#also thank you in general to everyone who has sent me nice asks and questions!

[chocodile]

Initially came because I saw the hot shark man ridge. Stayed for the masterful story you’re making. I love

Thank you! Here's a bonus doodle of Ridge, as a treat.

[izvmimi]

All Roads Lead to Love? - Chapter IV

cw: alcohol mention. melodramatic. Please see masterlist warnings. Masterlist

The highlight of your week is the fact that you get a single lead on your plan to manage little mister Minamoto based on a meta-analysis of management of children with time-bending quirks, and while it’s not exactly the same, it’s enough to give you hope that you won’t have to quell his uniqueness while keeping him safe. 

Pleased with yourself, you practically prance out of the door of your apartment, excited to meet your friends for Sunday brunch. You’ve agreed that this would be a boyfriend-free zone, which has relieved you of the concern of Camilla and Akira having to lock eyes again any longer than necessary, although perhaps it’s safer keeping you away from Katsuki than anything. There were a few things you weren’t particularly excited to forgive him for, particularly when it comes to how comfortable he was bullying Izuku in high school and being generally rude, but Runa swears he isn’t all that bad, and you reluctantly believe her. Watching him behave on television also supports the idea of maturity settling in and he was polite at your last reunion so you’re not unwilling to bury the hatchet after all. 

Your friends are chatting away, coffee and mimosas set at the table by the time you arrive. 

“Hey!” Runa beams as you slip into the seat just beside her. Camilla blows you a kiss, and you recognize a floral blouse from your last excursion already on her, as well as the earrings that look suspiciously like the ones promoted heavily by a jewelry shop Mirio did an ad for recently. 

“You started drinks without me,” you pout, but move on quickly, reaching for the menu before you. It’s an upscale place and quieter than you’re used to but are thankful for. 

“If you show up on time, there’ll be nothing to complain about!” Runa teases. You give her a sharp look, but she’s too busy deciding on something childish you’ll make fun of her for ordering. Camilla’s first question is how your dates went, and you grimace.

“Great,” you answer.

“Just great?” she repeats. You give her another look - you’re giving a lot of looks right now - and she raises her hands in defeat, then glances at Runa. Runa’s complexion is already deepening in color as she melts and you sigh. 

“Just say what you need to say,” you encourage her, and her eyes are practically watery.

“You mean it?” she asks.

“It’s not like if I say ‘don’t gush about Bakugou’ that’s gonna stop you in the next ten minutes so go ahead.” You say defeated. 

Camilla and Runa both laugh, and Runa tells you all about her date last night. You think again to the picture she sent and the bleached blonde haired girl with Izuku.

As if she can read your mind, Runa slips in that Izuku’s date and him didn’t hit it off at all, despite you not asking in the slightest.

“I mean not everyone has to fall in love with him,” you reply flippantly, and Camilla raises an eyebrow.

“That’s funny coming from Miss In-Every-Lifetime-But-This-One.”

Your eyes widen and you look to Runa who giggles.

“You told her.” Your voice is venomous, right hand tight around a butter knife. 

“You were going to tell her anyway, let’s be real.” Camilla replies. One part of you, deeply embarrassed and hot all over, wants to put her French toast up her nostril, the other, more sane part of you, realizes she’s right. Runa pats your shoulder. 

“I mean I understand. It’d be nice to see what that kid sees in other universes for me,” she jokes.

“I hope your destiny is Mineta,” you hiss. She looks shocked and you feel righteously satisfied. Popping a powdered pancake bite in your mouth, you ask, “how is he anyway?”

…

Brunch is shorter than usual, roughly about an hour of chatter about work, other friends, and love lives, but Camilla checks her clock and says she has to leave abruptly once the clock strikes 1 pm. Runa glances at her, and her excuse is made up just as fast.

“I forgot to feed my cat.”

You tilt your head at the both of them, but they’re hurrying up, and you’re kind enough to offer to foot the bill and get your money back from them later eventually. Camilla takes Runa’s hand quickly and ushers her out, and you give both of them a dumbfounded look but you receive a text message that distracts you while you wave them off, waiting for the waiter. 

Movie tonight?

Akira follows it up with a kissing dog emoji, and you snort through your nose. He hadn’t really apologized after your mini spat, and hadn’t replied to your good night text. This is presented as a peace offering, which makes you sigh. There’s no real reason to be mad at him however, so you choose to let it go, but you’re not ready to answer his text yet.

The waitress returns with another steaming cup of coffee instead of the check, which surprises you. 

“Oh, I actually didn’t order this drink-” you start but she looks confused, and you decide to laugh it off instead, nervous. You figure Camilla probably ordered something and accidentally forgot about it. Now forced to drink it as the waitress clears your other dishes, your mind drifts to your tenuous relationship and then, again your clones. 

Don’t let us convince you how to feel. 

Don’t let momentum steer you in the wrong direction.

You let out a sigh. 

When you look up, just like at the grocery store, just like at the open mic night, just like in your dreams a couple of nights ago, when the person chopping vegetables on your kitchen counter was not Akira, or another old fling, or even some random passerby in the street but Izuku, he is looking right at you again, surprised to meet eyes once again.

—

Your reaction is immediate and exaggerated.

The chair practically knocks over as you rise to your feet far too quickly, and Izuku is by your side too fast, unnaturally so, but you haven’t tipped over, and your coffee cup has rattled but hasn’t spilled.

“Hey, ___, are you okay-”

Your face turns to him and instead of shock, it’s anger. Your lower lip pulled between your teeth, eyebrows furrowed, annoyed, combative.

Izuku blinks. He didn't expect to see you here. All he had been told is that Runa wanted to meet him in person, for something, she didn’t specify what, but Katsuki had thought it wasn’t strange, and he was hoping just maybe that it was to help him out with you, and here you are, but here you’re clearly upset he’s around and…

“Why are you here?” you ask, the edge to your voice sharp as a knife. Your voice hasn’t raised, but it’s harsh; it’s not the you that politely avoids him, or nods disaffectedly to get him to stop talking to you. It’s direct, it’s mean.

He deflates.

“I… I was asked to come meet Runa here.”

You snort.

“Why won’t they fucking-”

You bite your lip again, and your nostrils flare, as you let your clenched fist drop by your side. Izuku doesn’t understand. What is it about him that you dislike so much that this scenario, him meeting you in a coffee shop after years of not speaking more than a few words, is simply unbearable to you?

“I, um… is she here?” Izuku asks. He’s taken a step back, and he’s looking around for his friend’s girlfriend and when you scoff, he turns back to look at you.

“Of course she isn’t here, did you really think-” you scoff again and cross your arms over your chest. Izuku’s eyes scan your closed posture, the fact that you’ve stopped looking at him, now looking away, barely noticing the glares and curious glances that you’re getting from other patrons now. You’re standing bone straight, planted and haven’t moved. He wants to ask you to sit, but it seems like that will only agitate you. You’re thinking about something, something distressing, he can tell, but he doesn’t know what.

“I-I’ll call her,” Izuku proposes. He pulls out his phone, but you’ve already grabbed your bag and are attempting to walk out the door. The waitress runs after you, yelling a “Miss, Miss, you forgot to pay,” which stops you in your tracks. He can see that you’re embarrassed now as you rummage through your purse, and Runa’s not picking up. He walks over, and offers.

“Hey, whatever the tab is, I can take care-”

“No.”

Your voice is forceful and he naturally recoils. Again, that natural aversion to him that comes on so suddenly so naturally. He can’t remember the last time someone disliked him so much, not since he was in middle school and Katsuki wouldn’t let him breathe. He can feel his ears warm and his heart race as you pass a credit card to the waitress, who immediately leaves the scene sensing the tension.

Izuku tries again.

“Hey, I wasn’t trying to undermine you or anything but-”

Your eyes move to him again, and for the first time, you speak truthfully, the vitriol you’ve been holding in, festering for how many years, you can barely count, pouring out all at once.

