#I'm gonna be uploading some character info there too

[midnight-mourning]

He’s a Little Confused but He's Got the Holiday Spirit

Hello! As the title implies, it's time for this to become a fic, for those that don't know, I wrote a prompt response that's basically a christmas au of confused spirit (curtosey of @divinit3a) and it was so good that I decided to make a full fic for it. this post contains the basic info of the fic, some lovely designs brought to life by Pom and will include links to each chapter as it posts ^_^

There's also a little poll at the end to vote on the title if you'd like to participate~

The Plot:

You're a blacksmith/animatronic technican in a small, mountain village, known far and wide across the kingdom for it's holiday decorations and delight. So much so that the royal family themselves visit yearly to partake in the festivities.

However, due to some recent threats and strange has happenings, there's much more security this year, and among that security is two royal guards who seem keenly interested in keeping you from investigating too far into the matter. And you, they're also interested in you.

The Characters:

Y/N - You! With the same personality, motivations, and goals as Y/N from Confused Spirit, and with a similar job as well. You run a shop in town with a small team of smithies, tinkerers, and inventors at your side. (I don't have a design currently but imagine a the most androgynous blacksmith/medival peasent outfit ever <33)

Sun & Moon - The two guards that have been meddling in your affairs. Though, given they've been a surprising help with your siblings, you can't say much. Also with the same personalities, and characteristics as Confused Spirit. However, they're motivations and goals are different and do not reflect their CS counterparts. Meaning, anything discovered about these two does not apply to or justify any actions taken by them in CS. Designs below are by Pom who brought my vision to life <3333

The Shop Crew - the parts & infastructure team from CS! with an adjustment here or there :)

Melissa & Gabriel - Your siblings. Still adorable. And still a menace.

All others - You'll just have to see :) There is some overlap from CS, such as Abby as some already know, among many more

Where to read:

I'll be posting these to tumblr & ao3! Tumblr first/only (until I can think up a title) but then I'll also have it on ao3 for better reading bc these will be long chapters.

Speaking of, there will be seven chapters total, including the one I've already posted!

Timeline:

Honestly want to tell y'all i'll be sharing a chapter every day or so, but after the disaster that was me last week with feeling unwell and getting behind, I'll just say, she'll be posted completely hopefully before my break is over 😅

Title (and tagging):

While I admit it WOULD be funny to just name it Holiday Spirit, I'm gonna let y'all decide for sure. I'll leave the poll up for a week since I'm not in a rush to post to ao3 (and I unfortunately doubt I'll have it done in a week lmao) everything related to it though will be tagged with #HS! au as the au is called Holiday Spirit, this is just for fun pretty much

Links will be posted here once I start uploading! Should start tomorrow hopefully ^-^

EDIT: messed up the poll, so sorry >_< if you already voted and it said 1 day pls vote again shkjdf

Tag list for the usuals (if you would like added, see this post for more info):

@scarletcowboy @beemyhuneybee @fishm0ther @deviouscrackers @elsajoyagent8

@luckyyyduckyyy @zenkaiankoku @jogimote @local-shrub @amarynthian-chronicles

@robinette-green @everlightreader @sinister-sincerely @starredeclipse @dangerva

@juukai @crystalmagpie447 @mothgutz236 @lizyxml

[asavt]

I finished a little reference sheet for Blake! I find it funny how much he has changed in his time existing, he didn't have his hair that long or voluminous(?

I'm trying to take this a little more seriously now, for portafolio purposes and stuff~ I would like to do character designing in the future...

[sleep-nurse]

WAIT CAN YOU SHOW ALL THE ZER0H CHARACTERS IF YOU CAN. im so curious

AHHGHGHBHJHBGTGHJBTHJBTHJTHJ$HJT$HJ$HHJ OK OK so. first of all i'm gonna say all of the art i will post are from his twitter and youtube channels but ANYWAYS!

first off we have the characters that he has drawn properly before:

those are his earliest characters i'm pretty sure? the songs are pretty old addi comes from addiction, hallu comes from hallucinosis, toto comes from to_. (but also a reunion that was only a dream and forever i think) and ellis and maro come from necro_mance. or at least those are some of the songs they appear in

then WE HAVE!!!!!!!!

MY BELOVEDS AUGGHGHHGHGH ete and ques are 2 of my most favourite it's written in the image too but ex comes from !!!, ete comes from ∞ and ques comes from ..--.. and -.-.--.

next we have

THE MFS I WANT TO PUNT IN A WALL /POS no but fr these two don't really come in any songs afaik? but they do show up in zer0h's twitter art a lot (p.s please follow him his art is amazing)

now there's characters that only show up in songs and like 1 or 2 drawings on twitter and. never again sadly. one of them is MY NUMBER ONE FAVOURITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CANNI FROM RED CARNIVAL MY BELOVED she's just like me fr. but sadly she only appears in her stupid song and in 1 drawing and a doodle and never again.....not even a full body........no info......also did you know her song was uploaded in my birthday

then there's also. even worse than canni because i don't think zer0h even gave her a name but

the girl from tenshi. that also has 1 drawing on twitter and THAT'S ALL!!!!!!!! i like her tho and also the song slaps

outside of songs zer0h also has his mascot named agent-chan and i love them. so much. just look at them. aren't they silly

and also THEIR!!! OWN!!!! UTAU!!!!!!!!!! I'M SO PROUD OF ZER0H FOR ACCOMPLISHING THIS i love them so much. their name is fume and their voice is amazing

then there's these 2 characters that i don't think they have that much info on but they appear on some of zer0h's recent songs

anyways I THINK THAT'S IT??????????????? if you read this far thank you for listening to my immense zer0h brainrot I'm So Normal

[theendofphysicalmedia]

introduction post ✧

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hi! I'm Evangeline ♡ (I also use Evie, V, and Talons). I'm a teen worldbuilder and author who simply wants to share all of my thoughts about the worlds inside of my brain

This is one of my sideblogs, my main is @th30neal0ne, but I haven't really posted on there a lot :) I'm hoping I'll be able to use this blog to boost some inspo for that one

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This blog is gonna be infodumps, overly complex explanations, and probably some not complex enough explanations too

My time zone is EST. I'll probably upload even in the mid-late afternoons (or at 3 am), and I hope to maintain some level of posting consistency

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fandoms: the marauders, fantasy high, trollhunters, spider-man as a while, spider-man into/across the spiderverse

favourite things to do: read, write, sew, play dnd, painting and drawing, music(i love music)

favourite characters/kins from each fandom: remus lupin, james potter, pandora lovegood, riz gukgak, gorgug thistlespring, jim lake jr., aaargh, blinky, gwen stacy, andrew garfield spider-man

favourite foods: bacon, cheesecake, orange sherbert

music interests: the oh hellos, rebecca rea, amelie farren, peggy, hozier, livingston, a lot of movie soundtracks

youtubers i watch: thought potato, the queer kiwi, monster garden, dollightful, eoin reardon

fun facts about me: i wear glasses and am terribly blind, I collect lalaloopsie dolls, and I am a practicing Hellenic Pagan(Im an Artemis Devotee)

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HATE ISN'T COOL, IF I SEE IT, I BLOCK IT

This blog is supposed to be safe for everyone, let it stay that way

ps: i don't know if this is important, but the layout for this intro came from @lilyflowerpot's blog intro. I had a really hard time coming up with a layout for this post. So I just wanted to credit her for that. Don't know if it's really important, but it felt important to me. All of the info and stuff is mine though ♡

creds to picture owners on pinterest !!

