#i'm bad at inserting self

[sketchy-tour]

Redrew some of my old daycare attendant doodles as stress relief today

#The original doodles were not posted here I'm p sure and for good reason they are SO BAD #but I wanted to draw something but without need to think too hard so redrawing something old felt good enough #also featuring the whole nickname thing the DCA fandom was always so fond of. Do yall even still do that??? I havent been up to date #ah. The blorbos before wally #anyway #fnaf security breach #fnaf dca #dca fandom #dca fanart #daycare attendant #fnaf daycare attendant #self insert #self insert x canon #my art #sketches #much needed comfort art

[tapeworrmart]

Lmao what if I drew my OC as a postal insert. They meet in a human shield situation I think 🥰

#It's funny cuz angel originated as a gta v insert and jsut grew form there. Yet I've always been too shy to draw him w trev #But I've seen other drawing their postal self inserts and I got brave!! #Maybe one day I'll draw him w T too. But there's so much in my head #But postal insert!!! I figure dude would drag him out of a situation where he's getting shot up p bad #And then the Stockholm syndrome grows from there. And angel is his own version of fucked up so it fits #Anyway I'm sick w tonsilitus rn so sorry if this is janky I needed smth to do at 2am #fan art #art #sketch #character art #OC art #Original art #The postal dude #Postal 2 #Original character #Original character art #Tapeworrm oc #Angel

[overlymetaromantic]

Lucky bastard.

Bonus:

#jujutsu kaisen #jjk #nanami kento #also some blonde twink guy I have no idea who he is lmao #jjk spoilers #?? #let's call this. an art study. #listen I know side pony's having a bad time dying and all but that's just a frame of mind issue #this is less ship art as it is self-projecting to the point of going past ooc into oc self-insert lmao #also @MAPPA I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS MAN STOP TRYING TO BAIT ME INTO WATCHING BY ANIMATING HIM THIS WAY #I MAY BE ACE BUT I'M NOT IMMUNE #let's pretend I can draw

[majorpatheticcas]

꒰⑅꒱˖♡♡ I'm back! ♡♡˖꒰⑅꒱

Hi, hello. It's been a while. And I'm recovering slowly and nicely! Just have a lot in my mind at the moment. I may be posting more now that our break just started!!

(Also don't mind the massive change in my artstyle. Just thought it was cute. And kind of matched my mood)

Bal is from: @caycanteven !

#i'm back #I promise you guys I'm gonna go back to postinggg 😭😭😭 #balsam sans #kas #kas x balsam #sans #insert self x sans #sans au #Kverse #Bad at tagging as always #bye peeps (ʃƪ^^）

[aeb-art]

what's going on with geo that might cause this reaction?

characters belong to @8um8le

#2023 #stellar city #sc mall toons #sc pyro #sc hydro #sc tele #i love these lil dudes #there was something for them to react to but i couldn't make it look right and gave up o7 this was silly tho so y'all can have it #hydro is snapping a picture on his phone idk if that's clear #i feel like i've stared at it too long bc i'm self conscious now like did i misinterpret all of them or is this fine? idk #it's more nerve wracking at the prospect of messing up somebody's OC vs messing up a character from a series... i need it to be right #okay okay okay i will admit it now that there's a block of text before it: #what they were looking at was geo awkwardly holding hands with an insert... listen i gotta get serotonin somehow #tbh i think it mostly looked bad bc i'm out of practice with digital yknow? i can try again at some point maybe idk #okay everybody have a great day and night bye bye mwah mwah

[inconclusionray]

If I see one more "poor Izzy was in an abusive relationship for twenty years :'(" take I'm going to set this pirate ship on fire.

