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sanjosesharks: Best room temp? Depends on who you ask. 🌡️

(mack: 59°F/15°C, will: 68°F/20°C)

[electricgg]

ADIAML: Face Claims

After consuming way too much edits and letting myself be consumed by thoughts and escenarios in my head, I have reached a psychosis and now I can’t stop seeing Ryland Grace as Vic/Vision’s face claim for ADIAML. Remember, this is just how I picture the characters on my head and if you imagine them differently, you are free to do so!! This are just some silly insights from my mind

(I need this nerd so bad omg-)

[corkinavoid]

Fun Facts about Fiance to a Star

Lore/relationship drama of Phantom family and those connected to it, this time. Long post, be warned.

It all started like a fairytale - Madeline Walker was the fairest in all lands, beauty and grace, genius magical prodigy, skilled with a sword, kind, loyal, and fierce. When she first came to AMITIE, young and full of stars in her eyes, Clockwork had warned her not to dig too deep.

She did not give his warning much thought.

Over the years, a lot of men tried to win her over, but she declined all of them. Vlad, who had fallen in love with her at first sight, decided to be smarter than most and claimed the place of her best friend, hoping that later she would notice him. Madeline did not. Instead, she had fallen - both literally and metaphorically - all over Jack Fenton, who, unlike all others, had never given much thought to her beauty or genius. Jack only saw a girl who was just as interested in studying otherlings as he was.

The three of them together - Maddie, Jack, and Vlad - had created lots and lots of trouble during their years in AMITIE. It was Jack who once overrun the fifth floor by a giant plant spirit - a weave of a charm gone wrong. Even now, years later, it is not recommended to bring any plants on the fifth floor hence they may come to life. It was Vlad who accidentally forced a blessing of Nocturn over a whole class of White Golds, and Clockwork had to spend a week trying to release them from their forever sleep. It was Maddie who engraved an explosion charm into her staff, which backfired splendidly a month later - the ceiling of the cafeteria still has a few scorch marks from that day.

And it was all them together who created the first unmarked door.

It was a breakthrough, a path to the Other Side, an accomplishment like no other. For the first time, humans could come to the Other Side at will.

Unfortunately, it also meant that otherlings could come into the Mortal Realm just as easily. But nor Maddie, nor Jack or Vlad knew it then.

Excited at the successful experiment, the working door to the Infinite Lands, Madeline proposed to Jack then and there, and he, overwhelmed by his happiness from all sides, agreed instantly. Vlad was forced to accept it - he did not like it, but Maddie made her choice, and he could not convince her otherwise.

Just a year later, Jazz was born. And, by sheer coincidence, the second unmarked door had appeared, not in the research labs in the underground floors, but on the eighth floor, by Vortex's classroom, without anyone noticing.

It was not long until the Darkest Pariah had noticed these new paths. And, when he went through out of curiosity, what did he find? A place full of mages of all sizes and shapes. Ancients - his subjects - teaching humans of the ways of magic. And a charming maiden with hair as bright as fire and a wicked grin on her lips, with magic like no other. It must have been destiny.

Yet, when he asked, the maiden turned him down, just like she did with every other man. She claimed she was already married. Pariah did not understand - her soul was untied, which meant whatever marriage she was speaking of has not been official in his understanding. So, finding no other way to claim what he already thought of as his, he stole the love of his life and brought her to the Other Side.

She fought him. Again and again, every day, until Pariah saw no other way than to simply charm her into accepting him.

A year later, the Wandering Star was born. Maddie insisted on him having a human name as well, but Pariah never liked how 'Daniel' sounded.

Meanwhile, as Pariah was enjoying his play-pretend at a family, back in the Mortal Realm, both Jack and Vlad were going insane with worry. They kept searching and searching for Madeline, first together, then separately after a fair share of arguments between them. It was Vlad who had finally found her through many trials and dangers. In Pariah's castle. With a kid.

Long story short, he stole her away, together with Danny, and brought them both back to the Academy. The charm Pariah put Madeline under fell just as they got to the Tower, and Vlad, in his frenzied and panicked state, confessed to her at that moment. He told her he could protect her and do it better than her oaf of a husband, he would accept the half-otherling kid, he would do anything for her. He already did everything for her, he stood in the way of a burning curse that was guarding Pariah's castle...

But Maddie, overwhelmed by a sudden flood of memories that came back after Pariah's charm fell, pushed him away and ran to find Jack, leaving the heartbroken, cursed man where he stood.

In the next few years, everything seemed to go back to normal. The doors - each and every one that spawned over the Tower - were sealed and locked away. Jack and Jazz reunited with Maddie, and Danny was accepted into the Fenton family easily. Clockwork offered them to stay, to live in the Tower - if Maddie or Danny ever stepped out, they would immediately be found by Pariah. The Academy was the only place that was hidden from his gaze.