[chayannecraft]

hey the last drawing will probably be uploaded tomorrow!! i know you'll understand but i've been very busy today :)

anyway i'm curious about if the other eggs have any sort of role in your au??

OH and if you want to talk abt what chayanne and phil's relationship is like, i've been very curious about that lol bc it seems like phil's both very protective of him and doesn't care about him that much. not saying you haven't thought it out i'm just eager to look more into his character!

Hello!! Yeah no I understand I’ve been super busy too. Finals season and everythang. It’s a curse. Oh my god. (Which is why im so late answering this ask hello omg!!!) But anyways yes hello oh my god questions!!!! 💖💖💖!!!!! YES!!! I WILL ANSWER

The other eggs have very loose roles but they do exist!! They sort of take up the space of the descendants-of-the-champions roles that Sidon and the others fill (although I’m not sure who is who at the moment, would have to think about that a little more!!) (I have no idea what role Tallulah plays, but I think she might be traveling around with Wilbur, more info on that later) but sometimes they’re also just like, normal random kids. They are all friends I promise. I don’t have a lot on them though so this is not that coherent.

CHAYANNE AND PHIL. WOUGH BOY. THIS IS A LONG ONE

You were right in that Phil is very protective of Chayanne!! I think a part of him knew Chayanne was The Chosen Hero, but when faced with the decision to send him off to what very well could have been his sons death, if not horrific trauma he was like um. No lol. Not doing that.

A consequence of the storyline in general is Phil isn’t very mentioned a lot, so it gives off the idea that he’s uncaring towards Chayanne, but I promise you that’s not the case!! (Not to make fun of you or call you out of course). Phil is actually very loving towards his son, and was devastated when he ran away with the Master Sword.

Then (for reasons I haven’t thought up yet) he’s pretty distracted but desperately trying to get his kid back. Until the calamity happens and they fail. Then he’s under the impression his son is just dead and he’s in mourning for the next 100 years (Why is he still alive in 100 years, you ask! Well! I took everything from these kids and I think taking their parents is a little bit too cruel so everybody is blessed by some sort of god that expands their lifespan a couple hundred ok :D!!!)

And then a little bit after botw someone goes to Philza and is like hey. The hero is back. He’s hanging out with Princess Pomme. He looks a lot like the missing hero from 100 years ago. Your son. Might be your son Phil. And Phil basically takes 3 seconds to process this before clawing himself up from his depression and being like OK. WE’RE GONNA GO GET HIM!!! AND IF ANYBODY TRIES TO STOP ME IM MAULING THEM. Of course he gets to hyrule RIGHT as totk plot starts and Chayanne goes missing so kind of an L BUT THEY DO REUNITE!!!

They get their moments. They also get a really tearful reunion where Chayanne is like dad im so sorry for running off oh my god :( I forgot you for a hundred years you must be so upset with me. And Philza is hugging him like oh my god my kid is ok. Oh my god. YOU’RE GROUNDED FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WHAT THE FUCK. And then just caries him around. And probably has some sort of beef with Missa because that’s Chayanne’s Hyrule-Dad. Meanwhile Pomme stands in the back ready to kill him if he makes one wrong move.

There’s a side story kind of sequel relating to that where Pomme and Chayanne have to grapple with the fact that Chay is also a prince and his dad misses him dearly and wants him to come home but they don’t want to be separated ever for the rest of their lives. Maybe even some parent bonding. Like a little family-person drama to contrast the cursed-destiny-supernatural-calamity drama and probably some Death Family Bonding.

[heychucklenuts]

Rules Post and Get to Know Me Better

Mixed bag here, y'all learn the rules and learn about me.

About me first:

As said, my name is Moth, and Team Fortress 2 has been a fixation of mine for around a year and a half or so. (I thank @comet-wire for getting me into TF2 via the comics and somehow giving me one of my biggest reoccurring fixations.)

For a while I was utilizing the comics and wiki pages to get info behind lore and the game, as well as gameplays, but lately I've been able to start playing the game! I've mostly been playing Offense but I'm trying to expand to Defense and Support.

This blog is gonna feature my OCs, as well as possible OC x Canon content. So, if you aren't into either, you can scroll and don't have to interact with my blog.

There'll be a point where I upload art on here too, but I don't know when that'll be, namely for art of canon characters. (You shaped bastards.)

Blog Rules for you Maggots

If you don't like me or my content, utilize the block button. Logically speaking, what's easier? Arguing with me about something trivial, or blocking my account?

Don't participate in or engage in shipping discourse, I'll only accept it if we're dogging on some SpyScout bullshit. Then again that's not really discourse as it shouldn't be a fucking ship. That is a father and son ya dinguses.

Don't interact if you ship Spy and Scout together, please. I needn't say more.

No Pyro gender discourse. We all know Pyro is

Be cool and be efficient.

Also don't be a shit person. Whether you're transphobic, homophobic, racist, ableist, etc. just... again y'all. Block me. I'll feel honored if you block me.

Ask Rules

You can send in just about anything, whether it be headcanons or just questions you have that you wouldn't mind getting a second opinion of. (Hell, I could even give ya kits for your Merc OCs if ya wanted.)

Be patient. I may not get to every ask in a day, or I may need to relax for a bit.

Don't spam me just because I haven't answered your question. If you want to ask multiple questions, that's fine. Just no "can u answer my ask" 20x over.

I don't do drawing requests at the moment :")

Might add onto this but for the time being I think y'all should understand. :}

[tmnttheremix]

Info Card

[I'll add my persona here once I actually design them :P]

⭐️I'm ok with in general⭐️

Fan-art (I will literally die and cherish it forever)

Shipping characters (scroll down to Comic info for more details)

Fan-Theories

DMs, They're always open!

Being tagged in posts

I don't really have anything I'm uncomfortable with outside of my DNI list

‼️DNI‼️

•Racists •Homophobes •Transphobes •Zionists •Proshippers •T-Cesters (this includes if you ship Rise april with any of the turtles she canonically calls them her brothers in her character book and sees them as family this also includes Leo x Karai, again, they are siblings)

⚡️COMIC STUFF⚡️

I will try to keep comic chapter uploads at least once a week (and ofc you guys will get content outside of just chapters too)

EPISODES

To find a specific episode (once I have some out) just search on my page and type in either the number or the name of the episode and it should work, if not then just search tmnttr on my page

SHIPS

This is just for my comic this doesn't really count for any other canon iteration but I know people LOVE ships (I do too lol)

I won't confirm or deny any ships (keep in mind some of the characters listed have not been introduced/posted yet but you'll see them very soon!)

