#hotlinks

[ezpezeemeals]

💥Best BBQ in Spring Texas💥 @corkscrewbbq We tried the tender smokey brisket! The ribs was falling of the bone and the hotlinks perfect!😋 #bbq. #bbqribs. #bbqcookoff. #bbqbrisket. #bbqpulledpork. #brisket. #hotlinks. #bbqhotlinks. #texasbbq. #bbqbeans #poatatosalad. #picnic. #pic #beef. #grilling #grillingout #bbqlife. #bbqnation. #americanstyle. #meat. #bbqlovers. #bbqrub (at Spring-Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CofH8LGr0SQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#bbq #bbqribs #bbqcookoff #bbqbrisket #bbqpulledpork #brisket #hotlinks #bbqhotlinks #texasbbq #bbqbeans #poatatosalad #picnic #pic #beef #grilling #grillingout #bbqlife #bbqnation #americanstyle #meat #bbqlovers #bbqrub

[ot3]

Hi, I just finished the AA trilogy with my bf and we fell in love with it! I found your blog the other day, and it sometimes feels like you're the only one giving correct takes on these characters' writing and the minutiae of everyone's inner worlds (or the fumbling of, see Godot).

I just got here, but, something that's been bothering me about the fandom's approach to the sequel trilogy is like... the imperialist undertones are glossed over, or swept under the rug. Researching "The Dark Age of the Law" and beyond puts a sour taste in my mouth. And with Khura'in the country vs Kurain the village? It all feels racist at best (the concept of the Divination Seance gives me squick). If you have the time, I'd love to hear your thoughts about AA5 and AA6 in relation to the world of AA as a whole. Thanks again for all of your thoughtful and nuanced takes on this series!

so glad to hear you guys liked the games!! thank you for enjoying my posts, i always appreciate it.

the tl;dr of it is that i do think they are genuinely bad enough additions to the franchise that they have signed mainline ace attorney's death warrant. picking out the dark age of the law stuff and aa5 and the imperialism in aa6 you've pretty much honed right in on my two biggest critiques

however i do want to say that although they're being bundled and sold as a 'second trilogy' that's not quite accurate either experientially when playing the games or from a development perspective. aa4 had scenario design/creative direction by series creator shu takumi, with the art director being kazuya nuri (responsible for character design for rise from the ashes in the series previous to this); aa5+6 was spearheaded by takeshi yamazaki, who had been with the franchise since its first game, with the slightly less tenured takuro fuse on art direction/character design. yamazaki and fuse are not without skill, but i think they're both significantly less skilled than takumi and nuri respectively and. it really shows.

pair that with the fact that aa5 and 6 fundamentally do not follow up on any of ace attorney 4's established characters or plots more than superficially, i don't think it's particularly useful to critique 4-5-6 as if they're a single body of work in the same way the trilogy is. apollo justice isn't a perfect* ace attorney game but it's a good one.

anyway i think buying into the 'dark age of the law' stuff in ace attorney 5 necessitates cheapening all of the events preceding it. the implication that 1. the law wasn't that bad before but it Is Now and 2. a single case was the tipping point for whether or not the entire legal system would be bad just ruins the times when ace attorney has managed to acknowledge corrupt systems as a massive source of problem for the everyman in the past

i think this screenshot from the dark age of the law wiki page says a lot:

For starters, that phoenix quote. He would not fucking say that. I don't think there has ever been a point during or leading up to phoenix's career where he thought the legal system had 'glory' he would then want to restore it to. you seem to get it so im not gonna harp on this too much on this but. jesus christ

then, then there's fact that even by stating the most basic details about the franchise's events undermines the whole premise. like okay notice that the corruption that happens during the trilogy/investigations spinoffs is coming from all of the actual agencies that represent law and order/the system: the prosecutors, the police, and the prosecutorial investigation committee. however in aa5 the thing they choose to paint as responsible for supposedly unprecedented levels of corruption in the legal system is defense attorneys resorting to more drastic means, and the general public; aka not the people who are responsible for upholding the legal system but the people who are victimized by it and in opposition to it.

i don't think this was an intentional choice as much as it's just sloppy, inconsiderate, and contrived writing.

