#anyway. i'm so proud of how this game out omfg

[dykeferatu]

sometimes u start drawing something as a joke but then u realize u could actually make it look really cool if u wanted and it completely gets away from u. anyway.

taeho (he/she) and his lovely sire jaeyoon (they/them) from a cyberpunk crossover chronicle :) textless under the cut

[crescencestudio]

๋࣭⭑ Devlog #38 | 2.27.24 ๋࣭⭑

How is it already almost March omfg.

Anyways Happy Valentine's Day month!!! This year, I was swamped with work, so I didn't get a chance to make Valentine's Day art. I did make a Valentine's piece last year though.

BUT we did have beloved @magunalafay make these Valentine's Day cards this year for the community!!! <3 If you missed it, well Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!

She made these as a gift, and I love her very much. Maguna u r so talented

This month was pretty busy for me, but I'm super happy with the progress made this month ^^ I feel like I've started the year off in a pretty good groove after it being all over the place for a hot second, yay!!!

This past month, Etza and Druk's routes. With the revamped demo finishing its revisions, it left a lot more time for me to focus writing on full route development.

If you missed the announcement, I FINISHED Etza's first draft!!! YAAAYYY!!!! FINALLY!!!!!!

That means 4/6 routes are finished in terms of the base writing, which is so exciting to MEEEEE. I've always seen Etza's draft as The Milestone because with their route finished, it would mean the four Central routes are done writing. And to me, while there's a good chuck of writing left, we are nearing the end of it.

There's only two routes left and that means it's about ~100k words which is CRAZY compared to when I had ~300k to write (:cries:). Even if that sounds like a lot, once I start chipping away at those routes, that 100k goes into the "double digits" aka 90k...80k... etc. and that makes me want to pee my pants

We also finished editing Druk's route, yay!!! So we reached a lot of milestones this month ^^

We are nearing the end of the Vui background commissions. It's very bittersweet; I'm so used to mentioning him in my devlogs now </3 There's only like 3(?) more BGs left for him to make, and then all of the BGs for the game will be finished. Very Wild! I think Alaris will have 25ish BGs, and they are all Stunning.

It's been a while since I showed you all a BG, so I'll give you all a preview of one I just got in!

Isn't it cozy? Guess whose house hehe

I personally have been doing a lot of sprite work this month to finish the final art assets for the demo. I added some expressions to Druk and Aisa that I'd been procrastinating (I don't even know why I was procrastinating them). And I finally finished Mom and Kimura's updated sprites! Patreon already saw them, but I'll show the new versions here too ^^

Preview of Mom (left) and Kimura (right) updated sprites. Now everyone's sprite styles are cohesive YAY!!

Aside from sprite work, much of my "art" time has been on finishing up/putting together the last of the screens for the GUI. Specifically, I got THIS BABY up and running. She is my crowning glory.

Memory Screen to Replay Unlocked Free Time Dates

Oh my god.... You all have NO IDEA how much of a pain this was to code. There is a transparency gradient going on in the left and right B&W previews (courtesy of community programming angel feniks/shawna).

And then the effort to have the Titles and Descriptions of the Previewed Date change tilted me on Multiple Occasions. But we finally got it to work thanks to bestie @siyo-koy pointing out I just coded one stupid "if" statement wrong LJAFSLIEFJIEJ. But the effort was WORTH IT because I'm so proud of her!!! I hope you all like it too as a way to relive Free Time Dates. I had a lot of fun with the Titles and descriptions.

I also put together the Stats and Affection Screens

Preview of Personality Stats & Affection Screens

So I coded both of them a bit differently from each other. The Personality Screen shows you a breakdown of your traits so far. Think of it like a pie graph! So in the preview picture, your choices indicate you are 33% Brave, 16% Charismatic, etc. I felt like this was a more natural way to portray personality rather than how many bravery points you've collected so far!

And then for Affection, it works in a more traditional way, where it counts it based on how many you've gotten out of the total amount you can get. This way, as the story progresses, how close you are to the person reflects how much your relationship as developed!

I've also added little descriptions underneath each that change depending on the percentage. So for example, if you have gotten 82% of the affection points for Kuna'a, the description of your relationship might change as well hehe

Other than that, I've mainly focused on getting the demo together. We released the beta demo earlier this month (? LOL). And the feedback has been so kind!!

A lot of this month was spent polishing so that the demo can be ready for early access and eventually public release. I updated sprites, made sure music crossfades with each other so that transitions between soundtracks feel smoother, I added/polished all of the screens I needed to (e.g., Memory Room, Full Credits, Cleaning Music Room, Adding Stats Screens), and I FINALLY as of yesterday added the Voiced Lines!!

One thing I added in the Extended Demo that I'm really happy with is the use of Extended Pronouns (courtesy of Angel Feniks). Below is a preview of how it works now!

Preview of Extended Pronouns Function. Credit to Feniks

Basically, you can choose multiple pronouns for yourself, including custom pronouns (e.g., xe/xem, fae/faer, etc.). On top of that, you can choose how often you'd like the pronouns to alternate (e.g., every line versus every scene) and what kind of terms you'd like to be used for you (e.g., neutral vs. masculine vs. feminine)!

Overall, the demo is getting closer and closer to release!!! Early Access will hopefully be ready by the end of this week or next, so if you all would like access to it, please feel free to subscribe to my Patreon for this upcoming month! Available to Wyvern tier ($5) and up.

I didn't have any time to really play any games this month because I was drowning in work LMFAOSLJIEF. I did play the Threads of Bay demo by @lavendeerstudios and it was GORGEOUS! Very cute game with lovable characters and charming visuals. Andrew, I will have your number

Every other section was really long, so I'm going to throw it here even though it's not market research. But Intertwine recently hit 600 ratings, which is crazy. Thank you for still enjoying that game even if it's not one that is my main focus anymore. I'm really happy people still like it :on the verge of tears:

Anyways, this has been a long devlog. Here's to continuing to Ball in March. Hope you all have a great rest of your month, and I'll talk to you soon! <3

[11queensupreme11]

Don't know if tumbler ate this or not. If it didn't im sorry for bugging!

How would the yans react to Chase actually raising their kids and raising them well? Like percy gave birth there, and Athonius ended up raising the babies well. Like the kids consider him, their father and the babies act like humans? They know he's not their actual dad but they don't care lol.

it didn't, i just have a lot of asks dw 💀

i love how you guys want anthonius dead SO BAD omfg 😭 this poor boy

(first off, let's pretend that zeus wouldn't try to kill the kids for being 75% god and being... well, percy's)

anyway, anthonius would be SUCH A GOOD DAD. i bet you he would study the myths centered around the kids' father so he would be prepared for anything, like what powers to expect, etc

the kid would grow up to love his parents and they would have a normal life in the human world. they'd go to school, make friends, go to camp, etc. they would also be a good person due to who their parents are; anthonius and percy would definitely tell them to kind to others, never to hurt mortals, always stand up for themselves and others, it's no surprise this kid turns out to be so good and so unlike their actual father 🥹🥹

but then shit hits the fan when the yanderes finally manage to get into her universe 💀

poseidon would absolutely be furious at the thought of being replaced by a mortal son of athena. he wouldn't see anthonius as a good father, he'd only focus on the flaws (and he sees a lot). percy and his kid might as well be living in poverty (they're not), how dare anthonius have them live in some crummy house amongst humans? his kid is attending school with inferior beings??? he sees those inferior beings as EQUAL??? anthonius is a dead man

hades would straight up ignore anthonius. it's like the dude's not even there. he'd be so proud of how good his kid is, he'd tell percy "you did such a great job at raising our child" as if anthonius didn't also help out. "but it's okay, i'm here now. you must've been so lonely hmm? 😊". he'll spare anthonius unless the blonde tries to fight, but he'd at least kill him quickly as a thanks for keeping percy and his kid safe

