#and now im looking at this and like. what was even my problem. this looks rad.

[probablynotcaptainbritain]

So, I think this is an interesting take, but one that misses a fundamental problem with AI. OP mentions this idea of desiring an artistic output without a particular amount of toil, and thats fair. Many people want to have written a novel or painted a painting without putting time or pain in.

But here's the thing. If you have an AI generate an output of work, you don't have an output of work! *The AI does.* This is, in my opinion less like using a new art software to help smooth out the edges, and more like paying an artist for a commission. It can on some level convey your ideas (more on that in a second), but ultimately it is doing this creation. Using AI for background assistance or the like *is* using an artistic tool! And these features have existed for years! But having an AI generate something whole-cloth is not making art. In fact, I'd argue that claiming you made it is tantamount to plagiarism!(Note: Before I get yelled at, this is not a condemnation of commissioned art! I love commissions a great deal! But Im also not under the illusion that I made them!)

In a similar vein to the commission idea, using AI to express your ideas is inherently going to put a filter over your ideas! You may be attempting to create something that conveys the most powerful ideas, but ultimately your interpretation is not what's being conveyed. Art is personal. Its not just about the ideas in it, but the interpretation coming through. Two people are unlikely to express an idea the same way.

But with an AI you dont know whose perspective its drawing from, or even what imagery its using! A piece intended for queer liberation may feature homophobic imagery you never intended, because you didnt make it!

Even slop made by a person has traces of the creator in it! Maybe its just a paycheck, and you can see it in ragged lines that aren't on the works that excite them. Maybe to them art is just disposable entertainment, who knows? Its still slop, but by the gods its slop that is theirs. AI Slop cannot be said to be made by anyone, as its just regurgitated ideas that dont even have cynicism or weariness.

I also think there are ideas about differences between Commercial and Private art swirling around this conversation that I dont have the energy or knowledge base to unpack, but still wanted to acknowledge are present.

To Circle Back To the idea of an Artistic Output Without Toil And People Not Deserving to Make Art: I think its absolutely possible to make meaningful art without significant amount of toil. I think a small doodle that took someone 3 minutes, or a poem on the back of a napkin can be beautiful, soulful art.

One of my favorite pieces of art is a silly Wonder Woman sketch my partner drew me. It didn't take the same level of toil that say The Wave of Kanegawa, or New Mutants 18 or Look Back took. But it was theirs, and they made it with the things that make them theirself. Im sorry to say this, but an AI couldn't do that! Couldn't make me grin like an idiot seeing it, or tear up right now thinking about it. Art is very personal whether you realize it or not! A big part of the beauty of art is the pieces of the people who make it embedded in the work.

I also think AI feeds into people's expectation that art has to look certain ways! The problem is rarely the artist, and more often the preconceived notions weighing them down. When you dont feel like you're capable of making the art you want, you're more likely to make someone or something else do it for you.

But once you push past expectations, there's a world of art you *can* make! If its a matter of technical ability, and you not being able to make exactly what you envision: Try other tools, or even another medium! If you don't know how to draw it, try making it as a collage! Making art is fun when you free yourself from the expectation of how it should look! You may even surprise yourself with how it turns out!

I believe that every single person on earth is capable of great art if they only give themselves the chance to make it. I just want to see you all flourish. :)

(Sorry if this is rambly, but the above post gave me a lot of thoughts and feelings!)

atp i hope it's clear that my stance is not that everyone needs to like and be okay with generative ai art, my stance is that i am not going to take your reasons for disliking generative ai art seriously if they are rooted in the idea that it's bad because it can't produce art with a soul. or that the very act of desiring an artistic output without putting in Enough Work To Deserve It is threatening the fabric of society.

It's an obscenely conservative way to think about art and i'm not going to give it any legitimacy at all. i don't believe in a human soul and i don't believe the value of art comes from the amount of toil it required. i think that, right now and for the rest of human existence there will be creatives who continue to use the tools at their disposal to express meaningful ideas into the world. i don't think the idea that one of those tools could theoretically be an AI image generator is that unreasonable.

most ai generated content is slop but plenty of stuff crafted by human hands is slop too. the way to separate good art from bad art is not by drawing hard lines about what is 'allowed' to count as art, or saying there is an irreplaceable quality to a work that it gets imbued with when created by an Ensouled Being. the way to separate good art from bad art is to earnestly engage with the things you see in the world around you to develop and refine your own tastes about what sort of things you find meaningful and valuable.

it's like such a bizarre simultaneous devaluing and sanctifying of art at the same time to me. like art is so important and special and species-defining and the people who make it possess some sort of unique spiritual quality that can not be artificially replicated. but also Art is somehow a fragile and narrow enough thing that it's at risk of being irreparably bastardized or eradicated because of a machine. i don't get it. i don't get it!

[paniniani]

touya walking in on you

an: nsfw, female reader (female anatomy), toyua x reader, use of toys, edging, teasing, dabi is mean but what else is new

closing your eyes, you continue to gently trace your vibrator between your thighs, getting closer and closer to-

a resounding knock at the door causes your heart to jump out of your chest, you frantically push the button and shove the toy under your pillow, quickly zipping up your shorts as your bedroom door creaks open.

"the fuck got you all freaked out?" dabi rasps as he walks into your room like its his own. you've been close friends for a while now, and you completely forgot that he asked to come over today. you attempt to adjust your tank top as he settles onto your bed, still giving you a suspicious look.

"just didn't hear you is all. wanna smash?" his eyes widened in shock, giving you a crazy look until you elaborate. "OH i meant super smash. playing super smash bros. sorry." he sighed inexplicably loud as his jaw re-joined his face from the floor. "fucking freak" he shoots back, but you can see a faint smile at the expense your embarrassment. leaning back onto your bed, an odd look crosses his face.

