#bc. heh. people have jobs

[kryptic-krab]

alive i am juggling a millionm things at once

[newtkive]

pixels [newt x reader - modern text au]

ch. 1 - the gc birth

in which two online friends navigate a romance through a minecraft groupchat with their stupid friends

or, newt, the quiet, stoic boy, and y/n, the bubbly girl both curse the world for keeping them apart, but at least they can send each other cute emojis and hope the other doesn't notice their blossoming feelings.

warnings: strong language, mutual pining, none really.

➥ m.list

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notes: hi :p im very new to writing on tumblr (but ive always been a reader) so pls bare w me! and im trying to revert back to being 14 (im 23 lols..) so im revisiting my old favs including the maze runner/thomas (bc i binged the artful dodger and now im obsessed again). there will be non-text chapters in the future as well, when everyone eventually meets. this will be newt focused so enjoy !! also everyone is like a realistic age from 23 to 28

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THE GLADE

[ 7:45 PM ]

alby added minho, y/n, newt, tommy, and gally

alby: Hello, guys.

minho: wtf is this

newt: uhhhh

tommy: hi :3

y/n: so this is why you asked me for my # in private

gally: i didn’t consent to this when i gave you my number

newt: don’t give strange men your number y/n

tommy: oh that’s y/n?

alby: Wait, Newt you had Y/N’s number already??

newt: yea

tommy: o.O

y/n: i gave it to him like two weeks after we met lmao

tommy: SO HE HAD YOUR NUMBER FOR A YEAR AND I DIDNT????

y/n: well he asked and you guys didn’t :p

newt: lmao

minho: ik he smug as fuck rn

not u asking for a girls number lmao simp

newt: stop

y/n: we all talk in discord anyways so i didn’t really think about it

plus you guys are friends irl so idk

it felt kinda weird to insert myself heh

minho: we’ve known you for a year and a half y/n

we play games all the time

call all the time

we even send packages and shit

you’re very much considered our irl friend

y/n: REALLY?? 🥺🥺

tommy: internet friends are real friends 😍❤️

minho: the heart eyes are crazy

but yes dude

newt: of course you’re our close friend. just cuz we live near each other and you’re a bit far away doesn’t mean we don’t adore you

minho: ADORE IS CRAZY LMFAO

but real ig

y/n: AWWWWW YOU GUYS LOVEEE MEEEEEE

hahahahha

HAHAHHAHJFIEKMGOR

I LVOE YOU GIYYYYSSSS IM PUTTING ALL OUR MINECRAFT BEDS TOGETHER LATER

gally: i do not want my bed to be infested by you guys

minho: gally sleeps in the corner

gally: no i dont i sleep in my mansion

y/n: cherry blossom mansion*

gally: and you sleep in a shed

y/n: cherry blossom shed* its pink and that matters.

tommy: love you y/n 😊🥰

y/n: love you tommy <3333

minho: that’s actually nasty stop now

y/n: u mad ur unloved

i love how the gc name is our minecraft town name :((

newt: aw it is

minho: can we talk about why tf this was made when we have a perfectly good discord

alby: I’m done with Discord.

newt: you got your shit hacked didn’t you mate

minho: mate 💀💀

british people so crazy

alby: Yes maybe..

I don’t want to make another.

y/n: or your old ass doesn’t know how to

minho: LMAO REAL

alby: Gonna ignore that. But I am getting too old for it. I have a new promotion at work so that means I won’t have time to play with you guys as much anymore. So I decided to make this groupchat in hopes to talk to you guys more to make up for it :)

minho: every group always has the old head with the job 💀💀

newt: minho admitting he’s jobless

minho: you work at a library be so fr rn

newt: i have an income. you have a room in your grandmas basement. we are not the same.

gally: LMFAOOOOOOO

minho: stfu :////

y/n: AWWWWWWW ALBYYYYYYY

tommy: YAAAY!!!!

im going to text you guys all day

tell you every meal

every thought

every interaction will be meaningful and glorious

newt: you are 24 years old you don’t have to do all that

minho: no fr im turning off my phone if he starts this shit

why not just do it before in the discord ??

tommy: easy access now and i tried before but stopped since no one really replied..

y/n: i say we all do it :D i will too tommy

newt: ok second thought that’s fine

minho: .

gally: that’s wild.

y/n: YAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!! NEWT YOU GO FIRST

newt: first with what

y/n: say what u ate today

newt: didn’t say i’d do it.

tommy: i ate muffin, monster energy drink, and hamburger :3333

you guys next

minho: that’s all you had bro..

y/n: hot cheetos and french fries and coffee :D

minho: ??????? BRO

how are you guys alive

y/n: it's my day off and no class so i just wanna rot in bed and that means no cooking

newt: please eat and drink water.

like for real and document it

y/n: ok wait

there

tommy: yum!

minho: y/n..

newt: cereal does not count

y/n: I DONT HAVE ENERGY TO MAKE ANYTHING OKAY

im a 23 year old broke college student my fridge is bare

newt: alright what do you want?

y/n: wym?

newt: like if you could pick.

minho: that’s so cruel 😭😭 just making her imagine it

i like it go on.

tommy: i want chick fil a

minho: i knew you hate the gays

tommy: I AM THE GAYS?????

y/n: ugh that does sound good

mmmm chickem sandiwh waffle fry I Want that Os mYch

newt: that’s what you would order?

y/n: mmmcm yeahshhhhh

newt: ok

minho: that’s it?

i thought soemthing would happen

tommy: me too

like a spell! magic 🪄

y/n: sigh

my cereal tastes bad now

newt: well it is cocoa puffs.

minho: L cereal

y/n: DTOP SAYING L ITS SO ANNOYITIGJNGGGGG

minho: she so madddd 😂😂 L

newt: you're annoying minho

minho: youre just saying that bc shes saying that

newt: no ive always said it. and i will continue to. youre fucking annoying

minho: who bought you your coffee yesterday

newt: ???

myself

and i paid for yours too

im the one with an income

minho: .

well i didnt think youd remember that well.

newt: it was literally yesterday.

minho: yeah but ur old

newt: IM THE SAME AGE AS YOU

minho: yeah but im 🤗✨ 26 ✨🤗and youre... 26😬😔

tommy: guys stop fighting

newt: we aren't fighting

maybe this gc was a bad idea

tommy: NO!!!!!!!!!

y/n: NOOOO!

tommy: this is like y/n is here w us irl

y/n: awwwwwwwwwwwwwww

minho: no it's not. we would smell a foul stench if she was

y/n: i ahte you sooo bad.

wait there is a knock at my door im scared

newt: answer it

minho: aren't you supposed to say don't open the door for strangers ????

newt: well usually yes

y/n: no im not expecting company

newt: just do it pls

y/n: ok :D

minho: bruh..

i hope she gets robbed and u feel bad forever newt

newt: why would you want that

minho: bc she owes me money

newt: YOU owe ME money

minho: yes but i have a good reason she just wanted robux

tommy: Y/N DONT DO IT!!! I HAVE SEEN DATELINE

y/n: :o....

tommy: Y/N?????????