“You need to get used to people not liking you.”

Izuku looks like he’s been hit, but the dam has broken, and you can’t hold it in anymore.

“I’ve been perfectly polite and cordial to you. I don’t know why you keep showing up. Stop being nice to me and leave me alone. I have a boyfriend and I’m not interested in making new friends. Please leave me be, no matter what my friends think.” Your words are whispered in semi-hushed tones and harsh, and the message harsher.

Izuku swallows hard, made pale, his heart pounding in his chest. Rejection hurts, but something about this feels different, as though he has been told no before knowing how to form the question correctly. He hasn’t asked you for anything all these years, not much more than acknowledgement, and it’s true -  you have given him that, you’ve been nothing but kind and cordial, just disinterested. The measure of a man is his ability to accept a no graciously. Izuku can do that. He can accept this shouted plea to disappear from your sight even if he doesn’t truly understand it. 

He has never understood you. He’s always wanted to, but perhaps the truth is that he can’t.

Izuku pulls at the collar of his shirt. He’s looking around, and you’ve had the kindness to not yell but eyes are on him again.

Izuku Midoriya, number one Pro Hero and Japan’s symbol of hope, being told to fuck off forever. He takes in a deep breath, fighting the urge to cry, unsure of why he’s so emotional these days, and why when he looks at your eyes specifically, he feels as though he’s being appraised for everything he’s worth. 

“Okay. I’m sorry.”

This breaks your heart. As Izuku turns to leave, you are already regretting your outburst, a lump now in your throat. You can remember every one of your love stories, seeing it written in the fabric hanging off his back for a moment and your head begins to spin.

You’re not following the script. There is no script. You have a boyfriend. You are happy. You don’t need him. You don’t even want him. 

Your clones are happy, but you are happy. The waitress returns and asks you to sign the check. Izuku sits at your table, and calls Runa again, and you depart.

—

Runa still doesn’t pick up.

Izuku’s so wired he’s practically sweating, and he can’t remember the last time he’s been set ablaze with embarrassment and even his last battle didn’t have his heart racing like this. 

She said no. She doesn’t want anything to do with you. People are allowed to dislike you, he repeats to himself over and over again, but it’s one thing to receive hate from anonymous commenters on online forums, or have an angry citizen spit in your face - it’s another entirely to have your longstanding high school crush reduce you to nothing in a room full of people.

People are staring at him, and it’s not unusual, but he has to leave. If someone were to ask him for an autograph right now, he just might implode into himself. 

Taking a deep breath in, he licks his wounds figuratively as he’s well-practiced over years. There will be other women, even if it won’t be you. After all, perhaps this is a rebound and splitting with Ochaco hurts him more than he thinks he does. How unfair of him to redirect unresolved feelings onto you, who are no longer much more than a stranger to him?

Izuku leaves the restaurant and can still see you, arms crossed as you wait for something, a taxi perhaps, and watches you for a moment. Your hands rub the side of your arms for comfort and while again, you’re mostly perfectly still, he can practically sense the unease wafting from your body. 

He’s the pushiest person he knows, but he knows better than to scare you. He should leave, and yet he remains transfixed in place, his heart pounding as he decides how to salvage the situation. 

It cannot be as simple as you having hated him all these years. He must have done something. He remembers a cheerful you, eager to hear whatever he had to say, excited to study his Quirk, playfully messing up his unruly hair, until suddenly you weren’t. After the meta war, you’d squeezed his hand and whispered a word of thanks when his body still hurt so much, days into recovery at the hospital, that he could barely feel or hear you, and then something changed.

You sigh and murmur something under your breath, and he tunes in, concentrating all his might to hear even the faintest of clues in your voice. 

“I’m going crazy. He didn’t deserve that.”

He didn’t deserve it, but Izuku is willing to bear it. For you.

—

“___.”

Your heart skips a beat and half as you jump, then turn towards him. Stomach sinking deep, you remind yourself that you should have gotten further away, rather than hover right outside of the place you behaved poorly, but your mind was too full of thoughts that once the fresh air hit your face, you’d slowed down and let yourself recover.

“I’m sorry,” is the first thing that comes out of your mouth before he can say anything else, and then you look away, embarrassment overtaking your ability to look him in the eye. 

Izuku has his hands raised in peace as he approaches, and it’s practically ridiculous. There’s nothing you can do to hurt him, not in a million years, and you want to ask him to put his hands down, yet he has the right to protect himself the way he sees fit, you’ve only been hostile to him so far after all. 

“I feel like I’m overstepping here,” he starts, and you slowly shake your head, biting your lip, “but whatever… this is, it feels like more than indifference.”

Your eyes shift back to him, and he’s looking straight at you, and you finally register what he looks like in his entirety today. He’s dressed nicely but casually in a striped button-down and corduroy pants, as though he were joining you on brunch too, a welcome change from seeing him in his Hero suit or in a business suit for interviews. You can see a tiny bit of hair wax poorly distributed in a front lock you want so badly to fix and the deep concern for you drawn on his handsome features.

One of your greatest vices and virtues in life is your attention to detail.

You want to lie and say it’s nothing more than just a bad day, but your throat is suddenly dry. The sound of the cars passing and people bustling through the street going on with their lives continues to fill your ears, but seems to slow as you think.

There are five worlds where you’re far from indifferent to him. Where he is your everything. 

“How did I wrong you? I’ll apologize and make it right.”

And what would that lead to? You think of the ring on Red’s finger, the poorly-hidden baby bump Salty sported. You think of the affection with which your clones spoke of him, and then you think of Akira. 

You promised Akira he had nothing to worry about.

“You’ve done nothing, I just… My boyfriend gets uncomfortable when I talk to… Heroes.”

Izuku blinks for a moment, and you can see him exhale with his whole body, keeping his emotions in check. 

“... okay.”

He won’t argue with you about it, no matter how much it aggravates him. 

The lame excuse has an awful aftertaste, bitter on your tongue. The very implication that you’d stop talking to him because of a man is embarrassing enough, the fact that he won’t even bother arguing about it is somehow worse.

There is another pause where the two of you stand, and you make a terrible decision.

“There’s a good reason,” you add, finally. Izuku gives you a look and again your cheeks warm but you decide to push through. In a world of Quirks that literally bend the laws of physics, it’s not unreasonable for you to explain a disaster like this in the most clinical way possible.

“You have to keep an open mind.”

Izuku nods and for a moment, his soft demeanor disarms you. Your heart has stopped racing, and you look for the nearest coffee shop.

“Let’s sit down somewhere and I’ll explain. I have a lot to tell you.”

[not-poignant]

Hello! I read some of your reposts about importance of comments and that any can be usefull to self evaluation as author. My question - is it weird and uncomfortable if people bring too many personal problems commenting your fics? Like, do you distant yourself out from comments that bring a lot of person's drama, does it feel uplifting in the end, if comment is a lot about reader's not so happy history? Can you still feel joy from that kind of comment?Thanks for unswer if you do.Have a nice day!

Hi anon,

So, this is kind of complex. I would say the vast majority of people don't overshare at all, and when they are sharing from their lives, it's in a way that makes complete sense and is very 'contained.' I can tell they're not expecting emotional labour from me, and that they're sharing because they found a point of resonance between themselves, the story, the situation, or the character/s, or a combination of all of the above.

And like, that's a part of why I write, y'know? I want to strike up that sense of resonance in folks who relate to these characters, so when people share that it has resonated, that's like... purposeful and meaningful to me. I feel like I've made a connection. I also sometimes feel sorrowful - like when someone explains they relate to Efnisien because of abuse they've also experienced, or when someone explains that they relate to a character's chronic illness because of their own.

But I can also generally tell through tone and language that the commenter doesn't expect labour from me, they're speaking their pain into the world in a way that's like 'this is me, and here's this character, and we both share this thing in common.' In a perfect world, none of us would know what this kind of pain is like. In this world, a lot of us do, and we get to feel less alone when we read stories where we feel seen.

