#but i also can't be bothered to tell people because it is just a hassle

[blue-supercow]

I feel like my gender is just on the "system default" option

Like i don't have a preference and just do what is easiest

[cvnt4him]

................................................

"woah would you look at that, deku just took out that guy with a single punch!"

"he's so amazing!~"

"you're my hero!!!"

So many people chant, root, and holler for even the slightest glimpse of his attention, even a glance.

"Mr deku, what can you tell us about this villain, you hadn't even put up much of a hassle and yet he appears to be tired!" One report gleams.

It's true. He hadn't done too much, one simple practically, light punch and the criminal was already down, he knew that. Deku knew he was good, he knew others thought he was good. He thrived on that kind of energy.

"oh~, well you know, I'm not one to brag nor bring other people down, criminal or not we're all human." He sings to the reporter, hinting at the fact she gave the measly little lowlife schmuck at best, a promotion to 'villian'. cameras flashing everywhere as he heard a bunch of girlish screams, everyone looks over to see a bunch of fan girls rallying to get an autograph.

Dammit.

Izuku tried so hard not to let his smile faulter, its not that he disliked his fans, really he could never, he knows one of the reasons he's here is because of his fans, and he loves them all equally no matter what. However. scrolling on the Internet, especially as a pro hero it's hard not to go down a loophole of your own fans. Izukus fans are nice, sure. But they're also bat shit crazy.

Doxxing people for disagreeing, assuming he was gay for his best friend dynamite, writing fanfiction about him and his best friend dynamite, assuming he had a new significant other because he changed up his style of clothing??

Really his fans are too much, he loves them, he does. But they are just so...smothering?

As he sees the fans hurrying toward him he tries his hardest to jump away as he was stopped by a little deaf girl who wanted an autograph.

Shit. You can't NOT give a little deaf girl an autograph it'd be bad publicity. he sighs deeply in defeat, knowing how easily persuaded he is, he'll most likely be there standing, on his feet, smiling wide and big for fans, for the next hour and a half.

Izuku sighed deeply through his nose as he finally, after 5 more hours of working, made it back to his bed, that's all he wanted. He didn't bother taking his suit off just simply jumping in his bed and groaning at the comfort he longed for.

He grabbed his phone and opened Twitter.. that was the first mistake of the night, he scrolled through his feed coming across a post of a girl just rambling about her ever lasting love for deku.

He shifted in his bed so now he was laying back on his pillows, turning up the sound to hear your beautifully slurred voice.

"- like bro.. I don't think any of you understand how my NEED for this man is like just.. sigh. I'm about to go crazy bro. If I were given the chance I'd do unholy. Unspeakable. Down right horrendous things to this man, i- aHaAVE YOU SEEN HIS NEW HERO SUIT??" You were talking to your friend who had the idea to start recording you while you were drunk, laughing and snorting at you.

The video was posted by you, the caption read; 'my friend started recording while i was drunk and i randomly went on a rant ab my love for the #1 hero 💀'

He snickered at this, genuinely finding it funny, but sooner or later it registered in his brain what you'd said..you'd do what to him.

Before he knew it he was semi hard, he looked down at his slight hard on confused, there is no way this turned him on?? He had been sent so many videos of his fan girls from all ages going down on a dildo with his name slapped on it, he never found it the least but attractive, just kind of desperate..

He watched the video again, his cock becoming fully erect as he sighed at the uncomfortable feeling of his now leaking, completely hard cock, rubbing against his suit pants.

It had been a while since he'd done something like this.. since he had used someone..he needed this, just to relax. Just a couple of strokes to get him to come, that's all.

He let out a shaky sigh, slowly trailing his thick fingers up and down his clothed cock, earning a light squeak to rip from his throat due to the slight pleasure he felt from the gentle actions.

He knew he needed it, he needed this so badly, but he wouldn't rush it. He hated when he rushed things, he says 'they never get done correctly'.

So he would be patient with himself, gently palming himself over his suit pants, letting breathy sighs leave his slightly dried and chapped lips.

He looked over to his phone to see the paused video...

'oh what the hell.' he thought to himself as he grabbed the phone, angling and holding it close to his ear to hear your voice and the loud laughs that he hopefully tried to blur out of his mind. Focusing on your voice fully.

He held the phone close to his ear closing his eyes listening to your slurred speech, and the hiccups and giggles that left your mouth, he bit his lip as his palming motions began to get harder and more rough, "I would do down right horrendous things to this man." That line stuck with him, that's what made him undo his pants and shimmy them off so he could fully touch his leaking, crying cock.

He groaned in embarrassment and disgust in himself at the sight of his already soaked boxers, why did his cock have to be so leaky!!

He whimpered at the sight, pulling his boxers down just enough to have his cock hit against himself. He wrapped two fingers around his cock and rolled his eyes back, biting his lip to sustain the sound that wanted to come out. He stroked himself slowly, letting the precum on his tip continue to drip down his thick cock.

He had listened to the audio all over again this time fixating on the part where you'd talked about his suit. He had changed up his suit a couple of times, never really straying away from the original concept he had in highschool, the green was always there to stay, and he always liked the fact his suit was more of a jumpsuit kind of thing, but changing it over the years, he went with a tighter fabric for his new and improved suit, removing the bunny ears at the back, and adding a white cape, replacing his huge bulky gloves with just as thick, smaller and well fitted ones, the white the painted his suit was now black.

He hadn't done much to his suit really.

But you and so many others thought it was the sexiest thing in the world.

He loved that, that you loved his suit, he whimpered in a pitchy octave, eyes crossing as he shut them, breaths becoming uneven as he wraps his whole hand around his aching, dripping, cock. It yearned for release, he needed it, it hurt so bad but felt so good he couldn't stop, he was sooo close!

So so close, and yet.. not close enough to get him there. He abandoned all self respect and hope for 'not rushing things' he needed to come and the only way he could is if he really touched himself.

He ripped off the top of his hero suit before rummaging in his bedside drawer to grab a Fleshlight, it was a lot more advanced than your normal average pussy shaped fleshie, it had handle and so many different modes!!! It vibrated and wiggled and had a squirt thingy that shot lube inside to make his cock slippery, not that he'd need it, his cock is like a water fountain with so much cum to give.

He turned it onto its highest setting before settling his twitching cock, dribbling with precum, inside of it.

He couldn't contain the line of moans that ripped out of him, he wanted to really he did, he wanted to keep quiet for his neighbors but he just couldn't, he felt so fucking good, he'd felt that he'd never been this hot or bothered before especially not because of some measly audio that wasn't in any way remotely sexual, and yet he was so close to cumming because of it. This video. This person. You.

You were so close to making him cum.. he was right there bucking his hips up into the contraption, shaking, whilst his whole body spasmed as he threw his head back, sweat dripping from his tired and spent body, he groaned and moaned so loudly it was so lewd, he was so lewd. He couldn't believe what he was doing, he felt so dirty, but in this very moment, he couldn't care. He was so drunk off of the immense amount of pleasure he was receiving that all he wanted, needed, was to cum.

And when he finally released with a high pitched moan, globs of tears leaving his rolled eyes, there was so much, ropes of his white, hot, thick cum squirting inside of the toy. It was still vibrating against his softening cock, it made him so overstimulated yet he couldn't move, his orgasm was so strong he didn't have the energy to take his cock out. He just sat there, holding onto the toy that continuously vibrated and massaged his limp, thick, crying cock, crying, sniffing, and whimpering.

Hell he'd probably already came again without even knowing it, his orgasms had gone on for a while, he still couldn't move, just blissfully laying against his bed, covered in sweat and tears streaming down his reddened freckled face.

As he regained his composure, the overstimulation was more than enough, he hiccuped, wiping his face from the tears and sweat that covered it, as he turned off the toy and tossed it off of his bed, he was half naked, hot, and hungry.

He groaned as he draped one of his arms over his face, feeling the sweat and tears cover his forearm, as he heard the video that had been playing over and over again on repeat. His eyes shot wide open as he scurried to grab his phone. he looked at the video in disgust. Had he really just gone to a new low, and came to this stupid video of a dumb drunk girl complimenting him??

His post nut clarity was always bad, especially because he did some pretty down bad, disgusting, sinful things. But this? Yeah he deserved to suffer for all eternity.

He groaned placing his phone under his pillow as he buried his face in said pillow, squeezing his eyes shut at how hard he'd came, his cock still filthy and sticky with his thick ooey gooey cum, now dirtying his bed.

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AN: he hates himself for how much and how hard he came, he really does.

