#accidentally posted this before i was done typing rip

[catboy-cabin]

starting off the new year right with scene/emo kid mike wheeler !! info + no filter version under the cut.

time: 6hr 30min program: ibispaint x no sketch bc i'm working fully digitally now & it just became the lineart

[giddlygoat]

this is the best compliment ever omg… thank you so much!!

i absolutely love characters with super dynamic designs, especially the ‘long and tall + short and wide’ trope, so i couldn’t help myself. when characters look like they were made to go together, despite being so different or even polar opposites… ough. that’s what i was going for :]

i also had tons of fun composing this drawing because i wanted the poses to tell a lot of the story. the narrator is relaxed, laying on his back with a very loose and open pose, as opposed to stanley who is on his side, curled almost protectively around him. i wanted him to still be looking away kind of bashfully while the narrator stares lovingly at him, no apprehensions whatsoever.

this is kind of unusual for them both and i drew them this way to hopefully show how much they’d grown together and as their own people.

i wanted to see how their silhouettes looked against each other bc i realized i hadn’t drawn them directly interacting before and it got a little out of hand…. whoopsie daisy ^u^

[unnerving-presence]

Hi!! Can I request The Huntress, Oni, and The Doctors reaction to being saved by a survivor after being experimented on by Blight?

guys can you believe it i posted a request that didnt include wesker

fun fact i struggled with doctor so his part might suck actual ass cheeks

i actually struggled w this entire request srry

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Anna:

Extremely grateful !

She doesn't immediately try to kill or hurt you like some of the other killers would. She does recognize that you wanted to help her and she truly does appreciate it.

Instead of letting you leave, she takes you with her into her realm to both pamper you and give you a gift of gratitude which may or may not be covered in blood. Anna is surprisingly selfless even when she isn't doing well herself. All that matters to her is that you helped her and now she unofficially claims you as hers. Expect to be taken into her realm more often if you go into the woods alone.

During trials she goes out of her way to avoid you, maybe even giving you items of other survivors she has slaughtered if she does see you. The Entity isn't fond of her actively trying to avoid hurting you so she will say her sorries (that you may or may not understand) before hunting you down.

Kazan Yamaoka:

Grateful, but too angry to actually be nice about it.

Given that Kazan is mainly driven by anger, he may accidentally hurt you in his fit of rage. Obviously he is not mad at you, but it does not stop him from attempting to rip your organs out anyways. You likely do not survive this encounter no matter what you do.

After most of his rage and pain has subsided, he realizes that he's wronged you. His pride tells him that it's your fault for releasing him and that you should've known better, but his brain tells him that no other survivor would have saved him. You're a special one and he doesn't want to admit that he appreciates it just yet.

Kazan still treats you the same in trials. He knows he should show some type of gratitude even when he knows being nice isn't one of his strong suits. It's likely that you'll never see a change in his attitude towards you, but you do notice that he never hurts you outside of trials like he would for most people. That's the nicest thing he'll ever do for you.

Very kind of you, but he could've gotten out by himself.

He thinks it is very kind that you saved him. Your reward is not being killed! Yes, he recognizes what you did was a good thing, but it doesn't really change much in the grand scheme of things. He considers going easy on you in your next trial you have with him but brushes it aside as he doesn't want emotions to get in the way of his experiments.

Doesn't treat you differently in trials. Yes, you were kind to him, but it was a one time thing. Yes he is thankful but he does need to get back to his work. He’s sure you understand.

The kindest thing he'll do for you in the long run is not kidnap you and use you for further experiments outside of trials. He will however take notes on your behavior and theorize why you'd want to save him after all he's done to you. He even recognized a hint of hesitancy before you ran off like you wanted to stay and help him. Did all that shock therapy actually change your behavior after all or are you just an odd survivor? Might reconsider his "No kidnapping the kind survivor" rule just to test it out.

[speedydestinydream]

Post "Fight or Flight" Episode Thoughts

(general thoughts after watching episode 2 of the milliot spinoff; seeing if my predictions were right and just talking about the episode)

!SPOILERS FOR THE NEW TMF EPISODE UNDER THE CUT; POSTED AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE EPISODE!

For reference, my pre episode prediction post

• Okay so they did show the video advertisement, and Elliot didn't really freeze up BUT he did stutter a lot which is fair, Milly didn't really speak but thats fair since it's. His gardening club

• Elliot was STRUGGLING with pulling out that fucking weed. Bro you can use a weed cutter THIS IS WHY THEY WERE MADE

• SEAAAANNNNN MOMENTTT YEAAAAHHHHH it's mostly his voice behind the camera but STILL. Also poor guy man accidentally ate compost RIP (Elliot being so apologetic for it,,, Elliot you are me and I am you.)

To be honest I thought black gold was oil tho??? Not compost? Idk

• Elli. Elliot. Elliot Thornton. Why did I just watch you bite into a tomato like an apple.

• Did he change shirts into the exact same shirt after that take cause he definitely had tomato juice on his shirt lol 😭

• Elliot practicing conversations in the mirror 🤨 Giving me huge Jake vibes here JUST LOOK AT HIM

• RAINBOW DASH SHIRT OH MY GOD MILLY IS AN MLP FAN (she is so rainbow dash)

• Milly has a father‼️‼️

• oh god cyberbullying... Elliot NOOOOOO

also for the students that were typing those replies. How stupid do you have to be to cyberbully someone on THE SCHOOLS OFFICAL GACHABOOK POST. WHERE THE FACULTY CAN SEE IT. USE YOUR BRAINS PLEASE

• Also... Bradley's last name is Buckley I think? Bradley Buckley? (the @ on one of the replies of the post)

• "Nothing will change. I'll always be pathetic." ELLIOTTTTTT NOOOOO

• MILLY FIGHTING BECAUSE THEY CALLED THEIR VIDEO ADVERTISEMENT CRINGE. I WAS RIGHT SHE WAS FIGHTING PARTLY IN DEFENSE OF ELLIOT LETSSS GOOOOOO

• I WAS RIGGGHHTTT ELLIOT WAS HORRIFIED BY MILLY FIGHTING BUT DIDNT WANT TO GRT INVOLVED BECAUSE HE DIDNT WANT TO UPSET MILLY OR EMBARRASS HIMSELF I WAS RRRIIGGGGHHTHT

• "Stop fighting this isnt you 🥺" - Elliot, probably

• OH MY GOD I WAS RIGGGHHTTT FAYE AND DOMINIC JOIN THE GARDENING CLUB I WAS RIGHT!!!!!

• Ms. Cherry is PISSSSEDDDD

• ELLIOT OH MY GOD???? YOU FAINTED??????? THAT CAME OUT OF LEFT FIELD I DIDNT NOT EXPECT THAT OH MY GOD.

• I WAS RIGJT WE DID SEE NEW STAFF (the nurse!!) She seems nice :3

• Elliot: "Oh lord... I wanna die...!"

Milly: "Yeah, he's ok. He's back to normal." LMAO. poor Elliot bro

• He PASSED OUT and still doesn't wanna go home??? Elliot take the free go home excuse it's ok

• awwwwwhhhj he's blushinggg

• FAYE AND DOMINICCCC!!!!

• Faye and Dominic wanted to be friends with Elliot but thought he was avoiding them and Elliot wanted to be friends with Faye and Dominic but was too scared to talk to them,,,, awwhwwhwhw friiieeennndddssshiiipppp

• damn these two are PASSIONATE about their animals

• BRADLEY (PINEAPPLE GUY 🍍) JOINING THE GARDENING CLUB???? MY PREDICTION WAS RIGHT?!??!?! OH MY GOD?!?!?!?!

• He sounds like a really sweet guy

• Bradley. Is blushing. Oh my god

• Man these guys all LOVE Elliot. Treating him like Jake 2.0 LMAAOOOO (seriously tho I'm so happy Elliot has 4 friends now WWOWOOOOO)

• His height compared to Milly I. He's SO FUCKING TALL WHAT. He's gotta be a senior atleast right???? Jesus christ how old is he

• "Who died and made you president of this club?" Dominic you are going up the ranks of my favorite tmf characters at an alarmingly quick rate I'm afraid that when I'm done typing this you'll be in my top 5

• JUMPING UP AND DOWN THEYRE SO SILLYYY

• Clozy Crunch? Wonder if it tastes good 🤔

• BRADLEY CANONICALLY BENCHES 100KG????? THATS LIKE 220.462 POUNDS?????? HES A HIGHERSCHOOL???? OH MY GOD??!??!?!

• THE MUSIC CLUB YEAHAHAHAH

• So real Hailey, princess is a stupid nickname fr

• "Hate is a strong word-" Jake bullied you for 2 years???

"Hate isn't strong enough of a word for me." Real Zander real

• THEY CUT ZANDER OFF BEFORE HE COULD CURSE. LET ZANDER SAY FUCK PLEASEEEE

#letzandersayfuck2024 rip 😞

• awwwhh Elliot's symbolism with the pink cactus flower that's cute

• God they're so awkward I love them

• Milly you are blushing RED girl

• JAKE AND ELLIOT INTERACTION OMG?????

• Hes just gonna. Leave the paper towel on the floor?? 😭 I mean I wouldn't wanna touch it either but atleast kick it to the bathroom??? Jake???

• Jake reprimending himself for embarrassing himself in front of someone and Elliot celebrating the fact he built up the nerve to talk to someone... oh how the tables turn

• AWWW DOMINIC WITH A FLOWER CROWN

• Faye are you HOLDING A FUCKING SPIDER

• Aww butterfly on Bradley's nose

• They're all BUDDIES

• Good ass episode and I was right with a lot of my predictions omg. How did that happen 😭

• Elliot I wanna see more of you and your club YOU WERE FUCKING AWESOME

Anyway that's all I just had to talk about this episode cause it was SSOOOOOSOSOOSOO good. I was literally screaming while it was premiering I was so overjoyed

[weaponizedducks]

Hello! Your pinned post mentions The Shapeshifter books so 🫵 hi

Tell me about them. Who's your favourite character? What do you like about them?

