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pushing500 · 1 year ago

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Shockingly enough, Candlelight won this fight. My little Water caste T'au is getting better at melee, it seems. Maybe all those "practice" fights with Laurie have paid off. Candlelight left this fight with two bruises on her torso, and Andrei had two broken bones in his right leg and a broken left arm.

What if we pushed our Rimworld beds together?

Jk, jk!

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Unless...?

I know they all sleep in their clothes in-game, but that seems so uncomfortable. I'm going to just keep drawing everyone in pyjamas.

Look, I don't like Wookshys, but I can appreciate a man who takes time out of his important chores (spending all day fishing) to remind his secret girlfriend that she is loved and very smoochable. As much as I hate to admit it, I think Albina is in good hands.

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optiwashere · 4 months ago

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Huh, I didn't even realize it'd been a year since BG3 came out until I opened tumblr this morning. Kinda wild. I didn't think much of the game's release: I like Larian's games, and I like the BG series. I wasn't ever going to skip the game, but I didn't think I'd play it at launch because I was busy working on a novel in 2023 and not doing well financially.

Thankfully, circumstances left me with a little bit of extra money last year just before launch and it meant I could spend on a video game. I needed a pick-me-up after said 2023 novel failed to go anywhere, and BG3 was right there. Like most CRPGs, I played it in basically every moment of free time that I had and did as much as I possibly could in one playthrough.

It's so odd how these small happenstances can snowball into coming back to fandom, finding some friends I might've never met otherwise, and writing a lot of fanfiction along the way. I'll probably have something more interesting to say/share when it's the 14th, AKA when I sat down and wrote my first fic for this fandom.

Anyways, it's been a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to more years to come 💜

#random fandom thoughts #there's a fair few tidbits about that first fic that will be more fun to share on the 14th #but there's some fun facts about the early parts of my first playthrough:#Asheera killed Us because the player thought it was going to be a hostile intellect devourer and didn't want to deal with that at lvl1 lol #It took me several hours to recruit Gale because I didn't want to interact with the glowing portal until I was “ready”#I (the player) sent Barcus flying at first because I have a very silly sense of humor #I did reload that one because Asheera wouldn't BUT I was satisfied #and finally the one that is always entertaining considering how things ended up #I originally thought nothing of Shadowheart and didn't go into the game with any idea about romance or the companions whatsoever #all I noticed about her was that she wore Sharran symbols everywhere but tried to hide her faith #then she tried the most miserable attempt at manipulation I've ever seen in my life (when she tests you about Raphael's deal)#and she exposed herself as the Worst Sharran Possible #then came her confession of her faith and I knew something special was happening #the confession sounds so robotic and prewritten almost like it's from a canned speech she's practiced and rehearsed #and sounds more like regurgitation and being Told what to believe rather than an impassioned plea borne of bone-deep faith #the sudden shift in her tone had me thinking: “this is either atrocious character writing or fantastic characterization”#and lo and behold #anyways if you've read this far then bg3 is a very special thing for me and I love getting to create for the fandom

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bitchfitch · 2 months ago

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I've started playing Potion Permit, and so far it's one of my favorite games I've messed around with, but the most big brained move the devs made was giving you a dog on day 1, and then making that dog able to track NPCs and lead you directly to them no matter where they are in the town.