#you don't get to erase the gorgeous fucked up mutual toxicity of their consent-free sadomasochist trauma survival relationship on MY watch #they SAVED EACH OTHER and MADE EACH OTHER and FUCKED EACH OTHER UP and it was so so bad it was sooooo gooooooooood #like i know disk horse has trained us to think there can only be The Abuser and The Abused and one is always bad and one is always blameless #but babies sometimes relationships are fucked up and when it's fictional it can be so gorgeous like come on #izzy got so hard when fed his toe I'm surprised he didn't have an aneurysm and die right then #if you're gonna claim him as queer then let him be QUEER not an uwu sanitized self insert okay? #he was fine with losing his toe he wasn't fine with losing his playmate #and blackbeard came back WRONG #this thing the two of them created this fucked up dangerous pirate game called blackbeard wasn't about belonging anymore #it wasn't about the two of them surviving the cruelty of their former captain or the worse cruelty of civilized society #it was a caricature and it had to die #and it did in the end #and Izzy realized he didn't need it anymore #and Ed didn't need it #and he was so so happy about it #that was worth dying for #ugh I'm so in love with this story #anyway Izzy wasn't abused & he was abused & he was an abuser & he saved Edward & they were so bad for each other & they loved each other #learn to love complicated fucked up harmful problematic things babies #because you are one #and you deserve love too

[utilitycaster]

Sort of a distant tangent off my post about Ashton, but I'm growing more and more suspicious of the fandom claim that there's no time for small RP moments in Campaign 3. I do think that it's been challenging to get deeper party bonding or serious conversations that aren't about the big philosophical questions they're facing, since those do take much more time; but then I think about Calamity, or Candela Obscura. I can genuinely give you at least a couple paragraphs about pretty much every relationship in the two Circles, or in the Ring of Brass. I can also point to no shortage of small moments between characters in the Mighty Nein Aeor or Vox Machina Vecna endgame episodes, which were all extremely plot-heavy and fast-paced, and D20 consistently nails character relationships in a fraction of the time.

I think it really does come down to, as Brennan Lee Mulligan always says, the character creation phase. Laying down a solid groundwork in which everyone has a detailed, rich backstory and sense of personality and relationship history (in the case of characters who knew each other prior to the start of the series) is absolutely crucial, and even in the case of characters who don't know each other before going in, a good amount of time spent in character creation ensures that it's easier for them to develop those interpersonal relationships on the fly. I know in actual play there's some degree of finding the character as you play, but there are games for which there is a very short runway, and I don't think it ever hurts to do more extensive character prep than the bare minimum. And if there are gaps, I think it also helps to go back and fill those in mid-way, away from the table - Travis clarifying Chetney's backstory being a great example that allowed the history of Chetney and Deanna to feel realized and full, despite only a few episodes.

I'll also be blunt: most of the time when people complain that there aren't moments because the plot keeps moving...they're mad about shipping. Which has always rung hollow to me. It was a common complaint in C2, that no time was taken for character relationships, despite them taking an entire half of an episode for the Beauyasha date and despite no shortage of moments for all three of the other couples (and plenty of platonic moments between friends). The issue was never a lack of time; it was that the characters they wanted to talk to each other didn't actually have the relationship in canon that the fans had dreamed up, and so, when the chips were down, they went to other people.

It takes two seconds to say something like "I hold their hand", even in the middle of plot-heavy adventuring. If someone doesn't say it, it's rarely the GM rushing them; it's the player either choosing not to do so, or not remembering to do so, and either of those is quite revealing regarding how the player feels about that relationship and where it stands in their priorities.

#i've felt this for a while but like. fundamentally? C3 is just...uniquely not set up for terribly satisfying shipping #even the ships I do like and that get small moments are relatively background #like 80% of quote unquote ship content is like. fanon goggles overlaying either parallel play or standard battle mechanics #which is fine! I think it's a different vibe and approach than the past 2 campaigns #i think especially in character creation; self-insert or easy for new players (c1) #followed by Morally Gray Campaign; Prove We Can Replicate This Success; Serious Characters (C2); followed by Let's Get Silly With It (C3) #which is less conducive to that profound connection of c1 or c2. which is not a bad thing! #but god. if you complain about the D&D show having too much d&d plot and not enough romance...yeah pal it's d&d not a dating sim #like I enjoy when there is romance in my fantasy but it's not a requirement. there is a genre full of romance. it is called romance. #i'm also thinking about this bc I need to watch wot s2 but i've been told that the fandom has gotten weird #like wow so moiraine/siuan is not the A plot? in a high fantasy Good vs. Evil series? WHO'D HAVE THOUGHT. #getting back to this...i'm also thinking about my own life and like. i moved to where i live not long pre-lockdown #and so i'm finding myself a resident of this area for 4+ years but with weaker connections than i'd have otherwise. and that's fine! #but psychologically i feel so weird about just starting to find my place bc it's been so long even though there's a good reason #and i wonder if the cast/Hells feels the same way ie why are we only just bonding now 70 eps in and so they're hesitant #that I Waited Too Long And Now It's Awkward feeling; that I Should Be Past This By Now fallacy #which. again. i think things early on could have been done differently but that time is past you need to live in the present now. #cr tag

[kakusu-shipping]

Monty x reader would be cuteee~

But also i wanna see your littol guy with the animatronics!!!i like seein your widdol guy

I've had a concept that can do both at once for a while now so I might as well use that.

