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she/her | autistic | PFP art by me! asks/submissions encouraged as long as they are not nsfw/spam. ANONS *MUST* PUT AN EMOJI BELOW THEIR ASK SO I KNOW WHO'S WHO. NON-ANON ASKS DEEPLY ENCOURAGED even if theyre from moots one of my main hyperfixes is decal (an obscure punk band from san francisco from the 90s - they have an album called molotov cocktails and other mixed drinks, and some other hidden gems)

[dingleberry-7708]

we need more decal live recordings to be found

for the record this (and some live snippets in the decal cdrom (basically official playlist provided here)) is all we have!

also some of the decal band pics and also their album and

[honestlyboringperson]

Getting back into the swing of things with the Rewrite - here’s “Stormy” in all her destructive glory.

“Stormy”

One word describes Stormy the best - chaotic. Stormy is loud, reckless, and aggressive to anyone who comes her way. She’s a figurative whirlwind of a person, bursting with strong, overwhelming, emotions. Despite her complete and utter disregard for rules, she is still one of Cloudtower’s top students due to how easily her focus comes to her. She’s often coined the attack dog of the Trix, which she takes in stride. She’s feared and admired across campus, and will not back down in a fight. She’s the most outwardly affectionate towards her sisters and for better or for worse, wears her heart on her sleeve.

Unsurprisingly, “Stormy” isn’t her actual name. It’s Romina Tempest. Her parents are considered celebrities, known for both their philanthropic contributions to Harmonia and their media presence. Stormy’s mother is an actress, while her father is a news anchor. When Stormy was born, her parents put her in several pageants and children’s shows, with even some modelling on the side. Particularly, they capitalized and marketed a very hyper feminine, almost childish visage of Stormy. Her innocence and youth were commercialized, often at the expense of disempowering Stormy by being constantly infantilized. Stormy felt suffocated in her life, and felt like she was trapped as a child, her own girlhood being something that consumed her entire life. No one in her life treated her with respect. They saw her as a harmless naive child, a trophy, or a character - she wasn’t a person. Most often than not, Stormy’s persona she took on during these pageants was “the perfect child” - innocent, naive, constantly positive, and even a little dumb. When she developed her wings, she was initially hoping to use this as an opportunity to show everyone that she was capable of more - that she wasn’t the vapid, innocent girl everyone chalked her up to, only to end up finding out that she was the Fairy of Rainbows. Only capable of parlour tricks and served as another thing that keeps her from being anything other than the persona her parents wanted her to embody. She quietly boiled in her anger and rage. Everyone made decisions for her, believing they knew what was best for her. They never allowed her to input her own thoughts, brushing her off as a child.

Eventually, Stormy hit a snapping point and hit someone on live camera. This completely shattered the image she put up her entire life, with everyone swinging from babying and infantilizing her to now treating her as if she should know better and that she was too old for that kind of behaviour. Her parents were more concerned with how the media would view them as extension, and immediately pulled her from all the modelling, acting, and pageants they put her in. Stormy however, felt more free. She felt like she was finally allowed to break the image everyone thrust upon her. She actually began to indulge in her rage and violent tendencies, as a way to vent it out and to further pull away from the innocent veneer people initially thought she was. She enrolled in Cloudtower to prove this more, choosing to wield storms and twisters rather than simple rainbows. She was recruited to the Coven of Atropos after she was recognized as “Romina Tempest” and the daughter of the most popular media personalities in Melody City. She blew up at them as one of her biggest insecurities was simply being their daughter and the belief that she’d never escape them and by extension, never escape the never ending cage she’s shoved in. Ismene promised Stormy that after she becomes the ruler of the new world, she would rise above all those who oppressed her and finally kill “Romina Tempest”.