I'm making a pt 2🤭

[pasta-in-the-pudding]

AA NOT TRYING TO BOTHER OR PRESSURE BUT HERES A REQUEST HIHIHGIGI

What about Ben, Toby, Masky and Jeff with an S/O who has a magical singing voice (like, yk can manipulate people into their own will by singing, spawn things out of thin air and heal- LITERALLY DO ANYTHING WITH SINGING.) (+ points if she's the daughter of Melpomene and is kind of popular on the internet for singing xoxo) (yes this is inspired by ado)‼️‼️‼️

ONLY DO THIS IF UR WILLING TO‼️‼️😓😓😓 -gumi

Don't worry you aren't bothering me! Writing your requests is what im here for!

Thank you so much for requesting!!

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BEN

He loves to listen to you sing, but he will not ask for it

Like, if you sing around him, cool beans

If you don't, he wont be upset

He always finds himself becoming intranced by your voice

He will pause his game and just sit and listen to your beautiful voice

He absolutely gets you to do things for him

"Babe, you know how you love me sooooo much?"

"What do you want, ben"

"Can you pretty please manipulate Tim into getting me a monster at the gas station when he goes"

"*biiiiig sigh*"

There is some limitation to your power though

Which he was really dissapointed with

"What do you mean you can't make slender give me a raise??"

"Baby, he's a literal elderitch being beyond most mortal's imagination"

"AND???"

"He's also my boss and i don't wanna get fired for trying"

When it comes to you being famous on the internet, he is all for it

His ultimate fantasy is to date an internet idol of some sort

He'd be lying if he said he didnt wish he had a catgirl girlfriend 💀

Being very famous in the underworld himself, it's kind of a hassle for both of you

Constant breaches of your privacy, paparazzi trying to get the inside scoop on your relationship, etc

However, he looooves showing you physical affection on the internet

Expect him to interact with you on socials, be extra touchy on lives, etc

Toby

He is the only one on this list that will shamelessly ask for you to sing to him

Sometimes he'll just sit on either your or his bed, laying on his stomach and kicking his feet behind him as he listens to you sing

He will often ask you to sing him to sleep

Especially if he's had a rough day

It helps ground him

He loves being all cozy, cocooned in a big blanket, snuggled into the crook of your neck, you rubbing his head and singing to him softly

Sometimes he'll mumble sleepily about how much he loves you, and how good you are to him

He doesn't really take advantages of your powers like the others

Only if necassary

"Hey dookie head, can you get my phone back from tim? He took it from me since it's my bedtime :(" (/hj situation)

"Fart face, can you get my raccoons these cute little outfits? Im so broke right now, please please please??"

Like i said, only when necessary

He loves to dance with you also

If he walks in on you singing to yourself, he will come up behind you and sway you side to side

Eventually it will evolve into a full dancing episode

After, you will both collapse onto the floor, sharing small kisses and heavy breaths

You being famous doesn't really affect him

He's fine with you doing your own thing, and he's gonna do his

He doesn't mind the paparazzi, because no matter what they catch him doing, he will always remain a feral rat child at heart <3

Yeah, the paparazzi's kinda scared of him 💀

Masky

He loves when you sing but wont admit it

He's always silently begging for you to sing, but he will never ask for it

Whenever you do sing, he makes sure to tell you how pretty your voice is and how much he loves whatever song you're singing

He's so hooked on your voice

Sometimes when he's all worked up, he just needs to sit out on his balcony, smoke, and listen to you hum while you dance to an imaginary song

God, he loves your dancing

He could watch all day

He never really asks for you to use your powers for anything

Like, i can only see him maaaybe using it to get other creeps to leave him alone

But that would be very rare

The way he sees it, your powers are mostly used on him

Hypnotizing him in such a way, with your soft voice and flowy dancing

He'd honestly jump off a cliff if you asked in this state

When it comes to you being famous on the internet, he doesn't really like it

He likes it for you! Just not for him

He's already got cameras up his ass 24/7, and he doesn't want eyes on your relationship at all times

You deserve privacy!

So don't expect him to be too affectionate when youre on camera or on social media

He's very physically affectionate in private

He just doesn't want unnecessary eyes on him is all

Jeff

He loves hearing you sing, but will never ask for it directly

You two have a code word for when he needs to hear your voice

"Pony" is the word

Whenever hes feeling upset, angry, or if he's in some sort of episode, he'll drag you off to your bed and whisper "pony" in your ear

Usually, he likes to be the "dominant" one in physical intamcy, but in times like these, he needs to be the one being held

He likes snuggling into the crook of your neck, kissing you here and there

He also likes to lay on your chest and smell your clothes

Like BEN, he asks you to use your powers for his own selfish needs

Food, money, etc

You being famous gets him really excited

Him also being pretty famous makes it even better

He loves showing you off, being really touchy with you, expressing to people that you're his and he's yours, etc

It really gives this little PDA demon a kick

When i say he loves PDA, i mean it

He'll always be kissing you, make a show of caressing you and groping you, calling you sweet names

All of it

If you were uncomfortable with that though, he'd understand

He'd still manage to let people know who you belong to with other methods though

Such as calling you pet names, being extra nice around you, yadda yadda

[viviennevermillion]

With an asexual s/o

notes: just some self-indulgent headcanons. i don't think this is going to get a lot of notes but the ace community deserves more content.

contains: character x gn!reader, qpr in alhaithams part, the plot twist here is that the characters in question are also on the ace-spectrum

characters included: alhaitham, diluc, pantalone

warnings: mentions of sex in the context of being asexual, hints at harassment and a bit of violence in pantalone's part (not towards the reader)

aphobes, dc creators and consumers dni

Alhaitham

Let's be real here, Alhaitham as a kid took one look at romance and sexual relations and decided that he'd have a better time with a good book and a research trip to the desert. "You'll change your mind when you get older", they said to him. And then he didn't. And everytime someone brings that up he's kinda smug about it, in a told you so kinda way. Alhaitham always knew what he wanted and didn't want and people thinking they knew better was a hassle for him he'd rather not bother with.

Alhaitham is aware of the term asexual and that he falls under it by definition but he doesn't really care for putting labels on himself as he sees no necessity to find ways to explain and define himself to people. The only time he actively labels himself as asexual is when you come out to him to make things easier for you.

Alhaitham would be considered quoiromantic; he's not sure if what he feels is romantic attraction but the concept of romantic attraction also doesn't have much significance to him.

You don't get together with Alhaitham by asking him out and going on dates with him. Your bond just kinda happens. You spend a significant amount of time in each other's presence and Alhaitham finds that he quite enjoys your company. As you become closer, he notices he looks forward to talking to you everyday; to even engage in some playful banter with you. He can talk to you about all sorts of topics and your relationship just has this feel of mutual comfort to it. You can just idly sit next to each other and exchange a couple of words and somehow people can always tell you two are close. He's clearly looking out for you and you're very considerate of his habits and preferences. You're always each other's first choice for anything, whether it's spending your freetime together, seeking advice or working on something together. Alhaitham seems more at peace and happier when he's with you and so do you.

Several people had asked you whether you two were dating or just friends and feeling unsure of where you stood with him, you decided to talk to him about it. "And why would we need to put a label on it, hmm?", he asks and wraps an arm around you affectionately, "so people can put us into categories to ease their own confusion because they struggle to clearly define our bond?"

Alhaitham thought you might have romantic feelings for him and he was half-prepared for holding you a lecture on alterous attraction and how he doesn't experience attraction and relationships the same way most people do. When you come out to him as asexual he's like "god you're making this so much easier for me."

Alhaitham reassures you that he cares deeply about you and he'd like to keep you close to him as you already were. From that moment on, Alhaitham calls you his partner and you call him that too. What that entails? No one's business.

Alhaitham doesn't often initiate physical affection but he does a lot of idle motions like putting an arm around you when you sit down next to him or leaning his head against your shoulder when he's laying next to you and reading his book. He doesn't mind if you want to kiss or cuddle though.

It's clear as day to anyone who knows you that you two love each other even if they can't exactly define what you have as either friendship or romance.

Diluc

Lisa was the one person who started off teasing Diluc a little about having so many admirers and asking him "aren't you interested in any of them?" but she also was the first to notice Diluc was probably ace before Diluc himself even noticed he worked differently than most people around him.

But oh Diluc noticed, even if he didn't have a label to put on it before he met you. He always felt a little uneasy when the topic came up because he just knew it'd result in people asking questions and him not having an answer nor particularly wanting to answer them.

By the time he met you Diluc had become quite the expert in turning people down but the more time he spent with you, the more he noticed that he didn't want to turn you down. And that this time would probably result in you turning him down. Oh how wrong he was.

He could tell you liked him as time went on but he was hesitant about taking the next step because he feared you might, by convention, expect things from him he couldn't give you. And you felt the same way. So the two of you grew gradually closer, even flirting with each other on rare occasion, all while actively dancing around the confrontation because neither of you had an idea how to address the subject

You're the one who eventually tells him how you feel and comes out to him. Diluc asks a couple of questions and listens attentively as you explain asexuality to him. Then goes: "Oh, so there is a word for it.."

