#tl asks

[tenderleavesbob]

after the last post I would love it if you would write one of warriors hitting on llia just to piss twilight off. I want to read that fight go down.

Ha! I think I can do that.

Twilight was pretty sure that Warriors didn't even like women. He grew uncomfortable when they flirted with him in bars in a way which always left Twilight feeling angry and protective. Warriors and Hyrule seemed to be in agreement that sleep was the best thing someone could do in bed, so Twilight didn't think that Warriors like anyone at all like that.

He doesn't like women, Twilight told himself, watching Warriors and Ilia laugh together. Warriors leaned close to her, elbow resting on the fence, and said something to her that had Ilia literally doubling over with laughter.

Twilight didn't know if Warriors liked men or just liked being alone, but he was confident that Warriors didn't like women. He usually wasn't even comfortable around women.

Except with that bright grin, Warriors seemed very comfortable around Ilia now.

Ilia noticed him staring and imperiously waved a hand at him. "Aren't you supposed to be taking care of Epona? I can't believe you let her get that dirty!"

"After she takes such good care of him, too," Warriors agreed. Twilight's brother sounded far too cheerful when he said that. When Ilia turned to him, though, his expression turned commiserating and he shook his head at her. Ilia sighed and Twilight knew she had that "I'm not angry with you, but I am disappointed" expression that she and Uli did so well. Twilight was not pouting when he turned back to Epona's mane.

His girl was dirty, but it wasn't Twilight's fault! They had been attacked after they left the portal, and it had just rained! Everyone was filthy!

Except Warriors somehow. His brother looked immaculate and charming as he smiled at Ilia. Ilia, who smiled back.

Twilight grumbled to himself and resumed detangling Epona's mane. Epona snorted at him and tossed her head, which only made it worse. "C'mon, darlin'," Twilight murmured. His shoulder slumped. "I said I was sorry."

Epona snorted at him again, unimpressed. Twilight did not pout as he worked a bramble out of her hair. All right, so maybe he should have directed her away from the battle, but he hadn't realized the slope was that muddy!

Twilight peeked at Warriors and Ilia again. Ilia was covering her mouth with one hand and giggling. Warriors beamed at her. Twilight reminded himself again that he was pretty confident that Warriors didn't like women.

But if he did, it would make sense that Ilia could turn his head. Ilia could turn anyone's head, and Warriors could be smart when he wasn't being an idiot and he was a great judge of character...

How many brambles did Epona get in her thrice-blessed mane, anyway?

Another burst of laughter and Twilight broke. "What are you two chattering about over there, anyway?" he shouted. A bramble stuck under a nail and he growled curses under his breath.

"Oh, nothing much!" Warriors sang back. "Just how you need to worry about cleaning your hair after you finish cleaning hers!"

His hair...?

Ilia burst out laughing again as Twilight slowly reached up and touched his hair.

Brambles.

His hair was filled with brambles.

Twilight cursed so fiercely and loudly that Uli started shouting at him from her window and Time yelled, "Language!" from somewhere out of sight.

Warriors and Ilia cackled like the fiends they were, doubled over and chortling. Twilight was tempted to throw Epona's brush at them, but he knew he would be the one who needed to fetch it. He just knew it.

And maybe it was nice to see those two of all people relax and let loose like this. Maybe it wasn't so bad being the butt of their jokes if it made them laugh like that.

"Don't s'ppose you two could help any?" Twilight called, trying to sound cross. "Or did you just want to -- hey!"

Epona huffed in his hair and resumed nibbling at his bramble-covered hair. Ilia and Warriors only laughed harder as Twilight swatted her away.

Warriors might not like women much, but damn, did he love laughing at Twilight.

"A little help, please? C'mon!"

[glittter-vamp]

https://www.tumblr.com/glittter-vamp/750418458859192320/first-chapter-of-the-joey-b-au-series-is-posted

The idea of real Joe in a car chase is so funny!! 😂 looking forward to chapter two!

Joe when the cops stop him and ask him why he was going 115 in a 45?

