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[beybuniki]

hawks enduring endeavor's son's annoying teasing because he knows Touya struggles immensely with stepping into his father's shoes and hawks is fine with compensating for other people's needs. one day he'll snap.

too lazy to add dialogue or a specific context but i think pro hero touya would be as ass, very inconsiderate towards people he doesn't look up to he's so immature it takes some time and uncomfortable clashes for him to get a grip and deal with his lack of self-worth

basically, pro hero touya is only interesting to me if he still deals with everything that dabi is dealing with, he's still very dependent on his father's approval & identity, he still views shoto (and to some extent, hawks) as competition, both professionally and personally like damn why does endevaor have so many sons!!!!

i love dabi with all his flaws but his inability to deal with his emotions and issues without triangulating with sb else (shoto and hawks) is unfair and i think at one point he gets fairly close to hawks (and shoto ofc) that he starts feeling bad for always making them deal with his mess like it's not fair. so he tries to become a better older brother and a nicer colleague to hawks also this ends with dbhx ofc, idk if it would be rivals to friends to lovers or or rivals to situationship to lovers who cares this is just a sketch let's all log off

[lukarsio]

The main difference between Fushiguro's shikigami vs the shadow creatures he makes in Monster Hunter (MH) is their behaviour.

For context MH!Fushiguro can create animals from his shadow with magic rather than cursed energy. There's a whole magic system in the works too.

Now onto the yapping. (It's a long post so I'll cut it here)

His shikigami kinda reflect how Fushiguro himself feels in the moment. His inner most thoughts and feelings one may say. So they're very affectionate towards Itadori, and if he's overworking himself they'll urge him to rest for a bit. Because in his head he knows he should but can't bring himself to rest.

They still follow his commands but it doesn't need to be said out loud. And acting out of that is only when he's training and such.

And in the fic that I'm writing it's not super apparent but they act like their real animal counterparts. (It's been sitting in my wips for months now but I'll finish eventually, ok?) So the Great Serpent acts like a snake, Nue acts like an owl, etc etc. (Also I heard people say that Nue's based on an eagle/hawk but she looks more like a barn owl to me. Idk.)

But in MH, they still follow commands ofc, but they don't necessarily act like the real animal they're mimicking. So the cats he spawns tend to act more like dogs than anything. As Fushiguro doesn't know much about cats and dogs are kinda the animal he knows most about.

And sure, he knows their strengths and uses them well, eg: tree climbing, agility, flexibility, etc. But he doesn't know much about their body language.

So when the cat is left to free roam they tend to act more like a dog. It's little things like preferring to rest on the floor rather than somewhere higher up, or warmer. And regardless of their emotion their pupils don't dialate, and they're tails tend to stay low, even when purring. And they react differently when scared. Fushiguro's cats don't puff up like normal cats do.

My explanation for this is that his shikigami are tamed creatures, not something entirely made from his mind. So they have a certain preset (for lack of a better term), to act a certain way. But his cursed energy is what gives them physical form, which is why they act on his feelings.

And in MH the animals are made entirely from his mind and shadow. Which is why they don't act like the real animals, acting instead like Fushiguro's interpretation of said animals.

I need to write out how the creature spawning works in MH at some point so I don't forget. Someone remind me /nf I'm sure I'll remember. It's ok.

Anyway that's it. I never know how to end these lol

[polinficrecs]

Invisible String by itwasglorius & britishteacup Rating: E Language: English Status: Complete Summary: At ten she first enters his life. At eighteen he falls in love with her. At twenty-six he loses her.

Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton meet at eight and ten. He dreams of making it big as a musician, she dreams of staying close to home. But somehow, something keeps them together, some invisible strings keeping their lives intertwined, even when they don’t want to be.

And isn't it just so pretty to think all along there was some invisible string tying you to me? *Note to Authors: Tama and Rhia, you both know how I feel about this fic. It is my favorite fic ever written and I love you both for creating and sharing this masterpiece.

