#she would be the best goo dragon

[itsabouttimex2]

ooo if your not busy maybe Mei or Azure a gn! Reader who’s a descendant of the lady bone demon but said friend tries to hide that fact from them

(Thank you for sending such an interesting request! I ended up liking this scenario so much that I wrote out a few characters for it!)

Descendant of the Lady Bone Demon: Part One

(Part One) (Part Two) (Part Three)

Maybe they should’ve seen this coming. Maybe there were a few warning signs they didn’t pick up on. Looking back on it now, it’s pretty obvious, isn’t it? All those little things should’ve added up a long time ago.

The way the room grew silent and tense when you walked in, no matter how how exuberant it had been prior. How you manage to sneak up on everyone without even trying, as though you had no presence. The wide berth that strangers give you, even though they can’t explain why. That last one had been particularly strange for your friends. They hadn’t understood why people would treat you so coldly, not back then.

They understand now.

Mei Dragon thinks of you as one of her best friends, right alongside MK. Even in childhood were the two of you close, your company providing a brief break from her parents expectations and the crushing weight of living up to her family name. She grows up to think of you as a sibling, really. She’s a ride or die, rise to the challenge, thrill junkie sort of girl. And above all else, she’s fiercely loyal to her friends.

So Mei doesn’t believe a word that LBD has to say. She doesn’t care about destiny, about fate, about these so-called “invisible strings that guide us all through life”.

She lives her life as she pleases, doing what makes her and her friends happy! And she’s not gonna listen to a word that some wannabe world-destroyer has to say about it!

Until the Lady Bone Demon mentions you.

“Y/N bears my very own blood, thin though it has grown. In time, they will follow the very same path I have, to cleanse this world of pain and suffering.”

Now she’s listening. Her control over the Samadhi Fire slips, scorching a ring of death into the earth around her. The heat alone wilts the any flora that was spared outright combustion. “How…” The fire flickers, fizzles.

And then promptly reignites, blazing hotter than ever before. Immediately, the Lady Bone Demon cringes away from Mei’s sweltering power as oppressive heat waves bear down on her. She can only watch in fear and awe as the Samadhi Fire grows hotter and brighter, fueled by rage.

“How DARE you say that about my friend! Y/N would never do anything like that!” A blazing arc of black and red fire slices into the blue crystal formations created by the demon, melting them into sizzling puddles. Her anger builds with each lash of multicolored fire, reducing each and every spiked crystal around her to a mess of glowing goo.

That anger doesn’t fade even after the fight is over, not even after she gets to see the Lady Bone Demon shred apart and drift away. It’s cathartic to watch, but doesn’t make her any less angry about what she heard.

No, that anger only fades once she has you in her arms, hugging you as tightly to herself as possible. You don’t know about your lineage. No one else does either. Just Mei. Which leaves her with the worst dilemma of her life.

Does she tell you? Does she tell anyone?

She doesn’t want to be like Sun Wukong, hiding important information from even the people who would be affected by it the most. She was a victim of that, and it had hurt. She doesn’t want to hurt you. That’s the last thing she wants. But she also doesn’t want to cast any doubt on you, doesn’t want anyone to think you might end up a destructive foe that would one day need to be struck down.

The fear of losing you somehow outweighs the fear of you being angry at her for withholding information from you.

So she keeps quiet.

Mei rationalizes her silence on the matter by telling herself that she’ll tell you later. Yes, everything will work out, she’s sure of it! She’ll just… wait. Just a little bit. When everything calms down and everyone starts to move on from this disaster, she’ll speak up. Once everyone is in a better, happier mood, they’ll definitely be more receptive to the bad news, right? So she isn’t doing anything wrong. She isn’t acting like the Monkey King. She’s… just keeping you safe.

And she really hopes you won’t hate her for it.

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Tang has long pondered your place in this little group. It’s not that he doesn’t like having you here, nothing of the sort! Really, he sees you as family, the same way he sees everyone else in this ragtag group of misfits.

But you stick out like a sore thumb. Everyone else has a direct tie to the original pilgrims who once undertook a legendary journey to retrieve sacred texts.

Tang Sanzang for Tang. Zhu Baije for Pigsy. Sha Wujing for Sandy. Ao Lie for Mei. Sun Wukong for MK. Everyone had someone who their skills, appearance, or even personality harkened back to.

Everyone except for you. Tang had made several guesses before, wondering if there was someone you yourself were standing in the place of. But no one truly seems to fit. Rather than distancing himself from you over this disparity, he makes an effort to grow closer. “It must be lonely”, he reasons to himself, “being the odd man out.” He’s struggled with his own insecurities of being useless or weak, so he can relate to you on a personal level. After making that connection between the two of you, he starts to look out for you, trying to help guide you as you grow.

Tang probably sees himself as your father figure, just the way he sees himself as MK’s.

But, since you don’t have the support system that MK has, he tries to take a more involved role in your life. He’ll sit down with you to chat about any troubles or struggles you have, offering you a kind ear and a welcoming shoulder. And if you ever are struggling with something so bad that it breaks you down and leaves you in tears, he happily takes you into his arms and stays with you through the meltdown. If you fall asleep in his embrace after wearing yourself out, he enjoys it all the more.

He cherishes moments like that, actually.

Sure, he’s sympathetic to your feelings of loneliness and isolation. It’s true that he wants you to be happy. Sometimes he hates the world for hurting you the way it has.

But he loves that you trust him enough to break down in front of him, that you trust him to console and protect you in your weakest moments.

Even at a moment like this, where one of the greatest threats to humanity is bearing down on the two of you. For once, he doesn’t hide or cower. Not when your life is on the life. His golden shield encapsulates both of you, a fierce glare painting his face as he holds you close. You breath raggedly against his shoulder, barely able to support yourself. You had been wounded in the fight, nearly passing out after taking several blows for him and the others. Now, he holds you close, standing tall as you lean on him for support. He watches as the Lady Bone Demon throws attack after attack at the two of you, each blast of crystal and bone shattering and fading against his aureate shield.

The ancient demon glares down at him, a sneer curling her face. “You would fight your destiny? The great monk, Tang Sanzang-”

“I don’t care! Even if I am his reincarnation or his descendant… the choices I make are mine and mine alone! And I will always choose to protect my friends!”

“Even Y/N? Even the very one who bears my blood within them? Are you truly willing to risk saving them now, that they might follow my ways later?”

All the little pieces click into place for him. The mystery he had pondered the most was finally solved, and now he had to live with learning the answer.

“That- that doesn’t matter! Y/N is a person all their own, who will make their own decisions! And I trust them to stay by our side and fight for good! I won’t let you corrupt them!”

And he doesn’t. His resplendent barrier holds fast, shining brightly until all that is left of the demon has been scattered to the wind. He holds you gently, mustering the strength to carry you on his when everyone makes the trip back to Pigsy’s noodle shop. Someone like Sandy or Wukong would definitely better suited to the physical labor he was performing, but Tang couldn’t bear to separate himself from you yet.

Nor is he willing to let go once everyone has taken a seat. He props you up against himself, rubbing your back to keep you awake. “The kids eat first,” Pigsy says, carrying three hearty bowls of noodles. MK, then Mei, then you. Once all of you have your noodles, the chef goes back to the kitchen to start on another batch. Tang holds the bowl and the chopsticks, lifting the noodles to your mouth. Occasionally, he tips the bowl to your mouth so you can sip at the nourishing broth. On any other day, he would’ve swiped a few bites for himself while feeding you. Now, you’re all he can think of. He feeds you bite by bite, then guides you to lay your head in his lap once you’ve finished.

“Hey, Tang.” Pigsy peers down at him, another bowl of noodles in his hands. He passes it to Tang. “What was that demon lady saying to ya anyways?”

Tang looks down at you, watching your chest rise and fall, looking more at peace than ever before. He can’t tell you. Not here. Not now. Maybe not ever. But he and Pigsy can both keep secrets, and more than that, you’ll have two targets to split your anger between, keeping Tang from catching the brunt of it if you ever do find out. So he asks:

“Do you think you can keep a secret, Pigsy?”

Red Son

He doesn’t know why he likes you. By all means, you’re just another peasant, another mortal working at the same noodle store that his arch-rival is. But there’s something different about you. Maybe it’s the way you never seem to flinch or cringe or even cower. Maybe it’s the cool head you keep. Maybe it’s the wide-eyed awe you stare at his creations with.

Even after you had been kidnapped.

“I thinks that it was very clever of you,” you softly admit, not fighting against your bonds. “The way you used the tri-toothed 1x2 plates. I don’t see many people use those.”

