#lots of planning to be done for sure

[pandora15]

okay so like I was going back and forth in my head about it because Life and everything but I just got tickets for star wars celebration next year!

there's gonna be a lot of planning to do since it's a big trip but I'm excited :) I've wanted to go to japan since I was a kid and it never seemed to work out until now.

#AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH #lots of planning to be done for sure #but i'm very excited now :) #pandora's ramblings

[korkorali]

I think the worst bit for me about all Those Sorts (you know the type) of fics is that they always take Della extremely out of character in order to make her the 'antagonist.'

And that sucks because it's just not necessary! It's the worst because you can have Della & Louie angst where Della's the 'antagonist,' and it's in-character.

You just have to have Louie be wrong in the end (kind of).

The reason why Della and Louie clash in Timephoon and Glomtales! isn't because Della 'disapproves of scheming in entirety' or something, it's because she's done the same goddamn thing as him.

(And side note- Timephoon is honestly an amazing piece of storytelling, because it allows us to see Della's thought process for taking the Spear of Selene by showing us Louie doing pretty much the same thing.)

She's been through it all before, and she knows how it ends.

And that fucking terrifies her! The idea that one of her kids is making the same mistakes as her, could go through the same thing as she did, and she's the only one who can see it, is terrifying.

The way to start out a story like this is simple; have an adventure go wrong. Not in a deadly way, not in a way that's caused by Louie (at least, not that anyone but him notices), not in a way that costs anyone their life- but in a way that causes them to lose the treasure. The adventure is a failure, and they have to come back empty handed, like New Gods on the Block.

Maybe some people get hurt, maybe it's vaguely Louie's fault (and even then- it'd be better if it wasn't even his fault, it's just his brain connecting patterns where there aren't any), but the most important part is that they don't get the treasure, and it's like- one of those ones that can only be found once every hundred years or something.

Louie feels responsible (I mean all of the kids do, but as it'd be a Louie story he'd be the one focused on) and upset that they want to all that trouble and don't have anything to show for it, so he tries to figure out some way to go on the adventure again.

Turns out, after a bit of research, there is a way to get to the treasure again! Louie brings it to Scrooge's attention excitedly- but Scrooge turns it down. Says it's too dangerous, that they're not doing it, end of story.

...Not end of story- everyone's still obviously miserable. So Louie decides that 'okay, if it's 'too dangerous,' then I'll just go in secret. It'll be fine, Scrooge is just overreacting.'

So he starts trying to put a plan into place to get the treasure in secret- but Della, somehow, seems to know what he's doing (hint: it's because she knows what she'd do if she was in Louie's shoes). And is consistently getting in his way.

And there you go- a perfect setup to have Della consistently and purposefully stepping on Louie's toes, getting in his way, trying to stop him from doing things, and it's even in-character! It'd probably start out with the two acting like everything's perfectly hunky-dory, even though both of them know that the other knows that they know that the other knows why they did this one thing.

As plans get deeper, it'd escalate to Della trying to actively call Louie out, but he always manages to just barely weasel his way out of it, and eventually commence his plan.

It obviously goes wrong. But Della's there to help. And finally she'd actually explain why the fuck she's been something of a thorn in his side for the past few weeks, why it seems like she knows what he's thinking: because she does.

Because she's been through the same thing.

Because she fucked up, and left her stranded on the moon for ten years, and she does not want that for her kid. (And of course everything could've been solved if she'd just sat down and talked to Louie about that at the onset, but it's Della- she only likes to bring up the moon when it's funny. She would've thought 'nah it's fine, I can handle this, I don't need to bare my soul, I shouldn't burden anyone with that' without realizing that oh yeah, no, that's the exact same thought process she doesn't want Louie to think)

And of course they'd argue, because it'd be a high-stress situation and neither of them would have the composure to pretend that everything's alright and they haven't been sniping at each other for the past week or so, and eventually it'd finally come up; eventually, they'd finally bring up that they thought the exact same thing when Louie did this, when Louie took the Timetub, when Della took the Spear.

