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yuri-is-online · 8 months ago

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I kinda wanna hear more about Azul! Yutu if you are willing

Very. He is long overdue for a proper post. I'm going to skip over some of the stuff that happens while he is in the bad future as I am a big fan of what Archivist has been writing, and would encourage you to look at their posts (here, here, and here) They've been a huge inspiration for this ayuu and finally gave Yutu some friends! I am really really attached to them and their dynamics with the various Yutus and might have written some stuff where they hang out but didn't post it because idk if you folks would be interested...

notes: they/them used for Yuu, for context on the fyuuture kid au can be found here and here. You can find even more stuff for it on my masterlist under the series section.

Yuu started removing mirrors from the house when he was around nine. They did so slowly, and Yutu had been avoiding them for so long he barely notices when their gone. It's not like he was born hating himself, he remembers playing with Yuu in the garden hose or the bath tub and feeling... happy. But that was when he was a little kid, he's almost double digits now he shouldn't be feeling sick to his stomach about this. It feels hard to walk some days, like his balance is wrong and his body is made of the incorrect material. It isn't normal for a kid this young to hate his own bones because it is the bones isn't it? They're hard until their not hard enough and he's stuck in a cast for the summer. Yutu tries to be grateful it's on his arm and not his leg, but it doesn't keep his mind off of things. He feels unwhole every time he tries to walk, and he has no words to express what's missing other than to say he feels unsafe. And it's hard to say that when he knows there's no solution you can give him for what he's feeling. If you could cut off your own limbs to make him whole you would, but then that would leave him just as alone wouldn't it? The last cost Yutu wants to pay to fix himself is the life of parent who loves him.

But that's what the price ends up being. And as he lays there trying to scream only to be rejected by the air he'd spent so much time wasting as his body churns on the floor into the form he'd spent so much time dreaming of he has to wonder why he ever thought the outcome would be different. He should have known that he was never meant to be anything other than alone.

Yutu was a chunky baby, and for the first bit of his life no one minded that at all. He was so cute, Yuu had a bunch of pictures of their precious baby boy and even though there were questions about how he came to be those were sort of shoved to the side in favor of cooing over his cute nose and chubby cheeks. But the cooing turned to concern when he started having some problems reaching his developmental milestones; it took forever for him to learn how to walk, even when Yuu helped guide him through the motions it somehow just didn't seem to stick. Talking was difficult, he'd learned how easily enough but he just preferred not to, wanting to communicate through noises and looks instead. Yuu would try to calm their worries and focus on how he at least slept through the night, but they never did get a solid opinion on why Yutu was so slow to learn from any doctor they saw.

His slow development cause Yuu to really focus on going over his lessons with him at home, it fosters a love of learning in him that evolves as he grows. At first it's very innocent, his eyes are wide with childlike wonder at the world around him and his smile is as bright as his eyes. "Unfortunately" (because it's not truly unfortunate that his parent can still afford to feed him) he's still a chubby little boy, and one who is missing a parent so he's an easy target for his peers to isolate and tear into. He feels like a beached whale, or a dried up octopus, his self esteem is severely hurt as is his outlook on the world. Yuu feels like they are seeing a familiar sight when their child hiccups through recounting his day as they desperately try to hold back their anger and think of a way to deal with this logically.

"Your daddy went through this too." Yutu blows into the tissue you hold for him and tries to hide his surprise. He's always eager to learn about his father, you wish you could think of more to tell him but the words you're saying don't fully feel like you are thinking as you say them. It's like you are briefly being possessed by someone else, just that the "someone else" is... yourself from when you were whole. "He was really hurt by it, and he was one of the strongest people I knew. So it's ok if you need to cry about how you feel."

"I dooon't want to feel." He pushes his face up against your chest like he's a baby again trying to soothe his nightmare against yoru heartbeat and you squeeze him as tight as you can. "I want it to stop, can daddy tell me how to make it stop?" Your mind screams that however daddy handled it must have been bad, it turns to look at someone, you can just see the outline of him. He's handsome, well put together and he's... worried.

"I don't want them to be scared of everything; suspicious,̸̮͉͓͔͎̭̜̦̽̄̆̇̿̈́̍̉̽͌̍̕ͅͅ ̶̰̙͔̝͕̞͍̭͙͕̇͆͌̋̿̌͐̂̿͘̚͝y̷̨̪̳̳͉̮͚̅͗͗̽̔̂͐͌̽͠ę̶̩̣̤͚͎͔̯̖̭͐̃̏̓͐̾͐̓̎̇̅̊͐̕s̸͚̖͙̗̣̩̼͎̼͇̝͂̿̉̌͛̈͜ ̴͔̟̤̩̗̯̦̀͐̄̽̊͛͑͋͊͒̓̕͝b̵̧̧̡̰̪̫̤͔͚͕̝̠̹͈́̀̈́͌̄͋̔̿́̕͘ǘ̵̢̼͖̪̱͖̼̼͎̲͈͙͆̀̎͌̍̎̂͐͗̇͌̎̊̚ț̶̛͖̹͚̾̆̂͑̌̊̕ͅ ̴̢̛͇͙̱͇̝̺͇̗̫̘̥͛̀͊̅n̸̢̥͕͗̓e̴͙̹̹̘̮̫̦͐v̶̡̡̧̡̛͓̮̝̺̮̜̳̠̜̅͊̒̄̔͂̋͋͋̊̔̈́͆͘ë̷̟̳̲̰̗͉̬̘̘̣̳̼͙́̑͜ŗ̸̳̹̺͔̦͔̮̖̔͆̊̈́͆̈̔̊͠ ̶̧̢̩̺̗̗̲̠̬̰͇̣̦̈́͑͜͜p̶̱̗͔͔͌a̴̰͓̎͂̅̓̈̎͝r̶̯̰̪̟̾̾̓̂̈́͆̈̀̒̓̕͠ ̴͇̖͉̯̖̞͍͐́͊͛̐̂̐á̵̢͎̙͎́͝ ̸̨̙̞̙̩̮̺̦̻̗̭̩͉̱̠̐̓̿͘ń̷̡̡̡̧̨̪̜͕̠͐̄̉̐͝͠ő̸̥̹̣̙͛̏̏̃̋̍͝͠ḯ̶̢̛͍͔̯̤͊̈́̉̑̂̈̐͊̚̕ḋ̸̦̘̮͍͙̜͈̙͉͖̭͚̊͌͗̊̊̈̾̄͌ͅ ̵̛̛̠̫͙͎̘̣̘͕͗̒̈͒̓̅͊̔͘͝"

Yutu's silence brings you back to reality, he's mercifully fallen asleep against you and missed the aftershocks of your migraine. It's nothing new, but somehow this little scenario makes you feel that much more tired, and that much more alone.

I've mentioned it before but Yuu decides to enroll Yutu into martial arts classes as a way to help with his self confidence and the bullying. In my mind the end up doing it out of a worry that the bullying could get physical, and in the hopes that maybe Yutu will make friends with the kids in his class. It sort of works, Yuu enrolls them in a parent-child class and they certainly make some connections. Yutu finds some inner peace from the class, but his experiences at school make him very shy and keep him from truly opening up to the people around him. The friend groups he finds his way into never seem to fully accept him, a lot of it comes down to petty rivalries over sport and school. Yutu is smart sure, but he knows that no amount of talent makes up for hard work and he's a very hard worker. He's too proud to do something like throw a match or fail a test just for a little social acceptance, and not afraid to say as much.

That's not to say he doesn't want to be accepted, he does. He really deeply does he just doesn't think he could live if that acceptance was fake. Part of that, not that he ever tells Yuu this, is fueled by their descriptions of his father and of how much they loved him. If his dad was in the same position and found you then one day, he hopes, he'll find someone who accepts him too. And he'll make sure to stay alive and do all the little things with them they have ever wanted to do, no matter how out of his comfort zone or weird he finds them to be. Azul! Yutu is a bit of a hopeless romantic underneath his jock appearance, so he's one of the yutus that assumes his dad died in a tragic accident that left your memories in shambles. He's willing to fight people on that point, but Yuu made him promise not to and while he's fussy about listening to other people, he always listens to Yuu.

