#I got a budget to follow

[suicidalgamergirl]

Somebody’s Told Me

Finally getting to names. Typed most of it on my phone. I have bad addictions.

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Curiously, the vampire looked at her. He can sense the blood flow, coursing through her veins. Quite a delicious treat. She looked flustered and…

Sad.

Her cheeks were flushed.

“Perhaps we should get to know each other?” he asked, looking at her.

The minute she heard that, he noticed her short breaths and her trying to calm herself down. She is quite the peculiar treasure.

Crap. Think, if he knows her real name…he can control her. This was even worse than staying in a loveless relationship for five years.

Then again, this was the first person of the opposite sex that actually acknowledges her.

A vampire out of all things.

“Oh darling,” he continued, “don’t be so coy. Regardless of the venom, you seemed to enjoy my bite on your soft tender neck.”

That did it. Her face was completely red, head feeling dizzy due to the rush of blood to her head. He seemed to enjoy toying with his prey. Just use the right words and she’ll fall into place.

Unlike ungrateful Tav.

“I-I….I” she stated while looking nervous, “I need an adult!!!”

Appearing closer to her and cupping her flustered face, he forced her to look into his crimson eyes.

“But we are both adults here,” he replied calmly to her, “you don’t need to hide anything from me. So tell me your name, darling.”

His sweet words were making her feel weak. She wasn’t showing herself to feel excited. Could being touch starved for decades be the reason why she’s acting like this? Sure, the aphrodisiac didn’t make her want to lust for the vampire. His hands were cool to her face. They were warming up with her flustered blood flow in her cheeks.

Why can’t she just give in? You have no relationship with a cheating boyfriend and no family that even supported your decisions anyways. A fucken vampire is into you because your blood tastes great to them.

She felt defeated. She just had to tell everything. Maybe it’ll save her life.

“The name is Vanessa,” she said, “Ness for short.”

“Now that wasn’t too hard?” he cooed, “since I know the name of such a beauty in front of me, you should know who I am.”

Beauty? That caused her cheeks to be red with embarrassment. He enjoyed the blood flow. Was she dreaming? Goddamn that vampire.

As he let go of her face, he placed a hand on his chest to properly introduce himself to her.

“My name is Astarion Ancunin,” he began, “the one and only Vampire Ascendant that you’ll ever meet.”

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Goddamn, I don’t know where this story is going. Help plz. Need help.

-V

[sevenines]

i saw this tweet and found it interesting for two reasons. one is that some people base how good cartoon network would be to toh by how it treated su, and despite the fact that su’s treatment by the network was considered poor at the time, now its thought to be exceptionally good in comparison to modern shows.

two is how exactly su got impacted by a limited budget. a common criticism is how characters like connie, peridot, and lapis are left out of missions. but balancing a lot of characters is not only hard but also costly (extra animation, extra voices—it’s been revealed that the show is limited to a set number of characters per episode otherwise they’re over budget). animation mistakes are not uncommon since retakes cost extra. the entire reason the original show got cut short was due to loss of funding!

[lovesodeepandwideandwell]

Besties give me a diplomatic phrasing to communicate "if I leave for the evening and tell you roughly when I'll be back and text 20 minutes before I'm home on your request, please be done having screaming sex by the time I'm home"

[tangledinink]

Wait wait wait

You do witchcraft???

That's so cool! I had no idea there were other witches in the TMNT fandom!!!

What kind of witchcraft do you practice?? Personally, I deal mostly with divination, but I'd love to hear more about other people's crafts!

I do! ^^ Though admittedly my practice has been a little bit dormant as of late because I sort of fell out of habit after An Event which was a Bit Disruptive to My Life lol. But I guess I kind of dabble in a bit of everything? I dunno if I could pin myself down to just one kind of practice yet, I still sort of consider myself a Baby Witch. But I really like making little spelljars and casting candle spells and things of the like, and I've been trying to learn tarot for a while now! I also really like making and drawing sigils... For a while part of the joy for me has been just Learning New Things.

^ ft. gecko enclosure and tail lol. BoS and altar not pictured.