He shouldn’t be happy to hear you say that. He should scoff and huff and strike down your praise like it’s meaningless drivel. But it’s not. Not to him. He’s been waiting to hear something like that for a long time, actually. Now, if it only it had been from the mouth of his father…

He shakes himself from those thoughts. “Not that a PEASANT like you could ever comprehend just how truly clever my work is! In fact, the legs of this machine are held in place by a truly unique-” “Technic angular wheel,” you finish for him. “It was a smart choice. I bet finding one that could evenly bear the weight of four legs at once wasn’t easy.”

No… no, it hadn’t been. In fact, it had been very hard to source that component. But here you were… acknowledging him. Praising him. Giving weight to his accomplishments by recognizing them. Somewhere deep inside, he’s a little touched to have his efforts commended.

Not that your kindness inspires him to release you. The only thing that frees you is MK and Mei coming in and storming through, knocking him over the head and escaping with you in their clutch.

Still, he doesn’t… hate you, at least. Or maybe, he just hates you less now. It’s a surprisingly good start.

A start that you continue to build off of throughout your repeated interactions, to his surprise. Your praise wasn’t just a one-time thing, wasn’t a way to get him to drop his guard. It had been genuine, entirely sincere. You had truly thought of him as clever, and you still do.

His schemes become less destructive, but more frequent. MK starts sending you out to deal with him, and most of your “skirmishes” end without any true damage. The two of you talk tech, and then he “tactically retreats” from the fight. Eventually, he drops the act, just swinging by the noodle store to talk with you about mechs or vehicles or rare components and where to find them at reasonable prices.

It’s a strange sight for everyone, the two of you amicably chatting. Sometimes someone will try to butt in, usually MK, who tries to keep up with your conversations to no avail. Other times it’ll be Pigsy, making sure that one of his employees isn’t being threatened or endangered. If one of his new mechs has a Journey to the West inspiration, Tang will happily chime in on it.

But most often, it’s only the two of you, happily talking as equals. Not enemies. Not rivals. Just… actual friends, somehow.

Even if it meant fighting to defend them, these are the sorts of moments he doesn’t want to lose. He wants to protect these cherished hours he spends with you, sharing noodles and blueprints in the middle of a crowded but welcoming restaurant.

Even if it meant fighting a foe he had no chance of defeating. All he has to do is buy a little bit of time. Just enough for MK and his ragtag team of idiots and peasants to smash this osseous demon into pieces. He glares up at her, his hair and hands exploding into flame. It’s a mere display, a small threat to keep her occupied. If she focuses on him, then she can’t hurt you.

Not that she’s trying.

“Foolish child. Do you really think I can’t understand the game that you’re trying to play? You would stand in the way of a peaceful world, all in the name of protecting the heir of your enemy?”

He falls to the ground, clutching his head in pain as she taps into his mind to deliver her next words.

“But a meager resistance cannot hope to undo destiny. I will find Y/N, and add their power to my own. That is their destiny, and I will see it fulfilled.”

“You- you won’t! I wont allow it, you… you PEASANT! You can’t hope to beat all of us! The Demon Bull Family, Sun Wukong and his successor, and the Six-Eared Macaque! All of us will stand against you! If we stand together, there is no threat that can overcome us!”

It’s a little funny, almost. Once, he would’ve scoffed and mocked another for saying such a thing. They sound silly on his tongue, cheesy and overblown. It’s something more suited to MK and his band of goons, speeches of friendship and overcoming adversities together. But it’s true.

And her defeat is testament to the strength that loves brings.

He thinks he loves you. You’re what he imagines having a little sibling is like. He wonders if you could love yourself, if you knew the truth of your heritage. Maybe you could. Maybe you’d fall apart and refuse to trust yourself ever again.

He chats idly with MK as you rest your head on his lap. It brings a strange peace to his heart. You look almost happy, in spite of the bruises and cuts. You look happy, which is proof that you didn’t hear a word that the Lady Bone Demon said about your blood ties.

He doesn’t want to rob you of that happiness so quickly, not when you fought and bled for it.

He absentmindedly strokes your head, thinking of how he’d roast anyone who might try to harm so much as a single hair on it. He can’t let anyone hurt you. Not even himself.

So he keeps quiet, and prays that all will turn out well.

[oswildin]

MY LOKI SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS

(and marvel related playlists)

POV PLAYLISTS (YOU X LOKI)

pov: enemies to lovers with loki laufeyson (it’s complicated) // “would you bleed for me?” - halsey // features artists like: florence + the machine, billie eilish, maneskin, rihanna, arctic monkeys (indie rock/dark pop)

pov: best friends to lovers with loki laufeyson // “pauses then says ‘you’re my bestfriend’, you knew what it was, he is in love.” - taylor swift // features artists like: mitski, lorde, the 1975, lana del rey, taylor swift (indie pop/ballads/soft pop)

pov: you’re in love with loki laufeyson despite everything (angst) // “but you love me wrong.” - allie x // features artists like: marina, melanie martinez, aurora, olivia rodrigo, miley cyrus, allie x (indie pop/soft pop/power ballads)

pov: loki wants to do “terrible, awful things… to you” // “think I need someone older.” - isabel larosa // features artists like: she wants revenge, beyonce, the neighbourhood, the weeknd, k.flay, isabel larosa (electronic pop/dark pop)

pov: relaxing with loki laufeyson // “calm again, i feel warm again.” - aurora // features artists like: mitski, the 1975, taylor swift, billie eilish, bleachers, aurora (soft pop/acoustic pop/indie)

pov: you domesticated loki laufeyson and now you’re dancing in the kitchen // “if you dance, I’ll dance.” - lana del rey // features artists like: abba, børns, adele, the goo goo dolls, harry styles, lana del rey (mixed genres/feel good/ballads)

pov: you give loki an ipod with songs you think he’d like // “one day I’ll watch as you’re leaving cause you got tired of my scheming.” - taylor swift // features artists like: rina sawayama, twenty one pilots, marina, billie eilish, lady gaga, taylor swift (mixed genres/pop/soft pop)

LOKI CHARACTER PLAYLISTS

songs that are loki coded // “the truth is you have to be soft to be strong.” - marina // features artists like: panic at the disco, melanie martinez, linkin park, idkhbtfm, aurora, marina (mixed genres/pop/rock/electronica)

songs that are thor!loki coded (don’t ask me why) // “tired of being what you want me to be.” - linkin park // features artists like: twenty one pilots, royal & the serpent, willow, yungblud, aurora, linkin park (indie rock/indie pop)

songs that are avengers!loki coded (don’t ask me why) // “live a villain, die an icon.” - ashnikko // features artists like: halsey, poppy, demi lovato, rina sawayama, maneskin, ashnikko (rock/dark pop)

songs that are dark world!loki coded (don’t ask me why) // “you set my soul alight.” - muse // features artists like: depeche mode, nine inch nails, mother mother, my chemical romance, muse (rock/dark pop/indie)

songs that are ragnarok!loki coded (don’t ask me why) // “I know I created myself.” - aurora // features artists like: idkhbtfm, imagine dragons, maneskin, marina, gerard way, aurora (indie rock/indie pop)

songs that make me think of s1 of loki // “I don’t wanna be a monster anymore.” - rina sawayama // features artists like: gorillaz, grimes, twenty one pilots, blondie, lorde, rina sawayama (indie pop/dark pop/rock)

songs that make me think of s2 of loki // “all of this is temporary.” - halsey // features artists like: aurora, paramore, poppy, taylor swift, coldplay, halsey (indie pop/rock/ballads)

MARVEL POV PLAYLISTS (YOU X MARVEL)

pov: you’re the villain in the mcu

pov: you’re in the spider-verse

pov: you travel the galaxy

pov: dancing in a bar on contraxia

pov: you’re the new avenger

pov: you were betrayed and now you want revenge

OTHER PLAYLISTS

songs that sylvie listens to in her 1982 pickup truck

songs that are sylvie laufeydottir coded (don’t ask me why)

songs that remind me of sylki

songs that remind me of lokius

pov: loki is drunk at a sakaarian party & the grandmaster is the dj (💅🏻🏳️‍🌈🍸)

loki laufeyson (guardians of the galaxy version)

songs i’ve written that are marvel character coded

[anemoflower]

Meet me in the comic store

Ship: Sophie x Elias Word Count: ~ 1.5k Warnings: lots of nerdy references. Description of social anxiety (is that a warning? idk) Not fully proofread bc this has been in my drafts for days and I want it done ;w; A/N: Okay so, I was thinking about their first meeting (I like to write these kind of stuff) and I think it turned quite cute? Anyways, here we goo... Divider by @/cafekitsune

A sudden wave of shivers went through her body, although she wasn’t sure if it was because of the chilly autumn breeze or because of her anxiety to go into a shop all on her own.

Normally she would have visited the comic book store with her best friends but due to they were busy today, Sophie had decided to be brave and go alone. Now she looked up to the sign over the entrance door, doubts climbing up her spine. On her own.