"forgot the switch remote in your covers or somethin?" before you can comprehend what he says, he tosses your pillow aside in search of the console to see-

your pink vibrator, barely still turned on but buzzing away under the pillow.

frozen in fear, you slowly turn your head to him. excuses and explanations start to swirl into your brain, but they all vanish when you notice the giant smirk that creeps across his face. before you can react, he grabs the toy and inspects it.

"now what's this hm?" your mouth falls open but no words come out. "look at you, dirty girl playing with herself and pretending to be all innocent." he pushes you onto your back, one scarred hand stroking your jawline. "so desperate, already soaked through your shorts yeah? couldn't even wait for me to get here?"

"d-dabi" you choke out, upset. "m- so sorry, didn't mean for you to- im so gross, so sorr-"

"you shut the fuck up. you've been teasing me for so fucking long, wearing those stupid tiny fucking shorts, brushing up against me when we play games, trying to see if i'd give into you huh? you wanna see what happens when you toy around with me?" turning up the vibrator, he spread your legs apart with one muscular forearm, unzipping your shorts and pulling them off your body.

"this whole fuckin time i'm feeling like an asshole for wanting you so bad. you got no fucking clue how many times i've had to jerk off to your stupid fucking voice while we're on call?"

a groan escapes your throat at his confession, and you try to squeeze your thighs together to get some relief.

"nah. you're gonna fuckin-" he presses the toy to the apex of your clit, no warning, making you cry out. "take it." your eyes roll back in pleasure, desperately bucking your hips up into his hand. "dabi, d-didn't know i promise" you whined as he continued his assault on your pussy. "don't even start. i can play dirty too."

in a swift movement, he rips your underwear and tank top off, admiring the way your tits bounce as you try to hump the toy in his hand. "needy little slut still think she's funny, trying to make me lose my fucking mind?" "n-no dabi" you manage to get out, brain beginning to muddle.

"dont fucking call me that." he spits out at you, increasing the toy to the highest setting as you writhe underneath him, getting close. "t-touya, m-gonna, m-gonna"

he pulls the toy away, laughing at your pitiful expression and tearful eyes. "mmm, i don't think so. gotta beg a little harder if you wanna squirt all over me, sweetheart. thought you had no problem doing this on your own?"

it was going to be a long night.

[whatdoyouwanttocallmefor]

Can you make a long version of 'dangerous charmer'?

ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜꜱ ᴄʜᴀʀᴍᴇʀ - ʜᴀɴ ᴊɪꜱᴜɴɢ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

Helloo!!!! Im so sorry it take a very long time :(( I swear I already write it but I kept changing because I just have problem with my brain and I just feel the story is not good? I still feel it's not good but umm maybe it can be considered? please :(( Anyways, here's a long version of Dangerous Charmer. Enjoy

Warning: Contains themes of possessiveness, violence, and mafia-related content

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Han Jisung was a mastermind.

Not just clever. Not just strategic.

No, he was terrifyingly brilliant, the kind of man who could dismantle an empire with a smile and a soft “Oops.” In the underworld, people spoke of him in whispers, like saying his name too loud would summon him. And if he did appear? You didn’t live to tell the tale.

To the world, Han Jisung was a ghost in designer suits, a storm in Gucci sunglasses.

But to you?

He was the man who bought three different types of milk because he could never remember which one you liked. The man who quietly learned to braid hair just so he could help when you had a bad wrist day. The man who didn’t sleep unless your side of the bed was warm.

He was chaos outside. But with you? He was comfort.

You were brushing your teeth one morning, still groggy and half-aware, when you noticed something on the mirror. A sticky note.

“You mumble in your sleep. It’s cute. I love you. - J 🖤

You laughed, toothpaste foam nearly spilling out. “This idiot,” you murmured, your heart fluttering.

He left notes like that sometimes. Sometimes they were sweet. Sometimes utterly dumb.

“You looked hot kicking me in your sleep last night.” “Bought you four cupcakes. Ate two. You’ll survive.” “I bribed the bakery lady to give you the warm pastries. Don’t ask.”

You swore he had the soul of a menace and the heart of a poet.

Later that day, Jisung slid an envelope across the kitchen counter, looking way too smug for a man wearing Hello Kitty slippers.

“Here,” he said.

You paused mid-sip of your coffee, eyeing the envelope like it was a trap. “What is it this time?���

“A gift.” He leaned forward, propping his chin in his hand like he already knew you were going to freak out.

You tore it open and froze. “This… this is a black card, Jisung.”

“Yup.”

You nearly choked. “This is... do you know how much money is on this?”

He grinned. “It’s infinite. Just like my love for you.”

You narrowed your eyes. “That’s so corny.”

“Corny and loaded,” he quipped. “Now take it.”

“No.”

“Yes.”

“I’m not a kept woman, Jisung.”

He laughed. “You are kept. Just… also deeply loved and dangerously spoiled.”

You softened, biting your lip. “I don’t need money to feel loved.”

He walked around the counter, gently cupping your cheeks. “I know. That’s what makes you different. But I want to give you everything. Because this world is brutal. And money? It’s my sword. My shield. My power. And if it can make your life even one ounce safer or easier, then you’re going to take the damn card.”

You stared up at him, heart twisting. He wasn’t giving you a luxury. He was giving you protection in the only language his world understood.

“…Fine,” you whispered.

“Atta girl.” He kissed your forehead. “Go buy yourself a tank. Or ten cats. Or a tiny island. Surprise me.”

---

But Jisung didn’t protect you with money alone.

There was a night, cold and too quiet, when everything changed.

You’d gone out alone for five minutes. Five. You wanted to grab a snack from the corner store, thinking no one would notice. Jisung had been in a meeting, and you didn’t want to bother him.

Big mistake.

Someone followed you out.

You didn’t notice until a hand brushed your wrist. “Hey—got a second?”

