#and even then i have to do random encounters because i dont want to do masuda method

[txttletale]

hello...what is this "eidolon playtest". i thought it was perhaps some kind of MTG since you like that and "playtest" but then i keep seeing like.....random character art. is this a tabletop thing. is it mtg and i just dont understand mtg. i know i can probably google this but jt seems like something you wnjoy and id like to hear you talk about it :^)

eidolon playtest is an actual play series in which the creators of the ttrpg 'eidolon: become your best self' and their friends -- as the name implies -- playtest aforementioned TTRPG. it has a pretty interesting format in which the same GM runs two separate campaigns for two different parties which slowly become more and more intertwined until they start crossing over directly. so far they have two pairs of campaigns finished, eidolon POP and ROCK (seasons 1 & 2) and eidolon SKA and DISCO (seasons 3 & 4), and season 5 (eidolon VGM and EDM) currently ongoing. they also have a couple of short mini-campaigns of 3-4 sessions each, which i'm not going to list all of because there's a lot.

eidolon playtest is really good for so many reasons i can't possibly provide a comprehensive account but here's some:

the tables are really, really good at taking something and running with it. the number of goofy, seemingly one-off jokes that get called back to and built up and end up becoming extremely serious and plot-critical has to be in the double digits by now

there is very much a lack of... for want of a better word 'preciousness' to the play -- like, one of the things i really don't like about dimension 20 is that because there is an entire production staff making all these little minis and sets, right, there is an investment and a need to put the money in front of the camera, it's basically impossible for e.g. combat encounters to be skipped or for anything to go too 'off the rails'. meanwhile in eidolon everyone will get excited when someone pulls a fucking insane plan out of nowhere that radically reshapes an encoutner, or when someone rolls/draws badly and something awful happens -- i fucking love that kind of play, where everyone is excited to see cool shit happen whether it's bad or good, and the eidolon playtest team do it really well

the characters are really good and bounce off each other really well. something i commented recently is that i love diska for the fact thaqt nonoe of the players are afraid to have their character just be a huge cunt sometimes. every campaign has some amount of interpersonal drama and it always seems like the players are really excited to have it, too. there are conflicts, some get resolved, some don't, some spiral into irreconcilable differences, some pave the way for extremely close bonds.

eidolon, the system (especially the 2e version that's used for diska onwards) is a great system which encourages fun and cool things to happen. every character has a jojo-style extremely specific power, which means that fights aren't boring slogs of people rolling dice (i hate combat in actual plays that use wargames, lol, even games with well-balanced combat systems that are fun to play often make horrible audio) but instead wacky and consistently dramatic encounters where the players make clever and creative use of their powers to take on a freak-of-the-week

the cast is just really damn good! i mentioned how the characters on all the shows have ineresting and complex dynamics, but even apart from that there's just so many characters on this show that i'm genuinely attached too, so many memorable and interesting pcs and npcs.

the show is funny as fuck!! constant laugh out loud bits throughout every campaign, often alongside the extremely heartfelt or dramatic ones. i've been refernecing a bit from eidolon disco so much recently it's been driving oen of my gfs crazy (you can buy rat poison for free at the store)

i, yknow, go back and forth on whether to mention this when recommending it bc i'm sure that the eidolon playtest folks don't, like, want to be pigeonholed as A Trans Podcast or whatever, but, like, when it feels like every AP podcast that advertises itself or is advertised as 'super queer' is like, two cis gay people and maybe one transmasc if you're lucky at an otherwise super cishet table -- it is such a breath of fresh air to listen to an actual play with a legit preponderance of transfem and nonbinary players playing all kinds of trans and queer characters.

tldr: its like homestuck but good

[wasyago]

Please more Trail's gone cold au I'm begging you I need it just pour out every thought in your brain I want to hear it

hgdhhfbd i mean, sure why not

everything plot related is in the main post, there's nothing else really to tell. but i could share random details that didn't really fit into the lore drop. again tho, it's a small au and mostly an exploration of the concept, so there's not a lot.

❄️ gem and etho are siblings, i don't think it was mentioned anywhere? blood related and all that, they both have black hair, gem just dyes hers.

❄️ behind the scenes reasons for the order of deaths. generally i picked these three to be the main cast because i suddenly realized pet crew were just dungeon master and his two winners, and that was too crazy of a concept to not do anything with? so, tango as the main guy and actual master of the dungeon had to die first, seeing how he's the cave's favorite. pearl as the main explorer and as the one to unlock all the secrets had to die second, because she had to return to the dungeon / the cave to find out the truth, and she conquered it but never actually got out. and etho had to survive, because he's the "proper" winner and the one who actually escaped the dungeon with treasures.

❄️ lore reasons for the order of infection. tango you already know, but pearl and etho went in at the same time so in theory they had to start experiencing the effects together. but because etho was wearing a mask it did lessen the amount of sculk he inhaled, slowing down the process. wear masks kids!

and, well, you did say you wanted to hear every thought so. i really like the plot point of them leaving tango to die, so im gonna ramble a little about it. even just, the difference in their views on the situation is so satisfying to me. because tango had no idea something scary was happening to him! and for pearl and etho it was a life or death situation. and just-- they were talking about leaving tango and tango obviously, obviously, protested, because what the actual hell??? yes okay he's ill and a burden, but don't leave an ill guy to freeze to death in a cave, what is wrong with them????? or, okay, what is wrong with etho, pearl was against the idea. but, straight up tango did not plan for it to end this way, he had his whole life ahead of him and so many things ha still wanted to do! of course he cried when they left, what else was he supposed to do? thank etho for his awesome decision? be all cool and stoic and sacrifice himself? hell no, he didn't want to die, he never asked for this.

he did die tho, so. whomp whomp 🎺... i imagine he passed before pearl and etho even reached the stairs, so at least he didn't suffer for long. if he had a breakdown about being left alone he probably hyperventilated and inhaled like a ton more sculk, so that killed him even faster. must've sucked tho...

and then pearl, god, pearl.... she didn't encounter any dangers on the way back, since she wasn't trying to escape and the cave had no reason to be hostile towards her. but seeing how she was at the last stage before turning... she probably didn't get to tango before collapsing... not dying just yet, but too feverish and too weak to walk. but if tango was already back, he could very much go and find her. can you imagine the pure horror of drowning in your regrets as you slowly die and then having your supposedly already dead friend appear in front of you all cheery and oh so wrong. i dont know how much of tango is left in that thing, but the image of him sitting by pearl and holding her until she dies is so-- its haunting but it's sweet. and then there's still enough time to catch up with etho.

actually, gahhhh, all three pet povs are their own unique horror story and it's so good.

the horror of having to go through this terrifying experience, and then being the only survivor, knowing full well that the only reason you lived is because you left your friends to die, and there's no way of fixing it now.

the horror of everything falling apart around you because of miscommunication, and then the one time you decide to do it right you end up regretting every single decision and witnessing the direct result of your mistakes come for you.

the horror of being stupid... the horror of losing all control over your life and being betrayed in the moment of your most vulnerability, dying fully and utterly helpless.

this au is so sad but i love it so much...

okay wow that's enough for one post, ask more if you want tho!