Which makes the trip between worlds that much harder on him. He might have been alone, but he wasn't exactly lonely. Not when he had a home to come back to and a parent who loved him, he could handle waiting for people who would accept him when he already had someone who did but now... It doesn't help that from his perspective he immediately does something stupid by getting put in Savanaclaw. Crewel already told him his dad was the dormleader of Octavinelle, that he was an exemplary student but not very... athletic so why would he be any different than anyone else. This isn't helped by the reception he gets from his dormmates. Yutu never starts fights, but he sure as hell finishes them and the amount of people left on the floor by the end of his first week makes everyone aware of that.

It earns him respect, and it would have immediately made him his first friend if he had been willing to take Sav at his word when he asked him to show him how he fought so well. Instead he insists on acting like Saitama and making the guy "prove" himself, something that Crewel watches from the sidelines with a weary expression. So his grandson wasn't lying, he really does take more after his dad than you.

He does not so much make other friends as they do make him theirs... two Heartslabyul students and an overly enthusiastic gamer from Ignihyde who sticks to him like a wet cloth and he hates the realization that he's worried about these guys. Sav, Thrush, Fiore, and... Mori. He loves these people. He hopes they never die, but everywhere he looks he sees omens. It hurts, he never knew he had three hearts or that he could fill them up with so much love that it wants to bleed out of him but he refuses to let it. He's learned that he's stronger than he ever thought possible, he'll squeeze a good outcome out of this, for you and for them it never had to be one or the other.

Traveling back in time and being separated from his friends terrifies him. Sav is always refusing to use his brain, what if he got lost because he decided not to read a sign somewhere? Fiore is a little shit and Thrush can't be assed to keep his brother in line what if they get thrown in jail and Yutu has to actively stop himself from thinking about Mori. The muscles in his chest go taut and he forgets to breathe until little black dots prick at his vision from all the ways things could go wrong for the self proclaimed "white mage of the FC party." The guy is just too much of a flight risk... he needs to fix this fast.

But does he? Having you alive again is like a dream, sure you're younger now and don't know him from a hole in the ground but he gets to see all of the memories he was so curious about. He's especially happy to have met Ace and Deuce, they remind him of his own Heartslabyul friends. His world feels a bit more full when he sits to eat a meal with you, guys who he guesses he'll probably end up calling Uncles at some point, and Grim. He's got mixed feelings about Grim, but the little guy really seems to like him now and it's funny to think about whether or not he's the older or younger brother. He's starting to remember what it's like to have a family again, speaking of which...

"Aww looks like you're a real dorm leader now ain't ya shrimpy?" Floyd's voice sounds fun, and it's all Yutu can do to keep from smiling. He instantly understands why Jade must have missed him so much, they looks alike but the difference in tempo is apparent from their stance and dress, and just looking at the younger version of his Uncle he can see how much more alive he feels.

"Pleased to make your acquaintance, Yutu was it?" Jade's smile suggests danger, he thinks the name is funny that's his guess. The glint in his eyes suggests he wants to tease, and Yutu prepares to make some comments of his own before he notices that his Uncle's attention is not on him but rather- "Floyd told us about your unexpected arrival," he has been avoiding this for so long he almost didn't see the familiar stranger next to Jade, the rest of his words are heard but not noted as he looks directly at his father for the first time. What a painful realization that is.

"Hey hey grouper, you ok?" Floyd's tone very much does not suggest worry but it brings him back to the present. Or would it be the past?

"Grouper? Might regret calling me that pool noodle. Yeah I'm fine, just surprised you came over here yourselves. I thought I was doing good keeping my nose where it belongs." Yutu swears Azul looks genuinely hurt for a second, but it disappears under his glasses and his patented grin.

"Well you certainty don't pull any punches do you?" If Yutu didn't know any better he'd assume his dad was... excited.

He is, he's very excited. Yuu is a kind hearted person and Azul loves them for it, but Yutu has some of that hater energy he knows he can work with. A second set of eyes on Yuu's world is just what Azul needs to win their ha- expand his business, so he keeps finding ways to talk to Yutu. He ends up learning a decent bit about him despite Yutu's best efforts: he's lying about his unique magic to catch people off guard when he uses it, he's not a muscle head nor does he take particular pride in his physique despite the intense amount of effort he puts into staying strong. It's interesting to watch the sort of things he likes to eat... sure a lot of it is healthy food but none of it is health food. That ends up being the first real conversation they have and it throws Yutu for a bit of a loop. It reminds him of that conversation he had with Yuu all those years ago when he was crying about being bullied. About how his dad gone through the same thing he did and suddenly his dad seems a bit more like a person and less like a shadow that's haunting him.

The way his dad looks at Yuu is breathtakingly soft. Azul is ambitious, talented, hardworking, and oh so desperate to impress that Yutu finds it hard to hear their doubts about the way he feels because he can see all of the signs clear as day about how Azul feels about Yuu. Uncle Jade's stories about how Azul was silly in his affections, the little ways he got excited when Yuu complimented him or how much of a show off he insisted on being around them are happening right in front of him and while he wonders about that little thing he always tried to avoid. The "could have been." Would his dad have agreed with Yuu's decision to enroll him in martial arts? Or would Azul have put him in a different school, would that even have been nessecary or would people be too afraid to make fun of his son? That promise Jade said Azul made to Yuu about never having to go hungry again... would he have kept it? Yutu never starved but he knows his parent did, what would Azul say if he knew? Would it break him? Would he even care?

These thoughts take a toll on Yutu. He can't keep pretending he isn't worried about his friends when he is trying to avoid thinking about his parent's relationship, and vise versa so he puts more effort into finding them. Thrush and Fiore are the easiest, they made their way to Craneport and established a base pretty quickly and are surprisingly not complete shits about him taking his sweet ass time to find them. Sav is though, the Scalding Sands is a long way away and getting him to Sage's Island proves to be tedious and expensive, of course he's going to complain and pick a fight when Yutu shows up again. He hates to admit it but it feels good to have his sparring partner back, it perks up his mood a tiny bit. But time beings to drag on with no signs of Mori, Yutu is getting more restless in his worries and clumsier in hiding where he's going. Sure he knows how to shake off a tailing eel, but an octopus? The only one he's ever known is himself.

Azul learns from his various contacts that Yutu has friends. He keeps his appearance under the hood, but his friend group is close and clearly working towards some sort of goal. None of the names he gets show up in any systems he has access to, Jade does his best to find a shred of evidence that these are people who exist and can't. It worries all three of the octotrio, this is a problem they need to get to the bottom of and fast. But before that can happen another one of those portals opens, this time outside Ramshackle Dorm while Azul is trying to spend some precious alone time with you. And the thing that comes out of it is terrifying.

The blot phantom is unlike anything Azul has ever seen, not in a textbook or in person. It's a misshapen mass of a person, clothing real but foul smelling and stained with ink.

"Use my phone to call the twins and get out of here as fast as you can." Azul doesn't like his chances alone, but he likes yours even less. You don't run, it brings just a bit of a smile to his face, but you still call Jade as Azul weaves ice around it's legs to try and keep it down. The monster howls squirming against the ice and screaming at him like he should understand what it's talking about. Azul tries to stare it down, tries to appear like he's a mage that belongs on the front lines and not a support. The best support but still, he's slow. Too slow to dodge the vine that whips out of the creature's back and speeds towards his heart but fast enough to catch the scream that tears from Yutu's throat.

"STAY AWAY FROM MY DAD YOU FUCKING PIECE OF TRASH!" Eight cosmic tentacles rip out of the ground and tear into the monster, Yutu's chest is heaving with the strain of bringing his full strength to bear as Azul pauses to collect himself. As Yutu finishes off the monster he goes over what he knows, looks at the boy in front of him and traces parts of himself in him and forgets his previous plans to expose him to Yuu as a fraud. When his child looks back at him, disguise knocked off and fear clear on his face the reason for the previous distance Yutu has been trying to maintain suddenly makes sense. Before Azul overblotted he was quiet. There's a similar quiet over him now, a similar look of tense surprise, but Yutu- no- his child doesn't know that. His child is looking at him in fear, in worry for his reaction or his safety he doesn't know but he knows the way those tears start to form. Azul knows the quiver of the lip and the shriek, of all the things he could have passed on to such a treasure.

