#Magic Tiles Music Game

[sturnmeovr]

♡‧₊˚ Neighbor!Matt x Brat!Reader - Let Us Happen (February Au Special)

It had been a week since he saw you last; since he had you coming undone, pressed against the tile walls of your shower, his hand tangled through your sex crazed hair while he talked you through your orgasm, leaving a trail of sloppy kisses down your neck. You couldn’t get him out of your mind. Every time he wound up at your doorstep, he wound up in your bed by the end of the night. You didn’t know what was going on between you and the man who lived in the apartment above you, but one you did know was you craved any type of attention from him. It didn’t matter if it was physically, mentally, or emotionally — you craved it. 

Music bumps through the surround sound connected to your tv, you were hosting a girls night for a few of your friends, since it was the first weekend of February. Mixed drinks, charcuterie boards, and a good game truth or drink were the plans for the night. You knew most of the girls would be too wasted to get home safely, much like nights out at the bar, so you were prepared for the sleepover that awaited ahead. 

“Take another one!” one of your besties shouts, forcing another shot glass into your hand. The clear liquid spills down hands, making the potent alcohol a bit more identifiable. A shiver shoots down your spine as you pinch the bridge of your nose, gulping the shot down in a hurry, your throat and chest burning from the after effect. Twisting your face in disgust, you slam the shot glass on the table, “Gahh! — that’s fucking disgusting,” as you gasp for air. Your reaction earns a giggle from her, “s’not that bad.” She was definitely the friend that had no tolerance and spent her night getting everyone around her drunk as fuck. You loved her, though. 

“Uhmm, Y/N?” one of the girls chimes in from across the kitchen table, making you look up to her. You quickly follow her gaze, only to set your eyes on a messy-haired Matt leaning against your door frame with his hands stuffed in the pockets of his hoodie and a smirk stretched across his face. The music fades out, almost like it's on cue, as you look back at your friends who were gossiping amongst each other, probably because you hadn’t told any of them about the steamy hookups you had been sharing with the boy standing in front of them. One thing you learned over the years, never brag about good dick because other bitches love to go after it. You’d be damned if you saw one of your ‘friends’ exiting his apartment, the feminine rage would make you explode in an instant. As much as you loved your girls, you'd learned your lesson – on more than one occasion – when it came to gossiping about one your new boy toys. You knew not to make that mistake again, especially with a guy like Matt.

You eye him down, rolling your eyes as you pull yourself to your feet. What the hell was he doing? The room fills with whispers and giggles as you stride towards Matt, the alcohol in your system makes you stumble a bit, “what do you want?” A faint mixture of his cologne and weed engulfs your nose as soon as you plant your feet in front of him, holding onto the door to steady yourself.

Matt raises an eyebrow at the sharpness in your tone, a small smile playing at the corner of his lips as he pushes himself off the doorframe. He knew you were pissed at him, but it was adorable how you looked when you were so annoyed with him. It was amusing to him how you had been avoiding him in the stairwells, ignoring all his calls and texts once again. He loved the chase. He clears his throat, “I wanna talk to you,” the sly smile making itself known as he says his next words, “princess.” 

He tests the waters with the magic pet name, both of you aware it always left a pool in your panties each time he said it. His comment earns a gasp from one of the girls behind you, making you cringe, “what’s there to talk about? I’m busy right now,” your eyes falling to the side like you're motioning to the small group behind you. You were the host after all. How rude would it be to ditch your girls just to get fucked senseless by the only guy you had been hooking up with? 

“Oh, I don’t know,” he coos teasingly, “maybe the fact that you’ve been ignoring me since I had you —,” his hands traveling up to your face to sweep a strand of hair behind your ear.

“Okay — okay,” you speak above him, a bit surprised he’d tell your business to the room. If he was willing to do that than what other secrets was he willing to spill? Irritation boils in your gut as you tighten your grip on the door, ready to slam it in his face. Matt raises his eyebrows at you, letting you know he wasn’t leaving even if you closed it. You let out a sigh, “we really have to do this right now — right here?” The desperation seeps through your voice as you whine at him, your reaction earning a chuckle from the back of his throat. He was very keen on your tricks by now.

“No, we’re not doing this tomorrow,” he grumbles, his blue eyes fixed on you. his brows crunched together in a combative manner, “you’ve been being a brat for too long. This conversation is happening now.” 

“Matt,” you whine, stomping your foot on the floor. He didn't care about your dramatics – no way in hell had he been giving you the best dick of your life just for you to ignore his existence the very next day. Pissed, he takes a hold of your wrist, pulling you out of your apartment and into the hallway, in one swift movement. His tight grip around your wrist earning a gasp from you, he looks up to your group of friends behind you, “jus’ burrowing her for a minute, ladies — carry on.” Your friends watch the door slam behind the two of you, erupting in giggles and gossip as it does so.

“Matt, you can’t just —,” you scold him, thrashing in his grip before he cuts you off, smashing his lips into yours like he always did. It was obvious he had a bad habit of kissing you at the worst times, always when you were fuming and never when you really wanted it. Your soft lips dance against his plump ones, the magnetic force pulling your bodies together instantaneously. His hands clasp around your waist, and he attempts to pull away. Only to fight the urge, walking you backwards until your back is pressed against the wall, his arms pinning you in. Your fists make balls into the thick material of his hoodie, rolling your body against his as your way of telling him to never stop.

Once he finally breaks away, staring down at you with a hard lust filled gaze, “just stop fighting it — let us happen,” he whispers, his face so close to yours you can smell the minty freshness of his breath. Redness creeps to your cheeks and you trap your bottom lip between your teeth, looking up at him with those seductive siren eyes he loved so much. Completely under his hypnotic trance, you nod in agreement. What was this man doing to you? 

wc - 1273

♡‧₊˚ Cheys Note - I knoww, I said I'd post this yesterday, but this flu isn't doing me any favors 🥲I hope everyone enjoys!! <3 I'll still be posting, just not too sure about dates now since I'm still working on the others!

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[ma1dita]

heyyyy! can i get a ticket for the graveyard smash! starring steve harrington with chocolate and ice cream??

1980s horror film

[STARRING: STEVE HARRINGTON x reader ;  “Really? Now? God, you have terrible timing.” “How long have you been watching me?” ] wc: 1.3k warnings: MDNI- mentions of unspecified drugging, kidnapping, dubcon, light bondage, biting biting biting, slight p in v at the end; hot topic was first opened in 1989 but i couldn’t care less about accuracy rn okay go be horny and enjoy

monster mash-terlist

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This happened because of an ice cream and an offer.

It was after 9pm already with Starcourt void of mindless Hawkins crowds, and the building dimmed to help the few poor souls who close up shop on $3.35 an hour.

You were a pretty thing that walked by every so often and quite frankly the only reason he’d always find himself looking in the direction of the brand new Hot Topic that opened up three stores down—powdered skin and blood red lips dressed straight out of a dark fantasy. Pretty weird—Dustin swore he’s seen a picture of you in the Dungeons and Dragons handbook. But something about you was captivating; Steve would choke on air every time your eyes would meet over the register on days his friend would drag him in to look at collectibles and game pieces. This looks like a store the freaks he used to bully would frequent more, but as he moseys around the aisles pretending to look interested in merch from bands he’s never heard of and a wall of different fishnet stockings and nose piercings—he doesn’t realize you’ve snuck up next to him.

“Find what you’re looking for?”

Steve flinches slightly when your voice cuts through a lull in the incomprehensible screamo music that reverberates through the store. He’s an oddity here, the all-American sweetheart standing against your rack of black lace and ripped jeans.

“Um, I’m not…sure,” he stutters, suave confidence quickly broken at the sight of you smirking at his discomfort. He booked it quickly after that, opting to stand outside and stare through the window while Dustin’s gummy grin greeted you with his purchase.

