#I honestly have no idea how our DM manages it. they’re a first time DM and there’s 8 people in the party

[show-stoppin-enby]

Had the wildest D&D session today!!! Here’s some of the batshit stuff that happened, with as much context as I feel like adding:

- Pre-session, I brought some weird off-brand Oreoes from Home Bargains called U KNOW ME. Everyone else hated them, and I feel they really set the tone for the day.

- Our party is mostly a group of travelling orphans, we know each other from growing up in the same orphanage. Our human fighter is hired muscle, our tabaxi ranger is a spy(?) from a kingdom we visited, and our tiefling warlock is just sort of there, I think a long time friend? There are 8 of us in the party, I have no idea how our DM manages.

- The party fought slightly more powerful clones of ourselves, created/ summoned (?) by a necromancer. This combat started last session, so we started today mid-combat.

- The human fighter, and only straight player in the group, had to engage his clone in an extended makeout sesh so he wouldn’t decimate the party

- The tiefling warlock got wine drunk with her clone, during combat

- I (Pjon the halfling bard) (the P is silent) did possibly the best thing I’ve ever done, both in game and out. We were in a quite painful slappy fight with Dissonant Whispers, which I was losing, so I kissed my clone, distracting zir from the gun I drew, shooting zir in the head at point blank range (we visited a cowboy town and all got guns and hats). Our DM, as a bit of fun, decided to add the rogue’s sneak attack damage of 5d6 to the shot (which was 2d8+3 by itself). When they saw that I had nearly, but not quite, killed my clone with this move, they said “fuck it, you get another attack”. I will be riding this high for weeks.

- We tracked the necromancer down to a swamp, guarded by loads of undead. Our tiefling warlock casts purify water on the swamp, thus making the swamp holy and extremely corrosive to undead. Screams are heard.

- Our undead friend, Gregothy IV, stays safe by riding the giant boat I keep pulling from my bag of tricks. The boar can do the Macarena. This is how we befriended Gregothy initially.

- We rolled, placing ourselves on the Slut Scale. This was completely irrelevant to what we were doing.

- Despite doing my best to fill the Horny Bard stereotype, I have given up after being consistently out-hornied by the tiefling warlock. My +2 modifier to Slut, which is a class feat, still only left me with a total of 12.

- We killed the necromancer in less than a round. I suppose wizards aren’t known for their HP.

- it’s worth noting, the main reason we chased this guy down after he ran away and left us with the clones was because he kidnapped the adopted son of the fighter and the warlock (they co-parent). The son’s name is Strudel, he is a Horrible Little Flesh Boy, he was the warlock’s pet stirge that was turned into a real boy because of some god shit (I think the fighter multiclassed in warlock and sold his soul to the tiefling’s patron? And when he killed a guy the human-ness was transferred to Strudel? Idk, I couldn’t make it that week so idk the details)

- The necromancer had control of a town entirely populated with undead. Now that he’s dead, the town is ours. Gregothy IV is elected leader, and is now Gregothy I, as he is the monarch and we are now parliament

- We somehow turned D&D into a game of politics and rollercoaster tycoon, as our business model for this town is to turn it in to a tourist spot and/or theme park. God help our DM next week.

- The theme park will be called Deadpool Pleasure Beach, in honour of the holy swamp which we used to dispose of all the undead no-longer-animated corpses. Rides include The Boomerang, which has a 180° angle, and an as-yet-unnamed ride that has 17 inversions with only a lap bar as restraints

- Half the party went along with the plan because theme parks are awesome, the other half went along with it to make money from the business end. The fighter and the rogue both have stocks in a genasi circus we ran into a while back, which they have made a fair amount of money off.

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[woozi]

Um this might be annoying but your descriptions on that mutuals as svt members was so wholesome! So I thought if you could name your mutuals and say what you like abt them? Your favorite thing about them kinda? Idk I thought it was cute but you don't have to do it if you don't want to ! 💚💚💚

i went through my following list and i think these are all of my carat mutuals/friends <3 i only included those who i'm mutuals with here on this blog, but with that in mind i hope i included the right people/and all of you! if not, i may have gotten confused with your main and sideblogs. :/ i divided this into 4 sections (because that's how i think of them in my head, lol). so, without further ado, here they are in the order of my following list (from the most recent):

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@leechaerok (mirelle) - mi!! i love how you are always striving to be positive and that this is something you share and extend to other people! you literally remind me of sunshine and i hope that only good things are coming ur way. ily!!

@ohoshi (cora) - cora my naughty (IN A PLAYFUL WAY) friend <3 cora's really fun to talk to and she keeps you on your toes. idk why i didn't follow her earlier (i didnt know i wasn't following her jsdjkdsjsdk). extremely talented!! also love the upbeat vibe.

@soonyoungs (cara) - same with cora, i've been seeing cara around but never got to interact with her until recently! i love how versatile cara is and how she always always always appreciates even the little things. 10/10 would let her visit my home again <3

@wrongnanab (aya) - i get mom/older sister friend vibes from aya and i think it suits her a lot. she’s also not afraid of reaching out and i love that sm about her!! i relate to her a lot and i love how she’s always there.

@junhaoshua (e) - something interesting always comes up every time i speak to e! i also love her initiative and how well she manages her time. she’s really passionate about the things she likes and i love how she can get people to be interested in them too!

@choibeomgyus (kale) - kale has excellent taste! i love her aes so much. <3 her work is particularly right up my alley and i just love how clean looking they are. kale’s also such a sweet friend, and she’s not shy about showing affection. i love her sm!!

@dokyom (izy) - izy’s one of the first carats i first followed when i got into caratblr and i’m so glad to have made that decision! her work always wows me and although we haven’t talked much, she’s one of the people i always look out for in here.

@seohoshi (nele) - nele, my mutual at heart. <3 the way we became mutuals is so funny and memorable to me, and i can’t say that about most people! i really like the way nele presents herself as well. she can have fun while still being collected, which i find really interesting. i think she’s someone who brings stability, but i can’t really explain why i get that from her. <3

@art-hao (carrie) - goddess on earth. so elegant. a literal virgo. i love how carrie doesn’t want to be too invested in one single thing. that being said, she’s multitalented, yet is skilled in each of the fields she’s venturing in. she also speaks what’s on her mind, and i admire that a lot. what can’t this woman do :/  

@svtreasure (kate) - kate is one of the first people i got to talk to here on caratblr! and although she’s not on here that much, i always look forward to seeing her. i feel like i have to protect her like a younger sibling <3

@uriboogyu (lee) - lee definitely has feisty younger sibling vibes which i think is so cute! like carrie and e, she’s not afraid of saying what’s on her mind. lee is also such a go-getter! the future is very bright for this one <3

@smallkore (kore) - i remember first talking to kore after she tagged all 3 of my active blogs in one post, and i thought it was kind of funny <3 kore is super talented and entertaining! i also think she’s super interesting, and i love her strange picture collection. <3

@rq-s (katrina) - katrina is also one of the first few people who i interacted with here on caratblr! she is so supportive and always has a nice word for everyone. even though she isn’t here much, i always like seeing her around <3

@boosbin (isa) - iconic. legend. will kick your ass. my beloved <3 isa is SUPER talented and she never fails to amaze me. she’s also very relatable and is super fun to talk to! idk i’m just really fond of isa lol

@dk-s (zay) - i love zay’s sense of style and her overall aesthetic! she also is really smart and gets really invested in her interests. i love her dedication and initiative!

@scoupsy (dreamy) - dreamy and i haven’t really talked much aside from interactions here and there, but she’s someone i really admire. i love how she doesn’t take anyone’s shit and knows what she wants. she’s really skilled in her areas of interest and takes pride in her excellent work. love that about her!! 

@julyprince (madison) - i was really shocked when madison followed me back because i love her work so much! i love how she is so consistent and dedicated (honestly, the constant 9 sets say it all <3). she’s intimidating at first, but she is actually so nice and likes reaching out!

@xuseokgyu (belle) - one of my treasured moots. belle is literally the seok to my soon. <3 she doesn’t know it, but i was kind of shy during my earlier days in caratblr, and she encouraged me to be myself just because she was always reaching out to me. i see belle as someone who really nurtures and is just a reliable older sister for me!

@haniehae (anna) - also one of my favorites <3 anna doesn’t really need too much words but u can always feel the love from her by her little tags here and there. she’s also super supportive and very appreciative of the little things! anna is such a cute person to have around. i lalso love how much work she puts into caratblr. also an amazing dancer oh my god???????

@jaemtens (kevin) - like dreamy, kevin and i haven’t really talked much, but i always love seeing him on the dash! one of the people i admire. it absolutely blows my mind how he has a phd (about to have one? :D) and that he’s still somehow able to make gifs (BEAUTIFULLY!) consistently. love that dedication, wish that were me!!

@tearsofsyrup (vi) - vi thinking of me and tagging me on cute stuff really just makes me feel so :’>. i love how easygoing vi is and i just feel light whenever we interact!!

@soonhoonsol (chey) - everyone’s bestie!! chey literally is the go-to person on caratblr. idk how she manages to do it but she’s always so nice to everyone and really does go out of her way to make everyone feel comfortable! chey has a special place in my heart, and my stay in caratblr wouldn’t be the same without her. <3

@iiasha (emily) - you all don’t understand how much i LOVE emily. i can’t even explain why i love her i just do. she’s also one of the first people i followed when i came on caratblr and i’m so glad to have met her here on our own personal hellsite. emily’s the perfect balance of smart, cool, and funny (this sentence sounds lame as fuck but idk how else to put it)! i appreciate how much she likes her job and that’s something i hope to also imitate! i’ve said it before but i also really love how generous she is. emily also made my stay here on caratblr very enjoyable and i always love reading her text posts <3 i think tumblr junation would nearly die without her so go thank her rn. (she also spotted me turning full dinonara without me even noticing that i am one so. <3 /mwah/)

@coupsnim (izzie) - izzie gives me calm artsy vibes.  her work is always stunning omg. queen of red lips (and i think it’s so fitting bc it suits cheol the best imo???). ALSO love how much she loves cheol!! izzie’s just a sweetheart. <3 would also support ur 0 note posts, lol.

@kyeomshine (lyns) - lyns coloring queen <3 i looove how clean and cohesive her work always is! she’s also one of the people who encouraged me to stay here on caratblr (although she doesn’t know it!!). and though we don’t see lyns as much nowadays, i still think of her as the resident dk fan <3 one of the memorable people for me.

@heartgyus (rhys) - my sister (dISGUSTANG!!). my enemy. THE mutual to have homoerotic subtext with. rhys is actually my closest friend on caratblr. she’s multitalented, almost all-knowing, and has prettie vibes. i’m not elaborating anymore from here on out because i just know she’s gonna be a little devil about it on the dms. 🙄

@hanwooz (kellie & christine) - one of my absolute favorite blogs! i think of them as one of the constants of caratblr. i absolutely love their posts sm and just enjoy when they’re around!! (and how do ur gifs always look good omg tell me ur secrets pls <3)

@7ww​ (yasmin) - one of my favorite (if not my favorite) gfx maker!! i love how you can immediately tell something is from her because of their trademark look. we haven’t talked yet, but she’s one of my favorite carats!

@mngys​ (sofi) - coolest person in the world. idk why we’re even mutuals i don’t deserve this <3 sofi always has the coolest ideas and i look up to her sm!! i’ve also seen her from the birdie community before i got into caratblr so i’ve been following her for quite some time now, but we became mutuals here!

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@vixenjun​ (kaya) - another one of my beloveds <3 i always say kaya is funnie and sexie but she really is, and those are always the first words i think of when i’m reminded of her. one of my absolute favorites. a bestie that's close to my heart. <3

@tiddie​ (deniz) - i don’t see deniz posting much about svt anymore, but deniz is one of my first carat moots (i followed aes carats first). this one really witnessed my jeonghan downfall. :/ so funny. is a great friend!!

@bwaldorf (ramasha) - A SWEETHEART!! ramasha and i don’t talk much anymore but when i think of her i only am reminded of good things. i rmb how much she supported my weird posts back then <3 also iconic aes hello???? 

@vernons (oona) - oona and i are literally just vibing here <3 i actually met her from the aes side of tumblr before i got into caratblr (like deniz) and discovered that she’s also a carat! i really like oona’s presence and i just feel like she’s someone i want to protect. <3 also makes amazing pastries. she’s also so pretty!!!!! (i really like ur hair sm i think i’ve said this before lol) a cute friend. would send u things saying ‘this reminded me of u’, and i’d get heart attacks from it jsdjdjksd

@oldbooks (fawn) - my frog friend. i think it’s so cute that fawn shares this agenda with hao <3 also unexpectedly tags you on things and leaves cute little notes/tags that makes me want to :’). sophisticated taste!! also really friendly. ily!!

@scoups (hani) - hani is so friendly and takes really good care of her friends!! i was intimidated of her at first, but learnt that she’s an absolute sweetheart. i love how she’s also giving us sm svt content when she’s around! hani’s a supportive friend that you’ll always find yourself looking for. 

@snwo (joy) - refined taste. funny text post advocate. i love joy’s vibe sm!! i first got to know her when she had a hao url and i was super intimidated of her. now she’s one of my absolute besties! aside from her impeccable taste, she’s also such a great friend. this one always has ur back. ily ms joy <3

@sataemism (sof) - sof literally the funniest person in the world!! i’m always happy to see her and she brings me so much joy. very lowkey chaotic vibe (the taemin and hoshi urls speak a lot abt this lol), and just a very fun person overall!!

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@flowerbeom (kat) - kat, like the rest of those in this category, is someone i’ve been following for a while now as i came back to tumblr because of got7. kat and i haven’t really talked much but always interact with rb/s and likes and i love that JSDJSDKJDSJ that being said kat’s tags are always so enjoyable to read. + it’s so funny as well that when we actually got to talking we didn’t realize we had a lot in common! a very generous friend. gave me a yugyeom pc even though i’m literally from another continent. 😭

@tuanzie (joanna) - content queen. i looove how joanna’s work has a trademark look to them! they’re always so gorgeous and smooth-looking. i love how joanna’s able to speak her mind and would not take shit from people. i see her as someone brave, but not too out there! also someone you can rely on to put reposters on hit lists mwah<3

@gotseventeens (belle) - my name twin <3 belle is actually one of the people/reasons why i got into svt and i’m eternally grateful to her for that!! we’ve been talking since i first became a birdie but somehow we both have 0 recollections of our conversations JSDJDKSJKSDJ tumblr wouldn’t be as fun for me if belle weren’t around ngl. i love how she seems to be mature yet you’re also up for a wild ride with her!! she’s my own personal wonu <3

@secndlife (karoline) - i’ve also been following karoline since i was a birdie, but we only became mutuals here! i love her writing so much and i enjoy seeing her lose her mind over hoshi (mood <3)

@defgyus (val) - i often associate belle with val and i think they have a lot of similarities!! val also gives me the mature yet fun vibe. i think val’s so successful and i admire her a lot!! i love her work sm and just love how she interacts with people. very warm and homey!!

more carat moots i haven't really talked to but enjoy seeing on the dash

@emailclub (emily), @kyeomblr (maddie), @joshuahong (bea), @delicatecy (deli), @mintyseoks, @syuperseventeen (nat), @haol (mali), @svtclub (hannah), @cutiejoshi (siri), @chanswu (mandy), @jeonghannie (myrena), @squishy-woozi (kris), @wonwooo (hiba), @rameniji (rain), @cafevernon (ish), @hoshluv, @minghyu (nicole), @mingyiu (katya), @yeol (tat), @dearkyeom (kristy), @seokgyus (kai), @bbaksu (akemi), @1adyluck (sushi), @shineesbag (gen)

[picnokinesis]

fic writer review

tagged by the wonderful @swinging-stars-from-satellites whoop!! Let’s go!

1. How many works do you have on Ao3?

Fourteen! It was thirteen until yesterday, which appealed to me a lot, but I decided that posting pirate!thoschei was worth changing that number hahaha

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count?

394,102

3. How many fandoms have you written for?

Technically five, because I’m not counting Avengers and MCU as two different fandoms hahaha. But they are: Doctor Who (2005), MCU, Stargate Universe, The Greatest Showman, and X-Men (comics) - the latter, though, wasn’t really for that fandom, because I was writing a TGS X-Men au hahaa

4. Top 5 fics by kudos?

Liminality , with 195 kudos - I am not surprised about this one, since it’s probably the most ‘readable’ of my fics, being a oneshot, not shippy, and also not being stupidly long haha!