You turned, startled, only for Jisung to appear out of nowhere. One second it was just you and the stranger. The next, Jisung had him slammed against the concrete wall, rage pouring off him in waves.

“You must have a death wish,” he said, low and cold.

The man panicked. “I—I wasn’t trying anything—!”

“You touched what’s mine,” Jisung growled, twisting the man’s arm just enough to make him cry out.

“Jisung!” You ran up, grabbing his shoulder. “Stop it! He didn’t do anything!”

His grip didn’t loosen.

“Jisung, look at me,” you said, voice shaking. “Please. Let him go.”

His jaw clenched. Then, with a reluctant grunt, he dropped the man, who scrambled off into the night like his life depended on it.

When you got home, Jisung didn’t say a word. He sat on the couch, elbows on his knees, eyes dark and unreadable. You sat beside him, hesitant.

“I’m sorry,” you whispered. “I didn’t mean to worry you.”

“You think I’m angry because you went out alone?” he asked quietly.

“…Aren’t you?”

He looked at you. “No. I’m angry at myself. For not protecting you better.”

“Jisung, I’m not helpless.”

“I know. But that doesn’t mean I won’t burn this city to the ground if someone dares to touch you.”

You reached over, taking his hand. “You don’t have to carry all of this alone.”

His throat bobbed. “Yes, I do. That’s how I keep you safe. I’m the villain, remember? Let me be the monster so you never have to be scared.”

You leaned your forehead against his. “I’m not scared of you.”

“I wish you were,” he whispered.

A week later, the man who touched you was gone.

No word. No body. Just… gone.

And you didn’t ask.

One evening, curled up on Jisung’s lap, you finally whispered, “He disappeared.”

He sipped his drink. “Yes.”

You hesitated. “Did you—”

He looked at you slowly. “I warned him.”

You swallowed, but didn’t press further.

Instead, you wrapped your arms around his neck. “What am I supposed to do with you?”

He smiled against your cheek. “Keep me. Forever.”

---

That night, you had a nightmare.

You saw Jisung, bloodied, alone, walking through a dark hallway as people whispered behind him. You called his name, but he didn’t turn. You screamed, and still he kept walking until he vanished into the dark.

You woke with a start, breath ragged.

Jisung stirred beside you. “Baby?”

You couldn’t even answer. Just clung to him.

His arms wrapped around you instantly, no questions asked. “It was a dream. I’m here.”

You trembled. “I dreamed I lost you. I couldn’t find you anywhere.”

“I’ll always find you,” he whispered, brushing your hair from your face. “Even if I have to tear the world apart.”

You buried your face in his chest. “Promise?”

He pulled you tighter. “I promise. No matter how dark it gets, I’ll never leave you behind.”

Han Jisung was a walking contradiction.

The man who played piano when he thought no one was listening. The man who bought a tiny kitten because he saw you smile at it once in a shop window. The man who wore blood like cologne, but flinched when you cried.

He was chaos wrapped in silk. A storm behind a smile.

But his love?

His love was unwavering. Fierce. Terrifying in its intensity, but pure in its purpose.

And if the world ever dared to take you from him?

Well.

It would burn.

---

Perm Tag : @m-325

[azonewithu]

Whats the problem? Was itbthet i desyriyed california?? Those are not anyone good friends. Is thst you evil to yhe fugonncore like them. Those fires are obvious sugns Gis drzpises most if those people Emma Watson. Theyte totally phony no ones anyones friend there. I killed for you. Its Gods sayi g and mine thst if youndont hsve sny friends who will kill for you you do not have sny friends. I know you got a few friends besides me. But im thr best friend you have whether youbwant to admit it or even know it. Im way better looking inside n out then the men you know by far. But i understand im intimidating deadly and my level of intelligence scares people. It scares me a little. And it sucks because most people ate stupid i feel pretty much alone. I dont really talk to anyone anymore. Those americans have besn found gulity by God Emma. Do tour oen thing. Do not step foot on my cominent til im done. Either theyll be destoyed or theyll surrender. You know like me cslis a duckn puece kdlf shit place. Not everylne but theyre sick Emna look at them. Beyond the screeen. Even Jenna is turning they all do that. Shes s lol sad about whet hspoened i can tell bo one csn hide their eyes. She thinks she likes tjat sietnof life but shes a good kid. Ots not really for her. She justnpops off the be screen so domyou kn youe oen wsy though youteva but older i sense way greater substance from you. I srnse it morevthsn in tom hanks thst gitnid a fugkn asshole. And hos ron is marked. Eventually sn accident will get him. Because God foes not like hom Emma and if thsts the case watch out. You wibt do bad you almost endedvup like them bug uoure not an asshole. Yiu dont say asshole things do never pookbup to assholes agsin. None of those giys in hollywiood ste loved by God. They love thrmsrlbves to much sweetie. God loves you. Dont go to cali ever til theybsurrender. Yalk to a good brit. Theyll tell you americsns are small little shits. Wnd they were fuckn awesome at one time. For a short time begore they we t yo their own heads. Now God hayes thrm Emna. Hates. Younwanna be narked like that? All of thrm say asshole things. You dont. Your nature is better. And i think youve known all all along what they are. Demonic children. But im sn Arch i slso demons like they bitcues thry are. Everyonr on earth agrees i best the living dhot out if america. And im not done Emma. Yes those people on yhst lkane slmost sll burned up becsuse of you. Palisafes was over you. Dont let it go yo your PRETTY head like americans do. Nobody on my lkanet is bery greet ever. Not di cr the beginning or we eoukd t be fucked. Be with family do the right thing. Share your good fortune with your family. Ots the beet kind of charity you can see whete your money went evrn if its wasted. They love you so much and i can see why. Those fuckn RAT faced goofs from californoa wete msking those pics. Theyte not hot its not you you dont fuckn wear shit or pose like that. Theyre not anything theyre not you thosecpeople doen they arent like you. Dont look up to them i never do. I called that giy i tracked fown off facebook. I said hey sshole thos is Azriel stop posting sick pics of Emma Watson on the internet. He sysrts laughing. Oh younthink this is and im a jome do you. Now youre fucked im gonna burn your fuckn house down. That guy stares off into nothing now. Hes still alive sortnof for now. But urs hos fault the pslisades are gone. Him and that english giy who claims he came up with ky starcwars title ehen ye stole it off the internet like scum bag hated by God americans did. But everyone slready knew theure fucked like thet Emma tey do itva lit. Yhsts why resl artists hate americans, they ate i ghrre tly scum they were born into the death and confusion they call a country. The Uks not that nad no ok ne is. But that scum bag from the uk he moved to csli he fits right in in scum land. Hie ya doin janes cameron???? So called great gut n filmaker. Hee a fuckn goof plagiarist too people dont like that guy. James camrron is not from canada he craeles outnof a hole in hhe ground like snake.

