#im super glad that anyone finds any interest in my characters!!

[vasito-de-leche]

so three things,one I love your hc/analysis on forget me not its *chefs kiss*and nice to see more content on him!! two I do have a request ! I am curious about your hcs for how forget me not would like actually navigate a relationship?

sorry if this is lengthy or if my request is a lot im a lil new to all this !!

;RE1999 FORGET ME NOT - Relationship Headcanons

Compilation of headcanons about Forget Me Not in a romantic relationship.

not lengthy at all, ty for the ask anon! <3 super glad you liked my FMN post too!!

you asked about how I think he'd ACTUALLY navigate a relationship, so I went a little deranged thinking about it cause the guy is FASCINATING to analyze. sorry if you were expecting something else! like, something more romantic? if you just want romance stuff, deffo feel free to leave another ask being more specific!

Right off the bat, Forget Me Not strikes me as a type of person who has a lot of trouble keeping any sort of solid relationships due to his poor interpersonal skills.

Similar to Pavia, he exists outside of conventional society - but unlike Pavia, Forget Me Not has taught himself how to imitate others and mask as a sound, hinged and regular individual. He can charm his way in and out of any conversation, change the tide to his favour and play any role necessary for his goals - but it's all play pretend in the end, because he wholeheartedly believes that none of it is meant to last. Every relationship and connection he makes is done with one purpose in mind: to further his goals.

When someone approaches Forget Me Not intending to seduce or romance him, he plays the role of a perfect gentleman. Or whatever is convenient at the moment, really. His keen eye allows him to quickly discern little details, until he fully figures out your type just so he can adapt accordingly. This is a fantasy that wears off overtime - once you overstay your welcome and outlive your usefulness.

And because Forget Me Not is too much of a coward to risk his reputation and hard work by being the one to break your heart, he manipulates the situation to come out of this relationship scot-free. If you can't find any reason to leave him on your own, don't worry, he'll make sure there's something.

But when it comes to him being interested in someone and navigating a romantic relationship...

When Forget Me Not falls for someone, he falls hard and fast.

I want to insist on the lack of interpersonal skills - Forget Me Not has gone years denying himself of something as simple as a friend, someone to confide in. His whole existence revolves around revenge. To him, there's no space for romance in his life, he has no time for something so "juvenile". He can't fathom the idea of being attracted to anyone. The muscle in his rib cage isn't capable of love, it's just there to keep him alive until the world is rid of humans.

And yet, as blind and oblivious as he may be to his own feelings, Forget Me Not falls hard and fast entirely because of how desperate for connection he is. Attraction is something that paralyzes him and affection is a parasite that worms its way into his heart.

When Forget Me Not falls for someone, he becomes impulsive and reckless, not a lot but just enough to be noticeable by those who see him regularly - there is this slightly intense and unhinged feeling to his words, as opposed to the suave and smooth talk he casually dishes out, like he's itching to unravel and show his true nature right there and then. It's something that you still pick up on, long after that conversation has ended, something that you must've heard incorrectly because it's a little out of character, coming from him.

This is because he has no fucking idea on how to deal with it, because he doesn't even know something is happening to him.

No matter what he does during this state, he finds a way to justify all of his actions because denial is his first and foremost coping mechanism. If he finds himself staring at you from across the room, it's because he's making sure you're behaving. To ensure you're not a spy or cause any trouble to other patrons! If he remembers your favorite drink, it's because he needs to get enough points to be on your good side. After all, you probably have a lot of information he could use. If his hand lingers on yours, it's because he was distracted. Etc, etc.

If it goes on for long enough without any sort of confrontation, it'll start to eat him from the inside. Forget Me Not will think that you're using some arcane skill on him to make him act this way before he acknowledges he has a crush on you. Suddenly, there's a whole new thing occupying his brain - whenever he's not dissociating at home, he's thinking about you and that's dangerous.

Surprises are the way to his heart.

It's very hard to catch his eye, since he doesn't care for appearance nor status - he just doesn't care, period. Again, love isn't an option for someone like him. But the one thing that will absolutely rock his world is being caught off-guard.

Forget Me Not is a great actor, he plays his roles in conversations perfectly, he studies the way people talk to each other, the way one must gesture and move, the appropriate amount of eye contact one should make. He micromanages every single aspect of conversations because diplomacy is his forte, it's something he needs to excel at. Long story short, he knows how each and every conversation should go for him to get his way.

Which is why hearing someone laugh when they shouldn't, a genuine snicker or a chuckle, is enough to give him pause. He's intrigued and lost, because people aren't supposed to behave like that. Not the type of people he's used to, anyway. Condescending laughter is to be expected, everyone is pretending to have fun, but a real laugh? Without any hidden meanings or implications? The audacity to go off-script, regardless of how that might affect you? That's what will inevitably put you right in his sights.

These surprises must start out small, however. Forget Me Not is a very jaded and vindictive person with a very fragile ego and stubborn mind - someone who openly goes against everything he stands for, regardless of whether they're right or not, will end up on his black list. As seen with his reaction to Druvis III choosing to move on from her grief, Forget Me Not doesn't do well with his beliefs being torn to shreds so suddenly.

This mentality about everyone being inherently rotten and bound by so many unspoken rules of conduct and whatnot needs to be challenged little by little. Because at the end of the day, Forget Me Not projects his own baggage onto the world, and he must ease himself into the idea that people (and himself) can have actual depth and be more than just a means to an end.

And sure, he has an obsessive personality - some of his behaviour stems from the need to figure out "the catch", like he's constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop when it comes to you, just so he can go "I knew it!" at the end. Forget Me Not, under all that aloof and detached confidence, is nothing but a wounded animal. Gaining his trust or approval is harder than it is losing it.

On the subject of falling for anyone who isn't a pure blooded arcanist.

There is the possibility that Forget Me Not may fall for a human or mixed - two groups that he, alongside Manus Vindictae, holds with extreme contempt and hatred. Right away, it goes against everything he stands for and, as stated before, he doesn't do well with his beliefs being challenged so abruptly.

Whereas Manus Vindictae is an organization that has no problem being so openly hypocritical in their practices (loathing humans, yet offering them salvation just so that they can be used as pawns), Forget Me Not is an individual who lives mostly within his own head, in a constant state of denial and delusion. The idea of falling in love is already ridiculous to him, I literally just spent so many paragraphs talking about how he needs to ease into the idea of forming any sort of meaningful connection, even if it's something he does yearn for and something that he does so horribly. So imagine the absolute fucking whiplash of falling in love with the representation of everything he despises.

Forget Me Not navigating relationships is already difficult enough, but him trying to navigate a relationship with a human or mixed - especially one that is vocal about his affiliation with Manus and his own opinions - is even harder.

But not necessarily impossible.

However, it would lean towards a godawful and unhealthy dynamic, in which he'll begin to blur the lines between affection and aggression. Think of an ourobos, a permanent loop of Forget Me Not being unable to let go while also pushing you away.

He scrambles to find any "rational" excuse to justify his attraction for you. If you're docile and compliant, he'll insist that you're "different" and "not like other humans" just to remain righteous and true to his beliefs by separating you from your roots. And if you're not afraid to call him out and argue with him, he'll feel validated in his beliefs and latch onto you like a parasite because "you need to be reminded of your place". It's unrealistic to think that Forget Me Not can change his mind and become a better person right away, he would need years to heal from his own baggage and biases, then even more time to undo all the things he's absorbed from Manus Vindictae.

But I know these types of dark relationships aren't everyone's cup of tea, so I won't go into detail about it! Other interpretations in which he manages to get rid of all the toxic sludge that is his emotional baggage and questionable morals are just as valid!

The way Forget Me Not acts when he's in an actual relationship.

Every relationship Forget Me Not has had so far has been for the sake of The Walden and/or Manus Vindictae, and he's always made sure to keep them at arms length anyway - so this would be the very first "proper" and official relationship.

And it's a mess. He reeks of insecurity.

Taking into account everything I've said just far, Forget Me Not could easily put all of that knowledge and masking into treating his partner like the gentleman he pretends to be daily. He could just do that! But it stops coming naturally to him the second he's in your presence. Because the thing that attracted him to you in the first place is all those details that set you apart from his "norm", Forget Me Not is stuck in this area of not knowing whether you'd prefer the person he pretends to be or something else, something he might not be able to provide. Note how it's "something else" and not just himself.

The idea of Forget Me Not as a person falls apart when inspected closely, and so he's left insecure and vulnerable. He latches onto you easily, in private and in public, shifting his focus to revolve around you instead - the brand, new and shiny light in his life - but lacks confidence when it comes to keeping you by his side without any sort of manipulation.

He tries, God, he tries so hard. But I can absolutely see him pull all sorts of moves on impulse. From really childish and petty things (insisting on being the only one to serve you drinks, subtly influencing the seats, so that you always sit somewhere he can see or without any of the other patrons bothering you) to genuinely insidious things (lying both to your face and behind your back to drive the people he considers "undeserving of your attention" away, keep you in the dark about certain topics).