Renegades in the Ring , with 144 kudos - I didn’t realise how much kudos this one got? I guess it helped that the fandom was very active when I first posted this. Alas, if only I had finished this one...I have a lot of nostalgia for the idea, but I don’t think I’ll ever return to it, simply because it would take about as much effort as campervan au is taking me right now. 

i need a place to hide (before the storm begins) , with 125 kudos - which I am genuinely SO happy about because ahh! This is my big project and to know that 125 people said ‘yes this is good’ is just...really really nice?? Especially when it’s such a niche, specific au.

Tropospheric Disturbance , with 125 kudos - honestly, I’m surprised this one has as many kudos as it does, since I regularly forget I even wrote it hah! It’s a weird one, because it’s not actually in my usual writing style, but I am very proud of it!

and they did live by watchfires , with 109 kudos - and I’m really really happy to see this one here, because I think this is probably the favourite thing of my own that I’ve written. 

5. Do you respond to comments? Why/why not?

YES absolutely!! I love comments so much, and I really love to ramble about my stories because I almost always have a LOT of thoughts hahaha

6. A fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

I mean, it’s probably a toss up between i need a place to hide (because I ended it on that twist/cliffhanger), Retrograde (which is another cliffhanger ending, leaving all the characters in a REALLY BAD situation), or maybe the new problem kid, you’ll taste all the salt in my lungs, because, uh, it basically ends with the Doctor saying ‘the person I was before this moment is dead’ HAHAHA. But, to be honest, I don’t know if I would call any of those endings VERY angsty? They’re more like ‘AHHH WHAT HAPPENS NEXT’ endings rather than angst. I don’t tend to write angsty endings because I love angst but I always prefer to end it on a hopeful note...otherwise it feels very unsatisfying for me to write, personally. 

7. Do you write crossovers?

Technically? I mean, I see Renegades as an au more than a crossover, because it’s merely set in the same universe as the X-Men comics, and the only crossover element is Nathaniel Essex being in it...and I never even wrote those scenes hahaha

8. Ever received hate on a fic?

Nah, people are wonderful!

9. Do you write smut?

Since I’m sex-repulsed, this is a hard no HAHA

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not as far as I know!

11. Ever had a fic translated?

I have not

12. Have you ever co-written a fic?

Me and @sunshinedaysforever have a collab-wip graveyard in our dms HAHA - but I am actually working on cowriting a fic with some other wonderful folks at the moment! I am. Supposed to have my part finished by the 6th. Hm. 

13. All time fav ship?

Right now, it’s thoschei/spydoc, but I wouldn’t necessarily say that’s my all time favourite, because my favourite changes a lot. I do have a HUGE amount of love for Clintasha and Rush/Young though! 

14. WIP you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

Hmmmmm, there’s a few. I mean, at the moment, I feel like The Grandfather Paradox will NEVER get finished, but I like to think that if I’m still into Doctor Who enough when I finally finish campervan, I might take a crack at it? Grandfather Paradox is more solid atm than some of my other wips...(see: deathless, disarmed). Oh, I know which one I almost certainly won’t finish - this one I came up with waaay back before In the Wind, which is set between O55 and Telsa, which is about telepathy and not listening to warnings from the past, amongst other things.

15. Writing strengths?

I’ve been informed that I’m really good at character voices, and I also think that I’m quite good at expanding characters we see very little of and fleshing them out a lot more. I’ve had to do that a lot for campervan and it’s been really good fun!

16. Writing weaknesses?

I think I can get kinda tangled in the emotional plot lines sometimes, and it makes everything get convoluted and messy and hard to follow? Also I’m not very good at...taking a good metaphor and expanding it? If that makes sense. I’m also actually kind of terrible at subtle, clever foreshadowing because half the time I don’t know what’s happening HAHAHAHAH but sometimes I do manage it!! I’m trying to do it in campervan at the moment. Also I. Can’t write short things HAHA. My characters always think and talk a LOT and sometimes that’s good, sometimes not so much

17. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in a fic?

I’m actually doing it currently in part 5 of campervan, since Gabriela and Jamila both speak portuguese (and I’m learning portuguese!)

18. First fandom you wrote for?

On ao3? Stargate Universe. On the internet? The Avengers. Ever? Uh. I honestly don’t know. I made up ocs based on two unicorns in the aftercredits sequence of a My Little Pony VHS tape, does that count?

19. What’s your fav fic you’ve written so far?

I mentioned it earlier, but I’m extremely proud of and emotionally attached to and they did live by watchfires

If anyone wants my ao3, it’s right over here!

And oh, who to tag!! No pressure, of course, but: @sunshinedaysforever @theplatinthehat @taardisblue @hetzi-art @krebkrebkreb @echo84 @theoreticalabsurdity @1-of-those-things @walker-lister @timelostdoctor and anyone else who wants to!

[mangozcat]

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆. lee donghyuck x fem!reader  𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐄. fluff 𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒. he hates summer. he has such a hatred for leaving his house, spending time in the burning hot sand and doing anything besides playing video games at home. that’s why, when you suddenly show the boy a piece of your mind about how he stole the corndog you ordered from the truck nearby, he slightly warms up to the idea of summer.

𝐃𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎. @marklyxxi​ nik my beautiful ray of sunshine!! I was gonna dedicate this to you even before we talked about it in our dm’s, to be honest. it’s been such a wonderful ride so far, and why not show that in a story? this story was honestly inspired by my original hatred for making mutuals (mainly because of drama on my previous blog) and how you came along and just made it disappear like k bro I see you. much love babe <3, and if you’re reading, I hope you enjoy!

𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑. he enjoyed the trips, liked the sun, but he hated the blistering heat and endless girls at the beach throwing themselves at him, and of course, he’d also just rather be inside. indoors had air conditioning and gaming setups. and what did outside have? some tumbleweeds, most likely. not like haechan left his house enough to know.

overall, summer had far more cons than pros, in his opinion.

that’s why, as he was forced to sit out in the sun, staring out at some ocean shore, he felt nothing but annoyance towards his friend. it wasn’t his choice to be at the beach, he was left with no other option when jeno threatened to take away his computer. after all, who would willingly go to some sand-filled land that always burned your feet, had potentially dangerous sea creatures washing up every day, and held very high risk of death by drowning.

yes, because some people do in fact sign up to be a lifeguard, only to stay on their phone the entire shift without a care in the world for that one swimmer struggling to stay above the water. or several, depending on what business days the ocean chose to show up for work.

“you should maybe stop glaring at the water as if it hurt you,” jeno said, an eyebrow raised as he glanced over at his friend. haechan only responded with a short, meaningless hum beneath his breath. rolling his eyes, jeno took a handful of sand and tossed it in the other’s direction, grinning maliciously.

he merely narrowed his eyes, not amused at jeno’s antics. turning back towards the tide, he muttered under his breath about how gaming would be far more eventful than staring at the ocean mindlessly. to which jeno replied with a curt, “then stop staring at the ocean and be productive, you fucking dumbass.”

haechan was, yet again, not amused.

“look,” jeno said blankly, shaking haechan’s shoulders to grab his attention. the boy looked at him, although reluctantly, through his bangs. “I brought you here to help you get out of that house, idiot. not to torture you or bother you, but because I somewhat care about my roommate.”

“yeah, yeah,” haechan said, huffing out. it might not have been jeno’s intentions, but bringing him to the beach alone was bothersome. what was he supposed to do here? all he knew was online, electronic. and suddenly his environment is changed so drastically that it made his head spin.

what was a gamer supposed to do at the beach, with no electronics?

haechan glanced around, taking in the sight of the beach for what seemed like the first time since arriving. there were plenty of people in the water, splashing around joyously. somewhere down the sandy plain was a volleyball net, where children were tripping while chasing after the ball, not mindful of their feet whatsoever. but, every time, they managed to get up, smile, and return to what they were doing. there was a food truck near the entrance, and he smiled to himself at the sight of one of his favorite things: food.

“and of course, I don’t want you to be a virgin forever,” jeno concluded, making haechan immediately groan. he wasn’t a virgin, and jeno knew that pretty well, but it was always going to be a running joke that he was; all because jeno, and several of their friends, thought that he couldn’t dedicate more to a girl than he was dedicating to his games.

maybe they weren’t too far off. simply elbowing his friend in the side, haechan pointed towards the food truck. jeno grinned at the sight, saying, “oh, so now you’re interested in the beach? wow, if only I had known that all it took was food, I definitely would’ve bribed you sooner.”

“y’know, I suddenly don’t want food anymore.” haechan huffed out, glaring at his friend. jeno immediately frowned, holding up his hands in surrender at the genuine look of annoyance on his friend’s face.

“fine, fine!” jeno said, breaking into a smile as he quickly dropped his hands to tickle viciously at haechan’s sides. the boy yelped out, his cries quickly turning into laughs of both joy and pain. haechan couldn’t determine which was more powerful as his brain quickly mushed over at the brain numbing sensation.

“s-stop it!” he cried out, tears forming in his eyes as he clutched at his stomach with one hand while another weakly reached to clasp around jeno’s wrist. jeno simply laughed loudly, continuing his torment. when haechan finally seemed to have enough (mostly because he was whining about how he was gonna pee himself soon), jeno finally stopped.

giving haechan some time to recover from the abuse, jeno waited patiently, chuckling occasionally at his friend’s expense, until finally speaking. reaching his hands back to haechan’s sides, making him cry out even though he wasn’t touching him, he said, “do you promise to attempt to have fun?”

“n-nope!” haechan said, giggling mischeviously as he tested his friend.

jeno simply shook his head, putting his hands on haechan’s sides finally, ready to start tickling again (but with no remorse this time), hyuck immediately cried out, whacking his hands away. whining about how he was “sensitive”, he finally agreed to attempt having fun at a place he despised.

his first idea had been to go to the food truck. if he was going to have fun at the beach, the only reasonable explanation for it would be the endless supply of snacks in his stomach. of course, it just so happened that when he arrived, they were fresh out of what he wanted most; corndogs.

“well, promise over, I tried. can we go home now?” haechan said eagerly, turning to walk towards the direction of where jeno’s car was parked. instead, he was met with the man’s hand on his shoulder, turning him back around with a tsk under his breath.

“nice try,” jeno said, nodding to himself before straightening his expression completely. “but no.”

haechan whined as jeno pushed him, using both hands on his back to force him forward, sliding him soundly. he started ranting loudly, making jeno groan out as he was forced to carry both his mental and physical weight back to where their towels were on the ground.

“it’s actually impossible to have fun at this place, jen,” he said matter-of-factly, even pointing a finger up to further accentuate his point. “it’s hot outside, the water is freezing- and you know I don’t do well in climates where the temperatures are completely opposites at times! -and they’re fresh out of corndogs, and I have no phone!”

when he didn’t hear a complaint or argument from jeno, he turned around. suddenly realizing that jeno had stopped pushing him at one point and that he was ranting to himself, standing alone in the middle of the beach, he nodded. “ok, well that’s not awkward at all.”

he stumbled over to a nearby towel- one that he swears is his -and sat down, leaning back to stare up at the clouds. realizing that was a dumb idea as the sun burned a simmering beam of light right into his eyes, he covered them. seeing red, rainbow colored specks behind his eyelids, he sighed to himself. he hadn’t even been at the beach for an hour and he was already, as expected, miserable and bored out of his mind.

sitting up, he rested his chin on his knees as he glanced around. he could’ve sworn he left a bag with sweats laying right at the end of the towel. jeno must’ve put them in his car, haechan thought inwardly. continuing his inspection, he suddenly spotted it; a gleaming, greasy, yummy looking corndog.

it was just sitting there, in all it’s glory, making his mouth water.

he deserved the snack. he wasn’t too sure why it was there or how it had gotten there, but he, yet again, assumed that jeno had worked his magic to get him a corndog. after all, he did want the boy to have a good time; and what better way than to get him a corndog, like he wanted?

eagerly reaching his hand toward the plated snack, he immediately bit into the food. it tasted good, but yet again, he expected no different.

until, of course, it was whacked out of his hand with a sandal. haechan immediately yelped at the burning sensation erupting on his hand, rubbing at the soft skin. he glanced up at the attacker, eyes widening when he saw a girl standing before him, looking furiously as she eyed, not him, but the corndog laying in the sand a few meters away.

oh.

well, that’s not good.

he hopped up, sending her a charming smile before darting away, panicking inside as he ran to the opposite side of the beach, where he realized his towel was. fucking dumbass, he said in his head, should’ve realized that wasn’t mine at first.

he had many regrets, but taking a bite of that corndog wasn’t one of them. or at least, he confidently said that in his head before realizing that the girl was right behind him. he turned at the feeling of a tap on his shoulder, having to glance down slightly to meet eyes with her. she had her eyes narrowed, arms crossed over her chest, sandal still in hand.

under any other circumstances, he would’ve found the girl attractive. but he had enough common sense to realize that it wasn’t a moment to fantasize when she looked murderous.

“now listen here, you corndog thief!” she bit out, jutting her bottom lip out in a pout as she thought of her words carefully. cute, he thought as her facade dropped for a moment. “that was the last corndog and I paid four of my precious dollars for it, sir, so you better buy me another one.”

“but they’re out!” he whined, annoyed at the thought of obeying her. she suddenly snapped her head at him, pushing close, looking like a snake ready to bite. he yelped, jumping back a short distance before rasping out a, “ok, ok! fine, I’ll buy you another corndog when they make some more.”

jeno wrapped an arm around haechan’s shoulder, chewing a corndog between his teeth as he grinned at the two. they both looked at him, surprised and furious. he only smiled to himself, taking a slow and teasing bite as he said, “sorry, guys, this is the last one.”

and haechan swore he had never tackled someone sooner.

he still owed the girl a corndog, but when she jumped to immediately help him tickle jeno until the corndog stuck to the sand beneath them, he figured it wouldn’t be so bad if he had to come back to repay his debt.

[ahgastae]

worst chefs in seoul (outline) – kim seokjin x gn!reader

➥ word count: 3.9k | reality/cooking show au | crack | fluff

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➥ a/n: we’re back at it again with another wip i never finished lol. this one is the outline for what was intended to be a social media au (as evidenced by some of the notes i left for myself), though it’s likely that’s not how it actually would’ve come out. i’d love to hear some of your thoughts/reactions, and i hope you enjoy ♡

day ???

start w y/n and yoongi goofing off on twitter

the whole y/n eating a moldy grape thinking it’s a kiwi thing

and yoongi panicking bc of it

could transition into them talking about the finale episode of their favorite show: worst chefs in seoul

they’re both huge fans, and equally complete disasters when it comes to culinary skill

yoongi likes the show bc he likes the competition aspect and tbh he got addicted after y/n forced him to watch the first season w them

y/n also likes it for that reason, but the main reason they watch it is bc of a certain kim seokjin

anyway, they talk about the finale, and then yoongi says something about the next season’s ‘nominations’ coming up soon

y/n jokingly says they’re going to nominate yoongi bc of that one time he made tacos with dog food

and yoongi fires back w the time they managed to light the microwave on fire making cup o’ noodles

they agree to let each other live

…..for now

sike!

the two actually do end up nominating each other w/o the other knowing

y/n honestly just thought it would be funny if yoongi got picked and yoongi was like “fuck it why not”

little did they know…..

while the nomination guidelines assure that the selection process is completely random, this is a reality show

meaning for anyone w a brain that’s obviously not the case

contestants are actually chosen by the show’s assistant producers and approved by the chefs themselves and then the higher ups

but who are those assistant producers??

none other than park jimin and kim taehyung

neither of them keep their involvement with the show a secret, and one takes it a teensy bit more seriously than the other

anyway, they’re usually told to find a batch of contestants (that they feel) would conjure up the most drama for the show

it is tv, after all, and they have to keep people watching

and that part is crucial

to their credit, they do (somewhat) succeed for the most part

jimin selects yoongi and namjoon from the nomination pool bc he thinks joon’s clumsiness w yoongi’s nonchalant nature will work for max chaos

and taehyung chooses y/n and jungkook bc while their competitive drives are similar, y/n’s subdued nature has a big chance for conflict w jk’s out-there attitude

(how do they know all this? they’re experts at what they do leave me alone)

day ??? 2.0

y/n (and yoongi, secretly) is ecstatic when they get the emails/DM/whatever that they’ve been “chosen for the next hot season of worst chefs in seoul!”

but then yoongi asks if it’s allowed for them to know each other and accept the nomination

like they’re best friends. is that going to present some kinda problem that’ll get them both kicked off??

should only one of them accept it?