(feel free to redeem this ask as a way to infodump if you want. license to yap)

omg hi hi!! i love you so much for asking this and im sorry for turning this ask into an infodump. definite spoilers for the shapeshifter below.

ok so my favourite character is lisa probably bc shes iconic and her instincts when something goes wrong is just to attack. either verbally or physically. also her backstory is so sad??? like she predicts someones about to die but she doesnt know thats what her visions mean (bc her visions are very cryptic and she was like 10 at the time) so she only realised when the girl died and then blamed herself?? like what??? these books are so dark for a kids series. i think she deserved a gun and also to say fuck. i really love her relationship with dax also theyre just so cute. like she'll by fully attacking someone and he's like :). isnt she so pretty :). theyre a bi4bi power couple i just know it.

also she fully had a doomed wlw situationship with mia and i fear we dont talk about it enough. mia was fully in love with her both before and after she went evil. like they very much gave cherik for a hot moment there. actually now that i'm thinking about it shapeshifters is very x men coded. so yeah im never getting over lisa and mia but i do love her and dax so im not mad.

MIA OH MY GOD. I LOVE MIA SO MUCH. never before has someone so deserved their villain arc. she's like morgana. i LOVED the subversion of her being the sweet healer-y type and then going batshit insane with her healer powers. like kinda using them for...nefarious purposes shall we say. she's still very sweet she's just very cunty and evil now.

i also love alice especially in the last book bc. shes just a kid. her mother's shit. stepmom neglected dax and smothered alice while never actuallly listening to her wants and needs. and their fathers never there. i wish we had gotten to see alice and dax bond more over their shitty parents. they could have been the best sibling duo. also shes badass and she would have loved wearing pink to see barbie (2023).

gideon for me is one of those characters who is so into women it just wraps around into him being gay. he's like lance mcclain to me. he deserved a boyfriend. also i think he's bi (i think everyone's bi. i don't think there's a single straight character in these books. minus mr grey). i love gideon he's so mecore. he's also traumatised!!! and he has a twin brother and an evil twin sister who's thirteen and ripped out her brother's tongue.

on the subject of gid's evil twin sister she is SUCH an interesting character to me. like obviously i hate catherine but she's so fascinating. her power means she can never stay with someone for too long or she'll end up killing them. she never has her own likes or hobbies or talents- she borrows someone elses because she feels herself isnt good enough. she crucified a man. she's killed three adoptive mothers. sort of on purpose. she just wants to be loved. she drowned an entire school with a massive tidal wave after leeching their powers. she was killed with fire. she was french for a while. she's perpetually thirteen years old.

i love the series as a whole but i think it had so much potential to be more. it was already pretty dark (windmill scene. need i say more) but it was technically a teen fantasy series, and i feel if they committed to a YA age rating and went all out with the horror and the very clear 'fuck the government' theme that was present throughout the whole series it could have been amazing. i have so many ideas for these books and what they could have done (note i love the books so much as they are but god. what we could have had if they weren't technically kids books).

also just realised i forgot to talk abt owen!!! gay father figure of our hearts. he accidentally adopts a bunch of motherless children and then he commits to it for the rest of his life. he canonically faked his death to live in a cave in spain with his superpowered male best friend. he's killed quite a few people.

this is the end of the Yap. in conclusion none of these characters are either normal or know how to function in society. i love these books. theyre like xmen and harry potter combined. but no jk rowling so win

[costumesexpalined]

Important concepts for ALL garment(clothing) creation:

Wrong side/ Right side:

Also called “inside” and “outside”, this is how your seams are arranged. You want ALL SEAMS on the WRONG side, which means you need to watch how you line up your pieces and make sure you don’t have things flipped. If you are doing a lining, then the WRONG side of the lining is the “outer” layer and the RIGHT side of the lining is the “inner” part that is seen or against your skin.

This is VERY important with things that are knit or crocheted, or that have a pattern that’s only on one side or embroidery/bead work. The RIGHT side is what displays what you want seen, like how if you look at the inside of a sweater with designs on it you will see “floats” across the part that’s hidden from veiw.

Floats:

These are bits of thread, yarn, etc. that are “floating” on the inside of a garment. Usually just an embroidery or yarn work thing, but also applicable to smocking (explanation as to what this is to come with the big pleating/smocking post I have in the works) in some cases.

Seam allowance:

An extra bit of fabric added to the base pattern dimensions to allow for room for seams to be made and not easily rip. Depending on fabric, skill level and method of sewing you may need more or less. This means that you can have a 1/6 of an inch average seam allowance for hand sewing but still need 3/4 of an inch for machine work.

Stitch gauge:

I’ve head this called a few things, but it’s the distance between stitches. More important with yarn work, but tight/short stitches with sewing with fabric also alters how things come out.

Tension:

How tight you keep the thread you are working with and how much you pull the fabric with each stitch. VERY IMPORTANT for embroidery and yarn work, hand sewing being a bit more lenient. Tension is controlled for you by a machine, you just need to figure out what setting works best and stick to that. This varies a lot based on materials being used.

Puckering:

This is what happens when your tension is too tight or (with crochet and knit) you accidentally add some stitches and go right back to the number you had before or do the inverse. It leaves “puckers” or points of tension or unnecessary gathering at that point, which can cause issues ranging from bad aesthetics to straight up tears from the added strain on the fabric. This is easier to control with a good tension and stitch gauge combo, and is again mostly a hand sewing/hand embroidery problem.

Interfacing:

Not a VITAL thing, but frequently used by intermediate beginner and up cosplayers and fashion designers. It’s a material similar to a very thin felt or fuzzy paper in texture that adds structure to a garment. You stick a piece of it between an outer and inner layer, sew all into one piece, and if it’s the fusible type iron it so it sticks together better. Usually this is used for collars, sleeve cuffs, and other small things that need to be stiffer due to button holes and button plackets (will be explained in the fastenings post) or needing to “stand”.

Bonus material explained!

Boning:

If you’ve seen a corset or something with really stiff lines that curve around a body, you know generally what this is. I’ll go into more detail in a post about just this and its many uses, but it’s a (at least in modern day stuff) plastic or super stiff braided material that is shoved into channels to add structure and support. They are somewhat flexible, but can cause issues with movement if not done right and need to be “capped” to prevent poking. The underwire of a bra is technically a piece of boning, for a really common example of this.

Corseted is fairly advanced, especially since it involves at LEAST 3 or 4 layers of fabric plus the material itself to be a decent base plus fastenings which are a whole different beast, so I DO NOT recommend trying this right out the gate.

[swaglet]

Did you get a bisalp? Would you mind sharing what the experience was like with surgery/recovery?

(Sorry if this is nosy, please delete if you don't want to answer)

i'm getting it right after i graduate college (very soon) ! i have an appointment ready with my surgeon and the only thing that has stopped me from getting it earlier is basically just like. recovery from any laparoscopic procedure is kind of gnarly and i don't want to be out of class for a month like i was for my gallbladder removal. i can't be trusted to not go back to class/work too early after surgery, i busted one of my incisions open like 2.5 weeks after my cholecystectomy because i was playing trumpet on campus like a stupid idiot who didn't listen to my doctor.

if my bisalp recovery is anything like my gallbladder recovery, it honestly won't be super bad. one of the worst parts for the first couple days was the throat pain and breathing pain as a result of being intubated, and it was just uncomfortable to stand up and walk after that. it probably would have been a lot easier if i had been given any type of pain medication... i had emergency surgery because i was about to go septic, and the hospital i got sent to had a no-narcotics policy so i got 1000mg of tylenol as my only post-surgery pain relief 😦😦😦 it was hard to sleep for about a week because i normally sleep on my stomach, and for the first 5 days or so i had to have someone help me get up from laying or sitting because of the pain, but it got less painful exponentially after the first week. if your surgeon isn't fond of medieval torture like my cholecystectomy surgeon was, and you end up getting any sort of real pain relief, it will most likely be way easier than i'm making mine sound. thankfully my bisalp surgeon isn't against narcotics for post surgery. i think in total for me it took about 2 months to feel normal again, which like. in the grand scheme of things after having your abdomen cut completely open in 3 separate places with no pain relief drugs afterwards, especially after you accidentally ripped open one of the incisions by being stupid, is pretty fast.

with any laparoscopic abdominal surgery, people always tell you you might feel painfully bloated from the gas they use to inflate you and see your organs better and it may even make you feel pain in your shoulders and chest for a few days, but thankfully i never got that. i wish i could explain how it feels tho.

the surgery itself was the easiest part. i had never been under anesthesia before and had never had a surgery so i was nervous, but they put you in your gown and have you lay on the operating table and then you breathe in the gas and ur just GONE. it was like i blinked and i went from being on the operating table to being in the recovery room. i did get really scared and yell for my mom because i was like Where the fuck am i but they had me doped up rly well so it barely hurt to move at all until like 8 hours after the surgery and i was already home and in bed.

afaik robotically assisted laparoscopy is like. the safest surgical procedure and i have no complaints from mine except for no pain relief. im not even worried about the surgery for the bisalp as long as they give me pain relief. if they give me pain relief that shit will be easy peasyyyy.

i plan on updating everyone on how recovery goes after i get it done :P

and just if yr wondering, this is what my incisions look like a year and 2 months after my cholecystectomy

[number-1-blind]

Pink

Han Jisung × Reader Phone Swap AU

Word count: 1,332

I was running as fast as I could – I was late for my class and I didn't want to be any later. I woke up late, took too long getting ready and traffic was terrible on top of it all. All this mixed with five shots of espresso wasn't doing my body much good.

I turned the corner and – oh god… I hit something. That's it, I'm gonna fail. There goes my phone, the screen is probably cracked, that's gonna cost a lot.

"Are you okay?" The wall that I ran into started talking to me, I'm going insane. He was quick to grab his phone off the ground, I suppose he dropped his too.

"I'm.. I'm fine." I mumbled as I reached down to pick up my phone. There was a little scratch on the screen that I noticed immediately.

I went to classes, I went to get coffee and to get dinner. I had gone the whole day without bothering to check my phone but when I did –  it wasn't mine. That was definitely not mine, who's even is it? 

His, it was his.

Who would ever have themselves on their lockscreen? Him, this random guy I accidentally swapped phones with. This random guy – who I now realize, as I go through his gallery, is undeniably attractive and I have his cell phone.

I felt guilty scrolling through picture after picture of him and his friends as if it wasn't his fault that the phones got mixed up in the first place. I saw selfies and portraits, thousands of screenshots he was ever so reluctant to delete, music sheets and silly photos from the grocery store. I could see into the kind of person he was.

Why had he not tried to contact me through this phone? He could easily input his number and call me, it wasn't hard. He couldn't have possibly gone that long without checking his phone at least once, well with the amount of friends he has. I might as well do that, I don't want to infringe on his privacy more than I already have.

He picked up the phone immediately.

"This isn't my phone," He spoke over the telephone lines.

