#so the roasts are on an entirely different tier

[declamationark]

Would it be funny if the summoning ritual for the ghost king (danny) just cycles through the three dannys cuz they're all technically danny and the magic is going through a bit of a ??? error coding before defaulting to a randomized setting? Like, who do you think you'll get when you summon? Is it the actual ghost king Danny (14, sleep-deprived, sassy, ect), is it Dani/Ellie (technically toddler age, chaos-incarnate, ect) or is it Dan (huge, can throw you into space as a reversed shooting star, destroyed the entire world in a timeline, ect)? Who knows, not even the three do and they keep a board at home with scrawled tally marks and sidenotes where they roast each other

[rizzyu]

Hello there! :D If u dont mind, can i req platonic friendship hcs for luxiem? where gn!reader looks up to them as an older brother figure? +bonus points if they also have a chaotic personality >:D Have a great day~

Big-brother Figure HC

Pairing: Vox, Mysta, Luca, Ike, Shu x gn! reader

Category: Fluff, heehee haha funni

Warning: C h a o s .  

Summary: Platonic relationship with the Luxiem members :D

A/N: Hi hi! That is such as cute idea! I can already imagine the chaos before even starting to write lol Anyways thank you for the request :D

Vox Akuma

He tries his very very very very very best not to bring in sussy conversations while you are around, since you're like his little-sibling figure

It's very fucking difficult for him to not straight up yell something like FORKIN- *** **** ***** ***, but he really R E A L L Y tries his best (c'mon you gotta give him some slack for trying this hard)

Even though you might already have learnt it from other Niji members (mr satan here might choke those specific members if he finds out)

But Vox also takes care of you very well

Like he'd go out of his way just to make sure you have the best meals every day

Overall, I think Vox would be a very caring but yet very protective big-brother figure

Mysta Rias

You'd be making fun of him A LOT (like real siblings lol) and also pick on him specifically

Like in every roast tier list, Mysta's in the "bullied" tier, and you're the living proof of that.

Say if you're playing Crab Game, you'd specifically throw a snowball at him out of nowhere, causing him (using his webcam mic that makes him sound like he's in the middle of a damn hurricane) to scream like he's stuck between the fabric of reality and the backrooms

Basically like this: "WHAAA WHA%#%@"#*@ WHO THE %##*@/× FUCK ^@!~# DID&פ^#*!/£₩※THAT /£&&$)#(@#:"

Meanwhile you: "MUHYAHYAHYAHAYYAHAYAGHAGSSBABBA L L L L L L"

And if Mysta is cooking, just like Vox his Mysta's cooking stream, you'd scold him for cooking in such uhhhhh c u r s e d ways

“Mysta, for the love of Riku Tazumi, by “pour oil into the pan”, doesn’t mean to fill the entire pan with oil.”

Overall, chaotic sibling-like relationship with Mysta :)

Luca Kaneshiro

The most chaotic duo in NijiEN

You two would both pull pranks and say random deez nuts, ligma jokes to other members

Whenever you two take part in collabs (especially large ones), I can imagine you both causing so much mischief that everyone would be screaming your names while chasing you two who are laughing your butts off (I love his laugh it’s so goofy)

He’d teach you his ways of pogging

Say if you’re playing Minecraft, you two would probably place lava traps in front of the doors of every house, before hiding nearby to see the other members scream when they fall into the trap

Basically he’s gonna troll with you all the time :)

Ike Eveland

Just like Vox, very caring but very protective

He really enjoys reading you the novels he wrote and making you caviar toast. Even if you dislike caviar, he (tries) to not be too disappointed in you lol

Ike also like to teach you how to write novels and how to speak some Swedish words

And usually when you did well when he’s teaching you things, he’d give you a headpat :3

Usually if some other members say something a bit sussy, broski would look d e a d into their eyes while having both hands covering both of your ears, before politely telling you to go somewhere else for the meantime. Then he'd threaten whoever did that in front of you.

I like it when he goes psychopath mode. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Shu Yamino

You’d definitely greet each other with “eyyyyyyyyyyyyy” everytime you meet lol

If you’re a smart person, you’d probably be talking about maths or something in the middle of a game.

“There are two boxes blocking that so if we double it we can cover the whole thing.”

 “Yea but there isn’t enough space to place 4 boxes there, maybe 3.46 boxes can work.”

“Seems like 3.48 would work better.”

“BUT IT’S JUST A 0.02 DIFFERENCE-” (made-up scenario lol)

The whole time chat would be spamming the nerd emoji 🤓🤓🤓

You, Shu and Petra would get along very well too, since Petra is like a sister figure to Shu

Happy penguin siblings :D

[thatseitagremlin]

my drdt driving headcanons (tierlist form)

DISCLAIMER: this was originally made spontaneously for a (work-in-progress!) drdt x limbus company au, since my friend kindly reminded me that They Do Not Have a Designated Bus Driver (makes more sense in context), thus making one of the little freaks responsible for driving the bus and making sure all seventeen [;)] passengers stay alive. thankfully for these little freaks in this au specifically, death is reversible, which is why one of the tiers is worded like That. aside from that this actually isn't any different from my "normal" driving tierlist, but i thought the disclaimer need to be made anyways. full explanations under cut!

-) i trust them: it actually took me a while to figure out who the hell would i trust with driving a bus. with the additional possibility of the other drdt characters bitching about traffic and possibly annoying the driver. at the end i decided that i had the least worries about min and levi... until another friend brought up that they wouldn't trust min because she wouldn't be able to see 😭 I DON'T REMEMBER HER BANGS OBSTRUCTING HER IN ANY WAY IN CANON THOUGH, SO I'LL LEAVE HER THERE.

-) anxiety: i actually trust eden more than nico or ace, hence why she's at the first slot. she can probably drive, she's just prone to panicking. also i can imagine a scenario where she's so focused on the road that she doesn't realize she's driving onto a broken fence like a mario kart shortcut. also i think nico would do fine until they get into an oddly specific driving scenario and crashes the bus

-) road rage: hu has 18+ years worth of repressed anger. if she was driving and she knew someone else was listening i feel like she would progress from small talk to roasting everyone and everything she can think of. j could drive but arei would be constantly out to get her, so it's not worth letting it happen. ace is indeed there twice because leaving him out of either tier seemed unfaithful

-) has never driven: i think these three were 1) the type to get used to personal drivers, taxis, and driving service apps and 2) never rode in those little cars attached to shopping carts or played mario kart as children, but they all would be okay-ish drivers if they had the chance to learn. Unfortunately in this specific au, the only chance to learn is trial by fire, and they all fucked up their first attempts of driving and only charles is willing to try again. and then he'd go to the first slot of road rage. (charles voice after someone cuts him off on a red light) "Are you stupid?"

-) snorrrkkkkk mimimimimi: they let rose on the driver's seat for twenty seconds and put her on the banlist

-) blasts playlist: whit would like an artist that everyone else (except one or two secret fans) is ambivalent to/hates. it's just that my music taste is the fault of my brother's (near-exclusively vocaloid) and can't assign a specific example. he did actually get killed in the middle of driving once (and got revived after that, don't worry!!), so he has to promise to not blast his playlist and not try to annoy everyone else on purpose if he wants to drive again

-) legally and morally banned: teruko's bio states she dislikes vehicles so i think she was just banned outright from the very start. and even then she wouldn't want to drive, nor can anyone convince her to, because you never know what way her luck can kick in and cause the entire bus to get in an unfortunate accident. ...in this specific au there is actually no means or reason for xander to acquire a motorcycle and thus he'd be allowed to drive the bus, HOWEVER i really like giving the oddly specific headcanon of "goes absolutely haywire when driving a motorcycle and does life-threatening stunts that look really cool" to people who are normally responsible drivers. therefore i think if xander rode a motorcycle his adrenaline would just spontaneously spike and activate his innermost mario kart wii funky kong flame runner instincts

-) "people with seatbelts still die in car crashes!! :D": Even in a world where death is reversible, would you even give Veronika Grebenshchikova a chance to drive any sort of vehicle with other people's safety in her hands? also david is barely there because i think every other time he gets into a vehicle he eventually thinks about the vehicle crashing in an unfortunate accident. even when he's the driver. Especially when he's the driver.

[wolfofcelestia]

I said I'd do it so here it is lmao

Zayne's Spiciness Tolerance Tier List

S Tier

Master of Fate. I keep putting this guy right at the top. I need him to be bad at something adsflnkdj

There's no doubt he's tasted all kinds of foods. As the Master of Fate, he'd probably need to travel all around the country to make sure things are going as they should

From the regions in China that specialize in all kinds of spicy food, to the nearby neighbouring countries, he's tried it all and have revisted from time to time to see how the foods have changed throughout the centuries (hello Korean fire noodle challenges??)

Also, god privileges, he probably has a much stronger stomach than humans so he can eat whatever he wants without an issue

A Tier

Doctor. Zayne regularly recommends spicy food when you ask him what you should eat, so I think he enjoys spicy food. But he's careful. And he's watching you to make sure you don't eat too much of something that's too hot. He wouldn't want you to get an upset stomach later on, no matter how much you reassure him that you'd be alright

Spicy food can be tasty but he'll always remind you to keep everything in moderation

C Tier

Foreseer. I'm assuming he doesn't have the stomach of a regular human. And I'm also assuming that he eats. Where he gets the food, I have no idea. But he must have a way to get food if MC stayed with him for all that time

I really doubt he has a full kitchen with different spices, so I'm guessing whatever he eats would be just... fresh wildlife hunts, roasted over a fire. So he would be used to eating unseasoned meat? So even if he did have access to spicy food, I think he just wouldn't care for it. His stomach would be fine with pretty spicy food (because demi-god privileges), but such an indulgence wouldn't appeal to him.

F Tier

Dawnbreaker. Any bit of spice would send him to the hospital, if there even was a hospital he could be sent to. And if anyone even noticed he was having issues

This man's entire diet has been nothing but bland/bitter nutrient drinks and sweets for what I assume his entire life from the age of 12

There's absolutely no way his stomach would be able to handle any kind of spice. And even if he did eat something, his stomach would need some time to adjust to digesting solid food!!

Give this guy some congee and soft boiled eggs until he no longer has the stomach of a dying 80 year old

[jeongyunhoed]

The third and final story in the 100-Day trilogy, taking place four years after the events of The 100-Day Relationship and two years since the events of I Do. When the patriarch of the Choi family suffers a heart attack, the entire clan decides to visit the estate in the hopes of getting in his good graces and parts of his fortune before he passes. Seonghwa and Juhyun now find themselves clashing with nosy relatives who threaten to split them up and have her removed from any possible inheritance.

