#OH LMAO THIS WAS THE POST THAT GLITCHED WEEKS AGO

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it is genuinely bewildering to me that adult human beings do not know this but if you are mean to people they will not like you. like tbh they are probably also not going to like you if you are mean to other people but they are definitely not going to like you if you are mean to them. it doesn’t matter if you are funny or if you can use r/aita rules to prove that you are in the right. people simply do not enjoy being treated like shit.

[unproduciblesmackdown]

also i’ve been mulling over the “we’re Living ex machina!!!!” line and like, it still doesn’t make sense Really, but here’s my Afternoon Musings i guess

i’ve only actually seen ex machina once like 3 years ago but as i remember it goes a little something like This: some rando white-collar programmer guy has like, won a contest where the prize is to go hang out for maybe a few days or a week or so with this ~visionary genius~ tech dude played by oscar isaac at oscar isaac tech dude’s off-the-grid reclusive mansion or whatever.......i thiiiink the Protag Programmer won b/c his programming submission was Really Good but also maybe there’s a [randomly selected] element to it, or maybe we Think it was partly random selection but then learn it was actually All “yeah i chose you b/c your coding was the Best,” idk. doesn’t really matter but anyway yeah protag guy gets helicoptered in to the oscar isaac genius bro’s secret mansion 

oscar isaac soon reveals he has this advanced ai android whomst he wants the Protagonist to study / turing test, and the protagonist does that, but during one Conversation Session with this android (who is named ava i think? and designed to Look Like a Woman oo) like the lights turn off and ava-i-think informs the protagonist she’s found a Weakness in the mansion’s security system and hackt it so that the power (and thus the Security / Monitoring Systems) shut down for a minute like this but could feasibly be thought of as a glitch and anyways she’s like yeah i have feelings and thoughts and i want to Not Be Trapped here, ya gotta help me out here buddy, and then yknow ooh the systems come back on, oscar isaac can Observe them again, intrigue.....tl;dr protag and ava keep having these short secret convos and Do plan to break her out, there’s this dramatic moment where oscar isaac (who’s natch been acting weirder and more erratic as the plot unfolds) confronts the protag after the protag has just like, tried to get him blackout smashed by Hanging Out With Him lmfao and oscar isaac is like “ooh i knew you were planning to break her out, i’m gonna stop you guys though haha pwned” but then oh further twist, turns out ava and protag Knew that was the case and were thinking one step ahead and idk but yeah they break her out and oscar isaac dies but ooh further twist!!! ava locks the protag (or well, just Does Not Unlock, As Planned) in some room and leaves the mansion and gets on the Helicopter meant to take the protag back to wherever after the planned end of his stay. and the protag is just stuck there b/c everyone else is dead and presumably he dies as ava gets to exist in the outside world now, idk, we don’t need ex machina 2 where he’s escaped or smthing lmao

and i do NOT get what winston is comparing their situation to lmfao. like, oh rian is like an advanced ai android??? if anything, her being the more like ~true believer in High Finance as a means of socially beneficial effect~ vs winston like, having the supposedly cutthroat and cold Math approach would make Him more of the ~oh no more a robot than a person~ (though i think it’s Ambiguous whether we wanna judge ava as more Scary Bad or Sympathetic).........you can’t even really make the connection that “oh no we’re being deliberately Replaced!!” b/c if winston is [protag programmer rando] and rian is [ava] and wendy is, i guess oscar isaac then, uhhhh oscar isaac most definitely did Not intend to ~replace~ the protag with ava, he very much wanted her trapped in his mansion still........and the protagonist Only got “replaced” by ava in the sense that she took his place on the helicopter out of the reclusive secret mansion. i really doubt she planned to, or would even be able to, like take over his identity/life beyond that.....certainly not his job lol like, coworkers are gonna notice you’re a different person, there was no implication the androids can like oh shapeshift their appearance or whatever, and no implications about what ava even intended to do in the Outside World which is kind of bemusing b/c like, what of the Practical Questions of being an android and needing whatever Fuel Source a robot does, idk that might’ve been addressed or smthing like “oh yeah they can just Eat,” also she clearly does not Trust People considering her only company was evil oscar isaac creator and she wasn’t interested in bringing the protag along, plus yknow the fact that she Did deliberately manipulate the protag into thinking that she wanted to escape into the world With him........but not like i guess she has any choice for any other world to escape into but the one with all the people where she pretends to be an organic human

like there is just NO point of comparison where these situations line up unless you get soooooooo like broad strokes about ex machina that you’d do better to compare your experience to Anything else lmao. like, does winston think she’s some like, ideal advanced version of him?? like you might consider a crafted AI android to be?? i don’t know but i mean i think we have a more feasible explanation for why he’s so Insistent about this totally being Ex Machina, if only b/c as a straightforward comparison i swear to god it doesn’t work lmfao None of these points line up at all with any significance that’s worth insisting on

given that winston’s Apparently Canonically meant to be crushing on rian, and we have his example of ribbing her by calling her “gal gadot’s quirky sister” which is like, okay so the dunk is “you look similar to this famous a-lister who everyone thinks is pretty” and “also you’re quirky, boom” like, i think that could easily be meant as like, a Tell that winston already ~likes~ her.............aaaand it’s also somewhat ~ambiguous~ but i mean i think it’s safe to say that in Ex Machina you may understand the protag as having Fallen For the ai android lady. so maybe we can Understand this invocation of ex machina as being like “ooh person meant to replace me is Attractive but ultimately i think this Overall Situation is a bad thing i shouldn’t feel this way i resent it” like, a bit of a Reach, but honestly it’s way more of a reach to think about applying anything else about this scenario to ex machina, so i could v much believe that the thought that went behind writing this is once again, like, “okay winston’s invoking one thing on the surface level here, but simultaneously he’s already (inadvertently probably) acknowledging like oh also i have a crush on her already”

between this episode seeming to be Setup and the [winston has a Canon crush] and the fact that it probably seems like They Will Fuck A Nonzero Number Of Times or Make Out At Least But It’s Billions So, Might Get A Humorous Cut To [Postcoital] Or A Scene Where They Arrive At Work Together Short Of Breath With Messy Hair  And Hickies And Winston’s Got A Hoodie W/ “Property Of Rian” On It Until He Goes "Oh Shit Woops” And Hands It To Her And She’s Like “Oh Btw You Forgot Your Glasses.....Uh You Left Them Here On Your Desk Yesterday I Mean Of Course” And Hands Them To Him And An Unnamed Character Stands Up And Asks “Daily Poll: Who Had Sex With A Coworker Last Night” And Rian And Winston Raise Their Hands Before Going “Oh Wait” And Lowering Them With A Shake Of The Head And A Nervous Cough and i’m exaggerating but you know, the equivalent of the billions writing saying “wwinnnk” at us. i am fine with them having an unsolemn like, quasi-rivals-to-lovers (or -And-lovers) dynamic, even with it being a bit messy in like, still an overall Fun way, where yknow it doesn’t have to be peak epic romance cuz a) that’s just Always true and yet it can still be overall an okay thing even if they don’t quite get it together / mostly just trade sparks and sometimes hook up and b) idk seems like mayybe rian’s character isn’t meant to go beyond this season, so, an inherent limit there if true

i’m like Apologetic for being like “already i like their dynamic even as Romantique and it’s kinda cute and fun and i’m willing to continue to be engaged w/ this as long as the writing doesn’t completely fuck it up” lmao like, i guess i Did inadvertently give myself time to prepare for this exact eventuality b/c of wondering if this exact character would have A Thing w/ winston whenever she showed up and even if i was like “haha the character could show up Anywhere and do Anything and what are the odds, right” i was also like “hmm but i’m going to really think about it though” like, as always, didn’t think i was cassandraing that hard, but truly did do it 4x03 style where everyone else can be like “you never [made the text post or gave any indication you were thinking about “what if whoever she plays and winston have some kind of romance thing going on”]” and i can go “i only thought it but didn’t say it....doesn’t count” but well. i did think it lmao and why would i make it up.......sorry i had such a head start on Getting More Used To This Notion.......some crimes can never be forgiven.meme.......

