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softredrobin · 2 years

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so, you want to listen to redacted asmr

I'm sure several ppl saw the lovely flowchart by @starlitangels, which inspired me to make this lil graphic here because graphic design is my passion. I will let you know that this thing is huge, when making it I had to set my canvas to 15x8 inches.

Quality-wise, I have no idea what tumblr is going to do to this, so I also have a pdf of it on Google Drive. You will have to zoom in on that because 15x8 is far from a standard dimension and Drive has absolutely no idea what to do with it. The png is also on Drive if you so desire.

Obviously there are some changes to the diagram as a whole:

Marcus, Ivan, Regulus, Caelum, and Camelopardalis were integrated into the main chart.

Marcus turned into Project Meridian -- I wanted to break it out into Marcus and James, but ultimately decided not to for spacing (and the fact that I don't know either character very well).

Brachium was added to the chart.

The question flow of the chart for the human listeners (regardless of empowered status) was edited to group the following together: Unempowered, Vampires, Shifters, Dreamwalkers, Elementals, D(a)emons.

Since Project Meridian was included, but not broken down into characters, I compromised on the other big series.

^ Freelancer Season One and Freelancer Season Two were subsequently combined into D.A.M.N. for charting purposes, and are indicated by a small image of the Academy crest (crest? symbol?).

^ The Balance is indicated by a small Libra symbol (it... doesn't have its own symbol that I could find? I made the one in the bottom left, if anyone is interested in seeing it bigger I can post it separately. It's pretty cool I think). At the moment, Avior is not included in that since his videos are not on the playlist for this series, even if a decent chunk of us believe his story is connected.

Some of my own snark was inserted. Especially the line for the Vampire branch.

Anyway, I hope y'all enjoy this :-) I had a lot of fun making it. I don't really think it'd be very helpful for someone looking for a start in the channel beyond detailing the very basics of the characters and their listeners, but it was fun to make at least.

#redacted asmr #redactedasmr #redactedverse #i...am not going to tag all the characters individually #shaw pack #solaire clan #redacted d.a.m.n #redacted damn #the balance #project meridian #<- that's gonna have to be good enough #ren rambles #dunno if this counts as art but ill tag it anyway:#do i still have an art tag?#also i ran this thru my diff colorblindness filters #and it seems readable in all of them #tho more so in some as expected #so any colorblind folks should be gucci. lemme know if it's not tho!!!

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artheresy · 4 months

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I have not forgotten the draft regarding "How I would write Clouds Leave No Trace", it still lingers its still there

Im still thinking about how my least favorite parts are Yanqing's characterization, The way the world around Jingliu treats her like she's normal when clearly she's not, The way there's such an effort into putting Yingxing and Dan Feng on the same level of guilt for every single thing that it makes Blade's desire for revenge feel nonsensical and out of no where when he has good reason for it, The way that they don't do more to play up the HCQ's dynamic especially in the normal areas thus making caring about their tragedy a struggle if you haven't done all the "prerequisite reading" (even tho the quest should make the players care more and want to read instead of requiring the opposite), The way that they literally mention Bailu and Blade crossed paths but never show us that scene DESPITE all of the importance placed upon Baiheng and Yingxing's friendship, Did I mention My Massive Problems with my boy Yanqing's characterization in this quest versus what we see of how he's affected both before and after it?

Oh and of course, to mention Jing Yuan not really feeling like he has as much significance being in this quest despite being apart of the HCQ and Jingliu's disciple because yet again, they especially don't do enough to develop on screen (but also not enough in the readable text too) his connections to the rest of the HCQ (which in general if you ask me, makes it a lot harder to be that sad at the moments they clearly want us to feel sad for him over the HCQ)

I could go on and on about the problems of Hyv not fully giving the audience a reason to care for the HCQ's tragedy by the way they are barely shown on screen, shoving it all in readables and character stories and relic lore. Even their legends get barely any screen time to build up to when we hear about the fall out.

Also again, not kidding about Jingliu and the world's perception around her. She is described solely in the beginning as bringing a chill to the room, but she's clearly very intimidating, if you ask me she seems very clearly unstable as well and yet when they waltz around in a populated area with no attention getting drawn to them or suspicion or anything. I also call Massive Bullshit on Bailu being like "Wow but she seems so normal and kind, there's nothing about her at all that could make me think she's marastruck 😲!!" When if you ask me, that whole scene could have been used in a much more meaningful way to make a connection between Bailu and her resemblance to Baiheng Specifically in a way I will further elaborate on in my full post about it BUT YEAH Jingliu deserved so much better with this quest, so so much better

And even just small details get me like Jingliu leaving first from Scalegorge Waterscale, then Jing Yuan, Yanqing and Ren leaving? Like if you ask me, let Jingliu leave with Jing Yuan and Yanqing like they're escorting her (idc about any "She was already turning herself in!" There are a number of reasons to be cautious, not solely of her, and keep her in their view) and then talk to and have Ren leave last.

