#verse; the unfavored

[incendiorum]

io isn't only partial to toxic plants. while there are many potted plants with poisonous qualities lingering in inter mundos - oleander, hellebore, aconitum - there are also carefully stored and preserved samples of toxic fungi. realgar and cinnabar tucked away into glass cases with carefully written notes proclaiming exactly what they are.

[thiswasneverthat]

him as your bestfriend (who's secretly in love with you.)

happy belated birthday, sweetest christopher.

First and foremost, the term 'secretly in love with you' didn't quite apply to Chris.

It was not because he ever vocalized his affection; but rather, the poor guy's emotions weren't the type that could easily be concealed. There were times when the heat would slowly creep up his cheeks at the moment you unconsciously grabbed his arm during movie night; or when you simply sit a little bit too close to him.

From the very moment you crossed paths in college, your lives became intertwined. Fast forward a few years, and even in the professional world when the two of you worked at the same company, nothing had altered. You and Chris remained inseparable, like two puzzle pieces that had found their perfect fit.

All along, you were acutely aware of his feelings for you. It wasn't like he was the master of subtlety, despite his best intentions. He convinced himself that his emotions were a well-kept secret, solely because he never uttered a word about them.

But, oh, the truth was far from his perception.

Your mutual friends, the ones who witnessed the sparks fly whenever you two were together, were not as oblivious as he thought. They quietly shared knowing glances behind your backs, exchanging unspoken truths that floated in the air, forming an invisible thread of connection between you and this affectionate but seemingly covert admirer.

Knowing Chris for years had granted you an unparalleled understanding, almost as though you possessed a special ability to read him like an open book. It was in the subtle nuances, the unspoken gestures, and the way his eyes lingered on you just a moment longer than anyone else. The way he uttered your name held a unique cadence, a tenderness that set it apart from the rest of the world.

His actions also spoke volumes, a silent declaration of his affection. From those daily post-work rides that ended at your doorstep to the steaming cup of coffee that appeared magically in your hands each morning, even though he was no coffee aficionado himself. As if it was the most natural thing, he wove his affection into your everyday life.

And then there were the moments of solace where he held you close when tears welled in your eyes, offering hushed comfort when words fell short. On holidays, Chris became your reliable chauffeur, ensuring you reached your parents' house with ease.

But perhaps the defining moment was when he stepped inㅡ a knight in modern armor, to protect you from the advances of an unruly drunkard during a night out with friends. It was in these moments, when his affection for you transcended mere words and blossomed into the unspoken verse of actions.

Well.. How endearingly oblivious he was.

He carried this fallacy that by keeping his feelings unspoken, they would remain a well-guarded secret. 

More often than not, you also found yourself yearning for a different script, one where Chris would step out of his best friend persona and take the role of someone more than that.

You really couldn't help but wish he would just muster up the courage to articulate those elusive words, breaking free from the confines of the 'best friend' charade that he maintained with such dedication for years. 

The frustration, like a relentless drumbeat, echoed within you because you had lost count of the times you teetered on the edge of confessing your own feelings.

However, in the grand scheme of things, you were very much aware of the added layers of complexity. The cliché was undeniable: you wanted him just as fervently, if not more so. Yet, your hesitation served as a sentinel against reckless decisions.

You understood the profound risk involved. The weight of the question lingered in your mind like a persistent echo: was it worth jeopardizing the treasured friendship you shared for the possibility of something more like.. love?

Because the fear loomed largeㅡ that one day, if the tides turned unfavorably, your beautifully woven friendship with him might fray and unravel.

And more than you would like to admit, the mere thought of losing him shattered you into a gazillion pieces.

So, until the time you would be ready, or until that one point where you just really couldn't take it anymore, you convinced yourself to put on a smile and pretend to be blissfully oblivious as he was. 

[yall-hate-kids-tourney]

Y'all Hate Teens Tourney Bracket

(Bracket updated through Round 2c)

76 teens who are unfairly treated by the fandom for being teens. Who has it worst?

We tried our best with the matches, but sifting through several unique submissions does get to us... We apologize for any unfavorable matchups.

Please let us know of any name corrections. For Japanese names in particular, we denote long vowels and put given name first.

No guarantees on when the tourney starts, but we'll try to get it started within a week. We'll start by setting up the propaganda posts, which will be separate from the poll posts this time around.

Round 1 and 2 matchups under the cut. Color-coded schedule here; undescribed. Note that the listed order is not the same as the schedule.

Round 1

Alicent Hightower (House of the Dragon) vs. Abigail Hobbs (Hannibal)

Amy "Panacea" Dallon (Parahumans (Worm/Ward)) vs. Orihime Inoue (Bleach)

Lady Kenna (Reign) vs. Lisa "Tattletale" Wilbourn (Parahumans (Worm/Ward))

Kokichi Ouma (Danganronpa V3) vs. Scott McCall (Teen Wolf (MTV))

Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo) vs. Sophie Foster (Keeper of the Lost Cities)

Breezepaw (Warrior Cats) vs. Winter (Wings of Fire)

Gamzee Makara (Homestuck) vs. Yanqing (Honkai Star Rail)

Vriska Serket (Homestuck) vs. Haru (Beastars)

Dirk Strider (Homestuck) vs. Xander Harris (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Wednesday Addams (Wednesday (Netflix)) vs. Sylvester Ashling (Epithet Erased)

Yukine (Noragami) vs. Sayaka Miki (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Yukio Okumura (Blue Exorcist) vs. Soyo Nagasaki (Bang Dream! Girls Band Party!)

