#The Depths org story

[zhe-lazy-fox]

The group from The Depths returns in the form of a couple reference sheets, because brain went "Let's do Art Fight next year!"

The main characters for my original Story The Depths

A couple more reference sheets for my oc's will show up in the coming months, because of two things, 1 i need them in general and 2 need them for Art Fight XD

[astramachina]

no. no absolutely not. "this name that has stumped every scholar ever is actually the name of an island in Scandinavia and somehow nobody caught that" cut the shit. you're devising a way to lower the speed of light to one-tenth of its capacity and yet a Norwegian word stumped all your collective asses i am going to rip out someone's throat.

[theskeletoninthegarden]

My problem when I write is that I want to spend 98% of the time with the main pairing, and the rest of my brain that's yelling for world building, etc, is so far shoved to the side it's reduced to a minor whimper at best

[makingqueerhistory]

Do you have any advice/ stories for people that don’t feel like they belong in the community?

I actually do. I think there is a bit of a healthy split to have in your interactions with the queer community. Because there is the queer community, and then there are queer people who are a part of your community. The queer community you have to take as a whole, messy as it is. But you are also allowed to make a smaller, separate community of queerness for yourself.

For me, the split looks like this: I talk about my gender journey, unpack hurt, share joy, and call in my community. As for the wider queer community, I put out resources, I volunteer, and I support financially and socially when I can. This split can look different for you. I don't engage, and I don't let people engage with a certain side of me unless they are in MY community. Sometimes, it's for comfort; sometimes, it is for safety.

If you feel removed from the queer community, ask yourself which version of the queer community you're feeling isolated from. Is it that you don't have a community that feels personal and close, or does it feel like you don't have your roots in the wider community? Each issue requires different work.

If you feel disconnected from the wider community, my first prompt would be to see if that is caused by a feeling of imposter syndrome that may have been pushed forward by gatekeepers. If so, it's not uncommon, and it's worth seeing if you can unpick that. Then the next step (or first if imposter syndrome is not the issue) is volunteering at a local queer org or finding a way to share your voice through creation.

If it is a feeling of disconnect from having a personal queer community, it's the same advice to anyone looking to build a community. Be the person you want to find. Nurture yourself and reach out to others.

A book that I would recommend picking up for a very in-depth look at the queer community and its complications is:

I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World

Kai Cheng Thom

(Affiliate link above)

I hope this helps, and I hope you find both forms of community soon!

[vestaignis]

Каньоны Кок-Мойнок – это живописные и уникальные образования природы, расположенные в Киргизии, в аильном округе Тонского района Иссык-Кульской области. Они находятся в 170 км к востоку от столицы республики, г. Бишкека, или в 11 км к западу от г. Балыкчы, и являются частью Боомского ущелья. Название каньонов происходит от одноименного села, которое находится поблизости.

Характеристики каньонов впечатляют: это вымытые водой скальные породы гор, которые формировались десятки, а возможно, и сотни тысяч лет, создавая живописные узоры на скалах. В ущелье можно увидеть десяток каньонов с разной протяженностью, глубиной и шириной.Иногда они образуют небольшие пещеры и тупики. Подножье каньонов расположено на высоте 1500 метров над уровнем моря, а верхняя точка – от 1650 до 1700 метров над уровнем, что создает средний перепад высот в 150-200 метров. Окись железа в почве придает каньонам характерный оранжевый цвет.

Каньоны Кок-Мойнок являются уникальным природным явлением, а так же это отличное место для прогулок и фотосессий на фоне замысловатых природных скульптур. Здесь часто меняется погода, поэтому стоит брать с собой куртку, даже летом. Однако стоит помнить о возможности обвалов скальной породы и быть предельно аккуратным и внимательным во в��емя посещения.

The Kok-Moinok Canyons are picturesque and unique natural formations located in Kyrgyzstan, in the ayil district of the Ton district of the Issyk-Kul region. They are located 170 km east of the capital of the republic, Bishkek, or 11 km west of Balykchy, and are part of the Boom Gorge. The name of the canyons comes from the village of the same name, which is located nearby.

The characteristics of the canyons are impressive: these are water-washed mountain rocks that have been forming for tens, and perhaps hundreds of thousands of years, creating picturesque patterns on the rocks. In the gorge, you can see a dozen canyons of varying length, depth and width. Sometimes they form small caves and dead ends. The foot of the canyons is located at an altitude of 1,500 meters above sea level, and the highest point is from 1,650 to 1,700 meters above sea level, which creates an average difference in altitude of 150-200 meters. Iron oxide in the soil gives the canyons a characteristic orange color.

The Kok-Moinok Canyons are a unique natural phenomenon, and they are also a great place for walks and photo sessions against the backdrop of intricate natural sculptures. The weather here often changes, so it is worth taking a jacket with you, even in summer. However, it is worth remembering the possibility of rock falls and being extremely careful and attentive during the visit.

Источник://t.me/borderlesstravel,/www.getyourguide.ru/bishkek-l1420/otkroite-dlia-sebia-sut-kan-onov-kok-moinok-t537113/, //pikabu.ru/story/kanonyi_kokmoynok_v_kyirgyizstane_i_vesyolyiy_pyos_6516695,//35photo.pro/tags/,//yandex.ru/maps/org/kanyon_kok_moynok/133351802586/gallery/?ll=76.585416%2C42.090184&photos %5Bbusiness%5D=133351802586&z=9,/dwc.kg/places/kanony-kok-mojnok/,/pikabu.ru/story/skazochnyie_kanonyi_kokmoynok_kyirgyizstan_6100470,/wandermore.ru/country/kyrgyzstan/kok-moynok, //www.lets-travel.asia/places/ushchele-kok-moynok.

[jacqulinetan]

On writing fanfiction

Exactly one person hinted that this might be helpful and I thought, well, okay, why not? tonight I have the time. I've been collecting thoughts for awhile and posting fic for more than a decade (writing longer than that!) so why not create a little manifesto of sorts.

A [not at all comprehensive] guide to writing and sharing fic - for beginners - from someone who is serious about writing fanfic as a hobby but casual about everything else:

On logistics:

Where should one write? I use google docs. Recently there's been some discussion about not using gdocs because of AI concerns, and I think if you are sharing nsfw files with other users there is a nebulous risk of losing access to the file... so I've heard. Tbh I cannot speak to the actual risk of either of these things. But I like gdocs because it's free and I can access the same doc from my phone as my desktop which is good for on-the-go thoughts. Other programs that people like are scrivener (costs money - but everybody who uses it says its worth it) and libre office (I tried this and didn't like it, but only because I'm used to gdocs). There are other programs out there, but these are the ones I feel I hear about the most. For me personally, I also have a notebook. If I'm inspired and want to get some scene or dialogue out quickly, writing analog is fastest for me and I find my thoughts flow well like that too.

Where should one post? Archive of our own dot org. There are other fic sites (wattpad) but none of them have the legendary tagging system that ao3 has - more on this later. On ao3 you will need to create an account (if you need an invitation, I'm not sure if you do, but if you do I will personally give one to you, just dm me). But you can post fic under your user handle or anonymously. When you browse the site, you will see that everything is separated by fandom, then by pairing (though non pairing/romance or 'gen fic' is fine too), then by characters involved, then other tags. I imagine it's overwhelming if you are not there a lot, but when you post, the form guides you for what to fill out (e.g. you will fill out the fields before you drop in your fic). You can always edit later if you want to change things around, but ao3 does not have an algorithm, so people will find your fic based on 1) the time it was originally posted or more likely 2) the tags that give an idea of what the story is about. I could write for ten thousand years about the merits of ao3, but like most things, you have to just get in there and try it out.

Other people who are smarter than me and know more than me can write and have written huge, in depth explanations for how to use features, and work skins, and the beautiful bells and whistles of ao3, but here is the down and dirty kind of explaining for sorting and filtering. I'm not going for nuance, I'm going for broad stroke understanding, and the nuance can come later. On ao3 fic 'metrics' we have hits (clicks), kudos (basically a 'like'), and bookmarks -- as a reader you can sort by any of these, which basically means you can move more popular fics to the top based on your preferences. And as a writer, it means you are hungry for people to kudos or bookmark your fic so that it potentially gets more eyes on it. Well, that's kinda putting the cart before the horse so to speak, if you're just getting started, but it is nice for your work to get feedback.