Lost and Found

Monty X GN Security Guard Reader

In which you ignore protocol on a whim

Patrols in the Pizzaplex were always very dull for a night shift employee, especially sense the head security guard, Vanessa, gave you explicit instructions not to talk to the animatronics.

There was never a break in at the Pizzaplex, anyone locked in after closing are always found basically right away, and every square inch of the main floors are patrolled by Staff bots who are basically walking motion sensors.

Recently you hadn't even bothered to patrol the floor anymore, and instead find yourself crashing in the Security Tunnels until your shift ended. Tonight included.

You made your way to Monty Golf through the underground maze, as you'd found the muffled golfing music relaxing, when a distant sound caught your ear. Something you were sure the dayshifters were much more use to than you were.

Crying.

A child crying.

You checked the time; almost 2am. If they'd been left here when the doors had shut at 10 surly someone would have already found them by now and reported them to Vanessa, right?

You picked up the pace a little, turning off course and following the sound. Around a few more corners, you found the source.

Montgomery Gater stood over a very small child in a very big sweater, who was currently sobbing his little eyes out.

The animatronic looked rather freaked out, glancing over his shoulders, motioning with his hands for the child to calm down, repeatedly softly shushing them to the best of his ability. You'd heard he was stiff around the kids sense his upgrades to join the band, but this was pitiful.

"Monty? What's going on?" You asked as you approached, tucking your flashlight back into it's holster on your hip.

Monty whipped around to face you, knocking into the child with his large tail as he did so, "Nothin'!" He got defensive immediately, a soft growl to his voice, which just made the loud screaming of the now collapsed toddler next to him even worse.

You walked passed him and helped the kid up. He was small, with round cheeks and big sopping wet eyes. His hair was white and messily cut, which was hard to tell with how wild and curled it was. He wore a child's 2XL daycare sweater you'd seen in the gift shop a few times, with the sun Daycare attendant's cartooned face on it, and one sock.

"Are you okay, baby?" You asked softly, patting his very unkempt hair, "Did the big bad gator scare you?"

"Hey, I ain't bad!" Monty squatted next to you, "He was cryin' BEFORE I found him, just so you know."

You looked at Monty, "Did you contact Vanessa?"

"I tried." The gator huffed, "Somethin's jammin my signal." Monty did a motion that mimicked someone picking their ear with their pinkie, but he both didn't have an ear nor anything worth picking out of it.

"Probably just the way it is down here," You suggested, standing up with the child in your arms, "Let's get back up on ground level and figure it out from there."

Monty nodded and stood up as well, following you as you made your way to the stairs to Monty Golf.

Once above ground, Monty tried again to contact the head security guard, but still nothing.

Technically at this point, you were supposed to take any lost children to items to lost and found and leave them there. It basically functioned as Vanessa's office, and she would eventually show up and handle the situation, but just leaving a kid in an office all alone for who knows how long didn't sit right.

You glanced at the kid, who was doing a lot better now that he was out of the dark tunnels, staring in awe at the fairy lights of Monty Golf.

"Lemme try my walkie." You said, and then passed the toddler off to Monty, who very clumsily took him, "hold this."

"Wha- Hey!" Monty barked at you as you stepped away, you could hear the child laugh at Monty's frustrations, so at least he wasn't scared of the gator.

Just like Monty though, all you were getting was static. The stupid walkies were always junkie anyway. Fazbear was always looking for costs to cut after all.

Now what..?

"Hey," Monty suddenly was right behind you, "No luck?"

"Nothing," You answered Monty, putting your walkie back and turning fully to face him, "Guess we should head for lost and found." You reached for the kid, only for Monty to take a step back from you.

You blinked, "What?"