You haven’t left his mind since—so his way of coping was to lean against the counter of his workplace keeping his eyes peeled for a cloud of darkness to walk by.

“You’ve always wanted things you can’t have, huh dingus?” his best friend said, nudging him roughly as she chucks her sailor hat at him and swivels toward the exit, “See you tomorrow!”

“W-what? You’re not gonna help me close up?”

Robin smirks as she walks backwards, pointing in the direction of your store and grinning at his dumbfounded expression, “You got it, tough guy. Here’s your opportunity!”

And it came in the form of watching you throw your whole weight on the rolling storefront gate, grunting as it bounced back to the midway point.

Thankfully Steve was always a helpful guy, especially with pretty girls in need.

“Need a hand?”

“God, how long have you been watching me? This is embarrassing,” you laugh—and the sound of it sounds cool to the touch. Your platform boots thunked against the tile floor, his attention gravitating upwards from your stockinged legs up to the corset that pushed your ti–what is he doing here again? Steve clears his throat, looking in any other direction, licking his lips as his hands pressed against yours to push the gate shut, and it felt like magic. Electric, he thinks, and he looks at you with bated breath before asking if you want an ice cream before he closes the shop.

What a treat, right?

The last time Steve had a headache this bad, Billy Hargrove had beaten him to a pulp and given him a mild concussion.

He’s laid out and completely bare, hands and ankles bound with ropes to the posts of your bed. Blinking slowly, he realizes he can’t see much in the dim candlelight that fills your bedroom, twinkling through the gauzy fabric that hangs from your canopy. Your weight is almost comforting against the firmness of his torso if it weren’t for the fact that goosebumps cover every inch of his skin. And you’re looking down at him with your canines bared in a toothy grin.

“Been waiting for you to wake up, pretty boy,” you coo. Steve groans at the sight of you wearing nothing but moonlight, sitting atop him like a queen on her throne. He can feel his cock standing at attention and resting against the plump of your asscheeks, soft and smooth like the rest of you. Steve can’t tell if this is his worst nightmare or biggest dream come true, still in a haze as he watches your black claws for nails rake slowly up his hairy chest, index finger grazing a nipple and he hisses— a sound you’ve pulled out from deep within his core. You laugh at his utter desperation; it’s a funny thing to be wanted by someone so completely opposite of you, so good it almost feels wrong. But nothing about the way your lipstick marks dot his skin could ever feel like this was not meant to be.

“How…what ha—” he slurs, until a perfectly manicured finger taps against his open mouth, dragging the digit down towards his Adam's apple. It almost scratches at him, the stiletto shape sharp enough to pierce his jugular if you pressed down with force. Your tongue peeks out from behind your plush lips, messy and stained dark red which is now becoming your favorite color with how good Steve makes it look.

“Shhh….” you pout, “Don’t ruin it baby. Gonna make you feel good, okay?” There’s a breathiness to your voice, sounding like something out of a black and white film. Your makeup is smearing further when you bite your lip like that, staining the front of your teeth as you languidly kiss and lick at the sensitive spots on his neck, to his collarbones, and down to his nipples. Spit gurgles in his throat as Steve moans, writhing against his restraints at your actions.

And then you bite him.

Teeth sinking into the meat of his pec, Steve Harrington howls in surprise as you mark him, fingertips soothing over the indents as you place your mouth onto his open one, remembering to grind your wetness onto his cock and he’s gasping for air between kisses. The sensations are overwhelming—his brain short-circuits before kissing you back, opening up to let you devour him, teeth and tongue and spit. The balmy texture of your lipstick has made its way onto Steve’s taste buds and he swallows it whole to try and remember you in case this isn’t real.

But the hood of your clit catches on his cockhead after you swipe your hips against his and the both of you moan into each other’s throats. He has a hold on you too, even if you can’t see it. You bite his bottom lip before detaching from it, watching it swell under your constant attention. Leaning over him once more, he croaks at the feeling of your tits pressing against his chest, someone pinch him if this isn’t real—but the pain spikes through his system when you bite the soft of his neck. Again, and again, and again, hickeys mapping down his pulsepoint at your insistence. 

Steve doesn’t see it coming, the pain building at the heat in his stomach until his cock physically throbs against your folds and his vision blurs at the sensation until he feels your palms against his chest and hears you clicking your tongue.

“Really? God you have terrible timing, Stevie. I’m still having fun.”

Cum leaks between your thighs as his body twitches beneath you and you sigh, “That just won’t do, baby. You can handle it can’t you?” Your hand slithers down to cup his balls, massaging him as he spurts onto his lower stomach. There’s tears in the corner of his eyes as he pleads, “Wait…” The blood pools to the surface of his skin, sensitive to the touch. Steve’s a pretty thing underneath you, decorated in blooming bruises, and you decide that red must be his color.

He looks good enough to eat.

You hitch your leg over his hips properly mounting him as you sink yourself onto his overstimulated cock. The way your eyes roll into the back of your head, he’s not sure if he’s hurt you—and then your mouth pulls into a smile, almost as if a form of self-destruction as you lift up onto your haunches again, about to strike.

“Ready?”

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ma1dita's monster mash is closed for requests but ongoing for the rest of october!

[littlewonders7]

Arcane isekai ideas for reader pt.3

(Not really a series just rambles of goofy scenarios ideas for mainly gen z reader surviving in the world of arcane and how the characters and world reacts to them)

warning: not good at explaining shit🤡🥲

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- I just think if a gen z reader were to be brought upon to the world of arcane, they would not have a normal conversation or introduction with any of the characters like you would see with x reader posts

- like I understand if the reader is sooo smart and a bad bitch who can anything for the plot and if it’s done right, HOWEVER I’m just saying it be nice to have the arcane characters being intrigued and curious about the reader for their chaotic and other worldly behavior that differs from and piltover and zaun, the reader being just them awkward, cringe, goofy self and the characters wanting to understand more about them because of it!

- like for example, I am a awkward but polite person, who tends to say sorry more times than I really should, I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed and I do enjoy helping people if I can, however I do have that spark were I will not stand injustice and acts of cruelty towards others so I guess I would clash with zaun’s way of surviving, but also piltover’s brutality towards zaunites if that makes sense(not a good example but I hope that makes sense)

- I think it would be nice to have readers outworldy behavior and understanding of the world and their personality have an effect on those in arcane as their presence slowly or unexpectedly give them viewpoints they never realized or understood until they came along and gave the cast an outsider perspective of their lives.

- like I mentioned a little in my first post, I say to keep our reader alive and add some “magical or advance” they will still have excess to our world/reality technology and can get still buy as well as use those items over in arcane, perhaps they have a home just outside of the land of piltover and zaun and customize their base/home like you see in games idk. As for their abilities it’s kind of like that character from that one anime “campfire cooking in another world” but maybe more to it, they still have to buy and pay to get items or get rewards for doing tasks idk though. (I will note that while having access to the “real world” they cannot access or see any arcane related stuff, only maybe one their phone or when they’re asleep)

- I kind of have the reader have that kind of power mainly because I know my dumb sad anxious ass could not handle being throw into a new world without connection back to home in some way, and I definitely know I would be fuck with my terrible communication skills cause I stutter and worry to fuck up my words due to ✨trauma and overall mental health✨

- another reason I would like the reader to have that power is I thought it would bring more chaos if the cast finds out about readers technology advances they have or use, and reader having the time of their life just vibing and not realizing that them just doing that has fucked up the timeline. Like you see them whipping out their phone playing games(I like puzzle-brain test games and rhythm games like piano tile) walking around town wearing headphones listening to music oblivious to the world while some stop and stare at them.

- maybe that’s how you get introduce to sky( cause I kind of want her and other side characters having some spotlight) and sky trying to help you out living the world of arcane, not realizing the shit she just put herself in, as I did mention maybe the reader time travel or like dream travel to arcane past before being isekai so the characters have some sort connection or something like, that’s why the timeline being change and alter without the readers knowing what they did.

