#choices thm

[cadybear420]

Choices Secret Pal February 2025, edits by me!

Hey @oh-so-youre-a-nerd , looks like we’ve come full circle since you were my secret pal for last year’s Valentine’s exchange! Probably needless to say, but I am still absolutely in loooove with that Jo/Lucas piece <3 <3 <3 And your artwork in general is just amazing! TYSM for that gift and the chance to do this, and to @choicesfandomappreciation for hosting these events!

For your gift, I decided to make some edits of Sol Velez! He seems like a really cool character! (Also fun fact but lately I’ve also been taking to the idea of my TH:M MC and my LOA MC being siblings hehe).

First up are some sprite and outfit edits, based on the details you gave me!

Next up, I had a little fun and edited him onto the cover! Plus versions with a few extra effects, inspired by your art of him! I know this probably isn't how diamonds or lasers work but shhhhhhhhhhh

And finally, an underwear sprite to show off the tattoo more!

[playchoicesconfessions]

Sent by @livelaughlovechai

‘We need a better spy book, something that's somewhat like th:m where we get to form our own crew.’

POST/CONFESSIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE MOD’S PERSONAL OPINIONS!

[myautumnrose]

A little redesign of my TH:M MC Yarrow Vine. I wanted to give him a different hairstyle and draw him with a…seductive face.

I hope you like it!

[niaerinisms]

Ranking the MCs by who pulled the most bitches

(I will only be doing those with 5/+ LIs otherwise this thing would've gotten way too long. Feel free to correct me if I missed someone, which I probably have considering I haven't read all these books and took some stuff from wiki. I will also be taking ILW as canon for this list)

5) TH:M/WtD

Pulled five bitches with the power of having a fine booty and good personality, you either want them or want to be them

4) PM/AtV/RCD/TF/ILW

Have 5 people ready to drop down on one knee but that didn't stop them from keeping a few side hoes. Had Nathan been an actual LI, TF!MC would've been higher.

3) TCATF

Queen Kenna Rys of Stormholt, I am so sorry for not putting you on the top of this list. Unfortunately, she was more busy cutting bitches than pulling them. Yet, without even trying, she still managed to get 6 (6!!!) super fine LIs who will and have proven that they'd die and kill for her. Plus half the fandom simps for her (as they should!). She's third on the list but first in our hearts<33

2) AME/BOLAS

Not only do they have 6 (6!!!) super sexy people at their beck and call but also have the power of seduction in spades which they are not afraid to use. They've proven that they can pull any bitch they desire. Good thing they're morally good (or not as evil as they could've been AME!MC's case) otherwise they could've caused wars over their sex appeal

1) ILITW

Even without taking ILW as canon, ILITW!MC would still be on this list. But taking it as canon? God does this MC pull bitches. They have 7 LIs, having pulled almost every single person in their friend group, excluding their lesbian bestie. They're all so in love with them (as they should be!! They're the MC of all-time) that even if they became an eldritch horror-esqe shadow monster, their LIs would still fuck them (as they should!!)

[radrobotz]

actually characters getting "lobotomized" and being given away to be someones girlfriend seemed like really common in 2000s or 2010s movies i forget when they came out. or at least when i think about it that was a disturbingly common thing in the endings of shitty kids movies i watched as a kid

[choccymilllk]

HAPPPPYYY BDAY KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my first piece for @voicesfortheblade !!! theres another one ill post when i wake up (<its four am... ) click readmpre to see me go wuahowjwp ab my design choices

he haas purple and red hair thingies bcs purple=mymza and red=techno and tommy

lavender ribbon!!!!

friendhsip emeralds..

i made technos cape cover over thm all like a biiig protwctive blanket (<didbthe same for philzas wing too!!!! look he is looking iver his kids)

tubbo compass ranboo flowers the Flag and and Friend scarf!!!!! he has fingerless gloves bcs i wanted him to be Swag

[hearts-widget]

N-Ngh..! I should have known, he's a master at psychology...

I shouldn't rush my questions along. Besides, there was more to ask about there...

[Continued in another branch...]

[Continuing from the point of the Psyche-Lock reveal...]

Are you absolutely sure, Prosecutor Blackquill? You sounded... awfully defensive when that point was brought up.