I am still thinking about it, that post still haunts me daily, I have grown to like the quest but my problems with it are so strong and so clear that it's like AHA I CANT STOP THINKING ABOUT IT

#I have so many opinions on this quest #And a clear vision in my mind #I still don't know why it exists in its own little bubble #Why is Yanqing acting so odd in this quest but then goes right back to his normal consistent point of character regarding his failures afte #Also even with the argument of it being Jinglius biased words #Having NO mention of Dan Feng while talking about Yingxing's fate at all is wild and weird #Not even a “His stupidity and loyalty to you got him turned into a monster” kind of thing #Where it doesn't even have to be explicitly all the fault on Dan Feng but treating it like he wasn't at all involved in that transformation #It's crazy to me #But yeah uh #I bet if I wasn't obsessed with Blade and the HCQ #To the point of going through the readables and little quests with any mentions of them and their character stories #That I wouldn't be as emotional as I was during Clouds Leave No Trace because they really don't do enough to give reasons to care #The reason I cried for Blade when I played it is bc I read VotU knew what Baiheng meant to him & the ChrStr to know what they meant to him #The game should do more to tell us those kinds of things upfront if they want us to be more likely to have the reaction they seek #ALSO #NOT ENOUGH FLASHBACKS #SERIOUSLY ADD SOME MORE !!!#Even just snippets and add little lines and moments or views of the past overlaid on the prescent?#Hsr #Honkai star rail #Jingliu #Baiheng #Dan heng #Dan feng #Yanqing #Jing yuan #Yingxing #Hsr blade #high cloud quintet

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tytoreadsjpgog · 10 months

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Testing, testing... Decided if I'm going to do this excruciatingly-detailed liveblog thing, I may as well go all the way with it and make a sideblog dedicated to it! Hopefully that will motivate me to actually keep working on it at a semi-regular pace.

I'll reblog a couple of relevant posts from my main blog here before I start in on the new stuff, but as a quick introduction:

Hey there! My name's Tyto and this is where I'll be documenting my journey through the Japanese translation of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole books! This has been my favorite book series for literally 20 years, and, since I've been slowly trying to learn a new language, I figured what better way to immerse myself than with some classic books for kids? Doesn't hurt that the Japanese cover art is beauty incarnate and I wanted to own the books for that alone, haha.

Anyway, expect this to be mostly commentary on the language-learning side of this experiment, but I don't doubt there'll be lots of nostalgic talk about the story and characters along the way. :)

#Guardians of Ga'Hoole #TRJPGOG #I took three years of Japanese in college but I am still very much a beginner #this liveblog should be totally readable if you don't know any prior Japanese #and honestly I imagine watching my struggles would be more painful if you DO know the language so. there's that lol

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normalayadraw · 2 months

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more updates on my UT fanfic yay

Summary:

Kaya moved into a shared house and met her runaway sister who's dating the landlord, aka. 8 skeleton monsters. They antagonize this other human tenant, but Kaya suspects her sister has something to do with it. Who said the other tenant wasn't a jerk?

a new chapter has been dropped! tho it's shorter than usual, hope u don't mind that!

in exchange, a lil spill:

u get a somewhat cute interaction with Stretch/US Papy. Happy reading~ ♪(´▽｀)

and, *e-hm. @seirindono @petiterazu, just thought u guys might want to see this 👀

#undertale #fanfic #normy write #ut fanfic #anti-harem #updates #i'm writing this update in the middle of flu btw #so yeah #if it contains some grammatical error. don't mind me TvT #i'll fix it sometime later. it should still readable tho

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seekerstone · 3 months

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the thing is i’ve joked before about sun being like the girl who didn’t know how to deal with her crush so she sent her a letter but. one thing i have failed to ever specify is that sun would have had really atrociously bad handwriting as a kid. so it would have looked more like

anyway octavia gets it and is just like ? what does this say. and then tosses it without another thought. sun is foiled yet again. sad! well there’s other lesbians

#writing that so aggressively shitty was both exceptionally easy and also quite difficult #it probably should be even more illegible but i still wanted it actually readable. idk why when we all know the post but i did #so supposedly it is #the moon speaks #otp: and it was her still #also the art is just so the letter mock-up wouldn’t take up your entire fucking screen but it is funny to imagine them dressed like that #in a modern high school au #when you have school at 7am and auditions for the live action HTTYD movie at 10

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boxwinebaddie · 3 months

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IM OKAY W SPOILERS I WANNA KNOW WHO THE GUITARIST WAS

EHEHEHEHE!!!

major rm!spoiler under the cut bc i <3 Professor Chaos.

it is indeed, my friends who guessed correctly,...

scott malkinson with a lisp and diabetes ;)

aaaaAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARE WE SCREAMIIIIIN!!!!

