#I don't know how to sell them atm sorry :((

[hasnomoxxie]

HIHIHI I DID A BUNCH OF STUFF AGAIN, I'll put em in seperate posts, for now Guess what came in the mail a few days ago :D

I made an Asterix charm ^^ I think it came out pretty heckin good tbh, since I don't usually make physicals of my art klsdlkmcsdkm DUDE LOOK AT THEM I LOVE, MY BABIES, I CAN HAVE THEM DINGLE DANGLE JINGLE JANGLE KJJKDSJNJK YAAAY gaylois my beloved

obelass

If anyone is drawing his butt, it's gonna be me

I may make some more designs for future asterix pieces cause mmmm I LOOVE wasting my hard earned cash on things I love (girl dinner)

I also have some more doodles I'll post soon, but I may also work on those other aus again. I had some cool feedback on reddit that I may want to include,,, Also because i thought edgy Cacofonix could be called Disharmonix and the brain gears got to work. Also Caesar with eyeshadow, slay pussy queen slay. Asterix and Obelix my beloveds, keeps me young and motivates me forever

The them for today!

[spurgie-cousin]

As the kids would say “are the ‘responsibilities’ in the room with us, Jill?”

Traveling responsibilities: ok, stay home? She’s always posting about how much she loves Ohio and the countryside but then they’re traveling 2 weeks every month

Ministry responsibilities: the kids are running the printing business. David does the actual guest preaching and the driving to the churches they deliver to. As far as I can tell, Jill’s main tasks are organizing the ladies retreat, managing the family band (which is shrinking), and maybe coordinating their performances with the churches they travel to.

Business ups and downs: this woman has praised plexus left, right, and center for how many years UNTIL the one time she misses out on a prize and suddenly it’s side eye emojis in their general direction. Kaylee said the lord lead her to switch to selling melaleuca but I bet Jill thinks the devil is attacking because first she couldn’t go on the cruise and now her daughter is ditching her downline (so soon after reaching a new rank and getting subtly insulted by Jill for it). Also Jill you’re part of a pyramid scheme - the entire business model is probably ups and downs.

Or that part is entirely unrelated to plexus and it’s about the ministry business is drying up as the economy is starting to tank, and the churches who hosted and gifted are starting to close their purses and wallets and pull out of the performance stops. Better find those bootstraps and pull yourself up, Jill.

Btw I saw somewhere that Jill is getting a "plan B" prize from Plexus because (according to her) they "overbooked" the cruise? Unless it's a gift of equal value to the cruise, like another vacation, I'm going to stick with my theory that she's making up excuses for not achieving it lol and she got some kind of second or third tier prize.

The "ministry" money drying up feels just as likely as Jill struggling with Plexus sales atm, and maybe with the state of the economy, both things are happening at least a little bit. The types of churches they travel to are always very small, conservative congregations who cater to middle class to blue collar individuals (this isn't an assumption it's statistically just how it is), so it's not likely they're overflowing with money to throw at random singing grifters. I know at my mom's church they've had a dip in tithes, but they're still doing ok because it's a pretty big church. But a congregation of 100 or so people who are all struggling to afford groceries at the moment is going to have to really rein in the spending.

I honestly don't know if they could stop traveling, even with Jill's mlm money I think they still rely on donations to make ends meet. I can't feel sorry for them though, if they were less bigoted they'd have a wider pool of churches to travel to. Even during the days when that was all they were relying on, they could've easily double, tripled their income by just opening up to different types of churches, but they were just too judgemental.

People have speculated that the reason they move home churches so much is because they just bleed these tiny churches dry to the point that people start to have issues with them. Someone on reddit pointed out that they no longer seem to hang out with the Dingus family, who ran the small church they used to attend in Ohio, and that really supports that theory imo......... maybe the Dingus fam just sucks too, but for normal pastor type families or would take SO much for them to cut someone off like that. Especially to the point of actually kicking them out 👀 I have a feeling it was either money related, or Jill was being her usual deeply judgemental self and stepped on one too many toes.

[solei-eclipse]

join us in the new slight alnst oc madoka magica au brainrot para . we even have a kyurius now ! ( kyubey + sirius of @junebluues mwahahahaha )

( also smol headcanon that i need to get out but . . auri would probably need to know solei a LOT more longer then how much time homura knew madoka in the original timeline to willingly sell her soul to a alien cat thing and keep repeating timelines like . forever at a point . . anyways id love to hear your own headcanons or opinions for this : 3 im sure that there are going to be some slight changes with solauri instead )

FULL disclosure I haven't seen pmmm in a long while, so I'm not super sure on the finer details;;

also I totally get it LMAO giving up your soul and relentlessly jumping timeline to timeline for someone is not something you'd do for a recent acquaintance. I'm fine with solauri knowing each other longer than madoka and homura did!

I also adore your designs for madosolei and homauri.... homura aurien is perfect. I think solei would probably have the ribbon tied around their ponytail, but I love the half up-half down style you gave them too! Im also not against them wearing a skirt for this au lol

I'm not sure why, but rose ( @rosedeleca ) gives me mami vibes. maybe it's the ribbons mami has together with rose's love for sewing fabric. maybe it's also the more mature and elegant vibe that both mami and rose bring while having an underlying loneliness and wish for company. rose giving solei a gift in an effort to befriend them / mami wanting madoka to become a magical girl perhaps? I might be reaching lol

Also, I find it cute if rose was mami because iirc flor ( @sotogalmo ) already claimed charlotte/bebe and just. rose being as tall as they are while flor is 4"11...

If you have anyone else in mind, though, I'd love to hear about it!

