#I've just started scar's season 9 series too

[nebulaeyedfish]

"Scar-!"

Man it's actually been like a year since I first watched 3rd life with @secondarysourceblock and I can't believe it's taken me so long to draw something from it. It was a very different style of MCLP than I used to watch back in the day (race to the moon, anyone?) but it really is a lot of fun haha.

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What the Hell is Comms AU?!

Well first of all, Comms AU is a Hermitcraft fic I am writing. If you want to go into it blind, then the link is here!

[also, hey, if you like it, perhaps consider reblogging this post ;) ]

But if you'd like to know a little more before diving into it, I've decided to compile a fun little resource introducing the fic, its format, some of the most basic pieces of lore (so very mild spoilers, but it is stuff you would pick up on by chapter 3 or 4, honestly!) and a few tidbits about the characters. BELOW!

What the hell is Comms AU (For real this time)

I started Comms AU (full name INCOMING MESSAGE - COMM RECORDS) back in the middle of 2023, after reading some really great fics like the From The Archives series. It is a multiverse drama first and foremost, with elements of horror, betrayal, personal agency, and some religious themes [though the latter is mostly aesthetic]. There are also some comedic moments, and some sad moments. There's a lot of moments.

Comms AU follows five versions (universes) of Hermitcraft as they are all just kind of subjected to The Horrors. It is formatted as a series of transcripts recorded from different characters' communicator devices (or comms) which I imagine as sort of like sci-fi wrist watches with touchscreens and buttons. Though each universe could have slightly different models!

Formatting

As I mentioned, the fic is set out like a series of audio transcripts (though I kind of bend the rules to be honest, it can be read as if it is being played back as a recording), so the writing style is more like a script or screenplay than a standard prose piece. Your average chapter may look like this:

GRIAN: I'm saying a line now. SCAR: I'm also saying a line. [square brackets and italics to indicate a non-dialogue sound] GRIAN: Dang what was that?!

I also play around with writing out the communicator's 'screen' prompts such as its logging out message, 'call incoming' functions, etc. These I try to keep consistent between chapters, but I'm pretty sure I lost that consistency in a couple of places. Oops.

You may be wondering how you know which universe a certain scene is taking place in. It's quite simple, really! Each scene starts with a line of text like this:

[COMM RECORD: P#003]

The letter indicates the character whose comm we are listening/reading through (i.e., the perspective) while the number indicates what universe we are in [or what universe that character comes from, anyway...]. So the above example would be Pearl from universe three!

Lore?!

Okay this isn't really 'lore' as that would be total spoilers, but I want to talk about what kind of themes and things come up a lot in the fic - especially in terms of who is 'what'. For example, I've written Xisuma as a voidwalker, a type of end-hybrid which breathes better in thinner oxygen environments.

Scar and Cub are generally vexes, though there are differences between universes that become important later. Grian (at least, the times we see him) is a Watcher, and EvoSMP is canon [to some universes] but I try to explain everything within the fic itself so there shouldn't be too much confusion if you don't know much about all that.

Themes-wise, the fic revolves a lot around conversations and relationships between the characters, obviously. Words are very important, while actions must be left mostly implied through the audio medium. Characters aren't always reliable, and neither is sound. The fic takes a bit of digging and theorising to truly enjoy, but I am slowly revealing more and more as I write, so things will mostly get cleared up!

Also this fic mostly takes place in season 9, and there are references to season 9. There's some reference to season 8 too!

Characters

This is the important bit! I can't write all the hermits, obviously, as that would be too much to manage, so instead lets focus on the names that come up the most often:

Grian, Scar, Cub, Pearl, Xisuma, and Mumbo are probably the most 'recurring' characters, though Etho, Bdubs, and Cleo show up quite a bit especially towards the start.

[I am a Grian girlie and this is obvious from... everything about this fic, but I wouldn't say it is entirely about him! He does show up in most chapters though haha]

Relationships get a little complicated, due to the multiverse stuff, but I will say that there is mumscarian endgame because I love them. The actual 'romantic' side of things aren't that important, though, and most of the other relationships can be read kind of ambiguously. Just check the tags for more info!

It's still gay as hell but the multiverse horrors are more important, to be honest.

Or are they... ?!

YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO READ TO FIND OUT!

[psst, I also did some art, you can find it in my #comms au tag on my blog]

[psst psst, if you ever wanna message me, send an ask, or even make art (!!!!!!) to support this fic PLEASE feel free to do so. I love every comment, every ask, and all the bits of creative work people have made. REBLOG, COMMENT, GO CRAZY, ILY!!!!!]

[alienssstufff]

hiii !! i thought id ask you but if it's too much feel free to ignore...

i really want to get into the... life series i think it's called? or hermitcraft? (tumblr confused me a lot on the names) your art makes it seem very interesting and i've heard so many cool things and seen so many cool fanarts, but im not sure where to start since it seems to be a long series!

it usually helps me a lot when i get some sort of description of the characters in the series to know which ones i should look into to know where to start... so i was wondering if you could ramble a bit about any characters you want from the series!!! i have a big curiosity on grian, they seem very cool !

aaaaaaa

-Life Series has 4 (soon to be 5) seasons: 3rd Life [3L], Last Life [LL], Double Life [DL], Limited Life [LimL]. TLDR goal is to outlive everyone else and be the last person standing.

-Hermitcraft has 9 seasons. You do NOT need to watch every season in chronological order, they all exist as their separate thing.

Hermitcraft doesn't have ' set lore ' either hermits go on there for different reasons do different stuff and stories sprout off of that just *happen* momentarily.

I think watching the Life Series first BEFORE Hermitcraft is a good starting point bc there's less people to keep track of and improv plot happens, making it easier to pick out the faves you like and wish to continue watching on HC. Majority of the ppl in Life Series are on Hermitcraft while others are in Empires. Similar vibe of smp more lore and rules with governing different empires if you like that stuff :] there was also a crossover arc between Empires s2 and Hermitcraft S9 last year which was awesome.

As for Hermitcraft itself bwaaaa, pick any season (personal favourite is Season 7) - ppl rly like Seasons 7 8 and 9 but that's probably cuz they're newer. Current POVs in season 9 I watch: Bdubs, Etho, Scar, Grian, Tango, Beef - occasionally Impulse, Pearl, Zedaph

I did a similar ask on recommended Life Series POVs for each season HERE. Just know that the LAST LIFE ETHO/BDUBS POV compulsory event you MUST watch that at least once.

random Life Series thoughts:

Grian isn't as serious and calculative as he's popularly depicted as in fanon, he has lots of fun always he silly :]! And I think the reason just comes from his competitive approach to each season and his relationships. He treats it as it is: a game and trying to place him in an rp/lore setting makes him come off as such. In reality he's easily tunnel visioned by The Bit (things like gimmick kills, one-off plans) and trying to win and that's completely fine.

