#also off topic but I LOVE ur art style!???????

[kkbardd]

thank you so much. for the asurei content you are giving me life fuel ( ・∇・)

wahhhh im so gladdd 💕 it’s rlly scarce over here, esp when compared to kawoshin, so im more than happy to put food on our table 🙏

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

@kkotda

[sunny-starshine]

spamblue anon again - real talk ive followed u for a lil bit and even just with that small amt of time i've seen u improve and refine ur skills and it's been really fun and nice to watch u create!!! i hope u have a good year and create pieces u love as much as ur followers do <3

AHHHHHHHHHH!

YEAH! This year alone I have improved a lot, I do have to kinda thank my good pal @/Stelldubs cause If it wasn't for her characters I wouldn't have tried out new art styles- I went from kinda doing basic lineart shit to going into rendering and painting via one layer (Idk why but drawing on one layer is just soo fucking yummy to me) I'm sorry now I just wanna talk and compare how I've improved cause like I don't mention it a lot and I don't really post art other then spamton here so A lot of my art never reaches here sadly BUT LEMME JUST SHOW A COMPARISON

*SLAPS THIS DOWN*

I Deff got more comfortable this year with rendering/dynamics/ and shading!!

I feel bad about it but I REALLY JUST WANNA SHOW MY IMPROVEMENT TO PEEPS *crying emoji* I mean you deff probably haven't been following me long enough to ever see this old shit and I KNOWWWWWWWWW this is way off topic now but I love to talk! ANYYYYYYYYWAYS getting back on track, THANK YOU MYSTERIOUS SPAMBLUE ANON, I LOVE YOU, I CARE ABOUT YOUUUUU

I WILL BE SURE TO MAKE MUCH MORE CONTENT AND HOPE IT'S ALL TO YOUR LIKING!!!

I ALSO HOPE YOU, AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO MAY READ THIS ALSO HAVE A GREAT YEAR! YOUR ALL AWESOME

[domokunrainbowkinz]

sorry for manhwa-posting guys it's not gonna stop

u kno wat I may as well give my thoughts on some of the ones I read:

semantic error - classic, everyone knows it, despite me being lukewarm about it it has some moments that made me go WAOUUGGHH.....nice, low-stakes fun read but if u hate miscommunication u r gonna have a bad time. the art is Very good though.

concubine walkthrough - EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS NOW!!!!! villainess transmigration story with chinese-style court politics, discussions about AI, VR, reality vs dream, and a plot twist at the end that makes you go AOUUGHGBGB!!!!! it made me ugly cry twice!!! READ IT NOW!!!!!!

lost in the cloud - currently ongoing, I stayed up till 7am reading this one. it starts off light and then hits u with The Trauma hammer and reveals its true colours (2 dudes dealing with The Horrors and being absolutely not normal about it). it deals with very heavy topics like bullying, SA, CSA, abusive parents, like these kids cannot catch a break. the characters are really well written and believable, their interactions are so raw and painful at times. I am obsessed. I need them to be happy or im going to cry. it really isn't for the faint of heart, I'm not one to be fazed by heavy topics in fiction but I felt so anxious during some chapters, like the way the scenes are depicted and drawn are so visceral. I also gotta say the art is BANGING.

dreaming of the dokkaebi (18+) - currently ongoing, VERY promising so far. I am a hoe for modern-day supernatural romance, especially when there's reincarnation shenanigans involved. there's a lot going on between the 2 leads and I love the incorporation of korean mythology and exorcism in the worldbuilding aouuggh...literally my cup of tea.

how to refuse the route - lighthearted low-stakes otome isekai where the protagonist is trying his absolute darnedest to NOT romance any of the characters (he is failing). It's pretty unserious fun, and I also love the ML in this one. pls give me more fucked up little guys. the story is starting to go in an interesting direction tho and I'm curious to see how it ends.

the guild member next door - very light unserious fun, basically what if ur online friend/crush that u met in a game is ur neighbour, but you never met irl so u don't know that?? it goes hard on the in-game mechanics and spends a lot of time building up the in-game friendship before starting to delve into the irl relationship. it's a slow burn and brother I am here for it.

netkama punch - this situation is something you'd read on aita reddit and think to yourself "there's something definitely wrong with both of you and I hope you don't involve anyone else in whatever the fuck is going on between you 2". it's so wacky and funny, definitely not one to take super seriously.

love in orbit (18+) - I originally read this bc there's a tall hot alien mommy in it, but the actual story is actually quite sweet. I also love the way the artist draws bodies in this one, for once the proportions don't make go "brother eughh". it's pretty light and low-stakes, but I was surprised by the discussions on loneliness and parental neglect/abuse that were a throughline in this series. the sex scenes are 🔥🔥

tears on a withered flower (18+) - still pretty early in serialization but I'm already so interested in where this is going homegirl needs to throw her entire husband out!!! an illustration of how an abusive relationship can wear a person down and eat away at them. seriously I hope she and her new man beat the shit out of her husband.

[sammyloomis]

2024 completions #1

part 2

back back back again!! gamers gamin'

06/12 update: posting this earlier than the new year because im gonna be rushed off my feet with work so i aint got time for gamin til late janurary :']

doing these is always fun and i know its mainly for myself fghj not sure many people even read these posts when i make em, but theyre fun to look back on!! in 2 parts cause i gamed too hard again smh smh

total games: 30

21/01 - Spider-Man 2 - 7/10

peter and miles return for double the spidey shit and double the big bads. why does anyone even live in this city anymore?? this sure was an insomniac spiderman game!!! like dont get me wrong, none of these games are Bad, theyre kinda middle of the road imo, but theyre still fun so ya cant fault em for that!! my main gripes with this game, as has been with the other 2, is just the overall story and dialogue being kinda boring. also, some of the side missions/collectibles stuff can be a bit of a pain BUT as i said, the combat is still very fun... tho mostly unchanged aside from some new abilities n gadgets

08/02 - Cozy Grove - 8/10

you are a spirit scout who has washed ashore of what seems to be a deserted island. except OOPS wait its not deserted, its haunted, and its YOUR job to help out the wayward souls stuck here into the afterlife if youre looking for a console version of animal crossing this is ur best bet imo!! tons of collectibles to find over the seasons, a bunch of decorations to spruce up the island, and a surprisingly rich story for each character u meet. this game covers some pretty heavy topics for how bright and cozy it looks, it was a pleasant surprise. my main gripes are how repetitive the quests are and how buggy it is; the game freezes a LOT and u have to restart the whole app multiple times just to get going some days. other than that, very fun and relaxing :]

