#studious-kiddo

[queenlua]

a fun thing about preordering manga volumes is you can usually place the preorder over a year in advance

so when you finally get the shipping notification it's this delightful surprise present from past-you to future-you

anyway. time to find out if Aki Irie will finally live up to her goddamn potential or if i am going to be Rueful And Disappointed Yet Again

[disast3rtransp0rt]

I have gotten the opportunity to be the Safe Queer Adult for several teens while substituting at a high school and it has been the most incredible experience. I am beyond thankful for each and every exhausting moment and I need to vent some positivity.

I am so grateful for the two closeted-ish trans kiddos who anxiously shared their information in whispers after hearing me say "You can call me Miss or Mister, I don't care." and now regularly swing by my room just to hear their actual names/pronouns used with joy. And I'm grateful for the 14 year old lesbian (who will absolutely build her future wife a she-shed from scratch someday) who heard me say "my girlfriend" and immediately stopped fucking around in class and started turning in assignments/chatting with me at my desk/asking her more studious friends for help focusing. I'm even grateful for the conservative boy who started thinking about how his words impact other people after I said one of his offhanded homophobic comments really hurt my feelings - cause he spends every morning before school in my room chatting even though I'm not his teacher. He hadn't known I was queer until that moment, but other students did, and the awkward silence must have made him think.

Cause I'm the Cool Substitute. The one who will work with you about extensions and let you have test corrections without jumping through extra hoops. I know from living through both sides of the relationship that respecting kids and showing them patience is the best and fastest way to ensure empathetic, confident adults.

They know how dearly I treasure each nervously extended phone screen covered with prom dress pinterest ideas and transitional haircut options. They can rely on how hype I will get over their 3-second "new haircut glamour pose" when they walk into class. It costs me nothing to give an exhausted athlete a 1 day extension on his project after 2 consecutive basketball games. Kindness goes so far, but especially with kids, and I hope this little rant can reach some people who need to see it.

To quote Dr. Chuck Tingle, "The inertia of all things is toward love."

[upshoredownthemiles]

Outlast Headcanons – Protagonists

(These are my headcanons, I'm open to other opinions)

Waylon Park:

- In early 30s, I'd see him as 31

- Korean-American, given his surname 'Park'. Looks younger than his age, people mistake him as a guy in his 20s

- His two sons are 4 and 6 years old

- A sweet dad to his kiddos.

He's the type of dad who would praise his sons for the little things

- I don't know why the most of the people in the fandom made him blonde but I'd like to see him in dark hair (Proven in his lil family photo :>)

- Height: 175-179cm ?

- Reading his notes, I can see him as someone who gives queen-treatment to his wife. Domestic tasks like helping out with cooking? Yessir.

- I'd see him as an introverted, and soft spoken man yet can be courageous and brave. He is someone who may not always speak up or seek attention but will stand up for themselves and others when necessary.

(I've seen a headcanon somewhere that Waylon used to be a doormat and Lisa is the one who opened his eyes and help him become more assertive— I really love that.)

- And no, he's not a twink.

- Hobbies: Playing video games, duh. Probably loves playing board games too (Chess?)

- Not a gym guy. Would swim or go for a run as physical exercises.

- We all know he graduated Cum Laude from Berkeley, and I'd like to think he's studious, but sometimes he knows he doesn't need to put a ton of effort to achieve high grades. He's just smart like that.

- Hates Jeremy Blaire with a passion (won't show or say it though)

- I know I've read somewhere that he likes Heavy metal or something but he kinda likes K-pop too. But won't admit it.

[the-lost-class]

CHARACTERS: the kids :]

here are the main kiddos and their little overviews, at least for the beginning of the story.

Danica Alano.

BASICS:

Pronouns: she/her

Voice Claim: Blake Belladonna -- RWBY

Age: 15

Ethnicity: Vietnamese

Height: 5'9"

Other: Lesbian

Danica Alano is an incredibly studious girl raised by a single well-respected lawyer, her mother. She inarguably takes place as the "brains" in every group she participates in due to not only her high academic performance, but also her stuck-up "no nonsense" personality. She takes charge quickly and never backs down, just like her mother always taught her. But she does tend to crumble quickly... especially when there's no adult guidance.

However, Danica is definitely not the best at making friends. Her only "friend" is Tama Kalani, and their strained relationship is entirely built on business... and blackmail. She tells herself that she doesn't need friends anyways, but it gets lonely when all you have is your mother (who seems to care more about your grades than you...) and the memory of a father.

Kaleb Pace.

BASICS:

Pronouns: he/they

Voice Claim: L -- Death Note

Age: 15

Ethnicity: Chamorro, German, Hispanic

Height: 5'1"

Other: Aroace spectrum, Agender boy

Kaleb Pace is not at all a talking type. He doesn't care for engaging with anybody, and would much rather spend their days stuck in the library while staring down anybody who even tries to interrupt him. At school, they're known as the stereotypical quiet kid. He's the shut-in with zero emotions, zero sympathy, but a hundred percent willing to bite you if you even dare to look at him the wrong way. If anything, the more they seem to ignore your presence, the safer you are.

But beneath this rough exterior is just a small boy. He's spent his life alone for as long as he can remember, with the only person they've ever truly cared about being their little sister, Malia. He can see that his parents believe something's wrong with him even if they never outright say it. All they really want is someone who he can sit in silence with. No words, no worries, no expectations.

