#< guys can you tell what flavor of autism/gay i have?

[askthe-littlepoet]

heya bird boy, avian associate... crow companion..?

whatever, that lamb said they had thought of getting tomb to alter your memories. BUT, they said they wouldn't. just a warning regardless, friend.

"...of course they did."

"Maybe, I should start journaling what they've done to me, just in case they change their mind about... that."

[sapphicdib]

r u willing to give us some info abt the streamer au? You’ve mentioned it before but I’m just curious abt it tbh :D

oh I AM MORE THAN WILLING. PREPARE URSELF

so: what happens when you put the physical manifestation of ADHD into an apartment with 3 different flavors of autism, give her a successful twitch career, and blast all of them with Beam Of Insufferably Horny?

the streamer au LMFAO (putting this under a cut bc it got. INSANELY long omfg)

normally i dont rlly like human aus (they’re just not my thing) but this stupid au wormed it’s way into my heart and now i cherish it lmfao. there’s no real set plot, there’s just Situations these lil guys get into. some are soft and adorable (ie. pebbles’ first kiss with sig) or hilarious (sig’s ridiculous amount of flirting with his own chat) or just fuckin stupid (their halloween stream where they do a whole production where chat has to figure out who “killed” sig and it’s just chaos). tbh ive found myself accidentally focusing on the ragequit aspect of the au despite the entire polycule being a thing (lilypad, sunstone, traffic light, ragequit, and hurricane all happen)

i think the Main Things that sum up the au are:

Sig punched Pebbles’ transphobic (now ex) boyfriend in the face and spent a night in jail bc of it LMFAO

Pebbles and Suns meet after Sig drags Pebbles to a party at the college he attends (and Sig attended for a single semester before the whole streamer thing took off). Suns went to catholic school and is incredibly repressed and hesitant with Pebbles and Sig ends up having to instigate a lot of shit to prevent them from just fuckin. never going past hand holding.

Speaking of, Pebbs is an art major and drew all of Sig’s custom emotes. He also loves drawing everyone in the apartment, though usually keeps those drawings hidden from everyone in his sketchbooks

Wind and Sig being childhood best friends who are each others ride or die, they were each others first like, everything. The funniest one being where Wind is having a crisis bc he thinks he might be gay and Sig is just like “hm well I’m kinda a guy maybe kiss me and see if you like it?” And well. Wind has been kissing this fool for 7 years now and does not plan on stopping.

Moon is usually a moderator but does make appearances occasionally and chat loves her. Suns will not go on camera without a face mask. Pebbles was originally camerashy but ends up being in pretty much every stream after a while.

Sig refuses to tell chat his gender and thinks it’s funny watching everyone guess. If you ask/ask for pronouns he just replies with “whatever’s funniest” or “whatever makes this gay”, or if someone’s being rude about it, “whatever pisses you off most”

Sig is like. Insanely good at FPS games and holds multiple top rankings in competitive esports. Yui (Unparalleled Innocence) is one of her main rivals. It’s cute tho. They’re like. rivals who kiss.

Pebbles is Moon’s adopted brother, and has some pretty bad weakness in his hands/legs bc he had cancer as a child. They all support him a lot (Pebbles is rlly stubborn about “being okay”) and Sig does a lot of charity streams for things like forgiving medical debt and cancer research. Sig and Moon bought a huge thing of stickers to help decorate Pebbles’ crutches so he’d like them more.

Pebbles’ name is Pebbles because Moon came up with it as a nickname when they were kids, and when Pebbles came out he chose that as his name. Moon cried about it. Also I just like the whole “transmasc w a silly name” thing bc I feel like it fits him.

Sig helps Pebbles dye his hair (emo mf) but requires that if he helps she gets to put streaks of color in his bangs. It’s usually pink but sometimes she chooses a different color. Sig has the underside of his hair dyed purple. Pebbles’ natural hair color is a pretty light brown.

They all have their cats ofc!! Messenger, Hunter, Arti, and Ruffles!! They were all either strays they found or adopted from a shelter.

That’s all I can think of rn! I wanna draw their designs eventually (and I have but I don’t rlly like them anymore bc OUGHHH I haven’t drawn people in for-goddamn-ever) but yeah!! Damn this got long LMFAO

[fighting-these-demons]

Episode 11

AUGH THE WAY THEY SAID HI TOGETHER WAS SO FREAKING CUTE

LMAO Lost in thought!

SHEBDBDJDJEHSJ

He's so Tsun and God it's so funny!

Don't worry Nirei! Suo's (probably) got your back! (Maybe)

DJDJDBDJDJDBDHDHSHSHSHSH

SAKURA!!!!!! You just told Nirei to man up about the stares and you're running away!!!!!!

SUO!!!!!!!!! RHEJDJDBDJDUDHDHDU

Lmao Nirei you poor guy but he really does live sharing info so even though he's shy and scared Suo pushed him to do something he knows that Nirei would love and that the class would likely appreciate about him, which would help him build confidence and make friends while also taking the heat off of Sakura who absolutely can't handle that.

