#tldr: the power of memory is strong

[flowercoasts]

i am as intrigued by memory loss laudna as the next person but i am honestly way more interested in laudna reckoning with the fact that she can now live for herself now, if delilah is gone.

laudna’s life is split into two: before her death and after her death. laudna even says that whitestone “felt like a different life”, that the events that took place didn’t feel like it happened to her, it felt like someone else (which is a whole other bag of worms into coping and trauma response and mechanisms of defense - but, for another time). the only time that line is blurred is with delilah and laudna’s own view of herself. laudna thinks she’s just a puppet, a vessel for delilah to take over at any moment. no part of herself is in her control fully, because the woman who killed her is living inside of her, leeching from her. after the “you were never alive” fiasco, laudna wonders if there was always some part of her that was just meant to be a puppet for someone else, even before her death. laudna’s wrecked sense of self because of delilah’s direct influence and manipulation makes her believe she is barely a person. she has no agency, no future, and no way out. and, at the crux of it all, because she is only sort-of living and not really herself, she makes her purpose to give herself entirely to someone else. laudna is not living for herself, because what is there to live for?

so i would truly truly love for her to go through a path where she realizes she is truly alive, where she has agency, and where she now has to deal with the fact that she can start living for herself. that she has a whole family who loves her. that she has to learn how to reconcile her past with a future that is now available to her. i want to see her deal with trauma she felt she could never escape but now she can. i want to see her heal and grow and learn how to live for herself.

[navisakura]

*Tears of the Kingdom Spoilers*

Playing through the Wind Temple quest has given me even more love and respect for Revali in retrospect because now it’s confirmed that he was literally just a guy™️.

All of the other champions were direct descendants of the sages who fought in the Imprisoning War, except him. He had no special powers or magic passed down through his bloodline, he was just some guy who was good with a bow. He had to develop and perfect his own technique to help him in battle on his own, no other Rito had ever done it before.

Which makes the fact that he, without any noble blood or fancy magic, was able to fight alongside the descendants of the sages AND the Hero of Destiny AND the divine princess/descendant of Rauru and Sonia even more impressive. His outward confidence and ego makes sense when you consider that he was constantly trying to prove himself to everyone, that he was a strong warrior despite not being born with power.

It’s also really sad that in the end, Revali’s bloodline ended with him whereas the other champions at least got to die knowing that their family and loved ones would live on. The only things that serve as a reminder of his existence are the Great Eagle Bow and Revali’s Landing. Almost everyone in Zora’s domain remembers Mipha and honors her memory with an entire courtyard for her statue, Daruk has his face carved in a literal mountain, but Revali is rarely mentioned in TotK. (Urbosa doesn’t really have anything but shhh this aint about her) No one that knew him is still alive, except maybe the former chief owl guy?

That also begs the question of wtf was the Rito sage doing at the time of the Calamity, but honestly they probably were just some random person with no combat experience, given that they didn’t know they were a sage :P

tldr; Revali is the best champion no I don’t take criticism

[psychologeek]

In a server discussion about Cores (J's core especially) and ghost-powers, I got inspired:

Jason's most important memories and self are related to his tech/fix-up abilities (stilling the bat wheels, hit by a crowbar, etc).

I present to you - Jason's technocore.

...

But that's just about his powers, isn't it?

There's something to say about Jason building his helmet, over and over again. About his symbol being an artifact of protection.

About rebuilding himself, over and over.

About spending hours with magnified glass and burnt fingers, trying to get to the right point. To make it strong as possible.

Something to say about dedicating yourself to a purpose, to a symbol, spending blood, sweat and tears.

A promise: I won't be hurt again

(I won't let them hurt you).

Just think about young J, looking for SOMETHING to do during his training. Something to fill that void, that ache he can't reach. Think about him making his own core from scratch and tears and broken hopes.

(Thrive)

Tldr:

Jason's helmet as his core. Power: Techno.

He's got in improving low-tech gizmos, making things work, even when they seem broken

(Something something about second chances)

[the-way-astray]

theory (there's a tldr at the bottom):

so we know that in legacy, lord crustius tells sophie and keefe that gisela wanted a very specific type of child. she wanted a son who would be a powerful empath, which she got. now, at the beginning of the series, we're told that the elves don't have sexism, like at all. so why would gisela want a son in specific when it's established that the elves don't have any sort of gender prejudice? (side note: they obviously do have gender prejudice. but that clearly was not intentional on shannon's part, so i'm just gonna roll with it for the sake of the theory.) what could a son offer that a daughter wouldn't be able to in a society that values both equally?

the answer ( . . . which is very homophobic, but i think we've already established that the elves are not exactly lgbtq+ allies):

a boy can be in a romantic relationship with a girl. (once again, i'm not saying this is actually true, i'm just saying that this is how i think gisela would view it. you know. since she lives in a homophobic society.)

but why would gisela want a child that could be in a romantic relationship with a girl?

because she'd found out about project moonlark and had somehow found out that sophie was a girl. so, she wanted a son who she hoped she'd be able to encourage into a romantic relationship with said girl once they were of a reasonable age. but why would she want that? so she could spy on the black swan. by continually using keefe and erasing his memories, she'd be able to use him to unknowingly wheedle information out of the girl (sophie) for her own purposes. which would be far easier if they dated.

but wait! but keefe is older than sophie! so how did gisela get her hands on any of this information when sophie wasn't even born?

probably because the black swan knew they were trying to make a girl before sophie was even born. so gisela would've gotten her hands on that information, as well. once she knew that, she wanted keefe to be a powerful empath so that he'd be able to tell if the girl (sophie) was ever lying to him, so that he could be the perfect spy for his mom.

and that is why i think that keefe can read sophie's emotions without touching her. because he was genetically modified to do specifically that. he was created by gisela specifically to get as much information as possible out of the black swan through sophie. so of course, gisela wanted keefe to be able to pick up on sophie's emotions without ever touching her so that he'd be able to see if she was hiding anything. she wanted him to be male because she lives in a heteronormative society and wanted her child to date the black swan's creation.

so how come lord crustius can also read sophie's emotions without contact?

because he was also genetically modified (kinda). remember the vials of light and shadow he drank? those are what made his empathy strong enough to pick up sophie's emotions without contact. he was basically a necessary in-between step that gisela needed to do to get the son she so badly wanted.

tldr: the reason keefe and lord crustius can read sophie's emotions through the air without contact is because they were specifically designed to be able to do so by gisela, who wanted keefe to be male in order to date the black swan's creation (which she knew would be a girl) and a strong empath so he'd know if she was lying to him. she wanted this so she'd be able to manipulate keefe into spying on sophie and the black swan for herself and her own gains.

[oracleofdiscord]

Ninjago OC: Estrella, Master of Starlight (part 2/3)

Estrella, Master of Starlight:

Now that you have some context for where Starlight as an element came from, what it does, and who Aethra is, we can talk about Estrella!

Estrella grew up in Stiix - certainly not the most pleasant city in Ninjago to grow up in. However, she wasn’t a penniless orphan. She had a decent life, and her parents were alive, they just…never paid much attention to her. Nobody did, really. With her head often in the clouds, she had a hard time clicking with other people, especially others her age. She didn’t have any friends growing up, and the closest she got to reliable affection was from her aunt Araceli, who lived in Ninjago City. Aunt Araceli was better off than Estrella’s parents and would often bring her nice things when she visited. But those visits weren’t very frequent, so Estrella took to looking up at the night sky and wishing on the stars for a friend. And then one night the stars answered.

