#also they both got alliterative names so that's cute

[st3lla-lun4]

slasher crackship community now is yall's time to shine. i want yall to drop your proudest ship creation in the tags because i need a good laugh. ill even be generous and start first.

reblogs are appreciated, i love reading yall's tags!

[blaithnne]

since you just did saskia I am humbly requesting seasaidh lore 👉👈

Omg I literally JUST GOT THIS ASK SECONDS AFTER I MADE A POST ABOUT HER BYE - but since it was literally seconds later I’ve just deleted it and I’ll put it here!

Sooo here’s her redesign!

My little baby…I'm so obsessed with her.SOME MORE INFO -

• Seasaidh is sketchbook baby number 2! Where Saskia is a magical biological baby, Seasaidh is their adoptive daughter, hence why she has a Gaelic name (it's pronounced like Jessie but with a Sh instead of the J)

• She's also TRANSGENDER !!?? Yeah :] she was adopted when she was still male presenting but realised she was a girl pretty young. Picture 3 year old Seasaidh waddling up to her parents and announcing that she's a girl, not a boy actually. Since she was so young Johanna and Kaisa picked out a new name for her, since her birth name was Gaelic they wanted to keep her new one in the same langauge out of respect for her heritage, so they chose Seasaidh to match Saskia alliteratively! Her transition is done via magic

• Seasaidh's original design had blue hair, and I had a whole thing where she and her sister got it dyed at the same time, and Saskia let it fade but Seasaidh kept up redoing it. Buttt I think the blue hair and other factors made Seasaidh look more like a Frilda baby than a sketchbook one, and also her design just didn't have a lot of Kaisa in it, so her hair is the same colour as her mama's. I think the new hair dye explanation is that Saskia has this faded blue hair dye that she did herself when she was little bc she wanted to be like her big sisters, and now as a teen she’s very embarrassed about that and insists she doesnt and never did, but she still makes sure the dye doesn't fade completley. Seasaidh just never dyed her hair, she still looks up to Hilda a lot and really wants to be like her but her family always put a lot of emphasis on appreciating her natural hair, so she likes it just the way it is. Plus I think it's sweet to imagine she keeps her hair a natural color because she doesn't want Johanna to feel left out as the only natural haired person in the family

• Anyways, Seasaidh looks up to Hilda a LOT, she even inherited her classic boots when Hilda grew out of them! She's heard all about Hilda's adventures and wants to have ones just like them one day, she wants a cute animal companion and everything! Seasaidhs general arch is about learning to be an individual and to not put Hilda on a pedestal so much

• Seasaidh also has a lot of struggles with feeling like she's not really a part of the family. The fact that she's adopted, and Kaisa is so focused on trying to connect with Saskia (Kaisa loves both her girls the same for the record, she just ends up focusing more on Saskia because shes more distant than Seasaidh and she feels like she doesn't connect with her as much, this inadvertently leads to her not spending as much time with Seasaidh, which gets to her overtime), and the fact that she wants nothing more than adventure and magic and was born after Hilda's big adventures involving the two mean that she feels left out a lot. She worries she's not as good as her family members and is always trying to prove herself - she wants a big adventure to prove it to them, but there just isn't one for her yet. With time though she is able to realise her family's honestly overwhelming amount of love for her, and forge her own path instead of trying to follow in her sisters footsteps

•I mentioned in my Saskia post that she doesn't become a witch despite her natural talent, buttt Seasaidh does! Despite her lack of natural talent lol. It takes Kaisa a wee bit to actually take notice of Seasaidh's interest in Witchcraft (maybe there's an angsty arch where Kaisa's focus on Saskia for this makes Seasaidh think shes favouring her because she's her biological child, and Kaisa feels IMMENSE guilt for making her think that), but once she does Seasaidh ends up studying to become a witch! And she's pretty good at it too. I think it would take her a while to find her familiar though, which frustrates her to no end bc she wants one soooo badd

In general Seasaidh is basically just a mini Hilda even when she's not consciously trying to emulate her. She's chaotic and adventurous and loves weird creatures and making friends. I think she'd be a bit more social than the rest of her family, she makes human friends much easier

I'm not sure what her artistic talent would be…it'd be kinda funny if she was just bad at art in general maybe lol, another thing that makes her feel left out. But I could see her keeping a sketchbook of some kind. And it would be perfect to have sketchbook baby carrying a sketchbook around, yeah imma go with that - she keeps a sketchbook! And she's pretty good for her age, I think she'd like drawing with markers the most

Aaaanddd that’s all I can think to write for now lmao! I love her sm TY FOR ASKING ABOUT HER

[atlasifyllm]

15 character questionz!!!

got tagged by @kudzucataclysm ! tysm

uhhh tagging @writing-is-a-martial-art @whileyoureinschoolidothisallday

doing this for ruby and cobalt, pretend this takes place at the beginning of arc 2

1 - Are you named after anyone?

Ruby: All of my family's names all have alliteration in them! I'm Ruby Raleigh, and both my moms have pretty alliterative names too!

Cobalt: I don't think so. It's just Cobalt Azure Zaffre. I don't really think I named Turquoise in any particular way; it just seemed like a suitable alias.

Ruby: ...You have a middle name???

Cobalt: ...Yes??

Ruby: ...Dude, NO one has a middle name!

Cobalt: Well I do. "Azure".

Ruby: But that's AZURE and you're BLUE??

Cobalt: Ruby. I have heterochromia. I'm BUILT DIFFERENT.

2 - When was the last time you cried?

Ruby: Pshh, when I was like, 5! I... accidentally crushed a caterpillar. :(

Cobalt: D-Don't ask.

3 - Do you have kids?

Ruby: HELL no. I'm fresh into tourney fighting! I don't have the time to take care of kids. ...Also I'm pretty bitchless.

Cobalt: ...No, but it'd be nice to have one. Someday.

4 - Do you use sarcasm?

Ruby: Only when someone is being a little BITCH. When they DESERVE IT.

Cobalt: It's a little hard to tell. I'm veryyy bad at making it obvious. So I don't really try too often.

5 - What's the first thing you notice about people?

Ruby: I AM the person you notice. NOTICE ME. PAY ATTENTION TO ME. I just like talkin' to people!!

Cobalt: Their eyes. I want to know what a person's intention's are first, before interacting with them. It's very difficult to be comfortable within crowds.

6 - What's your eye color?

Ruby: Azure blue! My soul color is red though, so my eyes glow red with strong emotion! Or Paladin powers. 'Cause that's a thing I have to handle now.

Cobalt: ...It's complicated.

Ruby: ...Why would it be complicated?

Cobalt: My eyes are naturally turquoise, but that's not my soul color. Sometimes they'll glow cyan, sometimes they glow blue. Sometimes they glow both. So in total, I can have four different eye colors.

Ruby: ...Your eyes are strobe lights.

7 - Scary movies or happy endings?

Ruby: I love scary movies! Me and Turqbalt used to watch horror movies together, but he'd get too scared. So I stopped.

Cobalt: ...What she said. Happy endings, please.

Ruby: He used to hide his face and cry into pillows during the scary moments!

Cobalt: ENOUGH.

8 - Any special talents?

Ruby: I love parkour! I'm already SUPER fast as a hare fighter, so doing parkour is my daily excersize!

Cobalt: I'm like a hueman freezer. My ice powers make my body naturally cold, so lots of my friends will just tell me to hold their drinks for them so they'll still be cold.

9 - Where were you born?

Ruby: Right here in Neocity! Born and raised!

Cobalt: It's one of the border cities between Celestia and the Hyperion Republic. We moved to Neocity when I was about 8.

10 - What are your hobbies?

Ruby: Music-making! I'm pretty good at guitar and ukelele, I have some experience in piano... me, Blaze, Rina, and Turq used to play gigs at the Silver Spade! We get free drinks there too! ...None of us are of age yet, so I typically just get coffee from there.

Cobalt: I collect knives and swords.

11 - Have you any pets?