Stormy is in constant war with the preconceptions people have of her - “innocent and faultless” or “violent and dangerous”. She’s never allowed to be anything other than those two. She ultimately just wants to be free and be treated with basic human dignity and respect, but both of her “personas” make her only more vulnerable. Some people still cling to their belief that she’s innocent and childish, and that this is just a rebellious phase that will fade, as if she wasn’t suppressing her anger and rage her entire life. Others believe that Stormy’s childishness was a facade and that she was always a violent and unreasonable person, as if she wasn’t an actual child when she was out in those pageants in the first place. Moreover, she has a complicated relationship with femininity. It was something she had no choice in adopting, and the hyper feminine clothes her parents and managers forced her in didn’t help either. Maybe the more masculine, punk clothes she wears is not only fuelled by her own desire to pull away from her past, but also as a way to be taken more seriously. She simultaneously feels always monitored and trapped, yet can’t accept any help presented to her without lashing out. This is a symptom of Stormy’s identity issues - she has no idea who she is outside of being a delinquent or perfect doll.

Trivia

The party animal of Cloudtower. Most of her weekends (and admittedly also her weeknights) are spent at nightclubs and parties.

Acts as the muscle of the Trix. She’s the person to actually act out the Trix’s plan.

Absolutely hates being called by her actual name. She feels more comfortable as “Stormy” than she ever was as Romina.

Craves autonomy, but often has it stolen from her.

As crazy as it sounds, she’s the only Trix member with a consistent job. She works down at the piers, hauling packages on and off the boats and planes for exports and imports. The rules are generally pretty lax, so she doesn’t always feel constricted. Icy’s too uptight and prissy to get a job, while Darcy can’t hold one down due to her boredom, often getting fired or quitting.

Believes in hard work more than anything. From jump, she’s been put in an uncomfortable position in life, and she’s still working to fully separate herself from that position. She takes being a witch very seriously.

A truly destructive force, Stormy is one of the most powerful witches in Cloudtower, by raw strength alone. Her magic allows her to create twisters, lightning storms, and even earthquakes. She embraces the “delinquent” persona she embodies and as such, her magic is based around her aggression and anger. She can change the weather at will, and often creates localized storms that swirl around the battlefield.

As stated before, Stormy has fairy wings. Her title was “Fairy of Rainbows”, a childish title for someone who felt trapped by their childhood. She was only capable of simple parlour tricks, like changing the colour of something or straight up just manifesting small rainbows. Her magic was mainly used in her pageants and showbiz events to garner attention.

[5t3r30-5lut]

I swear to god if Play-Yan appears in rhythm heaven groove I will go insane

My current theory is that he’s in the drum thing on the trailer holding the sticks idk

I hope night walk returns and if it’s Marshal I will be pissed. We hate marshal around here

[bubblegumawsten]

i wish i had sentient robot companions. AND NO I DO NOT MEAN AI!!!!! i mean i wish my furbies were sentient. i want my fijit friends to walk around everywhere. i want my clown music box doll to make balloon animals.

[sunday-spiral]

Her name is joy because I made her when I was in a good mood and looking at her gives me joy . Okay . #MyMolecule

[butteredbread201]

Happy 67th birthday to my favourite accordion player who People's Magazine ranked the 9th most attractive perosn in the world once.

In other words, happy birthday John Linnell!

[shanngraham]

Happy Birthday to John Linnell, who turns the big 6 7 today!

[androdragynous]

I'm a disability advocate (I think you should be disabled)

[androdragynous]

really though a lot of people put themselves through a lot of pain or inconvenience because they have decided they aren't Bad Enough to need help with something and it sucks. so I truly do want to encourage identifying as disabled. you can get a cane if you think you'd only use it on the really bad days or if the deciding factor is that it's your favorite color or if you think maybe it would make one single task a little easier. you can use a screen reader if it's more convenient to hear text spoken to you rather than reading it. you can get cut-proof gloves, or a chopping gizmo, or pre-cut ingredients if it would make you feel safer when cooking because you're a little clumsy. you can use a wheelchair if it would just make you less tired.

as someone who struggled (and struggles) with feeling Bad Enough to justify the tools I need: it's okay if you don't think you need them. A want is enough. A passing "oh, that would be useful" is enough, especially if it keeps happening. you're allowed to want things to be easier and you are allowed to make them easier. I love you.

[ablankboredtoinsanity]

@yuri-puppies how dare you hide this in the tags

I'm crying cause that's actually what it feels like! You put into words exactly how I feel about my disability and gender!

I know of at least two people who got a walker after I did, and old people ask me about getting one all the time. I'm nonbinary because the gender binary is bullshit (and cause it's hot and queer).