SCOTTTYYY!!!

like!!! okay perhaps, again, this is not Groundbreaking because i had some people guess it ( i will say my comments section was Divided ) but i did also say that it wasn't groundbreaking that stan knew who kyle was and every1 was like *ravenstan vc* NO ME DIGAAAS NINA!!!

but yes, yes, yes, the old cd guitarist was Scott <3 and tbh, at first, i was like...hm, is this a bad idea? is this too much sensitive info? but i rationalized this Dubious choice by thinking like...if i were Uphating my Actual Fanfic rn, you would all have access to this info already. like this would be common knowledge to you and because i am using this blog as my way to share my story with you and i'm not really writing rn...this feels right to me. ( definitely earned it, ily 4 waiting )

with that in mind, you are welcome to ask me anything you like about scott and the cd boys...within reason. if i can't answer a certain part of a question or an ask because of a major spoiler involving a character that we don't know yet or if it deals with some part of 1 or 2 and the raven past that i shouldn't share yet, i'll let you know.

but fire away my friends! all i ask is that in your qs you call my son something that Isn't His Name or The Ex CD Guitarist at least for today/24 hrs so people who don't want that spoiler can avoid it.

god, tho...that was so freeing for me THAT WAS KILLING ME. when i tell you that this fanfiction is my Baby and i love it so much, but its not compatible w/ me as a writer because i am super detail oriented and i am really bad at keeping secrets? lmaoooooooo I'M SORRY!!!

if i spoil the whole fic on here eventually...Soz Besties!!!

aNYWAYS!!! i hope this thrills you <3

-uncle nina, serial fanfic spoiler

#rm spoiler #SPEAKING OF DUBIOUS CHOICES THO #my head hurts so fucking bad oh my god #please don't be like me and drink water during ur hot girl weekend SHEnanigans bc i am in so much pain #but yeah you are allowed to ask me questions abt him #you can get moderately specific but again if i cant answer something i will tell you but ur welcome to be v unhinged #literally fire away #also if the lore is inconsistent...i am still working on a lot of the side characters...lo siento #okay i'm done; i need an ibuprofen or like 10 #*stas vc* Now Should Thou Come And Lookest For Me...#Look No Further Than Thy Feet #For I Will Be Lying...In The Street :/#Pray Me Well Boys!#*craig vc* No <3 Shan't :)#rp that was just for u bc u asked me abt the medieval tkak insults i am unhinged in that fanfic i think i'm so funny HEELP #stas oh my godddd my sister in christ pls stop threatening to Lie In The Street every time u fumble a bad bitch smh #the language is lowkey gonna be inconsistent like as far as thy and thou and you/i go so its readable but we can laugh at least #butters like oh gods craig stas threatened to lie in the street again!!! :( should we try and Reunite Her With Her Reason?!?!#*craig vc* u cannot return was what was never lost & fear not:#for stas' chest is so Flat #that the carriages will roll over her without hitch :)#a Pebble should cause more disturbance than our dear friend #so be still and breathe easy butters <3 the girl is fine #SHDLKHDLKHSD LIKE MAAAAN THE BRUTALITYYY #BRO PLS STOP THE VIOLENCE #WORLD OF STARS #sorry i didnt mean to hijack this post for that but also this post is for updates so actually it is lowkey relevant

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silverislander · 2 years

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man ok kind of obsessed w the way amanda overton talks abt writing fight scenes in that new bridging the rift episode! so i have thoughts about the vi/sevika fight

first off: i don't really think vi did that in order to win and kick sevika's ass. i think she's smarter than assuming she's just going to take her on no problem, and i think the reason is as simple as... that's kind of who she is what she does. we learn from her records (and the everything about her actually) that vi got into a LOT of fights in prison, but from arcane/context clues, it seems like when she starts it, it was always people associated with silco and his gang. vi beats up silco's crew. it's what she does.

i feel like that singleminded tunnel vision from stillwater is still super there (bc. when did she ever get downtime to heal it lol); she didn't get to have an identity for years in a literal sense. she didn't even get a name- just 516 or pink, which side note makes me Cry but anyways. she's not vi, not powder's sister or the leader/strength of her group. she's prisoner 516 who punched a man's eye out. she's the scary bitch down in the hole half the time. she's pink, who beats up silco's goons. that's all she had to define herself as for most of her formative years. this is what she is.

building on this, i think the meaning of the fight gets a lot clearer: this is vi trying to fight her past and all of its pain, and it's her beating herself up because of it. sevika isn't just a traitor that vi wants to fight, she's the idea of powder being taken away and it being all vi's fault (in her mind). she only ever did it out of that self-hatred and a need to somehow atone for that night anyway? vi goes up against her, already kind of knowing she won't win, knowing it's gonna fucking hurt, because she has to. it's like self harm (don't get me started on my hc of vi starting fights to punish herself-); she thinks she deserves to be hurt by her past just as much as she explicitly states she doesn't think she'll ever grow and move past what she did that night, how she wasn't enough for powder.