Inheritance Member: Seonghwa Pairing: Seonghwa/OC Genre: I’m going to say angst-fluff, drama, intrigue. Things to note: Art Curator!Hwa, a lot of crazy rich stuff again (for real, this will have A LOT), and perhaps some adult-y things. Watch out!: The usual pressure of kids, illness, familial drama ahead A/N: So, I’m so sorry the first chapter took so long. But what’s important is that I’ve finally posted after what seems like months of not writing much, so I hope this is a good enough first chapter. Tag list is open as usual. Oh, and I’ve also posted the Hwandred-Day trilogy on my Ao3 (yeojasamho).  Tag list: @kflixnet , @treasure-hwa ,     Masterlist

Chapter 1 

“Hello Architectural Digest, I’m Park Seonghwa, and this is my wife, Juhyun, and welcome to our home,” Seonghwa smiled as he and Juhyun stood aside to let a small crew of people inside, scanning their apartment. “We’ve only been living in this place for two years since we got married, and we got our friend, Shin Dongwoo, to take care of the interiors of this place as you can see,” Seonghwa showed them around. 

“When we sat down with him about decorating the place, we said we wanted a place that looks very cozy and relaxing. He referred us to Gwyneth Paltrow’s designer Brigette Romanek and she flew in for us and worked her magic, scouring the entire country to look for the furniture that really suited what we had in mind,” Juhyun explained, showing them the kitchen. “Seonghwa and I cook together sometimes. It’s one of the ways we spend time together, especially after work.” 

“We have a kind of dynamic when it comes to being at home. I’m the one who cleans, Juhyun is the one who cooks,” Seonghwa pointed out. 

“But there are times when we do both, mostly on weekends,” Juhyun added. “Seonghwa makes amazing kimchi jjigae and curry.” 

“Juhyun makes really good pasta,” Seonghwa smiled. “And roasted chicken. She cooks very well,” and Juhyun laughed. 

Seonghwa showed the crew the framed pictures that were hung on one part of the living space. It included their wedding photos and other framed photos of them and their friends. The big family photos took up the most space on the part of the wall where the other pictures were. 

“I picked out the kinds of frames that suited the pictures, but I also made sure the frames fit the mood of the house,” Seonghwa showed the pictures. “Hopefully more pictures will be up here.” 

He watched Juhyun take the camera crew into the different parts of their home. Seonghwa smiled to himself as he followed his wife along. His wife. The thought that he called her his wife made him smile even wider, and they had only been married for two years. 

Seonghwa couldn’t believe it at times, the fact that he was married to Juhyun, and the fact that since getting married, he found himself among the upper echelons of society, and not the echelon full of celebrities and influencers. This tier was a different kind of upper crust, yet being with Juhyun didn’t make it feel that way. 

Seonghwa wasn’t used to it, and he knew he might never be used to it, despite his grandmother already getting used to the prestige that now came with him marrying into the extremely wealthy Choi family. 

When the camera crew panned to the area of their home that had paintings, Seonghwa appeared in view. “I was recommended several local artists who did paintings of landscapes, mostly at night, and I got a print of my favorite painting, Nighthawks, because it reminded me of when we were dating, and how we’d stop by a cafe after every formal event before we went home,” He admitted, glancing at Juhyun, who smiled. 

By the time the room tour ended, and the crew thanked them before leaving, Juhyun closed the door, sighing in relief against it. “Now that’s done,” She said, before walking up to him. Juhyun noticed the clock. “We have to be at the airport now if we want to make it ahead of Hyunae and Jiho’s party,” She leaned on him. 

Seonghwa wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead. He sighed. “Is there a way for us to…not go? It’s a 14-hour flight to the US,” He said. 

“I know, but we promised them we’d go, remember? They want all of their friends to be there,” Juhyun sighed as well, holding onto him tightly. “On the bright side, we can sleep all we want at the house before the party. It’s just in the Hamptons, we’ve got a house there, and I’m sure the caretakers are looking for more things to do.” 

“Does your family have a house everywhere?” Seonghwa raised a brow. 

“My grandfather does, not me,” Juhyun pointed out. 

“That’s something someone who has a lot of houses would say,” He teased, backing them into the bedroom to get ready. “Jiho’s proposing to Hyunae, and Jinri and Dongwoo are having a gender reveal party for their second child, right?” He asked as they put their bags together. 

“Yeah, and they want everyone to be there. Even Hongjoong’s coming,” Juhyun pointed out. “We’re on the same flight as him too,” She added. 

Seonghwa nodded as he slipped on his jacket, helping Juhyun with hers as she tied her hair. “Are we getting the seats near the restroom? Or did we get the seats facing the big screen in the middle?” He asked. 

“Side seats, near the restrooms, don’t worry,” Juhyun assured him as she kissed his cheek. “One problem though. It’s first class.” 

Seonghwa laughed as he followed her out of the room, with their luggage in tow. “Really? Our seats are first class?” 

“Hey, they found out who I was and upgraded our seats for free. At least our economy seats would be for people who want to get on but couldn’t book a seat or could afford first class, I’m just saying,” Juhyun shook her head, amused by the encounter. “We’ll have some leg room so we can rest properly on the way to New York, hmm?” 

“Yes, yes, on the way to New York,” Seonghwa chuckled. “But then when we get to New York, we’re having some bedroom time before going to the parties!” 

~ 

It wasn’t as if Seonghwa was able to stay in all the properties that Juhyun’s family owned whenever they went overseas. He had only heard of how big or how grand the houses looked from Juhyun’s friends and their spouses and boyfriends, but he never really got to see anything else aside from her parents’ house. 

The house they stayed in also belonged to Juhyun’s parents, with another house belonging to her grandfather not far away in this part of the place. It was built in the same manner as every other estate Seonghwa saw on the way from the airport, but with a well-manicured garden and a three-car garage.

The house, as Seonghwa realized, also had the view of the ocean with the beach just past the yard. The interiors also seemed to match the place, a mix of neutral colors and sculpted marble floors. There was even a fireplace and above the mantel was an anniversary family picture of Choi Jongmin, his wife Dajeong, Juhyun, Jihyun, and Sangmin. Seonghwa smiled to himself, thinking that maybe one day, the two of them could have that kind of picture somewhere. 

“Thank you for coming here to give me the key, I nearly forgot to ask my father about it before we left,” Juhyun was telling a middle-aged couple whom her father tasked to be the caretakers. “Oh, and this is my husband, Park Seonghwa, Seonghwa, this is Serge and Jane West,” She introduced them. 

“Congratulations to both of you! It’s a good thing both of you managed to come here and stay, there’s only so much we could do to keep things spotless,” Jane chuckled, shaking Seonghwa’s hand. 

“Well, while we’re here, we’ll be sure to call you. How are things at my grandfather’s house by the way?” Juhyun asked. 

“It’s good as usual. Your aunt was staying there not too long ago,” Serge replied in a low voice. Juhyun immediately figured out which aunt it was from the way their expressions fell slightly. “Her and her husband.” 

“Oh…” Juhyun nodded. “It’s not too late to leave, you know,” She teased. 

They shook their heads, laughing. “No, no, your grandfather has been very good to us, as is your father, as is everyone else in your family really. It’s only just those few,” Serge said. 

Seonghwa glanced at his wife. “Who are they talking about?” He asked. 

“My aunt Seonak,” Juhyun sighed, frowning as she said it. 

“He’s your father’s sister, right?” Seonghwa asked, and she nodded. 

“It’s not just her, it’s my cousin and his wife too. It’s really only the three of them. If my grandmother was still alive, it would make four of them,” Juhyun said quietly. “Well, at least it’s just Aunt Seonak, and Daeyoung, and Hyemin…” 

“Wah…” They heard Hongjoong say as they saw him come in, his luggage in tow. He looked stunned. “You didn’t tell me how nice your house is!” 

“Yeah, you can stay in the guest room if you want,” Juhyun nodded, amused by his reaction. 

Hongjoong sighed. “I wish I could, but I already booked a room at a hotel.”

“Where are you booked, anyway?” Seonghwa raised a brow. 

“The Ritz. I got a suite,” Hongjoong replied. “But your house really is nice, Juhyun.” 

She shook her head. “It’s my parents’ house. But you can come stay here whenever you want whenever you fly to New York.” 

Hongjoong turned to his friend, who looked just as amused. “Maybe you should get a beach house back in Korea, I’m just saying,” He suggested, making Seonghwa laugh. “Saves us 14 hours and a whole other timezone.” 

“Well, we’d agree with you on that, but we’re all here because of other people. But it’s nice in this part of New York too,” Juhyun said, leaning against her husband. “We’re in front of a beach, a different beach. A beach that takes 14 hours to get to, but it’s worth it,” She laughed. 

Seonghwa kissed her forehead then turned to his best friend. “We’ll bring you to your hotel, we’ll just put our bags in our room.” 

Hongjoong nodded. Seonghwa turned to Juhyun, both of them carrying their bags up the stairs and into their room. They returned a moment later, taking the car keys from the corner, gesturing for him to lead the way out of the house and to the garage. “Allow me to drive you around,” Serge suggested, and Juhyun handed him the keys. “How long will you be staying?” He asked as they unlocked the doors of a gunmetal gray Rolls Royce Phantom. 

“Just a week, Hongjoong might be leaving earlier, though,” Seonghwa replied. 

“Yeah, I’m only here for a few days,” Hongjoong nodded as they got in the car, Jane following them and getting in the passenger seat to sit next to her husband. 

“Just a day less than how long we’ll be here, we’re not staying long either,” Seonghwa said as they fastened their seatbelts. 

Serge began to drive, and soon enough, they were in the city itself. Seonghwa looked at the view of all the buildings in awe. It wasn’t as if he hadn’t been to New York before, but just going on a ride into the city always made him look at everything in amazement. Even more so that it was different now, as his museum was doing even better than before, and that he was married to someone who was likely going to fly all over the world ever so often. 

Juhyun smiled to herself after observing how Seonghwa looked out the window. “You think we should get a place here?” She asked quietly. 

Seonghwa nearly whipped to look at her at the question. “...What?” He asked. 

“Should we get a place here? Or do we just keep staying at the Hamptons?” Juhyun chuckled. 

He stared at his wife. “...Stop kidding, Juhyun,” He said, nudging her. 

Juhyun and Hongjoong laughed. “I’m just asking, Hwa. I wanted to know what you think,” She said. 