aa6 is just flat out racist. 'imperalist undertones' is i would say the gentlest way you could phrase it. like. japanese characters going to a made up south asian country that needs to be taught how to govern itself to quash its internal rebellion is like. so high on the yikes meter.

making a bunch of fake 'ethnic sounding' nonsense names filled with apostrophes to make them into silly sounding english phrasing was a disastrously tone deaf thing for the localization to do. they're really unforgivable. the worst of it all is probably "Inga Karkhuul Haw'kohd Dis'nahm Bi'ahni Lawga Ormo Pohmpus Da'nit Ar'edi Iz Khura'in III" i'm unsure if the names are quite as offensive in the original japanese because i haven't looked too much into what they actually are and have a really limited knowledge of the language. but. this name in japanese is "インガ・カルクール・ククルーラ・ラルバン・ギジール・ホフダラン・マダラ・ヴィラ・ヤシマ・ジャクティエール・クライン３世" which is written in katakana. katakana is, in contrast to kanji and hiragana which are used for writing japanese, used to phoenetically transcribe foreign languages or to write loan words. so the foreign-ness of this character is being emphasized here in the original text as well.

the supposed cultural inferiority of the khurainese people is baked into the game at pretty much every level, down to the gags. khura'in has the 'plumed punisher' show, which is actively criticized by the characters in game for just being a cheap ripoff of the steel samurai. they don't even get to have their own tv.

i believe the reason the racism is pretty much glossed over a lot in the fandom is for several reasons. for starters, ace attorney fans overall tend to fall into three camps: 1. people like me who fucking hate these games, refuse to acknowledge them, and would retcon them out of existence if possible. 2. people who have found things they like about the game and have a Good Version of the characters and plots that they have constructed in their head and 3. people who view all of the hate on these games as completely overblown

the first camp Does talk about how the game is racist but we're all already in agreement about that so it's kind of preaching to the choir and a bit redundant to keep going on about. the second camp tends to acknowledge the stickier aspects of the game but focuses on making content around the elements they like rather than critique. the third camp is the type to throw the baby out with the bathwater re: critiquing a thing they like. it's all haterism to them. but either way i think its kind of fucked up how many people will be like 'aa6 isnt that bad you guys are just mean' without even acknowledging these complaints.

anyway the khura'in country vs kurain village thing is really weird to me it shows both a lack of imagination and a disregard for the series' own established lore. why would a girl from a village where almost everyone is a spirit medium need to go to a place where only, like, two people are mediums to train.

i will say though that the divination seance is kind of one of the only things i found about aa6 to be an interesting addition. for a franchise with ghost summoning and murder solving, the two have a kind of hilariously low amount of overlap so i found the idea of bringing ghost bullshit into court really fun. mechanically speaking, the divination seances also felt a LOT better to play than the mood matrix segments of aa5.

in general, i think the biggest weakness of the mainline franchise under takeshi yamazaki's stewardship is its misunderstanding of stakes. both aa5 and 6 prioritize more bombastic and impressive on paper material stakes. oh no! the ENTIRE JUSTICE SYSTEM BEING GOOD OR BAD depends on this one case! on no! we have to DEAL WITH REBEL INSURGENTS! complete horseshit when there is not competent and functional enough character writing to get us emotionally invested here. yamazaki seems to think bigger is better, and that just simply isnt true for something like ace attorney

i've pointed this out in the past when critiquing aa5 and 6 but if you look at the actual material stakes on the line in ace attorney, they're at their highest after rise from the ashes. ousting the corrupt chief of police is the most impressive and impactful thing phoenix does with his career (arguably until the jurist system, but definitely in the trilogy.) but that's not the big Finale case for his character arc. his finale case is defending his college girlfriend; a nun who lives in the mountains, whose conviction would have had zero implications on the larger fabric of ace attorney's legal system. because takumi's writing clearly shows that he understands what makes a plot impactful is the emotional stakes the characters have invested in the events.

before taking over the main franchise, takeshi yamazaki was responsible for the miles edgeworth investigations spinoffs. i do enjoy both of those games - aai2 in particular is really strong. yamazaki does a great job with edgeworth's character arc even if i have some specific gripes with the duologys writing. i think theyre solid additions to the franchise. but you can see traces of this sort of misalignment in narrative priorities here as well. for example, the last case in aai1 is notorious for still going on for, like, an entire hour or two past the time when the last remaining plot point we care about has been revealed. because yamazaki seemingly had no understanding that That was the thing the case should have been about, and that should have been the final mic drop of the game. it just keeps going! he didn't know the game was done and he added a bunch more bullshit busywork after it that no one likes!

so yeah. without going into anything even as specific as how individual plotlines or character arcs were mishandled in aa5/6 that's really my overview What Went Wrong of those games.

