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kennabeth · 5 months
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i'm back with more questions about tcor (i will probably have a couple more in the coming days don't let me annoy you)
what's up with the folcharts the whole book? i feel like from what i've heard the take a backseat but like what's up with the whole trapping people in paintings?
does the book explain like the geography of the inkworld outside of argenta and lombrica? like what are the other countries
what's up with jacopo in this book.
oki sorry I had a migraine yesterday but here's all I've got:
the folcharts have almost no speaking roles 😭 meggie and doria want to go on a big trip to explore the world (much much better than getting married at fking 18). mo's rightfully nervous bc this world is terrible lol. resa doesn't do anything 😔
orpheus buys a spell that gets the main cast sucked into paintings and dustfinger is meant to be the last to be absorbed but they fuck up the prince (ultimately failing bc of racism is the funniest concept to me) and don't know about jehan so they go to at least beat the shit out of orpheus in the hopes that for some reason that will free everyone. a few of the characters that Get Painted have little chapters here and there.. not enough for me though 😒
it does not do a good job imo of establishing more of the world. dustfinger mentions (brief dragon mention babey!) that he has really no idea of what the world looks like since he just likes the ocean. most of the story takes place in a city about two weeks' march/ride? north, which from the illustrations in the trilogy I don't really know how they got there without mentioning the castle of salt. I don't remember if the country's name is mentioned but it's very well outside of violante's jurisdiction and makes lombrica and argenta look comically backward. orpheus kind of lives in the slums at first but eventually the city opens more and it's like, huge and really nice and peaceful and people have Money money. one of the new main characters (hyvin my baby<33) is a female apprentice healer (like as a job. a real career, not like roxane's pharmacy sht) which. like I whined a few weeks ago it's crazy to me that that's a thing but in ombra women aren't even allowed to read. there are a few scenes in some different forests (one is by this bridge (to where???) and I haven't pictured something so vividly in ages, it's so good).
jacopo is only very briefly mentioned. the prince has a bad shoulder? I think? in the beginning because jacopo's gang attacked him? I think?and nyame says he's on his way to being as horrible as his grandfather 🙃 he's only like 11 but I think someone should take one for the team and... prevent that from happening. sad that violante wasn't able to undo his bad influences but she does hate kids and was pregnant at 12 so I'm not going to hold his behavior against her
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b0tster · 4 months
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As a "not contract bound" dev who works on a project that you are (I assume) completely in control of, how do you choose the release date and why'd you choose one before finishing the project? Asked not in a "why'd you do that to yourself" way but in a "I wanna understand what's the logical process behind it, maybe it is smart to do it and I wanna know why".
I thought that it'd be logical to first have a finished thing and then say that it'll be released at "date_name_wgenever", instead of setting a certain date and then crunching yourself to fit it. But maybe it helps you somehow to not overwork yourself on the project thinking that if you have all the time in the world, why not add a thing or two, which results in project taking forever to be marked complete, or maybe you just have a pet birthday at that date and wanna make it symbolical lol, idk.
let me be clear here
i am not crunching on bbkart, or any of my projects for that matter
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now, with that out of the way, time to talk about time frames and productivity. our labor doesnt operate on a linear scale. spending a decade on a game compared to a year will not mean that that game will be 10 times bigger. humans just dont work like that.
something ive picked up over the years is that productivity is like a gas: it will expand to fit the box its put in.
if u give urself infinite time, the gas will just dissipate. but of course if u squeeze it into a release thats too tight, u get an explosion (crunch).
now, im more of a 'find the fun' kinda developer. i make my tools and mechanics based on a loose concept and then decide what the game will be after once i have everything in front of me. in that initial period i do not set a release date, its impossible to predict how a games dev cycle will play out, so i dont bother and just focus on finding whats fun.
once the final game actually starts to take shape, i am capable of making an informed decision on how much labor is needed to finish, and i set an internal date that i do not make public. once im a few months out from that date, i will make an adjustment if neccesary (both bbpsx and kart had their internal date pushed back by a month) and then announce it. that sets it in stone and I have a runway to release.
mark darrah (bioware) talks about something he calls the 'hockey stick', which is the idea that once u get to a certain point, completion urgency kicks in and u get the drive to make the decisions neccesary to finish the game. cut this, reroute focus to that, crunch on this (dont do that last one, ever, but its important to bring up where crunch manifests. some advice: you either cut or you crunch. choose cut).
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darrah talks about how to trigger completion urgency (one example is making a demo, be it publically released or exclusive to an event) and the fact of the matter is that a deadline will do it. of course, if completion urgency kicks in too close to the deadline, you get crunch, but if it kicks in earlier u will get things done in a way that doesnt leave permanent damage on your body and mind.
i know this is a very long winded answer, but i hope i was thorough enough to explain the benefits of setting a deadline and how that doesnt always have to end in crunch, like the question implied.
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wasyago · 6 months
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unsure if you’ve been asked this before but what is your character designing process?
i have already answered in this post (you can go read it if you want), though it's more jrwi based, so i feel like i can answer again! i doubt I'll end up saying something new but hwhatever who cares dhhdhd
obviously this isn't math, so there's no specific scheme i follow every time, and each design is different and it all varies heavily.
in general, when i start working on a design i already have *some* sort of idea in mind. normally not for the entirety of it, but some bits and pieces here and there that help me characterize the design in my head! i try to get those on the canvas first. they're like key points, and i most likely wont change them.
(and if i don't have an idea, i don't start drawing. and instead scroll through my gallery or pinterest in search of inspiration)
let's take my Gem's recent design as an example! i knew i wanted her to be a squirrel, and i already had squirrel scar and cub designs to base it off. so the key points were big pointy ears, curvy tail, claws. i also knew i wanted her clothing to look regal and floral, and reflect her main base. this is an idea that i haven't fully visualized, but i kept it in mind and knew in which direction i had to move.
