#(also support thorn)

[makeitlookdecent]

I have all the strats. Time has passed, we can come back and do it better!!! we can BE better!!! We have new ops, they will surely lead us to victory!!!!

hey come back here;;!! stop running!!!

[stellorc]

behold them

pretty much all of my pieces are at the rendering stage, and my brain needed a break from this annoyingly satisfying process. So have this self indulgent sketch of my two girls, jesra and phebe, bc i love them so much <3

[catlliecal]

I think what’s interesting to me about Yor is that Yor Briar/Forger isn’t just a front to hide Thorn Princess, that Thorn Princess alone isn’t her “true self,” nor is Yor Briar/Forger alone her “true self.” They both make up her. She’s compassionate. She may be a bit aloof, but she’s also very intelligent and knows the best place to attack someone to kill them as quickly as possible. I think that makes her a very wonderful character.

[saturnniidae]

I've not reread wings of fire in a few years (an issue, I'm aware. I'm working on it) and only remember bits and pieces, but I love Thorn and her massive 'only realized im a lesbian after having incredibly underwhelming sex w a guy and getting pregnant but i love my child so much she's everything to me' vibes

[vinnival]

In light of the new information on Alex Kister-

I'll be archiviing any TMC/MO-based posts, and won't talk about it again. Support the victims, and FUCK ALEX KISTER.

[brynn-lear]

Dear Brynn,

Sometimes when I think of Thorns, my mind wanders to you too! I know I've made an entire match up post about this, but I really do believe you two mesh super well, and his lore/deeper personality would compliment you more than you'd think.

Excuse my late night rambles. Thorns is very misunderstood even by people around him. Not to... Sound like a simp, but he runs on the same kind of "logic" based thinking as Alhaitham and Dr. Ratio in that sort of "Stop panicking, you're making a fool of yourself for acting like this" type of attitude. At the same time, though, he acts very independently for what he thinks would benefit others. He's kinda like that quote of "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." to motivate others. He's like if Dr. Ratio was a lot more hands on I guess?

He's just a silly lil guy. He has a lot of vague ocean related brainwash trauma. If you ever decide you wanna learn more about Arknights lore hit me up,,, please,,,,,

Dearly Beloved, Ventriloquist

Dear "Ventriloquist",

You seriously remind me of a coworker I have in the Academy, do you perhaps make music? I swear even your way of writing is familiar— but back to the contents of the letter.

To this day, I still believe that the "match-up" you had sent for me makes total sense. If there is an opportunity to meet this person, I'd gladly reach out and grasp it tight. I believe he and I would grow our strengths together. Once more, I thank you for introducing me to him.

Sincerely,

Brynn Lear

[unproduciblesmackdown]

fr is he, you know.............................................repeatedly described as being Impersonable and Lacking Charm and Pedantic and confused / bothered by things he supposedly shouldn't be while inspiring confusion / botherment in others in ways he supposedly shouldn't and like 99.9% of the grief he's given is over All That while he's just sitting or standing there rather than the like intimidatingly efficient hitman georg thing he has going on. which is in fact The Skill That Makes Him Useful Despite It All and also perhaps the least foothold in interactions because [worried he can & may kill you] affords power when otherwise just being the weird guy nobody likes(tm)

bonus mordecai balling

[poorwhayfairingstranger]

Hi! 👋 came across you while searching ‘super supportive’ and and and just OMG this story has grabbed my by the guts!!!!! Like like Alden kib’ve (sp?) and the slow realization that he’s breaking apart and becoming more himself all at the same time. And the rescue that came too late except it turns out not really… and then whiplash highschool. Where he’s looked down on for being a B but but but…. anywho if you’d like to come scream at me about his story instead of into the void I’d love to chat for a bit! I am awful at timely reply’s for the most part unless you catch me actively on here though so sorry in advance

I'd love to talk about super supportive! But first let me know what chapter you're on. So I don't spoil you. I just finished reading chapter 100 it left us on a really interesting clip hanger.

But i'm absolutely down To talk about any point of the story the moon theggend ark was absolutely Nerve-racking . Have you reached the point where he gets his cat back yet? What did you think of the offscreen character arc Victor went through? Are you excited to see what he does about the boater? What do you think of the rabbit girls He makes friends with at intake? I think their relationship is a great example of platonic boy girl friendships. Which is really rare to see nowadays.

