#anything with Grant usually

[cha1cedony]

(For the question thing you asked for :D) what are some of your favorite fanfics? Dndads or other-wise?

Ooooh thank you! It’s been years since I’ve read more than a few fics for any other fandom, and I don’t really remember any that stuck out to me by name :( Not that you want to read old Danganronpa fic anyway lolol

However, I DO have a favorite DnDads fic! Which is Mine to Bear by pen_ultimate. Be warned that it’s very NSFW and has a lot of other content warnings. But it also has my favorite Darryl and Henry characterization everrrr. Holding the Line that Holds his Heart by trustycustard is another favorite, mostly because it’s one of the very first DnDads fics I read, and I love rereading it :) My favorite fics are typically long slow-burns lol so sorry about that :P They’re really good, though! Highly recommend.

Apart from that… 😬 I really need to start bookmarking stuff, because I KNOW I have a lot of oneshots and shorter fics that really stuck with me, especially when I first got into the fandom and was binge-reading every fic, but I can’t find them (because I never used to comment on things 😭)

I remember REALLY loving some from travvymybeloved (@officialgleamstar)’s Soulmate September 2023 series. I’ve reread how dare you want more by LordAxxington (@aximili) soooo many times. o_o please don't say you love me by nonbinaryjesse appeals to me VERY specifically lol (OCD Grant fic) and I love it. Come Home by @isadora-greenhall made me think about Nicholas and Jodie for an unhealthy amount of time HAHA

Maybe I’ll edit this someday or just make a new rec list in the future if I can remember more of my faves? 😭😭 I need to start bookmarking stuff sooo bad. Wish there was a way for me to see what fics I’ve left kudos on. ANYWAY. So sorry this is a messy response, but tysm for asking!!! ^_^

#and hopefully everyone I tagged is okay with being tagged? :’D #I’ve never written one of these before #I’m sad bc I know I have a lot of other fics that I absolutely LOVED but can’t find now unless I go searching through the main DnDads tag 😭 #sigh #chances are I recommend most character-driven angsty fics lol #anything with Grant usually #automatic kudos /lh #also if you put ‘queerplatonic’ in the tags I’m in love immediately /lh again lol #:) thank you for the ask. feeling good this morning #ask #chalcy stuff

[mwagneto]

GENERATION GAP WIN. my (<- born in the 2000s) grandma (<- born in the 1930s) saw my bootyshorts that say enemy of the state on the ass and laughed and said they were great. world health restored

#also she's the first and only family member to remark on them so far and I've had them for ages #granted she's also the only one who speaks english but yknow #she said i have a great sense of humour. it's especially funny coz she usually doesn't like anything crass #but then neither do i so. she's just like me fr #barking

[the-real-list-of-ominous-threats]

I'm going to have it so that next time you scroll your favorite tag, some absolutely hideous and insane s*icide bait pops up tagged in leetspeak so your blacklist doesn't catch it

#tw suicide mention #like i put the tw in there even if i put the WORD and this was a detailed fucking description #it was so gross #granted it was bait sent to a person from an anon. which is horrible ofc for the person it was sent to #but it wasn't a good idea for that person to tag their response with their usual tags for a common fandom #maybe they were freaking out and upset and didn't think about it (fair) but i still. wish they hadn't tagged it. #(if you ever get awful anons like that btw you can block them straight from the inbox like you can block their ip address) #and before you say anything about my asterisk. that's so i don't get shadowbanned the full word is in the tw in the tags. #a blacklist would catch it.

[sapphorror]

You know the most amazing thing about mopiness of doom is that zim didn't even make a token attempt at blowing up membrane labs in order to get dibs attention. it was straight to languishing anhedonic depression, flat-out rejections he can't rationalize really do a number on this guy

#invader zim #iz posting #natterings #zim #this was a LITTLE too dark for the tone of the post but I would not put it past Zim to kill Dib's father #if it was the best or only way to keep dibs full attention #my point being zim usually responds to being denied something he wants by going to extreme and destructive lengths to get it #see backseat drivers florpus and the entirety of impending doom one #granted im sure this was an issue of episode time more than anything #but it is nonetheless very funny and interesting that dib told him no ONCE and he immediately collapsed #dib do you even comprehend the kind of singular power you have over this guy