Round 2

Dawn Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) vs *1

Marcy Wu (Amphibia) vs. Fatespeaker (Wings of Fire)

Sansa Stark (Game of Thrones) vs. Charlotte Pudding (One Piece)

Olly (Game of Thrones) vs. Penny Carson (Bojack Horseman)

Azula (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs. *2

Mai (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs. Peril (Wings of Fire)

Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs. *3

Steven Universe (Steven Universe) vs. Gohan (Dragon Ball Z)

Adrien Agreste (Miraculous Ladybug) vs. *4

Marinette Dupain-Cheng (Miraculous Ladybug) vs. Sakura Haruno (Naruto)

Muu Kusunoki (MILGRAM) vs. Misa Amane (Death Note)

Chloé Bourgeois (Miraculous Ladybug) vs. Candace Flynn (Phineas and Ferb)

April O'Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)) vs. *5

Gwen Stacy (Spider-Man : Into the Spider-verse) vs. Dovepaw (Warrior Cats)

Damian Wayne (DC) vs. *6

Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) vs. Kyuusaku Yumeno (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion) vs. *7

Shuuji Kayama (Digimon) vs. Gon Freecs (Hunter x Hunter)

Asuka Langley Sohryu (Neon Genesis Evangelion) vs. Youko Nakajima (The Twelve Kingdoms)

Rei Ayanami (Neon Genesis Evangelion) vs. Uzi Doorman (Murder Drones)

Akito Shinonome (Project Sekai) vs. *8

Ena Shinonome (Project Sekai) vs. Mafuyu Asahina (Project Sekai)

Katsuki Bakugou (My Hero Academia) vs. *9

Yuuma Tsukumo (Yu-Gi-Oh) vs. Megumi Fushiguro (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Wesley Crusher (Star Trek: The Next Generation) vs. *10

Ezra Bridger (Star Wars: Rebels) vs. Theresa "Scary" Marlowe (Dungeons and Daddies)

Hope Estheim (Final Fantasy XIII) vs. Tohru Honda (Fruit Basket)

Severa (Fire Emblem) vs. Taimi (Guild Wars 2)

Yukari Takeba (Persona 3) vs. *11

Rise Kujikawa (Persona 4) vs. Kotone Shiomi (Persona 3 Portable)

Goro Akechi (Persona 5) vs. *12

Yuuki Mishima (Persona 5) vs. Makoto Niijima (Persona 5)

Phew, that was a lot.

[quranwithsehar]

When will the help of Allah arrive?

The revelation of Surah Al-Ankabut occurred when Muslims faced severe oppression. Once Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) began preaching Islam publicly, his few followers quickly found that professing faith meant facing ruthless torture and execution. Men from the Mecca like Abu Bakr (ra), were beaten unconscious in the streets, while slaves like Bilal b. Rabah (ra) and Suhayb b. Sinân (ra) were shackled and left to scorch in the midday desert sun.

The conditions had become extremely unfavorable, and a noble companion was tortured with burning coals without clothes. They took him to hot, open areas in the city when the sun was very strong. It was scorching on the ground. They removed his clothes, put iron armor on him, and laid him on the hot ground. Because of the intense heat, his skin would burn, and his body would become still. His skin melted due to the extreme conditions, and he went to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), asking, "Why isn't Allah's help coming, considering what we are going through?"

Then, the verses of Surah Al-Ankabut were revealed. When Surah Al-Ankabut was revealed, its initial verses emphasized patience. The first verses addressed the companions, saying, “Do people think once they say, “We believe,” that they will be left without being put to the test? We certainly tested those before them. And ˹in this way˺ Allah will clearly distinguish between those who are truthful and those who are liars.”

After this, the mention of Prophet Noah began, highlighting that he had to endure centuries of waiting, and eventually, Allah's help came through the flood. After that, the mention of Prophet Abrahim followed, who faced difficulties from his own people and was saved from the fire.

Then the story of Prophet Lut is mentioned. Prophet Lut was also supposed to migrate. However, at that point, the command for migration had not yet been given. Prophet Lut would be questioning when the command would come and when they would leave this place.

After a long period of patience, finally, the angels came, and the command for migration was given.

Allah, through these stories, was conveying to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) that just as He helped all those previous prophets, He would help them too. However, they needed to be patient and wait, just as all of them had to wait.

This Surah gives us hope that help would surely come, and it would come in a way one cannot anticipate. All we have to do is wait patiently.

[alteon77]

Updated Masterlist of Writing and Art

About the writer/artist: I like to write and paint. My current obsession is Sandman, but I enjoy most fantasy fandoms as well as anime (I think I’m on season seven billion of One Piece right now 🤣). I'm also weird as they come (and awkward, too), so just please ignore my oddball (coughTERRIBLEcough) sense of humor.

On a more personal note, I have PTSD and suffer from severe manic depressive episodes. Writing and art are my most familiar coping mechanisms, and I need them like I need oxygen. Seriously, there were times in my life that knowing I had to finish a story or a piece of art was the only thing stopping me from ending up dead. So, I don't take part in fandom drama. Having my peace and protecting my mental health are very big deals to me, and I won't risk those for anything if I can help it.

As for my writing, it ranges from short one-shots to ridiculously long novel series. I use third person POV (on longer series) as well as second person (on shorter things). I also try to always exclude physical descriptions when writing main character OCs and assign them nicknames to avoid using Y/N. I love to read Y/N fics, but writing them makes me feel like I'm at work. And who actually wants to ever feel like they're at work when they're engaging in a hobby? Definitely not me.

