#<- that is the tag for them for the forseeable future

[hetagrammy]

sorry if I’m bothering you but once you posted art of Lovi and Molly’s kids and I haven’t been able to find it? If you deleted it or don’t know where it is that’s fine! I was just thinking about it last night haha

You're never a bother! It always makes me happy when you pop into my inbox

This applies only in AUs where they aren't nations, because nations have some caveats with this kind of stuff as we're all aware of.

I made this ages ago, but it's still a pretty solid summary of the kids. Caterina and Sebastiano are twins, and there's about a 14 year age gap between them and Maria, the youngest. These fucklechucks came about from an RP I did with a friend in a Victorian AU where Lovino and Molly got together, and the character growth sort of spiraled out from there.

At the time I also made an attempt at making a relationship chart for all of them, which is still pretty vague, but it's something of a summary. Long story short, I have way too many thoughts about this family's dynamics for a bunch of ship oc children.

Putting an old video thing I made under the cut because even if my art style has shifted a bit it still makes me laugh

[justablah56]

*shaking even more violently* what the shit. what the fuck. w ww. h at

[xboobayaga]

Wardruna - Hertan (Heart)

[im-smart-i-swear]

WARRIOR CATS COMMISSIONS!!!!!!

for the forseeable future i will be doing palestine commissions again! to get a commission, all you have to do is:

donate 10 or 20 (can absolutely be more though if you have money to spare) euros to one of fundraisers from @el-shab-hussein's masterpost

dm me with proof of donation

provide me with your oc's ref and prefferably a pose you want them to be in

thats it! so simple!!

do not hesitate to ask questions if something isnt clear! ill gladly provide answers and we can work something out:)

i would also like to bring attention to one particular fundraiser - @mahmoudshaqura had contacted me personally a few weeks ago and his story really resonated with me. his brother Maysara has been evacuated to Egypt already, but he still needs urgent medical care beacuse of a heart defect. his fundraiser is still 15,000 euros short of its goal as of june 3rd. i would really appriciate donations to this fundraiser specifically.

tagging a few prominent wc bloggers i look up to to hopefully gain some traction (sorry for being obnoxious, i hope you guys dont mind too much)

@lockandkeyhyena @blimbo-buddy @nanistar @thylacid @thewisestdino @roakkaliha

[moonsaver]

Hmm.. what if sunday only opens up to those close to robin?

As the spokesperson for The Family, he's under a great deal of pressure and oversees a multitude of things, so naturally he's a bit sly, and doesn't keep anyone close. His sister is his only "companion"/friend who he keeps by, and as per the quest she left when she got older, so sunday would have become more and more lonelier.

So.. imagine being one of the backstage helpers for Robin's shows, maybe helping out as a staff member at penacony in preparation for the Charmony festival, or really just about any other show Robin attends, being tagged along with a few more people as her reliable team. You get close to the superstar by a few conversations, jokes, and a bit of comforting from time to time. Eventually having to travel back to Penacony in time for the Charmony festival, and Sunday seeing you help out his sister so much, being a mutual friend of hers, instead of a worshipping fan.

Naturally she tags you along to certain tasks that sunday assigns, passing a look to her asking if she wanted you to really go with her. Over time, you start tagging along with them both to handle other general matters, and all 3 of you bond. Sunday feels genuinely lighthearted for once, joking around and sharing a laugh, with his sister and you. And he realizes just how much he will miss it, how lonely it will be without his sister. So, although Robin usually relies on Sunday to take care of things that trouble her, for once,Sunday passes an off-comment about how much he'll "miss company". If to cheer him and support him back just a bit, she offers to convince you to stay back, once she has to leave Penacony.

And you get a permanent "vacation" in Penacony. Isnt it exciting? Sunday will personally oversee your day to day affairs, and includes you in meetings, some quite sensitive in their information. He says if you leave, it'll be troublesome to ensure it doesn't.. leak. For the forseeable future, you're positively trapped under his care. Don't worry – he treats his employees well. At least, he'll treat you well. Just tag along to this meetings, sit beside him, and help him with picking out an outfit, perhaps help him understand dreams by telling him some of your own. Don't mind the hand that rests on your shoulder, creeping down your arm, rubbing your elbow gently. It's just a friendly gesture. You've been so sweet to Robin, he's quite pleased you're her friend. Why don't you listen to her and stay here, instead? She'll visit, and you will never feel lonely. Just.. don't bother trying to leave. The room is locked, anyway.