'...And if anything goes wrong, at least I'm the only one who'll get hurt.' (Because you cannot tell me that that was not the last thought running through both of their heads when they took the timetub/Spear of Selene, you cannot convince me that they didn't think they were doing right by their families in that moment, that they hadn't done their due diligence and minimized risk down to one person.)

And Louie wouldn't understand, because he did the right thing. He minimized risk, he made sure nobody else would get hurt. But that's wrong- because if he got hurt, then Della (Donald, Scrooge, their family, her kids) would get hurt too. That they could fly into a vacuum all they wanted, but at the end of the day, they still didn't exist in one.

Eventually, they'd get out of there and abandon the mission again. Maybe they'd succeed, but probably not. But that's not important- what'd be important is that they were both safe and alive and okay.

There- a Della & Louie thing, extremely angsty, well Della as the 'antagonist,' and it's all in-character. Easy.

#ducktales #dt17 #della duck #louie duck #the 'adventure that can only be done every hundred years with one extremely dangerous exception' can obviously be interchanged with a lot #all that's really necessary is that louie has a plan that he thinks is good for everyone #(and in order to make it good for everyone he does his best to make sure that he's the only one who'd get affected by it should it go wrong #and Della gets underfoot and messes with everything consistently and frustratingly without explaining anything for the longest time #(because she's terrible about actually opening up about the fact that yeah no she's fucked up) #(and she doesn't want to force that onto her kids or acknowledge it at all- at least if it's not a joke) #because she knows exactly what he's doing because it's what she'd do #and she knows what happened the last time she pulled that sort of stunt

[dearestxiao]

Dear Santa,

I would like some more fucked up/possessive/shockingly sweet Venti HC 🙏

Thank you

warnings: possessive venti, gaslighting and manipulation, abuse of power(?), threats(?), scars from battle, let me know if I'm missing anything!!

ooh my god this took me so long to get out we're almost a week into the new years 😭😭😭. but when I saw this ask I actually screamed thank u sm nonnie. being able to ramble nonsense abt ven is always so fun. these aren't a lot whatsoever but these are some main things I think about with venti. all are random but somewhat related?

he often does performances, whether that be at a tavern/bar or an open mic that are either 'dedicated' to you or a 'special somebody'. even if he doesn't directly say your name, he makes it so obvious that it's about you, his eyes glued onto you the entirety of his show. it's supposed to be a sweet gesture, and it would be, if it wasn't so clearly a way for him to claim you as his, which is only worsened by the fact that you're not. no one would ever believe otherwise though.

in the same vain, if you start romantically seeing someone, or even slightly have interest in anyone, he instantly becomes intensely clingy. you two have barely hung out recently, you two should hang out more! he's been dying to see this live show with you, and there's a new cafe that just opened up, and there's this beautiful meadow nearby that's perfect for a picnic, he pulls out all the works to try to convince you to spend more time with him than anybody else. and trust, if you do spend time with someone else, you'll never hear the end of it. he'll constantly sulk or make you feel insanely guilty, saying anything and everything to make you feel awful.

I think the main thing that would differentiate canon!venti and modern au!venti are their literal powers. given that modern!venti doesn't have a borderline fear-tactic to hold over your head, he instead resorts to manipulating you, especially in ways similar to the headcanon above.

venti is insanely emotionally intelligent. he knows every little thing about you, how your mind ticks and what really pulls at your heart strings. he can't help but use this to his favor. anytime an 'issue' arises between you too, he's quick to put on an award-winning act. of course, if it was what'd he call a genuine problem or a mistake on his behalf, he's quick to apologize and do everything in his power to make amends. but if you're upset about something akin to his clinginess and possessiveness... oh baby, you're getting guilt-tripped.

it doesn't really matter if you're a person who's hard to manipulate or not. venti can break a will. at some point you just wear down and give up.

canon!venti really doesn't like to hold his powers against you (he really loves the thought of you choosing to be with him, even if that choice is... coerced), but if push comes to shove, he does. he would never would never actually use them, but stories about how he acted and what he did back during those days of war are certainly enough to keep you docile. to be fair, he doesn't necessarily need to use them at all. you're far less likely to go against him if you know just what he's capable of. deep down he knows he'd never do anything, but he's so unpredictable that the fear that he could is enough.

