#TOC anon

[scribbledghost]

What in the backhanded compliment 🤨 Excuse you, anon, but iiiii DO want to read the same four fluff tropes over and over. If it means less interaction for 👻 and us with people like you, even better 😘 Go use your brain to imagine or write the damn fic you want to read instead of trying to neg someone into writing it. It doesn’t work with dating and it sure as hell isn’t going to work with writers on tumblr lol -T💅C

Yeah, negging definitely doesn't work on me in any context cause then I just double down on whatever they're negging me for cause I'm a petty asshole lol

But I like to think I've found my people who like my writing and want to read it. And really, that's all that matters. I don't really need to go along with fandom trends or whatnot to feel like I have my place.

#toc anon #my beloved #asked and answered

[wanderrghost]

https://www.tumblr.com/quicksilvermad/743458091662786560

I think you’d particularly enjoy the hamster comparison which is still Neighbor Whiskey getting caught eating pumpkin pie at 3 AM in my mind -T😂C

that is 1000% Neighbor Whiskey getting caught eating in the middle of the night lmfao

You, stumbling into the kitchen at 3AM: Jack wtf

Jack, mouth still full of food:

#you: jack that was for dinner with your parents today!!! #Jack: I only ate half of it!!! #asked and answered #toc anon

[ticenchantedtoc]

3 for the holiday fic stuff? Any characters you wanna use is fine :3

It had been Belle's idea. Something her family used to do when the roads were buried under snow and the award money never came.

In the castle, though, it was simply convenient. Belle had gathered everyone in the ballroom, which was still a mess in preparation for their usual, ostentatious Christmas gala. The tree sat empty, and the floor was littered with loose pine needles and golden glitter. Dusty boxes of ornaments and candles were piled anywhere there was room, in some method of "organization" that only made sense to Angelique. Belle made a seat for herself atop an old cedar trunk, sending another puff of dust onto the once-polished floor. She barely suppressed a giggle at the way Cogsworth's nose scrunched up.

The names were shuffled in an empty box for the garland, scraps of tinsel and evergreen tossed with them. Everyone walked out with a folded scrap of paper and the promise that someone had theirs in turn.

Everyone except Fife.

He hadn't come to the ballroom. In fact, Madame de Garderobe could not recall the last time she saw the boy at all.

"We should do something for him."

Her husband glanced up to her with a blink, as if he hadn't seen her at all. His pen had stilled so abruptly that a blot of ink bled into the page. A soft smile graced her face. "Apologies, mi amore, I did not mean to interrupt you."

In an instant, and for no discernable reason, Cadenza suddenly noticed the growing dot of ink beneath his hand. He frantically tried to smudge it out with his thumb, which only made the mess worse. His face fell into his hands. "Yes, mi stella?"

Garderobe pulled a handkerchief from his coat pocket to dry the black stain now on his cheek. With a cheeky grin, she whispered, "My sincerest apologies for disrupting a genius at work."

He crumpled up the paper with a huff. "Nonsense, all I've written is nonsense!"

"I'm sure that's not true."

"How am I supposed to appeal to the prince? He has been famously been difficult all his life, and if that wasn't challenging enough, now he's a different man entirely!"

"And I'm certain the most talented composer in all of Europe can make something perfect for him."

Cadenza tossed the paper ball into a corner, the newest addition to a white, crinkly mountain of ideas that would certainly be brilliant to anyone else. But not Cadenza. Temperamental, perfectionist Cadenza with too many ideas and too little patience.

Garderobe chuckled more as she leaned down to kiss his cheek. "Now that I have your attention, I have a little request. The little flautist, we should do something for him."

"Mi amore, we barely know him!"

"But we do!" she insisted brightly. "We share an art, darling; that is more than enough!"

Cadenza shook his head. "Oh, if you insist."

So their search began. Cadenza asked as much of the staff as he could, but not even Lumiere knew a thing about the boy.

"He is— Well, you know, he keeps to himself."

"He rarely spoke to anyone but the Maestro. Quite flighty, as it were."

"He's an odd little tyke. I've tried talking to him some, but he always avoids us."

None of it sat well with the diva. Especially when she knew—or rather, had known—Maestro Forte many years ago. He had always been a bitter, reclusive man, and she could not bear to see sweet Fife become the same.

