#I answer a bunch of personality quizzes as that character

[wow-an-unfunny-joke]

Literally this is how I get ‘into character’ when writing.

This is always on my list of ‘how to understand a character more’

Me religiously assigning tma fears to every character I see because im so normal about it :)

[darqx]

Hi I understand if you don't reply, but I was wondering if you have any advice to beginners who want to start making their ocs a reality? (Like in the sense of having Charecters that have been in your thoughts for a while, but it's hard to encapsulate them into physical form?) As I have some that id like to make either into a game or comic but I'm a little stuck..

Also I'm curious if there will be any other content with the best boy himself rire?? : 0

Hullo! Ah, (physically) designing characters, how fun ❤️ - there is part of a reason why I only have a handful of them lol XD; ANYWAY here are three things that help me, so hopefully they can help you as well :)

(I'll use Demon!Rire as an example as unless you are an old guard of mine, he will probably be the most recognisable of my characs.)

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❓What do you know about them?

First of all since you already have your character in mind, congratulations you are most of the way there already! It's helpful to know the general vibe of them. And I don't mean the super detailed things that may arise from like..."Get to know your OC" quizzes - we are more looking for the core feeling of a character here. If you dumped this character into different AUs what things are going to stay the same/similar? Some things you should consider are:

What is their personality like? Why do they do the things they do?

Do I already have any physical traits for them in mind? Hair/eye/skin colour? Body type? Age? Name??

📝 Write a simple paragraph or some dot points about your character with these things in mind.

---EXAMPLE---

Sophisticated and charming, Rire outputs an aura of power and elegance. His pleasing physical appearance and gentlemanly demeanour usually enchants or commands people. Realistically, he is extremely manipulative and sadistic, and finds entertainment in the reactions of others.

---/EXAMPLE---

🤔 Make informed choices

Ok cool, you know something about your charac! Now build upon what you know to make them real - it is important here to try and match your design choices with the characterisation and "why"s of the character, and less with what you personally think will be cool/cute/whatever. What I mean by this is just pretend they are a person you are describing to a forensic sketch artist - you are giving "facts" as to what you think they look like not making stuff up (eg you would NOT be like "oh yeh she was totally a punk rocker however i'm going to say she wore a long flowing gown cos I think she'd look prettier in it?"*)

*Note that designing a character with opposites in mind can work out if you can at least answer the cursory "why" of it being a part of the character design. For eg maybe the punk rocker is secretly the alter ego of a socialite - flowing gowns and high fashion by day, grunge by night. Like Batman.

📝 Feel free to use dress up doll games and image searches for particular types of clothes/hairstyles/etc if you need inspiration. Thumbnail a bunch of different designs and see what works.

---EXAMPLE---

In my prev example paragraph I highlighted a few things in red. Here I'll break down how they can help craft a physical appearance:

Sophisticated and charming / elegance - to me, these combined make me think of ballrooms and black tie functions and nice suits. A well tailored outfit and someone who knows how to wear them.

Gentlemanly demeanour (well to some degree lol) - since I already know he's hundreds of years old (973 to be exact) I decided that an aristocratic Victorian-esque aesthetic would suit him. Somewhere in between a modern look and something with a bit more fantasy steampunk flair. He smiles quite genially until he's doing it with all his teeth.

Aura of power - he's got to be a bit of an imposing character so he's quite tall (or at least taller than all of my other characs) and carries himself confidently. Hooray for the ability to loom. Dark colours for this character, to cut an impressive figure.

Pleasing physical appearance - kinda stereotypical type of good looks that aesthetically most people would be like "yeh he's pretty". Athletic build - muscular but not bulky, broad shoulders, tapered waist etc etc.

Extremely manipulative - first of all, he looks rather human, for a demon - his entire species is designed very particularly like that. Then there's the sunglasses. The "why" [does he wear them] is they function to hide his eyes (one of the main parts of him that give away his demon-ness), but also as a bit of a red flag to the audience that something isn't quite right with him. I mean, look past his charm and he wears them all the time. The black and yellow colour scheme also ties in as warning colours ⚠️

Put them all together and this was one of my first sketches of Demon!Rire.

*Note that I already more or less knew how he looked other than his outfit; you will probably have a lot more sketch duds as you figure out what your character looks like.

---/EXAMPLE---

🔐 Don't lock yourself in

Despite the fact I've just said "pretend your character is a person", remember you're still their creator so obviously you have final say over them. Sometimes you'll find that they grow and change from what you initially thought of them (or you just evolve in how you draw them). Don't be afraid to make the tweaks and changes that enhance these - whether they be physical or core characteristics - and you'll get closer to the true character you always had in mind.

---EXAMPLE--

I now draw Rire with a more pronounced V-shape, longer, wavier hair, and somehow he ended up with way more pronounced eyelashes than I usually draw on my male characs. Which works out quite well considering how I tend to draw his eyes. Anyway the point of this is that these things developed over time as I kept drawing him.

---/EXAMPLE---

🍀 Try it out with your own characs! Have fun and don't force yourself to try and get it "right" on the first go.

[journey-to-the-attic]

Hi Kin. I wanted to ask, how did you manage things like writer's block or creative burnout while writing JTTA? I'm midway through a longfic now and it's kind of exhausting. I feel like I'm whining but I barely get any comments or asks or anything.

hi anon! honestly i'm not sure if i was the right person to ask this, because i... kind of didn't? as in, i didn't really have these problems - boring answer, i know!

i got lucky because i hit a sweet spot where the base story and characters were strong, but with just enough gaps in plot, worldbuilding, development, etc. such that the momentum of filling everything in carried me through the whole process. but there were definitely a lot of occasions where i sat there thinking "okay i have no idea what to do now"

in those cases, often i had to just step back and ruminate on it for a little while - i've pretty much constantly got little ideas bouncing around my head, and sometimes they hit each other like snowballs and form into more fully-fledged plot points, scenes, dialogue, so on. i try to keep track of these in notes apps, personal discord channels, etc, and dip into them if i'm stuck on something!

