

And then everybody starts talking. Half the room is like “She’s the Shadow Man’s daughter? Get her out of here!” And the other half of the room is like “If she’s really the Shadow Man’s daughter, do we really want to kick her out of here? She’ll just get mad at us! Worse, he’ll get mad at us!”

This whole time, Freddie’s been watching silently, frozen. The confrontation she dreaded has happened. She’s hoping that something will happen, that they’ll get out of here all right - Tiana’s on her way over to intervene, Celia is staring at Freddie from across the room -

And then the man strikes Celia.

By accident, to be fair.

He’s gesturing wildly and speaking loudly, and he doesn’t realize how close he is to Celia until his waving arm hits her on the shoulder and she stumbles back and yelps.

Freddie puts down her tray, takes off her apron and hangs it on a hook, ignoring her coworkers’ whispers of “Don’t get involved, Tiana will take care of things, Shadow Man-” She sees her dreams of having a paying job, of being an accepted member of New Orleans, of even having ordinary friends, disintegrate before her eyes, as she walks firmly toward Celia’s table and taps the man on the shoulder.

He turns around, and she says, face perfectly calm, “You know, I thought in this city people judged others by their own actions, not the actions of others. Are you really proud to be threatening a young girl who’s done nothing to you?”

And he says, “Who do you think you are, to defend the Shadow Man’s daughter?”

Freddie smiles; suddenly, her shadow ripples, moves, revealing sharp teeth and long, long fingers. “The Shadow Man’s other daughter.”

Everyone gasps again. In the silence that follows the man audibly swallows.

“Let me tell you this,” Freddie says quietly, yet her voice is audible to all. “My father taught me many things. If I ever see you within a dozen feet of my sister again, I will personally banish your soul so deep into the Other Side that no one will ever find you again, not even Mama Odie. I don’t care if I get sent back to the Isle for it.”

She smiles, teeth glinting. “Or maybe I’ll just turn you into a frog.”

At this point Tiana has finally pushed her way to the crowd to reach them, and she opens her mouth to say something, but Freddie turns and says “Come, Celia, Dizzy,” and the two younger girls jump up and follow Freddie through the path in the crowd suddenly clearing for them and out the door, without a second glance.

Three days later Tiana knocks on the Faciliers’ door to offer Freddie her summer job back.

I’m not sure what happens next, except that 1. Freddie says yes, 2. Tiana and Dr. Facilier come face-to-face, and 3. at some point Celia asks Tiana, point-blank, “So what was it like, being a frog?”

[cinquecolonnemagazine]

Freddie Mercury: una leggenda della musica

Dici musica e pensi a Freddie Mercury. La leggendaria voce dei Queen è da sempre considerato uno dei più grandi artisti di sempre. A trentadue anni dalla sua morte, ripercorriamo la sua leggendaria vita. Freddie Mercury: la sua leggendaria vita Farrokh Bulsara, meglio conosciuto come Freddie Mercury, nacque a Stone Town, in Zanzibar, il 5 settembre 1946. Era il figlio di Bomi e Jer Bulsara, una coppia di origini parsi che avevano emigrato dall'India. Freddie trascorse la sua infanzia e adolescenza in India, dove studiò alla St. Peter's School di Panchgani. In questo periodo iniziò a sviluppare la sua passione per la musica, suonando il pianoforte e cantando nel coro della scuola. Nel 1964, a causa di un colpo di stato in Zanzibar, la famiglia Bulsara fu costretta a trasferirsi in Inghilterra. Freddie si stabilì a Feltham, nel Middlesex, dove frequentò la Ealing Art College. In questo periodo iniziò a esibirsi in alcuni club londinesi con la sua prima band, gli Ibex. L'incontro con Brian May e il debutto dei Queen Nel 1970, Freddie incontrò Brian May e Roger Taylor, i due membri fondatori degli Smile. I tre musicisti decisero di formare una nuova band, i Queen, insieme al bassista John Deacon. Freddie, con la sua voce potente e carismatica, diventò presto il leader della band. I Queen debuttarono nel 1973 con l'album "Queen". Il successo arrivò però solo con il secondo album, "Sheer Heart Attack", pubblicato nel 1974. Il brano "Killer Queen" entrò nella top ten britannica e lanciò la band verso la fama internazionale. Nel 1975, i Queen pubblicarono l'album "A Night at the Opera", che contiene uno dei brani più famosi della storia della musica, "Bohemian Rhapsody". La canzone, con la sua struttura complessa e la sua storia epica, è considerata un capolavoro del rock. Successo dopo successo I Queen continuarono a pubblicare album di successo negli anni successivi, tra cui "A Day at the Races" (1976), "News of the World" (1977), "Jazz" (1978), "The Game" (1980), "Hot Space" (1982), "The Works" (1984), "A Kind of Magic" (1986) e "The Miracle" (1989). Freddie Mercury era un artista poliedrico e versatile. Era un cantante straordinario, con una voce potente e versatile, in grado di spaziare da melodie delicate a urla graffianti. Era anche un compositore abile, che ha scritto alcuni dei brani più iconici della storia del rock. Look leggendari Mercury era anche un personaggio eccentrico e carismatico. Il suo look androgino e il suo stile esuberante lo hanno reso una vera e propria icona pop. Freddie Mercury era un uomo libero e sicuro di sé, che non aveva paura di essere sé stesso. Nel 1987, Freddie Mercury fu diagnosticato sieropositivo. La notizia fu tenuta segreta per diversi anni, ma nel 1991 il cantante annunciò pubblicamente la sua malattia. Mercury morì il 24 novembre 1991, all'età di 45 anni. La morte di Freddie Mercury fu un evento tragico che lasciò un vuoto incolmabile nel mondo della musica. Tuttavia, l'eredità di Mercury è ancora viva oggi. La sua musica continua a ispirare e a divertire il pubblico di tutto il mondo. Foto di Yves da Pixabay Read the full article

[toonabby]

3 days until Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution is released

When it comes to Discovery Kids LA and Brazil shows, Underdogs United seems to be only one that is ALWAYS left out. No matter where what site I go on, you'd be hard pressed to find ANY content related to the show. Even Ba Da Bean and Presto! School of Magic, two other underrated shows on DK LA, get more love than Underdogs United had during its 52 episode run time. Hell, I can even argue that most of Discovery Kids LA's programming that isn't Doki!, Kung Fu Wa, Peppa Pig, or any other aquired programming from the channel rarely receives the same amount of love and notability that the aforementioned shows get. Even DK LA themselves seem to ignore the existence of this show, considering that they put Earth to Luna, the aforementioned Peppa Pig, and Mini Beat Power Rockers on a high pedestal (funnily enough is that MBPR is animated by the same studio behind Underdogs United, Mundoloco Animation CGI).

I think the biggest issue for Underdogs United not getting enough attention is mostly due to it being a spin-off of Metegol, an award-winning Argentinian film by Juan J. Campanella that spawned several comics and a video game. Given that the latter is far more beloved and recognized than the former, it's easy to see way fans of Metegol were upset of how the show turned out - kiddie-fied 2D animated spin-off that has very little in common with the film it's based on beyond having three of the twelve Foosball players return (and even then, they were overhauled in both appearance, personality, and even voice acting wise from what they were originally depicted to fit the tone of the show, with one of them being renamed). It's basically the same reaction Teen Titans Go! got a decade ago when compared to the OG series (albeit in a lot less vitriol way).