It didn't matter that she didn't know him. Madame de Garderobe had never been the type for small things. On the stage and in her behind-the-scenes life, she would love with her whole heart, sing until her throat was raw, throw herself into anything if passion swayed her so.

And suddenly, she knew what to do.

"Mi amore, what was the name of that carpenter in Villeneuve?"

"Firmin, I believe."

"Thank you, dear!"

Cadenza shook his head as she disappeared out the door, her thick skirts following a few seconds later. There was no use arguing with his wife when she set her mind to something, but that was also one of the things he loved about her.

She poked her head back into the room. "And the seamstress?"

"I don't know," he chuckled. "Why don't you ask Belle?"

"That's brilliant! Thank you, love!"

She was gone again before he could answer, and thus Cadenza remained tucked away with only his harpsichord as company. Hours slipped between the keys as he wrote and rewrote and wrote and rewrote... His hands seemed to move on their own as his mind followed the road through the forest, all but invisible beneath the snow. He thought of Garderobe in Villeneuve, shining like a Christmas star in all her jewels and silks and beauty. And above all else... her joy.

Cadenza looked back to his sheet music with a smile. He had nothing to worry about. Tomorrow, the gifts would be exchanged, and there would be laughter in the ballroom, and none of his stresses mattered because there would be joy.

#tic tocs #tic fics #beauty and the beast #fife #madame garderobe #cadenza #sorry anon you said any characters and I truly went for some weird picks #but I love these three I think they should interact (she says about characters that weren't even in the same movie as each other) #I know I didn't cover the actual gifts #but this feels like a good stopping point for smth that already turned out kinda long and rambly #if anyone wants the gift exchange as a part two ask in the tags! #(mostly I just wanted to make sure I could get this out before Christmas)

[harus-simp]

Big bear baby

-Gunwook x reader-

Warning:none

Requested:Hello, I love your work so much! Could you maybe write a fluffy drabble about cuddles with Gunwook and soft Gunwook? (Anonymous)

Author's note: hey there anon, thank you so much for requesting this cute lil gunwook, I hope you enjoy it thoroughly :))

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As the wonderful boyfriend he is,gunwook decided to surprise you by coming over on his day off to enjoy his time with you.

Ahh spring, a wonderful season to go out due to the perfect weather, not too cold nor too hot either. The warm rays of sun and the delicious aroma of the flowers bringing a calm and peaceful atmosphere to your quiet and cosy house.

The problem was that you didn't have the time or the motivation to go out, too stressed thanks to your exams that were approaching at a ridiculously quick pace.

As a result you hadn't had the time to check on your boyfriend, who was also kinda having an hectic schedule as he was preparing for his debut on june. Boys Planet was a rollercoaster of emotions and a hell of a ride for gunwook. But in spite of the difficulties he was able to achieve his dream and get to perform with his new group.

On the other hand let's say that all gunwook's hard work would be rewarded with some days off and the first thing he did was to think about you, anticipating your reaction when he got to your house.

On his way there he remembered how you said that your exams were approximating and that you couldn't go out much, which was a pity because you were really missing out on the good weather outside.

But when he was getting there he stooped on his tracks as he saw something that caught his eyes, a flower shop.

It seemed to be a new shop because he remembered the cafe that was installed right there, an idea popped into his head, how about he got you flowers? As you couldn't get out to see the beautiful flowers he would bring them to you.

So he got there and picked a bouquet of your favourite flowers as he continued his way to his destination.

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.

*toc toc*

You turned your head finding strange the sudden noise coming from your door as you weren't expecting any visits or any packages, so you thought they had got the wrong house.

*toc toc toc*

As the knocking got louder you decided to go and check out.

"Coming!"you shouted back

As you opened your door you were greeted by someone holding a huge bouquet of flowers I'm front of his face, hiding it from you. But the little ring he held on his pinky finger gave it away who the owner was, making you giggle on the process.

"Gunwookie, I know it's you"you said sighing at his antics.

He gave you the flowers laughing at your response and giving you a big hug.

"I missed you so much"

"Me too, but aren't you supposed to be practising right now?"

"Well I've got some days off"

You looked at him smiling widely as you separated from the hug.

