#...neither really went well honestly haha

[smile-files]

today i'm going home so i can get my flu shot and vote with my family... hopefully both go well

[fishsticksloser]

Can I uh request a uh-

Future Donnie x Reader where it's like they're trying to be sneaky about their relationship but everyone knows but likes playing a game of 'do they know that we know' or something like that idk how to describe it. Just for silly little haha-

Secret Secret

F!Donnie x gn!reader

Warnings: fluff, "secret" relationship, kissing, conspiracy, angst (in Leo's part)

A/N: This is so fun... I might have to make a bot based on it just for fun. The ending kinda sucks, but I like the rest of it.

You and Donnie had started dating, but both of you decided to keep quiet about it. Not ready for the Hamato family to find out about this. So you both agreed to keep it quiet. What neither of you knew was that everyone knew. While you two stayed friendly — maybe even a tad hostile since everyone believed Donnie didn't like you — in front of others, everyone still knew.

Mikey finding out:

Mikey had been walking down an empty hall, you were walking a ways in front of him. He saw someone reach out and pull you into a dark room. Mikey felt worried and went to see, but what he found shocked him.

Donnie had you in his arms, lips to yours. Mikey's eyes widen and he turned and left quickly. He was shocked. Truly. Mikey went to his other brothers, his father, April.

Should he say something? Should he tell them what he saw?

Mikey did. He told them all, but they all teased him. Donnie in a relationship? They honestly believed Donnie didn't like you, so they brushed it off. Still... Mikey knows what he saw.

Raph finding out:

Raph went to talk to Donnie, making his way to Donnie's lab. He didn't think much about it, just walking in. You were just leaving, but something about it was weird.

"Oh hi, Raph!" You say cheerfully as you leave. He saw marks on your neck. They looked fresh, like they'd just been put on your neck. Raph nodded and moved to Donnie's desk. The look on Donnie's face, the few marks on his neck as well.

Mikey was right.

April finding out:

She was going to Donnie's room to watch Jupiter Jim: Pluto Vacation 4 like they always did around this time of year. When she got to his room, he was already waiting. He had a new blanket, one that she'd only seen you use.

April was a little suspicious, but she decided not to say anything yet. She sat next to him after putting the movie in. She watched him in the corner of her eyes as she sees him snuggle into the blanket more.

She has a suspicion that Mikey was right.

Finally, Leo finding out:

Leo heard all about everyone else's run ins with the truth, but never believed it. Why? Donnie is his twin, he'd surely tell Leo, right? They always told each other stuff. Donnie was the first person Leo told about his crushes, his dates.

Yeah, Donnie and Leo argued a lot, butted heads a lot, but they're still twins. Donnie is still Leo's best friend, did Donnie not feel the same?

Leo wanted to go talk to Donnie about these rumors about you and his twin. He wanted to know that he was still close to Donnie. So he made his way to Donnie's lab. He stepped inside and froze before stepping back out and pressing his shell to the wall next to the lab's door, breathing heavily and really confused.

What he saw?

You and Donnie. That seems normal, right?

But Donnie picking you up? Donnie putting you on the desk while your hands slid down his natural shell?

Leo couldn't believe his eyes. He kind of wanted to erase what he just saw. He stood outside the lab for a little, trying to make sense of it. Trying to rationalize why Donnie hasn't told him.

Maybe it's new! Maybe you two just got together in the last hour or so and... Are currently making out in Donnie's lab. Which Donnie would never allow unless it's really serious.

So Mikey was right. You two were dating. And have been for at least 6 months now, but from what he saw, Leo believes it's been longer.

When you finally told the Hamato family:

You weren't there, having a patrol to do, but both of you had agreed to finally tell Donnie's family. Still a bit hesitant though since both of you knew everyone would lose their minds over it.

So at dinner one night, everyone was laughing and talking. Playing games and such with each other. Then Donnie just blurted it out, but no one really reacted.

"Um... Y/N and I are dating." He said again, a bit louder and really confused.

"Oh yeah, Dee. We all know already." Mikey smiles and pats Donnie's shoulder. The others laugh and smile, giving Donnie a small congrats.

That's it? Donnie thought. The most socially awkward brother has a partner and they somehow all know? No. We were careful. We made sure...

Donnie looked at his family and they all saw his face. His brothers paused and sighed. So they told Donnie how they all found out.

[theblackestswan]

Silent Desires | #2

Synopsis — There was a time when you pondered how you'd ever let it be known how much you desired Jungkook. But now? He's back. And he's not being silent with his desires anymore.

• Jungkook × F!Reader

• Brothers best friend, childhood friends to somewhat strangers to lovers, smut, fluff, and a bit of angst

• explicit language

• word count: 1k+

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The weekend had gone by fast. It was Friday when your car took a shit, and it was now Sunday. Jungkook had spent most of yesterday morning looking over your car, along with your dad and they both confirmed you needed a new transmission. You couldn't do much about anything on the weekend so you spent it mostly in your room, wishing your sorrows away.

But now you have an even bigger problem, you have to face. What the hell are you gonna do as far as work? Your car is more than likely not getting fixed anytime soon.

Transmissions aren't cheap, and even then, depending on the cost, it might just make more sense to get yourself a new car, with how old yours is. Neither of which you can afford right at the current moment, but if you save up more money this next month, you could at least start to think about it.

It was all too much. You didn't want to handle this, but you had to.

Pulling yourself out of bed, and decided it would be good to actually eat a full meal, you bring yourself to the kitchen, where everyone sits. Including him.

"Y/N! Good morning my sweet girl! Just in time for breakfast... how'd you sleep?" You gave your mom a side hug as she kissed your forehead.

"Eh, it was fine." You really weren't in the mood to converse. You sat yourself down across from Jungkook. Unfortunately (maybe not so) that was the only seat available at the table.

"Morning Y/N." Jimin said as he sipped his coffee.

"Good morning Chim," you looked at him and smiled. You looked at Jungkook and dropped the smile. "Morning to you too."

You probably should be treating him better. He did help you with your car, as well as spent his morning yesterday looking at it. And he hasn't asked for a single form of payment. And honestly, weren't you glad to see him again?

"Morning to you too, sweet cheeks." He flashed you a 'two can play this game' sort of smile.

You rolled your eyes and just in time, mom saved the day by placing a large plate of pancakes down. "Eat up! I made lots!"

Just as you went to reach for a plate to grab some food, he did the same. Your fingers touched and you were sure this was what it felt like to be electrocuted. It felt good? To feel his touch? No. Y/N, no. You're supposed to be upset at him.

You backed your hand away so quick, you would think it was a snake trying to bite you. "Sorry." You mumbled.

He just chuckled, grabbing a plate he asked, "How many pancakes do you want?" Huh? This man is not about to serve you food. In your own home, nonetheless.

"I can get my own." You stood your ground.

He chuckled again, but this time a little more dark. "I said, how many do you want?" His eyes were piercing you.

"And I said, I can get my own." You gave him the same smile he gave you this morning when he greeted you.

His eyes still staring into your soul, he spoke, "Y/N, you don't listen very well," he turned to Jimin, thank God. You couldn't take his eyes looking at you like that. "Chim, how many does she usually eat?"

Jimin looked at you and you flashed your eyes so fast to him to give him that look.

"She eats two, usually." This bitch ain't loyal.

Jungkook turned back to you and smiled. His way of saying 'Haha bitch, so you thought'. He put three pancakes on the plate and sat it down in front of you.

"I only eat two..." you mumbled.

"And I've noticed you haven't ate much this lately. So eat up." Wait, he actually noticed you this weekend? Yes, anyone in this house could know you mostly stayed in your room, but he noticed you were eating less? Which is true. When you're anxious you eat less. No one usually notices though.

How were you supposed to be mad at that? A silent 'thank you' left your mouth with a small smile.

The rest of breakfast went on like it normally does. Except for one more voice added to the conversation.

"So uh, I need to figure out that to do about getting to work. For the next little bit anyways." You really didn't want to bring this up, but you had to. Tomorrow was Monday, you had no other choice.

"Hun, we can get you a rental car. It's the least we can do." Your dad said. He truly was such a great dad.

