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[perenlop]

hm... i can make original universe versions of my pmd ocs if i want... what is stopping me

[ganondoodle]

Oh man I saw your totk issues post and I agree 100%!! Those are all things that have really bothered me about playing totk, and things that made playing it not nearly as fun (the dungeons, the shrines, the building, etc).

Especially the map!! When I tell you I was so disappointed by the maps on totk, I was hoping for something new! It really just feels like a modded botw, not an official sequel.

I was wondering what your thoughts are on the concept of “what if they had sent link to the past instead”? So the surface map would feature huge differences in the land forms and buildings that exist, and we’d get to see more ganon whenever he visits Hyrule, or go out to the desert to see Gerudo town, etc.

If they really wanted no sheika tech, they could also just have it being newly built? And you could introduce the new characters and such, etc etc.

(I also think the past champions are such a missed opportunity? If botw is about grief and loneliness, and finding hope in the hopeless, and Totk is about coming together despite that, it could have been really interesting if Link had gone to the past! They could have used the past setting as an eerie reminder to what Link and Zelda had lost when the Calamity struck!)

THAT BEING SAID: I’m not as familiar with the legend of Zelda lore, and haven’t played totk very much! I wanted to know your thoughts on this because you seem to have a lot of story and game mechanic knowledge that could explain why this could be a bad/good idea!

(Plus, your discussions are always super interesting to read, as is your custom totk lore, so I’d love to know what you think🩷)

I’m sorry if you’ve already answered an ask like this! If that’s the case, feel free to point that out and I’ll go through your ask tag if you have one:) I hope you have a great day!⭐️

Hi!

im glad you enjoy my rants, i often feel like im being overly mean but tbh were else could i just rant as much as my heart desires without getting spammed by annoying people (certainly not on twitter lol)

i have talked alot, and i mean ALOT, about totk and my issues with it, both lore and gameplay wise, i dont claim to be an expert on any, though i am an old zelda fan and aspiring gamedev, i really only talk about what i feel about it, what i think about it, and by all means im biased as hell xD

if you dont know yet, the "ganondoodles rants" tag is where all my rants go, so if you are interested in reading more on my totk thoughts thats the way to search (given tumblrs search in blog works ..)

and to answers your question, i have touched on it briefly, sending link back in time before the shiekah tech existed would have been an easy way to excuse how they jsut got .. rid of it, bc they didnt, it literally didnt exist yet- and for reusing the map- though that argument falls a little flat bc ... they coud have already done that in present totk, like i brought up in one of said rants, things like flooding gerudo desert, collapsing death mountain, drying out zoras domain etc, and changing the location of the main populations would have already done alot without having to redo the map in its entirety;

the little changes to map itself really wouldnt that big of a deal if they didnt also send you to the EXACT same locations AND repeat the SAME LOCATIONS AGAIN but in the underground, like thats a fact i have talked about multiple times bc its so illogical in every way, anywhere theres a settlement on the surface theres a bigger mine below, its so stupid, the shrines conenct to a lightroot, the same, again, you dont need to explore bc theres nothing TO explore (its also extra weird bc theres one below taburasa (tarrey town) which .... link literally build with dumsda (hudson) a few years ago .. unless that got retconned too idk wth do i know anymore honestly- AND it makes the sonau extra weird bc why the hell do they have a bigass mine under every settlement ESPECIALLY UNDER GERUDO TOWN like, that just adds to my suspicions towards them)

anyway, link to the past was the point and yes, it could have solved a few issues (mainly shiekah tech and the whole "story" taking place AGAIN in the past completely disconnected from you the player) i personally am not so much a fan of it, but that mostly comes down to me just not liking time travel, i dont like going back in time, i want to play and do things in the here and now, i want to repair the damages of the calamity, find out its origins, maybe fix that too, i love to learn about past stuff too, but that more in text, no literal flashback (unless done well), i want to connect to the past but it also holds alot of mystery that maybe shouldnt be touched upon, some mysteries and unkowns are much more interesting when left as such, i want to THINK about things and come to conclusions that are logical and makes sense in hindsight even if it wasnt clear at the start, i dont want information and what to think about it told to my face over and over like im stupid

after botw i really didnt care much about the past, maybe about the acient hero who alot of people specualted to be of gerudo origin due to its red hair- which also got a monkeys paw curled bc in totk they do sth with but its so stupid and insulting that i do not accept it as canon, say what they want, there are no dog people anywhere in the past nor present botw/totk wtf is that i hate it- and its not even .. why is that the reward for that, it has literally NOTHING TO DO WITH TOTK ITSELF I COULD YELLLL AAAARGH

main point is that really, i wanted to explore the past .. in the present, i hoped to find broken old shiekah structures, old labs and maybe some left over damage and records from when the old king persecuted the shiekah for their tech, i wanted to know where the ancient energy the shiekah used was coming from, what the boss arena in the middle of hyrule castle really was- so many things just discarded and acted like they never happened or mattered; i dont want to travel into the past, i want to discover whats left of it, piece it together, discover dark secrets you can ask no one about bc all that knew about it are long gone- thats what intrigued me about botw, it felt like there was so much left to discover only for totk to throw it all away and just do its own thing .. but not commit to that hard enough either so its neither its own thing nor a sequel-

.. that wasnt really what you wanted to know was it? xD sorry i tend to ramble on if someone seems to give me permission to

to sum it up, i think it COULD work, sending link to the past instead, if done well, but so could canon totk have been, it could have been done well but wasnt for reasons i dont know and tbh even fear bc i worry its sets a dark future ahead of zelda; i personalyl am just not a fan of time travel so i dont have that much to say to it :O

[satosktty]

satoru balancing both yin and yang is so dear to me.. people try to put him to one or the other side but he works as both; too much yin or yang creates imbalance and while satoru is definitely a character with imbalance in his life; I feel like this symbolism is the perfect balance of himself ?

darkness; satoru becoming a monster for his students, for the hopes of a better life in the jujutsu system for them, he goes against the original plan, his reasoning of even teaching in the first place ( finding strong students to overturn the systems themselves ) for these kids safety — abandoning one goal that shaped him so greatly, the very reason he got to meet the children he dearly protected

- along with it is limitless; it's dark, a void of space filled with knowledge beyond human comprehension

passive; the textbook definition for passive is to not take action and let things happen to them; satoru doesn't argue about them using his body ( if ) he werre to die — even though he was confident he would win. he selfishly was willing to give his body; resign himself to a similar fate of kenjaku's victims and of his best friend to aid his students. his soul could've fought back as geto's did, but he did not.

soft; from his teenage years satoru has grown more mature; his coping mechanism also works as a method to uplift the nature of his students; shown with how silly he acted with yuji and nobora in season one, how he cheerful he looked finding out him and yuta were relatives in jjk0 ( notably after yuta had to fight geto and give rika's soul up. ) and even letting yuji pat his back when he was off to fight sukuna ( it brightened him up just as much as it did yuji ); people tend to mistake softness for calmness or silence but the gentleness satoru shows his students emotions trumps the 'standardized' practices of soft

"Yang creates the air, while Yin creates the senses, which belong to the physical body. When the physical body dies, the spirit is restored to the air, its natural environment. The spirit receives its nourishment through the air, and the body receives its nourishment through the senses."