Danny grew and learned more and more. He met Tucker when he was five - the boy's family were magi-blacksmiths, and they moved to the town near the Academy to have access to its research and labs. Later, they both met Sam. She was undergoing a course of Trait control in the Tower since her familial plant powers were amplified by a blessing granted by Undergrowth. Sam bragged about a prophecy that spoke of her gaining unlimited power in the future.

Vlad, who disappeared shortly after Maddie's return - supposedly to gain control over the remains of the burning curse that were left in his body - came back when Danny was eleven. Yet, he didn't try reconnecting with Fentons, nor did he speak to Danny about anything. He buried himself in research and, slowly, merged in the background. Just another unfamiliar face in the crowd, another researcher in the Tower.

When Danny was twelve, he found one of the sealed unmarked doors. What happened next, everyone in the Academy remembered as the Time Catastrophe: when re-opened by a child that had way more power than he could control, the door did not lead him to a different place. Rather, it led him to a different time. Clockwork later explained it as a mistake caused by the fact he was personally mentoring Danny most of the time, so the boy must have unconsciously picked up a thing of two from him, from the Ancient of Time.

In any case, through that door came Dan. And it went... Not very well, but by the end of it, the older, different, wrong version of Wandering Star stayed in this dimension. After all, it was an accident that brought him here, and there was no way to send him back. Jack and Maddie offered him to join the family, of course, but the man declined. And, seeing that he was not the Child of King to the Other Side, not the one Pariah was looking for, Clockwork let him leave the Tower. He became a mercenary - a wanderer - and wasn't that ironic, given his name.

Everything came to an end two years later, when Danny turned fourteen. The Rift, a giant portal to the Other Side, opened over the Tower, and countless demons came through it. And, at the front lines of the otherling invasion, was the Darkest Pariah.

On his right side was Vlad and a girl who looked so much like Danny.

The demons, born over the years from Pariah's loss, grief, and anger, could not get through the walls of the Tower. Guarded by the oldest Ancient, it stood tall and protected by numerous shields the Ancients have created over the ages. Fentons were safe inside, but... There was no one to stop Pariah. The Ancients, bound by the Crown, could not fight the King, only defend themselves. So, in his attempt at luring the ones he desired out, Pariah sent the demons to towns and cities around, threatening to keep killing everyone they find until the Academy gives him what he wants. And he wanted Maddie.

When she heard about it, she knew she had no choice. One life over hundreds, maybe thousands of others, it was a simple decision. Yet, before she could make it, a child stood up in front of Pariah.

Danny, who cared for his mother and called Jack his father, despite knowing he was not born to him. Danny, who spent his life in the Tower, closed off from the wide world because of Pariah's obsession. Danny, with two friends by his side, an ice blade in his trembling hands and silver in his eyes that spoke of anger, of hurt, and of a burning desire to protect those he loved.

The Rift was closed only half a day after it was open.

Darkest Pariah met his end at his son's hand.

To the outside world, the Rift had been an unfortunate catastrophe caused and later handled by the mages of Academy. Only a handful of people - and the otherlings, of course - knew the truth, and none of them really wanted to share it.

Vlad, narrowly escaping death with the help of Dani, was made to stay at the Academy, where Clockwork could keep an eye on him. He never confessed it, but everyone was sure he's been the traitor who told Pariah of Maddie's and Danny's whereabouts.

Dani - Vlad's poor attempt at recreating Danny, the reasons for which he also never told another soul about - had spent nearly a year in Frostbite's care. At first, she remained loyal to Vlad as her creator, but over time, with the help of many talks with both Danny and Clockwork, she learned the whole ugly truth about everything that happened. Since then, she never spoke to Vlad and never returned to the Academy, spending her life as a free spirit and roaming the world.

Soon after the fall of Pariah, Maddie, who was now free to leave the Tower, decided that her life as a mage and researcher had come to an end and left it behind. Jack followed her, deeming his wife more important than magic. They offered both Jazz and Danny to go with them, but Danny could not leave the Tower yet - not because of someone or something keeping him there anymore, but because of the responsibility that fell on his shoulders after Pariah's defeat. He was the Heir now, the rightful Prince to the Other Side. Jazz stayed behind as well, for many reasons, starting with the fact she did not want to abandon her brother and ending with her own goals, most of which were related to magic.

Two years later, Clockwork had given Danny a scroll with a long-forgotten prophecy that tied him with one of the Gotham princes.

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This is the very brief run-through Danny's life before the events of Fiance to a Star. I skipped over a lot of details here, like how Sam's prophecy turned out, for example (short answer to that is pretty much 'unfortunate plant possession'). If you have any questions about other characters, feel free to ask them! Depending on how much I get, I might end up making a whole another post with answers.