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[faithinmovies]

so i have a little idea for today

''This is perfect Buck, its so convenient. We can live together. this space is big enough. think of the money we'll save'' Eddie says in the living room. Their living room. Buck looks fondly at him and his smile fades slowly bit by bit. He looks down.

''I cant live here Eddie''

Eddie's confused. ''What? Why dont you wanna live here?'

Bucks voice hardens. ''I need my space. You need your space.''

Eddie scoffs. ''We did well for the last weeks. Perfectly even. besides the fight, is that the problem?''

''No, eddie. I just cant. Its not gonna work. Thats it'' Buck says. His voice strong.

''Okay, whatever you want man. I just thought. i dont know that this has been good. we work together. I guess i was wrong. again'' Eddie spits out

Buck's pissed now. He wants to answer, to fight back. Every natural instinct wants to tell him off. He doesnt.

He looks down, breathing deeply, instead. ''I just cant live here'' he looks up at Eddie's pissed expression and he feels a tenderness he knows its rare to find. Buck subtly smiles ''Remember when i came out?'' He tells Eddie ''you said nothing was gonna change between us''

''And nothing has buck.'' he steps forward and buck backtracks.

''Yeah, And im really thankful for that. You have been great'' his voice cracks a little.

''I have feelings for you'' Buck says, air coming out of his chest like a heavy balloon thats being let out. ''I dont know how long, to be honest, i couldnt see it. But i do''

Eddie tries to speak, Buck interrumpts. ''its not fair to you, its not fair to me, for me to stay. I cant. Im sorry.'' He moved here for Eddie, now he has to move out for him again. Tears start to pool in his eyes as he stares at Eddie.

[lightweaver-chosen-if]

hi momo.

i randomly found your blog and the IF sounded quite interesting. i only read til the scene in chapter 1, where the headmaster leaves for the first time, but so far i really like the world, story and your writing style. i have some questions:

1.) will the stats (like personality/reputation) at some point be locked in/wont change anymore?

==> how important will the stats be? only flavourtext OR locking you out of choices/story parts?

2.) could you explain/give an example on what the 6 personalities mean exactly? to me grumpy means looking more angrily/have a frown/... but all the choices so far seem more fitting to a character, who is suspicious of everyone.

==> during the conversation with the headmaster one option, which increases the grumpy-stat is "Why? You don't even know me.". this doesnt seem grumpy, more suspicious

3.) now the reason why i stopped reading at this point. at this point in the story you are offered 4 choices. they increase the genuine, emotional, grumpy or aloof stat respectively. in addition to that the first 2 increases the healing-stat, while the last 2 increases the spiraling-stat. unfortunately i wanted to play a grumpy (suspicious), pragmatic/aloof character who slowly heals their mental state. well, now the game is telling me thats not possible. the reason i stopped reading was, because now im not sure if future choices will continue this trend (aka genuine/emotional choices increase healing while grumpy/aloof choices increase spiraling) or not.

this is probably just a me problem, and maybe the IF is simply not for me. i hope noone takes this as an personal attack/insult.

thank you.

Hi! This is totally fine, I appreciate you taking the time to even write this :)

Trying to explain as best as I can... so sorry for the super long post ahead!

1.) will the stats (like personality/reputation) at some point be locked in/wont change anymore?

Kind of, but not completely. My idea is that by Chapter 5, your MC would have an established personality. From there, personality choices will be fewer to make way for dialogue choices that adapt to your personality stat.

Personality choices that clash with your stat will still make others react differently if you pick them. I still want to give players the chance to shift their personality over time if they want to. So if you keep consistently choosing a different tone, people will notice, and MC can change again.

You're not locked in forever. It's the healing/spiraling stat that will drastically change the narrative.

2.) could you explain/give an example on what the 6 personalities mean exactly? to me grumpy means looking more angrily/have a frown/... but all the choices so far seem more fitting to a character, who is suspicious of everyone.

While how MC acts is up to you, they aren't a total blank slate at the start. Especially in the infirmary scene, which is a high-stress moment for them. They were just in a fall, fully expecting to die… and then they wake up in a strange place, surrounded by unfamiliar people, and told they were “blessed by a deity.” It’s a lot. They’re confused, overwhelmed, suspicious. That’s the baseline mental state they’re starting from in that moment, which is why options might lean more into that suspicious vibe.

But you're right. It should've been clearer! I'm going to go over the early scenes in the future. Most likely going to revise many of these choices once I start revisiting the code. Looking back on these after a year, there are definitely parts I could improve on.

As for the personalities... there are actually 5 of them, and they all come from the different combinations of genuine/grumpy & emotional/aloof.

Careful/Reckless isn't actually supposed to be under personality stat, it's meant to be its own thing.

