#100 days of nonstop plotting

[throwaway-writing]

day 10 of my bad project

So. I took a break for a few days. I got sick.

Quick refresher of the rules for myself (since I forgot, honestly):

No going back to edit any previous work from any previous days. This means small details, grammar errors, anything.

No retconning anything. I can explain why something happened, but I can't go 'oh, that just didn't happen' or pull some 'it was all a dream' stuff.

I cannot continually add onto the worldbuilding. New areas of the map are fine, but I cannot add new types of magic or powerscaling to create more impressive characters.

Rule three is just about to become important, since I'm just about to finish with the beginning exposition and need to play more in my world before I even think of expanding it.

Anyways, back to my nonstop plotting! Unfortunately I started late (again), thus, only a few paragraphs came out of day 10. The main part of this was a character introduction and the true start to the premise of the story. I haven't quite hit the crux of the conversation, but that's for day 11. I'll take my time to properly introduce that, since I don't want to exposition dump what essentially makes the story work, but I want to make the rules clear for why they can do what they can do.

I find myself worrying about character voice way too much. What's a good way to make sure all the characters don't sound the same?? is that even possible?

[lostinlovingrevery]

this is 100% self indulgent but hopefully it makes you feel better too :)

could you do logan comforting a gn reader who is just upset bc nothing seems to be going their way lately? tysm <3

SELF INDULGENCE IS THE BEST INDULGENCE!

Thank you Cas, I hope this makes you feel better too! <3 I used DOFP Logan, but you could technically imagine any Logan (even 70s Logan cause emails were invented in 1971!!)

The Email

DOFP! Logan X GN! Reader

Logan protects you from the emails

Warnings: EMAILS, fluff <3, reader is overwhelmed and frustrated, logan being cute and supportive, suggestive ending ;)

"Damn!"

Logan lifted his head out of the book he's become absorbed in- the one that you got him and absolutely insisted that he read. He gave in to your whims, reading it to make you happy but actually found he was quite enjoying the plot.

Earmarking his spot, he set it on the table, pushing himself up from the couch and walking where the sound of your curse came from.

He peered into your study, where you were typing furiously on your laptop, a small smile at the sight of you working so hard- you were always working so hard. He admired that.

Though he sensed this time, by the look in your eyes that maybe it was time for a break.

"Something up bub?"

You looked up, sighing in frustration and falling back into your chair. "They emailed me back." You say, with a small pout. He crossed his arms, leaning against the door frame.

"Not good news?"

"No." You shook your head, looking down at your hands, now resting in your lap. The look of defeat on your face broke his heart, and he knew he had to step in and make his love feel better.

"I'm sorry sweetheart." He coos softly, walking across the room. He spun your chair to face him, and he kneel down in from of you- taking your hands in his as he kissed the back of each. "You did your best."

"It wasn't good enough clearly." You mumbled, looking away.

"Hey." He says firmly. You looked at him, disgruntled, before sorrow came across your face.

"It just feels like nothings going right lately." You mumbled, looking down at where Logan's hands held yours. They were a comfort to you, the warmth of him cradling your hands. "You know with..everything going on. It's nonstop."

"I know." He says, looking up at you with care, his thumbs stroking over the skin of your hand. "You've been working hard sweetheart. It'll work out."

"As if.." You muttered looking away again.

"Hey-" His hands gripped yours firmly. "It will. I know it feels frustrating right now but it's not always going to be like that. It's not always easy no but...I know you got it. and I'll be right here for you, always."

You sighed, then nodded.

"Tomorrow will be a new day, kay' baby? I think you should take the rest of the day off. All this-" He motions with his hand to your laptop and various work on your desk. "It'll still be here when you're ready. You'll kick it's ass cause you always do. Got it?"

A small smile stretched on your face and you nodded. He stood up, leaning down to kiss your forehead, before moving to give you a smooch on the lips. You happily kissed him back, and just as he parted, you heard the ding on your laptop- a notification that you just got an email.

"Oh- Hold on let me just check this-" You turned away from him to look at the screen, but he pushed the laptop closed.

"Nope. You're done." He says firmly. before learning down, and lifting you off the chair, tossing you over his shoulder.

"Ah!" You yelped in surprised, before laughing. He turned and began carrying you out your office.

"C'mon, I'll make everything feel right for ya."

[orengejoshi]

Love you art. My favorite thing is definitely your coloring. Flug does give t boy swag. Hope to see more of your drawing soon. Out of curiosity what do you hope for season 2?

Thank youu🥺💜

I know what you meant but just the entire term "T boy swag" reminded me of my fav rapper who just goes by "T" and since I wanted to do that for a while anyway (his songtexts would resonate with Flug so much) I used this as an excuse to redraw one of his album covers, so I love that, I'm gonna steal that heheh

(relatively unrelated for everyone except me lol but I always throw in some art when replying to asks)

umm yeah so... we're not even done with the first season, so idk. from S1-B I predict more of what we've had so far; more or less episodic comedy, slowly easing us into a connected plot. 6th episode already kinda introduced that.

it's gonna be one of those cartoons like TOH who start off silly and episodic in the first season and develop into a melodramatic serialized show from 2nd season onwards.

this is going to be an unpopular opinion but I actually do not 100% vibe with that, I prefer episodic cartoons like SpongeBob or South Park without overarching plot; comedy over drama. but it was always obvious that Villainous is gonna have a fuck ton of lore so I'm not disappointed.

my criticism rn is that I feel it's already way too many characters I'm sorry. it's getting pretty convoluted. I'm just not a fan of that but again pretty subjective. I can't bring myself to care for absolutely any character that we haven't seen animated yet. it's been too long for me to throw too many new characters in the mix, I've been nonstop hyperfixated since 7 years so I'm skeptical about changes.

as for the plot, I have no idea. we're in so early that I can't even imagine where this is gonna go.

for the end I wish that no ship with the main 3 becomes canon. it's just going to create fandom wars, just leave it open

I just want to see Flug happy...

I'll always just hope to get as much information about Flug as possible

definitely hope they explore Miss Heed's character too, as long as she doesn't end up with Flug l'm interested in her. I would like to see her getting worse (maybe switching sides?) before finally healing and learning to love herself

I want to know more about Goldheart and consequently about Flug's past

I wish for Demencia to snap out of her brainwash some day and learn about her past. I need Flug and Demencia to become real good friends and escape together with 505. I do NOT want them to become heroes but in order to find true happiness and peace they'll have to leave this place imo

but I think most of that is WAY in the future, this won't all happen in the 2nd season. but idk how long this series is gonna be, I doubt the crew even knows, so ye!

[ghostytoad]

* Fun n' Games *

ROTTMNT Boys x GN! Leo-esque reader who enjoys drama, making jokes, and being overall awesome

Summary: The Hamato brothers unexpectedly fall for the smug, but genuine, fun-loving reader despite their egocentric habits

Headcanons for: Leo

GN! Reader; Romantic; Fluff, Mild Angst || Words: 2.3k

Raph | Donnie | Mikey | Bonus!!