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after that comes the point where i start making stuff up 👍👍 i enjoy thinking my designs through and making them make sense in my head and be practical. so the process consists of me asking myself questions and then answering them in a design. with occasional "oh wouldn't that be cool" thrown into it.
continuing with gem. she needed to have her clothes be suited for a tail, so her underskirt splits in three parts to make it easier. i still wanted the design to be recognizable as gem and have it resemble her skin; so i kept the white sleeves, the green skirt, the corset. i wanted to make her and scar's designs match, so i changed the corset to green with this long piece of cloth but decided to change the patterns on it. because the brown from the corset was gone, i removed it from her shoes as well and made them black instead, so brown wasn't part of the color pallett anymore. i will introduce pink into the design later, so getting rid of one of the colors wasn't that big of a deal. plus, brown makes her look more down to earth, whereas i want her to look elegant and rich, so its a win/win. i wanted to keep her antlers, but obviously she's not a deer anymore, so i turned them into a crown and made it black to match the shoes. etc etc. i can ramble for three more hours about this hdgshsh.
well, that's how the well thought designs work.
sometimes it's just "im gonna draw all the things i think are fun and cute until i can't think of any" and there's no rhyme or reason to it. that's why things like "doc as a unicorn", one-off series designs, random concepts, aus exist!
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sometimes its a "i have no idea what to do with it, so im gonna merge all the layers together and just keep fiddling with it until i figure it out", and that's exactly what happens. if i feel stuck with a design, merging it together and working with both line and color helps a ton, because it helps me to see the design as a whole and i dont have to divide my process and think of which parts im gonna do in color and which in line! recent example is hypno's design. here it is when i didn't know how to make it interesting and the final version:
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(funnily enough i still like the first concept, the fact that all the clothes is the same color is quite tasty. but i know that if i needed to draw this design in the future, i would struggle with keeping the clothing layers separated and shading and all that stuff.)
visually i don't think there's much difference between how i design things (?), but the process varies and in my head they're all on like, different tiers.
hopefully this was somewhat helpful! if not it at least let me ramble about my design process which is great hdhsjsh
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srjlvr · 2 years
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hiii omg idk if you're open for requests rn 😭
but if you are, i just saw something on tiktok and jsjsjsjsj this is literally the first thing that came into my mind 😭😭😭 it's something about a girl filming her boyfriend's reaction to her seating at the back seat and like i was wondering if you could do it with enha hshshs if it's okay, but it's also fine if it's not~ hope you have a nice day today!! i love your works sm <3
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awwww the idea is so cute!! and i had SO MUCH fun writing this!! my requests are always open!! thank you so much for requesting!! hope i stood your expectations and im sorry for doing that so late!!🥹🫶🏻 im also pretty sure most of them dont have driver’s licenses but let’s just pretend they do!!
© srjlvr , pls don’t copy/translate any of my works without permission ! | reblogs and comments are very appreciated !
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𝐄𝐍𝐇𝐘𝐏𝐄𝐍
. . ҂ Enhypen’s reaction to their s/o sitting at the backseat ! . . ҂
. . ҂ Genre: fluff … ot7!Enhypen X Reader . . ҂
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— Heeseung ♡
I’m sure this boy will be confused as hell
Would go like “but you like sitting in the passenger seat…”
Won’t force you to sit next to him but would be scared as fuck because he’ll start thinking he did something to piss you off.
“Are you angry at me…? Did i do something wrong?” He gave you those cute pleading eyes and you couldn’t help it but laugh, “No you didn’t, it’s a trend!! And you’re being filmed right now!” You pointed at your phone and kept laughing at his shocked expression.
— Jay ♡
Would look at you weirdly as soon as you enter the backseat.
He would probably go like “i think you skipped a part”
Won’t tell you anything and wait for you to say something about it.
“Aren’t you going to say anything about me sitting in the backseat?” He looked at you confused, “Thought about letting you realize it alone” He chuckled and stopped the car to let you get to the passenger seat. “It was filmed for a tiktok by the way” You turned to him and he made an “oh” face and you nodded, shaking your head disappointedly.
— Jake ♡
A LOST PUPPY PLSSSSS would give you those puppy eyes this bae is so confused.
Would immediately go like “Did i do something wrong?”
Would start driving anyway but would stop in the middle to confront you about it.
“Um, a question” He turned to you who looked clueless, “Why aren’t you sitting next to me?” He pout as you suddenly started smiling and giggling, “Wha—“ “It’s a trend!! I waited for some reaction and got it” You laughed, “Say hi to the camera!!” You waved at the camera and he too, waved embarrassedly.
— Sunghoon ♡
Literally clueless, didn’t notice that at first.
Would go like “uh oh what happened”
Obviously wants you to sit next to him but won’t tell you about it.
“Is it comfortable for you behind there?” He asked. “Hm? oh yeah it kinda is” You chuckled. “But i turned the ac off there” He murmured, “Did you say something?” “Nope, but are you sure it’s comfortable there? I mean it’s way more comfortable in the passenger sit” Before you could say anything, he stopped driving, waiting for you to move next to him. “It’s all filmed you know” You giggled, “At least i look good”
— Sunoo ♡
He noticed the camera as soon as he got into the car, he’s an ace at finding cameras. He still played along though.
If he didn’t happen to find the camera he would probably feel guilty and would go like “I definitely did something wrong”
Decides to tease you for a bit and wait for you to say something about it.
“Didn’t you notice something is different today?” You pointed out, “Hm? Not really, why?” He was looking at you through the front mirror. “I’m not sitting in the passenger seat” “Oh, i’ve noticed that, is it fun there?” He teasingly asked. “Alright stop driving im moving next to you” You moved next to him, pouting and looking out of the window. Before continuing to drive he pecked your cheek, “I know it’s filming” He pointed at the camera and giggled.
— Jungwon ♡
Mind. Is. Processing. Would literally take him years to understand what happened😭
Would go like “They always sit next to me…”
Even before he starts to drive he would open the backseat door and would take your hand and guide you to the passenger seat.
“This is your usual seat, you’re just confused today” He giggled and you couldn’t help it but laugh. He tilted his head in confusion, “You’re being filmed baby! It’s a trend that’s going on right now on tiktok and i decided to try it” You kept laughing and hugged him, “Your reactions are priceless” You pecked his cheek and pat his back.
— Riki ♡
Oh this boy is on TikTok 24/7 so he KNOWS your plan.
Would go like “Not today baby” with giggles.
Before he starts the car, he goes to sit next to you in one of the backseats with a smile.