#i genuinely might need to put my opinion on aa5 and 6 in my faq at this point #not because i mind getting a chance to talk about how much i hate these games. but just for due diligence #ace attorney #*there are two perfect ace attorney games: aa1 and plvspwaa #this got so long im so so sorry. #i think ill just hotlink this post in my faq because it hits most of my talking points about these games

[insecateur]

hey just so you know discord hotlinking finally officially ended so if you had pictures hosted on discord somewhere (like in a fanfic or whatever) you should switch to another host asap

all discord image links in the older format (i.e. without the little temporary url ending bit) will no longer work, even if the images were posted on discord prior to the change. we were warned about this months ago but a lot of people had been wondering whether older images would be grandfathered; the answer is evidently no.

there are a few free hosting options that allow hotlinking around; be aware that imgur, neocities, and dreamwidth prohibit it (you can technically hotlink if you have a paid neocities account but they still discourage doing it.) if you're looking to host nsfw stuff the options are even fewer; personally i've been using squidge, but it's run by one guy which means that if the guy's server goes down, everything goes down, which makes it so that sometimes, pictures will be gone for a few hours to a couple of days. (this isn't a criticism, btw; i think offering free hosting to people in fandom like this is an incredible gesture. i'm just giving a warning for people who are used to online services that never go down.)

i don't have a list of hosts handy unfortunately, tho i know there are some floating around, i just wanted to post about it and kept forgetting. i've been knees-deep in replacing all my links these last few days, thankfully i had the foresight to rehost everything 4 months ago when the announcement first came out and had just been too lazy to switch links around so it wasn't too much of a hassle.

#samtxt #feel free to reblog or w/e but anybody being smug about the discord hotlinking situation will be blasted on sight

[hipstafootprint]

Hot Link · Munich 2024

#sign #cursor #hotlink #architecture #Pinakothek der Moderne #munich #blank

[drill-teeth-art]

We’re the backup team with wacky powers and cool catchphrases!

#transformers #transformers fanart #maccadam #sunstorm #hotlink #bitstream #seeker trine #decepticons #transformers fan continuity

[thelastgherkin]

LEGACY EVOLUTION Deluxe Cyberverse Universe Shadow Striker

I was the best there was... and you took that from me.

More like this:

Unite Warriors Flowspade

Shattered Glass Collection Flamewar and Fireglide

War for Cybertron Trilogy Deluxe Class Bumblebee

#Transformers #Legacy Evolution #Shadow Striker #Cyberverse #Bumblebee #Flamewar #Slipstream #Team Stream #Side Burn #Hotlink #Astrotrain #Blackjack #Hyperdrive #TFNhaul2023

[tarklesbehindthescenes]

I dunno if anyone still plays Miitopia, but I’ve been making G1/G2 bots and OCs in it. There are three different models of seeker so far, not counting the conehead. Each one has a different head sculpt because I can never remember how I made it last time.

My Creator Code is: 3R01325

#transformers #g1 #maccadam #miitopia #beachcomber #gears #ironhide #skyfire #hotlink #hot rod #galvatron #ultra magnus #sandstorm #swoop

[heyimkana]

hi hi hi please can u tell me if there is more of this?? 😭😭 is there any way i can get more of this please im begging you is there a link or something i will CRY please and i saw ur reblog and it said he's our ACTUAL brother it kinda makes it even better tehe but is there more pretty please i love you for sharing this im gonna sob 🥺 Im begging

oh man I wish I could help you but the last time I checked, the link is expired 😭 I got the whole CD from here but like I said it's not there anymore I'm sorry 😭

but let me check the files I have and see if there's another sexy scene I can post okay 👀