Tagging beyond pairing and character is important because it's how people will differentiate your fic from the others. This is things like 'canon compliant' or 'post canon' or 'coffee shop au' or 'enemies to lovers' or 'anal sex' or 'Bottom Shiro' or literally anything. Literally anything. These can be big tags ("wrangled tags") that everybody uses commonly enough that they are their own kind of category ('dom/sub') or random silly things you want to advertise with (e.g. 'blatant disregard for hoverbike safety'). You can add as many tags as you like. There are no rules to writing fanfic but tagging content warnings appropriately is important to readers, and you will find YOUR people most expediently if you tag honestly and robustly. Again, I could write 150k just about the intricacies of using ao3 as a reader AND writer, but 1) there are other folks who have done it better already/know more than me and 2) you really just gotta get in there and play around to understand it.

I am always happy to talk about fic and so if any questions about logistics arise, I will happily try to help. ao3 also has help pages and support. One random but important note is that the crux of ao3 is that it is an ARCHIVE only (so there is minimal moderation of content, to an extent ) and not for profit, so you must never ever mention money exchanged for fic there. if a work is a commission or something of that nature, that is fine, just mention it on socials or elsewhere, do not put put that in the summary or author's notes, etc as it will cause your work to be removed for legal reasons.

On writing:

The best advice for writing is the easiest to give and the most useless to receive: you really do just have to write. Write, write, write. That is the only way you will find what works for you, the only way you will get better, the only way you will tell your story. Since my goal is not to be patronizing, I will not say that. I will try to give some random and interesting tips that really get to the heart of what I feel you need to know (in my world of healthcare we call this type of information 'clinical pearls' LOL)

Getting started -

It's likely that there is a specific scene you want to write and that's why you're considering starting a piece in the first place. That's grand. All you need is that little bit of inspo!! when you're crafting a story around that point, try to drop the reader in at a time that is interesting/exciting/unexpected. if you're just starting out and all you have is the inspo scene, write that. then you can decide if that gives a full enough picture on it's own (fics don't have to be hugely long, esp in the beginning of your writing journey) or what else you want to add to be satisfied.

For me, I usually have an idea in a google doc and some bits of dialogue or random stuff that goes along with the idea as I got random inspiration. then when I want to start on a new work, I try to conjure up one scene that will get me rolling -- from there I can just keep writing what comes next. As a less experienced fanfic writer I wrote more outlines and was more methodical. when I'm writing now I don't really know how things end (except for in a very vague sense) until I'm actually writing the ending. this makes writing a lot of fun for me. when I write fic, I am my own audience and I am writing for my own entertainment.

Establish a setting -

I feel like a lot of less experienced writers fail to place these characters in a setting. If I open a fic and it's just mostly dialogue (chat fic, I'm looking at you, darling) I'm thinking ?? okay ?? are they floating in space??? what is happening?? I don't like chat fic. Give people an anchor at the very least and try to remember that the reader doesn't have your Mind's Eye and they will likely not know what you are imagining unless you explicitly state it. this might seem obvious, but writers who are good at setting are remarkably good at writing, I think. also, I do not like to open with dialogue but that's personal preference.

Magical paperclip moment -

Along the same lines as grounding the characters in setting, I like to add in what I call in my mind 'magical paperclip moments.' This is something I made up (I'm insane, btw) after being really impressed with a writer's work (I think in the hetalia fandom, I wish I knew the exact fic because it quite literally changed my life). anyways, the characters are having a conversation in the fic, and the author randomly added in a line about one of the guys playing with a paperclip while they talked. It did not move the plot forward, it was not important to the guy's character, it was just a random idiosyncrasy that made the story feel real. magical stuff. I love that.

Decide on vibes-

This is a big one for me!!! at the beginning of my working google doc I usually have some random notes, a running list of tags, etc, but I also have a category for ~vibes~ In other words, I am thinking hard about what kind of overall feeling I want the piece to have, and I am thinking about what kind of feeling I want to invoke in the reader. should this story be dreamy? Gritty? Fast paced? Emotional? And then it really helps direct the scenes because I'm trying to stay within that framework of vibes for the reader. So I try not to write just the story alone, but also the tone of the work. Also having a theme in mind, or a motif that runs throughout, can really make a work powerful

The POV has a voice-

This depends on the style of the writer, but for my work, it's HUGE. If I'm writing from the POV of one character and it is identical to the POV of another character, I am not doing a good job. through the way things are described, the tone, whether the writing is more formal vs casual, all of this can help establish the voice of the fic. the fics that I've written that are the most stand out, or the most entertaining, or the most popular - all of them have a very distinct character voice to them that matches the story and the tone of the fic, and helps characterize the pov. it's not for everyone, but to me this is the single most important thing to elevate a story into something special

Writer's block-

Getting stuck is inevitable. When you're stuck, you have two options: grind it out or let it simmer. Grinding through the block is not for the faint of heart - by this I mean literally chain yourself to the laptop and poke out word after painful word until the words start to flow. This could take hours and hours and barely result in a paragraph.... that you might scrap later. But, sometimes it can be enough to break through the block. If you let it simmer, that's more gentle - take a shower, go to the grocery store, go on a walk, etc. If that's not enough, read, watch tv, consume some other kind of media that fills your cup. Let your brain work out the block in your background processes. return to the fic when you really want to and then you will be ready.

Two things I always think of when I don't know what comes next in a story: What would I as a reader be so insanely stoked to see happen next??? and What would be unexpected or exciting here?

On community:

You can't really talk about the transformative work of writing fanfiction without mentioning the fandom as community. I have a lot of precious thoughts about this, but I will keep things brief here. Fic is shared in a dialogue with other fans - it is not sold, it is not beholden to canon, it is not for the satisfaction of the original work. People are writing purely because they want to and that is an amazing and powerful thing !!!!!

Comments -

Well we all want comments because we love to hear about how people love our take on our precious blorbos. But you have to leave comments on other folks work too. truly, as a writer, you have to. I think this is a good way to start finding your people: read fic that excites you -> leave a comment there -> see who else left comments -> read their fics -> look at their bookmarks -> read more fics -> leave more comments -> you will start to 'know' the people who like the same thing as you. you will start to have readers! you will find writers that inspire you! you will get better at writing! you will be in fandom!

One important thing to note for new to fanfic folks is that construct criticism of any kind is not welcome on fanfiction. it's not needed because the author is SHARING fic with you - I am by no means the first person to say this, but think of it like going to their house and eating their home cooked meal... if it's not to your taste, peace out. just leave. no need to let them know. this is doubly true if you don't like the content of a fic. simply leave...it's not for you, so find something that is. or make your own thing. As a writer, if someone is not following this basic fandom decorum, and they hurt your feelings with a nasty comment, you need to remember that they are the one in the wrong - they are being rude and you are justified to feel irritated or hurt. if you've tagged your own work appropriately, then you haven't done anything wrong by writing your fic.

Social media-

Two things about writing and social media (fandom circles of socials). 1. be insane about one particular thing, that will be your brand and bring you people and be fun. you don't have to do this, you could just be insane about a lot of things, but I think having one niche interest that really gets you going is good. that's my opinion! 2. never publicly discredit your work. don't say "LOL I suck at summaries" in the summary of the fic. don't put yourself down even if you have doubts about your writing....you can improve without doing that!!!

Sharing your fics in a post on twitter or bluesky is a good way to get more people to click on them, esp if you are a new writer. sometimes you will see people make pretty little title cards - they are making these on canva dot com and it is easy and free to use. I love doing this and it took me awhile to figure out how my favorite writers were making such pretty title cards for their fics. so now you know!