22/02 - Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery - 10/10

you are frog detective, worlds number 2 best detective!! head off on 3 exciting cases and solve the Ultimate mystery - IS there a hat that can fit on frog detectives weird shaped head?? only time will tell im being dead serious about the 10/10 btw. this game is a collection of all 3 games in the series and theyre all super short, but super fun and cute and Funny. like genuinely. i love the low poly art style so much, i think the jokes are great, just the overall vibes are Brilliant, rly cant rec this enough :']

22/02 - Fran Bow - 8/10

fran bow follows the story of a young girl struggling with strange visions and evil entities i mean fran bow is a pretty iconic point n click horror game, idk what else to say abt it that hasnt been said already!! the art style is obviously a highlight, and the writing is iffy in some cases but surprisingly emotional a lot of the time for how messed up the visuals can get. theres a Lot of back and forth which can get a bit tedious, but the puzzles are pretty fun and overall its just a decent game imo

01/03 - Little Misfortune - 6/10

a young girl called misfortune goes on an adventure to find Eternal Happiness after a strange voice begins speaking to her inside her head the spiritual sequel to fran bow!! the vibes are similar for sure but something about this one didnt grab me the same as its predecessor. the character of misfortune can oscillate frequently between cute and annoying for me, as could the voice acting, but theres clearly a lot of heart in this one still :] the world didnt feel As fleshed out as fran bows but still a decent game

07/03 - Castle on the Coast - 7/10

you are a giraffe named george, washed ashore on an island with a castle (on the coast, if you can believe it). after meeting the residents, you gotta platform and collect ur way to the very top to help resolve some bad blood pretty cute n short platformer!! controls are kinda floaty/slippy and its very clearly meant for a younger audience, but its still pretty fun :] low poly art style is always a plus for me and i do always love a good platformer

09/03 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel - 9/10

the card game as you know and love it, now digital! i mean. its yugioh fghj if ur a new player its a great way to learn the basics and begin crafting some decks of ur own, if ur a returning player its a fun way to experiment with some new deck ideas and just play, and if u dont wanna play against other people online u can always just take it to a private match and duel there with ur friends :] the ui is sleek, yugioh itself is a fun game. honestly the only bad thing is the other players but u cant do much about that fghjk

15/03 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolutions - 6/10

a single player yugioh game where you can duel through iconic scenes from the og anime and beyond kind of the unrefined, solo play version of master duel. its not as good imo, and master duel brought a lot of quality of life upgrades from this one, but if ur after a decent single player yugioh game this ones ur bag :'] this version has 6 different animes to chose from and u can play thru all of them, build ur own decks, etc etc. theres also an online mode but its pretty dead and if u wanna duel real people u might as well just use master duel

19/03 - Chasing Static - 5/10

having just buried his father, chris pulls over to a late night cafe after getting lost in the welsh countryside. while exploring the area, he finds a mysterious bunker and a voice over the radio pretty 'meh' horror game but i rly like the ps1 style graphics, always a plus for me. the actual plot and gameplay is fine, nothing too special, and its Extremely short, but not much else to say :']

20/03 - Steven Universe: Unleash the Light - 8/10

more gems are determined to disturb the peace of era 3 and its once again up to steven and the crystal gems to stop them another steven universe rpg!! apparently this is the 3rd in the trilogy, but the first one was never ported to ps so ive only ever played this one and 2 fghj BUT honestly?? these are rly good rpgs; the art style is gorgeous, the gameplay is fun, obviously the characters are cute too. its just a blast :] the Big Gripe is that its glitchy as hell fghjk you can get stuck in certain areas and be unable to move unless u exit the game, but i still highly recommend for su and rpg fans alike

28/03 - The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem - 3/10

when a seedy businessman shows up on their doorstep looking to buy and demolish their house, the addams family have to scour the place of artefacts to prove their homes importance .....i mean. its. fine. its ur standard 3d platformer fare, nothing to write home about really. its one of those overpriced ip games that dont take long to beat at All. i only got it for the meme and cause it was on sale and like i say, not bad, but its just kinda meh. the "story" is boring and feels not very addams-y but at this point thats par for the fkn course for anything with their names on it fghj

31/03 - First Class Trouble - 1/10

its a shitty among us clone, and thats all i have to say about this mess this thing has been on my backlog for 2 years and i NEVER. thought id every finish it because its Literally just among us but not fun. all the trophies are online only and specific as Fuck. the only reason i did it is cause i unlocked One (1) trophy when it was free on ps plus with my mates and it was bugging the fuck outta me. so yuh. dont play fghj. p sure the servers are gonna die soon too

07/04 - Burnout Paradise: Remastered - 7/10

burnout paradise has you getting behind the wheel in one of the best racing/stunting/crashing games in the world. try not to wreck your car Too bad MAN. this bad boys been on my backlog for 3 years, holy shit. i bought it because i was nostalgic and i remember playing the original with my brother all the time, so it was defo an experience to go back :'] while it is a very fun game as a whole, it gets repetitive pretty quickly, even with all the new cars you unlock, and some of the online trophies can be a pain to get (2 specifically involving full lobbies) BUT cant deny its an entertaining time

27/04 - LEGO DC Super-Villains - 7/10

the justice league have gone missing and a new band of "heroes" have swept in to take their place. our titualar super villains arent too pleased about this standard lego game fare :'] if i had to pick, im certainly more of a dc fan simply for harley, and lego games are always fun collectathon type deals, so this wasnt half bad!! lego games humour is always a lil hit or miss, but these things are always aimed at younger audiences anyway so eh what can ya do

04/05 - Overwatch 2 - 5/10

one of the most famous fps shooter games out there, do i rly need to explain overwatch to you?? no your eyes do NOT deceive you, i did in fact 100% overwatch 2. not Completely on my own merit, i had the help of a boosting group, but still!!!! twas a journey :'] i never played overwatch in its heyday so i cant speak to how it Used to be, but from what ive played now its just... not rly for me. i like the characters a bunch, and the world/story building is interesting, but thats not rly the focus of the game itself tho i wish it was

07/05 - Control - 9/10

jesse faden inadvertently becomes the new director of the federal bureau of control aftering finding the previous one dead seemingly from a self inflicted gunshot. overtaken by entities called the Hiss, jesse fights to reclaim the Oldest House, while also searching for her long lost brother WHEW!! love this one holy SHIT. big big BIG scp vibes, the way this game handles its horror and aesthetic is brilliant and exactly my cup of tea. tbh i found the actual gameplay the least interesting part fghj i would've spent the whole time going around collecting files and reports just to read them if i could :'] that being said, combat and traversal feel Awesome, every new ability is so fun to use. great stuff!!

