#I was actually a bit worried it'd be shorter than I wanted

[mosaickiwi]

For Two

Hello, content specifically catered to me. This might be the whole damn month.

Just an Angel that works at a BnB all alone with their stalker future spouse... :3c

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You started your morning a little later than usual that Saturday, grateful for the extra half hour of sleep as you gathered ingredients. Only one pot of coffee to brew, one breakfast to make, one room to turnover while the guest went about their day touring the city.

You couldn't believe it. 

Normally, the weekend was completely booked. This one was too, except there'd been not just one, but six no-shows yesterday. Almost every single room at the inn was empty despite being fully paid for. 

Right at the usual check-in time, a single guest had shown up. Dressed in all black, a whole head taller than you, eyes that looked as tired as you felt from rushing around all day, and only a small duffel bag slung over one shoulder, they didn't look like the type of tourist you usually had this time of year. But who were you to judge?

The refreshments you set out didn't go to waste, though. He went back for seconds and thirds as you showed them to their room… then around the house… then around the garden while constantly on the lookout for other guests pulling up in their rental cars.

Oddly, he seemed more interested in you than the city. Rather than attractions on the pier or night life, the conversation flowed towards a few hobbies you found in common. Before you knew it, the sun had long since set, and no other soul had arrived for check-ins. You carried on with him a while longer, ending the night in a good mood despite the strange, once in a lifetime occurrence.

It felt like talking with an old friend. You wondered if the chat over breakfast would be just as nice.

The coffee machine loudly beeped, disturbing your current task. You stopped and poured it all into a thermos, then set it in the small woven carrier you'd prepared with a mug, creamers, sugars, and a pair of neatly wrapped shortbread cookies. You quietly took it up the stairs to your sole guest's room to set it at the door.

Just as you approached, the door opened with messy black hair and lightly flushed cheeks in greeting. He was the smallest bit shorter without the boots. No piercings in this early in the morning, but even his pajamas were all black. The tiny ghosts on his pants were cute. 

The man's blue eyes came to life at the sight of you and he smiled. "Mornin'," they spoke in that soft, raspy voice you'd gotten acquainted with yesterday.

"Beat me to it. Good morning, Ren." You smiled back with ease. "Did you sleep well?"

"Perfect, actually." They yawned, eyeing the basket in your hands as they stretched. "All that f'me before 7am.? Fuck, y'might really be an angel." He paused and rubbed at his lower lip. "Sorry."

You held the basket out to him. "I heard nothing. No worries," you said. It was hard to tell if he was apologizing for cursing or flirting. Was he flirting? 

He took the carrier, but still stood in the doorway, drumming his fingers on the sides as if thinking of what to say. "Soo… how d'you usually do these cute little coffee baskets for two people?"

"Two?" You hurriedly racked your brain. You were pretty sure his reservation was for one. He did have the door code already. Maybe he let his companion in late last night?

Did you need to make more coffee? Or tea? Did they have dietary restrictions you didn't know about for breakfast?! 

Shit, shit, shit. 

You never got to greet them and get their name and if they were still sleeping it'd be rude to wake them up just to ask and you couldn't expect a five star review anyways at this point but this—

"Ah, I meant…" The man interrupted your silent panic with a surprisingly nervous tone. He shifted slightly, fingers tapping even louder. "If ya wanted t'join me. I mean, I'm the only one here so I thought y'wouldn't be too busy with breakfast."

Ohh. He was flirting. Your job be damned. 

"Breakfast would have to be a little late… but if you don't mind, okay."

Ren smiled a lot brighter this time. "Great. I'll get changed and meet you downstairs in a few, yeah?"

You wanted to tell them there was no need to change with how adorable his PJs were, but kept it to yourself. You couldn't tease them like that yet. "Sure thing."

[penkura]

knowing [7/8]

Summary: Sanji knew you were the one the moment he met you.

Pairing: Sanji x Reader

Warnings: None really. Normal One Piece stuff I guess.

Note: The end is near!! Wano my beloved, I love Sanji in Wano sm. Another shorter one, compared to six and eight, but we're in the home stretch!! Next chapter is the finale and I hope it will be worth it!

Taglist:

@jzkeisuke | @arcanumlaw

[Ch. 1] ● [Ch. 2] ● [Ch. 3] ● [Ch. 4] ● [Ch. 5] ● [Ch. 6]

Your arrival in Wano started with all of you separated from Luffy, navigating your way through a forested area, hoping to find a town. Sanji kept a hold of your hand the whole time, refusing to let you wander off or get left behind somehow. Of course you weren't like Zoro with your sense of direction, Sanji just wanted to be sure you didn't get separated from the group (mostly from him).

Once you did find Luffy, Kin'emon got you all up to speed on what they had been doing. You were to help recruit more Samurai and ninja for the raid on Onigashima in about two weeks. You'd have to take on a role in the city to keep a low profile, while passing out the cards with the insignia that Kin'emon had put together. He provided disguises with his technique, Nami's being a lot more showy than she liked so she had to adjust it, but you were quick to try and reject whatever he tried to dress you in.

"No no, I think I'm fine with what I'm wearing. I'm a kunoichi already."

"While yes you are, it would be better if you could take on another role for the time being!"

"Then she'll stay with me!" Sanji nodded, putting his arms around your shoulders, Franky and Usopp both still confused since you hadn't had the chance to tell them yet, "We could pretend we're married and running a stall together!"

"Hey Sanji," Usopp was a bit concerned, but did take note of how you didn't push Sanji off or anything, "Maybe she wants to go help Nami or we could see if she can help Franky get the mansion plans. There's no need for you guys to pretend you're a couple!"

"We won't be pretending we're a couple! Just that we're married! We're already together so it doesn't matter!"

"...wait what?"

Realizing what he said, Sanji blushed a bit before hiding his face in your shoulder, making you pat him on his head. You found it funny how he seemed to become so shy about it, maybe because you two hadn't gotten to actually sit and tell Usopp and Franky.

"Poor, poor boyfriend. I don't mind pretending we're married and helping Sanji."

"B…boyfriend?!"

"Yes, Sanji and I are dating."

Franky and Usopp both shouted at you, asking when that happened and being surprised when you said it'd been about two years. Telling you it was 'super' you were together, Franky started crying while Usopp couldn't believe how you kept such a secret for so long, asking who else knew.

"Everyone. You guys were the last two we had to tell."

"Whaaaat??"

+!+

After everything had been settled and you allowed Kin'emon to give you a disguise that let you blend in like a regular Wano housewife, you helped Sanji and Usopp figure out what kind of food stall Sanji would run. The lone soba stand caught your attention, and you noticed Sanji was watching them carefully, which caused you to say his name and get him out of his thoughts. He'd been watching closely after a young girl and her mother had gone up and gotten bowls themselves.

"Hey, do me a favor. Go get in line and get a bowl of that soba."

"Uh, ok, babe, I can do that."

You stood in line for a while, Sanji and Usopp off to the side talking while you waited, until the stand owners stopped taking orders just before you got up to the front. When you went back over to them, you latched back onto Sanji's arm and apologized that you couldn't get a bowl but he gave you a smile.

"Nah, don't worry. I got the information I needed, thank you."

Confused, you still smiled back and nodded, the three of you returning to where you'd be staying during your time in Wano. You'd all had dinner, thanks to Sanji of course, before turning in for the night, and you absolutely refused to go with anyone but Sanji. Might as well really play the part of husband and wife, was your excuse when Nami said you should go with her, Shinobu, and Carrot. She rolled her eyes at you and just said not to go making any babies or anything, causing you to turn bright, bright red and threaten to revoke her honorary kunoichi status while she laughed at you.

"You could've gone with the girls, it would've been fine."

You shook your head, wrapping your arms around Sanji while he did the same to you, pulling you even closer to himself.

"I'd much rather stay with you~"

His turned bright red, no matter how many times you share a bed, it still made Sanji so nervous. He still didn’t believe that you were real, that you loved him and wanted him, he’d never had anyone return his feelings and affections before you. Maybe it was crazy, to think so much about marrying you already, when you were technically his first and only girlfriend, but it seemed like you had the same thoughts, especially after the whole fiasco with his family and the Big Mom pirates.

He didn’t want to ever put you through emotional distress like that again.