But thank you for reading! 🫶🏽

[blindmagdalena]

reader who’s always cold so she slips her hands under HL’s shirt for warmth >>>

Standing in front of the mirror, Homelander tugs self consciously at the black band tee he’s currently donning. It looks wrong on him, shapeless and overly casual. Should he tuck it in? He might like the look better if he can more closely match the structure of his suit. He starts doing just that when you appear behind him in the mirror, swatting his hands away.

“Stop fussing,” you tell him with a warm smile, smoothing your hands down his sides. “You look great.”

“That tickles,” he says indignantly he snatches your wrists and pries your hands from his sides. The padding of his suit has always served as protection, particularly against the way the public likes to paw at him. This shirt does nothing to shield him, and feels bizarre between his skin and your hands. “What I look is… average,” he says, the word sour on his tongue. "I should change."

You hum, wiggling your fingers menacingly towards his waist. “Please, there’s absolutely nothing average about you,” you assure him, smiling as he wraps your arms securely around his middle, holding your treacherous fingers at bay. You rest your chin on his shoulder, admiring him in the mirror. “You could be wearing a burlap sack and you’d still be the most handsome man in the world.”

He scoffs lightly. “You having no sense of style is not the compliment you think it is.”

You give an outraged laugh, squeezing your hands out of his grip with all your might. He knows exactly how tight to hold to make it difficult, but not hurt you. You give his ass a brisk two handed slap and he rounds on you with a grin, cupping either side of your face.

Despite the suddenness of his movements, his kiss is gentle. His bare thumbs reverently stroke your cheeks. At the very least, he can admit that he doesn’t miss the gloves when he’s touching you. You reciprocate by grasping his hips, pulling him close. He’s getting used to the feel of your hands through the thin cotton.

“Besides, now I can do this,” you murmur against his lips. He sucks in a gasp when you slip your inexplicably ice-cold hands under his shirt and press them flat to his warm back.

“Jesus Christ,” he hisses through a laugh. The shock only lasts for a second or two, his heat quickly overtaking your chill. “You need a doctor or something. Fuck. Circulation that poor can’t be healthy.”

He feels your smile when he kisses you again, wrapping you up completely in his arms while your hands roam the bare expanse of his back beneath his shirt. Normally he wouldn’t feel your hands on his body until it was time to shed his suit for the night. 

“See?” you say, voice little more than a clever purr. “This is nice, isn’t it?”

“This is nice,” he agrees begrudgingly, shivering for the delicate way your fingers traipse up his spine. He gives a sigh of pleasure, nipping at your lip. “Fine. You win. This time.”

Unbeknownst to him, it’s to be the first of many, many wins.

[corviiids]

(more persona 5 / persona 5 royal spoilers again)

(this one has art by dotdotdotukno on twitter please view)

compilation of specifically my obsession with ryuji and goro being terrible... friends??

[theerurishipper]

I feel like people really underestimate the importance of Dick being the first Robin. Like, reverse Robin AUs are interesting and such, but I just hope people realize that in the context of canon, they would never work. The reason Batman and Robin ever works is because the first Robin was Dick Grayson specifically. Because Bruce would never have taken in any child if Dick's tragedy hadn't specifically happened to mirror his own experience. Dick Grayson was the only one Bruce truly saw himself in first, because the fundamental event that defines them is the same. And he sees the opportunity to help someone the way he was never helped, to make sure that Dick didn't go down the dark path he did. So, my point here is that the only one Bruce actually made the choice to take in, the only one who could kickstart it all, is Dick Grayson, because he is the only one with whom Bruce could immediately empathize and connect with.

This never happened with any other Robin. He took in Jason because he missed Dick, he took in Tim because Tim forced himself into the role, he took in Steph because he was trying to make Tim come back to being Robin, and Dick made Damian Robin. Of course, he loved all of them, and they all have their unique relationships with Bruce that are very important and inform their characters, and he does need them too. But he specifically formed this connection with Dick that made Dick the only person he ever considered taking in. It took a very specific set of circumstances in Dick's backstory that made Bruce commit an impulse adoption that just isn't really present in any other Robin's story. And the reason Jason or Tim or Steph or Damian or anyone else whom Bruce has taken under his wing even got that chance is because of the work Dick Grayson put into Bruce Wayne.