And that is, by and large, the general experience when readers share something personal that they resonated with in a comment.

That being said, I do also maintain very strong boundaries with people's personal matters, because I'm not someone who's 'healed and above all my own issues who is sharing what I've learned to people still going through it' I am someone who is still going through it. And often folks have no idea what kind of day I'm having or how I'm feeling when they comment, and so... on the very very rare occasion I do get a comment that feels like it's pushing for some kind of emotional labour that's beyond what I can give... I will not give that labour. I will acknowledge their comment, thank them for reading, and not...give energy I don't have to spare.

And like, honestly, 99 times out of 100, everyone is very respectful of that and even caring towards it.

I can probably count on like two hands, in ten years, the commenters who I felt had become very self-focused or what I felt was over-sharing in comments in a way that sort of...was no longer about me or the story, where they just treated the comment section as a diary instead. In those cases I tend to leave very brief acknowledgements, as a kind of 'I see this, I know this is painful, but this is not my lane, and I don't want this to be my lane.' But a more compassionate version of that.

If anything, the most personal stories, anon, come to me in Asks that are sent via Tumblr, off anonymous, so I can reply privately. These folks are usually very...aware that I might not be in the space to hear them, and are frankly the most 'if you don't have time or energy to reply please don't pressure yourself', so I feel no burden or obligation and that usually makes it easier to reply in my own time.

The ones that come to me via anon, I only reply to selectively, and that depends on a few factors. Some things are extremely personal and frankly I'm not comfortable replying because even if I did it would be to say 'I think a professional needs to handle this.' I've also - very rarely - had a few people do things that were not cool, to manipulate me into caretaking them, usually because they want the comfort feeling that one of my characters creates, and then from there thinks 'Pia made that character so they can give that to me instead.' This doesn't happen often, but it's very distinct when it does.

But that's rare! Super rare!

It might be that others read the comments of folks in fics and think 'I would never share those kinds of details about my life like that' and that's fine for them - but some folks do need to share, and want to feel seen because they felt seen during the fic, and I have no problems with that in general.

I have learned so so much about the human condition, about the fact that things that I thought literally no one would relate to are things that actually a lot of people relate to, etc. through the grace and vulnerability of the folks who comment on my fics with personal anecdotes or even just 'I've been through something like this, and I thought you showed it well / it's a painful thing to go through.'

I know a lot of authors wouldn't have much patience with that maybe? I don't know. I'm literally writing trauma recovery, mental illness and chronic illness, queerness and neurodivergence, and people going through tough times. I don't think an author ends up writing that stuff if they're generally not looking to make a connection with fellow folks who have also gone through some tough times! And even if I can't be those people's support systems, I think all of us having these ephemeral moments of effectively saying: 'Same bro' through the comments, is pretty powerful, and magical, actually.

Caveat: If a person brings personal problems into my fics with the expectation that I will then fix them, that's something I don't really do and don't enter into. That's where my boundaries are firm. Sometimes I won't even acknowledge those kinds of situations at all. If a person reads something for free and then seeks to obligate a complete stranger into being their support or therapist, there's a much bigger issue going on there that isn't my business, and I generally will maintain significant distance in those situations.

TL;DR - I don't think I'd write these stories if I didn't want to make connections with folks who have also gone through some hard times. The vast majority of people who bring up personal stuff aren't necessarily bringing me 'joy' - but I don't just look for joy in the comments, anon, I also look for connection, resonance, moments of feeling less alone, and sometimes that's not easy, but it's still very special. As for the very rare occasions where someone wants me to personally hold their hand, I step back, because a) that's not my job, and b) I don't think folks realise sometimes just how much proverbial hand-holding I need as well lol - I might sound like I have my shit together, but I do not.

[the-cheapskateler-show]

“We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a very important message…”

((Everything beyond this point is out of character!!))

Hello everyone, Cheapmod here! Many of you reading this probably have not met me, so hello! Nice to meet you! 👋 You can call me Py if you’d like!

Right off the bat, I just want to make sure nobody worries since this post got kinda long. Here’s the gist of it!: Cheap’s blog is going to be continuing! It has not ended, and it won’t be for some time. I want to thank you all for sticking around and giving this blog so much love, and I encourage you to seek out additional askblogs you would enjoy cause there are many out there to love!

Okay with that out of the way, some further context for that and other things I just wanted to take the chance to say while I’m speaking out of character.

First, Im so sorry to anybody who’s been worried about Cheap, the state of this blog or me. I promise, we are both okay and this blog is continuing!

I just took an unanounced break from ALL my projects to focus on approaching art and writing more healthily. I was on break for longer than I thought I might be but I have not stopped thinking of Cheap and all of you out there. I am planning on returning to bring Cheap back to everyone soon! As a heads up, I will be experimenting more with the art style for this blog just to see if I can make things a little more quick and fun for myself!

As for the esteemed host of the show, Cheap is doing just fine! Nothing has happened to him since the last update. I would like to note that the real life passage of time will not always affect him. I will need to take breaks like this every now and then for my own sake and other priorities. If that happens, we will generally pick up right where we left off! I’ve also got many fun and interesting things planned for this blog, so I couldn’t possibly stay away for too long!

Now for something very important…you guys!!

I cannot thank you all enough for the incredible reception Cheap has recieved!! It means so much more to me than I can possibly express in words and seeing every last bit of it has really warmed my heart 🥺 Thats why its very important that I come back and make sure all the wonderful questions, comments and compliments you’ve sent in are responded to and addressed in time!!

As WELL I am so delighted that I have been seeing some incredible pieces of fanart from you guys!!!! I REALLY want to thank you each individually as i have been doing so far!! The reason I haven’t said anything yet about any fanart is because I want to give each one the dedicated attention it deserves!!! And that will be coming soon and coming first with the continuation of the little intermission we started on for giving these works a highlight!

All fanmade creations will be tagged as: #viewer-art-showcase! and I encourage everyone to check out the pieces there and especially the artists behind them!! I will be providing a link to this tag for easy access in blog description soon after this post goes up.

Another thing I’d like to mention before I wrap up here is I am posting this on an significant day for Cheap! On this day, Nov. 26th 11 years ago, I started Cheap’s first blog! With some hiatuses and pauses in-between, Cheap will have been around for 11 years. I can hardly believe it! I’m very happy to be running his blog again with this little revival here and Im so happy I made a character who has had a chance to develop so much and endured as one of my favorite OCs. It is in large part thanks to all the support and attention he’s received through all these years across all his blogs that I bring him to you all today and im so grateful to all new and longterm fans. I hope you will all continue to enjoy Cheap’s shenanigans as much as I do! Thank you!!

Lastly, I just want to encourage everyone reading this to check out ANY of the other ask-blogs that Cheap interacts with on here! I realized its not very easy to visit these blogs due to the way i’m answering asks with screenshots, so I will go back and provide @ mentions and links to previous posts.

But better yet, there are SO many awesome askblogs out there to discover well outside his blog so make sure you don’t miss them!! A great place to check out is the #lerkimpails tag for new and returning askblogs! If there are any other newer specific tags for askblogs in use that you know of, feel free to drop those in the replies of this post-im still a bit of a fandom oldie here… heh heh.

There are so many creative askblogs out there to discover and meet and they can all always use more attention and asks. This fandom and even this little corner of it are what they are because of the collective efforts of everyone on this platform inspiring and supporting one another, so be sure to make others feel welcome and appreciated and just go enjoy what they have to offer!!

Thank you everyone for reading this far! I mostly want to leave the hosting on this blog to Cheap, so there wont be many OOC posts like this, unless theres anything i really gotta clarify. Still, you will find me around in the tags now and then for sure. 🦋✨

We will get this show a-rolling again real soon! Hope to see you all then!