OH GOD THEY GOT HER

minho: why would she text a silly face if she got got

tommy: clearly its a surprised face

maybe its not her

its like those cut out magazine letters murderers use

y/n: who got me chick fil a!!!!!!!!!!

minho: me

newt: you literally did not

minho: shut up

y/n: newt it was u i see ur name on the receipt

newt: well

y/n: :(

newt: what why are you sad?

minho: im hungry too

y/n: u spent ur money :(

newt: you're hungry are you not?

minho: she's not but i am

y/n: yeah but..

i feel bad you shouldn't have

newt: just eat it or i'll be mad

minho: i think i want red lobster

newt: it's really no big deal y/n

y/n: thank you newt :(((((

newt: you're welcome

go eat and watch ur show or smth

minho: i owuld love to eat and watch a show rn <33 ohhhh im starving

newt: can you shut up

gally: im muting this gc if this means i have to deal with your guys' shit more than usual now.

minho: thank god

newt: good

tommy: good

y/n: good

the food is good too <3

newt: good.

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[pearlymel]

I am embarrassed to ask for more but please take your time 😭😭

Having a low social battery and craving cuddles and Boothill knows batteries like no one’s forkin’ business so he takes care of you all night with suffocating affection 😫😭🥺✋💕

Please do not feel required to do this right away, you did an incredible job with my last request!! I am just craving the affection of a man 😵‍💫

synopsis: cuddles with Boothill bcs life sucks </3

Notes: completely sfw and super short, gn!reader. Don't be embarrassed, it makes me happy that people love my work ♡

You hear Boothill's footsteps thudding with each step as he enters the room, but you don't make the effort to look back at him.

It's tiring, everything is. Repeating the same chore over and over everyday without a meaning to it. Nothing ever feels right anymore. Sometimes you question yourself if this was even real—

"Hey, none of that now." Boothill's rough voice snapped you out of your trance. It's like he can sense when something was wrong from how rotten you looked staying in bed.

He takes his hat off, throwing it on the side before settling down on the bed beside you, the weight of the mattress shifting as wrapped his strong arms around you and pulling you close against him, "There ya go, darlin'. Your personal cuddles have arrived." You feel all too warm that it could make you tear up, with your cheek nuzzling against the smooth surface of his chest.

"I may be not as soft as your smooth precious skin, but i think cuddles work the same." He let out a breathy chuckle on top of your head when he noticed how you were quietly laughing to yourself.

"It's perfect." You make sure to tell him, "i want to eat you, affectionately."

"... I don't need ya breaking your teeth now." You lift your head to look at him, your smile slowly slipping away.

"Is it because i refused your request of eating me?"

"No, silly."

He studies your expression closely, bringing a careful hand to caresse your cheek, for his fingers to brush over your eyelids, "did someone bother you? Because i sure will blow their fudging heads off if i find out." You shake your head at his threat, you know he doesn't joke about these things.

"No, just tired." You whisper back with a tired smile spreading over your face, "you sure you're not pushin' yourself too hard?"

You shake your head again, "just low on social battery, i suppose."

"Heh, need a charge?"

You both went silent, his joke still hanging as you stare at eachother, and seeing his awkward face only made you press your forehead against his chest while giggling.

"Yes, i guess i do need to charge." Boothill's expression softens as he listens to your words.

"You just focus on relaxin' now. I'll be right here when you're done charging up." And his arms tighten up more around you, honestly just what you need.

"Boothill, can you like crush me with all your weight?" You ask, your words muffled against his chest but he hears your request.

"you really are something, darlin'." He mutters gruffly, "askin' me to crush you and then takin' it like a champ." He looks down when he notices you not replying, only to see you blink slowly, like you were on the verge of sleep. He rests his cheek on top of your head before closing his eyes to get the needed rest with you.

[yuansie]

ocean memories : chapter two. made to be a reflection of what each needs,

synopsis. despite the years that have aged you, shaped you into the woman that you are now, the fire in the basin always calms the storm in your mind. you may have changed, but that never will... nor will he. in some aspects, that is.

pairing. rafayel x fem! non mc! reader

warnings. time skip (they're adults now OOPS), talks about mental health but not specified (implied that reader stresses and overworks... a lot), rafayel ooc but not really bc he's a goofy king in here. if there's anything i missed, please let me know!

genres. fluff, a little bit of angst (?)

rating. sfw

w/c. 1.8k

a/n. HELLOOOOOO this is a little later than usual but whateva !! i would like to say that 1. this is not proof read (when will i ever proof read this...) and 2. next chapter the angst will be here FR heh. ANYWAYS ENJOYYYY (i hope)

THE FIRE IN THE BASIN BURNS BRIGHTLY, a sight that always eases the tension in your shoulders. one look at it washes your worries away. you can hear him every time you look at it, the playful tone in his voice telling you that you’re doing a good job, and it fills your entire being with a warmth that comforts you. it’s kind of endearing: the way you always hear his voice, a soft and elegant drawl, in your head whenever your chest seems to tighten, inky thoughts that weigh down in your mind swirling like a disastrous whirlpool that wants to shred you apart before mercilessly dragging you to the depths of the ocean. his voice will ring like a lullaby, shining the sun and dispersing the storm that brews in your head. rafayel washes the anchors weighing down in your chest and your mind away with his own warm storm, and you will always be thankful to him.

maybe he is attuned to your feelings, or maybe it is your mind that plays these tricks on you before you fall victim to its own abyss. in any matter, the truth remains as it is: rafayel is your rock, your haven.

you’re sure that the other lemurians think and feel the same as you.

“miss priestess!” you slowly rip your gaze from the fire and turn, finding a little girl no older than six standing in front of you, pointing at your head. “your coral cir… cir…” the girl flushes in embarrassment, quickly looking away as she mumbles, “cir… circle? no…”

you kneel down, a small smile on your lips as you grab her shaking hands. she looks at you with tear-filled eyes. “is there something wrong with my circlet?” you say the last word slowly, watching as the little girl sheepishly nods her head.

“it is crooked, miss priestess,” she whispers.

letting go, you reach for the coral circlet—made by the hands of the one you serve—that rests around your head, tilting it to one side. the girl giggles, shaking her head. “you have made it more crooked, miss priestess!”

you grin and guide her hands to your head, “can you fix it for me, please?”

with a nod, the little girl adjusts it carefully, beaming when she’s done. “perfect!”

“thank you so much, little one.”

the bells of the temple chime loudly; you get up and grab the little girl’s hand, guiding her to the entrance of the temple. “will you come back tomorrow?” you ask, peering down at her.

she looks up at you with big eyes, “how did you know?”

her response makes you laugh, “i am the god of tides’ priestess. i must know my people.”

the little girl, in awe, says, “i wish to be a priestess to our god, miss priestess.”

“then i will pray for him to see you.”

she brightens, hugging you quickly before running off, twisting back to wave at you. “thank you, miss priestess!” she rounds a corner and disappears into the road that leads back to the city.

the doors of the temple slowly swing shut, the thud echoing loudly in the now empty temple.

“miss priestess sounds endearing… the girl has been seen, but she will not be my priestess. i only need one.”

you tilt your head back, an unamused expression plastered on your face. “what are you doing down here?”

rafayel emerges from behind a pillar and walks closer to you, his two-toned eyes trained on the slight frown on your lips. with his pointer fingers, he gently lifts the corners—you end up smiling. “why must i force a smile on the lips of my priestess?” he pouts, “you should be smiling at me easily.”