Even the information regarding the show itself is scarce at best; there is no official wiki on it, English or Espanol, the voice actors for the English and Portuguese dubs are uncredited, with the dubs themselves being borderline lost media, some of the VAs for the original Argentinian dub that isn't the titular team and Waldobert Worst are also uncredited, we don't know directed the dubs for all three languages nor do we know the dubbing behind them, and the closest information we get to the history if the show is through news articles that are also in Spanish.

TLDR; Underdogs United is a super obscure and underrated cartoon that seriously needs more love than it deserves. This cartoon came out in 2022 and I can't let it fade to obscurity like some of the other cartoons that came before it.

Maybe some day, we might see a Colbert Bump where the show gets a crossover with a far more popular cartoon (which I'm highly going to assume is TTG since WBD owns Cartoon Network and Discovery Kids) or a Harvey Birdman style re-imagining (though I doubt that's gonna happen given the backlash against reboots that's currently happening). Regardless of which hypothetical route the show could go with, the point is that I REALLY want Underdogs United to get recognized (especially in the West), not overshadowed by it's predecessor.

[cartoonkitten]

THUNDER (and presto) POSTING 🪄✨💥🌈

speaking of which.. a very special occasion is coming up in a couple weeks 👀, prepare for an explosion of silly celebration in the upcoming days

[bitcofun]

This is a viewpoint editorial by Mark Maraia, a business owner, author of "Rainmaking Made Simple" and a Bitcoiner. Bitcoin is not like PayPal or Venmo. This would be apparent to anybody who comprehends cash. As Shakespeare may state, "Ay, there's the rub." Nearly nobody comprehends cash. We are never ever taught about how fiat cash really operates at house or at school or at work ... even when you deal with Wall Street or you run the nation. I'm positive really couple of political leaders might pass a basic test on cash. I'm nearly sure none of our federal staff members could. And I 'd threat a guess that really couple of CEO's or CFO's of Fortune 500 business might either. I'm uninformed of any study that evaluates the basic population's understanding of cash or our banking system. We certainly do not teach it in school. Easy concerns like: " What is fractional reserve banking?" " What was the base layer of the international financial system up until 1971?" " What is the base layer of the United States cash supply now?" ... are total secrets to 99% of the population. Not to Bitcoiners. Bitcoin is the base layer of a brand-new digital and decentralized financial system that prefers nobody. It enables 2 celebrations equipped with absolutely nothing more than a cellular phone to send out worth through the digital rails of Bitcoin from the U.S. to throughout the world, nearly immediately, without any middle males. That's why federal governments dislike it a lot!! Venmo and PayPal are not and will never ever be the base layer of a brand-new digital and decentralized financial system. Venmo and PayPal are 2nd or 3rd layers in our central fiat financial system. They make life simpler for numerous, however they come at the expense of centralized control and state monetary security and repression. All this talk of CBDCs makes me ill. Why? Due to the fact that a CBDC is absolutely nothing more than a monitoring coin At one time in its history, gold was the base layer of the analog and centralized financial system. Federal government currencies-- now all fiat-- were constructed as 2nd layers on top of gold. In 1971, Richard Nixon pulled a financial magic technique the likes of which we are still feeling the impacts from today. He unilaterally severed the staying link of the dollar being redeemable for gold. (Note: This capability had been taken from U.S. people in the early 1900's. What Nixon severed was another nation's capability to get gold in exchange for U.S. dollars.) Started a financial experiment that continues to the present day. Why was that a magic technique? Due to the fact that, presto chango, the dollar-- not gold-- was unexpectedly the brand-new base layer of our financial system since that minute. Whatever in our financial and banking system today is developed. I'm positive no other nation would have authorized the concept of an "unbacked dollar" ending up being the world's reserve currency at Bretton Woods if they understood that a brief 27 years later on the link to gold would be severed. It was a timeless bait and switch or as many bitcoiners call it-- a carpet pull. The most current example of why it's crucial to separate in between the payments utilize case that compares bitcoin to PayPal and Venmo, and the real sound cash story that bitcoin is really about, is the collapse of FTX Too numerous individuals are led astray by claims that there are "exceptional" unsound cryptocurrencies which assure much faster, more affordable payments. What they may not understand is that these guarantees are just made based upon the centralization and absence of security that these altcoins are developed on. Numerous who succumbed to this, spent for exchanges like FTX and might have neglected the Bitcoin Maximalist mantra of self-custody Had actually attention been paid to the genuine underlying guarantee of bitcoin-- that it is sound cash that can not be managed by anybody, provided self-custody-- it is extremely not likely that they would have had properties on a cryptocurrency exchange like FTX.

As my preferred spiritual text likes to advise me, "We're in a jail of our own making." What's the "leave prison totally free" card? Purchase or make money in bitcoin. Change to a bitcoin requirement. This is a visitor post by Mark Maraia. Viewpoints revealed are completely their own and do not always show those of BTC Inc. or Bitcoin Magazine. Read More

[newsintheshell]

ANIME GENERATION: l’autunno del canale è pieno di nuovi simulcast (e altri sono in arrivo)

Yamato Video ha appena iniziato a portare in streaming The Eminence in Shadow, Love Flops, il remake di Lamù, La Principessa Bibliofila e Fantasy Farm!

Questa ve l’avevo sostanzialmente già passata tramite social e Telegram, ma ora che mi sento meglio, mi pare doveroso condividere l’annuncio in maniera un tantino più decorosa! 

Venerdì scorso, a ormai un mesetto dall’inizio della stagione autunnale, lo staff di Yamato Video ci ha stupito con il goloso reveal del nuovo palinsesto simulcast del canale tematico ANiME GENERATION, che vi ricordo trovate all’interno di Amazon Prime Video (attualmente c’è una prima prova gratuita di una settimana e poi si passa a 4,99 €/mese).

🔶🔸 THE EMINENCE IN SHADOW - UN GIORNO SARÒ L'EMINENZA GRIGIA

Partiamo dalla action fantasy comedy di 20 episodi, tratta dalla light novel di Daisuke Aizawa, di cui è edita in Italia da Magic Press la versione manga.

L'adattamento è targato studio NEXUS (Darwin’s Game, Comic Girls, L'epopea del cavaliere ripetente) ed è in mano a Kazuya Nakanishi (direttore d’animazione nella serie di Darwin’s Game).

Minoru Kageno ha sempre ammirato i supereroi fin da bambino e nel corso della vita si è allenato per diventare più forte, ma una volta cresciuto si è reso conto che non avrebbe mai avuto poteri speciali come quelli che si vedono nelle storie, finché un giorno in seguito a un incidente non si è reincarnato in un altro mondo dove esiste la magia. Ora si fa chiamare Shadow e insieme alle ragazze che ha salvato affronterà malvagi e demoni per diventare l'eminenza grigia che controlla tutto dall'ombra.

La sceneggiatura è supervisionata da Kanichi Kato (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun, Those Snow White Notes) e il design dei personaggi è curato da Makoto Iino (Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town, Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage), mentre le musiche sono composte da Kenichiro Suehiro (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Shadows House).

🔶🔸LOVE FLOPS

Nuova piccante commedia romantica degli equivoci di casa PASSIONE (Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World, Mieruko-chan), la cui storia originale si dipanerà nell’arco di 12 episodi.   

Il destino attira cinque avvenenti ragazze, provenienti da Paesi diversi, sulla strada di Asahi, che presto riceve non una, non due, ma ben cinque confessioni d'amore. Asahi deve seguire il suo cuore per trovare chi delle cinque possa essere la sua partner perfetta, altrimenti le sue fortune amorose potrebbero finire in un epico flop!

La serie è diretta da Nobuyoshi Nagayama (Smile Down the Runway. My Girlfriend is Shobitch), che per il progetto può contare su Midori Yui e Fujiaki Asari come assistenti di regia.

