#(LIKE I'm making these for FUN Just Saying OK)

[bubblegumgothglados]

Hii

I finally got the courage to send you The ask.

OK so I've did try to Dom someone in the past but she was... Insulting whenever I topped her or try to Dom her because "that's not how a Dom/top should act like." Basically belittle me. And I'm scared to Dom now or even top since my first experience was that. Do you have any advice on how to be less scared? Is it okay if I'm kind as a Top/Dom ? Is it okay if I like to tell ppl how wonderful and pretty they are?

Oof

I'm sorry that happened to you. No one should be belittled for their style of dominance or submission

It sounds like you're describing yourself as a "soft dom"; one who's style of dominance is kind and loving and caring. I default to soft dom, I want my partners to feel good and to be having fun, I use a lot of positive affirmation even as I'm beating them so bad they'll be bruised for a week. And I don't think there's anyone here who would argue that makes me less of a domme.

A soft dom might say "you're doing so good for me sweetheart, can you take a few more hits? I know you can you're so wonderful " as opposed to "shut up and take it bitch we're done when I say we're done" both are fun, both are valid, and both are doing the same thing; pushing the submissive further into the pain . You just gotta find those who want it that way.

Having said that, you can learn other styles even if they're not your default. It opens up any number of scenes. Domming is a performance, there's nothing wrong with learning new parts.

As for being less scared; you just gotta do it anyway. Take deep breaths, believe in yourself, and put yourself into circumstances. You got this, I believe in you

I wish you all the best on your journey of self discovery, thank you for getting up the courage to ask.

[earlycuntsets]

tech reviews from ray toro on mychemicalromance.com 2009

"Jailbreak your shit.

Bob, I feel your iPhone pain. Ever since my iPhone threw itself into the toilet, it hasn't been the same. Missed calls, no service, crap battery life, the list of muck-ups goes on.

I've been wanting to go to the Apple store to try and exchange my suicidal phone, but knew i'd be greeted by the same smugness and uppity attitude you dealt with. Every time I step foot in that store, I feel like they're doing me a favor selling me their plain aluminum products and their white earbuds. I think I bought a pair of earbuds, and inside the package was an extra pair of them crap buds.

Angry at the lack of basic functions on the iPhone, and wanted to stick it back to the man, so I did the only thing a sane man would do...I jailbroke the thing.

For those who don't know what this is, basically you're "freeing" your phone from Jobs' shackles. Now I can copy and paste, personalize the theme on my phone, record movies, answer texts without constantly having to switch programs, search my emails, run programs in the background, send pictures in texts, quickly change settings without going through a million menus, play NES games, save Youtube videos, the list goes on. The crowning jewel is when I used my cell connection on the phone to download an e-book before a flight.

This shit is fun, and now I feel the iPhone lives up to it's pricetag. Do a search for quickpwn to get started, install winterboard, backgrounder, pdanet, sbssettings, and whatever else catches your eye. Most of all, enjoy your new found freedom."

"Ray's favorite iPhone apps

Whether you're a Blackberry man or iPhone (wo)man, you gotta admit the App store is pretty rad. I've been using the iPhone for a good while now, and have come to rely on a few apps that make my daily life easier, keep me busy while driving (yeah I know its illegal, sue me), and suck up any remaining free time I might have left in a day. Here's a short list of stuff you should check out if you're so inclined...

1. Pocketmoney ($9.99) Not only does the app's icon make me think of delicious pork bacon, it also helps to keep your money straight. You can set up checking and savings account, and keep a running ledger of your spending so you don't have any more of those all-too familiar, embarrassing moments where you're trying to buy a bag of cheetos and a Quik but don't have any loot left on your card. Yeah, I know what you're probably thinking right now. "I have a perfectly good paper register the bank gave me when I signed up for my checking account, and that shit cost me $0.00." To that I say, "But your register doesn't have a sick ass pig icon!"

2. NetNewsWire (The world is going to end soon FREE as fuck!) This program is great! You know when you're having an important conversation with your wife about what you're making for dinner that week, and she's trying to write out a shopping list, and all you can think about is the latest post on Gizmodo detailing what GHZ the new intel iCore7 processor tops out at after overclocking with Nitroglycerin? Yeah, that happens to me too...Well now instead of just thinking about it, you can take out your iPhone in mid-conversation, pissing off your wife in the process, and read all the latest RSS feeds that you can stand. It even works for our site too! Huzzah!

3. Super Monkey Ball (I paid $9.99 for this??? I'm a sucker) Ok, I bought this because it was the #1 app for weeks straight. It had to be good right??? RIGHT? Well its not. I mean it has good graphics, but the controls suck. They really, really suck. Driving your dad's Nova after ingesting 10 beers at the college kegger, trying to balance a tall glass of Sunny D on your head while headbanging to Stone Cold Crazy is exponentially easier than controlling this mess. After maybe 5 tries playing the game proper, I decided it'd be much more fun to send Baby and Gongon repeatedly and utterly to their death. I hate this game. But it sure is a great time waster...

And there you have it. Three essential iPhone apps! Have fun, be safe, and Happy Thanksgiving!"

02/25/2009 12:39pm mychemicalromance.com 2009

[jules-makes-stuff]

Been seeing ppl on reddit argue about magic in fantasy for a while and I don't want to lose 3 hours bickering over there but I have *thoughts*

By now hard and soft systems are pretty well known but people ague againt hard systems because it "takes away the, well, MAGIC of magic". I think people aren't considering tone and the overall goals of a work and are conflating personal taste with truth again.

In my mind it really depends on the above though. Say you are Hoffman writing The Golden Pot. You want your work to be dreamlike, ethereal, like a half remembered song. Everything operates on dream/fairytale logic and emotion is reality. You should absolutelt NOT explain magic. It should be a strange force adhering only to narrative and emotional forces.

If you are writing a magical realism piece, like One Hundred Years of Solitude, the magic again is there to emphasize the absurdity of reality people at the time faced. Explaining anything takes that away. Same with horror or something like Metamorphosis. You don't know why this is happening and that means you cannot stop it or it doesn't matter how it happened, only the consequences.

Then there are more classical fantasy stories like Lord of the Rings. Magic is something ancient and grand and mysterious.... and none of the hobbits have it besides stray magic items. That is what people miss, I believe, when using this example. Gandalf isn't our pov character. Most characters there do not have magic or only have limited magic w very specific limitations, tools essentially. So we can follow along and anticipate how these will be used. There is big, scary, unknown magic, but it is usually something used by the opponents or characters that come in and out of the narrative. And I think that's a good balance! Its fine that we dont know the science of magic, because we understand enough when we need to, we can make predictions and there is enough wiggle room for something like Gandalf the White to happen. A looot of fantasy had followed this setup: the mc has only a few well defined spells and magic items, the world has more deep magic.

But, I personally do like harder magic, if the mc is supposed to be a wizard (or the equivalent). I would call most battle shonen hard magic (I think this is where ppl might want to kill me) becauss in a good battle shonen we know what everyone can do and we can plan along with the characters and predict how the fight will go. When a problem is solved in an interesting way we can go "I should have seen that comming!"

In BAD versions people yell really loud and whoever yells loudest about friendship (once we wasted enough screentime to call the third act done) wins. And this here is my problem. Because I have seen stories where characters do the same with magic and it breaks my immersion. When magic used by the mc can suddenly do anything and everything what is the point? I'm no longer following a story w interesting twists and turns, Im waiting for the author to say "ok thats enough we can push the win button now". And listen, obviously its a made up story, none of this is real or matters, but its the authors job to keep the illusion alive that it isnt.

This is different from creating a mcguffin that can do anything once and having a quest about it, there getting the item is the challenge, not using it.

And a system being hard doesnt mean we need to know the science behind it, just that we need to know what it can do and the limits. In avatar they can manipulate the elements w martial arts. Period. Why? How? The spirits said so. Most ppl fuck up hard magic imo by starting to write a thesis about magical physics or overcomplicating it instead of taking 1 simple idea and exploring all the cool things that it can do. Witch Hat feels super magical and yet all there is to magic is drawing magic circles and we actively learn how to draw them in the series and the way the characters problem solve w magic and their try-fail cycles are super fun!

