#then wolves of war aka the finale

[lesbiradshaw]

theo and liam always getting paired together in 6b during episodes where all of the other storylines focus on couples going through stuff together is so funny because when you look at it, the only episode where they really get split up is genotype, which is one of the rare episodes where scott ISN’T paired with malia (because he’s with liam) and mason isn’t with corey (because he’s with theo) aka the canon love interests. like these episodes were cutting from shit like scalia almost dying together to thiam having intimate conversations about how liam processes emotions and morey saying i love you to thiam swearing that neither of them are dying for each other 😭 just very amusing to me. theo raeken: the accidental love interest.

[jade-bright]

One day or Day one, am I right?

Okay, so god knows the amount of ideas I have for a few of the fandoms I hold close to my heart. The main one as of right now being Teen Wolf.

So here's a list of ideas I had written down or just in my mind for a long while :P (BTWs, a few of these I honestly don't remember my thought process for them, even tho I included a bit of context for myself in my notes)

Gone, Gone, Gone - Phillip Phillips /// Childhood Friends/Sweethearts AU [Sterek Animatic]

a lil montage thing of them growing up together, or something

Friends on the Other Side (Mash Up) - Thomas Sanders & Friends /// Kind of a mafia vibe w/ Spark Stiles [Pack Animatic]

- Stiles = Dr. Facilier - Isaac = Oogie Boogie Man - Others (couldn't think of which characters would fit with which disney villain)

Backstage Romance /// [Sterek Animatic]

- Some sort of ceremony, maybe? With how sexual the music video or whatever is, the idea is lowkey a mating ceremony...in dance??? Like obviously not sex, it was idea of the ceremony was going to be more them exchanging the mating bites - Derek (the male role/voice) goes first in kind of seducing (dancing around) Stiles, then Stiles (the lady) would have his turn, and then both of them kind of seducing each other, aka dance together and are abt to bite each other - Interrupted by hunters??? Or separated by their respective family / friends - Flashback to b4 b4 the ceremony or when they were kids @ the "some of them want to use you," which in the flashback it'd be both their parents warning them about, well, people wanting to use them because they're a spark and a werewolf >>> then back to the ceremony - But it is a whole ass dance like in the BGT video performance

Lover boy X Killer Queen /// I had three separate, but ultimately similar ideas for this one [Sterek Animatic (more tiktok formish)]

1. >>> Stiles talking abt Derek (Loverboy) / Derek talking abt Stiles (Killer Queen) <<< These are interchangable, like the songs could be either one of them 2. Derek describing himself to Eli / Stiles describing Derek to Eli 3. How Sterek acts like "now," (ignoring the movie) they're married and openly show that they love each other / How they used to act before, so like maybe Season 1-2 ish (?)

Inspo from reading title "Wolves who cried boy" - 3 ideas that kind of combined and became a 5 + 1 idea [Sterek Fic]

1. Stiles isn't known by the pack yet. So when the 5 pups (I think I included Jackson???) spot him in different areas around Beacon Hills, they all go to Derek or call him to come over. But Stiles is always gone by then, including his scent. 2. A *Stiles and Derek are around the same age,* where Derek keeps finding Stiles in the forest/preserve and his family never believes him or something 3. The '5' being idea #1 and idea #2 as like a flashback for the 5th one, and the '+1' being when Stiles finally showing up to the pack house by himself or w/ Derek

Mandalorian!Derek and Jedi!Stiles /// Star Wars AU [Sterek]

Only notes I have for this idea is, use "We're (a little bit) in love" as reference(-ish). Which I'm assuming is a fic I read, but I read so many damn fics I don't know which one this is. And my second note, Pack = Clan

"So what if he did? it's none of your dang business kid. My mom, there's no-one else quite like my mom" /// Art edit/animatic idea [Stilinski, Hale or Sterek Family (centric-ish)]

1. Eli -> Stiles -> Claudia 2. Eli -> Stiles -> John/Noah 3. Eli -> Derek -> Talia Thought process: - Claudia had a past w/causing trouble or slightly disrespecting the officers if she was questioned - The Sheriff and Stiles are both badasses in finding evidence/proving ppl wrong - The Hales would obviously be pissed at being chained/tied down and most likely bamfs when getting out of it :D

[jessicas-pi]

I have no self control, so Time Tells Most Secrets, follow the silver wolves, and/or Twin Blades and Beskar for the ask game!!

YAHOOO, I love no self control!!!

Time Tells Most Secrets was inspired by this art I saw of Padme and Quinlan chatting over caf, and I just KNEW it fit into the time heals 'verse. It starts with politics and ends with gossiping about Anakin's new padawan-sister

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“Good afternoon, Master Jedi.”

“Just call me Quinalan,” the Jedi grinned, dropping casually into the other chair at the small table Padme set up in her office. It was just big enough to hold a pot of caf and two cups.

Politeness forbid that, so Padme only smiled. “You wanted to meet with me?”

“Oh. Yeah, I did.” He reached into a pocket and pulled out a handful of datasticks as she poured the tea. “I’ve had some free time lately. These are for you.”

“I’m sorry?”

“It’s just the things some senators want nobody to know about. You know. Where they get their… unpaid assistants… or certain profitable investments they’ve made in the war…” He picked up one of the datasticks. “This one’s on Kamino. Don’t read it before you sleep or you’ll have nightmares.”

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OK, and now follow the silver wolves, AKA the happy-ending AU that starts with a bunch of Mandalorians getting invited to the Jedi Temple as a show of peace and... ok, I'm not sure how it ends, but probably in colorful explosions.

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“Padawan!”

The Jedi woman called out to someone past the Wren family, and Sabine turned around just in time to see a pair of Jedi boys freeze, halfway through trying to sneak past in a hallway junction. One was blonde and wore light colors, looking just about like sunshine incarnate. The other was dark-haired and Sabine didn’t know they even made Jedi robes in that shade of orange. They were both probably about sixteen or seventeen.

“You’re talking to Luke, right?” the orange guy asked nervously.

“No, Ezra,” she sighed, sounding amused.

---

And finally, Twin Blades and Beskar, the Lifeswap AU!

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Ezra wakes up with a muffled gasp and the knowledge of two things.

One, is that that was not his nightmare.

And two—two is more of an instinct, than any knowledge. It throws him into action; he leaps out of his bunk and snatches up his helmet, shoving it on.

He finds Sabine on top of the Ghost.

She’s sitting there, eyes closed. With the robe she’s thrown on over her nightclothes, she looks exactly like the peaceful, collected Jedi she is.

Or rather, she would, were if not for the silent sobs wreaking her body.

[dailycass-cain]

Cassandra Cain Reading Guide Part 5: The Search for a Well-Written Character.

So you want to be brave and read more Cass? To read the journey in “full.” The bad along with the good. To know THE FULL STORY. But with it comes pain. Horribly badly written pain. Well-- I warned you.

Part I reading guide you can find here.

Part II reading guide (Modern) you can find here.

Part III reading guide (Random) you can find here.

Part IV reading guide (Alternate versions) you can find here.

Batman: City of Light #1-8

So you want to read the worst tale of Cass as Batgirl during her prime years not found in her ongoing (1999-2006)? This is the story for you! You have Cass drawn in an oversexualized manner when as Batgirl. You have covers where looking at the poses they put Cass thru make you question things.

You have a subplot with Cass that has her dating a namely boy but goes thru PTD due to the abuse David Cain inflicted upon her.

It's surprising (or maybe not for good reason) how many don't truly remember the existence of this mini-series at times.  Sadly, maybe it's best to not fully dig up this one unless you're truly brave in reading what lies within it.

