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ah, the old soul, nice to meet again. the time of ages is etched into your bones, you see clearly. you've watched the heartache in this realm and sworn to solve it. but kindness without limits is self destruction. oh little leaf, strong and wise, you seek to bring peace with your presence. I'd be wrong to say you fail at this effort, but you mustn't set yourself on fire to keep others warm. you wish to please everyone, to protect them all. but if you shield the saplings from the sunlight they will never grow, and you one day will wither. protect yourself too. you know there are no happy heroes, so don't be one. be a friend. your loved ones will not forsake you for not being perseus slaying all their demons. you have your own monsters, why not meet them first before you conquer anyone else's nightmares. oh true-hearted paladin you are brave, and you are good enough. you know that right? be true to yourself, one cannot do anything saintly if they did not tend to their own wounds first.  

[lizaluvsthis]

What If (BR AU): SMG4 lost all of his vision during the arc?

Title: Helping Onwards, Putting Entries Living Each Soul's Sympathy

HOPELESS

Tags: Fluff/Angst/Comfort

Previous Chapter...

Summary: Four with his permanent loss of vision, it's been too difficult for him to manage. But with a help of his crew and someone in particular helped him reach up and discover something new. PART 2/2 COMPLETE

"I'm sorry..." 

Tears streamed down from his face, hiding the soft and quick breaths. This strong and emotional feeling... it was... it wasn't just nothing...

This was something...

A 'thing' he couldn't quite define it.  

But that doesn't matter either way, what matters right now is HIS condition.

"Three?" SMG4 lifted his head, in the feet of shivering from a warm heart inside. His tender for the man gave back a sad look that he could not describe.

It must be so sad... losing visions and not even knowing what Three is giving that face right now...

With no such response, Four's arms leaned forward. Letting go of Three's hand, leisurely reaching for his face. He could feel a light touch of water from his gloves with his right hand caressing Three's cheek.

"You're- are you- are you- crying?" "N-no I'm not you idiot! I wasn't crying! Just- just- something got in my eye..." 

Liar...

SMG4 thought, three wouldn't make up any excuses for that. He was Mostly bad at lying and would call him the "not-so-good-liar" whenever he lied back right in front of his face.

This was different, but he knows how Three acts this way. Even though his eyes are covered with an empty black void of nothingness, he knows SMG3 very well. 

Sure, being linked with the other guardian's emotions was something. But it got him feeling slightly confused about how Three had a blasting fill with mixed emotions when he was with Four.

He doesn't quite get the number on this, why would Three cry? Why would he tho? Honestly, I'm thinking of which. He'd barely even see the man cry at other moments of his life with him.

Not just because of something stupid like- games, or- magazines of Justin Bieber thrown out¿ his other memes lik-

Wait a minute.

"OH- SH-T!" SMG4 Screamed, with his voice bouncing back from the sound of echoes in the room were heard.

"I'M SO SORRY FOR FORGETTING ABOUT TERRANCE- I know how much it hurts losing someone you meant to, a lot."

SMG3 gasped, getting himself pulled out from the chair and held tight from Four's arms hugging him in an uncomfortable position.

Into the front where SMG4 hugged him, Three placed both hands to the sides. Keeping his position stable. "You and Terrance seem so close..." 

The tears had taken him aback, sure Terrance was his assistant. He was like a son to him. But it wasn't the reason that mattered just for it.

"He was my closest child than any other dead memes I've taken care of. Besides with any other children of mine that you killed..." 

SMG3 glared down at the memory Four had done. 

"It's... from the past... I've moved on already like I said." He dropped the subject, in mentions of Terrance. He couldn't bear to remember such painful memories and the fun times he and Terrance made.

But he couldn't blame SMG4 even tho he hated the man so much. "Do you... still hate me?" Four's hands shook, upset with the actions he'd done. 

A long pause holds within the air, contemplating to himself if he would want to tell the truth, but he'd rather shove that marker up his ass if he would too.

SMG4 had been waiting for his response, holding his patience. 

"SMG3?" 

.

..

...

"I don't know." 

When three tried to respond, he couldn't answer straight away. It felt like the words were choking his throat.

Unable to answer the most obvious things...

"What do you-" The man in white and blue spoke that us when suddenly abrupted their conversation.

A nerve-wracking scream from an Italian, barged into the room with a Mario Kart destroying the door.

With Three taking him on the cover, Four hugged himself. He didn't know how to react and if he did, what should he express? In what words will he put?

Four just stayed put, this is all enough for today. Everything that is happening puts a spiral on his head.

How could he- SMG3- protect his rival even tho they aren't enemies anymore? 

Even tho they both hate each other, the nerve of wanting to kill one another, the HATE they both keep gaining. 

But still, these actions that four had caused. Were still permanent from the things that he'd done to damage three.

How- why would SMG3 still help SMG4 after everything…?

“The door was locked.” The fat Italian hopped out of his broken kart, walking towards SMG4. SMG3 lets go of Four before Mario can even react. With each step the man’s footsteps took, Four listened to the sound of how it synched from the heart beating in his chest.

SMG3 took a step back but immediately tugged in hugging them both by Mario himself. “Mario’s-a-glad you both did it! But S-M-G-4…?” He shared glances between the two guardians, then to SMG4. He cupped his glove to Four’s right cheek, looking closer to see those grey eyes reflecting light from the ceiling. 

“I’m alright Mario, you don't have to be worried.” “BUT MARIO SHOULD WORRY!” Smg3 eyed the fat Italian, he was four’s closest friend. A dearest one. When will he ever stop thinking about this jealousy that happens whenever Mario is near him when they’ve been both PRACTICALLY TOGETHER in some ways in a fight?

He didn’t want to keep on pressing buttons. He’ll just play the role that he’ll put through.

As a Meme Guardian with a bond to one another.

“Mario has been worried about you! Thinking if you barely even made it alive but you are! He thinks you could’ve died!” He screamed “MAMA” feeling the words bounce back from the thick walls. “MARIO THINKS YOU DIED AFTER GIVING EVERYTHING FROM YOUR POWER TO SAVE YOUR GAY FRIEND!” He started whining like a baby with his tears bursting out in the corner of his eyes.

Both of the meme guardians winced at Mario’s comment when the mention of ‘gay’ was heard.

“THE HELL? I’M NOT GAY FOR HIM YOU ASS!” SMG3 smacked off Mario’s head making it form into a completely flat folded face, he sat right beside SMG4. He didn’t know what he was doing at all. He never stopped and kept on doing so. (not just because to make sure he was there. It’s to keep him safe, and to remind that he’s already got his back.)