Her heart was beating fast. It shouldn't be a big deal. Just go inside, buy that one new comic and leave again. No one will look at you, no one will judge you.

Before she could proceed thinking about it, the door to the store opened and two boys ran outside. One of them was holding the newest Spider-Man issue and excitedly told his friend how he looked forward to reading it.

Sophie squeezed past them and into the realm of nerd merchandise, Mangas and Comics. Hundreds of books in the shelves, buttons and pins presented next to the checkout, Statues of popular anime characters were secured behind glass in a cabinet. Figures of characters from One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen and Spy x Family looked down on her, trying to charm her into buying them. But Sophie went straight up the stairs to the comic and graphic novel section.

She liked this way more, it wasn't so loud and crowded like the main floor and she found more joy in superhero comics than manga recently anyways.

Slowly she strolled past the shelves with the letter “E”, looking for the new published comic book she was looking for. It was the first issue of a new series from an author she admired. One of her books impressed her so much she eagerly waited for the release of this graphic novel, as soon as she heard of it. But it wasn't here. Did she miss the release date?

“Do you need any help?” a tall young man asked her and Sophie froze in her movement because she didn’t notice him before. He smiled at her and tilted his head. Dark brown hair, blue eyes like the sky, a few freckles on his cheeks, which reminded her of star constellations. Silver piercings beneath his bottom lip flared up in the light - Sophie remembered them as snake bites?

On the badge clipped to his gray shirt was his name written “E. Lindner / salesman”

She almost wanted to use the phrase she knew by heart: “No thanks. I'm just looking around.” but something stopped her. His presence calmed her fast beating heart.

“I uhm- I was looking for-” she nervously stepped to the side as soon as she noticed the shrink foiled adult comic books in front of her. “N-not for that! The- the comic book ‘Extraordinary’ by V. E. Schwab?”

“Ah, that's quite new, we didn't get to fill them in the shelves yet. Wait a sec.” As he turned around she got a glance at the tattoo on his left arm. A dragon made of black ink coiled around it.

He disappeared behind a brown door with a “staff only” sign. Sophie meanwhile peeked around the corner of Marvel comics until he came back.

“You're lucky, I saved that one from getting buried beneath tons of newly arrived One Piece Mangas.”

Sophie let out a polite quiet chuckle and thanked him for the book.

“Oh and if you're into that kind of superpower stories, I have plenty to recommend to you.” 

He pulled some books out of the Marvel shelves and showed her each cover - Moon Knight, Silk, Fantastic Four.

“Do you have other favorites?” He asked. Suddenly Sophie forgot about every comic book she had read before. She frantically walked past the bookshelf in her mind until she found the right series.

“I- I love the Ms. Marvel comics” Sophie tipped on the colorful cover of Ms. Marvel Volume 1 - No Normal in the shelf next to her. “I have almost all of the stories at home!”

“Cool, I think I know her-” he tipped on the comic next to that. He was suddenly so close to her, Sophie held her breath, “I read that one. It's a team-up between her and Spider-Man.”

They kept talking about various comics and stories and Sophie felt much calmer every second she shared an interest with him. That tingling spark of excitement grew bigger and bigger in her chest.

And as soon as he smiled, she felt as if her feet wouldn't touch the floor anymore. He was so friendly. Of course he's friendly to her. It's his job to be friendly.

Then it dawned on her and she fell hard to the ground. It's his job. He just talked to her so she would buy more from him. A strategy to gain a customer's trust.

Sophie raised the “Extraordinary” book he had just given to her. “Uhm- thanks for your recommendations but I think I only want to buy this one.”

He seemed to be surprised about her sudden change of mood, but nodded in an understanding way. “Alright, then let's head over to checkout? Or do you still want to look around?”

“I... still want to look around some more”, she lied. Then walked down the aisle, further away from him and almost tripped over a box with very old DC comics. A few more minutes she acted like she would be interested in the Batman & Robin collection, embarrassed by the thought he might be interested in her as a person. Idiot. Why should someone like him ever be interested in you?

Then she went to the checkout, where he was already waiting for her with his usual smile. There were those shivers in her bones again.

She paid for the comic and put it into her backpack, the receipt disappeared into the pocket of her jacket.

“Oh and don't forget to keep a close eye on the receipt?” He said. “Sometimes the computer writes down strange stuff on it. Really weird.”

She haven't really listened to him, only nodded, wished him a nice day and walked down the stairs to the main floor. Out of here. Just out of here. As soon as she left the store, she could get some air in her lungs again and shook off the anxiety which crawled over her shoulders.

She only remembered his last sentence he told her after she arrived at home.

On the receipt which she took out the pocket of her jacket was a small handwritten message on it. “Keep that glow in your eyes, it suits you :)”

That note warmed her heart everytime it crossed her mind. Sophie wanted to wait a few days before she went back to the store. On a friday afternoon - after she left her workplace - she gathered enough courage to visit the comic book store again. But when she waited at the checkout with a new Manga and some Pokémon merchandise she lost heart again.

The young woman before her bought a sci fi comic, which Sophie didn't know. She had raven black hair, a septum piercing and a crow tattoo on her wrist. She's much more his type, she definitely will get a note on her receipt from him, Sophie thought. But when the woman left and took the receipt with her, there was nothing. No handwritten message on it.

“Hi, found something new?” The young man with stars beneath his eyes asked. Dimples formed on his face when he smiled.

Sophie squeaked out a husky “yes” and gave him the Manga and a small box with “mysterious Pokémon figure” inside.

“Oh these are nice,” he said, tapping on the illustrations on the small box. “The Flygon and Charizard ones are really cool.”

“I- I would love to get the Jirachi figure. It's pretty.” There it was again. This feeling that she could tell him everything and he wouldn’t judge her for it. No doubts. No embarrassment.

Sophie gave him the money and as their fingers touched lightly, a small spark flew over her skin.

“Then good luck.” He handed her the receipt and she already noticed the fine black pen lines on it. A scribbled phone number, again with a message: “Text me if you want. I'd love to know which Pokémon you ‘chose’ - Elias”

She looked up at him again and he grinned.

“What's your name? Now that you know mine?” Elias rubbed his neck.

“Sophie.”

“I hope to see you again, Sophie.” It sounded sincere, like he would really look forward to seeing her again. “And I mean this in a not just-as-a-customer-way, you can always come to the store of course, it's more like…” he scratched the back of his head, thinking about the right words  “as a person? Like someone, I'd like to get to know better. I uh- I have noticed you here a few times already- god that sounds weird. I swear I don't mean it in a creepy way-”

Sophie slowly blinked at him in surprise. He wants to get to know me? Like a friend? She couldn't help but smile brightly at him.

“Me too," she interuppted his nervous stuttering, but tried to contain her excitement again. She coughed slightly and said with a shy smile: "I would also like to get to know you."

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Taglist:

@jils-things @soveriegns @huggsbury @satosara @lovinglin

[ab--n]

Chapter 1: Shifting and Moping for Lost Hope part 1

After having less than the recommended number of hours of sleep, I went to tell DK my conversation with Chocomonio. Him obviously being concerned.

“So what you’re saying is that this ‘Chocomonio’ person told you that two rooms have vents that connect to each other. I supposed that makes sense. Dero and Celeernyx did mention a way of transportation…”

“Okay I’m getting tired DK, Who are these people?”

“Verin, calm down. They're also Participants.”

“Ugh, Yeah sorry. I just feel like absolute trash.”

So one day until the poison kicks in and kills everybody but us four…. Wait.. didn’t Monodoo say that two rooms will be unaffected?

“DK… are you aware of how many rooms there are?”

“At least four.”

“Two rooms will be spared of poison.”

“And we were put in groups of four… 16 in total”

As silence falls between me and DK. we’ve come to a horrible realization.

What if Monodoo makes us continue killing each other?

“HEY!!! Archie found something. Looks like a key! Come here, Dolly and Archie will be waiting!!” Dolly yelled, thank god she was here. Morale would have dropped much quicker if she wasn't.

“We’re coming!!... Come on DK”

“... I’ll be following.”

Without DK I ran to where Archie and Dolly were. As I looked over them I saw a red key. It looks off though, Like it was taken straight out of a children's book.

“I found it near the monitor, It appeared overnight.”

“Dolly can see that. It wasn't here yesterday.”

Maybe Monodoo put it there? But how can he get in here? I have too many questions and no answers.

 “Let's use the key already! Dolly wants out of here!”

“Dolly, please wait! For all we know it could be a trap!” Archie pleaded.

“Well we don't know if we dont try!!”  

“Fine… let's go to the door first.”

Archie,Dolly and Me went to the door locking us here. It really doesn't make sense, I mean a key looking like it was stolen from a cartoon can open an attack proof metal door?-

*CREAK*

“….What?! How did it open?” I yelled.

