Seven Days Until Corpse Bride Appreciation Week 2021!
To get reading for the week, I’m going to ask a series of questions. Today‘s question is: What day or prompt are you the most excitement about?
Feel free to reply to this post or send me an ask!
You can find the prompts and rules: here.
I can’t wait to hear from you and Happy Mother’s Day!
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Whumping Safely 101
Many people in this community have mental health problems, face various types of discrimination, and have complicated relationships with some parts or types of whump. In particular, I aim this at people who care about the experience of survivors and others with triggers – partially because I am an abuse survivor who often flirts with triggering content as part of my love of whump.
Keeping your blog safe is difficult, takes effort, and is never a perfect process. But as the community grows and grows, it’s really important that we hold ourselves to a high standard. I would argue that this is a responsibility of all content creators, but especially those of us in the messy playground of whump.
I’ve got three sections in here: content warnings, writing with care, and community interaction. I’ve tried to make it navigable. It’s about 1.8k words. Shorter than a lot of drabbles! I welcome good-faith criticism on this topic and further questions on my own views.
Content Warnings
The biggest responsibility, in my opinion, is empowering your reader to make their own decision on whether they want to expose themselves to your writing. This also happens to be by far the easiest way to help people whump safely.
What to warn
This is a big and ever-changing topic. Some things you should warn for as a rule of thumb are anything NSFW, pet whump and box boy whump, drugs and alcohol, medical and hospital content, graphic gore, intimate partner violence, and animal harm. It can be tricky to draw the line of what counts – what needs a warning? If you’re in doubt, just warn it anyway. It doesn’t hurt.
If someone requests a trigger be warned for, even if it’s something that feels obscure or tame, show compassion and agree to the request. This is someone who cares enough about being able to read your writing that they wrote in! They want to be able to read it and enjoy it. You’re being complimented.
Otherwise, look at what other blogs tag for. You’ll see some variation in styles and levels of detail, but it’s a good way to gauge what people think is warn-worthy, when we’re often writing stuff that would already be R-rated in mainstream media.
Read Mores
The easiest way to make sure people don’t see your triggering content is to use a cut. Tumblr is not a very functional website and likes to delete cuts, but a cursory check of your posted content will usually tell you whether it’s worked. With asks, cuts are very spotty, so don’t be afraid to post an ask response separately with a screengrab of the original question. People often then respond to the ask itself with a link to the post, especially if it’s a whole drabble. Tumblr is weird and bad so just do your best.
Content notices
I.e., a quick summary before the drabble, usually in bold, to state what will be coming. I like to distinguish between using content notes (CN) and trigger warnings (TW) to indicate severity. Others might use the old phrase ‘dead dove do not eat’ to indicate this is a heavy piece, and often you will see qualifiers like ‘intense’, ‘mild’, ‘mention’, ‘referenced’ (i.e. it is discussed but not actively happening), and ‘implied’ (as the opposite of ‘explicit’). I’ve also seen a couple of people use ‘vibes’, which is a really nice way of demonstrating that it’s there, but not the focus. A quick paragraph like this, or just a line, lets people make a quick risk assessment on their reading.
This is also important if you’re sending in asks or requests to people. If you want to ask about something triggering, send an inquiry first about whether the blog is okay to hear it.
Tagging
Tagging is a chore, but it’s your primary way of warning people about your content. The main benefit of tagging is that you can be as detailed as you want, because can be tagging for content in general, not just triggers.
In a best case scenario, you’d tag the kind of whump you’re doing, tag triggers, tag characters, and even your ‘verses, because tagging is your index for your blog. If you tag reliably, you help your future self and your readers find stuff, and you also make your blog really dang safe. People who have unusual triggers can blacklist tags, and will pick up on your content tags to help them.
Don’t just tag your own writing. Tag your reblogs, tag your prompts, tag your asks. Yes, edit your asks to add the tags. Tag your images and gifs. Tag your images as images and your gifs as gifs.
If you aren’t up for detailed tagging for whatever reason, just tag for triggering content, and add stuff to that list if you’re asked to. My usual technique is to make a mental note of tags while I’m formatting and editing before posting.
Be aware that your first five tags will be used in search results. If you’re using tags that are associated with kink too, such as ‘shibari’, you might want to rethink your tag order if you don’t want interaction from those blogs. Also think about what tags might come up in non-whump contexts, such as ‘collar’ or ‘PTSD’. Some tactics for getting around this I’ve seen are adding ‘whump’ after the content or writing the tags in past tense (i.e., ‘collared’).
It is also a good idea to watch out for when you might be reblogging something whumpy that is intended as kink / porn / fetish, especially in images. Tagging these as spicy / nsfw / kink is a sensible move.
Writing with Care
Okay, now for the harder stuff.
I mean here to lay out some guidelines for how to write in a way that helps your reader build good faith. This is a much more nuanced topic, and it’s different for everyone. There will always be differing opinions on what should and shouldn’t be written about, what a good depiction of a sensitive topic is, and how to discuss that topic. I tried to strip this back into absolute basics that I hope we can all agree on.
Maybe your whump involves abuse. Maybe it’s gaslighting. Maybe it’s severe mental health problems, or addiction, or slavery, or you write about or analogise real-world issues. Whump deals with the dark stuff, and that’s a big part of its appeal. But don’t ever forget you’re writing the dark stuff.
(Try to) Know what you’re doing
Some of us play fast and loose with plots, medical accuracy, worldbuilding, and other things that get in the way of the pain we crave. This is all well and good, but when we start using whump that speaks true to people’s lived experiences, we shouldn’t be careless with it. I’m particularly talking about things that get represented poorly in mainstream media, such as abusive relationships, issues around marginalisation, mental illness and disability.
Be critical of media that you’ve consumed. Think about how its depicted things that you want to depict in turn. Look for opinions on fictional representations of those issues. Be aware that you might be more ignorant of things than you realise.
Look at how others are writing these issues, particularly if they’re writing from a perspective different to yours. If you haven’t personally experienced what you’re writing about, e.g., if you don’t have PTSD and you want to depict a character who does, seek out stuff written from or with experience. Listen to the experts.
If you’re looking for stuff about representation specifically, I recommend this collection of posts about ‘Braving Diversity’ cultivated by Writing With Colour, who are in themselves a fantastic resource for this topic, and have recommendations for other blogs that deal with intersecting issues.
Listen to others
Missteps are inevitable. Nobody is perfect. If constructive criticism is offered, that’s also a compliment to your writing. Someone read your work and thought about it, and thought you’d care about improving it. They’re offering themselves as a resource for helping you see your work in a new light.
Criticism is hard and sometimes hurtful, but even if we don’t think it’s accurate, there’s often a grain of truth in it. If someone tells you that your writing is harmful, think about why they’ve said that, not whether or not they’re correct. This is an opinion! Opinions are subjective! But what drove someone to send that in?
You don’t have to respond to all your criticism and definitely don’t respond straight away. Being respectful to those who are trying to help you means taking the time to consider it properly. Sometimes, they don’t need a response. Others, you might want to learn more about what they think before deciding. You might have already discussed the topic, in which case, you might just want to reblog your previous posts.
If it’s sent in bad faith or is outright hateful, you’re well within your rights to just delete it and move on. You might get the same criticism over and over again, and that’s exhausting, and you don’t have to retrace your steps for everyone.
But if it’s new, even if it puts your hackles up, you can always stop and wonder why someone felt that strongly about your work.
Take a step back
One of my better-known characters is a pet whumper who conditioned his victim to adore and depend on him. It’s not always easy to represent how deeply messed up that is within the text – though I think that’s part of the challenge – but in meta-commentary, I am always describing him as a creeptastic bastard lacking compassion and self-reflection. I hope to always give the reader the confidence that I know just how wrong it is.
This is a really simple thing you can do just to give readers good faith in you. Show that you know what you’re writing is dark and messed up. Show your understanding for the issues you’re handling and that they’re complicated. It might seem self-evident, but when you’re writing the really dark stuff, or unhealthy relationships, or institutionalised whump, you can inadvertently create the impression that you just think it’s fun. The fact that it’s fiction does not automatically absolve you. Show that you care about doing it right.
Community Interaction
I’m going to keep this one short and sweet because I will almost entirely be preaching to the choir here.
Be polite to others. Imagine saying what you’re saying to their face.
Don’t send anon hate. Just don’t. If you can send criticism off anon, do so.
Nobody is obligated to interact with you.
Nobody is obligated to monitor their own reader base.
If someone says do not interact, do not interact.
If someone says do not interact, why they’ve said that is none of your business.
You don’t need to spread the word about someone’s bad politics.
Ask yourself if your input is needed, or if what you’ve said has already been said.
You don’t have to take a side.
Take care of yourself. Take breaks. Remind yourself that whump is a small part of the world.
That’s all from me, folks. Stay safe.
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All right, ladies and gents and non-binary friends! The fact of the matter is, I’m currently struggling to make ends meet. I’m not going to lie about that. I have no job, no money currently coming in at all. At least not from my end. I’m not going to let it keep me down, but I am going to look to you guys, to the people of Tumblr, for a little help while I try to get my life in order.
So I am opening up some fairly limited commissions. And by limited, I don’t mean ‘limited time offer’ or that I’m going to limit how many commissions I take. No, nothing like that. Instead, it’s going to be limited to what I know I can do well right now, and may open up for other things later. That being said, let’s get started!
Have you ever wondered what your muse would look like, if they were a dragon in the Spyro universe? Or maybe you’ve wondered what you would be like if you lived in the Dragon Realms. Well, wonder no more, friends! Because that is exactly the kind of commissions I am offering you! It’s been a lot of fun for me to try to translate other characters into Spyro-verse dragons. Typically they’ve been humans to dragons so far, but I’m willing to do absolutely any kind of muse! Animal or alien or humanoid, throw them at me!
So yeah. I’m starting with Spyro-verse dragon/dragonsona commissions, since it’s the easiest for me to do right now, and they’re the ones I can get done quickest for the time being. My computer has been buggy lately, so while normally I would offer other options such as icons or rp graphics, I can’t include those at this time. Even if I do have a couple icon commissions that have been unfinished for months.. But anyway! Without further ado, let’s talk prices!
All right, so I am offering these commissions in a few different ways, but I’m not going to put the prices too high for now, because.. well, I need to get people to start buying first. So, I’ll start low and maybe move up as popularity grows, I dunno. We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. Anyway! Commission types and their related prices are as follows.
Basic Sketch - $10 (+ $5 for any additional characters, + $1 for large weapons or accessories)
Example:
Inked - $15 (+ $5 for each additional character, + $1 for large weapons or accessories)
Example:
Inked & Shaded - $18 (+ $5 for each additional character, + $1 for large weapons or accessories)
Example:
Inked & Digitally Colored - $20-$30, depending on complexity (+ $5 for each additional character, + $1 for large weapons or accessories, please allow up to two weeks for coloring, I have limited resources)
Example: Currently N/A
Full Scene, plain sketch - $30-$40, depending on complexity, usually features up to three characters in the base price (+ $5 for each additional character, + $1 for large weapons or accessories)
Example: Currently N/A
Full Scene, inked lineart - $35-$45, depending on complexity, usually features up to three characters in the base price (+ $5 for each additional character, + $1 for large weapons or accessories)
Example: Currently N/A
Full Scene, inked & shaded - $38-$48, depending on complexity, usually features up to three characters in the base price (+ $5 for each additional character, + $1 for large weapons or accessories)
Example: Currently N/A
Full Scene, inked & digitally colored - $40-$50, depending on complexity, usually features up to three characters in the base price (+ $5 for each additional character, + $1 for large weapons or accessories, please allow up to one month for coloring, I have limited resources)
Example: Currently N/A
Expression Sheet - $20, comes in a basic set of six, can be ordered in multiple sets, each additional set costs $10 if bought in a single order
Example: Currently N/A
Now, I am also offering something in addition to just making the drawings themselves. Each commission, when finished, will be gifted to the commissioner free of charge, and in physical form. Yes, that’s right. Because I am going to be doing these commissions by hand and on physical paper, once they’re finished, I am going to ask you guys for an address that I can mail them to.
Now, I’m not asking you to give me your home address necessarily, unless that’s the only place you can receive mail, but if you have a P.O. box address I can send your commissions to, then that’s what I’ll be asking for. And actually, I should mention that this isn’t required. It’s just an added bonus if you would like the physical copy of the original work. But you don’t have to take it if you’re not comfortable giving me an address. I can also keep the physical copy, safely tucked away in a file of my work.
This might not include digitally colored commissions, but there is a possibility if I am able to access a place to print them. I do have somewhat limited resources, but I am always happy to give you guys the actual artwork that you pay for, and you don’t have to pay shipping fees. That’s the gifting part of the deal. All you’re paying for is the process, the time, and the artwork itself. Even if you don’t want to have it in person.
And that being said!!
Oh, but.. Wait. Just one more thing.
If you are under 18+, do not read below the cut. Any requests for these extra offers by anyone under 18 will be denied.
I am also willing to accept nsfw commissions. Yes, that’s right, folks. Considering that I myself am 30+ years old, I do not mind the occasional ‘adult content’ commissions. These commissions can include:
Nudity
Sex
Gore
Vore
Horror
or any other type of content that would be considered nsfw. But again, these are commissions for your Spyro-verse muse. Only for dragons this time. But if all goes well in this first round of commissions, I may open this up for other types of muses as well. And, if you really want, I will also offer self-insert nsfw commissions. I do not judge, and I do not refuse any ship or muse or self-insert content.
Unless you are underage. Which, I have no doubt that the under 18s got curious and read all of this too, so I will remind you guys that I will be asking for the ages of any of these nsfw commissioners, and I expect honest answers. Especially since I will be going through a three-day long protocol list for these commissions to ensure that I am not accidentally selling p*rn or other such nsfw content to minors.
And for those adults who get subjected to this three-day process, I am honestly very sorry to make this seem a bit inconvenient, but I’m sure you all understand that I am doing my best to protect the younger folks. I want to be careful, and I want to do right by the youth of today. But that being said, I also will be doing what I can to ensure that an adult isn’t buying a nsfw commission for someone under 18+.
I am treating this with the same level of caution and dedication, as if I were selling alcohol in a grocery store, which I have read up on the laws for, actually fairly extensively, so I do know how to manage this. I’m sorry to those inconvenienced by this, but if you’re really getting inconvenienced by an artist taking the necessary precautions to protect any minors, then perhaps you shouldn’t commission me for something nsfw. Just something to think about.
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Maybe, just maybe
Pairing: Steve Rogers x Barnes Reader
Warnings: literally fluff, a bit of angst, a couple of curse words, drinking
Word count: 2747
Summary: Maybe, you were in love with your brother’s best friend, and maybe, just maybe, he was too.
Request by anon: I was wondering if maybe you would wanna write something where the reader is maybe Bucky’s little sister (not too much younger haha) and she starts falling for Steve and you can take it from there?
A/N: So, this is my first request, and I had so much fun writing it! It took me a few days, but it’s finally finished. Thank you, to the anon that sent in the request! I hope you like it hon, and let me know what you think!
The graphic is made by me, the doggo is from Pinterest, the couple cuddling is from Tumblr.💫
Enjoy <3
You sat with your back against a tree, your camera in hand. You were going through some of the photos you had just taken, the sunlight tickling your skin where it hit you from between the tree branches.
Natasha, one of your best friends, and your brother Bucky’s girlfriend, sat at your left side, playing a game on her phone. A little further away, Bucky, your brother’s best friend and the man you had a little crush on, Steve, were playing catch with Howly, Steve’s dog.
You were going through a set of photos of Howly catching the ball, and running back towards where you sat with the camera, the angle making him all the more energetic. That was, until Natasha cleared her throat, and spoke up.
“You know you can just ask him out, right?” She asked, arching a perfectly plugged eyebrow. You lifted your head slowly, turning to look at her.
“What?” you asked, having no idea what she was even talking about.
“Steve, you can just ask him out. He’s single and very handsome, I might add.” She said with a smile, gusting to where the boys were. Steve was hunched forward, scratching Howly behind the ears, a big smile on his face.