On concluding:

I can't imagine the resiliency of the readers who made it to this point!!!!!!!!! WOW !! Obviously I will post this with the caveat that I am just one little girlie and there are a lot of fic writing folks out there, some of them much more well spoken and more knowledgeable and better writers than me, and maybe if they posted a similar essay, it would have completely different content. that is okay and I am not sad about it. in other words, I do not pretend to be an authority on any of this, I am just a person who loves writing fanfiction and this is what I would tell a complete beginner <3 thank you for reading <3

[kwinsispn3]

oops!

anon request: I’d like to request a fluffy/angsty fic where Sam and Dean accidentally walk in on their little sis or platonic!reader having sex with a boy. If that’s something you don’t write abt it’s ok

Pairings: dean x sister!reader, sam x sister!reader, lance (org character) x reader

Disclaimers: smut (reader x original character) very light on the details.

Word Count: 2k

A/N: I don’t usually involve smut in my stories but no one has ever asked!! So here we gooo!

Sam and Dean finally had a smaller hunt to go check out where it was optional if you came. Usually if it wasn’t too complicated you’d go, but this time, you felt like you could use a break. It wasn’t just that, Lance was in town, and you could use some alone time with him too. Lance was a hunter, somewhat of a friend in the family. You had known each other as friends since you were teenagers, and eventually took more of an in-depth liking to each other as you got older.

It was nothing official, you didn’t want to put a label on your relationship yet. You had been texting each other more often lately and he ended up mentioning what dates he’d be in town which perfectly corresponded with this hunt. Luckily, Sam and Dean could handle it, and you decided to invite him over.

You didn’t feel the need to say anything to your brothers, not yet atleast. They would be a little suspicious if they knew you were inviting him over one of the times you had the bunker to yourself. Yes, they knew Lance and would probably approve of him. It was just a can of worms you weren’t ready to open.

“We’ll be gone for two days, tops.” Sam started as he zipped the contents of his bag shut on the table top.

“Keep your phone on, we’ll call if we need backup.”

“Got it, you got your gps on?” You asked in return. You made sure to keep your normal demeanor, even though you were itching to push them out already.

They finished up all of their usual checks and headed for the door. You listened for the garage to close, followed by the engine departing before texting Lance the green light.

You waited intently for the ‘I’m here’ text to pop up and floated in excitement to let him in the door. You both greeted with an eager, drawn out hug. You couldn’t help but blush as you smiled up at him, he was so genuine and attractive. “So, what have you been up to? It’s felt like longer than 2 months since I last saw you…” you guided him down the stairs, welcoming him back.

The two of you settled lightly into a set of chairs in the war room, taking time to catch up without interruption. Both of your eyes locked in at each others gaze so easily, it felt so natural. There was a moment where it felt as if you two had said everything on your mind so far, except for what you thought only you were thinking about. Of course, you had witnessed flirty behavior from Lance before, but you didn’t want to assume he liked you like that. Not yet, you definitely felt that way but you wanted to hold back, in fear of messing up a good thing.

Your heart skipped a few beats amongst the silence, feeling butterflies dancing in your stomach. You quick glanced at his lips subconsciously, yet he caught you. He smiled “Y/n?” You looked back up at him.

“Uh, I- uhm…” He tried to start. “I don’t mean to come off, uh- strong? But, I feel this sort of-“

“Connection?” You interrupted.

“Yeah! Between us… it’s not just me, is it?” He confessed with slight embarrassment.

“No! Not at all. I, uh. I’ve been wanting to say something too but, didn’t wanna jump to quickly.” You let out a slight laugh.

He smiled back at you bigger, with so much more behind it. “I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you since-“

“Since the falls?” He finished. You nodded. You and Lance had fooled around a little bit the last night of the last hunt he was in town for. It was very impulsive for the both of you, but that was all. Ever since then, you couldn’t get him off your mind. There was an awkward moment between you two before you felt yourself leaning in with him. The sudden crash of your lips together broke down all the previous barriers. You leaned into his kiss more and more until you both stood up for leverage. It started to get more and more handsy, then gently leaning out of it.

You smiled at him, glancing back at the vast emptiness of the bunker. “C’mon” grabbing his hand and leading him back to your room. You pushed the door closed, not bothering to latch it closed all the way, too focused on the looming pleasure that grew in your core.

Lance rolled you onto the bed, continuing the long kiss, trailing further down your neck. Making sure to tease every sweet spot he could find. One thing led to another, articles of clothing were shed after the other until there was nothing left.

Lance intertwined himself with you, letting go breaths as your lust was able to finally be released. The wall of sexual tension had finally come down. He buried his face in your shoulder, pinning you completely as he straddled you. Your hands wandered his bare back, leaving marks with your nails as you clung on tight.

You were so lost in the moment, you hadn’t bothered to know that you had left your phone in the library. Which led to not being able to hear the texts or calls from Dean, letting you know that they finished the hunt early and were heading home. Both boys growing a little concerned when you hadn’t answered for the third time in the last few hours.

Sam and Dean stumbled in, already on alert as they swiftly searched the entrance of the bunker for you. “Y/n!”

… “Y/n!?”

Sam caught a glance of your cellphone on the table and retreated down the hall without a word.

“Sam! Wha-“

Dean looked down, also seeing your phone and hoping to chuck you weren’t in trouble.

Now, normally Sam would always knock on your bedroom door before entering, but with the unknown chance that something happened to you, he didn’t think about modestly.

The door swung open, nearly giving you and Lance a heart attack. You let out an embarrassed shriek once you registered Sam standing in the doorway.

“God! Y/n c’mon!” Sam hollered, throwing a hand up to shield his view.

“Sam! What the fuck?! Get out!!” You yelled while Lance dragged the bedsheets over the two of you.

Dean finally caught up to Sam. With all the commotion heard, he popped his head in to see what Sam was so concerned about. It wasn’t the kind of trouble he expected you to be in.

You saw Dean’s face contort, you had never seen him make such a face. “What the fuck!! Wh- you and Lance??!!” Dean shouted.

“Oh my god! Stop standing there, get out!!!” You threw your arm up in the air. You felt so bad, embarrassing Lance like this as you looked over and saw him red in the face.

“Oh my god. I’m so sorry…” he placed a hand on your knee once Sam shut the door. You blew out a breath and couldn’t help but laugh a little bit. “What? Why are you laughing?” He asked, you couldn’t stop. “Did I do something?” He asked with growing concern.

“No, no, it’s nothing. Just… of course this would happen to me.” You huffed, trying to make the best out of the most awkward situation.

“And, you don’t have anything to be sorry for. It was my idea.” You assured him. “I know, but your brothers…”

“What about them?”

“They’re gonna, like… hate me now, or never let me see you again.” Lance lowered his head.

“Lance, they’re not gonna hate you, and we’re both adults…. neither of them can dictate who I see.”

“Yeah, I know.” He slowly started to smile again.

“Sooo, do you want to finish?” Your words broke the bit of silence, a smirk creeping onto your lips.

“What!? Uh, you serious?” Lance laughed in surprise.

“I mean, yeah…. But we don’t have to, it’s okay.”

“I dunno, your brothers kinda killed the mood if I’m being honest.”

“Oh, yeah, I totally get it.” You smiled. Lance smiled back. The two of you gazed into each others eyes before locking lips and drawing out a lengthy kiss. Once you and Lance had reconciled, you both got dressed and figured you should make amends with your brothers. After all, you probably traumatized them for the rest of their lives.

You shyly loomed in the doorway of the kitchen where your brothers were. You could hear them aggressively whispering before you entered.

You hovered awkwardly before Dean spoke up. “So what, you’re just having hookups now when we’re gone on hunts?”

“Dean! No! It’s not like that.” Your mouth fell agape in shock at his words. Sam shot him a look as well.

“Oh really? Then what is it like? How many times have we not known that you’ve invited over a boy?” His voice grew more stern as his thoughts raced.

You paused and locked your serious face at him. “Once. One time, today! Really?! You know I’m not like that.”

“Well, I’m not so sure I know what you’re like at all.” Dean crossed his arms.

“What, did you just never expect me to have sex. Ever?!” You crossed your arms, looking back at him with a dead stare, challenging him. Once you turned 21, you had hoped your brothers protectiveness would slightly decrease. You hoped they would slowly start to let go a little bit of that innocent image of you. Because every time they happened to see a glimpse of you being an adult, they’d freak out. Especially Dean.