How about both of you test out the new dreamscape he's been carefully crafting? There's no need to go into separate beds, just share one, it'll be more efficient. Hold his hand, he'll help you adjust to the experience, of course.

[catboybiologist]

Hi! I’m CatboyBiologist.

Formerly a femboy, now a trans woman just starting HRT, and a PhD student in molecular biology. I started using this online persona as a fun, shitposty way to explore gender a few years ago. I post selfies (generally sfw, but somewhat sexy, so minors and ppl who don’t like that have been warned), rambles about science, tutorials and advice from the stuff I’ve learned by being a femboy in the past, nature pictures, stuff about the ocean, my adorable grumpy little tortoise, and unsolicited opinions on random nerdy topics. Any pronouns are fine. I don’t plan to socially transition for a while, and still present as a man most of the time, so I’m used to whatever you wanna use for me (for now, I’ll update this if that changes). Please send me pictures of your pets or other cute animals in your life!

As a scientist, I’m also documenting my transition! This google sheet will be updated at least monthly. I also have additional metrics I’m keeping to myself, and pictures that go with this, but I’m not sharing them publicly yet. Keep in mind that this is just one person’s experience with HRT, and may not represent universal trends!

Adding a little something here, bc I think it was an interesting bit a writing: if you want to see me respond to a transphobe about what "biologically female" means, here's a thing I wrote about it. CW for transphobia and discussion, obviously.

Also, if any of my measurements look weird, its entirely possible I fucked up. Let me know if anything looks off!

Here’s some of my favorite pre-HRT pictures:

If you want to see more of my pre-HRT selfies, browse the “femboy” tag on my blog!

And as of this writing, I’m only 2 days after the start of HRT, so here’s a picture with my tortoise that’s technically post-HRT (but with 0 time for actual changes):

If you want to see my future post-HRT selfies, browse the “trans selfie” tag on my blog!

Also here's another really cute picture and fanart of my tortoise by @whalesharkcat:

I have affectionately given my tortoise the title of The Grumpus.

I also wrote a couple of tutorials and general vibes about being a femboy before I started HRT:

Sometimes I make shitposts of myself, I don’t take myself too seriously:

This includes the way I came out on tumblr:

And here’s an overly serious, long ramble about trans thoughts and things that I wrote shortly afterwards:

Later addition: Someone asked how I take selfies, so I wrote a quick and dirty guide with some tips on how I do so in response to their ask:

Oh yeah and apparently I was a 196 microcelebrity? I never to thought I was popular enough for that but apparently some people do 🤷‍♀️. So uh, hi 196 tags, I'm abusing you for my pinned post LOL

As for terminology, I personally do think of myself as a “man who is becoming a woman” as opposed to having always been a woman. If that doesn’t resonate with your experience, I totally get that! But that’s why I freely call pre-HRT me a femboy, while still calling post-HRT me a trans woman. I’m also keeping the blog name as CatboyBiologist for the forseeable future, because at this point, Catboy just seems like a gender neutral term to me.

I’m also trying to put together a script for a podcast regarding how studying biology influenced my perspective on sex and gender- lmk if there’s any interest in that! It’s probably gonna be way too long and indulgent but oh well.