[stinkyhyena9000]

Here's my arknights account if any of y'all wanted to friend request me! (All units are M3)

[astranauticus]

if i ever gain the like... art/character design ability to make fake arknights designs i really wanna draw like. is3 timeline iberia crew alters like... lumen the tidewatcher. irene the last lantern. thorns the wavesplitter. aaauuuugh <- forever insane about is3

[peonyblossom]

i really enjoyed CoP 1 but CoP 2 is just so much more boring??? i can't even really explain why it's just not as fun

[karda]

hello how are you doing !!!! i miss you like a friend i haven't talked to in a while. i hope you're doing good and work isn't too stressful, ik that work has been stressful for me bc i haven't had nearly enough hours to keep me afloat as well as i would like but I've been surviving. giving you a little pat on the head :) hope you're doing well dude!!! <3

hello! I've missed u to . im doing alright, kinda having the opposite work problem . im working so much and im doing like 3 peoples jobs for minimum wage 0_o making me exhausted . my mom gets out in 2 days and shess gonna lecture meeeee she has a if u dont like it hit da bricks mentality.

[ode-to-fury]

I really do have a problem when it comes to fictional women who feel they can never be seen as beautiful or worthy of love because they’re tall/masculine/muscular because it just hits a lil bit too close to home.

[spoopy-soup]

Extra tips from me and people in the notes:

slosher can two-shots fish stick easily, aim two consecutive shots towards the top right side (where the fish are going towards you), its easier not to be right below it

slosher can take stingers down in one shot if you shoot towards the top at max-ish range

if you have a line of enemies, lessers or not, its very satisfying to send a few shots in there because of slosh's piercing

dualies can also get flyfish down if you can get above them

dualies can also take down fish stick in one roll at the top

dualies get a boost in range if you shoot after a dodge roll if you need to ink the side of a fishstick or reach a steelhead

dualies is very good at clearing lessers, that being said, careful for scrappers and steel eels that can instantly splat you

stringer also has a few spots where the shots line up closer together on the sides, you don't have to aim it straight

if you can get really close with the stringer, it can instant kill most bosses, and even kill a shielded flipper flopper before it cycles

splatana can kill maws during its attack if you have a full charge, you don't have to leave the circle if you just aim down and slice when it comes up (which with splatana's slow speed while charging is very nice)

I usually only use the lunge for steelheads as when they are taken down the resulting explosion makes it pretty safe with the endlag

as long as you're swinging youre pretty safe from lessers, do not fear being close range because you are close range

the roller's vertical is high risk high reward, it does a lot of damage (600!), though take care to think about if rolling into it will do the job.

you can kill maws by rolling into the side of them when they surface!

If you want to take down a steelhead with the roller, you have to do the vertical RIGHT when you see the charge up animation, or before it if you can

A lot of weapons are ink hungry so you DO NOT want to be stuck in enemy ink, if you have a weapon that inks turf easily, like the stringer or brella or even the charger, do so! It also helps everyone with retrieving eggs. This includes killing fishsticks!

Oh yeah and because this is a good chance to say so a pet peeve of mine, DO NOT OVERLURE, it is tempting to bring everything to the basket, but this leads to it being easily overwhelmed. Always be doing something, and if its the beginning of a round get the first few bosses down and bring the eggs back while spawns happen (unless its like. 3 maws 2 scrappers of course) If you get overwhelmed even a little bit, it will snowball and you will spend more time surviving than fighting/splatting or grabbing eggs, so I say; a clean workstation is a happy workstation!

a tired octoling's advice for gold ???? salmon run rotations

so i'm in evp950-999 bracket right now and seeing people clearly not use their weapons correctly and it's kind of driving me bananas. i don't know why this is happening. but it makes me want to make a cheatsheet for Grizzco weapons and what they should be doing to make the shift smoother.

note that anyone can deal with maws because of how you dispose of them, same with flippers. "grounded bosses" refers to eels + big shots + scrappers (not steelheads bc you need range or piercing to get them).

so here's some weapon-based tips for anyone who may need them during the last few hours of big run + for later gold rotations:

grizzco slosher: like the explosher, a flyfish killer. hitting the cockpit of a flyfish with a gslosh projectile is an instant splat. aim well and move fast. prioritize flyfish. also armored bosses (drizzlers, steelheads, sometimes scrappers + lids) because you two-hit all of them regardless where you hit them. mind your ink, you have 4 shots on a full tank.

unless you have 3+ gsloshers in team comp, please don't waste your shots on fish sticks i beg you

grizzco brella & blaster: as rapid-fire, you need to help handle fish sticks and stingers the most; deal with them as they show up. but outside of that, you are the flexible team slot(s) and can generally handle a lot of threats.

grizzco roller: your speed and contact damage helps you destroy hordes of lessers as well as grounded bosses. use your speed to run eggs and revive teammates, too. your flick is slow and can easily get you splatted; use it to fell steelheads, ink fish sticks, etc in a pinch. you can also use your speed to set off slammin lids very safely.