- I’m also debating whether or not to have the cast yandere or the very least possessive for reader to give more bs to deal with understand wtf is happening but eh that’s all I got for now

[buubonita]

budbonita. fellow horrortale connoisseur. opinions on the horrortale game that came out this jolly holly eve,,,,,,, me personally i am very calm and relaxed (eye twitch) 🙂

Hello, Tryglybud! Its good to see you again in my ask box :3c okay lets het to the point shall we?

THERE IS SPOILERS ON THIS, so have that on mind before READING!!!

WARNING FOR child death mention, decapitation mention.

That said (rubs my little fly hands)

If there's one thing I really liked about Horrortale is that SAS takes elements from the original game and re-routes them to fit the story. The charm of Horrortale is that it's precisely an alternate timeline that you can believe will happen without problems. A neutral route that turns into the living hell of monsters.

Anyway, now to point out the little things I liked.

The dark twist of Sans' Iceezs puzzle! In the original the joke is that you can't find any of the words that are written (the fucking puzzle is not doing the puzzle if you want to pass it. It's literally doing nothing lol) but here you literally HAVE to find the words to advance. I found it funny because if you've played UT your first instinctive action is to do nothing! It's like that Papyrus puzzle and the colored tiles that you don't expect to be relevant and then it turns out that it was! Just cute, thanks SAS.

The music! the overall atmosphere is super eerie and ominous, the opening song for waterfall is simple and sounds like still water. It gives you the feeling that you're in dead ground. Like the genocidal route in waterfall and its theme, but again, SAS USES the game's foundations and directs them into their own story YYYYYY OUAGHAHA I LOVE IT! Do you think Aliza inhales the dust in the air while walking?

Goner Kid!'s dialogue is literally a reversal of what one of Gaster's followers says about living in a world where everything is exactly the same but you don't exist in it. In this case, SAS AGAIN redirects and gives new meaning to phrases and details from the game for Horrortale.

The underground would probably have been saved if Sans didn't exist, that is, if Sans had decided to die for all of them! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH I'M REALLY SMILING LIKE A LUNATIC. I love, LOVE the importance SAS gives to the source material considering Horrortale is a timeline and not an AU! It adds another layer of depth and reinforces the plot a lot; you who played the game and knew the story and grew fond of these characters are now witnessing the suffering that YOU as a player caused in one of your games!

Onion san submerged in that pit of black water was scary, I really expected him to come out of there to kill me when I first saw him (and I wanted that to happen, for him to jump out and kill us why not? >:3). His exchange with Aliza is sweet and adorable considering how scary he managed to look at the beginning haha. Horrortale is still a sad story even though it has scary elements.

The painting on the wall of waterfall reminded me of that thing Alphys created to rip out Horror's magic eye, although the description says it seems to be from a creature. It's probably ambiguous on purpose.

Aliza's deaths are brutal. I died with River Person for the first time and I felt bad for Aliza, poor thing was stripped down to the bone! A gruesome death. The rabid Temmies! I loved that they were included, their dialogue is simple but works well and feels in character. She was decapitated, MY POOR GIRL! Devored, impaled, drowned, this girl wont stop going through the most horrorific DEATHS!

And that's another thing with Horrortale, they all feel in character just like their original versions! Sans is still a joker, only his psychosis has made him more violent, more sadistic and prone to darker humor (I'd eat Horrortale's little black humor animated shorts with fries). He also keeps the tendency to beat up children, his character is consistent and that's why he's my favorite.

There's such a thick and obvious parallel with Aliza and Horror when he says "how much do you think your life is worth?" I mean, if he's on her case maybe it's because he wasn't in her shoes for long (although Aliza doesn't wear shoes!)

And I'm not saying Killer or Dust aren't, they're also wonderful in their own way but they're maybe very different approaches, but they work (and I love them too, believe me).

My only complaint with this little game is that it's very short once you figure out all the puzzles! But I can't complain when we get more of the comic in JANUARY (my birthday month!!). I look forward to more story and seeing more characters soon. This was a little treat i will treasure with all my heart.

[temporary-joyride]

I have so many Bachira headcannons it's like ridiculous it's not even cool

- I see a lot of people writing Bachira as a very chaotic sleeper but I actually disagree I think he's super chill. He sucks his thumb, rolls around a couple times, every now and then he'll snore like a field mouse but otherwise is pretty peaceful

- Helps his mom with her paintings when she gets stuck ("I feel like something's off... What do you think?" / "This corner is too empty, you need a splash of color over here" / "Ohh, like maybe a yellow?" / "Yes! But not a super bright one, more like a pale yellow" / "That sounds perfect Meguru, thank you baby")

- Constantly forgetting stuff. Just everything. I'm very much on the Bachira has ADHD train and he is always losing track of time. Especially during the first selection he could never remember his ranking number (although in his defense it did change like 4 times)

- Crazy flexible, easily the most so in Team Z. Unsure if it's from years of practice or he's just naturally noodle-boney but it very much helps out with dribbling and looks super impressive

- Not a big gamer, the only games he plays on his phone are like one or two rhythm games. He probably has a wicked high score in Piano Tiles and also Ensemble Stars Music

- Other than that it's just random stuff like Cut the Rope and Doodle Jump to play in the car or while waiting

- And YES his phone case is yellow OBVIOUSLYYYYYY

- Actually not a headcannon but instead an observation that Bachira is always on the floor. Have you guys noticed that? He's always laying or chilling on the floor- what's he doing down there? Conserving energy?

- He hates being rushed. It freaks him out to no end. The Egoist bible says Bachira cries very often and this is one reason why. Raichi yelled at him once to hurry up and Bachira just immediately started shedding tears, "Don't rush me!! I'm getting there!!"

- And when something manages to upset him someone always ends up swooping in (usually Isagi) to comfort him and rectify the situation. Something about him upset or crying almost nobody can stand and immediately needs to be Fixed™ at all costs (Chigiri jokes that if Rin yells at Bachira three times in a row, Isagi will magically appear!)

There's more, I can create so many more, but this will be it unless someone by any chance asks for a pt 2

[astral--horrorshow]

Around-The-Clock Shadows

Platonic Yandere ROTTMNT x Reader

Info: This will be a full-length fic including multiple ROTTMNT characters, the main storyline revolves around the Mad Dogs.

Fic Summary: You sure are likeable, aren't you?

《Chapter 1》

Chapter 2: Juice-Induced Short-Circuit

Characters: Donnie, Leo, Raph, Mikey

A/N: Chapter 2 is here! I'm going to try to write a bit more to get chapters out faster, (dw i'm not burning myself out, i literally sit around at home most days) so ya'll have that to look forwards to!

Tbh I did my most productive writing while listening to video game fan music, maybe it just has magical tendencies from good it is.

If you want to be added to a taglist, just say the word! If you want to draw fanart or make anything based off of this, I would be literally honored. Please don't be shy, I will love whatever you make! If you have any questions about the fic, feel free to ask!

TW: Stalking, kidnapping plans, toxic relationships, Donnie has a bit of an ego, ruining of clothing

I do not condone any of the behaviors found or done in this fic. This story is purely for entertainment purposes. If you or someone you know is being treated like this, please contact the authorities.

Please Reblog writer's work!

Chapter Summary: Donnie gets rid of a tracker in a way that Leo doesn't like very much, and Raph goes over a plan with his brothers.

Word Count: 1176

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"Don't let me hear the robins sing above,

What good's their song if I've no one to love?"

You leaned your head back against the porcelain of the bathtub, watching the steam from the water curl up towards the ceiling. The silky-double vocals of Leslie Gore crept beneath the door and echoed throughout the tiled bathroom.

You leaned forwards and pulled the plug to the drain, watching the water swirl into the pipes.