#im still early game but i like the play and the writing is passable #like #Theres a flatness #the characters Are distinct but theyre mostly just their jobs #with only a few who stand out and have like. something to really grab onto #Like rue? rues entire deal is little girl you can date. Nothing else behind those eyes. She has nothing better to talk to you about #than the fact her favorite color is red #Sorcelia? Sorcelia is a goth nun who loves singing and teaches one of the village children #Reynerd? sure is a guy #got nothing else to say about him. hes just a Guy™. Victor? Has ghost friends and loves bugs and cares deeply about the cemetery #he tends to. At the moment it feels like they're trying to imply there aren't actually ghosts. and hes just talking to himself/#insisting his imaginary friends are real people #and so far? The games been cool about it. Victor's a member of his community and his eccentricities are accepted and not ridiculed #all four characters ive mentioned are romance candidates. but its just as hit or miss with the regular towns folk #Opalheart is an older woman and a world renowned blacksmith who only takes jobs if they will do Good. regardless of whether or not they #pay well. She declines to make a dagger for a rich man but makes a helmet for a childs father bc the girl asked #and olive is here #anyways you can be best friends with a cat (shes just a regular cat) and i appreciate that #idk im putting it above sun haven in my ranking of life sim games #purely because there are older romance candidates.#no fat romance candidates. but sun haven doesn't have thise either.#and sdv has neither fat or old candidates Nor can you fuck a cat boy. it goes at the bottom.#gameplay wise sunhaven is at the bottom then sdv then potion permit at the top. sunhaven has the Most™ but having #a lot of crap doesn't mean its fun and it ends up making half the game feel really incomplete #idk. Sdv is a game you should've started playing a year ago. sun haven is a game that perpetually needs another year worth of updates #before id say its worth it bc the devs keep pushing content ™ updates instead of quality of life or polish so what is there is uh #Bad. plentiful. and a large portion is good #but a Lot is just bad.#its insincere and cant take itself seriously it gives you (the right dialogue option) an (the shit joke option) which is worse than just #i ram out of space. tldr. potion permit is good Now. sdv Was good. sun haven Might be great Eventually

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abelas · 27 days ago

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meet my new dragon age gal 🫶 she’s tiny and I love her

#her name is devira and she’s a lord of fortune mage!!! thought I was gonna go warrior #I remade her twice bc my power cut out after an hour of cc and me almost being done so cc took me two hours 🤪#idk who I’m romancing yet but I’m just getting to recruit lucanis 😍🥰😘#the game is fucking amazing so far. I’m have THE most fun #the graphics are sick and I’m loving the story and lore drops #I’m not on any social media and im gonna leave this website again so I’m not spoiled but I just #wanted to share my beautiful girl with you all 💖#character: devira #personal

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keeps-ache · 5 months ago

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in a cafe rn. this place is nice :>

#just me hi #they have a lot of random old stuff in here it's fun :D #tons of books too; though most of them seem to be romance and unfortunately i've come to terms w/ the fact i'm a hater gfhsfh </3 #oh and not that the old stuff is random in a new place; it's an old-looking place with a lot of old stuff that doesn't match anything else #lol ! there are some spots that are Almost uhh- the word is not coherent but it's something like it hfhvs #i've had a bisquit sanmich and a lemonade which was pretty fine. i liked the sandwich though it was a bit greasy bfsh :>#idk i'm just comfortable here. the guy running the counter might be gay and there's a bathroom sign that jokes abt gender n creatures for #them lol - it's relatively quiet too n i have a chair that's pressed against the wall w/ no windows so i don't feel like i can be snuck up #on ghfhsv. i like it here so far :D #//anywho i think i'm gonna get on my ar.ft attacks now hfhsvh #i didn't bother posting my first one this year but i'll get to that rn!! :3 #i have 1 + 1/2 i gotta do - i say a half because it doesn't Technically count as an attack due to the System but ehe :33 #//btw this place has a thing going on where it's Nearly symmetrical #every table is missing at least 1 chair that would make it so and if there Is an even amount of chairs they aren't the same kind #though they Are matching in colour if they aren't the same type! i like that. dunno why hfbvs #also i like how oddly everything has been placed. tables placed in a diamond form compared to the room and then others are situated like #regular tables ; i just think it's interesting lol :33 #//oh and i've finished another chapter of my book ; it's taking me forever because i actually came to like it a lot n i don't want it to en #a common habit of mine hfhfsh <3 #though ik it's hard to tell from the outside if i'm not doing it cuz i hate it or cuz i love it. fun for Me though hfhbshvs #//yea anyway. i like this place lol :>#gonna wander around prolly. n work on stuff hopefully :>>#i have a ~+~root beer~+~ so here i go !! toodles :D

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idletrait · 2 years ago

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Also for anyone who likes raising sims PLAY VOLCANO PRINCESS. I got it for less than £8 since it's on sale and it's got so much content.