apollo would just straight up kidnap them both, doesn't even bother to kill anthonius, he's just snatching his loved ones up and bringing them back to their REAL home 💀💀 if anthonius is around and tries to stop him, apollo's gonna kill him, but if he's not around, anthonius gets to live but apollo would DEFINITELY curse him with some incurable painful disease

loki's going to be sooo pissed, but he'll play the long game. he'll change his appearance and actually pretend to be their neighbor and his kid's new school teacher,, etc. he is gonna plant himself into their lives and seduce percy and try to gain his kid's favor. afterwards, he'll purposely leave anonymous gifts to percy that rattles her because she would KNOW who they come from, but it can't be, right??? loki can't be here!!! when all's said and done, after he manages to seduce her from her husband, he'll reveal himself, kill anthonius, and take her and the kid back home

beelzebub would be like loki but less up-front. rather than disguising himself he would hide from her but find ways to ruin their peaceful life as a form of punishing her. anthonius will suddenly find himself out of a job and practically blacklisted from ever working again. lots of men are suddenly attacking percy in the streets, beel's way of showing her how much she needs him and how useless anthonius is because where is he? why isn't he protecting her? their kid is being kicked out of schools and blamed for stuff he didn't do. when she's finally at her lowest, he'll reveal himself to her, kill anthonius, and take her and their kid back. might wipe their memory too.

[elsfairy]

OKAY I HAVE IDEAS HELLO these are all for hockey captain!sevika 🤭🤭

- her with a shy, quiet bookworm gf who sits at all her practices and games !!! who she gives all of her attention to and beats up anyone who judges you !!

- cleaning off her face after she gets into a fight on the ice bc someone had the absolute audacity to curse at her

- wearing her jersey and proudly displaying her last name, her number, and the big “C” on the front (which indicates captain hehe). sevika seeing you at her practice with it on and feeling sooo proud that you’re hers

- her teaching you how to skate !!

- her buying you ice-side tickets for every game 🤭

i have so many thoughts i could keep going with this

sorry for taking a while to get to this, baby <3 but yes, pls keep going<3

RAHHHH OMFG sevika with a shy bookworm gf 😩 hello??? sevika I'm right here the fuck?? Give me just one chance and I swear I'll treat you so good baby 😩😭 but can you imagine the way she zones out watching you, head buried in one of your many books :( just giggling to yourself and her entire body melts because you're so cute :(( sitting there in one of her hoodies, waiting for her patiently but shamelessly gawking at all her muscles... bc yeah me too shit..

Sevika for sure is getting into fights at least 5 times a fuckin day. It's not her if she isn't PLS. We all know she refuses to let anyone touch her, or even calm her down but with you? baby is honestly leaning into you as you carefully wipe the blood from her face, the smallest hisses slipping past her cut lip.. :( I wanna take care of her so bad, you don't understand:((

speaking of her letting you wear her Jersey..... she for sure fucks you in it... having it bunched around your hips, face buried in the pillows, and her strap is buried so deep in you and she's got a fuckin smirk on her face because that's her name you're wearing. Anyways, imagine the way her face lights up just seeing you wearing it and how big it is on you :( brb im gonna cry.

she'd be so patient with you when she teaches you how to skate :(( holding onto your hand tightly, her other hand on your lower back, guiding you. she's never forceful with you learning something new. Yes, she might panic on the inside, knowing you could easily fall over and hurt yourself but of course, her grip on you will always be tight enough for that to not happen <3 and she'd be so proud if you were able to stake without her help :((( just watching you with such a soft, happy smile, telling you she's proud and that she loves you :( yeah im sobbing.

oh our girl always has tickets for you :(( she loves having you there and watching her. you're literally her good luck charm, if you aren't there, i can only imagine how much she would worry about losing a game. you bring that extra luck to her side, and she will always need you there :(<3

[mod-kyoko]

Saw your requests were open, could I request Fuyuhiko x reader fluff? Like they're in the part of the killing game where everyone's stuck in the fun house and y/n keeps having nightmares so she seeks him out? Sorry if this is too specific.

i don't know how long it's been since you've sent this ask and i feel incredibly guilty about it so i'm just going to answer it because i need some writing material anyway!

also, don't worry about being "too specific," it actually helps me a lot because i don't have to do as much planning

fuyuhiko comforts you after a nightmare (female reader)

as if the killing game couldn't get any scarier, you were stuck with one of the worse rooms of the fun house. the one with the rickety bed, moldy walls and ceiling, and general sketchy atmosphere

you were already prone to nightmares, but the unusually thin walls and all those weirdly shaped shadows made them even worse tonight

your dreams decided to haunt you with the death of your s/o this particular night

what woke you up was the sight of fuyu's body bashed and bloody in the elevator of the fun house

that silhouette of a coat rack in the corner sent you flying out of your bed and to the door

it was way after midnight but way before morning, so everyone else was asleep

thankfully, the lights were on in the hallways at all times

the nightmare had left you trembling and sweating, clutching onto the wall as you made your way to your lover's room

by the time you reached his door, you were nearly hyperventilating and about to fall to your knees

all your strength was used to slam your fist on his door before tears in your eyes consumed your vision

you didn't see anything that happened next, only heard it, because you had closed your eyes while the sobs pulsed through your chest

fuyuhiko had opened the door, groggy, rubbing his eyes

as soon as he saw you, though, he was alert and stiff

his first instinct was to yank you into the room and lock the door, in case someone was chasing you

"hey, pretty, tell me what happened. did someone do this to you?"

it took a while for you to calm your breathing enough to speak a coherent sentence, so for thirty seconds you clutched onto his t shirt and buried your face in his chest

"had... a nightmare... you were murdered."

his hands were cupping your face so fast, forcing you to look up at him

"hey, look at me. who's the ultimate yakuza here? right, it's me. these guys can't touch me, doll. i've got us."

"now wipe those tears away, and come get in bed with me, huh? you let me handle those bad dreams, i'll knock 'em in their fuckin' skulls."

the rest of the night was spent in fuyu's arms

he waited for you to fall asleep first, playing with your hair to soothe you

once you were sleeping soundly he would finally let himself go as well, never releasing his hold on you

♤♧♤♧♤♧♤♧♤♧♤♧♤♧♤♧♤♧♤♧♤♧

dude omfg that was such a great request 😳

i tried to get a little more experimental with my writing and yall might not notice the difference but i'm pretty proud of myself

-mod kyoko

[ladadee195]

Ladadee meets Legends of Avantris at Too Many Games 2024 (LONG POST read at your discretion)

I'm not one to write up a trip report cause I'm firmly in the "no one gives a shit." camp but for this I feel like people will get a kick out of my anxious distress over the past two days and I know those that couldn't make it would also appreciate it.

I knew a few months ago that when LOA said they were gonna be at TMG that I could go, its only an hour away from me. I'd gone to TMG back in 2019 to meet Brandon Rogers of Youtube and Helluva Boss fame and even then I didn't get HALF as nervous as I did the past two days. I was a shaking hyperventilating mess. Embarrassing, truly.

Friday was worse then Saturday.

First off, we'd barely parked in the parking lot when we see Andy casually strolling across the parking lot and get into his very nice red mustang, nice to see where the car vlogs happen!

By the time we got to the booth I could barely breath but I wanted to grab my free pin and say hi first. I want to disclaimer this by stating that I realize LOA tries really hard to make it perfectly clear that the Party and fam are regular people that work hard to produce their content and be successful at what they do without being celebrities or influencers. Logically, I know this and I respect the hell out of it. However my hyperfixated brain and general anxiety made it incredibly hard for me to remain CALM. Its really hard to remain calm when you've been watching them by yourself alone in your room hours upon hours and then suddenly there they are in real life before you, talking to YOU! How am I meant to be remain calm?