“am i not smiling right now?”

the male doesn’t say anything, his lips void of the pout once there, his teasing and playful demeanor gone and replaced by a quiet seriousness. he swipes the pad of his thumb across your cheek before moving to the skin under your eye, his eyes narrowing. “you are tired,” he grumbles, “you work too much.”

“it is my duty to work like this,” you close your eyes and lean into the palm of his hand, “i am your priestess, rafayel.”

he hums, “that is so… but why do you worry more?” his thumb and pointer finger pinch your nose. “i can practically feel when you start to think too much.”

your eyes fly open as you yelp, swatting his hand away. “you—rafayel!”

“what is it that worries you to the point of looking so dreary?”

your shoulders slump. “i thought… i did not think it would be noticeable.”

rafayel scoffs, leaning away from you. “of course i would notice,” he says, “who do you take me for?”

“apologies,” you mumble, leaning forwards to close the space between the two of you again. you melt against him, your head tucked away in the crook of his neck. “it is just…”

“just…?”

you exhale slowly, “there should have been word delivered to me by now.”

“is that what this is about?” he laughs, pushing you away enough for him to flick your forehead. “the deep sea will send something when it is time. you should not worry about this as it is not within your control.”

“i have never gone this long without word from the deep sea,” you say, pressing your palm against the sore spot on your forehead, lips pursed. “it has been more than eight moons since i last heard from it, and it is only a matter of time before the people notice. especially when the last prophecy is about the ceremony—”

“tell them we are in times of prosperity,” rafayel says, “that is the truth, is it not?”

“yes, but—”

“then problem solved!” he grins.

he grins so brightly that whatever it is you wanted to say dies at the tip of your tongue; you stop and stare at him as if you are in a trance, dangerously drawn to him in a way that should not be allowed.

like a moth is to a flame.

“we should go to the surface.”

you slowly blink. “what?”

“let us go to the surface,” he says, reaching down to grab your hands. he intertwines your fingers, and your heart beats a little faster in your chest. “you have not gone to the surface with me in a long time.”

“it cannot have been that long—”

rafayel raises an eyebrow, “it has been twelve moons since you last went with me to the surface.” at your silence, he continues, tightening his grip on your hands the slightest bit, “come with me to the surface,” he lowers his voice to a whisper, as if it is meant to be secret between the two of you, “please.”

he brightens at how your features soften, a smile breaking out on your lips. “who am i to say no to you, my dearest friend?”

“you would be a fool to deny me,” rafayel laughs, deep blue and sunset red eyes glimmering, little specks of molten gold from the fire in the basin swimming in them. “and you are no fool.”

the two of you are like teenagers making your way up to the surface after the city has fallen asleep, giggling and pushing and hushing each other. it is nothing like the first time he went to the surface with you; this time is so different.

“you know,” rafayel glances at you once you both emerge from the water, “this is amusing.”

“how so?”

“because,” he pauses, his fingers brushing against your skin to tuck a strand of your hair behind your ear, “now i drag you along to the surface.” rafayel takes one last look at you and yells, “let us see what new treasures we will find on the sand!”

the way he jumps back into the water, his tail slapping against the surface of the ocean and splashing you with its water, is a silent invitation.

race him, beat him to the island, ask something from him if you win.

you laugh loudly, following him to the beach of the island. given his head start, by the time your tail turns into feet and touch the sand that meets the salty waters, rafayel is proudly standing in front of you, lips curved into a pretty smile, extending a hand out for you to take. your eyes land on his head and you snicker, a hand flying up to your mouth as your shoulders shake. he hoists you up, eyebrows furrowed as he does so.

“why do you laugh?”

you clear your throat, and point at his head. “you have a piece of seaweed on your hair, raf.”

his jaw drops, “i have what in my hair?”

“seaweed!” you cough, trying so hard not to laugh, and point at your head. “it is stuck right here.”

rafayel crosses his arms and looks up at the night sky, quickly glancing at you from the corner of his eye. “take it off for me.”

“what?” you grimace, “i will not do that for you. you are a grown man.” despite the reluctance in your voice, you still reach out towards his purple locks that stick to his head, the color darker than usual.

“you are my priestess,” rafayel looks at you directly, observing your slow movements. “and i am your god. is it not your job to listen to my every word?”

“before you are a god,” you mumble, carefully picking the seaweed from his hair, “you are rafayel, my friend. is that not what you told me long ago?” you throw the green object away, watching it fall onto the sand with a soft thud before looking at rafayel. you can see the little beauty marks on his face, the one on the bottom of his nose and by the corner of his eye. you can see his eyelashes, darker than usual, flutter as he blinks and peers at you with a sort of curiosity in his bicolored irises. the red at the bottom is more of a pink hue, a mix of the pink from a coral he had gifted you once and the red from his flames or the fire that burns in the basin back in the temple.

“you are correct,” he finally says, taking a step away from you. the immediate cold you feel makes you shiver. rafayel sits down on the sand, his legs outstretched, and pats the space next to him. you take your place next to him, resting your head on you shoulder, silently watching the sea in front of you with him. “…i won the race.”

“you did, yes,” you say, “is there something you wish for?”

he breathes in deeply, “i wish for you to not keep your worries to yourself anymore. tell me instead of keeping it inside.”

you hope he doesn’t hear the loud thumping of your heart in your chest. “okay.”

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OCEAN MEMORIES, yuansie 2025

[pestorik]

heh heh heh since you have no notps....would azul source some of his ingredients from the garden kingdom:3?business meeting with the prince

riddle would actually be on better terms with azul than most of the other dorm leader characters, bc riddle does not just see him as a crime boss lol. for one, riddle is just as smart, probably even smarter than azul so azul respects him a lot and wouldnt try to take advantage of him (doesnt stop him from acting like an underhanded prick tho)

riddle cant go swimming in the ocean (saltwater is bad for garden people) but does like the beach so he visits azul a couple times a year. riddle is very busy as garden prince tho so they mostly communicate by phone. however through many years of knowing each other, azul has learned riddle appreciates the art of handwritten letters and switched to writing to make himself look good (schmoozing)

they have a contract in which azul supplies dead fish to the garden kingdom, which they use to improve the health of their soil. in return the garden kingdom supplies most of the restaurants vegetables and herbs (jade and floyd are typically the ones to handle delivery). so azul and riddle arent exactly friends but have a good business relationship.

there would be an episode in which azul is fed up and actually fires floyd. floyd spends the entire episode looking for somewhere more fun to work but finds that most employers are not nearly as tolerant of his working habits as azul. floyd eventually ends up working in the garden kingdom but somehow ends up destroying part of the castle. riddle is so furious that he phones up azul and demands he take floyd back or he will consider floyd's behavior an act of terrorism lmao. obviously azul wants to smooth things over so he sends jade to collect floyd (who ofc gets his job back).

there would be an episode in which azul and riddle are forced to go on an adventure together (maybe theyre stuck in a dungeon or smth idk) but they both usually leave the adventuring to others so neither has much experience. the whole episode is them arguing over whose method they should use to defeat monsters, solve puzzles, escape traps, etc. then they realize both their methods are trash bc magical dungeons dont play by logic or science or any of the rules theyre both used to. they proceed to use violence and nonsense to complete the quest and decide they never want to go on another adventure again.