I honestly don't have many headcanons in mind atm, but maybe solei and auri being childhood friends in the og timeline could be a thing? I just find childhood friends solauri to be absolutely adorable

I noticed the sun pendant you added to solei's magical costume, and I wonder if auri would have a matching moon one? madoka and homura's main aesthetics are more along the lines of angel/devil, but it would be nice if the sun/moon aspect of solauri would be evident in their costumes too. I want to draw this so badly 😭

Sorry I don't really have anything of worth to offer atm... things have been tough and they continue to pile on but hey I'm just gonna try and facetank all of that shit. I absolutely love the madoka AU, though! loving all the ideas made for it so far (and @rockwgooglyeyes interpretation of possible witch forms for the ocs is incredible)! It's honestly such a blast to think about and I humbly thank you for bringing it to my attention because I love it

[quillinhand]

Lol @ the ao3 post and also same in fiction I realized I can pretty much enjoy a lot of things that would be insane in real life and you know what good for us. Also I love that you're new to kdramas but you can see the crystal clear difference between 2019 and now it's like they all had collective selective amnesia and forgot what a romance is supposed to be like. Love next door was a crime against me personally I literally can't believe someone wrote that and thought this is a good love story and people watched that and thought the same if this was the guy's story and that's how he behaved the entire drama instead of her people would be calling for the writers head.

hi!

Loll ikr. Honestly yes, the boundaries are mostly non existent with fiction and atm there's very little I won't read. If it's written well/is interesting, anything goes.

Yeahhhh- like I've mostly watched newer dramas but I started watching goblin a while back(I'm only a couple of episodes in- the place where I was watching doesn't have the show anymore so now I'm mad 😭 ) and I've seen snippets of other older shows. And like, a lot of the romance now seems to be catered for a very specific audience that wants a self insert female/male lead instead of an actual romance and it makes for a very uninteresting story. At least for me. And the length of a lot of the shows is like waaaaay too short- in which case the story either feels rushed or has an abrupt ending. I feel like I'm complaining a little cuz i have watched well made dramas with really good cast and crew behind them but like. There just isn't that specific vibe in most dramas today and I'm a little mad about that.

It's not that I want totally balanced healthy otps- far from it- but i don't want you to sell me a unbalanced worship-y otp and then tell me it's healthy yk??? Like yes Marry My Husband was syrupy fun but lord knows that main ship was unbalanced af. And even so-- if there's something of intrigue in there I'll probably still like it but idk. I'm not meant for reader insert stories-- I'll read them and imagine y/n as character of their own. A lot of the shows today seem to have that same vibe and idk... I'm not a fan.

Love Next Door was so boring. I'm so sorry to anyone who really liked that show cuz like I like the cast and all but maaaannnn it was so. Bland. I ended up dropping it around ep 5-- but even till then it was really so. idk. Even as unbalanced and unrealistic as it is, it managed to bore me half to death and i think that says a lot.

[coffeeandbatboys]

Hi!!! I'm @bad4amficideas (dirty r18 sideblog because real people know main 😱) Congratulations on your followers🤯

I would like, please and thank you, to request a matchup. Of course if you want to delete this message I completely understand! (In advance, sorry for my English)

I am a woman (going ancient if you follow internet nomenclatures. middle ages welcome back i swear) I'm demiromantic pansexual, who thinks herself as shy and introverted... with a poker, resting bitch face worthy of Crosshair (or a soaked kitten). Depressed, socially awkward, and sometimes really misanthropic -even with my family and I love them-, though people like, always said I'm real kind and sweet, and hardworking ??? 🧐kinda clumsy/akward (not best at self esteem ik). Moody, really stubborn, conscientious, dignified/honorable, loyal, passive agressive, spiteful (...actually I'm a very shy decent girl but I don't recommend touching my people, I cry with rage so I make you feel guilty while I bite you) and when it’s something that I’m passionate about, I’m a force of nature, I feel myself shine and people irl seems to like talk with me about fandom ☺️ I can and will ramble for hours to end. Relaxed I'm a daydreamer, kinda scatterbrainer (some say I think to fast and can't keep up with my mouth) I love read fiction/fantasy/myth at times with romantic touchs, lots of smut and daydream. I collect merchandise expecific plushes *hunting lula atm ❤️‍🔥, damn why i must be european! This is chirithy and courage and lopmon hunting all again... but i got them. Just wait lula, wait 😈😈😈😈*

I am a little alienated from my body because id like it, but I am a ciswoman with Little chest and a lot of ass. long brown hair, freckles 🥰, on light skin and a very pretty 🥰 gray-green eye color, some say blue.

That was very long. A thousand pardons and congratulations again!

Welcome! (And don’t worry, your English is very good).

I’ll let Helena take it over from here 🩷

Helena: hello, friend!

After reviewing the information given, and some conversation with a regular at the shop, I have decided to pair you with Sergeant Sinker of the Wolfpack!

gif by @kamino-coruscant

Sinker was always taught by his non–vode superiors on Kamino that he was property of the GAR and nothing more. So once the two of you are officially together, he can’t get over the fact that you’d choose him. Just the thought makes him fall in love a little more every day.

Sinker has a dry sense of humor, so you can expect some witty banter from him. When you’re not feeling the best, he’ll know when to set the snark aside in favor of helping you. Sinker can be patient when the situation calls for it. It may take a while, but the two of you will begin to enjoy each other’s presence even when it’s just a comfortable silence.

He thinks nothing bad about your clumsiness. If you are to trip while he’s close enough, this man will catch you before you get hurt. And when it comes to self esteem, he has no problem telling you—or showing you—how much he loves you.

