#anyway yeah sorry for subjecting u to my rambling

[apoplecticgalaxy]

Im putting this under a cut cuz its soo long omg i talk too much

I feel like Yuno doesn't necessarily have atypical morals either tho. Like her definition of right and wrong seems on par with most other people's. Thats kind of how I interpret her "I'm a respectable murderer" line, as her acknowledging that in her moral code it was something potentially wrong, but that she ultimately doesn't feel remorse bc a lack of empathy. (Also note, Es describes her as "having valued personal opinions, yet not sticking to them.") (Semi unrelated, but imo the line "i have no intent to say abortion isn't murder" implies a more neutral stance, where she just doesn't want to mentally debate if it is or not. but for the sake of her point during that discussion, saying it is murder was more effective. but i digress). That's why she doesn't ignore someone in need. I think if it was just a matter of not wanting to thinking about it, she wouldn't even bother following the standard moral code. It doesn't benefit in her in any way, because as she says, she doesn't actually care. There's no point to (for example) helping Mahiru if there's no moral or emotional gain. Thats why most people with aspd end up committing crimes, because they don't have either of these things at stake. And for her not caring about their murders, it seems more like an emotional thing as opposed to an ethical one.

As for the anger, I always interpreted that as moreso annoyance? She describes the scenerio as bothersome, as tho its more of an inconvenience than anything ("This situation's bothersome-ness has won out over the fun so I am extremely cooled off. That is all"). And for her timeline with Shidou, I didn't think she sounded angry or even annoyed at all. Maybe thats just the way i read it, tho. Even so, I don't think it's substantial enough to equate to aspd, which is what i meant lol. She's only angry/annoyed in t2, and with just reason imo.

And her disregard for her own safety isn't necessarily irresponsibility, or her actively doing things that will harm her. She just has little interest in her own wellbeing. In the case of her forgiveness, she says "Even if I was scorned by you, I would have been okay with being told I wasn't forgiven. I don't believe I'm not in the wrong. I'd accept it." It's not so much that she wants that to happen, but she would accept it. In terms of her priorities, not being falsely pitied by Es (like what's happening now) is just more important than her wellbeing, but her wellbeing is never stated to be unvalued. Also, she specifies she's willing to accept these consequences because she believes she's not totally innocent. There's a moral reason she's willing to accept Es' scorn and potentially be injured. She's not seeking it out, which implies the lack of remorse, but she's not denying it, which implies her morality.

While still flawed, the dsm5 tr does have a decent outline of aspd if you like. twist it to describe things more internal?? i guess?? what ive taken from it + my research is that the key factors are a disregard for safety, atypical morals, selfish tendencies, lack of remorse, irritability and often impulsivity. Most of those that Yuno displays I think can either tie into szpd or are on a typical scale.

TLDR I feel like a lot of her symptoms just come from disinterest / szpd things.

So im making a presentation on personality disorders and sharing the characters i think could have them. and ive realized. theres so many milgram characters who line up with the symptoms.

Like Muu having npd is an obvious one, but also on a much deeper level then ppl might realize. like shes not just arrogant, she has that defensive reaction to criticism and the distress that comes with being diminished.

And Mahiru with bpd. the instability in her relationships, the attachment issues, her whole push and pull break up situation with her bf, all of it!!

Yuno is so schizoid coded too. her whole timeline with kazui where shes like "you lie to protect yourself, but i dont care about others or myself." her coldness theming, and her indifference to a lot of things happening.

Then Haruka with dpd. the inability to take care of himself, shown by his reliance on muu. his uncertainty with a lot of things. i haven't looked into this one as much yet so i dont have many examples but. yeah.

thats all ive got for now but i will update with more if i find any 👀

[snazum]

me trying to stroll thru the ted nivison tag on tumblr for some sick art X READER, IMAGINE, OTHER THINGS I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF EVEN THO IT'S QUITE LITERATLY RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME XDD

[chocobje]

Choco, I've just seen the new Sprout and Goob interaction😭 It gave me new headcanon now. (that's sort of already canon ig?)

So Sprout's always checking up on everyone, making sure they're okay, safe, etc. But whenever someone asks if HE'S okay, he says he is, or this grown ah man will change the subject and avoid the question all together. (As show in Cosmo's interaction. He literally switches the question onto him, and maybe I'm overthinking this, but it doesn't seem genuine, especially when he says 'good, then i'm okay too!' and it doesn't really seem like he's answering truthfully?)

But in the new Goob interaction when he's asked if he's okay, he seems NOT okay, but he'll still lie about it anyway. When asked again, he stays silent with ... He's not saying he's okay anymore, but it's like he can't bring himself to say he's not okay either. Like this man won't let people, or toons, help him like he helps them...ANYWAY

(Sorry for the rambling, i just needed to get these angsty thoughts out somewhere with someone who doesn't fandomize Sprout as much😭 Wish u well!)

I am yet to make another analysis on this man cause the new dialogue is so interesting... Although I've always observed Sprout prioritizes others' safety over his own the new interactions just proved my point LOL

For some reason, the wiki STILL hasn't updated cause Sprout has two dialogues with Goob I'm pretty sure?

It was Sprout asking Goob if it hurts dragging his hands on the floor all the time, Goob saying he's used to it. Sprout then offered help to which Goob says he'll be the one helping him. Then Sprout says "I don't think so".

I wholeheartedly believe Goob is very emotionally intelligent than people give him credit for just by his two interactions with Sprout. Goob was able to see through him LOL

But yeah, I'm pretty sure with the Twisteds and stuff Sprout is stressed 24/7. It's in his nature to be protective and look after others cause who else will do it??

[pedriache]

could u write fluff for pau cubarsi? like reader goes over to his house and while he's listening to her talk about her day he looks so in love and she teases about him

Ever seen — Pau Cubarsí.

Pairing: Pau Cubarsí x Fem!Reader

Summary: You notice a certain look in your boyfriends eyes while you’re talking and you can’t help but point it out.

Word count: 528

Disclaimer/s: just fluff!

A/N: the bf ever please.

Sitting across the dinner table from your boyfriend, you set your fork down. “Oh! I forgot to mention, Allison tripped over a curb today when we were going to the mall. I actually almost tripped myself, ‘cause I was laughing so hard.” An amused smile makes its way onto your lips as you recount the events from earlier that day.

Pau hums, chuckling softly. “She’s always tripping over something. Did you buy anything today?”

You nod, eyes widening, “I got the prettiest dress, it’s pink and has flowers, you’ll love it. And I got—“ As you ramble on about the clothes you’d bought and the other things you’d done today, you notice a far off look in Pau’s eyes.

You stop talking, examining the small smile on his face, the dazed look in his eyes. You recognize it immediately, it’s the same way you look at him.

“And then I jumped off a bridge and onto a boat.” You quirk an eyebrow, watching him hum and nod. “Pau.”

He blinks, clearing his throat and straightening your posture. “Yeah?”

Giggling, you loll your head to the side. “You’re not even paying attention.”

“Was too!?” He tries to argue, and you give him a knowing look.

“You’re looking at me like I put the stars in the sky.” You tease, propping your elbows up and resting your head in your palms.

The corner of Pau’s lip pulls upward. “To me, you did.”