#I wish I could upload it to google drive so everyone can download but I remember the uploader saying don't hotlink or reupload it so 😭 #but enoki junya has done A LOT of R-18 Otome CDs #I haven't been able to find more but there are some samples you can listen to and they're pretty spicy 😳 #I'm thinking of buying some myself #when I do I'll definitely upload it here 😊 #kana answers stuff #kana.dramacd

[churino6]

Last post but now in color

Oh and the other guys too

The breast force are all seekers for my continuity, except guyhawk, hes an angry bird

#decepticon seekers #starscream #skywarp #thundercracker #slipstream #conehead #thrust #ramjet #dirge #wheezing arrow #sunstorm #hotlink #bitstream #nacelle #acid storm #novastorm #ionstorm #sandstorm #redwing #skyquake #lyzack #dreadwing #leozack #drillhorn #hellbat #killbison #jallguar #deathcobra #blackout #grindor

[deepfriedhopesanddreams]

Updated the babies designs

#transformers robots in disguise #tf rid 2015 #tf runway #runway #tf sonar #sonar #tf blackout #blackout #tf hotlink #hotlink

[ramenbagel]

Realized I haven’t posted in awhile (again), so here’s some designs for my au!

#Transformers #Soundwave #Rumble #Frenzy #Hotlink #Bitstream #Sunstorm #Skywarp #Project Development au #Ramjet #my art

[ezpezeemeals]

💥Best BBQ in Spring Texas💥 @corkscrewbbq We tried the tender smokey brisket! The ribs was falling of the bone and the hotlinks perfect!😋 #bbq. #bbqribs. #bbqcookoff. #bbqbrisket. #bbqpulledpork. #brisket. #hotlinks. #bbqhotlinks. #texasbbq. #bbqbeans #poatatosalad. #picnic. #pic #beef. #grilling #grillingout #bbqlife. #bbqnation. #americanstyle. #meat. #bbqlovers. #bbqrub (at Spring-Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CofH8LGr0SQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#bbq #bbqribs #bbqcookoff #bbqbrisket #bbqpulledpork #brisket #hotlinks #bbqhotlinks #texasbbq #bbqbeans #poatatosalad #picnic #pic #beef #grilling #grillingout #bbqlife #bbqnation #americanstyle #meat #bbqlovers #bbqrub

[magnetictapedatastorage]

various vintage belt buckles related to labor unions on ebay

#belt buckle #i tried to link them up to the listings #and it genuinely was not worth it so i didn't #i mean they are hotlinked so technically they are linked? #but not... correctly. anyways.

[transingthoseformers]

https://www.tumblr.com/transingthoseformers/736416090099531776/you-know-what-i-noticed-in-the-g1-cartoon-aside

Regarding trines:

Sunstorm is a character whose trine is somewhat undecided, some say it is with bitstream and hotlink, others say it is slipstream and nancelle

And there are redwing and sandstorm, which no one knows for sure what their trine is (some say that redwing is from the slipstream trine)

Fair, I feel like I've seen Bitstream, Hotlink, and Nacelle in a trine before in a fic so there's also that

There's a bunch of combinations to be had here and it makes sense to me to place Sunstorm and Slipstream in the same trine

#maccadam #transformers #g1 Sunstorm #g1 nacelle #g1 Slipstream #g1 sandstorm #g1 redwing #g1 bitstream #g1 hotlink #i really like the names bitstream and hotlink myself #lots of seekers

[hotlink907]

General requests are currently CLOSED for the foreseeable future. But feel free to submit idols for this dice writing challenge! Asks are always open and my DMs are always open if anyone just wants to chat. Thank you so much everyone!

Hotlink’s Masterlist and Info

Hello! I'm Hotlink, a dedicated fanfiction writer and fan of kpop. This is where I post all my little stories--everything from fluff or angst, to imagines, to AUs, to headcanons, to smut. I happily take requests and I love to answer asks and DMs!

Kpop and writing are my two comfort hobbies, so say hi! I'm happy to talk about any ideas you might have, or idols you like, or whatever might be on your mind.

Groups I prefer to write for:

(G)I-dle (ult group)

Blackpink

Loona

Aespa

Purple Kiss

kep1er

Mamamoo

Dreamcatcher

If you don’t see your favorite group here, I might write anyway! Don’t hesitate. I don’t usually write for boy groups, but I would consider it!

