#(but still tagging ht because its relevant)

[notquitehuman-creations]

[texting not tagging bc this got long oops]

// Hollybreeze's Tragedy spoilers (can I even tag this if I haven't written it yet?) , character death

it takes A LOT for Timbermoth to get upset/angry. he's a very chill, caring, and forgiving guy(a big reason he's such a good med cat!). even when dealing with Hollypaw's then Whisperstreams's disabling injuries and recovery, he was always professional and level-headed.

after Whisperstream fully recovers and gets released from the medicine den, Cloudsong takes Timberpaw to the moonpool for his naming ceremony(its mid-leafbare at this point.) everything goes well, and Timberpaw gets his name, Timbermoth. but, on the way back to RiverClan, Cloudsong catches a terrible case of greencough. the two barely make it back to camp before Cloudsong is completely bedridden.

suddenly Timbermoth is all on his own to care for both his Clan and his mentor. the rest of RiverClan, already being on edge because of leafbare's usual fresh-kill shortage and the threat of a greencough outbreak, have little faith in this young medicine cat who literally just got his name. they're putting a lot of stress on him.

Timbermoth keeps his head through it all though, keeping Cloudsong stable for as long as he can. but it's not enough. Cloudsong succumbs to the greencough and dies, leaving Timbermoth alone for real. everyone is shocked by Cloudsong's death. the kinder cats of RiverClan reassure Timbermoth that he did all he could and that this wasn't his fault. other cats, however, point out that they(Cloudsong uses they/them) weren't old, sickly, or injured beforehand, so they should have recovered. Timbermoth always says that these comments don't get to him, but they do. they really do. he can mask and put up a front all he wants, but all this stress and guilt builts up.

after a long day of work and worry, Whisperstreams comes into the medicine den to check on his friend, noticing changes in Timbermoth's mood. this is when Timbermoth breaks down, hyperventilating and sobbing. Whisperstream listens and embraces him, rubbing a gentle paw over Timbermoth's back, a technique he learned during his recovery. Timbermoth vents all of his frustration, his worry, his stress, his guilt. and after its all finally out, he takes a deep breath, the cool air rushing into his lungs calming his fired up nerves.

Timbermoth apologizes on instinct, but Whisperstreams quickly shuts it down, signing to never apologize for feeling. he doesn't know exactly what Timbermoth is going through of course, but he can still be there for him. Timbermoth thanks Whsieperstream for listening, for being there for him. Whisperstream smiles and they fall asleep curled up together(gay). it's the best sleep Timbermoth's had in weeks.

things get much better from there. Whisperstream, having a bit of herbal knowledge from his long recovery time in the medicine den, offers to be Timbermoth's assistant until he can find an apprentice. Timbermoth accepts of course, thankful for the help and the extra time with his friend(gay). Timbermoth is less stressed, and RiverClan has the reassurance of multiple healers. Whisperstream still has his warrior duties, being called for hunting or patrols from time to time, but it's still something.

/ end

[a/n: I did not expect this to be as long as it was ^^" guess I was I a writing mood lol. enjoy, and thanks for the prompt btw(kinda got away from it but it still inspired me so)!]

What would it take for your oc to snap?

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Hi, I’m back! I’m the anon who just read FGTC and Snips and Snails and now that I’ve finished those I need more fics!!! Do you have any recommendations? It doesn’t have to be HT. Do you have any recommendations for some classic UT stuff?

Welcome back, anon!

I did do a rec list awhile back that’s still relevant, but I can probably tack on another fic or two by now! ;3

Once More, With Feeling by @teatinblix is one I’ve been following for awhile and really enjoying! I’m not quite sure how to explain it, but it has like…..very Classic Undertale fandom vibes? Like The Old Days, but the characterization is great and it will probably make you feel feelings, but the tags are promising me a happy ending eventually so…! I really hope that’s true! But yeah, so far, just a really great read and I’m really excited to see where it goes.

Just In CASE by pinkmeowscato is also a pretty recent one I found, just a one-shot but damn, really brightened my day when I read it. I don’t want to give away too much about it since it’s short, but trust me, it’s super-cute and funny and just, it’s under 2k, what’ve you got to lose?

Probably would be remiss of me not to mention Aggre(g/v)ation by @llamagoddessofficial with how jazzed I get every time I see it update. A reverse harem fic with 3-4 Sanses and a lot of feels and jealousy and I can’t lie, I love that kinda thing, it hurts so good… I dunno quite where it’s going but I’m invested in finding out and hopefully, it won’t hurt me too bad! XD

Okay, one more, The Waiting Game by @melinacolada, it’s a really nice take on Underfell, with a really pleasant writing style and god, love this UF!Papyrus! Haven’t seen much of the UF!Sans yet, but he seems well-written too, and I keep saying it because most of these recs are WIPs, but I really am just…! Excited to see where it goes!

