#and I want to fucking spite him so hard and make sure to give neurodivergent people the resources that I didn't have growing up

[llatimeria]

why are upstairs neighbors the way they are. i know this is long but can somebody please . please read this and give me a reality check

the last few people who rented the apartment above us were annoying too but it pales in comparison to whoever lives there now. Every single fucking day, usually in the evenings or late afternoons, they do ... Something. it could be sex or some kind of exercise or any other number of things. It's just a lot of THUD THUD THUD THUD THUDs on and off for half an hour to an hour and a half. Today it started at 8pm and lasted til 9 but the last time I made a note of the time it happened around 3pm as I was trying to do homework.

It feels like the whole ceiling shakes. I swear sometimes it fucks with the air pressure in my ears, which is really hard to notice until it's driving me insane, like a grain of sand in my sock. It's started to stress out our dog, which just makes her start barking (and she's clearly barking at the ceiling), but her barking is in itself overstimulating, which stresses us out more, which she picks up on, which just makes her bark more because she's baby and doesn't like it when her dads are anxious.

The thudding alone can be enough to overstimulate us, but combined with the barking and coincidental other neighbor noises that don't usually bother us, it's... Extremely draining. We're both neurodivergent people with PTSD. Loud, unpredictable noises don't really mix well with us. On more than one occasion my partner's had full blown anxiety attacks bc of the combination of sudden loud noises (a known trigger for them) and the overstimulation (another known trigger for them). We like. Actively can't keep living like this. lmao. I cannot stress enough how it is every day and never quite at the exact same time so we can emotionally prepare for it, and it's not like we should have to prepare to exist in our own living room anyways.

Anyways I just need to purge all of my anxieties and get a reality check about this. Help

We could just be stupid and unreasonable and should just grow up and get over it, and will be fully confronted with that if we do anything.

We might just open ourselves up to harassment (or becoming the butt of a lot of jokes) because we're the whiny neighbors who have nothing better to do than complain

Even if we are being reasonable, it doesn't really make a difference, because if our neighbors think that we're not, they could harass us anyways

They could make a noise complaint about our dog out of spite ("why are you mad at Them when it's Your dog that barks")

Maybe we're also extremely annoying neighbors and we'll look like huge assholes/idiots if we complain about anyone else (implausible, but again. Small dog)

What if we try to contact them and they interpret it as an attack on them. We think one of the people living above us is a very large, heavyset man we've seen around the apartment complex, and we don't want to put our feet in our mouths if he's literally just vibing (or worse, excercising to lose weight) and we just totally humiliate him by telling him his mere footsteps are overstimulating down here. I don't want anyone to feel BAD. (And we're also not totally sure the guy we've seen is actually the guy above us, we just know they showed up around the same time)

We did actually try bonking the ceiling with a broom a few days ago and they obviously heard it because they stopped for a second, laughed, and started doing whatever it is more loudly, but what if that was entirely a coincidence and they didn't notice at all

What if they interpret any message we send as a passive-aggressive attack rather than just trying to let them know how loud they're being

And what if we do actually come across as passive-aggressive towards people who aren't us and we just make everything worse by bungling our communication attempts. It wouldn't be on purpose, but again it doesn't matter because some people interpret everything as an attack regardless

They could generally just fuck with our lives and make us miserable forever with no recourse if we fuck this up, too. like. We LIVE right BENEATH them. They know where we live and probably the layout of our apartment, since it's probably identical to theirs. They could probably figure out which car is ours. They could report our dog barking, or just come up with any number of fake/minor complaints. They could stalk us, vandalize our shit, intentionally make more noise or make louder noises and intentionally try to overwhelm/trigger us, or any number of things. Even if they got in trouble for it, that doesn't really matter because I just don't want it to happen in the first place.

And, worse, what if we try to get them punished, but it turns out we really were the aggressors the entire time according to anyone normal, and we just get our entire lives deservedly wrecked instead

i don't know what to dooooo

#I just have a really hard time judging myself and my own intentions #I feel like I must've gotten positive and negative responses to complaints completely at random as a kid #bc I just. do not have this skill at all. #I always feel like I'm going to get laughed at for how petty my problems are

[astrifer0us]

5, 6, 7, 11, 14, 19, 21, and 25 for your dnd ocs, Alyona, and the android apocalypse characters. have fun.