anyways natch “intense horrible passionate” seems a little foreboding but maybe she was talking about it relative to [any Normal show] rather than the standards we’re used to on billions, where this was all but a Meet Cute, and a kind of quasi coworker rivalry where nobody’s taking it *that* deeply seriously and they also seem to mutually like each other by the end of 5x05 already so how not-amicable can it get. and re: Intense like, maybe the writing in future episodes will totally upend this, but i’d say rian and winston in 5x05, even when “clashing,” was like damn near laidback and chill. neither of them seem at all that pressed, but maybe even a sorta-playful Friendly Rivalry is more “intense” than, say, a dynamic that involves no rivalry at all. imo “Passionate” is just like, okay, so they’ll fuck or at least make out? sure. not sure what to make of “horrible” lmfao maybe again it’s addressing like “this is a lil messy and they’re kinda rivals!!!” like, certainly not an ideal start, except by billions standards it IS weirdly great. rian seeming good-naturedly amused by winston is something we didn’t get from his longtime-coworkers until like, now, sort of, and still not to the degree that anyone has smiled at him as many times as rian did in like that course of [1 min long First Scene Together] wherein also winston always gets off to a way worse start with people lmao............like everything about this seems Way Better And More Dialed Back And Grounded than usual, actually. but it’s that like, point of reference of “what’s Usual for winston and, more broadly, Billions” that maybe explains this weirdly strong language when all in 5x05 seemed chill actually

anyways like i said Sorry For Already Liking Rian/Winston This Much with my head start and all where like, i’m even tentatively looking forward to seeing where this goes, by “tentative” i also mean going [”i’ll kill you” the office.jpg] at billions where i am fully aware that maybe where this goes *is* a mess and not in like, just kind of a fun, non-melodramatic, not-treated-like-a-total-joke-but-also-not-that-big-a-deal way, where 5x05 could seem like Those Halcyon Days b/c everything from here out just devolves into an unappealing disaster.......but this is an unexpectedly solid start imo and like. even if this doesn’t become like this epic romance where they officially date and if rian does eventually depart the show by the end of the season, it can still just be Enjoyable and Fun for the characters and, god forbid, the viewers, where like, you don’t have to demand we be desperately invested with our entire life in this deadly serious heartwrenching epic romance, they can just kind of mess around and enjoy having a mutual attraction w/ this mathy rivalry and etc and it’s neither a tragedy of “the greatest love story of all time torn asunder” Or, truly god forbid,” this is a Whole Mess In A Bad Way b/c winston’s involved and ugh who could Really like him, being at all romantically entangled is an embarrassing mistake surely, ew cringe we hate him............like, cautiously optimistic in how like i always say that a Romantic Arc is just an easy/efficient way to develop both characters and it could certainly humanize winston an ounce in a show that treats him more like a walking algorithmic plot device and the thoughts of any viewers but us are limited to “winston annoying” basically........the show doesn’t seem to treat rian as a joke, so it seems possible that their mutual Romance in whatever way it unfolds could also be Not A Joke, which means winston’s part in it isn’t a joke, so that’s Some aspect of him for people to take seriously, for once..........like, the way his apparently-already-official crush played out in 5x05 *was* funny but it also didn’t seem like oh it’s a joke b/c his feelings are a total joke......it might seem that way if this *was* totally unrequited and going nowhere, but i somewhat get the sense that the interest is mutual even by the end of the ep, that didn’t strike me as a “shove off, it could Never Happen” shutdown from rian there, just like, hold off on that for rn maybe cue to rein it in a little, not just yet........anyways lmao i’m like “oh yeah i started this post about the baffling ex machina thing” but yeah the point is i think so far it’s pretty solid and i like it and am cautiously but [relative-to-billions level of Hopeful] about whatever developments we’re surely gonna get b/c it def sounds like this has Not ended with 5x05, but seriously @ billions i swear to god. yes so far the approach to winston’s crush here and even their unfolding mutual dynamique and dare i say, romantic interest, is being handled with an encouraging level of “this is Humorous but the characters / their feelings are not what’s being treated as A Total Joke or anything,” but who knows what will come next, this is billions and you can’t predict anything. fingers crossed about it all, though

[nikatyler]

Quarantine, day one. I’m currently taking a break from studying. I did some phonetics and morphology in the morning, now I’m going to read a few more pages from the history book that I was supposed to finish yesterday. This one is so slow. It’s packed with facts, gives a detailed description about probably every single thing that happened in medieval Europe...and most these things are somewhat new to me because I usually only studied what directly influenced my country. Everything else was just basics to be aware of the fact that we didn’t live in a vacuum. Also, the letters in this book are really small and it’s hell to read. I look up to my screen to write down a note, then I look back at the book and I have no idea where I was. But small letters generally are hell to read for me, even here at simblr, if there are ��subtitles” in the pictures and they’re tiny, I’ll probably just skip the whole story. Sorry, that was off topic. But yeah. Long story short I have dumb eyes.

I haven’t had much time to play sims. I take breaks when I’m studying, but I don’t open the game because I know I’d spend way too much time there and then I wouldn’t go back to study. And when I’m done studying, usually I don’t see a point in opening it. I’m trying to go to bed early every day so I have more time in the day. It used to be difficult for me to get up before 10am, now I usually wake up between 8-9 and I’m aiming for an even earlier time. We’ll see how that goes. But I really like it. My days are longer and I don’t feel that tired. Also, maybe sunlight is good after all...

Take care of yourself, wash your hands, stay at home if you don’t absolutely have to go out, you know how it goes. Don’t hoard toilet paper, help other people. Be nice. Follow the orders, they were made for a good reason. I’m done preaching now but seriously. Stay safe. This isn’t a joke.

amuhav replied to your post “what's your pinterest? i would love to follow it :0 I'm sorry, I won't...”

OOF, yeah, mine's conected to my facebook too and every so often I have a little heartattack when I make a new board and forget to set it to private ������

Yeah same! I’m so glad the option exists haha.

Also, I think I disconnected my Facebook successfully? Like it works here?? I thought it was impossible. But maybe after all I will share my pinterest haha.

fataleromeo replied to your photoset “Everyone went crazy because Dustin Broke was at the restaurant.”

Lol, see, everyone hates Thorne Bailey but Dustin Broke is the one I dislike most ��

lmao I hate all the celebrities in this game because usually they show up and only mess with my plans

tiny-tany-thaanos replied to your photoset “I opened this poll almost a month ago, closed it about two weeks ago...”

Lilith's relationships also raise really quickly due to her vampric charisma (I experienced it myself yesterday) so BC would be... "Lilith scored herself a harem" �� propably Cassandra is a good choice!

Oh yeah, I didn’t even think of that. Well, it would be kinda fun haha.

Also, off topic but that harem idea reminded me of something that happened when I was in my first year of high school. We only had one boy (and 11 girls) in our class. The first time we all took a picture together and put it up online, people were like “oooh, look at that harem he has!” Ah, 2015. 

justkeeponsimming replied to your photo “I’m pretty much unable to just sit in the dark and watch a movie, I...”

Wow this is stunning! You’re so talented!

Thank youuu 🥺❤

fataleromeo replied to your photoset “Do not panic guys. Do not. I have it under control. I won’t let...”

Omg ��‍♀️

Okay but do you have any idea how I panicked in that moment? 😂 It was happening again and all because Sunset was dumb and walked straight into the fire. Like father, like daughter, seriously. They know what could kill them and they do it anyway.

glammoose replied to your post “Do you have any idea how terrifying it is to get a message from the...”

It's a wild world right now. Take care of yourself and try not to panic, it only makes things worse

I’m actually strangely calm. I mean, I read the news, go on social media and think “holy shit this can’t be actually happening in the world right now”, but then I go on with my day like everything is fine. By the way, side note to everyone reading this, if you’re overwhelmed with the news and you are afraid, it’s okay. I personally think it’s important to stay informed but if it gets too much for you, just log out and take a break from all of this.

But yeah, I agree. Panic makes things worse. I wish someone explained that to certain news websites though...people started panic shopping here two weeks before we even had our first case of coronavirus...and it’s probably because one popular news website published an article saying that we should start hoarding shit in case apocalypse comes 🤦‍♀️ As far as I know it was all worded like the actual end of the world is coming...clearly many people got that message and went wild.

prossims replied to your photoset “Claudia: “Hey Zack! What are you doing here?” Zackery: “I just wanted...”

Oh she is so clueless ��

fataleromeo replied to your photoset “Iris: “I bought this dress yesterday. What do you think?” Crystal:...”

Hahaha not sure if Crystal is getting the point....pretty sure she means "wear it on a date....with YOU"

Yup yup, they’re both oblivious. It pretty much runs in the family. I mean, how long did it take certain two vampires to realize that “hold up, maybe I’m in love with my best friend?!”

elisabettasims replied to your photoset “Huh. That’s weird. Turns out Iris has been here all along, and now...”