Lastly, there's usually more stuff on my AO3 page than I have listed here, because I forget to post it pretty often. Oops. I'll get around to moving it all over one day. Probably. Maybe.

Feel free to leave an ask if you want or just drop by my DMs. <3

Artwork links are at the bottom of this list, so if you're here for those, that's where they are.

Sandman 'Verse

All the Precious and Fragile Things (so easily do they break)

After banishing his lover from the Dreaming for her betrayal, Morpheus learns that she is pregnant with his child.

And that she’s been captured by a revenge-seeking Alexander Burgess.

What the both of them are unaware of is that this will set in motion a cascade of unfavorable events, causing a chain reaction that threatens the whole of existence itself.

PART I: All of This Past

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

PART II: These Tender, Loving Mercies

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

PART III: When It All Falls Down

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

PART IV: The Dark of War

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Chapter 40

Chapter 41

Chapter 42

Chapter 43

Chapter 44

Chapter 45

Chapter 46

Chapter 47

Epilogue

Sometimes He's Sweet

Morpheus hates the holidays.

As excited as she seems to experience the mortal holiday, he's… less so. Much less so. With the entire collective unconscious contained within him, this time of year can be wholly overwhelming, a miasma of too much red and green, too much worry, too much loneliness, too much excitement, too many similarly themed dreams, too many similarly themed nightmares, and far far too many holiday songs. It all bleeds out from the collective unconscious into his own mind, sticks there like weeping sap to a tree until he feels half-mad with the unrelenting presence of it, with his inability to get free from its cloying trespass upon his very being.

This is just a little sweet fluff for the holiday season. It takes place between chapters 19 and 20 of "All the Precious and Fragile Things". No spoilers here if you've read that far!

The Dog Debacle (or how best to sneak a dragon into the dreaming)

Morpheus' daughter gets a new dog.

Well..... kind of.

That Familiar Feeling of Family (or how Hob Gadling ended up as an uncle to his stranger's oftentimes feral children)

It's a pretty universally known thing that families are just strange. As Hob is quickly figuring out, however, this little fact is magnified by AT LEAST a billion when the family in question is Endless.

(A lighthearted story in which Hob Gadling finds out his stranger has married, makes friends with a homicidal maniac/ruler, and manages to become an exemplary uncle to a pack of magically mischievous children. Really, now all he has to do is convince everyone to stop calling his and Dream's weekly meetups "playdates", and then his life would be practically perfect.)

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

The Maker, the Muse, and the Sundered Song

In his temple, what remains of Orpheus waits in trepidation. Something is changing. Something that he knows might alter the very fabric of the world as he understands it.

Finally freed from captivity, Calliope struggles to make any meaningful changes to the laws that saw her bound and taken in the first place. When the strange woman appears on Mount Parnassus and offers help, Calliope knows she would be a fool not to accept it. Even if she thinks that she's being lied to.

Meanwhile in the peace of the Dreaming, Morpheus grapples with guilt over his son's fate. As he basks in the love of his new children, he can't help but to regret his own failings where Orpheus is concerned.

And as for May, she's really just got a job to do. And her own traumatic issues to deal with. And if it's all hella awkward because she's having to work alongside her husband's ex-wife, she'll see it done anyway. There's even the small possibility that she might eventually admit to Calliope the truth about her identity. That is if she can ever actually work up the courage to say it aloud.

Chapter 1

Nothing in This Closet but Boots and a Boy

Morpheus is wildly protective of his daughter.

That's probably bad for the boy in said daughter's closet.

AU's and Other Stuff in the Sandman 'Verse

Of Exes, Hellhounds, and Waffle Fries

Morpheus shows up to rescue the woman he probably loves (though he won't admit it) from hellhounds and ends up getting roped into helping with her family. This is one of those extras that doesn't fit into the main story, but it's fun, so I'm posting it.

The Bizarre Breeding Habits of Anthropomorphic Personifications

It's a tale as old as time.

Two idiots fall in love. Two idiots fall out of love.

Neither one of them is expecting a baby to come along and derail their unhappily ever after.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Original Fanart

I like to play around with different styles and to try new things with my artwork. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. I'm still learning, and I am so far from being a professional that it's laughable. But I only post things that I think look decent or that I think others might enjoy.

The Lover's Argument (Morpheus x oc)

Oneiros (Morpheus in Grecian garb)

Because I could not stop for Death, she kindly stopped for me... (Regency era Dream and Death)

[gentleeclipsey]

Salem's mother, Roa!

She's the clan's healer, a master of medicines with a heart so kind she'll soften the angriest trolls with her gentle nature. She has a lovely bedside manner, she's amazing with kids, and is well versed in various spells and elixirs for magical use. Some lore on her condition and Anphi society below the cut!

She's known as an oracle, where an Anphi is born with far more eyes than they should have, most often in a halo on the face but it can be a semi-coverage to complete body affliction, she's a semi-covered variation. Oracle Anphi cannot stand on two legs, as they're born quadrupedal and will never gain the ability to stand bipedally for long moments due to their skeletal structure. Because of this, she also cannot fly or glide, so if she falls off a cavern edge she will most certainly die. Alongside this, an oracle's neck is longer than the average Anphian's, which can cause back problems if they don't care for themselves properly with the right bedding or too much flexing of the spine. Partial to full blindness is extremely common for oracles, as well as semi to full body paralysis due to neck injuries. Roa has managed to avoid these but raising two nests of whelps proved difficult when so many little tails and hands often poked into her sensitive eyes.