He will support you whenever you face a problem that you’re passionate about (and he will have internal heart eyes watching you go after it too). He admires your dedication and loyalty.

After getting to know you and your hobbies, he'll find himself actively seeking out shops that sell plushes and intriguing fantasy books so he can bring one home to you (with the his dad's General's help, of course).

As for your body image, a negative thought will never cross his mind unless you bring it up. He thinks that you’re just as beautiful inside as out. And he will feel so incredibly lucky to have someone like you to love.

Well, here’s his comm link code…I’d stick around for a little while longer but I gotta go—customers lining up!

400 follower celebration at Midnight Oil caf house

[olomaya]

15 questions for 15 mutuals

I was tagged by @sim-songs @nectar-cellar @simsdeogloria @tragicpixel and I've had fun reading other people's so here it goes!

Are you named after anyone? I think my mom because it's her middle name but my name is super common in my region so I could have been named after the lady selling oranges on the street when my mom was having a craving, who knows?

 When was the last time you cried? Maybe this morning. Too often to track. Show me a video of a child finally getting adopted or a family member surprising someone they haven't seen in ages and I'm a mess.

Do you have kids?  No, I like being the fun aunt.

Do you use sarcasm a lot? Yeeesss! And it's a problem. Trust issues/emotional deflection, etc.

What sports do you play/have you played? Boxing is a sport, right? It's in the Olympics so yes. I love boxing! I feel so strong and powerful when I do it. Mind you, if were ever in a real fight, I'd probably throw a suckerpunch and run for my life.

What’s the first thing you notice about other people? I think their teeth or their hair? I'll have to check next time

Scary movies or happy endings? Happy endings? I don't have the stomach for horror.

 Any special talents? Sadly, no

 Where were you born? New York, baby! I was an anchor baby and we peaced out the second after I was born so I don't claim New Yorker status.

What are your hobbies? Reading, writing fiction, gaming, swimming, hiking, coding, playing around with AI generated images as of late. I had to update because I can't believe I forgot to mention cooking! I spend A LOT of time just looking up recipes and planning out meals.

 Do you have any pets? atm, no but there has been talk of a kitty...

 How tall are you?  174 cm (5'7")

 Fave subject in school? I was a nerd so basically all of them but especially history, english literature, and biology

Dream job? To not have one. Capitalism sucks.

 Eye color? Dark brown

Tagging @echoweaver @zoeoe-sims @twinsimming @desiree-uk @lucky-palms @tragicpixel @tsims (sorry in advance if you did/got this already)

[misscrawfords]

3, 9, and 27 for the ask game? :)

Answering this before you go on hiatus!

3. on a scale of 1-10 how much do you enjoy incorporating romance into the average story?

10! It's actually something I've been struggling with. So, to me, romance is almost synonymous with writing. It's basically impossible for me to imagine writing a story in which a romantic arc wasn't at least a major subplot. Partly for romantic reasons, partly simply to use it as a vehicle for character development and exploration. But recently (by which I mean the last 3-4 years lol) I've been really struggling to write anything romantic. Firstly, I've been very self-absorbed for various reasons so any attempt at creating a romantic story has ended up being a kind of self-insert standin for my own life and feelings. But because it's about me, I can find no way to give it a happy ending and the whole thing ends up being just a bit sad and frustrating and also really unoriginal in terms of character and plot. Secondly, I've lost so much confidence - my inability to form a romantic connection IRL has bled over into fiction. I noted that none of my RP characters ever successfully had a romance - various reasons for that but I end up feeling like they're unlucky because I'm incapable. And then I feel like I don't even know how to do it in fiction and I can't write anything. And because everything I write contains romance, I... can't write anything. And then I try to consider a story without romance and I really struggle just as I am struggling to come to terms with my own life without romance. Recently I've started to have a few ideas again, but I'm very far off from being able to write anything. It's all... well, a bit sad really, and indicative of a lot of things IRL that I'm trying to work on atm.

9. in an ideal world where you’re already super successful and published, would you want to see a tv or movie adaptation of your work? why or why not?

I would absolutely 100% love that. I mean, it's the dream, isn't it? Some of my stories would work better than others as adaptations and I have ideas for TV shows themselves. What a dream! And lbr, if I was in this position, I would a) push to have some level of creative control over the show so that I can influence things like casting but also b) sell it for lots of money and then accept it's going to be potentially crap and just wash my hands of it because hahaha I've got a Netflix deal! Sorry not sorry!!

27. do you share rough drafts or do you wait until it’s all polished? 28. And who do you share them with?

Well. In a sense, anything I post is a rough draft in that it hasn't undergone rigorous editing and I'm posting chapter by chapter. When I was writing a lot of Downton fanfic, I shared a lot of earlier drafts with my friend Claire and we betaed for each other a bit. I haven't otherwise had a writing relationship so what gets posted is the first anyone sees of it, apart from maybe teaser extracts.

[kindahoping4forever]

hey, sorry to bother you, but you always seem in the know; do you happen to know why sites like seat geek are already seeming to “resell” 5SOS tickets if they’re not on sale yet? I just find it weird…

I have to travel for this tour and I’m so scared that I won’t get tickets. It sounds like so many people want tickets (can’t blame them), but I’m worried that we all won’t be able to get them. That it will be like Taylor Swift 2.0 😭 what are your thoughts?