The point of this ramble is that I need structure that fits the narrative goals of the work. If we're doing a dream like narrative throw away explanations. If Im a wizard playing mind chess w other wizards you better tell me what chess pieces we have.

[snoopyhq]

˚ ♡ ⋆｡˚ ❀ ARCANE CHARACTERS AND THEIR POKÉMON TEAMS !!!

includes: viktor // jayce // mel // caitlyn // vi // jinx // ekko

a/n: if you guys want a part two with any of the other characters, feel free to lmk which ones :D !!! i had a lot of fun with this, and it kind of went into a whole AU direction with all my ramblings. oops!

tagging @anexcellentshot <3

˚ ♡ ⋆｡˚ ❀ VIKTOR

For his team, I wanted a collection of 'mons that would kill it in a steampunk themed show, so here we are!

GOLURK

Its lore centers around it being an ancient Pokémon built by an ancient civilization, so not much is known about it

To me, this Pokémon would be perfect for Viktor due to its aura of mystery and its creation by human hands

It also fits well with Viktor's arc when he becomes the Arcane Herald (glowing eyes, larger stature, commanding presence, associations with otherwordly abilities)

LUXRAY

I'm a firm believer in the fact that Viktor is a cat person, so of COURSE he gets a feline Pokémon

Luxray is an electric type cat. Need I say more?

Viktor's Luxray hisses at anyone who looks at him wrong. It's very funny. A total lapcat and demands his attention at all times

Everyone else who isn't Viktor can get fucked

KLEFKI

END KLEFKI HATE 2025

Why do people hate Klefki?! Being so serious right now btw... like are they just allergic to fun and whimsy or what. IDGAF if its just a key that became a Pokémon, it's one of my faves forever and always

Anyways. As for its relevance to Viktor, I see it as sort of being a good assistant for him in the lab and such. Carries his keys, yes, but also his tools for him

ALAKAZAM

I'm pretty sure it's the most intelligent Pokémon, and Viktor is a whole genuis

The dots connect!

Alakazam likes watching Viktor work on his various projects, and it oftens plays chess with him. A very intellectually stimulating experience for them both. The score currently is very close, although whose ahead, we'll never know :-)

GALARIAN CORSOLA

OK SO ORIGIN STORY !!!

We know Viktor grew up in the Undercity, and where he was shown had a river with cave systems nearby. I believe him and Corsola found each other the same fateful day he met Rio

They see each other as kindred spirits, having suffered in the environment they were dealt. Viktor is protective of his Corsola, and caring for it makes him feel a sense of accomplishment

Very bittersweet

MAGEARNA

A Pokémon that was also built by human hands, specifically by scientists according to its lore

It also has an ability that makes it a wonderful caretaker of people

That falls in line with Viktor's motivation to use Hextech to improve the lives of the less fortunate, and this Pokémon fits his aesthetic so well. I think Magearna is a wonderful way to end his team with :3

˚ ♡ ⋆｡˚ ❀ JAYCE

His character grew on me. Jayce Talis, you should've been born into a shoujo, not forced to shounen </3

TIMBURR

Very helpful fella to have around a lab! Construction sites! Factories! That's the Talis family specialty!

His first Pokémon, and the two often played with wooden building blocks and LEGOs in his childhood

Specifically choosing the first evolution because I can see Jayce's Timburr growing alongside him in the craft and one day evolving into a Gurdurr, and perhaps even a Conkeldurr

Or maybe it can stay a baby, who knows?

HERDIER

Looks like Heimerdinger. I am GREATLY amused by this

Is the Talis family dog, and followed Jayce when he went off to the Academy

Always sighing like its got bills to pay but that's because it has to watch over Jayce away from home 😭 Get him a martini (dog-friendly) and a long vacation ASAP

Big theme of family and Pokémon with Jayce here hehe

TINKATUFF

Another great Pokémon to help Jayce out with his endeavors!

This one has the most attitude of his team, and only helps with extremely ambitious, daring projects

It wants to improve, and taking up easy shortcuts is an insult

Overall, a diva

He loves it anyways, and always makes sure to express his appreciation because its efforts DO pay off handsomely

DARMANITAN

Jayce works in a forge at some point in the series, so having a Darmanitan with him just fits

It can withstand the high temperatures and has the muscle to help him out

I was debating between this fella and Heatmor but I like Darmanitan's rotund look better, sorry Heatmor

CARBINK

Very mystical Pokémon. Parallels the Mage that saved Jayce and Ximena when he was a child

Also resembles a Hextech crystal lowkey

MELMETAL

I think it's SO funny that it has "Mel" in its name

Also, more continuation of Pokémon that can dabble in craftsmanship

Evolved from a Meltan that snuck into his luggage when he was moving to the Academy district and refused to leave

˚ ♡ ⋆｡˚ ❀ MEL

I wanted a team that serves both cunt AND power, so here is Mel's team! Looking for a transparent BG, full-body picture of her was actually so hard. What the flip. I thought it'd be in her Arcane Fandom Page Gallery, but it wasn't. AUGH

DELPHOX

Fox motif

Also a mystical one too, since its lore states that its burn marks were used in divination long ago

Mel being a mage means she can connect with her Delphox on a deeper level

KOMMO-O

Noxians are people who value raw, physical strength

Ambessa is canonically a warmonger. Mel having a fighting type Pokémon like Kommo-o goes well with that lore

It's powerful, dual-type with DRAGON, and just radiates aura

Also, its scale patterns and her braids can sort of match in style and it also works with Mel's gold accents!

UMBREON

Evolved from her Eevee

It happened around the time Mel left home for Piltover for the first time. Their bond runs deep

Hates being confined to a Pokéball, so it roams out and about at all times

SNEASEL

Devious Troublemaker #1

Smart AND sneaky

It's resourceful with its wits and stealth, like Mel

Tolerates her Fezandipiti

FEZANDIPITI

Devious Troublemaker #2

Abuses its pretty privilege to get away with EVERYTHING (it works)

Best buds with her Sneasel

INDEEDEE

A Pokémon that "never leaves its trainer's side", so it makes sure she stays taken care of and GOD KNOWS she deserves a break

Secretary Pokémon basically

Keeps tracks of her papers, blueprints, speeches, and council talking points

Hovers over her during the duration of those meetings and makes sure she's comfortable

Also really, really good at snooping around and finding out the most incriminating secrets. Memorized everything to the letter

˚ ♡ ⋆｡˚ ❀ CAITLYN

Firm believer that she would be a competitive player in a modern world.

FROSLASS

Cold as hell (figuratively AND metaphorically)

Just like Caitlyn

It's a feminine Pokémon and it's TERRIFYING, I love creepy/non-conventional Pokémon lore

Highkey judgemental. Has purposefully iced out a council membor on more than one occasion. Thinks they're useless

SINISTEA

They're kind of twinning. Tell me you guys see the vision too

Like... same side part and everything !!!

Tea parties and they're both the prettiest princesses. They also talk about the best way to 'get rid of' Salo. It's great

Caitlyn never utilizes her Sinistea in battle. It follows her around instead, offers an off-putting vibe to the function

YUNGOOS

Yes, this is because of the mongoose comment

Also I think it's really funny that you have these elegant and put-together Pokémon on her team, and then there's this guy

Bites ankles

DECIDUEYE

She's a sharpshooter and so is Decidueye

Had it since it was a wee Rowlet, and the runt of its litter (nestmates? flock? i don't know bird terminology)

With her in every shooting competition and practice she attends

Her ace Pokémon. They're so in sync, she doesn't even need to voice moves aloud anymore

GROWLITHE

Enforcer ☹️

CORVISQUIRE

It's intelligent, even compared to other bird Pokémon similar to it

Also has that air of innate curiosity

Caitlyn had her whole detective thing in Season One of the show, so her having a curious corvisquire on her team makes sense to me

˚ ♡ ⋆｡˚ ❀ VI

If Vi has no lovers, I'm DEAD!!! Literally became one of my favorites the second she showed up one screen. I’m also the eldest sibling so maybe I connect to those characters more… Choso from Jujutsu Kaisen is another absolute faves of mine.