SMG3 covered his chest with both arms, his legs tilted on the other side where he could give foursome space of his own.

Mario is a good person. In some ways when it’s for his friends, he has a kind heart and a soft one when it’s with the ones he loves the most. But he couldn’t handle pain like how Three had dealt it with his way. It pities him.

“I’m okay now Mario like I said, I just lost my vision-” “Just lost? JUST LOST?” He threw out a “MOMA F-CKER” and ranted about what could’ve gotten worse than losing both eyes for sightseeing.

“Alright, red that's enough! Cut SMG4 some slack will you?” Meggy yanked off Mario’s back overall. “He doesn’t want to!!! He needs to be on his friend’s side! AAAA!!!!!” Mario tried to resist but ended up getting pulled out of the room. 

…

And it’s just that. Once again the silence covered the room with thicker ones, both of the boys were far more speechless.

“What- what just happened…” SMG4 asked looking nowhere but upfront, SMG3 sighed pinching the bridge of his nose. “Mario is being the typical again.” SMG3 said with a slight kick of his right foot from the air.

But anyhow. Smg4 is lucky to have a friend like Mario, he knows it’s not much for the red man that could offer any good benefits but does come by very much to hang around with Four. What he’s worst at? No one knows.

If SMG3 were to think after Four has been fully recovered he can go back to the Peach’s castle and probably teach himself how to walk with a stick.

Now that’s a bit improper.

SMG3 thought, if he were to leave four right now they both are going to have such huge complications with each other or more than that- HIS PARTNER IS BLIND. So maybe the option of leaving right after is more of what a d-ckhead would do for a living, he may be a bastard for ruining and destroying Four’s life again and again. But now that he’d changed after giving up? He didn’t even care wherever four goes.

He thought he moved on already but some part of his guts pulled him close to his link. The connection he and his ex-rival shared was a bit of a match and the future’s destiny for them both to protect the universe. How would they both still use their meme energy powers even tho one is blind?

What’s worse? Leaving Four solves all of his problems now that he’s blind? Or literally, stay with him for the rest of his life?

It was an exception for him that he couldn’t even decide with his own choices. How could he, the Hero, be the one who risked his own life to save his mortal enemy?

“It hurts…”

“It hurts…”

“It hurts…”

“It hurts…”

“It hurts…”

“It hurts…”

It hurt him. How could he…? It wasn’t fair at all.

“You could’ve…” SMG3 turned his head to him. “Huh?” SMG4 never quite caught the attention of what Three ever wanted from his life, but now that he has done all that. Saving his eye, almost the result of his dying is a tragic way to think of now that you’d want to consider leaving the blind guy to deal with his own.

“You could’ve just left me out there…”

Four could’ve left three out there, back when Niles almost took out three’s right eye.

“And I didn’t, I saved you.” SMG4 calmly replied, brushing his fingers against the edge of the sheets. “I didn’t want to lose a friend of mine you know? That’s why I had to act it all out.”

“Do you still hate me?” 

He recalled his words.

Despite everything, there were no words left to say in a sentence.

“Three…?” SMG4 wanted to look three in the eyes, but he couldn’t. The man didn’t answer.

“What was the reason?”

—-

SMG3 didn’t think through, he didn't know what words he could say to the man. Why must it be so hard for him to come up with the answer rather than just saying one word? Sure he hated the man for about so long now, but the problem of him is…. 

What exactly was the problem at this point?

Why does he still hate Four? Does he? Yes? No? What is taking him so long to respond?

He doesn’t know, of course,7 he doesn’t know. What else would be a better way to tell him?

“Three, the truth. Now.”

“I-” “I need to know if you still- please…” SMG3 stared at his faded white eyes, something about it made his body tingle in such a sensitive feeling that it wouldn’t let him look away.

Staring back at the man’s eyes just made him shiver, feel guilt, and feel the bottom of his pit hit him the most. 

“Three….?” “I don’t know!” SMG3 cried out loud, both his knees now dropped down fully to the ground. Sobbing relentlessly waiting for what's going to happen next.

SMG4 stayed quiet, he didn’t know what words he could say to him but listened. 

Three moved towards Four while both of his knees were down on the floor, now holding both of Four’s hands.

“I- I hated you since before…. When we were enemies, back when I tried to steal away your videos, back before this happened, and even taking it back from the past. I’m not even sure what to think about it anymore. If I still do or not.”

SMG4 is easy to hate on, his stupid antics, his stupid sh-ts that were tossed again and again, he was just as miserable as Three is. They could never understand each of their signals. It already messed them both up one time, it could have gotten even worse if Four pushed more buttons and double-jointed his trick up his sleeve. 

He can’t blame SMG4 after assuming he’d be doing something wrong during his uprising popularity. He was the bad guy, always has. Why else would Three expect that things are okay now between him and Four even after the stupid cruel things he did to him?

“You were an -sshole, I was a f-cking disaster… I don’t even have any idea what made you still stay close here with me after the things I did…” He spat out the words from his throat, he couldn’t believe the words he was saying out loud in front of him.

Three felt the tears from his eyes wouldn’t go away. He tried to stop this heartbreaking, tried to hold it inside of him yet he failed once again. “But I-I don’t hate you anymore…” Four looked at the man in worry. “I gave up on being evil like I said, I couldn’t blame you for assuming… You still see me the way how you always do.”

“I’ll… never be… good enough…”

Four brushed the tears away with two thumbs softly pressing to his cheeks. “You’re already good enough, to me… To everyone in here isn’t that already enough for you?” He leaned closer, bumping his forehead onto his partner. 

“I may have been a b-tch to you and everything that I did. It was my fault too, not yours only so don’t blame yourself.” he ran both of his arms through his back slowly feeling each other’s breath. 

Three spotted his lips, staring, gazing, and slowly… started to get closer finding an opportunity to kiss his lips. SMG4 could feel his soft lips touching his, the burning sensation, hearts now collided together. The fluttering feeling from his stomach and his heart hammering. Four closed his eyes, seeing imaginative colors whirling yellow, blue, purple, and red  

The combination of blue and Purple made an amazing explosion pulsing of Indigo. 

He loved this feeling, he needed this feeling, they both carved their names to each other’s souls knowing that they belonged together. They finally pulled each other apart after that kiss, it was magical, it was emotional, breathtaking…

Three covered his mouth in shock at what he had just done, it started with making sure the guy was safe then kissing his lips. Does it even matter anymore? What is this strange feeling that wrapped him around? Is this the meaning of love? Did he do it after 8 years of his rivalry with the most important and loving person right in front of him?

