#A Story Told

[dawns-laboratory]

So instead of me actually answering asks, have a doodle of a character instead. Some of you know her, some of you don't, but her name's Safe Haven!

She's one of the characters whose story you can follow on a blog I haven't gotten around to continuing just yet. ( @a-story-told )

Had a playlist on shuffle and well... Listened to one too many sad songs, and decided to doodle a thing from Haven's youth.

[al-n-cartoons]

I thought the idea of Ben becoming the Omnitrix was funny. Several hours later-

[shangdragonsthief]

I forgot to post two of my videos here. Both are from the Count of Monte Cristo. Both are set in the same universe as I know those eyes.

A Story Told is from the pov of our Hunting Dogs, minus Teruko cause I could only have three. Basically, Tachihara wants Chuuya for himself. Tecchou and Jouno agree to help out as his friends and because having The PM Heir in your pocket is never bad.

Ah, Women is Dazai and Akutagawa. Akutagawa, not knowing Dazai is his father, thinking him just a kind stranger, wants to tell him all about the love of his life, Atsushi. This is just them waxing poetic as Dazai thinks of Chuuya.

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[mackerel1522]

oh. freaking. gods. beautiful. gorgeous.

[cartoon-goon02]

when youre friends and your interests are the same

[croissantlover24]

∞

”Because, history is a story told by the winners of the fight You imply a little Lie a little Testify a little Try a little Sailor”

[a-story-told]

[ Teddy ]: “Father was eager to teach me everything he knew. Thankfully, I loved every second of it, granted that I don’t think he expected me to take that big of an interest.”

[ He lets out a soft chuckle.]

“He actually had to forcefully drag me away from here to get me to visit other cities, the few times we did. Home was just always better to me.”

[ Ask ]:

@theblindfoldedprince​ [Sherbert] The selective mute looks to Teddy with a interest in his eyes; his gaze looking to Teddy's workmanship as he'd mumble out a small question from under his breath. "...How long- have you made these for?"

[o5-the-daughter]

Warnings: implied suicide/death

A startlingly loud, electronic crack can be heard, although there is no implication that anyone turned on the audio connection on purpose. The crackling holds on further, though it is much quieter after the initial static shock; it sounds.. almost like an old-timey radio, in a way.

It takes a short moment until anything else can be heard, and a moment further to understand that the distorted noise is someone taking a breath; when Three speaks up, both their mind and their voice are far clearer than one would have expected.

"I did so much for you."

Despite their voice being much clearer than the rest of the audio, the light static overlaid over it still can't hide how exhausted they sound, tired and in pain.

"I even almost considered you friends."

Each word is a chore, and it's close to a miracle that they have the energy to speak them.

They pause, as if waiting for a reply, or to see if they can push out just a few more words. When they speak up again, their voice breaks just at the last word.

"Have your will, then."

And, just like in the beginning, a far too loud noise sounds, just for a second; the flatline of a heart monitor, this time, and the distant, desperate wailing of a woman.

[aestheticdiary-890]

Nov 7, 2023

Unconditional love -Mas nanaig ang pagmamahal kesa sa kung anong pagkukulang o mali sa kanya.

-Mahal mo sya sa pagiging unperferct nya.

-Tinatanggap mo kung ano meron siya at kung ano siya.

Mahaba ang pasensya ko, lalo na sa taong pinakamamahal ko. Mas nakikita ko yung kabutihan na nasa loob niya. Nasasaktan ako emotionally minsan,lalo na pag natataasan ako ng boses na feeling ko sinisigawan ako. Though aware na ako doon dahil bago palang kami naging kami aybsinabihan na nya ako tungkol sa beast mood nya pag stress siya sa trabaho at kulang sa tulog. Kaya naiintindihan ko din siya. Mas pipiliin ko na umintindi kesa papatulan ko ang beast mood niya. Kasi hindi ko rin nakokontrol ang sarili ko kapag pumatol ako sa ganyan, magiging malaking away kahit maliit na bagay. Nag wawala ako na parang baliw, minsan nasasaktan ko na ang sarili ko. Tumitibok ang puso mabilis at nenenerbyos o nanginginig ako pag nagalit. Ayaw ko ng away, ayaw ko ng may mag sisigawan. Kasi sa nabanggit ko iba ang epekto sakin. Siguro dahil minsan ibinabaon ko lang sa sarili ko pag nasasaktan ako. Kaya sabi din niya kailangan ko i acknowledge, pwede din isulat mga kung anong mga emotions ko para hindi ako sasabog. Doon daw magkakaugat o magkkaaroon ng depression pag hindi na acknowledge or nailabas ang nararamdaman mo. Katulad ngayon, masama ang loob ko. Pero ayaw ko mag away kami kaya nilagay ko na dito. From now on, ikaw na ang nakakaalam sa lahat. Kung mababasa mo man ito, well okay lang. Kasi hindi mo naman ako kilala. Pero atleast baka may matutunan ka din sa mga isusulat ko..