"You deserved better from me." Because it's true. He might think of himself as a work in progress but he still thinks he has quality; he would have done research, read every book he could get his hands on, taken classes, anything he would need to do to be a good father, a worthy partner. Anything. "You deserved to have the world within your grasp, not whatever shadow of a future and a father I left you with. I am so sorry." He does not expect Yutu to grab him and hold him like he's still somehow worthy of his love, but Azul can't fight the urge to grab back, to stroke his son's hair and let the tears fall on his suit without any care at all. I'm here. It's ok, daddy's here, daddy's got you, he won't let anything happen to you.

Azul likes to make plans. He planned how he would confess to Yuu (it did not go as planned but he still planned it) and he has clear ideas about the future he wants to have with them. Yutu was already a part of it, he's dreamed of having somewhere safe and full of love to come home to since he realized what his feelings for Yuu were. So to see that dream come to life, to have it crying in his arms about how someone else corrupted it into a nightmare and stole what he'd worked so hard to earn- Oh Azul is a petty and vindictive little bitch once he has gotten his own tears out of his system. He's extremely proud of all the work Yutu has already done towards ending the bad future, and while he is disappointed that he didn't think to ask for his help he is understanding. If he was in Yutu's position he doesn't know how he'd react, but he could see himself making similar choices.

He insists on having a family dinner so he can get to know all of the real things about Yutu from him instead of just observing them. He wants the three (and a half since Grim's there too) of you to cook together and just talk before getting down to the sad business that's brought Yutu here. Some of it's instinct to feed his child, but mostly he wants to prove to his son that he's worthy of being his father. That you chose him out of everyone for a reason, something Yutu sort of knows already but he's wanted to have his father in his life for so long that he plays up his nerves just a little bit so he can be spoiled by him.

Azul's reach is long, and combined with the twins finding where Mori is should be much easier. What worries Azul is the bad future and the little information Yutu tells him about how it started. He's never had any real reason to doubt what he knows about overblots, or to distrust the Headmage, or to think Grim could kill him. But if the world ends the economy does too, and he is not about to die before he's achieved everything he's been dreaming of. His ambition is almost scary, but Yutu can't bring himself to be afraid. This version of his father is the nicest one he's seen yet, and if it means anything to anyone, he'd like to keep him just as much as Azul wants him too.

#<3 asks #twisted wonderland x reader #twst x reader #future kid au #azul ashengrotto x reader #azul ashengrotto x yuu #idk if i like this post :/#bleh as i told archivist i accidentally got attached to doomed yaoi w mori and azul! yutu to the point the only way i could convince yutu #to let me finish the last half of this post was putting on the fucking our life soundtrack #otherwise i was stuck drawing a blank #what a little jerk >:c

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smilesatdawnmain · 1 year ago

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Hello ! I adore your LMK AU‘s and your writing style. The stories are so captivating and make me excited for the next chapter.

I wanted to ask what your favorite AUs are :) I know you have great taste and I would be grateful if you could share some LMK au/comic/fanfic recommendations with us :))))

Hello! Oh my gosh thank you so so much! That makes me so happy to hear ;-; Thank you!

I got a lot of favorites out there, let me tell you :3 Alright alright~

AU'S:

The King and his Cub By: @theweepingegg : This au is so cute and I love little MK with his Papa~ It's adorable and the humor just has me rolling! Plus the wholesome Father and Son moments + an uncle Macaque?? It's amazing! Literally just melts my heart with every new update.

Cursed Au By: @winterpower98: This Au consumed my life and continues to do so. The drama, the redemption, the growing bond between Wukong Macaque and MK?? I love it alll~ The whole universal set up of this growing Au is so full and wonderful.

Literally, ANY AU that is made by @journey-to-the-au ! This artist just- STEALS all of my attention. They got a lot of different Au's, and so many amazing ideas. There is action and romance and betrayal and platonic love that is so wholesome and sweet and AHHHHH. Taking a long tour through their entire tumblr page is 100% WORTH IT

Very similarly, anything by @rebeltigera! They also have so many different au's that are all AMAZING. Something about their style also- ahhhhh <3 It's so good. I definitely suggest taking a dive into their tumblr too. Their Macaque is honestly probably my favorite version of Macaque!

Forged Faith by @swagginmun Gosh the anxiety but also the pure adoration I have for this particular Au?? Definitely follows a more canon storyline but has one HECK OF A TWIST. The expressions that are done are amazing and I really really can't wait for this one to continue as its current chapter just ended on something INTENSE.

Fan Comics!

Eclipsed Apprentice by @journeytomonkiekid : I've been following this one for a while. I LOVE IT. There are so many talented people in the LMK community and this comic takes an interesting turn to the canon of LMK. Has some great Oc's and the storyline has me hooked! Lots of drama, and redemption, and so far the character growth is *Chef kiss*

Even Rainfall Has Shadows By @linklefr : Another fancomic that takes it's own path and turn from the LMK canon. Oc's are so cute and I just wanna squeeze them! It's really growing to be its own thing! It's got a lot of talk about self-worth and toxic habits and overall overcoming those that the characters need to grow from, and I can't wait to see where it goes!

FANFICS: (I have way too many. My gosh. And honestly if folks have more recommendations, please put them in the comments! Or if you have a story you wrote yourself I would love to read it!) I would mark their Tumblr creators if I knew them, but I don't know all of them ;-; So I'll put the link to the fanfic instead

SunBreak : First LMK fanfic I ever read. It is the rabbit hole that dropped me into loving Macaque and parent Macaque to be more precise~ Goes way off canon and I'm LOVING IT

There May be no such thing as eternity: Possed Wukong- I cannot explain how much possessed Wukong still reaching out to the Macaque and the gang just makes my brain flip~

A Garden Across Our Collar Bone: THIS. Ahhhh- Just bury me with this fanfic in my hand. MK X Red Son and ahhh- Also, ANYTHING this author (PittiedPeaches) writes is GOLD.

Of Blood and Bones: A big inspiration to me and their story is SO GOOD. The angst but also fluff that is slipped in? It's an amazingly sad but wonderful read. And I really love the world-building

Peach Blossoms: I'm a sucker for any Hanahaki disease kind of story and this is everything I wanted and more. This was soooo good and it flowed really well.

Love Team: Ooooh boy this story took me on a roller coaster ride. MY GOSH I never knew what to expect and it always had me on the edge of my seat~

Is this A Monkey-Thing or Dad-Thing?: Any Dad wukong focused fic will just catch my feet and trip me into the pit of the story. Every time. This one is so cute~

Kiss Your Knuckles: This oneshot is soo sooo good! And also horribly tragic. Gosh it just destroyed me! I definitely suggest it!

-Okay this thing is getting long and I'm not even close to saying all the fanfics and such I have read XD There are so many good fanfics out there my gosh. If you have more than you think are amazing please put them in the comments!

#lego monkie kid #lmk #shadowpeach #lmk mk #lmk shadowpeach #lmk wukong #lmk macaque #answer #lego monkie kid mk #lego monkie kid fanfic

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kotoryba · 1 month ago

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"Fanfics are not The Serious Literature! - Oh, really😏?"

How many times you heard this sentence? Yeah, that's the one of main reason why many ficwriters believe that their works are not good / high-quality / interesting / professional (from a writing point of view).

As the passionate reader of the fictional literature from my early ages, I learned a lot from my beloved books. Many things: specifical science domains (fiction with biology accents), technical details (hi, steampunk and cyberpunk worlds ❤️), hidden political-social-economical strings that rule the world (the kingdoms in Middle Ages isn't so different from modern world in that), peculiarities of foreign culture and traditions.

