#antisocialxconstruct

[kittlesandbugs]

Commission illustrated by @antisocialxconstruct of the moray scene during the Hollow Ground meeting in Fallen Hero: Retribution.

Book text under the cut:

Hollow Ground's head is unknown territory, but you don't need to go deep to do what you need to do. All you need is a nudge and a tweak, find a reason she'd be ready to let you go and strengthen it.

And you've got to do it fast.

Slipping in through her shields is second nature by now, walking the minefield, a coral reef of creatures hungry to devour you. Don't touch the tentacles, feeler anemones tangling the currents, coat your thoughts with scents close enough for her mind not to immediately recognize the intrusion.

Curiosity is a subtler feeling than fear or paranoia, but no less potent. Especially since it's shared by you. What is going on here? There's something more than superficial chance resemblance, sure, and those are not your thoughts. Those are Hollow Ground's.

Interesting.

Worth exploring.

You gently brush your fingers over her mind, bringing feelings to life. There are dangers everywhere around you, but you don't let them catch you unawares. It's a beautiful mindscape, a coral reef filled with life and color, hidden dangers lurking in crevasses, the ever-present sea anemones trailing their tendrils everywhere. A less talented telepath would be tangled and risk triggering a memory, but you're a master of your craft.

Familiarity can be a useful shield. You can brush against thoughts and memories, picking up details. There's already enough of a rapport you can use for groundwork. Similarities, not just in looks but in…demeanor?

Very carefully, you reach into one of the darker crevasses, a crack going deep, as if an earthquake cracked the mind down to the core. There are things there, old memories, slippery and cold and out of the sun.

"Put your hand in that crack,"

"and you won't get it back…."

Singing? A memory?

The aquarium is as tall as you are, filled with all the brightness of the tropical sea. Fish glitter past like confetti, too small to pick out, but together they're strong. Your breath is misting the glass, but you're entranced, it's the best day of your life, you didn't think…

Wait. Your life?

A reflection in the glass, your face but far younger than you've ever been, eyes meeting yours   and too young,too innocent, the smile, the chubby cheeks, and there's a hand on your head, a fond ruffle and a whisper in your ear.

"…that's a moray."

A memory. Of course. It stinks of Hollow Ground. A fond memory? Intense enough to form her mindscape? Looks like it.

You yank your hand out just before the moray strikes, two sets of teeth missing your fingers, and you bare your teeth in an echoing growl. It's dangerous this deep, you can feel yourself sinking into memories of your own, of different tanks, not filled with saltwater but amniotic fluid, trapped, the faces glaring at you covered with surgical masks, tapping the glass, and you twitch, echoes amplified and you can't get out and do you even know what's out? Do you know anything?

Too loud. Everything echoes, their thoughts so loud, and none of them concerned with you. You. There is no you. Just a body. A potential. Nobody bothers to name the fish in the tank. If you did, you'd have to grieve when they started floating belly up.

Lies. You named them.

You named yourself.

Floating belly up. How did you lose yourself in here? You went too deep, you need to breathe, but everything you touch gives way, climbing kelp and looking for the sun.

~I got you.~

Dragged back, pulled out, pushed behind. Protected. The ghost of a memory.       

"Fuck." Hollow Ground coughs, leaning against Nocturne, who is glaring daggers at you. You're back in the room with blood in your mouth and salt on your cheeks. "What was that?"

Excerpt from Fallen Hero: Retribution by Malin Ryden

#antisocialxconstruct #fhr #sidestep #hollow ground #nocturne #jake manolo #riley owens #commissioned piece #an absolute beast of a commission #thank you so much for your hard work rom!!! #this was my dream commission lol it's my absolute favorite scene in the book #rom is an absolute delight to work with and if you get the chance you should commission them #also this is your daily dose of fhr propaganda #anyway i'm just gonna toss this in the queue 87 times sorry not sorry i need to stare at it for a billion months mwah

[trek-tracks]

You can see the moment he realizes he's in deep ship

#star trek #star trek aos #leonard mccoy #jim kirk #mckirk #star trek 2009 #bones mccoy #antisocialxconstruct #tumblr things #textpost meme #things i found on tumblr #@fireinmywoods

[axperjan]

- What are you talking about? What’s after you? It doesn’t matter, they aren’t looking for me anymore.

