#as you can see i decided for this poll to go with 12

[dailybuffysummers]

Buffy Summers in Every Episode Poll

[suzuran777]

BL game magazine Cool-B will be ceasing publication this month

After 20 years, BL visual novel magazine Cool-B is publishing its final issue at the end of this month. As someone who was always looking forward to the new information featured in the magazine, I'm sad to see it go, though I do understand the reasoning behind it. Due to rising manufacturing costs, in 2024 Cool-B was re-branded to Cool-B Kiwami, and the publishing schedule was changed to quarterly instead of bi-monthly. So for some time, it seemed like the magazine would continue with this new schedule. However, unfortunately in October 2024, another announcement was made on their social media in which they mentioned that the magazine would end publication in January 2025, as the contract with their publisher was also coming to an end.

Compared to 20 or even 10 years ago, the BL visual novel market has changed a lot and the number of newly released games is much smaller nowadays. Despite that, Cool-B continued publishing information, working closely with BL visual novel writers and artists to publish short stories and illustrations. The opinions of fans were important to them too, as they would organize yearly popularity polls and included game sales statistics and information about which new games people were looking forward to the most. The magazine's editors always seemed passionate about their work and even in their final statement, they mentioned that they want to find a way to continue, though right now they are unsure how.

Cool-B started publication in 2005, though its predecessor Binetsu Ouji released its first issue in 2002. Around this time, there were several other magazines which published information about BL visual novels, which I've written about in this blog post. All of them were eventually discontinued, which resulted in Cool-B becoming the only BL visual novel magazine. The other day the official Twitter/X account revealed the cover of the final issue, and instead of featuring a single game on the cover, they decided to include all of the previous covers. The text "最終号:BLゲームは不滅です" roughly translates to ''Final issue: BL games are immortal" implying that there will always be BL game creators who are passionate about their projects who will continue making new games in the future. And I think they're right, as earlier this week Parade (known for NO, THANK YOU!!!, Room No.9 and Lkyt.) announced their fourth game "lesson" which is scheduled to be released this year. The cover of the final Cool-B issue also teases a completely new project by Yura from Tennenouji (known for Miracle No-ton, Luckydog1 and Friendly Lab) as well as a completely voiced remake of a BL visual novel that was released in 2001 called Seraphim Spiral. Carnelian's new project Tokyo Gentou (or Tokyo Phantasmagoria) is also scheduled to be released this year, as well as the second part of Ooe which many BL fans are looking forward to, as part 1 was incredibly well received.

Including the final issue, Cool-B published 118 issues of the magazine between 2005 and 2025. They also had their own otome game magazines, Sweet Princess and Bitter Princess. As it's a bit difficult to see what's on each cover in the image above, I uploaded another image which should make it a bit easier to see. I also compiled a list of all the games/game franchises featured on each cover which you can check below. Some official game titles are rather long, so sometimes I wrote the name fans typically use when they refer to these games, but I think you should still be able to find it on vndb (visual novel database) if you want to learn more about these games.

1) Gakuen Heaven. 2) White Shadow. 3) Hanamachi Monogatari. 4) Torus Zero. 5) Lamento. 6) Messiah. 7) Gakuen Heaven. 8) Laughter Land. 9) Messiah. 10) Lamento. 11) Lamento. 12) Kichiku Megane. 13) Magia Mystica. 14) Ore no Shita de Agake. 15) Square na Kankei. 16) Maid★Hajimemashita. 17) Messiah. 18) Fanatica. 19) Togainu no Chi. 20) sweet pool. 21) Messiah. 22) sweet pool. 23) Kichiku Megane. 24) Luckydog1. 25) Hanakage. 26) Luckydog1. 27) Gakuen Heaven. 28) Hanakage. 29) Luckydog1. 30) STEAL! 31) sweet pool/Lamento/Togainu no Chi. 32) Luckydog 1. 33) Gakuen Heaven. 34) Togainu no Chi. 35) DRAMAtical Murder. 36) Gakuen Heaven.

37) Luckydog1. 38) Shingakkou. 39) Luckydog1. 40) Taishou Mebiusline. 41) Luckydog1. 42) DRAMAtical Murder. 43) Luckydog1. 44) DRAMAtical Murder. 45) DRAMAtical Murder. 46) Luckydog1. 47) DRAMAtical Murder. 48) Omertà. 49) DRAMAtical Murder. 50) Gakuen Heaven. 51) Luckydog1. 52) Si-Nis-Kanto. 53) Omertà. 54) Taishou Mebiusline. 55) Luckydog1. 56) DRAMAtical Murder. 57) DRAMAtical Murder. 58) Luckydog1. 59) Tsumi naru Rasen no Ori. 60) Togainu no Chi. 61) Gakuen Heaven. 62) Tokyo Onmyouji. 63) Luckydog1. 64) Luckydog1. 65) Taishou Mebiusline. 66) Luckydog1. 67) Togainu no Chi/Lamento/sweet pool/DRAMAtical Murder. 68) New World Order. 69) Luckydog1. 70) Luckydog1. 71) Taishou Mebiusline. 72) Omega Vampire.

73) Luckydog1. 74) Togainu no Chi/Lamento/sweet pool/DRAMAtical Murder. 75) Taishou Mebiusline. 76) Luckydog1. 77) Hashihime. 78) Paradise. 79) Luckydog1. 80) Luckydog1. 81) Paradise. 82) Nie no Machi. 83) Luckydog1. 84) Omega Vampire. 85) Luckydog1. 86) Nie no Machi. 87) Luckydog1. 88) Luckydog1. 89) Uuultra C. 90) Tokyo 24-ku. 91) Friendly Lab. 92) Lkyt. 93) Uuultra C. 94) Dystopia no Ou. 95) Uuultra C. 96) Slow Damage. 97) Luckydog1. 98) Tokyo 24-ku. 99) Hashihime. 100) Luckydog1. 101) Luckydog1. 102) Hashihime. 103) Friendly Lab. 104) Suito wa Hakumei. 105) Haiiro no Arcadia. 106) Hashihime. 107) Hashihime. 108) Hashihime. 109) NU:Carnival. 110) Tokyo Satsujinki. 111) Friendly Lab. 112) Luckydog1. 113) Hashihime. 114) Psychic Eclipse. 115) Luckydog1. 116) Ooe. 117) Luckydog1/Friendly Lab/Miracle Noton.

Some additional information which I thought was interesting -There are three games featured on the cover of the magazine that were never actually released and cancelled, which are White Shadow (2), Torus Zero (4) and New World Order (68), so you won't be able to find these on vndb as it unfortunately deletes these entries. I did include all three of them in a previous post about cancelled/unreleased BL visual novels if you want to check them out! (I just noticed all the typos in these older blog posts…please bear with me). Two of these game developers are still around, as Core recently returned as Procyon, and Holicworks still releases games, so perhaps some of their ideas were re-purposed, or scrapped for other ideas. There's actually a fourth game which hasn't been released yet which is Suito wa Hakumei featured on issue 104, though its status is currently unknown.