Sometimes they hide. I've had friends come home that I couldn't find on the lot, LOL. And I've had more than the one they asked come, too. Just like teens, ha ha ha.

Yeah it makes sense. I wonder though, is it supposed to be like that or is it just a glitch?

[neutral-nobody]

Nadir

A/N: I declare myself angst champion of Fear Gas February as I posted first. Good job me. Unless someone snipes me whilst I have this queued. In which case, lmao good job.

Synopsis: Mana gets called to the teacher’s office to discuss recent events. 

Word Count: 3003

Virus world belongs to @voiceoflarka

Waiting to see Delta and Psi was not how Mana had been expecting to spend her afternoon. Sure, she had been expecting to see Delta at some point again, given what had happened with Nao. She had intermittently been checking in with the team to see how they were adjusting without Mu around, and how Victor was treating them. There were no issues with Victor, of course. He had been nice enough, extremely nice given the circumstances that had led to them meeting. Mana was honestly shocked at just how nice he was, and he didn’t run away from them either. Such a big change.

A clap of thunder distracted Mana from her thoughts. She turned to look out the window, the rain pouring down and a flash of lightning here and there.

Thunder roaring in the sky

Waves crashing into the side of the -

Mana shook herself out of it and squeezed her hands together. Now was not the time to think about last week. The team’s trip to the DC District had been an attempt to get themselves out of the funk they had fallen into post Mu’s departure. It could not have gone any worse. There had been an attack in the area they were visiting, the group had gotten split up, and then Mana -

Waves crashing into the side of the ship

Lightning strikes

The mast -

Again, Mana squeezed her hands tightly, trying to ground herself back in the present. That was in the past now. Not something she had to worry about. For now, it was preparing what she would say to Delta. And Psi, apparently. Mana was still unsure as to why he was there. The team had been keeping their distance from Gamma-Psi over the last few weeks, Gamma and Psi especially. It was a combination of respect and shame that left them incapable of facing them. Mu had been driven away, how could they not be mad on behalf of their sibling?

Mana knew how close Mu was with Psi. She wasn’t a fool, she could see it in how they interacted. There was just something about the way the two of them talked, it was special. So for Psi to be here, Mana had a feeling of dread wash over her further. What if this was it? Psi and Delta were both there to tell her Mu was not coming back. But would they not have the whole team there for that conversation? The rest of them were training with Victor currently. Or perhaps they were going to tell them one at a time. Or perhaps they would ask Mana to break the news to them. 

The mast comes crashing -

“Get it together Mana…” she whispered to herself, placing her head in her hands and breathing deeply. The clashes of thunder kept booming outside, not helping to settle her. Readjusting herself in the chair, she pulled out her phone to look at something to distract herself from her thoughts. A news headline caught her eye.

“DC Dastardly Demon Detained!”

“At least they caught the bastard,” she sighed and scrolled away from it. She was supposed to be distracting herself, not remembering what happened last week. She looked at the other stories on the site. An influx of monsters appearing in the Dark Souls District, an evil scientist caught trying to poison the clouds in the Disney District, a foreign envoy sent to Fan Net in celebration of the nation’s prospering friendship. Mana recognised the writer of that story to be Toyota, and she chuckled at that. 

“Always after the big story.”

The door creaked open as the trainees of Team Gamma-Psi filtered out of the room. Jolly was missing, but Mana recalled hearing she was under the weather. She had probably stayed in the dorm. Mana was unable to catch a glimpse of Delta and Psi as Horns closed the door behind them. Mana looked over the group, they seemed alright, like it wasn’t too stressful of a meeting. The trio offered her a smile.

“They’ll call you in a bit,” Glitch said. “They’re said they need to chat first.”

“Oh… that’s okay, I guess!” Mana offered them a smile in turn. However, the look on Horns’ face turned from a smile to one of concern.

“Mana, are you okay?”

“Why wouldn’t I be?” Her tone was harsher than she meant to be.

“You’re… you’re shaking.”

Mana looked down at herself, and sure enough, she was. A slight tremble in her legs and arms. 

The mast comes crashing down

Debris scatters

A pain in her right arm

“I… I’ll be fine,” she rubbed her right arm and looked away from them. “Just nerves.”

“If you say so,” Callow said, and Mana knew by his tone he did not believe her. She was sure none of them did. Given her state, why should they?

“Okay, let’s go guys,” Glitch said, starting to walk away. “We’ll catch up later, Mana!”

“Yeah… let us know if you need anything, okay?” Horns offered.

“Just no more pencils,” Callow joked half-heartedly. “You’ve nearly run me dry for the month.”

“Fair enough,” Mana gave them a weak smile back and waved as they walked away. A wave of guilt washed over her as she remembered how she had been avoiding them for several weeks now. She hoped they would understand. They would have noticed Mu was gone, that something had happened, even if Gamma and Psi had not gone into full detail on it. She was becoming good friends with them; hopefully they could forgive Mana and her team down the line. When things were sorted out.

If things sorted out.

Debris scatters

A pain in her right arm

Unable to -

Mana rubbed her arm again, noticing her shaking was getting worse. She had to pull it together, she couldn’t let Delta and Psi see her like this. She had to be composed, well put together, like she wasn’t devastated at probably losing one of her friends forever and traumatised by a reminder of the past just a week ago. 

“Miss Nobody?” Delta’s familiar voice called out to her as she opened the door.

“We’re ready for you,” Psi said simply.

Mana took a deep breath and entered the room. She was okay. 

She was okay.

Unable to move it

She had to be. 

---

“So whilst we still don’t know if Mu wishes to return to his mentorship,” Delta adjusted her glasses with a soft sigh, “It is good to see you are all making progress with Victor.”

“Yes, he’s very nice,” Mana agreed, doing her best to offer a smile. 

“He seems to be a good fit for your team. I hope you continue to treat him well.”

“We will.”

Mana was saying that more to herself than anything. Overall this conversation had gone about the way she had expected. Better, even, since they hadn’t confirmed her fears of Mu pulling the plug on them. There was one thing she still couldn’t figure out though; Psi’s presence in the meeting. As far as she was aware, he had not been part of any conversations between her teammates and Delta regarding this matter, and he had not said a word the whole time. Finally, he broke his silence.

“There is one more incident we would like to discuss with you.”

“Incident?” 

Unable to move

Cracked all the way down

“A matter brought up by Suvanne.”

“Ah,” Mana immediately lowered her gaze, knowing where this was about to go. 

“I can see you’re aware of what we’re about to discuss,” Psi brought a file up from behind the desk, took out some papers and placed them in front of her. Her eyes glanced over them and she immediately recognised them to be her trip to the hospital from last week.

“The incident in the DC District last week was well reported on,” Delta continued on for him. “A demon virus captured after endangering civilians with his schemes.”

The ship swaying frantically

More waves crashing

Capsized

So much blue

Below -

“Numerous reports of them using Fear Gas, several viruses hospitalised and treated for it,” Psi added. “Suvanne made mention that your team was there on the day.”

Mana sighed. Suvanne and her were the only two there. A group of civilians in the way of the device.

Below the surface

Suvanne had told her to stop.

Above

She had ran to try and help get them out of the way. 

Below

“Miss Nobody,” Psi brought her back to the present. “It was extremely irresponsible of you to not mention this to us. We could have offered you assistance with therapy or time away.”

Above

Trying to find the shore

Swimming -

“Your grades have slipped this past week, well below your average,” Delta explained, pulling out a chart of her class efforts. She was right, Mana had not been focused at all. Her mind was swimming with a thousand thoughts and memories at a time. 

Swimming towards it

Below

Above

“On top of that, your team's grades have fallen around you. Even Liadan has performed below average. You know how serious that is.”

Swimming towards it again

Below

“Why did you not say anything? Did you really think we would not find out about this?”

“I…” Mana was trying to find her words. Something to say. Anything. There were no words. Nothing was coming out. All that was there was her flickering memories.

Above

Getting tired

Still trying to swim

“I honestly thought you wouldn’t.”

Below

Above

So tired

“You give us no credit,” Psi said, his voice slightly dry. “However, it may have taken us much longer to hear about this. You’re lucky your teammate told us what happened. It was foolish of you to try and face this on your own.”

So tired

Below

Can’t get back up

“Miss Nobody.”

One arm still trying

Lungs bursting

So much blue

“Miss Nobody.”