Liliana Duskin.

BASICS:

Pronouns: she/they

Voice Claim: Sienna Kelly's Patrice -- 13 the Musical

Age: 15

Ethnicity: African American

Height: 5'7"

Other: Bisexual, Demigirl

Liliana is the bubbliest girl you will ever meet. Everybody seems to adore her personality, and she's definitely the social butterfly of the family (which she adores too!). They'd stand up for anybody and everybody, anytime, anywhere. They believe that everybody deserves a second chance, and that everybody deserves a friend. And she'll be damned if she can't make a friend with everybody they meet.

However, this quickly comes to her demise in many aspects of her life. Sometimes they care a little too much, to the point where they take on the problems of others and make it their own. And if she comes across somebody with less than kind intentions... it's safe to say she'll be stuck there for a while. And all of this is most prevalent in her relationship with their twin brother, Rodel. No matter how hard she tries, he never seems to want anything to do with her. She doesn't understand why...

Rodel Duskin.

BASICS:

Pronouns: he/him

Voice Claim: Mune -- Mune: Guardian of the Moon

Age: 15

Ethnicity: African American

Height: 5'7"

Other: Bisexual, Trans guy

Contrary to popular belief, Rodel is actually pretty bubbly too. He's energetic, he seeks adventure, and he's pretty damn impulsive. However, it's hard for him to shine outside of his sister's light, and he kind of resents her for it. It seems like nobody ever wants to listen to him or take his word. He's learned to stop caring so much about people because of it. He's gonna have his own damn adventure, and nobody is gonna take that away from him. Not his parents, not his sister, nobody.

Deep down, all he really wants is to live that heroic life that every main character seems to have in his favorite stories. Why can't he be a chosen one? Why is it always Liliana getting everything she could ever want? Maybe he should stop being so jealous, but it's hard not to. He knows she cares about him, and he cares about her too... he just wished she'd actually understand him for once....

Tama Kalani.

BASICS:

Pronouns: they/them

Voice Claim: Sasaki -- Sasaki to Miyano (eng dub)

Age: 15

Ethnicity: Hawaiian

Height: 5'10"

Other: Pansexual, Nonbinary

Tama Kalani is far from any ordinary kid, and they know it. It's not like they could hide it anyways. I mean, for one... they're the dealer of the school. And yes, that kind of dealer. Look, it's not something they chose, it just kind of ended up that way. Why else do you think they would be associating with somebody like Danica? Stuck-up personalities are definitely not their style. They've got a chill, laidback, jokester kinda vibe. They've already got enough to worry about with everything going on at home, why add more worry to that?

Speaking of their home-life, it's far from ideal. Tama's only saving grace in that family has always been their older sister, Tiana. With how much their parents bicker and fight, the only sane person in that house seems to be her. However, recently it seems like Tiana has been leaving home more and more.... It's getting harder and harder to stay in that house alone, and they're beginning to get desperate. If Tiana doesn't come back soon, they might have to find another escape from this hellhole.

and here's a silly video involving all their voice claims yipeeeeeee:

[mr-leach]

I just realized I never posted this anywhere!! I decided to go ahead and design Joshua's travel wear for before he got lost within the mists of Barovia, since I never did bother with that. So yes, here's our studious bard-in-training, before he got murdered by his vampire stalker befell a terrible fate. Of course, once I'd finished this, I thought to myself "what a nice little outfit he's got on! It sure is too bad the wolves ruined it. And poor Joshua, too, of course."

Thankfully, Joshua got "better". His clothes and his dignity...not so much. (fair warning for blood and partial nudity below the cut)

...Yeah that vampire puberty sure hits like a train, don't it, kiddo?

[johnsbleu]

hii someone asked for me for visuals of each character in hmh and tbh some people i know what they look like in my head but can't find an actor/actress that they look like but i do with some people, so here u go lmao

obviously who i picture might not be who you picture and that's totally fine! it's just who i picture in my head! if you picture someone else, let me know! i'd love to hear!

oh and also these are grown people because im a grown ass woman. i'm not gonna be like yeah i totally see sabrina carpenter as reader bc like she's 23 or something lmao i mean if you picture her, then that's cool but i don't lol anyway grown people here!

one more thing: if these people are problematic or something, do not hold it against me. i don't know half these people it's just who i picture lmao the only people i keep up with are keanu and jessica rothe.

all pics are under the cut!

ps. the last one is super controversial :/

for tess is jessica rothe. i've had her in my mind since day one of writing hmh. just everything about her is tess.

her dressed as madonna???? very tess!

jimmy is obviously the guy who plays him in the movie and that's thomas sadoski (fun fact: he's married to amanda seyfried IRL)

even though she's rarely in hmh right now i totally see sonoya mizuno as april (specially her from crazy rich asians) she has that perfect studious and cutesy look i see when i think of april (remember she's the one who researched the ~mysterious~ coin reader found in the beginning of hmh lmao)

(another fun fact her and jessica rothe were in la la land together and i didn't know that until like a year after i started writing hmh)

she's not in hmh much right now but when i think of jen, i think of arielle kebble, specially her with a bob like this. i think she's adorable! i don't know anything about her but i think she's in 911 right now??? idk i know she was in john tucker must die lmao

i see paul reiser and olivia colman (with an american accent lmao) as reader's parents. he's in stranger things and every time he says "kiddo" im like that's reader's dad!

