#reputation part two

[egophiliac]

like mother, like son, but less wholesome this time?

(I couldn't decide whether or not to put them together, so have them in all the different ways!)

[carouselunique]

They had a bit of a chance encounter on a day where Blueblood was dealing with something that was very difficult and was so caught up in his emotions he didn’t even care that he was in the garden getting grass stans on his coat and Ditzy, with her natural impulse to cheer ponies up, didn’t even notice or care that she was flying into the palace gardens when she saw someone sat in the rain.

At first he was definitely going to call the castle guards to come apprehend this strange filly with the odd eyes who was intruding when this was the last moment he’d want to entertain any desperate debutantes, however she surprised him by not fawning or anything, not even caring about his status, just putting one of her fluffy wings up and asking if he needed somepony to lend an ear.

“Don’t let my eyes fool you, my ears work just fine!”

She was incredibly disarming and while he didn’t reveal everything about why he was upset, he found himself talking about his feelings to her. And she made such cheerful remarks, and was very comforting. In the end, he felt better and she came to check on him the next day, even sharing a blueberry muffin with him. He remarked that he’d never seen her around before, and that he wouldn’t mind terribly seeing her more often.

The rest, as they say, is history.

[all-too-unwell-13]

what i think marauders characters would think about taylor swift

(part 2 - includes the emeralds/slytherin skittles + emmeline vance, emma vanity, & amelia bones)

the emeralds:

regulus - he'd love taylor swift!! regulus' favourite albums would be ttpd, midnights & red tv. i don't make the rules (yes i do) 🤷‍♀️ his favourite songs from each album would be 'loml,' 'question...?' and 'treacherous' (which he'd never admit, but it's true)

barty - i can see barty saying he hates taylor just to piss of reg, but if 'king of my heart' came on, he'd vibe and def wouldn't turn it off (he associates it with evan 👀) (wanna unpack why that is, barty?)

evan - loves her. period. his fav album is reputation and his favourite songs are 'gorgeous,' 'don't blame me' & 'delicate' !! (he associates them with barty 😙😙)

pandora - her number one song on spotify wrapped EVERY YEAR, without fail, is 'i hate it here' by taylor. second top song is 'never grow up (taylor's version)'. she's a speak now tv girl!!

dorcas - also pretends to hate taylor, but 'the man' by taylor is on almost all of her "favourite song" playlists so 😋😋 she's a lover girl at heart, but she tells pandora (she's the only one who knows she likes taylor) that her favourite is evermore

the others <3 (what is their group name?):

emmeline vance - genuinely doesn't listen to taylor swift much, but would never hate on her or say anything against her. she just doesn't know much of her music or much about her, so she doesn't judge 🤷‍♀️ will listen to fearless tv with mary if asked though!!

emma vanity - she's a huge swiftie and she's LOUD about it. everyone knows she loves taylor; her favourite album is lover & fav song is 'cruel summer' (emma liked it before it blew up, and she makes sure to add that whenever she tells someone)!! emma is alsooo a huge red tv girl, but more the lover girl side of red, yk?? like she LOVES 'begin again,' 'run,' as well as 'forever winter'

amelia bones - her and emma bond at first bc of their love for taylor and just music in general !! amelia doesn't seem like it, but she's an evermore and, strangely enough, debut type of person. her favourite all-time taylor song is 'a place in this world' !! a close second for her is 'dorothea'

[qiu-yan]

in MDZS the novel, the innkeeper in Yunping mentions that people are too scared to go petition Yunmeng Jiang for help because someone once walked in on Sect Leader Jiang whipping a guy in the main hall, supposedly because the guy was a demonic cultivator.