“Look, Verin I don’t know either! The key looked really fake so I thought it was a trap!” Archie tried to explain

“Yay, The door opened! Wait for Dolly, Dolly will get Sir Dragon Knight!”

.....

So… we are out? 

.....

“DOTTY, I SWEAR TO NOVA, OR VOID OR WHOEVER, JUST STOP BOTHERING BLOSSOM DEE!!”

I turned my head as I saw 12? Maybe 10 more people come out of metal doors like ours, they must be the other participants.

“Okay! Dolly is back with DK! Hmm? Who are they?”

Suddenly DK pops out behind her.

“Those are the other participants Dolly, now if you will excuse me, I need to talk to somebody.”

"DK... Are you ok?" I questioned

"Yes, Now please leave me alone..."

I don’t know for sure… but DK is acting weird, I should leave him alone for now though. Maybe one of those guys that he mentioned wanted to talk?

Can I talk to Chocomoinio? I can see what it looks like now.

“Dolly, Archie. I also got places to be- Dolly, where’s Archie?”

“Archie went to Fylass, Dolly also wants to talk to someone soooo… Buh bye Verin!!”

And Dolly ran off, I wonder who does she want to talk to. But now’s not the time, I got to find Chocomonio!

As I traversed through the small crowd, then I heard a shout..

“Yo Veri! Where are you?” A familiar voice

“Choco? Is that you?” 

“Yep, and I’m right behind ya!”

Excited, I turned around quickly to see… a Yellow cat-like lady in a royal looking kimono, Not really what I expected…

“HI!!!!!!..Hmm? Oh ya fell for my facade? Wait let me turn back.”

Suddenly a blackish goo covered the lady and transformed into a small puffball with pink hair and lots of eyes…that are also pink.

“Here I am in all my glory! Sooo.. how’s it been going?”

“Not the best. I’m also confused… I mean did everyone get those weird keys?”

“Yeah, Techno found ours when she was on night watch. I have no idea where she is. I think she also switched ‘bodies’ with Lyx”

Man, there are so many names to keep track of. And why did Choco do air quotes when referring to those two guys switching bodies?

“Hey! while the more mature guys find out whatever is happening, wanna explore and talk to the others?”

“What about you Choco?”

“I’ma annoy Blossom with Dotty. Those two seem to hate each other, Weeeellll maybe only Blossom hates Dotty. Welp, I’ll be taking my leave now. See you later Verin.”

Okay, I’m a bit far behind the social game. I should introduce myself to the rest of the group-

“Hey! Rotten orange peel!” A girl a bit shorter than me ran up to me out of breath. She looks like Knuckle Joe. I wonder what he's doing right now.

“Have you seen a blind purple bat-like girl with a broken leg?” She seems desperate…

“Jill, please don't refer to the girl as ‘Rotten orange peel’!”

“I Don’t Give A Shit, Vibrato! I’m trying to find Bliees!”

I.. should leave these two to argue, I’ll go find others to introduce myself to.

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Oof, sorry if this seems rushed. its been a stressful two months. part two will be coming soon I hope.

@monsterhatdoodles

@moon-mage

@loaflovesdoodling

@george228732

@ceoofmetagala

@cauliarty

@smaaenart

@ilikesillythingswooo

I think thats everyone, if I didnt tag you and your character is in this part then please dm me!

[fountainpenguin]

"And you'd hate me too if I was ever honest- I got used to the secrecy! It's safer in the In-Between…" (x)

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New Dog's Life chapter today! ~ 3rd Life series fan-season

Chapter 34 - “Ashes (Ren, Sniff)”

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"Oh, I'm so selfish; punish myself with the soul-crushing knowledge I willingly lost it... Know I'll regret it and die just a little- it's what I do best sitting right in the middle..."

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Ren washes Debbie the Slime Dragon in exchange for a ride to Phantom Dragon territory (to rescue Martyn). PiglinMyNose bottle-feeds baby foxes. Also, SnifferMyFeet says good-bye to Etho and heads out on his own.

AKA, the one where Sniff sets boundaries and everything will be okay.

(First 1,000 words under the cut)

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Mild content warning for baby slimes suckling from mama dragon

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Renthedog - Wolf (Tamed)

Status: Flattery turned up to 11

Engineer, neurobiology teacher, and conservationist

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It's with a grand flourish that Ren strolls through the hollow beneath the massive, twisting roots of the Slime Dragon's custom tree. Funny place. There's straw all over the dirt and slime dripping from the tree branches. Slimes don't take up space… That's one thing you can say about them. They ooze, collect, dissolve, and pull themselves together again. With all that surface area, it's a wonder they don't lag the place out. Ren thrusts his arms in the air, tail beating back and forth as he struts straight into the center chamber.

"And how are the two most gorgeous ladies in New Star tonight? … Wait a moment. Where's Charlotte?"

Then he has to duck as Debbie's tail nearly clips him on the head. She's resting on her side, glaze-eyed, with her paws flopped in front of her. Ren scampers forward in the straw, moving out of easy swatting range, and gets a full look at her belly. She's not a long dragon, but one of the bigger, rounder ones. Chunky would probably be the correct word - the way that slimes are thick and chunky - but perhaps not the most polite. Black scales cover her nose, legs, and sides (running all the way to the tip of her tail), but the ruff that circles her neck and runs down her spine gleams with blue and green goop.

The last section of her tail is purple-pink, as are a few massive talons. Belly's goopy too. Ren's hung around Debbie often enough that he no longer jumps when dark splots (vague eyeballs) drift through her slimy bits and study him from the safety of their mother's membrane. A few slimes rest around the area - mobs and hybrids alike; one of the mobs hops forward and nuzzles his foot - but Ren does his best not to stare. Even when he can feel eyes burning on the back of his neck. Hybrids watch him from the branches. Not everyone plays the turf war games.

Debbie whuffs through her nostrils, but doesn't offer a straight answer for the Charlotte question. Her tail swings up like before. Again, Ren sidesteps and leans his head far enough to the side that it grazes harmlessly above. It swings its way back around, this time lower, but he hop-steps without looking. Debbie's got patterns. All dragons do. Ren moves past her hind paws, which lie half-curled in the dirt. They flex.

Ah, there's her belly. Hungry newborn mouths push against her, and Ren lifts his brows. Spawnlings still too young to lose their lens caps push each other with their hands, blindly crawling and whining with their gaping, muted mouths for places to suck. Debbie's a special case- she doesn't really, like… have teats? Just that slimy stuff, so they can put their mouths anywhere.

But here's the weird part. Slimes aren't the only babies under the tree tonight, and Ren's eyes go narrow as he takes in the invasive species. Foxes - little brown newborns with pink mouths - whine and wiggle in front of a hybrid sitting near Debbie's armpit. Do dragons have armpits? She kind of does, speckled with more clumps of goo.

"Right- one at a time, you- you precious gifts, you angels- OW! One at a time," the hybrid is saying. Ren recognizes him instantly, though he's not had a lot of conversations with the man. Several large buckets of milk sit beside him; he's filling a goat horn cup that drips out its narrow bottom end. Did he just have that nanny outfit on hand?

"PiglinMyNose! I shouldn't be surprised to find you serving your dear mother in her time of need." Ren glances again at the resting dragon. Debbie never did give him verbal acknowledgement. She must be a little hazy right now, maybe drained from the nursing effort. He walks closer, every step careful. He likes to think he befriended Debbie long ago, but you should never let your guard down around dragons. They could bite at any time.

She is letting him get close, though. Ren bends to pick up a spawnling that's facing the wrong direction, bracing itself on one hand and sucking on its other fist. New arrivals are bigger on a server, fed by actual player energy, but in this dimension, they're all too young for skins. Or walking. Gotta put some girth on, y'know?

He doesn't dare lift the spawnling to his shoulder, but Lizzie taught him how to move them without upsetting dragons. He keeps the spawnling near the ground, taking slow steps, and sets it down by the lower part of Debbie's belly, near the hind legs. D'you think Debbie works like mammal dragons, where the teats closer to the rear provide the most milk? Hm.

Pig yips again as another fox bites him. They all want their turn licking drips from the goat horn cup. Some kits have milk-dotted mouths. Others are still bare. Ren kneels beside him, less careful lifting fox mobs from his lap than he was with the skinless slime hybrid. "Yeah, yeah," Pig mutters. "I got chased out of the turf war, so I'm babysitting now."

"Where's Charlotte?"

"Think she went to bother Scott?" Gesturing at the milk, he adds, "Like- I think she said something about not producing enough milk because of the raid? Is that how it works?"

"Oh, she can't den down." Yes, that would be a problem. He asked Etho about this once- a research project for his Education back in the early days. Something like… "I think when foxes breed in the wild, they stay in the den with the kit until it's an adult. That probably means they gather berries before they den down? Maybe Charlotte couldn't find enough food."

