#but like what do you do in the game usually? :3

[amyisherenowitsokay]

This is random as fuck but i love the Suez Canal meme shit because at the time, I was working for a glorified drop-shipping company masquerading as a customization/swag branding company, and it was a genuinely hilarious, surreal, and giddy experience to answer phones (i was both customer service and customization specialist because I was the only one willing to listen to our vendors explain how their jobs worked, and tell people 'no you can't embroider at less than 1/4" tall letters and still be legible, yes I know you can PRINT smaller than that but that's PAPER and INK and this is THREAD and that's not how that works') and be like "hey sorry no we can't do that, we don't have that item in stock"

and they'd be like "okay well you're the fucking fifth assholes I've called to tell me that, what the fuck is wrong with all of you, don't you keep track of your inventory????"

and i'd physically bounce in my chair and get to go "so have you heard of the Ever Given?" and hear "What the fuck does the Ever Given have to do with my undyed cotton sweatpants that I need to make tie-dye bullshit on etsy????"

And in their foolishness, they activated my trap card, where I held them hostage for the next 10 minutes explaining precisely what the Ever Given has to do with their shitty etsy store and the collapse of every indie tie-dyer in the fuckin nation, apparently

So all of the actual manufacturers we worked with and who who actually had warehouses with product in them had trackers on their boats, and we were in contact with them daily for updates on what was going on . All of the boats with the inventory everyone was looking for were stuck behind the Ever Given. Like to the point we were almost sure what position in 'line' they were behind this fuckin boat. My manager and I would spend our downtime when we were at the edge of our rope fielding calls about inventory trying to figure out if we could see 'our' boats in the published satellite images or on the news. I would also play this game with the vendors, because we were all going insane fielding calls about this one specific item that I'll tell you about now

For those of you unfamiliar with larger scale inventory, all shipments are ordered basically 3 months ahead of time, meaning items for Fall for example began production in early Summer, and delivery windows to warehouses were expected just before Fall, like say the end of August, to be sorted and ready for shipping out by the time projected orders were expected to roll in.

But since the ETA for these ships to dock and unload product was, for example, the 30th, they and hundreds of other ships missed their delivery window, and ports were a mess trying to shove in the now-late ships for docking, and i learned so much about how boats and deliveries work because for 8 fucking months after the Ever Given fiasco began, a chain-shock reaction of white undyed cotton sweatpants were basically unavailable for months, and when we did get them in stock, they were gone within basically minutes of us announcing we had them, and people were hounding us literally daily for these fucking specific sweatpants that were apparently ideal for tie-dying. Dozens of people. An absurd amount of people, sometimes multiple times a day. Every other call, if not every call, was about these sweatpants. I was getting offers to Venmo me, personally, $100 or more if I was willing to bump them on the waitlist. I didn't, because 1) that's insane, 2) I wasn't the purchaser for the company anyways, and 3) the bribers were usually mean to me and I didn't believe they'd really give me and let me keep the money. (The ones who were nice to me regardless of being told 'no, we don't have them, and the waitlist currently has 54 people' though did get calls notifying them when items came in, because I was too busy to write emails, and if you placed the order with me on the phone, protocol meant I notified our purchaser directly, and she was too slammed to keep track of the waitlist, and would usually just bump that person to the front of the line and couldn't be fucked to keep track in her head of who was ACTUALLY next.)

Anyways you also activated my trap card listening to this, hope you enjoyed. Miss you Ever Given, you made 8 months of my life hell and I'll never forget the Jerzees white 100% cotton undyed sweatpants shortage of '21.

Also if you ever want to embroider a logo on a hat, make sure your text isn't smaller than your pinky finger. Mwa mwa mwa kisses

a collection of my favorite tweets regarding the Ever Given in the Suez Canal

[heretherebeturtles-comic]

⭐ for the ask game. 😄

Here There Be - Director's Commentary

Chapter 1 - Part 2 (pages 5-9)

aka I had a dream about the turtles being hurt/sad/scared limping through a sewer being chased by something and it made me sad so I decided to inflict it on everyone else ( owo)b

MINI-SHELLDON!!! Donnie and SHELLY are completely running offline at the moment. Despite being disconnected from his larger mental server, the little guy is doing a good job scouting ahead and building a rough map for the turtles.

Pizza Rat <3

Page 5 - Panel 5 is where I first experimented with the painting style for the comic. I wanted a watercolour look, but a thicker paint look comes more naturally to me. Finding the right colour to fit the vibe took some time. I was originally going for a more sickly colour, but there is a lot to be said about the struggle of putting characters with green skin in a green environment.

Mikey walks ahead alone, impatient, pulling them forward. Leo supports a struggling Raph; by no fault of their own, the two dictate the slow progress forward. Donnie drifts behind, disconnected. Or maybe they are just walking in a sewer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

In the movie, Leo wears his swords over his right shoulder, but here he has them at his hip and out of the way so Raph’s arm can rest over his shoulders. This is only partially because I kept forgetting to draw the weapons.

THIS PANEL ^^^ made me feel dizzy while I was working on it >:( I'm not quite satisfied with the final effect here, but I'm not really sure how I could have done it differently? I look forward to solving that puzzle someday with more experience.

Page 8 - The page where I felt bad \( T^T)/ what kind of monster would hurt them like this? Raph is trying his best to not worry his siblings, but oh buddy... Anyway, do you know how scary it is when your older sibling is injured? You can know that they are human and capable of being hurt, but that doesn't stop how earth shattering it can feel to see them fighting tears and down for the count. (my older sibling I know you just followed this blog, don't even worry about it, ilyyy)

In the series we see that they are all capable of lifting super heavy objects, Mikey in particular is comically strong, so the struggle here isn't being unable to lift Raph up, but in trying to support him while he struggles to stay upright despite his injuries.

I prefer stories where the characters get equal attention and screentime. Each and every turtle is going through multiple things the same time even if it's not stated outright, don't even worry about it :)

Page 9 - OH boy, some of the faces on this page are so rough and off model, but redoing the first chapter is the comic killer. Returning to improve the beginning of a story is an endless cycle of perfectionism and the reason many web comics and fanfics end. Plus! I think its cool to be able to look back and see the progress! To watch page by page as a comic artist's skills grow over time!

My storytelling style, while frequently lighthearted and silly, is a bit more down to earth than ROTTMNT's usual high comedy tone. I'm glad folks seem to be vibing with it so far!

[returnofeternity]

Thoughts for being adult shauna's streamer!gf?

im a hardcore twitch frog so im always thinking about streamer!reader who's famous enough to have irl stans + who's dating a yellowjacket because i feel like there's a lot to work with....

for example, going to the gas station with shauna and someone happens to recognize you and shauna's already ready to fight because they've been staring for a while and she just assumes they're some crazed yellowjackets fan. she's got her mouth open to tell them off when she hears "excuse me" from behind but they immediately start gushing about you 😭 soo embarrassing having to explain to your 42 year old girlfriend that you stream for a living....

she's prolly a little apprehensive about it at first but she's willing to accept your lifestyle <3

now that you're finally out about being a streamer, you start bringing it up more and asking if you can film vlogs around her and stream at her house :3 she knew you were a gamer but she didn't know you were secretly streaming all those nights. you also definitely got dating rumors because she'd randomly pop in and tell you to stop banging the desk so loud because she's about to go to sleep and chat kept asking who she was lmfao

filming vlogs with her!! she allows it but doesn't really like to be in them. the first video you revealed her in was a complete accident also. before, you'd usually hold the camera yourself and try to keep her out of frame, but you needed her to hold it one time and her old ass accidentally flipped the camera 😭 you kept it in and also asked if you could show her first and she agreed because how many people could possibly watch you? surely not around 600...

she hates how you clutter the living room with all your games and wires -__- i know she's stepping on game cases all day and grumbling to herself "no, it's okay, i'll clean up your mess, don't worry." while you're in the living room snacking on something 😭

thinking of shauna going through all the effort to make a twitch account just to tell you to be quiet because you're screaming too loud in your streaming room 😭

honestly....i think she'd love to do bits with you... begging and begging her to join a co-op game with you just for a bit and shauna using her British voice for it LMFAO. you have to test it out first because she does Not know how to join....bits where you have her barge in off-screen and say something crazy..

using your streaming money to take her on vacations (also for tax write offs...) and treating her right. maybe meeting up with streaming buddies and introducing her as your girlfriend ^.^ finally getting out of wiskayok and just enjoying each others company while spoiling her like she deserves.

i know she suggests games for you to play too because she doesn't know what the fuck among us is, why don't you play the good shit like tetris or minesweeper?!!

[bimbodolllll]

Hey! Umm well can you do a Mikey oneshot if he had a girlfriend who is extreemly kind and thoughtful of him? And loves to hug but afraid he's the type of people who doesn't want to be hugged

It may sound weird but thanks for considering <3

۶ৎ Wrapped In Warmth.

۶ৎ auth: hehe this was cute. I had fun writing this last night.

۶ৎ Summary: Being as kinda as you were it’s no doubt you love hugs, when whenever you hug your boyfriend he seems to differ—which in turn makes you think he doesn’t like then(though that’s far from the truth)

۶ৎ: one shot | female reader | fluff

۶ৎ Characters Included: Manjiro “Mikey” Sano

Mikey wasn’t the kind of guy who wore his heart on his sleeve.

He was the invincible leader of the Tokyo Manji Gang, the one everyone looked to for strength and guidance. To most, he was untouchable—an enigma wrapped in layers of cool detachment and unwavering confidence.

But you…

You saw through it all.

You saw the boy behind the leader, the one who carried the weight of the world on his shoulders but never let it show. The boy who hid his pain behind that lazy grin and half-lidded gaze.

And maybe… that was why you loved him so much.

⸻

You had been dating Mikey for a few months now, and while he wasn’t the most vocal about his feelings, his actions spoke volumes. He was always there—waiting for you after school, bringing you taiyaki when he thought you were craving something sweet, or silently holding your hand when the world felt a little too overwhelming.

But there was one thing…

You loved hugs.

Like, really loved them.

You weren’t clingy, but something about feeling someone close to you brought you comfort. And Mikey? Well… he wasn’t exactly the most physically affectionate person.

He didn’t push you away or act cold, but you had noticed how stiff he got when you tried to hug him. How his body tensed for a split second before he relaxed.

And it made you wonder…

Did he not like being hugged?

The thought made your heart ache a little. You never wanted to make him uncomfortable, but at the same time, you couldn’t help but crave that closeness.

So, you did what you always did when something weighed on your mind.

You kept it to yourself.

⸻

“Oi, what’s wrong?”

Mikey’s voice was softer than usual, but it still carried that playful lilt that always made your heart flutter.