OC QUESTIONS | Accepting’

5. Are there any story arcs you would like this character to explore?

Alyona

Meh idkk???

Kita

Please let this asshole realise that it’s okay to let other people take care of you.

Isidore

???

Michaela

I want Michaela to have like a badass warrior woman moment man.

Calvael

I’m not sure. I’d like for him to let go of his mother’smemory sometime, and live for himself.

Chal

Please give Chal a redemption arc in which he realises that,wow, he’s been kind of a bad person. Wow.

Ghilli

Ahh idk. I really loved that she died and came back as aghoul, and I’d love to see what she learns from that, tbh.

Mort

Ehh, no clue yet.

Ren

Well she’s getting into a pretty cool arc now, having todeal with the loss of her love interest and actually grasping for a goal so shecan live on, so yeah, I’m excited about that.

Serafima

Noooo clue yet.

Rorik

I want to corrupt my little wolf boy so bad. Give this boy afiendish warlock pact or something, fuck him up.

Aer

Idk.

Eiridi

idem

Aiki

????? Honestly I’d love for em to realise humans aren’t toobad but. They kind of are.

Wyatt

At some point I want him to get over Traesyc and put itbehind him but rn? Let him grieve let him suffer.

6. What would your character like (or have liked) to do with their life?

Alyona

Kick ass.

Kita

Go… outside….

Isidore

KICK ASS GO TO SPACE REPRESENT THE HUMAN RACE.

Michaela

Find a solution to the android problem, save a lot of people.

Calvael

Live in his nice house on top of a hill and tend to hisgarden. Please. Leave him alone.

Chal

Chal is pretty content where he is now. He has centuries infront of him if he plays his cards right, and he’s intent on making the most ofit.

Ghilli

Ghilli is here to make the world a better place, and take noshit from anyone. A simple life.

Mort

Preferably live out of spite.

Ren

God, that’s a hell of a good question. She doesn’t reallyknow herself, at this point. She doesn’t really have a clear goal or a path setout in front of her.

Serafima

Just let this child explore the world at her own pace,please.

Rorik

LET THIS BOY BE HAPPY!!! I want him to be nice andcomfortable with Morana and explore the world and figure everything out.

Aer

??? idk. Be free as the wind.

Eiridi

She wants to find a new flock at some point, but right now she just wants revenge for the death of her old one.

Aiki

???? sorry lmao

Wyatt

God he’d love to just. Stick with his sis. Go onsilly adventures. Have fun, and not worry so much.

7. Who is your character’s best friend?

Alyona

??? no clue.

Kita

Issy and Michaela. Not that they’d admit it.

Isidore

Kita and Michaela.

Michaela

Kita and Isidore, obviously.

Calvael

Definitely not himself lmao, but??? He doesn’t really. Haveone.

Chal

Temperance and the Conman.

Ghilli

??? who knows. Maybe Ealda at this point.

Mort

???

Ren

Yknow. Barty. Probably.

Serafima

???

Rorik

Morana and Traxae, definitely.

Aer

???

Eiridi

???

Aiki

???

Wyatt

His twin, Scytta. They’ve been best friends since birth.

11. What crime is this character most likely to be convicted of?

Alyona

Murder. Definitely murder.

Kita

Punching someone they shouldn’t have punched.

Isidore

Breaking in.

Michaela

Hacking into her superior’s computer.

Calvael

Trespassing or something minor like that.

Chal

… Slavery. But they’ll have to catch him first. So probablysomething smaller, like, say, influencing a rich person to hand over theirmoney.

Ghilli

Something dumb she did to protect someone else.

Mort

Literally anything. They don’t have great morals.

Ren

mURDER??????

Serafima

Breaking a rule she wasn’t aware existed.

Rorik

Theft, poaching, something like that.

Aer

They’re a wild little gnome living outside of civilisation.Laws are not a thing they’re aware of.

Eiridi

Literally same as above.

Aiki

Breaking eir programming, probably.

Wyatt

…. Ykno. Murder.

14. What is this character’s relationship with religion or the church?

Alyona

Oh no. No, fuck the Overseers. Nope.

Kita

They don’t particularly give a fuck, to put it bluntly.