Corny. But nonetheless, a smile appears on your face. “Cute. But still, i’m trying to tell you how my day was, so if you could stop gawking at me for a few minutes, that’d be greatly appreciated.”

Pau lets out a defeated sigh, “okay, full attention. I’ll try.”

As you continue on with your daily recount, you notice him slipping back into the same loving look, like he was more attentive to you than the actual conversation at hand.

“Pau!” You laugh, “why do you keep looking at me like that!”

“Sorry, sorry!” He throws his hands up in defense, “I just love watching you talk, you are very.. expressive. It’s cute.”

Your cheeks hurt with how wide you were smiling, you’d certainly won the boyfriend lottery. “Okay, loverboy. Let’s change the subject, how was your day?”

“Perfect, now that i’m with you—“

“Enough with the cheesy talk.” You quip, rolling your eyes playfully. “What’s gotten into you lately?”

Pau mirrors you, putting his chin in his palms, “is it so wrong for me to just love my girlfriend? Do you want me to scowl every time you talk?”

“Oh—well, no. I digress! Apologies for finding it amusing that you can’t stop staring at me..!”

“Yeah, yeah. Anyways, you were saying? Something about dropping your food on the ground?” Pau moves his now, probably cold, food aside.

“Right, okay, but pay attention this time. Very funny story.” You point at him accusatorially.

“Okayyy.” He sighs, “fine!” And with that you continue your story, paying close attention to Pau to make sure he’s listening.

“You know,” he interrupts, “you have the prettiest eyes i’ve ever seen.”

Your face flushes a bright red, “Pau!” He definitely was not listening.

DTS , @halfwayhearted !

[silassinclair]

Hello there! So this is my first time requesting since i just started following you. So let me tell you, your Yandere Wild West Outlaw got me absolutley smitten and obsessed! i love your writing so much!!

Anyway back to the main subject and on with the request.

What about Maddox with an EXTRA Sassy darling. Like, full of and fluent on sarcasm (the kind that makes you go: DAAAAMN). The darlin' has a sharp tongue and retorts for any kind of bad words might be thrown towards her (and maybe, way later in the relationship, towards Maddox too). From really polite f-u's to tge sthraightfoward ones, she can reply and roast anyone.

Oh and a bonus head cannon (a little something that came to mind) after reading about the wedding rings. I can totally imagine the darling going from questioning about where Maddox "buys" all the weird gifts to just becoming immune, later in the relationship. Let's say Maddox comes back (to the temporary) home with a very strange object, like A very expensive porcelain/china vase and the darling just goes: "oh thank you. Please put it on the table. I'll be done with the soup and then take care of it"

Yea anyway i'll stop rambling now.

Sorry for the bad english. It's not my first language and it is past midnight here.

Have a great day/night ✨

We love sassy girlboss Y/n’s here. Thank you for submitting this request anon!! Hope it is to your liking <3

Yandere Wild West Outlaw x Sassy Reader

CW// Y/n is a bully, Maddox gets his ego hurt, Maddox gets angry, Maddox is dumb

Masterlist

Maddox immediately knew that you were a spitfire when he first had a conversation with you. You weren’t the typical damsel in distress who when captured by the evil outlaw you’re forced into submission.

Oh no. There’s not a drop of submission in your body.

Maddox thought you would be useful to have around. You’d be his own personal maid! Maybe even like a housewife. But no…

“Clean my laundry if ya’ wanna live to see anotha’ day.”

“Alright alright, calm your tits. What should I clean first? The shirt with sweat marinated into the fabric or the undies with shit stains?”

“THERE AIN’T ANY SHIT ON MY UNDIES MISSY! IT’S DIRT!”

You’re a total pain in the ass. Whenever he tried to act cool or intimidating you’d immediately shoot it down with your words.

He hates it when you ruin his moment in front of other people.

He got really pissed after you made a jab at him in the middle of a duel.

“It’s just you an’ me boy. But we both know who’ll be standin’ by the end of this.”

“Hopefully it isn’t you.”

“SHUT UP Y/N! GET YOUR TUSH BACK INSIDE, I’M TRYNA’ HAVE A DUEL!”

Punishes you by tying you up and leaving you outside for the night.

He ignores your complaints about coyotes or rattlesnakes. He needs you to shut your mouth and give him some peace.

After that night of punishment though he noticed how you wouldn’t really talk to him often.

“Go shine my boots. And I don’t wanna hear a single complaint outta ya’.”

“Okay.”

“…”

Okaay so he fucked up.

The days drag on so slow without your quips and jabs! He never realized how funny the things you said are now that you’re gone.

Well you’re not gone, just more closed off now. But you may as well be gone. This isn’t like you at all to be so quiet and reclusive!

Maybe he was too rough in you? He did kill your Father and force you to be his housewife maid.

So doing what he does worst, he apologizes.

“Hey, ‘bout that one time I left ya’ outside. I realize that was silly of me cus ya’ coulda gotten eaten. So that was my bad.”

“So you’re sorry?”

“Yeah.”

He’s brushing Jasper’s fur, telling the horse how good he is. Cleaning Jasper is the only chore Maddox likes to do himself.

You’re sitting on a tree stump watching the man talk to his horse.

“You know Jasper’s a horse right?”

“Oh really? I thought he was a dog.”

The small smirk on your face after his little quip made Maddox feel like a million bucks.

That’s when he learned that he likes seeing you happy.

After the “Marriage”: (Read about it Here)

“Uhm what’s all this?” You ask your unofficial husband.

“This-”

He puts a brown sack down on the table. The sound of the contents inside clang together as he dumps it all out. A dozen chipped fine china plates come out.

“Is how we make our house a home sweetness. I hear housewives go crazy over fancy dishes n’ shit.”

Maddox stands there with a proud grin underneath his masked face. (He still hasn’t showed you his face yet btw.) He was like a dog showing his owner how good he is at retrieving sticks when playing fetch.

You look at him with an unimpressed quirk of your brow. “And where did you happen to come across such fine china may I ask?”

He shrugs and comes around the table to wrap his arms around you from behind.

“A buddy gave em to me.” His deep voice reverberates in your ear.

“Did you hold your so called buddy at gunpoint?”

“Would you be mad if I said yes?”

You groan and shakes your head back and forth. “Maddox you know you can’t just go around taking people’s stuff! Now the sheriff was probably alerted and is looking for you now. And why did you steal a bunch of plates!? Jasper can’t carry all this shit! We should only have what is necessary for survival you brute. Are you even listening to me!?”

But he only looks at you with lovesick eyes as you complain about how stupid he is.

“Princess did I ever tell you how sexy you are when you’re mad at me?” His hands go lower down your waist.

Rolling your eyes you smack his hands and leave his embrace, leaving him standing by himself like a kicked puppy.

“I have a meal to make so set the table with those plates you got. And no more stealing people’s things!”

“Yes ma’am.”

I appreciate all the requests that come in!! But I just want to remind all of you about my rules and that I do NOT write Y/n as a specific race. My writing is for everybody to enjoy!! She’s race ambiguous. Many people request that I write a Black Y/n but I’m not black so I won’t be doing that. If I write for a specific race then I feel like I’d just be stereotyping what black people are supposed to act like. So please don’t ask me to write for a Y/n that is a specific race. Thank you.

