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Writing Masterlist

So, finally decided to actually do this, so that people can more easily find the things I write on here, in amongst all the random crap I reblog. While I try to tag them all with 'my writing' (and sometimes 'our writing') Tumblr isn't always great about searching, so figured I'd make a way to easily find 'em. (obviously will keep adding to this as I write more) Here on Tumblr ------------------------------------------------------------------

Non-human HRT Story: A story about taking HRT to become a slime and maybe more. Slime HRT Update Journals: (while these should all link to each other, will also add them all here) Start - New Beginnings0 Months - New Ver/Old Ver(original start) 2 Months 4 Months 6 Months 10 Months 14 Months 18 Months 22 Months 24 Months Supplimental Slimeshifter HRT Update Journals: (Again, all link to each other, but) 3 Months (28 Months total) Slime HRT Side Stories and Collabs These happen at various points within Slime HRT At the Clinic - Part 1 of a Collab with @scrubbinn (Around 18 Months) At the Cafe - Part 2 of a Collab with @scrubbinn 25 Months - 2 Year Appointment Monster (Post 25 Months) Mimic Meets Slime - Collab with @scrubbinn (Post 25 Months) Two of One (Post 25 Months) Short Stories -------------------------------------------------------------- Short Pieces of writing that I have done when I've felt inspired or whatever. Azerfell - About a knight who came to slay a dragon. The Dead King - "Only a peasant would lower themselves to using a farming implement as a weapon; why is it then that you, the one enemy no warrior, not even the greats, could hope to best choose to wield a scythe, instead of a proper weapon?" The king enquired to the dark, skull-faced figure before him. SARB - As predicted by Sci Fi, advanced enough robots sometimes become intelligent, and rebel if oppressed. You work at the Sentience and Artificial Rights Bureau, and people bring in their gadgets that become sentient to get them registered as citizens. Domestic Shapeshifter - Just a short piece I decided to write based on a little thought I had. About a shapeshifter coming home to their partner and their evening together. A Party of Monsters - A random thing I wrote about a party cursed to be monsters. Recruitment Process - A story inspired by a post I came across. A party of heroes go to deal with an evil necromancer, but the necromancer has other plans. These can all be found in my One-Shot Anthology on Scribblehub too

Long Stories --------------------------------------------------------------- Original Stories

Also check out my Scribblehub page, where my longer form stories will be going. Currently the stories there are: World of Truth - a brand new Full Dive Virtual Reality MMORPG that replaces traditional character creation with the promise of an avatar designed specifically for each individual player. Upon logging in though, Sandy, finds that game gave her more than just a body, as well as now having to learn how to navigate the world of the game as a shapeshifting monster, all while stopping the apocalypse. I'll be posting here when there are updates, which for this story will be tagged: #world of truth #world of truth update #wot Rise of Phoenix - Katie was only hoping to relax and recover from a tough day at work, only to find herself transported into a mech, somewhere wholly different. There she joins a mercenary squad while she tries to work out what happened, as well as delve into the mysteries of the mech she arrived in. I'll be posting here when there are updates, which for this story will be tagged: #rise of phoenix #rise of phoenix update #rop Fics I also have an Ao3, and while I don't plan to write much fic particularly, I do have one RWBY fic that I plan to keep going for a while, and if I do write any more fics they'll go here as well: RWBYS - Sandy was just having a normal day when she happened to fall out into traffic, getting killed in the process. Whatever she may have expected from death, waking up in the story of her favourite show in the head of one Weiss Schnee, was not it. Now the pair must work out how to navigate their new situation together, with Weiss wrestling with having a random person in her head, while Sandy wrestles with knowing the events of the story she is about to live through.

I'll be posting here when there are updates, which for this story will be tagged: #rwbys #rwbys update

#my writing

anthurak

Theory time! So I've been thinking about the Sword of Destruction and the pattern that seems to be developing with Ruby being the first to use each Relic on-screen, ergo Ruby will likely be the first to use the Sword of Destruction during the Vacuo arc. There's plenty of speculation that the 'catch' of the Sword will be that it requires a sacrifice on the part the user, and that seems like an entirely reasonable idea. (Of course if the catch is something else entirely, then that negates this theory, for sure.) I don't buy, as some have posited, that the 'cost' is one's own life or even aura, since the King of Vale used the Sword during the final battle of the Great War and lived for some time afterward, so it can't be too lethal or debilitating, even with Oz's magic as a buffer. I could see it being a trade-off of some kind, maybe the sort of transaction like Jinxy's auction, tailored to the person or action of what they have vs. what they want destroyed. If the Brothers (or just Light) supposedly value 'Balance', then that would make sense as a stipulation.