It's a lot of back and forth, establishing boundaries and showing him the lines that shouldn't be crossed so that all these actions don't become the norm. To be in a relationship with him, you'll need a lot of patience to guide him or the backbone to set your foot down when needed. I'd say at this point, he'd definitely respond better to being challenged - you're his partner, after all, he holds you way above everyone else in the room, way above himself as well.

But once he's fully eased into the relationship? When he now knows you like the back of his hand? And you've shown that you're willing to stay, even with all of his faults? He becomes so very clingy, but also much more tired in your eyes.

Forget Me Not's antics - his possessiveness, slightly obsessive behaviour, etc - are replaced instead by this lingering feeling of sadness. Instead of kissing your hand in public to make a statement for the world, he holds your hand in private as if his life depended on it, because he now fully believes the relationship to be too good to last. It's like he's preparing to say goodbye before fully enjoying the present with you. Like you leaving him is not a possibility but the end of the road. Coincidentally, it's this "doomer" mentality what pushes Forget Me Not to be more confident when it comes to being vulnerable around you.

I like to think that Forget Me Not is extremely eloquent when needed, but he's physically incapable of talking about his trauma or any other unpleasant experiences in his life - it's directly a result of all this constant repression. So he wouldn't tell you about it, but he would still hope that you can understand him without the need for words. I just see him as a physical person once comfortable!

#reverse 1999 #reverse: 1999 #re1999 #reverse 1999 x reader #reverse 1999 headcanons #re1999 headcanons #reverse 1999 forget me not #forget me not #everyone give it up for the SADDEST man of manus vindictae #also also. i deleted the poll! i'll work on the manus vindictae analysis & dikke analysis next #i just wanted to get my first re1999 ask done teehee #ty anon!

[myuiis]

(same anon who asked for sinu analysis) well first off let me ask your thoughts on YeonhuixSinu

Despite my undying love for this man- I'll admit they're cute n all BUT I always felt it was undeveloped.

I don't know if it's just me but when Jason (I think) said he'd snitch about him being with neko to her I was confused back when he was still under the influence of those pills at workers. Like, Did I miss something? Did I forget something from the gaps between the arcs? Idk. But even if she was shown to be worried over Sinu, it didn't seem romantic at all especially that all the big deal girls cared too. PTJ also made it seem like an already established relationship and I'm still questioning when?? She seemed to know him well and all but no hinting of any romantic attraction was there, just your average big deal romanticism and admiration lol.

I understand that PTJ has to leave some details away for the sake of the pacing but I think he could've at least thrown some hints here and there.

ok yeah. so this won't be a super long post because i am tired but good lord i am very... lukewarm about sinu and yeonhui. im with you on the "who?" when yeonhui was mentioned again in 2a. now im glad that sinu is with someone he's happy with but man... sinu and yeonhui is just such a mid ship compared to literally anyone else he could've been shipped with. let me explain.

yeonhui's lack of presence in the story. now this is probably the main reason i find this ship so lackluster. how am i supposed to root for a ship when the female love interest is literally like npc #125? while she did have more presence than the other girls on the street, this isn't really a high bar considering ptj's track record writing female characters. and this isn't to say she was boring or had a bland personality either (even though she KINDA did...). she was strong and independent, stood up to samuel when he tried to extort them for money (iirc), bore the burden of sinu's sacrifice and stayed strong for big deal, and was there to comfort jake when he learned of the news. she could've been a REALLY interesting character because she was so strong and also stuck to her ideals in the same way sinu did, so they could've been such a power couple, had yeonhui been developed more. it would've been nice to see yeonhui and sinu strategize about how to protect big deal together, or see more of yeonhui bandaging and caring for sinu after he gets hurt, or seeing sinu bring yeonhui gifts and money... or anything, really. the two have barely have any substantial interactions over the entire arc besides the last part where sinu's about to sacrifice himself, so much so that it makes me wonder... who is this yeonhui person? why are they important again.

chemistry. this mainly comes up to personal preference but yeonhui and sinu feel more like an older sister-younger brother dynamic to me. yeonhui took sinu in as a child, fed, clothed, and cared for him, and then continues to take care of him as an adult, which comes off as big sis behavior. again, some people may like this dynamic romantically, but i personally find it super platonic and sibling-leaning.

other sinu ships. idk. just find it a LITTLE heteronormative that any man and woman who share a little bit of screentime together are instantly a couple while sinu and jake can be out here pulling "you are my everything" and "i came back to big deal for you and you alone, jake" moments, and they'll still be just "good bros". again, kind of up to personal preference, but if you compare yeonhui x sinu to jake x sinu or even samuel x sinu, there's a clear lack of interactions and chemistry for yeonhui x sinu

so yeah. thats kinda it. this ended up being way longer than i expected so im not gonna write a conclusion paragraph but those are my thoughts around yeonhui and sinu together romantically.

#lookism #lookism manhwa #lookism webtoon #jake kim #samuel seo #sinu han #yeonhui #kim gimyung #kim gimyeong #han shinwoo #seo seongeun #big deal #lookism rant #myuiis bullshit

[lillified]

is there a name for the fan continuity you’re making? (ie transformers earthspark, transformers prime something like that) also you probably get tons of people telling you this constantly but i really like how you portray megastar in your work, they are so messy and i love it, it’s fresh and new compared to. well. tfp and idw as the main offenders cough cough

anyways also want you to know you’re super cool and i love your artstyle its like the feeling of running your hands on smooth metal if that makes sense

hi!! tbh im not sure if ive ever properly said it, but the working title is The Decepticons! might be subject to change, but it works for now lol

as for the art style thing--I'm glad you mentioned it, because that is kind of what I'm going for! I love the blocky and geometric angles of things like gundams, but the thing that got me interested in robots was transformers prime, and I'll always be a fan of the sleek, modern, and organic appearance of the characters in that... I wanted to bring those together for my own art, because I think both of those are true to the spirit of TF :)

as for your second point--you should know that i will never pass up an opportunity to talk about my thoughts on writing and characterization and stuff, so forgive me preemptively for the long post, lol

thank you for the kind words! I agree that there are a lot of issues with how certain characters have been portrayed... while the comics were great for fleshing out certain classic characters, they also seriously flattened many others. These characters have decades and series long histories of exploration and experimentation that feels like it's been completely restricted to one of only a few avenues lately, and that bothers me a little bit. like, when was the last time we've seen a piece of transformers media where they have inventive takes on character relationships in the same way as Animated? what's the point of rebooting and refreshing if nothing new happens??

Megatron and Starscream are a great indicator of that for me--their relationship in G1 is bombastic, but also complicated and interesting. they're the most important decepticons by far and their characteristics are integral to the functioning and philosophy of the entire group, to the point that, for example, removing Starscream from the equation of the Decepticons, I'd argue, makes Megatron an entirely different character. They're necessary to eachother, but it really feels like (with very few exceptions) their relationship has only gotten flatter and flatter over time. Even Prime, which I'd argue has the most textually interesting and deep take on their relationship, is, very obviously, held back by an overture of cheap, aesthetic violence. I firmly believe you could rewrite TFP without any of the violence and none of the character arcs would have to change at all, because, at the end of the day, it's purely superficial--it has nothing to say, and exists only as a way to bolster Megatron's dominant image, and to satisfy the audience's assumed disdain for Starscream.

while obviously it is transformers, and nobody is required to think that deeply about it, I'm a dork and it's always bothered me specifically, because, outside of that, there IS a lot of complexity to the stuff that happens!! I like this series specifically because there is so much variation and so many perspectives that have touched this franchise, and, in the best cases, we get the underlying character arc in Prime, where Megatron and Starscream's relationship is a case of two people who respect eachother more than anyone else and can't quite find equal footing about it.

going the IDW route and turning their interactions into constant hostility is the easy way out because it adds the aesthetic of "maturity" via shock value without having anything to say; however, the actual most thoughtful variations on the characters can communicate that both of them are inherently flawed without any of that, and that's what I want to do. this is my writing exercise, in essence... I'm not trying to make the decepticons "good" and just show them frolicking about all the time, I'm trying to make a properly "adult" spin on the formula that actually treats the audience like adults instead of trying to shock them. I'm a nerd about this already so I'm not going to shy away from the intense relationship these characters have because it's too complicated and messily homoerotic to unpack. if I've got the liberty to, why not?

anyway. thanks for reading once again! i can never make these short and succinct haha. i feel like i repeat myself all the time but also I never run out of things to say about them. as always, I'm really grateful that other people are interested in these things--I know none of it is really super important and it's probably something only I ever think about, but I feel like I owe it to the people who have contributed their perspectives and artistic ability to this thing to care at least a little, lol.