10/05 - Carrion - 9/10

you are an unholy, fleshy, offal abomination, free from ur confines within a secret underground facility. time to escape. and kill everyone on the way out :] honestly ive been wanting to play this for ages so im glad i finally could! just as fun as i expected, visually amazing i Love the pixel art style paired with this rly disgusting Thing ur controlling dfghj its incredibly satisfying to just grab people up and start ripping them to shreds. u unlock new abilities as u progress and encounter stronger enemies as u go, but the feeling of being some unstoppable force never rly goes away (positive). p short game, but very fun!!

13/05 - Coffee Talk 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly - 7/10

coffee talk 2 takes place a while after the first game, introducing a couple of new faces and reconnecting with old ones this games just p pleasant to play :'] like the first one, its a kind of a barrista/visual novel type deal where people come in and u make them drinks/listen to their stories/etc etc. the musics lovely, the arts p nice, but like the first one i feel like its all a bit surface level. i never Really feel like i connect with any of these characters, even the returning ones, but its still a pretty game and theres not much else to say about it fghj

18/05 - A Way Out - 5/10

two guys, brought together by a mutual goal, escape prison and begin a journey to exact revenge on the man who ruined their lives tbh i didnt actually finish this game since the plat pops Wayyy before the end and i already knew how it ended so... yeah fghj i only played this for a platinum bingo event im doing rn and needed a co-op game to do so here we are :'] that being said, its an interesting story with interesting mechanics!! defo fun to play with a friend if ur looking for a short impactful story to get thru together

23/05 - NORCO - 10/10

kay, finally coming home after her mother passes away from cancer, learns that she had been doing some investigating in the nearby swamps and begins trying to figure out what she was looking for a sci-fi southern gothic point-n-click game that BLEWWW me away dude. holy shit this story is so SO good, i loved every second of it. its such an interesting setting with worldbuilding to match, gorgeous art, haunting soundtrack AUGH cannot recommend this one enough

01/06 - Heavy Rain - 2/10

the origami killer kidnaps ethan mars' remaining son and he must go on a set of trials to get him back. and other stuff happens too i guess. bad. its just bad dfgh. lets try to start with a positive tho; the actual concept is pretty cool and the mystery/crime stuff is alright, but the writing and characters are fkn boring and annoying and gross. i hated ethan as a main character, i thought he was so annoying, the plot twist makes no sense, and all the female characters are so clearly written by a man who hates women. yuck.

01/07 - Pesterquest - 10/10

you're a lean, mean, friend making machine and the ceasless call of platonic relations beckons you even now!!! time to befriend some regular degular teens (and aliens) okay so HUGE preface on this game you kinda.... Have to have read homestuck to understand literally any of it. im a homestuck fan, and ive never read the epiloges or the "sequel" and even I was lost on some points, but REGARDLESS i fkn loved this so much. its just ur run-of-the-mill visual novel, but i genuinly had such a fun time revisiting these characters and seeing them again that i dont even care dfghj and great art too!!

04/07 - Hiveswap Friendsim - 7/10

you have just crash landed on a strange alien planet. your bones are broken, you're lost and alone, you're hungry and thirsty. only one thing can save you now... FRIENDSHIP!!!! so i think i was supposed to play this one before pesterquest dfghj but i got too excited to see characters i already knew again :'] ANYWAY this game acts as a little introduction to some characters you can meet in the ill-fated homestuck point and click adventure game, hiveswap. while i didnt find this one as engaging as pesterquest, it was still an interesting insight into alternian life!! which im all about. i doubt it ever will, but i wonder if they'll ever port hiveswap to console... a man can dream

09/07 - Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy - 5/10

apollo justice, an up-and-coming defence attorney, begins his journey at the wright anything agency so i wanna start with a good thing off the bat because my opinion of this collection kinda plummeted towards the end. i rly like the 3d models, i think they capture the same level of character that the og 2d ones did and add new dimensions to everyone. everything else tho... hh idk man, i just rly didnt vibe with these at all, which sucks. i feel like it was just ret con after ret con after character assassination. big L tbh

23/07 - Grotto - 8/10

in the middle of the woods, in the heart of a mountain, lives a soothsayer. a startamer. using the constellations, you must provide the people who visit you with answers to their most pressing questions the art style of this game kinda drew me in, and the story ended up surprising me with how dark and interesting it is!! you end up making a lot of descisions that seem to have no good options, or giving people an answer that they end up misinterpreting for the worse due to ur limited options. for playing such a limited perspective, you get such a clear, vivid picture of whats happening outside your little cave. really interesting stuff

27/07 - Broken Age - 8/10

vella and shay are two teenagers with seemingly totally unrelated lives. they long for change, for freedom, and to do that they must break the traditions forced onto them from birth a point-n-click adventure with a surprisingly star studded cast!! and i didnt even know this was made by the same people who made psychonauts until i started it up :'] which means the art and humour were brilliant! honestly super fun, engaging characters and fun puzzles, and the way these two finally converge was honestly so brilliantly done, i did Not expect it at all

31/07 - Horizon Zero Dawn - 9/10

aloy grew up an outcast her whole life and its only when her past comes knocking does she finally begin to get some answers to her life long questions. also theres a bunch of huge killer robots :] this ones been on my backlog for so damn long, im so happy i finally got around to finishing it!! the combat in this is so addicting, i played it for like a week straight going for all the side quests n upgrades n such. the story was fkn brilliant, i feel like it balanced the the sci-fi elements really well with all the more fantasy stuff, and theres even some horror aspects that i really enjoyed!! im docking a point for glinthawks tho. FUCK glinthawks.

06/08 - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective - 8/10

a man wakes up in a junkyard about to watch a woman get shot by an assassin. he has to help her but theres only one problem: hes dead. using his new ghostly powers, "sissel" must discover the truth behind his death and the strange events taking place tonight, before he disappears forever a game that id been super excited to play for how much it was hyped up by literally everyone i mentioned it to :'] the mechanics are simple but super satisfying, very rube goldberg machine, and the story is a tantalising mystery that unfolds at a great pace with plot twists and reveals happening at just the right moments to keep you engaged

10/08 - Cat Quest 3 - 9/10

the third installment of the cat quest rpg games takes on the open ocean, as our main lil cat buddy and their ghostly guide search the purribean for the north star treasure!! listen, i fkn Loveeeee the cat quest games and i recommend them to anyone who will listen and i mean that from the bottom of my heart. this one continues the trend of fun combat, an excessive amount of cat puns, and a surprisingly in-depth story that carried over from previous games. my big gripe is that this game is short as hell and it feels like even outside the story, there isnt as much to do as there is in the past games. still incredibly fun :]

27/11 - Bioshock: Remastered - 7/10

after your plane crashes in the middle of the ocean, you wind up in an underwater city called rapture where things seem to have gone completely tits up the gamer is back after 3 months with a game almost 4 years in the making on my backlog :'] not sure if this'll be the last game i have the time to complete this year but hopefully i got time for one more at least!! so theres a reason it took me so long to finish this one, its just cause it never rly clicked with me :[ which sucks cause its a rly cool premise with a ooky spooky atmosphere which is totally my vibe. ive been adamant i wouldnt play the rest (mainly because i thought the remasters would have the online trophies but, to my surprise, they dont) so time will tell if i keep on goin with this series

[hellofears]

wasn't me no one in this home of mine voted for anything of the sort and most likely anyone I know didn't either. I forget how many ppl live in the uk sometimes peace and love to the william wanters well and truly

[phantomthiefgaige]

Well I got enough peeps interested in my last post so…here’s me incoherently rambling about Gregory Horror

Season 1 is a really great starting season. Heck it’s my second favorite overall.