Sam was better at understanding that you needed to break out of their grasp a little bit and enjoy your twenties. Which is why he was handling the situation a bit better than Dean.

Dean bit his lip, not expecting you to fight him on the subject. “Dean, she’s right. She’s a grown adult now. A grown adult who snuck someone into the bunker without telling us…” Sam spoke up.

“Thank you, Sam” you gestured towards him. He raised his eyebrows, hinting at the other part of his point. “Okay, well what was I supposed to say? You two would’ve said no if I said I wanted to hang out with a boy, alone.”

“Well, I mean, we know Lance at least. We just didn’t know you two were… uh… yeah.” Sam stopped.

“I know. And I’m sorry, we didn’t have any intentions of… y’know… I invited him over to hang out since he’s in town, and I guess it just happened.”

Dean closed his eyes, shaking his head slowly. “C’mon Dean, I’m sorry, really. But, you need to let it go. I’m grown now.”

Dean looked up at you after the last part, looking a little sad, and deflated. “I know…… I can’t….. but, I know.”

You shared a mutual look of understanding for a second before Sam interrupted. “Just… next time, make sure we’re definitely not gonna be around? K?”

You nodded with an embarrassed smirk. “Wait, in my defense, you two weren’t supposed to be home this early.”

“We texted, and called…”

“Right.” You dropped it, realizing you happened to be ‘busy’ in the moments they were pinging your phone. You turned to the side of the doorway, glancing into the hall. “Lance, you can come in now.” You gestured.

Both brothers eyes widened. “Um, he was here the whole time?!” Dean pointed.

“Uh, yeah. I wanted him to have peace of mind that you weren’t gonna kill him.” You said as if it was obvious.

“Ok, well….”

“Dean!…..”

“Well, I’m not, but I am gonna have a word with you kid.” Dean eyed Lance from across the kitchen. Lance shifted uncomfortably.

“You’ll be fine.” You whispered with a wink as Dean left the kitchen, Lance following unwillingly.

“So, you and Lance? How long’s that been going on?” Sam asked once Dean and Lance departed.

“I dunno, maybe 3 months we’ve been talking seriously?”

Sam nodded. “Well I think he’s great.”

“Really? You mean that?”

“Yeah! I mean, he’s smart, respectful, reliable. And we’ve known him long enough. Doesn’t mean I wouldn’t clock him if he disrespected you, but, I doubt it.” Sam laughed, you did the same.

[canmom]

silt verses episode 23 holy shit

so this is the episode where we start seeing them develop some kind of thematic answer to the problem of sacrifice laid out throughout the story so far: the problem that everything is built on bodies. the discussion they have of creating a god us a compelling metaphor for the problem of a political movement right. the requirement that an idea must be simple, communicable, local and universal at once, and also impossible to corrupt - when they are talking about the past gods of strikers and so on getting coopted and feeding the same as all the others, inevitably you start to to think of like ossified unions, ML states breaking strikes and rebellions and making a cult of productivity and creating new systems of penal slave labour, socdems getting elected only to impose austerity measures, or even on the smaller scale, the activist orgs that exploit their members or turn into petty little cults... so many ways that the desperate wish for a better world can turn into just more of that world, because of the demands of power.

but the answer they find is sort of tied up in the mechanics of this universe, it's hard to see how the idea of 'god of the unjustly sacrificed', one that steals the sacrifices out from under the other gods, could translate back from the metaphor. still, this show can tell stories of social violence so well. Paige's dad's story of the indifference of the prisoners as Walter is dragged away is especially striking. I think that's the most effective and chilling part of these stories: every episode gives us some grisly death in a variety of creative formats, and you can find the impact of that waning - but it's the ones where the survivors find reasons to excuse it, to mock and write off the victims or say there's nothing they can do, that cut closest to the bone for me.

also Paige is quietly confirmed trans in a passing comment! there's something darkly funny in how her dad, while holding supporting her transition over her head, doesn't misgender her, even when they have a big fight here - this is a world powered by comically routine, grisly human sacrifice and yet somehow it's way more accepting of trans people than ours. (i saw a post from the official @thesiltverses tumblr about how the Parish may be using provision of hormones etc as a way to lovebomb and therefore control trans members like Faulkner - something not directly addressed in the story itself so far but very fitting to their general MO.)

i can't wait to see where the develop this 'god of the sacrificed' plot, since it seems to be aiming right at the core of what the show is talking about. every episode is so sharply written, and just as something starts to repeat (you kind of start to anticipate every episode is going to have some grisly death or body horror and wait to see how it will manifest this time), it brings in something new and tasty.

episode 21, where we see politician Shrue on the campaign trail, is also very strong. Shrue could easily be a very one note character, the 'empty suit' vapid power-at-all-costs politician, but their sincere opposition to war as a point of principle, and how evidently they ends up out of their depth, adds so much to both them as a character and the sense of awful inevitability surrounding the events so far.

safe to say this has become a firm favourite already, and I'm only halfway through...

[heatherfield]

Walk Me Home | A “Headless” Fic Chapter Sixty-Two

Story summary: Brom and Matilda find their relationship status is more complicated than ever after the explosive reveal of a year’s worth of secrets. How do they navigate their way forward when they struggle to know what’s true? And yet, to their friends, some things couldn’t be more obvious. (Explores what happens in between the climax of the finale and the epilogue of “Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story”.)

Chapter summary:  Matilda and her mother make a possible discovery in the Bishop greenhouse before Matilda and Brom must brace themselves for a dinner with his dad.

Chapter Characters/Pairings: Brom and Matilda, Matilda's mom, Brom's dad

Rating: Teen

Author’s note: After another accidental and annoying hiatus, I'm finally back! This chapter got away from me, but I seemed to keep thinking of jokes and images to layer in, so hopefully it's a fun read with some depth! I appreciate anyone who reads this and is still sticking with this fic, and any comments you can spare mean the world to me. Thank you!!

Link: AO3.org

[zhe-lazy-fox]

Speedpaint of an mental image i got for two of my oc's Nox (the giant deity) and M.C (the guy)

Speedpaint: Video

Took about 9 hours

Programs: Photoshop Elements 9 and Adobe Premier Pro 2020

[queenofbaws]

if you can remember, top 5 kh fics you've written?

oh my GOSH, you got me plumbing the DEPTHS on this one!!! hehehehehe. alas, i wish i could say i remembered all of these off the top of my head, but i did have to pop over to ao3 and reread some snippets, so...it's been a hot minute for sure 😅

book of retribution. how could this puppy NOT be #1??? it was my first real solid attempt at a straight up-and-down horror story, aaand one of my first serious multichaps. going back now, i can see just...SO MUCH of my current writing quirks starting to take form, and it's really, really neat to revisit. the basement trio go to silent hill and have a Bad Time, but one of them has a significantly Worse time than the other two ;)c

the family portrait. oh god i'm realizing very quickly that it's been so long since i've written these that most of my behind the scenes factoids are just. gone. alksdjflaksdjf here's what i'll say - i remember being. SO stoked writing this one. i felt SO good when i finished it. something eerie is happening to the portrait of the apprentices in ansem's castle. how deep does the rot go?

irony. if there was one dynamic i could never get enough of, it was even and ienzo/vexen and zexion's deeply, deeply troubled father-son/guardian-ward thing they had going on. this dives a little deeper into that, specifically the irony (ha ha ha) of vexen's weapon manifesting as a shield after everything that happened when the labs fell 🥲

friendly favors and friendly fire. not my usual fare, dipping into org members other than the basement trio, but this one really just...tickled me. axel and saix have a little chat about going to castle oblivion, but the real trouble brewing might just be between them. i just loved writing about the whole org scheming against each othe ralksjdflkasjdf

rebuilding. the apprentices deserve a second chance...even if they themselves aren't so sure of it. 🥺

hehehe omg thank you for this little walk down memory lane!!! <3

[catboygirljoker]

days is such a fascinating gift of a game for allowing the player to interact with the org on a less entirely antagonistic level (revealing character depths) and also for establishing the potential for funnies as being real/true

kingdom hearts 358/2 days: the perfect game? jury's out. lets look at the evidentce.