[ethosiab]

If anything there might be a rule put in next session where everyone gets 1 life back cause it feels bad especially for those who died because of the snails water breathing mechanic

yeah, my only worry is that... the mechanic was put there on purpose? so it feels a bit iffy that they'd retcon something like that. I understand that the snails not swimming/going through water to follow the players could definitely have been some sort of mistake with the pathfinding ai, but the drowning mechanic wasn't the sort of thing that could happen on accident lol

[yellowloid]

only way i'm accepting the apology video that's no doubt going to come from watcher in the next few days is if ryan and shane decide to throw steven out altogether

[inhiswill]

Imma be real guys I enjoy terrible writing on tv shows and some movies but this is losing me

[hollyhomburg]

Where do you shop for your clothes? Are there any particular brands you look out for?

OH SO- this is kinda gonna be a frustrating answer.

i shop almost exclusively at this re-sale/second chance/excess store that puts together the unsold clothing from places like free-people and anthropology and the indy brands that they carry. It's INCREDIBLY local to my stretch of the woods- it's called retail 101 in naugatuck connecticut. i got a 350$ dress new with tags for 30$ and that was the most expensive clothing item listed in the store. it's definitely worthwhile to make the drive. it's about an hour for me, at least two if you're in nyc.

shopping there helps me feel better about getting clothes- because they're generally a lot bit better quality than like h and m or primark (which is what i can reasonably afford). it's also not directly supporting like- all those big businesses and keeps unsold clothes out of the landfill ect. It's helped me get some very very nice clothing for very cheap. it's a very overstimulating experience because it's basically just a football field sized warehouse filled with clothing.

i greatly recommend it if you're overly small or overly large because their greatest selection is in the Xs and Xl range like- I think i saw a size 14 jeans that were originally 400$ on sale for 14$ so- if you're more middle sized it definitely requires some hunting.

but tbh i also hit up the target clearance section for most of my jeans because they have really reasonable sales. i got my favorite pair of ripped jeans there for 6.50$. Target just for some reason happens to fit me pretty reliably- which is honestly rare because i have a 28 inch waist but a 40 inch booty.

[spacedlexi]

is anybody else out there still creating twdg fanworks 😭📢 where is everyone please dont say reddit i cant go back there

[not-poignant]

Hi Pia :) Does the Gary and Efnisien tier in Ream give access to Underline the Blue chapters 5 to 8? Thank you, I love your writing! <3

Hello anon!

Here's what you get on Ream in terms of specific stories depending on the tiers! (the tl;dr is YES you absolutely do, but I'll put it out in a lil more detail for you):

Following (Free):

This will give you access to all public posts, and is completely free. It's like a 'newsletter/news' tier.

Mallory & Mount ($3):

This is like the 'tip jar' tier. Nothing specific happens here except for access to public posts and the occasional poll. And my eternal gratitude.

Mosk & Eran ($5.00):

This introduces chapter commentaries! (x2 a month) And poll access.

Augus & Gwyn ($9.00):

This is chapter commentaries, as well as the majority of early access chapters, which include Underline the Blue, Underline the Red and Underline the Gold, as well as The Nascent Diplomat. It includes these for ALL previous months, and not just the current month/s you signed up for. Access to a special Discord channel (you must tell me your username on the Discord, it's not automated).

Gary & Efnisien ($17):

This is chapter commentaries, as well as the majority of early access chapters, which include Underline the Blue, Underline the Red and Underline the Gold, as well as The Nascent Diplomat.

It now also includes Constellations, and likely Vexteria and Mallory & Mount early access too!

It includes the Game Theory edits, and any new scenes I add, so you can all see in real time how (slowly) I am altering this story and keeping it faithful at the same time. It includes these for ALL previous months, and not just the current month/s you signed up for. (you must tell me your username on the Discord, it's not automated).

Vexteria & Evan ($44)

ALL previous rewards from the earlier tiers, but starting around November-December will also include merch about once every 4-6 months. These will include things like notebooks, stickers, tote bags, magnets, diaries and more (it will change depending), and each will be themed to certain characters. The first one going out this year will be Augus and Gwyn. But people will need to be on that tier for at least 3 consecutive months before I'll start sending the first package, due to shipping and well, merch costs, lol.

~

Note: The prices are more expensive on Ream because a) you are only charged once a month there, b) it's been 10 years since I set my prices and a slightly higher price range adjusts for a decade of inflation.

Also: Highly recommend the Following tier to folks! You'll still get notifications, but I'm thinking about transitioning my newsletter here. I might also put daily excerpts here too, though it will be a mirror to my Patreon (and maybe my Tumblr), I'm really enjoying all the extra options I get there!