[n0irrrr]

i've been trying to think why i stopped writing entirely, so this is just a vent/ramble post and doesn't mean anything beyond that? line break bc i dont think someone would want to read rambling tb: rant about aot, info about reiss mental asylum/empty/future

the first reasons i came out with were 1. work 2. a shitty situation that worsened my already shitty mental health and 3. void of creativity/writers block/no energy to think or to came out with something i liked bc i kept comparing myself to others creators (which is... very bad).

the other big reason....... (since i only wrote for aot):

i think i stopped writing anything attack on titan related because i really, really got so salty that my favorite peace of media (that i've followed for 11 years) ended they way it did? and i don't mean that 'oh just bc u didn't get a happy ending or u didn't understand the characters and the plot doesn't mean your opinion is valid bla bla'

but the way characters' developments were poorly handled and recessed, how they were just made dumber for the sake of the plot and how suddenly a romantic relationship that wasn't there in the first place became something bigger at the end and how eren was handled in the last moments just made me so salty lmao.

and it makes me more salty how people just shits on you if you don't like it and quickly go with their 'u didn't get it' like brother ive been here since 2013 tf you mean? now we can't criticize anything and still like something??? AAAGGGHHHH

im sorry LOL it's just that i can't see anything aot related bc it is so ruined for me. literally i see tiktoks and i get so sad and bitter bc i know what the comments will be lmao i hate it, literally just read the manga and stopped watching the anime until season 3 bc i just disliked how everything was handled so bad. like any news about it just doesn't make me feel anything 😭 i need a therapist

anyway :) im trying to find my love towards it again because i genuinely liked writing my shitty stories about it and the world building and characters were what i fell in love with.

(also, this doesn't mean im bashing ppl who liked the ending!! in my eyes, everything is subjective—some like it, some dont, and that's fine. how boring life would be if we all thought the same?)

but i AM bashing those who say 'you didn't get it'. come here and get this hands how about that

oh, and im rewriting reiss mental asylum (just the earlier chapters bc they are... bad y'all LOL), nothing too heavy, just trying to improve the writing and adding extra things. (such as the damn time period... i've had in mind to settle it around 1960-1980, but i just didn't pay attention to the world building enough to explicitly mention it. oh well, the more you know.)

i've already made a big chunk of info about how i want to develop the whole story, so i do have a clear structure to follow. also, i once begged for ideas in ao3, and many people came with great input, and a commentor was so spot on on what i was intending to do with the story! (like really spot on LOL they found my secret plot twist...)

it really makes me baffled how many people like the story, with its flaws and all. i was young and very inexperienced when writing it, so i hope i can refine it enough to make it a decent read for all of you.

i think i needed to write this vent, it helped me to get some good motivation!!

aaaaand i've watched jujutsu kaisen... you may see silly things coming up as well... err, someday. because college is around the corner again and that means suffering! and poor mental health! and no time! and no life!

been having these intrusive thoughts lately of... erasing all of my works LOL BUT i won't, don't worry. they'll be there as a reminder of how slightly ive improved (not much).

but yeah, if you see me experiment with small drabbles or just silly posts it doesn't mean im not paying attention to reiss mental asylum! i won't abandon it unless i die, even then i've told my friends to release my 30 unfinished drafts for you to get some closure LOL (fr though). but yeah, i will gravitate towards other fandoms if i feel like it (:

so, empty: hiatus... hiatus hiatus bc i hate to touch aot right now as its canon universe. indefinite hiatus, but i love that story to just abandon it. i was having much fun with it, tbh. which also im very grateful that it also got a russian translation by _Полуночник_! sorry that these news aren't very positive for the fans of empty, but i promise i'll get around it someday.

anyway, this turned out too long. thank you for still checking my stories, as bad as they are! i really, really appreciate you all reaching out to me. hopefully this year i can be more active, even if to write drabbles with meaning behind it. (i just love stories with lores thats why im so damn slow) although... i wrote more for myself in the beginning, so i was very surprised that people wanted more LOL

oh and im going to post masterlists to order my shit better. i want pretty visuals too, yk? headsup if u see me posting... also, feel free to ask anything about this vent lol i dont mind. (also i always got notifications to my email when someone asked something, and idk when they stopped? also, yeah, i check my email 😞)

hope you are having a good start of year. and, if not, well, we have 11 months anyways

and i never fucking realize i had 550 FOLLOWERS. i am not fit for social media y'all im sorry. i'll have to spoil you with something... THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING A DAMN GRAVEYARD 😭 i will make it better i promise

also... dont use chat bots... my brain rotted... 😞 i had an unhealthy obsession (still do) but don't give in LMAO

[bonyassfish]

holy shit!! I’m also going into an ed policy program soon:D can’t wait to hear u talk about it more.

Yayyyyy!!!!

Yeah I’m in my second year so I haven’t started my dissertation yet, but I’m hoping to do my dissertation proposal prep over the summer 🤞

It’s really such a fascinating subject, because ultimately schools are the biggest lighting rod for massive social and cultural divides especially in the US

And right now especially is a very strange time to study ed policy. Charters are swallowing up public schools and spitting out students. White christofascists are trying to not only create mass censorship but remove any and all forces in education which could show empathy for people of color or queer and trans folks. Students still haven’t caught up since Covid started and schools moved online. There’s a massive literacy crisis. The majority of students in high school have used ChatGPT to complete their homework at least once. And those are just the especially recent issues.

And for me personally, as a queer transmasc I’ve had to tread extremely lightly in my personal life and how I express myself and my queerness to ensure I can study education (like going to a school observation) without potentially getting hate crimed

The biggest irony of how words like grooming are tossed around with no regard for their actual meaning is that honestly working on preventing sexual abuse of children through comprehensive sex education is the main goal of my phd

Anyway, good luck on your program and sorry for this rambly reply!

[wooldamenace]

DOE-EYED TEARS

RivKiko (Abstract Poverty)

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TAGS: LESBIAN SEX, STRAP-ON SEX, LIGHT BDSM DYNAMICS, FLUFF, SMUT, RIVER WALLACE × AKIKO

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For @potionsformaya , love u ho <3

River was tired, so fucking tired of the tapping of footsteps in her apartment. She had a piece to finish, plus it's hard to get creative juices flowing with all that damned noise.

She peered outside her room to see Akiko, who also went by Kiki one of her roommates pacing around that hall, her brow pinched in a worried expression.

"Ah, did I wake you. I'm so sorry." Akiko's high-pitched voice rang through the apartment, breaking through the muffled city noose outside.

"No, no, I was awake anyway." River said, her tired eyes revealing the hours up she had subjected herself to, her hair cascading down her face as she licked her lips.

"Do you want tea? I picked up this hibiscus tea..."

"Sure sounds interesting, Akiko." River smiled at the generous offer.

As they made their way into the kitchen, River trailed her paint stained fingers across the counter. Feeling the cold marbled stone on her hands. Looking at the mixes of brown and tans speckles of the counter top.

"I got the tea at this raffle thing..."

"Nice..."