Cheapmod-Py

[ryuichirou]

Piss-related questions

I could have named this post “latest comic related questions” or “toilet related questions” or even “urinating habits related questions” (piss headcanons??), but I just know I’ll never get an opportunity to name anything “piss-related questions” ever in my life again, so I’ll indulge myself this time.

But yeah, if you sent me an ask about our latest comic, I’ll reply to you here!

But first I want to mention that I’m super happy with how much you liked it. We had a completely shit-posting discussion about everything that’s going on in this comic after another piss-related comic we posted some time ago, so it’s kind of a sequel to that. I honestly thought that we wouldn’t do anything with it, because we, as always, have too much other stuff to draw, but we were having a really bad day and making a stupid comic felt like the only thing that was meant to happen that day (and I was emotionally incapable of drawing anything good).

We love making stupid stuff. And it’s always fun when other people find it funny lol

Alright, let’s boogie

Anonymous asked:

They literally just went to the comfort room just while Idia about to go his business XD. Also imagine that Azul, Jade, and Floyd only doing it because they are in the ocean and who knows where they did it. I feel like Ortho is glad he doesn't have to experience this problem from them given how insane they are doing it. Ruggie make sense given his environment.

Ortho really told Idia’s bottle-pissing secret to the worst people possible, the entire school knew about it after just 2 minutes lol Normally they would keep a secret to use it as blackmail, but the Tweels found it way too hilarious, and Azul found it way too scandalous to ignore…

Jade and Floyd really are kind of chaotic because of their oceanic background, but Azul really tries to be a proper good land-boy!

I want to make a joke about Savanaclaw boys having interesting habits in general, but I’ll stop myself.

And Ortho, well… he really is glad, he recorded a lot of useful data that day. Unfortunately. 😔

marisunnycest asked:

i love how vil's art style become simpler as he utters shameful, it really describe a deep feeling of i can't believe that guy is a house warden while pissing on bottles

Yessss lol Vil is SO DISAPPOINTED… He really felt powerless for a moment there.

Anonymous asked:

THE SINK?? JADE???

Wink wink

And the best thing? Everyone is going to think that it was Floyd who did it.

Anonymous asked:

I gotta know now....did Silver take after his father's unique bathroom philosophy....are Sebek and Malleus too prim for the shower....

Stay strong, Anon, I’m here, I’m with you.

Unfortunately, it’s very likely that Silver shares his father’s unique bathroom philosophy, as much as a lot of other things in life… He probably used to have an outhouse when he lived in the forest though, but then again, he also had the entire forest. “Remember, Silver, the world is your urinal” – Lilia Mufasa Vanrouge, possibly.

But Silver also doesn’t like it when Lilia pees in bottles. This just doesn’t feel right, so he’ll likely try to discipline his father about this…

Sebek has parents that taught him good manners though, so he would never… admit to it, but he does pee in the shower sometimes. But he’d be super ashamed to admit it.

Malleus doesn’t do it in the shower, and he is aware of Lilia’s philosophy. Just another Lilia-related thing for him to sigh about…

Anonymous asked:

The toilet/shower/(sink?!) comic is a lot haha! But now I wonder if Kalim uses the toilet, the shower or Jamil-? (Forgive me Jamil for making your life more miserable in my head)

I’m sorry, Anon! But also, thanks, I’m happy! lol

I see what you did there, and I wink back at you because yes, Jamil is a very nice alternative indeed. I’m not even sure if this is a kinky scenario or a completely cursed one… either could work terrifyingly well with these two lol

To answer your question, Kalim, surprisingly, uses the toilet. He doesn’t think twice about these things, this is just what he is used to! He is also a little bit squeamish sometimes at very random moments.

But then again, he has his own golden urinal in his dorm, of course he’s going to use it.

I actually drew Kalim-Jamil comic about this exact topic today…

Anonymous asked:

This question keeps haunting me ever since I saw your latest comic so here we go: where the heck does Lilia pee? (somehow I'm both curious and scared of the answer lol)

Anywhere and everywhere he finds convenient, Anon~ We’ll never know the full list, and this is truly for the best.

But he does share Idia’s habit of pissing in bottles and cans when he’s too busy or lazy. And if you try to address that, he’ll just say that he is used to way worse and that kids these days are way too precious about these things.

One person in our twitter comments also hinted that Lilia uses Idia and... yes

Anonymous asked:

real talk though, "sink" is such a valid answer. hear me out

I knew it. I knew we would find at least one person who would use a sink lol

Well, sink is just a very tall bidet… in a way… if you squint…

[zahri-melitor]

Crossposting but I just finished my 2023 Fic Roundup and Analysis.

I often end up doing these late, so look at me getting this out in January for once! (Didn’t want to put it out in December while I was still publishing)

Previous years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

I like to ask myself some questions about what I've written in the past year. Here's my thoughts.

Stories published: 13

Fandoms published: 3 (technically if you look at my AO3 tagged fandoms for the year it’s 8, but I’m just going to group all the DCU together).

It’s ended up being my biggest year in terms of story output; being back in a fandom which is causing me brainrot as far as prompts go and where I have a bunch of mutuals has definitely been helpful for the writing. My longest finished fic ever is now 24,306 words, and I’ve cleared 40k this year. 

In terms of my all time stats: I’ve got three new stories in my top ten as far as kudos go (at 5,7 and 9 as I write this): all the Vorkosigan has dropped below 10th now.

Most popular story: there’s an endless road to rediscover. Given how I wrote this then fussed worrying for several months over what its reception would be, I’m glad it went well, especially as it was my first time tackling Damian characterisation and I wasn’t confident with him yet. It’s doing better than I expected, ranked next to everything else. 

Favourite story written: Um. Hmmm. Part of me wants to say Orange Juice, because I just really enjoyed how fast that one came together, but really it’s the picture frames have changed and so has your name, no question. My most ambitious project, the source of so much brainrot and theorising. The day I figured out how the solution to ‘what happened to Dick’ (because that was the last big moving piece that came together to make the story work - the solution) was a wonderful one, because I kicked my feet with delight and then had to work really really hard not to reveal the secret to everyone I immediately wanted to tell how clever I was. I was SO SMUG.

Best reception: the picture frames have changed and so has your name definitely gets the award here. Everyone was super nice about it, I got to see so much theorising, it’s currently sitting on 116 comment threads, and honestly all the support to push through and get it written was worth it. Came out so good! You were all really generous!

Favourite underrated story: Tea for Two. I just like the balance of how much stuff I layered into it and that it was detailed enough I sent someone who I KNOW is hugely into No Man’s Land scurrying off to the comics to check I had got certain details correct. It was a fun write with very specific goals to hit, and stylistically exactly what I like doing. I also love the concept of the Mother’s Day series and am thinking through what additions I want to make to it in 2024. 

Favourite title: I actually really enjoyed some of my title choices this year, but I absolutely cannot go past I’ll hold your memory in my hands tonight in terms of title. I came up with it, then I giggled, then I thought about how dark the joke was, then I giggled again. Helena held the thank you letter from Tim! Barbara held the plushie of Tim! Dick held Tim’s brain! I’m so awful.

Hardest story to name: bones of a dinosaur, bones of a city I honestly did not know what to call this story, so I ended up essentially opting out of naming it. I think it works, and has joined the storied realms of ‘story titles I’ve invented quotes for’.

Themes I noted in my stories this year: ‘Let’s write about mothers and sisters’ popped out a lot. There’s a lot of death (and discussions of deaths), which unfortunately ties back into the mothers and sisters thing. And a lot of Tim and his relationships with his older siblings: Dick, Barbara, Helena and Cass.