"Don't let that dreamy moon come out, come out tonight,"

You lifted the needle off of the record, slipping it back into its case and strolling back to your bedroom. You snuggled under the warm covers, your wet hair dampening the pillow. Your eyelids were getting heavier with each second, warm water always did make you sleepy.

A hand landed on the outdoor windowsill, pulling the body attached to it upwards, revealing Donatello. He froze for a moment when you stirred in your sleep, but relaxed again when you merely turned your sleeping face to the wall.

Donnie pulled open your window, and slipped inside almost silently. He scanned around the room, before the spot of red light he was looking for pulled him to the jacket it was coming from.

He plucked the tracker the Purple Dragons had planted and glared at it with distaste. How dare they disrespect your privacy like that? He knew that they didn't care about you, not like he did. He wants to protect you, they want to use you. He wouldn't let that happen, over his dead body. Donnie's trackers are for protection purposes, so you need them. You need him, you need the rest of your new family to protect you from people like Kendra.

Now, what to do with the tracker? He obviously couldn't bring it back to the Lair, but he didn't want to leave it on you. He couldn't place it somewhere else, there were still things to prepare for your arrival and they would still see you at school, much to his displeasure. He thought it over, finding no good options even within the deepest depths of his intellect.

Suddenly, he thought of the most intelligent idea. He would spill something on the jacket, so you would throw it in the wash! The tracker would be destroyed! Those horrible, deceiving nerds wouldn't suspect a thing! He applauded himself in his mind, basking in his own intellect.

He was so busy praising himself in his mind that he didn't notice the electric blue portal materializing out of thin air behind him until Leo was right behind him. Donnie jumped nearly a mile out of his skin when Leo's hand landed on his shoulder.

He jerked around, expecting you to have woken up somehow and discovered his presence, but deflated when he saw that it was just his brother, and glared at him.

"What are you doing here, Leo?" Donnie said, crossing his arms with an annoyed look on his face. He could believe that his brother could do what he was doing, but he really wished he wouldn't.

"I'm visiting, of course," Leonardo flipped the ends of his bandana over his shoulder like it was hair, "Also, Raph sent me to look for you. You didn't come back after you left."

"That's none of your business."

"I think it is. If you're here, then it's all our business."

"You'll just do something rash."

Leo put on a half-mocking, half-serious pout, "Nuh-uh!"

"Scoff."

"If you don't tell me, I'll tell Raph and Mikey something is wrong."

Donatello clenched his fists and teeth, glaring even deeper at Leo. "Fine. The Purple Dragons placed a tracker on them, and I'm going to get rid of it."

Leonardo brought a hand up to his chest and gasped dramatically like a woman in a black-and-white movie, his eyes widening. "No!" He said it less like an exclamation, and more like a woman gossiping with her friends.

"Yes. Like I said, I'm going to get rid of it. Now go away."

Leo sassily put a hand on his hip, "No. I'm going to stay here and look after them."

"Fine," Donnie snapped, "But if you wake them up, you're going to regret it."

He walked to the kitchen, taking a carton of juice out of the fridge before returning.

Upon re-entering the bedroom, Donnie gritted his teeth yet again upon seeing him sit on the edge of your bed, his three-fingered hand gently petting the top of your head.

“What are you doing? Get off of there before you wake them up!” Leo pouted at his brother’s demand, but sat up anyway. He cocked his head in curiosity upon seeing the juice in Donnie’s hand.

“Juice?”

“Yes. This is how I’m going to get rid of that awful tracker.”

Leo launched forwards, attempting to grab the juice. “Don’t do that! You’re going to ruin a perfectly good jacket!”

Donatello jerked his hand back before Leo could grab it. “The whole point is that they’re going to wash it, dumb-dumb.” Upon hearing his brother’s plan, Leo didn’t try to grab the juice anymore, but put a hand on his hip again. “And what happens if it stains?”

“I’ll buy them another one,” Donnie turned back to the jacket, screwing the cap open.

Leonardo made no further attempt to stop his brother, but looked away as Donnie poured the liquid over the fabric. In his refusal to watch him disfigure clothing, he looked over to you, still sleeping soundly even with all the noise they were both making. You really were a deep sleeper, how cute.

“Done,” Donnie announced, interrupting Leo’s thoughts. He turned back to him, trying not to focus on the stained fabric on a hanger behind him. “Let’s just go,” Leo said, sulkily. He didn’t want to leave you so soon, but he couldn’t stand another minute in the awkwardness of the moment. They both walked to the kitchen, checking on you one last time to make sure you were still sleeping soundly. Donnie put the juice back in the fridge, then stepped into Leo’s portal.

☆~☆~☆

The Turtle Tank sped throughout the backstreets of New York City, leaving scattered papers and humans in its wake. Raphael pulled the tank into an isolated alleyway, beckoning his brothers to join in a circle.

"Okay," Raph said, putting his arms on the backs of Leo and Mikey, who were next to him in the circle, "We have everything prepared? Donnie, you have the tranq gun?"

"Of course I do, Raph," Donnie said with a slightly exasperated tone, "We've been over this."

"Okay, fine. Everyone knows the plan, right? We sneak in, get them, and take them home, like a boss!" Upon saying his catchphrase, Raph pumped his fist in the air, hyped up.

His energy spread to his younger brothers, and they put in their words of excitment and encouragement. Raph drove the vehicle out of the alleyway, and sped towards your home.

☆~☆~☆

A/N: Apologies if this chapter drags on a bit! I wanted to focus more on staying on one scene because of all the jumping back and forth in the first chapter! Also sorry that Raph and Mikey aren't very active in the story right now! They'll be a lot more starting in chapter 3! The first two chapters are more focused on the stalking aspect, which I tend to assign to Leo and Donnie. Raph and Mikey are more caretaker-esque, which you'll definently see very soon!

Taglist <3: @yandere-toons @yanteetle @ssak-i @oleander-nin @averagerottmntsimp

[undertalerebirth]

July-June Dev log. We're really going places! (This Dev Log has been delayed since July. We are sorry it took so long)!

Hey! Were back! We have a lot some stuff to get through so lets get started!

A New Face?

Yep! Let me introduce you to a new UTBB character; Princess(?) Emily Emerald!

Emerald is a spider monster that you will be familied with in the demo and through out the story. She lives in the Ruined sewers with the rest of her sibling, maybe you'll even get to meet a few of them

(Artwork made by @hollowgears )

Progress!

[ Coding ]

As of writing this, our custom base UT engine is almost complete! We only need to work on a few thing regarding the battle & overworld system. After that we will start implementing some changes such as adding out reworked magic system and a few new special changes.

Then we'll get to work on rooms, tilesets, and backgrounds!

[ Music ]

We've been releasing a few tracks on our game page and YouTube! You should go check them out when you have the time. Our composers work hard on every OST they make and we hope you enjoy listening to them just has much as the team! * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOzEMaAb1zE * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxgr3R6DAsI

We only have a small amount of OSTs at the moment, but were trying to chip away at at it step by step! We don't want to overwhelm anybody here since most of the team have their own projects they have to work on as well.

[ Writing ]

As of now the demo as been fully written out! With the addition to new team members and the director reaching out to different writers in and out of the community, the game has under go some major rewrites which were heavily needed. The rest of the game has been perfectly outlined and I'm currently halfway through the Geno/No Mercy script for the Snowden section. However, writing for the rest of the Ruins after the demo on pacifist and neutral runs is still a work in progress

The plan is to work on neutral scripts after Pacifist and Geno scripts are done. Just to make things a little easier on the teams main writer (Skill issue we know lol). Also, I am glad to say that all of UTBBs main cast as been fully made! Yes we still need to work on their section/area script but like I said before, those have been neatly outlined.

Meet Our New Team Members!

