#thank you for the tags!

[egginfroggin]

(Tags from this reblog) (so, so late in responding to these, ouf)

Yeah, it is a horrible time for everyone!

(This got super long, so full rant is under the cut)

Ingo was raised to believe that his powers, like Emmet's, were a gift from one of the Dragons.

He's has been under the impression that his powers -- while unusually strong -- should be able to be controlled, and believes that he is at fault for his own lack of control.

In actuality, bonds are needed to temper the uncontrolled ice that Kyurem cursed him with at birth. The powers grew with age, and unfortunately, Ingo was cut off from the very thing he needed to have any hope of controlling them.

On Kyurem's side of things, however, it sought to spread the same agony of isolation that it felt to the humans that scorn it. Its curses, throughout the ages, always end in tragedy -- the cursed child is either killed, or goes mad and winds up dead by force or by choice.

Ingo is the first cursed child it has ever met, and it was intrigued by him. Here's this isolated, lost soul, deprived of the warmth all children should have, and yet he isn't mad. He's more sad, than anything, and desperate to keep his twin and kingdom safe.

So, curiously, it shares the secret of controlling its powers -- the warmth of bonds -- and forms a connection with Ingo. Ingo gets some control over his "gift," and Kyurem gets a bond for the first time in centuries, if not the first time ever.

So they both get solace and find a level of understanding in each other, and then things go wrong, and Emmet finds Ingo. Cue interaction and separation (may have dropped him down a chasm, oops), and Ingo's emotions becoming once again volatile and full of guilt.

Kyurem chooses arguably the worst time to confess that it cursed Ingo, because Ingo is already full of guilt and self-hatred for hurting Emmet again, and the Kyurem basically tells him that he was never meant to control himself.

Ingo was, as per Kyurem's interference, essentially born to sow misery in his family. Kyurem, when it cursed him, wanted him to be miserable, and to spread that cold hatred to those around him, because Kyurem couldn't do that itself.

Control wasn't ever anything Ingo was meant to have.

Needless to say, the abrupt realization that, frankly, none of this is Ingo's fault simultaneously lifted an enormous weight from his shoulders and incited the worst, most vicious wrath Kyurem has ever been on the receiving end of.

I remember mentioning that bonds need to be reciprocated and upheld. The bond between Ingo and Emmet is all but broken, and while Emmet keeps offering his end, Ingo never picks it up and ties it to his own, completing the connection.

Ingo breaks their bond just about immediately, which leaves them both worse off than they were before, because Kyurem can now properly mourn its isolation, and Ingo properly embraces his own (symbolized by his eyes adopting a sulfur tone and his skin turning pallid, almost gray, visually matching with Kyurem).

So... yeah, betrayal is a good word for it. Ingo has been trusting Kyurem and eagerly accepting its tutorship in the hopes of bettering himself, and then he finds out that... basically, it was this or death, and was always meant to be death.

Everything about Ingo's existence at that point in the fic is a happy (read as: miserable) accident set in place by Kyurem.

And Kyurem didn't even tell him, didn't even think to tell him, until when? When he tells it that he almost killed his twin again? When he's a mess of emotions? When he's already poured everything he has into their connection, worn his heart on his sleeve and confessed every bit of self-blame he's ever felt to it?

It tells him that it was all unnecessary?

It couldn't have said as such earlier, so that he'd have had even a tiny, modicum of a chance at making things right?

No amount of regret can fix this.

[gentlebeardsbarngrill]

Using only song titles from one band/artist, cleverly answer the questions and tag people.

I was tagged by my dearies: @xxprincess1x @sleepystede @stedesparasol @funforahermit @scorpiostarseed @harrylovesspaezle @blakbonnet. Thank you friends! 💕

Artist: Amaranth

Gender: Strong

How you feel: Resistance

If you could go anywhere, where: Outer Dimensions

Fav mode of transportation: 82nd All The Way

If my life were a tv show: Digital World

Relationship status: Drop Dead Cynical

Your fear: Future On Hold

I tag (no pressure): @ragsandmuffins-ali @spirker @ofmd-ann @poison-into-positivity @casthefallenangel @asgardian--angels @huffle-ego @manesalex @hang-on-lil-tomato @bizarrelittlemew @rayfishandchips @insteading @ineffablecollision @quiet-compassion @celluloidbroomcloset @queerly-autistic @quirkysubject @edandstede @edscuntyeyeshadow @unearthlydust @catbells-and-summerlinens @marbledwings @libroseitm @lamentus1 @jimlovesspock @kiwistede @xoxoemynn @xray-vex @vaguemylk @virgo-79 @neverbelessthan @maeglinthebold @devoursjohnlock @edsrosetattoo @wastingyourgum

Anyone else who'd like to-- consider yourself tagged!!!