"What?" Monty echoed you, now two steps away.

"You... Don't want to take the kid to lost and found?"

"I didn't say that." Three steps.

You motioned to the distance between the two of you with an annoyed look.

Monty shifted his weight, still clumsily holding the kid an arm's length away from himself, "..I think it's a bad idea." He finally admitted.

"Why?"

He glanced away, the toddler looked between the two of you, very confused. You felt the same way, but decided to give it up and sighed.

"Alright, but we have to do something with him." You watched at Monty turned to you, shocked you'd agree to go against protocol like this. You were too, to be honest. But, you figured he had a good reason. "Any ideas?"

Monty looked at the kid in his hands, who stared back at him with big, blank eyes. "..The daycare?" He suggested.

You thought on it for a moment, "...It is a place built to hold kids, I suppose..." You walked over to him, finally taking the child from his clumsy grasp, "What do you say? Wanna go meet Sun and Moon?"

The kid's face lit up as he gripped onto your shirt, he nodded rapidly and smiled a wide, jagged toothed grin at you.

You nodded, and headed back down into the maintenance tunnels with Monty close on you heels.

It didn't take long to get to Daycare from Monty Gold through the tunnels, so long as you know where you're going. Which you admittedly did not. But Monty did, and was more than smug about getting to lead you around.

In the daycare the child you'd found quickly lept from your arms and ran to the pickup doors, pulling them open and running inside, calling loudly for "Mr. Sun". When the door slammed closed, you were unable to get them to open again, which was worrying for several reasons, and probably should have been more of a concern, but you let it go when Monty's hand slammed against your shoulder blades with a chuckle.

"Good work, Boss." Monty smiled down at you, "I really didn't expect you to help me get away with that. Thanks."

You rolled your arm, which stung, and looked back at Monty confused, "Get away with... What?"

Monty smiled a toothy grin, "Don't worry 'bout it. Just know ya did good."

You probably would have pressed more if your watch hadn't started going off, signaling the end of your shift already.

"4am already, huh? I'd offer to walk ya to the door but y'ain't supposed to talk to us animatronics anymore, are ya?" Monty turned and made his way back to the maintenance tunnels entrance, "See ya tomorrow night, Boss. Don't tell ol' Vanny 'bout this." He waved over his shoulder.

You gave one more glance to the Daycare door. Inside you could hear the Daycare attendant. His usual anxious voice, muffled and distant, twinged with relief.

You decided you'd done the right thing, even if you didn't really know what you'd done, and made for the main entrance to daycare.

Maybe Monty could explain exactly what you'd done right tomorrow.

#Emile's Writing #Hhhhh it's bad it's bad it's nothing and it's bad don't ask me to include my S/Is again I'm so clunky with them with Reader inserts involve #I'm clunky with them in general fkdgjkdfgkjdf #This one could have a sequel if you're interested but it'll take me a hot minute #Cause I really gotta stew on how I want to write Monty more #Monty X Reader #FNaF Monty #Montgomery Gator #Self Insert fanfiction #Little guy me... Don't worry about it

[marclef]

Honestly, that little ramble on your 300 followers post kinda makes me wanna start posting my PT art on Tumblr now. I used to post FNF art over on DA, and did so for a few years. I poured my heart and soul into that AU, even if the art for it was usually pretty simple, and guess what I got in return?

... Someone posting my art to R/DeviantArtHell, calling a ship that I had between a canon character and an OC of mine sexual-related and incest (It was neither), and I ended up leaving the site out of fear people would try to accuse me of doing even worse stuff.

So yeah, that situation was really demotivating and made me seriously question if I was ever gonna want to share my art with anyone besides my friends ever again. But hearing that little ramble about how you’ve received so much love and support since moving to Tumblr makes me think that maybe I could have a better time posting my art here as well!

gosh, that's awful, i browse Reddit on occasion without an account just for cute/fandom posts, but an unfortunately-large portion of that site is bigoted and filled with hate. it's especially big in certain fandom circles like Undertale/Deltarune, but yeah, there's a good reason i deleted my old account from there.

and you know? i was honestly terrified about posting art on here originally. there's definitely still people here who will be rude and bullying for no reasons other than to be mean. but the Pizza Tower fanbase here is surprisingly supportive, and a lot of blogs i've met i've actually gotten fairly close with!