(I shall initiate The Technique in a reblog - just make sure to point out how stubborn Blackquill is over this)

BEWARE SPOILERS FOR UNPOSTED CHAPTERS OF THE HIDDEN MEDIUM

"None of you will leave me in peace?"

"Fine. Not like you'd get anything out of this anyways..."

[He seems overly confident..even moreso than usual]

[joannerowling]

predictions for her next strike book (or even the hinted "earthbound scifi" novel if you feel so inclined)?

Let's go!

Strike 8 aka The Hallmarked Man : So far we've had a few clues - a Freemason hall picture which served as Jo's header on twitter, a series of three emoji (the most mysterious of them being the symbol for DNA), and the title itself. Beyond the general idiom, a "hallmark" is specifically used in jewelry to mark an object's value (usually in silver). JKR's titles often have multiple meanings. On one hand, if Freemasons are involved i can't see her portraying them as the cultish, vaguely antisemitic "we rule the world" cliché, she'd probably subvert this trope hard. That being said, she has not done "secret society / deep state" yet. Jo's said in the past that she tries to do something different with each of the Strike books. So far, there's always been a murder, but it doesn't always happen at the start and isn't always the reason why Strike and Robin are hired. I think in THM : 1) the dead person will show up at the start and it'll be a man (just because we've had three murdered girls/women in a row, and TRG was a missing person's case first) ; 2) it'll be someone important but, for political reasons, the circumstances of his death will have to stay secret. Maybe for a reason tied with the DNA emoji choice. I don't know but i'm getting James Bond vibes from this one. My second theory is that the Hallmarked Man is actually a statue or some other kind of valueable art piece. Again, so far we haven't done the art world and it's RIPE with potential weird murder cases implicating very powerful and dangerous people, possible fakery, money embezzlement, etc.

Other future Strikes : No idea for book 9, but book 10 has GOT to be about solving Leda's murder. The cycle must be completed!!

Mystery sci-fi book : All we know is it's "earthbound" and "not a space opera". The thing is, all JKR's books so far (including The Ickabog! possibly not The Christmas Pig, i have not yet read this one) feature lots and lots of characters and that tends to be a trope of space operas! Whereas more grounded sci-fi is more likely to be more intimate, or even a solitary affair. Sci fi stories with many characters that are NOT space operas tend to be about humanity, survival and the construction of something… usually in space, or an "alien" environment (trapped in a space ship, trapped on a foreign planet, etc.). I don't have a more definitive theory but i'm curious about what she'll do!

[lorduller]

banter starter for @devanitoland

where and when: on route to the westerlands for the celebration being held there. the group traveling has stopped to rest for the night at a smaller lords estate.

it wasn't difficult to discern that something weighed heavily on devani toland.  over the years doran had observed her countless times with dante, witnessing the effervescent energy that enveloped her in her day to day life. yet now, there was a palpable shift in her demeanor, a heaviness that cast a shadow over her usual carefree aura. he couldn't help but ponder whether it was solely due to dante's passing, or if there were other underlying factors at play. he knew how close the two of thm were up until his death, so it would make sense if that was truly th sole reason. but somehow something was biting at the back of his mind telling him there was more.

despite their last unusual conversation, during which devani implored him to send dante to essos with her—a notion he staunchly rejected, knowing his son's true intentions to kill him and take over as ruler of hellholt— felt compelled to check in on her. it would be easy enough to leave everything be. let her be and just walk away. not when it looked like she had barely slept at all, or like she was looking for ghosts over her shoulder every second.

so instead he walked up to her, two glass of wine in hand, hoping this wasn't a poor choice. "it seems like you might need this," he remarked, offering the glass to her with a gentle smile. "i hope you don't mind the intrusion, though. it appears you've been standing out here alone for most of the night. thought maybe a little company might be nice."

[shizucheese]

So as some of you may know, I hit 20 subs last week! (If you're not subbed, you totally should! Subtember is ending soon and at 50 subs we're doing a MINE EX or Savage raid of the community's choice!) The people have voted and chose for me to level up BLM, so we're back to playing FFXIV! Full disclosure, I actually started ARR as a THM so BLM is already at level 37, but we gotta get it to level 70 before next Tuesday anyway because that's when we're starting SH2! Screenshot is of my main in the BLM AF1 gear, which is why if you look closely the eyes are different.

If you want in on the fun, we might move over from Aether to Dynamis so friends from outside of the DC can join in! (Since SE still has Aether in baby jail...)