"Well no kidding, Sherlock," I laughed.

He made an annoyed grumble, "Well do you want your phone back or not? Cause it seems like you really don't,"

"Only if I get to at least keep your number," 

"Alright, alright, you can keep it," I could hear his smile over the line. I wrote down the number on a small sticky note.

"We can make the exchange tomorrow, 9:00 at the coffee shop next to the school?" I suggested.

"Alright," He confirmed, "So I'll see you tomorrow," He quickly hung up.

There was a sort of anxiety to the situation. What if someone important tried to text or call me? What if he steals my phone? What if he starts sending crazy text messages? I could see that he wasn't that type of guy but questions like that don't just disappear.

I spent most the night looking at his phone and scrolling through his tiktok, his for you page was full of influencers and kpop stuff and of course the occasional vine or two. He didn't post but he had stuff saved, dances and make-up tutorials. I sort of began to wonder if he didn't have a girlfriend for a specific reason.

Just as we planned we met up at the coffee shop. When I walked through the door I spotted him immediately. He was in a black hoodie and black ripped jeans with some absolutely gigantic shoes – which I don’t blame him for wearing shoes like that, he’s not that tall.

“You have the goods?” He asked as I sat next to him at the coffee shop table. He flipped the hood of his hoodie over his head and pulled my phone out of his pocket, “I have yours if you have mine,”

“You’ve done this before, haven’t you?” I asked with a smirk, taking my phone back and giving him his.

“Done what? Talk to a pretty girl or make a suspicious deal?” He smiles, powering on his phone, probably to make sure that I didn’t do anything odd to his phone. I didn’t do anything odd but he might notice that I saved a few tiktoks and edited a couple pictures in his gallery. He went right to his contacts and smiled big when he noticed my number, and name, already there.

I powered on my phone and everything was intact just as it was when I left it and his name and number were in my contacts. His name was surrounded by soft blue hearts and he had it in a pretty font.

💙𝐻𝒶𝓃 𝒥𝒾𝓈𝓊𝓃𝑔💙

Han Jisung – the man who accidentally stole my phone, and heart, was named Han Jisung. And of course, he had to put my name in his phone in the most extra way possible.

“Promise I didn't do anything weird – unless you consider taking pictures of my dog weird… Actually, can you send those to me?” He assured.

I scoffed lightly, digging through my gallery to find the photos he wanted. There were like ten just of his dog and a couple of him, he couldn't go one night without a selfie? I sent them all to him and then asked if he could send me the ones that I edited of him.

He erupted with laughter like some sort of giggle volcano as he went through his gallery. I had drawn mustaches and glasses on him and left significant text commentary on his photos.

“Minho is not my boyfriend,” He laughed, looking over my commentary and editing, “And Bbama looks amazing with a mustache,”

“You look good with one too – I think I put one on your boyfriend as well,” I chuckled, looking over as he went through the photos.

The best one that I edited was probably the one of him shirtless. I had taken it upon myself to draw a shirt for him since he hadn't even bothered to put one on for the picture. He got a good laugh out of that one, saying something about how it was such a tragedy to cover such nice muscles (I didn't agree.)

We quickly became good friends and we both opted to learn more about each other before pursuing something more than a friendship.

Until, well, tonight.

I opened my door for him as usual, leading him into my home and onto my couch. He let out a little huff as he sat down, sitting in the exact same way he always does and hogging half the couch.He grabbed the TV remote and started playing something, I wasn't sure what, I think he changed it every minute or two.

I was in the kitchen, preparing something for dinner. I set the table, grabbed us plates and called him into the dining room to eat. As as He entered the dining room he looked over at me and there was a certain sparkle in his eyes that I couldn't miss.

“Hey,” He spoke, “I love you,” It caught me off guard that he uses such strong words so quickly but I couldn’t deny that I felt the same.

“I love you too,” I muttered back quietly. He had a smile, ear to ear, that was absolutely smug and goofy – things like this is what made him so attractive. His eyes lit up and he looked so happy.

“So what does this make us?” He asks.

“More than friends, finally,” He let out a soft chuckle and walked up to the table.

“Finally,”

[fivepointpalettes]

Pallets like this v

With long names and such!

My sincerest apologies for how long it took to compile this list. I tried to pick out the ones which were either significantly longer, or were... particular, one way or another, for lack of a better word. I tried to avoid song lyrics and such, but with some of them I couldn't help myself. 

Hope you find these sufficient! 

Looking through my older posts, this type of longer caption was a relatively recent development, but I nonetheless tried to pick ones that might work for you! I originally tried to sort them by topic, but there were so many... you can probably guess the point at which I have given up. I’m sorry. There were just so many. 

Sorry I didn’t Realize People Like You Have Feelings 

She Was A Girl He Was A Traffic Cone 

You Must Have Real Self Confidence Mortal To Attempt Flirting With Something All Holy 

Just Friends But We Kiss Sometimes 

Let Your Tender Hands Rip Me Apart 

Let Me Be Your Unreliable Narrator, Baby! 

Focus On Me (Ignore The Blood) 

I See You Everywhere See You Everywhere See You Everywhere 

Prove That You Love Me And Reanimate Me 

Stand Still As The Darkness Grows Roots In Your Mind 

The Lack Of Self Esteem I’ve Felt Since I Learned How To Read Or Write 

Not Great With People But Pretty Good With Milk 

Lost In Your Eyes Never To Be Found 

I Saw The End Of The World In Your Eyes 

I Touch You And My Hands Burn My Hands Burn My Hands Burn (What Have You Done) 

What Are You Doing In My House / Now Now I Don’t Usually Make It A Habit To - Stop Yelling - Break Into People’s Homes But As You Can See Sometimes I Do 

Well First Of All I Am Positive What You Did Is A Criminal Offense / And Second Of All Why Didn’t You Invite Me 

Once Again I Am Forced To Ask What In The World Did You Bring Into Our Home / What Do You Mean What Did I Bring It’s Very Clearly A Radioactive Waste Barrel Don’t Pretend You Don’t Know That 

What’s A Little Murder Between Friends 

Hey Quick Question Are We Really About To Commit Arson? 

Does This Taste Expired To You Too? 

It’s Even Smaller On The Inside If You Can Believe That 

Only One Thing In This Room Is Edible And Good Luck Figuring Out Which One It Is 

Your House Has No Anomalies But I’m Reporting You For Bad Taste In Art 

I Think I Know What A Rat Looks Like 

How Many Rains Will It Take Before The Ceiling Starts Leaking 

I’m Sorry I Chewed Through Your Walls But You Must Understand I’m Calcium Deficient 

Please Be Mindful Of The Evil Yoghurt Demon In The Freezer 

Who Put Strawberries In The Bathtub 

Who Put Strawberries In The Bathtub Again 

This Is The Third Time Someone Put Strawberries In The Bathtub Who Keeps Doing This Please Stop 

Of All The Things You Could Be Doing Why Are You Romancing Soda Cans 

Soda Cans Are Great I Love Accidentally Spilling Liquid On Myself 

It’s Not A Good Cake But It’s Not A Bad Cake Either (As Still It Is Cake) 

Scallops Reside Where My Brain Should Be 

Date A Girl Who’s Secretly A 20 Meter Long Man-Eating Centipede 

Being In Love And How It Sucks Sometimes 

Wish We Could Go Out For Coffee But You Hate Me And I Hate Coffee 

Do You Remember When You Told Me That You Love Me When You Told Me That You Love Me When You Told Me That You 

I Loved You I Did So How Did We End Up Like This 

This Will Hurt You More Than It’ll Hurt Me - And That’s Okay! 

I Need You To Understand That I Really Do Want What’s Best For You - And That Simply Isn’t Me 

Father I Do Not Wish To Consume The Cough Syrup 

The Doctor Tried To Check My Heartbeat Only To Find Out I Don’t Have One 

American Girls Scare Me 

I’m Always At Least A Little Bit Scared Hopeless And Frustrated 

The Annoying Whisper In The Back Of Your Head 

The Shadow Out The Corner Of Your Eye 

Can You Help Me Find What’s Wrong With Me 

Too Old To Die Young And Too Young To Just Die 

Plunge Head-First Into A Worldwide Panic Attack 

Unexplainable Excruciating Pain That Started Suddenly And Will Never Go Away 

Wasting Your Life Feeling Like An Underperforming Tool In Someone Else’s Hands 

An Unhealthy Relationship With One’s Own Identity 

Men Like Us Aren’t Supposed To Feel These Things 

Men Like Us Die Alone Because We Think We Deserve It 

My Body Is A Craft Store 

My Lungs Are Full Of Ink 

The Tall Faceless Lad Out The Corner Of My Eye Who Watches Me Sleep While Pointing At The Door 

Peeling An Apple Just To Eat The Skin 

Biting Into A Rubber Ball Like An Apple While Maintaining Full Eye Contact 

For Sale A Set Of Gold Teeth Never Used 

I’m Just A Normal Functioning Member Of The Human Race And There Is No Way Anyone Can Prove Otherwise 

Visual Representation Of The Sound A Rainbow Makes 

The Man Whose Hands Are Always Covered In Melted Butter 

The Girl In A Blue Dress That Lives In Every Village Ever 

The Boy With A Mouthful Of Chalk 

I’m A Weirdo Who Likes To Eat Chalk 

The Magical Princess’s Strawberry-Scented Battle Axe Of Infinite Bloodshed 

Although You Are Yeay Smsll And Your Kind Have Existed In The Universe For Only A Shore Tihe You Are An Inportant Part Of Sohething Yery Large And Very Bcavtiful 

A Friend Is Someone Who Belieuse In Gon Euen When Gon'ue Ceased To Belieue In Gonrseif 

How To Completely Disapp8ar Be Found And Never 

Your Smile Toasty As Yarm As Spiver 

My Face When Face When My F When Facle The Fwhen Thface Mey Face Face When My 

The Breathing Part Of Who Knew By The Correspondents 

Can You Imagine If Los Angeles Was A Real City 

Tower Cranes Are My Favourite Animal 

When I Was A Small Child I Held An Iguana Once 

Ed Sheeran Is My Enemy He Looks Like A Hot Dog 

I Hate Citations Why Can’t You Just Trust Me 

A Classmate Of Mine Once Borrowed One Of My Pens And Then Decided It Was Such A Good Pen He’s Just Gonna Keep It 

Sconce Doesn’t Sound Like A Word To Me But It Is One 

Spells Mom With An O To Confuse People Trying To Guess My Nationality 

The Parasocial Relationship I Have Formed With The Duolingo Cast 

Sorry That Your Rant About How The Game I Like Ruined The Whole Series Forever Didn’t Make Me Like It Any Less 