To experience the feeling of Love?

Four was too stunned to speak with his mouth open, his eyes were in shock. His cheeks were tinted red, therefore started questioning his life between SMG3 He never thought much of it but now that he does, he was left with so many thoughts about it. 

He never thought falling in love with his arch nemesis was soon to discover each of their tainted mistakes.

“I- I’m sorry- I-I- didn’t know what came over me- Four I can-” SMG4 quirked up his cheeky grin and started giggling, by a low sound of his giggle grew louder. He started tearing up in tears of laughter. “Why are you laughing dumb-ass?!” furrowed eyebrows formed from the man in purple, the confusion on his face says it all. 

Mixed Feelings sent signals to his brain, he now wasn’t sure if Four was even joking around or laughing at him. “Are you making fun of me?” “N-no!” SMG4 flicked a tear from the corner of his eye.

“I was laughing because I never thought you’d also feel the same, it took us more than five more years just to understand…” “Understand what?” SMG3’s body stiffened after four rested both hands on his biceps. “This that we had a falling… both of us falling in love with each other at the worst moments to start.” Four smiled at Three now finally understanding what the man meant.

Three joined in, and both waves of laughter escaped out of the room’s atmosphere. They both are different, but love is always here. Unconditionally giving them strength, growing stronger day by day without even realizing it.

Love may be blind but it couldn’t be hidden. When push came to shove, his heart landed on the Blue man, and he did as well. SMG3 started hugging Four even more tightly. “Thank you…” SMG4 lowered his hand going down to place it to the man’s waist. “I’ll be here, always…. I’ll watch over you, I’ll take care of everything…” 

“Woah now, didn’t expect you had this soft side honestly I wouldn’t mind… wait- taking care of me?” SMG3 placed his hand on the man’s shoulder. “SMG1 told me I should look out and watch over you more often now. I don’t know why or what he meant about that, I wouldn’t mind honestly. At least I get to check up on you.”

SMG4 smiled weakly, he knew something that Three didn’t. 

What images he could describe when SMG1 told Four about what his arm looked like, even when Three is around now that he checks up on Four? He’ll surely know about this sooner or later.

In other ways, he won’t tell him about this just yet. 

“So, does this mean we’re both- uhh… you know?” SMG4 asked while holding Three’s hand. Three smiled back at him. “Yes, we are, unless… You don’t want to?” Three smirked making four roll his eyes now both of them flirting.

“Alright-alright we’re alright now, stop playing with my feelings.” 

-- THE END --

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WIP Wednesday

and now it's Thursday. ah yes, the passage of time

Tagged by @westernlarch! Thanks so much!

I have no actual clue how this tag meme works. I'm just assuming I'm supposed to share part of my WIP. This is from the last scene I've written for Cipher, chapter 10. Not thoroughly edited yet.

Her pace quickens, the shadows of old airlocks flashing by like doors branching off into the unknown, their keys lost to the void. The hallway bends around the flattened disk shape of the station, and another burst of ill-advised speed brings into view the extended line of a turian leg, his body bent over it as he stretches and catches his breath. Shepard slows back down. For all that endurance running is a point of human pride, it looks less than impressive when going up against the alien equivalent of an ostrich or perhaps a cassowary; as she trudges onward, more or less steadily, she has the dubious pleasure of watching Garrus lope ahead with unmatchable speed, his body like a projectile let loose, to leave her in the dust. She’ll find him again eventually—already has, several times now—but even knowing that his frequent breaks are less for her sake than his own, the fable of the turtle and the rabbit has never felt less inspiring to her than when she catches up to where he has been resting. Approaching him in a leisurely jog now, she watches Garrus lift his head, then straighten. Agitated hands tug his jacket back into place.  Her pants come loudly in the night-cycle quiet, though somewhere in the distance Grover is tightening a screw with one of his pneumatic drills, and Garrus doesn’t comment on it. She closes the distance—sees the opportunity for pulling ahead, turning the tables on him—sweet vindication—but she knows well enough what she’s here for and winning isn’t it. She stops in front of him, heart thudding. “You sure you’re not ruining your threads this way?” she asks, gesturing at the entirety of him. Pointedly, she eyes first the stiff fabric of his jacket and then his equally-stiff boots. He’s bouncing on the balls of his feet, the longitudinal arches flexing as she watches, his ankles bending, and the creak of the patent leather is almost as audible as her slowing breaths. “I’m not attached to them,” murmurs Garrus. As his attention drifts from her and back to the long curve of the perimeter, he’s looking every bit the racing hound, yearning for the run even as he’s flagging. She suspects he didn’t say yes to doing a few laps just to humor her. “You sure about that? They look to be in the ‘had to promise your firstborn’ price class.”  The phrasing serves its purpose; his focus snaps back to her like a rubber band. Even then, there’s no confused mandible-flapping, no analyzing tilt of his head. Either he has become more proficient in human idioms or he has lost the will to put up with them. She’s certain it’s the latter, though that conviction wavers when he says, “It’s not that bad. Hierarchy turians believe in overpriced fashion about as much as they believe in any form of democracy.” “And are you?” she asks. “A ‘Hierarchy turian’ now?” Garrus stops bouncing. He eases off the tips of his powerful toes, down to his regular height, then crosses his arms. Jutting elbows. She must have stumbled her way onto a truly touchy subject. The sudden absence of his frenetic energy leaves her a little woozy, though she rediscovers it a second later in the speedy tap of his fingers onto his arms, the slash of his fringe through the air. None of it bleeds into his tone; if anything, his voice is droll and smooth when he says, “In about as much as you were ever an ‘agent of the Council.’”

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OC Mannerisms - Minovae Arangeir

Tagged by @dujour13 to do @the-raging-tempest’s OC mannerism meme - Template here

Art commissioned from Elena Kononenko :)

- NO. OF SPOKEN LANGUAGES >> Taldane, Infernal, Gnomish, Halfling, Abyssal, Protean (Innate)

- TONE OF VOICE >> Average but on the slightly lower side. Often with a slight husk if she's been barking orders a lot lately.

- ACCENT >> Wiscrani given she's from Westcrown [irl equivalent of Italian, specifically Venetian].

The haunting realization that my baby sounds Italian...

- DEMEANOR >> Easy confidence when observed and knows it, but distant and melancholic or preoccupied sometimes when she thinks she's alone or not being looked at. Approachable.

