#doing tag memes to run away from my problems

[ominous-faechild]

⚜ INCORRECT QUOTES ⚜

Bringing back an old tag game!!!

Rule: use this generator to create “incorrect quotes” for your wip

(I feel legally obligated to post something actually about Faerie's Dawn today and I want to meme these idiots lmao)

Cloud: Tell me a little about yourself. Nova: I'd rather not, I really like this group.

Nova: I hate when people ask me, 'What did you do today?' Buddy, listen, I woke up at noon and then it was five pm, okay? I don't KNOW!

Nova: I will be using so much pink you’ll be seeing green by the end from sensory deprivation.

Sky: You're violent. Nova: Yeah but I'm also short and that's adorable.

Nova: Wanna get out of here and grab a bite to eat? Sky: I don’t usually eat with losers. Nova: Neither do I but I asked you, didn’t I?

Nova: Branch, you’re in charge! Sky: Branch, can we start a fire?

[while waiting outside the principal’s office] Nova: What are you in for? Cloud: Oh, they just want to know if it’s cool if I miss my classes tomorrow to run sound and lights for a presentation in the auditorium. What about you? Nova: I stabbed a kid with a screwdriver. Cloud: Cloud: Cloud: We live very different lives. Nova: Yes, we do.

Branch: Be careful about succumbing to these sorts of destructive... urges. Addiction can be a powerful thing. Nova: So am I. Bow down before your new supreme overlord, bitches.

Nova: When I get Doordash I order 20 Cheeseburgers at a time and heat them up throughout the week so that I don’t have to pay the delivery fee multiple times. Branch: I hope you understand how food poisoning works. Nova: I hope food poisoning understands how I work. I've never met a burger I couldn’t eat.

Nova: Branch's amazing at concentrating. Once he starts reading, the only way he’ll notice you is if you take his book away. Not even if you hit him or shake him! Sky: That was him ignoring you.

Sky, at Nova's funeral: I need a moment with them. Everyone else at the funeral: Of course. [leaves] Sky, leaning over Nova's coffin: Okay, listen here you little shit. I know you’re not dead. Nova, sitting up in the coffin: Yeah, no shit.

Sky: I hope you have an explanation for this. Cloud: We have three, actually! Nova: Pick your favorite.

Cloud: I bet you’re wondering why I gathered you here today. It’s because we need to have a discussion about how some people in this room aren’t getting along with other people in this room. Sky: Why did you say that so vaguely? Nova and I are literally the only people you called in here.

Sky: I love sarcasm! It’s like punching people in the face, but with words!

Sky: [trying to buy a Father's Day card at Hallmark] Sky: Excuse me, do you have any that just say "You are my dad?" Associate: Well, I- Sky: How about "You banged my mom?" Associate: No... Sky: You know what, I'll just get a blank one. Sky: [writes] You are a father. This is a day. Here is a card.

Cloud: You gave me up, you let me down, you turned around, and deserted me. Sky: But did I make you cry? Cloud: [cries on the spot] Sky: ... shit.

Sky: We wouldn’t last two minutes without Nova. Sky: Sky: Don’t tell them I said that.

Cloud: What language do they speak at the center of the earth? Cloud: Core-ean! Sky: The center of the earth is around 5430 degrees Celsius! Nobody is going to live there, so they don’t need a language! Cloud: Core-ean.

Cloud: You know, it’s fine to admit you were wrong. Sky: [sipping his drink after accidentally adding salt] I just like the way it tastes.

Branch: I never tell people off the bat that I'm gay. I wait. I wait until they say some homophobic shit and then I laugh and am like "you know I'm gay, right?" and watch the look of terror on their face. Sky: Sky: I like you.

Shade: Can you recommend a book that'll make me cry? Sky: General Mathematics 8th Grade Edition.

Shade: We have a problem. Branch: No, YOU have a problem. I have an idiot who keeps making them.

Shade: What the fuck. Shade: ESPN is showing 2003 national jump rope championship. Shade: Who the hell watches jump rope competiti- ooh bouncy!

Shade: A pessimist sees a dark tunnel. Cloud: An optimist sees light at the end of the tunnel! Branch: A realist sees a freight train. Sky: The train driver sees three idiots standing on the tracks.