Anyway, I met Andy and Nikkie. Talked briefly with Andy and just generally embarrassed myself but he's so cool ya know and is probably used to it all things considered. I asked them both to sign my Cake Chad shirt, both we're happy to do so and I got a great hug from Nikkie. After that I cut my losses and decided to move on. Their meet and greet wasn't for a few hours and we were hungry. When the meet and greet came, I jumped in line to get a picture. It went really quick and I got no chance to really talk to them but they were super awesome and I love the picture! I knew they were TALL but god I felt like a hobbit.

The live show wasn't until 7:30 so we left the con to check into our hotel and relax for a few hours. It was a nice break and I finally got to breath. We returned to the con and got seats for the live show.

if you haven't already seen other's overviews or the whole video I wont spoil anything but it was SO good. I was so curious about what they could possibly do for a one shot but holy shit was that amazing. Its always interesting and fun to attend live shows with cheering and laughter and suggestive whistles. Gives one a sense of community you only ever get a taste of on here or discord.

Afterwards we went back to our hotel and rewatched the whole show on the live stream LOL

Saturday I was much calmer because I had a goal. Get the whole parties signatures and not be embarrassing.

We did a lot of waiting cause the con opened at 11 and again their meet and greet was at 3 but we managed to pass the time well enough and then we got back in line. An readers when I tell you how amazing it went!?? I was very proud of myself even though I was still nervous and shaky I did much better.

They all were super cool and signed my Hootise shirt. I still geek out thinking about it! But the best thing happened. Richie saw my Gideon/Kremy candy bead bracelet I'd made myself and legit forgot I'd worn for this exact reason. This is how that went. Richie: is that a Kremy and Gideon candy bracelet?

Me: YES!I forgot I had that on!

Richie: thats the best I gotta get a picture and show Mace.

I was DYING omfg. The two behind the ship SAW my ship bracelet??? still freaking out. I decided that I should have made ones for them. I convinced myself they wouldn't like them, I know better now for next time.

After they'd all signed my shirt I gave them my thanks and MAYBE acted a little embarrassing when I told them name and that I was already in the discord but as I said earlier they're so cool and awesome I doubt they noticed me being like that.

i felt like even though it was short I had a really good moment with them which is all I really wanted.

I regret a lot of things. Like the fact that I had plans on making them gifts but ran out of time due to me being sick like right up until Friday and being so nervous and scared and I acted only a little crazy. I know next time (PAXUnpluged in Dec?) I'll be much better prepared.

I hope those that cared to read this very long post enjoyed my little overview. Just remember even though you may be scared and nervous to do something, you still should cause you never know how great it might be at the end.

[mortifying-macaroni]

Okay I'll be honest with you... Being morbidly curious I opened the link to your fic not really expecting much.. having the idea that it was just going to be a vapid retelling of the Sabbat route in cqm with a Soulmate AU slapped onto it, but oh my damn stars did you prove me wrong, miss Macaroni/Vida! Your writing is so clever, descriptive and more engaging than I had first initially thought. You balance out grittiness with humor just as well as the game itself does (Mitsoda would be proud). Yesterday I finished reading all of the chapters so far in 1 sitting.

I'm in love with Gretchen's wit, her sarcasm and her occasional gaming references. Her personality is so entertaining despite her 'bratty' nature and now when I look at your art of her I have more of an appreciation towards her character than I did before going into Soul Inmates and I can say the same for the Andrei/Gretchen ship itself. Before going in I thought it was just a fun little crack ship until your writing dragged me deeper and now I've also grown attached to the idea of them as a couple (I hate and love you for it)

And may I add that I've never read any story that contains the kind of soul marks you've put in. Maybe there are some out there but I still haven't come across anything like this. Anyway, It's so interesting to see how they treat each other before and after finding out. Simply bravo for nailing the characterization of every included character and literally everything else I've read so far! Gretie and Andi earned a new fan and I'm looking forward to reading more content of them in the future <3 <3

Anon, I can't begin to express how gleeful and over frickin jubilant you've just made me!!!!! I'm SCREAMING WITH JOY and I'm also quite close to crying!!! 🥺🥺😭😭 I'm so happy and speechless that I don't even know what to say because just saying "thank you" doesn't even begin to cover it, but let me tell you just how grateful I am that you've taken the time to even give my silly monsterfucker fic a chance! It fills me with absolutely colossal joy that not only you started liking Gretchen more, but the Grandrei ship itself too! AND OMFG SHUSH! Brian Mitsoda would be rolling his eyes at my attempts to be both funny and dark. That's still very bold of you to claim that, legend (and I may end up printing out this ask and taping it to my bedroom wall beside my head for motivation). Tbh I'm also highly unsure if the kind of soul mark I implemented has been written anywhere, but I don't mind if it ends up being un-unique (also huge thank you for not spoiling the soul mark for anyone that happens to be interested in reading). Anyways, I could go on forever, but I should keep this short. Huge thank you for reading and liking my fic and my cringe crack ship. Gretchen and Andrei have been my favorite losers for 2 years now and I'm slowly entering my 3rd year of Grandrei madness. The next chap might take a while, but I hope you'll stick around regardless. LOVE YOU!!! 🖤🩷💘💝💖💗💓💞💕🖤

[jiyeonnnn]

here's another one,

jeno is your sister's friend and you had taken a liking on him since day one, only because at how he specially treats you. when your sister is away, he is the one who takes care of you and lets you join him wherever he wants and was never even embarrassed, no matter what it was, even that one time when it was supposedly only to be the boys night out. you only went and wanted to just watch them, but jeno never made you feel out of place. so when jeno started slurring and swerving about in the place, in return you were the one who was helping him. but jeno started telling you things you've never knew of before, like how he had always loved you and had multiple wet dreams about you.

you were pretty much turned on, but you didn't want to take advantage of him and left him to sleep. the following day you told him about everything, except the fact that he told you about the wet dreams, but jeno was never drunk. he just wanted you to think he was, so he would ask you what else you heard that night and you told him nothing else, so jeno showed you what kind of wet dream he had yesterday night when you left him on his bed.

i'm a horny bitch i fucking admit that

"sister's friend" trope really is a great trope for this kinds of filthiness 🥴 like omfg, i can't keep my pants on when my sister's friend is around but i'm too shy to take the initiative so i'll just let him do the honors of doing the first move— ANYWAY ENOUGH RAMBLING

jeno hyung, as you'd love to call him, is a great friend of your sister, and as you've mentioned, he would never let you be out of place; he'd pull you close to him whenever they were playing games, talk to you endlessly (he's loud smh) and even sit you on his lap (*CONSENSUALLY*) so that you won't feel like an outcast whenever he's around.

ANYWAAAAAYYYY, after THAT night, jeno fell harder for u bc of the fact that you know how to NOT take advantage of a drunk person (which in his case, he isn't), so the morning after that, he confessed everything before pulling you into a soft kiss before you could even speak (silencing you with kisses >>>>).

things would escalate immediately as the kiss deepens. full-on body caressing ;). it's was when your tongues were dancing with each other that you pulled back and confessed your feelings for him (i suck at this 💀), and this gave a lot of confidence to jeno to continue on what he's doing.

he'd pin you, (read: your wrists) down the bed before attacking your jawline and neck with kisses, leaving light hickeys on you before whispering something in the lines of:

"you don't know how much i've waited for this to happen,"

"you're so (handsome/pretty/beautiful) under me, so fuckable and breedable"

or just him being a tease and telling you the ways of how will he fuck you based on his wet dreams.

which could go either one of these 2 ways: rough and hard; or slow and passionate. but, i think, since this is just your first time with each other, he'd go slow on you (but will eventually get rough, bc, c'mon, do i really have to explain everything? that's jeno)

he'd be so proud that he's finally able to touch you like this now, make you feel vulnerable, make your innocent lips swollen, rail you until you're crying from pleasure— oh and don't even get me started with his dreams of fucking your mouth until you're all stuffed up with his cum (mouth and ass :))))))

he's a kinky bitch, smh, probably would order you around to call him daddy or something. there is definitely some kind of toys in his dreams— vibrator, a dildo and gags :) he'd use that (though just when you're up to it)

would go on for 2-4 rounds. he would praise and degrade you as the same time as well. STOMACH BULGES. he dreamt of that, no doubt. he wouldn't stop fucking you until you pass out, which is kind of a bitch move, but also hot.