Honestly, I tired so quickly on my school lessons and when I must to read some educational books about all of it... Fiction literature gave me much more - and the learning process was a lot easier.

Now I read mostly fanfics - and I can confirm that among them are truly gems from the point of detailing the environment. When the authors digged a lot in science articles and different domains. When they consulted with community or friends about cultural hidden peculiarities. And they did a lot of work than not all "professional" writers did, really. And yes - it's still fanfiction!😜

So, I've found already on AO3 two such great works in MDZS fandom and if you are interested - I can invite you to enjoy the long interesting dense-detailed reading together 😊:

1. the thread may stretch or tangle but it will never break by RoseThorn

Following the return of Wen Ning's spiritual cognition, Wei Wuxian doesn't pull away quickly enough to avoid Lan Wangji discovering his secret. Canon diverges from there. Largely CQL-verse with some frankencanon.

Enormous volume of cultural Chinese details integrated in plot so skillfully, that I learned a lot more from that fics than during my clumsy researches for my own fics. Food, medicine, traditions, clothes... I'm not sure that I understand all that but I try)

2. The Shade of Old Trees by Kryal

“We rest in the shade of trees our ancestors planted.” They called the man in the ice Yiling Laozu, after a folk hero associated with the town in the foothills of the mountains where he was found. No one expected him to be alive!

Here is modern AU, but...I truly enjoy the level of realistic stuff. If the events in fic would happen in reality - it wouldn't be different from described. A lot of details (especially in notes 😁) about Chinese history, social interactions in science snake-pits, ethical and political motives about the object of researches etc.

Maybe later this list would be prolonged (I hope on it). And if you know another fics on the similar level of detailing - I will be grateful for recommendations !

#mo dao zu shi #ao3 fanfic #fanfic #mdzs #reading recommendations #fic rec #interesting #long reads

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tornrose24 · 22 days ago

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I completely understand that you have other projects and commitments taking priority at the moment. I'm just thrilled that you've shared these amazing ideas and thoughts on the AU with me. Your creativity and unique perspective on blending Captain Underpants with Swan Lake are truly inspiring!

I'll be here cheering you on and eagerly awaiting any more sketches or story developments you feel like sharing in the future. In the meantime, I'll keep pondering and imagining how the tale of Edith, Krupp, and the other Captain Underpants gang in this enchanting yet humorous swan-themed world might unfold.🤣🤣

No pressure at all, but I'm always excited to see what clever and entertaining ideas spring to mind in this delightful AU. Until then, I wish you the best with your current projects, and I'm grateful for the time you've taken to share your artistic vision.

Your creative vision for blending Captain Underpants and Swan Lake is so fresh and exciting, and I'm eager to see how it continues to unfold.

Thanks. I do appreciate your interest and your comments. ^_^ (I will give you one thing as a thank you regarding the au. The Odile plot point would still happen, and since Krupp isn’t really the brightest bulb, no warning bells would go off in his head even when it’s so obvious this person doesn’t really act like Edith. A lot of the folks who were also cursed at the lake would be chewing him out for his stupidity afterwards.)

#captain underpants #swan lake

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bluegekk0 · 2 years ago

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I just read through that critical anon shit and omg Gekko I want to hug you so bad.

I literally laid eyes on your fpk au in the main hk tag back during some of your first posts of the au and I was instantly like “You. You get it.” Just something about his in game character that wanted those animalistic instincts gone from his subjects only to have to succumb to the them is delicious to me. And the more content you do of it, the more he succumbs and just AAAHH I LOVE IT SO MUCH!

idk why but it just resonates with me.

Even if your content doesn’t resonate with some peeps, it will resonate with someone, and that’s what matters: the people that will respect and love the content you do no matter what.

This is honestly just mind vomit rn. I just wanted to express my admiration to make you feel better. 🥺

omg it's you, i recognize you from my inbox. i just wanted to say that some of the tags you leave under my fpk au stuff always make my day, i love when people go crazy about it hahaha

but thank you, that really means a lot to hear. and omg same, i love that aspect of his character. especially since, as i developed him further, it became something that was a part of him since the beginning. i hope you don't mind i go on a little tangent here. he's always been a bit of a hypocrite regarding this particular fact. the instincts he wanted gone from his subjects never left him, and it's why he continued to sustain himself with soul even though his smaller form meant that he also needed less food to survive. and that was slowly killing him, since he needed food, but was too scared of being seen as a hypocrite. and no, he unfortunately wasn't able to eat slowly and in an elegant manner. the years of living off of scraps and fighting for them as a weak runt permanently rewired his brain to be food greedy, and he couldn't control himself no matter how much he tried

when he was forced to eat, following the loss of his powers, it was a big obstacle he had to get through, but he did accept it eventually. does it make him a hypocrite? i would say so, though i think that makes him more interesting. especially since doing so ended up making his life better, so it only serves to show him how wrong he was to push that message onto those who might have had similar experiences to him. and there's still always the chance that someone will see it and find it gross and unacceptable, and i think it would be ironic if it was because of his past views and the message he shared with the bugs

plus it creates some nice contrast between individual communities of hallownest in the au: places are dirtmouth are way more accepting of this way of life since they have always been more "primitive", as the city bugs would call them. and those city bugs, who ironically have always been following the ways of the king more closely, would now see him as nothing but a disgusting beast. and since some of those city bugs survived the infection and began to slowly rebuild the community, it means that he does not feel welcome there anymore. big fan of his past actions continuing to bite him in the ass, he was the one who taught them this way of life, and now he's experiencing first-hand how it may have affected the bugs that were seen as less civilized by the city folk. another thing for his looooong list of regrets

ah, sorry for rambling about this under the ask that did not specifically ask for it. know that i appreciate your words very much, and i'm really grateful for your support. thank you ❤️

#ask stuff #feral pk au

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tiredsmashbros · 6 days ago

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get ready to read boy 💥

everyone go away this is for the green wolf boy only /srs

imma be completely honest. i was whatsoever, DEADASS NOT expecting a long speech {if anything i kind of forgot we can do that bc im so used to us just dming or vcing bout it and i though u silly goobers already used all ur words on the bday video BUT DAMN WAS I WRONG OKAY.....} another thing to be frank bout is reading this genuinely brought a tear to my eye. NONE FALLING BC IM SUCH A BIG BOY!!! {im lying theres an ocean inside my head i'm drowning in emotions /silly}

but seriously man, words can't express how genuinely grateful i am to have you in my life and just as much be so fortunate to call you one of my closes friends i've ever had in a long time. getting to yap about you bout epic the musical was definitely the first bridge that got me excited to want to talk to you more since i've never heard anyone talked bout it since bc i though it was too niche since i remember getting into it when jorge literally just started it out on tiktok. it blown me away so much and actually the verbally talk about it with you in vc made me all the more happy, BUT ALSO THE MORE NERVOUS HOLY SHIT MAN.... like genuinely i'm SUCH a shy guy reaching out or talking bout fixations with folks is like- still new to me???? this was the first time i was exposed to so many more people liking what i liked that wasn't already started from me {bc i was so lonely i craved to find folks with shared interests but failed and was unfortunate practically my entire life till now - or the few times i could've it was like, frowned upon to be nerdy in public??? i legit got shamed for it}.