“Hey, uh—”

Sanji tried to say something, but instead, he heard you snoring already, very lightly. It made him breathe in relief, with a smile on his face. You really helped him out that day with getting his soba stand ready, you must’ve been so wiped out.

“Sleep well, mon amour.”

I’ll ask you another day.

+!+

With the raid on Onigashima just days away, you and Sanji had found less time to spend with each other during waking hours. You’ve all moved elsewhere to prepare for the raid, Kin’emon and the other Samurai helping you where they could as they prepared too. Shinobu and Raizo had taken a liking to you since you were a kunoichi yourself, both being surprised but impressed to hear you were from an offshoot of Wano, asking how the village was doing and making plans to go there once Wano’s borders were opened.

Two nights before the raid, Sanji finally worked out some time for the two of you to spend and relax, he made a dinner for just the two of you, that Luffy tried multiple times to sneak a bite from until Nami pulled him away and gave him the dinner Sanji made for all of them. The last time Nami had to drag him away made you laugh, while Sanji just rolled his eyes.

“Bottomless pit, that’s what he is.”

“We’ve known that for two years now.”

You giggled, leaning into Sanji’s arm with your head on his shoulder, causing him to kiss the top of your head before you sighed happily.

“I’m glad to have this time with you…everything’s going to be insane day after tomorrow.”

“Yeah…but it’ll be okay. We’ll free this place and then be on our way again.”

“I know, it’s just…getting there is going to be a lot.”

Sanji knew you were probably worried about him, honestly about everyone, but he was the only one you were expressing those worries to. He wanted you to be relaxed and to know that everything would be perfectly fine. Robin had talked to him about how you were seeming more worried as time went on, as the raid got closer, and he got an idea of how to maybe calm you down, but it might also make you even more worried, he wasn’t sure of what to do.

Do I ask her now…? Is this a weird time to propose?

Before he even had a chance to say anything, the two of you were being called by Usopp for something about the raid, making you sigh with a slightly sad smile on your face before looking at Sanji.

“Duty calls. But,” you stopped and kissed him before getting up to go see what was going on, both of you smiling after, “This was lovely, Sanji, you’re the best boyfriend ever.”

“Stop, I’m just taking care of my beautiful girlfriend…we’ll do this again, okay?”

“Of course. I love you, Sanji~”

“I love you too, my dear.”

Later. I’ll ask her later, once everything is settled here.

+!+

"No I…I didn't do anything!"

"You're the only one who could have!"

The geishas threw things at Sanji to get him out of the room, it barely phased him as he did so, wondering what on earth just happened. He had no idea! He'd been running off from Queen and the other Animal Pirates to get his thoughts in order over the oddities he'd noticed about himself recently, so lost in thought he didn't have any clue what caused this one geisha to go flying.

Though, his greatest fear now was that he had caused her to become hurt. Maybe it really was the only thing that made sense. Was he losing himself to that Germa science raid suit?

"Let me see that Germa science, Judge's son!"

Queen kept up his attempts to rile Sanji in order to see the raid suit technology, which Sanji kept denying. This time he was still so lost in thought, wondering what you, over anyone else, would have thought seeing what just happened.

Or worse…what if I hurt [Y/N] next time?

If he hurt you because of those genetic abilities, Sanji would never forgive himself. He'd never forgive his father or Germa for anything anyway, but should their science cause him to harm the most important person in his life, all that blame would fall on his own shoulders. He'd only meant to test the raid suit, not become dependent upon it or let it awaken the monstrous abilities his brothers had from the start. He never thought that would be possible after Reiju explained why he was so different from the rest of them.

Tell me, Luffy….which would you prefer? The regular flesh-and-blood me who turns into a helpless wreck when facing a woman, or a cruel emotionless warrior of science who can kill without discrimination if you give the order? Which of these would be more useful to you, as king of the pirates?

Despite his thoughts wondering if Luffy would somehow be better served by Germa's science, Sanji's thoughts also drifted to you as he retrieved the raid suit from his pocket. Which version would you prefer? Someone willing to kill anyone without qualms if so directed, or would you still prefer the emotional mess of a man that doted on you and had your respect for sticking to his principles of not fighting a woman?

"I've made up my mind."

"Ooh," Queen's excitement over seeing the raid suit was quite obvious, "is that your raid suit?!"

"I have to assume that this thing caused the science already in my body to awaken and activate somehow," Sanji dropped the raid suit to the ground, lifting his foot while Queen watched him stomp on the canister, "Well, I can't do anything about that! But I can say no more! I won't become a Germa soldier!"

"Aww what a waste!! I wanted to see you transform!"

Pulling out a baby transponder snail, calling Zoro and letting him argue with him briefly about his reasoning for slipping it into his band, Sanji hated making such a request of Zoro of all people.

"We're gonna win this but…after the finisher if I'm not…in my right mind, I need you to kill me."

"All right, fine! I'll kill you after this is over, whatever that means!"

"And I…need you to tell [Y/N]--"

"I'm not saying anything sappy!"

There was no time to argue or fight, so Sanji just nodded. He figured it'd be a long shot anyway.

"At least I'll have something to look forward to after this. So don't die until then!"

"Thanks."

"Hey," they were short on time, but Zoro decided he'd say one more thing, "I'll tell her."

"Appreciate it."

+!+

"Oh my gosh, Sanji, what happened?!"

You had finished helping Usopp and Nami get Otama somewhere safe, and returned back into the castle to search for anyone else that needed help or to find the rest of your comrades. After finding most everyone, though you had no idea where Zoro was really and knew Luffy was on the roof, you ended up finding a room with some geishas who were tending to Sanji's injuries. You were instantly on your knees beside him asking the geisha girl next to him what happened.

"He…he fought and defeated Master Queen!! He protected me after we accused him of attacking me!"

You might have to ask him about that last bit later, but you were so relieved to hear Sanji was all right, he was just injured but was being treated by the geishas.

Of course you protected her, you sweet man..

Leaning over, you gently kissed his forehead which surprised the geisha girl, Osome, you'd later learn.

"You're so amazing. I love you, Sanji."

"O-Oh, are you two…?"

You smiled at Osome with a nod. "Yes! He's the love of my life! Thank you for taking care of him!"

"I-It's the least I could do after he saved Chuji!"

The little mouse squeaked and made you smile softly. Osome explained everything to you, while you stayed by Sanji for the moment, brushing his hair back out of his face and holding his hand. After you heard the whole story, knowing Sanji wasn't at fault for Osome being hurt and that he'd beaten Queen, you stood up when you heard some shouting about the fire.

"Can you stay with him for me? I'm going to go help some others!"

"Y-Yes!"

"Thank you!"

You ran out of the room, promising yourself and Sanji that you two would get some time alone again soon, and you'd tell him how proud you were of him.

Soon, I swear.

[lowkey-loki245]

Hey I just thought about it but how does Nille react to Time God Siffrin?

Okay, so Siffrin and the crew find out about the Time God thing before they meet Nille. So when they do see her, Siffrin wants to hide the fact that they're the Time God from Nille. They were scared that Nille wouldn't want to be friends because of it. Siffrin didn't get to keep this a secret, though, 'cause that was the first thing Bonnie told Nille.

Bonnie was like, "Nille, I'm friends with a god!" Meanwhile, Siffrin is having a heart attack in the background, lol.

At first, Nille thought this was Bonnie being a little kid, coming up with stuff they thought was cool. But then Siffrin proved that they really were a god, and Nille has... conflicted emotions.

See, Nille knows Siffrin is a nice guy. She's really good at reading people. But Sif has the power to freeze people in time. Nille knows he'd never use it on someone, but she's still scared after what happened with the King freezing her and all. I feel like it'd take a hangout event like the ones in the game for Nille to get over the fear.

Even though she's scared, Nille still let's Bonnie travel with them and joins the team. She actually joins Bonnie on snack duty instead of fighting, so Bonnie doesn't feel bad about not fighting. (After the Nille hangout event, she buff the team a little more.)

It takes Nille a little while to get used to the Time God thing, whether the hangout event happens or not. It's hard to just be so casual about traveling with a god. After the hangout event (and once she gets used to it), though, Nille starts to actually write "prayers" to Siffrin that are really just her reminding Sif to take care of himself. Like "Dear Time God, please remember to relax. Even gods need time to calm down. -Nille" (she would sign the prayer so Sif knows it's one of her "prayers".)