[ratatatastic]

lets play sasha charades!! on this episode of mikksy mimes sasha cooking!

attempts to cook but gets frustrated and throws everything away, ends up ordering takeout and eating that instead 🤣🤣🤣 very proud of his preformance sasha will surely get it in one try it was that good (narrators voice: he did not get it in one try)!!!

sasha didn't get it must act it out again...oh maybe i should play up the frustration? make more obvious cooking motions like dicing and pan flipping...did he get it now? no...? oh this guy...hes a lot denser than i thought...

sasha who can only smile after getting help...in the end this punk was making fun of me...

luosty the only one to clap for oscar worthy preformance because ofc the brat claps when we can make fun of sasha without much consequence he supports mikksy in his public bullying campaign

be careful luosty youll might the next target of sasha wrath 🤣🤣🤣

Sasha Cup Party | 7.31.24 (x)

[chasingmidnights]

Reputation, Part Two: Getaway Car

Title: Getaway Car 

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x actress!OC - Kennedy Logan 

Summary: Bucky is doing his best to enjoy retirement. However, one day as he’s out running errands, he ends up rescuing actress, Kennedy Logan, from a crowd of paparazzi. 

Warnings: First, this is for 18+ only, minors DNI!! I don’t think there’s much to really look out for in this part. Maybe some slight angst; harassment via paparazzi; and I think that’s it. I apologize if I missed anything but you are responsible for your own media consumption and what you read on the internet. 

Wordcount: 2,539

Bucky sighed as he stepped out of the bank, his meeting not going as well as he had hoped. Honestly, he hated banks and made things much more difficult than they needed to be, in his opinion anyway. He checked his watch and it was barely eleven and he already had a splitting headache. ‘Coffee,’ he thought to himself, ‘Yeah, coffee will help.’ He then headed down the street, knowing that there was a pretty decent coffee place not too far from here. He shoved his hands into his front pockets as he walked, looking all around him. It still baffled him how much New York had become this massive concrete jungle that it is today. Things had definitely changed since the forties and he had a hard time wrapping his head around how much has changed. He had missed so much and now that he had his own free will again, it was time to play catch up. 

He shook his head of the thoughts, knowing how quickly he could spiral if he continued. He looked around the busy city and as he did so, he couldn’t help but notice a few people staring at him. ‘Great, just what I need, people staring.’ Bucky thought to himself. Ever since the trial and his whole life was put on display, people recognized him practically everywhere. He sighed and did his best to ignore the stares and whispers, continuing on his way to the coffee shop. As he rounded the corner, he saw a crowd outside of the business, immediately eliciting a groan from him. He just wanted a cup of coffee, was that too much to ask for? He wasn’t in the mood for a crowd or the media. 

He took a deep breath and looked down, hoping that he wouldn’t be recognized. Bucky was relieved when no one recognized him as he pushed himself through the crowd and into the coffee shop. He glanced back towards the paparazzi and wondered what they were here for. After a moment, he shrugged his shoulders and walked up to the counter to order his coffee. As he waited, he had been staring at a random spot on the cash register. Even though he had zoned out slightly, his ears were picking up everything around him. From the cameras going nonstop outside, to the conversation the young woman was having on the phone to his left. He wasn’t trying to eavesdrop, but he could hear the strain in her voice as she talked. 

“Look, I know I’m late, but there’s a crowd of paparazzi outside the coffee shop and I’m not about to fight my way through it.” She said sternly, before there was a short pause as she listened to the other person. “Just tell them that I’m sorry, Olive and see if we can reschedule the interview.” She said, before listening to whoever this Olive person was. 

Bucky was brought out of his thoughts when he heard his name being called for his order. He thanked the barista as he put a couple of dollars into the tip jar. He glanced over at the young woman as he turned around, the two making eye contact for a brief moment. Bucky found himself intrigued by her and wondered who was to have a crown of paparazzi after her. He gave her a small nod when he realized that he had been staring for far too long. He was about to face the crowd himself, when he decided he wasn’t ready. He glanced around the coffee shop before he spotted an empty table and figured it would be best to hang out for a while. Hopefully, the paparazzi would eventually get bored, he’d hate to have to fight someone today. He tore his gaze off of the hungry crowd outside and took a long drink of his coffee, the bitter taste welcoming as he people-watched. 