*spoiler under cut*

and its got furries 😏

#volcano princess #raising sim #ive only married some rando and benson so far #only 'critiques' i have is its get real easy if you use any of the boosts they give you #+ many of the romance options are much older than the girl (like pretty sure some are like in their 20s when shes like 14 #but you cant get married until after the timeskip and for most of them they could be the same age as the girl if you ignore canon since not #much would change #i complained here but i basically played my first life with no breaks it was very fun #also ive only got like 50% of the actual story so..#gonna max out all the stats and then try to do everything basically #k im done rambling just play the game :)

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god-of-identity · 1 year ago

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gale: *exists*

me: i like your funny words, magic man

#green tea #baldur's gate 3 #gale of waterdeep #all the companions have some fun dialogue #but so far i've gotten the most whiplash from something gale says after the first fight in the shadow cursed lands #you gotta be romancing him to get it i imagine but EXCUSE ME SIR

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arolesbianism · 2 months ago

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Sometimes I just look at Isabeau and just know that if isat came out and I got into it when I was like 16 he would be my favorite character and I would've gone absolutely buck wild over this man and feel like he was laser targeting me. But alas Odile has a grip of steel on me rn due to her virtue of being a middle aged woman

#rat rambles #stars posting #I feel like the biggest change in my taste in characters as the years have gone by is Im now far more biased towards old ppl lol #although tbf I was also the one person in 2016 who actually liked asgore so maybe Ive always liked parhetic old ppl #but yeah the reason isa is past me bait is because hes an exploration and subversion of the sort of tropes I Hated as a kid #and I still dont like them so isa still appeals to me its just not as much as he would have to a younger me #I do genuinely love all the party very dearly tho theyre all soooo good #I think my favorite part of isabeau is how like. of everyone we get to see the least facets of him but like in a very good way #this is a man who hides and bottles shit hes so fun to rotate #his self image is so carefully controlled compared to everyone else which makes him an incredibly interesting character to analyze #and I love that despite him seeming like the most emotionally stable person here on the surface he still clearly has like. hashtag issues.#like he's in that beautiful zone where its so so fun imagining what it would look like to truly break him #<- normal things that normal ppl say. like me.#I may have my very light beef with alt looping aus as a concept but hes probably the most interesting alternate looper to me #also my light beef exclusively relates to king quest stuff which is why Im a big fan of duo looper aus with sif #but honestly. isa might be the only one that I genuinely think works better as a solo looper even with taking king quest into account #although bonnie comes close. I <3 looper bonnie I <3 seeing fictional children go through the horrors #I think theres a lot of fun to be had with any alt looper au tho I just am a huge king quest fan so I like it when my favorite elements of #it dont have to be handwaved #but yeah the real question is how would younger me feel about mirabelle #because on the one hand: acearo character #but on the other hand: I have always been a little hater abt romance so idk if younger me would rly be able to follow her character well #I wasnt exactly good at character analysis back then lol #except for the instances in which I was but I dont have that sort of faith in my younger self #yknow Im thinking abt my history of favorite characters now and I think me being one of few 2016 alphys enjoyers might have been a prophecy #she was my quote unquote third favorite but in reality she was second #I think she chara and peridot su teamed up to define my taste in fictional characters for the next several years #and somehow that lead to olivia becoming one of my favorite fictional characters of all time #I say somehow as if that isnt a very natural conclusion

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stinkrascal · 19 days ago

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im gonna be unwell about this game for so long

#that ending ;—; oh it was so fun #most fun final boss in any da game by far #im already making a new save to romance bellara lol i cant wait to expand the rookverse #like how i have my bgverse with all 1 bajillion of my bg3 ocs yesss it will be just like that #idk my biggest criticisms are visuals honestly #and i think dialogue goes on for a beat too long esp for npcs half their dialogue could be cut in half w no loss #but idk im not a game reviewer im a guy who likes playing games like dating sims so solid 7/10 for me #maybe a 6? in my heart this game is a 10/10 but my logical brain is saying 6-7.5 max does that make sense. it does to me #my emotional support mid game <3 #datv spoilers #to b safe

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sanjarka · 2 months ago

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when i was younger this whole ''no romantic or sexual experience" thing made me feel deeply unlovable and it still does but in a different way. now i've somehow convinced myself that i'm not supposed to desire anyone like that. like it's not meant for me. it's me who can't love now. not other people.