and it almost kills her. sevika is going to finish it and let her bleed out in an alley, that's pretty clear.

so then there's the best fucking part at the very end- caitlyn saves her, and that's the most obvious symbolism in this thing, and i fucking love it. she's even placed up above the fight and the lighter colours are behind her head like a halo- she's literally an avenging angel, it absolutely slaps!! but it's super clear what she represents in this scene, bc it's kind of what she always represents.

caitlyn is hope here. she always is- joining the enforcers to help the cities, solving a mystery nobody wants her to figure out that doesn't even affect her because it's the Right Thing To Do, later dreaming of a world where zaunites won't have to live the way they do and piltovans will make things fair again, and i absolutely love that about her- but here especially, because she's vi's hope for the future (their future!). vi is saved from her own self-hatred and pulled out of hurting herself via her own past by a force she doesn't expect or understand yet. things get better by themselves out of nowhere for her in a way they never have before, and maybe... that means that could happen again. she has hope now.

and then with this understanding, of course that's the turning point for their relationship, of course now vi can treat her as an equal ally (and maybe even more). vi has literally fucking seen the light and she's getting pulled right into it. here is a chance for things to get better: a girl she's supposed to hate who shouldn't give a damn who genuinely wants to help everyone she meets, including vi, despite all of her flaws and baggage.

and you get all of this in like... fifteen minutes or less, without directly saying any of it. fucking incredible.

#anyway shes SO right abt that writing advice omg i love it. scenes mean something!! as they fucking should!!!!!!!!#reminds me of the hunger games love triangle symbolizing katniss ability to find peace despite her past vs carrying that rage #and similarly ellie/dinas relationship breaking down as ellie feels grief consume her overpowering the love she still has left #its incredibly clever. god i love media and literature and reading comprehension (i am a Big Ol English Major Nerd)#arcane #vi #sevika #bridging the rift #levi.doc #hope this is at all readable its been stuck in my brain and i couldnt articulate it #tldr: vi is a moth but for not hating herself and also levi has a big lasbian crush on cait

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mokkemusic · 2 years

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“Ayase’s heart is like a sea of warm water always overflowing.”

#chihayafuru #chihaya ayase #I love chi so much! this describes her perfectly. this is such a small thing but it’s one of my favorite things when this was said #last night starting season 3 #shes just everything that’s probably why I love the ship so much too she’s just got that ENERGY I gravitate towards #I’m very picky with my female characters and chi is definitely one of a kind #they describe chihaya as so many things I should make an edit of that alone #emotional determined greedy selfish oblivious loving excited a glow obsessive awkward strange personality too much absorbed #heart on her sleeve easily readable passionate passionate passionate hyper focused fixated playful jealous fearful loving warm supportive #the morale booster clutzy accident prone innocent child like headstrong good listener theres just so many things you can’t put them all down #and I love it. I love everything about how she is.#did I mention shes also a rare merch collector #that’s not a personality trait but STILL you know I love that

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zeawesomebirdie · 6 months

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At this point I think I just have to accept that I do in fact go here, even though I don't actually know where exactly here is

#finished reading my fifth fic not even thirty minutes ago #im doing some sort of marathon i suppose #i genuinely put my entire life on hold to read superb@t fanfic #(not that my life isnt already on hold bc of the covid)#(so im not missing anything anyway)#four of the five have all been the same author #so the next fic ive selected is from someone different #but should still be readable fandom blind #im slowly working my way up to more characters #but see #the reason i have to admit i do in fact go here #is that once i can get back to my normal life #(if i can get back to my normal life)#and once i finish the current season of Gunsmoke im watching #im going to have to watch at least *some* of the source material #ive discovered that i *must* know who all the b@tfam kids are #i dont even know where to begin so im probably just going to pick whatever the oldest thing is and watch that #given my penchant for classic TV/movies #thats likely the best starting place #sorry not sorry to anyone who came here for reasonable reasons 😌#im 100% blaming this one on the covid

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leavingautumn13 · 1 year

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💥👪🥞🍁🌏🎭⚙️🌠💘for Nora

Thank you so much for the ask! For sole survivor Nora Navarre:

💥 COLLISON - what emotions do they have trouble dealing with?

Before the vault, guilt and self loathing are her biggest struggles. After the vault, it's anger all the way down. Not that guilt and self loathing went anywhere, of course.

👪 FAMILY - what is their family like? what is your ocs relationship to them? does your oc have any siblings?

Her father left when she was seven and she hasn't had contact with him since, and for a long time her relationship with her mother was strained, but polite. It's nonexistent by the time she moves to Boston. She still speaks with her maternal grandmother and aunt a few times a year over the phone--they often call with updates on her mother and youngest sister. She's the eldest of three sisters (the other two are named Grace and Gene). They were close as children, but Grace's death and Nora's decision to leave for Boston put a strain on her relationship with Genie.