#transformers #ask #text post #long post #text #megatron #starscream #megastar #megatron x starscream

[seeminglydark]

hey, just thought I'd drop by and let you know that I love your art and comics, they're very cool :)

like many people I suspect, I found your work through the detention fanart (love the detail on the docs and john's patch pants). I don't know if I want to be john or date john (the answer is both). loved the detail of john's killer klowns poster too!

presumably since so many of your characters are punk, you are too. if so do you have any music recommendations?

thanks for reading :)

Hello! I'm so glad to hear that!

ahah yeah i never expected that piece to blow up like it did, im super grateful about it, it was definitely an experiment in style so im glad people like it so much and found my comics and stuff through it. (its not technically fanart though, i am raptorjules, the artist of the detention piece and creator of the comics and characters in it, though its so different than my usual and ofc i posted under this tumblr handle so i know a lot of people don't realize we are the same person!) also re: john, SAME friend. john is kind of a self portrait of a person i could have been when i was younger, if that makes sense, had i decided back then to fully transition. im really happy that people like him so much, he means so so much to me!

hahaha you got me, I was a teenager in the early to mid 90's, i listen to all things these days and punk is SUCH A BROAD GENRE and i tend to lean toward ska punk or folk punk more than crust or hardcore these days, but lets see, i'll give you some rec's of bands that inspire my art and ofc john in general. also you can head over to youtube, under raptorjules, and there should be a playlist called Johnny's Music that goes along with the song rec's on the Creaky arc in my comic Seemingly Dark, if you liked those songs!

So for more modern punk music, i love anything by The Interrupters (ska punk forever plz,) and Dog Park Dissidents for some queer punk (especially their toxic cover, fight me.) And Skatune Network for more wonderfully queer ska/skapunk.

In high school at the height of my Outwardly Studded and Spiked Punk Days i listened to a lot of Rancid (specifically the Life Won't Wait album) Descendants, Social Distortion, the Violent Femmes (the live Add it Up album if you can find it is the best one imo) Jugheads Revenge (Image is Everything album), Wizo (german queercore punk, i like the Herrenhandtasche album.) pretty much anything by The Mountain Goats, and finally, The Bouncing Souls are my all time favorite band, punk or not, any album, but the Hopeless Romantic album inspired so many of my stories and pieces plus its great driving music!

and ofc Johns theme song is Social Distortions Story of My Life. idk if this helps, ive never thought my music taste was terribly interesting or good, but i listen to what i like and what inspires me.

thanks for reading and reaching out! and id love some music recs from anyone who would like to leave them in the comments or hashtags, especially music that reminds you of my art or stories, punk or not!

-rj

#rj rambles #ask me things! #music recs #i love asks yall for real #always fun to age myself in these things ahahahaha

[seancamerons]

So I'm just really happily rewatching the oc. It is a magical experience! ✨️ I find myself using expressions like unbeatable combination, schmear more than I admit. As of earlier this week I have been craving bagels and need to get myself a cute little slicer cutter and some cream cheese and some lox but it is pretty funny.

And best part I got my bfs sister interested and she is converted! Seth is her favorite. We are midway through season 2. Now, she won't watch Dawson's or Tree Hill, but she did give Degrassi a chance, but lost interest after a certain point (sometime in s5, I can't really blame her.) Maybe she will be saved from season 6 new!Sean so she dodged a bit of a bullet lol.

I at least got her into the The OC which she loves (thank god!) as well as Friday night lights, stranger things, breaking bad and mad men.

We are a trio of show people, and we also like card and board games. We have so much fun. C has excellent taste in shows overall but I'm glad I got to show my faves and her, and I have common faves as well. We wish twin peaks was on streaming so we can show it to tj. She's like a sister to me.

And like my bf was a Saved by the Bell and Seventh Heaven stan before I came along, and now he loves breaking bad degrassi and the oc and one tree hill, gilmore girls and more. I'm so proud of him and he loves and is super invested in the characters, couples/ships and makes predictions and looks forward to watching with me qnd i try to remain tight-lipped on spoilers on things i know. All in all, he'd fit right in here, I swear. Sometimes we don't always finish our shows bc we take on too many and we tease each other about that. I'm so glad we are together. I'm so happy and grateful for that. People day couch potatoes like its a bad thing but we don't just sit in front of TV that's usually an evening thing. We have jobs and lives friendships and interests isolated from each other. In October, 3 past three years have flown by, and it's been an amazing three years of happiness love and just wonderful unexpected and joy. New traditions, beginnings, excitement, films, TV, and I wouldn't have it any other way. It is truly the best. I love that real and special love I'd been longing for since for friggin' ever. I can't see myself with anyone else. I don't want to. He is everything. 🥰

To close, I love shows. I love television. I love tv romance friendships dybamics. Television brings families and friends and people together. It's a beautiful thing. 😍 📺 im a firm believer in sharing shows being a love language. For example, if I gush about my favorites and you let me, you are my people. If I share my feelings and favorite shows and all just know you're so important to me.

Thanks for letting me gush on your dash about a friggin lovefest of my shows and ongoing appreciation for characters and romances spanning pretty much forever and ever bc I'm a romantic and I love it!

Even when I'm sad or it's sad I still love it. Smile through the tears. Television has been around for what? 50 years, 60 years? Whoever invented tvs and streaming too you are a damn magnificent genius and bastard at the same time. Thanks writers, thanks directors, thanks for costuming, hair, editing, and all you who make shows possible youre so appreciated. Thank you for the entertainment.😊

#lovefest #shows #television #📺 #the oc #rewatching #comforting #friends #family #💖💖💖💖 #boyfriend tag #appreciation #😊

[aeoneris]

a couple weeks back there was a fic author who left very sweet and wonderful feedback on my utsushi x hunter fics, and surprisingly they were especially in love with the one specifically about my hunter setsuna's backstory. so much so they were inspired and started writing their own fic about their hunter and utsushi! this meant a lot to me. while i did my best to write it to be consistent with my other (insert ur own hunter-ish) fics in tonality, it's hard to get people to read npc x oc so the fact someone enjoyed it so much that they were moved to write their own, was just super cool. also hell yes more utsushi/hunter content! i thought.

at first it was funny because OP had, without warning, tagged me in a fic as a gift. and i was surprised bc they used setsuna as a guest character! without asking me first... but i know it wasn't malicious, and i did find out it was their very first post and fic, so i told them it was ok but that next time they should ask for permission whether it's with me or especially anyone else. they wound up deleting it but then posting a new one and properly asking me. so it was ok

But here's the thing. the more i read the more it seemed like... in their story, utsushi was a couple with setsuna? In Their Verse??? like, they kept saying they loved utsushi and setsu so much, so i get that... but like, it was written as if their hunter was utsushi's ex, and the instructor moved on to setsu? this made me feel sad!! but not because i felt setsu was misused, i was flattered/humbled even, but i was sad because i hoped they'd write a story about their version of utsushi x hunter!! like... this has to be about them!!! but was this going to be how it was? their hunter never being with the instructor because of... mine???

but that wasn't really a criticism i could give, even though they asked for ways they could improve. like if their story was that their hunter and utsushi went seperate ways, and that was their history, who am i to tell them it was wrong. any story with the utsushi and hunter was interesting to me, it didn't have to end in romance! there's barely anything about them to begin with. but yeah i just felt off, because of the idea of their hunter being overshadowed by mine...??? i tried to wait for more chapters, because what if there'd be a twist like it was a misunderstanding! (or like what if the instructor was never actually with, or breaks up with setsu to be back with the hunter LOL??? at this point i'd be fine with it! maybe that verse is the one where setsu winds up with hinoa or fiorayne- cough, anyway)

whatever the case i kept checking back for updates bc i Needed to know what was gonna happen to their hunter next

but suddenly a couple weeks ago they deleted the fic... and their whole ass account?!?! i was genuinely so sad!!! like this is the worst possible ending!!! i wanted to know Their Story!!! Their Hunter!!! i wanted to know if somehow he and the instructor could wind up back together, or at least learn about their history and drama! but now ill never know... it haunts me til this day

wherever u are out there OP, i am thinking about you and your hunter. have the courage to write ur story. u don't even really need to use my hunter but they're gracious to be welcomed to your verse anyway. im eternally glad that you read my fics and loved setsuna's character that much, and the fact it inspired u to create means i've accomplished everything i could ever want with this silly self-indulgent ship

i wish that hunter Kamuria "Kammi" gets the courage to reach out to Utsushi...

#i talked abt this saga on twitter but i still can't stop thinking about it so i decided to yell about it here #to the uhhh 5 utsushi fans following me #like 3 or 4 of which are my friends so they already know about it

[idsfantasy]

hi. okay. oh my god

so i saw your fic wayy earlier in the morning today, i accidentally scrolled past it bc i was searchin for something specific in the mike tag but the name must've stuck with me. i go onto ao3 wayyy later in the night and i see it and im like 'oohh i remember this i should check it out!!'