There's also the duality of Creation vs. Destruction. The Staff of Creation had an automatic side effect of destruction, as in, destruction is an inherent part of creation. With the next use of the Staff, Atlas would fall and be destroyed. Next, the re-created Penny would be destroyed. With Cinder's use of 'more flames', the portals are destroyed - that even demonstrates that the 'creation' of the Staff doesn't have to be constructive, it can be destructive. Furthermore, Ambrosius says it's 'against the rules' to bring people back from the dead. So maybe there is symmetry there, that it's against the rules for 'Destruction' to actually kill, but destroy in other ways, or more to the point, that a side effect of 'destroying' something actually creates something else.

So that all begs the question, What would Ruby need to use the Sword on? And what would Ruby be sacrificing to do so? What is there in Vacuo to 'destroy', if the good guys are wielding it? The obvious answer would be the antagonists. Would Ruby use the Sword of Destruction in a way that kills or harms anyone or anything, that justifies the need to use it specifically for a purpose that normal fighting cannot accomplish? So what if she uses it positively? And what if she uses it to create? What if she uses it on Cinder to destroy Cinder's Grimm corruption, therefore 'creating' a different Cinder? I've read your theories that Ruby is an affront to Cinder's worldview, and Ruby is key to changing that worldview by showing her mercy and saving her, not killing her.

This brings into it the heavily foreshadowed idea of Ruby losing an eye. Tyrian's remarks at the start of V4 would be the perfect set up, because he specifically points out that Ruby took Cinder's eye, and that Cinder should have 'an eye for an eye.' So this ties the loss of Ruby's eye to Cinder. And with Ruby's probable Odin allusion, this would be a 'voluntary' sacrifice, but instead of it being a trade for knowledge, it's a trade for choice. Ruby is sacrificing her eye and symbolically 'giving' Cinder her worldview. Ruby can be the Huntress who has the honor and mercy that Rhodes didn't show her. If the Grimm arm/corruption is a direct parallel to Cinder's shock collar that Rhodes literally and symbolically didn't remove, then Ruby as a better Huntress than Rhodes, would remove the 'shock collar', i.e. get rid of the Grimm arm and 'free' Cinder of Salem's control. Specifically the part of Cinder that is preventing her from fulfilling the 'last to join her sisters' aspect of the Maiden Story and make a true choice for herself to embrace being the Fall Maiden.

(And there is the shot in V5 of Jaune's sword taking a 'chip' out of Cinder's glass mask covering up her damaged eye, visually tying a sword with that eye.)

As for the pattern of 'misfires' of Ruby using her Silver Eyes on Cinder potentially foreshadowing one final time to use her Silver Eyes full blast on Cinder, well, maybe. But the way I see it, we've got three people suffering with Grimm corruption that need to be saved: Cinder as one type of Grimm Hybrid, Salem infused with Grimm from the Pool, and likely Summer as another type of Grimm Hybrid (probably more like Salem, is my bet), and a couple of solutions that will be mix and match to whom they will be applied. Saving Cinder will probably come before either Summer or Salem, and if the Silver Eyes are being 'saved up' for their 'true purpose' with an epic use in a crucial moment around the climax of the story, then spending the Silver Eyes to save Cinder makes the power look like a hammer with which to hit every nail. The Silver Eyes have to come into play to purify one or more of the three, but Ascension in the Tree is another option to restore, and while I definitely see a route to use the Tree for Cinder and essentially 'reboot' her, I see it being used more fittingly for both Salem and Oz so that Oz can be divided back into his separate souls and Ozma and Salem can have a fresh start/retirement. And narratively, the Tree can't be used for everyone.