Commentary: well look who fell back into DC fandom and wrote fic. The bunnies attacked and the fandom itself enjoys short stories. On top of that I had, hmm, two ‘sort out the draft I have sitting here and publish it’ stories that went out this year. Becoming Miss Burgeson had been hanging around as an idea more than a story since I finished Invisible Sun in 2021, because not only is Rita Douglas a fascinating character, but also there are SO MANY identity shenanigans over the years in the Burgeson family. Erasmus’ comments on being a Burgeson in particular were the heart of the fic (because everyone forgets Erasmus ALSO is an assumed name). Nobody using the name was born into it and everyone chose to adopt it as a cover. Now Rita’s not nearly the most complex figure here (Miriam’s name situation is even wilder), but due to the complexities of Miriam/Helge’s names, Rita acquired three extra surnames by the transitive nature of being Miriam’s natural daughter. Actually I SHOULD sit down and work out what Rita’s braid name should actually be. I also dusted off Just Skate Figures enough to post the main bits of it, because I was tired of not having the Axel and Minami scene, at least, posted where other people could enjoy it. 

[outsiders-owen]

HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII APO

:D

How are you doing! being out of prison and all must be nice!We can ask you questions now so i have a few. hope you dont mind!!!!

Whats it like being a demon? Do you have voices? Whats your biggest dream/what you do want to do most when out of here? What do you think would happen if someone other than Owen found you? What do you remember from before the maze? How do you cope with everything thats happened? do you regret pulling the lever? Do you miss anyone? Whats you favorite color?

Sorry i got excited! Im a HUGE fan.

-Salt voice

Oh! Um! I didn't realize I had fans, that's... something. This is... a lot!

Yeah, Salt Voice generally has the most to say out of all the voices.

...Is that a bad thing? Are they rude or something?

Oh, no, not at all. They just talk a lot. It's refreshing. The only two voices who are ever super rude are Vex Voice and The Other Voice- and also Last Voice, I think. I haven't seen The Other Voice in a long time though, and Vex Voice has left, I think.

Okay, um, about your questions:

Being a demon is just normal for me, just like being a... Voice, I guess, is normal for you, or being a human is normal for Owen.

I do have Voices! They're mostly pretty kind to me. I think I share some Voices with Owen, actually. Some others two.

Biggest dream... I want to live in a nice house. By the- by the ocean? A blue one! Facing west, so I can see the sunset.

Apo...

What?

You know what you're doing here. Stop. I can't- not right now.

I was just saying I wanted to live in a house by the ocean.

And I'm telling you that- before you lied, Apo, don't you remember? You always said that we'd live there together. And learn to paint. We'd paint sunsets. Apo, I know you mean well, but I just...

No. Okay, I get it, I get it. Let me just... answer the questions, yeah?

Apo, I didn't mean...

No, I know what you meant. I'm just going to finish talking to Salt Voice.

I-

Your next question! I'm assuming you mean if someone other than Owen found me in his house... well, depending on who it is, one of three things would happen. I'd either be killed, sent back to prison, or they'd keep their mouth shut and help me out.

I don't remember a ton from before the maze, but what I do remember is really... muffled, I guess. I remember fishing, and a village, but that's kinda standard. I remember a war, I think? There's not a whole ton.

How do I cope with everything that happened... uh, I just... don't think about it much, I guess? I just kinda vibe. Pretend that everything is fine! It works for the most part.

Do I regret pulling the lever. I don't think I want to answer that question.

I miss a shit ton of people. I miss all my friends from the clearing who threw me under the bus as soon as they found out I pulled that lever. It really is true that everyone betrays you eventually.

Favorite color... I mean. It's basic, but red? I guess that makes sense, though. Thanks for all the questions!

[heaven-s-black-box]

Chips- Ensemble & Dan Feng's child!Reader

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Recovery date: July 15th, 2024

Description: Hello, I was reading your Dan Feng's child reader story and I was thinking about a different version where the heliobus takes the form of the reader's mother.

Notes: This work was recovered in conjunction with an anonymous researcher, we thank them for their contributions. Since reader doesn't have any memories of their mother this plays out more like that one ghost story with the guy and his dead wife than the possessions. Original is here. Prequel is here.

Word count: 928

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Dan Heng finds himself glaring at the woman two tables away; a woman who is certainly long dead. He was there, he went to her funeral, he visited her grave, and if she were a ghost, why now? Why come back now?

The woman seems completely absorbed in her book, absentmindedly snacking on a songlotus cake, but every so often she glances up and their eyes meet. She looks away just as quickly, but she also hasn’t left yet. Neither of them have left, despite Dan Heng having to order his fourth drink and she a second order of songlotus cakes.

They’d locked themselves in a stalemate, and Dan Heng was growing tired of it.

He downed the last of his drink and left, heading out onto the busy street.

It wasn’t until he turned onto a more deserted street that he picked up the second set of footsteps. They picked up in speed as the person ran towards him.

“Dan-”

The Vidiyadhara drew his spear and leveled it under his pursuers chin, catching Caelus off guard. Both men stared at each other with wide eyes, and Dan Heng quickly backed down.

“Caelus, what are you doing?”

“Scaring you apparently? I’m trying to find a heliobus in the area, have you seen anything weird?”

“A heliobus?”

“Ya, they broke out of Fyxestroll garden and have been antagonizing people. They’re trying to get the General to-”

“We need to hurry,” Dan Heng cut him off, grabbing his friend's sleeve and dragging him back to the main street.

Despite Caelus’ persistent questioning as they dodged through the crowd, Dan Heng offered no explanation. He dragged him along as the ghost hunter tried to round up the rest of his squad, letting them track his location since Dan Heng wasn’t explaining anything.

Eventually, they skidded to a stop in front of a house. It was very nice, expensive looking, but not overly grand.

Dan Heng stepped up to the door, raising his fist to knock, and froze. Instead, he took out his phone and texted someone.

Faint footsteps could be heard through the door, and then it was opened by Jing Yuan who looked down at the men in confusion.

“Is Y/n here?” Dan Heng breathed out, still trying to catch his breath.

“They’re out back with Yanqing, why?”

“A heliobus has taken her form.”

“Who’s form?” Caelus asked.

Jing Yuan ignored him, instead waving them inside and directed them to the back door.

Dan Heng stopped by a window overlooking the backyard, leaving Caelus confused. Through the window, he watched a child running sword drills with Yanqing. Their ears were slightly pointed, and they had small horns and a tail that swished happily behind them. They looked almost like a Vidyadhara, but Caelus could tell something was different.

“They’re fine, Dan Heng, you needn’t worry. I’ll keep a close eye on them for now, I’m sure the heliobus intends to use them as a bartering chip to get me to fight Cirrus. That won’t happen, I won’t allow it.”

Caelus turned from the window to look at his friend and the General.

“Can I please get-” He was interrupted again, this time by a knock at the door and a ping on his phone. “Oh, the others are here.”

Jing Yuan sent them to the living room as he went to collect the rest of the guests. Once everyone was settled, he offered an explanation.

“We believe one of the heliobi have taken the form of an old friend of mine. Unfortunately there’s much about her I cannot disclose, what I can say is she had a child and that child is now under my care.”

“The kid practicing outside with Yanqing?”

The General nodded, “Y/n. Dan Heng believes the helibus intends to use this form to lure Y/n to Fyxestroll garden so that I will have no choice but to fight Cirrus.”

“Were they close with their mother?” Sushang asked.

Dan Heng found himself looking in their direction as he said, “They never knew either of their parents. It has left them with many questions, uncertainty the heliobus will likely look to exploit.”

“How do you know Y/n?” Caelus questioned. “I thought… you know.”

The vague allusion to Dan Heng’s exile, and the short time he’d spent imprisoned before it, went over the ghost hunters’ heads. Jing Yuan and the Vidyadhara himself, however, caught on.

“Jing Yuan told me about them, their mother was a friend of Dan Feng’s.”

A gross oversimplification.

The group fell into silence for a moment before Huohuo spoke.

“So how do we catch this heliobus?”

“We can’t just let the other heliobus roam free while we wait for this one to strike,” Guinaifen pointed out.