I wrote alt text for each image with some brief descriptions :)

Example Use Cases:

Dialogue choices. I want to eventually move on from choices that build personality stats and have actual conversations with a reactive MC/NPC

MC's internal thoughts

How MC speaks or reacts to other NPCs on their own

The healing/spiraling stats are mostly tied to choices where you're accepting or rejecting an idea or character. They don’t show up in every personality choice. After the infirmary scene (where you're at), those healing/spiraling stats mostly show up in standalone choices.

Now to yap a bit...

Right now, I’m not 100% satisfied with how the personality choices are looking overall.

During my early days I was kind of winging it. Still figuring things out, code and story wise, if I could turn back time, I'd do things a lot more differently (⌒_⌒;)

I was already planning to do a rework of the general stat structure for MC in this update. I won't totally scrap what I have, only improve and make it make more sense to me. I’ve just been focusing on writing first, since code stuff also takes a lot of time.

So yeah, lots of cleanup to do here!

PS: Grumpy was originally called Sarcastic, and it’s going through a bit of an identity crisis. I think Guarded suits better...? Still looking for a word that means suspicious, kinda rude, not totally receptive, but only sometimes (not totally) sarcastic???

[fairyminnie444]

hi i have a problem which is im changing my appearance but like i really wanna and since im trying revision too it feels like more harder (i know i have to work on that) but my really ask is when i make the assumption and let it go, i kinda forget about the assumption but i know its true if i think just like if you have eyes you know, but when i accidentally see myself in the mirror and see my past self i cant prevent me to feel like disappointed and i feel like its because i didnt fully believed my assumption but i dont know how to fix this

The core of this isn’t about “believing harder” or “never feeling frustrated” , it’s about persisting in the truth even when the mirror (which only shows the old) tries to convince you otherwise.

You said you know it’s true even when you forget or get distracted, and that’s what matters. The feeling of disappointment comes from still seeing the 3D as proof, as if it holds more authority than your consciousness. But it doesn’t.

When you see your past self in the mirror, you can remind yourself: “Oh, this is just an echo. It’s not who I am now. My true self is already manifested.”

You don’t need to avoid the mirror or pretend you didn’t see it, you can look and still affirm: “This changes nothing. I already am.”

Your reality doesn’t shift because you never get disappointed, it shifts when, even in disappointment, you still choose to stay in your knowing. That’s the difference between reacting and assuming.

And about it feeling harder because of revision: that’s just another assumption. Nothing is harder. It’s just another path to return to your natural state, which is beauty, perfection, and love for yourself.

You’re doing well. Persistence isn’t fighting, it’s remembering who you are.

[pixelprofligate]

alright then my good bitches buckle the fuck in for

Pokemon Games and Their Mechanics I Think Can and Should be Better

of course i have complaints about Pokemon im a Pokemon fan and we are impossible to please, but ill at least provide some additional information about my position before i jump into opinions here.

First, I have been playing Pokemon since RSE came out. I technically played Crystal first, but it was not my own copy and I never finished it because of that.

Second, I haven't bought any of the new generation games since XY. Any of the fully new games past this point I have very little to no hands on experience with, tho my secondhand knowledge is there and present.

Thirdly, my favorite games are Emerald and basically any that takes us to Kanto. Personally I find these regions to be the most engaging either to explore, to progress thru, or to experience the story in as they feel the most "Pokemon" to me.

All this I think matters to say because some of my opinions and views are definitely going to be biased and built on my personal experiences, and I just wanna make it somewhat clear what and where those biases might come from, at least in regards to Pokemon specifically.

So without and more wasted words:

Pokemon is Not Designed For a Competitive Scene

I think this one is pretty obvious to a lot of people but I think it still warrants being said. And if it isn't clear to you, look at the most recent games and how many things now exist to ultimately circumvent mechanics that exist purely for the casual experience and to play into what Pokemon is. Bottlecaps to max out IVs, Hyper/Super Training for EVs, Mints to swap natures, ability patches and capsules to determine which specific ability your Pokemon has. All these mechanics exist to make Pokemon feel unique from one another, to make them feel more like animals or creatures that could exist and have their own personalities, with nearly all of them having very limited to no way to control them in most of the games, and at least half of which were completely hidden from the players for awhile too. And they all have to be circumvented for competitive to exist, with them being so notoriously tedious to work around that players just cheat in their ideal team most of the time because it literally just saves them time for the same result. And this sucks, because Pokemon has a lot of complexity ans nuance that makes it an interesting game to have a competitive scene, it just could be so much...better. They could fully circumvent them by just giving you an ingame team builder and then having them be rental Pokemon for competitive and battle facility things, or (and in my opinion a far more interesting approach) is go full Pokemon Stadium and be rental only, prebuilt Pokemon that you assemble a team from. I know neither would ever happen, but despite comp being so much easier to approach now, so many of the things they have in place to make it approachable feel like bandaid fixes because these systems werent designed with that environment in mind. In fact, that's its own problem, being that

The Mechanics That Exist to Make Pokemon Feel Unique From One Another are Overdesigned and Poorly Implemented

Like, tell me as a kid you knew what natures meant without looking it up, or that you knew what an EV or IV were without being told by a friend or hearing about it online. Almost guarenteed not, because the games for the longest time made no effort ever to explain any of these things, and even when they tried to they often did it so vaguely that it means practically nothing. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if most people for a long time didn't realize that these things were actually even making their Pokemon different from someone elses of the same species, because the differences often ended up being pretty inconsequential for a kid during a normal playthru. So why are they there anymore beyond because they were a thing they fully implemented in Gen 3 and can no longer drop because they want Pokemon to always be transferable upward. Because its a neat little touch, sure, but also I think at least most of these mechanics could be dropped next game and they'd have next to no impact on most anyones playthru.

