#✎dash games

[unrealization]

When you get your soft, italicized "oh."

the unrelated moment

you tend to be more preoccupied with practical things, to the point where you've been blinded to matters of the heart. sure, you're close with this person. you like to be close with people. it is rewarding to know and be known in return. you leave realization no choice but to sneak up on you. they're not even in the room when it happens. someone or something else spells it out for you, an observant friend's passing comment or a particular sentence you were reading in a book, and suddenly it hits you, what it all means. the person your feelings have been building themselves around. Oh. it's them. it's time. it's them and you, here and now, and you have to decide what to do at this crossroads. luckily, you're practically-minded.

The Missed Opportunity

this one comes with a pang. it is the wrinkled brow of something unpleasant sinking in. they've left to find some new adventure. or they've met someone else. and you have only just begun to understand their true importance to you. you watch them drift toward a future without you, and in that stark numbness of their absence, it hits you. Oh. oh, you want them close. you hopelessly, selfishly want them all to yourself. you'll support them no matter what, but you don't want them to want a future that doesn't involve you. you want them to read the near-invisible signs of your love and decide to take a chance on you. you never want to say that you *used* to know each other. so what are you going to do?

The Emergency

something goes wrong. there's urgency. everything gets turned upside down, and you have to grab for the things that matter most-- Oh. suddenly, there's perspective, and at the worst possible moment, the moment when there is so much else going on, you realize that you have been breathless with want for so, so long. you want everyone to be safe, but please, please, you want them to be safe. you want everything to be okay so that you can have another chance to get things right. a chance to start over. and everything will be okay, of course, because you've made it through bad moments before, and that foundation of trust is there, even if you've never quite acknowledged it to its full potential. you trust them. you need them. Oh.

Tagged by: @autonomousxselves

Tagging: @ruiination (Subaru, Akira), @prsrott, @more-than-a-princess, @hxpelessnurse

[helldustedstories]

"Let's leave my daughter out of this, shall we? I'd hate for things to get .... messy."

[sinsolucion]

WHAT'S YOUR COLOR CODING?

     RED.      a study in being in love with the thrill, the ticking of a broken clock, and hearing your heartbeat in your ears. you've become addicted to the thrill of danger and living life recklessly. you've managed to make people believe that you're untouchable, that you live life so dangerously and yet so precisely that the world revolves around you and only you. but it doesn't. it moves without you, it will continue to move when you stop, and it will always move on when you never move again. the world is uncaring. and you have to match that energy. you can't stop moving, or you'll end up dead.

tagged: snatched from @mens-reas! xoxo tagging: idk who else did this SO @bloodxhound, @kataskopeia, @kamipyre, @pnthra, @cuttingcanine, @kilamantras, @tempist, @legalbrats !

[rukia-kuchiki-divided]

𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐒 / 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄: Elessara

𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘: July 31st

𝐙𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐂 𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍: Leo

𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓: 5' 2"

𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐒: Anime, Writing, Reading, Drawing

𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑: Purple

𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊: The Lord of the Rings / The Belgariad / Throne of Glass Series (I couldn't pick!)

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆: Chk Chk Bang - Stray Kids (I'm currently obsessed)

𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐄 / 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖: Deadpool and Wolverine

𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃: Fanfiction (Specifically Chained by @hesesols)

𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: Bleach manga/anime, amazing artists and writers

𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐔𝐑𝐋: Ah so I've told this story before but when I first joined tumblr (ages ago), there were specific RP groups and this particular one I wanted to join had a rule where you had to have "divided" in your URL name. So... Rukia Kuchiki... divided! I was just too lazy to ever change it when the group disbanded shortly after and now I feel like if I did, no one would know who I was so... yeah. That's it!

𝐅𝐔𝐍 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓: I'm moving to Japan in January!

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Tagged: Stole this from @mused-like-roses

Tagging: Anyone and everyone!

[acuityfeed]

you're a 10 but

  “&– -You accidentally knock over volatile potions with your tail ONE TIME.....! ”

[jewelpain]

character aesthetic . tagged by @dcwnthercbbithcle , bold what applies!

i. the fairy.

chipped nail polish . glitter highlight . tall trees with smooth bark . tangled hair . the taste of cinnamon sugar . talking too loud and too fast . overgrown flowers in your hair . crumbling buildings reclaimed by nature . flirting . walking home at 3am with no coat . platonic hand - holding . blowing smoke out of your nose . dragonfly wings . chaotic good . freckles . fairy rings . secret meetings . gender nonconformity . leather . smudged eyeliner . forbidden fruit .

ii. the reaper.