So uh. Yeah. I don’t end these types of things well. Byeeeeee

[glam-pir]

- introduction to writeblr -

p e r s o n a l i n f o

hi !! i'm em, i'm 18, almost 19, and i use she/they pronouns. writing's always been part of my life, i've just never actually believed i could do it. so, here i am, yada yada yada more cheesy shit. anyways, i'm in college so my activity levels are all over the place, i'm hoping having a blog to even myself out and make myself stay consistent will actually work. i love all things dark, gloomy, scary, and puzzle-ey, which goes without saying that my hobbies follow the same tragectory. i've been playing piano since i was four years old and i love writing music, solving puzzles, writing and reading (goes without saying frankly).

a b o u t m y w r i t i n g

let’s get into it, shall we? i really like a blether, and by that i mean i’m indecisive beyond words. my most common genres in the overarching sense is urban fantasy combined with cosmic horror, and high fantasy. i love worldbuilding don’t come for me i’m sensitive.

but in terms of smaller little motifs and themes, i love delving into folklore (slavic and north african, gotta stick to my roots), low fantasy and surrealism, political intrigue, dark romanticism, gothic horror, monster girls, lesbians, a good ole butch/femme dynamic, dead people, ghosts, generational stories, and of course, anything you could listen to depeche mode while reading.

w i p i n f o

jesus it’s uh, um, it’s a mess in here, please ignore the state of my mind rn, all titles are subject to change, for now i'll be titling them by vibe and vibe alone, these will probably be their tags for the forseeable future, also they're all gay

no guts, all gory

a story of suspicious internships, monsterous girls, the desire for knowledge, dead people, things man was not mean to see, and lunch dates with your coworkers. [ low fantasy / surrealism / cosmic horror ]

baba yaga's moving castle

a story of matriarchies, political intrigue, slavic folklore. [ high fantasy / multiple povs ]

gas station prophecies

a story of gas station prophets, things in the fog, shadows in the woods, spooky towns and liminal spaces, odd summer vacations, and some very important realizations. [ low fantasy / surrealism / gothic horror / coming of age ]

saints of nothing at all

a story of secret societies that are worse than they seem, culty schools, ✨cunty✨outfits, mean girls, meaner lesbians, himbos, ballroom dancing, and just a little bit of a roll in the uncanny valley. [ surrealism / hauntings / gothic horror / academia ]

[vriskaserketdaily]

Announcement; CW for graphic descriptions of medical emergencies & discussions of death/mortality

so, yesterday i briefly mentioned that i had been hospitalized. i unknowingly consumed edibles, became anxious and hyperactive, had a full-blown panic attack, and believing myself to be in the mother of all caffeine overdoses (2 cups of black tea) or having a heart attack or both, called emergency services, and was hospitalized with severe tachycardia.

i genuinely thought i was dying, sitting outside in my pajamas with my back to the mailbox post waiting for the EMTs to arrive. i still thought i was dying two hours later, struggling to breathe in the hospital room with my parents beside me.

i thought about a lot of things in the time between calling the emergency number and being lifted into the ambulance. i didn't want this blog to be my only legacy when i have so much more to do and be and make. i have other hobbies---knitting, crochet, playing guitar & composing music, and especially writing. i haven't drawn or written about my ocs in years, even during the recent hiatus, and i would like to change that.

to that end, i will not be drawing vriskas on a daily basis or consistently updating the fan art queue for the forseeable future. i will still draw vriska, especially if there are requests in the inbox, but i won't be going out of my way to squeeze out fan art when i'm ill, busy in other areas of my life, or generally not feeling it.

i will be keeping this blog up. i will not be changing the url because i fought too hard for a hypen-free daily vriska url and i'm not giving it up that easily. perhaps, after a year or two, i may even resume daily vriskas and normal blog operations.

COMMON QUESTIONS:

are you like, okay? i think i'm fine, physically? i was discharged after about four hours in the hospital and was able to move and eat and stuff today. i still feel some soreness/tightness in the chest, but i think that's to be expected given the circumstances.

can we still send requests? YES please omg. the interactions i have had through requests have been so positive and rewarding that it'd be difficult for me to fully give this blog up. even something as simple as "draw vriska" will function as a request. one thing that's been going through my head a lot lately is the thought that i could die and no one here would notice or care, so having tangible assurance that there is at least one person in the world who wants to see my vriska art would be very meaningful in that regard. i may not respond immediately, but i will respond to all requests that conform to the blog rules and mission (no nsfw, no pedophilic/incestuous ships, must involve vriska in some way)

will you consider opening mod applications? no, both because i don't think there would be too many takers for the position and because i know from experience that the fastest way to kill a daily blog is to load it up with a bunch of mods. (i am not the original owner of this blog and have moderated a few other multi-mod blogs before---i am currently the sole mod of the two i stuck with, this being one of them). i'd rather keep this blog half-active with just me than have it be completely inactive with me and 3-6 other people. again, there's a chance that after a year or so of taking things slow, i may come back to it.