The sound of someone muttering to themselves caught his attention and pulled him from his day-mare. At some point, his people watching had turned into him zoning out and thinking about his past. He shook his head and turned his attention towards the person muttering. It was the young woman who had caught his attention earlier and it sounded as if she was giving herself a pep talk. He glanced towards the crowd and it appeared to have dwindled down some, but still quite a few remained. He was starting to feel bad for her, knowing what it’s like to deal with paparazzi. Bucky watched as she braced herself to go outside and face the crowd. His face scowled as he watched them surround her almost immediately. Concern began to grow when he noticed how aggressive they were becoming as she ignored them. He narrowed his eyes before he picked up his empty cup as he got up and headed out of the coffee shop, throwing away the cup as he passed the trash can. He shoved his way through the crowd until he was next to the young woman, gently placing his hand on her shoulder. She jumped, not expecting to have been touched and she had her hand raised as she turned around, ready to slap whoever it was that had touched her. Bucky immediately raised his hands to show he meant no harm. 

“Woah, easy there tiger.” He said, giving her a nervous smile, maybe touching her like that wasn’t the best idea. 

“What do you want?” She questioned, her hand still raised.

“Just trying to help, looks like you could use a quick getaway.” Bucky offered, hoping he sounded genuine and not as some creep. 

She then lowered her hand, letting out a small sigh as she glanced back towards the paparazzi. “Actually, yeah, I could.”

“Follow me then.” Bucky said as he started to walk ahead of her, stopping when he realized she wasn’t following, he then turned to face her. “I promise, I won’t hurt you.” 

She took a deep breath before she decided to follow after him. Bucky tried not to jog too fast, wanting her to be able to keep up with him. 

“Where are we going?” She asked as they rounded a street corner. 

“Not much farther.” Bucky said, smiling a bit when he saw his bike come into view. He pulled her along as he grabbed her hand, heading towards his bike. 

“A motorcycle?!” She exclaimed, it wasn’t exactly what she was expecting. 

“Problem?” Bucky asked as he handed her his helmet. 

She hesitated before taking it and putting it on, struggling a little bit with the straps. Bucky found it endearing as she struggled with the straps, a smile trying to force its way onto his lips. He then pulled her gently by the bottom of the helmet to help her with the straps. He then got onto his motorcycle and waited for her to hop on behind him. He had just started his bike when the crowd of paparazzi rounded the corner and spotted them. 

“Hold on!” Bucky called back to her and his heart skipped a beat as she wrapped her arms around his waist. He pushed away the feeling as he took off, speeding away and through the city. 

Bucky sat on a bench as he picked at a blade of grass, he had taken them away from the city, figuring that a change of scenery would be nice. He found a little roadside overlook that had a great view of a beautiful lake, but as soon as they got off the bike to rest, she had been glued to her phone. Bucky let out a huff before he glanced over to where she was at, still on the phone. He watched her for a moment before turning back to look at the water. He liked this spot, there was something peaceful about this place that he liked. After a moment of staring out at the water, he finally felt her joining him on the bench. He glanced over at her when he heard the sigh fall from her lips. 

“Everything alright?” He asked, genuinely concerned. 

“Yeah, it will be anyway. Just had to take care of some things with work.” She said nonchalantly, before looking out at the water. “Wow.” 

Bucky nodded at her answer, he understood how grueling work could be sometimes, not that he had to deal with it anymore. “Yeah, I get that.” 

“Oh, thanks for saving me by the way, I appreciate it.” The young woman said, looking over at Bucky, giving him a small smile. 

His stomach fluttered at her smile, he was still getting used to people thanking him. He cleared his throat after a moment. “It was no problem. I know how relentless those paparazzi people can be.” 

Her smile grew at his words. “Really?” 

“Yeah, unfortunately.” He said, thinking back to the trials for a moment. 

She could tell that it was a touchy subject, so she decided to change the subject. “I’m Kennedy, by the way. Kennedy Logan.” 

Bucky smiled at her, it was nice to finally know her name. “Bucky, Bucky Barnes.” 

She arched her brow as she adjusted to face Bucky a little more. “Bucky? Is that a nickname or something?” 

Bucky chuckled at her curiosity. “Yeah, it’s a nickname. My full name is James Buchanan Barnes.” 

She smiled as he told her his full name. “That’s quite the name. I take it Bucky comes from Buchanan?” 

“Yeah, that’s correct.” He said, nodding his head. 

“So, Bucky, can I ask you something?” She asked, looking at him intently. 

“Sure of course.” Bucky said. 