While stargazing, Estrella noticed a strange creature - Aethra in her weakened form. She caught Aethra’s attention, and the two became friends. However, Aethra’s form was continuing to weaken, and she realized that Estrella was the only person who could see her. Aethra decided that if she was no longer strong enough to help people as she had before, she could at least help Estrella by being a friend to her. 

And then the Pre-Eminent was unleashed. In the chaos that followed, Estrella was mortally wounded. Aethra, still stuck in her weakened form, lacked the power to heal her dying body. But there was one thing she could do to save Estrella’s life - pass her powers on and let them heal Estrella from the inside. But this would mean giving up the last vestiges of power holding her form together. In the end, not wanting to fail to protect someone just to save her own life, Aethra passed her powers to Estrella and faded away.

Estrella knew that Aethra’s final act had been some sort of magic that healed her injury, but she didn’t know what it was. Though vaguely aware of the concept of Elemental Masters, she had no clue that she had become one. Over the next few months, she discovered new abilities - creating twinkling lights like Aethra had done, healing slightly faster from injuries - but with her True Potential yet to be unlocked and her being unaware of the normal extent of Aethra’s magic, she had no idea she might be capable of more.

The events that would lead to her learning otherwise began shortly after the Pre-Eminent was defeated. Her parents suggested that while Stiix was being rebuilt, she should go live with her aunt in Ninjago City. Araceli agreed to take Estrella in. At first, Estrella was thrilled with the change. Leaving Stiix, spending more time with her aunt, and living in an apartment nicer than her childhood house all seemed like fantastic things! But leaving the only home she’d ever known and moving cross-continent to a city of strangers while grieving her first and only friend made it hard for her to settle into her new life. In addition, Araceli, who had always been one of the only people to give her attention, was working more and more hours to cover the additional costs of supporting Estrella, leaving Estrella mostly alone once more.

During the day, Estrella took to wandering the streets of Ninjago City, hoping to get to know the city a little. On one of these walks, on a mostly empty street, she almost literally bumped into Avery. Avery is @destinysbounty's OC, so I won’t go into too much detail, but here’s the tldr: Master of Acid, from the future, sent back in time because of the Time Twins, has connections to Djinn. She was also part of the ninja replacement team in Skybound, and due to her connection to Djinn, she retains her memories and injuries when the timeline resets. So Estrella sees a girl walking down the street go from uninjured to suddenly injured, and she instinctively reaches out with her powers. This is how she learns that her powers do, in fact, work on other people. They’re not strong enough to fix Avery completely, but they heal the minor injuries and help make the major ones less severe.

After this incident, she and Avery become friends. Avery’s not a ninja yet (although she met them during the tournament of elements), but she goes on her own adventures and sometimes crosses paths with them. Estrella becomes her teammate, not able to contribute much to helping her fight, but able to heal her up afterward. This is especially helpful because Avery is not immune to damage from her own powers and thus often ends fights injured. Eventually, Avery gets badly injured protecting Estrella during a fight, causing Estrella to unlock her True Potential as she realizes she doesn’t want anyone to die for her ever again. She’s able to save Avery’s life with her newly unlocked powers, and from that point on, she’s a full Elemental Master.

[imhereformr]

Saw this. Thought it seemed fun to share the opinions I have that none of you asked for. I'd credit the original creator of it, but I found like 5 people claiming it's theirs 🤷🏻‍♀️

Favourite character: Musa

I feel like this one needs little explaining.

She's been my favourite since I was 9/10 (which, yes, was in 2004 when the show first came out). I'm pretty sure Musa had a major influence on my current taste in women (that is, dark haired tomboys)

Least favourite character: Faragonda

I've got issues with this shady bitch. She acts like she's all for helping her students and then turns around and keeps major secrets from them. Not to mention she sends teenagers on death missions (Saladin gets a pass on this cause that's literally what his students are at Red Fountain to do and Griffin doesn't do it cause she's a queen).

All in all, fuck this woman and her fake-ass grandma attitude.

Favourite villain: Darcy

Yes, specifically Darcy. Stormy is close behind, but I just don't like Icy enough for the trix as a whole to be my favourite.

Darcy not only has, by far, the coolest powers on this show but she's also the most interesting villain. Whereas all the other villains are obviously in it for power or for fun (looking at you, Stormy), it seems like Darcy isn't quite as set on power. She's putting in the effort, but I feel like, if it weren't for Icy (mostly) and Stormy, she would never have seeked out that power.

But also her character design is beautiful. I mean, the 70s aesthetic… amazing.

Least favourite villain: Tritannus

I just really don’t like looking at him.

Also I feel like his story is weak af. Just give him some land (water?) to be duke of or something.

Also also that Tritannus/Icy thing 🤢

Most overrated: Flora

BEFORE YOU SEND ME ANGRY MESSAGES: I do not HATE Flora.

I just don’t understand why people love her so much. I just don't think she’s interesting enough. Canon Flora is boring. She has no spice. All of her flavour comes from what the fans have made of her.

Fanon Flora, love her dearly. Canon Flora, equivalent to flour (heh, get it? Flour, Flower).

Most underrated: Timmy

A king.

This man does not get the love and appreciation he deserves. Not only is he brilliant, he is also adorably nerdy, he is kind, he is loyal, he is patient, he is a god-tier boyfriend, he is a lovable and honest friend. 

TLDR: He is too good and pure for this world.

If you dislike this man, kindly remove yourself from my page. That shit will not be tolerated. This is a no Timmy slander area.

Favourite season: Season 2

This season holds both some of my least favourite episodes as well as my most favourites. We’ve got an interesting relationship, me and season 2.

That being said, it holds a special place in my heart. Mainly because of the Musa/Riven development, but also the addition of Aisha.

Least Favourite season: Season 5

I only picked season 5 because i don’t think ive ever seen season 6 or 7 fully. I’ve seen parts of season 6 (the ones that pertained to Musa and Riven), but I don’t think that’s enough for me to judge it properly.

Season 5 is just bad all around: mediocre villain, juvenile, probably some bad Bloom/Sky drama that I blocked from memory, that infuriating episode where they forced Tecna and Timmy to go on a irl date, that stupid ass plot where Musa thought Riven was cheating on her, the fucking ridiculous Helia/Flora/Krystal drama.

Favourite fairy form: Enchantix

Beautiful. Classic. Ethereal.

Least favourite fairy form: Sirenix

The Sirenix song, an absolute bop. Sirenix itself, hard no. It’s just… 🤮🤮

Now, again, I am not considering season 6 and 7 as I haven’t seen them properly. Butterflix is a strong contender for least favourite, though.

Favourite episode: Season 2 Episode 15 – The Show Must Go On (Magic in My Heart in 4kids)

Musa performing for the first time in the show. Musa and her dad starting to work on their relationship. Riven putting himself out of his comfort zone for Musa. It’s beautiful 🥲🥲🥲

Least favourite episode: Season2 Episode 9 – Professor Avalon’s Secret (The Angel of Doom in 4kids)

The one where Tecna trades in her base fairy form's hat for a tinfoil hat.

This episode gives me so much secondhand embarrassment.

Favourite couple: Musa and Riven

I mean…. Yeah, obviously.