not sure if your fic is for obey me, but this could still apply even if not - with all the pop quizzes and devilgrams that put the characters in a bunch of new contexts, it's helpful seeing how that character's static vs dynamic traits persist/change depending on them, and often that'll give you inspiration as well. depending on what you've got available, you could browse through source material, or brainstorm aus, whichever you enjoy most

i'm really not sure HOW i've stuck with obey me for so long, but somehow it's just stuck with me. i don't remember being so invested in it before jtta, so that's probably why, but i just really love these guys, and i suppose that's why i never burnt out of it? i think it was also because i knew what story i wanted to tell, and i really wanted to make sure ik got her happy ending, and that carried me through as well

seriously, though - do take breaks. every writer's mileage varies, so take a step back whenever you need to. writing fics should be fun! sometimes it does feel like a chore, and it becomes more like 'the only thing i hate more than writing is not writing', but it happens to all of us. sometimes you've just got to rest until your second wind comes along

in terms of comments and such... yeah, it's a tough one! the unfortunate thing is that a vast majority of readers - even if they really enjoyed your writing! - won't leave a comment. don't take this as a direct reflection on your writing! often the reader can't think of what to say, is too shy, or quite simply forgot

again though... i'm not sure if i'm the best person to ask for advice here! i started publishing jtta without much expectation for an audience, given the genre of game it's written for, so any attention was more a nice surprise than anything. i suppose that, later on, when the fic was more well-established, i did start holding some expectation of response - and it really is tough when you don't get as much of one as you were hoping for

i've seen people talking about how the ask culture on tumblr has died down a lot in recent times, so i'm sure you're not the only one feeling like this! all i can suggest is trying to find more friends (mutuals?) and... networking, i guess? i've seen advice saying to share your fic within communities of writers, too

i can't honestly say if these things'll work, because i'm very bad about interacting with a wider fandom in anything - i usually keep to myself, so often i don't have much of an expectation for how and when people come chat. as in real life, i'm only a chatterbox when approached first haha

i'm not sure how helpful this has been, but i'm rooting for you! if you'd like to share your fic here, please do - though i understand if that's something you'd rather keep to yourself as well.

creating things is a joy - it might take some searching to find a circle, but the beauty of the internet is that you will, somewhere out there! wishing you the best ^^

[changingplumbob]

Some tag games...

@roos-bowl-o-soup found some quizzes and tagged us all so here I go to do a bunch. The fact that I had so many sim plans for today and yet the update dropped is totally unrelated. Random picture because infants are adorable!

I'm tagging EVERYONE who follows me and needs something to do while we wait for the dust to settle from this update! Do one quiz, do them all, ignore me and do none! All are valid choices.

What Kind of Love are you?

Love as the Dawn

Pastel, saccharine and hopeful, your love rises slow to greet the day. It tiptoes on doe feet and blossoms bit by bit, petal by petal. Love is new to you, isn’t it? A fresh discovery in a world you do not quite understand. Your love loves with bated breaths. Your love swoons and sighs and lingers under awnings. Your love romanticizes. Your love aches as tenderly as a bruise. You’re swollen with desire and idealizations. The perfect kiss, the perfect touch, the perfect partner in life. Your love is wide-eyed and innocent, naive and pristine and oh, so very easily breakable. Being loved by you is to be loved by a child, by a lamb, wooly-eyed and helpless. Oh. I really hope it lasts.

Aww this is a cute answer! They definitely know I'm a romantic

What Colour is Your Aura?

Gold

lion statues, coins, gold leafing, bound books, goldfinches, crowns, heart lockets. your essence is gold: you are a noble heart who believes in your own strength. you stand against your fear; if you can deny something exists, you will not see it, it cannot touch you. you are enduring and strong -- but watchful, for anyone can grow fangs. you are the monarch. you are the leader of the rebellion. you find kinship in like-minded individuals of cream, yellow, marigold, and moss, who share your ambitions. you are also drawn to the forthright crimson and umber, who will help you grow and find genuine confidence in the face of uncertainty. however, you may struggle to get along with the overly-involved personalities of magenta and forest who are unconscious of their own feelings.

Not sure on this one, maybe it's because my favourite drinks were not an option...

What Kind of Art Are You?

Music

You are ever changing and always beautiful. Your emotions can quickly snap from one to another, but regardless of the emotion, you always fill other's lives with a sense of meaning.

Well my taste in music is definitely eclectic...

What Piece of Synesthesia Art Are You?

Mozart's Symphony 40

you're reliable and sophisticated! your friends know that they can always lean on you, and you're incredibly supportive. you like to help whenever you can! but you're also a little chaotic-- your head gets scrambled up and you overthink. your quick thinking and cool head help you untangle that, though. you're gonna do just fine, bud! remember that you can say no to stuff if you need to put yourself first, though, okay? i might diagnose you with lan wangji from mdzs if i were a character diagnosing doctor.

Can't believe I'm being called out for my overthinking like this...

What Genre of Book Were You Written For and Did You Survive to The End

Written for an adventure book where you survived the final battle

You love exploration and finding the reason behind things. You have experienced a lot of obstacles in your life but somehow have managed to push past them all. Even though it has been hard and tiring, you still reached the end of story where you are finally able to be free from any of those obstacles.

