#but it's abt the premise. and the vibes

[ofpd]

poalaf is so good you guys

[seavoice]

thank you @danlous for tagging me <3 my tbr is a never-ending list of books, so i mostly chose titles that i have atm. tagging whoever wants to do this @thewildgeeses @broekhart @glassamphibians @nialltlynch @robobee @13shapeshifters @narcissuscore !!

[warriorprincesstramp]

it's not zendaya's fault it's just that her cultural status has led to the most fucking annoying immature braindead people watching challengers.

[sometimeswritingsometimesdying]

i’m cooking up a despicable, horrid, crushing (emotionally) friends with benefits haiden au. it might, however, end up crushing me first

[gothsuguru]

writing fluff is so hard esp for a character you haven’t written for before + other characters in the fic 😭

[perenial]

finished private rites. haven't reached the final page of a book and said "wait thats it????" aloud in a while

[thegreatestheaver]

Is it a hot take to say re7 is the scariest resident evil game …

[wazzuppy]

its less that i think old kids properties shouldnt have darker, adult reboots and that they're inherently bad, and more that i think that most of them lack an understanding of why those original works were special and enjoyable in the first place and attempt to overcompensate for it by falling back onto tropes the cw popularized in order to seem more "mature"

[pallastronomy]

​Probably mostly NITW-style but like. knowing Death of the Artist as a story is defined by how it intrinsically fucks with the formula of wha

If you suddenly had all the skills and resources needed for making any type of game about your ocs, what kind of game would you make? And about which oc(s)?

[pennesloppy]

im thinking I should have an obviously fake scambot-sona like honestly the pornbot dms are so unbelievably esoteric i love them.

patricia taxxon has permanently imbedded her paws into my brain and I'm like. yeah, thats autism baby.

[altfire]

my husband bought me fallout 4 for ?? either xmas or my birthday, a month before we got together in january 2018, and i just started playing it for the first time tonight 😔

[poetic-ivy]

I was going to just write this as a couple of replies but it got. rather kind of long I’m SO sorry (also this is not intended to come off as preachy!! I have no idea where you’re at as a writer I just get really excited about world building and the underlying mechanics of how it affects plot especially when it comes to what is ‘feasible’ lmao I legitimately love talking about this kind of stuff and am aware it can come across kind of forceful lol)

I think people will always be people no matter what society they live in, which really kinda opens the possibilities up once you start letting the setting inform that people-ness. ‘random urban fantasy but with round roofs stained glass and a lot more greenhouses’ can still be perfectly grounded in other solarpunk tenets even while still being urban fantasy. honestly solarpunk IS a urban fantasy already in and of itself, realistically speaking. but even just from a fiction standpoint, urban fantasy is a really wide genre and there’s literally nothing wrong with writing one as long as you’re having fun playing around in whatever world you’ve created.

I think a really good example of this is like. Brandon Sanderson’s works, especially Warbreaker I think. Arguably it’s just another historical fantasy political intrigue, but it’s set in a world where you can share essentially pieces of your soul (I think, it’s been a hot minute since I read it but like soul/life force is the basic explanation), and if you gather enough pieces you can use them to bring inanimate objects to life at your command. (It’s SO much more complicated than this but for the sake of brevity this is literally the simplest way I can describe it lol) The plot, despite having all the vibes of a standard vague historical fantasy political intrigue that could have been done in any such stock setting, is so intrinsically woven into the premise of “this is how this world operates and here are people just being people within it making decisions based off of this shift in reality” that you absolutely 1000% cannot remove it from that world despite the fact that I’ve read many other political intrigues that played out similarly in terms of tone and beat and character archetype (though Sanderson’s characters are also always well done and do not feel trite in the slightest). What makes the entire thing tick, the entire thing breathe, IS the love for the setting that bleeds through and affects every square inch of what otherwise should have been just another fantasy politics novel. It’s just. Fantastically done.

I’m mostly on the same page for low-conflict/high-conflict writing capabilities, and while I haven’t quite figured out the high-conflict yet, what I’ve found with the lower stakes things is just. Figuring out a way to make it FEEL high stakes. Little Maisy lost her doll and her brother must track it down through the streets/various shops or facilities before dinnertime, because it’s an antique that belonged to their grandmother and if mom found out he let Maisy leave the house with it he’s dead meat and will never be allowed to start the apprenticeship he really wants.