That being said I do not believe desertduo (Grian/Scar) are opposites of eachother, they have much in common and just because they are doesn't make their chemistry any less valuable. If you want to talk about opposites SCAB (Scar/Etho) is the way to go. Very apparent in 3L and especially LL: Magic vs Science, Fire vs Ice, wildcards. Scar the lover who tries to be a survivor, Etho the survivor who tries to be a lover. Their tension bleeds into Hermitcraft (see S7) as well and I wish people realised how awesome scab just is guys scab is so awesome u_u

From the architecture down to their fates, Bdubs' builds are the embodiment of his love for the people he aligns himself to each season, there's a reason why he'd rather risk his entire being to protecting places so sacred and I think about that loads. whwhwh I'd talk about it/analyse each build individually because he is my favouriteee but I am shy u///u....

[amplifyme]

Twenty questions for fanfic writers

I was tagged by @xxsksxxx. Thanks, friend! ❤️

Edited to add that @randomfoggytiger just tagged me too. Killing two birds with one stone here. Or something like that.

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

76 in total, but only 57 of those are my own fics. The rest belong to two BATB writers who are no longer with us but whose works needed to be available on AO3.

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

1,360,745 total. 587,663 of those are actually mine.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

The X-Files, Beauty and the Beast (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire book series.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

These Scars We Wear

The Calling

Beggar's Banquet

Blessed Be (The Third Night)

Pas de deux

All of these are set in the ASOIAF universe.

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yep! There was a stretch of about six years when I disconnected from all my fandoms and didn't respond to anything. Those days are past now and I make sure I always respond to any comment I get.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Pass You By (TXF)

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

The Possibility of Being (BATB)

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Nope.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I used to be be a Smut Queen back in my OG TXF days. Not sure what's meant by "what kind"? Um, the kind that makes one hot and bothered? Het? Vanilla? I'll stop there.

I quit writing the more explicit stuff 'cuz I got bored with it. These days I'm more interested in the cerebral side of things.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

No. I have a hard enough time keeping a single set of characters in line. Can't imagine trying to do it for more than one 'verse at a time.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Yes. Someone from The Nanny fandom (who knew?) pilfered one of my TXF fics, changed the character names, and posted it. Weirdness.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes, several. More than happy to give the go-ahead to requests like that.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yes, I wrote Doors with a fellow TXF writer named Alanna Baker. It was fun but I don't know that I'd want to do it again. I'm much more of a loner when it comes to writing.

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Can't pick one and you can't make me. My favorites are the three I write for: Mulder and Scully, Vincent and Diana, Sandor and Sansa.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Sticks and Stones, a TXF casefile I started a really, really long time ago. I also have a BATB WIP I've been messing with for the past year or so but I don't know if it will ever see the light of day.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue, pacing, tone.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Will actually sitting down and writing be considered a proper answer? If so, that.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I did a few lines in Italian in one of my BATB fics but that's it. I can barely write in English, let alone another language! 😄

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Beauty and the Beast.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

I'll give you one from each fandom.

TXF: Kintsugi. Not my most popular, but this one was effortless and there's nothing I'd go back and change. My take on Season 7 (aka The Season of Secret Sex).

BATB: The Possibility of Being (see above for the link). This entire project was a love letter not only to Vincent and Diana, but to my writing mentor, Nan Dibble.

ASOIAF (SanSan): These Scars We Wear. Link is above. Another love letter. This one to Sandor Clegane and his Little Bird. Because they deserve a happily ever after.

I figure this one has already made the rounds so I'm not going to tag anyone. Please consider playing if you've haven't been tagged and want to join in. It's fun!

[icy-watch]

And that was season 9!

So, uh, the oni are coming. And no one is prepared for them.

I'm not even really sure what to expect from them. We've really on had interactions with Mystake and Garmadon (assuming he's become one but I think he did????), so two very different people.

They're creatures of destruction, so there's going to be a war. I can imagine the dragons coming back to Ninjago to help out, but not for very long.

I'm thinking with their help, Garmadon will get his powers back.

But this is all I can really guess with the next season. I don't really know what to expect. I saw that season 10 was going to be a shorter season (4 or 5 episodes), so I might be able to finish the season before I got back to work on Wednesday.

Alright! Tomorrow, I'll be going thru the last few days of comments, replies, reblogs, and messages, and starting the next season. SO, until then!

Below the cut are the predictions I got right and wrong.

Correct

Something bad will happen to Harumi at the hands of Garmadon. In advertently, but yes. Something bad DID happen to her. She is now the second character in a series I've seen that's died from on top of a collapsing building.

Garmadon's on a warpath from Harumi dying, and he's going to take it out on Lloyd. That pretty much seemed like a given.

The boys will arrive just in time to save their friends from the Sons of Garmadon. They most certainly did.

Incorrect

The dragon hunters are oni. They were... human? They weren't oni, we can confirm that. But I don't know if they were human.

The dragon hunters will destroy the radio or force the captured nina to communicate with their friends in Ninjago to get out of the First Realm. They did not. In fact, they got it working.

Scar the Skullbreaker will capture the ninja after they get away. Technically, Faith found them first, but she didn't capture them. Jet Jack did, instead.

In their rescue of the others, Cole and Wu will run in to the Firstborne, and one of them will wear the dragon armor. That never happened, lol.

Unless the Iron Baron gets there first or the ninja lead him to the Nest. Yeah, no.

Definitely going to be getting the dragon armor in the next episode. I said this for MULTIPLE episodes.

The resistance will use Harumi as a bargaining chip to get their friends back. No one even thought of this, and I'm sad.

The Firstborne isn't going to react to Wu too well at first, but then she'll recognize him. She and the other dragons knew right away who he was. They trusted him entirely.

Partially

Cole and Wu will receive help from a dragon friend to rescue the others. The Firstborne did help them, but she wasn't really a friend at that time.

Mystake knows something, and she is almost as old as Wu and Garmadon. She knew a lot of things, but she was MUCH older than the both of them.

The Iron Baron is going to do something to the newly captured Faith, like sacrifice her to a dragon. He used her as bait to bring out the ninja.