Achilles: We’ll find another route, it’s not safe for amateur adventurers. Nova: That sounds like a challenge. Achilles: I have to stress, that is not a challenge. Nova: ... Is exactly what you say to dissuade the weak of heart from accepting the challenge. Well, challenge accepted! Achilles: There is no challenge!

Achilles: Okay, how do I look? Be honest. Cloud: There’s no critic more honest than Sky! Sky: Bad.

Achilles: We all have our demons. Achilles, grabbing Shade: This one’s mine.

Eve: Asa, don’t go picking a fight with Ailwyn. Don’t forget, they’re powerful, they could make life difficult for you. Asa: Wow, I wonder what it'd be like to have a difficult life.

Asa: Quitting! It's like trying, but easier!

Asa: If I fall down these stairs, I'm just going to lay down and accept my fate.

Asa: [walks into the kitchen, ignoring everyone] Eve: Hey, Asa, how was your day? Asa: [picks up an onion and bites into it, staring at Nova] Hell. Eve, watching this unfold: (whispers) Who hurt you?

Eve: What's worse than a heartbreak? Shade: Waking up in the morning and your phone wasn't charging. Branch: Waking up in the morning. Asa: Waking up.

Shade: Which one of you was going to tell me that tea tastes different if you put it in hot water?? Cloud: Y-you were putting it in cold water?? Sky: Shade. Answer the question, Shade. Shade: Yeah??? I thought people just put it in hot water to speed up the tea-ification process. didn't realize there was an actual reason. Shade: Plus you think I have the patience to boil water? Cloud: You don't have the patience to microwave water for 3 minutes?? Sky: Why are you putting it in the microwave to boil it? Cloud: Do you think I have the patience to boil water on the stove? Sky: It takes less than a minute. Cloud: Is your stovetop powered by the fucking sun??? Sky: How long does it take you to boil a cup of water on the stove? Cloud: Like seven minutes?? Nova: Just stick the mug on top of the stove on medium heat and it boils in like 2 minutes... less than that if you use a saucepan! Sky: Why are you putting the whole mug on the stove?? On medium heat?? Nova? Your stove is enchanted! Shade: Every single person here is a fucking lunatic. Branch: Do none of you own a fucking kettle?!

[during a group project] Branch: [does 99% of the work] Cloud: [has no idea what’s going on] Nova: [says they’re gonna help but does not] Sky: [disappears at the very beginning and doesn’t show up again until the very end]

Just a silly thing I felt like I had to make lol.

Ik you guys don't know half of these characters lol. But it's fun foreshadowing for later... and still funny 😉

(Idk should I @ the whole Faerie's Dawn list? I'mma just @ my "everything" taglist and anyone I know who's really into FD lol)

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[froggybrainz]

Part 3 of my au It Stalks!

The rest of lunch was spent with me reading a book while Bernie occasionally showed me a meme off her phone or spilling to me about the newest internet drama between two makeup influencers. Not one second of our time together was wasted, even if we did just sit together under a tree, we would still something to talk about.

Both of us seemed to lose track of time. When I went to pull out my phone, I was greeted by the missed messages from my brother, wondering where I was.

"Crap!"I panicked, realizing that I should have been there to pick him up a whole hour ago. Forgetting to turn or do not disturb has been both my weakness and strength. It comes in handy to not go off while checking out a book at the library, but it sure has its downfalls.

In a hurry, I grabbed my bag and tossed my barely touched lunch into a nearby trash can and went off. My mind was racing, trying to figure out what would be the fastest way to exit into the parking lot. Lost in thought, I was brought back by the sound of feet rapidly getting to me.

"Tag!" A tap on the shoulder from Bernie as she swiftly moved in front of me.

"Hey....No fair....you're used to running compared to me....besides.....my knees hurt..." I panted. It hadn't been but a few feet before I felt my heart pounding. It's kinda embarrassing to say that despite my slim physic that simply running would wear me out so fast. Who knew getting older, ment my body would ache so much. "Besides, I'm older than you. My joints hurt...."