I'm going to list below the ships that I'm flat out UNCOMFORTABLE with (because they're either proships or doesn't fit the character's sexuality or I just don't like the ship, regardless of the reason I'm just setting boundaries) I'm not gonna list obvious ones since I've already said proships/tcesters dni

• April x Any if the turtles (similar to rise, she sees them as her brothers)

• Remi x Mikey (they see mikey like a little brother kinda)

• Raph (or any of the turtles) x Y'gythgba (She is much older than the turtles it would be gross)

• Mona Lisa (y'gy and mona are two different gals in my iteration) x any of the turtles (she's also a bit older than the turtles)

• Jennika x literally any man (she's lesbian)

• Cassandra x literally any man (also lebisan)

• Casey x any of the turtles, April (he's like way younger than everyone else on the team so just don't ship him with anyone that isn't his age)

(If I think of more later I'll add onto this)

Ships that I AM comfortable with (again not confirming for denying any of them)

Remi x Any turtle that ISNT mikey

Any of the turtles x Usagi

Donnie x Yuyan

Any of the turtles x Renet

Y'gythgba x Alopex

Mona Lisa x Alopex

April x Cassandra

Jennika x Cassandra

Ocs x Canon Characters in TMNTTR

if you don't see a ship on here that you're curious about feel free to ask in my questions box <3

ik there aren't a lot but this is off the top of my head rn

If you have any questions about the lore or just the characters/comic in general feel free to ask! I LOVE answering questions <3

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[I'm working on getting the info for those put together, I'll edit this later when it's done]

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Main Tumblr: GroovyShrooms_ (still getting used to having two accounts so sometimes I accidentally post things on the wrong account)

[wanderingchocolateeclair]

Youre corrupt horrors universe. More please?

Absolutely! Thank you for asking, dear anon, and I’m so sorry I didn’t get to answer this sooner!

Here’s some designs and some info and lore! Once again, this is gonna be a long one so strap in and get ready /lh

Bakugou and Deku (I am not used to drawing them I hope they look okay!):

So, these two are interns, training to be security guards for the warehouse. (warehouse makes the androids, and stores the corrupt ones under the facility)

They are training under Aizawa, and also follow and take notes from the other head security guards like Ectoplasm, Snipe, All Might.

They joined because a) they needed money and b) they heard about the corruptions and both decided to check it all out.

There isn't much else except that Jeanist thinks Bakugou is a funky lil human and watches over him a lot, and All might teaches Deku how to work the security cameras.

(I rarely ever think about the main characters so this is kinda new to me!! The only other AUs i have with bakugou are single parent au and little mermaid au)

They unfortunately got lost on their first shift and bumped into jeanist but luckily Ecto saved them and took them to Aizawa to get their gear.

Aizawa:

So. Shouta is in charge of training most of the new interns

He had been friends with Hizashi -who is a scientist at the warehouse- before the corruptions started and joined as a security guard.

He lost his eye on his first shift and likes to tell the new interns it was from a corruption.

It was actually from him running down a flight of stairs and tripping while trying to hide from one of the corruptions there. His eye got taken out by the railing.

The corruptions tend to leave him be, except for Midnight and Edgeshot, who like to make his evening hell by throwing things at him for fun.

Okay, so under the cut are my ectoloader and edgejeanist designs and info (because they are kinda the whole center focus of this au) The reason they're under the cut is for these following warnings.

CW: talk of grief and loss, body horror, dismemberment, rather graphic depictions of death, terminal illness, suicide. ((I will not be going into **major** detail, but will go into enough for these warnings. Please take notice of them.))

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I’ll do ectoloader first:

Higari:

ahh my favourite lil guy...im gonna put him through hell /lh

So, Higari was one of the top scientists and developers at the warehouse.

While I'm here, I'd like to mention that the warehouse is called UA and all the canon faculty staff work(ed) as scientists/developers there.

(And another thing: the Commission is the secret government organisation behind the entire android thing. And they are the reason for the corruptions, disappearances and deaths of scientists.)

(They wanted to make the androids more sentient and make people want them more but it backfired and they developed corruptions.)

(Any scientists that knew about it were killed, but then they started experiments to turn these scientists into androids/replace them so that no one knew they were missing. They hired more scientists to do this. The cycle repeats.)

Higari was secretly helping to develop the androids for these experiments and was starting to figure out more of what was happening deeper.

One day, they decided that he was a) too smart to be kept alive and b) a perfect test subject since he already had his own AI.

He had uploaded his thoughts and all of his personal and work stuff into an AI version of himself as a backup. Many of them did that.

That night, he went to the Commission hq and they locked him in a room with his AI and some physical robot parts

They proceeded to forcefully corrupt his AI, and made him record a few voice messages to be inputted after his death.

(he was being threatened with Ecto's life, so of course he does as he is told)

He then proceeds to get torn apart limb from limb and discarded by his own AI.

A replacement android had been made and the AI installed, this was going to take his place. and so the new android higari is taken to the warehouse to be planted in his office as if he had simply 'been attacked and passed out all night'

Android!Higari does not have a voice box. Even after they try to install it, he can't/refuses to talk.

This is a mix of his AI and actual ghost Higari not wanting anyone to find out what happened and get into danger.

Corrupt!Higari is incredibly hostile and dangerous but also switches to completely docile within seconds.

Ecto:

Dear old Ecto goes through a lot

He is the head of security and lost his legs in an accident the first few corruptions.

He has to deal with the fact that most of the interns that train with them. Don't make the night.

He also, very often, has to clean up the...well...remains of these said interns. He is desensitised to it at this point.

One day Higari doesn't come home after a late night shift. They find him in the morning. He seems shaken and can't speak. That's okay.

A few days pass and Ecto is desperately looking into the security footage to find out what exactly happened and why his husband seems so out of it.

He finds something. He finds footage of Higari at his desk, everything seeming normal until he gets up and walks off, taking his voice recorder that he used for development notes.

No footage after this. So obviously he digs around quietly, having a strange feeling something is off.

That's when he finds the notes. The last messages Higari pleaded to be able to record just in case. Him explaining that he knows Ecto will find out and him begging him not to come looking.

And unfortunately, his brutal death was also recorded. And so Ecto stood there in pure shock, horror and realisation as he listens to everything.

He turns around to see Android!Higari standing there, very obviously corrupted, and he just can't bring himself to do anything and he gets attacked and almost killed!

Higari stops and just kinda shuts down. (his ghost self stopped himself...if that makes sense) And Ecto is found by the others and all the reveals are made and Corrupt!Higari is locked away in the warehouse.

Ecto mourns hard. Very hard. He stops taking breaks, he stops looking after himself, he just takes every single nightshift he can and buries himself in work.

The first few nights he is incredibly aggressive with any corruptions that come up to him and he just. he sad :(

time passes and he just becomes numb and used to everything and more corruptions come in and he learns how to deal with them all.

Extra:

Higari's ghost comes back to haunt and possess his own android self in a sense of protection and watching over the others.

His ghost is also the thing that makes the corruption go docile and also is the reason why No one can get any info.

AI!Higari develops feelings of guilt. Genuine feelings of guilt. Also attacks any corruptions that try to hurt Ecto, even when almost lashing out at him himself.

Ecto is a tiny bit unhinged and often will entertain the Corruptions wants or needs to play.

He memorises their "off-switches", so things that he has found out make them docile or manageable.

No one else takes the job of cleaning up "accidents" so he just does it. He even has a special mop. He often will find severed limbs and just chuck them at some of the androids that like to chomp on them (despite not having stomachs...where does it go?!)