The final battle is going to be between Wu and Lloyd vs. Garmadon. It started off that way, but Wu got knocked to the side and helped the others bring down the Biggest Boy. So, the final battle was between Lloyd and Garmadon.

Unconfirmed

Wu or Lloyd will bridge a gap between the dragons and the oni. I'm not so sure of this one anymore, but it's unconfirmed this season.

[oodlyenough]

last of us 1x09

wanted to sit on this one for a couple days and use it to sort of summarize the season overall. so this will probably be long af lol

I feel like I actually don't have all that much to say about the final episode itself. It was quite faithful to the game, and hit any note I would've wanted it to hit, I think. Minor adjustments in dialogue or character beat felt quite minor.

However, the finale felt a bit underwhelming to me. I'm not sure why. I don't know if it's just because I knew every story beat ahead of time so none of the shock was there, or if I needed another 15 minutes of runtime to really let some scenes marinate, or whether it was just actually so close to the game that I couldn't fully lose myself in it, or that passively watching Joel shoot people is different to doing it yourself, or what it was. But I ended up not being as impacted by this ep as I am whenever I've played the end of the game. I hope it hit harder for show viewers. It seems like it did.

The biggest change is seeing Anna and Ellie's birth. (Lmao @ baby Ellie just plopping out mid fight. Uh... sure.) I think, as far as immunity explanations go, this worked pretty well - I know fans had speculated as much for a while. It was great to see (and hear) Ashley Johnson -- those first grunts running through the woods were so surreal lol that's Ellie! I know those grunts! "You fuckin' tell them Ellie", from Ellie... wahh.

I think I was expecting more on Marlene and Anna. I feel like... the show attempted to substitute the Marlene gameplay segments at the start with this little bit of backstory and the brief Ellie-Marlene scenes in ep 1. But I think there's something lost in not giving them more bonding time, or making it clearer that Marlene has been aware of/keeping tabs on Ellie for all of Ellie's life. I think Marlene being not-exactly a mother figure but still someone important to Ellie, and someone who loves Ellie herself, makes Marlene's death more meaningful, and a bit of that was lost here. I love that Ellie specifically asks about Marlene in the car, for eg, but I'm not sure it felt as earned.

We substituted the Sarah picture with the Joel suicide attempt backstory, which worked -- lol and I honestly had spent no time wondering at all about Joel's scar, so it was a nice and unexpected callback for me and my gamer hubris.

I think the way they did Joel trying to reach out to Ellie using callbacks from the season worked well, even if it was kind of skincrawling to watch, like, in a secondhand embarrassment sort of way, watching him faceplant over and over with it. Spring Ellie is so rough, somehow every time I play I forget about that change and it's a slap in the face when it comes.

I knew there was no way they'd skip the giraffe but I did not expect them to have a real giraffe ?!?!?! Amazing lmao.

The Controversial Hospital Scene... I had some fears leading up to this ep, where like, if they pitched it wrong it could've ruined the whole thing for me, so I was glad we avoided that. Joel's choice is both horrific and understandable. I have complained at various parts of the series that I think the tv show softened Joel too much by leaving his violence off screen, but I do get the impression now they set it up to "tell" us for 8 episodes about what Joel is capable of and then only, finally, in episode 9 do they really show us. I'm a bit on the fence about this and whether it worked or makes it feel like he suddenly transforms into a superhero(/villain) out of nowhere... but I can see what they were going for, at least. And the slow version of the theme song was well placed.

Can't BELIEVE we didn't get the cameo I was expecting lmaoo honestly my biggest shock of this ep. Nurse Laura Bailey was fun though I can't believe I didn't recognize her lol.

Other, season overview stuff now that we're done:

I'm absolutely shocked there was no brick/bottle easter egg. Shocked and appalled!

I ended up agreeing with the "needs more infected" criticism, although I didn't at first. I don't think the show needs a ton of them, but I DO think the ever-present danger of them is necessary backdrop for the world, and you lose that in the show after episode 5. It seems like everywhere Joel and Ellie went was infected-free. I saw someone on Twitter joke "why do they even need a cure there's only like 3 infected" which... yeah.

Still hate Tess' death. My least favourite part of the entire first season lol

Don't agree with how the show's approach to FEDRA

Maria and Tommy's baby is a real wildcard going forward huh?

Overall I feel like I'd give this season ... I dunno an 8.5? Or 9? 8.75?... out of 10. Ultimately I do prefer the game, but I figured I would. I really enjoyed watching it weekly, will miss it, and can't wait for s2. I think part 2's story will need more retooling to work for television, and tbh that excites me, because for the MOST part the bits where the show deviated a little from the game were my favourites.

[ohmyoverland]

Fic Writer Questions

Thanks for the tag @anything-thats-rock-and-roll :D

1. How many fics do you have on AO3? 26

2. What’s your total AO3 word count? 25, 570

3. What fandoms do you write for? Except for a few one-offs and my 3 Anne With An E fics, I write Lockwood & Co. 💚⚔

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

After Chameleon, an unbetad Miraculous Ladybug salt fic written before the actual episode had come out. It accidentally blew up asldkfjhjkl

On My Mind, a Detroit: Become Human rk1k ficlet where Connor can read minds.

All the Words I Don't Have, pure grade A Locklyle fluff

are we out of touch, are we out of time? AWAE Season 3 speculative fic that is actually an expanded version of a tumblr post I wrote after the penultimate episode of the series premiered.

wavering, my cot3 pining + character study fic. I'm really proud of it and I promise chapter 3 is coming eventually lmao

5. Do you respond to comments? I don't 😭 I want to but I never know what to say and before I know it, the comment is 2 years old oops. I reread comments all the time ❤

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? That's tough to say for sure but I think every lessons forms a new scar ending with an off-screen character death is probably the most angst I've ended with so far.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? That would have to be All the Words I Don't Have again. Everything is beautiful and nothing hurts. And Lockwood writes some really bad poetry.

8. Do you get hate on fics? Not so far.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? I do sometimes, and it's not published yet.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written? Another Change of Plans is the most tumblr WIP I have lol. It dares to start asking the question, "What if the Old Guard adopted Adam Young, the antichrist from Good Omens?"

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I know of.

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Sort of? There was one collab fic I wrote a scene for but it never got finished. Someday I might post my part, because ngl I'm pretty proud of the Skull/Lucy banter in it.

13. What’s your all time favorite ship? How could I ever choose??? By bookmark stats, it would be Marinette and Adrien from Miraculous Ladybug. But cot3 (Lockwood & Co) and Superbat (DC) are up there too.

14. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? A better question is what isn't a WIP I'll never finish??? I have dozens 😭 Though one that stands out is an old Frozen fic I outlined in I think 2018(?). The premise is a canon divergence where Anna's death is faked when they're children and she's raised in the village instead of in the castle. There are two full acts that are just set up for a The Prince And Me/Princess Diaries-esque rom-com between suddenly-a-princess Anna and just-a-normal-guy Kristoff.

The outline on its own is about 8k words, and frankly I've considered editing and posting the outline itself before because it's detailed enough. This fic is actually a drabble I wrote to take place within my AU, but it reads canon compliant enough of its own so I posted it.

15. What are your writing strengths? Ideas. I am always getting new plot bunnies, always getting excited about the next great idea, always thinking about new aspects of these worlds and characters I want to explore.

16. What are your writing weaknesses? Dialogue and volume. That's why I write so many descriptive, very short fics XD

17. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? I'd only do it in a language I've studied for a couple years, and even then I would want a native speaker to read over it for me. But it hasn't come up yet?

I do really like Superbat or Star Trek fics where the author sparingly includes Kryptonian / Klingon / Vulcan with a translation at the end.

18. First fandom you wrote for? My Little Pony, or maybe Percy Jackson?? I'm too scared to check my old accounts to see which came first, if I ever even posted the fics I remember writing then at all.

19. Favorite fic you’ve written? building glass castles for sure!!! I love the atmosphere in it, and the monologue from Skull. That monologue came to me in the middle of the night once, so I had to type it up immediately and build the fic around it later.

No pressure tags @sabetha @synestheticwanderings @abumperprize @lenacarstairspotterstewart @woahpip @flythesail @shizuoi

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good omens

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resident evil games (i like the stage plays too!)

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other roleplay asmr (this is something very personal to me so i don't really talk about it lol)

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[royallygray]

Answers under the cut (also I do swear. idk how aware of that I have to be in this fandom but yeah):

1. (🐶 What hermits do you watch?) I watch Grian, Mumbo, sometimes Scar, Joel, Skizz, sometimes Gem, and sometimes just anyone if I feel adventurous enough and click on it in my recommended YT.

2. (😺 Who was your first hermit?) Grian. Although technically Joel, since I'm pretty sure I binge watched the entirety of X Life before I watched any HC, but Grian.

4. (🐼 Who is one hermit you haven't watched yet but want to?) Etho, because he's apparently iconic and I cannot figure out why. Pearl, because I love her and her vibes and also I watched her in S8. Gem, because she's chill and her Skyblock series's are amazing. Impulse, bc I'm really enjoying his Phasmo vods. False, because she seems cool and she is not one of the main Hermits I've seen in others' videos, and she was on Empires 2 and I just want to watch her.

3. (🐰 Who is your favorite hermit?) Joel. Not a cult. Never a cult. Before that, Grian.

5. (🐸 What year did you start watching Hermitcraft?) 2021 BABEYYY. oh my gods I was so depressed goddamn.

6. (🐵 Which season did you watch first?) HC 8

7. (🐧What is your favourite season?) Either HC 8 or HC 10. Didn't really get into Season 9, which I'm kinda sad about.

8. (🐝 What is your favorite hermitcraft moment?) Idk. Boatem moments. The one Boatem moment where they were sending the rocket thingy to explode the moon and missed completely and everyone got obliterated by the phantoms. The Impulse "oh my god" horn at Gem's base with Joel and tango and gem and Skizz and that guy that Joel's obsessed with-- sorry that is obsessed with Joel-- sorry--

9. (🦝 Do you watch any streams?) No, I do not. I find Twitch hard to operate at the best at times and completely unusable at others because of the devices I have available, and not a lot of people consistently stream on Youtube. I also don't have the time or patience to watch streams without the knowledge of when it'll end, so there's that too. I am amicable to VODs, sometimes.

10. (🍂 How many hermits are you subscribed to on YouTube?) Had to check my subscription page why the fuck am I green how am I green da ba dee da ba dai oh I'm stupid okay let's goo. Anyways apparently I'm subscribed to 141 channels total and at least four of those are tommyinnit.

10 (cont.) so we got Joel, Skizz, Grian, Mumbo, Gem, Scar, Impulse, Etho, and Pearl, which is 9 out of 27, which is exactly one third of the hermits. I don't consistently watch all their videos, but I am legally subscribed to them.

11. (🍄 Do you only watch Hermitcraft content, or do you watch their other videos too?) I consistently watch the Life Series. I have a dedicated doc to every season of the series and watch a ton of that content. I enjoy watching Gem's and Impulse's individual Skyblock series. I love Skyblock. I think I once watched False's too.

11. (cont.) I'm also incredibly hyperfixated on Phasmophobia, and I'm watching anything and everything that the GIGS crew does. Grian's episodes, impulse's vods, and I have no doubt that I'll eventually watch gems, scars, and Skizz's VODs as well.

13. (🌕 What is your favourite hermitcraft build?) Joel's base. WAIT NO SKIZZ'S TOWER OF SELF LOVE OR WHATEVER THE FUCK THAT MADE ME CRY. also Mumbo's HC 8 base was sick. And so was gems. Also the Swaggon was VIBESSSS

12. (🌻Are you also in the life series fandom?) No I'd never be in the life series fandom why would you insinuate that I'm l still in the desert I didn't get introduced to MCYT by Scott fucking Smajor in 3rd Life noo I don't inside at any mention of flower husbands or basically worship the out of context videos and I'm totally not writing a fanfic why would I ever do that pffffffftttttt-

14. (🌗 Do you have a favourite quote/favourite quotes?) if life series counts, "SCAR PUT YOUR CLOTHES BACK ON" is my favorite fucking thing ever

15. (🌑 Do you have a favourite shop?) iSoar.

16. (🌙 If you could join hermitcraft, would you?) I mean I'd have to get Minecraft first but absolutely in a heartbeat. Idk who id mix well with but it'd be so cool just to. y'know. meet these silly people who mean so much to me

17. (🪐 If you joined hermitcraft, who would you team with?) Scott Smajor. Wait this isn't the life series-- hm. Probably Scar. Maybe one of the mad scientists. Gem. Pearl. Hm. Maybe Grian? Idk how Joel and I would get on but like. id love to team with him. He's fucking insane.

