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soooo i’m honestly really annoyed that the rpc only ever gives filipino muses or muses of filipino descent spanish surnames. i know that it’s not unrealistic; spanish surnames were imposed on many of the philippines’ natives, after all, so even though most filipinos don’t actually have spanish ancestry, plenty of us have spanish surnames.

however !!! it is also very much true that surnames that derive from the indigenous languages (the philippines has 175 ethnolinguistic nations, fyi) are still in use today. filipinos who were born in the philippines tend to have two surnames, and this tradition may be preserved by some diaspora filipinos, so there are actually plenty of filipinos with one indigenous surname and one spanish/otherwise foreign surname in their birth names. examples: olivia laxamana hidalgo or chris velasquez adlawan. i myself am a real-life example.

that’s why i’ve compiled some neat surnames for your filipino muse. please change it up, please. (and also, for the last time, please stop giving your filipino muses spanish names like xiomara and teodoro or something, especially when they’re millennials or gen z. i mean, it’s not impossible, but ‘american’ anglo forenames are trendier + more common in the philippines these days. it’s also pretty annoying not to see diversity in names just because there’s this stereotype of filipinos being ‘basically latin american but in asia.’ that’s such a simplistic idea, and a disservice to both pinoys and latines.)

note that there are more surnames out there, of course, for every language than what’s listed under the cut. i couldn’t fit in all 175 ethnolinguistic groups here, so this list mainly features the following languages: BISAYA (“cebuano”/“boholano”), ILOKO, and TAGALOG. there’s a few for BIKOL and several for KAPAMPANGAN as well. please do not apply these surnames randomly to your character! please actually take into account what ethnolinguistic groups they hail from! 

please like and/or reblog if using or if you’re a roleplay helper. or if you otherwise appreciate this compilation. note: spellings may differ due to the fact that none of the root words are originally in the latinate/english alphabet. thus these are merely transliterations.

pronunciation note: most of these are read with each vowel separating them. there are a few exceptions, like for example adlao (lao is read as one syllable, bc this is just a hispanicized spelling of adlaw.) but for most of these, please don’t read two vowels next to each other as one. meaning, “pacaon” is not “pakown” or something. it’s read as PAH-CAH-UN.

hispanicized spellings also make the vowels seem softer. most philippine languages do not actually have the sounds “o” or “e” in them, only “u” and “i.” so please remember that though you read “o” or “e,” the pronunciation is actually harder. this is a feature that philippine languages share with many other malayo-polynesian languages beyond the philippines. remember those stereotypes about filipino accents? now you know why the stereotypical filipino accent can’t pronounce o or e.

but also!!! especially because “filipino” (a standardized, invented language that’s mostly tagalog) is taught in schools, (metro) tagalog speakers are more likely to indeed read o and e as they are. the o and e thing is more preserved, so to speak, in speakers of non-tagalog languages because we tend to speak “purer” forms of our languages. we don’t learn them in schools so our accents aren’t usually affected by lessons in standardized pronunciation. honestly, even tagalog speakers from the smaller towns/provinces speak a less standardized and less soft tagalog. there are layers of class and classism to this, so just keep that in mind.

Heyy!!!

I need a tired, no-shits-given city x annoying sunshine. I need enemies to lovers type shit. Need Gotham to go full on tsundere.

I need the people of Gotham squinting at this flashy red and blue color pop of a vigilante against the skyline and feeling so damn incredulous.

Cause seriously? The bats have been trying to fix Gotham for years.

Years.

This city is cursed. Everybody knows it. The cops know it. The criminals know it. The gargoyles probably fucking know it.

And now this guy shows up? Cracking jokes? Is this a joke to him?

It feels like the first Robins all over again.

The city doesn't know exactly what happened to those kids, but Gotham knows enough. Knows what happens to bright-eyed heroes here. Knows what this city does to people.

So, who the hell is this new freak? Any why the hell does he talk so much?

Is that his legit social media page???? Why is there a video of him getting absolutely mauled by a cat? Did he post it himself?

Why are there three follow-up posts arguing with commenters about whether pigeons are government drones?

What the actual fuck.....Whatever.

He won't last. They've seen this before.

Maybe he's good. Maybe he's genuine. Maybe he's even trying to help. Just wait until his first Arkham breakout, wait until Joker.

Wait until Gotham gets its claws into him.

God damnit, why? Why is he carrying old ladies across busy intersections? Why is he helping kids with science projects? Why does he keep stopping to talk to homeless people?

......Why does he know their names? Why does he remember them?

And seriously. What the fuck is his beef with pigeons? Nobody understands the pigeon thing.

The criminals are having quite the hard time around him. It certainly is a sight to see the Riddler get so confused and baffled by the yapping. And Croc getting slapped in the face by a fish.

There is so much chaos.....it's hard to feel scared when the entire situation just becomes ridiculous.

And... yo.

Why are some of the criminals just vibing with him after they've been webbed up?

They don't seem to be able to actually hate him.

Not really. Cause Spider-Man sees them. Not the arrest records. The people underneath. Knows what it's like when life keeps kicking you in the teeth.

And it's different with him. He has an optimism that no Gothamite would have. And despite the jokes he tries, so damn sincerely just tries.

This idiot is gonna drown. Sooner or later.

Everyone does.

Oh.

Oh, he's strong. And fast.

And stubborn. Ridiculously stubborn.

He falls. He gets back up. He keeps getting back up. Again. And again. And again.

Then it happens. Joker. Bomb at a children's hospital......There was an entire month where everyone thought he wasn't coming back.

Not after he was seen holding a dying child through their final moments. Not after staring at the kid who didn't even cry because Spider-Man was there.

They've seen it before. They know what it does to people. The kind of all-consuming guilt. The burden that breaks good people.

......And then he's back. Back to helping them again.

Still quipping. Still helping.

Still carrying grannies across the street. Still helping kids with homework, arguing with pigeons.

Refusing to fucking quit.

And damnit he is good. Not perfect. Not even close. But good.

And one day, they realise, No matter their personal opinion on Spider-Man. When things are bad and they see him? Their shoulders relax. The tension fizzles out and the panic eases.

They think, subconsciously, it's probably gonna be okay

And that they'll tell their family all the ridiculous quips Spider-Man makes in this fight. Cause.

The will make it home. They will.

Me: Hm? Like in Marvel?

Friend: Uhhh, He is from Marvel right? Or just like in general I guess....

Me: *deep breath* MJ, Harry, Gwen, Flash, Ned, Johnny, Matt, Silk, Felicia, Kitty, Deadpool, Harley Keener

Friend: Wait, what-

Me: *Continuing with a crazed look* Jason, Tim, Duke, Cass, Steph, Dick, Barbara, Damian (if they are aged similar), Kara, Kon, Superman Prime-

Friend: Ummm *slowly backs away*

Me: Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Danny Phantom.....*continues reciting into the sunset*

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Y'all, I ship him with anything and everything ok???? As long as I see a good enough fanart or read a fanfic or heck, just a prompt? Bam! Shipped!

These artworks were created by different artists. What do you think of him?

Omg… he’s so CUTE 🥺 I just wanna SQUEEZE him !!! I LOVE the Buratino designs but I can never find where to watch it.

Wanna see the Pierrette I made for my paper theatre :3 ? She kinda looks like him