She was born into what's called the Strike Generation, these whelps came about during a time of great crisis amongst their people when sickness spread rampantly, the pools had been poisoned by changes in the ocean, and famine plagued them. 90% of whelps born in this period were born with mutations and stunted limbs. Anphi society changed drastically due to this, and now atypical and disabled Anphi are treated and cared for as though they are normal socially, though accommodated based on their bodies so they can live an effectively normal life.

Atypical Anphians can produce whole litters of common offspring, and even a pair of them can produce common as well, such as Roa and her husband Howler, Salem's parents. Mutations and odd limbs are genetic, but most often these genes are are triggered by highly unfavorable conditions during the carrying process, starvation, sickness, and very poor water conditions often being the most common causes.

[eclipsedcrystalstar]

You know I think the SAMS fandom should reference Cain and Abel more with Eclipse and Lunar because even outside the sibling murdered the other thing it fits pretty well at least initially

I was raised Catholic and while I’m not really practicing the stories were taught to me and generally fascinate me so time to ramble

Obvious stuff out of the way, Cain being the older sibling and Abel being the younger, Cain killing Abel. Eclipse being the older sibling to Lunar and killing him.

For the more fun stuff, let’s start out with Cain and Abel’s sacrifices to God

Cain, brought undesirable parts of his harvest (as Catholic teaching, the verse itself doesn’t mention the quality) and was therefore rejected by God. Abel brought the best things from his job and was accepted.

Eclipse was an undesirable part of Moon, so he was rejected and abandoned. Lunar was the best parts of Eclipse (irrc) and he was accepted by the daycare fam.

”you will be a restless wanderer upon this earth” is part of Cain’s punishment. Eclipse doesn’t get to rest, he will constantly be brought back.

”anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over” Every time they’ve killed Eclipse things end up getting even worse (and it doesn’t even stick), I wouldn’t say seven times over, but things get worse.

Now I also want to bring up Seth. By Catholic school teachings, Seth is the replacement for Abel, and Abel was meant to be the ancestor to Jesus. That means Cain was already unfavored before he had actually done anything wrong. Which I feel like rather fits with how Eclipse was judged before his severe wrongs.

Anyways this is all for fun I don’t think anything about it is intentional I’m just autistic

[saerins]

dang, bianca is a nasty piece of work. she's the very essence of real-life celebrities. Petty, malicious, prideful, no class whatsoever. You don't really need to be a murderer to look unfavorably as a person. the second "victim" started it first but I feel like she went too far in two other examples. maybe i'm biased but i hate when celebrities don't try to manage their own fanbase and let them bully the other stars (like ariana) but whatever, what do I know. i bet if sae knew how messy she was, he would keep his distance for sure. like what if she turns against him when he does things that go against her wishes? out of all facts you've told us about Bianca, i think this one raises the biggest red flag about her. but then again, the entertainment industry are paradise of red flag. now im so fucking scared for yn. as if her life isn't hard enough already. sae, save her, sae.

yeah i’ve been seeing a lot of celeb drama too so that explains it 😭 hahah i’m not so well versed in the life of celebrities but i’m sure they get restricted from saying certain things, but considering who bianca is i would think she has the power to really set things straight with no repercussions but she chose not to. then again, her messiness got reduced to throwing petty intimidations to girls that she knows are “underneath” her in terms of status, so it’s not a surprise that sae doesn’t know much about her past :’)

there will probably never be a possibility that yn will be loved by everyone especially if she gets exposed to the public, so yeah :’) our yn’s about to plunge into a whole world of chaos </3 question is is sae enough to shield her from everything that’s about to happen haahahah

[zorkaya-moved]

JJK VERSE ORIENTED — INNATE TECHNIQUE, 'DEATH IN WINTER'

warning: this is my attempt at explaining in deeper detail how zarina's technique works. tldr; the closer you to the epicenter of a winter storm (death) the less warmth (life) you have left in you, you become fragile (age or consumed by ice) and you have winter throw all cutting snowflakes at you that will lead you to your demise; the closer you are to death - the more cold you become, the more fragile you become, and the faster you will succumb to that chilling cold.

Let’s talk about the cursed technique that Zarina operates. To save time, I will only be diving into what Zarina’s cursed technique is without speaking about the history of Morana’s and Chernobog’s family that leads to current time’s Sokolov family. 

There is one thing that will forever follow Zarina through all of her verses: the overwhelming control over her abilities down to molecular level. Zarina’s ability to utilize her technique is only the way it is because she spent years training it and even evolving it for her own benefit, her own style, and her own life. This is why her approach to the cursed technique cannot be precisely copied because of how masterful and overpowering her control is. As an example, Yuuta Okkotsu will be able to copy the low to medium level parts of her technique but her higher level ability may take Yuuta much longer to grasp due to how it relies on her internal control. 

Zarina’s innate technique is best explained through a more poetic explanation: death in winter. It’s widely known that many people have fallen prey to the winter’s cruelty: hypothermia, fragility, shattering, freezing, and so on. When you really dive into it, her concept is very simple but the way she explores it makes it far more complicated. When Zarina activates her technique, she becomes the epicenter of a winter storm where anything and everything that approaches her will start to freeze/turn to ice or turns fragile. 

When you get close to Death, you become fragile due to aging, but in case of Zarina’s innate technique, you become fragile because your body starts to freeze over down to your cells. It’s especially effective against cursed spirits who are cursed energy given form and also jujutsu sorcerers who have a high concentration of cursed energy within them. Cue why Zarina's good at hunting down both, or, well, was taught to hunt both.  