You felt really relieved to hear that Diluc felt the same as you did and that you helped him make sense of his experiences. He confessed to you that for a while he was worried that there might just be something wrong with him and that he's happy that's not the case and that he gets to be with you, someone who understands him and can relate.

He has a long conversation with you about your shared experiences because this is the first time he could talk with someone else about this without being at least partially dismissed. He also talks about your boundaries with you and his as well to make sure neither of you makes the other uncomfortable with something.

After the talk Diluc feels a little exhausted because even though it was relieving and enlightening, it was also stressful and made him feel a little anxious, given that you were talking about something he mostly kept to himself up to this point.

He asks if he can kiss you and if you say yes, he leans over and kisses you softly, letting you bury your fingers in his hair. His kiss is hesitant at first but he gets more passionate with time, smiling into the kiss when he notices this is actually happening. That you accept him the way he is and love him and are kissing him.

He lets you stay with him for the night, holding you protectively against his chest.

Pantalone

Painfully aware of the fact that he's on the ace-spectrum because the rich people he scams for his plans tend to get really good at oversharing about their sexual preferences after enough wine at the banquets. The alcohol is a double-edged sword because it sometimes works in his favor since he can find out people's weak points but it's also an easy spiral into "too much information, didn't need to know this"

Several of his business partners have tried to pressure him to join them in their endeavors because they "know a club in some fairly unknown alley" or have encouraged him to "hit someone up", which he always refused. Which is what bred the joke in those circles that the only thing that man is attracted to is cold hard cash.

He had many people who tried to make advances towards him, some because they were after his money and some because he was conventionally attractive. Quite a few entitled nobles had a tendency to mistake his mischievous and suave demeanor as him being flirty when really he was just scheming how to bleed them dry of all the money they have 💀

Some of them just wouldn't take "no thank you I'm not interested" as an answer, insisting they could change that. Most of them he just shooed away. Two or three ended up with some broken bones because they took it a step too far.

Pantalone has seen some shit and been through a lot and he hasn't been given physical affection in over a literal decade so he's actually fairly hesitant and receiving affection from you and he needs to warm up a bit to the idea of being kissed and held.

When you tell him you're asexual he's like "oh thank god, me too."

He always asks before he initiates any new physical contact or kisses you in a place he hasn't before to make sure to not overstep any of your boundaries. After all, he's receiving the patience from you he craved but most people wouldn't have given him.

He's pretty sex-repulsed because he spent too much time around the worst kind of people for the sake of harbinger business.

He's clingy and extremely gentle with you in private and will love you with all his heart but if anyone dares to give you shit over your asexuality or bothers you they'll receive the iciest death glare that banker is capable of. The one more step and you're a dead man kinda expression.

He'll smile and go "My, my, it sounds like you had quite the exciting day, my friend" at some rich, slightly intoxicated merchant making small talk with him at a gathering and telling Pantalone about all his pursuits of women and his affairs in detail but the second that person is out of sight, Pantalone's face falls and he looks at you with an "I'm done" expression. "I don't want to be here", he says dryly and you suggest to get another mousse au chocolat from the buffet and share it with him. "Yeah, let's", he takes your hand and glances at the guy who talked to him just now, "once I have his cash I'll buy you something nice from it." "Not this again, Pantalone." He gently kisses your lips. "See it as compensation for the emotional damage this conversation gave us."

Over the course of your relationship Pantalone finds out he's actually demisexual but that doesn't change anything between the two of you either. He adapts to you with ease, no matter what your boundaries are.

author's note: tagging @k-zu because he wanted to be tagged! ✨

[kaiserposting]

have you seen the orange peel thing on tiktok? how do you think the blue lock characters (your choice who) would go about it

I actually don't take requests anymore, but this is funny and I can do it quickly so let me entertain you anyway

Kaiser would do some stupid shit like this and be confused when you're like not impressed enough to propose to him on the spot and what do you mean you can't even eat it like this, he spent so long doing it? (Will argue with people in the comments telling you to dump him from an alt account all day but don't ask him about the blank profile named Richard1209309238 who seems suspiciously over-invested in your relationship)

Shidou and Bachira would make like a kind of incision in the orange with their nails and then show you how they "suck out the orange" like vampires and expect you to do it too. Why did you even bother, what were you expecting

Rin would do it quickly and swiftly but he'd say some dramatic ass shit like "Whoever doesn't want to peel oranges for their significant other should be shot dead" with his blank serial killer expression which, like, I agree, but can we calm down?

Reo would consider doing it, but then decide it's not enough and go on a tangent about how he'd plant an orange tree for you, then it turns into an orange garden, and then he'd start making phone calls. Literally just don't, you're gonna regret it

Ness would also be overdramatic about it, but it'd probably be less time consuming than with Reo. He'd peel the entire kitchen for you if you wanted. Or even if you didn't. Forget that football shit, he was BORN to PEEL ORANGES for YOU. Was his technique good? You're not gonna break up with him, right??

Sae and Barou would do it, but treat you as if you don't know how to do it by yourself the entire time. Which in Sae's case means he'll be throwing shade at you, and Barou would throw shade at you WHILE giving you a whole, very meticulous tutorial, which is somehow even worse (but also possibly useful because he'd know the best way to do it without making a mess?)

Nagi wouldn't. Straight up. He'd start sighing and talking about hassles and how tired he is as if just hearing the question exhausted him. He also wouldn't let you go peel your stupid orange in peace either. He'd be like nooooo... stay with me... let's nap together :x... typical manchild style. If you're REALLY stuck on getting your orange, he'll call Reo to literally come over to wherever you're at and do it

Otoya would go cheat on you for asking. 🤦‍♂️ (I'm just kidding. Or am I?)

Isagi, Chigiri, Kunigami and Yukimiya would just peel the fucking orange like normal human beings

[peculiarbluerose]

Tips I wish I knew for my first RE4R Hardcore playthrough (Original Campaign)

Notes:

-This can also be applied to lower difficulties to make it 10x easier

-This does not include tips for the Separate Ways DLC, but some of them can be applied, I suppose

-All of these are picked up from personal playthroughs as well as YouTube videos (Neon Slice influences the majority of these)

-I've also just played this game on the hardest difficulties too many times lol

1. FLASH GRENADES - They WILL be your best friend, I promise you. Why? They stun enemies for at least 5 to 10 seconds and you can melee them. Alternatively, you have a window to stab them (always a critical hit, perfect for mini bosses like the Brutes)

2. Keep at least one first aid spray on you at all times; this has saved me on several occasions, and not doing it has killed me

3. Ashley's armor is worth the hassle if you are trying to get the S+ rank on Professional (if it's your first run, professional will only be unlocked after you beat the game at least once)

4. If you are in a spot where you are overwhelmed, just RUN. Run if you can, especially if you're out of bullets and you're on your last knife. This is another situation where flash grenades are useful.

5. Speaking of flash grenades, if it is your first playthrough (or you just lack attention to detail), Plagas hate light and die when flashed by a flash grenade. If you have too many Plagas in the area, don't hesitate to throw a flash grenade. This is especially useful against the knights in Salazar's castle.

6. The only way you're gonna get infinite ammo is through an S+ rank on Professional, so don't even worry about that until later.

7. Yes, there are limits on saves and the number of hours it takes to complete the game in order to get certain ranks. If you don't know the rules to a rank, Google them. The game, if it does tell you, doesn't like to make those rules obvious.

8. Ashley is a pain in the rear end even with the armor. In areas like the Water Hall, she's immune to enemy attacks and Leon's bullets, yes, but she will still crouch down when surrounded, or get picked up (they can't carry her anywhere though since the armor makes her heavy, so she'll be in a constant cycle of screaming until you get rid of the zealots). Added this because I don't know how many people address this part of Ashley's armor.

9. On the flip side, the armor makes Ashley immune to attacks even during her segment of the game where you play as her, so you can walk through the knight room and be hit 45 times and be just fine. It makes that part of the game much easier.

10. One hit in Ashley's segment without armor, however, (yes, even just one) will result in a game over. Keep moving, know your paths before triggering things, and be quick about it.

11. Saddler is pathetic, even on hardcore mode. At the start of his battle, just shoot him with a rocket launcher and you'll be good to go, no time wasted

12. Two golden eggs thrown at Salazar (start of his battle, preferably. Much easier from there) will easily get his battle out of the way.

13. You know the room with the 4 Regeneradors in the test tube things? Yeah, those. Don't bother killing all of them, just get the wrench from the one and you'll be fine.