“You may resume your hunt, I will contact you if something comes up here.” Jing Yuan turned to Dan Heng. “You are welcome to stay here, I’m sure they’d love to meet you.”

Dan Heng’s brows furrowed slightly as he briefly considered the invitation. “They’re in good hands. You’ve done right by them so far, and I should be getting back to the express.” He turned to Caelus. “Let me know when you catch the heliobus, please.”

“Will do.”

Everyone cleared out of the General’s house, but Caelus lingered briefly at the door. Jing Yuan could sense the question coming, and beat him with an answer.

“Give him time, the matter of Y/n and Dan Feng is one… complicated. When he’s ready, I’m sure he will tell you.”

Caelus nodded, and bid him farewell.

[sleepstxtic]

I read your fic “Parvati”, and commented on AO3. Rather than repeat all that here (I mean I could, but why? Time to stretch a little, eh), Inwould like to ask, maybe one, maybe a few, shall we say sensitivity questions.

First of all, the Healer in my name is honest. I’m an old curmudgeon, been in health care for 50 some years, and a Registered Nurse for 42 of those. People are one of my passions, or I wouldn’t have done what I have for so long.

Now the Ask: in my current WiP, I did some research because I wanted an OC who is the daughter of Padma and Parvati Patil’s older brother. Backstory: During Voldemort’s Rise (Marauders generation), he was sent to live with a brother or sister of one of their parents (haven’t codified it, could be Dad’s side, could be Mothers). So that he would be safe, and help Kees the family name alive. Does that sound about right?

Second, she knows her Aunts, she’s been to Britain to visit. In my headcanon for this fic, Padma goes into the Aurors, and Parvati strikes out on her own as an entrepreneur. The characters name is Paradeshee “Deshee” Patil. Does the diminutive sound right?

And finally, because you helped me understand the pronunciation of Parvati’s name, do you thinking would work if one of the other American characters hears the “th” when Paradeshee says her aunts name?

But of backstory for the fic: Ginny and Harry are in Washington DC, he’s attending an international law enforcement conference (with a secret magical track), and she’s doing research for a book she’s writing. Their two boys are off to Hogwarts and their daughter will start there later in the year the story is set (2019).

There is a murder of two individuals, one an Auror that works for Harry and is assigned to the Muggle British Embassy security crew; the other is an American sailor, a Hospital Corpsman who is in the wrong place at a bad time. It turns out that the Potters know Special Agent in Charge Gibbs with NCIS, on the scene of the murders because one is active duty Navy.

And much hijinks ensue.

I tried PM, and since we’re just meeting you don’t follow me. Quite right. My apologies if the ask is too forward, but I do enjoy your story about Parvati and family, and you do encourage asks.

Hello! Thank you for the ask. I'm really glad you enjoyed my Parvati fic and I am happy you are writing about a character of colour. It's always nice to see the Patil twins and their family represented in fics. That being said, I'd ask that you do as much research as you can before writing. I'd also recommend you check out @writingwithcolor for both resources and advice on how best to approach writing POC characters.

Coming to the name of your character. Please, please, please for the love of god do not name her Paradeshee. This word is a slur in the Tamil language and has casteist connotations. It's also not a name that I've ever heard any Indian woman have. There are plenty of other names you can choose from, just look online! I've linked some resources here, here, and here for you to go through about writing Indian characters in particular.

When writing an Indian character, I'd suggest first picking out which region of India they come from, because everything else, from their food habits, clothing style, traditions etc will be based on the region they come from. For example, if you wrote a character from the state of Tamil Nadu stating that they grew up speaking only the language Telugu, that would be incorrect, as people from Tamil Nadu speak Tamil as their native language. Similarly, with naming, certain names are more common in certain regions, so I'd recommend you double-check that.

About Parvati's name. I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean? Everyone will hear the "th" sound in Parvati's name if it's pronounced that way.

I understand that the name you chose for your OC was an honest mistake, so as long as you fix that in your fic moving forward, it should be okay! The plot of your fic sounds very interesting, and I look forward to seeing it posted! Good luck with all your writing projects. I wish you all the best <3

[emilykaldwen]

I dont understand why ppl want to get spoilers (that anon worrying abt aegon cheating) for fics or things in general, like, just read on and all your questions will get answered..

You told anon that abby is the only person he truly deeply loved, and yeah its obvious when reading it, but I could also imagine aegon falling in love along the way with other people he engaged with sexually, doesn’t mean he doesn’t love abby still. Maybe the love for the others wasn’t as deep or true, but just bc he loves abby doesn’t mean he cant fall in love (at least a little) with someone else too.

To be honest it doesn’t really seem like it when reading, since he really seems to only have his eyes on abby (romantically) all those years, but it wouldn’t be impossible to sneak in a second love interest for him.. would you do that in Maiden?

First off, thank you everyone who has sent nice/kind messages to me re: Maiden. I really do love my story and the only interest I'm able to tell is people who leave me comments. Thank you for making me feel less like i'm shouting into the void.

People like spoilers because they're hungry for answers. Why do you think there's so much speculation about season two of house of the dragon? And the anon who asked for the heartbreak spoiler, I didn't mind giving because I don't consider it a spoiler. I say right in the story summary that Abby and Aegon will have a Happy Ending, because in this fandom, there are a lot of stories that follow the 'rocks fall and everyone dies' plot of the book. This story isn't. I have heard of people who have been blindsided by poorly tagged stories where they thought they were getting a happy ship ending only to have the canon character like, cheat and then brutalize the OC pairing they were in. I have no problem whatsoever answering questions like this.

As the author, I'm asking you, the reader, to invest your time and emotions into the story I'm crafting. I want you to care. I want you to come along the ride with me! But this is also a fun hobby, and I know if I were a reader and then had the rug pulled out from under me, I wouldn't feel great. This is fic. This is free. This isn't a book I bought. So no, I don't mind reassuring people that Abby and Aegon are going to be okay, and that the current arc that anon was going into wasn't going to go into infidelity. If there was cheating in the story, I absolutely would tag it that way because that's an appropriate trigger. Whatever Aegon is doing during the particular arc, I do not consider it infidelity. Abby and Aegon are betrothed by outside force, but they aren't committed to each other. They're operating on that 'assumption feeling'. And there's a difference.

I think people are so capable of falling in love more than once in their lives. The idea of 'the one soulmate' is romantic as a trope, but it doesn't always resonate, you know?

I have to tease you here, Anon, because you just chided the other anon for asking for spoilers, and then asked me for a spoiler here! But I will say I already answered this question in the fic! In chapter 5:

And the love he had/thought he had for this person doesn't take away from his depth of feeling for Abby! No one person can be everything, and that's a thesis statement within the story. Aegon doesn't think he can be with Abby, so he was actively trying to move on from her!

I'm not sure if you're asking if I would consider this or if you're requesting this sort of plot. I do not take requests for plot in the story, and I hope this answered your question!

Thank you so much for your interest in Maiden! It really excites me to know that people enjoy the story, and I always love to hear about what you're enjoying and what questions you might have.