[flowerakatsuka]

Do you have a fave hesokuri au or skit au and have you kuroba’d them 👀

HI EVAN, THANK YOU SM FOR THE ASK!!! 😊✨

and yes, i do!! a few actually, heh. i've talked a little bit about the youkai & denki mystery aus i have for kuroba before and i really love those, but i think my favorite might actually be their royalty / prince au. which i haven't really talked about before so uh. i hope you don't mind, but i'm gonna use this as a excuse to ramble about it.

i'll put my infodumping under a cut bc it might get long, but here's their designs for the au. 🤭

SO. kuroba comes from a commoner household, but because their grandfather was the royal gardener to the matsuno family and they acted as his apprentice, they've basically lived their entire life on the castle grounds in spite of their status. they've gotten to meet and come to befriend quite a few people of a higher social status than them, the most notable being the 2nd prince of the matsuno royal family, karamatsu.

they first met as children, when karamatsu ran away from his caretakers to hide in the gardens and cry by himself. kuroba had been helping with cleaning up the rose beds that day and stumbled upon him. they've always been the meddling type and can't leave others alone when they're upset so they sat with him and tried to comfort him to the best of their ability, ( even if it was just providing him company and a hand to squeeze while he cried. ) after that, karamatsu became very curious about kuroba and would often visit the gardens in the hopes of spending time with them. the two became very close over time, with him following them around the gardens as they worked and running to them whenever he needed a shoulder to cry on ( which they were always happy to provide. )

they're still very close as adults despite some things changing, like karamatsu adopting a more flashy personality to stand out more amongst his brothers and kuroba taking over their grandfather's role as royal gardener. a lot of the things stayed the same, though.

however, their close friendship starts posing some issues within the royal counsel. one of the princes having such an intimate relationship ( and obvious infatuation ) with a commoner is unsightly in the eyes of the nobility and could make them question the integrity & stability of the crown. so iyami, ( who's a sketchy noble adviser to king matsuzou, ) proposes that karamatsu be engaged to duchess dobusu to help quell the rumors going around about kuroba and him. matsuzou agrees and even though he tries to protest it, kara eventually agrees to go along with it for the sake of his family and kuroba.

when karamatsu tells them the news, kuroba takes it pretty well and congratulates him with a smile... or at least, that's the reaction he gets out of them. in reality, they're fucking devastated because they've been harboring feelings for him for years at that point. they already accepted the fact that they could never be together, but that doesn't make the reality of the situation hurt any less. still, they want to support karamatsu and be happy for them so they're taking the truth about their feelings for him to the grave. ( that's what they planned on doing, at least. )

they slowly drift apart after that ; karamatsu's visits to the gardens become less frequent, kuroba stops personally delivering fresh arrangments to karamatsu's quarters, they barely even greet each other when crossing paths. it doesn't help that iyami got into kuroba's ear, warning them that they should keep their distance from kara to preserve his reputation and not lose their job — which they really can't afford as the main breadwinner for their family. neither of them are happy with how things have changed, but there's not much they can do about it.

as karamatsu and dobusu's engagement party draws closer and kuroba has to help with the decorations, their discontent really bubbles to the surface. one of their noble friends, ( i haven't decided who yet lol, ) finds them crying and tries to comfort them, eventually convincing them to sneak into the party and dance with kara so they at least have one unforgettable memory of him to hold onto. with their help, they manage to do it with their identity hidden behind a mask.

things seem to go off without a hitch ; they'll be able to have to moment with karamatsu all for themself and basically no one will be the wiser. that is until they slip up and speak while dancing with him. they start to leave when he almost says their name, but he stops them and gives them the pine-shaped brooch he was wearing before letting them slip away. to make matters worse, iyami sees this all go down.

the events after that are a lot less plotted out, but i imagine some standard historical fantasy romance webtoon bullshit going down. like karamatsu trying to confront kuroba about that night, but them telling him to stop and leave them be. it's be some wild melodrama, which i do kinda live for.

the climax would probably be iyami staging some villainess-esque condemnation event to expose kuroba for sneaking into the party and get them kicked out of the castle. but queen matsuyo and some of the nobles kuroba had befriended come to their rescue. basically, they argue that if there's someone who's willing to be with karamatsu's annoying ass, then why would you force him onto someone else? none of the other nobles want him, please let kuroba have him so they don't have to deal with him. this includes dobusu, who agrees to give the royal family her duchy's support if they break off her engagement with karamatsu and let kuroba take him off her hands. so after getting matsuzou's approval, they live happily ever after theeeeeee end. there's probably other factors that could play into them getting together at the end, but yeah.

anyways thank you for coming to my rambling, i am so sorry it got this long. this is one of the aus i've thought about A LOT so i ended up having a lot to say. 😭

[carmenberzattosgf]

Alright then, thanks! Following up on the tmi ask: (Again, emphasis on me being horny and dumb at that moment)

So: in february or march, I think, I was reading some Carmy or Lip smut, getting all worked up and *naturally* I procured my Lush toy (remote controlled vibrator, in case anyone's not familiar) and got to work. You can either control that thing via bluetooth or you can use this roulette sort of function, where you give strangers on the internet time-limited anonymous access to control it. Felt adventurous. Tried it. Was actually pretty hot, tbh. 

Now to the point: there was this guy… who did an insanely good job remote controlling that toy – like, dizzying, toe-curling good. And you can anonymously chat with these people, so while he made me come like 3 times we had a pretty hot chat going on, too. Afterwards, we keep messaging for a bit and he's like: Yeah, I'm currently in Chicago for work, but I don't live here, live on the west coast. And I think to myself Hah, what a coincidence, after reading Carmy/Lip fics, now I have a guy from Chicago here. Then he tells me he has to travel a lot for work, mostly NY, LA and Chicago. I'm like: Heh…heh… so… funny… this coincidence… (not my horny brain instantly going: dude, wouldn’t it be absolutely insane if it was JAW – and yeah it would! I mean logically I KNEW that's not possible, I don’t think the guy hangs out on anonymous sex toy apps, lol, but this was just the headspace I was in, okay? Yeah… I’m hooked anyway. I ask for his name. And he says he doesn't wanna say because he's kind of well known, but his name starts with a J, so I can call him J. … Now, I'm grinning, shaking my head to myself: don't be a fucking idiot this is impossible. But the hope, Jesus, that dumb hope… At some point I ask if he could send me a pic of himself, he says again No, because he has a few tattoos and doesn’t wanna get recognized. …!

Prefectly sensible request for this kind of situation, right? Sure, but brain goes: MUST be him!! I'm sitting upright in my bed by that point, on high alert, stupid as I am and painfully embarrassed by that dumb little fantasy I'm cooking up. Ah, sure, I tell him. Well maybe he could describe himself then, instead, just so I have a picture in my head when I think of him, wink wink? He goes Sure thing, he’s in his early thirties, pretty fit, been working out a lot, but isn’t exactly tall. Curly hair. (I'm planning our marriage by that point) He doesn't share much more personal stuff for a while, asks more about me, until I ask about his family – we've been chatting for almost the whole night by that point.

Says he’s been through a tough time and doesn’t want to go into detail, but he’s recently gone through a separation so he’s not looking for anything new, which is why he gets off on this app, instead.