“And why would I do that?” You turned your attention back to the redhead, trying to keep your resolve. The truth was, that Steve was a very important part of your life, a part of your life you weren’t looking to screw up. On top of all that, he was your brother’s best friend, he was like a second brother to you.
“You’ve been literally giving him the heart eyes all afternoon, and then some.” She told you with a smug grin, her eyes following the boy’s movements across the grass.
“You are delusional. Steve’s like a big brother to me.” You told her, looking back down towards your camera, trying your best to ignore her. It would be better if she just dropped it.
“Oh, come on. That doesn’t mean that you should be blind when it comes to him.”
“Just drop it, Natasha” You gritted out, your patience wearing thin.
“If you like him, just make the first move. You shouldn’t wait just because he’s Bucky’s best friend.” It’s like she didn’t even hear what you told her.
“I said drop it. God, Nat, just let it be. For once in your life, just stay out of it.” You didn’t mean to be harsh, you didn’t mean to be a bitch at all, but she never leaves it alone. Natasha was a nosy person, and that was one of her best charms, but not when it came to you. You didn’t like it when she wanted to stick her nose in your business, try to make it better when you really didn’t want her to.
You packed your camera and pulled yourself up.
“I’m going home.” You told her, turned around, and started walking down the path towards the street. You walked towards your apartment, your mind full of thoughts.
It wasn’t like you were delirious. Steve really was a handsome man. Sure, he had a beautiful body, a great physique, but it was the eyes. Those beautiful baby blues, partnered with that cute and boyish smile of his, was what got you every time.
But, it was also so much more than his appearance. He was kindhearted and smart. He has been there for you in so many ways.
You’ve known each other forever. You grew up alongside him and Bucky, even though you were a few years younger than both of them. You’ve been through so much together, and Steve’s been there for you in every way possible.
He was there, after the first date you ever went to. When you stressed about what an idiot you had made of yourself in front of that boy, the boy that you liked. He was there to tell you that there was just no way for you to make a fool of yourself. In his words, you were “far too adorable to do it”.
He was there when you first got your heartbroken. You had gone to him because you weren’t able to face Bucky and his “I told you so”. He had welcomed you with a big hug and cuddled with you until you calmed down, one of your favorite albums playing in the background.
He was there, after every argument you had with Bucky, telling you what a jerk he was sometimes. He was there, when you had problems with your girlfriends, or girl problems in general, trying to make you feel better about yourself.
He even saw you off when you went to college, even though he had a lot on his plate at the time. He’s been there for you in every way imaginable, and maybe, just maybe, you liked him that way.
You never wanted to acknowledge it though, because Steve was Bucky’s best friend. More importantly, Steve was like a big brother to you. You feared, that admitting that you had feelings for him, would be what would drive you away from each other.
You heaved a sigh. Maybe, it was so much more than just a crush. You’ve been friends for so long. Maybe, that little crush that you tried to ignore, had grown into so much more over the years. Maybe, you were falling for him. Maybe, you loved him in a way much stronger than you thought.
“God.” You mumbled. Were you really? Were you really falling for Steve? There was no point in lying again. Natasha wasn’t here to tell you to go for it, it was you and your thoughts now. You deserved to be honest with yourself, and the truth was, that you were in fact, falling for Steve Rogers.
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You got home a couple of hours ago. The apartment was silent without the ever evident presence of another person.
You were swimming in your own head again, sitting on your couch, when the front door opened, and Bucky walked in. Apparently, he was using the privilege of having a spare key to let himself in.
“Whatcha doing?” he asked, flopping down on the couch. You didn’t even spare him a look, pointing to the TV across the room, where one of your favorite shows was playing. You sat in silence for a while, before Bucky exhaled sharply, and turned his attention to you.
“So, you want to tell me what’s wrong?” He crossed his arms over his chest, giving you the “I’m older, so you better tell me” look. Too bad, that it didn’t work on you, not anymore.
“No, not really.” You opted for, knowing well enough that Natasha had ratted you out anyway. You were just waiting for the other shoe to drop, for Bucky to bring up the subject.
“Well, okay then. I’ll talk, and you are going to listen.” You finally turned your attention towards your brother. His face was a tiny bit scrunched up as if trying to find a way to start, the right way to start.
“Bucky, please, just let it go. Natasha doesn’t know what she is talking about.” You told him, pleading with him to just let it be. You didn’t need to be reminded of how difficult your situation was.
“This isn’t Natasha talking. This is me, your brother Bucky, telling you how stupid you are.” You looked at him, your brow arching up.
“Excuse me?”
“You heard me. Y/N, I’m not an idiot, most of the time anyway. I’m your brother, and if you don’t know, I have eyes. And I can clearly see the way you act around Steve, the way you look at him.” He started, turning his body sideways so he could look you in the eyes.
“That’s just like how I look at you Bucky because I love you. You are my brother after all.”
“Maybe so, but you don’t look at me like you are in love. The way you look at Steve though is an entirely different case.” Your breath caught in your throat at his words, your eyes going slightly wider than they had been before. He had figured it out, even before you had. Your brother had known that you were in fact in love with his best friend.
“That’s, that’s not true.” You mumbled, refusing to meet his gaze.
“Hey” he pulled himself upward, reaching for your hand. “It’s okay if you are. I’m going to be the last person to tell you, who you should and shouldn’t love” he squeezed your hand in his, giving you a little smile. You took a breath and slowly looked up at him. His eyes locked with yours, his blues shining. You searched his eyes as if to see if he was lying, but he wasn’t. Bucky never lied to you.
“Buck, that’s-“ you started, not sure if you should finish your sentence. Bucky though seemed to sense your struggle, so he cut you off.
“Hey, you are my little sister. I want you to be happy, and if loving my best friend does just that, then I’m okay with it. Steve’s a great guy, and he would be lucky to have you love him that way.” He pulled you against him, cuddling you close.
“What if, he doesn’t feel the same way?” you whispered, almost scared to hear the answer.
“Oh, believe me, he does” he kisses your head and pulled you just a bit tighter against him.
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It was a couple of days later. You had tried your best to keep your mind occupied, trying to keep your thoughts away from what Bucky had told you. Steve loved you, well according to your brother. Was that really true? Or was Bucky just trying to make you feel better? He never lied to you, and he would never lie about something so dear to you.
Bucky knew how much Steve and your relationship with him meant to you. You doubted he would, even in a million years lie to you about something that can potentially damage that.
You were sitting at home, finishing uploading some new photos on your laptop, when you got a text. You checked your phone, Steve’s ID flashing across the screen. You unlocked your phone, checking what he was texting you about.
Steve: “Let’s go for a walk, Howly misses you”
You: “Just Howly??”
Steve: “No, I miss you too”
You: “That’s what I thought. When?”
Steve: “Pick you up in 30”
You send him a quick reply and got up from the bed to find something to wear.
Fifty minutes later, you and Steve were walking across the park, Howly running down and playing with the other dogs.
You were thinking about Natasha’s words, about Bucky’s words, and maybe, you should just tell Steve how you felt. Maybe, it wouldn’t be that bad. Maybe, he really felt that way too.
All of a sudden, Steve stopped and turned towards you. He took one of your hands in his, the other holding your hip
“I love you,” he told you in a gentle voice. His eyes locked with yours, his baby blues full of adoration and sincerity. You were confused at first, not really getting where he was going with that. Bucky’s words rang in your head, the same ones telling you that Steve loved you. You weren’t sure though if you should even say anything.
With a little laugh, you answered, “I love you too”
He smiled a little and shook his head in amusement. “No, I mean I love you. As in, I’m in love with you” his eyes had that little glint in them, the one that let you know how serious he was. You searched his eyes as if to see something that might give out, but there was nothing.
“Did Bucky-“ you started, but Steve cut you off immediately.
“No, well yes” he started, but shook his head and took a deep breath. He smiled at you, his hand squeezing your hip. “He told me, what a punk I am, for staying silent for so long. And it had me thinking. We’ve known each other since I can remember, and you’ve always been just my best friend’s little sister, hell my little sister.” He started, and for a moment you felt your heart clench, but then he continued. “That was until you weren’t, at least I don’t see you that way anymore.” it was as if nothing else mattered at that moment. It was only you and Steve, the words coming out of his month making your lips twitch.
“And how do you see me now?”
“We are older now, more mature. We see things, circumstances, people in a different way, and that’s how I see you. Different. You are no longer Bucky’s little sister. You are no longer the girl that said she messed up her first date. The one that got her heartbroken, when it all could have been avoided. I see you, as the woman, that still tells me what an idiot I am, the one that still cleans my wounds when necessary. You’ll always be Bucky’s little sister to me, but you’ll also be the woman that I love, the woman that I’ve been in love with for so long.” His face was bright, his smile one of the biggest you’ve ever seen. Your eyes shined, bits of tears falling out, a big smile on your lips.
“Hey now, don’t cry. Why are you crying?” his thumb brushed against your cheekbone, wiping at the tears that were falling down.
“I’m just happy” you smiled again, leaning into his touch. You looked at him in the eyes, and with a gentle voice spoke up again. “And I love you too. As in, I’m in love with you too.”
His smile got even bigger, his white teeth showing just a little. “Glad we got that out of the way. I’m gonna kiss you now.”
“You go ahead and do that.” You laughed, and soon his lips brushed against yours. His touch was gentle, the movement of his lips against yours, slow, as if he was savoring in the feel of your lips being together. It was as if he was putting all the love he had been hiding up until now, into the kiss, showing you just how he felt about you.
You felt something moving between you, someone trying to make you separate. All too soon, you did just that and looked down. Howly had wiggled in between your legs, a big, happy smile on his face. Steve laughed, still holding you close to him.
“Howly, buddy, you couldn’t wait just a little while longer? We were in the middle of something.” He laughed, bending down to scratch the dog in between the ears, earning himself a happy bark. When he pulled back up, his eyes locked with yours again, a content smile coloring his beautiful face.
“So, it’s you and I now?” He asked you, his face full of hope. You beamed up at him, cupping his face.
“Yeah, you and I.” you leaned up, sealing your lips once again. This kiss was brief but just as loving as the other. When you pulled away, he put Howly’s leash on him and grabbed your hand. You walked home with your fingers intertwined, his hand giving yours the occasional little squeeze and flushing you a toothy smile.
When you got to Steve and Bucky’s apartment, you could hear voices coming from inside. Steve unlocked the door and moved to let you in. On the couch were Natasha and Wanda, your other best friend. Perked on an armchair was Sam, the boys' other roommate, and best friend. On the ground sat Pietro, Wanda’s twin, and Clint, Natasha’s other best friend. Bucky was on his feet, handing beers around.
“What are we celebrating?” you asked upon entering, Steve’s hand still in yours.
“Two idiots, finally coming together,” Clint said and laughed.
“I’ll drink to that,” Sam said and raised his beer.
“To Steve and Y/N,” Bucky yelled, raising his beer as well. You laughed, your face heating up. Steve pulled you against his side, accepting the beer that Bucky handed him. He kissed the side of your head, bending down to whisper in your ear.
“To us. I love you”
You looked up at him with a warm smile and whispered. “I love you too Stevie.”
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As an author who dealt with some pretty disturbing themes in your work, do you have any advice on how to handle violence in writing? How to keep the balance right so that is still serves the story and neither becomes too vague/softened nor turns into gratuitous torture p*rn?
This is an assumption, but I reckon you’re referring to what I’ve written in ‘Syrgja’? Spoilers and mention of said disturbing themes below…
If you are, ‘Syrgja’ probably isn’t the best example of me handling violence well. I wrote it when I was immature and ignorant of sensitivity (considering that I didn’t change the rating to M until I was halfway through the story and by then a lot of the disturbing content had already happened…), and I didn’t take into consideration how it would affect my readers. I also did not know the etiquette of proper trigger warnings. I don’t know if I balanced it right content wise, but unfortunately it wasn’t on my mind to do so when I wrote it, and if I wrote Syrgja over again at this point in my life I would handle things differently.
I haven’t written violence to that degree since then, at least nothing that I put out in public. But I do come across moments where I’m like, okay, the direction of this story is going to get dark (’May you bury me’ and ‘A Myrtle Tree in Jedha’ come to mind), so this is how I try to approach it:
Some violence in stories is unavoidable. Violence in a war story, for example, is pretty unavoidable, and the violence in war can be super gruesome and difficult to swallow. But you can approach it the ‘Saving Private Ryan’ way, or the Mel Gibson’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ way. Both have really powerful stories about a similar period of time, about war that was at that point unprecedented in violence, that doesn’t (or at least, shouldn’t) glorify war. Both are rated R in film. However, in my opinion ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ was incredibly graphic to the point of unnecessary, whereas–as hard as it is to stomach the storming of the beach of Normandy scene in the beginning–I don’t get that feeling from Saving Private Ryan.
I think part of it has to do with shock factor–Gibson was definitely using some violence of war as a jump scare which like…just wasn’t necessary. If you haven’t watched it, a scene that sticks out is like when the Marines are creeping through the cliffs that have already been stormed by an earlier brigade of sorts and there’s of course a great deal of carnage left over, and then suddenly one half-dead soldier suddenly sits up and starts screaming in a soldier’s face and they both scream and then they both get riddled by machine gun bullets in plain view of the camera. If you see it you would be able to tell it was 100% there as a jump scare. I would go ahead and say it doesn’t affect the story or give the viewer any new understanding or point of view of the battle. It haunts me in a disturbing way, like I lie in bed and think about it and get kind of scared even though it’s been four years kind of way. The thought that doesn’t come to me is ‘war is hell,’ it’s more ‘holy shit ahhhhhHHHhh noooOOO.’
Compared to the scene that sticks out to me in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ is a passing shot of an anonymous soldier whose guts have been blown from his stomach crying for his mother. Graphic, difficult to watch, but–in my opinion–a different effect compared to ‘Hacksaw Ridge.’ That drove a point home to me, the loss in war and the wasted youth of the ones who fought and died in it, young boys who are eaten up by this machine of war unfairly. I came out of some battle scenes in ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ with visceral disturbance as my only takeaway. Does that make sense? If you’ve seen either movie, I hope it makes sense the differences I gather from them.
That being said, ‘Syrgja’ doesn’t pass my own test. Loki’s torture scenes, particularly the parts where he is cut open alive or sexually assaulted, didn’t give any insight or reflection to the reader. And at the time of writing them, I didn’t mean them to. I don’t need to do away with the torture in general–Loki being tortured by Thanos was an integral part of the plot–but the manner in which I wrote about them or depicted them was for shock factor rather than for story. And for some people it doesn’t bother them. For others though, it did cause some distress to readers. I definitely could have toned it down and it wouldn’t have taken away from the story at all.
I hope that it shows in my writing that I approached that differently in ‘May you bury me,’ for example. Different type of story, but overall still a level of violence and hard topics.This time around, I tried not to linger on it, but that doesn’t mean I avoided it altogether. I didn’t try to make it prosey or poetic for aesthetic purposes–but I did try to write it honestly, not shying away from it but not obsessing over it either. And, I think about if it is important to the story, if I can’t move forward in the story without it (fun fact, the reason why I haven’t updated ‘May you bury me’ has a lot to do with this….I know exactly what’s going to happen in the next chapter and it’s unavoidable and I Don’t Wanna Do It). I’m not saying that this is how it should be, but I’m sharing how I’ve been trying to grow as a writer compared to eight years ago.
Tumblr has pretty different views from everyone about gratuitous violence/torture porn writing, and of course everything I just said above is from my own opinion–my stomach for violence also is different compared to others’. Some people say you should by no means ever write it, others say you shouldn’t police what people write in an attempt to sanitize the internet according to your views and morals. I reckon one should strike a balance–you have the freedom to write whatever you want in whatever way you want it, but do understand that the stories you share carry power. Whether you have one person read your work or one thousand, your story has power that you may not realise, and so you’re responsible for what sort of effect you want your story to have on people.
I hope this helps, anon. I don’t know if any of that was coherent lol.
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My thoughts on Phase 4
I AM SO EXCITED FOR PHASE 4 let me just start with that. Just generally, without knowing much about the movies or trailers or anything I am pumped. It looks so cool and there are going to be so many more heroes in the universe and that makes me so happy. I know some people want more focus on like the characters from previous phases but I love that they're staring out with new stuff because its the end of the infinity saga and they want to showcase that before immediately going into sequels and threequels.