MUSIC COMPOSERS

JeffTheCowfish72

@MrMrMilesP 

Epic

ARTIST/SPRITERS

@DaWikzz 

@Destroyer120 

@swidev 

@SeaForest 

Kamiko Torayama

YaS

Hollow

CODERS

NamuFrames

@Kaidojet 

Gravenews

Were still looking for more Team members! It's not too late to sign up.We're currently looking for:

Coder's (Game maker Studio)

Music Composers

Promotional Artist (1 more position is open)

Concept Artist (For environments/areas)

Battle sprite artist (Pixel Art)

Character designers (Visual)

Tile set/background artist (Pixel Art)

Application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWdY5EmbQMYm4Tz4VXtEa6DmpgYowlamMc_zuWNMM2CcHtTw/viewform

Gamepage & Social Changes;

We've updated the gamepage a bit more. We've added a features, Mechanics, and a special thanks!

We felt like the special thanks was long over due. These projects helped inspire UTBB and it's only fair that they get the credit they deserve.

[Cancelled] Undertale: The Otherground by poody_blue  

Undertale Kindred Spirits (Fangame) by PurrSum  

DELTARUNE: Broken Destiny (Fangame) by CrystalZeroChaos  

Undertale: True Genocide (Fangame) by souptaels  

Undertinge (Fangame) by TeamTinge  

@blinddetermination (Interactive Comic) by @hyakki--yagyo

Thank you Poody_blue, PurrSum  (+ The entire UTKS Crew), Starlightshore, CrystalZeroChaos, TeamTinge , souptaels , @hyakki--yagyo, and everyone in the Othertale/Otherrune Community. You are the people who helped inspire this project and I can't wait for you all to see what we've been planning.

Make sure to go check these projects and their creators out! These are the very projects & people that inspired Undertale: Brave Beginnings in the first place so it would be amazing if you went over there and showed them some love and support!

Social Change

As you may have noticed, UTBB has been freely promoting other projects and as been collaborating with other creators. While we are still participating in these collabs we have decided to take a step back in promoting other creators/project. In all honesty, that wasn't supposed to happen. You see, out director is really proud of the following he and this project has gained, and thought that he was "popular" enough to promote lesser known projects or projects just starting out in development. And as you can see he's been promoting a lot of projects. More so it's starting to feel like that's all he's doing publicly and fears that it may be a bit to much.

So with that being said, we will be taking a step back from the promotion of other projects after this dev log. However! We will leave a list (now) of projects that Reed planned to promote but never had the time until now and won't be put up in promotion ever again (unless super big news comes out like the demo/full release or it being cancelled).

Undertale Brave Faith by TeamDarkLegend  

Undertale: Bold & Benevolent by Team Papya and the_fluffernutter  

Undertale Ivy's Justice by TeamUTIJustice 

UNDERSWAP: ECHOED by _pancakez 

Undertale ICEBOUND by LucanaDLL  & __b 

Undertale ALTERATION by Pixel-Icon15 

We know most of these projects are already popular but Team beginnings still wanted to show their support!

What To Expect Next Time?

As you can see, the game page has been getting a few tweaks as of late. We've updated the description and more promotion art should be coming soon! We will also no longer be giving monthly dev logs (Not like we did before lol) and will only post when we have more content to show.

The End. . . ?

No, no no!!! The end of the Dev log, not the project! Thank you all for taking the time to read through this. I hope you have a wonderful day/nigh/afternoon wherever you are! I guess this is the end of the dev log. See you all later!

[agerefandomrambles]

Title: Drive

Word count:

Little! Reader

Cg! Boone

Warnings: nausea, chronic illness, swearing (the s word)

Plot: part 2 to nauseous

Dedicated to @aew-regression-cove

"I'm so sorry kiddo. Something happened with Kate and I've gotta go help. I promise I won't be long and Boone is gonna stay with you for a bit" Tyler shouts as he runs around the house, gathering all the things he might need.

Kate's appendix had to be removed and Tyler is going to New York for a week to help her recover. The only problem? You've been hit with one of the worst flareups you've ever had the day he's supposed to leave.

You've been hovering over the toilet on and off for almost an hour now. The chronic nausea isn't anything new but you're so miserable that you almost wish you could throw up so at least it'd go away.

"I love you sweetheart. You know that right?" Tyler says, crouching in front of you with worry in his eyes. He's caught between his 2 sick littles and as much as it's killing him, he has to go help Kate.

You nod weakly, letting out a soft sob. "Don't leave Dada. Stay. Kate come here and you help both" You beg. You already know what the answer is going to be but you have to try anyway.

"Come on kid. That's not fair and you know it. Boone is going to come and help you while I'm away." He consoles, pulling you into his chest for a tight hug.

After a few minutes, you separate and he rushes out the door to catch his plane.

Time seems to melt away from you as you sit in the bathroom, the cool tiles at least taking away the hot flushes.

After a while, the bathroom door creaks open. You look up hopefully, hoping that Tyler had magically changed his mind and came back.

Boone crosses the bathroom and crouches in front of you, frowning when your face hardens and you turn away from him.

"Oh come on little one. I'm not that mean, am I?" He tries to joke, frowning when you don't turn around.

"Alright. Come on. We're not throwing a pity party" he says after a moment of continued silence. He sits down, scooping you up in on fluid motion.

On his way out of the house he has the foresight to grab your bucket and some cold water that Tyler had thankfully left by the front door.

Boone carries you out to his pick up. He gently places you in the passenger seat, settling the bucket between your legs on the floor, before buckling you in and placing your water in the centre console.

"I know you're feeling a bit shitty right now but sitting in your bathroom for hours is only going to make you feel more miserable. We're gonna go on a drive with the windows down and music playing" He explains, starting the truck up.

He wordlessly hands you the aux and you put on your favourite country play list, something with a beat and a good guitar. Within 10 minutes your nausea has died down enough that you're singing along with Boone.

Boone drives you around with the windows down and music blaring until you've finally fallen asleep.

He quietly turns off the music and silently drives back to the house. Once you're there, he unbuckles your seatbelt and carries you into the house. He tucks you into bed, making sure to keep the water and bucket within arms reach, before settling down in the armchair in your room, content to play games on his phone til you wake up.

[lord-shitbox]

starts babbling ardent nonsense about ais and bowling at incredibly fast speeds. without even saying anuthing of substance. just noises. anyways so

i want to see Ais kick a bowling ball like hes playing football. american or Not american. both are hilarious.

Ais vs Leander bowling match. Mhin is only there for the sunday sundae special. Vere complains loudly because hes gonna fuck up his nails. Kuras insists hes busy & Leander insists they must do ""business"" at the bowling alley to get him to come

[i still Passionately believe Leander and Kuras are trading drugs]

Kuras is not very good at bowling. his sleeves get in the way. during the last 3 frames he FINALLY takes his coat off (cue audience drooling over his bare arms) and rolls 9 pins/ strike / spare / bonus 7 pins [better streak than Vere, who's averaging 5 pins a frame] [their scores end up tied and Vere is Livid]

Mhin is doing Slightly better than Vere. Fortunately for him, he can and will bicker with Mhin so that's what he does. their insult competition is as fierce as Ais vs Leander bowling (maybe even more so to the unfortunate patrons nearby)

Vere breaks out the "I only play with one type of balls bro" line ~6 minutes in

His fun comes from bowling in increasingly fucked up ways. the bowling alley employees hate him so much because they have to ask him to quit fucking around every 7 minutes. he's broken a LOT of stuff. insert "woah 3 pointer wait where the hoop"

Ais vs Leander bowling: Leander is losing and he is Cheating Hard. after the fifth frame he gives up on bowling and starts a separate secret crusade (sabotage Ais)

his attempts include but are not limited to: poisoning his drink, again; trying to use magic to blast his ball off-course; trying to use magic to keep his pins from falling over; slipperizing the bowling alley floor in hopes Ais will fall down midroll; using magic to boost his OWN bowling abilities; making Ais's bowling ball Extremely Sticky; collapsing a ceiling tile on his head; and summoning some grandma with an unruly tiny dog that doesn't speak common Eridian language in hopes Ais will be distracted (he is)

Ais is fully aware of this and is making a point of not calling him out on it. He will win DESPITE Leander's antics, god damnit.

they tie on the last frame and Leander is overjoyed

too overjoyed. oops

Ais is like "GG buddy" and gives him a clap on the shoulder that's a Bit Too Hard and offers him a handshake that squeezes a Bit Too Hard and gives him his signature sardonic grin that communicates "i fucking knew what you were up to, cocksucker"

Leander is like "(nervously strained laugh)...yeah great game!"