like i still remember you asking me to join the small epic groupchat and despite i wanted to scream and say yes, i was SO FUCKING NERVOUS... like it felt i was being taken away to a back alley and i was gonna get jumped THATS HOW PARANOID I AM UIYGDUIY but obviously that didn't happened but i still in someway felt i was being "fake" bc i didn't know the exact lore to epic or had visual representation other than the album designs to grasp and idea what it was about. but again, you still took the effort the help and suggest watching animatics. and despite that was so smart i was so heavily nervous when it came to us planning since im used to folks backing out so bad the idea of just watching simple short videos almost felt impossible and i was almost so sure it was going to die out and i was just going to loose my chance of getting to make friends as planned. but you didn't. you still made sure to MAKE enough time of your day to watch and to be patient even with me. you don't understand hope much of an impact that caused me and boy was i so happy i got myself to push through and release my fear away. even more so when starting to make the SMG4 au with u and knightmare has brought me so much joy i didn't think i would be SO fixated on it. LIKE FUCKING HELL IT WAS ALL I COULD LISTEN TO EVERY FUCKING DAY, THINK ABOUT IN CLASS, SO BAD I HAD TO VERBALLY TALK TO MY BUNNY FRIEND BC MY BRAIN WAS GETTING SO BAD SMG3 HAD TO APPEAR AND DEADASS EXPLODE MY BRAIN I HAD A PHYSICAL REACTION FROM IT YIURGEDSUIGJKDC

but enough bout epic bc thats all we talk about bc of how epic it is and istfg the fucking joke you did on the birthday video MAKES ME LAUGH EVERY TIME I LOVE IT SO MUCH PLEASE SEND ME THAT AUDIO CLIP PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEE I NEED TO ANIMATE IT SO BAD YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW OBSSED I WAS WITH IT ON THE FIRST WATCH U FUCKING SLY DOG MAKING AN ODYSSEUS REFERENCE AND LISTENING TO WISDOM SAGA AS I CRY MY EYES OUT GET OUTTTTTTTT !!!!!! 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

but once again, as stated before, you don't understand the joy i fucking had when i found out you were a fan of ISAACWHY HELLO???? FINALLY. SOMEONE WHO LIKES THIS FUCKING GREEN CLUB PENGUIN ASS AS MUCH AS I DO OUHIJFKEDWS and then the fucking volcano eruption when we found out nova was also a fan omfg... we're the issacwhy trio it makes me so happy to say {despite being nova's #1 hater.... ugh.... this bitch /SILLY /J also hello nova if ur reading this LMAOOOO oiuyighjfwd bc i know this bitch might be im betting 5 dollars boy}. bc i deadass found out just by clicking your icon bc i was trying to familiarize myself with everyone within the first week when i made the server. memorizing names, pronouns, fixations, or any lil important notes folks may have in their description that needed to be a must know. AND FINDING FUKIN 3 LIL SMOL LARRY ICONS IN UR DESCRIPTIONS MADE ME DEADASS SCREAM "LARRY?????" CAUSE LIKE.... IM SO HAPPY I'VE FOUND FOLKS INTO THEBOYS {another group youtubers} BUT ISAACWHY WAS ONE OF MY FIXATIONS I GENUINELY WANTED TO FIND FANS OF BC OF HOW CHAOTIC THEIR ENERGY IS AND THE FACT I JUST HAD HORRIBLE BRAINROT I ALWAYS KEPT SAYING REFERENCES TO THEM BUT WAS ALWAYS SO SAD BC NOBODY WOULD GET IT. the joy i get to finally have that wish fulfilled and now getting to reference it finally for once... i can rest peacefully now like wtf OUYKGJHEFWDS like i seriously can't get over it man it makes me so fukin happy and istfg im being dead honest im just yumi fr its INSANE... anyways this guy realized about everything /ref

oh boy got distracted yapping to you in dms but you know what, lets continue that conversation bc HELLO???? SMG9??? UM UM UM I LOVE SMG9 AND SMG10 SO MUCH ITS ACTUALLY GENUIENLY CRAZY LIKE I THINK IM UNDERSTAND WHAT FOLKS MEAN ABOUT TSB BEING IN THEIR HEADS BC BOTH THESE BITCHES COME BACK EVERY ONCE AND AWHILE AND NOW THEY'RE IN MY HEAD I SEE THEM IN MY HEADSPACE ROOM LUIGI DO SMTH GIVE THEM DRINKS PLEASE I MUST TREAT THEM RIGHT I LOVE THEM SO MUCH IM 💥💥💥💥 like i love other folks ocs and ofc think bout them here and there and love it when i get the chance to actually draw them BUT WHEN I SAY THE BRAINROT WAS I REAL I FUKING MEAN IT... AND IDEK WHY OR HOW ITS THESE GUYS SPECIFICALLY... like im normally a numb kind of guy but still know i love things its just sometimes hard to physically express it majorly of the time BUT SOMEHOW THIS IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. the amount of times i had to lock in class bc i was trying to multitask doing my assignment bc it was work time and listening to the playlist to actively listen and piece up the lore was A FUCKING CRAZY TWO HOURS OF MY FUCKING LIFE.... in the most positive way possible of course jajaja i just love how unique and expressive their designs are so much. i think also im just a big plant lover so anything plant related i get really stuck into IM LITERALLY JUST A BUG I SWEAR.... and i think its so fucking cool having this opposite like dynamic with smg9 being more grounded yet a very exhausted and angsty character paired with a WEATHER HELLO??? silly exaggerated fella the fukin meme i can remake is actually crazy i love them so much and when you actually made the fic HELP. I WAS. SO INVESTED IM NOT EVEN KIDDING I WAS SO LOCKED IN IN MY LITTLE VISUAL BRAIN WORLD SEEING IT ALL PLAY OUT I LOVED IT AND WEPT WHEN IT ENDED OUGEDCUHJ. like finally getting around to doing the concept piece for smg9's arrival i was overjoyed. BC I HAD THAT SHIT STCUK IN MY HEAD WHEN U MADE THE FIC AND BEING STUCK FOCUSING ON FINALS WAS HARD NOT TO CRASH AND EXPLODE IHKJEFDCS like its genuinely crazy the fact that i don't even draw these bastards as often as u do for tsb bc thats usually not how i express my interests strangely enough {like fuckin hell im obsessed with fnaf BUT I RARELY EVER DRAW FNAF}, instead, my visual imagination is so strong?? like i just will always constantly find myself thinking about them or since the past year able to professionally formulate a headspace for the silly guys in my head to hangout and manage my emotions, i see- SEE smg9 come by and bro just on the bed sleeping, the floor playing on a switch console, or talking to luigi about plants ITS ACTUALLY INSANE. AND I CAN HEAR HIM TOO WHICH IS EVEN CRAZIER WHICH IS WHY I WAS OBSESSED WITH THE VOICE CLAIMS THAT ONE TIME UGHHH smg10 doesn't come as often as 9 does, but ong when he does he gives me a physical headache {like right now} BC BRO IS CAUSING WIND ISSUES LIKE GET THE FUCK AWAYYYYYY but he makes funny rock jokes so he can stay ig.... why is my brain this way its scarey but so fun thats why im always asking bout chocolate or chips bc i ask luigi to give them when folks come over bc its too overwhelming to think of like bigger food or objects to spawn in my head ITS SO WEIRD IDK IF THIS IS WEIRD its like im playing sims irl theres a desk, bed, and a bug tank for my anxiety centipede that smg3 keeps fucking messing with its so fukin annoying. but also the chocolate and ships is a reference to isaacwhy from one of the group chat podcast episodes bc i remember thinking that was so smart but can also tell what that person is like- like it helps me get a more personal feeling of the character despite them not being real or even knowing them personally bc their fictional HELP okay i know i should probably stop yapping bout these silly guys but honestly i just love them so much and how u extinguish them like it feels like my fav saturday morning cartoon for some reason. they give so much joy the ideas are endless and honestly just a nice motivation booster

OMFG I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO TALK MORE SPECIFICALLY ON THE PLAYLIST - omfg i got a jump-scare bc it said i passed the limit but google said its paragraph HELP.... anyways.... pikmin am i right- nah back to playlist OKAY SO LIEK U GENUINELY INSPIRED ME TO ADD NON-LYRICAL SONGS INTO EVEN MY OWN PLAYLIST MAN. bc like i remember debating bout it way back but went against it bc i didn't believe it would work but when i listened to smg9's HOLY FUCK WAS I WRONG... LIKE IF ANYTHING ITS BRILLIANT??? ITS SO SLY AND VAGUE BUT SUCH A MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS SOMETHING SO EMOTIONAL OR IMPORTANT WITHOUT THE NEEDS OF WORDS WITH THE ONLY HINT BEING THE NAME TITLE UGH THE FUCKING ACTUAL SPINE CHILLS I GOT WAS SO COOL personally for me i used music to express smth a lil more different in tsb's but still hold some sort of meaningful message