I think venti would also definitely use the fact that he's the god of freedom against you, especially as a sort of mind trick. he states that he's the god of freedom, he would never take away your freewill, that goes against everything he stands for! so, the fact that you're with him is clearly your own choice, something of your own doing, and if you truly wanted to, you could've left him at any time you wanted to!

somewhat similarly, I think venti would have a 'thing' for getting you to say certain things. he'll do things like pin you down and say (with a big, toothy smile plastered on his face) that he won't let you out until you admit that you love him, admit that you're his and all his, admit that you would never, ever leave him. he tells you to do it in a lighthearted manner through giggles and grins, but you know that he's serious about never letting you out from underneath his grasp.

also, another few headcanons that doesn't really fit into anything else:

I think another difference between modern au!venti and canon!venti is that modern au!venti is a lot more of a creep. as the god of freedom, canon!venti would, of course, stick to atleast some of his morals and godly obligations. being a yandere doesn't entirely diminish his values, even if he does stretch the limitations of them often. but modern venti is not tied to those morals, so he has no reason to really obide by them. he therefore sees no issue with doing things like going through your room or your items, looking through any notes or journals or diaries you have, laying on your bed or pocketing an item of yours or two.

despite gods likely having insane regenerative powers, I can see venti choosing to keep any and all scars that would've developed throughout his life of serving out duties as a god. they're all so especially jarring because of just how gentle and harmless venti looks in comparison. it serves both as a reminder of his past and all he's been through (something that you would definitely atleast sympathize with) and all he's done, a testament as to how looks can be deceiving and that you should certainly never underestimate him.

#hopefully these are enjoyable? #also im not sure on the formatting cause i havent done something like this but???? #also these are a lot less sweet than i had originally planned #also also also also also #let me know if there are other warnings i need to add! #tw possession #tw possessive behavior #tw abuse of power #tw manipulation #tw gaslighting #yandere venti

[tblsomedoodles]

FInally bringing an exhausted Donnie home

a more finished version of THIS doodle. I've had this sitting in my folder for a while now but i kept finding cooler stuff to post. But though i've been working on a lot of art stuff this week, none of it is close enough to finished to post today.

#tmnt #rottmnt #seer twins au #my doodles #rise donnatello #rise raphael #rise michelangelo #yeah everything is like half done lol #like i planned a lot of pages for donnieverse #but they're all sketches #and i was working on a Donnie VS video #but it's only half done #and i'm not even sure i'm going to post that one #depends on how cool it looks i suppose #b/c i highly doubt it's going to make much sense #to anyone but me that is #maybe it will once the fic is out? #idk #it's still got a lot of work #sorry for the rambles #i'm tired #i wanna sleep #but i have work : /

[jichanxo]

oh god, i miss you (song/tl)

#kuwagami #cw nudity #lost judgment #kuwana jin #jin kuwana #yagami takayuki #takayuki yagami #judgment #jichanart #jichan'shandslipped #sorry for being so inconsistent tagging my suggestive content i'm still not really sure what the best way to do things would be #so here's the animated thing i mentioned working on #not my first time using csp animation tools but certainly my first time making something that looks so presentable #still very much a novice though #learnt a lot and still have a lot to learn #but very happy with this! #the moving parts aren't that complex. i tried to keep my plan strategic or it wouldn't get done #a lot of these frames i'm ehhhhh about but yknow sometimes you gotta settle and get the job done #and yeah! worth it! good job me! #anyway. i hear a breakup song. i call it kuwagami. nothing is new here

[infizero]

hehehehehehehe

#serena.txt #friday night funkin #fnf #i will freely admit this is very rough LOL its my first time messing around w this stuff. but this is rlly just for me so i dont mind #still gotta compile a lot of the other sprites (tutorial; car; christmas; etc) #but the normal idle is finally done after a lot of work! #also saying right now THIS IS USING A PRE-EXISTING MOD THAT REPLACES PICO W GF. i just used those sprites and #combined them with gf's normal sprites. all credit to the sprites themselves goes to gottagetagrip on gamebanana #again this is rlly just for me so idk if i'd go about actually putting this up as a downloadable mod. esp since again its pretty rough #but if i do i will make sure to get direct permission from them (and anyone else i need to) first #anyways. yayyyyyyy im super happy im glad it didnt turn out complete shit. going to dedicate myself to getting the rest of it done o7 #also uhhh i guess if anyone DOES have an interest in one day downloading this for themselves let me know? #if there is an actual demand then i'll definitely plan to reach out to try and publish this. esp since then if someone wanted #to spruce it up a bit more they could LOLLL

[ravangie]

Ok, serious question:

Commisions!