Ruby: No :( Me and Jay are too lazy to cook, let alone own a pet.

Cobalt: he’s so cute it’s shiro my dog being such a cute baby prince 😍 he’s a samoyed!

12 - What sports do you/have you played?

Ruby: Track! Also, technically tourney fighting is a sport I guess?

Cobalt: Yeah, I'm not one for typical sports. Tourney fighting is a little more dramatic.

13 - How tall are you?

Ruby: 5'9!

Cobalt: 5'11.

Ruby: Jay, Blaze, and Tarum are all 6'0! Rose is 4'11 though.

Cobalt: Tiny hands... my only weakness.

14 - Favorite subject in school?

Ruby: I'm assuming we can't say "field training".

Cobalt: Yeah, no. Field training's basically tournament fighting beta.

Ruby: I'm not much of the school type. Cs get degrees! Hmm... Maybe art? I enjoy designing clothing for all my friends, and my moms are pretty supportive in all my creative endeavors!

Cobalt: ...Lunch I guess.

15 - Dream job?

Ruby: Tourney fighting, obviously!

Cobalt: Well, I thought it was tournament fighting. I think. But then I got my arm cut off, so I had to stop for a while. Lots of people can be mean to champion tournament fighters... I'm not sure if I should be coming back. Can I even come back? I mean, I lost a bit of my lightning powers... God, I wouldn't even know-

Ruby: AAAAND THATS ALL THE QUESTIONS WE HAVE FOR TODAY BYEEEE <3

[five-rivers]

Okay, guys, as promised, the reveal:

White Amethyst - REAL - Elliot/Sam - Who is Elliot, you might ask? Elliot is Sam's white-haired one-episode romantic false lead who pretended to be a Euro-Goth exchange student named Gregor from Hungary. I can't stress to you enough that it's a ship with canon content. Fun fact #1: This is the one I chose on the poll, because if I wasn't the one making it, I definitely would have thought it was fake. Fun fact #2: White amethyst is quartz, which isn't worth much. Whoever made up this name was having some fun.

Lactose Intolerant - REAL - Vlad/Dairy King - Look, these guys are sharing a castle. Vlad definitely has the resources to kick him out. There's something going on there.

Family Breakfast - REAL - Jack/Maddie/Vlad - Ah, if only Vlad could get over himself, he'd realize that Maddie and Jack have two hands! Interesting thing about this particular ship name is that it's usually only used when the kids (Jazz, Danny, Dani) are also a big focus in the relationship. This has also been, like... persistently popular, so 9% of people picking it as the fake is wild to me.

Phantom Fumble - REAL - Danny/Kwan - Want to ship Danny with a football player? One who doesn't threaten him with bodily harm on a regular basis? One who writes cute football poetry? Look no further! I think there are actually active fics for this one, too.

Noodle Nerds - REAL - Danny/Poindexter - Not to be confused with Locker Buddies, which is the platonic ship! Look, they're both nerds, and they're both noodles. It's alliterative!

Retro Movie Faire - REAL - Dora/Poindexter - To be honest, I ship this one, even if I don't use the name all that often. It's a combo of retro movie (which Poindexter's area looks like) and ren faire (which Dora's area looks like).

Fighting Spirit - REAL - Jazz/Valerie - This one got the least votes, which was kind of weird to me, because I'm not sure I've ever seen a fic for this ship, which in itself is weird. I feel like there should be more. Danny and Jazz can have the same taste in girlfriends, as a treat.

Hide 'n' Seek - REAL - Sam/Valerie - You'd think there would be more content of this one, too. Not much else to say about it.

Stopped Time - FAKE - HAHAHAHAHAHA! SECOND TO FEWEST VOTES! Ahem. @datawyrms suggested using this one when I made the poll. Based on these results, I propose we make it a real ship name, for the Dora/Poindexter/Clockwork ship, then you can all be retroactively right. Who's with me?

All the King's Men - REAL - Fright Knight/Pariah Dark - The whole courtly love and bodyguard crush thing, but make it gay and have it end in betrayal.

[gringolet]

Mr gringolet from tumblr what are some arthurian names you think would sound nice for a cat

i typed a whole response out then got distracted and closed the app im so sorry anyway lets get into it.

so theres a scale we want to hit about the center of. on one side are too normal names (arthur, eric, elaine) and too played out ones that are just too obvious(lancelot, excalibur, merlin). on the other side of the scale are names u will never ever use because a good cat name can be hollered when u hear them eating plastic at 3 am. these unyellable names (cologrenant, bleoberis, leodegrance) are out. that leaves a healthy chunk of names in the middle but here are my top ten in no particular order:

1. yvain. cat themed also highly yellable

2. secace. the classier excalibur

3. percival. a little played out but very cute. parzival if u wanna b a little different

4. ragnelle. pretty but a lil silly. a cat would love to live up to her eating whole chickens at her own wedding legacy

5. gringolet, of course. for a cat that is a bastard . good for a cat which is like a car

6. both galahad and galehaut r good bc they are easily nicknamable however i dont like the idea of naming a cat this tho i have no reason why. seems like a dog name idk

7. isolde. good cat name. solid cat name.

8. you COULD call a cat agravaine thought maybe you shouldnt. same goes for gawain but u definitely shouldnt

9. camlann, for a cat with wicked energies or spooky vibes which is many cats.

10. tamtris, NOT tristan. tristram is also acceptable

11. kay would be a pretty good cat name but only if it was orange

12. lanval

and finally,

12. just name a cat “alliterative morte arthure” and dont allow nicknames

[makeste]

What are your favorite hero names?

oh man there are so many. I had to limit myself to a top twenty, and even that was rough. anyway so first off, a few runner ups because I couldn’t go without mentioning these:

Vlad King - to be clear, this isn’t actually one of my top hero names. but I’m mentioning it here because back when I was first reading the series, one of the fan scanlations -- either Fallen Angels or Mangastream, I forget which -- had originally translated his hero name as Brad King. which, to be frank, would have been one of the greatest hero names of ALL TIME. you can’t imagine my disappointment when I finally learned the truth. it still haunts me to this day.

Jack Mantis - this is Kamakiri (a.k.a. the guy from class 1-B who can grow knives out of his body)’s hero name. my question is, why the Jack. the mantis part, I get! that’s fairly obvious! but the “Jack” is forever a mystery to me. it just adds this little layer of intrigue.

Mr. Brave - this guy is one of the few good things to come from the Basement arc. don’t get me wrong, he is completely useless. but his name? absolutely legendary. this guy, with his power of ripping his own hair out and turning it into a sword (yes that’s his quirk), an ability that could be easily duplicated or bested by literally any jackass who just went out and bought their own damn sword, really thought to himself, “I am going to be the BEST MCFUCKING HERO THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN. I AM GOING TO NAME MYSELF... MISTER BRAVE.” and they let him, you guys. they let him.

anyway so now for the top twenty!

20. Can’t Stop Twinkling - this isn’t a name so much as it is poetry in three words. I still cannot believe that Aoyama went up to Midnight with a hero name that sounds more like the world’s greatest Dear Abby letter, and she actually let him keep it. I’m not 100% clear on how this all works, but I like to think this means that Aoyama’s fellow heroes have an actual legal obligation to call him this in battle. I don’t think we as a fandom and as a people really take enough time out of our lives to stop and be grateful for Aoyama’s existence.

19. Uravity - it’s a pun!! it’s so cute and I love it!! and it’s such a perfect name in that it just instantly sums up and defines her whole brand, bringing to mind both Ochako the person and Zero Gravity the quirk. honestly she is one of only a few kids whose hero name I never space out on. with a lot of the others I usually have to pause for a sec and be like “wait, what was their name again?” but never Ochako.

18. Present Mic - this would make a really great band name honestly. I just like it. I’m pretty sure Horikoshi was going for “present” as in the verb meaning “to perform”, like in “presentation”, but to tell the truth I always pronounce it like “present” as in “gift” or “the present time”, which doesn’t make any sense at all, but IT’S JUST WHAT MY BRAIN DECIDED TO DO. anyway.