[detective-giggles]

Seven Sentence/Inspiration Sunday

I’ve actually written this week. Well, I guess you guys know that since I had something for WIP Wednesday!

Thanks @chaotictarlos for the tag! And thank you to @bonheur-cafe for tagging me in Seven Sentence Sunday! (The pictures are not all for the same WIP, and you all know I can’t just write one fic at a time!)

🎃🎃🎃🎃

“They’re gonna cheat,” Nancy whines. She plops down on the bench and the newspaper under her pumpkin crinkles with the movement.

TK rolls his eyes. “How are we gonna cheat?” He watches her pull the cap off her sharpie and start to draw shapes on her pumpkin.

“They’re not gonna cheat,” Paul says. “We’ll have all the pumpkins lined up before Carlos even gets here. He can pick the best one.”

🎃🎃🎃🎃

No pressure tags: (oh gosh I don’t know who has done this yet today) @noxsoulmate @chicgeekgirl89 @sanjuwrites @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut @thebumblecee

[sunderedazem]

Rules: Make a new post and post the latest line your WIP. Then tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you feel like).

Tagged by gremlins @etoiline and @missinkylace <3

Have a fun snippet from Chapter 19 of "do you taste my pain in this bloodstained place"! I also included a few other lines though, for funsies.

After all, it’s not every day he gets to execute a washed-up Imperial rat. The more insulting part being ‘washed-up’, of course. Something he would never claim to be.

and yeah, that's Bode's POV lmao.

Tagging just a few folks for a no-pressure game: @starwers, @spyscrapper, @voidcat-senket, @sith-shenanigans, @archiedrawsstuff, @borealtwilight and whomever sees this and is interested!

[resande]

Make me draw!

Thank you @sparkle-fiend and @ahhrenata for the tag!!❤

Rules:

1. Make a 24-hour poll with the title of your current WIPs.

2. Work on the winning WIP! 10 minutes for every vote received for the top choice (or change the time per vote, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15, etc.)

3. Tag some people to spread the game! (As many as you want- no pressure!)

I'll begin working on this after i'll be done with commissions. (Also after i'm done with exams aswell, and that would be on *checks calendar* july 16th? Yep, pretty much.)

Tags: @adsantiagoo @aomaoe @cholvoq @dreaminginpencil @getlost0p @lazylittledragon @robbie-verse

Again, don't feel pressured to participate❤❤

[shortsighted-owl]

Seven Sentence Sunday

Tagged by the amazing @mellaithwen @rogerzsteven @spotsandsocks and @monsterrae1 - Thank you all! A little more 6b!lightning strike spec fic ⚡️🚒⛈

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It's been three days and still the rain hasn't let up.

‘Torrential’, some news outlets ran with; ‘once in a generation’ Eddie hears from a brief snippet of Channel 8 news as it floats across the firehouse loft. And then a very familiar voice starts playing through the TV speaker.

Not missing a beat, Chimney scoops up the remote, promptly channel hopping until he finds an unassuming commercial -“a Hildy-brand food processor, hey Diaz found you your next present!” - much to everyone's collective relief.

He watches Buck's shoulders creep higher and higher past his ears where he sits slumped in his chair opposite Eddie, the younger man’s hair starting to curl after their scalding hot showers.

Sure, the change in channel helps release some tension in Buck's posture, but still Eddie can see plain as day, Buck is still wound tighter than usual. Frankly, he’s worried.

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Tagging: @elvensorceress @spaceprincessem @two-cut-lines @jinxddiaz @hippolotamus @rewritetheending @thosetwofirefighters @the-likesofus @thekristen999 @ajunerose @jobairdxx and anyone else who wishes to share their work!