Unclear Evolution Mechanics

Hey guys why do you keep creating obtuse and weird evolution mechanics that with the information provided in game no one would reasonably find out? This bugs the hell out of me because it's been a thing sinse day 1 with trade evos. Nothing about Graveler, Machoke, etc would indicate "oh if I trade them they'll evolve" because literally nothing else in the game works like that, level ups and stone evos are very easy to understand because they're really clear. When this guy leveled up, he evolved. When I went to use this rock, one guys menu thing was different, so I picked him and he evolved. But trade evos require outside game things, specifically another copy and a way to trade. And this continues for forever. Trade while holding an item, increase this invisible stat enough, do this specific thing, hold your DS upside down, etc. Shit gets ridiculous and relies on players just knowing this stuff already and thats lame as hell and I hate it.

The Safari Zone was Bad and I'm Glad It's Gone

Hey you know what would be cool? What if we created a minigame that is all about catching Pokemon. But, and here's the twist, instead of using the mechanics players know we remove every way they've ever engaged with catching prior, throw on a brand new system that makes very little sense, is nearly unexplained, and also isn't particularly fun to engage with, and then put it in 4 different games. Oh it's bad and regularly had issues that made it annoying to engage with and unclear because we also kept changing the mechanics despite the name staying the same? Yeah no good its gone, sad it was replaced with nothing at all. Not like they literally implemented a superior minigame that filled the same roll in Gen 2 that fixed the actual issues with the core system itself and thus made it more interesting to take part in, while also providing rewards for partaking and doing well. Shame that never happened and then got brought back in the remakes later.

I could keep going but I'll just make a fangame and throw changes in there myself.

Also shinies are lame as hell.

so anyways who wants to hear me rant about the things i love for entirely too long who wants to get to know me

[beeduoo]

wonderful

[luvism333]

cutest patooties to ever live omfg....... i love u clarianna

some details about my dr s/o annabeth chase!!

she thinks shes not much of a creative but my god she would make it as a poet im telling u.... type of person to say the most eloquent soul crushing tear jerking thing to her lover under the moonlight and not understand when u start crying

she journals!!! can and has and will cut a man for trying to read her stuff. she's very protective, but when she's sleepy or feeling sappy she'll tell me about something she wrote that she was looking back on

shes super like artsy too!! she doesnt think so but shes a huge film buff she knows alot about cinematography and has little profiles about her favourite directors, says things like mise en scene and motif. shes the type to read the books and analyse the differences between the film adaptation and the original. shes soo..................... film major fake deep pinterest boys wish they were her

okay maybe just my personal opinion but shes so fun to talk to. she just has so many thoughts youre never carrying the convo and whatever you say she really thinks about it, shes the type of person that listens to *listen* not just to reply you know

shes the biggest hate watcher alive i swear she just likes to watch things to get pissed off and plan out how shed execute the storyline better. tons of people think its annoying and cant watch things with her but i love it shes so funny and i love that she gets engaged in everything we watch

they call us the gingerbread dream team bc when we were kids we DOMINATED the camp gingerbread house competitions. she designed full on condos and mansions out of gingerbread and i decorated them to the max

she tries to act all tough but shes SUCHH a softie its insane. i made her watch me before you after i read the book and she cried and then wouldnt talk to me for 3 hours. DONT let the rbf fool you shes the type of gf to bring home 600 strays and beg u to let them stay

she tried to force herself to like classical music when she was a kid but she literally couldnt do it. it distracted her more than helped her focus and she spent like 2 weeks obsessively researching trying to prove that its not actually good for ur brain

shes sooo mf competitive and idc what anybody says i love it. u ask anyone else and theyll say they hate playing w her bc she takes it too serious but theyre just mad they always lose to her 🥱🥱

if i tell her i hate someone but i dont have a reason she immediately comes up with 46 reasons why we both hate them. like "idk why but he just rubs me the wrong way..." "he rubs you the wrong way because he's grossly incompetent and irresponsible with his finances-"

she doesnt mind parties but the second i want to leave she’ll drop everything to go. sometimes ill just be like “i cant wait to sleep tn” and she’ll be like “do you want to go? now? do you want to leave? we can leave. we will leave. say your goodbyes.”

me her n percy like playing video games together and every time we play a horror game she refuses to admit when she gets scared. she could literally fall out of her seat screaming for her mommy and she would be like “i was trying to catch you off guard so i could win its part of the plan you SIMPLETONS wouldnt get it”

she hates me shitposting on social media but is miraculously in my replies every time i post 🤔🤔 even if its just to call me a dumbass she never misses a status

she goes way too far with her insults sometimes and i always tell her off but ill never admit i think its hilarious. its always during serious arguments shes not casually mean but she'll be like "you have such an insane amount of blindspots it's no wonder why your girlfriend needed to see someone else"

lowkey a horrible influence w my charmspeak 😭😭 its her personal life cheat code ill be like beth dont u think i should learn some problem solving skills and she'll be like this is problem solving. solve our problem by charmspeaking us out of a speed ticket

i love it tho. literally everyone discourages any use if charmspeak bc theyre afraid, but annabeth knows me and she knows id never use it maliciously - she trusts me to use it for silly reasons even tho i shouldnt <33

laughs loudly and unashamedly when i trip or walk into things but if anyone else laughs its instantly not funny anymore

unironically a "dont talk to me until ive had my coffee" person. she drinks it black w no sugar.... freak

i dont talk when im upset (bc my charmspeak flares up) and she learned australian sign language so she still can talk to me. shes so incredibly talented and ambitious and thats her love language, she'd learnt literally anything for someone she loves <33

omfg my mortal family is OBSESSED WITH HER. shes so annoying she did so much research about our culture before she met them she knew all the right points to hit and exactly how to behave i swear my nan likes her more than me

im super super physically affectionate. even tho she isnt herself, since we were kids shes always let me crawl all over her like its nothing. like she lets me sleep in her lap while she researches or holds my hand while she barks orders, shes so used to it if i dont touch her for a day she assumes something is wrong

when we cuddle she complains that im too hot and trying to fuse myself to her skin, but if i try to move away she'll pull me back. def the type of girlfriend to trap you in bed in the morning because she doesnt want u to get up

she's an AWFULLLLL cook its so funny. in my dr my passion is cooking nd i become a chef so we're like the perfect match. she's good at baking which relies more on strict measurements and instructions, but with cooking meals she just flops. refuses to accept this flaw and wont stop trying to prove she can do it

she loooves my cooking tho (´ ω `♡) annabeth doesnt rly think much about what she eats so long as it has enough nutrients so i could serve her grey sludge and she'd eat it up n tell me thank you, but i take it as a compliment to my skills anyway

HOLY YAPPPPP sorry i went on for 60 years sighhh i just miss her...................