La sceneggiatura è in mano a Ryo Yasumoto (Steins;Gate 0), mentre il character design è curato da Kazuyuki Ueda (Hinako Note, Kiniro Mosaic). Per quanto riguarda le musiche, invece, sono realizzate da Kenichiro Suehiro (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Shadows House).

🔶🔸LAMÙ E I CASINISTI PLANETARI - URUSEI YATSURA

Considerato che sul canale tematico ci sono già tutta la serie storica, con annessi lungometraggi e OAV, non poteva di certo mancare il moderno remake ad opera dello studio DAVID PRODUCTION (Le Bizzarre Avventure di JoJo: Stone Ocean, Fire Force, Cells at Work! Lavori in Corpo). 

Come vi avevo già accennato, questa nuova trasposizione dell’iconica opera firmata da Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma ½,  MAO, InuYasha, Maison Ikkoku, RINNE), sarà composta da 46 episodi in totale, che saranno però divisi in due parti.

Ataru Moroboshi è un cascamorto cronico e ci prova con tutte le ragazze che incontra facendo infuriare la sua amica d'infanzia Shinobu. La sua vita sarà sconvolta con l'arrivo della bella aliena Lamù che, a causa di un malinteso, si innamorerà perdutamente di lui e andrà a vivere a casa Moroboshi!

La serie è diretta da Hideya Takahashi (Le Bizzarre Avventure di JoJo: Golden Wind, Keijo!!!!!!!!), assieme a Yasuhiro Kimura (Le Bizzarre Avventure di JoJo: Golden Wind, 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team).

La sceneggiatura, invece, è affidata a Yuuko Kakihara (Cells at Work! Lavori in Corpo, Asobi Asobase), mentre il character design è curato da Naoyuki Asano (Mr. Osomatsu, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!).

🔶🔸LA PRINCIPESSA BIBLIOFILA

C’è spazio anche per un po’ di romanticismo con la serie di 12 episodi tratta dalla shojo novel di Yui (se vi interessa c’è anche una versione manga), portata in tv dallo studio MADHOUSE (Chihayafuru, Overlord). 

Elianna Bernstein è ossessionata dai libri fin da bambina. Il suo soprannome non è "topo di biblioteca", come si potrebbe facilmente pensare, ma "principessa bibliofila". Il principe Christopher la ritiene eccentrica e interessante allo stesso tempo e un giorno le propone senza mezzi termini di fidanzarsi con lui. Il fidanzamento porta un reciproco vantaggio. Da una parte libera Christopher dalle lotte di potere tra le famiglie nobili all'interno della corte. Dall’altra Elianna può accedere liberamente all’archivio della biblioteca reale in quanto promessa sposa del principe ereditario.   Secondo l’accordo, sarebbe dovuta essere una "finta fidanzata" e per quattro anni i due ragazzi trascorrono le giornate nella loro routine quotidiana. Un giorno, però, a corte fa la sua comparsa l’estroversa Irene, figlia di un visconte, che inizia a stringere amicizia con tutti, entrando apparentemente in intimità con il principe Christopher. Elianna, convinta di essere solo una fidanzata di facciata, è pronta a rompere il fidanzamento. Tuttavia, il suo cuore è pieno di sentimenti contrastanti e si accorge che l’interesse e la passione che prova non riguardano solo la lettura. Cosa accadrà al "vero amore" tra Elianna e Christopher?

L'anime sta venendo diretto da Taro Iwasaki (One Week Friends, Sweetness & Lightning), della sceneggiatura si occupa Mitsutaka Hirota (Sweetness & Lightning, Rent-A-Girlfriend), mentre il character design è a cura di Mizuka Takahashi (designer secondario in Your Voice -KIMIKOE-).

🔶🔸FANTASY FARM - AVEVO COLTIVATO SOLO LE MIE ABILITÀ LEGATE ALL'AGRICOLTURA, MA SONO COMUNQUE DIVENTATO PIÙ FORTE

Concludiamo, con la commedia fantasy da vero pollice verde realizzata da STUDIO A-CAT (She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man, Getter Robo Arc), basata sulla novel di Shobonnu (che anche in questo caso ha una controparte manga).

Al Wayne ha un unico sogno: diventare un contadino provetto! Per questo il giovane decide di livellare al massimo tutte le abilità legate all’agricoltura. Quando ciò accade, però, Al diventa all’improvviso più forte di qualsiasi guerriero, e viene coinvolto suo malgrado nella gilda degli avventurieri del regno! La sua tranquilla vita in campagna è destinata a rimanere davvero soltanto un sogno?

Diretta da Norihiko Nagahama, la serie conterà in tutto 12 episodi.  Della sceneggiatura si sta occupando Touko Machida (Smile Down the Runway, Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan) e il character design è curato da Masami Sueoka, mentre le musiche sono ad opera di Takuro Iga (Asteroid in Love, WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me).

Quelli di cui vi ho appena parlato sono solo i primi cinque anime in corso di recupero, con già le prime puntate online in lingua originale e sottotitoli in italiano, ma questo venerdì ne arriveranno altri. Stessa modalità: annuncio e poi upload. Secondo voi quali altri hanno in caldo? Fatemelo sapere nei commenti!

Oh, un’ultima cosa: per il momento non trovate questi titoli sulla GUIDA ANIME, perché non hanno ancora una periodicità precisa. Non appena avrà un’idea su come inserirli, la aggiornerò.

* NON VUOI PERDERTI NEANCHE UN POST? ENTRA NEL CANALE TELEGRAM! *

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[gallavictorious]

Mickey Milkovich is Dead (and also a magpie)

You ever think about Mickey as a magpie? No? Well, if you wanna, read on –

Say Mickey gets hit by a car and dies somewhere between 1x03 and 1x07 (NO DO NOT WORRY THIS IS NOT SAD AT ALL I PROMISE). Say he comes before this deity / spirit / what-have-you who declares that Mickey has been a bit not good in life and is about to be sent something unpleasant but he’s so very young and also they can see that he has the potential for goodness so he’s going to get a chance to learn to…learn to love? Care for others? Embrace his true nature? Something like that. Anyway, as a test, his soul is being put into the body of a magpie for the duration of one month and during that time he is required to take care of and protect the person who was supposed to be his one true great love, Ian Gallagher. If he gets Ian to care about him in turn, he'll go to a nice afterlife place. (Yes, this is all very Beauty and the Beast. Deal with it.)

Cue Mickey spluttering about not being fucking gay and even if he was he wouldn't go for that scrawny redhead, also newsflash spirit person, Gallagher is dating my fucking sister, and how the fuck's a magpie supposed to protect anyone anyway, why not make him a pitbull or a fucking tiger, etc, etc. The spirit person obviously doesn't pay any heed to Mickey's outraged rant and hey presto! It is a bird!

Magpie Mickey's first instinct would probably be to fly the hell away from everything, but he's just a little bit curious about why the hell that idiot spirit would claim that Ian Gallagher is supposed to be his one true love. Okay, sure, the kid is pretty cute, he guesses, Mickey's always got a thing for red hair and freckles, but he's always seem like a bit of a pushover, soft, so what gives? (Also, if the guy's into dudes, why the hell has he taken up with Mandy? Mickey's not gonna let some closeted homo hurt his sister. Yeah – that's it. He's out to protect Mandy, that's all.)

Aaand you can imagine how it goes, as Mickey starts following Ian around and keeping an eye on him to figure out what the appeal's supposed to be. He soon finds himself getting a little bit intrigued, 'cause it seems Gallagher is actually kind of funny and smart and not anywhere near as soft as Mickey first thought? Also, yep, he's very, very gay, but it seems Mandy knows all about it so maybe Mickey doesn't need to pick his eyes out over it...