She's happily married; her husband Dana is supportive, even if he doesn't or can't understand where she's coming from sometimes.

🥞 PANCAKE - what is their comfort breakfast?

Black coffee and an omelet with mushrooms, green onions, and peppers. Bonus: comfort dinner is homemade tamales and unsweet iced tea. She doesn't have a sweet tooth.

🍁 MAPLE LEAF - what is their favourite season? why?

Spring. Nora's from Arizona, and the rain and new growth of spring are enchanting to her.

🌏 EARTH - will they give up the world for someone they love? is this decision easy for them?

Yes, definitely--her world, at least. It's not an easy decision, and something she may regret making, or go back and forth on. (I'm... gonna hold my full thoughts on this until I've got my fic published, because like, spoilers.)

🎭 MASKS - do they act differently around certain people? what's different between the way they act around friends, family, strangers, etc.?

Yes, definitely different depending on who's around/who she's speaking to. She's straight-faced around everyone, and has a dry, deadpan sense of humor. Friends and family see the humorous side much more than any stranger does; she typically doesn't make jokes unless she's comfortable with people (though for a real zinger, she'll make an exception. Sarcasm has its uses, after all).

She's definitely been described as a stick in the mud, or as having resting bitch face. The latter is not entirely inaccurate.

⚙️ GEAR - what are your ocs thoughts on science & art? which do they give more importance to? how much value do they place on each?

Her biggest hobby is gardening, which is science and art rolled into one. For Nora, they're two sides of the same coin, each as important as the other.

🌠 SHOOTING STAR - if they could make any wish with no repercussions, what wish would they make?

Oh, easy. She wants to go back in time and do things differently, with the benefit of hindsight.

💘 HEART W/ ARROW - what traits do they look for in a relationship? do they believe in love at first sight?

She looks for honesty and affirmation. She needs to feel trusted by her partner, and able to trust in turn.

She doesn't believe in love at first sight, but she's a demiromantic ace, so she'll acknowledge it may be a thing for other people and not for her.

#oc: nora navarre #thank you so much for the ask!!#wow i wasn't expecting this many but this was so much fun!#sole survivor #fallout 4 #autumn.oc #oc: dana #he's mentioned i guess #navarre is actually her maiden name. she didn't change it when she married #breaking my no caps no punctuation bit for the sake of readability. nobody tell me i'm not using my degree for anything #autumn.fic #fic: until dawn #title is tentative bc i'm still running everything past my darling beta #my fic blog is new-eyes-extra-colors #empty for the same reason i can't pick a title but i'll be updating once i start posting chapters. should be by the summer...?#anyway fic will be over there bc it turned out kind of gore and body-horror heavy and i try to keep this blog sfw #anyway i will talk about nora ALL DAY i love her

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arolesbianism · 1 month

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Sigh. Why must you have died Aris, now I have to actually think abt what your abilities are instead of just sweeping it under the rug and calling it good enough

#rat rambles #eternal gales #like I do have stuff in mind but Ive been needing to flesh it out a bit more even if it doesnt rly come up much #basically shed the other side of the information translation coin that is tali #tali translates information into smth readable to people and aris translates information into smth usuable for a universe's purposes #im theory anyways aris doesnt actually get that much use out of that stuff since she only died once or twice #tali also only died once or twice but she had her connection to her role amplified by the whole scar debacle #if youve seen the blue string stuff in my eg art before then thats the stuff put in her face and eye #its basically just smth the narrator uses to gather and transfer information from different universes #so tali got tapped into that a lot more forcefully than most tali's in ither universes are #aris on the other hand mostly has her abilities expressed in a lot less immediately noticable ways #mostly just in her far too late newfound immunity to The Goop™#most of the others never rly directly get to use their theoretical abilities due to the fact they never die lol #bloom did die tho so congrats girlie you get to finish off the information triangle #she acts as the data storage itself 👍#great ability for a nine year old who just bled out and died #the others abilities get to be seen in their au counterparts at least #au snek being the most in your face one in that regard due to having died the most by a longshot #most of the others died only a handful of times with mostly no physical alterations from their abilities #au snek can still appear mostly normal but she always has splits between different sections of skin from when she is in meat snake mode #most of the others physical alterations are either just general universe chanres or aren't directly from their abilities #such as owl being all goopy from eating her original universe and au aris being all goopy because thats how she died #the goop™ is basically just a defense mechanism of the universe core btw #anyways au mase looks all edgy and shit because hes storing a shit ton of ppl in him #and then au fydd tali and bloom all just look different from being different agaes and going through different shit #au fydd is abt 15 au tali is abt 18 and au bloom is somewhere in her mid 30s #au sier is also around 18 and au aris is 14 #au mase and snek get to be the odd ones out as the only two who are the same ages as their main universe counterparts #I should rly get around to actually drawing all the au antags sometime soon its been like 5 or so years they desperately need drawn #I technically did draw them way Way back but that was all the crusty dusty original versions of them