[k-aemi]

haii, i would like to request stepcest with rin itoshi. like he caught her dry humping his pillow when he got home. and he's gonna punish her for that, thank you so much!

itoshi rin ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ told you to wait for me.

smut, stepcest, use of toys

it wasnt like you planned this or even meant for this happen. it just sort of did. knowing rin, he did have a rough time making connections with others with his cold demeanor after the encounter with sae that one night. after that, hes just as determined as ever, hoping to excel over sae.

he has his frustrations. kicking the ball wouldnt help because itd get too flat by the time, and he couldnt just punch a random hole in the wall, destroying his fathers house. the only one that would keep up with him and not break is you. he can use you again and again.

he knows its wrong but fuck he cant enough of that face of yours. though hes focused on his career, he has his urges too y'know? after all, hes just a guy.

plus its not like you mind, he thinks. ever since hes touched you, all you ever did was comply and let him do as he pleased. yeah hes your step brother, but who can resist such an handsome guy? and one with long bottom lashes too at that.

his touch is too addictive. those godly thick thighs, his slender fingers, and those siren eyes of his has you in a trance. its like a one in a billion chance and yet hes your step brother which you find annoying.

hes always away for long period of time due to football, it has you longing for his touch. you shouldnt be treating this like it’s a regular thing(which is not). but hes like a drug. not like youve taken any but if you had to give an example it would be rin.

you just cant help when he texts you to just wait for him, itd be about twenty minutes before his practice ends, but its twenty minutes too long! youre in his bed, inhaling his scent around the room as you wear his hoodie thats of course way too oversized for you, but you loved feeling small around him. it gave you an excitement to just wanna be so obedient to rin.

its been far too long, theres no way you can wait for another half an hour…its fine right? a little fun time with yourself wouldnt hurt. and it definitely wouldnt hurt having your pussy juices all up on his pillow.

just some slight friction should get you off. his scent is enough to keep you going. slowly propping yourself on his pillow, grinding against it. little groans elicit from your mouth continuing your movements.

“r-rin…” you whimper out, imagining it was your older brother beneath you instead of this dumb pillow. you miss his voice, his touch, his beautiful face. you just wanted him home right now. you sped up your movements while your forehead rests on the pillow, hands clenching on the fluff.

the way the pillow rubs against your clit so slightly just wasnt enough…you wanted his long fingers to circle your bud, until youre crying and begging for him to stop. you wan’ his cock in your mouth, face fucking you till youre gagging. wan’ his long cock to fuck that sweet pussy of yours.

its wrong. its wrong to yearn for his touch. you know its fucked up, but you cant stop yourself once youve gotten a taste of him.

“mmh—please r-rin needa come so bad..” you breathed out as your rubbing becomes sloppy but faster.

“do you now.” your eyes widened at the sudden stern voice from afar. you halt before look behind you, only to see him leaning against the door frame.

“rin! wha—i thought you didnt leave until—“ “canceled early due to rain.” he didnt say anything further except walked to the bed. you can feel the dip and you cover yourself in his blanket.

“dont act like ive never seen this sweet pussy before.” closing in on you, he removes the covers before harshly rubbing circles on your sensitive bud, pressing onto it.

“r-rin—! oh god…please..” your hips moved in a circular motion , staring down at his ministrations on you.

yes, you waited for this! for his touch…god he makes you feel incredible no matter the day, mood, or situation. his touch was magical. like a cure to any illness.

that feeling of joy soon fades as he retreats his hand. “h-huh…? rin? whyd you stop! need to come…” you whined and he can only keep that stoic face of his. he caresses your cheek softly as he sighs.

“told you to wait, cant even follow simple directions silly ‘mouto?” that was…true. but if you had known he would come home so early you wouldnt have done it! you swear!

“thought youd take to long thats why…’m sorry wont do it again…” you take hold of his wrist placing it onto your clit to rub, feeling that sensation again..only to retract his hand and grab hold of your jaw, squishing your cheeks tightly.

“who said you can just do that huh? had a fuckin’ bad today, and you just g’na make it even worse for me.” he growled, the pain in your jaw starting to leave you sore. youre squirming under his touch. “s-sorry rin didnt know…” he clicks his tongue before opening the drawer of the night stand next to his bed, revealing a little toy vibrator.

“you do this and ill stuff you with my cock yeah?” he licks a stripe up your cheek and you nod eagerly. you loved his cock, his cum tastes a bit sour but the aftertaste always makes you desiring more<3

rin attaches the vibrator to your bud and you huffed from the contact, the cold air hitting your bare pussy. rin turns it on to the lowest setting and you let out a ragged breath. its not too intense but felt good. but not good enough…you wanted to increase the power just a bit.

but of course rin isnt gonna give you what you want. what he wants. he raises it to the maximum and you squeal. your back arched as you try to reach out to rin to grab hold of. “r-rin! too much!” your thighs tensed.

“yeah, that’s the good stuff.” he would occasionally lower, then higher the intensity of the vibration and it had you going nuts. you just wanted to come, but rin isnt giving you that!

“this what you get and ill make sure you dont forget what happens when you dont listen to your nii chan.” rin is so mean…but he’s actually super nice. hes just frustrated right now and wants to relieve some of that stress on to you which you dont mind. even if he continues to deny your orgasm.

you dont even know how many times youve came so close to cum…but rin knows you too well when youre bout to. he always times it just right so that youd lose that excitement in your pussy. your eyes are teary and you cant even control your breathing from the intensity.

you wanna just touch yourself and finish the job but you know hell even deny you for more hours! so you better behave…even if youre crying for him to just let you cum.

rin coos you, tucking a strand of hair behind your ear before kissing your forehead. “think you learn your lesson yeah?” you nod eagerly. you wanted to come so bad, wanted his seed inside of you.

he chuckled. he knows you want to have that sweet released. but he loves seeing you so vulnerable beneath him. you can take a little more can you? of course you can, you want the best for your nii chan right?

“know you can handle it a bit longer ‘mouto. then ill give you my cock okay?.”

late post again was lazyy (⇀‸↼‶)

divider: magicalboything

[strangebiology]

I think a lot of the people in my life who have expressed disgust or disapproval of my interest in/collection of animal remains have come at it first from the perspective of "but diseases!" like regular uncleanliness stigma. the second most common reaction is that interest in/collection of/comfort with animal remains (to be clear, i collect bones and sometimes preserved tails or pelts and these are the objects in question) is... creepy? and, the people who are most disgusted/creeped out are usually people who by and large dont interact with wild animals or livestock. my friends who are vet techs or who hunt or who practice animal husbandry are more or less unfazed.

(Re: What are actual common attitudes towards animal remains?)

Interesting, thank you!

Now, I'm wondering if people mistake personal discomfort for immorality.

I've mentioned my one video that did get some negative comments, showing the slaughter of a reindeer (you can see it here but I have warnings on it for a reason! Blood and death!) And, I think 90% or so (I suppose I could go count them) are more reasonable.

First, people are mad at the assumption that I killed a reindeer (I did NOT kill it, I just filmed it.) Then, the issue is it's being killed for no reason (it was NOT no reason, it's for food.) Then the method is criticized (this is one of the ONLY legal ways to kill them and it's quicker than it looks because of post-mortem spasms.) Then, when those concerns are disproven, the only issue left is "filming and posting it is sadistic." So...killing was no problem, but showing anyone that their meat came from a death was a problem. (Again, I respect if you don't want to see it! So please heed the warnings unless your desire to know how reindeer are killed outweighs your discomfort with watching a death!)

I wonder if sometimes people are overly focused on prioritizing their own 5-second comfort over things that matter a lot more, but are external to them, and they don't really care about others who they are not currently looking in the face of at all.

This isn't a 100% relevant example, but consider the people who don't want to donate their organs after death. A common reason to forgo something that could save and improve lots of lives is "it sounds gross!" Ickiness really should not be a factor in whether or not to save lives--the donor will never see or feel it, but since it's not their own life being saved, the 5-second icky feeling when checking the "donor" box is suddenly more important than the saved and improved human lives.

I know I shouldn't think too hard about one random experience, but I will always remember this one. I was once at a consumer survey thing for a turkey meat brand, where participants tried the meat and said what we thought about the name, taste, packaging, branding etc. We were instructed to circle what we liked on the branding and cross out what we didn't like.

One participant crossed out the part where it said "humanely raised." I asked if she had made a mistake, or...does she feel like the label is disingenuous or something...? Surely she's pro-humane treatment of animals, right??

"No," she said. "I don't want them to do that. I don't want to think about their lives when I'm eating them, and they don't need to be humane to animals that are going to die anyway." Most of the group agreed. I couldn't help but point and say "YOU'RE gonna die anyway!"