"Dad, that's expensive. I don't want you wasting your money." You sighed. It was true. Although your parents were definitely well off, and could honestly just buy you a new car, you valued spending your own money. As much as you know your parents would help you out in a heartbeat, you were twenty three. You needed to do this on your own.

Before your dad could even counter back an argument, Jungkook spoke up.

"I can take you to work."

Oh no, I think the fuck not.

"Kook, I work 40 minutes from here. Not happening." Suddenly the argument with your dad, seemed like a better one to have.

"Y/N, I work around that area anyways, I can drop you off, and pick you up. It's not a big deal. Seriously." This big doe eyes were hard to resist. In every way.

"Look, you guys, I don't want to be a burden. Now please, can we talk about this seriously?" You were on the verge of tears at this point.

"You are not a burden Y/N, I promise you, it would do no harm for me to take you to work. Now c'mon." He looked at your even sterner.

"Kookie's right, sis. He does work near you. And your hours work perfectly. Just let him help." It was hard enough taking Jungkook's eyes piercing you, but your brothers too? You had a soft spot for Chim. He knew it, and he used it to his advantage for a lot of things.

Rubbing your face and wishing it would melt away, you sighed. "Fine! But only for this week. I just... need time to figure things out." You didn't even want to look him in the eyes.

"For as long as you need, I'm here."

Sure you are Jungkook. Sure you are.

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[writingshushf1]

Ideas for mick smut: jealous trope (never gets old), he wins a race, cowboy!mick (my beloved), there's too many ideas haha 😅

S&M

Summary: 'cause I may be bad but I'm perfectly good at it. Sex in the air, I don't care, I love the smell of it...

Rating: +18

Warnings: jealousy, bond*ge, smutty smut w/ kinks: restraining, spanking, choking, org*sm denial, wrap it before you tap it !

Word count: 1.1k

Note: honestly- only writing horny and slutty stuff lately

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Mick Schumacher was jealous and it was clear that he could not hide it.

Austin. It was his first year back in Formula One and he was doing very well, but so far he had not won a single victory. That weekend was crucial, a good track, an up-to-date car, and the will to win.

It was his first weekend in the paddock, an introduction to his world. To preserve his privacy, you didn't enter through the same gate, he went through the main gate while you went through another entrance. You were not yet public and neither of you wanted to receive the harassment that usually happens when a driver takes on a new relationship. As soon as you were near his pit, the blond left you a kiss on the cheek and went to his engineers, while you were free to talk to acquaintances - and be flirted with by half the people passing by in the vip space. Including Pierre Gasly, who had no idea that you were Mick's girlfriend.

Only this caught the blond's attention, making him boil with rage. Not that he was someone who was completely possessive and not in the least bit healthy, but he was jealous and always liked to make it clear that you were dating among his acquaintances. The German didn't say that he saw this interaction between the two of you - which in his view was nothing more than innocent conversation, but he knew the Frenchman and knew that he wasted no time in going after a pretty girl like you.

The day ended with a victory for Schumacher. His first victory inside Formula One. You heard his cries of happiness over the radio, hugged the engineers, all impressed with his performance that Sunday.

Since you were in Texas, of course the drivers wanted to celebrate in a country nightclub, so cliché. Obviously, since Mick would not miss the opportunity to be cheesy, I mean really hot, he abused the country look, including a white shirt with the first buttons undone, boots and a brown leather hat.

You preferred to keep it simple, a red dress, low heels, and a jeans jacket.

During the evening, he wasn't exactly as communicative as he always was, which made you wonder if something was different, besides him winning, of course. 

You touched his shoulder gently, seeing that he was chatting with Ocon and other drivers - including Gasly. He turned and gave you a smile - one you knew very well what it was, he was playing with you, so you would play along too.

"When am I going to congratulate you on your victory?" You whined loud enough for the others to hear.

"Later, baby." He understood that you were getting into the idea and not being the least bit secretive about it.

"Go on, Mick!" Russell exclaimed, giggling.

"... Are you guys together?" Pierre's eyes widened, but he didn't understand the move.

"A little while now, though we're not so much in the public eye." The blonde commented, biting his lower lip.

……………………………………………

Later, when you two got back to your hotel room, he locked the door and pinned you against it, holding your neck.

“Lovely girl, loves to play games with me, but still gave Pierre attention early today.” He growled, getting closer.

“Oh. Someone’s jealous.” You commented, smiling - you weren’t worried anymore, seeing him all worked up like that.

“I do the talking.” He pressed your neck, restricting your air flow for a few seconds, making you whimper. “You only answer what and when I ask, okay?” His face was so close to yours, you could smell his beer smelling breath.

“Y-yes, sir.” 

“Good girl.” He smiled, passing his hands on your ass, grabbing harshly and slapping both of them.

He took you to bed, taking his belt off and tying your hands up together, also getting  rope from his suitcase and making a frog tie shibari on your legs and a diamond chest harness. Mick took a few seconds to watch your naked body all tied up, proud of his art. 

Slowly, the German started to undress too, however he saw you watching his every movement, biting your lips so hard they could bleed at any moment. 

“Speak up, baby. I know you want to say something.”

“... The hat. Keep the hat, please.”

“Oh… Someone actually likes cowboys? But you know how they say…” He took off his hat, putting on you. “Save the horse, ride a cowboy.”

His wicked grin made you shiver in anticipation. Schumacher aligned his body between your legs, letting his fingers explore your core for a few - you were already dripping wet, having him in control always made you so horny. 

When you started chanting his name, getting closer to your climax, his fingers stopped pumping inside of you and his thumb wasn’t in your clit anymore, resulting in a frustrated whimper. The blond chuckled, kissing your lips hungrily, letting his tongue move against yours, while his hands were now on your breasts, playing with your hard nipples.

“You get to cum when I want to.” He whispered, pinching one of your nipples harshly.

Without waiting, Mick slowly pushed himself inside of you, groaning with the thigh sensation you gave to him. You closed your eyes, having him filling your body like that was so pleasurable, like it was meant to be.

He thrusted inside of you quickly, not caring that the bed made a somewhat loud noise, the German was more focused on listening to your moans mixing with his. 

You let a whimper escape your lips when you felt his fingers explore your clit again, thinking that you wouldn’t be able to hold yourself, you needed to release and he knew that. So Schumacher stopped pushing into you, changing your position - ass up, face on the mattress.

Then, a vibrating sound got into your ears following a gasp, he was pressing a vibrator up against your core, while he started to thrust into you again, faster and harder than before.

“Do you want to cum?”

You moaned in response, however, he didn’t like it, so a slap against your ass came as a payback.

“I said, do you want to cum? Beg for it.”

“Please, sir… I want to cum on your dick. Please! I need to.”

“Good girl.”

He increased the speed of the vibrator as his thrusts were messier and you came on him, making your walls clench and he came inside of you as well. 

After watching the cum drip on your legs, he laid you down, slowly untying the harness that he made on you.

“I need to make you jealous again.” You whispered, letting a chuckle escape.

“Never again, please.” He laughed as well. “Even though I liked to see you begging, it unlocked new feelings for me.”

“Oh, so I’ll beg for it more often.” With your free hands, they roamed through his chest.

[junebluues]

Character Intimacy Levels- August

please note: august does not dislike these people! neither do i! it's just their own emotional turmoil and mental issues that keep them from ranking the others in ANAKT higher than a 10 percent. this is also generally much shorter because august doesn't really pay attention to the other students. however, their siblings will have more "normal" intimacy percentages and longer comments because august is closer to them.

CLASSMATES

Akane ( @aakaneeee ) - 5%

generally kind. very smart, understanding. intimidates me. i think akane is nice.

Aoki ( @bluemoonscape ) - 6%

kind to me. i don't often get close to him. honestly? pretty admirable. aoki is okay in my eyes.

Daian ( @apple8ees ) - 3%

difficult to understand. oops.

Ish ( @chevalperd ) - 7%

too sweet... very overwhelming. i don't like it.

Kay ( @rockwgooglyeyes ) - 8%

i know what you are.

Mercury - 3%

weren't they close with nadohan before?... i can't remember. sometimes, i think of the planet instead of the person when people mention her...

MJ ( @subzeromoron ) - 4%

the browned haired twin? hm... he's silly.