#the passenger #the passenger if #Tamar Newman #art shenanigans #hsdfhgs hough... almost got stuck on a caption before remembering the most relevant bit of text #I gratefully stole Charlie's/antisocialxconstruct's Roach because it let me <3 and it's just a great take I couldn't do better #this is very iykyk but knowing the other variation was something like 'they don't exist anymore' makes this one SO juicy to me #also with her complete lack of subtlety fjhsdjs although I think Roach deserves to be even pettier what if humanity did nothing to #sand the edges of And Yet... things aren't going as planned >:/

[housefreak]

beautiful unironed photo of myfinish

#patterns by antisocialxconstruct on here #i love taking bad photos of my finishes with intent of eventually posting a good pic and then never doing that

[foxholemonster]

Got tagged by @lynxfrost13 for this! Starting a new thread cause that one is.......So Long lmao

I am under arrest for crackshipping which honestly feels about right

I'll tag @chekhovs-tantrum @ispybluesky @thedreamsofgods @kissingagrumpygiant @antisocialxconstruct

[nyoxt]

OC Associations: Ram

Tag by @ygtahoy (o゜▽゜)o☆

animal: Tibetan mastiff, tiger colours: magenta, red month: March song: Nothing But Thieves- Forever & Ever And More , fin- Ship in a Bottle number: 21 day or night: night plant: elm smells: cigarettes (cherry flavored occasionally), burned wires, fruity soaps gemstone: fluorite season: summer places: city alleyways, abandoned buildings, machine workshops food: hotpot astrological sign: Capricorn element: fire drink: screwdriver

tagging: @skullchicken , @briebo-art , @antisocialxconstruct

#tnx for the tag :3 #oc: ram #tag game

[yondamoegi]

OC Associations: Mu

Got tagged by @antisocialxconstruct

animal: snake colors: iridescent pearly white month: September song: FEEL by Maneskin number: 29 day or night: day plant: snowdrop smells: like nothing gemstone: pearl, still counts! season: winter places: nightclubs, seedy motels, coffee shops food: home-cooked meals made with love astrological sign: virgo element: air drink: black coffee

Tagging: Again, whoever wants to do this game

#silly talks #oc tag mu #tag game

[suuho]

Found some posts that remind me of the guard dog dynamic in the worst of evil

https://www.tumblr.com/antisocialxconstruct/729728906364583936/youre-an-angel-im-a-dog-sources-in-alt-text?source=share

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https://www.tumblr.com/lesbianjudasiscariot/723426611608829952/i-wanna-be-your-dog-2-ajj?source=share

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https://www.tumblr.com/babygirlifier/713234845629874176/be-mean-to-me-1-hedgehogs-dilemma-via-wikipedia?source=share

(Mitski really hit the jackpot when she wrote i'm your man, huh?)

park junmo, the guard dog.

#but i am fine! it's cool babey!!!! #ask #cryptidisaster

[isjod]

Finally finished sewing the cmyk print pattern design ! It looks so cool it'd just be better if I didn't sew it specifically on the part where my jacket fold over itself and my backpack straps hang...