computer errors . a shiver down your spine . haunting beauty . hard liquor . crowns of thorns . shadowed alleyways . decaying plant matter . shattered mirrors and broken glass . corrupted memories . stopped clocks . the scent of stale cigarettes . tattered black hoodies . walking your friends home . the crescent moon . the sea . a graveyard on a foggy day . cold rings on cold fingers . absolution . looking out the window of an airplane . soft kisses .

iii. the witch.

graffiti . pretending to know what you’re doing . worn paperback books . growing up too fast . parsley , sage , rosemary , and thyme . lace and combat boots . moth wings . candles on every surface . a weathered deck of cards . turning the music up . fireflies in jars . calloused fingers . drawing on your skin . sunlight filtering through clouds . petrichor . a dying rose in a jar . wearing a crystal pendant . illusions and spells . black cats . mint gum . chapped lips . dirt under your fingernails . the cycle of life and death .

iv. the wolf.

murders of crows . frost-bitten leaves . wolves howling at midnight . knocking on your door . leaving food out for stray animals . the twang of an acoustic guitar . honey . tiny red buds on trees . claw marks on the walls . golden eyes . slightly too long stubble . sharp canines . soft , thick fur. hunger . a small cottage in the middle of the woods . knitted fingerless gloves . sleeping on the forest floor . always finding your way back home .

tagging: you! i uh, dont know who to tag but i like seeing muse info :)

[arkhamlegacy]

which tarot card are you?

astrid

the bounty of your heart is abundant. warmth extends from your fingertips, and your smile has the power to light the darkest of rooms. your presence is a comfort– a gift– it is something to be cherished. just beware of stretching yourself too thin; a heart cannot be full if it is constantly emptying itself for the benefit of others. extend that mercy to your own heart, so you may continue to love and let yourself be loved. your chest is not an empty cavity. / NUMBER: 6 / UPRIGHT: love, harmony, relationships, values alignment, choices / REVERSED: self-love, disharmony, imbalance, misalignment of values

jeremiah

you need rest. more than anything, you must allow yourself rest. death is frightening– it is inevitable, it is unstoppable– but, it can also be a thing of great beauty. it is an agent of change. it is the forest fire that paves way for new life. allow yourself this rest, and be prepared for the change to come. brace yourself. it will be hard, it will not be kind, but you are more than ready. you just need to rest first. / NUMBER: 13 / UPRIGHT: endings, change, transformation, transition / REVERSED: resistance to change, personal transformation, inner purging

tagged by: @punishingangel

tagging: whoever!

[flowswept]

tag dump.

[ripdenbrough]

WHAT DOES YOUR HEART LOOK LIKE ?

broken, missing pieces that once were there

your heart has been torn before, chipped and maybe even shattered. some pieces will never be recovered, and you are shaped by the loss. but it can still be shaped into something tangible, something good, even with its flaws and imperfections. you don’t have to do all the work of rebuilding by yourself. allow other hands to leave their fingerprints on the new heart you create from the remnants.

[desiderareing]

You guys wouldn't believe how hard I had to think about this, that's why I'm late to it. Anyways feel free to fill out one or both, regardless of how much you've interacted with either of them, I think this is so fun!!

[fumiliar]

CAN WE PLS GET OLDER BF TOJI HEADCANNONS PLS PRETTY PLS 🙏

(LOVE YOUR WORK BTW!!!)

TYSMM! i hope you like it!😵‍💫

✎...toji is in his late 30s (he lives!) and reader is in her early 20s. megumi is a toddler and he keeps him.

you were the one who chased older bf!toji, you manifested this man. ever since you met him in your apartment gym, you've been trying to get close with him. you started to gym when he went to the gym, asking him for help to carry the weight because you were inexperienced. slowly but surely, you started to develop a relationship with toji, talking to him when it was unrelated to exercise.

older bf!toji who was scared to ask you out on a date. you were so young! he on the other hand, was a widow, a single father and 15+ years older than you. he could've been your father! all these thoughts subsided when he saw you waiting in front of the gym for him. "hi toj-" "date?" he blurted out, leaving you blushing and shocked. "sure toji." that night, he couldn't stop gushing over you to his toddler megumi.

older bf!toji who told you upfront that he was a single father, a widow and looking for a serious relationships on your first date. not wanting to cause any other misunderstandings, he's old, he doesn't have time to play games. he doesn't have the time to fool around, he wants a serious relationship, someone he can lean on, importantly someone who megumi can lean on.

older bf!toji who did not understand why such a youthful person would want him. the stress of his job and raising a child alone has manifested on his appearance. while you, were the epitome of youth in his eyes. the days where you could've been partying in clubs, you spent playing with megumi. he could not wrap his head around your actions.

older bf!toji who barely uses social media. not due to his age, but he's too busy with his life. his only socials are his facebook(good 4 u). you had to teach him how to make an instagram account, and to this day he still doesn't understand how it works. his insta only follows you, with one post, which is also a picture of you.