when you're finished, of course, top duty: taking care of his bottom, MANDATORY praises, forehead kisses, and warm bath, and cuddles as he lulls you to sleep— THOUGH BEFORE ALL OF THAT— he would take pictures of your messy state— hair sticking out everywhere, body drenched with sweat and cum, full of his handprint and hickeys— and will send it to their gc (w/o ur sister ofc), bragging how it really was a dream-come-true to fuck you as he was able to show you all of the things he's been dreaming of.

this was ass 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[ashtxrie]

MOOT GAME IDEA : " ship some of your mutuals with a trope/au pairing from one of your writings "

for you, i'm thinking the model student x trouble maker trope from my "you've got to be kitten me!"

i like to think that this is like also academic rivals! au w/ jungwon

jungwon is an asshole who is so arrogant and mean, he causes trouble by riling people up with his words and instigating, yet he still somehow gets such grades, even when hes like "ermm i didn't even study" and then ur the top of ur class, the perfect student with a clean record and ur just like "HOW??"

turns out this entire him, hes an asshole and he never tried in school, but then he met you and admired you from afar, and the only way to get ur attention was to do good in school :(

how many hours did he spend studying just to get a score that could rival yours? he doesn't know, but seeing the pout on your lips as you realize oh shit jungwon yang might actually beat me makes him so giddy inside

oh my GOD this is so good how did you know academic rivals to lovers was my number one ultimate trope of all time… this is actually my PEAK DELUSIONS put into words like argh model student x trouble maker who starts trying to get the attention of model student is THE PINNACLE OF ROMANCE

also stop the “ermm i didn’t even study 😦☝️” is SO FUNNY i would be so mad at him for it… like imagine how jaw dropping it would be if he was like “btw what did you get on ___” and you’re like “oh 100 :,)” and he hits you with that “oh me too 👉👉” LIKE NAH IS BRO BEING FOR REAL ⁉️ but he is and he’s internally so proud of himself for it because he studied so, so hard and put in so many hours just for that fleeting moment

like he admires you so much for being smart and helping out other people with homework questions and part of him wishes that was him that you were helping… he is internally playing the “that’s my girl” audio over and over in his head while going like “that should be ME ☹️” i just know it

he thinks that being academic rivals is the only way he’ll be on your mind so he keeps trying harder to match your ranks and he is secretly pining for u so bad…. save my man he’s so whipped 😔😔

anyways omfg i love this idea so much this gave me SO MUCH serotonin you know me so well <3

[jaimebluesq]

A spoiler-free opinion on starting DA:tV

So after a good day of downloading Dragon Age: the Veilguard, I got to start yesterday and have been playing into today. This is actually the first time I play a game this close to release date - I usually wait weeks or more, but I was really looking forward to this one.

Things I'm really enjoying:

The break away from "Open-world". I do enjoy those kinds of games, but I think in DAtV the more closed-world works better. #1 there is precedence, it's much like how DA2 handled Kirkwall, and #2 I feel it helps amp up the sense of urgency (the world is at stake, we don't have time to explore every nook and cranny of the Hinterlands again)

The characters and the voice acting - so far I only have 4 of my companions but I like them all XD

The puzzles - nothing hugely complicated or too many, but the occasional puzzle always makes me feel proud to figure them out

Breaking things - omfg I've been breaking almost every crate, barrel, and vase I can and it's sooo satisfying... and actually helped me get out a room I thought I was trapped in!!!

Petting the dogs and cats in Minrathous - I cannot tell you how much they need a good scritch XD

The settings are beautiful so far, and varied!

The interesting uses of magic in Tevinter

NO multi-player!!!

Familiar faces! No spoilers, but I've met a few characters I've enjoyed.

Familiar sights/things - what I mean is that certain artistic styles are consistent. E.g. I came across these golden boxes things in Tevinter that are exactly the kind that I saw in the Western Approach of DAI.

Getting to play as an Antivan Crow!!! Had to do it for Zev XD

Things I'm not enjoying:

Having Youtube recommend to me endless vids on how this is the end of Bioware/Dragon Age and how they should be worried, etc etc, when the game's been out two fucking days (it feels like the Netflix thing, where a series is considered failed if it doesn't get Stranger Things numbers on release day)

Glitches - nothing game breaking, and something I've avoided much in the past by waiting until at least a week or two and a patch has come out. But I'm a realist, I know it's not perfect and some glitches won't be caught during play-testing, and for the most part it's working rather smoothly.

For some reason, it's taking me time to orient myself visually to the game, as in I had a headache last night and felt a little dizzy. Not so bad today - I think it's just how some games have movement and way of looking around that can take getting used to.

Things that are a bit of both:

Saves - no quick saves, but you can still hard save, AND the auto saves are frequent enough that it's almost at the rate I would have quick saved anyway

World building/history - the Keep is gone and there are only a few things they ask about the world state we want to bring in - but I understand why it's trimmed down.

[survivor-trinidad-and-tobago]

Episode 17: "I wanna gag these mfs so hard and randomly win the final challenge so these hoes can scramble 🙄"—Jack

In this round: Jack gags these mfs so hard and randomly wins the final challenge so they all have to scramble; Michael, Kaleigh, and Alex take matters into their own hands and tie the vote on Alex and Kaleigh; Alex wins the fire-making challenge

Alex

This sucks. Good on Jack. He demolished that. This sucks. I don't want to vote for Kaleigh. Kaleigh was my number one this entire game. But I've gotta consider FTC arguments. This sucks.

Jack

OMFG BORING!!! Kayleigh is so lame for literally doing no moves. Out of the 3, Michael gets my vote if I’m on jury cause he at least has balls to make moves and own it. Kayleigh is fake af like bffr w me like??? Why lie??? I wanna gag these mfs so hard and randomly win the final challenge so these hoes can scramble 🙄

--

as of right now I’m excited to enter the final 3 🥰 I hope Kayleigh walks out the door but even if she doesn’t I’m still actually confident in my ability to sway the jury my way

Michael

So this may be my final confessional, who knows, but I'm really proud of the game Alex, Kaleigh, and I played. We were able to even have one last call together before the vote. The plan is to tie up and go to fire, let's hope it happens! I think it'll be a great display of how much we ran this game if at the end even Jack with the final immunity win in the came can't control the last vote

Alex

Even at Final Four I'm gonna go out on my terms if I go out. And if I go out I'm gonna boost Kaleigh up in the process. LOL at me saying I'd play a villain game back at the start. Anyways if this is my last confessional: this was a fun fucking time. It was great meeting new people and seeing how creative this community is when it comes to game creation. This was what I thought it would be and it wasn't at the same time and I'm so glad I got to be a part of it. Thank you for the invite, Trin. Thanks to all the players who helped make this the ride it was. At least if I go out tonight it'll be a few drinks deep at a concert for one of my favorite bands.

Kaleigh

WELL! THIS GAME IS REALLY ALMOST OVER! jack won that nonsense challenge so … alex and i are going to fire, i think. or, i guess, we are going to embarrassing towel game. jack told alex this morning that he wants to target me bc i’m such a baddie and everyone would vote for me - thx jack - I’M NOT BUYIN IT BUT OK I GUESS I AM VERY LOVABLE AND COOL AND PLAYED A KINDA SICK GAME BUT W/E!!!! INSANE TO GO FROM TARGETING MICHAEL OVER AND OVER TO ME SUDDENLY BEING THE BIG THREAT!!! alex suggested to me that we could have… michael and i vote for him, he votes michael, and jack votes me, to get alex out cuz he thinks i have a better chance with the jury than he does and wants to give our alliance the best chance at winning. but we are going to go to fire bc either way whichever of us wins gets that on their resume, and i think both of us are just… not that keen on pleading our cases to this jury LMAO i really don’t want to ;__; anyway. i loved this game i’m so happy and feel so lucky that i got to play such a long game with alex and michael, two angels from heaven, watched over by trinica, who i got to know a lot better and also love and cherish <3 i also truly loved steven he was gone way too soon <3 anyway i’m guessing this towel game is a guess who situation. and i told alex that bc i love him and want him to have as much of a chance as i do if i’m right. and i love michael he is a gem. can’t wait for game night :*

Alex

This is... bittersweet. But, hey, I said I wanted to play like Todd Herzog and now's my chance. Let's win it for Soca.