URSHIFU (RAPID STRIKE STYLE)

Matches her boxing fighting style

Very focused and disciplined

Her go-to sparring partner

LOKIX

A good kicker is needed to balance out a team of mostly fist-to-fists combat

Makes sure she does not skip leg day

Not that Vi would ever but it's nice to have someone look after her like an elder sibling for once

ALCREMIE

Similar to Caitlyn having Yungoos on her team, I find it funny to have Alcremie be the contrats on Vi's team

Her calling Caitlyn "cupcake" all the time? Please

Vi dotes on her Alcremie

First Pokémon she caught that wasn't in the Undercity, so it's a little bit of a primadonna, but who cares? It's adorable

Head chef of the team because picturing this little 1'00" Pokémon bustle around a kitchen area and whipping up delicacies makes me laugh

RIOLU

The youngest on the team and has the most to prove

Or at least, that's Riolu's mindset

Follows her Urshifu around like a little shadow, eager to learn and become the strongest of 'em all

Will evolve into a Lucario one day

CHARMELEON

Complements her color palette

I firmly believe she would choose a fire-type starter in any game route

Also has an insatiable fighting spirit, which I believe can be properly nurtured with Vi as its trainer and the rest of her team

Pairs up with her Riolu the most during sparring practices

ALOLAN MAROWAK

Both Vi and Marowak lost their mothers at a young age

Both watched their mothers die, even if the circumstances were slightly different

Not having a Cubone that evolved into a Marowak on her team would've been such a missed opportunity

˚ ♡ ⋆｡˚ ❀ JINX

Her team was the first one I finished putting together in my Google Docs. Very happy with how this one turned out.

BOMBIRDIER

The word "bomb" is kinda in the name

AND that fuckass bird is an asshole, according to it's Pokédex entry

I think it's hilarious, and fits Jinx's antics very well, especially with her first scene after the timeskip in season one

PANCHAM

The Pokedex entry for this one says it finds a Pangoro to look up to and trains relentlessly to get stronger like its mentor

Very much a reflection of how Isha looks (looked) up to Jinx, and wanted to be like her :')

NICKIT

Only surviving kit in the litter of Silco's Theivul

Naturally, it became Jinx’s Pokémon

Messes with her Espurr all the time. Gets lightly scolded, pretends to feel bad, and gets right back to it when her back is turned

Brings her scraps of metal and other shiny valuables it nicked (haha!) from unsuspecting citizens

HISUIAN TYPHLOSION

NOT A GOOD YEAR FOR MY BOY TYPHLOSION

Justice for him for REAL.

But anyways. Colorful flames, extravagant, explosions. It basically spells itself out

Keeps her Nickit in check when it gets too rough with her Espurr

INFERNAPE

Her signature calling card is the graffiti monkey

Her monkey bomb/gadgets !!! Motifs...

The most disciplined of her Pokémon

ESPURR

Look at it and tell me it isn't experiencing the horrors(tm) and the voices(tm) at all times

I think Jinx could see herself in it in a way, and having Espurr on her team is kind of a grounding experience for both of them

They save each other

This lil guy is her PRIDE AND JOY ok

˚ ♡ ⋆｡˚ ❀ EKKO

Ekko deserves the entire world and more, I'm being so serious right now. Ekko 4 President.

DRILBUR

Little guy who just enjoys digging. Yeah, put him on the team

Would be very helpful for finding trinkets that Ekko could bring to Benzo's (in a happier timeline, they continue spending their days like this)

When the canon events happen, its role now becomes finding/forming tunnels and escape routes

NOCTOWL

Scout in the air

Goes along with Ekko's owl motif :D

Caitlyn already had Decidueye, and I feel like a tougher, more rugged looking Pokémon like a Noctowl fits the boy savior better

His team is a lot of earthy tones I've realized

Undercity Represent 🗣️🗣️🗣️

CELEBI

Ekko's connection with time, the four seconds, etc. etc.

Celebi is a time traveling Pokémon. It's perfect :3

I think he's the only character with a mythical Pokémon on his team, and you know what? He deserves it. Big Ekko fan! He can have a mythical Pokémon, as a treat

HOUNDOOM

If aura farming was a Pokémon

Looks tough, is an even tougher fighter

The rear-guard of his team. It looks out for the other ones and makes sure they all get to safety whenever it's brought along during one of Ekko's missions

Acts as a heater for the others and Ekko himself

Completely chill with letting Noctowl perch on its back

SKWOVET

Ok hear me out, this is the comedic effect guy

I headcanon that he pulls a Meowth in the anime and taught himself to speak human. NOT for the pursuit of romance this time, but for the pursuit of gossip

One of the tiniest ones recorded, so it sneaks around really easily

Like Mel's Indeedee, it gathers talk and whispers that otherwise would not see the light of day, and relays it all back to Ekko

It keeps him up to date on movements of other political factions and certain people (Jinx)

Has grown spoiled on all the treats it gets fed from being really damn good at its job

KROOKODILE

Found by Ekko during one of his explorations underground with his Drilbur

Battled against his Drilbur, and then his Houndoom when they broke up into the surface

Was eventually caught, and now goes on side quests with Ekko's Drilbur

Gives Ekko some peace of mind knowing that Drilbur has a bigger, more formidable friend watching out for it

Totes the coolest, rivalling Houndoom in levels of chillness

[luckyjunehenry]

hi! (not) local anxious teen thinking about the future and very very worried ...

I look up to you a lot and I'm curious if you have any advice about being in the world?

it doesn't have to be anything groundbreaking Im just looking for words to put in my brain :)

ok yay im in the mood to type a lot because my new keyboard protecter makes my typing sound nice. here is my advice for being In The World as someone who was SO scared:

become a Regular somewhere. Coffee shops and libraries r fantastic spots for this. first of all, it's great to have a place away from home to work on schoolwork if you're in school. meeting other Regulars/employees and forming friendships is totally possible, but even if you don't get particularly close to anyone, familiar acquaintances are far more valuable than we realize!

be really mindful about your substance use, especially for the first year of living on your own. Even if you're only using at parties or shows or whatever, that's teaching your brain that in order to have fun and be social, you Need a substance. after struggling with substances in high school, I was completely sober for my freshman year of college. I think this is one of the best choices I made for myself at that age!

you probably haven't found The One yet and that Is GOOD ! ! even if you have a romantic partner you feel really confident about, be sure to form friendships with people completely separate from your partner. even if you and your partner are together 4 life, it's important to have your own social sphere!

IT IS WORTH DECORATING YOUR ROOM EVEN IF YOU WILL ONLY BE THERE FOR ONE YEAR ! ! ! it is NEVER too late to decorate. Yeah it's a hassle to move everything, but it increases my happiness so so much to be in a space that feels like home to me. I think its especially important to do this if you end up living in a dorm!

if you haven't established a line of credit yet, it's a great idea to get on that soon if ya can. My first credit card was a Chime credit builder which basically functioned as a debit card. I couldn't spend any money that I didn't already have. It honestly doesn't even matter if you're using it constantly, just try to make like one purchase per month or so! One of the major factors of a credit score is the length of your credit history. Even though I didn't use a credit card much until recently, my score is pretty decent because I have a credit history that's around 3 years old.

eat. seriously. so many people I know struggle so much with their mood and health and its largely due to not having a regular food schedule. it's way harder than you expect it to be!

everything is always gonna be awkward. you have to decide whether you want awkwardness to rule your life or if you can face awkwardness regularly and live far more freely and awesomely. what's the worst that's gonna happen?? you ask someone to hang out and they say no?? do we need to call the ambulance now????

that's all my basic Young Adult advice. a framework I've been trying to live by lately is like

what would I do if I were a kid but had all the resources and freedom I do now? (Sometimes this means playing at the park for hours, drawing, even buying a silly toy)

what would I do if I were a dog with human rights and resources? (choose whatever animal suits you best. This is just a fun way to live and helps me go on more walks)

also you're allowed to eat ice cream every day. twice per day, even.

BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!!!! It's scary but it's also awesomer than you can imagine!!!!

[just-some-random-blogger]

Soft Spoken

Part 2

When George unearths your most shameful secret, fancying the resident git, Draco Malfoy; out of the goodness of his heart, he offers you an antidote... then, he ultimately decides to be your wingman. After all, everyone deserves a chance at love, right?

George Weasley x Reader x Draco Malfoy | 3k+ | cw: fem!reader, !!HARRY POTTER LORE NOOB!!, tsundere!draco, george busybody weasly, slow burn, self-indulgent, fluff, angst, pining, jealousy, yearning, typos, etc.

A/N: #1 this is a rewrite of my jeno/doyoung fic that everyone SLEPT ONNN foaming at the mouth its so george weasley coded fr, #2 i only watched the films when they were coming out so lmao HAHAHAH be gentle with me if i get any lore wrong shhh its fine its ok

@agreeeeeeeeeee my love <3 hiiiii i hope you like it lololol

The thing about the Weasley twins was that everything was their business. There wasn't a thing they didn't stick their nose in. It didn't really matter whose business it was, it was just fun to know, especially if it could be fuel for pranks.

And the thing about the Weasley twins having everything be their business was the fact they were everyone's business. Everyone in their ecosystem seemed to have something to say about them, having fallen victim to their mischief directly or otherwise. Though it was never malicious, or rather hardly ever, yes, all who know of Fred and George Weasley has some sort of experience with their troublemaking.

You were about to experience it first hand.

"What's got your knickers in a twist, love?"

You lift your head from the table you just thumped it on and frown at his grin. You huff, shielding your face in your arms, and mumble, "bugger off, George."

He drags the chair beside you, careful not to make too much noise, lest he get kicked out of the library again. He hums and whispers back, "I would, if I was George."

You slowly straighten up with a raised brow, eyeing him up and down, only to flick his forehead.

"AW!" he whisper-yells.

"Nice try."

George laughs.

"Bugger off!"

George watches your hair scatter as you lean back onto the desk, and shakes his head. He grins and pokes your side; you to yelp.

You straighten up and glare at him.

He tilts his head, "you know I can't not when I know whatever's making you bang your head on the desk is obviously going to be really funny."

You hiss at him and punch his shoulder.

He pulls back and exaggeratedly winces.

"Can't you just go bother your brother or something?"

"I already have," George props an elbow on the table, resting his chin on his hand, "it gets a bit old."

You sigh and roll your eyes.

"Come on, now," he nudges you with his elbow, "I can help."

You raise a brow, "G-"

"Whatever it is, it's clearly not academic, or else you would have Granger or someone else in your class breathing down your neck."

You tense and begin to fidget.

George notices and narrows his eyes, "that's it, isn't it? Someone's breathing down your neck?"

You glare at him, jaw tense.

"Oh, my days," he gives a lopsided smile, "you fancy someone in your class."

"I do not!"

"Shhh!" George tugs you by the arm after your rather loud remark, "you're going to get me banned."

He only chuckles as you swat him away and stand from your spot.

"Oi, hang on a minute."

It's not hard for Weasley to catch up with you, no matter how quickly you paced out of the library. He was, in fact, uselessly tall. The moment you're both outside the library, he sprints in front of you and you both painfully collide with each other. You nearly shoot off and he has to grab you by the shoulder to prop you up.

You grunt, "GEORGE!"

"I JUST BLOODY SAVED YOUR LIFE!"

You wrangle out of his grasp, "right after nearly shooting me through the window!"

"Bit dramatic, arn'cha?" he dusts you off with a chuckle.

You swat him off with finality, "is it quite hard for you to simply mind your own bloody business?!"

He sighs and puts a hand on his heart, "yes. I'm glad you know. People don't know the struggles of my condition."

Your lips curl.

"Busybody-osis."

You roll your eyes and walk off.

"I'm glad to have you though!" he drapes an arm over your shoulders, walking along with you, "out with it then. Don't be cheeky."

"Sure thing, Fred."

He clicks his tongue, "cheeky."

You shake out of his grasp, groaning at him, "you're being pestiferous!"

"That's a big word," George tilts his head, "I'd've just said git."

You groan and walk off again. Unfortunately, he simply gets in your way.

"You're awfully ambitious in thinking you can just walk off when you take such short strides," he crosses his arms, "you should at least try to run," he raises a finger, "then, if I catch you, you'll have no choice but t-"

"WILL YOU-" you snap, grabbing his arms, "just..." you shake him, though it barely does anything. The moron was too fit with all this Quiditching. It doesn't take much for him to repel you. Bah. "- leave me alone if I tell you?"

Without a word, the overgrown ginger raises his pinkie. You stare at it and blink slowly. The corner of George's lips quirk. You were cute when you were all murderous.

A groan spills from your lips and you wrap your pinkie around his. Before he can say 'I pinkie promise', you yank him by the arm and whisper in his ear. When he pulls away, his eyes blow wide. Heat burns across your face like wild fire. The next thing you know, you're running down the hall.

With a slacked jaw, George turns, watching you flee from the situation. "OI!" he cups the sides of his mouth, " 'r'you joking me?"

You don't reply and take a turn to the next hall you reach.

Against his will, his jaw is closed. He turns, finding it was Fred who pushed it closed. His brother raises a brow, "what's wrong with your face?"

"Malfoy," George blurts.

His twin's expression sours, "what'd he do this time?"

"Pfft," he shakes his head, "he may have victimized some poor girl with Amortentia."

"Wha— really?" Fred shakes his head, "who?"

George shrugs and walks off.

"Now, hang on," he follows, "you can't just say something like that then leave."

After squeaking to George, you're left paranoid the sequential days after. You find yourself constantly looking over your shoulder, waiting for someone to point and laugh at you. Merlin, the mini-heart attacks you'd have whenever someone from Slytherin ended up beside you. Out of all the people who could know, why did it have to be George Weasley?

You tried not to dwell the fact your secret might be tomorrow's hottest gossip, but it was rather hard, considering you were sitting next to mess himself in potions.

"Wrong."

Your hand twitches, freezing midair as it reaches for one of the vials on your table. You slowly turn to your seatmate, hearing the scrape of ceramic on wood.

"Seriously?" his brow quirks.

Your throat tightens and you gulp, watching his blonde hair brush his forehead as he looks down on you.

"Never mind failing the class," says Draco, "I'm amazed you have all your fingers."

You look down at the ingredient he's offer you. Mugwort. You look back at him, "I've already put this."

"No, you haven't," he snaps, shifting to face you, "I've been watching."

You look back at the Mugwort, tracing the rim as butterflies make an attempt to flutter out your belly.

"I'd really rather not get sighed again," he turns back to his own potion, mixing his own cauldron with precision you don't think you'll ever quite acquire.

You watch him, watch how his hands move and his veins flex. You gulp and look back at your notebook, going through the ingredients and steps you've already ticked off. You flinch when a hand slaps the page. You watch the slender fingers taps one by one.

"What?"

You lift your gaze, heart thumping impossibly fast upon finding Draco was much closer now.

"Don't trust me, plum?" he furrows his brows, "or have you deluded yourself into thinking you're suddenly smarter than me?"

You shake your head, "no, I-"

Without a word, Draco grabs the mugwort and chucks it in your cauldron. You involuntarily flinch, raising your arms up to shield your face, but nothing happens.

"Do NOT-" Draco moves the vial you meant to use, "use this."

