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I'm making a fortnite themed bag with sew on patches :)

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I needed to unfollow a few people who, for lack of softer words, I think weren't good for my mental health.

I had to block a couple of people, too.

I feel very guilty over this, but I have been getting upset over their posts and stuff for a while now, and I couldn't handle seeing their blogs and posts show up in my feed/following section any longer.

I apologise for unfollowing them. And for blocking some of them. But I am not doing well mentally at the moment, and seeing their content makes me feel upset at the best of times, so I felt the need to do what I think is best for me.

I'm unsure if this was the right move on my part, but it's probably too late to fix it now.

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IT'S HAPPENING??

IS IT REALLY HAPPENING?

Do we have the chance to unlock old battle passes??? Because that's what I'm reading. Oh, I hope I'm not misinterpreting. I hope we can get old BPs. I would love OG Midas and Jules and so many other brilliant cosmetics.

What if it's not... what I'm thinking? What if it's a joke? What if, somehow, it's not going to happen?

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I'm proud of myself for making this! It's for my RP blog icon: @gg-midas

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do you think midas would have pet names for montague?

Oh sure he would! I feel like he would call Montague something like mon roi (my king) after they get married, which is roughly two weeks after leaving the island fyi, or keeping with his 50s theme maybe darling, doll or sweetheart. Unlike Montague, Midas keeps his pet names for the bedroom.

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I'm posting/reblogging this here to my main, too. Because I'm so proud of my work so far. I have a lot to learn, but I am eager to pose these characters to create icons and cool pictures!

I've been practising in Blender how to change character model's expressions and how to adjust the camera and such.

I achieved a smile from Midas, so that's a step in the right direction, Lol.

The yellow background one was me editing the render screenshot with an editing app. I can't figure out backgrounds on Blender yet.

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Rambling about my fortnite fic (you're a king among the thieves) under the cut. Ignore or read i don't care

Idk if I've mentioned this but the title for this fic is from a song called Midas Touch by AURORA. The full line being "Midas, my dear/No wonder why you're scared/You're a king among the thieves/And your world belongs to me"

Like... cmon i had to! The placeholder title (Ghost's that don't know they are dead) is a line from devil house by John darnielle. Cool as fuck but it was always intended to be changed. Oh so I'm gonna jump right in now

So when it comes to characters like Montague saying that there is very little information about him is an understatement. It's been a bit so don't quite me but I'm pretty sure this freak has ONE line of dialog. Lucky for me characters like this are my specialty!

First off to build a character for what is essentially just a Skin In Fortnite I looked at basically everything epic released relating to him. Any blurb I could find on the society, every item description in his set, every item description in the OTHER society members set, and all the dialog from other society member. There really isn't too much canon that is gleaned from all this, mainly he's French and in charge. So from there i start to make logical connections.

Such as, looking at his character model gives you a lot of insight for what the designers want you to pick up on! For instance, Montague has a prominent eye scar, dual toned hair, and different colored eyes. The scars tell an obvious story, at some point he was injured. From there it can extrapolate that IF he has an eye injury and different colored eyes then one of those eyes could be fake. From there it can create a backstory for that injury, how he lost it, why he lost it, and what it means for him now.

Furthermore, in Montague's loading screen he's driving the society whiplash away from a trailsmasher. It's actually a nice piece of art work and Montague is even smiling in ot! I incorporated it into my fic by simply making Montague a very good driver.

Another example that is far more subtle is his lack of dialog. Because of that he does not actually talk to other characters unless he has to. Obviously as one of the main characters he has to talk, but when he's not in a negotiation or with Midas he typically keeps his sentence very short and direct. And that's why when I did a flashback scene to him as a child he was portrayed as selectively mute, only speaking when forced to by his mother.

All that aside when I was workshopping his character i wanted to really nail down a few traits that would endear him to, well myself mostly because I don't like him but yknow I wanted to make him have a good side to his bad. Something that draws Midas, and the reader, into wanting him to have a good ending.

So essentially Montague is a cunt. He's prideful, judgmental and selfish. He wants things his way and he does not like being told no or someone getting the best of him. He holds grudges, talks down to everyone, and is all round a draining guy to be around. (All yuppies and most French people are like this)

What makes him good? Well since he is a thief (and french) i wanted to give him a respect and appreciation of Art in all forms. Grand glacier is- was? Chock full of paintings and sculptures and art. A part of his backstory is him being a dancer and eventually finding his passion as a model because he recognizes the art that is high fashion. It never ended up being mentioned in the fic but him being a dance is how he met Clara then eventually Valeria. Oh! I also decided to make him like animals, specifically because he's not very fond of people. I think it works because it shows that he is capable of kindness and understanding long before he shows that side to a person. (Maybe that's why he's trying so hard to recruit Silas, the snake and all)