No bother, I'm happy to help! Your instincts are right, those tickets aren't on the up and up. Those listings are known as "speculative" listings, meaning that the seller does not yet own the tickets they're promising (usually because they're not on sale yet!) and they're simply "speculating" that they'll be able to fulfill your order. This type of listing is supposed to be against the rules of third party sites (Ticketmaster marketplace, SeatGeek, VividSeats, StubHub, eBay, etc) but still pop up quite a bit. I don't have the stats on how often they turn out but I feel confident saying it's not a wise purchase as there's no way to guarantee you'll get exactly what you're paying for.

As far as the ticket sales go, I won't jinx everyone by saying there's nothing to worry about but I will say I think the fandom is an echo chamber of unnecessary hype and worry atm. I know everyone's excited (and a lot of us - myself included - are rightfully still smarting from the Eras fiasco) and a lot of that excitement is taking the form of nervous chatter but I personally don't see reason to assume demand for this tour has increased in any significant way, especially given the fact that in most markets, these dates are going on sale less than a year from the previous tour. It's not an exact comparison of course - there's less dates but in some cases, larger venues and ofc demand is going to be higher than typical for the areas they don't frequent - but I think it's worth noting that even at the height of their mainstream fame, day 1 sell outs were not the norm.

And of course, if for some reason you can't get what you need during presale or general sale, third party sellers are always an option. Again, fandom socials often dwell on the worst case scenarios but not all alternative sellers are scammers trying to steal your money or professional resellers overpricing to maximize profit! It takes patience and diligence sometimes but it is often possible to find real tickets at reasonable prices.

In any case, there can be successful, pleasant ticket buying stories, we just hear about the bad ones more often because misery loves company and when people are upset they want to feel heard and validated in their reaction. But at this point, until tickets go on sale, all we can do is hope for the best, plan for the worst and try to keep a level head until we see what happens! I have my fingers crossed for you and I hope you have exactly what you need at this time next week! 💙

[doesntseeyourbeauty]

Helloooo 👻

It's so good to know that!!! OMG that's so exciting!!! I love making bracelets. I've been reusing some beads from old necklaces that I don't use anymore and some others that I got recently and it's so fun! I'm also going to maybe try making a mix of crochet and bead bracelets for my eras show next year. Sadly, my town won't get the eras movie, but I don't think I want to see it before the actual concert. But, I'm so excited for you all going and sharing these moments again!!!! 🤍🤍🤍

It's definitely the key to a successful future!!! Open communication and willingness to have empathy and walk a mile in someone else's shoes. I think we'll achieve great things when we care about eachother truly more.

Yes, it was a cool experience! I just felt like I could trust her and this time I wasn't wrong. 😂 I might sell some stuff I don't really use anymore. And give some others to my friends that I think fit the aesthetic perfectly. Definitely!!! I'm not exactly from a rural area, but it pretty much as gigantic in the middle of nowhere vibes. Hehehe

I kinda did back then!!!! It was a great time!!! And then speak now was out and that made everything even worse. I was so in love with it!!! I was drawing a 13 on my hand everyday in my senior year in highschool, during my study time for the final exams. Like a good luck charm. 🥰🤍 you're so right about that!!!! Her music is definitely different from eachother, but there's like this thread throughout that just makes it so Taylor! I'm glad you're also having the best time with the rerecordings, because I definitely am!!! I think it's something so incredible! Awww that's so sweet!!! How is it having brothers? I only have two younger sisters.

Hahaha what's your dog's name? I also had a dog and a cat before and it was amazing! They got along so well. 🤍🤍🤍

I haven't watched any of those do I'll add them to my list! Thank you 🤍

Oh, that's understandable! I used to listen to them too! We have a lot of similar favs!!!! ☺️🥰 what's your favourite non Taylor song atm?

🤍🤍🤍

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!! I hope that you've had a lovely week so far <3

oh 100%, I am a bracelet making fiend! I do pretty basic ones to be fair, but I also work full-time so it's not as easy for me to do more intricate ones; although I LOVE seeing how creative people are with their bracelets (shoutout to my favs @hollyfhumberstone and @dancingwiththecoven bc they make GORGEOUS bracelets and I am forever in awe of coco's and jens talent!!!). OMG PLEASE MAKE CROCHET AND BEAD BRACELETS THAT'S SO CUTE!! I'm sorry that the movie isn't coming to your town, that's no fun, but I'm glad you get to go to the actual show next year (that's so exciting!)! I'm super excited especially because I'm taking the day off tomorrow to go spend it with my friends before the showing we're going to and we're all huge swifties so it's always a party with us!

EXACTLY! You hit the nail on the head!!! <333

Omg yessssssss, I love getting to support small businesses and especially small swiftie businesses, it's always my fav thing to do! Oh I feel that! I live in a big-ish city, but it's in the middle of nowhere and it takes almost 2 hours to get to the closest big city with things like target or even most chain restaurants like Panda Express or sit down ones like Olive Garden.

The OG Speak Now era was something else! I remember when it came out and being absolutely obsessed with haunted bc I was in a twilight phase and I firmly believed that haunted should've been on the soundtrack somewhere! Long Live is my fav from Speak Now (og and tv) but a lot of that has to do with the memories I have associated with it! Okay but I love that you drew the 13 on your hand for good luck, that's so precious!!

It's 100% Taylor's songwriting that makes it so clearly Taylor. Really and truly, it's amazing to see how she's consistent with her writing from debut to midnights considering how much she's grown as a songwriter and musician over the years. I firmly believe that her music holds up throughout the years and will continue to do so, especially with the re-recordings! Oh I am, I love getting to relive those eras again, especially because they were so important to me during the OG eras. I'm very lucky to have my brothers! We're all very close and I wouldn't trade them for the world (I'm the middle child lol)!!