You gasp under your breath when he yanks your notebook towards him, correcting your notes. You watch him scribble, watch his hair fall over his ears as he hunches over. He slides it back to you haphazardly, and you thankfully catch it before it falls off the table.

Draco moves back to his cauldron, combing his hair back as he shakes his head, "what ever would you do without me, princess?"

His never-ending pet names for you do nothing but stoke the tingling in your belly, even though you knew he meant them mockingly. You sigh as your eyes examine his handwriting. You mutter half-heartedly, "thanks, Draco."

He watches you tap your pen on your notebook. He watches your nose scrunch as you nibble on your lip. His nostrils flare ever so slightly in amusement.

Yeah... it's not really your fault you can't help but think about how mortifying it will be if George doesn't keep his bloody mouth shut.

"MUGGLE!"

You shriek, clutching your chest.

He curls into himself, turning his back as you continue to punch him. He chuckles, "it's not my fault you find muggles terrifyi— AW!"

George laughs, pulling his spread hands under his armpits as you assault his shoulder. You snap, "YOU IMBECILE!"

You scowl at him, curling your hands into fists, "I hope you trip on your way to your next class."

"Wow," he turns to you, raising his hands, "when did you resort to such extreme violence?

"When did you become such a stick up the bum?!" you hiss, walking off.

George makes a face, pacing after you, "the day my hair turned red, love."

You grunt when he grabs your arm. You stop in your tracks and pull away from him.

He chuckles, "why are you in such a rush?"

You raise a brow, "maybe it's because some of us actually don't want to be late for class!"

George chuckles yet again as he circles in front of you, "I want to help you!"

"Piss off!" you whine, side-stepping away.

"No, I'm serious."

"As am I!"

He takes your shoulders, "I want to help you with your you-know-what problem."

Your eyes widen and you lean into him to poke a finger to his chest, "I knew I should have NEVER told you!"

"What?" he chuckles, pulling his chin back.

"You have absolutely NO-" you swat his hands off, "-idea how paranoid I've become because of you! Everyday I'm wary you'll just jump out of thin air and tell the whole school!"

George laughs again, clutching his chest, "wooow," he shakes his head, "you think so little of me, my dear."

You roll your eyes, "I bet you've already blabbed to your twin."

"Hmm," he raises a break, "how much we talkin'?"

"I swear to Godric, I will hex you."

"There you are again with the extreme violence."

"George-"

"I swear to Merlin I didn't tell Fred."

Both you and George turn. Fred crosses his arms as he comes to your side. He wiggles his brows, "what's cookin', good lookin'?"

"Well, now you have to."

Your lips tighten, "what's cooking is that I'm about to hex your ugly twin!"

"Extreme violence!" the other chimes in, lowering your wand.

"Woah, woah, woah!" the Weasleys say in unison as you pull your wand out. George clutches your wrist and Fred grabs your shoulders.

The latter speaks, "easy there."

You glare at him, pulling away from his grasp.

Fred offers you a look, "I know he's ugly—

"You literally stole my face in the womb!"

"—but I need him in one piece if I want Gryffindor to win the next Quidditch match."

"Yeah? Well, I hope you lo-"

"WOAH, WOAH, WOAH!" two separate hands slap on your mouth.

"Now, that's low, even for you." says George, pulling his hand away.

"Take it back!" Fred exclaims, pulling his hand away.

"I didn't even say it!"

"But the sentiment remains," George crosses his arms, "take it back."

You glare at him, turning to Fred, "that depends on whether or not he told you my secret."

"He didn't!" "I didn't!" they blurt at once.

You look between them for a good second. They look desperate. You knew they were far too serious with Quidditch for their own good, and yet, you decided to torture them, "swear on it."

"We swear!"

You purse your lips and sigh, "fine. I take it back."

They dramatically clutch their chest and sigh in relief. The bell rings. Fred swats George's chest, "come on, you imbecile. We can't afford another tardy."

"Right," he dashes off with his twin.

You huff as they run off, finally free from torment. You, yourself, rush to your next class, that is, until you see George running back towards you, "WAIT!"

You make a face at him, rolling your eyes, running even faster. You squeal when you get yanked back. You whip your head around, astonished to see George has held you hostage, "WHAT THE F-"

"Here!" he says, releasing your arm.

You are handed a clear vial and you look up at him in confusion, "wh-"

"It's an antidote to Amortentia."

You pull you head back, "w-wh—"

"It cost me a pretty penny, so you owe me," he jogs off, shouting as he did, "better hear you screaming my name later at Quidditch, yeah!"

You hear a bunch of students cackle at Weasley's flippant words. Your body burns and you tightly grip the antidote in your hand before running off to your next class.

The truth of it all was George didn't need you screaming his name, neither did Fred nor anyone in Gryffindor for that matter; they were absolutely mopping the floor with their Slytherin opponent, much to the dismay of one Draco Malfoy, who was in the bleachers just in front of you and your friends.

You shouldn't be amused by his frustration and anger, really, you shouldn't, and yet here you were, holding yourself back from giggling by biting your lips, finding more entertainment from his and his rat pack's reactions to the game than the game itself.

Okay, that was a lie, Quidditch was extremely entertaining, and like previously mentioned, George was really good; you couldn't help yourself from cheering for him.

You start when you hear your name called. You look down, seeing Draco glaring up at you. You were clapping, but now your hands were merely clasped in front of your chest.

Your eyes widen and you shake your head, "w-wh-"

"You're gloating, aren't you?!" he asks over the noise. Vincent and Gregory on either side of him boo into the air.

"I'll have you know—" he's cut off when his body is shaken.

You lift your eyes as the three in front of you cheer when Slytherin scores. You press your lips and politely clap your hands.

Draco shouts and sneers. He looks back at you, "that's what I'm talking about!"

You don't respond. You wouldn't know what to respond with anyway. Thankfully, he looks forward, attention back on the game.

You nearly convinced yourself Draco would take it out on you when Slytherin lost. You watch as he grumbles and walks away and quickly look off when he catches you staring. He scoffs, mumbling something to his friends as they take their leave.

You wait for them to go, deciding to stay back as your friends leave, not wanting to have any more encounters with Malfoy. By the time you head off, you find yourself walking back with a few of the players.

You aren't surprised George finds you, "hey!"

"Hey!" you smile, "congratulations!"

"Thanks!" he cheers, "they had us in the second half, but Harry did an incredible s— hang on, did you take it?"

"Take what?"

"The antidote!"

"W-" you shake your head and mumble, "for Amortentia?"

"Yes, for Amortentia!" he shakes his head, "I saw you and you-know-who talking during the game a-"

"How could you possibly—"

"Did you take the bloody potion?!"

"Yes!" you procure the empty vial in your hand, slapping it in his.

George examines the glass, looking at it then you.

"I'm not gonna lie to you... I was kinda hoping it would work."

"So it didn't!?" he chucks the glass to the ground, "that cheat!"

You shake your hands, "I wasn't given Amortentia!"

"You don't know that."

"I do!" you whimper, "I just-" you wipe your face and keep it covered, so to muffle out, "-I just like Draco, okay?"

George cringes and shudders, "no, you don't. Listen, I can go find someone else to-"

"He's kind, okay!"

"..."

When you don't get a response, you drag your hands down your face, seeing George's mortified expression.

"No, I— let me explain."

His cheeks are pulled and his mouth is open, "you've gone mad, you 'ave!"

"Great, 'cause I'd love to hear it."

You huff and wrap your arms around yourself, "he's not kind-"

He scoffs, "that's better."

"-but he is, considering the fact he helps me during our potions."

His lips purse and his head sticks out.

"He pays attention to what I say and what I do, and he notices small details— and I know, I know, he really could just be paying attention 'cause we're seatmates and he doesn't want to get caught in the splash zone, but I-"

George watches you fidget and sigh as you ramble. Merlin, you were really worked up about him. He kind of feels bad for you. He shakes his head and raises a hand, ultimately ceasing your babbling.

You brush your hair back as you look at him.

His heart hurts when he catches the glint in your eyes. Bloody hell, please don't cry.