Leo:

oho, hello good lookin'~ it's nonstop flirting and banter from the minute they met and it's not going to stop anytime soon

finally! someone who has a sense of humor and can appreciate a good one-liner or two! and they can dish it out as well as they can take it? be still, my beating heart!

leo genuinely finds it to be a gift from the gods that y/n shares his brand of comedy and will not let up on it when he's around them

the romantic tension between y/n and leo is so thick that he could probably slice through it with his odachi - it makes his brothers sick to have to listen to all the schmoozing but leo ADORES the flirting praise

the boy would bend over backwards for y/n; he'd sell his prized jupiter jim collectibles for them if they asked him to (maybe… he'd probably still keep one or two tho)

there's an unspoken and ongoing (very friendly) rivalry between them; leo and y/n are constantly looking to one up each other and it's getting to ridiculous levels of competitive; they won't stop until things hit "deadly" levels and one of them almost ends up getting hurt

even little everyday tasks become a competition for the two of them, there's just no end to their games

grocery shopping? betcha i can save more money than you! pizza night? i can stuff twice as many pizza slices in my mouth than you can. hanging out in donnie's lab? hoo boy, i guarantee i can make him snap first.

it's the bane of donnie's existence, considering he's the target of most of their shenanigans; if he has to endure another one of their "who can ruin donnie's day" games, he swears it'll be the start of his villain arc

mikey's the unofficial score-keeper and peacemaker when things get too heated between the two of them; although he's more likely to stoke the flames than intervene… he just happens to enjoy watching them get carried away (not that he'd say it to their face). definitely enables the chaos to a terrible degree

"no way, you know i totally had that game last night before you went on to blow up my spot with your little tackle! next time we portal our way onto the superbowl field mid-game, i'm leaving YOU on the sidelines and scoring that touchdown solo!" (concerned raph sounds in the background)

they've absolutely plotted to portal their way into "hard to access" places like the white house or splinter's secret lounge room, but raph and donnie made them promise not to do it for very different reasons (donnie doesn't want to have to bail them out if they get stuck and raph is just being raph)

leo and y/n's carefree attitudes combined has landed them into trouble with the law a few times, both in new york and the hidden city

together, they're banned from like 10 different places and they're legally not allowed within 100 feet of any magicians; leo's only explanation for that is "we couldn't tell if it was part of the costume or if the guy actually had a barber-stache and how were we supposed to know he was blind?!". to this day, no one knows what he's talking about.

leo would absolutely hide the evidence of a crime for y/n; he ain't no snitch either and he's not going to let his bestie take the fall for something that TOTALLY wasn't their fault! more than likely, he'd blame their antics on hypno or if it's something not so bad, splinter.

senor hueso has an entire wall dedicated to leo and y/n: The Wall of Failures and Stupid Mistakes That You Will Surely Learn Nothing From

it has photos of all the times leo and y/n went on a fun little adventure and ended up being taken hostage by a villain, thrown in jail, or overall just beat up (they're mostly selfies and yes, leo is smiling and posing in all of them)

he would never let y/n get into any major trouble and he has the common sense to remember that y/n is only human, so at the very least he knows not to do anything too dangerous when they're around; he's reckless but he doesn't have a death wish

"i'm all for a good espionage mission and all, but this is big mama we're talking about! i say we sit this one out and wait for another chance to come along so we can try on these rad bellhop uniforms."

the two of them have made it a point to announce their arrival anywhere by doing the team rocket motto; occasionally mikey or april will join in as meowth. they have the costumes to match and will inexplicably be wearing them every time they do it.

they truly enable the worst in each other; raph insists on tagging along as the unofficial babysitter to every little hangout because of their chaotic nature, meanwhile donnie has protocols for every possible "doomsday" scenario they could initiate with their little stunts. zombies or accidentally reviving the shredder is at the top of that list.

matching outfits are a big must for leo; someone as UH-MAZING as y/n is absolutely worthy of leo's impeccable fashion sense and there's no way he's gonna pass up a chance to twin with y/n. if they refuse to match with him for whatever reason, he will pout about it for days.

whenever leo is sad or feeling a little down, y/n is the first person he goes to for a little cheering up. they somehow know just what to say to make the boy feel like a champion. and no, he didn't give them a script to read off of! (he totally did)

even with all the flirting and pick-up lines, leo still dreads the thought of ever admitting his feelings to y/n; he's a confident turtle, sure, but that's just the face part of being the face man. he's secretly an insecure mess when it comes to them

will become a flustered mess if y/n genuinely compliments or praises him; he'll stutter for a good minute or two before finally snapping back to his suave cool guy persona (which doesn't fool anyone, he's OBVIOUSLY crushing hard)

after an unfortunate night of misadventure, leo's forced to confess to his feelings AND his crimes

Well, some adventure this was turning out to be.

"Get in there! Y'all got the right to keep yer traps shut!"

Yep. What a real swell time.

Being hauled away in a prison ball, headed to the Hidden City Police Headquaters, all the while Big Mama's men chasing close behind.

"So much for the adventure of a lifetime." Y/N hissed bitterly as they tugged and pulled from the tangle of limbs they found themselves in, trapped inside the small bubble with Leo tightly packed alongside them.

"Well, maybe if SOMEONE weren't such a slowpoke, we'd have made it back! And I'd like to say for the record, you are the WORST lookout. Maybe next time try to keep up, will ya?" the turtle spat back with a scathing glare.

Y/N could only muster a hearty scoff as they balled their fists, unable to throw a punch from how they were positioned. Their heel found a suitable landing in the direct center of Leonardo's plastron and dug in with a stomp, eliciting a pained groan from him and a satisfied smirk from Y/N.

"If you weren't so cocky, we might've ACTUALLY pulled off your little stunt! But nooo, Leo just HAS to get in the last word!"

"OHO, pot calling the kettle black now, eh?" Leo wore his signature smug expression and attempted to jab a digit into Y/N's forehead. Given the way his arm was caught between his bent thighs, he only managed a slight graze before opting for a flick instead.

The two bickered and took shots at each other throughout the trip, much to the chagrin of the arresting officials steering nearby. It was gonna be a long night for everyone.

At the station, Leonardo and Y/N were placed into holding together, both of them choosing to sulk in silence on opposite sides of the confined room. It wasn't until Y/N was being processed that the question of what to do with the human came up for the arresting officers. With Leo's odachi confiscated, it wasn't like they could just send Y/N home on their own, but they couldn't leave Y/N in the same cell as powerful, human-loathing yokai. Leaving the pair to stew in their anger, the officers left to deliberate on Y/N's fate.

Silence followed. Neither one wanting to give in to this bitter game of chicken, Leo instead let out a loud, exaggerated sigh.

Silence.

Irked by the lack of response, he threw his head back and gave a loud, guttural groan of frustration.

"Right. So you aren't talking to me." he rolled his eyes and forced his gaze back onto Y/N, who sat indignantly across from him on a cold cement bench, their knees held close to their chest.