Nadohan ( @alien-til-i-stage ) - 2%

weird. why are you so... scared? of me? that's not really the right word, but whatever. i think i know what you're thinking. maybe you're right.

Para ( @solei-eclipse ) - 5%

interesting to me, personally. cool. probably. i wouldn't really know.

Plip ( @awaggaa ) - 4%

off-putting but. whatever. what else is new, haha.

Star ( @starry-skiez ) - 6%

you... i feel... ... i can't put words to it. sorry.

Sun ( @paradisedisconcert ) - 4%

do you also burn like the sun? i don't have much to say.

Syd ( @tsukacchako ) - 5%

cool. don't mind. thumbs up from me.

Toon ( @nottoonedin ) - 6.9(?)%

wow. makes me laugh.

Vant ( @ivanttakethis ) - 4%

smart. nice. cool. fun. i think we're acquainted enough.

Zen ( @verdantlights ) - 2%

eh. odd haircut. is there really anything to comment on?

Airin ( @apriciticreveries ) - 97%

we're close. i don't understand why they care so much. i don't understand why airin chooses to stick around knowing who i am and how i feel. i'm... i'm not ready to let go, but all good things must come to an end, right? surely, when i'm gone, things will be easier without me behind your back.

SIBLINGS, GUARDIAN

January - 51%

jan is a smart girl. she is very self-sufficient and works well under pressure. i'm surprised i went to ANAKT instead of her. she isn't that much younger than i am... maybe she'll be sent after me?

February - 36%

he's so... compassionate. empathetic. to me, he's almost like a dog... it can be annoying, but sometimes he is very good at calming me down.

March - 62%

they are very dedicated to teaching me everything they know. march is very helpful when it comes to time management and helping me plan interviews. you could say that they are my manager, in a way.

April - 45%

assertive. he's much more confrontational than i am. ... can i admit something? sometimes, he gets isolated. on multiple occasions, i broke him out. i've never gotten in trouble for it. no, getting in trouble wasn't on my mind. i just wanted to save him.

May - 81%

my oldest sibling. she's like my mother, if i had one... her warmth is nice.

June Viktor - 72%

guardian gregor changed their name... well, kind of. it was supposed to be victor, like victor frankenstein, since he's a very intelligent person. i mean, vik did go viral because of it, you know. it's just... guardian gregor spelled it wrong. after that, they never changed another pet's name again... viktor makes stuff for me. i like them.

July - 29%

july is... hm. i think they're very hard to describe. she's very clumsy, to say the least. she can get back up again when she's fallen very quickly. i've had to help her a lot over the years, even if she is older. she's really got to get a grip.

September - 15%

you should've listened. look at you now...

October - 56%

whenever our siblings get into arguments, october almost always helps me solve them. i think they should be awarded for their extreme patience...

November - 37%

my youngest sibling. it's hard to form an opinion on november at their young age... but they're sweet to me. they like it when i perform.

December - 49%

jan's twin brother. always striving for something bigger than himself... i think he should know better than to dream in this world. he may never wake up from his fantasy.

Guardian Gregor - 1%

why me?

[switchbladecookie]

Fear food post

All the time:

Normal coke and other drinks with sugar contained. Prob my biggest fear food

elderberry juice, with or without sugar…. So hard fr

Sirup. I can’t

Crepes. Used to be one of my favs haha. Well, still is, but I think I can never eat it again

I am a vegan but the time I wasn’t one fatty meat was my greatest enemy

Donuts. I can’t remember when I ate the last one. I feel like I could never ever again.

Icecream. Easy to avoid cause vegan haha. The sugar is insane.

Fries and everything deepfried. Nonononono only selfmade without oil

Croissants. Yea…no

Peanut butter. It was never a food I liked for a hundred percent. But well

Everything that has a light alternative. For example the alpro not milk, I could never even take a sip of the one with the highest fat percentage

Milkshakes. Absolutely a disaster

Sweet coffee, with sweetener-okay. With sugar? Nope

Salat Dressings I didn’t make myself (or watched)

Bagels. I don’t even know why lol

Carbonara. Not a thing anymore cause I went vegan and the vegan alternatives can be lighter but I never dared to try

Buttercreme cakes. No, neither the vegan ones

Hot chocolate. Honestly a thing I would die for to drink and enjoy again. But I can’t.

Cookies. I can’t even tho i absolutely love these

Fruits covered in chocolate, the sugar…

Let’s be honest-food in general. Calories in general. Calories are my worst enemy.

Most of the time:

Banana with chocolate. Idk I just noticed it lately that I can’t eat it really well.

Alcohol, I like being drunk but omg liquid calories

Cake. I cant. Most of the time

Sweets. Gums and chips and so on. I eat these things from time to time but I still write it down cause omg the calories and the guilt before and after eating is insane.

Burger at a Restaurant. Thx but no thx.

Pizza. I love pizza but I don’t really eat it anymore cause the calories are insane. Need to have a really mentally healthy day to eat pizza.

Avocado. Absolute healthy food but the calories! I never eat it without severe guilt.

Nuts. Nah uh

Butter the calories💀💀

Popcorn with butter. That is a no thank u

Nougat. Used to be my favorite sweet taste, I know it tastes absolutely amazing I love nougat. But I can’t eat it most of the time

Grilled toast with cheese and ham (vegan), one of my favorite foods I can’t eat really well

Oats. I tried to get over this one cause oats are healthy but so high in calories

Smoothies. Healthy and delicious, so I will offer them everyone else so I won’t drink these liquid calories:)

From time to time:

Selfmade Burger. Way healthier but still omg.

Noodles. Also one of my comfort foods, that shit makes it complicated

Instant ramen. So delicious but sadly so many cals:(

Bananas. Yea idk what to say about that

Toast. The cals???

Baguette. Mehhhhh

Bread in general. I love bread but if I eat it I eat way too many cals in one go

[annonymouslyannoying]

If one more person calls Athena's design bad I'm gonna have a brain aneurism I actually can't with you people.

In the Dual Destinies artbook, it is stated that Athena was specifically designed to have a more manga/anime influenced appearance, and I think they accomplished that with flying colors.

She doesn't look the same as Phoenix and Apollo, but that was never their intention at all. Whether you LIKE the direction they went with her design is of course, entirely subjective, but you cannot call it a failure of a design.

BUT ANYWAY I'm about to justify many design elements that I've seen people criticize.

The side ponytail. ONE THAT I'VE SEEN MANY PEOPLE DISOWN FOR... Seemingly no reason? Either way it's clearly stated here that the side ponytail was used to make her silhouette more distinguishable.

Her more futuristic elements were also VERY MUCH INTENTIONAL- Not to mention they are quite literally justified within the game, with Athena having been raised in a robotics lab at the space center, and having a very heavy technology motif, especially with widget.

I've also seen people complain about her boots, to which I say I think they do a good job matching the rest of her color scheme as well as furthering the futuristic/manga vibe they were going for.

As you can see, both the boots and the side ponytail were prevalent in a lot of these early designs, and they also played around with the idea of her ponytail resembling a music note.

As you can see, the overly futuristic vibe was always there, and she was never intended to just LOOK like an ordinary lawyer- And honestly, I'm glad they did something like this to distinguish Athena from both Apollo and Phoenix.

Her wearing primarily yellow helps to tie her in, but she also stands out in her own way, which makes sense, since neither Apollo or Phoenix were designed to reflect their backstories or specific themes.

Phoenix was literally designed to be a lawyer, and Apollo was literally designed to be another Phoenix (no offense, I love Apollo and his design haha).

Not to mention they do a good job sticking to the few distinct colors they chose for her, bright yellow, blue, and white. Which reflect her personality perfectly- Like, you get what she's all about the second she comes on screen.

I guess this is why the claims that she is over designed seem to piss me off to no end. AGAIN- She is definitely more detailed than Phoenix and Apollo, and is definitely a departure from the style of the series, but that doesn't make the design cluttered or bad.

NOT TO MENTION- Athena was the first protagonist to be specifically designed to become a 3d model. And it makes sense that they would utilize that medium in a way for her design DIFFERENTLY than those of her 2d predecessors- So again, the extra detail makes sense.