Least favourite couple: Aisha and Roy

Nabu should never have died

But he did and I have begrudgingly accepted that

BUT FFS LET AISHA MOURN. You made Nabu her soulmate, made them literally perfect together, killed him, made her rage for A SINGLE episode, be sorta sad for the rest of season 4 and the BOOM! Season 5 happens and she’s basically forgotten Nabu ever existed

NO! NON! JE REFUSE! C’EST D’LA CRISS DE MARDE. NON. NON. NON. NON. NON.

Also Roy’s hair looks like a highlighter. Like, y’all make fun of onion boy's hair (as do I because seriously why the fuck is with Riven's hair design), but this man looks like an office supply that has a single use. Onions are not only good to cook with in almost every single recipe in existence (barring desserts) (I am a very bad cook, so do not question me on this) (I am a great baker though, so I know for a fact that onions and dessert is a no no). but they’re also great for throwing at people!

Favourite sidekicks: The Specialists

Look me in the eyes and tell me you believe these idiots are anything more than sidekicks to their girlfriends.

If you said yes, ask yourself if you can remember them going on a single mission without it being to assist the winx since season 1? No. That’s right. You can’t.

These pretty boys exist solely to assist their girlfriends on missions and be eye candy. That’s it. That’s their purpose in life and they are excelling at it.

Least favourite sidekick: The pets

I hate the pixies, but they had their funny moments. These things on the other hand are abso-fucking-lutely useless.

[liesmyth]

I'm curious that you think that the existing lyctoral necro-cav pairs shows that John can't choose at will who is a necromancer & who is not, because to me it's the opposite! The fact that both scientists & the lawyer (of intellectual occupations) all end up as necromancers and theis companions as cavaliers strongly suggests a guiding hand. Who do you think he would array differently if he had the power?

A few different reasons! All of them boil down to #vibes. My thoughts on this are all over, and I think it IS possible he chose them. I just think it’s slightly more likely he didn’t.

tldr: if he chose who got to be an adept, I think it was more intuitive / subconscious / accidental than a planned out choice with forethought behind it.

Assuming that he absolutely wanted to create matched pairs (why though? more thoughts below) I AM a bit puzzled over the criteria. It's not just intellectuals, they all were—“a cop and six different kinds of nerd.” Anyway, here are my thoughts, one by one.

Augustine, Mercy, and G1deon: these are obvious. They were his long-time friends, unflinchingly loyal, total enablers. If he did pick and choose, they were always going to be an automatic in.

Nigella: that’s easy also; she seems to be the member of the gang John was the least close to, brought into the gang by someone who was mildly critical of him. She IS a pass.

Alfred: second to least fave, though he was the one who figured out the dirt of the FTL fleet by following the money. (He IS a nerd, and more STEM-adjacent than Cassy. Finance runs on probability theory) I can see why he’d have been left out, though; John doesn't think much of him.

Cristabel: this is harder to justify! John had a very high opinion of Cristabel. He called her ‘sister,’ he saw her as a guide, and near the end they worked closely together trying to find the soul. Maybe he resented her for the way she forced him to ascend, but I didn’t get that impression from the flashbacks + John loves having people around who have their own failings, so he can feel better about himself. If he could bestow necromancy, I don’t get why he wouldn’t have picked Cristabel.

Pyrrha and Cassiopeia: these are the ones that leave me the most perplexed. They’re both strong-willed women who weren’t afraid to stand up to John. But Pyrrha was the one who betrayed her cop friends to warn him, who stood by him even after he killed her former colleagues, who encouraged him to be a “bad wizard” — she absolutely enabled him every step of the way. Cassiopeia, by contrast, was by his side in the early stages and ditched her bosses for him, but she seems to have stuck around just as much for Nigella as for “the cause,” if not more. She drops under the radar a third into the flashback narration when things get weird, and only makes herself heard again near the end to call out John; the only one who did. I really don’t get why he’d have picked Cassiopeia. Likewise, I don’t see why he didn’t pick Pyrrha; it’s true that Gideon was always close to her and “never knew who to pick,” but when it counted Pyrrha never went against John, and also, you know. He did wipe their memory. I don't think he saw Pyrrha as a threat.

Ulysses and Titania: ????? They were science projects. He had no attachment to either of them. Why not make more of his original friends into necromancers and give them Ulysses or Titania as “companions” if he was that attached to that model? The only scenario I can see in which they were included would be if John brought them back before anyone else to serve as a test case, but I don’t get why he’d have kept them around. I can, however, see John keeping them around if they randomly came back as an adept/non-adept matched pair and he was like, oh how nostalgic, control group yet again.

More broadly—regardless of who was picked, I don't think he planned out matched adept/companion sets.

One: Lyctorhood wasn't John's initial plan. He didn't bring them back thinking “I’m going to make my besties my immortal warriors and they’ll need a loyal companion.” He brought them back planning to keep them near him, and possibly to make them immortal. He accomplished that, successfully, for hundreds of years—but their immortality was conditional on their physical proximity to him. (John being John, this would be a feature, not a bug!) and didn’t come with huge necromantic powers. They were still killable. That only became a drawback once they were “on the clock for the resurrection beasts,” when it was imperative that his friends should also be his trusted lieutenants, able to carry out missions all over the universe. “God should be able to touch all of creation,” but he can’t do that if his fingers have to stay by his side. That’s why everyone ascended at the same time and the cavaliers went to their death. Before that, though? There was no point. I doubt he knew of the RBs until after the resurrection was complete.

Two: why the necro/cav pairs? I just... don't see why he'd split his friends into matched couples. I think it’s way more likely that the concept of “death wizard and death wizard’s fighting sworn companion” as social roles and as a tradition, is something that evolved because the original disciples made it a custom, rather than because John designed it to be that way. And, if he could bestow necromancy at will, why not give it to everyone who’d stood by him? Why did it have to be an even number split in couples, everyone with their companion? Like, I don’t think it’s out of character for John to go on a godly power trip and decide who gets to have powers. But I also don’t see why he would create a divide within the group. (Later, after 200 years, I absolutely get why he’d want to be THE most important person in all his Lyctors’ lives. But I don’t get that same vibe from immediately post-apocalypse, based on the flashbacks)

Basically, it's both some of the choices in who ended up a necromancer, and just... the forethought that this decision implies. John isn't a great schemer IMO, and I doubt he was especially lucid in the time right before the resurrection; I don't think he sat down and started worldbuilding his new social order and space empire. (Yes, he very much did build the Houses like a DM worldbuilding for an RPG campaign, but that happened more gradually and his friends had a lot of influence. I don't think the beforehand had much planning involved.)

Also: a lot of what John does, power-wise, is vibes. His soul merging with Alecto was done totally on the fly. Figuring out you can bestow necromancy, figuring out how necromancy is bestowed, doing some trial and error until you know how it works, and only then resurrecting your buddies—IDK, that’s a lot of planning.

Anyway. This is why I think that if he MADE a choice, it was subconscious. That's why more in line with how John does things.

[r0-boat]

A little bit of Holt-ery

Tldr: Holt has Butterfingers and dropped strong aphrodisiac, you just so happened to be in the kitchen with him

Fine you get some Holt

Gn!reader afab

CW:dub-con, boss/employee fuck

"Fuck!" He lets out, looking at the shattered vile on the floor. Strong-grade aphrodisiac, supposed to be for the Bulls for their breeding season( he was going to sneak a drop or two in your drink, you know, something to get you ready for the day) but now here was expensive stuff all over the floor wasted...

Even from this small vile, the scent coming off of it was intense. An overly sweet smell invaded his nostrils. Holt has always had a powerful sense of smell, making his eyes water. Putting his arm over his nose, he goes over to the counter to reach for a paper towel. Holt felt a tingle going across his body, feeling a low heat beginning in his core.