17. Tsukuyomi - I know this name has its origins in Japanese mythology, but to be completely honest I’ve always just associated it with Itachi’s infamous genjutsu attack from Naruto. I just think it’s the gothest thing ever and absolutely perfect for Tokoyami lol.

16. All Might - there’s just something about this name that kind of makes me just want to pump my fists and go “YEAH!!” I really like the use of “might” as a noun rather than “mighty” as an adjective like you see in so many classic superhero names. it’s just so much cooler somehow. this name really does conjure up the image of the strongest guy in the universe.

15. Midnight - honestly I’m almost mad that this wound up being a hero name, because it would have made a perfect villain name. it’s dark and mysterious and sexy. it’s no wonder why Midnight chose it lol. anyway so my girl is a bit kinky, nothing wrong with that, and it’s also a perfect name for someone whose quirk puts other people to sleep. it’s just such spot-on branding, I love it.

14. Ingenium - fun fact, I had no idea what this meant when I first came across it because I don’t speak Latin! apparently it means “genius” or “talent.” which is a very good meaning for a hero name! but honestly the real reason I love it so much is because it’s Iida’s tribute to his brother, and I am just such a sucker for that kind of shit. damn you Iida siblings. quit giving me all these feels.

13. Shouto – yes, seriously. I know a lot of people hate this name, and it’s always getting flak for being bland and uncreative. but I honestly think it’s a perfect name for Shouto. firstly because Shouto himself is very much the opposite of flashy in a lot of ways. he’s not particularly animated or attention-seeking; he is a very calm, sort of still-waters-run-deep person, and I think the lack of a snappy brand name fits that personality. I’m even more delighted that it hasn’t remotely curbed his popularity at all (at this point I think the only kid hero with more in-universe fans out there is Momo, and even then it’s probably a close thing), and I think a big part of that is that people are drawn to his unpretentious nature, especially in comparison to a lot of the other heroes out there. but most of all, I like the name because of the simple yet powerful way it serves as a declaration that he is his own person. he’s not his father, and he’s more than just a Todoroki. he is himself; he is Shouto. anyway so yeah, to me this is a fantastic name with so much depth and meaning.

12. Battle Fist - this is Kendou’s hero name AND IT’S PERFECT. like, holy shit. what should we call the girl who goes around punching bad guys around all day with her giant hands. how about BATTLE FIST. there really isn’t much more to say about this one, honestly. its greatness speaks for itself.

11. Vantablack - imagine being such an enormous douchebag that word of your douchey exploits made it all the way over to some guy in Japan who spends 95% of his waking hours writing a manga and has almost no free time. fun fact, although Anish Kapoor is the only one licensed to use the color Vantablack, the name Vantablack is still owned by Surrey NanoSystems (a.k.a. the guys who actually invented it), and so I’m pretty sure they’re the ones who decide whether or not someone else gets to use it. I wonder if Kapoor is pissed about his color being referenced in a popular shounen manga. anyways, all of that speculation aside, it really is the perfect name for someone with Kuroiro’s quirk.

10. Endeavor - look, say what you will about Endeavor the person (although I’m personally a big fan of the way his redemption arc is being done and think he’s a fascinating character, albeit a very flawed one), but there’s no denying that Endeavor is a badass name. but what’s really great about it is how it so perfectly captures the admirable part of Endeavor, the one thing about him that’s actually worth praising. he never gives up. he’s always pushing, striving, struggling forward no matter how hopeless it seems. and that’s a worthy trait, and it says something about him that this is what he chose for his hero name. a name that has nothing to do with fire, nothing to do with his quirk, nothing even to do with his goal of becoming #1. it’s simply a name that means to make an effort; to try and achieve something. and I like that.

9. Sugarman - this IMO is easily the most overlooked and severely underrated hero name in the series. it’s a hidden gem. everyone always forgets about Satou just because his power of being a Strong Punching Guy doesn’t particularly stand out in a manga chock full of strong punching guys. but he is a badass and a great character, and honestly “eating candy makes me super strong” is possibly the single greatest quirk in the history of time and I am jealous. anyway, so this is a really straightforward name, but it’s really smooth and catchy somehow and so it’s one of my favorites.

8. Gale Force - this is Inasa’s hero name! it’s another one which is criminally underrated, much like Inasa himself. airbender powers are just so badass you guys. wind is so badass. this name is all hurricaney and tempesty and super cool and powerful-sounding. this is one of those names that I’m honestly surprised wasn’t already a mainstream superhero name. Marvel was all “nah, we’ll just go with ‘Storm’”, like come on you guys where is the creativity.

7. Red Riot - this name is a fucking grand slam. it’s alliterative! it’s catchy! it’s got the word “riot” in it! it’s an absolutely perfect name for a passionate guy whose quirk lends itself towards good old fashioned brawlin’ and head bashing. the fact that it’s got additional meaning as a tribute towards Kiri’s own personal hero is just the icing on the cake. this is another name that Marvel probably legit wishes they had thought of first. it’s easily the best hero name out of everyone in class 1-A imo.

6. Sir Nighteye - hilariously for the longest time it was not confirmed whether or not Nighteye actually had a real name (he does! but I’ve forgotten it lol), and so there was this lingering question, absurd as it was, of whether or not Nighteye’s parents, whoever they are, were descendants of some proud Nighteye clan, and whether they had really, actually named their child “Sir.” anyways though, I love this name. it’s super cool and mysterious and perfect for someone with future-seeing powers, and the “Sir” just makes even awesomer because it implies that the Queen really liked him or something.

5. Mt. Lady - this name is a stroke of genius. supersize-me powers are a dime a dozen, but the characters always have names like Giant Man or Giganta or Goliath. as far as I know, no other superhero characters have ever thought to name themselves after mountains, let alone to name themselves as if they WERE a mountain. like, she isn’t “mountain lady”; she’s “MOUNT Lady”, as if she were an actual tectonic peak. it really bothers me that I can’t adequately describe in words why I love this so much. I just do!! I think she should get an award.

4. Suneater - Tamaki is out here proving to everyone that your hero name doesn’t need to have jack shit fuckall to do with your actual quirk in order to be completely badass and iconic. sometimes I wonder what Tamaki does when people ask him “out of curiosity, why did you pick that name?”, which someone surely must have done at some point. he probably turns beet red and tries to dissolve into the background. but anyway, the general public does not need to know the meaning of his hero name in order for it to have meaning; we know what the meaning is, and that it’s his way of saying “I believe in myself because my friend believes in me”, and honestly that’s all that matters. I am still of the opinion that certain other people whose childhood friends held a lot of unwavering belief in and admiration towards them could do worse than going down this same hero name route, but we will see! anyways Suneater deserves all your respect.

3. Best Jeanist - I had so much love for this name from the start, and then I found out it was a real, actual award. for people who make good jeans, or are good at wearing jeans, or something. it’s run by the Japan Jeans Council, which is also a real and actual thing. but anyway, despite it not being as wholly original of a name as I thought, it’s still iconic, and I love that he went with something that was recognizable while still fitting his quirk, and which has the added implication that he is the motherfucking best, because he is. also, given that he probably chose this name while he was still in school, and that only public figures generally seem to be eligible for the award, this implies that he chose the name Best Jeanist first, and then went on to win the actual award eight years running. presumably because the JJC got very flustered and were all, “IT’S LITERALLY HIS NAME... WE HAVE TO GIVE IT TO HIM... WE HAVE TO”, and so they did. anyway so that was a goddamn power move on his part.

2. Gang Orca - first of all, if you are an orca man, then naming yourself after orcas is a pretty apt thing to do and I have to respect that. but then along comes the “gang” part, out of absolutely NOWHERE, and it absolutely SMASHES. like, this name comes up to you and it slaps you in the face. GANG ORCA. HE’S A BIG AGGRESSIVE DOLPHIN MAN AND HE’S NOT HERE TO FUCK AROUND. IS HE ACTUALLY IN A GANG?? WE DON’T KNOW. BUT HERE HE IS, READY TO YEET YOUR DELINQUENTS AND HUNT YOUR MOTHERFUCKING SEALS. this name fucks so hard it came within inches of the number one spot. he is a ruffian and a champ.