[nicoline1998enilocin]

Rules:

• In a reblog of this post OR a new thread (with the rules copy/ pasted), post the filenames of your WIP's.

• Post a snippet from one of them. The snippet must have been written in the last 7 days. We're working on making progress people! If you've not written anything, get something down that you want to share!

• After you've posted, invite people to send you an ask with one of your file names. You must then write 3+ sentences on that WIP and share it! If you cannot share it (ie. it's for an event etc), write the sentences on it anyway and then some more on another WIP that you can share :)

Thank you to @imtryingbuck and @buckys-wintersoldier for tagging me in this, it means the world! I had to pick and choose a few WIPs (seeing how I'm already working on this year's Kinktober... Well... I made a selection out of other fics 😂), but I'll be happy to see what everyone's interested in! 💙

Thin line between love and hate | Bucky Barnes x Avenger!Fem!Reader

Caught in the act | Art Teacher!Steve Rogers x Single Dad!Bucky Barnes

Control | Boyfriend!Young!Tony Stark x Girlfriend!Fem!Reader

When I look at you | Sebastian Stan x Actress!Fem!Reader (RPF)

His special treat | DBF!Ari Levinson x College Student!Fem!Reader

A simple misunderstanding | Husband!Ransom Drysdale x Wife!Fem!Reader

Make me yours | College Student!Virgin!Steve Rogers x College Student!Bucky Barnes

Love at first sight | Prince!Tony Stark x Civilian!Fem!Reader

Needy | Chris Evans x Fem!Reader (RPF)

I thought I lost you forever | Iron Man!Tony Stark x HYDRA Assassin!Fem!Reader

A snippet from A thin line between love and hate

You never thought you'd look him straight in the eye. Across from you stands the man who ripped your best friend out of your life all these years ago. Now, you will have to work with the man you hate with a burning passion. Today is your first day as an Avenger after Tony recruited you for your outstanding fighting skills. That you were one of the best assassins the US Army has ever seen definitely helps, but that's not why you were recruited. The fact that you singlehandedly took down half an army of aliens during the New York attack earlier that month is. ''Everyone, I'd like you all to meet our newest recruit,'' Tony tells the Avengers, along with your name, and you give them a small wave and a polite smile. Everyone except Bucky. You can't muster up the politeness you should give him, not after what he did to you when you were only 10 years old.

No pressure tags 💙 @late-to-the-party-81 @srgntjamesbuckybarnes @tonysslut @darsynia @marvelouslizzie @sebastianstanisahotmf @sergeantbarnessdoll @jtargaryen18 @cosmicbucky @jamneuromain @samodivaa @mrsbuckybarnes1917 @broodybuck @katherineswritingsblog @cutedisneygrl @lives-in-midgard @multiversefanfics @otpcutie @imyourbratzdoll @cevansbaby-dove and anyone who would love to join in too 💙

Divider credit goes to @firefly-graphics

[humberg]

Oc as horror tropes:

I was tagged by @theviridianbunny and @pinkyjulien to take this horror-themed Uquiz!!! ASDFGHJKL- thank you both for tagging me! You can take the quiz here. Let's take an insight into Vincent:

Vincent Ronin - the ancient evil.

they have wronged you. perhaps, once, you were something powerful– something to be looked at with adoration and worship and fear. but time does not yield to you, and when you lay to sleep, you awake to find yourself forgotten. your rage is insatiable. no matter what, you will make sure they do not forget this time.

ASDFGHJKLJHGFDS okay this is a little close to home! Abandonment is the earliest thing he remembers, being wronged by his parents, the system, and the corpos. He had been only a child, how was he to know what was right or wrong, how could he had been stripped of his family, what he could have been, what he could have done with no justification?

His childhood abandonment played a negative role in his natural thought process, the way he thinks, the way he interacts with those around him. He has never forgiven them, he is angry, he is a force to be reckoned with once provoked. But don't take it so close to heart, he may be bottling up these feelings, but they aren't aimed at anyone in particular.

