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13, 18, and 25 for Hailee! (Bonus points: ME1 era)

Going back in time here! ME1-era Hailee Shepard

To-do list: get Saren. Figure out Christmas cards (for who?). Learn about Prothean stuff ... for ... reasons.

"Secret" hiding spot: in the narrow space between her bed and the wall, a holdover from when she accidentally drove the harvester into the neighbour's field tilled the growing crops. It was the last place her parents thought to look for her, but one of the first places her older brother thought of.

Five most recent in Google Search History: "Prothean wikipedia" (resulted in a fan page for a ttrpg that was way off base which she didn't know until after a very embarrassing conversation) "Doctor Liara T'Soni Ph.D research papers Prothean" (why are all the good peer-reviewed research papers and journals behind exorbitant paywalls?!) "Do Asari fall in love?" (90% of the results were smut. Interesting and probably not entirely helpful smut.) "Temporal Collusion" (not at all something she tried to make up for a fanfiction she certainly isn't writing) "How to apologize" (results forwarded to: Vakarian, G.; Oraka, S.; Qui'in, L.)

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Asher 1 & 24 & 13

In Asher's pocket(s): his Furie phone. Later on also a small random toy placed there by a child(ren).

First Aid Kit: very standard and mostly unused wraps, gauze, dressings, tweezers, saline, and band-aids. Later on it's also supplemented by a small tool kit and some basic spare parts.

To-do list: Skylar, Ciel, Savin, learn a second language more fluently, find a hobby.

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Probably won't get to this until my local timezone AM, but that just builds anticipation right? Original IP chars: Asher, Skylar, Ciel ME chars: Hailee Shepard, Jiri Shepard, Sara Rachel Ryder

(apologies if you keep getting tagged, I have about as many tumblr moots as unique letters in "moots") @vorchagirl @silencedminstrel @theoriginalladya @oneterribletruth @keriweird @alchemist-after-dark @ghostxofxartemis

A  PEAK  AT  WHAT’S  INSIDE  THEIR          .    .    .

[  *  ]      writing prompt      )         :             send a number  1 - 30  to take a closer look inside this characters life.        /        below you will find a series of various prompts offering a look inside a characters every day life.        these are meant to invoke character development     &     can also be altered as seen fit to better suit the character in question.         bonus if you explain why it’s there!

01.     pockets. 02.     bag   /   purse. 03.     car trunk. 04.     car glovebox. 05.     closet. 06.     bedside table drawer. 07.     medicine cabinet. 08.     wallet. 09.     “junk” drawer. 10.     pantry. 11.     phone home screen. 12.     frequently used emojis. 13.     to do list. 14.     computer home screen. 15.     bookcase. 16.     cd collection. 17.     calendar for this month. 18.     “secret” hiding spot. 19.     five most recent in contact list.  20.     refrigerator.  21.     home safe.  22.     amazon shopping cart.  23.     bank account.  24.     first aid kit.  25.     five most recent in google search history.  26.     most used playlist.  27.     least used playlist.  28.     five most recent sent text messages  29.     five most recent received text messages  30.     netflix watch history. 

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I could use this :D

I need the help of Blender peeps for a proper rigged Miranda model with FK/IK switches, root controls, and her catsuit and boots. Hopefully optimized for Blender 4.0 and above. I know my thirsty BioWare friends have knowledge in the area, thank you all!!!!

….. darling I have no idea why you sent this our way, our reach is not in that direction, usually. Hopefully someone can help you?????

-R

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Attention internet: please shower this human being with artistry compliments because WOW! W O W! W O W Double-you Oh Double-you

For anyone interested, this was my process for creating my coloured pencil N7 day piece of Major Coats and his old squaddie.