Before Dick, Bruce was reckless and didn't care at all about himself, to the point of almost being borderline suicidal. He was more brutal, more violent, etc. The reason all this changed, is because of Dick Grayson specifically. He was the one with whom Bruce opened up, with whom Bruce was forced to grow up, to take responsibility and learn to take care of both Dick and himself. Dick, to Bruce was the one who brought "color to their [his and Alfred's] monochrome lives." Dick Grayson's specific brand of happiness and joy changed Bruce for the better. Dick gave Bruce hope. This is true for other Robins too, but only because they followed the precedent that Dick Grayson set, only because they slid into his role (they have their own interesting relationships with Bruce, but this specifically is from Dick that other Robins carried on. A legacy, if you will). Dick Grayson turned Bruce into the kind of man who would become a serial adopter.

Without his influence, without his precedent, there would be no Batfamily, because Bruce would never have gotten to the point where he would be able or willing to take in someone else and care for them properly (It took living through his trauma again to get him to take Dick in lmao). Hell, there would be no Batman because Bruce would have gotten himself killed a long time ago if Dick hadn't helped him learn self-care. Dick knows Bruce best, because he understands him on a fundamentally deeper level than anyone else in the world. And he's the only one who can make Bruce open up at his rawest, most downtrodden state. He is the only one who can give Bruce at his lowest that kind of hope. There is no Robin without Dick Grayson. It's literally a tribute to his parents, using their colors and the name his mother called him. He created that identity as a symbol of hope. He helped Bruce become the kind of man who could and would let other people that he had to care for into his life. Without Dick Grayson, you can simply forget about any other Robin or the Batfamily as a concept even existing.

[cubbihue]

What does Timmy think of his little brother Peri growing up to have a neurotic personality?

Peri's always had severe anxiety. It sorta comes with being the first baby born in a 1000 years and constantly being kidnapped by everyone around you.

Timmy's just glad Peri grew up to be more confident in himself, and more assertive.

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[tokutaiseichan]

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[just-null]

Kokichi, similar to Noritoshi in the sense that they're analytical and kinda tsun, but that's mostly it. This is another Megumi and Noritoshi situation where, on the surface, they appear to be very similar, but you squint and realize they're extremely different.

Whereas Noritoshi isn't as bold because he still holds remnants of pride, Kokichi is just shy about it since it's so new. He won't back down from it, just hesitate.

[Long ass rambles under the cut! + bonus doodles.]

When referring to shyness, Kokichi leans into the awkward and stiff type. There's always confusion and slight fear in his eyes when he's experiencing something new or romantic. He doesn't want to mess up, but if he does, he just hopes it works in his favor.

Being born in a body where he was under constant pain and stress, someone touching him was the last thing he wanted. He'd never known the loving touch of another because the heavens decided he wasn't allowed to.

After meeting you, that yearning to be next to you became too much. To hell with his restrictions. He'd to do whatever it takes to be able to be with you even if he had to sacrifice others to do it.

In retrospect, he feels like he should've done it sooner. Being touched or even grazed doesn't feel like his skin is falling off anymore.. Plus having both arms and working legs is always a good thing. It's new and odd, but not terrible. His mind never once wandered back and regretted those he's thrown under the bus because why would it?

Unfortunately, when his body was being healed, Mahito made him healthy.. and that's all. Knowing Mahito, he'd leave Kokichi to struggle with catching up to the rest of his peers by working for his own stamina, weight, and strength from square one. Though Kokichi isn't complaining much about it. He'd still take this rather than being stuck in that god forsaken tub for a second longer.

He used to hate being fussed over because of his illness. He prefers to do things on his own and now he can. Yet, Kokichi still gets pitiful looks on other's faces when he's too weak to carry something. It makes him want to spit at them, he can use Mechamaru to do his heavy lifting for now. He doesn't need a beefed up body to do it.

Unless you're the "beefed up" one fussing over him.. He doesn't mind it when it's you. In fact, Kokichi feels grateful when it's you, endeared even. He never feels belittled or pitiful when its you.. Only you.