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endlessgalore · 2 months

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really enjoying this 11-point arial. WHAT HAS THIS WORLD COME TO

#havent switched this paper to times new roman yet and havent set it as my default for my gdocs here either.#and honestly im quite enjoying it...perhaps it's just a matter of Thank God It Isn't Times New Roman #i think i might have to go back to a sans serif as my default google docs font #it's been nearly 2 years since i switched it to a serif one on my personal acct (first 12-pt 1.5 spaced lora now 12-pt 1.15 spaced alegreya #but im missing the simple readable lines of sans serif. i have to say. even if it is usually uglier.#(times new roman -- the ugliest serif font in the world -- is an outlier and should not be counted)#talkin #if you hadnt picked up on it before then by now you surely know im a number 1 professional times new roman hater #and DONT try to fight me with the 'it's just so readable!!'#there are so many more fonts in the world than tnr arial calibri comic sans and silly display fonts #whyyy couldnt georgia be the standard for papers. i dont like garamond as much as i used to but it's still better than tnr #and once you get into the More Fonts section of google docs...then it will all be over #im fell french canon is my current fav for body text

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getvalentined · 10 months

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An open letter to @staff

I already submitted this to Support under "Feedback," but I'm sharing it here too as I don't expect it to get a response, and I feel like putting in out in public may be more effective than sending it off into the void.

The recent post on the Staff blog about changing tumblr to an algorithmic feed features a large amount of misinformation that I feel staff needs to address, openly and honestly, with information on where this data was sourced at the very least.

Claim 1: Algorithms help small creators.

This is false, as algorithms are designed to push content that gets engagement in order to get it more engagement, thereby assuring that the popular remain popular and the small remain small except in instances of extreme luck.

This can already be seen on the tumblr radar, which is a combination of staff picks (usually the same half-dozen fandoms or niche special interests like Lego photography) which already have a ton of engagement, or posts that are getting enough engagement to hit the radar organically. Tumblr has an algorithm that runs like every other socmed algorithm on the planet, and it will decimate the reach of small creators just like every other platform before it.

Claim 2: Only a small portion of users utilize the chronological feed.

You can find a poll by user @darkwood-sleddog here that at the time of writing this, sits at over 40 THOUSAND responses showing that over 96 percent of them use the chronological feed*. Claiming otherwise isn't just a misstatement, it's a lie. You are lying to your core userbase and expecting them to accept it as fact. It's not just unethical, it's insulting to people who have been supporting your platform for over a decade.

Claim 3: Tumblr is not easy to use.

This is also 100% false and you ABSOLUTELY know it. Tumblr is EXTREMELY easy to use, the issue is that the documentation, the explanations of features, and often even the stability of the service is subpar. All of this would be very easy for staff to fix, if they would invest in the creation of walkthroughs and clear explanations of how various site features work, as well as finally fixing the search function. Your inability to explain how your service works should not result in completely ignoring the needs and wants of your core long-term userbase. The fact that you're more willing to invest in the very systems that have made every other form of social media so horrifically toxic than in trying to make it easier for people to use the service AS IT WORKS NOW and fixing the parts that don't work as well speaks volumes toward what tumblr staff actually cares about.

You will not get a paycheck if your platform becomes defunct, and the thing that makes it special right now is that it is the ONLY large-scale socmed platform on THE ENTIRE INTERNET with a true chronological feed and no aggressive algorithmic content serving. The recent post from staff indicates that you are going to kill that, and are insisting that it's what we want. It is not. I'd hazard to guess that most of the dev team knows it isn't what we want, but I assume the money people don't care. The user base isn't relevant, just how much money they can bring in.

The CEO stated he wanted this to remain as sort of the last bastion of the Old Internet, and yet here we are, watching you declare you intend to burn it to the ground.

You can do so much better than this.

Response to the Update

Under the cut for readability, because everything said above still applies.

I already said this in a reblog on the post itself, but I'm adding it to this one for easy access: people read it that way because that's what you said.

Staff considers the main feed as it exists to be "outdated," to the point that you literally used that word to describe it, and the main goals expressed in this announcement is to figure out what makes "high-quality content" and serve that to users moving forward.

People read it that way because that is what you said.