SO ANYWAYS- Long story short, got really sick of people echoing opinions about Athena's design being bad, so I wanted to educated anyone reading on why I personally think that she is the best designed protagonist in the ace attorney series- And her design is deserving of a lot more love.

[pardy-dardy]

BtWoD: The Great Monkeying

had a fucking brain blast earlier about the Yeren and their place in the broader mythology and did a funky in-world piece about it. figured they needed some more meat beyond just being a Pentex experiment :). as told from the perspective of "Pictures in Neon", an Elder Nuwisha who is currently a little too drunk to be funny.

OC below the cut, hope you enjoy! CW: alcohol

Everyone’s got a fuckin’ stain on their record as far as I’m concerned, haha. It’s easy to take the piss with the Garou, but the other Fera just looooove to pretend they’re squeaky clean. You look back far enough, you’ll see what I mean. When the Apis wore the crown, they were nepotists and holier-than-thou pricks who couldn’t take a joke. Rodens are pragmatic, sure, but speak to a couple about their practices of culling those who can’t do their job anymore and watch them hold back little mousy tears. The Rokea are swimming relics who also can’t take a joke, the Ananasi are if the Samsa weren’t as fun, the Bastet are too smug when it’s least convenient, and the Aquila are really starting to concern me with the nihilistic bullshit these days. At least we’ve still got the Anurana and the Corax.

But hey, you wanna know a secret? I heard this one from a Mokole-Mbembe I’m pals with down in The Big Easy, he said it really changed his perspective on things. Lemme finish this glass real quick and I’ll regale you. I’ve got all night.

Listen up kids, ‘cause I’m about to tell you about The Great Monkeying. Back before the Impergium, a long, long time ago— Shifters didn’t have Homid forms. Didn’t have Half-Homid forms neither. Makes sense, doesn’t it? We were just animals that could get bigger and smarter and tougher when we needed. There were outliers who could take weird-ass forms like the Dragon Kings could, but as far as we know, they didn’t look like Humans.

Have you ever wondered why we Fera can all turn into a single type of ape? It’s not like Homo Sapiens ain’t a fuckin species of animal too. It’s basic biology shit.

But, there were species of Were-Ape that existed, and that I’m pretty sure are still around. You might know them by the name “Yeren” or something. Their symbol looked a bit.... like.... this. Yeah, the ones that Pentex claims they invented. No, they didn’t invent a Shifter. The Wyrm can’t invent anything, didn’t you pay attention when your Elders were giving you lessons on the Triat, kids? Fuck. Where was I?

Yeah, the Yeren. They loved to push the boundaries, inventing crazy shit and diving deep into the Umbra with the best of us. Honestly they sounded like a hoot, but that kind of ambition can leave you open to some nasty customers. They got approached by a powerful Spirit at some point who made them an offer they couldn’t pass up.  It would teach them a powerful ritual that would grant their fellow Fera brand new forms to use in the fight against the Wyrm.

Imagine that! Granting every Fera that currently exists and will exist the capability to use entirely new forms?? The offer was too good to refuse obviously, and they entered a relationship with this new Patron. Time went on, and since nobody was really paying attention to them, they got to finishing their Ritual without a hitch.

Of course, the final step was to sacrifice themselves. Yeah, everyone. All at once. Hey, listen here. You might not think that it’d be a good idea, but these fuckin apes were crazy. They knew they’d die, but they also knew that they’d have committed such an incredible sacrifice that they’d live on forever. And, well. They kinda succeeded, just not in the way they might’ve wanted.

Here’s another thing you gotta realize too, kids. There were no mages or whatever before Humanity got its footing. There just weren’t. Not the way we know them. You can blame the monkeys for them showing up though, ‘cause their sacrifice essentially irradiated the earth around their Kinfolk with so much Gnosis that a bunch of them turned into the first mages.

And you know how mages can shape reality to whatever the hell their twisted perception is? It should be obvious by now where this is going.

These new mages saw themselves reflected in the Fera. Anthropomorphized them and shit. Like if steamboat willie were a cave painting. They applied Human characteristics to the Shifters, and as a result, they literally made them Human. One by one, as mythologies about men who turned into beasts and back spread across the earth, the Fera suddenly found themselves Human, in addition to being whatever animal they are. 

You really wanna call bullshit on this one? I’ve never been more honest in my life, it’s so hard to lie when I’m drunk. And it’s fucking HARD to get drunk! If you want the rest of this story without the bullshit, you’d fill back up my glass. That’s my explicit consent, by the way! Quit being shy with the pours!

Okay, so. Everyone’s obviously pissed that they suddenly can turn into naked apes. It’s a violation of just about every conception of consent out there. Everyone turns to the Homen to turn them to mush— wait, shit. I forgot something. The Yeren had a couple Tribes, and the one that did all this shit were Clan Homen. Homo sapiens. The gorillas and orangutans didn’t have shit to do with it. Anyways, the spiders tell everyone that Clan Homen had been working with an extension of the Weaver directly, and that they probably’d been tricked. 

That didn’t do shit to make anyone less angry. They wanted blood, and even more so after not even the greatest mystics around couldn’t figure out how to undo it. So, the Fera decided to turn on the other Yeren— just a little too late, though. About 99% of the bastards had fled deep into the Umbra before retribution could come ‘round, and we only rarely see them these days.

No, the Pentex-made ones aren’t real, I already said that. They’re not actual Shifters. It’s like if someone drew an evil crayon version of a Shifter and it came to fuckin’ life. No, I don’t know for sure, but I know a Fera when I smell one, and those guys just smell like cheap cologne and hate. You wanna hear the end of this story or not?!

The Yeren flee into the Umbra, the Fera are pissed off, yadda yadda everyone’s fighting and upset. Actually, the story is basically over. Oh yeah, and this is what started the Impergium by the way. We got too heated about Humanity so we decided to start killing them. Look where that got us! Ugh. God, I’m too drunk to have fun right now. Lets get something to eat, I need to sober up.

[mortifying-macaroni]

I've loved your art and animations for a while, but just went on a liking spree—wheeee!! Here are my questions for Gretchen (I tried to limit them... I really tried 🥺): 14, 30, 34, 38, 48

Thank youuuu 💚

HIII!!! AAAA Your're literally so sweet I couldn't resist becoming moots with you! Your lovely comment on the Palla Grande dress made me joyfully squeal I swear! 🥹🖤 Thank you to the moon and beyond for the kind words! haha no sweat, I really like the questions you picked out!

14. How did they initially feel after being embraced? Did they like being reborn into something knew or did it take them a while to cope with their new reality?

Despite the whole rollercoaster during LaCroix's trial, she warmed up to her unlife momentarily! Being dissatisfied with how monotonous her previous life felt in the Big Apple (boring dentist job, the few friends she had drifting away in favor of starting a family,...- all a total yawn for her), this was exactly the kind of turnaround she needed, but the whole "errand girl" thing didn't sit well.

30. Do they have a clan that they do particularly like?

Honestly she's rather neutral towards the ones she encountered thus far. It's neither here nor there, even when it comes to her own clan. There isn't really one she can confidently point to and say "I'm putting you over the rest", but she's the type to judge a kindred as an individual rather than their bloodline.

34. What are their thoughts on blood dolls?

Gretchen feasts on others without consent, finding the chase more thrilling than the catch itself. To her, blood dolls are too easy and don't offer her the excitement she craves. Pouncing on unwilling prey is what fills her and the Beast with that needed kick.

38. Do they care about the taste of blood?

Not really. She's not picky. All blood is valid to her whether it's bland or potent.

48. Detail things about your OC you spent a lot of time on!

Ooooh interesting! I'd say it would be her personality. At first I thought of making her into a stuck-up academic who's stone cold, quiet and obsessed with books, but then I was like naaaah... After musing over it for a bit, she ended up being a chill, goth nerd who isn't afraid to go on a yapping marathon, even while talking to an Elder. She makes a habit of making witty/sarcastic remarks, sometimes in the most inappropriate of situations, which nearly got her in trouble many times back when she was starting out in the Sabbat.

[snowbryneich]

2 and 11 for ten nights and nine parts!

