#Tafferfield

[turbo-toast]

Say five things you like about yourself, publicly, and then send this to 10 of your favourite followers (non-negotiable) (positivity is cool) ♡

Oh boy, let’s see...1.: I can write pretty well

2.: My problem-solving skills aren’t half bad either

3.: I’m fairly self-aware and will admit mistakes - at least I’m working on that

4.: I’m a generally helpful person

5.: I learn really quickly - at least when the topic interests me

Now to send this to 10 people... 

[esaari]

thank you guys 🖤

[tinyawokentitan]

💕

✧ Send 💕 to give my muse a smooch! ✧

     She blinked as a sapphire blush crossed her cheeks, her hand coming up to rest against the cheek that had been smooched as she gave a small, shy laugh. She fidgets a little as though she has no idea what to do with herself now

     “I - um.. t-thank you..”

[tafferling]

I improved his cup. 🐱

[raunchyandpaunchy]

Misc Character asks for Nadine! 14, 6, 5, and 13

I answered 13 in @turbo-toast‘s ask below! :D5. What’s their immediate thought upon hearing a baby crying on a bus/plane/ect?Poor, sweet darling. I hope they’re okay. Their mother looks so tired, I wonder if they need a hand? Is it rude to ask? They’re so tiny and they’re making so much noise. If that man in the corner sniffs rudely one more time I’m going to clout him. I wonder what lullabies their mother sings to them?6. Opinions on bubble wrap?Parchment? With tiny bubbles? That you can pop?! followed by 15 solid minutes of Nadine popping bubble wrap and giggling wildly to herself. 14. If the OC made an original character, what would they be like?Oooh, they’d be… big, and strong, but maybe not physically? Maybe they’re tiny but have the power of an entire kingdom. Or perhaps they’re huge, like a giant, but tend a garden and pick flowers and their kindness is unrivalled.Nadine makes a tiny note to write a novel about a Gentle Giantess who roams Skyrim picking flowers with her soft Hagraven girlfriend. She’s got her quill and inkwell out already. She looks very excited, especially when I mentioned the term “plot bunnies” to her. Thamk for the asks, Taff!

[saddlerfan]

awww thanks!

[rahimaldemir]

What was Rahim's goal in life before the outbreak? Was he studying? Working? What career was he in, or wanted to be in?

Oh, wow, I actually had a post talking about almost this exact thing in my queue for a couple weeks now. It’s scary how on point this question is.

Strap in, because there’s a lot of context for this answer and it got extremely long.

Something I’ve thought about a lot is how often we see or hear Rahim manning the radios in the Tower. One of the first things we see him doing is fiddling with the radio trying to get in contact with Mark, who had gone missing. The quartermaster later says ‘Rahim radioed me about you’ when we first go to him for supplies. As Crane goes about the prologue he regularly reports back to Rahim and Rahim checks in on him.

Point being, Rahim is on the radios a lot. It seems he has a lot of responsibility on them. I don’t get the impression that he’s just chatting with Crane for kicks. (Although, don’t get me wrong, I do think Rahim warms up to Crane rather quickly and definitely enjoys harassing him over radio.)

Rahim also mentions later that “all [he] can do is watch… sit on [his] ass… and do nothing,” implying that he may not go out to run missions as often as other runners.

What if they try to keep Rahim on the radios because he’s good with them? Good with electronics? He knows how to (kind of) piece things together and make them work?

There’s even a side mission where you have to find electronics for Rahim because he wants to build a “robotic runner,” which I don’t take super seriously and I don’t think Rahim does either, but it’s at least worth noting that he wanted electronic parts for a project and has some concept of working with them.

What if, Rahim was into in electronic engineering when the outbreak happened?

I believe Rahim and Jade grew up in the slums, considering Jade mentions that “[she] remember[s] playing [at the school] as a kid.” Can you imagine them having some cheap old radio or tv that stops working and little kid Rahim, after fiddling with it for a while, somehow makes it work again? (Probably more from luck than actual know-how the first time, but it doesn’t keep Rahim from being thrilled with himself.)

He wants to learn more. What if he could fix all of his family’s electronics whenever they break? He starts fantasizing about piecing together crazy contraptions from scraps. Better cell reception. Free WiFi.