'Come on Holt pull yourself together just reach over and grab a towel and wipe it up'

But his body wouldn't want to move. His mind with melting, still focused on the growing sensation inside of him.

"Boss, I heard a yell. Are you okay?" Oh God, why you or anyone but you... how his title stray from your lips went straight to his lions.

His pants grew tighter and tighter. When he sees you walking to the room, the kitchen is filled with the sweet solid smell, immediately invading your nose. "Holt, I didn't know you liked to bake." You said, inhaling more of the sweet scent. Shaddap, I wasn't bake'n and cover your nose." Confused, you asked why quickly getting a rise out of him " when I say do something, you do it! Don't argue with me. I spilled an expensive aphrodisiac everywhere; the smell alone we can set you off" your eyes widen, doing what he says. Holt kept his back to you, not wanting you to see the obvious tent in his pant. His brown eyes kept darting at you, stealing glances and watching you pick up the pieces of glass. Have you always looked so...cute?

Holt, not moving from his position, reaches for a towel, and throws it to you.

Fuck. It was starting to get too hot to be in these clothes. Everything felt so sensitive, and he was practically sweating. All you did was put a towel on the ground while the aphrodisiac was already at work. The smell of your arousal was evident to Holt. Damn it; you can't go out to work like this!

You wanted to leave the kitchen and lock yourself in your room but you found yourself standing still, staring right it your boss. Your tall, strong, and... handsome boss. With well-kept dark red hair, that you've always wanted to play with it. He smelled of old leather, whiskey, and cologne, a scent that was driving you up the wall.

Your mind was cloudy, eyes filled with nothing but lust. Your mind kept wandering back to him, no matter how much you tried to divert it. Your breath was heavy and shaky remembering when you and Holt were visiting one of the neighbors, and one of their bulls broke out angrily bucking, in a blind rage to charge at you.

Only for Holt to run across the field, grabbing the bull by the horns and slamming him to the ground with all his strength.

The heat was getting unbearable, and the smell of the tantalizing farmhand made him practically drool. He also wanted to leave the kitchen, lock himself in his room, and fist his cock for the rest of the day. But your arousal smells so good; you smell good, you look good... desperate for any sort of release from his restraining clothes, he unbuttons his polo shirt, unbuttoning and zipping down his fly.

You couldn't take it anymore "H-holt please..."

His breath hatched, he hasn't heard you whine like that ever since how to walk too close to the barn and heard you're whimpering cries as a bull bullied his cock into your thight hole. It was a memory he had to scrub out of his brain because he couldn't stop thinking about it. You look so submissive under that hybrid. So... Cute...

"...damn it..."

To cast under his breath before you could react, he turned himself around and pounced on you, his lips on yours instantly. Quickly melting into the kiss, you enjoyed the sweet taste of lingering tobacco and syrup as your tongue danced with his. His brown eyes, and pupils blow bore into yours as he backs you into the wall trapping you between his muscular body kitchen wall. He goes in for another kiss grinding himself against your thigh and moaning when you lift your leg up. The kiss grew hotter before Holt pulled away to catch his breath, a string of saliva connecting the two of you.

"Fucking tease, your a tease..." He growls using one hand to pull down his pants and boxers finally freeing his big fat cock, tip red and leaking. You practically drooled at the side of it, wanting nothing more than his cock inside of you. You wasted no time pulling off your pants and underwear completely. Holt's eyes lit up when he saw you practically dripping for him. You lift yourself up as you subconsciously wrap your legs around him for support Holt nuzzles himself in your neck, giving you soft kisses. Holt was so gentle with you at this moment it made your heart flutter seeing this side of him

" There we go, precious, you're so precious to me ~" he murmured, enjoying the feeling of his shaft rubbing against your lips, the head of his cock rubbing deliciously against your clit, and the heat of your tight velvet walls making his cock pulse.

There were so many things holt wanted to do to you. He has always wanted to eat out that pretty cunt of yours. Make you cum on his tongue. Make you scream louder than any bull on this Farm has. Make you his mate and bite down into your shoulder and Mark you for weeks. But he needed to be inside of you; holt never wanted anything more.

" Putting it in now sweetness, if it's too big for you just tell me~" he Chuckles, you couldn't help but smile. Even now he can be so annoying.

Holt sucked in the air through his teeth as the head of his cock Spears you open, not even halfway in, and your pussy barrels down on his cock. He was so big; your legs shook as he sunk himself deeper, whimpering." relax darl'n, just relax and let me in" Holt purred

Damn it, his voice was rugged yet smooth, and his slight Southern drawl made you swoon. Holt cussed under his breath as his cock is buried inside you to the hilt. You knew your boss always had a more softer side but experiencing it in person was almost uncanny, but you can't say you don't like it. You can feel his fingers grip you harder with every slight movement you make but you couldn't help it. He filled you so full. And every time he ground it against you, you just wanted more.

" can't hold on anymore" your eyes roll back Hour immediately sets his own pace pounding you against the wall. Balls slapped against your ass as the kitchen and dining room were filled with Holt's loud moans. He had no restraint, fucking you as hard or as fast as he wanted and being as loud as you wanted. Hearing him becoming so disheveled went straight to your cunt clenching around him.

"Oh! Fuck yes! Milk me!" He growls, lifting your legs up more to get a better angle, the tip of his cock hitting against the spot that made you see stars. You try your best to fuck him back. Only for Holt to overpower you completely, pounding you harder and deeper losing any rhythm in his hips that he had left favoring more animalistic and wild thrusts.

Your arms rake at his back, nails digging into his clothes, trying desperately to grab onto them. His cock was so big, and his face was so fast and deep that you started to tear up in pure pleasure as you came closer to your orgasm.

Holt had a prideful on his face knowing that his cock was giving you more pleasure than any other Bull on the farm could. " you're close; I can feel it cum for me; obey my word and cum for me!"

Holt's demands hits you like an unbearable heat scorching in your core, finally snapping, squeezing his cock for all his worth while you cream. Your boss fuck you through your orgasm before he came over that edge tilting his bed head back with a howl. He paints your walls with white with each pump of cum.

The effects of the aphrodisiac begin to dull Holt. Realizing what he has done, he gently tries to put your own, but your legs are still jelly, so he holds on to you, making his way to the couch before setting you down; you are still in the Afterglow a seed of guilt begins to grow inside of you after realizing what happened. " let's not speak of this" Holt grumbles ignoring the fact that he already misses your tight cunt. Tired, you just nod in agreement, already missing his light soft touches and fat cock pounding away.

[grahamcarmen]

Do you think gray ever ended up killing anyone, i've seen 2 takes on this:-

He did.

Since he knew carmen would be upset after seeing her reaction, powered the crackle rod to stun mode. I like both, the first gives way for great character exploration as "Sabor a mi" and the second is very believable. What do you think?

😭I wanna say no cause I like him ( Carmen standing directly behind me as his defense lawyer)

But in terms of stray thoughts on this (sorry if they're scattered on pro v con)

That roof on the train does indeed have a hole in it so for the time she was out exploring the world before she was carmen there was a wild gray on the loose with a crackle rod strong enough to break and burn on impact

He may say he doesn't regret anything but actually trying to hurt carmen specifically but gray does have his own sense of guilt when prodded about the philosophies he's adopted on the train at least

Especially when you "steal lives" which you could take as only referring to the attempt they're talking about at the moment or...