Hope that helps, anon, happy reading! ;3

[tejoxys]

Play House

Eldritch blacksand, finally. I’ve been wanting to try my hand at this for years; I actually started this piece when I was house-sitting for friends of the family in... 2014. Damn.

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The Dark comes down when the Light calls, down into the house where the Light wants to play. The humans are gone; the house sits far back on its long lawn redolent with sleeping flowerbeds, its peaked rooftops shiny with the rain tapping at dark windows.

-windows!- The Light leaps into them at once. The Light loves these gooey spans of sand bending light, sand flowing, sand made liquid pretending to be solid. In the temporal sea where the Light and Dark swim, the glass has already completed its crawl to the ground, the ground reclaimed by lava, the planet dashed into the sun—but here, where they focus their attention, the spans hang rain-kissed and shimmering.

The Dark is delighted to find that this house is full of wires, the new, clever wires that talk inside the walls—that talk across the world, distance less and less a barrier, edging closer to the way the Dark and Light talk to each other, close enough and strange enough to be oh so interesting—and dives for the nearest outlet.

A clear ringing reverberates from the windows, -wait-

Image of sparks, image of fire. The concept that this is bad. Bad means no. No means don’t do it.

The outlet hums back, -Why?-

-humans-

-The humans are gone.- Hesitation, a question.

-yes/no-

-Define instance of gone.-

The Light pulls down like an overhead projector screen the concept of linear progression, applies it to the house, narrows its scope to encompass the humans’ projected ownership of the house—do we know ownership? yes/no, disregard that part—, sets tags at either end to mark the boundaries of when the Dark is absolutely not allowed to cause damage to the house. A vague allusion to the concept of vacation, which is relevant, but so specific as to be painful, so they both drop it.

Something very like a sigh. -Yes.-

The matter settled, they race through the house like dolphins at play, the Light and the Dark.

They rejoin inside a lamp, at the twine of glass and wire. Abruptly, the Light leaps comet-sprightly to the center of the room. Calls for a game they last played where/when there were no wires or windows, where/when there were no houses. This game is a few strange rocks in the sea, raising their sun-bleached heads above the water, seldom visited.

The Dark hangs back. Unease. Concept of like and dislike, concept of novelty, dislike applied to novelty. This is one of the few differences that make them two, not one. The game will separate them further still, the fragments of themselves that are here/now cut off even more, if only for a time, but time will matter; that’s the point.

The Light sends out a call to the dirt below the house, and offers, -but fun-

Materials gather; in moments, the Light means to seal itself away, whether the Dark chooses to join in or not. Unease. U N E A S E. The Dark relents.

Two human bodies build themselves on the living room floor, amid dust mites and animal hairs on the glossy wood. Scanning up and down the house’s timeline for clues, they build themselves in the owners’ images. It takes several tries to iron out a workable nervous system, lungs that feed both heart and throat, and something like blood that flows. They don’t need to get so fancy, but the game is more fun when it’s realistic. Agonies crackle, spark-white behind eyelids wet as newborn butterflies, and then it’s done.

To pull a mask over one tiny spark of oneself and leave only tiny holes through which to gather sense, to leave the rest outside, pulsing, calling in muffled tones, waves breaking on rocks—it’s incomprehensible. Maybe their hearts first beat in response to how terrifying it is. But the first thing their bodies do, on opening their eyes, is laugh. The wild glint of teeth in open mouths is so shocking that the laughter redoubles on itself. Limbs flail; they both forgot proprioception. They edit accordingly, and engage in a messy fight with gravity to stand.

The bodies lurch around the darkened living room. They sit on every piece of furniture, laugh, open and close every drawer and cabinet, take turns trying on a pair of fleece slippers by the overstuffed chair, laugh some more. One stumbles, begins to fall; the other automatically reaches out and steadies. Marvels that the drive to help is built into the neural wiring. The one who nearly fell is mildly disappointed; was curious to feel gravity’s action on the glass-topped coffee table. They are both distracted by hands on skin.

The Light is fascinated, just as every time before, running hands slowly up and down long arms. These forms built of matter, the same as the house and everything in it, nothing but molecules that vibrate and collide but never collapse into one. Nerves that insist someone is there, someone is touching me, but they’re only ever right in the way that bodies can be right.