“Aren’t you supposed to drive?” You looked confusedly at him, “I am, aren’t you supposed to sit in the passenger seat next to me?” He snapped back. You giggled and moved to the passenger seat, “You know that—“ “It’s being filmed, i know” He chuckled and started driving.
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spookykestrel · 17 days
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Lets Talk Farm Terminology!
Yay! I'm here to answer all the simple farm animal questions and misconceptions you've been too afraid to ask! Why? Because im bored and have thoughts and am reading Watership Down and want people to know the difference between "bunny," "rabbit," and "hare."
Leporidae
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You're probably thinking wow kes how bold of you to start out not only with an animal uncommonly kept by farmers but also starting with a scientific name few will know! And you're right, but I don't care! The Leporidae family includes rabbits and hares, and yes! they are different. Very closely related as they belong to the same family, but rabbits and hares are not the same thing. Simply: hares are bigger and wilder than rabbits. There are no domestic species of hare and they are more adapted to solitary life than living in groups/colonies. Looking at the image above you can note slight differences in facial structure and build, as well as most notably the ear length, with the smaller rabbit on the left and the larger hare on the right. Most Watership Down art features hares but I don't mind it all that much as the hare anatomy is more fun lol.
Now, what's a bunny? Bunny is an informal term used to refer to rabbits, especially young ones. It wouldn't be incorrect to refer to the long eared friend in your yard as a bunny but if you were writing a paper or just want to sound more serious, it would be better to say rabbit (as you notice, I am refraining from calling them bunnies in this post).
When referring to rabbits, their terminology is similar to other familiar animals. A male rabbit is called a buck and a female rabbit is called a doe, like deer or goats. However, a baby rabbit is called a kit or kitten and a group of siblings is called a litter, just like cats.
Goats
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Aw no more latin? As the domestic breeds of goat all come from the same species, there's no need for a broad scientific name as we all have an idea of what to picture, unless you're thinking of a mountain goat which are not considered true goats and are considered a goat-antelopes, making them closer in relation to muskoxen! Which is a whole different topic! Regardless, there's lots of different breeds of domestic goats (Capra hircus), like dogs and cats. Some are better suited for dairy production, some for meat, others are bred for their cashmere! Pictured above is a Saanen goat, one of, if not the most popular dairy goat breeds (in the US at least), known for their high milk production.
Many goat breeds have horns, which vary from antlers bc of how they grow and their composition. Horns can be removed when the goats are young, in a process called dehorning or disbudding. When horns are removed, their growth is stunted and they will not grow back once the animal is older. However, disbudding is a controversial topic as it is not painless and often unnecessary (really the only reason to dehorn would be safety towards others). Both male and female goats can have horns, although their appearance may differ.
I mentioned above that (mature, uncastrated) male goats are called bucks and females are called does. Many, many people use the terms billy and nanny to refer to goats. However, the better term would be buck/doe, and when people use billy/nanny it does peeve me. You may also hear the word wether to refer to castrated goats. Baby goats are called kids.
Cattle
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My favorites of the post, let's finish with cattle (Bos taurus)! Same as goats, cattle can be bred and used for many purposes like the lovely Brahman I've included above, a very recognizable meat breed. Cattle terminology can get a little tricky as its not as straightforward as some other animals.
Cattle is the correct term for these animals, as cow technically refers to a mature female (has been bred). No one's going to freak out if you say cows instead of cattle, myself included, especially because if you dont know the specific details of the animal its hard to know whether to say cow or heifer or bull or steer.
So, a cow is a mature female, and a mature male is called a bull. An immature, young female is called a heifer. A castrated male is called a steer. When referring to an immature male you can use bull or bull calf.
Many places you will see the term "ox" thrown around (not to be confused with a MUSKox mentioned previously) and there's a lot of misconceptions surrounding the name. An ox is a specially trained bovine. That's all it is. There's lots of regulations on how they are trained and all that, but that's the basics of it. It is most common and recommended to use castrated males (steers) because castration should temper their aggression and testosterone production; additionally, males are typically larger than the females. However! Female cows can be trained as oxen, as can bulls.
Technically an ox should not be referred to as such until they have completed their training, which can take years. Typically oxen are selected at a young age and routinely worked to develop good skills. They are used for tasks plowing or pulling carts, and as modern technology has improved, use of oxen has declined.
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Thaaaat's all I have to say about that today, I sort of led into each topic in little ways and I've nothing more to mention. Hopefully you learned a little, I think livestock are cool 👍
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cali · 2 months
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how do you know when a piece like your groudon is finally “done”, or done Enough?
i dont have an answer for this but maybe when i just type a lot i will find one.
for the groudon pic specifically i had a mental image in my head of what scene i wanted. when i started rendering the lava, i did it really detailed and decided i couldnt leave the rest of it simpler and then when the lava was all like that i had to crank everything else in the picture up too. and that made everything take so long that it was far beyond the boundaries of it being "not enough" . it was pleny enough!! so from hour 30-52 i was pretty eager to get it over with. just everything up to the point where its uniform in rendering. sometimes thats a bad sentiment to work on a pic with, but this time it was ok. i kind of like arduous menial tasks. it makes me more patient. so for that one it was done once everything was on par with my detail standard i set for myself halfway thru.
i think i used to have more trouble with this, deciding when its done... my pice now always either end when they reach what i had planned or when theyre the type of pic without a plan then when i get bored / lose the flow of it. actually prior to the groudon pic even some planned ones stopped at a flowloss point.