Her innate technique is similar to Uraume’s “Ice Formation” technique, Zarina uses not only her own cursed energy but the energy from the environment around her (especially the cursed energy released upon death of civilians). This means that if there is anyone who sends their cursed energy at her, she can freeze it and use it for her own benefit, which dictates her ‘authority’ over ice as the descendant of Morana. Zarina’s cursed technique not only contributes to the creation/manipulation of ice, freezing, but also applies fragility trait to others. Some people may think that they’ll be covered in ice, which will signify the fact that her technique works, but that’s not the case. Fragility is applied if you are in close proximity to her, you may think that your hand is safe but if Zarina attacks or uses her weapon, she’ll shatter their limb or their summoned spirit or their cursed technique depending on the output. As an example, if a cursed technique like Mai's bullet is shot at her, Zarina may still get hurt if she won't concentrate correctly or if she won't dodge in time.

As an example, Zarina has 2 ways of using her innate technique to make it seem both very similar to Uraume but also vastly different. First, she creates a field around herself that will automatically freeze or apply fragility to those who come close to her (aside from Satoru Gojo’s Infinity as she does not make contact with him). Sadly, it affects ALL those all around her which makes it unfavorable to fight in big crowds as long as they won’t be used as substitutes for weaponry through fragility. If Zarina cared enough about that, it'd be an issue, but she isn't.

The second way is for Zarina to solidify the cursed energy around her and use it to create different types of constructs from animals to weapons to anything that’s required for her like stairs or whatever can be done. This is solidifying of the cursed energy and forcing it to gain a freezing attribute. The ‘death in winter’ is applicable through those constructs clashing against another person where her ice will start to ‘freeze away’ or ‘consume’ the cursed energy it comes in contact with if it’s striking the person. Specifically, it starts to freeze away the soul, trying to lead it closer to ‘death’ through hypothermia. 

The lowering of temperature acts as a way for her to also find targets if they are hiding. The lowering of temperature (or appearance of molecular level snowflakes’ is happening due to Sokolova using her own cursed energy to cover a specific ground and by walking she moves that area with her as she must remain the ‘center’ of the field. Thanks to that, she can sense any intrusion or change in her surroundings to avoid damage. However, this does not mean she can fully stop it. Zarina must act fast to avoid the attack, to attack back, or to concentrate her cursed energy to soften the blow or multiply the fragility trait to ensure it won’t harm her too much. 

Once again bringing up Urauma because they are basically almost identical in their innate technique in majority of cases and usage, but Zarina is unfazed by Urauma’s techniques due to how it clashes against her own control. The control she has over the cursed energy would bleed into her own ice consuming Uraume’s and making that ice her own, but it may not be noticeable until it’s too late or Zarina lets it be known.

This meta may be up to correction or better verbiage in the future. I've been struggling with explaining things all my life. Got a very solid idea what Zarina's ability does but writing it down? Oh boy.

[instruth]

THE PURSUIT

The pursuit for perfection

Whereby sensible nothingness

is also something nonsensical

The aim is to focus, to investigate,

that life is a pursuit, not for success

It is simplicity against strength

Patience verses oppressive forces

It is truth against the lies of giants

Till an underdog overcomes the brute

And the hunted becomes the hunter

Accepting the hand of fate

till the unbeatable Goliath slips

down, to an unfavorable position,

opening up possible probabilities

coupled with probable possibilities

©Johnny J P Lee

05 March 2023

A Gogyoshiren Poem (15)

(a chain of 5-verse Gogyoshi Poems)

Photo: J. P. Lee

[sadiamahjabinlubna]

Dealing with Envy

Envy is an emotion characterized by a feeling of discontent or resentment arising from a desire for something that someone else has or has achieved. It can range from mild to intense and may include feelings of jealousy, bitterness, and covetousness. 

Envy can arise in various situations, such as when someone has a possession, status, relationship, or achievement that we desire but do not have. It can also occur in situations where we feel that someone else has received an unfair advantage or benefit, or when we compare ourselves unfavorably to others. 

Envy can be a natural human emotion, but if it is not managed properly, it can lead to negative consequences such as strained relationships, low self-esteem, and even aggressive or violent behavior. It is important to recognize and acknowledge feelings of envy, but also to work towards finding healthy ways to cope with them and move forward in a positive direction. 

Envy destroys the honorable deeds of people. To escape from jealousy, you have to ask for more forgiveness. You must be satisfied with your position. You have to follow more praiseworthy names of Allah. Like Alhamdulillah, Subhanallah.  

Allah gives fortune to whoever He wants. Many times, we lose faith in our fortune. As a result, we are overwhelmed by depression and depression. Disbelief in one's ability also creates apathy in people. As a result, many unhealthy habits are created. Such as: - backbiting and lying. Imposing, not thanking Allah, showing busyness in worldly life, finding fault with others, thinking oneself big, etc.  

Even if there are honorable deeds as much as mustard among people, the fire of hatred consumes those deeds in an instant. To stay under the shadow of Islam, the deeds which are farj, sunnah, and nafal should be increased gradually.  

To appreciate the beauty of Islam, there is no end to know. A lot of study helps to strengthen the foundation of faith. But there is no alternative to doing deeds. Even if it is a little, it should be done regularly. Then it is hoped that Allah will protect us from terrible bad deeds like violence.  

In prayer, seek refuge in Allah from the envy of the envious. May He protect me and all of us more than anything else, Ameen?   (Surah Falaq, verse: 05) "Wa min sharri hasidin iza hasad" means protect us from the evil of the envious. 

[ryeonah]

tag dump & verse dump!

This verse is in conjunction with @hehost's world and cast as well as @lifesliced! For information on people who will be involved in this verse, please defer to the information on Hal's blogs.