[alexanderlightweight]

Prompts are closed and I shall eagerly await next time as I am once again intrigued by the winding possibilities your writing provokes and in awe over your creativity and imagination! Hope you had fun with them all!

haha thank you! but it's not over quite yet. I still have about 30 prompts to fill over the next couple of days and I adore every single one thats been sent in. it really is an amazing experience to have so much opportunity to create and weave stories that stem from other peoples thoughts.

because while i can wonder what someone is hoping for, i know i'm never going to truly meet it and so it's this... it's this bridge of risk and reward, right?

because asking for a fic is also a risk in being disappointed and i appreciate people risking that with me.

it's why i try to remember to mention that i hope the prompter will like it. because they dont have to but i am hoping they will, it's nobodies job to like and appreciate my work, even if they've asked for a prompt. and if someone doesn't get what they want, they can always ask again more specifically. or they can avoid my page or block me if i accidentally traumatize them. and since most prompters are anon, there's no risk of public awkwardness in the risk.

and also sometimes people are worried about being judged, and sometimes the fear of being judged is more terrifying that the actual circumstances of it. i've used the anon button so many times myself because i was too nervous to use otherwise. i have social and generalized and paranoid anxiety btw so i curate my experience how i need it and hope others do too

wow i don't know the last time i slept but i have to be up in two hours so i'm gonna finish this up so i can crash since i'm going so far off the path that i'm a mountain goat.

basically uh yes, it is a lot of fun for me.

and i appreciate how many people are willing to participate and engage with me. i was not expecting how many responses i got today and it was really just, it was nice and it overflowed my brain with so much worldbuilding that I was able to zone out and just enjoy writing.

and while i do love getting comments and responses to my fics, i also am okay not getting them? i mean i prefer them but i know life is just really hard right now and everyone has limited energy and i really am just enjoying myself writing.

i'm writing to heal and lots of people read to heal. i had to take a few years of reading myself to get here

but also i am just a really tired insomiac nerd who is terrified of most social interaction but if you get me talking about a special interest i am a jackalope.

and malec has been a special interest and stayed one since 2017 which is the longest i've ever stayed interested in a pairing or fandom without dropping it for a few years. so i'm always happy for meta questions, head canon questions, specific au questions etc.

[the-black-bulls]

Hi there, friend! 😊 I hope you're doing well! You always find the most fun and interesting games! I'm really curious about your opinions so I hope it's okay if I send in a couple of characters for your character ask game. Please don't feel like you have to answer all of these if it's too much, but could you please answer: 2, 10, and 24 for Vanessa, 21, 25 and 26 for Finral, and 5, 16, and 22 for Charmy! Thank you so much!!💕

Send a character and a number/several numbers, and i'll answer:

yo! I'm doing amazing, thank you for the nice words! vanessa, finral and charmy are one of my favorite trios and I'd love to talk more about them! I'll save finral for another ask and tag you, if you don't mind, since he's been requested to me twice 👍

Vanessa:

2. When I think I truly started to like them (or dislike them, if you've sent me a character I don't like)

the second I learned she was a full-blown witch I became a fan of her instantly because who doesn't love witches? however like many other black bulls I only started to love her in the underwater arc specifically when she stepped up to help asta and noelle against vetto, back then I told myself: "she's definitly the vice captain!!"

10. Describe the character in one sentence

red thread of love personified into a family-loving drunkard!

24. What do you think is a secret they have that they never told anyone?

no-no-no, no secrets at all, vanessa is an open book and doesn't shy away from sharing her secrets to the squad, be it the silly ones or the serious ones or the depressing ones... okay, so maybe that's a result of her excessive drinking, but keeping secrets in general makes her feel like choking and all nervous, and vanessa enoteca has enough claustrophobia in her bones to deal with as it is.

however she doesn't just share her secrets to anybody, she tends to be more talkative and honest with few members depending on how serious the secret in question is.

Charmy:

5. My favorite ship of them:

I'm very torn between charmy/yuno and charmy/rill, I love both ships for different reasons and I'd rather roll all three of them into one poly-ship than pick one over the other (also charmy/harem rules!)

16. A childhood headcanon

I'm a firm believer in the feral child charmy theory and I want you all to consider the headcanon of yami braiding her hair into what will be her iconic hairstyle :D (everyone shuts up and look at this!)

22. When do you think they were at their lowest?

I wouldn't say it's her lowest, but learning that she's a half dwarf with a monster wolf living inside her grimoire all of sudden has thrown her into a fit of existence crisis... and because charmy overracts to many, many things, the squad didn't take her seriously, all except for asta who helped her to get over this phase because he's also a far cry from your normal human being and has a freaking devil inside his grimoire.

[kurlyfrasier]

You said anything, right? So... I have two characters whoshare a friend group, one is very charismatic and everybody likes her. The other is more of a rich loner. He secretly like her, but the issue is... Never written any form of romance. I don't know how to say he has feelings for her subtly. I have no idea what I am doing, and you said ask you anything.

Hello Nonny!

I am honored you sent me such a lovely Ask!

First off, I am no professional. So I apologize if this answer is terrible/cheesy advice, or doesn't answer your question at all. Also, I apologize now, this got away from me and ended up being kinda long lol

From everything I've read: fanfics, published books, advice on Google, etc... - they all have one thing in common. "Show, don't tell." I know, seems vague, right? And can be a real struggle at times, but that seems to be the common denominator.

Second off, I live this reality lol sort of. My hubby just doesn't…really…like people…in general. So I've learned a lot just by being in a relationship with him and have learned that a man of few words speaks with his actions.

Now, if you're wanting something more specific, I have a few suggestions.

Your rich loner (may I call him Loner Boy?); is he awkward and shy? Is he confident in his abilities? (whatever they may be). Does he spend a lot of time with the girl? Or does he like her from afar? Maybe have him do something nice for the charismatic girl (whom I shall affectionately call Charisma) that she doesn't know about. He's rich, yes? Does Charisma like material things? Have Loner Boy buy her something. Heck, have him buy her something anyway, just to see if Charisma does like material things (maybe he'll learn something lol). She doesn't necessarily have to know in the moment that he bought it for her if you don't want her to. Maybe Loner Boy could do something as simple as carrying something for her. Doesn't necessarily have to be something heavy, especially if he's more on the lanky side (unless he's got super strength or a crazy cool prosthetic arm or something, of course- Wait. Does he have arms?) Is he naturally a nice person? Towards everyone? If not, being nice to Charisma would show his partiality.

I have a friend who love love loves the little touches: brush of the hand, accidental shoulder/leg bumps, that sort of thing-

OMG! Does Loner Boy like reading? Does Charisma like reading? I always find it funny when a guy reads a girl's favorite book (or vice versa) despite not being much of a reader/hating the genre LOL

Anyway... Maybe he writes poems about her in a journal and she ends up with it somehow? Or the same, but with a sketchbook.

Then there's always the things we can't control among things we don't even realize we're doing until it's too late: dilated eyes, the instinct to touch the other person, staring, smiles, awkward blabbering, leaning towards each other, finding everything about them to be amazing lol and so on.

I tend to base aspects of my characters off of people I know. For example, I told you my hubby speaks with his actions more than words. So, I ask myself (sometimes I ask him lol) what he would do in this situation.

With all that being said, I also follow @dearwriters (and many others who I can't think of at the moment, sorry guys) who posts some awesome stuff about writing who would likely, and is more qualified, to give better writing advice than me. Also, I Googled and found a few promising links: Romance 101, Not Schmaltzy, and 3 Great Ways. Take note; I did not read these lol I just thought they looked promising.

I hoped this helped at least a little! Thanks for the ask! And if you decide to post your story somewhere, let me know. I would love to read it! Or tag me if you post it here on Tumblr.

Most of all, have fun writing!

[blackboxtheatrecrew]

🐾🍀🧵

Hello hello! This was sent to me for a system ask game. I have saved this in my drafts for a rainy day when I felt my blog needed more positivity. Thanks for sending this ask and waiting so patiently for a response :D I can't find the original game anymore sadly but I did put in what all the emojis went ahead of time, thankfully!

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🐾 Is your system mostly human or inhuman members? Somewhere in between?

I would honestly say it definitely feels like close to a 50/50 balance of human and nonhuman members, but the actual numbers might say differently. We have many different types of folks here, and while there's a lot of non-humans, but a good deal of human folk here as well. There's also some who's connection with humanity is blurry. It's nice to have all these different perspectives up here.

🍀 Do any system members practice a religion or belief system? What about spirituality?

It's funny you should ask that, as we had a member go through questioning her religious beliefs lately. We are collectively ex-Christian, and a lot of us are atheists or eclectic witches. This system member in question was considering returning to Christianity. While we support/supported her journey, I'm glad she concluded she didn't want to return to the church or Christianity, as we have trauma related to that religion.

