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Drabble Weekend.

i was directly inspired to do this by the lovely @inklore which you all should check out because her writing is phenomenal ✨ since all my wips are hella long fics and the fact that i really really wanna write decided to to a lil'fun drabble weekend we all can enjoy 💞

you can send in anything you want and i'll write a drabble for it, can be literally anything but if you can't think of something feel free to check my prompts tag!

i'll be accepting for the characters listed below:

marvel: moon knight(all), peter parker(all), doctor strange, matt murdock, foggy nelson, felicia hardy, kate bishop, gwen stacy, loki, bucky barnes, wade wilson

dc: battinson, batman in general, dick grayson, jason todd, wally west, barry allen

charlie cox characters: michael kinsella(kin), tristan thorn(stardust), henry (eat locals), owen sleater(broadwalk empire)

bridgerton (tho fair warning i only watched a couple of episodes courtesy of @leydileyla but i'm already hooked): anthony bridgerton, benedict bridgerton

you can ask for au's, dark themes, fluff, angst, smut anything your hearts desire basically for the whole weekend xx

tagging some lovely people: @leydileyla , @scandalous-chaos , @moonbcrry , @saintlike78 , @inklore , @sobeautifullyobsessed , @murdocksluvrr , @sobachka-korol , @peterthepark , @novaresque , @ddejavvu , @softtdaisy , @wint3r-h3art , @catholicdaredevil

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A deep dive into Ogre Saga / Ivalice Alliance continuity

Since I got a lot of comments to the tune of "you know those aren't actually connected, right?" on this Ogre/Ivalice thread, I feel like it's worth revisiting & going into how these titles form a coherent world with actual connections and continuity https://twitter.com/IMGibbon/status/1488962184092606472

So I'm going to attempt to do that, one at a time, in release order, showing how the series has built up its lore and history over the just shy of thirty years(!) it's been ongoing now.

You can find this thread in ridiculously long and image-filled twitter form here: https://twitter.com/IMGibbon/status/1496998485047930922 Tumblr only gives me 10 image slots so I'm going to use them sparingly lol

So anyway, once again, welcome to the Wubbulous World of Yasumi Matsuno.

1993.03 - Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen [Super Famicom]

We start with Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen, originally released for the Super Famicom in March of 1993, and later receiving ports for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. These would spruce up the graphics, change up the fonts, & add some voice acting.

Supposedly Episode V in an ongoing saga, started in the middle (as one does when you're inspired by Star Wars). This release actually sets the scene for the next half dozen or so that follow it, even across multiple publishers and development teams, via its characters and lore.

Long long ago, humanity fought a war against Ogres and Demons. Among humanity's champions, the Twelve Disciples of the heavens were gifted sacred Zodiac Stones by the gods and used their power to drive the armies of the Underworld back into their domain and seal them away.

Other artifacts of note from the Ogre Battle are the Holy Grail, gifted to humanity by the heavens; the Black Diamond, a 13th Zodiac Stone created by a banished Disciple; and the Fire Embl-er, the Crest of Fire, held by humanity's champion as they drove back the demonic hordes.

25 years prior to the game's start, Empress Endora conquered the continent of Xetegenia (sometimes spelled with a Z). During her reign, a resistance organization forms to free the continent. The plot opens with the player character Destin taking command of the Liberation Army.

Throughout the course of the campaign, Destin is joined by various other characters, such as Lans Hamilton, a former knight of Xenobia (again, sometimes with a Z); Warren Omon, a mage with the ability to divine the future; Tristan, the rightful prince of Xenobia; and others.

After the Empress is slain, it is discovered that she was manipulated by Rashidi, a dark wizard in the Empress’ employ. Destin defeats him, but before he dies Rashidi releases Diablo, the king of the Underworld who was sealed away after the first great Ogre Battle.

Destin and their army manage to seal Diablo away again before he can become too powerful, using the mythic Zodiac Stones that have been gathered over the course of the campaign. Bringing a close to this first chapter in the burgeoning fantasy universe.

1995.10 - Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together [Super Famicom]

The second release in the series was to be Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, originally released in October of 1995 for the Super Famicom, it too got ports to the Sega Saturn and Playstation, and again they were mostly effects and performance tweaks.

Episode VII of the ongoing Ogre Battle Saga (yes, they skipped ahead one), this builds on MotBQ's base, featuring a new conflict in a new locale, but featuring returning characters & items from the first game while introducing some new legacies of its own.

Tactics Ogre takes place in Valeria, an archipelago nation united under one King Dolgare. After Dolgare's apparent death with no direct heirs, the three primary ethnic groups of Valeria end up in a brief civil war, dividing into dedicated territories of varying sizes.

The factions are Bacrum-Valeria, backed by the foreign nation of Lodis and ruled by its regent, Bishop Branta Mown; the Galgastani (referred to as the Gargastan Kingdom in some localizations) led by Cardinal Barbatos; and the Walsta People led by Duke Ronway.

After the Galgastani gain the upper hand and declare themselves ruler of Valeria, the neighboring Walsta are subjugated and restricted to a small island. The story opens with a small Walsta resistance group, including main character Denim Powell and his sister Kachua.

They attack a group of roaming Xenobian mercenaries falsely believing their leader Lans Hamilton (returning from MotBQ) is the Black Knight Lans Tartare, a Lodis soldier who imprisoned Denim and Kachua's father Plancy in their childhood.

The sympathetic Hamilton joins the group, bringing the old sage Warren (also returning from the previous game), and the rest of his Xenobian troops, while Kachua vainly attempts to dissuade Denim from fighting.

The game at this point opens up on some branching story paths, an early branch opening up when Denim's loyalty to the resistance is tested when a compatriot orders the massacre of a town that refuses to join them, framing Galgastan for the crime.

Eventually finding their father Plancy dying from a terminal illness, Plancy reveals to Denim that he is of the Mown family (the regents of Bacrum-Valeria), and that Kachua is King Dolgare's illegitimate daughter, giving her a direct claim to Valeria's throne.

Among the Galgastani forces is the necromancer Nybeth Obdilord, who is a whole tier of evil unto himself. Nybeth has his own superdungeon, the Palace of the Dead, on the 100th floor of which can be found one of the game's new mythic artifacts, the mysterious Gran Grimoire.

In all routes, both the Golgastani and Tartare's forces are defeated and Denim kills Branta Mown. Survivors of Tartare's Dark Knights use the stolen Xenobian sword Brunhild to break the seal on a portal leading to the realm of the dark god Asmodeus.

It is revealed that Dolgare, overcome with despair by his wife's death, made a pact with Asmodeus in an attempt to resurrect her, becoming an Ogre in the process. He attempts to reclaim Valeria, but Denim's forces defeat him, Warren sacrificing himself to seal the fiend away.

1997.06 - Final Fantasy Tactics [PlayStation]

After the completion of Tactics Ogre, Matsuno left Quest for Square, taking with him already-in-progress plans for the next Ogre entry, which would eventually be released on the Sony PlayStation as Final Fantasy Tactics in June of 1997 to cult success.

This title establishes the kingdom/world of Ivalice, which would continue to appear in later titles for the next 25 years or so. While not explicitly the same world as the Ogre games for legal reasons, there are numerous indications to suggest they are one and the same.

A couple thousand years ago in-universe, an undescribed Cataclysm ravaged the world, scouring numerous kingdoms from the map, driving some of the fantasy races to extinction, and eliminating magic as it was then known, leaving humanity to pick up the pieces and rebuild.

Out-of-Universe, this Cataclysm can be read as a bit of a metatextual symbol of Matsuno having to eschew explicit references to his prior Ogre games and start anew with Ivalice, and serves as a nice divide between the two franchises.

Slightly more recently, only 1200 years ago, the saintess Ajora Glabados was born. After her execution, her followers formed the Church of Glabados, integrating the legend of the mythic Zodiac Stones (last seen in MotBQ) & the Braves who wielded them into their holy scriptures.