OH. MY. GOODNESS. GRACIOUS.

this is genuinely such a good fic i have been yelling to each and every one of my friends about it for the past 30 minutes(as one does when he finds a good piece of media online, whether his friends are in the fandom or not) and I CANNOT GET OVER IT!! the way you write is SO fun to read, and i absolutely love taxi!! idk if you've had this oc for a while or if you made em for the fic, (btw, what's taxi's pronouns? for some reason i can't find them anywhere) but either way TAXI IS SO INTERESTING. their family's naming conventions, their possible backstory, and their kinda hilarious fear of zombies is just SO... i don't even know how to put it, i just love em

AND THE WAY YOU WRITE MICHAEL OH DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED. I love how you expanded on his feelings of his father and also OHHH MAN thank you for focusing on the grosser parts of his current state without bringing up maggots n stuff, as someone with a horrid fear of those kinda parasites it was SUCH a relief reading chapter 4 and not having to deal with that kinda nasty!!!

sorry for writing a literal essay in your askbox, and another sorry for kinda getting so.. idk, hyper over it? im just.... wow. genuine props to you this is the first time i've ever been obligated to askbox someone abt their fanfic it was literally jus that good

YO!!!! (Just gonna @lizardsinthegardens since coauthor and all and idk if you sent the same ask to both of us)

Thank you so much! Any time anyone tells us they like the fic we get super excited, so thank you XD

We made Taxi specifically for the fic, but we have been working on everything since February, so it has been a while in that regard lol.

As for pronouns... We have no idea. Taxi has pronouns of some variety, but neither coauthor knows. We could not decide, and at this point we have committed to never referring to Taxi with pronouns, not cuz Taxi doesn't have them, but because we do not know lol. So no worries on not being able to find them, that's intentional XD

I'm glad you like Taxi! Taxi is super fun to write. Literally just a random person who gets dragged into the insanity that is this franchise lol. The planning doc is literally "Taxidermist is the best FNAF character" or something, so glad to know we're on the same page there lol

As for Mike, glad you're liking the direction we're taking with him! And yeah, I know I don't want to deal with maggots, and I don't think Liz wants to deal with maggots, so he gets to deal with Not That lol

No worries about the long ask, or the enthusiasm! I was super excited to see it. Thank you :D

#fnaf #taxidermist fic #five nights at freddy's

[benscursedkid]

What is ur ending :)

smhh i guess i gotta answer it now…

im so glad that you’re enabling me lmaoo. im always too afraid my ideas aren’t creative or cool enough so i’d like to get more opinions. this is a pretty long rant so you have been warned.

i’ve never really been a fan of the idea that R wants mc to lead them and i had kinda been hoping there would be a secret final vault for y7 so i wanted to combine those two ideas.

if my previous post is of any indication, i’ve been pretty into unspeakables lately. i think the department of mysteries is super fascinating and can easily become a breeding ground for dark arts magic and immoral wizarding activity without proper discipline and responsible leadership.

so to get straight to the point, my idea is that the true leader of R (not mc’s family member btw. perhaps one of merula’s relatives if anyone wants to lean that way though for me it’s just an abstract character for now) is suffering from a blood curse. please correct me if i’m wrong but from the quick research i did, there is no cure or solution for a blood curse in the entire hp lore thus far. that is what this R person wants. they want to save themselves from an incurable blood curse. i wanted their motives to be understandable but not excusable. i didn’t want it to be enough to draw sympathy. somehow, they have reason to suspect whatever is in the final vault can help with that.

(i like the dark scroll idea though so perhaps you need whatever potion or spell it produces to get inside.)

the vault mc and co. could possibly trap rakepick in was a decoy of sorts. it’s supposed to look like the final vault to prevent anyone who made it that far from finding out the truth that there is another. if you think about it, why is there only a Scary Spell in the underwater vault? the only reason it would be there in the first place is if someone went in there and casted the curse, then sealed it inside. it just doesn’t make sense. if it’s so horrible, then simply don’t teach it and don’t use it.

now, as for what’s in the true final vault, it’s a person. an unspeakable to be exact.

he was an employee within the department of mysteries many years ago (i’m thinking a few centuries but the exact date is tbd). his research was on curing a blood curse for his daughter. this incentive to save his daughter’s life pushed him to do terrible things in the name of his research. as he slowly began to grow more unstable and determined to see his research through, his coworkers in the DoM grew fearful that he would reach a solution and what it could mean. they knew simply firing him from his position would do little to deter him so they made plans to kill him at the end of the day. they didn’t want to risk his dark knowledge and findings falling into even worse hands.

however, the person with whom they trusted to do the act was sympathetic towards his cause and his motives and thus secretly sealed him away in the final vault instead. he was never able to finish his research but he was damn close when this all transpired.

im torn on whether the vaults already existed and just remained empty until then. kinda like a “break glass in case of emergency” sort of thing or if they made them themselves but i’m leaning towards the former. i know this idea is completely different and throwing canon out the window but jamcity involving the mc’s father throws a wrench in everything i have and i wasn’t about to change it.

so yeah that’s what i have so far. there’s clearly still details to work out but i hope it’s interesting and reasonable!! <3

#hphm #harry potter hogwarts mystery #hogwarts mystery #hphm mc #r #hphm r #ig it’s less of an ending #and more of an alternate plot line than anything else #but i haven’t decided anything really beyond this point #i only thot of all of this a few days ago #after merula’s disastrous second betrayal smh

[manglechan1204]

Sssssoooooo it’s been a while !

I’ve finished the dream smp episode’s playlist (282/282) annnddd I also finished the dream smp plot playlist  (419/419)

So this is my final update on my thought on the characters ! ( Imma try keep it short…)

c!Tommy : I finally succombed to the tommyinnit charm after his exile 😩 and his death … and wilbur abondonning him ….+the kid’s been through way too much too to keep disliking him + he did mature in someway, it was really nice to see that + I still want to punch him sometime tho + and that him and eryn a childhood friends is so cute

c!Tubbo : I dont know guys + Tubbo has been really confusing to me the whoollee time xD + but I like him ( and pity him..) + It did go throouughht a looottt + I love that he has a child + I dont like that he have to take care of him alone now !;( + I get it that he is still mourning ranboo and is traumatised with what happenned to micheal but  I dont know killing aimsey was really uncool

c!Dream : Everytime he opens his mouth im like « why are you lying »+ I kinda had pity for him with the whole torture arc + but the dude seemed really fine as soon has it was out u know + fuck him for manipulating everyone

c!Sapnap : Like how he goes fully against dream for the greater good even tho they were best friends + finally has a good purpose with defending kinoko kingdom, thats cool + poor man trying to bring peace in his love life

c!George : Stayy assleeppp + It might be because I’ve only watched summarized version of what happened + but everytime this man is awake is to whether destroy stuff or kill people which is tiring and annoying after a while

c!Ponk : Pooorr theeemmm dkjngdkgd + I still can’t believe c!Sam took his fucking arm like ??? + really didn’t deserve anything happening to her + is really sweet + and lost:(

c!Foolish : Love Him + love his lore + kinda like how he joins las nevadas

without being dependent on it + his mental breakdown and his reconsideration was super interesting to see  + my man just want to try doing his part + and build awesome stuff !

c!Punz : I find it cool when he really was a mercenary and switched for the side who payed more + now he is a c!dream apologist

c!Purpled : I would have said he didn’t do anything wrong if he attacked anyone beside c!charlie + like after what quackity did, the rest of his action were just fair

c!Wilbur : man got resurected + and I still dont know if he was genuine with all his apologies or not. + still dont understand how some people think he changed + tommy deserved better idc + funny how he was flabbergasted people were not pardonning him after just an apology + how does utah fit in the lore…. ??????????

c!ghosbur: I finally see the baby boi material + the final animatic where he reunite with friend really got me  

c!Fundy : What is this whole nightmare thing ? + his reunion with wilbur was touching and heartbreaking + man can’t get lower

c!Eret : Love how they really try to make up for their past mistakes even thought it was so long ago + the musuem is an awesome idea + love how he doesn’t have any of the «  dream’s not that bad » bullshit

c!Quackity : Oh my fucking god + I cant say I like what he’ve become + but it’s super interesting to watch + his descent into hell is depressing but logic + his relation with c!charlie was super touching :(

c!Nikki : Her hatred for c.tommy was scary. + I’m glad she calmed down after + hope she finded some peace in the syndicate + Really connected with the fact that at first she joined the syndicate to belong

c!Philza : Like how he become wiser + and gives good advices to wilbur and tommy + we see he does care about them + MUMZA ?! She is so cool !

c!Karl : The dilemma he is put into is so horrible AND interesting ( the whole tale of the smp deal is breathtaking anyway ) + I like how he deeply care about people without being totally selfless

c!Skeppy : omg omg + bruh the whole egg deal ? I didn’t recovered from that + his whole lore is so tragic + the fact that he accepted to sacrifice everyone to keep c !bbh safe +  what an asshole but at the same time IT’S SO TOUCHING AT THE SAME TIME

c!Badboyhalo : My beloved + I love this character, just so sweet but also has no limit when it comes to his friends + every **terrible** things he did was to be with his friends ( aka skeppy ) + and the whole egglore ?! ( one of my favorite btw ! ) + both of them went down the bad past just to be with each and it’s JUST IM SO WEAK FOR SOULMATE STUFF + Also i’m crying about the fact that he is a father figure, that him and skep raised c !sapnap + and now there is c !eryn omg dmgdm

c!Ranboo : the way he saw life was super interesting + really depressing (in a good way) how this character was always so miserable + like the guy say they were relieved to be dead, no more stress, no more lies … + also im dying for hybrid stuff and cc!ranboo is the one who gived us the more hybrid canon stuff + also loves that he is a ddaaddd

c!Technoblade : I love him I love him + he is the embodiment of «  he is technically a bad guy but he deeply care about his friends so it’s okay ! » + he cares so much + he was so ready to defend tommy against the whole world and this bitch betray him  😒 … + the funiest character without breaking the immersion + also very interesting sens of ethics

c!Captainpuffy : PUFFY PUFFY PUFFY my beloved 2 + her whole backstory is so mysterious I want to know more about the pirate stuff ! + also tragic story like she had been fucked up over and over by her friends to end up at the egg sides on hey bd;- ; + AND EACH TIME SHE forgave THEM LIKE + she was such a pure soul that wanted to do good ( especially like how she was one of the few that see how fucked up what happened to tommy AS A KID was and she really tried to help him ) + until it was too much and she was too tired of everything to try anymore ...

