#December 8 2023

[royalarchivist]

Richarlyson: OH TRUE TIO PHIL did you ever saw I have arms now? but apparently I have arms but I shriken got smaller

Phil: ...What? [Gasps] What the fck– you shrunk?! Wait, you are smaller– what! Wait...

[Chayanne and Richarlyson stand side by side wearing the same hat to compare heights]

Phil: Look at you! That's cute– [Richarlyson punches him] Ow! I wonder if the honey stunted your growth. [Laughs]

Richarlyson: [Hits Phil repeatedly]

Chayanne: i am taller!!! let's gooo

Richarlyson: STOP

Phil: [Loses it]

[songforeverything]

findingxfletcher: happy eras of us release day from me freezing my tits off in Paris filming this music video. peace blessings and hard nips x

[card-of-the-day]

Today's Card Is: Super Roboyarou

[ldshadowdoodles]

[15] Lizzie playing a bass clarinet at a concert!! It’s a wonderful instrument (coming from a bass clarinetist) :D

-🌷

[glitterlikegold]

lilyjcollins: Holiday season down time…

[averbaldumpingground]

Dialogue Prompt: "That is way above my pay grade."

It had seemed like such a good idea on paper when Darcy had told her, armed with her nice curling iron and that one dress from the absolute back of Jane's closet that had been hanging there, still in its dry cleaner plastic, since probably some time in the Cretaceous Period judging by how many mom jeans and flannels Darcy had had to excavate past just to find it, that they were going out. An excellent idea, really. An absolute stroke of pure genius.

And, more importantly, her brilliant plan had been working. Jane, pleasantly tipsy, was actually making friends.

Well, one friend. One very easy on the eyes male friend. Who had been totally okay with Jane interrupting his pool game to lecture him and like half the bar about physics or applied geometry or something. Darcy didn't know, but it sounded smart and very Jane-after-two-shots-of-tequila, so it probably still made sense. To people with a bajillion graduate degrees. Or engineers or something.

But Darcy didn't need to understand. She could totally tell that Mr. Tall, Somewhat Bewildered, and Probably-a-Pool-Shark was into it. Like really into it.

And sure, the dude had been wearing some kind of shapeless JC Penney funeral suit, but he was hot. Like really hot but kind of trying not to be. It wasn't working. Darcy still knew he was hot. Because she knew these things. Better than physics or quadratic equations or whatever.

The stranger in the creepy flasher trench coat she sat next to had just nodded. So he had probably agreed. Or been confused. He'd looked a little confused. But Darcy didn't mind. She was so right and she knew it.

And Jane knew it too. Because she was actually flirting!

Or, well, she was talking about gamma arrays. And something about nucleuses. Nucleii. Nuclice? Those tiny little atom thingies that blew up. Yeah, those!

Flasher Dude just blinked at her and kind of cocked his head. So okay, Darcy was drunk enough to narrate these things out loud. It was fine. Totally fine. And Jane showing interest in a guy was worth like a whole David Attenborough documentary's worth of narration. Well a guy who--

And that's when it happened. Because apparently Darcy had jinxed them by thinking about it.

"Really, Foster? The GRETA project? That's how you start talking dirty?"

Darcy groaned. Just one night. Just one frigging night.

"But the structural advancements--"

No. Not this again. Darcy really didn't even want to hear it. She banged her head against the bar. Mr. Probably Drives a White Van poked her shoulder. He looked concerned. Or maybe constipated. Darcy didn't know and didn't want to find out and--

"--really so pedestrian of you. The readings out of Cheyenne--"

"--Uh, Jane, was it? I think I'm probably--"

"--but germanium provides a--"

--just gonna go now?"

The hot guy had set down his pool cue. Nooo! This wasn't how the evening was supposed to go. Darcy had checked both their lab schedules. She knew she did. Overly Pedantic Jerkface was supposed to be babysitting the freshman astrology section tonight. Astromony? Astromasomething. That thing where they stayed up past 2 and--

"Man, that is way above my paygrade."