I like sketching in procreate for ease of adjustments and edits. Then I print and copy it over to better paper with then old school improvised light box (taping the paper to a window during daylight hours and tracing that shit). I was feeling inspired to start the husk first, then I expanded from there. Once I had the majority of my colour laid down, I went in blending with mineral spirits and qtips. Then I decided to force myself to do a background and I still don't love it but I was ready to be done hehe. Then I finally stopped putting off doing the rifle and slapped that in. Touched up the white in procreate because I didn't feel like rushing out last minute to pick up a white gel pen.

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Happy N7 Day 2024!

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SHEPARD

Good luck everyone!

I'm doing a FREE ART RAFFLE!

to help launch my official Commission page!

Entry dates: 10/31/24 - 11/2/24 (mountain standard time)

To enter Reblog this post and reply "SHEPARD!" (so I know you are human) ((PSST: I'd recommend scheduling a reblog ahead of time!)) Winner will be picked @ random 11/3 and Art will be posted and delivered November 7th!

What to expect: 3k x 3k pixel, full color + simple background, 1-2 characters

What to NOT expect: Aliens (I know, Sorry, but I am garbage at them, I'm saving your eyes)

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Go ahead, HMU in notes/DMs/Asks

🔥 choose violence ask game 🔥

the character everyone gets wrong

a compelling argument for why your fave would never top or bottom

screenshot or description of the worst take you've seen on tumblr

what was the last straw that made you finally block that annoying person?

worst discord server and why

which ship fans are the most annoying?

what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how how the fandom acts about them?

common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

worst part of canon

worst part of fanon

number of fandom-related words you've filtered

the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them

worst blorboficiation

that one thing you see in fics all the time

that one thing you see in fanart all the time

you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc)

there should be more of this type of fic/art

it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on...

you're mad/ashamed/horrified you actually kind of like...

part of canon you found tedious or boring

part of canon you think is overhyped

your favorite part of canon that everyone else ignores

ship you've unwillingly come around to

topic that brings up the most rancid discourse

common fandom complaint that you're sick of hearing

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Artist Sign-Ups are LIVE!!

Snippets are posted! Go take a gander, and then when you're done stealing a goose, take a look at the list and submit your picks!

To sign up, click this link.

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Reblogging for self-purposes and in case anyone else needs it too

would you mind giving tips n tricks for how to write kiss scenes? i just dont really know what to say in them other than he/she pulled him/her into a kiss. how would i go about expanding this? :0

Sure! (And wow - I wrote a lot about this!

Writing a Kiss

1. Emotional context to frame the description2. Body/hands/physical descriptions3. Description of the kiss (The kiss is a journey! It has a start, a middle, and an end!)4. The feelings and emotions generated by the kiss.5. You can break up or frame the scene with dialogue and thought if needed.1. I start with emotions/scenarios to frame my kisses - is it a hungry kiss? Demanding? Gentle? Teasing? Loving? And I use these emotions to branch out into what kind of descriptions I’ll use. (Eg. a gentle kiss might have feathery light touches, while a desperately hungry kiss might have one person clutching the other to them tightly; their fingers digging into their shoulders with the force of their need.)

2. Next I’ll go with the body and hands. Are they pressed together? Is one person’s hands roving over the other person’s body? If so, what are they touching, squeezing, scratching, clinging to, etc. Are they  grinding together, pressed so tightly they seem to almost be one person? Or are they tentative and careful, keeping their distance?

3. Then I’ll describe the kiss. Sometimes the kiss starts slowly; a gentle press of their lips. Sometimes one person’s mouth catches the other’s. Does the kiss start chaste with lots of small kisses? Does one person tease the other person’s mouth open? Is it a tongue kiss? If it’s a really passionate kiss, are their tongues dancing against one another? Sliding? Swirling together? Do they tease one another with flicks of their tongues? Do they nibble? Do they pressed kisses along the jaw? To the tip of the nose? (Think very physical descriptions here - but very evocative and sensual too!)