six eyes is the natural sixth sense gojo and presents as yin — working as an extrasensory perception for himself. it is his his extra sense; his body has moulded before birth to accommodate said power via his blue eyes. infinity is yang; the air / space around him which works as a force to keep people out. satoru post-hidden inventory receives the most comfort with his infinity on, and through his comfort he is able to focus his other abilities.

light; as darkness satoru is light; it goes hand in hand with his softness; he is a natural light to his students and rather they realize it or not he subconsciously uplifts their spirits with his own positive attitudes; bright shiny personalities tend to relate to the sun

active; his passivity with his students and loved ones does not extend to everyone. he is willing to fight in cases that call for it; he was willing to take down geto even though the man used to be a close person to him, due to his obligations and the fact the man was going to kill his students; he was ready to kill jogo without second thoughts ( twice ) and his willingness for action and his ( most likely unknown ) enjoyment of jujutsu and the act of fighting directly opposes his nature with his loved ones and i think it's a large reason why he can have such a vast amount of male and women fans

guidance; doesn't have to be explained how he has dedicated himself to teaching to garner a group of kids to rival/be on par with/surpass his own power regardless of the trauma that has weighed on his life since he was their age??

tldr; yin and yang are both in need of one another and I think people forget that in yin there is yang and in yang there is yin.. and also this is basically just me talking about satoru being both 'fem and masc' because I love him ( fem leaning bc he's literally i. )

[watermelinoe]

don't say that i want to read your isekai opinions

i feel like i am being buttered up here but i will allow it bc i do love talking abt isekai hehe ( •̀ ω •́ )✧

so for context what made me think more abt isekai as a genre was finishing the main story chapters of saving my sweetheart, which i think is really strong for the first two thirds and then loses it in the last third for reasons i will explain shortly

and i've had this issue w other isekai/regression manhwa (i pr much lump these together under the isekai umbrella even though it is not technically the same thing) where things are just too easy, one that comes to mind off the top of my head is i shall master this family, which has great art and i like that it's less focused on romance but i ended up getting bored bc the protagonist just. never loses. she can always use her past life experience to perfectly predict what will happen and completely curbstomp whoever her opponent is.

"but isn't that the appeal of an isekai??" you may ask and you would be INCORRECT, yes the wish fulfillment element of isekai is about getting a do-over, but more than that my favorite thing abt the genre is how it plays with expectations and the idea of fate/any kind of higher power that decides how things are "supposed" to be. and oftentimes this force is an active character and antagonist. i've seen several manhwa now where the characters essentially have to beat "god" in order to get their happy ending. there are no predestined endings and true love is the love you make with the person you choose, not someone who is chosen for you. soulmates are made, not created. these are all themes that are extremely important to me and why i think isekai as a genre works so well. i'm someone who LOVES tropes - as tv tropes always says, Tropes Aren't Bad. isekai plays with tropes like i used to play with my dinosaur toys. it's supposed to be self-aware, it's supposed to subvert expectations, it's supposed to be fun and genre savvy and meta. it's really a treat for people who care a lot about the mechanics of storytelling.

the working isekai formula relies on establishing the wish being fulfilled - why is this person being reincarnated? and the answer to that question generally determines how the story first plays out, which is typically one of two ways, where the female lead either has to claw her way up through obstacle after obstacle, or the female lead is immediately welcomed and loved in her new life (but often there is still some underlying conflict that keeps her from being at ease and embracing Happily Ever After, such as her knowledge of what's "destined" to happen in the future). the latter is more of a hurt/comfort trope usually following a depressing first life. in either case, at the beginning the female lead can rely on her insider knowledge to score some wins early on, but the essential key is that there comes a point where her past knowledge means nothing anymore because the story has changed too much. and usually there will be an additional twist as well. this is to keep things from being too easy for the female lead, because even in a revenge story, it's not actually satisfying to watch someone win over and over with no meaningful conflicts. the archvillain's daughter-in-law also has a female lead who seemingly never misses, but the difference is that she thinks her father-in-law is planning to kill her so his son can remarry the royal princess (divorce is illegal), and honestly at this point in the story without spoiling anything that still seems like a reasonable fear. so the story isn't boring because you have this conflict of interests, she's attached to her new family but also knows she needs to be dead for her father-in-law to accomplish his overall goal. i shall master this family doesn't seem to have that extra layer, everything just goes her way.

saving my sweetheart does a great job with challenging the female lead for the first ~90 or so chapters and then in the last third, i swear literally every single obstacle is squashed before you can even start to worry about it. including the main looming death flag introduced at the very beginning of the story. it just no longer matters at a certain point. and obviously as readers we know that these types of stories will work out in the end, but for some reason this story decided that the characters should know that, too. in the third act. they literally solve things by showing multiple characters the future. sorry but if the main characters already know it's going to be okay... why am i here exactly lol it was like the story said yeah yeah you know what it's gonna be like huh??? what a baffling choice

and it's dangerously easy for stories that use gods as major players to eliminate any real challenge for the main characters because they literally have the power of god and anime on their side. there has to be some excuse why whatever divine power can't just stomp the bad guys with a giant foot monty python style. it's also just.... less satisfying for a story to have the Ultimate Objective Good on the side of the main characters. Good is often Boring. i liked how flirting with the villain's dad portrayed its god as more human and flawed, like a greek god.

what really left a bad taste in my mouth by the end of saving my sweetheart was that fate was never against them in the first place, it was the villain who upset the balance, and the two Good gods just give the main characters the answers because fuck it, you all know how it's gonna turn out anyway, who are we kidding. there's an especially laughable moment at the end and this will be a spoiler, but when a major character has to go to the land of the dead at the end to persuade another character to come back to life, this character worries bc in the happy future he originally saw, he wasn't in it. and for a split second you think there's going to be a nice message because the major character says smth like "i can't guarantee the future but i know we would be less happy without you in it" BUT THEN the goddess literally just fucking SHOWS the dead guy the future with him in it to prove it will all be fine and i am still not over it because WHAT WAS THE POINT THEN, what was the point of any of it, no one had to be uncertain for a single fuckin second because yknow power of god and anime

and i feel like an insane person bc everyone else was just like "this felt kinda rushed" but i had this whole rant built up inside me lmao i am aware i'm too into this genre but i think there's interesting parallels you can make here to like, christian media and why it's boring...

[langernameohnebedeutung]

I'm not trying to start on you, but the only one of the 'creepy guy' characters I'm familiar with is the Big Bang Theory guy, and he's only presented as non-threatening because of the historical emasculation of Jewish men. It's his perceived femininity that allows him to be gross without repercussion, not the privilege of his masculinity. (Once again, I'm not trying to start an argument, sorry if it seems that way)

No, that is probably a fair point that I didn't think of!

As a gentile + with a lot of specific cultural barriers when it comes to portrayals of Jewish people, I will not and I CAN not make a determined statement on this simply bc it's not something I'm very knowledgeable in regards to. (In fact, I only learnt that this was actually a stereotype about Jewish men a few months ago in a post about how parodies of Ben Shapiro often invoke this narrative.) So this is especially hard for me to have an educated opinion or valuable take on bc my memory of watching that show in my teens is very blurry and I never watched it with that stereotype in mind to look out for and analyse the show in regards to.