"That's cause you spend most of your time off wasting away in that cave you call a room. Trust me on this one Alex, if you start your day off with me just casually jogging a few laps around the block, you'll start noticing your body bounce back much easier." She responded, only stopping to fix her bra strap. "And hey, who knows, you might end up with legs like mine!" Berine proclaimed, stretching her leg out to bug me.

"Nah, I'm good on that one."

"Come on, the boys will like it or or girls in your into that~"

I rolled my eyes at this comment, and we continued our jog into the parking lot. A final wave of goodbye before we went out own ways. The roads were always busy at this time of day, so I had no problem taking the back roads into the other side of town. It's a bunch of back and forth for me to do to go pick up Zachary from school, then drive all the way back into the other side of town, back near the campus for work. Well, I can't leave him there, so....

Pulling in, I found Zachary sitting near the steps of the school with who looks like one of the older ladies from the front office. Hoping it wasn't about anything negative, I parked my car and rolled down my window.

"Is everything all right, Mrs. Courtney?"

"Oh, nothing too bad for once, just having to stay and wait till yall kids are picked up by their legal guardians. A bit late today, aren't we miss Corbin? Is your doing alright? I haven't seen her here at pick up in a few days. Didn't know how those new meds were treating her."

Zachary got up from the step and ignored the conversation. Not a word heard from him as he clicked his seat belt.

"Surprisingly, that little man was acting just peachy today." She pointed at him.

"Oh really?"

"Oh yes! It was like someone had talked some sense into him for once, and I didn't even hear him talk back to any of his teachers today. Just smooth sailing all day today!"

Hearing such good things about my brother was certainly a surprise, to say the least, and for once I don't feel the urge to make jokes about how he's adopted, I snickered to myself.

The car ride to work was quite but not like this morning with the occasional side eye from Zachary, but more like he wasn't there.

"Hey, so how did today go for you?....learned anything cool?" I tried pry at him but nothing. "Hearing such compliments from Mrs. Courtney was for sure refreshing... you might have earned yourself a treat later!...maybe a slice of Manny's famous Key lime pie!" I teased.

He ignored my offer at first when suddenly he jerked his arm away as if something had pinched him. A frightened look flashed on his face before turning to look at me.

"No, thank you. I'm not hungry..." he replied in a fashion I only see him act in when our grandparents are around. His change in behavior from this morning to now is almost worrying for me. Makes me wonder what really happened at school today.

Pulling into the parking lot behind my job I sneak him in through the back door, it's not the first time I've brought him here but not every customer appreciates seeing an under age kid sitting in a booth at a bar. My boss Manny understands the situation of needing to watch him after school, and he tells me I can bring him as long as he stays in the break room. Don't need him wandering off back into the kitchen. The next health inspector might not find humor in seeing an unexpected kid hiding in the stock room, sneaking chips.

Time seemed to drag on at work, with most of the traffic being only a few friends coming in for a chill night and some beer. For what felt like the 5th time, I wiped down the tables and pretended to be busy "organizing the freezer" I was on my phone....when the night really started to feel like it was going in slow motion, a group of rambunctious frat boys made their way in as they crammed themselves into the booths near the tvs. Hearing their conversations about last nights party and how this girl did that and what not. The loud groups weren't my favorite to deal with, but the tips usually made up for any headache they caused. I signed clicking my pen. I made my way over to take the guys' orders, the smell of weed and alcohol now more prominent the closer I got to them. Knowing the law requires me to refuse service to those already under the influence, and especially drugs, I have to kindly ask them to leave.

"I'm sorry to say this, fellas, but I don't think I can serve yall tonight. I'm unfortunately not allowed to serve bar hoppers, especially if they're under the influence of any possible drugs. It's not good for business here -" Before I could finish, I felt a hand grip my waist.

"Oh, don't worry about us, sweet cheeks. Now, what's your name?" Disgusted. I smacked his hand away from me and backed away. The man persisted and got up from the booth, but before he could close the gap between us, Manny placed himself between me and him.

"Hey! Hey! Hey now, what the hell are you thinking here boy, now sit your drunk ass back down or better yet. I think you should leave after that stunt!"

"Now who the fuck you think you are you old fat fuck?! Now stop cockblocking me this has nothing to do with you now piss off!" The man raised his voice, but Manny didn't move, nor was he intimidated by this scrawny kid. Manny was a older overweight man, but don't let his calm nature fool you, he had seen his fair share of bar fights and has a crooked nose to prove of it! He wasn't gonna let a guy like him show him up.