- POSTURE >> Hands resting on hip/armor or crossed. Straight.

HABITS

Talks with hands often if impassioned, and especially tail if greatly impassioned.

Sucks in lips between fangs when thinking.

Tail touches: congratulatory thumps on the back, gentle brush against side or leg if affectionate, protective coil around back of legs, quiet contact against foot if happy you're there.

COMPLEXITY (Fill in the circles as you wish)

- VOCABULARY >> ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️⚪️

A complicated question! Mino was uneducated for most of her life but pushed herself hard to catch up when joining the Hellknights. A lot of her vocabulary is only advanced when it's legalese or philosophical, and tends to be more crass or 'peasant' quality elsewhere. She also tries hard to sound on equal footing with the nobility when she's investigating them and around them, but falls short more often than not. She does not have time for leisure reading that would support a more robust vocabulary.

- EMOTION >> ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️

Minovae has been punished her entire childhood for any sort of emotion stronger than a small smile, and her subsequent entry into the Hellknights encouraged suppressing the despair and rage and grief and wrath long festering inside her. That being said it did help her with other issues that lessened a lot of those feelings and helped her understand and express happiness and more positive emotions better. As a matured adult that has been forced to acknowledge and work through what she's buried for decades, she still has difficulties with catharsis and actually letting herself process the darker side of herself. Bottling things up is her first instinct, not wanting to burden others with her negative emotions, but she is making steps to handle things more in stride rather than reaching a breaking point.

As such, most people only know her as a smiling and bright person, eager to crack a joke and cheer others up. Those that really know her know there's a lot more going on beneath the surface and can see the telltale signs she's needing a sit down and talk.

- SENTENCE STRUCTURE >> ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪⚪

Hellknights favor brevity in all situations where intense legalese isn't needed, but, well, Minovae is also a former bard. In casual situations she's what you'd expect of a friendly Wiscrani bard that loves a good meal and drink. In professional matters she's short and to the point up until Formality and Legal is required, THEN you might need to break out the dictionary as she is hyper specific, not wanting to imply or stretch facts beyond the core truth of the matter, and note where each clause and comma and punctuation she pauses for breath is.

Very Serious Business, you see.

PROFANITY

- FREQUENCY >> ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️

Minovae curses as punctuation. You can't take out the street urchin and bard, Hellknight or no.

- CREATIVITY (in regards to profanity) >> ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️

That being said with above, a Hellknight has to have a certain amount of decorum. She gets quite creative telling someone exactly what she thinks about them without outright telling them they should fuck themselves.

BOLD THAT APPLY

arse / ass / asshole / bastard / bitch / bloody / bugger / bollocks / chicken shit / crap / cunt / dick / frick / fuck / horseshit / motherfucker / piss / prick / pussy / screw / shit / shitass / son of a bitch / twat / wanker

THIS OR THAT

straightforward or cryptic?

finding the right word or using the first word that comes to mind?

masculinity, neutrality, or femininity?

formalities or with abrasiveness?

praise or equivocation?

frankness or flattery?

excessive or minimal hand gestures?

name-calling or magnanimity?

friendly or blunt

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

- DO PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME HEARING OR UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHARACTER?

Nope! Mino is loud in pretty much all aspects. She speaks loudly and clearly.

- DOES YOUR CHARACTER’S POINT COME ACROSS EASILY WHEN THEY SPEAK?

It sure does. She doesn't like to beat around the bush and doesn't have time for it.

- WOULD YOUR CHARACTER INITIATE CONVERSATIONS?

Yes! She loves talking to people.

- WOULD YOUR CHARACTER BE THE ONE TO END CONVERSATIONS?

If she has other pressing engagements, yes.

- WOULD YOUR CHARACTER USE ‘WHOM’ IN A SENTENCE?

...probably... not? I can only think in legal contexts: "to whom is may concern"

- YOUR CHARACTER WANTS TO MAKE A COUNTERPOINT. WHAT WORD DO THEY USE?

but / though / although / however / perhaps / maybe

- HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER END CONVERSATIONS? 

"As much as I'd love to continue this - I'm expected elsewhere in a few!" Something like this.

- WHAT SOCIAL CLASS WOULD OTHERS ASSUME YOUR CHARACTER BELONGS TO, HEARING THEM SPEAK?

Low when in casual setting. High when in professional setting, given she can *sound* like a lawyer if needed.

- IN WHAT WAYS DOES THE WAY YOUR CHARACTER SPEAK STAND OUT TO OTHERS?

The strong Wiscrani accent for one! Specifically street Wiscrani. It's immediately obvious she is not from any sense of nobility or wealth, and might be the kind of voice you'd hear in the docks or fishing districts but more... 'trained'... Especially when she's had a bit to drink and the Hellknight education falls off she sounds like she just dragged herself out from behind some alleyway in the one of the poorer districts of Westcrown.

ANYTHING ELSE THAT WASN’T TOUCHED ON?

Despite being 100% Chelaxian, one would immediately clock Minovae's last name, Arangeir, as some bastardization of the Galtan surname Arangier. She did in fact 'take' it from a kind older Galtan woman that nearly adopted her, but was unable to for various reasons.

The full pronunciation guide for her name is:

Mee-no-vey | A-hu-ran-geer

But she has no corrections or preference for those that pronounce it more like the fish: "Minnow-vae". Or those that combine the sounds in her last name to: "ah-ran-geer."

Tagging no pressure @camelliagwerm @spyridonya @serenbach86 @minthy-fresh

[ingenxum]

“ INGENIUM. It is the name of the hero who will defeat you! “

Independent & Private Tenya Iida from My Hero Academia! Fully Rebooted by Jen (21+ | She/They | GMT+8) Est. March 31, 2019 (Revived November 10, 2024) Banner credit to @/smcsh

Other blogs: @herotheisms (multimuse multifandom sideblog! Can only follow back with this blog)

Important Links: His fandom profile | Headcanon tag | Ask memes | Who is Tetsuya? (Recommended for other Tenya + Class 1B rpers)

Updated rules are down here! (Ignore the ones in the rules tab!)

I. This blog is 18+! While there will never be NSFW here as Tenya is a minor, BNHA still tackles some pretty dark themes. Therefore, this blog will not be interacting with writers below 18.

II. Nudge me for responses every now and then. As of posting this pinned post, I am in my final year of university so my thesis and internship is my #1 priority. However, I still write as a means of leisure (which is pretty rare at this point) so I do have a tendency to miss responses. Feel free to poke me every once in awhile if I haven't responded in a week or two.