4. What about their feelings? How does the kiss make them feel? Hot and bothered? Tingly? Melting? Burning? Repulsed? Lol. The way they feel is so important! Because it should dictate when the kiss ends and what happens afterwards.

5. Also, remember to think about how to break up the kiss if you need to. Eg. Are they speaking in between kisses? Thinking anything? You can include dialogue or thought to break up the kiss or direct where it goes. 

So yeah … that’s kind of my process for writing kisses! I hope this helps.

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Make sure you post some positivity on the post!

OC/Character Portrait Give Away.

Everyone seems to be having a tough time lately. I'd like to spread some kindness and shit, so I'll be doing another give away of an OC portrait. Maybe a few if the response is big enough. My only requirement to enter the random draw?

Comment on this post with something positive about yourself. 😈

Positive self talk makes me squirm, too, but it's necessary. I don't care what it is. Maybe you're baller at tying your shoelaces. Maybe you have a cute mole. Maybe you're incredibly depraved and proud of it (most likely scenario, let's be honest.)

Winner(s) will be announced Oct. 31/24.

Any fandom character or OC is fine, provided it's not mecha or furry, as those just aren't my forte. 💖

Feel free to share. I'd love to be hit by a wave of notifications that people are being kind to themselves.

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Hit the asks or comments or DMs!

101 Mass Effect Questions

How did you get into Mass Effect?

Have you finished all three games?

How long did it take you to finish the series?

First Shepard: Paragon, Renegade or Neutral?

Preferred alignment?

Preferred Shepard backstory (colonist, earthborn, spacer)?

Preferred class?

Do you prefer to play as Male or Female Shepard?

Share a pic of your favorite Shepard.

Best Shepard quote?

Do you prefer ME1, 2, or 3?

Favorite mission from ME1?

Favorite ME1 squad combo?

Favorite ME1 armor?

Vimire: Ashley or Kaidan?

MAKO: Die in a fire or best thing ever?

Favorite ME1 planet?

Favorite mission from ME2?

Was everyone loyal at the end?

Post Suicide Mission survival rate?

Favorite ME2 squad combo?

Hammerhead: Yea or nay?

Favorite mission from ME3?

Favorite ME3 planet?

No diplomatic option possible: side with the Geth or Quarians?

Blue, Green, Red, or Fuck You?

Do you subscribe to Indoctrination Theory?

Ever played the multiplayer, and did you like it?

DLC: All of it, some of it, or none of it?

Favorite DLC mission?

Favorite team member overall?

Least favorite team member?

Best armor set-up: ME1, ME2, or ME3?

Favorite weapon overall?

Biotics: Yes or no?

Funniest moment in the games?

Creepiest moment in the games?

A moment/action you regret in-game?

Who did you romance in your first playthrough?

Favorite place on the Citadel?

Favorite romance so far?

One romance you just can’t stand/doesn’t make sense/etc?

Non-romancable characters: who would you romance?

A character you’d love to drop in a volcano and forget about?

Best villain in the series?

Worst villain in the series?

Something you do in EVERY playthrough, no matter what?

Describe your perfect playthrough.

Favorite Shepard headcanons?

Favorite non-Shepard headcanons?

That One Headcanon that hurts to think about?

Fluffiest headcanon ever?

Your non-Shepard OTPs?

Your absolutely NOTP?

Who would you date if you could (not as Shepard)?

Who has the best character arc?

Who was written really poorly?

Best Normandy: SR1, SR2, or SR2 Alliance?

Favorite NPC?

A character you think deserved better from the series?

Best story moment in the games?

Favorite achievement?

Your best gameplay moment?

Something you hate about any/all of the games?

Best non-Shepard quote?

Have you cosplayed any ME characters?

Who would you cosplay if you could (no holds bar)?

Did you read the comics?

Did you read the novels?

Did you see Paragon Lost?

Favorite OST song(s)?

Do you take screenshots in ME?

Do you edit images/gifs or make videos about ME?

Have you ever made an ME Let’s Play?