"Yknow what fuck this! If you're gonna act like this boy then there is only one way to take care of an ass like you!", Manny gestured his hand at me. "Alex, there should be a gun hidden under the counter, go grab it for me." This threat seemed to had worked for the guy and all of his friends scattered like cockroaches out the door. They were all gone as fast as they arrived, Manny chuckled at the sight as it seemed to had made his day. Oh what a hell of a way to have my night go just 3 hours in, what a shame I could of really used the tips....

Shocked from the whole experience, I made my way behind the bar counter and laid my head down into the palms of my head. What the fuck, was the only thing I could muster to myself. The embarrassment from the whole thing just made me wanna drop dead in my spot. Drinking on the job Oh how it tempted me...

The sound of slow paced and heavy feet waddled over to me as I felt a hand rest on my shoulder. It was Manny.

"Hey"

"Hmmm..."

"You okay? I know it was a lot earlier, and I'm sorry you had to deal with that...working at a bar near a college campus isn't for the weak. If you want, I can let you go home early. I'm not gonna keep you here if you're not up to it. Besides, I think you should get your brother home... I'm pretty sure he was done pasted out by the looks of it , drooled all over the napkins in there, too." He joked, nudging me with his elbow.

I wasn't too keen on leaving then first three hours in but who am I to deny getting to go to bed early for once. I hug Manny for protecting me and I after one last trip to the bathroom to wash my face, I find a to-go container containing a slice of Key lime pie sitting next to my purse. I smiled looking at the small plastic container before picking it up and ,making my way over to the break room, where Zachary had buried himself under his jacket, catching some z's. I gently nudged his shoulder to wake him up and I escorted him back through the parking lot and into my car.

I helped carry his backpack into the backseat, where he decided to lay his groggy head back down. Maybe he's getting sick? I thought a bit worried. Lord knows if one gets sick, then the whole house gets sick! Like the rats carrying the plague. I thought. looking back at him in my rear view mirror, I turn the heat on a warm 75 just to keep him comfortable if he was really getting sick. But I digress...

The ride home was calm and quiet with the most noise I heard was the hum of the heat blowing through the vents. Turning into my mom's driveway, I pulled up to the carport to park when my headlights showed the absence of my mom's car not being home, and my stomach sank a bit. Maybe she meant she'll be home after dinner....I parked my car and pulled out my phone, hoping to see a missed message from her. Nothing....

Sitting there in the driveway, I anxiously refreshed my messages before making the decision that I needed to call her. Still no answer...."Come on, mom, the hospital kept you late before, but never this late!" The time read off 8:20pm.

The voice of my therapist reminded me to take deep breaths and to not let my anxiety get the better of me. Slowly, I held my breath and exhaled to help ease my nerves when all progress was lost when a familiar yet haunting beep screeched from my phone....

*BEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

*BEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

*BEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

"A civil authority has issued an amber alert emergency for the following counties -"

I didn't let it finish. I kicked it into reverse and sped off like bat from hell. I didn't care that Zachary fell into the floor of my car. I only had one thing on my mind, and that was to find my mom.

And that concludes this page. Now I swear I'll be bringing in Jack real soon. In fact, he's already here! :)

[heywriters]

how to make a tumblr post (and get notes!)

Have never seen any post discuss these exact things, so i'm sharing my insights with y'all*

Use images. They don't have to be good or spectacular like this extremely coherent thing I just made. They just need to catch the eye break up dashboard monotony.

The gif search feature is an unreliable wild card at best and a NSFW eye gouge at worst, but it gives credit to the op of the gif

If you're an artist your whole post is your images, so skip to the links and tags section of this post because the rest won't help much.

-> Image Descriptions

When making a post that contains images, hover over an image and click the meatballs icon in the lower right corner of the image. Click "update description" to add a description. It isn't always necessary, but it is very courteous for a variety of accessibility reasons.