and remember annoying matt? yeah he looks like this in my head. idk anything about this guy but i wanna punch his face lmao when i started writing matt, i knew i needed a guy who didn't look like he was 22 or something. i needed a guy who looked older and that would make john feel threatened because he's not a kid, he's a grown adult.

aurelio is obviously john leguizamo!

as for amanda, aurelio's wife, (whomst i LOVE dearly in hmh) i can't think of who i would pick to play her but i see amanda being pretty short, maybe like 5'0 and being a mid sized girly with shoulder length blonde hair.

grace is a super cutesy ginger and tony is...idk just a white kid? lmao some people i don't really think about what they look like. the people that we spend the most time with in hmh have faces to their names though for sure.

and as for reader, i picture...............no one. she doesn't have a face, which is really weird. i think being the person who writes hmh it's hard for me to picture her. i picture myself sometimes because it makes it easier to describe certain scenarios (i just picture myself doing them and write it lmao) but even then i still don't look like myself (my imagination is very nice to me and it makes me very hot when i do picture myself lmao)

reader has this ability to go from cute girl next door to being super sexy and hot and i can't think of an actress (in my opinion) who really encapsulates that. all i know for reader is that she's about 5'0 tall (only comes up to john's shoulder) and she has brown hair. and clearly because of the 'peach' nickname, she has a very nice ass. probably nice boobs too because i mean who doesn't want nice boobs lmao

i remember scrolling through pinterest one day for pics for ig edits and i came across the cutest little girl and something clicked and i immediately went..."that's ronan." obviously she's going to look different than how you all picture her (and she's still a baby right now) but to me in my mind, this is totally ronan when she's like two

bleu is the most handsomest boy, of course! here he is with chad at a showing of john wick chapter two. his name irl is bubba/burton. they ended up just calling him bubba because keanu couldn't remember the name burton. also keanu hung out with him on set of jw2 to build their bond 😭 look at his fucking pathetic little face he's so cute i love him!!!!!!!!!!!

MOST CONTROVERSIAL ONE OF ALL: JOHN WICK.

you guys might disagree with me but i totally see keanu reeves as john wick. like everything about him is so perfect for john. like his hair, his beard, his intense but soft brown eyes. he's the perfect person for john ;) he has the ability to play super dangerous and scary but also can be very gentle and soft. idk maybe it's just me though??? 🤭

anyways that's just a few people! that was fun lmao

[lieutenantcactus]

Hey, now artfight's over, I can finally get back to posting my OCs here, yay! here's a follow up on my last OC post, here's the kiddos' parents (other parents, in Poppy's case) Irene and Gwen are a very sweet pair, full of love and sachrine. Irene is more quiet and studious while Gwen is outgoing and extroverted. Both are extremely intelligent in their own ways; Irene's a doctor and Gwen is a professional trainer and physiotherapist. Irene met Gwen when Poppy was a little over a year old, Irene being 22 herself. Gwen was training as a physiotherapist at the same clinic where Irene was a student. Irene was immediately smitten with the woman but was too nervous to persue those feelings for a while. After all, she was only just coming to terms with her lesbianism, having been with a man for a couple years prior, even having a kid with him. Lucky, Gwen was just as into her and was fortunately much more bold. It didn't take long before the two were officially a couple and Irene was taking the risk of introducing Gwen to Poppy; she knew it was getting that serious. Gwen absolutely adored Poppy from the moment she first met her and over the next few years would become Poppy's mama. Poppy loves them both equally; And they love her! Then there's Joe. I think it's fairly obvious that Joe isn't Maddie's biological father. Joe adopted Maddie when she was 4, having know her and her brother for a few years before that. The story of how he first met the pair can be saved for another post, but safe to say, he grew a soft spot for the young pair of siblings. They didn't have any other family; He didn't have any other family. Together, they managed to find one. Joe is a classic southern gentleman. He's kind, level-headed and always there to listen when Paris or Maddie need him. He's selfless; to a fault really. It'll be a few years before he begins thinking about his own happiness, but you know, we'll get to it when we get to it.

[crescentblossom66]

Bond of the Beasts Chapter 13

“Snatcher, are you awake?” Hattie slowly entered the attic in the early evening. As per the usual, the place was dusty and nearly pitch black, the tiny window in the room that had the shutters nearly closed completely was the only thing that gave off any light. She nearly tripped over a stack of books that was on the ground, the picture on it showed a black and white photo of a vampire, due to the darkness, Hattie was unable to read the title of the book, the strange calligraphy that it had didn't help that issue at all either.

The vampire gave an annoyed growl as he pulled the blanket off himself and glared at the young sorceress that held a book in her hand, he could already tell where this was going. The kid might be more than a little annoying, but he had to admit that she was tenacious and studious. “I am now. Let me guess, you need my help because you're stuck again?”