Though (leaning very far out of the window just from what I remember on the show and my framework for how stereotypes work) it also feels like a bit of a chicken-egg question that I really cannot answer:

Is the character presented that way BECAUSE he's Jewish (a lot of aspects of the way Howard was written, like other running jokes about his mother or his allergies, definitely feel like they're coming from that point: They decided to 1) write a Jewish character AND then 2) wrote a bunch of antisemitic jokes to go with that)

OR was the jumping-off point that they were making a show about a group of male characters who fail to live up to standards of masculinity - and BECAUSE of this historical and cultural portrayal of Jewish men, they felt like it would be funny to make one of them Jewish (and to be clear, I don't think it's necessarily or even just likely just either of these options, they probably both play into different aspects of the development of this character, - and quite frankly, I doubt the jumping-off point was/is a particularly relevant question in comparison to the general impact of doing this in a show that is/was as successful as the big bang theory.)

It is definitely a very different portrayal from the way e.g. How I Met Your Mother portrayed (and excused) the actions of Barney Stinson. Because one of them works, as you say, through emasculation - "if you're not a real man, you're not a real threat to women, so it's funny and we should feel sorry for these guys secretly filming hot women in their own house" (e.g. Penny's Evul boyfriends, the foils to Leonard's Nice Guy, being portrayed as very masculine and actually threatening).

Meanwhile, How I Met Your Mother didn't work that way - Barney Stinson was definitely portrayed as Cool and his predatory behaviours were not just as excused as him being harmless, it was glorified as him having "game" or "flirting strategies" and irl, men actually felt inspired by him and while stuff like the Play Book were partially tongue-in-cheek, the idea was that "it's okay because it works and is funny and the women who fall for it probably have it coming BECAUSE they fall for it and Barney is considered hot and masculine - so women are probably into it." For example, when I graduated, my year literally had a How I Met Your Mother motto and like...half the guys in my year would try to emulate Barney Stinson and quote him and quote the Bro Code or other stuff from the show and misogynistic stuff he said. And while people also loved to quote Sheldon back then, it came from a different place and not so much one of admiration.

Though, I feel compelled to point out that on the "how does this portrayal treat women" bottom line, we always end up at "it's okay to treat women badly to get what you want"

Also, an extra note for context, I would also point towards the '90s and the 2000s generally having a very different attitude regarding what media at the time considered funny and what was considered predatory - they were at a very specific point in tv and movie history in terms of a) what they could portray and talk about and b) the public conversations at the time on matters like consent and dating and sex.

Like, at this point we can almost speak from the "historical context" because mindset changed so much since then - you see this on a lot of shows, e.g. if you follow me, I'm rewatching House right now and it's very prominent there and while I never watched Friends, I know there is a lot of discourse happening there and I remember watching Buffy being genuinely surprised when in one episodes, they called out a group of nerds (!) for being insane fucking predators.

And that's not even just something to do with men and women and gender but just generally, a lot of things that we talk about today and that we make progress talking about in terms of consent and sexual autonomy were really not something that was part of the major discourse - and this was actually why I considered the addition that "women in the 2000s cartoons (!) acted creepy in a way men couldn't so it's all a different-sides-of-the-same-medal kinda thing!" rather disingenuous:

Because...men in 2000s films and shows definitely got away with acting like fucking creeps - and women too - and that didn't take "privilege of masculinity" or anything, it just took it being the 2000s. (Privilege of masculinity was the insane degree to which characters like Barney Stinson were idolised for this)

[thechargrey]

Let's talk boxes in honor of next ep and things I want to see!!

But more importantly let's also talk triangles bc as we know god dropped a box and it split in two and that's how we got triangles!

The triangle is the strongest shape. Any weight placed on them is evenly distributed on all sides. You can't have a wobbly stool or table if it has 3 legs. So we need to be thinking about all of our 3 legged stools.

The coaches Roy/Ted/Beard: they cover each others flaws. Roy has the most experience with football, beard has the most knowledge of strategy, and Ted has the most knowledge of coaching. This episode we're gonna see them start really working together. Up to this point this season we've seen Roy and Beard at the whiteboard, but without Ted it's lead them to failure. Not anymore!

Diamond dogs Beard/Ted/Higgins: it would be a weird episode to finally pull Roy or Trent into the fold, but a great episode to have some good diamond dog screen time!

Three aces Jamie/Dani/...and Colin?: from two aces to three, I want to see an opportunity for Colin to finally shine as he's more comfy in being seen. But any other player suddenly working as ace would also be a great opportunity to showcase in this episode.

Friendship power Roy/Jamie/Keeley: A trio I'd love to see working together at last. Keeley's moved on and Roy/Jamie are finally friends and this could mean that these three actually have a chance to be bffs finally. (And even if you want the ship, them being friends first is still really good/important)

Pub friends Baz/Paul/Jeremy: a great opportunity to explore the dynamic between our pub friends again, and to find out what was going on with that 4th friend/romantic interest Baz tried to pull unto the fold.

But there's more bc we also have love triangles that might start popping up this episode: Roy/Keeley/Jamie, Jack/Keeley/Roy or Jamie, Rebecca/Boatguy/Ted, Ted/Trent/Rebecca (okay maybe a little wishful thinking on this one), Ted/Beard/Jane (at least in Jane's mind) but you get the picture. Any number of love triangles could be explored.

Onto boxes!

Thinking outside the box: obviously this is going to be a big part of this episode, it's even in the description. We're gonna see the new triangle strategy operating in which each player gets supported by two others and it's gonna cause everyone to change the way they're thinking about football.

Other characters may have to implement extra creativity as well, perhaps Keeley will have to dive into some new strategies for making her company successful. We know Sam will be doing something simialar with his restaurant since that's in the description.

The box as tradition: boxes are big symbols of keeping traditions the same. So with the triangle being important leading into this episode, this episode may also be about challenging/breaking traditions. Some traditions to pay attention to:

Pink boxes of biscuits: both bc this is a literal box, but also bc it's a tradition for Ted to bring these to Rebecca every morning. Will we see this suddenly change somehow? Will Ted forget to bring them, or perhaps he begins to bring them to others as well?

Believe sign: is this the episode in which all the teammates make new believe signs as a new tradition, to represent the type of belief they need?

Diamond Dogs: diamonds are also box shaped, and the diamond dogs are a tradition since Ted began, perhaps we see this tradition change somehow...

Other boxes to look out for might be moving boxes (I hope not!), if Ted starts trying to move back to Kansas or at least thinks about it. But also press boxes or private boxes at the games. And of course the gender/sexuality boxes with which society places all of us.

[rodolfoparras]

It's so nice to hear that you're feeling better and meds have been working properly! That's great news <3

Also yes I so agree that Price would be into My strange addiction and that he'd randomly drop strange stories and facts. And that feels like such dad/old man thing to do as well.

As for my oc, I don't mind sharing because I love him. Ok slight oversharing moment but I had childhood very similar to Ghost's (and he is my favourite actually but you wouldn't know it because of how much I talk about Price) and I wanted to incorporate that into my oc's story and add some extra angst just cause I love angst. Also I have no knowledge of like actually military stuff so 😭

Short summary: He ran ran away from his abusive home and ended up trapped in a gang. His older brother risked everything to save him and get him out of the gang and he ended up discharged. Ace (that's his callsign) ends up joining military to honour his brother's wish and because he feels guilty for robbing his brother of his dream.