As the game opens, Ivalice is recovering from a Fifty Year War against neighboring Ordalia. After the death of its ruler, Princess Ovelia and Prince Orinas are the top candidates for the vacant throne.

The former is supported by Prince Goltana of the Black Lion, and the latter by Queen Ruvelia and her brother, Prince Larg of the White Lion. The two groups engage in what would later be known as The War of the Lions.

Ramza, of the noble Beoulve family of knights, and his childhood commoner friend Delita, witness the murder of Delita's sister during an uprising, causing them both to abandon their ties to the nobility.

Ramza joins a mercenary group protecting Princess Ovelia and her guard Agrias from being hunted by both sides of the conflict, while Delita joins Goltana's forces. They are reunited during a kidnapping attempt of Ovelia by Prince Larg forces.

Agrias suggests sheltering Ovelia with the Church of Glabados. Along the way, Ramza meets Mustadio Bunansa, a machinist in possession of one of the thought-lost holy Zodiac Stones, who is also seeking church protection due to those seeking to take the stone for themselves.

Ramza eventually discovers that the Church of Glabados has been using the now corrupted thirteen Zodiac Stones to instigate the War of the Lions. Ramza is branded a heretic and chased by the Knights Templar, the soldiers of the church who are hunting the Zodiac Stones.

He acquires proof of, and tries to reveal, the Church's lies about Saint Ajora - and that she was in fact the mortal host of Ultima the Fallen Angel, leader of the Lucavi, a group of corrupted scions and mythic beings who sought to supplant the gods.

The two sides in the war face off in a major battle that results in the deaths of both Larg and Goltana, securing the Church's control over Ivalice. After the battle Ramza discovers that the Lucavi have been using the Church in an attempt to resurrect Ultima once more.

The War of the Lions was needed to generate the numerous recently slain souls needed for the ceremony, and the mortal host chosen to house Ultima's own soul in this new age is Ramza's younger sister Alma.

Failing to stop the ceremony in time, Ultima is resurrected, though Ramza and his allies succeed in destroying her and escape into obscurity. In the epilogue, Delita marries Ovelia and becomes the King of Ivalice, though the two eventually end up stabbing each other.

Orran Durai, a member of Ramza's party, chronicles the Church's evil plot with the "Durai Report", but is burned at the stake for heresy. 400+ years later his descendent Arazlam Durai finds the report and vows to get the story out, serving as the narrator for the entire game.

1999.07 - Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber [Nintendo 64]

Jumping back over to Quest for a hot minute, several of Matsuno's team stayed behind and continued working on the Ogre Battle series. The next release in the franchise was to be Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber, released in July of 1999 for the Nintendo 64.

Serving as the Saga's previously skipped Episode VI, Person of Lordly Caliber takes place roughly concurrently to the events of Let Us Cling Together, again in a new setting, and again featuring returning characters and items from the original Ogre Battle game.

The story follows Magnus Gallant, a recent graduate of the Ischka Military Academy, and fledgling captain in Palatinus' Southern region, Alba. As civil war erupts in the country, Magnus eventually decides to join the revolution with its leader, Frederick Raskin.

The campaign takes Magnus across the nation, first liberating the southern regions with the aid of Destin and his Xenobian troops (returning from MotBQ), then the other three corners of the map before finally marching on the capital of Latium.

However, along the way Magnus' battalion the Blue Knights find their enemies escalating, including the puppet king of Palatinus, the Holy Lodis Empire (whose forces are also operating in Valeria), & the Dark Hordes of the Netherworld themselves, rearing their heads once again.

Like Tactics Ogre, there are multiple branching story paths and possible endings, but among them all Frederick dies an untimely death. One of the endings suggests that the entire plot was fomented by a returned Rashidi, but unfortunately the storyline has yet to be continued.

2000.02 - Vagrant Story [PlayStation]

Back on the Square side of things, Matsuno was putting out his next title in February of 2000, the highly experimental hybrid action/turn-based RPG Vagrant Story for the Sony PlayStation, which takes place in the ruined city of Leá Monde in the kingdom of Valendia.

The story centers on Ashley Riot, an elite agent known as a Riskbreaker, and his partner Callo Merlose, an agent of the Inquisitors, who must travel to Leá Monde to investigate the link between a cult leader and a senior Valendian Parliament member, Duke Bardorba.

In the prologue, Ashley is blamed for murdering the duke, and the game discloses the events that happen one week before the murder, with some additional comments and narration by Arazlam Durai (returning from FFT's framing device) commenting on the current events.

Sydney Losstarot, leader of the religious cult Müllenkamp, laid siege to Duke Bardorba's manor in search of a key and kidnapped Bardorba's son, Joshua. Sydney is a practitioner of The Dark, a concept introduced in Final Fantasy Tactics as the source of one evil witch's power.

The Dark as a concept is very central to Vagrant Story as a whole, used to explain the presence of undead in Leá Monde, why they dissolve into black mist upon defeat, the powers of many dark arts wielders therein, and other supernatural phenomena within the game's world.

As Ashley and Callo chase Sydney through Leá Monde, it eventually comes to light that the city, established some two millennia ago, is in fact a construct created from a mythic tome, the Gran Grimoire (last seen in Tactics Ogre).

As machinations unfold between Ashley, Sydney, and others, it comes to light that this has all been an elaborate plot to gain the powers of the Dark, with Ashley unwillingly becoming its new host, marked by the pronged cross known as the "Blood-Sin" by the end of the game.

Beyond things like the Gran Grimoire or Arazlam, the city of Leá Monde also contains the enshrined remains of several dramatis personae from the War of the Lions; such as Ramza's ashes, the gem currently sealing away Ultima, and a balm left behind by Agrias, among others.

These all work to weave a very strong continuity with Final Fantasy Tactics, which were only solidified as time went on via interviews and later releases.

2000.06 - Ogre Battle: The Prince of Xenobia [NeoGeo Pocket Color]

Meanwhile, back at Quest again, the first of two gaiden titles was being released - June of 2000's Ogre Battle: The Prince of Xenobia for the NeoGeo Pocket Color. Unlike prior Ogre titles, this is considered a side story and isn't a numbered "episode" in the ongoing Saga.

Starting prior to the events of March of the Black Queen, this title follows a chunk of the life of Destin's future ally Prince Tristan of Xenobia, with later portions of the game occurring concurrently to MotBQ, but from Tristan's point of view this time.

There's not really a lot to say about this one. It's a fairly faithful port of the Ogre Battle gameplay onto a handheld system, and served more as a proof of concept such things could be done than anything else, though its fleshing out of familiar characters is welcome.

2001.06 - Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis [Game Boy Advance]

Following that up, the team decided to be more ambitious with their next project, and just a year later in June of 2001 released their second prequel side story - Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis for the Game Boy Advance, this time serving as a prequel to Let Us Cling Together.

The storyline follows Lodis soldier Alphonse Loeher as he learns of his country's oppression of the neighboring land of Ovis & eventually turns against his former comrades. As with the prior Tactics Ogre, the game features many choices and branches, allowing for multiple ends.

Though perhaps not immediately apparent at the beginning of the game, by the end the narrative has revealed the background and motivations of the Black Knight Lans Tartare, one of the primary antagonists of Let Us Cling Together.

While being a fairly straightforward Tactics Ogre prequel, this does surprisingly contain some links to Final Fantasy Tactics, in the form of two disguised demons, Lethe & Cirvante, bearing very similar fake names to those they would later use during the War of the Lions.

2003.02 - Final Fantasy Tactics Advance [Game Boy Advance]

Those that had remained behind at Quest and continued working on the Ogre games were reunited with Matsuno when Quest began shutting down in 2002. Their first title at Square would be Final Fantasy Tactics Advance for the Game Boy Advance, released in February of 2003.

The Ivalice in this title is a facsimile of the real Ivalice created by the Gran Grimoire (last seen doing similar in Vagrant Story), this time acting in a fashion similar to the titular tome in The Never Ending Story, creating an escape from reality for four young children.