One day Mickey spots Ian being followed by some local lowlife, seemingly picking Ian out as an easy mark, and when the villain moves in to put a knife to Ian's neck Mickey's immediately in his face, talons out and beak at the ready. (Why? 'Cause Mandy would be sad if something happened to her fake boyfriend, obviously. What with their mum running off and then Mickey dying, she's got enough to be sad about already.) Mickey scares the would-be robber off, but maybe he catches the knife to a wing and is a little bit hurt and Ian has to nurse his unlikely saviour back to health? Brings him home and researches how to care for a wild animal – and it's weird but the bird doesn't seem all that wild, he's skittish but kind of docile and Ian knows he's just imagining things but it's like the magpie can actually understand every word he's saying?

Mickey finds himself reacting VERY strangely to Ian holding him so gently and then telling him he's being so good, he's doing so well, just a sec and Ian will be all done.

And then... they're friends. Ian now has a bird companion that kind of of just hangs around? Fiona won't have it in the house but Ian, with Debbie's help, makes him a cozy nest outside and bribes Carl into leaving the magpie alone rather than catching it for one of his experiments and brings Mick scraps and yeah, being a magpie fucking sucks but it doesn't all suck, maybe.

Ian tells Mickey all sorts of things, things he's never tell another person. Confides in him, complains about being in Lip's shadow, talks about his dreams and ambitions. Mickey thinks he should find it annoying, the way Ian won't shut up, but to his surprise he doesn't mind? He likes listening to Ian's voice. No one's ever wanted to tell Mickey things before. No ones's ever looked at him like they're happy to see him.

Mickey starts following Ian to school and to work, and when he sees Ian with Kash he is not pleased (because it's fucking disgusting, Ian getting with that old dude, not because he's fucking jealous or anything). Maybe starts doing shit to disturb them whenever they're making out, like attacking the door or, if he makes it into the shop, picking stuff up with his beak and tossing it around, ripping into the chip bags, shitting all over the register (or all over Kash). Ian's upset, but he's not that upset. “You're a fucking asshole,” he tells Mickey that evening, once Mickey's (not at all guiltily, but maybe a little worried that Ian will be pissed) makes it back to the Gallagher back porch.

Mickey's not sure why Ian calling him an asshole in that exasperated, fond tone of voice feels so right.

When Ian worried over the family being low on cash Mickey takes to brazenly swooping down and stealing bills right out of people's hand just as they've drawn them from an ATM. (That's actually really fucking funny, and Mickey keeps doing it just for shits and giggles until animal control is alerted and he almost gets caught.)

And then one day Mickey hears an unfortunately familiar voice calling his name from a great distance, Mikhailo, because the month is up and it's time to go, Mikhailo, and no, what the hell, he doesn't want to go, fuck heaven, he wants to stay with Ian, but he is fading, fading –

BOOM! He wakes up in a hospital bed because SURPRISE he isn't dead after all, just slipped into a coma after the car accident, but now he's awake, and it was all just a dream! (Yes, you bet your sweet ass I went with that cliche. Would you rather have Mickey be truly dead? Uh-huh. Didn't think so.)

Once he gets out of the hospital and back to his normal, shitty life, Mickey – for no particular reason, fuck you very much – decides to give school another shot, so he shows up for class and during lunch break he doesn't seek out some weakass kid to steal lunch money from, but just so happens to find himself in the vincinty of one Ian Gallagher.

Gallagher is watching him warily and when Mickey asks for a cigarette – asks, rather than punching Ian in the face and taking the packet out of his pocket – he looks downright startled. But he pulls out a smoke and hands it to Mickey and then they stand there in silence and this is awkward as fuck and Mickey is cursing himself, what the hell is he doing, it was just a dream, he doesn't actually know Gallagher, so why –

He notices that Ian is turning his head this way and that, as if he's looking for something.

”You expecting someone?” Mickey asks gruffly, for something to say.

”No, it's just, there's this bird that's kinda been following me around, but I haven't seen it since last night and... ” Ian trails off, shaking his head a little sheepishly as if realizing that what he's saying sounds insane. ”Never mind.”

Mickey doesn't say anything, but as he drags the cigarette smoke down into his lungs, he can feel his heart beat just a little bit faster, with sudden hunger and hope.

”You, uh, wanna do some shooting practise together after school?” he dares. ”Know a good spot.”

And Gallagher looks startled as fuck again – confused and maybe a little bit worried, like he thinks it's some kind of trap – but after a moment, he shrugs. ”Sure.”

(Oh, and since I am extremely against any notion of eternal damnation and the like, that spirit was never some guardian of the afterlife. If you want to imagine that it wasn't all a dream, imagine that she was some mischivious South Side spirit who'd gotten a little bit fascinated by Mickey and pulled some magic to give him a glimpse of a better life and a kick up his gay ass while he was in a coma. Well done, that spirit.)

[themurphyzone]

Pinky the Snowmouse Ch 1

Summary: On a lonely Christmas Eve, a lab mouse finds himself unable to concentrate on world domination. When an ACME scientist claims to own a magic silk hat, Brain initially dismisses it as superstitious nonsense, but finds that this boast could hold more truth than he could ever imagine.   

AN: So I posted this idea back in May (I know, nowhere near Christmas season) but it made for such a viable fic that I had to do it. Besides, I wanted to write a great Christmas fic since I focused more on Halloween last year. 

This fanfiction is also a tribute to all the Christmas specials we love so much every year, from the Christmas Carols to the holiday specials in our favorite cartoons to the Grinches and Rankin-Bass features.

Ch 1: That Old Silk Hat

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It was Christmas Eve, the day bolded and highlighted on the calendar, topped with a picture of Snoopy and his doghouse decked out in festive accessories.

Impossible to miss the overly cheerful music, the jingling bells, and the calls to be charitable to the poorer, less fortunate beings of the world.

Except humans never practiced what they preached.

No matter how much they claimed to care, Brain knew they never would. All of those charitable feelings would vanish as soon as Christmas was over, and they’d go right back to wallowing in their ignorance.

If they truly wanted to be charitable, they’d recognize Brain as the indisputable ruler over the world. But since humans always looked down on non-humans, it was an uphill battle with no end in sight.

But that was just fine with Brain. He wanted to be recognized for his merits and intelligence. He wanted to accomplish something other than achieving the lowest times on maze runs.

In time, his efforts would be rewarded. The bitter defeats would gradually transform into sweet victories.

But for now, he was unable to make headway into world domination since all the ACME employees had gathered by the main entrance, waiting for 3 pm to roll around like a class of bored schoolchildren who desperately wanted to go home.

If the higher ups were expecting all these mediocre scientists to show up for work and be productive on a snowy Christmas Eve, they were sorely mistaken. They were only here to collect their paychecks and didn’t care about scientific progress at all.

One lab tech popped a CD full of classic Christmas songs into an old stereo, and a chorus of Feliz Navidad began. Several scientists spun in their chairs, absentmindedly sucking on candy canes.

Brain was just as impatient as they were, but at least he’d be productive with his time once they all left.

“So ya got any plans, Bill?” a scientist asked.

“Go home,” Bill replied with a shake of his balding head. “Sleep because there’s no way I’m getting any shuteye with the twins bouncing off the walls for their presents tonight.”

“Kids are gonna be like that,” a lab tech spoke up. “I had to stop mine from taste-testing the cookies she wanted to leave out for Santa.”