Mirabelle and Isabeau would probably join in on the cute "prayers" to Sif. It's something they bond over with Nille.

This one idea is just a funny one, but I like to imagine Nille as the type of person to ruffle someone's hair if they're shorter than her. It's just a natural instinct. She has to fight this instinct with Sif, though, because she doesn't want to mess with the prayers.

It would take a while, but Siffrin would eventually tell Nille exactly how he became a god. He'd be so scared that she'd be mad at him, but she isn't, she's just now extra worried about this stressed marshmallow she has as a friend.

(Sorry if some of these ideas seem out of character, I don't know if there's any info about Nille the creator of ISAT has said, so I just had to go off the occasional bits of fanart I see of her.)

[beeanca-writing]

That other anon was being an asshole, but I am curious about what you had planned for EfC? Not gonna lie, I'll miss the cast—would be nice to know what happens to who!

I'm still unsure what I'll do with EfC. I might come back to it once this current period of my life is over, though it'd likely be very different. First of all, it'd be a shorter story. I'd either get rid of some of the ROs, or find some way to better integrate them into the narrative (compare Harry, who you can have this huge, important backstory with vs Val, whom I love but is also just some guy, I guess?). It'd also probably be more focused on romance since that's usually what interests me the most in IF anyway.

I also might scrap a lot of it and stick to the storylines that interest me the most—mainly the Harry stuff. A shorter game dealing with The Hedonist returning to Court and having to face Harry sounds really fun to write, and it'd be a lot less complex to plan than this whole mess. Also, Harry is definitely a more developed character than some of the other ROs. For example, I love Camila to death, but she doesn't have much significance in the story other than "The Hedonist's friend" and I was never able to find her some meaning.

I'd also make The Hedonist even more of a fixed character by getting rid of all personality stats and focusing solely on their actions instead of worrying about personality. The stats were all carried over from CoG, and it's never been something I enjoy in their brand of IF. I was going to do this anyway when I first transferred the game to Twine, but stupidly asked Tumblr what they thought and, since most people preferred keeping the stats, I did that even though I didn't really want to.

As for to what would happen to the cast... In case I do come back to EfC, I don't think this would change much, so I'll put it into a read more in case someone doesn't want to know. If anyone has any more questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Grandma would die. Sorry!

Also, Cordelia was The Hedonist's twin who drowned in front of them, but that was a bit obvious, wasn't it? I'd definitely remove that from any rewrites, it's so unnecessary and cliché.

Henry would divorce Elizabeth to be with Nicholas. The Hedonist could either support him on this or not.

Due to the divorce, the rest of the family would be disgraced in Court. Evie's reputation is a little less affected if she's still with Harry.

As I mentioned in the past, The Hedonist can choose whether to stay in Court or not at the end.

The Hedonist and Evie can repair their relationship or not. Evie eventually makes an effort to become friends with The Hedonist, and you could choose whether to play nice or not. If The Hedonist romances Harry and you manage to have a good relationship, she forgives you, but asks for some time away from both The Hedonist and Harry.

I didn't really plan Camila's character arc well. She becomes a Republican rebel and can either still be friends with The Hedonist or have distanced herself a bit if they continue to be an asshole.

Sabina can choose to no longer be a nun if encouraged either by a friend or romanced Hedonist. If you romanced her but didn't encourage her to leave the convent, she dumps you. (Note: You later find out she was forced to become a nun by her family.)

Similarly to Sabina, Narcissa can choose to break things off with the Emperor if, again, encouraged either by a friend or romanced Hedonist.

Calvin's ending is the wildest one, actually. He finds out he's a father after the boy's mother passes away. The Hedonist can either tell him to abandon the boy or tell him to raise him (if Calvin is romanced, they kind of become a step parent).

Val can be encouraged to start studying to become a librarian. Also, his whole thing is that his father is the Emperor lol

Lastly, horse boy Harry will want to divorce Evie if romanced and marry The Hedonist instead. If you refuse to marry him, he divorces her anyway but doesn't stay with The Hedonist. A friend!Harry stays with Evie, I think? I don't know.

[masterapollo]

HEART ON FIRE - what angers you the most? what triggers this anger, and how do you cope with it? what does this anger feel like, if you had to describe it?

CROSS MARK - how would your life be different if Evbo had never been in it? would it be better or worse?

KISS MARK - if you had to share a romantic kiss with a loved one, where would you share that kiss and why? are you thinking about giving this romantic kiss somewhere other than the other person's lips?

RED HEART what is/are your love language(s)? how do you use it/them to communicate your feelings about others?

OOH lots of questions okay >:D Buckle up, this is gonna be a long one (I talk too much).

I think the thing that angers me most is my own inability to do what I want. Whether that be to use the command blocks properly, speak my mind on something, or just complete a project, I feel like something keeps stopping me from doing things a lot. It's a whole lot of different things. I have trouble thinking in images when it comes to the command blocks, sometimes I get anxious and words feel like they get stuck in my throat, and sometimes I'll just lose motivation at the worst times in the middle of doing something that I want to do or like doing. I don't like the feeling of anger, it makes me feel nauseous and sick and I can feel my heart in my throat and my blood rushing in my ears and I hate it. The worst part is it feels powerful, like I know I could cause real damage if I were to take it out on something or someone and that makes me uneasy. Most of the time I'm pretty good about asking for help but when I'm not, sometimes I just have to sit back and take a breath or step away from whatever I'm doing for a time. Could be a few minutes, could be a few days. Then I'm usually okay.

If Evbo had never been in my life... Gosh, I don't even like to think about it. Life would definitely be worse. I'd still be a master making sure the pros were doing their daily tasks, making sure things were running smoothly. If he'd never made it to the pro level and beat me in that parkour battle, I think I'd still be living that same monotonous routine that I used to, plus I wouldn't have my best friend.

I don't really understand romance, but I think if I had to kiss someone romantically it would be Evbo. He's shorter than me by a good bit so it'd be easy to just lean down and give him a soft kiss right between his eyebrows, where his worry lines are. I don't know what he's so worried about sometimes but he furrows his eyebrows a lot and it makes me worry about him in turn. I wonder if that would work through his halo or if I'd have to tilt it out of the way or something... Hmm.

I would say my love language is probably quality time. I've never been good with my words, but I do like sitting on the edge of the parkour temple with Evbo, sometimes just talking about this and that and sometimes just silent, watching Parkour Civilization move and flow underneath our feet. It's nice just being with him, whether we're speaking or not. Evbo likes to refer to me as a gentle giant in that regard, since most of the time he's the one talking, so I'll just sit and listen and watch him ramble and talk with his hands. He does that a lot, it's kind of cute, actually.

[cliffbar-booth]

could you do a like Ken x ftm reader where the person playing with reader in the real world is trans and so Barbie-to-ken reader is having a very confusing and hard time and it’s like semi angst semi fluff cause Ken tries to understand and validate reader’s identity even tho ken is also confused cause he’s himbo but he’s a sweetie

((Maybe they try cutting readers hair and try getting readers feet to be flat like the kens ect?))

Of course! I'm super happy i actually get requests ESPECIALLY FOR KEN!1!1!1 TAGHJEEIFN

Tysm!!

Sorry if it isn't as good as you hoped, i was in immense pain while writing this 😭😭

Come On Eileen

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warnings: cursing, slight angst, FLUFF, a teensy bit of transphobia venting

Ken stood at the front area of his newfound barbie friend's dreamhouse. Her house was different than other barbies', he'd come to notice. As he waited patiently outside for y/n barbie to come out, he thought of what to say, just so they could hang out. Y'know, since he considered them girlfriend-boyfriend.

Finally, she came out. She was gorgeous. He could've had hearts in his eyes. He probably did.

"Y/N Barbie, you're like super pretty tonight" he grinned.

Y/N grimaced a little. She appreciated the compliment but it just didn't fit. It felt out of place.

Ken grew nervous. All he thought he lived for was to make Y/N feel great. Did he do something wrong? Did he offend her? Oh dear god.

"Y/N Barbie.. What's up?"

As she led him inside her dreamhouse she explained everything. From how she wished she was like the Kens to how she hated how she looked. He was confused.

"What do you mean you hate being Barbie? You're Barbie! You're gorgeous, perfect, and my girlfriend! What's not to love?"