Courtesy of @antisocialxconstruct

#sewing #broderie #graphic design

[druidgroves]

this gun for hire (1942) / ao3 / marvel comics / caitlin van horn, twitter / @/antisocialxconstruct / virginia woolf, the letters of virginia woolf / @/chakrabite / @/hanunishi / @/fasterfaster / unknown / fallout 4 / unknown / unknown / @/starei

musings on georgia & maccready

#edits #they aren't as dramatic as deacon & whisper but by god. i love them. #web weaving #ship: you're not my first love but you're my last ( georgia x maccready )

[i-can-even-burn-salad]

AITA WIP Tag Game

Stealing the open tag by @winterandwords

Describe your WIP as if it were a post on r/AmITheAsshole

This one contains heavy spoilers for the Fancy Boots arc of Glass Shards. Transcript of the images is below the cut. There's also links to the images at the end, because I think tumblr compresses them.

Aaaand I'm gonna very lowkey tag: @starlit-hopes-and-dreams @boldnightmarishreverbs @antisocialxconstruct and everyone who wants to :D

I don't know if you wanna do something like this. Obviously doesn't have to be image format, I just took the idea and ran with it because I'm so very normal. It's a rather high effort tag game, so feel absolutely free to ignore it <3

I'm gonna tag some people from the Glass Shards/Fancy Boots taglist as well, just for looking at it, because I put too much fucking effort into this: @teamwhump @dont-touch-my-soup @kixngiggles

Lol guys I found a thread on reddit, it's hilarious, check it out.

Poor guy got torn to shreds in the comments.

Seems there were some updates as well. I'm having my doubts about this story, but five months is a nice commitment to the bit.

All images: The Post | First Question | Second Question | Third Question | Edits | Update

All screenshots look like posts on the subreddit r/AmITheAsshole, with several thousand upvotes and comments.

User u/ThrowRAFancyBoots posted seven months ago and has been voted the asshole:

AITA? I just wanted to make sure he's not a threat, but his wife is giving me the death glare

So I (25M) recently ran across an old acquaintance (35M). Last time we met… ok, there's no way around it, I was in law enforcement, and I arrested him for attempted murder. It wasn't pretty. Some things happened, and he was seriously injured. Wasn't my fault, but I admit I could have been a bigger help. I was informed he broke out of prison before his trial, but I moved away a short time later, and it kinda ended up in the back of my mind.

Now my new employer is in negotiations to move to this town, and while he's stuck in meetings all day, I got some time on my hands. And guess who I saw wandering around at the beach? I couldn't believe my eyes, but it was definitely him, he reacted to that stupid nickname they gave him.

Well, I did what any upstanding citizen would do, I tried to arrest him, but his wife (25F) — he has a wife now! — begged me to let him go. Ok, perhaps she didn't so much beg me as threaten me, but anyway, I just… I couldn't do it.

But I had to make sure he's not a threat anymore, I mean, what if I let him go and he kills someone?? So I told them I'd be over again to talk, and he invited me to dinner. It was an amazing dinner, this guy's a wonderful cook. We kept talking and I lost track of time, and then it was late and I realized I hadn't even asked my questions, so I told them I’d come back the next afternoon.

It's been 4 days now, and I've visited them daily, and I don't believe he's anywhere near the monster people said he is. Really, his wife seems to be more dangerous than he is. I think she's about to stab me. If looks could kill, I would be dead already. It’s making me wonder.

I just want to make absolutely sure, you know? Is that too much to ask? I didn't even come for dinner each day, so he wouldn't have to cook for me, though he still offered me something every time (it was absolutely delicious). I came along as he went shopping, and he was nice to everyone, and everyone seemed to like him. When someone asked, he introduced me as his friend of all things. If he’s an actor, he’s the best fucking actor I’ve ever seen.

So I'm asking, am I the asshole for bothering them for a few days while making absolutely sure he's not a threat anymore?

Several people have replied to this post:

First reply thread:

BurntSalad: INFO: What do you want to ask him?

ThrowRAFancyBoots: I want to ask him why he did it.

BurntSalad: YTA. It's been 4 days. Just check the police records or something, if you're too much of a coward lol

ThrowRAFancyBoots: I would have to ask. There wasn't a motive, it was straight up an assassination attempt. It doesn't make sense. Not when you get to know him. That's why I've been coming back.