"Well, they like milk," Pig remarks, lifting a squirmy kit in his hand. He rotates it like a fruit he's about to eat, then brings the goat horn cup to its mouth. The kit laps at the tip, catching all the milk it can, while the other two dozen or so kits keep nipping or swatting at each other, or else crawling over him. Two are chewing on his apron. Three dozen? Maybe more. "Ow! Yeah, yeah… You'll all get your turn. But you're not endearing yourselves to me. I don't care how cute you are- you make me sick."

[Full chapter on AO3 - Link at top]

[jacqcrisis]

Fuck it. Character stuff about the Teacher Dad and his monster harem:

The Normal Human Dad's late wife was a dragon. Not a human with wings and a few scales, not a lady whose secretly a dragon, but an actual honest to god Big Ole Dragon. She was murdered two years ago when it was found out she was betrothed to a human and Normal Human Dad and his children barely got away alive.

He has a teenage son who is half human half dragon and a 'daughter' who hasn't hatched yet. She's been dormant in her egg since the passing of her mother, but she's still alive in there. Just waiting, they suppose and she could hatch any day.

The orc is trans, green, has large tusks, wears glasses, has flowing dark locks that are tastefully braided, and has never heard of a shirt. He's a verbose, intellectual hardass and a brick shithouse, but he means well and is very protective of his drama students.

The slime thing is an amorphous ball of blackish reddish... goo??? that uses a human shaped white plastic suit that looks like a faceless mannequin when they're in public. They can take on shapes for a limited time but need a shell, like their suit, to hold anything too complex for too long. They are very sweet yet shy with new people and is many students' favorite teacher.

The Naga has the lower body of a snake (about 20ft long) and the upper body of a person and a viperish head, along with being covered in iridescent black scales with a pale underbelly. He is percieved as closed off, vain, a little creepy, and a showoff, often happy to show his athleticism and his intellect. He can be very dry and has a habit of passive aggression and backhanded comments. Definitely a rougher edge to him that wards new people away and unathletic students have a strong distaste for him.

The kitsune looks the most human, with the usual fox ears and tails, but even if he hid those, the teeth, the eyes, and the nails would give it away. He's a social butterfly and a joker; sarcastic and playful, a lot of students also like him as well and he's quick to get in good with the new guy. Him and the Naga are exes and they're both awful about it.

The Minotaur is a highland cow looking monster with shaggy reddish brown fur and well kept horns for days, he is a friendly, dopey, himbo of a man. What he lacks in brains, he makes up in enthusiasm and an unrelenting need to be your pal who cares deeply for his players. Normal Dad's son is on the sport team and the Minotaur loves that he is also a 'righteous crossbreed'.

The Thing What Does Haunt and Clean the Halls. He's there. He's big spooky. Things gets dark around this long, hulking, unidentifiable creature. It is hard to Look Upon Him. Do not Look Upon Him. But he puts little origami flowers and confiscated treats on the Dad's desk so thats....something.

And of course, our Dad. He's an unassuming man, chronically tired, clearly still sad over his wife being dead, and anxious over his unhatched daughter. He needs...so many hugs, but he's making the most of this chance he's been given to be a Chemistry teacher at this strange school. He's a helpful, curious, nervous man who only wants to do what's best for his kids. If only some handsome man or thing could show him how there's still some romance just waiting to be a part of his life...

[aqqleshiqqing-archive]

me rushing to your bed like that candance MOM HOLY FUCK meme with chicken soup bc mwa anyways let's get this bread 💬 with jaide stone and zinnia since women hating women is a thing 😔🤙 (might throw you more idk) also highly honored to have my ocs in your s/i list 🫡 those are my boys

i may not be drinking chicken soup but i have nice tea to warm my itchy throat ✨✨ thank you mwamwa also of COURSE i have to include some of your OCs especially clear. it's almost hard for me to imagine the story without maroon or clear in it 😭

okay. oh no. my switch has been flickered. you decided to ask ME about ZINNIA? aka the woman who completely altered ruby's childhood? while I understand her hatred towards steven and devon corp itself she's still got issues that im not EXCUSING MF 💥 women hate women still exists im afraid and jaide stone is nothing but a hater when this lady comes around 💥

okay so let's start in the R/S arc. the salamence event happens, ruby gets injured. sounds easy right? sure, but why did it even happen in the first place? nobody knew where the salamence came from - that's what jaide held the biggest contempt for.

"who in the world, was this sick and twisted to allow their dragon creature come to fight harmless children?"

she didn't have the answers yet, but the day would get even worse when she also learns that steven's devon corporation has gone through with an accident that had something to do with... releasing the sky legend. and it was because of a salamence as well. while I imagine steven refusing to disclose that specific detail about caging a beast down (corporation secrets, you know?) it's still easy to tell jaide that he's very upset, combined with him learning what happened to ruby too. it was not a great day for anyone, not even professor birch, I'm sure.

but from that day onward, jaide would do her best to find out the perpetrator that caused this trauma on the children, she's not just doing this for ruby, but for sapphire as well. she's had this same feeling as before, when gold gets in trouble for dealing with the evil scums of the g/s/c arc. she just knew that feeling too well, and didn't want it to happen again. her willpower to find out the truth keeps expanding as she's forced to watch the strained relationship between ruby and steven become stronger as time goes by - they rarely talk about that incident, but it's like a core memory to everyone involved there.

proceeding to the oras arcs, i can't really imagine jaide to be very involved from the get-go, but that would be until she would learn about the meteorite that would come to destroy all of hoenn - she's more or less of a supporting character. i would have to reread this again to give you a full answer on what she can do

but let's skip to the good part, when jaide does learn that zinnia was the one responsible for all this. i can't remember the sequence of events too well, but let's assume it all happened on this part where zinnia brings fourth the reformed magma and aqua team. (again i could be assuming the sequence of events wrong but yeah shh)

she has no idea who she is, but from the way she spoke so lowly about devon (a company that everyone loves) and having that intimidating salamence by her side - she couldn't help but assume maybe this could be the one. combined with jaide's smart sense of pokemon nature reading - she can only assume it was the aggressive salamence that fought without rhyme or reason from years ago + the same salamence also attacked steven's corporation.

i like to imagine jaide didn't say much as first, as she's not one to be so brash and act upon it quickly and allows zinnia to proudly monologue about her plans, slowly trying to understand what's going on. part of her plan includes stealing the keystones to win the favor of the sky beast, and who else had a keystone? steven stone.

sending out her goodra, it immobilzes steven with its goo and commands it to steal his stickpin - jaide panics but steven wanted her out of this. but just in the nick of time:

ruby comes in a clutch to stop the goodra from stealing his stickpin. distracted, jaide would try to lunge at zinnia and try to apprehend her and keep her in place - grabbing her wrists and looking at her dead in the eyes - quite the angry mother, huh? while she didn't understand the whole context of what's going on, she knew that zinnia was bad business and wanted her to talk it out. that's when jaide asks her to confirm her speculations

"your salamence, that was the same one from 9 years ago, wasn't it? it wrecked havoc in the corporation."

zinnia would snicker.

"of course! it was also thanks to a little boy that made it even more agitated, and it broke off the cages to set the sky legend free."

her suspicions would be correct, it was the same one that harmed her son 9 years ago. the events lined up exactly with the woman's words.

jaide... was furious. but, she can't just fight all of a sudden, it's not like her but the least she can do was to call upon her ursaring to keep zinnia pinned - I mean, she got the boss, right?

zinnia would snicker at steven again.

"you're married? it would seem you're not the most honest husband around."

jaide assumed she was just... trying to piss her off. but in reality, jaide was missing a few chunks of context that steven had regrettably hidden away from her.

ruby stopped his mother from being passive aggressive towards the perpetrator, and would give up his and emerald's keystone bracelets just to simply say that he "wants this to be over."

it wouldn't be long before zinnia sets out, thanking ruby for the keystones and flying out of the place. jaide was stunned, steven looked dejected again.

it would seem he still has to clear up a few things about what he and his father does for a living.

it's complicated to be a family and business man at the same time.

[class-1b-bull]

What Pokémon would fit each class b member and why? Possibly include move sets?