can we tag you in art/fics/vriska posts? yes, actually, that would be very helpful. i don't expect anyone to do this, but again, i will no longer be actively perusing the character tag. feel free to @ me in vriska-related posts you think could use a little love.

if i have a daily vriska blog, will you promote me? sure! genuinely, i wish you luck---i've seen a couple of y'all come and go, and it really takes a lot to keep a blog like this running for more than three months. if you can do that you will be certified spiders for real.

where else can we find you? my main blog is @beangods, where i reblog posts that are not about vriska. you can send art requests there, too, but they cannot be related to vriska. that's what this blog is for. i also moderate @theextendedzodiacas, which is mostly fantroll-oriented. i'm on discord, too, but you won't find me on any other social media site.

is the vriskord still up? yes, it is, and you can join it, though the server is not very active. i don't plan on taking the server down or anything like that.

eighth question eighth answer 8ottom text

please feel free to reach out to me, and i'll be happy to answer any questions that i can. thank you for your understanding, and i'll see you . . . in probably a few days when i draw the 1 request currently sitting in the inbox.

thanks for reading all this.

-mod 8

[sanzaibian]

So.

Something a bit weird and... to be honest unexpected happened, in the last few days.

No, this is not the start of a story, believe me, there would be more fluff than that. It's actually something a bit more meta, actually.

I haven't made that much of fuss with that metric recently, even though I have seen it slowly but surely rise. Plus, it's hard to come up with ways to celebrate that are new, at least in the confines of this blog, especially when inspiration runs dry after a particularly intense few weeks.

But come on.

I cannot ignore that.

Sanzaibian reached the 1000 subscribers mark ! Thank you so, so, so much for all the support !

Honestly, when I started this blog, I did expect to reach the 100 subscribers mark, but 1000 ? Come on, that was pure wishful thinking ! Yet here we are, reaching this high a number that one cannot just ignore and wait for the next milestone to get inspiration !

Although I know recent story publication has been quite substancially slowed (I blame the intense start of academic year for that), I hope I can prove myself worthy of your trust in putting out stories of good enough quality !

Now, for celebration, because it's customary to have a celebration in times like these.

I know it's currently Halloween season, when many events are usually held (especially for such an eldritch-adjacent interest as that of TF). Plus, my birthday is coming up at the end of the month, and I know it's also usually cause for celebrations...

But I've decided that the best way to celebrate would still be to open for a limited time a barbershop for you all to attend and take the opportunity to freshen up your cut free of charge ! Rest assured that, although I have no knowledge in cutting hair, I've made sure to hire professionals with a good resume ! Look, they have all trained under Dr. Davod or Tyler from the Test District #012 (weird name, btw). Professionals, I say !

So, you know what the deal is, after all this time : please use the "ask" feature of this blog to book a haircut at my normal barbershop, only available for a limited time ! Please write down a bit of information about what kind of hair the barbers will be working for, and what kind of haircut you're interested in, at the very least !

I'll caveat this by also reminding everyone that, unfortunately, the barbers, although numerous, are a busy bunch, so you may to wait a while before the next opening. Also... well, to get them to agree to sign the CDD for working at this limited-time normal barbershop, I've had to concede the right to refuse cuts that they don't feel like making... and to fix up a bit more than just your hair.