Not even a glance back.

"Oh, come on! You can't actually believe this is my fault! If anything, you should be mad at the guard that threw us out and called the cops! He's the one who got us in this little mess!"

Nothing.

The silence tore at Leo's chest, his heart thumping heavily against his plastron as he dejectedly sat back against the cold wall. It was unlike Y/N to ignore him like this. With every second, the stillness became unbearable. This little adventure was truly a disaster, not just for the predicament the two found themselves in but also for the lengths Leonardo had gone to ensure Y/N would have a good time. So that HE would have a good time with them. It didn't matter to him that they could be facing time in prison. That whole deal was practically child's play to the mischeivious mutant. It didn't even matter that they faced a total ban from the mystic city itself. It was the fact that he might've dashed any chance he had of winning over Y/N's affections.

'You just HAD to fuck it up, didn't you? You had to go out and be an asshole!' a booming inner voice fed into his insecurity and the crushing weight was enough to curl the red-eared slider into a fetal position, his lower lip quivering as he fought back tears.

"I…" a sniffle broke Leo from the spiraling despair he'd been wallowing in, unsure if the sound came from him.

"Am I… holding you back, Leo?"

Another sniffle and this time, he was sure the sound came from across the room. Peering over at the source of the sound, he found Y/N curled in on themselves, little hiccups causing their small form to quake and shudder. They were crying.

"Y/N?" Shifting from the bench, Leo took a few hesitant steps towards them as his hand ghosted across their shoulder before pulling away. His face wrought with guilt and worry, he debated scooping them up in his arms and holding them tightly to him right then and there. But he couldn't bring himself to do it. The thought of rejection stopped him in his tracks.

"I don't know why I do it. Why I try so hard to prove that I deserve to be around you." Y/N continued, their voice muffled as they buried their face in their knees. "I'm- I'm just a human. I'm not as strong. I'm not as quick. I can't compete with you and your mystic skills. I can't even keep lookout for you!"

"What? Y/N, no, you got it all wrong! Yeah, you're a human but I-"

"Just stop it! Stop!" Forcing back a loud hiccup, their head shot up to meet Leo's concerned gaze with a fierce, stubborn glare.

"You DON'T have to feel sorry for me and you DON'T have to keep me around! So why? Why keep me around when all I do is drag you behind?"

Their narrow eyes locked themselves with his, desperately searching his expression for any hint of pity. All Leo could do was chuckle, his concern melting into fondness.

"I don't feel sorry for you. Sure, you've looked better but I was so afraid I was the one holding YOU back."

"H-Huh? Me?"

"Y/N." The turtle sighed as he plopped himself down beside them, allowing their back to rest against his side as they unfurled from their little ball of sadness. "You ARE a human, yeah. But do you get how cool that makes you? You can do so much more than I ever could! Look, I might have my good looks, my mad skills, and my amazing charm, but you have that and more in… whew, in spades and for you, it's practically effortless."

As Leo moved to wipe a tear from Y/N's eye, he cupped his other hand on their damp cheek and with a tender tap of his thumb, he parted their lips slightly and moved in to plant his lips softly against theirs. The ghosting of his lips left enough room for Y/N to pull away if they felt uncomfortable. Instead he was nearly knocked back with the full force of Y/N's lips crashing against his, their body leaning over him and practically trapping him underneath their warmth. Leo's hands held firmly onto Y/N's sides and he eased himself back against the cold of the bench, breaking the kiss to let out a soft chuckle.

"I love y-"

"Well, well, well~ Looks like someone owes me 3 months of chores." a familiar, taunting voice hummed not too far from the two.

A jingling of keys had them both whipping their heads towards the now-open cell door, spotting the unmistakable, cocky face of Donatello leaning against the bars with crossed arms.

"D-Donnie?!"

"Yeah, yeah, you two can get back to your little makeout session. But I thought you'd like to know I paid your bail, you're welcome." He waved them off as he began down the hall. Some adventure this turned out to be.

Bonus comic: Leo definitely used his one phone call to call Señor Hueso

[peachhcs]

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okay so this was extremely adorable.

why do i feel like the stitches on her lip didn’t leave much of a scar but definitely one that will only really notices and he always kisses her there

wait i 100% agree. samy doesn’t even realize he notices the small scar until the summer they finally get together and will gently kisses her there and she’s just so caught off guard by the little affectionate gesture.

au masterlist

the couple chose to have a lazy day in bed together after a really long day before out on the lake getting horrible sun burns. will and samy hadn’t moved from her bed besides getting up to use the bathroom and venture downstairs for the occasional snack. no one heard a peep from the young couple hidden away in the girl’s room binge watching the entire pretty little liars series.

will wasn’t a huge fan of the show, but he found it interesting nonetheless and after watching two episodes, he was hooked on the plot line and really only kept watching to stay by his girlfriend’s side all day.

he chose her chest as his pillow and samy’s arm draped across his where the rest of their bodies tangled together underneath the blanket. it was nice having the whole summer to be able to take days like this where they did absolutely morning and no one would even bat an eye or come bother them. considering all the people that were at the house, it was a miracle no one came knocking on samy’s door needing something.

“every season her finger is never centered,” will complained as the infamous intro played. samy giggled.

“literally tell me about it. it’s my biggest pet peeve of the entire show honestly,” the girl agreed, hitting skip because she didn’t need to watch the recap of a show they’ve been watching nonstop for the past three hours.

will chuckled, tucking himself in closer despite there being no more distance left between them. samy squeezed his bicep, her other finger twirling some of his curls around. he loved days like these and tried soaking them up as much as possible knowing they were separating in a month for school.

at that thought, the blonde peered up at his girlfriend who’s gaze was too focused on the show. she was fixated on the scene unfolding on the screen, too oblivious to her boyfriend’s slight staring. the show faded out of will’s mind though, his only focus becoming his pretty girlfriend right next to him.

“will, are you even watching anymore?” the brunette giggled, finally feeling will’s intense stare on her side profile. he blushed.

“i am,” he argued, shooting a quick glance to the computer screen before continuing to admire the girl before him.

will caught a glimpse of samy’s little scar on the underside of her bottom lip where the soccer ball hit a year ago. it was really little and pretty faint, but anytime the blonde looked at her, he couldn’t help but notice the fading scar there. he doubted the youngest hughes even noticed the scar herself, but it was actually the only thing will saw whenever he took his gaze down to her lips.

it was tiny and before they were together, will always used to think about kissing her there as if he was taking any pain she felt away.

“you’re literally not watching anymore, what’s up with you? what are you doing?” the girl paused the show, another giggle falling from her lips when she looked at will again.

his blush returned, eyes bouncing to her for a second. “i’m just admiring you,” he smiled.

now it was her turn to blush, “you’re so corny. this is a really good episode, you need to pay attention.” she tried pushing will’s face back to the computer screen.