i'd say, if you want to post your art here, go for it! it might be slow to get attention at first, but the more you make, and the more people you talk too, eventually you'll get there!

and if you ever feel bad about making OCs or forming your own lore for stuff, just remember this important message from Eyhm:

#you've got this though buddy!! seriously i cannot for the life of me understand why some people will just be Awful about fanart for stuff. #i'm one of those people who feels bad about giving even like a SLIGHT hint of criticism!!! you're telling me people do that for a living?!? #i see everyone's OCs and ships and self-inserts and i am hugging and squeezing all of them so hard 🥺🥺 #and there are others like me here too!! if anyone's mean to you i will literally Eat Them for you alright? alright 👍

[kaygee-doodles]

Was rereading gloom&doom, and when I got to chap 28, I didn't realize that I somehow skipped over a y/n mention, so now I'm just??? Apparently, MC's universe's sans has a storyline with y/n, and Mutt also mentioned his sans has a mate. Does that mean each sans (at least those who aren't outcodes) dates a variant of y/n?? Is mc still y/n??

MC and y/n are two different people. Our Dear Reader (aka ______) is sadly just a filler character in a self-insert soulmate AU centered around Y/N. Weird that they have the same name though.

As for your other questions, I guess you'll have to find and read that other story? I'd link you, but I didn't write it and I'm not sure where it is.

#utmv #undertale fanfiction #gloom and doom #anon ask #self insert #bad sanses x reader #GnD LORE #I'm a little shit

[crazy-as-a-jaybird]

pole of shame 🥲

@ticklishsquish thanx for inspiring me meanie /lh

context under the cut

sfw interaction only pls

#too bad i was too busy avoiding arrows to take references i'm not extra good with backgrounds #how did i come to monster-hunting and robbing for fun i've always considered myself such a peaceful player #well you know i'm a corvid after all half a cutie half a slaughterer #tickle community #tickle stuff #tickling #sfw tickle community #sfw tickles #tickle art #my art #minesona #minecraft tickling #minecraft self insert #my pals #better not hang me upside down though it creates a harmful amount of blood pressure on smart jay heads 🥺

[raylex]

ORIGINS STYLE ATTEMPT AGAIN! i've been replaying alot of origins lately :) i think i did better than my first try, but it's still a challenge for me to get this style down! 😅

#raylex is real and canon as always <3 #self ship #self shipping #self ship community #self insert x canon #oc x canon #Y'KNOW WHAT I'M PUTTING THIS IN THE MAIN TAG TOO - LOOK AT MY CRINGE BOY #rayman #my art #also!! i have some unanswered asks i'll get to asap i'm sorry for leaving y'all hanging i just am bad at responding hahah but i see you!!! #💜☀️ray of sunshine☀️💜

[rocksanddeadflowers]

Has anyone done a variation of "Y/N gets sold to 1D" but it's The Mechs? (Like the characters not the irl ppl.) I feel like there's a lot of potential there. For science of course.

#please hear me out #bc it would be stupidly funny #I can't ever stick to single multi-chapter fics but it's genuinely tempting #I'm also bad at satire so it would start like “i throw my messy bun up” “my moms a BITCH” “omg the Mechanisms” obviously #with tim calling yn love and shit #but lile three chapters in and suddenly I'm writing super serious and intense self insert and have stopped using yn #but eh #the mechanisms #I'm serious tho have we even considered the possibilities here

[anemoflower]

Meet me in the comic store

Ship: Sophie x Elias Word Count: ~ 1.5k Warnings: lots of nerdy references. Description of social anxiety (is that a warning? idk) Not fully proofread bc this has been in my drafts for days and I want it done ;w; A/N: Okay so, I was thinking about their first meeting (I like to write these kind of stuff) and I think it turned quite cute? Anyways, here we goo... Divider by @/cafekitsune

A sudden wave of shivers went through her body, although she wasn’t sure if it was because of the chilly autumn breeze or because of her anxiety to go into a shop all on her own.

Normally she would have visited the comic book store with her best friends but due to they were busy today, Sophie had decided to be brave and go alone. Now she looked up to the sign over the entrance door, doubts climbing up her spine. On her own.