I also wanted to humanize Montague by writing him with BPD (borderline personality disorder). This is not to say that this disorder is for evil people, but it is the reason he behaves so bitter and aloof towards well everyone. Montague thinks about everything people do. He over thinks he runs it around in his head he considers all angles because he has just had everything he worked for brought down by someone on the inside that he trusted. That would be difficult for anyone to deal with, and bcs the fic takes place directly after that it's Montague operations at his absolute worst. He's so suspicious of Midas and truly believes there is a ploy out for his life because the thought of being betrayed AGAIN by someone getting feels a genuine spark of interest in wracks him with anxiety. He doesn't eat he barely sleeps and he just goes one moment to the next until inevitable crash. Even though he is a jerk you cannot help but understand how that feels, and thus how BPD affects people in ways that aren't stereotypical yknow? Montague's BPD is not what makes him a bad person, its how he chooses to act around others.

Thos leads me into Midas! Which is exciting because unlike Montague i actually like Midas. Idk if anyone's noticed but there is SIGNIFICANTLY more description of Midas' appearance than Montague's. No real reason i just think ascendant Midas is pretty and Montague is French.

Anywhoozers, Midas he has a lot more character things in fortnite and outside

Imagine that. So there's much more to work with and i dont have to construct a backstory for him because all that has already been written! When I started this fic I was very interested in the concept of him literally coming back to life from the Greek Underworld. Against my will I am very knowledgeable about Greek and Roman mythology so I had plenty build from.

My goal was to write the Midas in this fic a very specific way. I wanted him to read as wise but sort of youthful. I wanted his inner monolog to be the positive to Montague's dower.

Before he died he was a lot like how Montague is at the start of the fic. He's so driven by his need fo understand the Zero Point that he will not let him have a moment of rest. When he dies, he is at where Montague is right now. He has lost everything, and then died. In death he finally found peace, and was able to slow down.

When he comes back he carries thos peace with him. Though he is vengeful that part is ostensibly taken care of, (floor is lava) and the man we see is someone with literally a new lease on life. He meets Montague and doesn't want to fix him so much as be with him while he grows. I think it plays into love of vampire things where I wrote Midas with the concept that he had been alive for thousands of years in the Zero Point as part of the IO. He's not so much more mature than Montague than he is more wise. Therefore he brings unconditional love and patience to their relationship which Montague desperately needs at this point.

Now obviously Midas is no saint, he has an ulterior motive and is willing to do an awful thing to get it because bo matter what he is STILL King Midas and will always be greedy. Montague is not incorrect in suspecting Midas wants somethibg from him, he just doesn't realize that it's HIM Midas wants.

This is what I think is so compelling about the two of them. They're relationship is held on a basis of mutual respect and a recognition of themselves in the other. Midas brings out the best in Montague, and Montague brings out the worst in Midas. They are not necessarily evil people, but they are very hard to love,. That's just the honest facts too, some people are hard to love. Does Montague deserve Midas? No. He doesn't. But I am compelled to write a story in which, despite all odds, he finds someone that can love him, and that he can love back.

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Good news, everyone!

I got the ranked umbrella glider in Fortnite! They did a solo tournament for it so I earned it and I'm so happy! I use the gold variant because of Midas.

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I want to slam my head into the oven door thanks to that game mode. /nsrs

I'll earn a headache. That's the only thing I'll be earning today thanks to that stupid comp cup.

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Long story short, I've been playing solo in a sweaty duos Cup competing for that stupid damn umbrella. I have 42 points. I need 50. You earn points when you get to the top 25 players remaining.

There's two hours remaining until the cup ends. I have stopped playing because it's annoying me.

People snipe me almost as soon as I touch the ground. /exaggeration

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I hope Jinx and Vi from Arcane return to Fortnite... season 2 of Arcane comes out today, I think. A good time to bring them back.

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I died to fall damage one time. I guess you could say: Paw-performance.

That is all.

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Exactly what I needed in order to cheer me up, considering the tough time I'm going through at the moment. Bless them.

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Just had the time of my life with my good friends. 💛

They're all brilliant. I love them. /platonic

We did fantastic in Fortnite. And in the times that we didn't, we had a laugh anyway.

I'll never forget the Rap God gattling gun and three kills in a row I got with it. We also got crowns that match, and the truck blew up in the perfect place, so it looked like an action movie scene. Absolute perfection.

We were yelling stuff like Skibidi toilet while running around the slurp factory and I clocked a fish-deadpool with a shotgun after he literally landed out of the sky from nowhere.

One friend kept saying I'm the boss and the leader of the group. He was like "Where we goin' boss? You're the one with most experience." And kept making Midas jokes when referring to me.

I love Fortnite, and I love my friends. 💛