c!Awesamedude : Listen guy I’m a c!awesamedude apologist. I really love him. Okay he did some super fucked up stuff but he is not evil.Cause you can see how much he cared about his friends at the beginning, so stressed about them going near the egg and everything + but obviously the stress of being the only one responsible of the captivity of the most dangerous criminal got to him really bad ( obviously it excused nothing of what he done ) + everyone blaming him for everything dream related afterward like it is normal and logical to ask only one man to be everywhere and think about everything…+ and even at this point he was really affected by tommy’s death + ( beside that I can’t believe he has the audacity to be this mean to c!ponk after what he did to him… )

c!Boomer : has potentiel ! I want to know mmoorreee

c!Aimsey : I love the fact that he wants to be non-violent no matter what happen, I deeply respect that in this fucking smp + her backstory is sadddd ;(

c!Seapeekay : same as aimsey , peaceful man just want to be there for his friends

c!Michealmcchill : SO MUCH POTENTIAL WITH THE « FIND SERENITY » THING  + love his musics

c!Charlie : I love hhiimmmm, he is so sweet and innocent + But at the same time he litteraly has seen everything and is older than this whole place + this contrast is always a win + also hybrid sttuuffff + the way he turned against quackity was so perfect and gave me goosebump + can’t wait to see what happen for him ? Will he leave Las nevedas ?

c!Eryn : canon 👏 hybrid 👏 stuff + he is really endearing with how he saw bad and was like that’s dad material + was childhood friends with tommy🥺 + tragic backstory + really interesting how he is drawn to death

c!Hannahrose : In love with the fact that she is a sort of nymph / fairies and is directly connected to nature and especially roses like she put so much details about that + her whole arc with the eggs was so cool and creepy + can’t believe she litteraly got mutilated by c!boomer and people ( sam ) were like « isokaayyy chill dude » like ???

#At this point it's more for me than anything #cause I dont know who's gonna read that #dream smp #dream smp talk

[papirouge]

Are there any verses to combat having low self esteem? I've been the ugly sister, the ugly friend, the ugly ___ for a long time. I have a step sister who's just perfect and popular.. guys would only acknowledge me to ask about her. The one guy I could think of as a bf since we just started dating I brought to dinner and she captivated him. Left me to try and date her, she basically ignored him since hes my age and younger than her, then tried to come back to me. Im glad that I rejected him and ignored him too but that whole thing hurt like..wow.. I dont drink either. I'd go along with my friend to a bar and order like..seltzer water while she enjoys all the attention. Shes a model so it's common. Then some random guy would try to entertain me as my friend flirts with his friend or friends that's really into her. but the one that talks to me isnt talking to me because he likes me. Hes a wingman trying to push away the ugly friend from the hot one. Literally it's a real tactic so many guys use. Not just at bars but anywhere. And it happened to me... I just honestly fake feeling sick or just leave. It hurts.

First of all, I am sure you're not ugly anon🙃

But yeah, people aren't equal regarding beauty....and that's okay. Maybe you are very young, but you'll realize soon enough that beauty and attractivity aren't necessary mutual. Beside, it's interesting how people will get insecure over not being "pretty enough", but will never get envious of other qualities they find in other. Hardly anyone today is like "my friend is super generous and it makes me self conscious" 😭 ...like, hun, what you feel is just a consequence of society ridiculous obsession with physical beauty over anything else.

I too knew very pretty girls, and you know what? past a certain time, their features aren't that wow'ing anymore, and they awful personality (when they are awful people) clouds their overall vibe. One in particular was a colleague of mine was very pretty and she was regularly getting asked her number, but all relationships were messy because she didn't have the actual personality to back it up (the fact she was only dating dusties didn't help too). Beauty doesn't buy respect.

So yeah, you girl friend captivating men doesn't men she'll get a better romantic life than you. She might've won the genetic lottery but nothing beats actual character idc. Everyone gets old, your body changes, and having a pretty face at your prime isn't a guarantee of being as much desirable throughout your whole life. #prettyprivilege is entertained both by insecure people who think their romantic shortcomings are only the fault of their looks (and not... personality) AND narcissists who think rando being kind to them bc of their attractiveness give them somehow an overall upper social value in society..

Nobody wins at life for simply being "pretty". Or at least only for a while. Brains and personality will stay forever though so you should rather try to capitalize on it rather than looks and trying to put up with your friend's beauty😏

You dodged a bullet big time with your date who threw you under the bus try his chance with you friend ; and she's definitely a good friend for turning him down💝 (hopefully his age isn't the only thing that stopped her from dating him lol)

The whole wingman strategy is indeed quite common for men experienced in chasing women, but as I said earlier being pretty isn't a guarantee you'll attract high value men. Sorry but this whole plot to seduce a woman whime distracting their friend is corny. A self confident man doesn't do that.

If that situation makes you feel sick maybe the best solution would be to stop hanging around with your friend if there's only the 2 of you? I know this might sound radical but you shouldn't let your friendship hurt you like that. You have to prioritize yourself first.

Beside, and I really don't want to sound shady, but pretty girls too have their own strategy and purposely hang around girls they know her less pretty than them to come off more appealing, so beware... From my experience, I'd advise you to never hang out with people triggering your insecurities. You'll always end up losing :/

#answered

[lilakennedy]

Are you planning on writing a full length story for your ocs? They're so cool and I'd love to see a lot more of them 😭💕

o?oh??? thank you so much!! this really means a lot! 💜

i don’t know if i’ll ever write a full lenght thing of it all? but i do have a proper written piece in the works that covers Rene’s & Jan’s storyline! 

and besides that, i will definitely share more written things about them! 

rn i just want to get all their intro’s and info about their pasts outta the way - and once i got those done, drabbles and written pieces will follow more often!

#please this ask put me in such a giddy mindset #thank you so much!! #im super glad that anyone finds any interest in my characters!! #forming their personalities/lifes and backstories #is just so much fun for me #you really have no idea how much it means that anyone would be invested or interested in any way #and i mean who knows #maybe in the future i will write a full thing with the story #cause i do have a start and end planned out #and the main plot #so who knows #lilanons #lila asks

[sometipsygnostalgic]

Perfuma

i love perfuma a lot but im really surprised how many detestable characteristics they rolled up into one person.

i mean, in her debut episode her people refused to fight to protect themselves and depended entirely on she ra until the end

she is completely intolerant of anything that is marginally outside of the way she thinks things are supposed to be

she pulls a disabled character on a leash, which, im pretty sure is way more terrible-looking in practice than it sounded when they were making gremlin jokes in the writer’s room....   ....somehow does this in the last season too, supporting my idea that they had no idea how bad it looked....

...and despite obviously showing she cares about the other characters (that statue means a lot), she fails to get any meaningful character development until season 5, with the best before then being an episode where she learns basic human tolerance by interacting with cacti. 

all this covered up by a false attitude of peace and happiness when the reality of it is that perfuma is ready to blow up at anyone for anything at any time and all of her positivity is forced on, so that she doesnt do this

ANYWAY

i actually find that last part fascinating - the fact that Perfuma hates everything, but refuses to ever actually snap at people. 

You have a character who is naturally completely against her self-spoken values of tolerance, and FORCES HERSELF to adhere to them, against her own nature. Is that not interesting in itself? 

Like, she never actually yells directly at Entrapta in season 1 or most of Launch, even when our scientist is massively compromising the mission. Perfuma doesn’t want to burn bridges, and works SUPER hard to stay cool. At best there is one comment about harmony being “challenging”. To which Entrapta enthusiastically nods. 

She never snaps at Mermista or Glimmer or Huntara or anyone else who annoys the shit out of her - instead she’s really passive aggressive, but in a way that seems like she couldn’t help leaking out her bad mood, rather than intentionally throwing shade at them. 

(source)

I think the only times she snaps are when she explodes at Cacti, when everyone finally goes off at Entrapta, when she’s confronted with Scorpia’s ex-girlfriend Catra, and of course when Bow first shows up after everyone else had been mind controlled, and Perfuma bursts into tears, having had one hell of an ordeal with Mermista and Micah gone. 

Because like everyone else, Perfuma by the end of the show is no longer capable of keeping a false front. She can’t wear a mask - When she’s angry and upset, she just shows what she’s feeling in full force.  