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these two picy both have immaculate rendering on parts but then i lost it and finishdd the rest of the pic with less vigor. in tve green comet one its all the surroundings. i had other versions for that and kept reworking and reworking but i was so ouf of power i just used a slightly polisjed up sketch, kind of works for the pic though. the eel one i also lost power at the backhground, beyond the water. the mountains and clouds i think i coulda put more effort in. but its ok cuz its like 0% the focus of the picture, just sometjing that bothers me alone. hey both of these pics are about a serpent type thing coiling down to earth gently from the sky oops. back to the question um ya im looking at my images and all of them either end when they reach what i had in my head or when i loose flow. when i used to do lsd more my process was that the picture ends when i go to bed. i want to do that again soon it was fun. i drew for like 6 hours while kind of crazy then for the next 12 hours in warm afterglow i just clean and render everything so sweetly and then with a body as hard as a hundred bodies i sink into my bed and click post on it which codifies it as completed. also towards tve end of the picture is usually when im stressing about tiny details and i will message like 1-2 consistent people and 1-2 random people from my discord friendslist to ask about opinions about which tiny detail looks better for the whole pic. when im at that point i cant think straight no more so well no more so i kind of know its time to stop soon. but those final feedbacks always help. ok i guess thats an answer lol i made it very long i will put a readmore. hope u dont mind reading but i think if i sent someone an anon the longer the reply the happier i would be. probably. im in bed but im gonna get up again in a sec and play some balatroooo, 2 people bought a groudon print so far and i spent that money on balatro eep hihi thank u for the ask which i twisted into my babbleplateau
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cutiecorner · 5 months
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hi!! this agere blog has really helped me and I wanted to ask for some advice, but its okay if you dont want to answer. I only found out that I regress this year, due to trauma, and it's still confusing and scary to me, and I'm really insecure and ashamed about it. I made a blog for it and it has helped me a lot to start accepting it, as well as your blog and others. But im still really scared of being "outed" or people who I know finding out and judging me. sometimes I post agere art and theres been a couple where someone has recognised my style and asked me (on my main) about it. It wasnt anything mean, all positive, but I really didnt like it. I have in my bio that if you recognise me then dont say anything but that didnt stop it. I dont know what to do but i dont want to isolate myself more from the agere community. Have you dealt with something like this before?
I hope youre having a good day/night 💗 even if you dont answer this blig has helped a lot so thank you for that
I'm honored you trust me with this question, and feel free to dm me if you'd like to talk one on one! As for advice, I've been in your shoes before. When I first started this blog, I was so afraid someone might find it that I changed my whole style. But over time, it started to become less fun and more exhausting. Eventually I started using my regular style, and people did recognize it. I got a few asks or messages about it, and at first I was scared. I just ignored them or blocked them. And honestly, I still kinda just ignore them is they're on anon lol. But I also started telling them that it was me, and universally I got good responses!
I know it's hard, and it sucks that people aren't respecting your boundaries. That's a problem with them, not with you. My best advice is to embrace it even though it's scary. In my experience, people have been a lot more open minded and accepting than I expected. I started this blog as a secret, but now I've told pretty much all of my loved ones. All of them were just happy that I was doing something that made me feel safe. If anything, remember this: this is a part of you that is meant to help you. It's meant to make you feel safe, and process your emotions. That is a good thing. What you are doing is not bad, and if people think it is, they're wrong. People being wrong about you or judging you unfairly says nothing of you're actual worth. I know it seems scary right now, but as you start to accept this part of yourself, it will be easier and easier to share it. The people you love want you to be happy, remember that.
I hope I could be a bit helpful. I don't usually give advice but this spoke to me, because I've had the same experience. I hope things get easier for you soon ❤️
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okthatsgreat · 11 months
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that reblog about asking random questions about fics..... hmmmm. ive been curious for a while now - what's your thought process behind opddmh? any particular theme you've had fun exploring, or a potential overarching idea? i love hearing people explain the intricacies of their writing processes
ohhhhh my god oh my god. you have unleashed something within me ohhhhh my god. something cringe is awakening something very cringe is happening to me right now
referring to this post, talking about this fic :]
(im gonna put all of this under read more for the people that dont want to read this LMAO)
OKAY. TIME TO GET SO STUPID. IM SO SORRY FOR BEING LIKE THIS
at the core of this fic is trauma-- it's a story about emerging from indescribable pain and horror, only to walk into a world that treats you as a spectacle and your pain as entertainment. so much of opddmh's themes come from trauma, as every character's pov deals with it in distinct ways, none of which are particularly healthy LMAO. going into each characters pov, my thought process is always concerning how they would react to the situation in front of them, but always keeping that trauma over them as another deciding (often overpowering) factor. makoto at his core is still a caring man, but he has been so deprived by the company that has kept him there for so long that his natural response to unpleasant emotions or thoughts is to bury it in sake of putting on a show. mikan has always been very timid and regretful, but now many of her actions are sincerely doubted as being selfish or secretly evil, a temperament only aggravated by her status as blackened. akane's desire to "be strong" has only worsened to an extreme degree, as her first instinct is to drop anybody that could possibly remind her of weakness or the killing game.
these are killing game participants who are no longer the children they were when all of this started, people who did not sign up for this but have to keep going anyways-- and i LOVE exploring the implication of that postgame it is like a drug to me. theyve gone through unimaginable horror, most of them dont have families they can return to, and everybody in the world knows them as a beloved tv character. the only way for them to survive is to adapt, a strategy that not all of them have mastered. makoto, whose title as ultimate hope has been watered down sooooo so much, is the POSTER child (literally) for adapting, while characters like akane have still been significantly silenced by danganronpa but are unable to adapt entirely. it was important to me that i had povs which were different yet cohesive, and were able to convey the range of survival that these older participants have :] and this includes the secret fifth pov that hasnt been introduced yet >:)
these are no longer people in the public's eyes as much as they are entertainers (which by the way, i love writing this aspect of postgame dr lololol the PERFORMANCE of it all). my friend lily made such a good comment about it at one point and i dont remember her exact words but it was something along the lines of "the audience doesn't want the performer, they want the performance" which is soo true of this universe in particular. so when i write these different people i like to keep in mind the person they are and they person they present themselves as. so many of the older participants are so jaded its insane
but then theres v3!! there are NEW kids here. trauma is so important as a theme when it comes to how these characters interact with each other, and ESPECIALLY how the older characters are able to see themselves in the younger ones. a lot of the character dynamics were chosen deliberately so that the v3 kids mirror the older participants!!!!!!!!!!!!! v3 hasn't been desensitised just yet, they haven't lost touch with their anger and sadness and fear like a lot of the older participants have. i find it important while writing to remember how NEW these kids are, especially when it comes to writing people like miu, who isn't ready to give in to danganronpa conformity just yet and is trying her hardest to be better (or at the very least, not the same miu iruma, ultimate inventor that everybody watched on their television screens). and then of course you have characters like angie and rantaro, who are DEEEEEEEEP in denial and unable to properly move out of that first stage of grief just yet lmao. they are fortunate(????) enough that the journey they go through is a lot more private than some of the other characters can say theirs were. a lot of the time i write about the newer v3 participants i make an effort to refer to them as young or as children/teens because they Are. theyre so Young and it definitely effects how they handle themselves !!!