-In total, 31 of the covers feature characters from the Luckydog1 games, therefore Tennenouji is also the creator that was featured the most on the covers. Friendly Lab also has 3 covers (4 if you include the one with all of the Tennenouji game characters), therefore the total number of Tennenouji covers is 34, which is almost 40% of the covers. I'm assuming that Cool-B staff always worked closely with Yura, but Luckydog1 does have many different games, with the covers featuring Luckydog1, Gian-carlo's LUCKY HAPPY LIFE, Gian no Tame Nara Sekai o Kowasu, Luckydog1 + Badegg, Mr. Giancarlo and the Vita and Nintendo Switch ports of the first game. In the 117th issue, Yura did mention that the series was finished now with the release of the PC version of Mr. Giancarlo, and that she wants to focus on a completely different series now.

-The company with the second largest number of covers is Nitro+CHiRAL, with a total of 20 covers (about 23%). Among the Nitro+CHiRAL, games, DRAMAtical Murder has the most covers, advertising the first game, fandisc, anime and vita port. Of course, Nitro+Chiral is also known for its crossovers between their own games, so there are multiple covers which feature characters from different games together, promoting events such as the Chiral Night. Some of these feature the Chiral Night's mascot Naito-kun as well.

By the way, the magazine would always come with different postcards if you pre-ordered it from a specific website, and these postcards would feature new art from even more games, so fans had a lot of things they could collect. These were limited-edition, but you can still find people selling them second-hand on websites like Surugaya, Yahoo auctions, Mercari and more. Other than publishing magazines, Cool-B also released several artbooks, such as the Hashihime, Uuultra C, and Taishou Mebiusline official artbooks. I'm not quite sure what will happen to the sales of this as other stores like Stellaworth also sell them and they're often out of stock, but only time will tell.

To conclude this, I do hope they will be able to continue publishing information as they're clearly passionate about what they do. I always had a lot of fun guessing what kind of game would be on the next cover, as well as collecting postcards of games I liked. It's kind of sad that any future games won't have this, as the magazine would often publish original short stories and promotional material about these new games too. Even if the development of some games took a long time, it never really felt long as we would usually get updates every two months when Cool-B was released. Cool-B would often publish new chapters of manga too, such as the Paradise and Hashihime manga, so I do wonder what will happen to these and if they will be published somewhere else.

[feixiaogf]

Hello everyone! With the poll on my main blog, many ppl have voted for a psd tutorial so here it is! Here are some things to note:

✦ ・ There is NO fixed way on making psds and this is simply my way of going through it.

✦ ・ this will be a in depth tutorial so it'll show u my whole process! Skip to step 3 for actual process.

✦ ・ there are other tutorials on tumblr that i def recommend! Such as @/canarysage and @/imbermagnvs

1. Lets get straight to the point! Choose the image(s) you want, i often make a moodboard first but thats optional and you can just choose ur image. (not sure if anyone needs this but to import or place images, press file -> open)

2. Next, make a folder by pressing the layer button (the 5th button the right based on my image)

3. Firstly, i use hue/saturation to make her a lil more vibrant so my colours can be more uhhh vibrant or vivid.

4. Now, every editors fav! Selective colour 💓 I'm not really good at explaining so pls visit canarysage to see what it is! It's good to tweak some colours without affecting the other colours.

5. I recommend adding more selective colours as i added few more but cuz of the limit i can't show u help but i recommend adding 2-3 anyways! This is the psd so far which seems okay but to me it doesn't pop out so I'll be adding on

7. So i decided to add hue/saturation w the same reason as point 3.

8. Next, i use vibrance to not oversaturate the image.

9. Now i use brightness and contrast, It’s often used for quick n straightforward edits to enhance visibility.

10. Let's add another hue/saturation layer cuz why not! Please remember to experiment w what u do since this is how you can have your own "style" of making ur edits.

10. Next, let's add levels! I recommend checking out canarysage since they explained it better than i ever could.

11. Now, another layer of selective colour

and tada! This is my psd so far but i love those psds that r bright so I'll add on but this is optional!

12. Now let's add a channel mixer to create some custom effects <3

And here's the psd outcome! You'd wanna save it as save as psd (i HIGHLY recommend you put ur psd on a 100x100 canvas w a pic so it doesn't take much space)

ANOTHER NOTE!! i always test my psd on dark skin characters afterwards and made adjustments when needed i realised my selective colours made em abit red so feel free to adjust if ur using this tutorial! If u made it this far drop a follow 😈

[empiropediazine]

Hello empiresblr! We're in the early stages of planning an Empires SMP themed zine focused on worldbuilding and we are doing a bit of an interest check :)

If you find that interesting please go ahead and vote on the following poll! If you're not sure what to vote for make sure to read the whole post before picking an option :>

If you wanna know more about this we will be providing more in-depth info under read more!

What's the deal with this zine?

This zine is about Empires SMP Season 1, focused on exploring and expanding the worldbuilding and lore of the series. The name, Empiropedia, is a play on words between ‘empire’ and ‘encyclopedia’- it’s not structured quite like a regular zine, instead presented as if it were an in-universe book (or books) that puts together different sources to describe the culture and history of the 12 different empires. The zine will include both illustrations and writing. Some of the things we want to include are clothes, architecture, folklore, and artifacts/cultural items!

What's the difference between the two options the poll offers?

We are currently deciding whether we want to make one (very big) zine with a set amount of pages dedicated to each empire, or if we want to make multiple zines (one at a time) with one dedicated to each empire. Both options have pro and cons listed below!

120+ pages zine:

Pros:

An overall shorter project since it would be put together all at once

More intersection between different empires (pages dedicated to discussing alliances and the like)

People participating can contribute work to multiple empires more easily

Less pdf files to download! :D

Cons:

FAR less space for each empire to shine and be explored

A pretty long read

While it will take less time overall, it will definitely take much more time and coordination to put together than one singular empire zine of the 12 zines option.

12 separate zines:

Pros:

So much space to truly explore each empire!

You can decide which zines to pick up according to what your favourite empires are

The overall project will be able to include more artists and writers

Each singular zine will take less time than the 120+ pages zine to put together

Cons:

A much bigger project that would stretch over a way longer amouth of time to get to all empires being included

A lot less cross-working between different empires

Certain empires might not get as many applications from artists, making it harder to put together a zine dedicated completely to them

Will Season 2 be included?

While we are thinking of making a similar project focused on Season 2 that's pretty far off in the future, so for now we are focusing on the current project.

How/when can I apply?

We are currently getting everything set up, and we might open mod applications before opening contributor applications, so for now we don't have a set date. All necessary information to apply (including a timeframe) will be provided as soon as we set everything up!

[official-wonho]

[240924] Wonho's bubble updates

12:46 PM: 점심 챙기고 ��지?

8:39 PM: 팬파티 하고 친구한테 한우케이크? 선물받았어 8:40 PM: 나도 첨보는거라 신기했어  8:53 PM: 그래서 뭘 먹었을까나~? 8:57 PM: 그래서 맛은 있었는감~? 9:00 PM: (WENEE) - 나 버블에서 큰아버지와 카톡하는 기분 내고싶지않아 (WONHO'S REPLY) - 미안 … 조금만 기다려줘.. 9:05 PM: 미안해~~~~~~~~~~ 9:11 PM: 헤헤헤헿헤헤헤 8:19 PM: 임자야~ 8:19 PM: Y/N 8:19 PM: 아프지말자~~ 오래 보자 ~~ 알지??  8:19 PM: 밥먹었으면 간식먹어~~~💙 9:50 PM: 후보1번 오늘 요거트아이스크림 먹어도 되겠습니까?  9:53 PM: 자자 N 기다려봐 9:56 PM: Poll: Q. 니남자 뭘로 부를래 집사람 - 16% 서방 - 15% 내꺼 - 55% 반휘혈 - 9% 10:03 PM: 휘혈아 반휘혈 10:07 PM: 아 무슨일있었지?  10:07 PM: 아 잠깐 삼촌이 자기폰인줄알았데  10:08 PM: 삼촌 성함이 이휘혈  10:09 PM: 여튼 오늘 하루잘보냈지??  10:09 PM: 고생해써  10:09 PM: 나랑놀아줘서 고맙고  10:09 PM: 재밌었어 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

10:11 PM: 나 간다 내생각 많이해 ~~

12:46 PM: You're taking care of your lunch, right?