III. All ask memes can turn into threads. This is about 50% of how my threads start, to be honest. I will also be willing to cut threads and move them into a newer post for you.

IV. No godmodding. Pretty self-explanatory.

V. Both Tenya and Tetsuya are multiship. I’m quite open with any ship you try at me, romantic and platonic-wise! I don't think I can ever do exclusives with ships because I have fallen in love with different interpretations of the same ships.

VIII. This account is multifandom-friendly and TOTALLY open with blogs from fandoms I at least know a few things about. It might just take me awhile to flesh them out so I know how I can fit Tenya and Tetsuya in that specific universe.

IX. Anon is only on for ask memes that ask for anons. Any and all anon hate will be deleted and ignored.

X. IMS & Discord are for mutuals only! I use the IMS to talk to other muns to plot and such. If we’re not mutual, please don’t bug me to reply to you.

XI. I do not own any of the icons and art I use. I rarely post art but I will tag it as my own. All of the icons I use for Tenya are from other blogs I found on Tumblr. I tend to reblog some art of best boy and do tell me if you’re the artist of it and I’ll take it down if you wish!

XII. I tag all triggers and spoilers possible I myself have a trigger of my own of IRL GORE so please tag "#irl gore //" or "#jen dont look // whenever you reblog! As for spoilers for upcoming games/shows I'm interested in, I try my best to avoid talking about them here until it's hype has finally died down. However, if I ever talk about them vaguely as soon as they come out, feel free to block the tag "#jen yaps about [name of show] //" if you want to avoid potential spoilers! In the case of BNHA, however, will be left untagged!

XIII. I am not a meme archive! Unless you intend to send me a symbol or sentence prompt from that meme, you’re not allowed to reblog it from me! Always, always reblog from source!

XIV. Never hesitate to approach me if we're mutuals! I don’t bite! I apologize in advance if I randomly pop in your IMS and pour my heart and soul to you. If I follow you, it means I’m hella interested to roleplay with you!

XV. Personals will be blocked on the spot. Unless you tell me your personal is linked to a sideblog, all personals that will follow me will be blocked to make my notifications clean and orderly.

XVI. Please do let me know if there are people I should be cautious about. I’ve only recently returned to tumblr for a few weeks so I generally don’t have an idea on anyone’s background so do hop over to my ask box if there should be someone I should avoid or such.

Thank you so much for reading this far! Hope we get to write together soon!

[primordialruin]

Extended Guide

Multiverse - This blog is created upon canon divergent headcanons inspired by Lilith's mythology and the first two minutes of the canon show. It will explore various timelines, AU's and plots that may deviate from the original intention of the show's creator.

Multiship - I mostly default to Lilith having a complicated relationship with Lucifer due to their differing views on their subjects, however I take this on a case by case scenario depending on the writers and muses I write with. I don't do polyshipping at the moment. Cheating will not be something I will explore if Lilith is shipped with someone else. Please consider those instances either AU, or done during her separation/divorce from her canon husband. If we want to ship, we have to talk about it & explore the way our muses interact with each other. We might not always click. As a default - I mainly gravitate towards Lucifer&Lilith. However, I have a lot of love for Adam&Lilith due to their legends and what they represent in philosophy/psychology. Everything else is chemistry based.

Adult space / 18+ - I am an adult and don't wish to engage with people under 21. I only make this exception for child muses. I will write adult themes only with adult muns and muses. Among them, you will find psychological and physical torture, sexual themes and gore.

NSFW - I draw it and I write it. The drawings will only be posted on Sundays. Depending on the context, I will either tag it with suggestive tw, or add the usfw tw tag if the drawing/writing is graphic enough to warrant it. (the tag will be used once it passes the nudity/gore threshold in my art, or passes into the descriptive territory of displaying a sexual/torturing act in writing) I will mostly resort to fade to black when it comes to smut, unless the mun & I mutually agree to write it together OOC.

Tagging - I tag everything as [trigger] tw. I always try my best to tag my posts if I am aware of the popularity of a trigger. If we are mutuals but we don't write, I might not remember your special triggers. I tend to have your rules and about page open when I write my replies to you.

Interactions - Feel free to send me an ask, or an IM if you're interested to write with me. Tag me in random starters, send me memes, interact with me and my muse via replies. IM's are great for breaking the ice and doing quick plotting between muns. Discord is great for keeping track of our spitballing. I prefer IM's to discord. Feel free to message me any time about our threads and plots. I love your enthusiasm and I love it even more when you make your concerns known to me so we can fix them together. The only thing I urge you to not do is pressure me for replies.

Plotting - I have a lot of headcanons. I understand that my take might be a little different from what the fanon believes Lilith to be like, hence it may not be everyone's cup of hot cocoa. Please plot with me before we get too deep in our interactions. The take I have may be very different from the view you have of this character. If you wish to harm my muse, I would prefer to be made aware of it OOC. Also, please be open to editing your replies if something doesn't work out for me. I will gladly return the favor. Safety in cooperation is important to me.

Mutuality - I am not mutually locked, but I prefer mutuals. I will be hesitant to follow your blog if you post things I am not interested in, or if you do not trim your posts. If you are mostly on a mobile device, then please take a look at my suggestion here.

Blocking / Unfollowing - I block or unfollow if there's current incompatibility, to put an end to harassment, or to prevent undesired accidental interactions on the dash. (Don't want to seem like a creep & like your posts/follow your blog while I scroll) We can use this feature at leisure. It doesn't hurt my feelings if you're uninterested in my blog and I hope the feeling is mutual. If you want to connect/reconnect, feel free to shoot me a message about it and we'll figure out together whether we are a good fit. If you wish to take time away from me/my blog, I ask for a heads up if we've established a friendship out of courtesy for the invested time and resources. It is something that I will do as well.

Boundaries - Callout culture, drama, beefing. I don't have time for this and I don't have the emotional bandwidth to take sides or care too much about online discourses. Report criminals to the authorities if it's possible. Also, don't pressure me to draw for you or write. Don't rush me. Don't guilt me. If we write, then I owe you a reply, but not a deadline.

Art - If I draw art of our muses and I tag you, that gives you special permission to reblog the art on your blog. Please only use my art if I have given you permission to use it. I don't take commissions. I only draw for fun at the moment.