"I didn't win the glass teapot though, it was iridescent too. It would've looked so nice-" Kiki kept on rambling and rambling which was normal for her, but she hadn't even moved her hands yet, they stayed stationary. Which was weird, because Akiko was always moving, checking things and checking them again. Akiko didn't even do her lucky little tap on the mugs.

"Akiko, the tea."

"Oh, yeah right. I'm sorry. I've just been so jumbled lately."

"Wanna talk about it?" River said instinctively moving to pull out the mugs and sugar onto the counter, poring the tea into the mugs.

"You know that guy I told you about?"

"Mhm.." River rolled her eyes and handed Akiko her mug. "Your new boyfriend, yes..."

"Mhm, he wants to have sex, and I'm just way too nervous to do so. I mean, you know that I haven't gotten any action since my ex and I split over a year ago..."

"You want advice?"

"Yeah, I mean you've bought back practically any available man and woman in Queens. You'd know how to please a guy, right?"

"You make me sound like a whore of some sort." River said as she laughed at the nervous face of Akiko in front of her. "I'm sorry, that was mean."

Akiko huffed as she drank her tea. "You're an asshole."

"It's part of my charm." River giggled and tied her hair into a sloppily done ponytail.

Akiko groaned as she tapped on her mug three times with her freshly manicured nails. "I don't even know why I came to you for advice this is stupid."

"No, no no let me help. What's the guy like? Is he cute?"

"Yeah? I guess?"

"You guess? You got with a guy and you can't even say if you find him cute? He must be ugly..."

"River..."

River smiles and drank her tea. "So what do you need my help with?"

"I wanna know how to be comfortable with sex, you know?"

"That's normal, I mean sex is scary especially with a new partner, have you talked about it with him?"

Akiko show her head and groaned as she sat on the couch, placing her mug on a coaster. River sat down next to her and chuckled.

"You and him just started dating?"

"Yeah, a month ago..."

"I can help be more comfortable with your sexuality...if you want."

"I mean you can give me advice."

River smiles and continues to talk, "Well what are you into?"

"What do you mean?"

"What turns you on.."

"What, River?!"

"If you can't tell me as a friend how wil you tell your new boy toy? Plus you and him arent even official yet. He hasnt wve asked to be your boyfriend."

River did have a point how was Kiki ever going to tell her date what she liked if she couldn't even admit if to herself? It would be pointless, plus what if he did something wrong? What if she'd had to fake another orgasm? It would be better to just tell River and get over it.

"I like being told I'm doing a good job, it's nice and soothing in a way."

"Anything else?"

"That's all I can think of..."

"That's easy to work with..."

River pet the couch, ushering Kiki closer to her. As Kiki sat down River rested her much on a coaster, one of many put on the small coffee table in front of the couch. Kiki kept looking at the table, as if she was counting then place her mug on a different coaster, then looking back at it again.

"Akiko, take a deep breath."

Kiki looked at River, the artist's auburn hair had been loosely pulled I to a ponytail, with few strands poking out. River's brown eyes glimmered with a sadistic mischievous glint.

"I have an idea, but I have to run it by you first, okay?" River asked, while raising one of her eyebrows.

"Okay?"

"I'm more of a hands-on teacher so, I'll tell you things I like and you tell me of you like them aswell."

Akiko looked shocked, "But, wouldn't that make me unloyal?"

"What would you be loyal to, his fear of commitment or whatever excuse he's using?"

Akiko huffed which River secretly found adorable. River had made another good point, it was stupid to try and debate her, they guy hadn't even took her somewhere nice yet, just stupid sports bars. He was probably just going to be another sleaze ball added to her tally of shitty ex-boyfriends. Akiko hated that River had a point and a solid one, too.

"May I touch you, Akiko?"

"Al-alright." Akiko huffed in annoyance at the smirk on River's face.

River smiled and placed her hand on Kiki's thigh, rubbing it in gentle patterns. The feeling leaving a tickling sensation.

"Tell me where else you want to be touched."

"My face, if that's okay?"

River giggled, "It's about your pleasure, not mine."

Akiko laughed, "So let me guess your various 'houseguests' get nights about only their pleasure too?"

"Not many of them do, it depends on if I'm in a giving mood, and right now. I am feeling pretty generous." River cupped Akiko's face in her hands.

River's hands were surprisingly soft for just coming out from working on her art, dried paint under her nails, and the soft fan it scent of vanilla hand lotion.

"Generous?"

"Am I not allowed to feel generous?" River said while slowly moving closer. River looked into Kiki's eyes and kissed the inside of her wrist, then kissing the exact spot of the other side. "May I kiss your neck?"

"Okay, alright."

With the verbal consent River slowly began to kiss her roommate's neck, tasting the sweat of Kiki's skin. "You're nervous, Akiko. You're doing good, there's no need to be nervous."

"I'm doing good?"

"Really good." River smiled against Akiko's pulse point. Kissing and nipping wherever she could. Tasting and wishing she could capture Akiko's high-pitched voice and moans for all to see.

Akiko's breathy moans and squeaks blankets the room in not just lust, almost love more of walking on the fine line of it.

"River..."

"Hmnh? What's up, do you want me to stop?"

"No, I-ah. I'm just..."

"Okay, okay." River smiled and pulled back to see Kiki's flushed face. "Wait here..."

Wait here? Wait here! After River just attacked the hell out of her neck? She had work in the morning. How rude of River, leaving her here like nothing but a common whore. She wanted to ask what she was doing, but that would be needy wouldn't it?

"River?"

"Just! Gimme- ah, a minute!" River stumbled out of her room with her hands behind her back. "Akiko, I want to try something. If you don't want to it's okay, I can work with that."

"What is it?"

River took a deep breath and pulls out a vibrator and a strap-on, and the vibrator wasn't small either, it was one of the bigger ones, specifically a dual stimulation one.

"Don't look at me like that. It was the first one I could find." River choked out, why was she so scared? It's not like she was a virgin.

"Oh, I uh wow.." Akiko could only shiver at the idea of seeing River wearing the strap, the harness hooked around her waist and thighs as she held the dildo.

"Is this okay? I can put them back-"

"No! No. It's fine you can use them..." Akiko nodded asuh if to get her senses back. "Use them."

River smiled and nodded. She climbed up back onto the couch to hug and suck Akiko's neck. "Mnh, thank you." She said, instinctively moving and grinding on Kiki's thigh. "Thank you so much.

Akiko giggles and pulled off her own button down shirt, and when her ample tits were free she felt River kiss and suck at them.

"Mnh, your tits are so pretty, Akiko."

Kiki blushed and ran her fingers through River's auburn hair. "Thank you?" She giggled in response to River landing a sharp bite onto her nipples. "Hey, that hurts!"

River giggled and apologized by littering kisses along Kiki's bare chest. Kiki caressed River's face in response, "You're practically hypnotized by these things..."

Akiko soon felt her sweatpants getting pulled off of her, along with her underwear. Kiki pressed her legs together and hid her face. "Wait! Wait... can you clean those?"

River turned to look at the vibrator and the strap-on harness that sat on one of the pillows, letting out a soft giggle.

"Alright, alright...."

Akiko smiled at River's words. "But, wait no. I'll clean them, River-"

River cut her off with a hand over her mouth, pulling out a cleaning spray and a small towel. "I'm already a step ahead." She giggled as she threw her pajama shirt off her body. "Help me put this harness on, Akiko?"