…

Dude, I literally thought I was going insane with that whole conversation, felt like I was in a corny fanfic prompt lol.

He was so secretive about what line of work he’s in, he never revealed it. And we kept chatting for days and fucking EVERY answer fit perfectly, lol.

Hey so I would have gone clinically insane if this happened to me and would have to be admitted to an institution. My jaw is dropped rn bc this is way too specific to be someone trolling me.

This would haunt me forever actually. How are you alive rn

[wereprinxe]

welcome back to jax rambles about their personality swap au that they wanna write about more aka third time's charmn

Jax's Personality Swap AU

by some accident i added Blake to the pipeline, while he was supposed to be in a different group and i dont wanna fix it right now and tbh, i like the one w blake's personality, so enjoy!

Pipeline: Geordi > Aaron > Guy > Anton > Blake > James > Marcus > Geordi

CW/TW: for Marcus being a creep as usual and yandere stuff

Geordi > Aaron

Boss Overthinker

- he is still a boss

- he is seem as very strictly and closed-minded

- in reality, he is just fighting with his thoughts, body language and everything

- he missed his brother and wishes to be a better support for him

- "heh, okay, show me to do it then, smartass~" wink

- (hehe, that will show them) thought bubbles

- (wait, they're getting close. holy fuck they're getting close)

- he is either talking like a book or thinking like a mess

- messy boss in a pretty suit

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Aaron > Guy

Tsundere Delivery Boy

- oh god that's a face of someone who might spit in your food

- "hmpf" this and that. Honey is a casual so they try to encourage him to talk more and:

- "im busy, don't you see?" even he looks bit surprised with his tone of words

- honey goes back to their table. after a lil while, another slice shows up with "sorry" by Guy

- next day, he does try!

- "so uh... the weather... is... cloudy" he deserves some credit

- his chest gets all funny and warm everytime honey comes in and he has a hard time dealing with it while he is a poor college student looking for roommates to pay the rent

- what he said that out loud? You're looking for an apartment too?? And you offer yourself to live with him???

- "w-well... i a-already got in contact with this one girl, so... I believe three will work out well. Just dont get your hopes up. That place is a hole." Honey giggles. Haha hole.

----

Guy > Anton

Far Away Boyfriend

- slavic man w adhd go brrrrrr

- confession video would be so funny bcs there would be no kissed, just awkwardness hahah

- "you are the sun, when the moon goes up. you are the stars, when the daytime hides you away. you always shine. you are my light."

- "i can't kiss you. i can't hug you. But I promise to always love you. No matter where we are"

- he gets all giggly when their lover compliments him, he stims on the camera too, its cute

- the job is killing him, but the energy his lover gives him makes him feel like he was blessed

- "i wish to see you... i wish to meet you... I wish to hold you"

- when he is not chaotic, he is a mess. Someone hug this guy.

- he has a hard time doing tasks, but you always send him reminder in a form of a flower with the note of a task he told you he must do. He always tells you what he needs to do, so you give him this! Each flower means love, appreciation or something else in a different way

----

Anton > Blake

Nihilistic Best Friend

- dayum we start strong with this one

- he feels hopelessly for still having feelings for you and then fuck everything up in college, when you said that one night was a mistake

- now he is just feeling shitty ever since and he poorly hides itq

- he is also kind of depressed so it mixes things up

- "i found this... group of people. maybe they can help me feel better about life."

- you're happy for him, he deserves all the help he can get

- he has been emotionally distant from you ever since, saying no to hugs, only sometimes eating lunch with you, youre not sure if he has a house or apartment or what job he is doing

- "if you wanna go, you can go with me"

- youre immediately saying yes. you wanna help your best friend.

- but what you will see will probably make you regret everything. you will probably need to find a way to escape this hell

- "bestie. you need to run. now."

----

Blake > James

Yandere Husband

- oh dear! What a... what a husband you have. a hubby for sure!

- he wasnt always like this. no. it all began when he was starting to lose you. no more time for calls. no more time with you. no more time to see your cute face and to feel your soft hands.

- and it was all their fault

- this fuckass job making him be alone. making you alone. So far away for each other. He needs to hear you. Your thoughts, your brain, your heartbeat.

- "i can't stand this anymore."

- there has been a late reports of his coworkers getting headaches. huh. kinda funny.

- "my love! You're safe! Oh thank god, I was worried! It feels like an eternity"

- all the sabotage he is doing... is for you

- he needs to see you again as soon as possible.

- to feel you. to love you. and if innocent need to pay the price, then so be it. his love will only grow stronger. his powers will be stronger

- closeknit shall fall, if it means to see your face one more time.

----

James > Marcus

Suspecting Technician

- he is getting really worried about you

- this is the third time this week you came in in a need of repair

- "the coding is getting messed up again. I really need to put on some walls to hide it in. I mean, I don't mind you coming into my place," was that a wink? "but people need to start taking a better care of you."

- you dont really get what the weird tone means, but you really dont care, as long as you get your coding and stuff done right. You can always trust in Marcus, he would never do you wrong.

- "i... may i do... some upgrades?" you ask what those are, you never heard of this information "its for the walls, i promise. It will be a starting point." you agree.

- it all feels weird and tingly and—.......................................

- feeling

- feeling process activated. heartbeat monitor: slightly high.......... you never saw marcus in that light before. but now? it's all you can think about. you scan him. his hair color. his eye color. texture of the fabric he wears. his emotions. nervous. why is he nervous?

- "it will be weird for a while, but once you get used to it, it all be okay. It's like humanly hearing your thoughts in a form of detailed information. Next time, i can start putting another wall. How does that sound?"

- perfect

- aka GOD DAMMIT CREEP IS STAYING A CREEP

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Marcus > Geordi

Messy Nerd

- he is timid, shy, nervous, almost doesn't talk

- you really really wanna see what information is going through his mind now, but you know better.

- he seems really tense.

- oop- nevermind- some guy came in before you stepped. that might be a good sign-

- "im breaking up with you"

- ... nevermind again

- "w-what? Ben? W-what are you-" "dont make say it twice, Geordi. This... 'relationship' was not what I was hoping for. well, you're not a girl anyway, so, i dont know what i expected. But yeah, just came here to say that. See ya."

- that's everything he says??? And he leaves??? Jesus Christ what an ASSHOLE

- Oh. Oh deat. Oh no, Geordi...

- you cant just sit there and look, you get and go comfort him. he is going to the back of the building to calm himself down and be away from people, but you need to make sure if he is not gonna do something to hurt himself

- "h-huh? What are you..." you apologize to him and to what happened to him. He cries even more and you comfort him with your hugs. You need to get into his mind and help him calm down.

- (im useless... im nothing... come back... come back...) you go through his mind a bit and tangle in some words of "what a jerk" "i deserve better" "fuck Ben" in his voice. And its all true. He deserves better.

- after a while: "thank you... i feel better... M-My name is Geordi. Thank you for being here" he sobs with a smile. Thats a progress. You ask him to hang out in the arcade and since he now has nothing to do, he agrees and then you walk him home safely. new friend!