"Fine."

You sniffle.

"I'll help you."

You groan and wipe your face, "please. Pleeeeeeaaaasssssse don't—"

"I'll help you get him to like you back."

"..."

"I mean... if that's what you want," he cringes again, lips curling in disgust.

You stare at him for a moment. As he runs his hands through his fiery hair, you find yourself wondering if it was, in fact, something you want. As you think, George procures a chocolate bar from his pocket and takes a bite of it like the maniac he was.

You make a face at it, "you know, there are indents on chocolate for a reason."

He shrugs, "yeah, if you plan to share."

You huff and roll your eyes at him, yet you catch yourself chuckling.

George licks his lips, finding himself smiling softly at you. He offers the bar, " 'd'ya want some?"

You shake your head, "nope."

His eyes widen, "and I'm the odd one. Who turns down chocolate?"

You ignore him in lieu of huffing and wiping your face, "fine."

George peels off some of the aluminium on the side.

"I'll let you help me."

He freezes, "what?"

"But you better still not tell anyone!" you point at him, before ultimately walking away.

George stands there, chocolate in hand, confusion on his face. He sighs and takes another bite, "I'm far too helpful for my own good, aren't I?" He clicks his tongue.

[romance-club-daily]

Comments on the update (january/2025) that nobody asked for:

Remember that these are my opinions, you don't have to agree with them.

Astrea's Broken Heart:

I think in the end things finally started to engage, I was finding this second season a bit stale (?). I still don't like that ABH is from the HS universe, but I'm curious to know their connection with the book of the apocalypse, the spear and HSR. Regarding David, I'm missing the element of the 72 demons and how this would be a difficulty for the relationship between him and Audrey, the story of the separation is fine, but it lacks substance. The idea of the demons tormenting his mind and damaging their relationship seems more interesting to me. About their scene, @teatimemols I really didn't like the scene you mentioned, and the one with the cuddles too :| The first one was weird, the second one... it wasn't really cuddles... Let's see if the next one improves. Cassiel's path, impeccable! I love reading their scene together, and him saying that he finally wants to show this love for Audrey to the world 10/10. I was hoping that Mikael's brother would be someone from HSR, or even the angel Gabriel, like a twin, but… There's nothing to do about that. I have a slot for Rafael but he doesn't enchant me very much, I think it's ok. Malek, I think it was obvious that he was connected to the beast and I don't understand how the characters didn't realise this before, I mean, he knew a lot about what the Astreans were looking for and nobody got suspicious? Not even Mikael, in a more serious way? At least by the end of this update everything will be clear and the plot will progress further, I hope.

Soulless:

I hope Wincy gets better soon! Soulless is still my favourite story. I loved the scenes between Vincent and Vyxaria, one of the best routes in the story. I missed the others having romantic scenes as well (apart from Threxio/a who had a quick one). But I understand, because they couldn't fit everything into one episode. Also, the gang in a new setting? Fantasy clothes for them! I hope Threxio/a can change clothes as demons, finally. I can't wait for the next update!

Heaven's Secret Requiem:

Honestly, I'm not a W|W player, but this situation with Anna's path is horrendous. I took routes where the LI M|F is forgotten, but for these routes in particular it's even worse, because it's clear that she knows what's going on and doesn't give a damn. The same goes for Greg, who has no involvement in the plot except for his sister. ABH's Cassiel, who takes a similar route, is important to the plot and isn't just about his sister's death. The mistake lies with the author who doesn't want to develop the two characters and has clearly only put them in to fill quotas, if they were white and male I don't think this would happen, she'd quickly find something for them to do. Like with Dead Man Boris and the dead weight Yan. The plot is cool and all, but if the LI path you choose isn't treated with the slightest bit of respect/is sidelined the story loses all its fun to me.

Cain not being related to Yan and them looking alike is very strange to me, apart from the fact that they never interact. Him being the traitor doesn't surprise me either, it makes a lot of sense. Dmitry has an ok route I guess.

7 Brothers:

I'm enjoying the plot and I'm happy for James' girls I guess (I like Avery and Simon more, but that's me). Grant's route is going well, I don't think he's boring, I just think he needs to be more involved in the plot (?). Tristan's route is also going well, I think. I hope there'll be more action in the next update.

The Parallel Universes Bureau:

I really like the fairy theme and I'm really enjoying the story, the bad thing is that it will only last one season! Albert and Orion's paths are very good and reducing the number of LIs from 5/6 to 4 was an advantage for a short story. I still think should be around 15/16 episodes per season as it's an anthology, it's not too little or too much time. And I think they're already sowing the seeds for next season, the agent who calls the MC all the time to talk to her is appearing a lot in the story, I think they're hints for the next MC.

Also, it's been my comfort story since Hell and high Water ended.

W: Time Catcher:

The writing is as impeccable as ever! Shen's path *chef's kiss*, Lucien's too! And I'm tempted to open a slot for Renato! I'm just hoping for a bit more action, I guess it's just my impression, but the story is a bit stale? I don't know, showing the repercussions of the Vatican story after Praevius died, how Nova's "father" and the general are acting, something like that would be good. The detective plot is getting a bit tiring? But apart from that it's sensational!

The Thunderstorms Saga:

I'm enjoying the plot, Ganash's route is going well! The conspiracies and the king's sudden interest in Tiss is making the plot moving more, it's good. I'm just sad that although they've added other races to MC the characters, we're not going to see the same diversity in the secondary characters, just the mountain elves I guess. I think it's going to be like the other Jester stories, towards the end the plot really become engaging.

And the Haze Will Takes Us:

At first I didn't engage with the story, but these last few updates have been good! Reading how the village's paranoia is building and how their reaction to the events is going has been interesting, especially with Novak's arrival. This story is one that doesn't let you imagine what might happen next, because they might, I don't know, decide to dump Lada at the haze at any moment now, or kill someone for nothing too, or the gods appearing out of nowhere too. A wild ride, I guess (that's a compliment).

Shakespeare's Code:

I've really enjoyed the Eds! Especially Edmund! The toad is the goat! and the opportunity to be a villain is also interesting. I'm still confused by all these stats, but still trying to understand. The dialogues are too flowery for me, so sometimes it gets boring, but I think it's more of a personal problem. I think Shakespeare is M's servant too, he seems suspicious, especially with his son's illness and all.

The Missing:

A good start, I liked all the LIs and the genre of the story is one I like a lot, I hope the mystery holds us from start to finish and the author continues to do a great job. It's nice to see an MC who's competent at what she does too, without being a Mary Sue, it'll be nice to follow her. I just don't know if the story is going to be only detective and drama, because some shadows and trolls have appeared. Will there also be supernatural elements? I hope not.

Garden of Eden:

I've given up on the story, it's really not for me, I can't follow it at all, I really tried. I'm going to go diamond mining and read only the parts of Doo-yeong's scenes.

Chasing You 2:

Same as Garden of Eden, I really can't read the story anymore, Ellia barely appears and all that happens is smut with Ezra and Alexander. Only diamond mining and reading Ellia's part.

Dracula: A Love Story:

I don't know what is happening anymore, just hoping for the finale and I hope it comes soon.

[mmpookie]

ONE THING? nah I'm rolling up my sleeves for this one (LOTS of rambling)

1. OK quick 😭 the gameplay.❌️ I REFUSE to spend money on this game, if we have to grind through levels for more story at LEAST make some minigames that are actually fun 🙏

2. Second. Easy. Have someone who can actually accurately translate the Korean to English ☹️..Please.... are there any korean mutuals out there......