UpperDogPants: then ask. put on your big boy pants and stop ruining their lives

ThrowRAFancyBoots: I will. Tomorrow.

Second reply thread:

CheeseAndPasta79: INFO: What was for dinner?

ThrowRAFancyBoots: Bean roast, mashed potatoes, glazed vegetables and freshly baked bread, why?

CheeseAndPasta79: YTA

ThrowRAFancyBoots: :(

Third reply thread:

SecretlyJealous2342: YTA you just want to fuck his wife

ThrowRAFancyBoots: No I do not want to fuck his wife, wtf.

Next comes a screenshot of the lower part of the OP, which now shows several edits and update. The thread has been locked:

Edit: Since people have repeatedly asked about the incident when he was arrested: his gun exploded, and he blew up his hand. We had to cut it off to save his life, and it… it was pretty gruesome, and I'm not proud of anything we did, all right? I didn't want to mention it, because I figured it might lead to prejudices before you've even read the whole story.

Edit 2: I don't think he's a killer. He really, really doesn't behave like one. But people wanted to know what I could possibly want to ask him after 4 days, and it's complicated. I want to know why he did it. For some reason, I can't seem to ask him that. But if I don’t know what made him do it, how can I be sure he won’t do it again?

Edit 3: Ok, after the latest edit, people seem to agree that I'm the asshole. Perhaps you’re right but can’t you see the predicament I’m in? And no, for those who were asking if his motives weren’t clear, they were not. It wasn’t a case of jealousy or revenge or anything, it was an assassination attempt, plain and simple. Perhaps he was blackmailed into it, or… fuck, I don’t know. This one day. I’ll go back one more time, ask my question, and leave them alone afterwards.

Update: I think I fucke 

Update 2: Sorry, I dropped my phone and hit send too early. My hands are shaking. I fucked up. I went back today (yeah, yeah, I know) and I saw something I shouldn’t have seen. He’s… it’s not my secret to share, and I won’t do that to him in case he or anyone he knows will ever find this, but safe to say, he was treated so much worse than I had assumed. I didn’t… It wasn’t me, but I let this happen to him.

You were right, I’m gonna leave him alone, but I have to go back one last time to tell them I will keep his secret. Fingers crossed I won’t end up with a knife between my eyes. Just kidding. Hopefully.

Update 3: So, uh, things took a turn, and I don’t know what to make of it, but… I think it’s a good thing? When I went to apologize, I brought something of his, something I had kept since the day I handed him over. I told him how I quit my job afterwards, because of what we did, because I couldn’t look those people in the eye anymore. And how I had kept this object to remind me.

I wouldn’t have asked him anymore, but it was him who brought up the question, and I decided to be honest, so I finally asked him why he had done it. I was right, he had been forced by someone. Not only the attempted murder, but also the rest, which I didn’t… I didn’t mention it because it would have made his identity too obvious and might put him at risk, but it doesn’t matter anymore, because there’s no fucking chance he’ll ever do it again.

I’m sorry, my thoughts are all over the place. When I left, he actually ran after me and invited me to dinner. I went, and before you call me an asshole again, this time… it was different. They were actually at ease around me. 

I’m now back in my room, and I can’t stop wondering where to go from here. If he really wants to be friends. We’ll see. I’m gonna leave it fully up to him, that’s the least I can do. 

I guess the question of whether I am the asshole has been answered (yes I was, big time). It doesn’t really matter anymore, but since people seem to be strangely invested (you should try reading a book instead), I can let you all know in a few weeks how things are going.

The last screenshot is of a new reddit post by u/ThrowRAFancyBoots, with even more upvotes and awards, two months ago.

Update: I just wanted to make sure he's not a threat, but his wife is giving me the death glare

I promised an update, but things have been kinda crazy. At first, everything was going well, I was visiting more often, and while his wife still didn’t like me (I can’t blame her) she was courteous enough. I would say he and I became friends, which is… fuck, I don’t really have many close friends.