OKAY ANYWAYS PIKMIN.... I LOVE PIKMIN... I STILL HAVE YET TO REALLY KNOW MORE ABOUT PIKMIN UIGFEHJDCSUIYHJ like i got to find the time to sit and not only watch the lore but also the gameplay as well to understand the full experience as im unable to play it myself. i've always seen pikmin floating bout in my life similar to splatoon too but got nervous getting into it since i was grown up with folks more fans of marvel and sega EVEN CAPCOM and nintendo was more of the punching bag and kid we always had to make fun of sort of ideal. i never really got it but i was too nervous to try getting into it and hide it so i never did. but im so happy that i dont need to by shy anymore and you showing me the silly memes and icebergs has been such a relief and heartwarming and even more so finding out my sister's partner is also a big nintendo fan and i've yapped about pikmin and kirby LIEK HELP I DON'T NEED TO RUN AWAY AND BE ALWAYS STUCK WITH POSSESSED ANIMATRONICS <333 UGIEHFJDSUHKJ it sounds so weird for this to even happen but it did and god im just so happy of the progress i am today since you genuinely helped me be more open to my own interests dude and not have to fear as 13 year old me did

AND HELLO SPYRO??? CAN WE/???? LIKEK???? TALK ABOUT THAT HOLY SHIT I NEVER EVER FIND ANYONE INTO SPYRO OR AT LEAST AS MUCH AS I AM BC I GREW UP WITH IT ON PS2 AND WII BUT ALSO THE LAST PERSON I KNEW WHO WAS INTO IT I KNEW IRL I LOST CONTACTED LITERALLY IN FRESHMAN YEAR OF HIGHSCHOOL LIKE BITCHASS I HAD TO WAIT ALMSOT 8 YEARS TO FIND ANOTHER BITCH WHO LIKES THIS PURPLE ASS DRAGON AS MUCH AS I DO GET OUT..... UITGJYEHFWDSYUKGJEWDS never am i going to remember the amount of emo AMV's i watched as a kid and the dark spyro theories HOLY SHIT BRO.... the love for villainy was so real for me....

anywho lets talk about furries. yes I KNOW you've heard me yapped about this before probably in past reblogs n def in vcs but i still am going to say it again; finding another furry artist in this community made me so happy. bc i was deadass so afraid to out myself bc i was scared of reactive the smg4 community was and i wanted to know the waters before i did anything that i may get bashed with since ofc i know the horrors for being hated to being a feral or anthro artist. hell it was so bad- but maybe good?- i was going to give tsb a fox tail to showcase i did indeed drew animals, but scratched due to paranoia but honestly if i didn't, his story would be SO DIFFERENT. FUK HE PROBABLY WOULD'NT HAVE ONE IF IMMA BE REAL.... but finding someone who had a fursona, WITH WINGS HELP UR ME FRFR THE AMOUNT OF JOY AND EXCITEMENT I HAD AS EVEN LIL ME JUMPED IN GLEE WAS JYST SO AWESOME AND EVEN GETTING TO HAVE UR TH GUH.... fuck even the fact literally one of ur friends actually commissioned me years ago and recognized my art is INSANE.... ursa_minor is a real one ong bro was the reason i got to have an 'excuse' to draw a splatoon and murder drones oc without being cringe bc i was getting money for it oukHUIGEFHJDHUJ

but man... even after all that... despite its actually been less than like half a year i feel like i've known u almost forever with how much we yap and joke a lot. its honestly one of my favorite things of the day and a reminder just how lucky and happy i am to get to have my time used in such a uplifting and positive experience. you have helped me so much mentally neo it's far from an exaggeration. honestly i know i said this literally last night how u do remind me a bit of my brother, but honestly thats how i see you. you feel like such a younger brother to me. even though in a lil way its a bit sad for me since despite i do have a bro irl just ur age we're not very close, having you kind of has healed me from worrying too much about it since i know my brother is struggling with his own stuff and just going thru his emo edgy phase as i did too {literally runs in the family I SWEAR...}. and i honestly want to thank you for that. its just a me thing personally which i rarely ever discuss but its been something i've really seriously wanted to tell you bc just how much of an impact you've honestly made for me man. you are just so energetic and fun in vcs despite even at times i may be muted, i always scream out "NEO!!!" whenever you join just as you do for me. hell, i remember at the very beginning when you would scream my name in joy with that smg3 explosion pfp it honestly made my entire day. never did i ever expected anyone to be so verbally excited to see me join i've kind of subconsciously began to do the same later on. hell i love how expressive you are in calls and in dms bc honestly yEAH i GET YOU i love to add more personality into the way i type bc !!! erm !!! its more funnier but also just more enjoyable to read in my head. and never have i get to meet more people with that same mindset since everyone i knew was just so monotone i'm a bit still in that boat bUTT!! DONT FRET!!! im always going to be silly when i know it calls for me... in which it always does piuOUIGEFWDSUIG I ALSO SAID THIS TOO IN VC LAST NIGHT BUT JUST THE CHILDISH VERBAL WHINES AND GROANS LIKE YES UR STILL ITTY BITTY BABY BUT MY GOD ITS THE MOST FUNNIEST SHIT TO ME AND ALWAYS GETS ME BURSTING INTO LAUGHTER IUYGHEFDW JUST THE ANNOYED TONE IS JUST A FUNNY COMEDIC GAH AND THAT "YAY!!!!" MAKES ME SO HAPPY I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING IT FROM YOU IT JUST SO HEARTWARMING AND EVEN HILARIOUS AND ITS SO LOUD AND UR MIC CUTS OFF OUIGEFWDUSIGJEWDS

anwyays

you always make my day man

your so fun and awesome and one of the nicest and funniest guys i know and am so grateful to have met and call a friend

i love you so much neo please don't stop ever being silly bc if u i will slam you with hammers 20 million times

wait i just realized i didn't even once talked about the art you made on here i just went and yapped bout our friendship HELP UOHIGREFDSIUGDWS UHJ OKAY IM UM UM SRSLY MAN THE RENDERING IS ESTATIC I LOVE IT SO MUCH AND I KNOW I'VE SAID IN VC TOO I THINK BUT I JUST THE EXPRESSIONS THE SPLATTERED PAINT AND THE SECRET WATCHMAN I NOTICED IT !!!!! GUUH AND THE FUCKING SILLY MEMES HELP OH FUK WHY DID U SPEND 12 HOURS OF UR LIFE ON THIS MAN FUCK I NEED TO SPOIL U BC SRSLY U SPOIL ME UR TOO COOL STOP AND FUCK SEEING THE SKETCH IN THE END OF US MADE MY HEART WARM UP UGHHHHHHHHH THE FEELS I CANT8YUGFEWDSUIYGKFEW i've been on this reblog for like 3 hrs now my computer is going to die i started writing this when it was dark and now i see the sun like wtf am i supposed to do???oiYOIUHKJDS the 3hrs of sleep is kickin in im scared- anywho.... time to reread that fanfic lalala

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMM TIREDSMASHBROS!!!

note for tomm under the read more... lalala💥💥 @tiredsmashbros

ohhh tomm. tomm tiredmashbros, oh do you even know what has happened this, what, past half a year and counting? There has been so, so much improvement these past few months, whether that was to be art or even being able to grow the confidence to actually make a discord server and how well it is and how active it is to this day!!! It’s genuinely felt like it’s been so long, but truly only has been maybe about. since september so like 4 months maybe of the discord server? and so much has happened since then.

Onto the actual much deeper depths of paragraphs, you genuinely have changed my life in ways that I don’t think I could even achieve. Many days on vc’s, joking about the most random things, to the (about) most unexpected things, late night vc’s, the silly sleepover vc’s (technically late night... but shhhh), your paragraphs here, your just genuinely amazing self and personality. Even if you’re just another person in this world, I think you’re some of the best among everyone that I could’ve had the pleasure of getting to meet and know you.