Tribal Council

Votes:

Kaleigh: Alex (ILY)

Alex: Kaleigh (❤️❤️❤️)

Michael: Alex (This is just how we planned it. I had a great time playing with you and getting to know you, and I hope we can continue to be friends post this game! Let's hangout!)

Jack: Kayleigh (ily girlie I would vote for a female over a male in every sense so u gotta go babes)

[actualbird]

I assume you've already noticed this, and I speak as a Vyn stan, so my info on the other 3 is a bit spotty. But I adore how in the interactions to gain affection, the points you get vary depending on who you are up against and how you perform. I'm gonna be speaking strictly about old maiden here.

SPOILERS FOR VYN'S STORY Vyn keeps questioning why you don't trust him and asks you to have faith in him. In old maiden, (this works best if you have only 2 cards remaining on Vyn's hand) if you tap between them enough times, he will tell you which card is or isn't the joker. He doesn't lie to you during this, and if you win, you gain more points, presumably because you used the "Vyn telling you the answer" mechanic. You trusted him, and he values that in you, which makes him happier.

Luke is also quite proud of himself and talks a lot about his achievements (as he should). So, when he is the one to lose in old maiden, you get less points, and he DEMANDS that you play again, and that he lost because he wasn't warmed up yet. And when he wins, he's super proud of himself (and obviously you gain more points).

I LOVE this. It's my favorite thing, istg

hullo anon!! i got this ask like, maybe a month ago (or more) but i have held off on answering it because i have nEVER NOTICED THESE AT ALL OMFG.....thus i embarked on a journey of playing cards with everybody to see for myself

god, vyn's fascinating to me, ESPECIALLY WITH UR RATIONALE!! you are so right, he super duper values mc's trust and thats very apparent as the stories happen but it is wild to me how they show this in the card game too my brain is buzzing.

i mostly spent time playing with artem and marius since u didnt mention them and i wanted to see their quirks and here is what i found out:

artem:

i sadly could not find many patterns in terms of dialog, i think the game was fucking with me. however,

artem has the tendency to go NO LIGHT IN EYES expression when i select a card thatd end up being the joker

and he tends to blush or don a Lovestruck expression when the selected card is not the joker

i found more out with marius

he just DEADASS LIES. when i was choosing between cards to pick for a while, he'll say "if i were you, i'd pick this one" once i have one card selected for a while. he only ever says this when the card selected ends up being the joker. he is Infuriating.

when he wins though he says a line i found interesting went like "can you see through the cards or something?" which is super fitting with his entire theme of how he can show his true self without all the masks to mc because he trusts her and she always sees through his games anyway

AND HERES SOMETHING THATS THE FUNNIEST THING EVER

both artem and marius (and also vyn) give you more affection points (+200) when mc wins against them. you get less affection (+100) when mc loses. all of them want her to win

exCEPT LUKE

U WERE RIGHT, I KNEW THIS COMING IN, BUT IM LOSING MY MIND THAT HES THE ONLY ONE??? AMONG ALL THE FOUR????

luke is so fucking competitive oh my god he always just wants to go another round whenever he loses please i CANNOT STAND HIM (translation: I ADORE HIM)

new headcanon: luke is the one who goes ballistic when the team plays monopoly all together. everybody but mc is shocked at how invested he gets and mc is just like "no, yeah, i grew up with this. hes ALWAYS LIKE THIS....."

[khaleesiofalicante]

Me: No, I will not take distractions this week. I am busy! I will read lbaf on Friday as a little reward 🥰

Also me after I saw you posted this chapter: yeah, scratch that. I don't have that much self control anyways :))

This will be all over the place bc I am experiencing a lot of emotions right now, I am running on 4 hours of sleep and I am not ok after that end :))

"That name is not cool,” Kit interrupted. “Petition to call them Power Babes. And trust me, some of them are babes.” Power babes is the best name ever and now I will never not remember it. Damnit, Kit!

Rafael made too many promises. This is going to backfire, isn't it?

The immortal gang always leaves me with an existential crisis ngl

God, Ragnor is such a drama queen and I stan him😂

LUCA!?!! LUCA?!?!

I KNEW IT!!! NICO IS LUCIFER'S HEIR!!! I am so proud of my theory dkbdkdjdk. Also Kit figuring out?? ✨Iconic✨

BEN FUCKING CLARK!!! HELL YEAH LET'S GOOO

So, it didn’t matter.

It didn’t matter that Alec Lightwood loved one man so much that he changed the world for him.

Assholes will always be assholes.

Fuck those people, honestly

The detail of Jace praying bc we know that's what he does when he is desperate 😭

How could you forget something that was the core of your existence? just stop it this is hurting so much!!!

MINA IS HERE!! FUCK YEAH, FINALLY!!! She needed to smack him on the head and get some sense into him!! God, I love her💙💙

“It’s literally just finishing one assignment and starting another. Hollywood lied to us about all the booze and the babes.” True. They got my hopes up for nothing 😔

She is a fucking genius!!!!

What a bad bitch Clary is!! It amazes me everytime😍 but also she is so scary and I am concerned:)

“Because you are known for your eloquence?” Mina asked dryly.

Max smiled. “I really fucking missed you.”

///

“Mina Carstairs,” his best friend introduced herself. “Max’s brain cell and life coach.”

Their friendship>>>>>

Ok.... That meeting could have definitely been phrased better... But I'm just too in love with Clary rn to notice 😍

“Hibernating?” Alec asked. “Like a Pola Bear?” I wanted to make fun of him but it was also my first thought 😂

Because they knew this was their truth.

And they liked their strange, painful truth.

Because it was theirs.

Malec are keeping my sanity istg-

Magnus being ready to let Alec seduce him omfg jdvskdndkd

Alec is the only one who seems to have his shit together at this time and he's so sexy for all the wise things that come out of his mouth

“You are a Fairchild,” Ben whispered. “You have the same eyes.” I KNEW YOU WOULD CONNECT THDM TOGETHER SOMEHOW!! That's why Nico told her to go😭

The man grinned over his shoulder. “Get in, losers. We’re saving Idris.” YES YES YES!!! MY MAN IS BACK IN THE GAME!!

The last fucking POV jfc!!! I... I don't know what to say other than:

I FUCKING HATE MALLORY SO MUCH I WOULD GLADLY GET HER OUT OF THIS WORLD

DONT FUCK WITH ME. THE RING. AND THE KISS😭😭😭😭 foreshadowing everywhere huh?

MAX WROTE EVERYTHING ON THOSE DAIRIES!!! FUCK!!

DAVID😭😭😭

THE LIBRARY!!!