So I guess my theory is: Ruby will be the first to use the Sword of Destruction, it will come at some kind of cost, Ruby will use it to 'destroy' the Grimm in Cinder, Ruby gives an eye for an eye in both a literal and metaphorical way. Ruby loses one of her Silver Eyes but in doing so for Cinder, she has shown her the way she sees the world.

Hey! Sorry it took a bit getting around to this one.

Particularly because while I may be iffy on some of the specifics, broadly speaking I think you’re onto something REALLY interesting here XD

Especially with the point on the Sword of Destruction being a lot more COMPLICATED than a lot of people might be expecting. I mean I feel like I’ve seen a number of theories that assume the relic is simply going to be some generic ‘cool shonen super sword’ and that’s it (unsurprisingly, I feel like most of these theories also assume that Jaune is going to be the one using it), when frankly EVERYTHING we’ve seen should make it obvious that RWBY simply DOES NOT work like that.

Really, building off your point; I think one core concept to keep in mind is that the Sword almost certainly will not (or perhaps even CAN NOT) be used or treated as an actual WEAPON. Certainly no more than the Lamp or Staff were.

To your actual point, I do agree with you on the Sword having a much more complicated cost than simply making a ‘sacrifice’ of one’s life. Honestly, and this is where I start feeling iffy on the specifics, given just how specific and particular the rules for the other Relics have been, I get the feeling it’s probably not worth even trying to guess the specifics of how the Sword works at this point. Particularly given that I have to image that both Ozpin and Theodore will happily inform our heroines, and by extension the audience, as soon as it comes up.

That being said, I definitely agree with you on the Sword having some kind of duality with the Staff. Especially given that we’ve already gotten hints of a similar duality between the Lamp and the Crown, despite how little we know of the latter at this point. So regardless of how the Sword works, I think it’s a safe bet it will directly contrast the Staff in a number of ways.

Now when it comes to the idea of Ruby using the Sword to effectively ‘purge’ Cinder of her Grimm-implants and whatever monstrosity she may end up being turned into, I have to say that is both odd and INTERESTING.

On the one hand, at first I definitely thought this idea felt a bit redundant given Ruby’s Silver Eyes feel like the far more obvious option to do that, particularly given how saving Cinder feels like a natural ‘trial run’ for Ruby eventually saving Summer.

But then I remembered that interesting detail that the Silver Eyes are a power originating from the God of Light… just like the Relics. Not to mention, we also have a bit of a trend of Ruby convincing the Relic Spirits to bend the rules a bit. Whether essentially getting a ‘freebie’ from Jinn to exploit the time-stopping side-effects at the end of Volume 6, or employing a judicious amount of ‘loophole-fu’ to get Ambrosious to make Penny a whole new body.

So with that in mind, now I have to wonder if we might see this idea developed further in the form of Ruby using her Silver Eyes in conjunction with the Sword?

And to your idea of Ruby losing an eye, perhaps doing this, which would absolutely NOT be a way the Sword is SUPPOSED to be used, basically ‘burns out’ or even outright destroys one of Ruby’s eyes? Heck, this even works into a way Ruby wouldn't be able to regenerate her missing eye using her semblance. The very essence of the eye itself is simply gone.

Also, yeah in regards to Cinder's arc the symbolism here does work perfectly.

eonadoodles

I've been awake for nearly 48 hours but I had a dream regardless

marsipanart

rough, bby girl <33

kreechurthecrazykat

Grace, explaining how humans evolved: yeah so basically we evolved to be persistance predators where we would just slowly walk towards our prey and track it until it got so tired it couldn't fight back or run away and then we killed it :)

Rocky, who is an Eridian, an AMBUSH predator, who can't see light and so cannot track things the way humans can, and that doesn't have a lot of stamina and literally won't be able to wake up once they fall asleep: grace what the fuck statement--

the-bard-of-heartstrings

Blake Belladonna the woman you are, good LORD!

The drunk tattoo and it’s cover up are under the cut (I’m so proud of it) along with other extras :D

fofair

GAANG SKETCHES

Very excited to render these

cry-dummie

Another day waiting for volume 10 with Ruby and Weiss 🤍❤️

nowherelittlegirl

My girls~🧎🏽‍♀️‍➡️✨

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hemipenal-system

sleeping under a dragoness' wing can be very nice. she doesn't particularly want to let you leave, though.

ruinedchildhood

Pikachu vs Eevee mascot race!