“i will, i will, but can i kiss you first?”

how was samy supposed to say no to that? she rolled her eyes, but placed both hands on will’s cheeks to bring his lips to hers. it was a sweet, quick kiss and before the blonde completely pulled away, her dipped his lips to her scar, pressing a gentle peck there. his action caught her off guard.

“what was that for?” samy flushed.

“just wanted to kiss your scar,” will hummed and he watched as she subconsciously traced her fingers along her skin.

“oh, i always forget that’s there.”

“it’s super small, but i notice it every time and wanted to kiss it,” the hockey player flushed a bit, wondering if samy would think that was embarrassing or something.

her features softened though, “you notice it?”

“yeah, i do. sorry. it’s super super small so i’m sure no one else does,” the boy quickly rushed out, worried he made her self-conscious of it now.

samy shook her head, “no, no, it’s not that. i just..i didn’t know you noticed it because it’s so small. i’m kind of flattered.”

“oh. yeah. i think it’s cute. you’re cute,” will reached up to kiss that same spot and then the bridge of her nose. she crinkled her face, flushing at the sudden affection.

“you’re cute too,” she pecked him back before settling into her pillow. will grinned, settling himself back against her chest as they continued their bingeing.

[heartsandstars34]

Joel Miller Story Chapter 2

Note: Hello! Here is chapter 2! It's a bit shorter, but another long one is coming! Feel free to leave title and plot suggestions!

Content Warnings: None

IT'S A MATCH!

Your heart starts to beat a little faster. This man is possibly, no scratch that, IS the sexiest man you've ever seen. And he also liked you?! You were in heaven.

Now the real question, how do you start a conversation?

You look back at Joel's profile, hoping to find something for a conversation starter. His bio read "My daughter signed me up for this so I don't really know what I'm doing"

You chuckle to yourself as you read it and decide to use it.

"So your daughter signed you up for Tinder? What's the story behind that?"

You sent the message, anxious to hear back. There have been times where you matched with a guy and days will go by and they would never message you back. You put your phone down and go to clean up your dinner when your phone buzzes.

Joel sent you a message

You quickly toss your plate in the sink and grab your phone to check the message.

"She thought it was time for me to find someone new, even though I'm a bit skeptical of meeting someone off the internet"

"Haha yeah I get that. I promise you I'm 100% real and I won't murder you, if we meet up"

You spend the rest of the night exchanging messages with Joel. You learned a lot about him. His daughter's name is Sarah and she is 25. Not much younger than you. You learned his wife died not too long after Sarah was born and hasn't dated since. He spent most of his young adulthood taking care of her. You also learn he owns his own construction company.

This man is perfect.

That is all you could think about. After talking basically nonstop for 3 hours, you ask Joel if he would like to meet up. Joel suggests a coffee place you have never heard of for tomorrow at noon. You agree.

"It's a date"

Date. That's a word you haven't heard in forever. It's basically left your vocabulary. Your heart flutters at the message. You go back and look at that message long after you both said goodnight.

Date

[mother2monsters]

Serendipity in Seoul pt. 3

Chicago's airport buzzed with early morning chaos as Destiny hauled her suitcase to the check-in counter. She’d barely slept, fueled by adrenaline, energy drinks, and nonstop WhatsApp chaos.

In the chat with Lyric and Nicole, Nicole had declared her “the queen of hustle,” while in the other with Lyric, Stacy, and Lauren, Stacy was still screaming about Namjoon.

Her twists were tucked under a bonnet, and she’d thrown on a hoodie with RM 94 ironically across the back—fitting, given the absurdity of her situation.

The flight was a blur. Fourteen hours of cramped seats, bad airplane food, and her brain cycling between “This is insane” and “What if he’s actually there?”

She forgot he knew what she loomed like. All she could do was hope that she at least saw the concert before her inevitable demise. 

By the time she landed at Incheon, her legs were jelly, but her phone pinged with Lyric’s voice note: “I’m at the gate! Did you land yet!”

Destiny stumbled through customs, her heart leaping when she spotted Lyric—vibrant in a Hobi-inspired orange tracksuit, waving like a lunatic. They collided in a hug, it’s been a long time since they last saw eachother.

“You made it!” Lyric yelled, shaking Destiny by the shoulders. “I can’t believe you pulled this off!”

“I can’t believe it either!” Destiny laughed, still dazed. “Some dude dropped a fortune on me, and now I’m here. What the hell is my life?”

“A damn fanfic, that’s what,” Lyric grinned, dragging her toward the exit. “We’re in Seoul. One day ‘til Hobi’s concert, and you’ve got mystery money to burn. Let’s get to the hotel and figure out how you’re gonna thank RM94z—preferably on your knees.”

Destiny swatted her, cheeks burning. “Shut up, Ric. I still don’t even know who he is.”

“Yeah, well, you’re probably gonna find out. Unless you block him now,” Lyric said, smirking. “I have that feeling again. Shit’s about to get real.”

The hotel room was nice, the Moxy always is, with a view of Seoul’s glittering skyline that made Destiny’s breath catch. She missed Seoul so much.  She and Lyric had dumped their bags on the floor, and Lyric was already sprawled out, scrolling through her phone, plotting their day. Destiny, though, had other plans. She grabbed her phone, opened TikTok, and smirked at her reflection in the mirror by the dresser. RM94z—whoever he was—deserved a little thank-you for dropping $7,500 on her dreams.

“Ric, I’m making a video,” Destiny called, adjusting her twists and tugging her low-cut dress a little lower. She’d swapped the hoodie for something sexier—a black dress that hugged her curves and left little to the imagination. But she still had her RM hoodie draped across the bed so it was visible in the video.   Desperation was out; confidence was in.

Lyric sat up, grinning. “Oh, this I gotta see. Make it hot, girl. Give that mystery man something to drool over.”

Destiny hit record, leaning against the dresser with a sultry smile. “Hey, y’all,” she purred, her voice low and teasing. “Made it to Seoul, thanks to a very generous somebody out there. You know who you are.  Dropped some serious cash so I could chase my dreams—and maybe a few other things.” She squeezed her stress ball, of course she bought the infamous stress ball, letting it bounce in her hand, her cleavage stealing the show as she winked.

“So, what’s a girl supposed to do with all this extra ‘fun money’? Suggestions welcome. See you at Hobi’s concert, maybe?” She blew a kiss, ended the video, and posted it with the caption: #ThankYouDaddy #SeoulBound #BTSARMY.

Lyric cackled, clapping like she’d just watched a Grammy performance. “Bitch, you’re gonna break the internet! If that’s not Namjoon, some rich fool’s still gonna lose his mind over those titties.  You know you can’t do that here.”

Destiny laughed, cheeks warm. “Let’s hope it’s the right fool.” She refreshed the video—50 views already, then 100. By the time they left the hotel, it was climbing past 500, and her DMs were buzzing. One caught her eye: @RM94z: Looking forward to it. Enjoy Seoul. 

Her stomach flipped, but she shoved her phone in her pocket. Time to live a little.