He shook his head. “There’s no place like home. Both our jobs are back in Korea,” He said. “You and I hardly go overseas anyway.” 

She nodded in understanding. “That’s true.” 

“I wouldn’t mind, though,” Hongjoong chimed in, and Seonghwa smacked the back of his head, the car pulling up in front of the hotel. “I’ll see you guys at the party later?” He said, getting out, thanking Serge for the ride while Jane helped him with his bags out of the trunk. 

Hongjoong waved at them as he pulled his luggage into the hotel, and Serge started to drive away. “Both of you seem to be so busy,” Jane looked over at them with a smile. “It doesn’t hurt to take some time off, no one would think less of you if you did, especially since you two work so hard.” 

“One of the secrets to a happy marriage,” Serge chimed in, grinning. 

~ 

Juhyun and Seonghwa were on their way to the restaurant where Jinri and Dongwoo were going to have the gender reveal party for their second child. The restaurant, as Seonghwa had guessed, was put up by a friend of Dongwoo’s, Gong Chansik, who flew between Korea and New York every now and then. The place wasn’t as kid friendly as it seemed, and the two of them figured that Jinri and Dongwoo left their daughter Kairi at their home, likely being babysat by the caretakers of their home. Jinri found out she was pregnant a month after Seonghwa and Juhyun got married. 

In the midst of the merriment as everyone exchanged stories and jokes, seeing another one of their friends; Ahn Jea, of the Ahn law firm, who was married to Michelin-star chef Jung Wooyoung, also revealing that she was a few weeks pregnant with their first child, it made Seonghwa and Juhyun think about their own marriage. Not only one, but two of their friends already had children or were expecting. Would they want the same thing? 

It was something they had yet to talk about, again at least. The first time Seonghwa and Juhyun talked about kids was after sex one night, when they nearly forgot to use protection. They both agreed that they weren’t in a hurry, but would it still be the same this time? While they liked being around kids, they weren’t so sure if they would be able to raise a family of their own. 

Ultimately, Seonghwa felt that it was Juhyun’s decision to make, as she would be the one carrying the child, not him. Seonghwa respected whatever decision she may make, even if it meant that they might disagree. He was already an uncle anyway and sort of a godfather to the kids of Juhyun’s friends. 

“Alright, alright!” Jinri stood up, a little bump already visible on her stomach. She was holding a glass of sparkling cider as the rest of them raised their glasses. Dongwoo held up an amber bottle that had a squeeze tip. “The syrup Dongwoo pours into my drink is the gender, hmm?” 

“Let’s see it then!” Jo, who came from the prominent Han family that was a major name in food processing, cheered. 

“Alright!” Dongwoo declared, tilting the bottle, and a vivid pink syrup filled the clear drink, making them clap. 

“It’s a girl! You have two daughters now, you’re going to be a girldad!” Jea laughed. 

“Fine by me, I hope that happens,” Dongwoo looked proud, and kissed his wife on the cheek. 

“I hope I get to be a girldad too,” Wooyoung nuzzled Jea’s cheek. “I’ll show my daughter how guys are supposed to love her.” 

“That’s awfully sweet of you,” Juhyun commented, and Wooyoung beamed. 

“Isn’t that something we’d all aspire to?” Choi Jongho, Jo’s longtime boyfriend and celebrity pet groomer, mused. 

“Of course,” Jo nudged him. 

“I think you’d all make good fathers, even you Seonghwa,” Jinri teased. 

Seonghwa just smiled, glancing at Juhyun, who suddenly sat up, and he suddenly sensed that she felt uncomfortable. He gently squeezed her arm, and she glanced at him. “Hmm?” She said. 

“You okay?” He whispered in her ear. 

“Yeah, don’t worry about it,” Juhyun nodded. She suddenly heard her phone beep. It was her sister Jihyun, calling her. She stood up. “I’ll just take this for a minute,” She rushed to one side of the room. 

Seonghwa watched her, wondering what the call was. It was the first time throughout this trip that someone called. Juhyun went out of the room and he got up as well, quietly stepping out. He had a bad feeling about it.

But before Seonghwa could go out, Juhyun came back in, her expression serious. “Who was that?” He asked. 

“Jihyun,” Juhyun said, a hint of sadness in her tone. “Grandfather had a heart attack. He’s in the hospital.” 

Seonghwa stared at her. “He’s in the hospital?” 

Juhyun nodded. “Yeah. I told her we’re in New York, she’s at the hospital now, with Bin. She put her wedding planning on hold for this.” 

“What about your parents?”

“They’re there too. My uncle Hyunwoo flew in from Japan to come to the hospital.” 

Seonghwa wasn’t sure what else to say, and he wrapped his arms around her in a big hug. He kissed the side of her head. “Do you want to fly back?” He managed to ask. 

Juhyun shook her head. “I don’t know. We won’t be there for hours,” Juhyun replied. “Even with a private jet.” 

“He’s your grandfather, Juhyun. I think they’ll appreciate the effort.” 

“I asked Jihyun about it, she said he might already be out before we get there. It’s okay,” Juhyun maintained, looking up at him. “It’s okay.” 

“So, what do you want to do now?” Seonghwa whispered. 

Juhyun pulled away. “Let’s just try and enjoy the time we have here. When we get back, we’ll visit,” She said.

Somehow, Seonghwa felt a sinking feeling inside him. Something didn’t feel right about the news Juhyun gave. Juhyun was still trying to process the news as well, and she wanted to get her mind off of the sudden turn of events. The most she could do was take a deep breath, and hope that things would be alright. 

Juhyun led Seonghwa back to the table, where everyone else was absorbed in their stories and cheers. They didn’t feel like souring the mood with what they found out. 

~ 

Juhyun and Seonghwa found themselves in the guest bedroom of Hyunae’s home later that night. They were lying down, eyes closed as everyone else was outside mixing and mingling with each other. Juhyun had gotten overwhelmed with the crowd and wanted to be in a quieter space. Seonghwa went with her, and the two of them were starting to doze off from how soft the bed was. 

“Seonghwa?” She whispered, and he replied with a hum. “Do you want to go out there? I don’t think Jiho’s proposed yet.” 

“No, I want to stay with you. I think I got a little overwhelmed too,” He said. 

“You sure?” 

“Yeah,” He reached over to hold her hand. “If you want some space, you can tell me, you know that, right?” 

“I do.” 

Juhyun opened her eyes. “Don’t worry,” She said. “You’re worrying more than me.” 

Seonghwa chuckled. “You really know, huh?” 

“Yeah, I think I know you well enough to know when something’s bothering you. Even when we try to talk about it, I think I know,” She said. 

“Has this happened to him before?” 

“No,” Juhyun shook her head. “But I guess he’s been under a lot of stress lately.”

“That’s true,” Seonghwa nodded slightly and inched closer to her. “If my grandmother found out, she’d have bolted out of her home and went straight to the hospital. Both of them have gotten very close since we got married.” 

Juhyun smiled. “Yeah?” 

“Yeah. She tells my parents about how they were catching up, like best friends who haven’t seen each other in a while.” 

“That’s great. She’s his best friend now, huh?” Juhyun laughed. 

Seonghwa nodded. “Yeah,” He kissed her softly, then sat up. “If you’re feeling better, we could join the others now. Before Jiho gets down on one knee,” He grinned. 

Juhyun laughed and sat up as well. “Yeah, yeah, we probably should before someone starts thinking we did it,” She got out of the bed and smoothed over her blouse and pants. Seonghwa checked his hair in the mirror, nodding when he felt his comma hair was still intact. 

The two of them quietly stepped out of the room, making their way into the pristine white living room where Jinri and Dongwoo were nearly dozing off as well, Jinri’s hand clasped on her phone, possibly in the hopes of being able to answer if the caretaker had any trouble. 

Jea and Wooyoung were coming from the kitchen upon seeing them. “A little bit crowded out there, huh?” Wooyoung grinned, tilting his head to the party taking place at the patio that was close to the beach. 

“Yeah, we nearly dozed off,” Juhyun nodded. 

They suddenly saw Jiho come inside, followed by Hyunae. “Was the party getting to be too much?” Seonghwa teased. 

“A little bit, but we wanted to come inside,” Hyunae smiled, taking out her compact to check her makeup, touching up her forehead with powder. 

Hongjoong quietly came in as well and Seonghwa sensed that he had something up his sleeve. 

Jiho scanned the room then turned to Hyunae. “I guess now’s as good a time as any,” He said, and he suddenly got down on one knee. 

Hyunae gaped, while the rest of them froze, as if immediately in anticipation. “Jiho-” She said. 

“Lee Hyunae, I loved you before, I still love you now, and I’m certain I’ll always love you,” Jiho looked into her eyes as he took out a black velvet box from his pocket and opened it in front of her, revealing a diamond ring. “Lee Hyunae, will you marry me?” 

Hyunae was welling up, and she nodded profusely. Jiho took out the ring from the box and slipped it on her finger. The rest of them broke into applause and cheers, with Wooyoung waving a waiter over to get them glasses of champagne and cider. Hyunae and Jiho were hugging each other tightly. 

“This wasn’t just a party, we all came here for this, just so you know,” Wooyoung told her. “To Hyunae and Jiho!” He raised his glass. 

“To Hyunae and Jiho! Cheers!” They laughed, clapping and hugging the couple. 

[transhawks]

*posts that are going to get you a box of my favorite orange flavored chocolates mailed to your doorstep (anyways, yeahh!! Lmao, it was so wild to me to read a post that lists everything Hawks did and I’m going like yeah!!! And then it ends off with something like “and that’s why I hate him and he’s evil incarnate” we are two different people lmaoo, I feel like you’re the only appreciated of unhinged Hawks on this site. He can be a sad little chirp chirp while still being crazy. So r other ppl

That sounds delicious actually. In all seriousness I had to disengage with actual Hawks "haters" in late 2020. I was very critical of him, argued with Hawks apologists (specifically in the whole Twice aspect) left and right, was getting frustrated at people just ignoring the clear references to the current political situation in the work, but seeing the actual Hawks hate hurt the nonetheless. I'm really lucky that a bunch of us in the Jinkei server and dbhwks spaces were really down to clown him and roast him, but there was still an element of at least finding him an interesting character if not liking him. A lot the hardcore Hawks haters not only didn't find him distasteful (which isn't wrong imho) but also felt that anyone who felt he was interesting was approving of his actions.

I had to justify why I liked him as a character to so-called friends, even a beloved best friend. Why I found him interesting - as if that invalidated my well-worn anarchist/leftist ideals and years of them and all the political activism and organizing I got involved in my late teens/early twenties. It was like... a very cruel time. I have a whole personality disorder that makes me think in polarities and extremes, and that space and group on here was not helping.