Hattie faltered a bit under the strict look that Snatcher was giving her, but was determined to get to the bottom of that too briefly and not conclusively described shield spell. “It's not a complicated word this time, I have trouble finding out what exactly I'm supposed to do. I thought about trying my hand at something a bit more advanced and I think that the shield spell in this book would be very useful.-” She opened the book on the page that the perplexing spell was on and more or less shoved it into his face. “It says here 'Think of something protective', that's rather vague.” The opened page showed the words that Hattie had accurately reproduced and an illustration of a young wizard thinking of a metal shield. In the dim lighting, Snatcher had some trouble seeing the the page at first, he rubbed his eyes to get the sleep out of it before he looked again. His rather annoyed frown turned into a wide smirk.

The purple-haired man rose an eyebrow at the oddly misleading description. “They really dropped the ball on the illustration for this spell, kiddo, I can understand why you're confused.”

“I was thinking of a huge and super sturdy shield, but that did nothing. I was trying to think of a heavy suit of armor after that, but I got no results, nothing appeared.” Hat Kid looked a bit dejected and looked away in shame while crossing her arms, almost pouting a bit.

The vampire let out a, to her, condescending sounding laughter. “Oh no, kid, you're supposed to think of something that YOU find comfort in something that protects you mentally not physically if that makes sense.” He shook his head at the book again. “This young wizard disturbs me, there's nothing protective about envisioning a dumb shield. You'd think he'd think of a toy, or maybe his parents.”

“So...I'm supposed to think of something that gives me comfort and then I'm supposed to try and make that feeling manifest?” She tilted her head at him as if that sounded way too simple to work.

“Yep. If that's all you want to bother me with today, could you scram? I got things to do. Adult things like work and stuff.”

Hattie nodded. “Thanks for the help, Snatcher.” The vampire waved her off dismissively and Hattie went back down to practice in the front yard again. Cookie had forbidden her to practice in the house due to her breaking several fragile vases, cups and plates while she tried to get a better grasp on her float spell that she thought she had mastered, but the results confirmed the opposite. Thinking that using the last bit of daylight to practice might at least get her closer to achieving her goal of being able to get a grasp on that shield spell, she headed outside and was nearly shoved right back inside by Muriel as she shoved past her. “Hey! Be more careful, I almost fell.” Hattie's complaint fell on deaf ears as the werewolf headed straight to the living room.

The young sorceress only shook her head and watched Bow enter. “Woah, what happened to you? You look like you've seen a ghost, Bow.” The changeling only nodded, the potion was beginning to wear off, so her skin had changed color to a deep purple.

“We got chased by a...a boar. It was super scary.” Bow was shivering head to toe, Mu on the other hand appeared to somehow not be fazed at all. When Hattie tried to console her by hugging her, Bow sighed. “It's okay, I'll just need to calmed down again.” Bow appeared a bit sad again, a trend that had persisted the past few days and worried Hattie a lot at this point. She had brushed it off as Bow just being a bit anxious at first, but the problem seemed to be rooted deeper.

“You know that you can talk to me, right? I just want to help, Bow.” Once again, Bow forced a smile and Hattie sighed in defeat. In all honesty, she had no idea how to cheer Bow up at right now. She had to really think of something. The blue-eyed girl watched her sister walk down the hallway to the living room where Mu was watching TV already. From the sounds of it, it sounded like the two were watching a shonen anime. Hattie knew what bothered Bow, however, she had no idea how to make it better, if she were to try to help Bow with her homework or at school, her sister would only feel belittled and it might make her feel even more inferior. With a sigh she turned to the front door again and almost got pushed back in a second time she intended to go outside, this time the offender was the Conductor. Unlike Mu, he stopped for a moment to apologize for nearly slamming the door into her face which she appreciated.

The wereowl returned the muttered 'Hello' that Hattie breathed out as she moved past him into the front yard. He could have sworn that the girl looked a bit troubled, right now though, he really didn't feel like addressing the issue. He felt tired and exhausted, more so than usual, as he had to start even earlier today and his shift ended an hour later as well. Bow flinched when she saw him enter the living room and avoided looking at him as he motioned for Mu, who had sprawled out in the armchair, to move to a different spot. “Nope, I got here first, sit on the couch.” Bow, who was on the couch, jolted noticeably, not wanting the angry blonde man to sit near her. He was scary, the way his face contorted into a scowl and the manner in which his eyes narrowed and pierced right through whomever he looked at, made her skin crawl and gave her chills. Some of those frightening displays of anger were on his face when Bow looked at the interaction between the two werebeasts.

“I ain't in the mood ta argue, lassie, move over.” The moment Mu shook her head again, showing her defiance, the man simply picked her up by her shirt and dumped her onto the couch unceremoniously.

Obviously, the young werewolf protested. “Hey, you can't just pick me up and dump me on the couch like a piece of furniture!” She crossed her arms.

The Conductor sat down with a grunt followed by a deep breath as his muscles finally had a chance to relax. “I just showed ye that I can, didn't I?”

Mu growled. “Stupid jerk. I deserved that seat after I got rid of that boar today.” The wereowl gave a rather pointed glare at the light insult which at first didn't seem to have an effect, but Mu's ears started to flatten and were soon tightly pressed down on her head after realizing that she may have went to far. “...sorry.” She whispered in a remorse tone that was a lot meeker than her rather loud and boisterous voice.

“A boar, eh? How'd ye encounter one o' these in the first place? They're easy to avoid thanks ta their stench and ye should smell them ten times better, lassie.” After saying his piece, the short man reached into his suit pocket to grab a lighter and a partly smoked cigar.