-> Text

Break up your text. Run-on sentences are standard here, lack of punctuation too, you can really do whatever you want, but avoid massive blocks of text. unless you've got a really incendiary opening line and the entire center of that granite chunk of text is actually comedy gold, hard-hitting tumblr journalism, or one of those zany confessional posts that can be followed up by the drive thru meme

break up

your text.

and go light on the ALL CAPS. save it for emphasis or when you're feeling very unhinged or saRcAStiC y'know how that goes, i don't need to explain it. this site has a very dry tone to its posts so caps are rare. also periods

Bullet points and numbered posts are good and fine. The "Chat" post option is used less often these days, but different groups found uses for it so it sticks around.

Titles Matter

they help break up text and put people at ease. they are best for informative, mature posts but can make you look like a square in more relaxed conversations. sometimes they are also great for emphasis in a comedic sh*tpost (censorship is entirely up to you, btw. you don't have to censor much on tumblr except titties and genitals).

Tumblr automatically shortens long posts now, but etiquette asks that you tag #long post if you want to avoid clogging up someone's dash. It don't matter too much though, this is the "color of the sky" site, so get used to posts being too long

That being said "READ MORE" is a fantastic feature. Use it when you want some level of privacy like "hey, only click below if you want to hear about my problems" or "click below to read my 18+ fanfic." Read more is also great in case you want to delete something forever. If a reblogged post has a read more, but op deleted the og post, that content is gone (readmore has to be on the og post at time of posting for this to work, btw; edits to og post do not span all reblogs)

the other bells and whistles like colored font or italics are helpful in improving text, but we don't really rely on them. every mode of looking at this site alters those aspects somehow so we often ignore them

-> Links

Hint: People don't want to click links. We don't know where they're taking us. Most of us are on our phone and don't want to open another tab or leave the app to go on the browser. We're cozy here on Tumblr and do not wish to be whisked away (unless it's a rickroll)

Don't leave the link thumbnail to do all the work, like so

add a little sneak peak info, maybe your favorite line from the article or a reason why it's important for people to know the info on the other side of that link. Sell it!

When you're adding a link into a list, i.e. no large thumbnail just a line of text leading you to another site, try not to copy/paste the link as is

"https://......"

No one wants to click on that it's gross and scary. It's screams "meh, i'll click later if i feel like it." If the build up to the link is too good to resist ("if you want to save the orphaned puppies here's the link") then that http mess is sufficient.

Otherwise, dress your links up a little by including the title or a description of what the link goes to:

Or, if it's an informal post where you're just popping info in to back up whatever insane thing you just said, just write something like "link here" or "(x)" and hyperlink it.

-> Tags

artists, writers, and other creators: leave a tag on your creative content that makes it easy for blog visitors to see it all at once. e.g. "My work" and we click on that while on your blog and see only your works

You can have up to thirty tags on any post. All will make your post show up in searches and followed tags (it used to be only the first five tags that got you traction). However,

Please. Do not tag everything you can possibly imagine being relevant to your post because

It's called tag spam and it's against TOS

Everyone here hates that

No one is going to check all those tags ever. Someone might search one five years from now and accidentally find your post hanging out in the ether and they'll still ignore it.

Your imagination is wicked tiny because I guarantee the perfect tag is going to be something indecipherable and seemingly niche.

Follow popular tags (or at least be aware of them)

If yours is an off-the-cuff post and you don't have time to find out what a niche group is into then wing it, sure, idc. this is also the shitposting site do whatever you want

Don't put your hate in the fan tags. This is the unapologetically-like-dumb-things site and your negativity is not wanted. You can still complain, just avoid tagging to get the attention of the fans of whatever you're complaining about. That enables pvp and even nonfans will know you deserve the backlash

-> Audio & Video

clickable by nature because we all love noise and moving images so there's no special way to share posts like this. just post them with good tags and maybe a one-liner, and they'll sell themselves

Tip: it's nice to add descriptions to these too but it isn't common

Protip: if the audio is the best part of the video (e.g. a baby burps REALLY loudly and it's hilarious) please caption or tag "Unmute!"

