#decades challege

[abitlikelemon]

Before I get any further into the 1900's, let's take a quick moment to reflect back.

For anyone just joining us, I am currently playing through a cc free (ish) decades challenge. I'll post expanding on what the (ish) means at some point, but I'm doing this for a number of reasons, the big one is I want to know if you can do it. Can you dupe the vibes well enough to feel emersed during each decade? I've got all the packs. This is easily a thousand-dollar game I now have. Yes, I am ashamed saying that. But, with all this money spent, I should be able to make this work.

With the 1890 decade complete, I wanted to share how I dressed or wished I had dressed my sims during this decade. Posts like this, shout out to out to Ashubii, really helped me along the way- so I want to return the favor to the community.

To start: -I am using zero CC clothing, hair, accessories etc. -I do have some "body" cc (lashes, skin overlay, body blush) -I am not a CAS simmer, so I'm not revolutionary in my styling -Between the limitations of what is available in game and my basic knowledge of the decade, don't expect accuracy just inspiration -If you want to know what pack an item is from, please ask! I am very WCIF friendly

I think it's also a good callout that I played the 1890s very 'country' focused. The 1900s outfits I have planned, I think, could easily work for 1890s if you were starting in more of a 'city' so come back for that post if you need fancier inspiration!

Here we have our main man, Bobert Pancakes showing off his everyday, formal, athletic, sleep, party, and cold weather outfits. He was a farmer, so his outfits were simple, and repetitive. His swim wear was his sleepwear, minus the socks, and his hot weather was his athletic wear plus the bandana from his every day- so I just saved a little room and left those off.

Here's Eliza 'I don't have a favorite child' Pancakes rocking an extra outfit because you know she has to be showing off. I have her everyday, formal, athletic, sleep, party, hot weather, cold weather outfits. Eliza is pretty country, maybe a little more than she would have liked. So, her outfits are also simple, repetitive, but with an extra bow. Her swimwear was a dress from Eco Lifestyle- but she never swam so I'm leaving it out, though you can see mouse nose Nora wear it in some gameplay screenshots.

Speaking of Nora! I grabbed her to show off some teen outfits. Though, these are more outfits I wished I dressed her and Hazel in. I also grabbed Arthur, Herbert, and Walter to show off their actual outfits. I've got, for the boys, an everyday for Walter and Arthur and party for Herbert. Nora is styling everyday, hot weather, and party. I dressed the teens, mostly, like adults because teenagers weren't really a thing in 1890, so I imagine they are wearing a lot of hand-me-downs. What I like about the outfits above is that they blend in the 1890s with newer fashion I will be including in the 1900s, I wish I did more of that sooner. I imagined those pieces were the few new items Eliza made for them.

So! Here we have Thomas rocking everyday, formal, party, hot weather, and cold weather. Hazel is wearing everyday, sleep, and formal. Children are tough to dress. Or, rather, dressing Hazel and the gals in this age group was painful. Some of her outfits are so bad, I won't share them. If you wanted to get a little CC in your life, this would be a spot I'd consider adding to. I was feeling so limited because all the skirts are short or very themed to Island Living. Swatches also were very modern, so there just felt like a million restrictions. You can see in the rest of the outfits, I have a preferred color pallet, so Hazel stands out (to me) like a sore thumb in comparison.

I'm grouping infants and toddlers together and, for the first time, showing off Aunt Sylvia and Uncle Harold's children. This is where my lack of interest in CAS really stands out. I do actually think this age group has good options but... I don't careeeeee. Again, I'm not a CAS simmer and this is where it shows. Generally, my toddlers and infants aren't going to events or honestly even leave the house. They are also this ae for only a few days. So, I repeated these looks for almost every little one. This is also probably why I couldn't tell the Pancakes' kids apart until they hit childhood/teens.

I hope this was as fun to skim over as it was to compile! Again, super open to questions or honestly suggestions. I'm having so much fun with this challenge I'm already thinking about doing it again, so I'd love ideas for the next round!

[kieraplaysthesims]

Calling all decades legacy or upgrowth challenge players!

What is your favorite 1920s dresses that you would like a recolor of?

What about children’s clothing?

Anything for little boys of all ages?

I’m going to churn out as many recolors this week and weekend as I can!