Before I get into specific series and movies I want to talk about a couple of general things:
Disney + : I don’t like that “phase 4″ also includes the series(s). don’t get me wrong, I love them like series(s) were my favorite announcements of the night but like it’s weird that they're technically counted in the phase. It makes me feel like if you don’t watch the series you're going to be missing a plot point from a movie which would irk because its a lot easier to buy a movie ticket once or twice a year than to pay for a streaming service every month (though I’ll give Disney this 6.99 isn’t a bad price that's only like a dollar more than Hulu with commercials) .
The logos: Look I know logos aren’t everything but like some of those were... how you say garbage? terrible? a crime? Like some of them were spiderman far from home advertizements bad in terms of graphic design (I’m sure we’re going to see a lot of people using the ‘graphic design is my passion’ meme and it's totally appropriate). Not all of them we’re bad though, like The Eternals one was soo good, I liked how the background was kind of like a starry night, and the Shang Chi one good and the Doctor Strange one was okay. The Hawkeye logo was *chefs kiss* perfect, I love how they took the Fractions Hawkeye logo and updated it a bit because wow yes. The Loki logo was so bad I can’t even look at it, the fan made ones were so much better, loki I’m sorry you deserved better than some clip art that I think makes a word.... and the wandavision one was just werid but then again everything about them is werid so
The casts: MARVEL HAS THE BEST CASTS EVER that’s it im saying it, no I do not take constructive criticism. Say what you will about the movie but like the amount of talent that has been and will be in the mcu is astounding I mean we had RDJ and Chris Evans, who are amazing and Brie Larson (who by the way has a freaking oscar) and now we’re going to have Salma Hayek, Richard Madden, Kumal Nanjani, Natalie Portman is back, MAHERSHA ALI IS BLADE LIKE WOW (I think he has an oscar too correct me if I’m wrong), Awkafina is gonna be in chang chi (I love her sm), and so many others just the amount of talent is astounding.
The diversity: SO MANY WOMEN. AHHH JAne foster as female thor??? Our first LGBTQ character (confirmed at least) is going to be a bi black woman??? AMazing??? Another headlining black superhero with blade??
Moving on to the actual movies and shows. I’m putting a read more because idk if I’m going to talk about every individual announcement but I might so-
My favorite announcement by far had to be the Hawkeye series, because KATE BISHOP BABEY. She is my favorite marvel comics character and soon to be mcu character :) and now she’s going to get the love she deserves and more people will know about her which makes me so happy. Also it’s interesting that they didn’t announce her casting, so I have hope that maybe they will cast someone asian since that’s always been my headcanon for her even though she’s white in the comics. I’m trying not to use a lot of screaming in caps sentences but just know when I think about Kate being on my screen I AM SCREAMING. When I first saw the post about the series I cried because I was so so happy. And fingers crossed this series is taking cues from the fractions hawkeye comics because that really encapsulated Clint’s character in a way the mcu... hasnt (I really hate mcu clint but that’s a story for another time) so I hope that while they introduce Kate they also fix mcu’s clint and make him actually likable. (if you couldn't tell I really really don’t like MCU clint.) or at the very least not screw up Kate like they did mcu clint.
Next up THE SAMBUCKY SERIES. (I know it has a real title but like thats long and I can’t spell soildier to save my life sooo yeah I’m gonna call it the sambucky series in tags and stuff). I know not alot of people are talking about this because we already knew that it was happening, so it’s like yeah we already saw that but seeing Mackie and Stan up on stage together just made it feel so real and it made me so excited. And then Mackie was holidng the shield and I was like ahhhhhhhhhh hes freaking captain America!!! I could write a million essays about why its so important that hes cap and why it means to much to me and a lot of people but,,, another post for another time. But anyway these characters and the actors who play them have so much good chemistry that I can’t wait to really see it. One thing I’m not so excited about... the logo. There was a totally different logo when Disney + originally announced it and I liked that one so much better, this one is just... clunky?? idk but it’s not having that big an impact on my life lol its more of an annoyance then anything.
I feel like now I should mention an actual movie..
THE ETERNALS. I’m going to admit I don’t know that much about the characters or the team (which I will soon fix when I do my wiki deep dive to find out everything) but if your judging just by the cast, this movie is going to be great. I mean the amount of talent in this movie is outstanding and I really have high hopes for what it could be.
Doctor Strange: The multiverse of madness intrigues me more than I thought it would. Like for starters the name is pretty ominous, and the fact that we’re getting an actual confirmation/movie about the multiverse (far from home really let me down in that regard) is really exciting. Also it’s supposed to be the first “scary” mcu movie, I don’t know how scary they can get with a PG-13 rating (which I’m going to guess there going to try to keep because there’s a big chunk of the fanbase that’s young) but that really made me interesting. ALSO WANDA MAXIMOFF IS GOING TO BE IN IT, so that makes me so excited for it because although I’m not the biggest fan of Wanda's character (which I blame J*ss Wh*don for completely and her lack of characterization in the rest of the mcu and the complete nerfing of her powers.... another post for another time.) I’ve always wanted to see her and Steven use magic togther and I’ve seen a few panels where Wanda, Strange and Loki form a little magic squad which I WOULD VERY MUCH LOVE to see put on screen (minus Loki I’m guessing), also maybe this movie will fix a little bit of her characterization? One thing that makes me nervous about this though is the teaser that it “directly connects” to the wandavision series, if I’m not able to get Disney plus and watch the show I don’t want to have missed out on plot points for the movie but I guess we’ll see.
since I mentioned it already, lets talk WandaVision. The logo as a mentioned earlier is so very bad, but- yeah idk it’s just very bad. Also the name is really werid? like wandavision with no space? It’s like they went to tumblr, found thier ship name and was like ‘that sounds like a great name for a show’ (that is their ship name right?). I was not planning on watching this show at all UNTIL I found out that FREAKING GROWN UP MONICA RAMBEAU is going to be in it. I didn’t think they would ever bring her up again in the mcu so I’m so happy that she is going to be in this show and I hadn’t even heard any rumors about this so it was a really fun suprise. Am I sure that they are only putting her in the show so that people will watch the trainwreck that is wanda and visions relationship? Yes. But will I fall into the trap because of Monica? YES. But I think this show could be good if your willing to get past the obvious weridness of human girl is in love with basically a robot, a human looking robot sure if your being generous and maybe not fully a robot (a synthoid?) but it’s still werird because he's not human. I’m curious to see what timeline they use for this, because vision is still dead at the end of endgame. I guess they could use the 2 years between civil war and infinity war but that’s just not a lot of time for a complete story (and if this show “directly connects” the doctor strange 2 then that means that movie takes place pre-thanos as well which would be werid)
That all being said, I am really excited to see Wanda’s character done by someone who isn’t J*ss Wh*don or the R*ssos because they screwed her up so bad and she was such a badass and powerful character in the comics (my personal theory is that all of these men saw that and went ‘a powerful woman? more powerful then men? we can’t have that around here’ like what was done with Carol in endgame).
BLADE. We don’t know much about this movie and I don’t know much about the character but I AM PUMPED even though we don’t have a release date for it yet. I just think Mahersha Ali is so talented and I love Black lead heros so yeah.
THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER am I a little sad they didn't use Thor Four: More thor as our queen Gina Linetti suggested? Yes. But I love this title and it’s just crackhead enough to be acceptable. I’m so happy that this movie is being made, because 1) someone has to make up for the first two thor movies somehow, 2) someone has to fix the mess the R*ssos made of thors character and 3) Thor Ragnarok made me actually like thor as a character, so I want to see more of that Thor. ALSO JANE FOSTER AKA NATALIE PORTMAN IS BACK??? AND SHES GONNA BE FREAKING FEMALE THOR YES YES YES (that picture of her holding the hammer? wow. powerful. showstopping. amazing) I can hear all the dudebros screaming about how much they hate it but 1) who cares what they think? and 2) its completely comics accurate which is thier usual lame excuse for misogyny so they can suck it. ALSO VAL IS THE QUEEN OF ASGARD AND TESSA SAYS SHES GONNA FIND HER QUEEN so we’re gonna get REAL CANON BI VAL (aka out first lgbtq mcu character who is also a woman of color which is so amazing and important!!!!) ANYWAYS THOR IS GOING TO BE AMAZING, its the movie I’m most pumped for AND THE LOGO IS AMAZING and thank you takia watiti for coming to save us.
Black Widow... hmmm... I’m not as excited for this because one it’s not that much of a surprise since we’ve even seen set photos for it and because Scarlett Johanssen, I just don’t like her. I like Nat as a character even though Scarlett has the acting range of a celerity among many other issues but yeah. I’ll still go see the movie because girl power, and the more female led movies are successful the more they’ll make and more it’ll make the stupid dudebros and misogynists in training at my school mad. Also Rachel Wietz is talented and I liked David Harbour in Stranger things (or you know the 5 total episodes I’ve watched)
Shang Chi looks like it’s gonna be good, and idk what the ten rings is but uhh I like it. And I love that we’re getting the actual modern and hopefully they’ll do a little flashback or callback to iron man 3. ALSO AWKAFINA
What if? I love what if comics just because it’s a cool concept and it’s nice to see what if but this feels kind of pointless almost??? Idk I just don’t know why its here (also I originally thought this was going to be on hulu so I’m bitter about that). But I’m interested to see what kind of animation style they’ll go with (which honestly is a huge factor in whether or not I’ll watch it), and depending on what stories they do, if I watch it I’ll probably just end up skipping around and only looking at certain ones.
Spiderman 3, Captain Marvel 2, Black Panther 2: I’m super pumped for all of these!!! I mean especially after that cliffhanger at the end of spidey (which I’m still shook about). I cannot wait to see my girl carol again, and hopefully her movie will explain what’s going on with the “kree sleeper cells” that skrull maria hill talked about in ffh along with what the heck talos and his wife were doing on earth while fury is in space? (also a cute little reuinion scene between fury and carol?) (also also what the heck has carol been doing since captain marvel and before endgame) (also also also plz give me carol rhodey and intoduce jessica drew thanks) okay so maybe I’m asking a lot of this movie but yknow..and I’m always up to see more Okoye because she is iconic and I love her.
Fantastic 4, Look I know there's been a bajillion fantastic four movies and they were all bad ( I personally liked the one With Micheal B Jordan, Miles Teller and Kate Mara) but I have faith in marvel studios. I mean they did take a basically unknown hero and turn him into one of the most beloved heroes and launched that single movie into a cash cow 23 movie freaking franchise (I’m talking tony stark and the tony stark cinematic universe by the way) so I think they can pull off the biggest miracle of all time and make a good fantastic four movie.
Mutants... I don’t really know what they mean by this? Like do they mean X men? Or a new movie called mutants? Or mutants themselves will be peppered into the mcu? I think that it shoud be one of the last two options. Just because even if the x men don’t show up for another 2-3 years its still kinda soon to just reboot the whole thing? (also I don’t think that Jean Gray should be recasted because Sophie Turner slayed that role despite the writing being terrible), even the fantastic 4 movie the lastest one will be 6-7 years old by the time marvel reboots it so- also the x men have just been so overdone by fox in bad ways that I feel like if theyre going to use mutants which they should they should do a new team and pull out some lesser known characters and or just put mutant heros in the mcu which I would love to see.
annnnd an hour later.. here we are. If you made it to the end, thank you because I had a lot to say.
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BTS : An Ode to those “Go too far shippers”
Note to self* : Things I'd like to say to BTS "go-too-far shippers" (the rest of you, you're doing absolutely nothing wrong and YOU WILL know reading me that you're not from that disgusting bunch, there will be no doubts, don't worry ! Innocent fantasy is harmless. THAT is not) :
Here's a list of what you have to be doing to be considered a "Go-too-far shipper" :
- FORGETTING that BTS members are REAL HUMAN PEOPLE BEING and not characters from a TV Show or a book or a fudging YAOI. Actually, I'm a hundred percent SURE that you're not new to that kind of fanatism. Let me make a wild guess here : Marvel Universe ? Sherlock ? Supernatural ? Shadowhunters ? Yeaaaaah you know who you are.
- Loosing your precious time editing super long videos to analyse and prove without-a-doubt-omg-you're-so-smart-and-insightful-you-must-be-an-INFJ that your ship is the realest of all ships. It's a freaking Zodiac Boat, it's sailing so fast ! You guys... are loosing sleep over some 1 second footage slowed to the infinite and beyond of member n°7's left eye twitching (but be careful, if you blink, you'll miss it !) when member n°5 looked in his general direction. That proves it right ! I'm telling you ! But... but what is that ? Another shipper used the EXACT same footage to prove that member n°5 is actually doing this to make member n°6 jealous ! Look look ! N°6's fingers moved... slightly when that happened.
You should actually try to watch yourselves on camera. You'd be shipping yourselves with your father.
Plus, this is so creepy guys, watching them for hours, trying to decypher their micro expressions, looking for a sign, omitting what you don't want to see because it's convenient. But you know what ? BTS members get itchy, think about the weather, are sensitive to noise, their crew facing them during interviews, making gestures to tell them "we're running out of time", they have food between their teeth, they get BORED because they don't understand what's being said during english interviews... a thousand stimuli that would justify their eyes twitching better than your theories ever could.
- Actually SENDING the links of your shipping videos, or even worse : pornographic fanart TO BTS via Twitter or else ! You know they are active on social media, your know they go to YouTube, Twitter, Instagram... Do you ever ask yourselves : "Did I go too far with this fanart of member n°6 and member n°7 doing anal ?" And then you put it ON THE FREAKING INTERNET !
Would you like it if someone draw you and one of your friend that you like ONLY as a friend because he is not your type (aka he is not a member of Bangtan) together doing graphic sexual stuff. These 7 men grew up together, are living together, are really close... Why on Earth would they want to see a drawing of themselves in a sexual situation with one of their bandmates. Why ? Think about it, try to have EMPATHY for once (you know, that thing you all think you have tons of), put yourself in their shoes, and tell me you wouldn't be bothered to come across such drawings of yourselves and... let's say your brother ? Your father ? Your sister ? Your best friend ? Your co-worker ? And on top of that, on your Twitter feed, for everyone to see. Wouldn't that be embarrassing ? No of course, BTS would be admiring the likeness, the finess of the details and the liveliness of the art. They are not human after all.
They're Idols !
- Linking EVERYTHING they do to your ship.
Do you think they are THAT single minded ?
That the only thing in their mind at all time is their "boyfriend/bandmate/that-guy-they-spend-their-lives-with-because-it's-their-job" ? Just to be clear... when you are in love (if you've ever been), do you stop LIVING when the object of your affection is not on your mind ? Is it always ? Do you forget your other hobbies ? Like, if all of you fall in love at the same time, will you stop editing those hour long creepy videos ? PLease, let me know, I know one or two dating app that would make tumblr and Youtube a better place !
BTS youngest member is 21 YEARS OLD. None of them is a prepubescent teenager with raging hormones, with no self control and with only making his "boyfriend" jealous as his goal for the day. Yikes ! Let's not forget they are Kpop idols, which mean they are hightly trained (conditioned ?) to control themselves, their emotions etc. to FOCUS on their job. And besides, do you really, trully believe they have nothing better to do during promotion ? Because, let's face it guys (and I know you'll not like this but brace yourselves) : BTS are ALWAYS doing promotion. They are never truly natural. I'm not saying they are not genuine, I love them as much as you do, and I'm respecting them as mu... wait. MORE than you do, because I'm not actively trying to shove a relationship in their faces while they are working their asses off all day long to offer me quality content, music, MV's, while also trying to live their lives.
Maybe that face twitching was sadness. But that doesn't mean it's because they fought with bae this morning.
- Making EVERYTHING sexual. That's it. This is the WOOOORST thing you do.
Exemple I : "Oh lord ! Member n°5 licked his lips. Totally obvious. He was thinking about member n°7, sending him signals. They are totally doing it tonight *insert the giggle of a pervert*
Exemple II : "Hhh ! Member n°2 gulped while looking at n°1. He is so thirsty today !"