For The Longest Time I Was Convinced That Pocky Was A Wooden Stick Covered In Chocolate And People Were Eating It Purely For The Anime Aesthetic 

My Girlfriend Said I Eat Corn Weird Which Now That I Think About It Would Explain Why I’m Consistently Covered In Butter 

Wishing To Rant About Fanfiction But Not Wanting To Show How Much Of A Nerd You Secretely Are 

The Eye Lips Eye Emoji Face Fills Me With Unbridled Rage 

When I Was A Child I Was Afraid Of Eating Mars Bars / Because I Thought They Had Fish Food In Them 

The Frankly Terrifying Clip Art I Found When I Googled Champignons 

Doctors Say You Need A Consistent Amount Of Sleep To Be Healthy So I Consistently Sleep For 4 Hours A Night 

Whether You Qualify As A Beach Or Not Depends On The Amount Of Sand You Have Consumed In A Lifetime 

Only The Floor Candy Can Sustain Me 

I Am Irrationally Afraid Of Paper And Plastic 

Tainted Love But The Clapping Is Replaced With The Law & Order Sound Effect 

Softer Cleaner And Fresher Clothes For The Low Cost Of Your Firstborn Child 

What Will It Take For You To Give Up Your Humanity And Become One With The Night 

The Price Of Wisdom Is Bad Grammar 

The Eternal Dance Set To The Sweet Melody Of My Out-Of-Tune Guitar 

Been Hiding From Myself Since The Last Time I Died 

Don’t Aspire To Be Average You Can Go So Much Lower 

My Heart Was Stolen By A Blue-Haired Angel With Piercing Eyes And A Penchant For Singing 

Lonely Sewer Cryptid Looking For Love 

With All Due Respect Sir This Is A Plum 

You Call It Birth I Call It Escapism 

Falling In Reverse Just Means Getting Up 

The Privilege Of Being Born Somebody Else 

The Act Of Balancing A Bottle Of Juice On Your Head 

My Favourite Ride In The Theme Park Is A Bench 

They Stole My Blood Today 

Me And My Lungs Love You 

On The Outside I May Look Like A Regular Man But On The Inside I’m A Japanese Spider Crab 

My Head Is Full Of Froyo 

Seychelles Flag But The Colours Are Out Of Order And Now Also Inverted 

Slam-Dunking A Toaster 

Chugging A Bottle Of Body Wash 

Grandma Stop Touching The Stove \ No Need To Confirm It’s Not On 

I Found God Inside An Apple Core 

Some Days I’m Afraid I Will Cut My Eyes By The Sight Of Glass Shards 

Look At Her Go Biting Everyone Who Comes Near Her Like A Champ 

I Apologize If You Found Finding This Place Difficult But You Must Understand I Am Currently Evading Detection And Arrest For Crimes Undisclosed 

God’s Gift To Women (Promptly Returned) 

Getting Hunted For Sport With Your Good Friend Bates 

So Good At Sleeping I Could Do It With My Eyes Closed 

Your Teeth (Hand Them Over) 

An Overemotional State Projected Upon The Unsuspecting Public 

What If You Could Glow In The Dark 

You’re As Beautiful As The Light Reflecting Off The Teeth Of The Moon 

Why Are You Sleeping In The Algae Pond 

Write Your Love In The Blood Coursing Through My Veins 

Please Relieve Me Of The Dreams Plaguing My Every Waking Moment 

And If You Thought It Was A Threat It Might Have Been 

Find Yourself In The Patterns On The Wall 

The Horrifying Ordeal Of Having Loud Neighbours 

Putting On A Show To Seem Alive / When I Don’t Feel Alive 

Time Has Stopped Passing A Long Time Ago 

Once Again A Cold Rainy Winter Gives Way To A Cold Rainy Spring 

Here’s Cheers To The Man Who Stole My Heart Away 

Please Stop Eating Bugs It’s Weird 

You Made Me The Villain Of Your Story Darling Now Own Up To It Won’t You 

If Someone Tries To Shoot You Simply Tell The Bullet To Leave You Alone 

She Drowned Jupiter In Her Martini Glass 

The Sort Of Love You Only Feel When Drunk 

It’s Past My Bedtime And I’m Thinking Of You 

Say The Apples Seem Strange This Year 

The Man Who Looked At Me So Sweetly In Soft Flavours Of Deep Beige 

Oh Baby Don’t You Know Our Sort Is Locked Out Of Heaven 

There’s No ‘You’ In 'My Cup Of Tea' 

You Have To Stop Making So Many Enemies 

Now We’re Cooking With Lasers 

Middle Of The Night Yet You’re Wide Awake Thinking About Waluigi 

You Have This Power Inside And It’s Frightening 

You And Me And The Aquarium Between Us 

I Don’t Know What This Is But It’s Not An Avocado 

Wish Me Luck Honey (I Couldn’t Ask For More) 

All The Things You Did Before You Did Them 

You Ought To Stop Eating Spiders It’s Creeping The Guests Out 

It Sure Is Wet In Here I’ll Tell You What 

I’ve Been Chugging Poison Waiting For The Day You Inevitably Take Me Up On My Offer And Take A Proper Bite Out Of Me 

Keep All Body Parts On The Inside Of The Vehicle At All Times As Failure To Comply May Result In Having Them Unwillingly Removed 

Drowning In A Coffee Cup (What An Awful Way To Go) 

Do The Trees Bite Where You’re From 

My Overconfidence Is Astounding And It’s A Surprise I’ve Never Been Killed 

I Understand Where You’re Coming From But Where Did You Get The Gun 

Have You Found Yourself Or Your Loved Ones Suffering From A Case Of Empty Eyes 

We Wouldn’t Be Here If SOMEONE Didn’t Spill Ketchup On The Sheets 

Tastes Like Hot Sugar On A Sharp Knife 

As You Can Tell By The Yellow Filter We Just Entered Mexico 

You’re Telling Me He Died From The Mould? And What Did The Mould Do, Stab Him? 

One Of These Beans Tastes Like Cola And The Other Tastes Like Black Mould 

Next Time Maybe Don’t Go Into The Forest At Night Hm Buddy? Just A Thought 

Well That Was A Little Unnecessarily Brutal Don’t You Think? 

Tender Words And Hellish Screams 

Too Cool To Sleep At A Reasonable Hour 

For A Place Called Silent Hill It Sure Is Horribly Noisy 

Smoke’s Water And We’re Water Therefore We Are Bleach 

Your Love Tastes Like A Heart Attack 

Pixy Stix and Broken Bones 

You Smell Like Nonsense With A Hint Of Melancholy 

Crying Because Cats Are Cute And Deserve The World 

I’m Sick But The Bags Under My Eyes Are Sicker 

I Live In A Room With No Windows 

I Haven’t Left The House In Months 

Don’t Stand So Close To The TV Lest The Static Claims You 

Forever Dizzy In This Lonely World 

Day 243 The Wall Effigy Started Talking To Me 

I’m Not Happy Unless I’m Miserable 

Summer Lasts A Week At Best But My Dedication To Sweater Vests Is Eternal So Look Me In The Eye Little Teacup And Melt If It Bothers You So Much 

Chicken Nuggets Heat Up Faster On The Higher Shelf Of The Oven Because Of Their Proximity To God 

It’s Summer (Hot Weather Turns My People Violent) 

You Can’t Just Ask A Guy Why He’s In Love 

Seeing The French Everywhere Might Be A Side Effect Of Something And I Have Yet To Find Out What But It Could Be Asbestos 

Remember When We Would Stay Up All Night Reading Fanfic On Our Phones 

What Do You Know About Being Divine 

Couldn’t Believe When You Said You Were A Deity 

When I Was A Child I Thought / That The Word Rainbow Had Eight Letters / And That One Of Them Was D 

Who Needs Sleep When I Can Just Drop Dead For A Rest 

I Don’t Check My Email In Fear Someone Tried To Contact Me Via Email 

I Saw A Bumblebee Today And It Was Huge Really Absolutely Massive 

Mid-Performance Chainsaw Solo 

I Want To Drown In Your Swimming Pool 

Feelings Of An Almost Human Nature 

Can’t Let It Slip That There’s More To Me Than Little Old I 

Manual Therapy For Anxious Hands 

A Sense Of Failure Wasting Away And Never Living Up To Your Full Potential Unable To Get Things Done And Putting Everything Off Because You Are Scared Of Progress 

He To Whom The Cake’s Dedicated 

You’re Quite Pleasant But The Pleasure Is Mine 

What Dropping A Large Bag Of Coal On Your Foot Feels Like 

I’m One Of Those Annoying People Who Would Rather Use Fifty Commas Than Shorten The Sentence 

Seeing The Future In The Tear Stains On Your Cheeks 

Do You Ever Feel Crowded In A Lonely Room 

I Want To Eat Eggs Whole Shell And All 

Adopt Your Enemies To Establish Dominance 

I’ve Existed For Thousands Of Years Before Gaining Sentience 

You Are A Dream In A Crowd Of Nightmares 

Get Your Shoes Off My Bed You Animal 

Do Not Invite Me To Your DnD Party Unless You Are Ready To Accept The Consequences 

Too Good For Heaven Too Bad For Hell 

I’m Not Above Eating Off The Floor 

I Distinctly Remember The Time He Stayed With Us 

I Know I May Look Like A Real Person But I Am Actually Not A Real Person At All 

When It Comes To Near Death Experiences I’m An Expert 

Your Skin Smells Like The Last Days Of Summer 

I Never Learned How To Write 

God Wouldn’t Have Wanted This / But This Isn’t About God / It’s About Our New Dish Soap / Now Available In Supermarkets Near You 

Do You Remember Your First Time Tasting Water 

You Know How Sometimes An Unwanted Guest Comes Over And You Do All You Can To Make Them Leave While Remaining Polite 

Fizzy Brained Children Are So Troublesome 

I Forgot What The Antagonist Of Legend Of Zelda Was Called And For A Good Moment Thought It Was Gandalf 

You’re The First Descendant In A Line Of Workaholics Utterly Convinced Your Willingness To Sacrifice Your Own Health Determines Your Worth As A Human Being And Promptly Working Yourself To Death To Provide Unto Others What You Never Had A Chance To Understand You Deserved Yourself 