He's absolutely little shit who doesn't listen to anyone and refuses to acknowledge his trauma and him Ghost meet and they end up bonding about going through very similar things. Ace mostly does undercover missions and during one, Ghost ends up saving his life after which Ace gets very attached to him.

Him and Ghost have this will they won't they thing going on and they are very similar as people which makes it very difficult to discuss their feelings. Plus Ace uses his work as coping mechanism and constantly pretending to be someone else and going undercover is his way of running away from his feelings. And he has really bad depersonalisation (among other things) because of it.

Oh and he's covered in tattoos because he was goth before going into military (he still kind of is) but also because he uses them to cover up scars left from abuse and sh.

That's was a long ramble I'm sorry, I'm a writer and literature student so being asked to talk about my writing gets me so excited

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Thank you sm sugar! I’m just happy I can write and talk and think about price without feeling like shit 😭

First of all I love love love the depth around Ace’s background(badass name by the way) and I can totally see ghost as someone compatible with him, i genuinely think ghost needs someone who he can open up about his trauma without freaking the person out I love soap but I think someone like ace would be a very good support system also I kind of love that it’s a will they won’t they thing and that he’s running away from his feelings by going undercover bc imagine ghost being out and about trying to find ace and ace is pretending to be someone else, and ghost doesn’t seem to recognize him so they flirt back and forth and ace is mad bc it doesn’t seem like ghost is recognizing him and on top of that ghost is flirting with someone else (well technically it’s ace but u get the point djdj) and when they’re alone ghost acknowledges that it’s ace either by whispering in his ear before a kiss or something similar 🏃🏻‍♂️

And no don’t apologize sugar!! I loved listening to it your character seems very very very cool I genuinely loved listening to his background, his and ghost’s relationship and the work he does in the army 🫶🏻

[anendtopursuit]

here's some questions spam!

what do you think is the best joke in tgwdlm? which nightmare time episode is the strongest? would you vibe with any of the lords in black? opinion on webby? favorite character introduced in black friday? some people have said that the youtube version of nerdy prudes must die gets fanservice-y with its hatchetverse references - what're your thoughts? which hatchetverse couple is the most transgender in your eyes?

here ends the question spam

YEAAAA QUESTION SPAM I LOVE QUESTION SPAM!!! my laptop is currently updating and therefore i feel no shame doing this instead of my dissertation LET'S GOOO

best joke in tgwdlm? - augh, a hard one. idk if it's the BEST but i always lose it at the hivemind breaking out of unison and having to stop and find their notes/re-harmonise after not your seed (i've been there... SO many times)

strongest nightmare time episode - ok this is the part where i admit i am VERY behind on nightmare time and have only seen a few in random orders - my favourite of the ones i've seen is abstinence camp, though. i think it's a rlly strong, relatively self-contained story, and ofc i'm always down for a friday the 13th parody lmao. boy jerry and girl jeri are my little freaks and i love them (and ofc peter and steph my beloveds)

vibing with the lords in black? - i love all of them an unreasonable amount and would LOVE to hang out, honestly. i never stop singing so pokey would probably be fun company, and wiggly won my heart immediately since i LOVE possessed/evil toys (if the url wasn't a dead giveaway for that) and green is one of my fav colours. but honestly any of them!!! they're deliciously evil and i would love to chill (and then regret it when i inevitably face their torment BUT THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR FUTURE ME!)

opinion on webby - i haven't seen a ton of her but i think she's really cool, both conceptually and in the execution i have seen! i love how the visions she gives hannah are contextualised and start making sense slowly as you work through the show (which it took me AGES to figure out, admittedly, because i'm either eerily good or absolutely terrible at recalling dialogue, and fsr her prophecies always fell through my brain like a sieve)

favourite character introduced in black friday - i'm disqualifying wiggly bc we've established i love him already - honestly, it's a tie between linda monroe (one word: MOTHER) and ethan green (aka the sweetest motherfucker in hatchetfield, holy shit). i find both of their characters super compelling and also i'm very bisexual about both of them so !!!

were the npmd hatchetverse references fanservicey? - i mean... yeah? i don't super mind though, fanservice isn't inherently a bad thing. i do wish there was some way to watch a pro shot of the show as it was on stage instead (i Lost My Mind when i found out the gerald part was originally my favourite little freak boy jerry), but i've heard through the grapevine that there's apparently a way to get your hands on a digital ticket recording as a bonus feature or smthn similar, which is good enough for me. so whilst i do think they came on a little strong in some sections (particularly hatchet town), overall i didn't mind - the smaller call-backs don't really harm the show at all if you don't get them (e.g. richie's joke abt peter looking like the homeless guy downtown is still a funny jab without the knowledge of who exactly that homeless guy is and how he's related to peter) and for fans who have been waiting for years, it's an extra little reward. i've seen some people be incentivised to watch the previous shows so they'd understand the audience's reaction to certain lines, too, so there's that. tl;dr it is a LITTLE much sometimes but i don't personally mind it and thought they were all fun

most transgender hatchetfield couple - oh you are SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE, i LOVE transgenderifying characters. i think lautski (peter/steph) feel very explicitly-queer gen z t4t, if that makes any sense, but i wouldn't be me if i didn't at least mention my quietly-queer first loves paulkins (paul/emma). they're like the chill trans elders (as in the community title, not in reference to their age lmao they're like 30) to lautski's spitfire trans youth. if that makes literally ANY sense

my laptop has great timing and has now finished updating (!!!) so i must return to the trenches of university coursework but this was VERY fun thank u

[godmademewithoutarms]

what's tlc? :)

Omg my beloved friend Strawberry I am so glad u asked ☆(ゝω·)v

Read more in place because uh. I wrote a bit much an don't want to take up everyone's dash. Anyways, under the cut is my definition of what tlc is + some other tidbits.

TLC, abbreviation of 'The Lunar Chronicles', is a book series that was published from 2012 to 2015 (so like, 10 year's old) created by Marissa Meyer, one of my favorite authors. She just happens to be the author that restarted my love of reading.

The wikipedia definition of tlc (because I am lazy and have no idea how to properly summarize the novels without infodumping and spoiling it all) says 'Set in a futuristic world inhabited by various species and creatures, tensions are rising between Earth and its former colony Luna, while both attempt to manage an ongoing pandemic.'

The four books names correlate with the names of 4 of the main characters (Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter, in chronological order). There are also two extra books (Fairest book 3.5, and Stars Above book 5) but that's besides the pointm Cinder is our main main character, and each book mostly focuses and properly introduces us to the girl on the title while still managing to keep with with our other characters.

It has a loveable cast, space, war, politics (I mean I guess??), romance, friendship, no love triangles, royalty, etc etc. However the title of science fiction and the science of the book (aka how living on Luna and all of that works) has been questioned by my slightly upset former science teacher who is in my book group. Because I convinced the teacher running the group to let the group read tlc, which I was joking about because she hated tlc but that's a story for a different ask lmao.

Anyways personally, my favorite characters just so happen to be Jacin and Winter, which is funny because 13-14 yr old me hated Jacin during my first read. I don't even remember why, however Winter has always been my favorite (again, a story for different ask) (I could just rant and rant about what I love about these books).