If you have any more questions I'm always here to help! A huge benefit to Ream is simply that they're not being as ridiculous as Patreon right now who is blocking a lot of folks from signing them up, or kicking them from a subscription, also it allows explicit taboo/problematic content like noncon etc. and wants to make a safe space for it, almost similar to AO3 in nature, but for commercial writers.

And frankly that's something I really want to support!

[strayteezsimp]

Thank you guys for 100 followers!! 😭❤️ all of you are so great 🥺❤️

[floraleevee]

The international carnivorous plant society is having their meeting in Austria this year and I want to go so bad 🥲 I’ve been wanting to do a solo euro trip for years and this would coincide with my main interest. It could also be a great way to network with botany/ecology professors in Europe since I’ve all but decided that, should I do a phd, it’ll be in a program abroad.

But on the other hand, I dislike a large portion of the carnivorous plant community that’s super active on social media. At least, those here in the u.s. I don’t want it to just be a bunch of assholes who promote unsustainable practices (if I read someone say “seed grown is ALWAYS better than tissue culture” one more time, the muscles holding my eyeballs in place might rip from how hard I’m rolling them) and have price gouged the market the past 4 years. I want it to be an academic conference, but I’m worried it won’t be that.

Also. Money. I’m hoping to move into a new position by then that’ll pay better, but spending that much money on a holiday seems so irresponsible.

[panvani]

On one hand I don't want to say there's a definitive reason VnC went on hiatus for so long but I strongly strongly doubt it's due to it losing funding

[knightofleo]

Awww ¡me alegraste la noche!

Hace muchos años borré mi blog por algunos problemitas y perdí todos mis seguidos. Entonces estuve buscando mucho tiempo tu blog, porque ¡me encantaba! Y recordaba que era Knight... Pero más nada, y ahora te encuentro luego de tantos años. 🥺🥺

I don't speak spanish/portugese so I had to google translate this, but I'm glad you found your way back! If I understood that right. Hope you're doing well!

[mejomonster]

Another small detail I really like about Justice in the Dark?

Sets. (Yeah I know still not shutting up lol)

I like how much green they attempt to put in the city shots when characters are outside. I'm guessing some sets are fake like the mansion and police station exterior I imagine are at least partly cgi, maybe parts or whole chunks of skyscraper buildings I'm not sure. But greens are often around Luo and in a lot of nice scenes with him and Fei they're near plants outside, trees, bushes, despite it being a city that may not necessarily always be lush with plants. The greens outdoors also help contrast to the dark lifeless mansion except the bouquet fei du brings in, the tech cold police station that's warmer cause it has more people and more down to earth (mostly) furniture and tech and light comes in bright, compared to fei dus mansion which is untouchable rich (alien to us) and dark and filled with shadows. The vegetation in some scenes outside helps make it look like a distinct 3rd "identifiable" location as a whole, these open spaces where fei and Luo connect emotionally or because of life much easier (fei du as a child outside and Luo standing there trying to save him, them at the bench at end of ep 4 having a heavy talk, under the umbrella).

While so far not many sets stand out to me besides mansion, station, and Luos home. I do notice the visuals like to "categorize" areas visually. If I were going to give the visuals person a lot of credit (but idk how much this is intentional or how many people succeeded at this), it reminds me of how the book opens describing the city like a character in itself. The built up tech portion (which we visually got in ep 3 and 4 with the flashing entertainment lights and sleek prostitution club and built up area around it as clearly a specific Zone), the run down poor portion that land developers want (established early in ep 1 with light beiges nd greys and a very Good establishing shot of that part of rhe city from up high showing how much Shorter and older and close together the buildings are compared to the other high up visual shot we got of the city at night lit up with high tech looking skyscrapers). We got the business district visually in ep 4 with the old woman on the roof, the clean high tech look but less flashing lights and dark colorful mood lighting. It's easy to tell based on visuals what Portion of the city they're in. And it reminds me a lot of how the city is almost it's own character with its own distinct portions in the book.

I also again am just internally grateful whoevers doing cgi is doing better than Guardian did. You all remember that 1990s looking cgi city scape establishing shot in guardian right lol (which was So bad it charmed me but in a very different way).

[protectcosette]

do you ever start a new job and have a new pay cycle and you think you should have been paid by now but there is a Mistake