“Why did you rescue me earlier? I mean, you don’t even know me.” Kennedy inquired. “Anyone else would’ve just kept walking or gone the other way.” 

Bucky thought for a moment before he looked over at her. “Well, I’ve done enough bad things to last a lifetime. It’s time I start doing some good.” 

She studied his face for a moment and wondered what he meant by that, but she didn’t want to push him about the matter. “Well, I definitely appreciate it.” 

“Can I ask you something?” Bucky asked. 

“I’m an open book, shoot.” Kennedy answered with a smile. 

He chuckled at her response. “Why were they after you, the paparazzi that is.” 

She tilted her head at him, studying him. She realized that he had no idea who she was and she was kind of surprised, but also relieved that he didn’t know. “They were after me because I’m an actress and I guess since my last movie, I’ve gained some popularity.” 

Bucky nodded his head. “Ah, makes sense. What kind of movies do you make? If you don’t mind me asking.” 

She smiled at his question. “Of course no. I do mainly horror and thrillers, with the occasional romance.” 

Bucky arched a brow, he wasn’t expecting her to say those genres. “Really?” 

“Yeah, why? Can you not see it?” She asked, curious about his answer. 

“Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Do you like the horror-thriller genre?” He asked, looking over at her. 

She let out a small laugh. “I actually do. The more horror the better.” 

Bucky chuckled at her enthusiasm for the genre. “I haven’t seen too many horror-thriller films, but the one that I have seen I’ve enjoyed. 

“I can make you a list of recommendations if you’d like?” She offered with a smile. 

“Sure, I’ll add them to the list.” Bucky said, flashing her a small smile. 

She arched her brow at his answer. “You have a list?” 

Bucky scratched the back of his neck with his left hand, a little embarrassed about the list of things he needs to experience. As Bucky lifted his left hand, she caught the black and gold prosthetic, causing her curiosity to pique. 

“Uh, yeah. Let’s just say, I haven’t been able to enjoy the finer things in life that most people have gotten to enjoy or experience.” Bucky explained, trying to be as vague as possible.

“Well, I’ll make up a list for ya and if you want, we could watch a couple of movies together. Or do anything else off of your list.” Kennedy offered, wondering what he meant by not being able to experience things. 

Bucky was a bit surprised by her off of helping him. “Yeah, I’d like that.” 

“It’s settled then.” Kennedy said, she then looked back out at the water. “Wow, this place is great. Have you been here before?” 

“No, actually, I haven’t. I just thought we could use a break from the city.” Bucky said, also looking out at the water. 

She was about to say something when her phone started to ring again, causing her to let out a sigh. She pulled out her cell phone and saw that it was her manager calling again. 

“I’m sorry, I have to get this.” Kennedy said, giving him an apologetic look. 

“Go ahead.” Bucky said, gesturing for her to take the call. 

She smiled at him before she answered her phone. “Hey Olive,” She said, getting up and walking over to the bike. 

Bucky glanced behind him and watched her for a moment before looking back at the lake. He couldn’t help but think about spending time with her again, something about her intrigued him. After a moment, Kennedy returned and sat back down next to him, letting out a sigh. 

“Everything alright?” Bucky asked. 

“Yeah, but unfortunately it seems that I need to get back.” Kennedy answered, a hint of disappointment in her voice. 

“Hey, no worries. I can take you back, just tell me where I need to drop you.” Bucky said, standing up then offering his hand to help her up. 

Kennedy smiled up at him before taking his left hand, surprised at how smooth the prosthetic hand was. Bucky gently pulled her up with ease and they started to walk back to his bike. He was a bit surprised when she continued to hold onto his hand as they walked, immediately sending butterflies to his stomach. When they got to his bike, he helped her with the helmet again before climbing onto his motorcycle. 

“You good?” He called back to her. 

“Yeah!” She yelled back as she slid her arms around Bucky’s waist again. 