It really took her flipping out at me to realize that I was holding the threat to his life over his head. That if I were to hand him over to the authorities, they were going to kill him. That I’ve been coming into his home, basically telling him “if you can’t convince me you’re nice enough, I’ll have you killed”. 

Yeah, you were right. I’m a fucking idiot.

And just when things started to settle, shit hit the fan. Turns out, he hadn’t told his brother about me (for which I also can’t blame him). Said brother wasn’t very amused to see me leaving the house and lost his temper. Not to go into details, but if my friend’s wife had taken a few moments longer to come out and check on the noise, I wouldn’t be writing this now.

I was out of commission for several weeks, which I spent at their house. His wife’s behavior took a 180 degree turn, and she’s been fussing over me ever since. Which is kinda endearing, but I hate to see her worry like that. Those two are some of the kindest people I’ve ever met, and it hurts my heart to think what they’ve been through.

Lost my job in the meantime, because my employer got sick of waiting for my return (I can’t… well perhaps I do blame him. A tiny bit. He could have gotten a temporary replacement, but fuck me, I guess). Not sure where to go next, I’m not quite fit to return to work yet, but there’s a chance the local headquarters will employ me directly, which would be fantastic. If not… I’ll figure something out. I could always return home to my family, but I’d really like to find a way to stay here.

Now I know my friend’s brother was just worried about him (for which I absolutely can’t blame him), so I decided to forgive him for attacking me. There’s nothing more important than family, and to think I almost destroyed theirs… I’m incredibly lucky to still be around, and to have them in my life, and for everything to turn out rather well, all things considered.

Probably not the update you expected, but that’s life. I won’t be posting again, I already put too much of their business onto the internet. Take care, and give your friends and families a hug today, if you haven’t. 

#salad-tag #Fancy Boots #Riordan has fancy boots #Do you understand how much work that was

[salthien]

got tagged by @dancy-nrew to shuffle my On Repeat playlist, post the first ten songs and then tag 10 people! I haven't looked at it in weeks so let's see what Spotify says I've been listening to the most recently

Where June Meets July: II. On A Road Trip That Summer's Day - Adjy - i don't think there's ever been a point in the last year where there wasn't Adjy on my On Repeat playlist LMAO. i've proselytized about it enough that this needs no explanation

Rule #34 - Fish in a Birdcage - i fuck with good cello and Fish in a Birdcage has good cello

Save Our City - Ludo - i've been vividly hallucinating a HK animatic/lyric comic/whatever to this song for a couple months now. i don't get how it hasn't been done yet

Neath Dark Waters (Scions & Sinners) - Masayoshi Soken - found out the Endwalker soundtrack finally got put on spotify recently. I love any song with the amaurot motif but this one is my absolute favorite

Through Me (The Flood) - Hozier - the fact that this wasn't on UU but "Anything But" and "First Time" made the cut is frankly criminal. i will sing TMTF's praises until the end of time, it got done so fucking dirty.

Babylon - Dirt Poor Robins - looooootta these guys on my On Repeat, i love the swing vibes of Queen of the Night and The Raven Locks Act 3

Blood Upon the Snow - Hozier - loved this one when it came out, and then Elle reminded me of its existence recently so it made its way back into my listening regimen

The Saints I - Dirt Poor Robins - look at me. look directly into my fucking eyes. this is a Pure Vessel song. i will brook no argument. this is the fucking Pure Vessel song of all time. i'm chewing holes in the carpet about this song.