-> mkay bye

that's all i can think of right now. will update later if i remember something

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*this is year eleven of my time on tumbles and i studied marketing in college for like six of those years and have been applying that bupkis to tumblr ever since. every post i see that gets no traction and every lovely artist that goes nowhere on here bothers me so deeply and i sincerely want y'all to succeed <3 <3

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[cottoncandyafterdark]

Dr Stone Headcanons - Ryusui SFW Alphabet

Tags: SFW, fluff, headcanons, alphabet meme

Warnings: None

Notes: Originally posted on ao3 here

A: Affection (How affectionate are they with a s/o?)

Very. He isn't the least bit shy about showing affection, there WILL be hugs, kisses and cuddles whenever you're together. He has no reservations about PDA either, if you guys don't have a reputation as the most obnoxiously affectionate couple in the Kingdom of Science you aren't doing it right.

B: Breath (What can their s/o do to take their breath away)

Smile. Laugh. Look at him with love in your eyes and kiss him on the cheek. Just stand there and keep being absolutely beautiful. He's pretty easy in that regard.

C: Cuddle (Do they cuddle? If they do, how and when do they cuddle?)

Heck yes he cuddles. He likes to cuddle when you're falling asleep together, and any time you're just chilling together. He likes spooning, and he prefers to be the big spoon.

D: Dream (What do they dream of doing with their s/o?)

He wants to see the world, and he wants you by his side the whole time.

E: Effort (How much effort do they put into a relationship?)

At this point in his life, with all the prior relationship experience he has, it comes pretty naturally to him at this point. He does, however, put more effort into the relationship than you'll probably even notice unless you're looking for it.

F: Fear (What do they do if their s/o is scared? How do they handle it?)

If it's something physical scaring you, step one is to get you away from whatever that is (related note, Ryusui is definitely the guy to go to if you need a spider killed). Step two is lots of cuddles until you've calmed down and feel better.

G: Gifts (What type of gifts do they give their s/o? Do they want a gift in return?)

Ryusui is the best at gift-giving and it's one of the main ways he shows his love. This would be most prominent in a modern setting, when he had enough money to buy pretty much anything without putting a dent in his bank account, but even in the stone world, he'll manage to find you good gifts.

H: Hugs (Do they hug their s/o? How often?)

Ryusui gives bone-crushingly tight hugs, whenever the opportunity presents itself. He loves having you in his arms and pressed against him, after all. Whether or not you can breath in this position is irrelevant.

I: Intimacy (How romantic are they? Do they have problems with intimacy?)

Very romantic. He always seems to know just what to say, and what to do to make you feel incredibly loved and sweep you off your feet- figuratively and literally, no one ever talks about how jacked Ryusui is but going by appearances he's definitely strong enough to literally lift you off your feet.

J: Jealous (Do they get jealous? How do they act when jealous?)

Not in the slightest, surprisingly enough. It's tempting to think he would be possessive because of his general attitude but monogamy has never really been his thing and it would be unfair to hold you to a different standard. Somebody flirting with you or even you flirting with somebody else doesn't bother him too much unless the other person is being disrespectful in which case he'd intervene if you needed him to. He'd also be comfortable in an open or poly relationship, so if that was something you wanted, he'd be all in.

K: Kiss (Are they a good kisser? Do they like to kiss? How often do they try to kiss you?)

He is an amazing kisser, oh my god. His kisses will absolutely take your breath away, and he loves to kiss you. It's one of his favorite ways to show you affection, to hold you close and kiss you with a gentle passion while running his fingers through your hair and it's just perfect.

L: Love (When do they say they love you? How often do they say it? Do they prefer to say it or show it?)

He has absolutely no hesitation whatsoever about telling you he loves you. Doesn't even wait until later in the relationship when most people would consider it "appropriate" to tell you. Why should he bother with that when he does, in fact, love you already?

M: Marriage (Do they want to get married? If so, what kind of ceremony?)

For as loving and romantic as he is, he takes some time to warm up to the idea of marriage. He's not entirely opposed to it or anything, he's just never been too keen on the idea of fully tying himself down to loving one person for the rest of his life- but after being with you long enough, he could change his mind. He'd like to get married to you at sea, and he would want all of your friends to be there. He'd accept nothing less than an absolutely lavish ceremony and reception, too, nothing but the finest of things for HIS spouse!

N: Night out (What type of dates do they like to go on? How often do they like to go on them?)