You blinked, realizing you had been zoning out while he was talking about his latest victory over Draken in a video game.

“Hmm? Nothing,” you murmured, forcing a small smile as you stirred your drink with the straw.

Mikey wasn’t buying it.

His dark eyes narrowed slightly, lips pressing into a thin line as he tilted his head. “Liar.”

Your cheeks warmed. “I’m not lying, Mikey.”

“You are.” His tone was gentle, but his gaze was unwavering. “You’re quiet. And not your usual ‘I’m thinking about something cute’ quiet.”

You couldn’t help but smile a little at that. “I didn’t know I had a ‘thinking about cute stuff’ expression.”

Mikey smirked, leaning back in his seat with that signature lazy confidence. “You do. Your eyes get all soft, and you kinda space out like you’re in a rom-com or something.”

You laughed softly, but it faded just as quickly.

Mikey didn’t miss it.

“Talk to me, babe.” His voice was softer now, almost coaxing.

You bit your lip, glancing down at your drink. “It’s nothing serious… I just…”

Mikey waited. Patiently.

“I like hugs,” you mumbled, barely above a whisper.

Mikey blinked, leaning forward slightly. “Huh?”

You felt your cheeks heat up. “I… I like hugging you.”

Silence.

“But I don’t want to make you uncomfortable.” Your voice was even quieter now, almost drowned out by the faint hum of the café. “I just… I don’t know if you like it or if it bothers you, and I don’t want to do anything that makes you feel weird.”

You couldn’t bring yourself to look at him, heart pounding in your chest.

And then—

“That’s what’s been bothering you?”

His voice was laced with amusement, but there was something else there too. Something softer.

You blinked, finally looking up—and your breath hitched.

Mikey was smiling.

Not his usual playful grin or cocky smirk. No, this smile was different. It was gentle.

“Babe…” He reached out, cupping your cheek with a tenderness that made your heart ache. “I don’t hate hugs.”

Your eyes widened slightly. “But…”

“I’m just…” Mikey’s eyes lowered for a moment, as if he was searching for the right words. “Not used to it.”

Your heart squeezed.

“Growing up…” His voice was quieter now, more vulnerable. “I didn’t really get hugged a lot. At least… not the kind that felt good.”

Your chest ached at the unspoken pain in his words.

“So, when you hug me…” His thumb brushed gently against your cheek. “It feels… different. Good. But…” He looked away for a moment, his usual confidence faltering. “I just… don’t know how to react sometimes.”

Your lips parted, but no words came out.

“It’s not that I don’t want you to.” Mikey’s eyes met yours again, and this time, they were impossibly soft. “I… like it when you do.”

Your heart skipped a beat.

“A lot.”

Your breath caught in your throat. “Mikey…”

“But I…” He scratched the back of his neck, looking almost sheepish. “I’m not good at… showing that.”

You stared at him for a moment, taking in the vulnerability he rarely showed.

And then, without thinking—

You hugged him.

Your arms wrapped around him gently, carefully, as if you were afraid he might pull away. But he didn’t.

Mikey stiffened for a split second—old habits dying hard—but then…

He melted.

Slowly, his arms circled around you, pulling you close as he buried his face in the crook of your neck.

“You don’t have to be good at it,” you whispered softly, your fingers brushing through his hair. “I’ll be patient. I’ll always be patient with you.”

Mikey didn’t say anything, but the way he held you tighter spoke louder than words ever could.

You felt the tension leave his body, his breathing evening out as he relaxed completely in your arms.

“You’re warm,” he murmured after a moment, voice muffled against your skin.

Your heart swelled. “So are you.”

Mikey’s hold on you tightened just a little, as if he was afraid you’d disappear if he let go.

“I like this…” His voice was barely above a whisper now, softer than you’d ever heard it.

You smiled, pressing a gentle kiss to the top of his head. “Me too.”

And for the first time in a long time…

Mikey felt safe.

With you.

[ninelieswithme]

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LOVER BOY~

𝖸𝖺𝗇 𝖫𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗂𝖼𝗄 𝖬𝖺𝗋𝗄 𝖦𝗋𝖺𝗒𝗌𝗈𝗇 𝗑 𝖶𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖦𝗋𝖺𝗏𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖬𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗉𝗎𝗅𝖺𝗍𝗈𝗋 𝖥𝖾𝗆 𝖱𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋 more like normal reader :3

✩ ᴛᴡ = sᴍᴜᴛ, ᴘ ɪɴ ᴠ sᴇx, sᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ, ᴍᴀʀᴋɪɴɢ, ʙᴇɢɢɪɴɢ.

★ sᴜᴍᴍᴀʀʏ - You and Mark rest at his collage dorm, for things to quickly grow heated~

✫ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛᴇ - 𝗆𝖾𝗈𝗐, LOL UHH I REALLY LIKED THIS LOLS PLUS IT WAS A VOTE POST, U GUYS WANTED THIS LOLS HERES THE LINK, PLUS THIS WAS THE SONG I WAS LISTENING TO WHILE MAKING THIS <333 (this post is a lot of fluff then a lot of smut :3

NOT PROOF READ :3

★ WC - 3.7k+ word’s

“What does e/c mean??” - e/c means Eye colour!!

𝖸𝖺𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆𝖾’𝗌 𝖠𝗁𝖾𝖺𝖽！！

Reblog’s And Request’a are greatly Appreciated

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Mark and you laid in his dorm room, lights dim, him still wearing his iconic suit, mask strapped tightly onto his handsome features.

Your fingers raking over his stomach as if he was a huge house cat, chest rising and falling.

Him looking down at you, his heart melting with love when you two locked eyes.

A hand coming up to your cheek, thumb brushing against your lip.

You always did have beautiful lips..

“You know you’re the only thing in the universe I would die for, right? The only thing I’d kill for”

He said, staring up at you lovingly, through his goggles.

“Lil ol’me huh” you laughed, half asslingly believing marks words.

He chuckled at your comment, nose doing its usual cute scrunch.

“Yea.. Lil ol’you” he mocked dragging your hand from his hard abs towards the centre of his chest

Flattening your palm down onto his chest, where his heart is, “your the reason I breathe, your the very reason I live.. I live for you”.

You hated yourself for this.. but with such a strong confession, it freaked you out, alot actually, but you shoved the distasted feeling down, your smile faltering while you kept your hand on his warm chest.

“That’s uh.. a bit intense” .

You tried easing into his lovesick delusions.

He smirked, shrugging his shoulders while laying on the small bed.

His eyes frenzied with earnest intensity “yea well, deal with it. I’m crazy about you mama~”.

You coughed on air swatting close to his face, with a peachy blush on your face.

“Mark!!” You laughed at marks comment, him grabbing your hand, just intensely starting at your e/c irises.

Without breaking eye contact he kissed your hand, placing it back gently onto his chest.

“What can’t take the fact, that one day you’ll be my pretty mama one day~”

He tapped your nose lightly with his finger, his other hand squeezing yours gently over his rapidly beating heart.

“Think of it.. pretty little babies running around.. seeing you nice and motherly over them.. you can’t tell me you don’t want that sweetheart~”

You rolled your eyes not playing into his needy thoughts he’s been having recently, just soothing his body.

He let out a soft sigh, his eyes fluttering closed as he enjoyed your touch. His body relaxed under your gentle hands.

leaning into your touch like a cat seeking affection.

"You know, sometimes I can't believe you're real," he murmured softly.

“Really now? What’s that supposed to mean” You smirked, feigning an offended tone, feeling marks stress spike.

He cracked one eye open, knowing you too well and your annoying games to get a rise out of him.

Smirking, his free hand lazily traced patterns on your arm. "Just that... gorgeous girls like you aren't supposed to actually exist. It's like, laws of the universe or whatever. Beautiful inside and out, hilarious, amazing in bed-“

“MARK” you cut him off, face flush as a tomato, levitating an empty soda can on his counter at his face, the poor lover, so star struck over your eyes to even flinch, as if you hung the stars in the sky.

The soda can hitting him, He laughed heartily as the can gently bounced off his forehead, catching it with lightning-fast reflexes to toss it back playfully very gently.

"Okay okay, okay! No need to use your powers against me~" He tugged you closer, trapping you in his arms while wearing a mischievous grin.

The soda can not even hitting you, from marks crushing speed, forcing you onto his godly body.

“Then don’t give me a reason to then Grayson~”

You said pulling back enough you were straddling him.

He let out a low chuckle, pulling you closer to his bulge. "Or what? You gonna fly me into the sun for daring to compliment you?" His said, voice holding a mischievous note to it.

“Mm I could” you smirked, putting your finger on your chin, faking a pondering face, mark letting out a strangled whine, thighs rubbing against his cock in the tight spandex he was wearing.

“Whoa there, gravity girl! No sun-toshing the boyfriend, alright?" His hands gripped your waist tightly. "I'm too handsome for space dust anyway~.”

“So cocky!”

You swatted at him.

He caught your hand mid-swat, his hand wrapping around yours to pull you closer.

"Cocky? Nah, just confident. Confident that my girl loves my face too much to turn me into a supernova."

His eyes then grew lidded, the feeling of your plush thighs so close to his cock, got him acting up.

You smiled at marks neediness, cupping and peppering his face full of kisses.

He moaned into the warm kisses, his strong hips thrusting up into yours, cock rubbing against your hot cunt and thighs, while his tongue tried snaking in.

His hands slid up to cradle your head, fingers threading through your deep hair. "Mmm, that's the stuff right hereeee,".

You rolled your eyes at his neediness, tugging a strand of his black hair, his head rearing.

A guttural whine leaving his lips.

He’s such a sexy whiner~

Lips making contact on his Adam’s apple and neck.

Red blushes starting to cover his neck.

He groaned softly as your lips met the sensitive skin of his neck, his head tilting back to give you better access.

His hands gripped your hips possessively, holding you closer. "You're such a fucking.. tease," he murmured, his voice hoarse with desire. “Kissing me like that..."

Mark rutted into your clothed cunt in a frustrated attempt for pleasure, the friction making his cock twitch.

He hated teasing with an addictive passion.

“True but I don’t knowwwww mmm beg~” you smirked reducing Mark to nothing but dirt under your shoe as if he wasn’t one of the most powerful man in the galaxy

He let out a playful growl, his hands squeezing the flesh of your ass, as he begged, his voice taking on a whiny tone.

"Pleeease, babe? I'll do anything, you know I���d be your slave~, be your fuck toy~ just touch me baby”

“I’d fuck you so good baby~ just give me a chance~~ I’d reach so deep you’d need me to just walk straight for weeks~”.

You felt yourself get wetter.. him and his damn mouth.