(he’s immediately ready to sacrifice his own nomination bc he knows how much y/n cares about this stupid show)

y/n says they’re not going to let him do that bc they were both chosen, meaning they both should get to go

but—

“it’s fine!! we can just pretend we don’t know each other when we’re on set!”

and so they’re off

to some undisclosed location in seoul

day 0

jimin and taehyung are the first to greet everyone, collecting all four contestants together for a tour of the dorms

and y/n starts texting yoongi in a panic bc both of their dumbasses forgot that the contestants are separated into teams as soon as they arrive

yoongi prolly says smth like i’m two feet away from you why are you texting me

(y/n reminds him they can’t make it seem like they know each other)

yoongi acts like it’s not that big of a deal

prolly says there’s a good chance they’ll end up on the same team

and if they don’t they can just hang out in the dorms when the cameras are off and away

which is when jimin loudly announces that this season, each team is getting their own dormitory

and that contestants will be required to stay in their dorm while filming the season, except for approved ‘outings’ for the show

he moves on before anyone can ask what that means

they’ll be allowed to pick whichever dorm they want to stay in for the first night, since they want to get the contestants’ reactions on camera when they reveal the teams

but after they’re revealed tomorrow, it’s your dorm and your dorm only

y/n and yoongi automatically gravitate towards each other

they end up together in the ‘new’ dorm, which yoongi grumpily notes is practically bigger than their whole apartment

y/n wonders if they ended up in seokjin’s dorm, and gets excited at the thought of this being a ‘test’ to see which chef’s team they’ll be on

to which yoongi asks what makes this dorm his?

“idk i just...feel his aura in here”

“.......okay, weirdo. i’m gonna go ‘feel his aura’ in the bathroom and take a—”

“yoongi!!”

y/n can either ask what yoongi thinks of the other contestants or they can both pretty much blow them off entirely for the time being

idk which yet

day 1

next morning, the contestants are woken up bright and early by none other than our favorite assistant producers

the wake up call comes in the form of a new group chat between the six of them

along with a link to ‘download’ the calendar for the shooting schedule

(which is really an app/virus that disables certain functions on their phones)

((such as most social media and texting numbers outside their ‘parameters’))

after that’s all hashed out, jm & t explain that this group chat is for any and all notifications and updates about the show, as well as any questions and/or concerns the contestants might have

like

“can i just vote to eliminate myself now and go home?” and

“how do i get this fucking thing off my phone” and

“when do we find out what team we’re on??”

the answers to which are

no

you’ll find out when filming is finished

and right now!

they tell the contestants to get up and get dressed as their first day on set officially starts now

y/n and kook immediately jump into action and leave the gc

joon lags behind a little confused but follows the flow

yoongi, ever the people person, gets aggressive when they don’t answer his questions about their goddamn malware

“is this even legal?? are you even fucking allowed to just disable our devices like this?”

“what if there’s an emergency??”

“looks like you’ll just have to find out, huh?”

yoongi’s phone then crashes and won’t let him unlock it until the first block of filming is finished

jm: “oops ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ”

day 1 recap

we find out through our superfan what happens during the first episode

(maybe do something like this person is some kinda press/‘news’ account dedicated entirely to w.c.i.s. and the two chefs)

((mayhaps they leak the contestant list before it goes public??))

((jimin and tae could have some kinda unspoken rivalry w them lol))

anyway the story is told through them in a series of twitter threads

(plus a few messages from y/n to yoongi freaking out about the teams they get put on)

first event of the day is: the team announcements

yoongi and joon end up on team kim seokjin and y/n is on team jyp w kook

being split up puts a bit of a damper on their plans, and with this stupid cell block they don’t know if they’ll even be allowed to talk to each other

none of them get much time to react, though, as they’re then shuffled off to their respective kitchens

where they finally meet their respective chefs

and, lo and behold, y/n is goddamn terrified

jinyoung is even scarier in person than he is on tv

“don’t laugh at me yoongi!! this is the guy who made a girl sob on live television!”

“and now ur gonna be the next person what’s the problem lmao”

while y/n tries to get past their fear, they’re given their first official task: work together with their new partner to create a meal of their choice

the catch is that they aren’t allowed any help from their chef yet

and since the teams were just announced literally like 10 minutes ago, none of them have had much of a chance to get to know each other

(the network knows this, and does this on purpose since most of the seasons’ first episodes are spent either arguing or being completely lost)

things go about as well (read: badly) as expected

y/n and kook soon discover their very conflicting personalities and spend the majority of the round bickering back and forth about what to make/how to do it

meanwhile yoongi slaps a piece of sliced cheese directly on the stove while joon runs around like a chicken w its head cut off

in the end, team jyp somehow manages to come out victorious

they cobble together some (semi) edible banana milkshakes to present to the judges

(‘together’ meaning y/n wanted to make plain vanilla milkshakes and kook switched it for banana milk when they weren’t looking)

yoongi and joon tried (keyword being tried) to make grilled cheese

but between yoongi’s cheese-to-stove method and joon dropping their two pieces of burnt toast right before the timer rang

they didn’t get many points

as their reward, team jyp has the honor of picking what they’ll be making tomorrow

they’re given the rest of the day to think and talk it over while team ksj is told to reflect on what went wrong in today’s trial

back at the dorms (now in their separate teams), y/n finds that yoongi finally graces them w a response

(and that they were right about which one was ‘seokjin’s’ dorm)

yoongi tells them about ‘that little shit’ locking him out of his phone and that he honestly just wants to get tf out of there contract or not

y/n convinces him to stay and stick it out, if not for them then for the prize money at the end

yoongi then asks what dish they’re going to pick for tomorrow, and asks if they can pick something he at least has an idea how to make

cue y/n saying that they were thinking of suggesting one of seokjin’s signature dishes but not knowing if kook would go along w the idea

“he kept trying to switch out our ingredients for banana milk and i don’t know how to tell him to knock that shit off”

“honestly you know i’m not one to take charge but he wasn’t even listening to me!! what’s to say he’s actually going to listen to the PROFESSIONAL chef here to help us??”

“aNd SPeAkINg oF THaT”

cue y/n whining about how they wanted to be on jin’s team and it’s not fair that they both got stuck w jinyoung AND a bratty kid on their team

yoongi sympathizes since he was looking forward to them being on the same team, but makes y/n agree that if he has to give the competition a chance then they have to give kook one too

“i mean yeah he seems like a bit of a dumbass but isn’t that why we’re all here? bc we have no fuckin clue what to do in the kitchen?”

hmm...fine they’ll give him a chance

but they still think he’s a lil shit and don’t really wanna talk to him at all, let alone reach some kinda compromise on what to make

they don’t get much or a choice, though, as they both receive a mysterious message from...jungkook? in another group chat?

the contestants find that they have all been manually added to another gc

except this one is missing the two assistant producers who love to breathe down their necks

everyone but jk is immediately suspicious

is this some of trick to get them to screw up?

to break some kinda hidden clause in the contract none of them actually read?

wasn’t that thing they downloaded supposed to block incoming messages like this?

“but wait, yoongi, then how were we able to…?”

but as of right now, they don’t get any answers

and they’re all too afraid to ask anyone but each other

“well we’re all here so...we might as well get to know each other right?? :D”

this is where we get our first in-depth look at the four people stuck on this show together, who in their lives nominated them and why

(y/n and yoongi’s lying skills are put to a bit of a test as they each rush to pull stories right out of their asses)

kook talks about bambam and says his nomination said smth about “adding banana milk to everything f*ckin thing he makes”

he doesn’t really get why that was enough to land him a spot on the show but he thought it would be pretty cool to be on tv and just went along with it

namjoon talks about hobi and emphasizes that he’s not that bad of a cook

he just gets nervous and confused when it comes to recipes and cooking which expresses itself in the form of his unabashed clumsiness

joon then asks if they’ll really be prevented from having any outside communication until filming is finished

he, like yoongi, questions the legality of deceitfully installing the block on their phones

y/n says there probably was some kind of hidden clause that allowed them to do that, as they “can’t imagine seokjin would take part in a competition that abuses its contestants”

to which joon replies that they don’t actually know seokjin so they can’t really ‘imagine’ anything about how he will or won’t act

right as yoongi is about to jump in and tell him to back off, jungkook decides that that’s way too much legal talk for him

he forces changes the subject back to the gc as a whole and says that even if they’re prevented from talking to their friends he’s happy they’ll “at least have each other :D”

y/n feels like part of that is directed at them and feels bad for how they thought he was ‘just a dumb kid’ before

namjoon, however, is still hesitant

he’s not sure if this chat could get them in trouble in regards to the show and their contract and what not and says that they all should probably delete it just to be safe

but that is unanimously vetoed by y/n and kook (and yoongi, reluctantly) and they decide that if the block allowed it to pass through then it must be allowed

before joon can argue anymore, they all receive a message from tae in the ‘official’ gc

he briefly explains the lights out policy of the dorms and tells them that they’re probably going to want a good night's sleep for their ‘big day’ tomorrow

yoongi then says smth like “well...guess that’s lights out then” and jk responds excited as ever w “night guys!! see you all in the morning! :)”

and y/n can feel their soul leaving their body for even thinking anything ill about him

day 2

contestants are woken up bright and early by alarms they didn’t set

(“oh great, so they just hijacked every app on our fucking phones then”

jimin tells them all to hurry up, get dressed, and meet the chauffeur outside bc they can’t afford to be late

(“literally! every second you waste is money docked from the network’s wallet! so get your asses in gear, guppies!”)

y/n and kook get outside first, but yoongi and joon are nowhere to be seen

y/n decides to text the q & a gc to get the dirt on seokjin

they kinda start sucking up to jimin and tae to see if they’ll reveal any info, particularly about what the chef is like and if it’s possible for him to talk to the ‘other’ team’s contestants

and while the producers are pleasantly surprised that one of the contestants actually want to use that gc for something other than yelling at them

they unfortunately can’t give much info besides what most people already know

and confirm that one of the chefs talking to the other’s students was probably not allowed, but that it’s also never really happened before so they’re not really sure lmao

(“taehyung!!” “what? was i not supposed to say that?”)

jimin cuts the conversation short there as yoongi and joon arrive and they all get on the shuttle for the set

taehyung does say one last thing tho

“good luck!! hopefully they don’t tear u up too bad!”

but first

our superfan gives us the downlow on the competition and how it works

after being split into teams, the contestants will rotate between ‘training’ w their chef and competing against each other in timed trial rounds

prizes can be won for both events, but the ones for the trial rounds are generally more competition based while the ones for the training rounds are more about luxury/quality of life while filming

each trial round win counts as a point towards the team’s score in the competition

only trial rounds affect this score

once a certain number of points has been reached (5), that team moves into the next phase of the competition

instead of working as a team, they are split up and now have to work against each other to win the favor of their chef

and in the finale, after one last big cookout competition, an individual winner is chosen and crowned a ‘former’ worst chef in seoul

once the contestants arrive on set, the chefs reiterate that today is just a training round

(they all let out a collective sigh of relief)

and it’s a good thing everyone woke up so early bc they’re just in time to learn how to make breakfast!!

“it’s not like we had much of a choice-oof.”

“anyway! team jyp, since you won the pretrial round yesterday, you get to decide what both teams will be learning how to make today. so, y/n, jungkook. think carefully. what do you want for breakfast?”

y/n is about to suggest seokjin’s signature strawberry and cream crepes when jungkook, who is still half asleep, blurts out “omelette”

(also i’ve decided that jackson is the host of the show now and i’m not changing my mind)

and it’s decided. they’re makin’ omelettes

(y/n is only a little bit peeved)

shuffled off to their separate kitchens, y/n is reminded of just how terrified they are of jinyoung

sure, they thought he was scary yesterday when they realized they were on his team, but now he has to actually teach them and they can’t help but think he’s going to make them into an idiot sandwich by the end of the day

as such, they try to keep half-asleep kook in between them and jinyoung at all costs, even if it meant running around the kitchen like a lost puppy

jinyoung, fully aware of how the show portrays him and how fans view him, notices this almost instantaneously

but he unfortunately doesn’t get to pull y/n aside to address it before jungkook starts digging through the fridge for banana milk and almost throws the entire carton of eggs on the floor

professional chef jyp mode: on

and they’re off

it’s a little difficult with y/n dancing around the kitchen anxiously and jungkook’s absolute aversion to being told what to do (as y/n predicted), but jinyoung manages to whip them into shape long enough to (barely) make a ham, cheese, and “green onion? wtf is that?” omelette

team seokjin, however, does not favor as well

yoongi apparently doesn’t know what tf a green onion is either and just throws in whatever green vegetable he can find while jin is struggling to keep namjoon from setting himself on fire

….and it turned out to be celery

that, plus joon somehow managing to burn the omelette to a crisp, costs them the training round

y/n and kook start to celebrate their victory and actually working as a team when jackson informs them that their ‘prize’ is they get to eat what they cooked while the other team gets whatever is left over on the catering table

“i hope you listened to your chef!”

“...jungkook, please tell me you used actual milk in this”

“um…”

back at the dorms, the contestants share their thoughts on their first day of training, as well as their first official day w their chefs

(also include y/n saying something about their banana milk omelettes actually not being half bad)

y/n immediately recalls how much they were terrified of jinyoung, almost cutting their finger off when he glanced over their shoulder when they were slicing the green onions

jk agrees, adding smth about how he didn’t think a scowl could ever be so intimidating

“it reminded me of my mom’s face when she found out i tried to pierce my own ears in the bathroom in middle school!! i was too afraid to push the needle all the way through and walked around with it in my ear all day until one of my teachers finally noticed and sent me to the office!”

...ok jungkook

during all of this, yoongi and joon are both like...wtf

“seokjin was literally nothing but nice to us. even when namjoon almost set his sleeve on fire lmao”

“hyung how did u manage that” “doesn’t matter”

jungkook thinks the difference in the chefs is hilarious, but y/n is only upsetti spaghetti

they go on a bit of a rant about how badly they wanted to be on jin’s team

saying something about how jinyoung is scary and mean and they’re almost positive he can sense their fear or something and probably use it against them while jin’s team would be so much better on the sole fact that they wouldn’t feel like he would turn them into an omelette for getting something wrong

cue jk being all babey asking “you...don’t wanna be on a team with me? :((“

and y/n immediately PANICS and tries to explain that NO, it’s not HIM but yoongi saves their ass by saying that seokjin is just their favorite and that’s all

jungkook feels better, but then namjoon is like “hol up. we all just met. how could you possibly know that?”

insert more y/n fumbling and jk confusion

yoongi (once again) covers w some bullshit story that he was able to just guess that based on what y/n’s said in the gc so far

joon wants to question it further, but jungkook informs them that the lights out call just came in before he can

another yoony/n sigh of relief

in private, y/n freaks out to yoongi for almost blowing their cover to the others

prompting a short conversation over whether they think they can trust them or not

y/n admits that they’re warming up to kook, but is a little suspicious if namjoon will keep their secret yet

convo ends with yoongi saying something like “well, the kid’s right about one thing. at least we know we have each other”

end.

[quasieli]

top six: fictional characters that give you gender envy, flowers, little things that make you happy and d&d moments :D

Ooh lotsa questions!

Gender Envy:

1) Bow from She-Ra (2018). Something about buff athletic dude who wears crop tops and is soft as hell is very Gender to me.

2) Vax from Critical Role. Pretty boy, kinda goth rogue? That’s sexy as hell and I wish that was me. 

3) In a wildly different idea of gender envy, I’ve been thinking about it lately and @quantum-lesbian’s character in the Frostmaiden game I’m in with them, Ambrose, is Big Gender. Beautiful non-binary drow with a starry and kinda witchy aesthetic that dresses super grandly and ostentatiously no matter the occasion? Yes please.

4) Pete from The Unsleeping City, specifically season two. I adore season one Pete but season two Pete that works in a queer bookshop and has a teapot arcane focus, is artsy and is unapologetically a trans man who doesn’t give a shit about gender roles? Sign me the fuck up.  