And as we see later this + carmen does result in the permanent stun mode when nobody knew (aka had nothing to do with carmen until the moment she used it)

No matter how CAPABLE of violence he actually seems to shy away from fights or kills he doesn't need to seem to take and like i don't see EVERY mission needing to mean bodies on the floor if you're just a good thief who doesn't get caught. Which he is. Even if it is VILE.

That being said there's not a zero possibility that he was put in another situation to kill a witness and he...would.

He doubles down on pushing through to the idea that this is his nature :/

Lmao he's lucky those guns at acme are stun gun equivalents. He is efficient and ruthless when taking them down.

O.o or maybe he knew? Idk how much difference that would make at that point in time

Hes bellums boy. It doesn't happen all the time but there are shown to be occasions for VILE faculty to call favorite agents for certain missions. Most Bellum missions have huge collateral damage potential

VILE does have that no loose ends rule at all

That being said this show has only given me 1 corpse. And its acme's. 1 1/2 if we count our poor almost barbecued gray (and that was VILE's but only if the agent on site was a traitor)

Those people at the dig that tigress and le chevre knocked out in ep 2 are...just knocked out to me. Like idk they wake up with a bad headache and stolen digsite with zero memories of who did it . Sorry I dont even count the cleaners as menace (sorry you guys are efficient and have a scary reputation i promise 😔✌)

Heck actually a lot of the crackle rods we see are at stun mode naturally(gray is always having to dial it up, eel did not die, carmen presumably did not kill the guards around gray☆ or even the 6 months she was dark! Kill count is not mentioned among her crimes and she's really ready to pounce on witnesses)

Counter point HE DOES DIAL IT UP ON SCREEN matching carmen for 2 attempts we can see and only fails because carmen is carmen ♡

Define...necessary to use for him?

No idea when he did the permanent stun mode . could have been immediately getting back could have been mid dark! Carmen era or the week before he turns himself in

I actually might think he'd be ok not needing to use the crackle rod and just taking comfort in the menace/power it projects ok

Like not even a carmen told him to way but a he takes a bit of time canonically way

But if its "necesary"...

TLDR: personally lean towards no (knee jerk blorbo biased reaction) and especially in dark! Red era even if we don't know when the permastun was enforced but im not against exploring the idea because its not impossible that he did come across the situations he "had " to offscreen before the train? Boy is a pretty efficient agent. And he's...capable.

[doodlebloo]

Can you talk more about your c!tubbo origin headcanon?

YESSSSS OHMYGOD I WAS HOPING SOME1 WOULD ASK.

The short version is that Lady Death and Ianite made a bet over who would be the better father, Sparklez or Philza, and Sparklez ended up being the better dad so Lady Death gave Tubbo her eternal blessing (described further below), eventually she realizes that this blessing might lead to a lot of survivor's guilt for him and as consolation she blesses the baby piglin he's grown attached to (Michael), which makes the effects of zombification slowly dwindle until the kid can grow up big and strong.

LONG VERSION UNDER THE CUT :D

Lady Death and Ianite are goddess pals who have tea sometimes and talk about their silly lil champions (Sparklez and Philza). On one of these days the topic of fatherhood comes up. c!Wil is still fairly young and Mumza is talking about how good of a father c!Phil is shaping up to be, Ianite reckons that Sparklez would make a pretty good father too.

Well as gods tend to do they end up making a friendly little wager about this. They'll find a baby, Sparklez gets to parent him for the first 6 years of his life and Phil gets the second 6 years, they see which did a better job. Whoever's champion was the less good father has to use up some of their power to bless the child on their 18th birthday.

So they find little orphan c!Tubbo as a baby and Ianite gives him to Sparklez. She explains everything and is honest abt the fact it's a wager, he's not a huge fan of the idea but isn't gonna NOT take care of the baby, plus he'd rather the kid gain the favor of Ianite than of Death. c!Tubbo has a pretty great early childhood with him, not perfect bc Sparklez has never BEEN a dad before so there's some bumps but overall the new prince of fallen kingdom has a nice life.

At age 6, c!Tubbo is taken, his memory is wiped and he's left in a box on the side of the road for c!Phil to find. c!Phil has no interest in adopting him but Lady Death convinces him to at least try. c!Phil begrudgingly takes c!Tubbo home, but a combination of factors (c!Crimeboys already being a handful, c!Phil's desire to be a nomadic adventurer with c!Techno, c!Tubbo's lingering feeling that this isn't His family) leads to c!Tubbo's childhood being less than ideal. He isn't necessarily neglected, he just doesn't really click with his new family the way Death hoped he might (except for c!Tommy of course, but c!Phil doesn't really consider c!Tommy his son.) Tldr, c!Phil makes an effort but doesn't really bond with c!Tubbo that much and ultimately decides not to stop him when he and c!Tommy (both aged 13) leave home to go exploring.

Now that c!Tubbo is thirteen, it's time to pick a winner, and after some deliberation they both agree that Ianite wins this one. As a result Lady Death must bless c!Tubbo. She ponders over what blessing to give him, and by the time she checks in on him again he's already lost two lives and she quickly realizes that he needs her blessing NOW, not at eighteen like they'd previously agreed upon.

Lady Death blesses c!Tubbo with the gift of survival on the day he becomes president of New L'Manberg. It isn't that he CAN'T die, just that his odds of survival in any given situation are much higher than average. An unintended side effect of this is that c!Tubbo feels strangely at ease when discussing death, not always taking it as seriously as he needs to.

Lady Death figures her job is done and goes about her business for another six months (which to her is like five minutes) before she sees c!Tommy appear in her domain. He's in limbo, and, knowing how important he is to her pseudo-champion c!Tubbo, debates sending him back before he gets yoinked back on his own.

(Lady Death doesn't appreciate whoever's messing with the laws of life and death down there, but c!Phil doesn't seem worried so she leaves it be.)

She checks in on c!Tubbo (she tells herself it's out of curiosity but really she's started to care abt him a bit) and finds him doing an absolutely terrible job of processing c!Tommy's temporary death, and she realizes that because of her "blessing" and the dangerous place c!Tubbo has settled down, he's very likely to outlive all of his loved ones.

She feels kind of bad about it, because while Death is a natural part of life, she figures that since she had a hand in kind of messing with his childhood she should at least help shape his future. It takes her a LOT of power to mess with the code of a Player (blessing c!Tubbo took a lot out of her) but blessing a mob is a lot easier, and luckily c!Tubbo has gotten absurdly attached to a little zombie piglet recently.

Lady Death bestows Michael_B with the same blessing as c!Tubbo, survival despite the odds, and said blessing also applies to his zombie curse. His parents' attempts to cure him work like a charm because of this increased likelihood of survival, and he's cured within a year.

As for c!Tubbo, he continues to be surrounded by death at every turn and has come to think of death like an old friend for reasons he can't articulate. Also for reasons he can't articulate, he feels like he does have someone else out there who cares about him but can't put his finger on it since his early childhood memories are so blurry.

(Sparklez, meanwhile, asks for regular updates on c!Tubbo and has more than once requested to be sent to help c!Tubbo fight. He knows he isn't c!Tubbo's dad anymore but he still finds himself caring about him a lot because they bonded so tightly in c!Tubbo's early years. Quietly, he plans to break into c!Tub's home SMP when no one is looking because he'll be damned if c!Phil gets to meet c!Tubbo's kid and he doesn't.)