Those 4 being Marche Radiuju, a new student & in the modern day town of St. Ivalice; Mewt Randell, a shy boy pining for his late mother; Ritz Malheur, an assertive girl & classmate of theirs; & Doned, Marche's younger, handicapped brother and a big fan of fantasy novels & games.

The game centers on Marche as he tries to find the others and figure out what happened. Even after realizing how much better his life is in the new Ivalice, he believes that none of it is real and is even more determined to return to his home with everyone.

He finds that Mewt is the ruler of the land alongside his mother; his depressed alcoholic father now a respectable leader of the Judges of Ivalice; Ritz is an adventurer of another clan and no longer suffers from albinism; and Doned is now healthy and able to walk.

Eventually Marche succeeds in his quest to return Ivalice to normal. He achieves this by defeating Li-Grim, the physical manifestation of the Grimoire's wish-based magic that had been masquerading as Mewt's mother, Queen Remedi.

He teaches the other children in the process that they cannot live in fantasy but must learn to live with their misfortunes in reality. The other children are wiser from the experience, as the ending reveals them all to have become happy with themselves.

This marks a bit of a new era for Ivalice, both in and out of universe, as the next half-dozen titles center around the pillar that is the then-in-development FFXII, & Tactics Advance was no exception, serving as a bit of a sneak peek for some characters and locales thereof.

We also mostly move out of the realm of ambiguous game connections. Square launched the "Ivalice Alliance" sub-franchise banners around this time to formally denote Ivalice titles that have clear continuity with one another, most of which also feature characters from FFXII.

In Tactics Advance's case, those elements would be Marche's Moogle friend and Clan leader Montblanc; the Judges, the de-facto guardians and enforcers of law & order in Ivalice; and some other odds & ends that end up debuting here early ahead of their intended console introduction.

More general elements include some of the new mainstay races of Ivalice, created for XII, such as the lizard-folk Bangaa, the rabbit-kin Vierra, and the somewhat dog-like Nu Mou, reminiscent of the Mystics from the 1982 film The Dark Crystal.

There were also a number of returning bits from prior games as well, chief among them the Lucavi from FFT, now dubbed "Scions", serving as this game's summons. The Scions are 24 mythic beings split into the forces of The Light & Dark. The Lucavi being of The Dark, natch.

2006.03 - Final Fantasy XII [PlayStation 2]

Ending up being Matsuno's final project at Square for some years, Final Fantasy XII suffered a troubled production, Matsuno leaving Square for various reasons partway through development, being released in a state the team wasn't entirely satisfied with in March of 2006.

The team would finally "complete" development a year later with an "International" version that implements sweeping balance tweaks, a job system, an optional super-dungeon, expanded quality of life options, and other changes, though nothing pertinent to lore or continuity.

That Japan-only International release would later be brought to the states with a remaster subtitled "The Zodiac Age" in 2017.

As discussed above, Final Fantasy XII was a new tentpole for the Ivalice subseries. While not deriving explicitly from anything from past titles like FFT stemmed from MotBQ, it still calls back and explicitly lays out where it sits with regards to Ivalice's history and setting.

Prior to the thrust of the plot, the kingdom of Dalmasca is invaded by the Archadian Empire, assassinating the king, announcing that the culprit was Dalmascan captain Basch, and proclaiming that the Dalmascan Princess Ashe has committed suicide.

Two years later, street urchin Vaan sneaks into the palace a powerful magical crystal, a magicite. He is discovered by Balthier Bunansa and Fran, a pair of sky pirates also looking for the magicite. The three are captured by Archadian forces & meet Basch, still imprisoned.

Basch reveals that his twin brother Judge Magister Gabranth was the one to kill the king. The four escape and discover Vaan's childhood friend Penelo has been kidnapped. After her rescue, the party is captured & encounters the not-dead Princess Ashe, now leading the Resistance.

As you may have noticed, the plot has many parallels to Star Wars, with Vaan as Luke, Basch as Obi-Wan, Gabranth as Vader, Balthier as Han, Fran as sexy Chewbacca, and Ashe as Leia. It's not a secret that Matsuno draws influence from the films, but this is a bit on the nose lol.

The magicite is revealed to be a royal Dalmascan artifact, "deifacted nethicite", and is retrieved from the heroes. The party escapes, but Ashe needs the nethicite as proof that she is the princess, so they journey to collect another nethicite relic, the Dawn Shard.

The crew eventually meet the makers of nethicite, the immortal Occuria (who "pull the strings of history") who give Ashe a mythic blade to cut new nethicite from the fabled Sun-cryst. She also learns that the Occuria Venat has been the one manipulating Archadia from the shadows.

Ashe decides not to take her revenge by following the Occuria's wishes, but instead destroy the Sun-cryst. Gabranth is defeated, and the party infiltrate Archadia's sky fortress and have an epic battle with the Emperor and Vanet, ending the war.

Ashe formally becomes the Queen of Dalmasca; Basch replaces his brother Gabranth as the chief Judge Magister; and Vaan and Penelo fly an airship to meet Balthier and Fran for another adventure. You can almost hear the Star Wars ending credits fanfare playing.

So, let's address this first: The Ultimania Omega's timeline is wrong. I legitimately believe it to be innocuous human error, but it lists an incorrect date, which has resulted in the internet thinking that XII precedes FFT for the last dozen or so years.

In-game, Final Fantasy XII contains a lore entry that describes the Kiltian religion being founded "two millennia" ago and that the Glabados denomination thereof was founded "several decades" later, shortly after Ajora's death. FFT puts the foundation of Glabados at "1200 years ago", placing it around 800 years before XII.

However, the Ultimania Omega instead says that the Glabados denomination was founded several decades after Final Fantasy XII, which completely mucks things up, and would require there being two different Saint Ajoras several thousand years apart.

This discrepancy is often attributed by fans to a mislocalization in either XII or FFT, but after much time spent scouring the Japanese scripts across all releases, I don't actually think there's any mistranslations going on, I think the Ultimania Omega just made a mistake.

If the Ultimania is taken as writ, it makes the relevant FFXII lore entry the only one in the game that is presented non-diegetically, referring to events that occur after the game, & contradicts other lore in both FFT & XII that has stayed consistent across multiple versions.

On top of all that, in an interview with the Final Fantasy XII team at time of release they specifically stated it takes place AFTER Tactics https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tgs-06-final-fantasy-xii-qanda/1100-6158485/

So, in summary, Final Fantasy XII takes place roughly 800 years after Final Fantasy Tactics, give or take. And also, by extension, around 400 years after Vagrant Story.

With that out of the way, Final Fantasy XII also contains several other callbacks and continuity nods to Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story, and a surprising amount to the latter in particular.

Calling back to Final Fantasy Tactics, we get some more info on the Scions/Lucavi, stating that those of the Dark rebelled against the Occuria and their manipulation of the world's history, and were cast from grace for their troubles.

The Blood-Sin makes a return showing up during some spellcasting sequences, as well as appearing on the servant of one of the Lucavi during its summoning cinematic. Also from Vagrant Story, the Kingdom of Valendia returns as one of Final Fantasy XII's settings.

Several enemies also make explicit reference to Leá Monde, the Dark, and various miscellany from Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy Tactics in general, such as the Entite line of elementals, the Vagrant Soul, as well as some unique enemies that return from the prior title.

Additionally, two of the new Ivalice races created for this game, the reptilian Bangaa and the porcine Seeq, and aesthetically very similar to the Lizardmen and Orc tribes that populated ruined Leá Monde in Vagrant Story.

2007.05 - Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions [PlayStation Portable]

A remake of the original FFT released for the PlayStation Portable, Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions was released in May of 2007. An amazing upgrade, it featured an updated localization to be more in line with releases that have since come, redone cutscenes, and more.