Exemple III: " Wow ! N°5's hand is on n°3's shoulder. So erotic. He is actually so subtle, but they know eachother so well. N°3's in for it backstage !"
Exemple IV : "N°4 looked at n°6's lips ! I saw him ! It means he wants to kiss him ! I read it on an article titled "How to know if he's into you" from a... scientific magazine. About body language."
Exemple V : "His legs ACTUALLY twitched, he is such a hoe ! I'm sure he has a boner !" (Like guys, you think I'm exaggerating ? Think again.)
...AAAAaaand sceene.
Once again, try paying attention to every little move your body make during the day. Every time you lick your lips, every time you sigh. Every time your eyes land on a "so called" inappropriate place of your interlocutor's body (yeah ! I know you've been watching your history teacher's ass, you hoe ! Thirsty much ?).
Apply the same logic you do watching BTS members interact, and you'll be thrilled to know that you're sexually attracted to your dog. Congratulations !
- Calling them "hoes", "thirsty"... this is plain insulting. Why, just... why ? I have nothing more to say.
- Insulting and criticizing shippers that have a different OTP than you. Like, being verbally violent sometimes ... over a-freaking-fantasy of a couple that only exists in your sick mind ! LOOK AT YOURSELVES ! Look in a mirror !
You're the same ! All of you !
Why not put your microscopic differences aside, and celebrate what you have in common : CREEPINESS ! You are all so tolerent, accepting differences, bla blah blah... let's not break our own words and stick to your script, shall we ? Some other BTS fan is creepy, but not exactly creepy-like-you ? Let them be creepy their own way ! Your OTP is [57] ? Theirs is [58] ? Not a problem ! At the end of the day, it's all in your head ;)
- Talking about things you know nothing about, or very little. I've mentionned this earlier.
Are you Korean ? Do you have a Ph.D in Korean culture ? No ?
So please, stop talking about such things as "the use of honorifics", "skinship", "the way Korean think about same sex relationships", "compliments between males", "fan service"...
Like, seriously you hate on this heteronormative society that we live in, but you are interpreting every single thing BTS does the wame way you actively despise, ho-so-western of you : "They graze eachother's hands, they're gay ! Proof ! They call eachother handsome : Gay ! Physical affection : Gay ! Impressed by a muscular body ? Gay ! You trully are a product of this toxic society you despise. And btw, if member n°5 does a peace sign and tounge to someone (*cough* a fangirl in the audience *cough*) during a choreography, does that mean... that his boyfriend has in fact a vagina, and that he was doing it for him to excite him in secret code ? No ? Do I hear "fan service" ? I thiiiiiink soooo... But wait, does that mean... That in one way or the other, your simple logic doesn't apply to every situation ? (If you are interested to know, one of BTS members actually did what I've just depicted during a choreography on stage. One of my favorite fancams EVER.)
Anyway : You're not defending any minority behaving like that. You're just adding fuel to the fire. Am I insulting you yet ?
Do you have psychic abilities ? Are you Dr. Cal Lightman from Lie to Me ? No ? So please, stop making assumptions about one facial expression or the involuntary twitching of leg muscles.
Are you a pervert ? Are you dangerously-obsessive-but-lying-to-yourself-by-telling-you-this-is-romantic ? Are you living by proxy ? Are you so focused on the sex life of 7 men - that would find that extremely horrible if they knew you btw - you completely forget to live your own life and experience things ? Yes ? Oh.
Oops!
Let's recapitulate :
- Forgetting that they are real people, and not fictional characters but treating them as such, because hey ! They're famous, they must WANT the attention.
- Editing creepy videos, and actually believing you're raising awareness with your borderline psychic skills at decoding body language. Seriously, you're so sensitive, I'm amazed you're able to have friends, because you see everything : that is your curse.
- Thinking every single member of Bangtan is a single-minded teenage boy in love, incapable of controlling his impulses. Of course he'll waste his time during an interview to try and make his boyfriend jealous. How fun ! Making the person you love jealous. Haha. So intelligent and useful. Just like in that Tv Show you love. You know, the one with the toxic relationships and immature characters !
- Sending fanart to BTS. They're probably used to it, so why not taking your chances and trying to get their attention ! They might even like the picture of themselves giving a BJ to their bro. Aegyooooo !
- Making everything sexual. Not something unhealthy to do. Not at all. Again, so fun !
- Calling the artists you love cute names such as "hoe". Adorable.
- Discriminating shippers that aren't sharing your OTP. You're a pot. They're a kettle. But nobody's black, oh god no !
- Using Google to validate your theories, be it for body language or Korean culture. Everybody reacts the same way to the same things, true fact !
Anyway, that's all for today ! Please feel free to comment, and tell me how much you think I'm right, that you too have been aggravated by those "Go-too-far shippers". That you haven't been fast enough either to buy a ticket to the concert in your country, so you would love it if you could go on tumblr to find new pictures of Kim Namjoon, Kim Seokjin, Min Yoongi, Jung Hoseok, Park Jimin, Kim Taehyung and Jeon Jungkook because you love them all (ALL 7 of them, thank you) but without accidently reading a post about "n°6 and n°7 sitting in a tree. F-U-C-K-I-N-G". If you are tired, like me, please share this post and comment below ! Even I you know, just like I know, that it wll not whange annyhing. But Damn if it felt good writing it !
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SA Hunters: Chapter 5
(Featuring my RWBY OCs as a bunch of teenage vampires with a group chat who are somewhat good with weapons. They’re just a bunch of kids looking for fun, Adrian’s the real bad one. And yes, in canon, Angel does run a blog.)
(Sorry this took so long! If I skipped any lines or if something doesn’t make sense, I was having paste issues! Docs doesn’t work well with Tumblr anymore.)
“Look at this!” Val passed his phone to the person sitting behind him. “It’s Angel’s Tumblr blog.”
The person started to laugh. “What is he… is that supposed to be a breadstick?!”
“No no no! Read the caption!”
Val and his classmate had a good laugh. I wonder what over.
“What? What’s going on?” Brid leaned over to look at the phone. “That’s a breadstick, all right.”
“No, wait! Read the caption!”
“Tell me what you- oh, my god!” Brid laughed. “That’s hilarious!”
“Like, there’s no context behind it, right? What’s he even doing with the breadstick?!”
“Oh, no no no! I can explain the context!”
Brid began to feverently explain the context of the photo. It had something to do with a date ritual or something. Involving breadsticks.
Brid explained the picture. “It’s supposed to be like, if the other person says something you don’t agree with, you shove breadsticks in your purse and run out. He completely missed the point, though.”
“I hate this guy.”
Brid just kept laughing. “He cannot jive with the younger crowd. He’s trying, but failing.”
“Is that a picture of Angel?” I asked, looking at the picture. He was taking a selfie of himself eating a breadstick. The caption read “Tell me what you like about me~ <3”.
“Did anyone say what they liked about him?!” Brid shouted.
“Nope! No one at all!”
“A lot wrote what they hated, though.” someone else said. “Look at these. My favorite is ‘you can take your breadstick and-’”
The person flashed his phone forward just as the teacher walked into the room.
“All right, settle down, class. We’ve got a lot to do today, so no phones out. Got it?”
Everyone slipped their phones away.
“First of all, who here did the homework?”
Everyone raised their hands. Even Val, who I knew for a fact didn’t. Easy A for him, I guess. I didn’t bother to call him out.
“Good.” The teacher glanced down at her notes. “Now, when we left off yesterday, we were talking about Roman families and elite status…”
I took notes as the teacher spoke, and switched through a slideshow on her holovision. Bridget was taking notes in her book while the teacher spoke, in her prim and neat handwriting.
Male-dominated society- men cared for the family. Could decide if a baby lived or died. Held absolute power. Could disown kids at will. Kids only had allowance until father died. Women had few rights- childbirth, taking care of the house. Married off young.
“What are some drawbacks of the Roman family structure?”
Brid raised her hand. “If you’re abandoned, you’re dead or you’re a slave. Also, most of the population basically had no rights, just the eldest men in each family.”
“You’ve got the idea. Well done.”
What kind of family did Brid live in, anyhow?
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While we were walking to our next class, I couldn’t help but stare at my feet. I wasn’t sure what to say. What could I say to the girl that knew everything?
Brid stopped at her locker and pulled a book out.
“Are you… going anywhere tonight?” I asked.
“Tonight? Um… my schedule’s kind of unpredictable.”
“Well… I want to… um… ”
“You want to?”
“Hang out. I… want to hang out. With you. As, um… friends. You know.”
“Hang out as friends?”
God, I sound so stupid… “Yeah… ”
“We are friends.”
“Yeah… ”
“I might be able to come to your house around five tonight. How about that?”
“Really? Um, that’d be great.”
“Great. See you then.” Brid fetched her book and walked away.
Oh god. What have I done?!
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“You did WHAT?!” Sam spit out a mouthful of lemon water. We were finishing up our homework on the couch.
“Does that technically count as a-”
“It totally does! Lu, you’re moving up in the world!”
“Woah woah woah! I… I can’t set up for a date in my own house! How am I supposed to do that?!”
“Do you know anything about her?”
“She was playing this video game-”
“Video game! Sweet! I can set her up with some Quantum Knights!” Sam was about to pull up the game on our TV.
“Oh no, not a shooty one. Like, a story one.”
“Um… Stronghold 2?” Sam pulled up another game.
“I don’t know.”
“No. I’ve got it. It’s the one game every girl loves.” Sam began to surf through the App Store on his phone. “Howlers! It’s a dating sim that just came out, and I heard-”
“Sam, she’s on a date with ME.”
“It’s a good story-based game too, y’know.”
“We’ll figure out something.”
“What about food?” Sam walked to the kitchen.
“I was thinking of running down to Camelo to grab some bubble tea, but I don’t know… ”
“Things would be less awkward if you just… cooked.”
“We can just get chips. How about that? Ugh, setting up a date is so much work.”
“At least you did it. Hold on, I’m going to look something up.” Sam pulled out his phone and typed in the words “video games for girls”. “Hey, question.” he said. “Does she like Japanese and Korean games?”
“I don’t know.” I was starting to think that this was a bad idea. Here I was, inviting her home for a date, and I didn’t even know what she liked. All I knew was that she studied. A lot. She seemed so lonely.
“Oh. My Only is a really good one. That’s kind of a horror game though. Oh my god. Look at this one. Imagine if-”
“We’ll figure this out when she gets here, okay? I can’t think about it anymore.”
Our cell phones vibrated.
“Quantum Knights Graphics Update?” Sam asked, reading the name of the article.
“Same.” I looked at the article on my phone and scrolled to the bottom. The code at the bottom deciphered itself, revealing the words “Vampire gang taking over town streets. Aiming for certain important allies.”
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“Who’s the ally?” I asked the computer in the car.
“I am not authorized to disclose that kind of information.” it replied.
“All right. I’m just saying that if we knew, we could-”
“Your job is to protect and evacuate the ally and his family. If it becomes necessary to disclose the identity of the ally, we will do so.”
“All right.”
“No use arguing with a computer.” Sam laughed.
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The western end of town.
Before Rubicon City was, well, a city, there used to be a town out here. Melrose, Vermont. Eventually, the little town and its below-middle-class residents were engulfed by the miracle that became Rubicon City. Eventually they became wealthy and moved. There’s about half a mile of woods between one house and the next. The only signs of civilization are brightly colored mailboxes and dirt paths into the depths of the forest. I can’t imagine who would live out here.
I was about to climb out of the car, but I heard a shout from the monitor.
“Wait. Scanning for predators. All clear.”
Sam and I crawled out of the car. I pulled on night vision goggles and looked for signs of movement.
“Should I pull on heat vision goggles?”
“Just in case.” I said. “Where’s the target’s house?”
“It’s the house you are in front of. Hurry.”
I nodded at Sam and we ran into the deep woods.
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A vampire with red hair and red eyes was sitting in a tree, reading messages on a phone. His phone dinged as he received a new one. Next to the message was a yellow icon.
visitors
The vampire growled and texted back.
what kinds of visitors?
The vampire recieved a picture in response, of a boy and a girl running out of a black van. He smiled and texted a message back.
don’t touch the car. eliminate the humans before they reach the house.
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“I see something.” Sam pointed to a tree in the distance.
“Where?”
“In that evergreen tree. It’s really tiny.”
I turned up the night vision factor. There was a girl sitting in a tall tree, texting on a phone.
“What is she doing?” I asked.
I saw a flash of light. The girl had taken a picture of herself. She then continued to text.
“I can’t tell if that’s a vampire or just a regular person.” I said, squinting my eyes for a closer look.
“Heat vision’s not picking up her body, just her phone. I’d say vampire.”
“Time to eliminate-”
Behind us, we heard a twig snap. A raccoon had jumped out of a tree and was running on the ground. Nevertheless, the girl turned towards us. We watched her point a HUGE sniper rifle at us. She texted another message on her phone.
Sam whispered. “Maybe we can negotiate if we capture one of the gang members.”
“Forget that! How’d she get a full-on sniper rifle?!”
The vampire girl peered through the scope of her rifle. I hissed an order to Sam, and we ran in different directions, hiding behind trees. The vampire shot at me. The shot embedded itself in a tree. Another one made the bark above my head explode. Feeling around the ground, I found a rock and threw it against a tree a short distance away. The vampire’s attention shifted from her phone to the tree. While she was distracted, I pulled my crossbow out and shot blindly at the girl, hoping at least I had landed a hit somewhere. A bullet whizzed past my arm and I heard her shout. Looks like my shot had met its mark. The next second, I heard struggling and shouting.
“Get off!”
“Give me that phone!”
“I’ll bite you!”
“Oh, Jesus!”
“No! Don’t-”
I heard a thud.
“Lu! She’s down!”
I ran over to Sam. He was standing next to the girl’s tree, looking like the wind had been knocked out of him.
“Y’all right?”
“Yeah. She’s down and I got her phone.”
Below us, the girl laid unconscious in the grass. At least, she was faking it, since vampires can’t be knocked out that easily. Her phone lay a few feet away. I picked it up and read the most recent messages.
“How many in the chat?” Sam asked.
“Four others. Let’s call them… Red, Blue, Orange, and Yellow.” I pointed to colored icons next to the names of her other contacts. “And the one we just captured is Green.” I looked back at the most recent chat.
Orange: good to go
Yellow: stationed at entrance
Green: in position
Red: lark hurry up
Blue: ready
Red: good. make sure we don’t have any visitors.
Orange: good luck guys
Green: thx mai
Blue: :)
Yellow: visitors
Red: what kinds of visitors?
Yellow: [a picture of us]
Red: don’t touch the car. eliminate the humans before they reach the house.
Green: how are you doing, adri? [a picture of a tree trunk]
Green: dammit, i still don’t show up
Blue: wear makeup
Red: any sign of the humans?
Green: i see them
Red: kill them
Green: of course sweetie <3
Red: just kill them nari
Green, apparently “Nari”, was in the process of typing another message- “got em”. Of course, now she was on the ground, feigning unconsciousness.
“What should we do with her?” Sam asked.
“Keep the phone active. Get the rifle away from her before she fires it again.”
As I spoke, another text appeared.
Red: did you take care of them?
“Text back, and say yes.” Sam said. “Let them think we’re dead.”
“Good idea.”
I typed in “yes”. The message sent. Then, we began to receive more.
Blue: lol
Orange: whats so funny
Blue: sum1 pls check on nari
Orange: y?
Blue: she never says yes
Blue: she always says “yeah”
Yellow: omg ur rite, ill check
“They’re onto us!” I whispered. “Come on. We need to get to the ally and evacuate their family.”
We tried to move quietly through the woods, but we heard the sound of a squirrel jumping from tree to tree above us. Green’s phone buzzed again.
Yellow: nari they stole your phone
Yellow: nari
Yellow: nari they stole your phone
Red: she can’t read the stolen phone you idiot
Yellow: gotcha
Yellow: she says shes pissed
“Green’s up. Come on, we need to move!”
We continued to dodge and weave our way through the woods when we received another text.
Blue: i see something
We froze.