5) Beau from Critical Role. Buff GNC lesbian mixed with academia, but like academia from the prospective of a grad student with ADHD trying to learn everything about their special interests? A+, I love her and I’m jealous. 

6) I’m gonna cheat a lil bit for this last one. I know the prompt is fictional characters, but Julia Lepetit and Jacob Andrews in their Hitman streams? Simultaneously both of them were Gender for me. Jacob esp felt like that for me, which is weird cause dresses can make me dysphoric, but I am also slightly envious of the Dude in a Dress type of gender presentation. 

Can you tell that I’m a confused trans masc enby

Gonna put it under the cut from here cause oof, there’s still a lot more.

Flowers:

1) Big slut for Sunflowers, always have been, always will be.

2) Fun fact, my dad’s family used to own a flower shop (in like the 70s, so I never got to see it :(), and one of their big things was hydrangeas. My dad has always loved them and now I love the snowballs too!  

3) A recent favorite, the Baker’s Globe Mallow. It’s a type of flower that only grows from the soils of forests that have been affected by wildfires. It’s a simple little flower but I love the idea of something beautiful rising from the ashes after tragedy. A little dramatic, but I’m queer, ofc I’m dramatic.

4) Roses are another important flower to my family (Rose was a family name for a couple generations), and ya know, they’re a classic. 

5) There’s this beautiful magnolia tree in front of my house that blooms with the most beautiful white and pink flowers every spring, and it’s one of my favorite things to see every year. 

6) There’s so many different types of Lillies and they’re all very pretty, but the Purple Stargazer is prob my favorite.

Little Things That Make Me Happy:

1) My cat, Maddie. She may be a cranky girl at times, but she is also very sweet and will always be my baby (even though she is 12). 

2) Not a little thing really, but my best friend. Just getting a sweet/silly text from her or the two of us chilling in a room, sitting in a comfortable silence because we just like being together, nothing better. 

3) Baking, esp if I’m doing it for others. I’m not much of a sweets person myself, a little treat every once in a while type person, but I love baking. It’s a very relaxing process for me, even when it can sometimes get stressful, but seeing people enjoying something I made, especially something that brought me great joy to make, is simply the best. 

4) In the same sorta vein, crafting and other art, but that’s a bit more personal. I love making things for others, but art, particularly drawing, is something I do more for me. It’s such a great feeling when you can get into a really good art mood and just sink yourself into a project. I love it.

5) My plush toys. Yes, I am a 23 year old, no I will not stop loving my plushies. I just got a few new friends, which I made a post about recently, and they such good cuddle buddies. However, there is one king amongst them all. I have this old, beat up christmas puppy beanie baby, on his tag named Jingle Pup, but I just call him Jingle. I had one version of him since I was like 6, but he currently lives on a shelf cause he is very beaten up and fragile, but his “brother”, who I got when I was 8, is still in kinda good shape and is currently chilling on my chest as I type this lol.

6) Again, not a little thing, but it’s important to mention; D&D. The game itself is such a joy, but truly the best part of it is the people. I love creating stories and memories with people through this weird little game. Truly one of my favorite things to do.

D&D Moments:

These are all gonna be personal moments, rather than anything from actual play shows/podcasts. RC is Reforged Campaign, where I play Saube, and FM is Frostmaiden, where I play Sparks.

1) RC - Meeting Mahety, Saube’s girlfriend. We met her way back in session 12 and we are now up to like session 73. Saube saw her and was immediately big heart eyes at her but also felt a bit awkward and shy. So, being a game a dice, I decided to roll. 10 or higher, Saube would talk to her, 9 or lower, she’d stay put. I rolled a 17, 17 is now a lucky number for me. I love Mahety and I’d die for her. 

2) FM - This was an insane fight that should not have been so crazy, but in a fairly early session, my group went up against an angry druid and her awakened animals. So much batshit stuff happened in that fight, and we unfortunately lost our bread loving bard (RIP Agneyis), but one of my favorite combat turns happened in this fight. Our artificer, Omaren, has a robe of useful items and one of the patches on it creates a large pit. Thinking quickly, Omaren tore off the patch, slid it under one of the dire wolves we were fighting and created a looney tunes style pit under it, allowing us to take it out easily via pot shots. Such a clutch move and such a funny visual, especially because the dire wolf kept failing the checks to get out of the pit.  

3) RC - Saube’s Zebrith (I will never remember how this actually spelled RIP). So, for context, Saube ended up with a death curse (long story) that mechanically meant they had disadvantage on any death saving throws. Scary as hell, need to get that fixed! So, Saube and their party had to be smuggled into another country to talk with some religious leaders of a goddess known as The First, the goddess of death. They were told that Saube would have to go through the aforementioned ritual, which included her soul leaving her body for a short period of time. During this ritual, her friends had to call back to her, to say things that would bring her back to her body and I still cry thinking about that game. That ritual was not only important for Saube bodily, but spiritually as well. After that ritual, Saube officially became a cleric of The First! 

4) A real sappy one, RC - Saube meeting all of her friends. Anyone who follows along with the rantings on my blog probably knows how important this game is to me. I met this random group of strangers on tumblr and formed a D&D party with them and now, a year and a half later, I honestly think it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I know that sounds silly and dramatic but not only has this game brought me so much joy and comfort, but I also gained a group of really amazing friends who have been nothing but amazing since day one. As much as Saube knows she can depend on SICL, I know I can depend on my group of weirdos lol. We both love our friends very much and even though we’ve all been through some crazy shit, we wouldn’t change it for the world.    

5) RC - Just playing Saube in general. I really didn’t intend for it to be this way, but Saube is very much a reflection of myself. She is the first long term character I have ever played and so much of me is in her. I try not to treat D&D like therapy, because that’s unfair to my DM and fellow party members, but playing Saube has allowed me to work through some of my own problems, especially social anxiety, in a lot safer of an environment. It isn’t so much that I’m asking this game to help me fix my life, but playing out these scenarios that, in the real world, would make me anxious or make me freak out, I can stop, take a moment to breathe and work out these issues in a way that makes sense to me. Playing her has led me to understanding myself a bit better, as well, and that’s truly such a wonderfully unexpected gift from this whole experience. 

6) Lastly, a silly one: RC - Getting a crit 6. The last session of this game got real interesting. Saube’s party ended up in the ethereal plane and magic got real fucky there. So, any time any of us tried to cast a spell, we’d roll a d20, not look at the result, and then try to guess what number rolled. The closer to the number, the better the result. A few times, a few people managed to get within like 3 or 4 of their roll, but oh the power I felt when I rolled a 6 (on Saube’s die!) and guessed it correctly! So, not only did the spell (Bless) work, but it worked super well. So instead of getting +1d4 to attack rolls and saving throws, Saube and two other party members got +2d4 to attacks, saving throws and skill checks. So powerful I broke the rules of D&D lmao. 

[loquaciousquark]

Talks Machina Highlights - Critical Role C2E91 (Jan. 21, 2020)

Good evening, everyone! Sorry about missing last week; @eponymous-rose​ was out of town and I had some other commitments. Regardless, here we are! Brian is looking handsome and cold, as are Sam & Travis on the couch. Everyone is wearing coats. Is the heat broken?

That said, tonight’s guests are Travis Willingham & Sam Riegel.

Brian starts us off asking Sam if he’s remaking the Wire in Beverly Hills. Sam basically embodies that hello fellow kids meme tonight in a hand-knitted beanie from his wife, a bomber jacket, a yellow tee, and skinny jeans. They quickly photoshop in smoke trailing out of his mouth. We’re just a few minutes in and this is off the rails already.

Announcements: The next issue (#5) of Vox Machina comics comes out Wednesday, Feb. 19! It’s also available online at Dark Horse Digital and Comixology. And that’s it! Huh.

Episode 91: Stone to Clay

Brian tells us this is the first time ever to have Sam & Travis alone on Talks. I’m stunned and so are they. Sam says, “between me, Brian, Dani, and Travis right now, there’s four tens on this show right now.”

We’re already into questions less than ten minutes into the show. Truly this is a remarkable night.

63 in game days and 21 episodes passed between Caduceus’s first mention of Stone (episode 71) and Fjord connecting the dots. Travis blames the internet connection and his really bad ADHD night, as that was the night he and Laura remoted in from the hotel.

Brian tells us that when Ashley used to skype in, she could only see Matt & couldn’t see or really hear anyone else.

Travis says there was a huge delay for him between mouths moving and the audio coming through, and then that audio was pretty distorted. Laura could handle it okay, but Travis just heard a jumble and couldn’t parse it.

Sam took a CBD bath the other day and found it exactly as relaxing as a normal bath. Sam & Travis commiserate about taking baths only to have their knees pop out of the water. Tall people problems smh

Caleb & Nott completed the spell in less than a week, including dealing with the Angel of Irons & brokering peace treaties. Travis though the laughter was going to be Helas.

Travis says he definitely didn’t hear the name the first time (he remembered dust but not stone from the lava pits). “Look! Yes! No, I was not listening before! Thursday nights are my times to enjoy my friends and food! Marisha is an amazing note-taker; why would I ever take my own? This is how I got through college!”

Sam says he keeps a mission checklist in his head and has for ages. He has a page in his notebook labeled “To Do” that includes things like visiting Kiri or Shakaste, in case they have downtime and need ideas.

Travis asks if he continues writing in his (apparently) very small handwriting, and Sam says he has to leave room for Laura to draw all her dicks. They all marvel that she is actually a very good artist.

Travis honestly still thinks the Stone name is a huge coincidence, especially since Taliesin didn’t have access to Fjord’s last name when he created Caduceus’s last name and backstory. Sam challenges Travis that even if that were true, doesn’t he think Matt will find a way to tie it together?

Travis says Fjord doesn’t want anything to do with the last name and it’s not even his real name. He’s not convinced this isn’t a coincidence.

Travis did a lot of research into orphanage naming conventions when coming up with Stone. He does have a backstory as to how the orphanage manager picked Stone as his name.

Travis thinks Matt would have emphasized the Stone name more sooner if it had been a true connection and not coincidence.

Brian: “He does like to take credit for coincidences, doesn’t he?”

Nott didn’t think there was a catch in the ritual; Sam was more surprised they were allowed to achieve the milestone at all. He was shocked it happened so soon in the story and that the spell is relatively easy to cast.

He didn’t know it would fail, but there was a moment when he wasn’t sure if he wanted to go through with it. Travis agrees everyone was shocked when it didn’t work.

Fjord’s current stance on faith and destiny hasn’t changed since the last time he discussed it. Faith is a slow thing for Fjord and he really does think the name is a coincidence.

Sam as a player is excited to see what comes next for Nott; “if she had been transformed into Veth at that moment, I would have been excited to see what comes next. The fact that it’s still Nott makes me excited too. I’m excited to see more of Nott since she’s the best character in the M9.” He also confesses he was a bit relieved, in part because it’s delayed the inevitable. At some point she must decide if she is going to stay or go with the M9.

Cosplay of the Week: @kajicosplays​ on instagram of a lovely lady Percy. Brian: “Isn’t it fun when Taliesin’s characters live?”

Deep down, Nott knows she will do the transformation at some point, but at that last moment where she had to make a decision she had to check in with herself to make sure she was ready. Sam Riegel as a D&D player also knows that you have to trust your DM and make choices.

Brian misreads the word “ribbing.” Sam teaches Travis what rimming is. We all learn a lot about each other.

Sam thinks Fjord can realize when the time comes to set jokes aside. He thinks Fjord was very respectful. Travis has honestly forgotten that the conversation took place.

Travis has Dani answer from Fjord’s perspective. It’s actually pretty insightful, talking about how Fjord recognized someone hesitant to give up these newfound powers that have become intrinsically tied to self-worth.

Fjord has always been loyal, and Travis sees his protectiveness of the M9 as a logical extension of this.

Right now, he has found some agency & self-direction and is hopeful to share that sense with everyone else (he especially mentions Yasha).

Sam & Travis start quoting from Half-Baked. This is chaos.

Nott does want to stay with the M9, but she also wants to go home for sure, both of those things. The kiss with Caleb wasn’t necessarily a goodbye; it felt like the closing of a chapter. It felt like something to mark the end of the experience.

Now they’re quoting Beverly Hills Cop. Oh, boy.

“You look like you wrote Pitch Perfect.” When did this turn into a roast?

Fjord has no memories earlier than the orphanage (The Driftwood Asylum). There were a couple dozen kids there aside from him; Travis thinks some of them might have been named Stone. It also operated as a small child-labor workshop for carpentry & woodshop stuff. “It was a terrible place all around.” He has no images of parents or being dropped off.

Sam thought the Nott transformation would be more endgame, though he feels it makes sense that it’s not. “While Nott transforming into Veth was my original goal, what’s great about these long games is that your goals can change two or three times before the end. Now I can explore all these other things: does she want to go back and be a housewife? How does she rectify her obligations to her husband and child to the life that she’s made with the M9? It’s so exciting and interesting.”

Brian asks a hypothetical: if she could transform back but lose all Nott’s memories, would she do it? Sam: “Oh, that’s tough. I don’t know.”

Fanart of the Week: a lovely piece by @pen_draws with everyone in the hot tub.

Travis is very trepidatious about returning to the open ocean after rejecting Uk’otoa. He wants to make sure the third temple is sealed. It feels like it would be too easy for someone not to come and try to collect the job he left half-finished. He also wants to go back to Darktow.

Sam doesn’t know if Nott is still in love with Yeza, although she definitely still loves him. He’s playing with the idea of a high school sweetheart being exposed to the world and then going back home. But Yeza’s amazing, a great guy, perfect. “I guess we’ll find out when/if she turns back into Veth.” Sam feels guilty talking about him. “He’s a fictional character and I feel guilty that he might be watching the show.”

Neither Nott nor Fjord trust Essek. Travis: “He just went from being cold and aloof to being really warm. I know there’s been time and he’s lived an isolated life, but...time will show if he’s being genuine. All of our haunches were up. All of us were on level five alert.” He’s being so helpful that Travis doesn’t trust Mercer with him.

Fjord never ever considered becoming a paladin of the Traveler. “No. Fuck no!” The Wildmother reached out and directly intervened to save him. Travis gets super creepy bad vibes from the Traveler’s relationship with Jester (Sam agrees).

Nott feels more pressure when her own problems become the focus. It’s hard for her to open up and talk about her feelings. She’d rather pick up on other people’s problems. Sam also acknowledges it’s more pressure on him (and anyone) as a player when the whole table is looking at you.

And that’s that! Is it Thursday yet?

[jidai]

jidai’s budget mutuals/friends appreciation

Hi, all! I’m quite late with this but I decided to put a small friends and mutual appreciations post in hopes of brightening up the end of this year a little bit. ❤️ If you were tagged, please make sure to check below for a small little message from me. However, I want to make it very clear that I truly appreciate all of my mutuals. You guys brighten up my dash and always reblog or create so many funny and creative posts. I just wanted to give a few special shout outs to those that have taken out the time to reach out and interacted with me past my ask box or we just see each other often.

The messages are ordered by your URL, so you might have to scroll for awhile before you see your messages. I’m so sorry lmao. 

Happy New Years, everyone!

@25th​​, Nonnie, the Young Genius. bro, remind me how old you are 🧍‍♀️ Like my brain CANNOT fathom the thought that you’re so skilled at SO many things and you’re not even in your twenties??? PLEASE SPARE THE TALENT. i will even accept crumbs. But I’m writing to tell you that you are such a wonderful presence on my dash. I always look forward to your gfx. They’re so SO good and you’re improving from one post to another. Like WOW. Now, you’re even starting an art blog, too? You’re so dedicated to the arts. I respect that a lot. Your hard work and commitment will bring you very far in life, whatever you decide to do. 

I love interacting with you. You’re such a big sweetheart and full of positivity and energy. I look forward to seeing more of your art and gfx ❤️

@biscuitwalk​, Dann, the AK Wiz. Dann, I know you’re not as active on here so idk when or if you will ever read this but I want to say that I miss you and your creations so, so much. I will say it a hundred times over and OVER but you inspire me so goddamn much. You have no fucking idea. Your works are absolutely gorgeous and unique. I can look at it once and I can instantly recognize your style (and your cute lil’ pufferfish <3). The way you utilize colors and implement various techniques, shapes, textures into your work. Goddamn, you’re so good. I always look to your work if I ever need inspiration and they help me brainstorm. God, I wish I could put it into words how much I adore your works.