What moment/memory still gives you chills/feels?

What are you hoping for from ME4?

What are you worried about for ME4?

Favorite fanmix?

Favorite fanfic?

Favorite fanart/fanartist?

Favorite fan musician/music?

Favorite cosplay(er)?

Favorite Let’s Play?

Favorite ME-themed blog?

Do you create anything in the fandom (write, draw, craft, gif, etc)?

Do you participate in or run an ME RP?

Are you on any ME forums, chats, reddit subs, etc?

Do you run an ME-themed blog/page/website?

Do you have any friends who love ME too?

Did you get someone into ME?

Would you watch a live action Mass Effect movie?

Who would you cast?

What kind of story would you expect for an ME movie?

Best hopes/worst fears for an ME movie?

Do you mod your games?

What’s your favorite ME mod?

Do you prefer the original ending(s) or ME Happy Ending Mod?

If you could be any non-Human ME species, which and why?

Would you be a Spacer, Colonist, or Earthborn citizen?

Alliance/Military, Mercenary, or Civilian?

If you could meet Shepard, what would you say?

((Guys, I’m so bored. Send me a number and I’ll answer! And reblog it so I can ask you questions too!))

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WIP Challenge

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

I wasn't tagged by anyone because I have no moots because I'm sporadic with my tumblring so that's on me. If you see this, consider yourself T A G G E D

WIP Titles with no fandoms attached for greater anonymity. Ask in replies or message (anons on IIRC if you want):

Blood Of The Owl

It Calls To Me

Ghost City

On The Wings Of The Ten

On The Edge Of Nowhere

The Stars Over Eshalon

You Said You'd Grow Old With Me

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In respect to the animators, artists, and team for Arcane S2, I will not be sharing or posting anything from the recent Netflix leak, nor will I be looking for it.

I hope to encourage everyone here who loves Arcane and all the hard work put into the show to do the same.

Please don't ruin such exciting thing as season 2 to other ppl and to the team of arcane who put so much work into it

The fortiche team is devastated that this happened so let's give them the respect they deserve by not spreading anything.

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reblogging to use soon

Said is dead, and so are some other words that we writers tend to overuse. Here's a brief list to aid your brain:

01. "VERY" ☆★⋆⭒˚.⋆

Very angry -> Furious

Very beautiful -> Gorgeous

Very bog -> Massive

Very boring -> Dull

Very poor -> Destitute

Very cheap -> Stingy

Very clean -> Spotless

Very difficult -> Arduous

Very dry -> Arid

Very quick -> Rapid

Very strong -> Forceful

Very ugly -> Hideous

Very calm -> Serene

Very huge -> Colossal

Very small -> Petite

02. "WHISPERED" 🤫

Murmurd

Mumbled

Muttered

Breathed

Sighed

Hissed

Mouthed

Susurrated

Intoned

Purred

Said in an undertone

Hinted

Said low

Said in hushed tones

Gasped

03. "BAD" 😈

Corrupt

Sinful

Depraved

Contaminated

Tainted

Irascible

Atrocious

Sinister

Snide

Deplorable

Detestable

Execrable

Ghastly

Noxious

Substandard

Despicable

Contemptible

Foul, rank, faulty

04. "BEAUTIFUL" 🦋

Dazzling

Splendid

Magnificent

Aesthetic

Delicate

Glorious

Stunning

Heavenly

Resplendent

Radiant

Glowing

Blooming

Sparkling

05. "BEGIN" ▶️

Open

Launch

Initite

Commence

Inaugurate

Originate

06. "BIG" ⚡

Immense

Gigantic

Vast

Gargantuan

Sizable

Grand

Mammoth

Astronomical

Titanic

Mountainous

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🖱️References

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50 “Not so Nice” OC or FR Asks

List your OCs in the tags or link your lair so that people can ask you!