You smirked at his neediness, eyes hooded, head reared up wanting to be marked up by his queen.

“Mark me baby~” he whimpered, tugging on your lose hair very gently, a silent plea.

You sucked at his frosted skin, It taking its succulent time to bruise, the wetness and swirling of your tongue on his neck, only tightening his cock in his boxers underneath the tight suit.

Eventually targeting his lips next, tongue prodding for entry into Marks mouth.

You pulled at his ravenette hair, kissing feverishly over his face and neck, his lust barely contained.

His hands squeezing harshly at the fat of your ass, delivering a sting to your ass, his hand then rubbing your plumb flesh.

“Mm’Love this ass baby~”

his hands tensed around your plush ass, lifting his hips to grind against your core.

His kisses became sloppier, more desperate, as he tried to convey just how much he loved these intense, passionate.. raw love~

He was hard as fuck, and always is around you.

But fuck theres more blood in his aching cock than his brain at the moment.

he caught your bottom lip between his, sucking gently before letting it go with a wet pop.

His hands slid up to your waist, holding you firmly in place.

"Seriously though... fuck, you’re dangerous."

He nipped at your lips again, threatening to break the skin.

Alone in his euphoria, you took him by surprise, tugging his yellow mask off with force, slicked black hair falling forward in pieces, while you grounded your slobbering cunt against his throbbing cock.

He mewled, hands on your ass again, rocking his hips, cock soaking into your cunt with more vigor.

You held onto the black suit for dear life, fingers tearing at the fabric.

His hands were moving, gripping your thighs tightly as he lifted his hips up to grind against you, a low growl escaping his throat.

He was so fucking hard, the outline of his cock clearly visible through his tight supersuit.

He loved getting you all worked up for you. "Mmm, baby...".

“Mark!~”

You whined, feeling your cunt grow wetter against Marks boner, the slickness dampened your panties, Mark feeing the warmth.

Making him buck deeper, feeling pre collecting at his tip through the suit.

“Mm please le’me fuck you.. I swear.. I’ll be gentle”

You kissed him to shut his whines.

Grinding your core against his cock, mark whimpering.

His hips moving in sync with yours, creating a delicious friction.

He could feel how wet you were through the thin fabric of your clothes, and it was driving him wild.

“Goddamn, you feel so good," he murmured, his voice husky with desire.

The teasing growing too strong for Mark, eyes hooded or closed the whole heavenly experience.

You didn’t remember when or how it happened.. but mark snapped.

One minute he’s your whining good boy the next he’s a bitch in heat.

The teasing too intense for his sensitive cock.

Flipping you onto your back easily, making you yelp.

He was between your legs in an instant, his hands going to your thighs to spread them wider.

"Off," he growled, referring to your panties. He was done playing nice.

You knew the drill pulling them to the side.

He let out a dark laugh, "Like that? Jesus."

He husked out a laugh unzipping his suit enough to free up his aching length, the tip already leaking pre.

looking at your exposed core, fucking delicious..

He wrapped a calloused hand around his beating cock, the thing sporting a few ropes of pre.

Diving his tongue into your fleshy walls.

Eating your cunt as if a man starved

His tongue explored every inch of you eagerly, tasting your sweetness.

He let out a satisfied hum, continuing to stroke himself with his free hand, while he bucked his fist as if on heat.

“Fuck, you taste so good." His tongue circled your pink clit before sucking it gently.

"Is this what you needed, baby?"

You panted, this felt so fucking good, you thought biting your lower lip when mark nipped and sucked your bud.

“Huh~ Gravity Girl?”

He slowed his sucking.

He pulled back, his face inches from your pussy, his hand still slowly stroking his thick length.

You gotta tell him how good he was eating you out.

His eyes locked with yours, challenging. "Tell me how good my tongue feels in your cunt, baby."

“S-So Ah~~ Good!” Your needy cunt salivating, poor you just wanting more sucks.

You flailed your legs, bucking your cunt.

“Marky~ Baby.. Please”

Tears threatening to spill from your eyes, the cause of the throbbing pain of your bud.

His lips curled into a smug grin at your reaction.

Nothing more delicious then sweet pay back~

He loved reducing you to whines and moans.

“Is that all you've got?" he mocked, his hot breath ghosting over your sensitive flesh.

"You want my mouth back on you?" he asked, his fingers splaying your thighs wider.

"You want me to suck and lick until you're screaming?" He could see your hips bucking, trying to pull his face back down.

He chuckled darkly. "Say it."

Your ego starting to dwindle from marks teasing.

You turned your head away.

“Please..Mark.. don’t make me beg-“

Before you could finish he pulled your cunt closer to his face, pupils blown when your scent hit him.

"Either say it, or I'll make you..." He pressed a slow, deliberate kisses to your inner thigh, deliberately avoiding your center.

“Tell me how much you need my mouth on this pretty little pussy, baby. Beg for it."

You sucked the lemon, biting your lip at his big eyes waiting for you to speak between your thighs.

“..yes please mark.. I want you so bad~”. You spoke, playing into his kink.

A triumphant smirk crossed his face as he heard you beg so sweetly. He loved it when you surrendered like this.

“That's my girl," he groaned approvingly. Without hesitation, he dove back in, his mouth covering your cunt completely.

His tongue delved deep inside you, curling and thrusting rhythmically.

He could feel your legs trembling as you tried to pull him closer.

He added his fingers, spreading your lips wider to allow his tongue deeper access.

He could feel you getting closer, but he pulled back abruptly.

“Mark!!”

You whined, tears fat and beading at the corner of your eyes.

He sat up, licking his lips. a wicked grin playing on his face.

So sweet~

He knew you were right on the edge, and he loved pushing you close to the breaking point.

“You're so close baby, aren’t you~" he said, his voice low and husky.

Without much of a growl, Mark tugged your bagged shirt, the fabric flying into the corner of his dorm room with a thud.

His eyes darkened as your breasts spilled free.

No bra?~

Dirty girl

He captured a nipple into his mouth, sucking harshly while pinching the other between his digets.

His other hand went back to stroking himself rapidly.

“Fuck, these tits..." He switched to the other nipple, biting.

You yelped, mark just swirling his toughest over the light pink wound.

The pleasure euphoric, your cunt wetter then the ocean right now.

Eyes rolled back, ass arched, heart beating fast.

You pulled on his suit a silent plea to just ditch the thing then just leaving it unzipped.

He got the hint and quickly shed the suit, revealing his muscular, chiseled body.

He kicked it aside, the black and blue flopping to the floor, now completely nude before you.

His massive erection jutted out more than it did when unzipped, red and angry, pre-cum dripping down its sides.

You raked fingers over his chest, his abs contracting, a whined leaving his throat, while he pushed you back down onto the small bed.

He wrapped an arm around your lower hips, pulling your legs to snake around his hips, gripping tight as he began to rock you back and forth, grinding your wet cunt all against his abs.

Your breasts smushed against his chest, hard nipples dragging.

He gripped your ass tightly, as he ground you down harder.

He could feel your wetness coating his abs, making them slick.

His whimpers growing loud, his pretty cock coating your belly with pre.

He pushed you back down onto the bed, leaving you winded.

Finally registering the warmth against your abdomen, the pulsing wetness

His cock happily at home, resting above your entrance.

You looked down

Dick lying flat against your belly, your curves exaggerating its size.

He wrapped a hand around it, squeezing hard as he began to slowly jerk off against your skin.

"Look at this fucking thing," He murmured gruffly.

You clenched.. fuck this guy and words~

“So fuckin.. big.. so fuckin’n-needy~”

He rubbed his thick head up and down your stomach, leaving a snail trail of pre behind.

He wrapped his other arm around your waist, pulling you up so that his length nestled between your breasts.

He began to thrust his hips, breast-fucking you slowly.

Mark having obvious urges to mark you with his pre.

And it was working, you were hot and bothered everywhere~

Pre slick all over your body.

Mark's lips crashed into yours in a searing kiss as he continued sliding his cock up and down your breasts.

He swallowed your whimpers, his tongue delving into your mouth to dominate yours.

His fingers tangled in your hair, gripping firmly to angle your head just how he wanted.

Feeling your tits engulfing his throbbing cock was Devine.

Panting heavily between kisses, the pleasure overwhelming.

His hips jerked erratically as he chased his release, his cock throbbing and leaking more clear globs of pre.

He stopped mid thrust, moaning, not bucking his hips, just very tense.. eyes wide in euphoria.

A especially larger gush of pre oozed from his tip, his eyes relaxing back to a hooded state.

Close one…

With a silky squelch, Mark pulled away, relaxing you back onto his bed, one of his hands on your wrists the other wrapped tight on his cock.. this time his tip was kissing your folds…

Rubbing his slick up and down, to coat himself in your wetness, pre and arousal mixing.

You whined like a slut, trying to egg mark on to fuck you.

He chuckled darkly at your desperate whines, grabbing your thighs and spreading them wider.

Teasing your entrance with his tip, pushing in just an inch, then a little more, and more.. before pulling all the way back out.

He repeated this tormenting motion a few times, watching your face contort with need.

“So fucking eager,"

“Mark.. please~~”

You pleaded back.

Mark growled at your pleading whimper.

He grabbed your hips hard, completely forgetting your wrists, trying to get control.

Your nails digging into his pecs only made him harder.

He pushed in another inch, making you moan loudly. Watching your breasts bounce with each whimper, losing his mind.

“Please what?"

You swallowed your pride.. for the greater good of your swollen bud, hickeyed tits and well your deep itch for his cock~

“Please.. f.. Fuck me~”

With a savage snarl, Mark slammed forward, burying himself to the hilt inside you.

Tip kissing your cervix

You both cried out, the sudden fullness taking your breath away.

He stilled for a moment, savoring the tight heat of your pussy wrapped around his massive length. "Like this?"

You couldn’t breathe from his sheer size, needing time to recover.

Panting in a blushed frenzy

“Y-Yes.. perfect”

You said tensed up begging not to cum 3 seconds in.

Mark pulled back slowly, until just the tip remained inside you.

He paused there, looking into your face, watching your desperate expression.

“God don’t stare at me like that~”

Then, with a smirk, he snapped his hips forward, filling you up again in one swift motion.

He set a brutal pace, pounding into you relentlessly.

Your nails digging into the muscle of his back while he railed you.

The headboard slamming against the wall, the sound echoing.

He loved the feel of your nails digging into his back, spurring him on.

Each thrust was deep and powerful, the bouncing your tits, a fucking view to see.

But

One only

ONLY

he can see..

He wrapped an arm around your waist to angle your hips better, hitting that perfect spot with each thrust.

“Nobody else gets to see you like this. Don't even think about letting another guy touch this fucking perfect body."