+ get to see a broad cast of characters in an environment we don't otherwise get to see them in, revealing hidden depths and nuances + some of if not the best character and story writing in all of kingdom hearts - um a couple characters say some lowkey misogynist stuff and unlike saix degendering xion i dont think the misogyny is intended to be hated i think its intended to be true or funny. shrugs. eueughh. + new take on the kingdom hearts equipment/battle mehcanics that IMO gels really well with the characters being villains or "villain-coded", turning things like desperation moves into an actual mechanical reality for the player - in this game it's not called the Ultima Gear it's called the UltimaTE Gear for some godforsaken reason + slow excruciating emotional trainwreck where every drop of dread is given ample time to sink in until the final devastating moments - the worlds being interlaced with each other makes sense from a story/mechanical perspective but it does mean that theres much less of a sense of progression in each world and forward momentum in general, all of the story progression comes from the interpersonal relationships with the characters which as stated above is rather slow + every scene and interaction with demyx - it's pronounced Three Five Eight Days Over Two + [any number of lines xigbar says in this game that i could put here that would tell on myself way too much. dont worry about it. dont worry about it] - the enemies despawn when they get a certain distance away from their spawn location and when they respawn they have full health which isnt usually an issue because most of the battle locations are pretty small but there are some maps that are really needlessly huge and contain enemies that move quickly and randomly and teleport long distances and so even if you do your best and try to kill them quickly you have to use specific strategies in order to make sure they actually die before they RESPAWN with FULL HEALTH i mean what the FUCK— + m,y paneuls :o)

[zetto-protection-squad]

Fun conversation topic: What would be your peak SELF INDULGENT version of TOME?

I started thinking recently about how the RPG is a big outlier in the TOME franchise (is it accurate to call it a franchise?) because I feel to me personally that the "you die in the game you die in real life" elements were what really hooked me on to begin with. However, the RPG itself has some nice elements to it; the more in-depth game mechanics, RPG Flamegirl by herself, etc etc...

However, I'm never a "Fuck Canon" kind of fan; moreso a "I love this, but how would I make it better?" kind of fan.

Even so, I think it's important to understand the difference between if a piece of media does something poorly versus if a piece of media simply didn't do something you didn't enjoy. Such as, TTA Flamegirl is a poorly written female character, BUT me not enjoying RPG Alpha doesn't mean that he is inherently poorly written. Remember, there is inherently a huge difference between the creator's intention with their story, and what you as the audience PERSONALLY want from their story.

That being said, the questions stand:

What would be your peak SELF INDULGENT version of TOME? Which plotlines (TTA/2011/RPG) would you want to encapsulate the most? Which versions of each of the main 7 would you want to explore this plotline?

I've pitched this concept to my friends (Thank you for your support @d-buggers-org + @mechcity-skyline !), but some wanted to see this as a public prompt so here you go!

Remember, I'm writing all this from a place of love! I NEVER want to say "Fuck Canon"; I simply want to gush about my favorite elements from each TOME variant, and daydream about what will satiate my own self indulgence for a series that means a lot to me :]!

Under the cut would be my own personal "P.S.I." version of TOME (will refer to it as "my PSI-TOME for short throughout this essay); so get ready for TOME, [insert Mod Blue's real name] version!

Which plotlines (TTA/2011/RPG) would you want to encapsulate the most?

I'm going to immediately start out the gate with the controversies BUT...

TV TOME Adventures.

Like I said in my intro, it was TOME (2011 in particular)'s "you die in the game you die in real life" plotline that really hooked me onto the series!

However... something about the air of TTA alone is very different than 2011. I think it feels much darker, plotlines such as the forbidden season 4, Ericho's mind being trapped in the gang, Kirbopher1111's descent, Motherboard's corruption and the shadow clones??

Maybe it's because it's a longer series, or maybe, by my own account, "I am a dramatic bitch", I think I would love to see a lot of the TTA plotlines polished to be feasible for a more advanced series. They are the building blocks for the franchise, after all!

Overall I think it would be interesting to explore TTA by itself, and its full potential when working with its building blocks; cutting the fat where you could tell it was initially written by a random teenager and polishing the interesting concepts presented in TTA that aren't in 2011. I also think me wanting TTA's plotline in particular is an interesting conundrum when taking into account my other question...

Which versions of each of the main 7 would you want to explore this plotline?

Now, this one actually gets complicated!

I'm mostly going to yap about why I think they'd be a perfect pick for my PSI-TOME plotline, but @d-buggers-org actually brought up a great point about how you could choose between who you want for plotlines BUT steal another version's character design! So I'll mention whose design I'll steal in the midst of which plotline/character arc would be better as well.

So get ready for a ride...

ALPHA:

TTA Alpha.

While I do have a soft spot for 2011 for reasons I may get into later, I am and have always been ENAMOURED with TTA Alpha in particular. I'm not a huge fan of "shy character becomes more confident" plotlines (truthfully I don't even know if I can explain why), so TTA Alpha in particular sticks out better to me!

I think he comes across as a somewhat brash, almost arrogant person at the beginning of the series, but one who slowly gets worn down by the heaviness of the plot over time, until he presumably "gets his spark back" by season 4 (Chris mentioning one of season 4's final episodes being a fight between Alpha and the literal God Of The Internet to prove that Alpha is proof that the virtual world is protected by good hands). He comes across as cocky at certain moments, but in a fun way! He's also very captivating while angry, and even though Chris himself doesn't like the 3 hour infiltration mission... I rather enjoyed seeing Alpha in particular have to directly lead his friends into danger, him and Voltarius having a back and forth conflict of who has the upper hand over who.

I think overall, TTA Alpha feels like a real teenager to me. Maybe I feel like the shyer Alphas of 2011 and RPG come across as more trope-y to me than TTA? I may have even posted about how TTA Alpha reminds me of Sonic specifically in Sonic Frontiers, my favorite video game of all time... but either way, that's how I feel! TTA Alpha would be my pick for my PSI Alpha.

Also, I wouldn't be too mad at keeping TTA Alpha's designs as-is lol. Maybe just remove the lizard tail and also steal 2011 Alpha's season 1 outfit for him BUT keeping TTA Alpha's season 2 + 3 + 4 outfits :D

ALSO ALEJANDRO SAAB IN THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF TTA EPISODE 60 IS MY PERFECT VICTORY; I NEED ALEJANDRO SAAB IN MY PSI-TOME <3

FLAMEGIRL:

RPG Flamegirl. (SPOILERS FOR THE RPG INCOMING, FYI)

Now, I think I speak for a fair chunk of us will admit RPG Flamegirl is the best Flamegirl has been written. Heck, probably the first time Flamegirl didn't feel like "THE GIRL" of the group!

Now, I initially didn't like RPG Flamegirl in the demo; but with the context of her full character in the RPG? She singlehandedly fits SO PERFECTLY with the higher stakes I enjoy from each series... but I feel kind of bad she's stuck in the one TOME variant that doesn't have those sci-fi high stakes I fell in love with. She's one of those rare characters I see in media that I swear I'm gonna hate the entire time, only for their character arc to showcase the OPPOSITE. (FYI, those awards are also gifted to Ling Yao from FMA and Weiss Schnee from RWBY <3)

I love that she's still learning to be a leader of her guild. I love that she has blatant trust issues that make her friendships fall apart, and she learns to grow from it to make sure she's not in a constant cycle of platonic break-ups. I love her raw determination, and I love how she very much ISN'T perfect and struggles with that. (And also, she's Filipino and voiced by a Filipina actress! Filipino pride :D)

If I'm particularly stealing the elements of TTA, I think you can easily interweave RPG Flamegirl into that sort of plotline. Maybe her sister was impacted by the virus at some point? I think RPG Flamegirl in particular ABSOLUTELY has the will and strength to take down the hacker organizations; She obviously does the same even if the hackers aren't directly harming people physically through the game.

As for design?

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To be honest, 2011 Flamegirl with RPG Flamey's personality would be god tier. I love the demon aesthetic she has, and it's a little less busy on the eyes than RPG Flamey's outfit.