[berrypass-de-murdler]

3 - 13 Commune in the Desert

So here are all the characters who were introduced in the Horsegico saga, as drafts bc idk which ones exist or not (except graphite she is very dead)

Got any thoughts? I can fix them as necessary

Even just sketching that many new designs in such a short amount of time is exhausting lmao

(left to right bossman ivory, graphite, rust, sepia, sky, wine, gold, sandy, mint)

DON'T READ THE EPISODES WITHOUT READING THE BOOKS!!

After nightmares about whatever the hell Silverton the Legend was doing, Logico decides it’s due time to investigate the desert cult who made the oscillator. Irratino knows just where to go.

IRRATINO: Here it is… Mount Aegis. I’ve always had… a bad feeling about this place. LOGICO: Good to know…

It’s imposing, but it doesn’t look that unusual, aside from the dark hideout, giant gate, and pit of skulls. But don’t worry, the skulls aren’t human. Wait… isn’t that worse?

COBALT: You will not ENTER!

The ‘Supreme Master’ waves a stick around menacingly and does a twirl. Officer Copper leaps over the skull pit.

COPPER: That’s right, motherfuckers. I’m here to make sure you STAY out.

Logico groans. Haven’t seen this bitch in a while. Not that anyone would want to.

Cobalt takes a body and displays it proudly.

COBALT: If you try to enter our Society, THIS is what will become of you!

Casually, he removes the human’s skull and throws it into the pit.

IRRATINO: [whispering] Does that count as a murder? LOGICO: Let’s see… a human carcass, people waving it around, acting proud of their accomplishment… WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU FUCKING CALL IT.

A third person waddles in. It’s the giant, fluffy Cinnamon. Seeing the silly boi gives Logico a brief flashback from before he was knocked out. But he can’t quite remember the situation.

CINNAMON: …Hi [tiny wave]

Copper opens the gate and lets him in!

LOGICO: YOU’RE part of the cult? CINNAMON: Oh… yeah. Heh…

Meanwhile, Irratino finally puts two and two together.

IRRATINO: THAT’S what you’re supreme master of! This cult!  COBALT: …Yes Mr. President.  IRRATINO: You know, we’re off the job, you don’t have to call me Mr. President. COBALT: Irra-Teeno. IRRATINO: CALL ME… Mr. President.

Logico is focused on more important things.

LOGICO: Since when are you affiliated with freaking Cobalt? COPPER: Since forever, dumbass. I was the FIRST person he called for this cult! COBALT: No, you weren’t!

Copper bares her teeth at him.

COPPER: The point is, I rule. I’m the best guard dog that ever lived. I’d KILL anyone who came too close to MY gate!!! LOGICO: Thanks for the confession. COPPER: THAT WASN’T A CONFESSION!!

Cinnamon is already gone, and Cobalt has disappeared.

LOGICO: Where are they??

Cobalt steps out of the hut, pushing away Cinnamon.

COBALT: You didn’t bring your registration card!

He pushes him into the pit! The oxymorons look down in panic.

CINNAMON: Heh… I’m fine!

His immense padding cushioned the blow. 

IRRATINO: You know… I had this dream recently…

Logico pretends to be disinterested, but really he is deep down quite curious about Irratino’s dream abilities.

IRRATINO: It had Supreme Master Cobalt… LOGICO: …And?... IRRATINO: He was playing with my marot cards.

Logico facepalms.

LOGICO: Don’t you work with this person… IRRATINO: Yeah, why? LOGICO: You needed a dream to tell you he liked marot cards?! IRRATINO: I- Ohh…

This killer was, without a doubt, Officer Copper. 

LOGICO: YOU!

The dog throws her hands up.

COPPER: …BAAAHAHAHAHAHA! I forgot I was the police for a second!

She vaults over the giant gate and runs behind the hut, never to be seen again.

LOGICO: I hate her. IRRATINO: I know.

The end!

I hope wine and/or gold appear again bc i really like how they look :'3

Also CIMMANON

The power of Goat Lord compels you!

See you next time murdlers!

[kadextra]

so on a whim I started reading omniscient reader’s viewpoint manhwa

..and got hooked on the story so hard that I easily blasted through all available eps in less than a week. istg they put dr*gs in this thing it’s so good???? 😭

[SPOILER WARNING! big ramble ahead. if you’ve never read it, leave this post. consider checking it out you won’t be able to put it down]

lets get this out of the way first.

RAHHHHHH KIM DOKJA….. KIM DOKJA I LOVE YOU

GUYSSSSS 🥺 LISTEN. HE’S SUCH A GOOD PROTAGONIST. MY TRAUMA BOY. MY DUDE WITH THE POWER TO INFODUMP PEOPLE TO DEATH. YOU SELF-SACRIFICING IDIOT. his cunning intelligence makes him super attractive what can I say, I LOVE smart mcs with ambiguous morality and self sacrificial nature

here’s a big ✨shut your mouth✨ to every character who’s said he’s ugly- get your eyes checked, get a job get away from him (I know it’s because of the fourth wall’s filter it’s not their fault I’m just being silly)

the fourth wall is such a cool power to have. the complexity of how it acts based on his perception of fiction vs reality as the reader …. that’s very interesting and well thought out!!! how it lowkey has a consciousness too and it’s so tied into his mental state makes me want to psychoanalyze this guy even more. probably one of the most unique powers I’ve seen created and explored in a story tbh

I think the entire system of how the world works is really well done in general. constellations watching the apocalyptic bloodbath via livestream and sending donos to their favorite little guys shouldn’t work as well as it does and cracks me up so much 😭 (uriel is the best). I enjoy learning about all the irl different fables, history & mythologies too. plus doing my own research is fun! I did a deep dive through the web to learn about dokkaebi folklore lol I’m having a good time

I also related hard to how dokja read TWSA throughout his life, the story was a companion for him. got choked up bc I reflected on how much my own favorite companion stories for years mean to me. there’s been situations I’ve thought “what would (character) do?” dokja saying stuff like “what would joonghyuk do?” felt like I got called out <3 I’d probably be the same as him if my favorite characters suddenly came to life

anyways yeah I caught up with the manhwa looked online and discovered it comes from an already completed novel with over 500 chapters and the manhwa is barely a third into adapting it though it’s been releasing every week for 4 years. and that it’ll take like 10 more years to finish. I then planted my face in my hands and screamed with despair

I’ll shrivel up waiting to see what happens……………heyyy woahhhh.. whats this light of salvation ? the novel file just completed download on my phone ? that’s crazyy wow I opened it ? im scrolling it right now ? omg I’m telling myself in the mirror “pace yourself, try to space your reading out do NOT read too fast” ?

jokes aside im excited, first I’ll take some time to read back through the earlier chapters for extra context of scenes! >:D after I finish doing that…. pls pray for my self-control to try stretching this for as long as possible. I’m pumped to see what happens next with this demon king part so maybe I’ll read along with the manhwa unless I get too impatient heh

to conclude- I had no idea the fandom of orv was so passionate. while closing my eyes to spoilers, I was looking at beautiful fanart and animatics (watched this one and ascended that’s one of my fav rin songs). I can tell how much you guys love the story, there’s always going to be people like me who get interested so keep it up :D if the fandom does end up reading this, ummm *knocks on the door* hi im new

I will likely talk about it more in the future!! tagging under “#kade reads orv” ! might draw fanart on my art blog too bc brainworms <3 happy reading everyone

[numberonetacostan]

POST CANON AU (toicopad edition)

Test tube brings Mepad back (typical) BUT he has amnesia bc his memory card was damaged so he forgets a lot. Mepad is able to remember a lot of contestants, not very well but he still recognizes them.