I Am The Mirror In Which You Can See All The Evil In The World 

So Far Throughout My Life I Got Mildly Electrocuted On Three Separate Occasions 

Asking My DM Friend To Put A Light-Emitting Crab In Our Game 

Leaving The Fridge At 3 In The Morning 

Pepsi Makes My Teeth Go Numb 

Peach Yoghurt Tastes Better With Whipped Cream 

Thinking About Him (The Enlightened Prophet) 

There’s A Strange Man Hiding In The Fruit Aisle 

My Brain Operates On Frequencies You’ve Never Even Heard Of 

The Curious Desire For Overwhelmingly Vivid Symmetry 

My Computer Chair Broke So Now I’m Stuck Here Leaning To The Right 

People Ask Me How I Manage To Think Of You Everyday And To Be Completely Honest I Never Know What To Say Because It Feels So Natural 

Pepsi Running Through My Veins 

What Flavour Is Your Mind 

Sorry My Dad Said I Can’t Join Your Cult Today For I’m Grounded 

Squirrels Ate My Will To Live 

Being Told I’m Allowed To Make My Final Class Project About Any Topic I Want Awakens A Demon Inside Me That Makes Me Subject My Classmates To Only The Finest Of My Obscure Interests 

Standing In Front Of Me She Quickly Undressed Confessing Her Desire To Cause Me Physical Harm And Needless To Say I Was Baffled But Nonetheless Intrigued 

You Love Them Now You’ll Hate Them Later 

The Only Thing Greater Than My Ego Is My Impostor Syndrome 

Don’t Try To Tell Me How I’m Supposed To Breathe 

Why Is There Fish Bait In The Fridge Again 

You Scream Ancient Curses In Long Dead Languages And Perish Surrounded By Friends 

The Subtle Taste Of La Croix And Gentrification 

The Cons Of Being My Friend Greatly Outweigh The Pros 

You Are Who We Say You Are Because Public Opinion Beats Self Worth Every Time 

Angels Lost Their Charm When You Walked In 

Some Days I Feel Like A Lobster On A Skateboard 

Make Yourself Comfortable We’ll Be Falling For A While 

Bleed Your Soul And Blind Your Eyes 

You Can Stay At My Place But You’ll Never Find Me There 

Had A Dream Today That Hastur Was A Canon Character In Deltarune (I Woke Up With Enough Adrenaline To Bypass Anxiety And Respond To My E-Mails) 

Murder And Other Expressions Of Love 

You Locked Me In A Cage And Threw Away The Key And When You Found Someone Better I Was Left To Gnaw On The Bars For My Freedom 

What Do You MEAN There Was A Fire 

Cough Syrup Flavours According To Tumblr User Darkangelofglory 

A Little Weirdo Driven By Consumption 

Does A Straw Have One Hole Or Two 

I Want That Coca Cola Limelight 

Clouds Did Not Exist Before 1997 

More Dish Soap Than God Intended To Exist 

Some Days The World Is Too Bright To Function 

Sometimes I Look Up The Last Minutes Of A Movie I’ve Seen Before Because I’m Not Ready For The Emotional Investment Of Going Through The Plot’s Ups And Downs But Crave The Gratification Of A Happy Ending 

My Companion Looked In Horror At The Scene Unfolding Before Our Very Eyes Before Finally Saying Out Loud What We’ve All Been Thinking / Did He… Did He Steal Her Teeth? 

Give Me Salvation I Swear I Won’t Bite 

Your Love Has Brought Me To The Point Of No Returning 

I Can’t Get The Bees Out Of My Teeth 

Open The Fridge Dear (I Promise I’m Not In It) 

Please Don’t Lick The Walls 

Two Egg Yolks Six Teaspoons Of Sugar And A Tablespoon Of Cocoa 

Go To Sleep In The Morning And Wake Up At Noon Only To Go Back To Sleep Till Evening And Wake Up Full Of Regret And With A Headache 

The Infinite Game Or The Inevitable Disappointment Induced By The Terminality Of Things And Its Ability To Ruin One’s Enjoyment Of The Thing In Question 

If A Mushroom Can See Itself As A God So Can You 

I Sold My Lungs On The Black Market 

This Man Shoved His Face In a Tub Of Soap Bubbles - What Happened Next May Surprise You 

A Sort Of Soft Paste Which Tastes Like Perfume 

I’ve Nothing But Contempt For Fahrenheit 

The Little People At The Bottom Of The Ocean 

When I Grow Up I Want To Be Fruit Juice 

You’re Being Hunted (By Me) 

He Kinda Looks Like He’s Sucking On A Brick 

Crying Over A Chicken Nugget 

Slide-Whistles You To Death 

All The Personality Of A Collapsed Lung 

The Burning Fragrance Of Cleaning Supplies 

The First Time You Scraped Your Knee Falling Off A Bike 

Go Ahead And Floor It Luv 

A Toast To Our Special Little Brand Of Sin 

Dunks You In Tea LOL 

Sipping Sunflower Oil From A Wine Glass 

Even The Mushrooms Mourn Losing You 

You And All Your Money That You’ve Stolen From The Poor 

Where Do You Get Off Poisoning My Tea 

The Man Of Wine And Cigarette Smoke 

[short-circuit-the-great]

I was tagged by @magic-ace in this post where they wanted me to answer all of them, so here it is:

🎱 ⇢ post your AO3 total stats

🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction?

A classic tale of "my favorite character didn't get enough screen time" led to this.

🌵 ⇢ share the link to a playlist you love

🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that?

Give it a 5. I don't mind it but it's difficult to focus on the proofreading side of it.

🛼 ⇢ describe your latest wip with five emojis

🔥🔥🌞🔥🔥

🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help?

@magic-ace @mecha-milkers @i-am-an-omen

🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love

I haven't finished it, but Descent by Zakharie.

💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now?

Zero.

🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis

@brockendrems

🐇 ⇢ do you prefer writing original characters, reader inserts, or a mix of both?

Original characters. Reader inserts aren't for me.

🧃 ⇢ share some personal lore you never posted about before

I will share one of my favorite taekwondo stories from many years ago because I think it is funny. Two different short dads I was sparring with managed to accidentally nail me in the face with the same kick on two different occasions, months apart. (You cannot hit the face in taekwondo but going for a headshot it happens a lot.) The first time miraculously didn't knock out any teeth but my upper lip got stuck in my braces and I had to rip it out while laughing maniacally. I looked like a corpse for weeks. The second time was straight in the nose, so my nose is still slightly crooked and makes a crunchy noise if I wiggle it to this day.

Both of the dads felt terrible but I was a teenage boy so I thought blood on my uniform was cool.

The "short dad curse" was real for a bit there and the only reason it hasn't continued is because I am now the short dad myself.

🎲 ⇢ what stops you from writing more in your free time?

I don't have this problem.

🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings

Knock Out and Breakdown roughhouse a lot.

🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual?

Reblog my shit with silly tags.

🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now

I'm learning to animate, which is cool.

I'm feeling a little more hopeful about finishing my degree.

My friends are wonderful.

📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app?

I don't use the notes app.

🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character

I know better than to share that on this hellsite.

🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

Typical murder-related writing searches.

🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on

I got a small notebook to write tasks in, things I've done, what and when I ate, etc. This has been very helpful for memory loss and blackouts.

❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best?

Don't have one, but one of these days I want to write something more hopeful, something along the lines of a 2010s-era superhero cartoon but as a novel. Don't have a plot for that one yet. It's rotating in my head, though.

🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity

One of the best pieces of writing advice I ever heard was "give yourself permission to suck." When you sit down to write you can't be fixated on making it perfect the first time. All your first draft has to do is exist. Anything you write down you can change later, but you gotta get it down first.

🥐 ⇢ name one internet reference that will always make you laugh

My roommate and I keep saying "inch resting" and "ingredience" to each other.

🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work?

Any.

🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate

He makes admittedly funny puns. That's it. That's all I'm giving Silas.

🥝 ⇢ do you lie a lot? what's the most recent lie you told?

I don't lie except for safety.

🦋 ⇢ share something that has been on your heart and mind lately

Grief.

🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing?

A few.

🍅 ⇢ give yourself some constructive criticism on your own writing

Don't give my characters enough time to "rest"--it's one crisis after the other. That's the way I like it but someone get em therapy what the hell

🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises?

It depends what kind.

🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here

She barely made it halfway down to the gallows before something slammed into her, knocking her into the side of the building and shattering a line of windows. The crowd gasped and looked up, and then all Suncatcher could see was shadows and broken glass and the gun someone shoved into her face.

“If you can’t sit back and watch nicely,” Crossfire said, “then you can’t watch at all.”

“Go to hell,” Suncatcher said, and the blades on her forearms snapped out and stabbed into Crossfire’s midsection.

☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username?

Thought ShortCircuit would be a good pen name for Transformers fanfic. It eventually became a new pen name overall, though I still use NobleRunaway in other spaces.

🐝 ⇢ tag your biggest supporter(s) and say one nice thing about them

@magic-ace @mecha-milkers @i-am-an-omen I love you guys so much. May your pancakes always be fresh.

🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them

So remember when I answered one of these with "grief"

🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it

This doodle of Knock Out because it speaks to me.

🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?

I wrote an entire rant and deleted it because the internet can't read. But there is something and it falls under mischaracterization.

[sylwanin-was-right]

I attended my first classroom lesson in Kelutral and it was rlly nice!

It was the first time the two teachers (ma Tekre and ma Wllìm) tried that type of lesson, which was mainly a vocab lesson where they chose a general theme—this theme was "feelings"—and looked at a list of 20 common words related to that theme (we, then, applied those words to basic grammar lessons and did a v small bit of listening and speaking practice).

Apparently it was only supposed to be an hr lesson, but aside from time taken to correct ppl on using spoilers (LMAO), and some repeating of lesson mayerial for ppl would couldnt keep up, it was v engaging and i liked it! It honestly didnt even feel like 2 hrs.

I know a lot already, at least abt the grammar, and i actually accidentally clicked the notif for the lesson bc i thought it was just a post instead of a notif abt vc lesson lol. But i stayed cuz i figured it would be engaging and also productive at least somewhat. It rlly was for me cuz i study grammar more than i study vocab lol (i didnt actually know a lot of the 20 words!).

I rlly liked the formatting of this lesson and I hope they do it again! A few suggestions that come to mind for the next lesson like this:

An in-chat moderator to answer questions so the main speaking teacher can be interrupted as little as possible for backlogged questions or ppl who need help w miscillanious things, like finding links, asking where we are, or using discord features like spoilers or technical issues (at one point i got off task bc i had to ask if Tekre was still screensharing bc it didnt appear on my phone bc my app was glitchinng and losing connection rlly badly).