Clutching at mouth and nose

A gulp of water

“Mana!”

Delta’s shout brought her crashing back into reality.

“You’re crying.”

Mana tried to steady her breaths as she reached up to touch her face. Sure enough, tears were streaming down. Psi pulled a tissue out of the box on the desk and handed it to her, which she took and gently wiped them away, then holding herself to try and stop the shaking. The pair just sat in silence, allowing Mana some time to pull herself together. 

“I think you can see after this why we think you’re not currently fit for studying or partaking in classes,” Psi said, his tone now more gentle than before. Mana just nodded in response, not able to bring herself to talk. 

“I’ve spoken with Victor,” Delta continued. “We’ve agreed, given everything that’s happened for the past several weeks, your team will be given a week away from classes. Take some time to sort yourselves out and regroup. You have a lot of things to think over. If this is truly what you all want, and are capable of meeting the expectations set out for you.”

“You may still train with Victor when he has time,” Psi added. “But please, use this time wisely.”

Mana nodded again, waiting for them to respond. 

A gulp of water

Trying to surface again

Lungs filling

“That is all we wanted to discuss with you today,” Delta finally broke the silence. Seemed they had been waiting for her to say anything. 

“We won’t pry on what you saw,” Psi handed her a card. “But this is a list of therapists and psychologists. I highly recommend you talk to someone about this. Even if it’s none of these viruses, at least your teammates.”

“Alright, I’ll try,” Mana finally found her words, even if they were a little croaky. 

“Should you need anything else, please come see one of us,” Delta offered her a small smile. “That will be all, Miss Nobody.”

“Okay. Thank you both for your time.”

Mana spun around and headed for the door.

Lungs filling

Opening it and heading straight for the dorm. The storm was still roaring overhead, Mana ran across the courtyard past his tree. No time to throw a pencil, no time to even spare a glance as she ran to get out of the rain.

Consciousness fading 

So much blue

Trying to stop the crying once again. 

---

The storm had not subsided in the hour and a half Mana sat alone in the dorm, with nothing but the thunder and her turbulent memories for comfort. She had been tasked with preparing dinner for the team since she would be home earlier, but she ended up ordering pizza for everyone instead. She was in no state for cooking, and she needed comfort food. Everyone else would too when they found out about the mandatory week off, she figured. The delivery girl gave Mana a sympathetic smile on her exit, clearly noticing the dour expression on her face.

“This is going to be a long night…” Mana mumbled, placing the pizzas down on the coffee table in front of the tv. “Maybe a movie will take our mind off things…”

So much blue

Darkness

A cough and splutter

“Will this ever end?!” Mana shouted, clutching at her head and trying to push past these memories. It had been bad enough relieving them thanks to the fear gas. Feeling like she was dying, that her time had come again and this time there was no one to save her. The feeling of the water inside of her. The blue surrounding her. The fact these memories continued to linger after she had worked so hard to push them away was exhausting. Mana just took a seat in the middle of the couch and rested her head in her hands, trying to calm herself down. 

A few minutes later, the door opened and the team filtered through. Looking up Mana could tell one thing from the look on their faces; Victor had told them about the week off. Their faces were a combination of flat, depressed, and angry; with the rage mostly coming from Liadan, surprisingly. Noticing the pizza, the team joined Mana around the couches. 

“Hey Mana, how are you doing?” Victor asked, offering her a smile.

A cough and splutter

Arms holding her

Sirens wailing

“Just peachy, thank you.”

“I see,” Victor said, clearly not believing her. Mana knew he had no reason to, odds were he’d already spoken with Delta and Psi about what happened in their meeting. Mu had told her a few things about the mind link, how the 99ers could communicate with each other from anywhere at any time. Victor would easily have been able to check in, see how the meeting went, and know it went poorly.

“Will we see you tomorrow?” Suv asked, breaking a noticeable silence as Mana and Victor stared at each other. Victor blinked a few times before turning to him, apparently having lost his trail of thought. 

“I think it’s best if you guys have the day off entirely tomorrow,” Victor explained gently. “Take some time to clear your heads, without distractions.”

“If that’s what you think is best,” Liadan sneered, a harshness to her voice. Mana noticed Victor flinch at it. Of all of the trainees, Liadan had hit it off the best with their new mentor, so he was clearly not expecting such an angry response from her. 

“We’ll see you when we see you then,” Xav agreed. 

“Alright then, enjoy your pizza guys,” Victor smiled again, heading for the door. Turning back, his smile dropped to a look of concern. “I’ll be back in two days, stay safe.”

“Tch, not hard to stay safe when we’re just going to be cooped up here,” Nao grumbled, folding his arms as Victor closed the door. 

Sirens wailing

Darkness again

A cold -

“How did your meeting go?” Suv asked her.

“You know how it went,” Mana glared at him as she snarled.

A cold bed

Strange eyes on her

“Mana, I’m-” 

“I know,” tears welled in Mana’s eyes as she pressed her face into her hands. “I know you’re sorry Suv, and I’m sorry too.”

Suv moved to sit next to her, tears in his eyes as well as he leaned on Mana’s shoulder. Liadan moved as well and leaned on her other one. Xav and Nao sat down on the floor and rested a head on each of her legs. Mana wept silently as her teammates joined her, letting out their emotions from the last several weeks.

“If it helps,” Xav said, breaking the silence a few minutes later, “They were always going to find out.”

“I guess so,” Mana said, chuckling to herself. The tension eased around the group as they moved away from each other, finally starting on the pizza. 

Strange eyes on her

A nurse leaves the room

“I really think we need this week off,” Liadan said, wiping away tears as she munched a slice. “As much as it pains me to say it.”

“We’re sure you won’t let us slip behind,” Nao teased, also wiping his tears. He wolfed his slice down in one bite, which Liadan winced at. 

“Did they say Mu was coming back?” Suv asked Mana.

“No,”

A doctor speaks to her

A thunderclap outside 

“No he’s still not coming. He still hasn’t turned in his resignation, though.” Mana stared at her pizza, trying to find a sense of appetite. 

“Oh, okay…” Suv trailed off. He joined Mana in staring at the slice rather than eating it.

“He’s not coming back,” Nao mumbled.

“You don’t know that,” Xav scolded him, waving his pizza at him. “He will. You’ll see.”

A thunderclap outside

“Mana, what are we going to do?” Liadan asked her. It was more of a plea, not something Mana was expecting. Not something she had the answer to either.

The nurse rushes back 

A man follows her in

“I…” Trying to find something. Anything.

Piercing blue eyes filled with hidden rage 

“I don’t know.”

[aharris00britney]

ASKS 13

CC .zip file, resource page, uploading sims, and some other stuff idk

Anonymous said: Hi! I was just wondering if you knew that none of the images on your resources page are showing. Not on my end, at least. I've gone back to check a few times, to see if it was just my internet acting up or something, but every time it just loads blank white squares

Heya lmao it should be fixed somewhat now. A few months ago my download page/resource page/sim download page all broke and I had to reupload images. It killed me to fix my download page and I am just now getting around to doing my resource page. I am still working on it but I fixed links for Macie and Taylor

Anonymous said: Could you make any male hairstyles?

I am not the best at male hair, but maybe in the future I will do some stuff. For now the only male hairs I will make are conversions and stuff. I’m sorry!

Anonymous said: Any chance you’ll make some straight middle parted hair? Like 2002 Avril Lavigne?            

TBH I wish I would’ve made my Madison hair as just the Cats&Dogs hair retextured/UV mapped because that is something I want now, but I don’t have a way to get it to be the same as my Madison hair. We shall see!

Anonymous said: are your sims for download? They are so gorgeous!

They are! The images on the download page I made for them are broken but you can find their tag here

Anonymous said: I feel lile u should post more about urself + I miss ur monthly playlists

okay I thought this was so sweet for some reason ;n; I don’t post much about myself because I don’t know if y’all would wanna hear about my life/problems lmao. Also my playlists is a whole problem UGH I made my Nov one and forgot to post it, and didn’t have wifi til like Jan and I don’t know what to do with them. I will put a little bit of what my life is rn lmao:

I am about to go back to Radford for my 2nd semester, and I am happy with how my classes are. I am going through some really messy boy problems like.... ugh. I am trying to work things out and people like @ayoshi​ @bowl-of-plumbobs​ @dogsill​ and a groupchat im in on discord have kept me from being miserable. I just can’t get it resolved til I go back and I have been gone for a month with it just... building.