The day was a blur of Seoul magic. Destiny dragged Lyric to Myeongdong, she was desperate to try that Wagyu burger she misses every time.  The streets buzzed with K-pop blasting from every shop. They ran into skincare stores, Destiny surprisingly not buying anything yet. Especially since she has a whole Olive Young in her front room. 

They wandered to a K-pop merch store, plotting over BTS photocards and lightsticks. “We need a game plan,” Lyric said, holding up a Hobi keychain. “If your man’s at the concert, you gotta lock him down. What if the other members show up.”

“Lock him down?” Destiny snorted. “I don’t even know who he is yet. Could be some old dude with a fetish.”

“Nah,” Lyric said, eyes gleaming. “That ‘RM’ vibe? That’s Namjoon energy. The username so obvious, it's not obvious. Unlike Ian. Bet you he’s watching that TikTok right now, plotting how to get you backstage.”

Destiny’s phone pinged—her video was at 10k views, and RM94z had liked it. She grinned, heat pooling in her chest. “Maybe you’re right.”  They always let their delulu take the reins. 

The sun was dipping low when they stumbled back to the hotel, arms full of bags, laughing about a drunk tourist they’d dodged in Itaewon. Destiny was mid-sentence—“Girl, he almost fell into that BBQ grill”—when the lobby doors swung open, and two familiar voices shrieked their names.

“Destiny! Lyric!”

Stacy and Lauren barreled toward them, suitcases rattling behind. Stacy’s colored hair bounced as she tackled Destiny in a hug, while Lauren—rocking a neon purple sweater—grabbed Lyric, all four of them collapsing into a pile of screams and laughter.

“Yall didn’t even tell us you landed!” Destiny yelped, disentangling herself.

Stacy grinned, wild and triumphant. “We were trying to sneak up on y’all to see whatever freak shit you’re about to pull with RM94z.”

Laurene nodded, smirking. “Yeah, we saw that TikTok. You’re basically a porn star now. Who knew a stress ball could be sexy. When’s the wedding?”

Lyric cackled, dragging them all toward the elevator. “Come on, y’all. We’ve got one night to plan how we’re taking over this concert. Destiny’s got a sugar daddy to impress, and I’m claiming my men.”

Destiny rolled her eyes, but the grin on her face wouldn’t quit. “Let’s just hope my dumb ass get kidnapped after the concert and not before.”

[thegeminisage]

ok. it's fuckinggg star trek update time. last night even though we were gonna start voyager we once again did not start voyager so we watch "heart of stone" which is maybe the best and most evil thing that's ever happened to me. let's FUCKING get into it.

heart of stone:

we're doing the b-plot first because i need a moment to collect myself (just rewatched the confession bit)

i forget that i actually like nog so much. this show will do something like have him demand his date cut up his food for him or have quark try to record kira for the holosuite and i'll be like yeah no we have to keep being racist against ferengi but then nog will be like my dad's life sucks and i don't want that to me be me and i CAN fucking inventory that room in 5 hours, just try to stop me, and like. damn. alright.

i did like that sisko, despite brushing him off at first, walked it back and gave him a genuine fair chance. i also like that not even his BEST FRIEND took him seriously...jake is not exempt from ferengi racism either. like, from nog's pov it shows just how much of a struggle it'll be to even apply to the fucking academy

i'm also proud of him for doing a good job. AND proud of his dad for standing up for him. fuck quark! i'll get over it but i'm feeling v anti-quark lately

ok, the goods..........

going into this i know from vague spoilers that kira and odo are canon. and that it doesnt happen until like s5 or s6. so IMAGINE my shock when he is out here confessing in SEASON 3??? and she is CONFESSING BACK???

here is the thing. firstly, odo makes hands to touch people with. also, he will protect her from a cave-in with his goopy body.

secondly, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WASN'T KIRA. i was fully 100% invested in this. but i DID do a double-take when she said it back because her boyfriend died like LAST episode. i didn't realize anything was shady with HER bc i was lost in the sauce but ODO DID. odo KNOWS HER...................

i also felt like they did a good job with odovision. every time the camera was on her it was like oh this is how odo sees her aka the most beautiful woman who ever lived

ugh. "so now you know" and him literally fucking collapsing. and then it was for NOTHING i was so furious

hey, also, this lady manipulating him by 1. pretending to be kira 2. if she can perfectly imitate a humanoid and odo can't, that means when she looks like him she's looking like him on PURPOSE, not because she can't choose another form

anyway do you ever realize that the people you've been looking for your whole life are monsters and the people who love you deserve your loyalty and love more even if you don't always understand them even if you don't know how to be a part of them. do you ever meet a bajoran terrorist and have her change the meaning of your very name from "nothing" to "someone who is loved" im gonna fucking kerm

"she said something you would never say" AAAAAUGH and kira innocently going "oh what?" and he LIES!!!!! LYING LIAR WHO LIES im in agony i thought about it nonstop last night driving 1h+ to the fucking airport to pick up my brother

i feel like i had more articulate thoughts previously but they've all fled my brain because i'm rolling around on the floor like my clothes are on fire. i hate this show this is KILLING MEEE this is one seriously slow fucking burn

ANYWAY! TONIGHT! FOR REAL THIS TIME: VOYAGER! i'm actually glad we're leaving ds9 on this note for half a dozen voyager eps or so because then i get to live here for a few days. just basking. AGHGHGH

IMPORTANT EDIT: i nearly forgot about this but the conversation sisko and bashir had about the male ensign who is "budding" aka "pregnant with twins" and is getting a hatchling pond made for him and the babies. 10/10

[rhymeswithchronic]

Hello (:

I just wanna say I really love your wtwhto fic, and I've wanted to get into writing for a while but I can't usually find any motivation, but recently I've just been in writing mode

You are a pretty big inspo for me and I was wondering if you had any advice?

Have a swell day :)

Hello! Firstly, I’m so so happy I can be an inspiration for you! I love seeing people find inspiration in my own writing, and I would be glad to give you my advice!

A lot of people give the generic “just start writing” which is fair in its own, but it can be super difficult to actually do when you are sitting in front of a computer or pen pad. Anyone will tell you though that the hardest part is the first sentence. It can feel the most awkward (that moment of “am I really doing this?”) but it breaks down so many walls. From there it’s listening to your gut and following what the story asks of you.

Sometimes your story completely ignores your own thoughts and goes its own way. Sometimes characters will act in a way you didn’t expect and set off a new chain of events. This is totally okay! You can smooth out any wrinkles later if you want, or you can just leave it as it is! Thats the beauty of writing! It can be whatever you want, sure, but for me, it feels like I’m just telling a story that already happened, and the details are told to me as I go.

Don’t worry about the length of anything you write. You don’t have to limit yourself to writing novels or word sprints or novellas or anything. Want to write a story to rival the length of Fallout Equestria? Do it! Prefer to stick to 100-200 word prompts, poems, or Drabbles? That’s perfectly okay too! It’s what you want and you don’t have to worry about what other people might think. It’s your story, your world, and your imagination.