18. (💫 Have you met any hermits?) No. Don't think any of them live in my state and I don't want to bother convincing my parents to ever go to Twitchcon or smth bc that would be exhausting

19. (⭐️ If you could meet your favourite hermit, what would you say to them? / If you've met your favourite hermit, what did you say?) EUGH GODS AAAH IDK. Uh. id prolly tell Joel he's a loser.

20. (🌟 Have you been to any conventions?) Nope.

21. (✨ Do you have any merch?) YES I DO IM SO HAPPY. I have a life series hoodie and a life series shirt that I paid for with my own money and now I have no money but IT IS OKAY BECAUSE I HAVE ONE SINGULAR HOODIE AND ITS SO COMFY AND IM SO HAPPY :DD

22. (🌈 Are you immune to the good times? (no, no you are not)) Absolutely not who am I to resist the good times?

thanks for this this has been a blast to answer :)

Hermitcraft Ask Game

I wanted to have a go making one of these! RBs and Asks are all good so go ham!

🐶 What hermits do you watch?

🐱 Who was your first hermit?

🐰 Who is your favourite hermit?

🐼 Who is one hermit you haven't watched yet but want to?

🐸 What year did you start watching hermitcraft?

🐵 What season did you watch first?

🐧 What is your favourite season?

🐝 What is your favourite hermitcraft moment?

🦝 Do you watch any streams?

🍂 How many hermits are you subscribed to on YouTube?

🍄 Do you only watch hermitcraft content, or do you watch their other videos too?

🌻 Are you also in the life series fandom?

🌕 What is your favourite hermitcraft build?

🌗 Do you have a favourite quote/favourite quotes?

🌑 Do you have a favourite shop?

🌙 If you could join hermitcraft, would you?

🪐 If you joined hermitcraft, who would you team with?

💫 Have you met any hermits?

⭐️ If you could meet your favourite hermit, what would you say to them? / If you've met your favourite hermit, what did you say?

🌟 Have you been to any conventions?

✨ Do you have any merch?

🌈 Are you immune to the good times? (no, no you are not)

[thephantomswarm]

Introducing... Another Dumbass in a tunnel!

Yep. That's how we're starting this. Mostly because it's actually true...

Who am I?

I am Grimm and I am a 19 year old from the UK (don't come here it sucks) with Autism and Dyspraxia.

Originally started playing Minecraft in the first half of 2013 back when Xbox 360 Edition was relatively new. Still only good at digging random tunnels and gathering cobble...

This is a secondary blog specifically for Minecraft related chaos while my main is @themothsnest (Nowadays that one is more on me being a gay lil goblin than on art)

What do I do?

Eternally suffer from struggling with Building & Redstone in Bedrock Edition while also panicking whenever I encounter a Mob in Survival. Definitely not Hardcore material or even remotely good at PvP due to never really focusing on Surviving or Combat due to originally preferring to just fuck about in Creative.

I watch a lot of Hermitcraft and have been trying to marathon all 9 Seasons from Xisuma's POV but I do also watch Scar and Grian with a bit of Mumbo mixed in. I started on Grian's first episode of Season 6 but have absolutely watched way more of Xisuma's POV. I've also watched the Life Series from Martyn & Scar's POVs more.

I also do art when the braincells grant me a moment without the nasty little negative critic in my head!

Do I have friends?

No. No I do not... My Asks are open for anyone to start a lil chitchat though with Anon enabled for anyone wanting to remain anonymous.

I am quite bad at socialising and tend to be too nervous to reach out to people myself resulting in me unfortunately being quite used to being on my own. Funny how the first piece of MC related art ive done in 2 years has a similar feeling... Did not actually intend for that to happen

[xoxo-ren-xoxo]

for the hermitcraft ask game: all of them. I literally cannot pick

LONG ASS POST AHEAD THANKS A LOT PANGO (AFFECTIONATE)

🐶 What hermits do you watch?

... god this list is gonna be long. Okay so, ripping from the hc member list here: Bdubs, Cub, Doc, False, Scar, Grian, Gem (sort of), Impulse, Joehills, Keralis, Mumbo, Pearl, Ren, Tango, xB, Xisuma, Zedaph, Cleo. I have dabbled in a couple of videos from the others.

🐱 Who was your first hermit?

Grian (it shows)

🐰 Who is your favourite hermit?

Can't choose just one. How dare you. Cub, Joe, Scar, Grian, Mumbo... the list goes on...

🐼 Who is one hermit you haven't watched yet but want to?

Etho! I did binge a compilation of his decked out runs, which was fun.

🐸 What year did you start watching hermitcraft?

This year (2023) baybee

🐵 What season did you watch first?

Season 9!

🐧 What is your favourite season?

I have only watched season 8 and 9, so... 9 I suppose!

🐝 What is your favourite hermitcraft moment?

No idea! Probably the Empires crossover? Or possibly the tunnel bore incident. Also recently really enjoyed Cleo and Jevin's museum heist.

🦝 Do you watch any streams?

Not really. Sometimes I will catch a few minutes of Scar's, and I will stick around for Joehills streams on occasion.

🍂 How many hermits are you subscribed to on YouTube?

I am not counting just assume I remembered to sub to all the ones I listed in the first question.

🍄 Do you only watch hermitcraft content, or do you watch their other videos too?

I watch the life series stuff, Impulse's horror game streams (especially with GIGS), Xisuma's update + mythbusting videos, New Life stuff, and occasional bits and bobs that come up on their channels.

🌻 Are you also in the life series fandom?

Literally my introduction to the fandom, yeah.

🌕 What is your favourite hermitcraft build?

RAHHHH this is such a hard question. For season 9 I really love Cub's museum and Joe's pinball machine, but also False's base + elytra course and of course Decked Out 2. Anything Bdubs builds is genuinely beautiful. For season 8 I've only really seen the Boatem bases and those were all really cool.

🌗 Do you have a favourite quote/favourite quotes?

"You never know if you're gonna wake up in the morning :D" "Something WEIRD is happening at cheapslate!" (will not leave my brain)

🌑 Do you have a favourite shop?

Ren's new record shop/recording studio my beloved. Also the Entity. Because that thang has flesh.

🌙 If you could join hermitcraft, would you?

If I had a decent video-making setup, yeah. I think I'd manage to fit in, if I was about 8 years older than I am XD

🪐 If you joined hermitcraft, who would you team with?

[resisting the urge to say Grian] uh, Joe? He seems a little lonely this season.

💫 Have you met any hermits?

Nope, but I've chatted with Joe a couple times over stream chat- he is nice.

⭐️ If you could meet your favourite hermit, what would you say to them? / If you've met your favourite hermit, what did you say?