Robin #148-151 aka Robin OYL. 

So you read all of Cassandra's Vol. 1 ongoing and wonder what was she up too after it ended? Well, here's your answer. I must warn you even with the gorgeous art you will find only anger and pain when reading these issues. 

More if you decide to randomly read #152 as well.  This arc begins Cassandra's "supervillain"/dragon lady phase. That lasted from 2006-2007. It will truly tick you off watching DC chuck Cass to some truly awful characterization. The problems here are all over the place. A newly minted comic book writer being thrown to the wolves of fans that some still haven’t forgiven him to this day (to which writer Adam Beechen has teased).

Supergirl #14

The issue probably has the best written evil Cass among all you'll find here. She's menacing, a threat, and-- obviously had just watched the Empire Strikes Back. Because she uses basically lightsabers to fight Kara.

So why is it here? Well, um.. the way Kara defeats Cass in this is-- a thing.  A thing you never knew Kryptonians could do until this issue. Also, the way it happens is kind hilariously in a-- why did Cass have to be in that position on Kara? Instead, you know keep her distance? Likewise the revelation that Bruce/Tim know where Cass is hiding out and do-- NOTHING.

    Teen Titans #42-47 (Titans East)

- Due to the backlash toward Robin OYL, DC answered with this story. Geoff Johns attempts to “fix” the evil Cass mess with her own "fearbug retcon" aka Slade drugged her up with his supersoldier serum. That’s why she’s evil and acting like a stereotype. 

The problem is, yeah besides the panel above the story is a mess. The creative team (Johns and artist Tony Daniels) book it by #44 leaving an entirely new creative team to finish this story (poor Adam Beechen’s first rehab of the character)-- and it shows.

By stories’ end you’ll be pulling  your hair at what was the entire point of this story?

World War III #2, 4

-  This 52 event comic fills the gaps created in "Titans East" by further retconning OYL (this time Batman: Face to Face), saying it was actually Cass who was defending Gotham (with Alfred's assistance) not Harvey Dent only did some things (but took the glory). While Slade plays devil on Cassandra's shoulder.

The next issue shows Cass for a few panels before we see Slade sniping Cass and incapacitating her. Given what we know “Titans East” we know what will follow: him drugging her and-- causing the whole evil phase to begin. 

Yeah. -_-

Robin #160-162 (Cassandra shows up in #161-162)

-  The arc concludes her supervillain phase by also setting up the final arc for the Robin writer Adam Beechen at that time (she funds the young meta Dodge to steal a steroid that her “employer” wants (we later find out to be both Deathstroke and David Cain).. 

In the final part to the story, she kills the corrupt CEO who originally created the drug (and tested it on a Gotham Street Gang) in front of Tim after he fails to bring crook to justice. 

Given the proximity of release. Many readers at the time thought this story took place prior to “Titans East”. In actuality, it takes place after. The act of killing the CEO snaps Cass back. 

Black Canary #1 (2007)

- Remember in Part III when talking about B&O, Green Arrow’s beef with Cass? This is that comic. Cassandra only appears in this panel above as it is clearly stated she has abandoned her faction of the League of Assassins and being EVIL. The villains of this series are some of her League remnants targeting Sin the child Dinah adopted to be the next “One Who is All”.

To make sure Sin never has such a target ever on her back. Dinah gives her a new life away. There is the journey that will lead you into Batman & the Outsiders. 

There are BAD stories that involve Cass (Batman #81, Future State: Gotham #15-18, Batgirls #7-8). But I dare you to only search for them if you will is truly strong. But I suggest to simply ignore them. You’re better off mentally. However there is ONE painful tale I do wish to add to this list:

Detective Comics #1029-1032

- If your a fan of the Bat-Family and not Bruce/Damian this story is absolute garbage. After a LONG career of writing Batman or Bat-Family books (namely Nightwing and Robin) writer Pete Tomasi churns out an awful tale. 

This is the ONLY tale, Tomasi ever wrote Cass in (and she jobs throughout it). The writing is just NOT GOOD as Cass acts OOC thru the whole arc. Ironically, this arc rehabs Damian from prior heelish turn in Teen Titans (oh irony).

The only other reason to even read this story? Artist Bilquis Evely. Her art is exceptional and she draws an amazing Cass in just two issues (#1030-1031). But that’s just it. If you’re a fan of Cass (or anyone above) you’ll just grit your teeth at the boneheaded moves they all do in this arc just so Bruce/Damian look good. 

Future State Gotham #15-18

- You’d think a “Battle for the Cowl II” (Jace Fox, Jason Todd, Hush, Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson, and Bruce Wayne) would make for a “good” story. No. No it is not. 

Whatever “good will” this series had ends on the most batshit insane story that’ll be forgotten by most save those who read it. Dick is fully a villain in this arc (even if he’s painted a tragic hero) who abuses a drug (so he can see the future), and beats up who’re trying to pull him out of this rut. 

Damian is possessed by a demon (Joe Chill, I’m not kidding) and because of it Hush (posing as Bruce) tries to use him to kill Bruce, Jace, and Jason by tricking the son of Batman into thinking they’re the Batmen from the Grant Morrison run that “doomed” Gotham.  

Cass’s only reason in this story is to job. Somehow her, Duke (at the height of his powers in this universe), an older Harper Row (introduced in this arc to job), Babs, Stephanie, Tim, and Kate Kane all are defeated because Dick knows everything. 

Again, the story is just--- a thing to behold. The ending is crazy. Dick getting a redemption feels like complete ass (after all he did in the prior issues). Just when you’re thinking maybe we’ll get a Bat-Family assist when Hush unleashes an army of Talons (he leads the Court of Owls) on Damian, Dick, Jace, Talia, Babs, Bruce, and two others. Nope Dick sacrifices himself to “save” the day. 

Ugh.

- Batman/Catwoman: Gotham War Event -

Batman/Catwoman: Battle Lines #1 (appears)

Batman #137 (appears)

Catwoman #67 (doesn't appear)

Batman #138 (doesn't appear)

Catwoman #68 (doesn't appear)

Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Scorched Earth #1 (appears)

-  One of the worst Batman events in decades, Gotham War you have to read to believe in how awful the writing is within it. The main characters' motivations are sketchy if best. No character comes away clean or of sound mind in the story.

The only redeeming qualities of the event are the art and the Gotham War Red Hood #1-2 mini-series that tie into the event. 

Other than that? 

AVOID THIS COMIC unless you wish to wrack your brain with PAIN.

Cass within the event is no different.  The character is given 0 motivation or agency within the event. She's basically a cardboard standee for Bruce to showcase his increasing mental issues (pertaining to that Batman run).

Cass within the event is no different.  The character is given 0 motivation or agency within the event. She's basically a cardboard standee and serves only to prop Zur's influence overtaking Bruce (pertaining to that Batman run).

Nothing more.

[trousle-ink]

So who's filling in for the Skeleton Brothers in your OwlTale AU? I figure Edric/Emira for the "Sans" role and by extension Amity in the "Papyrus" role might make some sense.

Also is the "Asgore" role filled by Lilith, their parents, or Philip?