#i don't have an escape plan yet but i'm damn sure i'll need a lot of money in any case #also payment would have to be done via boosty since all other international payment systems aren't available in russia anymore

[milkweedman]

Coincidentally my usable warp is like exactly as long as my dining room. Point is tho, i am finally done thank fuck

#already snipped them #need to wash them still. guess ill just do a load of laundry later #now i just have like 12 hours of cleaning #not sure why i did all of this all at once right at the beginning #i had in fact planned to pretend these were cleaning breaks and interspersed them. and then forgot #oh well #definitely realizing i should have done more weft stripes. only did them in the last two bc i thought changing colors all the time #would be a pain #it wasnt tho and also it looks a lot better #the ones that are just warp stripes (most of them) look very plain and boring #which is a little gutting tbh #couldnt really tell when its just the amount visible on the loom at any given moment but laid out flat its like. hm. ok #idk maybe she'll use them more if theyre boring and ugly ? #altho she's not the kind of practical handmade gift reciever who is like 'oh its too pretty to use i will tuck it out of sight forever' #so i guess its a moot point #idk. its fine. she doesnt have a ton of towels or dish mats anyway #weaving #cats tw #(thats their food board and one of many water dishes) #wow actually i thought i got like 5 or 6 #literally only 4 #and the first one is a mess that i am keeping bc i didnt hemstitch it and im certainly not gonna hem it today #the last one was just supposed to be an ugly washcloth for me but i may give it to her bc otherwise its only 2 ? #or maybe i have 5 ? ive literally already forgotten and i cant tell from the picture

[riftwalker-limbro]

HI I'M STILL ALIVE

shitstorm summer has evolved into Misery Autumn which was delightfully milder but still somewhat annoying to get through and now we're heading into Wet Sock Winter which is gonna be the last leg and then i'll be living my best fucking life come spring. and will be back doing so many arts and crafts and writings and music and everything and it'll be great

what happened CONCRETELY is that i managed to move and mostly set my house up, then managed to make it through my probationary period at work so i have a great job now, and i've managed to wrangle my supervisor + work into accepting the projection of me finishing my godforsaken thesis by end of december (work is being stupidly nice about it. i have a good feeling about the whole job now)

essentially it's true that shit is a great fertiliser because i'm doing great moving to fantastic now and though i have currently lost the warframe hyperfixation it WILL be back sometime soon (timescale of a few months). looking forward to being back but there's a few tiny loose ends to fix up still (arguably a thesis is not a tiny loose end but i'm not gonna give it more attention than that. it's a little shit)

#another little stick in the mud is my family still having separation anxiety about me existing a country and a half away #and making my own plans for things and wanting to be independent #but i'm refusing to let that be a factor in my decisions so #a FANTASTIC thing that also happened is that friend fashion show visited last month for two weeks and it was delightful #my house is now full of googly eyes #and my dryer and washing machine have names and googly eyes (and the dryer a REPUTATION) #(his assigned oc is vince and he fucking ate their hoodie string) (i did manage to put it back with crochet hook magic and lots of swearing #rift noises #but yeah. rotations are still being had about the writing and the ocs and the game in a slightly lesser degree #very slowly. but surely #we'll get there >:) #excited to be back soon. dangling this blog in front of my own eyes to get my fuckin thesis done