Laughter rang out from the group, everyone taking turns to relate Christmas mishaps with their families. Soon almost every human joined in on the camereradie, except the most eccentric and inept scientist of them all.

Dr. Henry Hinkle was a man who claimed to bridge the fields of science and magic. However, he was woefully mediocre in both departments, and Brain had long ascertained the man had faked his credentials. Even Hinkle’s fashion sense was peculiar, as his gray lab coat was cut into the style of a magician’s fanciful tailcoat. With his brown handlebar mustache, he seemed more like a harried time traveler from the 19th century than a modern citizen.  

His most prized possession was a tall silk hat with a pink flower attached to the band. Hinkle often claimed it was a magic hat, one that performed wondrous and mystifying deeds far beyond human comprehension. Hinkle was attached to that hat, and nobody had ever seen him in public without it.

Hinkle stood apart from everyone else, an outsider from the science clique. He frantically paced back and forth, desperately trying to get the so-called magic hat to perform properly.

"Say, Hinkle? Didn't you have a gig at the elementary school last week? How'd that go?" Bill called, and all eyes turned to Hinkle, whose eyes nervously flicked back and forth at the sudden attention.

"Swell, very swell," Hinkle mumbled as he nervously fiddled with his hat. "Those little ankle-bi...I mean those delightful, darling angels were floored by my magic."

A woman scoffed and rolled her eyes in disbelief. "Yeah, right. My son was part of that class, and he thought it was the worst Christmas party he'd ever had. How embarrassing that you can't shuffle a deck of cards."

“Madam, I will have you know I can shuffle a deck with my eyes closed and one hand behind my back!” Hinkle retorted. He flicked his left sleeve, and an entire card deck slipped out and spilled onto the ground. As Hinkle bent down in a hasty attempt to get the cards back in order, a small wand, several rubber balls, and colorful scarves tumbled out his other sleeve.

Nobody bothered to help Hinkle out with his misfortune. His coworkers elbowed each other, pointed fingers, and snickered among themselves instead.

The situation was far too pathetic to be humorous.

Brain wasn’t surprised by humans anymore. Peace and goodwill toward their fellow men didn’t exist, though the holiday season claimed otherwise.

It was now 2:40 pm. Only twenty minutes left in this humiliating performance, and Brain could formulate his next plan for world domination without further interruption.  

Hinkle quickly stuffed the mess into his coat pockets. Then he straightened up, pulling on both ends of his bowtie in a vain effort to appear calm and collected once he was finished.

“If your hat really is magic, show us a few tricks!” Bill jeered, and the other employees joined in with challenges of their own.

“Oh, I will. And all of you will feel silly for doubting me after I’m through! Silly, silly, silly indeed!” Hinkle shouted. He tried to remove the hat from his head with a graceful flourish, but clumsily dropped it instead.

He chuckled nervously, a bead of sweat running down his forehead despite the chill.

“As with any exercise, a good magician always warms up with the basics,” Hinkle declared as he showed his audience a small red ball. “For my first trick, I will put this red rubber ball into my magic hat like so, and presto change-o, I have five red rubber balls to-”

He tipped the magic hat upside down. A single red ball bounced out, rolling along the floor before it hit an unimpressed lab tech’s shoe.

“-go,” Hinkle finished dejectedly. He peered into the hat, futilely shaking it as if the other four balls would pop out. Once he realized that wouldn’t be the case, his shoes scuffed the ground in shame as he picked up the single red ball and dropped it back into his hat.

“Look on the bright side, man! You produced invisible balls without trying!” someone called, garnering laughter from the rest of the audience.

Hinkle’s face turned red.

And while the scorn wasn’t directed at Brain, he thought the heckling was an unnecessary endeavor. There was little point in prolonging the man’s misery, no matter how incompetent or delusional he was at magic tricks.

“N-now, as I said before, that was just a warm up,” Hinkle said, nervously tugging at his collar. Then he pulled a small pink scarf out from his pocket, spilling several cards and dice onto the floor again. “But my second trick is sure to amaze you! Watch as I place this scarf into my hat and let the magic focus, now hocus pocus I say, and out come green, gold, and...gray?”

To nobody’s surprise, there was only a lone pink scarf in Hinkle’s hand. “There were supposed to be endless scarves attached to this…” he muttered. It fluttered out of his hand and back into the hat.

But nobody was paying attention to Hinkle anymore. The clock struck three, and the dull atmosphere changed to a holiday-induced fervor as everyone pushed and shoved their way to the front so they could card out and leave.

Brain crept to the front of his cage, one hand resting on his crooked tail as he prepared to unlock the cage and make headway into his plans as soon as they left. He was brimming with viable ideas, and they needed to be written down before he forgot them.

“EVERYBODY, WAIT!” Hinkle bellowed over the noise, and his colleagues turned to him with annoyance written all over their faces.

Brain gritted his teeth. Just let them go already! Was that really so difficult?

“I have one more trick, yes, just one more teensy trick up my sleeve! A real one, I assure you! You won’t be disappointed!” Hinkle said, rubbing his hands together frantically. He emptied his pockets, tossing props everywhere in a vain attempt to find something useful.

Then Hinkle donned a pair of white magician’s gloves, his eyes falling right on Brain. And Brain realized he was about to be conscripted as an unwilling volunteer.

Since his usual tactic of biting fingers until he was left alone wouldn’t work on gloved hands, Brain beat a hasty retreat to the back of his cage, intending to use the exercise wheel as further cover.

But he only made it halfway to the wheel when the door opened and gloved fingers pinched his tail, dragging him out of the cage and dangling him over the magic hat for everyone to see.

“Watch as I transform this ugly lab mouse into a beautiful dove!” Hinkle yelled, and just as Brain processed the insult, he was unceremoniously dropped into the hat. He fell right on top of the rubber ball, knocking the wind out of him. “Abracadabra alakazam!”

Brain pressed himself against the inside folds of the hat as he tried to catch his breath, but he was only given a moment of reprieve before he was snatched up and thrown into the air, as if Hinkle expected him to grow wings because of a nonsensical phrase.

He slammed against the window and fell to the table below, shaking his head to clear away the stars circling in his vision. Every part of his body ached, agony starting from the tip of his tail and snaking up his spine. Slowly, he sat up and checked himself over in the window.

There was a distinct lack of avian features in his reflection, as he expected. He had a new break in his tail from the rough treatment, but there weren’t any other new markings.  

Everyone stared at Brain in silence, and the only sounds were barely suppressed squeaks of disbelief from Hinkle and a chorus of Deck the Halls.

Then there was a booming laugh.

“Prettiest dove I’ve ever seen!” Bill said, to the mirth of his coworkers.  

Brain’s ears flattened, and he wanted nothing more than to sink into the ground and disappear forever.

His fists clenched at the sound of their mockery. He never chose to be involved in this ridiculous demonstration. Or deal with their scorn and stupidity every day. Or live at ACME Labs at all, where he had to suffer through experiment after experiment on top of attempting world domination and failing every single night.

“Come back! I have trick cards! Magic 8-balls! I’ll saw something in half and put it back together, I swear!” Hinkle shouted at the scientists’ retreating figures as they all carded out and stepped into the bitter chill of winter. They shuffled through the snow-covered property and into their vehicles, not wishing to be delayed any longer.

The prized silk hat crumpled in Hinkle’s hand.

“Bah! The only thing this junk hat’s good for is the trash can!” Hinkle snarled as he hurled the hat at the wastebasket by the door, but it only hit the nearby wall instead.

Then he stomped out the door, slamming it shut behind him.