“I DON’T WANNA BE IN CHARGE ANYMORE!!!”

What I’m glad about is they managed to turn these snappy intolerant characteristics into a positive for her - Perfuma has a soft spot for Scorpia, and is able to empathise with her, and having this one character that Perfuma doesn’t just tolerate but loves is a good way to make her more sympathetic, and better yet, use those aggressive parts of her to PROTECT Scorpia’s interests. 

Like how Catra and Adora balance each other out, with Catra’s cynicism protecting the righteous Adora from taking bullets for all of her friends, 

Like how Hordak and Entrapta balance out, with Entrapta helping him find himself, and Hordak protecting her and making her feel valued, 

Like how Sea Hawk and Mermista balance out, with Mermista keeping Sea Hawk out of trouble and him teaching her to let loose,  

Perfuma and Scorpia have synergy - Scorpia’s true affection for everyone rubs off on Perfuma, who in turn, is able to stand up for her partner against those who would take advantage of her. 

I love how She-Ra is able to turn traditionally positive characteristics into negative ones, and negative characteristics into positive ones - it is a matter of inversion, extremes, understanding how these characters would better deal in different situations, where those supposed strengths can cause harm, and where those supposed weaknesses turn into strengths. 

Perfuma is a good example of this. When she stops holding back, her judgemental nature allows her to cut through the bullshit and tell people the straight facts, and sometimes, it’s exactly what they need to hear.  

#she ra #spop #perfuma #scorpia #scorfuma

[streaming-yn]

I ACCIDENTALLY POSTED THIS BEFORE IT WAS DONE IM SO SORRY AAAA

I can't promise it'd be good or accurate in any way at all, but I can say that I'll try my best!! sorry this took such a long time ;; very scared of not doing stuff perfectly yk? ;;; but thank you, I'm glad you like my writing! welcome to the crew 🍋 anon!! I don't know too much on witchcraft (my parents don't allow me to practice anything that I'll have to get extra stuff for :/) so I hope just doing everything but that is okay, I'm so sorry I couldn't do everything :(( n you take care as well!! and thank got for all the love n support!! mwah !

I don't write for George so I hope it's okay I took him out ;;

multiple x ambivert! bilingual! y/n

pairings: feral boys (no George) (dream, sapnap, Karl, quackity), BenchTrio (tommy, tubbo, ranboo) (separate) x reader

pronouns: they/them

other information on the reader:

. bilingual

. ambivert

. likes puzzle n strategic games (n good at them)

. minor

. artist

. faceless

form: headcanons

genre: platonic

abbreviations: y/n -> your name

feral boys (- George) (dream, sapnap, Karl, quackity)

congrats! you now have 4 new older brothers! and no you don't have a say in it! /lh

they all think it's really cool that your bilingual!!

if one of the languages you speak is Spanish quackity would invite you to his spanish-only/mostly streams \o/

I know it's unlikely, but if your other language is Greek by chance then maybe you and sapnap exchange a few Greek words/sentences, not for anything other than to confuse those also in call >:)

definitely see quackity doing the same thing!

if you speak a language other than Greek or Spanish they're like,, woah,,, that's so cool what

you could probably get anyone but dream to say almost anything in your language 💀

purely bc I believe that dream has had that happen multiple times before so now he's careful with saying things he doesn't know 😭

you could also make them believe an insult is a complement if you say it in a kind tone, and the other way around (depends on the language, bc with some it's close enough to English to tell)

like with a lot of German you could probably do that

you, kindly: du bist so schlecht in diesem spiel!! dein Chat muss langweilig sein (you're so bad at this game!! your chat must be bored) (**note: apologies if it's not accurate! I'm still trying to learn German so I used Google translate)

karl: thank you! ,, I think?

you: :)

if anyone in chat knows what you said they'll occasionally translate it for the rest of chat, if that happens, then like,, it's definitely getting clipped

quackity has jokingly asked you to draw him before! dream and karl constantly complement your art, and sapnap is inbetween complementing and being indifferent

like he thinks it's cool and looks really good but he won't bring up a lot and he won't do a whole bunch of compliments! he's a good one to go to and show new art if you want a chill reply while Karl and dream are the ones you show if you want praise for it

if you want jokes and lighthearted statements with semi-hidden compliments go to quackity! :)

I feel like being an ambivert in this group could go one of both ways depending on if you're an introvert w extrovert tendencies or the other way around

hard, introvert with extrovert tendencies, which basically means that you're pretty introverted, won't talk to knew people unless spoken to first but once you do you ease up a bit, once friends you get louder and more hyper showing your extrovert side. you like parties and such despite the fear you have of them, etc. I feel like this would be hard because pretty much everyone in the feral boys is extroverted, save for dream who's an ambivert but super extroverted online! so their energy might scare you but it also draws you in leading you to becoming friends! you probably have a soft spoken voice which the boys fail to notice at first - causing you to get spoken over a lot, just things of that kind! but they get used to it and your contrast fits well :)

easy, extrovert with introvert tendencies, which is the same as above but switched! you can start conversation with strangers - though it may be a bit hard due to your introvert tendencies stunting your social growth, you enjoy parties and social events and talking to people but you're probably off in a corner of the party talking to a group of people rather than dancing, being alone in your room can be calming but is usually lonely and you prefer to have someone - or maybe a few people - around. this would be easy because it's easier for introvert tendencies to be unnoticed online since you're not face to face, so talking to people and interacting would go rather smoothly causing your addition to the crew to be smooth and fast! they didn't have to talk to you first and everyone being (mostly) extroverted made you fit in well, and you won't get talked over because when you do on accident you bring it up and they make sure to be more careful \o/

also for you speaking a different language; if you ever forget a word in English - which is bound to happy often - they'll help you figure it out

and your love and talent for strategic games, puzzle games, and rhythm games kinda shocked them! like the entire group isn't the best at those types of games and don't play them often

they're really impressed about it too! I feel like one of the first times sapnap saw you do a rhythm based game he made a comment about how you'd be a really good drummer!

also if there's a puzzle in a game that quackity is playing he would probably try to call you to get you to figure it out 💀

BenchTrio (tommy, ranboo, tubbo)

they're impressed by you being bilingual right away! I feel like tommy might make a joke about being bilingual bc he knows a few Spanish words

tubbo is super interested in what different words translate to and like, uses you like Google translate around Minecraft after he finds out

"that's super cool!! wait, what's this in your language?" he throws your character a carrot "(carrot in your language)" "okay okay!! this next :D!!" he throws your character a dirt block, you let out and amused breath "am I Google translate now?" "c'mon!!"

ranboo gets mostly confused because he doesn't understand what you're saying so he's like ??? how do I respond if I don't know what you said help

I think you being an ambivert would also fit in well, not matter what type you are bc you literally have 2 ambiverts (both kinds!! ex w int tend is tubbo n int w ex tend is ranboo!) and one extrovert!! there's literally no way you can't fit in unless your sense of humor is wildly different but since you're reading this I assume it's similar!

they will also help you if you forget English words, though tubbo forgets a lot as well so ranboo or Tommy would probably be your best bet to go to!

I feel like tubbo is also good at rhythm games so it wasn't a shock you were or anything, but it did cause a bit where tommy just like,, split the group? 💀 you and tubbo n him and ranboo where the groups, it became like a who's side it better type of thing and ranboo kept "sneaking off" to your vc to tell you stuff n talk a bit, it was fun

as for puzzles, I don't think anyone in the group is good at puzzles besides ranboo, like tubbo might be mediocre but I feel like ranboo is really good like,, have you seen that man's lore ? good god

poor Tommy dude 💀💀

chat 100% brags about you anywhere they can!

"look at my streamer!! they're so talented and smart and funny and they can draw <33 I bet you wish your streamer was as cool as mine /lh"

(sorry it took so long and it's kinda short! I didn't really know what to do exactly :( )

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[comradekatara]

if the gaang were trapped in a time loop a la russian doll, what song would be playing when each of them “woke up” after a death

this question is super interesting, but also extremely challenging! for one, i can think of multiple songs that share the same compelling quality of harry nilsson’s “gotta get up” that also fits each character’s specific vibe; thus, whittling it down to just one song proves difficult. furthermore, one must consider the context in which each character would find themselves in a timeloop, and where they would be reviving to hear each specific piece of music. both nadia and alan (as well as the protagonist of groundhog day) hear their respective pieces of music signaling their regenerations diegetically, which means the gaang would all have to be placed in a context where that music would be actually playing (obviously, then, these would all be modern AUs). which is all to say, there’s a lot to consider when constructing a time loop narrative (not only in terms of the physics & continuity, but also how it serves the narrative, and its thematic significance to the character(s)—which is why this plot device works so well in russian doll) ...and im gonna try my hardest to ignore all of that and just go with my gut because im already overthinking this way too much!! (but also, if anyone wants me to expand on any one of these choices, i’d be glad to do so)

aang: for some reason johnny b. goode by chuck berry just feels right (though i was also deliberating between some doowop classics ngl—it’s the vibes, i can’t even explain it).