1. Eraserhead - last but not least, the guy who DIDN’T EVEN PICK HIS OWN NAME. his best friend had to do it for him, and out of love, came up with the SINGLE BEST HERO ALIAS IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND. first of all, this name sounds like a very funky and electronicy Thom Yorke song. second, it conjures up the image of a man with a big no. 2 pencil head, which could not possibly be further from the truth. it’s just so whiplashy in the best way possible. third, the very existence of this name is seriously a goddamn miracle. he could have been “Power-Stopping Man.” or “Sleeping Bag Man.” or “Scruffy Hero: Tired Man.” or just “Shouta”, but unlike Shouto there wouldn’t have been any actual meaning to it; it would have simply been a case of him not giving the slightest of fucks about coming up with a real name. but rather than any of these, thanks to the power of friendship we were blessed with the greatest hero name in recorded memory. this is one of the few kindnesses fate has ever bestowed upon Aizawa Shouta in his tragic, exhausting life, and I for one am eternally grateful.

anyway so that’s my list! sorry if I left out anyone’s favorites! but I think all of these are deserving of love. also if you want to see the single best thing Japan has ever come up with, please go visit best-jeans.com. they even have an instagram lulz.

[thiswasinevitableid]

Hii uh this is just really funny to me and also i thought you'd want to hear about it because i certainly would so basically I am trans and I use the name Indrid and my partner is also trans and uses the name Duck and apart from that just being funny by itself.

1. We are both giant indruck stans

2. We originally started talking in the first place by live reacting to your fanfics as you posted them

So basically you played an integral part in our relationship :+}

Anyways story ending and question beginning do you have any nicknames for someone named duck because there's lots (ish) of them for indrid but i can't find any for duck and you seem like a somewhat good authority on this subject KWHDKDGF also i know he follows you and this being an anon will absolutely not stop him from recognizing me so if he sees this: hello love don't look KDBFJJV

No lie, I teared up some when I got this, because it makes me so happy that my stories helped start a relationship <3

As for nicknames, the ones I can come up with are:

-Duckling (I think it's cute, in a gooey way, hence it being one of the ones I've had Indrid use first as a taunt only for it to land on being a pet name by the end of the story)

-Ducklas (an early joke about what Duck's first name actually was)

-I'm a fan of pairing "Duck" with alliteratives, like dearest or darling, because it rolls of the tongue well.

I have no idea if any of those will fit the bill, but they're what I thought worked best!

[btschooseafic]

Hey you, what’s your dream?

Pairing: platonic!oc x ot7

Details: manager!oc, predebut/idolverse, partial BTS World!verse

Summary: The Bangtan lineup is finalized. Aviva gets a promotion.

Warnings: This is a fictional story based on real events. The characters presented here are not the same as their real life counterparts. [Masterlist]

Track 8: The Final Lineup

 Dream Team - Niykee Heaton

 “Stand up if you fucking with the underdogs

Dream team, if you're new, come and fuck with us”

 September 2012

“Namjoon-ah! Namjoon-ah! Namjoon-ah!” Aviva said, her shoes squeaking as she turned the corner running towards him. A few doors opened as she ran, staff and trainees muttering curiously.

The studio door popped open. Aviva jumped out of the way, narrowly avoiding getting hit in the face. “What? Aviva-yah?” He looked over her shoulder at the others eyeing them and pulled her into the room, shutting the door behind them. “What’s going on, is everything okay?”

“Sort of? I don’t know…” She took a deep breath. “Listen, I’ve been promoted—“

“That’s great news!” Namjoon said, pulling her into a hug.

“Namjoon!” She squeaked into his chest, pulling at the back of his shirt.

“What?” He pulled away from her slightly, his arms still around her.

“This is serious!” She said.

Namjoon blinked. “Okay… But isn’t it a good thing? Why do you seem so scared?”

Aviva gripped tighter at his shirt. “I’m the General Manager of BTS…” she said, so quietly he almost didn’t hear her.

“What?” He stared at her.

“What? What?” She mocked him, slipping out from his arms and crossing her arms over her chest defensively. “Is that all you can say?” She ran her hand through her hair. “I mean, I was shocked too. I’m still shocked… apparently Bang-PD has been planning this from the start? That’s why he kept transferring me around to the different managing departments, to get varied experience. And apparently all those sunbaenims reported that I’d done well…”

Slowly, a smile spread over his face.

“Siljangnim.”

“What? No—“ She hit him on the arm. “Namjoon, don’t address me so formally, I’m your age, you’re my friend.”

“Yeah, and I’m happy for my friend!” Namjoon said, catching her hand and squeezing it in his. “This is great news! You’ve been part of this from the start, now it’s just a little more official.”

First things first, Aviva gathered all the members in the conference room. They sat at the table, staring around at each other.

Aviva was staring at Jin and Jimin, who were eating a giant lollipop and a popsicle, respectively. She wondered if they were nervous eating. She wondered if they could find her something sweet to eat. She felt stiff as a board. No one was saying anything, it was so awkward!

“So…” Taehyung said slowly. “When are we eating lunch?” Aviva’s eyes lit up.

“That’s it!” She pulled out her wallet. “I have a company card, let’s treat ourselves for making it to the final lineup!” The boys all cheered. Yoongi snorted.

“You know, it’s cute when you get excited,” he said quietly as they left the room. She blinked at him, her face flushing. He just laughed and kept walking, his hands in his pockets. She shook her head.

“Okay,” Aviva said as Jin poked at the meat sizzling at the center of the table, the rest of the boys watching in anticipation. “I know we all know each other, but maybe we should start with introductions to make it official. Seokjin-ssi, you can start first since you are the oldest member—”

“Eh? Why are you using such formal speech? And just call me Jin-oppa as usual, Aviva-yah,” Jin said. “Anyway, I want to talk about the group name first.”

“I like it!” Jimin said.

“Yeah, whatever Jiminie said,” Taehyung said, clearly not really paying attention.

“Hmm.” Hoseok hummed uncertainly. “It could be better.”

“I’m just glad it’s not Bullet Proof Boyz anymore,” Namjoon muttered.

“Ah!” Hoseok pointed at him. “You’re right. BTS is way better than BPB.”

Jimin’s nose wrinkled. “BPB?” He repeated. “That’s not cute at all.”

“I just don’t get Bangtan Sonyeodan,” Jin continued. “Why are we boy scouts?”

“Cause boyz with a z is outdated?” Aviva wondered.

“Hm. I thought Bang-PD just liked the rhythm of it. Like, bah-bah, bah-bah-bah,” Yoongi counted out, tapping his finger on the table. “It’s not bad.”

“Hmmm, well, alliterative names are popular at the moment. Also names that can be shortened into something cute and chant-able,” Aviva said, flipping through her notebook.

“Chant-able?” Yoongi repeated, raising an eyebrow at her.

“Give her a break, Korean’s not her first language,” Namjoon said, though he was smirking a bit as well. She shushed them.

“But I always liked the bulletproof part,” Hoseok admitted. “Like we’re superheroes, or something.”

“Ah.” Namjoon nodded, rubbing his chin. “What was it he said? Something like ‘wanting us to be a shield against the oppression that youth is facing.’?”

“Something like that,” Aviva agreed.

“When’s it gonna be done?” Yoongi asked Jin. Aviva sighed.

“Guys, we didn’t even start the introductions!”

“Like you said, we all know each other,” Yoongi said, unconcerned. “Maybe you’d better go check on Jungkookie instead.”

“What?” She looked at Jungkook’s empty seat, just realizing he was missing.

“I think I saw him leave a little while ago,” Taehyung said. “But I was distracted by the meat, so I wasn’t really paying attention.”

“Meat,” Yoongi agreed, making grabby hands at the food. Aviva sighed.

