#making a tag

[nothingtoseeherebyeexx]

after my last alicissa fanart my head has birthed a whole medieval au. allow me to show you bc i need to share.

alice has been training to become a knight for years, and now that she’s 21 she has almost finished her training. as a “senior knight”, one of her duties is to keep watch on younger trainees, in her case, james and sirius (thank god she has frank, another soon-to-be knight, helping her). since they are roomates, only these three boys know that she’s actually not a man (women weren’t allowed in the knights bc medieval times yknow), and eventually they’ve become friends.

and as her friends, they deserve to know about the beautiful woman she’s met in the forbidden forest.

in the neighbouring kingdom, narcissa is aching. one of her sisters ran away from their family, and the other has been married off. her only company is her younger cousin, who’s still suffering his older brother’s disappearance, that left him alone and with the weight of being the future heir on his shoulders.

being her only family left, she tells him about her meeting with a charming woman in armour in the forbidden forest.

chaos ensues. drama starts. the good shi 👌

and there will be a part 2 where i explain what is sirius’ deal with this “bastard thief”

transcription

A: companions, i think i’ve found the most beautiful damsel in the world <3

S: WHO?!

J: WHERE?!

F: this is new

A: i do not know her name, but merlin, that won’t stop me from meeting her again <3

J: WHERE??

A: forbidden forest, near the border

J: sirius, we’re going there tomorrow

S: i CANT i have that bastard thief to catch!

A: you’re not going anywhere, you’re too young

J: i’m only three years younger than you and frank!

A: and how old does that make you?

J: …almost 18!

A: almost old enough!

J: UGH!

N: oh regulus, i think i’ve found it

R: found what?

N: …the reason andy left

R: …

N: i could never do that, though. as royals, our fates were decided the day we were born- i guess i’ll just pretend, for a while

R: what are you doing here?

J: asked the suspicious, hooded fella before pulling out a dagger-

R: answer me. and stop squinting.

J: i’m not squint-

J: i’m looking for my mentor.

R: merlin, you’re blind! how did you become a knight?

J: im still a trainee?

R: i’ll stalk my cousin tomorrow. follow me.

J: …i fear i’ll get stabbed

R: not like you could see it coming

J: rude.

S: bastard thief…

Rem: they look nothing like us, i’m almost offended

M: my face is on a poster, that’s enough for me <3

#tell me if i need to explain further lol #this took so long to write ugh #alicissa #nobleflower #wolfstar #jegulus #alice fortescue #frank longbottom #james potter #sirius black #narcissa black #regulus black #remus lupin #marlene mckinnon #starchaser #sunseeker #making a tag #nothing’s medieval au

[peachiseas]

I would like to hear about the side character treatment too please... I do remember feeling like there weren't enough reactions on both sides. I think the MC being quiet didn't bother me too much because I usually pick the quiet/shy options, but there were definitely more moments where I wish they could have talked or like... the ice cream moment broken up over suddenly 21 questions while eating ice cream.

Derek's DLC always makes me cry due to the fact that I struggle with his exact issue a lot even now and do not know how to not overwork myself or always put everyone else first so it always ends up hitting a bit too close to home oops

I adore Derek's struggle and like thematics in his DLC, especially in a time where everything is super uncertain and no one I know my age are feeling fulfilled especially with their college experiences. Imo its genuinely just so good and handled so well, and his family + Liz are my favorite batch of side characters just from how developed they are and how much they care for Derek and the MC respectively. (Very long post ahead bout side characters underneath the readmore)

That being said, Baxter's DLC side characters... to put it simply, Miranda and Terry were done extremely dirty in the DLC that was supposed to have them feature as supporting characters. We barely get any noteworthy character development with them beyond the redundant one note "oh they like each other but haven't said anything about it" which was the same plotline before the DLC was even worked on. And then when you think Step 4 we're going to see their motivations outside the basic one note "we like each other" plotline, they get their roles essentially replaced with Jude and Scott who we are supposed to care as much for despite the fact we don't know much of anything about them until step 4 and even then their both still one note. Xavier was there to egg on Baxter and MC scenarios but the whole thing falls flat if your MC isn't on good terms with Baxter, it reads like once again an overstep on boundaries.

With Jorge and Nico, you got to know them but you also saw them grow Outside of the mc and see them develop their own hobbies, fashion sense and different views on the world. Nico can straight up not like the MC but explains his reasoning and put that ill will behind him and it is Believable. Jorge has issues with being the middle child and that feeling of neglect in comparison to his younger brother and that whole fight was just excellent writing because you see so much development and plotlines come to a head that when they make up, it feels Satisfying. I think that became a staple in regards to Our Life characters, you expect the characters to be well written because most of the time they are!