If this still doesn’t feel like your cup of tea that’s also fine but idk I view it like. babies. to us their problems are soooooo small like sweetheart you don’t have to cry over this loud noise or that inordinately tall man, but they have literally never heard such a noise before! they have never encountered anyone over 5’9 before! it’s the end of the world for them because everything feels huge. conflict-havers in stories are little narrative babies because they cannot see the bigger picture or the reality where this is not the most stressful thing in their lives. and as writers we just gotta lean into that and validate the hell out of their fears lol.

‘How big of an issue can you create in a solarpunk society, what kind, while still keeping it solarpunk?’ ANY kind and all the conflict, so long as it’s informed by the setting. Sure there’s not big oil or whatever, and there’s no development company tearing down the endangered species habitat to make way for more apartments or department stores, but surely there’s still forces that oppose each other? People who are still at odds? it’s not a utopia, or at least it doesn’t have to be one to still be hopeful. Hopeful settings also don’t have to preclude murder which happens for all kinds of reasons. They also don’t require all society being the same. You could have one region that’s largely a solarpunk society and another that’s very much Not, which is a recipe for all sorts of potential conflict in and of itself.

I really think it boils down to what kind of story do you want to tell? Once you know that, how do you make that story work in a solarpunk world? Not ‘what sort of story is appropriate to set in this world?’ but ‘how do I make this story fit in this world?’ (Think Treasure Island being adapted into Treasure Planet.)

So basically TDLR genre is whatever so long as you’re having fun and your sandbox feels right to you. and it doesn’t matter what level of conflict you’re going for either. I think a lot of the questions posed can be solved with the recipe of: People are gonna people, you just have to let the setting inform the people-ing and the people-ing inform the conflict.

In my experience, most stories don’t ring hollow unless the themes and foundations of story feel forced, which with my own work has only ever happened when I got too in my head about a story fitting a specific mold. which goes for literally any genre. it’s about having fun and letting the passion out to play! once the bones and meat are there then you can worry about if anything needs to be changed to tone up the narrative muscle power

I think one thing I struggle with when it comes to wanting to write Solarpunk stories is like

I like writing conflicts. But I don’t know how to write large conflicts—so something like ‘dismantling the government to install a solarpunk society in its place’ is way too big of a fish for me to fry

But also small conflicts just don’t do it for me. I just can’t stay entertained with them long enough. So something like ‘little Maisy lost her favorite doll and its up to her older brother to find it. Oh btw they live in a solarpunk society’ wouldn’t get past like one page if I tried it

But how fantastical can one get before a society is no longer solarpunk but just… fantasy? How far out of the realm of reality can you get before it just seems hollow? But how close can you stay? How much conflict can you have before your hopeful vision of a solarpunk future is no longer hopeful and no longer solarpunk? How big of an issue can you create in a solarpunk society, what kind, while still keeping it solarpunk? While still having a problem that can’t just be handwaved with ‘that wouldn’t happen in solarpunk’?

And of course logically I know the answer is different for everyone. But like. Still. How derivative can you get, how much conflict can you add, before a story intended to be solarpunk just becomes ‘random urban fantasy but with round roofs stained glass and a lot more greenhouses?’

[bloominglegumes]

I recently read "The Echo Garden" through seeing the fanart you'd reblogged earlier this week. Do you have any other TF fics you could recommend or are endeared to? Any iteration, any ships, no matter how obscure. I am superior ᕕ(⌐■_■)ᕗ ♪♬

oo okok i've got way too many fics bookmarked,, here are some that are relatively short but sweet and very dear in my heart <3

(all of these are from ao3, some of them require u to be logged in to read <(_ _")> )

(Peace)Time Constraints by Insecuriosity - really fun, shockwave and first aid bonding over being weird little freaks is a dynamic i didn't know i was craving but i'm now convinced of its value

Wireless Connections by stormandstarlight - miko being miko is truly a force to be reckoned with,, soundwave and ratchet are both going thru it and this fic feels so much like the trajectory of a typical episode i love it

Intelligence, or vision, or the truth by Sroloc_Elbisivni - seriously one of the coolest humanformers fic i've read! focuses on hilarious+doomed megop but the worldbuilding of this story goes so hard as well (if you enjoy this author's style, i also highly recommend their Spontaneous Earth pieces!! such fascinating juicy ideas abt alien culture,,,,love it)

Belonging by MeinongsJungleBook - idw bumblebee/starscream/windblade happy end fic,, so so fluffy and sweet,, heals my heart

