#probably biweekly instead

[bouwrites]

Okay, so yes, I’m putting off posting the Fire Emblem fic again, which feels bad because Engage is coming out so soon, and also because of the reason I’m delaying it yet again... But!

But, but, but!

Hogwarts Legacy is going to come out in a few weeks and I didn’t know who my player character was going to be, so naturally I made a wizard character, and then I wanted to flesh him out, learn more about him in preparation for the game, so I decided to put him in Harry’s year at Hogwarts and just run with the story.

I ended up making him a Scamander, because I was thinking about how if Rolf went to Hogwarts at the time Harry did he’d just be that one kid who’s literally perfect at everything he does but you can’t hate him because he’s also a ball of pure sunshine. you know what I’m talking about.

But my character had some issues pop up while I was brainstorming around year 3, so to keep the plot going I decided to just make him Harry’s brother for funsies.

So, I ended up with a twin au fic where Harry’s brother is adopted by the Scamanders, which is purely self-indulgent and is made entirely to examine the character I’m going to be using as my PC in the game.

I just finished writing year 6. Things go way off track of the books in year 4. I don’t know that I’ll actually finish year 7 before the game comes out - probably not, actually - but I’m considering posting years 1-6 over the weeks before release anyway

(Don’t judge me for not wanting to start posting the FE fic please. It’s 86 chapters. Even if I do my usual every other day posting schedule, which is hecking fast I should note, that’s still 172 days of commitment. Yeah, you read that right. I’ll be posting that thing for almost six months. Posting every other day. Do you understand my problem, now?)

#speak #is this a fic announcement? #sort of i guess #i probably won't do a formal one for this if i do post it soon #and I likely wont follow my usual schedule #probably biweekly instead #thats twice a week #because then it'll be all six years posted when hogwarts legacy comes out #and honestly at that point if youre reading fanfic instead of playing the game i pity you because you clearly dont have a machine to run it #then i'll post year 7 whenever i damn well get around to it #deal? deal #and yes it'll be chapters of wildly varying lengths #(year 1 is like a little less than 30k words and year 5 is a little more than 100k) #but i cant be bothered to break them into multiple chapters per year #there are line breaks within so just deal with it #i didn't write this initially with the intention of posting it anyway so formatting is LOW on the priority list lmao

[neverendingford]

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#tag talk #had a new therapist appointment today. she seems nice and I think we'll probably get along. #I complained about growing up queer and christian and she complained about her bible thumping sister so I complained about my little brother #who is the same flavor of dogmatic religious and as long as it doesn't ever turn into her genuinely complaining about stuff to me we're good #I'm always bad at open ended questions like “tell me about yourself” but I can go off for an hour with a prompt like “do you have any kids?” #I woke up my laptop an hour ahead because it's so fuckin old it needs the time to wake up but my pc doesn't have a webcam so laptop it is. #I got a headset that connects with a bluetooth dongle because my pc network card doesn't have onboard bluetooth and it's nice #cause I don't have to worry about audio cords and I can walk around the house while still connected to call. #so many people I vc with have issues with headphones and mics unplugging all the time and I'm like hah I'm better than you. #anyway. we'll see how it goes. she was nice and wasn't sarcastic or passive aggressive so better than the first person I saw here. #and she actually responds to my comments and asks questions instead of just silently listening so better than my last actual therapist. #fourth time's the charm maybe. we'll see. I'm also in a place where I can get even more done myself with just a little external motivation #so even if she's not remarkably insightful I'm in a better place mentally so with a bit of external impetus I can get even more done now. #I picked weekly instead of biweekly because I will forget stuff so fucking fast if I pick biweekly and I can schedule it further away later #if I decide that's what I want/need/can handle. but yeah. new stuff #I still to call their dental department about a checkup cause it's been since 2019 since I got an actual checkup. #I brush and floss and mouthwash because I'm paranoid of having an issue without immediate dental care so I'm prolly fine #but it would be nice to be sure about it instead of just presuming and guessing. #once again thanks for socialized healthcare even if it is pretty garbage in the US it's absolutely better than nothing. #if/when I want gender surgery shit it'll probably be a whole-ass issue but for the entry-level shit it's very manageable. #anyway. I almost forgot about my scheduled appointment because when my brain is nervous about stuff it chooses to forget about it #which has cause problems in the past and certainly will again in the future but I remembered early enough that I didn't try and shower #cause deadass one time I had to hop out of the shower to take a scheduled Dr call cause I forgot about it #if my music hadn't paused I wouldn't have noticed. #no big deal just me talking about important medical treatment stuff buck ass nude full thang swangin #anyway. hopefully good things in the future perhaps. #I have to go shower for real now. byeeeeee

[persbaderse]

i'm over here opening and closing my bank app and venmo as if money will magically appear and of course it doesn't. every cent i get paid is gone the day i get it and im in massive debt. if i didn't have my partner i would be starving and homeless. i just. i am fucking speechless that my boss thinks she is paying me enough. or any of us.

#i wonder if i can ask her to switch to weekly instead of biweekly... and probably won't but i could still ask

[virgo-barbie]

bimbo starter kit ✨💖

it can take a while for a bimbo to feel comfortable with cosmetic procedures, or even just to secure the necessary finances to take the next step in her journey! here are a list of things you can start on right away while you figure out the rest.

1. exercise! a bimbo's body is her best weapon. try to aim for a couple times a week at least. if you don't like running, try pilates, yoga, dance, anything. it's just important that you feel connected to your body in some way.

2. spray tans! for me, this really amps up my sex appeal. my skin has a golden hue that a spray tan really brings out. if i don't have time to go get professionally tanned biweekly, i'll use a tanning mousse instead. it gives a similar effect, but the spray tan is a bit more realistic.

3. manicure and pedicure! what is a bimbo without her claws? i personally love having acrylic nails. i don't have them right now because i can't have acrylics when i go in for my breast augmentation, but i almost always do otherwise. i like barbie pink or long white claws. both are very feminine and look great wrapped around the base of a cock or squeezing a beautiful boobie! having your toes done is also important - nobody wants to suck on and lick mangled feet, and you need to be prepared to be worshipped at any point in time.

4.new clothes! i literally threw everything out and started fresh with a wardrobe of basics. 5 pairs of tiny short shorts, about 20 basic tops in pink, white, and black. I am working my way up towards more exciting statement pieces and building up my shoe and purse collection, but this all takes time. In the meantime, you need clothes that look good on your body and show off your best assets. after my breast augmentation, i will be getting a bunch of new clothes from brands like skims, alo, for love & lemons, etc. for my more bimboish pieces, i kind of just shop around, but i think it's important to have a ton of basic pieces so you can create endless outfits. the mini skirts, fur coats and heels can come later - once you have things to wear them with that make you look super stylish and more importantly... show off your body.

5. get your hair done professionally! most bimbos like to be blonde (myself included) and unless you're already blonde to start with, i see absolutely no reason you should do this at home. save up some money and find a hair stylist in your town who specializes in blonde hair. you won't regret it, and there's nothing bimbo about having crusty, fried hair. if you're not certain if blonde is the best route for you (it probably is), ask a stylist! pink also looks adorable on bimbos with a more cutesy y2k style. a good haircut with some face framing layers can also completely change your whole look.

6. whiten your teeth! invest in a whitening foam and tray, or just use strips. i've had a similar effect with both.

7. get good with fake eyelashes! they elevate any makeup look from fresh to sexy. once you've had lip filler, lip gloss and lipstick will also become your new best friend.

8. silly little accessories! may i suggest a pink lollipop or bubblegum? this will help keep the attention on your perfect little mouth all day and will also give you something cute to distract yourself with while you fantasize about being used out in public.