The first person pov isn’t something I’d expect an entire anime to be based around but it’s so cool to me. Also fitting with the jarring art style it has too. (I grew up on Pecolq. Thanks Qubo) and it’s cool. Why isn’t this its own tag? Cuz I’m rambling.

Love the fact that the protag isn’t super active until later on, really sets in the horror very well where ur just as inactive as the protag.

The guest of the week thing is also cool and really does make the hotel feel more alive

All in all, really like season one. And by proxy I like season 2. Right?

Season 2 is easily my least favorite season.

Look I get it. It’s a lot of peeps favorite but really…I just don’t see it.

The more active protag is cool I will admit, nice seeing a girlboss kick ass.

I like some of the new guests like Cactus Girl and Bonsai Kabuki

And there’s where my positives mostly end.

My main problem is that things kinda just…meander for a while? I know season 1 did it too but it had a rotating cast of new characters to introduce that made up for it.

I…personally felt like there was hardly any newer characters to justify it. Felt mostly like stuff happening at the middle point and stuff was kinda blurring together.

James….ya love him or ya hate him….I do both.

Now personally…call me looney. I’m not a fan of why the second protag is here. Call me unfair but lets compare her to Steve Hanawa

Steve was a man stuck in the same daily grind of supporting his family, going to work, and that’s it day in and day out. As the days went on, everything felt more like nagging to the point he would take anything for an escape. Even if it means living in a hell like Gregory House. For him, that’s an escapist purgatory to escape from the mundane.

The second protag…uhhh…let’s call her Shoko for now. This show was Japanese after all.

Look I get what they went for. Women in Japan at the time were expected to stop focusing on their career and get married and all that but…having your main conflict be that she feels upset her best friend married her ex is kinda…nothing?

Look I could be wrong about this. I fully welcome discussion to change my perception but an I just missing something with Shoko? The most credit I can give her is she has a worse fate than Steve did.

Off protag topics but personally…I believe season 2 is about regret and consequences of what could have been, like…Shoko refuses his marriage proposal? He marries her best friend, she doesn’t jump into the flames to destroy Gregory House? She’s now Gregorys wife or sister? Who knows. I don’t…and gosh those are two things I don’t wanna mix up REBLOGS PLEASE CLARIFY!!!!!

Look…season 2 to me just doesn’t do it and I’m sorry…maybe someone can change my mind and until then it’s the worst in the series…but hey. It’s not like they gave an entire season to one of my least favorite guests right?

…..tune in next time when I ramble about Last Train and Bloody Karte.

[sanjisblackasswife]

So..getosblackasswife??🤭

Off topic butttt I love ur art and art style smmm and I'm happy I found an artist that makes black y/n work :)) also don't let ignorant people ruin ur day and mood and continue doing what you love!! Happy New year!!♡ 🥳🥳

THE WAY HOW IVE BEEN THINKING ABT CHANGING IT—-

🤭🤭🤭(i’m his favorite monkey)

but i swore up n down i have to delete this page🗿…

thank u kindly it’s all good thank u!!:))) ur very kind, and u as well hun Happy New Year🤭<3

[sickknotdoom]

i love sparklecare ( i really do ) but i don't understand the cometcare au at all and i don't get its hype. the designs look SO rushed ( like it was put together in a 10 minute art challenge ) and is it just me or. is the art style progressively getting worse ( for both sparklecare and cometcare ). i hate how random cometcare is too, i tried reading it and my brain got so fried. i had no idea what was happening. i loved cometcare at first, it was cool when it was JUST pollarrydoomi then they threw in these random ass characters and went "oh yeah. ur dating and have a child." ???? especially with hemera, the only (?) aroace character, why is she with caroline and why does she have a kid. adding hemera and miley into the mix was SUCH a bad idea. also. caroline x doom???? carruni s/x canon ( even though uni is aegosexual/asexual ... ) cometcare had so much potential and it all went down the drain by adding 10 thousand nearsiblings

FORGIVE ME FOR HOW LONG THIS RESPONSE IS

ive been saying exactly this ever since i found out about the cometcare au. literally everybody has a million children with everyone else and im like. why.

this may be a controversial opinion but i am not a fan of carroom (caroline x doom) in the slightest, since caroline is literally shown to hate doom in the main comic. literally all of their interactions involve caroline insulting doom, not to mention the earlier half of volume three.

i know enemies to lovers is a thing but if somebody chucked a full bucket of puke on my head, and then gave my sister this Judgemental Ass Look for offering to clean it up, i would honestly Kill Them. regardless of if they secretly had a crush on me or i secretly had a crush on them or whatever. you cannot convince me these two dont fucking hate eachother.

also i mean this in the most respectful way possible but i feel like theyre sorta erasing carolines sexuality with this? i may be attracted exclusively to men, but allow me to speak for a bit.

i am not at all trying to invalidate dooms agender identity, but. speaking as someone whos agender myself. i look exactly like a cis man. i am assigned male at birth, my testosterone is absolutely thriving since im going through puberty, i look like a man and i have zero intent to ever change that. if someone was NOT attracted to men, they would NOT be attracted to me, regardless of me actually being agender. especially not if i Tortured And Murdered Their Friends.

this isnt invalidating dooms gender identity nor is it invalidating mine, im definitely into something here. as someone whos gay (nblm) i wouldnt instantly develop a crush on lizzo if she came out as agender, especially not after the fucked up shit she did. now apply this to carroom, and miloom (miley x doom). but mainly carroom.

i understand carruni since unis a closeted trans woman, but thats different from carroom in a lot of ways. it would make sense for uni to not alter her gender expression as long as shes in the closet, since she isnt ready to explain to anyone else what she really is to anybody else. caroline and uni have an extremely deep bond too, so ofcourse shed come out to caroline first, and ofcourse theyd develop crushes on eachother. in the future (going off of au's and such), when uni is out of the closet, she is shown to present as her authentic self, and she. does a really good job at it. shes fucking gorgeous in cometcare. so it makes sense for caroline to be attracted to her.