NYLOCKE:

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...I could go both ways! (Both 2011 and RPG Nylocke.)

Now, I would like to elaborate that I'm not the biggest Nylocke fan, so I'm very much not the person to ask when it comes to which Nylocke is better, or go onto rambles on each version of Nylockes' character arcs.

But I don't hate him! I've been in the fandom for 10 years at this point, and growing into adulthood I really appreciate who Nylocke is as a character. He is really the heart that holds the group together, and really makes everything feel okay when he's at his best. I'm not sure if you could argue he has this big massive character arc, but my point is that you don't NEED him to change so massively because he's everyone's rock in the face of adversary.

Truthfully, not being a Nylocke stan, I personally don't see much difference between 2011 and RPG Nylocke outside of the circumstances they're in; that's exactly why I could go with both of them in my PSI-TOME. I think, like I said, being a steady rock in the face of adversary would be EXACTLY what my PSI-TOME would need, being reminiscent of TTA's darker elements.

As for design however, RPG Nylocke 100%! I think his silhouette cements the "big support" character he needs to be, his palette is more pleasing to the eye, and his cape's back!

KIRB/ZETTO:

...I'd like to hope y'all remember what my blog is about because it is ABSOLUTELY going to be...

2011 Kirbopher/Zetto.

What else can I say? I love him. He's an integral part of my childhood, my adulthood, my writing, my personality, my interests??

I've mentioned before that TTA Zetto is sort of the "common ancestor" for what would evolve into two separate paths; 2011 Zetto, and RPG Zetto. I think where TTA Zetto falters is Chris attempting to have both cakes; the Vegeta redemption arc, and the ever-intimidating adversary. RPG Zetto is a perfected version of the latter; I'm scared of him, to be honest. He's an asshole with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. I would say I'd punch RPG Zetto if I saw him in the streets, but he'd probably doxx me on his Reddit account.

2011 Zetto is a perfected version of Vegeta. PERIOD.

His dual identity made TOME (2011) SO SO captivating. He alone raises the stakes, directly links the main group into the main conflict (but even spicier, AGAINST HIS WILL!). I'm in love with all of his issues and he's personally the most relatable person in the entire cast.

EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM IS SO CAPTIVATING! My favorite episode of TOME (2011) is Episode 10, because it's the first time we see Zetto's mask crack and he starts showing emotional vulnerability!

His dual identity with Kirbopher also helps "declutter" the main cast a bit more, and gives Kirbopher himself a lot more meat to his character! TTA Kirbopher15 is fine, but kind of works like the Joey Wheeler to Alpha's Yugi; but more people remember Kaiba and Yugi than Joey and Yugi. RPG Kirbopher works well without the higher stakes of TTA as just Alpha's friend.

However, with my PSI-TOME having TTA plotlines specifically BECAUSE I love drama and darker plots...

It'd be a crime to say 2011 Kirb/Zetto WOULDN'T be my pick for my own PSI-TOME!

2011 Kirb/Zetto is just SO STELLAR of a character that he just HAS to be there for my PSI-TOME.

(Heck, he was my awakening for loving the SHIT out of characters with dual identity issues.... lots of my dual-identity faves come from obscure webcomics BUT I literally just finished reading Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde because it's THE "dual identity conflict" novella of all time so uh... yeah 2011 Zetto flows through my veins at this point)

As for design...

No, yeah. I'm keeping 2011 Zetto as-is; obviously TTA Zetto just has a sleeveless version of Vegeta's armor, and RPG Zetto captures the "big douchebag" energy so well that I don't think I'd want him NEAR 2011 Zetto. I'd jokingly say perhaps I'd steal RPG Zetto's hair, though... I've always struggled with drawing 2011 Zetto's hair 😭😭

RPG Zetto's scarf and tattoo is kinda cute tho. Something to consider, maybe.

Kirbopher himself is funnily enough a different story. Personally, 2011 season 2 Kirb is my favorite of all the Kirbs! But I also like RPG Kirb's design over 2011 season 1 Kirbopher too... Also something to consider!

NOW...

GAMECRAZED:

Truthfully? All of them, in one big mega-Gamecrazed.

Much like Nylocke I don't think I have MEGA huge opinions on GC as a character, but in terms of plotline? All of them could work in my PSI-TOME; I think there's elements behind each one of them that could work/could be fun exploring as one giant mega-GC!

I'll just get this out of the way that I could also go for either 3 of their designs; I'm not too strong on one over the other, since I think it's fair to say their silhouettes are generally the same (well I used a pic of TTA's Redemption but still)

That being said, onto plotline:

1.) I love TTA Gamecrazed starting off as just a normal teen coping with his parents' divorce with his little brother, only to be sort of "awoken" by virus power and singlehandedly being able to talk down Motherboard from her own corruption.

2.) I love 2011 Gamecrazed secretly being an AI built to stop hackers by the game's main AI, only to learn about what love is through befriending the main cast.

3.) Gamesoft is just a cutie pie... I love that the RPG was willing to tackle her being trans, and I love that the concept of GC with a little brother was brought back! Truthfully out of all "shy" characters, I definitely prefer her as a more introverted/softspoken person over 2011/RPG Alpha's shyness.

So here's what I've been thinking:

Maybe PSI-TOME GC starts off as a normal teen, perhaps also coping with their parents' divorce but overall having a generally normal human life with a little brother outside of the game

At some point PSI-TOME GC gets involved with the development of a hot new video game, but virus stuff happens and they're now somehow interwoven into the game, maybe their mind is trapped or they are now "transformed" by something within the game that makes them technically no longer human

Motherboard uses GC, whether they be a shell left behind by some fatal accident within the game/Motherboard fusing with GC's mind after a traumatic accident, as a shadow, and learns about love through her experiences as GC + their little brother

Somehow this is a trans allegory

Like, it is 4am. But also imagine...

Food for thought once again. I'm just daydreaming, at the end of the day! But I truthfully believe there is something to be done by using elements from ALL versions of GC to make one big mega-GC to be within my own PSI-TOME.

That being said, I do prefer Motherboard by design instead of SOFDTI (or the RPG's 'Prisoner', especially because Prisoner in particular leads nowhere without the context of an RPG DLC or sequel)

I think "2011 Motherboard" concept art is just gorgeous; especially that top right doodle showing exactly how GC is her shadow. I do prefer humanoid designs hence my neutrality towards SOFDTI's squishy fairy design, but also I am also very much a women enjoyer ♥🧡💛💚💙💜

RURI/KIZUNA/TIGERLILY:

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Kizuna over Ruri, but I could go both ways perhaps...

No shade to Tigerlily stans! But hear me out...

I think overall for my PSI-TOME, Kizuna is the better choice. Obviously she's made MUCH more important to the plot and conflict in 2011 than Ruri is in TTA; and she's such a girlboss as well. I think her Riza Hawkeye dynamic with Zetto is beautifully done, especially with the A2Z movies giving her a much more hopeful ending and wrapping up their relationship in a neat little bow. She's such a professional in her hacking, and she is a formidable antagonist within TOME (2011); she also has my favorite voice of the franchise! Imogen Fox if you're out there... your performance as Kizuna has been a gay awakening to a LOT of people.

But, after seeing @artlasllm's "Ruri is a Twitch Streamer AU"... I think Ruri also has something to her character to explore as well. I think she's an interesting addition to TTA that would've been quite compelling if explored more; is she the "things IRL I should be taking care of" that TTA Zetto talks about in episode 60? If they've been dating long before Zetto's redemption arc, why hasn't Ruri seen Zetto in a while when they meet back up in-GAME in season 3? Zetto himself rarely talks about her in comparison to Ruri talking about him, she's such a ride-or-die gf that I'm wondering how far Zetto has really pushed that mentality within her. Maybe perhaps she is directly abandoned by Zetto; Zetto fading into obscurity as a prodigous teenage game developer, and Ruri becoming popular only for being a let's player.

I think both are very valid catgirls to explore more within my PSI-TOME; I think I prefer Kizuna for direct plot reasons, but I think I wouldn't be mad at exploring what could be done with Ruri as a character.