#hyper femininity #bimbo doll #girlcore #bimbo babe #bimboification #coquette #dollette #it girl #coqeutte #girlblogging #bimbolife #bimbo goals #bimboization #bimbo hypnosis #bimbo training #bimbofied #bimbocore #bambi bubbles

[thebibliosphere]

Hey, Joy, if you've got spoons for it, I've got a medical mystery question.

I found out a few months ago that I had a significant B12 deficiency. I eat plenty of meat, so my doctor gave me 6 biweekly injections instead of oral supplements. She just checked my levels again and they didn't increase nearly as much as she expected (in fact, I'm still below the deficiency cutoff she's using), but I also tested negative for pernicious anemia. She didn't seem to know what to make of that.

I know you've had to dig into a lot of medical literature. Do you have any idea what could be going on or where I could find more information?

I’m in a similar situation in terms of not responding to treatment as anticipated.

I have to take 3-5x the daily recommended oral dose of methylcobalamin (a type of b12, I don’t absorb the other kinds including the kind in the injections.) just to stay on the cusp of deficiency because my body burns through it like crazy.

The best my doctors can surmise is that I might have a gene mutation that is affecting it, but getting a geneticist to look into it has been an exercise in futility.

My EDS diagnosis means the genetics dept just isn’t interested. They blame it on the EDS and while deficiency can be common in EDS, every EDS-knowledgeable doctor I’ve seen is shocked by my numbers.

MCAS also prevents the absorption of nutrients, so that might be another factor, but again, that indicates a probable genetic factor that’s being overlooked.

Unfortunately, that’s all very specific to me and not helpful to everyone else. Although maybe someone else in the notes can shine some light for us.

#chronic health tag

[hwere]

SydCarmy | T | 2k words.

Prompt: “Instead of fake dating, everyone is convinced that you aren’t actually dating” ©

Tags: established relationship, dialogue heavy, tomfoolery.

“So, we’ve been secretly dating for three months now. I-I think we should tell the staff. For transparency’s sake, y’know? What d’you think?” Sydney’s pacing in the kitchen. She took off her shirt after spilling coffee all over it and has yet to go grab a new one. Carmy’s very much enjoying the view of his girlfriend only dressed in a burgundy bra and jeans.

It takes a minute for him to peel off his eyes from her torso and meet her gaze. “You were the one that suggested for us to take it slow, so it’s your decision. ‘m cool with whatever, Syd.” His eyes drifted down back to her smooth exposed skin.

“God, you're such an unhelpful perv,” she throws her dirty shirt at his face, he catches just in time, grinning. “I’m being serious, Carm. We’re their boss and-and our relationship could make things, like, awkward or impact the business, alright? We have to be careful.”

“We’re being careful, Syd. As careful as a relationship between two chefs who run a restaurant together can go,” he shrugs. “We don’t have to tell them, if you’re feeling so pressured about it. We can keep things low and wait for a better opportunity.”

She sighs, halting the pacing. “I know that our private life is our business only and all that, but I don’t know,” it’s her time to shrug, coming closer. Carmy immediately pushes his chair back, beckoning her to sit on his lap; she gladly complies. “I really feel like we owe them transparency about the change in our relationship.”

Carmy hums, occupied kissing and biting her neck.

“God, you are a perv,” she’s giggling, squirming in his arms. “C’mon, Carm. Or we’re gonna be late again.”

“Oh, here’s something that I learned in therapy,” he stops his ministrations on her neck, leaning back on the chair to look at her. “It’s okay to care and worry about things, but you can’t let that dictate how you live your life.”

“Oh, yeah? Please say more, Doctor Freud.” Sydney is grinning; returning his lustful gaze through her thick, long lashes. Makes a show of biting her bottom lip.

“Be a little shit about it, Syd.” He rolls his eyes, manhandling Sydney on his lap. He tightens his hold of her, stands up; carrying her bridal style. “I’m gonna show you something real Freudian.”

They’re late for work, again.

A ‘better opportunity’ ends up presenting itself a few days later on the biweekly original staff’s meeting. Something that Richie, of all people, suggested to improve their communication and teamwork; a safe space—except for Fak, as Richie proclaimed as the self-proclaimed HR—to throw ideas and voice your complaints. It proved to be a success so far.

“Does anyone have anything else to add?” Carmy asks, looking up from his clipboard. They’re on the front of the house, an hour after closing. “Alright. Sydney.” He doesn’t elaborate, just waits. She’s sitting beside Natalie, laughing about something.

“Yeah?”

“Didn’t you have something to say?”

She’s momentarily lost, chuckles nervously when she realizes what he’s referencing. “Oh. You wanna do this right now?”

“Now’s as good a time as any,” he nods. Only under torture would Carmy ever admit out loud that putting Sydney on the spot like that was his way to get payback from her not shutting down immediately a customer’s repeatedly attempts to flirt with her earlier. The man really had the audacity to come to their restaurant to flirt with his girl.

“Carm…” She stands up, comes close. “Are you sure?”

“You were the one that suggested, Syd. Are you sure?” He’s slightly aware that he’s probably being shitty right now, but Sydney only gives him a pointed look, shakes her head and turns around to face the staff.

“Fucking spill it already, Syd. We all wanna go home,” Richie urges, nonchalantly dusting his lapels. The rest of the staff makes noises of agreement.

“We, uhh. I-I mean, me and Carmy, we’re… uhh,” she looks around the room, scratching her brow. Her eyes land on his and she takes a deep breath, facing the crew once again. “We’re dating.” Her voice comes out firm. “We’ve been dating for about three months now and we just thought to, like, tell you about it for transparency’s sake. Yeah.” She finishes, nodding.

The room is silent for some uncomfortable seconds.

“Kinda late for an April’s Fool joke, no?” As always, Richie’s the first one to voice his thoughts.

“Three months?” Natalie says, stunned.

“Mami, what about the guy you were seeing?” Tina asks, scrunching her eyebrows. “What’s his name? Alex?” Carmy turns to Sydney, who absolutely refuses to look at him.

“Who’s Alex, Syd?” He inquires.

“It was, like, two dates, T.” She ignores him. “And Richie, you’re always calling us mom and dad. What do you mean by April’s Fool joke?”

“Yeah. As a joke, Syd. You’re not even his type,” Richie sniffs.

“I’m sorry?” Sydney barks at the same time Carmy goes “Richie. Shut the fuck up!” The older man puts his hands up in mocked surrender. “Sydney. Who the fuck is Alex?”

“Yo, Syd. Weren’t you the one saying that dating in the workplace was weird and inappropriate?” Marcus asks and there’s something in his voice that forces Carmy to look between the two of them. Sydney seems mortified, scratching her brows again.

“Y-Yeah. I, hm, did say that.”

“What about Claire, Carmy? I thought you were trying to get back with her.” Of course Fak would feel the need to mention his ex in the conversation, as if the whole thing wasn’t uncomfortable enough as it was.

“We broke up months ago, Fak. I haven’t seen her since.”

“I think it was more than two dates with the Alex guy, Syd. I ran into you guys once and there were at least two times that you showed up late,” Gary offers, resting his chin on his hand.

“That was a, hm, a different guy, Sweeps.” Carmy almost has a whiplash due to how fast he whips his head around to look at her. So, at some point she saw two different guys and there was something between her and Marcus? And he didn’t know about it?

“Everybody, shut the fuck up,” Natalie demands and the room goes quiet. “So, you’re actually dating each other? Dating as in dating? Not an elaborate prank or something?” She inquires, looking suspiciously between the two of them.

“Yes!” They answer at the same time.

“Okay… I have questions. How did that happen?” Natalie crosses her arms.

“That’s none of your business, Sugar,” Carmy says, starts to blush.

“Which sounds like a code to we were fucking this whole time. Wait a min—holy shit. They’ve been using the working on the menu thing excuse to fuck around!” Richie puts his fist in front of his mouth, laughing. When Carmy and Sydney stutter a retort at the same time, his laughter grows louder. “I can’t fucking believe it!”