Mun - I go by Kotys, she/her pronouns (they/them if you're unsure), and I was born in 1995 so do the math yourself! I'm an extremely laid back person with a busy life and enough hobbies to drop them on the floor. Super passionate about the way people and computers work. I'm currently in the pursuit of growing my soft skills in patience, compassion and non-violent communication. I have many thoughts about the human brain and the relationships we form that I might share here. Might vent sometimes because I'm still a squishy human and life can get a bit tough. (I bounce back v fast tho) I tag everything though so make sure you have irl tw, vent tw, negative tw tagged and blacklisted to keep your dash clean. I also post a lot of thoughts about my muse and headcanons when I'm not able to write due to my schedule :) I hope you'll enjoy my blog! Know that I'm happy to have you here.

[myriadxofxmuses]

Answer to following questions and tag people you wanna know better!

Tagged by: @homelander-rp-blog (tysm)

tagging: @reevezs , @savagecuhnt , @ruinedsoulsrp , @lostxones , @the-thieves-gambit , @huntrcssqueen , @thccraft

roleplayer name: Mo Mo

roleplayer's pronounce: she/her

preferred communication: DMs are fine, but I also have discord by request as well as other socials if I'm comfortable enough with you.

experience: I think it's at like 7 years now.

preferred roleplay type: Tumblr. Discord I am very selective on what I write over there.

deal breakers: Pushiness. Smutfishing to smut without anything else really going on. Rushing/pestering me for my reply. (I'm slow af because I don't get solid times to write. It comes and goes in spurts. And I know that sucks, but that's how I roll. This is a hobby and not a job so I want to have fun with it. Leisurely.)

plots or meme: Either. I'm not a huge plotter though. I like to get sort of an idea and just run with it.

best time to write: Whenever I can fit it in. Or I'm high.

are you like your muse? No, but they all have different characteristics of mine in them.

[wastelandkatze]

Get to know your Tav! (Ask Game)

finally, more reason to work on and share my oc's lore. huge thanks to @tavsboots for tagging me, u and Velric are so sweet! game is originally by @sporeservant ❤

BRIAR | Half-Elf | GOO Warlock | they/them | 35

What is their..

favorite weapon ➺ big and intimidating swords (pact weapon)

style of combat ➺ responsible for crowd control (and to feed their patron). whips out their sword when an enemy makes the mistake of closing contact. utilizes Eldritch Blast for knocking enemies away from them and their party members (especially their love interest. they're protective like that)

most prized possession ➺ their freedom... and i guess this dress Astarion custom-ordered for them for the Archduke's coronation

deepest desire ➺ to meet their father

guilty pleasure ➺ restricted arcana knowledge. they'd do anything just to get their hands on forbidden magical books. Gale has competition in camp.

best-kept secret ➺ terrible. at. math.

greatest strength ➺ fast learner

fatal flaw ➺ keeps their feelings to themself until it just bursts

favorite smell ➺ smell of the ocean

favorite spell or cantrip ➺ Hex is their favorite spell (that's why their alias is the Crimson Hexer). Meanwhile, Eldritch Blast for the favorite cantrip (cue the Danny Devito meme).

pet peeve ➺ they absolutely hate it when someone talks over them while they're talking, especially with an amplified voice. let Briar finish.

bad habit ➺ competitive. thinks they got to do waaay better than the other guy.

hidden talent ➺ brewing poisons made from flowers (jokes on you, Astarion).

leisure activity ➺ reading and/or bothering their partner (Astarion)

favorite drink ➺ surprisingly, coffee

comfort food ➺ anything savory and spicy, preferably stew!

favorite person ➺ Astarion, their love interest

favored display of affection (platonic and/or romantic) ➺ simply being there, hovering around the person they care for. if it's their partner, add simple consensual non-sexual touches to the mix (playing with hair, lightly touching fingers, etc)

fondest childhood memory ➺ none. their memory about their childhood is dulled by the trauma.

free-response! Is there anything else about your Tav you'd like to share? ➺ Briar is demipansexual. yay for ace spectrum tavs!

tagging: @dumpups @tabbycatcloud and you if you come across this! show off your tav ❤

cute divider by @saradika-graphics

[rulers-of-hungary-tournament]

The Housekeeping Post

This is... Well, you've read the thumbnail. For Hungarian monarchs who ruled after Mohács I refer you to @best-habsburg-monarch

(A later team-up to better determine the truly best ruler of Hungary is possible, but that's kind of a distant idea as of writing this post.)

Rules:

New rounds of the main poll on Mondays; there may be other irregular or regular bonus polls at the admin's leisure.

More or less following the same model as Best Habsburg Monarch mentioned above, i.e. one-on-one duels organized into brackets. Round 1 has 32 contestants, Round 2 has 16, Round 3 has 8, Semifinals of course 4 and lastly there's Finals, where we crown the Ultimate King Of Hungary.

We are using Hungarian names (even with the idiotic Hungarian system of putting regnal numbers before the names, natch), but in some cases you will see their Slovak names in brackets. Because fuck it, we ARE reclaiming these bitches.

Contestants are more or less taken from the Wikipedia list, with some caveats. Václav III. doesn't count. If anyone feels sorry for him, they are kindly invited to create a kings of Bohemia bracket. (Seriously if someone wants to complete the Visegrád triplet, please do, and then tell us all about it!) Neither does Otto of Bavaria, because I don't know shit about him (I mean his short disputed reign doesn't exactly help his case, but you could argue we are letting in shorter and more spurious reigns, so that's not completely fair). II.Lászo and IV.István are labeled as antikings by Wikipedia, and if we kick them out, we get 32 contestants, which is a very convenient number for a bracket, so there you go.

Don't know who that bitch in the poll is? Never fear, I'll always inform you of what at least my Medieval History teacher said about them!

Polls last a week, of course.

Propaganda, babyyy! Propaganda and antipropaganda are most enthusiastically encouraged, provided they are true and pass the general ethical standards and junk. The caveat being that propaganda does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the admin; all it has to be is ethical and factually correct.

Spread the good news! Reblog, talk about it with friends, whatever. Just let people who might be interested in participating know of this blog's existence!

TAGS: #main bracket - polls and recaps of the main bracket #main bracket recap - recaps of the rounds of the main bracket #bonus polls - well, bonus polls #memes - well, memes #about us - what others say about this bracket (with our response or otherwise) #housekeeping - other posts, mainly about how this poll works, updates etc.