and also uni isnt a serial killer. caroline seems to really dislike serial killers to the point where shed throw full buckets of vomit on them, which is. reasonable.

however again, unis aegosexual (if i recall correctly, uni and hemera are the only characters confirmed to be on the asexual spectrum as of volume four, not including characters that havent appeared yet) so it feels wrong to explicitly sexualize her regardless, especially if the clowns are "uncomfortable" with fans doing the same.

while were on this topic, agreed. hemera (the only aroace character in the entire sparklecare universe so far, including au's last time i checked) has like four other partners in cometcare. i dont think thats a very good idea considering they made it a point to explicitly point out her being aromantic in volume two.

and yeah, the artstyle has been very clearly degrading, i have another post about that.

how the fuck do i end this

[sandycookie]

Locking Fics On Ao3

Honestly, I’m a little conflicted about locking my fics down to registered users or not.

I would prefer my fics to be easily seen, and I understand well why someone would read fics as a guest (invites, or simply wishing to remain completely anonymous, or just not wanting to create an account are a few I can come up with off the top of my head). Infer of that what you will.

But I also loath the idea of my fics being scraped for free by a for profit company so they may try to write writers out (note: I do not believe that at its current state, AI art and writing is not yet at a state where it makes those professions obsolete. However, it should be noted that AI writing does not seem to receive the same scrutiny, though that is only my own observation. Regardless, AI would have to advance immensely more to fully replace human writers and artists, though it would not surprise me if writers were to be the first ones to go on the capitalist chopping block. Many people only really seem to recognize the written word as just a collection of pretentious words and not its own craft and art, one you could dedicate lifetimes to and still not master. It does not help that it is harder to recognize writing styles than art styles, and many will use different writing styles frequently. Okay, that went rather off topic, so continuing), profiting off of an art that goes unappreciated by many, one that people pour valuable time and soul into in order to weave words together to serve their vision. I believe fanfiction of be a form of literature, not a genre, per se. Regardless of our ‘y/c orbs’ or ‘y/n ur so hawt lemme marri u’, of the many things fanfiction is memed for (and don’t get me wrong; I have an absolute blast doing that) it does not make it any less valuable. That One Direction fanfiction written by a blushing 13 year old is not something to be ridiculed but something to celebrate. The immature language, the poor punctuation, a plot that moves by the whim of its creator and not its own world, that my friend, is a miracle. This 13 year old who likely read other OD fanfic was inspired, and so they created something that was ultimately fueled by a shared love of a fandom. I would even argue it is a piece of culture, even. This 13 year old may never write another fanfic after the first one, and that is fine. This was to be but one stop pf their childhood, something they can go back to laugh and be embarrassed about. But for others it is a stepping stone in honing their art. At first, they handle the needle flimsily, twisting and dropping from their inexperienced fingers, and their stitches are hatched and loose and forms a creation that is just barely functional. It is not the greatest, there is no argument about that. But this is but the first step. They start to imitate the creations they like, copying others’ techniques for themselves. They may even venture to educate themselves, the way the needle maneuvers and sews and how to guide it along its journey. Their work is formed from the scraps of fabrics and half used strings they can find. Then they start to master their craft and before long they venture to select the fabrics they want. They start to achieve a mastery of their craft, and they start to weave a beautiful piece of art. They started no better than a young infant fresh to the world, and now they’ve matured their understanding of it.

That. That is why scraping like that is unacceptable. Why it enrages me so. Yet, I remember how I was when I was younger. I admired writers but I was too shy to create an account, to have some tbh I g that could be traced easily with but a name. I remember and treasure that, just a little. Perhaps my troubles are merely a result of my own indecisiveness. Perhaps I am blowing a simple matter and choice, one the size of a drop, to an ocean. I may be overreacting, or my paranoia of the world is dulled. Or maybe it is a repressed desire for any form of attention I can receive. I can only really speculate.

But you, dear reader, perhaps you will be able to come to a choice with a firm resolve. And I salute you for that.

[aydansdiary]

i bought some new fnaf stuff !!!

hii yall ive accumulated alot of new fnaf merch and never opened it so lets open it together !!!

ahhhh so excited :D

so first off we have my toy bonnie and baby snaps i got these a while ago at target when the snaps first came out and ive had them in my kitchen lol i think that toy bonnie and baby together in a werid pack lol especially when thares no other toy or funtime animatronics !!! i hope more are coming soon !!! but honestly these two have a very poor design :( baby cant lift her mic up because of her shoulder pads or else her head pops off and toy bonnie cant hold his guitar properly :/

heres them with thare angry faces >:( lol i prefer the happy faces

heres springtrap and freddy !!! at least this pair makes a little more sense !!!! i dont understand why springtrap is holding a hand puppet of himself ???? unless thats plushtrap but thats still werid !!!! i do really like springtraps stupid expression and his silly looking toes !!! i also really like freddy i like the cartoony style of the snaps and i think freddy looks cute in it !!! but man are these accessories are to get in thare hands im like fighting for my life :,)

heres what they look like with thare faces off i really like springtraps face underneath i think it matches the style and plays into the gory side without being grotesque if that makes sense i also really appreciate the endos underneath the rest of them its a really cute detail !!!

heres thare angry faces !!! i think freddy looks very silly but i love springtraps !!! im definitely gonna keep him displayed like this !!! i love the flesh peaking through and he looks so irritated lol

next is the chica with storage room playset !!! ngl i only bought this because i wanted chica but i actually really like this playset and want the stage now too !!! omg off topic i just looked at the funko website and they have some of the nightmares out now + a toy chica + a toy freddy playset AHHHHH

heres chica out of the box !!! i love her little happy face and her cute little feet !!! i also love mr. cupcake idk why he looks so mad tho :< but like i said before i was struggling to get him in her hand idk why its so hard :,(

heres her angry face !!! i think she looks so silly !!! im gonna keep her happy face on lol

heres the storage room !!! i love the withered background and all the endo heads !!! the plastic feels decently sturdy tho i wouldn't expect to last a fall !!! it should be fine on a table or shelf but i'm not too sure how long this would last in the hands of a child like it's advertised!!!

it comes with two tables that have the snaps on them so u can attach the character's heads on them !!! it also comes with an endo head which dose not attach to the table !!! and it comes with a box full of wires and a freddy hat !!!

heres what the room looks like a little more decorated !!! the endo heads on the wall have the face snaps on them so u can put ur extra faces on them !!! so smart !!!! i love that i have a spot for them now !!! the room is a tad narrow but super long which is a odd choice lol u can really only add two figures in without it looking super crowed !!

heres the playset from the side !!! it has snaps so it can attach itself the other payset + it has two open doors !!!!

heres what it looks like with all my snaps in it !!! (ignore my stupid thumb >:( i'm too tired for this lol)

last and least is this monstrosity .... i was really excited for this book hopeful that we could get some new artwork for these characters but unfortunately most of it is old art we already have and the new art is honestly awful :/ nothing exciting bland at best and just downright bad at worst and just now knowing that the art was made by a pedophile makes me feel nauseous so that was a waste of 15 dollars

ugh i seriously cant believe this piece of "art" is in my apartment now :(

i hope yall enjoyed my silly little opinions i hope yall have a great day/night !!!