“That’s an HR violation, Richie.” Marcus offers, seemingly taking pity on them.

“Well, Syd and Cousin over here walked themselves into this one.”

“Oh, just like you walked into my knife, Richie?”

“Point taken.” Once again, he puts his hands up in mocked surrender.

“Richie, are you allergic to shutting the fuck up or something?” Natalie groans. “I still have questions! How did no one find out? Like, none of you were not even remotely suspicious about these two?” She looks around, all the staff shaking their heads.

“We decided to take things slow, y’know?” Sydney finally manages to say, looking at Carmy for support; he nods. “We wanted to keep our personal life, well, personal, but also keep things professional. This, hm, conversation was supposed to be for transparency and to assure all of you that nothing changes.”

“I feel like a lot has changed, to be honest.” Marcus mutters and Carmy need this conversation to be over so he can inquire Sydney about whatever the fuck happened between them. She’s currently sending guilty looks towards Marcus.

Angel clasps his hands together, “alright, just to get this straight and wrap this up. You guys are dating, right?” 

“Oh my god, yes!” Sydney sounds almost exasperated now.

“Congratulations?” Ebraheim offers.

“Can we go now?” Manny points towards the door.

“Hold on! I’m still not buying it.” Richie opens his mouth one more time and Carmy deems that he had enough. He puts his clipboard down, walks to Sydney, holds her face with both hands and kisses her.

He doesn’t care how out of character the public display of affection is from them. This was supposed to be a ‘just crossing some things out of our list’ kind of conversation, but of course they turned into a full circus. So now, he was going to give them a proper show.

“That is an HR violation,” Richie proclaims when the couple are breaking apart. “Expect to hear from me tomorrow.” With that, the staff starts gathering their things to leave.

“Just so you know, I’m not done with you two.” Natalie faux threatens with a smile.

“You have yet to answer me who’s Alex.” They’re back at their kitchen. Sydney’s sitting at the counter wearing her favorite faded Snoopy t-shirt, no bra this time, and a black sweatpants she stole from him, while Carmy is shirtless, his only item of clothing being a gray sweatpants hanging low on his hips; fixing supper for them.

“Christ! He’s just some guy, Carm. I met him twice – it didn’t go anywhere,” she groans. “Before you ask, the guy Sweeps was talking about is Mike. He’s an old colleague from CIA. We had a date, hooked up once and that was it.” Carmy’s left eye twitches with Sydney being so dismissive of this information. He’s trying so hard to not let his jealousy take over him. “And both of them happened way before you confessed your feelings for me.”

He nods, he knows that. When he finally got the courage to ask Sydney out on a real date and be honest about his feelings, things moved pretty quickly between them and they’ve been together ever since. “What about Marcus?”

“Oh!” He looks back, catches her fidgeting with a loose thread of the sweatpants and biting her lip. “He… sorta asked me out before the opening on Friends and Family,” she says all at once, taking a steadying breath after. “That’s why he, hm, kinda snapped at me.” Whatever she sees on his face when she looks up has her putting her hands up and shaking her head, adding quickly, “but we’re good now! It’s water under the bridge, y’know?”

Carmy only nods again, moving to set down the table.

“Are you mad?”

“Not with you, but mostly jealous,” he mutters, avoiding her eyes.

“What if I told you that you look real hot right now, all bothered and jealous?” She murmurs against his left shoulder blade, both of her hands resting against his pecs.

“Sydney.”

“Carmen.” She plants a kiss on his nape, still holding his pecs. “I didn’t tell you about it for the same reason you don’t talk about Claire – there’s no point. It’s in the past.” Sydney moves her hands to hug his waist properly, resting her head on his back. He covers her hands, where they’re laying against his stomach, with his own.

“Next time a customer flirts with you, you better tell them to fuck off ‘cause you have a boyfriend.” Carmy not only hears, but feels the tremble of Sydney’s laughter.

“Oh, so that’s what that was about.” She untangles herself from him and he immediately misses the comfort of her warmth; turns around to grab her hips, keeping her close. “I was wondering why you were being so distant during service and then decided, out of the blue, to tell the staff about us. So, you’re both jealous and possessive, huh?”

“You shouldn’t play with fire, Sydney.”

“I’m not afraid of getting myself burned, Carmen.”

#the bear #carmy x sydney #sydcarmy #sydney adamu #carmy berzatto #fanfiction #y writes

[dancingdonatello]

donatello x gn reader | part one of part two

Sleeping next to Donnie had never been easy.

He always was doing something. Whether it was building a new life saving machine, writing out dimensions and equations, or even just researching something entirely new to anyone on the planet ever, he was busy. He’d be fully engrossed in whatever he was doing, unaware of you even if you poked him with a sharp stick.

It was also hard to sleep with him when he was at his desk which was where he usually was. You couldn’t rest your head on his arm because it was usually moving. Sleeping on the desk was a no go. You would never sleep in such a barbaric way.

And the few times you managed to get him into bed with you, finally relaxed and happy, any small disturbance would set him off. If someone sneezed in the next room or someone tripped into the wall, he was up and grumbling. Not to mention when he realized he had a new idea for an invention at 3 in the morning and just has to knee you in the stomach to get out of bed.

Well, tonight your hopes were up. Tonight could finally be your chance.

Tonight was family movie night, which Leo had finally gave you permission to join only a few months ago. Donnie was forced to attend at least biweekly and always got sleepy during it. It usually guaranteed that he’d be in his bed that night instead of working.

“Are you planning something?” Donnie’s suspicious voice made you snap back into reality.

“Of course not,” you said and stopped staring into the void. “What could I be planning?”

Donnie held his gaze on you, obviously doubting you. You smiled innocently. He decided to let it go, looking back down to his hologram watch thingy that you could never wrap your head now.

He suddenly grabbed your hand and led you out to where you’d be watching the movie.

Donnie sat on side of the couch, leaving one spot open to his right. You went to sit down but Leo wonderfully plopped down there before you could. You blinked at him. He blinked up at you.

“Problem?” Leo yawned, kicking his feet up on the foot rest in front of them.

“Nope.” You sat down on the ground in between Donnie’s legs, leaning your back against the couch.

“I missed my twin!” Donnie let out a strangled groan as Leo probably began to hug him. You were too focused on trying to pray for the universe to let Mikey or Raph pick something other than the same movie you watched the last seven times to pay attention to the idiots behind you. The movie had to be different this time, right?

It wasn’t. Three hours into this six hour long shitty movie these mutants had somehow found in the dumpster, you were beginning to dread your plan.

But luckily, the movie sent Donnie right to sleep at hour four.

“Looks like we’ll be heading to bed!” You stood up and dragged Donnie up by his arm. He grumbled about his rude awakening.

Leo squinted his eyes at you. “What are your intentions with my brother this late in the morning?”

“Strictly business!” You hiked Donnie’s arm over your shoulder and practically dragged him to his room. You two were going to cuddle whether you pulled a muscle or not to get him there.

You dropped him onto the bed and he groaned, curling up into a small ball and facing away from you. Not ideal, but you could make it work.

You crawled in behind him, wrapping an arm and hiking a leg over him. It was difficult to get comfy with his shell, but him having his battle shell off made it extremely easier than it would’ve been had it been on.

Nothing could go wrong. His brothers were all out there watching a movie so no one was about to get up and run into a wall. Nobody could wake him up. All you had to do was make sure you didn’t yawn too loudly. You happily snuggled into him, smiling serenely.

Then your stomach growled.

Time seemed to freeze. You held your breath, squeezing your eyes shut and praying to god he did not hear it.

Donnie shifted and groaned quietly. You knew then that it was over. He slipped out the bed and out into the main part of the lair and you buried your face into the pillow, groaning into it miserably. Great job. Your stomach just had to ruin it.

You slammed your fist into the mattress, counting out all your woes as if you were counting sheep. But a hand ran down your back.