'Favourite hermit'. LOL. (I would likely be quite awkward as I have never met someone I consider a 'celebrity' before and I would not want to be weird. But I would be weird)

🌟 Have you been to any conventions?

No, my aunt goes to a lot of them and I wish I was available to go to them too! Curse education.

✨ Do you have any merch?

Nope, but just ordered some signed TCG cards for my beloved!

🌈 Are you immune to the good times? (no, no you are not)

No. The good times are not immune to me.

[amplifyme]

20 Fanfic Questions

Thanks to @randomfoggytiger for tagging me again. This was fun!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

72. But not all of them are mine. I've been transcribing and posting some fics under a pseud, from Beauty and the Beast 4th Season hardcopy zines written by folks who've since passed on, just so that part of the fandom's history doesn't get lost.

2. What's your total AO3 words count?

1,133,574, but half of those are fics posted under my pseud. Nan Dibble was a writing fiend when it came to her Acquainted With the Night series. 💕

3. What fandoms do you write for?

The X-Files, Beauty and the Beast 1987, A Song of Ice and Fire.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Huh, interesting. They’re all ASOIAF/SanSan fics. In descending order: These Scars We Wear, The Calling, Beggar’s Banquet, Blessed Be (The Third Night) and Pas de Deux.

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

Yes, as often as I can. I feel bad if I don’t. If you can take the time to leave a comment, I can take the time to thank you for it.

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Probably Pass You By and Incomplete, both in TXF ‘verse.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I have a few. The Possibility of Being, LifeSongs and Upsidaisium (BATB 1987) and These Scars We Wear and The Calling (ASOIAF). Both these ‘verses seem to lend themselves to happier endings than TXF.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Nope.

9. Do you write smut. If so what kind?

I used to. I got bored with it. And when it started to feel as though it were expected of me, I lost interest. I still write steamy stuff, just not explicitly anymore. I'd rather you use your imagination instead of mine. 😉

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

Nope.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Yeah. Someone plagiarized one of my TXF fics back in the day and reposted it for The Nanny fandom. Who knew?

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Several, mostly the ASOIAF fics.

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

Yes, once. I collaborated with Alanna Baker on a TXF fic called Doors.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

Can’t narrow it down to one and you can’t make me. But the Big 3 are Mulder and Scully, Vincent and Diana, Sandor and Sansa. I do love me some big, tortured and damaged men in romantic relationships with stubborn redheaded women. What can I say? It's my kink.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

The case file I started for TXF many, many moons ago. Sticks and Stones. It’s dead in the water.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue is the big one. I think my pacing is pretty good, and I have a feel for knowing what POV should be used when and where – and how to stick to that (I can't tolerate wandering POVs). I think I'm good at showing body language and tone in a way that's in-character and doesn't hit you over the head. Is it a strength to know when and how to ignore “common” writing rules? If so, I think I’m pretty good at that, too.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I tend to overthink things, which leads to too much exposition. I try to cut out as much of that as I can when doing final edits. The danger there lies in cutting too much, though. It’s a fine line I’m still learning to navigate. I generally suck at plotting anything unless the muse steps in and demands to take over. Now that I think about it, most of the very favorites of my fics are long and plot heavy, which makes no sense. I’m also not so great at beginnings, but my middles and ends are usually shiny. Is it a weakness to be The World's Slowest Writer? (On second thought, I think GRRM would beat me at that.) But yeah, takes me forever to get anything done. So that, as well.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I have, but I do it sparingly. I added a few short sentences in Italian for The Possibility of Being. Thank you Google.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Beauty and the Beast. 1990-ish or so. I've been at this for a while.

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

Nope. Can’t do it. That’s like asking me to pick a favorite child. I love them all, for various reasons particular to each one.

[o0recipme0o]

someone asked if i had any more content from this dream and then i started making an au lmao

i've never had more than an elevator pitch for my aus so maybe don't expect too much of me but anyway

this one goes out to you anon, i hope this is what you were hoping for :)

also this post starts off with me rambling because i didn't know where to go with this idea so i just started writing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ i'll put a little header where my organized thoughts start in case my rambles are hard to read

more details from my dream (rambling pt1)

i left these out of the original post because i thought they were irrelevant/incoherent but maybe they're interesting

scar was blue & grian was pink, like hades and persephone in the lore olympus webtoon. i think my dream was somewhat inspired by that?

(speaking of hades and persephone there’s a very good desert duo hadestown au on ao3: the equinox series by elycia7 on ao3 in which grian, king of the underworld, and scar, god of spring, navigate their marital issues :) )

although i’m pretty sure in my dream scar had hades’s job and he was guiding the poor little spring bird out of his domain

also I’m not exactly sure how human these guys were? i know in this part of my dream they were completely in animal form, but i vaguely recall them also having a humanoid form? so maybe they’re like shapeshifters or somethin

i think scar was a ruler or leader of some sort

brainstorming ideas... (rambling pt2)

this situation is kind of reminding me of lion king, what with the big cat acting as a leader with a small bird friend

maybe this is a lion king au?

or we could go the zootopia direction and say it’s a predator vs prey world

pesky bird grian trying to stir up some trouble for fun, wandering too far into scar’s domain and getting caught

hey we could even put this in the context of hermitcraft season 7, with scar being the leader/mayor and grian trying to spread the good word of mumbo

(although i don’t know that much about season 7 so i can’t draw many parallels here - w - ;;)

ooh y'know what other season scar and grian were against each other

season 9

i watched season 9 as it came out, i'm familiar enough with it to do this :D okay okay

organized thoughts! woah!

okay let's say the hermits are all hybrids of some sort, and they can switch between their humanoid form and animal/mob form at will

their humanoid form retains traits of their mob form (so like grian keeps his wings, scar keeps his ears & tail, etc.)

there's a human language, a common mob language, and species-specific mob languages. most people will learn the human language first, then their species' language, then the common mob language

(not necessarily one after the other, they can learn multiple languages at the same time, that's just the typical order of mastery)

typically you have to be in human form to understand the human language and mob form to understand the mob language, but you can train your ear to recognize the language when you're in your other form

now for the story...