[sablebay]

fall, 1908

mama, i have made it to britchester and have settled in well, i think. my studies will begin next week which has given me some time to get used to everything. the dormitory is quite large, with a study and game room and a full basketball gym. there's a girl from the female dormitory that has come by to use it some mornings, when the common areas are open to all students. apparently they have a sewing room which she doesn't take to very well. her name is edith but we all call her edie. by we i should say that i mean i have made some friends. i usually don't much care for company or crowds, but edward and richard are good people. richard enjoys fishing like i do, and there is a spot just outside the dorm that we'll go when we can. the four of us often study together, though we are all in different majors. edie and i share some biology courses - though i can't imagine that will last. nursing and marine biology can only stay parallel for so long. edward plans to get into investing and economics, and richard would like to be a history professor right here in britchester one day. anyway, i should get back my books. tell everyone hello for me. i look forward to seeing everyone for winterfest. love, henry

[sageistri]

I actually love how chronically offline Jimin is. I love how private he is in general. Celebrities share too much these days. Like, I don't need to know your every thought or know everything you're doing, how you're doing it and when you're doing it. Jimin talks about his music and that's it, people don't need to know anything else. And we really don't. We're fans because of who he is as an artist, who he is as a private individual is none of our businesses. And I'm glad he makes that distinction, that he keep those boundaries, specially considering how parasocial k-pop fans can get.

I remember last year seeing the Iives Jungkook would make and thinking that's probably gonna backfire on him. He was showing his entire house, being shirtless in his bed, sleeping on stream, telling armys they're his girlfriend. And then you have Jimin who kept making lives in the company and barely showed his house. Which was the right decision considering the mess that was made over the little people knew about his house.

I think Jimin really knows what he's doing. He knows that he needs to be careful. Maybe it's because he could never get away with being careless the way the others could so he had to learn how to very mindfull of the way he behaves publicly. Remember, he used to be way more active online and I think that changed for a reason.

And we do end up missing him more because we don't see him as often, but he's here for a reason, to be a singer and performer, and if he's not currently doing that then there's nothing for us to know.

No you're right and I pray it stays that way.

Honestly availability, having a more casual relationship with fans and being seen as "cool and relatable" because you keep up with all the memes, join the latest dance challeges and have a full and aesthetic Instagram makes an artist a social media darling and has helped a lot of artists grow an audience. I can admit that being private can be a double edged sword because its hard for people to connect or relate sometimes.

For example I think another reason why kpop stans vibe with taekook more is because they have these lives where they recommend songs from other artists and have name dropped their faves, join these challenges and you can tell they put in the effort to get recognition for these challenges while jimin doesn't do all that. He doesn't post, doesn't name drop groups or other artists he knows or listens to, and even when he joins a dance challenge he does it because he has to and you can tell he isn't putting in that much effort. I think the only time you could tell jimin wasn't just having fun with or halfassing a dance challenge was the guilty challenge with taemin and of course that was his dance challenge with the best reception.

But at the same time being too available barely ever ages well. Everyone has more ammunition over you, nitpick your words and actions... jimin doesn't even speak and he's still topic number 1 for everyone so imagine a situation where they have something to actually hold on to because they misinterpreted something he said. Also that air of mystery is something that I think artists should try and hold on to because most times you lose your appeal when you lose it.

Let's use Beyonce as an example. Everyday people complain that the reason why her side businesses don't do as well as Rihanna's is because she's too exclusive and that there's nothing for the general public to relate to, and they're right. I also think not taking herself too seriously is the reason why Rih's music aged better than Beyonce's. But Beyonce still being this relevant at her age after over 2 decades in the industry is simply because of the air of mystery surrounding her.

[poupeesdecirque]

Hobby Update.

For quite some time I have been sitting on a drafted hobby update entry, I wrote it back in October.

I took the last step this week and left one hobby space I loved for years.

I can tell 2023 was a quite difficult year for me in doll hobby terms, well, on the social side. A lot of things have changed.

For the last week, since I left the space, feel like a huge load fell off my chest, it's coincidence that a lot of things arrived this week and some orders finally came to an end, it's still on going in some cases but I can tell I feel ... free?

My close friends know I have been struggling with a lot of things in hobby terms as I am trying to care for myself more and some people were constantly poisoning my mind.