Alright so

If you want a better explanation, visit the tiktok in the og owltale post I made. They have multiple parts too

Og concept post with tiktok link

(This is still being workshoped so it's a bit clunky right now)

Amity will be papyrus, that is 100%. Wants to capture a human to be the best royal guard and make her parents proud, but ends up falling in love with luz and going on a real date

Edric/Emera will be the goofy, Tease their little sibling, take you out to lunch, parts of sans

Lilith is either going to be gaster or the parts of sans that are mysterious. Judges you at the hallway and knows about timeliness and stuff, has the strange machine in her basement. I think. This is the part that I'm flip flopping on. I want her to still curse Eda, maybe she used to be a royal scientist and it was an experiment gone wrong and she was fired. (Hunter will be the next royal scientist aka the alphys in this au) im not sure, I'm still figuring her out. Honestly making something different with her and not confining her to one character could be interesting

I also thought about (OWL HOUSE FINALE SPOILERS) Papa titan being gaster, and when luz dies during the final battle against the collector (asriel) she will be revived by papa titan like in the finale in order to defeat him

Then Phillip/belos is an amalgamate. He was the human who caused the war and trapped them underground, him included, and after the witches asked him to use his human soul to set them free he refused, so they kept him in the lab to use his determination. Theyve kelt him alive and stripped him of his determination for so long and ends up the goopy mess

Raine will be Asgore. The clawthornes I'm thinking were the royal family but after Lilith was fired and Eda fled the castle to the ruins, Raine was left with the task to rule. They've got the "I'm doing this because I have to" attitude

Some bonus ones for fun:

Willow is undyne. She wants to prove that she's strong and take the humans soul herself. Of course until her childhood friend amity insists the human doesn't deserve to have her soul taken. She recognizes how much the human has changed amity into a better person.

Hunter is Alphys. He is the "scientific teen protigy". Alphys has her anime, hunter has his wolves. Let the fursona jokes commence. Hes also got a huge crush on willow and everhone knows it but her. He is the one that caused belos to become goopy by desperately trying to keep him alive to save all the witches and demons. He is ashamed of his failure and thinks he will be cast out for it like Lilith was

Gus will be mettaton. Using his showman skills, he puts luz to the test by having her complete illusion based challenges. Like which object is a bomb covered by an illusion, stuff like that. I'm thinking he wanted to be known for more than his smarts, so he used his dad's TV job as an advantage

Bocha will be in muffets place. "WHAT? How dare you not support the fund of the local grudgby team. What are you? STINGY???"

Kikimora can be mad dummy/mew mew. What if instead of gaining a new body through an anime doll, kikimora becomes tall from an abomination soldier that luz made into a cat face. "It's perfect" ☆u☆

Tinella nosa as either the annoying dog or the temmies. Because you know, creator cameo

Let me know what you think of these, and tysm for thr ask ^^

[dreaminonao3]

What's On My Plate

aka my To Do list, roughly in order

This week:

Love And Honor (House of the Dragon, Royceterling) Chapter 6 definitely wasn't the last chapter, but I'm hoping 8 is, which I just started last night. Yeah, 8 was definitely not the final chapter either, but fingers crossed, 9 is. I'm about to start it. (This is what I get for being a pantser, not a plotter.)

Love And Honor sequel, because it's a duology (if not a series).

Thanksgiving Week:

There's Something About Penelope (Bridgerton, Penthony) I have plans to write Chapter 33 (which had better be the last chapter, do you hear me, brain?) this month. Can you believe it's been a year since I posted Chapter 32? I can.

December:

Chained (Labyrinth, Sareth) I plan to make Chapter 6 a Christmas present for one of my best friends.

Between Me And Home (The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses, Richanne) I want to at least post Chapter 11 before the holidays are over since it's currently set at Christmas.

Soaked (Pride and Prejudice 2005, Marleland) I would love to finish this fic before 2022 is over.

January:

The Heart of the Hand (pre-ASOIAF, Brynsanne) I'd like to have Chapter 19 posted by the end of January. And if GRRM announces the release date for The She-Wolves of Winterfell, I'll know what my fic deadline is.

Destiny (What If...?, CaptainSupreme) I want to have this done before S2 drops, which is "early 2023."

I currently have 69 WIPs. Nice.

[tiptapricot]

10,000 Lightyears Somewhere Out In Space notes and meta!🚀

Heyo!! With the final chapter of my dear old Commander fic up, it’s time for me to nerd out about parallels, character arcs, easter eggs, and some general meta thoughts, because I can💖 Ty for those who checked out my story and I hope you enjoy a peek behind the scenes! This also serves as a lot of my general thoughts surrounding Commander’s development as a whole, as well as how I wanted the story to tie into the Lemire run :-)

Chapter 1.

Based on a flashback from the Lemire run, in the outer world Marc is finding out abt the DID diagnosis and has his first conscious meeting w Khonshu

This causes Commander to form

For Marc, things are scary and uncertain and he doesn’t know how to process it, and in the inner world, Commander’s experience parallels that by him also being introduced to the scary and unknown by seeing the first vestiges of the werewolf virus being spread

The Khonshu stuff is also intense enough to push him briefly to the front bc it’s…. A god. And no matter how they present themselves to humans, gods are never fully meant to be comprehended

This also mildly introduces Commander’s repetitive comfort stim of squeezing or picking at things over and over :-)

Darkwing duck was chosen as the TV show because it would’ve aired in the early 90s, and with MCU ages in mind, could’ve been somth Marc watched, and I think it would’ve been a comfort show :-)

Chapter 2.

Commander has been dormant/unaware and holding the memory of seeing Khonshu, but is brought out of dormancy by the system’s second contact with him: when he reaches out to Marc in the temple

In the outer world, Marc has been betrayed by Bushman, shot, and his life is going upside down

In the inner world, Commander is woken by a red alarm (indicating the degree of extreme distress the brain is under), finding the moon base’s outer perimeter protection has fallen due to a mutiny (mirroring Bushman’s betrayal), and that this has allowed the wolves to attack (khonshu turning their life around)

He is then readied for the beginning of the war AKA his ongoing role of processing the supernatural presence of Khonshu and who they fight on the streets

Lines during Commander’s interaction with Frenchie were pulled directly from the Lemire run, specifically the first thing Frenchie says to Marc, and the last thing he said before leaving him. This is also why Commander feels strangely uncomfortable around Frenchie here, he is feeling Marc’s loneliness and perceived betrayal

All of this is to indicate the closeness of Commander to Marc at this stage (Commander still being more of a fragmented piece of him), as well as the nearness to front that Commander is inhabiting due to Khonshu’s presence, causing stronger emotion and experience bleed over

This is also where I wanted to set up an explanation for his fanon name! Since “Commander” as his name is found nowhere in Lemire run canon, yet fits him super well, I wanted to give my own take on him getting that name (which happens in the next chap) but wanted to start it here with the line: “They planned for [an invasion]. He helped them do it.”

I think Commander starts out inhabiting more of a strategizer role AKA being the base’s Commander, which is close to his initial system role as a processor. He works through problems and figures how to combat them, which more literally is what his actions in the inner world are helping to do for supernatural trauma and experience the system endures

Chapter 3.