Not proofread we die like men

So I already did class 1B and their pokemon partners a while back but now ill do why I think that pokemon fits since I didnt do it last time. :>

I should probably do one of those pinned posts thats just a table of contents but tbh i have no idea how to do that shit lmao

Awase - honedge - vibe matches (that and if you touch the handle of a honedge it will possess your body and fuse itself with you i think im not sure lmao)

Sen - excadrill - drill lol

Kamakiri - syther - syther is just Kamakiri but pokemon

Kuroiro - mimikyu - they are both spooky on the outside but they deep down both just really want to be liked by those around them (kuroiro would be the best pokemon trainer to his mimikyu and you could not convince me otherwise)

Kendo - mienfoo - idk i just think she would vibe with a mienfoo. Not to mention they both fight with their hands (i think) so thats cool

Kodai - hatterene - hatterenes dislike loud invasive people and yui is the opposite of that. Kodai didnt pick hatterene, hatterene picked kodai

Komori - morlull - both cute mushrooms

Shiozaki - bulbasaur - its litterally called the flower dinosaur pokemon (i think) so I was either gonna put bulbasaur for Shiozaki or Tokage lmao

Shishida - denenne - I remember a scene in the pokemon anime where a big muscular guy was taken down by a tiny pokemon that could fit in the palm of his hand (it wasn't denenne but still) and idk I just went based on that and vibe

Shoda - meowstic - I picked this one entirely on the fact that meowstic can learn helping hand and idk i feel like of his quirk was a pokemon move it would be that. Also depending on the meowstics gender they could have matching color schemes

Pony - ponyta - its because theyre both ponys. (And the vibe matches honestly)

Tsubaraba - rowlett - he only got a rowlett because its a round ass bird and he wants to make angry bird jokes.

Tetsutetsu - snuffle - i really like when buff guys have small cute pets so. Plus when snuffles evolve into bewears their hug strength is enough to kill someone accidentally so with tetsus quirk he can withstand their hugs without being hurt and i think thats cute

Tokage - salazzle - this pokemon is 100% guarenteed to be a girl and its a lizard so. I hate to say that of all things was my logic fir hers but that was in fact my logic

Manga - smeargle - its litterally a monkey that makes paints with the oils in its tail. I just really like the idea of manga painting with this silly little monkey pokemon

Honenuki - sylveon- it says in the hero analysis book that honenuki is the type to easily make friends with anyone and sylveon is the friendship pokemon so ye

Bondo - goodra - in goodras pokedex entry it says that, although the pokemon is quite large, it is kind to everyone and anyone they also tend to cover their trainers in the goo that covers their bodys when they hug them. So theyre both gentle giants woth goo/glue

Monoma - ditto - copy abilitys lol

Reiko - yamask - it just seems like the type of pokemon she would have honestly, either that or an abra or some other ghost or psychic type

Rin - axew - not only is axew a dragon type (and green) which fits rins quirk and aesthetic but i read that axews often venture away from their owners for small periods of time to collect cool rocks, bottle caps and other thinks like that to gift their owners and rin would keep every little thing his pokemon gave him

Gif anime - madoka magica

[edgier-than-a-diamond]

arisen & pawn 1, world & story 1, miscellany & au 8! :D

How would you describe their relationship?

Answered in this ask!

Do they have any pre-existing relationships with any particular NPCs from before the start of the game? Has becoming the Arisen changed those relationships?

James already knew Captain Brant, Ser Beren, and Ulrika before he became Arisen.

With Captain Brant, he didn't have the best relationship with him since the higher-ranking soldiers held a strong distaste for James. They, who were closer to Captain Brant, shared their negative opinions loudly and often around him, souring all of the interactions that James and Captain Brant had. After he became Arisen and Captain Brant became deferential towards him, James still holds some resentment over their past, but he doesn't let it show. He stays strictly professional around Captain Brant.

His relationship with Ser Beren is an opposite of his and Captain Brant's. On training missions to the borderwatch outpost, Ser Beren treated him with more respect and cordiality than any of James's other superiors- perhaps because they were both outcasts of a sort. James respects him and admires him greatly, and felt that the training sessions with Ser Beren passed all too quickly. After he became Arisen, their relationship didn't change all too much, but James was quick to help Ser Beren with his quests (and cursed the capital's politics that kicked Ser Beren out of Vermund).

Though he wasn't at Melve for a very long time before the dragon's attack, James did know about Ulrika. Most of the other soldiers there were very fond of her and often talked of her exploits. In a word, what he feels towards her is jealousy. She is the hero that he wishes he was. His reverence for her makes it hard for him to approach her, even after he's become Arisen. He does his best to help her, but feels that she would do a better job in his place.

He also technically worked under Lennart, but I haven't decided what their relationship is like yet

Share a theme song for each of them.

James: The Moth & The Flame- Empire & The Sun

Allen: Goo Goo Dolls- Iris

Ask game this is from here!

[solisvia]

2, 4, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19 for Winx

Let's-a-goo

2. What I like most and least about it

Ok ok just AALLL the potential for worldbuilding! The creators crafted such a fascinating, widespread lore and universe, you can fit almost anything in. It's heaven for worldbuilders. The most detestable part of this show is the nonsensical timelines and plot holes, as well as all the garbage behind the scenes. Stop milking this franchise's corpse - and enough with the racism and whitewashing.

4. A character I couldn't care less about

Uhm, how beloved is Palladium? Is the fandom going to hunt me down? He has a nice design but... I just can't connect with him. Who is this man and why did he have a growth spurt between Seasons 1 and 2?

10. A ship I would gladly go down with... and then become Davey Jones, so I can continue to captain said ship for eternity

It started out as a crackship, but the more I thought about it the more I liked it, and people need to stop sleeping on it and that's Flora x Tecna!

Do they have a ship name? Must I make one?

Anyways, what happens when you put together two insecure (going by Season 1 characterization) nerds who are seemingly polar opposites but in actuality have more than a few things in common? This ship. And brooms and buckets.

11. A ship that makes me want to look into the camera like I'm on The Office

Valtor x anyone from the Dominian Royal Family. No thank you. I doubt any one of the RF would care much for the man partially responsible for the pain they went through. Marion, Daphne and Bloom would be an especially ill fit due to them having the Dragon Flame. Valtor is rather self-obsessed and self-aggrandizing, so anyone who could rival or even surpass his power would be a threat to him and his self-image.

... And Daphne's not into men. I'm objectively correct here.

That said, I have nothing against the shippers. You do you friends.

13. The non-canon pairing I find the most intriguing

Griffin x Valtor, and that's actually largely thanks to you! I hadn't thought of the ship much before, but then I read a bunch of your posts, and looked at their scenes with fresh eyes and thought how did I not see this before? Best totally-not-canon-we-swear ship, hands down.

15. A character/story arc that bores me to tears

Season 3 only has 25 episodes. Episode 20 and its stupid pixie filler, doesn't exist. It's not only boring, but annoying too, as I'm not the pixies' biggest fan, and it dunks on the Trix too. :/

16. A scene/moment that makes me really emotional every single time

The scene in SoLK where Daphne reunites with her parents. It's the first time they see her as a ghost. It's very possible that they've (or just Marion, if Oritel was unconscious) held on to a desperate hope that their daughters might be alive, and to find out that isn't true... Bloom's inclusion is poorly handled but I'll give it a pass because the earlier seconds are just so 🙏🙏

18. A plot hole that makes me want to tear my hair out

What hasn't been said about Domino's weird timeline? Instead, I'll yell about the Earth Fairies' weird timeline! :) WHAT IS GOING ON HERE RAINBOW? How can Roxy be Morgana's daughter?? If Roxy was born before her mother's imprisonment how can she be Klaus' daughter? If Morgana SOMEHOW escaped why did she do NOTHING for the others? Morgana's relation to Roxy is a fun idea but at least make it make sense!

19. Crossovers/AUs that pique my interest

I'd love to see an AU where the Winx fairies resemble the Fae seasonal courts more. Give me fish-out-of-water Bloom trying to navigate a world full of technically-not-lying-jackass Fae. Do it for the funsies

Fandom ask game

[miraakulous-cloud-district]

5 songs tag! 🎼🎵🎻🪕🥁🪘

My dear @bougainvillea-and-saltwater tagged me to list 5 songs that fit with my fic, 'Wherever you go, there you are' so here it is!

1. "Follow you" by Imagine Dragons. This is the first song that came to mind because it fits so well with the friendship and found family theme of the fic. This is the fellowships anthem more or less, because it really shows how close they are and how they'd always be by Ravonna's side! The chorus is especially fitting here: "I will follow you way down wherever you may go/ I'll follow you way down to your deepest low/ I'll always be around wherever life takes you"

2. "Soap" by the Oh Hellos! I see this as *the* song for Ravonna and Miraak. The lyrics are absolutely perfect for them, and it encapsulates their relationship extremely well. I love the line: "I think that you're worth keeping around/ I think you're worth holding onto" -> this is very fitting especially from Ravvy's point of view! :D

3. "Can you feel the love tonight" by Elton John VERY SAPPY, I KNOW, but I can see it as a Miraak and Ravonna song! I thing she relates to the "And can you feel the love tonight?/ It is where we are/ It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer/ That we got this far/ And can you feel the love tonight/ How it's laid to rest?/ It's enough to make kings and vagabonds/ Believe the very best" because at first she definitely considers herself to be the vagabond, a wanderer who doesn't have a place to call home while Miraak is, or better, was the king, as the leader of the Dragon Cult. He also makes her feel like a good person. He's her chance to redeem herself and become better and let go of the vengeful person she once was AND FORGIVE, so really, he brings her hope, he makes her believe the very best ;) AT the same time, Miraak sees Ravonna not killing him as his second chance at life. He gets to live again because of her, and he is very grateful for that.