“I’ll go look for him.”

“Try that way, manager-noona,” Taehyung said, pointing.

“Jungkook-ah?” Aviva called out, looking around.

“…Over here,” a voice called back quietly. Aviva stepped through an open door to find Jungkook sitting on a staircase, his head in his hands.

“What are you doing over here?” Aviva said. “We’ve all been looking for you.”

Jungkook muttered something, avoiding eye contact and hugging his arms around himself. “I’m sorry… It was too awkward…”

Aviva sat down next to him. “Dude, you’re practically dating my younger sister, I would say we’re way past awkward,” she thought. He laughed nervously. “Anyway, you’ve known these guys for a while, why is it different now?”

Jungkook looked at her. “Cause it’s official? I don’t know.” He shrugged. Aviva ruffled his hair. He put his hands on his hips. “Please don’t treat me like a child.”

“Sorry,” she said. “I didn’t mean it like that. I just wanted to comfort you somehow.” Jungkook sighed. “How about you come back and eat? That might make you feel a little better.”

Back at the table, the conversation finally started to flow. Jimin and Jungkook spoke about growing up in Busan, while Namjoon and Yoongi were talking about an old Hip Hop site they both used to use, and friends from the old days.

“Oh, how’s Soonyoung-noona?” Hoseok asked Aviva. “I haven’t seen her in a while.”

“She’s been hired by Big Hit as producer,” Aviva told him, smiling proudly.

“What?” Yoongi said sharply. “But I asked Bang-PD-nim recently, and he said they weren’t looking for any producers at the moment.”

“Aw, hyung, were you gonna ditch us for producing?” Hoseok said.

“In a heartbeat,” Yoongi deadpanned.

Aviva snorted.

“They aren’t looking for any more producers,” she elaborated. “Soonyoung asked him months ago, but I think part of the reason they got in was as a diversity hire, since the production team is all men except for her.”

Yoongi groaned.

“I still think it’s weird they keep the girls and boys trainees so separate,” Namjoon thought. “And that they discourage dating—do you know what one of the most popular song topics is?”

“Love?” Taehyung suggested, making a little heart with his fingers. Namjoon nodded, pointing at him.

“Exactly. How are we supposed to be able to write love songs if they don’t let us fall in love?”

“Then write about that,” Aviva suggested. “Use what you’ve got.” Namjoon rubbed his chin thoughtfully. Aviva looked at her phone. “Anyway, back to the group name, we can’t change it, cause I’ve just got an email that our social media platforms have been registered under that name.”

[phoenotopia]

2019 May Update

Greetings everyone! Can't believe end of May is already upon us and E3 is just around the corner D:

We're still making steady progress towards the finish line. We crossed some big milestones in the past 2 months and started some new. For one, all of the levels in the game world are now done (except for "one" room, which is on hold for reasons). With all the levels effectively done, the final count for rooms actually just crosses the 700 mark! That's 3.5 times the original flash game!

Now that we've got a big beautiful game world, it's time to fill it up with NPCs, quests, and loot (the enemies have already been added). Until now, I've generally left the loot areas empty, since setting the loot heavily effects the game's pacing and difficulty. For instance, an example question I'll mull over is how much money has the player accumulated by the time they reach the 2nd town. We want the player to have enough money to buy the new equipment that becomes available - not so much money that they can buy everything and not too little that they can't buy anything - the amount of money needs to be just right. This forces the player to make decisions which forms the basis of all interesting gameplay.

On the NPCs and Quests front, I've been writing more and more. I've even started reading more! I've picked up books, which I haven't done for perhaps over a year or two! I think reading good diction helps to set your brain in a mode conducive towards good writing. Kinda like "You are what you Eat".

Here's a sampling of the Quests, Mini-games, and NPCs you can expect to meet on the journey.

The Free Runner's Quest

Bo is an NPC that the player will meet over and over. He challenges the player to a timed "Free Running" race course where they need to collect 10 flags within the time-limit. Besting his courses requires quick reflexes and route-planning. Every time you beat his course, he gives you a little prize and moves to a new location. He's not unlike the racing koopas you'd meet in Mario Odyssey.

(a bystander inspired by your performance)

The Shooting Galleries

Hard to believe 3 years ago I teased this video. (when work on PHO2 was proceeding in earnest). As cool as the old video looks - that was literally all of it, and it was really early and bug prone. Only recently did I finally revisit the shooting galleries and take it all the way home. A lot of improvements have been made to the scripting system by now and there are more robust and less buggy ways to deal with the player breaking bounds.

There'll be 6 different shooting courses total (of varying difficulty). Similar to setting loot throughout the game world and all the factors that could play into it, shooting courses boast their own interconnected challenges. I guesstimate where I think the player would be weapons-wise and power-wise, and then create a shooting course that I think the player can handle. Some shooting challenges are easy so the player can claim its prize early - others are harder and best attempted when the player has leveled up some more.

(Interestingly, the best prize is guarded behind the medium level course. Reason being the player would appreciate it a lot more at that point in the game)

(Don’t shoot the Queen!)

Fran and Moonstones

The Moon Stone hunt returns in an even bigger fashion than before. This time there are 100 moonstones to find, and they can be actually be given to 2 different NPCs. Giving moon stones to Fran advances Fran's storyline and unlocks shortcuts through the game world.

One of the major intentional changes to highlight the traversable world map is that you no longer have a quick select menu to access old areas. To access Panselo from Atai, you'd actually have to run through that broken bridge area again. And that's why it behooves the player to aid Fran in her quest for Moon Stones. Her teleportation research opens links between the towns and allows for more speedy traversal.

(Fran's quest starts when you first save her from beneath a pile of rubble)

I'm taking the the time to write more naturally flowing dialogue and give better characterization to Fran. I thought her whole story was kinda stilted and awkward the first go around.

(A video where Fran demonstrates how teleporters work)

As seen in the video, that song is Fran's theme. Will scored Fran's theme song a while back and now you can listen to it on his sound cloud as well. There was also this old song, which was in the running to be either Thomas's or Fran's theme. It's now been decided that that will be Thomas' theme!

Endings

We've also started work on the ending. Right now we're creating the art assets. The dialogue and scripting is still to come. I've settled on 2 endings. Both of which will be very different from the flash game's ending. The main ending will also vary a tiny bit depending on how much of the game the player completes. Ala Metroid, there are also different final ending portraits that can be obtained depending on the clear conditions. But the main portrait most people will see is the group shot, where more characters appear the closer to 100% game completion the player reaches.

(Depicted above is a end game portrait WIP that was rejected for a different take/version. So we decided this wasn’t too spoilerific)

Naming Contest I'd like to thank everyone for the numerous submissions! A lot of entries really went the distance - some created elaborate backstories, others created systems of names and acronyms. In an ideal world, I could choose them all. But, alas there are limited slots. Here are the name winners - I'll be contacting the submitters shortly:

I chose these names for a variety of reasons. The names were short, concise, and alliterative ("moth mines" and "mole mines"). The name keeps to a fantasy theme ("evil eye"). The name made a joke or pun ("rail shooter" and "rail sawer"). The name was cute and descriptive ("turtle bot" and "porcubot"). Or the name just sounded cool ("Constructs"). There were two entries where after screening the submissions I found I liked the "temporary" in-house name more ("smart turret" and "scrapper").

And with that, the naming contest comes to a close. Thank you again to everyone who participated!

Fan Works

Two fanarts were submitted on the reddit, which I'll be sharing here. Both were depictions of the "Last Song of Earth" place. Thank you to Firanka and laptekoz!

(by Firanka)

(by laptekoz)

Oddly enough, this place might be the most depicted place in the realm of fan art! Another interesting trivia is that the song connected to this place was the song Will wanted to cut since he didn't like it too much - but having seen how much people asked about it, of course we had to keep it in.

Next Update

The next update will run a bit later than the usual 2 months (likely August 9th). Reason being I actually have a trip to Vietnam with my Dad and brother coming up in the later half of July.