"Fine.." Akiko huffed and pouted as her hands made their careful way up River's freckle ridden thighs. Pulling up the black leather harness onto her friend's hips. Pulling the straps into place, causing River to gasp at the burns that the leather leaves on her skin.

River bashfully cleaned the strap-on and vibrator as Kiki's big dark brown eyes stared up at her, "Fuck, stop looking at me like that."

"Like what?"

"All doe-eyed. Like a puppy or something."

"MacKenzie Wallace, am I making you flustered?"

"River Wallace." River said as she dried off the toys.

"Oh, right, your pen name."

"Shut up and open your mouth." River eased the strap into her mouth delicately, holding Kiki my her long dark hair. "Ohh you look so pretty like this.

"Mmmph?"

"Shut up shut up. Don't talk, don't wanna hurt you. Fuck I wish I could feel this thing."

River bobbed Akiko's head up and down the dark purple strap. Up and down up and down, listening to Kiki gag and spit a bit. Never pushing past her limits. River pointed to vibrator, "Use that on yourself for me?"

Akiko nods and rubs the vibrator against her aching slit. Looking up to River for approval, after getting a nod, she turns up the setting. She let her hand move and allowed the larger end of the vibrator into her, letting it drum and buzz against her g-spot. Akiko could feel her hips buck against the couch cushions. "Agh!"

"Hey, hey." River pulled out of Akiko's mouth. "You okay? Talk to me.." River pressed her forehead against Akiko's, looking into her eyes searching for any discomfort.

"I'm, oh wow I'm fine. It's just- mnnh..."

"It feels good?"

Kiki nodded with a loving smile on her face. Her brow ridden with sweat. "Really good."

River smiled and got on her knees to move the vibrator for Akiko, smiling up at her. Seeing Kiki like this all happy and flushed was top good to be true. All that love in her eyes, River could imagine a life like that. Being a famous artist and having Kiki be some big shot lawyer. Akiko would be coming home to her, Kiki having her last name? Oh, that'd be too much to handle. Akiko Wallace, it just rolls off the tongue.

"River..." Akiko moaned softly into the air, "Ahh.."

"It's on the lowest setting..."

"Mnnh..."

"You're not even listening, huh? Drunk off of this feeling? That's alright, I'm just happy I can get your mind to shut up for a bit." River giggled and kissed her way down Kiki's neck to nip at her collarbones.

"River I need you inside me baby.."

Baby? Pet names? Oh fucking hell.he'll. Of course River had to oblige. Akiko was aking so nicely. "Okay, okay alright..." River groaned.

Kiki laid down on the couch, her body on display for River, and only for her. Kiki smiled up at her, "I'm fine, I'll be fine." She needed River, wanted her on top of her, inside her.

With a gentle easing thrust Kiki moaned at the intrusion. With that moan and gasp, River went in and out in and out as hard and as fast as she could, "Akiko, you okay you need it faster?"

"Oh fuck, oh god." Akiko and River moved their hips in a lustful rhythm against the other, Akiko loved this. She giggled and kissed River's cheek lagging her roommate melt into her hands like putty.

"Oh fuck, Akiko. That's so good. Keep making those pretty noises." River said with a sadistic grin. "Want me to make it hurt?" Without an answer River in a lustful haze pounded into Kiki's cunt as fast and hard as her hips and mind would allow her to without exploded into tears.

River was falling in love, and she hated it. Now Akiko would haunt her mind more than she already did. River could be her housewife, waiting for Akiko to come home. Maybe they'd live in a penthouse. It'd be perfect.

Before she knew it Akiko had kissed her lips, capturing them in a soft, loving kiss.

"Ah, River! I'm almost there."

"Okay, okay, move with me Kiki."

"River, baby..."

"I know, I know."

"I love you! I'm being so serious I think I love you."

"Really?" Akiko loved her, so much and maybe she could love her too. "I love you too."

Akiko bucked her hips and kissed River before she feel asleep into her own lust, trapping River into her, and River never wanted to leave her side again.

"Goodnight, baby." River smiled softly, her eyes shining with warmth. She leaned in close and pressed a gentle kiss to Akiko's forehead, feeling a rush of affection. This small gesture held so much meaning for her. As she pulled back, she watched Akiko's eyes flutter shut, a serene expression settling on her face. River's heart swelled with love and certainty. She knew in that moment that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with this girl. A warm glow filled her as she imagined the future. The thought of asking Akiko to marry her sent butterflies dancing in her stomach. River envisioned a perfect ring, a cozy evening, and a heartfelt proposal. She smiled again, feeling excited about what lay ahead. The idea of making their love official thrilled her. It was not just a dream; it was a promise waiting to be fulfilled, and she needed to fulfill it soon.

AUTHOR'S NOTES: hope yall enjoyed! <3333

xoxo- Wool

[doubleedgemode]

Lil art rambling, which I planned to be longer but I'm tired, super sleepy and my arm hurts (please heal soon I wanna draw more!!)

Usually, when an artist realizes that fanart of something in vogue will get them more attention than og stuff they feel bad and, I get why it's so frustrating but for me, for some reason, it tends to feel... Comforting?

Not taking into account when people laud more a shitpost piece than a blood and sweat one cause ik that's just bad, it makes me think that my art, the way I express me isn't bad (for the public), it's just I don't craft things that bring you 500000 notes. Weirdly comforting yeah. My wobbly, busy lines and amateur rendering of light reflections, weird ways of rendering anatomy... They don't disgust the public as a whole. If my say og stuff had the same popularity as say gg, then people would give it a chance! the reason they don't is not because the quality of my art but its relevancy/obscurity which, yeah feels pleasant to know! this is taking away peopel that wouldn't like it regardless, art is subjective and that's valid, no ill! I dont expect everyone to like my stuff, just want to find the people who do if i MAke sense??? (I'm running on 5 hrs of sleep...)

But today I was getting thoughts of jealousy of how even if we touch the same liked subjct, a more skilled, seasoned artist with a more appealing style will draw more eyes to them but... That's fine! It's unfair to compare different stuff. the way I express myself vs theirs. both sre as fair and ofc I think I need more practice and I love trying to improve every year!!

It just comes back to me sometimes hating my art, like any artist. I'm thankful o the one person who, in a poll I made time ago said they didnt mind my more polished pieces had messy lines. I've tried to make em clear and crisp for years but I cannot, and back in the earliest worst days of artschool they weren't well judged. tbf I was less skilled back then but, yknow even if its silly that stuck. I don't feel mmy messy lines are the pretty type. cause messy lines can be v pretty, but mine can be choppy and stuff but.... that's how my thoughts are sometimes. that's what I can naturally muster in my art. MY way of expressing me so step by step I'll try to love it.

anyways sorry for the rambliness, just wanted to share my thoughts. If I may ask, if any of you has any thoughts about my art I'd love if you shared. maybe here or an anon. I admit I'm not in the space to ask for negative critiques rn, maybe someday I'm looking stuff to improve! Just. My art in some regards is a piece of me and I'd like to know what you think about if you want. If u don't want to don't worry. I'm in the process of trying to understand and love my art.