And then his development seemed to stagnate (or more I just didn't really understand what Horikoshi was doing with him) and I don't know, I clung on to what I originally liked. It really took reevaluating the entire manga and starting to find all of him funny to really, truly love him again.

He's a fascinatingly complicated character, incredibly well-crafted by Horikoshi, and I'd say among his top-tier written characters, like Tomura or Dabi. Now, that's on his *complexity*, nothing else. Not that I go looking for such opinions, but I'm going to clarify that and save some Hawks haters time gossiping about me saying "Hawks is a good as Dabi or Tomura according to local Hawks-obsessive transhawks", nah, we're talking about complexity and his narrative. Those things are very different than the character being ethical, not that any of them are.

And! And! It's okay to like the confusing, unhinged characters who bring chaos! 2020 me could never understand loving All For One, but he's so fascinatingly hypocritical and hilarious that he's quickly becoming a favorite.

I just regret we spent so much time as a fandom ascribing moral values to liking certain characters rather than just fucking enjoying them as they are. That wasn't healthy. That wasn't right of us, or me, specifically. I'm still someone who believes that the fiction/reality argument is bunk and not understanding that there isn't an actual separate space or how much any sort of art medium affects and shapes our values is a big problem, but I think when we started saying that anyone finding a character interesting was condoning their actions was when the plot was lost.

[getoswhore]

can i request for some juicy hcs with shiggy and his gamer gf?

‘ SHIGARAKI W/ GAMER S/O! — tomura shigaraki.

☰ ft : tomura x f! gamer! reader

+ synopsis : what's it like being the s/o of a gamer when you, yourself are a gamer?! | est. 1.0k wc

cw/tw : pwp + mentions of: sex, oral sex, cunnilingus, pet names, overstimulation.

shigaraki for one, will internally fanboy over you. he will be so geeked out over your gaming skills, enjoying the fact that your competent with your hands as well–

both of you being a 'lovely and openly kinky' gaming couple, he will use his gaming controllers as vibrators on you. it's always been such a wet dream for him to put two of his favorites together.

and he will memorize all of the button combinations that vary with different vibrations that make you squirm the most.

fall on your knees in front of him with a cute tank top, no bra underneath, only panties, and some thigh-high socks while unzipping his pants to suck him off while he's in the middle of a game? shiggy will fold right then and there.

again, another wet dream for him; being sucked off while playing video games. such. a. turn. on.

if you two end up being competitive during pvp games, he will fuss if he loses and will be a sore loser. so, therefore, he believes the only way to truly win, is to overstimulate you for hours and see you beg for him to slow down. how cute of you.

if your a streamer, shigaraki will be your tier one sub and will always support you on there.

but that didn't last long until you were banned when he fucked you senseless on stream because he was getting jealous of all of the thirst comments.

if you really want the new game you've been longing for, get on your knees and look pretty for him. he'll get it for yah’ without hesitation.

when you two aren't together but are playing online games together, he loves dirty talking with you over the microphone, which leads to you turning on your cam for him.

loves calling you kitten online. what a discord mod–

he gets jealous rather quickly when you two are in online lobbies and other guys are flirting with you, cause, you know, 'gamer girl?!' so, he cusses/roasts them, dox’s them, after explaining your entire ‘extreme’ sex life with him.

loves receiving nudes of you with only your headset on and his controller in your mouth or between your breast/thighs.

ah, kinky man.. kinky man.. he will wrap his gaming wires around your wrist and legs if he doesn't have the proper equipment.

get him the newest console or game(s) he's been begging for so long for? he’ll leave you shaking in bed in a way to say, ‘thank you, kitten.’

will eat you out and/or fuck your tight throat while your in the middle of playing video games.

shigaraki loves cockwarming with you while you two are playing slow-paced/story mode games. he adores the moment of you two just being relaxed, yet feeling pleased all at the same time.

play on keyboard? shiggy will eat you out under your desk.

will buy you a gaming chair that reclines all the way back JUST to fuck you in it. nope, he wasn't being sweet. he was just being horny for you and for his fantasies to come true.

if you beat his high score in his favorite game... just prepare yourself cutie for a rough night.

will make ‘games’ up of his own... he will lift your hips up in doggy style to fuck you senselessly with no remorse, but here's the catch, every time you die in the game he edges you or fucks you even harder.

he's so skilled with his fingers. so SKILLED.

[merakiui]

Just had an idea for the Kazuha and Scaramouche roommates. What if reader actually has an onlyfans and she asks them to help her for her next one. Just a simple request where only their hands appear in some shots of holding up your legs or passing you different toys. Only that the boys get restless and decide to spit roast you instead. Perhaps they take turns on which end each of them are in.

(cw: yandere, nsfw, female reader, dub-con)

The both of them follow your instructions, obediently handing you toys or placing their hands on you per your request. Eventually they become conscious of the fact that lots of people will see you in this sort of state, face flushed and aroused as you put on a show. No doubt there are probably a few creeps subscribed to the highest tier you offer, hoping to get more than just a few lewd pictures and videos. Of course Kazuha and Scaramouche are jealous that so many people see sides of you they could only ever hope to stumble upon. And since they’re already touching you, why not go a bit further?

It starts when Kazuha’s hands teasingly wander, slipping further and further down until he’s squeezing your hips. You assume he’s just getting into the act and so you allow his fingers to trace along your hips and waist, down to your thighs. He’s smiling to himself as he explores your soft body. Scara sees what he’s doing right away and scoffs to himself. If Kazuha can touch you so freely, then surely he can. He seizes your wrist before you can reach for the toy, grumbling about how you don’t need a silicone dick to pleasure yourself when he’s right here. 

They seem to ignore the camera entirely as they focus on you, hands touching and pinching every inch of your body. Scara kisses along your collarbone, occasionally nipping at the skin to get a reaction from you. Kazuha has already passed the point of no return and is rubbing slow, sensual circles against your clit. You didn’t exactly intend for things to go this far with them; you only wanted them to help you with the video, not become the main part of it, but your mind is too hazy to focus on anything else. And how can you focus on other things when Kazuha’s touch is melting you and Scara’s possessive bites along your neck are electrifying?

They play with nearly every part of your body, with Kazuha focusing the most on your already dripping pussy and clit and Scara giving special attention to your breasts and neckline. You don’t even realize he’s marking you with hickeys in places that are hard to cover up until you register the feeling of his teeth grazing your sensitive skin. You’re cute when you’re like this, eyes half-lidded and lips parted ever so slightly to let out breathy moans. It’s not fair that a bunch of random people get to see you when you’re like this.

Surprisingly, they don’t fight over who gets what hole. They’ll take turns either way, so it doesn’t really matter. Kazuha’s happy enough to fit his aching cock inside your tight, warm pussy. You squeeze around him so nicely and he holds your hips in a gentle grip. Scaramouche, on the other hand, is cruel when he forces his dick down your throat, fingers gripping your hair to keep your head in place. He can’t help but scoff when Kazuha tells him to be nice. It’s not your fault you’re trying to make a little extra money with this side job. Although he wishes you’d choose a different side job, preferably one that doesn’t involve hundreds of strangers seeing your most private areas.

You’re stuck between them now, and filming for your OnlyFans is the last thing on your mind. You’re solely focused on them and the mind-numbing pace they’ve set. Even when he’s buried so deeply inside of you, Kazuha will still tease you, reaching to pinch your nipples between his fingers. Scaramouche is really particular about how you should use your mouth and he’ll have you nearly choking on his dick with how roughly he thrusts into your mouth. Oh, but you’re actually really good at sucking dick. He wonders if you’ve done this before, or maybe you’ve had plenty of practice on those neon-colored dildos.

Both of them will cum inside no matter what and you’ll be forced to swallow their cum. The sight of your holes leaking cum makes them feel oddly satisfied, not only because you look hot like that but also it’s their way of permanently marking you and showing that no one else can fuck you like they can. <3 And when you’re able to process everything and actually review the footage later, they’re standing behind you to rewatch the entire thing. Maybe it’s better if you don’t upload that video to your OnlyFans. It’s better off being saved amongst the three of you, where you can watch it again and again to remind yourself of that moment.

[princess-of-the-corner]

Okay so I have some thoughts on various characters in the new Fairy Tail AU. But also remember my memory of Fairy Tail Worldbuilding is old af and incomplete so..... lmao rip.

I’m not going over everyone but here we go!

Marinette:

Mari gets to be a Celestial Spirit Mage! Though we are replacing the Spirits with the Kwami! Obvs we have Zodiac vs. Zodiac, but the other seven are part of the set too. I might just. Make a different tier for them? Like the Zodiacs are gold and the other seven are.... Diamond? Platinum? Pearl? Anyway! The other seven are powerful enough that they sometimes summon themselves to chill.

Mari's backstory is somewhat similar to Canon in the whole 'grew up in a bakery with her parents' thing. She does like art and fashion design, but she does end up leaving home and traveling before joining a Guild. So far the Guild is called 'Miraculous' because. Ya know.

Adrien:

So while I said that there isn't a full 1-to-1 thing on characters, I feel like Adrien could get Lucy's plot. Rich kid who runs away for a life of adventure. Possibly an arc where his father tries to get him back through vaguely dubious means. 

As for Magic!

I'm including Felix in this too and both Adrien and Felix use Ice-Make Magic! Might have a thing of the Graham de Vanily family being known for it.

Chloé: 

Dragon Slayer! Dragon Slayer! Dragon Slayer! AAAAAAAAAAAaI can’t help it!!! I have to! She is my fave and I am biased. If we’re making this cringe au we’re going all in! I debated between Fire and Lightning and I’m going with Fire!

As mentioned, there are two ways to be a Dragon Slayer. To either be born a Dragon, or have a Lacrima implanted in them. Thankfully Chloé is the former! But she and most people around her believe she was just taught Dragon Slayer Magic because 1.) general ‘no one knows’ and 2.) Audrey had an affair with a Dragon. 

Chloé thought her Magic was normal but then she met Ariel. Ariel was on a long-term job for her Guild in the town where Chloé grew up, saw what she really was, and spent some time teaching her what she could about her abilities. Ariel did have to leave, but told Chloé to drop by her Guild and they’d give her a spot. 

(Ariel /techinically/ meant ‘when you’re older’ but she saw enough to know Chloé’s homelife wasn’t the healthiest so if the child decided to run away early....)