More of a general chapter not tied to a single experience, and not directly showing him fronting. It instead shows how Commander processes certain memories of the system fighting various strange and supernatural foes over the years: by his adversaries changing before his eyes

While it’s intentionally not clear, these are not just memories being held by him, I think many of them are him being coconcious or blurry with who’s in front while they fight, but not being aware that his setting has changed

All monsters and villains listed were all either pulled off MK villain lists, or inspired by the show (“amorphous human clay,” for example, is referring to the collective)

The overwhelming level of wolf attacks was also meant to mirror the never ending missions Khonshu is putting Marc through in the real world

I do fudge the timeline here a good amount as well, as I mention cufflinks, indicating Steven has gotten his suit, which can be a bit funky with MCU show canon. Overall this chapter covers a large swath of time, from the beginning of the system’s time as Moon Knight up to the MCU show’s canon. And honestly, MCU canon is likely not exact in this world as I’m fusing a few things together, so I think there may have been more supernatural fighting done sometime between Steven getting the suit and the system getting shot in Cairo (which I’ll talk ab later)

Ch 3 also has Commander’s comrades falling in battle, paralleling the relationships the system has falling apart in the outer world (Marlene, Matt). I hc Marc/Jake had various relationships but had falling outs over time, and this is mirrored in Commander’s experiences

This also indicates the beginning of a bleed of memories unrelated to his original role

Furthermore! This is also when he starts to grow a stronger sense of self and more solidly grow beyond role he formed to take on, realizing his name isn’t Marc (no longer being the same split off facet that he was before) and that he has other desires

However Commander is kept in his unbroken reality despite doubting it by being told the changes in adversaries and the extra monsters are hallucinations. This is a vital reasoning for the brain to make, as he would not be able to process what he has to process with too much exposure to the outer world

It’s the specific scenario he lives out and experiences that lets him perform the role of processing the strange and supernatural that the system’s brain needs him to

This also solidifies where I feel he got his name, taking the title of “Commander Marc Spector” and keeping the one piece of it that he doesn’t feel alienated from, becoming simply Commander

Chapter 4.

Beyond the actual goal of this chapter, there’s a few things at the start

First, I wanted to show that Commander has regular dreams of Khonshu (“…the familiar skull of a creature he can never place when he opens his eyes…”) but I didn’t want him to recognize who he was seeing because I think he only experiences his unfiltered strangeness and not him

Second, this section:

They only get worse when Crawley is shot down—two shots, he fell in two—and the title of Captain is passed to Commander’s shoulders. The guys in charge don’t care that he pushes back against the decision, that he insists he’s unfit to lead. They don’t believe him when he tells them that when Crawley fell, he saw a boat sailing through the stars into golden gates, and swore his cockpit was filling up with sand.

Is pretty obvious but is how Commander processed the body dying and going to the Duat (two shots for getting shot twice, the boat sailing through golden gates/the gates of Osiris, his cockpit filling up with sand being a memory of Steven/Marc getting frozen in the Duat)

I don’t think he was conscious while they were there, or if he was doesn’t remember it fully, however it’s enough of a huge change to impact his role

Because the Duat is so much, sooooo so much to process, that Commander is essentially… bumped up. It shakes up his section of the inner world, losing the leading Captain and putting him in the role instead, now fully in control and needing to “captain” the intense processing of seeing an afterlife

This is also meant to explain why he is the Moon Knights’ captain in the Lemire run :-)

As for the rest, the intent here was to show that Commander has grown enough into himself and into existing as himself that he is no longer solely there to process what he formed to process, and so he starts getting triggered to front through positive triggers instead of negative ones (his being space ofc)

He fronts at a space museum, and this is like… Literally the first time this has happened

I think that a mix of Commander becoming more fully formed and the MK system being able to heal more after Ammit led to Marc wanting to connect or humor his childhood love for space again

Because while a good chunk of that interest and the memories/emotions associated with it are more strongly held by Commander, Marc still has them. So he and Layla went on a space museum date :-)

But then it is so strongly similar to some of the positive memories Commander shares with Marc and so strongly like… a positive trigger for Commander that he ends up fronting for the first time for somth not negative

He’s still very fuzzy and I don’t think it’s a full switch, but he’s absolutely there

He meets Layla for the first time, and this causes some recent memories of the system’s fight in Cairo to make up his “dreams” for the night

Chapter 5.

The MK numbers used at the start are Commander’s (MK-1), the year the Lemire run was released (MK-16/2016) and the issue Moon Knight first appeared (MK-32/Werewolf by Night issue #32, 1975)

The mention of a living house was meant to reference the House of Shadows from the Mackay run (my beloved💖) and the people with bleeding eyes the victims of the villain Truth from the comics

I like the idea that the structure of an endless war and an endless fight is what allows Commander to process, because he likes being able to rely on routine (I wanted to include him being autistic but was only able to in small ways like his stims and certain ways of thinking ab things)

This chapter is also meant to show the weight that Commander holds for the other system members, sometimes gaining access to memories after the fact if another member thinks too hard about an experience they’ve had and it has the possibility to impact them too harshly. He’s getting more overwhelmed because I think post Ammit, Marc, Steven, and eventually Jake all have more time to sit down and think about stuff, which is good generally, but there’s still stuff they aren’t really ready to touch

Commander also becomes more aware that “they” exist through this, though he still filters it through his existing worldview and doesn’t recognize them from the perspective of a system member

As for the rest my main idea was basically just… Commander attempts to process the multiverse!!

Now I haven’t seen any of the MCU movies involving the multiverse, but I have seen some clips and screenshots, as well as Spiderverse, so I sort of just put my own twist on things

The thought that sparked wanting to tackle this was that the MK system is still around when that stuff happens in other parts of the world, so they have to deal w it too, but they don’t always know what’s happening. I think the multiverse breaking through dimensions is already scary enough, but like extra scary when you don’t know what’s happening

Also obvs small detail but for ppl that haven’t read it, Lupinar is from the Lemire run and Commander’s main enemy there

The course of the fight also is meant to parallel the outside world, where the other system members likely started seeing news reports of strange happenings (the fight begins), before the universe started breaking apart over London itself (the first tear appears), and the gravity of the situation hits them (second tear forms, throwing everything into chaos and sending Commander spinning)

It’s too much for their brain to comprehend, and so Commander’s usual routine is thrown off a lot

The emotions and processing of the real time events the other system members are experiencing straight shots to Commander because the others can’t dwell on stuff at all if they’re going to help people, so he gets the overwhelm they would experience otherwise

While going out to patrol the city/reign in any threats, Marc (I think, I didn’t have someone in mind while writing but just whoever’s in front) sees people from another universe fading into their own (inspired by Spiderverse, again), and the shock of it causes Commander to be kicked to front in the alleyway

It doesn’t last long, and the others get more of a handle on what’s happening, and Commander is left by himself to just sort of process and be while the other do their thing

The set up for the next section where Commander falls from the sky is… roughly that the guys were fighting various villains bleeding over from other universes and briefly got thrown into/through a rift before coming out the other side, and it was so incomprehensible that, again, it boots Commander to front mid fall, however the others are still fighting to front/rapid switching, and it’s very overwhelming and blurry

Commander hits his head and when he hits the ground is panicked and blurred enough that he gets a flash of his source, which is extremely disorienting and scary in the moment and he doesn’t feel wholly himself for a second

He also internalizes the injury of hitting his head, which becomes the eyebrow split he has in the Lemire run

Marc, Steven, and Jake talking through the pod’s radio was to show that Commander is still extremely close to front, and that’s how he’s perceiving their communication with him

Also I really like the other members being aware of Commander even if they don’t know who he is and caring about him or at least hoping he’s ok :-)

When Jake tells the other two to focus, he’s letting them know of an incoming threat, which Commander them feels them jump and punch before he retreats away from front

Also very small, but wanted to incorporate Commander liking pressure/compression, which is why he hugs himself tight when he’s panicking

The next scene is Commander blurring with Marc, since he’s been close to front for the whole day and stuff is funky

This is post fight, when some group of magic people has come to remedy the rips in reality so the guys are off the hook

Marc is getting ready for bed (with coffee, Steven was going to read fr a bit) when a Randall from another universe briefly flashes into their apartment, likely because Marc is someone he’d be tethered to in their universe

When Commander and Marc talk, they are talking in the headspace, which I headcanon as pretty similar to Steven’s apartment or the original midnight mission from the Mackay run

I also think that not all of the alters perceive themself as being exactly identical to the body, so while similar, Commander and Marc have slightly different faces