My conclusion right now is I love my creative hobbies, I don't want to end any of all but I also don't want to feel like I need to hide my decisions. I know I don't need to but being reduced to just "having a lot of" while I am using the dolls as blank canvas and learned how to sculpt my own head, learned to do face ups, to make wigs, full clothing sets, I draw, I write, I take photos, I can use my knowledge on cosplay and cosplay knowledge on the dolls. I am versatile. Also it's my way to cope with stress. I am stressed I draw, I sew, I write. Take that away from me and I will become a braindead mess.

2023 showed me that I hate certain parts of the doll community, I hate the binge & purge mindset, I hate that you are reduced to be a "content creator", I am not. I don't put out mindless stuff I pour my heart into every creation, every photo, every display, every drawing.

People have expectations of me, and I can't and won't cater their interests anymore. I got shit for so many things and I want to step away from that. Disconnecting from the community is the best I can do right now. Will I return? I can't tell that now. I need my distance for now.

I want to create my own little cosy places and I am thankful for everyone who became a friend with me during the last years.

2024 will be full of dolls, full of fun projects, full of sewing, crafting, creating, full of cosplay, full of traveling. It will be full of meeting friends, learning new things, challeging myself.

I want to get this off my chest as well. If you are interested in a glimpse of my feelings during the last months... behind the cut is the old entry.

Here is my original drafted journal from the 24th October.

For those who are knowing me for longer (and with that I mean longer than this blog here exist) there is the fact I cut ties with several communities over the years. Not only doll ones but different too. It all had several reasons over the last two decades but I won't go that much into detail here.

I am about to do the same again and I know I don't owe anyone an explanation why, but I need to get it out of my head and that's what I made this blog for in the first place. This is subjective I will not discuss anything about it and you can't change how I perceive it, I know I have my flaws too, not innocent, no saint. I just want to get steam off. Thanks.

Don't read further if just the pure art content interests you :)

Two years ago I had a literal doll burn out, I overstressed myself with keeping up on releases "because omg they are so cool" and pressured myself to get customs done in inhumane speed, that sucked all energy from me and I only saw mistakes and hated my work.

It was the time I picked up watching Anime again and fell into DGM and that brought me my love for not only Anime/Mana back but also for the dolls. My focus shifted into doing fan based dolls again. I can say my relationship with OC dolls isn't on par with what it was before the burn out but I will come to that later on.

In the last two years the hobby changed, not only because I had a different approach to it but because of the people who joined the places I used to socialize within the hobby.

First the type, who is annyoing, but well you can ignore quite well. It's people who glorify buying every clothing fullset they can get their hands on and the only love they show for the hobby is actually telling everyone to do the same and just buy half of taobao, like they do. I know people like this were common in before but it got out of hand the last years. You don't buy from taobao? You don't even consider it? Well, you are not part of the club anymore. We always had brand snobs, nothing new. But the amount of energy regarding taobao got quite annyoing.

That's a thing you can ignore, as mentioned, what I can't ignore is stealing ideas or telling lies or just downtalking every release you come across.

And those three type of people is what just makes me leave the hobby spaces I am in.

First of all if something goes wrong just have the balls to apologize to everyone who is involved. Don't go telling lies, don't go and show you basically do what you said I can't do just in another shape. This behaviour took something from me I loved within the hobby: seeing how people grow with their dolls, because I had to block whole areas as I got constantly reminded of person X. I was reminded of situations, of being told my opinion doesn't matter, several times, I got reminded that handcraft work means nothing as long as you can sculpt on a pc and just vomit out products to hide the fact you messed up something else. Oh and of course the "how can't you have time for fast progress"? Coming from a burn out trying to slow down while the real life basically ate me ... ahaha. thanks. And all that despite the fact the people who are causing those problems for me are protected by everyone, oh beware if you dare to say a word. It started with one person and got a bigger mess over the time.

This overall leads to the fact that somehow almost all preorders from non-Asian artists were all super chewy or went horribily wrong for me in the last 3 years. Started with ZeligenArt whom at least popped up after calling out, the clusterfuck with IntotheDeepDolls to the failed Preorder with AceofDolls to Logan.Dolls taking forever with several reminders, or the one with LenaRuiiz I'm still in I literally don't have the nerves to go into details here anymore as it just tires me out. Oh and the post eating my Parcel from Mirror didn't help much either, but that was out of control for us both and Mirror replaced the lost heads for me and just send them out. I don't have the patience for this anymore, I just want them all to be done. That's the reason why I kept pushing back some dolls, normally I do them by arrival. In one(!) preorder case I was asked directly(!) if I want a refund instead of my heads, but I was waiting for 1 1/2 years now, I didn't want to end up with nothing/or even less than I have begun with.