Mhin, who finished their sundae and stuck around only to see that they beat Vere [and Kuras] by 2 points, hovers awkwardly until they get their chance to say goodbye to Kuras and Leander so they can Leave

Kuras wants to get back to work asap. unfortunately he let himself have a pretty good time so now hes gotta make up for it by atoning (suffering through work ) extra hard

Vere comes from out back licking blood off the back of his hand. the bowling alley manager is also permanently missing, unrelatedly

Ais and Leander are going to go drink each other under the table at some establishment "with better liquor than the wet wick." as if they weren't already drinking all the beer the bowling alley has. Vere tags along because it's an establishment he actually likes— he's Almost had too much Leander for the day but not enough to keep him from decent food and music

[ts2cambremon]

ROS (Random Occurence Scenarios)

For extra mayhem and the introduction of a little randomness to gameplay, nothing like an ROS!

Here is the one I've been using for my game, heavily inspired by a lot of great ROS out there, but tweaked to suit my game. In case it can be helpful for anyone, here it is! It's a d12+d6 roll:

-> 1

CONFLICT : war with another faction

PESTILENCE : make 3 people sick

PLAGUE : make 5 people sick

PENITENCE : to atone for bad deeds, a Sim willingly joins the Monastery for d10 days and makes a sizeable donation

NEW PET : create a new pet

LOOTING : bandits take all goods in inventory+cash, lower relationships with members of the household

-> 2

FOREIGN ENVOY : create a merchant/ambassador

SETTLERS : create new Free-folk family

SURGE OF MAGIC : one random person becomes supernatural

DISAMOURED : break up a couple

NEWCOMER f : create an NPC

PRISONER : bandits take a person hostage and ask for ransom

-> 3

THIEVING : a playable low class Sim takes 5 things from household

ROTTEN WATER : the well becomes unusable for a season

FIRE : fire breaks out, let it spread 3 tiles before fighting it

SNOWSTORM : stuck inside for 2 days, venturing outside is death

SPIDER ATTACK : combat roll for survival chances, scars, if mage, chance of reward

ANIMAL SICKNESS : all lifestock dies

-> 4

TREE ROT : all trees must be cut down in 3h or otherwide have to be deleted

LENIENCY : can avoid paying rent for 1 day

PILGRIMAGE : entire household goes to a community lot to pray

FOUND TREASURE : one person in the family finds a hidden treasure of 20K

SUDDEN WISDOM : a Sim gets 5 skill points to distribute

LEVYING : taxes are doubled for a day

-> 5

FERTILITY : a Sim in the family has twins

SPECIAL GUEST : someone joins the household

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE : if Serf : freed, if other : jump to upper class, if Mage : give gift to lower class

FOUND HEIRLOOM : a Sim acquires a rare object

BOUNTY OF WOOD : 10 wood stacks added

BOUNTY OF FOOD : 10 foodstuff added

-> 6

CAPTIVE : add a Serf to the clan

PLANT ROT : all crops die

FEASTING DAY : organize a party with music and 3 dishes

WOLF ATTACK : summon wolves, roll for chance of death/becoming a werewolf

REJUVENATING : add 3 days of life to a Sim

FALSELY ACCUSED : a conflit erupts with the Sim with the lowest relationship score

-> 7

DEADLY ACCIDENT : a Sim dies

BLOODLUST : a Sim must kill another within the season

CAUGHT A SPECIAL GOOSE : obtain the goose with the golden eggs

CAUGHT A RUNAWAY BEAST : obtain a farm animal

BRAIN WORMS : obtain Insane trait, randomize personality points, aspiration failure, gain friendship with a spirit

TASTES CHANGE : change turns on/off and aspiration

-> 8

CHARITABLE : make a sizeable donation to a needy serf or to the Monastery

SERVICES RENDERED : gain 5K+ friendship with Starschin or Intendant

SEDITION : Sim becomes enemy with 1 Sim of upper rank and badmouths them

NEW LOOK : change clothes + makeover

SPECIAL DRUGS : maxmotives+motivedecay off for 1 season, d2 roll for aspiration failure at the end of the season

BANISHED : 1 Sim is banished from the clan, becomes wolfshead

-> 9

NEW MEMBER : a Sim from the household must join a group (Watch, The Blades, Brothel, Monastery, Secret Society (if available), Merchant Guild (if available))

QUARANTINE : 1 Sim is stuck inside for 1 season

PREMATURE : 1 Sim ages up (closest to birthday)

PRISON : 1 Sim is locked up by the Guards or a Mage

SACRIFICE : 1 Sim is designated for sacrifice

CLAIMED BY THE SPIRITS: alien abduction

-> 10

UNWITTING INSULT : enemy with a Mage, must build up the relationship to a friendship within 1 day or be sacrificed

WIDE HIPS : have a child with a Mage

UNLIKELY FRIEND : become friend with someone from another class

BLESSING : gain 10 skill points to distribute and 2 badges

ALLIANCES : contract a marriage between your child (or younger family member) and a friend’s child, throw engagement party

GIFTS : get 10 ingredients from catalogue

-> 11

BLACKMAIL : either blackmail another Sim or be blackmailed by another Sim

REUNITED : organize a family get-together, if no extended family, throw a big party

CORRUPTION : must give a member of the Watch 10K or face (legitimate?) detention

HIDDEN TALENT : 1 Sim gains a badge

SAILOR’S CALL : a Sim from the household must become a sailor (if river or sea travel is available)

LOCALISED CONFLICT : initiate a conflict with a neighbour over property/behaviour of children

-> 12

LOST HERD : add d10 farm animals, roll again d4 : 1 : owners never found 2 : nearest neighbour is owner, claims them- can give the herd back or refuse 3 : owners are passing merchants (if manage to keep herd inside for 5 days, the herd is yours) 4 : if Mage/Watch walk-bys for next 5 days, hand over the animals to serfs on magelands

CURSE : go into aspiration failure

NEWCOMER m : create an NPC

ASYLUM : hunted down or persecuted, claim asylum in the Monastery

LOYALTY : add 10 customer stars/make a friend linked to occupation

IMMORTALISED : get a portrait done

[archoneddzs15]

PC Engine - Seiya Monogatari AnEarth Fantasy Stories

Title: Seiya Monogatari AnEarth Fantasy Stories / 聖夜物語 Anearth Fantasy Stories [エイナスファンタジーストーリーズ]

Developer/Publisher: Media Works / Hudson Soft

Release date: 22 December 1995

Catalogue No.: HCD5071

Genre: RPG

Format: Super CD-ROM2

I have scoured the net trying to find the actual back story to this game and have come up short. However, based on conjecture from the cutscenes and what little I’ve found, here is what seems to be going on. A dragon cult is rising in the land. A young virgin named Lena has a child who is either to be sacrificed or used as a figurehead (as is evident in the cutscene where an expressionless older child sits on a thrown during a cult ceremony; I gather he is a puppet, or the clip is a premonition to what Lena’s baby is to become. Lena and her perhaps immaculately conceived child are in a separate, dark chamber).

Lena steals away to the town of Yalem where she puts the infant at the doorstep of a church before herself becoming a spirit. Four people will wander by the baby’s basket. If players push the cry button, the person investigating will adopt them! Depending on a choice between four potential parents, the child will be raised as a swordsman, thief, wizard, or monk. The child will grow from 5 years old to 10, and then when 15 years old the adventure begins. I surmise the character is sort of a messiah who is to overthrow the demon taking control.