Oh, yeah, by the way, about Fenton/Phantom. Fenton is Jack's last name, and, naturally, both Jazz and Danny have it. Yet, Dan and Dani technically do not belong to the family, so after Jack and Maddie left, Dani jokingly offered Phantom as a last name for Danny, Dan, and her. Since they are phantoms of each other, she thought it was poetic. The boys thought it was a great idea, and later, Jazz was also included in the Phantom family. It wasn't long before Sam and Tucker also started using it, so now they are a weird mix of friends and family that all go by one last name in certain circles (among otherlings, mostly).

[azulhood]

Tryna write a fic about Chris Rodriguez and I've been wondering, what was Hermes reason for not claiming him?

Like you could argue that he forgot he even had Chris but the guy knew he had two daughters in Louisiana or smt, so why wouldn't he know about the kid who literally lives on his doorstep for years.

So that got me thinking, Hermes knew of Luke's fate right? What if Chris was Lukes replacement.

What if Hermes was like " if I mistreat this kid enough he might be angry enough that he joins Kronos before Luke" taking lukes place as Kronos's meat suit and hero of prophecy.

He does probably care about Chris, but he's still gonna choose Luke, the favourite, over him.

And when the labyrinth happens, and with Chris no longer being with the TA, Hermes sees that his plan has failed and so claims him.

But imagine Chris growing up and Hermes not being able to look him in the eye because he is literally raising his son to die in place of another.

The guilt eating him up inside but knowing that he's still going to have Chris take Luke's place and knowing that if their roles where switched it would not be the same. Trying to stay distant but getting attached anyway because that's his kid!

The angst potential!

[mossyfen]

You know, I wish I could share all my world building and stuff for my fic because I'm having such a good time putting it together. I don't know how much of it will end up being shown in the fic - at least not explicitly or in depth - which makes me a little sad. But then, I don't want to spoil people as to some of the things I'm writing about since some are big upcoming plot points. And thus is the curse of being a writer.

Like, I have a whole section dedicated to 'Plot lines that happened prior to current narrative'. At this current moment, it has 1,800 words in it. And I'm adding to it right now as well. At least one of them I want to turn into a little prequel fic, since the story is super juicy and I need to write Terzo in a loving relationship. But that will have to wait. This is killing me, y'all.

[anemptyflask]

hihi!

okay for the ask game: 18 (How do you decide what POV to write in?) because pov is a topic i have Very strong thoughts on so i'd love to hear yours!!! <3

Lol I write in the voice I hear it in typically. I know that sounds like a cop out but it's just kinda... Oh I'm telling a story and this is who is telling it to me!

Sometimes I do work it out. Like for Come In With the Rain:

Senna saves Comas as insp -> Max needs saved -> he must be unconscious -> can't be his pov -> people don't stop for crashes anymore and the marshalls are typically faster -> someone has to crash into him -> there are really bad repercussions for this crash -> gotta be someone I don't like -> Lando makes the most sense and would make a mistake like that -> it's gotta be Lando's pov

But mostly it really is just whoever is telling the story in my brain will keep it lol

Sometimes it swaps. Like Max's slip up at the end of DWtD 15 was originally gonna be in 16 from Max's pov but decided it was more effective from George's pov.

So it's a combination of who is best for the story and who is telling it to me in my brain lol

Thanks for the ask!!

[petvampire]

Small lore drop:

Leo Foster is a jackal shifter.

Why?

Simple, two word answer: opportunistic scavenger.

[jestersnotebook]

You wrote about vampire!noah purring. And. I can't stop thinking about it. It's on my mind non-stop. It's consuming me. It's all I can think about. You've absolutely rotted my brain past the point of no return (god I love your writing so much)

Oh my gosh!! Thank you!!

You can thank Pinterest for the purring vampire idea. Some bats do actually purr, and Noah is -- though it's not shown on-page -- a vampire who can shift into a bat. The purring just carries over into human(oid) form because I think it's cute as fuck.

Some lore for that universe: Noah has a lowkey tragic backstory that I don't know if I want to reveal yet (just in case I revisit it), but he was extremely intimate (emotionally and physically) with his sire for a while. He used to purr constantly when he was alone with her, but he stopped purring after some stuff happened for a long time. Hell, I'd say being with Folio is the first time he purrs since that.

Not only is it extremely audible, but you can also feel the purr rumble in his chest. Folio likes to lay his head on Noah's chest while he's purring; it helps him doze off almost instantly. It is a kind of private sort of display of happiness and contentment, so Noah only does it when they're alone, and I think Folio considers it even more precious because of that.