Oh yay!!!! Another Best Boy incoming!!!

Oh lord please tell me that protein shake is at least flavored my guy. Why is it white????? That looks so bad and the level of sound they gave to him drinkingnit that they don't usually give to people drinking is uh....ITS BANANA FLAVORED???????

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Wow. Just wow.

😃💖

His name is Tsuge???? And Nirei has a bitty crush?????????

Suo was not thrilled about Tsuge either joining the convo or that Nirei clearly likes him or about asking him a question he didn't like before and I can't tell which.

I'm about to hop on a rare pair train right now with how much Nirei is stoked and blushing.

IM ON THE BEST BOY TRAIN BESTIES HES 2ND BEST BOY NIREI'S BEEN KNOCKED OUT

NIREITSUGE NIREITSUGE NIREITSUGE NIREITSUGE NIREITSUGE

HE RESOONDED WELL TO NIREI'S STRANGE STALKER TENDENCIES I CANT

HELP ME IM DROWNING

THEYVE GOT THAT HEIGHT DIFFERENCE TOO

OH MY GOD WHAT IF HE STARTS TRAINING NIREI?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

LMAO Sakura AND Suo being annoyed at how much Nirei likes him!!!!!

Poor Suo!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

He didn't even have a chance outside the fight to really lock in Nirei's admiration.

GOD THEYRE SO CUTE

Shshdbejejeb

NOOOOOOOO HOE VOULD THEY ABANDONNHIM HES SUCH A GOOD GUY!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔

Nirei didn't even get to tell his story!!!!! 😭

NIREI LOVES YOU TSUGE!!!! FORGET THOSE GUYS

Eeeeeeeeeeee !!!!!!!!! Failed group hangout turned NireiTsuge date!!!!! (It won't happen but gosh I wish it would)

Aw dang! 😭 I mean I love that they give in to him when they could shake him off and run off at any time! 💖🥺

BUT DANG I WANTED THAT SOLO HANGOUT 😭💔

Of course Sakura chose the corner and Suo didn't want to sit with him but thay left Nirei sitting with him which was worse. He's so passive aggressive about the food! 😂

Nirei looks so betrayed and horrified in that moment. He's like "Damn that switch came out of nowhere!" But there was no actual switch at all lmao.

Thats Hella Gay and REEKS of Kuw*meshi amd Kuw*hi but I'm already cheering for so Nirei. o7

Literally Tsukura would be like "I'm at the kuw*meshi! I'm at the kuw*hi! I'm at the combination kuw*meshi-kuw*hi!"

Oh wow Date Crasher!

The way Suo and Tsuge look at Nirei when he's geeking out is Everything!

Suo can read everyone like a book and I love it.

Poor Sakura keeps getting pushed further and further into his own personal hell. 😂

FINALLY Some average embarrassment!

TSUGE DUDE WHAT?!?!?!!?!?!

Either the Autism is strong with this one or he has previous beef with Kiryu.

I'm glad Kiryu is being so straightforward with him! He needs it. Ithink possible he may take that as an insult though. 👀

I LOVE THIS ANIME THEY TOOL THE BEST POSSIBLE ROUTE YET AGAIN I LOVE IT HERE!!!!!!!!!

SJDBDJDJDBDJ THEY took the time to clarify that it wasn't about girls but was actually about scaring others needlessly! 😫💖

They've got the shippers' backs!!!!

Tsugiryu has MAJOR appeal ngl.

I LOVE TSUGE SO MUCH AUUUUUGGGGHHHH

SJDBDBDJDJDBDJDJDJDBDJ

Tsuge honey pay attention!

Having Nirei and the girl react together is priceless! 😘👌

LMAO how does scaring people needlessly go against a motto like that?????? I love him so much!

I wish we could see more of Kiryus fighting style.

Aw good for her getting to see them all in cation and hear the motto! Hopefully her and the other girls will feel safer!

AW SUO YOURE SO NICE! You offered him support before he even realized he'd need it! 😂💖

Aaaaaaaawwwwwww!!!!! HOW CUTE OH MY GOD!!!!! IM SO GLAD HE HAS HIS FIRST FRIENDS!!!!!

Lol Go Girl! Put your number in his phone! 🎉👍

Wait that was an ACTUAL manga cap????? And not a silly comic?????

Enomoto is part delinquent and part cat/pigeon/motorcycle.

Rrrrrrrrrrrrrolling those Rs for every word! 😂💖

Suo is so sweet! 💖

He knew that Kiryu and Tsuge would back him without issue.

That means it'll be down to a Kyotaro/Sakura battle! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Woooooooo!!!!! Can't wait for next week!!!!

[nimblermortal]

Literary Comfort Food

Guys, I have this crazy idea that we all might somehow want comfort reading right now for some reason. And maybe some recs wouldn’t go amiss. So here is some literary comfort food.

Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce Comfort food level: Chicken soup The classic found family standard to which all others will be held. There are 8 of them, they are short, they are easily approachable, and they are about people caring for each other. (There are more than 8 but I don’t count Melting Stones or Battle Magic or Will of the Empress or whatever else because, frankly, I don’t like them.) Why wouldn’t I read this: There are some bad things happening, and necessarily to children because the books are about children. Book 1 mentions a plague, and Briar’s first book is all about plague. And I think every book of the second quartet is about serial killers. But they all feel good, all the way through.

Murderbot series by Martha Wells Comfort food level: Frozen burrito. Fast, tasty, and there when you need it. Pew pew! Space battles! Wisecracking robot! I don’t really need to pay attention to anything, I’m just along for the ride! Why wouldn’t I read this: Technically Murderbot is clinically depressed and cynical and abused, but the 4 ebooks so far are, subtly, about how it has its cynical assumptions challenged and people are generally better than it has encountered. I was promised in-book introspection on why Murderbot prefers it/its pronouns, but if that was present I missed it as I read gleefully on to the next pronouncement about humans desperately trying to get themselves killed by not paying attention to Murderbot’s benevolent wisdom.

The Friendly Persuasion by Jessamyn West Comfort food level: Cornbread and fried okra. Everything is nice. Things are just calm and even and settled. This has been my go-to for ‘brain goblins need to calm down’ since before I called them brain goblins. Technically there is a battle in one of the stories, but uh. They kind of. The enemy never shows up and most of the ‘combat’ is someone panicking in the night and everyone else picking up on the panic, concluding with a brotherly discussion of the reasons why one might be compelled to fight, or compelled not to. Why wouldn’t I read this: They are necessarily slow books. If you need faster, lighter prose, they might not be for you.

Sarah Monette’s books in general Comfort food level: Butterbeer. Amaretto. Tequila. This stuff could potentially get you trashed, but it’s actually about things getting better and happier. Sarah Monette starts out with characters who have been abused horribly, and every book is the comfort part of a hurt/comfort book. There is occasionally additional trauma, but overall it’s just a whole heap of healing. If you’re worried about the trauma but want to give it a try, start with The Goblin Emperor - and then come back for warnings about the Doctrine of Labyrinths series because hoo boy. (They’re good, I swear! They make you feel generally happy about life and leave you wanting more! But terrible things do happen.) Why wouldn’t I read this: Terrible things happen! Usually pre-canon. Sometimes in the middle. Goblin Emperor involves emotional abuse and neglect of a child, with a single instance of physical abuse. I can read it cover to cover and go back to the beginning for more, which has literally never happened to me with any other book.

Elemental Logic series by Laurie Marks Comfort food level: Unicorn flavored ice cream But Nimbler, I hear you say, I am gay. I am so very gay and I need the world to be a better place. Well. Look no further. Why wouldn’t I read this: They’re pretty preachy, tbh. If you don’t want to be told about people needing to care for each other, try something else. Also, the first book starts with people being in a war and miserable, and things get worse for a while, until suddenly a few of the leads meet for lunch and everything just gets better from there. You gotta have a place to head up from, y’know?

Young Wizards series by Diane Duane Comfort food level: Box mac and cheese Nimbler, I want a little bit of science mixed into my feeling good. I like pew pew space battles! I like being told about the world being a better place and the people who make it so! I want a smidgen of philosophy worked into my comfort lit, though, you know? As just. An intro to the space battles, which are very important. Why wouldn’t I read this: I don’t like a little bit of science mixed into my comfort food. I really don’t like a little bit of philosophy. I just want to feel good, Nimbler. Leave me alone! Also: There is a minor character who dies of cancer, and you have to read A Wizard Alone by ebook or the coverage of autism is... outdated.

BUT NIMBLER I CAN’T GET NEW BOOKS I’m at home. I can’t go to a bookstore. I don’t want to welcome new objects into my home that come from... outside. And maybe I can’t afford to buy books right now. Well, lucky for you, Patrick writes exactly the fanfiction you need. And he taught me how to write it too. Patrick on AO3 - fandom is Shakespeare and/or early modern poets. Frequently in AUs. Living together and cuddling and making each other feel better about life. There’s a turkey at one point. And a puppy. Comfort food level: Kinder Surprise, there’s chocolate on the outside and a toy within! Nimblermortal on AO3 - a variety of fandoms. If you want comfort food, try Asafoetida and Mustard Seeds (Circle of Magic), Proud to Claim You (Circle of Magic - warning, plague violence dialed up in the second section), Oh Good He’s Nineteen (Elemental Logic), The Short Way’s Short but the Long Way’s Pretty (OF). Comfort food level: Spit. I mean, it’s me, what am I supposed to tell you? It tastes like the inside of my own mouth, dead neutral. #:-) If you want more, message me a way to send you files and I’ll drop you a copy of On Wrackspurts and Pumpkin Pie, my personal favorite comfort food fanfic, which is no longer on the internet. That I can find. I saved the thing to disk before it disappeared, but I didn’t save the author’s name :(. I used to be a Fecklessermortal, but I’m getting better. Comfort food level: Pumpkin pie, obviously.

Anyone else want to contribute?