Blue: nvm squirrel
Blue: im hungry
Blue: gonna grab dinner :P
Orange: i have some water if ur thirsty
Red: stay on topic.
Red: we will be moving to capture the house once we get rid of the visitors.
Blue: sorry :(
“Their chat looks like ours, doesn’t it?”
“What do you mean, our chat?”
“I mean, it’s like my crew’s group chat.”
“You’re right.” I resisted the urge to smile at the chat, which to me, sounded like a group of friends talking.
“Sometimes I wonder why they became vampires. Don’t they get to chat like this as humans, like the rest of us?”
“Yeah. About gossip, and video games-” Wait… Oh, crap. “VIDEO GAMES! OH NO!”
I shouted that last part.
“Lu. What. Was. That.”
“Brid’s date! She’s probably hanging out all alone! Oh my god, I promised her a fun night, and she’s probably alone and bored out there! Oh my god, I’m an idiot!”
“Not so loud!” Sam hushed me down. “They’re trying to kill us!”
“Right, sorry.”
Narin’s phone buzzed again.
Orange: I HEARD THEM
Blue: will find them. weapons at the ready.
Yellow: how many arrows can you shoot at once again lark
Blue: three
Yellow: hawt <3
Yellow: that was nari
Blue: thx
Red: they know our movements.
Red: no more texting. kill them.
��Aaaand now we’re dead.”
“Not if we move fast, we’re not!” I grabbed Sam’s arm. We dodged erratically through the woods towards our target, staying within sight of the dirt path that led to the house in the woods. I tried not to make any sound, but I gave up after I nearly fell into a tiny creek.
As we were dodging through, avoiding gunshots, a girl with long braided hair jumped in front of us. “What’s up, hunters?” She made a “slit your throat” motion.
“Who’s she?!” Sam exclaimed, pointing at the girl. She had black baseball grease under her eyes and twirled brass knuckles in her hands.
“A vampire, genius.” I muttered.
“Tawny, get down here! There’s two!” the girl shouted.
A boy jumped onto the forest floor behind us and pulled two switchblades out of his pockets. He twirled both of them in his hands.
“This is getting a bit scary.” Sam whispered in my ear.
“Well, it should be.” The vampire girl cracked her knuckles. “We’re going to beat the crap out of you, and you’d better enjoy it.”
“Wait, so are you Orange or-”
“She’s not orange, she’s Maiya.” Tawny chimed in.
“Oh, the chat? I’m orange, Tawny is yellow. Not that we’ll let you stick around long enough to remember that.”
“Is Orange going to actually attack us?” Sam reached into his jacket pocket. “Because if she does, she’s more bark than bite.”
Orange promptly punched Sam in the shoulder. I was about to say he deserved it, when Orange pulled out a pistol and pointed it at Sam’s cheek. I shot her in the stomach with my crossbow. Yellow grabbed me from behind, but Sam grabbed him, snapped his neck, and shot him. We nodded at each other and kept running. Behind us, their bodies turned into dust.
“Two down, three to go.” I whispered. “So we took out Orange and Yellow. That leaves Green, Blue, and Red. Red’s the leader. Blue and Green are snipers.”
“Look. That’s the house.”
It was, as the computer said, a house in the middle of the woods. Its front lawn was a mess of statues, piles of wood, and toys.
“Lots of gargoyles.” I whispered. “Where did those come from?”
“No vampire DNA.” Sam scanned the statues. “They’re just decoration.”
“Let’s knock.”
“Lumi, do you see anything around us?”
I scanned the skies, seeing no signs of vampires. “No.”
Sam rang the doorbell.
I heard the leaves stir behind me.
“Watch out!” Three arrows shot themselves towards us. We stepped aside. All three landed in the door.
“They followed us!” Sam mumbled. “Great, now they’re onto us! How are we gonna-”
From above, we heard a gunshot. Behind us, we heard a shout. Someone was pointing a rifle through a window.
“You PREPS get off my lawn!” I heard a familiar voice shout.
“There must be something wrong with the system.” I whispered. “There’s no way our contact is-”
“Yo! Get out or I’ll shoot!” The window opened wider. I watched Val blow the smoke off an old hunting rifle.
“Don’t shoot! It’s Lumi and Sam!” I shouted up.
“The hell are you two doing up this late?!” Val shouted.
“Long story! Listen, do you have family?”
“What do you think?!”
I looked around. “No?”
“Of course I do! I’ve got two twin bro-cousins and an aunt and uncle!”
“Bro-cousins?” Sam asked.
“Like you, Sam.” I clarified.
“Brousins...”
“Now’s not the time.”
Val shouted again. “What kind of witchcraft are you two up to?! Wait, is this how Lumi gets perfect grades? Witchcraft?!”
“My grades aren’t- I don’t even- Val, just wake your family up and get them out of this forest!”
“You serious?!”
“Val, please!”
Sam’s phone rang. He glanced at a message. “Lu, Z called. Change of plans. The family’s too big to evacuate. We need to protect the house instead.”
“Val, listen.” I shouted up. “Your house is surrounded by a gang of dangerous people. They’re coming after your family.”
“Then what the hell are you- how did you know?!”
“Long story! Listen, if you could just make sure your entire family is hiding-”
“Hold on.” Val stumbled back into his house.
“What’s he doing?” Sam asked.
“I don’t know.”
“Hold your horses!” Val shouted. “I’m getting another gun!”
“Who knew Val knew how to shoot...” I muttered.
“Unlike those preps, he likes guns.” Sam sighed. “Because he’s crazy.”
“How many are there?!” Val yelled down.
“Three!” I replied. “At least two are snipers!”
“Snipers?! Jesus. Let me call backup.”
“No, no backup. These aren’t ordinary snipers.”
“Screw that!”
“What’s he doing?” Sam whispered.
“Getting a gun. Should I tell him we have guns of our own?” I pointed to my crossbow.
“He’ll get suspicious-”
In front of us, the door opened. Val held a pistol in his mouth and two rifles in his hands.
“Is he okay?”
“He doesn’t look like he’s 100% awake.”
“Take the damn guns and kill the damn snipers.” Val began to shoot blindly into the woods.
I took the pistol and placed it on the ground. From above, I caught a glimpse of Green and Blue. They were firing bullets and arrows at us from the treetops.
“Take cover!” Sam pulled Val behind a tree. I ran behind a fence and shot crossbow bullets at them.
“I’m too far away.” I shouted. “I need to get closer if I’m going to land.”
“We’ll cover you!” Val shouted. He stepped out into the open and fired at Green. Green ducked. Blue fired six more arrows. Val dodged them. All the while, I ran through the edge of the clearing to the snipers.
“Damn, he’s good.” I heard Sam whisper through my com.
“Blue?”
“No, Val.”
“Suck it!” I heard Val shout. Then, I heard a gunshot.
I heard Green scream and hit the ground. I sunk a stake into her back before shooting down Blue, whose attention had now shifted towards me. He shot three more arrows at me, but I dodged and struck back. Finding myself in a position without anywhere to hide, I looked around. Blue was about to shoot me again, but a bullet from a rifle hit him and knocked him out of his tree. I took care of him as well and ran back to the group.
“You saw me hit that trench coat dude?!” Val shouted. “Who the hell brings a bow to a gun fight?!”
“Green and Blue are down.” I said.
“Great. Who’s left?”
“Just Red.”
“Red. I wonder how dangerous he is.”
“I don’t want to know.”
The woods were silent. There was no sign of Red.
“Should we search?”
“No. You don’t have to.”
We heard Red’s voice immediately behind us.
“Red!” Sam pointed his crossbow.
“It’s Adrian, not Red.” the vampire said. He had messy maroonish hair and red eyes, and was glaring at us. He balanced an axe on his shoulder with one hand.
“Why are you after Val?” Sam snapped.
“That boy commands power unknown to man.” Adrian said. “I want that power. No. He wants it.”
“He?”
“You know who he is.” Adrian smiled. “I’m not leaving here without my target. For his glory. And for mine.”
“Val, don’t go anywhere near him-”
Val seemed to be trying to pay attention, but drifting off into sleep.
“We’re sorry about your team.” I said. “We know they were your friends-”
“Friends?” Adrian snorted. “They were nothing but pawns. They were strong, sure, but still just pawns.”
“They meant something to you. I know they did.” Sam pointed his crossbow at Adrian. “Didn’t they?”
“Humans have friends.” Adrian advanced upon us. “Vampires have alliances. Our alliances are useful. Not fun.”
“That isn’t true!” Sam shouted. “I read your chats! They cared for each other! All of them! They were friends! Nari, and Lark, and Maiya, and Tawny-”
Adrian cackled. “That’s what made them useless. The only good thing about them was that they could follow orders.”
“You’re wrong, poser!” Val snapped. “Friends aren’t useless!” At least he was listening, I thought.
“Who are you to lecture me, anyway?” He smiled and brandished his axe. “We’ll see how the power of friendship fares against the power of true darkness.”
“Huh. You sound just like someone I used to know.” All of a sudden, Val was alert again. He pointed the rifle he was holding at Adrian. “Whether or not he lived? I’m kinda working on that. As for you? You won’t.”
He smiled and shot. The vampire dodged quickly. He threw himself at Val and slashed at him, but missed by an inch before being tackled to the ground by Sam. Adrian quickly shoved him off and was poised to strike him when I grabbed his axe and pulled him back.
“Now!” I shouted.
Sam pointed his crossbow at Adrian and shot. Adrian dodged it, avoiding a strike in the heart, but the bullet cut through his shoulder. The axe blade began to tip towards my head. Val helped me pull it out of his hands, and threw it away from him.
“Don’t let him touch that axe!” I shouted.
“Got it!” Val raced over to the axe and picked it up.
Adrian roared and threw himself at me. Sam tried to tackle him again, but Adrian threw him off. He threw his body on top of mine, ready to sink his fangs into my neck.
“You really thought that would work a second time?” Adrian laughed. “Do you even know who you’re up against?”
Sam winked. “Trust me.” he said. “I know who you’re up against very well.”
“Who I’m-” Adrian’s words were cut off when he saw his own blood splatter over his face. His initial shock turned to anger. “YOU-” He hissed and tried to bite into my neck, but Val raced over, grabbed his neck and hair and held him back.
“I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you all! I’ll have every last drop of your blood! All of it!”
Sam came over and pinned the rest of Adrian’s body down.
“Lumi, please, do the honors.” he said, smiling.
“Certainly.” I pointed the crossbow directly at Adrian’s heart. “And before we send you to hell,” I continued. “I want you to know that this is the power of friendship. This is the power you’ll never have.”
“You witch!”
I fired the crossbow.
Adrian evaporated in an instant, causing the boys to fall on top of my body. Sam laughed when he realized that we were in a giant pile, but stopped when he saw me.
The moon was so bright tonight. I just wanted to stare at it.
“Hey. Lu.” Sam shifted next to me. He stared up at the moon too. “It’s kinda bright, isn’t it?”
“Yeah.” I mumbled.
“You okay?”
“I don’t feel bad about Adrian.” I said. “But the other four… ”
“Yeah.” Sam gazed up at the moon. “Me too, Lu. Me too.”
“Come on, let’s get Val back to bed.”
“Yeah.”
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I overheard Val and his friend Jake talking at lunch the next day.
“You will not believe the dream I had yesterday.” Val laughed.
“What was it?” Jake asked.
“I dreamt that there were some preps trying to kidnap my family, and then Lumi and Sam showed up, because they were doing some witchcraft ritual, and then they helped me kill the preps with these guns I had. Ain’t that hilarious?”
“That sounds crazy.”
“It felt real, though. Feel my hands. They’re like, really sore.”
“Are you okay, man?”
“Am I ever?!” Val started laughing. That laugh turned into a coughing fit.
I suppose I should feel fortunate that our… important ally… wasn’t quite awake last night.
“Lumi,” Sam reminded me. “Don’t you have someone to apologize to?”
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“Brid?” I walked up to her. I hoped she wouldn’t be too mad.
Brid jumped when she heard my voice. Oh no. “... Yeah?”
“Um, I wanted to apologize for last night. It was probably weird having to spend the entire night alone… ” My face was turning hot.
“What are you talking about?”
“Um, I-”
Brid’s eyes suddenly widened and she grabbed my shoulders. “I’m so sorry! I didn’t show last night, and I didn’t have time to tell you that I had to work my shift at-”
“Wait, you didn’t show up either?!”
“No, and I’m really sorry!”
“I had a shift too… ”
We stared at each other for a while. Her face was turning just as red as mine.
Then, she smiled and laughed, but her eyes were growing moist. “Nothing like this ever works out for me, does it?”
“It’s okay, Brid. If I had known, I wouldn’t have… ”
“It’s fine. Some other time, okay?”
“It’s a deal.”
Brid waved goodbye and ran to her next class. I watched Sam follow her and pick up a conversation.
Wow…. I guess…. our date turned out all right. Even if neither of us showed up. We’ll try again later, I suppose.
My phone buzzed. I picked it up. It was a text from Sam.
Turns out she likes Fearless, but she’ll watch me play QK and SH2 if I play. Triple date!
Sam doesn’t know what a triple date is.
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@tragicxscarlet – So once upon a time tragicxscarlet was like “do you ship it?” and I was like “I guess?” and then cut to me a week later sobbing over a notepad file titled “An Itemized List of All My ScaReeve Feels.” ( No, I won’t share it. ) Every post from you is a pleasure and you have a unique style of writing that is conversational and forceful and urgent in a way that suits Scarlet so very well. Normally this might earn the dreaded label of “intimidating,” except somehow I feel like writing with you also elevates the quality of my writing in a wonderfully symbiotic way. I know RL claims your time a lot ( and should definitely be the top priority ) so I’m going to pretend I don’t check my notifications half as often as I do in hopes of getting more of this very new fix. Reeve is so very confused right now, and I am looking forward to getting to know Scarlet and all the ways in which we have yet to break each other. ❤︎
@directorlazard – The length of time that it takes me to reply to you really doesn’t do justice to how happy I am to be able to write with you ( which will probably go for most of the people on this list tbh, so everyone else should just pretend I have said this to them as well ). It’s not just your muse that feels “in character” but your whole blog does; I am certain that you are, in fact, Lazard behind the screen, and I can’t tell you how much I admire the role you play not just IC but OOC as well. Writing with you has been a pleasure so far and I am really excited to see how the Wutai War will shape a relationship between these two fledgling directors. No one else has prompted me to put half as much thought into my backstory and headcanons as you have, that’s for sure!
@dcntgiveup – Older Marlene. I could scream forever about this very muse concept tbh but I have already done that a few times before. So I will just say I love that someone else is equally as interested in what was going on with Reeve, Marlene, and Elmyra while the rest of AVALANCHE was off doing their thing, which I guess I have also said before, so instead I will just say this: You’re rly cool and I like your muse a lot. ❤︎
@argent-noir – Tumblr ( or some mod I’ve forgotten I’ve installed ) says you are getting 9% of my love, which apparently puts you in the lead, but that sounds pretty low to me. Tseng is enigmatic and frightening and he makes us a little nervous, so pardon us if we seem to stalk from afar at times. Reeve just wants to get to know him better but isn’t sure if that’s allowed.
@hydraulics-are-sexy – I haven’t yet laughed harder while playing Reeve than I did while writing the two threads with you. I love the idea of Reeve having a friend who he’s comfortable with even while holding this lofty position and I feel like that’s what we’ve established here right off the bat even if it’s never been formally discussed. Normally he’s very polite and political but with Shalua I find him discussing more personal topics and with more sincerity. It’s nice. :] I guess accidental dick pics will do that.
@exsiliumductoris – There are some muses who are so intimidating ( and rightfully so ) that it’s all you can do to remind yourself that the mun has been nothing but friendly and approachable and Veld is definitely one of the two who immediately come to mind as I write this. You play your muse with such an authentic presence though that it’s like “Oh shit, Veld.” Despite all our joking about it, I can definitely say that if Reeve was kissing Scarlet in the same verse that Veld was ever involved with her, he’d be scared out of his mind and possibly seeking some kind of witness protection program. ( But we’re still keeping her. )
@a-chaotic-affair – Lucrecia really deserved so much better and I hope you continue trying to bring her that, because you have so much passion for her and things to say that can only be said by you. And thank you again for the graphic help! Be kind to yourself. ❤︎ I look forward to seeing where we can go but take your time.