A disclaimer, verbal check, and class participatory test to make sure everyone knows how to use discord features related to excersies lol - there was a lot of time and a bit of frustration from ppl not knowing how to use spoilers for the first listening assignment, which is understandable bc not everyon knows computer stuff beyond the basic interface, and it was distracting and defeated the point of the lesson (which was to listen for words and write down what u thought u heard to practice phonetic and spelling skills, but spoilered so others wouldnt see ur answer). Eventually the ppl who couldnt understand or find the right commands or keys to spoiler did so and things went along a lot smoother. So perhaps before the lesson begins, a poll comment can be created in the chat by the mods/teachers for ppl to react to to see if anyone needs a short toturial for using discord features. Then everyone in the class can do something engaging like writing a simple sentence (regardless of mistakes) or word abt the theme in spoilers or whatever the task is in the chat. I understand this sounds shorter in theory than it does in practice so maybe an period of 10-15 mins before the official lesson begins can be used to ensure ppl know how to do the task.

A short guideline for the day's lesson plan written and pinned to maybe a classroom channel so ppl have an idea of how things go? A lil iffy on this one cuz i usually have classroom stuff muted until now and i never signed up for any classes cuz i do study work on my own, so idk if this or similar was done. I did like that we used the google document for the lesson but perhaps an overview or just quick bullet point of the class events and instructions could be of use, esp for timing!

Overall i rlly enjoyed the lesson and want to attend more now! I made a practice paragraph that ma Tekre reviewed and corrected for a few errors i made (i cant find it anymore rip, but i did a pretty good job w a few case ending errors). Sivako!

[deltarune-positronsandphotons]

Deep Dive #1: Kreapy

Welcome to a new type of post on this blog, the deep dive! These Posts will allow me to explore some of the important characters without having to wait until their scenes appear, as well as allow me to explain some behind the scenes things that are hard to explain with just the scenes.

This is LONG so everything else will be under the cut.

So who IS Kreapy?

Kreapy Krawly was once a popular star at Tenna-Veseon studios back when it was Nighmar Productions. They used to star in a comedy show alongside their friends, including a green dinosaur named Sheen and A former radio star named Mike. Some other members of the cast were a brother and sister, a snail, and Chairel's ex-husband. Shortly after the studio's name change, an episode was planned to be produced set in one of the old soundstages. Sheen was out sick the day it was set to be produced, while Mike and Kreapy were there preparing for the show. Then tragedy struck, as the soundstage seemed to sink into the Shadow Sea itself. Days and Weeks went by with no communication from anyone there... before Mike washed up on the Sofa Seaside. When they woke up, they were obviously questioned about what happened, but... they couldn't spit out the words to explain what they saw in the Shadow Sea. To explain what they saw Kreapy DO to survive deep down in that hell. While never EXPLICITLY said in the game, it is highly implied that Kreapy ate the rest of the cast to survive, while keeping Mike alive for some unknown reason. Mike eventually tried swimming up from the old soundstage and succeeded, but by that point... it was too late fore anyone else.

And as the years went by... Kreepy somehow never died. they found another source of food. It's hard to believe some lightners are so weak, isn't it? Some don't even seem to know what is going on.

and eventually... something else fell into the soundstage. An odd crystal. Kreapy looked into it after all they had done...

And they were simply proven right in their assumptions. They didn't break.

Because you can't break what is already broken.

WHAT is Kreapy (in-universe)?

Kreapy is an old plush of a video game character Kris liked as a kid (who is an expy of Kirby in the same way Sheen is an expy of Yoshi), sitting in the basement of the dreemurr household alongside many other items left down there ever since toriel and asgore got divorced. As for the lightners mentioned as being so weak earlier? Spiders. Lots and lots of spiders.

Kreapy's history

Kreapy predates this take. Originally conceptualized as an amalgam of items connected together with spider webs, they were always the secret boss of chapter 3. However, what they represent in the grand scheme of everything has changed overtime. Originally they were simply a creepy boss with a name similar to Spamton (their original name was Kreepy K. Rawly). Then in Positron Puddles V1, they accidentally became a rip-off of Flowery by Bep_Celeste merged with the friend inside me theory. Oh yeah if anyone is wondering where TAL from that version of the AU is... Well Image_Friend has a different role now unrelated to Kreapy. RIP TAL, 2023 - 2024.

Positron Puddles V2 never made it long enough to have any real ideas. When it came to reinventing Kreapy for Positrons and Photons, I decided to take some elements from the original concept I had that predated this Take (like the isolation of Kreapy and others before they broke, the connection to sheen, and Kreapy's insanity BEFORE the shadow crystal) and make something new out of them. and as for their design... it's not exactly done yet. however I can confirm a few things about the design:

It SOMEWHAT follows memoryhead theory. (in the sense that a single expression references it)

It is closer to Positron Puddles V2 design than V1's design (and is nothing like V0's design)

it is still purple.

A few more things!

Consider this the "Fun Facts/unique reward of insight" section!

The reason Kirby specifically was chosen as the inspiration was because of their copy abilities and what Kris' headband represents: An attempt to fit in.

Kreapy has... a concerning amount of insight into the other crystal holders. Some will be attached to this post as an image.

Kreapy is one of three secret bosses that Kris will have to fight alone in a non-weird route.

Kreapy's Battle Theme would TECHNICALLY contain the freedom motif... but due to their belief about freedom being a cruel joke, the motif is played backwards instead of forwards.

Kreapy was the last secret boss to receive a shadow crystal in-universe.

I hope you all enjoy this information! There will be more about Kreapy revealed in the future.

[starfurynlofficial]

Here's some fun facts about Maria[I NEED to get these out of my head.]

MORE INFO:

⚠️WARNING! LONG PARAGRAPHS WITH LOTS OF READING!!⚠️

Harness: Maria had once been given an old harness by Sebastian. But the Expandables found out they could grab the harness, drag her around using her as an alarm for monsters and try to sell her to Sebastian. Also the fear of if Urbanshade traveling down themselves and just easily picking her up. (Maira can also get drugged by her own spikes)

TRACKING DEVICE: Maria did have a tracking device implanted in her back but had accidentally been ripped out during testing/training. When this happened, she decided to carry it around and pretend it never fell out. She covered the red light by breaking open a black marker and pouring it over the light. Then hid it in her hair and pretended to be eating the marker.

MEMORIES: Maria can regrow her brain but every time she does she looses her memory based on how bad it was damaged. She can sometimes re-remember but it’s often difficult and time consuming. [Sometimes even randomly remembering gossip she heard from the scientist.] And due to her testing and training under the “care” of UrbanShade she has lost a large portion of her memories before becoming a mutated creature. Which also made her forget the face of her partner in crime/clean up helper/bestie Catfish! Catfish still fully remembers everything though even if Maria doesn’t. When the two met Maria’s first thing was to take a marker she casually carries around and scribble out the logo before chatting with Catfish. Maria thinks Catfish is cool and they become besties once again!

POST-TAKE OVER: Before the site was overtaken, Maria usually wore two types of outfits. One for training one for basically everything else(mostly testing related). Maria also constantly had her hair cut short as to not get in the way of training. And the cut was never good, usually done by some random person who happened to have a pair of scissors. Now she likes to keep it long and pretty as her own way to control her life and feel better about her body.

[yippee-was-taken]

Week 1/4 Puzzle Game Godot Project

I've gotten enough done with development that I feel confident to show this,

This is a game I've been working on and I hope to have it be releasable by the end of the month. It's a puzzle game based on making long chains of patterned beads. I'm planning to make it playable on web browsers. I'm hoping to have a minimum viable product ready by the end of next week. I'm hoping for weekly progress reports. I really need to get someone who can make better art assets for me. While I like how it's been playing so far, I don't want my game to look like this.

I've only done two other projects before this, one was following a tutorial and the other was a purely for fun personal rpg system. This is the first one I feel like I actually want to show and eventually release.

Accomplishments this week

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This week I managed to work on basic piece movement, establishing the grid and getting pieces of same times to become chunks that can connect with other chunks of comparable type into chains.

Once those feel secure with how the game manages those two, I'll work on getting them to clear, from there I can make the fail state and scoring system.

PROGRESS

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Movement: Mostly finished, I might add flipping pieces later, but that'll be later down the line [Mostly Finished.]

Making Chunks: Since there are no pointer variables I had to learn about get/set variables from child nodes. I think the end result works pretty well. [Finished hopefully.]

Making Chains from Chunks: I'm not confident on how much they work yet but that might just be paranoia [Finished hopefully.]

Clearing Chains: I have two debates going into this.

Will they clear through a sporadic new piece like in Puzzle Fighter or should the player be able to break them on command like in Poochi Nya. Both would have their own balancing to do.

They'll clear at an order but at what order, I have an idea but I'll have to flesh it out soon.

Overall this one [Currently doing]

Winning and Losing: What's the score formula, how much to increase level and where can't the pieces fall?

This is also where I make the grid taller, because I'm really feeling how short it is. [Planning]

UI: Adding things like the score display, next piece display and making the connection display look nicer. Saving space for potentially other things in the UI [Planning]

Main Menu + Scene Manager: Did this in previous project to switch between scenes and stuff [Reusing old code]

Options: I've made an options menu for audio and controls before so this one shouldn't be too hard. [Reusing old code]

Make it work on browser: Not sure where this will go at all [uhh...]

I accidentally posted this trying to add a line break, rip

[mi5019izzygraham]

Green hat- mixed media animation

I decided to have another go at making a mixed media animation. I used the same video as before, this time adding in a few more frames to make it a little bit longer. My main aim is to see how this looks on it own. If i like it i may consider using this animation on it's own for the green hat.

I've had a look at different mixed media animations for some inspiration. I liked the scratched effect on this animation. So, i added more scratch marks on my frames. I accidentally ripped some of the frames while doing this but hopefully this might look cool under the scanner.

Frames put together:

I've never done this type of animating before but i enjoyed the process and it felt creative, which is key for the green hat. It made a nice change from doing digital work all the time.

I like it on it's one. I think the monotone footage works well with the other hats, so i think i will use the mix media animation on it's own for the green hat. When i extracted the frames i printed every 3rd frame. So, it does move quite quickly. My thinking now is to attempt this one more time, printing every other frame, so the video can move a little more smoothly and see if i can create a better outcome.