Chloé only had formal training in Dragon Slayer Magic for a few months when she was about 8-9, but she kept at it afterward and is pretty good. Still needs some on the job training, but at least she knew how to practice after Ariel. 

When she and Adrien decide to run away from home, Chloé remembers that offer and, they make their way toward the Guild. 

Speaking of Ariel, let’s discuss her, Guy, Wolfe and Doc real quick: 

Ariel is still a Dragon, Guy is still a Demon. Both go in Human forms and pretend to be normal Mages in the Miraculous Guild, with Ariel being a ‘Dragon Slayer’ and Guy using Fire Magic. They and Wolfe are S-Rank Mages and tend to go on long missions. Debating on Ariel’s element since I already have a fire one. Can there be a Dragon of Magic Itself or is that too OP? 

Doc, though he did go on jobs in the past, is semi-retired and is bartender for the Guild. He uses Gun Magic!

Also Fu since we’re on adults for a hot minute. 

So. I am making Fu the head of Miraculous Guild. Usually I’d roast him, but since in this AU all the characters are mostly 18+ and joined entirely of their own free will, we’re giving him a break. 

Fu does have some of a shady past in that he might have had a hand in the destruction of the first Guild he had joined decades ago(mirroring the Guardian Temple Incident.). 

Not sure what his main Magic is. 

Back to the kids! Alix!

Alix has been in the Guild the longest. Sort of. Legally she wasn’t until she was 18, but she did often go on jobs with her father and brother if they deemed it safe enough. 

The three usually take on archeology-based jobs that are posted, as they do have an interest in it. Though Alix is branching out now that she can go off on her own. 

In their adventures, Alix managed to find some ancient texts on Time Magic, allowing her to use Arc of Time. 

Kagami: 

Ironically, not a Dragon this time lmao!

The Tsurugi Family is actually well known for their weaponry, but haven’t had Magic. Kagami, however, does have Magic, thanks to an unknown father. 

Naturally, this resulted in her using Sword Magic and Requip: The Knight spells.

SHe has recently struck out on her own, trying out the Mage Guild thing. 

Rose: 

Rose uses mostly Plant Magic! But she does have some Shadow Magic because of course we’re including Specter in this! Former head of a Dark Guild, Rose really doesn’t like mentioning his legacy but of course this will come up at some point(possibly with him escaping prison....)

Nathaniel: 

Honestly I don’t have much on his backstory but I do know that he uses Pict Magic because that’s fucking perfect for him. 

Marc: 

Again, little on backstory. But I know I want them to have Solid Script Magic. 

Zoé: 

Oh boy! Back to someone I have an idea for!

So. 

Audrey does see the potential in Chloé’s ability for Dragon Slayer Magic. But she’s unable to learn it herself, and thinks that Chloé is just wasted potential. 

But she does have Zoé. Who is mostly a clean slate, and not quite as disappointing so far. 

This leads to Audrey getting into some sketch shit and having some sketch people implant a Lightning Dragon Slayer Lacrima in her. 

Thankfully, Zoé’s dad was around so she didn’t get to go full into experimenting with Zoé’s potential, but Zoé does still have the Lacrima and the powers. 

Eventually she runs off and ends up at the Miraculous Guild. Possibly not knowing that Chloé is her sister, just another Dragon Slayer. 

Chloé will feel incredibly guilty finding out about all this. She always knew she wasn’t enough for Audrey. But if she was, then Audrey wouldn’t have done /that/ to Zoé.(Of course she eventually realizes Audrey is the only one to blame but the Angst™)

[love-takes-work]

THE “OH MY GOD I CAN’T BELIEVE SHE ACTUALLY WENT THERE” COLLECTION

These are the recipes that I had to invent something weird, come up with a bizarre solution, or go to unusual lengths to make a Steven Universe dish. Photo evidence of kitchen weirdness after the jump. List of recipes:

Three-Way Sub from “Say Uncle”

Clams, Peanut Butter, and a Side of Fresh-Cut Grass from “Bluebird”

Crystal Lizards from “Lion 2: The Movie”

Donut Box from “Sadie Killer”

Everything Pizza from “What’s Your Problem”

Pizza Bagel & Fantastic Fries from “Restaurant Wars”

Gem Harvest from “Gem Harvest,” including 3-tier Wedding Cake

Off Colors Graduation Cake from “Little Graduation”

Alien Thorax from “Jungle Moon”

Jungle Moon Fruit from “Jungle Moon”

Korean Lunch from “Steven’s Dream”

Pizza Burrito from “Bismuth”

Cool Kids Potluck from “The Good Lars”

Giant Strawberry from the strawberry battlefields seen in “Serious Steven”

Together Forever cake from “Together Forever”

Zoo Fruit from “The Zoo”

Three-Way Sub from “Say Uncle”: I baked an actual three-prong bread that didn’t even properly fit in my oven. It is all one piece and homemade from yeast rise to egg wash.

Clams, Peanut Butter, and a Side of Fresh-Cut Grass from “Bluebird”: I don’t eat clams (or any seafood) so I made clam-shaped CANDY. The shells are banded white chocolate painted on the inside with white chocolate, made from a mold, and the insides are homemade vanilla cremes. I also bought edible easter grass. (It exists.)

Crystal Lizards from “Lion 2: The Movie”: These are homemade from scratch white chocolate lizards dusted with sprinkles and green rock candy for the crystals!

Donut Box for the Cool Kids from “Sadie Killer”: Yes, I made multiple different donut recipes (plus jelly donuts) and even a Dog-Nut to put this box together. Donuts are from scratch, all of them.

Everything Pizza from “What’s Your Problem”: Since (again) I don’t eat fish, I made a fish out of BREAD in a special fish-shaped pan and also made fake sardines and fake shrimp from tofu cut into shapes, in addition to all those other ridiculous toppings. The pizza is also made from scratch--the dough is homemade.

Restaurant Wars food from “Restaurant Wars”: Yes, I got ketchup inside the fries. Yes, it was super messy. No, I don’t recommend it.

The entire Gem Harvest from “Gem Harvest”: My friends helped me make the whole feast, and it’s a homemade chicken, corn on the cob, homemade mashed potatoes, homemade bean casserole, homemade yeast rolls from scratch, and I made an entire three-tier wedding cake from scratch including frosting and white chocolate spouses, because of course I did. The cake was chocolate on the bottom tier, lemon in the middle, vanilla on the top.

Four-tier Graduation Cake from “Little Graduation”: Yep, four chocolate cakes with three layers and three kinds of homemade frosting, plus fondant models I made of the Off Colors and cake accents made of fondant or specialty paper.

Alien Thorax from “Jungle Moon”: Made of a Tofurky Roast and legs made of plantains, with a pretty disgusting purple gravy.

Jungle Moon Fruit from “Jungle Moon”: This giant pear thing is a complicated cake flavored with ube flavoring and sugar plum extract. I made it in a sports ball cake pan and created my own vegetarian mirror glaze for the frosting. The stem is a stick of licorice candy.

Korean Lunch from “Steven’s Dream”: This consisted of Korean sushi (gimbap), noodle soup (naengmyeon), dumplings (mandu), and pickled radish (danmuji). I made the gimbap from scratch and bought all the ingredients from a local Asian market, but I must admit the naengmyeon was from a noodle pack (which I added my own ingredients to, like the egg, the fake bacon for beef, and the korean pear), and the dumplings were frozen and steamed to softness.

Pizza Burrito from “Bismuth”: Pizza was made from scratch, and burrito was added with potato chips sprinkled on top. Rolled into large burrito and later eaten in slices because I cannot eat it baby bird style like Amethyst.

Cool Kids Potluck from “The Good Lars”: I made the Snack Sushi (avocado and cheese puff sushi), which itself was an endeavor, and then on top of that I customized my soda, made Fish Stew Pizza boxes for pizza (I used frozen pizza this time), and managed to gather the exotic fruit--no small task considering one of them was the famously smelly durian. (The others are a pineapple and a dragonfruit.) The episode does not include them actually preparing and eating the fruit but I did that too.

Giant Strawberry from “Serious Steven” and others: I made a strawberry cake from real strawberries and made it look like a giant strawberry from the fields. The frosting and the chocolate seeds were all homemade too, with mint leaves grown in my kitchen.

Together Forever cake from “Together Forever”: Made with real strawberry batter swirled into vanilla batter, and homemade frosting in three colors. I’m not very good at piping so this was a big deal for me to make a replica of Steven’s ill-fated proposal cake.

Zoo Fruit from “The Zoo”: This is a vegetarian recipe that isn’t jello. Made with agar-agar, water, and juice, they turn firm after several hours of refrigeration.

(Some not-pictured honorable mentions that were weird and required creativity but weren’t particularly difficult or impressive include Guacola from “Drop Beat Dad,” birthday cakes and a pie for the Gems from “So Many Birthdays,” the pizzas Bixbite prepared in “Guidance,” homemade cereal I created for cereal dust in “Greg the Babysitter” and fruit loops in “In Dreams,” homemade Chaaaaps from “Monster Buddies,” a cloud made of meringues because Amethyst ate some cloud in “Steven the Sword Fighter,” good old Cookie Cats from “Gem Glow,” corndogs from “Too Short to Ride,” marshmallows from several episodes, durian juice, Fish Stew Pizza, the breadsticks and shrimp appetizer from “Fusion Cuisine,” Lion Lickers, mooncakes mentioned in “Little Graduation,” homemade onion rings from “Garnet’s Universe,” homemade oyster crackers for Sadie, Amethyst’s pile of food from “Reformed,” protein bars and pine tea from “Gem Hunt,” pumpkin bread shaped like a pumpkin and the ube roll from “The Good Lars,” and Amethyst’s gross tuna burrito from “So Many Birthdays.”)

This kind of crap is why no one can think of something I haven’t made

[snippetycape1]

Alright alright alright alright it's tiiiiiiime. Always wanted to rank the super powers in KnB so now imma do that.

Disclaimer, this won't be about the characters themselves or their attributes, strictly just the skills. If I rank a players skill above another that doesn't necessarily mean I think X character is stronger than Y character or anything this is just signature skill. Also i have watched KnB at least 8 times, and the movie at least three times so if I mess up someone's ability roast me I deserve it.

Now enough nonsense let's do it

#8 Kagami's Super Jumps

Okay don't get me wrong dunking is the coolest move in basketball, but kagami had so many cooler areas of his game that turning him into a dunk beast by the end of the series really takes away his amazing style. Also he says he wants to fight in the air and midorima points out "it doesn't matter how high you jump I know where you're coming and what you're doing" like super hops are great and all but he should've used it for enhancing his other moves.