Lol I'm going to add future as per your message <3

2. How did you come up with the idea?

Ten Nights

Honestly Ten Nights started as I will write a threesome if you don't leave me alone to the purity anon when they kept hassling me that Jace was cheating on Baela by basically existing (and or having been held hostage in Lys or dragged to a brothel against his will) and it originally was meant to be like a parallel to your lovely and painful - for you were lonely (you were like me) but as I was writing it's turned out pretty different - not least that the feelings have kicked in before the sex when the outline did not have that happening.

Nine Parts

We were talking about gender swap fic (I do not recall how we got on that I admit) and I said I bet Baelon, son of Daemon would appreciate his dad sponsored brothel visits and then really enjoy scandalising his proper betrothed/wife and then Baelon appeared fully formed like yes I would like that WRITE it immediately and there is no getting away from him when he shows up. (Other than [redacted])

Future

Well this as the first one when the HOTD and Jacaela hyperfixation kicked in and it was literally like i want Jace to live but I don't want to erase the Gullet (which I have done in subsequent fics obviously) how can he live and also not change the war too much so I don't have to rewrite it and then I was like oh Lys. He could be a hostage like Vis. and then everyone thinks he's dead and oh won't that cause complications for everyone and of course being an adult hostage in Lys is very different to a child (I mean not that different to canon given when Vis and Lara have kids GRR) but Future Vis is younger than canon Vis. So it add the Baela mourned him. Jace has survivors guilt. They both have SA trauma. How can they work past that and then off we went.

11. What was the most challenging aspect of writing it?

Ten Nights

lol [redacted]

No I think the challenge is having Jace's (and Rhaena's) stubborness go on as long as it does and be realistic and true to them - I mean I think it is and I think it makes sense because the stakes are SO high if this goes wrong and it's why it eventually is going to go the way it does (that you know about an no-one else does) because neither of them would put the status quo at risk when this famiily is all they have.

Nine Parts

Lol honestly those two crazy kids largely write themselves once they get going, its my occassional worry that I'm having Jacaera's plots go too well but largely I'm like I should just stick a Team Black win tag on and go for it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Having to write Daemon and Rhaenyra also rather than killing them off haha. They're tough.

Future

The backstory and trauma and how it affects them (and poor Egg) and also the revelations about Lys and the Usurper and making sure I'm handling them respectfully while writing from the POV of traumatised teenagers from a society that does not understand trauma or acknowledge men can be SA by women and trying to handle that realistically is a tricky balance.

[possum-quesadilla]

New chapter of Time’s Arrow, “Good luck, babe! You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling” is up! Everyone say “thank you, concussion.” (Don’t actually. It sucks.) THIS CHAPTER IS PARTICULARLY ROUGH. PLEASE READ THE WARNINGS CAREFULLY AND PROCEED WITH CAUTION!

As always, here are the extras!

- The lyrics for this chapter’s title are from “Good Luck, Babe!” By Chappell Roan! I think it is pretty self explanatory, haha.

- The songs for this chapter are “A Deer Mistaking Candles for Headlights” by Crywank, “Racehorse: Get Married!” By Jordaan Mason, “bad idea!” By girl in red, “Gross” by Penelope Scott, “maggot belly” by awfultune, “Lavender” by Penelope Scott, “Personal” by Stars, “Little Soldiers” by The Crane Wives, “Butch 4 Butch” by Rio Romeo, and, of course, “Good Luck, Babe!” By Chappell Roan!

- “ “Go! Class starts in…” he leaned away, squinting hard at the clock on the wall just outside the kitchen. “… some.. amount of time.” “… I need to take you to the optometrist.” The teen opened the door and went to step outside, ignoring the demon’s ‘huh?’.” - Beetlejuice’s eyesight suuuuucks. They’ve never been to an eye doctor, or even heard of one. They really need glasses. Perhaps they will get some soon!

- “The very thought of the feeling of food in his mouth, of the savory and salty tastes and mushy textures overwhelming his senses made his stomach turn. But the tug at his non-functional heart strings at the image of Barbara’s disheartened expression was stronger, more painful.” - Not the best motivation to eat, but honestly, any motivation can be good motivation when you’re having trouble getting yourself to eat!

- “Did anyone see you? You barely pass as human, and you’re a stranger in this town. Did anyone bother you? Are you alright?” “Geez, Chuck, when-” “Where have you been?! Do you know how late it is, young man?” - Get parent-ed, idiot!

- “‘Young man’? I am neither of those.” - This is a cheeky reference to a similar joke in “Good Omens”!

- “… English isn’t my best language.” “What others do you know?” “.. let’s put a pin in that convo, D-Dog. Your energy is distracting in the best way.” “Aww, thank you!” - a little peak at Beej and Delia’s friendship. I will probably expand more on it if I ever write the extra chapters!

- “Charles furrowed his brows. “Where did you get that laptop?” ” … “… where did you get that one?” - He stole them.

- “ “The what?” Charles sat up straight, brows knit in… concern? Beetlejuice wasn’t sure.” - he is not used to parental concern! Get cared about, fool!

- “… ‘Surely the average White River townie will be petrified by your demonic beauty!’” He chuckled to himself. He thought perhaps he imagined Barbara, Adam, and Delia laughing as well. “First of all, thank you, you’re too kind.” ” - A little peep at the smug, braggy little guy he used to be! And yes, they did laugh at his joke in agreement. He just doesn’t want to hear it because he can’t accept love.

- “Semi-tamed curly hair, now brown with irritating grey streaks he couldn’t get rid of. Manic honey-brown eyes instead of yellow serpentine ones, blemishes on his face instead of moss. Skin now pink, but still pale.” - yeah, basically just Alex Brightman, just with brown, curly hair. Surprise!

- “…wrist-length black driving gloves to cover his blackened fingertips.” - This, along with a line later on, is heavily inspired by the character Theo from “The Haunting of Hill House”. See if you can spot it! She similarly is very sensitive, and wears gloves to avoid direct physical contact with others.

- “They hate it. Fuck. Maybe next-day delivery holy water is still an option?” - ABSOLUTELY NOT

- “They look like a substitute teacher.” - Dewey Finn reference! I see a lot of Beetlejuice fans talking about the “School of Rock” musical. I’ve only seen the movie, and I love it. Should I give it a listen?

- “ “They look… nice.” Adam’s cheeks were flushed a dark pink. Barbara let out a delighted giggle as she rubbed her hands over his facial hair. “What a professional little man!” ” - They think he is so handsome. Barbara cannot control her cuteness aggression.

- “Lydia, pumpkin, I don’t want the people of this town thinking of me as a scoundrel. He obviously is too old to be E-.. Emily’s son.” - He’s trying his best to keep Emily relevant and talked about!! It’s just a bit hard still. Also, yeah, no one would really believe the man with greying hair was spawned from Charles and Emily.

- “He hadn’t been opposed to people thinking he was his son.” - he has never been called someone’s son in a positive way! New experience unlocked!

- “He was… happy. Light. Warm. He felt like he could rip apart a car with his teeth.” - like yours truly, Beetlejuice gets the urge to bite and rip things apart with his teeth when he is excited.

- “ “… I’ll tell folks I’m a distant Maitland relative. Maybe a cousin!” Beetlejuice grabbed Lydia’s arm, going to pull her out the door, missing the way Adam and Barbara wrinkled their noses at the word ‘cousin’.” - I wonder why they were so opposed to him being called a cousin? Hmmm.

- “Beetlejuice slides the Book across the counter and holds out a pen. “Have you heard about our Loyalty Program?” ” - what a weird, suspicious insistence he has. I wonder why that ‘Book’ is capitalized. Surely that must be an error? ;)

- “He bolts off, excusing that he needs to go find Percy and put him in ‘extreme air jail’.” - ‘Extreme air jail’ is when he floats off the ground while holding Percy up. Like regular air jail, but extreme.

- “Aftershave. Tung oil. Black tea. Tea-tree oil and nicotine.” - the smells, respectively, are from Charles, Adam, Barbara, and Delia! Delia smells like her vape pen a bit.

- “Lydia released the demon’s hands, slowly stepping behind them. “I’m behind you, alright? I’m gonna take your blindfold off.” ” - Lydia educated herself on his triggers and is careful not to come up behind him/touch his back or chest without letting him know first!