Her name is Kayla! She's an 11 year old Labrador Retriver mix that I adopted last year and I love her so so much! Winnie is my baby but Kayla is my sweet old lady. They get along for the most part except Kayla is a garbage disposal and will eat anything, including Winnie's food (which makes Winnie angry because she's particular about her food lol).

I recommend them a lot! I'm always looking for new things to watch or listen to, I love broadening my tastes!

I love that!!! I think my favorite non-Taylor song atm is He Gets Me So High by beabadoobee or get him back! by Olivia Rodrigo. They're both songs I have constantly going in my head.

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[talesofourworlds]

POSITIVES & NEGATIVES.

fill out & repost ♥ This meme definitely favors canons more, but I hope OCs still can make it somehow work with their own lore, and lil’ fandom of friends & mutuals. Multi-Muses pick the muse you are the most invested in atm.

MUSE.

MY MUSE IS: canon / oc / au / slightly canon-divergent / fandomless / complicated. (headcanon heavy)

IS YOUR CHARACTER POPULAR IN THE FANDOM? YES / NO / IDK  / KINDA.

IS YOUR CHARACTER CONSIDERED HOT™ IN THE FANDOM? YES / NO / IDK / KINDA.

IS YOUR CHARACTER CONSIDERED STRONG IN THE FANDOM? YES / NO / IDK / KINDA.

ARE THEY UNDERRATED? YES / NO / IDK / KINDA.

WERE THEY RELEVANT FOR THE MAIN STORY? YES  / NO. 

WERE THEY RELEVANT FOR THE MAIN CHARACTER? YES / NO / THEY’RE THE PROTAG.

ARE THEY WIDELY KNOWN IN THEIR WORLD? YES / NO.

HOW’S THEIR REPUTATION? GOOD / BAD / NEUTRAL (kinda?? people think he's annoying)

HOW STRICTLY DO YOU FOLLOW CANON? 

I try to stick to canon as much as I can, but my Ivar is also pretty headcanon driven at times because canon doesn't give us a ton to work with. He's just such an interesting character to me. Just as interesting as Jude, but even more so since they're like two sides of the same coin. I try to take his views on Jude into account but also try to focus on a bit more than that. Like... boy has a one track mind, but there's more to him than just being hyper focused on Milla or Jude. You know?

SELL YOUR MUSE! Aka try to list everything, which makes your muse interesting in your opinion to make them spicy for your mutuals.

My lovely mutuals, I present to you one good boy chosen to be the handmaid of Milla Maxwell!

He's devoted, he's loyal, and he's willing to drop everything in the name of doing his duties. He is a beastcrafter, meaning he can communicate with animals! He dual wields daggers! He's funny!

He's also good with kids and animals. Could be a good babysitter (maybe). Also, he has cool sunglasses! What's not to like?

Also he's (maybe??) near unkillable to some degree? Boy lodged a piece of his own dagger into his head and survived.

Now the OPPOSITE, list everything why your muse could not be so interesting (even if you may not agree, what does the fandom perhaps think?).

Okay so let's get this out of the way. Ivar is a dingus supreme. That willingness to drop everything to fulfill his duties? The downside to that is that if he thinks his duty to protect Milla is more important than say, protecting Nia Khera, he will drop the latter in favor of the former. Much to the annoyance of anyone involved.

Ivar can be pretty intense when it comes to how he decides who he doesn't like. Sorry, Jude, but you're the best example here. Boyo was going to try and kill Jude because how dare Milla have someone else that she puts a lot of trust in instead of him. Boyo got so focused on fighting Jude that he allowed Milla to start crawling away to get to her destination on her own.

So, yeah, he's got a short temper. That can lead to him doing dumb things, especially if he thinks it will lead to him one upping someone he doesn't like.

Also, don't let him anywhere near guns. The fact he accidentally fired one while trying to teach Ludger how to use one should be all you need to know.

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO RP YOUR MUSE?

I've always really liked Ivar as a character. As stated above, I love the fact that he and Jude basically are two sides of the same coin. The fandom thinks he's annoying and while I can at least see where they're coming from, I think there's a lot more to him than what the fandom sees. He's fascinating to me. I feel like he could have made an interesting addition to the party.

Mostly, though? I just wanted to give him some love. So I grabbed him as one of my many muses. Because he's my silly little guy.

WHAT KEEPS YOUR INSPIRATION GOING?

Just thinking about this dingus is enough sometimes. But also like?? Plotting and chatting with my friends is also a big help. Just having other Tales writers to bounce off of, especially other Xillia muse enjoyers, is just the ticket.

MUN.

DO YOU THINK YOU GIVE YOUR CHARACTER JUSTICE? YES / NO / KINDA.

DO YOU FREQUENTLY WRITE HEADCANONS? YES / NO / KINDA. (I really should write more headcanons!)

DO YOU SOMETIMES WRITE DRABBLES? YES / NO. (not for Ivar specifically, but that might change!)

DO YOU THINK A LOT ABOUT YOUR MUSE DURING THE DAY? YES / NO / KINDA.

ARE YOU CONFIDENT IN YOUR PORTRAYAL? YES / NO / KINDA.

ARE YOU CONFIDENT IN YOUR WRITING? YES / NO / KINDA.

ARE YOU A SENSITIVE PERSON? YES / NO / KINDA.

DO YOU ACCEPT CRITICISM WELL ABOUT YOUR PORTRAYAL? 

YES ABSOLUTELY. As long as it's not just 'Lol, your Ivar sucks' and doing nothing to elaborate on how I could improve, then by all means throw your critique at me!