so much of this fic is about trauma but so much of it is finding strength in others as well, even if its moving slowly towards it lol. it's important to me that there is hope in the fic, that even though it feels like they are very isolated at the moment they arent entirely alone. things get worse before they get better but they do get better and i wanted there to be peace in the relationships they build with each other
also fun fact this story was originally a one shot where miu jumps into makotos car they chat and then he drops her back where she came from lol! would have really cut this story short!
n e ways thank you anonymous i love you <3 so so sorry for being so serious about my own fic ghfdjhgsdjhgkfdjhgdksghfskjghdj </3
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leorawright · 1 year
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Yey me again (the platonic sigma request guy lol) sorry but i got a fun idea and again im sorry for all the requests, take all the time you need with everything and i hope the best for you, youre doing amazing work with all of thease ^^
But i have a scenario ish request, if thats cool with you
So all relationships are platonic, but i have a request on this, help i dont know how to word this correctly-
So sigma and reader are best friends and both of their tought process and personality are pretty similar, but both keep asking others (spesificly moira) about random stuff thats pops in to their mind (example being the question sigma asks moira in game "if the universe is a simulation, why arent there more elephant seals?") and i was just wondering on how would you think that would go. I think it would be fun ^^
Oo yay! Also don't ever apologize for requesting Sigma he's one of my favorite characters!
Sigma with friend who asks existential questions
Finally a kindred soul!
You and him swap questions on ever mission or in his lab
Moira hates the both of you and is so close to banging her head against a wall
Whenever you ask a question he always takes his time to think about it before giving an answer
And if you do the same for his questions he's super happy
You and him debate different questions all the time and it's driving everybody (but Sombra) insane
He's glad you answer his questions because nobody else will🥲
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st0rmyskies · 10 months
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hi there, i just wanted to say thank you so much for answering my previous ask. i took some time, and i have a pretty good idea how i want to start writing the story that has been plaguing me for years (since i found HSH around 2021), but im still hesitant to start T-T
if you dont mind another question, what's your writing process like? im just curious, and also looking for examples bc i dont know what my own writing process is lol. for the longest time i just write whatever comes to mind without rlly thinking abt it
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Welcome back, eyeball anon!
Honestly, that is a lot like what my writing process is, too. I usually get a scene stuck in my head while I’m driving to work, or I’m in the shower, or I’m listening to music and working out. I let it play out a few times before getting it down into words. Sometimes that works, but other times something that looks cool in my head comes out like trash on the page and I’ve gotta let it go.
Some people do really well with an outline. Other people will write an entire summary of their story, chapter by chapter, and then use that as a jumping-off point to begin writing their story in earnest. I personally find that planning kills my writing buzz, but some people really thrive with that kind of order and organization.
Regardless of what your approach is, the most important part is: Write!! Write good things. Write bad things. Write some thing that will show up in the final draft as-is. Write something that you might trash two days later. Write 100 words, write 1000 words. Don’t let the fear of the blank page paralyze you. The more you write, the easier it becomes, and the better you will be at it. 
Above all: write for yourself, and have fun with it!!
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xuriri · 1 year
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Seokmin x reader!!
Genre;fluff , slightly angst(or not hehe), collage au!!!
Warning;sick reader
How do we describe seokmin as your boyfriend?
seokmin as your boyfriend would do everything in his power to make sure your life was as joyful and fun as possible. one of the most important things to him is your happiness. dates with him will almost always be nights on the town to see a movie, dinner, or just a long drive. he loves to spend time alone with you, and in return, desires words of praise (whether it be about your relationship or other things). more often than not, time alone with him turns into a much-needed nap. In fact, when seokmin had to share a bed with his roommate wonwoo once, he ended up hugging him because he's so used to that other person being you. (and months later, his friends tease him about it still)
Silly right and as for seokmin he would describe you as a loving person with a unique personality strong independent woman and lastly a wife material to him he even swear to be with you forever
Its the student council's meeting that time and as he spotted you through the door making your way to the table and as set an eye on you he couldn't think more he was like dude this woman will be the death of me
He likes to listen on your rants whenever you feel annoyed or hating something or rather someone then end up hating it too bestie vibes
And have i mentioned? You have been together for 4 years and had been living with each for 2 years now? That's insane
You guys just clicked together and it's almost perfect not until..
"I'm breaking up with you seokmin"
This words rang in his head many times he couldn't process the words the inky question running through his head was
Why?
Why the sudden blunt Decision when everything is so perfect between the two of you?
"why? What happened baby? Did i do something wrong? Is this a prank "
He asked as he tried to held his woman's hand but she backed away
"no seokmin you didn't do anything wrong you're perfect"
She said not looking at him property this made him annoyed
"then why are you suddenly asking for break up? If it's a prank this isn't funny i swear "
She looked at him with a blank face although they say eyes can't lie you can still see the hint of guilt in her
"I'm going abroad tommorow I'll be living there for good and i dont think LDR would work on us "
"is that all y/n? Is that all the reason why you have to be breaking up with me? We can do it actually well i can why are you doubting our relationship?"