We didn’t really talk for long but you seemed like such a kind and fun person to be around. I wish you the best in your future endeavors, wherever you are. Stay safe <3

@elriccs, Mirai, the Short King. 🧍‍♀️ ok look I know, I know I’m TERRIBLE at replying to you and I’m so fucking sorry. I absolutely love to talk to you but my dumbass cannot seem to reply in a timely manner LASELKSAL. That’s on me and I gotta do better. Anyways!!! Thank you SO fucking much for always leaving such kind messages on my work. I swear to god you’re one of my biggest hype man and I ALWAYS look forward to reading your tags. They’re so funny and it makes me all tingly and happy inside. Bro, like, you just radiate big fun vibes, bro. I really hope that I can get to know you better so I can just insult you until it’s too late to walk away </3

And of course, let me also remind you that I love your works so much. They way that you utilize your textures and those muted colors... OOMPH *chefs kiss* I will always love--

@lockhvrts​​, Em the Soulsborne GOD. hi em 🥺 it’s been awhile since I’ve had a proper conversation with you and I hope you’re doing okay! I miss you and our conversations where we do nothing but geek out and complain about the game industry lmao. if you manage to read this, I just wanted to let you know I miss your presence here. It’s been kinda dull not seeing your beautiful soulsborne gifs and your game rants. Let’s catch up soon. <3 stay safe and well!

@nathanprescutt, Benn, the Man. BENNNNNNNN.  I love you a lot bro. I know we haven’t had long conversations for some time and I hope I can change that! You were my first friend on this blog and I will always appreciate it. I remember us just geeking out over your works and how I would always send you a gfx request like once a week LMAO. The one thing that I have always appreciated about you was the fact that you’re very opinionated (if not, very vocal on your stance on things) and you hold your ground. There were a few time where you encouraged me to speak on topics that I think I shouldn’t and that stuck with me for quite awhile. I’m still a nervous rambling mess when it comes to debates but just know that the one time you supported me to voice my opinion--I hold it very dear to my heart. 

While I don’t spend much time together, I will always remember our animal crossing session. It was  so much fun just trashing and chilling on your island. Especially the bar :( that bar was fucking AMAZING. Maybe once FFXVI comes out, we can geek out hehe

Also, thank you so much for sending in photos of all your doggos, omg. I miss seeing them so much I hope they’re doing well. Stay hot, my German bro lol. Ich bin sehr dankbar, so eine tolle Freundin zu haben. ❤️❤️❤️

@noxdivina​, Lin the Big Dick Daddy Kind. The church is open for business bitch and I’m here to preach the GOSPEL.

Okay, jokes aside, I’m really happy that we became mutuals. You’ve always give off this like, mysterious cosmic vibe (????? huh). And your selfies just further proves that you are wtf. But you’re always so kind to those that you interact with. You’re an absolutely sweetheart and like I just want to give you a giant hug every time we interact. You’re such a soft human being. It’s so nice being around you. It’s like being tossed in the oven and baked at 250 degrees F for 25 minutes. And to boot you’re really talented, hello? God really said let there be a perfect human being and yeeted you into the universe. Thank you for always leaving such kind messages and words in my DM/askbox/works. I cherish them so much. I hope I can get to know you better in the future bc you’re rad, bro <3

anyways, updated drawing of u and maya:

i always assume you’re in a black fur parka 24/7 and maya is coatless neck down. also deck me with those jacked arms of yours thanks  🧍‍♀️

(edit: fuck i forgot to draw a PARTY HAT ON MAYA IM SORRY)

@rokuseis​, Sei, the Dumber.

i have nothing to say to you go away you banana hater ASELKSAEKL

BITCH, you doo bee getting on my nerve 24/7/365 🧍‍♀️ you were an unexpected but a very welcomed addition to my life. I can’t believe we really went 1 fuckin’ year without speaking to each other and then suddenly our friendship blew up because over a stupid BANANA. Now you gotta deal with me and my stupid, random, crude ass messages daily. I cannot. Clown to clown communication. But thank you so much bitch for being there for me and telling all of these funny ass stories and life experiences.

I know I don’t say it a lot because when we talk it’s literally just dogs barking at each other but I want to make it clear now: I love your humor and vibe so much. You never fail to make me laugh anytime I talk to you and I appreciate it so much. I can’t tell you how many times I felt better after talking to you. Even though sometimes your fucking jab hits hard and I end up actually inSULTED BY IT. But thank you for becoming my friend and I look forward to all of our stupid moments together. Looking forward to shitting in your sink when I finally fly to your home <3

@wolfamongthem, Anna, the Grinch. Please don’t hurt me for that title. I'm just saying if someone needs a live casting, it’ll be u. Anyways, did you know that I was so fucking intimidated by you for a long ass time, even before we became mutuals aseljas LMAO. I always see your gifs around on explore and they’re so gorgeous and then I look at your text posts and it’s u roasting people like there’s no tomorrow- 🧍‍♀️ bitch I was SCARED OF U KSKS. Now that I’ve talked to you a few times, you’re really funny like where do you find those reaction memes????? Like bro you and your shitposts is my morning cup of coffee. 

Anyways, in 2021 I expect a full-fledge review of all AAA games from you-- no more shit talking in the tags let it all out BITCH. Thank you for being such a great mutual! I look forward to see what weird shit you will send me the next time we talk lmao

@zenien​​, Selm, the I’m-gay-for-Lady-Maria-or-anything-that-moves-in-BB-Bitch™. ok bitch if I’m being honest I wrote yours last so my brain is FRIED. so everything i say from here is raw from the HEARt cause that’s all I got left. But anyhow, we savin’ the best for last! honestly, i didn’t expect you to barge into my life like that. i really didn’t. i was just gonna keep admiring with my 7 feet (2.1336 meters) pole. I’m glad you made the first move because look where we are wtf 🧍‍♀️ friends??? I wouldn’t believe you if you told me that in 2014 when I first followed you lmao. 

You’re such a kind soul. I know you may disagree but I’m determined to convince you. I can’t tell you how much I want to thank you for taking the time to talk to me during my rough bits. It’s like sitting on a wooden bench in a park during sunset and you sit next to me, just enjoying the vast sky. You radiate such peaceful energy. It’s very calming. Or you know, 2 seconds later i’m suddenly suplexed by your 40 tons of insults like what-- 

Thank you for everything, so far. Truly. It’s been so fun listening to you talk about your Bloodborne journey and see your reactions live. It’s been so fun to see you post your graphics and it continues to blow me away. It’s been so fun hearing about your life and the stories of your adulthood. Every words that we have exchanged, I hold dearly to my heart--more than you ever know. Love u bitch.

[emilycollins00]

A3 actors! Art in bloom

Type: One shot

Pairing: Miyoshi Kazunari x Reader

Theme: Passion / Art / Clash

Contrary to what many people and even classmates of yours thought, being an art student was not something you should chose to do lightly.

Sure, it seemed enjoyable, cute even. But no one ever talked about how many hours you would spend with a single portrait, drafting about abstract concepts or trying to discern at two in the morning whether a sculpture should turn more sideways or look at the ground to create a deeper perspective. 

Art was wild.

But you loved it and, why not admit it, you took it pretty seriously. Maybe a tiny bit more than most people.

That’s why you had always liked how Kazunari Miyoshi, although being the loud person he was, frequently went on and on with you discussing ideas when there was some debate in class. That brain of his was something else. His works and usual approach when mixing modern and traditional Japanese culture fascinated you. It really did.

But that had been changing lately, and it angered you.

Up until this year you hadn't really cared about it. Everyone had their right to live however they wanted after all.

However, without being able to tell when it began, you started casually observing him. You watched him talk to your other classmates as soon as the lecture, frowned as he concentrated on the draft they had one hour and a half to finish or taking selfies and live videos of the works you all were demanded to do. You even discovered yourself staring and how the sun caressed his profile first hour in the morning.

He had a nice profile.

By that point, something inside you was getting frustrated. He participated in class and attended to the lectures, but at the same time…? you felt he was starting prioritising social media over art, or looking for people for one of his popular mixers, like so many of your other classmates, who had most likely entered this major without much thought, did.

You would understand if he would have a part-time job, but the thought of him being able to do so much more and deciding to stop midway left you speechless.

You wished for him to take more things seriously. 

“Miyoshi, were you able to clean all the supplies from last class?" you called him out between the break. Everyone in class traded places to carry the main boxes with brushes, paints and whatever main source they had to work with each week "Our teacher told me to take some clay from there. I'm planning to use them for my final project, but I can't seem to find the key in the secretary office”

The university student lifted his head from his mobile and tipped on his chin, trying to remember "Supplies from...? Oh man, THAT is why I had them in my working space!” He palped his jeans looking for it “My bad, I was totes in a hurry and just closed as soon as we were done!” 

You contained an exasperated groan “Why would you get the key unless it was to clean the practice room?” 

Kazunari laughed nervously under your intimidating glare “True, true! It's just that I was talking with some friends over the phone and they were in a hurry so…” he showed you the key taking it out of his pocket, maybe to show that at least he hadn’t lost it “Do you need them now? I could go clean for you” 

The vein you had tried so hard to maintain calm popped altogether. Not wanting to keep talking, you rapidly grabbed the key from his hand and headed to take the supplies. God grief how you hated that carefree attitude. 

                                         ……………………..…….

“No prob, dude! Next time just hit me up with a DM and I’ll come running to your uni here! In exchange, I’ll need your help to finish the flyers so…” 

Recognizing the flashy voice, you slowly looked behind, witnessing the blond with another person. Was he meeting with people to play around here too? 

You couldn’t believe it. You all had your final projects deadlines almost spitting in your faces! That’s why you had to come to this other university to ask for permission to use a kiln for your final, as you didn’t have lectures prepared today and your university didn’t have any. Didn’t look like it was Kazunari’s case. 

“Uh? No way, Y/N-pyon!” he waved at you with both hands, confirming it was you indeed, as he got closer “Looking fleek today too! What are you doing here in Yosei?” the person walking next to him whispered something “They’re a friend from my major Tsuzuroon, I told you about them, dude!” 

You mentally scoffed. Without returning his greet and turning on your heels, you headed for the teacher’s office.

 “You said friend but…” Tsuzuru squinted his eyes, watching you leave “…It doesn't look like they like you very much” 

“No worries! Nowadays they are always like that. But their works are so lit! Y/N-pyon is the ultimate remix of you, Ten-ten and Yukki!” 

“That’s… not a good thing, Miyoshi-san”

                            …………………………………………

“Y/N-pyon, about-”

“Miyoshi, sorry. I am on my way to Yosei University to finish my work and unlike your usual approach of work to play, I actually don’t have time to waste”

“Uh? My works are…”

“Are what? I’ve been seeing you doing half-assed things all over the semester. This last week you didn’t even come at the afternoon lectures” you were pretty sure this was just you venting at this point “You’re amazing Miyoshi, I honestly think that, so why? If… If you only put more of yourself into it, your art would be even more unbelievable!”

He went quiet, a rare sight.

“Art it’s not something you just do for laughs; I thought you were one of the few people here that felt the same and-” the phone in your bag started ringing. Head  teacher. Inhaling deeply, you answered it “Yes?”

“Y/N-san? I am so sorry. Could you come to Josey university?” 

Losing the eye contact you had been maintaining with the blond boy, your heart sank as you heard the words ‘kiln’ and ‘malfunction’. “…Please tell me my final project is ok” 

                                       ……………………………….

You stood in silence, looking at the mess when you heard a knock at the door.

“I know I shouldn’t have followed and am expecting you throw me out the door but…” you didn’t move an inch so Kazunari took that as a free pass.

Just as the teacher told you, the electricity in the small building had had an issue and there had been a combustion, meaning, the sculpture you had kept here while working for weeks was now cracked and in shreds. You sniffed, brushing away the tears that were trying to come out from your eyes. All your hard work. All the time spent, had been for nothing.

“The Kiln is burnt. I don’t have anything good to save” you felt emotionally exhausted “Damn, I should have used air dry clay since the beginning… or not tried to sculpt anything” your vision became blurry again “I don’t know why do I make everything more difficult that it is”

Kazunari contemplated the situation, studying the seemingly full cracked sculpture from afar.

“Teach probably told you she would wait for you to turn on the work, right?” He saw you vaguely nodding you head “You got this!” he put his hand on your shoulder, you barely glancing at him “Look, If you still wanna use this base I’ll go ask for some moisturize and clean water to mix. Then I will maintain the upper part as you work down there, not bad idea right?”

You stared at him, finally grasping that he had come all the way here and was now trying to help “Why are you here? I… was being a busybody telling you how to work in our major” you had realized you had crossed the line back then.

Kazunari laughed, shaking his head “You were not saying anything that was a lie though, I don't want to admit it, but it’s true I've been a mess for a while”

“I guess parties require a lot of work” you bite your tongue hard. He was being a decent person trying to help and you couldn’t stop for two seconds to pick on him? You wanted to punch yourself.

“Mmm? Ah, our theatre troupe is almost opening for performance and the next troupe is on practices so flyers and scripts are running at full gas”

You stopped looking at your sculpture. What did he just say about a theatre?

“…What?”

“You’ve never come, Y/N-pyon? Mankai company is the best theatre in Veludo way! You totes should come, I’ll even send you the tickets for our new performance!” before you knew it, he had already DM you what you imagined was all the background information.

The moment you unlocked it, you almost dropped the phone. The photos and drawings of the posters were amazing, and you just knew who it had done “You… never said you had a job”

Kazunari considered what you pointed out. Mankai had managed to recover from what they needed to pay but they still didn't have enough founds “I’ve never thought about our acts as a job thought”

Your mind was a mess. Being an actor and doing publicity didn’t count for him as he studied? No wonder he usually left early! Now you felt even worst. You had behaved like a… “Uh, are these original templates?” you browsed over the performances’ posters, each one more astonishing than the other “This is… wow and this one?” 

He blinked, noticing how the tone of your voice was now more soothing. You had somewhat calm down. He would high-key enjoy hearing you talk to him like that more often “Hey, enough about me. We have work to do”

You agreed, putting away your phone “You’re right but again I… I am sorry, Miyoshi. And thanks, for staying” 

“No prob, Y/N-pyon!” 

“Would you tell me what I could do so you stopped calling me that?” 

“Eeeeeeh why? I think it fits! It's super-duper cute, like you!” 

Thump!

No. You told yourself.

Coming back to your senses you told yourself the warm you felt in your cheeks was due to summer starting earlier. It definitely wasn’t because of Kazunari smile directed at you, helped you or how the sun reflected on his perfect profile as you both started working on your work. 

Art was wild… but it was also an evocative of feelings.

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This one has been a difficult one! I wanted Reader to kind of clash with his mindset

Hope you guys enjoy it. Have a wonderful day! 💕

[thatonedracostan]

Yule Ball Dilemma // Draco Malfoy x Reader - Chapter 2

Summary:

The Yule Ball is approaching and one of the main problems students are facing besides their studies is who they’re going to the ball with. You couldn’t care less. You believe that you’ll be able to enjoy the ball whether you have a partner or not. Draco, on the other hand, has been thinking about asking you to be his partner.

But what’s this? Someone else is also planning on asking you out? Will they beat Draco to it or will Draco man up and ask you out first?

A/N:  This one's shorter than the last one because I'm trying not to burn myself out over this :'D I've also decided that there is going to be another chapter after this and then an epilogue (sort of??) I don't even know how I managed to stretch this out when this is just supposed to be a one-shot lmao. Also I might start doing tag lists soon feel free to dm me or send an ask if you wanna be added :>

INDEX: Chapter 1 | Chapter 3 

Word Count: 2.2k

Tag list! : @theres-a-dog-outside-omg @langdonzvoid @romance-geek @slytherclawmalfoy

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You swore you visibly flinched when you realized who just called you. You nervously smiled at him, not wanting to seem rude. You noticed Draco in the corner of your eye, his eyebrows knitted in annoyance, and his jaw visibly clenching. Macmillan didn’t notice him as his eyes were focused on you.