[dashielldeveron]

omg i loved your soulmate troupe… im so inspired by it but i have a question?? How do you find such great like “big boy words” like anachronistic and such and perfectly incorporate them in without sounded pompous :(( i admire your vocab its so beautiful

this is a really interesting question, and i'm not sure i know the answer to it!!! speculation/advice under the cut

i think, in the context of soulmate trope, it may be that the reader character is established as this observant, detail-oriented person who analyses/notices a bunch of mundane things, so it makes some sense that that sort of person would have a wider vocabulary in order to describe things better. like, try picturing yaoyorozu using the word mellifluous versus kaminari using it. it would sound weird and pretentious for kaminari to use words like that, because he's established to not be too bright and doesn't use that sort of language in general. yaoyorozu, though, we know she has to have a wide body of knowledge to utilise her quirk the best she can, so it would make sense that she's come across that word and may casually use it. so it may not seem pretentious for soulmate trope bc it feels in character for the POV reader character.

i think the probable, most comprehensive answer is that i've just been doing it for a long time. been reading a lot. been writing a lot. which i know is not a fun answer, because it's better to have immediately applicable advice.

here's my best attempt regardless, though:

if you're wondering if anything you yourself wrote is pretentious bc you use bigger words, it's probable not actually pretentious. it's your brain trying to kill you. you've looked at your work a lot, so you're not seeing it with fresh eyes; you're seeing your writing process behind every sentence. you're most likely fine.

2) our current literacy crisis involves a strange undercurrent of an aversion to "purple prose," which, normally, means language so flowery and over-the-top that it makes a work incomprehensible, but with the current literary scene has been watered down to mean something along the lines of "heavy description and figurative language." which can include using vocabulary we don't encounter in everyday life. people can tell you it's cringe to use them. it's not, and even if it were, cringe is dead, and we are free.

3) nothing wrong with being pretentious!!! we are alive!!!! indulge in the senses and in luxuriant descriptions!!!!!

4) specificity in language is good. it's not pompous if it's the most specific, appropriate word for the situation. it communicates the ideas better

5) some words may seem pretentious because of the story's context. has the story established that it only uses fifth-grade-level words? then of course it would feel out of place and pretentious when there's suddenly a five-syllable word.

6) as for finding words, well. besides reading, there's lots of ways to find different vocabulary. my dumbest but most effective advice: look up lists of vocabulary words that seventh graders are supposed to be quizzed on weekly. you want lists that are divided into, like, fourteen units, bc that means it's a year-long endeavour and designed to amp up in difficulty. yes, you'll know like 97% of the words, but there'll be some weirdly specific terms thrown in there. keep track of the ones you've never heard of or the ones you want to re-cement in your vocabulary. so, we start with seventh grade bc it's not intimidating, bc it's for fucking seventh graders. but keep going all the way up to 12th grade. all those words you collected--put them in a planner or daily calendar with their definitions; commit to learning one word a day and using it in conversation that day. i am slightly embarrassed to say i did this for years. nowadays, you can buy word-a-day tearaway calendars, but i liked having the customisation for words i knew i wanted to learn. i remember picking a bunch of old-fashioned, sexual-adjacent words for like two weeks in a row bc i wanted to write a loki fanfic.

anyway. i hope any shred of that helps lol. and wow i'm really flattered that you'd ask me about it, gosh!!!! thank you so much for your question and for reading my silly stories!!!! xx.

[symbiotic-slime]

it’s even somehow awkward to “ask” you so many questions-- ":)

but:

5, 19, 22, 26, 33, 34.

5. what color are your eyes? 

brown 😔 I got the default colour lol

19. imagine we’re at a sleepover, would you paint my nails?

hell yeah!! I have a bunch of nail polish, and that sounds like it would be so fun (if you wanted your nails painted ofc :3)!

22. what type of person are you?

uhhhhh like overall? ummm okay I kinda struggled to come up with an answer to this one so I just took a bunch of personality quizzes:

16 Personalities: INTJ ! this has changed several times, I’m honestly surprised because I used to get INFP or ENFP??? anyways, it’s saying I’m pretty introverted, very intuitive (creatively minded), barely more logical based than feeling based (51% to 49%, I think a good decision requires both so I think that’s why it’s very in the middle!), and very judging (which in this case means organized)!

Big 5:

sorry this is a bit of an odd way to respond to the question but I was struggling to come up with an answer lol 😅

26. a scenario that you’ve replayed multiple times?

if we’re talking like a real life scenario? I tend to replay small mistakes a lot in my head 😭

fictional scenarios tho, any pointless fluff with my favourite characters gets played on repeat in my brain :3

33. the last adventure you’ve been on?

I ventured to USA yesterday (I live close to the border and needed gas lol — it’s way cheaper in the states than canada)

34. is there a song you know every word to by heart?

there’s so many!!! my favourite right now is probably Buried Alive by Love by HIM!!

[enigma-absolute]

❤️🤍💭 for the emoji character ask game, if you want to play and you have an character you want to talk about!

💭 - What’s your OC’s MBTI, enneagram, and/or other personality aspects (if known/interested in)?

I’m gonna answer this one first because quite simply - no clue! Personality tests haven’t really been a big deal for Maddox, or even myself since I lost interest in them.

That being said, I DID do a bunch of quizzes as part of a character development challenge, and it’s linked in the google doc shown.

🤍 - What are 3 of your OC’s neutral/negative traits?

Because of the Empire’s top secret experiments, Maddox has certain targeted retrograde amnesia that shattered any trust he could’ve had with it. As for now, that still impacts his memory - though he is recovering from it with help from the Force. But about that memory recovery…

His (self-admitted) limited knowledge on the GFFA can make him both an asset and a hinderance in certain aspects. He knows that the Rebels will win in the end, but his assurance of it can lead him to being cocky and overconfident. It’s easy to have a zealous hopeful streak when you know the end from the beginning.

At the same time, Maddox’s memory recovery isn’t a linear process either. There’s the good and bad memories, and the first bunch of bad ones about who he used to be genuinely sent him on a depressive spiral. If he doesn’t keep himself in check and surround himself with allies and friends, he’ll be prone to being affected by his own grief and despise on his past self.

❤️- What are three of your OC’s positive traits?

Maddox is recently finding that he likes being more physically affectionate in a platonic sense than his past self would’ve, being a complete sucker for hugs and stoked to even just be in the company of friends. Learning and being able to love and love abundantly without hiding it has done good for him, even in espionage.