[strikedenko]

Part six of a collaborative story written by me and my genderfriends, Jake and Rekka.

The beginning

Previous part

"D...n…"

"De…o"

"Denko…?"

Zera's fuzzy voice drifted into her son's ears, twitching in reaction to the sound as Denko recovers from fainting.

"Denko, can you hear me?"

The first thing he lays eyes upon is mom #1's expression of worry that quickly shifts to one of relief. Blaze sat nearby with an open Max Revive, the crystal container presumably empty.

"Oh, thank Arceus, you're okay!" Zera doesn't hesitate to yank Denko into a tight hug, which the larger cat returns after a moment. "What happened?"

Denko lets out a sigh, still disappointed in himself for getting him and Jake into an unnecessary encounter.

"I...messed up..." That answer didn't help to soothe either of the mothers, so he elaborates. "A trainer spotted us, so I forced Jake to play along instead of staying on task..."

Blaze groans a little, closing her eyes and subtly shaking her head. "He's from another planet, Denko. His home world likely doesn't have our customs." His shame increases as he realizes she's not angry nor surprised, just disappointed. "I can't imagine how stressful this must be for him."

"Jake took off after winning against that trainer, telling me to not get involved." Denko clenched his paws, remembering how upset the fox got. "...I should go help, it's only right." He stands up and approaches the sliding door before the balcony, though is stopped by Blaze's paw on his shoulder.

"Let him be, Denko. If he doesn't want you involved, trying to help will only complicate things."

Denko let out a droning sigh. To anyone else, he'd simply shake their hand off and go anyway. It wasn't so easy with Blaze, though. Reluctantly, he nods and backs away from the door.

...Oh right, George was here. The plant tilts its head curiously at the white cat, warranting a small smile in return. He gets down on his knees to be level with their... face? With their mouth, at least-

"Don't fret, George. Jake'll be back before you know it." He reaches over to pet the plant's head, only to be greeted by a big ol' chomp. Of course, Denko quickly pulls back, being able to discern the plant's stress just from the curvature of his mouth. Thankfully, the cat's powers allowed the damage to be quickly undone, even returning the chunks of fur ripped from his paw.

The little plant wasn't done, though, growling and spitting out a spiked iron ball bigger than what should've been possible, BARELY missing the cat's leg and putting a serious dent in the floor. A pair of thorny, vine-like stems then follow suit, extending from the pot at either side of the flower held up threateningly as it bares its teeth. It...didn't take a genius to understand he was angry, maybe even scared.

Blaze stepped forward to try and calm George, ushering Denko back. She moves down to George's level, but doesn't get very close. The stressful reaction seemed to occur from physical contact, so the Cinderace wanted to mitigate that as much as possible.

"Jake's going to be okay. Everything's going to be okay, George." His growls softened a tad, but he still scooted back a little on the table...and accidentally fell off. Luckily it caught itself with the vines, else physical contact (and a broom to sweep up the dirt and ceramic-) would've been necessary.

"I'll keep you updated, alright?" Blaze told Denko, as if he wasn't already going to keep updated on Jake's quest back to the stars. Of course, there's no way they'd be able to directly communicate between now and then, but periodically checking the New Tork Times should be enough. In a few hours, an update will surely be posted saying that the Ion was stolen back or for whatever reason returned to her rightful owner.

When that time comes, though, there's no doubt that Denko will miss the fox. Jake was the most interesting thing that happened to him in over a week. It may not seem like an awful long time, but…electric types, whaddya gonna do-

He should return to his daily schedule, though Jake being on the mind made planning that a little difficult. Denko couldn't think of any other region to visit than Unova, with his inner reasoning being to help that fox. Every time, he reminded himself that he shouldn't tag along, as his yearning for a good and fair battle was why Jake had gotten so upset.

Something then dawned on him. "Wait, he'll return for George, right?" The alien Carnivine had scuttled over to the window he'd been glancing at and pressed its leaves against the glass. Denko had his doubts that Jake would abandon something so close to him, but part of him did worry, nonetheless.

Judging by Blaze's face, she was also under the impression that the fox wouldn't just leave George behind, not even considering the contrary as a possibility. Zera was... less concerned, though that was to be expected when she's spent nearly 95% of her life in the wilderness. She knew a thing or two about caring for unfamiliar species.

Still, a seemingly predatorial alien on a planet lacking knowledge of extraterrestrial life is bound to fuck some things up. That was one of the reasons Denko hoped for Jake to stop by once everything was over and done with.

Of course, there was another. He just... enjoyed being around him for the short time they stuck together. He'd love to have his company again, if only for a minute or two. The feeling was something that's been eating at his subconscious since the first time he looked into those sky blue eyes.

...Okay, maybe not for THAT long, but it felt like it for…SOME reason or another.

Even so, it was a feeling that Denko welcomed. It was nice to have such a new, foreign (and fluffy) face around, even though his origin was ambiguous at best. All the cat knew was that Jake traveled through space and never bothered to ask more, especially after his negative reaction towards Lucario.

Maybe... Maybe if he had, things would've been different. Maybe he would've been able to temper his lust for challenge if he knew the stakes.

Alas, he didn't, and likely never will, no matter how curious he may be. Denko fucked up, and now he'd likely never see Jake again. A sad sigh escaped him. At least he'll be back home in the stars...

He should rest up a bit, it's been a wild couple of days, after all. He heads over to the guest room and settles on the far couch, getting into a comfortable position to sleep. It didn't come easily, but Mr. Sandman did eventually bring him a dream.

For about an hour, whereupon he was woken with a start by Blaze, breathless and panting, holding her laptop like a college student scrambling to finish a major project whilst running to the exact class it was for.

What she then said was far more stressful than that feeling ever could be.

"Jake was captured."

Denko could barely tell if his heart raced or stopped completely. "When?"

"A few minutes ago." Blaze turned the screen towards Denko, open on the same article, though with an addition to the headline.

"Possible Owner Discovered"

The cat could feel his heart drop. There was no doubt that it was referring to Jake. Immediately, Denko grabs his tablet and navigates to his contacts, tapping on Jake and attempting to call him.

No answer, not even from Haywire or whatever the fox's AI friend was called. Zero option to leave a message or a voicemail, the line simply died after a solid minute of ringing. Immediately, his mind began conjuring picture after picture of what might've happened.

Each mental image was more depressing and anger-inducing than the last, and each one pushed him to aid Jake that much more. If Denko had just stayed on task, paying no mind to the trainer, the fox likely wouldn't be in this troubled situation. Now, there was no changing his mind. He'd bust in there, rescue Jake and his ship, and get them both back…back into the infinite depths of space.

...Hopefully with a proper goodbye, and on better terms.

He leapt to the laptop on the desk at the opposing wall and began his research. Pulling up the article, Denko scanned for any possible lead on wherever Jake was being held. Four paragraphs in, he found that the Ion was under the care of Plasma Corp, a renowned research group specializing in pokemon behavior and, more recently, extraterrestrial encounters.

Even so, the specific location was kept in the dark. No doubt a security and privacy measure, but he couldn't care less about the privacy of this 'Plasma Corp.' Selfish humans were testing on an alien lifeform without the consent from said lifeform. THAT was the only privacy he cared for!

Off to the internet to find out whatever he can regarding their base of operations!

An hour later aaaaaaand he's made zero progress. It didn't help that his time-sensitive mindset caused him to rush through source after source without much new information. Though, he did learn that their namesake tried to rip people and pokemon apart over a decade ago, which REALLY didn't help improve his opinion of them.

A Raboot hole for another day, though. Another half hour passed, diving deeper and deeper into the web, but none of the increasingly dubious pages bore fruit.

...He found his mind sliding back to Jake. Then Kalos, it's topography specifically. Then how much time must have passed between his fainting and the article's last update. And finally, how quickly the alien could move, and how his body and the terrain could augment that. It was like the Zeraora Battle Flow™ had taken effect on his thought process.

Jake...looked like a Zorua, but his lower half was a dead ringer for that of a Zoroark, and he had at least a vague approximation of how fast they were able to travel thanks to Ren.

Looking up a map of Kalos allowed him to easily visualize the situation. If Jake started from the Coumarine-Lumiose Connection and continued west...

Wait, he'd be in the ocean by that time, much less anywhere near Unova!

The possible range just didn't make sense. Maybe Plasma Corp happened to have a location in Kalos? His research said otherwise, though. Based solely in Unova and Alola. No subsidiaries or partner organizations around here, either.

Denko was nearly about to call it quits and simply brute-force the location, though he found his tablet was left on Jake's contact information…That gave him an idea and a half. One that wasn't particularly legal, though breaking into a human scientist organization was pretty not legal as well-

There was no doubt that Jake's phone device thingie has much greater security standards, though maybe it was at least compatible with his own device? Let's start there.

Other than his success with putting the OS and software of a phone into the shell of a tablet, he hasn't really dove too deep into modding, though he did configure his device to allow for smoother modification in the future, just in case anything were to happen.

Thank Arceus for that-

He relaunched his browser in incognito mode alongside a VPN. Without those, his upcoming research would certainly provoke more hassle than necessary. From there, he looked throughout the web for a way to access the last known location of a contact.

After another half-hour of weeding out scams, viruses, and outdated guides, he managed to stumble upon an article going over some security flaws of a past update for rotom phones. Given his search prompt was 'find contact location,' this immediately intrigued him.

His device didn't have a rotom living within, though the OS installed was similar to what was described in the article. Outdated, of course, but perfect for this situation.

After some quick scanning, he finds what he came for. Contact location.

'While the mutual security between rotom phones completely hides the location from prying eyes, third-party devices, such as an Xtransceiver, are continuously tracked without the knowledge or consent of the user.'

Now he's really thankful this was the update he decided to mod. Denko connects his tablet to the laptop and starts to work. Certainly been a while, but the knowledge came back fairly quickly, letting him blow the security wide open.

With the article in mind, there were two possible areas where Jake's location data would be found; within his Find My Device app or within the contacts. The FMD app only displayed the location of specific contacts, so he checked the contacts program first.

Soon, Denko came across a list of phone numbers, his contacts, with varying levels of code accompanying it. At the bottom was Jake's, with very little in comparison.

One portion of a few contacts' code was constantly changing, even if in minute amounts. Jake's, however, remained still, reading a pair of coordinates that pointed far off the western border of Unova.

That must be it, right?

Denko lets out a long sigh of relief, now knowing that it won't be long before he's reunited with Jake. And, of course, not long before Jake's off this planet. Can't forget that.