Then we have the audacity of people using other people's creations as their own and only mentioning it briefly, after they got popular with the doll/character "they" have created. If you have references just tell people you have used them. There is nothing wrong with that.

I can't overlook the fact of people 1:1 taking someone's character and slapping on another name and calling them theirs though. There is something going very wrong here.

Then we have the people being nasty about releases that don't fit their aesthetics (yes I am aware this is a thing for years, don't come at me I was member of Den of Demons I know the drill), comparing them to real people and downtalking people they never met and never will understand their beauty standards.

Those 4 types are ruining what I learned to love after leaving the bitch fights of my local community. The support, the open ears, the - we grow together - even when we have different tastes. I miss that.

I know i have withdrawn from telling my OC's backstories as there were too many putting their expectations on how I have to do dolls onto me. I stopped sharing even more photos ... which resulted in people thinking I'm just that one person with a lot of dolls. Sigh. I know growing a thick skin, I'm healing from being a people pleaser and all but in the end ...

i love the dolls. I love the hobby. I love being creative, I love sharing my joy, I love seeing how other people get inspired, how they grow and not this "fast"-fashion type of mentality that somehow came into the hobby. I hate THAT.

I love the people I met and have conversations with, but I don't love how I feel like not part of the hobby anymore, like someone like me don't have space anymore because I just want to have fun, I don't want to buy brand x, and I don't want to be urged to buy size Y, I don't want to reduced to the number of dolls I have - because every finished doll is a huge project for me, all tell a story, some a whole epic book some more just a small article. Because I don't want to be a sassy asshole, because I can't read the irony among the lines when people making fun of me, I take this literally.

I just have no idea anymore if there is a space for me. As I write this I have unboxed a new head and the excitement of having it here, it's still there, I love the hobby, but fell out of love with what the community space - that once felt like home to me - has become.

I will continue my blog, as I like to see my own progress and smile at what I have created. And as long as just one person maybe smiles at my creations or is inspired, or I can help with what I have written down I know it's worth sharing.

... I just want to enjoy my hobby.

There is a ton more going on, my head is full of thoughts, but getting at least this out of my head here might help to sort my feelings.

[superfan44]

The 100 Favorite Movies Challege

As a huge movie buff, I thought I'd try something fun on here. I have decided to launch a new internet challenge: "The 100 Favorite Movies Challenge". The rules are pretty simple and straight forward. You create a list of 100 of your personal favorite movies in alphabetical order, post the list on your home page, then nominate other people/users of your choosing to do the challenge.

There is no limit to what movies can be included on your list. Films within any medium (live action or animated), genre, and decade are more than welcome. Whether it's longtime favorites you were introduced to when you were younger, favorites that you've picked up over the years, or recent discoveries or releases that quickly became your favorites, anything and everything is on the table here.

I'll start off by sharing my list. To be clear, I have way more than 100 favorite movies, but to have the number be anything past that may be a bit much for some people. Please don't judge me if it seems like there might be a few noteworthy titles missing on here. I mainly put this list together just for fun. Alright, here we go!

9 (2009)

Airplane! (1980)

American Graffiti (1973)

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

The Avengers (2012)

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Baby Driver (2017)

Batman Begins (2005)

Beetlejuice (1988)

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Big Hero 6 (2014)

Black Dynamite (2009)

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Castle in the Sky (1986)

Chicago (2002)

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (Knockin' on Heaven's Door) (2001)

Deadpool (2016)

Death Proof (2007)

Desperado (1994)

Die Hard (1988)

Django Unchained (2012)

Double Indemnity (1944)

Dragon Inn (1967)

Fantasia 2000 (2000)

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Flash Gordon (1980)

Ghostbusters (1984)

The Godfather (1972)

Goodfellas (1990)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

History of the World, Part 1 (1980)

Hot Fuzz (2007)

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

The Incredibles (2004)

Independence Day (1996)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

The Italian Job (2003)

Jaws (1975)

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)