“I was just going to ask you something,” Ernie stated, blushing as he raised his arm to scratch the back of his head. You felt your heart hammering in your chest. Merlin, maybe Pansy wasn’t bluffing. It took you half a minute to gather your thoughts but before you could even muster up any words, Draco walked towards the two of you.

“You do know that it’s extremely rude to interrupt someone while they’re talking?” Draco scowled as he glared at the boy in front of him. The Hufflepuff didn’t seem phased by this and looked at Draco straight in the eye.

“Oh, I didn’t see you over there, Malfoy.” He answered, a smirk on his face. You saw Draco’s face reddened in anger and just before he could launch himself to Macmillan, you stepped in between them, laughing nervously as you pressed a hand on Draco’s chest, trying to stop him from moving towards the other boy.

“Sorry about that.” You glared at Draco and he just exhaled sharply and folded his arms. Your gaze shifted from the angry Slytherin to Ernie, who you looked at with the same glare.

“You do know he’s right, Macmillan.” You raised an eyebrow at him. He just laughed nervously and looked at his side. A smirk appeared on Draco’s lips but it disappeared shortly after he saw you glaring at him.

“Sorry.” Ernie apologized. “I was just going to ask you if you have any plans for the Hogsmeade trip next week?”

You didn’t realize that the trip to Hogsmeade was already next week. Honestly, you were surprised that he’s asking you out for Hogsmeade rather than the ball. It still didn’t help the pounding in your chest though.

“I don’t really know yet.” You answered. You usually spend time with your friends during the Hogsmeade trip. It’s always been like that since the last school year.

Loud footsteps heading your way distracted you from your thoughts. It seems like the rest of your Slytherin gang noticed you and Draco disappeared and went back for the two of you. Ernie noticed them and shot you a wink.

“Well, let me know if you’re free, alright?” and with that, he walked away. You felt your cheeks heat up but shrugged it off.

You turned to check on Draco but he was already making his way to the rest of your friend group. You could tell from his face that he was still annoyed.

“Are you okay, Draco?” You asked him as you caught up to his side. He didn’t answer, he just glanced at you, his eyes still filled with annoyance, and looked away. Is he mad at you for stopping him? You have no idea. You felt a pang of pain in your chest. You hate it whenever Draco’s mad at you. You’re not even sure if he’s really mad at you but you can’t help but feel bad. You sighed sadly as you walked towards Pansy.

“What’s wrong?” Pansy seemed to notice the sad expression in your face. You just smiled weakly and shook your head. She wasn’t convinced and just gave you a “don’t-lie-to-me” look. She turned her head to look at Draco who seemed upset as well and managed to put the pieces together. Pansy sighed and linked her arm around yours. You were taken by this but managed to crack a little smile when you noticed that she was walking faster, dragging you away from your group.

“Where are you two headed?” Blaise asked, confused as to why the two of you separated from the group. Pansy turned around, not letting go of your arm.

“We’re going to the girls’ bathroom to freshen up. Just go to the next class without us.” She excused as the two of you took a sharp turn. You were confused but went along with it since it’s Pansy and no one can really stop her.

 The two of you arrived in the girls’ bathroom and quickly went inside. Pansy had let go of your arm and stood in front of one of the mirrors to actually do some retouching. You just stood beside her, looking at your own reflection when Pansy broke the silence.

“So,” Pansy started, not looking away from her own reflection as she brushed her hair. “What happened earlier? You and Draco seem upset. Did something happen?” She was now looking at you. You just sighed and sat on the floor, your back leaning on one of the cubicles and your arms wrapped around your knees.

“Draco is probably upset with me because I stopped him from attacking Macmillan.” You said, blowing a portion of your hair away from your face. Pansy seemed intrigued by the mention of Macmillan’s name and sat beside you.

“Did Macmillan ask you to the Yule Ball?” She asked. “You do know I wasn’t bluffing, right? I really did hear from a couple of Hufflepuffs in our year that he actually considered it, but I didn’t know it was serious.” She explained.

“Well, not really.” You admitted. Pansy was surprised at this but kept her mouth shut to let you finish talking. “He asked me if I could go out with him next week on the Hogsmeade trip.”

“What did you say?”

“I told him I don’t know yet.” Pansy placed a hand on your knee and looked at you straight in the eye.

“It’s your call, Y/N. You aren’t obliged to hang out with us every Hogsmeade trip, you know? You’re free to do things on your own. Just don’t get friendly with those slimy mudbloods, we wouldn’t mind.” You were surprised by what Pansy just said. If it weren’t for the last part, you would start to think that the person beside you is not the Pansy Parkinson you knew. Pansy might have noticed the surprised look on your face and laughed at you. She stood up and helped you get up. You both dusted your robes and made your way out of the bathroom.

“That explains why Draco’s upset. He’s just being a jealous git.” She laughed. Once again you felt that thud in your chest. The same one you felt when you were close to Draco. You shot her a confused look and cocked an eyebrow.

“Why would he be jealous?” You prodded. Pansy’s eyes widened as she darted her eyes away from yours. She just laughed nervously and pointed a finger in front of the two of you.

“Look, there’s the Transfiguration classroom. Let’s hurry before Professor McGonagall arrives.” She grabbed your hand and started running, dragging you alongside her. You thought it was weird that Pansy avoided the topic but you just shrugged it off as the two of you got inside.

 The rest of your friends were already in their seats. You looked over your table to see Draco sitting there already. “Curse Professor McGonagall’s seat plan!” You yelled internally. You waved Pansy goodbye as you sat next to the blonde Slytherin. You avoided looking at him, fearing that he was still upset at you when you heard him mutter something under his breath.

“I’m sorry.”

You didn’t quite understand what he just said and turned your head to face him.

“What was that?” You asked. Draco just sighed and avoided your eyes.

“Nothing.”

You were about to bug him about what he said when Professor McGonagall arrived and started her discussion. You grabbed your quill from your table and started taking notes, but your mind can’t focus on the topic that was being discussed because you’re still worried about whether Draco was upset with you or not.

 —

 Before you knew it, the class was already over and students were walking out of the classroom. Just as Draco stood up, you grabbed him by his wrist, causing him to turn his head and look at you.

“Are you mad at me?” He felt his heart twist when he saw the look on your face. You were trying your best not to cry, he could tell by your glassy eyes and the way your lips quivered. True, he was upset that you stopped him from attacking Macmillan, but he could never get mad at you. Pansy noticed the two of you and quickly grabbed the rest of your friends outside to give you both some privacy.

Draco sighed as he placed a hand on top of yours and looked at you.

“You know I could never be mad at you.” He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. His words lifted the pressure on your chest. At least now you know he wasn’t mad at you.

“I’m sorry about how I acted earlier.” He added. You pulled your hand back and told him it’s okay and smiled at him. The two of you headed out of the classroom and noticed that your friends weren’t there.

“They probably went ahead already,” Draco mentioned.

The two of you were walking down the hall in silence when you decided to ask him something.

“Why were you so upset earlier?” You asked. You noticed Draco blush but he shook it off. He cleared his throat and looked at you.

“It’s because I actually wanted to spend some time with you on the next Hogsmeade trip.” He can’t fight the blush spreading on his face now. You looked at him and tilted your head in confusion. You ignored the pounding in your chest as you noticed how Draco was blushing.

“That’s so silly, Draco.” You giggled. “You know I always spend those trips with my friends.

 Friends.

 Draco clung onto your last word, his blush vanished. You were right. He was just a friend to you. Still, he couldn’t help but feel frustrated over your obliviousness. He literally just said that he wanted to spend his time with you, specifically. Not with your friend group, just with you. He just kept his mouth shut and decided to not push it further.

 You noticed how Draco suddenly turned silent and decided to speak up.

“If you want, I promise I’ll only spend my time with you guys on the next trip.” You stopped in your steps and stood in front of him, extending your pinky.

“Come on, pinky swear.” Draco looked at your hand and smiled. You felt butterflies in your stomach when you saw his smile.

As childish as it is, Draco knew how you took pinky swears seriously. He found it adorable. This has been a thing between the two of you ever since you were kids and he can’t help but feel a wave of nostalgia as he looked at you.

He raised his right hand and extended his pinky, but before he hooked it with yours, he made you promise one more thing.

“What is it?

"Don't entertain Macmillan."

You were confused but you knew well enough to not question him so you just agreed.

“If that makes you happy, then I promise I won’t.” You locked your pinky on his and smiled. He smiled back at you and ruffled your hair.

“Let’s hurry and look for the others, they’re probably waiting for us,” Draco said as the two of you started walking again.

 —

 The rest of the day passed by in a blur and the next thing you knew, it was dinner. You were minding your own business, eating when you felt a tap on your shoulder. Judging on the look of your friends, you could tell who it was already.

“Hello, Macmillan.” You said, placing your spoon down. “I see you still have a bad habit of interrupting people when they’re doing something.” You turned your head to face him. You could hear snickers coming from, not only your friends but also the other Slytherins sitting nearby. You saw the Hufflepuff blush from embarrassment but quickly covered it with a nervous laugh.

“I’m only here to ask you if you have made up your mind for next week?” He inquired.

You glanced at Pansy, who was sitting in front of you and the look in her eyes reminded you of what she told you earlier.

 “You’re free to do things on your own.”

 Then you shifted your gaze to Draco, who surprisingly has a neutral expression. Not wanting to break your promise, you looked back at Ernie.

“Sorry, I have plans with my friends.” You tried to sound as sympathetic as you can. You noticed Ernie frown for a bit and then glared at the person behind your back. Draco now had a triumphant smirk on his lips. He was happy that he managed to sabotage Macmillan’s attempt in asking you out. Much to Draco’s surprise, Ernie was prepared.

 “That’s alright,” Ernie said as he whipped out his wand from his robe pocket. “Since my plans are now ruined, I might as well ask you right here, right now.”

 Draco’s smirk vanished as he realized what Macmillan was about to do. He looked at you and he noticed that just like him, you were surprised too.

“Orchideous!” Ernie exclaimed and a bouquet of flowers burst from the tip of his wand. He grabbed it and held it out to you.

"Y/N, will you be my date for the Yule Ball?"

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A/N: 

Anyways since I'm not going to dive into it in future chapters I might as well say it here lmao.

The Hogsmeade trip isn't gonna be covered in the story (I'm sorry) It's just something I came up with lmao.

Ernie was planning to ask you to be his date for the Yule Ball during the Hogsmeade trip but since you didn't accept his invitation, he had to find another way :)

I don't know why but I just felt like I had to point it out haha. That's all! See you in the next chapter :) <3

[homosexualadventure]

every single lmam song, ranked.

i just finished listening to let’s make a music for the first time, and Oh My God it rocks. it’s a great podcast and if you’re reading this without having listened to it...i don’t know what to tell you. i don’t know what you think lmam means. but, that aside, if you haven’t listened to it yet: go listen to it! it’s not a crazy long podcast, overall or episode length-wise, so it’s manageable even for people who usually can’t handle podcasts (like me!) anyways, now that it’s over, what’s left for me to do with my time and energy that i used to spend thinking about lmam?

listen to the episodes again so that i can rank all fourty-one songs from worst to best, of course. so that’s exactly what i did.

i mostly ranked these on my gut feeling, because i didn’t come up with the idea of ranking it on a set of points before like...five minutes ago. there’s a bit of personal bias in here, so if you disagree with me on rankings, hey! send me an ask, or a dm. we can talk about it. 

so, now that that’s out of the way, let’s get into it! let’s...make a ranking. haha. that’s just a fun little lmam joke for you. 

41. the roquefort stank

this song only gets points for laura’s stanky noises in the background. i love laura.

40. shan’t he shanty

weirdly catchy. for a sea shanty, that is. that’s all i have to say.

39. well, i’m on child...

i do love a good gay song about polyamory but it just wasn’t enough in this case. truly heartbreaking. 

38. dog trash

i’m not a big fan of polka in general. that’s all i have to say. i don’t have to explain all my decisions. this is my journey. and it’s your journey that you’re taking with me.

37. echoes of wednesday

it’s not my favorite but i do think it’s sweet and i like all the laura vocals. also the zuko vocals. 

36. brothers in legs

not their best character song but it’s still a song you could quietly headbang to. i just don’t love full story ballads (there is an exception to this, you’ll see) most of the time. 

35. ol’ tim’s tricks

i’m not saying it’s a bad song, i’m just saying it sounds like it was once in a made for tv disney channel-esque movie about a girl who finds her calling in sports and friendship.

34. don’t give me that altitude

very queen-esque with general 80s vibes and i like that.

33. dreamless

if it was longer i think it would be a lot higher on the list, because it’s Good. but i don’t feel right putting a 45 second song above, like, tobie’s razor. still! i love the mellow, kind of sad and eerie tones of it.

32. holiday crime!

look i know this one’s fairly low on the list, hear me out: it’s a good song and it’s pretty memorable as well! but as far as holiday songs go, i don’t think it’s their best or most iconic one. laura’s laughing and beat in the back is absolutely wonderful and heartwarming, though.

31. mr. dad

this one gets a higher rating than the previous holiday song for its good good harmonica and because when i heard the lyrics “but you love to watch him go” used to describe mr. dad i almost toppled my chair backwards with me still in it.

30. mourning ritual

the biggest load of 1980s bullshit i’ve ever heard in this decade. somehow it’s also got a big panic! at the disco vibe and i’m not sure how i feel about it but it’s definitely Strongly There and i can’t deny it.

29. outback sadhouse

it’s RIDICULOUS how well they nailed the sufjan stevens vibe with this one. plus the restaurant dialogue bit in the back of the song really adds a lot. 

28. let down my better dynamite

it’s really easy to bop to and the instrumental in the background is FANTASTIC! jonah really killed it with this one. plus they talk a lot about rats in the episode which is nice for me because i love rats. also it’s the first episode with an instance of “brian does a bit”.

27. the tale of the greazzy creek

i just think it absolutely nails the vibe of a rural campfire grizzled old cowboy song while also being a really catchy theme song. like, i think you could’ve snuck it into holes (2003) and i would’ve been like, yeah, that sounds right. 

26. turn around and come down slowly

not one of their more iconic songs but brian’s voice is so pretty in this and it’s really soothing. 

25. ratless randy’s

i don’t know why it’s this high on the list either, but it is. ratless randy’s really IS the place to be, guys.

24. tobie’s razor

i will be honest. when i saw the title for this episode for the first time i just thought “occam’s razor” and as i type this i can’t even think of what that actually is, so..... anyways, i’d say this song absolutely NAILS the vibe but i have no idea what vibe it’s even remotely related to. certainly does nail the internal childhood monologue though. i think this song is the first one where they really started hitting their stride, also. not that it’s better than some of the earlier ones, but this one forward their songs were pretty consistently high quality. plus, and no one will be surprised by this by now, it gets extra points for laura. 

23. armoire of royals

it’s weird, it’s synthy, has a vaguely billie eilish-esque part near the end which is not necessarily a point in favor depending on your taste but it Definitely is surprising and cool, and it’s got fake british accents. what more do you need out of a song?

22. sybil’s night scare

the piano in this is perfect and fantastic and the comedic timing in the song is just right. jonah’s delivery of “they’re actually real human eyes” is so goddamn good and his singing is Also great and frankly i think we can all agree we’re fucking tired of him saying he can’t sing. i mean, i assume (i fucking hope) he’s stopped saying that by now considering he had the majority of vocals on silo by a bit but Still. it’s a good peppy halloween-y song.

21. chalice for your thoughts

two spooky songs in a row! honestly, i’m not sure what reasons i have for ranking this song as high as i did. i just like it a lot. they were able to include a lot of weird twitter suggestions fairly seamlessly, and it’s just soft and pretty. spooky, but still pretty. 

20. 21st blitheday

i admit it: i fucking hate the voice brian uses in this. but i really, really like the song. the beat’s very good and somehow brian still manages to sing the chorus well and make it sound nice even though his affectation is Stupid as hell <3 the background whistling is nice and his robot voice, which he’s used for several of his videos but i think most notoriously for scrundler in his week in revue series (here), is also featured. it’s a real bop, i think.

19. monday night boomball

i genuinely think this is their weirdest song, ever. it’s incomprehensible and it’s so fucking theatre kid of them, and it’s dumb as shit but it’s really funny and enjoyable and strange and i love it.