((Fuck the canon ending. In this au c!beeduo reconcile and c!Tubbo reconnects with c!Sparklez and his family takes a lil vacation to Fallen Kingdom and all is well <3))

[yukihime242]

Today's anime cluster review is a bit different than the norm. First, let's introduce the theme for the cluster: fallen from grace.

Okay, I know some of you may be thinking that it's a hero to villain type of anime that I will be reviewing but no. It's more of the character in the anime who may once had been a powerful person, a famous person, a strong force to be reckoned with, and many more, and their current situation in the anime was that they were no longer who they used to be. It is not necessarily that they lost all of their fame and power or the like, it could be that they no longer associate with anything of such nature for the sake of peaceful living... or possibly a hidden agenda...

Also, given the nature of this cluster's theme, it is inevitable that I may need to spell out the entire story of the character, or the plot, in order to justify the reason why the anime is categorised in this theme. But for those of you who are possibly interested in the anime listed below but don't wish to see any spoilers and yet you still want to know what my views are on those anime, I will put a TLDR at the end of each anime review in this list.

Now that that's done with, let's get on to it! Also, 🚨MAJOR SPOILERS🚨 will be expected in today's anime review list.

1️⃣ Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records

(Picture Source: Draggle's Anime Blog thru' Google Image Search)

The main protagonist, Glenn Radars (on the left), is one such character having "fallen from grace". Prior to the current events in the anime, Glenn was part of a special military unit, which comprises of an elite group of mages, that was under the royal family's order.

While Glenn may not necessarily be the strongest in the unit, he is still a feared ex-member of the military unit. Throughout the anime, he has shown and demonstrated his feats of fighting against the enemies.

It can be considered as a comedic anime but it does have its serious side. It is a very fun anime to watch, in my opinion, and it also gives you a satisfying feeling when Glenn one ups the people who doubted his abilities. Good anime to watch.

Rating: 8.5⭐/10

TLDR: Gives you the satisfied feeling whenever main protagonist one up against people who doubted his abilities.

2️⃣ Jikan no Shihaisha

(Picture Source: IMDb thru' Google Image Search)

I'd be very honest with you, I have no freaking idea what is going on in this anime.

Let me introduce you to the main protagonist, Ace, the guy in red. He is actually a lot older than he looks and he was considered the best agent of some sort in this organisation. But something happened and Ace lost his memory, and his body started going back in time. So, yes, that young man in red you see up there is the main protagonist technically under a curse of some sort... and the organisation is out to kill him for reasons unknown to mankind.

Allow me to spoil even further since we are looking at the picture. And I also highly doubt anyone wants to watch this anime... for reals...

That guy in the far right? That's Ace's son. That girl on the left? That's some goddess of time and also Ace's wife, and yes, she gave birth to that son at the back.

Alright, technically, what I remember is that both Ace and his son were trying to find a way to undo the so call "curse" that Ace is suffering from so that he would go back to the original age he was supposed to be. The downside of this "curse" is that Ace does not remember much about everything, but my guess is because his son was constantly with him, Ace remembers that he has a son.

Another thing in this anime is that there are time eating monsters. So while Ace and his son (the reason i keep calling him "son" is because I forgot his name but too lazy to google for it) searched for a way to rid Ace of his "curse", they had to battle against this time eating monsters.

So yeap, as I said before, this anime is super confusing and I have no idea what the heck is going on. I would not recommend this anime at all, but if you guys are brave enough to watch it, I shall pray for the sanity of your brains.

Rating: 2⭐/10

TLDR: Have no idea what is going on, only know main protagonist needs to rid himself of some "curse" he is being placed under while battling against some time eating monsters.

3️⃣ Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan

(Picture Source: Gameindustry.com thru' Google Image Search)

I have watched this countlessly times and the one thing that still confuses me was why Kanata, the male protagonist, was labelled a traitor...

I'm jumping ahead so let me backtrack a bit.

Kanata, the sole guy you see in the picture, was once part of an elite team and he was known to be the strongest in the team. They were facing some monsters that were attacking the academy and Kanata decided to face the monsters alone when one of his teammates fell (I can't remember who it was). Afterwards, the anime cut to the current events and Kanata was labelled as a traitor and was no longer part of the ace team.

I mean like... I still don't get why he is being called a traitor... like what the heck did he do?

Anyway, the story focused on Kanata, who after having labelled as a traitor, was assigned to be an instructor to a team of failures.... I apologise for the harshness but I don't know any other better terms to describe them.

It is quite an interesting anime to watch though it would have been better if they could address his label as a traitor properly. There probably would be a character you would want to throttle in the anime. For me, it was Misora.

Anyway, have a go at it and I would recommend watching this anime for some comedy relief.

Rating: 8⭐/10

TLDR: Not the best, but it's a good anime to watch. Just not entirely sure about the "traitor" label and its origins.

4️⃣ I'm Quitting Heroing

(Picture Source: Anime Trending thru' Google Image Search)

Wow, there is quite a lot to unpack here in this anime... Okay, let's get down to it.

Some of you may know, and some of you may not know. This anime was popular recently and received good reviews. I thought it was worth a watch and it actually is quite relaxing.

As I said earlier, there's a lot to unpack and there will be major spoilers. THIS IS ONE ANIME THAT IS SUCH. So, if you don't wish to see the spoilers, then I recommend you to quickly scroll all the way down to the bottom of this post and read the TLDR version instead.

For those of you who decided to continue reading, you have been warned.

Okay, so first off, the main protagonist is Leo Demonheart, the guy lying on the couch in the picture up there, is the hero of the world. When you think of the word hero, the character would probably be some human blessed with a multitude of blessings and could become a saint after he retires as a hero, right? Well, not for Leo.

Leo was actually a humanoid species created by the humans of modern day Tokyo to help curb the invasion of the demons then. He was one of the 12 humanoids created to help with this unrewarding endeavour for eternity. As time passed, modern day technology crumbled and the current events of the anime is what happens after the invasion of the demons in modern day Tokyo.

If you are still confuse by what I am trying to say, basically, it seems like time reversed on earth. Instead of a government that we are used to in real life, the people reverted to the time when kings ruled and nobility exists. So, it was during this period that Leo was recognised as a hero and he went to defeat the demon ruler. It was a successful battle for him since he is ridiculously strong, but the humans and the king Leo served were terrified of his power, and well... Leo then went to find the demon queen he defeated earlier to serve under her instead.

This is actually a very good anime. The only pet peeve I have about this series is the timeline jumping. Now, I understand that it was Leo's memories. But before he explained it properly in the series, it was super confusing when the scenes shifted between the two timelines. It gave the question of whether I was watching a parallel universe or something.

But overall, it is a good anime and highly recommended to watch.

Rating: 8.5 ⭐/10

TLDR: A highly recommended anime to watch but timeline jumping scenes in the series can be confusing.