"Really?"

"Aha, so let me in and let's cuddle for a little bit"

You accepted gladly his request as you went to your room and gathered all your things that were spread on your bed.

After organising for a little bit he jumped on your bed like a little kid and got under the blankets.

"Come here bubs, it's so comfortable"

You threw yourself on top of him taking him by surprise as he wasn't "en garde" (yes I did that) and filling the room with both of your giggles.

He positioned himself on your chest as he loved being the little spoon and he was really tired due to practising non-stop for his debut.

He wrapped his arms around you as you were carresing his soft locks in order to help him relax and take a nap.

As you continued for over 5 minutes you heard soft snores and his chest going up and down softly and steadily.

"Sleep well pookie, I love you"you said as you kissed the top of his head

"Mhmm I love you"he murmured in his sleep

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#zerobaseone headcanons #zerobaseone drabbles #zerobaseone fanfics #zerobaseone imagines #zerobaseone reactions #zerobaseone x reader #boys planet #boys planet drabbles #boys planet fanfics #boys planet reactions #boys planet headcanons #boys planet x reader #zerobaseone gunwook #zerobaseone #zerobase1 #zb1 #kpop

[essskel]

deranged philippa and triss anon again........ i saw a frankly adorable pride dedication for them and it's so sweet, so i didn't want to write this under it, but. philippa luring triss with riches and caresses and promises of safety. her kisses are always red, never pink, but triss doesn't look at herself for too long these days, and never meets her own eyes. the rot is eating them (me)

So real! I come back to Philippa's unsettling conversion with Geralt in the TOC banquet scene:

Of course I would,’ said Philippa Eilhart, looking at him through her crystal goblet. ‘The construction of such a spell is easy as pie. But were you only to have the sensation of taste, you’d lose the pleasure the activity offers. The process, the accompanying ritual movements, the gestures, the conversation and eye contact which accompanies the process . . . I’ll entertain you with a witty comparison. Would you like that?’ ‘Please do. I’m looking forward to it.’ ‘I’d also be capable of conjuring the sensation of an orgasm.’ - Time of Contempt CH 3

She values process! She doesn't want to eat the animal, she wants to kill and skin and gut it too.

I don't believe that she approaches romance or personal affairs much differently, meaning that, among other things, I think she fucks the Comte de Noailles’ wife (TOS ch.1) because it's fun and erotic. If she needed intel she could have gotten it in a million ways, but she chose to romance a married woman. I'm willing to bet they both finished multiple times. She answer's Assire's business call not just from her lover's bed, but covered in lipstick too:

Philippa Eilhart was in a skimpy nightdress with very thin straps, and had lipstick traces on her cheek and cleavage. Assire made an immense effort of will to suppress a grimace of distaste. - Tower of Swallow CH 8

She clearly takes her time. She wants power, but she wants the foreplay of it too. She's not Vigglefortz burning and pillaging his way towards a crown, she's in bed with beautiful women and she's making them feel so good and she's asking if they could just do one small favor for her, if they can.

All this to say, she's such a perfect answer to Triss. Triss does not respond to force, but if you put your arm around her just right, maybe distract her with a kiss on the cheek, she'd follow you through hell. It's even explicitly stated that she's uninterested in romance when the other party is not also warm to the touch:

Finally, like all but a few magicians, Triss moved to affairs with other wizards, which proved sporadic and frustrating in their cold, technical and almost ritual course. - Blood of Elves CH 2

What the lodge is doing may truly be against Triss' values, but Philippa is not forcing herself on anyone, nor is she faking her advances to any of the members. So where is the motivation to turn away? This has to be right, it has all "the accompanying ritual movements, the gestures, the conversation and eye contact which accompanies the process" it's real! It's good! They're two of the most powerful Sorceresses in the world and yet there's no magic or 'techincal ritual' between them they're fucking like ugly, simple humans!

Philippa wants to enjoy the people that she uses, and Triss wants people to enjoy using her. Their bed is made, it bleeds when you cut it, it's real, and it means almost nothing in the end.

I don't know if that makes any sense, they make me crazy.