DO YOU LIKE QUESTIONS, WHICH HELP YOU TO EXPLORE YOUR CHARACTER? 

YES, YES, YES!!

IF SOMEONE DISAGREES TO A HEADCANON OF YOURS, DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY? 

I mean, it depends on the headcanon. Like I headcanon Ivar is very distantly related to the Kresnik Clan based on tiny things I picked up on in my most recent playthrough of Xillia 2. Mostly just in relation to the Maxwell stuff. But I could see people seeing that headcanon and going 'Um?? No, that's dumb' and I would be fine with that. Different interpretations, it's all good.

Now if it was my headcanon that Ivar's got a forehead scar from the aforementioned dagger piece getting lodged in his head that people disagreed with, that would be something I'd like to hear about.

IF SOMEONE DISAGREES WITH YOUR PORTRAYAL, HOW WOULD YOU TAKE IT? 

I mean, honestly? There's always going to be people that don't like how people write canon characters. If someone disagrees with how I write Ivar? That's all good. So I wouldn't be too bothered.

It only would become an issue if someone disagreed with my portrayal and then like... proceeded to be nasty about it. You know?

IF SOMEONE REALLY HATES YOUR CHARACTER, HOW DO YOU TAKE IT?

So far I've not come across anyone who actively hates Ivar, which is good. But I know the fandom is pretty quick to call him annoying which, honestly, I could see as people just jumping to hating him because of how he's presented. Especially in Xillia 1. So if you hate Ivar? That's cool, man. Just let me enjoy my funny little dingus.

ARE YOU OKAY WITH PEOPLE POINTING OUT YOUR GRAMMATICAL ERRORS? 

YES. YES, PLEASE. That and spelling errors. I like to think I'm pretty thorough with checking my replies, but sometimes I'm not. Please feel free to point out errors. I'm not perfect.

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE EASY GOING AS A MUN?

I think so? For all I know, though, I could be wrong.

tagged by: Stolen from @mathcs tagging: Whoever wants to!

[kebriones]

Ah yes sorry i meant selling art but not in prints 😅 because I don't know Twitter now is a mess and Instagram has a messy algorithm

AH well then! Here's a more specific answer then:

If you feel you produce art on a regular schedule, patreon can work! People pay a monthly subscription to see your exclusive stuff. (personally I tried it for aaround 1 year and it was too stressful for me but I know others who do great over there!)

Gumroad other other places like it are better if you have something like...a bundle of art, like a digital sketchbook, or a tutorial/resource/wallpaper pack you'd like to sell. You sell digital products, not subscriptions.

Kofi I think also has subscriptions now, or you can put your art behind a paywall. You can also put your art behind a paywall on deviantart, or sell HD downloads of it.

But those are all if you want to sell already-made art. If you want to get commissions you're gonna have to brave all the algorithms and twitter drama and walk all over deviantart's corpse to fidn them. Good luck! (if by any chance you happen to draw furry art, furrafinity is also a place you can find potential customers at. Not sure how alive it is atm but i would give it a try if that's your scene)

[sailorsally]

I have had kind of the same situation With a best friend and then a childhood friend. Who both times i was the one who ended it. The childhood friend was not giving me anything and in the end we where only friends beacuse we had know each other since we where kids. The other who was my best friend is a sore spot and still are. Its been 15 years since That friendship ended.. and i still think of them. But i can say im glad the childhood friend is no longer my friend, beacuse now she has like 5 kids and is part of a pyramid scheme and selling sand water With her husband…

Oh I am sorry you went thru this. For me it was the most painful breakup of my life. I was 22 at that time and had just moved back to my country after I dropped out of uni abroad and was severely depressed, it was summer and me and her literally spent the whole time planning our upcoming year and what we'd do and where we'd go, we were isneparable! and come september she tells me she's actually moving to study in the same country I had just left and that her flight leaves in 24 hours..... I have never felt more betrayed in my life. Obviously this wasn't a quick decision, so she had led me on for months. Let me plan and imagine our future together while she had plans to leave. It devastated me so badly, I cried for 3 days straight. Couldn't eat, couldn't sleep. It was a miserable time.

I was no contact with her for 3 years, spoke and saw her a couple of times since, once at her wedding. She was tereibky jealous and rude to my friends once, other times she messaged me offering to 'help me and set me up with a friend of her foreigner husband' (as if this was ever something I wanted lol) or countless advice on how to live my life in general. Mind you at this point we wouldn't even do much beyond exchanging pleasantries twice a year (usually on our birthdays). She didn't know me anymore and tbh from what she was saying she never knew me well at all. This realisation has given me a lot of peace. We had been pretty much inseparable for 12 years, but these were school years where we saw each other every day by default.

To be honest, I wouldn't even approach her to be my friend now as an adult. For a while she would randomly send me photos from our childhood saying how she misses "those times". Looking at those photos I don't get sad but I don't miss those times either. It happened and it was all good, I don't hate how things were. It's just I am not the same person anymore and that is how it's supposed to be. I am ok with being me.

This happened 13 years ago and you can see how well I'm handling it atm. It's just I know all these things on a rational level but on an emotional level it still makes me feel abandoned and that's why I don't wanna hear anything about her

I have ended one other relationship after this, it wasn't as painful as this but at some point you just get tired of always being the accommodating friend you know? Sometimes you wanna be accommodated for once as well. And it didn't happen so the sulky child in me that day stomped her foot down and says 'I am no longer friends with this person!' and honestly I think that was for the best.