He spread your legs wider, watching his thick length sliding in and out of your small body with unthinkable speed.

He imagined other men trying to handle these curves, touch your tits, hear your dirty moans.

His expression darkened. "You only spread your legs like this for me, right?"

“Yes Mark~ yes~”

"That's right, baby. Only I get to see this sexy body, only I get to hear those sweet moans."

He adjusted his angle slightly, hitting a spot that made you gasp loudly.

"Only my cock gets to fuck this tight pussy."

Your back arches nipples hardening.

“Yesss mark~~”

He watched your back arch beautifully, your tits bouncing perfectly with each thrust.

He wrapped his arms around your legs, pulling them up and over his shoulders.

This position made him go even deeper, hitting that spot perfectly with each snap of his hips.

"Fuck, look how deep I am inside you..."

Marks cock spasmed, twitching around your velvety walls.

Starting to grow sensitive, whimpering.

His movements became more erratic, losing control as his orgasm approached.

The sounds of your wet pussy taking his cock were driving him crazy.

He thrust harder, faster, completely losing himself in the feeling.

"I'm-so-fucking-close,"

he panted between thrusts, his voice breaking.

He held your legs tightly over his shoulders, burying himself as deep as he could go.

He was so close, his balls drawing up tight against your ass.

He looked down, watching his length disappear inside you over and over again.

"Fuck, I'm gonna fill this perfect pussy up..."

He tightened your legs over his shoulders, pulling you flush against him.

This new angle had his thick length stretch you even more.

Each thrust jiggling your tits deliciously.

He whimpered softly, sweat covering both of your bodies.

His eyes rolled back as he felt his release building at the base of his cock.

He buried his face between your breasts, inhaling your scent deeply as he pounded into you with wild abandon.

His wet tongue licking at your soft sweet skin.

his thick length throbbing inside you.

He looked up at your face through your bouncing breasts, his face contorted with pleasure.

“Love’these pretty breasts.. so soft.. warm~..”

You clenched, blush intensified.

Your velvety walls too much for him to handle.

With a final, deep thrust, he let out a needy groan, his cock pulsing as he released his hot sticky seed deep inside you.

Painting your womb white with ease

He held himself there, buried to the hilt, tip past your cervix, fill you up with his thick load.

You felt the vivid warmth he had filled you with

Placing a hand over your womb, feeling the warmth.

Mark stayed there for a moment, catching his breath, his large body draped over yours.

His arms wrapped around your thighs, keeping your legs over his shoulders.

Nuzzling his face between your breasts, inhaling your scent deeply, marking you further with his sweat and his seed.

“M’love you.. you’re so perfect.. my perfect girl”

The creamy texture smeared all over your belly, dripping onto the covers, Mark still buried deep inside.

His expression soft, looking down at you with adoring eyes, his voice gentle and filled with love. "Baby... you feel so perfect..."

He slowly lowered your legs from his shoulders, gently kissing each thigh before settling between your legs.

“You did so well”

He paused with a shit eating smirk

“Mm but’Looks like I need’a make you cum again.. huh?, you’d like that wouldn’t you~~”

“You deserve it for being such a good girl~”

You mewled, trying to deny his god-like sex.

He chuckled darkly, his still semi-hard length sliding back inside you easily due to his previous release.

Hardening quick

You tried disagreeing but the wetness between your legs says otherwise, your hands shoving his chest weakly..

“Mm’no.. no.. not y-yet”

"Shh, don't deny your man what he wants." He smiled kissing your temple, and teary cheeks, moving slowly again, his hands roaming your body possessively.

“I want to feel you cum on my cock again~..."

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[noxiatoxia]

okay, i’ve been obsessing over your komaeda translations and i must know… given the unsure way he talks in the japanese (lots of filler words), does his dialogue change much after he learns the truth? late ch4, i mean. when he starts being condescending to everyone. i’m also very curious about his big speech about wanting to be called the ultimate hope

Hello, anon! Thank you for the message and interesting question! And thank you for the patience!

So, there's three questions here if I'm understanding:

Does Komaeda's speech pattern (sounding softer and using filler words, or generally downplaying his words) change later into ch.4?

When Komaeda starts rambling about hope, does he speak more clearly and more confidently?

What is the nuance in Komaeda's "hope" speech on the laptop?

I will answer all 3 in this order.

(Also, for anybody confused.... here's my post talking about how Komaeda uses filler words, and here's my post talking about how Komaeda's speech was deliberately changed during the earlier beta to make him sound less confident in himself.)

So, question number one:

1. Does Komaeda talk more rudely, use less filler words, or talk more assuredly in ch.4?

Hmm...I don't think so. He still uses honorifics for everyone (-san for girls and -kun for boys), he still uses sa and ne to the same amount, and he does not seem to devote any sort of rude speech for the most part. It is only his words that change, and not the way he speaks them.

My memory is horrifically bad, so please keep that in mind...I asked my friend @kaiokentimesten for help, and was provided with a good number of lines he remembered from ch.4/5 of Komaeda saying rude things, and I looked them up in the Japanese version. All lines were said in his usual speech formations, so there was no change. Again, the words he spoke just happened to be ruder, but they were said in the same tone.

I will show an example.

KOMAEDA: おっと、安易にハムスターを例に出すと、 脱落した彼に怒られちゃうかな? KOMAEDA: Oops. How clumsy of me to use hamsters as an example. Do you think that loser* would've gotten mad at me if he were still here?

*Komaeda does say "dropout" and it's used for people who have been eliminated in a game, or failed a test/exam/otherwise didn't "make the cut". I just think "loser" works better as a translation.

Nothing changes about Komaeda's speech here, he talks the same as he always does. He's just saying meaner words.

(I don't know where the translators got "weakling" from...that's nowhere in the text.)

The only exception I can think of is the beginning of Trial 4. Souda remarks they talk about the murder weapon, and Komaeda three times goes, "Ha?"

It's a funny scene, but significant because, as far as I know, this is the only time Komaeda uses this word.

(I could be wrong, but I'm totally coming up empty right now...please correct me if I am!)

は ha, is very rude. It means "What?" or "Huh?" but is a very rude way to say it. People like Kuzuryuu and Oowada love using it, and Hinata uses it a fair amount, although even Hinata - who's whole design philosophy, as pointed out by the SDR2 artbook, is to be more masculine and ruder than Naegi was - uses え e more often.

え e, うん un, ん nn, あれ are, are more casual but non-rude ways to say "What?"

Komaeda always used one of those first four from what I can remember, or simply 何 nani, which is probably the most neutral way to say "What?"

So to see Komaeda use this is surprising.

This is different than ははは, はっ, or あはは which are normal laughing sounds.

Oh, before we move out of Chapter 4, here's a mistranslation I want to point out (or, less mistranslation, more very direct translation where the joke is lost in English).

KOMAEDA: じゃあ、始めようか。シンキングターイム...ってヤツだね。

Komaeda isn't a stranger to randomly injecting English words into his speech - a quirk that I feel is used to show he's a bookworm/otherwise intelligent (that's just my thought) - and in those instances, instead of translating directly (because using English in English loses the nuance that using English in Japanese does) I would replace it with bigger, more obscure English words.

But this is actually not one of those times.

Another thing Komaeda is no stranger to is making random pop culture references. He does it more than you would think for a character like him.

While "Thinking Time" isn't a reference to any specific Japanese media per se, it's Japanese game show lingo.

For example, a tough question is given to the contestants, and they have 30 seconds to think of the answer before being forced to give one. These 30 seconds are called "Thinking Time".

I don't know the English equivalent. I know there's a countdown timer in stuff like Jeopardy and Minute to Win It, but I don't think they say anything. Sometimes it's "You have [x] seconds, good luck!" Or "and...start!" or suchlike.

I guess in that case, this line is better localized as:

KOMAEDA: Let's start! You have 30 seconds on the clock...good luck!

(I chose 30 seconds because that's how long the "Make your Selection" part lasts maximum).

2. When ranting about hope, does Komaeda speak more clearly, more confidently?

Yes!

In scenes like post- Chapter 1 trial, where Komaeda monologues to the audience for a few minutes before being knocked out - where he is rambling on and on - his speech is noticeably smoother with less pauses or filler injections. I would also venture to say the way he speaks makes it sound like he is stating facts, that he is very confident in his assertions.

3. Komaeda's Hope Speech on the laptop

Firstly, I want to point somethings out...unrelated to the hope speech itself, but just fun to note.

The garbled, loud noise you hear sometimes where Komaeda is speaking is not gibberish (listen here, volume warning). For whatever reason, the English version did not have Bryce Papenbrook record lines for this, and still uses the Japanese version.

It doesn't reveal any new information, sadly. And I can't make out the second one...but it's highly likely in that line I linked that Komaeda is saying 希望は絶望なんかに負けないんだ or "Hope will never lose to despair."

When it comes to the scrambled text...I've never been much of a decoder, but I can point some stuff out.

For one, I'm 99% sure the Japanese team probably provided the translators with the full, unscrambled text so they could better translate it.

That said, it's not impossible to figure this out.

<まじむかつく+超Ｙさしい２こんなにEEものｇ１０２＄うRしｓ～＝～＋いｄｓねうれOｒｚ』

まじむかつく is a term that means "extremely irritated" hence "seriously pissing me off".

The + is the same in both version, I assume it means "and".

The next part needs a little explaining. In Japanese, all consonants (for the most part) are followed by a vowel. on a Japanese keyboard, if you do not finish typing the character, only the consonant shows up.

for example, な is "na". but if you only type the n and don't follow with the a, you get ｎ.

There's a lot of Japanese slang based off this. To type ん you have to type "n" twice. so, a slang form of konnichiwa (こんにちは) is shortened to こん, konn. But it got shortened even further to こｎ.

so, 超Ｙさしい requires a bit of guesswork, as there are several sounds that start with "y", like ゆ yu, よ yo, や ya. the さしい at the end tells us it's an adjective.

超 in this case means "very", like "very expensive" or "very awesome".

Likely, Yさしい is やさしい, which is either "kind" or "easy".

This makes 超Ｙさしい either "extremely kind/nice" or "extremely simply/easy".

Official translators wrote it as "hella nice", aka "very kind".

Beyond that I start to get bad at this xD I don't know where they get "I can't believe something odd like this is only $102".

The 2 may be ��, as 2 in Japanese is pronounced に(ni), and に is a particle.

I think the ＥＥ Is to be read like いい (ii) in Japanese. And the ｇ might be が (ga)?

超やさしいにこんなにいいものが１０２＄

こんなにいいもの would be "Such nice stuff" or "Really good stuff".

が at the end could be "But..." or "However..." but if the 102$ is connected somehow, then it may be an object particle.