I mentioned that Craig and Tweek kinda remind me of them, but they have some similarities that just clicked in my little au conjuring brain. Tweek reminds me of Winter in the way of how they're both kinda weird, Tweek is more erratic and panicky whereas Winter is more floaty and whimsical. However some of the things Winter says does remind me of things Tweek would say, maybe this one is just me though.

As for Craig, he gives me Jacin vibes. They both got that stoic, asshole-ish who's only softer around their lover vibe. That's mainly why I made the post.

That being said that was just a silly thought I had, idk if it'd turn into an actual au that'd be wild and tedious lmao. It's a nice thought tho. Anyways if u like multiple part romance filled fantasy books based off fairytales (with a bit not properly thought out science fiction according to my science teacher) than I suggest reading it. I should mention that tlc was the first thing MM every published (to my knowledge).

If u would like to read one of her books bc her writing is blatantly clear in all of her books (/posi) but tlc seems too much to tackle, she has two standalones, a trilogy, a duology, and one of those books w/ multiple authors. I do believe one standalone is getting another book but idk if it's a second part or just in the same universe.

[adragonsfriend]

I’m going to go off about this because it’s one of the things that has most deeply complicated my relationship to fandom over the years.

I am often disappointed/horrified by the section of fandom that looks at characters who go though some something bad and decides that they have to have gone though the worst possible version of the bad thing every time, every day, every second of their existence was suffering.

Don’t get me wrong—there are absolutely situations like that, and they can exist in fiction—

But when that’s the only reaction, and when it deliberately ignores cannon evidence* to imagine a character as just a bucket of angst and nothing else, it ignores a lot of complexity and implicitly supposes that whatever trauma/abuse/etcetera happened in canon wasn’t “bad enough” to justify either the the character’s reaction to it, or the audience’s potential sympathy for the character.

*I’d like to note the caveat that often people write, especially fanfic, projecting situations they actually experience onto characters as a way of processing or having characters who are like them. This is incredibly valid, and the fics I’m addressing are ones that specifically do not give me that impression.

Whether it’s just gratuitous angst and violence for no reason, or a conscious idea of “well if they’d just suffered more obviously then I could understand—”

The way this manifests with Anakin is typically either supposing that when he was enslaved he was constantly like, physically on the edge of death from beatings or starvation (as though simply the knowledge of the chips and the psychological impact of slavery we are shown in the movies isn’t “bad enough” to impact him for the rest of his life). Or it happens by adding physical or sexual abuse to Palpatine’s grooming (as though isolating Anakin from everyone who loves him and his own values isn’t “bad enough” to be considered a serious form of abuse).

These depictions can and—because they are stories real people have—should be done well. But adding things like that has to also mean committing as a writer to making it a real focus of the story, and including a lot of complexity and deep understanding of the suffering involved. Just adding extra as a cherry on top doesn’t work.

On a writing level, it typically leads to character bashing because author and readers are forced by an overly simple narrative to see one character as a paragon of suffering and everyone else as both evil and stupid (I’m looking at Star Wars, marvel, Harry Potter, lucifer, and so on).

On a real level, it invalidates people’s actual suffering by implying that it isn’t bad enough to evoke sympathy or to have a lifelong impact. It’s all the toxic positivity of “oh well you could’ve been hurt worse so does what you actually went through even matter? Just get over it,” but delivered implicitly in a nice little box labeled “fandom.”

Also, looking at the figures typically granted what I will call “paragon of suffering” status, it’s almost always conventionally attractive cis white men, (Anakin, Obi-Wan, and to go outside of SW, Tony Stark, Loki, Lucifer, basically if there’s a fandom you can name the character) indicating that this pattern is acting according to our larger societies racial and gender biases (bc of course) and not according to actual demographics or even cannon evidence.

What makes adding gratuitous abuse/trauma/violence without complexity an attractive idea for people who have not actually gone through it…well I’m not fully sure, but it’s a voyer’s interest (and not in the fun way), it’s not helpful or educational, and unfortunately, it works to draw people in. It worked on me all the time in middle school, it worked on me last year in my first few months of being in the SW fandom.

It’s possible I’m just uniquely fucked up, but I doubt it.

I think maybe it’s sating the urge that brought audiences to the Colosseum and filled the stands of the Boonta Eve Classic. Admittedly, writing fucked up things is much better than watching bloodsports, but it’s still that same urge to witness suffering without experiencing it oneself.

If I were feeling poetic—and when am I not—I would look at that desire for suffering not our own, that schadenfreude, and I would call it the dark side.

Tldr; what OP said: comparing characters trauma to others or to themself is useless and leads to bad outcomes

"Obi-Wan suffered more than Anakin"

self-righteous bitch with an ego only recognizes the suffering of people who cope in socially acceptable ways

"Anakin suffered more than Obi-Wan"

morally questionable bitch with low self esteem trying to bring other people down a few pegs to make themselves feel better

"Suffering isn't a contest. It is impossible to compare Obi-Wan's and Anakin's suffering."

The only acceptable statement.

"I agreed with the previous statement purely in order to get people's attention for when I immediately make it into a contest again."

the worst kind of bitch there is 🖕

[bumblingbabooshka]

And I don’t want your pity - I just want somebody near me.

[cakeandpi]

there’re some songs - popular songs - that i’ve only known as vague mumbling sounds that, when i come back to listen to them years later, i realize there are actually words, like it wasn’t some weird in-joke among people that this ‘vague mumble song’ became popular because everyone else could understand the words, but between me and my hearing and the singer’s awful enunciation, “take these chances” became “da de dan ses”

this might explain part of why i prefer subs and why i have a tendency to rewatch and rewatch and rewatch the same ten seconds trying to hear just wtf was said when there’s not subtitles

[lucllle]

could i request hcs for somno with Zhongli and Albedo (sep) please?

Ty in advance

OMG yes hi hello !! this took forever but hopefully they came out alright :))

DISCLAIMER: consent is clarified in both of these !!

generel cw: somnophilia, dub con(?)

Albedo cw: consensual drugging, bondage, somno, dub con

zhongli cw: hinted corruption kink, somno, dub con

characters: Zhongli, Albedo x fem!reader (separate)

Zhongli

hcs!

He isn't very likely to wake you up first of all...

Probably would need lots of convincing to be on the receiving end out of embarrassment but would enjoy nonetheless

Honestly you'll wake up feeling really tired bc he goes on for HOURSS

Will obviously clean you up when he's done!! He'll wake you up w/ breakfast and a massage to soothe you

Once you've reassured him enough, he'll literally wear himself out whether or not you wake up

If you do wake up he'll slow down and soothe you for a bit so you don't panic &lt;3

Will finish inside every single time,, why would he waste any of it in the first place?

one shot!

Zhongli liked to think he was a refined gentlemen. Always polite and considerate, especially to his lover. Needless to say, he'd hate to do anything selfish that only satisfied him, right?

He was taken aback when you first suggested the idea to him. I mean, he'd never thought about taking you in your sleep before to your knowledge.

He asked you at least once a day if you were still sure about your suggestion, especially since he had stamina that always blew you away. After about a week or so, the questioning stopped. You were a bit disappointed, thinking that he might've just not been into it. That was fine with you, though.