8:39 PM: A Korean beefcake from a friend after the fan party? I got it as a gift

8:40 PM: I've never seen it before, so I was amazed

8:53 PM: So, what did you eat~?

8:57 PM: So, was it delicious~?

9:00 PM: (WENEE) - I don't want to feel like I'm chatting with my uncle on bubble (WONHO'S REPLY) - Sorry … Just a moment..

9:05 PM: I'm sorry~~~~~~~~~~

9:11 PM: Hehehehehehehe

8:19 PM: Hey, you~

8:19 PM: Y/N

8:19 PM: Let's not get sick~~ Let's see each other for a long time ~~ Okay??

8:19 PM: If you ate, eat a snack~~~💙

9:50 PM: Candidate no. 1, can I have yogurt ice cream today? 

9:53 PM: Let's go to sleep Y/N just wait

Poll: Q. What do you call you man

Spouse - 16%

Husband - 15%

Mine - 55%

Handsome/Cool guy - 9%

10:03 PM: Handsome/Cool guy

10:07 PM: Oh, what happened?

10:07 PM: Oh, wait, I thought my uncle was on his phone

10:08 PM: My uncle's name is Lee Handsome/Cool guy

10:09 PM: Anyway, did you have a good day today??

10:09 PM: You did a good job today, too

10:09 PM: Thank you for playing with me

10:09 PM: It was fun ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

10:11 PM: I'm going now, think about me a lot ~~

TN: Wonho couldn't decide on his display name on bubble and finally settled on '내꺼/Mine,' '반휘혈,' when the results on the poll came back. '반휘혈' is a reference to someone's favorite romance comic character, known as being a handsome or a cool guy.

Translation: official-wonho. Please take out with full credit.

[azurbright]

Most of yall said you'd like to see this tutorial on how to make the cubito heads. So here I am, ready to serve the people. I'll be making Doc, but obviously this tutorial works for whoever you'd like to make.

Technically, the poll hasn't ended, but like forty people said they wanted a tutorial and I had time to make one today, so here you go.

Tutorial under the cut

Materials you'll need.

1 10x10 inch canvas (or you can use whatever size you want as long as it's square)

Paint Brushes, specifically the flat edge ones

Acrylic paint. (You could probably use whatever paint you have on hand, but acrylic is the best for this)

A mixing plate, for your colors, I'm not a professional, so I use a paper plate.

Pencil, to map out your squares.

Ruler, to make sure your lines are very even. (My rulers small, I couldn't find the big one, I'd really recommend a regular 12 inch.)

Alright, now move everything to the side, grab your canvas, your pencil, and your ruler.

The first thing you'll do is use your ruler and find the center of the canvas. If you're using a 10 inch, the center should be at 5 inches. Once you find the center, draw a line directly down the center using the ruler to keep ot straight.

After you do that, you'll want to find the center of each side. The left side measurement should be 2.5 inches, and the right side should be at 7.5 inches. Once you find draw a line.

Now, you should have 4 equal segments. On each of those 4 segments, find the center and draw a line directly down.

Alrighty, now you've got 8 (mostly) even lines, turn your canvas 90 degrees and do it all again. Find the center.

Once you've drawn that line you know what to do, find the center of the two different segments you made and draw a line.

Nowww, you'll have to do it 4 more times, find the center of each and draw line down.

And now, you've got a mostly perfect grid.

Next, you'll find a photo of your specific MCYTs head. Mine is Doc.

It doesn't really matter which colour you decide to start with, but do all the colours of that value first. I'm going to start with the blacks.

I guess it's quite simple really, just paint the black where the black goes.

It doesn't have to be perfect, but try to stay in the lines. Then add the lighter values, your grays and whites.

From there, I added the Red in. To make the darker reds, I just mixed black in with the reds.

And then the green

And the final touches of brown, which I usually do browns last because I can mix together all the colors I already made to make it.

And you can hang him up on the wall with all his other friends <3

So anyways, I hope this was a decent tutorial, and it helps you make one of these cute little guys. If you have any questions on how to mix colors or the process, feel free to ask, I'd never judge you for asking.

[thecoffeelorian]

Fandom Friday, 12/20: Fan Art!

Hello again, everyone…and welcome to another installment of Fandom Friday, the two-post series where I go off to find new and interesting fanworks that might need a bit more visibility.

Before we get started, I think I have a few quick things to say to you all, so here goes--first; I'd like to thank everyone who voted in this poll, and who also helped me decide on a slightly more solid direction for this project.

Second, as that same poll decided not too long ago, I will be switching the showcase content from one week to the next...so, while this week will show off fanart, the next week will show off fanfiction, and so on.

And third, as it's a bit close to Christmas in my part of the world, there might be a few choices in winter clothes and/or Santa costumes as a result.

Anyways, before I get too distracted or lost...here, now, are my picks of the week.

THE CLONE WARS

The Clone Wars Fanart--By @carrion-art:

The Clone Wars Fanart--By @gingermaybel:

THE BAD BATCH

The Bad Batch Fanart--By @moonkrab99:

SKELETON CREW

Skeleton Crew Fanart--By @unlaww:

Skeleton Crew Fanart--By @ars-de-elysium:

THE MANDALORIAN

The Mandalorian Fanart--By @samscarr1985:

The Mandalorian Fanart--By @faivsz:

AHSOKA

Ahsoka Fanart--By @timetodiverge:

THE SEQUELS

The Sequels Fanart--By @reylosaurus:

The Sequels Fanart--By @artbyjasonleung:

In conclusion, as part of my mission to poke around the Star Wars fandom and highlight those artists who might otherwise go unnoticed…I hope you will check out the links I have included for yourselves and like, comment on, and reblog them, as well as also giving the artists a few more followers to their Tumblr pages.

Please also like and reblog this latest installment so that these links can be spread around to as many other fans as possible, just in case not all of them can tune in at the same time.

An additional thank you goes to @djarrex for making the divider I used earlier in this post, but still want to give credit for.

And finally, so that I do not forget…thank you, stay safe, and I’ll see you in the next post!

No Pressure Tags: @melymigo @algo-o-nada @the-osborn-way @everybirdfellsilent @skellymom

@leos-multifandom-corner @maggie-dylan @leenathegreengirl @gun-roswell @tazmbc1

@bluedeedeedoop @its-time-to-rise-above @tlmtwelve @apocalyp-tech-a and anybody else who might be on the lookout for new SW fanart.