14. Speaking of Regeneradors, they're a pain. A big one. Keep your distance, they're slinky's. Keep your distance.

15. If the Regenerador is asleep (like the 4 test tube ones in the lab), line up two of the parasites (if you can, all three would be awesome, though) and shoot. It will make your job MUCH easier

16. Use the rocket launcher on Krauser when you're in the final battle with him. He's a tough one, and it's much easier to skip the fight. You also get his knife once he's dead, and it's better than Leon's. That's nice, I guess.

17. There's nothing you can do about Leon's slowness when approaching Luis's lab. That's meant to happen, and no, you can't skip it. On the bright side, you won't get hurt, either.

18. You may or may not have heard about the heavy grenade trick when Ashley is using the wrecking ball. Two heavy grenades will do the trick. If you don't have those, several normal grenades will suffice, but it will add a little extra time to your run.

19. Use flash grenade right as one of the two Giants (with Luis) are approaching the center of the room. It takes a second for the flash to go off, and it stops them just enough to open the trap door to incinerate one of them. Nice.

20. Take out the lamp guys ASAP. You know, the ones with the red lamps that make the zealots turn into Plagas? Those things. I hate 'em. Flash them with a flash grenade, then knife them. Best way to go, just like Brutes.

I hope this was of SOME use to you. I racked my memory for this info, it's a long game. If you want more, let me know. Should I do Separate Ways next?

[trickstarbrave]

conservatives are STILL pushing the "well if you dont like living in [x] place then LEAVE! its super easy to move all you need is a JOB and to SAVE MONEY. cancel your subscriptions and actually SAVE MONEY"

it actually isnt fucking easy to just up and move anymore. i would know. i recently moved across the country. i was lucky to have a remote job that let me move. most other people dont have that luxury where a job refuses to operate in the state they want to move to or they insist on being a fucking "hybrid model" (meaning you are basically remote but they want to have you on standby to come into the office for any god forsaken reason they make up on the fly, even if they never call you in you deciding to not be within a certain limit of the office means you are no longer fulfilling your job requirements and they can fire you)

"oh well just get a job at the new place!! many companies will pay for you to move!!!" in what fucking world is this still the norm. really. my wife worked for a very nice hospital and spent MONTHS up to our move looking for new jobs in our new location. none of them would even consider an interview until he was in the state. NONE. none of them wanted to bother as they were either not rly looking for someone to fill that position that seriously, or could ask someone that was there right now for an in person interview and to start right away. even the couple of months leading up to it none of them really bothered because GETTING A JOB IS ANNOYING HARD RIGHT NOW. have you tried looking for a job lately? you will apply to hundreds and get maybe 1-4 fucking interviews only for them to tell you they don't want you. if you are nice enough to get a rejection email in the first place.

"well then save up money and move and look for a job then!" MANY APARTMENTS WILL NOT LET YOU SIGN A LEASE UNTIL YOU CAN PROVE YOU HAVE AN INCOME. period. they will not let you. it doesn't matter if you have fucking 20k saved up. they dont know and dont care. what they want is proof that you have a job nearby, will keep this job, and be making a certain amount of money per month so they can ensure you can pay rent on time. and they wanna KNOW. it used to be many places just ask for credit score and shit because making enough to pay rent was the norm and assumed you wouldn't live in a place if you couldnt pay rent. but now they make sure you are making 3 times the fucking rent because oh yeah the economy is shit right now. its expensive to fucking evict people too and a massive legal hassle and during the lockdown there was a pause on evictions and landlords not getting fucking paid so they have made it everyone else's problem

so no. you cannot save up money to get an apartment and just look for a job then. i know that is how it was 10-20 years ago. it would make sense that it would continue to be the case. but its not anymore because we live in hell. you need to have a job before you can rent a place. you can't get a job UNTIL you are renting a place either. meaning you have to find someone else in the area you want to move to to bum off of for potentially several months, AND you have to save up the money to actually do so. it can be cheap if you just wanna get a greyhound and have no pets and have only like a suitcase for your belongings. or it can be as expensive as several thousand to ship it. or you can spend, depending on distance, a good several hundred dollars to rent and drive a uhaul across several states or potentially the country, staying in hotels when you can or sleeping in the truck or something depending on weather (miserable). "just sell all your belongings" isn't really a good, sensible solution because god fucking dammit some people own clothes and mementos or have pets or computers. some people dont wanna just sit in an apartment with no furniture for months, potentially years on end while they save up to have a fucking chair and mattress (because FURNITURE ALSO COSTS MONEY TO REPLACE!!!!!!!)

you do not have someone to move in with in the new location? too bad. you arent moving there. you have to wait and get lucky that the opportunity presents itself another way while you try to save money (AND SAVING MONEY SUCKS BC THE PRICE OF FOOD AND RENT IS OUTRAGEROUS) or you move there anyways and decide to be homeless.

[ga-yuu]

@sereenaluv Sure~

With You My Dear Brother ~ What If He Is Your Brother? Kagetoki Story

Kagetoki: "----So that's why, I took the trouble to visit you on my day off."

Kagetoki: "And I also brought you to this teahouse. Now, Tell me. What's going on?"

While trying to get me straight to the point, he stopped my hand from drinking my tea, which I have been doing so awkwardly to look normal.

Yoshino: "Well I...I wanted to deepen my bond with my busy little brother, who I haven't seen in a while."

Kagetoki: "Blatant deception will strangle you later, sis."

Yoshino: "Ahem."

I grunted at the unassuming pursuit, choking on my words.

In a nutshell, Kagetoki-san and I are related.

However, from an early age, our families were in close contact and we were brought up as if we are siblings.

I visited my busy brother for an important reason.....

(But as usual, the conversation with him is short and fast)

(I wasn't sure how to broach the subject, but if you're going to turn the water on me....)

I take one deep breath and opened my mouth with all my might.

Yoshino: "I recently heard that there has been some talk about your future."

Yoshino: "I mean those could be just rumors and some of our relatives are making a fuss...."

Kagetoki: "Get straight to the point."

Yoshino: "So what about those marriage proposals?"

I tried my best not to show any emotions and tried to look as dignified as possible as a sister.

When urged to do so, that prevarication was easily broken.

Kagetoki: "Thank you for getting to the point."

Kagetoki: "In other words, you want to know if I'm getting married or not."

Summed up so simply, and so true in fact, that I nodded silently.

Kagetoki: "No matter how much fuss people make about it, in the end, it is my decision whether or not to take a wife."

Kagetoki: "And at the moment, I have no intention of doing so."

In reply, Kagetoki-san took out his syrup bottle from his pocket and poured over the dumplings without any hesitation.

I was a little relieved by Kagetoki-san's clear denial.

But I wonder if I could at least neutralize the large amount of sugar that seemed to be bad for my body.

Yoshino: "Excuse me. Can I have an extra cup of tea? Make it as strong as possible."

I asked the shopkeeper.

Kagetoki: "Did you just come to see me because you were bothered by that so much?"

Yoshino: "Of course not. I'm here for my cute brother."

Kagetoki: "We aren't born to the same parents, we're just relatives."

The teasing response makes me a little peeved.

Yoshino: "I was still somewhat worried about it."

Yoshino: "...But I still knew you would refuse any kind of marriage you didn't like."

Kagetoki: "And you wanted to check even though you knew. You're the only one who cares about me that much."

Saying this, Kagetoki-san smiled slightly.

Kagetoki: "Would you rather be my wife? I think we'd make a good pair."

Yoshino: "There you go, joking again...."

Despite the dazed look on his face, the tension I had been harboring on the way here had vanished cleanly.

(I wonder why am I so relieved?)

Just when I realized it, Kagetoki-san smiles wickedly.

Kagetoki: "Even though we are not blood-related, if you are going to call yourself my sister, you need to be more hawkish."

Yoshino: "Ugh, you may be my little brother, but you're not cute at all...you were cuter when you were kid, you know."

(I thought he was cute back then...)

When I think about it, as a child my brother was even more difficult to deal with than he is now, if not worse.

I make a sullen face at all the memories that pop into my head at a moment's notice.

Yoshino: "Was and still is my destiny to be pushed around by you..."

Kagetoki: "They say that the more troublesome a child is, the cuter he is, don't you think?"

Yoshino: "No. He becomes even more of a hassle to deal with."

Kagetoki: "You're so naive not to distance yourself from that. It's because of you that I can't let you go."

(Eh?)

I thought I heard him say something, but when I looked back at him he was drinking his tea with a clear face.

If I asked him again, his face would no longer be willing to answer.

(Oh, by the way, just now....)

-----FLASHBACK-----

Kagetoki: "Would you rather be my wife? I think we'd make a good pair."

Yoshino: "There you go joking again...."

-----FLASHBACK ENDS-----

At that time, this pesky, inscrutable brother of mine didn't say he was joking.

My heart thumped a little as I realized this.