You turned your head and looked at Donnie. In his hand he held a paper plate with a pizza on it. As you sat up, he slid into place beside you, leaning heavily into your side as he handed you the plate.

You eyed him carefully, wondering if this was a test. He usually did not ever eat in his bed. But you were hungry and willing to risk it. You took a bite and all he did was rest his head on your shoulder, eyes heavily blinking at nothing.

Soon enough, he was out.

You quietly ate your pizza as his face nuzzled into your neck. You two were finally cuddling at last.

part two

#rottmnt #rottmnt x reader #donnie x reader #rise donatello x reader #donatello x reader #rise donnie x reader #rottmnt x gn reader #rottmnt x gender neutral reader

[teecupangel]

was reading through your claudes tag and came across this tag "at this point we’re only missing petruccio and we will have all the auditore siblings x desmond headcanons XD" and it made me think of an au where desmond is reborn around the same time as petruccio is born so they become childhood friends after they hit it off after tthye "coincidentally" meet on one of petruccio's rare days out

so they grow up together with desmond feeling guilty about using petruccio to get closer to petruccio's family not realizing that he's started thinking of them as petruccio's family instead of ezio's and that his motivation has shifted to saving petruccio instead of sparing ezio the pain of seeing his family die

meanwhile petruccio has a puppy crush on desmond forever because desmond while protective of him doesn't coddle him like his family does and also being very understanding about changing plans because of petruccio's disability like "oh we had planned to play outside today but now you're not feeling up to it that's cool lets go play cards, or read together, or play whatever board games existed in renaissance italy"

side tangent had the thought of desmond apprenticing to a woodcarver so that he could learn how to make some of the few board games he can remember from the future to play with petruccio

also i feel like demond would have to have petruccio's crush pointed out to him a la white aster before he has his oh oh moment probably by one of petruccio's siblings letting something slip by accident

The post from the #claudes tag where I did write in the tags that we’re only missing Petruccio from the Auditore family.

With this ask, Desmond now have the complete set XD

Okay, let’s talk about this childhood friends-to-lover setup for Petruccio and Desmond!

Why not just make Desmond be reborn as the son of a carpenter? That would give Desmond easy access to what can be considered as ‘trash’ and he could just start trying to carve it because he keeps on talking about board games he remembered playing and Petruccio always looked interested in playing them but then Desmond would remember that they wouldn’t be invented until later on.

We can even make Desmond’s father a descendant of the Vikings so he could teach Desmond how to carve out his first Orlog set so Desmond would have something to practice on.

From there, Desmond could start bringing his own board games to play with Petruccio.

So in this scenario, Desmond would have played lots of board games. Maybe one of his coworkers in Bad Weather liked board games and would invite his coworkers to play during the weekend or something and Desmond enjoyed it because it felt like he was connecting with people without lying about who he was.

In this situation, I think it would be funny if Desmond making board games he remember to play with Petruccio would lead to Leonardo discovering him as a genius ‘game maker’.

How?

Because a lot of the board games Desmond remembered needed more than two players (although Petruccio does love Patchwork and they play that a lot) so the other Auditore siblings (and sometimes their parents) get roped in to play with them as well.

The Auditores are competitive kids and even Petruccio shows his fangs during this time (even if the main reason why Petruccio is being competitive is because he doesn’t want to lose in front of Desmond and, really, the three try their best to support their youngest brother's puppy love but their thirst for victory superseded any familial love they feel for one another).

So Leonardo gets roped in to the weekly (biweekly? Triweekly?) board game night and he sees all of the many board games Desmond had made and he starts to interview him about them and Desmond tries to answer all of them, admitting that a lot of the board games are actually versions 2 or 3 because he had to tweak the game balance (since he didn’t remember all the rules) a lot of times which embarrasses him. This only makes Leonardo think highly of him because admitting that it’s not perfect meant that Desmond strives to keep upgrading his work.

Leonardo’s sudden interest in Desmond makes Petruccio jealous though and he already had to be make peace with how Desmond seem to be ‘like’ Ezio (in Desmond’s defense… he’s bias to Ezio thanks to his life as Desmond Miles).

But he can’t do anything because Leonardo is a friend of the family and a loyal friend for that matter and…

Well…

Leonardo was also trying to help Petruccio try to get Desmond’s attention.

It all comes to a boil when in one of the more stressful board games (I’m thinking maybe Nemesis or maybe even Werewolves/Blood on the Clocktower), someone (probably Claudia?) calls out Petruccio’s actions as less of him playing to win but playing to make sure Desmond wins and that’s cheating because he can’t let his love for Desmond be the reason why he’s willing to lose the game and drag everybody with him.

And everyone just grows quiet…

And Petruccio runs away.

While Desmond’s just sitting there, having his own “Oh my god, he loves me! Why didn’t I see that? Oh Jesus Christ, I’m so dumb! Why didn’t I notice it???” and “Do I… Do I love Petruccio??? Have I fallen for him without realizing it???” breakdown on the inside while he just looked at the board game blankly.

This would happen when Desmond and Petruccio reached like maybe 18 or 19 (so yeah, no Auditore execution event because Desmond had been busy).

Leonardo would actually be the one to talk to Desmond and he would talk about how the real reason why he fell in love with Desmond’s board games (which they’re working on selling soon) was because it was made with love.

Each carving done by the same pair of hands each time…

Each stories engraved in the board…

Each rules to ensure fairness…

Desmond wasn’t just making them for fun.

They had always been a labor of love.

But the question then becomes…

Who was Desmond thinking of when he was making all of these board games?

And Desmond just stares at Leonardo before he goes, “Thank you.”

Leonardo just smiles back as he asks, “I’m not the one who needs to hear the truth about these board games now, am I, Desmond?”

“Yeah…” Desmond stands as he agrees, “I should… I need to talk to Petruccio.”

Leonardo nods and watches as Desmond rushes back to Palazzo Auditore.

Ah… young love…

#yup #didn’t know how to end this XD #i’m sorry I focused so much on the board game aspect #i’ve been marathoning no rolls barred for a while now #so i read board games #and i focused on that XD #ask and answer #what name should we tag this? #petdes #despet #??? #assassin's creed #petruccio auditore #desmond miles #teecup writes/has a plot #fic idea: assassin's creed #all we're missing is sef and darim and he'd also have the complete ibn-la'ahad set as well!

[retellingthehobbit]

I went to read your comic on Ao3 and I noticed you'd started back in 2020. Aside from your clear and beautiful art progression, what can you tell me about the timeline of your comic?

Thank you! And yes, started this webcomic in January of 2020. “I sure hope nothing bad happens in 2020 that will hamper my ability to focus on a large personal project!” — me in January 2020 with all the naivety of youth. Top ten images taken minutes before disaster. This comic is like a deeply personal diary of my mental state, complete with the long empty hiatuses that are sort of like that part of Twilight where months of depression are represented by blank pages.

One of my favorite things about webcomics is how you can often see an artist’s style grow organically over time. I think it’s something that’s getting lost in the age of “Webtoon Originals,” where people are starting to expect webcomics to be produced by an actual production studio with a team of artists behind them and to maintain a consistent highly curated art style throughout. These professionally funded comics are fun, but they do lose the messy personal organic growth that used to separate webcomics from traditional print comics? But i could go on a whole tirade about webtoon haha 😂 !

The Hobbit is partially a story about someone learning how to express themselves. Bilbo starts the story as this stuffy little guy who is repressing a lot his own personality; he ends the story as a skilled artist writing elaborate prosy poetry about his adventures. I deliberately chose to start drawing the comic before I went to college, knowing my art style would change a lot of over that period!