(PICTURE SOURCES: Thumbnail: https://mindentudasboltja.hu/Tabula-Hungariae-Lazarus-1528 I know the map of Hungary should've been from before 1526 but THERE AREN'T ANY SURVIVING ONES. Sorry dudes Lazarus is the best we got.) Profile Pic: https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/culture_society/legends-tales-and-the-doctrine-of-the-holy-crown-of-hungary/)

[draculadailytracker]

Hi! I am trying to understand what this blog is going to be this time around. I am sharing dracula daily with someone who couldn't participate last year, and worrying that it's going to be hard to find spoiler-free posts to show them. I saw in your pinned that you mentioned spoilers and so got interested.

I just wanted to ask instead of assume, what is the idea for this here blog?

Much the same as last year! (Which I take it you were around for, since you said "this time around"?) That is, I'll be reblogging and tagging posts from the #dracula daily tag. If I see posts that spoil events from later in the story, I'll hold those back until the emails catch up. Essentially, if you're a first-time reader and follow this blog, you should not see spoilers in your feed.

Let me explain why I mentioned spoilers in my pinned post. Part of my original intent when I started this blog was to make it possible for people who'd fallen behind, to catch up again. They can go through the tag for the dates they missed, and enjoy all the memes and analysis at their leisure.

The problem is, if first-time readers scroll back too far in any date tag (take today's, 3 May, for instance), they'll wind up reading posts about 3 May from last year. Some of last year's posts are fine. But posts can be tagged with more than one date — for example, if the OP wanted to contrast events on 3 May with a later entry. So a first-time reader would be happily reading 3 May reactions from this year, then suddenly see spoilers from late last year.

Of course, this applies to all tags (including for characters). But dates seem the most liable to trick people into thinking they're safe, spoiler-wise, so I wanted to caution everyone.

I hope this helps, and I'm sorry if I was unclear in my pinned post!

[h-a-unted]

𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐀 𝐋𝐎𝐓 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐄𝐑. REPOST DO NOT REBLOG !!

NAME : Kuroki (Kuro is fine, too!)

PRONOUNS : I don't mind what I get called, even though I am a girl! I think boys are hella cool, so when I get mistook for a boy, I take it as a compliment instead of an error.

PREFERENCE OF COMMUNICATION : Discord and Tumblr IMs!

NAME OF MUSE(S) : Oh boy... I have a bunch on different blogs, but I'll list the ones here: Butcher, Maeve, Frenchie, Lenny, Emma, Travis, Ethan (E3N), Cpt Price, Adler, Alex, Atom, Chris (RE), and Martha (FFXVI). I'm going to add Legion (ME) and Emet (FFXIV) later.

BEST EXPERIENCE : Joining The Quarry fandom, which allowed me to find my bestie Ladybug, while also making it easier for me to join other fandoms and meet more friends who are so special to me now. I never expected to meet so many amazing people in The Boys fandom, so that's another highlight to me.

RP PET PEEVES / DEALBREAKERS : Being pestered for replies. If I'm rushed in any way, shape or form, my brain just shuts down, and I lose all excitement I used to have. It's one thing to be excited for a thread, that's totally fine, but being purposefully rushed or guilt-tripped into replying is a no-go for me. It has happened to me so many times, I already know how it goes and feel it in the air sometimes, even. I want to write at my leisure and to allow others to do the same. I know I take a lot of time sometimes, but if I'm rushed, I won't ever write for that thread/person again, unless I force myself and throw soulless replies that eventually die. But I'm done trying to be nice to that kind of people and then feeling bad for not being able to keep up, so I'll probably stop outright the next time this happens. Fingers crossed that it doesn't.

MUSE PREFERENCES : Assholes with trauma and/or nuance, himbos, and Artifical Intelligence or a human variant of that.

PLOTS OR MEMES : Both! If I can't for the life of me come up with a random interaction, I ask for plot, but I am mostly more than fine with memes to get things going! Both are excellent!

LONG OR SHORT REPLIES : Both long and short replies are fun! Sometimes it's easier to throw rapid-shot responses, so I go for small, but other times the muse is high and I want to describe more, so I can go for long. Any of those are fine as long (heh, punny) as I have something to reply to.

BEST TIME TO WRITE : Any time my muse is high, or even when my muse is not that high. As long as I can inspire myself enough, I'm game any time. I suppose I usually write during the noon/afternoon onward.

ARE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSE(S) : I usually like to find something that explains to me why I love a certain character and all that. Most of the time, I think it's just me trying to justify myself or make myself cooler, so I sometimes don't really believe I am like a character more like I want to be said character. Even so, I think Butcher is what I could've been had I not been helped when very young. Maeve feels like kind of a mirror to Butcher. She also seems to think she deserves the bad things that happen to her while showing herself as a really strong, indestructible person, I think I relate to that (and her situation of her romantic orientation and stuff, probably? Idk). Emma's cheery mask, Travis' stoic demeanor during rough situations, also Emma's calm demeanor during dangerous situations... The other characters I just really love for one thing or the other without really relating but probably admiring. And the AIs? I just really adore AIs.

TAGGED BY: tagged by @awkwardcourage (thank you so much!)

TAGGING: @dollhidden @savior-of-humanity @sesyeuxocean @reviresc @rottingkiss @hacker-codeq @arcanumsolitude @phoenix-flamed and anyone else I missed who sees this! Consider yourself tagged and feel free to tag me!

[tinknevertalks]

Hey, for the fanfic writer ask meme, how about J, M and X?

Ooooh, thank you! XD

J:  What’s your favorite fanfic trope?  Have you written it? - I think this might be a hold over from when I was in the Voyager fandom, but stuck in a (turbo)lift is hiiiigh up there. Two people stuck together and they *have to* interact? Yaaaaas! As for writing it... I have, a few times. (And because it's me, links 1 and 3 are Teslen and E rated.)

M: What’s the weirdest AU scenario you’ve ever come up with?  Did it turn into a story? - Uh... I haven't really had super weird AUs. I did some 3 sentence AUs a while back where Helen and Nikola were Blood Elf Mages in World of Warcraft, and I've also done one where they were in Star Wars and Nikola was possibly a Jedi? It was him and Helen again either way. They've been fun, but not made full blown stories with them. Did start writing a Sanctuary/Harry Potter fusion but uh... I don't wanna fully interact with JK Rowling (derogatory)'s stuff atm.