[raayllum]

13 for the meme.

send me a 🔥 choose violence ask 🔥

13. worst blorboficiation

So blorboficiation seems to be when you have a very character and you talk about them a lot with an extremely positive slant. And every character in TDP has both good and bad sides to them. However taking this under the realm of focusing Only on a character's positive traits or, perhaps what I've called "de-clawing" in the past, actually ignoring their negative traits

Pre-S3 I probably would've said Soren or Claudia (people were way too easy on both of them in S1 imo) but nowadays pretty consistently I think it's probably Callum and Ezran

For Ezran, I think people sometimes look at his massive capacity for forgiveness and compassion and strip him of like, an ability to be messy and angry and hard to understand (which he is, at least decently often, in canon)! He had a harsher reaction to finding out about Harrow's death in S2 than his brother did, he's very good at holding people accountable, and he's not always the best at communicating (Autistic Ezran headcanons my beloved). He's not kind just because he's a kid and he's smarter / often times the most level headed than people give him credit for, but he can Also be stubborn, simultaneously a bit of a pushover, and very presumptive (re: analysis post here) and I think that's important to acknowledge. Let Ezran be messy, selfish, etc. He has flaws and complexities. Write it in fanon, too, please

As for Callum -- woof. Either people make him a total chad because they're butt-hurt over being called a nerd when they were 15 while also treating Callum like a white guy, and never bringing up the fact it's subversive for Callum to be what he is - both very emotionally sensitive and expressive and becoming a powerful, fearsome mage - is precisely because he's not white.

But more often I see people remove his anger and selfishness and tunnel vision. Callum is skeptical and selective and often times quite dismissive/insensitive. He uses his memory/attention to detail to go for the jugular in fights. He has very little problem bending his morals and has a strong self-preservation streak when it comes to actually risking himself (i.e. the one - 1 - time in show he's risked himself with no hope of survival was when he was going to die because of Sol Regem, and Rayla talked him out of that just by saying "Calm down".) He is sacrificial but he also argues regularly for his life - just look at his first convo with Rayla - and that gets overlooked so often, or he's made into a completely unreasonable asshole bc men being '''intimidating'''' is a Flex, i suppose? 🙄

TLDR; people woobify Ezran out of disinterest and to ignore his interiority, people either woobify Callum to smooth over plot elements or Chad him up (mostly the fandom troll and their associates) without understanding what his 'negative' qualities actually are and where they come from, and it's Wild

[sovpologist]

Lightfall Review: TLDR

Read my full review here!

Best parts of the story:

Zavala immediately squashing the "The Traveler tried to abandon us" hot take by explaining that it went to confront the Witness at the end of Seraph. Like I felt like this was obvious but some people want the Traveler to secretly be evil so badly they'll use anything as proof

Osiris launching himself in a Cabal drop pod

Nimbus and Osiris bickering

Caiatl coming to help us and Nimbus thinking she's hot

Calling down orbital strikes

Neomuna being an Ishtar Collective colony (science wives Maya Sundaresh and Chioma Esi were alive! And thriving!)

Osiris' theory that Light = material/physical and Dark = mental/immaterial

And how this would build/add onto Ikora's theories about pain, forgiveness, and memory and why the Light forgets but the Dark remembers

The Witness taking control of Ghost to get to the Veil

There's precedent for this in the Vow raid lore; plus the Witness/Darkness has influenced/taken control of Ghost before. It also always seemed too good to be true that Ghost and the guardian could spy on the Witness with no issue but that connection didn't go the other way around

Worst parts of the story:

Amanda being on the front lines of the battle despite being a civilian non guardian??? and later in defiant battlegrounds devrim even has a line about how he and amanda cant be on the front lines bc they dont have lives to space so why was she there in the first place?

Osiris seeing the Witness touch the Traveler, leave, and immediately guessing that the Witness 1) saw the Veil 2) is going to get it right now

The Veil and the Radial Mast in general

Rohan's death being obvious from a mile away and him not getting enough screentime that wasn't draped in "I'm definitely going to die soon" red flags to actually be able to get attached to him

"Let's stand perfectly still in the dark!" -Mara, Zavala, Elsie, Ikora

Overall:

Story: 4/10

Pros:

Lots of mystery going into "Final Shape"

Strong aesthetics + vibe

Post-campaign content is largely better written and more engaging

Cons:

Breakneck pacing

Poor motivations

Lack of setup

Overutilization of MacGuffins

Rapid, jarring tonal shifts

Obvious, guessable deaths

Stakes are supposed to be high but feel low

No payoff

Bungie telling people who are confused or unsatisfied to buy the year's seasons and play them to get answers… Expansions should be mandatory to understand seasons. Seasons should not be mandatory to understand expansions.

Characters: 6/10

Pros:

Fun new characters

Interesting character interactions

Cons:

Underutilized existing characters

Gameplay: 8/10

Pros:

Difficult but not oppressive content

Strand is massively fun and engaging

Interesting, well-designed missions

Lots of opportunities to use/experiment with Strand during main campaign, meaning putting together a build post-campaign is easier

Strand is much easier to unlock than Stasis, which was a huge pain

Replayable activities in Neomuna

Cons:

Some of the "secrets" on Neomuna are not really secrets (Vex disruption, Cabal ammunition, disrupting transmission)

Post campaign content with great lore (yay) is largely patrol based (nay...)

Will need to see the longevity of Neomuna + how it shakes up in the long run; Savathun's throne world had some things to do for leveling/unique replayable missions right after the campaign but a season or two later they were essentially worthless, meaning there was no reason to go back

QOL Changes: 9/10

Pros:

Simplified mod system

Ada-1 sells shaders now!

Loadouts!!!

Mod building screen!!!!

Commendations are fun

Artifact mods are intrinsic

Artifact is free to reset

Power system less relevant

More ways to stun champions

Cons:

Guardian ranks system is underwhelming, just another list of tasks to check off

Lore being moved to triumphs is a bad design choice IMO; I much preferred being able to read it on the same screen I unlocked it 

[eyelessfog]

@some-sort-of-siren

joel season two takes the place of godseeker, a character that is a main part of the gods and glory dlc.

i’m thinking that joel’s awakening comes in the form of a little water spout in the waterways that asks for a certain gold coin that you can get for cheap from maria [a shopkeeper up above, running dirtmouth with her brother eddie]. if you throw the gold coin in and “pray” [a theme in this au, as praying is how sausage does any sort of magic], a flash of lighting comes down from absolutely nowhere and a just absolutely huge man is passed out on the ground

come back later, and he appears to be meditating. you dreamnail him, and you are sent to stratos: the colosseum of his mind.

there are a bunch of little joels in there id like to mention. joel is so clone coded, both versions of him.

unlike in the actual game, you dont replay usual bosses but harder - rather, joel brings in his memories of nearly all of the season one characters, and you fight THEM. you get to fight some of the bosses too, but like. the equivalent characters that you’d never fight in hollow knight, you do fight here. the codfather is one of them. joel makes him strong. hes biased.

id like to think that jimmy [s2 ver] manages to get down to the dump and you walk in on them arguing and its a stupid comedy bit

joel s2 is NOT joel s1. he’s like… hes one of joel’s clones from in the palace that didn’t consume enough void, and gained a bit too much of the clay king’s soul. which made him like… not his own person, but not the clay king either, so he’d been scrambling for an identity. eventually he finds himself learning that he’s something of a god, and makes an altar to himself

after the altar is thrown away due to him “proclaiming himself a false god” his memory eventually withers away and his soul, attached to the altar, is left to only go through all the people he knew, until he’s created stratos

when he’s set free, he doesn’t know what to do, and so sets himself back into the world he created in his mind, and then has the people he knew fight sausage when sausage comes in and like. just intrudes into his mind?? like… what a jerk.

no yeah so. tldr: joel is godseeker, the bosses in his colosseum are the s1 characters, hes a clone of the first joel [the clay king] that went a little wrong and got TOO much of the first joel’s soul + powers. and he believes himself a god even though hes at best a demigod

[inkwell-intrigues]

Ok, I Breed to know. What exacly are the extensious and limitations of the boys' powers, from your story? Or is to much of a spoiler?