The Light is sad. The Dark knows what the Light would say, if they could hear each other now: -they never touch-

But the Dark likes it, the screaming contradictory signals. Pulls the Light closer so they lean together, twining wires that bounce their voices into orbit and back down to other wires waiting across the globe, but can’t speak to the ones running parallel beside them. So strange, so interesting. Sways the two of them, gently; sways again. The Light looks up, smiles like sunshine—expression of delight built-in. This game! Yes!

Spare photons tumble down to roll across the walls in diamonds and whirls. Static charge gathers in the basement to come rumbling up through the floor in rhythmic spikes. The bodies clasp hands, and begin to dance. A strange scent rolls out from the house, too-sweet stargazer lilies thrown on hot coals, scorched metal or blood and a breath of the sea; five deer grazing on the lawn bolt for the woods; a neighbor half a mile away across a field sees lights flashing in the empty house, and reaches for the phone.

The vastnesses of themselves they left outside know all of this, but the two sparks inside the bodies sway and spin, smile and know nothing else. The bodies gain grace with every step, balance improved a great deal when the Light and Dark pause to craft delicate aquifers deep inside the ear canals they forgot to connect to the outside, wincing through the crackle of drums and hammers forming, leaning on each other, laughing. Their blood is warm, the room is spinning.

The slick hissing of wheels on wet gravel never reaches them, but the slam of car doors does.

More swiftly than brain matter can react, the swirling lights are gone, the pounding music quenched, and the Light and Dark flat on the floor.

Knocking. More insistent knocking. Harsh rattling at the doorknob. “Hello?” Footsteps outside the windows and an arcing flashlight beam. “Police! We know you’re there.”

The Dark and Light look at each other; the whites of their eyes glint in the beams being swung through every window. To disperse these forms, or not? It’s a knife’s-edge of a question, such a precarious thing that more of their greater selves bleed through unbidden, but they silently agree not to. Besides, there’s still something the Dark wants to do; information running through hands, concept of limited time, fondness, sparkling eyes. Meanwhile, the voices outside are already descending to an uncertain murmur amongst themselves: Had the lights been inside the house, or behind it? Had they really heard music in the fast, unpolished rumble? Had they seen or heard anything at all?

The Light grips the Dark’s hand tighter for a moment, grins, and takes a breath.

“Well, there’s no footprints. No signs of a break-in—look at that!”

Murmuring and scuffing noises on the driveway.

“That was ball lightning. Swear to god, ball lightning. That’s rare.”

“Shit!”

A few seconds of silence drip by, measured in the raindrops still sliding from the shingles.

“Well, I guess that answers that. We came all the way out here for a little thunder and lightning.”

“But there’s no storms in the area I’ve heard of. No one else got any, just rain.”

Someone rattles the doorknob one last time. “Look, there’s nothing here. House is secure. Let’s go on back to the car...”

The deliberation moves down the driveway. It is decided that someone will drive by the house later on, maybe stay and keep watch if there’s nothing else to do. Car doors again. Tires hissing on wet gravel. The night closes around the house once more.

The bodies sit up very slowly.

-Stay here?- asks the Dark, taking advantage of the lowered barriers between them to speak directly.

-yes/no- Despite having answered in the same way, the Light frowns at the Dark. -spoiling the game. turn it off-

-Want use speech? Ears? Really?-

The Light tries several times, mouth working, before a passable, if squeaky, “y Es” plops out.

Heavy sighs come naturally to the Dark. -Miss you,- the Dark complains.

“On e  niG ht,” the Light says, beginning to smile.

-Yes.  Miss you.-

The Light reaches out and twines both arms around the Dark; hands find and cradle a skull, strum soft hair; the Light quivers when the Dark does the same in return. “Wh a t?” the Light asks, referring to the thing the Dark wanted to do. The Light has a pretty good idea, because the Light has been waiting for a chance to try it, too.

It’s a smile and a breath, this thing that some humans have begun to do, not as recently as wires inside houses, but not so far back that eternity has taken much notice. It’s a tilt of heads, like flowers following the sun, and the sun is the other’s face. They lean their foreheads together, pulses still hot from the dance; it’s a slow, delicate roll, and mouth finds mouth. Strange, so strange. Shivery touch. They have to learn teeth, learn pressure—not too much of either one—until nerves sing pleasure. Lips are so good at the illusion, so, so good at pretending that they touch for real, much better than hands, better than other kinds of touch they’ve tried before; and still the knowledge is there, made painfully sharp, even, that there are empty fields of static between everything capable of touching and feeling, but this touch, this touch is the one that promises that if it can only last long enough, if they can only press close enough and love hard enough, the two of them can become one.