[manias-wordcount]

Persona 5 request maybe?

Like a fluff but also angst with Kasumi / Sumire (i forgot her actual name) x Fem Reader.

as in the game kasumi found out about Joker being the phantom thieves with a couple of classmates can you make it that kasumi found about the fem reader who's in phantom thieves as well and tried calling, messaging, talking to her but the reader just ignored her not wanting to talk.

So kasumi was feeling hurt.. but an incident with a teacher makes it even worse with her grades a bit lacking because of the recent incident.

And the teacher began to threatens kasumi about her grades and stop hanging out with the reader because She's a delinquent and the fem reader was accidently earsdropped in the situation and decided to step in..

And drag kasumi away from the teacher and apologise for ignoring her and they make up for the past few weeks..

If you can't that's okay-

As Much As You Hate It (Kasumi/Sumire Yoshizawa x Reader)

𝗔/𝗡: 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗺! 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂! 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆!

𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚? ⇒ 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩

𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧?

𝙗𝙪𝙮 𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙚?

You tell yourself all the time not to get involved. It would just be more of a hassle for you. You don’t want to deal with all the emotions. You don’t want to deal with all the mess. You’re not the type to dry eyes. You’re not the type to clean up either. So why…?

  “Come on Yoshizawa. Don’t listen to him. We’re leaving.”

  …why are you here?

  You don’t look back as you drag her by the arm, away from some nameless, faceless first-year teacher that you never bothered to meet. They’re shouting at you. Shouting at you to take your filthy hands off of Kasumi. Shouting that they weren’t done talking to Kasumi. Shouting that it’s people like you that Kasumi has to stay away from. Shouting. Shouting. Shouting. Kasumi. Kasumi. Kasumi.

  Even as you turn the corner with the girl in tow and make your way down the hall and to the stairs, it continues. Seemingly louder and louder as you walk further away. Never once disappearing. Not even when you make your way up the flight of stairs. Damn it, you frown hard as you let your feet keep deciding where to go, I knew I shouldn’t have gotten involved.

  A second pair of footsteps start to mirror your own as you begin to make your ascent, you couldn’t help but be reminded about how you were so determined to stay out of it. To stay away from her. And sure, you could have been better about it. Sure, if you wanted to stay away, you could have done more than what you truly did. Maybe your gazes shouldn’t have lingered on her when you would see her in the hallways. Maybe you should have just turned up your nose from the very start. And maybe you shouldn’t have eavesdropped on every little passing conversation you heard her name come up in. Hell, you shouldn’t have even eavesdropped on the conversation she was having with that teacher. 

  But you couldn’t help it.

  All too soon, you find yourself starting in front of the door to the roof. And without hesitation, you find yourself pushing open the door and letting go of Kasumi’s arm. A breath in. A breath out. Then you push open the door to the rooftop and walk through without so much as a glance in the girl’s direction. You know why. It’s the same reason why you continued to meet her eyes, even if for only a brief moment. It’s the same reason why you would listen to the conversations about her. The same reason why you saved her from that teacher. And the same reason why you refused to block her number- even after she found out about your secret.

  You couldn’t help it. You just couldn’t.

  Kasumi follows you through the door. You know she would. It would be dumb of her not to at this point. But it’s even dumber of you to refuse to look at her after going through all this trouble. It’s sparsely decorated with a few desks and chairs here and there alongside just a couple of plants growing in their own little isolated spaces. Even the sky today is a less than impressive display of the color gray and some large, lumpy clouds. You can’t pretend to be distracted by some beautiful view from up here. Just like you can’t pretend that you don’t care. Because you do. You unfortunately do. So the least you could do… 

  “Hey, Kasumi?” 

  … was to try to make things…

  “I’m sorry for-” 

  “I’m sorry, Senpai!”

  …right.

  This time, you really can’t help your actions. Your head whips around at the sound of her apology overlapping yours. Your eyes land on her form, and there she is- bowing at a deep angle with her hands clasped in front of her chest like the ever-so-respectful kouhai she is. She holds the positions for a few seconds of complete silence- and the whole time you felt your face grow warmer and warmer with embarrassment as she continues to show you the utmost respect type how you’ve treated her these past couple of weeks. Sometimes you wonder what would happen if you never got to know the girl in the first place. Other times, you remind yourself that you can’t change the past. Nor can you make the future simpler.

  You let out a sigh as she comes out of her bow and looks up. This is it. For the first time in what seems like forever, you look at her face without the almost immediate intention of looking away. And in this long, long look the two of you share- you’re able to see signs of all the things you’ve noticed building up in the past. All the things you’ve heard whispers about. All the things you hoped really weren’t true.

  The tired look in her eyes. Her almost sickly complexion. The smaller, less confident way she carries herself. It’s not the Kasumi you know. But it’s not the Kasumi you should feel responsible for either. But still, you can’t help but feel like this was partially your fault, to begin with. If only you hadn’t ignored all her messages. If only you had been more careful with your secret. If only you had never gotten her involved with you in the place. If only, this. If only, that. But you can’t change the past. You can only hope that somehow- despite everything- the future finds a way to be a bit simpler. 

  Somehow. 

  “Don’t- don’t apologize. You did nothing wrong.” You finally say, breaking the silence between the two of you once more. Your tongue feels heavy in your mouth. Your lips feel clumsy on your face. It's as if one wrong move could put you two back in the same place that you were now trying to escape. You didn’t want to go back to it. Sure you don’t like drying eyes. And sure you don’t like cleaning up messes either. But you hate being hurt. “I should be the one apologizing.”

  Almost as much as you hate hurting others.

    “But Senpai-!” She calls out, clearly about to take the fall for everything. But this time, you don’t let her even get the chance.

  “No buts.” You cut her off, your voice as firm as possible. You steel yourself to look her in the eyes. You do away with your uncaring attitude toward almost everything in life. You do away with your hard-knock lifestyle. Your temptation to brush off every problem you face. And the walls you put up around yourself so that you could pretend that it’s easier. But it isn’t. It never was. You knew that then. You knew that always. But… “I’m sorry, Kasumi.”

  …at least…

   “For everything.”

  …you can try to fix it now.

[purplesurveys]

1852

When did you last see someone you know in public? I saw Pau at UPTC last weekend which was a nice surprise.

Do you enjoy going to the dentist? Does anyone, like, *actively* enjoy being at the dentist? Haha but I mean have no qualms with dentist appointments; I'll say that much. I find the procedures quite soothing anyway. Even if it's to pull out a tooth or something, I'm fine with, since they're just there to help out.

When did you last eat something you didn’t like? I tried the chili cheese flavor from Potato Corner for the first time, but I ended up not really liking it that much since it was way too spicy.

Do you think you’d survive if zombies took over the world? Well, probably not. I'd lack the street smarts.

When did you last hang out with a bunch of friends at one time? Sometime last year, can't remember when exactly. I saw my college friends.

What kind of music is your least favorite? Country.

Are you and your best friend complete opposites? Mmm I wouldn't say completely. We have some stark contrasts here and there but we also have a few similar beliefs/hobbies/interests.

Would people around you say you’re regularly a mean person? I don't think so. They might tell you I'm cranky or moody, because I am; but probably (and I hope lol) not mean.

Do you like the colour yellow at all? Some shades are pleasing to the eye but overall I wouldn't pick yellow as a first color for, like, anything.

If you were to write a novel, what would it be about? I'll just stick to writing a memoir.

How many times have you logged in to Bzoink? (it has a counter) I've never had a Bzoink account, although I used to be a lurker. RIP :(

Are you currently pretending to be someone’s friend? No, that's an awful thing to do.

Are you an impatient person? Definitely can be.

Are you afraid to watch movies that have sex scenes with your friends? No.

Who sings the last song you listened to? Hayley Williams.

Why do you think some actors don't want to see their movies/shows? They're highly self-critical and are never pleased with their performance. At least that's how I know it to be from pro wrestlers.

Do you think fortune tellers are the devil’s messengers (haha)? Not necessarily, but what I think of them is that they are scammers.

Would you rather use napkins or paper towels? Idk, napkins I guess. I don't really have a preference.

Do you go to the pool in the summer time very often? No cause it's such a hassle to clean up and rid your body of all the chlorine lol (or if at the beach, all the sand). I just prefer to have the aircon on and stay indoors, away from the sun as much as possible.

Have you ever had a serious issue involving your eyes? Apart from the time a distant relative purposely hurled a glass bottle purposely targeting my eye because idk he is an unhinged little fuck, there's just my eyesight which is progressively getting worse.

Have you ever watched South Park? Who’s your favorite character? I've never seen an episode.

Do you have sensitive teeth? I have one lower tooth which has a tendency to get sensitive.

Do you enjoy or hate snow days? Why is this your choice? Uhm no but we have typhoon days which I guess is the closest thing? I selfishly liked them because it meant suspended classes.