[icewindandboringhorror]

boy in silly sitting positions compilation

#cats #I especially like the last one where he just has one single paw poking out of that box for some reason lol #I still have costumes to post and like a billion other things.... grr... constantly failing at staying active on social media aughh #I think because currently my Main Focus is on trying to get my game done and stuff.. which basically just means sitting and writing all day #so there's not much to post about. Though I know the Good At Social Media thing to do would be to post about the #writing and share progress and talk about the game and characters or whatever to try to build interest or something but that is SOOO weird #to me.. I could maybe get it if it was like a tiny tiny discord groupchat of playtesters with like 5 people in #it.. But something about talking openly about things before they happen is weird to me?? Like presumptuous feeling or something #''oooo guess whats gonna happen LATER!!!'' like.. how do you know.. what if it doesnt. what if you dont finish it. what if its not the way #you think it's going to be. what if something changes. etc. Like I literally avoid movie trailers and game trailers for the same reason ghj #Even if it's not ME doing it it just feels... weird.. Maybe it has to do with my OCD and how I just don't like talking about ''future'' #things in Certain Terms. Like if I was going to say ''Oh yeah sure. come over to my house in a few months''. I would have to follow it up #with like ''HOPEFULLY you can come over to my house in a few months'' or 'They'll come over in a few months MOST LIKELY''. Because just #stating that something will happen matter of factly takes for granted like.. what if somehting horrible happens and I DONT have a house #in a few months? or what if something bad happens to me. or to the person coming over? I can't ever DEFINITELY say with 100% certainty #that one could ACTUALLY come to my house in a few months. anything could change. So I have to allot for that in my phrasing. hbjjkn #There are a lot of situations where you're expected to just Assume Things but for some reason that bothers me. My brain literally does not #even Assume the most basic things.. like how do *I* know that just because it's someones birthday that they want to be wished a happy #birthday? what if they dont? everyone is different and has different preferences. I should check with them first. or wait until they public #ly announce that theyre accepting birthday wishes. I have to allot for all 5034859069 rare possibilities at any given time and never take #anything for certain. etc. ghjbjhbh.... ANYWAY.. I have been feeling a bit sick lately as usual.. but still slowly making progress on some #things. Moslty I need to edit costume photos. make sculptures. and work on the game. Going back reading some of the old writing from like #2018 and suprisingly I don't have to change that much of it? In fact I like it mostly. so that's good. I would be very interested if I were #playing the game myself. Though that doesnt mean much since my tastes are so niche lol.. #Still really want to clear some of my million tumblr drafts as well... alas and aughh and ooughh and so on and so forth. Between all of my #evil appointments other such things...why cant I have one billion dollar to retire into relaxed hermit artist life of no stressors.. bleas

[holocene-sims]

next // previous

august 16, 2021 11:00 p.m. grandma ong's house

there’s a strangeness to a quiet enclave in a bustling metropolis, unexpected in the same manner as grant and henry’s long, unbroken brotherhood. nothing about the baseline rustle of neighbors carrying in paper grocery sacks and kids kicking a soccer ball resembles the eternal merry-go-round of life–max-capacity subway cars, clueless and loud tourists, and locals who drift through their day–just down the road. and yet above this neighborhood–and the entire sprawling city–hangs a common thread, a bluish hazy night sky.

“that was wild,” henry says, suppressed laughter bursting forth from deep in his chest, “all day everyone’s defaulted to speaking english because, well, look at you, and you even had me fooled. i actually forgot you kind of speak basic korean."

“the inner machinations of my mind are an enigma.”

henry rolls his eyes dramatically but in the same split second, throws an arm around grant’s shoulders.

“i was afraid that soup was going to fly out of your mouth.” grant returns the gesture, though it requires him to lean down so as to not smother henry’s face instead. “too close for comfort.”

“well, in my defense, i was not expecting you to reply to my grandma asking me, “daehyun, i haven’t seen your friend since your wedding. how did you meet again?”

grant shrugs. “we met on a playground twenty-four years ago.”