I personally started writing in 3rd grade, but it wasn’t out of passion at first. I was jealous of a classmate of mine that got a lot of attention for her short stories. From that saltiness came my first story, My Life as a Pokémon. It really opened up a new world though. Of getting to tell people stories that didn’t necessarily have to be true or perfect.

If you’re ever struggling to find your writing style, there are a few things that I found help me find mine.

1) Writing Sprints! 1-5 minute sprints of nonstop writing with no concern for grammar or spelling mistakes. This can help you push past a scene you’re having trouble with but need to get through. You can worry about editing later. The hardest part is getting it written, and putting short bursts of time to it can help get your fingers moving and the juices flowing!

2) Reading! Reading a variety of different stories (fanfic or traditional) by different authors can really help you learn what you want to write and how you want to write it. It can also help you figure out what genre you’re interested in and what certain scenes may end up looking like. My biggest inspirations growing up were the Don’t Starve fanfic Long Live the King, the Eddsworld fic Forget Me Not, and books by authors such as Tui T Sutherland, Erin Hunter, Jennifer A Neilsen, Julie Kagawa, and many more! You can find your own favorites and study the things about their writing you enjoy and try to fit it to your own!

3) Focusing on what you enjoy and ignoring what you don’t. This might be harder if you’re working on a longer story with more focus on a plot, but learning what you *enjoy* writing is the most important part of learning to love it. It can be fluff, smut, hurt comfort, hurt no comfort, fight scenes, character building, world building, songs, poems, fanfic, original, fantasy, nonfiction- there’s no need to limit! Write as many or as few as you want!

Inspiration can come from anywhere and you are free to take it! No matter how cringe people think it is, or silly of an idea, or strange of a concept, it doesn’t matter. WTWHTO originally came from a series of jokes I made with my brothers (who would play as Wilson and Webber respectively, WX being my main) while playing classic Don’t Starve and imagining what multiplayer would be like. The entire concept for my To Kingdom Come series came from “Pit and Sora look really similar lol”. You’d be surprised what inspires creation. It’s a beautiful and silly thing both at the same time, and embracing that inherent silliness is so important to truly enjoying what you do.

Go out there and absolutely break the world with your stories! Ignore any concept of “bad” or “silly”. The world is your oyster and the pen is your pearl. Make the most of it!

[apple-pecan]

Sonic R (1997)

the saturn: the console sega doesnt want you to talk about. while constantly nostalgiajerking the sega genesis all the time and occasionally throwing the dreamcast a bone, sega seems to be adamant about never acknowledging the saturn on most days of the week that end with "-day". there are several reasons for this, but one big reason is that there was no mainline sonic game for the system.

i think you all know the story; sega of japan wanted to make a flying clown game, sega of america wanted to make a sonic game, so sega did what they do best: infighting. due to nonstop internal drama, SoA's sonic x-treme was cancelled and they decided to port sonic 3d blast as a consolation. no one bit. a year later, in a last ditch effort to increase the abysmal sales of the saturn outside of japan (where it actually sold pretty okay), they probably realized it'd be a good idea to make an actual polygonal sonic game for the system, but to keep things safe they made it a racing game instead of a platformer, and got back the 3d blast guys to make it. the results were... mixed.

there is supposedly a plot and reason for why sonic and his friends are racing in the manual but i cant be assed to look it up; it's never brought up in the actual game anyways. something about the chaos emeralds im assuming. it always is. what's more important than that is that you can pick from sonic, tails, knuckles and amy (with a few more unlockables) and go super sonic racing™ on foot (except amy who uses a car for some unexplained reason. maybe she has flat feet. idk). this is the first and so far only time something like this has been attempted; all other racing games featuring sonic are either kart racers or weird hover boarding things.

so how's the racing? uh... it could use some work. all the characters turn really slowly and slide around the place like it's an ice stage, even when it's not an actual ice stage. you can use L and R to make sharper turns but this can cause some issues too. you can also jump, double jump, and spin dash because of course you can. there's no enemies to defeat, but there are rings which are used to activate speed boosts, and more importantly, hidden doors that may or may not contain chaos emeralds. see, i TOLD you they were involved!!!!!!!!!

there are seven scattered across the 4 initial stages, and if you can get them all, you can play as super sonic. that's it. the other hidden characters are unlocked by finding 5 golden coins in each stage, and then racing them for one lap; if you win, you can play as them. it's sorta like a racing version of unlocking characters in smash bros. be careful though; one of the hidden characters is the tails doll, and if you play as him while the system clock is set to friday the 13th on a full moon while it's thunderstorming, he will come out of your monitor and possess you and make you f̵͖͓̝̌͗é̸͍̆e̴̟̊͒l̸̲͒͑̅ ̷̂̅͜͝t̸̟͆͝h̶̭́͠e̷̡͎̩͑̿̏ ̵̯͆s̴̞̊̌̌u̴̧̧̾͋n̴͔̻͌s̵̲̎h̵̟͇̄̕i̵̹͘n̸̼̹̄e̵͓͚͑͝. so dont do that.

so what you have so far is a kinda mid racing game that doesnt control all that greatly, BUT IT GETS WORSE. i mentioned 4 initial stages earlier, right? guess how many unlockable ones there are... that's right, 1. there are five stages. not cups or groups. THERE ARE ONLY FIVE (5) STAGES. people complained when mario kart 64 had only 16 stages compared to super mario kart's 20, but this makes those complaints minuscule. if you're even halfway competent at the game, getting first on each stage and reaching the end credits will take you approximately 15 minutes. getting the chaos emeralds and hidden characters will maybe take you another 40. YOU CAN 100% THIS GAME IN UNDER AN HOUR.

this doesnt matter that much now since you can easily pirate the game, but back then, this was the big saturn exclusive holiday release of 1997, competing with playstation's crash bandicoot 2 and nintendo 64's diddy kong racing. let me reiterate. THIS GAME HAD TO COMPETE WITH THE MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIAL CRASH 2 AND DIDDY KONG RACING. ALSO IT COST $49.99. do you see why the saturn failed now?

aesthetically, the game is actually not half bad. the five (5) stages in this game all look bright and colorful (radiant emerald looks too bright and colorful, actually). the saturn could not do 3d all that well so the fact the stages are that huge AND keep a stable 30 FPS framerate is proof that traveler's tales sure could program a neat little engine. in the pc/gamecube ports, there's even randomized weather effects!

...whew, can i finally talk about it now? good. it's time to talk about the only reason this game is brought up nowadays: the music. holy FUCK is it good. it does something very few games have attempted before or since; every song barring the menu theme has lyrics. this is a point of contention among some people, but as for me, i LOVE it. yeah yeah, the lyrics are silly and a bit too focused on romance and love considering this is the soundtrack for a sonic racing game, but damn if TJ davis doesn't sing her heart out. the production value on these songs are insane; they wouldn't be out of place on the radio, and they are irresistibly catchy. it's hard to pick a favorite; im torn between back in time, diamond in the sky, super sonic racing, and number one. and also can you feel the sunshine. and AW FUCK they're all good. if you're a weakling and find the lyrics too distracting, you can also turn vocals off in the options. the awesome as hell soundtrack is one huge point in this game's favor...