Koo Ryeon grew up in Jinju-si and was born to Koo Ha-Eun and his wife, Seong I-seul. As a child, her life was not marred by any particular tragedy or death; for the most part, she grew up in a well-to-do household. After high school, she moved to Seoul and found herself working a mundane job that she found no particular interest in. She would find her life turned upside down in March, her own self of justice and right and wrong having her interject herself in a bar fight — prompting her to sincerely apologize and move to Japan in order to avoid causing her family any more embarrassment and shame.

Upon arriving in Tokyo, she set up her residence near the red light district, getting a job at Fujita Akira's market. While she is hard work, her temper and need to call out injustices and unfavorable behaviors can, at times, get her into hot water with customers. She would work with Akira for two full months before meeting an alluring man named Ren, who helped her to secure a bartending/bouncer job at the White Lotus club. Her role is to pose as a bartender and ensure that customers get their drinks in order to sell the part. However, her actual role at the club is a secret bouncer — keeping people comfortable and spending money whilst secretly observing the guests, and taking care of any problems that arise.

Each week, she gives reports to Mama-san, not only to clear up any stories regarding her roughing up patrons but also to keep her informed about what is going on in the club each week. She is a very dedicated worker who has no problem being blunt and honest, telling everyone exactly what she thinks without holding anything back for the sake of cordiality and decorum. As of now, she keeps her own past a secret, meeting any questions about herself with questions of her own — never giving any real hint or indication of who she really is nor why she has come to work at the White Lotus.

Tracking: ✖host life verse║you were made to carry brawls between your knuckles & bury old memories between your ribs

[legendreign-archived]

Laws

The mun’s pronouns are she/her. You can call me Vanessa.

1. I do not own all the icons used on this page. Some of them are free icons whose sources I always like or reblog. The 100x100 icons I use for my ooc faceclaim, Jane Judith Jocelyn belong to the deactivated dawns-icons.  Some of the icons I use for Yukio Kasamatsu, Shintarō Midorima, and Taiga Kagami were made by sportbaes. The icons I make by myself are nothing special so please don’t take any of the icons I use except for the ones reblogged and tagged under #icons and #resources.I can also write multiple muses at the same time, just let me know when we’re plotting.

2. DO NOT INTERACT

If you’re someone I have blocked.

If you are a minor.

If you project your traumas onto your muse or identify so strongly to your muse. It’s fine to relate to your muse and give them bits of yourself but people who project onto fictional characters can lash out at others in relation to any word that sounds unfavorable to them and their beloved characters which becomes very distressing. 

Find any triggers listed on my muse bios to be uncomfortable. Your comfort comes first.

If you are a SessRin and or Yashahime anti. If you are uncomfortable with SessRin but still want to interact with my Towa, you are welcome here. I will change Rin’s mother in a thread for your comfort but please understand that first and foremost, Rin will always be my Towa’s mother and you will see a lot of SessRin content in this space.

If you like to apply real life morals to works of fiction.

If you want to cancel fictional characters because I have little qualms about interacting with controversial characters from media, I like.

If you don’t like how I run this blog or tend to police others because I’m NOT here for that.

3. I am private, mutuals only, selective, oc and crossover friendly but fandom selective. I will not follow blogs of unfamiliar fandoms unless you are a trusted mutual.

4. I love shipping, heck, I’ll even ship my muses together but please check out my muse bios to learn about a muse’s ship availability! CanonxOC and OCxOC in addition to crossover ships with my muses are fine with me. Please feel free to ask me if you want to ship our muses, I will seriously consider it if it makes for a great plot / they have chemistry. I am ship exclusive so I will limit my romantic shipping to no more than two interpretations of a canon character. For my human muses, the age limit for shipping is 7 years but I have no problems aging up or aging down a muse to make a ship more comfortable. I am more comfortable doing controversial shipping in historical settings like say, teenagers with adults for example as long as it's still within the 7-year age limit. For my immortal muses, the age limit is very high but don’t ask me to ship my long-lived muses with anyone who is not teenagers or 60+. For my doll muses, we will only ship in verses where my girls are humans / humanoids.

5. I WILL BLOCK

Porn blogs

Anyone who is disrespectful to me/disrespected me in the past/Anon hate. I should technically apply the three strikes rule but honestly, it depends on how rude you are and if you are mentally and or emotionally stressing me out really badly. I don’t appreciate sarcasm and cannot tolerate angry paragraphs. I’ve had emotionally triggering experiences with roleplayers who took my words out of context and decided to throw angry paragraphs at me so please assume best intent. I have no intention of being rude to anyone.

Rp blogs people warn about!

People who bring up drama about rp blogs I don’t know and make call outs not to inform people about genuinely harmful people but over their personal choices that they didn’t like.

RP blogs who are anti-SessRin, anti-Yashahime, anti-Junpei Hyūga

Personal blogs who reblog my roleplay related posts and do not take their reblogs down by the next day even though I have asked them to take it down.

6. I am of legal age, but my muses are not. I am (20+) and don’t mind aging my muses up but there will be no smut! I am very uncomfortable with it, and I prefer to fade to black. I do not do incest or rape. The nsfw-ish thing you will find on this blog is violence (not including torture). This blog and muse bios are not spoiler free. The muse bios contains heavy topics this blog will cover so please read the side sections of the muse bios for the triggers! Trigger warnings will be tagged accordingly. (For ex: smoking tw). The things I tag with nsfw-ish? contain slight nudity and cleavage. I try not to reblog anything extremely graphic so let me know if something upsets you or if I’m missing a tag.