"Yes, but Ken, it's not because of that. It's something harder to explain.. but it's just a weird feeling. It feels almost necessary"

"But you're my girlfriend"

She sighed.

"I like like you, yes, but I don't want to be your girlfriend, Ken"

"You don't like me anymore?!" He looked petrified and heartbroken.

"No, Ken. Just listen; I still want to be with you, but I don't to be your GIRL-friend"

He frowned, thinking.

"So.. would that make us boyfriend-boyfriend?"

Y/N nodded, smiling a little now at how innocent he was.

"Yes, Ken."

"And I would refer to you as Y/N Ken?"

Y/N nodded again, smiling a little more.

"And... you'd have to have shorter hair"

"What? I- oh, yeah, yes I would"

In the blink of an eye, Ken already had scissors in his hair. Small, bright pink scissors not even made for hair. He flushed and smiled warmly, flattered by Ken's need to please. As the two head to Y/N's bathroom, he sat on the sink as Ken *tried* to work his magic, snipping off lots and lots of hair. It'd been a whopping 15 minutes before Ken pulled away, shouting triumphantly.

Y/N looked in the mirror, euphoria washing over him completely. His hair was perfectly cut short. Somehow. It looked great.

One thing was missing, however. Y/N was not flat chested. Or at least flatter chested. Ken seemed to notice, thinking again.

"should we cut those off?"

Y/N was taken aback completely.

"should we what?"

"cut them off, you know.. with like a knife.. or scissors?" He waved the scissors around with his finger.

"no no- I-" there was a tight fit cropped tank top that looked a lot like a binder. That could work. For now.

"what about that?"

"how would I cut your boobies off with a shirt??" Ken asked, extremely confused. Y/N tried to bite back a smile.

"No, Ken, I mean I could put that on"

"Oh, yeah no I knew that"

He put it on, the shirt compressing the chest just enough to be as flat as Ken. Y/N ran his fingers over his chest, feeling better than before. He looked in the mirror where he was supposed to do makeup, seeing himself in the mirror with short hair and a flat chest. Tears formed in his eyes.

Ken rushed to his side, worried.

"Did I mess your hair up? Does the thingy hurt? Did i say something bad?"

"No Ken.. I'm crying because I'm happy.. I really appreciate what you did tonight"

Ken relaxed, sighing in relief.

"Thank god."

He paused.

"Does that mean I can sleep over?"

Y/N Ken laughed softly, smiling and nodding.

credits: gif is credited, divider by pixel journal on tumblr, song by nouvelle vague, movie by greta gerwig, ken ryan gosling, idea from anon

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[the-s1lly-corner]

If your still making requests could I make a request for Masky/Tim x FEM reader. And the reader doesn’t know Tim is a proxy until she accidentally sees him ‘Doing his job.’ 🩸🔪

Finding out Tim's a proxy

Ooo this ones gonna be interesting!!

Apologies in advance for this request, and any upcoming ones for being shorter (maybe) than usual <\3

I just took on a little art project !! I'll share it with you when it's done, if it's ever completed because!! I'm sure you'll all like it!! It's a silly fake creepypasta dating sim thing!!

With that said, anon I hope you enjoy!

Honestly? This was an idea I've been wanting to explore, since for all the other general characters I write for, its implied the reader knows what they are

But not for Tim n Brian

In most of my scenarios and hcs, the reader doesn't know they're proxies

Im still trying to figure out how I want to write this, in regards to my personal headcannons and aus, but!

I feel like, like how in MH, it'd be better for now to treat them like two separate characters with their own memories and mannerisms

With that in mind, I haven't actually seen MH in a long, long time, so I may be getting things wrong so bare with me

Obviously if you and Masky meet up somehow, Tim won't really remember

But I feel like if he did find out that you knew, and interacted with his masked counterpart, he'd be upset

Look I love Masky but the dude is scary n dangerous

Whether Masky has memories from Tim when he's in charge, I don't know

Assuming he does, I feel like he'd tease and observe you

If he doesn't, he'd probably do the same but more intensely; more in a stalking way

Regardless, that little bit of Tim in him would give him enough self control (and curiosity) to not really do anything too bad to you me thinks

As for how you would take it?

Not sure

I mean, I'd assume you'd be taken aback for a moment, maybe even recognize him and try to find out what's going on

I never really thought of this <\\3

But to make up for my lack of cool ideas for this, I grant you some fluff/general ideas with Tim's silly masked persona

Loves just sitting in a corner and watching you do things around the house

Everywhere you go, Masky is always hovering nearby

He doesn't really

Talk

Or emote, really

You can feel his body stiffen up whenever you go over to hug him or otherwise give him affection

You would have thought he was a statue

Should you ever nap with him he'll either stand guard over you or hold you in his arms

Again, he's all stiff

When Tim does return, he looks you over for ant injuries that Masky may have caused, only to be relieved that there isn't a single mark

You return the favor, of course

When they come home, you tend to any wounds they may have gotten, regardless of if it's Tim or Masky

Before you were filled in on everything you just thought Tim got into fights or fell over when he came home with bruises n cuts

Of course, knowing the truth doesn't make you any less worried

[rolloollor]

Since Rollo is revealed to have parents do you have any headcanons for them weather looks or how they would feel about Malleus

Yeah, I wrote about them a tiny bit in From the Ashes.

I figure the father is pretty tall and looks really... severe, probably has heavy wrinkles and whatnot. His hair was brown when he was younger, but it went gray within a year of Jehan's death.

Their mother is a lot shorter and also looks intense. I think her hair would've been naturally gray. I guess I saw it as Rollo resembling the father in terms of demeanor, eyes, nose, etc while taking after his mother's coloring. He also has her lips.

The main thing about them is that they couldn't have handled Jehan's death well. I figure they grieved really, really hard and didn't have the presence of mind or the time to comfort Rollo properly. They do seem to care about him, if Rollo's vignette is any indication. They either aren't good with emotional stuff in general or they totally failed to believably reassure Rollo that Jehan's death wasn't his fault. They may have tried when Rollo got a bit older, but by then it was too late. Rollo writes to them out of obligation, but he doesn't share genuine thoughts or feelings with them. They're almost like a chore he has to check off.

I would not at all be surprised if they, thinking they were alone, had held each other, miserable, teary, and cursed Jehan's precocious magical ability without realizing Rollo overheard them.

As far as what they think of Malleus... Well, it's gotta be baffling, right? You lost one son. Your other son is, let's face it, a bit off. You love him, but Jehan's death hit him hard. He doesn't really have friends and it feels like he doesn't let you 'in' so to speak. Have you failed as a parent? Will he grow out of it?

One day, he comes home and tells you (as though under duress) that he has a boyfriend. That's gonna surprise anyone, but great, he's coming out of his shell and getting involved with others. That's a wonderful development.

Then he brings his boyfriend home. He's a fae, a straight up dragon with horns and weird eyes. But not only that....... he's a literal prince. A prince who will inherit the throne of an actual country.

I can only imagine how confusing/shocking that must have been for them.

I figure the father would warm up to it first, though he would never smile or look the least bit welcoming toward Malleus because it's not in his nature. He's mostly just happy his son is moving forward with his life. As long as this weird man with horns treats his son well, great. I imagine he had strict expectations for his sons when they were younger, but Jehan's death made him back off and realize that no career or whatever is more important than his son's happiness. But maybe this backing off wasn't really what Rollo needed.

The mom would be more suspicious. You know, the whole, "Why are you interested in my son?" angle. After all, what could a royal want with someone who isn't anywhere near the same class? What does a fae want with him? There must be negative stereotypes about fae that swirl around, right. A creature that lives so long couldn't possibly be taking a relationship with a human seriously. He must be playing with Rollo's heart before eventually dumping him. She would probably try to dissuade Rollo since she doesn't want to see him get hurt. I think it'd take the combination of a proposal and seeing Rollo and Malleus interact a bit more for her to accept that maybe Malleus genuinely does love Rollo.

I can't really blame her for this line of thinking since, in the end, Malleus is legitimately dangerous. He will be king and Rollo will be, at best, a foreigner the king has taken as a consort. His quality of life would be entirely dependent on Malleus' whims. That's not even getting into how physically and magically powerful Malleus is... She should worry.