Jurassic Park (1993)

Logan (2017)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro (1980)

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Meatballs (1979)

Men in Black (1997)

Moana (2016)

Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)

Network (1976)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

North by Northwest (1959)

Notorious (1946)

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Porco Rosso (1992)

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Ready Player One (2018)

Rear Window (1954)

Rio Bravo (1959)

Robin Hood (1973)

The Rocketeer (1991)

Romeo and Juliet (1968)

Scream (1996)

Seven Samurai (1954)

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Skyfall (2012)

Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

Spaceballs (1987)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Spirited Away (2001)

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)

The Suicide Squad (2021)

Surf's Up (2007)

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

The Thin Red Line (1998)

Tombstone (1993)

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Treasure Planet (2002)

Tremors (1990)

Tron: Legacy (2010)

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

The Wind Rises (2013)

Wonder Woman (2017)

Yojimbo (1961)

Young Frankenstein (1974)

Zombieland (2009)

Now, before I wrap things up, I would like to nominate @skygent, @is0gild , @firecraker-j, @mrcowboytoyou, and @piglets-not-so-big-adventure to do this challenge. Hopefully we can get the ball rolling so more and more people can join in. I look forward to seeing what kind of lists you guys will put together. Good luck!

[chaoticsoulsword]

I want to talk about Kate Pryde, Bobby Drake and Peter Quill, more specifically, about their respective journeys into queerness.

Idk about you people but I find personally important and meaningful whenever I see characters who had decades of established heterosexuality having authors "change" that because, as an adult, I haven't spent all my life with my sexuality figured out.

In fact, not even 1/3 of my life was spent with the full acknowledgement of my sexuality and gender since I've been figuring things out only recently. Partially because I was raised in a very conservative and christian environment with little to no safety when it comes to queerness.

Until my 20s, I really thought I was cis and straight, even though deep down I knew I was different, no matter how hard I tried to fit in. Things make more sense now.

But the truth is, not everyone has the privilege of embracing queerness, even in countries where our existence is not illegal. Seeing nerds whining and crying like “don’t make established characters gay! It’s forced!” makes me so mad.

Because people like me exist all over the world, still figuring out, still fighting hetcomp culture. On top of that, we KNOW corporations still frown upon this matter, and we know many queer love stories will never be written.

Bobby, Kate and Peter are completely different, but the common ground they have? One thing called “Marvel couldn’t write queer characters even though they’re queer-coded.” That’s actually the whole premise behind early mutanthood. But now there’s a little bit (and I emphasize “little bit”) freedom and a thristy queer market nearly begging for representation. So, a womanizer guy who acts this way because he’s afraid of embracing his own homosexuality? Yeah, it's not really that far-fetched at all. We’ve all seen it happen to neighbors, celebrities, even family.

A guy who lived centuries in space finally feeling safe and comfortable around an m|f couple to the point of joining them? You won’t see it irl but certainly poly bi/pan people felt their heart warm with this story (I know mine did).

And a girl who was constantly forced into relationships with guys named Peter, finally having a chance to feel the same way for girls instead of assuming “it’s just a strong friendship”? Yeah, it defintinely happens. In fact, Kate’s story literally happened to ME (let’s just say I was Illyana in this whole mess, but hey, so happy for my lesbian former friend who, turns out, almost married a guy because of hetcomp)

I’m not saying Bobby’s, Pete’s and Kate’s experiences are outstanding representation. Hell, nah. Kate’s queerness was barely explored (Illyana is right on the line waiting as well). Peter’s relationship with Rich and Gamora are nothing but subtle, as far as Al Ewing was allowed to write them down as a throuple. But listen, at least it gives queer adults some hope that yes, we are allowed to love our own queerness. We’re allowed to feel safe and embrace who we are, no matter how hard and challeging it seems. And I’m not even talking about places where homosexuality is a crime.

So, in short, it shouldn’t be a problem for ANYONE to embrace queerness in established characters. It shouldn’t be a problem for us to see ourselves in established “straight” characters either because we’re not crazy. If we see ourselves in them, it’s because they speak to us in ways other people could not comprehend. Coming out late is a difficult process, but it’s a common occurrence nevertheless. It happens all the time. It happened to me. It’s happening around you as you read this. It’s real, I promise you.