Among that "and more" was some new side-content that connects to recent releases, both past and future. Luso Clemens of the upcoming Tactics A2 makes a guest appearance having been magicked into the past by the Gran Grimoire, as it is wont to do.

Another wayward travel in time is Balthier, from Final Fantasy XII, who has been transposed from the events of the upcoming Revenant Wings, and gets caught up in his ancestor Mustadio's adventures with Ramza & Co before ultimately being returned to his proper time and place.

2007.06 - Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings [Nintendo DS]

Releasing in June of 2007 for the Nintendo DS, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings is explicitly set a year after the events of Final Fantasy XII, featuring Vaan, Penelo, Balthier, and Fran as an innocuous sky pirate treasure hunt turns into something more.

Exploring the Glabados Ruins (further supporting XII's time placement), they find an ancient airship that takes them to the lost Sky Continent of Lemurés, & learn that the Aegyl (winged folk akin to those from the Ogre games) were not lost to the Cataclysm as previously thought.

Incidentally, the Glabados Ruins are where Balthier was spirited away to the past of The War of the Lions, from which he apparently brought back the sacred Zodiac Stones, as they can be seen sitting in the corner of the upper screen map table during missions.

Vaan's group are not the only sky pirates journeying to Lemurés, as others have been hired by the mysterious Judge of Wings to assault the continent and the Aegyl who live on it, seeking to plunder their crystal reserves and massive auralith crystals.

These massive auraliths are what the ancient Occuria carved the mythic Zodiac Stones and other auracite from, and serve as the power source that keeps the massive continent suspended in the clouds and allow the Aegyl to survive in the ruins of their lost civilization.

The party eventually learn that the Judge of Wings is Mydia, a mixed-race vierra descended from the aegyl Feolthanos, who has used the power of the auraliths to drain the souls of the other aegyl to become immortal after rebelling against the Occuria thousands of years ago.

After freeing Mydia from her ancestor's control, it is revealed that Feolthanos was driven to this madness by a curse, punishment for using the auraliths to raise the continent of Lemurés to the skies in order to save his people from the Cataclysm against the Occuria's wishes.

After his defeat, the continent begins to break up and fall back to the lands below, and the sky pirates evacuate the survivors while they decide to regroup and make a new life amongst the races of the surface.

This is a pretty straightforward sequel to FFXII, but contains some surprising callbacks to Final Fantasy Tactics, with the Glabados Ruins and the Zodiac Stones; as well as the Ogre games, with an entire game's plot revolving around what happened to the winged folk race.

2007.10 - Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift [Nintendo DS]

A follow-up to the handheld team's 2001 release Tactics Advance, Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift was released for the Nintendo DS in October of 2007 (truly a big year for Ivalice releases) and stars Luso Clemens, who had made an preview appearance in WotL.

On the eve of summer break, Luso is forced to serve detention helping in the school library. Finding the Gran Grimoire & writing his name in it as a prank, Luso is spirited into the distant past of Ivalice, where he is rescued from a monster by the adventurer clan Gully.

Luso explains his circumstances to their leader Cid, who vows to return Luso to his home; Luso also offers to help the Clan during quests. During their time taking on quests, Luso meets the human thief Adelle & the moogle minstrel Hurdy, and the trio become fast friends.

Eventually, Luso is introduced to the mage Lezaford, who reveals that the grimoire Luso still carries can take him back to his world, but that Luso will need to figure out how on his own.

Going on a journey to discover more, Clan Gully faces off against the criminal group Khamja & the hand of a monster which emerges from a mysterious portal. During the skirmish, Khamja member Illua spies Luso's tome and attacks it, but it deflects her attempt & drives her off.

Lezaford then identifies the Gran Grimoire as the "Grimoire of the Rift", having the power to, among other things, open portals across time and space. It is consequently highly sought after in magic circles and also considered highly dangerous.

The monstrous hand Clan Gully fought off belongs to a beast called the Neukhia, which could be summoned into Ivalice using the Grimoire. Illua wishes to harness powers beyond the portals for personal reasons and seeks the Grimoire's destruction.

After much adventuring, during a final confrontation with Illua, a portal is opened and the Neukhia fully emerges, killing Illua before attacking the party. Luso's party defeats the Neukhia, and feels able to go home after bidding farewell to Clan Gully.

Arriving back in the library, Luso encounters the school librarian - one Mr. Mewt Randell, last seen in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. Believing Luso's tale, Randell allows Luso to go home to enjoy the summer, while back in the past his friends continue on their adventures.

Aside from Mewt, other returning characters from the series include Vaan and Penelo, looking a bit older & having established themselves as seasoned sky pirates in the "ensuing years" since the events of Final Fantasy XII. Also showing up is Hurdy's older brother Montblanc.

2010.11 - Tactics Ogre: Wheel of Fate [PlayStation Portable]

In the vein of The War of the Lions, Tactics Ogre: Wheel of Fate is an enhanced & expanded remake of Let Us Cling Together released for the PlayStation Portable in October of 2007. Like WotL, it features enhanced graphics, a refined localization, and new content.

Amongst the new content, which includes many new characters and missions, are some sly references that help tie the game to Final Fantasy Tactics and Ivalice, both revolving around the popular character of Count Cidolfus "Thunder God" Orlandeau, Orran Durai's step-father.

A similarly powerful character in Tactics Ogre, Arycelle Dania's, has a new moniker in Wheel of Fate, "Thunder Maiden", which evocative of Cid's title in The War of the Lions, though this isn't a continuity item and more of a nod.

More concrete though is that it is now mentioned in Warren's character reports that Leundar Balbatos's puppet lord and figurehead leader of the Galgastani hails from the Orlandeau family, cementing him as part of Cidolfus' bloodline and distant relative of Orran and Arazlam.

Another fun non-continuity nod is the entirely new character of Ravness Loxaerion of the Knights of Almorica, who is based on Agrias Oaks from Final Fantasy Tactics. Their character sprites are nearly identical.

2012.11 - Crimson Shroud [Nintendo 3DS]

Despite briefly returning to work with Square on Wheel of Fate, Matsuno would go on to make his next title at Level-5 as part of their Guild series of smaller game releases. This materialized in the form of Crimson Shroud, released for the Nintendo 3DS in November of 2012.

The plot of Crimson Shroud centers around the Chaser Giauque (pronounced "Jack") and his party being dispatched by an Earl to the ruins of the Sun-Gilt Palace of the Rahab to track down a fugitive in possession of The Defense of Heresy, a manuscript banned by the Church.

The wider setting of the game is very much in line with past titles, detailing that there was a time in the distant past when magic disappeared from the world, but then returned anew by way of the Gifts, relics granted to humanity by the gods.

The Gifts grant magic to the world, and humanity gradually learned to copy them, and copy the copies, and so on, to the point that magic is once again somewhat common-place, if not as powerful as the abilities granted by the genuine Gifts themselves.

The Defense of Heresy was written some three hundred years back and argued, convincingly, that the gifts were sent by the Devil, not God. The author was executed, and the manuscript expunged, save for a single copy, which has now been absconded with to the Palace of Rahab.

The Palace of Rahab in particular, due to it supposedly being the location of The Crimson Shroud, the original and most powerful Gift. Thus, Giauque has been tasked with not only recovering the manuscript, but ascertaining whether the Shroud is indeed within.

While not immediately apparent that this is related to Matsuno's shared universe, there ARE some things here and there, like a shared concept of The Dark and the history of the loss and resurgence of magic jiving with accounts of the Cataclysm from Final Fantasy Tactics.

But wait, there's more! In 2020 Matsuno replied to a fan on twitter by tweeting out some early concepts for the never-materialized Vagrant Story 2, which coincidentally line up with a lot of stuff from Crimson Shroud. https://twitter.com/hiansphere/status/1252981698268028930

The plot of Vagrant Story 2 would have centered around the Tracker "Jack", revealed to be Callo's son, as he is sent on a mission by the now grown Duke Joshua Bardorba to track down some unspecified person or relic. Pretty similar to what we wound up with, yeh?