*The final results of the poll, after 24 hours:

136,635 votes breaks down thusly:

An algorithm based feed where I get "the best of tumblr." @ 1.3% (roughly 1,776 votes)

Chronological feed that only features blogs I follow. @ 95.2% (roughly 130,077 votes)

This doesn't affect me personally. @ 3.5% (roughly 4,782 votes)

#tumblr dot com #tumblr staff

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princess-library · 9 months

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OKAOKAYOKAY so I’ve been writing out the sequel to price of love and the ending just isn’t working no matter what I do (screams violently) but there’s a part early on in my draft that is a way better and more natural conclusion to the story but it’s pretty short! Anyway I think I’m going to post the shorter version bc it flows better and I’m going to recycle the rest of it into a new fic 😭

#it’s like 300 words im so sorry #⚙️#burdened by images of karl being pegged #I still have to edit it so it’s readable but it should be up tomorrow or the day after

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lovelyghst · 19 days

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ex-boyfriend simon riley making you admit you still love him if you wanna cum <3

he can be such a jerk sometimes! calling you up one evening, claiming he was just wanting to check in on you and how you know how overbearing protective he can be sometimes, acting surprised when you snapped at him barely after his greeting.

“what has you so frustrated, hm, dove?… christ, can practically feel you seethin’ through the screen.”

you bit your tongue and gave him the truth over the phone; how he shouldn’t be calling you without warning like this considering you’ve broken up, and it’s inappropriate to be labeling you those sweet pet names you unfortunately and unknowingly still adore deep down.

how you don’t appreciate his abrasive bluntness, then again, he should know very well that you never have liked that part about him.

you told him the truth, though you couldn’t be entirely honest with him, in the sense of how fucking needy you’ve become with his absence. for touch and care, proximity and security, and all that.

but you are over him, undoubtedly, and you let him know that.

“yeah, baby, whatever you say…

…bet you rub that little cunt raw every night thinkin’ve me.”

and that shut you up quick.

he hummed in understanding, like your silence was readable.

“poor girl prob’ly hasn’t had any proper attention since i’ve been gone… shame such a pretty thing has to be so neglected, eh?”

butterflies invaded your tummy at the compliment, and you cursed yourself for your hasty, blind acceptance of it. but you can't blame yourself; what girl wouldn’t at least begin to crumble at that voice?

“i’m right, yeah?” he taunted, and it almost made you sick when you caught yourself rubbing your thighs together at his meanness.

“c’mon, sweetheart… you know you can be honest wi’ me.”

and god, was his cocky tone so infuriating; you wanted to reach through the phone and slap his smug face straight for overstepping your relationship’s boundaries so blatantly, and with such a deeply rooted nonchalance in his voice that always had you heated and wet.

“say the word, ‘nd i’ll come over and fuck you right now.”

…which is why you had eventually asked him oh, so nicely:

“please..?”

you could practically hear the shit-eating grin on his face, followed by the faint noises of boots hitting hardwood floor and then the clicking of a door’s lock, the obnoxious ringing of keys clanging together.

“just give me ten minutes, doll.”

and now, as he bullies and buries his cock deep in your warm cunt, reaching all those sweet spots you or another man could never even come close to, you can’t really think much of his misbehavior.

truthfully, you can’t think much of anything at all, at the moment.

he had teased you prior to finally managing his way inside you, for god knows how long. his mouth, his fingers, his cockhead; all had brought you to the edge rather quickly, over and over after each other, but he was yet to give you that final push.

he puts his full body’s weight on you, strong pecs pressed up against your heaving, sensitive tits, and his stubble tickling your neck unceasingly. you can’t stop squirming and writhing beneath him, and his hot groans right up against your skin aren’t helping, either.

it’s always been a feat taking his cock, being crammed in your precious cunt almost every night when you two were together, but now it’s been weeks, and you nearly forgot just how big he was.

you missed it, admittedly. all of it; the veins and ridges, the unforgiving stretch. the slight twinge of pain he always hushed with his fingertips pressing your swollen, little clit, or a calloused thumb shoved between your puffy lips to suck on and drool over to distract yourself.

you missed his stamina, his libido. most striking of all, his selflessness in the entire act. he’s a soldier, he serves you right. most times.

“fuckin’ christ, sweetheart… missed this tight, messy thing wrapped ‘round my cock… practically stranglin’ me ‘n with no remorse, eh?”

shit, and you missed his dirty talk most of all.

“gonna fill this pretty, little pussy… keep ‘er happy all night, make up for lost time with my girl.” he wraps his hand gently around your jaw, making your eyes meet his. “you’d like that, wouldn’t you?”

you nod frantically, swallow as best you can, before sucking in a breath. “yeah— yes, please, si… i-i want it really bad… please.”

he kisses your lips with a smile, and then all over the side of your face, up to your forehead. he just can’t seem to stop kissing you.

“tell me, sweetheart. y’wanna cum, too?”

