#and a few other things but they're somewhat slice-of-life-ish

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going to pretend i now only have fandoms where things are kinda fine until i find another fandom where everyone's dying and also. blood.

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Curious if there's any interest in which AU designs I should draw next (I've just been using a wheel so far lol)

Brief descriptions under the cut <3

Brief descriptions and tones:

Chivalry: Tone- medium-ish, contains darker scenes and angst, contains Pokemon death. Set in past Galar, Florian takes the role of a Prince, Kieran takes the role of an amateur sorcerer. Many Pokemon are considered bad because of their typing, things like Fire and Electric types are considered dangerous and to be avoided, things like Fairy, Dark, and Dragon types are considered even more dangerous. Most people treat Dragon types with disdain, and if able to kill them on sight, even young first stage ones. Kieran does not subscribe to this belief.

Everything I Am. : Tone - unsure yet, probably angsty but not too dark. My take on a toxic chain AU, only Florian is the one under the influence of Pecharunt. Happens because he's feeling frustrated over constantly being railroaded into stuff without even being asked. Need to flesh out more. Takes place after Terapagos.

Human Too: Tone - slice of life, somewhat light hearted but in a dark surrounding setting, little angsty sometimes. (Think story about two people running a happy farm together but their in the middle of an apocalypse sort of thing.) Has a lot of lore to it, but basically some people are born as Pokemon hybrids (no actual pokemon involved in making them) and they get treated really really badly like worse than Pokemon. Additionally Pokemon are a lot harder to catch and come by so battling isn't really a thing and places like Blueberry don't exist. Probably my most out there AU. Florian is part Rockruff.

It's (Not) My Legacy: Tone - Fluctuates. Starts at the beginning of the game so takes a while for Kieran and Florian to meet. Basically the 'battle essence' or something of all of the previous game's player characters are in Florian's mind (I'd say spirits but they're all technically still alive and also separate so idk how I'd call it.) He starts hearing them on his first battle with Nemona on the beach. As a result he knows things he really shouldn't, like types of Pokemon he's never seen before (they don't know anything but educated guesses about 'new' Pokemon though.) Kieran quickly begins to think Florian is cheating somehow and is determined to find out how.

Life, as it Were. : Tone - Fluctuates, mostly light-hearted and sort of slice of life/journey-ish. This particular one explicitly has an OC instead of Florian, but he takes the player character roll. The events of the game play out how I want to right them, and then after that OC and Kiern decide to travel together, going to other regions. In this AU the events of ScarVi happen first, and all other game's stories are shifted to have OC as the focal point. Very self-servicey but also idc.

Mechanical Hearts: Tone - Dark. Florian ended up jumping in the way of Terapagos's blast and is presumed dead. after much studying and convincing on Kieran's part, Kieran and Penny are able to create an AI Florian. The different main characters take this differently, and it results in Kieran basically being isolated in Area Zero with the AI Florian. He had studied in pokemon biology as an excuse to get access to area zero, down there under the guise that he's studying the local Pokemon. AI Florian has none of Florian's memories but most of his personality. It freaks Kieran out sometimes when he does something way too similar to Florian.

My Boyfriend My Boyfriend My Boyfriend: Tone - light. Mostly slice of life with a few heavier scenes scattered around. Basically after some Terapagos shenanigans at the Crystal Pool, it accidentally summons two other versions of Kieran. It's unclear if these are from the same time line, or from alternate realities. One of the summoned Kieran's is from between showing Florian the dreaded den and before the festival, and the other Kieran is from before the champion match but after Florian joined the BB league. Current time line is post-mochi mayhem, with applin being traded and Kieran and Florian being boyfriends.

My Screen My Heart: Tone - Light with a few darker scenes scattered. Florian ends up becoming a streamer under Iono's recommendation, being taken under her wing. With her guide he's able to become largely successful. Someone didn't like that though and ended up attacking him outside of Uva. The academy takes it very seriously and ends up silently transferring Florian to Blueberry. In this AU Kieran knows how to use and navigate the internet and is a huge fan of 'Darkitty' (Florian) he has no idea Florian *is* darkitty. Timeline wise, Florian was able to help out Penny and Arven, but had put his gym challenge on hold after three gym badges, eventually planning on streaming himself making his way up the ranks. He never goes to Kitakami, and the time machine in area zero isn't an issue as it's not as far along yet in this AU.

The Secrets We Keep: Tone- Fluctuates, mostly lighthearted. Has quite a bit of lore tied to it, but the long and short of it is that Kieran's family are secretly Zorua lines, and Florian (only him not is 'mom') is a mew. Neither of them know each other's secrets. They both still train Pokemon but because of the way they were raised neither find it weird. Kieran's family is marginally smarter than regular Zoroark line and might as well be a different species when it comes to their minds.

Un/Lucky: Tone - Dark. Easily the darkest of all my AUs. Deals with imposter syndrome, self harm and thoughts of purposeful death, and even toying with it. Florian is lucky- extremely lucky. To the point that he wins things he even knows he *should* by all means lose. Sometimes he has flashes of losing but he blinks and it's back to before he lost. No matter what he does he wins. It makes him feel bad, not good. Like nothing he does matters. Timeline wise takes place after Mochi Mayhem.