18. gentle light

this is a really good song. it’s not weird or funny, it’s genuinely just a really soft, calming, normal song. i can’t in good conscience rank it above the others for this reason, because it’s easier to make a regular song good than it is for a song about fucking a tree, but i want to be clear: i really love this song. it’s a song that you could fall asleep to, cry to, cuddle up in a blanket to, whatever the hell you want to do to it.

17. proud egg mouth

extra points for fitting the word “maw” in any kind of song, a feat i’m not sure anyone else has ever accomplished. also for brian actually singing with an egg in his mouth.

16. you can take that to the bank

brian does an incredible randy newman impression and i love him for it. also it’s just a good song! it’s not my favorite but it’s very pleasing to my ears and it’s well made.

15. rainbow trout eggs

i listened to a shit ton of colbie caillat in middle school and i can tell you with confidence that the lyrics “i feel so alive and i know that i’m happy na na na na na hey hey” would be in one of her songs. it’s a good song with completely ridiculous lyrics and it’s a better character/full story ballad than their previous ones, in my opinion. which is what you’re specifically here for!

14. car mitzvah

i think this is a song my dad would listen to if it came on the radio. i also think it deserves to be in an early 90s or maybe coming of age movie. brian’s vocals are fantastic in this, also.

13. dr. brims

“it’s a new year, Ha Hah!” this song is sooooo fucking funny and exemplary of a lot of their other songs that came afterwards. i’ve been saying that a lot i think. writing reviews is hard.

12. let’s make a music (theme song)

maybe it’s the emotional value of this song being the song i associate most with the podcast, since it’s the theme song, or maybe it’s just really good. (spoiler: it’s both but mostly the second one) the episode is also really funny in general and if you’re new to the podcast and don’t care about order, i highly recommend this one first! 

11. heartbreak in michael’s

a very very very good sad gay love song and i recommend it to the ends of the earth! because this is the internet, and i can!

10. arbor day!

you try making a horny song about deforestation.

9. why don’t you like our song title?

such a fucking bop and showcases their skill for just doing whatever the hell they want and STILL making a fantastic song or video or whatever. they just stop saying words in it and it does not take anything away from the song. could you do that? i mean...maybe! but for the sake of this review and my point i’m gonna be like fuck you no you couldn’t. moving on.

8. akimbo

the backing track in this is ABSOLUTELY what makes the song. plus that one video of brian strutting but technically that can’t affect my review of the song because Technically it’s not part of the song. anyways it’s really peppy and fun and enjoyable and Good.

7. heartbreak in michael’s (reprise)

it’s the perfect finale song. like, it genuinely sounds like the song that plays at the end of a romcom after everything’s finally worked out. i Did cry when i heard brian sing the theme song at the end but that’s just because i’m a sentimental son of a bitch. so besides that ending bit that i can(’t) guarantee will make you tear up at Least, it’s really fucking fun! it’s upbeat and happy and i think they made the right song to go out on. or to go on a hiatus on, if brian’s website is to be believed. i don’t believe it, but hypothetically, y’know? hypothetically...

6. debutaunt ball

if the met gala doesn’t make this their theme song i will personally burn next year’s event to the ground, i swear to god. also it’s a good song to show off both jonah and brian’s range. it’s not like a lot of their other songs but it’s SUCH a banger and i adore it.

5. madame zamporium’s wax emporium 

fuck yeah. learning that the “ooh come on baby” from several unraveleds came from a let’s make a music is the reason i finally started listening to the podcast in the first place. but BESIDES that, since that’s not a reason for my ranking (just a fun little fact about me!), this song slaps a ridiculous amount. they went insanely hard and it’s the first song they made that really sets the tone of the podcast, which is: great comedy, great high production music. 

4. alan rickman’s edible zoo

GOD! the anti-celebrity, anti-capitalist rock song i’ve been waiting all my fucking life for! also it’s anti-america but only in one lyric. but in Another sense....throughout the whole song. PLUS, and most importantly, it features jonah’s literally and i mean LITERALLY impeccable alan rickman impression. like, it’s fucking bulletproof. alan rickman was in the goddamn room. 

3. horsecar!

look. when this song started playing for the first time i went...fuck no. in general i don’t tolerate country or cowboy songs very well because they just don’t sound appealing to my ears most of the time. i put up with country road only because of a funny mario edit someone made of it and now the original song has more value to me. this is relevant only because the same thing happened with horsecar! in that the chorus KICKS ASS. i may make a post on just my favorite lmam songs and also this is already a crazy long post so i won’t go into it too much but i will say this. the shock value of going from the first verse in this song to the chorus is...........Incredibly high and it Works So Fucking Well! it literally makes the song. and not even just for the short term value of Oh My God That’s A Twist, it lasts through the whole song. i’m listening to the song as i type this and i’m currently at the country/cowboy part and i don’t hate it because i know the chorus is incredible. in fact, i’d argue that the chorus on its own may be the best thing lmam ever made, even better than my two actual favorite songs of theirs. i’m definitely going to have to make a full post on this. (SIDE NOTE: BRIAN’S VOCALS ARE FUCKING CRAZY AND HORSECAR! IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS. his goddamn RANGE!! SIR!!! his falsetto is literally ridiculous my pants are OFF)

2. dragon me to this wedding

this is what i meant when i said there’s an exception to the “i’m not generally a fan of full story ballads”, because this is one of my all time favorite lmam songs. as in, it’s in the top three. which i guess you can tell from it being number two in the top three. in fact, it’s probably one of my favorite songs in general. the first time i listened to the episode i went back and listened to the song again three times in a row, and all three times i cried real tears. it’s GAY it’s REALLY PRETTY and i LOVE IT. 

1. save 2 4 tony

so we’ve finally made it to my all-time favorite lmam song. maybe it’s that i recently graduated myself and so this song hits a little harder, but it also just GOES hard. i genuinely think they peaked when they recorded this. it’s one of those bdg songs where you’re listening to it, you’re just chilling, and it’s like “yeah wow this is nice!” and all of a sudden he hits a falsetto and you go “oh FUCK that guy can SING!” literally his vocals in this are incredible and it’s very fun (and on brand) that the Oh Fuck moment here is the line “tony hawk babeyyy!” plus jonah killed it on the backing and composition and everything. it’s the best let’s make a music song and i won’t take constructive criticism.

[darlinvandijk]

Wrong about you

Concept: request where we get off on the wrong foot when we first met so we don’t like each other but then we have to work on a song together and gain feelings. Like usual dm me and whatnot for a request and I’ll be happy to comply! (Sorry if this is long lol) Hope you enjoy :)

I remember it vividly, as if it just happened, the infamous day I met Ruel. Some might say we got off on the wrong foot, but I’ll correct them with the fact that there was no misconception, he’s just a dick, but a beautiful one even if I don’t want to admit it.

The day we met, I had been been wearing an all white with pink detail Golf hoodie, this hoodie was my life. It had actually been signed by Tyler, the year prior when I had helped headline Camp Flog Gnaw, and was my most prized possession. I was wearing it at the studio, when I turned a corner and smashed into a fucking wall, but in case you didn’t catch on the wall was actually a 6’5 idiot. He slammed into me, causing my drink to just spill everywhere, completely changing my hoodie from the pristine white shade it was.

People would assume he’d be as charming as he is in his interviews, but those people are wrong. He slammed into me and gave me a blank stare before lifting me off the ground and walking away. I of course yell at him that he could at least say sorry for spilling my drink everywhere, causing him to turn back around and flip me off before going back to walking away. Leaving me in frenzied mess to clean my beloved hoodie.

The only reason these horrid memories are coming back to me, is because of the disgusting words my manager Jeff just said. My head snaps up suddenly when a hand is waved in front of my face.

“What” I snap out, extremely unhappy with what my team wants me to do. You’d think they’d care about my feelings more than some work deal.

“We’ve said it like five times already. You and Ruel are going to collab on a track together, there’s no way around it. You both need to suck it up and be mature, this industry has no time for your drama. Also, you’re on his insta every other day, I highly doubt you dislike him that much” Jeff states before dragging a hand down his face in an exasperated manner. Jeff here has been my manager since I started, he’s been through a lot with me. He’s pretty young for being my manager, but he’s the only one that truly gets me and is willing to put up with me, he’s the older brother I never had.

“Fine. Just know that I won’t like it.” I mumble with an eye roll, ignoring his little remark about my social media habits, watching as Jeff walks over to me before slightly ruffling my hair with a grin. I look up at him and flip him off, listening to him cackle like a witch as he walks out of the room.

I don’t have a crush on Ruel, he’s an ass, it’s just that he’s a very attractive one, but it’s not like I’ll ever change my mind about his personality. I’ll just have to admire from a distance.

I get up with a sigh, knowing that the Australian oaf is probably already waiting for me in the writing room next to the recording studio I’m laying in. I open the door and walk in, seeing him sitting on the sofa, with a matching glare as he looks at me. Glad to know the feelings mutual bitch. I make my way to the recliner next to the couch and sit down, waiting for someone to talk first.

A couple moments of silence past, with Ruel and I staring respectively at our own managers. Nate and Jeff both heave out matching sighs before looking at each other with annoyed looks.

“I thought you talked to her?” Nate says with a glance in my direction, causing me to scoff and wave a hand at Ruel who’s doing the same thing as me. Ruel scoffs in return and slightly pushes my hand away from him.

“I did, but obviously neither of our talks worked.” Jeff snorts back, causing them both to look at us as we glare at each other. Some might think we’re overreacting, but trust me Ruel is insufferable.

“Look, get over yourselves. You have to write this song and I don’t care if you don’t like each other, suck it up and do what you have to do. This is your job, not just a fun hobby.” Nate lecstures with a strict tone, causing the both of us to stiffen up. Jeff nods his head in agreement and observes the tense environment of the room.

“What’s so important about this song? I could have easily had a collab with someone else that’s bigger in this industry, why the one girl that fucking hates me?” He hisses out, causing Nate to give him a sharp look. The look instantly shuts him up, but he’s not my manager so I openly speak up.

“Then go collab with someone else, but don’t act like I’m the only one causing issues. You hate me too and don’t try to deny it. Also don’t you dare try to bash my career ” I snap out, slightly hurt by his words, he might not like me, but he has no right to undermine my career when I worked hard to be where I am. He gives me a shocked look, with regret in his eyes, but I turn my head away from him before he can say anything.

“Both if you cut it out. Get over it, you need to learn how to work with people, because surprise not everyone is going to like you guys. We’re going to go in another room and work on paperwork for some scheduled performances, stay in here and start writing. Please.” Jeff says with a pleading look aimed at me, I nod my head and keep my head down as I open up my notebook.

Jeff and Nate leave the room, encasing Ruel and I in a tense silence. I feel him staring at me, I start to become irritated by his watchful eyes. I snap my head up and glare at him, hoping he doesn’t notice that my eyes are slightly watery. I’m being a baby, I shouldn’t let his comment hold that much of an affect on me. His gaze slightly softens and he opens his mouth to speak, before I beat him to it.

“Don’t. You’ve done enough. What is the song going to be about?” I mutter, keeping my eyes trained on the page, waiting for him to talk so I can start outlining. He lets out a soft sigh before shifting his body, making it completely face me. I tense up at the direct attention from him.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it like that, I was pissed and it just came out. It’s not an excuse to have been an ass like that, but you’ve also said some shitty things since we’ve met. Look you’re talented and you know it, there’s honestly no other person in our age group as big as you in the industry, I was just trying to be a dick. I’m sorry.” He whispers out, watching my face to see my reaction. I give him a hesistant nod, watching the sad look pass over his face when he realizes I’m not going to respond.

“I was thinking maybe a love song? I know it’s cliche, but I think it could work.” He mumbles, playing with the sleeves of his sweater. I nod my head and write the idea down.

“It could, just depends on the type of love story we want to portray. We don’t want a corny song, but something that’s still relatable” I tell him, watching him nod his head with a intrigued look on his face.

“I have an idea, you can be honest if it sucks. What about like what both of the people are thinking? Like fuck I’m not sure how to explain it, but like we’d both be singing obviously, but two different perspectives, to show what the two people feel?” He says, with a confused look on his face, struggling with how to explain his idea. I nod my head slowly, still not sure what he’s trying to say.

“Okay wait, kind of like a wistful song. Both wishing they could be with one another” he muses, I nod my head frantically writing down what he’s saying, hoping it can actually be a start for this project we have to do.

“So something where they both want each other but-“ I get cut off by my phone buzzing, causing me to grab it and look at what my friend sent me. I smile and repost the picture to my insta story. Ruel watches me with a curious look before letting out a slight cough.

“What’re you looking at? If I may ask, you just looked happy and I’m curious” he mumbles with a shy look. I give him blank look before remembering that I’m doing this for my fans and grin before turning my phone towards him. I might not like him, but the love I have for my fans is overpowering my current feelings, making me want to show off how talented they are.

“Holy shit, did one of your fans make that?” He questions with amazement covering his face. I nod my head before looking at my screen with nothing but love on my face.

“Yeah it’s a painting of one of my pictures, they’re all so talented. Everything I do is for them.” I say with a grin, causing his head to shoot up with a giant grin. I regard him with shock and hesitance at his fast movement, kinda nervous about why he’s so excited.

“That’s it!! Holy shit that’s perfect, that gave me the perfect idea” he practically yells, snatching my notebook and pencil, and scribbling away before I can even stop him. I move to sit next to him, leaning over his shoulder to see what he’s writing.

“You got me painting pictures in my head” He quietly sings out, I watch him with a curious look, wondering how that line relates to anything he’s said this whole time.

“So I’m just gonna be honest here, how the fuck does that relate to what you’ve been saying?” I question, letting out a small laugh. He gives me a smile and shakes his head softly.

“Okay so think about it, like they can’t see each other all the time but like they think about each other all the time, hence painting pictures, and well we can figure out the rest, like I want a love song but not a typical one” he says while scribbling away on my paper. I nod my head and let him write, before grabbing it from him to read and see what could be fixed.

“Ooh I like that chorus you wrote, okay so how about here on verse two we have like ‘golden skies, your water blue, perfect muse, I might be drowning’ but with a deeper tone for the end” I murmur trying to piece things together, only to be met with silence. I look up and watch him analyze me with a soft look. I blush from the direct attention before turning back to the music, hoping he doesn’t notice.

“You’re a genius, there’s no one I’d rather do this with.” He whispers before grabbing the notebook and seeing how the lyrics go together. I smile at him before leaning back and singing along with him. Both so us laughing and joking around as we write. Forgetting about the tense and unhappy relationship we’ve had for so long, letting it be replaced with a new start.

While we messed around and wrote our song neither of us noticed Jeff and Nate peeking in the room to see how we were doing, only to see us laughing and working perfectly together. They smile and shut the door, heading back to the room they were in. We both look up when we hear the door shut before looking each other and laughing again. I watch him sober up as he moves his hand towards my face and brushes a piece of my hair behind my ear, letting his hand linger there for a couple seconds before it drops back to his lap. We both turn red, not expecting this change in atmosphere to happen. He looks me over before shaking his head with a small smile and red cheeks, reaching over to grab my notebook.

“You know that you’re art to me... you’re art to me.” He quietly sings to himself, causing me to read it over and give him a small nudge. He looks up, waiting for me to say whatever it is that I took him out of his trance for.

“I really like that line, what’s the inspiration behind it? Don’t tell me it’s jack black like you’re other song” I laugh, before my face heats up, at the fact that I just practically admitted to watching some of his interviews.

“Don’t worry, I watch your interviews too. But uhm no, it’s not another movie reference. It’s uh a person” he mumbles trying to turn his head so I don’t see his face heat up in nervousness. I feel my heart ache for a second, I guess having gotten over our petty drama, I let myself get too caught up in thinking he was being more than just friendly. I slightly nudge him with a smirk, masking my true feelings.

“Ooh Ruel likes a girl huh?” I laugh watching him roll his eyes before nudging me back, causing me to almost fall off the couch, before his hands shoot out and pull me flush against him.

“Yeah I do, for awhile now. But she hates me so” he laughs, looking at me with a look I can’t quite decipher. I give him a curious glance, before asking a question that completely changed everything.

“How can someone hate you? I honestly don’t think I even hated you, just strongly pissed off and annoyed, but I was wrong about you as we can tell. Who’s the beautiful girl that made you all sappy to write that line?” I say with a smile, trying to cheer him up from the obvious distress he was in about this girl.