- “The walls had a familiar striped wallpaper applied to them..” - they recreated the striped walls from when Beej took over the house!

- “… pocketed figurines of various horror characters and stupid-looking colorful monsters. (Adam had called them “pokay-men”?)” - Beetlejuice stole a bunch of Pokémon funko pops without knowing anything about them, except that Adam likes them.

- Two “Lisa Frankenstein” references! The poster, as well as the name of a character later.

- “The ceiling was lined with familiar gentle string lights, the bulbs giving off a soft yellow glow.” - gentle lighting for his sensitive eyes, courtesy of Adam and Barbara! He never really turns on the overhead lights.

- “A large, fuzzy, purple rug covered most of the hard concrete floor.” - Delia picked this out for him! She knows how much he loves Floor Time.

- “… seemingly home-made black and white quilt..” - Barbara made it herself!

- “.. and a rotund black cat plush Lydia had ordered off of Amazon and claimed was for herself.” - it is a squishmallow. Beej still has no idea what they are, but Lyds got one just for him!

- “.. even a rocking chair covered in a bright green fleece blanket in the corner-” - Charles picked out that blanket after seeing how much Beetlejuice enjoyed the fleece blanket on the guest bed!

- “Like Dad said, you deserve your own space, big guy.” - ‘Dad’ is capitalized like that because Lydia considers Charles both her and Beej’s dad now.

- “They still aren’t sure what to do, way later that night, as they lie in their very own bed for the first time. They’d never had a space of their own.” - yeah, he’s never had his own bed. Or room. He mostly slept on the floor growing up, sometimes under a stove!

- “.. as he stared up at the multitude of gently glowing green stars plastered on the ceiling.” - Delia heard that his name is based on a star, so she got these and carefully plotted them out to match the real night sky/constellations!

- “ “I was only thirteen, Beetlejuice.” … “I dunno, Sexy. Arson is a pretty mild form of revenge. I was doin’ a lot worse for a lot less at that age.” ” - Beetlejuice had suggested that Adam should’ve set a bully’s backpack on fire.

- “And you don’t wanna put your weapon up against your victim’s back. Makes it real easy for them to just take it from ya.” - This is true! A little bit of self defense advice!

- “Do you get all your mugging tools at Home Depot? God/Satan, you’re butch.” And “My tit!” - These are both “Jennifer’s Body” references. I couldn’t help myself.

- “… red sleeveless sweater, frowning at the blood-stained button-up underneath. “My.. good friend gave me this stupid, tacky sweater vest…” ” - Yeah he dresses like his human disguise like Dewey Finn because of Adam.

- “It was tacky and itchy and smelled like mothballs, but it was still something one of his favorite ghosts had given him.” - Beetlejuice savors every single thing given to him, because no one really ever gave him presents before.

- “Don’t say Barbara, don’t say Barbara- “Ba-.. Bab… Babette.” What the fuck was that? Babette? “Yeah. Babette… ” ” - Of course, the town remembers Adam and Barbara, so he has to call them by other names. ‘Babette’ is what he thought of on the spot.

- Suprise! Ash is Sky the Girl Scout’s sister! Her full name is “Ashlyn Swallows”, but she only wants to go by “Ash”.

- “Fuuuuck.” … “ “.. damn. That… that, uh… poor girl..” Fuck, the Maitlands and Charles and Delia are going to be so mad when they hear about this.” - Asshole Beej, my beloved. He only cares about his own humans, and not at all how he impacts anyone outside his circle.

- “…and a fair wage from my own pocket.” - So the business doesn’t suffer from the absurd amount of money he is going to pay this kid.

- “Beetlejuice’s ear flicked at the sound of her heartbeat quickening, the jewelry clinking irritably.” - Yeah he hates the jewelry, but he had a hard time saying ‘no’ to Cyrus’ gifts.

- “… yeah. I didn’t realize she’d remember, though.” - Hmm. I wonder if anyone else remembers things that occurred during the loop?

- “… and Barbara enjoyed the occasional sniff of his glass.” - Since she can’t drink the wine, Beetlejuice is letting her smell it instead. Not the same, but it’s still nice!

- “Barbara was sat right up next to him on the couch, leaning on his side and keeping an arm loosely around his midsection.” … “They try their best not to melt at Barbara’s touch as she starts to gently scratch at their chin.” … “His ears went back at the delighted little squeak from Barbara, but he relaxed as she wrapped her arms around him and tightly squeezed. “There he is!” Beetlejuice felt his tail quivering as he wrapped one arm around her in turn. “Yeah, yeah, I know, I’m the most handsome devil you’ve ever seen.” The ghost softly huffed. “It’s true!” ” - Barbara is laying it on THICK. Too bad Beetlejuice’s skull is thicker!

- “.. the demon jumped as Delia leaned in close, scrunching up his nose at the smell of wine on her breath, the sudden increase in all of the sounds of her body functioning. Lungs expanding, blood flowing, joints creaking. It was much harder to ignore when she was that close.” - Beej is constantly overwhelmed by the noises everything makes, especially since he’s not taking care of his sensory needs.

- “The demon slowly let out a breath once Delia leaned back into her place again, his grip on Barbara tightening. Why was it so hard to allow humans to be close?” - BECAUSE HE DOESN’T PAY ATTENTION TO HIS SENSORY NEEDS. And also people suck sometimes.

- “He glanced down at the ghost, hurriedly looking away and taking a swig of his wine when he found her staring up at him with a soft, fond look in her eyes.” - Oh, he’s big stupid. Thankfully, Barbara likes her men just a wee bit stupid.

- “Beetlejuice slurred, finishing off his glass. He went to release Barbara and reach out to refill it, but she gripped onto him tighter.” … “He felt the wine glass be tugged from his grip.” - Barbara decided he had enough, and is gently cutting him off here.

- “(If anything, at least the alcohol was dulling the horrid sounds of the house settling, of the wind blowing and clouds churning, of the distant call of the cicadas. He could no longer feel how tight the stupid dress shirt was, feel his own teeth sitting in his skull. It was nice. Perhaps he should drink more often.)” - unfortunately, a staggering amount of adults with autism use alcoholism to cope with symptoms they have yet to learn how to properly cope with, and to help them better socialize.

- “Just like there’s some stupid part of me that’ll always hope my Ma will turn herself around and start carin’ about me.” - AUGH. The anguish of having abusive parents. Some stupid hard-wired part of your brain is always hopeful they’ll just decide to be good one day.

- “… kids are great like that. They’re made with this…. Hard wired love for their parents.” … “I always thought.. it would be great to take all the love I had saved up for her, all the love she never returned, and… pass it on.” - HE JUST WANTS TO LOVE AND BE LOVED SO BAD OKAY?? I’m not crying you are

- “He titled his head back a bit to look at Adam, in his pajamas, without his glasses, staring the demon down with the most sorrowful expression he’d ever seen on a human being. It hurts worse than the ritual, worse than the glass window, worse than centuries of solitude. This is all you do, Lawrence. You hurt others, and you hurt yourself. His mother’s voice is always in the back of his mind, but it’s so clear now.” - Adam is feeling sympathy and/or empathy, like a normal person, but Beej is taking it as him hurting Adam by being the way that he is.

- “ “B-but they… I could never…” The Maitlands hold him tightly. Barbara gently shushes him, running her fingers through his hair. He didn’t have to finish. She knew. They shared that pain, together. They’d had a long, tearful conversation one night, during their year in the loop. It was the closest he’d ever felt to human, even considering the times he was actually human.” - I will leave this up to interpretation within the confines of Time’s Arrow. I may expand upon it in one of the extra chapters, maybe write out the conversation they had, but for now I will allow readers to come to their own conclusions, since this breaches topics I am currently not fully equipped/educated to write about.

- “ “Maybe you can distribute that love elsewhere.” It wasn’t too bad an idea. But where?” - Delia is suggesting to turn that love inwards, and to maybe also distribute it to Lydia and the Maitlands. But Beej is daft.

- “ “Pink’s a great color on you,” Delia says, patting his cheek before she turns to head back towards the living room. He couldn’t disagree more.” - YOU DESERVE LOVE. CARE IS A GOOD LOOK ON YOU. Oh god he isn’t listening.