Maybe it's "Really good stuff gotten easy for $102"

But that isn't fully true to the official English version, so maybe they were provided with more clear words to translate from. Like I said, I'm no good at codes.

The last part is easy though. うRし follows the same rule as before. うれし Ur(e)shi(i), which means "happy". I don't know what the "s" is, since it seems the sentence picks back up at いｄｓね, as うれしい is the full word. "d s" is probably d(e)s(u) with the ne particle at the end. うれしいですね, which means "I'm happy!"

And I'm guessing Orz is the emoticon.

Okay, sorry for rambling. When it comes to the actual speech, there is something interesting to note, albiet small.

The English version is correct in its translation, and the only thing I have to offer is the nuance behind how Komaeda makes his requests.

He says stuff like, "Respect me" "Praise me" "Build a bronze statue of me" and such. And he requests all of these by saying ～てくれ ~tekure.

I don't think Komaeda ever uses this outside of this speech. てくれ can be seen as rather rude. Though the formation looks like an imperative (very rude), it is not, since at it's core, てくれ means you are asking someone to do something for you, not ordering them. It is still the rudest way you can "request" something though.

It's not as severe as Komaeda yelling 黙れよ (damare yo) in 2.5, but it's close behind.

It does show he is being very callous and assertive in this scene, truly a 180 from him being casual but still respectful. This sort of demanding request tone coming from Komaeda is surprising, I feel.

Otherwise...there isn't really any nuance to add, I'm afraid. The speech is rather straight forward and the English version translates it well.

I hope this answers your questions!

[sharkyboyatlas]

gonna do this cus some of this stuff is on my brain lol (gonna abbreviate names so I don't have to type them lots lol)

1) A: switch vers, S: usually sub top but doesn't care much, P: usually bratty sub for rich old ladies and dom top to 'people beneath her' lol, E: sub bottom tho might be able to get her to soft dom, L: switch vers

2) A: on: a lot of things but his tail is really sensitive off: not having his consent cnc is fine but true non-con is not his thing, S: on: enjoyable physical stimulation while comfortable and probably while blindfolded off: most people lol, P: on: money lol and pretty ladies off: degrading her outside calling her a brat, E: on: talking about getting her pregnant and having a family together and having like 8 kids off: being a bad parent lol, L: on: being a plant person off: not being a plant person

3) A: depends on how he's feeling and what the other person's doing cus he likes edging so could be hours or minuets just depends, S: not slow enough that it's slow but too slow to not be a little awkward, P: never pretty much (will explain in another of the questions), E: depends but not too long L: similar to ashliy but not hours maybe a single hour at most

4) A: tail, S: sides and most skin he keeps covered lol, P: lower back and on her back around her wing joints, E: hips and back of thighs, L: ankles and wrists cus how much she gets vined lol

5) A: be amusing in some way and have funny reactions, S: befriend him then ask outright or if you don't wanna be his friend just give him money for what you want, P: be a rich old lady or a pathetic girl-failure who basically worships her, E: convince her you're not scary then ask to make babies with her you can skip dating and go straight to marriage with her, L: be a plant person lol no non-plant people have any chance with her

6) A: never cus sex instead unless making cream buns or milking himself, S: never, P: never unless she has to milk herself (the cafe thing caused my pcs to just start lactating like 2 days into it lol), E: only to milk herself, L: just finds a plant person instead lol

7) A: likes positions where subs are on top of the dom cus it's cute, S: likes being able to sit I guess but doesn't care much, P: positions where she is laying down not doing much lol, E: mating press and against walls and stuff, L: a fondness of being vined up in odd ways (upside down, sideways, etc)

8) A: to kylar normally, S: to kylar while kidnapped, P: not yet but will probably be to a rich old lady in the future, E: to Eden, L: to a plant person

9) A: risky or public places, S: places he feels comfortable, P: bed preferably soft bed, E: near/in water, L: forest

10) A: yes by Sydney in the temple lol, S: no, P: no, E: yes by Eden, L: no

11) A: yes he whimpers and gasps a lot, S: no he sorta gasps a little but he's a quiet person, P: yes she even squeals sometimes, E: yes and she moos sometimes too cus cow tf, L: lots of heavy breathing but not much other then that

12) A: yes a lot, S: nope lol, P: yes a few, E: breast pumps, L: nope

13) A: mostly likes to give but also loves receiving, S: does not care leaning towards receiving, P: receiving only lol, E: mostly receiving and sometimes giving a little, L: both

14) A: yes daily multiple times, S: as little as possible, P: once a week after her date with Avery, E: daily until pregnant, L: whenever she finds a plant person

15) A: extreme overstim until his mind is blank, S: not most of the time lol, P: being pampered and spoiled and worshipped, E: being bred, L: plant people and likes being called a 'great pollinator' a lot lol

16) A: slut <3, S:????, P: brat, E: wife <3, L: plant freak

17) A: dick is big in game but I like to think demon magic means he can change it though that would lead to him keeping it a nice easy to fit size until it's in then suddenly making it really big to see their reaction lol and he's almost flat, S: 4-5 in (also hermaphrodite in the game) and flat, P: 30A or maybe 28B, E: 38E at least ? idk big bra sizes cus I'm tiny lol, L: 6 in (also a herm in game) and 32C

18) A: partners and fantasies, S: doesn't, P: doesn't, E: making kids, L: plant people

19) A: Pan and polyamorous, S: greyromantic and ace but sex neutral though most people in town are terrible, P: doesn't label herself but only fully interested in people who are rich older ladies, E: bi and even if she's with a girl she'd go to harper to get the thingy where she could get pregnant with her gf's kids where they take dna from one partner's eggs y'know, L: as long as they are plant people anyone though aro-spec of some sort

20) A: cockwarming, S: butler and maid themed outfits, P: orgasm denial for herself all the time so she just never finishes, E: breeding, L: being restrained

21) A: any place in the school, S: forest for box, P: ship, E: forest lake I guess, L: always in the forest lol

22) A: ears, S: back of his hands and forehead, P: collar bone, E: stomach, L: mouth

23) A: any non-con (I forgot), S: box quest, P: ship but she blocks it out of her mind, E: she hasn't experienced anything she'd count now that she is with Eden, L: none

24) A: yes, S: no, P: yes for cream buns, E: yes for milking, L: no

25) A: yes lol, S: never, P: often, E: daily, L: whenever she remembers plant people exist lol

26) A: nope, S: sorta but not really, P: nope she's perfect, E: somewhat but not really, L: why think of that when you can think of plants

27) A: however long you want ;3 lol, S: as quick as possible, P: until you're done, E: until you wanna stop, L: whenever the plant person's done

28) A: usually silly but if acting can be serious, S: serious, P: as serious as a brat can be lol, E: too into it to do anything but make noises and drool lol, L: calm

29) paisley is quite an exhibitionist and really likes religious themes in sex and I can't think of any for the others lol

hello dolpcverse. hit me (another ask game)

feel free to rb for your own use :3b

[purplesimmer455]

That night, Piper and Cam head to the Rouge Note in Nordhaven. I gave Piper this super cute outfit from the pack that's more for cold weather but I had her wear it to the lounge. Plus, Cam got the new leather jacket and fits her like a glove. I have to be honest, I played these past 3 or 4 Piper and Cam posts in the course of two sim days, (Friday and Saturday) and I had fun just exploring the new pack. This is messed up, but I was wary because my game was running more smoothly than usual and I was almost waiting for it to crash with that kinda horrified anticipation whenever it would freeze a little, but weirdly enough it didn’t and I just saved a bunch in case. 👀😅

Anyway, Piper and Cam reach the lounge and head to the bar. Neither of them drink alcohol much, and Piper doesn’t like hangovers or having her head feel fuzzy, so Cam orders a round of root beer floats. She and Piper make small talk with a man named Crispin Black, who works as an art critic. Crispin is aloof but polite enough, and answers their questions about Nordhaven. He tells them about the lounge downstairs, and they finish their drinks and head down the steps, where it’s a more intimate and cozy vibe with a sim named Zain playing the piano.

While Piper goes to watch Zain play, Cam sits down on an armchair and relaxes. She’s pleasantly surprised when she sees a familiar face, and calls out “Auntie Is! Hey!” Her auntie turns, and a wide smile breaks out on her face. “Hey Cammy, what are you doing here?” She says, getting up to hug her niece. “Pipes and I came here to check out the lounge and chill. What about you?” Cam asks as they sit back down. “I’m here to visit my friend Dahlia. She runs this nice coffee shop with her wife and family.” Iseul says, and Cam nods. She’s not too surprised by that, her auntie Iseul travels a lot and makes friend anywhere she goes.

Piper comes back over and she greets and hugs Iseul too, who asks how she and her family are doing while Cam goes over to the piano. Plus, Piper shows off the floral tattoo she got for Cam. “It’s beautiful, Pipes. I’m sure Cammy appreciates it too.” Iseul says, and Piper nods. “Cam loves it,” she says bashfully, and Iseul grins. “It’s sweet, and you two are such a good and solid couple, it makes me happy for you both. When I was your age, I almost got a tattoo for a woman named Robin* that I was casually dating.” She says, and Piper nods. “Thankfully, I never did. Robin got involved in some petty theft and went a route I wasn’t willing to go, and I realized I was more in lust than love with her. But that aside, I think the tattoo looks good and it’ll be something meaningful between you two.” Iseul finishes and Piper gives Iseul a teasing grin for the story before nodding. “I know, and thanks auntie Is.” She says.

Piper, Cam, and Iseul head back upstairs, and Iseul smiles as she sits next to her niece at the bar. “You look very cheerful lately. Is it because you have auntie Megan on your mind?” Cam teases. She grins mischievously as Iseul’s cheeks turn pink. “What? No, I’m just happy to be here and enjoying time with you and Pipes.” Iseul says, and Cam laughs. “Sure, Iseul.” She teases again and Iseul shakes her head but laughs too. “Okay, fine. Maybe I am thinking of her.” Iseul says, her eyes warm. “Not that I ever stop thinking of Megs.” She adds softly, and Cam smiles. “I know, auntie. Teasing aside, it’s sweet and I’m happy for you guys.” She adds, and Iseul smiles.

Edit: *it’s a Robin that’s newly added with a patch, yet infamous in the sims already. 👀😄

[meadowfics]

we need more in detail little seoah being jealous please 💞

<333

quickly typed this up with squid game s1 in the background lol, sorry for any errors <3

you and daeho always knew that seo-ah was a bit of a velcro child. however, you never expected her to become quite this possessive of both of her parents.

it started small and harmless, even.

the first time you noticed it was one late night when she was barely three. you and daeho were wrapped up together, cuddled warm under the covers, your hand resting on his chest as his arm pulled you closer. you were still six months pregnant with byeol at this time.

everything was still. shoot, it was probably one in the morning at that point. however, things were peaceful until tiny little hands began tugging at the sheets from your side of the bed.

you turned slowly, only half-awake, “seo-ah?”

she stood there with her little bunny tucked under her arm, pout already formed on her lips.