Bias List (by group):

Soyeon (ult), Miyeon (wrecker)

Rosé, Jisoo (wrecker)

Olivia Hye, Kim Lip (wrecker)

Giselle, Karina (wrecker)

Goeun, Dosie (wrecker)

Yujin

Hwasa, Moonbyul (wrecker)

Handong, Gahyeon (wrecker)

Please know that I support ALL members of these groups! I am not, and will never be, a solo stan. All members deserve our support and respect--these are just the ones that speak to me on a personal and creative level. My muses, you could say.

I will happily write for any member of a group!

Preferred Kinks:

Light, fluffy stuff

BDSM

dom!idol

sub!idol

chastity

denial

overstimulation

spanking

g!p

feet

body worship

humping/grinding

This is far from a complete list! If you don't see your kink here, that doesn't mean I won't write it. Feel free to request it anyway--just ask, and don't be shy!

AUs:

Mafia

Superhero

Cyberpunk

The Witcher

Zombie apocalypse

Reader as member of group

Fantasy

College/boarding school

Spy

Star Wars

This is not a complete list either! If you have an idea that you think could be cool, let me know. This is just a list of things that I've thought about writing in the past, but I'm open to pretty much anything!

Limits:

Absolutely no underage idols

No nonconsensual scenes

No blood/other bodily function play

Please understand and respect my limits. If something makes me uncomfy but it's not on this list, I will politely and kindly let you know! That's not your fault, so please don't worry!

Kinktober

I am doing Kinktober this year! See the link below for the prompts I have chosen. If there's more than one for a day, it means I am still deciding OR will combine the prompts.

Masterlist:

Asks and Personal Posts

About Hotlink Posts

(G)I-dle Stories

Soyeon stories

Miyeon stories

Yuqi stories

Soojin stories

Blackpink Stories

Rosé stories

Jisoo stories

Jennie stories

Lisa stories

Loona Stories

Kim Lip stories

Hyunjin stories

Yves stories

Aespa Stories

Giselle stories

Karina stories

Winter stories

Purple Kiss Stories

Goeun stories

Kep1er Stories

Mamamoo Stories

Moonbyul stories

Dreamcatcher Stories

Handong stories

Jiu stories

Yoohyeon stories

Dami stories

Siyeon stories

iPunk - Cyberpunk AU

Ch.1 || Ch.2

Kinktober Stories

Kinktober 2022

A Little About Me

I love writing. It's one of my favorite things to do. I've been writing for fandom communities for several years now, and truthfully, I was feeling a little creatively burned out. I had finished a number of LONG projects, and didn't have it in me to start anything else major

So I decided to give Tumblr a try! So far, it's going great.

My other hobbies include collecting action figures and statues, video games, kdramas, RPGs, and comic books.

This blog is a safespace for people of every gender, sexuality, and race imaginable. If you are any sort of -phobic at all, please leave. You are not wanted here. This is a place of inclusivity, positivity, and love. If you ever need someone to talk to, please reach out.

I do prefer to use they/them pronouns, but please don't worry if you forget. My picture here is a purple robot that turns into a jet, so I understand if you forget.

Please also be understanding of the fact that I value my privacy.

#hotlink speaks #kpop fanfic #kpop smut #kpop imagines #kpop x reader #girl group x reader #girl group fanfic #girl group smut #girl group imagines #masterlist #kpop masterlist

[drill-teeth-art]

Fun fan continuity fact. Sunstorm, Bitstream, and Hotlink’s powers are considered pretty weak as far as Cybertronian powers go.

Sunstorm’s arm cannon blasts are incredibly close range. She practically has to grab someone to hit them with one even though they’re very powerful. And his stamina is really low.

Hotlink has really high stamina, but she has no arm cannon weapon. Only an energy transfer beam.

And Bitstream has a stasis beam, but it can’t grab anything that would resist being grabbed.

Their trine’s thing is that their powers just work incredibly well together. Sunstorm keeps blasting his absurdly powerful beams, Bitstream just grabs them with the stasis beam and flies off to shove those blasts against any opponents, and Hotlink stays by both to restore their energy levels.

#transformers #transformers au #maccadam #sunstorm #bitstream #hotlink #seeker trine #decepticons #transformers fan continuity #my writing