But what do we know about Miranda beyond her basic occupation and one hobby? How does she feel about Jude and Scott arguing? How does she feel about Baxter beyond the mc? Does she disapprove of him now? It is one thing to write characters who are more quiet and reserved but it's another thing to make a bare bones character and equate no character development to being shy. Miranda is a nothing character and it's so weird that her brother gets more personality than she does and he's only in one step.

But Terry is so much worse in comparison, we get Terry accidentally making jokes at the MC's own expense which is such an insane thought to me because he should be far more aware of any potential issues because from what was written in his lackluster parts in step 3, he is hyperaware of societal norms and what should be said and what shouldn't. There is no care for Terry at all and we still know absolutely NOTHING about him beyond the fact he's the friend who has a van, has a girlfriend, is Cove's best friend and is a lifeguard. He has no motives, he doesn't actually have any narrative reason to be in Baxter's DLC beyond the fact that Miranda likes him. You could replace Terry's entire presence in step 3 and 4 with Cove or Derek and nothing would change whatsoever. I think it’s even worse considering he’s the first explicitly trans character in game and the only black trans character in the game. It felt like they didn’t even try.

In fact, that's the main issue with the entire set of supporting cast in this DLC. You could replace them and nothing would change, they are just there to waste play time and prop up Baxter to make him look good but they have no character development or plot development at all! You have Jorge, Nico and hell, even Liz had so much development in Derek's DLC that it felt organic to them! But we see none of this with any of the supporting characters in the cast, especially Miranda and Terry who deserved far more than just a forced plotline about having a trip together just so you can Once again have Baxter come in and be the good guy so the MC can't help but feel like he's becoming a better person! They are just shells of what little characters they already were and it's just so transparent that the devs thought diversity quota first and character development second when writing them that it's so disappointing having it be so full force in this DLC.

#candy girl answers #ol critique tag #making a tag #this is not even the full rant i had to shorten it. #hate it here #anyways miranda and terry deserved so much better #the worst things is that the devs Can write really compelling characters #they just didnt. #and it sucks cause ofc they did this shit with the supporting cast thats majorly poc

[cliffburton]

FIRST organ hate post of the year Help

#making a tag #organhate #incantations

[gladfang]

iris convincing date of the alien conspiracy theories because her somnium literally rewired his brain is unmatched and the fact aiba knows that and expresses that but she can't do anything to stop him acting on that is... incredible. amazing character work everyone

#aitsf posting #making a tag

[commajade]

My partner who is also East Asian has told me that figuring out Ritalin dosage was tricky for her (Something something not enough research into how certain drugs affect a certain phenotype of East Asian women). Her Goldilocks dosage turned out to be 1/4 of the pediatric dose, so talk with your psych ofc, but also don't be afraid to figure out what does and more importantly doesn't work for you. (Somewhat relatedly, a classmate who has ADHD but only takes SSRIs for her anxiety figured out that her anxiety only significantly decreased if she concurrently took magnesium, so ymmv for many reasons!)

i heard magnesium deficiency is a common thing with adhd and my mom has some i take on occasion i could try that.

my dosage for most substances has been slightly above average so i don't think i'll have that particular dosage but thank u for the heads up! i'm getting a lot of good info rn i appreciate it!

#asks #adhd #making a tag

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

What's Accordo option on the galahkari? Do the galahkari there know what's happening in insomnia? How their living state,are they being discriminated?(HoT, BitW question)

My headcanon is that Accordo started out as a pirate nation that went legit because times were changing and they could make more profit that way.

That said, said pirates were from all over Eos, so Accordo is probably the most tolerant place on the planet when it comes to different cultures. As a result Accordo's opinion on Galahd is very neutral and also tinged with respect. Because Galahkari pirates were a thing, even if there weren't many of them. But those few certainly made neames for themselves.

(This reminds me that I really need to continue working on my story about Irata Khara, adventurer turned pirate.)

Not very many Galahkari made their way to Accordo after Galahd fell. Maybe a few hundred? And because Accordo is basically a protectorate of Niflheim, news from Lucis seldom make it there. So either the Galahkari of Accordo don't know about those in Insomnia, or they know some made it but not how many and they can't exactly contact each other.

(I honestly think that the ferry to Accordo is a highly regulated thing and Noctis would have only been able to use it because his wedding was supposed to be there.)

Long story short: those Galahkari in Accordo don't know how their people in Insomnia aare being threated.

#ask #anonymous #ffxv #heart of thunder #born into the wilds #accordo #insomnia #galahkari in accordo #time to develop another diaspora #I guess? #accordo diaspora #making a tag #just in case #geist answers

[sirompp]

hi. i made some images.

feel free to take them and use for whatever you may need them for. no credit required

#me tag🍭 #i might make more if anyone asks for them #EDIT: no im not lol #aro #aromantic #aroallo #alloaro #aroace #aromantic asexual #ace #asexual #<-WOWIE!! thats a lot of tags!!!