Related to the above, if he’s put in a team of any kind, he’ll work to make sure that everyone is at least on some version of good terms, and seek to see that everyone is safe as they can be and get the help they need if they aren’t. He may not always get it right, but he cares.

He’s a quick thinker on his feet and even if it doesn’t work, will seek out and put to action a plan of some kind with a bit of improvisation and the Force.

[platonicmoonwater00]

frrrr personally i do headcanon peter as asexual but not aromantic(i have an original character of mine that i ship him with), also he actually has a personality!!! omg!! but nah i didnt used to hc peter as ace but i started recently. lemme explain my hc of peter real quick.

first of all, he's a huge drama kid whos good enough to be the star in every play but the "hot" guy who cant act for shit always gets it which really pisses him off. also he plays the drums(i do not take credit for this idea cos i got it form tcoptp) but he isnt in music class bc he started when he was in in primary school and would js be so far ahead of everyone else. also he is like super loyal(ironic ik but i never write canon compliant fics so it's fine) but hes got a really loose tongue so cant always keep a secret, but hes just doesnt think before speaking, hes not malicious.

he was also a huge people pleaser in primary school and at the start of of high school but in like year 8 he was like fuck this and now he seems like a pushover so people get surprised when he goes off at them when they try to walk all over him.

i also hc that after he first started dating his gf they yknow *did the deed* and he was like completely repulsed. he went through a few stages where he was like "maybe i dont really like her" or "maybe it'll get better cos this was our first time" and "holy shit, what's wrong with me" which is a sad one cos theres nothing wrong with him. but eventually he talks to remus about it and remus already had kinda guessed that peter might be ace bc of past comments he'd made. so remus is like just kinda listening and nodding and lets peter get all his feelings out.

personally as soon as i talk to somebody about something thats confusing or frustrating me they dont even need to say anything and i kinda js end up answering my own question or figure out a solution by myself.

so he kind of just ends up realising and is like "OH" and so he does a bunch of research and a LOT of am i ace quizzes and is eventually quite sure of it.

and mind you this was like half a year into his relationship so my man was nervous like he made it into a really bad thing in his head and thought that everybody(especially his gf) would hate him. and he thought she'd break up with him and no one will ever date him again. but eventually remus hypes him up enough to tell his gf and shes from a traditional family but is like insanely open minded even though her family isnt so she hadnt heard of asexuality before but he explians it to her and shes soooo accepting and understanding and i love that for them(her parents are bitches about it when they find out tho after peter and their daughter get married)

sorry i have been waiting for a long time to dump this on someone. but i totally agree, making peter ace or aroace js because you think no one will like him or should be shipped with him cos hes fat is so silly billy like girly he was really nice. i mean even if we're being canon compliant, they genuinely never thought he'd betray them, like ever. and lets be so fr its not like he was a total pushover, i mean if we are still being true to the books(i never am) then james was a stupid kid who had some of his values skewed so he wouldnt have befriended or stayed friends with someone that was completely useless?? and its not only fatphobic to make peter useless like people do but its also kinda acephobic like "oh hes useless and fat and unloveable and no one would want to be with him and i dont want to ship anyone with him imma make him ace ig" like girl no.

and its really weird honestly like i know plus sized people who are super nice and have really good personalities AND i know plus sized people who are really popular and really bitchy. but half of the perceptions of peter are js him being useless and not having a personality? which is stupid bc theyre people, not aliens and they have personalities. is that such a strange concept?? like what???

also i totally agree about the plus sized lily thing like i feel like plus sized lily is SUPPOSED to make us accept our bodies but like a lot of the fanart makes me feel bad about mine. like i have prominent stomach rolls, thick thighs that i hate, back fat and yknow the fat next to your armpits that sticks out when you wear singlets. also i dont exactly have a double chin but you definitely cant see the line of my jaw. i dont have an hourglass figure either. so now im going from oml im supposed to be skinny to hey maybe its ok not to be skinny to oh its ok not to be skinny but im supposed to have a jawline and an hourglass figure????

LIKE WHAT

sorry i did say id explain that 'real quick' but i got carried away

also peter isnt a 'prude'. he drinks and smok3s w33d and goes to party hes js ace. like id also like for us to demolish the stereotype that ace people are goody two shoes pls. like if anyone in the marauders doesnt do ^ that stuff its james lets be so fr.

Fatphobia in the Marauders fandom

I have spoken briefly on this before, but I think perhaps it is time we stop making Peter a prude, or unable to find a date, or "a late bloomer". I'm really fed up of regularly seeing posts saying these things with no explaination or supporting headcanon for why.

I think if you want to make him asexual or aroace for legitimate reasons then that's fine, as someone on the ace spectrum I love seeing good representation, but so often it feels like people do it because they can't think of anyone to ship him with because they don't want to ship someone with the fat kid. It's not because he turns bad later, because he's not bad during the Hogwarts years. But it is consistently Peter, someone who is not conventionally attractive, who is portrayed as some undesired sexless character who betrayed his friends because he couldn't get laid or have some great love like them.

Guess what, fat people date too!! Fat people are capable of having interests that aren't related to food or proving their worth through other ways. "He's fat but it's okay because he's really good at chess". NO. Peter can want to date, Peter can participate in talking about sex, Peter can have a partner and it not be a big deal that "him of all people" pulled someone.

If you don't think that this is a genuine problem in the fandom then you might need to re-evaluate. This is not the representation plus-size people deserve.

"But Lily is made plus-size and gets put in ships, plus-size Lily is hot". Plus-size Lily is still usually drawn in a way that is acceptably fat by society's standards. She's curvy with thick thighs and an hourglass figure, with a jawline and a small stomach. Give me fics of her an apron belly and a double chin and a realistic waist where James or Mary or Pandora or anyone still thinks she is the hottest shit. Please. We deserve this.

[johngaiussimp]

Locked Tomb UQuiz Masterpost!

Hellllooooo. I make a lot of uquizzes on Twitter for fun. i post/make them at various levels of seriousness, so they are mostly the farthest thing from professional and pretty horny and silly.* But if you want to take a bunch of locked tomb personality quizzes made by a silly nerd, here’s a list from over the years!