#feeling emo #no but i'm literally the problem cause it's not like i'm trying to ''put myself out there''#but it's too scary and i don't want to and i'm not ready and there's no time and i like the routine of being alone #i've had crushes before and they were strong and lasted honestly too long for being crushes #but that's too far away from now #and i always looked at myself as the girl who won't get the boy #the crush was always unrequited #i was okay with only looking cause it's not like there's anything other than that for a girl like me #living life in a larger body is truly not a kind experience #there's so many other things that made relationship and love scary for me but being fat is the biggest reason for not even trying #and they you talk to your skinny friends and hear their experience with men and it's so awful for the most part #and then you think well if they treat them that way how would i be treated #i just don't want to be hurt #or hurt someone else #i'm used to at looking at love from a distance and i'll live anyway #some days it just harder than others #like the hard part is that i feel like im doing something wrong #like im living life wrong like i shouldn't be this uncomfortable and scared #so often it happens that i just can't relate to other people my age #like im too serious and in my head to be fun and get drunk at parties #and to serious and in my head to be in love and be loved and be seen #they all have this more casual stance on romance and they'll make out with people in the dorm bathrooms but i can't do that #and i don't want to either #i'm slow and boring and it would probably take six months to prepare myself for a kiss #it all seems so big to me #lovely feeling we're having tonight #personal

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ruvviks · 5 months ago

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made the realization my vampire story would work best as a video game and now i can't stop thinking about it

#personal #like. vtm meets cyberponk. do you understand #it would be very focused on prioritizing... because you do play as a fully established character #but you get a bunch of jobs to take care of and you have to decide what you do first and most importantly how you solve it #you can combine certain jobs to do at once to save yourself time and effort but everything you do comes with consequences #if you ignore a problem for too long or deal with it poorly it will come back to bite you in the ass later. you can lose friends and such #basically you have it all from the start and then gradually like. work your way towards a single ending #locking yourself out of other paths because of the choices that you make etc etc and so on #friendships can help you out but they can also get in the way of other things so you have to think about like #how far you're willing to let yourself get distracted. but also no distractions is also a bad way to go at it because you'll end up alone #it would have a wide variety of endings but i suppose the 'canon' one would be the one where everything works out #because of the whole already established character thing. and also this is not real this is my story so i can do what i want #if it was an actual video game it wouldn't have a canon ending but it's never gonna happen so i can say it has a canon ending #but yeah you can play as heavenly the vampire hunter or as sun the vampire and then you get cool vampire abilities :]#i do like the idea of romance availability but they're different depending on who you play as #valentine can be romanced by both but he's a little brat so idk if you'd want that #isaac can only be romanced by heavenly because isaac is a gay man. valeska can be romanced by sun only because #valeska and heavenly are exes. so you can have a one night stand with her as heavenly and then she ghosts you LMAO #you can go into clubs... you can play carousel with npcs. it would be a very immersive experience #if you hang out at certain clubs too much then other vampire factions will be warier of you when you visit their club instead #you can forge alliances to be allowed into certain areas in town. you can disguise yourself. you have to hide your weapons #there's actual ways you can research locations or people involved in gigs so you can prepare yourself properly and potentially like #learn new things that open up a new way to deal with a situation #sometimes you have to wait until nighttime to be able to go somewhere because it's quieter around those hours. or vice versa #sometimes you have to wait a few days before someone can meet with you but if you miss the meeting you have to reschedule #and then you have to wait even longer. and some quests don't give you that much time so then you'd have to improvise #being spotted in a location can be dealt with by wiping security footage / killing the person who saw you. or just reloading your save #but if you've been spotted and you don't take care of it then that will ALSO have consequences. etc etc and so on #difficulty level in the game would determine how generous the game is surrounding stealth / time for quests / resilience of the guy you pla #and it wouldn't like. necessarily turn enemies into bullet sponges because that's lazy. it's much more fun to change other things

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ishouldreallybeelsewhere · 3 months ago

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Episode one of Supernatural is so flawed that, had I watched it for the first time last night (instead of for the third), I would not have have watched the second. Ever. The flaws are things I simply didn't pick up on when I was thirteen, and memory glazed over with emotional attachment. I understand why these flaws are there, what the writers tried and failed to do through clumsy dialogue and strange character decisions. There's no subtlety. Everything Sam says is direct exposition, specifically the things that he would not have to say to his brother.