“on my very first weekend as a resident of the semi-good ol’ US of A. in the opposite situation. i remember being so pissed that my parents made me go out to ‘make friends’ that weekend. not moving, mind you, but making friends. i guess they were psychics, though, because apparently, it didn’t bother you that i didn’t speak your language for at least a couple weeks.”

“people say i could talk to a wall.”

henry laughs again. “you could. you’re very chatty.”

“did it bother you that i wrote you some really, really, really shitty letters in korean in the early days based on online translations i found?”

“no, that was sweet.” no question about it–the joy in henry’s eyes is determined. “they were definitely horrendous, but it’s the thought that counted. you could do better now. oh, and i think i still have all those letters. i should. i did box them up when i moved out of my parents’ house.”

they were, all things considered, never very much alike, beyond the fact they both liked cats but weren’t allowed to have any. henry’s mom was allergic, but grant’s parents despised pets. otherwise, they were polar opposites. grant always liked math and science, wanted to work with airplanes, and preferred to spend his free time with others playing tabletop RPGs and computer games; henry always liked art and history, wanted to be a photographer, and preferred to be left alone to his vintage film camera and pottery. grant’s parents raged when he selected aviation over medicine; henry’s parents and grandparents, all artists, were delighted by his dreams of photography. moreover, grant selectively speaks his mind, while henry rarely minces words.

and still–

the shrill honk of a car off in the distance disturbs grant’s thoughts.

“you really could talk to a wall, but hey, why did you approach me on the swing set that day? you were already busy hanging out with your sisters. and your cousins. why me?”

and still, the two have fused into one. the world turned upside down; grant paints these days, henry has long been a willing dungeons and dragons player, and separation from one another is like losing half your body. if henry walked away now–ended this messy half-hug early–grant would turn to ash.

“well,” grant begins, drawing out the suspense with an exaggerated sigh, “first of all...”

#ts4 #the sims 4 #sims 4 #sims 4 story #sims 4 storytelling #simblr #hlcn: everything the stars promised #holocene.docx #holocene.png #hlcn: grant #hlcn: henry #it's been a WHILE since i've done a text-based update on this story so i apologize if the tone is off at all #then again this story has undergone quite a few stylistic changes and there's nothing wrong with that #btw i haven't even written anything outside of academic papers in so long i just have not had the spark or energy for a long time #so i'm kind of proud of this bc it took more effort than usual #wow i miss creative writing being 100% instinctual to me jdsfdsklfds burnout is so real y'all and it's got HANDSSSS #insert a NONE OF THIS IS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT IT'S ABOUT THEIR WHOLE FRIENDSHIP comment #hehehehe i love setting up future posts :3 i love foreshadowing :3 #also yes we wait to find out the answer to that last question :) but it's coming #aaaaand we will find out more about henry i promise this isn't it

[sonic-adventure-3]

brothers :]

#my art #tails #sonic #sth #miles tails prower #sonic the hedgehog #man i’ve been working on this for like a week i’m not completely satisfied w it but like hell i’m working it any more!! #god i have 22 tracked hours on this. granted i def spent at least 7 of those with it open not doing anything #and i’m incredibly slow at drawing in general but especially since i don’t really have any experience drawing stuff like this #but still. i don’t want to draw it any more <3 #i still can’t believe i finished this i usually draw shit in one 2-8 hour session then move on forever #drawing tails’ tails and chest fur was incredibly fun and soothing #fur is very fun to render #sonic is so hard to draw and i did not do myself any favours by putting him on a vivid blue background #whatever it’s done and i’m free to play as much salmon run or shth as i’d like!! #i am quite proud of this though

[anyoldfandom]

The problem with starting to think about the Pack more is the fact that now I want to grab Skalamander the same way I grabbed Bobo like. My house now. I want to use your character potential.