X: How would you categorize your fanfic reading?  Are you a voracious reader?  Do you carefully pick and choose?  Something in between? - It depends on how long I've been in the fandom. When I first join, I will read whatever sounds good, or catches my eye tags wise. Once I've done that, I can go back through in my leisure and be a bit pickier. With fandoms like SG1 and Sanctuary, I'm very picky. I don't read as much (sometimes I just haven't got the mental energy) so I want it to be good reading. :)

(Fic Writer's Ask Meme)

[danisakay]

The iPad Kid In Question

In today's generation, the concept of "iPad kids" has gained popularity as a meme and cultural reference. It represents a generation of youngsters who have grown up surrounded by technology, specifically tablets like the iPad. It was an ongoing meme that can be coined as an insult that led me to deny that I am not an iPad kid. However, with how I deal with everyday life, I’ve realized that I cannot live without it. The iPad has played an important role in my life, especially in my academics and leisure activities.

Do I need my traditional nursing books? No, I have already downloaded them to my note-taking app (Goodnotes). I do not need to bring my thick nursing books to school because I have everything downloaded on my iPad. Do I need to bring tons of notebooks or pad paper when note-taking during lectures? No, I do not need to because I have a handy dandy iPad with me when I go to school.

One of the most significant advantages of utilizing an iPad for taking notes is its portability. iPads are lightweight and compact, allowing me to easily carry them wherever I go. Whether in a classroom, group meeting, or coffee shop, the iPad offers a convenient device for taking notes on the go without the need for heavy notebooks or stacks of paper. iPads also save notes digitally, removing the need for physical storage and minimizing clutter. I do not need to be stressed whenever I cannot find a certain reviewer of mine that I need to use to study for a quiz the next day. Moreover, I can organize my notes into folders, categories, or tags, making it simple to find specific information quickly and therefore saving me time and effort.

Aside from note-taking and storing my books, I can access a lot more websites and apps that are needed for my academic requirements. Apps like Quizlet and Anki, which I use for reviewing, especially for active recall and spaced repetitions, allow me to create custom flashcards using text, graphics, music, and even mathematical equations that fit my learning style. They include multimedia features to improve my retention. These kinds of apps are really helpful for me since nursing is a course that demands a lot of memorization of different concepts. They are my lifesaver when memorizing key terms, medical terminology, anatomy, pharmacology, and other nursing concepts.

Canva is also an app that helps me survive school, and without it, my non-creative self cannot live in the academic realm wherein creativity is a required skill in creating and finishing schoolwork. The ready-made presentations, infographics, posters, and other forms of media help me meet school deadlines. I still tweak its design, but the fact that there is a template that I can use as a guide makes me more productive. Regardless of background or expertise, a person can create graphic designs using the straightforward drag-and-drop interface and pre-designed templates of Canva.

Another app that is helpful in terms of video editing because of how accessible it is and easy to navigate is Capcut. It is an app that both my iPad and phone can access, making video editing for school tasks easier than before. The interface is well-organized, with tools and features that are easy to access and use, allowing me to efficiently edit videos without being overwhelmed by complex settings. CapCut provides a comprehensive range of editing tools and features that allow me to modify and enhance videos based on my preferences and the requirements of my subjects. When I was in high school, I needed to borrow my mother’s laptop to edit in a built-in video editing app that was hard to navigate because of its technicality and complicated interface. But with this particular app, I can finish my work within a small amount of time, which I can say is perfect for a student who crams video-type projects.

Google apps like Google Meet, Google Slides, Sheets, Drawings, and most especially Google Docs, have made my life easier. With just having a Gmail account, I can access my documents on all of my devices. If I forget to add something to my document and I already closed my laptop, I can use my iPad or phone to add more information to my paper without the need to assemble my laptop, especially when I’m already lying down in bed ready to sleep. If there is an urgent need to revise my work but I’m out of the house and do not have my laptop with me, I can use my iPad or even my phone and edit it through the Google apps. With an Internet connection, these apps or websites bring convenience and accessibility wherever I go or whatever circumstances I have.

Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides also allow multiple users to work on the same document at once. This real-time collaboration function is especially useful for group projects, team meetings, and collaborative writing assignments. I can monitor changes and updates in real-time, thereby facilitating seamless communication and workflow efficiency. I also consider this a lifesaver to pinpoint my groupmates who have been neglecting group tasks and monitoring their contributions.

Moreover, the nerve-wracking experience of accidentally deleting one’s document is devastating and something I do not like to experience again. Google Apps are a lifesaver again in this aspect because they automatically save versions of documents, allowing me to track changes, return to previous versions, and discover who made specific modifications.

Last but not least, my favorite feature of the iPad is its size and how I can watch series and movies on a larger screen. I do not like the hassle of turning on my TV or my laptop, both of which I cannot bring to my bed whenever I need to rest. With the iPad, there is unlimited access to watching shows while lying comfortably in my bed. I have access to a vast library of movies, TV shows, documentaries, and original content, allowing me to explore a world of entertainment possibilities at any time and from any location. On top of that, I find it difficult to refrain from eating without watching something on my iPad. This behavior perfectly aligns with the concept of an 'iPad kid,' someone who eats while using their iPad. It is essential for me when I eat since if I do not distract myself through watching videos, I tend to eat too fast, therefore not being able to chew my food well.

Besides what I've mentioned above, the iPad's multitasking capabilities also enable me to view videos while also browsing the web, reading emails, or taking notes. Picture-in-Picture mode allows me to minimize the video player and continue watching content while using other programs, thereby increasing my productivity and multitasking effectiveness. I particularly enjoy this feature when I just need white noise or background noise whenever I need to finish something that does not require too much work or concentration. In addition, this feature is also useful whenever I need to write down notes during my online classes.

"my lifesaver"

My phone and laptop have features and strengths that I use depending on what I need, but my iPad is a mixture of them. With the help of my Apple Pencil, offers versatile features that make my life more productive. The iPad's combination of features and characteristics provides versatility and adaptation to various demands and preferences. Whether I use it for work, play, education, or creativity, the iPad is a versatile platform that adapts to my changing needs and lifestyle. At this point, I can say that I’ve already achieved a return on investment, or ROI, with my iPad.

A phrase that can describe the technology, in general, is ‘my lifesaver’. Throughout my narrative, I cannot count how many times I mentioned that phrase because indeed, these smart devices, digital services, and software applications offer convenience and accessibility that make life easier. They provide unprecedented convenience and accessibility in our daily lives. Whether it's ordering food online, booking transportation, or operating smart home gadgets with voice commands, technology makes tasks and routines easier, saving time and effort. As we manage the complicated aspects of modern life, technology is our constant friend, allowing us to prosper in an ever-changing digital landscape.

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