Unfortunately, Crimson Shroud marks the thus far final standalone release in the series, and is soon to become increasingly harder to play due to the 3DS eshop shutting down next year. A physical release as part of the Guild01 collection is only in Japanese as well.

In Closing…

And yeah, that's about it. That's the (million or so) tweets. Not really going to get into Final Fantasy XIV stuff here. It's fun, but its connections are self-evident and also explicitly its own continuity for the most part so not really relevant to this treatise.

I hope this deeper dive serves as a good summary of the Ogre/Ivalice releases as well as serving as an educational guide on how all these titles link together that can be cross-referenced with my previous timeline thread. https://twitter.com/IMGibbon/status/1488962184092606472

[varnishedtruths]

“If you’re beat up, don’t GIVE up: REST up, then GET up.” Tristan Bishop 267/365

[wikitopx]

Finding the perfect name for your newborn baby may take some time and careful consideration, but it can also be very interesting.

In fact, it's one of the first and biggest decisions you have to make as a new parent. Are you looking for a son to speak of a family tradition or celebrate a cultural tradition? Whatever your approach, you'll find lots of great options on the following list of the 1,000 most popular boys, according to Social Security Administration (SSA). Take a look to help you narrow down your favorites list (or inspire new ones) and enjoy the experience of finding your favorite name for your new son.