#Generator rex #genrex #Just. Ough. OUGH. #Bobo was just a bad use of his potential but Skalamander is just a nothing use of his potential. Very little character there. #But looking at his design I just. Cannot get the question out of my head of 'Is it painful?' #Is he an EVO who lives in constant pain? We see that he can't stop drooling and is blind on one 'side' of his head. #And his tongue flops around when he has his mouth open. His skin stretches and sags in awkward places #It makes me think that he probably lives a pain-filled life and has probably got a wrecked mind bc of it. And then follows VK #Someone who looks at him and says You are not broken. I have use of you. I have salvation. #And with the disability symbolism with Genrex Skalamander also looks the most chronic pain having #Though granted most EVOs with significant body changes probably have chronic pain #I just. Head in hands. Fucked up lizard. How much of his mind is actually still there. #Do you think he has good days and bad days. Bad days where he can't move or days where his mind is more of a mess than usual. #He definitely has to struggle to eat and drink. With no other mouth. #Thinking also in context of Rex Pack AU of like. Skalamander having his bad days and having people who actually care about him #Doing the best they can to help. Bringing him food and water with specially designed straws and utensils #Sitting and talking to him on days his mind isn't fully there so at least he's not alone. Giving him space if he needs it #But making sure to keep a close eye on absolutely anything he needs. #Bc they're one big disabled family and they take care of each other

[sage-nebula]

Mayor: "Welcome! I'm Mayor Knackwurst." Tails: "Hi! I'm hungry." Sonic: "You'll have to excuse my little chum. We've missed a lotta meals the past few days."

Love how Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog is written off as the "haha stupid slapstick" show when it's also the one that is very aware that Sonic & Tails were homeless children who dealt with food insecurity as a result.

#like that's actual dialogue . . . i didn't make this up #granted the whole episode is - as usual - treated with a lot of levity & this isn't addressed but like #the main conceit of the episode is Tails is so hungry that he just keeps eating everything in sight even *before* Robotnik turns him into a #giant. meanwhile Sonic just sits back & watches bc he wants his li'l bro to get his belly full first #even before he eats anything himself :') even tho he has to be hungry too bc they were BOTH missing meals #jeez. JEEZ. i love this show #there is *so much* buried beneath the wacky animation & humor #you just have to pay attention!!! #sonic the hedgehog #miles tails prower #unbreakable bond #aosth #sth

[wulfhalls]

.

#i miss my dumbass idiot cat so much i feel like im dyingggggg licherally that is my little baby guy i want my little baby boy back wtf #i cant deal with this shit i genuinely wish i was dead so bad #im having a worse day with it than usual and my usual was this bitch on suicide watch fr #I feel like its really starting to hit me that hes gone. and it kills me what do u mean hes never coming back thats my angel my baby i need #him #all i do is weep wish for death weep weep some more death wish again sometimes im granted complete numbness for up to several hours #i love totally dead inside time its the only time i can look at pictures of him without being 3 seconds away from throwing up #then its back to weeping on the floor. if i cant boop his little tiny nosey in the next 5 minutes im ending it all im not kidding #not to be dramatic but i feel like a part of my soul died with him lol #anyway. i hope i die #also everyone ignore me no one say anything i just needed to type this out #bb baby #txt.me

[dimiclaudeblaigan]

If there is at least one thing I can credit FE for doing better than Tales in localization, it's not trying to actively go out of their way for an entire game to avoid subtext or direct text between two men that is romantic or implied romantic. Funny when it's so present that the attempt doesn't even work; infuriating that it was attempted to begin with.

So as much as I often have issues with some of FE's localizations, at least they have a leg up on loc Tales for that.