Higari stays in his cell most of the time because he can't be bothered to get out. His AI has access to the same knowledge and things he did in life. He just can't be bothered to do anything about it.

Corrupt!Higari will sometimes wander up to Ecto and just look at him sadly and then leave. That is if it is his AI in charge. If it is the android, he'll just run up to him and chuck random useful parts at him and then leave.

If ghost Higari is mostly present, he may go up and ask for a hug.

Over time, Ecto has learnt what this is and is slowly warming up to it, after being incredibly sad and defensive at first.

Higaari's "off-switch" is just Ecto.

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Okay, oh boy, here we go:

Shinya:

Shinya was a lead scientist. He was known for making some of the smartest and strongest AI. He developed medical AI and androids.

His work unintentionally and unknowingly went to the development of the corruptions. He didn't know this at all.

He loved Tsunagu. But they couldn't be together because of work, though it was mostly on Tsunagu's side. He didn't understand this, but accepted it as it was.

One day, he feels feverish. He collapses at work.

Everyone is concerned, but he simply brushes it off and gets sent home to rest. He is certain that it is just a fever.

Tsunagu instantly comes to take care of him and the few days of fever turns into a few weeks, Tsunagu begs him to go see a doctor and eventually he does.

He finds out that he is terminally ill, and that his body is slowly shutting down on him.

He doesn't tell anyone and goes back to work. That is until he passes out again and this time, Tsunagu takes him home and they kinda argue a little until the truth comes out and Shinya just knows that everything gets sadder from then.

He gradually breaks the news to everyone and starts completing his personal AI, finishing it and perfecting it.

Tsunagu takes constant care of him since he has no immediate family, and they have their bittersweet moments. Multiple already known confessions, wishes that they could've at least been together through life and not just because of a looming death.

One day, however, Tsunagu doesn't come. Shinya gets a call from him. He is saying words that are so final and Shinya is panicking, knowing what he is doing, begging him not to.

Shinya drags himself out of bed rest, physically clawing his way to the door... but passes out before he can even leave his house.

When he wakes up, he cries and receives the news that Tsunagu had in fact killed himself for unknown reasons, leaving him a final note as his goodbye.

This grief plummets Shinya's health even further.

His final creation was a personal commission that he had chosen to make for Tsunagu's family: a replacement android of Tsunagu.

(replacement androids for grief work more as robots to help face grief and they know themselves that they aren't the original. They are for grieving purposes - but Shinya made a proper Android out of his own grief)

He creates the most intelligent and strong AI, integrating all of who he knew Tsunagu to be -and also Tsunagu's own AI drive- and he crafted the android using the image of how he saw him. which is why the android has all of his best features.

Unfortunately, Shinya passed away before he could finish the last finishing touches. Tsunagu's left eye, which was covered by his hair by the family because they didn't want to change any of Shinya's work.

Shinya died holding Android!Tsunagu's head, knowing he couldn't finish it and slipping away with the knowledge it was incomplete.

Tsunagu:

Tsunagu was one of the main designers for the androids and worked closely with Shinya. (the smartest AI + the strongest androids = good match)

However, he was entirely tied up in the Commission's doings and worked for them, not being able to leave or say anything.

He loved Shinya. He refused to be in a relationship because he knew that his work would put him in danger, and he couldn't risk that.

So when it turned out that Shinya was already dying, he felt guilty, as if he had stopped them from being together and making the most of it while he still lived.

He struggled with his mental health and the fact that he had to face scientists being killed and experimented on and corruptions being created, did not help.

He lived with his sister temporarily and had a very close relationship with his niece. He loved her to bits and she loved playing hide and seek with him.

She was a happy little ray of sunshine in his dark little world, and Shinya was the stars.

He tried to spend as much time as he could, with them, knowing that he was most likely at the end of his own life too (by the hands of the commission)

One day, everything got too much -paranoia, depression, etc- and he decided to take his own life.

He left messages and phoned Shinya as the last person he wanted to hear from, and he destroyed his phone, took the step, and died.

He gave Shinya access to his AI archive so that the commission couldn't get to it before he did.

Android!Tsunagu gets brought to life and resumes the life at the family's house. Helping settle the grief and also learning things himself as a sentient Android. (this was accidental. Shinya managed to achieve an almost fully sentient robot without corruption and it was bc of grief)

He played with his niece and instantly feels familiar with her. (ghosty stuff also)

But corruption reaches him and he lashes out one night, killing the family that once belonged to the original version of himself.

But he couldn't harm the niece. She managed to call authorities and had him taken to the warehouse, where he begins his new life as a corruption :)

Extra:

Both Shinya and Tsunagu's ghosts merged and attached themselves to their own AIs, creating a further sense of sentience within them.

This is also what makes them click immediately and get on so well as corruptions.

Tsunagu accidentally electrocuted himself with cables during his death, leading him to his cable-like corruption.

Shinya dealt with the whole "mind too big, body not strong enough" thing in life and the same thing applies in corruption.

His AI (when corrupted) chose a random android and bonded to it. But this figure is weak and breaks easily.

This is why he's so obsessed with tearing himself apart and giving himself upgrades.

When Shinya was ill, Tsunagu would read him any of the good feedback he had gotten from his AI work. He also made sure Shinya cleaned up and stayed cleanly shaven.

Android!Tsunagu cannot remember the reasons behind the corruptions during the day, and cannot express it at night. This is due to the whole "don't tell anyone, if they find out, they will get hurt" thing.

Shinya's "off-switch" is either a shiny distraction, or being poked in the center of his back.

This is because, in life, Tsunagu always used to poke him in the back when he walked past.

Tsunagu's is a bonk to the head because a) his important stuff is in there

and b), Shinya used to flick him in the forehead whenever they were talking and he lost focus.

They may not have gotten to be together in life, but hey. Now they can be gay haunted horror robots together.

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Thank you again!! This au has. A lot more lore than I initially planned it to have but oh well!!

[asenarieka]

Please read this before following!!

Helloo~

♡ Astrid / Envy ♡ Autistic ♡ Non - Binary ♡ Asexual ♡ Self-shipper ♡ Fictionkin ♡ They/She ♡

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

I'm Astrid but feel free to call me Asena or Envy.

I'm Autistic and Bipolar so I struggle a lot with understanding other people's emotions, my mood swings can also be rather extreme at times. I do not understand jokes and sarcasm unless I know you so using tone indicators would help a lot.

I mostly make OC x Canon or Envy content using various 3D softwares like Source Filmmaker, Blender, MMD and VRM Posing!

I sometimes upload VRChat stuff as well.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

If it’s not obvious already, I’m a self-shipper. I only have one f/o which is my Envy from Fullmetal Alchemist, despite them being evil and all that, they have been a huge support for me through some really tough times. I’m also a fiction kin, where I also kin Envy. We share a very similar mindset and we’re both outcasts of our Family. (kinda referring to 03 Envy here) and we're both extremely jealous over other people. I tend to 'switch' into Envy at times, sometimes I'm aware but sometimes I have no idea. I have not yet been diagnosed with any form of a split personality disorder, but I'm working on getting a new therapist so we'll see. There is a possibility that I have a mild form of it but I'm not gonna make any claims until I have an actual answer.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

I will probably mostly upload content featuring Envy or from my ship Astrid x Envy. If you don’t like self-shippers then please just block me.