THANK U GIGS cutest post everrrrrrr ur so romantic + ASK ME ABOUT BETH!!

shifters; what are some little, random things you love about your s/o??

LOVERGIRLS (genderneutral) UNITE this is pretty much a safe space to ramble about your s/o tell me everything 🤭🤭🤭🤭 pet peeves they have?? romantic moments?? quirks? a tradition you guys have ANYTHING i got inspired seeing @hrrtshape's post about her & coryo and i thought it was so cute i love her acc some things i love about my s/o/clarisse! ❤ for me and i will die on this hill CLARISSE IS AN ARTIST SHE SECRETLY LOVES TO DRAW IM SORRY 😶😶

like i dreamt about it once and now it just makes sense. its like something clicked she WOULD be rlly good at drawing and find it therapeutic, and literally no one would expect it from her. she is insanely talented!! like she just has a natural knack for pencil sketching and it always looks so good meanwhile she'll be like 'this? that's just a sketch 🤷‍♀️' CLARISSE. she also likes to draw me sometimes 🤭🤭🤭🤭 this is my main headcanon/thing i love about her but i love her LOTS so here other stuff; ❤ when we end up becoming friends we find out we have a LOT in common and that includes liking the same foods so we both rlly love those sea salt caramel enlightened yogurt bars & everytime we somehow get a box of them stocked up in the big house (cause chiron won't buy food/junk food for campers meals but he will RARELY keep stuff in the fridge if a camper gets it) its like a death race to get the last one and it gets intense ❤ when we're kinda younger like in tlt era (good times) shes the type of person to talk like a corny 80s bully stereotype when shes mad. she grows out of it and even though i never bring it up later on, its something i ALWAYS think about LMAO. the 2000s are definitely a time because how did bullies take themselves seriously? 'your ass is grass and i'm gonna mow it!!! 😠😠' ..wrap it up 😭😭 will you guys unfollow me if i say im kind of attracted to it😞

❤ no, because she kind of looks like abby anderson.... IF YOU PLAY TLOU YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!!! ❤ she gets really clingy when she’s tired without even realizing it💞💞 as well as she lovesss having me play w her hair and touch it

❤ she always pulls me closer to her whenever we’re in the same bed or cuddling, she lays on top of me or puts my arms over her when she seeks comfort but she doesnt want to say anything ❤ TOUGH LOVE GALORE!! honestly she can be pretty blunt but its something i really appreciate and respect about her because even tho i dont like when she uses it to be hurtful clarisse is the one person you can rely on to tell you how it is & have your back regardless and i respect her a lot for that; especially when she starts to train me how to fight ❤ its kinda weird because its like for a while we don't rlly care/ know eachother on a deeper level even a little dislike for eachother BUT even then she always had a little affection and concern for me in small moments like when the cards r stacked against us or one of us is in trouble/danger. IMO it'll happen being somewhere with the same people for so long you're bound to care abt them building off this, one thing that i secretly love to do is plan for capture the flag with her and the rest of the cabins cause even if it doesnt always go well it's so fun to come up with strategies for our team & put aside everything we have between us to scheme LOL.

❤ BACK HUGS BACK HUGS BACK HUGS hugs in general are our thing and i know that clarisse has a hard time being affectionate so it means a lot whenever she is touchy with me 😭💓💓💓 she shows her love in her own way but rlly she's a big softie once she's comfortable with u ❤ my favorite colors are more cool colors like robin eggs blue/blue, periwinkle, seafoam green, lavender, pink/coral pink, and silver while hers are warmer colors like red and orange and brown and gold and bronze dark red and bronze are her favorites idk i just thought i'd point that out cause i didnt even plan this, its just something i noticed

❤ whenever i’m sad she always knows what to do to make me feel better aka hugs & hot chocolate

❤ she loves to pick me up toss me over her shoulder and carry me around like its nothing, shes sooo strong she always gives me a piggyback ride and carries me around camp💕 ❤ she gives me the softest kisses, she just melts into me, her hands cradling my face lovesick rambling over ✅✅✅✅ i rlly hope ppl see this and start writing about their relationship in their realities/dr and ofc ask me anything if u want to! like anything about my dr or my s/o like seriously i am LOVE SICK and i love rambling abt my reality *the spirit of clarisse possessing me* yeah so guys, rant about your s/o or ill pulverise you 😠😠😠 AND THATS NOT A THREAT ITS A PROMISE (i swear ive heard her say that before 😭😭 ⬇⬇⬇⬇

(tagging some of my mutuals but you dont have to talk abt ur s/o if you dont want to 💗) @luvism333 @ravinaaa @freewinnie @al3shifts @kikissdiaryy @beadelmare @lanathedoll @rorysshiftingdiary @virtualsnupi @lexidayne

[septimusmoonlight]

You doing ok?

hi

[azonewithu]