There’s a chance Rahim didn’t have the funds right out of public school to go to university, so he works what entry level jobs he could to save up. At the same time, Jade was making a name for herself in kickboxing.

He’s drafted for mandatory military service, but since gay men can’t serve in the Turkish military, (and I personally headcanon Rahim as gay) he avoids it by coming out. There’s a little bit of drama following that and with a pink certificate finding work is a little harder, but his family is supportive and he starts to get things back on track.

The details get a little fuzzy from here, but the next couple years are Rahim wanting to taste freedom and independence while trying to concentrate on going to school. He’s also caught between wanting to go do fun, selfish things and helping support his family. Of course, he’s a little shit disturber during all of this and gets distracted just being a young adult.

Jade wins her first championship and uses the money to move their parents into more comfortable housing. She offers to help pay for Rahim’s schooling. No one in the Aldemir family is too proud to accept the help.

Now, don’t get me wrong, by the time the outbreak happens, he’s not that skilled yet at what he does. Spike manages the traps, safe zones, and electric grid for the district. Alfie takes care of all the electrical Tower maintenance. Rahim on the other hand, is no expert. There’s still a decent amount of guesswork and percussive maintenance when he deals with the radios, but he definitely knows more than the average Joe-schmoe and it makes him the best candidate for Tower Receptionist.

Rahim wants to bring better communication and technologies to his slum. He’s definitely a product of his generation and sees the importance of social media and internet access. He wants to make things better than they are, create things that will make tasks more convenient for people, give people more access to tools to better help their situations.

All of this is further broadened by the everything going on in Harran. It’s what makes Rahim want to focus specifically on broadcast and telecommunications engineering, which are subdivisions of electronic engineering that have to do with radio and tv broadcasting, data transmission, wired and wireless communication, and the the technology to make it all work.

Rahim watches lives being risked by the lack of radio communication. He watches Zere struggle to find a cure with Camden over a static-ridden connection. The city is threatened because the ministry is able to pretend no one is left alive because no one in the quarantine has access to the outside world.

Post Harran, Rahim wants to move on to work on establishing/strengthening communication and data transmission in low income towns in Turkey and, possibly then, places around the world. Even though the jamming was the result of a government level intervention, he wants to do whatever he can to at least try to make sure no group of people can ever be threatened in the same way Harran was.

[Rahim’s interest in telecommunications can also tie into the headcanon I have about our heroes getting a weak internet signal and using it to spread awareness of Harran through social media.]

Another idea I’ve had though, is that instead of the electronic engineering path, I could also imagine Rahim volunteering as a disaster relief aid for tragedies that happen around the world: war, natural disasters, poverty. He knows he has the ability to survive these messes because nothing will scare him more than Harran. His need to be doing something to help never fades.

[blufeniix]

tafferfield replied to your post: Dad’s condition seems to have improved. Of course...

Thank you sm Taff <3<3<3

[askatosch]

tafferfield hat auf dein Foto geantwortet: Pink glow

that is STUNNING

Thank you!

[thetwistedlight]

To a great person from a not so great sketch of a great person -  Happy Birthday, @tafferfield !

[renegade-shepard-archived]

@talizorahs replied to your post “i wish i was more consistent w/putting content out i feel like ppl...”

are u KIDDING every time i see seb i Squeal. i love him and care about him and seeing u so passionate about him and ur games is enough to keep me loving u and ur blog. keep doing u man <3

@thecybrwulf replied to your post “i wish i was more consistent w/putting content out i feel like ppl...”

Relax man! You're all good~ ^_^

@tafferfield replied to your photoset

He continues to be a gorgeous individual :D

awe guys D: <3

[turbo-toast]

Symbra: 34, 26 and 40!

34.: - Do they have any pets?

Hm, I think Olivia would like a dog or a cat, but Satya has trouble with them. They often don’t behave predictably and they don’t care about order. Olivia doesn’t really care about that, either, but Olivia can clean up after herself^^

26.: - How do their friends feel about their relationship? Their families?