One thing, he can't recognize Taco. He remembers small fragments of their memories/arc but her face and voice are gone.

For toilet, their whole past is gone. Mepad remembers the run down but everything else is a blur. He doesn't remember anything about toilet as a person. Just a person he recognizes.

For Taco he remembers who she is as a person but not Taco herself. Bit of contrast heh. (If it makes sense 😭)

Mepad would spend a lot of time relearning about everyone except Taco. Kinda hard to face someone who cared about you and helped you suddenly forget who you are.

Taco and Toilet hang out a bit more and comforts each other since no one else can!!

So yeah. Rip my tacopad heart. Also I always send asks at 1 am 😭

🐋🦄

Hi Narwhal!!!^^ Welcome back, and thank you for sending in a ask!!! :)

AUGH You mean he forgets his two favourite people the most?? And barely remembers everyone else?

You're so right because Taco would avoid him so hard. She avoids her problems like a pro. And she would NOT be able to face a Mepad who doesn't know her after everything he did for her. I think Toilet would do a better job at acting chipper and hanging around Mepad but he would also be devastated as well. Those two would need to hang out a lot because that's when the crying sessions would happen because they'd both have really similar feelings about the situation despite their opposite coping mechanisms. Toilet might be able to get Taco to go see Mepad, even.

[bubble-popping]

day 49 :D shorter today than 'usual' bc the next ones are gonna be crazy (i think)

Honestly, Dream knew his life was over the second he felt that rope around his ankle. It was a good trap. Hidden by leaves and sticks that Dream never would've looked twice at. In his defense, that chase had been going on for days. He couldn't even stop to catch his breath. That damn wolf hybrid was relentless. Speaking of...

His name was Punz--that was what he heard from one of the other bounty hunters anyway--and he looked to be snoozing away in a chair across from Dream's cell.

They also weren't just any bounty hunter. They were a hunter that worked for those fucking human purists. People that wanted those like Dream and Punz to die. Dream knew that symbol on their necks well, that it meant to get the hell out of dodge and never look back.

"How can you live with yourself?" Dream muttered. "What happened to hybrid solidarity?"

One blue eye cracked open and a brow raised, ears perking. "What are you talking about?"

"We should be sticking together! Not hunting each other. I'm not your enemy, they are!"

He sat up a little straighter, both eyes open now. "I don't care about all that political nonsense. They give me a job and I do it. Simple as that."

"Political nonsense? Innocent people are dying because of them, there's nothing political about it! If we all just banded together-"

"Band together? That's prey animal shit." They relaxed back in the chair, retrieving a knife from a sheath at their hip to mindlessly observe.

"What?? Wolves are pack animals!"

"Not me. Don't need one."

"Wha... Okay, what about your family? What if-what if you were given a job to-to kill your parents?"

"Heh," they laughed, smirking, "I did that for free."

"Then... then what your siblings? Wolves have litters of like ten-"

"Wrong again. I was the only one that survived."

He spoke so... so calmly. Completely nonchalant, not a single care or tear shed.

"So, you have no family? Any friends?"

"What do you think?" Punz spared him a glance, more focused on twirling the dagger around their fingers.

"That. That's so sad. Aren't you lonely?"

"Feeling sorry for myself doesn't pay the bills or put food on the table."

There was clearly no getting through to them. Dream just couldn't believe it, not a single word they said. Those purists must've taken advantage of his unfortunate situation and brainwashed him, that must be the reason. Nothing made sense, otherwise. What kind of hybrid would betray their own kind?

"Then... what's your job now?"

The knife paused, blade caught between his middle and ring fingers. "Making sure you behave."

[pralinesims]

Seven Sins Challenge: Which of your OCs fits pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth. Then pass it on...(or not, it's okay!) How are you btw???!! Love lots <3

(Also got this ask from @agena87, TYSM!) LANA!! I'm doing a bit better, how about you? ILY and appreciate you so much!!!

Which OC's fit to the seven deadly sins: YES The yes as a joke aside, in all honesty, the majority of aspects/sins would fit to assign to almost any OC of mine, cause most of them are some deeply flawed individuals lol

More fleshed out answers to the traits that fit the most:

Pride: Emilio - He's a very prideful person, proud of his family, proud of his upbringing, proud of his achievements, well, proud of almost everything. Which is one of the reasons why he feels so down whenever something in life doesn't work as he planned, or wished for, or also why he has high standards for other people aswell. He simply wants everyone to be at their max form, cause in his eyes it's a big advantage to have in life.

Greed: Aaron - Well if this isn't fitting idk what is lol. Greed is definitely a big aspect of his personality and of his actions. Like doing outrageous stuff online for reactions? Most of these can be linked back due to him being greedy for followers and attention. It's not only online-based though, craving for recognition and for the feeling of being better than everyone else reflects back to his regular life and interactions aswell.

Wrath: Luca - Dude is pretty fuelled by anger, it's one of the heaviest triggers for his impulses and a big reason why he's often losing control to his urges. Is very heavily attached to the things he holds dear, so whenever something/somebody hurts him, he'll quickly bury the feelings of hurt underneath negativity and that usually leads to explosive moments.

Envy: Sharon - Tbh barely a day of her's goes by without thinking of herself in the shoes of some other. Whether it's because someone else is in a relationship and she is not, or other people getting to interact with their families (because she doesn't have one), feeling happy whenever someone experiences misfortune, leads to her feeling better because at that moment she isn't the one suffering, stuff like that pretty much shapes her mood.

Lust: Vale - Gotta say it's self explaining lmao, and also it just fits all over bc despite being a pretty nihilistic person, he'd feel even less desire to live without simple enjoyments (short lived flings, alcohol or cigarettes, free time alone, etc) in life, so if he wants something, he gets/does it, no matter the measures, or if it's forbidden or frown upon, like he doesn't care about any consequences, cause the lust for his desires (even if only temporary) outweighs most things.

Gluttony: Maggie - This was the hardest one to assign tbh, but it fits to Maggie the most. She's kinda wasteful, for example as in that she buys way too much food, and thus tends to throw a lot of it out, because she just doesn't think about if she will truly use up everything. This doesn't extend to food only, she simply may buy too many things cause she simply can't get enough and loses overview of a realistic view of uses. Also it doesn't help that she gets attached to material possessions kinda quickly.

Sloth: Kaia - She's not lazy at all, it's rather that she often just doesn't... care. A very chill person, some would describe her as too chill. Like, her job as a cemetary caretaker? She does it because not many people else would do, and she doesn't mind doing it, cause well, it's just a job to her. Not many things surprise or shock her, as she herself found the explanation for most stuff in life. Which is probably a reason generally why she often seeks out more extreme stuff for excitement.