Judging by how he treated panda for having the ability to interact with others in person despite being a cursed corpse, Kokichi has a number of insults and creative verbal abuse he's ready to spew out once someone tries getting a little too close to you. Scratch that, he's rude in general to those he isn't familiar with.

Kokichi has a lot of anger for those he deems ungrateful. What do you expect from someone who thought he was gonna rot in a bathtub for the rest of his life to do? Not harbor resentment? Luckily, he holds just as much, if not more, love for you who he's unbelievably grateful for!

Your affection is so odd to him, a new experience that he never knew he could grow to yearn for. It's not terrible, quite the opposite. It's so wonderful he can't get enough. Every time you're around, he wants to have at least one hand on you at all times. Doesn't matter where, just as long as he feels you're around. Safe to say, he's extremely touch starved.

Oh how Kokichi would drop everything for a walk with you. He'd use every Mechamaru he had just to make sure no one disturbs either of you. Murder is just a side effect if they get too persistent. He just wants to spend time with you!

Though he likes walks, he still gets out of breath easily. Walking is nice, but he still needs time to get used to it. Offering to help will only cause him to lean against you, it's not too difficult, he doesn't weigh much for better or worse. He loves when you lend him a hand, it's just another reason to get close to you.

When you part, it's only natural that Kokichi gifts you a little trinket he made. Rejecting it will only reward you with the most devastated frown, so just accept it. If you get rid of it when coming home, it somehow always finds its way back to you? Destroying it will lead to Kokichi giving you another one.

Yes, it follows and watches you, but it's just to keep you safe! Who knows what could happen. Whether or not the little trinkets are subtle, all depends on how you reacted to him asking if it was alright to know your location at all times when he's not around. Kokichi is understanding if you're not okay with it. He'll just make his gifts extra subtle so you wont know he's watching.

He just wants to be by your side constantly, even if he's not able to be there in person. Watching you through a screen gives him a sickly familiar feeling in the pit of his stomach, but it's better than not knowing what you're doing. He can even pick up little things about you this way for when he sees you next time! This is nothing but a win-win in his mind even if others beg to differ.

Kokichi never felt blessed. Not once since the day he was born, not until he found you. You who he feels is truly a gift from the heavens. You who he would give up everything to have. In a way, Kokichi is delusional. He sees you as the reason he got a heavenly restriction. It was as if other worldly forces tried to keep him at bay from pursuing you, but you're also the reason he broke his restrictions. He now has the body he wished for thanks to you, his drive, his motivation, his purpose, his love.

[extra shit]

Kokichi’s so fucking low key about being a chuunibyou. you're telling me he named his mech after an anime he watched. half his attacks have ultimate or ultra in the name.. HE MADE A FUCKING MECH. Your ass can't tell me he didn't watch anime while growing up and got inspired to make it a reality. He probably watched Evangelion or something.. Woah, anime dates with him where he makes your favorite creature and uses it to his advantage.. woah.

[Bonus Kokichi verbal abuse]

[samwpmarleau]

jamie + following advice

[project-sekai-facts]

i think akito spends a significant amount of his time in the sekai trying not to think about the fact he's in a pocket dimension with Hatsune Miku Et Al lmaooo

I think about this ^ interview a lot. Poor Akito. Maybe he needs to watch more sci-fi movies.

[tenderleavesbob]

Hi I am back to bother you with another request. Don’t worry it’s not nearly as depressing as the last one I requested. I am doing much better so I have a fluff request this time. So you did this one a little while back, of tune and mask calling warriors mom. What if daring the linked universe Wind, accidentally does it and so the chain gets to witness warriors start bawling his eyes out. Just to have time put a head on his shoulder and make some joke about them doing that in the war, and calling him mom at the end of it. and Warriors just starts crying harder. I love your writing so much and I read that one again recently and thought it be funny to see the chain collectively lose their mind when warriors of all people start sobbing over something so small.

Hi! I enjoy depressing or happy requests. They both offer emotional satisfaction. :) Please feel free to bother me with whatever type of request!

Even as Wind caught what he said and clapped his hand over his mouth, Legend burst out laughing. Wild deliberately stared at his soup and not at Wind's burning face, but Twilight saw him smiling, anyway. Sky was openly smiling, soft and adoring, at Wind, which only made Wind's blush worse. Four was focusing on his sword far too intensely, Hyrule looked baffled, and Warriors...