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

#yeehaw #1k #5k #10k #posts that got cursed. blasted. im making these tag updates after... 19 hours? #also i have been told it should say speech loss bc nonverbal specifically refers to the permanent state. did not know that! #unfortunately i fear it is so far past containment that even if i edited it now it would do very little. but noted for future reference #edit 2: nvm enough ppl have come to rb it from me directly that i changed the wording a bit. hopefully this makes sense #also. in case anyone is curious. though i doubt anyone who is commenting these things will check the original tags #1) my friend did not do this on purpose in any way. it was not intended to distract me or to hit on me. im a lesbian hes a gay man. cmon now #he felt very bad about it afterwards. i thought it was hilarious but it was very embarrassed and apologetic #2) “why didn't he use 🫵🏼?” didn't exist yet. “why didn't he use 🆗?” dunno! we'd been using a lot of hand emojis. 👌🏼 is an ok sign #like it makes sense. it was just a silly mixup. also No i did not invent 👉🏼👌🏼 as a gesture meaning sex. do you live under a rock #3) nonspeaking episodes are a recurring thing in my life and have been since i was born. this is not a quirky one-time thing #it is a pervasive issue that is very frustrating to both myself and the people i am trying to communicate with. in which trying to speak is #extremely distressing and causes very genuine anguish. this post is not me making light of it it's just a funny thing that happened once #it's no different than if i post about a funny thing that happened in conjunction w a physical disability. it's just me talking abt my life #i don't mind character tags tho. those can be entertaining. i don't know what any of you are talking about #Except the ppl who have said this is pego/ryu or wang/xian. those people i understand and respect #if you use it as a writing prompt that's fine but send it to me. i want to see it #aaaand i think that's it. everyday im tempted to turn off rbs on it. it hasn't even been a week

[ibis-radish]

I don't have any glasses for the eclipse someone relay it to me when it happens

#solar eclipse #i'll make a tag eventually

[so-many-ocs]

[on the verge of having a complete breakdown] i need to make some kind of list or perhaps sort things into categories

#🌿 misc #idk how to tag this #i just love making lists #and sorting things into categories #pinterest #?? #this is part of what motivates me to write i just love making lists of scenes and then sorting them into categories #bangers

[saulwexler]

how to explain to non-americans that the better call saul ads aren’t exaggerated for comedic effect they are super normie

#better call saul #[name rhyme] did someone hurt you? I’ll kill them. I’ll make them suffer. i’ll burn the world down until we are the last 2 in it #local lawyer tag

[pillowspace]

GIRLY JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT CYERCE ELEGANS

If Cyerce nigricans is a butterfly, then this is a fairy... Cyerce nigricans for comparison:

#sea slug #ok i have to go make food #hello my 11k notes. may i offer you: sun fnaf #alright this has 15k notes now. i guess i'll add tags #marine biology #nature #ocean #sea slugs #marine life #animals #sacoglossans #sacoglossan

[shinseifer]

"average cat owner spends 3 years in prison" factoid actualy just statistical error. average owner spends 0 years in prison. Miette's mother, who kicked her body like the football and went to jail for One Thousand Years is an outlier adn should not have been counted

#miette #spiders georg #tumblrstuff #meme #1k #One Thousand Notes #oh! oh! #I swear I can math in real life #10k #tumblr is insane #is this post making the miette tag trend #20k #I know there are more than 333 cat owners #It was a small sample size #40k #50k #75k #100k

[morganpdf]

does anyone else feel kind of slutty refilling soap bottles

#morgan.pdf #saying it now. i stole that image off google. i do not fill soap bottles that messy #dw im normal i make sure it all gets in the hole<3 #banger.pdf #gets the tag now bc fuck it. good post op

[sapphia]

autism screening quizzes will be like “do you take things too literally” and then ask fifty of the worst-worded questions ever dreamt up by man

#autism #using the tag now i have my diagnosis #waited fifteen years to make this post. thx anti-self dxers.

[beebfreeb]

#funny talking tag #My favorite thing to do is HC characters as trans but also that they've never heard that term before and act accordingly. #My other favorite thing to do is make characters repressed. #My other other favorite thing to do is make a character go ''I feel like a(n) object/animal/thing pretending to be a man/woman'' #''but I don't really care about that right now I have a job'' #Anyway while this post can be about whichever characters you feel fit I made this with a certain character in mind. #(Dimentio of SPM fame) (He has something really specific going on that makes me cackle) (You can ask me about it)