Before the petrification, his dates usually consisted of taking his partner out to a nice part of whichever city he found himself in and taking them to dinner, then wandering around window shopping and whatever else they felt like. In the Stone World, he would try to recreate the experience as best as he could, but it obviously wouldn't be quite the same. If you have any better date ideas, he'd be more than happy to go along with them.

O: Out of the Ordinary (What’s something they don’t normally do for/with their s/o?)

We all know Ryusui is greedy, and he's not going to temper that part of himself for you. If you're super into minimalism or really fervently anti-capitalist or something that would likely end up as a serious point of contention in the relationship.

P: Playful (Are they playful in a relationship? If so, how do they play around/mess with their s/o?)

Ryusui likes to start tickle fights, especially when you're feeling a little down and he thinks you could use a laugh.

Q: Questions (Do they ask their s/o their opinion on things? Do they share theirs?)

Your opinion is very important to him, but he doesn't always think to ask you for it. He'd like it if you would just tell him your thoughts and he'll take them into consideration as much as he can- he'll do the same thing, and expect the same level of respect for his opinions.

R: Random (How spontaneous is their relationship? Do they do things on the spot or plan ahead?)

He's pretty spontaneous when it comes to matters of romance. He plans dates and stuff ahead a little, but it's never more planned out than "We'll go out tonight", whatever you end up doing while you're out is up to wherever your whims take you.

S: Sleep (How do they sleep with their s/o?)

He likes to sleep holding you, and/or with you resting your head on his chest, basically using him as a pillow. As always, he is the big spoon.

T: Trust (How much do they trust their s/o?)

He has a lot of trust in all his friends, but that goes double for you as the person closest to him. He knows he can count on you to have his back, and you can say the same for him.

U: Unique (What makes them unique as a s/o?)

The fact that he was quite rich pre-petrification, is fully planning on regaining that wealth and has a butler has gotta count for something. Like, this is a guy who can give you the good life.

V: Vulnerable (How long until they can be vulnerable around their s/o? What are they like in this state?)

I think it takes a while. That's a side of himself Ryusui doesn't show often. But everybody feels sad, or maybe just tired sometimes and eventually he's going to let you see that in him. When he's in that state, I think he's just temporarily a lot more subdued and quiet than usual, and he just needs you to stay with him for a while, you don't need to talk about it, he just wants you there. It doesn't take him very long to get back to normal.

W: Wild Card (Random domestic headcanon)

A big thing about dating Ryusui is that you're also going to have to get used to Francois. It could feel a little awkward at first, because, well, do you know the proper way to interact with your boyfriend's butler? I certainly don't. But don't worry too much, because Francois likes you just just fine, and they totally shipped you and Ryusui before y'all got together anyways

X: X-Ray (What would they do if their s/o got injured?)

He'd take you to Senku or whoever the most knowledgable medic nearby is in the immediate aftermath and then hover around while they're trying to help you. Later on, he'd do whatever he could to help you recover as fully and quickly as possible… and probably bother the medics a little more asking if there's anything else he can do to help you out.

Y: Yuck (Do they have any pet peeves about their s/o? Are there any habits that might bother their s/o?)

He would get pretty annoyed if you were ever needlessly mean to other people, otherwise there's not much you can do that would bug him too much. Something that might bother you if you're the jealous type is that he won't immediately stop openly finding other people attractive. Like, he wouldn't do anything with anyone else unless you were okay with it, but he still might admire and compliment others' appearances.

Z: Zeal (Are they passionate as a s/o? Do they want or like passion?)

100% yes, he is a very passionate lover, and with the level of affection and all the ways he says and shows that he loves you, you won't be able to doubt it for a second.

[gachawolfiebloom]

A Grumpy Troll and A Prince

Chapter 2: An Unwanted Visitor

Tags: Comedy, action, adventure, and romance

The trolls were certainly not kidding when they said it was going to be a loud and crazy party. Everywhere you went there would be a shower of lights and music. Bob was handling the vinyl record on his dj set while some glowing bugs were accompanying him. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING! GET AWAY FROM MY SET!" He tried shooing them until one flew into his mouth and his eyes started to glow.

"HOOOLLLYYY CRAAAAPPP THHHIIIISSSS ISSSSS AWWWWESSSSOOOMMMEEE!"