That's why he is so passionate about his merc work, often in target to go against the system, although he is stubborn, he knows what it is like to be abandoned or forgotten so he does have a soft spot for those who have also suffered.

Damn this quiz got him so well.

...

I'm not really sure who to tag next as I don't want to overwhelm a lot of people from my last tag post. So if you are still reading this consider yourself tagged! Although, I know you've already been tagged but I am gonna tag @elvenbeard as I wanna know your Vincent's and this way I will be notified :3 The Yin and Yang Vincents!

[quillofspirit]

TAG GAME: 15 QUESTIONS FOR 15 FRIENDS

Thanks to @ass-deep-in-demons and @emmanuellececchi for the tags 💖

Are you named after anyone? long story short, my mother misheard someone and thought that was a nice name, and we realized when I was 10 that I was accidentally named after my grandmother. for my url, I was an angsty teenager and thought “the pen of the soul” sounded too direct

when was the last time you cried? last week

do you have kids? no, but I am a proud aunt⁴

what sports do you play/have played? I did ballet when I was very little, then karate, and horseback riding for 6-7 years after that.

do you use sarcasm? my mother tries to stop me

what is the first thing you notice about people? either their smile or their vibe

what's your eye colour? Hazel, green on rainy days

scary movies or happy endings? both, but I watch scary movies knowing I’ll be too scared to sleep

any talents? I’ve been told I’m a good singer, I’m great with animals and I usually have a very good sense of observation, to the point I’ve freaked people out by making educated guesses

where were you born? where I live

what are your hobbies? making moodboards, writing, reorganising

do you have any pets? I used to (pfp) and I will have some again. Sometimes I kidnap my brothers’ dog

how tall are you? taller than average, smaller than my brothers

favourite subject in school? math, science and sociology

dream job? scriptwriter for video games (currently applying for those, hit me up if you have contacts!)

[sunshine-munson]

Tagged by the lovely @eddiemunsons-missingnipple & @joequinns on this picrew 💖

No pressure tags: @zestychili @munsonsbait @beep-beep-sherlock @josephquinussy @keerysquinn @cityybound @strangemangos

[miqoquest]

What does your heart look like? Ahki

Iced Over, Out of the Sun Your heart is very lonely, isn’t it? Is your fortress of ice self-made? Are others afraid of you, or are you afraid of them? Are you afraid of hurting them, or of being hurt? Vulnerability and connection can be frightening, but that’s no reason to shy away from their light, to tuck yourself small into corners, to build up frigid walls to keep yourself from feeling. You will heal when you allow yourself to draw closer to the flames and thaw. QUIZ HERE

Tagged by: @arinaxiv and @briar-ffxiv and @xmimiteh

Tagging: @shadesofblades, @moonchildrenffxiv, @ythealleycat, @alicelufenia, @airis-ray, @zoroarkthief, @futuresuntocrystal, @uldahstreetrat, @crystalizedgirl, @deliev, @eorzeanflowers and anyone who wants to do it!!

[theviridianbunny]

Character Songs Tag

my dear mutuals @beammeupbroadway and @pozerjacket tagged me to do this funky little tag game so !! LETS GO GAMERS !! yay!!!

Game Rules: Choose one of your characters and list song(s) that fit them.

I will fill it out for Jackie and Viridian (aka otp: to this )... The last time, I filled it out for Viridian and Rasmus over here - x

Songs are in no particual order or ranking! I’ve linked all of the songs to youtube audios- also added the artists and years the songs were made.... Jackie and Viridian's music playlist could do on FOREVER and EVER- but i've chosen ten songs for now !