Isidore

He was raised by a catholic family, but doesn’t really care about any God anymore.

Michaela

No time for religion in a post-apocalyptic wasteland man.

Calvael

Calvael is not religious, though I could see him becomingreligious later on. He’s the type for silent prayer.

Chal

Gods are for losers, just don’t mess with them.

Ghilli

Ghilli is devoted to the creator of dwarves, Moradin.

Mort

The gods have forsaken them. I mean, that’s what they think.

Ren

Ren is a very loyal follower of Zehir, and recently became acleric of him.

Serafima

Ser worships Kord with great enthusiasm.

Rorik

Rorik is not the most pious, but he always sends smallprayers and sometimes offerings to Avandra.

Aer

Aer is not all about gods, but they do recognise theirexistence.

Eiridi

Eiridi has little knowledge of gods, and does not worshipone.

Aiki

Fuck gods.

Wyatt

He’s not very devoted, but does wear a little symbol of hisdeity around his neck. He’s pretty sceptical about gods in general, and doesnot believe they are as benevolent as people make them out to be. He’d ratherplace his trust in things he can see and experience.

21. Do you ship your character with any other characters? (This includes characters from other universes and canons)

Alyona

??? Nope.

Kita

Isidore and Kita would make a good couple if they could stop arguing for like 5 minutes.

Isidore

See above. Doesn’t stop him from flirting with everyone.

Michaela

Michaela had a tiny crush on Kita when she was younger, but she got over it.

Calvael

Not anything concrete, but @celticrune and i Have discussedsome things abt Calvael and Whisper and it was cute.

Chal

Boy oh boy yeah. Chal and @celticrune’s Temperance were mostlikely a thing back in the days and I still ship it HARD. Also, Chal and @kima-ladyofvord‘s the Conman, its great its wonderful 10/10 would ship.

Ghilli

GHILLI AND @celticrune’s TANWEN WOULD BE THE CUTESTGIRLFRIENDS AND I NEED IT.

Mort

N o p e

Ren

I don’t… wanna talk about it….. (but Syardis-debacle aside,Ren and @dunno-audino’s Lynnae would be the best, most dangerous couple ever and itsgr8)

Serafima

Not at the moment.

Rorik

Boy yeah. Rorik and @celticrune’s Morana is like. The OTP.

Aer

Not atm.

Eiridi

Idem.

Aiki

N OPE.

Wyatt

Hahahahaha. Traesyc. :c but apparently him and @celticrune’sKeiji also work very well together so there’s that.

25. What does this character mean to you? 

just gonna only do my dnd chars here cuz the rest is all a lil. meh. havent writtene nough abt them yet.

Calvael

Calvael was my first DnD character, but since I didn’t getto play him much, not a lot yet. He’s great anyway.

Chal

SO MUCH U DON’T EVEN KNO. He’s hands down my favourite, justbecause he’s this little, snarky piece of shit, he’s wonderful to write andheadcanon about and just??? I love him????

Ghilli

Ghilli I unfortunately have not played a lot yet, but she isvery fun to play, so there is that. She’s also the perfect mix of adorable anddangerous that I love.

Mort

Tbh not much yet lmao.

Ren

Ren is like. So great. She’s very little like me, but she’smy perfect outlet for my aggression and anger. Also, I love caster classes andshe was my first real caster class I played. She’s amazing and I love her.

Serafima

I haven’t played Ser yet, but she already means a lot tome??? She’s letting me prove that, heck yeah, neurodivergent characters cankick ass like any other! Disabilities don’t have to hinder your progress! Iwanna be like her!!

Rorik

Rorik is my little child. My son. I love him so so much. He’sthe one that really got me into DnD, I’ve been through so much with him, it’shard to describe just how much I care about him.

Aer

Not a lot yet? Though honestly any nonbinary character meansa lot to me just cuz. Well.

Eiridi

Not a lot, but she’s fun to play.

Aiki

Not much.

Wyatt

So much please protect this child from me I hurt him so muchbut he’s!!!! so good!!! To hurt!!!!

#ocs #aiki #alyona #aer #eiridi #ghilli #mort #isidore #michaela #rorik #ren #kita #serafima #calvael #chal #wyatt #jazzhands #celticrune