That may have been the first time I encountered a group of people shamelessly agreeing that they would rather animals suffer unnecessarily than think for one second that the animal whose body they are using/eating was ever even alive. Because not feeling guilty about something was infinitely more important to them than any amount of suffering that someone else might experience.

[magnusunpopularopinions]

very unpopular opinion im sure so ill just spit it out: jons "loss of humanity" arc is... bad. it's written badly.

i'll preface with this: the rest of the fandom (generally) really loves monster jon and the whole humanity debate so if you disagree with me there is a host of other people that support your take instead! dont let me discourage you from what you enjoy, im just some random guy.

that being said- when i first listened to tma and it was all "this is a story about losing your humanity!!" and i just didnt like it, i thought i wasnt a fan of that type of story. and that's perfectly okay! but, as ive branched out into a lot more horror media, i've found such juicy and truly torturous depictions of "loss of humanity" that jon "i read words and feel sad" sims just seems so silly to me. i mean, with characters like daisy that fight with needing to literally kill innocent people to live, knowing she can lose herself to becoming a feral police brutality beast, is it really THAT bad that jon... reads statements?? he doesn't SEE the people he's haunting the dreams of. he hardly seems aware that the trauma eating has any effect at all until someone brings it up to him.

maybe it's just me reading a lot of other books where people can't recognize their faces in the mirror anymore or become bound to blood promises or vampirism or something... but... the eye does not seem like a "am i even human anymore" thing. not like the stranger or the flesh or the hunt. if it's supposed to tell us that jon is just that sad about making people sad, then i didn't really feel anything about that either. hell, i even felt more attached to oliver's statements, and he doesn't have a monster form either. i think the fandom does the thing with all the floating eyes and moth-inspired jons because it's just a little hard to believe that he's "lost what it is that makes him human" when he.. to our knowledge.. just looks like a normal guy that is sad. get some zoloft buddy!!!

Thanks for sharing! Let’s chat!

I see what you’re saying anon! You made your own point really well! I’ll have to… sort of? Agree with you? Most disagree because I enjoyed the arc, but you definitely proved your point well!

I think, to play devil’s advocate for you, that it’s sort of a ‘to-each-his-own’ thing. Sure, in comparison to other characters, Jon’s descent into… avatar-hood may not come off as ‘humanity-losing,’ but I think, for Jon, he certainly doesn’t feel like himself. I think the scary part of it is that he’s looking in the mirror and he’s not seeing himself. And it’s not necessarily as scary to us as it is that we are watching him become scared of himself.

And then, of course, there is the question of what makes us human. What is humanity?

(Buckle up folks-)

I recently took a class where we read “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Phillip K. Dick. (This is the book that inspired Blade Runner, btw.)

The basic plot is as follows: Humans live in a dystopian version of earth alongside androids. There are a couple different characters, and I can’t remember people’s names right this second, so let’s just say this- Android Hunter goes to work to make sure that androids are identified and kept track of. He encounters a new line of androids that are so nearly identical to humans that they pass the android/human test. This leads him to question:

what makes us human?

The test is based off of intelligence and compassion. If an android could feel compassion, love even, then could it be human? And vice versa- there’s another character who is mentally handicapped and therefore could not get a human score on an android test, even though he’s fully human. He doesn’t have the mental capacity to answer fast enough/with “enough compassion” to pass as human.

So then, what is it? What makes humans human?

To make a novel short: Hope. Hope is what makes us human.

And I don’t just want to say that one book determines our humanity, but I have been applying it to lots of other media recently, and it’s held up really well.

So back to Magnus ((but definitely go read the book I just talked about!)), Jon’s loss of hope- in himself, in his co-workers, in nearly everyone and thing- that’s the horror.

Jon is gone, and to Jon… wow. That’s scary….

ALL that to say: awesome thoughts anon, thanks for being respectful and writing all that out! I love a well-thought out opinion and it’s lots of fun to think about (clearly!).

Again, thanks for sharing and remember to keep your words kind!

-E

>Hello! I’m E, and I created this blog to be a safe space to share Magnus Archives/Protocol opinions in! If you are seeing this in a reblog, I want you to know three things:

1) I value respect and kindness over anything.

2) I cannot control what others say in response to anyone’s opinions.

3) Only you can control your emotions/actions/words. Choose to respond with gentleness, not anger. After all, we all are here for the same reason- why not enjoy each other’s company?

Thanks, and have an awesome day/night!<

[eunxhan]

❝ Despite all the difficulties, I have grown to care about you in a way I never expected to. ❞

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Ꮺ 🗝️ Anon Requested ⨾ OHHMIGOSHSHHHHH HI!! i love your blog so far, and its just so cool!!/srs/gen i was wondering if u could write anything for masky? idk if u do marble hornets but i noticed u write 4 creepypasta!! IF YOU DONT YOU CAN DELETE THIS ASK!!!! if you would like me to be more specific, i was wondering about a male reader who is a proxy..? :3 hi this is the anon that asked for the masky w proxy reader!!! i ws wondering if i could go by 🗝️ anon? SORRY I FORGOT IN THE ASK

Ꮺ Eun Replies ⨾ I love how cheery you are and I appreciate the kind words, I've been trying my best ^^. Ah yes, I do write for Marble Hornets and i was planning on expanding for what fandoms i write in. I did have some errors because of how i wanted Masky to be Canon as much as possible. I apologize if i made him ooc, i barely remember the actual lore. I hope you do enjoy my works.

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Ꮺ Disclaimer — I do not condone this kind of behavior in real life situations. Might be out of character, I apologize it might be random. English is not my main!

Reader & Genre ⨾ MALE!PROXY!reader, can be romantic or platonic.

Words used ⨾ 10,000+ ( 27 headcanons )

Character ⨾ MASKY ( TIMOTHY "TIM" WRIGHT )

Links ⨾ My Navigation and Mandates

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FIRST MEETING —

Masky from marble hornets encountered a new male proxy, he would likely react with extreme suspicion and caution.

Masky would have a very strong protective and possessive attachment to the current male he is bonded to, and would view anyone else as an unwelcome intruder and threat.

Masky's reaction would likely be more reserved and guarded towards the new proxy. He would still feel protective and possessive towards the current proxy, He would likely just observe the new proxy's behavior and attitude, and would attempt to get a read on their intentions before deciding what level of caution and suspicion he should have towards them.

He would likely have a more calm and neutral reaction. He would likely still be somewhat suspicious and cautious of the newcomer, but would not likely view them with much aggression or hostility. Masky would likely act cautiously and reserve judgement until he actually got to know the new proxy, and would not likely act aggressively or violently without reason.

Timothy's backstory has made him very guarded and paranoid, making it natural for him to be suspicious and cautious of other people's intentions. However, he has still developed some affection and fondness for the group, feeling somewhat close to them but still keeping some distance and mistrust towards them.

His initial reaction would be one of suspicion and distrust. He would likely sense there is something special, unique or different about this new male, and would feel wary and unsettled by this fact.

However, the new male's personality and friendly interactions would also likely intrigue Timothy and make him feel somewhat attracted to him. Over time, Timothy's suspicions and mistrust would likely lessen, and he would begin to develop an attachment and fondness for the new male. He would likely begin to feel protective and possessive over the new male as well.

FIRST INTERACTION —

If the two were forced to have a first interaction and to work together, it would likely be quite awkward and tense. Masky would likely be very reserved and guarded, and not be very willing to engage in any type of interactions or small talk. The new male proxy would likely find this interaction quite uncomfortable and awkward, and may feel frustrated and irritated at Masky's non-responsiveness and guardedness. This interaction would likely not go too well, with little communication between the two.

Masky might even try to convince the group to not include the new male proxy in their assignments or tasks, but would find it difficult to justify not having them join the group without revealing his true and possessive feelings towards the group. Overall, Masky would likely be quite distant and aloof towards the new male proxy, refusing to engage in any form of small talk or interaction.

If the new male proxy happens to be talkative, this would likely frustrate and irritate Masky even more than having to interact with a new person already would. Masky would likely feel overwhelmed and irritable at the new proxy's attempts at communication and small talk.