**GOD. SORRY!!! you sent your original message so long ago and I loved it/kept meaning to answer/did not answer/retreated in shame ect. so very sorry about that I'm just terrible about my inbox it's nothing to do with you**

#thank youuuuu anon we are seeing eye to eye thank you for giving me an excuse to talk abt them #they're truly so awful and all I think abt these day #merihart #witcher books #philippa eilhart #triss merigold #ask #anonymous #double shot

[bcacstuff]

The difference in the approach from the Las Vegas event and the New Orleans event by Sam, Alex and SS is interesting. There was frontloading by all three regarding Vegad and nothing for NOLA. 2 different possibilities. 1) They want to focus on the bev industry, as it is an industry event in NOLA, which sure, let's not bring in the actor/show angle, but by doing so hinders the explanation of the Name Sassenach.

2) no announcement of NOLA, before attending event as they don't want rush with embarrassing fans.

Either way, they git a coveted place with the Southern spirits distributor, many would want, but don't think it's going to do as much good for sales in the long run. They will never over come the price points, even for the gin, as unknowns.

Are you in my head Anon? I was exactly thinking in that line today as well.

No, they didn't announce their attendance to this event, whereas they announced to be at Top Shelf in LV. (where fans bought ticks only to find out later he wouldn't be there). I don't know if you can compare these 2 events. I think Top Shelf might have been more like an Expo, where TOC seems a mix of expo, brand building by networking, key notes and workshops... something. I don't know, I'm not so familiar with the alco industry. I am familiar with networking conventions.

I do think they didn't announce their attendance to be more focussed on networking and building their brand. Having a group of swooning, maybe even hysterical fans around would not be helpful for that.

And that's also what is visible, and made me think as well. Their brand is now about 3,5 years old, but it doesn't seem many in the industry know about it, if I look at all the footage I've seen the last days from this event. I saw many brands (that are not known to me) but show a large interest by the people that are there. We've seen a couple of 'fan' pics, but most I've seen is they're (and with they I mean, SH, AN and Chrissy as from the SS team) mostly with the people from SGWine&Spirits.

But it's okay, I don't mean it negative, it's just an observation that his name (and fame) isn't as big as some in this fandom think it is, and didn't just conquer the liquor world like that. He has to work for it, and he shows he does. Whether it will pay off, has to be seen.

[l-lend]

hi! i saw your follower celebration post (congrats btw!!! this is very exciting!!) and was wondering if you would be willing to write a little somethin somethin about crosshair confessing to the reader? it can end any way you’d like (just please some kind of happy ending 🥲) and thank you for taking the time to read this! congrats again!

Thank you so much for your patience anon. Life was crazy for a minute, and I wanted to make sure I give you something I could be proud of, so uh...here we go.

Target Spotting

Crosshair x Medic!Reader

Warning(s): mentions of alcohol use, Cross being a bit suggestive (if there's any I miss please let me know)

A string of swears left your mouth as you clambered out of the Havoc Marauder. The pounding just behind your eye offering pulses of pain as you willed your legs to trudge towards the overwatch point. You knew you should have turned in early last night, but no. You had to prove you could hang with the Batch and down alcohol like they down clankers. Your memories of the night became more hazy as the supply of liquid courage dwindled. It was a small miracle you were able to stagger to your bunk. But the pleasant buzz gave way to the sharp shriek of your alarm as your hungover brain begged for silence. Glancing at the time, you swore and stood. Your partner was never going to leave it be if you were late...again.

You focused on your breathing in an attempt to soothe the pounding in your skull as you reached the crest of the hill. Your mission partner was already prone with rifle in his grasp.

“Welcome back to the land of the living,” He drawled, toothpick still captured between his teeth.

“Sorry about that, remind me not to try to keep up with Wrecker.”

He grunted returning his focus to his scope.

“Targets are set. Bearing 330 to 70.”

“Right,” You unslung your pack and ferreted inside until you produced your binoculars. You took your place by his side and brought the set up to see where the paper targets were hidden.

“Eyes on. Bearing 10.”

The firepuncher fired causing you to wince. Bringing the binoculars back to your eyes, you took in the target now discolored with a blaster hole.

“Direct hit. Acquiring next target.”