katara: i ultimately settled on selling candy by ohmme because i like how it feels dynamic and a bit discordant from the get-go, which fits for a character as active and spontaneous as katara.

sokka: bunsen burner (yes, from the ex machina soundtrack) feels fitting for him, especially because I think out of everyone he’d be most existentially terrified by the prospect of a timeloop, and the piece has a very eery quality to it. but i also enjoy the implications of this piece being diegetic, because it means that this is the kind of music he listens to for fun.

toph: i think she deserves the honor of being bestowed told you id be with the guys by cherry glazerr, which matches her cool, raucous intensity nicely imo.

suki: getting real gimme gimme gimme (a man after midnight) by ABBA vibes for her (because she’s just that cool).

zuko: I simply must go with washing machine heart by mitski because it is such a fundamentally zuko song, and if anyone deserves to listen to it in an infinitely regenerating cycle of deaths, it’s him.

ty lee: cruel by st vincent has a certain quality to it that i’ve been obsessed with since i first heard it, and i think it fits with ty lee’s inscrutable facade as well as her inner desperation.

azula: at last by etta james, while beautiful and distinctly classy, could definitely sound horrifying, even taunting, in certain situations, which I think works well for whatever hellish timeloop azula would find herself trapped in!

mai: i think gymnopedie (no. 1) by erik satie would work well for mai because it’s such an iconic piece of music, simultaneously gentle and heartrendingly evocative, even nostalgic—definitely the kind of piece that would fuck with your mind if you “woke up” hearing it every time you died.

#gaynormanjayden #AUs #ish #asks #the gaang and #synthesis #whew!!!! #this was fucking HARD ok #I went w my gut here #bc. asking me abt russian doll atla & music i like #that is simply so many things #too many things even #how am I NOT supposed to overthink it?!?!?? #atlamusic

[ofcowardiceandkings]

I think you mentioned listening to podcasts? Do you have any favorites to reccommend? I've run out of content :(

that i do !

im not entirely sure what kind of podcast you'd be interested in but i'll throw out a few of the goodies in my huge library of stuff , i'll miss out a few of the HUGE podcasts that have been all over tumblr though

a LOT of it is true crime or human interest stuff , or history because im nerd ,, and a few of these dont have nearly enough attention so [shrug] i'll try to keep this short i guess lol this isnt EVERYTHING ive got in my library or listened series' by any measure

i AM gonna pop a shout to both Stuff You Missed in History Class and Stuff You Should Know from iHeartRadio because their HUGE archives have kept me from losing my mind many times over , and they cover a wide range of both important and wacky topics

BomBARDed (ongoing) this is the only fiction podcast i have happening right now really but its DAMN GOOD ONE .... it's an actual-play D&D 5E podcast in the DMs own musically-inspired world, focussed on a group of multiclass bards going to music school !! and all players (+DM) are members of the Texas band Lindby !! and they actually use and play music in the show with one original song an episode !! Kyle's worldbuilding and storycraft are truly incredible, and (Nick) Goodrich, (also Nick) Spurrier, and Ali's characters are in depth and interesting as well as an absolute powerhouse :') i actually made a piece for its first fanzine, Bardic Dreaming, which published earlier this year and is free to view now, all the players and the community are super wholesome its just very good overall 💙

History & Humans;

Fall of Civilisations (ongoing) legit one of my favourite podcast finds, im so glad my youtube autoplayed one of these ... it took me like 2 hours to realise it was 1) not the same as what was playing before and 2) had been on for 2 hours and wasnt near finished lmao. anyway, this is a series by historical fiction writer Paul Cooper, and is honest to all thats good one of the best documentary series ive encountered in years - and ive consumed a LOT of documentaries. it covered the downfall of various civilisations through history, and the episodes run from an hour to FOUR hours depending on the topic. its so chill to listen to and just get done, but over the pandemic all of the episodes have been given full movie-quality video versions too on youtube if youre more of a visual person.

Casting Lots: A Survival Cannibalism Podcast (on series break) yeah that says that lol ... its a SUPER niche topic but its very interesting and treated very well despite being kind of comical at times, the hosts are just naturally funny lol ... it delves around from the history of cannibalism in whole regions to specific incidents as recently as the 1970s, and of course the first episode is about the Donner Party, and it covers things ive never heard of despite being kind of important ?? anyway Alix and Carmella are good eggs

Sawbones (ongoing) i probably dont need to mention much here other than say that Justin and Sydnee saved me from being SO BORED sooo often, the history of medicine is wacky as hell and its what most of my history GCSE was on so [shrugs]

Cautionary Tales (on series break) this was a wild-card find lol ... it's by Tim Harford "the undercover economist" who writes for the Financial Times, and its topics kind of weave modern topics and science with how to learn from historical errors ... its a bit weird but well worth a go, also each series has a few celebrity guest voice actors which is pretty awesome

Ephemeral (ongoing) this is a very strange but thought provoking series about sounds and other things just barely saved. topics include the last castrato, the hello girls, hand-stamped records, the spread of kīkā kila music, and acoustic fossils of wild places.

Neat! The Boozecast (ongoing) history and bartending whats not to like lol ... hosted by Teylor Smirl and now their dad Tommy, they're just digging around in how important booze is to human culture

True Crime (white collar and weirdness);

Swindled (ongoing) this is an amazing show full stop. A Concerned Citizen details some of the most impactful and unruly things to happen in white collar and corporate crime. very factually accurate but given the sheer bullshit of the topics the deadpan snarking is [chefs kiss] absolutely warranted ..

American Scandal (on series break) this one is a series within a series type, and spends a few episodes at a time poking holes in some of America's biggest scandals, from a dramatised but fact-based point of view. such as what the hell was going on with Enron, how big tobacco was forced to own up to covering its own ass, how Iran-Contra happened, etc. it also now has a sister show called British Scandal, which does the same thing for British cases but with a slightly different format.

Missing in Alaska (finished) this was a fascinating series, a deep dive into what happened to two US government officials who disappeared on a small chartered flight in Alaska in 1972. it goes some really strange places, but it actually turned up a lot of previously unknown information through the audience. John Walczak's new series in a new feed is Missing on 9/11 which looks into what happened to Dr Sneha Philip.

Pretend (ongoing) Host Javier Leiva holds interviews with anyone living a lie, or who have been touched by them. con artists, snake oil salesmen, former cult members, catfishing victims, anyone and everyone.

Power: The Maxwells (finished) hosted by journalist Tara Palmeri, the story of media tycoon Robert Maxwell from nothing to empire to mysterious death and the scandals uncovered after he was gone.

Lets Talk About Sects (ongoing) Sarah Steele covering cults from around the world, in particular those in Australia - where she is from. She often has former members on the show to share their stories, and share knowledge of how they left. each story has the relevant content warnings at the start of each episode.

Brainwashed (finished) investigation of the CIA's covert mind control experiments, centred on the experiments performed at a hospital in Montreal, and its cultural impact.

Dr Death (2 series finished) two series investigating huge cases of fraud and medical malpractice, and how they were brought to a stop. series 1 covers Dr Duntsch and his horribly butchered neurosurgery, series 2 covers Dr Fata and his fraudulent cancer clinic

The Immaculate Deception (finished) untangling the weird and disturbing fertility fraud of Dr Jan Karbaat, who fathered children himself through his fertility clinic, and the impact of his deception. later episodes also touch on other similar cases.

True Crime (Violent/General);

The Casual Criminalist (ongoing) Simon Whistler of-the-many-youtube-channels cold reads a script about the case of the day, with some of his daft commentary thrown in.

Southern Fried True Crime (ongoing) Crimes from the American South hosted by Erica Kelley, she puts all the facts out there but refreshingly for true crime she doesnt hesitate to tell you if she thinks someone is human garbage lol

They Walk Among Us (ongoing) probably one of the most popular UK crime podcasts, very measured and well put together, not weird or annoying about it either.

All Crime No Cattle (ongoing, feed slowed down for now) specifically about crimes from Texas, hosted by Erin and Shay, they're very sensitive hosts and a lot of the cases they cover shed light on why the Texas criminal system is how it is or show an impact at a national level

Canadian True Crime (ongoing) Canadian crime from an Aussie who's lived there for a decade, Kristi is again a sensitive and measured host covering some important topics

True Crime (Violent/Deep Dive);

Hitman (finished) journalist Jasmyn Morris digs around in the sticky tangle around a book published by fringe publisher Paladin Press, and its apparent use as a blueprint in the killing of a mother, her friend and her 8 year old boy for financial gain.

Camp Hell: Anneewakee (ongoing) this series is exploring how a wilderness camp "correctional facility" was endorsed by the Georgia care and juvenile reform system, despite widespread abuses and shady practices the whole time. warning for csa and child cruelty throughout.