I'm holding your hand and telling you that all these systems and their rules are nonsense! You can just be! You are enough! You don't have to destroy yourself trying to fit into their perfect little boxes! You don't have to suffer! The pain isn't worth it! You deserve joy and love and support! Let's get them together 💕

[lightturtlebouquet-blog]

So, I've been saying all week that I was looking forward to how the Detective Conan x Precure episode was going to handle putting a magical girl in a murder mystery genre, but I really wasn't expecting them to make a certain meme real.

[hesztia16]

I’m going to publish two full Winx Club rewrites in the (possibly very far away) future and I’m planning to change a LOT.

Including Stella’s Princess Ball.

In my AU it’s not a last minute decided party Radius randomly throws his daughter, but Stella’s coronation as Crown Princess. For such an occasion you can’t just run into a store and buy a simple dress. No, you have one specifically tailored for you.

I designed two variations of her dress for the day. The first is for the ceremony itself.

I hade to draw TWO DIFFERENT galaxy patterns for this and I hope all of you appreciate it.

We really needed to see Stella wear more blue. And of course gold accessories for the future Queen of the Sun. I’m surprisingly proud of the bodice, cause usually I have trouble coming up with such intricate designs.

I really wanted to give her a crown that looks like the Sun. It’s not exactly how I imagined, but I think it works.

The second dress is for the party after the ceremony.

Technically, it’s the same as the previous with the outer layer removed and the necklace+long chain added.

The accessories are mostly silver this time, to lean more into her Fairy of the Moon side. But I couldn’t help myself and added three gold pieces to represent the three suns of Solaria. The pearls hanging from the chain and decorating both the necklace and (her much lighter for the dancing) crown are meant to symbolize Solaria’s 100 moons I decided to give them for no apparent reason at all.

My second fanart was much more easier to make, mostly because I managed to get my hands on an actual pencil and figured out how to use the app. I also more or less figured out shading. Next I’m planning on developing my style instead of using the show’s for the characters.

[wainxclubseasonnein]

The youtubers bring up some good points about the visual representation of witches vs fairies in the reboot. Fairies are brightly attired, and the witches are darkly attired... But, I have to ask:

How do you Explain this:

#secret fairy icy confirmed

[cynicalangel05]

SOME of y'all just gotta admit that the way you talk about Bloom is misogynistic. I'm not saying she has to be your favorite character or denying that she's obnoxiously center focus in later seasons where it doesn't require her to be, but for seasons 1-3 the attention on the girls is very balanced imo. And when Bloom dies get extra attention it's because it's following her already established storyline. In season four it starts to get a little unbalanced, but I wouldn't say it's to a distracting degree. She's not a Mary sue for being the main character

[witchspiritsworld]

⚙TECNA⚙

[missdibley]

[modernsuperhero]

the rubber duck

[arsonistblue]

For anyone curious what they mean by the rubber duck, rubber duck debugging is a tactic used by programmers to figure out bugs in the code. To do it, they explain the code, verbally, line by line, to the rubber duck until they find it. 

It’s also very useful for writers, and I’ve used it multiple times with rubber ducks, stuffed animals, and my friends.

[brunhiddensmusings]

“when i say it out loud i realize where the stupid was”

[elidyce]

I literally cannot count the number of times I’ve gone to someone and told them ‘I can’t figure out what’s wrong with my story, please let me explain it to you’ and that was all it took. Sometimes they ask helpful questions like ‘did you remember to feed them’ or ‘so is this all on the same day’ but other times I don’t even need that, it just figures itself out as soon as I try to explain it to someone else.

It’s one of my go-to pieces of writing advice. You’re stuck on your story? sit down and tell me/someone all about it. 

[relevant-wikipedia-articles]

Rubber duck debugging - Wikipedia

[uhhhhmanda]

Just came home from a dinner party with the friendgroup at which several people kept saying "Ask Pedro" or "Pedro will know" and I was terrified that they were referring to an AI like Claude but no, thank fuck, they were referring to a cardboard cutout of Pedro Pascal that someone left upstairs and who has been designated a kind of patron saint status in the household.

[spicyavogato]

Mii are the Winx

[inexplicable-pussy]

has anyone posted this on here yet?? because this is so cute