Anyway here's the timeline as I remember it: Pre-development: I was working on sketches of the comic itself as early as 2016. Chapter 1 (A Bedtime Story/Tooks and Bagginses): (Posted on Tumblr in January 2020, on Ao3 later): Published shortly before I went to college. I was drawing in Paint Tool Sai, and hand-writing all the words instead of using a font. I set out to adapt at least the Unexpected Party chapter, but thought I'd probably adapt the entire novel within a year or two. ("It's a webcomic Michael. How long could it take? twelve months?") Chapter 2: (A Very Respectable Hobbit): Posted like a week after Chapter 1. This was when I still thought I could post a ten page chapter every week, haahahahahahahahahaha Fs in the chat.

HIATUS #1: DANCE BREAK: TIME FOR A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. The exact timeline of 2020 is a blur for obvious reasons, but I do remember the updates became very sporadic over this period. Chapter 3-5 (Very Old Friends and An Unexpected Party chapters): there’s a global pandemic. During Spring Break my college abruptly kicks us all off campus and sends us home. I keep looking at the “post dates” on these chapters like what??? Really? I posted that at thAt time? But there was a global pandemic happening and I was so busy and overwhelmed with college???? When did I have the time? I have no memory of drawing these. My memories of all 2020 are so blurry. I think these chapters just manifested spontaneously.

The weekly/biweekly update schedule has been tossed to the wind, never to return. Alas. Chapter 6 (An Enormously Important Dwarf, aka Thorin’s intro): I was back “at college” during our “hybrid” year, so in practice I was extremely isolated. this was posted during a year after the first chapter, in 2021. I would never have found the motivation to continue if I wasn't so excited to draw Thorin! I also joined a "comic club" at my college which was comprised mainly of awkward video calls with like three people. On a weirder note, this chapter was posted a few weeks after the January 6th attempted coup. I was drawing in a a weird headspace.

DANCE BREAK #2: IT’S TIME FOR A YEAR LONG HIATUS:

I've started to often dislike the word “burnout” when it’s applied to art. It implies that the problem is that you were drawing too much or that you can’t find inspiration, when often the problem is much bigger than your art-- it's wider economic anxieties and social circumstances outside your control. It is very hard to think clearly and create things when you are worried about your future, about work, about housing, about a global pandemic, about constant demands on your time, and about being extremely isolated. In hindsight, I wasn’t “burned out”— I was in a situation where I could not think clearly or produce anything. Chapter 7 (The Lonely Mountain): posted a full year after chapter 6. For a while I considered having this be the “last chapter” of the comic!

Changing art styles was a thing I was really motivated to do, and was my last “bucket list” item for the comic.

HIATUS #3: I get really busy with junior year of college! I grow more and more disillusioned with Tolkien as I learn more about The Hobbit Law crushing labor unions and worker's rights in New Zealand, and how Amazon takes advantage of that. The Tolkien Estate also releases a statement saying they disapprove of any unauthorized use of Tolkien's works for profit or not, which isn't really legally enforceable but is also just an act of pure contempt XD. Chapter 8 (A Tangled Web): I get sent to the emergency room in an ambulance for Reasons and begin drawing this in the weeks after, as I realize I don't care about the Tolkien Estate or Amazon or Warner Brothers or whatever hollow marketable products they produce under the tolkien brand. I think this is the weakest chapter of the comic, both in writing and art, and in hindisght think the comic works better without it pacing-wise. However!!!! I was drawing it in a weird mental state, so. XD

Also, at this point I am drawing entirely in Photoshop. Chapter 9 (Ash and Smoke): Back at college for senior year— time for dragon! The comic starts updating with something that resembles a "regular schedule!" this year had more and more people on campus in person, and I started to slowly make college friends :). Also, at this point I am the President of the comic club, and we are now meeting in person and rebuilding our comic empire. Chapter 10 (The Heart of the Mountain): Some funky bits of writing I'd like to revise at some point, but I enjoy the art in this chapter. Chapter 11 (Polite Nothings): If I were to do this all again I'd shorten this chapter and combine it with chapter 12. One important note is that originally, I tried to keep all chapters under ten pages. This made it easier to post them to Instagram and Tumblr, because tumblr still had a “ten image limit” at the time. However at some point I realized that was more trouble than it was worth, and really made the pacing difficult/slow as I struggled to split the story into ten page chunks.

A lot of webcomics often fall into what I call a “wheel-spinning” phase, where the author is so focused on finishing smaller updates that they lose the pacing of the larger narrative—- and so the story stalls out. I feel like I dealt with a lot of “wheel-spinning” while I was at college, both in my life and in my comic XD. Chapter 12 (The Quest): My internship company gives me an offer to work full-time, which I accept. in the last semester of my last year of college, I take the most helpful elective class I have ever taken: a class on using 3D models in blender to aid with blocking out illustrations. This is the first chapter where you see one of those backgrounds! From this point on my background art will improve dramatically. I also have lots of internet friends and college friends!

As I grow more confident in my art I also make the decision to change the character designs, something I’d wanted to do for a while. Chapter 13 (The Necromancer): I graduate college! It's time for some Lotte Reiniger art. I stay in my student housing until my lease ends. The art starts to grow more elaborate as I have more time to spend on it. Chapter 14 (Terms and Conditions): my summer is free, so I spend it drawing gay little hobbits. I move up North to live with my grandmother until my work start date. This is the very last “normal-sized” chapter of the comic, where I hold myself to keeping it under 10 pages. I also think this is where my new more elaborate character designs actually start to look a lot better XD.

I was finishing up apartment-hunting at this time, so both Bilbo and I were goin over contract terms. Chapter 15 (Unattached): summer free time!! More gay little hobbits. I move into my New apartment and sleep on an air mattress for a while. I have a lot of time to draw and the art gets far more complex; this chapter was also twice as long as my usual chapters. I am still proud of this chapter, honestly, even though it's gotten less attention than Chapter 16/17-- it's one I'd been excited to draw for a while. A lot of this chapter was drawn on my beautiful powerful beloved air mattress. Air mattress, my beloved. Chapter 16 (the Song of the Lonely Mountain): I start my new job! I get a BED. Lots of exciting things are happening. I was really excited to draw and post this chapter, because it’s one id been dreaming about drawing from the beginning-- it was surreal to see it "posted" because part of me never thought I'd get this far. I even started a tiktok and posted the chapter there, certain that people would enjoy it. However, tiktok basically ignored it, alas! This is why tumblr is the only social media site. Chapter 17: I continue my new job. My roommate surprises me with the news that they will move out at the end of our lease, making me realize that months have somehow passed. I make a post asking for anyone looking for roommates in Milwaukee to contact me via dms (that offer is still open, if you’re looking to move here in early June.) I privately am very confused about why anyone would ever want to leave a comfortable settled home to go off on an adventure and then realize that I am behaving exactly like pre-quest Bilbo Baggins.

Chapter 18: the chapter I am working on now!!! Another chapter I have been excited to draw forever!! It’ll feature studio-Ghibli-inspired backgrounds, exciting landscape art, and so much fun! I’ve also started a Patreon where, if you want to see “one page a week” instead of “twenty pages every Mystery number of Months” you can subscribe there. (The first page of Chapter 18 has already been posted!)

But yeah! The TL:DR:

I think the moral of all this (to me) is that it’s hard to make art if you’re just not in a position to do it, and you have to allow yourself time to grow and change as a person XD. Sometimes you need to spend a few years thinking and getting better before you're ready to go on an Adventure. I started this comic when I was very Young and Naive to the Ways of the World. The quality (and dips in quality) reflect my wildly fluctuating mental/emotional states while trying to draw each chapter in the midst of a global pandemic. My art has improved a lot lately, and I think a large part of it is really just being in a situation where I *can* improve— having a decent job, not being in the middle of a global pandemic with no vaccine in sight, not needing to live in constant fever-pitch anxiety, having friends, etc etc. I am completely different person now than I was while drawing chapter 1.