[homoeroticvillain]

local man looks at bg3 mods and is angry at random people

#okay so i love all mods that add more stuff to the character creator thats great #and sure a lot dont really fit the style of the game but thats fine #but almost all of the cc mods for the companions suck ass #like some of them just confuse me like idk why so many people want to change shadowhearts hair #and there are some good ones like the one i found that removes the pasted on abs some of the characters have #but i am filled with rage everytime i see a blank but younger or hotter or whatever #astarion is already hot why do you think he has to be younger to be hot?? #why did you yassify him what #okay im done im not actually planning on doing mods until after my first playthrough #although... im very tempted by the no more abs one cause everytime i see astarion shirtless i just get confused #king youre a rogue? youve been eating rats for like 200 years? even before that you were just a magistrate? #where did the six pack come from? #klepto talks to himself

[volfoss]

Been working on it all day but... Finally conquered the scary spreadsheet

#twist rambles #you would not expect the insane complexities from ga/iman comics. which i don't want to read btw but wanted to make a comprehensive sheet of #the horror comics from dc. idk if anyone WOULD be interested in the sheet itself bc idt theres a comprehensive list out there like this? im #sure im missing stuff but. id say i probably grabbed like 98% of it. which is wild. I'll prob post recs as i read :) esp once i hit the morr #more obscure stuff*. like the old stuff is popular for that crowd but some of the 90s stuff ive never heard anyone talk abt lol. not #planning on reviewing every issue publicly but i will post like... rec lists/posts talking abt single runs that i found enjoyable :) #its a lot less hard to read 3 issues than like. 1k for a character imo. but anyways yeah. my god it should not have taken me that long but #im very proud of it. first time ive ever done smth that comprehensive and it was rly fun to gather info :)

[sysig]

Your Weekly TV Guide

On Monday you can expect:

2:30 PM: Sona reacts to fixation(s)

And Tuesday:

2:30 PM: In Stars and Time (ft. Original)

Wednesday:

2:30 PM: Just Desserts

Thursday:

2:30 PM: JD

Friday:

2:30 PM: Vampiresona & Villainsona

Saturday:

2:30 PM: JD - True Villainy AU Concept Art

Sunday:

2:30 PM: Star Control II

Thanks for tuning in! (Patreon)

#Weekly TV Guide #Big Sona week this week! Nice! #Occasional dip into fanart this week as well <3 #I'm choosing to leave Sunday's vague because I'm not Actually sure of which character is going to be the star then lol #It's either going to be DAX or the Captain but I don't know which yet lol #Normally I'd highlight if it's just the one but I don't know! #The Captain's isn't done yet either but jfdsklafdjf hopefully it will be by then pft #Anyway - for the rest <3 #I wonder if my being fixated and then immediately followed up with ISaT means anything probably not it's probably a coincidence lol #Lots of concept art this week as well actually - obviously so for Saturday but there's a good clip all over really! #It's been nice to go back to some sonas that haven't been around for a bit :D #Rings and Eli and Charm of course - kinda tempted to roll in a few more again! #[Purple Text] got a half-finished doodle recently hmmm #Plans and thoughts and wants and wishes ♪

[schnaf]

.

#learning hangul never ends #and i am like 🔪 #so you're thinking of yourself as superior to chinese?? at least chinese MAKES SENSE #and doesn't have to make up new rules at every single corner #it's so weird that hangul was invented bcs this guy was like nah chinese characters are too hard i'm gonna make an easy system #and then it's like... oh but this is an exception #this letter is pronounced that way! but if it comes at this position it's pronounced another way #and sometimes it's just silent #and sometimes there are 4 letters but two of them are silent and 1 of them isn't pronounced regularly #i am DONE #sure learning chinese characters is a LOT #but at some point you can see patterns and it all fits together #korean letters are way easier but THE PATTERNS ARE A MESS #(but also i just looked at another way to count in korean) #(like.... i know un deux sept) #(but there's a second way to count and it sounds so similar to chinese and 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳) #(i know there won't be many crossovers so i'm happy about every single one) #((talking about crossovers: i started learning czech recently because i have no self control)) #((((also because i told myself i'd only start learning a new language after being good in chinese and that day will never come)))) #((((so i dropped that plan and now i've got nothing holding me back from starting new languages)))) #((and a few days ago i listened to a russian interview and i was like wait i know these words)) #((it was very nice but also a reminder that i should have stuck to languages that are part of an actual family)) #((i want to know more 'if you know one you know them all' languages)) #anyway that's my language rant for today and if it wasn't for my number crossover i'd be a bit more 'why did i decide to learn korean UGH' #(the answer is immersion btw. i thought if i keep watching korean stuff i might as well learn the language bcs at least i've got immersion)