7. Please do not god-mod. Let’s not control each other’s muses or kill them off.  I will always ask for consent if I feel the need to describe your muse’s actions. If I do god-mod, it was most likely an accident. Please let me know so I can apologize and refrain from doing it again. However, if your muse threatens to harm any of mine, expect them to fight back and if your muse is an enemy; then expect them to try to kill your muse as well. I will analyze if it’s possible for them to kill your muse and ask permission before carrying out the act.

8. If you follow first, I will assume you have read my rules and understand the triggering topics that can be presented on my blog. I usually follow back within the week so if I do not, it’s because you lack a rules page, or your muses are not from familiar fandoms. I will unfollow blogs that do not follow me after three weeks unless you are a good friend / trusted mutual / blog I admire/enjoy. If you unfollow me please block me so I can unfollow back. This means that you have no desire to continue interacting or maintaining our friendship so let me know if you unfollowing was an accident.

9. I will delete unanswered starters after a long period of time has passed by to keep the blog clean so let me know if you want me to keep it or that you will take a long time to answer it. Exceptions can be made for good friends who I know are generally slow. Even liking or commenting on the post gives me some reassurance that you saw it.

 10. Feel free to give me reminders about our thread. Tumblr sometimes messes up notifications, so I may have missed something. I will do my best to reply to it and have it queued asap. I try to remind people if at least a month has passed and there has been no response to the thread. I will be lurking around on weekdays and more responsive on Fridays and weekends according to the Pacific Standard Time Zone. Please keep in mind that I work part time so there may be days when I am not on. Discord is also where you can reach me!

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I do apologize for the lengthiness and if I give off a harsh tone in my rules, I just want to keep having fun roleplaying with friends and not get triggered by others!

Not a requirement but you can leave a like or comment that you’ve read the rules~!

[whitecrownsblackthrones-archived]

{♔-☯-♛} - When an A m e r i c a n  H e i r e s s  is married a title-rich, but cash-poor nobleman, they call them a Dollar Princess | Gilded Age Era Verse | 『v!Dollar Princesses』

In the late 1800s, American industrialists were raking in cash & living like royals, but they had no way, other than their mansions, servants & yachts, of making it clear that they were better than everyone else. Meanwhile, across the pond, the British aristocracy had come on hard times. They still had their titles, historic estates & air of superiority, but they were running low on funds. Thus was a recipes for matches made somewhere south of heaven, as hundreds of American heiresses married cash-strapped British noblemen.

Enter John Riley, his wife, Rosa Riley, & their two daughters, Ann & Suzanne Riley, a wealthy industrialist family soaring in the gun manufacturing & mining industries. Wishing nothing more then to claim they have nobility in their already very wealthy family, John & Rosa set their two daughters onto the noble marriage market, promising a handsome dowry to fill the emptying historical safes of the lucky chosen husbands. In spite of their daughters’ cries against such an arrangement, Ann & Sue are dressed in their finest gowns, equal in price & beauty to that of royalty, & are sent across the world to attract many nobles & royals towards them.

NPCs are optional in this verse, & appear in the form of Duke Henry Montagu Douglas, & Baron George Venables-Vernon, who act as fiancés/spouses for Ann & Sue in the case there is none. In the case of this, Ann becomes Duchess Douglas, & Sue becomes Baroness Vernon. They are quite unhappy in their courtships/marriages, both in different degrees. Though it seems possible to get the American heiresses out of their unfavorable circumstances.

Ann is now the younger sister & her Faceclaim changes in this verse to Jubellian Eloy Floyen from Father, I Don’t Want To Get Married, & Sue is now the older sister in this verse & her Faceclaim changes to Rubia de Grandia from The Lady Wants to Rest.

[dualityjohn]

~ Gender Expression Stereotypes ~

Figuring out my own gender is hard or exhaustively idea or thought that crosses in my head that i think i can't figure it out on my own. Does gender is the basis of someone's personality? In my 18 years of existence, the question "what is your gender?" that most of my peers that i always cannot answer directly, it's not that i can't actually answer it, it is because if i answer their question i am afraid that they will not believe what will i answer to them because most of the times they ask it not out of curiosity but because they assume of what truly i am and they have to confirm it, because people admit it or not we all have stereotypes of someone's actions that if we think that is wrong it will really bother us and most of the times is we have a lot stereotypes when it comes to gender.

When it comes to expressing yourself there are "gender beliefs or stereotypes" in our country, here in the philippines the most debatable if not it is crucial thing that most of us are having stereotypes in gender that actually starts when your only a kid and that never ends until you get old, for example, when you were a child your parents expect you to like monochromatic things such as toys,clothes, and even the color that you like, and the idea that will mark on you basically is that if you are a boy you are supposed to like things what are your parents what they think appropriate for boys only.

When it comes to my own gender i am always hesitant or sometimes in denial to describe it because of all stereotypes that the adults that influence my own ideas in life that most people don't believe right now because we are in modern setting and we have to accept that, like most of the adults saying that being part of lgbt community is a sin but there are articles are saying

One aspect of an individual's identity is their gender identity and/or sexual orientation, and it can be safer for them to keep that aspect of themselves private. They might not be ready to come out, be still figuring out their gender identity and/or sexual orientation, or feel like their peers won't accept them for who they are.