Not to be dramatic, but I think you can see there’s a lot more joy in the recent chapters than there is in some of the older ones. It's weird to look at your art and realize you've gotten happier. XD

#thanks for the ask!!! #and sorry it took so long to respond #I am Treebeard-core when it comes to responding to asks #just like I am Treebeard-core when it comes to posting this comic #it takes a very loong time to say anything in oooold entish #and we never say anyythiiiiing #unlesssss #it is worth taking #a long #time #to say #the hobbit #the hobbit comic #retelling the hobbit #lotr #lord of the rings

[valiantstarlights]

Imagine (surprisingly) buff history professor Hob and dog!Matthew.

disclaimer: video from here.

Imagine Professor Gadling hiding Captain America muscles under his old-fashioned grandpa style clothes. (Think 1889!Hob's fashion, but worn in 2022.) He's not hiding them intentionally, but he's not showing them off either. He's just normal about it.

Imagine someone, a fellow professor (Johanna), passing the push-up challenge to Hob because he's one of the younger professors who look like they could do push-ups without dislocating something.

Imagine the entire university, the entire town, in shock, as the video is uploaded and they see a hint of what Hob is hiding under his clothes. Everyone is feeling like a Victorian maiden upon seeing his arms, fantasizing about being under him, and then giggling over his doofus laugh and how cute he is with his dog.

He's so wholesome and sexy and what more could you want, honestly. (In short, Hob gains a fanclub, and Matthew does as well.)

Imagine Dream not seeing the video because he's too busy being a famous author. Actual writing, editing, coordinating with his team led by Lucienne, book tours, etc.

Imagine Dream getting irrationally angry when he meets Hob for their biweekly/monthly coffee meet up (no, not a date, they're just friends) and there's someone else sitting on his seat, flirting with Hob.

Imagine Dream just, walking out and going back home without even greeting Hob because he's so fucking stressed and he can't deal with any more stressful things right now.

Imagine Hob thinking that Dream stood him up. He's sad about it, but he figures that Dream probably just has a crazy schedule being a famous author and couldn't text him to give him a heads up. My god, what if he doesn't even have time to sleep? Or eat?? Thinking this, Hob buys an entire box full of muffins and pastries from the coffee shop--all the things he noticed Dream liked, and brings them to the Endless mansion for the family butler to give to Dream.

Imagine Dream feeling so bad that as soon as the butler gives him the huge pastry box from Hob, he calls Hob and apologizes. Hob immediately forgives him and wishes him luck on his book and to take it easy and, "Take care of yourself. Someone loves you."

(It's just a quote he read. It doesn't have to mean anything.)

'Do you love me?' Dream doesn't ask because he's a coward. "You too," he says instead, because that's a safer option.

Imagine Dream finally! seeing the video, and it's Desire who shows it to him. They're just hanging out, painting each other's toenails, and while they're waiting for the nail polish to dry, Desire thirsts about this local guy who has gone viral, and they go on about wanting to lick whipped cream off his abs and let him hit them with a truck--just normal thirst tweets, you know? And Dream is like, "Sibling. That's quite enough." Dream is used to Desire being horny on main for a lot of people, but sometimes he doesn't really wanna know.

Anyway, Desire is all, "But look at him, Dream! He's so...he's so..!" And then they show Dream the video on their phone.

Dream watches as Hob talks about the cause behind the challenge, the push-ups, Matthew videobombing, and basically making everyone who watches the video fall in unadulterated lust and adoration over him. Dream wants to tell Desire he has felt those abs against his body (during that first meeting) and has been the recipient of his dazzling smile (every time they meet).

What he says instead is, "This is my boyfriend."

Imagine Desire going, "Seriously?"

And Dream going, "Yes." Then shows them a candid shot he took of Hob across the table from him. Hob was reading and replying to an urgent email from the dean while they both wait for their orders to be served, and Dream didn't have anything else to do but to admire him, so he did. And he secretly took a picture because the sun made Hob's hair shine copper, and he looked so soft and ethereal...

"Hmm," Desire says, and it's their unconvinced 'hmm,' so Dream shows them a video this time. At first it's just Jessamy and Matthew playing in the park, then Hob's laughter is heard so Dream pans the camera to him. Hob is sitting on an honest-to-god checkered picnic blanket taking food out of an honest-to-god wicker picnic basket, and the food is all obviously homemade and looking very appetizing.

"Are you trying to fatten me up, Hob?" Dream from the video says. He sounds so fond and in love.

Hob in the video winks. "All the better to eat you with, Dream."

The video wobbles before ending because past Dream couldn't handle that.

Imagine Desire screeching (in elation) because oh my god! Dream has a boyfriend! For real! And he's fucking perfect and ripped! He's also obviously eating Dream out and doing other sexy things to him! Oh wow I'm sorry I thirsted over your boyfriend, Dream. I didn't know you and him are together. I know better now, though, and I respect a dibs.

Dream is pleased that Desire has backed off, but he couldn't help but think...

Hob likes him. Right? Desire certainly came to that conclusion from just one video alone. And Dream likes Hob. Definitely.

Imagine Dream belatedly panicking because oh god what if Hob just thinks of him as a friend and now Dream just lied to his sibling and what if Desire tells the whole family and they all want to meet Hob as his boyfriend..!

Dream is a mess. But he manages to dial Hob's number after a couple of tries, and Hob answers on the third ring. (Dream has forgotten to check the time. It's currently 1 in the morning.)

"...'llo?"

Fuck, his voice upon waking up makes Dream squirm. "Hob."

"Dr'm? Why're...why're you callin'? You 'kay?"

"I'm..." 'Afraid.' 'In love with you.' 'A fucking mess.' Hob's breathing calms him down, and gives him the strength to say, "Will you be my boyfriend?"

Hob's breath stutters, and Dream could hear the rustle of his sheets. Oh god, what if he's in bed with someone else and this is the end of their friendship? It's all Dream's fault--

"I..." Hob says, sounding more awake now. "Are you serious? You're not drunk right now, are you?"

"I am not," Dream says. And now he feels heartbroken. Of course Hob doesn't like him like that. Why else would he ask if Dream was drunk? "But if you want to forget that this conversation ever happened, you may think that I am."

"No! No, I mean...I don't want to forget anything. I just, maybe thought, you're not...serious."

"You know I'm not very good with jokes."

Hob chuckled. "You kind of are, though. In a very flat, deadpan-like way. I like your jokes." A pause. "I like you." Shyly.

Dream thinks 'fuck it' and bites the bullet. "I'm in love with you."

"Fuck," Hob says. Then, hurriedly, "That's a good 'fuck,' by the way. Not a bad one. Never with you."

"You have not fucked me yet to know for certain."

"Dream," Hob groans, pained. "It's...are you kidding, it's 1 in the morning. We should have this talk face to face."

"Is over the phone not good enough?"

"Afraid not, love. You see, like this, I can't lean over and kiss you senseless like I want to."

Dream gasps. "You--" 'want to kiss me?'

"I would like to be your boyfriend," Hob says solemnly. "But I would love to tell you again face to face."

#101 dalmatians meet cute au #fuck me this was supposed to be a shorter story #I have no self control over these two idiots your honor #'Take care of yourself. Someone loves you.' is actually a quote I read printed on a notebook #It resonated with me so we'll put that there #I suddenly remembered Chris Evans's video one night and thought 'Hob! Would do that!' #this is dog!Matthew on a calm day #please raise your hand if you have ever felt personally victimized by Hob Gadling #dreamling #the sandman #my writing

[anjiefiction]

Hello!

I apologize for the lack of updates. I have recently discovered House of Leaves and...well. I've been very engrossed in the plot!

Truthfully too, I'm more than a little disheartened by a lack of response on the forum as well, since the update, because I did put in a lot of effort to it. It's just quite demoralizing to see many other updates get a swarm of comments, when mine is just ... Well. Almost nothing.