Outside, Masky and the new male proxy would probably mostly avoid each other.

Masky would try to keep to himself and not engage with the male proxy unless absolutely necessary. The male would likely find this attitude quite frustrating, feeling pushed away and ignored. Masky only responding to them with minimal replies and refusing to engage in any type of long conversations. The two would likely keep to themselves and avoid interaction with each other unless they had to work together again.

Masky would not trust the new proxy to watch his back or back him up in case of conflict while on missions or outside of them. He would rather stick to himself and rely solely on his own skills and abilities.

Masky would not be inclined to share his thoughts or feelings with the new proxy, seeing them as someone who he only has to work with and does not want to get close to on a personal level.

Little by little, the two would likely become somewhat used to the presence of each other. The new proxy would likely become used to Masky's aloofness and detached nature, and likely learn how to read his subtle cues and body language. Masky would also be somewhat familiarized with the new proxy's talkative and energetic nature, and would learn to anticipate and prepare mentally for the possibility of such interaction. Despite their one-sided conversations, the two would likely become used to each other's presence, though their conversations would still remain largely one-sided.

Masky would likely react with frustration and irritation to the male proxy acting as if he was just any normal person, despite having such a dangerous job under slenderman.

Masky would feel his own importance and role being diminished and not given the respect it deserves, and would probably be upset that the new proxy does not understand or recognize the challenges they face.

Masky would likely act in a dismissive and detached manner towards the new proxy, feeling frustrated and annoyed at his lack of understanding and respect for their situation.

People would likely feel intrigued and perhaps also a bit suspicious of the dynamic between Masky and the new male proxy. The others would likely notice how close Masky is to the male proxy, and would wonder why he is always right behind him or holding onto him in such a possessive manner.

Some would likely joke and make fun of Masky for seemingly needing to watch over and protect the male proxy, while others would feel slightly unnerved by the intensity of his protectiveness. Either way, their dynamic would likely raise some eyebrows and cause some speculations among people.

Masky would likely treat the male with somewhat indifference and detachment, though he would also be very territorial and protective of him, being constantly by his side and acting as his shield in case anyone tries to come near. Masky would likely only interact with the proxy if it was ABSOLUTELY necessary, and even then, he would keep his interactions short and to the point. He would not like forming any kind of friendship with the new male proxy despite having to work with them. He would see the man as just an associate and nothing more.

If the male proxy becomes comfortable around Masky by small things like sleeping on him and being in close physical proximity with him, Masky would likely feel slightly unsettled and uncomfortable. He would not be used to such closeness and familiarity with anyone outside of the core group, and would likely feel awkward and irritated by the man's actions. He would also not like the feelings of jealousy and possessiveness that the male proxy's closeness and intimacy would cause him to feel.

If others grab the new male's attention, Masky would likely show off his behavior by trying to constantly position himself between the male and others. He would likely make it a point to be as close with the male as possible, and would use his body as a shield to block or push away anyone who tries to approach the new male proxy.

Masky would likely try his best to not show it or act too aggressive about it. He would likely just make passive and casual remarks that would signal his frustration without revealing the full extent of his feelings. Some examples: "Oh, you're so popular" or "Everyone seems to be so interested in you".

Masky would likely find it irritating that the new male is not noticing or appreciating his efforts to shield the new male proxy from others. He'll probably start making slightly angrier and more aggressive remarks at the new male proxy, in an attempt to get them to focus their attention on him instead.

Masky and the new male proxy get closer, Masky's behavior towards the new male proxy would shift slightly. Starting to show a bit more warmth and friendliness towards the male proxy, as he starts to trust him more and feel more confident in their relationship.

Masky would also become more protective of the new male proxy and would be more likely to stand up for him or defend him against others. Masky would likely still be somewhat distant and aloof at times but would overall become more caring and considerate towards him.

Masky would also be very uneasy and distrustful if he catches the new male proxy being too friendly with other proxies or people outside the group.

Masky would feel slightly threatened if the new male proxy became close with other members of the group.

Masky and the new male get closer, Masky's behavior towards the new male proxy would shift slightly. He'll start showing a bit more warmth and friendliness towards the new male proxy, as he starts to trust him more and feel more confident in their relationship.

Masky would also become more protective of the male and would be more likely to stand up for him or defend him against others. He likely still be somewhat distant and aloof at times but would overall become more caring and considerate towards him.

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Ꮺ ⨾ I DO NOT CONSENT TO MY WORK BEING COPIED OR TRANSLATED.

[mimi-creates]

HTTYD Fan Fic Idea

A Time-Travel Not! Fix-It

Uh, basically (I don’t know the cause but SOMEHOW) post-RTTE but pre-Drago Hiccup wakes up 3-4 years in the past in his 15 year-old body about a week before the day he shot down Toothless.

Cue in panicked attempts to figure out how that even HAPPENED and Hiccup trying to find a way back to his own time, while also knowing the raid that caused him and Toothless to meet and changed his life is fast approaching and “what if I can’t find a way back to my own time, what if I’m stuck here and what if I never see Toothless again if I don’t shoot him down like last time, I don’t want to hurt him, what if something WORSE HAPPENS TO HIM IF I DONT–“

And then he shoots the bola, afraid of the result, regardless of which one it ends up being.

And he misses.

And now he’s stuck without Toothless and trying to figure out how to fight the Red Death without his bud but also without putting anyone else in unnecessary danger, meaning he can’t just go around training dragons because his dad will do what he did last time–

So he tries to be discreet in the beginning.

Eventually he gets caught by someone from the gang for sneaking into the dragon arena after training hours and actually walking OUT of where the DRAGONS are. (I’m like 75% sure I’m gonna go with Snotlout.)

One thing leads to another, Hiccup connects the gang with their dragons. But also they’re left wondering “Okay, but where’s your dragon? How do you know so much and yet you never fly on one of your own?”

Cue in Hiccup missing Toothless and struggling to give them even a vague explanation to the situation and them not really getting it and trying to get his spirits up and pushing him to find a new dragon partner.

I’m not sure what happens next but I want a random chance encounter between Toothless and Hiccup at some point after this. And Hiccup is just standing there, SO happy to see his best friend and missing him SO much because he know Toothless hasn’t the slightest idea who he is.

But then maybe dragon hunters come after Toothless and when Hiccup hears about it he runs to the rescue and jumps in to protect Toothless (maybe even gets a little hurt in the process, don’t we like drama in this house).

Roughly around that time he finally tells the gang that he’s technically from the future? Because “Hiccup, WHY are you so obsessed with that dragon???” I have a little snipped of him and Astrid talking some time after the reveal.

Toothless is very confused by Hiccup’s behaviour but eventually decides to trust him and when Hiccup ends up in danger instead, Toothless moves in to protect him.

And that’s how they manage to find their way to each other!

I have no idea if I want to keep going with this plot in a way that it just settles back into canon to some extent, or if I want to let Hiccup go back to his own time eventually.

I would have to figure out if I wanna make the time travel make sense first or not. XD

But if it DOES end up making sense, I can see it as like young Hiccup and older Hiccup having switched places in time until one of them finds the solution and reverses their places.

Uuuuuh… typing that out made a lot of ideas flood into my brain. Ideas that may require of me to move some plot points around.

Oh yeah, for extra angst, of course I considered the option for older Hiccup to have been post-Drago Hiccup. Because him interacting with Stoick in the past would be… yeah.

But then like, that would imply he knows about his mom and the Sanctuary, and I kinda didn’t want him to because he could just fly there, meet his mom and then the whole fic turns into him trying to help the dragons by trying to get his parents to just MEET.

… which would be an interesting fic that I wouldn’t mind reading either, but my focus here is different. XD

Also, in the case of a switch, I didn’t wanna put young Hiccup through the pain of finding out his dad is dead and he’s chief now.

…

So that was a long rant.