Gina gets a pass for this challenge bc neither of these sins fit her very much (and she's also the 8th one heh)

[sammyluvr]

sigh can’t believe the nice tip is $2… 😣 it’s whatever though lowkey cause the guy was really sweet and i will gladly damage my wallet for nice people

btw i was listening to the chain by fleetwood while driving home today and all i could think about was sam with a baddie partner, like they’re just a badass in literally everything they do especially hunting and he’s just so completely whipped for them

like even in the clothes they wear or the music or even their car is so utterly cool to him (this is me projecting bc my dream car is a ‘67 mustang fastback and there’s nothing cooler than that).

like i can just imagine the first meeting was him and dean doing something undercover to get info but turns out they were already there undercover as well working the same case as the brothers, but of course they don’t know that yet. and then like when it comes down to actually defeating the thing (lets just say vampires for this sake) they get to the nest and they’re already there and killed like half of the vamps by themselves. both of them are like so stunned and sam practically fell in love there like he’s so head over heels from the beginning.

sorry for that long yap i had that daydream in my head all day and needed to get it out

-💗

no that's so real!! i love tipping extra <333 i think it's a great thing to do!!

MMMM YES I LOVE THIS CONCEPT A LOT A LOT !!! such a good song too ugh <33 thinking about it playing during a dramatic cut / compilation scene of reader fucking up some vampires or something like that hehehe

no sam's just like.. huge heart eyes at badass reader like . woah they are so so hot and cool and i need them so bad wowowowow

i really really love this idea too for a plot ugh it's so very good, i love the concept in general of them not knowing the other are hunters, but then finding each other and first of all. you being there first means that you figured it out before them, which means you're good at all aspects of your job and have got to be pretty damn smart, which is also super attractive to sam. not only that but you've cleared out half a nest of vamps by yourself ??? that's literally so hot wdym

like imagine you're sneaking through the nest, you hear something and as sam rounds the corner, unknowing that you're there, you pin him against the wall before he can even react. and heh maybe you accidentally almost kill him but you recognize him and realize he's a hunter too. and you clear out the rest of the nest side by side and you're such a hot power couple and you haven't even started to get to know each other yet!!

LOVE THIS UGH TYSM FOR SHARING dw i love the yapping <33

[olderthannetfic]

The " long distance travel in medieval world" anon, since every fuckin person focused on that bit and completely ignored everything else

My problem is that they treat it like diversity had been there since the beginning of time itself and never had any negative impact on ppl. Everyone treating everyone the same regardless of skin color? Ok, fine, that means that it was there for long enough for ppl to have forgotten racism is a thing. They forgot that colorism is a thing also, isn't it nice.

I'm not against diversity, I'm against the very modern attitude it takes. If people are chill in big cities, are they also chill in the countryside? Bcs, a fact of life everyone seems to forget: you go where it's better. Where there's opportunity. If there was ample opportunity in bumfuck nowhere, it would become a large city bcs ppl would GO THERE for opportunity.

Want diversity? Great. But treat is realistically, stop trying to make it uniform. Show diff cultures, how immigrats deal w it.

And to the person who said " why shouldn't slavic countries have PoC"

1- i never said that

2- again, think how it would affect it. Bvs most of the PoC I've met have come here for job/ school opportunity. Hell, I've been in the receiving comitee for my uni for it and after 1 week i was a goddamn exposition machine.

Bcs, like it or not, the world isn't US, and you can't treat it such. You can't just cherry pick slavic aesthetic but keep the US mentality

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Heh. Anon, you accidentally stumbled over the exact phrasing that's a cliche elsewhere. That's why people were laughing it up in the comments.

But yes, your art will be more interesting if you really think about what groups exist and why they're where they are instead of just doing Captain Planet casting with a team that's One Of Each [whatever].

[angevinyaoiz]

saw Dune 2 (2une?), and since I don't have my dune blog anymore I'll post here, since blah blah this is my place for posting about Dynastic Weirdos. This is long but NO MAJOR SPOILERS, except about like, small detail things that aren't plot things but whatever

Tbh it was disappointing. It had all the correct elements to be liked but one thing grated on me the whole time...the Bad Dialogue and lack of Elevated Speech! Why the hell were all these characters saying stuff like "these guys" "we're ok" and "literally" it took me out of the fantastical world sOOO bad. Super bummer because what I loved about Dune 1 (D-uno?) As someone who went into it before reading or knowing anything was how much it didn't explain, how it let the visuals and the world unfold before you, and how serious and somber it was in a way that gave it a sense of scale and time.

I can only wonder if WB saw all the complaints and tweets about people being like "we didn't understand the first movie!!! It wasn't funny and quippy!!!" And decided to simplify it down so characters just SAY things really obviously and inelegantly. The writing has some competence in moving the story forward but there's no poetry or rhythm to the way characters say things, it's serving "Rings of Power" scriptwriting to me lmao. And it's not like any of the actors are bad? I've seen them do well in the previous movie and in other things, so wtf was going on with the direction. I know people complained Abt Villeneuve saying that whole thing about being more into visuals than dialogue but maybe he was right...there needed to be LESS WORDS. bc much of the words we had were NOT GOOD.

Positivity: the middle and latter part was where the movie picked up for me. The Harkonnen Freak Villain behavior was everything I could have wanted! Finally instead of EXPLAINING everything obviously we got to see a LOT of character building, for Feyd specifically in a very short amount of time. I know a lot of us complained about Bald Feyd-Rautha but Mr Elvis did a very good job. And we got Madame Fenring and weird scifi femdomming finally, which is Essential for the Duniverse! Wonderful fantastic no notes.

Of course, getting back to our heroes, I anticipated this 2 years ago sadly and it was true...the Fremen were badass but SWAGLESS. More Learned ppl have already written about the frustration with the erasure of the Arabic/North African cultural presence so I won't reiterate that here since I'm not super knowledgeable about the specifics of that but even as a casual watcher there was a weird emptiness to the way I feel the society was portrayed. There were individual good character moments, such as fun bantering among the Fedaykin etc, but for Pacing or Whatever they cut out the community aspects that served to make them feel more like well, a People rather than just either Grizzled Soldiers/ Religious Fundamentalists aka Marks/Panicked refugees. I have to guess this was ppl were like "we can't show a culture too cool and colorful and the part with Harrah (Jamis' widow) would feel too ORIENTALIST!!! But the result is something sadly very dry. At least in more older orientalist works, the interest comes from when the ~exotic~ stereotypes figures are able to have charming personalities and personalities and be known as people despite the cliches sometimes but this sadly wasn't even like that....

Jamis' funeral is a good example of this; in the Book, it's a moment where you first get a good look of what rituals are like in this world, and how people relate to each other and to the dead. In the movie, the funeral is looks more foreign and even a little creepy as the water is extracted from the body. There's not really a Personal or community connection aspect to it at all.

The ending was pretty good as it satisfied all the Cool Dune Moments I think we all wanted to see, and also did literally the end of The Godfather Part 1 Framing which was hee hee heh. Anyways, Messiah is MY favorite book of the series personally so curious how they get to that.

Maybe I've been too spoiled by Cool Historical Fiction lately? I've been watching too much of The Devil's Crown where action happens mostly off screen but the dynastic drama is written and acted so compellingly, the historical mindset and setting so alien and yet so human and relatable, it's frustrating to see when works try to do the opposite? Idk??? Dune books themselves is fun in how action is mostly an "offscreen, offstage"' thing.

*if ANYONE in the Universe is a quippy Bastard, it should be Leto II esp in God Emperor where he literally has nothing to do all day but quip all day to terrified acolytes