Aside from that, I thank you all once again for all the support you've given me since the beginning of this blog. I hope I'll be able to continue making you all horny and satisfying you all with new stories in the forseeable future ! ^^

[Technical stuff : you may reblog this post, make a post tagging me, or something else that you feel would fit ! There's not really a wrong way to do it ^^']

[haruspexism]

My thoughts on this have only grown since I saw that one Palestinian GoFundMe where people were leaving tags like "guys I know AI sucks but PUH-LEASE do your best to look past it" as though the Palestinian family had committed a crime for using AI art and it was up to them to begrudgingly grant mercy on them and I'm so revolted by that display of American mentality that I do not care if anyone uses AI art, I think it looks shit but after that I can't bring myself to care about the morality of ai art for the forseeable future

[heavenlyeros]

a little plant pot (and friend) i made as a gift. it is built around a gu cheesecake pot.

it has become nearly impossible to get seen on tumblr. i don't get the chance to engage with anyone anymore, and my posts have gone down from thousands of notes to a handful. adding links to posts continues to block them from being seen in any tags, but at this point i cannot help but wonder if i am shadowbanned again - when you only post things with the same tags, no matter how rarely, tumblr decides your hobby or special interest is spam, and you only ever show up on your followers' dashboards and nowhere else.

in any case, i work hard on my creatures and would really like for them to be seen! and also to get the chance to advertise the shop when a creature is for sale, because that is my only income for the forseeable future (the nhs cannot get me nearly enough physical therapy) and it doesn't even cover survival essentials. things are tough, and it is terrifying when you're trying so hard and it feels like you're screaming into the void. i am already making art and dealing with everything on the business side; i would love to not have to fight social media so much for a tiny chance to be seen. please tumblr...

on a happier note, i am part of a very neat zine that we are finishing soon and i am so excited to share everybody's lovely work !

(if you have a cohost, find me on there @heavenlyeros, it is such a nice place to hang out and vibe and look at art)

[wildflowerteas]

hella got through chapter 6 everyone cheer!

i don't know how to respond to this coherently so i'm just going to scroll down and let the word vomit happen:

the choice of emoji reacts to some of these . . . i'm surprised hella hasn't killed you guys. keeping gin away from this mess is the last thing on my mind, unfortunately *stares at the BEAST tag*

ARRGHHHFGHHH IM SO GLAD YOU GUYS LIKE SSKK. they're such a breath of fresh air, and writing them comes so easily to me. while i like writing skk ( fucked up as they are--even at this point in the story ) and the fast-paced nature of their relationship, this is romance writing work coming from the guy whose only other fic had a first kiss at uhhh...160k words.

yesenina did serve too hard. i imagine her as similair to the others, but with a Rita Hayworth-like air of ambition about her, and that's a serve. and it's what gets her killed.

Chuuya Yuan history coming in SOON. actually. Next chapter. seeing hella lose it over Chuuya's internal monologue here has been absolutely hilarious and kind of rewarding. I Knew All That because I'm the author ( duh ) so i never really grasped how strange the shift to Chuuya's thoughts about the relationship would be. I mean there's snippets of it, like the diner scene, but you're right, it's fanfic and so that is a lot easier to sweep under the rug.

ACAB. I considered putting a line from Doc Riedenschneider in The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950 ) "Experience has taught me to never trust a policeman. Just when you think one's alright, he turns legit." in a divider chapter between part I and part II, but I thought was too on the nose following 7 ( and a bit pretentious considering this is just ao3 fanfic and not a published work or anything ) so i grabbed myself by the metaphorical monkey backpack and didn't. Mafia Nepo Baby 😭 I love Hella HUGE WIN FOR ME. I was so nervous because i needed to balance Chuuya being observant but also quite literally *out of the loop.* He's not from the same world as Dazai--he's not involved with the murders or the politics or the mess going on yet. He comes across as oblivious at times because Dazai's POV is purposefully designed to make you see him that way. Dazai's so sure he's in control of what Chuuya knows that he doesn't realize he might have met his match.

ZSKK are uhm. yeah. all im gonna say there.

the "PARDON." IM CACKLING

argh. the switch up with this chapter...why the hell am i getting nostalgic for something i wrote less than two months ago ( ican't believe i've been grinding through this fic so fast jesus ).

i love unhealthy dynamics, truly. this fic was really a test to see if i could write soukoku making each other worse. which is a pretty stark contrast to my other stuff.