[fraemlingg]

im just gonna freestyle this text so this is not gonna be very thought through or whatever but literally i am so incredibly sick of social media i am sooo sick of that ugly AI slop everywhere and algorithms and ads and everything being designed to keep us glued to our screens no matter the consequences

i am sick of monetarisation i am sick of posting my art online literally begging for people to like my posts in hopes of being able to make at least a lil money with my art one day it feels like im selling myself out and its so fucking far from authentic like im a tattoo artist and so i follow a bunch of other tattoo artists and although they all have such amazing unique styles everything feels so performative and i KNOW that every single one of them feels the same and its so fucking sad that we cant really do anything about it

and im not trying to sound pretentious but i?? kinda hate meme culture?? it pisses me off?? can we not have normal inside jokes anymore why are 10 people sending me funny little posts even though they know i will not look at them (and like rlly truly no offense bc i know they do it bc they love me and think of me and i love them for it and i appreciate it in one way or another im not being judgy rn thats not my point). i want to write letters not dms but i feel like if i were to say that i might be called "cringe" which yknow is a concern i already expressed in another post and might be a me-problem but as ethel cain said it so fantastically nothing is taken seriously anymore and i hugely blame social media and meme culture

and like pls keep enjoying ur memes im again not judging just speaking from my subjective experience and that experience is that it caused me brainrot im not sure i'll ever be able to fix and that SUUUUCKS dude we all got dragged into phone addiction without a fucking choice and it will just get worse and worse and worse

i watched LuvstarKeis youtube video on why you should make a website and i think they (i looked everywhere for their pronouns sry if i got it wrong ;w;) have such good points i rlly enjoy their youtube videos in general. so yea in the long run i think im gonna create a website (or two to separate tattoos n music), post it to instagram with a statement, and then im gonna "leave instagram". putting that in "" bc im gonna keep my instagram but only so people can dm me for appointments or other things bc i dont wanna give out my telegram and people these days are too damn lazy to write a single email (even dj bookers lol it pisses me off a bit like what do i have this mail for then). like why are people using AI to write emails pls make it stop sometimes we have to do things that are inconvenient and that is actually a GOOD thing my fucking god, same thing goes for physical media like dvds nd such like fuck streaming services but thats another topic for another day

im probably gonna keep posting on my priv instagram just bc like. theres so many photos on there from so many years ago that would probably be lost if i deleted that account nd like i go on there like every 3 months or so to dump my photos there and then i log off so whatever. i am mostly pissed off about sharing art on social media and feeling so unauthentic about it and being glued to my phone when i could do so many other much better things liKE UGHHHHHHH

i think dead internet theory is scary and depressing but lowkey i hope the internet is actually dying bc i am so sick of this internet society. i am so goddamn sick of everyone being addicted to their phones. remember when we had a life like?????? how did we end up like this

i also wanna get a flipphone one day but yea i gotta plan that shit

i just needed to vent i could probably go on for ages about this but imma choose to shut the fuck up now

[rrxnjun]

i just want to know why is it so rare tho?😭and so true every 03 liner i see has a special place in my heart!!! and yeah we are pretty similar in that🤭🤭

i just get angry when i do it but it also calms me in some way idk dude it's a whole mess lmao😔THATS MY PROBLEM AS WELL but i'm trying to learn whenever i get impatient to just leave it and continue when im in the mood again!!! ahh writing is hard tbh so u have all of my respect actually!!! like every time i have to write something i just rush it and never look back on it cuz i cringe so much🤣so genuinely hats off to u!! (and i also saw what u reblogged earlier so i just want to say that i love ur storylines and how u just write the emotions and the people in them!!!) more plants are always amazing🥳🥳 i'm glad free styling works for u!! tbh i never knew how to look up how to actually take care of what plant so i think free styling is the only option🤣 thank u for wishing luck!!💘 if u tell me ur fav colors i would actually make one and just send a pic to u of it once i get back to my hobbies sometime in may (and this is an ask for help cuz i never have ideas on what colors to use.-. and i will keep it in the name of u lmao😌)

WILL SEND U ALL OF THE PIXELS OF HIM!!!!

actually being a silly like that is so fun in a way ngl (i am in the biggest parasocial relationship known to mankind with sunwoo from theboyz and i would never change that fact lmao love being silly like that) yeahhh it's so great to just see how much growth they had since then!!!🥹🥹but i genuinely don't understand how they just get better and better each time they do a cb:o

GOOD LUCK WITH UR EXAMS!!!!!! they are more important than that drabble so I HOPE U WILL DO GREAT IN ALL OF THEM!!!

thank u🥹🥹🥹u are not pressuring me at all so thank u for that as well🥹💞and also thank u for welcoming me with open arms!!! i think i get closer to getting of anon every time i send an ask/reply🫡

no problem cuz i'm also very late with my reply so sorry😟 exams suck so much!! i hope u will only have better weeks than that then!!! i hope u are doing well as well and that u will ace all of ur exams!!😌💗💖💓 (liebestraum anon🥳💞💗)

bro thats me with art omg 😭😭😭 its like a weird mix of rage impatience but at the same time relaxation and creativity altho i havent drawn or done any art in ages 😔💔 SJSJS sometimes when i read back my work i cringe too,, esp my older fics but considering that i write the content i wanna see i read my own fics sometimes LMAO so theres that. thank u so much for complimenting my storylines and emotions i think those are the two main things i focus on in my writing 🥺💓 also my fav colors and combos are literally anything + white (esp black, red and blue) and also cream, sage green and shades of gray 😌😌 keep it and wear it like a declaration of love to me /j

now. to the topic that i already hinted at during our convo on my main- our similar taste because tell me why am i the biggest bitch for sunwoo i dont fucking stan the boyz??? LOOK AT THIS DJSJSJSK

i fully support your parasocial relationship with him i am actually your biggest fan 💓 BUT SUNWOO IS A DEVIL EVERY TIME I SEE HIM I HAVE TO TAKE A MOMENT BC OH LORD-

thank u!!! i have one final down (got an A from it ❤❤❤) but i have 5 more to go and it only gets more difficult LMAOO so ill be back to writing in june hopefully :')

DJSJS was actually so glad to see u on mosviqu too i am happy you are getting more comfortable 💓 hope youre doing well im cheering u on always!!