I guess I’m dropping this off here because as many fanfic ideas as I do have, I write them out impossibly slowly. So I just have snippets of this thing. Not a single even half-way done chapter.

And it would be sad if this never sees the light of day, you know? I need more “Hiccup and Toothless would die for each other” centric fanfics in my life.

[purple-iris]

Saavik headcanons - 

As promised, here they are! It’s not that much, but those just live rent free in my head. 

When the rescue vessel first arrived at Vulcan, Amanda came to the spaceport to greet Sarek and Spock. This was Saavik’s first encounter with her, and she instinctively clocked her as a trustworthy figure. In the early days of her Vulcan education, she would pull up the ta’al toward Amanda with a smile, rather than a neutral expression, having not yet learned emotional control. She still tends to show her emotions more around Amanda (who is a very happy grandma) (This is the image i have basically: 🖖🙂)

Considering the conditions of starvation in her childhood on Hellguard, Saavik encountered a plethora of health difficulties: Namely, her immune system was not built for bacteria native to Vulcan, and she fell ill in the first few weeks she spent there with Spock before they moved to Dantria IV. Her bone density is also significantly lesser than the average vulcan, a result of the lack of certain nutrients and proteins in her alimentation as a very young child. Her genetics still makes her stronger and more resistant than a human, but much less than a full-blooded, healthy Vulcan. She is also among the shorter percentiles in terms of heights.

On the plus side, she is not a picky eater at all. Her curiosity applies also in the matters of gastronomy and she enjoys discovering new foods and manners of preparing them. She insisted that Spock teach her how to program replicators (Spock asked Jim’s help on that, because he knows more about replicator code than even Spock does)

She more than once spooked Spock in the middle of the night, allowing him to discover that Vulcan’s secondary eyelids acted much like an earth cat’s tapetum lucidum, reflecting the light and glowing. He had never noticed it in his peers, having not spent much time with them in the night, and had to hold back an emotional reaction when she simply wanted his help to grab a glass of water at 2 am. 

Saavik also took a long time before she trusted people enough to fall asleep near them. She would always curl herself up in the corner of her bedroom, and to help her Spock placed her bed farthest from the door, while also making sure in case of danger she could escape by the window. The first time she fell asleep on the living room floor from exhaustion after reading one too many datatape was extremely endearing for Spock. He got the chance to carry her to her bed. 

Spock had to learn to take care of her curls, and would facetime with Uhura in the late hours of Dantria IV’ night to get advice. Saavik would sit on the living room floor and he’d carefully untangle her curls with a wide toothed comb nearly every night until she began doing it herself. 

Once she joined Vulcan school after the year on Dantria IV with Spock, she often got teased for the green color of her eyes, her peers likening it to blood and trying to elicit an emotional response out of her. Sometimes it worked and she’d fight them off, sometimes she threatened to get Ambassador Sarek’s rightful power (I dont wanna say anger) on their parent’s career. (might as well use her adopted nepotism against bullies)

During her first year at the Academy, Saavik let the others, mostly human students, assume that she was just fully Vulcan. After the events of The Pandora Principle, she began cryptically correcting that she was Half-Vulcan, like her father, bringing about school gossip about her parentage. Once it became widely known she was Spock’s child, the gossip shifted on whether or not professor Spock had her with a random human woman or if he and professor Kirk found a way themselves. (The gossip about the professors at the academy must be fire) 

When she got accepted in the Academy baseball league, she began reading up on all the aspects of the sport, to a point where she could quote stats from players who played back in the 20th century. 

In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, her hair is actually straightened, in an effort of seeming more Vulcan to the human crew during her first starship assignment. After Spock’s loss, she cannot bring herself to continue straightening them, hence her curls return in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. I also think Uhura helped her with the do she had during the funeral ceremony. (The volume sorta reminds me of Uhura’s TOS hair.)

That’s all for now!

[prlite]

the importance of self-trust, society's obsession with humbling others & why shifting doesnt need to be "proven" for it to be real — a very messy midnight rant.

i feel like every shifter has their first antishifter encounter and instantly feel like theyre insane. youre shouting about your dr and how you heard your s/o whilst trying to shift & someone shows up and goes "🤓 ackshually you have psychosis, DID, schizophrenia, maladaptive daydreaming disorder, npd, aspd, spiritual psychosis...youre a freak, you shouldnt exist here...what a weirdo" and you instantly feel like shit because you were super excited and someone came, threw a bunch of bricks at you and ran off giggling — happy that theyve "humbled" you because you're "weird".

youve never actually talked to this person or even if you have, youve never done anything to them...and your shifting journey and what you believe doesnt do anything to them either...yet theyre so hellbent and focused on humbling you.

why?

ego. well, thats the blanket answer obviously some of these people are just dicks but id argue 99% of the time its an ego thing. seeing someone so happy over something so small, something you dont have to believe in or dont even believe in, seeing them so happy...is wrong because in this world and in this day & age, its not normal and its almost unfair...how can you be free and happy and thriving over silly things instead of suffering like everyone else. once you hit a certain age, youre expected to stomach and simply deal with the way the world is...you cannot change it. why? because youre nobody. you need to simply deal with it, thats the "real world".

but the second you defy that, the second you go against that, the second you decide to change things or believe in things that arent conventional...that arent the "status quote" — youre the crazy one. in a world where water is put behind a price tag and people go into debt for injuries, whats considered crazy and abnormal is simply...you. why arent you sad? why arent you stomaching it like everyone else? why arent you following everyone else? you cant just believe in what you want based on yourself, thats selfishness...you must be selfless but not the selfless where you help others, the selfless where you put down yourself so others feel better.

people love to humble others, because you put down others to put yourself up. you see someone believe in astrology...what a freak, so you go out of your way to bully them...why? because thats just how the world is.

thats the "real world", thats how everyone is...except its not, thats just how these people defend this. people's egos make them feel entitled to other people suffering...because theyve suffered too. "if i have to be treated awfully, so do you! thats how the world works!"

you put so much trust in these people, believing them when they say shifting isnt real...even though theyre just a random person in a sea of billions of other people. that level of trust, should be put in yourself.

there is no stronger weapon than self-trust. the ability to simply know your strengths and proudly show them, not allowing others to push you down so they can be elevated.

you deserve to shift, you deserve everything positive & everything that is aligned with your desires. if others say you dont, would you instantly crumble down & believe them? if so, why?

why are they the spokesperson of your life? who appointed that position?

those who are stuck in the grasps of negativity, drowning themselves in selfhate, will always try to throw others down as they try to pull themselves up...yet youve let someone like that be the spokesperson of your life...the narrator to your story.

this fear of regret, embarrassment, shame...of being wrong...of being the freak and the weirdo...this fear of self-trust...it will do nothing but shackle you to the very place youre trying to leave. its okay to be wrong or make missteps, thats natural...thats human. you dont need to be humbled, or treat yourself like youre this crazy person. all you need is the ability to trust yourself...to trust that youll move forward and continue to go to where you desire; that you know what you want because noone knows you better than you do.

if shifting is real to you...if it feels real...if youve shifted...then you should trust that it is real. someone who doesnt have a degree cannot diagnose you (you cannot daydream asleep, you cannot luciddream awake, you cannot trigger yourself into psychosis, if you were to shift & it was you simply interacting with people here because you were hallucinating and making it all up and youre so "crazy" and "insane"...people would notice & there would be videos spreading of people doing this...like thousands of videos by now — a lot of antishifter stuff is just fancy words being snowballed at you) & someone you dont know shouldnt be the narrator and the voice of reason over what you do with your life.

dont let people who are desperately trying to make others as miserable as them drag you down to the hole that theyre in. trust yourself, they will never know nor understand you. shift & live for yourself, even if its "selfish" & "weird".

prl ✶⋆.˚

[ps-i-dont-even-know]

Todays wildest thing I have ever saw come out from the netflix Devil may cry today, was someone arguing with my friend on what happened to Lucia.

For contexts on Lucia for those that dont know.