@kunselxknows – SON. The way to this man’s heart is through his cat, okay? Is Kunsel a free agent after Meteorfall? Because we might poach him and put him in intelligence gathering or something. He already has a recommendation from Cait Sith.
@jjillekkot – Is anyone sweeter than Nina? Thoughtful with her headcanons and always goes out of her way to include other muses in things. It’s little touches like that that really create a sense of community, and I appreciate that so much. ❤︎
@eteriskromling – The amount of atmosphere and backstory you create for your muse is truly impressive. I’m also still interested in that other idea you expressed a while back. ;] We could have a full boardroom, just saying.
@ablackwing – I may have snuck you in at the last minute here precisely because Sephiroth just poked fun at Reeve’s hair turning gray but tbh that is A++ and worth the inclusion and even if we’ve literally swapped two posts back and forth it definitely made my night the evening that I wrote this, so kudos to you.
@evil-robot-cat – I know you’re not an RP blog so including you here is probably an unconventional move, but how can I not give a shoutout to someone who draws so much Reeve art? Your comics are hilarious and adorable, and every time you like one of my posts I feel like I have a cheerleader rooting for me, so thanks for the support. xD
The Cat’s Meow —
@ofbraver | @adventson | @heroicardour | @silverxskies | @kaosureign | @dirge-of-valentinex4 | @strifx | @sxphiroth | @beatrushbeauty | @tsengofshinra | @parvuslegum | @gun-arm | @aliquame | @gaiawing | @ciitreae | @cetraheir | @rude-at-your-service | @tsengofshinra | @parvuslegum | @coccineusx | @boundwithindarkness | @legendaryturk | @shuriken-onna | @infusedblues | @scienceisapower | @badassbarmaid | @fantasybuster | @redpupxiii | @thegenesisrhapsodos | @akamure | @grxvidus | @angelusfair
And lastly...to the pornbot that was #100, because of course it was. OTL ( I’m not tagging it. )
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reflective piece
This module gave me a lot to think about, about where what I want to do, where I want to end up and how I’m going to get there. I’ve always been a fan of character design and over the course of my two years here that interest has only grown, I don’t know where I’ll end up when I finish university and to be honest I don’t really want to think about it right now, but my end goal is a job in character design, I don’t mind starting at the bottom, I don’t even mind starting in another area, but character design is where I would like to end up.
My background is in graphic design; it was the first subject I really got into. I chose it as one of my options in high school, to study during my final two years and then went on to study it exclusively at college, it was here my skills really started developing, as did my interest in animation. I enjoyed making things, but I didn’t really enjoy what I was making, products such as leaflets, posters, studying advertisement was honestly the least fun I’ve had creating something, but it wasn’t all bad of course, in fact my typography pieces remain as one the works I’m proudest of. My first experience with character design was in my second year, when we had to write and illustrate a children’s book, I knew by this point I wanted to do animation, but it wasn’t until I got to university that I settled on what I wanted to do.
I used this module as an excuse to reflect on myself, thinking back to the work I’d done and honestly realising quite how much I hate quite a lot of it, the primary problem was my art style. Having studied graphic design in college, my art style was a product of that, simple, clean and easy to look at, all good things when creating leaflets or posters, but I’m not doing that anymore, if I want to start getting into character design, I feel my art style should have some character too, using this module as an excuse I finally decided to bite the bullet and start working on getting an art style that I enjoyed, a messier, sketchier, rougher art style. I enjoy drawing, I’m not good at it, but I enjoy it, so I plan to keep at it and maybe one day I’ll actually be able to draw a human.
As it’s my end goal, I want to start focussing more on character design, to start this off I’d planned on doing some kind of personal project, in an attempt to both practice drawing and fill up my blogs with work I actually don’t mind look at. I wanted to expand on the characters and world I created in the previous character design module, as I’d become a bit fond of them. However, I decided to postpone this, I intend on taking a year out next year to go and study abroad, the university I’ve chosen to attend gives me the opportunity to work on a personal project as part of the curriculum, I’m going to hold out until then as I feel it will be infinitely better than something I create in my own time, alongside all of my actual assignments.
In order to start moving towards my end goal of character design, there’s a few things I need to start working on, firstly, a portfolio, I have a portfolio, but it’s still quite focused towards animation, it’s also still got a lot of my old graphic design work in, things like my typography pieces, which while I quite like, don’t really help me towards a career in character design. I plan to spend some time over summer, working on various projects, or rather just, things to fill my portfolio with, one idea I had was to start making up basic character designs using ideas from the multitude of random generators online. This would not only give me things to add to my portfolio, but would allow me to practice skills that I need to practice, drawing, idea development and actually design characters based on ideas that aren’t my own.
The next thing I need to work on is a suitable CV, like my portfolio, I have one but it isn’t really relevant to character design, though in the case of my CV, it isn’t even relevant to art, as I’ve never gone for a job in art and I doubt any of the grocery stores I apply to for part time jobs care what adobe software I can use. I did make an “artsy” CV back in college, but like most things I made in college, it wasn’t great, so I just did another one, it was well timed actually as I needed a new CV anyway for my exchange programme. For the time being, I’ve made an Instagram page that I’m in the process of filling with work, both from that I’ve done in uni and some of my better work from my graphic design days back in college, I plan to keep adding to it, though I may reserve it for my better, more finished work, I’m toying with the idea of making another Tumblr blog at some point for things like, basic skethes, experiments and development work. I will probably start this over the summer, as I plan to do some preparation for my year abroad project, things like character and world building ideas for example, as well as basic storyboarding ideas, which will go onto my Tumblr, with finished character and environment designs on my Instagram.
The final thing I need is a showreel, obviously, my first showreel is going to be short and very simple and as I want to focus more on character design, won’t feature too much animation, I did look up a few character design showreels I only found one that featured actual animation, one that was obviously made a late into someone’s career, the others I found were simple still images, showing the different parts of the character design, from concept to the final piece. This is the kind of thing I’m aiming towards, as well as the kind of thing I will likely have late into my career. That said I may end up making more than one showreel, one focussed on character design and one with my animation work, though having multiple showreels isn’t something I’m even thinking about right now.
I feel that I’ve gained a good number of skills throughout my time in university and college, with software especially, programmes such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, I’ve been using since I took up graphic design in high school six years ago, so I like to think I’ve become pretty decent at using them, though I’m still learning new things. In university, I’ve started using a lot of new, more specialised programmes, Maya for example, I picked up last year, while I still have a lot to learn with Maya, I feel like I’m making very good progress.
Beyond just technical skills, I have gained other more personal skills that I feel will serve me well in the future, having worked in retail for the past four years or so, I have become adept at work both independently and as part of a larger team, I feel these will serve me incredibly well working in the animation industry.
I’m not sure where I’d like to work in the end, the far off future is something I really don’t enjoy thinking about, I know the kind of place I’d like to work though, but at the same time I’d feel like I’d be happy anywhere. Somewhere like Disney for example, is pretty much the top place you can get a job, but at the same time I don’t really like the idea of working in a studio of that size. One thing I do know is that I really don’t want to work in London, but at the same time, that’s where most of the big studios are. In class we were shown a few different places, one that stood out to me was Ubisoft Reflections, in Gosforth. I’d quite like to stay around Newcastle, it’s a nice city and I know my way around it, it also has the metro system, which would save me having to invest in a car. It also seemed like it had quite a good, atmosphere, laid back, but still productive, which relates back to my main goal of enjoying my job. As well as this, an option that has been given to me even since I started college, is freelancing, I honestly wouldn’t mind freelancing, especially to begin my career, that said, freelancing isn’t something I’d like to do long term, as I feel it’s a bit too unreliable, you just have to hope that someone needs something animated and they just happen to find and choose you, amongst all of the other freelancing animators.
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Do people still blog? Is this a thing anymore, or did I miss the whole enchilada. This gurl had to figure out how to spell this dish - as well I'm pretty sure this is NOT an expression ..ah well, going with it. That would be mildly embarassing if I found out in fact, I had spelled it wrong. Welp, here I go. Starting up a blog.
So, here I am on tumblr, where I feel most transparent. What you see on here is literally what I'm thinking at that point. Only a select few know who I am. I can express anything and not feel obligated to explain, or feel guilty, maybe? Regardless. I feel safe here. To quote the lovely Olive of Easy A, " -And what better way to express my opinion than to broadcast them on the internet."
I want to thank Sir Daniel of howell, for my inspiration, to make an actual effort in finding out, what it is that makes me happy. With his latest video, as of March 2018.
Side note. I haven't actually written anything since middle school? I think?? Am I EVEN using punctuation properly ? I don't understand anymore. Also, too lazy to research and relearn some more. Maybe, I'll pay attention to it more when I read.... And, if I happen to use words that are not words, my apologies.
Where was I, Dan said this thing about being true to yourself. I think I struggle with this. Being told I am a people pleaser. I feel awful about this, but watching that video, made me soo thankful knowing I wasn't alone. I don't know what makes me happy. I'm pretty sure this is actually a common thing.
Also, I had recently read a quote, on some gif it turns out. Damn. I can't even remember it at this point. Mind you while I'm writing this it's 3 AM. What am I even doing awake ?? Okay, it was along the lines of do what you love for work and you'll never work a day in your life. . something or other.
Edit: I had just posted it before this; it's "find what you love and do it for the rest of your life." As per the cute detective guy on that show: criminal minds
That's when it hit me. I don't know what makes me happy? A lot of things I like to do, are hugely influenced by people around me, then for whatever reason, If can't do said thing. I feel like it doesn't matter.
I'm striving to figure out what I love. And, daily I think it's super weird. Living as myself and not knowing much about me.
I see people everywhere. Whatever it is they love to do, yhey made it their lives work to do it. Made it happen, worked towards it. I'll look at anything and be like, "Oh, someone who really loves writing, wrote this book, or another person drew this graphic design. Someone else who loves acting is in plays, or tv shows, movies. Then there's those people who are also involved in the production, advertising, wardrobe, camera crew.
There are limitless possibilities out there, the thing is, in order to figure out that dream career or job. You need to know what you strive for, what keeps the blood flowing in those veins, what makes you wake up happy. Whatever, it is that you want to spend your life doing. I, like probably, all of us millennials want to know what that is that I'm running towards. I just, have no earthly way of telling, if I don't even know what makes me feel joy and excitement, in the first place. I don't even know if I'm really good at anything.
So to start off, keep in mind, I'm listing off things I couldn't possibly go a day without here.
Video games were a huge thing for me, about 7 years ago. But I think it turns out it was because my friends and boyfriend were all really into them. I'm not sure if I made myself like it. If it's just something I put up with. But the thing is, I can't tell. Since its so easy for me not to. Video games bare no real significance to me. Did I even like it in the first place? On the other hand. I have been playing since super Nintendo and Sega were really big. On and off through all of those systems and brands. Ect. Maybe, I think it's fun, recreationally?
Didn't find what I'm passionate about there. Next with a new trend of mine is, make up. Okay, while I was working, I spent TONS of money at Sephora. I don't really know how I got into it in the first place. Was it a make up guru I was watching? I think I can peg it to a video I was watching sponsored by a dewy stick. That just looked so cool. And she was upselling it, hard. And I just carried on from there. But, I don't feel compelled to do any looks anymore, unless of course, I happen to be going out somewhere.
Love nikki, let's touch up on my most recent obsession. Today marks.. I think day 39 days in a row of playing. Love Nikki, is this mobile game where you dress up this little anime girl. I've spent about 20 dollars on here. And I'm not technically working. Why did I do this??? Do I actually like this? Or, is it because Dan and Phil said it was Coolio. I'm pretty sure I could live without it. I think this one stems from me not being able to do any real shopping of my own anymore.
Aside from make up, I bought lots and lots of clothes. Not only for myself but for my son and boyfriend. You should see our closet it's kind of ridiculous. My passion for clothing went as far as me buying out an entire thrift store. Not as in, oh everything in this display? I want it. No, as in I literally got out a loan and bought a entire store. At this point I was 21. Now, my business went belly up, and I pay a little over 100 dollars,every single month, in storage fees. It's been 3 years. Why did they even approve of this loan!?!? I didn't go to school for business. I was a health care assistant!!!
Now if you're still with me, let's move on to that portion of my life when I was in the health field. I had just had a baby. Panicked, to find a job to support this tiny human I just grew. I jumped into this course that was available. It was for health care assistants. I'm going to be honest. I didn't have a clue what that was. If you're not sure about it, as I was. It's where you help the elderly or otherwise unable, with their activities of daily living: ADL's.
That being showers, teeth brushing, getting dressed, Fed, toileted, glasses on, etc. You know, basically any of those things you do whilst on autopilot, mindlessly sipping your morning coffee.
So! Before I start this care stuff, let me point out there are very few things I am proud of myself. Taking this course, is one of those things where I felt, I was pretty great. Durring the entire thing, the lowest grade I received was a B+. That, my dear friends, made me happy.
There were 3 years of my life in that line of work. Put me in what my therapist called situational depression. Easily put, being a HCA did NOT keep me happy. I used to cry most mornings before work. For years?? Why didn't I quit sooner??? This is a different story in itself.
You've read more then enough of my first attempt. Moral of my story is. Who the hell am I?
×o×o sincerely yours
Chanel no.2
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My Game Of The Year Top 10 List Thing, I Guess
Is this what you’re supposed to use Tumblr for? I have no idea. Anyways, here’s My Game Of The Year Top 10 List Thing, I Guess!
This list only includes games I’ve actually played that came out in 2017. I haven’t played all of the big-name games that came out this year, so here’s a list of every new game I played this year that isn’t objectively shovelware:
Android: Fire Emblem Heroes, OK Golf, Monogolf, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Nintendo Switch: Fast RMX, Infinite Minigolf, Kamiko, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Namco Museum, Picross S, Puyo Puyo Tetris, Snipperclips, Sonic Mania, Splatoon 2, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Ping Pong Trick Shot, Vroom in the Night Sky
PC: 100ft Robot Golf, Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, Golf It!, Guts and Glory, Jackbox Party Pack 4, Pictopix, PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, Project Cars 2, Tacopocalypse
Xbox One: Forza Motorsport 7
I bought a few more decent games that came out this year, but I haven’t gotten around to playing them yet, so they’re not included in the above list. I also bought a lot of old games and shovelware this year; you can check out my Backloggery here for proof. Anyway, here’s the list:
#10: 100ft Robot Golf
One of the best concepts for a game ever made. The game itself is pretty good, too. I might personally prefer the live-action cutscenes from No Goblin’s previous game Roundabout, but the anime cutscenes are also cool. My favorite mode is the one where you control four robots at the same time, trying to hit four golf balls into the same hole in a given time limit. I also really like the mech that’s controlled by five dogs, they’re good dogs.
Technically this game first came out last year, but it didn’t come to the PC until February of this year, which is when I was first able to play it.
#9: Sonic Mania
I have a couple of controversial opinions related to the Sonic series. I think that Sonic Adventure 1 is the best 3D Sonic game ever made, and I also think that Sonic Generations isn’t any better than Sonic 06. But I don’t think it’s controversial to say that Sonic Mania is a great game. The first playthrough is kind of annoying because you can’t go back and do old zones again until you beat the game. Also, you go back to the beginning of the zone, not the level, when you get a game over. And most of the deaths I had felt cheap in one way or another. But it was fun! Unlike almost every other Sonic game ever made, all of the stages are designed with going fast in mind, even the final few stages. There are definitely slow-paced platforming segments, but there aren’t very many instances where trying to go fast will hurt or kill you, so you can hold right and enjoy the great graphics and scenery flying by. I also really enjoyed the new-to-Mania zones, more than the old zones, in fact. The music in these zones in particular is fantastic, although it’s great in pretty much every level in the game.