Catch me on Twitch every Sunday starting at 4:30 Central and every Tuesday and Wednesday starting at 7:30 Central, as well as on Fridays, starting at 8:00 Central, for Friday Night Writes! Also, buy me a Cocoa? I'm on Ko-fi now! All donations will be going towards helping me pay for vtuber concept art, emotes, and other channel branding-related things! You can also commission me for editing if you're a writer!

Also be sure to join the Pantry Discord to join in on community and hijinks!

[lupinobi]

Oooohhh, your art is gorgeous 😍 So beautiful.

Which Choices books have you played already? I mean, are you new on Choices or...? ☺️

Thank you so much, lovely! I appreciate your kindness so much! 💛

I’m a vintage Choices player. Started around 2016/2017 when the catalogue was very little. I’m not that caught up on the latest releases, if I can be honest, but I’ve played the classics (HSS, TCATF, TF, TRR, LH, MW, ES, ROE, THOBM, IL) and some of the not so classics (D&D, RCD, AME, BP, Blades, VOS, ROD, OH, ACOR, BSC, MOTY, THM, STD, TRM).

I would read the more recent ones but I am not as available to read as I used to be. But yeah, mostly, those are the ones I’ve read! I’m sure I might’ve missed some.

Thanks for your question 💛✨

[aceleeticklish]

Your ler says this is Truth and Dare now.

Lee Truth: 3

Lee Dare: 1

You have no choice. 😈 Thanks for playing.

😳🫣 uhohhhh what is your personal biggest tickle themed fantasy? Biggest t word fantasy, uhuoh… ummm ummm It has to be annoying my ler when they’re working and I have the day off/finish work before them. So I’m at home and texting thm teases I know they can’t answer due to working and seeing what I can get away with before I get the “you’re done for when I’m home.’ Message. Then it’s all giggly and nervous waiting to hear them come in, but they don’t wreck me straight away they’re mean and draw it out.👉🏼👈🏼 hnng🙈 not that I’ve thought of this or anything…. Nooo

lee dare coming up next🩵🙈

[myautumnrose]

Tigers Always Stick Together

Day 9: Wildcard/Free Day

@hss-appreciation-events

Prepare yourself, its a long one!

(MINOR SWEARING WARNING TOWARDS THE END!!)

It was the last quarter of senior year. Soon to be the close of their time at Berry High. Soon to finally move on and join the rest of the world in adulthood.

Erica was finally coming home from cheer practice. As she started to head towards her house she noticed a few more cars around than usual.

"Huh? Erica blinked in confusion, That's weird?"

But Erica should of known who those cars belonged to...

When she finally got to her house she was greeted with a big surprise!

White, green, and orange decor was everywhere, loud music was playing, and in the living room was her mother Alice, step-father Scott, elder brothers, Ivy and Yarrow, Yarrow's "friends" Rye and Eris Huang, and Ivy's "little friend" Aislinn Tanaka were. They all were clapping and cheering! Yarrow let off a confetti gun despite Aislinn's surprise.

"W...w...what is all this?" Erica asked.

"What do you think my little Ibis?!" Scott responded.

Ibis...that sounded familiar but Erica couldn't really put her finger on it. She was totally lost. Erica's mother noticed her face then stepped forward.

"Erica, remember when you applied to the University of Miami for their Marine Biology program?" Alice asked.

Then suddenly the memories came back to her, the application process, the essay, and the transcripts. Then she remembered the tour and how much she liked the campus environment. It was there that she made the school her number one choice.

"D...did I get in?" Erica shyly asked.

"Dude! Yarrow exclaimed, Not only did you get in, but you also got a FUCKING FULL RIDE!!!!"

"ITSUKI!!!" Alice scolded.

"Sorry..." Yarrow apologized.

"Anyway. Ivy sighed, When mom told us the news last week we had to throw this for you."

Whether Erica's memory was bad or if Alice was really good at hiding Erica's mail, Erica did not see this coming. Erica started to cry, she couldn't believe that she was going to go to her dream school!

"Hey now, save the tears for the ocean!" Scott comforted.

"Sorry dad, I'm just so happy." Erica reassured.

"Well we are all so very proud of you!"

Everyone came around Erica to give her a big hug.

"Now lets have some cake!" Eris shouted.