[drac-onion]

I think LFI is done. I've come up with a summary, a title (what LFI stands for stopped being as relevant during the second draft phase), and given each chapter a name. It's been beta read twice over and the little things have been adjusted. I feel like there's more to be done, but the reality is that there isn't anything else I can do. It's polished to the best of my abilities.

All that's left is to convert it all to HTML and then pick a time to release it.

The shorter thing has to go out first, mostly cuz it's shorter, but also cuz I won't want to post a oneshot while I'm in the middle of putting up a longwork. That'd be a little weird. Also the tonal whiplash would be pretty noticeable.

But who knows? Maybe I'll end up sitting on the shorter stuff for longer just to have something to put up during the inevitable drought between LFI1 and the next thing.

LFI2?

LFI1.5?

Working titles are hard. But I had tons of ideas during the writing process that I wanna work on. And a bunch of oneshots that will find their way down the pipeline eventually. I'm gonna have to make an AO3 series thing at this point, considering they all take place during the same "canon" now. BTM-verse?

Once again, working titles are hard.

Anyway. It's weird. It's just weird. I never thought I'd get this far. It feels like there would never be a time where I wasn't working on it, but I've worked on it and worked on it and asked people what they thought and it's to the point where there's nothing else to do to it. It's as good as it's going to get at this point.

I have to move on.

But man, if it isn't super hard to get into that mindset. It hasn't really hit me yet and probably won't until it's officially up. A little bit of fear has set in, but again, that will likely ramp up as I get closer to posting it.

What if it isn't good?

What if it reads poorly?

What if it's boring?

Effort isn't everything. I could spend a year on a marble sculpture but time+effort doesn't always equal quality.

Creativity is hard.

Hopefully this is the last major update before it goes up. Before the year is up, for sure. Definitely. Maybe. Hopefully?

(Shameless plug) it'll be on my AO3, so go ahead and subscribe if you haven't already. Or I'll have posts on here when the chapters come out. Either or. It's cool, promise. I should also do some promo and actually put up the summary at some point.

You may have noticed that I'm treating this sort of like a content creator would, and that's just because I find the process fun. Building hype, considering a schedule, things like that. Sure, it's in service to nobody because it's not like I'm some big name, but take it till ya make it, right? I'm not doing this for fame, just for fun, but it's fun to treat it like it's bigger and more important than it is.

It'd be more cool and stoic of me to release it without saying anything and pretend I'm so confident in my abilities that I don't care what anyone else thinks, but that wouldn't be genuine. I like seeing behind the scenes, and I think there's a lot involved in the creative process other than the actual creative process. There's a lot of doubt and confusion and hair pulling involved, so if there's someone out there who perceived creators as perfect beings that release stuff, then allow me to show you behind the curtain of the chaos and mess that is all this. It's all for the love of the craft. If I didn't enjoy the writing process so much, I wouldn't even bother. So don't worry. If you're flying by the seat of your pants, trying to figure out how other people write and seem like they know what they're doing, rest assured that I'm here to be an example of someone who's just making it up as they go along. For the love of the craft and enjoyment of the process.

Anyway. That's the end of this little update and ramble.

Stay tuned. Like and subscribe or whatever, etc. idk

[sizebrained]

Sam Takes Cob to Their First College Party, Part 4 (G/T July 24 - Quaff)

Even though I just started sharing any of g/t writing, it seems like there's a minor holiday going on for g/t fanatics (and I missed Mermay, the fomo is real).

So I wanted to try and add something for #g/t july using @gianttol 's lovely prompts list. I had to look up what "quaff" meant and then realized I'm literally at the perfect spot to give it a go.

CW: Adult themes & language, drinking, drugs, and suggestive unintentional flirting. ***

It was too loud. Even stowed away in Sam's front pocket of her overalls. Sam kept checking on Cob every thirty seconds.

Her huge face and bright green eyes looked increasingly worried to Cob whenever the enormous human girl filled the sky over the pocket with every peek down.

This wasn't what Sam was thinking this would be like when she promised her tiny borrower stowaway a good time. She didn't really consider how the "tiny" part made everything so different compared to Sam’s perception.

Sam thought the music filling the house party was perfect. It was soft enough that Sam didn't even have to bend over to have a conversation with all of the shorter people at the party. Cob tried to keep a stiff upper lip as their sister said, but it was hard to when both of their hands had to cover their ears to avoid any pain.

It's even louder than Sam and Ben yelling at each other in here...Cob thought. Then Cob felt Sam walking suddenly, hearing a door close. It was much, much quieter. Sam had slipped outside and was leaning on the railing of the back steps. She looked into the crowded house through the glass. Sam opened her pocket again and leaned down to Cob. "It's really loud in there for you isn't it babe?" Sam asked Cob. "No! No no...it's...yeah...It’s really really loud. It hurts actually.” Cob finally admitted disappointed.

But surprisingly, Sam grinned down at them. "Here." She said revealing a paper napkin from another pocket and holding it down for Cob.

“I should have thought of this sooner.” She added feeling bad for the little cutie before continuing.

“About half the team doesn't drink or take anything. I didn't want someone sober to look over and see me lowering this into my front pocket and notice little bits taken off. They might think I had a pet or something and want to see." Sam made a sound in her throat as Cob peeled off such small pieces. She realized someone would have had to have superhuman eyesight to have noticed so little of the napkin missing.

She was thoughtless again and her fear was misplaced. Cob suffered longer than they had needed to because Sam didn't get it. God they're so tiny, I'm surprised Ben even noticed one...Sam thought as Cob stuffed their ears and gave the big girl two thumbs up. "Better?" Sam asked speaking up to test it.

Cob felt the pleasant shaking of Sam's big voice fill their body from being against Sam's chest in the pocket.

It didn't hurt and felt pleasant the way Cob liked. Their tail stood straight up behind them then dropped and swished a few times. Cob was about to answer when Sam jumped in place. Her big palm wiped down over the pocket, pushing Cob down to the bottom in one quick motion. "Is what better?" Avery, the setter, asked. Looking eye level at the bigger, seated girl out back.

Sam was alone talking to herself. It wasn't like her.

Avery was holding a plastic cup and shot glass, offering it to Sam.

Cob stayed at the bottom and took out their makeshift earplugs, afraid they'd been spotted, listening to make sure.

Sam took the shot and beer in a bigger cup from Avery with a grin, trying to seem normal in case Avery saw anything. Avery knew her knew too well. "Oh it was just a little loud in there..."

Sam stayed put afraid that if she stood, it'd give Avery a clear view of her front pocket and the tiny person hiding inside. Sam downed the shot, keeping the little plastic glass in one hand, then sipped the beer. Avery looked confused before saying, "You're always like the loudest person at these things?"

Avery stopped in case something was wrong that she didn't know about. She also hoped they could hook up again tonight and didn’t want to ruin her chances.

"Thank you by the way. For earlier, I was worried they were going to arrest you or something. I think the guy was more embarrassed than anything else. Pressing charges against you probably would have made it worse for him." Sam took another sip saying, “No worries. It didn't seem like anyone else was going to do anything, and I'd had enough so..."

Sam said with a pause before adding, "Max is pissed. Obviously." "I didn't tell her I swear!" Avery said looking panicked. "I know. I know. She saw it on the news, apparently someone noticed me walk through the game in the middle of a point and it got some shitty little writeup on the internet.” Sam said making Avery look relieved.

“And then Max got an alert because it mentioned the team. One person's phone recorded it, but the video was so shaky and blurry from where they were sitting you couldn't really see anything."

Sam sighed taking another sip, wishing she had another shot while thinking of her ex's texts that had made her accidentally scare Cob. "Big yikes." Avery only offered.

It made Sam grin and laugh. At her size, Sam was used to being in the spotlight. It made her think of Ben today, and the thought of everyone paying even more attention to him suddenly made her feel worried. "Don't stay out here too long? It's been a minute." Avery said touching Sam's cheek.

The bigger girl leaned into the hand for a lingering moment and nodded. Then Avery left Sam outside alone, unknowingly with Cob. Sam sighed and poured some of her beer into the shot glass filling it to the brim shakily. Then she stood with her back against the door to block anyone from opening it.

She set her down her beer and held her palm next to her front pocket. She held the shot glass on the other side of her palm. "Coast is clear. Come out and take a sip." Sam said down at Cob. Cob climbed up to the top of Sam's pocket and onto her large hand, seeing the huge container, the shot glass, of gold liquid bubbling. "It's just me so you can..."