That being said, on a funnier note: I've been told you can probably have both of them, since they're so different from one another LMAOO. Some highlights from a brief conversation with @d-buggers-org about including both or maybe ALL of the catgirls include:

Ruri/Zetto/Kizuna polycule at Netking Software's development team (Zetto and Ruri as both beta testers, Kizuna still as head bug checker)

Throwing Tigerlily in the mix with Ruri, Kizuna, and Tigerlily within the plot as a former clique of high school friends, perhaps maybe quite Heathers-esque XD (FYI Kizuna would be Chandler, Tigerlily would be Duke, Ruri would be McNamara)

Kizuna could and would doxx Ruri, from a professional hacker to a simple streamer 😭😭 on the reverse side, Tigerlily would look Kizuna dead in the eye and take selfies with whatever creep shows up at her house after getting doxxed by her

So yeah. Kizuna is a little complicated of a topic for my PSI-TOME, because you could argue that the differences between all of them mean that you could probably have multiple of them within anyone's PSI-TOME as different characters!

I think for simplicity's sake I would say that I do prefer Kizuna to Ruri in regards to who I would choose for my PSI-TOME, but if I were able to juggle both Kizuna AND Ruri in my PSI-TOME, especially with Kizuna as a professional hacker and Ruri as successful gaming streamer? I think I would love to explore both of them.

MISC:

So what else could I say about MY PSI-TOME?

Well, first off, a lightning round of Netking Opinions:

I would choose (MOSTLY) all of the 2011 Netkings over them all, with a few changes and exceptions; I think at the very least, Webmaster, Bitshrum, and Kindarspirit are the best in 2011 continuity, with Rubirules in 2011 being my favorite Rubyrulz/Rubirules/Rulerruby design

I'm not sure whether Rubirules or EXE would work as the true Hacker Boss in my own PSI-TOME, because I was fine with either of them when comparing TTA and TOME (2011)! So simply, I could go both ways!

However, I love Queen Rulerruby... regardless of if I'd pick Rubirules to be my PSI-TOME hacker boss, I absolutely want him genderbended to be the lovely Linda Young-voiced gemstone queen that Queen Rulerruby in the RPG is. God, that'd give off such wonderful Yzma vibes 8) <3

Regardless of EXE/Execk being my PSI-TOME hacker boss, I think I'd at least choose TTA/RPG designs over 2011. I think he looks a little plain and normal in 2011, so I'd def try to pick TTA or RPG's EXE/Execks for a liiiittle more oomph :D

NOW, MORE RANDOM PLOT LINES!

Seeing RPG Flamegirl having to deal with the fallout of 2011 Kirb/Zetto's reveal... I think she would NOT hold back in regards to holding him accountable for his actions. Honestly with the context of them being in the TTA plotline, maybe there's more time to explore the fallout of Zetto's dual identity within my PSI-TOME's Purple Flame Arc

Yoinking the 2011 Design for the D-Bug Dragon, but TTA Kajet for the yellow streaks in his design

Not particularly sure if D-Bug Dragon is a virus like in TTA, or an antivirus like in TOME; the general concept of the flame going haywire and making someone comatose would be the same, however. I do definitely think that in my PSI-TOME, perhaps it was built by the hackers, or at the very least Kizuna unfortunately roped into working on it with Darkeyes...

Obviously 2011 Zetto doesn't have the same genuine bloodlust that motivated TTA Zetto to start the hacker organization; I truthfully believe he does the things he does out of paranoia of him but more importantly other people getting hurt by the virus, which I think would motivate Zetto into starting the hacker organization with Kizuna

Oooh, when Archy/Ericho get trapped in the game... I think it'd be spicy to keep 2011 Rockoon as part of my PSI-TOME, a former hacker now desperate to avenge his innocent friend, alongside the horror of the main cast finding out that he's trapped as an AI within the game...

Elaborating more on the "Ruri/Zetto/Kizuna polycule" pitch... I imagine that Ruri and Kizuna act as shoulder angels on Zetto's shoulders; Ruri representing a normal carefree life, but Zetto abandoning it to run the hacker organization with Kizuna... where Kizuna herself has issues surrounding the morality of the hacker organization that she has to deal with (AND I WANT THEM TO END HAPPILY <3)

There is the potential question of asking if Kirbopher still "dies" within my PSI-TOME, since Kirbopher's "death" is a huge symbolic metaphor for Kirb/Zetto as a character... 🤔

This entire PSI-TOME concept is under the assumption that season 4 would be a thing.......... because my PSI-TOME absolutely has Xirra and Darkeyes 🥺🙏

Heck even outside of my PSI-TOME concept, Kizuna and Darkeyes feel like they have parallels in regards to their shared hatred towards technology, their involvement in building the D-Bug Dragon... perhaps in my PSI-TOME, Darkeyes would be a dark reflection of what Kizuna almost becomes...

Would it be easier to say that this entire post is probably just fanfic fuel and I've accidentally written a fanfic the entire time I've written this section of my post, and I only now realize that at the end of this entire essay at 4 in the morning? Maybe. But I don't write fanfic so ig these are the best crumbs I'm gonna get 😭😭

Legit, if you've read this far, thank you so very much for indulging me in my little daydream! This entire post is open to more conversations about what YOUR personal PSI-TOME would be, and I'm hoping that my little yap-athon here is inspiration for you all to play around with! I would love to hear what your personal PSI-TOMEs would be!

[summercreolefanfictioner]

Will you please make headcanons of Subaru and his female bestfriend falling in love with each other? thank you in advance~

wow you all sure love falling in love with besties au huh? okay wish granted tho I made it modern college au cause the og lore doesn't do the plot justice

and yes this can serve as the side story of kanato's modern college au plot

ps. listen to the song while reading for a better experience

scream at the top of my lungs || subaru x female bff s/o (modern college au)

[aka mutual pining]

yes, you and Subaru have been best friends ever since high school, then came university and despite the difference between courses, he would still go fetch you after classes or accompany you whenever your break hours would meet

it was obvious to anyone that you two like each other but the thing is Subaru has been going on and on abt not wanting to hurt you

he's been dealing with the angst of his existence after finding out his mom was his dad's first cousin, and that he used her to gain a position in his wealthy company

but he would give you these mixed signals like he wanted to be that shoulder you can cry on; even willing to go on dates with you at the nearby cafe

loving him was like late night drives under the city lights as you listen to grunge pop rock songs

and you always end up teasing him bcos subaru is a soft cookie in romance

you laugh at his cringy ass face bcos it was pink everywhere and he didn't like it one bit, but he was willing to try anything just to be with you

yeah anything except take a step towards a committed relationship with you

ofc you two talked abt it one day, you even mentioned that you were tired of pining and pining for him and that you wanted to take this relationship to the next level like "I am willing to accept whatever issues you're dealing with, Subaru. Just... just give this relationship a chance."

"... Y/N, I... Can you give me time?"

that's why you two were stuck in this endless waiting game, with you hoping that Subaru would come to a conclusion and just get it on already!

we like slowburn stuff but not so sloooooooooow

it wasn't until you two were walking home then you saw how Ayato was caring towards Yui and how he even boasted she was his girl that you finally made a stop and asked him again

"Subaru, what are we? What am I to you?"

ofc this Sakamaki car is still conflicted, his inner turmoil resurfacing in the form of fear while trying to be considerate of your feelings

but to you, that face is already his answer

"I can't accept half-baked feelings from you. Not anymore."

you two didn't talk after that

like you spent days crying over that fvcking guy and he just went incognito mode like what happened you two didn't even exist

jerk

so you went on with your life, busying yourself with university papers and school org duties; you even got used to the fact that he doesn't wait for you to finish before he walks you down the station or straight to your home

you thought maybe deep down he really didn't feel the same way you do

more like he couldn't feel the same depth

it took like a month and half until the university held its own cultural festival

apparently you were the assigned panda mascot for the student council bcos you lost at rock paper scissors

so when it was finally time for a break, you took off the mascot head, wiped off the sweat on your forehead with your elbow, and when you turned around, it was Subaru fvcking bby car jerk Sakamaki

I swear you almost gave in

only for you to realize he's with the triplets for fvck's sake!

like what a good day to ruin

Laito was even making fun of you the nerve

but you decided not to pay them mind even tho you could feel Subaru's stares on you and went on your merry way

it was better this way, for you at least, cause it would be harder for you if you talk to him

so you were almost near the stairs when you heard someone yell

"Y/N, I LOVE YOU!"

and the world stopped spinning for a moment, everyone in the hallway pausing momentarily from their actions to watch everything between the two of you unfold

you thought it was just your weird imagination playing tricks on you... until Subaru was quickly nearing you and holding your hand

"Are you deaf or what? I even yelled I love you across the hall!"

and that's when reality hit you

oh no

OH NO-

so you dashed off while dragging him until you saw an empty room where you two entered; even made sure to lock the door so no one could interrupt

"What the heck was that, you idiot?!"