(Meteor Jam is sick as hell though, ngl)

#7 Aomine Daiki's Formless Shot

Okay, this ability is not bad. It's low mostly because Aomine doesn't use it/need it. He's shown to be so powerful that this is kinda just him fucking around to troll his opponents, which don't get me wrong style points are real, but this is for sure aomine's weakest ability

However it is sooooo deadly, it's powerful but Formless Shot vs. Forced Zone Activation? Yeah don't lie you know which one is way scarier.

#6 Murasakibara Perfect Defense.

Yeah that's right defense is fucking sick. You wish you could defend half as nice as murasakibara. This dude literally fought an uncrowned king, the phantom sixth man, and a runner up generation of miracles candidate on his own at the same time. And only lost to some invisible shots. He covers EVERYTHING!!! if you don't got that DEEP deep range you do not get to play. Do not pass go, do not collect $200, say hello to dikembe mutombo on your way to the bench.

#5 all the dojutsu, yeah that's right I'm naming all the eyes (Emperors, Eagle, Hawk, whatever Nash had) dojutsu. In fact I'm naming Emperors eye Byaku-Shar-Rinne-gan and you cannot stop me. And even though the eye tier list is easy to figure out, the ability to see the whole court is fantastic and any point guard with that level of awareness is deadly. The secondary abilities granted I count as skills not as baseline super powers, i.e. killer handles from akashi (which Kise uses), or seeing a perfect back tip steal opportunity with eagle eye so those aren't on the list. And I think each eye is strong enough to warrant putting them all together here

Now to break the established rule

#4 Kuroko's Phantom series AND God Passes

Yeah that's right, I'm putting techniques in a list I specifically made to not talk about techniques, bite me. Ignite series is top tier, misdirection and misdirection overflow are god tier (yeah so he can use it once, big deal, it's still god tier) and the phantom series are just too fun. If I had to pick one ability from kuroko though for this list purpose, his misdirection is his ability. Yeah it can't be spammed and without it he's nearly useless but ill take a player who can take charges and force opposing players into foul trouble over a ball hog any day.

#3 Midorima Shintaro - High Arcing Three

Okay here's the thing Midorima Shintaro High Arcing Three is a dumb name and I'm mad that I'm placing it this high up on the list but. Objectively. 3>2. So yeah, take your spot with pride green boy. Yeah that's right, I think it's a neat ability but I didn't think it should be this high up, until you sit down and realize yeah cool your sick ass hops and your full paint and midrange defense and your handles are all well and good. But you're getting two points while I get three from anywhere. And don't lie seeing that mid air catch and shoot was the absolute SICKEST thing ever. Akashi liked it so much he straight up STOLE it. Sure dunks are hype but that is the most SKILLFUL thing ever shown. Now to the toppest of top tiers.

#3 Aomine Daiki Forced Zone Activation

Golly Gee Willickers Dai-chan how come your mom let's you have two basketball superpowers. Okay I hate to say it Zone is cool but it sucks that it becomes pretty much required by the end of the series to stay relevant. That being said, Aomine can activate it whenever and that's insane. If Aomine continued training, you realize he'd be nearly if not entirely unstoppable except by arguably only one character in the series

Two if you think Akashi with his eyes could beat Aomine (yeah he beat Kagami's zone, but Akashi even considered Aomine the strongest at teiko, so if aomine stayed serious he'd be even more of an untouchable monster)

#2 Shogo Haizaki - Steal

Okay okay okay okay okay, yes. Technically I'm putting kise twice. Honestly steal is to copy what red eyes is to blue eyes in yugioh. Steal has so much POTENTIAL to be the strongest ability in the entire show. Being able to take the opponents moves away would cripple many players. If Haizaki trained hard he may have even discovered perfect Steal so he could stop the Generation of Miracles techniques, the only two who wouldn't have an issue would be aomine (because technically Formless shot can't really be stolen, he can just do a Formless shot from a different form and just yeah) and Kise (I think kise had more techniques in his toolbox, and that he was too scared to try those moves against haizaki because he was nervous at seeing Steal for the first time). Steal is busted but it has nothing against number one.

#1 Kise Ryota's Copy and PERFECT COPY

Copy is actually insane, while he can't shut down the ability to use a move like Haizaki, being able to do your move but better is probably just as good. Yeah you can use that dunk on me, and yeah you might know how to defend against your move, but im faster stronger and smarter than you. Kise literally just "I am Kakashi of the Sharingan I know 10000 jutsu" nah son I'm Kise Ryota of the musically gifted (love eagleburger) and I know all the basketball moves.

And PERFECT COPY, duuuuuude if you don't think perfect COPY is the best ability in KnB you're actually just not smart. When Kise with perfect copy was THE ACE on a team MADE OF ALL THE ACES, yeah you just straight up win with that ability. Also kise didn't even use it to its max ability, yeah he copies the generation of miracles but they say that he removes the limits of his normal copy so now he can copy anybody. Yeah it takes a huge toll on his body but kise could copy NBA players (likely for even less time than normal perfect copy) if he really wanted to. So yeah, Kise is dumb strong.

That's it, that's my list. Bye.

[i-am-robie]

I’m going to start off by saying that I’ve nothing but massive respect for your writing. I adore it, I want to print it, I want to get some quotes tattooed on my body, my new criteria for dating someone would be whether or not they like your fics. With that being said, for someone living in India — who’s never been to any other country — the sheer amount of take out that Kara and Lena eat in any fic is absolutely hilarious to me. I reside in a tier-one city and while the rich folks are all about fine-dining and eating out/ordering in, my family only orders in on special occasions or when my mother very reluctantly admits that she’s not in a mood to cook (perhaps 7 times in the entire year.) So, each time they order take out, I giggle and I just have to know - do y’all really order in a lot? And if yes, this is my all-time favourite cultural difference. Sorry for the really long ask but I had to ask xD

this may be my favorite ask ever, seriously, this was a ride and you are a delight, thank you for being so nice and also very gently roasting us :)

The short answer is, yes, relatively speaking, Americans (and much of the West) order food—a lot. Enough so that UBS Group AG, a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company, wrote a (much parodied, but not necessarily completely incorrect) 82 page report in pre-pandemic times titled “Is The Kitchen Dead?” about global markets and the future of growth and investment in the food services industry (so it’s not just us Americans!).

Obviously, not every American orders in that frequently (economics, actually enjoying cooking, etc), but please, giggle away at us knowing that it’s not that much of an exaggeration :)

[tastesoftamriel]

Okay, so we've heard the worst... what about the best (assuming you haven't stated this earlier and I've somehow overlooked it)? That food from each race which you could gladly imagine savoring for the rest of your life and never tire of it, your unquestioned favorite that you consider the most iconic example of each culture's style of cuisine.

I've written a list of my favourites before here, but I've got so many favourite foods that one list just simply is not enough. Here we go again! ~Talviel

Bosmer

Most people find wood elf cuisine to be rather bland, but for me there are a few standouts and traditional comfort food is one of them. My guilty pleasure is a good, old fashioned Valenwood-style stuffed meat roll, or "Y'ffre's roll". It's usually whatever the meat of the day is (often poultry or venison), which is then stuffed with cheese, wrapped in ham or bacon, and rolled in a buttery hoarvoar-carapace crust. Oh, it's also deep-fried in lard, and is normally about the size of a large skeever. Ingesting more than one of these annually is not recommended, especially for non-Bosmer.

Altmer

I'm going to get boxed for this back home in Skyrim, but I admit it. The Altmer are truly the pastry masters of Tamriel. My recent favourite has been an absolutely to-die-for sponge cake from Shimmerene. It's a wonderful tiered slice of soft sponge soaked in cherry blossom liqueur, delicate pistachio cream and fresh strawberries, and topped with a fresh, pitted lychee. I would swim all the way back to Summerset for another slice if I could.

Redguard

Could I ever get sick of Redguard cooking? No. My current obsession is braised goat-and-camel stew. I thought the camel thing was a little weird at the beginning too, but the meat is pulled to tender perfection, along with hearty boneless chunks of flame-roasted goat. It's served in a hot, garlic-based curry with okra, harissa and cumin, and is the perfect blend of fragrant and spicy. It's usually served with chickpea flatbread or couscous on the side, and is best washed down with a cold goat-milk lassi (or several).

Nord

Even though it's summer, I've been craving one of my favourite Nord winter dishes. I'm sorry to disappoint if you're expecting something fancy, but a big bowl of creamy rice porridge with a good dollop of butter, cinnamon, and sugar is one of the most satisfying foods on Nirn (doubly so if you have snowberry preserves). I'm not biased, you're biased!

Khajiit

Since I first went to Elsweyr, the people around me tend to comment that I eat a lot of pilau. It's not because it's the only food I like or anything, but just because it's so good. Pilau is a deliciously fluffy basmati rice dish, which is cooked with saffron, butter, moon sugar, and nuts. It's usually a side dish for the Khajiit, and while I'm happy to eat mine plain, it's customary to have with both meat and vegetable dishes.

Argonian

There are precisely two races on Nirn who consider frog to be a food: the Bretons and the Argonians. Why the other races don't want to join in is beyond me, because by Dibella's sweet milky melons, I think frog legs are delicious. In Black Marsh there are a few different ways of cooking them, my absolute favourite is stir-fried frog legs with swamp ginger, oyster sauce, fiery marsh peppercorns, and loads of garlic and onions. They're meant to be eaten with your hands in a group, with everyone sitting around a large bowl. The gravy at the bottom is served with hot steamed barley, and I absolutely recommend Argonian garlic frog legs to all non-picky eaters who aren't afraid of flavour!

Orc

Orcish cuisine is another of those off-putting areas even for Tamrielic food aficionados, but those who know where to look will find some true gems. While I'm not normally a fan of horker or chub loon, I have developed quite an appetite for Old Orsinium-style barbecue skewers. I don't even know what goes into most of these mystery skewers, but I've had stronghold chefs and Hearth-wives tell me that depending on what's available, any game is game from echatere to venison, horse and even wild mammoth. Meat chunks are stacked with peppers, turnips, potatoes, and other root vegetables. The entire skewer is basted with a secret frost mirriam-based barbecue sauce, which varies between clans and regions. The trick to getting these meat skewers so delicious lies in the sheer heat of the roasting fire, which is in this case actually in the forge!  Barbecue skewers are usually a staple when Hunt-, Forge-, and Hearthwives have a good relationship with each other and work together, and it's said that a stronghold with a good meat skewer is one that's ruled well.