Her heart was beating fast. It shouldn't be a big deal. Just go inside, buy that one new comic and leave again. No one will look at you, no one will judge you.

Before she could proceed thinking about it, the door to the store opened and two boys ran outside. One of them was holding the newest Spider-Man issue and excitedly told his friend how he looked forward to reading it.

Sophie squeezed past them and into the realm of nerd merchandise, Mangas and Comics. Hundreds of books in the shelves, buttons and pins presented next to the checkout, Statues of popular anime characters were secured behind glass in a cabinet. Figures of characters from One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen and Spy x Family looked down on her, trying to charm her into buying them. But Sophie went straight up the stairs to the comic and graphic novel section.

She liked this way more, it wasn't so loud and crowded like the main floor and she found more joy in superhero comics than manga recently anyways.

Slowly she strolled past the shelves with the letter “E”, looking for the new published comic book she was looking for. It was the first issue of a new series from an author she admired. One of her books impressed her so much she eagerly waited for the release of this graphic novel, as soon as she heard of it. But it wasn't here. Did she miss the release date?

“Do you need any help?” a tall young man asked her and Sophie froze in her movement because she didn’t notice him before. He smiled at her and tilted his head. Dark brown hair, blue eyes like the sky, a few freckles on his cheeks, which reminded her of star constellations. Silver piercings beneath his bottom lip flared up in the light - Sophie remembered them as snake bites?

On the badge clipped to his gray shirt was his name written “E. Lindner / salesman”

She almost wanted to use the phrase she knew by heart: “No thanks. I'm just looking around.” but something stopped her. His presence calmed her fast beating heart.

“I uhm- I was looking for-” she nervously stepped to the side as soon as she noticed the shrink foiled adult comic books in front of her. “N-not for that! The- the comic book ‘Extraordinary’ by V. E. Schwab?”

“Ah, that's quite new, we didn't get to fill them in the shelves yet. Wait a sec.” As he turned around she got a glance at the tattoo on his left arm. A dragon made of black ink coiled around it.

He disappeared behind a brown door with a “staff only” sign. Sophie meanwhile peeked around the corner of Marvel comics until he came back.

“You're lucky, I saved that one from getting buried beneath tons of newly arrived One Piece Mangas.”

Sophie let out a polite quiet chuckle and thanked him for the book.

“Oh and if you're into that kind of superpower stories, I have plenty to recommend to you.” 

He pulled some books out of the Marvel shelves and showed her each cover - Moon Knight, Silk, Fantastic Four.

“Do you have other favorites?” He asked. Suddenly Sophie forgot about every comic book she had read before. She frantically walked past the bookshelf in her mind until she found the right series.

“I- I love the Ms. Marvel comics” Sophie tipped on the colorful cover of Ms. Marvel Volume 1 - No Normal in the shelf next to her. “I have almost all of the stories at home!”

“Cool, I think I know her-” he tipped on the comic next to that. He was suddenly so close to her, Sophie held her breath, “I read that one. It's a team-up between her and Spider-Man.”

They kept talking about various comics and stories and Sophie felt much calmer every second she shared an interest with him. That tingling spark of excitement grew bigger and bigger in her chest.

And as soon as he smiled, she felt as if her feet wouldn't touch the floor anymore. He was so friendly. Of course he's friendly to her. It's his job to be friendly.

Then it dawned on her and she fell hard to the ground. It's his job. He just talked to her so she would buy more from him. A strategy to gain a customer's trust.

Sophie raised the “Extraordinary” book he had just given to her. “Uhm- thanks for your recommendations but I think I only want to buy this one.”

He seemed to be surprised about her sudden change of mood, but nodded in an understanding way. “Alright, then let's head over to checkout? Or do you still want to look around?”

“I... still want to look around some more”, she lied. Then walked down the aisle, further away from him and almost tripped over a box with very old DC comics. A few more minutes she acted like she would be interested in the Batman & Robin collection, embarrassed by the thought he might be interested in her as a person. Idiot. Why should someone like him ever be interested in you?

Then she went to the checkout, where he was already waiting for her with his usual smile. There were those shivers in her bones again.

She paid for the comic and put it into her backpack, the receipt disappeared into the pocket of her jacket.

“Oh and don't forget to keep a close eye on the receipt?” He said. “Sometimes the computer writes down strange stuff on it. Really weird.”