Warriors's eyes looked suspiciously red. Warriors cleared his throat and looked away from all of them. Time met Twilight's gaze with a soft smile before he pressed his shoulder to Warriors's and whispered something to him. The tips of Warriors's ears were pink.

"Wind," Legend wheezed, "did you just call Wars Mom?"

Wind started sputtering and Sky said something in a sweet voice like he just saw a baby bird, but Twilight didn't hear what he said. He watched Warriors rapidly blink and watched Warriors's eyes grow redder.

Was Warriors crying?

"Shut up!" Wind snapped at last. "You don't --"

"Captain," Hyrule asked, and Twilight cringed. "Is something wrong?"

Time gave in and wrapped an arm around Warriors's shoulders. Warriors refused to look at any of them. Tears beaded his eyelashes. "No."

Legend paused from teasing Wind and stared at Warriors. "You're crying?"

"No," Warriors repeated, his harsh scowl not hiding the flush inching up his face. A tear slid down his cheek. "Of course I'm not."

Time grinned and squeezed his shoulders. "He did this during the war, too. Right, Mom?"

Warriors broke and hid his face in his hands. His shoulders shook as he cried quietly. Wind glared at Legend one last time before launching himself at Warriors. He wrapped his arms around Warriors's waist. Warriors continued to hide his face with one hand and wrapped his other arm around Wind, pulling him close. Both Time and Wind whispered to him, Time grinning mischievously the entire time.

"I don't get it," Hyrule said. He cocked his head and looked adorable.

"Don't worry about it," Wild said. "Come here and help me with dinner."

"Wait, what?" Legend squawked, and just like that, all of the attention was off the trio. "Don't you dare!"

Almost all of the attention, anyway. Twilight couldn't look away from the three, unable to tear his own soft smile off his face. The Captain could act as tough as he wanted, but these moments let the truth shine.

Mom, Twilight mouthed to himself. He grinned, unaware of how much he looked like Time then. He would remember that for a while.

[glittter-vamp]

When is the next chapter of Turbo Lover coming out?

I’m aiming for tonight but definitely sometime this weekend

[fanofthelamb]

PLEASE please please please ur style is so peak so when I saw ur kissing booth post on my dash I giggled and kicked my feet HERE IS MY LAMB they are just a little guy they are very sweet and accidentally flirty

i can just imagine they have the SASSIEST poses while they stand around.. + a LIL SMOOCHUMS BC IT IS THE KISS BOTH AFTERALL (IT WASNT SPECIFIED SO I HOPE THATS WHAT U WERE EXPECTING)

i wonder what they talked about,,

[markscherz]

A friend of mine sent me a yt video of a guy who was relocating frog eggs (prolly a vernal pool) and showed 1000s of baby frogs coming out of the water in his backyard. she asked me how I felt about it as a ecologist. I felt like it was irresponsible to do, especially to post videos on it, but probably not "ecological terrorism" like people in the comments were saying, because I see baby frogs in nature come out of water in hoards sometimes too. Kind of a mixed bag.

But I wanted to ask you, since you're a herpetologist and waaay more experienced than me: how do you feel about the yt channel "frog army YouTube"?

Many frogs and toads are classical R-strategists. Some toads can lay 20+ THOUSAND eggs in a single clutch. The whole point of that strategy is that not all of the offspring survive. In fact, it would be really rather bad if all of the offspring were to survive, because (1) they wouldn't be feeding the predators and decomposers that live off of their noble sacrifice, and (2) they will require massively more resources than they otherwise would. It can have all kinds of detrimental down-stream effects.

This is the reason we often see swarms of tadpoles darkening some small pools (especially ones where there are no fish!), and later hoards of froglets (that's the technical term) emerging from pools at once. It's an evolutionary strategy, that only few individuals survive to achieve reproductive age.

Point 1: it is *fine* if not all the tadpoles survive to adulthood. That's how the system is supposed to work. You are not doing the system favours if you are changing tadpole survivorship to 100%.