He said almost shouted each words
"you know we can't ,if you can do it well I can't we just going to overthink a lot and might not handle it properly"
You could really tell seokmin is deeply hurt but also angry at the fact that you are now doubting the relationship and not trusting him
"dont you trust me y/n? Dont you have a Faith in our relationship? You know it deep down that we can handle it! Trust me baby we can, stop this nonsense please i loveyou so much don't do this to me"
He was tearing up now seeing him like this makes her even more guilty
"im sorry seokmin but i made up my mind ,Im breaking up with you and that's it i hope you find a better person for you"
"you're the only person who's better to me! I dont understand your reason right now baby im not agreeing of us breaking apart I can't let you....go"
He kneeled down on her while crying making her teared up a bit it's not her intention to hurt him it's just she have to do this for his own good
"goodbye seokmin I'm really sorry"
She turn away from the man and Walked away leaving the poor man behind in his knees crying for her to come back
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Seokmin's POV
"man it's been a 7 months aren't you moved on already?" Jeonghan reminded me
Still haven't moved on i still love her but i also hate her for leaving me out of the blue
"she's-"
I was interupted by the sound of my phone i look at the phone caller i was surprised to see ,y/n's mother calling me i answered it
"hello?"i ask in the other line her mom was sighning deeply
"i need to tell you something seokminah "
"im all ears "
"my daughter didn't mean for you both to break up she was blunt i know i know you deserve to know "
"know what mrs l/n "
"y/n before you two even broke up 2 weeks before that we Rushed her to the hospital because she fainted only to find out her lung cancer was getting worse
She's scared about things wouldn't work between the two of you because she said she's dying she can't have you worrying about her she dont want you to be lonely "
The phone ended
She's sick and didn't even bother telling me? I could be in her side right now fuck
"tell cheol i wont be home I'm booking a flight to canada it's urgent "
Y/n's POV
Knock knock....
I Sighed annoyingly shout softly
"ma i said i don't want to eat! Stop it leave me alone"
The door opened revealing the most handsome man in earth ,my first love
"seokmin? What are you doing here!?"
He smiled at me
"hi gorgeous"
"stop what's going on and what? Have you seen me? Bro im bald now and looking so pale as fuck"
"why didn't you tell me about this? You lied if it wasn't to mrs l/n i wouldn't know a thing i could have been in your side for the past few months taking care of your clumsy ass but instead you keep it to yourself then leaving me behind"
" i-im sorry seokmin I didn't mean all of it i didn't mean to lie i just don't want you to worry"
"I'm always telling you in our relationship communication is important"
"go back to korea seokmin please i can take care of myself"
It hurts him i know but i really can do this alone
"no mrs l/n said i can stay here whenever i want don't tell me what i do i will stay here and take care of you"
"do you not understand seokmin!? Im dying! I'm going to die! I told you to find someone else why did you even came here"
Im now crying mess but seems like it was nothing to him as if he fully understand the situation
He came towards me and hugged me i dont have much strength for pushing him so i just let him
"I can't find someone else i promised to myself i will only love you and only you stop being stubborn love"
I just cried harder on his chest
"you're so stupid"
"yea stupidly inlove with you i know "
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Seokmin's POV
It's been 4 years now a lot has changed since that day
Right now im looking at my beautiful woman's picture admiring her once more remembering the flashbacks how'd he met you ,how he did the first move and how you said yes to him
"you fought really bravely my love im ao proud of you"
Then all of a sudden a smack came to his head he turn to see the pretty woman
"why the heck are you like that i didn't die stupid"
He just smiled and scratch the back of his head
"why? You really fought it right your sickness had vanished you look so healthy Thanks to your doctor's to your family and thanks to you mylove for surviving the cancer"
He kissed her forehead then her lips after only making the girl giggle
"iloveyou min-min"
"i loveyou more infinity and beyond my love"
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rin-and-jade · 4 months
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Hiii! I hope you had a great year or at least you had fun and felt that you're alive, safe and loved :) the holydays are coming and I cant shake the feeling that I must wish you a peaceful one :'D I hate holydays :')
So. I dont know if you can remember me. Im that person who's told you about all my struggles regarding studying and having issues with controlling my attention and how I couldn't manage to pass an exam bc of my dissociation/ time processing i think a year ago i've written you that message... (I managed to pass the second one and it was great actually) but I wanted to ask you something. If you have the knowledge and/ or experience of course. At first I must point out i've been diagnosed with bpd, I dont know if this is a trait of it or if its DID... but. im having trouble with identifying whether this kind of problem is among others with DID or if Im just strictly borderline (maybe its just denial) and so. is it something thats related to bordeline if im not seeing this personalities as being "present" as I am? Like, i cant say they have ever been there at least as always as long as I am most of the time. I feel like they are always just standing behind me looking after me but at the same time letting me doing all the work. Sure. there are times when some dude is taking over to do the physical chores or the dude whos taking over just to have fun and get drunk (she's here right now cuz im tipsy and tried to "have fun") or when im in nature the hippy one comes near just to show me how important it is just being alive and appreciating nature.... but I dont feel like they are some separeted beings from me. As I was saying, they let me do all the work. I happen sometimes to have emotional amnesia and doing things without having control but they arent here! Does it make sense? Sometimes they speak to me and try to make themselves understood but only in those moments when im not aware as though they're sneaky and trying to hide from me... I doesnt seem fair, thats all.. and im really trying to make peace with them and whenever the persecutor comes into action im telling him to go fuck himself and try to be a bully with somebody else not with the persons who suffered. I mean why doesnt he try to come when we actually need him? For example when somebody is mean to us and we need to stop let ourselves be the black sheep or even when we feel verbally atacked? So im trying to get reasonable with him at that part. But there arent any signs that they really exist... they are somewhere deep I cant acces anything. And im thinking. I must have a to much active imagination. I given my sorrows and anxieties names, personalities overall. I feel guilty bc I dont want to seem like a bad person just for trying to find out what is going on in my dissociated mind (i dissociate a lot. So much that i cant understand my current life).... I dont want to seem like i pretend that I am someone or more likely somebodies that I am not.
So to summerize this: is it something common to find yourself that you lack the life activity around you of your personalities? They are only coming when its something urgent like remembering stuff at work or something that puts us in danger for not being neurotypicals, or when we need to remember what we studyied, what our names is, or how old are we (dont even get me started we sometimes guess wrong :'). ) when we have stuff to do and I feel like shit and I cant handle. What do you think? Sorry for the long message Im only trying to figure this out. Maybe you'll have a clue what im talking about because im getting the feeling that im too drunk to write concise (also this is not my first language)
Im gonna sign with two initials so you'll know from now on if we ever have other questions to ask you with L. (shes always trying to help shes the flower power one) and E. (shes just plain bold and very brave at everything she does)
Again im wishing you a wonderful day/night and a peaceful holyday ( ・ω・)♡♡♡♤♤♤
Wait.. i KNOW you, it’s the brisk break method i ever told because sometimes focusing for too long depletes people’s energy faster and some other tips! Im so glad you actually passed because I’ve been sat here thinking if theres a change in your studies after seeing your ask being answered.