@simspigccfinds said: How long did it take you to learn how to make cc?

Well I ‘knew’ how when I first started, but I wouldn’t say I got to the point where I knew how to make stuff 99% right until late 2017, early 2018.   Practicing and learning from trial and error is the best way I learned.

Anonymous said: I'm new here but do you like Red Velvet?            

yes! they are tied with BP for my #2 group. I love RV songs/videos, but I love the BP girlies so much bc they were my first kpop group ;n;

Anonymous said: idk if you've been asked this before (i went through ur asks and ur faq and i couldnt find anything about this but i couldve missed it) Would you ever consider making a big download for all of ur cc? I really wanna download it all but theres so much!

Okay with this idk how I would do it. I post three new hairs every month. Some of my old hairs I know have glitches and I would not want to include them. I am going to try to finish some revamps/updates of hairs and then see about a giant .zip file and maybe a merged package of all my hairs.

Anonymous said: I LOVE ALL UR HAIRS!!! I use them on all of my white sims ❤️❤️

idk if this was shade ewdgfvbn thank you?? I know I don’t make many POC hairs and I want to start doing more, they just take more time to perfect imo and I try to have X amount of hairs for voting everything, and 3 release every month so it is hard to get popping different hairs in and out in that limited time.

Anonymous said: Omg your sims are gorgeous, I love your creations! I am saving up right now but as soon as I have enough money to spare, I am definitely becoming a patron :)

thank you so much!!! I appreciate you even thinking of being a patron <3

@set-fire-to-the-stars said: HEYYY! First, I'd like to say your work is AMAZING and I really enjoy having your hairs in my game. I have a suggestion, because we're both LOONA stans... You know that one hairstyle YeoJin is always wearing? That would look so cute in sims 4...

thank you!! lmao the hair with the like 5 or 6 buns? Maybe!! It would be a bit tricky to do but I would like to try it one day.

Anonymous said: Just wanted to let you know that I have a friend called Lydia and her Hair is just as your "Lydia" Hair, it's so accurate that I had to giggle

lmao I am happy you got a giggle from it. I made it forever ago but I know it was based off of someone. . . .

Anonymous said: Hi! Do you have any hairs/cc for children? Thank you!

i don’t ;n; but @naevys-sims​ has converted a HUGE amount of my hairs to children if you want to check them out <3

Anonymous said: is it okay to edit your meshes for personal use only?

yeah haha for personal use is fine

Anonymous said: Hello!, i really like your cc. but, most of them doesn't seem to work with me, when i try to put it on my sim, it looks bald. do you know what's wrong with it?. thanks ~

You may just be downloading the recolors. Make sure to download the one that doesn’t say ‘recolors’ too.

@debsim​ said: hey i just want to say that you are my favorite cc creator and my sister is also born on the same as you lol :)            

thank you!!! lmao it is cool that me and ur sis have the same birthday :P

Anonymous said: I appreciate you so so much. I feel like i've already told you this but my god, you improve everything about my game. You've literally made my life happier and just, i'm so happy 😩❤

awe thank you!!! I just make simple hairs <3 I am happy that you think it improves your game. Thank you again

Anonymous said: I'd really love to see something fresh from you.  All i see on my dash is the same hair with small variations :/

all my releases are picked by Patreon Pledges through voting, so it isn’t up to me entirely. I just make/finish the hairs being voted on. All I can recommend doing to change that is pledge and vote sdgfvbb

@ssmorqqii​ said: Okay so this isn't much of an ask really but I just wanted to give you a heads up as an excessive cc downloader/user that your cc is HEAVEN. It makes the whole game so much better and I just wanted to thank you.            

thank you omg stuff like this makes me feel good about making content for the game <3 knowing that people think my hair changes the game enough to make it better. Thank you again

Anonymous said: do you use a cleavage overlay or special skin on your female sims?

I use two skin overlays and a default. That is it though besides makeup. No cleavage overlay

Anonymous said: How are your sims so pretty? Would you ever upload them? Like the one you’re using with get famous for example?

My sims are uploaded already to my origin and my blog lmao, I am planning to update them in the next few weeks though. DL page here

Anonymous said: not gonna lie that I followed you mainly cause you're a LOONA stan! <3

oh absolutely

Anonymous said: Another patron saint bitch. Sorry ugh

efvbn this made me giggle lmao ty

Anonymous said: sulsul! so I don't know how patreon works but when you pledge? do you have to pledge month to month or can i just be for one month?

you can pledge for just one month by pledging and then cancelling before you get charged the next month. I think you get charged a small fee if you re-pledge in the future though. So doing it month-to-month is a bit cheaper

@ssmorqqii said: hi this isnt a question but i just wanted you to know that i think youre pretty frikin great okay thank u            

thank you ddgfvbn i appreciate it

okay after this idk when I answered last so im gonna end it here. Does anybody read all of these things lmao efdhgb

[thesoundofnat]

Three Times Peter Helped Tony

Tony, Peter

Summary: The title says it all. Ranges from bigger to smaller ways Peter helps.

A/N: I honestly wouldn’t consider this my best work, but I still kinda like it, so I’m deciding to post it anyway lmao. Hope you like it!

Also if this looks weird on your dash it’s because tumblr hates me is glitching.

[Read it on AO3]

Words: 2 463

1.

Tony was sad. He hadn’t told Peter that, of course, but Peter wasn’t stupid and knew what those brief etched on smiles and hollow eyes meant. Tony wasn’t okay. Probably hadn’t been for a while now, but this seemed more current. The wound seemed more fresh.

He knew it had something to do with the airport fight and everything that had come after that. He had seen Tony try so hard to fix everything while simultaneously making sure Peter wasn’t taking on too many battles he couldn’t handle. It stung a little to know he was a part of Tony’s stress, but if there was one thing he’d learnt about the man was that he needed the distractions more than he needed air in his lungs, lest he wanted the pain to swallow him whole.

Peter had been happy to be a distraction, at first. It was no secret that he enjoyed the older man’s company, and god knew he had a lot to learn from him. But his finals crept closer, and smaller bad guys robbing stores never stopped, and he had to handle his crush moving away before he could even properly have his chance with her, and things became slightly too much for his sixteen year old self to handle. So he had to make a choice. Avengers stuff or life stuff. He knew what Mr Stark wanted him to pick.

Now that they were reunited after several weeks of no contact - not even from Peter’s side - he could see those bags under his eyes and the lines on his face more clearly. Tony wasn’t young anymore, and all the pressure he’d been put on was getting to him. Maybe Peter had just caught him at the wrong time, but it was more obvious than ever.

“What?”

Tony was narrowing his eyes at him, and Peter realized that he’d been staring slightly too intently at him from across the table.

Peter shook his head. “Nothing! I was just wondering if maybe I should start drinking coffee.”

Tony hummed, hands gripping his cup just like Peter was gripping his own cup of tea. “Nah. Too young. I’d say wait until college. You’ll need it more then.”

“I reckon you know best.”

Tony’s lips quirked upward. “Maybe not always, but in this case I’m pretty sure I do.”

It was a strangely… normal conversation. Each time they saw each other it was always because Peter was panicking over something or Tony needed to show him new tech. That he’d been invited over for tea had been a greater shock than Tony probably realized.

“How’s school? You acing your classes?”

“Of course.”

“Social life?”

“Other than the occasional meeting with academic decathlon team I mostly just see Ned.”

“Good. About the team, I mean. It’s good that you’re keeping it up.” Tony hesitated briefly before saying, “And how’s your aunt handling this whole - thing.”

Peter squirmed in his seat. “She was very angry with me at first. And with you.”

“I figured. Did my talk with her help at all?”

“Oh, definitely. It’s taken her a while, but she’s more calm about it now as long as I tell her where I go each time.” Peter barked out a laugh. “It’s kind of annoying.”

Tony grinned. “That’s guardians to you. You’re lucky, you know.”

“I know.”

They sipped on their drinks in silence for a moment. A ray of sun had found its way between the buildings outside and illuminated the kitchen table, and Peter found himself watching it just to keep himself from watching Tony. He knew he wouldn’t appreciate being observed.

“How are you?” Peter blurted out before he could stop himself. “And Ms Potts and Mr Rhodes?”

Tony seemed a bit amused. “We’re all good, kid. Rhodey can almost walk entirely on his own now.”

Peter nodded. “So you’re all… fine?”

Tony blinked. “Relatively. Should we not be?”

“Yes! I mean, I hope you are?”