THE FUCKING AGONY RUNE HOLY SHIT

HE NOW DOESN'T REMEMBER THEIR FIRST KISS😭😭 AND THE "louder" SCENE 😭😭😭😭

I literally felt the fear. I could feel my heart racing and my hands shaking. No book has ever made me feel it so real. You are an amazing writer💙

I will be sending you my therapy bills ;)

the fact you felt the fear has me shooketh, that's EXACTLY the vibe i wanted the readers to have when they read mallory scenes 👀

AND I AM OBSESSED WITH HOW YOU COLLECT THESE BANNERS HEHE.

i will wait for the therapy bill 💙

[xnchxntmxnt]

hi spence congrats on 200 followers i’m so proud of you!!!

hi i’m ri or rianna whatever works lol

my pronouns are they/them and i’m agender so like, i barely experience any form of gender but i’m afab if that helps lol

i don’t have a preferred gender just whoever you feel like i vibe with

i’d describe myself as compassionate, excitable, and a nerd

i’m a psych major so super passionate about that, i love music (i sing and play piano!), and i’m very into video games

in a partner, i’d need someone who isn’t gonna treat me differently cause i have adhd. they’d have to be willing to listen to my hyper fixations all the time. also someone who doesn’t mind how cuddly i am lol

someone who doesn’t actually listen to me would be an absolute dealbreaker

i don’t have an aesthetic per say but i like sweaters and being incredibly casual i dress very gender neutral lol

listen i love like, lemonade pink that’s kinda my thing right now (hence my kinda pink peach hair)

my favorite songs are wayv’s nectar, shinee’s replay, exo’s what is love, stray kids’ maze of memories, and anything troye sivan or halsey to throw some english in there for you lol

favorite genre is kpop for sure lol but like, i also listen to a lot of halsey, troye sivan, p!atd, some older 5 seconds of summer

for fun facts i’m an aquarius and infj so do with that what you will lol

i’m also a lil adhd nightmare that’s a huge part of who i am as a person

okay sooooo i did some thinking...

im gonna match you with....

☁︎︎ Hinata Shoyo ☁︎︎

look at him he's so cute anyway

How You Met

Your brilliant mutual friend, Kozume Kenma

He asked if you minded if his friend played games with the two of you because he was over and wanted to play video games

Which of course you were like sure because even if it got awkward you had kenma to talk to

Safe to say you didn't have to worry about that

The moment you guys started talking you just clicked and it was awesome

Actually

The MOMENT you started talking, hinata gasped because OH MY GOD YOUR VOICE IS SO COOL

Cue kenma facepalming in embarrassment

Take that as you will, he thinks your voice is amazing (more on that later)

Anyway THEN you two clicked and tbh you talked more than kenma could imagine

The more you got excited, the more he did, and then the more you did and it was just an endless loop of being excited and happy and so cute omfg--

I ship it

So does kenma

After you got off the phone with kenma, you got a text from and unknown number that just said “HI HI HI HI HI OKAY SO HI ITS SHOYO! KENMA GAVE ME YOUR NUMBER I HOPE THATS OKAY”

How can you not love him

Anyway

You guys talk more and more and CONSTANTLY text each other

And this turns into meeting up even without kenma

And texting super late at night and midnight talks and sharing everything with each other

And eventually he started to like you and realized “oh thats not just me being weird those are--those are butterflies. Okay.”

I'm lazy i have no idea how you got together but it was probably perfectly awkward and wholesome and really cute

General Headcanons

You guys don't have to go out for dates because you cuddles and play video games w LEDs on and its a whole vibe experience

And he loves it tbh like

Hes fine if you wanna go out or something thats fine

But he just likes spending time with you

And you being you

And he loves it

Quality time & physical touch love language like

Any time he can get with you is the best

Love love love love LOVES to kiss you

Just because he can

And because its fun

And like!! Who doesn’t like kisses!!

He of course respects your boundaries so if you're not a touchy person and will only do what you are comfortable with (even though he might get a little carried away once in a while and then immediately apologize if he even thinks if he made you uncomfortable) (like too tight hugs or something)

But if you do like hugs & kisses & holding hands and all that? He’s all over you 24/7 good luck getting him away

He has to be touching you somehow like holding your hand, arm around your shoulders, waist, whatever

That whole “you get excited he gets excited” thing? Still going strong

Anything that makes you smile, he’s IMMEDIATELY enthusiastic about like you cant get him to stop

Sometimes he’ll get into it more than you are

Hyperfixation mode go brrrrr

All he needs from you is to get excited for him when hes happy about something

“RI RI RI RI RI BABY GUESS WHAT?? DID YOU SEE THAT AWESOME SPIKE?? IVE GOT THIS VIDEO OF OUR LAST PRACTICE THAT YACHI TOOK FOR ME WHERE I DID THIS REALLY COOL ATTACK WITH KAGEYAMA--”

Good luck getting him to stop talking

Not that you would of course

But i mean like he’ll go off on some completely other tangent when you're literally trying to ask if he wants a snack

So you get up and motion for him to follow and he does

So you just make him the food you were gonna offer and he eats

And stuffs his face and then keeps talking

God hes so cute

anyway

ADHD nightmare brain? No problem. Him too. You two can just infodump at each other nonstop and just vibe

That’s all i've got for this one tbh

I wanna give you one more idea SO

Kisses

Again

Yes i'm back at this idk what my problem is maybe im just touch starved idk

Yknow what i think is cute? Eyelid kisses

Faces are just so weird and cool and every face is just a little bit different

And eyes in general are just really cool

So like

Hes grouchy grumpy in high school because youre taller than him

So he wants to kiss your forehead or eyelids or something (because thats so gentle ugh) he has to go up on his toes

And then growth spurt hits

And hes the same height as you

And then hes taller

And now he’s all giddy because “look ri baby i can kiss you now” and then kisses ur forehead and makes the little mmmmmwah noise

Protect him

Forehead kisses are more for day to day stuff but like

Im going back to the eyelid kisses here

Theyre for more sweet moments

Like the two of you are just laying in comfortable quiet

And he’ll kiss each of your eyelids

Then your nose

And then finally lips

And he pulls away with this huge grin on his face

Because he's so lucky and so in love

Okay last idea i swear

He’d get really mad at people really quickly because based on what i know about you i’d guess that you two would look relatively “straight passing” just bc long hair & afab yk yk (people are dumb)

And he’d IMMEDIATELY jump on people about pronouns like

“Oh your girlfriend is so pretty!” “I know, they’re amazing and I’m really happy they love me as much as I love them.”

And just

Death glares

Bottom line protect this precious baby but he's also gonna protect you bc he loves you

A Date Idea

Okay okay i mentioned this before

You guys do a lot of stay at home dates

Just because you can and its fun

That doesnt mean its not super fun though

He’ll come over in the afternoon and just greets you with a hug

Every time

Every single time is a hug and pronaly a cheek kiss but hug

And you guys go to play video games or a couple hours

After that? He’ll get bored, toss the controller to the other side of the couch/bed/whatever and sit behind you and wrap his arms & legs around you like a little koala

And listen to you play

And after a while you lean back and you guys cuddle for a little while because hes so comfy and who doesnt like cuddles

Until you can HEAR this man’s stomach rumbling and youre like “do you want dinner” and hes like YES PLEASE

So you guys go make dinner together

Sometimes you order takeout but imagine how fun c o o k i n g with hianta would be

After dinner its movie/video game/board game time and you guys just vibe like that until you go to sleep because you guys do sleepovers and he still calls them sleepovers even as an adult and its cute

Yall ive given up on the zodiac research im sorry im too tired for this-- anyway edit timeeeee

Your Aesthetic

Playlist

Ugh i'm sorry I don’t know a lot of kpop and I don't just wanna give you the first song that I hear that I think is cool y'know? But I’m gonna listen to some of the things you recommended one day if i remember (lol remind me please)

Accidentally In Love - Counting Crows

Pretty Face - Public

cotton candy (Acoustic) - YUNGBLUD

Love It If We Made It - The 1975

Always - Panic! At The Disco

Runners up

Nishinoya Yuu, Bokuto Koutaro

[woulddieforperrytheplatypus]

To distract myself from this awful political scene I'm forced to watch for history class: can you give us some obscure side characters (like, Dr. Diminutive, Newton the Gnu, type characters) you absolutely love for no reason? :) <3

Okay I am literally so late because I was doing my chem reading and my writing hw BUT I can’t refuse a chance to scream about my favorite characters (but y’all can refuse to listen to my scream about them so here’s a cut)