HELLA. OH MY GOD. that bit about their careers . . . i can't believe she noticed that. Chuuya started the fic genuinely ambitious, wanting the spotlight, wanting to defy expectations set upon him by his looks, his race, and his past. Dazai's a cop, sworn to uphold the law, but he doesn't feel like a good person. He can't ( interlude chapter . . . stares out the window ), but he can use everything about who he is to give Chuuya the life he wants. like a guardian ange--*gets taken out by a sniper chapter 8 style* Their original goals aren't gone, per se, they've simply been reoriented.

can't wait for chapter 7

i know it'll make Hella want to hunt me down for sport, so i'll sleep with both eyes open for the forseeable future.

[halfbakedideas]

☆ introductory post ☆

Feel free to skip this if you're just poking around

If you're still here, hiya! I’m eden (they/them preferably but go wild). A disabled, queer person who loves chaos and writes fanfiction (half_baked_ideas on ao3). I’m also studying a BA in creative writing.

I write hurt/comfort & angst ficlets mainly, but occasionally found family fluff sneaks through. Look elsewhere for NSFW. My writer intro's here. I don't do requests. Although I do love tag/reblog/ask games, so please tag me in any!

I’m chronically online & this is a reblog blog 85% of the time so there will be spam if you follow.

This blog is a safe space for everybody.

Don't like, don't read/interact.

Don't try to get me involved in politics or drama of any kind. Respectfully, I don't care. That's not what I’m on here for.

Asks are closed for the forseeable future. Sorry.

Multifandom blog so these are the fandoms you'll find here: Doctor Who, Star Trek, DC comics & Batfamily, Good Omens.

☆ Sideblogs ☆

Transformers: @chaoticly-cyber

Ninjago: @spinny-chaos

Writing: @half-baked-writes

☆ Tags & Masterlists ☆

FANFICTION MASTERLIST

POLLS MASTERLIST

LYRICAL (SONG LYRICS) YAPPING MASTERPOST

{FIC TAG}

{FIC INSPIRATION TAG}

{QUEUE TAG}

{SONG LYRICS YAPPING TAG}

Divider by @/sister-lucifer

[nandorsbignaturals]

let me ask something: if we set a particular date that everyone tagged FX in their own posts, across all available platforms, about "we're here as a fandom- you need to listen to our concerns", wouldn't that help create a solid force for FX (and by extention Paul Simms) to have to acknowledge that they can't keep jerking us around like this?

edit: I do Not mean making lifethreats against anyone. I just want to make them aware of how they done goofed- we have more power joined together for one major effort than just randomly screaming online for the next forseeable future. This isn't even about Nandermo- it's about the writers yanking us around on a chain and then acting like nothing's wrong.

[ask-valiant-hero-charles]

SOBS IN MISSED EVENT

but if this ever DOES come back im hopefully gonna be the first magic ask

m!a leafy and firey from BFDI (Battle For Dream Island) but the versions of them from after BFB 30. maybe also bring their boat with them.

(aka please watch bfdi starting from season 1 to at least BFB 30, your choice if you watch TPOT too tho)

blog will not return in the forseeable future but i already do keep up with bfdi/tpot. here look at my fanart have fun (and my tpot tag because im inconsistent at tagging lol)

[echoweaver]

New Year's Resolutions 2024

Thanks to @nocturnalazure for tagging me!

Also, anyone else I might've missed. 😢 I don't know if there's a way to distinguish being tagged on a post vs on a comment in tumblr, but it would be helpful when I know I was tagged a bit ago, but I don't remember by whom.

What's your resolution for your simblr?

OK, I guess I have some categories of goals.

Modding resolution: Release the Warriorcats Mod.

This mod is really close to done, but I'm in animation muck. I both hate seeing animations look bad AND I'm not an animator. For training interactions, I need multi-sim animations where one sim observes while the other acts, and when I tried to do this, I realized that I have a lot to learn before I can make this do what I want. I need one more good run in a geeky minset, and this thing will be read to at least release as beta.

This thing is bottlenecking other smaller mod ideas. I'm proud of it, and I want to finish it. But the turn of the year has been really bad for high-effort hobby energy.