Some spiritualities that stand out to me is TT:Miyurn and 🐛Gamzee, as they have the same source and more or less the same religion, but one of them has left the Church of the Mirthful Messiahs while the other hasn't, which makes how they actually practice their faith different and interesting. TT:Miyurn (before he went dormant(?)) would paint for the Mirthful Messiahs, while 🐛Gamzee, to my knowledge, is a lot more comfortable with internal expressions of devotion. 📍Rose is another member here with an unconventional faith, as she worships the horrorterrors in exchange for his dark powers. He used to leave offerings and things to charge in pitch blackness. It's very interesting to me&

Overall, we do try to give system members the space to practice their spiritual beliefs if that's what they want.

🧵 How does your system handle the body's / vessel's appearance? Does everyone dress the same, or is there a broad range of styles?

I'd say whoever dresses us generally gets the say in what we wear, lol. It used to be up to the host, and then he tried to get more input from others, and now we don't really have a host anymore, so it's kind of a free-for-all. We generally dress alt and have a lot of fandom things we like to wear. When we dress, it feels more like dressing a singletsona rather than ourselves if that makes sense. Internally our fashion senses vary, but I'm glad it hasn't made dressing too much of an issue-- aside from when some clothing choices of some system members sometimes make others dysphoric. Oops.

Admittedly, it would be nice to dress more that feels like us individually, but that unfortunately takes a lot of time, energy and money that we don't have. We have been thinking about getting personalized Kandi bracelets that we would swap based on who's fronting. I hope we get to make that idea a reality at some point :]

Side note: I just remembered a few system members here used to wear wigs that looked more like their hair in system, and one of us had a favorite pair of shades that I think he felt a lot more like himself when he wore them. We don't really do things like that anymore and cope with the body being different in other ways. Idk if that's a good or bad thing, kinda miss it. We're more functional than we used to be, but sometimes some of it feels like at the cost of being able to express ourselves :/ something to think about, I guess. I hope that we as a system can find our way to expressing ourselves in a healthy way while keeping all the other progress we've made since those days.

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Thanks so much for the questions! If I still had the system ask meme link, I'd put it here in case anyone else wants to ask us something. Since I can't find it though, i may just reblog another one later d:

🪳Maker (& 🧨Tate(?))

[starboard-devlog]

Post #8

Hello everyone!

It is finally time for a new update!!!!

What Have I got done in this time?

In the time from this post from the last I’ve managed to get 10 character’s reference sheet’s done which means all the important characters as of know have one! As well as making some minor and somewhat major design changes to some characters such as Marella who now has a whole new fit!

I’ve changed this woman’s design so many times at this point but I feel as if I have finally gotten on one I like the most!

There was another character that I made a change to but I don’t believe I’ve even mentioned her on this blog yet! So I’d like to introduce the sister of Pint Gally!

Gally will play a very important role in the story later on so watch out for that!!

I also wrote the background for Pint’s family and their town “Elsh”. Pint’s parents don’t really play a big role in the story for the most part, but are a catalyst for the story beginning in the first place!

Pint’s mother Gloria will show up again towards the end of the story, so it’ll be a while until you see her after her initial introduction.

Also in this time I’ve been able to make the logo for Starboard!! I think it looks really nice.

I also figured out in this time that if my estimate is right Starboard will be at least 9 chapters! The layout of the chapters being an opening from a different character’s perspective whom isn’t in the crew and then the rest of the chapter will return back to the crew and their shenanigans.

At the end of each chapter there will be another perspective switch but to Gally on her journey to find Pint after the events of the prologue.

I also really like the idea of there being a little intermission after each chapter for a little Q&A session with the characters from the comic where readers can ask the characters questions! I stole that idea from cucumber quest…

Also in this time I’ve been doing a lot of art for starboard in general, concept and potentially promotional.

I’ve also considered making a Tiktok in this time to promote Starboard? I’m not really sure the best way to go about spreading the word, but Tiktok seems like a good place to do that.

So that may be coming soon potentially???

But enough of all that, it’s time for the biggest announcement of this post!

The Big Thing

So in the time between now and the last blog post I’ve been cooking up a spin off of Starboard! Starboard: Sporadic Static.

You may be wondering why I’m creating a spin off for a webcomic that’s not even out yet? Or what will this even be about? And those are good questions!!

So first, the reason I’m making Sporadic Static in the first place is to practice my comic creating skills as well as experimenting. I took that advice from every webcomic creator ever to create a smaller comic before making your big story. Also I thought it would be fun in the meantime before Starboard actually starts coming out!

But to answer the second question on what it’s even about, it’s about the characters Ambria, Hoity, and Jan! I’m sure that made a majority of people even more confused so let me elaborate.

Ambria is the sister of Marella and she has a small crew of 3 including herself. Their role in the main Starboard story is essentially to be an annoyance to the main crew as they’ll be attempting to sabotage them every chapter.

Sporadic Static will be a non canon episodic comic where these 3 get into random nonsensical predicaments that I come up with in my head! The first part being about them being sent to a kitchen and simply being told to bake!

I think Sporadic Static will be a great time and I hope you enjoy reading it when it comes out.

But that rises the question of, when is Sporadic Static coming out? And the answer to that is, TOMORROW!!

The First Pages Starboard: Sporadic Static Are Coming March 30th!!!

I hope to see you there!

(Links to the comic will be provided tomorrow)

Thanks for reading!

[sassypotatoe1]

AITA for telling a contact that his press release is wrong and that it likely won't be published

It's all I'm anxiously thinking about so here's the tea. I also hate reddit so y'all can have it ig.

So this guy sends this press release (titled press realise) to me about his opera event which, according to this realise is the first opera event ever held at this venue (which is a huge old venue that has had many a concert) and it's just riddled with spelling and grammar mistakes and inflammatory statements that I can't verify. So naturally, I put the release through, but our fact checkers highlight factual errors and ask me to advise.

Now I don't have a clue about the things they noted, so I ask my editor what to do. She tells me to just ignore the whole thing because it wasn't even sent to her.

Me being me, I decided to be nice and let the guy know that he won't be seeing his release in the paper and why. I try my best to be kind and professional and neutral. He responds with "this is personal, what's your name?" and given his terrible grammar before I figured he meant impersonal because I didn't give him my name and so I give him my name, he says thank you, and I say "of course". Because I think he meant impersonal and was just genuinely thankful that I introduced myself.

Then, he tells me his realise was signed off on and to contact the event manager because she will vouch for him. I don't have the event manager's contact details, but I do have a general manager, so I ask her to get someone to check the release for factual errors and make corrections. She directs me to the event and entertainment coordinator who tells me he never saw the release and will send it to his team for corrections.

Naturally, wanting to assure this guy, I told him that I verified his claim and that I will be getting an official release from the venue, but that I'm not sure it will be published because we prefer to publish municipal releases and some other stuff, and he would have more assurance it would be published if he submitted it as an event for the event calendar, or took out a paid ad in the newspaper.

He then goes on this tirade talking about how I want to undermine him and sow doubt "which I deed" according to him, and how if I did my homework I would have known not to attack him, and how he knows who my racist source is, which of course makes no sense to me because I didn't have contact with anyone who meant to ruin his reputation and I would show them away quite rudely if they tried.

So I tell him that I understand his grievances and that he can direct them to my editor if he wishes and that I never intended to undermine or attack him. I think it's all over and my editor would have my back because this whole time I've been trying to do what she told me and to remain professional and courteous.

Apparently not, because although everyone in my life who saw the screenshots of the entire conversation thinks I'm in the right and that I remained professional, my editor, the regional editor, and the national editor all think I was arrogant and that my behavior was unacceptable.

So basically, my question is, should I have just ignored it from the start and let my editor handle it, or am I not the asshole?