I always loved the times when we vced and went “hey it’d be funny if we watched this video” then did that or, mainly, plan ahead and all. The pikmin iceberg (even if i fell asleep. whoops.), isaacwhy ltlvc, epic the musical, and so much more probably HSJDNSJ. I’ll always remember the first vc I was in with you, or at least the one that I think is the first since I think we both were muted then eventually unmuted JSIDJSSJ I still don’t remember who was all there... i think it’s really funny that like 1-2 months after that, we vced so much and literally couldn’t remember who was there in the first vc JSAKJSKDJD i think that vc was when we had that silly “IM NOT A TYPER” or something i think... I DONT HAVE THE ORIGINAL IMAGE SAVED RN JAHDJDSJ 💔💔💔 and i sounded in such despair because it was like 1 or 2 am for me and i had to be quiet... I always absolutely LOVE our vc’s together, even if i’m caught, i typically don’t actually feel that bad since it’s just like. augh. i have no idea how to explain it💔💔 but yeah 💥💥💥 —> EDIT HERE... LTIERALLY TALKING TO YOU IN DMS AND YOU LITERALY HAVE JT ON HAND. THE IM NOT A TYPER. BROOOOO IM GONNA GET YOU

The surprise you gave me for my birthday and the fact that you did an entire PARTY IN THE SERVER ???? dude i was genuinely so gobsmacked, even if i was late to it NSKDNSKAJA... there was so much going on, i’ll be so fr i literally can barely remember it other than you asking my favroite scene and saying flowerfield sunset and then some bit later you surprised me with the fanart of neo like GUH?????? oh my GOS AJAJSNSNbut even just the MERE IDEA of having a birthday party and the fact that you wanted to do one for me was so surprising and i’m so genuinely hyped for yours like GUH. I’m so HSJSNSJSJSKSKNDJD

as you already know, the drawing above took about 12 hours and 30 minutes to fully finish. honestly, to my first fanart of tsb to this one is just amazing and i wouldn’t be able to see such improvement if it weren’t for you, for your amazing lore of tsb (i will yap about this later...), stealing some of your silly techniques here and there, and so much more. i’m just. baffled at the thought of being here with your birthday today.

oh and your ART. oh my GOODNESS. Where do i even START. for one, i know for a FACT i have stolen silly little things out of your style because of how unique and silly it is and how i do this with all of my friends because i genuinely appreciate and love everything that everyone makes,,, i especially LOVE, oh my goodness do i LOVE how you do your coloring and shading. it’s so unique in a way that works so damn well with how you do your lines, whether it’s sketchy or not, the outlines, everything bro. the rendering gets me the most. you WITNESSED me STRUGGLE to recreate it because i really wanted to try out and do a piece more in your style of things!! i do want to say it had been actually so fun doijg that... i should do it again lalalala... BUT ANYWASY!!!!! i’ve always just. oh my god. LOVE and just BUSHSURHEJSNA i just love how do you comics bro,.... no matter if they’re the ones like your final or the ones like the memories tsb lore... and especially the SPEED YOU GET THESE DONE AT ???? BRO IM SO JEALOUS IN THE BEST WAY POSSINLE... i don’t think i’ll ever stop looking up to you bro...

and now the lore. oh my Lore. Lore lore lore lore . im gonna gET YOUUUUUUU. i’m so INVESTED in tsb’s lore... the creation of this whole universe with cartoony characteristics (it’s literally just. HOW DO I EXPLIJA IT ITS BASISLY LIKE JUST A CARTOON WHDJSNS AND I LOVE IT), pipedream, watchman, the mysterious feeling, the character development. bro EVERYHTING. i cant BELEIVE you hide so much shit in the tiniest things, make entire comics out of what look like such simple asks but no your ass is over here producing COMICS for this bro..... i’m so jealous oh my GOD...... there’s so much i can think of but it feels so little of what we actually know (confirmed) so far... also i see you editing the playlist... your ass is NOT SLICK!!!

comsider all of these paragraphs and everything i’ve said to you already in vc as revenge for all the genuine most kindest paragraphs i’ve read in my life in the reblogs of tsb fanart... guh.... also off topic from this, i realized this is the first time you’ll see me draw emmet oh my god....

i’m so sure i have more to say but my ass actually cant think of anything brooooo.... maybe i’ll send you paragraphs in dms when i think of it and actually remember it GUH.... OH OH WAIT WAIT ALL THE JOKES THAT WE’VE MADE. dude i’m always just being so silly in vc and i think it’s really silly and comedic when you’re over there making silly little doodles and i just go “you should draw tsmg4/smg4 with long hair/smg34” or other alike things.... i don’t think i’ll also ever live down the times when i fell asleep on vc and you were there for i think all of them except maybe 1 ? i have no clue... bro your voice genuinely so calming i’m gonna fall asleep again some day 😭😭

okay enough yapping about that i THINK...., when I first found you, it was literally from the lipbite part 1 comic 😭😭 and i was like “oh hey, i actually kind of really like this person’s art!!” so yk. i followed you!!! if i told my past self that i’d be sitting here right now, typing all of this out, they wouldnt believe me. I’m genuinely just so baffled at the mere thought of being here and being able to call you a friend. hell. i’d even say best friends / close friends bro... i cannot even fathom the thought of that in the past, yet, here i am, able to call you a friend that i talk to about regularly i’d say.

I want to say it again; Happy birthday Tomm, I hope you have one of the best birthdays in your life and thank you for everything.

-Neo 💙

also,,, here’s a silly meme

part 1 of 2 ... i mean. who said that!!!!

part 2 here

#tsb #tsb giftart #smg4 #smg4 oc #emmet eggs #the fact this made me teared up AGAIN #whenever i see the piece im always thinking about that fucking odysseus joke i swear to fucking god im going to get you #i didn't proof read this so im not sorry about grammar errors

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whatgaviiformes · 2 years ago

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Reflecting on 2022

Good Mornin'! I'm sitting here with my morning coffee with New Years Eve finally arriving on my side of the world. There are aspects of 2023 I am hugely looking forward to and other things that are making me dread it. We have a lot going on over on my side of the world, and I apologize if New Years comes with an aura of sadness to it. Always will for personal family reasons. Looking back, looking forward.... two sides of the coin.

But let’s focus on just the one, at the moment. Yes?

Things that make me happy:

2022 Artwork!!

This commission of Gordon and Enki

This commission of my DnD character Zephyr and another of my girl Cascade.

This interpretation of chicken!dad, and this one of chicken!dad and chicken!uncle

Pirate-y Tracys

2022 Gifted/inspired works

This hilarious story by @thedryswan!! I was cackling so hard but won't ruin the surprise for you. :)

This series by @godsliltippy over shared music interests.

This one shot by @the-lady-razorsharp that makes me cry like a baby every time. And the other one. She knows which one. It still means the world <3.

This one by @katblu42 for the olympics!AU and the rest of the Olympics AUs which can be found here.

My TAGSS from 2021 continued into 2022 and Nutty's kind interpretation of Enki and more of Virgil knitting. Thanks for letting me borrow!! @gumnut-logic

The real life gifts. 🐓🐬💚

The real life friends.

Things of my own I am proud of: There are times this is very easy. And other times when I hate all of it. I'll let you guess which New Years brings out.

CRAFTWORKS: This doily hits all of my favorites. Texture, shades of blue, and subtle fandom reference.

My two multi-chap AUs of the year: Hold Fast and Tracy Seaside Orchard and Farm , both of which also had additional one shots and spin-offs added throughout the year

Directionless (oneshot prompt gift for @onereyofstarlight)

We Tried the World (oneshot TAGminibang for @lenle-g)

In Stitches (one-shot in short scenes)

I won’t have the pretty graphs like Bri did when she did her summary, but I can give some basic stats - with a margin for error for stories that overlap years and such. But according to AO3 - I wrote 132K words in 2022, across 19 works. I don’t need the stats to know my top characters were Virgil and Gordon, because to no one’s surprise I write FishTank. And my genres are gonna be AU, angst, feels, and lol this was a fluff prompt. :D

I am filled with an immense amount of gratefulness for all the engagement and for those that welcomed my silly ideas into your brainspaces. We have a lot of writers in Thunderfam - a lot of amazing writer’s and despite all that you decided to give my sailors and chickens and dolphins a try. <3

In 2023 I think it may be time to step out of the AUs. I want my writing to feel approachable, and as much as I love these ideas, after awhile it might become old hat. We’ll see - they are also my playground and all three have so much still to explore. I also want to write some of the grand old BootScoot and Space Cadet. I like the Tracy boys, not just FishTank, and surprise! Earth & Sky was my first brotp, you know.