“Well, Bow and I were collecting mushrooms in the woods because I was bored and needed to get out and breathe some fresh air. I did smell that boar, you know, but it kept getting closer until it saw us. When we tried to make an exit, Bow tripped and it charged at us.-” Her confidence seemed to be back as she started to smile and reenact the fight she had with that boar dramatically. She jumped up from the couch and punched and kicked the air. “-So there I was staring down that wild beast as it charged at us, ready to hurt Bow. I growled and howled to get it to back off, but the boar continued its rampage, so I bravely jumped to the side to get its attention.-” Mu jumped to the side to show off her dodge. Bow had trouble smiling, even if she found Mu's silly antics amusing. The fact remained that it was her fault that the boar attacked in the first place. The dramatic retelling at least seemed to cheer the other person that was in the room with them up, the Conductor's menacing scowl had turned into the subtlest hint of a smile.

“.I used my supreme, ultra dodging skills to jump out of the way just in time to avoid the deadly tusks, I could feel the wind brush past me as the violent beast slammed into the tree behind me.-” Mu pretended to run against the wall and fall down to the ground, twitching her arms and legs, playing out the boar's disorientation. This time even Bow had to smile a little, the silly actions wiping away her sorrow temporarily.

“-After that, I gave that evil boar a fierce bite to the neck and it turned tail and ran off, like a scared chicken and I emerged victorious!” Mu rose both her arms up high in the air like a boxer who'd won a long and fierce fight and was celebrating after knocking out their opponent.

The Conductor chuckled a little. “That's quite the tale, lassie. Ye really showed that walkin' piece o' meat who's boss, eh? Good job.” Mu beamed at the praise while Bow showed a look of pure confusion at the shift in attitude that the man she had thought to be mean and angry displayed. She had expected him to laugh, not to compliment Mu. The question that he asked next really took her off guard and put her perception of the old wereowl into question even more. “Muriel here wasn't spoutin' nonsense, was she, Bow lassie?” Bow briefly looked up at the blonde man he was taking a drag of his cigar while she focused on him, he wasn't scowling and didn't look angry. It wasn't his question that made her rethink her opinion of the man, it was the look of worry in his eyes as his gaze fell on her. He seemed to try to hide it, but she could see it clearly.

Bow fidgeted a little, but gave a response. “She was telling the truth.”

“See, gramps, I wasn't lying, I AM that awesome!” Mu proclaimed, proudly as she marched back to the seat on the couch. The blonde man only chuckled and shook his head, finding her actions endearing, his mind briefly wandered to a thought that he shoved away as quickly as it came; Would his grandkids have acted the same? “Uhh...didn't Cookie tell you not to smoke inside the house?” He was almost thankful for the question of the energetic golden-eyed girl, it stopped his thoughts from going places that he didn't want them to go to.

“Aye, she did, but she isnae here, is she?” Mu just shrugged while Bow didn't want to say anything about it in fear of making the old man angry. The three watched TV more or less in silence for a while. Hattie returned back inside after it turned to dark out to see, she looked tired, but had a small smile on her face.

Bow was the only one who seemed to take note of that though. Muriel had fallen asleep the fight from earlier had made her more tired when she would have admitted, so all it took was the white noise from the TV to lull her to sleep. The Conductor seemed almost equally as tired, his purple eyes were starting to close as he tried to follow the news report that was currently on the channel. The clock that the news program had at the bottom of the screen showed 21:32, 09:32pm. Bow decided to turn in for the night, her mattress was still in Hattie's room, however, the actual owner of the room was already asleep much to Bow's relief, she really wasn't in the mood to talk to her sister.

The following hours, the changeling was being kept awake by her own thoughts, and strange anxiety that she had normally only felt when she feared that the scientists would run a test on her again. The tired girl was well aware that right now she was safe, the looming danger of being discovered aside, but she could sense that the other residents of the house also struggled with that general fear. She didn't feel unwelcome either, no one had been bad to her. She really liked Cookie and the DJ, both were super nice to her and Hattie.

She jolted slightly after she heard the door next to their room open rather forcefully, a barely audible “What a troublemaker this lassie, makin' me carry her to bed.” It made Bow smile slightly. She really must have misunderstood the grumpy old man. Maybe she could try to talk to him next time when he wasn't in a sour mood. The clock in the kitchen showed 3am as the young changeling silently went down the creaky staircase. Nobody seemed to be awake, all the lights were off, all she could hear were normal house noises. She opened the fridge, staring at its contents for a brief moment, blinded by the light after walking through the dark and slightly creepy hallway, something about the fact that the hallway upstairs only had a tiny window near the stairs and nowhere else made walking down it really unnerving. She always had the feeling that something could sneak up on her and drag her into the darkness, or maybe that she'd hear a disembodied voice call her name in a quiet and eerie whisper, it gave her the chills.

She realized that her skin had turned purple again, even her small horns and tail had popped back up. Bow took a few deep breaths to regain her composure after freaking herself out. Bow got herself a bottle of juice and took a seat in the kitchen. Bow wondered where all that anxiety was coming from, it somehow got worse every day. It wasn't the fear of pain or potential death this time, of that she was certain, but what was it then?