[salorem]

Long ago, Noma used to have a human companion that travelled all over Palia with her. Despite being man and machine, they were inseparable: a duo that would spend a lifetime together.

But a lifetime for a galdur isn't the same for a human's, and Noma's companion soon was laid to rest in grave far from home. In their absence, Noma continues to wander.

Over a thousand years later, Noma meets a Majiri named Alsand'r.

And he reminds her of them.

[lanwangjihouse]

[seize-the-droid]

Pokemon team for Kennedy Holt, Hayden Bradshaw & Mel James?

Kennedy’s Line-Up: Dewott (starter), Mantine, Vaporeon, Kingdra, Manaphy & Milotic

Kennedy would 100% be a water type trainer. Not only does it fit with her Manta Ray motif but she practically lives in the water as well.

Hayden’s Line-Up: Jolteon (starter), Heliolisk, Galvantula, Kommo-o, Emogla & Ampharos

She obviously has a lot of yellow based pokémon based on her ‘yellow ranger status’ but she also tends to lean more towards electric types. Every once in a while she runs across a dragon type that she really likes.

Mel’s Line-Up: Serperior (starter), Tropius, Scyther, Gardevoir, Nuzleaf & Victreebel

Like Hayden, Mel sticks to mainly green/grass pokémon but she loves her Gardevoir because it reminds her of her new ‘abilities’ given to her when she became a ranger.

Send me an OC & I’ll give you their Pokémon team!

[dragongambler]

Begin Again

"I'll give you mercy and free you from this horrible nightmare." He moved to shift in his wheelchair, looking as if Raiden was about see him stand to his feet. "You'll die and awake anew." Raiden looked down at the ground, thinking it over. They picked at the bandages from their blood transfusion. "You won't be sick anymore and you won't remember anything from the nightmare."

"I don't want to forget him... He's dead and I..." They were crying. "I don't know what to do. I miss him." Didn't they leave the School of Mensis long before the horrible events? Things that set him as a part of the Hunt.

"Don't worry, Raiden. Everything will be alright." There was something that Gehrman wasn't telling them, but they felt they could trust him. Wasn't he always so soothing to the new Hunter, the one who had wanted to be a scholar with blood free hands?

"Al-alright. Please, make it quick. I don't like all this pain." Gehrman nodded, raising from his chair. It was a blurr of motion and-

☆

"Aaaaaaaaaah!!" Raiden sat up in their carriage seat. The horrible dream was gone from their mind, but their hand rested on their collar, driven by some unknown instinct, ask if their body remembered what brain didn't.

The School of Mensis. I wonder what it's going to be like. They had slipped away from responsibilities in far away lands and had come to study, to further themselves. A deep breath filled tight lungs, slowly making them relax in an exhale.

"Master Raiden, we'll be at the school in a moment." This was a friend of Raiden's family. "Are you alright?"

"I am quite alright. Thank you." They lowered their voice to a whisper. "Just a horrid dream."

The School itself was massive, the halls a network that reminded them of rivers running into the ocean. Students wanted about, discussing different studies and classes. Something felt odd.

"Are you lost, friend?" The voice sounded so familiar and they turned to see a man. He had to be in his 20's like them, with dark wet hair framing his face.

"Urh, no." Their brain was trying to figure out how to speak. "I'm Raiden Orihara."

"Orihara? Isn't that an old hunting family?" Raiden slowly nodded. "It must be nice to have no need for hunting knowledge."

No need? They didn't understand the confusion that was bubbling in them, but they smiled at him, watching as the sleepy man smiled back.

"It's wonderful to not need to hunt." Hands were offered to each other and handshakes accepted.

"I am Micolash. It is a pleasure to meet you." Soon, he gestured. "Would you like me to show you around? I should be able to help you find your room."

"Thank you, Micolash. I have the feeling that this will be the start of a great friendship."