Every quiz is probably NSFW lol. More recent ones have Nona spoilers (at the bottom of list)

There are also other quizzes that are by other amazing people, take their quizzes too (too stoned to figure out how to find all those) (if you want to reblog with your own quizzes pls do so)

here you gooooooo. 

Which Ianthe vibe are you?

Which Griddlehark quote/moment are you?

Which goth Harrow nickname are you?

Which name does Harrowhark Nonagesimus call you?

How fucked up are you? (based on a very specific TLT measurement) 

Which hilarious Mercymorn insult are you?

What does your TLT House say about you as a lover?

What sexy Cytherea moment are you?

What TLT meme are you?

Which article of Harrowhark’s clothing are you?

What type of cavalier are you?

How quickly would you die in Canaan House?

What does Ianthe call you?

Which TLT woman are you going on a hot date with?

Which Third House au plot point are you?

Which Ninth House feature/element are you?

Which fake TLT academic journal title are you?

What makkachinning Griddlehark AU are you? 

Answer would you rather questions and get assigned a TLT wife!

How well do you know Ianthe Tridentarius? 

Analyze this Gideon and Ianthe banter scene and I’ll guess your astrological sign incorrectly. 

Choose your own adventure TLT au (which original Lyctor are you?)

Which piece of TLT underwear are you?

Answer FMK - get assigned a strange TLT au of my own creation.

Which cursed TWT fan TLT moment are you (would you rather)

Which certified TLT stoner are you?

Answer some Qs and get assigned a TLT hottie and a Taylor Swift song 

Which BOE prisoner are you from “As yet Unsent”

Which brat Ianthe moment /emoji are u???

How long could you stay married with Ianthe?

Which false homestuck reference in TLT are you?

Match a reaction image to TLT characters and get assigned a TLT ex-gf

Which TLT cat are you? 

Which form of Alecto are you going to date?

What interpretation of Mercymorn’s drawing of a RB are you?

What is your TLT toxic trait (character edition)? 

What is your TLT love language? 

What is your job during the Great Jizz Heist? 

What’s your toxic tlt trait (fandom edition)?

Top, bottom or switch, TLT edition

Which arcane x tlt ship are you?

Which line from the Nona book summary are you?

who is your TLT secret santa and what do they get you?

R u hole or slick or knot? decorate a christmas tree.

What Tor nona cover promotion tweet are you?

What Nona cover detail are you?

Which horny TLT moment are you?

Who is your TLT one night stand?

Who in Bridgerton are you? (TLT x bridgerton )

which Locked Tomb villain are you?

What kind of ass would Ianthe flesh magic onto you?

Whose strap are you []ing tonight?

Who is your 2022 TLT pride crew?

Are you top bottom or switch (nona edition)? 

Which name does Pyrrha call you? 

*Please note that these quizzes are made by a freak who is friends with freaks and doesn’t fuck with trying to police other ppls shipping choices lmao. 

[waitimcomingtoo]

Quizzes

Synopsis: you and Tom take a Buzzfeed quiz

Masterlist

“Hi I’m Tom Holland.” Tom smiled at the camera.

“And I’m Y/n L/n.” You greeted. “And today were taking some Marvel quizzes with Buzzfeed.”

“Are you ready, darling?” He asked you as he moved the laptop in between you.

“I’m ready to beat you.” You nodded.

“Is this a competition?” He asked the people behind the camera.

“It is now.” You stated. “Read the first question.”

“Which stone would you want power of?” Tom read off the screen. “I’m not gonna read the names of the stones because I don’t feel like embarrassing myself this early in the day.”

“I don’t actually know what any of them do.” You realized. “Do you know what they do?”

“The tesseract is a cube.” Tom said confidently.

“Yes, but that’s not an action.”

“Then I have no idea what any of them do.” He mumbled. You laughed at him and leaned your elbow on the back of his chair.

“Me either. This is why we both died in Infinity War.” You joked.

“Stop.” He playfully pushed you. “I think the reality stone would be cool because remember the fight between Doctor Strange and Thanos with all the pretty butterflies? We could just do that everyday and, you know, have world peace.”

“You’re right. We’re gonna go with reality stone.” You said to the camera as you clicked that answer.

“Next question.” Tom rubbed his hands together. “Which Disney character would you want on the Avengers?”

“Sorcerer Mickey.” You pointed to the picture of Mickey in his blue wizard hat. “Imagine getting tag teamed by a bunch of adults and a rat.”

“I’ve never seen the movie with this Mickey.” Tom realized. “I don’t remember this outfit.”

“I think it’s called Anastasia.” You told him.

“No, that’s a Broadway show.” Tom shook his head. “This is called Euthanasia.”

“It’s called Fantasia.” Someone behind the camera told you, making you and Tom exchange a knowing look.

“Oh.” You laughed. “I’m too embarrassed to pick sorcerer Mickey now so let’s go with the Genie. I think magic would be useful.”

“Genie.” Tom repeated as he clicked on it. “Next. Which DC character could defeat Thanos?”

“Let’s see them defeat the box office first.” You mumbled under your breath.

“You can’t say that.” Tom laughed in shock.

“But I did.” You shrugged. “What are they gonna do about it? They can’t even CGI a mustache.”

“Okay.” Toms laughed died down. “Next question. How would your closest friends describe you?”

“I don’t know.” You thought about it. “How would you describe me?”

“Beautiful.” Tom said simply.

“Fair enough.” You laughed shyly. “I mean, fair enough.”

“Caring, loyal, creative, funny, kind, successful.” Tom read off the options. “I mean, you’re all of these things. But when I think of you…”

Tom stopped in the middle of his sentence as a wide smile broke out on his face.

“Why are you smiling?” You asked him.

“Because I’m thinking of you.” He told you.

“Aw. Is disgusting an option?” You asked sweetly.