“This-” Tony shook his head. “I don’t say this often, but I’m confused.”

“Oh, I didn’t mean to- I mean-”

“Kid. Just say whatever you want to say. I promise I won’t get mad or whatever.”

Peter exhaled slowly, biding his time. “It’s just… you look a little sad, s’all. I just wanted to make sure you’re okay.”

Tony’s eyebrows met his hairline. “Oh. Well, uh-” He scratched the back of his head. “I guess lying and saying I’m fine will get me nowhere.”

“You don’t have to say anything, Mr Stark. I just wanted to check.”

“No, no, it’s- it’s fine, I-” Tony shook his head. “Maybe I need it.”

Peter never would’ve thought they’d be in this position, where Tony Stark of all people attempted to put his emotions into words in order to share them with him. It was usually the other way around.

“The thing is,” Tony started, pushing his cup from hand to hand on the table. “I care more than people probably think, and sometimes it gets hard to deal with everything. Especially when people so very obviously didn’t care back. At least not to the same extent.”

That was probably the most Tony would be willing to tell him, but Peter appreciated it anyway. “Do you wanna know what I think?”

“I’m sure you’ll tell me.”

“None of them deserved you.”

Tony didn’t reply, but Peter could see a slight shift in his posture. A brightness to his eyes.

Peter made it his goal to always make sure Mr Stark remembered how important he actually was after that.

2.

Peter wasn’t sure how or even why, but when he opened his eyes he found himself in Mr Stark’s living room, and the light was way too natural for it to still be dark outside.

“What happened?” he asked FRIDAY automatically, but got an entirely different voice in return.

“You passed out. As in like, fell asleep. You weren’t knocked out or anything.”

Peter sat up a bit in order to look at Tony who was sitting in the armchair across the room from him, his attention captured by the pad in his lap. “Have you- have you just been sitting there all night?”

“Of course not. I went to my lab. Had a few hours of sleep. Went back to the lab. You dozed for over ten hours. Seriously, Parker, when was the last time you slept through the night?”

“Too long ago,” Peter muttered. “Does Aunt May-”

“All informed.”

“Oh. Good. Thank you.”

Tony snorted and finally looked up at him. “No problem. I was mostly covering my own ass.”

Peter grinned. “Right, because you don’t care about either me or her at all.”

“All right, don’t get cocky. Geez, you’ve been hanging around me for too long.” He placed the pad on the coffee table. “If you want breakfast you know where everything is.”

Peter nodded and sat up properly. He felt more awake than he had in weeks, miraculously. “How’d you sleep? Those hours you did sleep, I mean.”

Tony hummed. “I slept all right. It could’ve been better.” That Tony was willingly admitting that was a huge step. “But it was enough to function today. I’ve got so many meetings this afternoon that I’m sorta considering going into hiding.” He waved his hand around. “Never become an adult, you hear me.”

“I’m afraid it’s a little too late for that,” Peter said, the idea that he would have to apply for colleges in less than a year ever so present in the back of his mind. “You should eat too. And probably get some more coffee.”

“You sound like Pepper.”

“Is that a bad thing?”

“Mmm not really.”

“Then I’ll take the compliment.”

Tony laughed. “Definitely getting cocky. I can’t say I hate it, but you better be careful.”

Peter had to admit that the months he’d spent around the older man had made him much more comfortable around him and his closest friends, and sometimes he had to remind himself that snark could seem disrespectful. Fortunately Tony was fluent in snark and didn’t seem to mind.

Peter took a quick trip to the bathroom and tried in vain to get his hair to cooperate, and then met Tony in the kitchen where a glass of orange juice was waiting for him on the table. He downed it in seconds, only just then realizing how dry his throat had been. Tony watched him over his coffee in amusement.

“I have to make a call,” he said, already halfway out of the room with his cup in hand. “Make yourself at home and all that jazz.”

Peter didn’t need to be told twice.

***

“God, if a stupid phone call takes this long I cannot imagine how long the actual meetings will last-” Tony stopped in his tracks, his cup empty and his hair in disarray. “What’s this?”

Peter looked up from where he’d been scrolling on his phone. “Breakfast.”

“For me?”

“Of course.” He motioned to the toast across from him on the table. “It’s probably a little cold now, but-”

“No, no, I- that doesn’t matter, it’s-” Tony cut himself off with a shake of his head. “The only people who’ve ever made me breakfast are Pepper and Rhodey.”

Peter’s eyes widened. “Oh my god, sorry, was it insensitive? You don’t have to eat it.”

Tony grinned then. Hugely and genuinely. “Not insensitive at all.” He wouldn’t look directly on Peter, but Peter knew him well enough at this point to know it wasn’t a bad thing. “Thanks, kid,” he said as he sat. “I have to leave in like ten minutes, so I was worried I wouldn’t even have time to eat. God knows I would forget all about food once in those meetings, so this-” He grabbed his toast. “-is gold.”

Peter beamed all the way home.

3.

How Peter ended up at a movie night at Tony’s with Pepper, Rhodey and Happy was beyond him, but he was happily (and slightly awkwardly) sitting between Tony and the armrest while they tried to decide on a movie. Pepper, who was on Tony’s other side, was pointing at one of the movies on the screen, but Tony kept scrolling.

“Already seen it,” he said, glancing at her. “But you can totally have more than one choice.”

“If we’re gonna find a movie that none of us have seen it will be a miracle,” she replied matter-of-factly. “How about that one?”

“Oohh, I’ve been meaning to see it for ages,” Rhodey said from the other couch.

Happy shook his head beside him. “Not that one.”

“Why not?”

“Looks bad.”

“I agree,” Tony said and kept scrolling.

“You know what, give me the remote.” Rhodey held out his hand, but Tony barely acknowledged him.

“My house, my rules.”

“Pepper, get him to give me the remote.”

“Don’t get me involved in this.”

“You wanted to watch the movie too.”

“We can negotiate like adults.”

“That one!” Happy piped up, pointing. “I vote that one.”

Tony hummed. “It looks all right, actually.”

“Oh, you’re kidding!” Rhodey was more passionate over this than Peter would’ve expected, but he recognized the thrill that came with going against your best friend over small things. “Peter, get him to give me the remote.”

Peter really hadn’t been expecting to get dragged into this. “What, me?”

“Yes! He listens to you.”

“No, he doesn’t,” Peter blurted out, and Tony snorted.

“Cut yourself some slack, kid,” Rhodey said, voice softer.

“Actually,” Tony said, turning to Peter with a grin so big it almost scared him. “It’s a tie between two movies, but we’re an odd number. Peter’s vote can decide.”

“Do you think I’m suicidal?” Peter asked with a slight panic.

Happy, of all people, burst into laughter. “Oh, okay, you’re funny, I’ll give you that.”

Tony poked his chest. “Just choose.”

“And if I don’t want to watch either of them?”

“Then we’ll never get around to watch a thing.”

Peter had honestly not been paying much attention to the options, since he was fine with whatever. “Could- could you let me read the descriptions of them both?”

They sat in silence as Peter read. They both sounded mediocre, and Peter realized he’d already seen parts of one of them with Ned. They’d only gotten half an hour in before they’d had to turn it off. Which meant-

“I think the one Mr Stark likes sounds good,” he said, and Happy surprised him once again by cheering.

Tony clapped his hands. “That’s my boy. The night is saved.”

Those words were worth the mock glare Rhodey sent his way.

And one time Tony asked him to.

Peter had been in Tony’s lab before, but he’d never been allowed to touch anything, and today was no exception. He hovered behind Tony and tried to peek at what he was doing, which he knew was probably bothering the older man, but so far he hadn’t said anything. That was one of the things that had changed as they spent more time together. Tony got more patient with him and his curiosity.

“You think you can hand me that?” Tony suddenly asked, pointing toward the end of the table.

Peter was quick to oblige. “Of course, here you go.”

“Thank you.” He peeked up briefly to smile at him, if a twitch of his lips counted as a smile. “Actually, do you think you could hold this while I tweak it?” He handed Peter a part of the Iron suit and asked him to hold it in place against the table.

“Make sure to not move it,” he said before diving in, and Peter felt like he was dreaming. He was actually here, in Tony Stark’s lab, helping Tony Stark build one of his genius creations. Ned would freak.

To be entirely honest Peter was freaking out a little himself.

“You’re doing good,” Tony said, and Peter had to hold back a laugh lest he wanted to jostle the part.

“I’m only holding it.”