Marc does not do well with meeting new headmates because he’s really bad at not feeling like it’s “his” fault that they formed, even tho obvs it’s not related to his choices at all, and he definitely recognizes Commander from his childhood

Commander still views this interaction through his worldview and so again registers it as something else, seeing Marc as some kind of inter dimensional being he has a psychic connection with or something

I also want to be clear that when Commander goes back here, it is not him accepting his role, he still doesn’t really get what’s happening, he’s just a bit more steady, and a certain level of separation/amnesia is also present

Wanted to have Commander switch to calling Frenchie Jean-Paul to show the furthering of their relationship. I think they’ve been dating generally most of this time but it’s been a bit more casual, and this is when it’s like… more serious

+1

Whew ok, ALMOST FINALLY

The little memory orbs Commander receives are how he perceives other times positive space triggers have either pulled him closer to the front, or meant he gets a new memory associated w them

So he’s like aware of these foreign sweeter moments where the other system members interact or engage w space somehow and just… gets to have those memories along with the ones he helps to process

I think Marc still remembers a lot of space facts, because I’ve read so many good fics and takes on that and because I also personally just agree w that! So he still remembers stuff he learned when he was younger, like how the distance between the earth and the moon fluctuates and isn’t always the exact same distance

I think post multiverse, the system takes a little break from Moon Knighting, or at least pulls back from it to recover and chill and let themselves relax a bit, and so the level of attacks Commander deals with lessen a LOT, and he gets to have more of an inner life beyond fighting

The system n Layla absolutely go on camping trips together, which is where the second memory blip comes from (and those s’more marshmallows are kosher/vegan, I did think ab that while writing)

I think after the multiverse incident Khonshu takes more of an active interest in Commander and decides to observe him, which is where we get the scene of Commander meeting him in a dream, which is also another piece I wanted to put in where he’s the only one really consciously aware of how… un-understandable Khonshu is to the human mind

THE MIDNIGHT MISSION AND THE MACKAY RUN GANG IN THE THIRD MEMORY

This was originally Steven getting his job back and being at a museum staff party but I decided I actually hate that job for him and I love the Mackay run guys so now it’s Reese and Soldier and the House of Shadows bc I love them💖

I know it’s not as solid of a +1 moment as some fics, but I really wanted Commander’s acceptance/coming to terms moment to be about like… accepting that he doesn’t have to know, that the unknown is out there and likely will stay unknown, but he can still live and exist and be, and that with everything, knowing that there is so much out there is actually a comfort, therefore allowing him to be happy with his place in the universe

BRIEF last thing ab tying into the Lemire run:

Already mentioned, but I wanted to set Commander up to be in the same place he is in the Lemire run so he becomes captain, he gets his eyebrow scar, and becomes close to Frenchie.

As far as how the canon of this fic fits into the Lemire run plot, the way I see it is that all of the alters are sort of put in simplified versions of their lives and made to forget the more complicated inter system stuff they’ve experienced, so Commander wouldn’t remember interacting with Marc, and may even have been put back to the point of believing he’s Marc, as a lot of other stuff is fucked up.

ADDITIONALLY, being the part of their brain that handles supernatural stuff, Commander’s world is sort of kicked into high overdrive since Khonshu is messing w their brain, which causes the big huge battle w Lupinar and the breach and ensuing loss of the base, as Khonshu has essentially breached their brain and is winning.

Ok…. That’s all! Thanks if you read all this holy shit uhhh I love you :-)💖💖💖

[solvskrift]

wips, wips, wips everywhere!

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous.  Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it!  And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.  I have deemed that this isn’t just for writing either.  Sketch titles?  Comics?  DnD campaigns?  If you have an unfinished project, it counts!!

Tagged by @playinggalaga 💓

i, uh, didn't know i had this many. oof.

loki rarepair big bang fic

an hour of wolves (see it's on the list!)

big bang stoki fic sequel

ahow sequel (hm maybe i should finish fics before i brainstorm follow-ups but that seems too easy let's be honest)

after the bifrost

new asgard au

hp post-war recovery hp

oh no the odinfam gets locked in a room together and has to work on their issues aka professional lessons in avoidance and miscommunication

loki is found in taneleer tivan's collection

clint-loki hoh-mutism sign language bonding fic

five times odin visited loki + one time loki visited him

loki and steve begin communicating without knowing who is on the other end

post-tdw odin, thor, and loki

stoki college coffee shop combo au

stoki college professor student au

stoki high school au/canon modern human rewrite

"I've seen worlds you've never known about! I have grown, Odinson, in my exile!"

hinny blowjob nsfw

tng fic

(oh my god i went deep-diving into my drafts and found fic i think i might still want to write:)

dumbledore & harry hospital wing post-prophecy

"For Harry Potter, becoming an Obscurial would have been easier."

Weasleys & Harry - Muggle footballer!AU

gladiator au

sakaar noncon frostmaster gladiator au

(i don't have a thing for the angsty complex plight of gladiators shut up you're not my real mom)

upon an even DEEPER dive i found this one - 'the truth.' spn post-finale fix-it fic

Tagging: i am notoriously that person who has no idea who to tag because i'll want to include everyone i know and their pets and then i'll still forget people somehow. so i really do mean: if you see this, do it! please. i'm dying to hear about y'all's wips 👀

[hjbender]

Hello. I watched the Rebels today and I have questions: 1. Have you watched the series to the end? 2. If so, how do you like the finale and the series itself as a whole?

I have indeed watched Rebels in its entirety. I like the series as a whole, more so the first and second seasons, when the main focus was still on the Ghost Crew—particularly Kanan and Ezra—instead of the logistics of maintaining a large-scale rebellion.

I think the show really started to fall off in the third and fourth seasons, when the writers seemingly got tired of writing about a small handful of people surviving in a hostile political environment and tried to broaden Rebels into The Clones Wars 2.0. And there were other problems (to me): Ezra’s new character design looked godawful, Kanan went from being part of the main cast to part of the supporting cast, Vader and the Inquisitors basically disappeared, I couldn’t care less about the Mandalorians or Thrawn, and I found the whole mystical subplot with the Loth wolves and the World Between Worlds to be extremely vague, farfetched, and incongruous, especially without any prior reference to the creatures in the first three seasons. 

Aside: Yes, this is a story about space wizards, but even they must follow rules in order to make sense. Suspension of disbelief can only carry the plot so far; to throw something into a story simply because it looks cool—and the Loth wolves definitely were—but barely functions within the plot is very gimmicky and does a disservice to the audience. Fantastical elements don’t have to be explained in excruciating detail, but they do have to make some sense, and more importantly, fit within the story. The magic Mononoke wolves felt really out of place (in a weird Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds way), in my opinion, and it seemed like the writers pulled the idea out of their asses and threw it in to take up space and guide the story to its predestined ending—which is the literal definition of a gimmick.

For this reason, the plot really started to jump the shark toward the end of season 4, in my opinion. To say I disliked the finale is a massive understatement. I have serious issues with some of the writing choices that were made, specifically in terms of Kanan and Hera’s perplexing, mixed-signal afterthought of a “relationship”, and of course the unplanned pregnancy that was thrown in purely as a consolation for Kanan’s death (one of the most patronizing and insufferable clichés in American media). Overall the ending felt very rushed, clumsily cobbled together, and unsatisfying. Basically Filoni et al were shaping Rebels to fit within the established canon of the Original Trilogy, and this is a problem that happens nearly every time you write new material that predates the current material in the canon timeline. Trying to maintain the continuity between two pieces of media with a massive 37-year age gap is like slicing off an inch of flesh from your waist so you can continue to wear the same pair of old jeans—instead of finding a way to let out the seams so that the jeans fit you and not the other way around. When you aren’t allowed to do anything to alter the precious canon (the jeans, aka A New Hope), anything you do to try to fit into them (cutting off pieces of your body, aka conforming your writing so as not to retcon canon) is going to feel drastic, extreme and painful. And that’s how it felt with Rebels at the end of season 4.