Brain peered out the window, his breath forming a small patch of fog against the cold glass as he watched Hinkle trudge towards the city. He waited a minute to ensure Hinkle wasn't coming back, then rushed over to a drawer where he'd hidden a roll of blueprints and writing utensils.

He was finally, blissfully alone.

Strands of colorful Christmas lights twinkled along the walls, casting a festive hue onto the unfurled blueprints.

Solve for x. Cube the most wonderful time of the year. Multiply by pi.

Peppermints, candy canes, and chocolates were mixed together in a snowflake-patterned bowl. Brain snacked on one of the chocolates as he scribbled a preliminary design for a machine. The candy was bittersweet on his tongue.

Sodium and chloride to form an ionic bond. Three irons needed to balance the equation. Symbol H stood for the hap-happiest season of all.

Only the scratching of his pencil, the hum of a heater which barely worked, and an old, droning carol. The Christmas bells subdued, the computers shut off.

And hearts will be glowing when loved ones are near. Loved ones are near. Loved ones are near...  

There was a wet spot on the blueprint, directly over where he was trying to write. Frowning, he rubbed out the excess moisture, but only succeeded in smudging his numbers. He started over in an empty space, only for the wetness to appear again. Annoyed, he flipped his pencil around and rubbed the grayed area with his eraser.

The blueprint ripped.

Though the hole was tiny and didn’t affect the rest of his work in the slightest, it seemed that his plan had failed before he’d implemented it.

And it occurred to him that he’d never considered how the machine would function or how it would help him accomplish his takeover.

His face felt strange, so he rubbed his cheeks to get rid of the sensation. His hand came away damp.

Oh.

He was crying.

It was that stupid song’s fault. He dropped his pencil and walked over to the stereo, slamming his hand against the stop button just as the song reached its end.

The sound cut off immediately.

Only the dying thrums of a malfunctioning heater now.

The silence was overwhelming.

Christmas media always said the holiday season was a joyous occasion for family and friends, a time for reflection and rebirth as the year wrapped up and began anew.

But it was just propaganda. Nothing more than lies so people would praise themselves as right and virtuous and loving when they were nothing of the sort.

Brain splashed cold water onto his face, ridding himself of the useless tears. Then he looked out the window. A light flurry had begun, the clouds low and dreary gray. The land was already blanketed in snow from the blizzard on the winter equinox, and temperatures hadn’t warmed up since.

And while there were footprints in the snow from passersby, much of the surrounding property was untouched.

Maybe that’s what he needed.

An opportunity to numb himself, to walk around in the cold and discard these useless, empty aches in his chest.

He tore up his blueprint and threw it away. He was better off starting over after his stint outside.

Then he put on his winter gear, nicked from a doll somebody had brought in as a donation to a toy drive, but now lay forgotten in the lab.

The thick white jacket was comfortable and padded with extra fluff. He threw the hood over his head and tucked in his ears, then pulled on his snow boots and gloves.

As he wound a long piece of string around the window latch, he caught sight of the silk hat that laid beside the wastebasket, considered nothing more than trash since it wouldn’t do what Hinkle wanted. The rubber ball and scarf was still inside, crumpled and forgotten.

Magic wasn’t real. It was simply the art of misdirection and illusion. Or a word the uneducated used to describe occurrences they couldn’t explain with science.

Despite his beliefs, Brain built a simple pulley system with thick yarn and an empty spool to haul the silk hat up to the counter.

He could use the hat for extra fabric. Repurpose it. Shrink it so he could have a formal hat for himself.

He opened the window, allowing the cold wind to numb the exposed fur on his face. With all the flurries, he’d probably regret this decision later, but that wasn’t anything new. Then he dropped the loose end of the string outside and tugged the knot around the latch. Once he was satisfied with the knot’s tightness, he dropped the silk hat into the snow-covered bushes below.

It was ironic, how he experimented with chemicals and complicated machinery every night, but didn’t know what he was doing with a simple hat.

Maybe that humiliating demonstration had messed with his mind, overriding all his logic and planning capabilities.

But it seemed like such a flimsy excuse, not providing a satisfactory explanation as to why he’d dragged a so-called magic hat outside on what was supposed to be a simple break.

Brain slid down the string, his boots crunching against the snow as he landed. He stuck out a gloved hand, catching several flurries.

No two snowflakes looked alike, they always said. But their crystalline structures couldn’t be seen without a microscope, so they were nothing more than white powder to the naked eye. He rolled the flurries in his palm until they formed a tiny snowball.

It gave him an idea.

But...it was childish. Stupid.

Yet he found himself rolling snow anyway.

This patch of the property was completely undisturbed, so he had a nice layer of clean, white snow untouched by human footprints to work with.

Nobody was around to see him. And it gave his hands something to do instead of remaining idle.

He quickly found that rolling snow into a spherical shape per the typical snowman wasn’t as easy as television depicted. The snow didn’t want to move in the way he wanted, and it came out as a lumpy, ovular mound that happened to be the same size as him.

He kicked aside a thin, whiplike twig that had broken off from one of the nearby bushes as he gathered more snow to form the head. Then he reconsidered and picked up the twig.

In his hands, it looked very similar to a mouse’s tail. One that wasn’t broken by mishandling.

While he didn’t have the height or the tools required for a full-sized snowman, maybe he could create a snowmouse instead.

He carefully threaded the twig into the backside of the mound, curling it around so it resembled an actual tail.

Then he brushed extra snow away from the front, smoothing out the mound until it had the snowy equivalent of legs.

The head was more difficult to sculpt, but he managed to create something that would be recognizable as a mouse’s head, with two small snowballs forming the ears and a muzzle that jutted out. He would’ve made the muzzle smaller, but the increased size was necessary to counterweight the ears. Lastly, he slid two sticks into each side of the snowmouse to serve as arms.

The snowmouse was twice Brain’s height, and while it had the proportions of a mouse, it was ultimately just a cold white body with three embedded twigs. No personality, no splashes of color.

Anyone could easily miss or step on it.

The snowmouse would be gone by next week, once the temperature rose above freezing. No trace of his handiwork would remain.

Such was life. Short and brutal, with nothing to show for it.

The faceless snowmouse seemed oddly alone, the only other thing besides Brain in this wintery courtyard. There wasn’t anything for either of them here.

“Sorry,” Brain said, unsure of why he was apologizing to something that couldn’t hold a conversation. He’d wasted far too much time here. He had to get back to his plans. “I’m going inside.” 

A chilly breeze blew, and Brain held fast to his hood so it didn’t come off. As he turned to the lab, he saw the silk hat become airborne, flying several feet until it landed by Brain and the snowmouse.

He didn’t think the breeze had been that strong.

But the strangest part was how the hat was much smaller than before. It wouldn’t fit a human anymore.

Even the red rubber ball and pink scarf shrunk. And there were several pebbles that hadn’t been there previously, though Brain guessed they could’ve just gotten inside when he’d dropped the hat.

Brain stared at the items, then back at the snowmouse.

“Just this once,” he sighed as he draped the scarf between the main body and head, then placed the rubber ball at the end of the muzzle for a nose.

Two of the pebbles became unseeing eyes, though Brain was at a loss of what he should do with the other two pebbles. He tried using them as a replacement for buttons on the body, but that didn’t seem right. And placing them on the cheeks just looked awkward.  

Brain held a pebble in each hand, stepping back to determine the placement. But he didn’t find anything satisfactory.

He was about to discard the pebbles entirely, but then he noticed that the snowmouse seemed to have an odd pair of buckteeth sticking out at the end of its muzzle with the way he held the pebbles.

Perhaps he should’ve left it as a matter of perspective. It was stupid. It was silly.