- “Sleep finally finds them. They aren’t sure how they made it down into their room, or how they were able to change into a cozy sweatshirt and pair of loose-fitting boxer shorts. But somehow, they did.” - Adam and Barbara carefully and very respectfully helped him change!

- “As they took a wary little sip of the old, undiluted wine,” - Greek wine from waaay back when had to be diluted. Undiluted, it is way too strong and bitter.

- “ “Beetlejuice, when was the last time you drank water?” .. “I had a Dr. Pepper last week.” .. “Who gave you a Dr. Pepper?” “Wh- I’m a grown demon! I can get myself a Dr. Pepper!” Lydia raised an eyebrow at him. He scoffed, looking down at the counter. “Fine. Ash did.” ” - this is both based on a bit from Game Grumps and also a conversation I had with a friend.

- “For that hour before the two of them had to leave, Beetlejuice instead listened. At first it was frantic, confused. Then the conversation was light and breezy. Teasing, joking, excitedly comparing interests. He knew he had to make them meet from the moment Ash mentioned cinematography. Neither of them had many friends other than him, from what he’d heard. And he was sure Ash didn’t consider him a friend regardless. I’m a genius.” - My guy thinks he is the master of meet-cutes. He needs to meet-cut it out and go to therapy. (Next chapter can’t come soon enough…)

- “Their tongue and throat burned with the remains of that horrible sticky, iron taste.” … “Energy, revitalized from this latest sacrifice, buzzed through their whole being..” - Yeah he is accepting sacrifices of human blood from Cyrus’ cult. That is how he is getting the energy and strength to resist the Seal.

- “They desperately grasp Cyrus’ hands. They fumble, head burning and spinning, as they guide his hands to their throat. The demon quirks an eyebrow at them curiously. “Hurt me,” they rasp, their words almost slurring together. “Hurt me like you did before.” ” - DRUNKEN CONSENT IS NOT REAL CONSENT!! Allowing someone to hurt you is not an adequate way to deal with your issues!!

- “As you wish, Pet.” - Sorry I twisted a line from a beloved romance story and made it fucked up. It will not happen again. (It might)

Fun tidbit for making it this far! Here are some TikToks that summarize Ash and Beej’s “friendship”! This, this, and this!

[faetal-b]

Thank you so much for the long reply! I rarely write to someone online cause it's quite difficult getting an idea across. I actually totally agree with you on everything you said about Ellen and on the main theme of the movie, that is the reason why i went to see it, i wanted to feel that draw towards darkness (since i as also know it so well) and her attraction to him but as i said, in my opinion this version completely failed, it was just so frustrating. Maybe i should watch again the "posession scenes" but honestly i failed to see any desire or pleasure on her part, only pain and submission which lately seem like the only way a woman lives sexuality. To me, as he presented the scenes, she rejected him all of the time and it was just painful, not a glimpse of desire or pleasure. Instead of living my dark and nasty fantasies i ended up living the times i was submissed and that sucks. That's why i went on a rant, because once again, a man portrays women as something to only be submissed and abused instead of painting a complex relationship between two complex characters. (That's why the necrophilia in this context bothered me)

I'm totally with you on representing womens contradictions, as mentioned that was the main reason why i went to see the movie but i've seen none of it, maybe it was there but i've missed it completely? I don't know ..

I think i arrived at that, as you say "moral ending" because watching her being abused the whole movie it just called for that. If the whole thing was done better the ending that i would desire would be more active on her part where like, i don't know, she starts tearing his skin to feed off of it and they both fade into ecstasy XD freakier and hornier as you said

There was absolutely a lack of nuance and a total lack of symbolic language, it was painful for how plain the movie was.

Well, no yeah you actually managed to convince me and I kinda agree with you on everything haha..responding to your other ask too, i know you werecritiquing eggers' and not the story of nosferatu in general, but i was mostly trying to defend the sacrifice ending in general, and what you propose here actually sounds pretty fun haha. Yeah I mean, i wouldve been cool with all the seizure and possession scenes being painful if only count orlock had something interesting about his character...i think the biggest turn off for me was the dialogue between the two where he is just annoyingly dominant in a your-abusive-grandfather way(i guess he's a centuries old romanian nobleman but idk) and I really don't get why shes so attracted to him. You're right, it's more like she gives in to submission and not to darkness/perversion; which I feel like it couldve still worked somehow (idk saying something about her never overcoming her past and being more attracted to a dominant figure rather than a loving one) if it only was done in a slow, more subtle and nuanced way, if we had more elements to work with and get a complex story. I think since eggers wanted to say something (anything) so fucking much he shouldve gone deeper. And I guess that's my problem with so called "elevated" horror, they want to push a single meaning and they push and they push and they only do so with words, having characters spell out the meaning for you, without actually going any deeper with anything. It's all surface level and it's always a singular specific message, and both the story and the deeper message get ruined because the writer/director didn't commit fully to neither.

I would watch it again if only it wasnt so fucking boring and repetitive. I kinda get what @polyquaternium said about the substance being boring and I see a similarity like, we only see a character losing control at the highest level of intensity without having a slow escalation, and It just becomes like "oh look at Lily rose Depp being so good at acting possessed and epileptic"

Thank u for ur message now i really can't wait to rewatch herzog's nosferatu and coppolas Dracula

[dana-chan-the-control-brain]

The SaMs/LaEs Monty hater in me that skips any and all episodes where it's just Monty+Another character (Like Earth, Lunar, or Moon). I even skip gameplays with him in it. He's only ever nice and decent to Earth, and Lunar by extension. Can't even be nice to other people that Earth cares about. My girl deserves better, I'm sorry, I had to say it. I don't care if he "treats her well", that's the bare minimum. Spoiling her with gifts feels like love-bombing to me or maybe that's just me nitpicking because of what I went through in a previous relationship. But anyway, point is Earth deserves better! He still secretly calls her mommy, like mumbling it and it's ick!

I think Monty stopped calling her Mommy a long time ago. He only called her that during his first meeting with her. And maybe one or two times after that, but... Eh... Shrug.

I do think Monty is an interesting character, but since he's left the main circle cast of TSAMS and got his own show with MAFS, I feel his intelligence has gone down significantly.

They focus more on his rage, and he tends to be more stupid, when in the early days of TSAMS, he was overly cautious when it came to Evil people but he was just stupid with money.

It is interesting to see his character evolve, but I kinda wish we could go back to what he had.

I do like morally grey Characters, and like... Monty is quite an interesting asshole. But I will give him this, he is entertaining for me.

I don't expect my characters in media to behave logically sometimes. And I have a mixed relationship with the direction they're taking Monty right now....

And I'm one of those people who doesn't like him with Earth that much.

At the bare minimum, we know his war crimes were fake, as he admitted in their therapy.

But like...

He has actively threatened Earth's family, (Lunar, Solar... and Ruin if he counts) he has threatened children, and not just FC. In the recent LAES episode, he kinda hinted that he beat up a few children who threw golf balls at him and Earth is just like "haha you're silly." (looking back, she probably thought she was joking)

I mean... they're cute. He treats her nice. But that's the bare minimum.

I feel she can do a whole lot better.

I get that "opposites attract" and everything....

But at some point...

There's a limit.

It almost feels they have nothing in common and are just together cus the vas are dating.

I get that Monty "showed her the world" or whatever and opened her heart to romance. but that could have been anyone....

The episode where Monty faked he was being sick just to cuddle with Earth in MAFS was my least favorite episode and actively triggered me just cause of how closely it resembled abusive relationships I've been in before.

Earth even knowing he's lying but tolerating it cus she likes him to stick around.... FC asking what they love about eachother, and neither of them really have a good answer..... As they both only like eachother for what they can do for eachother. Earth liking that Monty opened her up to new experiences, and Monty liking Earth for what she can do for him. Which to me, feel very surface level.

I've heard people argue: "well, you can't just list on the spot what you like about someone."

Yes I can. I can literally do that with all of my friends and it's a long list and it's not just things that they do for me, it's who they are as a person and more substantial things to little things.