“there’s a monster,” she whispered.

daeho sat up a little, rubbing his eyes, “a monster?”

she nodded.

you patted the bed immediately, “come here, baby. no monsters here.”

at the time you thought she’d snuggle into your growing belly like usual... but no. the moment she climbed up, she crawled directly between you and daeho, quite literally pushing your arms apart and throwing hers over her dad’s chest with fierce determination.

“mine,” she mumbled sleepily, half-asleep as she claimed her space. your jaw dropped slightly.

you looked over at daeho. he was already smirking, silently laughing at the way your daughter had quite literally broken the two of you up in your own bed.

“this okay with you?” he whispered.

“do i have a choice?” you whispered back.

it was a phase, you figured.

…except it didn’t stop there.

one afternoon, you brought lunch to daeho in his home office. he was sitting behind his desk, laptop open, reading through something for work while seo-ah played with her dolls on the rug by the bookshelves.

“hey,” you said softly, setting the tray down beside him, “eat before your next meeting, okay?”

daeho glanced up, smiling wide, “thanks, love.”

he leaned over and gave you a kiss.

a harmless, married-people, soft, thank-you kind of kiss.

now cue the screaming child...

"no!" seo-ah yelled from the floor.

you both blinked.

"no kissing! you can’t do that!"

you stared at her, “sweetheart—”

“he’s my dad!”

your lips parted in shock as she stomped over, tiny fists clenched. she placed herself right in front of daeho like a little guard dog and glared up at you with betrayal written all over her face.

daeho gently tried to pull her into his lap, “hey, pumpkin, mommy’s allowed to kiss me.”

“no she’s not!” she huffed, tears welling in her eyes, “you're my dad!”

daeho looked at you with wide eyes, completely lost. you tried to stifle your laugh.

“okay,” you said carefully, “he is your daddy, but he’s also my husband, baby.”

“no!”

after that, anytime you tried to kiss daeho — even on the cheek — you had to scan the room first to see if you were being watched by a certain pair of pouty eyes.

it got to the point where you and daeho had to resort to sneaky hallway kisses or hand squeezes while she was watching cartoons.

yet, strangely enough, she was just as protective over you when she wanted to be.

one night, you were sitting on the couch, tired, sipping tea while daeho massaged your shoulders. you let out a quiet moan of relief, your head leaning back against his chest.

then, the thudding of tiny feet across the floor.

“appa!” seo-ah shouted as she ran into the living room.

“huh?” he turned his head, startled.

she pointed, “you can’t touch mommy!”

you blinked, “wait, what?”

“you can’t appa! only i can sit with her!”

“you said appa was yours yesterday!” daeho argued gently.

“she’s mine today!”

you laughed out loud as she squeezed herself up into your lap, placing herself right between you and your husband. the dramatics. the jealousy. the possessiveness. it was like she wanted to possess the both of you.

however, the inevitable happened when that possessiveness turned toward someone else entirely.

byeol.

now. your six-month-old baby girl had always been the softest bundle. calm, giggly, gentle and absolutely obsessed with her daddy. lately, whenever daeho picked her up, she would press her cheek to his shoulder and babble happily in baby squeals, so content in his arms.

you didn’t think much of it… until you saw the way seo-ah watched.

you noticed her pout deepen when daeho kissed byeol’s cheek.

you noticed the way her smile faded when he held her in his lap during her nap.

you noticed the way she whispered to her bunny in the hallway one day, “appa doesn’t hold me anymore.”

that was the moment it broke your heart and that’s when you knew you had to say something.

that night, while daeho was giving byeol her bath, you sat on the couch with seo-ah in your arms, cuddling her like you always did when she was your only baby.

"mommy?"

you brushed her hair back, “yeah, baby?”

“do you like byeol more?”

your heart twisted.

“no,” you said softly, “we already talked about this before seo-ah...i love you both the same.”

“but appa holds her all the time now,” she whispered.

you pulled her into your chest, hugging her tightly.

“you’re still his baby too,” you promised, “you’re his first baby. the one who made him a dad and the one who made me a mom.”

she sniffled, holding tighter.

“and you know what else?” you said, rocking her gently, “just because he holds byeol doesn’t mean he loves you any less. she’s still little, and she needs help with a lot of things. you’re a big girl now. but that doesn’t mean you’re not still our baby, okay?”

she nodded slowly.

“you’ll always be our big baby. the one who gave us our first everything.”

“even when i’m big?” she mumbled.

“even when you’re big.”

no matter how jealous she gets... she’s still just a little (almost) five year old girl, full of a big love.

[gibor-zolel]

Avery; the not so chill plant enthusiast

Well I am late as per usual but here it is;

This post will mainly be analyzing Avery's character but I will also be going over who I think Avery is the comparison and contrast to (it's "Wayne")

This is over 2,000 words with screenshots so I'm putting it under a read more. Enjoy :)

When we first see Avery they are portrayed as more of a minor character or someone that can easily be overlooked despite being one of the main love interests. Now part of this is because supposedly there's going to be 7 episodes and we're only on 4 but I believe the devs intentionally made the majority of Avery interactions up to the player's decision to include them and speak to them.

Depending on how you play the game; you may only see Avery as a passerby when you visit the diner or the general store. You don't actually have to invite them anywhere; it's up to us to make Avery feel included and wanted in the story unfolding.

The first thing we learn about Avery is that they're working for their aunt because they had "issues" with their family about their education. I don't believe it's ever expanded upon but I'm eager to learn more hopefully in episode 5.

Avery the supportive but left out "friend"

Avery also does their best to hype up and encourage the people around them. Such as in episode 1 when you go to the diner with Stella and Avery tells Stella not to downplay her success. On the wiki it states that Avery dislikes it when friends devalue themselves. The problem is that this type of friendship seems to be a one way street at times. We never see Stella or Kaneeka or Oscar or whoever invite Avery to places or put in the same level of effort of trying to connect that Avery does. Avery is extremely observant to people they see as their friends; such as when Avery not only notices that Gretchen is gone but also that Stella isn't her usual self.

Avery is nonjudgmental and tries their best to be empathic and sort of a mediator for the group such as pointing out to Kaneeka that the mines are obviously failing and Tabby clearly isn't some coal baron or when Avery directly calls the animal in the video a mountain lion despite knowing how Stella's refuses to accept any evidence contrary to her worldview.

When you go to the diner in episode 2 and question if Avery will even believe such a wild story, they say this;

I do think Avery can be a bit nosy at times but this isn't a malicious urge to get dirt on other people but rather a desire to be a part of someone's life and fill the loneliness in their heart.

Avery feels like a new character on a show that's already been running for 5 seasons. People are nice but you're not part of the OG cast ya know?

If you have Keen Eye you can say that Stella has talked up Avery's party and you don't think she would have done that if she didn't feel that Avery is a part of the town. So some of this isolation may be in their head.

Now personally, I do think Stella and Kaneeka often leave Avery out of things but I think this isn't because they don't like Avery but rather they're too caught up in their own business and inner worlds to take a step back and notice how Avery feels. However; there is also truth in acknowledging that loneliness can sometimes just be you overthinking things or situations in your head and I think Avery tends to do this.

Avery's boredom clashing with their empathy

A particularly interesting clash of traits in Avery is that they're empathic but also crave excitement so much that it can be borderline insensitive at times. After telling your story of what happened last night; Avery expresses remorse about Gretchen or Duke but then follows it up quickly with "how exciting"

This follows into episode 3 when you visit Avery and say "I've enjoyed the challenge"

Avery is someone who appears cool and collected but craves excitement and chaos. They seem to enjoy playing Nancy Drew to an extant too as they're always willing to help fill you in on any information they hear and they comment on being in the loop due to working at the diner. They're like a reverse Shaggy from scooby doo!

But Avery does pull back when you comment on it being wrong for us to feel excited.

"I wouldn't hate it"

This makes me think that in an upcoming chapter, Avery is going to come face to face with a dangerous situation and is either going to regret it or fully embrace it and endanger themselves or possibly others. There are several times Avery can "joke" about being okay with a ditchling putting an egg in them. I'm praying this doesn't foreshadow Avery being eaten alive...

The lonely drifting musician with too many plants

We learn that Avery's obsession with plants started when they bought a pothos to make their apartment feel less lonely and empty. Then they got a bunch more until it turned in a jungle. They joined a plant community online, both as a way to become more knowledgeable about their plants but also a way to connect with others.

When you ask if they have a favorite; Avery tells you their favorite plant is the dragon scale alocasia, which was a plant that someone from the online community gave them. Life got busy so they don't talk anymore but Avery still sees the plant as a way to remember that someone thinks of them.

Plus the leaves look like big puffy cartoons.

We learn that Avery is also a musician that plays synths, but started with the bass because it "called to them". On the Scarlet Hollow wiki it states that "Avery's love language is sharing plant cuttings with others. However for something more serious, they write songs for them."

Which is super cute and while Avery obviously loves plants; I think their ultimate passion is music as they state that music is their joy and they'd rather juggle having a job and playing on sound cloud than music becoming their livelihood.

Avery uses music as a way to express their emotions, connect with others, and carry on folk traditions.

Despite this; they have plans to move on. They state they don't want to work at the diner forever but also aren't sure what else to do or where else to go. They like to be on the move and meet new people and exciting situations.

What's strange is that it appears Avery is unhappy yet when you ask if they're unhappy; they say that this is actually the happiest they've ever been. Which implies that pre Scarlet Hollow they were even more lonely and lost in life. I think Avery desires a friend that they can be more vulnerable and open around.

Once again Avery is very perceptive and points out that Stella has walls up and Kaneeka is too busy with the store and family drama. They're also the first person to point out that something is strange about Sybil and will later on just straight up ask her if she's a witch.

Avery's potentially dangerous friendship with Julius?

Avery ended up forming a bond with one of the Holler's more prickly residents; Julius Tremaine. Julius apparently overheard Avery mentioning to aunt Winnie that they needed a bench for the garden and lo and behold a bench appeared the next day. I think Avery really appreciated that someone went out of their way to do something for them.

Avery explains that they and Julius now talk a lot more and that Julius got them a new frame for one of the beds recently. I get the impression that out of all the residents of Scarlet Hollow, that Avery has a soft spot for Julius in particular.