...but it's not enough. truthfully, i think of this game as a tj davis album rather than an actual video game. this game is too simple, too awkward to play, and too short for me to pay attention to anything but it's great music. if you feel like pirating the game just to see what the fuss is about, at least it wont take you too long to beat. but if sega for some ungodly reason ever offers this game on a digital storefront, super sonic race the hell away from it.

5/10

[gribblehusband]

Hi shadow. It's me. The devil!

Anyways, Im coming to ask two questions. One being how do you start writing a story? I had a dream last night that I would want to turn into either a game or fanfic one day (DJD withered AU) but I just don't know where to start. And two, can I give Kaon a copious amount of miso soup?

Just shoot me a DM if you wanna know abt the AU :3

Tyty!!!

okay first off djd withered au sounds cool as fuck but also if that was your dream id be shitting my pants after i woke up the withered animatronics are already so scary. making the giant torture bots withered is like. PEAK scary. so very deeply cool tho

to answer your first question its kind of like. really really hard for me to start on stuff, theres like a whole DEEPLY mentally ill process to it. where i pace around, daydream about it, talk to friends nonstop, slowly build ideas and plot points, make a playlist, etc etc. and then by the end of it all ive reached the max on my power bar and lock in for like eight hours, write 4-6k words in one sitting and then go to bed. where i then edit it in the morning with fresh eyes. my process is IN NO WAY efficient, its just incredibly sporadic and insane. i dont even plan very far ahead, i like… can i be so real with you rn? i write as i go and im pretty sure it 100% shows in my plot and pacing, which is where i lack the most power. however, its how i do it unfortunately. im on my break at work rn typing this response so idk if any of this makes sense, but im PRAYING it does.

to answer your second question, i dont think kaon would be a big fan of miso soup. he has a huge sweet tooth and, though he will never admit it, also really enjoys fresh fruit (he loves fruit juice). miso soup would probably be too salty for him. vos however would like miso soup methinks.

[throwaway-writing]

Day 9 of My Horrible Project

I wrote two paragraphs.

They were short.

I am tired. I took a nap.

Writing a tired character did not help.

[eurydicees]

If you don't mind me asking, can I ask your top favorite fics that you've written (feel free how much that you want to list)? Why they're special to you? Is there a specific inspiration when you wrote them?

Thanks if you want to answer.....

yes you can absolutely ask!!! apologies for taking so long to answer!

i honestly am really proud of most of my fics, so it was unexpectedly hard to choose my top ones. but here r my top fics of mine, in order of oldest to newest:

a reflection on being empty, being whole, & being in love (tamakyo)

this was written at a time when i was in particular struggling w my own racial identity, and being able to sort through it via tamaki was super cathartic. i'm really proud of the writing overall, but i'm also just really proud of myself for beginning to put all of my emotions re: race and sexuality into words. it's also part 2 of the first ouran fics i wrote, and the response i got was so overwhelmingly kind that i just had to keep writing for them :)

the path to gold is paves with the bones of the monsters that came before us (sakuatsu, iwaoi)

aaa i love this one. i'm genuinely so proud of it. it was one of those fics that just kinda comes to you and that you have to get out immediately or you'll die. i spent a few days nonstop working on this instead of answering work emails (rip) but 100% worth it. i'm really proud of the character arcs in this story, and, with it being so much about passion and burnout and dreaming, it also just means a lot to me personally.

sutures (iwaoi)

i love the structure of this one, both writing-wise, character-wise, and plot-wise. it's hard to talk about this one, but i think about it sometimes. this was written when i realized i needed a fic like it, and i'm really proud of it.

fragments of moments in which you love him (tamakyo)

another tamakyo one, but a little more experimental. i'm really proud of the way i shaped this narrative, and the way i played with form and structure to do it. i totally forget what the inspiration to write it was, but i'm happy i did.

lifespan of the sparrow, caged versus free (iwaoi)

this one is among the least popular on the list, which like. that's fair. it's tagged with animal death and no one wants to read that. 100% understood. that being said, i'm really proud of this. it was one of the several fics that was entirely handwritten and then typed up later. this one in particular went through a LOT of editing, which isn't something i usually do, so that was an interesting process, but i'm really satisfied with the way it turned out. it's not as personal to me as some of the others on the list, but i do think it's some of the best writing and narratives i've done.

the man who moved oceans to find home and the one who swallowed his raw heart whole (iwaoi)

this one took me more than a year to write, and you can tell lol. it went through so much care and love from the moment i wrote the first scene to the moment it was published. this took everything in me to write, and it kinda got away from me in terms of length, but i'm so proud of what it became. i think it's some of the best character and relationship development/work i've done, and i just think everyone should read it. i'm just so genuinely happy with where this went.

a brief and unofficial history of the stars (tamakyo)

another one completely handwritten! hehe. anyways i really love this one. i'm proud of how beautiful the language became and all the metaphors and i'm really really satisfied with it. i'm also really excited by kyoya's character in this, because so much of it is about him as a person as opposed to him as someone in love with tamaki, which is often what he becomes in my fics. so i'm really proud of that.

to find something holy in the horror of your body (iwaoi)

this one is really personal to my life and experience and gender. everything i feel about gender is so deeply superimposed into this fic that sometimes i think about it and think i just wrote about my experience and called it iwaizumi's life. which is not 100% true, i do think i did well in staying with his character rather than it being a self-insert, but still a lot of this is about what i feel. so this one is incredibly personal. i'm also really excited by the structure of this one; this is a premise i've been playing with for a while, but this is the first way i've figured out how to write it down that works. it's one of two (2) fics that i've ever shown irl people, so that just further confirms how proud i am of it (the other one was the first tamakyo fic on this list lol).

ty for asking! this was such a fun list to make <3

[shackleton2]

it's true and I say this as an avid binge-watcher who in the stone age had to look up transcripts of episodes because I couldn't wait THREE ENTIRE DAYS OF MY LIFE FOR NETFLIX TO MAIL ME THE NEXT DVD

Seasons of TV released as one fat drop of 8-12 1-1.5hr episodes, literally being told THIS IS FOR YOU TO BINGE IN ONE INSANE SITTING is the exact definition of my dreams and desires.

......why are they no good??

I can definitely think of exceptions, but "both of them have too much time and not enough time for the characters to struggle and grow and change," as it's well-put above, does seem to be the rule more and more. But what does that phrase really mean??

I saw something recently weighing in on this and saying series in particular seem to think every single thing depicted on screen has to move the story forward, possibly because everything is angled to encourage "binging". It's funny because that sounds like it should do the opposite of making the story feel ponderous and pointless!! So what's going on?