While you didn't insist on it, you and Zhongli discussed that unless you took your statement back, he had your consent. Therefore, your offer always stood in case he were to decide he wanted to take you up on it.

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" I'm sorry dear, but I'll arrive late tonight. Please don't stay up waiting for me, alright? I know how you tend to be. "

Zhongli reassured you it'd be alright to go to sleep without him before he left for work, and you took his advice.

You made sure to take a warm bath before going to bed, using his favorite scented soap and shampoo. You were sure he'd give you lots of praises for it, especially since you decided to put on his favorite nightgown too.

It was a simple white colored gown with lace, you weren't sure why he liked it so much. Nevertheless, it was comfortable and made you feel good.

You went to bed, being none the wiser of what was bound to happen.

Zhongli gently knocked on the bedroom door, and he slowly opened it when he got no response.

" Sweetheart, I'm- oh... " His volume fell to a whisper when he saw you asleep on the bed, gently smiling. He shed his extra layers, stripping down to his undergarments before sitting at the edge of the bed. He looked down at you fondly before laying down beside you.

He wrapped his arms around your waist, putting your head to his chest. He took note of your pleasant scent, then looked down at you closely. He could feel his face flush when he saw you in his favorite nightgown.

Zhongli favored this gown in particular because of its simplicity, as well as the way the color white made you look so angelic. On a more sexual note, it turned him on because of the thought that he was somehow ruining your purity. He never expressed this thought with you, though. At least not the specifics.

He thought back to the past two weeks, where he made sure you were positive about your 'suggestion'.

He swallowed before letting one of his hands travel downward, gripping onto the fat of your ass while his other hand gripped the back of your head gently.

He was hesitant, but it turned him on more than he thought it would. Before he knew it, he was on top of you with your legs over his thighs. He rubbed at your clit ever so slowly, caressing the side of your thigh with his free hand.

Zhongli watched your face carefully while his hand travelled lower, prodding two of his fingers into you. He pushed them in carefully, making sure that you didn't stir too much.

He looked down at his slick covered fingers, then back at your cunt. The thought that you were so aroused because of him, even while asleep, turned him on incredibly.

He leaned down, his chest pressing onto yours while he kissed your forehead. He backed away for a moment, taking off his boxers and taking his girth in his hand.

He stroked himself to full length, pulling your nightgown midway up your stomach while staring down at you.

He held his breath while positioning his tip at your entrance, spreading your folds with it. He inhaled sharply before pushing into you, going slowly as to not wake you up.

His thighs tensed up as soon as he bottomed out, eyebrows furrowing while he held still for a few moments.

Zhongli gripped your thighs tightly, beginning to slowly thrust in and out. He breathed in and out shakily, trying his best to not wake you. You seemed so peaceful like this, yet he was a flustered mess above you without your knowledge.

Zhongli leaned in close, hiding his face in the crook of your neck while grinding against you. It was so sensual, which had him weak in the knees.

He started to leave a trail of kisses down your neck, occasionally biting down gently. He savored the moment for a few minutes before flipping you over onto your stomach carefully. He pushed himself back in almost immediately, yearning for more of your warmth.

He pressed his knees onto the bed at the sides of your legs, fisting the sheets beside your head. He bit onto his lip, starting a slow yet firm pace.

He cursed under his breath, the sound of skin slapping against skin making you stir in your sleep. He didn't care much for you waking up at this point, but he would prefer not waking you up.

Zhongli pressed his head in the crook of your neck, wrapping his arms around your torso. He pulled you close, slightly lifting you off the bed. He sped up, gripping onto one of your breasts.

It didn't take very long for him to get close to his release. He sucked in his breath, speeding up his pace.

He finished inside you with a shaky breath, riding out his orgasm with slow, gentle thrusts.

He pulled out, flipping you onto your back again. He was still hard, but there was no reason to limit himself to one round, is there?

Albedo

hcs!

Albedo has always given off switch vibes to me so he wouldn't mind you being the one doing things to him <33

He's very kinky so literally almost anything is on the table as long as it isn't too gross

He loves tying you up so he has rope especially for that, but he likes being restrained too sometimes !!

Normally tries not to be too noisy in bed but if he's the bottom and being overstimulated....

slight humiliation kink? i imagine he'd get embarrassed if he's restrained but that'd turn him on more

He doesn't care much about whether he wakes you up or not, I feel like he'd be more curious of how much he could do to you without waking you up more than anything

When he's on the receiving end he still could care less on whether or not he wakes up during it

one shot!

Albedo brought it up to you during an open discussion, and the two of you concluded that either one of you could do whatever you desired to each other, whenever.

Your sexual life with Albedo was definitely... intense, to say the least.

Both of you were open to having sex while under the influence, or (consensually) drugged. The two of you were very open in your relationship, so there wasn't much that was off limits between the two of you.

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You slipped a sleeping pill into Albedo's coffee, making sure it dissolved before serving it to him with a knowing smile.

" Here you go. Are you going to finish this experiment soon? "

" Not yet. I still have to plan a model out. Oh, thank you. "

He smiled when he took note of the coffee, taking it into his hands and sipping at it.

" 'Bedo, can't you come to bed soon? At least until I fall asleep. "

Albedo turned to you, letting out a small sigh before downing the rest of his coffee.

" Alright. I suppose it wouldn't hurt. "

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Just as you had planned, he started to doze off a bit in your arms. You ran your fingers through his hair, occasionally kissing his face. It wasn't long before he melted completely, succumbing to slumber.

You smiled to yourself, slithering your way out of his grasp before stepping away from the bed entirely. You went to the drawer where Albedo stored the rope the two of you used from time to time, bringing it into the bedroom.

You contemplated how to tie him up while undressing him, but you soon just settled on tying his hands to the headboard, and his feet to the end of the bed. This way, he was spread out and vulnerable to you.

You took his soft member in your hands, starting to stroke it gently. You knew he'd wake up during soon, since normal medicine didn't work too well on him. That was fine with you, though. You could work fast.

When Albedo was on top, he normally didn't let you see how much you affected him, but you knew better than to doubt it. Even when asleep, he got hard a little too easily.

You thumbed at the tip, spreading his precum all over the top of his shaft. Then, you wrapped the rest of your fingers around it, using a little bit of your own spit for lubrication. Moving your hand up and down slowly, you admired the little noises that he emitted in his sleep.

You lapped at Albedo's tip, feeling his thighs tense up under your grip. You always admired their milkiness, and now you got to mark them up however you pleased.

You dragged your tongue along his shaft, feeling him shudder under your touch with a sigh. You looked up at him, watching his eyebrows furrow. It wouldn't be long now until he woke up.

You sat up on the bed, hovering above his length. You saw him open his eyes before dropping down onto him, smiling at the grunt he let out.

Albedo's eyes darted around the room, then at you. He attempted to move his hand, probably to touch you, but he discovered the restraints instead.

" Hah... What've you done while I was asleep?

You brought a finger to his mouth, shushing him with a smile.

" Quiet down. I'll make you feel good. "

Albedo opened his mouth to speak, but he instead let out a moan when you lifted yourself and dropped back down on his cock.

You left a trail of kisses along his jaw, smiling when you felt him turn his head. You backed away to see him biting his lip, holding back his voice.