Do you turn pale when you get sick? I don't think so, because I've never been told that.

Does it bother you to get shots in the mouth? Does it hurt? I've only gotten those when I needed to get wisdom tooth extractions, and in those cases I was just mostly grateful because it meant my pain was going to come to an end lol.

When did you last talk seriously with one of your parents? Few months ago when I was still crying and confiding to my dad about work.

What is the day of the week currently? Tuesday.

Is anything exciting coming up in the next three months? Jin coming back, BTS' 11th anniversary, and our family trip to Vietnam...all happening within the same week hahaha.

Do you ever borrow money from someone? No.

Do you know anyone who tells every single thing you say? I don't think so.

When did you last kiss someone on the cheek? Who was it? I only do that to my dogs these days hahahahahaha.

Why do you think people like Lady Gaga so much? She was unafraid to be different and to stir conversations, especially in her earlier years.

Do you have a lot of enemies, or not so much? I'm an adult.

Can you count backwards from 100 without a mistake? I'm sure I can.

Do you have any friends you’ve had since birth? Nah.

Do you care if your friends talk badly about you? If they want to do so they can say it to my face, otherwise I wouldn't consider them a friend.

Would you rather drink out of a straw or just the cup alone? Straw.

Does anyone ever say they miss you often? Nope.

Would you rather become a wizard or a vampire, if you had the choice? I don't care.

Is there anyone out there who has made you feel miserable? I can think of two off the top of my head.

Do you have a problem answering personal questions? Not for the most part as I am generally an open book. The only people I'd feel hesitant towards would be my immediate family haha.

What color is the vacuum-cleaner in your house? Maroon and grey.

Have you already moved out of your parents’ house? Nope.

Are your parents divorced, married or separated? Married.

Have you ever thought you might just have obsessive compulsive disorder? Yes.

Do you think it’s rude to text someone else while on a date? Idk and idc about dating etiquette, but in general texting here and there for me is fine. It's only rude when the cellphone use becomes excessive because then it's like why'd we even go out?

What is the funniest movie you’ve ever seen? White fuckin Chicks.

What are your views on our current president? He's a little shit.

Is it awkward to see your best friend’s parents out in public? No. I'd run to them and give them a hug if that's the case. They're already considered family.

Who is the person you talk to the most in your house? Sister.

Is there a television show out there that you never miss? I watch Raw weekly, but that's pretty much it.

What movie have you seen too many times to be healthy? Two for the Road and Room.

What are the last two digits of your phone number? Nope.

Does it creep you out to see people with mullets? No.

What is your biggest responsibility in your household? I'd say the task I take the most seriously is keeping the dogs' health in check and taking them to the vet. Shots and checkups aren't cheap, and that's a responsibility I'm more than happy to cover.

How cold did it get where you live, last winter? Back in Jan-Feb in our winterless country we reached temps of 24-25C, which was a delight.

Do you ever wish you could go back in time to redo something? No.

Ever accidentally pull out a filling from your tooth? Nope.

Do you ever wonder what your exes are doing? Not really.

Have you ever been caught in a huge lie with your parents? Sure.

Do you ever listen to the radio anymore? Only when the Bluetooth decides to be a brat and the car can't locate my phone.

Does it bother you to have personal conversations with people? No, I like insightful talks.

Ever ride in a limo? When did you last do so? I don't think I have.

Do any of your body parts hurt at this moment in time? My tummy kind of does since I wore super tight jeans all day hahah.

Are you sober at the time being? Yes.

Do any of your friends constantly do things to annoy you? No.

When did you last eat a Starburst? What color was it? I can't even remember. I don't encounter them ever.

Have you ever lied to someone & said they could sing when they couldn’t? No, because everyone I know who's willing to sing in public are actually great singers lol.

Do you ever call backstabbers out on what they do? If I'm comfortable enough with them, sure.

How many people in the world do you trust? Three.

[chitatochickenpotato]

tell me about atlas sew and his friend group 👹👹

I've had this story and these characters for 10+ years, the amount of inter-connectivity between everything is so hard to explain. If anything sounds unbalanced, feel free to ask about it because theres usually a reason that nerfs it.

That being said Atlas'(he/they) Mom was my first OC, she's basically my world's equivalent of a Dnd Champion she worships the deity of loyalty. She spends a lot of her story picking up strays and doing the whole found family thing (she later loops his father into this behavior as well) so his family is massive. And both his parents own the adventurers' guild so everyone he grew up around is like battle hardened and kinda reckless. As a result he has a weird "Nothing can hurt me, do you even know who I am?" and "I am intimately aware of how much effort and hurt it takes to succeed, with everything I do I will give back to my community as thanks for all the privilege I have" complex about him. He's also weirdly codependent in that he's never really alone so when he is he just kinda has no idea what to do. He's very much the "I know a guy" guy.

The Sew thing is actually because neither of his parents remember the names they were born with cuz they had to keep switching them. However his mother was known for fixing uniforms when she was in the army and making clothes n stuff for other revolutionaries n whatnot. So the name is kinda like John Smith in that the family name is just her occupation.

Atlas is actually inspired by Taliesin Jaffe because I watched his episode of between the sheets and was like yeah thats him. Specifically he has that like old soul kinda vibe you get when you're raised around people much older than you and have been to more funerals than you have marriages. He's not goth weird like taliesin but he's "I know too much and lack experience in all things" weird. He's also a history major which I imagine contributes to that. Atlas has grown up around people who have lived it and he wants to better understand them and their experiences.

He also has some disparity in being raised semi-noble because of his parent's strange governmental relations and also being babysat by adventurer's all the time. I imagine he kinda shifts rapidly between super well mannered and proper to being an absolute rascal.

Currently him and his gang are studying at a prestigious university I can't be bothered to name. He meets Aragon before joining the uni at a fancy party (both their parents are loaded [Aragon's through business and prolly blood money, Atlas's because the government wants them to stay in one place so they don't have to deal with the hassle of having slightly overpowered warriors on the loose])

Malachi and Oz are working under their mentors for a government sponsored project to make permanent portals through the planes. Atlas' family gets brought in because of the adventure guild thing and some of the failed portals keep spawning in monsters. So he meets those two through that.

Idk what Aragon's family does yet but Oz hears that Atlas knows Aragon and basically says that bros family uses stuff from diff planes to make their stuff so Atlas should totally get him to fund the project as well. So thats how Aragon gets introduced to the rest of the gang.

Aragon (he/she genderfluid) is a fire elemental and the way that works in my world is that elementals are born as null but when they hit puberty they gain their element based on who they are like personality wise.

She's super standoffish and snappy. She's very much the painful aspect of fire when you first meet her. But as you get to know her I think she mellows out into barely a burning ember of a person. As the story continues I want him to become more of a hearth kinda fire personality wise.

Her entire thing is that her parents want him to go into business and support the family but he super doesn't want to do that. Except he doesn't know who she is as a person because his whole life has been defined by being what his family wants that he doesn't know what else to do.

He has super bad family relations and like 2 friends outside of the gang and they're the butler and the chef so she isn't doing great. So like when he's thrown into a group of people who know exactly who they are and are doing what they want its kinda moth to the flame. Being around them hurts because imposter syndrome and jealousy but also it's visible proof that theres a chance at a happier future for him.

Growing up I imagine he spent a lot of time hiding in the kitchen. The chef would listen to him complain and give him snacks n stuff. Eventually he started teaching Aragon to cook. Later down the line I want him to have his own little restaurant but he is Not There yet.

His character is me processing what it means to learn how to trust. She's very much that one character that is not down to found family but boy howdy are the others trying (They succeed). Atlas brought Aragon home one day and his parents decided "yeah that's my kid" after hearing about her negligent home life. A lot of their relationship is Atlas convincing Aragon to be a Sew (most of their family is adopted through similar means) while Aragon struggles with still wanting to prove himself to his parents.

Malachi (he/him nonbinary) and Oz (she/her) are still in development.

Malachi is like a magic physicist, his mentor is working with the guy in charge of making the spell (enchantment???) for the portal to take em from plane a to plane b. So him and his mentor are studying the relationship between those spaces to make sure no one like dies and things stop coming through without permission.

Oz and her mentor make the rovers and what not that they send through the temporary portals in order to get more info on how to set up a temporary one.

They bond over the project and school.

The way I make characters is I basically come up with a role they fill, a vague concept, and like 4 personality traits + sometimes a design. Then they stay as like vague husks of people till I find 2-3 characters or people that make me go "This is so character A" and I copy and paste things to give them actual depth. Once the mishmash is complete the brainworms start forming connections between them, the world, and other characters already in existence.