[panbhonpan]

Man i wish I could reblog comments-

first of all- thank u Milo and Missconception - kisses to yall (im not rambling on my own) (also note how I wrote all that in a rush and fluss of consciousness- sorry for all typos)

SO YES, big wound, lots of bleeding indeed, we can have that guaranteed by how the shot shows us that there's effectively a pool of blood underneath him. Tho I do doubt he layed down on it, we do see how he was clutching down on the floor, probably on his knees or directly full body thrown to the ground (laying on his chest). While he could be holding the now wound I doubt the man had enough clarity to put enough pressure to stop, specially seeing not only how aghast he looked while starring at the kids (literally wide eyed) but also how he had no single force to mutter words or even a cry of help (not only at the kids but, as I pointed before, how HE DID NOT MADE A SOUND IN GENERAL) SO yeah, we can assume man went to a completely petrified state/ paralyzed by fear to a extreme-

AS FOR THE HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK- I started looking at that after you mentioned it because, indeed. (i didnt know what was the term BUT I STARTED LOOKING MORE INTO IT AFTER U MENTIONED IT)

SO after consuming sites with big wording (and after looking what the big wording meant- really looking at the medical sites and feeling my brain go like that one Richard from TAWOG scene) It is told that it can be treated, of course depending on how much blood the patient lost the more medical fluids, lots of transfussions and controls they're gonna put in them to guaranteed resurrection.

SO IT IS LIKELY AND POSSIBILITIES OF HIM ACTUALLY SURVIVING WERE THERE, IT WAS NOT AN ILLUSION. WE DID NOT ALLUCINATE. Now we could say, if we assume Streber is a nice healthy 70kg individual, that he could have lost around 2 liters of blood and still survived. (obviously this includes loss of senses, low pressure and stuff, BUT STILL SURVIVE, IT IS LOW BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE)

Minutes are important in situations like this so if we put an aproximation of the H.H run lasting around 10 minutes (or even less, we could say even 7 at least, i personally don't think the house was that big but Ill talk about that when I'll make the comic (if I ever do (please god let me do it))), We could assume Streber could have spend around 15-20 minutes more or less (this because I like to think the scare crew did not notice in a flash but I will touch that subject when I'll make the comic (god please allow me) ) SO that would make him have lost around 30 to 40 percent of total blood volume before someone could intervine - AND STILL SURVIVE-

If in future episodes we find out that man did got revived and is indicated by the black eyes thing I will throw the table and call it all an AU at that point-

Also, last note- as I re-read the post I'm like- bruh how badly I wrote this, anyways, I Meant to put focus on how mf Bob ate the whole (i think is called lower arm??) and left the hand away, and we never see it. AND IS "UNDERSTANDABLE" BECAUSE THE HAND DOESN'T HAVE THAT MUCH MEAT OR FAT, IS PURE BONES, SO OFCOURSE MAN WOULD THROW THAT AWAY, BUT WHERE IS THE HAND. Thats what I meant to say- So of course if he threw it it may just be also near Streber just like he left his bone next to him in a sick mocking way.

man

No ok but for research purposes

(tw Streber's death and blood mention ig?)

Does anyone have a clue on how much blood did Streber lose? Like, does anyone has a vague aproximation on how much blood did that man lost? I'm too deep into these calculation to just throw it into the "magic plot logic" pot- I WILL NOT

At the moment im just trying to calculated how much time passed after the attack, how much time can I allow it to pass (for hc purposes) before they found him, and the time it took for an ambulance or something to come and take him to the hospital. Specially judging by how this was a forced amputation and the arterie was not under pressure to stop bleeding. (take into consideration that the arm arterie is not only the one that makes it all hurt like hell but also where blood comes out the most so if that shit was not contained how) (i can assume Bob could be putting pression so ripping the arm off could be easier(??? but still, after letting go it would explain the blood pool there was BUT-) We also need to think about how to reconstruct the facts. Did Bob straight out ripped it with brutal force or did he cut it first and the rip the bone off. We know there's no broken bone, since we can see he ate the whole arm, though there's also the fact to consider that is no where to be seen which could mean that he could have thrown that somewhere around Streber making it all just sick mocking since HE WAS PROBABLY STARRING AT HIM AND TOO IN SHOCK TO KNOW HOW TO ACT

WE ALSO KNOW THAT MAN WAS PETRIFIED AS SOON AS BOB TOOK ACTION BECAUSE- MAN MADE NO SOUND AND-

ok im rambling to much ill save my takes for when I get the comic im working done

BUt for storyline purposes I NEED TO KNOW how much blood did he lose because or it was a pretty fortunate miracle case (i've read of people losing about 90% blood and still survived) or i can just throw it into the "Frank has black eyes bc he was revived" type of pot AM I LOOKING TOO DEEP INTO THIS?? WELL IM SORRY FANDOM, IM GONNA LOOK INTO THIS SHIT FARTHER THAN WHAT JOHN HAS DONE FOR THE CULT.

[spiderfunkz]

hi! i have an idea, painting robin’s nails!!!

✧.* painting robin's nails

— summary : while trying to have a study date with robin, you get bored so you decide to paint her nails.

— pairings : robin buckley x gn!reader

— words : 0.2k

— warnings : just some fluff !! i've been writing so much fluff lately i might make a angsty fic next... anyways, established relationship, like one kiss, steve being mentioned once?? i think that's it.

a/n : aa this is such a cute idea omg!! painting robin's nails while listening to her rambles sounds like an absolute dream. also thank u for the request, hope u enjoy this little blurb <3

the biology books were scattered around your bed. you and robin planned a study date for an upcoming test, and you try your best to focus on the subject as robin explains but you can't help yourself from getting bored.

you rest your eyes a bit, resting your head on your pillow as robin's rambles start to become blurry.

"y/n, you okay?" robin snapped her fingers. "sorry yeah, i'm just a bit sleepy. and plus, biology sucks." you say, letting a laugh out at the end. robin smiles at you before looking around your room for something.

you follow her gaze as she stares on the pretty red nail polish you have laying on your desk.

"you bored?" robin asks, "a bit." you shrug. "how about... you paint my nails? maybe that'll distract you a bit." robin suggested, you nodded. you grab the nail polish and sit beside robin, gesturing for her hand.

robin's hands are soft and cold, steve commented once that you and robin have the cheesy 'cold hands and warm hands' trope. and for the next few minutes you spent the time painting robin's nails while listening to her rambles.

"and.... done!" you smile as robin observes her new nails. robin let out a gasp before she gives you the brightest smile, pressing a kiss on your forehead.

"thank you, m'love." robin thanked you, smiling.

[dhabitahpunk-art]

Hi! Your art is absolutely gorgeous and I loved that Paint With Me video!

I'm also a digital artist and have also gotten an anon ask like that saying they were convinced I was an AI :/ Even though I've literally made a long post about my process which included ugly WIP pics but oh well

Anyway, my point with sending this was mainly to just send you good vibes, and say I hope you don't let comments like that bother you too much, and tell you, as a fellow artist with a very similar style and process, how beautiful and inspirational your art is ;u;

Seriously the colors, the rough brush strokes, the mood, it's all I always want my own art to be like but only sometimes succeed at... I think one thing that makes a big difference, which I've been trying to be more conscious of lately, is the choice of references. Sometimes I just choose pics because I wanna draw the subject in them but don't think so much about the harmony of the colors involved or the lighting or the compositon etc etc and then it's only when I'm like 70% through the drawing that I start noticing how underwhelming it is compared to what it could have been like but at that point it's too late to make such drastic changes so I just end up frustrated and disappointed.