I’m also pretty salty about Kanan and Ezra getting wiped out of the picture simply for the sake of preserving the sanctity of A New Hope. I care more about Ezra Bridger than I ever did about Luke Fucking Skywalker, but once again, that's just me.

However, in spite of these shortcomings—which are all entirely my observations and not something I expect everyone to share—I still love the characters and the series, especially the first two seasons, which is why I spend so much time writing stories and making art that reflect my desire for Rebels content that I never got to see. As the saying goes, be the change you want to see in the world 🌠

[the-last-human-war]

GodofWar Punisher WarMachine FutureWinterSoldier MolagBal Sauron

Gorillas, Giant ones look like the Little Nephews of King Kong, maybe the Uncles of Tarzan. And these fuckers don't fuck around. They strapped with some SUPER SHREDDER RAZOR ARMOR... And their Fists Breach Walls like I Drank Fruit Punch with yo Mama last night AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! And they say the Demon Sheep will shit out your Soul upon your Forefathers Graves, then Kackle its Demon Laugh of a Thousand Tortured Souls at your Forefathers,,, Then dig up their Skeletons, Piss on their Graves, then Skull-Fuck the Eye-Hole. And Drop-kick the Tombstone to pieces. Then Slather its Wool in Greasy Fried Chicken erotically, and take a Nap with the worms and buzzards. Even its Snore is Disturbing. .... THE MERCILESS... Red Harvest Million 005 - Beta Chapter - Aka Red Harvest Bacon. Operation Lord of the Flies - Phantom Bacon Pain. Disturbing... Is what broods Beyond Our Navy Fleet. Down Below, these Monsters walk with Krakens. Only until they hear the Lion's Roar of the Demon War-Sheep do they RAGE thru ABYSS. At the foot of the Beach, their Eyes meet the Command Towers... The Invincible Army Halts, and awaits its Black Cloud brewing its First Batch of STORMS. With FBs, Tanks, Apache Gunships, Full Army Betallions, and Air Force set in place,,, the Whole Country Completely Encircled... Wake them All to their Living Nightmare... Commence Final Stage Plague Gas, Full Mirage Toxins, Terror Venoms, and Cake them all with Carpets of Smoke and Mist. Yes we could let them Starve out and perhaps Devour each other like Wolves, but instead The Heavens will Fall Down Upon Them... And like the TITANS that Slew Kronas, METAL GEARS wield the Eternal Might of HEAVEN. . . . . . . Perfect War Machines with Perfect Arsenals. I found this Jeffrey just laying on top of this scorched mother's corpse clutching her newborn, who woulda thought hm Lucky me. Yeah, we about to get into some J-Horror now. These Metal Gears dangle around Babies clutched in their Tentacles, all swinging em around and everything. All you here through the Fog, the rest of their Army remains Silent, you here Babies whining as they slowly approach. The Metal Gear might Scan who the most Compassionate Mothers are, then Toss them a Baby Perfect Spiral and everything like The Super Bowl... THEN SCORCH THE SURROGATE NIPPLE AND TITTY SUCKLING BABY. It must have Hundreds of Babies in there like a Cloning Factory. It just whips out a new baby every minute it seems. Some Soldiers want to Shoot the Metal Gears down with Javelin Bazookas, but their Heart simply Talks them down. So sad, so sad. All the while you got Maniac Mandrills and Baboons running around with 4 Chainsaws strapped to their backs like Dragonflies. Sometimes the Metal Gears will even let the Monkeys swing on their Tentacles like Jungle Vines. And yes sometimes they accidentally Decapitate yet another Baby. Yes people... Just letting you know... This is NOT... The Wizard of Oz. Actually the Drones and the Metal Gears can project Optical Illusions, just saying. Sometimes the Metal Gear is just strolling along some brick road, and just randomly rolls over like a Purina One Dog Leveling Crowds of people like they were all shattered china. Savage. Savage. Some Metal Gears are equipped with a Giant Hammer that'll Smash You like a Looney Toons ANVIL. Their Cluster Missiles can release Murder Hornets and

[percontaion-points]

Everlife chapter 4 & bonus chapter 2

Today's review might be difficult for some; reader discretion is advised

Click to see the rest of the snark & image descriptions

Chapter 4

Dogs, cats, wolves, even lions, tigers and bears, oh, my. 

Why.

“Earlier, Eron decreed every citizen of Troika will be paired with a fourlegged guardian,” Luciana says. 

Fuck them birds, I guess. 

You laugh at the thought of being paired up with a bird. But I’m also thinking about the emu war. And how scary emus are. 

Forget a pitbull; I want to be partnered up with an emu. 

Firstking help anyone who gets in my way.

Chapter 4 summary: They return to Troika, and Shamus leaves with Killian. Luciana takes Ten to the cleansing showers, but it does nothing to help soothe Ten. Not after her bonding with Killian. 

There’s this super pointless aside about the animals that takes up too much time. Then Ten starts fighting Lucy, and calls her out on her shit. Lucy claims that she’s in love with Orion, and that’s why they’re blackmailing Ten to get him back. But obviously, her love for a (married) man is somehow different than Ten’s love for Killian. I mean, obviously. The only thing that this does is to further highlight the completely hypocrisy of Troikians, and how fucking shitty that each and every single one of them can be. 

After leaving her, Ten goes to the area where you can locate any living human or Troikian. But she fails to find any sign of Killian, and wonders if there’s something else she needs to be doing. She then leaves the area and goes to stand in a field that was destroyed in the battle at the end of the previous book, where she literally starts crying over the destroyed plants. I wish I was kidding.

Then she has more flashback memories of Killian’s childhood. Of him being whipped and denied manna (food) at the orphanage where he grew up. Then, of him having a carnal relationship with another girl. After Ten pushes aside her anger and jealousy, we find out that some of Killians tattoos are a map key to some stuff that he’d hidden in the realm of the living. I’m not quite sure what any of this is leading up to, so please don’t ask.

When the memories finally stop, Ten realises that hours have passed. And that it is now time for her to vote to determine who will be brought back from the rest. 

Bonus chapter 2

They can die right along with Troika. Might Equals Right! Sir Zhi Chen

Bonus chapter 2 summary: Killian sends a message to Zhi to update his CO about what’s been going on. Zhi in turn messages his own CO, Hans, to give him an update. Hans is reportedly only 14 years old, yet he’s a general. As such, he’s more interested in partying, babes, and booze than literally anything going on; I read his message with the voice of Slurms MacKenzie, for obvious reasons. 

Anyway, the Secondking (aka the leader of Myriad) has pardoned all of Killian’s crimes, claiming that Killian has managed to trap Ten. What’s more is that Killian also has no memories, so you probably shouldn’t punish somebody with no memory of their crime. Their plan is to have Killian bring Ten to Myriad, where she’ll likely die of the darkness inside of her. They’ll then purge the light from Killian, and hopefully manage to kill some other Troikians as they’re doing that. 

[ultraericthered]

Anime Update V2 31

Wolf’s Rain - Cheza turns out to have this Jigglypuff power where she puts people to sleep with a song. Also, we met an old woman know as a Hanabito who’s of the same species as Cheza and warns her against following the wolves to Paradise, and then she dies while declining to have Cheza try to heal her, which was kind of a downer. As the episode ends, Quent and Blue have arrived at the aerial city.