For those who have sent me asks about this mod, I am going to say something that you should absolutely not apply any other modder, including me, for anything else. Bugging me about this (in a nice way!) is probably the best way to get it finished. Hearing from folks who use my pets mods makes my heart sing. Knowing that someone cares is the best source of positive energy I have.

It's a new year, and some very high-stress stuff in my personal life has improved. I know can do this in 2024.

In my points of low mood, I have wondered if there's even any point to finishing something this high-effort for a game this old. But, like Minecraft, TS3 never seems to die. 2022-3 was actually a modding renaissance. I have built some interest in TS4 at the end of this year, but it hasn't made me even a little bit interested in abandoning TS3. So I'm going to do my best to set that demotivating nonsense aside.

Gaming resolution: Finish the Samples.

I can't believe I actually wrote that, but it could happen in 2024. Generation 8 is starting in gameplay, and in a 10-generation legacy, this is the last "complete" generation.

I will never do another 10-generation anything. There are two many different and interesting

Blogging resolution: Catch the Wonderlands up to the present.

I stopped playing halfway through Gen 3. I originally started posting this challenge on tumblr during Gen 2 when I created this simblr some horrifying number of years ago. Gen 1 was all on Wordpress and is new to the simblr. I've been reluctant to play forward on the challenge until I can bring the simblr with it.

2. What do you want from the sims franchise?

Haha. That's a complicated question. I think I may always be a TS3 player at my core. I send retroactive apologies to every TS2 players I looked askance at ten+ years ago. With that in mind, I can't reasonably expect much of anything from EA on my core hobby.

My pie-in-the-sky dream would be a 64-bit update for TS3 on Windows. That's not completely impossible, but it doesn't look likely to happen.

I'm keeping an eye on Project Rene. EA has given a good sense that they learned from the player response to TS3 & 4, and 5 could be a good synthesis. OTOH, the PRIMARY ask I have from them is 100% offline play, and I don't have a lot of hope. Though EA made the commitment to offline play for TS4, they've been clawing it back by inches over the years, and they even quietly made it impossible to install fresly-downloaded TS3 store content on 1.67. I'm fighting hard to keep my TS3 game at 1.67 because I want to be able to play on airplanes and in places I simply cannot log in. I don't give a !@#$ whether EA can validate my license. They're making enough money. They can stuff it in their butts. So, with that said, I am just assuming that TS3 1.67 is going to be the core of my fandom for the forseeable future, but my mind isn't closed. If TS5 is otherwise awesome, I can branch out.

My biggest hope for the franchise is from the fandom -- that the TS3 modding renaissance will continue. We keep renewing this old game, and as it continues to be renewed, there continue to be amazing fun new ways to play it. Thank you folks so much.

3. Any other new year's resolution?

Getting my Hobbit fanedit accepted by the Fanedit Academy at fanedit.org.

Heh. So, I have a very long drama story about my fanediting hobby. I flamed off the fanedit.org community when I attempted to submit my first edit years ago (The Hobbit, which should surprise exactly nobody who has looked at fanedits). I was floored when, in 2023, I was contacted by the head of that site to apologize for that situation and ask me to resubmit. It appears that my treatment by the reviewers prompted him to clean house and build a more welcoming community. Wow.

So, now my very first edit is under review by the "Faneditors Academy," which is the primary way to reach new viewers and gain feedback in this hobby. The site leader is involved in my review, but one of the reviewers is one of guys who treated me badly the first time, and he's complex to work with -- there's an undercurrent of him trying to justify rejecting me without a review the first time. I am determined to see this review through to the end. I am very proud of this edit. Also, the feedback is definitely leading me to take it the next level.

But I'll be honest -- working through the criticism and revisions is one reason I haven't touched the Warriorcats mod in months. I need to clear my mind and my plate to really focus on addressing feedback, and the criticism level makes that draining.

[Sharing from personal life -- another reason my modding dropped off is that this winter my trans wife came out to my socially conservative parents. We are not disowned, but it's been complicated and emotionally draining. Lighthearted play with stream-of-consciousness commentary is about as deep as I've been able to go for months.]