You try sometimes but you cannot just bring yoursrlves to be himsn bejngs instead of royals. Being human is better thsn being royal. It should be human first thrn roysl ehatevervthat fuckn even neans these days no one jnows. Not even the royals. Its true imnever realky liked you people really and rightfully so. But i liked something about you. Ot doesnt mean ur specisl or good it just keans i like you. And i defended you better thsn your husband coukd ir sny of your pussy ass useless punk knights. I never heard any of thrm say a pedp much in ur defence. Maybe to you not to the world. I crushed their prrceotions i torched half their homes. Do you see that chick on tv saying anything anymore. Shes terrified of me everyone is. Maybe even you now. But i just woikdbt write my family beefs down id ysje it up wiyh ky fuckn idiot family first. Yhen never write about it thats just me not everyone. Still those kids are ok. You shouldnt push your family away no matter what they did. You dont know what my old man did to me i still talk tonyhatvfucon goof. And its not going ina book. Youre rude to ke in return i shoildnt have boyhered st sll to stick up ffor strangers i dont know anyway. You coukdnt just slip away thpugh i see everythong snell everyone: i knew youbwete here. All in purple. Whats your problem afraid uoudike me ytoo lych if i tried to kiss you? Your husband aint got shit on me when it comes to ladies. But neither fo americans. Yer men and american nen very similar. Not good with women like i am. Spl talk n show no results. Theyre more in love with themsrlves those monkey ass rats. They raally think theyre something kate?? Hiw cone i kicked all their asses bar not one? They atent grast hi donnie ur mama bifch. The eitkd days fucknand you asshole. Hey willie. Willie willie eillie boi. Ily boi thst guts p didfys friend. Ha ha ga ya sure ya kniw about ur husband. Oh you fo know. Hes a playboy uoubcsught him. Do you have one in the bank id love to kiss you. Ahh but i e out upnwith homewrechers myysrkf donid likely not even try. Stupid nice guy not even finishing again. Assholesctske my work. Americans are mostly scum scum scum scum scum watch ehst hspoens this summer. Oh its war its in im gonna toast their asses to desth. And drown them too. They have a cataclism on its way. Nobody i ever tslked yo in this workd has a good opinion of thrm. None. People hate them. Stick with the common wealth forget scum bags eho hate HmGid hate peopke and hatevthrmsrlves like smericans do. Ive put a desth citse on thrir bation Katy. Yhey ate dead. Gid hstes them like baaaad. Theyre not good people are ya gonna argue. They e never bed. Good fuckn leople. Thry wete a big beyter begire but yheir devil drmon soaens not humans. They think evil is funny look at yhrir contorted faces. They carey the mwrknif the beast. Thry ate sonsfraid of je so dont you fear thrm. Yhry ste fuvk sll and nothing to fear. Anericans ate the dhitiiest fighters on earth. I gought a binch in glorids i best thrm mercilessky. I nevef lost s fight in the states. People hste those people. Donfomt go fugon loving demons kste unless youte one too. Eho knows. Youte rude i know that. But all english lsdies ste s bit cold n rude i like that. Ill warm you up. But you sre not smericans thank fuckn God. And me. I devended uour name. People fied im sn assasdin. Then i threstened thevrert into silence. Youll he er hesr it brought up again. Im the fucon nan and yhe Arch. Doed t thst tirn you on just s little? You hot kne in yhe bank none in the oven. Ill make you feel like you hever have befire……but in a good way. Yiull explode.

[galactaknightyaoi]

When I first got into Kirby, I didn't expect to like, actually get into it. I thought it'd be like any other hyperfixation I'd had up to that point, that it would go away within a few months and I'd never think about it again.

Given I was so deeply in denial, I didn't care about being fully accurate and had some stuff that was really goofy and/or underdeveloped and unexplained. Stuff I'd made up to just work for the limited time I would be there.

Still, I came up with a few headcanons that I got attached to, and when I started realizing this was here to stay, I still chose to be stubborn and had to work backwards to keep these stupid headcanons, but adapt them into something a bit more fitting and polished.

It led to some cool stuff, like for example, my orbs aren't very magical, this was something I had settled on early on. But after I got invested, I had to think about what that actually meant and the implications of it like, how can they do this without magic? And what about that? What about this canon thing, how do I explain it?

I found decent enough explanations for all of these. But as a result of my unserious beginnings and continued stubborness, now I get really embarrassed at the time to actually talk about my headcanons and the stuff I've come up with.

Because what do you mean your Galacta Knight is half-dragon?

[simptasia]

you know britpicking? like where an american writes a fanfic set in england, or with an english character, and they get an english friend to look through it and check through it to see if the terms and phrases are accurate? (eg. flat instead of apartment)

well i propose there be such a concept for star trek

because people in star trek talk differently than modern humans. they use different words, different slang, phrasings. yes, they can speak casually but mostly it isn't like us. watch any of 90s trek and you'll see These People Do Not Speak Like Us

and, no disrespect, a lot of fic does not reflect this. and it irks me. they just speak like modern day people instead of... star trek characters. i personally think part of the fun of writing trek characters is writing it out to how they speak and how they would think

hell, this isnt even a fanfic problem. modern trek has this issue too. i think outta laziness. they have their people talking (and when in casual wear, dressing) like 2020s people and it pisses me off

its part of why strange new worlds feels like a high budget SNL skit

annnnyways. i propose this idea be called fact trekking

[greennoobartist]

PERFECT XDDD

[skunkes]

yeah ur addition abt brushes mattering is so true, i dont think i really came into my current style until i tried out aliasing for my lineart

exactly! ill never understand brush gatekeeping (other than for certain reasons, like how i wont share brushes that ppl have given me in private bc theyre not mine to share, sometimes ppl wont share them bc they want to sell them etc) or saying it doesnt matter lol.... ppl who do so are always like "um having my brushes wont make u draw exactly like me! 🙄" like yeah, they wont. that's not what anyone expects. but also, if they wont magically make someone draw exactly like you then what exactly is your problem with sharing them lol what are you afraid of !

i've used TONS of brushes from artists who have shared them and i hate most of them because they don't fit my way of working even after editing settings, which is why i know they do matter when you get your hands on brushes that fit your line weight, strokes, style, texture, preferences, etc. if that makes sense....