The exchange continued as it often did. You calling targets and the Bad Batch's sniper picking off the targets with ease. Even though you were more familiar with trauma procedures and first aid, the practice of acquiring targets and calling them out would prove beneficial to the squad when in combat. It was also the excuse you gave to get closer to him.

Maybe it was his snarky comments or the quiet confidence and pride in his skills, but this clone certainly never missed a target. If your heart was anything to go by.

The morning gave way to afternoon as you called targets and he engaged them. You scanned the horizon searching for the next one. A different square of paper on the range caused a chill to run down your spine. You swore you had only done that in a dream. Neatly lettered in your own handwriting on one of the targets: Do you like me? The options 'yes' and 'no' were listed with boxes for each.

Oh kriff.

“Pick the next target.” He gruffed, still poised at his rifle, “Clankers aren't going to wait around while you take in the view.”

“Umm, hang on.”

You quickly scanned the range hoping to pick a target he had not hit yet.

“Tic toc, princess.”

“Bearing 67.”

He abruptly adjusted. The barreling shifting left instead of right, and he fired. Dead silence hung between the two of you before you broke the silence.

“Crosshair? Y-you missed...”

He planted his palm into the dirt raising himself to his full height. It took only two strides to close the distance, and your heart was in your throat stopping any words from escaping. It was a small miracle you could breathe. He removed the toothpick from between his teeth shooting it into the dirt with a flick of his forefinger.

“Did I?”

You blinked a few times to make sure you were not seeing things. Was he smirking?

“67 would've been downed already. I also thought you wanted an answer.”

You fumbled with your binoculars frantically scanning the terrain.

“Bearing 357.”

When did he get closer?

Your eyes finally fell on the target in question. The only marking on the droid silhouette was the blaster hole next to...

“You could have asked me. I don't bite...”

Your was hammering against your chest as you felt his breath against your ear.

“unless it's a request.”

#crosshair x reader #crosshair x you #crosshair tbb

[if-confessions]

As a writer and a reader, who has been around this community for the last three years, it has been crazy seeing the change in the if fandom as a community.

It used to be a positive environment for supporting independent game creators, but there is so much negativity against IF writers now. the readers are pushy, critical and demanding, expect games to cater to their exact preferences or be customisable to the point it might as well be a 'fill in the blanks' game instead of a narrative. IF writers are antagonistic towards each other, resentful of other creators success. There is a trend that when games/demos are successful, the authors become the target of attacks that seem to be looking for any excuse to take them down, and punish them for their popularity. The result is that a lot of games that are in the alpha stage / completed no longer use tumblr at all, which is a shame, because it was a unique opportunity for readers to engage and support an indie game creator.

I think the IF fandom really needs to do some soul searching on the type of environment it has created for indie game development / IF writing.

[I am assuming Anon meant the Tumblr/CoG scene of IF, as this is not a sentiment/trend shared by the overall IF community. Other scenes of IF don't care or even reject customisation "expected" here (doesn't mean they don't have their issues either).]

LOL, Anon. I was having an eerily similar conversation about the customisation the other day.

Communities do change overtime. As older members leave (because they don't enjoy the Thing-tm anymore, they don't have time for it, they don't like where the community is moving, they've been rejected by the community, etc...) and newer members arrive, the dynamics adapts to the current members. Sometimes it is for the better (more positive contacts, barring less-desirable members creating conflict from staying, etc...), sometimes it's for the worse (like in your message, attracting more problematic members or enabling the worst in people).

An issue with Tumblr that other communities may not have is how "decentralised" and lawless it is. Some groups may have guidelines/rules for interactions (resource blogs/authors asks rules), but you can't control all the members like you could in a Forum, for example. There is no Code of Conduct that limits what is and isn't acceptable (aside from the very board Tumblr CoC and even a lot of shitty things can be posted). There is no mods that can take down a post that will sent the community aflame (unless it is Staff bc the post was against their ToC/CoC). There is no consequences against bandwagon hate/harassment (even with the block button). So you end up with... well, this...

It would be nice if there was a bit more unity in the community, but that would require many people changing their behaviour and essentially stop being complete asswipes. And they are not the kind to stop shitting on others...