Hunter x Hunter - Gon and Killua found themselves in the Spiders nest where they’re questioned about “the chain user”, who they now realize is Kurapika, but managed to get themselves out all while elsewhere in the city the mob is planning their next counter moves. 

Fruits Basket - With only one anime adaptation to watch now, I got started on Season 2. Its first episode was very heavily Yuki-centric and while it was very good, and the portrayal of Motoko and what she was going through was stronger than in the first anime, I think opening the episode, and thus the whole season, with a scene about her was a mistake. Should’ve led with Tohru’s first season recap.

Rozen Maiden - Started Rozen Maiden Zurückspulen, the later anime that supposedly follows the manga closer. And episode 1....oh God, what. in fucking blazes. was THAT? That was horrible. This just straight up ignored storytelling 101 on every basic level and just sped through different plot beats, character intros, and action scenes that did not allow anything to sit and made what you’re watching totally incomprehensible. I don’t know how it was in the manga but I want to believe that these were all different chapters that they crammed into this one premiere episode out of some impatience to get to the split timeline Adult Jun stuff, because if it was always this sloppy? I’d have a whole new appreciation for the first anime for foregoing that shit!

Also, the dub is by Sentai Filmworks and has different VAs for the characters, often for the worse. Kara Greenberg as Souseiseki did nothing for me. I usually love Brittany Karbowski, but her Suiseiseki did not work compared to Rebecca Forstadt. Luci Christian could’ve been a great Shinku but is terribly misdirected here, making her too emotive and snotty. And why oh why did they go with Shannon Emerick as Jun? Mona Marshall’s voice acting was key to making this character work for me, so hearing that whiny voice instead?

The only three really solid casting choices were Jessica Calvello as Suigintou, Hilary Haag as Hinaichigo, and David Wald as Laplace’s Demon. They sounded perfect and really deserved better material.

Fate Zero - Really got to know Kayneth’s wife Sophia better in this one, and she’s pretty creepy but also sentimental and caring for her husband, and she’s voiced by Karen Strassman (She and Doug Erholtz are still saddled together, huh?). Also got to see Rider making himself at home with Waver’s family before taking his master with him to investigate where Caster might’ve creeped off to, with them finding the corpses of children he’s killed and also finding that the Assassin servant class is far from dead. Others in the war like Kiritsugu, Tokiomi, and Kirei continue to make their own plans too...

Revolutionary Girl Utena - The Shadow Play Girls finally turned up in the classroom and got Utena, along with Anthy and Akio, to attend one of their plays, which turned out to be very specific in how it told the legend of the Rose Prince, brother of the Rose Bride who is also said to be an evil and possessive witch who stole the Prince away from all the girls of the world he’d served and protected. This triggers a flashback to Utena’s meeting with her prince, who sure enough IS the Rose Prince, Prince Dios himself...only he’s a spirit in limbo now, dettached from his physical self, who grew up to be Akio Ohtori, aka End Of The World. Anthy’s original spirit is also kept captive and in perpetual torture, and we see what really went down when she took her brother and was accused of being a “witch.” Set her free, Utena!

Senki Zesshou Symphogear - Seeing Tsubasa in traction (but thankfully still alive) and realizing that she can’t ever replace Kanade and is nowhere close to strong enough to fill in for her, Hibiki steps up to the plate and is undergoing more intense training. This does, however, make things weird in her normal life and raises concern from her girlfriend Miku. Also got our first glimpse at the Big Bad, who likes to longue around nude, tortures Chris in kinky ways, and is totally the same person as Dr. Sakurai, isn’t she? Hibiki ended up with Sakurai on a mission to secure Durandal, ambused by Chris and a group of Noise. And I thought Hibiki went feral before, but when she touches Durandal and gains its power, she turns into a fucking BEAST! This should be good for our side...why doesn’t it seem so?

AMC: Gintama - Probably the weakest episode of this show I’ve watched so far, with only three things standing out and elevating the viewing experience for me - the joke with “Dr. Gregory Home”, the twist that Otose was the kind waitress that the dying old pervert was yearning to see again, and the coining of “Strawberry Milkers.” 

[razorblade180]

The final chamber

(Aka my experience)

Aether:*waiting outside* You think they’ll be okay?

Keqing:We’ve sent the best of the best inside. I doubt they’ll fail.

[Floor 1]

Ganyu:*steps on curse*

Curse seal, Yoimiya can not be healed.

Yoimiya:…..

Ganyu:I’m sorry.

Kokomi:We’ll use you sparingly.

Zhongli:We will work hard to get you to the next floor.

[3 minutes later]

Kokomi:I don’t think she’s breathing!!!

Ganyu:I just needed a break!

Zhongli:It’s the last fight. Just go all out!!!

[Floor 2]

Ganyu: *steps on curse*

You can not be revived on this floor

…..

Kokomi:We proceed with absolute caution.

[the next fight]

Ganyu:*collapsed*

Zhongli:I highly suggest we reconsider our strategy. The wolves keep coming.

Kokomi:It’s not over yet. Hold the line.

Yoimiya:Guys…I think I…went to far *passes out*

Zhongli:I HIGHLY SUGGEST-

Kokomi:WE STAY THE COURSE!

Zhongli:I’m no stranger to fighting by currently my artifacts are-

Kokomi:What’s keeping us alive! War of attrition! Their corrosion vs our hp pool! We are making it to a party swap!

[Party Swap]

Kazuha:*holding Yoi* What happened out there!?

Kokomi:Samurai and wolves. Kazuha I need you to lead the team.

Kazuha:You brought me in here as a support!

Kokomi:Never fear! I have a plan!

[3 minutes pass]

C6 Bennett:TEAM WORK IS DREAM WORK!

Kazuha:*sword ignite* Bennett, you’re a life saver.

Bennett:*smiles* No problem!

[mysterious room]

Zhongli:*glabs buff seal*

Curse seal, Bennett can not be healed.

Zhongli:…..

Bennett:*inhales* This is fine.

Kokomi:You and Kazuha just need to get Zhongli and I to at least the second last fight. We can save this run as long as the two of us march on!

Kazuha: What’s the final fight again?

[four near death experiences later]

Pyro hypostasis

Kokomi:You dare challenge me!? Me with this team!?

Xingqui:Oh I’m telling everyone about this quest!

Zhongli:Make sure you don’t miss time your strike.

Ei:Make sure you don’t throw your back out.

[outside]

Aether:It’s taking them awhile….

Everyone:*walks out*

Aether:Aye! You guys did it! So how was it?

Everyone:….

Yoimiya:Pfft cake walk.

Ganyu:Absolutely!

Zhongli:Everything was accounted for.

Kokomi:Right down to the letter.

Xingqui:I barely had to do anything.

Kazuha:A knowledgeable experience.

Bennett:I cried a little.

Ei:They all almost cried.

“Don’t tell him that!!!!”

[hamliet]

u are so weird for glorifying tsukikanae and shipping them thru glasses so rose-colored that u made them have babies despite them being cousins, esp when tg actively condemns incestuous infatuations by showing explicitly how inbreeding creates mentally damaged individuals and making those who have incestuous obsessions bring nth but tragedy on themselves bc of it (hairu, furuta, mutsuki (sasaki was a parent figure) and esp kanae herself LMAO??) .. not only is it proshipping but it's doing so when the story itself condemns it, make it make sense

EYE.

I'm sorry I've been laughing at your ask. I mean, I know I'm weird, but like, I'm not sending indignant messages to people I don't know.

(Actually that's not true, I'm currently haranguing my representatives in a desperate attempt to try to get people I care deeply about out of Kabul with a ticking clock. If you live in the US, or if any followers who do see this, please contact your reps with this here and that specific request.)