His heart fluttered at the feeling as he started the motorcycle, the engine coming to life with a loud roar. He double checked to make sure it was clear before pulling out onto the road. The drive back to the city was too short for his liking and he couldn’t help but feel disappointed as he dropped her off to where she needed to be. He watched as she walked away, making sure she made it inside alright before he took off. Once she was out of sight, Bucky let out a small sigh. Even though they had exchanged numbers and had already made plans to see each other again, he felt the dread of loneliness creep up on him. But for the first time, in a long time, he had hope and it was all because of her. He took off into the city, darting in and out of the lanes as he thought about seeing Kennedy again.

[cdroloisms]

my dsmp hot take is that while yes c!dream was a villain and a bad guy (tho i'd argue he's morally dark grey rather than pure evil) his personality was not often the ultra crazy over the top anime esq villain some of the fandom paints him to be

Like everything from his line delivery to his mannerisms and tone made him seem like just some guy? Like just a actual seemingly normal dude who'd I'd say is unsettlingly casual a lot of the time about the things he does and says, which is what makes c!Dream and ccDream's performance of the character rather compelling and interesting to watch... imo at least. This is not to say that c!dream never has his big obvious villain moments but to me those moments truly stand out because of how he often is played so human and passing for almost normal most of the time

Anyways I really love c!dream, he's one of my favorite characters of all time because of how understated and human he is a lot of the time until the moments you remember why he's a threat in the first place.....it's just...aaaaaa he's so interesting and cool I wanna analyze him under a microscope

I ... am not sure if I'm following your argument but that's probably a me problem. It's true, c!Dream's actual personality isn't only the overdramatic villain act that somehow overshadowed like, everything about him to a large portion of the fandom. That being said, I would definitely argue that a large portion if not a majority of c!Dream's most overtly villainous moments and actions definitely didn't read as casual to me? tbh "casual" and "normal" are hard words re: c!Dream because the guy ... kind of fails at having any chill literally ever LMAO like even his more faux chill moments (such as the front he keeps up in Daedalus) are very hard for me to describe as casual--though that's just me, and might be a more subjective matter of how we define things lol. That being said, a lot of how c!Dream wields people's perception of him is absolutely about using the villain deal as a shield and smokescreen, which usually meant going full throttle with acting like a Disney movie villain (see: Spirit Speech, Green Festival, Doomsday, Staged Finale, etc.) to intimidate people. Of course, there's an argument for c!Dream acting 'casual' during Exile in mannerisms compared to his more ... overtly villainous acting in the aforementioned scenes, but even then basically every moment we see from his character from the second he betrays Pogtopia for the book (and goes on his whole For Chaos spiel to c!Tommy which had c!Tommy very visibly like ???? bro what the fuck) is so. Different from how this guy acted earlier on in the server that 'casual' as it means between the time period of November 2020 - January 2021 for c!Dream is a whole different ballpark from casual in summer 2020, you feel? Like, though they were definitely wrong, there's a reason why literal demon possession became such a prevalent theory around that time, because bro what the fuck.

It depends on how you look at it, I guess, but I really don't think being underestimated as a villain is like. Ever something that really features in this guy's story, at least from an in-universe perspective--people are primed to think the worst of him from quite early on in the story and the influence of that sticks as he keeps spiraling worse until the prison. Even when he "passes as normal" to the audience bc he's not playing up the villain show to convince people he's too much of a threat to handle, c!Dream-as-the-final-boss c!Dream-as-villain are ideas that very much precede the moments that are most obviously c!Dream wearing the villain title as a mask (which, makes sense--he's not the originator of c!Dream-as-villain as a concept, it's just something he uses to his advantage when the server has already decided that this is Who He Is and then eventually internalizes and attaches to his identity). I think that the big twist for a lot of people, audience and in-universe, comes from poking through the image crafted for him and by him to recognize the just-some-guy behind the villain's mantle -- which is part of why [gestures at the prison arc] like, all of that -- because for a lot of people, regardless of the humanity that c!Dream was literally always played with or even the literal history of the server preserved in vods that many of them had watched live, the power of the story established during the Revolution in and out of canon meant that every problem came him (stated by c!Quackity around the time of Dethronement, objectively untrue at the time) and everything he said was manipulation (gestures at Quackity's chat the day of Mexican L'manburg negotiations) and anything that humanized him was falling for his tricks (poor Bubbles' tumblr post 😭😭😭). It's true that there's no shortage of "just some guy" c!Dream moments to choose from--it's also true, imo, that what really governs c!Dream's story from start to finish is the mask of the villain that he is given and wears and becomes and then the dismantling of it.