I'm pretty sure that a lot of those issue could be solved if people:

stopped being a dick in someome's dms/asks (should be a given, but damn are anons wild sometimes) <- like +75% of the issues would be gone with just this

would be respectful when sending messages/commenting (not making request, being pushy, etc...)

stopped following authors/projects not making them happy (that's a vicious cycle, easy to start hating on them...)

didn't put their problems and frustrations on strangers on the internet*

went outside to touch some grass (or take a break from Tumblr, it will do wonders!)

*This does not apply to the confession booth btw.. I'm talking reg accounts here. This applies to everyone, btw. You'd think this would be common knowledge to be decent to one another... but I guess not.

As a side note, to remind everyone that:

you do not have to have an open inbox if you don't want to

you do not have to have your dms open either

you do not have to allow anonymous messages

you do not have to answer every messages you receive or reply to every comment you get

you can trash any message you do not feel comfortable answering

you can delete comments/replies you do not feel comfortable with

(creator) you do not have to include every request readers make

you can block/unfollow users for any reason (or no reason)

you can block/report hateful anonymous messages

you can restrict reblogs/replies

you can change your mind at any time about accepting a kind of asks (like the NSFW ones)

you do not have to be on Tumblr every free moment you have

you do not have to interact with every post crossing your dashboard

Having boundaries is good, setting and voicing those boundaries is better, enforcing those boundaries is extra important.

Until then...

🤷

Now making a fill-in the blank IF would be a fun idea...

[old comments in tags: be the change you want to see i guess im just trying to stay silly here /]

Under the cut, some more rambling and wild assumptions about how we got here.

===> Increased entitlement in the community

Note: this is a generalisation. Not every reader is entitled, not every request is outrageous, and not every author is a pushover. We are talking about visible trends.

There's no denying that it has had quite the impact on the community and how games are set. Gone(-kinda) are the days with completely unique characters with a unique voice and its set path, hail the rule of customisation that inevitably becomes too overwhelming for any creator to keep track and complete the story. Is the "CoG expectations" the culprit, there? With the CoG to Tumblr exodus, yaknow...

But it must have started from somewhere to have those vocal entitled readers hounding creators for all this stuff, they can't have appeared out of nowhere! Twine games from the 2010s were not chokefull of customisation...

Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if it all started with some minor request for customisation, which was accepted by the author, which may have made other readers realise they too could have requests or expect the same kind of customisation in other project, and this snowballed into... *wave at the mess*, creating a vicious cycle of base customisation expectations (which are getting insane...), shunning pieces who do not fit those expectations, and still having more special requests*. *Honestly, the authors could just accept those request but as like paid content. Oh, you want more that will definitely fuck my whole timeline of planned work? Tip me like 100$ and I will...

At the same time, and this is an observation that has been accentuated with the kinds of asks I've gotten here, some authors have not helped the situation either. With people almost begging for interactions and notes or just to please the readers because they are interested in that stilly little project (or the pressure from blowing up, or before the idea is set in stone), some authors will seriously bend over and backwards for those requests, even if it means forgoing the OG plans altogether because it doesn't fit with the promised request.

Readers feels more empowered to ask -> there is a pressure to cater to readers to get interactions or the request has become part of the base expectations -> request is accepted, but author might feels resentful -> readers feels more entitled to ask -> etc...

or

Readers feel more empowered to ask -> the author refuses -> readers put pressure on the author because another one accepted it or iT Is cOmMon KnOwLeDge -> author feels resentful towards the community...

Which is kind of related to point number 2...

===> Numbers go up and Jealousy

Note about this point: I am not talking about the want to be seen by other people, to feel like your message has been heard, to have your presence acknowledged. That's what we are kinda all doing by putting our stuff out there.

Every time I get an ask about someone worrying that to do have enough traction on their project or get zero interactions and they have lost all their motivations or are resentful to newer projects blowing up*, I honestly struggle to see a positive future for this scene. It seems like everything is about notes and reblogs and how many followers you have and how many ratings you can get and how many asks you get and etc... *see the no demo discussion

What is supposed to be a hobby for 99% of us is turning into some ugly race to have the highest number of *wave again at things*, by tanking other creators rating average, manipulating your followers to boost your own, creating rumours about a project/author, sending hate anons, creating dumb drama, stealing/plagiarising whole ass games, etc... Just to be at the top and have the biggest number. Numbers, I feel like I need to point out, means absolutely nothing outside of this website (or even this scene of IF). I really don't understand this dumb race...