" 'Bedo, let me hear that pretty little voice of yours. Come on, tell me how good you're feeling. "

Albedo stared at you, furrowing his eyebrows. You placed a thumb into his mouth, forcing it open before you started riding him.

You couldn't help but let out an amused smile when he clenched his fists, pulling against his restraints occasionally. He always loved touching you, so you knew he was getting frustrated. He spoke as soon as you took the thumb out his mouth.

" Please... " He tried to grind himself into you, and you let him do that much. You could tell he was getting closer, so you stopped.

" Please what? "

He practically glared at you, his face flushed. He turned his head away from you, cursing under his breath while trying to move inside you. The ropes didn't allow for much movement, though.

" That's alright if you don't want to talk. "

While this could sound endearing to most, both of you knew that there was something behind those words.

You slowly started up again, trailing your hand to his adam's apple. You felt it bob under your hand whenever he swallowed, which you loved the feeling of.

Albedo suddenly started to tense up, pulling at his restraints frantically. He breathed heavily, letting out small whimpers.

Eventually, he arched his back and froze up, finishing inside of you. You held him close while he calmed down, feeling his chest rise repeatedly.

You started up again, much to Albedo' dismay. He squirmed in place, letting out shaky breaths.

" Hah... wait, wait- I just- "

You could practically hear the panic in his voice when he heard you laugh a bit at his reaction. You sat up, pulling yourself away from him with a smile.

" You're getting so worked up, though. It'd be a shame to stop only because you came one time, right? "

He swallowed nervously, staring at you. Both of you knew it'd be a long night.

[starpeace]

Opinion/thoughts on each of the members of the raid team Cassian's with? I really like that they're all quite different in terms of personality & appearance!

hiii okay i saved this ask bc i wanted to answer it properly. there were a lot of characters introduced in a short span of time so i thought i'd rewatch carefully and put together a few thoughts and guesses on each of them! i also realised while checking their names that they have databank entries with extra canon information, which i've added in brackets in case you want to skip information external to the show

vel sartha - luthen has this line to her—“you wanted to lead? this is what it comes to!”—which i think makes it pretty clear this is her first time leading a mission. that also shows in the way she's a little sensitive to criticism, i think. willing to yell at luthen over changing the plan so late, but doesn't bat an eyelid at lying to the team or the idea that cassian is disposable. not completely subordinate to luthen. she won’t take orders without a fight, and he might not give her much choice, but he is visibly relieved by her “yes”. she has in depth practical & historical knowledge of the area, and consistently refers to the sacred nature of the valley and the river. (databank describes her as “above all else” a survivor, always on the move, willing to sacrifice herself and her relationships for the mission.)

karis nemik - the “soft” one. he fell asleep on watch; the imminent danger of their situation maybe hasn’t clicked yet. states openly he is willing to believe in cassian because he wants to believe in cassian. the model of the garrison was clearly made by him. his contributions to the plan discussion are mainly corrections on minor statistical details, or most obviously when he offers an overly complicated more scientific description of the eye. the others roll their eyes at both his softness and his corrections, but it’s amused in more of a fond way rather than particularly dismissive or callous. (youngest and least experienced member of team confirmed. a gifted astro-navigator.)

arvel skeen - obviously the most experienced rebel. tougher, older, familiar with doing ugly work under big names like saw gerrera. his experience shows in the way he simply states a problem he sees rather than questioning his superior outright. he’s taken something of a mentoring role with nemik but refuses to cover for him, insisting he take responsibility for his own actions. (has spent time in tough imperial prisons and is seeking revenge.)

cinta kaz - the team medic. practical and brisk. gives orders to cassian rather than making requests, offers a quick “apologies” for the lack of pain meds but doesn’t waste time over it. least vocal, especially on the matter of cassian, neither questioning vel’s decision to take him nor supporting it. shares an amused glance with gorn when nemik over-explains. (“cold, steely”, “deceptively young and small”, uses the advantage of people underestimating her to cause maximum damage.)

taramyn barcona - carries heavy weaponry even when not on watch and can sense cassian has “got brass”; battle history? quickest and loudest to question vel. gives cassian the datapad of information to learn overnight. (i was right abt the battle history! he's a defected stormtrooper with “invaluable” inside knowledge. he's chief of operations for the team and plans their strategy.)

lieutenant gorn - their man on the inside. i don’t want to trust him because he has a cape and that’s a bad sign in star wars, but such is the nature of disguise, so i’m giving him a pass. he insists that he, personally, should have been consulted about cassian, and vel agrees. since he’s been here as an imperial for seven years, i'm guessing that he’s the most integral to the mission and has the most on the line. he doesn’t trust cassian because he doesn’t know him, implying he does know the rest of the team pretty well, which is carried through by them not being intimidated by him when he’s angry, and the amused glance he shares with cinta over nemik. vel passes over to him to explain the eye so i’m guessing he’s the only one who’s seen it, and he obviously has a deep appreciation for the spectacle. (nothing particularly we don’t already know except to confirm his appreciation for the native culture of aldhani, not shared with his imperial colleagues.)

of course all this information will be pointless if they’re all dead next week lmao but it’s nice to have and it really confirms the point i made about andor putting the Most effort into every single minor character, especially because the databank confirmed all my guesses so i know i’m not coming up with this stuff from nothing. the only thing that strikes me as odd is that they’re all human but i guess that’s just to match the local population. anyway i love them

[holmes-cringe-compilation]

Hii! It’s great to see that you’re back! I’ve really enjoyed your writing for TGAA characters! Would it be ok to request Sholmes and Barok reacting to their S.O getting hurt and they blame it on themselves?(like Sholmes inventions/something during investigation hurts their s.o and someone hurts Barok’s s.o bc of their association with him?) sorry this is so long!

hiya franziska (love your name omg) ! thanks for the request ! this definitely made me feel a bit sad, but i got some sweets to munch on now to cheer me up lnvbdhehd.... sometimes these 30 something year olds can have an iron grip on your heart. i hope you enjoy !

content warning: includes some mentions of blood and cuts ! especially in barok's part ! also tgaa 2 spoilers in barok's part !

sherlock and barok's s/o gets hurt and blames themselves

sherlock

"pass me that screwdriver, love ?"

"oh yeah, here you go."

the day was spent indoors, you were helping sherlock with another invention of his by giving him the appropriate tools. the blonde was too stuck in his work to realise something.

sherlock had realised that his desk had become cluttered with tools, so naturally he had to get rid of some, giving some to you to mind for a while.

a soldering iron was being used, sherlock told that you should be careful around it and never poke at it without the proper knowledge on how to use it. you nodded and squinted at the thing he was soldering.

you leaned back in your chair, arm resting comfortably on the edge of sherlock's desk. you closed your eyes until you felt a sharp, burning sensation in your forearm. turns out sherlock had misplaced the soldering tool and placed it right beside your arm. hissing through your teeth, sherlock noticed and gasped.

"oh dear heavens ! i do apologise my dear.. here, let me-" the blonde whisked you to the sink in the kitchen, leaving you with your arm underneath the running tap for a second as he fished out the first aid kit.