My favourite way to end a friendship was this one time in middle school when I had a best friend and then we had summer break and when we came back the next year she was all girly and wanted to talk about boys and I was still a tomboy and wanted to play football and kick boys so we kinda naturally drifted apart in the comming weeks? There was nothing dramatic about it, we were very friendly towards each other before she moved to another school years later.

Generally I think you always gotta look forward, what happened brought you here and made you this person, what matters is what you will do next. People change. If you can be lifelong friends while also feeling like you can be yourself with them, that is great but sometimes people change in ways that aren't compatible anymore and you gotta move on. It hurts a lot to lose friends you grew up with because in comparison to adult friends, they feel more like a part of you, probably because you had a lot of first experiences together as kids which is a rarity in adult friendships. But eh, it is what it is. You will hurt someone, someone will hurt you, you will feel pain, or worse - won't feel any. That's life.

[skopostheorie]

Sorry to be such a downer all the time ATM I'm just in a lot of pain because I feel like most people really hate me and that most people don't care about me at all. I wish I could even be more dramatic and be like "NOBODY cares" but that's not even true, several people care, just not really enough to truly make me feel better? You know when you talk about your problems and someone tries to make you feel better by talking about themselves? And it really just ends up making it all about them and they don't realise? My life has been a LOT of that right now. And it's rude to just be straight up and say "when you were in a similar situation I listened to you for hours/gave material help/dedicated my time to you and all you can offer me in return is more stories about yourself" but I do feel like all that happens is I give a LOT and then what goes around does not come around. I'm not trying to imply I'm a super nice or generous person but I feel like I'm sort of owed more sympathy considering the amount I give. Let alone how many people I have spent a great deal of money on when they did not need it and now they have mysteriously vanished when I need help haha. Not that I would ever say this to these people but just privately it stings. I'm gonna have to start selling all my stuff and those around me are just like. Well you do that! Reminds me of how hard it is paying HECs LOL!

[monstrouslyobsessed]

so sorry this is super belated, been having some health problems I'm too scared to make a doctor's appointment for....ahaha...o dear, so that + depression + not liking my writing + a baby whiskered furry bastard = no motivation to...write anything. :( what a fun start to 2023~

gonna try and make a couple easy hc / concept posts this week, so fingers crossed!

anyway, i have some asks to answer<3

cw: some implications of breeding, mentions of sex workers/brothels, beastfolks

happy new year <3 --anonymous

hope you had a good one too, love!

(not a request) thoughts about a yandere! mummy or even yandere! Egyptian gods? --anonymous

i have a couple of old ideas on anubis if he'd count? never posted them tho. i also did a concept on him too! clickie here

i completely forgot i did him!!! thanks for the reminder <3 that said, depends on how the mummy would've looked like lol they're really just glorified zombies, no? I'm not a fan of...rotting monsters, but I'm not against writing them either, really just depends!

i absolutely love love the idea of the beastfolk having brothels filled with humans, do you have any more ideas about that? --anonymous

ye, i have a couple where there are 'permanent' resident workers but are virtually untouchable because the owner of the brothel liked them too much to sell them out from their business but had no qualms about seeing them being...used, so to say. def will get messy if a patron (attempts to) claim them though.

and there are other ideas on where there are brothels for breeder workers (both human and beastfolk workers, actually) too iirc. i have several more as well, but it had been a while since i thought about my beastfolk au so they're vague to me atm. feel free to send more asks in about it (and go specific if you want!), i'll probably clear my inbox again and open it for hc / concept in a bit later today or tmw.

im obsessed w ur writing, esp the beastfolks jelp- -- @josuke8

and i love you too darling <3

i really do appreciate yall for sticking around in my long absence. i know it's probably frustrating that i haven't posted any content in a while.

i'm very sorry about that. been some heck of a year for me, some up and quite a bit of down, but i won't spare any excuse to explain it all. again, i just want yall to know that i love each and every one of you and i am very thankful that you're here to consume my content. even if you're a silent reader and lurker, i love you.<3

(except porn bots. i don't appreciate getting them.)

hopefully this year!!! i'll do better! if not, then please hold my ass hostage and put me above the alligator pit, yea?<3

[growingupautie]

StoryTime: All That and a Bag of...

At my previous job, I and a coworker or two would often grab lunch at a local restaurant. Usually, it was just me and one other guy thought. Sometimes we'd go to the pizza place. Sometimes the Chinese place down the street. There were a few good spots but we went to them all the time so they got pretty boring. Isn't it funny how when you finally have access to almost any food, you end up feeling like nothing sounds good and taking it for granted?

One day, most of my coworkers were busy, and my go-to guy told me he had errands to run. I drove by the Chinese place we usually go to and parked my car. But as I got out, I saw the Subway next to it and decided that since nobody ever wanted to go there, I would do that instead. I closed my car door and felt someone watching behind me. It felt like they were ready to make their move and ambush me with something but there was a distinct lack of a feeling of ill-intent.

I started to rush off toward the entrance as I hear from the watcher behind me "HEY! Hey man! Can you uh...I don't get paid for two weeks and I just started a new job...Can you buy me lunch and I'll pay you back?" I look back and see an older man in his late 30's sitting in his beat-up work truck wearing a neon work vest frantically awaiting my answer. "Uh..." I said, not really wanting to interact with anyone that day but feeling like I was long overdue for a good deed. "Sure, man...Come on."

He said "Are you serious?! Thank you. Oh, God. Thank you. God Bless you." and he leaped out of his truck, and threw the door shut running toward me. He held the door open for me and said "I'll pay you back. I promise." When I do things like this for people, I don't really want to be paid back and as I told him, it "wouldn't be much of a good deed if I did." He thanked me with an oddly frantic nature and seemed to almost get teary-eyed.