Maybe it's because Real Life™ isn't constantly moving towards one plot resolution, so the more you write a story where that's true, the more impossible true immersion for the viewer becomes?

But also I think actively designing a series to be compulsively watched in one or two massive sittings is hurting them as stories. Maybe it's because bingeing, especially as it's understood in other contexts, is not about enjoying something massively good, at least not after the initial part.

We all know this, right? You don't binge on something because it's just sooooo good. Are there people out there who have never done any kind of binge? Maybe so, so I'll tell you because I surely have: it's inertia. A really scary kind, to be honest, that feels, after a while of getting acclimated to nonstop-consuming the thing, like an absolute involuntary need. Because the second I stop eating the family sized bag of chips, stop taking another drink, stop lighting another smoke, reality will come rushing back in place of the comfort-stimulus. And in reality I am not experiencing joy or even pleasure, I am experiencing the kind of existential horror you get when you try to convince yourself you don't actually have to deal with your own mind. This 100% applies to letting the next episode autoplay after 5 hours of watching one story unfold.

Sorry I got kinda dark there, but the point I'm trying to illustrate is that I don't think you NEED a GOOD PRODUCT in order to get people to binge. And, well, that shows more and more with this "content" streaming services are releasing.

True Blood was a hot mess in so many ways and my mental health sure as shit was too but holy shit watching that obsessively years back was so FUN. That show and other story-loves of mine feel different from stuff getting released in full-season streaming dumps right now, and I don't think it's quality of writing or acting or effects or anything else making the difference as much as whether a show seems to genuinely LIKE itself, or whether it's counting on you finding it preferable enough to reality to let the next episode play and thus get good stats.

we need 15-20 episode seasons again these limited series have the worst pacing in the world and none of the character decisions hold any weight

[xtruss]

Sweden’s Hottest Show? Nonstop Live Coverage of The Epic Moose Migration

The Show Will Air Nonstop For 20 Days, Following The Moose Via Remote Cameras and Drones As They Journey Through Forests And Swim Across The Ångerman River.

— April 16, 2025 | By Marlene Lenthang

Millions are tuning in to the hottest show captivating Sweden: It's reality, it's live, and after hours of slow shots of calming nature, the stars arrive — Sweden's beloved moose on their spring migration.

"The Great Moose Migration" started airing Tuesday on SVT, Sweden's public service television company. It captures the creatures on the path they've followed for thousands of years to rich summer grazing pastures.

The show will air nonstop for 20 days, following the moose via remote cameras and drones as they journey through forests and swim across the Ångerman River, The Associated Press reported.

The series debuted in 2019 on SVT Play and drew about a million viewers in its first year. Last year, viewership exploded to 9 million.

And its fan base is dedicated and massive.

"I make sure I have coffee, I have snacks. Sleep? Forget it, I don't sleep," Ulla Malmgren, 62, said in an interview that aired Wednesday on NBC News' "TODAY" show.

A Facebook group titled “Vi som gillar den stora älgvandringen på SVT!” — which translates to “We who like the great moose migration on SVT!” — has over 78,000 members, with fans sharing photos of their TV screens when moose appear.

Moose in Junsele, Sweden, during preparations for the livestream "The Great Moose Migration" to document the annual moose migration near Kullberg in northern Sweden. SVT via AP

Locals keep the show playing on their TVs as hours can go by without any action, and when moose appear, they explode in joy.

"I was late to school because I saw a moose, and my teacher was like, 'What? You saw a moose in the city?' And I was like 'No, it’s on TV!'" a Swedish student said on "TODAY."

The show is an example of the wild success of slow TV — no plots, no drama, just a front-row seat to Mother Nature. The Giant Panda Cam at the National Zoo, which has attracted over 100 million fans, and the Bald Eagle Cam at Big Bear Valley in California are other examples of the phenomenon.

"Everyone is so stressed today with the social media and the way we produce everything we do in our life, and this is the total opposite of that," Johan Erlag, project manager at SVT, said on "TODAY."

Annette Hill, a media and communications professor at Jönköping University, said, "It gives us a really distinctive type of atmosphere, an almost therapeutic slow atmosphere, and at the same time it helps us to adjust our mood."

Producers of the livestream said they had to start shooting a week earlier than planned because of warm weather that bumped up the migration. But fear not — with three weeks left on the migration journey, there's plenty of time to tune in.

— USA Today

[kamenstrikerace]

Okay guys, where in the world do these people come from. Pluto, Mars, Neptune or Saturn?

These fans are clearly delusional and are full of themselves.

Let's start with the first.

''I know it's a joke and I'm not nervous about anyone, but whenever they give a reason to hate zexal I just start to like him more, it's not like the anime was perfect but, people glorify 5ds so much that it seems that he has no mistakes its plot like any other yugioh animes have (yusei being totally focused on the final stretch leaving others aside and also the waste of character that was akiza in the post dark signers seasons)''

This person is a full-on snowflake. He missed the whole point with this community, it's not about hype and hate, but about understanding simple writing problems. This man starts with being nervous and saying people should give Zexal a chance while saying people hate, but then brings up that people glorify 5D's with-out looking for plot holes in it. This man ain't 100% honest. I can see why. He wasn't nervous about 5D's being bad, but is nervous off being cancelled by people. He can't see the bigger picture here. Every single person knows that Zexal had 10 times the plot holes in the show but refuses to accept it because:

Zexal had less consistency in it's writing.

The show is often glorify'd by animation ONLY by animation

The characters in the show are all steryotype of previous characters (think it for it yourself.

The pacing was terrible

The fandom glorify's Zexal only because of the whole ''Japan liket it way more.''

It's so bad that it was not well received even if people say it wasn't only to sugarcoat it.

It's main theme about ''forgiveness'' wasn't done accurate or execute properly

Imagine having plot holes nonstop with out explaining each and everyone of them with given context

The MC was stupid who is often glorify'd by morons

It doesn't matter how much the show was popular because it was garbage from day 1 and that's a fact.

''very true man no show is perfect''

Give some context on this? The only show that everyone respects is the first 3 ygo series, loser

''As someone who is in love with the 5Ds anime I can respectfully say that honestly I can respectfully acknowledged the plot holes in the under usage of some of the characters but I still think 5D is still the best''

So does Zexal, but does anyone other snowflakes give a damn

''That's fair. 5Ds is my favorite of the Yu-gi-oh animes, but your critiques of it are some of the parts that I liked the least.''

Okay this can be fair. Critques of a show can used any way you see it it fits you.

''5Ds to me is the one who was better at it's peak. But obviously declined over time. Not perfect but still the one who managed to achieve the most at it's best.''

There you have it folks. Someone who needs to be roasted with one simple world. Nobody gives a shit about this anymore. 5d's was perfect in the past and still is. But these YGO fans believe that being children will make them understand their wrong doing. Like I remember these fanboys hated each other in the past alot but not because of the stupid world going to hell they decided to become nothing more than morons who aren't worthy of being yugioh fans.

Next batch coming up!