A clicking and small creaking just out in the hallway brought Bow Kid right back out of pensive behavior, she got startled so bad that she gasped and immediately brought her hands in front of her mouth to stifle the noise. Was it a burglar? Did someone break their door? She started to shiver and her heart skipped a beat as soon as a shadow went toward the kitchen. Her fear was soon replaced by relief upon realizing who it was, a low pitched humming gave the intruder away.

DJ Grooves entered the house earlier than usual due to him dealing with paper work instead of interacting with the patrons this night. Seeing a person in the kitchen out of his peripheral nearly gave him a heart attack. When he turned his head to see who it was, he was surprised to see that it was Bow. “Bowie, what are you doing there, darling? You should be sleeping.” His tone was soft and didn't sound as if he was scolding her for being awake. Upon getting closer, the basilisk realized that the young girl seemed a little down. He noticed that Bow Kid was rather shy in the little time he managed to interact with the kids, but she had been fairly open to him. “Is something bothering you?” Bow flinched ever so slightly and shook her head.

“No, I just couldn't sleep and my throat felt dry, so I went to get a something to drink.” She forced a smile like she had done many times before, but just like Hattie, he saw right through it.

“I can see that you're worried about something, darling, I can see it.” It was written on her face plain as day. Her shoulders were slouched and she was trying to smile to trick him into believing that everything was okay. “Maybe I can help you, Bowie, that dour appearance doesn't suit a young girl like you.” He gave her smile and sat close to her, hoping that the young girl would open up and not reject his attempt to help her.

At first it looked like the changeling didn't want to speak up, and the two sat in a rather uncomfortable silence until Bow took a deep breath. “Am I...a burden?” Bow's defeated tone and lowered head nearly broke the heart of the DJ, he nearly recoiled at the horrible inquiry.

“Of course not, Bowie, how did you come to that conclusion?-” His tone got a bit sharper and anger snuck into his voice. “-Did the Conductor tell you that?!”

He calmed down slightly when Bow shook her head and answered him. “No, I...I just feel like I'm not contributing much.-” She turned to face him, her eyes glistened with tears, “-Hattie has her magic and is training hard to get better at it, and Mu is very strong...I can't do nothing helpful.”

The basilisk couldn't help but carefully and gently pull Bow Kid into a hug. “Oh Bowie...you're part of this family, Bow, this isn't about being useful, we won't abandon you just because you can't help us against the hunters. It's not your job or Hattie's or Muriel's to fight them anyway.” Bow started to cry softly, and he tried to soothe her by stroking over her curly hair.

“But...but I can't do anything right! I'm a danger by not being able to control my color shifting and my horns and tail poke out too!-” She was starting to nearly hyperventilate. “I can't even read right! I'm useless!” Her small body was starting to tremble, her tears dripping onto his red jacket.

It was painful to see this poor girl so wrecked by an inferiority complex. After everything she had gone through already, after everything bad people had put her through, she now was tormented by her own mind. DJ Grooves could feel his own tears fall, due to being a basilisk, they fell as tiny pebbles. “Please...please don't say that ever again, darling,” He put a hand under her chin and pushed it up so that she'd look at him. “Listen closely, Bowie. You're far from useless. You may not notice it, but you're incredibly strong, you've been tormented by evil abominations your whole life up until now, yet you escaped, and more importantly, you haven't lost your kindness. You kept on caring about your sister, tried to defend her from us to protect her when we first met you, and now you're even trying to help us. You don't have to try so hard to be useful. Just do your best and we'll be proud of you, I know I already am.” He gave a bright and cheerful smile and was happy when Bow gave a small hint of a smile back.

Her voice was still shaking and she was sobbing, “Really? You are?” He nodded and pulled her a bit closer.

“Of course I meant it, darling. I'll try to help you if you need help in school, I did promise Cookie that I'd help after all.”

Bow suppressed a sob. “Thank you, Grooves.”

[humblemooncat]

Now I want to know more about those adorable children lol do you have more on them somewhere?

Most of what I have about them is in my brain, but I can share what I can think of!

I do have a few posts about Mocchi however, here & here!

A little about them as kiddos:

Personality-wise, Elliott is a lot like Aymeric. Kind, caring, respectful, and determined to do right by others. He's also very studious and often sits with Raha to read together. Mocchi on the other hand is more like Ki'to & ARR G'raha. A mischievous little shit. She's a sweet girl, and very kind and respectful to strangers, but Twelve help you if you're a friend or family. She'll trip you for fun then try to 'but I'm just a lil guy' her way out of it.

Elliott was the first child they adopted. Aymeric and Ki'to adopted him somewhere between Post-HW and the beginning of SB. (Why then? Ki'to had been donating what he could to the orphanages after the Dragonsong War, and whenever they stopped in Aymeric could see how much Ki'to lit up when he was interacting with the kids. So, they adopted Elliott not long after)

Mocchi was adopted by Ki'to much later, after they returned from Ultima Thule. After helping Gridania rid the Shroud of the blasphemy, he found this young Keeper alone in the forest. Her clan had been attacked by the blasphemy and she was the only one to escape. He took her in without a second thought, knowing how Gridania would treat her if he didn't. It took a bit of explaining, but after a while the boys understood and took her in.

Elliott was born to a "Heretic" Ishgardian woman and her Auri lover. He lived with them for 10 years, but they were caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, and suddenly he was left orphaned. He was told they'd be taken to the Vault, but they never even made it to the gates.