And this particular year, I leaned a lot on @the-original-sineater for my sanity checks so a huge thank you as well to Sin for being the first set of eyes on a lot of these this year. It is so appreciated and I am lucky to have you as a friend.

Other Things

There is so much artwork that fills me with joy, and I know I will forget folks, so I won’t tag. But if you’ve posted artwork, this is geared towards you. I have 0 talent at drawing, so I am always amazed when I see ideas come to life in that way. I don’t know how we got so lucky to have so many talented folks sharing their art with us, but we do and major <3 for it.

All of our writers. Again. I will forget folks, but I value all of our wonderful voices. Unfortunately, I didn’t keep up with commenting when spoons were low, even though I said I was going to do better. I will have to keep working on it. And same as above. We are so lucky to have the quantity and QUALITY of fics we do.

To readers, commenters, kudos-givers - we see you, we love you. Thank you for all you do!

To the crafty folks - I love seeing your work, your WIPS, and talking about different techniques and inspirations. I hope we can keep it up in 2023! Just from 2022 alone, I learned Tunisian Crochet, and am about to finish my first garter stitch knit scarf. And this is from a life-long crocheter! You all are inspirations to me and I can’t even imagine what 2023 will bring.

To the RP crowd - thanks for playing with my silly Gordon and giving him the space when I need to step back. It’s been so fun stepping into his flippers in this new way.

And finally, to friendships continued! It’s with @janetm74‘s encouragement I joined tumblr again, and I will never forget that back when I posted Scenes. I’ve only continued to get to know more of you, and though it’s only been my first FULL year in fandom (getting close to 2 total), there are new voices, new voices to me, and I get to learn more about this group of people everyday. My life is better with you all in it, even if we don’t interact everyday.

Happy 2023 - at some point I need to watch Captain Scarlet so I can catch up with all of your cross-overs!!

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Top 6 Most Anticipated [Confirmed] BLs of 2023 (so far)!

If I can speculate...I'd add something something Semantic Error 2, something something Bump Up Business, but I'm tired of looking stupid. DMD had me placing Bed Friend as a most anticipated BL for damn near two years now and stayed coming up short. This time, I'm sticking to what I know. So, here we are--my top 6 most anticipated BLs of 2023 (thus far)! -

6) HIStory5: Love in the Future | LinusSean & JasonAnson

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lbr, this is a 2023 bl trapped in a 2022 bl's body. Either way, I love a good time travel theme (gives fish out of water--my favorite trope!!) and the HIStory series usually gives us a good main couple.

5) Love Upon a Time | NetJames

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Either DMD really believes in NetJames or they feel bad for cucking them in favor of ZeeNunew this past year. Either way, I am somewhat seated for this. Wild, I never expected this from NetJames or DMD more generally, but the historical portion of the story is giving everything I've been begging for from Thailand since I started watching BL. While it's not giving MileApo's period piece trailer in terms of care and attention to detail, it seems very interesting to say the least.

4) Bed Friend | NetJames

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After 2 years of blue balling viewers, DMD is FINALLY giving the girls Bed Friend. I am so excited to see an office romance with actual tension between the leads and that forbidden love vibe I love so much. The story is so classic and seems entertaining from beginning-to-end. Hopefully the writing is good and the acting takes a step forward from what DMD has given so far. That said, the trailer looks promising, so fingers crossed!

3) The Next Prince (....what? It gave budget....) | ZeeNunew

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Listen, I am not a zonzon or bonbon or ztormborn or whatever they call ZeeNunew stans, but I am SEATED for this. In my last list, I included Cutie Pie in my most anticipated list. Unfortunately, it didn't hit like I thought it would. But I'm willing to give them another chance as this trailer is intriguing. They're hitting budget, royalty AU, enemies (??) to lovers, direction, cinematography, etc. with this one. And the fact that the trailer was mostly silent gives me hope that maybe, just maybe, they will take the show-don't-tell subtext-led approach to acting and writing. Just hope it's not wasted on a terrible plot that goes nowhere and grating acting. S/n: Zee doing stuff w/feet again??

2) Cherry Magic (Thailand) (stfu GMMTV antis and jbl elitists, I'm tryna see sth...) | TayNew

She has no trailer and I'm already here for her.

Per MDL -

Adapted from Japan's 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii. Adachi Kiyoshi [Achi in the Thai version] is a regular salaryman who, at the age of 29, was still a virgin. On his 30th birthday, he suddenly finds himself acquiring a new power - the ability to read other people's minds whenever he touches them. Shocked and unnerved by this new ability, he struggles to cope. That is, until one day he accidentally touches the handsome and popular fellow office-worker, Kurosawa Yuichi [Karan in the Thai version], only to find out that [Karan] actually has secret romantic feelings for him. How will [Achi] cope with this new revelation?

Look, I tried the original Cherry Magic and while the concept was appealing, the execution wasn't for me. Ngl chefs, I was bored a bit. But I still love the concept and am interested to see if and how GMMTV and Taynew can handle this. It better give budget at the very least (probably won't lol). Perhaps we'll also see Newwie grow into a more serious BL role. But honestly, even if they turn it into a rom-com, I think this can really work. Either way, they have a lot of eyes on them and a lot of folks predicting their downfall. They must deliver.

1) Only Friends | NeoMark, ForceBook, FirstKhao, ForceNeo, to say the least

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Where do I even start with this? Who in the fresh hell could have predicted GMMTV to come through with this? ALL the pairings are intriguing, MANY of the actors can ACT (or at least try to), THE PLOT is something straight out of my romance dreams!!! We love hotties being messy!!!! I am incoherent at this. How did GMMTV manage to outplay the player (ME)?

But to be serious, this is the most interesting BL plot in awhile... And it gets at a real part of the 20/30-something hookup culture that we have (and that people are afraid to show in the context of LGBTQ+ relationships). It's also breaking the mold and allowing actors to explore characters outside of their established ships. It's not adapted from anything (that I know of), which is, like, a first for a GMMTV BL. It includes pairings that are either on the rise (FirstKhao) or that no one could have ever seen coming but somehow feel just right (NeoMark, ForceNeo) (btw, NeoMark are up next in this industry ;)). Plus, it's directed by Jojo Tichakorn who directed and wrote for 3WBF (one of my favorite Thai dramas with a strong BL theme), and has his hands in Never Let Me Go and The Warp Effect (both with strong showings thus far). I trust him but it's gonna really come down to the budget, post-production, and, most importantly, the acting.

Thing is, Neo and First are going to show up and I trust Khao to give a strong effort. Force, I'm not too sure about but the trailer doesn't give me high hopes to be honest. Still, I'm willing to forgive if he can fuck Neo like he means it if the rest of the cast can pull their own weight. And for Mark, I'm willing to bet he'll improve from My School President (which he already is showing promise in). I'm mainly weary because the story looks to be told from Mew's perspective, who is played by Book. IMO Book is not the best....so I'm hoping he shows up. I just need it to really come together and Book holds the key to it in his hands. GMMTV already is a sketchy company for other reasons, don't waste my fucking time with yet another good concept gone by the wayside b/c y'all wanted face over talent.

Also NeoMark please don't be problematic. I want to love Badminton shawty and the best actor at GMMTV not named Gun ATP 😢

#thai bl boys love taiwanese bl #history5 love in the future linussean jasonanson bed friend netjames #love upon a time the next prince zeenunew cherry magic thailand taynew #only friends neomark forcebook firstkhao forceneo #3 will be free the warp effect never let me go pondphuwin

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