No worries! It’s not a spoiler at all!

So, for Cuphead - He is similar to a “supe” from the show: The Boys. He has super strength and healing capabilities. The healing can only be used in himself - basically his body heals itself ridiculously fast, being able to recover from almost any condition. (He can’t regrow a limb or come back from the dead, but pretty much anything else is fair game) This power paired with him being a descendant of a magical bloodline (The Calix Animi), he has basically demigod status/power. Not invincible, but damn near it.

And for Mugman - His powers are centered around entering peoples’s minds. He can see what they are thinking, look into their memories, manipulate their thoughts to a degree talk to them telepathically, and mind control them. (However, his mind control ceases the moment he leaves their mind) He’s basically an incredibly strong psychic armed with lots of empathy and ways to understand/read others. One thing with his power is that some people can detect he is in their head, depending on what Mugman is doing. A particularly strong willed person can try and drive him out of their head, but that would be EXTREMELY hard to do.

Hopefully this answers your question!! TLDR: You’ve got a Demigod and a Psychic. A pretty cool duo in my opinion. XD

[returnofaion]

Headcanon Theory: Limitations

Obligatory Spoiler Alert for the Thousand Year Blood Way arc. If you never read it or are waiting on the new season, please stop reading.

TLDR Warning too

After some recent conversations, I realized that while I’ve speculated heavily on Aizen’s powers, I’ve never done so on Tsukishima. And because the role Tsukishima plays in TYBW is significant and provides a completely new way to interpret the power of Book of the End, I think some speculation and headcanon is necessary.

Originally, in the Fullbringer arc, Tsukishima’s Book of the End is professed to have two functions: 

Combat mode: Book of the End’s attack capabilities allow it to cut through almost anything.

History Alteration mode: Book of the End can “cut” into the past of anything and insert Tsukishima’s presence.

The full extent of what Book of the End can actually cut isn’t really discussed more than a passing comment, though Tsukishima does show himself capable of doing things like cutting through reinforced doors. Personally, I believe that while his personal strength and Book of the End’s edge allow him to cut through many things, it’s not truly that strong. I think this was just part of the story they were trying to sell Ichigo, to cover up Book of the End’s real abilities.

However, the real debate comes from exploring Tsukishima’s History Alteration abilities. The full extent and limitations of these abilities are honestly hard to pin down, and they seem to shift between the Fullbringer arc and the TYBW arc. Of course, Tsukishima did die and become a Plus soul, so there’s the potential that this inconsistency could be explained away by that transition, or by just personal growth in general, or even Kubo being pushed to end the story. 

But here’s what we know:

Book of the End cuts into the past

Book of the End works on anything he can physically cut, and so can cut into the past of both living and non-living things

Book of the End gives Tsukishima comprehensive knowledge of whatever past it cuts

Book of the End can change a past multiple times after one cut

Book of the End can insert Tsukishima into the past of whatever/whoever it cuts

Book of the End does not have to insert Tsukishima into the past it cuts; it can insert any (?) changes to the past

If a living, sentient being is cut, they can notice the dissonance between reality and their memories

Those last three points are the most interesting, because they determine the application of Book of the End. It’s one thing to know everything about a person’s past, possibly even the things they don’t themselves remember, but it’s another thing to be able to make any change whatsoever. And if you count CFYOW as canon enough, then we have evidence that these alterations to the history of a person/object can have physical effects, as seen when altering the trees past caused it to grow massive.

And yet, Tsukishima seems to do the same thing over and over; inserting himself to endear himself to his victim, savoring the eventual mental collapse. And he doesn’t seem to ever insert the types of pasts that would make an enemy physically weaker or even dead by the present. So despite the versatility we witness, there are some unstated limitations that Tsukishima doesn’t cross.

Personal Limitations: I think one such limitation is Tsukishima’s own physical and spiritual limitations. Fullbring is an intensely draining power, and the Fullbringers train for months and years to build the stamina and control to use Fullbring safely. The majority of the Fullbringer arc was Ichigo training to use it. 

I believe certain applications of Book of the End are more draining than others. Cutting and altering the history of an object is much easier than altering the history of a living being; it’s basically an extension of basic Fullbring. Even inserting a new history that changes the weather requires less personal input than altering an individual’s history. And because Book of the End can be active in multiple objects/people at once, I think Tsukishima has a definite interest in managing his own power usage.

But also, what’s to stop Tsukishima from inserting a history only a little ways in the past that would cause the victim to, I don’t know, explode or be poisoned? He can alter the weather, so what is stopping him from altering a person’s last meal? I think his personal power limits him from inserting histories that would directly create or destroy. He cannot insert the history of a drought killing a tree; but the drought can affect the tree’s growth. He cannot create a bomb, but he can insert a history where he moves a bomb to that location. Adding or removing something from existence is beyond his abilities.

Historical Limitations: This was hard to name, so I hope I can do justice explaining it. But there are a couple of parts to this. One is merely that individuals and living things have much more complex histories, with many interconnecting relationships and decisions, than an object would. The more complex the object/individual, the more effort it takes to alter their history reliably, especially farther back in time. Planting a bomb a few weeks ago is trivial; there’s a bomb now. Inserting a past where an individual’s core memories are altered at a young age...that requires an amount of power that I don’t think Tsukishima personally possesses. This would fall under “too draining to accomplish”.

The other historical limitation is a simpler; I think Tsukishima’s history alteration ability is limited to the physical body/object that houses a soul. While it’s possible that Tsukishima’s ability could eventually grow to go farther back, I don’t think he’s capable of knowing or altering a soul’s history past the current “lifetime”. For example, if he cuts a human in the world of the living, and they die, then his powers and knowledge do not extend to the Soul once the body has died. Now, if he were able to cut the Soul, then he could re-establish his power. In reverse, Tsukishima cannot learn or alter a past-life. 

Implications of those Limitations: These limitations are really the line between Tsukishima being god-tier OP and being a normal villain, but they also explain a bit about why Tsukishima uses Book of the End in his certain ways. I also think it explains why individual’s react as they do.

Tsukishima can’t alter core memories; he might take the position of an important person. However, the key building blocks that make a person who they are go untampered. I don’t believe he has the power to alter core memories, because a Soul resists that level of change. 

But also, because the Soul resists these changes to their histories, and the alterations are to the body, people can have mental breakdowns while under Book of the End’s influence. The Soul remembers, even if the brain does not, and so there’s a conflict there that can strain many individuals past their breaking point.  But this is also why some souls (e.g. Byakuya, Grimmjow in CFYOW) don’t have breakdowns or are unaffected by the alteration of their histories; their core personalities haven’t been changed. And their personalities aren’t the type to let memories or their past hobble them.

It’s easiest for Tsukishima to assume a pre-existing position in someone’s history for that reason. It doesn’t cause undue conflict, it doesn’t alter the path of an individual’s history, and it’s a little fun for him. Plus, it helps explain why he knows so much about the person, especially for longer cons where he has to repeatedly interact with a victim.

I also believe that the historical limitations are why Tsukishima was able to help Ichigo and Orihime, but not directly. He couldn’t undo the past where Zangetsu broke, but the past was recent, and all involved were amenable to the change. So he was able to insert a past where Zangetsu was repairable. Honestly, the implications of that move alone could use it’s own post.

But these are just my personal interpretations based on what I’ve noticed and observed. However, I think it’s important to consider the limits of powers that don’t seem to have applicable limits.