[sinclairesimblr]

Previous - Next

James Ernest MacLagan and Giannina Marie Sinclaire got married on a summer day of 1891, on a small and modest ceremony at the local church. Mr. and Mrs. MacLagan got to share this special moment with their closest ones.

After the ceremony they took the celebration at a local pub, all of Henford and Bagley came to congratulate the newlyweds and wish them a lifetime of good fortune and happiness. 

[stayathomesim]

Victorian Family Portrait: I

For families of 3-6 sims

Place teleporter statue in chair x3-6

Toddler and child height/age rig skews

For a family with at least one toddler, works for a combo with 2 toddlers - 2 children

Download here (SFS)

I’ve got to say, making historical portraits is the least time consuming pose-making because you don’t want to touch their faces really, and they’re just standing there.  lol

I’m calling this one “I” because I intend to make a larger family pose soon (aka “II”).

[abitlikelemon]

Late one night or perhaps early morning, Ingrid went into labor. Considering how exhausting her pregnancy had been, the birth itself was relatively easy. Within hours she was holding her first born son!

And it was only moments later she was holding her second!

~ Beginning ~ Previous ~ Next ~

[sablebay]

summer, 1904

the following is an except from the diary of lucy bailey edgar collected me for a walk today, down by the pond. it was good to get some fresh air. it's been two years, but sometimes the house still feels heavy. i talked about walter and it made me smile so much i cheeks ached. edgar just listened, smile and laughed along at the stories. i see a lot of similar things between them. walter was so sweet and gentle, creative. edgar is the same. we have only one more year left of schooling, so our conversations often turn into what will come after. there has not been any formal proposal, but i think we've known for a long time that we have belonged to one another. i used to feel guilty when i had good days. mother and father are still struggling. they do what they can to hide it for the children, but we all recognize it. anna is angry. henry disappears to fish most days. i am trying to think of things that will come in the next couple of years, and it makes me feel a bit lighter. i hope i have a little boy. i hope he likes the violin.

[faerietempest]

The wedding portrait of Benjamin Coates, Jr. and Stephany Essie Coates (née Spencer).

[blossomhoney]

As her pregnancy progressed, Edith sought solace in the garden, which had begun to bloom just as she did. 

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[elrhiarhodan]

for the writers ask meme! 23, 25 and 26? ❤

Thank you so much for asking!!!!!!!!!! You always ask the best questions.

23. Do you prefer prompts and challenges, or completely independent ideas?

I to tend to write mostly independent ideas, but there are a few challenges I love - Chocolate Box in Jan-Feb (for Valentine's Day), The Merry Month of Masturbation (May), and whatever the current pan-fandom Remix challenge is called (which reminds me, I have to write my remix challege fic really soon!). One year, I wrote for nearly a dozen challenges (including one I managed) and nearly went insane from the deadlines. But while I like writing for other people, I think I do my best work on my own.

25. Have you ever daydreamed about side adventures/spin-offs from your fic? Tell us about them!

ALL THE TIME! That's called Building a 'Verse! And it's a time-loved tradition, especially in the SW fandom (some authors have been writing fics in their own 'verses for over a decade, sometimes two decades!) I have already spun off Obi-Wan's story into its own separate fic in the Finding the Stars verse, and during my little hiatus, wrote how Han and Luke almost hooked up wayback in the wayback. I also have ideas for a future fic for Ben and Grogu, plus and Han/Boba fic.

26. Is there anything you’ve wanted to write, but you’ve been too scared to try?

Hmmm, I have not yet finished an in-universe SW fic. I have a half-written Din/Luke set on Yavin IV that is just fighting me tooth and nail. I actually have a very angsty Obikin story in my head that will likely never see the light of day, it's just too damn sad. Also, I don't like Anakin and I don't think I can write him well enough to do the story justice.

[clww]

This is the prologue of a story I made up. Should I post it somewhere?

''We need you to sell your kids to us.'' A police officer, speaking for the government told four pairs of parents. ''We want to sacrifice four kids to Melanie. See if she stops living in the cursed village.''

''Hold on!'' Gordon yelled. ''Who's this Melanie you're talking about. And why do you want to sacrifice our children to her?'' He seethed.

''Oh, you don't know about Melanie's place?'' The agent asked in suprise.

''Why else would I ask?'' Gordon grumbled, after rudely getting hushed by his wife, Kina.