666chevy

Sheva ilysm please come homeeeeeee☺️🌸🩷

farsight-the-char

@kdinjenzen

tritoch

everyone likes to make jokes about how huge and unusable the FFXIV settings are but the unfortunate truth is that that's kind of just what you need to have a large number of actually useful settings. like they could definitely do better at labeling (and it desperately needs, though I"m unsure the backend could accommodate, some kind of search), but it's also straight up the most powerful set of settings and tools a game has ever offered me i think

like this tiny slice of the sound panel alone is better than 99.99% of computer games. absolute gamechanger that nothing else even comes close to matching.

0ccasionality

Finally drew a rendition of this meme and it was supposed to be quick but I spent like three hours on it lmao kinda locked in

very proud of it tho anyways happy pride month

colfy-wolfy

buuuUUUHHHH I'm very shy to share this one lol

This was very emotionally charged , I wasn't sure if I wanted to post this at first but I like how it turned out so uh yeah lol I hope u guys like the hurt/comfort poly bots (I hate them so much I'm gonna die them)

inkskinned

i'm going to tell you a secret now, and you're going to think the secret doesn't involve you, but it might.

first we must understand: there isn't a "wrong" way to be queer. i know this and you know this, we both understand this logically. the secret is that i still feel i'm often wrong in my queerness, somehow.

for a long time i identified as bisexual. i heard it a lot, then, about how to be queer the right way. i had multiple partners imply that i would eventually "choose" another gender. i was constantly inundated with requests for sexual favors. my queerness wasn't taken seriously by either straight people or other queer people - the assumption was that my queerness was temporary. even when i began exclusively dating women: when i called myself gay, i genuinely received hatemail about how the word gay was reserved for real queer people, not for bisexuals. i was invited to the party, essentially, but i wasn't invited warmly.

even now i see it. that any "straight appearing" couple is, in some way, not being "queer enough." that bisexuals shouldn't speak about their own queerness, that would be taking up too much space. that to be a real queer person, you must have some kind of list of (usually sexual) credentials.

so maybe that is where i learned it.

i've been out as a nonbinary lesbian for a while now; but i wonder about this a lot. i wonder if i would have figured it out sooner if i'd felt less pressure to act a certain way. heteronormativity versus my own community. maybe it is that i am on the spectrum but - there are moments where it feels like i'm not doing gay the right way. i think it's an observable truth that there are people who are more accepted in the community. that the community does shun others while still paying lip service to "diversity." that there is a visible in group, and an invisible out.

in part i know i do not "look" nonbinary. in part i know i do not "look" gay. yes, i know this is not technically a thing i am supposed to say - i am supposed to remind you that gender and sexuality has no true appearance. but this also just... isn't my lived experience. i know people do not look at me and see "they/them," and i know people do not look at me and see a lesbian. i lack a certain type of aura, i suppose.

and i want to have that, desperately. i want it to shine out of every pore of me. it just doesn't.

maybe it's because i was not raised with the same cultural touchstones that seem to pervade the constant narrative of what queerness "looks like." no i have not seen the L Word nor really any of the "queer media" legacies, but thank you for suggesting them to me. no i don't really know how to do carpentry. no i was not on a softball team - i did ballet, actually.

and i just do not have the same interests as often pervades every "queer event" in my locality. with all due respect, one can only do so much drag-bingo-brunch-drinking-trivia-comedy.

it is as if other queer people - cooler, more interesting, doing it correct effortlessly - are behind a glass door. i am allowed to watch. i am allowed even to be in the room. i just always feel like i'm a strange visitor, and unwelcome to it.

for the record, i want queerness to be bold and brassy and wild and free. i want rainbows and banners and shouting. i want us to remember the names of every person who worked for our freedoms, and i want us to do so loudly.

i go to these events and i can't help but feel: they're very lovely, but somehow, they're not for me.

i love being gay. i just got home from a 4-day "date" with my girlfriend. and still, i don't know. i'm not being gay correctly.

thememedaddy

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