[whumpinthepot]

Hamster Interactive Story

Chapter 12. Decision

Prev - Masterlist

Content: Giant/tiny, tiny whump, pet trope/whump, kidnapping, cages, loss of mobility aid (prosthetic leg), solitary confinement (non descriptive), manipulation, power dynamics, fear, female cast

Ashley’s Pov

Poll winner: Let Hamster decide what to do with Soap Scrub. 

ART, WRITING, AND POLL UNDER THE CUT

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A row of ideas fills your mind on what to do with this pest. Just as you’re thinking of chucking the whole jar out, you look at your little girl's face. Hamster’s eyes are full of worried tears and it dawns on you to get her input on the matter.

Placing the jar with the tiny man inside in a different room, you return to converse with Hamster. Admittedly you sway the options in your favour when speaking to her. Picking her up, you wipe her tears and brush back her curly hair. “Do you want him gone sweet pea? I can get rid of him for you,” you roll the words slowly, “Or, would you like a new friend?” A careful smile spreads across your lips while you rub her back gently. “I think he could warm up to us. He could be a new model for our blog. Who knows, if we got rid of him he could get hurt again. He would be safer with us don’t you think?” 

Hamster frowns slightly with pressed lips. You can only guess her worries and reassure her. “Don’t worry honey bunny, I would never let anyone hurt you. Ever. If he’s not nice we can make him go away after all.” 

Hamster hums and then nods her head. She smiles some, and dare you say she’s starting to get excited by the idea. You give her a little kiss on the cheek and explain that it might take some time to become his friend. She’ll have to be patient with him. You also tell Hamster that she gets her cast taken off in the next few days, giving her more to look forward to. 

Once that's settled, you go into the room where the pest was left alone. He’s there in the jar with his head slumped against the glass. He becomes alert when you get closer. 

You rest your arms on the dresser with your face close to the jar to talk to him. “I know it was you who scared her before. Tell me what happened.”

The man reacts exactly how you want, and goes rigid. “I- I never hurt her. Ask her. When she fell off the counter a mouse was going to attack her, and I scared it off.”

“And then?” You raise a thin brow. 

“And then, what? That's all that happened,” he defends quickly. 

You watch him for a second as his eyes dart around, then break the news to him. “I’ve decided to keep you. It's that or I sell you and who knows what could happen to you then. I won’t hurt you as long as you never upset Hamster. M’kay?” 

“You have to be kidding me…” Tears well up in his eyes and he cradles his bandaged hand. “Can’t we make some soft of deal? I- I can do what ever you want if you let me go after. Then you’ll never see me again, I swear.”

Furious, you pull the jar closer just to startle him, who does he think he is trying to negotiate as if he has any leeway. “That is the deal, little boy. You’ve caused a lot of stress to my pet, and now you’ll pay it back to her with nothing but kindness. Do that and I’ll make sure you’re comfortable, well fed, and I won't hurt you. If you don’t, well… I’ll sell you and who knows where you’ll end up. Snake food? Some kids live Barbie doll? Neglected, starved, forgotten in a tiny. Little. Jar?” You tap the glass with your long nail between words. “The choice is yours.” 

The man is left speechless with his mouth gaped open and his hair sticking out everywhere. You take a second to breathe deeply to calm down. The thought that you're taking this overboard clouds over you - but he really did cause a good amount of grief for you last week. "So, tell me your name or I'll come up with one." You smile, feeling just slightly sadistic. "Maybe Rat, Pest, or maybe Hamster can choose."

“It’s Soap.” He chokes out in a tiny voice.

You snort at the strange name, but wild pets are usually an odd bunch so you don’t hound him on it. 

“It's nice to meet you, Soap.”

The next few days you set things up as a precaution. Making sure there are no other wild pets in your home, getting Hamsters cast off, setting up an escape proof cage for Soap, and isolating him just enough for him to crave the company of yourself and Hamster. On the fifth day of leaving him in the dark alone, you enter the spare room to check in. He’s sulking, hidden under a toy that you’ve given him in his cage. 

“Soap?” You use a softer tone than the last time you two spoke, “Are you ready to come out? What would you like to do?” You give him a few options to choose from and offer to give him his doll leg back if he cooperates. 

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(Multiple options may be used depending on the top poll winners)

Thank you @alittlewhump for looking over my chapter <3

Tag list: @frogkingdom @verkja @whumpsday @octopus-reactivated @marvel-gt @rsitb-second-account @fallen-grace-smd @winged-wolf-s-collection-of-arts @kyp-the-spacekiwi @ilasknives @hollowgast1 @redd956 @zobodahobo @alittlewhump @blackrosesandwhump @angst-after-dark @sandygarnelle @coppercoyoti @kim-poce @mayisreallygay @smoll-stace @demondamage @vickytokio @whump-in-the-closet @sunshiline-writes @coyotehusk @cypresscove @shadowsnowdapple @whumpy-wyrms @re-whump @whumpninja

[transgenderpolls]

Submission Guidelines/Disclaimers

First, things to keep in mind when you submit:

there is a limit of 12 answers for polls, and on this blog one of those answers will always be 'show results,' to allow for people that the poll doesn't apply to to see without skewing data. so in reality you have a maximum of 11.

there's also an 80-character limit on the options

SO, if you go over those limits, know that I will take it into my own hands to decide which answers to omit and/or how to re-word it to fit the limit.

even otherwise, expect that the wording of your submission may be slightly altered in order to be more inclusive (when it doesn't affect the data), or because i think you missed an option that you probably meant to include, or just to make it sound less clunky. if you have an issue with any changes upon posting, i'm happy to hear you out.

tbh i may also alter it heavily if i cannot imagine for the life of me why your poll is worded/split up the way it is. like, sorry, i truly do not think that whether someone is transmasc or transneutral would affect their ability to take off a binder without taking off their shirt. if i can instantly think of a smarter way to split it up and collect more thorough data i'll do it.

depending on how many submissions i have it could be anywhere from a day to a week before you see it posted.

if your poll is addressing a very small group, don't be surprised or angry when the 'see results' poll is the biggest. that needs to be there to keep data from being skewed by anyone's curiosity.

Base Guidelines For Submitting:

poll must be related to being trans. it doesn't have to be exclusively directed at trans people, but if you want cis people to be allowed to answer, please make that clear in your submission. otherwise i'll default to it being a trans-only poll.

it CAN be directed at a specific type of trans person, such as trans men/women, non-binary people, trans lesbians, trans moc, etc - literally you can address any specific trans group you want, just make sure to say so.

it CAN relate to sex, just try to be tasteful about it.

What would make me NOT post a submission:

if it's an opinion poll about the validity of any particular type of trans person. "validity" is a moot topic and i'm not going to encourage it, and in any case i'd like the focus of this blog to be about recording experiences (real, undeniable, forever in stone) rather than opinions (always changing, meaningless)

if it's too niche and/or would just make a pointless poll. like, you guys, phalloplasty is expensive as fuck. if you wanna know info about it you're better off just finding someone who's had it and talking to them.

if it's something like "trans people: do you like pineapple on pizza?" or some other question that doesn't actually have anything to do with being trans. if you wanna send something like this, make your case for why it's relevant that the poll is directed at trans people.

if it's some other obviously offensive shit, obviously. no racism or whatnot here.

FAQ:

Who counts as trans?/Can I vote on a poll for trans people if I'm nonbinary?

We self-define here, so if you consider yourself trans, you're trans. Non-binary is definitionally under the trans umbrella - though you're not obligated to consider yourself trans if you don't relate to a trans experience.