Connect The Systems, Start The Music by Spector_Author - super cute, fun confession story that i'm including here in order to push the jazterwave agenda,, theyre so silly and slightly dumb and they mean everything to me

Drifting Together by NyonSuperstar - dratchet road trip banter my beloved,, domestic life, close quarters, directionless bickering,, its like the laundry and taxes

An Abstract on Collaboration by Decepticonsensual - two old doctors just being friends <3 devoting your life to healing and helping people in spite of everything,,, having a friend who understands you,,,aghg i love them ;-;;

(physician, heal thyself) by absolute_minimum - ambulon and whirl is another dynamic i didn't expect to become a fan of,, idk how to explain it exactly but the vibes are impeccable and the dialogue is so delightful so ,,give it a read :)

Sari's Mom Has Got It Goin' On by IvyCorp - one of those fics with a premise that feels borderline insane but when you get invested in it you REALLY get invested in it,,, tfa megatron best mom fr

[daydreams-after-dark]

i knew i recognized that goblin in ur brain reading abt scientists channie🥵

but i need to know more, like that happened before ch.1? how did they meet? why did the reader decide to be one of channie’s test subjects? are they doing it willingly or were they tRICKED BY MASTERMIND CHANNIE AND-

ahem my apologies idk what came over me there🥲

if you have answers to these clearly very important (read with major sarcasm lol), feel free to reach me at @kpopsstuffs

also, if no one has told you today, you’re hot af, and you got a cute butt (;

🤠🤩🖤

Well, gosh, thank you for the butt compliment (I love words of affirmation).

You know… I hadn’t thought about a backstory. My imagination was just thrown into it already established. It was originally a oneshot, and I might have felt it having captive vibes back then … but I had a little think about it all this morning, in bed.

This is what I believe to be the backstory:

Chris needed test subjects. So he put out an ad online seeking participants, in exchange for financial payment. A lot of females applied, and in the end he selected ten, including you.

The experiments started off well. All pussies were very receptive. But as time went on, his subjects began to withdraw from the experiment. Some of them were just staying until they’d saved enough money to pay for their college debts. Others decided it wasn’t for them.

Eventually, Chris only had three test subjects, you and two others. You were so receptive and enthusiastic that Chris decided to let the other two go and focus all his efforts on you.

When you applied to be a test subject, you weren’t entirely sure what was involved. But in the very first meeting Chris explained what he was working on: making pussies come, and all the ways it could be done.

You were intrigued. So you let him do his first hole inspection there and then. The look in his eyes when he investigated your pussy made you feel alive, and your body wanted him to touch you. He didn’t touch you that first time. He only looked.

Your payment was both in cash and board, and you moved into Chris’s premises within the first week. You spend your time reading, researching, studying, and are just as interested in the experiment as the scientist.

You didn’t know you had these desires inside. The desire to please, submit, endure. You wanted to push your own limits as much as Chris did. You wanted to know how much pleasure-pain you could take.

When the experiments are being conducted you’re submissive and compliant. A good girl letting the scientist(s) probe and play with you.

Outside the experiment, Chris talks you, gets to know you, confides in you. Your relationship has become sexual too, and you often end up in his bed at night.

You aren’t bound to this experiment, you’re not held against your will. You can stop at any time. You can leave at any time.

But you don’t want to. You’re too curious and intrigued, and the pleasure is just too good.

Hope this helps xxx.

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Heyy!! How are you?<3

I just found your blog and I'm so happy I did! So I decided to leave a request for some hc's of the main 4 eddsworld boys finding out the reader is a stoner? Like they'll just get into the house and see the reader faded af and just being extra chill abt everything??

If you don't do multiple character hc's, then the same premise but only for Tord. Thank you lovely :))

Hiya !! I'm doing swell ! Hope ya are to :) !!

And awesome HC idea totally gonna write it out

Hope ya enjoy it ! (And sorry for the wait i've been busy busy !!)

The eddsworld boys with a stoner reader

(gender neutral reader)

Tord

- So Tord is DEF a stoner, you can't tell me other wise. So when he casually arrives home one day a lil earlier than the others and finds reader faded as hell he just fucking laughs.

- He def gets high with reader, he has a collection of funny lil bongs including a anime girl one he spent a shit ton of money on.

- Reader got munchies? He's got ya, he's got his own lil munchie stash in his room.