I’ve seen Seiya Monogatari translated as “A Christmas Tale”, “A Christmas Eve Tale”, and “A Starry Night Story”. It was to be the first act in a three-part series, but unfortunately, it became the last game Hudson published for their little PC Engine that could. It would also be remade for the Sega Saturn. Sadly, such a great game slipped into obscurity much like the great system for which it was designed. It really is a showpiece in many ways, try it and you’ll see.

The development team MASTERED the PC Engine's color palette, and you will not find better tile work in an RPG on the system. Amazing touches like falling snow, footprints left behind, and the ability to open or look inside practically anything show how much heart went into this production. In battle scenes, characters run toward foes on a multilayered parallax-scrolling field that made me take a step back when I first saw it. I just didn’t expect a PCE RPG to have such an element. When flipping switches or pulling ropes, you actually see the movement of the levers.

Even though it’s in Japanese, one can tell the voice actors are of the highest quality. You can hear the emotion and inflection in what they’re saying, and the recordings are clearly of professional quality. The music is top-notch whether it’s the Redbook or PCM which takes over in some buildings. Catchy, memorable, and classy.

Weapons, items, and stats have pictures coinciding to help the Japanese impaired. Many items can only be used by their respective class of warrior and through the 17 areas you’ll eventually have four in your party. Unique to this RPG is the fact there is no leveling up! Your stats update based on your battle performance, but there is no great and lofty number you have to work toward. In fact, this is more about exploration and finding the next path, battles only happen in specific areas, and you can see the creature you’re about to get into it with (no random pop-up). Also unique is the “Holix” system. Holixes are treasure items that aid magic, power, and healing. You have to mix and match Holixes to get the effect you’re looking for.

From the first scene of snow falling on the hilltop church, I fell in love with this game. As long as you “read” everything on shelves and talk to everybody, you shouldn’t hit roadblocks. A wonderful send-off to Hudson Soft's adventures with the PC Engine, as they say goodbye to the PC Engine.

[obi-mom-kenobi]

Saw you were wondering about the Pokémon regions, sooooo here's aboutttt what they're like:

Kanto: Big, populous, and highly developed in canon, but as it was the first region it's also rather simplistic and quaint in-game. It has a bit of everything. Based on the Kanto region in Japan.

Johto: Old-fashioned with a lot of traditional Japanese architecture, music, landscaping, very naturalistic and forested. The Pokémon are all very cutesy. Based on the Kansai region in Japan.

Hoenn: A land that sits firmly between the extremes of volcanism and the ocean. Much warmer and lusher than the previous two. This was the first to lean into the solarpunk utopia themes of the world. The music has a lot of bells and trumpets. Based on the Kyushu region in Japan.

Sinnoh: Cold, mountainous, and often rugged. There's a lot of lore here (in the sense of oral history, stories, old religions), and a sense that humanity never triumphed over the vastness of nature. The music has a lot of piano. Based on the Hokkaido region in Japan.

Unova: Very modern and dense. In many ways, the spiritually successor to the Kanto region. Music is chic and pop-like. Based on New York City in the US.

Kalos: Extremely picturesque. This region is seriously one gorgeous locale or landmark after the other, looks like the whole thing could be a painting. The vibes are like, "mystical and magical" and the whole region is pretty harmonious. Based on France.

Alola: A group of cheerful tropical islands, small-scale and diverse in cultural background. There's obviously a fair bit of tourism, but it's generally chill and pleasant. Based on Hawaii in the US.

Galar: A culture focused on ascension and competition, with one side being a humble rural countryside and the other a tremendous city, with a gradual transition between. Classic European architecture, often looks like it came out of a fairy tale. Based on the UK.

Paldea: Hot, sunny and arid for the most part, and vaguely mediterranean. Lots of bright warm colors feature in the architecture, stucco, and claywork like terracotta and ceramic tiling. Based on Spain.

Oooooo thank you! I'm very new to pokemon and don't have a way to play most of the games, but I wanted to learn more about it all!

[dujour13]

How about " giggling while they stir in their sleep" :3c

Thank you so much for this one Siren 💕 A little post-Wandering Stars domestic moment, not very nsfw

Coming up the creek trail he sang as he walked, birdsong swelling in the fresh morning air wherever he passed. It felt good to be in mortal form, the dirt crunching underfoot and the scent of grass in his lungs. Up the hill from the creek, across a meadow of dewy wildflowers, stood a white house with cornflower-blue shutters and a trellised veranda, shaded by cypress and umbrella pines.

He kicked off his sandals at the door and went into the kitchen barefoot, shrugging off his pack and carefully removing the box of eggs, unwrapping the crescent rolls, the little basket of berries and the pat of butter he’d purchased at the village market.

As he went about preparing breakfast he sang quietly, happy for a simple task to set his hands to. No magic, no divine miracles springing from his fingers. He burned the toast twice and reveled in the acrid smell. The cool tiles under his bare feet. The aching cold water he plunged his hands into to wash the berries. The weight of a butterknife in his hand, in place of a holy prismatic scimitar.

Gods it was good to be away from Elysium and the divine realms. To shut out the music of the spheres from his mind and just concentrate on whipping up an omelet. There was no way he could track Taurvi anyway, at least not yet, and the flow of divine power seemed to sort itself out just fine without him. Arue would pop in later with a report. Until then he let gravity pull pleasantly on his mortal limbs.

When it was all ready he balanced everything on a tea-tray and went up the curved staircase with a daisy in his teeth.

Morning light flushed the bedroom with rosy hues. A sea breeze stirred the curtains on the paned veranda doors. He stood a moment with the tray balanced in his hands, watching in dismay.

Since his misadventure, Woljif’s sleep was too often plagued with nightmares.

They didn’t strictly have to sleep, but they’d decided to spend some time fully invested in mortal form and no cheating. Even for bad dreams.

Woljif slept face down with a little dimpled grimace pressed into the pillow. His tail had whipped the blankets off and exposed his legs, and was now thrashing about tangled in a sheet. With a whimper he flopped onto his side, exposing his bare bottom. His tail thumped on the mattress.

The porcelain clinked on the tea-tray as Siavash failed to fully repress a burst of laughter. He set the tray down on the table, stuck the daisy in the spout of the teapot, and perched on his side of the bed, rolling his knees up so he lay at Woljif’s side. Gently he placed a hand on his whipping tail and ran it down its cool length until it slowed under the soothing weight and warmth of his palm.

In his sleep Woljif took a shaky breath and let it out. His shoulders relaxed.

Siavash pressed his mouth against the jut of his shoulder blade. “Breakfast, mon amour,” he said in a muffled voice.

Woljif lifted his head, blinked sleepily, and dropped back into the pillow. “Hm?”

“I made you breakfast.”

“Is that why it smells like something’s burning?”

“Those are the flames of desire.” Siavash patted his nude hip.

Woljif threw both arms over his head and stretched languorously. “Again?”

“Maybe after breakfast. Tea’s hot.”

In the interest of fairness Siavash undressed and they sat propped on pillows and ate together.

“Bad dreams?”

“I dunno, I don’t remember.”

“Just as well. You know I can help with that.”

“No magic, we said. Anyway,” Woljif shrugged, brushing flaky crescent roll crumbs from his fingers. “You already do.”

“Without magic?” From his grin it was clear Siavash knew exactly what he meant but was eager for more.

Woljif was up for the game. He paused with a strawberry held to mischievous lips. “Sometimes with you it’s hard to tell where normal stops and magic starts.”

“You’re becoming dangerously good at the sweet talk.”

“You’re so easy, chief.”