Why Are We Here? : Tone - fluctuates. A PMD AU where Florian is an Eevee and Kieran is a Deino. Typical PMD AU stuff, needing to find out how to get home. Both of them keep their full memories. Has some lore tied to it but needs to be fleshed out more.

All of them are candy apple shipping in some way because I have brain rot lol (I guess except for the OC one? I'll figure that out later idk haha. everyone' Florian's are so different they're basically OCs anyway and Iive for it tbh)

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Oat&Linseed Bread Mix

This is a dry Mix to create very dense Bread that somewhat resembles German style whole-grain rye-and-wheat-and-seeds breads in flavour and Texture.

It goes well as a Sandwich base for sliced Cheese such as young Gouda, or with Hummus, and can be reheated and Made nicely crispy in a bread slice Toaster, Up to a week after First baking it. It's also very filling, and while it's Not inherently gluten-free by Default, it can easily be Made gluten-free without changing any of the properties, by using certified-gluten-free Oats instead of "regular", unclean Oats, and being careful about the content of Spice Mixes.

The dry mixture keeps for months and is a good idea to have around for when you're going to bake Something unrelated, and want to get the most use out of having the oven on. Most people who have an electric oven in their kitchen/as Part of their electric stove, are aware that it's somewhat wasteful/inefficient to Run it Just for one meal, but Life is such that sometimes you DO want to bake a cake, or a pie, or a meat-roast, or oven-baked vegetables, or prepare convenience food such as frozen Pizza or IKEA balls, and it makes very little difference in Energy consumption if you Put in some oat buns at the Same time.

Get yourself one of those 10 Liter buckets that are made of thin-ish, cheap-ish food-safe plastic (Polypropylene) and come with a Lid of the same material that makes a watertight but not very pressure-stable Seal, and is stackable with other buckets of the Same size due to a lip/rim on the Lid. You can get them for free If you know who to ask, because they're the typical packaging that restaurant-quantities of Ketchup and Mayonnaise and Yoghurt and Cream and Applesauce and some types of Frying Fat come in, so most Small Restaurants both use them for internal storage of EVERYTHING, and discard several per week. (If you are neither a regular at a Restaurant, nor Friends or Family with a Restaurant worker, and/or If you are too shy to ask, you May be able to buy a suitable bucket that is filled with Popcorn, or one that is empty and meant to be filled with Dog chow or parrot seed or Chicken Feed Pellets, at a Feed Store where you can buy that Stuff by weight and bring your own Container.)

Then get your ingredients. You'll need 500g of thick-rolled Oats, 500g of Instant/thin-rolled Oats, 400g of coarsely-ground Linseed/flaxseed, 100g of Chia seeds, two teaspoonfuls of mild-curry-spice-mix, and three teaspoonfuls of sea salt. Throw all of these ingredients into your bucket, Close the Lid Well, and Mix thoroughly by shaking or turning the bucket over many times. Or alternatively, Mix thoroughly by stirring with a large spoon before closing the lid.

Variations include using all instant Oats instead of half-and-half, replacing Up to half of the Thick-rolled Oats with thick-rolled flakes of other grains such as wheat/spelt, replacing the Curry with another Spice mix (like a spicier Curry, or Tandoori, or paprika-and-chili, or Mediterranean Herbs, or Pumpkin-Spice), using really fancy pink Salt, or half a teaspoon of Potassium Chloride in addition to the three spoons of Salt, or adding some oily seeds, like de-hulled hempseeds or sunflower seeds, or pumpkinseeds, or chopped hazelnuts, or sesame, or a Combination of several different seeds/nuts, Up to total 200g (per 1kg of oat).

When you are ready to make oat buns alongside the other Thing you are going to bake, boil some water. Measure two Cups (500mL) of the dry mixture into a bowl, and add one Cup (250mL) of hot (boiling/almost-boiling) water. Mix thoroughly with a fork immediately after adding the water, then add a 2-3 tablespoons of Apple cider vinegar, and Mix thoroughly again. Then you can leave the mixture alone for a few minutes and do whatever needs to be done for the other Thing you're Baking, but it's important to Mix before it becomes hard to mix from the water being absorbed unevenly. Within 10 minutes or so, all the water will be absorbed into a VERY thick/Stiff dough, that is easiest to knead and shape If you get your Hand wet with water before touching it. The best shape for baking this bread is a round flat shape Like a thick Cookie roughly the size of an adult human's palm. Two Cups of dry mixture is enough for making about six of these buns, so you should divide the contents of the Bowl into six parts. If you Happen to have Silicone moulds for large Muffins or small pies, you can Just Put each Portion into one of those moulds and Press it flat (to a finger's width) with wet hands. If you don't have moulds available, shape the dough by Hand into flat palm-sized circles, and lay them on whatever nonstick surface (foil, ceramic, metal…)to bake on. Let the requirements of the other Thing you are baking, decide your Temperature for you. If the Heat is 180°C (356°F), then it's going to Take about 15 minutes to Bake the oat buns, and the hotter the Temperature, the shorter the time. They don't rise AT ALL, nor should they shrink unless they've been baking too Long. If you want to eat them right from the oven, you can Break them into pieces and Dip in Something. If you want to use them for Sandwiches, days later, you should use a serrated knife to cut the top and bottom halves apart.