It stings I suppose. Not knowing whether people are just not interested, which honestly makes it hard to push through with consistent writing, because the efforts are not worth the payoffs 😔

Ah well, I'll still be trying to push myself to write but I'll probably have "biweekly updates" instead of weekly ones from now.

#before we are ghosts #update?

[c0zyrainfall]

The thing about being a Spy x Family manga fan is that there are like... 9 different plots.

A) Operation Strix (plan A and plan B)

B) Miscellaneous goofy school stuff (Anya and Becky go shopping, George Glooman chapter. Yes those technically relate to op. Strix but they aren't directly tied to it so I am counting them as subplots)

C) Loid and Yor develop their relationship

D) Loid, Yor, and Anya develop their relationship as a family

E) Twilight missions

F) Thorn princess missions (cruise ship but also when Yor learns to cook)

G) Yuri chapters 😐 (sorry I'm not a fan of these at all)

H) Fiona chapters (I personally don't like these either though they are slightly less bad)

I) Other misc side character chapters (Bond, Handler, Frankie)

This is good because it makes the story feel more real, and alive (other than the Yuri and Fiona chapters 🤪 Everyone else is experiencing character growth and then they're just the exact same every single time they show up)

But it is also bad because we have to wait two weeks for every chapter. So if your favorite plot is the TwiYor plot, you probably have to wait a month or two since all that other stuff is sandwiched in between.

Anyways this is basically just me being an impatient manga fan rather than reflecting an actual problem with the manga lol. I think it requires more patience than being anime only because even though the anime takes longer to come out, the fact this comes out on a biweekly basis means that it is on our minds more frequently, and we also have to wait weeks for important plot points to be resolved instead of just getting it all in the same episode.

#spy x family #spy x family manga #mild salt warning in the next tags lol #slightly tempted to complain about the Yuri and Fiona chapters because 😂 #idk they don't even make narrative sense #in my opinion at least #also why does Yuri have a sister complex 🫠 #when he could have just... not had that #whatever it's fine I guess #I'm sure at least endo will resolve i in a satisfying way #spy family

[gaslightgallows]

Upcoming changes to tier rewards

(crossposted from Patreon)

In my last post, I mentioned that I’m going to be overhauling my tier rewards. Some of these ($1 and $3) are going to be available sooner than others (the streaming perks being dependant on me purchasing some new equipment), but here are what the new rewards aregoing to look like:

Oddfellows: $1/month You're here, you're odd and you’re amazing. $1/month grants you access to all things fiction-related: monthly fiction offerings (like short stories, excerpts from The Lion’s Paw, and extracts from my solo RPG journals), posts on writing technique in general and my process in particular, deep dives down LP-relevant historical rabbit-holes, the occasional writer’s perspective/rant about my Media of the Moment, and access to unlisted RGEN Fiction livestream videos. Lusus Naturae: $3/month You’re a wonder of nature. You'll get early access to each month’s new fiction offering, weekly progress reports on The Lion’s Paw, and inclusion in the dedication of anything I self-publish while you’re a subscriber. (Includes $1 perks.) Cryptids: $5/month You’re a mystery to science. Patrons at this level will get access to a forthcoming biweekly livestream where I’ll be playing through my collection of single-player indie RPGs. Come chat with me and alter my destiny over and over again! (Includes $1 & $3 perks.) League of Extraordinary Gentlepersons: $10/month You're a true patron of all liberal arts and sciences. Pledging at this level nets you access to a forthcoming monthly livestream of me writing (and probably swearing at) a brand-new piece of Randomly Generated Fiction. $10 patrons will also get the chance to prompt me for stories to be written on-stream. (Includes $1, $3, & $5 perks.) Dabbling Occultist: $25/month You seek forbidden knowledge from the beyond. In thanks for your support, I offer a researched Oddments article on the topic of your choosing, as well as the benefits of all previous tiers (Limit: 6 patrons)

The biggest changes are to the three middle tiers, which now no longer have any physical rewards. (As I discussed in my previous post, I am no longer self-publishing on Smashwords/Draft2Digital, and my Redbubble store is no more.) Instead, I’m focusing on getting this novel done, doing more research and writing more short fiction, and introducing regular livestreams to keep my patrons involved in my process. The Dabbling Occultist tier is exactly the same, and the $1 Oddfellows tier is more or less the same but with more detail about what patrons at this level can expect in terms of paid content. All of the descriptions have changed over as of today. Both the $1 Oddfellows tier and the $3 Lusus Naturae tier will begin starting April 1. New perks for $5, $10 and $25 patrons will go into effect within the next few months. Exactly when is a little nebulous right now, as I have the aforementioned tech purchases to settle before I can actually start streaming, but as soon as I can set a change-over date, I’ll announce it. In the meantime I will be posting video clips in lieu of streams so you can get a glimpse of what I'm going to be doing. My (hopefully) realistic goal for 2024 is to hit $100/month after Patreon takes their pound of flesh--er, fees. To do that, I need to gain (and maintain) at least an additional $20 per month. (My unrealistic pipe-dream goal is to hit $225/month for this year, fwiw. That's not gonna happen and I've made my peace with that.) If you’re already subscribed but haven’t set a rewards tier, you should go ahead and do that now, especially if you want access to the livestreams. And if you’re not already a patron but you’ve enjoyed my writing in the past and you’d like to get in on these sweet perks, now’s a great time to join! 😎 (I'm dreaming wistfully of more than five people watching me on a Twitch stream, but I would also be very very happy with more $1 patrons. Also, if you can't join right now? Or just don't want to? That's cool too, you're still a cool person and I'm glad you read all the way to the bottom. Thanks!) =====  Banner photo by Mathieu Stern on Unsplash 

#patreon #original writing #updates #tier list #reblogs welcome!

[mettatons-fat-doughy-asscheeks]

How about Mettaton getting hooked on mukbang culture. Becomes a streamer (one of the most well known) but after years or so, his health starts to decline heavily. Completely wreck him if you please. (slob is also welcome)

*Hello darlings! As you can see the stream is a little different today but I thought as somebody as multifaceted as me it'd only be right to spice it up.

*It was a very innocent start. A nice three course provided by a chef he'd fired for the day to do a one off mukbang stream. Then he saw the views. It was his top rated stream so far, with numbers approaching his average viewership on television.

*Welcome back to the biweekly backstage mukbang! Today we're trying out the new McLardass Jelly Burgers!

*They increased in frequency and in turn viewership. He devoted more and more time to it, and eventually every show he'd been starring in went on an indefinite hiatus to make room for his new career. A career that consumed his life much like he was consuming ever increasing amounts of fast food. It was getting to the point that he'd given up on working out, instead devoting those hours to more and more streams.

*HOOUUUUURRP thanks for the donation, TrashHumper! Guess the next hour is going to be another Crimson Splash 2 liter challenge!

*The effect of the new direction was obvious. He was getting seriously fucking fat. Every stream was a torrent of calories spurred on by a relentless crowd of donating onlookers. Every (increasingly infrequent) fan meet up everybody could see how his thighs widened and his gut stretched that old costume he refused to get a size up on. It eventually met it's end when a group of chat members goaded him into trying it on again live, his rough and careless attempt to prove anybody saying it doesn't fit wrong resulting in the seat of the shiny black body suit splitting in front of millions of viewers. His ass was bare in front of them all and it obviously resulted in a ban from the service he'd been using. With his popularity and funds however a dedicated site called MTTeats was setup for his streams with a stricter moderation policy in place.

Slob and healthplay content begins under the cut

*Hello darlings! hffff On today's lovely stream we'll be UUUARP- fuck we'll be taste testing every fried chicken mnff sandwich I could get! I of course hffff hff got ten of each one so they all get a fair chance to PPHHRPPPPPPTTTTTT shine!