Indeed, it's an inopportune time to have a trip. I normally wouldn't go - I haven't been on a family trip in 3 years! But this one seemed important. We're getting OLD! My older brother has a wife and kids, so the opportunity to hang out like this comes but once every several years.

But I'll still try to sneak in some work. My plan is... and I hesitate to say this because whenever I communicate a plan, it falls part, but I'll say it anyway. My plan is to have the first playable version of the game, start to finish, in mid July. Then on the plane to Vietnam, I'll make my brother playtest the game since I'll have a captive audience. I'll take tons of notes on the play through, what needs to change, and so forth.

We'll see if that pans out. While we are working on things like the actual ending sequence, which signals the near end of development, I'd like to remind everyone to keep your expectations in check. Things go SLOOOW - there’s still tons of NPCs and quests to write. There’s the credit sequence to program. We still gotta playtest, we still gotta do PR, get an ESRB rating, launch the website, find an uncontested date, etcetera, etcetera. It seems like actually finishing the game is merely the arrival to the start of another race...

So pour your excitement towards E3 instead. That's soon!

[secretlystephaniebrown]

Canis lupus familiaris

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... @birdsbeesandlemonadetrees asked the fateful question. 

“Imagine with me, if you will, Felix and Locus , mercenaries supreme, as Corgis.” 

I was, of course, sucked in. 

And when Fluff Week rolled around... Well, Lem and @arirashkae asked to see it. This is probably not the end of this AU, because I have ideas. But here is a short, sweet, and absolutely fucking crack-tastic beginning to this universe. 

Also on Ao3

Look, Felix has seen some weird shit in his day on Chorus. Chorus is a really fucking weird planet; alien artifacts, plants that eat people, lakes made of acid… it’s a goddamn nightmare world on the best of days, and ever since Lavernius Tucker, alien Virgin Mary or whatever, has started waving his magic alien-provided sword-dick-key around…

Well, things have been getting even weirder.

Sometimes it’s good weird; sometimes they find weapons that shoot lasers or shiny things for Felix to add to his stash or important looking things to send to Hargrove.

The point is though, that Felix has had some really weird days as a result of Chorus-related-bullshit.

But this?

This takes the goddamn cake. And probably the rest of the bakery with it.

Felix’s legs are short and stubby. He is also way too close to the ground.

Any comfort that he might derive from the fact that Locus is also too close to the ground, and that his legs are also short and stubby, is not mitigated by the fact that he’s still taller than Felix.

Which is simply unfair.

Because if Felix was going to be turned into a goddamn dog, he would like to at least be taller than Locus.

And to make matters worse, what kind of dog was he?

A motherfucking corgi.

Locus was too, but Felix can’t even joy it as much as he should, because Locus is some sort of weird hybrid thing that somehow manages to look somewhat more, if not badass, at least less ridiculous.

“A husky, I believe,” Locus says. Felix bites him, just to prove he can, and gets knocked over for his trouble.

“Hey!” says someone up front. “Don’t make uth muzzle you two!”

Because there’s icing on this cake.

The goddamn armies of Chorus have found them, decided they’re regular dogs and are brining them back to base.

Normally, Felix would be goddamn delighted to be taken to enemy headquarters. They could get some great recon in. But they’re now being taken away from that weird-ass temple where this shit had happened, and Felix is pretty sure that any chance of reversing it is located there.

This, Felix decides, flopping down as far away from Locus as he can in the back of the warthog, is going to suck.

“Whoth a good boy?” Katie Jensen coos.

Correction: this is going to suck a lot.

Kimball doesn’t quite know what to expect when Jensen presents her with two dogs.

“We think they’re brotherth!” Jensen says. “They were just out in the jungle, all alone!”

Kimball examines them. The one that Jensen is holding has been identified as a “Horgi,” a Husky/Corgi mix. He has an X shaped pattern on his face, and some of the spots on his back form circle patterns. He squirms in Jensen’s arms, uncomfortable, while the one that’s on a leash yelps and strains against the leash.

That one’s a straight up Corgi, orange in color, and is baring its teeth in an oddly adorable way.

“Bitters named that one Trouble, becauth he bit Andersmith thix times already,” Jensen informs her. “We haven’t named this little guy yet though!”

Kimball sighs, and accepts the less troublesome one from Jensen. “And you’re giving them to me, because…”

“Dogs are good for streth!” Jensen reports obediently. “And Dr. Grey thinks that you could use thome relief!”

Kimball stares at Trouble. Trouble stares back at her.

“I’m sure,” she says dryly.

The thing is, Kimball does like dogs. A lot. She hasn’t had the chance to have one in a while—she hadn’t even realized there were dogs left on Chorus. But here are two, very fluffy, very cute dogs. Sure, one of them looks like it needs obedience school, but that’s why Kimball took her old dog to obedience school. She probably remembers enough to pull him into line.

She names the Horgi Tic-Tac-Toe. They call him Tic-Tac.

Trouble remains named Trouble, because he’s earned that name.

Locus is… he’s not sure what’s happening any more.

There is a strange… permanence, to all of this. It feels like something has fundamentally shifted in his bones, and he doesn’t know how to handle that.

General Kimball and General Doyle share a large living area with the Reds, Blues, and Freelancers, for reasons that Locus can’t quite figure out. Officially, he and Felix belong to Kimball.

Unofficially, they’ve become some sort of strange house mascot.

Locus spends his days sleeping, investigating the house for any pertinent information (there’s very little that’s not stored on a computer), and avoiding Agent Washington with a strange, overwhelming sense of… awkwardness.

Being a dog is… uncomfortable, in many ways. He has a tail, and it wags, without permission. His tongue exits his mouth frequently. He can’t speak to anyone but Felix, although the Simulation Trooper Caboose is fairly good at interpreting what he means.

He gets picked up a lot, and people pet him, and…

He likes it.

That’s perhaps the most concerning part out of all of this.

He likes it.

He likes it all; the taste of dog food, the simplicity of things, the attention, the kindness… Felix mocks him, but Locus finds himself minding less and less as time goes on.

Felix is fighting it tooth and nail, of course. He takes great pains to ensure that he earns his name “Trouble,” breaking into knife drawers, shredding curtains, and trying to trip Tucker down the stairs every chance he gets. He ambushes people first thing in the morning, knocks things off the counter, and generally acts more like a cat than a dog, in Locus’ opinion.

Locus does not assist him in any of these tasks. On occasion, he sits on top of him to prevent Felix from doing anything too ridiculous, although that never lasts long.

Time is difficult to keep track of, although Felix and Locus do try. They figure that they’ve been here about three months, when Agent Washington returns with a furiously squirming dog under his arms.

“I’m starting to think we’ve got a Temple of Dogs around here somewhere,” Washington says dryly, setting the dog down on the ground. The dog looks nothing like a human, but Locus knows instinctively who it is.

Sharkface, recognizing both of them, lets out a roar of fury that comes out as a puppy yelp, and charges at them.

He is, in fact, half Labrador retriever, half Corgi. The sight is so disorienting that Locus nearly allows himself to be knocked over.

Nearly was, of course, the operative word.

“I’m naming this one Terror,” Washington announces.

“Trouble, Tic-Tac, and Terror?” Lavernius Tucker questions.

“They’re an alliterative alliance!” Donut says.

Washington smirks.

Sharkface and Felix tussle on the floor, and Locus watches.

Finally, Sharkface briefs them on the situation, once Felix has gotten him to bark uncle.

He’d apparently had a conversation with the alien A.I. and had learned that the transformation was non-reversible. And then, he’d accidentally been transformed himself. “It’s called the Temple of Second Chances or some bullshit like that,” he says, scratching his ear. “Goddamn, I think I’ve got fleas.”

“Go itch near Dr. Grey, she’ll take care of it,” Felix says. The two of them are familiar enough with the various solutions to dog-related problems by now. Dr. Grey is not quite a veterinarian, but apparently she was a year and an internship away from that particular degree, so she was more qualified than anyone else present. “Well shit.”