Why isn't there an option for X?/You missed an option.

Sometimes I may genuinely miss an option, but 9 times out of 10 the lack of the option is either due to the poll limits on tumblr, or because it goes against the point of the poll. For example, if the question begins with "If you're on HRT," then "i'm not on HRT" isn't going to be an option. If the prerequisite of the poll doesn't apply to you, then what you click is "see results." If it's something a little less concrete, polls will always include some kind of "other" option anyway.

Can you make more polls for X type of trans person?

*I* make polls based off what I'm personally curious about. If you're curious about something, submit it!

Why would you post that question that seems to imply that certain gender roles are real and that anyone should ever take them seriously? Or that poll that's asking if people do a bad thing that they shouldn't do?

Because no poll on here ever inherently implies anything. It's a question. Asking "does it make you dysphoric/euphoric to wear the color pink" does not itself PUSH the gender role of pink being for girls, but simply ACKNOWLEDGES the reality that that gender role exists and might affect some people's emotions. Please recognize that not everyone's dysphoria is rational.

And in the case that you see a question where you think it would be horrible if a lot of people answered yes, then consider the fact that the poll's results themselves may prove that most people aren't saying yes, and therefore nothing bad has happened. Consider the MANY different reasons someone may want those results. Maybe someone had an argument with someone and wants to show them what the trans community's opinion largely is.

Please understand what the purposes of polls are. That they gauge a large sample of responses. A poll that's actually inherently offensive or too incendiary to post would be something that outright uses slurs or whose results would only potentially serve to upset people. Not just "what do you think about gender markers on IDs."

Can you get rid of the 'see results' button? Or can you not include it on this particular poll? I only want X people to respond. This poll is ONLY for X people.

If a poll is on this blog, it's for everyone, questioning and simply curious people included. It's also not going to stop curious people from clicking if there's no 'see results' button. It ensures that the data doesn't get skewed, and gathering data is what polls are for. It doesn't hurt you to see a big see results bar. The data is still there. If the bar does wind up obscuring more significant data, that means the poll was addressing too small of a group to begin with. And that's NOT the end of the world. This blog is far from the only place where you can get information about other trans people's experiences.

[3dlove]

BOOTING UP 3DLOVE . . . BIRTHDAY EDITION !

Hello and welcome all, it's that wonderful, scare-filled time of the year! A month-long birthday event won the poll, so here we all are, except this isn't a month long anymore because life Really didn't want me making this event. I cannot be stopped, though! This event consists of two concepts: Inbox trick or treating, as well as prompts with rewards for completing them as a little bonus for my birthday coming up! Extra event info under the cut, it's party time! ;D ☆

Trick or treatin' season ^_^

Inspired by a few other blogs I've seen doing similar concepts, this part of the event is quite simple. Send a 🎃 and a character (+ a theme, optionally) into my inbox and I'll spin a wheel to decide if you get a trick (joke/experimental edit) or treat (genuine edit with that good ol aqua 3dlove editing style™) and spin another wheel to see what type of edit you get.

If you decide to knock on my door with the intent of getting an edit, please keep in mind my blacklist when choosing what character you want to get something of, and please specify if there are any Halloween themes you do not want in your edit (ex; blood overlays, knives, medical stuff, etc)

The rotation of the Aqua around the sun 👍

I've survived another year of being alive, wow! For this joyous occasion, I've also prepared some prompts for the 20th of October until the 31st. Prompts can be submitted until the 3rd of November, just in case anyone needs to catch up! I went with Halloween themes, mostly, but also some stuff I thought would be fun and stuff I personally like. Because. Birthday! Me! Yay :D

Tag me in whatever you make for these prompts so I can see what you make, and optionally use the tag #aquaday2024 . If you complete the entire event (all 12 days) you get 6 edits from yours truly. If you complete half of the event (6-11 days) you get 3! Please keep in mind my blacklist when claiming rewards :)

20th: Edit something involving horror media. Any kind, whether it's a game, movie, show, anything.

21st: An edit featuring a character you love and a character you dislike/hate.

22nd: An edit using fall colors or motifs associated with fall (orange, brown, leaves, pumpkins, whatever you associate with autumn)

23rd: Edit something themed after vampires. Vampire themes, vampire characters, whatever you want!

24th: An edit themed after water, the ocean, aquatic life, characters who are related to these things, whatever you want :D

25th: Free day. Either take a break, or edit whatever you want!

26th: Edit something while trying to balance out creepy and cute aesthetics!

27th: Use this random aesthetic generator and try to make an edit based off of what the website generates.

28th: Edit something while trying to make it the opposite of your typical editing style. Usually use bright colors? Desaturate em! Use a lot of clipping masks? Try to use none, or as few as possible. If your style is complex, try doing something simple, etc.

29th: Planning to wear a costume on the 31st? Edit something based on it, or otherwise inspired by it! If you aren't dressing up, edit something based on your favorite Halloween scary thing (monsters, spiders, masked slashers, etc)

30th: It's my birthday, wow! Another free day, although if you do want to edit something, it's encouraged to edit something that reminds you of me, wink. No pressure, of course, as this day can also just be a little break before Halloween ^_^

31st: Go all out with Halloween related stuff, I dare you. Be as obnoxious as possible with things you associate with the holiday!

The scariest part of all..

Now that that's all out of the way, time for me to ask oh so nicely for some promo! No pressure if I've tagged you, as always ^_^

@rookmeo @xoxobyte @lovesick-level-up @ipcventurine @rwuffles @winecovered @gur0hana

[psychologeek]

Whumptober

TLDR:

Send me an ask with the prompt + fic! Check the list below to see which prompts are already taken.

(fics can be from my AO3, for example "Lost&Found" series "Grave Promises", or from my Tumblr, like "Love and Protect" or "Wild Hearts" minifics.)

Whumptober 2024 Prompt List

finished:

Mashber (Day 20+Alt 2)

Psychopomp (DCxDP): pt. 1 (Day 24) | pt. 2 (Day 7)

Hallucinations: Pt. 1 (day 4) |. Pt. 2 ( Day 14).

name poll here!!

Boy - Hurt no C . Full on Ao3

No. 16 (pt. 1) | Alt 14 (pt.2) | Alt 8 (pt. 3) | No. 27 (pt. 4) | Alt 15 (pt. 5)

WiP

Timmy:

Alt 13: pt. 1

The Cyclist AU:

No. 6: (BQ pt. 1)

No. 1: (BQ pt. 2)

No. 2+Alt 5: (BQ pt. 3)

No. 3: (BQ pt. ??)

No. 17: (BQ pt. ?)

TimKlone BB

No. 13 (pt. 1)

No. 8 (pt. 2)

No. 9

No. 11

No. 15 + Alt 9

No. 5

No. 30+31

The Baby:

No. 22: The Baby (pt. 1)

No. 26: The baby (pt. 2)

No. 23

Open prompts:

No. 10: BLOW TO THE HEAD Slurred Words | Passing Out from Pain | "I can't think straight." POSSIBLE: BB!TIMKON

No. 12: STARVATION Underground Caverns | Cannibalism | "Just a little more." - POSSIBLE: BB!TIMKON

No. 18: REVENGE Unreliable Narrator | Loss of Identity | “I see what's mine and take it.” (Panic! at the Disco, Emperor's New Clothes)

No. 19: BLOOD TRAIL Abandoned Cabin | One Way Out | "Is there anybody alive out there?" (Bruce Springsteen, Radio Nowhere)

No. 21: BODY HORROR Body Horror | Tattoo Gun | Spirit Possession | “Let the bedsheet soak up the tears.” (Apparat feat. Soap & Skin, Goodbye) - TAKEN (for "wild hearts")

No. 23: FORCED CHOICE Public Display | Broken Pedestal | "I'm doing this for you."