[roycappsus]

Bro yes

I can't imagine what Roy must feel being in that situation, like in the back of your mind you know it's wrong but you don't say anything because you don't know what could happen

If Roy is that age and didn't know it was wrong, that means it's been happening since a very younge age. And having your friends tell you this would be well... You know. Shocking and unbelievable.

Also off topic kind of, I love ur art style 👍👍♥️

CW/TW implied s/a

imagine being the one asked that question, how would you even respond?? and imagine being the one asking it, having your friends look at you that way and not understanding why. was thinkin bout it

(by the way, i do consider this to be a part of roy's character that id like to discuss or explore. but i dont want to be disrespectful, infantilizing, or just straight up corny and stupid about it. so if i do something wrong, tell me, i wont behead you or something LOL im aware its a sensitive topic and theres quite a big deal of people in this community who treat it terribly. i dont want to be one of them)

[su1sul]

Su1Sul’s Culture Legacy Challenge

Rules: 

Lifespan should be set to normal

No supernatural sims (ex: mermaid, vampire, alien)

Money cheats are okay to use if needed 

Your spouse and friends do not have to match your culture

If you edit this challenge and repost it, please give me (@su1sul) credit for the original :) (tag me too so i can see if u want!!!)

If you do this legacy challenge, put ur posts under #su1sulsculturelegacy so i can see

Theme your sims and their homes based on their culture (optional, but it would make it more fun)

Generation One: Italian

You were born in a city full of music, art, and food (lots of food). Watching everyone around you always cooking new types of foods and creating recipes has always been an interest of yours. When you turned 18, you decided you would move to a new city in France and dedicate yourself to opening up a restaurant and making the best Italian food you can make, honoring your heritage. Luckily, you meet the right person with similar interests and spend the rest of your life with them. 

Traits: Ambitious, Self-Assured, Foodie 

Aspiration: Master Chef

Career: Culinary

Goals:

Master culinary career, and Master Chef aspiration

Master cooking, and gourmet cooking skills 

Marry your best friend, accomplish soulmate relationship with them

Have at least 4 good friends 

Generation Two: French

Being born in a family full of food, and passion, you always found an interest in art. Growing up in France surrounded by all types of artists, you set your goals to be art-oriented. Despite your parents always encouraging you to follow your dreams, you try to think of what would be more realistic as a career option for you, so you spend most of your young adult life in the business career and working retail.

Traits: Art Lover, Loner, Non-Committal 

Aspiration: Painter Extraordinaire 

Career: Retail Employee, Business, Painter

Goals:

Never get married 

When you become an adult, quit your job to join the painter career

Master Painter Extraordinaire aspiration and Painter career

Master painting skill

Become a (at least 3 star) celebrity 

Generation Three: British

Watching your mother/father be drooled over by interviewers and writers, you liked what you saw immediately. No, not the celebrity status he/she had, but the person asking the questions and getting the answers. You always loved to find out secrets, even though you were terrible at keeping them. Sitting in front of a computer day and night, writing about topics you loved AND being paid for it sounded like a dream. Being a parent wasn’t ever in the plan, but you tried your best to be there for your child and love them the most you could. Trying to keep a stable relationship with the father/mother of your child was never easy because of how focused you were on your career. 

Traits: Childish, Lazy, Creative

Aspiration: Bestselling Author

Career: Writer/Journalist 

Goals:

Have a distant relationship with your only child

Master Writer career in the journalist branch and Bestselling Author aspiration

Get engaged, and then break up with him/her

Never meet your grandchild, or any of your child’s boyfriends/girlfriends

Master writing and logic skills

Generation Four: American 

You were never close with either of your parents, and got used to being alone. You seeked attention from anyone and everyone. Dressing up in different clothes and costumes as a child had always been important to you, except you couldn’t show them off to anyone except your mirror. As a teenager, you went out a lot wearing the latest styles, and trying to meet people with the same love for fashion as you had. When you met your best friend, she introduced you to social media. Something clicked and you become rapidly obsessed with posting outfits on your Simstagram. You had finally gained fans, real people who loved you and your style. As much as you wanted to be the best fashion influencer on social media, you also wanted to be there for your children’s every move. 

Traits: Gloomy, Outgoing, Good

Aspiration: Leader of The Pack

Career: Style Influencer

Goals:

Have at least 3 relationships before getting married

Have 2 or more outfit selections for each clothing category when modifying in cas (ex: hot weather, athletic, party)

Become a B-Lister celebrity with a good reputation

Live in a different world than the one you grew up in

Make donations to charities every time you are asked to

Master parenting, and photography skills

Complete Style Influencer career and Leader of The Pack aspiration

Generation Five: Spanish

Your parents always were very inspiring to you, you wanted to be just like them. You loved to dance and sing around in your room all day wearing your parent’s most amazing style creations. You strived to be the most perfect singer/dancer in the world. Luckily, having a parent with such a high status in the celebrity world, they helped you achieve that goal by bringing you to all the VIP parties in town with them. Being so loving and devoted to your career, you didn’t find much time to spend with your family. Although trying your best to be as good of a parent as yours was to you, you didn’t have that same motivation they did. 

Traits: Cheerful, Perfectionist, Dance Machine

Aspiration: Musical Genius

Career: Entertainer/Musician 

Goals:

Master singing and dancing skills

Complete Musical Genius aspiration, and Entertainer career

Have 2 or more children with your spouse, get divorced as an adult

Become a global superstar

Be best friends with your parent from generation 4 

Generation Six: Swedish

As much as you liked being in a theatre watching your parent sing and dance on stage, you never wanted to be inside… anywhere. You spent all of your time outside, and when you were inside, you were begging your parents to let you have a dog. The only thing in the world that made you happy was the idea of having your very own best friend! Best friend as in a dog, of course! You wanted to take care of your environment and love it as much as you possibly can. Being connected to animals and nature was your top priority all the time. 

Traits: Dog Lover, Loves the Outdoors, Vegetarian 

Aspiration: Freelance Botanist 

Career: Conservationist 

Goals: 

Master gardening skill

Complete Freelance Botanist aspiration, and Conservationist career

Have at least 5 animals within your lifetime (2 or more must be dogs)

Live in Sulani, on an off the grid lot

Never get married or be in a relationship 

Have only one child

Generation Seven: Indian 

While your parent couldn’t stop talking about animals, and nature, you were focused on your schoolwork. Helping others was always very important to you, and you loved to learn. Having children always seemed very exciting to you, but your career and education would always take first place. You worked a part-time job to afford college since the start of high school since your parent didn’t approve of it, and after graduating, you achieved being able to work at your dream job.