"I've found him!" Denko exits the office space to see Blaze and Zera watching the news on the Wyndon Broadcasting Channel. The story being covered was obviously regarding the Ion and the capture of 'a possible owner,' with talk of cooperating with the entity to further human development into the cosmos.

Yeah, there was no way cooperation was happening-

Blaze stood from her seat. "Oh, that's great, honey!" She embraces Denko in a tight hug, one that wasn't immediately accepted, but he couldn't just say no.

Zera approached to give a hug as well, but Denko raised his palm to signal 'stop.'

"Sorry, there's no time.. Where's Perce?"

The Corviknight rested within her pokeball before being let out by Blaze. Denko let her know about the situation, and she was more than happy to help.

"Where is this place?"

"It's west of Unova, I've got the coordinates saved. Just bring me to shore, I can run the rest of the way." There might've been easier ways to reach Unova quickly, though Denko had quite the tunnel vision after spending three whole hours scrambling for a solution.

Nonetheless, Perce nods and prepares a taxi carriage set for Unova on the balcony.

Before Denko could leave with her, though, Blaze sets a paw on his shoulder and sighs.

Right, Of course.

He glances back to see both his parents standing beside the couch.

"...Good luck, Denko." Zera gives him the biggest hug she can manage, one that Denko reciprocates without hesitation.

Blaze followed suit shortly after. "Stay safe.." she murmurs, drawing a nod from the larger cat.

"I will, I promise."

With a shared smile, they break the hug, Denko exiting out of the balcony into the carriage held by Perce.

"Kick it!" And with a mighty heave of steel wings, the two of them take off to the west, leaving Galar behind.

"...Hold on…" A few minutes into the flight, he noticed something…was that something in the carriage clattering by his feet, or...? He looked down and…

"GEORGE?!" Yup, The little alien flower must've snuck aboard while he and his mums were saying goodbye.

Poor fella was quivering, hiding in his pot again. Denko gingerly reached down, but George popped out before he could do anything. Instead of biting him, though, he turned to look up, side-eying him without having eyes. "You... want to come along?" The plant nodded, however shakily. 

"Well...Alright then." No way he was going back to drop him off. And, who knows, maybe he'd be an asset to this whole thing. George allowed himself to be picked up and held on Denko's lap. He had to admit, having a companion like this DID ease a little tension. Must be part of why Jake keeps the little guy.

He just hoped he was okay, wherever he was.

X.x.X

Jake could've been better.

Waaaaaayy better.

For starters, he was in a cell. 

A really bright one. Probably designed with all sortsa prisoners in mind; A bed suspended against one wall by a cable covered in a single blanket, a food dish beside a desk straddling the other wall, some kind of…portable toilet, and a small square of artificial grass just beside that. That, alongside the buzz of a long overhead light, incessantly screamed 'all purpose cell' to him.

He'd circled the cramped space dozens of times to keep active, but that was the only thing even approaching a positive about all this. His left paw reflexively kept moving to the space that USED to be occupied by his charm.

He'd always hated the prickly feeling of his hair and tail flaring up, and now it was happening 24/7. There had been one other thing in the room: A mirror, but he'd smashed that thing the instant he woke up.

Once again, he went over the events that led him here:

-Got dragged into some ritualistic battle by Denko. 

-Shot two goons and threatened their master into shutting up. 

-Abandoned Denko to his death.

-Transformed and flew to this continent, following the map to this complex. 

-Got spotted by a patrol while trying to find a way in. 

-Got a prison sphere thrown at him.

-Broke out and almost shot the fuck dead, but... something had made him hesitate. Denko's voice in his head.

-That let him take a blast of some kinda tranq powder to the face.

Next thing Jake knew, he was here. Alone. Disarmed. Trapped. Isolated. Powerless. Nursing wounds triggered by a knee-jerk reaction. Possibly about to be brought back to his shitbag dad.

...Yeah. Yeah this was the one time he wouldn't hold back with crying. He finally stopped pacing, the feeling of a sandworm coiling around his heart finally too much to bear. Roughly leaning against the wall, he felt every follicle of hair on his body stand up as he slid down to the floor, hugged his knees to his chest and bawled into them.

So...yeah. Yeah, he was having a really shit time.

X.x.X

The mental images weren't helpful in the slightest. Perce was going as fast as she could, but it could never be fast enough for Denko. Had he not felt so... unstable, he'd have leapt out of the taxi already.

There was another reason why he didn't, though. George. The potted plant sat atop his lap, shaking and rattling from the wind. Fellow was putting on some semblance of a brave face, but the Zeraora instinct to protect never went away, especially over such a small creature. He owed that much to Jake.

During the ride, Denko tried to zone out to distract himself from the possible causes flashing through his mind. Imagining Jake getting hurt over and over was heart wrenching, and his body desperately wanted to do... something. So he counted his breaths.

1, 2, 3…

1, 2...3…

1...2…3

1...?

Something was nudging him. George had extended back out of his pot and was gently pressing its face into his chest. Something about his antsiness must've shown physically, so...maybe it was a learned thing from Jake?

The primitive vocalizations George was making could...Almost be called cute, in a strange sort of way. It was like a mix of a growl and a purr, similar to a sound Zera would probably make. Denko shifts his paw to give George a pat, though hesitated for a moment.

No bite, which was good, though odd considering what had caused George to chomp down prior. Maybe he's just saving those chomps for the bad guys. Jake did mention he was an ambush predator-

The little fella could be quite endearing when he wanted to, though. Enough that when perce informed them: "We're coming up on Unova." It came as a bit of a surprise.

Denko snapped back to reality to look at what awaited them, and the shore was indeed approaching. Quickly.

By now, he would've jumped out, but he had Jake's sentient potted plant with him. Couldn't really do that, at least not without warning.

"Brace yourself, George."

Having realized Denko's intent, George whimpered and retreated into his pot and covered his 'eyes' with its leaves. Denko wrapped an arm around the pot and stood up, which wasn't easy with the wind rushing through, trying to keep him seated.

"Don't wait for me. I'll call you when we're done," Denko yells up to Perce, the latter nodding before beginning to slow down. Feeling the deceleration, Denko covered George with a paw and leapt out of the carriage in the direction of Unova.

West of Unova... The given coordinates were beyond the region itself. His landing target was just off the western border, where he'd then pull out his tablet to double check the destination.

With an uncannily clean forward roll, he sticks the landing before lifting his paw to check on the plant. "We've landed, George."

It was shaking like a leaf (a fact he'd have chuckled at if it weren't for the situation) until he peeked out and saw they were on terra firma, whereupon he practically leapt from Denko's paws. He took a quick look around while George celebrated with a little spin, something that drew an "aww" out of the big cat.

Denko pulls out his tablet and opens his mapping application, his destination still marked. "Should be over there." He points in a direction further west, to which George began scuttling at a surprising speed for being confined to a plant pot.

"Hey, don't-" Clearly, Denko wasn't quite ready to embark on this mission. "Ah, well, the sooner we get Jake back, I guess…" He mutters to himself before following, keeping his tablet out to keep tabs on the map.

The Unovan wilderness was quiet. Peaceful, yes, but his ears were primed and ready to pick up even the tiniest of sounds. He still didn't know for sure who or what had captured Jake, so he had to remain vigilant!

Although, the closer he got to the destination, the more he began to doubt what the readings said. At the very least, Denko would've expected a bunker entrance nearby. Nope, absolutely nothing.

He looked upwards. Nothing in the sky, only the tips of trees reaching for the stars. Downwards, just dirt. It didn't make sense. Perhaps some kind of EMP went off while Jake was at this spot?

George, however...

The plant sniffed the ground around there, like it picked up a scent and was trying to find the source. After a moment, its face shot up, and he scuttled forward, snatching something out of the grass and returning to Denko.

It...It couldn't be...! "Jake's Charm?!" George dropped it onto Denko's paw, allowing him to inspect it up close. After seeing the fox grip it like it held some special power, he was curious...but he couldn't really sense anything special about it. Hm.

Well, they now had a lead. If Jake was attacked here, then the base must be close by, right?

"UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL DETECTED. LEAVE IMMEDIATELY."

A voice boomed into his mind, sounding as if someone yelled directly into his ears. Definitely not a fan, and judging by how George reacted, he wasn't, either-

The little fella roared, shockingly loud for his size, and slammed the ground with some thick vines, growling deeply. How the hell did a POT contain this thing??

"...Well, guess we found where Jake's being held."

Denko held a defensive stance, prepared for whatever may come the pair's way.

Stomp. Stomp. Stomp! A venusaur appeared and steadily approached, letting out a low growl as it stared down the two.

...Was that all? No, there must be something else... Jake certainly would have defeated a lone venusaur.

Denko closes his eyes for a moment, concentrating his divine energy to see into the future.

…

!!!

He catches a Master Ball thrown at him from behind, staring down the guard who had thrown that purple sphere before crushing it within his meaty paw. Not a moment sooner, the venusaur charged forwards, hoping to ram into the larger intruder.

The overgrown toad was surprisingly fast, but nothing compared to the zeraora, slamming a fist between its eyes.

...It barely slows at all!

"Shit!"

Staggering from the Venusaur's unimpeded charge, Denko thought he'd have to back off and try another method, though George leapt in and chomped at the grass type's ear, diverting its attention momentarily.

Whew, that was lucky. Denko was just about to follow with another attack, before something else entered his radar, coming from behind. He swiftly dodges the oncoming attack and sees the source: That guard who had attempted to capture him.

...Smoke could be seen rising from their hand that made contact with the ground. Was their fist lit aflame??

Coming to that conclusion, Denko suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He knew of the organization that sought to lend the abilities of Pokemon to humankind, using... immoral methods, to say the least, but it had collapsed 5 years prior!

Gah, one thing at a time. Jake was in danger, so he needed to focus. Catching the next fiery punch, he counters with a knee to the guard's face, which... surprisingly does very little. Denko must still be concerned about the possible return of WIND.

The guard puts their arms up in a cross formation, protecting themselves from attack. He supposes it's either Protect or Detect. Rather than attacking, Denko took the brief lull to dart his eyes between the many trees, looking for something akin to a bunker entrance.

Before his attention could go back to the fight, though, some kind of powder is thrust onto Denko. Initially confused, he shifts back to combat mode to counterattack, but begins to stagger and grow drowsy.

"Sleep Powder!"

In a matter of seconds, his vision blurs as his eyes struggle to remain open. His waking consciousness fleeting, the giant zeraora begins to fall backwards.