"Uh..."Erica was about to ask.

"Don't worry kid, it's 100% vegan, we didn't forget."

"Thank you!!"

Later that day Erica was sitting in her room, day dreaming about what her classes were going to be like, how dorm life would be like, even wondering if she'll even go underwater for her studies. Just then Ivy and Yarrow came into the room with a phone in Yarrow's hand.

"Hey, Erica?" Ivy asked

"Yea" Erica responded.

"Its...its father...he's on the phone, he wanted to congratulate you too."

Erica took the phone and soon switched to Japanese.

"Hello father, did you hear what happened?!" Erica exclaimed.

"I did, I'm so proud of you!" Erica's father responded.

"Will they let me see you again before I go?"

"Hopefully, but don't let that stop you from celebrating, go and have fun my little Hanako!"

"I will father, I love you!"

"I love you too Hanako, now I my time is running out but we'll talk again ok?

"Ok, see you later"

Erica hanged up the phone, and smiled at her brothers.

"I can't believe that I'm going to my dream school!" Erica exclaimed.

"Proud for ya little sis! Yarrow smirked as he left, If your studying underwater and find underwater treasure hit me up!"

"Suki!" Ivy scolded.

"I'm just bullshitting"

Erica soon took her phone to call Caleb about the good news. She was literally shaking with excitement. Caleb soon picked up.

"Hello?" Caleb answered.

"Caleb! Guess what?!" Erica answered back.

"What?"

"I got into my dream school!! I'm going to the University of Miami!!!"

"Seriously, that's amazing babe!"

"I know!! Plus when we get here we can..."

Erica stopped in her tracks. Then the realization hit her like a brick. This means...this means her and Caleb won't be going to the same school. Its because Caleb was going to Morgan State University. They are going to be far apart. Not only that, but Emma is going to Hartfeld, Michael will be going to Colombia University, Myra and Sydney are going to Northwestern University, and Aiden and Maria are already at Terman U. The group is going to be spread apart. Then the anxiety started to kick in. Will all her friends forget about her? Will she forget them. Would her and Caleb work long-distance? Would they have to break up? Erica started to hyperventilate and Caleb noticed this.

"Erica...ERICA?! Caleb shouted.

"Y...yes?" Erica tried to answer.

"Erica! Calm down"

"I...I'm sorry, I just didn't think about…”

"Listen, we can all talk after school on Monday, but what we are not going to do is ruin a good day. So I need you to do me a favor."

"Yea?"

"Get some rest and enjoy your weekend ok? I want you to take care of yourself ok?"

"Ok."

"Ok, I love you."

"I love you too."

Erica hung up the phone and started to get ready for bed. What Caleb said was true, but some part of her didn't believe it. It was hard for her to accept that the group will soon disperse. She soon put on some ambiance and went to sleep.

That Monday came.

Caleb had everyone meet up in the parking lot after classes. Erica ran up to him planting a big kiss on the lips.

"Sheesh Erica, you're kissing him like he's going off to war or something." Michael snorted.

Erica was about to burst into tears but held it in. When everyone in the group finally showed up, Caleb facetimed Maria and Aiden.

"Ok look, Caleb stated, I know we are all going to go different colleges so we need to find a way to keep in touch."

"I thought we would all keep in touch automatically?" Emma asked.

The tears soon covered Erica's face. Then everyone noticed.

"I...I'm sorry, its just...Erica whimpered, I just didn't want us to leave and forget each other after graduation! I got accepted to my dream school and it just occurred to me that we'll all be split and I just...I just couldn't accept that!"

Erica looked down sobbing hard. When she looked up she saw the faces of her friends, some even with tears in their eyes as well. One of those being Michael. Michael soon put his foot down and looked up.

"Look! He said with a determined look on his face, When I came here, I didn't expect to have a friend group like this either, and while I don't know what the future holds, I know one thing..."

Michael then came in the middle.

"Tigers Always Stick Together! Michael shouted, So Erica you don't have to worry, we will never forget each other!

Michael held his hand out. Caleb placed his hand on Michael's. Followed by Emma, then Myra, then Sydney, then Caleb's phone with Aiden and Maria. The group looked at Erica. Then with a determined look she placed her hand on top.

"Tigers Always Stick Together!" Erica shouted.