No. 25: SURGERY Stitches | Being Monitored | "It's for your own good."

No. 28: DENIAL CCTV | Exposure | "They caught me red handed."

No. 29: FATIGUE Labyrinth | Burnout | "Who said you could rest?" - TAKEN (for "wild hearts")

Alternatives List: 1. Body Swap - TAKEN (for "wild hearts") 3. Finding Old Messages - L&F (possibly Lab Rat)

4. Forgotten 6. Motion Sickness 7. No-Holds-Barred Beatdown 10. Shivering 11. Survivor's Guilt 12. Time Loop

Longer explanation

Last year I started writing "Some of Them (want you)" (epilogue would be published this weekend!) and "Who am I? (to disappear)"

This year I take a note off @envysparkler 's book and decide to go on a little extras thing. writing little outtakes for my fics using the prompts.

These outtakes can include alternate povs, missing scenes, or scenes from the end notes, but the fill would only be one scene. Anyone is allowed to make a request, just send in an ask with the day/alt prompt and the fic you're requesting an outtake for!

You can include the specific scene you're thinking of if you'd like (I may or may not use this) and if I don't think a prompt fits, I'll let you know and you can choose another!

[choicesbookclub]

Current Featured Book: Veil of Secrets

Welcome to the Veil of Secrets Book Club!

This Book Club is open to anyone and everyone! You can participate as much or as little as you want.

Our playthrough of Veil of Secrets will take place on Saturdays with posts going up around noon EST. However, late entries are more than welcome. [Learn how to participate here]

Meet our VOS MCs:

If you have a profile page for your MC, feel free to send it to me so I can add it to our directory.

Reading Schedule:

Saturdays beginning May 4

We will start with 2 chapters a week as decided by our poll, but if people feel this is too much, please don't hesitate to reach out and we can reevaluate.

Each week, I'll try to include questions, polls, or prompts to inspire some discussion. Feel free to send suggestions if you have something you want to see!

Weekly Prompts:

links will be added when the prompts are posted

May 4:

Chapter 1: Missing Persons

May 11:

Chapter 2: Unveiled

Chapter 3: The Powers That Be

May 18:

Chapter 4: First Blood

May 25:

Chapter 5: The Whole Bloody Affair

Chapter 6: Down by the Water

June 1:

Chapter 7: Into the Woods

June 8:

Chapter 8: ...And Found

Chapter 9: The Rocket's Red Glare

June 15:

Chapter 10: Collateral Damage

June 22:

Chapter 11: Lawful Good

Chapter 12: The Kraken

June 29:

Chapter 13: Under the Bed

Chapter 14: The Face of Evil

July 6:

Chapter 15: The End of the Line

Chapter 16: All's Well That Ends…

I hope you'll join us! 💛

[ladykailitha]

Can Anybody See Me? Part 21

Executive dysfunction is a bitch and can go to hell. I had something I could have posted yesterday while I was working on this, but no...

I am starting to wonder if maybe I shot myself in the foot with my tag rant as engagement for the last Reconnect AU was WAY down. But oh well. I can only continue to move on and hope I find new people who like my stuff.

All righty, my lovelies. We have gotten to the part where I was going to end it originally before you absolute menaces said you wanted me to continue it through season 4.

But here’s the deal, this story has reached nearly novel length of 40k. So what I’ve decided to do is call this the end of book one. And then I will start up book two, which will be through to the end of the school year and probably through the events of season 3. And then book 3 should take us the rest of the way.

I hope that’s acceptable to all of you. I want to continue it, but I think from here on out the title doesn’t fit Steve anymore and he needs a new one.

Now if you’ve followed me long enough, you know that I don’t start putting out a story until it’s done (if it’s short enough) or if I’m three to four chapters deep. So hopefully by the end of the month (if not sooner) you should start seeing book two.

I will run a poll on how you think I should do the tag list for it. But thank you all for coming with me on this absolutely wild ride. And hope you’ll stick around for the next two parts.

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17 Part 18 Part 19 Part 20

***

Word had been handed down, Mindy Jones, Ollie Anderson, and Kyle Carver had been suspended with word that Kyle being the instigator might be expelled. For sure he wasn’t going to be able to walk in his cap and gown at graduation.

Steve felt a sense of relief and strangely justice too. Yes, all right suspension wasn’t getting expelled, but the kids had been punished. They didn’t try to hand wave it away.

Steve had heard that Mr Vinke, the math teacher, Mr Cole, Miss Lucy, and Chief Hopper had all gone to the principal and superintendent for all three of them to be expelled.

The suspension was a given, but the school district wanted to do their own investigation and then expulsions might be handed out after it was complete.

Steve didn’t have much hope.

Marty, Gethin, and Janice all sat with the Corroded Coffin boys at lunch, something they didn’t normally do.

“Fuck,” Janice swore. “Why I am more nervous about tonight than I have all week?”

Steve nodded, poking at his food. “I haven’t been this queasy since I took a plate to the head.”

Everyone winced and murmured sympathetic platitudes and other noises of sympathy.

“I think it’s because it’s your last performance,” Gethin murmured. “Your last chance to completely biff it on stage.” Steve and Janice looked at him in wide-eyed fear. He waved his hands placatingly. “Not that I think you will. Just that your brain thinks you will.”

Steve and Janice looked at each other and then nodded.

“Yeah,” Steve agreed. “That tracks.”

Eddie slid his hand under the table and gripped Steve’s knee. Steve covered his hand with his own and gave it a squeeze of thank you.

*

Steve scanned the crowd the second night. He spotted Jeff and all his family, Gareth and Gethin and their parents, Brian and all of his younger siblings, and what looked like his dad. Wayne shuffled in his seat nervously, having never been to a musical before. But still no sign of his parents.

His mom promised that at least she would be there, even if his dad refused to come. And he held on to that. He managed to make it through the show and held it together.

He went out to be congratulated by his friends and their families. Wayne brought him flowers.

“You did good, boy,” he said gruffly, after giving him a hug. “I looked it up and flowers are the gift you give someone after a well-done performance.”

Steve looked down at the bouquet of wild flowers and smiled. “Thank you. I love them.”

Jeff clapped him on the shoulder. “They might be a tad wilted by the time we’re done, because we’re taking you out to eat in celebration.”

Steve teared up a bit. “Thanks, guys.”

Gareth smiled. “You deserve it, man. That was awesome!”

Gethin nudged his shoulder. “We’re just waiting for Janice and Eddie to get done.”

Steve nodded. Eddie had to reset the stage for tomorrow and Janice had to get out of a corset and that took some time.

“Yeah, no problem!” he enthused.

Eddie finished first and came out to meet them.

“Hey, Steve!” he said. “Feeling famous yet?”

Steve laughed. “I’m going to get fat if this keeps up. First ice cream last night and then dinner tonight.”