[bismuthburnsblue]

Anne pants to do list (for motivation)

First coat of paint on left back leg ✓

Second coat of paint on left back leg ✓

Tape on right front leg ✓

First coat of paint on right front leg ✓

Second coat of paint on right front leg ✓

Tape on left front leg ✓

First coat of paint on left front leg ✓

Second coat of paint on left front leg ✓

Trim pieces to size? ✓

Sew front crotch seam ✓

↳Overlock ✓

Sew back crotch seam ✓

↳Overlock ✓

Sew inside leg seam ✓

↳Overlock ✓

↳↳ topsew? faux flat felled seam, as on jeans

Sew right outside leg seam ✓

↳Overlock ✓

Overlock left outside leg edges singularly ✓

Baste left outside leg closed for fitting ✓

↳tack zip in while closed? ✓

Sew back darts, adjusting positions to form a fake fall back ✓?

Sew in invisible zip to left outside leg ✓

Close up remainder of the seam ✓

Cut out Waist Facing

↳Interface if necessary

↳↳Elastic?

Join Sections of Waist facing

↳Overlock

Sew to Waistband

↳Overlock

Understitch Waist Seam

Sew facing down round zip (possibly before the previous step?)

Hem trouser leg (cuffs? if im feeling fun about it)

Sew buttons to back darts for the (fake) fall

Any finishing touches i mightve missed

#left all overlock as seperate steps bc i might not do it in the same session #and pressing has gone unmentioned but PRESS UR SEAMS KIDS #can you tell im super unsure about the waist facing also? ha ill figure it out as i go #i know mostly what im doing its just. vibes! #the painting is also not done in that specific order thats jst. all the things to tick off #im planning on having two legs on the go today :) #it looks like a lot! but i think i can get it done this week #addition: i know thats a weird place to do the dart buuuuut. im not sure its exactly where i want it or the perfect size #so i need to check that in the fitting #its ok!!! should be easy enough to do still

[raiiny-bay]

ok i think i have a plan for simblreen: monster boyz/apocalypse CC pack, monster boyz short story, & maaaaybe a mini apocalypse event in which all of your sims/OCs can get put into the MBz universe

#hi i've been playing sdv for the last like. week. #but i am back & i am gonna work on simblreen stuff bc i have very ambitious plans that will definitely take me forever to get done #i still don't know how i might go about the apocalypse event thing. #i kinda just wanna see what stats & roles y'all would give your OCs since i made like. stats & things for this universe #i just think that would be fun #i guess i could do it like. an edit challenge? but simstober is already a thing so idk #i could set it up kinda like an RP thing?? but like. just a one off event?? #mmmmmmmmm idk idk #i'll think about it #i might scrap the whole idea tbh #but MBz short story WILL be a thing for sure #& so will the CC pack. i have a lot of ideas for that. i just hope i can actually execute them how i want to #rainyrambles #dl

[kenobihater]

currently doing a VERY rough outline of future chapters of mtb. weaving the bits and concepts i already have written into the narrative is incredibly satisfying

#i'm not done yet and ik this will ABSOLUTELY change while writing but having bones to build around makes the rest of this less intimidating #by far. i still hate outlining and ive never finished a proper outline for a longfic before but dang. this shit is helping me make a lot of #connections and take the plot in an actual concrete direction? i'm also coming up with more compelling characterization and relationship #growth?? i always felt like outlining was a chore and that it constrained me into a set narrative but like. i can just ignore or change the #bits that aren't working. also this means i don't have to try and remember all of the things i plan on writing many of which i end up #forgetting. i'm maybe only halfway done with the outline and i'm not sure if i'll get it all hammered out today but at least i have a guide #for the next 5ish chapters so far! #more than blood #len speaks