Sam was explaining as Cob leaped into it headfirst.

Sam jumped in place exclaiming, "Oh fuck! Babe! No! I said a sip not a dip!" Cob's upper body was submerged into the shot glass up to their stomach, tail swishing wildly behind them. The liquid was cold and the bubbles felt amazing as they greddily gulped it down.

Sam panicked and shifted in place. Then she tipped the shot glass out onto her open hand. Cob spilled out. Cob was flat on their ass in Sam's hand soaking wet. They wiped their face and paused before they let out a small burp.

“So good..." they groaned. Sam pulled the paper napkin back out from her other pocket and started dabbing Cob and her hand off. "Babe we gotta work on our listening skills. Jesus...Hazel is gonna kill me." Sam said trying to soak everything up. "I'm not telling her are you?" Cob said looking up mischieviousy before their face got covered and pushed back with a napkin corner. When Cob's face was free again they shouted out, "Can we get some more? I think I really like beer..." Sam exhaled puffing her cheeks out as she did. "Yea me too, but let's see how you do with what's in your body for bit. Ok babe?" Cob looked disappointed while Sam reached down to the rail and picked up her own beer chugging it. She wasn't used to having to look after someone else like this.

After her day, it was going to be a longer night than she'd expected. Cob waited excitedly as she got slipped back into Sam's front pocket. She landed at the bottom and felt a little woozy.

Sam went back into the party.

*** End Part 4

Happy GT July to all who celebrate!

[shopwitchvamp]

Sorry to hear that you've been getting so much negativity lately! I respect that other people have different preferences but it would be nice if the anti-polyester crowd understood that it goes both ways: I have sensory issues too and my particular brain finds a lot of natural fabrics difficult to wear. That's not going to change - I'm unimaginably ancient by Tumblr standards - and loose, lightweight, thin, stretchy clothes make me feel far more comfortable in my own skin. They're also great for bodies which aren't catered for by most creators, because I'm short and fat and most indie brands don't fit but that doesn't mean that I want to wear boring clothes or feel constrained. Those stretchy waistbands are a lifeline. I'm happy for people who prefer other fabrics but having suffered in those for years, your skirts are a big help in giving me the courage to go out, along with a few other creators who make similar clothing. And your designs are fun! Maya's skirts are beautiful, FHF skirts are cute, but when I want to wear my neon stockings or otherwise inhabit my darker, sillier side, I look to one of my Witch Vamp skirts. I also love that you do skaters because I'm super short and midi skirts look like maxis on me already, so your shorter lengths mean that I can actually occasionally see my own legs.

It's sad how, many decades after leaving school bullies behind, people still find ways to rain on strangers' parades wherever possible and put their own preferences before consideration for others' individual requirements. Looking forward to the new designs (and the vetiverfox collabs!) and hope that business continues to thrive in spite of the haters.

Aww, thank you so much 🥰 I totally agree with all of this, and yeah I also know some other people with sensory issues that prefer synthetics. Also as a side note, I've mentioned this before but- the more I've started looking into it & getting advice from a business mentor, etc., the more I'm leaning towards starting a sister brand for natural fiber skirts/clothes if or when I do get that all figured out. So it'd be great if at some point people would accept that Witch Vamp just is what it is, and that if they want something vastly different than what we're offering maybe they should look for it somewhere else rather than angrily trying to get me to totally change Witch Vamp. Hopefully someday that "somewhere else" can be a sister brand that I can point them to :] Thanks again for all the compliments! And don't worry too much about the haters getting to me. For one thing, people do say that "all publicity is good publicity" and that seems to ring true when the hater parade comes out. I always get a lot of traffic on those days, haha. (oh, also also! Mini skirts will be coming out finally with the wizard stuff, so for anyone that's short but wants a skirt that'll fit a bit closer to how Skaters fit on me, look forward to that!!

[pb-dot]

I was trying to get through all of Fantasy High: Sophomore Year before Junior Year dropped and I'd probably have succeeded, hadn't it been for the final episode being no shorter than 5 hours long, so I'm finishing up the final episode of SY now before getting started on the new season. As usual, I have Thoughts. SY spoilers below the cut.

First off, the format. The live stuff is fun, and it gives some of the wilder episodes like Pirate Brawl a real electric energy. The tradeoff is, of course, that combat is a bit harder to follow, but I wasn't really noticing before the final, multi-part curse-breaking apocalyptic brawl. My Dyspraxic ass had some trouble following that one, but considering how much went on that's perhaps to be expected. It'd be pretty rad with models, but I suppose the fan art artists of the world need some epic scenes to recreate apart from all the exquisite emotion in play.

Because oh boy are there a lot of fun emotional stuff. Well, I say fun, but I suppose I do mean "occasionally devastating" by that. Kristen's quest for a theology that makes any sort of sense to her continues, but it hits a bit less hard this season for me, probably because it feels very Main Quest Component-y to me. It's a good component of the main quest, even though its existence as part of the plot does perhaps make it less of a mystery than I think it could be.

Now, where the hits land and don't stop are more in the wheelhouse of Fig, Fabian, and Adaine. Fabian, in particular, goes through the wringer in the middle part of this spring break adventure. Although it is both compelling and fun, I did find myself wanting to reach through the screen and say "Brennan Leeanathan Mulligan, you stop putting that boy in Situations right this INSTANT, that goes for you too Lou." There is, however, no denying that his arc is resolved pretty dang well, and gives Fabian a bit of depth that his "comically out of touch rich swashbuckler boy"-persona might have lacked earlier on.

I'm also equal amounts impressed and intimidated by the gumption to go as deep into the "Adaine's biological parents are pretty damn bad" hole as they do, especially because it did perhaps feel like they were holding back on that a touch in season 1. Gloves are off for Sophomore Year though, these elvish assholes are abusive, and the mask comes off in a major way, perfect for punching with custom-made magic spells.

Riz also feels like he has come into his own in a major way this season. I always felt like he should've had a more leading role in S01, as the one most directly involved in the central mystery from the word go, and that there were pits of character development and anguish yet to mine. I don't know if it was a conscious choice to leave some of that unprobed, or if Riz simply drowned in the maelstrom of strong personalities that is the Bad Kids. Fortunately, Murphy and Mulligan Mining Co. brought their good pickaxes out for this particular outing. Working the season's mystery and his slight sense of alienation from his fellow Bad Kids, Riz is a nexus of cool plot threads. One of these threads even genuinely bamboozled me with a misdirect, which is easier said than done in an Actual Play show.

As for supporting characters, Fantasy High continues to be a provider of interesting folks. Garthy O'Brien and his ward Ayda Aguefort are instant favorites, and Fabian's new bogeyman Chungledown Bim is perhaps not a sterling example of characterization, but there's no denying the gravity of his scrungly presence.

Overall, I feel like the show does get a tiny little bit Days Of Our Lives with the Bad Kid's parents/guardians. It's not a terrible flaw, but I do feel that it puts me in the shoes of Riz a little bit as I go "Welp these people are NOT normal about getting their kisses in, and that's worrying" and try to keep my relationship charts up to date and accurate. Seriously, I do not care much to know who's smooching on who in the adult segment of this story, even when it raises the baffling question of who would be romantically interested in the world's (second) most divorced man, Gilear.

Oh, and I suppose I should talk about Gilear a bit too. He's in this considerably more than S01, as he has the dubious honor of being the players' Favorite Guy of the season. At first, his inclusion seems mostly to be to enable him to Eeyore his way through further humiliations, but honestly he ends up actually being a positive presence in the plot. Granted, he keeps getting into increasingly unlikely predicaments whose sole purpose is to inconvenience or humiliate him, but Fig putting her nose to the grindstone to help the man rediscover whatever scattered fragments of confidence he has left is honestly really sweet.

There's oodles more, I could probably talk about how incredibly sweet the romance between Fig and Ayda is for hours, and the way Brennan weaves the themes of the show in between genre mainstays and conventions with a dexterity that never ceases to surprise me, but I'm sure I'll get to that at some point. Now I gotta do what I actually started this marathon watch for and get started on Junior Year.