"oh dear, i'm so sorry.. it's all my fault for not looking where i was putting it !" sherlock almost wailed, hearing your winces of pain as he treated you damn near brought him to tears. after he bandaged your arm, he grabbed you in a big hug, kissing your head and stroking your hair.

by now the pain had gone away a bit and became more easy to deal with. though you felt sherlock's gaze pierce through your skull. you might want to check on him... he might be worse than you.

this was the first time you got hurt by something he did, and it was the absolute worst. he never attempted to go back to his project for the rest of the day he was that worried.

"uhm... sherlock, are you alr-"

"it was all my fault ! i'm truly horrible, aren't i... you poor thing..." he sniffled and hugged you. he just spent the whole evening holding you. you on his lap, it definitely wasn't the worst thing that could happen. you smirked and cuddled into your lover.

hurting you by accident again might result in you being coddled, but in this case he's quick to wrap your injury in bandages and hold you then and there. he lets his evening go by more quieter than expected, but he definitely needed the break, and what other way to spend it with you ?

carefully looks over you if you're doing something that may result in injury. mr overprotective comes out even when you're cutting up produce for lunch as he hugs you from behind.

barok

if he saw you hurt because of him, he'd be so devastated. this man knows the dangers of being in a relationship all too well and has had nightmares about this sort of thing happening. he would absolutely hate it if his nightmare became reality.

barok would take extra care of you if you both were going home and it was quite dark. he's practically stuck to you like a magnet.

it was a particularly cold night in london, barok was taking you home as quick as he could. there was no available omnibuses or carriages so he had to settle on walking with you, secure to his waist with an iron grip, watching every direction like a hawk.

he always kept his rapier on him at all times, just in case he was caught up in an ambush. the sudden breeze made you shiver, barok instinctively hugging you closer to him for warmth. his guard was down and a gunshot rang through the streets, hitting a gas lamp and startling the two of you.

your breaths hitched, wriggling inside barok's grip as he turned around. he let you go, desperately wanting you to be safe and sound.

"run. get home safe," was all he said before more gunshots blasted in your eardrums. you were hesitant, but your flight response kicked in and you ran as far as you could. you didn't turn back but you could hear the sounds of a blade colliding with flesh and choked back a sob, you didn't want barok to die there!

as you were about to hide behind a corner, a bullet whizzed past you, slightly grazing your skin. it was enough to knock you down though, a scream echoing throughout the night. luckily, barok was almost done with the goons.

he eyeballed the one who shot at you and tightened his grip on the handle of his rapier. he ran to them, slashing them in the legs and grabbed their gun, aiming it at them before running back to you.

the blood was oozing through your fingers, you felt faint and gasped for air with tears streaming down your face. barok called your name and knelt down beside you, frantically looking everywhere on his person to try and find something that could block the bleeding. he untied his cravat and wrapped it around your wound, tight enough to soak up the blood.

"love, love listen to me. you'll be okay, you'll be okay." barok had tears now streaming from his face, a rare sight indeed. he never felt such strong emotions in god knows how long. he put his rapier back in its sheath and carried you, rushing to the nearest infirmary, all while he tried to calm you down, telling you that it would be okay and that you would get care immediately.

he'd stay with you until he had to part ways so that you could get the treatment you needed. but you can bet that he'll be there in the waiting room, pacing back and forth with immense guilt pulsating through his veins.

he's the first thing you see when you wake up, holding your hand with a smile on his face, another rarity...

he will buy you new books to pass the time during your stay, sometimes you wake up in the middle of the night to see him sitting beside you, slumped over to the side, book drooping in his grasp and a soft expression on his face. it's the cutest thing ever but if he were to know he would deny it to all hell.

luckily your stay at the infirmary was a short one and got to leave with barok by your side, still holding you close to his side. but this time, his fingers slightly grip into your waist a bit tighter than usual even though it was broad daylight. he would never want anything like that to happen again.

[virgothozul]

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1. Send me a DM about your idea. (Perhaps, at some point I’ll build a form to make it easy and clear, we’ll see). 

You can mention references if you want - It can be for an OC and you have pictures of their design, or there’s a style or posing that inspired you, either in my work or in a Renaissance painting or a movie or idk. If there’s a specific format you’d prefer you can also specify. :)

2. If I take the commission, I may ask for details. Depending on complexity I can send you a rough sketch to approve the intention.

It may happen that I can’t accept a commission. Whatever the reason, don’t feel offended it’s all ok ! You can probably find another artist that will be inspired by your concept :) I’m not here to judge your ideas, we’ll all benefit interacting with content that we feel comfortable around.

3. Payment is sent by Paypal. The pricing is determined according to elements (sketch, color, amount of characters, background, etc), although it can increase depending on the complexity. 

Payment in EUR is preferable for me. If needed, USD is also ok 👍 (I will convert currency to price fairly)

4. Now I get to do the commission ! It may take time considering I’m mostly drawing on my free time ; sometimes for health reasons I can’t draw as much, and other times I can achieve a lot. Thank you for your trust and patience ! 🙏☺️

🦩 Heads up 

I reserve the right to refuse any inquiry for any reason.

Commissions are for personal use. (If you’re unsure you can ask. :) 

Commissioners may not claim the artwork as their own.

If I am unable to complete the work, I’ll refund payment.

Commissioners may not ask for a refund once the commission is complete.

I will take only a couple commissions at a time.

I may use the commission as example in this kind of post. However if you’d like to keep it private, you can mention it in your request.

And if you’re okay with me sharing the artwork publicly on my socials, with or without a specified credit to you, please let me know ! :)

PRICING

Just a note about the meaning of pricing (bc it can be confusing !)

in France, as of January 1st 2023, gross minimum wage is €11,27/h. Besides, it took me all my life of drawing almost everyday and 4 years of art studies to get where I am now in my artistic progression and knowledge. I have also spent quite a bit for my equipment. So Ideally I’d manage to charge at least minimum wage for the time spent commissioning.

⚡️Sketch 

Headshot/Bust : 

1 character €7

extra character €5

Fullbody :

1 character €12

extra character €9

Background & Props : €6-12 depending on complexity

⚡️Colored Sketch 

Headshot/Bust : 

1 character €15

extra character €10

Fullbody : 

1 character €20

extra character €15

Background & Props : €8-16 depending on complexity

(Like said before, prices may vary a bit based on amount of details and refinement etc)

CONTENT

👍 I’m ok with :

OCs

Fanart

Most ships 

Sensuality and artistic nudity

NSFW

Simple backgrounds

🕸 Nope :

Real Persons ships

Extreme gore

Lolicon/Shotacon

Super complex backgrounds or props

>> More notes << 

Be polite please :)

If you’re asking for NSFW or other kind of explicit art : make sure it’s clear somewhere in your bio or your request you’re 18+.

If you want to share reference, for security reasons I won’t click unknown links. Either give the source’s name, @ # or pictures. Thank you !

As for more details about the complex elements : if your idea includes a challenging bit (architecture, weapon, vehicules, …) I can try to do it but yeah.. might not be my most trained area.

My artsyle is usually sketchy, so make sure you’re ok with what I do. Sometimes I experiment and try to get creative, if you see something you like in my artworks, you can ask to have a similar render. I want you to be happy with the result ! 🌻 

> This post may be edited in the future ; categorization, prices, options etc may evolve as I learn from this :) Thank you for reading ! If you have questions please ask 🙌 We can figure this out together <