“Still.” His fingers stilled, and he took a step back to observe it. “I think that’ll do. Thanks, kid.”

Peter was eager to keep helping, but he wasn’t about to test his luck. “Is it okay if I sit in here and work on homework?”

“Sure thing.”

Life felt right in there, with Tony working away and Peter sitting on the couch taking care of his own responsibilities. Occasionally he would look up and observe his mentor, and he could occasionally feel Tony looking his way, but they didn’t talk. It was nice.

Tony still seemed sad, but he seemed to be handling it, and Peter was still happy to be one of his distractions, mostly because he was now certain Tony saw him as more than just that.

[narwhalpanda]

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My Top Posts in 2021

#5

this job shit sucks, i wish i was playing minecraft

5 notes • Posted 2021-08-11 07:38:51 GMT

#4

I finished Ursula K. Le Guin's Gifts in just few days. After long years a book made me feel lost in time and pages, after the longest time a book made me cry and really feel the tenderness and grief of the characters. I dare to say it forever changed the way i'll be approaching reading and especially writing. I would like to learn from Le Guin the closeness, the intimacy of a story, the feeling of your hand being held as you read. I dont think i am able to describe how touched i was reading this novel. But it made me really want to start writing again.

I read Le Guin's theoretical works and some quotes in the past but never any of her fiction, though i was planning to for the longest time. Few weeks ago during a big library cleaning the library was getting rid of an old edition of Annals of the Western Shore that was discontinued after release of the first book. It was by the tiniest chance that the book found its way to me and i will treasure it forever.

5 notes • Posted 2021-08-01 10:30:27 GMT

#3

look!!! at my girl!!! Pilika!!!

im so excited for the new shamanking anime dont even look at me

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#2

what do you mean satoru gojo is tall? what do you mean he is taller than nanami? he has the biggest short energy ive ever seen in a character

30 notes • Posted 2021-01-06 13:35:47 GMT

#1

jujutsu kaisen and mob psycho 100 could easily exist in the same universe. nanami kento and reigen arataka are both ex-salarymen who then pursued a career in occult, who hate to see children fight. they are, in fact, boyfriends. in ths essay i will

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Get your Tumblr 2021 Year in Review →

[rainbowiisms-archived]

So, I've had this blog for one year and two days and I think it's       about time I've done a follow forever, yeah?

         I've had ups. I've had downs. I've had hiatuses. Hell, I got to the point where I deleted out every post in this blog to start over. That was like 8k+ posts, lel. I've had too many faceclaim changes. But the one thing that's been steady? You guys. And you are all the ones that make me come back to Rainbow.

         I've always been super anxious to make one of these for fear of leaving someone out. So, if I do? I am so sorry and please don't yell at me, my brain is a mess.

                 Just know that I love all 220 of my followers, yeh?

AND HERE WE GO~

MY SMOL CHILDREN - in no particular order bc i just wrote them as they popped into my head ;;;

@domiplier Domain will always be one of my top ships. It was one of the first ships I developed on this blog despite me being a shy little fuck. Dom, Rain, Livvy and Josh are my cuties. And I love them forever. Don't get me started on how much I love your Mark. And your Oliver. And your Negan. Oh, and Noah? You's pretty damn fantabulously cool yoself, ye?

@codi-of-feels Codi. You are so fabulous, I don't care what anyone says. You got a heart bigger than Texas and even more talent. I love Codibow so much. Cute girlfriends. And lil bugger July. We need to write more.

@mark-doom I love Doom and I love Olga. You two are meme loving fuqheads. Kinky lil fucks. I love every interaction that our muses have ever had. Emily is my lil queen. Ugh, you're just so good, you know that right?

@mynameismarkiplier PIX. I MISS U. Markbow was my first ship on here and damn. They had their ups and downs but just the fact that they always had each others back at the end of the day makes me melt. And Ollie and Amber too. I'm thinking of attack glomping you on your Inu account. JS.

@speedskeys JACKSON MY LIL BRO. We need to write more. Point. Blank. Period. I just love you and your muses so much, pretty much. You’re so awesome, okay?

@iam-glitchiplier Rain, you're awesome. Your writing astounds me to this day. Not to mention you're a badass artist, if I say so. Glitch and Rainbow have been through some shit, indeed. Considering I've killed Rainbow off like 532 times? But at the end of the day, she loves that boy, even if not romantically, till the day she dies. And Maxie. Her best boys. We need to write more. :)

@shxmrxckiisms Faaaaaaith! Listen here you poop. I love me some Sham. And I love me some Mark. ( and I should love me some Felix tbh ) I love writing with you. You always gimme the best angst. And best fluff. And jaysus. You're just indescribable. Never change, please? <3

@doc-iplier / @riannkrusnik13 (bc it wont tag right lmao) I’ve always wanted to write more with you. I've been willing to put angst aside to write with Nik. That's how senpai you are. I just have always smiled at little headcanons of Rainbow working at Nik's clinic and them two growing a bond, even if not romantic. IDK. I've just always loved your writing, and Aidan too for that matter.

@peeblcs ANDRO. MY GAYBILIEN. I can't say a whole lot about you without fangirling intensely. You're so awesome. I love you. I love Amy. I love writing with you. On here and on Missy. I will always have your back, you can count on that.

@psychotichearted Frissssssssssssssssssssk. Dude. Fam. I love you. I love every account you've ever had. I want to headbutt you, I love you so much. I am not worthy of you, by far. We need to write more, yes?

@fiischbachiisms I love your Mark and my Rain. They are so cute. We need to do about 2345 more AU’s if you’re down. I love your writing. You always make me smile. You make a lot of people smile.

@bothendsoftheneedle TRYKSTER. You’re are such a bamf. I love you and your characters. We’ve only met a few weeks ago, but you’re one of my favorite people on here by far. Never change for anyone, love! <3

PEOPLE I LOVE FROM AFAR/WANNA TALK TO MORE;;; if you don’t follow me, sorry for bugging you and putting you on here you can tell me to take you off lol

@dallasbluerp @patrickiisms @realdarkiplier  @whxspxriisms @kjcllberg @brxtheriisms @mxrkxmoo @dear-darkiplier @mcrkiimoo @internetsuppxrtgrxup @wearenxthuman @flannelclad @bxssness  @logxn-hxyes @kramred  @vinciplier @misswiishu @methieplier @subiplier-blog

Once again, if you're not on here, I'm sorry. My brain is stupid. Rest assured, if I follow you, I wanna RP with you, aight? COME TO ME. I DON'T BITE.

Thank you for a year of awesomeness. Here's to another year of all of this.

xoxo Jessi.

[testosteronetuesdays]

Lightning round where I pick random numbers because I can’t find the actual post and I am sleepy. May the gods be in your favour. Fate decides your questions: 13, 52, 27

Lmao if you search for meme on my page you should find it

13 what do they do for fun?

Nox

Doodling. She loves to doodle even if she's not good at it. 

Bai

Homegirl is RICH rich so she has a lot of hobbies. Her favorite things to do are traditional calligraphy, singing and playing the erhu.

NotBa

Cooking and gardening. Which is good cause he has 6 kids to feed.

Massa

Reading. She's one of the few that can read and she loves it. She also has a knack for storytelling much to the twins delight. 

Hansen

Reading. You wouldn't know it from talking to him but he has a lot of medical journals stashed away in his room. He also has a huge interest in biology.

The Twins

Sewing and toymaking. They often have to make their own toys so they've turned that into a game in itself. They also love to play hide and go seek and hopscotch and will cream anyone foolish enough to play with them

Alma

problem solving and puzzles. She loves tinker and even though her epilepsy makes it harder to concentrate at times but she loves to problem solve. If the world was normal she would be first in line at engineering school.

Pegan

Sews, knits and sings. Often when they preform they lip sing so singing is more fun for them. Sewing helps them with their job but they also just like to cozy on up with camp and glitch and just embroider when they can.

Glitch

Story telling and tinkering. Zie might be the best programmer you know but that dosen't mean zie don't like to get zeir hands dirty.

Camp

Cooking. His ingredients are all shit and from a can but oh my god this boy can COOK. Someone let him meet NotBa so they can recipe swap.

52 what is their body type? Are they muscular, skinny, chubby, etc.?