[3gremlins]

so i finally started a dark urge ("durge") pt in bg3, despite having some concerns that it was too dark for me (like all the "gamer" website descriptions of it make it sounds so bleak and a little gross) but it's actually really funny. Like yeah, it's still a bit gross but done for comedy and less for fear.

plus your murder butler's fashion is on point

his little dapper hat with the real snake skeleton? his false leather?? metal? nose? that suit?!?

i'm still not sure which direction with the dark urge i want to go with this character, i usually veer towards "good" (ish) characters so maybe i'll just full murder? idk, but the act one stuff is very funny.

Also talking to all your companions about your concerns is hilarious, you're like "i'm having dark dreams about swimming in pools of blood" and they're all like "oh yeah that's normal don't worry about it sweetheart *head pats*" but it def feels like they're all distracted by their own messy bitch problems that they're not really listening lol.

i also don't know how it took me *4* pts in to summon basket (aka shovel/fork) but i love her and would die for this little murder quasit. kinda sad i'm not a spellcaster this pt b/c apparently you can make her permanent/resummonable (per reddit anyway). I'll prob just have her turn invisible at the start of combat and not fight to keep her alive for the whole game if i can.

this pt i'm also playing a gnome rogue b/c i never play gnomes and so i figured why not. she's pretty cute and all the dialogue scenes are silly b/c they're like 2-3 feet shorter than all your companions.

it's not quite the DAI dwarf camera problems (it does adjust) where you were completely mike wazowski'd in most of the cinematics etc, but it's similar for sure (it's worse when it's from behind you, because you're looking up at a character who is much taller so it's usually the top of your head staring at their crotch lol. But when it switches to the taller npcs, they're all look like they're staring at the floor)

anyway this is nix stumbleduck (she/they), deep gnome thief

there is still something about the gnome proportions in this game that bugs me tho (i think their hands and heads seem slightly too big? idk, but it is kinda fun to be tiny and sneaky. plus rogue bonuses are RIDICULOUS, like if you're used to playing druids or bards, and you switch to fighters/rogues who are very good at one thing, it's like oh yeah, being a specialist can also be good. tho i do miss turning into an owlbear- unrelated- do the gnomes shapechange proportionally or is it all the one model? kinda think it'd be funny if you turned into a very small owlbear but just as heavy as a regular sized one, kinda how strength works in the discworld where smaller beings like gnomes and dwarves are very concentrated in strength)

[nogenderbee]

Okay! I saw you hosting the pairing event and I'm kinda curious myself of who I'm going to get!

> what nicknames would I call my lover:

anything that makes them comfortable but if they are comfortable with anything then.. Love maybe?

> what are my hobbies:

writing, singing, gaming, organising stuff(?)

> perfect date idea:

probably somewhere not too crowded like maybe a cozy picnic or cafe!

> something I hate in others?:

being too pushy, manipulative, being to obsessed (aimed at my irl friends)

> main personal traits (3-5):

creative, energetic (kinda), awkward, kind

> activity/hobby I like?:

writing, singing, imagining scenarios, maths, studying, organising stuff, reading, archery

> activity/hobby I dislike?:

science, tiring activities, cooking (not really dislike), swimming, chatting with my classmates, Ect..

I'm so sorry if this was confusing to read, I'm kinda exhausted today :3

Don't worry! Everything is fine! Again I did fic shorter... mostly so you can put in your own reaction on that dialogue- But anyway!!

And so I pair you with...

🥁🥁🥁

Shizuku Hinomori!

⊱ fistly, it doesn't have much to do with reason but the nickname actually suits her SO MUCH

⊱ but now... I think Shizuku would have everything organized and is the one to organize stuff as well so that's definitely your first similiar trait!

⊱ next is date idea, Shizuku may not mind if you're in public or in private but looking at how touchy she can be, it'd be the best if you were somewhere less crowded

⊱ but then again, Shizuku would never be pushy in her clingyness, if you tell her that you need moment alone, she'll understand it but will check on you from time to time just to make sure you're alright

⊱ and now how well your personalities match, you both are quite creative, you're energetic and she's a bit calmer but she absolutely adores that side of you and will give you unlimited support

⊱ you both like archery and singing! So of course she takes you not only on karaokes with mmj but also on her archery lessons if people let her! And then it's another headcanon for Shizuku of mine... she also daydreams! Not a lot but she does it usually when she's bored or really excited about something

⊱ and finally... she'll cook for you! She may not be the best at cooking but it's the thought that counts, right? But in the end, she won't mind at all if you order something instead

You and Shizuku had your classy picnic date in your favorite park. You took a spot far from people where you had a bit of privacy and you were just enjoying the scenery and each others company.

Your girlfriend of course had her head on your lap, no matter if you're taller or shorter than her, as long as you agreed she'd love to have it there and will even let you play with her hair a long as you want! She just finds this sport perfect since she can admire your face and caress your cheeks~ But of course, there also couldn't be too little compliments!

"Your cheeks are so squeshy~ I absolutely love them! May I kiss them a bit later?"

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[frillyalamode]

ʚ(´꒳`)ɞ 2023 egl wardrobe post ♡.•♬✧

hellooo happy february! as always i am slightly late but better late than never :-) here is my first wardrobe post! over a year into the fashion, and i feel like i’ve settled pretty well into my style and understanding of what i like to wear, and also importantly, what i don’t like, which means - i have a LOT of things to sell, and i originally planned to put them in a section at the bottom, but i am SO tired after taking so many photos so i will just describe them i suppose. hope this post helps anyone with inspo with their own style!

(n.b. obviously, think long and hard about purchases rather than buying on a whim and not fully considering the item’s suitability for you and your lifestyle, rather than whether you liked the look of it on someone else)

also i didn't bother putting waist ties and detachable bows and whatnot on for most items because i Was Not Bothered so avert ur eyes if you don't like that!

main pieces

jsks

metamorphose temps de fille - shirring frill jsk (2009)

this one is the dream dress i never knew i had, my gateway into meta's full shirring pieces! i found it while scrolling through xianyu and i took a chance (seeing as it wasn't expensive) hoping it'd fit well and it did! the sizing and length is perfect for me and it's just such good quality, as expected of meta~

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le carrousel - agnes jumperskirt in wine and black

when i got these i really wanted solids that would be comfortable and sturdy - le carrousel delivered (as you will see later too they are FAVOURITE indie brand for sizing and quality)!! i had to take off the detachable bows on the wine one to steam it haha

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metamorphose temps de fille - marine border shirring jsk (2008)

i saw this by chance on xianyu Just as i was trying to get more into sailor and so i jumped on it and got this, No Regrets! i need to wear this sometime soon when it's warmer

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metamorphose temps de fille - maring stripe jsk (2006)

my oldest item!! i got this at a swapmeet with my comm from the host and at a great price!! it's a bit greyer than the stock photo on lolibrary would indicate but it's adorable and very nice for summer!

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ops

grove deer (chinese indie) - black chiffon solid op

saw this somewhere else so i looked for it on xianyu - very luckily i saw it in my size for like 25 pounds so that's a deal!! very glad i don't have to worry about stains or damage too much wearing this

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metamorphose temps de fille - trump poodle embroidery short sleeve op (2008)

this is my most recent acquisition! i actually forgot entirely that i'd bidded on it until i got the email saying i'd won the auction Lmao thankfully i had the funds and i'm so happy to have this!! especially since i love meta and i love red, and am trying to get more red in my wardrobe. the bodice is a bit short and tight tho so i might get it altered into a skirt? we shall see hehe

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skirts

tanaka l/haciooji (chinese indie) - teddy gobelin suspender skirt

i had this saved on my taobao for a while but the shorter length i wanted sold out by the time i was ready to buy :,) however i actually really like this length too, it's super proto! the teddies are a bit wonky but that's ok

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le carrousel - cathedral stained glass skirt

i ADORE stained glass prints!!! i was so excited when i saw le carrousel made these and i got it with my first order from them!! i really wanna get more into classic gothic (gossic?) and it makes me feel more cool than i am lol

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chinese indie - ribbon lace skirt in black, white, sax

i've been in desperate need of sturdy solids so i searched high and low, and found this listing on tb! they did custom waist which i was so excited about and they accepted my request to do sax! i got a pink one too but i think they used the wrong shade for that one :,( anyway these skirts have the perfect amount of detail on them to make it feel interesting while being a solid! also i need to baste the ribbon ties down eventually they always come undone .....