The few bible texts that have been used frequently to vilify same-gender lovers may be easily dismantled and contested. However, I am at a stage in my life and ministry where I don't need a bible verse to defend my holy value or a bible narrative to justify my experience of life. One can easily discover multiple signs of same-gender love and attraction occuring in scripture, and even it seems to be affirmed. I simply have faith in the goodness of God, the holiness of love, and the variety of life. First and foremost, same-gender lovers are lovers, and the Bible does not condemn love; in fact, it uses love as its yardstick for determining what is holy.

REFERRENCE:

I also do not understand that even nowadays being part of this community is really debatable topic because most of people is being ignorant and have a strong faith in god or the actual church are not okay with homosexuality and sadly, even your own family can potentially reject you as part of them.

For young guys who are homosexual, bisexual, or other males who have sex with men, homophobia, stigma, and prejudice can be especially difficult. When compared to other students in their schools, these unfavorable opinions raise their risk of encountering violence. Violence can take the form of actions like bullying, teasing, harassment, physical assault, and actions that are tied to suicide.

Youth who identify as gay, bisexual, or another sexual minority are more likely to experience family rejection. The likelihood of people going without housing rises as a result. LGBT youth make up about 40% of homeless youth. In a 2009 study, friends who had more supportive families were compared to homosexual, lesbian, and bisexual young adults who had experienced severe family rejection.

REFERRENCE :

I hope someday these crucial topic become a reason that all of people become liberated from someone's opinion, because our life doesn't only revolve around these topic we have to be more open minded and become a moral person, people should feel freedom not only in their own thoughts but feel freedom around them either physical or emotional.

--Jeyss--

[hedgiwithapen]

dammit hedgi day prompt: cisco brings thea to the supergirl verse to do daddy issues drinking club with winn

(I never watched arrow so I really do not know Thea very well )“You know what, Diggle’s right,” Thea said, shaking her head. “ Traveling by Speedster is the worst.  That, however, was. Uh.“ She stopped whatever unfavorable word she was about to use, seeing the look on Cisco’s face. Diggle was right about that, too, it was like insulting a puppy. So even though her internal organs had not been exactly fond of the hop to another plane of reality, she was going to blame that on the seafood burrito she’d had for lunch, and not on Cisco’s badass powerset. 

“You’ll get used to it,” Cisco assured her. Thea thought better of pointing out that usually, the bullshit in Star City did not require teleportation to deal with, and promptly thought better of it. Some teleportation would have been a big help, and then there was this. Maybe  they could poach Cisco for their own team.  “ Anyway, we’re here.” He beamed. “ They’re gonna love you.”

“I’m sorry,” Thea said, staring. “I thought we were meeting some of your friends for, uh…group therapy? This is…” it was the nicest looking penthouse that Thea had ever seen, and she’d seen quite a few very nice penthouses, which was sort of relevant to the group therapy thing.

“Oh, yeah, we used to meet at Winn’s but I offered to host,” a woman that Thea did not recall from their last team up said. “I’m Lena, and over on the couch are Winn and Nate.” Thea waved a little. “Cisco, are you staying this time?” Lena asked. “ You know you’re always welcome.” “I have to check a thing for J’onn and Kara first, but I’ll be back in an hour.” “So two hours,” Winn said, goodnaturedly. “See you then.” Thea had maybe expected Cisco to walk out the door, or shoot a grappling hook off the open terrace that overlooked the city, like normal people, but instead he stepped into a vortex of bluelight. “Right,” Thea said, suddenly feeling awkward. She’d met Nate very, very briefly, and might have seen Winn’s face once. “So do we, uh, just… sit and talk about our feelings?” She eyed the table of fancy quiches and bottles of both wine and soda. Lena shrugged. “Sometimes, if we feel like it, or if something’s resurfaced.” “Mostly I just kick her ass at Grand Theft Mario Kart,” Winn held up a controller. “Hey, my day is coming soon, Schott,” Lena shot back. “Grand Theft What?” “Oh, is that not a thing on your Earth?” Winn asked with false innocence “You know it’s not,” Nate said, abandoning his seat on the couch to grab a bottle of neon orange soda. “No hazing the new kid, or next time we’re going to bring the 3rd matrix movie and make you watch it.” “There is not a third one, no. No.” Winn looked aghast.  “I guess some things aren’t universal,” Thea said. “Shitty dads, though,” Lena said, flopping with all the grace of a champion show cat onto one of her couches. “I’ll drink to that,” Winn said, then patted the couch next to him. “Here, Thea, come sit with us. It’s a really fun game. Very cathartic, and Lena sprung for extra controllers. Nice ones.” Thea counted herself as pretty good at hand eye coordination, so she took the offer controller without reservation.

Cisco returned only an hour and a half later, and joined the game, which Winn was leading in by a few thousand points. A few times throughout the next few hours, someone offered a comment-- Cisco about his old boss/father figure, Lena about her “adoptive” but not actually adoptive dad. Thea offered a comment of her own, and was glad that no one pressed for more answers, a rare gift.  Finally, Lena looked at the clock. “You win again,” she said in good natured, competitive disgust. “That’s my name,” Winn agreed. “So, same time, same place next month?” “Do we ever have this on, uh, my Earth?” Thea asked. “No,” Cisco said firmly. “We tried once.” “The chick who kidnapped him tried to join and then tried to kill us a little bit,” Winn filled in the blank. “So now Lena’s the exclusive host.  The batshit-girlfriend-almost-killed-a-lot-of-people club meets every third tuesday.” “She was never my girlfriend,” Cisco pointed out. “The name’s too long as it is.” Nate shrugged. “Time to head out?” “Unless there’s some catastrophe that needs us,” Cisco said, listening. The city trundled on with no sudden shrills, and he filled his hands with blue fire. “See you next time.”