3. Ok now for actual story and probably just nitpicky things:

Spica. love the guy. infact. he was real close to being my favorite bc personally I found his character really sweet and low-key funny. but man. by the end of game compared to everyone else, this guy got the least development :( I like all the little things, like that he's just some overworked college student who's a lil sassy and loves horses+mythological animals, but if I could make canon, I would say the reason Spica works so hard is because he has to fill the space that his influential parents left when they died in the first great disaster. Would that make? sense to the timeline?? who knows. I think he's a good contrast to Sirius, since out of everyone, he's the best example of someone who's DEVOTE to the constellations and academy, along with his adoration of Polaris' heroism. But. It'd be cool if they could've written more of WHY he's like this, It would neat give perspective

THE TIMELINE?? WHAT IS THIS CANON TIMELINE 😭 IT'S HARD FOR ME TO FIGURE OUT. WHY ARE SPICA ALPHERATZ AND SIRIUS NOT OF HIGHER STATUS IF THEYVE BEEN SORCERERS FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY? ARCTURUS TOO RIGHT? I JUST WISH I COULD UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S SUCH A LARGE TIME SKIP FROM THE POLARIS ERA. IT COULD MAKE SENSE IF THERE WAS JUST THE WORLD BUILDING FOR IT🙏 I like to think about Marcille from Dungeon Meshi when I think about characters with long life spans, and it can be genuinely a cool concept when done right !

I'll just mention quickly that I like how they wrote Alpheratz to be this kind of cranky apathetic guy, but eventually becomes alot more likeable n compassionate. He's found meaning in protecting the friends that he realizes he actually cares about. mm. love that. But the whole Alpheratz as Sirrah thing was.. pretty brushed by? I think they mainly had it that way so Alpheratz would have more specific reason to protect summoner, it drives the mystery of polaris lore further but I don't feel like it gives the oompth that it should. Cool concept, but! I feel like it should have deeper purpose OTHER than just eluding that polaris=summoner. SAME WITH ARCTURUS BUT WE'LL GET TO THAT. Alpheratz represents the burnt out gifted kids who are uncomfortable with filling in the large shoes they're expected to fill. He could be the character to push forward the tragic narrative of what it's like have your sole purpose in life = dedicating yourself to the constellations as a sorcerer. it'd be so interesting

have castor more involved in the main plot please please please please

Make the Polaris lore more clear?? please??? There was the whole stage play where they were all like ooh Polaris fell in love with a star and ooh the void god was jealous and therefore wreaked havoc-and while I know that Sirius implies that this is far from the truth, I can't help but wonder what the ACTUAL context was for the void's motives (tho I have theories). Also. was Sirrah meant to be Polaris' lover if this was the case or?? Hey atleast it could tie into Alphertaz's whole memory thing

FLESH OUT ARCTURUS' VOID ARC MORE PLEASE. OH MY GOD. Bro when that floor first released I was HOOKED but so dissapointed how quickly they moved on from it bc like- it's implied that Arcturus has been a dark sorcerer for the void for a WHILE, but when mc frees him all he says is "Golly! How weird! Sure glad that's over! Anyways! Here's Ursa Minor! ", and it's kind of like the Alpheratz as Sirrah reveal where it's more of a device to reveal that Summoner=Polaris..than any actual major character development. So. if I could rewrite it, I'd either do maybe two things, one- have it implied that Arcturus HAD the choice of whether he'd become a dark sorcerer, but from his perspective it was a decision he made for "the greater good", but it's something he genuinely does regret later on, and it would create a shift in his relationship to the committee once they discover this. Second- it really is more of a possession that creates a seperate persona he has little control over, (which happens directly after the banquet poisoning incident). I would make it more obvious by perhaps writing in mysterious disappearances he would make or other odd behaviors he can't explain. Either way, after he's seperated from the void I want there to be CONSEQUENCE!! Like maybe he had to sacrifice his magic or something physically, just anything he willingly offers to redeem himself, idk it'd be cool.

If they didn't have to rush through the ending, I feel like an arc where Summoner actually COMES TO TERMS that they're polaris is needed. Its kind of comedic how CHILL summoner is after they have this giant life-altering revelation with this sudden insane magical power. Like- I know mcs aren't written to have too much personality in these games but cmon give them a training arc atleast lmao

Sigh..... Sirius..... I've been humbled the past year while converted into a Sirius lover 😞which is so painful bc his character deserved so much better..... I'll atleast say that when reading inbetween the lines, there's a lot of things I like: like how he's pretty free-spirited guy who just likes to have fun, a trait he shares with other queen tets like pollux, his hobby is theatre and spreading gossip and pranking people with his transformation magic, I mean, he's been around for more than a century so ofc he does. I ALSO like the nuance in how though he rarely opens up to people or reveals what he's truly thinking- at the same time- he can never hide how he's FEELING, his eyes will always give it away haha. I like to think that since he sort of blames himself for what happened with Polaris, his self-loathing makes it hard for him to believe that he deserves any form of love, despite him always joking, and despite his flirting. AND HE'D DIE BEFORE EVER TELLING YOU HE FEELS THAT WAY!! Since then he's always felt uncomfortable with the vulnerability of TALKING about his feelings. There could be a cute arc where he learns to heal from this :') ... Now, for all the Sirius haters, I know where you're all coming from 😭 because.. he tries shooting us.. and they don't even reveal why for SEVERAL. FLOORS. Dude, I would have it so Sirius DOESN'T have this insane impulsive part of his personality that HARMS people!! No!! It would be far more interesting if he played his role through intellectual means, riddled spells and stuff bc. this guy studied under Polaris afterall.

Ok and just one more thing: IF the game is meant to have Sirius as a love interest, I would NOT have mc in their past life (polaris) have a familial relationship to Sirius, it just has weird confusing vibes. I would just easily change it so Polaris and Sirius were close friends or lovers instead. If this WASN'T a romantic otome game and Sirius is never meant to be a love interest, then yeah go ahead the family dynamic would be super bittersweet!

WAIT THIS IS AN EDIT. ALSO ALSO THE ENDING !! NEEDS WAY MORE DEVELOPING !! + MORE CLOSURE WITH SIRIUS IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T KILL HIM OFF !!

I want your opinions for reasons…

If there was one (or more than one) thing you could change in Arcana Twilight’s writing, what would you change? Be specific please 👁️👁️

[lgbtlunaverse]

Thinking of the Nie disciple that told Nie Mingjue it was Meng Yao who stayed behind to clean up corpses on the battlefield today.

Nie Mingjue didn't just randomly stumble upon poor lil meowyao eating bread in the novel, he was already looking for him to thank and reward him for his work.

That's what makes it so fun that nieyao's first conflict will end up being about someone else taking credit for Meng Yao's work.

And I'm sure that Nie Mingjue's actual opinions on plagiarism are a lot more nuanced, all we really get from him in this scene is "well you shouldn't kill someone over it!" which leaves a lot of room for what punishments he thinks are appropiate. But I bet that it isn't occuring to him in this moment that the only reason he knows Meng Yao at all, the only reason he got such a capable deputy, is that he noticed someone was taking care of the dead and cared enough to want to know their name. And then the Nie disciples didn't lie to him. The disciple he asked could have said "it was me, Zongzhu" to rise in the ranks himself, but he didn't. He went and asked others, who all also could have taken the credit, but they didn't. Someone saw Meng Yao working and decided to be honest about it and that simple decision is the catalyst for Meng Yao becoming Nie Mingjue's deputy.

Meng Yao can't just work hard to get results, others have to acknowledge that work. If they don't, it's as if he didn't do anything at all.

[ruvviks]

right now i'm essentially just working through the list of my less talked about ocs from the cyberpunk extended ocverse, with this time: rikki! she's the youngest of the valentine family, leader of a small gang known as santa madre (previously a branch of the valentinos), and she works at club bodytalk as security specializing in cargo transport, escorts, and pickup/dropoff gigs :D

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[deoidesign]

Hi, how did you learn to draw Steve's physique?

Ohh what a complicated thing to answer...

When it comes to how I learned to draw anything, it's hard to say anything too specific since it's always a culmination of many years of assorted study and practice... but I can try to do my best to explain some of the biggest things that helped me learn, some tips I keep in mind, and maybe at least some places to start/delve further.

(just a little disclaimer it's not like my drawings here are going to be 100% medically accurate.. they're just to illustrate concepts!)

