#I'll summarize it for ya XD

[ricksoo]

So erm...

About the last WIS.

I might've accidentally lied. ;-;

I mean, might as well include both of the original twos for creation comparison 🥲

Another thing that I've noticed... While Newtwo is generally more emotional than Scarfy in normal times, Scarfy had the highest intensity of emotion during bad times. Scarfy, your drama talent is top notch 😭

Yall probably knew who they belong to, but I'm just gonna add in just in case :] (Idk, prehaps there will be someone who'll ask me who those two big weirdly shaped cats belonged to)

Scarfy and Newtwo belongs to Xxtc-96xX :>

[amethystfairy1]

I'll be entirely honest here—the only Traveling Thieves stories I've read are the ones with Pearl and/or Gem in them. XD Regardless, I absolutely love them and the latest one destroyed me in all the best ways; it's been a long time since a story has had me that tensed up on the edge of my seat along with feeling so many emotions, and it was incredibly well written and just so dang good!! I've frankly reread it several times at this point, and it just hurts so good so thank you for that! I love it. ^^

Something mentioned in it got me curious, though—and I apologize if this has already been brought up/asked about before—but why does Pearl still have the slave collar on and active? Can it not come off, or does she keep it on for appearance's sake? 'Cause Gem very clearly does not view her as her slave or property, and I imagine that the collar's an unwanted reminder of what Pearl's been through/been conditioned to think and feel.

Anyways, I'm so excited to see what you write next with Gem and Pearl (will we get an aftermath fic, maybe? I at least am so interested in Pearl's perspective/thoughts about the ambush and her sacrifice!); you write their dynamic perfectly! Thank you for sharing your beautiful works with the world. =D

I’m so glad you enjoy Shiny Duo in Traveling Thieves! If the tension and the angst got to ya then I did my job well! 👏

As for your question, that whole issue has been discussed in other Traveling Thieves fics, specifically the ones with Swagon gang, that is Grian Mumbo and Scar, but I totally don’t mind summarizing it here!

Basically, while it is legal, albeit difficult, for most hybrids to live free in the old continent, avians in particular are barred from ever being freed. They are considered too powerful and too dangerous to live freely, and also considering the mentality with which they are raised, having them capable of going free, would be bad news for humans, or at least that’s what the humans think. And unfortunately, they are the ones who make the rules! 😓

So Pearl cannot be freed. Gem could remove the collar, sure, but then the next time any paladin or other law enforcement within the old continent asked to see that Pearl is under contract, they’d be in big trouble. It’s not possible to deactivate or wear a fake collar either, because the checkpoints along roads and into any town or city might ask to see Gems contract to ensure Pearl is actually under her ownership. It’s all to ensure avians in particular can never go free.

As for Pearl, she barely even notices she’s wearing the collar anymore…her headspace has gotten better since she’s been with Gem over a year by now, but she’s still very much in a conditioned mentality 😭

We will be getting lots more from Soup Group and the aftermath of Pearls sacrifice and injuries, yes yes yes! Please look forward to it!!! Thanks so much! 💖

[sadrockandwaltzes]

That was Then, This is NOW

AHHHHHHHHHH

ASPEEPS!!! I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW (TWTTIN <- awful acronym I know) HAS A MOVIE!!!

I know what you're saying. "But [insert name], I don't even know what book you're talking about. Why should I care?" Well I'll tell you why you should care. Y'all've read The Outsiders, haven't you?? It's only The Outsiders more depressing sequel!! Like c'mon. We're all about the angst!!

*and also I totally forgot they were foster brother and not just friends chilling under the same roof (tbf they were friends long before he joined their family) but.. the bromance.. I just need some people, preferably like mindedly gay minded people to read the book, watch the movie etc, and discuss it with me. For my peace of mind.

[and for that very small number of people who have read Peace Breaks Out *cough you know who you are cough* it's basically the equivalent! ASP and Outsiders were the popular ones, they were angsty, about teens for teens before YA was a real reading section, had gay controversies (for different reasons of course XD), and ended on slightly hopeful notes (you may disagree, but I think Gene found peace or something akin to it, maybe self forgiveness at the end of the book). NOW THE SEQUELS. Very disheartening defeatist messages. Everything is irreparably broken and I don't know how to go on but I can't die. Everyone can be monsters so there is no point having faith in humanity. Etc. (Yeesh.) SO GOOD. and they both have the obligatory reference to book 1 which I love.

So to summarize. We have a discord. (We will have a discord I should say). We have internet (obviously). What prevent us from expanding our gloomy horizons???

[kinky-asexual]

Flower ask game! Blue bell and dahlia!

(Also I love reading your tags <3)

Omg hi~!

Putting it under a cut since it got kinda long 😅

Bluebell- Do you have any pets? If so what are their names?:

Oh lawd this question XD you've given me the opportunity to rant about my pups. I have three dogs.