"Can't you tell? I just confessed my feelings for you!"

"I know that! But why in the hallway? And with many people there?"

"Because you kept on avoiding me, you idiot!"

"I was not."

"Pft. I even tailed around you all day while you're doing that silly panda dance of yours."

"W-W-Wha-???!!!"

you two started bickering again like the old days

but this time, there was something different in the air

it was another silent affirmation of a new couple

[f0point5]

It’s not a dumb question, I have no real idea.Earlier this year Christian appeared to stage a coup to get rid of Helmut, and that ultimately failed, and Helmut was renewed for another 3 years. Maybe someone from Helmut’s camp is pushing back?Maybe Christian has been a bit too forceful in pushing his agenda in Red Bull?I really don’t know. Because it seems the people who want him out are Red Bull, not Red Bull Racing, so that’s a whole different story outside the paddock that we know very little about. If anyone has more in depth info please share!///okay so for the RB civil war it was reported the issues were that Horner wanted more power, Marko is still the one who has the final word on everything, he makes the final decision on the drivers. Horner wanted to put in an ally in the Alpha Tauri but Marko was the one to decide who took over for Alpha Tauri. Now before Didi died Marko would just go directly to him for anything and while it was initially reported that he no longer had that access it was later said that RB is still basically run the same, Marko goes directly to Mintzlaff for anything. Horner tried to go to the Thai owners to get their support to get Marko out since they are majority owners but they've always have been in the background and not involved. I'm guessing somehow Max found out and he also went directly to the Thai owner to let them know he didn't want Marko out. It was reported that Mintzlaff was already aware that Marko has Max's support. Now the dutch reporters said that one of the issues that pushed the Verstappens to support Marko was that Horner wants Daniel back in RB. They fear that because of Horner's close relationship with Daniel he will give him preferential treatment so they chose to side with Marko who does not want Daniel back in RB. Interesting enough both Horner and Max had given interviews before the civil war was reported about how Max is closer to Marko and sees him a family figure and he has more of a professional relationship with Horner.

Well, a lot of this was conjecture, as far as Max going to the Thai owners, and Daniel being central to the conflict.

But I guess what I’m wondering is, what happened to make the Thai owners turn on Christian? Because it seemed at the time it was very much, VerstappenMateschitzMarko vs Horner and the Thai partners. Okay, the coup failed but why would so many people turn around and oust Christian even after this debate has been settled as Helmut has been renewed?

I’m not sure I buy that Verstappen (either of them) would ever think Christian would favour Daniel. Jos, I can buy has some leftover animosity from 2017, but Max? GP literally sits above the second driver’s engineer in the org chart, Max is far and away the faster driver…I don’t see him being worried about Daniel. I definitely think Max may have stepped in to please Helmut’s case because it’s like his grandfather, but he was also clear he didn’t want things to change. I can’t see him supporting getting rid of Christian, especially at such a critical time.

I just want to know why RB turned on Christian at this point

[briefobservationdreamer]

Kingdom Hearts Characters: Xion

What I think of the character: Xion is a cute character and sweet kid, but she doesn't have much of a distinct identity. She shares a face with Naminé and Kairi, has the same origins as the Riku Replica and the same story as Roxas, and she doesn't really have much depth in the games. I get that that's kind of the point at the beginning, being a blank slate slowly gaining a personality and identity of her own, but she has a big disadvantage that stops her from really growing out of it like Roxas did, since Roxas is the main POV character with the most screentime. Xion has the least amount of screentime, taking the first third of the game to be part of the trio and spending most of the last third either running away or in a coma, and her dialogue doesn't reveal much about the kind of person she is. It's especially highlighted when compared to the people she shares the screen with - Axel, Roxas and Saïx - who are all very clearly defined and have enough depth to fill a whole character study essay. It's inefficient use of screentime that harms all of them. Without this, Xion becomes a plot device defined by how other people react to her - something for the two sides to use in their plots and for two popular male characters to chase after and angst over. I also kind of feel like the games try too hard to make you care for her and feel sorry for her in a way that feels quite manipulative and obnoxious, milking the angst for all its worth. I like her more in the manga and in fanfiction where she has more of a personality. A simple fix for this is to have Xion arrive on the scene sooner, have her and Roxas investigate their origins together when they get suspicious of Axel and she only goes with Riku (the Org would have drilled it in that he's the enemy to keep her and Roxas away from him) right at the end when she makes Axel cave in about the truth by reminding him that Roxas is in a coma because of this. That way, there's more screentime devoted to developing her personality and bond with Axel and especially Roxas.

Her particular traits as a replica are mixed. Xemnas using a replica to copy Sora makes a lot of sense. Everyone seeing her differently helps to explain Saïx's behaviour, but how would it go unnoticed by eight people for over a year and how could people like Xemnas, Vexen and Saïx expect her to pass as a Nobody with that in mind? Maybe instead they originally intended to use her like Riku Replica but she unexpectedly developed her own appearance and identity because the person she copied wasn't a complete person at the time, so they had no choice but to integrate her into the organisation and pretend she was like the other Nobodies, and Saïx would just be aware her appearance was just a kind of unfixed illusion (at least until she grows a heart of her own). The whole memory thing and being forgotten just seems like a very convenient and poorly justified way to write her thoroughly in and out of existence when the writers want and solve a problem that came from her being retconned into the series in the first place, and just artificially inflates the angst and melodrama even more.

I do like Xion herself, just not the writing surrounding her.

Headcannons: These are inspired by the manga.

Since the person Xion was originally meant to copy was not a complete person at the time with an intact heart, she never locked onto a particular identity to copy and absorb completely like the Riku Replica. As a result, she can copy anyone’s powers and weapons temporarily with some kind of trigger, and she prefers to do this by holding hands with the person she is replicating. It becomes easier, the effects more lingering, as she copies a particular power more frequently.

When she’s comfortable around someone, Xion expresses a lot of her affection physically with lots of nudges, cuddles and hand holding.

Has a fondness for animals in general no matter what they look like, especially dogs. Maybe she could bond with Isa over this, since it's a trait they both share?

Relationships:

Roxas and Lea/Axel: I have a couple of problems with the trio, and one of them is about what I said before. Xion doesn’t have a lot of depth, so her relationships can’t have much depth either. Without a enough of a distinct personality, a character can’t bounce off of other character’s personalities and develop a relationship with them. Xion has the least amount of screentime of the trio, doesn’t say much that tells a lot about her as a person, and isn’t involved in the more meaningful clocktower conversations. As a result, Roxas and Axel are the only ones who have any kind of chemistry. It’s especially lacking with Axel, and in fact it’s actually surprising how little direct screen-time they share together that doesn’t involve Axel keeping her in the Organisation in some way. I still like the idea a lot though, the dynamic can be pretty cute with Axel being like a big brother and I enjoy portrayals of them where Xion is more of a character.  

Isa/Saïx: These two are going to have quite a grace period to get through, but I imagine Isa is going to try and be so gentle with her after everything that happened. I headcannon that Saïx took her under his wing in the Real Organisation XIII, taught her how to fight with his claymore and use the Berserk form and the two eventually came to an understanding at least. I like the idea of them mending fences and him becoming a mentor/father/big brother figure eventually, once they’ve sorted everything out.

Hayner Pence and Olette: They have yet to share any screen time really, but they’d be good friends her age to hang out with and show her what normal teenagers are like.