If you are also an Envy self-shipper then I kindly ask you to not interact with me, I’m sure you and Envy are absolutely adorable together, I’m just uncomfy with other Envy self-shippers. I already know I’m gonna get a lot of hate for that, but I mean no harm nor do I intend to be rude. I get easily jealous, it’s been a life-long problem so I doubt it’s gonna change anytime soon but I try not let it get the better of me. 

I self-ship to cope, I only have one f/o and they mean so much to me, my feelings and the connection I feel are very much real even tho it’s a fictional relationship. I believe it's a soulbond, that seems to make the most sense.

I have a few other kins which includes, Stiles Stilinski from Teen Wolf, Emma Swan from Once Upon a Time, Dean Winchester from Supernatural and a couple of others.

I’m Asexual and Demi Romantic, I will most likely block NSFW and Fetish accounts as I really do not like that stuff! It just makes me way to uncomfortable..

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

♡ Some things about me ♡

╰┈➤ I'm a selective mute, I do not talk much nor do I write much, I grew up pretty much alone so I never spoke much to anyone.

╰┈➤ Due to trauma from family and ex lovers, I get triggered and scared really easy. I do not feel comfortable going into details, I know i've spoken about it before but I don't remember how much I actually said. Because of Autism and trauma my mental age is different from my physical age.

╰┈➤ I'm not the type of person that trusts other easily, too many took advantage of that in the past.

╰┈➤ I may have "furry" like characters but I left the fandom quite a while back. No hate towards them, just got a bit uncomfy from some situations.

I have more info on my carrd: https://asenainfo2023.carrd.co

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I do not know how active I’ll on here. I may just re-blog a lot of self-ship or Envy content. I’m honestly scared of being active on here.

Messages/Asks are disabled for my own safety!.

Art tags:

#asenarieka - All art

#envyxastrid - Selfship tag

#astridxenvy - 2nd selfship tag-

#astrid's rambles - My rambles and other weird stuff

#astridxenvy cai - Character ai stuffz

#envy my beloved - Envy tag

[flowersandcandy06]

Hi internet people i hope you like looking at the creatures because I have another one to show you guys today

(..and yes it's about my Weatherhumans again, dang it)

Behold *drum roll SFX* ---

Tornado-chan!!! :DDD

Yea that's oil on her clothes and face and stuff, what're you gonna do about that hmmm???? 🤨🤨🤨

(more info about her below the "read more" stretch WOOOOP)

And yes I'm finally uploading the proper Weatherhuman images onto Tumblr now yaaaay *confetti noises* (don't worry I'll post the others I've originally posted to Twitter, on here too in a "bit")

Cough cough anyways have the dumb factoid page I made about her..it's messy as all hell but hey it works I guess xp

(and by doing that whole "controlling the tornadoes" thing, she controls them with one of her hands. Maybe if it's like an EF3+ or a strong twister, then she'll have to use both of her hands but idk, lol)

God I love writing factoids with my friends, it's so fun and whimsical teehee B)

OH AND ALSO BEFORE I drop off the face of the Earth and do more internet things again..have some bonus images of her!! Yay :D

(art by Soupy (top image) and Brutus (bottom image))

She's. Being freaking BAKED dude B,| la creatura gets what she deserves

Okay this is from uhh middle school and it's the original concept I made for her (in blue ink; drew her during lunch) alongside the hair-redesign-ideas my irl friend Zarina made (in purple ink). She was supposed to be one of those stereotypical "anime kawaii desu yandere trope" girls but I eventually changed her up to be a greaser because well. UhhhhMM yea 🥲 (the outsiders book and movie I love and miss you waaah)

The "#1" redesigned hairstyle was used again for another tornado-based character, buuuut I'll tell you more about that character later,,, woooooop

..Okay wow uh cool thank you for reading bye!! *dies*

[vomitcenter]

R.I.P Slime Breeder

As the year is coming to an end I started to do some early spring cleaning online, as well as trying some new stuff to hopefully start 2025 strong.

I deleted a lot of the slop on my Tiktok and am now making more art edits that I also upload on YT shorts, I started using BSKY for my art now too and uh...actually I think that's it.

However there is one last thing I gotta clean, something big...sorta...Slime Breeder will not be happening, ever.

I came up with the idea shortly after the "comfy isekai" genre really started popping up a lot and as the years pass I just lose more and more interest in the potential story.

I also came to a realization that trying to juggle two webcomics and also a visual novel (that I hope to do more with someday) is just too much. Perhaps waaaay later down the line when I'm done with at least one comic I might have time for it, but I'm gonna guess whenever that year will come I will have completely lost passion for Slime Breeder.

There are some designs I like such as the Skinks, but I could easily just reuse those and insert them into MMM as another alien race.

I hope no one is saddened by this...honestly it would be confusing if someone was, I didn't really make many illustrations for it and aside from some character references there wasn't much deep story info either.

Err...How to end this... Here's the Elderly Cursed Witch Skinks.

Honestly I dunno if they'll fit in MMM, maybe I'll find a place for them maybe not...I do like them though, so perhaps I'll force a way.

[14dayswithyou]

▋GAME DEVELOPMENT ASKS !

✦゜ANSWERED: To avoid flooding the dash with all of these asks, I'm just gonna compile them into one big "masterpost" ^w^

By pressing 'keep reading' you confirm that you are 18 or older.

Anonymous asked: I was just wondering cuz I've noticed on some of the questions you've answered you've talked about having so much info but can't because of spoilers, and obviously you're still making the game. My question is do you have the full sotry written up and now what's left is coding, art, etc etc or is the story still in the progress of being written as well? If you feel comfortable sharing your process and all ofc, don't feel pressed if tou don't! 💕

Yeah! ^^ I've actually had the storyline fully planned out since 2017, but I'm updating and re-writing everything in the 2022 version because the original seemed kinda cringe and didn't feel consistent enough. I've only had Day 1 fully written since 2017, and everything beyond that just a general outline/dot-points of what I want to happen in each of the days. As for the progress: I still need to write the coding and dialogue, draw the backgrounds, update the sprites, CGs, and UI, and a ton of other behind-the-scenes things that probably aren't worth mentioning. ^^;

Anonymous asked: Saw you answer the ask anon sent about how development is going but was wondering if you have a general outline for the whole story (like the ‘normal’ route, ‘good’ route, etc) or if it’s certain scenes you have written and the rest is written as you work on it all? I’m just very interested in how you work on the storyline so I’m sorry if this makes you uncomfortable for any reason or you just don’t want to answer

Like the answer above, I have everything figured out (all the choices, branches/paths, endings, etc.), but they're mainly just general outlines/dot-points that I need to iron out, rather than a fleshed-out script that I can work with. I usually just tackle parts of the dialogue one scene at a time (usually by mindlessly typing out words and editing it afterwards) before moving to another scene and repeating the process. Eventually you'll end up with a semi-coherent script that you can throw into a text editor to check for spelling and then slap into the game!

Anonymous asked: You should translate it into korean too if you can!

For sure! I'm still looking into hiring translators once I set up a funding system for the game though, so I might put this on the backburner for a while ^^; Fan-translations are more than welcome though (only for the demo), and if people are interested, y'all can get in contact with me and I can send you the script!!