And it is so frustrating to see, because we should be hyping each other up, discussing each others fav games, being excited to see another voice join and create stuff. It's not like we have to all be the best of friends and blind ourselves from any misgivings. No, we should still be able to criticise constructively or call out bad behaviour. But the whole envy and jealousy* oozing from the community is really... bleh. *doesn't mean you can't be jealous/envious of someone else, I know I am. Just use those feelings creatively, not to put down yourself or others.

Same with the whole notes/interaction thing. Outside affirmation is great, it really is, and boy does it gives a nice boost to the ego and the energy levels to continue when you get some (especially when the other person is gushing about your project). But basing all your motivation to create on outside approval will lead to a lot of pressure to perform when you get it, despair and disappointment when you don't, and resentment when you see other get more.

===> Parting notes

Ugh... I spent too long on this shit. I'm going for a walk before I get more sad. Then, I'm coming back to play my friend's game and create something weird.

#confession time #if-confessions #dark side of if #follower behaviour #inbox boundaries #undecided tag

[ten-thousand-year-elegy]

Ten Thousand Year Elegy Masterlist

Welcome to The Legend of Zelda: Ten Thousand Year Elegy, a large-scale multiverse Legend of Zelda/Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters crossover!

SUMMARY

Months after Calamity Ganon’s defeat at the hands of the Princess and the Master Sword’s chosen hero, Hyrule is approaching something resembling peace. That is, until Link and Zelda go missing following a disastrous archaeological expedition.

Meanwhile, in Domino City, Japan: a dimensional domain emulator belonging to one Kaiba Seto abruptly self-destructs, causing an explosion that catches Mutou Yuugi and his friends in the crossfire. Unexpected? Yes. Unforeseen? Maybe not.

Ten Thousand Year Elegy is a canon divergence from Tears of the Kingdom, and takes place immediately after Breath of the Wild. (Mostly TOTK-lore compliant.)

READ ON AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/32978329/chapters/81849910

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    STORY STATUS

March 2024: Book II nearly done! Part 3: The Darkness has been completed, and work on Part 4: The Wasteland has begun. We’re in the homestretch!

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Table of Contents

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Bonus posts explaining some Legend of Zelda lore, by popular request from readers who are more familiar with YGO (or are generally interested in learning more Zelda lore.) These are very much not necessary to enjoy the story, just some extras!

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#ten thousand year elegy

[arreton]

Toc toc! Mi fa piacere che tu abbia apprezzato ☕️

Uh ci sei ancora! Ciao anon! 👋🏻

[twisted-wonderland-but-gayer]

i have thoughts

why does tic toc croc look like he just snorted 5 lines of coke

mmmmm floyd

terrorizing octavinelle

pretty man vil

h u h

im thinking about orca yuu again

○anon

Me too

#not writing #not requests #○ anon

[scribbledghost]

I’ve missed the flower kitty!

I’m going to shockingly switch up a request to Marcus Pike and watching the Perseid meteor shower 💫⭐️🌟✨🌙

-T🪐C

The flower kitty has missed you! Let's do some Marcus Pike meteor shower headcanons! 💖

Not many people know, but Marcus is secretly a huge space nerd.

Everyone pegs him for an art nerd (which he is), but not many people expect him to own a telescope and keep track of local celestial events.

That being said, when word of the Perseid meteor shower first crosses his radar, he's thrilled.

He's immediately making plans to make a whole night of the affair - packs up blankets in the car, marks it on his calendar, finds the perfect little spot outside of town where the light isn't too bright.

He'll even take the next day off work, just to make sure he can stay out all night for it.

He views it like a living work of art; something rare to be appreciated in the moment as opposed to being hung in a museum.

When the evening arrives, he's practically buzzing with excitement, and wastes no time getting you out of town and into a nice empty clearing where he lays down the blankets.

Quiet conversation takes up most of the time until the skies darken enough to see the shooting stars above.

Marcus goes quiet then, a silent awe that spreads across what little space there is between the two of you.

Every so often he'll bring your hand up to his lips, a way for him to tell you without words how much he'll remember this.