Now, humans really are fucking things up in a lot of environments. Environmental pollutants, like heavy metals, can cause major issues for wildlife, and especially frogs, which (1) are not as vagile as e.g. birds and medium- to large-sized mammals and thus cannot escape the problem zone effectively, and (2) are EXTRA sensitive to the environment because of their permeable skin.

Point 2: we do have some responsibility to do something if we notice that there is a major problem emerging, which could dramatically alter the population dynamics for one or more generations of frogs.

However, *moving* clutches of eggs that are found in polluted pools is not the right move, especially for your average person. There are many reasons that it is not the right move, but chief among them are

(1) A lot of frogs that lay eggs in vernal pools have tadpoles that cannot survive being in larger ponds, and certainly cannot survive in streams or other bodies of flowing water.

(2) A lot of frogs that lay their eggs in vernal pools are already adapted to less than ideal conditions, and have excellent strategies to overcome those conditions, such as incredibly quick metamorphosis (sometimes just a few days!)

(3) By moving clutches of eggs, you could easily be moving the pathogens or pollutants that are causing the problem in the first place.

(4) If there is Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis fungus around, you are spreading chytrid, and that is VERY bad. Chytridiomycosis has already driven several frog species to extinction, and caused massive population collapse in several others.

(5) If you do not know the species, attempts to rescue them might be aiding the advance of an invasive species.

(6) It's often illegal to intervene! Many species are protected by law, and you are not allowed to remove them from the wild. Consult your local laws.

Point 3: the responsibility to do something does not include removing the frogs and raising a frog army.

So what should we do if we find a clutch of eggs in an oily pool? Or in a nearly dried out puddle?

First assess the nature of the problem. Is the pool just about to dry out? Then leave it alone. The tadpoles will probably be fine (and if they're not, they'll provide rich nutrients to predators and decomposers). But are there signs of pollution? Then assess: is the pollution covering a larger area? Or is it localised? If you find dead frogs or other amphibians is a major warning sign, and it needs to be brought to the relevant authorities. Contact your local environmental agency/department, and notify them of the precise location of the problem, and its extent. Document everything with photos and videos.

Point 4: there are organisations and agencies specifically tasked with intervening in cases of environmental damage. It is *your* job to bring it to their attention, but unless instructed by them, you need not take any further action. It is their job to know what to do, and to take appropriate action.

TL;DR: 'Raising a frog army' is for the likes, not the frogs, and is not environmentally responsible or ethically defensible. Build a home for the frogs, and they will come.

[oifaaa]

Well don't just drop the fact you did looks for a DC Hellfire Gala and then leave

Need you to lower your expectations I'm not actually great at fashion and it is just me messing about not to mention theres only three that are semi presentable but I'll show you them anyway

[nouverx]

Ok, so Vox and Alastor have a funny dynamic and Alastor and Rosie have a funny dynamic. What about Rosie and Vox?

I think if Al and Rosie were QPPs Vox would be jealous af of Rosie, and she would KNOW IT and tease him about it. What do you think?

AAAAAAAHHH ok I need a minute to calm down I love this

First of all I'm sure Vox doesn't understand Rosie and Al's relationship at all, all he sees is that she's allowed to be affectionate with him and he's not, sees them as a couple because he doesn't understand Al's aroaceness or the relationship he has with Rosie (all he thinks is "what does she have that I don't??")

Rosie on the other hand, I love the idea that she teases him about it! Even if she doesn't have any romantic interest towards Al she understands she has a really special place in his non existant heart and is happy to rub it off on Vox's face any chance she gets (like hug Al or scratch his ears shamelessly when Vox is around eheh) and sometimes even has a "he's mine :)" energy when she teases Vox about it.

Would be even funnier if Alastor has absolutely no clue that the two of them have a silly rivalry over him

I didn't explore that yet in my art but that's such a great idea I'll note it somewhere in a corner of my brain 👀 I really need to explore Rosie Al and Vox as a trio more they could be so fun in so many ways. There's the amazing meteor shower fanfics by @cringefailvox about the three of them developing a polyamory queer platonic relationship and I'm an absolute fan I love their characterisation so much. I wanted to fanart it so many times but never got the time URGH