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chinese indie - pink gingham ribbon lace skirt

this is actually a different brand and Hoo boy this purchase was so weird - i asked to customise for 90 cm waist and they send me this skirt with like 120 cm waist unstretched??? i couldn't be bothered to sell it and i realised the alteration was easy enough, so it now fits me! (albeit a bit loosely and with a lot of bulk at the waist)

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blouses

le carrousel - anne's blouse (with customisation) in white

my only white blouse before got stained mint in the wash lol so i needed a new white blouse quite desperately but all the ones on tb in my style were too small or too terrible in quality :( i got v v excited when i saw le carrousel had this but i thought the front was too plain to wear with a skirt so i asked for pintucks and lace to be added to the front and they actually said yes to that customisation!! so it's not only customised in size but also in design :D i promise it looks very cute it just needs to be washed.... and steamed.....

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le carrousel - classic princess blouse in white

don't come for me for the wrinkles this blouse also needs to be washed lol i wore it on my birthday!! it has those detachable neckties that cross in front of ur neck and look So Cool but move around a lot hbfhd anyway! i adore this blouse it makes me feel very elegant

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le carrousel - basic sailor blouse in white

i needed a blouse to go with my marine jsks and that i could wear with solid skirts to make sailor coords :D very happy with it and i might get another one with black trim.... after my long list of other stuff i need to prioritise haha

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miss point (chinese indie) - ivory chiffon sleeve stand collar blouse

this was my first blouse in my first lolita order (off DI haha)!! it's like the last thing from that order i have left, because it's really nice quality and was customised for my measurements! (even though it has that net lace on everything which i hate)

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outerwear

unknown - ivory lace cardigan

got it at the same swapmeet above!! i just love layering so i was looking for something like this to help with that :D it is getting lots of use (actually also in my mori coords!)

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unknown korean brand - red glitter knit cardigan

i got this for the very good price of Free at the same swapmeet! the shape is a bit strange on the body unless you drape it in a specific way but it's really neat for showing the blouse or necklaces while having the extra layer!!

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metamorphose temps de fille - sailor parka with patch (2018)

i saw this on mercari in my Sailor Item Acquisition phase and was like Oh? because good deal and NWOT to boot, so i saved it and when i was ready to buy things it was still listed!! so obviously i got it :D i was super worried about it not fitting and zipping up, or being super tight in the armscye but it's just right! not too tight but not loose at all

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footwear

here are most of my footwear options.... i have more socks but i don't like them as much so i didn't take them out lol

the ones in the bottom 2 rows are painstakingly found over a Long time on tb (especially happy to have found the torchon lace socks)! upper row tights are from snag and the sax ankle socks are from a french brand which i forget... i also have more footwear on the way!!

for the shoes from left to right, they're elf armoire (or armorie depending on where u look lol), bodyline (bought on the listing on tb), and antaina! i'm especially pleased about the last shoes cause i really wanted cork sole shoes that would be nice to walk in :-)

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accessories

these are most of the accessories i wear with egl! there are certainly more small detachable bows and things in my wardrobe i simply did not want to take them all out.

the top section is stuff from le carrousel, i actually got the stained glass and white headbow for free alongside my orders which is so nice!! the large sailor bow goes with the sailor blouse.

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the muff and crown necklace i bought from mintypile on insagrarn when i was just starting out! absolutely no regrets i love that necklace to death. the other stuff is mostly collected here and there and aren't specifically lolita. actually i just realised the top row of earrings and rings are all vintage, and i wear other earrings from my normie wardrobe with lolita too! i also forgot to photograph my wax seal necklace from a friend from waxpoetic.... Oops....

the two headdresses are like the only ones i own currently, the left one searched for very carefully on tb to fit my strange criteria and the right from majoly on insta (it's SO cute and majoly is very nice)!! i have a white headdress on the way hehe and then i will be satisfied

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things to sell

well... there's a lot ..... my style and priorities when it comes to construction and quality have changed a lot, and it took me a while to know what was stuff that i liked on me vs stuff i liked on other people (crucial difference)

i'm selling quite a few blouses because of fit or because of material and design, and i have some items which i would keep if not for personal taste (colour or fit or other things)

i'm most sad to say goodbye to my dim light holy jsk in sax because i adore the print in this colourway, i really do, but the jsk is just far too ott for me to wear often enough to justify owning it, plus i don't own the right items to coord it in different ways :,(

i really liked the look of the dim light skirts at the laforet mayonaka granba this year!! it's a nice happy medium between the elaborate print and a less fussy design, it's just too bad i forgot about the event and missed the day ;; i heard they didn't sell out tho so perhaps i can get them if meta lists them later!!

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things on the way

very excited abt my Pakige on the way from 42agent, i got some Deals and stuff that if it fits will be very cool and necessary!!

from tb: white cutsew, white rectangle headdress, and various footwear basics

from xianyu: the same grove deer op but in wine (for like 8 pounds!!), a white maxicimam blouse (it's lovely size so i think it'll fit!!), and a pink btssb cutsew (this one is like the aspirational purchase, i'm less hopeful about the fit but it would be awesome if it works!!)

i have 2 custom jsks that have been cooking at glittertale since july last year (due to mistakes in construction and general indie brand problems) and i think they'll be Actually done soon!

lastly (very exciting) i have a mucha print op!! from sweet mildred!! which is Omg because i love both mucha print items (SO MUCH) and sweet mildred's stuff! i made an order before in 2021 but i think she had some personal things going on so it never happened and i got a refund to buy this op instead :D

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ok that is it!! the end of my wardrobe post :D very long but i hope u enjoyed it if u read it through ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ♡‧₊˚

[gorgin-gals-muses]

🎁 for Fubuki

"Woughhh... we're finally here. Should we eat?" The bloated bunnygirl suddenly perked up as she looked down to her friend. The two of them had taken a bit of a detour to one of Ginma district's outlet malls; both of them needed to stock up on clothes for their own reasons. But right now, the food court was in front of them, and as the pointed question floated through her head, Fubuki had to wonder... did she already have lunch? Grgggrllrgl... she looked down as her stomach seemed to suggest otherwise. Maybe the two of them should hit the food court for now.

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"Wait, this'd look good on you, Fubuki!" The other girl presented her findings to the pudgy heiress; It did look like a very fitting choice; she usually had a better sense of style for other people than herself. However, as Fubuki looked through it, something caught her eye; 4XL... She stammered down at her mall date. "Um, am I... 4XL again?"

"Huh? Oh... you're actually 7XL, yeah... I could probably refit it for you, though." The shorter girl scratched her head, a little embarrassed.

"Right, right... seven is such a difficult number to remember, though..." Fubuki hemmed and hawed a bit... well, since he was around to help, it'd probably be fine.

"Now let's go eat! I ate lunch before we came here, but I don't think you did, right?" A mischievous grin crept up on her face... and Fubuki was none the wiser.

"Huh... now that you mention it, I don't remember whether we did or not." Fubuki pawed at her growling, flabby boulder of a gut. "Well, either way, I am rather hungry..."

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Fubuki gasped a bit as she stuffed another burger down her throat... It was hard to keep track of it all, especially when her gut seemed dead-set on begging for more from her. Her four-chair-spanning ass had pushed up the shorts she'd bought on request, leaving the giant, dimpled cheeks on display for the food court to see. She wiped off a bit of drool and grease from her chins, trying to tune back in to what her friend was talking about. She seemed pretty excited about the chance to talk costuming with her, at least. She pushed back from the table, leaning to give her beleaguered gut some more space... "This was... houghh, umm... how many lunches did we have?" She turned to her friend, wincing a bit.

"Huh? This was our first, obviously." The blonde had to snort, but she was a bit worried Fubuki would actually catch on to the game she was playing.

"No, I believe we had one, two,, three... four... fiiive? And then we had more after that." Fubuki counted on her pudgy, grease-coated digits. Something began to dawn on her as she started glowering at the girl across from her.

"What? No, no, I think you're just gotten your facts wrong, Prince-" He suddenly faltered as Fubuki reached into her coat pocket, wrestling around a bit, before finding a receipt... and many more that came with it, all from various places in the eatery. "I, I-"

"Desuhiko, if you had just wanted to have extra lunches, I would have gladly accepted!" Fubuki had to huff. Being friends with a girl like her was really difficult sometimes.