But Brain stuck the pebbles on the underside of the muzzle anyway.

The snowmouse looked ridiculous with its red rubber nose, pink scarf, and pebbles for eyes and goofy buckteeth.

Another breeze picked up, and one of the snowmouse’s stick arms waved, moving up and down like it was saying hello.

Like it was...friendly. Alive. Happy.

Slowly, Brain approached the snowmouse. He placed one hand on the snowmouse’s body, balanced on his tiptoes, and threw the silk hat on top.

For reasons Brain couldn’t explain, the hat just seemed to go with the rest of the snowmouse.

And then he caught himself.

What a ridiculous concept.

Creating a snowmouse wasn’t his worst transgression, if he’d just left it at the creation process. No, instead he had to go personifying it! Assigning qualities that shouldn’t be designated to inanimate objects!

Snow wasn’t alive. It was water. That’s all it was.

“You’re snow. You’re just a pile of frozen water!” Brain yelled, turning away from the snowmouse. Enough with these idiotic fantasies. He was going inside, back to the cruel reality of trying to take over the world. “You’re not alive, so just leave me alone! Quit toying with my perception!”

He stomped towards the window, but only made it a few steps before an odd sound gave him pause.

“Toys? Narrrrrf! That sounds like jolly good fun! Can I play with toys too?”

Brain looked over his shoulder, and promptly tripped over himself in surprise.

A pair of bright blue eyes was looking back at him. Actual eyes, not pebbles.

And the snowmouse was talking.

End AN: I feel really bad for calling Brain ugly. *sobs*

I actually kinda find writing Hinkle’s dialogue fun. A bit of a strange character to crossover with, but fun. Hocus Pocus the Rabbit won’t be making an appearance. 

Also some changes will be made from the original Frosty the Snowman cause some parts of the cartoon don’t make sense. A greenhouse at the North Pole, really?

[themculibrary]

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All's Fair in Larb and War (ao3) - phonecallfromgod, 23k Rating: Teen And Up Pairing: Ned/Peter

Summary: Ned Leeds just wants to transition painlessly into college life, but that's easier said than done when Tony Stark has a personal beef with you, Liz Allan's back in town, and your roommate and your superhero boyfriend hate each other (but just don't know it yet).

Equal and Opposite (ao3) - Anonymous, 7k Rating: General Pairing: Christine/Stephen

Summary: Stephen settles into the job of New York Sanctum Master, has a ridiculous incident on ice, makes nice with Christine and Wong, throws up a bit because he’s trying to use too much magic, and gets himself a fan club which consists almost exclusively of magical artefacts. Then there's Mordo. And the cloak. And everything else...

Honey (ao3) - TyrantTirade, 2k Rating: Teen And Up Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: Steve hates him, really, really fucking hates him.

Kings Of Treason (ao3) - shatteredhourglass, 27k Rating: Explicit Pairing: Bucky/Clint

Summary: Top-tier SHIELD agents Clint Barton and Bucky Barnes are benched for the foreseeable future. Hijinks ensue, resulting in terrible hipster cafes, spilled orange juice, a distinct sense of loneliness, jealousy, laser tag, and a truly terrible idea to bet on who can seduce that hot redhead from Stark Industries first.

lane lines (ao3) - sparkagrace, 132k Rating: Mature Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: Steve Rogers has spent his entire life swimming and now is poised to take the Wakanda 2024 Olympics by storm. The only thing he’s missing is a friendly rival to help get him there. Enter Bucky Barnes, who doesn’t seem to take the sport quite as seriously despite his raw and enviable talent.

Steve hates him. Bucky doesn’t care. That makes Steve hate him more.

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aka: the Olympics swimming AU that nobody but me asked for

Lost to Sight (ao3) - mangochi, 18k Rating: Explicit Pairing: M'Baku/T'Challa

Summary: “Are you all right?” asks the boy- the prince, M’Baku thinks. Prince T’Challa of Birnin Zana, precious firstborn of the Great Panther. He speaks Xhosa in a gentle, low tone, his white robes finer than anything M’Baku has ever owned, and his fingers against M’Baku’s are soft and smooth. M’Baku stares down at him, furious.

Love is the Most Important Thing in the World (But Baseball is Pretty Good, Too) (ao3) - Kellyscams, 6k Rating: Explicit Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: Once upon a time ago, Steve Rogers was inseparable from his best friend and teammate James "Bucky" Barnes. All of that changed one eventful night near the end of their high school career when Steve kissed Bucky.

Tonight, Steve must face Bucky in what just might be the turning point in his minor league career. Bucky's no doubt going to get his call up to the Majors. But if Steve can't face this one batter that's haunted him since high school... he might never catch his break.

Does Steve have what it takes to strike his rival out? Or will he only ever see Bucky Barnes, the boy he's loved since high school, sixty-feet away from him?

Protocol Be Damned (ao3) - Icylightning, 31k Rating: Teen And Up

Summary: "Have you heard of Tony Stark?"

Peter's eyes instantly widened at the mention of the man's name. You're not a New Yorker of you haven't heard of Mafia Boss Tony Stark, the most dangerous and violent person in the city. Rumors say the man talks with a gun in hand and if he doesn't like what he hears, the gun ends their conversation. It was not that the cops never tried to arrest the man but they failed everytime, either due to lack of evidence or in some cases fear of life

"Kid, hey did you hear what I just said?" the manager snapped his fingers bringing Peter back to reality who blinked rapidly, trying not to show his fear "Yeah.. Sir.. umm.. what?"

Put Your Venom In Me (ao3) - orphan_account, 3k Rating: Explicit Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: Steve doesn't get along with Bucky Barnes. The arrogant prick has been working on his nerves ever since freshman year. So the last thing he wants to do is go to a party with all his friends at Barnes' house. But after a game of 'Spin the Bottle', who knows what will happen.

Pythagorean Expectation (ao3) - slytherinski, 182k Rating: Explicit Pairing: Steve/Tony

Summary: Steve turns, feeling his heart fall out of his chest at the figure walking towards them. This has to be a dream. A nightmare— one that Steve has definitely had before.

Tony Stark walking towards them does not compute. Even with his eyes shrouded by orange-tinted spectacles, there is no mistaking that lopsided grin and casual strut onto the field even from a distance. Steve's head is swimming with questions. Tony holds so much notoriety right now that it would be near impossible to keep him transferring teams a secret, especially considering the team he would be leaving is owned by his own family.

(Aka, the fic in which Steve and Tony are rivals both off and on the baseball field— until they aren’t. And it’s also in the 90s, because why the hell not.)

Respectfully, James Barnes, JD. (ao3) - buckydeservedmorepassiton (brummiebex), 75k Rating: Mature Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: Once he presented omega, his wealthy family didn't expect him to be more than a house-husband, but he proved them wrong — he was fond of proving people wrong. James Barnes had made a name for himself, one he'd earned, and no one would take from him; at least until Steven Rogers came along.

Steve, a retired army esquire who quickly rose through the ranks of a local firm, would prove to be the bane of Bucky's existence. To James, he's nothing more than a tall, blond reminder that Bucky did not, and would never possess the smooth, effortless charm that just radiated from alphas.

Bucky hates Steve, and makes it known. Steve, never one to take disrespect lightly, returns the sentiment.

Until, that is, a mutual business partner requires them to cooperate.

The Couch Rivalry (ao3) - Beckendorf, 2k Rating: General Pairing: Sam/Bucky

Summary: “I don't think your pal Sam likes me.” Bucky says to Steve.

He snorts, “That’s ridiculous Buck he helped me look for you, maybe he just needs to get to know you?"

Bucky rolled his eyes. Yeah right, and I'm not the winter soldier.