Breton

I've been dreaming about the lovely pine-nut, cheese, and spinach giant tortelli from High Rock lately, and for good reason. Take your average tortellini, made with a fresh egg dough, and make it about the size of a palm. Stuff it with a fragrant blend of pine nuts, ricotta and pecorino cheeses, seasoned minced spinach, and serve with a rich browned butter sauce and more pine nuts. A timeless classic that's both simple yet satisfying.

Dunmer

It may be the influence of my friend @lisandrelovesyams , but I went from being rather skeptical to rather fanatical about ash yams. I have quite a fondness for the Grey Quarter staple: jacket ash yams. The biggest ash yams are baked to perfection, and filled with whatever the day's produce is. A typical jacket yam comes stuffed with stewed bantam guar or smoked seafood (usually salmon or crab), Eidar cheese, spicy saltrice mash, and if you're lucky, a good dollop of scuttle on top. It's a Skyrim-inspired take on Dunmeri cuisine and is an absolute delight on a cold day, washed down with a mug of shein.

Imperial

Ah, my beloved Cyrodiilic fare. Now that summer is here, I am very much enjoying cooking with all the lovely fresh vegetables currently in season! One of my absolute favourite dishes is a classic risotto with mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, rocket, and a good measure of Surilie Brothers pinot grigio. Top it with a good amount of cave-aged West Weald parmesan and crispy pancetta, and you have an instant winner that even vegetable-haters will love!

[katsidhe]

Ranking Every SPN Midseason Premiere

15) 10.10 The Hunter Games. Wow, this one is real bad. Has not one, not two, but three subplots I either don’t care about or actively despise: Claire bonding with Cas (uh, he’s wearing her dad’s corpse), Rowena’s petty infighting with Crowley (bleh why), and Metatron smugly egging on Dean’s violence (why would he care?). This is deep in the slog of s10 episodes that go nowhere fast.

14) 13.10 Wayward Sisters. Is it clear yet that I really don’t like Claire episodes? Sam and Dean roasting lizards is the only real moment of fun here. I liked Kaia, so I hated that she gets used as Claire’s insta-friend/retconned love interest in order to immediately fridge her for the backdoor pilot… so that Claire, who was orphaned young, can understand loss, I guess? Pointless and unimaginative. I also resent the deeply, deeply directionless magic spear/Alt!Kaia subplot that eats up, like, four other episodes in s14-15 and accomplishes exactly nothing.

13) 3.09 Malleus Maleficarum. I like this episode for the insight we get into Ruby’s backstory, and the frank conversation that she and Dean have about demons and his impending Hell tour. But other than that, there isn’t too much to recommend it.

12) 8.10 Torn and Frayed. The next several episodes are all good, and are difficult to sort. In 8.10, Sam and Dean choose each other over Amelia and Benny, in all-or-none ultimatums. I truly enjoy how miserable they both seem to find themselves about this, about how their relationship has grown more and more isolating when tbh it needn’t be. Naomi’s control of Cas in this episode fleshes out the chilling implications we got in The Rapture: Heaven is best when its dark AF.

11) 6.12 Like A Virgin. Monsters, dragons, and Eve: the reveal of Purgatory kicks off a brand new chapter of the show’s mythology. But more importantly, Sam is fully back now! Watching him navigate this brave new world while no one will tell him anything is fascinating and more than a little sad.

10) 4.11 Family Remains. Actually frightening! I like it when the show does the ~it was just humans~ twist. And this episode has great commentary on Dean’s emotional state after his reveal about Hell last time. It’s a good MOTW.

9) 15.10 Nihilism. Dean’s bar mindscape. It’s no Sam mindscape, but it’s definitely the most interesting thing that’s been done with Dean and possession. It’s kinda fascinating that Dean’s uncomplicated happy place exists in an underdog Americana limbo without either Cas or Sam. Also gives us, at last, a good take on Alt!Michael’s motivations—he’s hunting down God. Loses points because the idea of managing to lock Michael in Dean’s mind for any length of time is still extremely unlikely.

8) 1.11 Scarecrow. Meg’s iconic introduction, Dean and Sam’s first breakup; emotional clashing over Winchester family dynamics: what’s not to love?

7) 12.09 First Blood. We’ve got Sam and Dean coping with prison very differently, then using their deaths to escape, and an action sequence through the woods: it’s just real fun. Cas breaks their deal with Billie, which ends up having, uh, no consequences whatsoever. It’s a strong kickoff to a regrettably weak second half of s12.

6) 7.11 Adventures in Babysitting. A quiet, emotional breath after Bobby’s death: Sam and Dean are deep, deep in terrible misery. The potent psychological suffering of season 7 is a delight, and 7.11 doesn’t shy away from it. Plus, it’s got Sam volunteering to get bit in the neck, and a rare example of a Plucky Teen (tm) done right.

5) 15.09 The Trap. This is just a worse 11.10. But 11.10 is amazing, so that’s still a compliment: Chuck tries both torture and the promise of various bleak futures to get Sam to cave. Even if the various futures aren’t staged that well, there is so much stuff here that’s ripe for analysis: especially on the broader stage of s15, this episode is plain interesting.

4) 5.11 Sam, Interrupted. Sam and Dean in a psych ward! They’re dealing with the extreme stress and grief of season 5, and they’re doing it badly—this episode provides a great way for their respective coping mechanisms to be forcefully stripped away. In a delightful microcosm of the show, Sam confesses his anger and gets consequently wrestled down and tied down to a cot.

3) 2.10 Hunted. Gordon Walker, whose old-fashioned absolutism is only matched by his competence, is one of the most memorable early seasons antagonists, and for good reason. We also get Ava, the queen of season 2, who has taken it upon herself to warn Sam and save his life. Then Sam and Dean using code words to disarm Gordon’s trap, and the fallout from John’s final words: quality television.

2) 9.10 Road Trip. Oh my god, what a horror show. This is an exemplary episode. Just incredible. Kinda unfair that it has to compete with 11.10, because it would take the gold by a mile in most other matchups. It’s got a fascinating character study of Gadreel, which also serves to inject interest into the s9 angel conflict; it’s the violent, hypocritical lengths to which Dean is willing to go; it’s got needles in Sam’s brain and a nauseating, horrific picture of possession; it’s got That Bridge Scene. The payoff for 9.01 begins to come due, in spades.

1) 11.10 Devil in the Details. Season 11 gets two D-tier ranks and two S-tier ranks; this is the duality of man. Do I even have to explain why I love 11.10 so much? It’s Sam and Lucifer in a room in Hell for an entire episode, nuff said. It gets better with every rewatch—there are so many great tiny moments, so much history. Lucifer’s combination salespitch/dressing-down is threatening and fascinating and mostly accurate; Sam’s rigid terror and courage and heartbreak and anger and resignation and determination are intoxicating. I want to watch them talk in a room forever.

[bellatrixobsessed1]

Protea (Final Part)

I’m kind of sad to that this one is over. But I feel like it reached it’s natural conclusion. Maybe after I clear some of my other projects out I’ll go back and write some mini bonus stories about Snapdragon-Azula/Maizula shenanigans. So if there’s anything you’d like to see in a bonus story (should I get around to it) feel free to drop a comment. 

There are many things that Mai has to get used to seeing. Things like Azula, dainty and proper Azula, sitting cross legged on the floor surrounded by both useless junk and rare finds. Azula stringing together a new trash necklace. Azula fixing said necklace around her neck. Azula setting the remaining mangrove roots aside.

Her hoard is more organized now; bones are piled with bones, rocks are with rocks, and plant bits are with plant bits. There is also a stack of miscellaneous things, but even that pile has order; it is sorted by color.

“What does that one mean?” Mai points at the preserved fire lily stem. It is placed next to the mangrove roots on her necklace.

“I’ve always been fond of them, that is all.”

“And the scales?”

“They remind me of dragons. And dragons remind me of me.”

The charm next to that is a golden bead engraved with the insignia of firebending. That one is self explanatory. “The scrap metal.”

“It is a piece of the drill.”

“I think that we lost that fight.”

Azula rolls her eyes. “Thanks for all of the effort you put in that day.”

“Any time.” Mai shrugs. “What about those last two.”

Azula gestures to the scrap of cloth. “Part of a Fire Nation flag. And this cog is from one of the war balloons. I fight for my nation.”

Mai nods. There is something so strangely satisfying in seeing Azula so seamlessly adapt Snapdragon’s lifestyle with her own. Something so strangely reassuring; she hasn’t lost the woman she’d fallen in love with. And she has fallen back in love with an old friend. One that she was certain that she’d stay well away from.

Azula holds out her hand and Mai takes it.

.oOo.

Azula relaxes into the chair as Ami runs a comb through her locks while Yora holds up her recently manicured hand. She rubs lotion upon the top of it.

“Ami.” She says at last.

“Yes, princess?”

“Remember those empty perfume bottles that you were looking for?”

She inhales deeply. “I do, princess.”

“I took those. They are in my dirty peasant factory.”

Yora stifles a laugh and Ami gives another deep inhale. “I’m sure that they are. I hope you are enjoying them.”

“Yes, I am enjoying them very well.”

“You are really smug right now, aren’t you?” Yora asks.

“Absolutely.” Azula confirms. “Ami is used to it. Ami enjoys it.”

“I enjoy it significantly more than that squirmy Snapdragon.”

“We are the same person.”

“I am well aware.”

Azula cannot tell if her deadpan tone is of the humored variety or if she is genuinely irritated.

“And I am relieved that you have your table manners back.”

Azula is certain that she is just relieved to have her back in general. She should probably stop teasing but, especially after having been looked down upon for quite some time, she can’t resist at least one final jab, “give me a box of mochi and some roast duck and we’ll see about that.”

Her brushing comes to a halt and her face pales some. Yora gives a snorting laugh. Azula closes her eyes again and lets Ami finish grooming her in peace.

.oOo.

Mai isn’t sure if it would be more reassuring to reunite with TyLee with her hand in Azula’s or if it would be better to emerge alone and explain things first. Ultimately, she decides on the latter. Azula seems to be more comfortable with that too.

She is greeted with a tight hug. “Mai! It’s so good to see you again! I have so many stories.”

“Believe it or not, so do I.” Mai replies and pats the sofa cushion next to her.

“Oh! You first! Zuko told me that you opened a flower shop? And that you two aren’t fighting anymore. Are you two getting back together!?”

“Uh...no. I actually have someone else.”

“You’re going to introduce me to him right?”

“You’ve already met her.”