In response to your question(?):

These were written in 2017 and 2018. I can offer you many more problematique ships, you didn't have to dig so deep! Really Jonerys would have been more relevant to your point.

Side note: I have no idea what proshipping is--I've seen the term around but I'm guessing it's not "just liking the concept of shipping as fun," so I have no idea whether I am or not and frankly I'm too old to care.

Listen Anon if you are actually interested in learning, I've written answers to all this before, which you could find if you searched my blog like here or here or here. You'd be surprised, such as:

In my AUs they’re not cousins because clearly I’m more comfortable with them not being cousins,

I’m personally from a culture where my first reaction is ick, but there are cultures where that’s the norm, or at least isn’t strange,

I don’t have the right to pass judgment because there are some uncomfortable ethnocentric implications there.

I didn’t know Karren and Shuu were cousins when I first started shipping them

Once I found out I hesitated, but was ultimately like whatever, it’s fiction.

If you're interested in further contemplating, consider:

nuance,

history,

the fact that you--yes, you--are certainly the product of intermarriage if you go back enough generations,

science and statistics,

the kinda ableist hint to your words,

the concept of an alternate universe and historic literary symbolism such as those associated with alchemy,

critical thinking about what makes something morally wrong and what we mean by that (hint: power dynamics and harm),

and finally, ethnocentrism and the colonialist mindset of western liberals who think their values are 100% applicable throughout all time and space.

EDIT: I’m not posting their latest response, which was... lawd. But here is what I do want to say:

1) I talked to someone who showed me their final scene together *before* reading the manga (it was one of the draws for me to read it) and the basics (Karren being a servant who disguised herself as a guy, etc). So I went into the story shipping it.

2) I never mentioned or made any assumptions about your race or religion, only your broad nationality and politics.

3) Not everyone's experiences are the same as yours, and yours should not be prioritized over others. The world doesn't revolve around you. It's fine for you to have a trigger or a squick caused by personal life. It's not fine for you to demand everyone in the world cater to you. 

4) You're clearly a teenager (I hope) or at least have a very immature perspective on yourself, the world, and experience.

5) You don't understand the nuanced relationship of reality and fiction--it is part of reality, but it is also not a 1=1 equivocation, and one's fictional preferences do not reflect one's own desires IRL. There have been numerous studies on this. 

6) I'm not saying "cousin marriage is good and you must ship Tsukikana"; the opposite. I'm just saying to approach with empathy and humility, which you aren't.

7) I'm not going to say "die mad" because I hope(d) you were reasonable and actually would listen, but I see I was wrong. Still, I hope you mature throughout your life. 

8) You know what's a trigger for me? Black-white thinking and a lack of an open mind, even one fenced in as a way of protection. I know purity culture because I was raised in a cult. I know you cannot see it now, but someday you might realize that it does not protect you to have fenced yourself in with wolves. 

9) Purity culture in fandom may offer you direct meaning (even if you don't realize it as a conscious level) because it makes things simple and offers something you can presumably do as opposed to the numerous other issues in this world where we are borderline helpless to do anything at all in an increasingly out of control environment, pandemic, wars, political landscape, etc. It's all for naught. 

10) You have meaning and worth as a human being just because you exist. You do not need to save the world to earn those rights; you do not need to police or control others (aka style yourself as a god) to be worthy of existence.

[please-help-this-little-lesbian]

*Shows up at AMC’s headquarters with a megaphone:* HERES HOW ID NOT MAKE YOU LOSE MILLIONS OF VIEWERS YOU IGNORANT FUCKS!

Anyhow, only one person asked for this, but I thought I’d share anyway: Here’s how I’d run The Walking Dead

(Note: It has been a *long* time since I’ve seen 2-8, so I’m only speaking on what I remember)

General changes

Make it animated! (Except in Tony Moore’s style, bc I’m sorry Charlie Adlard but I just don’t like your style) This way if someone wants to leave we don’t have to sacrifice characters and/or plot lines. (And yes I know you can tell the difference between voice actors, but I’m focusing on story) Another general change I’d make is having each season be only 12-14 episodes instead of 16. That just helps with pacing. My final change is never letting Scott Gimple touch the show ever.

Season 1

No Changes. Absolute perfection. 10/10

Season 2

I honestly don’t think I’d change anything. The only thing I can think of is the Randal plot line, and that’s only because it makes me uncomfortable. Which probably means it should definitely be kept. Oh! One thing I’d change is having Dale die at the Prison instead of the farm, and I’d have Carl’s walker nearly kill Lori, instead of killing Dale.

Season 3

I’d have Dale have T-dog’s death, T-dog in turn have the big fight with Rick, and scrap the whole AndreaxThe Governor plot line. Instead, she goes to Woodbury, realizes what a dick the Governor is, pretends to fall for him, and in the mean time is working with Sasha and Tyrese to smuggle people out of Woodbury and kill him. He finds out and tortures and kills her. Also, Morgan goes with Rick but instead of his pacifist plot line, he keeps in line with his comic character. Also, Michonne is the one assaulted by the Governor, not Maggie.

Season 4

Nothing changes except for we explore Tyreese being a pacifist. Also T-dog dies during the final battle of the Prison.

Season 5

Scrap coda and the Grady plot line, draw out terminus for two more episodes. Beth stays with Daryl and they end up saving Noah from Terminus.

Season 6

Tyreese dies during the Wolves attack saving the one that Morgan originally did. Carol goes off on her own and discovers Kingdom in this season rather than season 7. Morgan will take Denise’s death.

Season 7

Absolutely nothing except...we keep all out war to this season. 7x16 is the mid season finale. Also Carl won’t die.

Season 8 (AKA 9)

Rick doesn’t leave. Also, we jump straight into the time jump. Maggie still leaves, but Beth, Noah, and Jesus all run Hilltop. Beth dies instead of Jesus. Tara and Denise have moved to Oceanside. Enid doesn’t die at the pikes, but Cyndie does. Also, we kill off more Alexandrians at the pikes. We also show Jesus and Aaron’s relationship. Rosita isn’t with Gabriel, but she IS with Siddiq. Rick’s busy with the Whispers, Carl’s busy at Hilltop, and Michonne’s busy with RJ, so Judith still has her friendship with Negan. Because I want it. Negan still saves Judith in the storm, which earns Rick and Michonne’s respect.

Season 9 (AKA 10)

Nothing except for Negan actually gets to kill Beta. Sorry Daryl. Also, Luke, Dianne, and Alden die in the finale. Judith also is forced to kill a whisperer while trying to get back to the tower with Daryl. Yumiko and Magna don’t break up either. Michonne doesn’t leave.

9c (AKA 10c)

Doesn’t exist. Make 10x17 the premiere of my ten, and Here’s Negan the second or third episode. And speaking of Here’s Negan, Negan actually leaves Alexandria and stays away, but he offers to let Lydia come with. She refuses, wanting to stay in Alexandria, but she promises to visit him.

Season 10 (AKA 11)

Since season 11 hasn’t premiered yet I can’t say much but I will say that I’d make Maggie have been in the Commonwealth instead of the whole Reaper’s plot line, and that’s how we’re officially introduced to them. I’d make the whole police brutality part of the Commonwealth arc be the mid season finale. Also I’d straight up address the whole communism vs capitalism allegory. The series finale would be similar to the comics epilogue, but we’d also show what Judith, Noah, Carol, Daryl and Lydia are up to. Also we scrap the whole “Hershel Rhee doesn’t understand Walkers” plot line bc I refuse to believe Maggie would raise her son like that.