They all laughed. “It’s impossible for you to gain weight, man,” Brian huffed. “I’ve seen you eat a whole pizza and didn’t even get bloated.”

Steve laughed. “Playing three sports does that to you. Hell, I still life guard at the rec center every summer.”

Brian eyed his lean form skeptically. “I suppose so.”

“Swimming’s fun,” Steve said. “And it’s not just for us jock types.”

Janice finally came out. “Sorry to keep you waiting guys. Sharing with Tammy Thompson is hell let me tell you. I don’t know how someone so tiny can take up so much room.”

“At least you don’t have to share the choir room with twenty sweaty dudes that wouldn’t know deodorant if it bit them in the ass,” Steve grumped.

Gethin shook his head. “Shouldn’t you be used to that from sports?”

Steve rolled his eyes. “At least there are showers after basketball. Can’t say the same here.”

Gethin’s lips curled. “Fair.”

Wayne clapped his hands. “All right, I’ve got us a place reserved, so we need to hustle. Eddie and Steve are coming with me.”

Eddie and Steve filed out with the rest of them and followed Wayne out to his truck.

Steve slid into the middle between Eddie and Wayne.

“Thanks for this, Wayne,” he murmured. “And the flowers, too.”

“You’re welcome, Stevie,” he said. “I didn’t see your parents. Did they show up last night?”

Steve shared a glance with Eddie and then shook his head. “There’s still tomorrow.”

Wayne and Eddie shared a glance of concern over Steve’s head.

“I’m sure that’s the case,” Wayne agreed.

An uneasy silence settled on them as they drove to the restaurant. Wayne parked and turned to Steve.

He pulled him in for a great big hug and then opened the door. “It’ll be all right.”

Steve nodded and slid out after Eddie.

The dinner was just as ruckus as the ice cream parlor the night before. With just as many people. Steve looked around and smiled.

Yeah, 1985 was his year and it was just getting started.

*

Steve looked out to the audience and knew, even in the dimmed lights his parents weren’t there.

“Tell me, Mr Thomson, out of curiosity, do you stand with Mr Dickinson, or do you stand with me?” Vince asked.

Steve could feel the sting of tears in his eyes. He held up the dispatch. “I stand with the General. Lately–I’ve had the oddest feeling that he’s been–writing to me…”

He slowly rose to his feet as he sang,

“I have been in expectation Of receiving a reply On the subject of my last fifteen dispatches. Is anybody there?”

His voice cracked with emotion as he stepped half out of the spotlight.

“Does anybody care? Does anybody care? Y’r humble & ob’d’t–”

The drum rolled and Steve looked up into the eagle’s nest where Eddie was doing the spotlight. A single tear ran down his cheek.

Steve looked down at the paper in his hand and then back up at Eddie. And then he exited the scene on cue.

Eddie swore he saw more tears in that moment then for ‘Mama Look Sharp’ that night.

But that performance of Steve’s brought out something in Vince in that moment. Vince’s John Adams bid Hancock good night, but then it changed. All the emotion and fear of not being seen or heard. The loneliness that Adams must have been feeling in that moment, borrowed from the loneliness of both Washington and Thomson.

“Is anybody there–”

Silence.

“Does anybody care–?”

Again, nothing.

“Does anybody see–what I see?”

And then Kenny came on and delivered the line with a sharpness that hadn’t been there before.

“Yes, Mr Adams, I do.” As if to banish all the fears and insecurities that John was having in that moment.

And Steve could almost hear it as though it was coming from Eddie. As if it was coming from his friends. The party. Wayne.

Yes, his parents weren’t there. They never were. And probably never were going to be. But that didn’t mean that no one was listening to Steve. That no one cared.

They all cared. Every last one of the dozens of people that showed up the last two nights. They cared. They brought their families. Brought flowers. Thought he was worthy of celebrating. Worth treating.

For the boy with the bat.

The boy that never knew what love really was until he looked up from a god damned garbage can into those warm and friendly brown eyes. A warm hand on his back and a gentle ‘Are you okay?’

In that moment, Steve’s life had become changed. Different. Better. All because a teacher took pity on Steve and chose Eddie Munson of all people to be Steve’s protector.

And he looked up at Eddie in the rafters and though he couldn’t see him, he knew that Eddie was looking back at him. Smiling back at him. Loving him for all his worth.

And if you had asked Steve what his worth was back in December he would have told you nothing. He wasn’t worth anything but being the baby-sitter. But now?

Now Steve was a baby-sitter, chauffeur, groupie, actor, chef, swimmer, friend, brother, and most importantly boyfriend. And maybe if he was really lucky, someone’s son.

***

Fin.

Fuck, rereading this to add back in the formatting made me cry. My apologies if it makes you cry too.

Tag List: @shrimply-a-menace @strangersteddierthings @throwbackthrowaway @novelnovella @cursedfoxteeth @babyblender @garden-of-gay @anaibis @lifeisnotsobadonceyoustopcaring @swimmingbirdrunningrock @steve-the-hairrington @winterbuckwild @spectrum-spectre @matchingbatbites   @thing-a-ling @fandemonium-takes-its-toll @artiststarme @sundead  @nelotegreitic @gregre369 @butterflysandpeppermint @thedragonsaunt @kodaik97 @messrs-weasley @scarletzgo @deadlydodos @renaissan-vvitch @evix-syne666 @emly03 @justforthedead89 @ashwinmeird @huniibee @phantypurple @stevesbipanic @shucks-yuckyuck @lovelyscot @awkwardgravity1 @bookbinderbitch @reportinglivefromsoda @jinxjinn @chasinggeese @be-the-spark-bitch @kohlraedirectioner @cr0w-culture @xjessicafaithx @whimsicalwitchm @jaywhohasthegay @estrellami-1 @dangdirtydemons @howincrediblysapphicofyou @the-redthread

[haveyouusedthispokemon]

All main polls have been posted! And in a week, I’ll post two stat posts. One for Paldea+, and one for overall ^^

In the interim, we can decide…

Contest Hall

Restarting from the beginning! Keeping with posting full evolution lines, in National Dex order per earliest number (Example: Happiny and Blissey posted in Gen 1 with Chansey). This will keep the 2-3 polls a day format, and keep continuous posting through regions. (Example: The Chikorita line posted 12 hrs after Mew)

Pokeathalon

Restarting from beginning, but doing individual polls for every pokemon! Fully in Pokédex order. Over 1000 polls to be posted. For this, I’ll boost posting up to 8 polls a day (a poll every 3 hours), but keep posting continuous through regions.

Safari Zone

Doing polls grouped by each games’ Regional Dex! So the question will change to ‘Have you used ___ in ___?’ Stat posts will go by games and therefore not exclude repeat pokemon. This will go by Mainline games only, and exclude National Dex-only Pokemon. I’ll post 4 polls a day, once every 6 hours, and have a week long break between regions.

Hall of Fame

Individual polls asking not only if you used the pokemon, but also where you first used them! Poll options will expand the ‘yes’ selection by asking what generation you first used them in, with a list of games they were available in below the poll. (Example: Yes, I used them in Gen 1. Gen 1 includes Red/Blue/Green/Yellow, Stadium, Trading Card Game, Super Smash Bros, and Let’s Go Pikachu/Eevee). This will include spin off games where ‘using’ the Pokemon is applicable. I’ll post 8 polls a day and keep continuous posting through regions.