While the Alliance was working on everything in the latter part of SB, Elliott went to stay with Ki'to's clan. His mother was thrilled to have him for such an extended period of time. And yes, he was definitely spoiled while there.

As adults, they wouldn't be too different, but some additions would be:

Elliott would take up astrology, often going between teachers in Ishgard and Sharlayan depending on which father he's visiting. He would also ask Alphinaud to teach him Sage if he had the time (Which he ofc would make time for)

Mocchi would take up Black Magic, "I will die on my ley lines, keep your aoes out of them" really suits her honestly. She might also take up Red Magic as well tbh, I wouldn't doubt Alisaie would teach her if she asked.

And have some bonus adult Elliott and Mocchi that I just finished!

If you have any specific things you want to know that I didn't go over, feel free to send another ask! I'm always happy to talk about my boy's kids. <3

[beantothemax]

Cyrus sad backstory time.

So. This was inspired by a mod idea I will never make. So. I’ll do this in script form.

⚠️TW! Implied rape!

(Takes place in a cutscene while Cyrus is stuck in Yvon’s cellar.)

Cyrus: This isn’t good. This…

(A pause. Cyrus thinks.)

Cyrus: Not this again. The last time…

(Flashback begins. A child Cyrus, who looks somewhat feminine, is running down the street. He bumps into a mysterious man.)

Cyrus: Whoops, sorry!

???: It’s alright, kiddo. Where are you going?

Cyrus: Home. It’s been a long day. I still have homework to do.

???: Ah, a studious one? I’ve got a cool little invention I want to show you. Why don’t you come with me? 

Cyrus: Um… 

???: Come on. I’ll be leaving in a week, do you really want to pass up this chance?

Cyrus: Alright, I’ll come.

[Objective: Follow the mysterious person.]

(The person leads Cyrus to a small house. He and Cyrus enter.)

Cyrus: So… where’s this invention you mentioned? Hehe, that rhymes…

???: Ah, yes. It’s just in the basement, there’s not enough room to put it here.

(Cyrus observes the area. Is there reason for this man to be lying?)

[Objective: Scrutinise the furniture.]

(Most of the furniture is old and worn, as is the house.)

Cyrus: I believe you. So… the invention…

???: Yes. I’ll bring you there.

(Screen cuts to black. Cyrus and the mysterious person are at the small-ish basement.)

Cyrus: It’s been lovely, but I should go. It’s getting dark, and I need to be home for dinner. 

???: …

[Objective: Go back home.]

(In theory, the player walks Cyrus to the door and tries to open it.)

Cyrus: It’s locked…

(Cutscene continues. Cyrus turns to the mysterious person.)

Cyrus: Can you unlock the door? 

???: …

(A foreboding music starts to play. The mysterious man walks forward. Cyrus backs into the door.)

Cyrus: What are you doing?

???: You’re a very pretty girl.

Cyrus: I’m not - 

???: Shush.

(The mysterious man grabs Cyrus. The screen goes black.)

(Rustling of fabric.)

???: So you’re not a little girl after all? No worries, I can make do…

Cyrus: Stop!

???: Hush… be a good boy now…

(Cyrus screams. Everything goes black.)

(The screen fades in with Cyrus lying on a bed. An apothecary and Cyrus’ parents are in the room.)

(Cyrus sits up.)

Cyrus: Mother? Father? Oh, Mother, I had the most horrible dream…

(Cyrus’ mother pushes Cyrus to lay down.)

Cyrus’ mother: Stay down, darling.

Apothecary: I’ve stopped the bleeding and healed the injuries, but mentally…

Cyrus: Am I missing something?

Cyrus’ father: Never mind that, honey. You’re safe now and that’s all that matters, okay?

Cyrus: …

Cyrus, thinking: So it wasn’t a dream…

(The flashback ends. Cyrus is back in Yvon’s cellar.)

Cyrus: It didn’t go too well, did it?

Therese, from off screen: Professor? 

(Cutscene continues as normal.)

ok so. I do not feel very comfortable reading implied rape rn so. unfortunately I can’t give my usual analysis for this but I’ll still post this in case anyone else wants to look at it

[kadee-pn]

11.30.22

last day of nov :o time rly does fly

i took my public health final and it went rly well!! i also finished my last assignments for that class so now i’m officially done. wish i devoted more time into it tbh bc i rly love public health, but ended up spending more of my focus on chem + writing this quarter :,( but still v good class i recommend

afterwards, i walked to tj’s to grocery shop! i needed to buy veggies bc i do not have any and i need nutrition :D ended up buying broccoli, mushrooms, stuff for breakfast. not too much bc i’m going home next week anyways lollll

i made lunch and it was goood. rice + broccoli + nem nướng, which is like one of my fav types of protein ever. reminded me of home :,) then, i ubered to my new babysitting job! the kiddo is two years old 🥹 so adorbs even tho he was rly shy hahahah still v smiley tho :] i’m excited to get to know him! i also met his grandma and dad who were rly kind. SUPER nice house in brentwood i was in awe. beautiful grand piano too! i’ll start in winter quarter hehe

then, i took the bus back to my apt and then went to the hill to visit kayla, gian, + steph for a bit! it was very good to see them since it’s been a while. they’re v v studious and focused so i didn’t stay for long :D they’re such champs. then, i met w jay for a bit and he swiped me a smoothie <3 love my twin. then i went to anderson to study w adi, and then jay came by after a bit too! it was pretty productive,, i rly like the library there it’s very peaceful. i’ll go again tmr in the daytime when there’s more sunlight. i listened to a lot of beabadoobee + cigarettes after sex for some reason. was in the mood ig LOLOL

i went home at 9ish, made dinner, watched vampire diaries, did a little work (very little tho bc im pooped tbh), and now going to bed :) it was lonngggg day but good day. excited for tmr 💛

side note: damon salvatore is so hot im not even watching this show for the plot anymore he’s just so nice to look at. and i love his character

also i really like puffer vests + looking at peoples spotify wraps

anyways that is all

love

kd

[rollinwiththepunches]