I thought to myself about how rare kindness must be to him if that small amount elicited that response. Then I realized that it most certainly was to me, and that's about the same amount of kindness it would take to move me as well. "I haven't eaten in a few days..." he told me. "I just started this new job, and I'm in a bad way until I get paid." He added. As his words hit me I said with a somewhat heavier heart. "Well, you're eating today, man. Get whatever you want.

The person in line ahead of us turned around and mean mugged him, and looked at me as if to say I was being scammed. That the guy was just in it for a free meal. Honestly, He could've been right in that moment for all I knew. But the truth is, I didn't care. I'd rather it be a free food scam than any other type because it's still a good deed done in the name of goodness.

But at the same time, I felt like this guy was either legitimate or extremely exaggerating his actions to seem that way. Either way, I didn't care. And because of that, the joke would be on him if he was lying. He ordered a 6-inch sandwich, and I told him to make it a foot long if he hadn't eaten in so long. He almost broke down again but snapped out of it, and changed his order.

He added chips and a drink to it, but only after I insisted. Further taking away the idea that this was all a scam to get free food. He picked his sandwich and drink up and looked like he was ready to walk out. "Do you mind if I eat with you?" he asked me. I was taken aback. Most of the time when I had bought someone lunch over the years they either doubled their order, left as soon as it was ready, or both. "Uh...Yeah, man. Sure." I told him.

We went and sat down and he thanked me again frantically for the food. Then he pulled the sandwich out and started literally scarfing it down in front of me. And I mean scarfing. And for a brief moment, I thought to myself "Who eats like that?" until it clicked in my head that only someone who hadn't eaten a meal in a long time would... I immediately felt horrible. "How long has it been?" I asked. "Um...Been a few days. Maybe Saturday?" It was Tuesday.

"I'm sorry, my brother. I didn't realize how bad it was." I told him as tears burned in my eyes burning my nostrils as I was overcome with emotion. He told me he understood, and I did more than anyone else did for him. I explained my stance on doing the good for the good and he told me again he would pay me back. "No, my brother. I never expected you to. That's the whole point. His eyes welled up more than they had before as he kept eating.

"My wife left us..." he said. "us?" I asked seeing what I was assuming was his wedding ring on his necklace and worrying about his answer. "Yeah, me and my little boy. She left us, and went to Louisiana." (I believe) he told me. "She took almost everything with her leaving me broke, and without any way to provide for my son." He took another bite and continued. "I just started this job, and it pays good. But I ain't gonna see a dime until next Thursday."

I asked him when the last time his son ate was, and he told me he had been going without so he could feed his son. I believe he said he could only afford ramen and hot dog weiners and was making his son that. I had always wanted to be a dad and I didn't really have the best examples growing up. At that time I was questioning ability to be a father.

Kandace and I were either planning to or trying to conceive, at the time and all I could think was being in a situation where I couldn't afford to take care of my son and what that must be doing to him. Much less foregoing food for himself to do what little he could. Thinking about it now as a father makes the emotion so much worse but at that moment it nearly broke my heart.

He didn't ask me for money. He told me he was going to find a way to get some groceries. That he didn't have anything to sell, but he would find a way. He nearly finished his entire sandwich by that time, and I asked why he was eating so quickly. He told me he had spent 30 minutes of his 60-minute lunch break asking people outside to buy him lunch so he didn't black out at work with no food.

In that moment...I had had enough. I wasn't going to put up with a situation like that that I had the power to change. I packed the rest of my sandwich up to take to work and said. "My brother. I know you don't have much time left but can you follow me to the Grocery store real quick?" He said "uh..sure" unsure of why I would ask him that. He followed me over to the ATM directly inside and upon realizing where we were said "I...No, my brother. You've already helped me enough."

"My brother..." I told him. "I don't trust these humans out here to help you, and I'm not going to let a hard-working single father and his son starve. It's just not going to happen." He started actually crying at that point and I did all I could not to do the same. I pulled out what I could afford to give him.

The number is not important, and I can't remember anyway, but it's not as much as I wanted to give him. I told him that I hoped what I gave him would get him through to payday and he hugged me (After asking.) I told him they would be ok and that we was an amazing father to sacrifice for his son like he had. The kind of father many kids unfortunately never had. I knew he needed to hear that and I'm glad I said it.

He kept trying to tell me he wanted to pay me back. And in the end, I finally told him how he could. "When you are on your feet and can afford to. Find someone who needs help like you did, and help them." I said. "That's what I'm doing now, and that's why I'm doing it. I continued.

As an Autistic adult, I came from a place where nobody would hire me, and no matter what I tried to make money, I fell flat on my face. I have been plagued with bad luck most of my life and have often felt cursed, so when I finally get on my feet and out of the bad times and see someone struggling to do the same just like I did, my first thought isn't to judge them or tell them to pull themselves up. It's to help them up.

He was a single dad with a new job trying to do right by his son. He was pulling himself up. But he needed help. Sometimes when people help themselves up, they still need a hand. And in a world of apathetic "not my problem" attitudes. Be that hand. Be that hand in spite of the judgmental onlookers, and naysayers. Yes. Guard yourself against being used, and abused but do what you can afford to do to help make their world, and by extension the rest of the world a better place.

And wherever you are, my brother, if you are by some random happenstance reading this. I hope you and yours are as well as me and mine. Thank you for being a shining example of fatherhood in a time where I was questioning my ability to be one.

-Nathan Alan McConnell

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