#8: Picross S
It’s Picross, on the Switch! What more could you want? Well, a few more puzzles would be nice. There are 150 puzzles, but none of them are larger than 20x15 pixels, so I got through all of them fairly quickly. There’s also a Mega Picross mode, which is the same 150 puzzles, but sometimes the numbers of two adjacent rows or columns are combined. It’s kind of dumb. I also wish you could draw pixels on the touch screen, but the pixels do get pretty small in the bigger puzzles. Hopefully we’ll see a Picross S2, Picross S3, Picross S4, Picross S5, Picross S6, etc. in the coming months and years.
#7: Forza Motorsport 7
I have a LOT of complaints about this game.
The single player campaign sucks. I haven’t played a mainline Forza Motorsport game since 4, as I didn’t get an Xbox One until recently. Therefore, I don’t know what the campaigns were like in 5 and 6, but apparently 7 was supposed to make the campaign races feel like an actual racing series, with more realistic points distributions and all that. Great in theory, but the execution is terrible. In real racing, even the best drivers lose more than half of their races. In order to beat a series in Forza 7, you have to win every race in the series. Forza Horizon 3 did it right by not requiring you to win every race; you could finish last in every race in a championship, and you’d still beat the championship. Credits rewards are tied to the difficulty of the AI, so you want to turn it up to get more money, but then you’re more likely to lose races, which makes you want to turn the difficulty down or compensate by using a bunch of assists, like the stupid one that makes you drive as fast on the grass as on the road. There’s also no qualifying, so everybody starts in the same position every race, and the AI tends to finish in the same position every race as well. You also have to finish every race in a series before moving to the next series, which is annoying. So basically, every mechanic in single player is designed against having fun. Great!
Then there’s the progression. It’s slow, to say the least. There was controversy surrounding the VIP credits bonus, as it initially only gave you a few temporary cards that doubled your credits. However, it was updated to double your credits after every race, so that’s good. It still feels like you don’t gain credits fast enough to be able to buy and upgrade as many cars as you want, and that’s after I abused a glitch that allowed you to get infinite rewards (which has since been patched).
The game is also crash-prone, to the point of being almost unplayable on PC. The PC version has a memory leak which crashes the game after a few minutes if you look at your garage or upgrade your car. The Xbox version is more stable, but it’s still crashed a couple of times for me.
You’d think all of these criticisms would push the game off the top ten, right? But here’s the thing: multiplayer is super fun. Sure, it takes about ten minutes to get into your first race, because you always end up in a lobby where the race has just started. And sure, half the races end up in disaster because the guy behind you crashed into you at full speed at the first corner, but when you get near the front of the pack and have a good race with some other drivers, it’s a blast. I tried ghost racing for the first time the other day, and it led to surprisingly close and fun racing.
So yeah, Forza 7 is a pretty fun game, as long as you only play multiplayer.
#6: Monogolf
Decent mobile games are hard to come by these days. For a while, my go-to phone game was True Skate, but then it stopped working on my phone. Thanks, Huawei! Before that, I played Desert Golfing, but it got a bit boring after 3,000 holes. I saw Monogolf in the Google Play Store recently, thought it looked cool, and downloaded it. Now it’s my new go-to game.
Like many phone-based golf games (believe me, I’ve played a lot), you simply drag on the screen to point where you want the ball to go, and how fast it should go. The catch is that you have to get a hole-in-one on each hole. If you don’t, you lose a life. Beat as many holes as possible until you run out of lives. It’s super fun to try and beat your record, and you often do, as you’re constantly unlocking new lives. You also unlock extra level packs for reaching certain milestones.
The game’s art style is also really cool. A lot of mobile games go for the modern look, but it ends up looking cheap. Monogolf’s graphics don’t, helped by the variety of vivid colors and textures on the holes.
As far as in-app purchases are concerned, you can pay about $4.50 to unlock everything, including all of the pieces for course creation and the maximum number of lives, but everything can also be unlocked through normal playing.
I said a lot about Monogolf. The top five games are all Switch games, that wasn’t intentional, sorry.
#5: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Tin, why is this game not number one?
Because I liked the four games above this one better. That’s not to say Breath of the Wild isn’t a great game, because it is. And it deserves the overwhelming praise it’s gotten, too. I’ve just never been a huge fan of RPG or adventure games. Having never played more than a few hours of a Zelda game before, I expected to only play the game for a few hours just because using the Switch was a novelty at the time. However, I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected. Running around the vast open world is fun, as are the shrines. Somehow, I managed to defeat a Divine Beast before finding a single korok seed, so now there’s a korok seed permanently in the middle of my Divine Beast orbs in my inventory. I really need to go back and beat the two Divine Beasts I didn’t get so I can try out the DLC, because that skeleton bike looks super cool.
#4: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
So this is just an updated version of Mario Kart 8, which came out three years ago. Some might say that makes it ineligible for 2017 awards, but I don’t care.
Deluxe adds several new gameplay mechanics, new characters and karts, and an updated Battle Mode. The addition of a second item box makes for an even more hectic experience than Not_Deluxe, and also adds a bit of an extra layer of strategy. Should you go for the double item box, or will someone else snatch it up, leaving you with no items? The triple boost is also nice. Deluxe adds the Inklings from Splatoon as playable characters, which automatically makes the game twice as good (this is a scientifically provable fact). The Battle Mode is also really good, although I haven’t played it that much, because regular racing is so great. Given how all of this was added on to an already-great game, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is probably the best game in the series, and arguably the best racing game this generation (the other major contender being Forza Horizon 3).
#3: Puyo Puyo Tetris
Yes, I know this came out years ago. I imported a Vita copy back in 2015 for my PSTV that I never use. However, I’m including it in this list because it didn’t receive an English release until this year, which means that I can actually read the menus and story.
It turns out that combining two of the best puzzle games ever made creates another great puzzle game. Who would have thought? The story mode is great fun, and the story itself is surprisingly enjoyable, particularly the part where Schezo makes a bunch of innuendos. As far as the main modes go, Swap mode is objectively the best mode, as both players play both Puyo Puyo and Tetris, and do so on an even playing field. Versus mode is the next best, particularly when both players are playing the same game. Puyo vs. Tetris matches can be a bit lopsided, due to the two games having different garbage rules. Big Bang mode is alright too, particularly the Puyo version. You should avoid the Party and Fusion modes though, they’re bad.
Playing online is super fun, although most people play Tetris, unsurprisingly. Playing against someone at a similar skill level results in super tense and exciting matches, often with both players scrambling to clear enough garbage to be able to make a decent combo again. Lopsided matches do happen pretty often, though. Fortunately, you can disable matches in modes you don’t like, even in ranked mode. I usually just play Swap and Versus, although I’ll sometimes play Big Bang as well.
#2: Super Mario Odyssey
While a lot of games recently have focused on huge, expansive worlds, with various places to do things, Odyssey instead has relatively small levels with things to do EVERYWHERE. There are essentially as many moons in this game as there are korok seeds in Breath of the Wild, which means that moons are probably 50 feet apart from each other on average. There’s always something new to do that won’t take more than a couple of minutes when you go back to a particular level (unless you’ve gotten all the moons on that level, of course, but even then you might have to go back for a thing or two…). Some people have said that it feels like busy work to get all of the moons, and it is to some extent, but I found it wasn’t that difficult to get most of, if not all the moons in a level in a few-hour session or two.
New Donk City is one of my favorite levels in any video game, ever. The music, atmosphere, and level design are all so fantastic that I had fun for hours just messing around, jumping through the city and up to the top of buildings. It’s definitely the standout level of the game IMO.
Mario has probably the best movement I’ve ever felt in any video game. There are so many different things he can do that I feel like I still haven’t learned all of his abilities, even though I’ve 100%ed the game. The jump -> throw cap -> dive to cap -> jump off cap -> throw cap again -> dive to cap again mechanic is super fun to perform, and not as complicated as it sounds. It takes a couple of tries to get used to, but it’s very intuitive once you get used to it.
The capture ability is also amazing. It surprisingly doesn’t feel gimmicky at all, as each of the objects you can capture let you do the things you’d want to do in a given level. Cheep-Cheeps can let you swim more quickly, Goombas let you walk on ice without slipping around, posts let you spring up the sides of buildings, and so on. My favorite object to capture is probably the pokey thing in Bowser’s Castle that I don’t remember the name of that lets you snap to and spring up walls, although it’s also one of the more finnicky objects to use.
Overall, SMO is probably the best platformer I’ve ever played, and I thoroughly enjoyed 100 percenting it. It would be my game of the year, except I happened to like one game even more. Can you guess what it is?
#1: Splatoon 2
You probably guessed what it was.
Splatoon 2 is the only game from this year that I played for more than 100 hours. For comparison, I played one game for more than 100 hours in 2016, Forza Horizon 3, and three games for more than 100 hours in 2015: Super Mario Maker, Rocket League, and Splatoon. Super Mario Maker and Rocket League are probably two of my top ten games of all time, and Forza Horizon 3 isn’t far behind. Splatoon would also be one of my top ten favorite games, if it wasn’t for the fact that Splatoon 2 is objectively so much better.
If you’ve never played Splatoon, the goal is basically to paint the floor with more ink than the other team (also you should play it right now). It sounds silly, but it’s super fun. The ranked modes are also great, and your rank is now broken up per mode, instead of all the modes contributing to the same rank. That’s great, because now you don’t have to only play one ranked mode if you’re better at that mode than the others.
There are a bunch of new gear items, some of which are really cool. I really like the tye-dye shirt, and also the jungle hat that everyone hates. You can also wear a plant if you really want to. I need to make it as clear as possible that the visual aesthetic of this game just oozes with coolness. It’s probably the coolest game I’ve ever played.
There are several new weapon types, too. The Splat Dualies are neat because you can dash twice while firing, making yourself a difficult target. The Splat Brella gives you a shield, but it isn’t very useful in practice IMO.
The new stages feel a lot more open than the stages in Splatoon 1. Humpback Pump Track has an incredible name and is a great smaller level, while Mako Mart has a more open feel, and the supermarket design is fantastic. It’s definitely my favorite level in the series. Most of my favorite stages from Splatoon 1 have made also their way to the sequel, including Port Mackerel, Kelp Dome, Walleye Warehouse, and Moray Towers (yes, I like that map).
Splatoon 2’s single player campaign is similar to the first game’s, with the added twist that you have to use various different weapons throughout the missions, instead of just the Splattershot. This adds a lot of replay value, as you now have to beat each level with each different weapon to 100 percent (or 1000 percent) the campaign. I’m about halfway through doing this, and I intend on finishing it eventually.
Salmon Run is new to Splatoon 2, and it’s a great new mode. You have waves of hordes of enemies that want to murder you, and you have to murder them first. There are probably much better explanations of the mode available. It also makes you try out new weapons, as the weapon you use is randomly assigned at the start of each wave from a set of four weapons. My main complaint with this mode is that I wish there were more rotations with completely random weapons, as a lot of the rotations with preset weapons tend to have a lot of weapons with low firing rates, which makes the mode more difficult and arguably less fun. Also, you can only play the mode on certain days, which is kind of silly.
Splatoon 2 is one of those games that’s greater than the sum of its parts. On paper, it sounds cool, but not as amazing as it really is. I almost didn’t buy the first Splatoon, which is something I have a hard time believing now (the same thing is true for Rocket League). It’s hard to put into words why, but the finished product, with all the great gameplay mechanics and super cool style blended together, is simply amazing. It’s more fun and cool than any other game I’ve played this year, so it’s an easy choice for my Game of the Year.
Hooray!
Honorable Mentions
These are games that would probably be on the list if I had a PS4 so I could play them:
Everybody’s Golf: I like golf games, as you might have noticed by the number of golf games I’ve played this year. This is a golf game, therefore I should like it.
Gran Turismo Sport: Gran Turismo is one of my favorite series of all time. A lot of people haven’t liked the more serious mode of racing that Sport offers, but I think it’ll be right up my alley. The livery editor also looks super cool.
Wipeout Omega Collection: I really liked Wipeout HD, and this is basically that, but with an even higher definition! Also, it has the tracks from Wipeout 2048 which I haven’t seen before.
These games almost made the Top Ten, but didn’t:
Jackbox Party Pack 4: It’s fun, but JPP3 is better IMO. Don’t worry, I’ll still be streaming more Jackbox in the future.
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS: I haven’t played this game much because it gives me anxiety when I play it. I really don’t like loud noises, so hearing a random gunshot after 20 minutes of silence startles me a lot. It’s also kind of slow-paced. I do like the concept more, so I’ll probably play it again soon, maybe with some music in the background.
Come back next year for my 2018 list, which will probably be the post after this one, given how little I use Tumblr!
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I have a registered domain name and a website on iPage.
I don't know how WordPress should / does / can fit in with the blog portion of my website.
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Say I go with Blogger, so decide that my blog will be better and worth the fees over at WordPress can I move all my content from Blogger to WordPress?
It may be by Blogger or WordPress and its main focus might be to update my readers about music, pictures, music videos, new releases, magazines, lives, and stuff,, I'm intending to start a blog.
I need to be able to do the following. It's a well if WordPress will allow me to do everything I that Blogger does I might just go with WordPress. Therefore, I've read almost almost any comment and your information about the blog options that we have, and it seems like Blogger is the right blog for me.
I think I will try Blogger out first, after that,.
That last statement leads neatly into my next question.
I do move to wordpress, how much would it cost and, is there a way to avoid the fees for the redirection link? As I said, I don't seek for to have to pay additional fees and I understand that if I go with org from the start it won't be something I want to move to wordpress, I should like to start at wordpress.
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Since it's a roller coaster, overall, go with a pic you can write a LOT on, so this blogging thing.
Revenue, and your ability to profit with a website, will come once your audience is there. You have to establish yourself as an expert in one field consequently blend in your other interests. Everyone needs one, being that it teaches you a lot about the web and is easy to use. Although, pick WordPress, I'd say if you seek for a fancy blogs with plug ins and design flexibility. Of course tips, and stuff take Blogger, I'd say in case you just need to share posts. Most blog readers should go for contents than fancy stuffs that take time to load. Notice that I think it really depends in what you seek for to achieve. Which of the two should you recommend to generate enough traffic and make connections within my industry, with what I need to offer on my blog.
I'm debating between using WordPress, that I know is the go to platform or Google +.
It'll be part blogging of information, I am in the midst of creating a blog that caters to the indie music scene, advice, tips my skills and services should be shared with artists,, personal thoughts and insight and resources but the main premise is to ofcourse network.
Great post and thanks for the insight. Get online quickly with a free trial, setup a cool design and start attracting clients -that's the motto. All over television with beautiful and encouraging ads, SquareSpace offers a nice solution for the business owner in need of a web presence. Go and share publicly I'd say in case you look for to build any sort of following.
As we've been making an attempt to dominate it for a year now, if you need a guide on how to use Google Plus we've got you covered.
Fun features like the badge make getting followers easier.
Google Plus brings you instant community + audience -two things any blogger wants more of. Some might say WP and some will say blogger. However, for an example creately thrives in the diagramming category as it has the perfection that matters. Later, as I manage to learn php and more js, By the way I transform my website in a greate cms gaming platform, build on wordpress, at firat I start as very easy blog on wordpress. Combine in it anithing and display it anywhere I seek for. I had used Movable Type for the blog section, and figured that it will be nearimpossible to make the transition to WordPress. Thanks to you I decided to revive my 'longdormant' website.
Hi, in my opinion it would've been best if you 'copy paste', republish your old posts, and backdate them if you like.
Pretty sure major blogging platforms have this particular feature.
I highly suggest you delete your.blog blog as I reckon the platform should be shutting down soon since look, there're other better options for us out there. Is the WordPress hosting package at Network Solutions limited? Essentially, how limited, I'd say if so.. They say they are using WordPress version they don't really say much else that makes sense to me. Also, I'm wondering how it fares in searches and if I control the ads and receive the ad revenue, or if they do. Consequently, what's different, I'd say in case not. I'm wanting to know how it compares to using WordPress.org -is it quite similar? Recently I built Blogging platform for IT engineers called Wiredify.