- Readers first time getting high? He'll call you stupid but help you through it, make sure you don't freak tf out

- You and him probably sit on the couch looking like idiots laughing at the dumbest shit (probably a dumb commercial Tord keeps rewinding back over and over)

Edd

- I don't see Edd as a stoner but he's okay with the 'lifestyle', though when he came back after a cola run and found Reader staring at the ceiling snickering here and there he's very concerned

- " Did Tord give you something from his stash? TORD !! "

- When he figures out YOU are ALSO a stoner he's like " oh "

- He's kinda curious about what it's like sometimes, especially since he's been casually watching you/Tord getting high randomly and looking like y'all are having the time of your lives.

- Careful if you actually let him get high with you, He's gonna freak tf out and get some bad munchies

- If he never gets high with you though he just kinda keeps an eye on you to make sure you're okay

Matt

- He's not a stoner, doesn't even know what a stoner is. So when he comes home and smells something 'bad' in the air he thinks it's a damn fire

- Idk why he thought it was a fire he just did, he sees smoke coming under your door and grabs a bucket and before you even know it he's thrown water in your room...on you.

- He killed your vibe

- He does apologize though at least

Tom

- He used to be a stoner, he kinda stopped after he got into Smirnoff and didn't wanna be juggling both y'know?

- When he comes home and sees you on the couch he just holds in a lil laugh and goes " i know that face, someones tripping balls"

- He MAKES you give him a hit on the blunt/bong/whatever (or an edible if you prefer edibles)

- He's a pro at this shit so he's chilling, and hopefully you are too. But a few mins in he'll get up and grab some snacks for you two.

- He isn't a very giggly high when y'all two are high but he's more 'idiotic', he'll find random photos and think they're the funniest shit known to man kind. He's also very hungry and thirsty when he gets high

- Tord is NOT allowed during y'alls high time

- He takes big breaks when getting high, so if you're a stoner that does it daily or day after day he's not gonna smoke with ya every day. He smokes like maybe once or twice a week? It really depends

Bonus:

Eduardo

- He judges you, but when he sees how chill you are when high he decides to take a hit. He gets mad when he doesn't get high from one hit

- Excuse him he's a lil dumb, you tell him it takes more than one hit and he just grumbles before taking another hit

- Once he's high with you he just sits there, you probably gotta check on him to make sure he's okay

- After that time he gets high with you whenever he can, dude probably needs it tbh

Jon

- He doesn't really understand but he's cool with it ! :D

Mark

- Mark prefers to not be around whenever you get high, it's not that he hates you being a stoner he just isn't into smoking and all that. He does warn you about the bad stuff with smoking though womp womp

Paul

- Dude doesn't care, he probably finds you high in the barracks at the red army base. He probably sits with you and smokes his own cigarettes just chilling with you

- " everybody needs a break every now and then, just don't be high while your work yeah ? "

- If you ask for anything to help get you down from your high so you can work he'll usually help (if he's in a good mood)

Patryck

- Judging

- He doesn't like that you're high during work, doesn't like the smell and doesn't like how you act while high

- gets a lil annoyed if he has to help you walk around or anything

- def never getting high with you, but he's def had a contact buzz before

Yippe ! Hope you enjoyed sorry if it seemed rushed at all

[musicalmoritz]

What’s your fav AidaIro Tbhk au???

Mines def HKOM / highschool drama

I just love the school mysteries living the most boring ah human lives while Nene and Aoi off on magical adventures. Like Nene and Aoi teleported to the moon meanwhile the human mysteries just doing math homework. It’s peak. Also like joy becoming a wizard? I love that for him… and Nene bashing Akane on the head.

And of course the best part

FAST FOOD WORKER TERU

Ooooh I love this question! It’s such a tough decision but I think I’d have to say the Ghost Hotel. Is it mainly because of Mitsukou cannibalism? Yes but also because it gives me Hotel Transylvania vibes. Aoinene angst + fairy maid Aoi…werewolf Kou…vampire Hanako…Teru somehow still being an exorcist…love it. However HKOM is a very close second, I love the high school sitcom vibes. The premise reminds me a lot of Sabrina the Teenage Witch (which I’m currently rewatching at a very slow pace). Aoi and Nene being secret teenage witches who cast spells and get into shenanigans, it’s so tropey. Again it’s a hard choice bcuz they’re all so good

It’s just that I think abt them so often, Ghost Hotel Mitsukou you will always be famous. My unhinged son and son-in-law (real ones know which is which)