The bodies are weak when they finally lean back, such a curious thing, so much more tremblingly vulnerable to time rolling heavily over them – they could do this forever, but they don’t have it. The humans will return; the dawn will break. Already a greasy golden line on the horizon sets an ache growing in the hollows of their eyes.

They climb the stairs slowly, to where there is a bed – they are familiar, at least, with the use of a bed, for sleeping is a most exciting game – pausing to kiss on the stairs. Again. And again. There will be more kissing the next time they play, it is decided. And at the top of the stairs, to sleep—only sleep? Speech bleeding away in anticipation of sleep, image of rolling raindrops, of rain-drenched irises in the garden nodding heavy purple heads that smell like licorice, golden light in the first window of the attic, a question?

The question is weighed, and the question is dropped, heavy as bodies into the welcoming billow of comforters. They ready their senses for the plunge into sleep, arms wrapped around bodies, touching-not-touching, closing the eyes and the ears and all the rest, one by one, alone, more alone. Once they have finished sleeping and concluded the game, the bodies will dissipate and leave nothing for the homeowners to find but silver dust in the sheets and a ghost of metal in the back of the throat.

But now, now they come to the reason that sleep is so exciting. They have found nothing else like dreaming—and perhaps they do not get it quite right, as those who dream regularly might tell them. Or perhaps they, being what they are, are able to know something that mortal dreamers only sometimes feel to be true—that dreaming is a place inhabited by all, beyond molecules, beyond plurality. As they retreat further into deadening flesh like nesting dolls, they dive toward it like desperate fish leaping from a ship’s deck—the water sparkling below them, and once they reach it, nothing will keep them apart, no barriers of flesh or time or difference. They never dream alone.

That would truly be asking the impossible.

[asrarmukadamworld-blog]

Why Website Design & Development is Important and How it Helps in Making your Business Profitable?

With the advent of new technology, it is quite easy to miss out on esteemed opportunities available. This situation is even worse when one does not have the expertise to tap on these changes. Well, this is the scenario for businesses which have limited knowledge of website development and design.

Let’s face it, website services have tremendously changed how the business industry works. So, for serious entrepreneurs or companies wishing to know the importance of websites this article provides just that.

Below are the major benefits of website development and web design.

Makes navigation easy

When it comes to having a successful online platform, the user must enjoy easy navigation. Essentially, information provided on the website should be easy to access. For this reason, it is expected that the pages have fast loading speeds.

Subsequently, the website is required to offer options to further aid in navigation. This encompasses the inclusion of a search box. Here, the users get to type on the search tool and quickly be directed to the section. It is through exemplary web design that a developer’s website achieves this.

Aside from developing the website, the developer is advised to regularly test the pages for ease of navigation. This is to eliminate or resolve bugs that may hamper the ease of loading web pages. Remember, if a website has good navigation capabilities then it is guaranteed of more organic traffic.

Get to win with SEO

Search engine optimization has become a fundamental aspect to observe when it comes to the website. With millions of websites contesting to top in search engine results pages (SERPs), search engines had to introduce a way to list sites.

Well, it is through web development and design that one gets to attain a higher ranking. Here, parameters such as; title tags, use of keywords, image optimization, linking among others are considered. This implies that the website meets all the standards required by be ranked top.

Subsequently, it is through optimization that the website becomes user-friendly. Aside from having the website, the webmasters get to retain the much-needed users. Under this, the web developer is required to include features such as “call-to-action”.

This further entails the need to have simplistic designs on the pages. Subsequently, you get to learn on the expected loading speeds. It is through this optimization that the website appears when different queries are made. So the website gets more clicks on search results.

Provide visual content on the website

Truth be said, selling abstract product and services can be cumbersome. This is further complicated when a company only provides tons of text about their specialty. It is here that website development spices things up.

By contacting a professional web designer, the business owner gets to choose the images to use. Additionally, the enterprise has the freedom to choose the number of promo videos and images. This will be guided by the optimization on search engines.

The merit of using visual contents is that provides the users with a clear picture of what the product looks like. Apparently, not all customers understand the services or products offered through text. So the inclusion of images makes it simple to drive the message home.

Besides this, use of images on the site easily captures the attention of the readers. Before reading through the text, users are often keen on the image. This improves the chances of having more users to the website.