When you point out that Julius hasn't been in the diner; they express concern and say that they'll start getting worried if he doesn't show up tomorrow and states that no one else checks up on him. I don't think people outside of Winnie and Julius check up on Avery either.

The reason this friendship concerns me is I believe the next "choice" will be on the Tremaine farm and it'll involve Avery getting hurt or killed by one of Julius's traps or perhaps even getting attacked by one of the ditchlings. Sybil says that ditchlings don't attack humans but it's important to remember she also says she's never heard of this many before. The ditchlings may start off killing the small, weaker creatures and then begin killing people once the animals are gone.

Again there are weirdly a lot of dialogue options for Avery talking about being incubated or possibly killed by some otherworldly being. I've heard theories that the giant pumpkin may even be alive or have some kind of creature living in it. Makes me wonder if there's going to be a little shop of horrors homage....

Avery and "Wayne"

It's explained later to us that the ghost haunting Oscar and Rosalina's house chooses it's victims based on how well they fit the characters in the "play". It's obvious these aren't perfect cast choices but it's making due with what it has. It chooses Stella for The Lover because she and Tabitha were in a situationship, it oddly chooses Rosalina to play the mother protecting her child, Kaneeka to play the Witch, Oscar to play the dad and......if you invite Avery, you'll get an exclusive scene where Avery is playing a character called "The Entity"

Now I'm not going to go full theory mode into why I think the spirit possessing Wayne is the Entity but there's several hints to this such as possessed Avery's eyes opening when speaking and then relaxing while silent. Similar to how Wayne's eyes glow when talking and then fade out when quiet. There's more hints but I don't want to derail this post.

Rather let's discuss why Charlie choose Avery.

Firstly it appears this "Entity" is listening in on other people's conversations and is quite observant. It even knows that Eddie is pregnant. Avery is observant by working at the diner and overhearing conversations while Wayne is.....well he's a stalker. Standing in the background and listening in on our conversations and has been implied to be with for all our lives.

So it has Avery's observant nature but what else? Well if you have Street Smarts and Powerful Build in episode 1 you can explore the estate. In it you find someone with glowing yellow eyes who slinks back into the darkness after you almost catch them playing the piano. Assuming this is "Wayne"; that would mean he also is found of music.

Both Avery and Wayne desire connection and are loyal to those they care about. Avery seems to desire a close knit group of people but is friendly to everyone in town and is eager to help others even if they don't know them; while Wayne is obsessively focused on one individual (us) and is honestly quite nasty to other people or completely ignores them.

Avery and Wayne are also more in the background at times. With Avery needing to be included or else they'll end up as a stranger that hangs around other people and Wayne literally hiding in the background.

Avery calls their relationship with Sybil more of a business relationship and we know that Wayne has been hanging around Sybil's tea room and that Sybil has been helping him with....something.

Both Avery and Wayne appear cool and collected at first glance but there are moments which show us their hidden emotions. With Avery this is their desire for danger and excitement brimming beneath the surface while for Wayne there seems to be an underlying anger and possibly even hatred he's hiding from us. Dustin mentions there's a "human" in the estate who's eyes are always watching and hateful. I'm 90% sure this is Wayne.

I think the "compare and contrast" between Avery and Wayne is that Avery is an example of a positive loving friend who wants to make connections but is often feeling left out and lonely so they try their best to make sure no one else feels that way.

Meanwhile Wayne is an example of a toxic obsessive person who crosses boundaries and is hostile to anyone he deems a threat to the person he "cares" about. I get the impression that Wayne is jealous of our connection with the other characters in the story too and wants to show us that we don't need anyone but him.

Also a quick tidbit but I think "Wayne" is nonbinary like Avery but we refer to him using masculine pronouns because the spirit is possessing a man's body.

But that's all I have for now! I'll be making my Kaneeka and Reese post next so stay tuned!

[chanrizard]

Q if you could swap bodies with your unit mate, what would you do

🐥 uhmmmmmmmm

🐺 if you were me what would you wanna do

🐥 first i'd want to feel up your muscles because they're big, they're so big [kneads said muscles] it's really amazing...[squeeze squeeze]

🐥 then i'd want to try exercising with his body too, i wanna see how much i can lift

🐺 (laughs)

🐺 if i were felix i'd want to customize my PC and make it really stylish

🐥 wouldn't you want to smash it?

🐺 nonononononono i'd like to sit down in front of it

to get the feeling

Q what food/place would you want to recommend in Australia?

🐥 something with meat, how can i say it? probably an australian barbecue

🐺 i would like to recommend a place to have a barbecue, there are so many parks in australia, there are lots of places in the parks where you can have a barbecue

like a shared area that anyone can use? it feels great to be in nature and i highly recommend it

Q if you were to write a song together what concept would you like to try

🐺 you have some songs you're currently working on, right? *winks*

🐥 actually i do have a song i'm working on

🐺 idk when we'll be able to announce/release it

🐥 chan hyung was working on this song first and suddenly he asked me, would you like to work on this song together? i readily agreed. I've been writing english lyrics for the first time in a while

About the concept.... it's a little deep but the more i listen to it the more addictive it becomes

I can only say this much for now...the concept of the song is "love"? "Deep love" even

🐺 i think the concept will change depending on the listener's interpretation.

Really, all the members have been working on songs, Felix also worked on his own projects in his own way, i decided to work with him because i wanted to give him (his song?) a chance to be on the album

🐥 i enjoy working every day, i'm having fun doing it HA. HA. HA.

🐺 i'd love to work with Felix again in the future (i'm assuming one on one), but he's always busy and refuses every time (laughs)

🐥 EVERY TIME?????

Q what do you usually talk about when you two talk together?

🐥 oh, there are many different topics to talk about

🐺 (laughs)

🐥 there is no meaningful conversation, we often just mess around, we relax and relieve stress by messing around with each other

Sometimes we have serious conversations, sometimes we talk about music, we talk about how we're feeling, what we're thinking, etc

🐺 it's just as Felix said

🐥 we also talk about games!!

🐺 while we have a busy schedule, we feel better when we mess around with each other... I think it's easier because we're both from Australia

🐥 I can speak English too

🐺 right, how many [questions] have we done now?

🐥 1-2-3-4-5

🐺 last question

🐥"can you tell me how to study a language?"

i'm currently studying japanese little by little, one thing i can say for sure is to practice speaking a lot if you want to improve your skills faster

I need to keep practicing the language I think the best thing to do is keep practicing by speaking, the most important thing is to have a conversation

Of course studying basic language like letters (grammar???) is also good, that's going to take a lil bit longer

Korean was very difficult, as time passed I think my language improved a lot because i spoke with chan hyung and the members

🐺 be brave and keep going, if you don't gain experience you can't learn, everyone makes mistakes at first

🐥 even if you make a mistake, accept it, you just need to do it again properly

🐺 let's just give it a try!

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Idk if the anime is only gonna be in Japanese, but if they do dub it in English I need Meallus to be voiced by Jason Marsden.

Hear me out!

Marsden also voiced 2 other dragon guys:

Chase Young from Xiaolin Showdown and Haku from Spirited Away

So I'm over here like: Let's Go! Dragon boy number 3!

No English dub has been confirmed yet, but that hasn’t stopped Twst fans from speculating/posing their headcanons or English speaking voice actors from showing off their chops on socials.

Might be interesting to see Mr. Marsden playing Malleus considering the dragon boy connection between a few of his previous roles ^^

[Referencing this post!]

I-I don’t know any of these characters🧍‍♂️I’ve only heard about some of the anime through friends xbsvhwvxkskeeo Thank you for sharing though!

I’m sure Azakami-san is very talented :> Looking forward to seeing more of his performance as our anime Yuuken! 🫶

How... fitting for Grim and Yuuken 💀 D-Does this count as typecasting...?

I-I'm sorry 💦 I never have anything to add for asks like this because I'm so disengaged from the VA scene that I have nothing interesting to say. (asbhdbasildbas sorry to the people who pitch this question to me and I just never respond...)

I don't really care who voices the characters in a theoretical EN dub as long as they do a good job and embody the character(s) they're playing. But hey, it would be hella funny if they got a random celebrity to voice the entire cast--

I can't really tell if there will even be an EN dub either, given that Twst's main source of revenue and the primary audience is in Japan, not overseas. Additionally, the game itself has only the original Japanese audio, no options for the audio in other languages. From a business perspective (because, let's be honest here, that's what The Mouse cares about), it may not be... profitable enough??? To hire English-speaking VAs to entirely dub the anime when a sub alone may be sufficient for advertising. However, I've also heard that Disney+ usually does have dubs for the programming offered on there (I don't have Disney+ myself, so this is just hearsay from friends), so I guess it could be possible?? I don't know, I personally don't have my hopes up because the marketing for Twst EN + its profits have not been nearly as strong as they are in Japan.

[missmaymay13]

the trade au pt1 w.smith & m.celebrini

an AU for my story close to you

pt 2

summary: the worst possible trade that could have been made between the sharks and the canadiens

warnings: none... but all of them at the same time. so sorry in advance

authors note: just and au!!!! im not brave enough to have this actually happen in my main story but i thought this was an plot to explore!

the rest of the series

It was supposed to be a normal road trip.

The team had just landed in a snowy Canadian city, getting ready for the next game.

Will, Macklin, and June were doing their usual routine—grabbing snacks from room service, arguing over who got which side of the bed, completely unaware that everything was about to change.

And then—

The news broke.

⸻

June was checking her camera equipment when her phone buzzed.

She didn't think anything of it—until she saw the notification.

Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC): Hearing the Sharks have traded Will Smith. Full details to come.

Her hands went numb.

Macklin, sitting across the room, glanced up from his phone.

Then—he saw her face.

"What's wrong?"

June couldn't speak.

Macklin frowned, unlocking his phone.

And then—he saw it too.

And that's when the panic set in.

June and Macklin found Will in the hallway, surrounded by management.

He looked like he was in shock.

His eyes were red, his hands shaking.

And the second he saw them—

It became real.

June didn't even think.

She just ran to him, throwing her arms around him.

Macklin was there a second later, gripping them both.

And then—

Then, Will lost it.

His body shook against them.

His breaths came out in shaky gasps, his grip painfully tight like he was trying to memorize this feeling.

"I don't wanna go," he choked out.

June clenched her jaw, fighting tears.

Macklin's voice cracked. "This isn't fair."

And it wasn't.

Because how do you take one of them away?

They weren't just friends.

They were family.

But hockey didn't care.

And soon enough—

They had to pry Will off of them to get him on the plane.

⸻

The second June and Macklin stepped into their hotel room, everything felt wrong.

Will's stuff? Gone. His bed? Empty. The ridiculous snacks he always left on the nightstand? Missing.