Traits: Unflirty, Bookworm, Genius 

Aspiration: Renaissance Sim

Career: Babysitter, Doctor

Goals:

Be a straight A student through grade school, and high school

Go to college immediately after high school in the biology or psychology category, live in a dorm, and date your roommate 

Work as a babysitter through high school, and college. (After graduating, quit and join the doctor career)

Complete Renaissance Sim aspiration and Doctor career

Have twins (cheat for this) and marry your boyfriend who you met in college 

[necros-writing-stuff]

oooooooooohh nooo thats so cute :(((( what u said abt young eden is so true omgg. they r also def the type of kid that brings stray cats n dogs 2 their home. so evrytime the orphanage carataker hears a meowing or barking inside they r like "gdi eden not AGAIN!!" but it wouldnt stop them lol. they r the type that r immune to scolding. after finishing wth being scolded theyll go back 2 do exactly what they r told not 2 do. oh n also they enjoy rough playing. so on top of being covered in dirt or mud, theyll always have bruises n scratches from getting into fights or just from falling or running around. also they have a habit of like, suddenly disappearing (maybe 2 the forest which makes them hard 2 track).

and lol ye i saw it, it made me go hmmm, a true missed opportunity. eden wouldnt let the chance pass. im manifesting a future update where we could give them oral spiderman style 🙏

a bit off topic but i was wondering if u have any ideas or hcs about eden n baileys relationship/friendship?? idk. eden being slightly aggressive n mad at u after they rescue(???) u from bailey when u miss ur payment kinda throw me off ngl. bc they dont act that way when they rescue you from remys farm or the asylum. like, wtf is going on??? idk. its a bit of head scratcher for me.

Ooooo boy Eden and Bailey's past is something I often think about.

Under a cut for sheer length

Okay so I think they are about the same age (late 20s to early 40s) and that they grew up in the orphanage together.

I think Eden was there since very young/birth, but Bailey came later.

Eden not having sole primary care takers fucked up their socialising skills and they felt more comfortable on their own (read:fear of abandonment).

Bailey I think came from a really abusive impoverished home, and thats what made them obsessed with money. They have a weird vendetta against their birth parents to be 'better' than them.

Eden had a stray dog they cared for, but one day when they were running through the forest, a wolf got at it. Hence their 'non of these would survive in the wild' line at the pet store, and their obvious interest in puppy play.

After that, Eden started to shut off even more, being aggressive with the other kids, until Bailey started hanging out with them.

Bailey was angry to be in an orphanage and could see that Eden obviously wasn't happy, so they sort of gravitated towards each other.

Bailey was also the only other kid that didn't cry when Eden hit them.

They're the only two people that know each other's birthdays, besides anyone who looks at their very real legal documents.

As they hit puberty and start growing, they get competitive. Both are rather controlling, so they make a ton of bets against each other. One of them being who can lose their virginity the fastest.

Eden is rather blunt at asking, scaring a lot of the potential partners off, while Bailey is smoother about it and of course wins the bet.

Some fellow orphans start going missing, making everyone uneasy.

This is also when they start noticing the rampant sexual assualt in town, travelling as two most of the time so they can fight people off easier, if needs be.

Terrible at school. Eden was great at English, decent at history, but good luck making them show up half of the time. Eden had a talent for art, however, particularly carvings.

Bailey was there to socialise and steal lunch money, but they had okay grades.

If this is set in England, they would have gone to a secondary school with a sixth form. This means ages 11-18 as students, and I hc that when they were in year 7 (1st year of secondary) Leighton was in sixth form (years 12 and 13). They did not get along for the brief time they would meet in the halls.

I also think Eden would have dropped out in year 11, at age 16, and probably had an apprenticeship with a woodworking company (explains making the coat rack and love seat).

Bailey starts getting into more and more criminal activities, dragging Eden into them too, until a local crime boss notices them. The boss takes Bailey under their wing, thinking Eden won't be right for the job.

Instead they ask Eden to get a job at the police station and help them get further footholds there, that's how Eden has all of those collars (inspired by that one anon), and possibly their rifle. Alternatively, Eden leaves for the military and comes back later.

It works, and they end up covering a lot of their tracks. It's probably around this point that Landry does a few smaller jobs around the place and starts hearing about the Boss' new protégé.

They both have money now, for the first time in there lives, and this is when their differences start to show.

Bailey wants more and more, where as Eden wants to be comfortable.

Bailey fits into the mobster life fairly easily, but instead of the drugs that a lot of the others peddle, Bailey specialises in extortion and blackmail.

They slowly end up getting quite a few powerful figures under their control, and when the boss dies and Bailey ends up in charge of the money? They buy the orphanage.

I think Bailey might have cared for the orphans at one point, in their own ways, but their greed got the better of them.

Working under the mob and the corrupt police has Eden start to hate and fear the town. The only place they felt safer was the forest - which was full of deadly animals. But Eden could protect themselves now.

Being tall and muscular means that Eden is often sent to intimidate or even physically hurt people, often times getting hurt as well. Not to mention when arresting people, some are rather adverse to going to jail and take stabs at them.

If I go with Eden joining the military, they come home hoping to have a familiar setting calm their nerves, but it doesn't. Working for Bailey to earn money also doesn't help, one job having them break into the police station and setting fire to their files (that's another way Eden could find the collars, think of their old dog, and take them in nostalgia).

Eden cracks when they're asked to kill someone off, only to realise its a kid. That's too far.

They go to Bailey and tell them they're done. They need an out, they're fucking miserable, barely sleeping, constantly anxious, and Bailey tries to convince them to stay at first, before realising that they could lose their best friend once and for all if they force them to stay.

So they start planning together what Eden should do, and eventually come up with the cabin. Bailey has Quinn/their predecessor in their pocket by this point, so some cash and threats have some builders help make it, including running water.

When in town, Eden supplies Bailey with animal furs for custom coats. Bailey gets Eden new books, cans of food, more bullets. And if you miss your payment, Bailey eventually gifts Eden with a spouse.

Eden gets angry if they 'rescue' you from Bailey cause its a reminder of the past they try to avoid, and they take it out on you. Of the fear they had as a young orphan of disappearing, something Bailey is now enforcing on more orphans. They take it out on you because violence has always been a way they've coped.

Occasionally, maybe on one of those birthdays, they sit at the lake and drink some whiskey together. They don't talk about their feelings, they're both too stunted for that. But it's comforting knowing each other is still alive and well.