I do not do reviews so that's all I'm going to say.

#But who would I be if I had not watched supernatural?#I wouldn't be on tumblr for one #not in the same way that I am #Perhaps I would like different shows because the part of Supernatural that still appeals to me now is the queerbaiting #The blatant queerbaiting #the fact that they never get together #the weird way that excessive misogyny creates homoerotic subtext #that's what captures my interest as a viewer #which is problematic or whatever idk i think the show would have been less interesting as a romance #the most interesting part of the show to me by far is dean's character #and part of his character when read as a suppression of homosexuality simply would not work if the show didn't queerbait #also fun headcanons i hold for characters (like trans/bi dean) are separate from how i would actually analyse the actions of dean #i don't think dean is trans i don't think his character reflects a trans narrative #but i make him trans in my fanfic because i can #and i enjoy exploring that potential interpretation of his character even if i don't agree with it necessarily #i'm better at explaining this in person but I watch hannibal and Supernatural over shows with actual representation in them #because it's frequently a more interesting dynamic as someone who doesn't actually enjoy watching romance #this is not to say i don't watch things with queer characters in them and that I don't love to see representation #i nearly cried when the doctor and rogue kissed #and i don't cry for tv shows #i get incredibly excited and happy to see queer representation in anything at all even if i'm never going to watch it #i'm so so happy that shows like heart stopper exist and are popular and mainstream #that's fucking awesome!#but i'm not gonna watch a queer romance for the same reason i'm not gonna watch a straight romance #it's boring once they get together #and i do want to mention that in my head there is a distinct difference between a romance and characters who are together #like hiccup and astrid isn't a romance they are two characters that get together in a story about friendship and standing up for yourself #and others and also it's about fucking dragons put whatever you want in there i will watch it if it's about dragons.#but stoic and valka is a romance BUT THEY DON"T END UP TOGETHER #spn

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mokeonn · 5 months ago

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Currently I have so many bg3 saves bc I refuse to delete my old ones that will likely never be finished (first ever gameplays, not optimized, everytime I open one I get overwhelmed and stop), but also because I keep making new games with the specific purpose of romancing a certain companion, seeing special dialog, doing a specific style of run, or getting an achievement on steam.

#simon says #currently the 4 that I have right now are fun but I wanna do a new one bc I like making characters and being silly #so far I have:#sad bardlock that was originally going to be a no-romance 'everyone's worst ending' run but then I finally decided to romance shadowheart #since the two of them absolutely give off sad lesbian vibes and just seem to make eachother better #because a doom and gloom bardlock constantly saying 'that sounds lovely :)' to anything shar related quickly made Shadowheart happy #next up is big hulking non-lolthsworn drow who is a cleric of Mystra #because I want to see how a cleric of mystra works with Gale and so far it has SUCH fun interactions #... Jak'ith. my gith jack-of-all-trades romancing Lae'zel #i would be a liar if I didn't say doing a legit jack of all trades run as a gith romancing Lae'zel wasn't the most fun out of all my saves #the interactions are so fucking funny I love it #like I highly recommend a gith lae'zel romance because it's so much fun just bouncing back and forth in dialog #and I got REALLY into stealing after playing Jak'ith so I made a duegar thief who is gonna eventually be a druid #and im gonna make her an exclusively Halsin romance bc I saw some of the duegar dialog options with him and I thought it would be funny #since my last Wyll romance went south (i had hubris in honor mode and lost it all) and I have still yet to romance Karlach or Minthara #those 3 are on my list for characters to make and play bc I haven't explored those routes yet #i also want to try doing a true goody two shoes durge run and a true evil durge run #obviously the evil run will probably be the Minthara romance #also on this list I am ignoring Astarion bc I have romanced him twice now in my two old durge runs so unless I can think of something unique #then im not doing anything with him for a while #well except playing as him #i got an old playthrough with him I should continue bc I wanted to see what his origin stuff would be like in act 3 #at some point I do want to origin run all the origin characters bc it sounds really cool #but I want to get a good idea of their character arcs before I do #also for the achievements:#Jak'ith is the jack of all trades no Withers help achievement #My bardlock is the busking 100 gold one #and I want to do a punch drunk build at some point #which would probably be a monk bc of the drunken master robes you can get #but yeah I will probably end up with like 8 or more saves in the end