OTP: TO THIS (Viridian x Jackie)

Change (In the House of Flies) - deftones (2000)

Everlong - foo fighters (1997)

oh my - Luude & Issey Cross feat. Moby (2023)

feeling a moment - feeder (2005)

Rush - depeche mode (1993)

Watercolour - pendulum (2010)

kiss it better - AlunaGeorge and MK (2022)

Bulls in the bronx - pierce the veil (2012)

The summoning - sleep token (2023)

Enjoy the silence - depeche mode (1990)

tagging: @timaeusterrored @heywoodvirgin @miyokovektor @dustymagpie @miss--river @honourandsteel @genocidalfetus @ladyotakukiut @queencordite @fereldanwench @maimaiapologist @wanderingaldecaldo @cyberwolf0replicant @genocidalfetus and anyone else who wants to take part~

[heartpiercer]

[ what does your heart look like? ]

molten lava and charred flesh

your heart burned so fiercely that it burnt itself out, leaving horrible scars in its wake; scars inside of your chest and on the hands of those who touched you, the hearts of anyone who got close enough to connect to yours. the person you are now is no longer recognizable, burnt up by your own anger and passion and love. the injuries can never be fully erased, but they can be soothed with time and trust and forgiveness.

⇴ tagged by: @arcane-artisan and @high-sword

⇴ tagging: @sunreign @veladrinevelvetstalker @simplysoriya @monster-of-master @captaindashing @drunkenworgen

[resande]

Thank you for the tag @ahhrenata !🥰 i love these game tags!

Tags (don't feel pressured to continue the chain): @chocopoo @bpillustrated @sluttysteddie @novakiart

[treluna4]

AO3 wrapped 2022:

Works published: 17

Word count: 108,264 (SERIOUSLY? what the holy hell????)

Bookmarks: 240

Most Popular by Kudos: For the History Books has exactly 1 Kudos more than Pull The Shot.

Most Hits: Pull The Shot

Longest: Pull The Shot

Shortest: Problem

Most comments: Pull The Shot

Fic that made me cry: Time Until The End of Time destroyed me in ways I hadn’t expected and I still haven’t recovered. Go read the thing. Bring tissues. Come yell at me about it after.

Fic that made me smile: Thanks for Choosing Bagged

Dude. Listen. Dinafairmon has nailed the dialogue and banter better than any other writer I’ve ever read, and this is no exemption. Also, as a door dash driver, everything here is so real it hurts.

Gift: A little ghostly intervention.

I’ve never had a gifted fic before and I am so grateful for this one. This is a ghost story that focuses on the comfort and care taking that makes David and Patrick’s relationship so special. I highly recommend it.

Collaborations: nothing published this year! Maybe next year!!

Events: I participated in the Rare Fic fest last spring and it made me a Stevie/Twyla shipper

I think everyone else has done this already. If not, consider yourself tagged!!!

[nukadisaster]

I was tagged for this by two people: @redvelvetrevolver and @voidthewanderer

Rules: Write the latest line from each of your wips (or post where you last left off in your art) and tag at least as many people as there are wips you are working on.

I'm constantly sorting through a folder of one shots, but I narrowed it found to three!

I tag @fourfallouts @kyngsnake and @darling-leech!

Skyrim: currently unnamed

Featuring Danier, half-elf Dragonborn and Argis the Bulwark

"Perhaps we should have mulled wine ourselves, Housecarl. It is seasonable to do so."

"Sounds good to me."

His Thane nodded and the beads in his hair clinked together. It was still made up from their wedding: small shells gathered at the ends with silver hoops placed in the tightest pieces. They clacked wherever he went like a cat with a bell. It was music to hear him come into a room, a sound second only to his breath as their steel clashed together.

FO4: tentatively named "the sexiest thing a man can do is love his wife"

NSFW featuring Gage, my courier turned raider Teeth

He reached into the fridge. He smiled to himself. Gage was proud of the drink in his hand. It was cold, and the lights were on, and the whole damn Commonwealth knew they were here.

He pried the cap off and took a drink. It had taken a couple decades, but he had made it. It might as well have been his park. It had nearly two years of his hard work in it, even if he let the guy next door say he ran the place. It was easier that way, and safer, not to have the bullseye on your back. It was more than just him he had to look out for.

FO4: "A Moor in Venice"

Also NSFW featuring Gage and Teeth and Orson by vicinity alone

"Shit, it ain't even light out yet."

"He ain't gonna wanna be up for hours."

She leaned into the man's bare chest, stale sweat meeting the creases of her face. She tried not to think about the bodies of ghouls stacked up in the next room or the sentry bot's red lights waiting outside. The lighter side of her hand found the gruff corners of his face. His stubble had already grown back. She kissed his face and his jaw tightened in a smile.