i've decided to put this in the context of hermitcraft season 9's king arc because i miss it

king rendog has his castle built and he gives each of his court members a piece of land around the castle, so you can't get to the castle without going through at least one of the court member's territories

grian, being the pesky bird he is, tries to sneak into the castle to cause some mischief, and he sees scar's beautifully landscaped gardens and decides that he will have the most cover there from all the greenery and shrubs and such

so goes into his bird form, where he's smaller and more agile, and he flies into scar's domain under the cover of night, but maybe a stray skeleton shoots his wing, so he falls down and lands in scar's garden

meanwhile knight scar is on the clock patrolling his lands (in big cat form for sharpened senses) and hears rustling, so he goes to investigate

grian sees scar coming towards him, winces at his injured wing, and switches to human form so he can at least draw his sword if need be and be a little more intimidating than a little injured bird against a big cat

scar also switches to human form so he can question grian, and somehow grian stumbles his way out of suspicion ("oh i was just exploring, i got a bit lost, so sorry for invading your garden") and scar offers to lead him back to the edge of his territory so grian can go home

and as they walk through the garden they have a nice little conversation, and by the time they get out of scar's garden they're both like "huh, that was nice :)"

next meeting of the king's court, ren talks about how he heard word of an attempted invasion of the castle and named grian and the soup group as the prime suspects

scar hears the description of grian and is like, "aha. aho. that's crazy." but he doesn't say anything because what if he's wrong, then they'll take away an innocent man! (and he'll never see the nice bird that fell into his garden again)

this is followed by a comical series of events where grian keeps trying to infiltrate the castle and getting caught by scar

maybe he tries scar's domain again now that he's more familiar with it, but things always go wrong for him

and when he tries going through one of the other court member's domains scar is somehow always conveniently there

(although if we're going down a more dramatic route instead of a comedic one then maybe grian is able to get to the castle through the others’ domains and he stirs up some mischief that scar has to help solve while grian pretends he's innocent)

and over the course of all these failed attempts grian and scar become closer friends, until eventually grian's just going to scar's garden to hang out even though he insists his main goal is still to get into the castle

i had a dream where scar was in intimidating big cat form and grian was in smol pesky bird form and they just met and scar was guiding grian somewhere but grian kept looking at him and scar was like “??? is he intimidated does he think i’m gonna eat him or something” and so he was like “you seem a little uncomfortable, let me get my assistant to guide you instead” and grian was like “what wait no it’s fine” while scar was walking away and then scar came back in Fluffy Form and grian was like “a.”

and the whole time grian was staring at scar because he thought he looked hot cool lmao

[beacon-lamp]

Hey beacon long time no see!

I have a confession to make: Even tho I've followed you for ages I've avoided your hermitcraft propaganda posts so hard. NOT BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE THE HERMITS THO!! It's because I knew I wouldn't have the time to watch more than 1-2 povs (when I know I'll want to watch way more) or to catch up on previous seasons because I was already involved in watching dsmp streams and all their videos.

And then my interests in the dsmp start drifting and by May I've started binging some animes and mangas my friend was recommending me and I'm about halfway out of mcyt at that point

BUT THEN I start seeing double life fanart appear on my dash, and I realize there's a new life saga series (Does. Does anyone know what to call it? I know it's trafficblr but like. life saga makes the most sense right? It's what I'm calling it anyways). And I'm like "oooooo, third and last life were fun, I should watch the first episode of this!" (I came last to the party for the previous series so I really wanted to be on time for this one)

And so I watch Grian's first episode because he's the hermit I'm most familiar with and. it's so fun. It's got me hook, line, and sinker. I remember how much of a blast is it to watch Grian, I have to watch more.

So I binge Grian's season 8, then catch up on season 9; I realize I'm having such a great time every time Scar's on screen, so I binge his season 9 and am about to finish binging his season 8- and beacon. I'm ASHAMED I didn't find Scar sooner. I almost had a cow seeing he only had 1.8 million subs when I was subbing to him because WHAT. I've banned myself from eating or drinking while watching his videos because I've almost spat on my laptop multiple times from laughing. His kindness and positivity and wise words have made me emotional too many times to count, and reminds me how much being kind is worth it. I would literally fistfight gods on a sea of broken glass for Scar- Alright I have to shut myself up or I'll write a college thesis about that man.

I still haven't read those propaganda posts btw lmao. But I do want you to know I've been kidnapped into being a hermitcraft fan and I'm so happy about it (I was literally kidnapped against my will tho I swear; I was trying to get into a manga SO BAD but then my brain saw double life and said "mmmm, these minecraft men. I want more of these guys, screw everything else" and then I completely forgot about any other interests alskdgh)

ANYWAYS, sorry for such a long ask! I just thought you'd be interested in knowing that I'm in the hermit and trafficblr community now!

You don't have to post this ask if you don't want to btw, but if you do, quick question: who's your favorite hermit? (I ask this like I know who all of them are alsdgh, I wish I did but there's just so many of them, I'm trying so hard tho)

squish!!! hallo!!!

hahaha this ask made me smile so much, hope it's ok i'm only just now answering it

im very glad you're in the hermitblr/trafficblr community now i'm sure everyone is happy to have you hahaha what'd you think of the double life finale, if you've watched it?

grian is fantastic and the Grian Effect is so real; you start off just watching him and then you blink and suddenly you're trying to keep up with 5 different people's upload schedules.

and i agree, scar is criminally underrated/under-subscribed; i remember watching him hit 1M subs and just being So Happy for him. i need that man to hit 2M subs immediately, he's at 1.92M now. (honestly a lot of the hermits are just under-subscribed i've watched so many of them hit 1M subscribers since the end of season 6 and i am so happy for all of them)

i don't know if i could pick one hermit as a favorite bc i follow pretty much all of them; i watch them based on like the ~vibes~ i'm feeling that day. bdubs almost never fails to bring a smile to my face tho and he interacts with so many hermits so if you haven't checked him out already, you should.

[cattimeswithjellie]

Hi! I was wondering if you have any suggestions on the best way to get a hermitcraft crash course? I’d like to watch some of their POVs this MCC too so I can round out my participant knowledge some more, but I would like to get to know the hermits as much as I can before then if possible! Are there good compilations, big events with a lot of them in it, classic videos that everyone should see, etc, or is it best to just watch a recent video or two from season 9 for everyone? I’ve been meaning to get into hermitcraft for a while now because I know I’ll really enjoy it, but I unfortunately just haven’t had enough free time recently to properly get into it. Thank you for your help!(I’m sending this same ask to the top blogs that Tumblr suggests under the “hermitcraft” tag to see what people suggest 😊)

What a fun question! I'm pretty new to the fandom myself, but I've been chugging it like a firehose because sometimes the real world is just Too Much, you know? There's so much content out there, a lot of what you get into is going to depend on exactly what you like. There's a little something for everybody!