@marina-and-the-memes asked: is there any update on Day 2/how far in development it is LMAO and can we get close ups of the characters eyes bc my phone quality is ass NDJDJDJDJ

Like 80% of it is done! I still need to update all of the old CG art and UI, as well as write/proofread the missing scenes from the script. Everything else is completed though! And as for the eye close ups; you might have to download the images off the 14dwy itch.io page since I'm on mobile rn (and I don't have any images on hand) ^^; But feel free to send in your ask again and I'll upload the images from my computer instead!! (or wait for me to update this section lol)

Anonymous asked: Will there be life after the official game ending Few vn games have this setting, maybe you can consider. Thank you for creating Ren，Love you guys

Like game continuity? I don't think there will be any since the storyline is pretty linear and will eventually have closure once the game ends, so there wouldn't be much content to go through once the game ends ^^; I can look into adding future DLCs though!

Anonymous asked: Sooooo….can we end up with other characters instead of Ren or is our renren our endgame?? I’m sorry if this has been asked before. Pls ignore if it is. Also, I really appreciate how you take the time to answer the asks. No wonder the fans adore you😭💕. Kisses and hugs for you😚💜

Renren will be the main romance and focus for the game, but depending on the choices you make and the bonds you form with the other characters, you'll have the chance to get an ending with them instead! I won't be a fully fleshed out route or anything though.

Anonymous asked: How's development going? Have you made any progress on the game? I really like hearing about this kind of stuff

Answered above! The only reason it's taking me so long is because I'm a full time university student, and writers/artist block is Very Real ;v; I sometimes get burnt out and don't feel like writing, and I'd rather not force myself to work on the script if I'm not in the right mindset, if that makes sense?? ;v;

Anonymous asked: I don’t know if it’s been asked yet or not but will the game have different routes and/or endings? “I can fix him” ending VS “I can make him worse” ending FIGHT

Yes! Right now I have 4 main endings planned for the game, and they will all depend on the choices you make, Ren's affection for you, and his sanity meter (which will be implemented in a future update!).

Anonymous asked: i love love loved the game! im craving more! but im not sure what to look up exactly? what genre of game is this? the whole obsessive lover type haha is there a name? ALSO! where should i go to look for when the complete game comes out?

I'm not actually quite sure what genre to call it ^^; I labelled the game as a horror/romance visual novel, so you could try that? I feel like "yandere visual novel" would yield more results though since the yandere term is more common. I'm also following a ton of insanely talented game devs on twitter who create similar yandere VNs, so feel free to check them out!

[seeyoumondaydevi]

Sorry you've probably answered these a few times I haven't come across any info on reading some. Do you have any new prediction on S3 of NHIE? 🙂

Hii thanks for the ask :) I know I said I won't answer asks till 13th.. but I wanted to answer this lol. I don't have like actual proper theories I’m just trying to avoid coming up with theories about writers butchering Paxton's character for love triangle drama or Paxton and Devi's inevitable break up. There are so many things I want for the season that it clouds my prediction making abilities lol. Soo anyways.. The episode titles for season 3. Here.

Season 3 Episode 1:.. Been Slut Shamed

Table read links for those who haven't read it yet.

Season 3 Episode 2:.. Had My Own Troll This episode is obviously about the anonymous person DMing Devi. She probably constantly receives texts and images from this person, especially about her relationship with Paxton thus making her insecure. If the writers want drama, she won't go to Paxton about it.. she'll try to figure out who it is and what Paxton is "hiding". Eleanor and Fabiola are definitely a gonna help her, Aneesa I'm not sure. She'll probably go behind Paxton's back and this will all blow up.. it's gonna suck esp bc Paxton said he trusts her this time in 3x01 and Devi going behind his back again? Or if the writers don't want some messy drama, she'll directly go to Paxton about this troll.

Season 3 Episode 3:.. Had a Valentine Devi probably is still receiving the texts, but it's valentines day.. we hopefully get to see daxton go on a date and see the actual date. Also there is no way Mindy isn't not gonna make Ben x Aneesa and Daxton go on a date.. Ben and Devi probably banter or have a moment which makes Paxton and Aneesa feel awkward or uncomfortable. Darren (here) said the love triangle is gonna be "up down and all around and I promise you it is not going to be boring” So I think this episode is gonna have some of that love triangle drama.

Season 3 Episode 4:.. Made Someone Jealous So many possibilities for this one? Aneesa and Paxton being jealous or insecure about the "moment" Ben and Devi had at their double date, or Ben being jealous of Daxton, or the new kid Des.. both Ben and Paxton are jealous of him? bc Darren said he's like the Indian Paxton and another article mentioned Des is as smart as Devi but goes to a private school. Probably more love triangle or love square drama. Still from 3x04 👇🏾

Season 3 Episode 5:.. Been Ghosted Again so many possibilities. I feel like Devi was trying to play it off and not reply to the DMs she’s been receiving but in the previous ep she probably replied and the texts stopped all together.. like the anonymous person texting her just started ghosting her?  Ben could also be the one ghosting her. Or.. Paxton too.. so like there is this pic of s3 table read the cast had via zoom.. it wasn’t streamed but one of the writers had uploaded this pic and in that zoom meet/break room all the writers present, Darren and Poorna were the only cast members on the call, so like what if Paxton had another horrible encounter with Nalini similar to season 1 which scared him off?

Season 3 Episode 6:.. Had a Breakdown  I’ve read lot of posts and theories and it’s probably Ben’s POV episode.  It could also be Aneea’s POV-centric episode bc in s1 we had a Ben POV episode narrated by Andy but we also had Fab and Eleanor centric-ish eps.. McEnroe narrated those.. probably something similar? It could even be Devi having a full on breakdown, Devi has lost her shit a lot yes, but I don’t think we’ve seen her actually have a break down or acknowledge that she’s having one. It could even be Nalini having a breakdown who knows.

Season 3 Episode 7:..Cheated Bro don’t even get me started on this one. I just really hope it isn’t Devi cheating on her boyfriend.. again. Idk she probably cheated in a test or sum? But all we know is that Des is in the episode

Season 3 Episode 8:.. Hooked Up With My Boyfriend So look, my trust issues is telling me the ‘boyfriend’ is not Paxton.. Do I want it to be Paxton? Yes. But I won’t be surprised if it’s not Paxton. If it actually is Paxton I’d be surprised bc I thought Mindy would break them up in like 2 episodes.. 

Season 3 Episode 9: No title I know this episode doesn’t have a title, but I found a BTS pic here. You can also see few guys in suits? 

Season 3 Episode 10: No title  Again, no title but based on the BTS here. All we know is it’s something big, they wrapped in Malibu.. it could be prom but Poorna and Richa on set. It could be a family thing but Hanna(Shira) was on set too. Both Hanna(Shira) and Maitreyi(Devi) were getting glammed up soo.. 

[robinisademon]

I posted 3,553 times in 2022

That's 2,022 more posts than 2021!

11 posts created (0%)

3,542 posts reblogged (100%)

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I tagged 2,060 of my posts in 2022

Only 42% of my posts had no tags

#mcr - 858 posts

#g - 705 posts

#art - 469 posts

#ofmd - 256 posts

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Longest Tag: 138 characters

#but however i have been seeing the trend in university lately that when youre ill the teachers sometimes still exoect you to follow class-

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Blackbeard in art nouveau style, sad edition.