4. "Dance Macabre" by Ghost. I'm twisting the lyrics a bit on this one, or ignoring them a bit. But the song itself really encapsulates the "dancing our way through the apocalypse" vibe that Ravonna and her fellowship have, I can really see them all dancing and having fun to this song. They will take all the chances they can get to have as much fun as possible, because they don't know when it's going to be the last time they do.

5. And last but certainly not least, a song that I associate with my version of Miraak: "Iris" by The Goo Goo Dolls! It's so fitting that it actually hurts my heart! Just these lyrics are perfect. Purely him!

"And I don't want the world to see me/ 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand/ When everything's made to be broken/ I just want you to know who I am" BECAUSE HE DOES WANT HER TO KNOW WHO HE IS. SHE SAW MIRAAK BUT THAT WASN'T HIM. HE WANTS HER TO KNOW HIM FOR REAL, THE MAN BEFORE THE DRAGON CULT. FENRIK. BECAUSE MAYBE IF SHE DID, SHE'D LOVE HIM AND AAAAH I'M GOING TO STOP BECAUSE I'M ALREADY YELLING.

Honorable mentions, because fuck it:

"Drink" by Alestorm for the "we are here to drink your beer" lyric.

"Perfect Day" by Lou Reed for the "You made me forget myself/ I thought I was someone else/ Someone good" from Ravvy's pov is just *chef's kiss*

And "Fish in the sea" because no playlist of my fic would be complete without at least one sea shanty! And it's in my fic after something really important happens 👀 also, storm motifs, important stuff happens during a storm 👀 Ravonna is kind of associated and compared to a storm 👀

Tagging @kiir-do-faal-rahhe @thelavenderelf @sheirukitriesfandom only if you want to, of course.

[pinkhuman99]

UT POKÉMON TEAMS

Alphys!!

1. Magnezone: An electric type Pokémon, it evolves when exposed to a strong magnetic/electrical field or a Thunder Stone. It is said that a team of scientists tried to make it evolve scientifically but failed. I wonder if Alphys was part of that team? This Pokémon is not only an electric type that uses electric attacks like Alphys, but it is also robotic-looking, a nod to Alphys's "greatest invention," Metatton.

2. Ampharos: Ampharos is theorized to be based on the phrase "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep". It is an electric type Pokémon that has orbs on its body that shine with very bright light. In the past, it was used as a beacon to guide lost people to safety. When it Mega Evolves, it is based on a dragon, a reptilian creature that resembles Alphys's own scaly, yellow body (but with a little more fur). Overall, Ampharos greatly resembles Alphys in shape and colour scheme. It's sheep-like pre-evolutions could be a nod to Alphys's boss(es), Asgore (and, by extension, Toriel).

3. Ditto: Ditto is theorized to be a failed experiment in the Pokémon world. Some think it was meant to be a clone of Mew, much like Mewtwo, but ended up as a pile of goo because it's DNA was so unstable...sound familiar? Ditto could be a reference to Alphys's failed DT experiments, resulting in the gooey puddles called the Amalgamtes. On a happier note, Ditto's ability to hide its true identity by transforming could also be a reference to Alphys lying to Undyne and pretending to be someone cooler than she really is for fear of rejection (okay...so maybe it's not really a happy note). At least Ditto has on a happy face!

4. Sylveon: A cute Pokémon that looks like if Mew Mew from Mew Mew Kissy Cutie came to life and turned into a Pokémon. It's a magical girl's cat-dog-ribbon thing. Sylveon requires high friendship to evolve, meaning it would need to spend a lot of personal time with its trainer. I like to think Alphys had an Eevee that she thought would evolve into a Jolteon, but after spending a lot of time with it watching anime, it evolved into the perfect anime sugoi kawaii Pokémon. It is also a living Trans flag, and since Alphys basically keeps making trans people (Mettaton, Mad Mew Mew...herself honestly if we go by Toby's art book), it's the perfect Pokémon for her.

5. Garbodor: Alphys likes going to the dump. Besides comparing herself to garbage (to the point that she is thrown into a literal garbage can in the game), Alphys gets a lot of treasures from the dump in Waterfall (mostly anime). I think Alphys would have found this Pokémon while wandering the dump, probably as its pre-evolved form, Trubbish. Garbodor also looks like a mis-mashed mess of pieces and parts, kind of like the Amalgamates.

6. Tinkaton: Tinkaton may seem like an odd choice for Alphys, but hear me out. It's small, pink, and collects metal scraps to build weapons, kinda like how Alphys collects trash from the dump and metal scraps to invent things. Like Undyne, this Pokémon is incredibly strong despite not looking like it should be. Like Undyne, it's a walking anime trope. In this case, it's the common anime trope of "tiny girl with big hammer go WHAM." Its name also comes from "tinker", or "tinkerer", which is what Alphys is: someone who works with metal in the attempt to repair something/someone who attempts to repair something, usually with no effect."

The Legendary and Mythical I think go best with Alphys are Silvally and Deoxys

Silvally: Silvally is a Pokémon constructed purely using science. It was meant to be like Arceus, the God of Pokémon, but the experiment failed, resulting in Silvally. Silvally was locked away and kept a secret, but once released becomes a great ally (hence its name). This Pokémon is like the Amalgamates, but also like Flowey, who tried to become "God" by absorbing 6 Human SOULs (he was really channeling Sonic.exe with that one...). I imagine Silvally might have been a Pokémon created by Alphys around the same time as the Amalgamates in an attempt to create a Pokémon that could break the barrier, but like other experiments done by Alphys...it failed.

Deoxys: Deoxys is a Pokémon from space. It came to Earth on a meteor. Deoxys' real body is the stone in its chest. Who's to say Alphys couldn't have stumbled upon this Pokémon as a stone, buried underground after years and years? Maybe she found it as a formed Pokémon in the true lab, an experiment from the previous Royal Scientist? Who knows. But it sure does match Alphys's scientific theme and the shape-shifting forms of Mettaton and the Analgamates.

[emmym1]

My thoughts on... King in Black: Gwenom vs Carnage 2021 (#1-3)

So after the Ghost-Spider run it's time for this mini event where Gwen fights against MJ who has turned into Carnage! An amazing setup and i absolutely love the concept of it! Short recap of what happens: Gwen is fighting off the symbiote invasion and trying her best to protect the city, however touching the symbiotes has an effect of her suit which causes her to not be able to figh them very effectively. Her roommates get consumed by symbiote goo and Gwen gets attacked by a symbiote dragon. As she has no other options left she tries to travel to earth-65 but when trying to do that, earth 65 MJ gets send to earth-616 instead. Turns out the jackal has been expirementing on her with the mini symbiote spiders he collected from Gwen. MJ bonding with Gwen's symbiote spiders seemingly caused Gwen's device to malfunction and bring MJ to 616 instead. MJ gets consumed by the symbiotes and is under the eye of Knull know. She turns into Carnage and all of her angers and frustrations with Gwen arise as they fight. MJ Carnage is able to subdue Gwen, however due to Gwen's symbiote being artificial it's unable to be controlled by Knull. Knull does reach out to her through MJ's symbiote and he shows Gwen where all of MJ's frustrations and angers with her come from. After this, Gwen & MJ's battle continues. MJ wants to create a new band and kidnaps some people and forces them to play with her. Gwen knows symbiotes are weak to sound but that hers are more resistant now. She challenges MJ to a music battle and while they hold that battle the symbiote in MJ is weakened. Gwen orders her spider's to destroy the symbiote and saves MJ. Her multiverse device still doesn't work, so she brings an unconcious MJ somewhere safe as she goes of to protect the city. The last issue ends with MJ waking up with the symbiote seemingly still being in her.