#DCB Comments #imagine changing entire sentences and vocal tones just to try to avoid it #if anything I'd say at least in FE the locs just... keep what's there like #they could've toned Soren and Houses Yuri down and they didn't. they just kept their lines or in some cases #especially with Houses Yuri I'd say leaned into them #have to specify bc Houses Yuri got to keep his bi agenda. Vesperia Yuri had the unfortunate issue of #the loc not wanting to keep his gay and trying reeeeally hard to avoid it #including altering entire sentences to avoid any woe is them misunderstandings about men having feelings for each other #meanwhile Houses Yuri is free to call men cute and lo and behold everyone loved that for him #they removed and altered a LOT of Vesperia Yuri's personality traits #(including any ability to express real sadness or fear bc woe is them if he's not a cool edgy man) #but they also really changed his tone toward Flynn PLUS some of what they say to each other #and twisted it to make it sound like Yuri was either angry or wasn't actually emotional abt him #forget the way they brought Grant George in for the DE release and made him sound just completely DEAD with zero personality #like. I can tolerate playing Houses dubbed despite my gripes with it (story based stuff) #it didn't feel like they were trying to alter LBGT+ aspects and they even for some rly leaned into it #basically if you haven't played Vesperia Yuri is... really gay coded. the loc pretended not to notice #in fact he's queer + gay coded bc and doesn't fit male gender norms and the gacha games LOVE that with his hair/outfits #Rays mind you is JP only bc it was shut down very quickly in the west and Vesp Yuri's story in Rays is uh #basically it centers around Flynn he loses his shit to protect Flynn and they do the usual like #don't-admit-it's-gay-outright in fictional media by using the ''Yuri's important person'' shtick #but he activates a special power in the middle of utterly raging to get Flynn back from their enemies #funny thing? that game never made it to that arc. I was told in about five months the western ver would've gotten that #but in some way I'm glad it didn't bc who knows how they would've tried to spin that #It's BAFFLING to me how you can get characters in Tales like JAY but the locs shake in their boots at the idea of queer gays #but given how allergic fictional media is to admitting a male character is gay -gestures to Ike and Vesp Yuri- #I'm not surprised I'm just actually angry that the locs try to censor homosexual relationships as much as possible even when they barely ca #if anyone does know Vesp Yuri and is confused on why I'm calling him gay coded despite what the dub did with Judith feel free to ask #bc I do ship them a little bit myself! but I just recognize that canon wise I really can't see him as anything but gay-demiromantic #but again at least FE locs don't shake in their boots anymore abt same sex pairs including men (side eyes Lucius/Raven)

[suncaptor]

While I do think in general Sam & Dean both know each other very well because you know. they're siblings who've known each other their whole lives often to a codependent degree. I think that in terms of where they lack knowledge Sam just has like less raw details of Dean from childhood by nature of Dean trying not to be as vulnerable and also just Dean being older. Like he didn't even know Dean carried him out of the fire for example, or that monsters were real, but the ways these things impacted Dean he was noticing and working with for years.

Meanwhile for Dean I think the issue comes down to assuming he understands Sam and pigeonholing him and then – when he's too emotional – missing him. Which I personally find more significant in terms of feeling known myself, but I do think when Dean's more stable this is far less true. And Dean has Sam memorised far more than necessary for a healthy close relationship.

But these things become somewhat moot considering Dean literally does not know what happened to Sam in Hell & Sam will always see far too much the best in Dean while also assuming he himself deserves the worst. So ironically they see each other clearly worse as we see them on into the show spending all their time together.

#in general Sams blind spot regarding others is always assuming they will be cruel to him in ways that may appal the perskn #granted its usually not too illogical! but it isnt because he sees the worst in them. it's that he finds it right and justifiable #i think also the fact Sam was a target of John's abuse more makes this worse too. like Dean was far more traumatised by the neglect (which #obv impacted Sam too) as well as the responsibility put on him to protect Sam #Sam on the other hand was more a lightning rod of negative interaction in a more active way #hence Sam being like yes. death threats and being cut out checks out. and Dean is like. fuck my dad just praised me. #he must be a demon #(also this is not to compare traumas or anything! theyre both traumatised just a bit differently) #spn #incoherents #sammy #supernatural #dean #sam winchester #sam and dean #dean winchester

[littlekingbergara]

The average viewer, who only follows the YouTube channel will be very confused next week, when there is no new Ghost Files episode. I know it's because of budget reasons, but the way they promote new seasons (or sometimes new shows) is rather suboptimal. The promotion for the new PH season that starts next week is more or less non existent. 😕

i think they made it clear enough in the video itself that this ghost files episode was a special one-off episode and not a season premiere. no different from the branded too many spirits and are you scared episodes that have gone up in the past outside of their regular cycles.

it's true that they haven't promoted puppet history very much but i don't necessarily think that's an issue tbh. it's season 6 of the show and anyone who is subscribed only for puppet history will see it in their subscription feed, and anyone who isn't subscribed and watches puppet history should have it in their recommended. they know it will do well regardless of the promo it does or doesn't get.

i think it would have been more confusing if they had already posted the puppet history trailer considering they had this branded gf episode coming out, since they've always done a trailer either the week before or the week of the premiere date. anyway they'll probably post a trailer on monday for the youtube viewers!