Locus isn’t sure what to do now. If they must remain like this…

“I’m going to go lick my balls on Tucker’s bed,” Felix announces, and stalks off. Or well, waddles. Because he’s a corgi.

They all are.

“I’m just shocked they haven’t had you two fixed,” Sharkface says.

“Doctor Grey apparently never took that class in Veterinary School,” Locus says.

Sharkface goes very still, and the two of them think about it for a moment.

“Let’s hope they don’t offer online classes, then.”

Locus would nod his head, but he’s a dog, so instead, his tail wags, in that full-rear-end-wiggle way that Corgis do.

Terror, as it turns out, is definitely Carolina’s dog.

It appears to surprise Terror as much as it does the rest of them—he hates her for a solid forty-eight hours, growling at her and trying to bite her the way that Trouble tries to bite… well, everyone.

They put a muzzle on him for a while, and Kimball gets out the spray bottle.

But they don’t even need to use it, because the next day, they find him curled up on Carolina’s lap, glaring at everyone who passes, as if daring them to comment.

“Seriously?” Felix demands. “I thought you were going to join me on the “let’s trip the Freelancer down the stairs” mission!”

“Fuck off,” Sharkface says. He’s currently being scratched behind the ears.

“Oh my god, you are all boring,” Felix yells.

Kimball squirts him with a water bottle. “Quiet, Trouble,” she scolds.

“I will have my revenge!”

He gets a spray of water straight to the face for his declaration.

Locus stretches carefully as he gets up from the pile of blankets that serve as his bed in the office.

Kimball has fallen asleep at her desk again. Locus should allow her to remain—there are advantages to letting an enemy leader be exhausted, after all. But Locus nudges her, letting out a small bark. She stirs slowly, and Locus props his front paws against her chair and presses his nose against her side and barks again.

“Mmm, Tic-Tac?” She mutters. He lets out a reprimanding whine. She reaches out sleepily and pats him on the head. His tail begins to wag without his permission. He barks again, just to remind her that he will not be placated by pets. “Alright, alright,” she says, scooping him up into her arms. “I’m up.” She squints at him tiredly. “Where’s your partner in crime?”

Felix, Locus knows, has been crated for the night as punishment for biting Caboose. Locus barks, knowing she can’t understand him.

“Probably in trouble again,” she answers her own question. “Well, guess you can stay with me tonight.”

Locus has a bed in the common area, inside a nice little doghouse that Grif had made for him. Felix and Sharkface also have them, but in general, they rarely sleep in them. Felix is crated more nights than not, these days, and Sharkface’s strange attachment to Agent Carolina has yet to abate.

He settles into Kimball’s arms contently, slightly smug at knowing that Felix’s inability to control himself is finally being dealt with. Realizing that they are stuck in these forms is somehow comforting, now that he’s had time to adjust. He no longer has to worry about spying or tactics. He only needs to be a dog. Sure, it’s undignified, but it’s pleasant enough. Felix, however, has only grown more agitated, attempting to do whatever harm he can in Corgi form.

Locus has a dog bed in Kimball’s room, but some nights, when she sets him down on her bed, he stays there to keep her company. He can’t help but feel smug about that—Felix is not allowed on the bed, or any of the furniture, after the first week. He’d left too many scatological presents around for any of them but Caboose to want him in their room for the night.

Attempts at training have proven futile, since Felix was doing it on purpose.

Kimball leaves to prepare for bed, and Locus settles down. He’ll adjust when she gets into bed. He… enjoys cuddling up next to her at night. It’s pleasant.

“This is Midnight,” Carolina says. The dog in her arms is sleek and mostly black, a Rottweiler/Corgi mix. She lounges in Carolina’s arms with a comfort that clearly is irritating Sharkface, and puts Felix on edge. Locus, from his position at Kimball’s feet (the suck up) just watches, curious.

Maybe, Felix thinks hopefully, she’s just a dog, unlike them. Maybe she’s not going to be a threat.

Carolina sets “Midnight” on the ground, and then the dog’s attention snaps right towards them. Keen brown eyes land on them, and then her lips pull back, exposing teeth that are definitely Rottweiler teeth.

She cracks her neck, something Felix hasn’t even realized that dogs could even do.

“Hello cockbites,” she says, and oh shit. He’s heard that voice before, on an old recording from Project Freelancer.

Agent Texas lazily wags her tail, and Felix realizes that they are, in fact, absolutely screwed.

[didilysims]

Regarding more Stardew Valley recreation, Marla Biggs, heartfarting, nannies, and foundations and featuring the comments of @katatty @penig @fuzzyspork @dramallamadingdang @holleyberry @tamtam-go92 @taylors-simblr @deedee-sims and @eulaliasims. 

katatty-main replied to your photoset “Cordelia: Aw Zephyr, did that mean old nanny give you any attention?...”

haha, id probably feel the same way as deeds.keep out of my stuff!

This is why although I’d love to hire a maid to clean my house for me, I know I’ll never do it. It’s my stuff! (And *my* mess.) 

penig replied to your post “Did you know that pool squares can be built underneath foundations?...”

You don't actually need a solid foundation, you know. Outline the space in a grid pattern, to prevent that stupid glitch with the floor in the center hovering in the air, and you won't have to demolish or rebuild anything, just go down to foundation level and place your pool square.

Do you mean keeping the outline of the foundation but just floor tiles in the middle? That would certainly work too. I forget that’s an option sometimes, unless I’m building a basement, but I think it does make the overall lot value cheaper, which is always good too. (Especially when pools are fairly expensive.) 

fuzzyspork replied to your post “Did you know that pool squares can be built underneath foundations?...”

I've discovered that a half tile pool seems to work too. And those are a little easier to hide! Make the square then use the angled pool tool to delete half of it. :)

Oh yeah, I noticed that on one of your recent little lots. (One of the few that I could actually find the pool tile, ha ha.) This is good to know! 

dramallamadingdang replied to your photoset “Cordelia: Aw Zephyr, did that mean old nanny give you any attention?...”

Forest looks like he wants to go with the nanny. :)

She played with him most of the day! It looks like there’s plenty of room in that van, plus she probably doesn’t live with a noisy attention-hog baby. Forest fails to see the problem with a little sleepover at his new friend’s.

holleyberry replied to your photoset “Paid leave is over for Papa Ferdy, and with him and Cordelia both...”

Hopefully she's a good one.

I was quite impressed with her when the Frosts hired her. She did a good job here too, though babies are much easier than toddlers. 

dramallamadingdang replied to your post “Part 2 goes out to @penig @katatty @aondaneedles @holleyberry...”

It does suck that there's such a limited time window for scolding a misbehaving pet. All the puppies in my game seem to pick the middle of the night to do their peeing in the house. And I rarely want to wake someone up to do the scolding. :/

It also stinks that puppies and kittens can’t climb stairs, so if they’re on a foundation they can’t go pee outside on their own. In fact, I think pet babies are more work than Sim babies! 

tamtam-go92 replied to your photoset

Cords! I'm so proud!

See? She got to it eventually. :)

deedee-sims replied to your photoset “Hmm…there’s an awful lot of heartfarting going on between these two....”

Hmmmm

holleyberry replied to your photoset “Hmm…there’s an awful lot of heartfarting going on between these two....”

O_o

I’m watching with suspicion. I know Cordelia has 3 bolts with Leif, but I don’t remember if it’s mutual. She also has Plantsim as a turn-on, so...I should probably change that. 

holleyberry replied to your photoset “Unexpected bowling romance. These things escalate quickly! ”

Go Marla!

taylors-simblr replied to your photoset “Unexpected bowling romance. These things escalate quickly! ”

Aw they’re cute together

I dig it! They also have the bonus of alliterative names, which is too cute to resist. They have my blessing. :)

tamtam-go92 replied to your photoset “Unexpected bowling romance. These things escalate quickly! ”

Marla is one of my favourite University sims, she has such a nice facial shape imo.