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tachvintlogic · 2 years ago

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Been reading The Lightning Conductor sequel from the Literary Letters substack and I finally caught up.

and— just—

Jimmy Payne was not a great suitor for Molly. He was a love rival that was destined to lose. Yes, he was reckless with a car he didn't own, but he wasn't that bad of a guy.

He was no Ed Caspian, is what I'm saying.

Ed Caspian just extorted a engagement out of Patsy so that her friend who fucking saved her father from becoming destitute wouldn't be utterly humiliated at a party, and it make it worse, he specifically manipulated the situation to ensue that Storm would be humiliated. The only reason Storm wasn't is because he had connections that Caspian didn't know about.

And even now that Patsy knows that he extorted her for no gain on her part, it's still going on because apparently otherwise her father Larry would engage himself with Mrs. Shuster for her money to prevent himself from being poor, and she literally says this:

Larry matters so much more than I do! I wish I were being engaged in France instead of here, because there I think les jeunes filles do not have to kiss. Here, one says they do. But I will not!

Fuck, even her maid in her letter agreed that Larry being free to marry for love was much more important than for Patsy to be able to! And just— what's wrong with Mrs. Shuster? She's not that bad! If she wants a hot trophy husband then good for her! Better that than Patsy being forced to marry Ed "Extortionist" Caspian.

...What does Mrs. Shuster think of the whole extortion thing? Cause Caspian told her all about it in his letter. What's her stance of his clear manipulation of Patsy and the fact that he's clearly treating her secretary Mr. Storm poorly.

We don't see much of Larry, and there's a lot of talk about how young he looks and how hot he is and how charismatic he is, but the thing about Larry that stuck with me was that he wasn't there when Patsy arrived and got off the ship because he was busy gambling trying to win back his fortunes. Not a good first impression.

Like, everyone can talk a big talks about how great he is, and I'm just not seeing it.

Peter Storm is the best new character so far.

Peter's first letter: I won't say I'm in love

Peter's second letter: Shit.

Also, memes!

#literary letters #the lightning conductor discovers america #the lightning conductor #romantic comedies are fun when the leads and most of the supporting characters are delightful #and the romance is expected so it's not grating #so far the sequel is pretty good

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stardust-and-fries · 10 days ago

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Oh boy!! A chance for me to yap about gender at length?!?!!?!? DON'T MIND IF I DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [See tags for details. But be warned... I Popped the Fuck OFF writing this one, it's a doozy!]

Sorry if this is rude, but how do you identify? I looked around a bit and couldn't find anything, my apologies

Not rude! Honestly, I don't know these days! Lots of thoughts swirling around in my head. Maybe this is too much, but also maybe saying something instead of keeping it inside will be helpful... I'll put my gender thoughts under the cut... maybe someone can relate and offer some thoughts lol:

Recently, I came to the conclusion that I'm really not attracted to men at all, and maybe, I never have been. Looking back, I can kind of clearly see that any crush on a guy I thought I had was more like "wow, this person is COOL as HELL. I hope we can be really good friends." And then I noticed, that any crush I had on a girl felt... different. The feeling was totally different, and it still is. Have you noticed how most of the men I draw are quite feminine? I also have no idea what's going on with my gender. I know I'm me, a Yugo, I also can't comfortably say what exactly I am. Though by technicality, I am nonbinary, the word doesn't feel QUITE right to use for me. Maybe genderqueer is better. I've never identified as a man, but I have identified as transmasc and taken T. I really do like the results I've gotten from that. But at the same time, I don't really feel close to "manhood" at all, but something about having a mustache sometimes, like I tend to do, feels right to me still. I also like to wear lipstick and stuff. I don't know. I'm also not a "woman" I don't think, but I identify with more... I don't know, masculine expressions of womanhood if that makes sense? I am very androgynous in expression, in short. So basically I don't know what the hell is going on. All I know is I love women LOL. Can anyone relate to any of this? Any ideas?? I will not be offended by any assumptions you might have lol. Maybe I should just make a comic about this.

#gotta say that I MASSIVELY resonate with this post #I've been finding value in taking steps back and looking at gender from the bottom-up (rather than top-down)#seeing what bits and bobs of presentation I like and what I dont. vs picking a sort of ''gender north'' and trying to guide myself to that #(like. yknow. magnetic north. I mightve phrased that oddly)#admittedly it's a bit of a slog! turns out you can't just think your gender into existence!! who knew!!!#so far the gender I'm running with is ''Roger Rabbit rules'': whatever's funniest! (with a hefty sprinkling of dykey-futch. for flavor.)#the way I see it; gender is a dialectic construct--it only exists in-between people. only in the third person!#after all! if it's just yourself in a void there's no need for pronouns or even names!#and even with a second person in the equation the most you'd need is ''me/my'' ''you/your'' or ''us/ours''#so when ya think about gender as a *tool* rather than a *role* things start to go topsy-turvy (in the useful way) and limits become options #all that's left is to ask what kinda tool fits which kinds of job!#for me that's led to my gender-tool becoming some manner of a joke; I want my tool to help me do sillyness and bring people joy!!#(and maybe sometimes it's a dirty joke. or a gallows joke. or a teasing joke. or an outright mean joke. or plain ol' slapstick!)#so when I find someone who seems like they have a good joke (or at least a good sense of humor) I take some notes to help improve my routine #and maybe it's not always time for wacky. sometimes ya just need to play the straight man (sometimes too literally...)#but I definitely need to watch my ESRB rating around kids. and usually old grouches too.#and for some reason people get mad when I bring up The Twin Towers or The Alamo!! *pats chest-bits and hip-bit in rhythm while saying that*#eyyy hahahaaa badabing!!! >;3 #and finally; it's important to keep in mind how closely linked comedy and romance/sexuality/etc are. very close but still distinct concepts.#the most frequent question I ask myself when interacting with a cutie is; ''do I like their comedy or the comedian?''#either/both of which is a good answer! and often it's hard to separate the two!#I hope this helps whoever reads it. or was amusing at least.#I had fun writing all this! It's something I frequently think about and always delight in talking about #if it means anything to anyone then that's an absolute bonus! but otherwise I'm happy to get it out in writing.#anyways. I'm going back to doing studies of Inspekta! one of VERY few men to strike me genderously. he's so shapes :3 #(though fuck knows that the whole damn GROVE is full of some absolutely *choice* GenderFood)

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dangerliesbeforeyou · 4 months ago

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this has already been said but my biggest complaint about the us version of ghosts is that it's SO obsessed with the characters being in relationships lol... and like i wouldn't mind it, except none of the ships have been particularly interesting (except perhaps the hetty/trevor one lol)... i also think it kinda gets in the way of more interesting characterisations tbh

#i really love the characters in it but all the romance stuff gets real tedious realllll quickly lol #and like not to be That Person but if you ARE going to make romance a major part of ur ghosts show #then at LEAST make sure ur not making everyone cishet #like ur telling me that most of the characters have been dead now for over 100 years #and yet everyone's still straight?!?!#and isaac is the only overtly queer character??#uk ghosts got away with not exploring the romantic side beyond a few 'jokey' couples which i didnt mind lol #btw im sorta halfway thru the 3rd series rn #and it's definitely the weakest series so far imo...#im still enjoying parts of it but yeh it's a bit of a drag pfft #and not the fun kinda drag lol

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