Tonight we're gonna make it all come true (ao3) - gottalovev, 21k Rating: Explicit Pairing: Steve/Tony

Summary: Steve Rogers is one of the best players in college football and is ready to prove it. The road towards becoming a professional football player? Is totally crazy. Falling in love with Tony Stark, the young quarterback from Stanford, may be even more life changing.

Two sorcerers going at it (ao3) - boleyn13, 5k Rating: Teen And Up Pairing: Loki/Stephen

Summary: Ready for an attack Stephen straightened his back, he wasn’t going to let this man see his astonishment. “You should be in Norway.”

Loki shrugged. “I have no intention to talk to Odin. Family meetings aren’t my favourite way to pass the time. All the yelling and screaming and so many reproaches.” “Attempted murders?” “One or two.”

Loki is capable of trapping Odin within a spell for two years, but can't get out of a little portal? Yeah, right.

you feint, I’ll fall (ao3) - ninemoons42, 3k Rating: General Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: Steve and Bucky are respective captains of the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff Quidditch teams. After an agonizingly close game between the two they become sworn enemies, but maybe there's something a bit more to their relationship than they previously thought....

(You're) The One That I Want (ao3) - eriot, tisfan, 24k Rating: Teen And Up Pairing: Steve/Tony, Clint/Phil, Carol/Rhodey

Summary: Billionaire genius Tony Stark meets and falls in love with tough guy and heart-throb Bucky Barnes during a summer’s fling at a beachside resort. Thought to have been parted forever, they discover they’re both attending Avenger’s Academy, a prep-school for superpowered people. With a different social circle, different goals and different dreams, will Tony and Bucky decide that the other is “the one that they want.”

An Avenger’s Academy/Grease mash up fic.

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chicken i'm a teacher and i feel like a lot of the advice given to teachers for how best to support students with adhd comes from the neurotypical community. things like chunk information into smaller parts, give frequent breaks, use fidget toys, etc. and maybe that's all good advice (??), but is there anything you wish teachers would do differently? things that would give your brain the best chance of learning?

oh man this is such a good thoughtful question & one that i hope every teacher thinks about, but i know it’s tough so i really appreciate that you are!! i think the ones you gave are pretty good practical tips, honestly? i’m hoping other people will jump in because i just have my experience to speak from.

a couple things that i would say that are less... concrete but just stuff i wish my teachers had known:

- the formal dx isn’t everything / don’t assume that kids are neurotypical

i know there’s a lot of paperwork and stuff around these issues for you guys, so this can be a little tough to manage. one thing that happened to me though and that i hear a lot from friends is just like..... it’s hereditary, and also there’s a lot of stigma around being neurodivergent, especially in older generations? i know my mom really pushed back against anyone that suggested that i had adhd, because she has the exact same symptoms and was kind of like Why Are These Teachers Using This Parent Teacher Conference To Call Me a Big Freak. i know other parents that just think it’s too weird to have an nd kid and basically picked any possible weird workaround over getting an actual diagnosis. i think a lot of teachers kind of look at formal dx as a way to separate kids who are lazy but normal from kids who have “real problems,” and that can get really super gnarly if you’re, y’know, a ten year old whose parents just don’t believe in the idea of adhd for whatever reason.

- don’t assume that kids aren’t trying?

i know there’s totally just some kids that need more motivation for whatever reason, but...... i think the flipside is that..... you can also just put a ton of pressure on a kid who is genuinely trying super hard? i think a lot of teachers have a little bit of an idea that there’s a series of magic words that they can say to properly motivate a kid, and then presto, they’ll follow directions and be Fixed. and definitely they mean well!! but also i think you can really easily make a kid shut down if they’re trying their absolute hardest & none of the adults around them are perceiving it at all? it honestly was pretty traumatic to want to be good at school So Badly and still have every adult be constantly like okay...... we need to talk about why you’re lazy and don’t care and why you’re shitty at this, actually. i think my best teachers just really had a sense of humor about the fact that i was going to misunderstand stuff or forget deadlines and that it wasn’t a matter of them teaching it badly or me not caring to learn.

- if you figure out how to work with one kid with adhd..... congratulations you figured out how to work with one (1) kid with adhd

this is something that autistic people have talked about a lot, but i think it also really holds true for adhd? my partner and i always make each other a lil crazy because despite having Same Guy Disease we have uhhh completely opposite needs. jay’s dyslexic mcfuck and he wants verbal instructions and someone to talk to basically every waking minute or he’s like I’M BORED I NEED TASKS NOW!!! IMMEDIATELY!!! I’M POKING THE WORLD WITH A STICK. DO SOMETHING. whereas i..... cannot interpret verbal instructions worth one good goddamn and if you give me strict instructions and deadlines with no wiggle room i’ll simply get claustrophobic and die. like my ideal school situation is someone gives me a textbook full of problems and they sit in another room and never speak to me unless i have a question. genuinely. i know there’s some skepticism in ed about learning styles, but i do think for people with Sensory Stuff that just being... more thoughtful about how information is delivered and how they’re receiving it can really help? a lot of adhd people really struggle with written info or verbal info, and if you’re relying 100% on one option it’s... kind of impossible for them to Do School in any real way.

- just have a sense of humor / support kids if they figure out a way that works for them?

i kinda mentioned this earlier, but i think a lot of people fall into the trap of thinking that they can motivate every kid into doing things The Right Way, and then a lot of kids just shut down instead? genuinely the teachers i got along with the best were the ones that just.... kind of sat back and accepted that like, i was not native to their environment and wasn’t going to be able engage with stuff the way they envisioned. i took the same math teacher for three years of high school because at one point i just started ignoring her lectures & doing homework during every class. instead of confronting me about it she just was kind of like “weird!!! not technically a sin though!” and we?? got along great after that? like literally better than i had ever gotten along with a teacher until then. i didn’t even know you could go to math class and not cry! amazing. i won’t say i was ever super great at math, but i went from being the kid getting Fs on every single test and never turning in homework to being a pretty reliable B+ student. she totally could’ve gotten offended in that situation since she was trying dang hard to give an interesting lecture, but having her just kind of go “weird! okay” and not be like Callout Post: This Child Is So Annoying made such a huge fucking difference for me (shoutout to ms. butler thank you for letting me graduate high school etc etc)

let kids see other life paths without judgment

kind of in line with the motivation thing, but i think like.... yes kids with ADHD can absolutely thrive in academics, but also make it clear that it’s not a catastrophe if it’s not a good environment for them? there’s so much rhetoric around “you have to do well in 1st grade so you can get into harvard and be a lawyer” or whatever, and i think kids who struggle pick up on that more than people realize. i remember really genuinely feeling like there was straight up not a future for me if i didn’t find a way to just like.... get a new brain??? and i wish i’d had positive role models for the idea that like. you can have a cool interesting life even if you’re very bad at sitting in a lecture!! it’s fine!! maybe you can’t be an astronaut or whatever but it’s still worth trying to graduate and see what’s out there

OKAY my two practical tips: let kids wander the fuck around AND also. start a knitting club

okay this is just for me but lmaoooooooo my elementary school teachers thought i was gonna SIT STILL??? and THINK???? at the SAME TIME???? i don’t even do that as a 25 year old. please. you know those bikes that like power electricity generators? that’s what a hyperactive brain is like. if they’re not moving they’re just not doing anything. 

also yeah knitting club. you gotta. my 4th grade teacher sucked so bad on every single front listed above and she hated me soooooo much but she did teach me how to sit through a 30 minute meeting without crying. fucking around with string and sticks IS adhd culture probably. idk.