1. What is one word to shut them up?

2. What is the thing they feel the most guilty about?

3. What is the worst pain they’ve ever experienced?

4. Describe their worst nightmare.

5. List 3 fears; one “surface level” fear, one “repressed” fear, and one “deep dark” fear.

6. What is something that never fails to make them feel sick?

7. What feature (physical or otherwise) do they hate most about themselves?

8. Do they have anything that triggers them?

9. What is their greatest physical weakness?

10. What is their greatest mental weakness?

11. Do they have any vices?

12. Have they ever done something illegal? What was it?

13. Which of the 7 Deadly Sins best describes them?

14. Are they prone to outbursts (of violence, extreme emotion… exc… )?

15. Who do they hate the most?

16. Is there anyone who makes them feel inferior?

17. What sound always gives them a headache?

18. Is there a certain flavor that disgusts them?

19. Do they consider themselves ugly?

20. Do they consider themselves unloveable?

21. What is something that causes them great anxiety?

22. Do they have any mental illnesses?

23. Have they ever been assaulted/abused/raped?

24. Do they fear the possibility of being assaulted/abused/raped?

25. Have they ever been betrayed by someone they thought they could trust?

26. Have they ever been seriously injured?

27. How many times have they been in the hospital?

28. Is there a certain type of person that disgusts them?

29. Does what they cannot see scare them?

30. Have they ever been bullied?

31. Do they have self-confidence or self-image issues?

32. Do they have a bad relationship with their parents?

33. Have they ever been in a relationship that didn’t work out so well?

34. Have they ever self harmed?

35. If they could change one thing about themselves, what would it be?

36. Are they in control of their emotions, or are their emotions in control of them?

37. Have they ever had their freedom taken away?

38. Have they ever been imprisoned?

39. Have they ever been accused of something they didn’t do?

40. Do they often blame themselves for other people’s problems?

41. Do they get sick often?

42. Are they comfortable with where they are in life?

43. Do they wish that they could change their pasts?

44. What’s one thing they wish they could do more often, but can’t?

45. What is the emotion they most commonly experience?

46. Have they ever contemplated suicide?

47. Have they ever gone so far as to attempt suicide?

48. Is there anyone that they would willingly kill?

49. If [name] was put into ______ situation, they’d rather die than live to see it through.

50. Create your own!

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Could you give any advice for "descriptive" writing of any scene or action scenes or mapping out the scenery (Mountains, forests, streets etc) - i believe this is a struggle for Non-English speaking writers due to lack of vast vocabulary.

Common Scenery Description Tips

Vocabulary is clearly an important part of description, but it doesn’t have to be a limit. The most important thing about description in fiction is picking the right details to mention:

How does the details add to the mood of the story? A mountain ridge will be dark, gray and foggy if the overall mood is meant to be mysterious/brooding. In contrast, a mountain can be brilliantly snow-capped, lush green and “smiling down” upon the character if they’re out for a light stroll.

How are the contrasts/complementary aspects being brought out?

Are you using the five senses? You can even combine the senses, ie. blue ringing of the church bells

(If you have the POV character) what 

Some other tips for setting description:

Use similes and metaphors. Creative figures of speech always get my attention as a reader. 

Mention story-specific elements. For example, “The sky was the shade of Zoes’ eyes” or “the mountains looked like a group of trolls sleeping on one another” 

Be concise. Today’s readers don’t want to read paragraphs and paragraphs about one landscape. Outline the larger elements in the scene, their location and general mood. Add some details, then move on. 

If the same location appears multiple times, differentiate the description little by little as you write, instead of trying to lay out one scene in too much detail at once. 