older bf!toji who's always 'reluctantly' accompanying you, reluctantly watching chick flicks with you, reluctantly accompanying you shopping and holding your shopping bags, reluctantly holding your purse. he's always reluctantly doing stuff, but he ends up doing it anyways. why? cause he loves you. there's a certain joy inside him he hasn't felt since his wife's passing. he secretly enjoys doing girly things with you, just to see the happiness on your face.

older bf!toji who never wants you to feel like megumi is your responsibility. though he wants you to be there for megumi, he doesn't want to burden you with his own struggles.

older bf!toji who stumbles over his feet when he first saw you with megumi. for the first time in his life, he saw megumi like someone from the first meeting. megumi was constantly giggling, smiling ear to ear. without toji realising, his expressions had mirrored his son, like father like son.

older bf!toji who's scared of his future. he's always on the brink of death, with the risky nature of his job. he wants to grow old together, but hesitation takes over him when he realised that in the end, it would just be him growing old.

older bf!toji who has the worst taste in clothing. literally horrendous, when you see his wardrobe, it's just multiples of his tight black shirt, his weird poofy pants and some workout clothes. his other clothing was horrible, some shirts having holes as big as your fist. ever since you've seen that, you've decided to go on a shopping spree for him, along with getting him and megumi some matching clothes.

older bf!toji who hasn't had the time to take care of himself properly. taking care of megumi was such a hassle making him forgot about himself. when you pamper him with skincare nights and face masks, he literally gets addicted. every time you offer to do a face mask or to do his skincare, he dashes to lay his head on your lap. he's still too shy to ask for it, but you can tell how much he likes it. his wrinkles slowly going away with every touch of your hand, as if he's finally let his guard down.

[oathkeeper-of-tarth]

oh hell yes!! ✦ ✎♡ (for your most recent fic hit us with that moon babe special)

Thanks for sending this in! I understand why people wouldn't really feel like fanfic ask games at the moment.

✦ what was your easiest fic to write & your hardest?

Hm, for easiest, I'd pick some of the things I wrote for Steven Universe right after an episode came out, as basically a way of processing a development or figuring out how I feel about it. So, for instance, Love On A Wire and Vessel - both good examples of a bunch of quick writing just flowing out really smoothly and very struggle-free. Probably overthinking-free, most importantly. Conversely, Moon-chosen, Moon-guided took me months to finish because I kept overthinking everything and let myself get caught up in really lofty expectations I was imposing on myself, attempts at tying a million things together thematically and making the payoff "worth it" (whatever that actually means). It was also quite long, for my standards! But yeah, that was a tough one.

✎ how do you think readers would guess a fic was yours if you posted anonymously?

It's a 3rd person limited hurt/comfort one-shot, there's a lady knight in it, and her lady love is patching her up and pampering her while trying to convince her to take better care of herself and take her own well-being seriously. It has no actual plot, but it is quite wordy and comes with an immense amount of run-on sentences - and dashes, so many dashes in so many places. The sea and/or the moon likely feature in some capacity. Rapiers are praised as the superior sword choice.

♡ pick a fic and I’ll pick a comment that made me really happy

I know everyone and their mother has probably said this already but comments are THE best thing. Absolute fanfic author catnip, be it you leaving a keymash, some enthusiastic all caps or a HOW DARE or similar, writing up big novel-length rambles, picking out particular lines that left an impression. Then, getting to know a gang of regular commenters and familiar user names... it's good. Interaction is good. There's nothing worse than radio silence after sharing something and putting a bit of yourself out there, you know?

Anyway, I'm really fortunate to have received all of the above, so big shoutout to all of those folks - I know a lot of you hang out here as well. As a most recent highlight I'd like to share @ontoilogical spontaneously LARPing Dame Aylin at me today:

[helldustedstories]

Stolas has appeared! What to do?

Make them mine Confess Kiss cheek Feed them

[luckystarchild]

✎ how do you think readers would guess a fic was yours if you posted anonymously?

Mechanically, overuse of em-dashes and relatively few adverbs.

Structurally, three clause sentences held together with commas.

For writing devices, long internal monologues.

For themes, preoccupation with identity and belonging.

And if the story is a longfic with no end in sight, well, that's probably me, too.

Fic Ask Game

[acuityfeed]

Make your muse as a Dragon

[jewelpain]

what form of love do you embody?

love as violence.

[ love as bloodshed, crimson as a knife slipped between your ribs ] when ocean vuong said "to arrive at love, then, is to arrive through obliteration" and when franz kafka said "you are the knife i turn inside myself; that is love" and when ada limon said "how do you love? like a fist. like a knife" and when richard siken said "sorry about the blood in your mouth. i wish it was mine"