First of all, I want you to know that I haven’t even started listing characters yet and this ask has already lead me to spend almost $4 on Agent P’s Guide to Fighting Evil and that’s why I don’t look at the PnF wiki when I’m tired thank you for coming to my TED talk

I almost feel like I’m cheating by starting with Dr. Diminuitve but HOW CAN I NOT LIKE TELL ME THAT LIL MAN IS NOT THE BEST CHARACTER THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN OKAY FUCKIN DO IT JUST KIDDING YOU CAN’T I mean come on, one of his first lines was literally “I don’t have a Napoleon complex; Napoleon had a ME complex!” I had to check the wiki to see if that was his first line ever and I’m very disappointed that it wasn’t and then in OWCA’s Going Down when all the evil scientists were just vibin against the fence and they started doing that West Side Story snappy walk and Diminutive was so into the snaps that he just didn’t fucking move and then he opened his eyes and the rest of the gang was halfway off the screen fjdskhfkalsfhaskl I just really love him okay the more I think about it the more convinced I am that he’s actually my favorite character

Idk if this counts as an obscure side character but he is incredibly underrated so I gotta throw in: LAWRENCE FUCKING FLETCHER. He’s just such a pure and innocent lil dude. He sees the boys doing dangerous shit and he’s just like, “Well that’s happening,” or better yet, “Hey, that looks fun!” I mean, the airplace? The flying carpet? The monster trucks? He genuinely gives zero fucks and I love him for it. I wholeheartedly believe that Lawrence knows Perry is a secret agent -- or at least that he’s smarter than he acts -- but he’s literally so indifferent to everything going on around him that he never mentions it because life is full of fun and exciting things like that and he can’t talk about them all, you know? And he gets so excited about his antiques and he’s so passionate about history and ughhhh I love him 

I was about to say I feel like I’m cheating by using a special but it just occurred to me that that’s lowkey how I’ve prefaced all of these so no, fuck that, I’m using a special and that’s just how it’s gonna be. CARL FROM THE LAND OF INTERNUS WOULD HAVE MADE A MUCH BETTER ENDING THAN THE ACTUAL BOOK HAD AND FUCK YOU MONOGRAM FOR CUTTING CARL OFF BEFORE HE COULD TELL IT HOW HE WANTED TO

These two kinda go hand-in-hand but Bunka Da Bunkaquan and Sweary the Swan are my favorite alternative Perrys. As far as the specials go, Steampunx isn’t one of my favorites, but Sweary the Swan is just... How do you even describe Sweary the Swan? He is life. He is the reason I wake up in the morning. He is the only thing worth living for. And then Bunka Da Bunkaquan is just so fuckin cute and anyone who disagrees needs their eyes checked. And tbh while we’re talking about Tri-Stone area, I gotta throw in a mention of Doofengung no of course I didn’t have to google what his name was what are you talking about because I love how he just stares at the water and every time it drips he just fuckin cackles lmaooo

Okay one more special (maybe) but Doofenshmirtz in The Temple of Juatchadoon brooo I just googled it to make sure I spelled that right and I did woah my power is unmatched is lowkey my favorite Doofenshmirtz. I don’t know if it’s because I actually like him more than every other Doof or if it’s just because his first scene was with Phineas Ohio Flynn and they knew each other and they had actual interactions throughout the episode and the Doof/Phineas relationship is my favorite underexplored relationship, but Juatchadoon Doof makes the list anyway

The “what did you think, _________ was just going to fall out of the sky?” couple — who 100% deserved that cameo in catu

I’m almost afraid to say this in public, but I actually really like Roger. I was mostly indifferent to him at first, but then Delivery for Destiny happened and I was like wait a minute, why am I sleeping on his man who literally orders boxes just to give to his cat? And once I realized that he was kinda cool, it started sinking in that he was never actually a bad guy. Heinz never even really claimed he was -- if anything, his problem is that Roger isn’t a bad guy, and everyone in Gimmelshtump and Danville knows it. And I gotta give Roger credit for not being too harsh on his brother, because yeah, he can be a little stuck up (I’m looking at you, stupid golf game), but you can’t really blame him for thinking he’s better than Heinz, you know? But at least he’s not a dick about it like their parents are. Also the entire latter half of this paragraph was me trying to find a way to work in the other part of that scene with the cat box and it didn’t work so I’m just gonna tack it on to the end because this isn’t an essay for English class and I can do that lmao. Paul mentions that he just delivered something to a Heinz Doofenshmirtz, and Roger is like 😬 because let’s be real, no one wants to be represented by the type of dude to try to juice City Hall, but he’s obviously not going to say that because he’s still a respectful dude, so he’s just like “Charming... man... isn’t he...” and he’s literally so uncomfortable and it cracks me up every time but also it’s lowkey kinda wholesome because Heinz may make it his life mission to embarrass his brother but Roger doesn’t reciprocate. but I accidentally discovered a few weeks ago that John O’Hurley is a raging Trump supporter so I gotta dock points for that one

In the same vein, Paul the delivery guy. What more do I have to say?

If my love of Roger didn’t turn the world against me, this one probably will, but I’m going to say it loud and proud anyway. I LOVE PETER THE PANDA. He’s just??? so??? cute??? Like when he was tearing apart Doof’s inator and he was just... actually no scratch that I need pictures for this because I can’t explain this in words

THIS IS NOT EITHER OF THE PICTURES I WAS LOOKING FOR BUT LOOK AT THIS LITTLE GUY OH MY GOD

Peter really said “this bitch empty, YEET!”

okay but the ones I was actually looking for are...

I mean, how can you not find him adorable? And don’t even get me started on his relationship with Perry because Meapless in Seattle was just... B R O Perry flew halfway across the country (probably I mean idk where exactly Danville is but they use EST so Seattle is probably halfway across the country?) just to go grab a coffee with him. They went on a lil date at a fancy restaurant I know Dan said it wasn’t a date but he's been wrong in the tiktok comments before which means none of his opinions are canon lmao. They’re just? So? Cute? I don’t even know what to make of their relationship but I live for it.

And I can’t mention Peter without bringing up his nemesis, who, to be entirely honest, I also don’t know what to make of and he’s mostly on this list because I like the line “How did you get chorus girls in here?” and when I downloaded and cut a bunch of songs that you can download from Google Drive here if you want, I specifically kept that part in because I love it lmao (I do gotta point out tho because it’s been bugging me since I last watched the episode: I don’t think we have any proof that Professor Mystery even exists in the PnF dimension. I had just assumed he did for the longest time, but that entire episode takes place in a dimension where Lawrence is a polar bear. Who knows what other differences there are?)

I love all the grandparents and I don’t even have an explanation they’re just all adorable

Okay I know I said no more specials but TECHNICALLY at2d isn’t a special; it’s a movie. I am physically incapable of not brining up the muffin time Normbot and the “I use aggression to mask my insecurites” Normbot.