“i do, si—! i really, really do- fuck, please?” you beg and beg, and as much as it turns him on, digs at his heart to just give in, he sticks to his guns and merely adds:

“then say the words, pretty girl,” he coos, making you whimper in frustration. “that’s it, y’know what i wanna hear.”

you huff a whine in response, albeit your breath is strangled when he doesn’t halt his movements for even a second.

you really, really don’t want to give him the satisfaction.

he’s nearly panting himself, big chest and even bigger shoulders rolling upwards with every thrust. “y’ain’t cummin’ til i hear you say it, baby. c’mon, now. jus' admit it, that you still love me.”

he buries his cock to the very hilt, taking your slackened jaw tighter in his hand as he watches your eyes grow even hazier from his pelvis rubbing up against your vulnerable, needy clit. the stern look he gives you tells you he's serious about his last statement, but you'll later swear you sensed a bit of sadness, even despair in his expression.

“i love—” you choke on your own breath, desperate to sputter out the words. “i love you, si…”

and he practically has hearts in his eyes. “you mean it?”

“yes—! yes i do, i promise i still love you, please,” you spill, sounding closer to a temper tantrum than anything. “just lemme cum, please, si… really need it, please, i-i’ve been good...”

he hums lowly, contented, satisfied for once. as if those three words themselves — i love you — are the ones actually stroking his fucking cock. his ego maybe, you’d think, but jesus.

if you knew just how badly off he was beforehand, you never would’ve let him get this cocky and in control.

“love you too, sweetheart.” he kisses your puffed out lips, wipes a tear you hadn’t even noticed was trickling down your cheekbone. “always been my good, patient girl, haven’t ya?”

you nod once more, pinched brows and bleary eyes doubling in severity at his soft tone. simon praising you and being so, so uncharacteristically sweet has always made you fawn after more, even now. especially now.

“tha’s right, baby, you’re my good girl… now do me a favor and cum on my cock for me, yeah? lemme feel every last bit of ya.”

he ultimately resumes moving inside you, and it makes you wonder when he ever even stopped. your brain shuts off when he snakes a hand between your bodies, smoothing over your tummy before his middle and ring fingers quickly find your tortured, little bud. pressing hard, making you writhe with oversensitivity.

he works you over the edge diligently, and embarrassingly fast on your part, taking into account just how long he had edged you for. the sight and sweet noises you make are a dream; a reality he awfully missed, and something no other girl could compete with.

"that's it... easy, sweetheart," he coos softly.

he gives you a moment to come down from your high, softly palming your throbbing cunt to assist in grounding you, but you're barely able to finish catching your breath before he's doing it all over again! resuming flicking at your clit, rubbing you harshly and overstimming you enough to make you fruitlessly jolt and cry out beneath him.

he frowns down at you, damn-near condescending. "again, for me?"

you twitch and moan relentlessly as he gradually coaxes another orgasm from your tuckered body, his cockhead hitting that part deep enough inside you to make you see stars, his hard abdomen pressed against your tummy making the pressure of it all skyrocket tenfold.

the sensation of you finishing around his length once more has him barreling into his own orgasm, and soon fucking his pent up cum deep into your cunt with a few hard thrusts and a grumbled, broken groan right at your temple.

endless praises spill from his lips as everything becomes a blur for you; from the moment he's pulling out of your used cunt—crawling down and giving it and your pretty tits a couple sloppy kisses before briskly redressing himself—to being coddled in bed and squished between his muscular arms and torso.

he holds you so close to him that it makes you wonder why, or even how you could ever turn your back to it. he truly makes you feel like a spoiled doll in this sort of space. a doll with shaky legs, ruined makeup, and half a conscious.

"remind me why we broke up again?" he chimes.

you groan aloud, burying your face somehow further in his chest. "shut up, simon."

he laughs softly, pestering you with even more quick kisses, one after another to the crown of your skull. large hands rubbing up and down your back, moving to knead at your ass and thighs for a short moment. he just loves touching you so much.

“c’mon, pretty girl. let’s go get you cleaned up,” he mutters with an exhale. "how's a hot bath sound?"

you have no time to interject, other than a displeased pout and shake of your head, before you’re being hoisted up on your wobbly legs, then swept up and carried to your restroom when you couldn’t even make it three steps before your knees began to buckle on you.

you’re dizzy, utterly dazed and half asleep as he bathes you. making sure you don’t lift a finger as he works, treating you as nothing less than a princess. your loosened muscles somehow melt even more with his precise touch and strength, and you remember just how much you love being turned utterly numb and dependent on him.

you’re pretty sure you fell asleep the moment you were wrapped in a warm towel, pulled into the strong embrace of his meaty arms, but something he said moments beforehand had stuck with you.

“hey,” he whispered, soapy hand turning you to face him. he leaned in and kissed the area between your brows. “i’ll be better this time.”

“you promise?” you mumbled. your head fell atop your knees, arms wrapped around your legs and keeping them close to your body.

your extended pinky finger made him chuckle a bit, and he quickly looped his own around yours. solidifying his words. “promise.”

#he will in fact not be better!#because he is a man.#but i luv him anyway :3 #cod mw #simon riley #ghost cod #simon ghost riley #simon riley x reader #ghost x reader #simon riley x female reader #ghost x female reader #simon riley smut #ghost smut

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