Would you pour me a glass too here as i say some stuffs,, also im having a great holiday, merry xmas.
I would admit that when we talk about alternate personalities between BPD and DID, its bit hard to actually discern which is which because it’s broad and everyone has it uniquely (aka will never be the same, thus cannot rule out easily) so.. hm. I have a way to explain and guide to your conclusion:
These two mental conditions fall into the same dissociative spectrum with different severity, thus why it may have similarities and could even overlap which will be harder to tell which belongs to what. That being said, the similarities with these two would be: some level of identity separation/disconnection, has normal and emotinal amnesia, automatic responses by dissociating to keep oneself from danger, and some inconsistencies with yourself.
The difference settles on the severity, how its triggered, and what related symptoms are commonly associated with the disorder.
As a bpd holder i can clearly tell apart which is from the disorder or not; you will have some sense of alternation, with this it won’t be as bad and you are aware that it’s part of you (which not always the case for did) + it doesn’t necessarily involve a shift in age, worldview or how you see yourself physically and more limited to states, percievings, and feelings. The critics are also in first-person for e.g. “this is so fricking stupid of me to say __ before, why did i do that???” That won’t apply to did.
Thats for one, though i want to keep it short so in general i want to say that bpd is from “idk which version of me is the actual me and i have a hard time finding and sticking to an authentic one” while did is “idk who i am and i thought i like this which turns out untrue after a few hours and i barely have got a sense of myself which makes me get stumped whenever i got asked something” kind of thing.
Things that are more bpd related: have struggles maintaining relations, mood swingy, fear of abandonment, emotional impermanence, anxious, very susceptible to amygdala hijacking
Things that are more did related: shifted sense of time, significant memory gaps, problems with memory consolidation and recall, frequent dissociation, feeling out of body, feeling not like yourself, inconsistent preferences
I cannot vouch if this is a yes or no about the question, coming from a system myself. So i hope you can do a bit more digging and use my insight to further help you, also feel free to contact me via DMs if it’s stull confusing. For now, i advice you to read more resources and take my words into account,
See you later!
- j
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gla55t33th · 9 months
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Questions for Lazureus ^^ (If it's okay to ask multiple in one, I hope)
5. How easy is it to earn their mistrust? 6. Do they consider laws flexible, or immovable? 15. How do they speak? Is what they say usually thought of on the spot, or do they rehearse it in their mind first? 29. Do they usually live up to their own ideals? 34. How hard is it for them to shake a sense of guilt? 38. What memory do they revisit the most often?
F) What do you feel when you think of your OC (pride, excitement, frustration, etc)?
Feel free to answer as many or as few of these as you like, I feel I may have picked challenging ones but that's what I'm curious about! (as a little extra question, would you consider putting Laz on Artfight for next year? I understand if not, just wanna know, and have a great day <3)
5. Depends whether or not youve earnt Laz's trust in the first place- which is no easy feat! He acts the same towards nigh on everybody regardless of trust but once youve earned it (Which is only his family, one living friend, and a few who have since died) I dont think itd be easy to break? He is an incredibly loyal person after a certain point!
6. Flexible. He is the one put at the helm of the system enforcing them, after all! But he does have his own personal moral laws which are fairly immovable.
15. On the spot! He wouldnt rehearse it at all, the guy gives no thought to what people think or how they might respond to him.
29. No. But ey have since lowered their ideals.
34. You get so used to it that you forget that feeling is guilt! It just becomes a dull undertone you cant put a name or cause to :]
F. I NEED HIM DEAD FOR REAL!!!!!!! I ADORE HIM BUT I WANT TO PUT HIM IN A MEAT GRINDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE IS A NARRATIVE PUNCHING BAG AND IS SO SO FUN TO ROTATE IN MY HEAD!!!!!!!!! i look at a square window and go omg. laz :3 AND THEN I FLINCH!!!!! HE TAKES UP TOO MUCH SPACE IN MY BRAIN
xtra: I would like to say yes but 1. I need to finish an updated ref sheet holy moly. and 2. Im not sure if i will participate!! It was nice for a bit but artfight does not mesh well with my anxiety X[ (its the same reason i dont do DTIYS' anymore)
38.
One, Two, Three, Four archangels lined up in an empty white expanse. We looked worse for wear, an unbefitting visage of deities. Posed like dolls, deadly still, with heads bowed towards a huge figure that blurred into its surroundings. I knew what was about to happen, but not why. Though... who was I to question the reasoning this higher power had? In fact, questioning the creator was likely reason enough in hindsight. We were designed to solely carry out our God's word-- I was to be its right hand, its trusted spear. A proxy for the lower echelon. I knelt at its command, waiting, and my bretheren watched knowing they'd follow soon. The silence broke my nerves. The memory itself degrades thereon under the panic-- and like the way that an animal doesn't think when snared in a trap, nothing was processed bar the pain, the pain and the knowledge that a portion of your very being was being rent from gilded flesh. I would never go back up there, even if they wanted me back, but being tossed aside in such an unexplained and violent manner by such a supposedly perfect being plays with you. Doubly so when you've been cast away from the very reason you were created in the first place. And it couldn't even do the courtesy of rendering me mortal, so I could just live out my days like the rest down here.
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dufrau · 8 months
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hi friend it's eska--55, 56, and 58 for the fic writer asks? inquiring minds want to know
Hello friend!
55. Of the characters you write for, which is your favorite? Has that choice been swayed at all by your followers/readers’ reactions to certain ones? I like writing for Nancy more. I feel like I understand Robin on a more instinctual level so Nancy always takes more puzzling out and she winds up being more surprising to me. I love writing Robin too though! I feel like people react about the same to my Robin POV stuff as to my Nancy POV stuff so I dont think it could influence me one way or another even if i were inclined to be influenced, which I am not. I WANT engagement and I do think about it when Im writing things but it never dictates what I write.