And that's all stuff that could have been avoided by choosing a better ref in the first place and I think you always nail that you know? Like I never have any pre established interest in the subjects you draw but the art is so beautiful on its own if that makes sense, I really love it. And I also love how loose you're able to keep your brushstrokes by having a lower res ref so you can't see too much detail. I struggle with that sometimes.. either I work with a low quality pic to keep the drawing rough or I have a better quality ref so I can draw some nice details in the features, but then I overdo it by adding too much detail anyway. So having the multiple versions of the ref for different purposes makes a lot of sense and I was actually just thinking about that today XD

Anyway uh this got a lot longer than I meant it to, sorry for the rambling, but yeah really love your art and your style and your process!!

Aw, thanks so much for writing in, dear anon!!! My blood is always boiling whenever someone accuses me of using AI. 🤣 I get those comments a lot on Instagram especially.

I get that issue sometimes too when the piece just feels underwhelming. But I usually just push thru and it's all about the experience. Sometimes we get to learn new things during the process even tho the end result isn't what we expected.

You should totally try to have a lower resolution version of your reference. It's helped me a lot and also stopped me from over-rendering which I am sometimes guilty of. 😆

Also, I bet your art is really cool and you're so kind. If you don't mind, you could private message me your account so I can give you a follow!!😇 No pressure, of course!

[astrobei]

This is kind of an odd question, but since you seem to have done it very successfully and I have no clue: How do you make friends online?

I always see people on here talking about their mutuals and about their online friends, and some of that’s def survivorship bias, but I’m guessing I’m not alone in having no clue how to get from recognizing someone’s username to having them be a person I would talk to about a bad day?

Anyway, this continues to be a weird ask so answer it any way you want and no worries if it takes a while, but yeah, with all the posts about you and haven meeting up I am just looking for advice on *how*

Ty so much!

hi hi hi hello!! i’ve actually gotten asks like this before and i’m so sorry 2 everyone who’s sent one bc i’m afraid i don’t have a super concise or helpful way to answer this,,, (but i’ll still try lol)

to be so so honest with you, i got super lucky because i was introduced to a lot of my friends in this fandom through group chats or mutuals’ discord servers that other people have added me to, which i know is kind of a lame answer because being added to gcs/others’ servers is not exactly something u can control … but you are so right in saying that you’re not alone in feeling like this !! i know so many people feel intimidated by the idea of making friends on here especially since there Are so many users i associate as groups and it seems like everyone has Those Friends (me included, i’ll admit) and it’s probably easier said than done because i did get lucky enough to meet a lot of my now-close friends rn through ao3/comments/writers’ gcs way back in the summer or fall 😗 it also definitely takes time to get close to someone in this way, and these friendships are not something that happened overnight, even for me !! i feel like it’s easy to get stressed out by the potential of every new mutual/friend you make being The Friend and that can put a lot of pressure on both you and the other person to be super compatible right off the bat, so on and so forth, which isn’t fair and will probably lead to more disappointment than anything, so i think it’s important to remember that (almost?) no solid friendship goes from 0-100 overnight and it takes time to build trust and emotional connection with anyone!

so i would say . basically . if you’ve stayed this long and all of this rambling that my biggest pieces of advice would be:

1. fr and honestly just go for it. like you said, i know so many people feel the exact same way as you do, so send that mutual you admire an ask or a dm!! every friendship has got to start somewhere so if you see them rb an ask game maybe send something nice or maybe if you see a post that reminds u of them send it to them ! i’ve made a couple of my closest friends because we sent each other asks a lot before moving to dms -> other platforms, or people have just dm’d me directly out of the blue and i was surprised by how well we clicked !! these are maybe lame examples but. u get the idea lol. Just Do It i believe in u 🥳

2. be patient !! i know i already said it before but close friendships, like the ones you’re talking about, rarely happen overnight. even with people i’ve felt a connection with immediately, it’s taken some time for us to really get comfortable with each other and past that awkward stage so it’ll likely take some dedication and commitment to communication on both your parts! something i would like to emphasize: don’t make friends purely out of strong expectations of being Best Friends because, again, this could lead to a lot of disappointment when someone doesn’t live up to expectations you’ve created In Your Head. find people you really click with and genuinely enjoy talking to, and maybe see eventually if they’d want to move from talking through asks to dms to discord/text!

ummmm. i think that’s all i have to say on the topic, hopefully this wasn’t too disappointing to read because again, i’m not too sure how to organize my thoughts on the subject LOL but i’m wishing you all the best and i’m promising u that almost everyone in this community feels the same way !! make the first move/respond when someone maybe makes the first move to you + take it slow + be kind and patient and you will have friends lining up in ur dms to talk to u 🫡much much love !! 🫶��

[arikihalloween]

I've been summoned (mentionned) so here's my rant about it guys !

Based on my observations, there are three things to an AU

ArtStyle, Concept, Narrative

Generally speaking, Style and Narrative are the most important

A concept can only get one so far, and most of the time the concept will heavily rely on the other two

Narrative and Artstyle can work separately, though

A good narrative doesn't always need a good artstyle, and vice versa

What makes an AU popular is based on many variables, such as the og media, the kind of content the fandom gravitates toward, how close the AU is to canon and how well the artists understand the media, how good the style is, how likable the AU characters are made to be, the preexisting audience of the artists, how visible the fun you're having making it is, how much one interacts with the rest of the fandom

One thing to note is that the internet is unfair and judgy

It's unfortunate, but something we gotta work around with

A popular artist can post their AU, and their pre existing audience will immediatly respond to it and help spread it via reblogs and interactions or fanarts

A lesser known artist will have to seek interactions themselves and get their work out there as much as they can

Anyway, one must never forget that the root of an AU is the love for a media and having fun with concepts and art forms, weither it he art, comics, writing, singing, acting, voice acting

There are many ways to make an AU, so better have fun weither your work is seen or not !

The only way for an AU to fail if it's it was *made* to be popular

If you make stuff in hopes of getting popularity, it gets really obvious really fast, and people end up feeling it

The artist will burn themselves out too

TLDR : Popularity is basically a roulette, a game of luck. If u ain't already popular with a strong artstyle, u gotta work a lil harder and interact and put your work out there more for it to gain traction

Do it out of love or people will feel the bad vibes and it'll flop

Don't just throw concepts at a wall in hopes it sticks /j/lh

I want to emphasise that this is all how I view things

Ross's experience is very different from my own, I think we can all agree that Ross's art is awesome and has a vibe that people just like

As a much smaller artist who only ever had one popular AU (wttmv, which is not even mine it's actually Ross's i'm just a loreholder lol) and I can attest that just getting my work out there requires more work, more interacting, drawing fanarts and interactions with other creators, making connections while Ross can just throw a doodle in the void and it just works lmao

My experience is so different, and that's fine

Out of all the variables that make an AU work, often time artstyle and popularity are big factors, and yeah it sucks and it can be so unfair, but that's unfortunately how internet tends to be

I know so many artists that are hella underrated ! So always boost your friends when you can, help them get their work out there ! Share the love and creativity ! Make fanarts and headcanon and silly voice acting for them, and for yourself.