As of rn Oz and malachi only have one inspo each so I'm a lil lost on them. I wanna develop them a bit better this year tho

There also isn't any plot for this

[mentalisttraceur-software]

Finally, git for your home folder

So you know how version-controlling your dotfiles and other stuff in your home folder with git can be a bit of a hassle?

For example, you can do "git init" in your home folder, and then you can nicely configure git to ignore everything that you don't want to track in your home folder.

This seems to work great, until the next time that you try to do a "git init" in a folder like "~/code/my-new-project", and git says "reinitializing .git directory in ~" instead of creating a new git directory.

And also any git command in other child directories can end up being influenced by any home-folder repo-specific config in ~/.git/config (as opposed to ~/.gitconfig, which is correctly intended for all your git commands).

Some people figured out ways to work around this. There's a big push to move all config into ~/.config. I think in the big picture this is better and the world should move that way. For now you might need to at least symlink some stuff out of the config folder into your home folder, because some programs refuse to adopt this convention. And there are tools that manage this symlinking for you. But even if this problem entirely went away, it's not entirely clear to me that you would never want to version-control your home directory more generally.

So then clever people figured out tricks to mitigate this: you see, git allows the .git folder to be named something else and to be in a different location than the root of the "work tree". So suddenly you can have your home directory be a git repo without having a .git folder in it, and the only price is that you have a parallel command - you can't just type "git ..." anymore to manage your dotfiles and so on. You have to call your wrapper command, whether you implement it as a separate command or as a git subcommand with an alias.

Me being me, this was an unacceptable blemish - inconvenient and irregular to run a different command just for this one repo. Especially when you consider that having to run a different command will trip up every wrapper program you might ever want to use with git. Got any helper scripts that call git commands? You'll at best need to call them through some sort of wrapper that can project the right configs through git environment variables. Use something like Magit? You'll need to configure it to use a different command to interface with git for this one repo.

I thought about trying to write a wrapper script for git which could intelligently detect when to use a different "git dir" option to avoid this problem, but this script would have to somehow know each of the folders that I intended to manage from inside my home directory.

But then almost by luck, I found GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES. An obscure little environment variable that we can use to tell git "don't go up into these when looking for a .git, just stop as if you didn't find one". So now I run git with this in my environment variables:

GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=~

As a result, I can have a .git in my home folder as normal, which means I can still use vanilla git commands to manage my dotfiles and so on. And yet, all git operations in any folder other than my home folder - which is literally the only git operations I ever run for any other use-case - don't see it.

Is this perfect? Almost. The one flaw I've found so far is when I'm managing another subdirectory as part of my home folder repository. For example, I can run "git add .config/..." from inside the home folder just fine, but if I run a "git add ..." from inside ~/.config, it will fail to realize that it's in a git repo. The solution is to make a symlink from ~/.config/.git to ~/.git. Somewhat annoyingly, git refuses to save a path named .git in the repo itself, so I have to recreate this link on every clone.

But you know what? This doesn't bother me nearly as much. It won't come up often, I'll only need to manually fix this once per folder that's directly inside my home folder and version controlled as part of it, and the fix is something I can think of fluently with nearly zero effort: "ln -s ../.git ~/.config".

I am much happier with this than with either a separate tool to manage symlinks into my home folder, or with having to run something other than normal git commands for managing things in my home directory.

[arklayraven]

my buddy, всё будет хорошо! 💛 i think this is all the misunderstanding of intent? tell me if i am wrong but i think you were ask not to post exclusive files from discord so you take it down without a hassle, yes? we can appreciate the effort for it, so good job and thank you 😄 i see before there were others on X who do something similar and they take down their post at the devs will, so you are not alone. but the dev already ask us not to let the exclusive files leave discord and it is up to us the fans to honor it. so i think since you take down everything there should be no problem left? but maybe i am wrong. if you like i will contact the 14dwy dev on your behalf to get answers because i think this is a misunderstanding! 😧 i think you ask for communication too since i follow your posts so this will be good idea. many thanks and happy pride month if you partake with it!

Wasn't gonna say anything but need to talk about this since its bothering me again.

Yes I was asked to take down something, that was just a cropped imaged from a screenshot from the game. It wasn't even that huge of a spoiler? It was just the same status message from Ren in game from previous versions, but with his pronouns visible. Which, we know already, and the small feature was made public to all to see and know of. No matter if they play the game or not. But I still took it down out of request from a mod from that server who reached me.

I believed things to be fine now...Then was contacted again by them, but they came off so...unfriendly...And it bothered me lots.

Again. I thought the situation was resolved, but clearly I was wrong.

Also feeling I had to apologize, again, which I did just hoping this would stop.

I then realized from this all, they only reached out to me again, because they went through my blog, to find stuff to come after me for.

Then I felt honestly stalked at that point, and felt not even comfortable on my own blog and space here. I blocked the person who reached me, because again, I felt upset by this all.

It just ruined my experience for the series for me for a while, that I deleted my old writing blog for it, and felt i couldn't make edits for it as well, etc. I've been working on healing/moving on from it all however, made a new blog to start over. (tho will be keeping some stuff more privated/untagged now. since the whole situation just ruined a lot for me. especially fucked with me more since I deal with high anxiety.)

But what bothered me most over this all, is being contacted by that mod, than directly by the dev over this situation. Which I feel, could of been resolved better, if the dev just reached out to me first instead.

I understand people are busy and can't reach out to everyone on time, but would of appreciated a more nicer direct approach by them, or a attempt...Instead of being contacted by someone else with this clear power trip they had going on...and just seemed like they wanted to go after someone or start something.

Also on your offer to contact the dev, I just don't know if it'll do anything to help me feel better or others who were effected as well. So i personally don't see it as necessary I guess... (Like damage has been done from this all, you know? So yeah...)

The only best I want and ask from this all however, is this to not happen to anyone else ever again. No one deserves to be stalked or harassed, especially over a video game. It's not fun feeling like you aren't safe to post/whatever on your own blog, and not feel welcomed to just share your love a series. So I hope no one ever has to deal with this again.

[sortyourlifeoutmate]

The BBC's coverage of Gaza remains, ah, sub-optimal, but I do have a certain level of respect for Jeremy Bowen, one of their guys over there. He's clear that he's not where he wants to be for reporting and he's not especially strident in his tone (this is the BBC, after all) but you can tell, I think, that he's under few illusions about the situation.

I'd rather be writing this story in the Gaza Strip, not Jerusalem. After many years of covering wars, since El Salvador in 1989, I'm convinced that nothing beats first-hand reporting. Unfortunately, in this terrible war, international journalists can't do that. Israel and Egypt, the two countries that control Gaza's borders, do not want us in there, reporting freely. Israel allows some closely supervised visits with its army. I have been on only one, back in November. Since we cannot get in, we rely on Palestinian journalists who can't get out. I have huge admiration for their courage and dedication to truthful reporting.

I can understand why Israel isn't letting journalists in, but I'm slightly confused by Egypt won't. Either Israel leans on them not to, or else it'd just be a hassle they can't be bothered with. Other than that I'm not sure what might be stopping them from doing so. Sure they have their reasons.

Israel claims what [aid and humanitarian relief] goes in is adequate. International aid groups say on top of the fact that innocent civilians in Gaza are being killed and wounded, they are also being starved and deprived of medical treatment. The Geneva Convention says that punishing civilians for crimes they did not commit amounts to collective punishment, which is a war crime.

Cough cough hint hint he's not saying that Israel isn't letting enough in he's just saying that they're saying they are and everyone else is saying they're not. So. You know. Work with that. Oh, also, he's also reminding us all that if they were doing what they might be doing that it would be, you know, a war crime. Just hypothetically.

The Americans have since 7 October urged Israel to respect the laws of war in Gaza, specifically to stop killing so many Palestinian civilians. The fact that American officials, from President Biden downwards, keep repeating and strengthening their criticisms shows they believe Israel has ignored them.

Mean, why else would they keep having to repeat themselves?

Then he quotes Blinken a bit, saying a lot of stuff that sounds fine but is, you know, profoundly useless, particularly because:

Even so, the US has chosen not to attach conditions to its huge military and diplomatic support for Israel. It continues to supply Israel with weapons, even though it does not approve of the way that they are being used.

Quite.

Air strikes already kill many people in Rafah, but despite American calls for restraint, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the army to attack the town once it has a plan to move Palestinian civilians out of Rafah. Since nowhere in Gaza is safe, residents do not find that reassuring. Perhaps Mr Netanyahu is trying to mollify Mr Biden.

I do love all this reported talks of 'plans' because it's all clearly bollocks. Moving any amount of people is difficult. Moving over a million starving, freezing, exhausted people when there is literally nowhere safe to move them is impossible. There's no ifs, ands, or buts about it, it is impossible, assuming you want to do it properly. Which I have my doubts about.