*New site moderation could probably be described as tyrannical. After he made headlines mooning one of the biggest streams on the platform detractors were sure to follow. Anything and everything that could be perceived as insulting resulted in a chat ban, including any worried or legitimately confused comments. Years of nonstop single minded gorging for the sake of his passion for spectacle and showmanship were quickly deteriorating his hygiene, every stream now ending with the robot barely coherent and slathered in greasy leftovers as both ends spewed smoggy gas that showed on camera. After the infamous viral incident in which the previously reinforced chair he streamed from failed and sent him tumbling to the floor with a memorable wet slap he changed over to his couch, showing off the mess that his living room had become. It was increasingly clear that it wasn't just during streams that he'd partake in eating fast food garbage.

*wheeeeeze Good morning, delicious dahlings! It'sh your favorite HOOUUURP mnfff Mettaton! Wondering why I'm streaming sho early? Well Ah'm hfff hffff totally shwitching over to a 24/7 shtreaming model! You'll be able to shee your beloved ngh PHHHRRRRPPPTTT nhhhffg shtar's daily life any time you want!

*With the introduction of the 24/7 model came a real insight into just how bad it had become. With multiple angles available it'd become obvious just how much he was now reliant on his butler staff, confirming what everybody already assumed. He was basically couchbound. Handsome men and women dirtied their fine suits daily to bring the robot hours worth of fast food orders in a near constant stream that only ended when he'd fall into his increasingly common food comas. Things often cut out the streams in the form of BRBs like him taking massive breaks on an oxygen mask or being escorted by a team of 3 muscular butlers to the bathroom were now very public. Along with that things previously just out of frame like the myriad of monitoring equipment that attached just beneath his ill fitting clothes or what was obviously a device built into the couch to fuck his gargantuan sofa filling ass. Alphys became a common site on the stream, and some chat members even got excited to hear her lectures. Straight from her mouth anybody could hear that he was suffering from grease built up in his coolant pumps, overheating of every processor in his body, and failure of the nervous software in his bloated cellulite covered legs. Yet every day in that husky deepened yet cheerful voice he'd interact with the dynamically filtered and aggregiously censored chat.

*Whaaatsh wheeeeeze next to eat?

*He asked that as if there wasn't every sign that he should have stopped long ago. That bloated collar of lard showing how he was owned by his addicting to fattening slop; that hanging gut who's multi layered apron of blubber obscured the entirety of his non functioning pig sized legs; those two bloated greasy tits who's massive nipples would be visibly sucked on by butlers to get him off; those completely useless arms that ended in bloated grease slicked fingers that could barely bend; that cock so deeply buried in a cave of pure blubber that was stuffed around the clock with an overclocked vibrator that kept him constantly leaking; the loud overbearing slow pumping sound within his chest with its increasingly worrying pauses and skips. At least viewership was still through the roof. At least that what the bots Alphys flooded the site with since day one made it seem like.

#fatten me #slob #ask a lardass #mettatum #death feederism #extreme slob #unhealthy #Non canon #Ask meme

[rupalpspodrace]

Since y’all appear to be skipping over Bad Batch s2 on the pod, will there be any UnwhitewashTBB discussion? Or simply focusing on other things?

So, a lot of you have asked about this. Here are our thoughts, and a call to action for the Star Wars community:

Thank you for all the recent messages asking about our coverage of The Bad Batch season 2. Since it is the next Star Wars show airing, we would normally be covering it each week. However, after careful consideration amongst ourselves, we cannot cover The Bad Batch season 2 each week in good conscience, nor could we provide you the both insightful and fun coverage you would want. Simply put, if you listened to our season 1 coverage, you probably noticed our growing frustration with the show’s whitewashing. Lucasfilm had abundant time to fix this issue between seasons, and did not. While some of us will continue to watch the show privately (for Cody), and some will not, none of us want to give it any more free publicity to our trusted listeners. 

We all straddle the line between loving Star Wars and calling out its problems for almost every project. However, this one has become too difficult for us. We would not have anything more meaningful (or even entertaining) to add, except “fix the fucking show.” Most pieces of media contain bigotry in some form alongside other non-problematic elements. These we can discuss critically, taking into account both the problems with a show and the things it does well without dismissing the issues at hand. With The Bad Batch, that is not the case. The bigotry present in the show is not simply a single plot line or character, but is instead baked into the premise of the show itself. A central part of the show is how the Bad Batch themselves are better than the other clones. Them being intentionally made white (despite being cloned from a Māori man) leaves us with a story rooted completely in racism. Any “good” elements of the show are overshadowed by this problem, and as a result, we feel it would be disingenuous to discuss it or bring further attention to it. 

We are lucky that in the meantime the High Republic Phase II, a wonderfully diverse project both in the characters and behind the scenes, will be releasing, and that The Mandalorian season 3, which we haven’t had the privilege of discussing on the podcast yet, will be airing mostly at the same time. We’ll be focusing on those for the near future. As we usually do between Star Wars projects, we’ll be on a biweekly schedule, and we appreciate all of you who will continue to support us.

In the spirit of consuming media critically, something we value greatly here on the podcast, we would also like to use this as a call to action to our listeners and friends in the Star Wars community. Whether you continue to watch or cover the Bad Batch or not, we encourage the following:

If you haven’t already, educate yourself on the issues, and follow @UnWhitewashTBB on every platform.

If you continue to watch the show, post publicly in support of the #UnWhitewashTBB campaign each week. 

If you are an influencer and/or podcaster and continue to cover it, use your coverage to continuously call out these issues. If you are fortunate enough to interview anyone involved with the show, ask them directly about the whitewashing.

Support Māori causes monetarily. (There are several in a specific section here). If you are a creator still covering the show, encourage your followers and listeners to support these causes each week. If you make a profit off of covering the show, give some as well.

If you like the characters, only buy fan made merchandise, and merchandise that depicts the characters with the right skin tone. Try to support fan creators of color as well.

Consume media by and about Māori people and talk about it online and in your communities, like:

Thank you all again for supporting us, and despite all evidence to the contrary, hope Lucasfilm will improve in the future

— The hosts of RuPalp’s Podrace

#rupalp's podrace #the bad batch #tbb #unwhitewash the bad batch #star wars

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I can just hope they update all three stories at once if they want to add Yuffie so badly but god if they don’t…it’s salt time. You are right. They made this whole game’s allure about Seph but we still barely know anything thanks to the first four chapters just being establishing stuff with the Glenn trio. Seph got the spotlight for one chapter and it was way too good but too little to just…leave stagnant for months afterwards.

Like I said, First Soldier should have been its own (NON battle royale) standalone game. I suspect Glenn might have a cameo in Rebirth and if he actually talks about Sephiroth at all, we'll have NO IDEA what he's even referring to because FS keeps getting stalled in terms of content updates.

I don't mind that Square wanted to make a gatcha game that fouses on costumes and events and boss dungeons, etc. But I think they should have just made a separate game in that regard. I don't care about gatcha fluff. I want character content and story. The recent Barret chapter? Loved it. Was very, very good. When the game actually gives us something new to chew on, it works. But the problem is that they're not prioritizing story updates at all. And it's infuriating because all the marketing was insisting that we don't know Sephiroth but they're not ALLOWING us to know. There's gonna be a lot of tonal whiplash between chapters.

One chapter a month and rotating stories every THREE months isn't going to cut it. Opera Omnia didn't have this problem and was releasing new story updates on a biweekly basis. I totally understand that these things take time and that there's probably a lot of crunch. I'm only asking for more communication on what to expect in terms of upcoming story content. And to read a room and focus more on the unique draws of the new content from the game instead of relying on gimmicks. Hell, I'd settle for bite-sized segments from all three stories a week at a time rather than having to wait this long. The grinding would make up for it. At the rate we're going, it will be centuries before we even hope to see ANYTHING for Before Crisis, Dirge, and Advent Children.

#asks #ff7 #ffvii #final fantasy 7 #sephcanons #ffvii first soldier #first soldier #ever crisis #ffvii ever crisis #ff7ec #Alto ranting