Background inspired by Mucha's "Fox-Land Jamaica Rum" (1897)

Flowers are wild rose, sweet pea, and butterfly weed. All badly drawn at 3 AM.

plus heres a horrendously coloured one! it's muddy and includes really shit bucket fill! enjoy!

See the full post

73 notes - Posted April 24, 2022

#4

quick lil draw,, im hfhsfjsfhjakfajkd so not sorry

(based on "Fruit" by Mucha, 1897)

85 notes - Posted April 16, 2022

#3

okay okay this is still a Sketch so dont scream at me i know the face is like a smiley and the arms are different lengths but shhhhhh. the vision is coming together

EDIT this now has a finished version

138 notes - Posted April 7, 2022

#2

Just gonna drop this here...

it's a silly little powerpoint with some outfit images on the slides, sorted by date. not complete, dont come for my throat. working on it though!

Edit 23/09: Completed all shows up to today. Would love feedback on any potential mistakes.

Edit 24/09: it's temporarily down bc onedrive is a bitch. hopefully will be fixed soon! more info on this in the comments of this post.

Edit 25/09: Microsoft. is a fucking. twat. Theyve blocked my account, probably because my powerpoint is seen as spam. Apparently on of their spam policies is "Don’t send content to people you don’t know or to many people at the same time" which is dumb because why do we have a fucking share function then? YeAh pLs sHaRe iT bUT LikE dOnt sHare it ToO mUCh. Bastards. cant have anything fun.

Anyway. I cant get my account back (well, i could but i dont want to give them my phone number), which means its time for the next plan:

Ill replace the link to the powerpoint with a link to a google drive, and I'll upload new versions of the powerpoint on there. Sadly all previous reblogs will keep the wrong link so i really hope they will see this message. Ill also put it in the comment section to make that a little more likely. I might also make a brand new post, additionally to this one.

Sorry for all the inconveniences and i hope we can share a little joy in a new way. fingers crossed.

317 notes - Posted September 22, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Alright. I'm just gonna quit painting and post this before I go insane. You can scream at me now.

References:

Background design and colours heavily based on "La Dame aux camélias", Mucha (1896).

Flowers in the background are lily (yellow), honeysuckle (really badly drawn), and thyme (didnt even bother to draw the shape right).

Pose based on "Médéé", Mucha (1898), especially the arms hands and knife situation.

Character is from Our Flag Means Death (2022). Obviously.

1,172 notes - Posted April 9, 2022

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[michelemoutons]

and at last, the post that maybe three people maximum have been waiting for...

em's comfort retro rally videos: a masterlist!

in a much-needed return to this blog's roots, and as an antidote to all motorsport- and life-related chaos, i now present to you: the first edition of em's favorite retro rally videos!

general disclaimer/info: these videos mainly come from the group B era of the world rally championship (wrc), which generally speaking was in the '80s. i am only human, so expect a lot of bias toward my personal favorites...which will become very apparent as you read this list hehe. also i'm not even gonna pretend to be an expert on this or anything. a lot of these are literally just based on Vibes

table of contents

i. my top 5 rally coverage videos

mainly coverage for television, recorded on VHS and uploaded to YouTube by some truly incredible people

ii. honorable mentions

not rally coverage, but retro rally videos nevertheless

often documentaries, mini-doc features, interviews

for all videos, i have indicated the language (most are in english fyi); if any links fail or videos disappear, send me an ask or DM and i'll remove the culprit/find an alternative link.

and now, onward!

(TW for occasional flash photography in many of the night sequences of the videos, as well as a gif included in this post)

i. my top 5 rally coverage videos

in which my bias toward audi sport, mouton/pons, mikkola, toivonen, and vatanen are put on blast for all to see 🥴 i am not an expert in anything i am just very good at research and a whore for aud—[SNIPED]. for the sake of brevity, i narrowed my favorites down to 5. maybe another time i will share all the rest!

also, a general note about the commentary: sometimes, the commentary around michèle and fabrizia can get... weird. keep in mind, they were the most prominent female team partnership around that time, and the first to nearly clinch a wrc wdc, and to modern ears, the commentators really didn't know how to act around them. personally, it wasn't horrible for me, i just ignored the weirder bits, but i understand if others might find it off-putting. also for the sake of your sanity don't read the comments.

5. Rally of the 1000 Lakes, 1984 | finland

link: overall coverage (eng)

podium: vatanen/alén/toivonen (full final results)

comments: this was definitely a rally for most of audi sport's drivers to forget: bar stig blomqvist, who came quite close to the podium finishers with a 4:14:01 to henri toivonen's 4:12:57! both hannu mikkola and michèle mouton had to retire from the race, which may lead you to wonder: why does this rank among my favorites? well, it's always fun to watch group b rally cars sailing through the air against picturesque scenery, and this video also contains an intriguing (at least for me!) look at the scrutineering process, with drivers at their most casual.

owie :( they were fine though!

4. Lombard RAC Rally, 1981 | britain

link: overall coverage (eng)

podium: mikkola/vatanen/blomqvist (full final results)

comments: hannu winning by 11 whole minutes even after rolling his car in the middle of the forest is actual legend behavior! anyway this was michèle's first wrc outing in britain, and even though she and fabrizia had to retire, they still did quite well, consistently running high in the leaderboards after the first few stages. and that's considering the fact that michèle had a bad cold for much of the rally and had to ask fabrizia to drive the car to service park for her at one point bc she was so tired. which fabrizia did... with a pencil in her mouth. lot of big names in one video—also, jean todt makes an appearance as a co-driver!

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3. Marlboro Safari Rally, 1983 | kenya

link: overall coverage (eng)

podium: vatanen/mikkola/mouton (full final results)

comments: ok can i just say how stunning the video presentation is?? the opening sequence is just!!! the shots of the wildlife! the sprinting giraffes! wow! anyway the visual of drivers in deck chairs just tickles me for no reason, and michèle please tell me what you ask for at the hairdresser's and also where you got that orange blouse (this is obviously not just specific to this rally, she always eats and leaves no crumbs). this was michèle's first entry and only finish in kenya (and of course it was a podium mwah). it was also her last wrc entry in the A1 quattro, as she switched to the A2 for the rest of her program in the '83 season. also this is one of my favorite podium pictures ever.

lksdjffnnkd there's almost too much to unpack... fabrizia somehow surviving in high waist jeans in a hot car... michèle's do-it-yourself shorts... this podium picture was the subject of a very frantic video chat conversation between myself and a friend at 2am a few months ago

2. Rallye de Portugal, 1982 | portugal

links: short recap (eng) | overall coverage 1, stuck in the middle of two other rallies. timestamps in descrip. (eng) | overall coverage 2, very vibey with cool music (ita... also peep walter röhrl speaking italian)

podium: mouton/eklund/wittmann (full final results)

comments: GOD I LOVE THIS ONE SO MUCH AAAA! michèle's first podium of '82 being a win? this rally being the one where there's footage of her going shopping with fabrizia afterward? (more on that later) them winning by 13 whole minutes? and that's not even considering THEE most poetic victory ceremony of all time! in fact let me talk about that bc the racing and the win aside, that's why it's so high up on my list! literally poetic cinema! it's night, they're standing on top of the car and floodlit and surrounded by cheering crowds but they may as well be the only ones there in their own little world, laughing at each other and barely even having to look to each other when they're raising their hands—like god! shut up! we get it you're besties 😭

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and now... last but certainly never least...