#ahtw #anon #💌 #i guess usually their branded episodes come out on wednesdays but since this is ghost files they wanted to keep it on friday so they can do #debrief on wednesday. and they haven't said anything about ghost files yet on youtube have they? #like theres something to be said for the lack of promo they have for new shows but i personally am not worried about puppet history. #anyone who knows watcher knows puppet history for the most part. it's shows like pretty historic and worth a shot and dish granted etc that #need the help w promo and such especially on socials.

[rackartyg]

i haven't written anything substantive since, oof, march and it feels bad. but i've been monstrously stressed about my thesis and that's probably why and it's understandable and reasonable and blah.

it's mostly just that i like writing and i'm sad i've not done it. but it's a little bit performance anxiety.

#which is ridiculous of course but #idk can't stop thinking about october-ish last year when i was also mega stressed #and dad was asking me if i was writing anything and i was like no i'm too stressed and depressed #and he was like 'really? [his favourite artist who he admires greatly & has dysthymia] says she's most creative when she's not doing well' #this meant absolutely nothing it was just free association falling out of his mouth as per usual but GOD did it stick #i have this sweet spot where moderate life stress blocks me completely but severe does not #granted the shit i write when i'm doing extremely poorly is uh. coloured by this fact. shall we say #but my therapist says ripping the heads off the barbie dolls is a good coping skill so #she speaks #writing woes #bad brains blogging #familyposting

[absensia]

WHAT CHESS PIECE REPRESENTS YOU?

A BLACK PAWN. You are a black pawn. Don't let the pawn be misleading, this means you're full of potential. Being the pawn, you're one of two pieces that can move first. But since you're black, you're always one step behind white. Who is it that you're trying to catch up to so badly? Black doesn't always mean you have to be in someone else's shadow. If anything, it means that you can be one step ahead of them, hiding intelligence that no one would consider you even have. Be careful how you use this information because alone a pawn is easy to fall, but too smothered and you won't be able to move. Regardless, you'll become a force of nature by the end of your journey. What would you sacrifice along the way is, perhaps, a better question than what will you become at the end.

tagged by @0azrae7, @ethicsbutcher, and @swanlock <3 / tagging @rosetem, @uendelig, @ow1et, @damnatius, @koldnuya + you!

#our dearest and most damnable charlotte. #ofc it is the black pawn it was NEVER gonna be anything BUT the black pawn #the duality of being on the front lines but also having to be on the back foot from the start #while these sort of chess symbolism things like to focus on how the pawn can promote (usually to a queen) if it reaches the other side... #I feel like that really misses the point of how ANNOYING pawns can be throughout the game even when they aren't threatening promotion #the focus on promotion makes it seem like /besides/ that single “power” the pawn is 100% useless #when really.. the pawn is crucial in almost every (?) aspect of the game despite being taken for granted #it's one of those things where... you don't notice how important it is UNTIL it's gone u know? #like you don't realize just how bad your position is until mid-game you see how shit your pawn structure is compared to your opponents #and having that shit structure or being 1-2 pawns down suddenly are huge problems for you to have to contend w for the rest of the game #but I digress; what I'm trying to get at is that pawns can be unassuming yet so dangerous in that way.. just like Char #another point I'll make is the fact that pawns (being the first pieces played) are the subject of gambit openings #you gambit/sacrifice a pawn in the beginning in exchange for (usually) a positional advantage early in the game #this pawn can usually be won back later if all goes well #but the sort of inherent ... expendable quality of the pawn? is very much a Char narrative theme 😔 #there's more... but I'm going to spruce up the chess meta I have for Char now bc really... it was inevitable #don't mind me rambling and rambling this is what happens when you place me in proximity to chess <3

[undergiants]

Just saw a radfem detrans blog with the age 17 on it... like child that just called experimenting with your identity and expression... like every teenager does. Like how far did you even get???

#klair rambles #and granted I did begin socially transitioning at a young age but I could even get on hormones til I was 17 #like child sit down and focus on your homework or something #i dont like to gatekeep anything usual but calling yourself detrans is a stretch