“Shut up.” He pushed you again. “I’m choosing funny.”

“Good choice.” You nodded and went to the nest question.

“Which dynamic duo is your favorite?” Tom read off the screen.

“I was thinking Thor and Loki.” You decided after surveying the options.

“Me too.” Tom agreed. “But I don’t really know what dynamic means, if I’m honest.”

“Me either.” You realized. “Let’s just move on. Which weird or unconventional superpower would you want to possess?”

“I think to read and instantly memorize.” Tom answered. “That would help with scripts.”

“When I worked in retail, costumers would have to punch in their social security number if they forgot their store card and I would see it on my screen.” You told Tom with a coy smile.

“Oh?” He laughed in confusion.

“I could commit in with theft in bulk.” You stated. “I’d just memorize all their social security numbers without even trying.”

“Oh my God.” He groaned and went to the next question.

“Who’s origin story is your personal favorite?” You read out loud.

“The way that neither of us are listed as an option.” Tom mumbled under his breath when he saw the choices.

“Your origin wasn’t even in your movie.” You laughed. “They jumped right in and said y’all know the drill. Dead uncle, no more glasses, and instant abs.”

“I’m torn because Steven Strange’s is about healing and putting yourself back together and Steve Rogers is about perseverance and determination.” Tom sighed as he tried to decide.

“And being skinny.” You winked at the camera.

“I’m also leaning towards Carol Danvers because women.” Tom ignored you.

“I’m gonna pick Steve because his story is sweet.” You decided and clicked on the option.

“And finally, what would you say is your personal character flaw?”

“I don’t know. I’m perfect.” Tom said smugly.

“Is being a massive liar an option?” You asked the camera crew.

“Leave me alone.” He nudged your side. “I would say reckless. Between the two of us, there are four brain cells and two of them are playing Uno.”

“I agree.” You chuckled. “Pick that one.”

Tom clicked the option and it brought you to the end of the quiz.

“We made it! We survived!” You cheered as you turned to high five him. Tom high fived both your hands and before slinging an arm around your shoulder.

“Thank you for having us Buzzfeed.” He said into the camera. “I haven’t been Y/n L/n.”

“And I haven’t been Tom Holland.” You smiled. “Until next time.”

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[homestuckexamination]

I think the problem with personality quizzes is that our understanding and expectations of them are inherently wrong. As you've said, there's no way a quiz can account for every quirk that makes each individual unique. I believe a new definition and purpose is in order. I propose that personality quizzes merely provide a starting point to better understand someone, be that oneself or someone else. It provides nothing more than a foundation of understanding. It's very similar to the gender binary in this way; it covers a majority of people, but could never account for all the little details that people outside that binary or people who blur the lines of that binary add to the completed structure or building.

With this new understanding, I think official personality quizzes can be taken a little more seriously. However, I can't say the same of classpecting. Classpecting doesn't have any canon definitions for its classes, and I don't believe the aspect definitions say enough on their own to make up for that. The foundation of classpecting is like moulding clay, not yet baked into a suitable building material. Almost everything we know about classpecting has been gleaned through fan interpretation, and subject to personal interpretation. This is a good thing in my eyes. It's what makes classpecting so appealing to me, but a good foundation requires solid building material and well defined building blocks. Other official personality quizzes have this in canon definitions for what each type is or is not, something that classpecting doesn't have or need.

I suppose this answers my previous question, but I'd like to hear your thoughts anyway.

I feel that's a fair way to feel about Personality Quizzes in general, and while I believe a lot of people treat them like that, there IS a whole other bunch that takes it quite seriously. I've mentioned this about Horoscopes too- I don't think they're an entirely useless thing of course, but when people dig so deep into them that they convince themselves, that somehow, Gemini and Scorpio can never get along for example- Then we have a problem. So I default to downplaying their viability over exalting it, considering I do a lot of Classpect Stuff, and even among other Personality Quizzes, as you said, it's just, kinda Nebulous. It's a vague way for character and Arc Classification that's highly personalizable and dependant on one's interpretation of what each Classpect even Is. I feel even if it was defined, it would still not work since it'd be applying a system meant for fictional character building to a real person.

It's like, it's fun to say you'd be a Rogue or a Cleric in D&D! But that really determines very little about what kind of person you are, y'know? You can build a character and make their Class and Alignment and build everything to your specifications to match what you want them to be like, but the opposite is way hard to do.

[friendrat]

Thanks for the tag!

1. Where you named after anyone?

No. My older brother was named after someone in the Bible, but my older sister and I were just names that my mom liked. My twin sister died before we were born, and my mom let me name her when I got older, so she is named after a character from the Oracles of Fire books by Bryan Davis.

2. When was the last time you cried?

I'm not really sure. I tear up sometimes during cheesy movies or shows, or when I'm reading, so probably then. The last time I remember full-blown crying, though, was when my sister got together with a bunch of aunts and cousins (like intentionally planned event, not spur of the moment thing) and I wasn't invited, I found out after the fact on Facebook in a post where they shared pictures and went on about how nice it is to spend time with family, and how they need to do it more often, etc etc. (I'm not salty. Ok, that's a lie, I'm totally still salty about it. They're trying to make it a regular thing, and I still haven't been invited.)

3. Do you have kids?

Only four. 😆

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

No, never.~ (Obviously, I do. 😆 We really need to bring the sarcasm punctuation into popular use because sometimes it's hard to tell in text format.)

5. What is the first thing you notice about people when you meet them?

I don't know... I think I just see them as a whole person? There isn't really any particular thing that jumps out at me in particular.

6. What is your eye color?

Blue, sometimes they're like a blue gray and sometimes they're brighter.

7. Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings. Hands down. I'm not really a scary movie person. I can count the number of scary movies I've actually watched on one hand. But who doesn't love a happy ending?