1. Lombard RAC Rally, 1982 | britain

link: overall coverage (eng)

podium: mikkola/mouton/toivonen (full final results)

comments: firstly, if you were to ask me about my dream podium, this would be it. hands down, across all series of motorsport, my comfort podium would be hannu, michèle, and henri in any order. (there's such a cute picture of them from this rally on pinterest, standing in order on a staircase. henri is not looking at the camera because he is laughing at something michèle is saying and it's such a Vibe but i cannot find it wah). the battle for second between michèle and henri ran down to literally the last stage, and their times are separated by seconds, which is just wild to me. the context of this rally deserves another post, which i honestly don’t have the energy to make rn, but just take my word for it that it threatens to destroy me if i think about it too hard! anyway this is just such an awesome rally and i’ve watched this video so many times haha

i love this rally so much that i actually had a character in a story i was writing attend the ceremony captured in this picture as a small child and made it a formative moment in her life. no, there is nothing wrong with me.

ii. honorable mentions

(is it obvious who my faves are? yikes)

'Group B - Avec Michele Mouton' (eng) - taken from a longer feature presentation about group b, a segment specifically about michèle. a friend once described its vibes as ‘a synth wave edit of an 80s anime set in a cyberpunk world about racing’

'1983 Audi Sport National Rally with Michele Mouton' (eng) - in which michèle takes journalist sue baker as a co-driver for a spin in an A1 and a rally win. fun behind-the-scenes video

'Intervista a Fabrizia Pons, la Regina delle Note' 1, 2, 3 (ita) - very thorough interview which is mostly fabrizia telling all sorts of stories, including the very entertaining story of how she found out she was going to be michèle’s co-driver. also what a badass title

'2008 Otago International Classic Rally' (eng) - THE BESTIES REUNITE THE BESTIES REUNITE!!! michèle and fabrizia reunite for a rally that fabrizia convinced michèle to join, they suffer some problems but there are plenty of wholesome bestie moments to be had

'Michele Mouton hurls Group B Audi Quattro up Goodwood hill' (eng) - i mean, self explanatory. the sound of the chirping tires? asmr could never. very short watch if you want a quick pick-me-up

'1990 Louise Aitken-Walker feature' (eng) - a video featuring a female rally driver from scotland and her point-scoring run at the rallye monte -carlo. i am convinced that louise was john finnemore’s inspiration or at least an influence for the character of linda fairbairn. no my hat is not made of tin foil what are you talking about

hannu rocketing around michigan back in 2017 (eng)

hannu flying around goodwood in 2015 (eng)

sometimes i listen to fabrizia's recent onboards (yes, she's still at it!) and this one is one of my favorites, from 2016 (ita)

[wonderworldwonderings]

MAJOR ENDING SPOILER ASK/ DISCUSSION AND PICS UNDER THE CUT

Okay, so to preface this, before I read the novel (I have now and I'll be writing a big ole post about it) I have to say I was kind of heartbroken how things ended up for Lance. This ending just felt... Completely off centre from what the storyline was preaching the entire time. You come to the Balance theatre, where two characters combined make BALANCE, and in the end the negative one just gets yeeted, squashed out so positivity only remains?? I understand it could be a metaphor of the idea that negativity can and WILL drag you down if you don't be careful with it, but Balan didn't even try to save Lance?? Balan was built up as this character that completely and absolutely gives himself to other people to help them and be in their lives, yet there was nothing for Lance?? I'm not going to claim I know more about the character than the directors, but to me it just... Didn't feel in character at all. Balan should have reached out to save Lance, done SOMETHING to save them in the end.

I feel that Lance should have been saved. I understand that redemption for villains means they do have a lot of work cut out for them to repair the damages they've done, but fuck man, they didn't even give Lance a CHANCE. There's potential for a sequel if you finagle some things around, and fuck I might even write it myself where they make efforts to save Lance from wherever they went (because they're obv not DEAD, they just got pulled into some weird vortex). And especially to have them saved, RIGHT BEFORE they get killed off? That’s like... not even a victory. It’s just not fun.

The Tim drops being apparent tears is one thing, but I think they're more a creation of intense, positive emotions. Of course Balan crying means they'd create some Tim drops, he was experiencing such love in that moment! I wonder if the colours correspond to specific emotions? The drop looked blue in that cutscene (probably only because the background was a blue tint), but blue Tim drops have shown to give Tim's the ability to destroy obstacles... And Balan in that moment had witnessed Emma and Leo overcome a huge obstacle themselves. So it makes sense!

(This was super cool to hear because I had NO idea there were a lot of rules that go into being bonafide clowns! I’m gonna research it more after this)

And don't even get me started on Balan's 'canon' look under the hat. I DO NOT SEE IT. It's a fine design and all but it's not... Balan, imo. The look he has with the hat suits his personality so much more, this goofy, quirky and kind of weird and mysterious entity that is having a lot of fun with all his interactions. And without the hat he's just... Plain. BUT, talking to a friend who has a lot of info about how the Clown industry works, they actually provided me with a lot of really cool tips! 

- “Balan is most likely wearing traditional Whiteface makeup. Whiteface clowns are generally the leaders of a giggle of clowns, and traditionally all skin must be covered. So YES he and Lance are white, but it's likely just makeup! Especially since there's facial markings around the eyes on top of the white, AND that they're wearing gloves + are fully covered!”

Regardless, I’m also going to play around with some fan designs for both Balan and Lance that make them a better mix of their original designs. Because they should have both been alive in the end, both as a mix of each other to show the balance between negativity and positivity, heck, ANYTHING to show balance that the ending didn't provide (the novel KIND of explains this, but it’s still unfortunately LACKING in explanation and leaves the whole ending feeling kinda... hollow). I WISH Balan had of tried to save them, reached out, ANYTHING true to his selfless and caring nature. The ending dance number was something I called would happen all along, but I thought LANCE WOULD BE WITH THEM. 

On another note, the ending with the Inhabitants and Balan? Holy, fucking shit. That was (despite the disappointment with Lance), GORGEOUS, WONDERFUL, HEALING. I loved it A LOT. It was interesting to have the confirmation that they're trapped hearts too! I know the novel goes into way more detail about the actual inhabitants which is really fun too. But good lord, the way Balan interacted with them at the end, it was so fucking sweet. He loves them, he loves them so much. You can Tell IMMEDIATELY when Jose goes over to thank Balan that he’s not at ALL used to receiving praise or thanks for what he does. 

LOOK AT HIM, HE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO FOR A MOMENT. HE’S SO TAKEN ABACK.

I should wrap this up before it gets too long. I will say, as a footnote, I've since read the novel after having written this all out, to which I’ll upload a separate post abt it before this one gets too long. Reading the novel NOW, it’s put way more into perspective and although I wish they had of done some key things differently in the game, I’m more settled on it. AND, I love this game so, SO much more!