The picture on the right was from the netflix cartoon. And She has, from what I can see, been white wash. Hell i dont want to touch the damn Netflix show after learning about the shit show it is last weekend.

Now im not in the same server as my friend, but they sent me screenshot of what was happening (i would love to offer them but thats a lot to cover up names and stuff and my brain is just unhappy atm). Someone came into some random chat about the Netflix Devil May Cry and how good it is, I dont care about that, its their opinion not mine. What i do care about is the fact when my friend brings up "Hey my friend(me) who likes the games mentioned they white washed one of the characters in that" They then received these from at least two people

"Oh thats not white washing, shes just not tan anymore"

"They never specified her nationality. Cause in the games She was just created"

"She's still black in both pictures you sent, in the second one shes just more Latina than anything else"

HUH????

Hell to makes matters ever stupider one of them kept bringing up Zendaya playing MJ in the Spider-Man movies and saying its Black Washing?! Like what in the actual fuck are you on right now. Why are we even comparing a character from a beloved video game franchise having her dark skin turn as white as me, to a character in a movie comic book character whos a love interest to Spider-Man, which by the way isn't Mary Jane, but instead her names Michelle Jones.

Hell they even tried justifying by pulling artwork from what I believe is her character design where you see her again dark skin, and then some picture from what I assume is from a devil may cry mobile game that was only released to NA/EU. The thing is they dont even bring up any other points to back up their case, they just keep repeating the same thing between her being created and Zendaya for some reason.

It pisses me off so much, like can you imagine someone who looks like you in a video game franchise you love so much, and sadly they dont appear in the rest of the games again, maybe mentioned in the books once or twice. Then this Netflix cartoon was announce and they say Lucia will be there, your excited to see your favorite character because the company has dont jack for them for 22 years, and maybe this will put more light on them. So you go to watch it, all excited to see this character, only for the scene with then to pop up and your favorite character is white, looking nothing like you. Not to mention they're only there for a few frames, not a single voice line, and that's it. So you end up telling people about this because this upsets you, how they white washed your favorite character. And then your told "Oh shes not black because they never clarified" and then you have two people harassing you saying "Oh shes not black because this this and this" and bring some other character in from a different franchise

Im sorry to ever Lucia fan you do not deserve what Adi whatever the fuck his name is did you Lucia, and I hope you haven't encountered bigot people who are saying your favorite character wasn't white washed in the show because of some bullshit.

[logansargey]

Hii, I saw your fic and I thought that the name is kinda familiar and I was righttt! I read through your blog and I agree with u esp with the ah l*stappen. For me, I don’t really get the lore of the relationship. And tendency is that they usually drag other drivers to further their uhm visions ✨ but not really in a good way.

I am Carlos girlie so it really makes me sad that usually in the blogs that I encountered, altho not only that ship, Carlos is like always the bad guy or they put him in a bad light? I mean it is RPF and I just avoided them but to push it thru real life too is weird 😭. Like i get that u dont like him but to push that agenda when the guy didn’t even do anything and Carlos has both good relationship with them so yea 😞

So u can imagine my frustration when that clip with Checo and Max went viral 😾. Like Checo and Carlos are close friends in the paddok, they said it in an interview, what are u on about 😭.

Anyway i want to ask ur ahh opinion about charlos and carcar? I think you already answered versainz. Im a big fan of them too!! Well anything with carlos really 😸

Sorry it might be long 😅

Anon, you can ask me any long question and I'll read all of it. Also I love Carlos so I'm so glad I get to talk about him. This is also kinda long but I wanted to give my full opinion. ALSO YES ABOUT THE FIC!! I LOVE FLORENCE AND HOPED I WOULD FIND SOMEONE THAT KNOWS THEM

So here are my opinions on the things you've asked me:

1. Charlos: I seriously love them. But recently they remind me of a divorced couple. (I'm a child of divorce. I'm talking about Charlos btw. Not actually a child of divorce) And it HURTS!!! if you told me a year or two ago that I'd be going through this, I'd laugh in your face. But I love Charlos and the angst, the humor, and the clinginess. They're honestly so cute. They're not my fav (we all know who my fav is) but they definitely made it to my top 7. But also, I feel like Carlos fans and Charles fans have different opinions abt Charlos. Most Carlos fans love it and adore it, while most Charles fans ignore Carlos and seem to make him a bad person and compare the two. (Which driver was the only non rb winner last year?)

2. Carcar: IT'S HONESTLY SO GOOD!! It's such a random ship bc it came out of nowhere and we all started loving it. The jokes that are made (check Oscar's tt comment section) are so funny. It's probably in my top 5 because I love random funny ships like them. I also love the whole "we share a mutual good friend who wants us to get along but we low-key don't think we ever will" type trope. But Carlos has come forward and talked about their "rivalry" or lack of, I should say. So I approve of Carcar

3. Versainz: idk if I have talked about them, but if I have, oh well I'm gonna talk about them again. Versainz is the best ever. I miss them being teammates and the whole "we're both nepo-babies that need to make our dad's proud and we're fighting for the same seat" I WISH Carlos got that seat, tho I'm happy for Checo. Ily, Checo 🫶🏼 Versainz gives me that whole "we're low-key in love with each other but can't act on it bc we both have trauma and internalized homophobia." vibe and I love it lmaoo. THE FICS ARE SO GOOD TOO!!

anyways anon, hope I gave you the answers you were looking for and if you have anymore questions, you can ask and I'll gladly answer.

[mobgabriel]

"We've met a terrible fate havent we? Dear"

so a while ago i made this sprite art of silence in COH and recently i've been thinking a lot about the great decline,how it affects the EOW cast and most importantly:how when you zoom out and look at the greater scope of wisdomverse the only way to foreshadow it further would be if echo and silent had giant neon signs written "doomed by the narrative" floating above their heads, ramble under the cut

so i initially disregarded ganon's role in the great decline because... well he is dead he gets obliterated by echo silence and cadence at the end of COH and i doubted that he could have come back in time to take over hyrule... but recently i came to the realization that the name of the dungeon where you do that "future world" implies that this happens... well in the future...now we dont know how much in the future it takes place but if i had to guess i'd say early great decline as Hyrule seems to be largely abandoned às the only NPCs you can find there(according to the Wiki atleast) are the COH Merchant(who isnt from Hyrule), the fates(who are everywhere in COH) and well the evil great fairy who was corrupted by ganon but i doubt this was after dawn's birth as It would place It too close to Hyrule's games

This is also part of why i really like the Idea of echo and Dawn never have gone to (most of)central Hyrule after the great decline as Zelda 1 is confirmed to take place around the death mountain era and in Zelda 2 there really isnt anything in central hyrule so they dont really have a reason to go there alongside the place being filled with monsters(wich probably isnt that big of a issue to aurora but i think going there would be too soul crushing for her to want to go, especially when you consider that she was evacuated to hytopia during the great decline)

Frankly the Idea of future world is so intriguing to me because It tells us that silence and echo knew what was about to happen and Just couldnt stop It because of the wizard, maybe this vision of a destroyed Hyrule was even what motivated echo to keep the triforce out of reach even when her brother wanted It to save their father, she knew what happened next and couldnt risk it

I think that echo being taken to hytopia was silent's last act, he knew what would happen to Hyrule castle once the great decline rolled around and he couldnt risk leaving echo there when he knew that It would be in ruins in a few years... And i dont think he lived to try to wake echo up

Honestly the Idea of Echo and Dawn going to main Hyrule for the First time since Dawn's kidnapping and Echo's awakening in a attempt to Discover what is wrong with their section of the timeline and slowly discovering the final fates of the EOW cast with the First person that they find in there being the great fairy, one of Echo's oldest friends and allies, now corrupted into this form, something that echo promised to herself to not let It happen all those years back in her Second adventure... It Just Hurts só much but its so good

Its also interesting to point out that this only seems to apply to central hyrule's great fairy as fairies help rulie in AOL and i'm pretty sure that the great fairy is a random encounter in that game... Wich probably only served to lull echo into a false Sense of security and make the impact of this hurt even more

wisdomverse by @linderosse (by god it took me a while to tag this one)

[chaosandsuns]

Let me teach you (how forever feels!)