The group then cheered on. Erica then smiled. She felt happy and secured. She finally believed that nothing could separate them. Not even states.

"Um children, Principal Hughs noted, I don't mean to break this little moment, but I think you all should head home, its getting late."

"Yes mam!" Erica noted.

Just as Erica was walking back to her car, Caleb stopped her.

"Hey listen...Caleb started to say, I just wanted to let you know that I love you."

"I love you too Caleb! Erica responded, It may feel weird with you all the way in Maryland but we will always see each other during break."

"Maryland?"

"Yea, you said that was your first choice right?"

"Erica, I'm going Florida State...Morgan was just one of the colleges I got accepted to."

"So...technically we'll be close?"

"Yeah, I tried to tell you over the phone but I think you needed a minute."

Erica smiled at her boyfriend. He was always so level headed and reasonable. She was blessed to have him.

"Caleb...Erica started to say, I love you so fucking much."

"I love you too Erica, though its still weird to see you cursing." Caleb responded.

Erica bopped him on the nose.

"Silly..."

The two parted ways and went home. Erica saw the fading Berry High behind her. She realized that its going to be ok.

Authors Note: This was a fun one to do. Since everyone liked the last story I decided to write another. I wished Choices would of told us what happens to the gang after high school, but I'll take a head canon or two. I want to thank @cadybear420 and @lover-also-fighter-also for hosting this fun event and hopefully I can do it again next year!

[alannah-corvaine]

Is the city associated with your WoL/OC's starting class the place where their journey actually began? Did they actually come to it from outside as shown in the game, or were they born there? Do they feel welcomed or alienated by the city and its culture?

XIV Culture and Geography Asks

Sort of. Alannah's not from Ul'dah proper, she was born and raised in Eastern Thanalan and her family has lived in the region for generations.

Her relationship with the city itself is both stranger and intimately familiar.

Ul'dah is where she ended up after her family kicked her out, and while it had been in view on the horizon her whole life, it was still a very large culture shock once she was immersed in it. She grew up dirt poor in essentially the middle of nowhere with tumbleweeds and goats for company, Camp Drybone and the Golden Bazaar were the largest towns she'd ever been to, and even then not very often.

So she wanders into this very large population center with all types of people and immense wealth and ways of life that she's never been exposed to before and has no idea of how to go about supporting herself or who to trust. It was a terrifying experience for a sixteen year old girl, let alone one who'd been reclusive her whole life. And she spent the majority of the next two years living homeless there.

At some point she managed to get a job as a dyemaker's apprentice and he let her sleep on the rugs in the back room. And that experience not only taught her how to develop her own special aether-infused inks, but how to interact with people and present herself to the world.

And when she discovered the thaumaturge's guild and their library and wealth of knowledge, suddenly Ul'dah became a place full of the answers that she had always been starved for.

But I don't think she was ever truly comfortable or fit in there. Not back then anyway. Later, as her confidence grew and she discovered more of herself as both a mage and the Warrior of Light, Ul'dah's lofty grandeur that it had once had in her mind seemed to shrink and become somewhat more ordinary.

It was never home, not really, but then her feelings on home as a place are completely skewed by both her family's rejection of her and her extensive travels. Ul'dah is a place where she lived and learned, that forged her into the beginnings of a new person, and placed her in the path of Thancred and the future that awaited her.

But the city doesn't claim her and she doesn't claim it either, they merely acknowledge their shared history. She was never wealthy enough to be embraced by the elite, nor did she remain impoverished in the streets. She blended in with the numerous other hyur, and no one bothered to mark her passing until she later returned with the dubious mantle of hero.

On a more meta level, I built her history and background around Thanalan and Ul'dah because I started the game as THM after completely failing to figure out which class was the healer. And even though I eventually got it figured out and permaswitched to CNJ/WHM sometime after level 40, I still wanted that choice to impact her character and reflect where she came from and how she got started.

So if you've ever wondered why she did a weird pivot from black magic to white magic in her backstory, it's because I wanted to directly translate my irl experience learning this game into her lore. 🤡

@allyennah thank you for the ask!!

[yuquinzel]

i can't get used to you answering asks 🥹

— i had a buncha asks when i logged in after 6 months but they were all from like 6 months ago so i had no choice but to delete thm and I FEEL SO GUILTY ANSWERING ASKS EVER SINCE 😭😭