The main thing about learning various physiques is understanding anatomy. Which feels obvious, but I don't mean proportions; these are important, but perhaps more important is understanding the skeleton and how it moves and learning where muscles connect to bones and where fat grows on the body. When you understand how these function on a more mechanical level, depicting form and movement in a way that feels natural comes in tow.

For instance, understanding things like the pronation and supination of the radius and ulna, as well as the fact that muscles can ONLY contract or relax, will help you understand a bit better which muscles will be flexed and which will not while someone moves. It's inherent to the positioning based on the structural makeup of the body... It's not like you NEED to memorize all the muscles and bones, of course, but understanding and gaining at least a passive familiarity with the concepts really helps.

In tandem with this concept is the way parts of the body flow into eachother. Muscles ALWAYS come in groups because they can only contract. Whatever muscle is there to lift something, there is a muscle on the other side to pull that bone back down. What this results in is a series of straight edges next to curves, which gives us a lot of really lovely "s curves" and dents and folds and so on and so forth just naturally occurring.

I would suggest at least learning the "bony landmarks", which are bones (usually) visible on the surface of the body. things like the iliac crest, the great trochanter, the 7th vertabrae, the acromion process... These can be used to help you understand the parts of the body as angles and relationships, rather than trying to remember lengths and sizes, which vary immensely... (since you asked about steve, he can be our model... also study these on your own don't just take my word for it haha, these are the ones I personally keep in mind)

I've done the same thing with body hair... learning where it grows and in which directions... It helps me make up variations without needing reference, because I have a set of rules I can follow.

The biggest thing that helped me understand all this on a much deeper level was my ecorche course. I sculpted this guy. We started by sculpting the entire skeleton to understand the bones, and then we added muscles on top. Not every single muscle, of course, but the "artistic muscles" AKA the ones which directly affect the surface of the body. Doing this let us see where muscles connect, because we would make a shape, put it on the bone where it actually goes, and then you get to see how other muscles overlap that.

This helped me, perhaps, more than anything else. But I also didn't just start with this course, I had been drawing for years before I even took it. I had been in school for years before I took it. Not that I think it wouldn't be helpful to someone just starting out, but I do think that the more you know going in, the better an in-depth course like this will help you and stick with you. Classes are also expensive, though so I'm not really like... recommending you pay potentially thousands of dollars to take one... But it did help me a lot, personally.

I also, of course, have done many figure, gesture, and master studies...

These just help you quickly gain a stronger understanding of generalized anatomy, and gives you real life examples of and practice with of how people move and balance.

What all this does when combined, is gives me a very solid ability to depict movement and form in a way that feels relatively natural from my subconscious without the need for reference.

The rest of how I've learned to draw his physique is honestly mostly just stylization. I understand the body, and this is how I am depicting it for his level of musculature.

And as I move into depicting him in other ways, either moving in comics or in animation, realistically rendered, or extra stylized, these concepts inform every step of that process for me! When he keeps the same/similar relationships between parts, he gets to still look like himself.

It ALSO really helps when putting clothes on, because the way cloth falls and bunches and lifts is all directly related to the form it is on... So the more you understand that form, the more you can depict clothing and movement in a way that feels natural.

This is all, of course, true when I draw anyone, you asked about Steve so I'm trying to mostly show with him! But because I'm just drawing from raw information of general anatomy rather than trying to study one body type at a time, it allows a lot more "give," I think!

Like, here's most of the cast from TTA so far... actually, they're not as varied as I thought they were nevermind LMAO ignore this part

But, it also makes monster and alien design much easier! It's a lot easier to come up with non-human anatomy when I understand human anatomy, because I can manipulate the knowledge I have...

There is infinite more to study in the world of anatomy... The complexity of the human body goes extremely deep. For our purposes as artists, we need only depict a fraction of it, but more information rarely hurts the process.

I'm sure there's something in here that's wrong on a technical level, I'm mostly going off of memory. But that's kind of my point - I understand enough generally and conceptually that when I am missing something and need to find reference for it, I understand what I'm looking at. It's much easier than trying to learn AND draw at the same time.

I hope even one thing in here helped you! Sorry it's so long.

[drinksss]

Ok one last thing I think about when writing their arguments is like... I want it to be clear that nobody in the conversation is like. Good at it. you know you'll see those comics where it's like the Person Who Is Wrong says a straw man point and then the author stand-in says a well-articulated response; but those are never really interesting to me. And that's fine! Like the point of those comics isn't to be Interesting it's to make the people who disagree angry and to make the people who agree pat themselves on the back.

But with these I want to portray Exactly how someone of either stance (specifically how someone with the personalities of the characters who Also believes these things) would argue their points.

Like Turkey is a self-hating woman who grew up in a home full of misogynistic talking points and religious indoctrination who filled her head with ideas of being less-than, being an after-thought, and being an object. She grew up believing that the only thing she's supposed to become is a trad wife because that's how society was built. A man who works and protects the family and a woman who raises the children and takes care of the house. This is how she was raised and she was never told the history of those ideas, she was just told This Is How Things Are Supposed To Be.

Versus Inky, who was a nonbinary person raised by two working moms who only gave her attention if she was entertaining them. He was raised as an only child, and as a result feels responsible for other people's happiness. If someone believes something he disagrees with, it's his job to convince them otherwise. It just so happens that her only experience with debate is watching commentary videos. As such, that mixes with her penchant for playing up her personality for the sake of making other people laugh and turns every "debate"/argument into a half-serious comedy scene. In her mind. The other issue is they're autistic, so it's hard for them to really know if everyone else is on the same page. Like, "I'm joking around kind of. I'm doing a bit... they're doing a bit too, right? Like I'm the good guy with all the good ideas, and everyone else knows it, and the other person is playing as the bad guy for the sake of the bit. Right?" And that makes them come across as kind of an asshole to everyone else in the room because... no turns out nobody else is joking around right now. This is serious talk. Why are you making fun of their ideas.

And the result is two people with completely dichotomous beliefs who are just talking past each other but still getting increasingly angry, KIND OF LIKE HOW A LOT OF ONLINE ARGUMENTS HAPPEN!

Either way I don't want to straw man the ideas that I don't agree with, I feel like that's just not a very good way of proving or disproving anything, and comes across as condescending to the people that DO agree with the ideas. The main thing in the story that challenges these ideas is just seeing how someone who believes in them to the extent that Turkey does live with the ideas. Like how does she operate on the day-to-day while keeping in mind that she is just an object for the pleasure of men, that no matter what she is- she can never be anything more than her babymaking, and that she really just needs to be controlled by a man or else is worthless. Like how does that affect someone. Because that's the important part. Debate doesn't matter- we can argue until the cows come home. But how do these ideas affect the people they are targeted at? THAT'S what I want to explore.

Rewrote and redrew the pages for their first argument

[littlebittyhollowbugs]

Hornet headcanon!

'Hornet' is not Hornet's true name.

I'm still torn between different reasonings for her having the name either

A- It was given to her as an honorary title, by Queen Vespa, during her training within the hive (or bestowed upon her after having finished her training as a symbol of her accomplishments.)

Or B- She gave the name to herself, after the fall of the kingdom, as a way to separate her current self from her past while still honoring some part of her past. (The part that is easiest for her to look back on.)

As for her birth name my sisters and I have decided on Arachnè. (The name is from a Greek myth, where the protagonist Arachnè challenges Athena to a weaving contest, wins, and is afterwards transformed into a spider.)

[destinywillowleaf]

one of a kind living in a world gone plastic

baby you're so classic

@most-tragic-character-tournament

(all my thoughts in the tags)

[howtodisappearcompletelyand]

20/10 stars little guy

[nach0]

wanted to draw fanart for @remxedmoon's isatscryption au but i realised i didn't actually know the plot yet which. whoops! so i settled for chucking my oc at it

OH YEAH INSCRYPTION IS 60% OFF ATM!! Consider this my official propaganda to go get this game