(In which I listen to my river song spotify playlist and get inspo. Sort of a song fic based on "all of the girls youve loved before" by taylor swift)

Your past and mine are parallel lines // Stars all aligned and they intertwined

You and River knew each-other for longer then either of you remember. Well, no, you two remember your first meetings quite vividly, but its different first meetings for either of you. And now? Now you are past both of them, both of you older and stronger together.

I'm so thankful for // All of the girls you loved before // But I love you more

And you dont know how to express how much you love her. Well, you do know how to, and do so frequently, but not just how much you love her.

So you take her dancing. And to kareoke and you sing to her all the love songs the kareoke machine offers until your private room time is over and you have to extend it three times, and you sing duets together and you laugh and giggle together and run around the town in the middle of the night and its all quiet and silent and you can see her in the dim lighting and the moonlight and she just takes away your breath and you blurt it out, unaware you even said it.

"Marry me."

River turns her head sharply towards you, her eyes big and a bit confused. "What?"

You just stare at her for a bit, before blinking quickly and realising what you just said. And you freeze for a second before realising how easy and right it feels to say it, so you say it again. "Marry me, River Song."

And its on a random corner street and its not remotely a big romantic gesture, and you dont even have a ring! But River looks so beautiful and you cant help yourself from asking her right this moment.

Your mother brought you up loyal and kind // Teenage love taught you there's good in goodbye // Every woman that you knew brought you here // I wanna teach you how forever feels

"You... mean that? Really?" She looks at you, quite baffled at you randomly blurting it out on a random corner street but excited by the prospect nontheless because its you and she doesnt care if you propose without a ring or on a random corner street! You could propose to her in the middle of your joint execution and she'd still say yes. She just, wants to give you a chance to back down if you dont really mean it. She knows its not very easy being her partner, especially with the adventures and all of that. And yes, you did use to travel with the doctor before, but still, it could be hard for you to adjust to her running around time and space while you are mostly at a static home. And while you do join her, she knows you get anxious when she goes to expeditions funded by Luna. So she asks if you are sure. Just- just so you could back out. You deserve that, atleast.

"Yes. Im sure." You respond, eyes shining bright, so very confident and so filled with love for her it might spill out any second now.

And River looks at you and the penny finally drops and she just nods slowly because her mouth doesnt work and she doesnt know what to say.

So you hold her hands in yours and promise her forever. "I know that its been hard, but I feel like everything weve been through brought us here. Everyone weve ever encountered has led us to this moment, every interaction, kiss, fight and hug. And I want to show you what forever really is. Because I know we might not have an actual infinite lifetime together, but I know ill love you until my last breath leaves my lungs, River."

"Yes" River says, and she smiles so brightly at you its blinding and your heart flutters in your chest excitedly as she continues to nod eagerly.

And you both stand there, on a random street corner in the middle of the night.

At the start of forever.

[arundolyn]

Platinum is kinda interesting bc I have no idea what the hell they were going for with her. Like I know pastiche-ing anime tropes was kind of a thing at least in the beginning, like Ragna being the edgelord who's actually kind of a softie and Jin being the shining knight who's actually a huge homicidal douchebag, and lampooning magical girls as a genre was kind of a thing at the time, but Platinum isn't even all that subversive? Like aesthetic-wise she plays the whole thing straight, she's just a little asshole and says slurs for no reason. Is that meant to be the subversion? They couldn't even be bothered to toss in some of the edgy hyperviolent stuff that people kept slapping onto their 'subverted' magical girls? They couldn't give her a gun or something to show how 'mature' it's supposed to be? Because otherwise there's just a pretty straightforward magical girl character plopped into an otherwise ill-fitting backdrop and the more I look at her the more I wonder what she's even here for??

and dont forget the random incessant instances of her calling ragna a pedophile thats supposed to be played for humor somehow in some world bc lord knows i sure cant literally any time they encounter each other in story mode or fight . my fucking god that bit is bad and is often the biggest reason i can never recommend blazblue to anyone

and it SUCKS for plat specifically bc even outside the whole goofy botched magical girl thing there was SOOOO MUCH GOING ON?? TRINITY'S GHOST BEING IN THE MUCHOURIN. JUST IN GENERAL THE INSANITY OF THE MUCHOURIN, A STAFF MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR ONE OF THE BEST ALCHEMISTS TO EVER DO IT WHO HATED FIGHTING, FALLING INTO THE HANDS OF A FERAL LITTLE GREMLIN BABY WHO USES IT TO KICK PEOPLE'S ASSES UWUISHLY???? theres so much potential in various places for various things but it feels like they had no broad direction they wanted to go in and fell back on it being Mature and Subvertive by........ having a child call people a pedophile for telling her to stop bothering them typically? or making weird sexual comments comparing herself to adult women like that one gag reel in continuum shift with litchi iirc? dont remember how much she does That one but i do remember it happening. groundbreaking stuff there fellas. im sure the loc team didnt HELP but theyre definitely not entirely at fault considering the number of times plat does say the phrase "lolicon" out loud in jp is most certainly nonzero. ugh

plat couldve been many things but unfortunately what we ended up getting was fuckin rocky at best. woof

[beepykay]

so my system rn is doing a friendlocke (alterlocke? lol) of pokemon black and its been very fun so far. we decided to make custom sprites of the party as it stands now! more info on the rules of the run under the cut if any systems want to try an alterlocke out themselves!!

so first of all! i got this idea completely from watching saltydkdans friendlocke series (highly recommend by the way!) just putting that out there i didnt come up with this idea myself. basically, its all of the normal rules of a nuzlocke which. ill throw out in case people dont know. 1. if a pokemon faints, its dead forever

2. you can only catch the first encounter per route

3. every pokemon must be nicknamed (we'll get to this lol)

4. if you black/whiteout, the run is over and you must reset

thats all well and good, but with a friend/alterlocke, there is an additional challenge! every pokemon you catch will be controlled by a different part. the trainer is also controlled by a part! the trainer controls whos in the party, what items you buy, where you go, etc. (domi, in our playthrough. usually the host/a host is a fitting choice for the role lol) the part controlling a pokemon gets to control what moves that mon uses, what moves it learns, whether it evolves or not, etc. what we do is pull up a random number generator to determine which part gets the pokemon we caught. meaning, that if the part's "avatar" dies, they die in real life--I Mean they are effectively out of the game. this does add an additional difficulty especially if youre a smaller system. because your amount of encounters are much more limited! hot tip: SKIP BAD ENCOUNTERS IF YOU ARE LIMITED. weve skipped 3 encounters because of this. it makes the game more difficult in the beginning but having better mons by the end is worth it. anyway, what you should have is a group of parts playing a pokemon game as if its like dnd! and its very fun. if youre a system who likes pokemon, i really recommend this because its. well one, just fun. but also it really helps with communication and making people get along, since youre all just doing something silly together. even parts that dont know much about pokemon can have fun with it since all they have to do is pick the moves and do a little roleplay! also i highly recommend making custom sprites. very silly and fun.

also if anyone has any questions abt the rules or whatever i can answer them lol

[neko-artist-meow]

Well, here's my work (⁠ ⁠･ั⁠﹏⁠･ั⁠) I tried my best.(⁠｡⁠ﾉ⁠ω⁠＼⁠｡⁠)

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Eversince Alice and her two bestfriends encountered Dark Wizards in the Forbidden Forest and stopped them from smuggling Magical Creatures to sell in the Dark Marke. They got caught into a life threatening battle and Alice suffered a severe injury that left her unconscious on the bed for days.

Since then Daniel and Ivy swore to themselves never to step into the Forest again, they both sank in guilt remembering the day their bestfriend was fighting for her life on the Hospital Wing when they got rescued.

Everyday they come to visit Alice since she was confined, always noticing a fresh set of flowers on the vase of her bedside table that a random stranger had committedly change before it withers.