also please note the knockback from running into scrappers, it can and will get you into trouble. ALSO this weapon completely trivializes Glowflies/Rush. move slowly at the swarm.

grizzco dualies: like the rapid-fire weapons, you destroy stingers; unlike them you can't climb fish sticks easily without help. work on thinning hordes of lessers, reviving teammates, running eggs and dealing with grounded bosses. your dodge roll is a very safe bet to get slammin lids to go off. PLEASE be mindful of where you end up after you're done dodge rolling or you will get splatted.

if you don't have anything better to do, just run eggs or throw bombs at flyfish.... but this is advice for most generalist and low-range weapons.

grizzco charger: first get used to spamming it at max charge. good? okay, you handle steelheads, slammin lids, stingers, and sometimes drizzlers. you can also spam shots at steel eels and scrappers pretty effectively. in a sense you are a generalist with a lot of range.

for the love of fax machine kamisama, DO NOT WASTE YOUR SHOTS ON FISH STICKS. DO NOT. even a groller will do it better and faster than you. ink the side of a fish stick for a teammate and go do something better. please

grizzco splatana: all power, no range. focus on armored foes like drizzlers + steelheads, grounded bosses and hordes of lessers. you can kill flyfish in a pinch but you risk being hit by their exhaust and they need to be on land.

grizzco stringer: another generalist/flex team slot. you have the reach for steelheads and slammin lids but you need to align your shots well to oneshot them. i suggest helping with grounded bosses + fish sticks + stingers and then doing general duties like bombing maws/flyfish, running eggs, reviving allies.

a lot of this does rely on your whole team having common sense and knowing what each weapon is best at. and that's not always reasonable in random queue! but if you know what you're doing, then you're already doing a great job. if you're doing your best and your team still fails, it's not really your fault. it happens.

be willing to be flexible based on team composition. sometimes you get 3 stringer 1 splatana and you just have to deal with it. i've had multiple 2 roller 2 dualies compositions this weekend... and had times where the only bosses that spawn in the first 20 seconds are flyfish, with no slosher present. you gotta do stupid things to survive and hit quota and that is okay!

but being informed about what each weapon can do is very helpful too. i hope i could help. :3 please feel free to add since this is just for normal wave!

[static-void]

yknow it's gonna be really funny if this guy turns out to be evil. 20 something bisexual guy who's a stockbroker (though he doesn't seem super dedicated to it bc his only mention of it was offhand) who also grabs a hot grill and gets mad at it for burning the fuck out of him.

also he looks like this

[ghost-recs]

Sakusa Timeskip Recs

this is for you lovely @dontmindtheevie. thank you for your support and patience pookie!

the video call incident by @reverie-starlight

synopsis: you and sakusa enjoyed the secrecy of your relationship. after all, you both didn't want to imagine what would happen if the terrible three ever found out.

oneshot filled with humor, insults, and fluff. it made me unattractively cackle a couple times.

no secretes here by bunnytime [ao3]

synopsis: sakusa's teammates like to think they all know each other pretty well. how could they not know that sakusa was in a relationship? let alone married??

this mini series is so cute! pure fluff and msby chaos!

mine by @taeyamayang

synopsis: you always loved watching sakusa's games and supporting him. however, you didn't love what sakusa had set up for you.

oneshot, maybe a little ooc? but so adorable.

untitled oneshot by @chosobaby

synopsis: there's just one aspect of volleyball that sakusa does not enjoy...

lil "what if" scenario that i just love to think about!

specially made by @luvring

synopsis: you swear sakusa does not understand the point of a surprise. but you're not complaining.

dating pro-player sakusa scenario. just pure fluff

another untitled oneshot by @omi-boshi

synopsis: sakusa does not like answering his phone when he's on break. however, when it's you calling, curiosity gets the better of him.

reader just being a thorn in sakusa's side, but he's too down bad for you to complain.

Fresh Linens by emilyisfictional [ao3]

synopsis: your boyfriend is gone way too often, the only option is to steal his hoodies and sweaters. you hate that he washes them so often.

agh just more fluff and sakusa boyfriend scenarios that leave me melting

Drawing Our Moments by EdenxWrites [ao3]

synopsis: sakusa recalls the days he fell in love with you.

not entirely post-timeskip. has some flashbacks to high school but present day is set after high school. this oneshot caught me off guard.

hello, neighbor by @demxnscous

synopsis: you gain a new neighbor and he seems...interesting enough. well, his friend is definitely a character.

a meet-ugly oneshot that i wish had more parts...but ig that's what my imagination is for.

i also want to bring some attention to this fic: change of heart by heartcondemned [ao3]

i haven't finished reading it yet, but i'm really enjoying it. i also hesitate to rec it because it is unfinished and doesn't look like it will be... but give it a try if you're cool with that!