While we’re talking about Norm, his old head would 100% swear all the fucking time if it wasn’t a kids’ show and i gotta respect it

Dan Povenmire does one line for a dude named Vinnie in Mission Marvel and off the top of my head I don’t remember who he is but it was the beginning of the episode and I think (?) it was during the New York scene and he does it in the Vinnie Dakota voice long before Dakota was even a concept (I’m assuming) so he gets a mention

Jerry the Platypus gives me Paper Jam Dipper vibes and they are both valid as fuck (the fucked up Doof copy is not valid as fuck tho we’re gonna pretend he didn’t exist)

Don is literally the best part of Where’s Pinky and I’m not just saying that because I’ve been watching Whose Line for years and I was super excited to see Wayne Brady in the credits (and the fact that he was also in both the quarantine rap and catu makes me incredibly happy)

Ooh I almost forgot OWCA Files existed but Harry the Hyena playing the trumpet and the subsequent “you’re gonna be wearing that in a minute” is the best part of OWCA Files and tbh just Doof, Perry, and Harry could have carried an entire series by themselves (though I do also love Karen and Maggie)

WAIT A SECOND THE BUG TRIO FJDSAHFLKSAJD I was trying to pick a favorite last time I watched OWCA Files and every time one of them spoke they were my new favorite like I lowkey thought their plotline was boring but the characters themselves were hilarious

WAIT ANOTHER SECOND HOW DID I GET THIS FAR INTO THE LIST WITHOUT MENTIONING MONTY HOLY SHIT I’M SUCH A FAKE FAN BUT I LOVE MONTY OKAY HE IS LITERALLY JUST OZ FROM BTVS EXCEPT MONTY AND VANESSA HAVE BETTER CHEMISTRY THAN OZ AND WILLOW AND NO I WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING CRITICISM

Wait I forgot Vlorkel too omfg these two belong way higher on the list but Vlorkel is the love of my life (and I lowkey wish she had met Steve the giant chameleon because they would have become best friends)

I wanna keep going but it’s currently 1:45 in the morning (this is why I’ve been avoiding asks during the day: I get way too into them and spend a solid hour and a half on them and I’d never get any schoolwork done lmao) and it’s far from the first time I’ve stayed up this late but I figured it was fine because I have no classes tomorrow but it occurred to me like four seconds ago that I DO HAVE A CLASS TOMORROW SHIIIIT I had an anatomy exam on Tuesday during my usual class time (which if you read my tags you might have known about because I was having an existential crisis over it) so he moved our class tomorrow excePT IT’S NOT TOMORROW IT’S TODAY IT’S LITERALLY IN LESS THAN SEVEN HOURS FUCKING HELL I GOTTA GO TO BED ASAP

[roominthecastle]

Everyone is making a house call to Grissom, where we're y'all when Sara was here lol? And now noone is there to make him soup or shave him apparently :(( *no but srsly, why is everyone sick this episode? Was there some kind of an epidemy on set or sth? *It's Sara calling right? His face just light up)) I'm glad they stay in touch *wait, are those Mythbusters?? Too many nights those crazy dudes kept me company. Fun times... *Where's Sophia? I feel like I haven't seen her in a while... *Warrick 😿

This ep is a goldmine for domestic!Grissom!! cooking, wandering around in pjs and robe, taking care of his dog, and desperately trying but failing to escape visitors & adventures like some reincarnation of Bilbo Baggins.

I guess if a show is on air long enough, it’s almost inevitable to have an episode where the flu or a cold - or a musical event - strikes our faves. I tend to enjoy those eps and this one is no exception. Yes, your eyes weren’t deceiving you, those guest nerds in the lab were Adam and Jamie (CSI has on- and off-screen ties to the Discovery Channel), and oh YES that’s def Sara calling at the end. It’s enough to look at Griss stretch out on the couch after he answers the phone. I think if you lean close, you can hear him purring ;)))) And I kept thinking about it, but rn I honestly cannot recall what happens to Sofia. I think she just… idk… drops out of the story at some point?? and Warrick, yeah… now his departure is something else, like

9x01. How can I even… I AM NOT OKAY!!! Jesus I can’t even formulate anything… They’re all so close… Family… How can I ever be fine after seeing Grissom’s face?? When he just crumbled… Losing someone after allowing them to become that close, I don’t know how to… I’m not ok, with any of this… Glad Sara is there (even more beautiful than before, that’s just not fair) God I’m such a mess. I didn’t even like him all that much but Nicky loved him, and I can’t see him cry! And Gris… JC

What you said, anon. I’m not familiar w/ the specifics of the off-screen events that forced the writers to come up w/ an exit for Warrick/GD, but boy did they manage to make it CRUEL and PAINFUL. but also meaningful, imo. Warrick once called Grissom a robot for never emoting like a “normal” human being, and here we have this “robot” saying the L word out loud and openly breaking down and literally clinging to him in an entirely irrational and desperately emotional, futile human act to keep him alive… yeah, I’m w/ you 1000%: I AM NOT OKAY!!!

9x02. “who are we talking about right now?” A-a-and there is my Sara from first few seasons! God I love that woman. So brave, and strong, standing up for what she believes in, unwilling to talk riddles and play mind games. Just say it straight to her. Kind of understand Grissom too though… This whole thing is so damn sad… Oh and that pillow talk was so tender and quiet, so them…

They’ve been doing this thing ever since they started dating - whenever one makes an observation or drops a remark about a victim or a scene they happen to process, the other is like “okay, is that supposed to be about us?” and it’s never 100% clear. Work and private stuff has been bleeding together w/ them for a while and it is finally starting to make waves in a way that not even Grissom can remain immune to it.

9x05. Why does this show insists on fucking me up this season??! I can’t see them suffer anymore! He’s like a fish out of the water the whole episode… I’m a bit conflicted though. Sara left because she couldn’t take that job anymore and I totally get it, but did she expect him to just follow her? I mean it just doesn’t seem like him at all. Yes he belongs by her side but she moves around, he should have just upended his whole life, without any kind of plan? Perhaps I need to sleep on it tho…

905 is like exhibit A of why I love Lady Heather episodes - she cuts through Griss like no other, and this time there’s a clear overlap btw case and private life. LH’s sugarcoat-free remarks are relevant to both, helping Grissom unpack (or more like rip open) some of his own private mess and climb off the fence he’s been sitting on. I do understand your conflict, I was the same way at first, but then I came to the same conclusion you did below:

9x08. You damn right it’s time to up the ante! This girl is the right girl!! Ugh… 9x09. If Sara was here, she’d help you with that last word… Just saying… *omg is he for real? (I know he is, I’m just really emotional omg) *fly-fishing) his mind is already off of work)) he has been quite distracted lately though. This whole thing is a long time coming. Perhaps all he needed was that push from Sara… *man I love Bill Irwin! Which reminds me, have you watched Legion this year?

(After reading the summary, Legion instantly went on my watchlist, anon, but I haven’t seen it yet.)

Exactly, it’s been a long time coming and that’s why I think Sara was not out of line with her hope - or maybe even reasonable expectation? - that he’d start a brand new chapter with her away from the lab. Most of this relationship happens off-screen, so I can only offer guesswork, but we can find some telltale breadcrumbs leading up to these final episodes.

Grissom already starts displaying burnout signs in S7 + he starts dropping comments about how ppl no longer really need him in the lab anymore. He is not bitter, mind you, he is genuinely proud of the team he’s trained/mentored, but this also means that he becomes - as he tells Warrick - a teacher w/o students who feels increasingly aimless, unfulfilled and even drained after having spent 25+ years wading through the (literal and figurative) cesspools of humanity. I think the combination of developing burnout and unfulfillment is why he grabs at the opportunity to leave for a month and teach a seminar as far away from Vegas as possible, and I don’t think it goes unnoticed by Sara. It is never said out loud (naturally), but she seemed to understand why he just up and left the same way Griss understood why she needed to leave in S8 despite each feeling miserable w/o the other. It’s a constant back-and-forth btw them, a drifting away then back again then away again, as they work through their individual baggage, and this “double pendulum” doesn’t stop until the very last episode of the show.

Uprooting one’s life is a huge ask, esp for someone like Grissom, but in this specific case I think it was a natural progression and would have happened anyway. Sara did not force him out of a pleasant, fulfilling life. He needed - wanted - to move on, he knew it was time, he just needed one more little push, like you said. Then he jumped in w/ both feet

and:

9x10. Oh Lord omfg this is… I… This is like a cinematic experience or something… Oh God his face the very moment he first saw her! Oh my sweet awkward nerdy boy, his eyes!! And that sigh! The smile! And those needy arms!! And Sara omg I just can’t… Yes that’s right just grab her and kiss her, talking’s overrated anyway!! OMG I saw the gifs but I didn’t realize how this scene will be… will make me feel… It’s just so… I’ll get back to you when I’m a bit more coherent, please stand by