56. What’s something about your writing that you pride yourself on? I answered this earlier and said I think my dialogue feels natural. I will answer it again and say I think I am very good at describing setting, at least the vibe of it if not necessary the furniture arrangement lol.
58. What part of the writing process do you enjoy the most? (Brainstorming, outlining, writing, editing, etc)  I don't really do a lot of brainstorming or outlining most of the time. I do make notes in the notes app of my phone when I have an idea, usually dialogue snippets. I used to love editing. Nowadays though I find it to be kind of a bear, maybe because I tend to write slightly longer things now or maybe because I am so thirsty to just get the thing finished and posted, I dont know. But I have gotten less loving in my editing. So yeah the part I like best is the writing part. I just like words a lot. I think theyre fun. I really like messing around with them and smushing them together.
Thank you!
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kinowhere · 8 months
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thank for translating evnne content to english. sometimes, not all heroes wear capes...sometimes they're a tumblr user name kinowhere (was lurking ur blog and i guess this is just a side blog).
i also have a couple questions if u dont mind me asking:
are you korean native speaker or did you learn korean by yourself?
if you answered the second option (you learned korean yourself), do you have any resources you recommend? im currently learning korean and i can read and write very basic words and sometimes i can listen but it's still quite challenging.
thank u again.
it's no problem!!! i'm really excited about evnne so translating for them is really fun and if it helps even one person enjoy them more then that's enough for me!! (also yes this is a side blog lol)
i'm not a native speaker! i've been studying for about 5? years now and have done both self study and more structured classes. i think some of the most easily accessible sources are ttmik (they're in process of switching to a paid subscription for the website but still have a ton of free resources both there and on their youtube channels, i like this one a lot) and howtostudykorean (good grammar breakdowns!). this channel also has a lot of resources!
listening is one of the hardest skills to hone but my recommendation there would be to try to do things like read along to lyrics as you listen to a song or try to read the korean subtitles as you listen to a video (subtitled vlogs are good for hearing more natural speech) or another thing you can do is listen to something short and then try to write down what you heard
idk if this was helpful at all or what you were looking for but i'm happy to answer more questions if you have them!
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liloinkoink · 1 year
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i love your writing agh. ive always wondered what your process is- like, on starting to write a fic, do you set up notes for the universe or the scene or do you just write jump in and build on the first draft? i just think that stuff is interesting to talk about
ooh thanks for asking! it's a really fun question i would be happy to answer. i will say, there's really two main ways i approach writing, so i'll tell you about both. im going ot mostly use lamplight pieces as an example since lamplight is on my mind, but feel free to ask me abt other fic as well
.....im gonna readmore this bc otherwise itll be long, but the tl;dr of my process is a focus on the question "what's the point?"
so, point. usually when i write something, i try to have an outline, but i rarely stick to them exactly. take 20 questions from lamplight (picked bc its like, 500 words, so if you dont know it its a quick read). i didnt make an outline for this one bc it's so short, but if i did, id have probably said something like...
ren and martyn traveling sometime in the middle of the plot. introduce the way they communicate--lighting up for yes/happiness, dimming for no/displeasure. make it clear the fire is ren despite the fact martyn isn't using his name, include the fact ren is a god (but martyn is still martyn about this), include martyn's armor being enchanted by ren
what im doing with this outline is three things. one, the literal plot. two, the details i think are most important to include, three (and most vitally) the purpose of the scene.
as i said, to me, the most important question in planning writing (or in writing in general) is "what's the point?"
20 questions had a lot of different driving points, since i was trying to introduce basically the entire concept of the au in a short amount of words. ren's mode of communication, status as a god, and allusions to his powers, plus his relationship to martyn, their general situation... when i opened notes to write 20 questions, i asked "why am i telling you this? what's the point of writing this?" and the answer was "introduce lamplight," so that's what this fic was.
in most of my oneshots, the point is usually some emotion im trying to evoke or an analytical idea i want to share. the points are, honestly, usually what i start with when planning these. theyre me going i need you to understand this, so how am i going to tell it to you? the point of the rhythm of cold fists for example is that i think scar threw the finale fight, so i was trying to examine what would have lead him to make that decision.
(this is the oneshot i thought was quickest to explain the point of, originally i picked a different one and this paragraph was MUCH longer)
in longer stuff i usually keep notes like.... an upcoming lamplight piece (if you dont mind spoilers) im considering is this
first few days of traveling, before the inn scene and ren is in a lanter. martyn accidentally drops ren into water/a river. establish ren's fire cant be put out + ren and martyn have a more comfortable relationship than normal paladins and gods (cuz other paladins would Not get away with this). martyn's trying to decide if he's fine with following ren and being able to laugh this off is how he does that
so ive asked myself: whats the point of this scene? well, martyn is trying to figure out if he likes ren or not in the first week of meeting him, or if swearing himself to ren in a moment of desperation was equal to / worse than the place they were escaping. he cant talk to ren and find out ren's a decent guy, so hes going to have to find out through an accidental test of ren's character: royally fucking up as a paladin and seeing how the god hes following handles it. its also establishing a worldbuilding detail (ren cant be put out) on top of defining their relationship. lots of points being made here in both this specific instance and the world/plot at large
for all this ive said abt lamplight and outlines... none of lamplight until this week has had outlines. ive been mostly just jumping into my third life fic with no plan, driven literally EXCLUSIVELY by asking "what is the point?" and a desperate need to answer it
often with unoutlined pieces, this is paired with a specific visual i want to achieve. the tavern piece was more visual than point driven, and the visual was... actually the idea of embers in the burning building surrounding martyn like fireflies. i abandoned that visual for the idea of ren materializing in the flame, however, bc once i thought of that it became the driving visual i needed to see realized instead
i actually abandon details like that a lot in my writing. ill plot a scene based on 10 details and 2 points, and ill change 9 of those details because i found different ones while the points don't really budge. honestly, i hardly even look at my outlines when im actively writing--ill reference them when i start a new scene, but theyre really more for organizing my thoughts into clear points. my missing or obstructed outline doesnt look anything at all like what ive written, but the points of the story are all in-tact.
...this is long enough as is so i wont talk abt my thoughts on first drafts and editing them, but i do have them. i hope this was interesting to you, bc i had a lot of fun thinking about it!
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