It's simple UI but focusing on software engineering. It's quite new but striving to be useful site for all developers. I have learned many things from this post. Blogger? It is a great informative post. Just keep reading! WordPress? On p of this, I can not decide that what's best blogging platform for me. Please give me some suggestion. I am a brand new blogger. I did try other CMS like Joomla and drupal but nothing is better than WordPress I believe. I started out with blogger 6 years ago but later on moved to WordPress and since so I have never looked back. A well-known fact that is. I am a photographer/storyteller, and I'd like to blog as you suggest using hostgator. Nonetheless, I have browsed the wordpress.com themes and can't find one in which the font is not tiny and greyish and in which the photos uploaded are allowed to be large enough for my liking. Thanks for answering my questions! By the way I don't know if wordpress can, I know Blogger can handle it.
I've learned what I'll need to do to backup my blog.
I gonna be able to figure that one out on my own, I believe!
There you should be able to test a demo version of it, as for your A Cwrite is a chat write that you can install in your blog or website -if you seek for to know more type cwrite in your search bar and click on the site that has cwrite ws in the URL. Therefore if I switch from a free WordPress.com blog to a domain where I pay a fee per year will my blog become part of WordPress.org? For example, I am quite worried being that a blogger ld me that WordPress.com doesn't have many options as opposed to Blogger but I don't look for to change now that I have built a small audience. However, thank you very much. Oftentimes any advice? You see, you may find articles at Hubpages you'd wonder why anyone would ever publish.
You may find better home for your blogging and writing needs.
Hubpages started as an article network, the kind of place where you were rewarded for publishing a lot of articles on any one pic like cooking, travel or homeimprovement.
Today, it boasts millions of informative articles and guides. Now look, a byproduct of mass publishing is slightly lesser quality. It's a good idea to send this to them, I'd say if you know a friend who could benefit. Then again, just send an email. Lastly, so this post ok me months to research and make. Thanks to share with us. Helps alot during creating a blog for website whose expecting for traffic. Actually a person can pay more for space and just about every item. Seriously. Basically the org side is worse although a person gets a few free templates. Although, support is a bad joke on WordPress.com. Remember, the real kicker is the price of $ 250 dot 00 for an usable backup. I am in the process of moving first of the year. For the expense of expanding WordPress.com it my be easier to buy web space from a decent host. Some info can be found easily on the internet. For less than $ 150 dot 00 a year lots of us know that there are good hosting sites who have WordPress so you can invite friends to join.
WordPress have a very limited number of social networking links available. WordPress charges for any small step and limit store space. It's not far off from learning something like Microsoft Word and becomes second nature quickly, do expect a learning curve. It's the most powerful and respected blogging platform with endless opportunities. This the case. You got it Nuien. I have made my blog with blogger grindingchocolate.blogspot.mk/. Now please pay attention. Therefore in case I do start the business I'd rather simply be able to build the site on similar platform as my blog rather than have to start from scratch. Generally, given all this information is WordPress my best bet? Hi, I'm looking at starting a blog which I may eventually need to attach to a web based business that I still can't decide if I need to gamble on starting or not -I'm also currently unemployed.
How hard is it to switch from com to org if I just seek for to try out the interface and the blog to see how both go?
In my opinion you have pointed out for the most part there're a huge number of good blogging services available!
I think I was lucky to only know about wordpress.org when I got started and didn't have to take a roundabout way to get there. I any day. WordPress does take slightly longer to learn but if you are serious about a business it's definitely the choice I recommend. So, in any of the questions above, the first scenario is the WordPress.org. For instance, you could've written 1560 posts, 200 posts, 17500 posts, or 82 posts, on the Squarespace platform, and there must be absolutely no way of knowing exactly how many posts you have published -because they don't keep count! Please update this list to include the fact Squarespace does not in any way tell you exactly how many blog posts you have. For instance, my vote goes for wordpress as I know it's quite easier than other blogging platforms. I just love the extra functionality you can add with the vast quantity of plugins.
Hey great post, been looking at the ones I haven't seen before but I believe being a web designer WordPress is my favourite and may always be.
I can't install software without corporate approval and computer management support, Know what guys, I can access the intranet and internet with Internet Explorer 10.
Which web hosts are ready to work with SharePoint from start to finish? My employer owns by rig, and to protect their internal network from malware, they forbid and prevent me from installing unauthorized software. I read a few discussions about getting SharePoint and WordPress.org to work gether and it looks like a disaster, especially for a brand new comer. Nevertheless, will the web site management software try to install on my laptop, or will it become a feature on the web site, if I try to start a blog on WordPress.org or somewhere else.
MS SharePoint Designer 14 dot 0 is authorized for use in supporting internal blogs, wordPress ain't on my employers list of authorized software. Its more like wordpress for more even if I have not been I'm almost sure I liked both the good cms platform for wordpress or blogger. My country ain't listed on Paypal to receive payments. I am currently on a trip and should like to start a blog. Remember, I can only make payments. Actually, being that I am abroad, Actually I am not able to do any payments as well. Sounds like a lovely group and place. I dunno, I'm pretty sure I like WordPress's Users panel bc you can set different levels of power Like can edit, comment, publish, etcetera hereafter email out the logins from WP. I appreciate all the work put in to the info above. Will you mind clarifying the diff between the two sites please? I've always understood ‘org' to be basically not for profit and ‘com' to be a business for financial gain. Usually, I'm still a little confused about the difference between WordPress.org and WordPress.com though. Those definitions is being reversed in your descriptions. You got a great read on me there I like Blogger bc it's free and fun, and WordPress.org bc you can advertise, rank well in search, and generally do more regarding the building entire websites.
We have got for the most part there're hundreds of thousands of blogs out there so unless someone has the right link there's little change they'll get there.
You should better announce it with care and good timing! Your blog is private until you announce it. With that said, I like both platforms as a newbie I just start with blogspot now I move to wordpress. Loved both…. You undoubtedly should both what the big issue behind both? I'm almost sure I use weebly for my church websitre. On p of this, in spite the fact that the sites listed in here can be considered simple it's nice to know someone with 0 code knowledge can have their own creative slice of the internet world. I get positive feedback about it I am thinking to have a ddler food blog for the past 2 yrs til now I have not done so.
My question, for a first time blogger that has no clue about coding is wordpress.com easy enough for a starter?? Is there another blog site that u advise others. Thank u for a great article! What do you think? Plenty of info can be found easily by going online. Still haven't decided on whether I should use WordPress, To be honest I am very interested in starting a blog. That's right! I don't have any HTML skills so I fear that settling on, I actually see the great reviews on WordPress.org. Minus of blogger is that blogger do not allow to earn money if your blog with adult content.
Check this out.
HostGator to install WordPress onto I opened my new site about -I have to say that blogger is easier to use comparing with wordpress -'htmlediting' is plus, free video downloading.
Minus of blogger that administation can delete your blog without alert. Blogger is a great intro. Or a Tumblr or WordPress, like you said a logger blog. It's dangerous to invest time making a business here in spite the fact that they are fun. Usually, ok I have opted to take it. Furthermore, I decided on godaddy. You see, I started to put gether my worpress.org stuff and have transferred my domain. Now I am stuck. Let me tell you something. I can't seem to get my temporary wordpress.org site to become my old domain name.
Which blog site is easiest for fans to subscribe to?
Is that even available in free blog platforms?
It gets missed in the massive news feed, I post it to Facebook. People complain that they have no information when I have a brand new post, there's not a subscription option, I have a weebly blog. Did you know that an experience so compelling that Katy Perry decided This Is How We Do it with the elegance of NYTimes, Sony, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Snoop Dogg and more. Consequently, wordPress requires no coding knowledge and is free software -it's the domain name and hosting you pay 'aboutasmuchasacupofcoffeepermonth' for. It gives you a website like the world's best and teaches you all about websites, find out how to make a WordPress blog. For p place to blog, and it continues to be the largest blogging community on the web. I must say bravo like in a single word. Now this updated list is really helpful for getting all the bloggers altogether. You should take it into account. Know what guys, I am owner of Namaste UI and follow a certain amount blogger that you have mentioned in the list.
Let me tell you one concern I have learned about life.
There's no MAGIC.
Have a look at my site…automotiverepairinsidernews. You still have to invest the time. Your choice. With Gregs FREE online tutorials and $ I said $ 12 This what you can build. Everything you need is there. My site crashed from my own stupidity, Hostgator had it up and running in 5 minutes. Let me know. You can lead a horse to water, but…. Essentially, enjoy the journey and if I can would have lost 50 work hours, I'd say if I had opted for a free site.a lot of free themes out there, like I said. Have you watched all of Gregs videos on you tube. So, you get what you pay for. I am sure that the $ 12 includes Hostgator, wordpress and Suffusion theme. Just go on and LOOK and Research. With wordpress, a free bog can crash. Free software gives you minimal customizations.org, you can download many free themes and customize them yourself.
Blogger is Google's free blog hosting site.
More popular at the turn of the millenium, Blogger still offers a great service but the designs are a bit elementary.
Try Adsense monetization, design a brand new layout and even edit your first piece of code. Login and publish your first post for free with only a Gmail account. 50 of the time, 'nonresponsive' support, dreadful performance, limited functionality, awful interface, My blog was down >. I know that the registrar responded instantly and were a great help. Therefore, even in transferring my domain, a manual process for them even when it's so easy to automate, they've been 'nonresponsive' and I had to bring in the registrar for which blog.com are resellers. Great insight on the world of Blogging.
I'm a complete newbie to this and … I don't have a FB account!!
My end goal is to eventually gain some ground and start my own biz someday.
I need to start a blog for cathartic reasons and wondered if journal type writing is appropriate for the web. What do you suggest? And so it's the most serious con in the Squarespace advantages and flaws list, and it would've been useful if everyone knew this major disadvantage before investing time energy into starting a blog on that platform. Literally just the domain and hosting are necessary Cheap will be getting your first month of hosting for 1 penny with the coffeemoney coupon. Cheapest will be using a GoDaddy coupon from Fat Wallet should be getting the domain name at GoDaddy. This where it starts getting very intriguing, right? This entry was very helpful. It's good that through this, I've had the chance to brush up with a certain amount blog sites that might suit my preferences. It is quite some amount of time since the last time that I've had a blog of my own and due to unforeseen circumstances, I have not maintained it and almost went on an online hiatus, in fact.
Thanks a lot David!
Not easy.
WordPress.com is designed for tally beginners who don't need much control. Adding that in. Anyways, my mom just started on WordPress.com and paid about $ 26 to get going. Have you heard of something like that before? Got any more details? Start a WordPress blog here, gether with other DB readers. Anyway, what you really seek for is a domain somewhere like GoDaddy or HostGator, and a hosting plan. Also, with these two things you can use WordPress.org which is FREE. Now look. You pay for it with addons. I'm sure you heard about this. I'm pretty sure, that's what not make any sense, Therefore if u will NOTICE I wanted free blog so If I have FREE BLOG with FREE theme why I have to pay for a customizing the FREE THEME. You should take this seriously. Wow, Xanga is still mention worthy?
Still, not that I have much of interest to say.
I'm just over the entire social networking platforms and have noone to talk to but myself!
Ive been missing the writing. Almost any blogger needs to know the exact percentage of blogs published, and needs to be able to access them at any time. You will see that you can not do this basic function, when you try the platform for yourself. You shall not know, since there is no way to count, even by number of posts per page, So in case you write 500 posts. So do not put energy into the platform without knowing this information in advance. To create an online store I will use wordpress. Considering the above said. Even the free plan has certain things the Wix free option doesn't and Weebly is easier to use overall. I feel Weebly is better. Yes, that's right! Ultimately, it depends on what kind of blog it could be. Just try out both for a week and see which you like best they're both free. On p of that, I couldn't log in anymore and I never found some ‘ customer ‘ it's just lost from that moment or after a while it was showing to me that BLOG DOES NOT EXIST or THAT I AM NOT A OWNER… This was a big disappointment for me!
Hello I used a BLOG. After a some blog a big lot, cOM for 3 years. By the way, a great article, has opened my eyes to some new options as I contemplate how/where to establish a blog look for to start. We're looking to do a multiauthor blog with a header/topic message and later posts from various members of the author group in response -each offering various perspectives on the pic at hand. Then, perhaps you can give some advice. Must I first transfer my content to wordpress.org and after that sign up, or sign up to host gator stright away? I currently have a blog on wordpress.com and I bought the domain name. Essentially, I'm looking to move to wordpress.org with hostgator doing the hosting. Try to avoid paying for redirects, it's a good idea to only have to buy your domain name and hosting plan. Nevertheless, write me any more Qs. I will 100 get the hosting setup and tell HostGator what domain you're using first, hereafter export content. I found that they have a Earn Cashback page which direct to cashback, great works bro you are doing a pretty good job. While browsing I found a site buytoearn.in. So found that this site is hosted on blogger which dont allow php and apache server on it.
Funny you ask, just made a video on a couple of kinds of advertising.
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Know what guys, I might be deeply buried in your inwrite, To be honest I asked you question earlier. Monetizingwise, you can send paying customers to your business. Nonetheless, take it! Just think for a moment. You can build a trusting audience and send out good information to customers on Google +. It's true that almost any blogging platform has certain privileges and also for the most part there're ourselves. It's a well I like WordPress among all other existing platforms, when it boils down to me. Thank you very much for sharing valuable information, enjoyed the post throughout. So in case I start a.com blog will I be able to shift everything over to my new.org blog or would I have to start fresh?
Thanks Greg that's really helpful. I am not in a position at the moment to pay for a domain so in my opinion given that it's only a personal blog I will start on.com and see how it goes for quite a while hereafter when I am in a position to think about buying a domain I will reassess my situation. And so it's so simple and the ns of themes make any blog so unique. On p of that, I must say though, I have love wordpress. Doesn't it sound familiar? The article just keeps scrolling.
Now this has opened my eyes to plenty of other platforms.
Thanks for creating it, now this has been really useful though.
Wow, Know what, I didn't actually know there was so many. I am so confused on what are the steps that I'm almost sure I am mom who is interested in starting a mommy blog. Have no info what platform to use, By the way I want to buy a domain. Furthermore, I need to make my blog look pretty and add icons and stuff. Must I go with blogger or wordpress? I have a blog through blog.com.
However, Actually I started writing, and wanted to pick up that blog again… the site ain't working correctly, Since so.
I have to go through round about ways in case you are going to sign in… and I can't even think about creating a really new post without using the quickpost feature in my dashboard.
I tried blogging a couple of years ago, only got a few posts in, and after that writeped it. Therefore if wordpres or blogger so identical if we are not able to take care of and maintain as possible, I love you for this article and I think anyway, how can we take care of the website that we manage it that much good, similar bullshit ya not boss??? With that said, whenever your personal success its difficult to comprehend, That's a fact, it's unfortunate that the bad titles get rated on p on google and I'm sure some individuals can be fun for dozens of people as it helps them to share their beliefs and thinking with others.
Many blogging platforms are available these days that can won't do any good for aspiring bloggers who are looking to continue blogging for a long time. Get an actual domain name and You can try hosting for 1c so it's kind of like why not as you get to use WordPress.org like the big guys. Find your way to HostGator and use coupon COFFEEMONEY at checkout, in order to get this. Thanks and hey! Definitely wondered similar things long time ago in the past so here goes. Now let me tell you something. By the way I recommend this path, I see plenty of folks getting tied up with them and actually spending more money, oddly, free blogs are fun and ok. Hey I followed Ana's link over here to read your post -nice summary though I have an additional point I'll put in a ‘real' comment. Whenever making money is more convenient, ll also own a WordPress.org blog entirely so.
Either way is optimal though.
With the ease of WordPress.org these days and the fact people actually end up paying for things like a domain name on WordPress.com, Know what, I 100 recommend using the.org to start.
You can export/import your entire blog. You can definitely start on WP.com and move to WordPress.org later. I tried WordPress and it's not WYSIWYG with MS Word. Blogger has had a huge issue with its templates and its graphics insertion since the end of 2013 and none of their forums has figured out the answer, it's a wash. Let me know, I'd say in case you know the answer. I tried out WordPress with those same articles and it doesn't look right, the way it does on Blogger. Doesn't it sound familiar? I have a multilingual thread on my current blog, Blogger, and I wrote posts in advance. Catch with Wix is the premium features, that of course cost money, that you'll almost definitely need as you expand your website.
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