[taylorswiftdebut]

people on other platforms saying ttpd is the laziest album taylor has ever written/laziest album ever written in general is crazy to me and really loses the plot in terms of appreciation of art for me. one of the main things of ttpd is that its not edited down, its pure emotion and all of the emotion plain and ugly and not watered down as well as not over produced, it is written out of the need to write and continue to write until you bleed on the page until you can’t tell yourself apart from the ink. it’s raw and authentic, that doesn’t make it lazy and i’m soooooo tired of seeing this take

[whatudottu]

Seeing the “cerebrocrustaceans are highly territorial” headcanon slowly start to pick up more steam (albeit with a split as to whether they’re so cliquey and ride-or-die they view everyone who isn’t in their in-group as a potential threat until they’ve made it abundantly clear that they mean no harm or if they despise any sort of group collaboration unless it’s absolutely, positively necessary) makes me wonder if it’s a common stereotype by the galactic audience to view them as being massive pricks to everyone they meet. Like, oh, everyone on Encephalonus-IV hates each other’s guts and they’re incessantly rude to anyone and everyone they come across! They’re so petty and envious they can’t stand the thought of anyone being better at them than anything and delight in the suffering and misfortune of people they don’t like! They fly into murderous rages if a galvan so much as breathes on them, and if they weren’t such cowards, they’d nuke Galvan Prime into oblivion only to immediately start yet another rivalry with some other species for one reason or another!

Hah! Doesn’t help their case that Dr Psychobos became very well known thanks to the super famous superhero Ben 10!

But no yeah with galvans being the cold detached sort of smart, especially with their prevalence in intergalactic relationships (you don’t become the smartest being in not one but multiple galaxies by sitting alone in your room), what comparatively little interaction to the wider galactic sphere cerebrocrustaceans have has more expectations than if the galvans were more subtle in their influence. If you’ve heard how much of an grumpy old man scientist the First Thinker is, especially when you hear about one of his creations striking out against him due to neglect, well you’ve already started to get the picture of an isolated workspace that no one dares interrupt.

So then you come face to face with a snappy cerebrocrustacean scientist who’s rude, direct, and hovering over your shoulder making sure you don’t fuck up, well you won’t really find many cases of neglect when everything you do is under scrutiny. I guess the difference between my headcanon and @ohyeahben10 ‘s headcanon would be if you can endure the territorial… hostility may not be the right word, the fact that you’re in the same space as a cerebrocrustacean at work is already more than what they’d typically give, in my headcanon sphere you could potentially get past that barrier and transition from outgroup to ingroup; I don’t know exactly what’s in ohyeah’s head but I assume given his headcanons she might say that you practically could never get on a cerebrocrustacean’s good side, or at least not as close as an ingroup would suggest-

Either or, it’s gonna leave a bad first impression, and that is how the stereotype for being prickish is so widespread. Potentially, if a notable cerebrocrustacean scientist works intergalactically, the stereotype may narrow to Encephalonus IV having a very dickish social culture.

[heartshapedcreaturefromcriptoon]

So, no new merch drop for this short of all shorts but all those ugly youtooz collaborations including that one cringe to end all cringe black face-y Alastor figurine is still up on sharkrobot? 😔

It's such a shame because I think as a self proclaimed queen of ironically genuine unironic vivziepop merch that I can say that I am, I saw at least a couple good options I would've loved to be seen made into mini posters or even little sketch books or something like I've seen them doing lately... I think I would've been tempted to buy this specific design as a mat or something too...smh.