That said, here are some helpful words/phrases:

Forests/Mountains

Color: bone-white, phantom-white, hazy gray

Sound: rumbling, booming grumbling, bellowing clapping, trundling, growling, thundering

Shape: crinkled, crumpled, knotted, grizzled, rumpled, wrinkled, craggy, jagged, gnarled, rugose  

Action: sky-punching/stabbing/piercing/spearing, heaven-touching/kissing, snow-cloaked/hooded/wreathed/festooned

Sloping sides, sharp/rounded ridges, high point/peak/summit

Majestic, gargantuan humbling, vast, massive, titanic, towering, monumental, mighty, vast, humbling

Mountains having faces, etc. 

Seas

Color: blue-green, crystal-clear crystalline, emerald, frothy, hazy, glistening, pristine, turquoise

Size: boundless, abyssal, fathomless, unconquerable, vast, wondrous

Sound: billowing, blustering, bombastic

Action: boisterous, agitated, angry, biting, breaking, brazen. Churning, bubbling, changing, brooding, calm, convulsing, enticing erratic, fierce, tempestuous, turbulent, undulating

Alluring, blissful, betwitching, breezy, captivating, chaotic, chilly, elemental, disorienting

Deserts

Sight: A landscape of sand, flat, harsh sunlight, cacti, tumbleweeds, dust devils, cracked land, crumbing rock, sandstone, canyons, wind-worn rock formations, tracks, dead grasses, vibrant desert blooms (after rainfall), flash flooding, dry creek

Sounds: Wind (whistling, howling, piping, tearing, weaving, winding, gusting), birds cawing, flapping, squawking, the fluttering shift of feasting birds, screeching eagles, the sound of one’s own steps, heavy silence, baying wild dogs

Smell: Arid air, dust, one’s own sweat and body odor, dry baked earth, carrion

Touch: Torrid heat, sweat, cutting wind, cracked lips, freezing cold (night) hard packed ground, rocks, gritty sand, shivering, swiping away dirt and sweat, pain from split lips and dehydration, numbness in legs, heat/pain from sun stroke, clothes…

Taste: Grit, dust, dry mouth & tongue, warm flat canteen water, copper taste in mouth, bitter taste of insects for eating, stringy wild game (hares, rats) the tough saltiness of hardtack, biscuits or jerky, an insatiable thirst or hunger

Streets

Dusty, fume-filled, foul, sumptuous, broad, bucolic, decayed, mournful, seemingly endless, empty, unpaved, lifeless, dreadfully genteel, muddy, nondescript, residential/retail

Bleach, flimsy, silent, narrow, crooked, furrowed, smoggy, commonplace, tumbledown, treeless, shady

The blacktop streets absorb the spring sunshine as if intent upon sending heaven's warmth back through my soles.

The streets absorbed the emotions in the air, the city as the steady and reassuring mother.

The streets were a marriage of sounds, from bicycle wheels to chattering.

In the refreshing light of early daytime, the streets had the hues of artistic dreamtime, soft yet bold pastels.

Cobbled streets flowed as happy rivers in sunlight.

Parties

Some extra tips for locations like parties, where lots of action is going around practically everywhere:

Focus on the important characters - where they are, who they’re with. 

Provide some overall description of the structure of the party scene (a pool, a two-storey house with yard?), then move on to details. 

Don’t try to describe everything. 

whirlwind of laughter and music, a symphony of joyous chaos.

It was a gathering that shimmered with the glow of twinkling lights and echoed with the rhythm of dancing feet.

The air was alive with excitement, buzzing with conversations and the clink of glasses.

Every corner held a story waiting to unfold, a moment waiting to be captured in memory.

It was a tapestry of colors, a mosaic of faces, each adding their own brushstroke to the vibrant canvas of the night.

Laughter cascaded like a waterfall, infectious and unstoppable, filling the room with warmth.

The night was a carnival of senses, with aromas of delicious food mingling with the melodies that filled the air.

Time seemed to slip away in the whirl of the party, moments blending into each other like colors on a palette.

The energy of the crowd was electric, pulsing through the room like a heartbeat, binding everyone in a shared moment of celebration.

It was a celebration of life, where worries faded into the background, and the present moment was all that mattered.