Hot Guy had gotten his jacket. And Jane hadn't even noticed. No, not even a little. Because she was glaring daggers at Overly Pedantic Jerkface, still in the center of the bar, the two of them openly doing that thing, where they were whisper shouting and stupidly close and Jane was waving her arms in his face. Something something Berkeley blah blah blah Dr. Whatsherface said-- Darcy was very much done.

And the worst of it was that she wasn't even surprised. Nope. Not a little. She had been totally on track to finally getting Jane laid. Which Jane really, really needed.

But then of course he showed up. Of course.

Darcy turned her head, the sticky mojito residue plastering her hair to her cheek. She sighed. Even the trench coat guy had left.

"--the long term implications of--"

She sighed again, signaling for another of whatever was the last thing the bartender had given her.

It was going to be a terrible night.

[mermaidinthecity]

iamjojo: Catch us singing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” together for the first time on roku 🎁 A Very Demi Holiday Special 🎁

[chiaraferragniwardrobe]

What: Paris Texas Holly crystal-embellished knee boots (945.00€) Where: Instagram - December 8, 2023

Worn with: Philosophy Di Lorenzo Serafini dress

[outfitsinspiration]

Who: Blair Eadie

What:  AIEYEZO at Amazon Oversized Cat Eye Sunglasses in Orange Leopard  ($14.99)

Where: Instagram - December 8, 2023

Worn with: Zimmermann blouse and pant, Pacharee earrings, Chanel bag

[actualgoron]

song of the day

[oliviaculpofashionblog]

Who: Olivia Culpo

What: Hermès Kelly Mini Epsom Noir Where: Instagram - December 8, 2023

Worn with: Dolce & Gabbana coat, Chloé dress, Khaite boots

[royalarchivist]

Richarlyson: OH TRUE TIO PHIL did you ever saw I have arms now? But apparently I have arms but I shriken got smaller

Phil: What? [GASPS]

Forever: Richarlyson is smaller than the other Eggs.

Phil: What the fck? You shrunk? Was it all the honey?

Forever: Yeah. Chayanne, get like next to Richas.

Phil: Wait, you are smaller, what? Wait... huh? [Richarlyson and Chayanne both put on mooshroom hats and stand next to each other to compare heights] Awww! Yeah they have to be aligned, they have to be lined-up. Oh, my God, you're right. Look at you! You're a little bit– little smaller. That's cute– [Richarlyson hits him] Ow. That's cute! I didn't know that, I didn't know you guys had different heights. I had no idea you guys had different heights. I wonder if it's the honey. I wonder if the honey stunted your growth.

Richarlyson: [Starts smacking Phil, who cracks up] STOP

[vyxart]

[little-pisces-dreaming]

December Prompts | Skating

Prompts by nosebleedclub The lake had become a steppe of roiling snowdrifts and vicious winds. By the shore ice speared into spring hopes of bounty. Silence crowded close among the buried cabins. Slow streams of smoke an occasional lapse in the whiteness of the land. Small faces pressed against cracked glass, longing to be among the silhouettes glinting upon the ice once more.

[deadestofdoves]

the springs in my computer chair are broken...

[ramonag-if]

Chapter 8 Release Dates

I hope everyone is having a lovely Christmas Eve 🎄 Testing is quickly drawing to a close in Chapter 8, so I wanted to let you know the release dates in advance.

25 December 2023: Patrons of Cyre Tier and up;

28 December 2023: Patrons of the Nomad Tier;

1 January 2024: Public Release.

Please note that Chapter 8 will be the last chapter update for the public demo. Further chapters will be released only to my Patrons and the full game will be for sale on Steam and itch.io when it is completed.

If you would like to support me, consider joining my Patreon for early access to chapters, sneak peeks of scenes and upcoming chapters, bonus side stories and the ocassional smutty side story as voted for by Patrons.

I hope you have a wonderful and joyous holiday and if you're a Scrooge like me, I hope you get to stuff your dislike of Christmas with lots of good food instead 😄