True Crime Bullshit (on series break) this one is a huge huge rabbithole but a very interesting one where the host Josh Hallmark has spent years digging into the life and potential crimes of Israel Keyes. Keyes is often mentioned as a serial killer with no pattern, but in picking it apart thats not quite true, and has sparked some re-evaluations of missing persons cases and stumbling upon information the FBI has redacted organically. there's also a series in the middle looking into the crimes of Kelly Cochran

Forgotten: Women of Juárez (finished) this series looks into the huge numbers of missing women of Ciudad Juárez, the strange circumstances surrounding them, and the potential cover-ups and corruptions on both sides of the border, trying to give a voice to all of the forgotten women and girls and their families without answers. the series itself is finished, but a spanish language edition is being released every week now.

aaaaaand i'll call it there before i list everything lol, i hope you find something to plug your boredom hole with !!

#audio #rory's ramblings #podcasts #asks #anon #long post

[aegialia]

self-indulgent reflection on being on tumblr

so i recently hit 1000 followers on here and this blog has existed for almost exactly 8 years, so i wanted to ramble about tumblr and my experience of it for awhile. under the cut so definitely feel free to ignore this.

i started this blog right around when i was fourteen and had just started high school. at that point, i was out to my parents (and no one else) as bi, i had an inkling i was Struggling with something but i had no idea what and felt like i couldnt actually acknowledge it, and i had left leaning but very vague politics. tumblr definitely has shaped my journey around sexuality/gender/mental health/politics, both for good and for ill. 

for good: 

seeing other ppl talk about being lesbians helped me realize i could be a lesbian w/o being a traitor to the concept of bisexuality. hearing trans ppl talk about their experiences and explaining non-binary stuff and dysphoria helped me understand what i was going through 

i don’t like talking about my mental health stuff in detail on here, but suffice to say, i was Going Through it in high school. i’m still going through it now, but i am in a much better place (thank you medication and 7 years of therapy!). seeing ppl talk about the weird, dumb, awful parts of mental illness let me acknowledge that i was going through those things too, that i wasnt like evil for feeling like that, that i could change. people talking about adhd/autism was particularly helpful---being able to identify why i’d always felt like my brain just didn’t work right is the first step in the (ongoing) process of not hating myself for the way my brain works

politics is definitely the area where i think tumblr was the best for me. i got exposed to so many opinions i definitely wasn’t hearing in school, from intelligent, well-read people who could articulate theory in ways i could understand. tumblr didn’t give me my politics and i didn’t learn everything i know about theory from it, but the communities of people i was around pointed me in the right directions. tumblr was also a good place to learn how to react to criticism. this doesn’t seem to be most people’s experience, but getting called out over minor things on tumblr genuinely helped me learn how to take a step back, look at my behavior, apologize, and try to change, which, as it turns out, is a helpful skill irl as well

for ill:

wrt sexuality and gender, it’s probably pretty obvious someone who’s journey is ‘cis bi girl -> cis with a million different microlabels -> nb w a million different microlabels for both sexuality and gender -> nb butch lesbian who’s not super into romance’ would have some bad times on tumblr. the bi circles i was in made being a lesbian seem like an immoral choice, the ‘’’mogai’’’ (or whatever u wanna call them) circles made me feel like i had to divy up and perfectly label every aspect of myself in a way that really wasn’t helpful for me, the lesbian circles i was in made me feel like being a lesbian was about ending up in a monogamous butch/femme cottagecore relationship and that there was something wrong with me for not really wanting that. to be clear i think microlabels can be very helpful for people/a monogamous butch/femme relationship is a perfectly fine thing to want, they just didn’t work for me. im very very glad ive reached a point in my life where i dont feel the need to stay up to date on the latest discourse and am more focused on finding a way to exist that is comfortable for me and supporting my community irl. 10/10 would recommend to everyone

not going to get deep into it, but social media is. not good for my brain in general. i still enjoy using tumblr, but these days im pretty careful to step back from it frequently and treat it as an occasional hobby. 

the cons of political stuff on tumblr are probably also very obvious. there are some just awful discussions on here and the culture surrounding the way we handle bad behavior and justice and accountability and working to become a better person and make up for the harm you’ve caused has historically been fucking awful and trying to unlearn it and find new ways to engage with this stuff is exhausting. 

for all that i’ve changed over the course of having this blog, this blog has stayed pretty fucking static. i started out being super into diana wynne jones and the iliad and those are still two of my biggest interests and things i talk about the most on here. there are definitely specific things that have petered away (i started this blog almost entirely to keep up with good omens fan stuff and i pretty much haven’t touched it since the miniseries came out, i haven’t sought out pacific rim/supernatural/elementary/mcu content in years), but im still pretty much interested in the same things. i like relatively small fandoms, i like weird side characters, i like to be a grumpy child playing with my toys in the corner. when a fandom im in gets popular, i tend to stop engaging with it entirely (hello rqg/tma/good omens/enola holmes!). i dont think its a pretentious ‘i liked it before it was cool’ thing so much as a ‘people get Weird and awful when a fandom hits a certain level of popularity and there’s too much content and i really, really hate the bad faith arguments larger fandoms tend to spawn’ thing. i’ll consume content from big fandoms, but i pretty much refuse to actually engage with them at this point.

one of the stranger parts of my experience of tumblr is the social side. i’ve never really known how people make friends online---how do you go from liking each other’s posts and occasionally replying to them to actually being friends who communicate off social media? i’ve had conversations with ppl on tumblr and i’ve had sort-of friendships that are contained to tumblr where i’d like to get to know them better, but i’ve never figured out how to do that. my best friend’s job is pretty much to make friends/connections on the internet (she’s an activist and artist), my dad knows people everywhere in the world from twitter, and i’m just sitting here like a little old grandpa who doesn’t understand how you can have internet friends. 

at this point in my life, i’m fine with this, but this has made me feel real fucking bad in the past---like, if everyone online, even the ppl who say they’re weird and brainbad in a similar way to me, can make friends on the internet, what’s wrong with me? particularly in high school and my first year of college, when i was just horribly lonely all the time, it made me feel super disconnected and like there was something fundamentally bad about me. these days, i’m a lot chiller about it. i use social media to engage with stuff i enjoy and share my thoughts about it. it’s okay that my social difficulties extend to me not knowing how to use the internet to socialize.

on a somewhat related topic, it’s wild that i have 1000 followers. obviously, that’s not an actually super large number and a huge number of them are probably bots or inactive. if you post consistently for eight years and follow lots of people, like i do, it’s not a surprise to end up with this many followers. it is also, thankfully, the sort of followers that are not fans. probably most ppl following this blog dont remember why they followed and dont know anything about me or my interests. this sounds like its meant to be depressing but it’s not. i like that my way of engaging w the internet lets me do pretty much whatever i want and no one will care. the mere concept of being. like. tumblr famous in any capacity, even just in one community/fandom, is viscerally horrifying to me. 

i really enjoy the space i’ve created for myself on here. on one hand, going back through my blog is obviously embarrassing and full of hating my past self. on the other hand, i now have a very nice collection of things i enjoy in this blog. i like seeing what i’ve been interested in and (when i’m in a good mental health place) i like to be able to remember how i thought and talked about the things i loved when i was younger. im not at the place in my life where i can love a younger version of myself, but sometimes i can laugh at zir with a level of fondness. 

i’ve always been paranoid about sharing details about my life on here (and the fact that my parents have always been able to see it certainly contributed), so the version of jack on here is a carefully curated version, who’s super enthusiastic about the things they love, was very conscientious about apologizing and trying to do better when ze messed up, and tried to be polite to others. that’s a younger version of myself that i’m closer to being able to have compassion for than the version i find in essays and poems and memories. 

i’m starting grad school in ten days and i’m still using the blog i started when i began high school. tumblr has helped me in a lot of ways and hurt me in a lot of ways, but i still have to admit that it’s been a significant factor in shaping me. i’d be incredibly embarrassed to admit that irl, but it’s true. other than my family and like one friend, this blog is one of the only things that’s ‘known’ me since i started high school. i’ve changed so much in that time and im glad to have this weird little record of myself throughout those changes, even if i’d probably warn my younger self away from tumblr if i could go back in time.

tl;dr i have had a mixed experience on tumblr and i have mixed feelings about that experience. no idea if anyone read any of this very long, very rambling internet memoir

p.s. fun facts about this blog:

i’ve never changed my icon or blog title

i recently got a second version of the poster i got my blog title from. i chose my blog title by looking at what was hanging on the wall directly in front of me. 

my original url was gloomthkin. this was not, as you’d probably assume, an otherkin thing. i had literally no idea what otherkin was at that point. i’d just learned the word gloomth from a bill bryson book and thought it would be cool n edgy to be the child of the quality of gloom. i changed my url after i learned what otherkin was and realized everyone probably assumed something about me that wasn’t true which i hated (not bc i had an issue w otherkin, just bc i don’t like ppl thinking untrue things about me)

during my good omens days, i once sent a tumblr ask to nail guyman which, in retrospect, was kinda rude. i stand by the content but id never send an ask like that now. he replied to it privately in a way that so deeply embarrassed and shamed 15 year old me that i’ve never gotten over it. i still get nervous and embarrassed when i see anything about him or his books

#gloomth and circumstance #this is definitely not required reading! #i just felt like rambling for a very long time about my feelings and my blog #w bonus blog trivia at the bottom that amuses me and probably no one else