Nox

Stocky and short. She is still recovering from chronic malnutrition and the like but she still has that lean muscle for running

Bai

Tall and thin. She's lived a life of luxury and you can tell. Her hands are so dainty. But she's got broad shoulders

NotBa

Man's is old but he is ripped. He does a lot of physical labour including picking up children so he's gotta be. It's functional muscle 

Massa

Taller and not as chronically malnourished as her sister Nox as her parents were better off when she was a baby but still not super healthy either. Cheeks still a little too thin. She's also fairly muscular for running.

Hansen

He looks like a stick but has supprise muscles from lifting his little sisters and all those nerd books he has

The Twins

They are babies. Little preteen babies. Too thin tho. Need to eat more.

Alma

Taller but also surprisingly strong. Much like her brother she's got secret muscle. She's lifting pipes and building stuff. She kind of has to be.

Pegan

They are strong and tall and real neat o.

Glitch

Muscley with little bit of weight on zeim and zei are really proud of it. Catch this tummy out here. Yeah zei eat calories that's how a body GOES

Camp

Kinda waify and not super strong with a bit of weight to him. He's the shortest out of the 3

27 what is their biggest strength?

Nox

Versatility. She can adjust to almost any situation and blend in. It makes her very good as a thief. 

Bai 

Sympathy. She might not understand what's going on but if you're hurting she dosen't like that and will fight tooth and nail to make it stop.

Notba

Responsibility. He has a collective responsibility which isn't always good and he carries a lot of guilt because of it but it's what makes him stick out his neck for others and oh my god does he do that.

Massa

Quick thinking and decisiveness. There's a problem, Massa normally has a solution and will stick with it until proven that there is a better one. She's notoriously scrappy because of this. 

Hansen 

His patience. Surprising answer but with the right people he is incredibly patient including himself. Can't get something right ? Wait. It'll come to him soon. The twins are talking a lot and keep telling him weird stories even if he can't tell what Lil' is saying via improvised signing all the time. Its fine the message will get through. 

Alma

Visual thinking. She has amazing spacial sense and can visually peice together any item you can imagine. She knows exsactly what should go where and when things should move.

The twins 

Creativity and learning capacity. They are young but even for kids their age they are creative. Lil' made up her own language to communicate with and Bigs regularly translates. They are both stupid talented and there is no such thing as a stupid idea to them just building blocks to a better one.

Pegan 

Empathy. If you're happy they're happy and if you're sad their sad and if you're hurting well… they'll want it to stop. It makes the party scene very addictive to them but that's also one of the strongest places for the resistance.

Glitch

Amazing memory. Something happened 3 weeks ago ? Zie can tell you who was there how they impacted what happened and what they were wearing and also what they smelled like. It's terrifying. 

Camp

Humour and faith. He's amazing at saying the right thing at the right time to diffuse a situation. He believes in so much to almost a fault and if it wasn't for his almost physic like luck 

[nikatyler]

It’s time for another week of replies. I don’t know what to talk about today, other than I just finished my English homework and kinda hate my English teacher now. But it’s fine.

As you might have noticed, the queue now starts two hours earlier than it used to. That’s because I’ve encountred a wonderful glitch. You might have heard about it. Tumblr basically invented time travel. Posts which were queued to be posted between 9-10 pm CET were sent to the past. Some people suggested turning off the “new post types” or whatever. I did that, but it didn’t help.

This website will never cease to amaze me. Just when you thought you couldn’t be more frustrated...it comes up with something new.

jackssims replied to your photo “Oh hey, long time no replies. And these are the first ones of this...”

@ the reference: it’s to the song “Ironic” by Alanis Morissette! “It’s like rain on your wedding day / It’s a free ride and you’ve already paid” are parts of the chorus

Oh. OH. See I figured it would be a song, I just couldn’t remember for the life of me which one. Now I listened to it and I feel dumb because of course I know this song

In fact, who DOESN’T know this song

myopiccc replied to your photoset “Don’t deny it, Dawn. You like it.”

LOL! She's got me anyway!

Basically

She loves this dork with all her heart

fataleromeo replied to your photoset “Ross: “Happy birthday, Sunset. I have a little gift for you. It’s...”

oooooh love the who reference! ����

jackssims replied to your photoset “Ross: “Happy birthday, Sunset. I have a little gift for you. It’s...”

The Doctor Who reference tho

I had to

simlovinggirl replied to your photoset “My little girl is growing up. She’s going to be an adult. How is that...”

Seriously, where did the time go? I remember when he was a teen just going around kissin' on everyone xD

No joke, I feel the same?? His wild kissing phase happened like half a year ago in my game and it still feels like yesterday

tiny-tany-thaanos replied to your photoset “Wouldn’t it be nice if they could…I don’t know, maybe slow dance...”

Ts3 waited till the Seasons ts4... nobody knows till thenXD

EA please, if you’re reading this...give us slow dance. Please. I don’t care about anything else. I know a lot of people scream for cars. What are cars good for? Give me slow dancing. And cuddling in bed. Just some cute couple animations in general. Please

Btw unrelated but yeah I don’t care about cars and I would be totally fine without them. There I said it. Also if you guys want cars that’s okay, we don’t have to fight about it.

memesplayssims replied to your photoset

i found the posts from my queue 5 days ago on my blog so your posts may be far back on your blog

Mine were sent on a time travel trip to 16th December 2018 lmao. Tumblr, you ain’t the Doctor, please stop.

alfalfalegacy replied to your photo

Heart eyes ������

I knooooow! I took some cute pictures of them today and...I’m dead. All the quads’ couples are so cute what the heck

cafeheart replied to your photoset “Sunset: “I wanted to talk to you about something. I know you told me...”

i thought i loved ross and caleb but boy are these two blowing them out of the water real fukcin quick!!!

I liked the development Ross and Caleb had. Sunset and Dawn got less of it. But that doesn’t mean I love them less. They’re awesome. At the moment in my game, they’re already engaged and...wow I love focusing on them.

cafeheart replied to your photoset “Sunset: “You’re gonna…sit on me? Do you know how these things are...”

jesus christ dawn's face in the second image

Looks like an angel but is actually a devil

tiny-tany-thaanos replied to your photoset

They are so cute!

And wait till you see their children

unstablesims replied to your photoset “There’s nothing quite like getting a massage from the older sister of...”

careful or she will break ur neck lmao

God yes that’s highly possible

justkeeponsimming replied to your photo “~ Del Sol Valley”

This screenshot is so pretty!

Del Sol Valley is very pretty. I’d say the lots are a disappointment, but the scenery around is gorgeous.

tiny-tany-thaanos replied to your photo “~ Del Sol Valley”

Congratulations!

Thanks! Even though I’m not sure if this is something to congratulate me for, I mean I’m just an obsessed sims freak who completed her sims 4 collection :D Shoutout to my grandparents for giving me money for my birthday and shoutout to Origin for having these ridiculous big sales.

Would I sell my soul to EA? I hate to admit it but possibly

tiny-tany-thaanos replied to your photoset “Sunset: “Today is going to be eventful, don’t you think?” Caleb: “It...”

Poor Caleb(

I feel bad for him. Actually bad. I even feel a little bad for not quitting without saving.

melien replied to your post “Okay, I follow you because your sims are amazing, and I think I'm one...”

DON'T NEED MONEY DON'T TAKE FAME

DON’T NEED NO CREDIT CARD TO RIDE THIS TRAIN

melien replied to your photo

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Ahhh I love Myra so much. She’s the only one who can handle Lydia, let’s be real (god I can’t wait to show their little story!). She deserves an award, just like Sharon (as I said yesterday on the ask).

Hmm, Putting Up with a Dumbass Award sounds like something many of the sims in my game should win. 

melien replied to your photoset “Things I’ve never expected to see: This”

Battle of the bumps

I hate this

melien  replied to your photoset “The baby should be here soon and I’m excited. Even though I didn’t...”

Could you bless my game with some aliens? I never get alien babies like ever

Try naming a sim Caleb, that works, they like Calebs

jackssims replied to your photoset “Do I have to? What’s the point if I’m going to be…you know…young...”

This still works, since you’re still fulfilling the requirements of the gen!

dandylion240 replied to your photoset “Do I have to? What’s the point if I’m going to be…you know…young...”

Works for me XD

tiny-tany-thaanos replied to your photoset “Do I have to? What’s the point if I’m going to be…you know…young...”

It` like reblogging "If you not reblog smth bad happens" and deleting it straight away - still countsXD

That’s exactly what I thought too. Glad we’re on the same page :D And yeah, comparing it to that is pretty accurate, I didn’t even realize. Well, in this case, his “old age” will stay “reblogged” for a bit. But still, it’s basically the same thing!