I will say that i really really love the idea of Spider-Gwen/Gwenom fighting Carnage MJ. Both of them have a lot of unresolved frustrations with each other and i feel like something like this was the perfect way to adress this. Which they did! But very surface level. When Gwen meets with Knull and he shows her all of MJ frustrations with her and where it came from, it wasn't really done in a deep or complex way. All that was shown was just that MJ is upset with Gwen for being inconsiderate with her and the band. Which is true but i feel there was potential to explore why the band means so much to MJ, why despite all the frustrations MJ still cares a lot about Gwen. But that doesn't really get explored, we just get shown what we already knew basically. Sadly this moment also doesn't lead to any character development. Gwen doesn't really recognize her faults or learn from them, instead she's more focussed on just getting the symbiote away from MJ. Which i understand is prioritiy nr.1 but usually Gwen does some inner self-reflection through her inner monologue as the events are unfolding. And here that doesn't really happen. I do love that the way she beat MJ Carnage was with a music battle, it was the perfect thing. And MJ still having the symbiote afterwards is a super interesting concept as i feel there is a lot more to be explored with her character and doing it through a symbiote/carnage story arc is an amazing way to do that. However, there are still lots of unresolved storylines from her Ghost-Spider run and this just adds another unresolved storyline to it. So my worry is that we'll never actually get to see this storyline and that it'll be ignored like the other ones. But hopefully i'm wrong because i would love for this to be explored further, especially since i feel like they've only explored the surface level of MJ and her angers/frustrations in this mini event. There is so much potential for complex and deep character exploration that would really lift MJ's character up even more. I am also kind of annoyed that this is supposed to be Gwenom vs Carnage, but it's actually Gwen vs Carnage. I think if this event had the actual Gwenom it would've been a lot more interesting because then you have these two characters with a lot of frustrations for each other being the most angry and angsty versions of themselves. And that would've made for some interesting dialogue and arguments, and also could've been a great way for them to vent about everything and ultimately resolve it at the end. Instead however, Gwenom in this is just a fancy costume change for Gwen. Her personality isn't even what it is when she's Gwenom. She isn't angrier or angstier than usual, she's just regular Gwen. And that's kind of a shame because her turning into Gwenom is supposed to be a big character thing, and here (and in the Ghost-Spider run) it's not. It's sad because it does devalue the meaning behind Gwenom quite a bit. I know I sound very negative here but it's just that this mini event could've been so much more than it ended up being. So it's a bit sad and frustrating to not see it live up to its potential. I will say, i absolute loved the art in this and MJ Carnage is such a crazy design in a good way. I really like it a lot!

[massivemonsters-giantguts]

Hey, hey psst, you should talk about those trolls/pokemon/slimes you mentioned! Give Us Those Gals

Okay I put in a LOT of words to this because I’ve got a lot of girls but!

I’ve got a big blabbing blurb about characters from each of those groups underneath this so! I hope y’all enjoy

Gladia Entren!

Gladia Entren is my obligatory big bod purpleblood lady! She’s trying to put the whole “murderous clown” thing behind her, and is just trying to prove that she’s NOT a big scary clown lady who might eat you. Which, uh, no! She totally has not eaten anyone don’t worry <:0).

She’s around 13’08” tall, she’s looks round and soft and she IS but she’s also built like a shit brickhouse so Gladia comes off as looking a bit comically round when she’s covering up but she could 1000% pick you and the couch you’re sitting on up with ease. She’s very snuggable all in all, but the fact that she’s got practically got tusks and fangs with how her teeth stick out tends to make her look more intimidating.

She’s also rather accident prone at times to the point where it’s kind of slapstick-y. Like, bonking her head when she’s trying to move around, having trouble squeezing through doors, sometimes tripping onto people and burying them in clown blubber… it’s kinda rough for her.

Still, Gladia loves people and especially loves when folks laugh at her jokes and the silly but heartfelt things that she does. She’s the best clown mom friend you could ask for!

I’m working on her typing quirk, Classpect, sign, etc. still but hopefully she’ll! Be a good enough big honking bud once I’m done with her

Blorp the Goodra

She’s my large, heavy goodra lady! A bit spoiled from when she’s was just a silly Sliggoo gal who couldn’t see too well and kept nearly eating everything that was edible (which is a lot when you’re a slime dragon), all that weight and pampering carried on over to her Goodra state! Now she’s this big, pushy slimy dragon woman who doesn’t tend to realize that “no means no” and oozes or brute forces her way into getting what she wants, because it’s hard to fight a cute pseudo-legendary gal!

She’s about 7’07 (usually), she’s kinda stacked all over with her fat gut being very very prominent and she’s a pretty cheerful gal most of the time! The only problem is that, like I said, she’s also the type of gal who’ll take things from you without asking and leave you covered in slime once she’s done with you. She might ALSO get a bit vorny and voracious at times; but it’s nothing to worry about! As long as you can feed her that is…

If you ever met Blorp, just be prepared to get gooed and to give up your valuables/food to the big fat slime dragon lady.

(Also if she ever decided she wants to “keep” you, be prepared to get smothered in love and stuffed silly.

Unnamed DJ slime girl!

She has no name yet! But the idea of her popped into my head while I was talking about my buddy with slimes. She’s got a pearish shape, she’s kinda chonky with a big gut and huge thighs to support her, but that’s because she’s got all her music gear inside of her!

Her whole deal is that since sound would probably carry out interestingly from someone who’s not exactly a full liquid/full solid, and because the vibrations would send her jiggling in interesting ways. As such, she’s got a big fancy speaker lodged inside her fat gut and two others in her tits with thighs big enough to help her carry all her gear— she’s quite literally “all about that bass” as one would say!

She’s also super excited and hyped about music and doing her job in general, but it comes off a bit odd sometimes since she’s not great at emoting at times. She’s got a that sorta “half lidded, kinda always tired” look to her gooey face that tends to put people off but she’s as passionate about music ‘n dj-ing as I am monsters and ocs! She’s also cool as hell and even has some fancy LEDs sprung throughout her body to help emphasize moods and make parties hype!

Overall she’s just this big slimy goo-woman who loves music with all her being, even if her “resting bitch face” doesn’t properly show off her hype all the time.

[allthingsglittergold]

[ TEXT ] it’s a newly hatched Dratini! She seems to be still covered in egg goo, but she’s wrapped in a fluffy towel

[ TEXT ] you know how to take care of these right ?

[TXT] Oh. Hello and congratulations, Ree. I certainly do know how to take care of them. [TXT] Dratini are fairly fragile - any major upset can cause problems with their growth, but if anyone is capable of caring for one it would be you. They shed several times a year as they grow; they usually use fast-flowing water to aid them but you can do it yourself if you are careful. Getting them used to a soft scrubbing brush and some oils early on will help. [TXT] And as far as Dragon types go, they are usually of even temperment - still proud, but not as difficult to handle if they disagree. [TXT] They're predators - they prefer fish, but formulated Pokemon food works just as well. As Dratini they enjoy being in the water - I know you live near the ocean, being in Alola, so when they are a bit bigger than would be ideal. Otherwise, giving them time in the bath or a small paddling pool would work until they get large enough to defend themselves better. [TXT] If you have any more questions please, don't hesitate to contact me. Best of luck, Ree :)

Ordinarily, Gold frankly would have suggested not keeping such a delicate Pokemon - but if he could trust anyone with such a responsibility, it was Ree.

[denowylie]

Me and my partner in crime have like 30+ OC's all in all so this would take forever to finish, so I am wrapping it up for now with these dweebs all lined up.

Some fun facts!:

Sheila had a fling with Hauk back in the day, but when he introduced her to his cousin Sedek she knew Sedek was her future husband to be, because she had a dream earlier about a gorgeous, tall tree sheltering her from both rain and blistering sun, and being full of ripe apples. (Sedeks magical powers is in the earth and vegetation).

Sedek is naturally tall from the extra dragon gene in his family line, sadly being so gigantic just wrecks his knees and upper back. He also is scared of syringes/needles (trypanophobia). Demisexual.

Deno the lemur caught some green goo from a potion maker once and took a sip: that resulted in her mouth and tongue turning green, adding years to her lifespan, and more intelligence! She understands more, yet still choose to bite every buttocks she can reach and hoard everything that shines.

Ravn have a learning disability and can only read and write a little and don't understand math at all. He also don't understand metaphores. But he can kill and gut pretty much anything and makes beautiful tanning leather. (Oh and he is indeed the twink of the group, gay as fuck.)

Novak is happily married to Ravn, after accidentally having an affair with Ravn's long lost half sister Autumn, which resulted in twins. Autumn found a new mate once resolving things between Novak and Ravn and they all keep in touch to be there for the twins. Novak is 20 years younger than Ravn, but everyone thinks Ravn is the youngest because of his height.

Hauk is Novaks father and was a closet-bisexual for years, now living openly and happily with his husband Jolyn. He have food allergies against shell fish and spice, and is an recovering alcoholic with a temper.

Jolyn was best friends with Jiri in the youth and during a fight he got injured from Jiris lightning powers, giving him visible scarring down the half of his torso and arm. His leg got injured from another battle as an adult when he was struck in the back and damaged some nerves leading down to his leg. Jolyn handles wild stallions and his beefy husband with ease and is often seen smoking from a pipe. Pansexual.

Whisper is the Chieftess and when she is not busy being in charge of the clan she enjoys being a Dominatrix with her loyal husband Jiri.

Jiri is Sedeks little brother. He never was in a releationship until he met Whisper and she is the only one who can make him smile and show affection in private. Even though he is seen as cold and distant: anyone who threaten his family or friends will suffer from it.