[euryale-thegorgon]

*writing everything down as fast and accurately as i can*

~ Make sure it’s accurate. ~

When Medusa came, caught a glimpse of our father for the first time. But that doesn’t really matter. We knew she was like us, but it wasn’t immediate. We though she was just a human baby at first. We weren’t completely wrong. But she had wings the same as us. But she didn’t have wine and Stheeno’s snake hair, or tusks, or claws. So we took care of her. I expected her to grow big like us in a day, but Stheeno knew it would take much longer. Had it not been for her watching humans, Medusa would have surely died. I didn’t have much interest in Medusa at first. And neither did Stheeno. We had never been dependent on anyone, and were rarely dependent on each other. We expected that to be the case of our little sister. But it wasn’t.

[thedragonlover95]

Line art of the theater nightmarens. In the Story Told setup.

[al-n-cartoons]

Further notes on Ben and Danny's relationship:

Given that both are poly and rather touchy-feely in their friendship, the idea of dating each other has come up — and subsequently dropped on mutual agreement. Danny is unsure if he can date three people at once (the other two being Tucker and Sam). Ben, meanwhile, wants to avoid risking one of the best relationships he currently has.

There is a strain on their friendship in that Ben is such a public figure and that, if ever their worlds were to merge, Danny would surely be sniffed out. The solution they’ve come to for this is that Ben’s identity must be kept a close guarded secret in Danny’s dimension (going by Tenspeed when working in the area). It is rare for Danny to traverse to Ben’s dimension, as he is a far more local entity, but on the off chance that he does visit he keeps to the identity of Phantom save for when behind closed doors.

One of the things that spurred the two to consistently interact is Ben’s discovery that ectoplasm acts as a wonderful way to keep the Omnitrix’s drain on his body from making him sick. As for why this is the case, he hasn’t a clue. Unrelatedly, Ben is capable of small scale magic after the consumption of ectoplasm and he has certain attributes that had before been believed exclusive to ghosts and halfas.

Such as the ability to get ecto tattoos, which require at least one other ghost-standin. Danny fulfilled that particular role, acting as the unofficial officiator for Ben and his primary partner, whom received matching tattoos of kits own.

A fun contrast between Ben and Danny comes in that Ben is seemingly more brazen and relaxed whereas Danny is awkward and shy; Danny is more confident in his closeness whereas Ben is constrained and cagey. Danny is explicit in his compassion, casually saying “I love you” and being generally huggy; Ben’s affections are almost always hidden under three layers of intrigue. The most that Ben initiates are high fives, maybe a pat on the shoulder. He does, however, reciprocate and even linger when physical affection is offered.

Last thing before I take a stab at composing graphs and the like for bleedin’ homework; one of the keys to their relationship is that they recognize a certain discomfort in each other. An aspect of this AU (A Story Told) is that Ben’s homelife is… not amazing. It’s something he doesn’t talk about nor mention but Ben’s life has been such that when he met Danny and came to understand how the Fenton’s view people like Phantom, he felt more than a little bit of displaced protectiveness. It is for this reason that Ben goes on to give Danny advice on secrecy, discretion, and obscurity, as Ben has (or had) several years of a hidden identity and more than enough time to reflect on what he’d done wrong.

Edit: Danny's love languages are physical touch in expression and quality time in reception; Ben's are gift-giving in expression and physical touch in reception.

[arynneva]

wait do people read first person stories and think they're the ones in the story???

Saw people talking about not liking first person, which is fair, but their reasoning was like "I would not do that" and I don't understand that mindset.

First person stories are still about a character. A character making their own decisions. First person isn't about you???? At least I thought it wasn't. What am I missing? I've always seen first person as just a more in-depth look into a character's mind and stricter POV. Not as a reader stand-in.

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