8. Any special talents?

I can make an elephant trumpet sound. It makes babies laugh and never fails to impress toddlers. 😆

9. Where were you born?

I am a mystery wrapped in an enigma. (OK I will give a "real" answer... I was born *dramatic pause* in a hospital. 😂)

10. Have any hobbies?

Reading, writing, board games, dnd, video games when I have the time.

11. Have any pets?

2 cats, a dog, and a fish. They all have nerdy names except one of the cats. The dog is Oberon, the fish is Fezzik (we used to have a second fish named Inigo, but he died), and the girl cat is a calico named Piper (she's the pied piper... get it? Lol), and the not nerdy cat is a tuxedo cat named Everest. Everest is also nicknamed the wizard kitty because he likes to perch on people's shoulders like a familiar.

12. What sports do you play/have you played?

Bible quizzing. It counts, ok! 😆

13. How tall are you?

5'6"

14. What was your favorite subject in school?

Science. I disagreed with a lot of origin stuff because it's very based on worldview interpretation of the evidence, but I loved natural science and how stuff works. I could test reliably over 90% in science without really trying.

15. Dream job?

Writing. Although anymore that involves a lot of self-promotion on social media, and that intimidates me. The networking with other authors isn't so bad, but making graphics and reels and stuff just seems overwhelming. But yeah... I've wanted to be a writer ever since I was a kid. I also had a lot of fun working on a couple of amateur short films, so something in filmmaking would be really cool too! I would love to see more Christian fantasy stories be make into movies and shows, so working on something like that would be great!

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Thanks for the tags @peony-pearl and @sleepyghoststories 💖💖💖

1. Were you named after anyone?

A fictional character from a movie my parents watched while dating.

2. When was the last time you cried?

I don't remember. Which means I'm due for a breakdown soon.

3. Do you have kids?

Nope

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

It's how I cope

5. What is the first thing you notice about people?

Usually their appearance/outfit

6. What is your eye color?

Dark brown

7. Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings ❤️

8. Any special talents?

I can roll my eyes to the back of my head. Makes for excellent zombie impressions.

9. Where were you born?

illinois

10. Have any Hobbies?

Drawing, writing, cosplaying

11. Have any pets?

No but I always wanted a cat

12. What spots do you play/ have you played?

I used to do track and volleyball

13. How tall are you?

5'7"

14. What is your favorite subject at school?

Art class

15. Dream job?

In a perfect world, writer and voice actor.

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[thebookreader12345]

Behind the Scenes

Pairing: Taylor Kinney x Best Friend! reader

Summary: Taylor and Y/N are having a video chat, and together they talk about fun times on set and what it’s like to work in the One Chicago franchise

Requested: Yes, by anonymous

Warnings: mentions of COVID and injuries

Word Count: 1,039 Words

Note: Y/CN means your character’s name

“This is so weird! It’s like I’m seeing you, but I’m not really seeing you. Ya get what I mean?” I question.

I watched on my computer as Taylor laughed and shook his head. “Not at all.”

“Oh whatever. So, how’s filming going over on Fire?” I ask and lean back against my couch.

“It’s fine. It would be better if you were appearing every once in a while,” Taylor admitted.

A small smile spread across my face. “Well, the same could be said for you. But onto some good news. I am finally getting a storyline with Nick.” Nick Gehlfuss was one of my co-workers on Chicago Med, and along with that, he was a good friend of mine. The problem was, out of our five seasons of working together, we hardly had any scenes with each other. My character started off as an ED doc, which you would think would mean I would have had scenes with Nick, but they were rare. And then, halfway into season three, I became a cardio fellow, so my storyline intertwined with Colin Donnell, who played Connor Rhodes. For the past few seasons, my character was mostly seen with him, but because Connor wasn’t on the show anymore, my character was branching out, and this upcoming season, she’s thinking about going back down to the ED where her and Will are going to cross paths.

“That’s cool. I’m happy for you,” Taylor confessed. “I know how much you’ve wanted to work with Nick.”

“What about you though? Any interesting storylines on Fire?” I quiz.

Taylor nodded. “Uh, yeah. Miranda and I have got a good storyline coming up, which should be interesting. And of course Jesse and I always have stuff to film together. Everything’s just so weird though with COVID and what not. How is it filming over on Med with COVID?”

“It’s not too different from normal life, actually. COVID is one of the main issues addressed in this upcoming season, so we’re taking a lot of things that happened in real life and incorporating them into the show. For a few scenes, I do have to wear a mask and act with it on, which is kind of weird, but it’s the new normal these days, so it doesn’t bother me too much,” I explain. “How about you guys over on Fire? Are you incorporating COVID into the show?”

“Not as much as you guys, but yeah,” Taylor answered. “When we do scenes with fires and car accidents and stuff, we sometimes wear neck gaiters, but when we’re filming at the Firehouse we don’t really reference the pandemic much. Our paramedics though, Kara and Adrian, our newest cast member, have to wear them a lot for scenes. So we’re putting COVID into the show, but it’s not like you guys where it’s a major plotline.”

“Well, onto other things, tell me about your favorite scene we filmed together,” I declare.

“There was a scene in an episode of Med where Herrmann got stabbed that was pretty fun to film. I think it was something along the lines of Will telling Jay his opinion on what Connor should’ve done with Herrmann. Jay then tells Kelly, and Connor finds out, and somehow Y/CN got involved. That was pretty funny because your character got mad at me for going behind Connor’s back and whatever else happened,” Taylor informed me.

“No way! I was going to say a scene from that same episode,” I exclaim.

“Wait, really?” Taylor asked.

“Yeah,” I reply. “I liked the scene towards the end though, the one where Y/CN and Kelly have an almost intimate moment. She’s comforting him while he’s freaking out over Herrmann, and she assures him that everything’s gonna be okay.”

“Oh yeah. That was the episode where everyone thought Y/CN and Kelly were going to get together afterwards,” Taylor remembered.

I laughed. “Right. But it was just our chemistry that made the scene feel that way. My favorite episode though was the I Am the Apocalypse one, which was the backdoor pilot for Med. That was the first time Nick and I got to work together, and we became really good friends before we started filming the episode which made things hard because in that episode, him and I had disagreements about how to treat your character, who had been hurt.”