There's Miraculous Ladybug (Yes that's her official name, we match) We just call her Lady ( I call her Buglund but my fiancé hates it lol). She's a cattle dog/rat terrier mix we got from the humane society randomly one day but she's truly miraculous. she's our first sport dog ever that we do competitive disc (frisbee) with. She's a world champion and had podiumed at multiple national events. Lady is an unstoppable beast with a mouth full of teeth but she's a scardy cat and needs her emotional support humans.

Then we have Donut our mini American Shepard (Literally just an Australian Shepard but there's a bunch of AKC drama bullshit yada yada) He's my handsome boy, my himbo, my dumb little dough boy. I love him so much but he's literally got like 8 brain cells max. At least he's pretty lmao. He does try tho even if he gets confused easy. My fiancé has been doing agility with him for a few months now and he's starting to really take to it, unless he gets caught up in the weaves lol.

Last but not least is Cinnamon Bun (Cinn or Bunny for short). She's our newest addition and at 9 months old she's absolutely a terrorist under my roof. She's a Baussy (Border collie/ Australian Shepard), one of our dog sport friends had an Oops litter (aka whoops those two intact dogs shouldn't have been anywhere near each other but now we have puppies) but his dogs were super healthy and health tested so not like some sketchy back yard breeding situation. But I digress, Bunny is wild. She has boundless energy and she's SO SMART, she's definitely been keeping us on our toes during her training. She'll be an excellent disc dog tho which is what we were hoping for.

oops that got super long lol

Dahlia-Do you like to follow current fashion trends or do you have a particular style that you prefer to stick to?

Current fashion trends ehhhhhhhhhh kinda?

I have an interesting relationship with clothes. See, in my mind, clothes is clothes is clothes. Sure there are some cuts that look better on certain bodies, but other that that, clothes aren't gendered. Its literally fabric. If I like the way something looks and feels I'll usually get it (if I have money :') ). As for my personal style I bounce around. My fiancé makes fun of me bc he never knows what to buy or how to describe it to people. I've really been enjoying drop crotch pants lately but also button ups that are half way buttoned to show a little tiddy, ya know ;). I'll just say relaxed style usually falls along hippie/boho and putting *~Effort~* style is more punk/edgy.

But to summarize it fully

QUEER

[juju-on-that-yeet]

Hey JuJu! I have a question for ya. I have a ton and half of ideas of fanfics I want write so my question is. Do you have any tips or advice on planning a fic? I'm absolute terrible and I'll admit I'm more of a "Write As I Go/Post When Inspiration Hits" kinda writer. But with me trying to branch out. I want to actually finish the stories! Any ideas?

Omg sure!! :D

First thing, “write as you go and post whenever” is totally cool if you’re writing something short, like something you anticipate only needing a chapter or two. I never plan my one-shots, even if they take me more than one session, but they always just work out. If you plan out your one-shots you’re mostly just wasting time you could use to just write the thing XD

But for longer, multi-chapter works, yeah, planning is good. I tend to make outlines for my multi-chapter stories, basically saying in plain, summarized terms what I want to happen in each scene/chapter. I’d recommend that, but don’t feel a need to make it super-detailed. Give each scene/chapter a few sentences at most. For example, here’s the section of my outline I wrote for Chapter 7 of Worse Things (idk if you’ve read it, but even if not, hopefully this is still helpful ^^”):

“Over the next few days, the egos think they see signs of Yancy in security cameras and other things, but the trails always go cold and no investigation turns anything up. Lio is beside himself with worry and begins to truly understand how much Yancy means to him. He still fears commitment, though, and is afraid it’s too late to go back on his inaction.”

Pretty short and pretty vague, but that’s the point! It’s got the plot stuff I want to get across and the emotional stuff I want to get across. As to how I make that happen, that’s up to me when I write it! If there was something specific I wanted to include (like, if I had thought up the part at where Lio eavesdrops on Dark and Yandere’s conversation back when I was writing the outline and not when I was in the middle of writing the chapter :p), then I would mention it so I didn’t forget. But otherwise, it should be pretty simple, especially if you’ve got a bunch of chapters to plan. Writing the outline shouldn’t be as arduous as writing the fic, otherwise you’ll finish neither XD

Also: It’s better to use your outline as a guide, and not as an instruction manual. If you end up wanting to add/take away/change something? Do it! If you think this chapter would work better if it was split in two/combined with the next/previous chapter? Do it! Outlines are helpful for organization but don’t feel beholden to them. And it’s easier not to feel that pressure if your outlines are vague and simple in the first place. It’s all connected, very big brain stuff here XDDD

TL;DR, use outlines for multi-chapter works, but don’t reinvent the wheel with them, and let your story evolve past them if it so happens! Hope this helps and good luck with your writing! :D