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1. Top 1,000 Baby Boy Names

Liam

Noah

William

James

Oliver

Benjamin

Elijah

Lucas

Mason

Logan

Alexander

Ethan

Jacob

Michael

Daniel

Henry

Jackson

Sebastian

Aiden

Matthew

Samuel

David

Joseph

Carter

Owen

Wyatt

John

Jack

Luke

Jayden

Dylan

Grayson

Levi

Isaac

Gabriel

Julian

Mateo

Anthony

Jaxon

Lincoln

Joshua

Christopher

Andrew

Theodore

Caleb

Ryan

Asher

Nathan

Thomas

Leo

Isaiah

Charles

Josiah

Hudson

Christian

Hunter

Connor

Eli

Ezra

Aaron

Landon

Adrian

Jonathan

Nolan

Jeremiah

Easton

Elias

Colton

Cameron

Carson

Robert

Angel

Maverick

Nicholas

Dominic

Jaxson

Greyson

Adam

Ian

Austin

Santiago

Jordan

Cooper

Brayden

Roman

Evan

Ezekiel

Xavier

Jose

Jace

Jameson

Leonardo

Bryson

Axel

Everett

Parker

Kayden

Miles

Sawyer

Jason

Declan

Weston

Micah

Ayden

Wesley

Luca

Vincent

Damian

Zachary

Silas

Gavin

Chase

Kai

Emmett

Harrison

Nathaniel

Kingston

Cole

Tyler

Bennett

Bentley

Ryker

Tristan

Brandon

Kevin

Luis

George

Ashton

Rowan

Braxton

Ryder

Gael

Ivan

Diego

Maxwell

Max

Carlos

Kaiden

Juan

Maddox

Justin

Waylon

Calvin

Giovanni

Jonah

Abel

Jayce

Jesus

Amir

King

Beau

Camden

Alex

Jasper

Malachi

Brody

Jude

Blake

Emmanuel

Eric

Brooks

Elliot

Antonio

Abraham

Timothy

Finn

Rhett

Elliott

Edward

August

Xander

Alan

Dean

Lorenzo

Bryce

Karter

Victor

Milo

Miguel

Hayden

Graham

Grant

Zion

Tucker

Jesse

Zayden

Joel

Richard

Patrick

Emiliano

Avery

Nicolas

Brantley

Dawson

Myles

Matteo

River

Steven

Thiago

Zane

Matias

Judah

Messiah

Jeremy

Preston

Oscar

Kaleb

Alejandro

Marcus

Mark

Peter

Maximus

Barrett

Jax

Andres

Holden

Legend

Charlie

Knox

Kaden

Paxton

Kyrie

Kyle

Griffin

Josue

Kenneth

Beckett

Enzo

Adriel

Arthur

Felix

Bryan

Lukas

Paul

Brian

Colt

Caden

Leon

Archer

Omar

Israel

Aidan

Theo

Javier

Remington

Jaden

Bradley

Emilio

Colin

Riley

Cayden

Phoenix

Clayton

Simon

Ace

Nash

Derek

Rafael

Zander

Brady

Jorge

Jake

Louis

Damien

Karson

Walker

Maximiliano

Amari

Sean

Chance

Walter

Martin

Finley

Andre

Tobias

Cash

Corbin

Arlo

Iker

Erick

Emerson

Gunner

Cody

Stephen

Francisco

Killian

Dallas

Reid

Manuel

Lane

Atlas

Rylan

Jensen

Ronan

Beckham

Daxton

Anderson

Kameron

Raymond

Orion

Cristian

Tanner

Kyler

Jett

Cohen

Ricardo

Spencer

Gideon

Ali

Fernando

Jaiden

Titus

Travis

Bodhi

Eduardo

Dante

Ellis

Prince

Kane

Luka

Kash

Hendrix

Desmond

Donovan

Mario

Atticus

Cruz

Garrett

Hector

Angelo

Jeffrey

Edwin

Cesar

Zayn

Devin

Conor

Warren

Odin

Jayceon

Romeo

Julius

Jaylen

Hayes

Kayson

Muhammad

Jaxton

Joaquin

Caiden

Dakota

Major

Keegan

Sergio

Marshall

Johnny

Kade

Edgar

Leonel

Ismael

Marco

Tyson

Wade

Collin

Troy

Nasir

Conner

Adonis

Jared

Rory

Andy

Jase

Lennox

Shane

Malik

Ari

Reed

Seth

Clark

Erik

Lawson

Trevor

Gage

Nico

Malakai

Quinn

Cade

Johnathan

Sullivan

Solomon

Cyrus

Fabian

Pedro

Frank

Shawn

Malcolm

Khalil

Nehemiah

Dalton

Mathias

Jay

Ibrahim

Peyton

Winston

Kason

Zayne

Noel

Princeton

Matthias

Gregory

Sterling

Dominick

Elian

Grady

Russell

Finnegan

Ruben

Gianni

Porter

Kendrick

Leland

Pablo

Allen

Hugo

Raiden

Kolton

Remy

Ezequiel

Damon

Emanuel

Zaiden

Otto

Bowen

Marcos

Abram

Kasen

Franklin

Royce

Jonas

Sage

Philip

Esteban

Drake

Kashton

Roberto

Harvey

Alexis

Kian

Jamison

Maximilian

Adan

Milan

Phillip

Albert

Dax

Mohamed

Ronin

Kamden

Hank

Memphis

Oakley

Augustus

Drew

Moises

Armani

Rhys

Benson

Jayson

Kyson

Braylen

Corey

Gunnar

Omari

Alonzo

Landen

Armando

Derrick

Dexter

Enrique

Bruce

Nikolai

Francis

Rocco

Kairo

Royal

Zachariah

Arjun

Deacon

Skyler

Eden

Alijah

Rowen

Pierce

Uriel

Ronald

Luciano

Tate

Frederick

Kieran

Lawrence

Moses

Rodrigo

Brycen

Leonidas

Nixon

Keith

Chandler

Case

Davis

Asa

Darius

Isaias

Aden

Jaime

Landyn

Raul

Niko

Trenton

Apollo

Cairo

Izaiah

Scott

Dorian

Julio

Wilder

Santino

Dustin

Donald

Raphael

Saul

Taylor

Ayaan

Duke

Ryland

Tatum

Ahmed

Moshe

Edison

Emmitt

Cannon

Alec

Danny

Keaton

Roy

Conrad

Roland

Quentin

Lewis

Samson

Brock

Kylan

Cason

Ahmad

Jalen

Nikolas

Braylon

Kamari

Dennis

Callum

Justice

Soren

Rayan

Aarav

Gerardo

Ares

Brendan

Jamari

Kaison

Yusuf

Issac

Jasiah

Callen

Forrest

Makai

Crew

Kobe

Bo

Julien

Mathew

Braden

Johan

Marvin

Zaid

Stetson

Casey

Ty

Ariel

Tony

Zain

Callan

Cullen

Sincere

Uriah

Dillon

Kannon

Colby

Axton

Cassius

Quinton

Mekhi

Reece

Alessandro

Jerry

Mauricio

Sam

Trey

Mohammad

Alberto

Gustavo

Arturo

Fletcher

Marcelo

Abdiel

Hamza

Alfredo

Chris

Finnley

Curtis

Kellan

Quincy

Kase

Harry

Kyree

Wilson

Cayson

Hezekiah

Kohen

Neil

Mohammed

Raylan

Kaysen

Lucca

Sylas

Mack

Leonard

Lionel

Ford

Roger

Rex

Alden

Boston

Colson

Briggs

Zeke

Dariel

Kingsley

Valentino

Jamir

Salvador

Vihaan

Mitchell

Lance

Lucian

Darren

Jimmy

Alvin

Amos

Tripp

Zaire

Layton

Reese

Casen

Colten

Brennan

Korbin

Sonny

Bruno

Orlando

Devon

Huxley

Boone

Maurice

Nelson

Douglas

Randy

Gary

Lennon

Titan

Denver

Jaziel

Noe

Jefferson

Ricky

Lochlan

Rayden

Bryant

Langston

Lachlan

Clay

Abdullah

Lee

Baylor

Leandro

Ben

Kareem

Layne

Joe

Crosby

Deandre

Demetrius

Kellen

Carl

Jakob

Ridge

Bronson

Jedidiah

Rohan

Larry

Stanley

Tomas

Shiloh

Thaddeus

Watson

Baker

Vicente

Koda

Jagger

Nathanael

Carmelo

Shepherd

Graysen

Melvin

Ernesto

Jamie

Yosef

Clyde

Eddie

Tristen

Grey

Ray

Tommy

Samir

Ramon

Santana

Kristian

Marcel

Wells

Zyaire

Brecken

Byron

Otis

Reyansh

Axl

Joey

Trace

Morgan

Musa

Harlan

Enoch

Henrik

Kristopher

Talon

Rey

Guillermo

Houston

Jon

Vincenzo

Dane

Terry

Azariah

Castiel

Kye

Augustine

Zechariah

Joziah

Kamryn

Hassan

Jamal

Chaim

Bodie

Emery

Branson

Jaxtyn

Kole

Wayne

Aryan

Alonso

Brixton

Madden

Allan

Flynn

Jaxen

Harley

Magnus

Sutton

Dash

Anders

Westley

Brett

Emory

Felipe

Yousef

Jadiel

Mordechai

Dominik

Junior

Eliseo

Fisher

Harold

Jaxxon

Kamdyn

Maximo

Caspian

Kelvin

Damari

Fox

Trent

Hugh

Briar

Franco

Keanu

Terrance

Yahir

Ameer

Kaiser

Thatcher

Ishaan

Koa

Merrick

Coen

Rodney

Brayan

London

Rudy

Gordon

Bobby

Aron

Marc

Van

Anakin

Canaan

Dario

Reginald

Westin

Darian

Ledger

Leighton

Maxton

Tadeo

Valentin

Aldo

Khalid

Nickolas

Toby

Dayton

Jacoby

Billy

Gatlin

Elisha

Jabari

Jermaine

Alvaro

Marlon

Mayson

Blaze

Jeffery

Kace

Braydon

Achilles

Brysen

Saint

Xzavier

Aydin

Eugene

Adrien

Cain

Kylo

Nova

Onyx

Arian

Bjorn

Jerome

Miller

Alfred

Kenzo

Kyng

Leroy

Maison

Jordy

Stefan

Wallace

Benicio

Kendall

Zayd

Blaine

Tristian

Anson

Gannon

Jeremias

Marley

Ronnie

Dangelo

Kody

Will

Bentlee

Gerald

Salvatore

Turner

Chad

Misael

Mustafa

Konnor

Maxim

Rogelio

Zakai

Cory

Judson

Brentley

Darwin

Louie

Ulises

Dakari

Rocky

Wesson

Alfonso

Payton

Dwayne

Juelz

Duncan

Keagan

Deshawn

Bode

Bridger

Skylar

Brodie

Landry

Avi

Keenan

Reuben

Jaxx

Rene

Yehuda

Imran

Yael

Alexzander

Willie

Cristiano

Heath

Lyric

Davion

Elon

Karsyn

Krew

Jairo

Maddux

Ephraim

Ignacio

Vivaan

Aries

Vance

Boden

Lyle

Ralph

Reign

Camilo

Draven

Terrence

Idris

Ira

Javion

Jericho

Khari

Marcellus

Creed

Shepard

Terrell

Ahmir

Camdyn

Cedric

Howard

Jad

Zahir

Harper

Justus

Forest

Gibson

Zev

Alaric

Decker

Ernest

Jesiah

Torin

Benedict

Bowie

Deangelo

Genesis

Harlem

Kalel

Kylen

Bishop

Immanuel

Lian

Zavier

Archie

Davian

Gus

Kabir

Korbyn

Randall

Benton

Coleman

Markus

2. Top 10 beautiful Middles names for baby Boys

Ace

Abe

Beck

Blake

Dean

Grant

Hugh

James

Charles

George

More ideals for you: Top 1000 baby Girl names

From : https://wikitopx.com/name-meanings/top-1000-baby-boy-names-711929.html

[releasing-my-insanity]

Songs that make me think of the Maggie/Tristan ship. Some fit their relationship in the first season, some fit in the second, and some are what I think it could become. (For the purposes of this post the s2 Christmas special did not happen.) Vaguely chronological order. Entirely YouTube links. Under the cut for length.

The Mills Brothers: The Love Bug Will Bite You (If You Don’t Watch Out)

Spanky and Our Gang: I’d Like To Get To Know You

Carly Rae Jepsen: I Really Like You

Keith Harkin of Celtic Thunder: I Wanna Know What Love Is

Harry James and his Orchestra featuring Helen Forrest: I Had The Craziest Dream

Taylor Swift: Jump Then Fall

Dove Cameron: If Only

10cc: I’m Not In Love

Tina Turner: What’s Love Got To Do With It?

The Partridge Family: I Think I Love You

Taylor Swift: I’d Lie

Celine Dion: If You Asked Me To

Diana Ross: The Boss

Patti Page: Confess

Parachute: What Side of Love

Mac Davis: Baby, Don’t Get Hooked On Me

Lynn Anderson: I Never Promised You A Rose Garden

Hilary Duff: Crash World

Keith Harkin of Celtic Thunder: Hard To Say I’m Sorry

Katy Perry: Never Really Over

P!nk featuring Lilly Allen: True Love

Ruth B: Superficial Love (Inspired by chicken4ctm’s Tristan playlist.)

Superstarz Kids: Everywhere (I tried the original but the cover fit better)

The Spinners: Could It Be I’m Falling In Love?

Tom Chapin: Song for Bonnie

Howard Keel in Annie Get Your Gun: My Defenses Are Down

Honeybus: I Can’t Let Maggie Go

Daniel Bedingford: If You’re Not The One

England Dan and John Ford Coley: I’d Really Love To See You Tonight

Sasha Sloan: Version of Me

Elvin Bishop: Fooled Around And Fell In Love

Howie Day: Collide

Rebecca Ferguson: Teach Me How To Be Loved

Andy Lange: Not Sure Yet

Headley: Perfect

Isabel Bigley and Robert Alda in Guys And Dolls: I’ve Never Been In Love Before

Cyndi Lauper: Time After Time 

Brett Young: In Case You Didn’t Know

Demi Levato: Give Your Heart A Break 

Kris Orlowski: Halo. (Largely because of the opening, but other lyrics fit too. His version has the feeling I wanted.)