Kiddo Zern reading a book with some juice and fruit snacks in the library! He’s always been a bright and studious guy with an insatiable curiosity

[pearlcscent]

meet juliana valverde, my legacy founder and her spouse faiz jaleel 💟

juliana is a loyal, high maintenance and creative sim in the digital artist career. the family currently resides in san sequoia! below are some screenies of the kiddos.

meet lina, marigold and nico jaleel-valverde! i didn’t take any proper screenshots of mari as a toddler, so it’s only lina and nico in those

they’re all currently teenagers, but i haven’t taken any proper screenies of them so i’ll be doing a little photoshoot next time i’m in game

i’ll probably talk more about them then but lina is the typical first born daughter of immigrants; very studious and responsible. mari is outgoing and carefree. nico is quite chill and cheerful!

lina and mari are about to age up as young adults soon, and i can’t wait to go to university with them! it’s my first time playing that pack

[theajaheira]

Thomas 😊

6, 7, 13, 20, 22, 29, 30

AWW THOMAS! the most blorbo of blorbos!

6. Who will they take advice from, no matter what it is? Who won’t they take advice from, no matter what it is?

alice. also alice. it's complicated. thomas loves his wife and wants to do whatever she wants to do but sometimes his wife thinks he should add incredibly spicy chili peppers to his perfectly measured angel food cake so that she can try chili peppers without being overwhelmed by the spice, which is.... like literally alice what is the thought process behind that

7. Describe them in three words. Now let them describe themself in three words.

thomas would describe himself as "studious, diligent, marginally dreary" (he cannot constrain himself to three words. menace) but i think that i would describe him as "adoring, loyal, gentle" !!!!

13. Name one thing their parents taught them.

bertram giles taught thomas how to bake :) and edna taught thomas how to properly stab people :) the gileses come from a long line of absolutely terrifying women. it is really no surprise that thomas went for alice.

20. What do they like that nobody else does?

i would say "alice" but that's really only from alice's perspective because she is the darling of everyone's heart. i do think though that thomas is the only person who both takes alice seriously at her fighty and most belligerent AND actually likes her as he's doing it.

22. Do they like being called pet names? Do they call other people pet names? What’s their go-to?

the only people who call thomas pet names are immediate/extended family and he HAAAATES pet names from relatives. it makes him feel babied, particularly because he WAS a precious and delicate little kiddo and he resents being perceived as such. alice calls him "tom" and "tommo" and that's allowed though because, as has been previously stated, alice can legally do whatever she wants :) also she doesn't tend to go for the really syrupy pet names either, which he likes!

29. What recurring dreams do they have?

he saves alice. somehow.

30. What would they do if they knew it would be forgiven?

nothing. he wants to always be a good person to others even when no one is watching.

[rubbarband]

Des x Ino kiddo

If they had a kid meme

send me a pair name and I’ll tell you what I think it would be like if they had a child.

-

@themindfulcosmos @minds-interlinked

Name: Inojin Baker

Gender: Boy/Male

General Appearance: Tan skin an in-between of his parents, his mothers blond hair, curly similar to his dad's and Grey eyes similar to his dad, slightly chubby cheeks that can show a giant smile like his fathers. Carrying the mutant gene he has a dull singular horn on his forehead. It can't stab or hurt anyone but it can be a slight discomfort to his mother when she hugs him.

Quirk: Telekinetic teleportation: Through the pointing of his horn he can move manipulate atoms/subatomic particles or distort space time continuum/reality to transport matter to another location he can see.

Ninjutsu: Yamanaka Clan ninjutsu

Personality: Aiming to be a strong Ninja, Inojin aims to please way too often, trying to prove to both parents he can be worthy enough of both their gifts they gave him. He is studious and tactically trains to manipulate most of his abilities in ninja training. Despite his talent for academics he's awkward and shy with people and starts off quiet and numbly till Des and Ino sits him down and helps with his confidence. He still gets embarrassed when people point out his horn however.

Special Talents: He's talented with one handed swords and carry's his mom's intelligence and his father's craftiness.

Who they like better: Both earned his love.

Who they take after more: Ino

Personal Head canon: As most children he wished he had a tail instead of a horn. He sometimes collects and watches videos of his father protecting Portland in the past.

Face Claim: ( can't believe I have to use a demon slayer character.)

[grilledcheese-aspiration]

wanting to take advantage of Ainrau's studious attitude, Dovren went to try and teach him a nursery rhyme since he had a want to now learn it since learning to talk.

it didn't last very long tho, he got real cranky real fast. sorry Dovren!

but she got a great start on it, so that's p neat. great job kiddo!