It was a bouquet of sunflower's that are carefully arranged on the flower pot, they thought whoever gave them to Alice also reminded them of the latter, ever radiant and beautiful like the sun.

It was a rainy day for Hogwarts but the coldness of the weather only added to the loneliness they felt, now that their friend who was like the sun cannot give off its warmth and light.

Unbeknownst to them, they werent the only ones who often come to visit the girl. Everyday after they left, a certain Hogwarts student whom they least expect, is waiting patiently for them to leave to have a moment on her own with Alice.

While using an invisibility potion she changes the flowers everyday making it appear after an hour til the potions last, hoping one day once Alice wakes up, she will smile at the sight of it knowing it was her favorite.

The bouquet of sunflowers was carefully arranged on the vase before Cassandra approached the occupant of the bed.

"You probably wonder why I always come to visit you." she said as she sat down looking at the peaceful face of Alice sleeping. It wasnt new to her seeing the latter's sleeping face since they share the same room but this time she felt a stinging pain in her chest, because this time's different.

She remembered that time when she was the one lying in the Hospital Wing and Alice visited her everyday and rushed as soon as she woke up, even taking care of her rose while she was away.

"You can also say I'm being suspicious for caring for your well being, then I'll laugh at you too, just like the last time we did back then." she lightly laugh to herself, then tears started to form on the corner of her eyes. She rests her head on the side of the bed facing Alice, reaching for her hand and intertwining their fingers together.

"I wanted to hurt your friends so badly for what they brought upon you, but I know you'll probably scold me for that, although those savages deserve it.

So when you've returned, dont expect me to treat those rubbish little friends of yours any good."

She placed the hand closely to her lips, feeling the urge to kiss them just like how Alice do with her knuckles. Then her eyes spotted a box of candies from Honeydukes beside Alice's pillow, a frown suddenly etching on her goddess like features.

Thinking it was probably from Ivy since she heard from Alice that it was the girl's favorite shop whenever they visit Hogsmeade. She took the box by the hand and remembered how often she see's Alice being dragged around by Ivy like they were something. She gripped tightly around the box, ruining its form and thrown it away harshly on one of the drawers of the bedside table.

"I still dont have the slightest idea what you've seen in Ivy, Im obviously much better than her in everything." she scoffed, crossing her arms across her chest.

There was never a day that she always thought that Alice shouldve chosen her instead of Ivy, if only she allowed her to sit beside her on their first train to Hogwarts.

"She's obviously manipulating you to drag you in her troubles and yet you still take her side whenever we fought like pretending to be some good girl."

If only back then she did, then it was her who was always on Alice's side, probably laughing with her on all her ridiculous stories and she would set them up on excursions with just the two of them.

It must've been her who got the chance to make Alice smile everyday, hold her hand and gaze on her face closely all the time.

The sudden thought brought a question to herself because it sounded that she actually wanted more than just friendship.

Is there more to what she wanted?

Does she want Alice to treat her more than how she treat her friend's or does she want to be more than just her friend?

Cassandra had a puzzled look on her eyes, then a burst of wind entered the room and swept some of Alice's hair on her face.

She sat beside her unconscious body, one slim hand carefully brushing all through the soft strands of hair that had flewn to the latter's face.

A set of soft green emerald eyes focused on Alice's serene-looking face, a sight she'll definitely never grow tired of.

All her uncertainty vanished and was instantly replaced with the feeling of longing, then she finally understood.

All this time she was inlove.

"Truth be told... I was jealous."

"Im jealous that you look happier with her and you have a lot of time to spend with her than with me, maybe its because I always pushed you away that you thought I hated you, but I never really did... You always brighten up my days that I often talk to my plants about you and they seemed to like you too."

"I always told you that you're ruining my solitude but in fact I was really happy when you always come to check up on me, I love how fast you rush to my aid whenever one of Hagrid's creatures come to ruin my beautiful garden, I love it when you bring me weird stuff's I dont know I actually needed but you noticed."

"I love how you noticed all those little things and take care of those precious to me, even my cat... Lyncus is a bit grumpy to me lately and probably misses you too eversince, so please get well as soon as possible..I just cant bear to see you here anymore and probably wish you'll never end up here again."

One hand cupping the soft cheeks of Alice, she leaned close and softly kissed the latter's forehead, remembering how Alice used to do it whenever it was her who felt down and it made her feel comfortable.

Her heart beated loud seeing the face of Alice closer that she could ever get, it made her cheeks turn red as her eyes wandered towards the latter's lips, her curiosity deepened with every second.

She wanted to taste the lips and be the first one to feel it, thinking how sweet it'll probably be. The lips of Alice that only spouted all good things about her despite her wrong doings and even had the courage to scold her whenever its necessary.

She leaned in thinking nobody is ever going to find out and gently kissed Alice's lips with her own. Her lips trembled along with the warm feeling in her heart and with every move she made, she felt a different sense of fear for the first time. The fear of being caught and the feeling of being rejected by Alice, nonetheless she was afraid because she was inlove and fear was never her thing not until now.

She now holds something dear to her, more than her pride. As she slowly pulled away she reminisce the feeling and stored it in her precious memories.

She remembered their Tessomancy Project at Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop and the second reading that Alice did for her.

And it seems that the tessomancy was no more a mystery and is finally clear to her, it was Alice she was inloved all along, her exact polar opposite, and someone she never expected to get along with. Although at that moment, it was actually Alice who first appeared on her mind but she was confused at that time.

"You were the one being told at the Tessomancy..it was you..Im inlove with you, Alice Vayne."

She lied beside her like they usually do together everytime they got back to the dorm. She turned around towards Alice and placed her other arm around the latter's body hugging her as she nuzzle in her neck.

It was raining hard outside the castle but she never felt so comfortable and warm just being beside Alice. The feeling that she gave her was always enough to remind herself that she was also partly human and not just some part Veela and a Student who needs to meet up expectations and be charming most of the time.

With Alice she was normal and exists just like the other people out there.

If for herself she was perfect, to Alice she was also flawed like the others.

For her flaw was an ugly thing, to Alice it was the most beautiful thing that makes someone human, and she made her looked at it the same as she does.

It made her feel wonderful knowing that she can still be beautiful with a flaw.

She remembered how Alice told her that she remind her of a rose, someone a bit thorny but beautiful.

"I wish I could be your rose, your only rose."

Fifty minutes have passed and Madam Pomfrey finally stood up from her desk just behind the curtain near Alice's bed. It was the time she routinely check on the students health, and before it was Alice's turn Cassandra had finally left like a thief of the night.

After Madam Pomfrey checked on all Alice' s wounds and applied the necessary treatment.

"Young love and very unexpected one indeed." she said with a teasing smile.

Unbeknownst to Cassandra who was sneaking to visit Alice using an invisibility potion, Madam Pomfrey is actually immune to the effects of invisibility potion the main reason why she decided to become a nurse to prevent her patient's from escaping treatment.

"I think its probably best not to let anyone know even your friends, especially Miss Vole that you are already awake eversince this morning, do you agree Miss Vayne?"

"Yes, I think so too." Alice replied with her cheeks blushing mad and heart beating as loud as it should.

"After all, you still have to get completely healed because that sweet confession of Miss Vole surely does deserve a proper response." she said teasingly.

"It sure does, yeah.." she breathed heavily trying to calm herself "Is it common for students waking up from the Hospital Wing and have a relationship the next day Madam Pomfrey?" her smile was like a sudden beam of sunlight that could light up even the darkest corners of the room.

"Yes very common indeed." she replied smiling genuinely.

The fresh set of sunflowers appeared in the vase on her bedside table. Sunflowers were indeed her favorite because it reminded her of the day she saw Cassandra in the fields of sunflowers, taking her Venomous tentacula and talk sweetly to it like it was human for the first time. The same day that she fell inlove with the person bullying her friends and admired her golden hair that shine like sunflower petals.

"I love her too."