[tropicalcontinental]

Trying to draw the curse but rain worldified (still figuring out a solid design)

[polysyndetonaddictsupportgroup]

I don't not mean this offensively at all but is blows my mind that you are a lawyer but also writing jjk fics bc I work at a law firm and cannot for the life of me imagine any of the lawyers that work there writing fanfiction LOL kudos to u seriously I know how busy schedues can get due to court dates haha

im working in like. big city criminal law stuff right now and have been told by people in my office that i come off as a very deadpan and straight-laced legal nerd so i don't think the people who know me from my attorney life are imagining me writing jjk fanfic in my free time either

[girlfox]

can we talk about how one of ahri's canon epithets is ❛ 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄, ❜ alongside being known as the soul devourer. it really speaks volumes towards the hardship and painful experiences she's gone through, and how she emerged from the gnarled roots of her shame & guilt like a spring blossom, open - hearted. ━━━ that is not to say she is completely absolved of these consuming feelings, but that ahri has learned how to become a conduit for this pain and alchemize it into healing others.

post - ruined king, ahri spent the following two months combing over the skeletal remains of her people's vault. an inkling of her hoped that their memories and knowledge weren't truly gone, somewhere in the back of her mind . . . but she had not committed her heart to laying these inquiries to rest in favor of saving the rest of runeterra simply to sulk in the shadows of ancient memories, scattered like dust to the breeze.

and so, ahri set out to the lands of runeterra she'd only heard of from traveler's tales and in picture books. for hundreds of years, she'd been content to reside within her forest and her forest alone ━━━ and truly, the fox still is, often taking heavily prolonged rests from her travels back in the familiarity of her abode. but there were new memories to create; she'd vowed it.

over the course of her journeys, ahri has bared herself against the numbing chill of the freljord, lighting tall fires for those caught in the snowfall and using her blessings to lull the sick into a pleasant dream before guiding their soul into the next realm. she would pull remnants of magic from the pine wood and elderberry shrubs, thanking them for sparing what little they had, to direct their life energy into the deep set wound of a warrior for hire. a life to protect a life.

the echoes of the monster fox have made a home in a dark corner of her mind, and it is a title she struggles with still as animal instinct rules her wholly. 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐄, 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑; it is something she revels in, but something she refuses to allow to control her any longer. not when it really matters.

[seeminglyseph]

I am going a little crazy that despite Lou definitely singing Crawling, they are all referencing the In The End music video for their Linkin Park references in Adventuring Party on the Ravening war.

And it probably says more about me than anything else. But I am looping the In The End video to find the right screen grab to redraw. (I think the song will reflect perfectly on season anyway given the way everything is going. you tried so hard and got so far, but in the end... did it ever really matter?)

[immamapletreekid]

i am the most predictable person with the most predictably pathetic tastes in the history of predictable pathetic taste

[spring-lxcked]

thinking abt the whole michael-as-william's-favorite-kid pre-bite thing again and i think i finally pinned it down

i've mentioned it a million times but he generally sees a lot of himself in michael, and not just appearance-wise. michael is his oldest son, mini-me and that makes him both the favorite and the one who can most easily "fail" william.

i don't know how to explain that michael's attitude @ william as he gets older both pisses william off and reinforces the idea that they're the same.

elizabeth is the second favorite for also having stuff in common with william but ( at least by default / with my portrayal ) she favors elise in both appearance and personality just enough that william resents it. no, he's not self-aware enough to realize this. it doesn't necessarily show via affection, but through other means. literally his only redeeming factor as a parent is that he is capable of affection pre-bite ( and, rarely, post-bite )

( william isn't necessarily mentally ranking his kids to be clear LMAO. he's the type to be like "i don't play favorites" and then he lets michael get away with literally anything so long as it doesn't annoy / anger him. also wanna reiterate a la the last post: being his favorite is a bad thing. literally just being his kid is a bad thing, i'm not implying that one of the kids had it "easier" because i dislike that sentiment )

incredibly incredibly incredibly unpopular opinion but evan is the least favorite and i've always known this abt my william but it's such an uncommon headcanon fdhfkasdhalhf. he is, at least overall, nothing like william. his need for comfort is fine until it's not. like, william will coddle him as the youngest but in the end, he won't put in the necessary effort ( sometimes on purpose because he's "so busy," sometimes because he's obtuse ). at some point he wants evan to just "get over it" and he doesn't hide it well.

the bite obviously complicated everything, so that's a whole other story. something something william thinks his son is violent just like him ( positive to him lmao ) VS michael is traumatized VS william would never have bulllied / harmed his own sister VS michael killed his son ETC ETC ETC. normal family dynamic. where's that edit i made oh right