Betty Garret and Frank Sinatra in On The Town: You’re Awful 

Petula Clark: It’s A Sign Of The Times

Harry Roy & His Orchestra: Okay Toots

Hilary Duff: Anywhere But Here

Hilary Duff: Now You Know

Hilary Duff: Where Did I Go Right?

James Morrison: You Make It Real For Me

Belinda Carlisle: Heaven Is A Place On Earth

The Monkees: I’m A Believer

Taylor Swift: You Are In Love

Tom Chapin: Nothing But Love

Modern English: I Melt With You (Meant as being at the beginning of WWII)

Kelly Clarkson: You Found Me

[holyvictim]

ᥫ᭡ ʾ / MY MUSES.

this blog is multifandom, but some characters tend to inspire me more than others. it all depends on my current adhd fueled hyperfixations, lol. with that being said, i take requests for all the listed fandoms/characters. feel free to suggest others.

the listings below include characters and franchises i write for, want to write for, or already have drafts in the works for. highlighted characters are ones i will mostly write for and make regular appearances on this blog.

𝙁𝙄𝙇𝙈𝙎 & 𝙁𝙍𝘼𝙉𝘾𝙃𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙎 …

▸ marvel

bucky barnes, sam wilson, loki laufeyson, thor odinson, helmut zemo, natasha romanoff, yelena belova, valkyrie, eddie brock / venom, carol danvers, deadpool, hela, kate bishop, peter parker (andrew garfield), & others !

▸ ahs

kit walker, cordelia foxx, austin sommers, montana duke, michael langdon, xavier plympton, lana winters, misty day, zoe benson, harry gardner, tristan duffy, lark feldman, sister mary eunice, dandy mott, madison montgomery, the countess, winter anderson, & others !

▸ dc

harley quinn, rick flag, helena bertinelli / huntress, dinah lance / black canary, selina kyle, bruce wayne, edward nashton / the riddler, emilia harcourt, adrian chase / vigilante, & others !

▸ horror

mary mason, billy loomis, stu macher, jennifer check, brahms heelshire, tiffany valentine, amanda young, patrick bateman, mark hoffman, & others !

▸ etc

tom riddle, ron weasley, alice cullen, carlisle cullen, spencer reid

𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙎 & 𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎𝙀𝙎 …

▸ cody fern

michael langdon, xavier plympton, andy dolan, duncan shepherd, stan vogel

▸ sebastian stan

bucky barnes, jefferson / the mad hatter, frank, charles blackwood, steve kemp

▸ tom hiddleston

loki laufeyson, thomas sharpe

▸ florence pugh

yelena belova, dani ardor, alice

*note: i don’t write for chris evans’ characters. as much as i love them, i don’t feel i’d be able to do them justice! that’s lauren’s job lol, and might i say she does an immaculate one.

for more information, see: before you request

[lazaroschamberger20]

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'We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.'

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Body Book: The Law of Hunger, the Science of Strength, and Other Ways to Love Your Amazing Body

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Zimzum of Love: A New Way of Understanding Marriage

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MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom

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Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

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Top 1%: Habits, Attitudes & Strategies For Exceptional Success

Original Author: Dan Strutzel,Dale Carnegie & Associates

Whoa, Baby!: A Guide for New Moms Who Feel Overwhelmed and Freaked Out (and Wonder What the #*$& Just Happened)

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Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life

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Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff

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Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be

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Wait: A Powerful Practice for Finding the Love of Your Life and the Life You Love

Original Author: Meagan Good,DeVon Franklin

Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness

Original Author: Rick Hanson, PH.D.,Forrest Hanson

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Every Baby Name We Could Possibly Think Of