Neither of them really have contact to their families. Olivia was orphaned in the Omnic Crisis, and Satya was taken from her parents in Hyderabad after Vishkar found out she was capable of being a light-bending architech. They are each other’s family now. Olivia’s life as a hacker made it hard to form lasting friendships, save for McCree, who’s happy she found someone (although he relentlessly mocks her for being all mushy about Satya whenever they meet). Similarly, on top of already having trouble connecting with people, Satya found out Vishkar was using her to harm people who opposed their interests, so the few people she knew from work suddenly weren’t friends anymore, either.

If they joined Overwatch, I think people would look at their relationship somewhat amazedly? They’re very different people who are very similar in a few ways, if that makes sense. Their personal circumstances make life difficult for both of them, but they help each other out in their own ways.

40.: - Any special memories? Do they have a special place they like to go to?

If I went with my own fic, I think a restaurant named La Joya in Mexico City would be a go to, where they had their first date. As for memories… I think when Satya figured out who Olivia really was would be a special one, and meeting again after being forced apart in an effort to take down Talon/Vishkar would, too. Satya doesn’t often meet people who pick up on her struggles like Olivia does, so that first date will have been a dear memory for her, too.

[esaari]

tafferfield replied to your post “remade discord server thing”

*yeets self into server*

<333 WELCOME

[valgusordo]

Huge shoutout and heartfelt thanks to @rocket-away for the stunning art of Oliver, my Titan OC from @dailyrevive!  Rocket might still have a commission slot open, I was glad to get this one.  Go support a talented artist during these troubling times.

https://rocket-away.tumblr.com/post/616108661551562752

I just love how Rocket incorporated the Mark of the Pilgrim Guard onto the newer armor from last season, and Hallowfire Heart was also stunningly portrayed.  Oliver is enjoying the best coffee he’s probably had in centuries, and La Valette is scanning its chemical makeup for the next time his Guardian stops by The Daily Revive.  He just knows Oliver won’t remember what he ordered then.  XD

What is he actually drinking?  Not sure, @tafferfield only specified lots of milk and something sweet. (Her Destiny fics and previous commissions are how I discovered Rocket.) If this Titan’s anything like me, though, it’s some kind of latte.  Most likely caramel.

[tafferling]

does Redfield play pokemon go? which starter did he pick? what's his fav??

He doesn’t.  😴

But he finds it amusing that I name my pokemans after friends.  Like that Eeve that closely resembles Piers.  (I think that’s his fav, to be fair.)

[maverick-werewolf]

Blog updates (and plans!)

Look, new stuff!

You may have noticed the layout of the blog has changed just a teensy bit. First of all, I finally updated the Projects section on the left. I also changed my avatar (wow, wild).

Oh, and I’m also posting Stargate Atlantis gifs. I love that show like I love air, so...

I’m also working on a few more things, such as...

integrating this blog closer with my own writing and projects (namely my fiction)

working on a new series of vampire facts (yay!)

and working on some very, very big werewolf posts that are my personal critiques of werewolves in various genres of popular culture.

Oh yeah. That last one will be... something.

So for now there are a few layout updates, lots of new (and still more upcoming) posts of Stargate Atlantis things ( @tafferfield does indulge me so), and one new thing...

I’ve added a new page, Original Characters. I talk about these OCs a lot and post art and answers about them a lot, so please go check it out! :D The page will feature a lot of the important characters from my various original works, and you’ll (very) soon get the chance to start reading their stories.

So far I have 3 characters there - three of my main protagonists across two universes, Wulfgard (ancient/medieval mythic fantasy) and Nova Refuge (what my brother and I recently decided to start calling “high sci-fi”). More updates (and possible tweaking to their descriptions) to come in the future!

I have also updated the Writing List page, which desperately needed one. It’ll be updated a lot more really soon with more links to my published works - especially since I plan to publish a short story collection, Wulfgard: Venatori (starring monster hunters Caiden Voros and his partner, Gwen Vergil), very soon!

That’s all for now. Stay tuned - and I’m actually catching up with my ask backlog (gasp!), so if anyone has any asks - folklore, werewolf, or otherwise - they want to send, now is a great time. :) (You could even make my life and ask me something about my writing and/or characters.)

Take care!