I know Monty and Earth have only been dating for a few months, but I think they would have had more they liked about eachother by now.

So is this me heavily projecting? yeah. Is it wrong if people like Monty and Earth Together? No way! Honestly ship them if you like.

But honestly, for me personally I need something more substantial.

Monty is literally her opposite and they don't have much in common and actively hurts kids and her family when it was something Earth would put her foot down in any other scenario.

[deathbxnny]

I read your post for my request and i really love it! It brought a lot of memories of the shenanigans my sibling would do in their sleep. I will admit there was a time where i almost did what Lynette did but i didnt really had a choice.. the house with the lights off was the scariest thing for little me, so i either have to walk through that or stay with my sleep talking sibling. I chose the latter of course. Although, their sleep talking never went more than a few sentences before total silence so i was lucky.. or just slept through it bc i got used to it.

My favourite part is actually Ayaka’s part and it isnt for Ayaka’s reactions but the implications of Ayato knowing about the reader’s sleep talking. With him knowing, you can easily imagine that the reader (while you didnt say where their placement in the sibling order, it was kinda obvious they’re the younger one) went to him bc of possibly a nightmare or just felt lonely and needed comfort. Just imagine how after being comforted by their big brother and was off to dream land themself, Ayato was finally gonna get some sleep.. and he just hear reader talk the weirdest things. Imagine the day after XD

I also read your Firefly reader one and i really liked the characters chosen! Capitano and Ororon’s parts are my favourites. I liked Wrio’s part as well but i got used to seeing him in your requests that i got desensitized?? Doesnt make me love him less but i just got used to it. Still, i love the many requests with firefly reader, firefly is one my favs and i WILL get her rerun.

Also HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 🎉

Hope you had a good day on your birthday! I wish you good fortune in your future 🙏

(Also i apologize for asking on your birthday, i thought your birthday was tommorow but uh yeah.. 😓)

- Flower anon 🌸

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Hello Flower Anon!

Sorry for the late response, but no worries, I didn't mind your asks and thank you for the birthday wishes!

Regarding your analysis, you practically hit it all spot on as usual, haha. I was very lucky growing up that neither of my two younger sisters ever sleep talked. Otherwise, I would've definitely walked out on them lmao.

I'm also glad you enjoyed my Firefly reader! I definitely get where you're coming from, too, regarding Wriothesley. He's in my asks a lot, and I honestly love his character so I don't mind.

Anyhow, thank you once more for your ask, and I hope you have a great day/night!!<33

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[kelbunny]

roland glenbrook

how much I like their personality

I latched onto him extremely quickly. I like how reckless he can be, he still has his compassion, gentle side (seen with how he interacts with Cordelia, I love these siblings sm), but on the other hand, his hatred and anger also feels extremely natural. Unfortunately I'm not great at explaining personality details, but suffice to say I like it a lot.

how much I like their design/aesthetics

I honestly really like his design. I love how it has a lot of royal vibes to it (studded doublet(?), the gold woven into his green shirt, and the gold on the bands on his sleeve ~~forgive me I barely know modern fashion terms, let alone medival ones~~) but it also has details of his more reckless personality (such as the messier hair and the unbuttoned doublet and shirt).

And for details that get missed often, I really like the vibes his boots and the little ties on his sleeves gives

I think it speaks to how much I like him and want to draw him as accurately as possible considering he's one of the few characters I've put together extensive collage references for haha

Also masked Roland in general *chefs kiss*

how interesting I think they are

I think he's really interesting. He's a mess of a 20yo who went from being ignored by many to suddenly have thousands of expectations placed apon him in less than a week and breaking under the pressure accordingly.

Back when we still just had the debut demo, he was the character I was the most excited to see the arc of.

how well-written I think they are(if applicable)

I believe I've mentioned it before, but Roland is (imo at least) probably the most interesting and well written character in Tristrat. I like how his fatal flaw (his lack of self worth) is visible so early in the game and how it shapes his different actions.

And speaking of actions, both his fall in utility and redemption in golden feel so natural. Neither feels forced. And I like how even though he changes throughout the story (going from young carefree prince to one saddled by the pain from his family's deaths and the deaths of people in his name) his constant motivation remains the same. He wants to help people. Which makes sense considering he's the one to represent Morality, but he also shows how that ideal can be twisted into something less noble during his own ending.

how much I like their mechanics in-game

I really like how he plays. He definitely gets more glass-cannoney as the game goes on, but at the same time, he becomes a really effective boss killer and finisher with abilities like Four Dragons and Opportune Attack. And he synergizes well with his sister, as Cordelia's over-heal helps to negate his squishyness.

if I think they are a Good Person(tm)

I think he's a good person who makes stupid decisions out of desperation. He genuinely wants to help his people, but his own lack of maturity at times, as well as the fact he was never taught to be king lead to mistakes that make things worse for the people he wants to protect.

I think it speaks to his character that he realizes he was wrong in the non utility endings, and especially in Golden where he's willing to try and put away his hatred of Aesfrost to try for a better future.

[yourlocaldisneyvillain]

hii <3

i indeed would like to ask for the “director’s commentary” on a particular story :))

your rambling is everything, so go wild on poor little meow meow Larissa and our favourite menace Wednesday hehe

hiiiii!!! sorry it took me a bit before my brain got less mushy and i could string coherent sentences together! i'm still very much sick though so excuse me if i ramble a bit too much lol.

okay so these two live in my brain rent free now. it started off more as a challenge? or something to be like wooo controversy, and like. how can i make this work. but even though it started that way i never intended it to be like, badly done. from the get-go i put a lot of thought into it and wanted to actually make the story as high-quality as i could in terms of character development, their relationship and all the technical aspects (you know as you are one of the betas haha, and you know how many times i tweaked things, proofread, and how many times zephyr and i went through it). like i wanted to develop it as much as one can reasonably do in 14 chapters without getting sidetracked. and that was supposed to be the gimmick, like oh some ppl are gonna think it's controversial but it is actually well done and they might still be inclined to read it if they just bothered to try! (like a naive lil disney princess i forgot this is the internet lol)

the more i got into the story, the more i adored these two and their dynamic, or rather the dynamic i created for them. i think they just work, or more like, i've made them work. ppl have accused me of being a pedophile multiple times in the last couple of weeks while i've been posting the story lol, and asked me if i ship them in the show now, which is imo just fucking ridiculous. this is a separate universe that builds on what we had, or rather should have had, in the show, a story about two grown women who are both very odd in different ways and have found love and belonging with each other. i think neither of them could do a conventional relationship in my universe, and so this makes perfect sense for them!

i love writing larissa as a poor lil meow meow. there is just something about a pathetic, lonely middle aged woman that makes my brain go brrrrrrr. and wednesday is just a delight to write. i love channeling her voice. i used to be a lot like wednesday as a teen lol, that's sorta how i talked (i had no friends lol), so channeling her is a fun blast from the past and feels very natural to write.

it was a joy to write tbh! and personally, i don't think it's like.... even that out there or particularly (hehe) controversial? it's very much a coming of age rom-com sort of thing, but make it like... Quirky and include some dark humour. the outraged reactions i got to it honestly made me wanna write actually controversial stuff lol. i tend to want to spite the haters :)) and prove my point that fiction is fiction. i am very annoyed by the whole puritan internet culture, it really fucking irks me, esp when it's enforced by the self-proclaimed weirdos and goths and whatnot, who don't know what pedophilia even is lol nor could recognise it in fiction or real life. i know i won't get my point across to people who have already made up their mind about me being the actual pedophilic devil, but i will sure have my fun! i can't wait to challenge myself again! :))

also "particular" really inspired me to write longer works!! and i learned that i am most comfortable with that sort of format. all the things i am planning in the future are multi-chapter fics and rather long! and how i prefer to do it now is to write it all in advance and then post -- that way i know i won't lose interest midway haha. i am motivated by that sweet dopamine of wanting to share my work!

so yeah, i met some lovely people bc of this story (looking at you @the-frankenman-writes, actual gem and joy and delight), i strengthened some friendships, and i think it definitely made an impact on people! i grew a lot as a writer and it pushed me to refine my skills! so all in all, i'm very happy <3

stay tuned for the last chapter!!! a christmas special! :)))