“You.” He whispers before leaning in and pressing his lips to mine. I freeze up, not expecting this to happen in a million years. I feel him tense up before pulling away, causing me to snap out of my daze and grab him by the collar of his sweater, crashing our lips back together. Leaving us in a flurry of rushed kisses and fleeting touches.

“This better be a great fucking song, come back to see them not even working but swapping spit” Jeff mumbles to Nate with an eyeroll, as both regard the two young adults with a smirk. Knowing all along that this was going to happen, having seen both of them lurking on one another’s socials ever since they first met.

“If only they weren’t so stubborn to keep up with the petty drama, could have made this happen ages ago” Nate laughs, before closing the door to leave the two alone.

I pull away breathlessly before giving him a soft smile, watching him smile back before brushing his thumb along my face. He leans back on the couch, pulling me with him so that my back is pressed against his chest. He holds my hands that are pressed against my stomach, drawing patterns on my palms before leaving a soft kiss behind my ear.

“I was wrong about you” he mumbles next to my ear, causing me to nod my head agreeing with him, before I reply back.

“You’re not the only one, I was so wrong about you too. I’m sorry for being such an ass this whole time” I whisper, pulling our conjoined hands up, pressing a kiss to the back of his hand. He lets out a laugh before reassuring me that everything was okay. Sitting there together in a happy atmosphere, thinking about the newfound inspiration we have for this song while laughing and coming up with more parts.

Lets just say that was only the beginning of our story together and one of the many songs written between us. Definitely not a cliche love story you could say.

[wethepixies]

Hello, Pixies!

A while ago, in celebration of reaching so many members in the WTP community, the WTP Hype Squad started planning an interview with the staff members so that you all can learn more about the amazing team working on bringing back the magical world of Pixie Hollow!

When starting to plan our questions, we decided the best thing would be to have you, the WTP community, to submit any questions you would like to see our staff answer.

After collecting your questions and picking our favorites, we were finally ready to start conducting the interviews! Keep reading below the cut for the first two interviews.

Nora was a member of WTP's founding staff; she worked as a Discord and social media manager until 2020. Even after leaving in 2020 due to school pressure, she's still just as passionate about WTP and is an active member of the community.

How did We The Pixies come to be and how did it reach what it is today?

Nora: We The Pixies was started mid 2017. Two weeks after it was founded, I was asked to join. It started then to be what it is now, a Pixie Hollow rewrite that's forever free, family friendly, and fair to the players. At the beginning, development was a bit slow because we had no staff and no idea how to coordinate. We started by picking a physics engine. In the end, we chose one that was simple and easy to use.

We messed around with a lot of ideas back then (and we still do). How would we interact with the players and receive feedback? How would we host the server? We were teenagers. We didn't know what we were doing. I remember doing hours of research about this stuff only to come up empty handed. We were all new to this and worried we couldn't pull this off.

Then, in 2018 we switched developers. It turned out that our current physics engine wasn't suited for our goals, so we switched to Phaser 3. All of our progress was reset, but it was being rebuilt on a more stable engine. It was a lot of work and it worried everyone, but the game ended up better because of it.

It started off as friends reaching out to friends. Earlier the same year, however, we switched from asking friends for assistance to more formal staff applications.

In 2019, we released the first demo. It was our goal, once we'd done that, to open up a public discord server. I spent a few hours researching and configuring bots, and a few more sorting out roles and channels on the server. This brings us to where we are now, in 2020. I stepped down because of the pressures of school, but I still wholeheartedly support We The Pixies. I'm excited to see what the rest of 2020 will bring to the table for WTP.

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Asteria has been on staff for the longest time out of all current staff members. She started off as a moderator and is currently an administrator for WTP. She’s also a part of WTP’s social media team. Like everyone on WTP staff, Asteria is an unpaid volunteer.

What are some of your favorite memories from Pixie Hollow?

Asteria: When I was younger, I’d pretty much run home from school every day and play until I was forced off the family computer. Since I used to play with my siblings, Pixie Hollow was a huge part of me growing up and spending time with both my friends and family. It also opened the doors to the possibilities of forming close-knit online communities, which is something I didn’t originally think was possible. That being said, my best memories of the game all involve hanging out with my friends and hosting the legendary dare parties Pixie Hollow was known for! While I loved almost every single aspect of the original game (decorating, dressing up, playing mini-games), I’d have to say that the sense of community I shared with my friends was my favorite part of the Pixie Hollow experience.

What game feature from Pixie Hollow are you most excited to see again?

Asteria: Hmm, if I’d have to pick one, it would probably be decorating. I used to spend hours on end perfecting my fairy home (dyeable panels and mermaid fountains for the win!). Luckily, the demo has already teased what’s in store for decorating, so I’m really happy with WTP’s progress!

At the beginning of WTP, what inspired you to start working as a moderator?

Asteria: Originally, I joined the team back in 2017 as a moderator after being invited by the then-founders. Since the project was barely off the ground, I mostly joined as a way to continue socializing with a group of my friends. However, when WTP started to take off back in 2018, I was really inspired by the hard work and dedication of the team, which motivated me to continue my work as a moderator and eventually become an administrator in 2020. WTP has really helped me grow in terms of communicating with others and working within an ever-growing team.

What are some of the main things you look for when adding staff members? (As an administrator, a part of Asteria’s job is recruiting new staff members.)

Asteria: I’m usually very involved in the application/interview process, so when scouting for staff  members (especially moderators), I pay close attention to Discord activity, possible infractions, availability, and responsiveness/communication skills. However, our requirements for staff positions tend to change depending on the applicant’s potential role, though I think the application is pretty straightforward in terms of what we’re looking for. At the end of the day, skill and the ability to work well within a team are the most important.

How do you use social media to grow the community?

Asteria: For social media, I usually try to respond to players’ DMs (on Discord, Facebook, and Instagram) and keep players updated on WTP’s progress. However, much of the activity on our social media is courtesy of Lila Almondpetal, our genius social media coordinator. She usually creates fun posts and activities for players to try, which has been extremely helpful in terms of growing the community.

(We’re excited to talk to Lila about event planning in our interview with her!)

How do you fit working on WTP into your schedule?

Asteria: Usually, I fit WTP into every second of my free time (which can fluctuate from very little time to weeks on end of stalking the Discord). I try to prioritize WTP as much as possible because although it is a volunteer project, I still have a responsibility to both my staff friends and the players. But being completely honest, there isn’t much of a schedule to disrupt during summer break!

Before wrapping up our interview, we wanted to talk to Asteria about her personal connection with the staff as well as her personal feelings about WTP.

Is there a person in the staff that you've formed a strong friendship with?

Asteria: Interesting question! I try to form relationships with a lot of staff, but I’d have to say I’m very close to our Administrator/Developer Teresa and our Artist Victoria. I look forward to developing closer relationships with our newest staff members (especially my moderators because I love them very much!). You could probably guess this, but my favorite part of my job is talking to both players and staff.

How do you feel about the community growing so much in a short amount of time?

Asteria: Honestly, the exponential growth of the community was a little overwhelming at first. As most players have already experienced, moderators and administrators have to approve every single player into the server (even when we were getting upwards of 300-400 players a day!) I can’t say I was expecting it so soon, considering the early stages of the project, but I’m very happy to see our community growing so fast!

Do you feel like some people may have unrealistic expectations for the game?

Asteria: As a general rule, whenever someone receives a product, they’re looking at the finished state. Understandably, a lot of our players are not privy to the behind-the-scenes work our artists, sound techs, and developers put into remaking the game (essentially from scratch). While we do promise to recreate the game as close to the original as possible, it does take a lot of time and effort.

The last thing we wanted to ask you is: Do you think that WTP will ever be as big as the original Pixie Hollow was?

Asteria: Who knows! Considering the fan base of the original, it’s a bit difficult to reach such a massive audience. However, with the increasing importance of social media, I think, with the right advertising, it’s possible to reach even a fraction of Pixie Hollow’s audience! Wishful thinking! 

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Next, we’ll talk with our beloved game creators! Stay tuned for our next set of interviews, featuring game developer Teresa, artists Ci and Rachel, and sound developer Lavender Merryheart, where we ask them about a lot of interesting things - including how they’re recreating Pixie Hollow and their future goals and plans for the game!

[royal-babey]

THINKING ABOUT THAT ONE ME:A OC I WANTED TO MAKE SO HERE’S SOME RANDOM HEADCANONS FOR HIM UNTIL I CAN PLAY THE GAME AGAIN!!!

(Picrew used)

So! This is Samuel Ryder, our dearest pathfinder. 100% enemy of Alec, doesn’t have the biggest relationship with his mom, but he loves S.A.M, his twin, and his son (Also when someone says “Sam!” Both he and the AI bby respond, it can be very confusing).

He’s a bit of a grumpy butt, very tired, but he means well!!! Kinda blunt and serious a lot but he has a soft side and whoever gets to see that yet I have not decided! Jaal probably ngl, love that purple kitty alien!!! Or Gil cuz you can have a kid with him...Decisions decisions!!!

Samuel is reckless, tends to run headfirst into danger, and it is n o t good. He eventually gets it through his thick stubborn head though that he needs to stay alive because he has a child that needs him and so he cuts back on trying to be canon fodder and starts staying at the back lines, using his biotics. An ability which he, his twin and his son all have!!! Sam used to hate being biotic but he’s chill with it now, neutral. It can still get annoying and overwhelming and his biotics are so dang strong he gets horrible migraines but yeah he’s managing!

He also struggles with severe anxiety, chronic depression, PTSD and chronic pain, but honestly that’s to be expected at this point........ :>

AND! He did have a lovely partner, but they died about a year before the andromeda initiative which is what largely drove Samuel to it despite familial relations. Just desperate for a new start. Trying to outrun pain and the past isn’t always good ofc, but yknow...

This is his sibling! I do not have a name for them yet, kinda wanna go with Samantha Ryder tbh just to frustrate the whole team fjsgfbebf three Sams! What could go wrong!!!

But yeah this is Samuels sib, they’re very laid back and chill, very passionate, dye their hair crazy colours all the time, surprisingly not as crazy as their little brother in combat, and they adore their little nephew!!! I think they might romance Suvi or Vetra...

They were close with their mom, not so much their dad. They also grew up a lot faster than their brother, trying to bear the expectations Alec had for the twins to give Samuel (Or “Sammy” to them) a break. Since Samuel tended to suffer a lot with the pressure because of how strong his biotics are. Samantha (we’re going with it I have decided) is also a very strong biotics user, but not as strong as their bro. Still, a force to be reckoned with!!! Especially when they and Samuel work together

They’re kinda the person that dragged Samuel back, introducing the idea of the initiative to him. They honestly hadn’t expected him to agree to come to Andromeda, but were really delighted when he did. They also feel sort of guilty, because now their brother is feeling more pressure than ever, but it’s not their fault.

Samuel, Samantha and SAM also get up to sibling shenanigans like arguing or playing pranks and sometimes the three of them, plus kiddo plus LI’s, have movie nights! Ofc they also have movie nights where the whole crew is invited, but sometimes you just need some immediate family time yknow?

(Picrew used!!!)

And last but not least; this is said beloved kiddo!!! I haven’t got a name for him yet, but he looks v much like his father, gives no shits about gender roles (something he largely learned from Samantha tho his dad is chill too).

He’s a giant ball of sunshine and “reads” kids picture books to SAM, everyone on board absolutely adores him, he only met his grandpa and grandma once and he was terrified of Alec, and he misses his other parent but wears their favourite pearl necklace all the time so that helps!!!

When his papa isn’t on the ship he gets babysat by Gil OR by Tann on the Nexus because Tann surprisingly loves the little human and is very sweet to him and is willing to do this one (1) thing for Samuel. Other than that it’s argue town for the two stubborn dudes!

And in that pic he looks maybe like 9-10 but I think during the game he’s actually closer to 4. And you might be wondering two things; A) Samuels age and B) why was kiddo woke up when it was supposed to just be essential workers, and I have answers!

A) Samuel and Samantha are older than your normal baby Ryder, I’d say 22 is actually when Samuel met his partner, they have kiddo when they’re 24, and then partner dies at 27 thanks to an illness (yay fear of illnesses thanks to trauma for Sammy!), and the Sam Fam are 28 when the initiative happens (making them both a lil older than some of the crew I imagine, like Liam perhaps, but not by a lot since it’s usually clear that normal canon Ryder is pretty much one of the youngest on the crew).

And B) Technically Son Boi shouldn’t be awake, but Samuel started freaking out so badly about this fact after being woken up that he refused to go on the initial first mission, and well Alec did need him (even begrudgingly), so he put in the order for “the kid” to be revived, and he’s awake by the time Samuel gets back from Habitat 7 and is revived in SAM Node (So many teary hugs from both!!!).

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And that’s all I got! Thank u for listening to my TED Talk uwu (And feel free to reblog 👀 or send asks or DMs or whatever!!! Pls I crave ME:A interaction)

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I've gotten a few private asks and DMs about the redcap I mentioned in my latest kelpie post, so I've decided to go ahead and post it for you guys.

Ok, let's set the scene: It's summer, sky blue and weather hot af, so myself and three friends decide we'll go swimming in the river to cool off. We load up the car with towels, sunscreen, etc, and off we go. The place we end up choosing is actually part of a campground, so it's very open, has plenty of space for parking close to the river, and there's even a long concrete ramp leading straight into the water so people can easily bring and load/unload their boats. Now, on this ramp is a man. He's not doing anything weird or suspicious, just fishing, and he's even got a folding lawn chair, which means he's probably planning to be here for a while. He looks kinda scruffy and unkempt, and he's wearing a faded red ball cap, but we shrug him off as harmless and decide we'll go a good way down the river before getting in so we don't get in his way or scare away all the fish. We'll have to walk past him, but there's plenty of space so it's not like we'll have to get super close and bother him or anything. Anyway, we park and start grabbing our stuff out of the car. Something of mine(sunscreen I think, but this was 6-7 years ago so idr) has somehow ended up beneath one of the seats, and I'm having a hell of a time getting it, so I tell my friends to go ahead without me and I'll catch up in a minute. They do, and I eventually manage to snag my sunscreen and go to meet up with them. This is where it starts getting odd. First of all, this guy is staring after my friends(they were well past him by this point, 20-25 feet away) in an intense, almost predatory way. I, obviously, do not like this one bit, and plan to keep a close eye on him, or even encourage my friends to leave if he moves closer. Then I notice that he doesn't have any of  the usual stuff that fishermen around here tend to have, like a tacklebox, any type of bait, something to drink, etc. All he has is a chair and a fishing pole. His clothes are also kinda dirty, and his hat looks stiff and crusty. Again, it's weird. So I'm watching him super closely as I walk past, and this man, I kid you not, glances at me, does a double take, then very deliberately meets my gaze and gives me a respectful nod. For the record, I keep to myself. I have no reputation around here, and as a tiny 90 lb AFAB I am literally one of the least intimidating people you will ever see. All of my friends who were there, two men and a AFAB genderfluid person, are much larger and more threatening looking than I am. So I have no idea why he would act that way towards me, yet eye my friends like they're prey. All I know at this point is that I do not trust this man at all and want to keep myself and my friends far away from him. He lets me by without incident, though he keeps his eyes on me and I'm doing the same back, until one of my friends calls for me. I turn to respond to her, then when I look back the man is gone. No chair, no fishing pole, absolutely nothing to signify that he'd even been there. As stated before, this is a very open area designed for camping, so there's nothing nearby that he could be hiding behind, and I only took my eyes off of him for a few moments. There wasn’t even another car in the parking lot he could have gotten into. I honestly have no fucking idea how a normal person could have vanished like that, especially with all of his stuff. I asked my friends if they'd seen anything when I get to them, but they're all as confused as I am. No one saw him leave, he was just there on moment, then when they looked again he was gone. Now, normally I'd assume he was a creep and move on with my life, but to this day I cannot think of any rational explanation for this man's behavior and disappearance. The only thing I can think of is that he was some type of non-human (I'm assuming redcap based on his hat and how he watched my friends) and for some reason I spooked him enough to leave. Idk if he could pick up on my astral form being a kelpie and thought "oh shit, these people are already claimed", or if I already had a rep among the local fae as that crazy person who works with and feeds the kelpies and should probably be left alone, or what. All I know is that he definitely wanted to hurt my friends, saw me, and got the hell out of there.