It was silent.

And they hated it.

June sat on the bed, staring at the empty space.

Macklin didn't say anything.

Because what was there to say?

The room felt cold.

Too big.

Too empty.

And so—without thinking, June crawled into Macklin's bed, wrapping her arms around him.

He didn't flinch.

Didn't joke.

Didn't say anything.

He just buried his face in her shoulder and let the tears fall.

And that night?

They just held onto each other and cried.

Because Will started this tradition.

And now?

Now he was gone.

⸻

June's phone buzzed at 3 AM.

Macklin, barely awake, grabbed it without thinking.

Then—

"I miss you guys so much."

Will's voice was wrecked.

And just like that—

They broke all over again.

Macklin's breath hitched.

June wiped at her face, trying to keep it together.

But it was no use.

Because the second Will started crying on the phone,

They both did too.

And suddenly—

They were all talking at once. "It's not fair." "I don't know what to do without you guys." "I hate this. I hate everything." "I just want to go back."

But they couldn't.

And that?

That was the worst part.

Because no matter how much they cried, how much they begged—

Will wasn't coming back.

⸻

The second the photo hit the internet, it was over.

A picture of three people breaking in the middle of a hallway.

June, Macklin, and Will clinging to each other, sobbing.

The caption?

"This one hurts."

It took minutes for the hockey world to implode.

The Athletic – "The NHL's Most Unbreakable Trio... Broken"

By: Pierre LeBrun

They had to pry Will Smith off of June and Macklin to get him on the plane.

Read that again.

This wasn't just a trade.

This was the end of something special.

For years, the NHL has watched the bond between Smith, Celebrini, and Johnson.

They were inseparable.

They shared locker rooms, flights, hotel rooms.

And now?

Now they're split apart.

Sources say Smith was so devastated that he couldn't even pack up his hotel room.

"He just sat there, shaking his head, saying he couldn't do it," a teammate revealed.

So his teammates?

They packed for him.

Because that's how much this trade broke him.

And now?

The NHL is left wondering—

What happens to Macklin and June now?

Because the Sharks might have lost a player.

But Macklin and June?

They lost their person.

Fans lost it. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY HAD TO PRY WILL OFF OF THEM???" "I'M NEVER RECOVERING FROM THIS." "WHOEVER MADE THIS TRADE NEEDS TO BE JAILED." "WHY WOULD YOU SEPARATE THEM???" "This is an actual crime."

And when the Sharks posted about the trade?

The replies were brutal. "DELETE THIS." "This will never be okay. NEVER." "Do you understand what you've done???" "Macklin and June's revenge arc is coming."

The fans weren't just mad.

They were mourning.

And honestly?

So was the team.

⸻

Macklin and June were... not okay.

For weeks, they were completely different people.

No more chirping. No more banter. No more light.

Just quiet.

Macklin barely spoke. June barely smiled.

And every time the GM walked by?

They both just glared.

Because this trade?

This trade broke them.

And the team?

The team had no idea how to fix it.

The NHL's Most Unbreakable Trio Had Finally Been Broken.

And no one— Not the team, not the fans, not even the front office—

Knew how to fix it.

[evilbookworm]

Hii, im a mileven who doesn't get byler even if i try 😭.

I mean, Mike and Elevens relationship has been presented and established since s1 and they clearly love eachother. Mike acts that way because he is a child with trauma and a lot of insecurities, even Finn said it, he sees himself as a very nerdy and weird kid. I mean, if he was protecting the "it's not my fault you don't like girls" thing, then he is probs gay, but he has shown signs of attraction towards El even when she presented feminine, them taking down the relationship that the whole GA knows for a ship (I get where yall are coming from btw).

Idk I guess after the monologue it solodified mileven but idk

Oh, hi!!! First of all, I’d like to thank you for coming in respectfully and not just being like “milevens better” then leave one, very unstable piece of evidence. So props to you!!! And feel free to send more asks if there’s any certain points you want to touch on again!

Also putting it under the cut cause this is gonna get long lolll

As for your thoughts on mileven, I can see why it seems to be that they love each other romantically, but they really don’t. There was so much encouragement in season 1 from different people that influenced a lot on Mike’s behavior with El during their time together. Season two is honestly the byler season, you can’t deny it. Mike literally tells Will being his friend was the best thing he’d ever done. Season 3 is not good for mileven at all, showing them to have an unhealthy codependency on each other, and it’s so bad that other people like Hopper and Max start to notice. El dumps Mike. They get back together. They kiss. This is Mike’s reaction:

You cannot say that face isn’t off. It doesn’t look like someone who just had their girlfriend tell them they love them, that’s for sure.

The closet door is also literally open behind him.

It’s open during their kiss too. Where Mike also isn’t kissing back. At all.

Comparing this to the scene he had with Will:

It doesn’t look good for mileven. At all.

Then there’s s4. This is gonna be a long one. Gonna mention im gonna be gaming about milevens flaws here, so I won’t necessarily bring up Byler unless I’m comparing or it’s relevant.

First, the airport scene. The mileven kiss here ks the only one they share for the entire season. And it’s not a very good shot.

There is literally someone covering the camera. The only kiss they have this season and it’s blocked? Not to mention by the time the guy passes the kiss is over.

Then there’s the whole 70/30 yellow and purple thing Mike mentions with the flowers, 70 being yellow and 30 being purple. And what color is Will associated with? Yellow.

Then there’s rink-o-mania, where El is actively lying to Mike about everything, which is not good. Even Will calls her out, which isn’t something he’d usually do.

And then there’s the scene after El hits Angela, where Mike is directly parallel to Brenner. Like, El flashes back to him in the show. I’m saying this because a lot of milevens have dismissed it and have said that we’re overreacting. But it’s right here:

And then there’s the whole thing with Mike saying “It didn’t look like she was fine.” Why would you say that? How is that a good idea? It was hurtful to El, and Mike didn’t even look up when she left.

Then there was the fight the next day, where Mike couldn’t say I love you. And what other couple couldn’t do that? Stancy. It wasn’t pretty.

Now we can flash forward to the van scene. Which I wanna mention because this is where Mike specifically says that meeting El was just “simple dumb luck” and describes her as Superman.

Which…why? Why would you mention that? Why did he say this then lie during the monologue?

Then there’s these shots during the reunion:

Hello? Rovickie/byler parallel?

Then we have these scenes of micro expressions from Mike right here: you can’t say this doesn’t mean something.

And can we please mention the fact that Will is literally in the shot where Mike says I love you?

That’s literally so obvious.

Then there’s the fact that Mike and El don’t even talk after everything. No, Mike and Will talk. They have a heart to heart, as they’ve been having for the past few episodes. I haven’t seen mileven ever do that.

Then of course there’s these shots:

El holding the flowers Mike gave her at the beginning of the season, now dead? El standing on her own? Mike and Will framed together between the two other couples? Uh-huh, yeah ok.

And if this hasn’t been enough to convince you, then I propose this:

The Duffers went and made a show about a gay kid who’s been abused, gone through hell, forgotten, mistreated by his best friend, while in love with said best friend, uses his feelings and art to try and fix said best friend’s relationship with his girlfriend, and in the end doesn’t even get the boy.

Fucked up, isn’t it?

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Why You Should Try Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy Part 7: Excellent Time-Keeping Mechanics Keep the Pressure On

This is part 7 of a multi-part series of posts about the awesome features of Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy, in no particular order.

Find the earlier parts here:

Part 1 Link: We Worked Hard on It!

Part 2 Link: It's Easy to Learn!

Part 3 Link: It's Easy to GM!

Part 4 Link: It's Easy to GM and Supports Narrative and Roleplay!

Part 5 Link: It Revolutionizes Investigation and Mystery Solving in TTRPGs

Part 6 Link: PCs are Not Just Mystery Solving Automatons

In previous parts, I mentioned time pressure and how this can push PCs to miss out on meals or sleep in order to solve the mystery before it’s too late. Well here’s the mechanic for that, the Ticking Clock.

Timekeeping in TTRPGs as always been a hassle, since the movement of in-game time will never line-up to real-time.

The Ticking Clock mechanic was made to solve this issue and create a hassle-free way to measure time passing.

Eureka gameplay goes through Scenes. One “Scene” is (usually) when the PCs go somewhere and do something at that location.

The Ticking Clock divides days and nights up into “Ticks.” Each day is 10 Ticks and each Night is 10 Ticks. 1 Tick is not equivalent to any real-world unit of time, it is a story-centric form of timekeeping.

Whether the investigators spend 2 minutes or 2 hours in a particular Scene, each Scene takes 1 Tick by default, but many things within a Scene can cause it to eat up additional Ticks. Travel, eating, and sleeping in particular eat up a lot of Ticks, but Ticks can also be lost to bad skill checks.

For instance, if the PCs have to go through a whole mountain of documents to find one piece of important information, then there will probably be a Paperwork skill check.

Full Success: They’re able to find it right away. (And gain 1 Investigation Point)

Partial Success: They do find it, but it takes them a long time digging through all the files. They lose 1 more Tick this Scene. (And gain 2 Investigation Points)

Failure: The overlook it and *don’t* find it, even after pouring over the files for what seems like forever. They lose 1 more Tick this Scene. (And gain 3 Investigation Points)

If they have 4 days to find the killer before he strikes again, that means they have 80 Ticks to do it in, and will become that much more desperate as the clock ticks down, so to speak.

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Okay, I have a really troubling problem.

I've been trying to find threads discussing this but the more I read the more confused I get. This is an OC for use in CRK X Reader.

Yes, I know it's look like an OC and so it should be on a CRK X OC tag, but the point is... I did not create her to be an OC!

Hear me out, this character was created to serve the purpose of representing the readers. If I was going to create an OC, I would not make it have anything to do with the fandom (I have a bad past with the OC I created in Undertale, and you know who I would pair her with. I still feel regretful to this day.) A character I count as an OC must come from an original world that I HAVE created myself.

This character has a name, appearance, age, and personality, but it was created for the readers, for YOU, not ME. Even though she has a name, I ended up going with (Y/N) anyway. However, considering what other people said, Reader-insert must have the least characteristics, I'm wondering if I should call her an OC or a Reader. Help me choose!

P.S. I like to draw Reader as an OC, not a gray or white blob because it feels more familiar (whenever I try to draw a gray Reader, I always think it comes out weird and ugly). 2. Like a girl who likes to play dress-up games, I like to decorate the Reader to be colorful and lively. 3. I feel stuck when reading fanfics that often have abbreviations (F/C, E/C, S/C, Etc.). If it's (Y/N), it's still smooth to read, but when I see a lot of abbreviations, it feels jarring. That's why I usually create characters but leave only the name blank.