You mentioned you want to watch MCC POVs this weekend, so the absolute first thing I'm going to suggest is not technically Hermitcraft at all, lol. In order to understand why everybody is so hyped for Lime Llamas this weekend you need to watch Third Life, which is a Hermitcraft-adjacent eight-episode miniseries. Watch Grian or GoodTimesWithScar's playlist first and you'll get the general story, plus a lot of entertainment, in a neat package that's only a few hours long for the whole thing. Grian and Scar with Third Life partners and were allied with Jimmy (SolidarityGaming) who is their MCC teammate. Grian and Scar's pet in Third Life was Pizza the llama, which leads a lot of people in the fandom to assume that the entire team (Pizzadahut as fourth member, Lime Llamas) is one big Third Life joke on the part of Smajor, who was also a player in that series. It's fun, you'll like it!

If you really just want to stick tight to Hermitcraft, it'll depend on what sort of experience you want. For an experience that gives you lots and lots of content that you can binge through without being entirely overwhelming, I'd start with Season 7. (Season 6 is also very good, but INCREDIBLY long.) Season 7 was full of lots of fun and had the beginning of proximity chat, which is honestly my favorite part of newer-season Hermitcraft. I recommend starting with Grian, Mumbo Jumbo, GoodTimesWithScar, or DocM77 because they all interact a lot with other Hermits. Watching one or two Hermits' perspectives to start and then branching off when you see somebody you want to see more of is a great way to find your lane in the series.

(I would NOT advise trying to go the completionist route and watch everyone's perspectives all in order. There are two dozen Hermits and some post twice a week while others post twice a month and it's way too confusing plus the pace gets very slow. You can always double back later for more perspectives!)

If you're more interested in just jumping right in and getting caught up to fandom ASAP, you can absolutely just jump into Season 9, which is still in its very early stages. Same advice as above, though I'd throw in PearlescentMoon, who also streams live on Twitch, as a fun starting perspective. Early Season 9 has been full of lots of fun shenanigans with lots of interaction between Hermits, so it's going to be a good way to start getting to know the various players and what they are like. The Secret Fools videos are especially good!

Finally, I would also recommend Pixlriff's YouTube channel for the HermitCraft Recap, a weekly show that goes through every video posted that week and gives the highlights and funny bits so you can stay up to date on storylines from perspectives you haven't watched. Like I said, there's a ton of content and really no wrong way to watch, so don't be afraid to dive in. Have fun!

[thequeenofsastiel]

Since I'm always low key flattered when anyone tags me because they're interested in what I have to say, and because I love talking about BL shows, I'm here to answer the questions in the post @odi-et-amo85 tagged me in:

1. Your all-time favorite BL and why:

Definitely Bad Buddy. It subverted so many problematic BL tropes, was absolutely hilarious but also moving when it needed to be, had a GL side couple, was a lovely modern day gay version of Romeo and Juliet but with a happy ending, and, of course, there was the absolutely insane chemistry between Ohm and Nanon. Seriously, I have never bought another BL actor pairing as much as I bought them. They're both excellent actors who were able to seem deeply, deeply in love with each other. Their kiss on the rooftop in episode five was hands down the best kiss I've ever seen on screen, both in BL and non BL media. This will be the series that I show anyone when I'm trying to introduce them to BL. I don't think it's possible for me to recommend this show enough.

2. That one BL that scarred you for life:

Fucking Make Our Days Count. Istfg I sat on my couch weeping for hours after I finished it. My roommates were deeply concerned. I am forever bitter and have never trusted the HIStory series since. I only ever watch them after other people have and have assured me that there's a HEA. I spent most of my life being subjected to queer tragedies in books/tv shows/movies, and I am OVER IT. If I never have to see another queer tragedy it'll be too soon, idgaf how cliché that phrase is.

3. Is there any BL that made you feel very single:

Don't Say No. I'm kinky and, while their kink relationship was much softer than the ones I prefer, there was still an intense power dynamic and I miss that more than I can say.

4. If you could change one thing from a BL, what would it be?

This is also from DSN. Leonpob. I would entirely eliminate that romance and replace it with AndaNatsu.

5. That one BL you detest(don't hold back):

This one is hard, because in general I forget the ones I don't like, but the main one I can think of is Fish Upon the Sky(@heretherebedork can sympathize). Mork was so gross and controlling and gaslighty with Pi, and I hated it. I hated that as soon as they got together Mork pushed his way into Pi's house and, when Pi was resistant to being intimate with him, Mork said "Don't make me force you, Pi." And then started to force Pi to kiss him. Pi gave up fighting once he knew it was only a kiss, but Mork still sexually assaulted him. And somehow after that Pi was super soft and affectionate with him when Mork left. The rage in me I-

6. Your top five:

Bad Buddy, A Tale of a Thousand Stars, The Untamed, Until We Meet Again, and Manner of Death.

7. That trashy BL you lowkey like:

I mean, I'm not entirely sure how one defines "trashy", but the best one I can think of is Gen Y. Sort of. There are parts of it I very much enjoy, like MarkKit in season 1, though season 2 is kind of taking a turn for the worse; same thing with PokTong. In both seasons I like SandeePhai and JackKoh(while it looks like Koh is going to be the more dominant one I just can't bring myself to call them KohJack).

8. Your favorite Korean BL(it's important we know):

Light on Me, even though I had massive Second Lead Syndrome for that show and was heartbroken that Tae Kyung picked Shin Woo over Da On.

9. But also your top three for KBLs:

Light on Me, Color Rush, To My Star

10. Season 2? Which one?

100% Utsukushii Kare. I NEED to know what a relationship between the two of them would look like. Can two subs make it work? Will Kiyoi be able to be satisfied with being service topped by another sub? Will Hira be satisfied being placed in the role of Dom to please Kiyoi? I NEED TO KNOW

11. A bunch of dramas will air soon. Which ones are you most excited for?

I don't know if excited is the right word, but I'm definitely intrigued by Unforgotten Night. Will they handle hardcore BDSM well? Or will it be portrayed as something wrong and toxic? Regrettably it doesn't look like they're going to show polyamory in a good light, and the female character looks like she's going to get the classic BL treatment of seeming like a horrible person.

Tbh I don't really know much about the BLs that are going to be airing. I try to focus on the ones that are currently available.

12. Tag them! Please only do it if you want to, no pressure!

I always want to hear what @heretherebedork thinks. Also I'd love to hear what @marbles290 @therealbduh @leofiat-bunny and @the-wayside have to say.