“That was also a pretty good one. All right, next question. Who has been your favorite cast member to work with on your show?” Taylor questioned. “Let me guess. You’re going to say Nick.”

I shook my head. “I was actually going to say Colin. I loved filming scenes with him, and we always goofed off in between takes. Nick is fun to film with too, but I would go with Colin. How about you?”

“Jesse, obviously,” Taylor responded. “We’re best friends, and we hang out all the time, so it’s nice getting to do scenes with him, especially the ones where our characters lecture each other.”

.........................................

“Last question. Would you want to do more crossovers in the future?” Taylor quizzed.

“For sure,” I say. “They’re always so fun. It’s so cool getting to interact with people from all three shows. I always look forward to appearing in episodes of Fire and P.D. Don’t get me wrong, I love my castmates, but getting to hang out with people from the other shows is always a good time. And of course, it’s always funny to see you get a bit jealous like you did that time I had a bunch of scenes with Alberto and not you.”

“I was not jealous,” Taylor countered.

“Yeah you were. I had one scene with you that day and like three with Alberto because of a small storyline, and you were pissed,” I state.

“Okay, maybe I was a little pissed,” Taylor spoke. “But only because when you come on Fire, it’s because you have a scene with me. So, this has been fun.”

“I know. I really hope we’ll be able to see each other in person sometime soon,” I admit.

“Me too. Bye, Y/N,” Taylor concluded and waved at me from his end of the video.

“Bye, Taylor,” I chirp and end the call.

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[aprileclipsestudios]

I’m an Ace Lesbian

Hey everyone, it’s Kerris! Ok, so, I realized I was ace back in May, it wasn’t very hard to figure that out. I had a lot harder of a time figuring out who I was romantically attracted to, though. So, when I first put a label on myself back in 2021, I labeled myself as Pansexual (I hadn’t realized I was ace yet) and nothing really made me question it until August. In August I realized I might be a lot more into non-men and I debated if I was a lesbian until about the end of September when I settled on the thought that I was omni. However, when I was in this debate I was basing it on mostly fictional crushes and a few crushes I had on girls at school. Then, on Monday night my brain decided to start this debate up again. On Tuesday and Wednesday I watched a bunch of videos, took quizzes, and looked on Tumblr for answers. What ended up settling this was when I learned lesbians can have crushes on fictional men. 

I think my subconscious was thinking about the possibility even back in June, though because when I create OCs I put part of myself into them (personality, sexuality, etc.) so when I created my TOH OC Rowan, I thought I was just putting the ace part of me in her, but I guess not.

Something I think might have helped me figure this out is Amity Blight and Luz Noceda. I have crushes on both of them and it makes me so happy to see this kind of rep in a kids show and might have figured this out earlier in life if I had something like this when I was younger. The first gay character I was ever introduced to was Nico di Angelo when I was in the 5th grade. 

Yeah, so anyways, in conclusion, I figured out I was a lesbian this week!

[trobedisontime]

I’m taking a bunch of community quizzes (it ended up being 10) and reviewing them cause I need a hobby!! And cause I love this show and I’m gonna be in the car for the 2 hours so let’s get into it

This is a long post so the rest is under the cut!

https://uquiz.com/quiz/FkQXPt?p=303856

This one was pretty short but really fun!! Plus I got Troy!! 10/10

https://uquiz.com/quiz/l2GhyI?p=761418

Liked the questions on this!! Slightly longer than the first one. I got Abed this time!!

https://uquiz.com/quiz/0Sv7Zr?p=108628

I liked this one a lot!! The questions and the answer options were really funny. And I got Annie!!

https://uquiz.com/quiz/0lohG6?p=1675269

This one was fun!! I got told I was a funky lesbian which made me smile :) oh I got Annie again shockingly

https://uquiz.com/quiz/4uAt5E?p=453792

This one was fun too! Pretty basic questions but I like basic because I do t have to spend half an hour overthinking the answer lol. I got Troy again!!

https://uquiz.com/quiz/0sGKPa?p=580235

This quiz is great!! Awesome detailed description of your result at the end, will probably call you out. I’ve been exposed as a jughead kinnie which is you know. I got Abed!!

https://uquiz.com/quiz/CXv6Fn?p=1582656

I had a good time until I got Pierce what the fuck

https://uquiz.com/quiz/9s84yM?p=688491

This one was nice and a very quarantine mood in some of the questions. I got Britta!!

https://uquiz.com/quiz/OBVgvX?p=376622

This one was short, but fun!! I got magnitude

https://uquiz.com/quiz/Vl5gBt?p=599411

I got the Dean. I suppose I deserved it

Stats!!

I made I pie chart just for fun

{2/10 times I got Troy, 2/10 times I got Abed, 2/10 times I got Annie, 1/10 times I got the Dean, 1/10 times I got magnitude, 1/10 times I got Britta and 1/10 times I got Pierce}

[eligos-venator]

Send 🔍 for something you look for on other’s blogs

While images and detail about the character are some of the first things checked for, there's something else that's a bit more important in my opinion: engagement. I understand writing as the character for replies isn't everyone's cup of tea, as is public roleplay. I personally am not a fan of putting my writing out on tumblr, so it's not like that's a must. Far from.

What I mean by 'engagement' is simply that: interactions with others. Be it tag games or quizzes, asks being answered in any format, roleplay, or anything that may involve interacting with other blogs or people. We're all a bunch of awkward shy things here, and it's hard to break out of that shell. But staying within it and not being willing to venture out also makes it impossible to determine if that person actually wants to deal with others they don't know yet. I'm not one to try to make a pest of myself, what with my main character sitting quite firmly on the side of evil where alignment is concerned and knowing how few people want to engage with villains, so I look for those signs to get a measure of how awkward interaction might be and if it'd be welcomed or not.

Thank you for the ask @rokachan!