Theseus - The Oh Hellos - this one's been on a few character playlists for me, but most recently on my quirreIhoIIow playlist so it's earned a lot of plays. i love me some cheery folk and the oh hellos always deliver

Where June Meets July: VII. The Cicada's Song Part 2 - Adjy

oh hey it's my fucking blog title lmao. nice way to round this out

tag time! no pressure if you don't wanna. @charaznablescanontoyota @queruloustea @mostlydeadallday @bettsplendens @vulturereyy @yrlocalghost @happyhoneyhands @antisocialxconstruct @shyfather and you, reading this, if you want to steal it! if you don't use spotify feel free to just list ten songs you've been listening to a lot lately

#sal.txt

[szallejh]

Last Line Meme

Rules: In a new post, show the last line you wrote and tag as many people as there are words.

@antisocialxconstruct I feel tagged! And since I have a line to share, I'll bluntly use that opportunity :D

"I am here", Kesh whispered. The hurt and disappointment in her voice were so painfully obvious, and my fingers reached for her claw in a desperate attempt to soothe her. Yes, she was here - but it just wasn't enough.

Too many words to tag so many people, but... @beewolfwrites @rainsoughtflowers @queer-as-used-by-tolkien give me the last lines you wrote!

[axperjan]

OC Associations: Ilya

animal: red fox colors: orange, red month: April song: Royal Blood - Shiner In The Dark, Icarus - Machine Heart number: honestly..... don't know :| day or night: day plant: bramble smells: soldering smoke, copper, vanilla gemstone: amber season: summer, autumn places: dive bars, quiet empty streets, a makeshift workshop in a bedroom food: lahmajun, something home-cooked astrological sign: aries element: fire drink: brandy

@antisocialxconstruct tagged me (thank you love :3) and I will tag...... @partenopae if you feel like it o/

#ghost city #Ilya Kasharin #art shenanigans #artists on tumblr #pretend I finished this in a timely manner and just look at them jhfdhs I wish I could've made their pointy little teeth more obvious...

[the-passenger-if]

im SO sorry if you don't want people to send reaction asks anymore but there was so much juicy stuff in your game im vibrating with excitement. first of all, if that's something you're willing to answer, what did roach do after leaving Newman before the meditation cabin? Like, my MC was romancing them but was bit too much sometimes (im sorry for calling you a maggot Roach that was a stressful situation) and Roach was like 'you've got a book? that's cool I guess lemme go buy some smokes i swear im not pulling a deadbeat dad move' and never came back and I was wondering what they were up to after everything. it's ok if you'd rather leave it vague

the reason im asking cause im really curious what would be their reaction if Newman ever run into them and was genuinely. well not happy to see them obviously but kind of relieved they're well and sort of. grateful (?) bc if the betrayal never happened Newman would never defeat Stinky? in the sentiment of 'your actions caused pain to people I love but if that never happened id never be free so... what's up, wanna hang out sometime?' //would they want to kill Newman still

'you've got a book? that's cool I guess lemme go buy some smokes i swear im not pulling a deadbeat dad move'

Roach will always go for the low hanging fruit. How could they not use that cliche?

what's up, wanna hang out sometime?'

Roach would throw their head back and laugh. It would be a mocking sound, not as harsh as Newman would’ve expected though. Then Roach would look at them and say, “Maybe.” They might actually take Newman up on that since they aren’t a particularly vindictive creature, not really.

Also here’s @antisocialxconstruct take on what that scene would look like, and they really hit the nail on the head.

#ask #spoilers #tp roach

[foxholemonster]

9 people you'd like to get to know better

I was tagged by @couriers-mile to do this, thanks!

3 ships: corvo/daud, elster/ariane, decay/fervor

First ship: first ship I actively handled like a ship complete with reading fanfic was Walter sullivan/Henry townshend from silent hill 4

Last song: have you ever - elgrindo

Last film: The Girl With All The Gifts

Currently reading: So Sang the Riverman by Alexander Florian Dietrich

Currently craving: a fucking snow day that doesn't melt in 5 minutes

I'll tag @lynxfrost13 @kornyo @kissingagrumpygiant @shardain @phraven @ispybluesky @antisocialxconstruct @faustsnemesis @manasurge @just-eyris-things