Nevertheless, webmasters are advised to avoid stuffing the visual data. This is because it makes it difficult for the user to interpret. It also lowers the ranking of the website of search engine optimization. So it is important to moderate the use of imagery.

Increase the sales

Business prosperity is highly anchored on the number of sales made. Well, creating a website can effectively aid a business venture to attract more sales. According to Statists, e-commerce activities are anticipated to grow by 21.3% by the year 2019. This indicates that sales on websites are attracting more users.

Nowadays, more business owners are rushing to conduct their transactions online. This is because they have spotted the great opportunity to capitalize on online sales. The increase in sales goes hand in hand with the growing number of customers.

To further promote the sales, webmasters are encouraged to include updates. It is through updates and upgrades that the website functions are smoothened. Moreover, it shows the clients that the brand is dedicated to offering exemplary services and information.

Another way to improve the sales is by including promotions. Here, you get to create the much-needed fuzz among users. This replicates into more sales. Additionally, this gives users the impression that they can acquire affordable products from the company. So, all activities on the website add value to the business in one way or another.

Attract lifetime clients to your business

As the company aspires to spread its wings and expand, it is fundamental to have loyal customers. Nevertheless, this can be a daunting task especially when the entrepreneur uses poor tactics to achieve this. It is at this point that development and designing of the website help out.

The metrics retrieved from the site enable webmasters to monitor the activity of users. Here, it is possible to highlight the customers that have continuously supported the brand. After pinpointing them, the business owner ought to employ creative ways to retain these customers.

One innovative option is rewarding them with gift vouchers and rewards. This will definitely give them more reason to access your services or products. Remember, it is through the website that the business owner ensures no loyal customer is left out.

Another fascinating thing about the lifetime users is that they are able to market the brand. So they get to indirectly work for the company. This also reduces the cost of marketing.

Reach out to more clients

One of the main goals of establishing an enterprise is to grow in terms of customer base. Well, there is a myriad of ways to achieve this but each has different results. When it comes to web development and design, there are some major milestones achieved.

The first one is that it puts the brand name out there. Essentially, when the website is available on Worldwide Web then the company is on a global platform. This means that the little-known enterprise can be searched and provide products to far-off customers.

It is these services that aid to reduce the distance for the customers to access the activities. Here, there are other options such as purchasing or ordering the product on the website. Furthermore, the company still keeps in touch with the local customers. Great right!

Improving user engagement

Conventionally, an enterprise was hosted in a brick and mortar structure. However, times have changed as more services have become digital. It is for this reason that entrepreneurs are encouraged to develop superb websites.

In this platform, it is quite easy to maintain a good rapport with the end user. This entails retrieving feedback on the services and products offered. So you can interact with them and provide vital responses to the queries asked. Additionally, there is no limitation on the time of activity. By automating the services on the website, clients are guaranteed of round the clock services.

Also under user engagement, the blog or site owner can keep customers posted at all times. For instance, if new price charges are introduced then customers are among the first to know.

Resourceful in marketing and advertising

For start-ups, having products and services out there is fundamental in achieving success. That said, marketing strategies come in handy in selling the brand. Compared to tactics such as the use of main media and billboards, website development is pocket-friendly.

It is through this online platform that a company can display all relevant information. This includes; products/services offered, location, pricing, reputation, contacts among others. The webmaster can conveniently post attractive offers on the website.

Interestingly, it is easier to update amazing discounts and offers on the website. So there is no downtime in waiting for the advertisement to be put up. The same case applies when the company wishes to pull down a blog post or advert.

Moreover, the business venture can work with a given figure. What does this mean? Essentially, through SEO the business can know where to place more emphasis. Additionally, the website provides up-to-date information on the latest advertisement in the market.

Streamlining the brand

When introducing a website for the company, it is crucial that the brand name be consistent. It is through website development and Professional Web Design Services that this is accomplished. Here, the webmaster will create a singular brand name that will be featured on all the search engines. So there is no variation regardless of whether the site is on Bing or Google.

Furthermore, the brand logo and name is similar throughout. This reduces the chances of confusion with other competitive brands. This also trickles down to the issue of consistency. It is anticipated that the company maintains a constant tracking of their users.

In case of rebranding, the webmaster should ensure that the due procedure is followed. Once this is considered, then the search engines will automatically update the records. So, once customers search for the brand gets to access the right item.

Another way to look at this is that the website can aid to inform clients of changes. As the company employs other techniques such as social media, the website can also chip in. Here, the webmaster can even tease the readers of a new look before launch. All in all, these changes can be implemented all through. [Source] https://www.dotcominfoway.com/blog/web-design-and-development-guide