It's also why most big artist and 'popular' AU creators will tell you unanimously one thing about making AUs : Do it for the love of the work. Do what you like. Have fun.

Because that's how they started

The rest was just luck, connections, algorithm, and in no way a formula that'll always work

Trying to be popular will just burn you out

So you better just create for the sake of creating and putting your love for that media out there

And that was my long ass ramble about AU popularity, and I'm not sorry I say things bluntly

There are more than one way to get an AU to be 'popular' and it's such a vast subject because of the various fandoms and community

I'm all open for more thoughts and rambles on the matter, opinions and all

It's like salary, it's worth talking about openly /j

hey Ross, I'm asking every popular au creator this: what makes an au popular? how did dreamcaptor bill first gain popularity? just curious and do you have any tips for the smaller au creators

Ok- this has like been frying my brain, it's kind of hard to give a concrete answer because IT REALLY DEPENDS,

for me, anyway it kind of worked out a little better cuz I have enough of a following? [although not sure how many of those actively tune into me]

so there's that.. not really a wow explanation, ill be honest

other ways is just,

basically you just gotta work on you're concept and execution, if you're able to introduce your au in a eye catching way through story, character design and over all concept

yada yada,

[honestly, my friend ariki has a better in-depth way of explaining this but i'm giving you the summary]

some AUs just get really popular because of it's concept, people gravitate to it because they want to know more

while others are popular because of the artist, the reputation for either the art or storytelling

or you just learn of an artist and how good the art looks that makes the AU eye catching and you gain the interest to see more

It can also not be about the art, just the writing about the AU and how interesting it sounds

and the luck/blessing of the algorithm gods that it blesses your AU to be seen by the masses,

interacting with other AU creators also helps, ig

it's a lil weird for me, ngl- for explainin all of this cuz, I try to focus less on that.. not saying i dont think about it, but im tryna think of it less..?

and just focus on having fun with my aus, because I make AUs because i love the source material and i have ideas for alternate routes and just loud delusional ideas that I want to be real and so i make it

all i can say, is just have fun with your AU and less worry about gaining popularity over it idk??

im not sure if thats a sound advice because other people have different intentions for wanting to create an AU

[westaysilly]

You have been choosed to my random rambles

(If this info is wrong i apologize) So if nightmare can only feel negative emotions that means he can feel guilt and sadness too? like he is the embodiment of negativity but thats also a big umbrella.

Like he cant feel positivity even tho he smiles wich ironic, but if there still a faint part of what nightmare used to be before the nativity took over, do you think he deep down feels a bit guilty or sad about whenever he confronts dream like, yeah he wont stop but u know when u shove down little thoughts and u keep ur way.

The thought that subconsciously the nm before the tragedy still there a faint memory a feels sadness over it. even tho it is covered by the actual nm feelings fjfjfjf

I am sorry I just need TO GET IT OUT OF MY SYSTEM LIKE NONE OF MY FRIENDS ARE INTO THE FANDOM I NEED TO SCREAM IT SOMEWHERE

Anyways thank you for your attention, peace<3

OH MY GOD!!!! DONT APOLOGISE!!!! THIS IS SO!!!!!!!!!! JHSHDBJWBS!!!!!!! OKAYOKAY I have two takes on the subject. One is that yeah he can feel every kind of emotion, but the positive ones he feels make him weak. But since he probably only feels them while causing suffering and pain to other people, the positive would kinda be neutralized by the stronger negativity, if it makes sense-

But on the other hand he's a beast made of pure negativity who only wants to spread chaos and suffering, and his main objective is to defeat his brother and rule the multiverse and all that stuff

BUT

i like to imagine that he still thinks about his brother and his time in the village, but doesnt rlly regret it at all. He's gained power and respect after the whole incident and i think he's satisfied with it.

and i know that it diverges from cannon, and i also know that the character wouldnt act like that but, god, i just LOVE to think about nms gang as a found family.

All of them are weirdos who like to spread chaos and all that shit, but they are weirdos together and they support eachother!!!! and thats AMAZING AND WHOLESOME AND AHHHHH!!!!!!!!

yeah i know i probably got slightly outta topic there but shhhh none of my friends are into utmv AND I ALSO NEEDED TO SCREAM IT SOMEWHERE SO HERE I AM!!!!

it was amazing to type all that downwjjshshshd

also if you want somewhere to dump random rambles, here is the place to do that. I LOVE seeing other people's perspective on characters and stories and ahbshsbsjsbs yeah

[silvesi]

*hands you my himbo dragon*

Dominic for character matchups! absolute himbo, does not know what a lot of big words mean but if he gets the gist he's all in to help. even if he has trouble with big words and long sentences, he does his best to listen if you need a shoulder to cry on. he's been hiding among divinity's reach nobility with his sister for years now, helping the local villages by defending them and performing hard labor.

he's dumb, loyal, honest, and doing his best. (and easily distracted by shiny jewelry.)

I’m gonna use Fedsy just because, well. 

Upon first impressions he would ABSOLUTELY bully your poor guy at least a little for hanging around with the nobility in Divinity's reach. Posh twat liker I am going to steal all your fancy garden plants and make them into EVIL POISONS. Ha ha!! He’d be doing that thing where he prods and pokes and just annoys people to try get a reaction, especially from well put together nobles and their acquaintances. There is nothing better than making a fool of a noble. 

Yes, he would feel insanely guilty once he saw him doing any kind of labour. He would not say that he was feeling guilty and would instead be like yeah no I am just helping you because I WANT to gosh!! I was absolutely going to do this anyway. (Is making everything worse).

Talks a lot. Would probably end up rambling to him during his time ahem, ‘helping’. If Dominic listens? And doesn’t treat him like a child? God forbid, he is getting subjected to so many words and so many rants and questions. I know you said he can be bad with long words and for that I am very sorry but Fedsy does not shut up sometimes and also does not mind if you do not understand as long as your vibes are good. 

Potentially seems like someone he could maybe let his guard down around at least a tiny bit? If they’d already talked a while, that is. Less sarc, somehow. Himbos are safe and will not judge him and do not care :) - combined with the honesty, which he always appreciates. 

(Also Fedsy would never admit this in 50000000000 years but he does like to feel at least a little bit protected. Big man friend safe and warm :3 DOONT let him hug him or he will maybe break a tiny little bit and just stay there forever actually. He’s having a time. Also .////. )

STILL GOING! Feds is also a magpie. They can spend 8 hours straight going round all the antiques stores together in Divinity’s reach. Fedsy spends HOURS in there and eventually procedures the ugliest, largest, most sickeningly shiny necklace simply because it had a dragon on it. (He has his...suspicions. Provokes him.) Its so ugly and the chain is massive but it made him think of you so r u really in a position to refuse it.  The thing is with Feds is he COULD be joking or he could be entirely genuine and you will break his heart and there is no way of knowing (he likes it this way).

It looks like this. I’m real sorry Dominic I hope you like your new jewellery lol