She haven't really listened to him, only nodded, wished him a nice day and walked down the stairs to the main floor. Out of here. Just out of here. As soon as she left the store, she could get some air in her lungs again and shook off the anxiety which crawled over her shoulders.

She only remembered his last sentence he told her after she arrived at home.

On the receipt which she took out the pocket of her jacket was a small handwritten message on it. “Keep that glow in your eyes, it suits you :)”

That note warmed her heart everytime it crossed her mind. Sophie wanted to wait a few days before she went back to the store. On a friday afternoon - after she left her workplace - she gathered enough courage to visit the comic book store again. But when she waited at the checkout with a new Manga and some Pokémon merchandise she lost heart again.

The young woman before her bought a sci fi comic, which Sophie didn't know. She had raven black hair, a septum piercing and a crow tattoo on her wrist. She's much more his type, she definitely will get a note on her receipt from him, Sophie thought. But when the woman left and took the receipt with her, there was nothing. No handwritten message on it.

“Hi, found something new?” The young man with stars beneath his eyes asked. Dimples formed on his face when he smiled.

Sophie squeaked out a husky “yes” and gave him the Manga and a small box with “mysterious Pokémon figure” inside.

“Oh these are nice,” he said, tapping on the illustrations on the small box. “The Flygon and Charizard ones are really cool.”

“I- I would love to get the Jirachi figure. It's pretty.” There it was again. This feeling that she could tell him everything and he wouldn’t judge her for it. No doubts. No embarrassment.

Sophie gave him the money and as their fingers touched lightly, a small spark flew over her skin.

“Then good luck.” He handed her the receipt and she already noticed the fine black pen lines on it. A scribbled phone number, again with a message: “Text me if you want. I'd love to know which Pokémon you ‘chose’ - Elias”

She looked up at him again and he grinned.

“What's your name? Now that you know mine?” Elias rubbed his neck.

“Sophie.”

“I hope to see you again, Sophie.” It sounded sincere, like he would really look forward to seeing her again. “And I mean this in a not just-as-a-customer-way, you can always come to the store of course, it's more like…” he scratched the back of his head, thinking about the right words  “as a person? Like someone, I'd like to get to know better. I uh- I have noticed you here a few times already- god that sounds weird. I swear I don't mean it in a creepy way-”

Sophie slowly blinked at him in surprise. He wants to get to know me? Like a friend? She couldn't help but smile brightly at him.

“Me too," she interuppted his nervous stuttering, but tried to contain her excitement again. She coughed slightly and said with a shy smile: "I would also like to get to know you."

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@jils-things @soveriegns @huggsbury @satosara @lovinglin

#oc f/o #selfship community #selfship #oc x self insert #;my writing #;oc: elias #;s/i: sophie #;sophelias #fun fact: I struggled most to decide for a surname for him on the badge #So I chose the first that I liked #I'm bad at this xD

[aeb-art]

silly little doodles with the mall toons bc i feel bad after the last comic and oh? what's this? :0

i'm trying to figure out how to draw cyber crew now 👉👈 i'll get there

stellar city characters belong to @8um8le 🙇

#2024 #okay i promise this is it for today 😭 #i guess it's not a bad thing if i draw more but all whoa now boy calm down #stellar city #self insert #sc pyro #sc tele #sc hydro #sc geo #8ot #sc sun #sc moon #sc ash #seriously tho i can't get sun moon or 8ot to look right i've tried a few times #i'm too used to drawing twigs 😔 it's a good excuse to branch out to different body types

[akajustmerry]

like most of the time I can forgive bad films because at most it's only 2 hours wasted, usually less. but bad tv makes me SO MAD. not just because I'm a tv enjoyer but because tv takes up so much more time and tricks you into this paradigm of diminishing returns/sunk cost fallacy where you either think a) it MUST get better surely (it doesn't) or b) well I've already invested this much time may as well finish because I cannae back out now. AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW shadow and bone s2 just was 8 hours of your life that you shoulda spent physically eating the pages from the books because at least then you'd feel satisfied in SOME WAY.

#I'm sorry but all their actings was so bad because the scripts oh my GOD 🤮 #like I can't even hornily self insert myself into scenes with jessie/ben/amita because everyone giving NOTHING