[slugdragoon]

Dungeon Appreciation Post #3 - Mt. Gulg (Final Fantasy I)

I was looking for a dungeon from a game like early Final Fantasy, and in my memory of playing it, Mt. Gulg stands out to me. It has a great soundtrack, and the volcano must stand out to other people too, because the name and music have been re-used in other Final Fantasy games as an homage.

I just love the opening room. I like when dungeons take on the shape of the thing they're supposed to represent, especially when we're talking about games that use a limited tileset on flat 2D maps to represent them. This effectively evokes the mouth of a volcano, and you have to walk through the lava to get inside the mountain. This might be reading into it too much, but I don't think there's a version of the game where you can see the end of each safe zone (the wings on the spiral) until you take a few steps in. This is clever, as it makes you take a break, but also forces you to realize after a step or two that you have to backtrack into danger to proceed.

The next floor down opens into a pretty direct hallway filled with lava, with a large treasure-filled maze off to the side, and it is quite winding. One could take multiple excursions, fighting enemies (including some in the treasure chests to wear you down) to try to get a full set of armor and some weapons and gold, but on an attempt where you want to go straight down the hall, the path to the third floor checks your party's stamina somewhat on the way down.

The 3rd, 4th, and 5th areas are long gauntlets of battles with no treasure in sight and tons of lava to filter you, just to make sure you can really take it before fighting the boss.

The 6th is a few interconnected hallways with rooms again, almost like little houses, but mostly containing gold and common items, but one storeroom out of your way contains the sword Icebrand and a Flame Shield together.

Then, the bottommost floor is built like a web of buildings, one containing Flame Armor, so it's cool to get a few fire-and-ice themed magic equipment here, and another has the boss, the Fire Fiend Marilith (or Kary).

In an RPG, it's often difficult to interpret random encounters as contributing to the story or lore, and easy to pass over the monsters as a bag of mechanics that don't have any deeper meaning, but it's fun to think about! With a design like this, you can ask questions about it like;

Why does there appear to be a city buried deep within the volcano? I mean, excluding the maze/storage on the upper level, there appear to be 14 different, unconnected small structures, which is more than a lot of the towns in the game, and they're all on the lower two floors.

Other than the more monstrous monsters (Dragons, Oozes, Worms, Elementals, etc.) that appear alone or in packs with each other, some of the mixed random encounters consist of Orge Mages and Ogre Chiefs, sometimes with Hellhounds and Hyenadons, but not other monsters, implying that the Ogres have a hierarchy and can domesticate other monsters. Do the ogres occupy the city in the volcanos depths?

Minotaurs and Hill Gigas (the other two humanoid monster types) sometimes appear with Scorpions and Lizards, respectively. Is something similar going on there?

Oh, another cool monster encounter detail! Sphinxes only appear on the top-level, implying they don't live inside the volcano at all, but only fly around the peak!

Who made the Icebrand and Fire armor/Shield? They seem useful for the denizens of the mountain to actually use (which I love for items), so who do they actually belong to?

See? Even a collection of random encounters and tiles can imply lore and worldbuilding, even if NPCs don't talk about it and you don't meet any NPC ogres in the game. It's up to your imagination, though, and I wonder how the original devs imagined Mt. Gulg.

[1tsjusty0u]

ALSO. what sounds does zelda like

OKOK SO!!! well warning this goes into more than sounds like . touch sensations. ANYWAYS

she chews on her pencil, and she’d like the mechanical sounds guardians make which includes whirring and clicking and turning. she also likes light wooden plank noises, spoon noises (minus the loud noises a glass makes when you hit it with a spoon. but otherwise cutlery), door knobs turning, soft shirts that have no fur if that makes sense, tiled floor noises, distorted synth noises!!!! some of the sheikah tech has this. think of synthrova one half destroyed or the bg music in shrines OH TECHDOG. TECHDOG ALBUM she’d love that, despite her problems with the springs she still likes running water and how it feels. she really doesnt like cold water however., she also likes mud and paint on her skin and once it dries she likes to crack it off (link doesnt like paint but he likes thinner ink and brushes on his skin), she also likes snapping things !! more when shes stressed but she likes the sound twigs make when broken on the ground and also pencils breaking. also she likes to break pencils in half it just feels nice. ALSO if game noises could be heard she’d like those. like noises when magic is used in games to signify you used magic or healed!!!!! also arts and crafts. she doesnt like paper on her nails and its awful but she does like pressing glued stuff onto paper and cutting paper. sizzling noises from things In Tubes. also microscope noises if its stiff and mechanical like. trying to move something and you can feel the gears. also she likes to take apart things. if mechanical pens existed in that time she’d take those apart but she’ll take apart anything. its therapeutic . BUZZING FROM ELEMENTAL CHUCHU JELLIES AND ELEMENTAL RODS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! she also likes soft crackle pops

[bakersstreetirregulars]

A Mermaid’s Tale - Part 3 - Official Patch Notes

All text and images come from the CRK Discord server. GIFs that *would* have come from there are now still screenshots because Tumblr refuses 10+ MB GIFs. My own comments will use this indented format. All Cookies with tags were mentioned at least once this post.

September 8 Update Notice

Greetings from the Kingdom team!

Let’s take a look at the list of new features coming with the September 8 update.

Please note that there will be other fixes and adjustments to improve your Kingdom experience as well.

You can find the detailed list of changes, additions, and fixes in the patch notes published on the day of the update.

WHAT’S NEW

■ [EPIC] FRILLED JELLYFISH COOKIE

Editor’s Note: Redact my last statements in the last patch notes post stating “No new Epic Cookie”, half-side because we’re turning this into thirds, and the absence of Frilled Jellyfish Cookie as a Guest Cookie. She’s appearing in Part 3 as a new Epic Cookie.

- Frilled Jellyfish Cookie is a Support Cookie who uses the skill, “Frilled Snare.”

- Skill description: Upon using her skill, Frilled Jellyfish Cookie ensnares up to 5 enemies (targets Cookies first) with her tentacles, dealing Sea Foam damage and reducing their ATK SPD. The targets are inflicted with Zap and take increased Water-type DMG. Additionally, Frilled Jellyfish Cookie will burrow in the ground and protect herself with a DMG Resist buff. When Frilled Jellyfish Cookie uses her skill, ATK SPD changes don't affect her actions. If Frilled Jellyfish Cookie is defeated, she will dissipate into several little jellyfish, who will periodically provide Healing for the team.

- Frilled Jellyfish Cookie will also be able to equip Sea Salt Toppings.

■ NEW MAGIC CANDY: SORBET SHARK COOKIE

- Magic Candy effect: Inflicts additional damage to the enemies in the front row when dealing area damage. Bites the targets of the True Damage, inflicting additional damage, Injury, and reducing the Healing they receive.

■ HALL OF ENCOUNTER, A MERMAID’S TALE: FRILLED JELLYFISH COOKIE

- Frilled Jellyfish Cookie has been added to the Hall of Encounter.

ADDITIONS, CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS

■ COOKIES CAN SWIM!

- Some Cookies have gained the ability to swim in the Kingdom’s water tiles!

· These Cookies are: Candy Diver Cookie, Squid Ink Cookie, Stardust Cookie, Black Pearl Cookie, Sorbet Shark Cookie, Crimson Coral Cookie, Aquamarine Cookie, Gold Citrine Cookie, Mystic Opal Cookie, Frilled Jellyfish Cookie

· Stardust Cookie will levitate above the water.

■ NEW MUSIC TRACK FOR SEA FAIRY COOKIE & MOONLIGHT COOKIE

- Added a brand-new background music track for Sea Fairy Cookie & Moonlight Cookie’s bond story, “Sea Breeze Flowing Through the Stars.”

- The music track will be played with or without lyrics depending on the language: the lyrics are available only in the Korean version of the game.

■ MILEAGE SHOP: ROCKSTAR COOKIE’S & BLACK LEMONADE COOKIE’S SOULSTONES ADDED