Like, their plan before for getting civilians 'safely' out of the way of their attacks was basically to throw a bunch of messages at them saying "Go to these places or die" and then just bomb mostly everywhere anyway. And that led to this. So my faith is not exactly towering in their capabilities.

Israel has set a high bar for victory that might be unattainable, even over many months. It wants to wipe out Hamas, restore Israel's security and free the hostages Hamas took on 7 October. Many of the families of Israelis held in Gaza and their supporters do not buy the prime minister's argument that only force will free the hostages. 

Given that the IDF a day or two ago admitted that their airstrikes had killed some more of the hostages - so I heard - and that they fairly spectacularly shot some of the hostages a few weeks ago, this seems a reasonable position to take. Remember when hostages did get released? How did that happen? Did it start with a 't' and end in an 'ruce'? Maybe you should consider that?

No? Just more bombing and tanks? You sure? Well, alright. Tell me how that works out.

(Also there is something very grim about the IDF having to paw through mass graves and heaps of corpses to check for hostages. That's a bad sign, you'd think. You'd think that'd make you question your approach.)

The Americans are trying to construct a path to a peaceful future in the Middle East. Secretary of State Blinken has laid out a vision of Saudi Arabia normalising relations with Israel, if the Israelis allow the Palestinians to have an independent state of their own. Prime Minister Netanyahu says Palestinian independence will not happen. He insists Israel will press on until it achieves "total victory".

The yawning gulf between the present Israeli leadership and basically every single other world leader is quite something. There's a divide between those who do or don't blame America (rightly, let's be honest) for the continuation of the conflict but other than that it seems like everyone in the world wants the war to end and most everyone in the world thinks a two-state solution is the way towards that.

And you have the main guy from one of the states in question flat-out saying "No."

Like, what are you meant to do with that? Nothing, apparently. Just keep asking them to stop committing maybe-war-crimes? Great work.

But yes. Jeremy Bowen. Doing the best he can from where he is.

[dianight]

There was this pizza place, it closed down at some point after I had to move countries. They made massive pizzas, really nice ones. We went there twice, one on a trip to [unnamed place] where we just happened to be close on the way back and decided to stop for dinner; we knew about it from some friends and by pure chance we where on the road that it was next to. Second time we talked about wanting to organize some nice meal and we choose it because the first time it was so good.

I remember getting some spicy meat/pepper/ham pizza and my friends got like a custom one each. Second time we went we also got like a 1/4 olives 1/4 anchovies and the other half with spaghetti (yes exactly as it sounds) because we wanted to try it. It was actually good and we ended up eating an unhealthy amount (no one barfed, yay!).

It used to be 15-20€ for an enourmous pizza back when getting a large one somewhere else would go for 12+, so it was also nice economically speaking.

After I went back for a couple months holiday after working nonstop for 2 years, we found out it had closed. Just a note at the door, personal reasons and whatnot. Sad. Well there's other places. Plenty of restaurants with fast food that were really nice and closed over the years. This one felt a bit special you know. I used to tell my friends that when I came back we'd go there to have a feast.

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I'm reminiscing about this because I saw a post about pizza (how predictable) and found myself thinking about how unfair it is that I can no longer eat it. Like I could. But then my digestive system will be rotten anywhere from 2 weeks to several months.

I miss eating burguers too. There is this place in my town that I've gone to since I was like ~10 and the owners are this couple that everyone knows and I used to go with friends, with coworkers, with people from school, with family, by myself; I haven't been there since.

Once again thinking how incredibly unfair. No treatment, just avoid things that damage me. Completely change like 75% of my diet, pay more just so I can avoid higher risk of organ failure (and it's not even guaranteed) and be paranoid of anything I don't prepare myself because it's just too dangerous to have someone forget to use the right ingredients and then I have to make myself puke (which is very difficult these days, I blame shoving things down my throat) and then make food again because I don't like being hungry, right?

But I don't actually like thinking that it's unfair. I think if someone has a condition and everyone around them knows and they can behave as if it where a condition instead of getting upset or not bothering to try because finding a place to accommodate dietary restrictions is too much hassle it would make it feel less like I'm somehow at fault.

There is a parallel here about how someone treats you for being disabled. Oh that sucks. But the moment you slightly inconvenience them, or you try to explain things you can do and things you can't or things you can but you'll be in pain or things you can but you'll overexert yourself and it costs them nothing to help(!!!), agh!

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What was I saying? Ah right pizza. Yeah.

I'd say something cliche like "please be nice to people with dietary needs/people with conditions (so called disabilities)" but my patience for that ran out long ago.

[the-firebird69]

And a couple more things going on other little girls think they know the secret but they don't really they don't know how to look at the jeans no it's not true they can tell and people if there's mask all the time and they know that there's a few tests and they look and can't believe it you just kind of lackluster actually all of them are and they don't really try that much and there's a couple reasons there's too many to know it's a hassle you don't see a huge to use for it and they go around dreaming about it and a castle and such as he know he doesn't have any money he's not doing anything and they don't believe they could do anything to carry a child at all. It is motivated them to try and do something and some of them are and they see Megan Merkel and they're getting businesses going and it's hard being nobody they're tired of it and they want to stop people from grabbing them there's a large number of people trying all the time and it gets harder get things to defend themselves one of those things is information and they know how to use it

-her son is under a massive amount of duress a lot of it's caused by Trump and he's going to court today of North again and he was up there yesterday but not the whole day and they didn't require him to be but now they are and he's a little a****** they said you know he's bothering him and illegal stuff and charges will be brought and that was the court with the civil court in Georgia and he has a federal case coming up all the days away, 9 more days and it begins. He has a gag order on him from that case it's a federal case it's in a particular state it's not Georgia and it's not Colorado it's one of the upper Midwest states he thinks you will have the advantage and bja will kick the s*** out of him. And Jason is now doing it and having a war and he's going to go up there and go and trial and there's pretrial stuff our son is correct that he has to go to and it's 3 days out of the upcoming 10 days I'm not having weekends so he will be interviewed that's what they're going to do and processed and it's just like the other cases he has to be processed and they bring him up there and arrest him and book him and he's not supposed to run for president because that's going on and they're looking at the law a lot of people are going to try and enforce it it's going to be a battle but the court case is very huge and he's wondering why I'm pointing at it and I am it's because it's Federal and it's in a federal court of course and he has violated a whole bunch of laws all over the place and their election laws and they know about it and they're going to charge him with more cows and there's witnesses from his own cadre, they're testified and they're nailing him they want his stupid shovel and the plastic out of here and they want him out of here to move somewhere else and he won't and he won't give out why so they're going after him and they're going to take him down. But the federal aspect of it is different and a son and daughter putting it out this is different this is like January 6th committee prequel and it is and it is a big group of Max of pseudomax of minority warlock and foreigners and us it's a huge group that represents the government these days and a lot of more luck got pushed out that were car control and they don't realize it another aspect of it is recently the eastern hemisphere the warlock were seenheading up with assault on Mac bases. They were destroyed and open the door for us again and the idiots were to blame and they say you can just fire missiles and really they're not that bright so we're going to take them apart for what they're saying now they're dumb it's not true and it's annoying. You can fire all the dispersal bombs you want low level radiation gets rid of those nukes and he's wondering why we'll shield it is nothing. So he's trying to also some stuff right now to fix it he says if you realize is stupid stop f****** around me idiot and I'm not changing it but thanks for doing your stupid dance. And he is going to go to jail today and people are saying they don't need you in his face and it'll need it out there early stupid and you're not taking over his empire he thinks he can do that believe it or not he's dumber than Brian his other plans when he wants to bring him to New Zealand but other than that he has some sick plans and we're going to get rid of him for it bring it in now I'm putting it in as an order now. The max proper will be hot after him and wind him up there now for his arraignment and induction and they might try to hold him based on his risk of flight and crimes and they're going to start trying to do it and he's going to go up there cuz they have a real Force

-there are other things happening in Charlotte county these people are being fired from government jobs and a lot of them and the other pseudo empire has a lot of people it's not as many as the warlock in general and they might not be able to muster enough to come here to just place them because they're getting f***** all over the Earth percentage wise it's a big difference it's like 20% versus 1% but about 14% of that is on the islands so it's really about six or seven percent versus 1% but to date they have not brought many troops to be here but they're not all here and there's dwindling all over. However the pseudo empire are building robots and are preparing for a counter offensive as our others including the empire and more and there's a chance that they could be around after the more like a gone because of the combined strike aspects and others assisting them in other words. And yeah a lot of it is a direct result of them seeing you being despicable to their friend and themselves the same treatment and why and they are attacking all sorts of different people's so we'll see how it turns out as it is now we have several major events occurring and we're going to

Thor Freya

Olympus

We're going to get to it now

Hera