Friseur Furfrou

This blog will go on break until 3 months after Legends Z-A and then pick up where we left off, to help avoid spoilers.

Pokestar Studios

I’ll convert to fully polls by request! This can be for any pokemon or non-pokemon, similar to April fools day. I’ll turn on submissions to help ease us into this, and will keep things scheduled to up to 8 polls a day. This will vary based on amount of submissions.

Other

Thought of a better idea? I’d love to hear it! I’ll record any suggestions here ^^

[otherkinpolls]

well, nobody else has done this yet... so i will!

welcome to otherkinpolls, where i will post polls relating to otherkinity + similar identities/experiences. PLEASE feel free to submit polls

currently in queue: 8 currently in askbox: 0

submission guidelines/FAQ/etc. below

submission guidelines

-> submit polls through the ask box!

-> limit of 12 answers per poll. if there's space i will include a "see results" option, and if there's more space i will include an "other" option separate from the see results option by default. if you don't want these on a specific poll then let me know ⤷ in addition, there is a character limit on poll options. i will reword or combine/exclude options if necessary

-> if submitting a poll, please format it with the question being asked, the options you want included, and any additional info after that. please let me know if you want additional info included on the post or not; i will default to not including it

-> polls have to be related to non-human identities in some way, obviously. they can be directed to the community, to non-kin people about otherkinity, etc.

FAQ

Q: what do you define as "otherkin"? A: for the purposes of this blog, anything related to non-human identities. if you disagree with otherkin being a catchall term that's fine, but i have to call the blog something

Q: what topics are allowed? A: as said, any questions about otherkinity, non-humanity, et cetera are allowed. otherkin, therians, fictionkin, otherhearted, anything like that. the only thing i probably won't post is questions that are hateful, but negative questions and opinions i may decide to post on a case-by-case basis, if it's an interesting question

Q: how often do you post? A: as of now, the blog runs on a queue twice a day! until i run out of polls, or if i start getting a LOT of submissions, that probably won't change

Q: can i resubmit a poll if i want different/more answers than are on the original? A: sure, if it's worth it to resubmit. if the original is still going i might leave it for a while to space them out though

Q: can you tag x A: probably, yeah

Q: are you (blogrunner) otherkin? A: since day freaking one brother

Q: what are YOUR pronouns? A: he/she/it

Q: you write in british english! A: sorry

[nick-chinchill]

MOUTHWASHING - THE OST

Is out, hooray! Sound design is a favourite of mine in horror, and Mouthwashing does it extremely right! I'll probably end up making a post about it but to build on the pervious resource kinda post I did, I figure I'd list where each track plays for easy referencing and becauase the titles of the tracks definitely give those little extra touches... Needless to say, spoilers abound, all the links lead to the songs on Youtube or you can just hop to the full playlist with this link right [here]! I'm sure some of these tracks are used more than once, so I'll come back and update this list after another go round c:

The colours relate to those I used on my timeline post, indicating before the crash, after the crash, before judgement or nightmare sequences. TRACK 01// MAIN THEME - Plays on the opening menu and on the ending credits, as Curly is frozen.

TRACK 02// JUST CARGO - Plays on the opening description of the Tulpar, listing it's crew and journey. I hope this hurts TRACK 03// MEDIUM RARE - Plays during the winding corridors after Jimmy's piloted the ship to crash. TRACK 04// THE WINDOWS ARE PLASTIC - Plays on Anya's radio on the med bay, after the crew decide to get into the cargo and as Jimmy agrees to give Curly his meds. TRACK 05// ABSOLUTE TRAVESTY - Plays when Curly sees Swansea and Daisuke in Utility, with Daisuke stuck in the emergency foam. TRACK 06// LOFTY AMBITIONS - Plays during Curly's only nightmare sequence, heading to the cockpit to do Jimmy's psyche eval TRACK 07// HERE, ON EARTH - Plays during Curly and Jimmy's talk about their positions after teh psyche eval, off the record. TRACK 08// DRAGON BREATH THEME - Plays during the commerical for Dragonbreath X Mouthwash. (So catchy!)

TRACK 09// LIKE A CYST - Plays when Swansea first drinks the mouthwash, breaking his sobriety. TRACK 10// BAD NEWS - Plays during the birthday party, when Curly first enters the lounge and prepares the cake. TRACK 11// AND THERE IT IS - Plays after Curly's given the crew the news from corporate, during the crew's reactions.

TRACK 12// THE PATIENCE RUNS - Plays during the night when Jimmy is awakened by the sounds of Curly's pained moans and finds Anya and Swansea talking in the cockpit. TRACK 13// THINKING ABOUT IT TOO - Plays during the chapter when the crew are struggling - Daisuke is drunk and despairing and Anya is considering drinking the mouthwash too. TRACK 14// WAKE ROCK - Plays when you approach Swansea for the axe while he's GROOVING TRACK 15// GIVING UP - Plays after Swansea smashes the axe into the lounge sunset screen. TRACK 16// BANTER - Plays when Jimmy secures the cockpit door against Swansea attempting to break in. TRACK 17// WHAT'S NEW ON THE RADIO - Plays during the night-time chat between Anya and Curly, about dead pixels, bigger pictures and locks on bedroom doors. TRACK 18// USELESS - Plays as Daisuke writhes in pain after getting into the med bay. Swansea tells Jimmy to look for disinfectant. TRACK 19// POLLE SAYS - Plays during the nightmare sequence in cargo, as Jimmy tries to grab a bottle of mouthwash for Daisuke's wounds. TRACK 20// FOR OLD TIME'S SAKE - Plays as Jimmy decides to drug Swansea, making the spiked cocktail and giving it to him. TRACK 21// IN CONTROL - Plays when Jimmy and Daisuke enter Utility, discovering the one working cyropod, and as Jimmy pressures Daisuke into the vent. TRACK 22// NO REASON - Plays when Anya and Curly talk in the cockpit, when Curly tries to reassure her when she reveals she's hidden the gun. And reveals she is pregnant. TRACK 23// I TOLD HIM - Plays during the chapter where Anya reveals she's told Jimmy about her pregnancy, as Curly speaks to Jimmy, and then as Curly rushes to the cockpit. TRACK 24// WHO IS THE BIRTHDAY BOY - Plays as Jimmy cuts into Curly's leg at the birthday party. TRACK 25// FACING RESPONSIBILITY - Plays during the nightmare sequence in the vents, as Jimmy [Can't Turn Back] and must face [Responsibility]. TRACK 26// EVENT - Plays during the conversation between Jimmy and Curly prior to the crash. TRACK 27// CONFRONTATION - Plays during the battle in the cemetary between Jimmy and Swansea. TRACK 28// SPEECH! SPEECH! SPEECH! - Plays during Swansea's speech to Jimmy about his alcoholism, about achievements, and about responsibility. TRACK 29// HEROES - Plays during Jimmy's talk with Burning Curly. TRACK 30// STRETCH MARKS - Plays as Jimmy uses an ultrasound on the flesh mass. TRACK 31// COME TO DADDY - Plays during the confrontation with the centipede Polle-creature. TRACK 32// GOD'S FAVORITES - Plays during the sequence with the hallway of IDs, leading up the staircase of mouthwash until Jimmy faces Polle. TRACK 33// THE END - The end.