Azula takes this as her cue, albeit Mai had planned on leading into it more but Azula has always been rather bold and forthcoming. She makes herself comfortable and Mai drapes an arm over her shoulder. “You’ve missed quite a lot TyLee.”

“Clearly.” Her brows crinkle.

“Do you want to hear the story from her or me?” She feels Azula lean quite heavily against her. The metal charms on her necklace clank together, making a soft chinking noise.

“I’d like to hear it from you first, Mai. I thought that she terrified you.”

“She’s a lot less terrifying when she’s eating flowers and scrambling up buildings.”

.oOo.

Azula looks up, swinging her arms back and forth in anticipation. She gets several passing glances from guards and servants and the odd visiting nobel. But there is are only two souls that can stop her and by the time they notice her it will be too late.

She decides that her best chance would be to take the palace from one of the two sides rather than ascending straight up the middle. The base of the palace has several enormous engravings that offer her plenty of hand and foot holds. It becomes a bit harder when she makes it to the pillars. They are just small enough for her to be able to wrap her arms around and it becomes all about core strength. She slowly works her way up the pillar until she reaches the roof that it holds up. With the last of her strength she pulls herself, by one of the golden flame accents, onto the first tier of the roof.

She props herself up against the wall and dangles her feet over the edge as she catches her breath. She resumes her climb, ascending until she has reached the very top of the palace’s middle section. It takes a significantly powerful jet of fire to propel herself to the final tier. To that gleaming, glinting spoke of gold fire. She wraps one arm around it and peers down at Caldera City. It is bathed entirely in the orange-gold glow of the sunset. Rays of sunlight bounce of the golden accents of the capital’s more lavish buildings. She follows mongoose-lizard drawn carts out of the city and towards the outskirts. From here she can spy Mohi’s house and her factory. From here she feels accomplished, prideful, and free.

She sits herself down and dangles her feet off the edge of the roof, letting the sun warm her face. Her familiar and true face. She holds her hand to her cheek as a breeze whistles across it. She smiles to herself; it is nice up here. It feels safe. It feels right.

“Seriously!?” Zuko shouts from below. “You haven’t learned your lesson?”

“Relax, I’m not going to fall.” If she were to have fallen, it would have been when she’d blasted that fire--really it only would have taken a misplacement of her hand. “Come join me, Zuzu.”

“I’ll pass.” He grumbles.

She offers him only a shrug before laying down and closing her eyes. She is home. This is home. Her factory is home. Mohi’s house is home. She has a family now, not just one but two. Three homes, two families, and one girlfriend. It is much more than Azula thought that she would have when she’d run off into the Forgetful Valley. It is more than Azula has ever had.

She waits for the stars to come out before she makes her way back down. Down and into the palace. Down and to the dinner table where her families wait for her. Where she has everything she was certain that she’d lost for good. Where she has everything that she never anticipated having.

She arranges her pillows and blankets only to have TyLee dismantle them with a, “no, no! We used to put the big velvet one over here in the center, remember!” She doesn’t, that was so long ago when they were just kids. But for the sake of TyLee’s amusement she says that she does. TyLee grins and places it where she wants it. Mai tosses the final blanket over it and steps back to admire their work.

Azula sits down and clutches her necklace, the very first one that she had made. Mai still wears hers and really she ought to make one for TyLee and Zuko whether they want trash necklaces or not.

For a moment it is like nothing has changed. But then Mai leans in and kisses her cheek and she knows that everything has. She is still the same and yet she is different. She is Snapdragon. She is Azula.

[cowperviolet]

A Fantasy Writer’s Guide to Entremets

Ok - I know that fantasy worlds don’t have to be medieval-influenced. However, most do tend to have historical elements from different eras worked into them; so why not entremets, especially since they have their origins in the feasts of antiquity, and have been deployed through the Middle Ages and Renaissance both? 

If anything, they fit the Rule of Cool. 

So, what are the entremets? To put it very simply, they are the elements of the feast that do not, strictly speaking, belong on the menu. They can be statues, performances, automata (I guess I should put steampunk in the tags), tableaux, even edible-stuff-that’s-just-really freaky. 

Here are some examples (most are drawn from the Burgundian court, because it was the most Extra one):

(Technically) edible stuff:

A lamprey burrowed into a river bottom - that is, a lamprey meat is roasted, then covered in a thick sauce made from combining its blood with spices and vinegar to create the effect of mud.

Cigne revestu - a cooked swan redressed in its skin and feathers.

Doreures - poultry is stuffed with a mixture of pork, bacon, eggs, spices, pine-nut paste, and currants, then roasted; the leftover stuffing is made into balls and roasted as well. Then everything is covered in gold and silver leaf. Because they can. 

Coqz heaumez - a stuffed roasted hen is seated atop a piglet and given a helmet of glued paper and a lance. These should be covered with gold- or silver-leaf for lords, or with white, red, or green tin-leaf, depending on the hen’s station in life, I guess.

Statuary:

The portrayal of the story of the Swan Knight - a wooden box with wheels is constructed; water-filled lead coffer holding a minever-covered parchment boat and a swan sculpture tied together with a golden chain are placed within.A cloth painted to represent water is then attached to hide men who are going to move the box around underneath. 

The Cleveland fountain - an octagonal Gothic tower in three tiers of gilt-silver. Liquid (can be perfumed/rosewater) rises through the central tube and issues from the mouths of the four animals at the top. Then it cascades down each level through spouts in the forms of human and animal faces. The water jets turn a series of wheels attached to bells, making everything whirl and ring.

Something I am going to leave as a direct quote, because I can’t even - ‘At a special table there was a high pillar, on which was seated an ymage of a young woman, nude except for her long blonde hair which covered her back to her waist; on her head was a rich hat; [she was] wrapped, so as to preserve propriety, in a cloth like a fluttering veil with Greek letters on it in many places, beautifully written in violet; and this ymage jetted hippocras from her breasts the entire duration of the supper. And near her, braced against the dresser, was another pillar, not as tall, but a little thicker, like a platform, on which was attached, by an iron chain, a very beautiful and entirely alive lion, as a sign to guard and defend the ymage; against his pillar was written on a charge in gold: Do not touch my lady’. 

A (thank God) fake fire-breathing lion - the sculpture’s mouth is lined with brass-lined mouth, with paper teeth glued within. Camphor and a little cotton are put there, and lit just before it’s presented to the guests.

A ship - such as a miniature anchored carrack laden with various merchandise, with miniature figures of sailors to complete the picture.

Spice-carrying miniature figures of animals -  these could be large elephants carrying castles, dromedaries with large baskets, unicorns, stags, etc. The animals would be bedecked with gold, silver and azure, their coverings decorated with gold thread and silk. Each of them carried the arms of a lord subject to, in one particular case, the Duke of Burgundy, with the name of the town or lordship. But really, any overlord fits. 

Tableaux/mini-plays:

These are highly specific things, tailored to each occasion - whether, political, pious, marital or simply entertaining - so I’m going to describe particular instances that can be, however, easily dismembered into elements:

The entremet of the Holy Church was something presented by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy at his Feast of the Pheasant in 1454. It began with an armed giant in a long green silk robe with the turban on his head entering the room leading an elephant covered in silk. On the elephant’s back rode a lady wearing a white satin robe with a black coat and headdress (i.e. looking nun-like, but not quite). Addressing the noble company, the lady revealed that she was the Holy Church. As one does, she delivered a long complaint poem to those present, detailing her fallen state after the Turkish capture of Constantinople, and then asked for their aid. In the Ye Olde Photo Op, the Duke drew out a letter promising to aid his fellow Christians and had his herald read it aloud to the assembled guests. Having heard this assurance of aid, the Holy Church blessed him and was led out on her elephant. The evening culminated in the nobles offering immediate written vows to sign up for a crusade. 

The wedding of Charles the Bold and Margaret of York involved a series of carefully staged entremets chock-full of symbolism, given the touchy political nature of their union:

First, a man dressed as leopard came into the room riding a ‘unicorn’ caparisoned in a cloth painted with the English royal arms. The leopard held an English banner in one paw and a daisy in the other. Charles’ maître d’hôtel took the flower and presented it to the groom, saying: “Most excellent, high and victorious prince, my awesome and sovereign lord, the proud and awesome leopard of England comes to visit the noble company; and for your consolation and the consolation of your allies, countries and subjects, makes you the present of a noble marguerite.”

The second entremet was, in turn, dedicated to Margaret. A giant ‘lion’ entered, his covering painted with the arms of Burgundy.  Madame de Beaugrand, the dwarf of Margaret’s new stepdaughter Mary of Burgundy, rode upon it, accompanied by two noblemen. Madame de Beaugrand was dressed in a cloth-of-gold and violet version of a shepherdess’s garb and held a basket painted with the names of various virtues, a Burgundian banner, and a small dog on a leash. Then the ‘lion’ circled the room and sang a song welcoming the “beautiful shepherdess” who is “the source of hope, solace, strength, pride, peace, and safety for all the ruled lands.”

As a last note, possibly just to highlight the lavish and cosmopolitan nature of the court into which she has married, a highly realistic simulated camel saddled “in the Saracen manner” entered the room, with a man dressed in an Eastern fashion and two giant baskets on its back. He opened the baskets and took from them “birds strangely painted, as though they came from India,” and released them to fly around the room. They landed on various tables to the sounds of trumpets.

‘A marvellously large and beautiful stag entered the room, all white with large golden antlers, and covered in a rich covering of green and vermilion silk, as far as I could tell. A young boy twelve years old was mounted on the stag, dressed in a short robe of crimson velvet, wearing a little black slashed hat on his head, and shod in fine shoes. This child held on to the antlers of the stag with both hands. As he entered the room, he began on a song in a very high and clear voice, and the stag seemed to sing the tenor part, without there appearing to be any other person about save the child and artifice of the stag, and the song they sang was called ‘Je ne voy onques la pareille etc.’ [I have never seen her like].’ (Olivier de la Marche’s memoires, 1562). 

‘A watchman on the tower made as if to carry out his watch, and recognising that the tents and pavilions represented towns that were friendly, called for a fanfare of trumpets, which was performed by four boars from the windows in the tower. Then four lifelike goats appeared at the same windows, playing a motet on sackbuts and shawms; followed by four wolves with flutes, then four donkeys singing a song in four parts. For the fifth and last entremets, the watchman asked for a ‘morisque’ dance to entertain the company. Seven lifelike monkeys emerged along a balcony rail from a door in the tower. They found a mercer asleep by his wares and proceeded to play with them. They danced a morisque; then the tables were cleared and the guests danced’. (Ibid.)