#marcus pike #marcus pike x reader #ghost scribbles #toc anon #asked and answered

[wanderrghost]

You are NOT a shitty person. Do not let anyone, family, friends, THAT GUY, gaslight you into thinking you are or that you overreacted. No one gets to criticize your sense of safety anywhere but especially your home. No one in history has ever installed security cameras just for the hell of it. I certainly didn’t. I’m 10000000% certain the presence of my camera and security system sticker have been beneficial. -T💕C

TOC I'm gonna cry I love u 😭😭💖💖💖💖

Thank you, truly. I really needed to hear this. It just... unsettled me, how quickly everyone seemed to go from "do everything to protect yourself because this behavior isn't okay" to "wellll maybe you did overreact" as soon as the guy said he didn't mean to be creepy and "actually he's dating someone now anyway". Like... am I wrong in thinking it doesn't matter if he didn't mean to make me uncomfortable?? Fact of the matter is, I lost sleep last night because I didn't feel as safe in my own home.

And maybe i did overreact. Maybe i didnt. I just hate how quickly everyone went from "we must protect Ghost!!" to "well maybe you should've heard him out he seemed nice" in the span of hours simply because this dude said "but I totally didn't mean to make you scared and it's your own fault anyway cause you didn't talk to me enough".

#Anyway I'm rambling #Thank you again my dear #I appreciate you so much #Toc anon #asked and answered

[ticenchantedtoc]

I like Lumiere as a human in the movie

Hope you get well soon 💕

#for legal reasons this is a JOKE!!! #anon you cah have whatever opinions you want I just like to think I'm funny #anyway #tic tocs

[nyctomaniia]

ꗃ. → SEVEN TALKS = rambles | ꗃ. → SEVEN NAV = toc

ꗃ. → SEVEN UPDATE = reblogs | ᥫ᭡ ▰▰ FROM ANON = anon

ᥫ᭡ ▰▰ FROM FOLLOWER | mail ❏❜ SPOILERS ╌╌╌ = spoilers

❏❜ CHARACTER ANSWER ╌╌╌ mail | ❏❜ SEVEN WIPS ╌╌╌ art

#ꗃ. → SEVEN NAV

[piraticusdorm]

sorry if this was asked before but how did the piraticus trio got their signature spells did they struggle with it?

It hasn't been asked! And it's a good question, thank you anon!! (☆-ｖ-)

[JOLLY R CANNONS]

Conrad struggled a bit. Magic is not his strong suit but from the start he wanted a special spell for battle. He was raised a pirate, in the sea, so something long range that compensated his short range swordmanship. That clear picture helped smooth the process.

He developed it around 14-15. The canons exploded like the rage he was keeping inside from enduring the abuse from his captain/parental figure/Barbanegra.

He started experimenting with it immediately! He can use the cannons to shoot, to bash with the cannon itself, as platforms or supports, etc. He... went a bit overboard testing it. His first overblot happened during this time. Overuse of magic + negative spiral.

Has a much better handle of it now. Not the highest magical output so it's his ace in the hole.

[POLVERE DI FADA]

Struggled. Not for lack of magic, mind you. But it is a very complex and potent spell.

He developed it around his late 20's. He didn't want to depend on pixie dust to fly, he was already not fond of other fairies. But getting to produce his own dust took a clarity of mind and patience he severly lacked. Having experienced flight before was a head start tho. It took a lot of meditation, specially during full and blue moons.

Using it on himself came first, then objects. And then it took another decade til he could use it on other people. It's like sharing a part of himself, giving his magic away for another to use, and the mental block there was hard to overcome.

Nowadays it's a breeze to use! Second nature basically. He is proud of being a fully self-suficient as a fairy~

[TIC TOC CHOMP]

Easy peasy. Really.

He can't recall when he developed it, but it must have been around 8-10. Simply put: he was hungry and looking for food anywhere. The Neverseas are brimming with magic all over, so somehow he just... started eating magic.

It's not hard to use, but it's hard to control. Krok wants to eat until he's full, and it applies to magic. Spells cast around are a one bite and done deal, but he can eat the magic directly from someone and that's when he can go overboard. Specially if it "tastes" good.

#twst oc #asks #anon #conrad #tink #krok