She is one of the more recognizable Sims, I agree. I’ve always liked her, but never played her much. Poor Marla. :(

eulaliasims replied to your post “Some SDV-TS2 chat with @littleblondesim and @eulaliasims beneath a cut...”

Haha, I've definitely got sucked into the decorating thing. Somehow decorating my cabin takes longer than watering all the plants? I fancied up my original farm over winter, and placing all that furniture/paths/etc took up quite a bit of the season. :P

I don’t doubt it! I’ve done a bit of furniture placing inside the house (it seems most of the museum rewards are furniture) and I keep changing my mind with placement...suddenly it’s time for bed again, whoops! 

eulaliasims replied to your post “Some SDV-TS2 chat with @littleblondesim and @eulaliasims beneath a cut...”

You're really making me want to go back to building SDV! My plan for the clinic/general store was to make them as two rowhouse-style lots. It'd be really neat to do the general store as a community lot and Pierre's house as a stacked lot above it (using threadandsandpaper's method), but I've never successfully made stacked lots, haha. And okay! Gus is on my sims to-do list now. :D

I thought of rowhouses and stacked lots (never tried it myself either) but I imagine that would be frustrating to play. I get annoyed enough with rowhouses (having the neighbouring house right there gets in my view and I’ve never liked it) so I think a stacked lot would drive me crazy. It is a cool idea, but I don’t know. Maybe I’ll try it out and see how I feel when playing it. (If I ever get it to work, ha ha.) 

And thanks! I’m excited to see your version of my favourite bartender. :D 

eulaliasims replied to your post “Some SDV-TS2 chat with @littleblondesim and @eulaliasims beneath a cut...”

I've got one pic here--I'll take some more and queue them up in a bit, since there's more to the lot. I never did the inside, though. https://eulaliasims.tumblr.com/post/156100819325

Already commented on your new post of this, but I can say again that this looks so good! I need to start using that meshed grass for myself--it adds so much! 

[miserabull]

mineta, bakugou, ritsy and craig

ಠ_ಠ  oh, you. for this meme

MINETA

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them| eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life

cuteness level: get away from me| meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10

hogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw | hufflepuff

I have no idea tbh, just a guess

best quality: I don’t know, man. I like alliterative names.

worst quality: Being a very overused and unfunny joke.

ship them with: the void

brotp them with:the void as well

needs to stay away from: Everyone, especially the girls.

misc. thoughts: I know you like to see me struggling to respond things about characters I hate. I know you love it. You think you are witty don’t you, jerk, I know who you are and I’m coming for you

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BAKUGOU

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life

 cuteness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10 

I mean, he’s a pretty attractive 16 year old. He has the potential to be pretty hot.

hogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw | hufflepuff

Yeah, slytherin would be the obvious choice, but he just gives me a big gryffindor vibe. Despite being smart and capable of strategizing he tends to jump into things too quickly and is a show-off, so I put him there.

best quality: Really hard worker. Driven. Won’t give up until he gets where he wants to get.

worst quality: Needs to chill. So defensive, like, holds a lifelong grudge towards Deku for daring to try to help him once? Calm down, man. Also, a total inconsiderate asshole.

ship them with: Kirishima, as someone who he respects and can see past his front. Also compatible quirks yo

brotp them with: Kirishima&Kaminari. Mina and Sero also.

needs to stay away from: Deku, let’s be real. And people who won’t call him out.

misc. thoughts: My feelings towards Bakugou are… complex. I love him, and I really love seeing his development and growth as the story progresses, but it’s not like I feel personally offended if people hate him(because I admit it happens, due to projecting into characters and whatnot) because he’s given plenty of reasons to be hated. Now his outbursts kind of amuse me for the most part and I really hope he finds a way to chill a bit and be happy in the end, and also that he gets Deku’s forgiveness to a level, but I don’t want them to be buddies or anything because I’m really tired of the ‘good people turn the other cheek and embrace their bullies’ narrative. I relate to getting frustrated and scared at the ‘always someone better, no matter how hard I work’ thought and lashing out, but jesus christ kid, just brood and wallow in your self hate like a mature miserable person, you don’t have to pull(or punch) everyone down. (anyway, in the end, I’m proud of his headstrongness and cherish him as a good character and completely believe he’s going to make a great hero in time, he just has a long way to go)

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my boy RITSY kageyama

I’m going to call him that now, when I remember to

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life 

cuteness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | 10/10 

good-looking kid

hogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw | hufflepuff

Slytherin works just as well, I pick ravenclaw because of the effort he puts into planning things out and being an overachiever while lacking a bigger purpose or ambition(a slytherin thing). anyway it’s a really really close call. 

best quality: Not the best of all maybe, but I love Ritsu’s sharpness and quick wit. I like when people point out he’s a naive 13 year old because that is part of him and he’s occasionally demonized by fan interpretation, but his intelligence and resourcefulness is what Mob admires on him the most and can’t be overlooked. The kid is savage with words. Also, his commitment to improving himself always is great, as is his devotion to the people he cares about. What I love the most though(and you can call it projecting or headcanoning or whatever, I stand by it) is his big soft heart precariously hidden underneath all that emotional armor and spikiness.

worst quality: The self-loathing coupled with inability to articulate his emotions, which I think is the root of most of his other flaws as it causes him to be self-destructive and live under constant pressure to not let his image crumble.  That takes a toll and makes for a very bitter, cynical kid with a lot of rage brimming just below the surface.

ship them with: Shou! That’s pretty much it, I’m not exactly a multishipper and I just love their dynamic so much. I think he can help Ritsu live a little more and learn to have some fun and provide him with all the sincere validation he needs while taking no bullshit.

brotp them with: I’m not counting Mob(the true ultimate brotp) or Shou so… the rest of the student council, I love the idea of them hanging out. Also Takenaka, they can bond over being sarcastic little shits.

needs to stay away from: Gross shippers and bad vibes. Also, ???%, please

misc. thoughts: I love Ritsu to bits and relate to him a lot, probably to the point where my interpretation of canon can be a little clouded by that, being  completely honest. And as with many characters I end up loving, I hated his guts at one point. I mean, when he lashed out at Mob while his brother only showed unwavering love and admiration for him I thought…ugh, what an awful bastard. But even then I remember watching the raw emotion of him trying to coach Mob into fighting in the anime and feeling…odd feelings. It took me a little bit to digest, and when I got to how regretful he was and understood more or less I started to feel sympathy and even get protective of him, that depressed child really has a lot going on. I tend to gravitate towards characters who are implied to have some kind of mental illness(well, especially my own), and I think Ritsu is a really good example. His self-destructive ways are painfully relatable as well, and I’m glad he’s getting easier on himself and opening up. …on a completely different note, I LOVE how dramatic he can be and how overboard he goes with things, how more violent and quick to action he is than Mob, and just how different they are while also being one of the nicest and most touching sibling relationships I’ve ever seen in media. I also love that despite how hostile he can be we also get glimpses of him being a child and just Mob’s baby bro. Honestly, Ritsu is a treasure and I could ramble about him forever.

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CRAIG

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life 

cuteness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot? | gorgeous! | 10/10

Well, being a 9 year old child in canon makes this a little weird to respond, but we both know that when you say ‘Craig’ you don’t exactly mean the canon. Also, he’s been called hot before in canon, so, uh.

hogwarts house: gryffindor | slytherin | ravenclaw | hufflepuff

And this is you fault. Yes, you, my buddy “anon”. :)

best quality: Level-headed, mostly cool under pressure. Nice to animals.

worst quality: Insensitive jerk.

ship them with: Tweek. That’s it.

brotp them with: Tweek, Clyde & Token. Kenny, too.

needs to stay away from: Matt and Trey’s dangerously bad ideas

misc. thoughts: I’ve distanced myself from South Park and plan to stay this way, but Craig(and Tweek) will always mean a lot to me, which is why I keep this url. Also, it would be a lie to say I don’t look up if he had any lines or character info released everytime something new of the show comes out. He’s a character that means a lot more to me than the show he’s from, and also something I associate with my own best bro, so it’s fair to say I will always care.