Naming your baby is a big decision, and with endless options, it can also be a difficult one. Whether you're going the traditional route or want something more unique (if so, read this first!) it's helpful to have a little, or a lot, of inspiration. Ahead, you'll find nearly every baby name we could think of (close to 1,000!). These aren't just random names we found in a book or concocted ourselves - they're almost all monikers we've heard being used, or we actually know someone who goes by the name. If we missed any, tell us in the comments! A Aaliyah Aaron Abbie Abel Abigail Abraham Adalyn Adam Addilyn Addison Adelaide Adeline Adley Adora Agatha Aiden Alan Albert Aleph Alexander Alexis Ali Alma Alton Ama Amanda Amaryllis Amber Ameila Amélie Amy Anders Anderson Andrea Andrew Angie Angela Angelica Anika Anna Annalise Anne Annie Ansel Apple April Arata Archie Aria Ariane Ariel Arlee Arlo Arman Arthur Arun Arwen Arya Asha Asher Aspen Atticus Aton Aubrey Audrey August Augustus Aurora Ava Avery Axel Aziz B Bailey Barack Barbara Barney Barry Beatrice Beau Beckett Beckham Becky Ben Benedict Benjamin Bennett Bentley Bernadette Beth Bette Betty Beverly Bexley Bianca Bill Billie Bingham Bishop Bitsie Blake Blue Bobby Bodhi Bonnie Bowie Brady Braelynn Brandon Brayden Brecken Bree Brent Brenton Brett Brian Briana Briar Bridgette Brienne Brig Brigham Brinley Brio Britta Brock Brody Bronwyn Brooklyn Bruno Bryan Byron C Caden Caitlin Caity Cale Caleb Calla Calvin Camari Cameron Camilla Carena Carina Carl Carmel Carol Carrey Carter Cary Casey Caspian Cat Catherine Celine Chandler Chanel Channing Charise Charlene Charles Charlotte Chase Cher Cheri Cheriann Cheryl Chevy Chip Chloe Chris Chrissy Christian Christopher Claire Clara Clark Clary Claudia Clementine Clifford Clint Clinton Clyde Colin Collins Condoleezza Connor Conrad Constance Coolidge Cooper Cora Corban Courtney Cruz Related: 100 of the Most Beautiful Baby Names D Daisy Dale Dallas Damon Dane Danica Daniel Danielle Daphne Darby Darlene Darrel Daryl Dashiell Dave David Davina Davis Davon Dawn Dean Deanna Declan Dekel Delaney Delilah Delta Dennis Denzel Desmond Dev Devon Dexter Diane Dinah Dixie Dixon Dolores Dominique Donald Doris Dorothea Dorothy Dot Duke Duncan Dwight Dylan E Easton Ed Eden Edith Edmund Edward Effie Eleanor Elena Eli Eliana Elijah Elise Elizabeth Ella Elle Ellen Ellerie Ellie Elliott Ellis Elodie Eloise Elora Elroy Elsa Elsie Embry Emerson Emily Emma Emmett Eric Erica Esme Esmeralda Esther Ethan Ethel Eugene Evan Eve Evelyn Everett Evie Ewan Ezra F Farah Fay Felix Ferris Finn Fiona Fisher Fitz Fleur Flint Florence Floyd Flynn Ford Forrest Foster Fox Frances Frank Franklin Frederick G Gabe Gabriel Gaige Gail Gant Garrett Garth Gavin Gem Gemma Gene Genesis Gertrude George Gianna Gibson Gigi Gina Ginger Gladys Glenn Gloria Gordon Grace Grady Graham Grant Grayson Greer Gregory Griffin Grover Gus Gwen Gwyneth H Hadlee Hailey Hal Halle Hank Hannah Harding Harlow Harlyn Harold Harper Harriet Harrison Harry Hart Hartley Harvey Haven Hawk Hawthorne Hayden Hayes Hays Hazel Hector Heath Heather Helen Henley Henry Hillary Honor Holden Holly Holt Hope Hubert Hudson Hugo Humphrey Hunter Hurley Hutton Related: Based Off Last Year's Trends, These 30 Names Will Be Among the Most Popular of 2017 I Ian Ida Idris Ike Imanuel Imogen India Indy Ingrid Inizio Ireland Iris Irvin Isa Isaac Isabella Isabelle Isaiah Isla Israel Ivana Ivory J Jack Jackie Jackson Jacob Jacqueline Jaden Jaelyn Jagger Jake James Jameson Jamie Jane January Jason Jasper Jaun Jax Jaxon Jayce Jayden Jeannette Jed Jeff Jefferson Jenna Jess Jessica Jessie Jill Jillian Joan Joanna Joaquin Joe John Jones Jordan Joseph Josephine Josh Joshua Joslyn Joss Joy Joyce Judith Judy Jules Julia Julian Julie Juliet Julius June Juno Justin K Kai Kaia Kale Kalinda Kane Karah Katharine Kathryn Kate Kay Kaya Kaylee Keanu Keegan Keira Keith Kellan Kelly Kelsey Kendall Kennedy Kevin Khloe Kiah Kiele Kiera Kim Kima Kimberly Kingston Kinsley Kirk Kit Kitty Knox Krista Kristen Kurtis Kyle Kylie L Laith Lake Lana Landon Lane Larissa Larkin Laszlo Laura Lauren Lawrence Layla Leah Lee Leia Leighton Leilani Lena Lennon Leo Leonard Leslie Levi Lewis Leyona Lia Liam Liana Lida Lilith Lillian Lily Lincoln Lindsay Lionel Lisa Lisette Liz Logan Lois Lola London Loretta Lorraine Louella Louise Lucas Lucian Lucille Lucy Luke Luna Lux Lyle Lyndon Lynne Related: 100 Unusual Boy Names M Mabel Mabrey Mac Macallan Mackenzie Macy Madeleine Madelyn Madison Mae Maeby Maggie Mahershala Maia Makena Malcolm Maleeya Malia Mamie Mandy Marabelle Marcus Maren Margaret Margot Mari Maria Mariah Mariam Marilyn Marin Marion Marisole Marisse Marjorie Mark Marlene Marlon Marlowe Martha Martin Mary Mason Matilda Matthew Maui Mavis Maximus Maxson May Maya McKinley Megan Melissa Meredith Merritt Meryl Meyer Mia Michael Michelle Mika Mike Mila Mildred Miles Millie Milo Moana Molly Monica Monroe Montgomery Morgan Moses Muhammad Murray Myles N Nahall Nahla Nancy Nanette Naomie Nasima Natalie Nate Nathan Naveen Naya Neil Neisa Neo Neoma Newt Newton Niall Nicholas Nick Nico Nicole Nicolette Nigel Nile Nimah Nixon Noah Noel Nolan Nora Norma Norman North Nova O Obama Octavia Olly Olive Oliver Olivia Omar Opal Ophelia Ordell Oriana Orion Orlando Orson Orville Oscar Otis Otto Owen P Paige Paislee Paloma Pandora Paris Parker Patrick Patsy Paul Payton Pearl Peggy Penelope Penn Penny Perry Pete Peyton Phillip Phoebe Phoenix Phyllis Pierce Piper Polly Poppy Porter Posey Preston Primrose Priya Prudence Priscilla Q Quaid Quincy Quentin Quinn Quinten R Rachel Radley Rae Ralph Ramsey Rayna Rayne Reagan Rebecca Reese Reeve Reid Reign Remi Renly Rex Rhea Rhett Rhys Richard Rick Riley Ripley River Rivers Rob Robert Robin Rome Romy Ronald Ronin Rooney Roosevelt Rory Rosalind Rosalynn Rosamund Rose Rosemary Ross Rowan Roy Royce Ruby Rue Ruth Rutherford Ryan Ryder Related: 100 Unique Yet Beautiful Girls' Names S Sacha Sage Sahara Saint Sam Samuel Sandra Sandy Sansa Sarah Saul Savannah Sawyer Scarlett Schuyler Scout Sean Sebastian Selena Sena Seymour Shane Shannon Shea Shelly Sherlock Sherry Shiloh Shirley Sia Sidney Sienna Simon Skyler Sloan Sofia Solo Sonia Sophia Sophie Spencer Stacy Stanley Stella Stephanie Sterling Stetson Stuart Sue Sullivan Summer Suri Susan Sylvia T Tabitha Tad Tamera Tamsyn Tanner Tara Tate Taylor Teagan Teddy Terrance Thea Thelma Theordore Theresa Thomas Tim Tina Tinley Toby Todd Tom Tony Travis Travon Trent Trey Tricia Trinity Tripp Tristan Troy Truman Turner Tyler Tyson V Valentina Valentine Vance Vaughan Vaughn Vera Vern Victor Victoria Viggo Vince Vincent Viola Violet Virgil Vivian W Waldo Walker Wallis Walter Warren Watson Waverly Wells Wes Wesley Westley Whitney Will Willa William Willow Wilson Winter Wolfe Wren Wyatt X Xander Xavier Xeno Y Yanet Yani Yigal York Yuma Yvette Z Zachary Zahir Zander Zane Zaylee Zayn Zion Zoe Zola Zooey Zora Zuma Zuri Related: These Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2016 http://bit.ly/2kR9iwY

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TV One's "Dinner for Two"

Brittany Chisem

August 24, 2018

TV One is remarkably known as the preeminent network aimed towards African-Americans that delivers astounding films, music, news and classic hit series created to entertain and enlighten the black culture. The renowned platform has established itself to be a versatile and innovating foundation of entertainment and news again with its new film titled, Dinner For Two. TV One hosted a media teleconference in which Missphashunta.com was able to partake in that was moderated by Tosha Whitten-Griggs (TV One SVP, Public Relations) which also included various speakers/presenters such as Tristan "Mack" Wilds (Artist, Actor and Executive Producer), Chaley Rose, (Actress), Orlando Bishop (Writer and Director),  Eric Tomosunas (Swirl Films), Jubba Seyyid (Sr. Director, Programming and Production of TV One) and Robyn Greene Arrington (Vice President of Original Programming & Production).

During the inspiring two-hour media teleconference, Bishop explained to listeners where his inspiration of developing the film came from. Bishop states, “The African American community never speaks on mental illnesses that some may encounter. However, the culture is taught to be strong and to mask the pain. This film demonstrates a man who is suffering from drinking due to the pain he now feels from losing his soul mate. On so many occasions we get to witness a woman’s pain when she’s heart broken and what she does to cope with it. However, we never explore the man’s mind to see what it is he truly feels and thinks.”

Dinner For Two, demonstrates a complicated love story about life and sacrifice. The interesting film stars R&B heartthrob and actor Tristan ‘Mack’ Wilds as Chris Moore, a man trying to face reality with true love lost, playing opposite is rising actress Chaley Rose as his beloved Angela. When his soul mate, Angela, leaves him, his life becomes catastrophic leading Chris into heavy drinking while facing a major decision about his future, as he can’t seem to let go of the relationship.

Many outlets who participated in the entertaining and informative media teleconference such as Missphashunta.com, received the chance to gain insight from the presenters and speakers while engaging in a highly captivating Q&A session.

Below is a question MissPhaShunta.com writer, Brittany Chisem was able to ask Tristian “Mack” Wilds.

Q: Being that you are an artist with a persona and an actor portraying different characters, how do you find a balance between your reality and spirituality?

Tristian “Mack” Wilds: Wow! Being in this industry, you must have faith to keep a positive mindset and outlook on life. I believe in the power of prayer. I’m not sure about everyone else but I believe in God and my family taught me the importance of prayer.

So, for me I find and give myself time to pray and meditate so that I can continue to grow in my spirituality. Without the foundation of my spirituality, it’d be difficult to find peace in my reality.

Dinner For Two premieres on TV One, Sunday, September 2 at 7p.m. ET/6C, encore at 9 p.m. ET/8C. Please be sure to tune into the new film that will allow viewers to understand the untold side of how men cope with pain after heartbreak. You don't want to miss it!