''Oh, okay then..'' The officer uncomfortabelly shifted around. ''Well, I'll tell you the legend of Melanie's place.

So, a long time ago a seven-year-old girl named Melanie Monix lived in a small village called Wheldrake. It was nice village, people were very polite and the crime rate was low. Not many people lived there though. The reason for that was that next to the village was a huge forest. The forest was believed to be filled with creatures such as witches, werewolves, mermaids, anything you could imagine at the time. Brave adventurers who entered never returned. People in the village feared in the forest, and forbade anyone from entering it. So was Melanie. But Melanie was quite an adventurous girl. She went against her parents' words and sneaked out at night to enter the forest. It was dark and foggy, making it impossible for any of the villagers to see her sneaking out. And so Melanie sneaked into the forest without trouble.

The next morning Melanie's parents woke everyone in town up in a panic. Melanie had disappeared, she was nowhere to be found. Everyone scowered the village, only to realise that Melanie had probably entered the forest. Melanie's parents suffered great grief and fell into depression. The rest of the village started preparing Melanie's funeral, seen as she was very popular among them. A week before the funeral was held, something odd happened. Melanie returned from the forest. Nothing seemed to be wrong with her, but she just had this haunting look in her eyes, which said 'I know exactly what you guys were doing.''. People were happy that Melanie returned and went on with life. Kids were sent to school, parents went to work.

People thought everything had returned to normal, but they were so wrong. On the day that funeral would've happened, Melanie woke up with a crazed look in her eyes. Her parents got worried and tried to sent in to the docter, but instead ended up getting dragged to cementry. Villagers were wondering what was going on and followed. Once they arrived at the cementry, Melanie's parents noticed that something was very wrong. Melanie stood comepletely still, the villagers curiosly crowding around her. She chuckled before turning around, scaring everyone. Melanie's eyes had turned a deep shade of red, her hair was white. Her teeth seemed to have sharpened, while her nails resembled a demon's claws. The girl giggled once again before floating into the air and sending an unforgivable curse upon Wheldrake, killing all villagers, aside from the kids. After killing most of Wheldrake's population, Melanie simply grinned before floating away. She ended up settling down in Godric's castle, situated in the forest, where she is assumed to live 'till this day.

These days, Melanie floats around her forest. She creeps up to her victims, tourists most of the time, and possesses them. She takes them to her castle, where she tortures them before killing them, and then hangs their bodies on trees.'' The officer concluded, sighing. ''Each and every year we offer four seven-year-olds in order for Melanie to kill all of the world, do you accept our offer?''

All parents looked at each other in shock, or rather, fear. Gordon was fuming while Kina just cried. Other parents were too busy consoling each other to even care what was going on.

''I'll offer you ten million per kid.'' The officer told the parents. ''So once again, do you accept our offer?''

''Should we do this?'' Kina asked her husband. Kina and Gordon had been finacially challeged for a couple of years, Soren's birth wasn't helping either. Seen as the both of them were almost going bankrupt, it was an extremely good offer, but giving your kids to some moster..?

''I don't know, dang it!'' Gordon cursed, not knowing what to do. ''I was not waiting for such a sh!tty decision!''

''W-we'll do it.'' A more heldback female said. Her name was Sarah, wife of Don Brown. They also had been finicially challenged for multiple decades, and decided giving away Mandy was the best option. ''Please take great care of my poor girl, okay?'' She sadly smiled as she received the money.

''Nathalie's brat anyway.'' James Raider grunted, his wife, Monica, agreeing. The money was thrown at his face whilst he smiled in saticvictory. ''Worth it, where should we dumb the brat?''

''You're so insensitive!'' Haley Dalom glared at the man. ''I will send my son, Brandon, in. Just to keep an eye on your poor daughter. You are such a bad parent.'' Haley was a single mom, quite rich too. Haley sighed in frustation as she received the money giving it to Sarah, whom she was best friends with.

''Well if everyone else is doing it..'' Kina mumbled, glancing at her husband, who nodded. ''We'll do it too.'' She sighed in dispair, Gordon putting his arms around his wife to comfort her. Kina received the money, handing it to Gorden, who just stared at it.

''Thank you for your sacrifices. We hope you understand our reasoning.'' The officer said as he left, leaving the parents to grief for themselves.