Meggy was dancing in the crowd before she noticed that Mario was missing. "Hey, where is..." She turned to find Mario singing "La la la la la la" while being hoisted up by tons of trolls that looked like they were about to collapse under the hundreds of pounds Mario weighed. Tari and Melony were helping Tag6 with throwing glitter into the audience.

Unknowingly, one ball of glitter accidentally hit poor Boopkins and the crowd went silent. Was he...dead...

Boopkins sprung back to life like nothing had happened and everyone just dismissed it, carrying on with the party. Up on stage, Four was dancing along with all the others and having a great time while someone was watching him.

Three glanced at the bubbly, happy troll. Made him sick. All this happiness and celebrating and for what? A day that just reminded him of the hardships he had faced in the past. Where he lost T-

Three snapped out of his miserable thoughts and rolled his eyes. If they wanted to die then that was just fine with him. It wasn't his problem anyway. A small, white fluffy dog came up to him with some more sticks which Three took and then patted the pup's head. Eggdog was Three's loyal pet that comforted the grumpy troll and kept him company when he felt lonely. With nothing more to do, the two made their way back to Three's evil villain lair, unknown to what happened next.

Four took it way too far and yelled "MORE GLITTER!" to which in an instant, a flash of colors and light had blinded the trolls and a massive explosion occurred.

On the other side of the forest, a figure with a torn up suit, bent antennas, and a dirty screen was reading off a map, stuck with the life of a commoner. The map had tons of x's scribbled on it, indicating all the places that this mysterious character had searched for in hopes of finding the one thing that could give his life purpose again.

He could have sworn he heard some kind of eruption as Mr Puzzles turned around, grabbed a telescope and peered through the lens. There it was again. Fireworks graced the sky with an image of the prince. A wide grin spread across Mr Puzzles's face as he knew exactly what the cause of this was. After many tireless years of searching..."Trolls."

"Alright everyone, I want to make an announcement." Four and his father were on stage as the prince wanted to do something special for him. Mario interrupted him by shouting out "Hey! That's Smg4! Mario's best friend!" A wave of shushes came from the crowd as the king cleared his throat in an insensitive manner.

"I'd like to take a second to celebrate our king, my father. 20 years ago tonight, he saved all of us from those dreaded-"

BOOM.

A series of echoing footsteps drew closer and closer as the trolls all looked up to see a man with a tv head, staring back at them. In a stroke of dumbness, Four tried to be hospitable by asking him "Uh...you like memes?" Mr Puzzles smiled and zipped open a bag to take the future feast of the Bergens back to where they belonged. "RUN!" the prince yelled as all the trolls sprinted in different directions.

This certainly wouldn't do. Mr Puzzles decided to pick trolls one by one. Luigi was shaking, terrified as he instantly got scooped up. Four rushed off the stage until he heard a familiar voice. "MARIO JR! WHERE ARE YOU!?" He saw his best friend searching for his pet when it was actually behind him, but it was too late as Mr Puzzles grabbed both of them.

"EVERYONE BLEND IN!" The trolls used their hair to make them look like leaves or grass. At this point, anything would suffice. Four almost got taken as well, but managed to duck out of the way. He then saw that Boopkins was trying to run as fast as his tiny feet would take him, soon before Bob came running and pushed him out of the way. "MOVE GREEN TURD!" A hand blocked their path and dragged them to the bag as Bob yelled out "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!"

He looked another way and saw that Tari and Melony were hyperventilating, scrambling around instead of running, and it wasn't long before they too were captured. "Four help!" The prince found Meggy with a frightened group of children all huddled up in the open. He and Meggy guided them over to a patch of tall grass and told them to disguise themselves.

Meggy had unfortunately forgot to hide herself in an effort to protect her friends and was snatched right in front of Four's eyes. "Meggy!" He then saw Tag6 being pulled to the bag. The prince quickly extended his hair to make a rope for Tag6 to latch onto, but it almost didn't matter.

The grip loosened with every passing second until...both of them were separated and Four watched in horror as his friends were all stuffed into the bag. Mr Puzzles looked around for anymore wandering trolls and saw the king, hitting his foot and yelling "Let them go at once!"

Four saw Mr Puzzles reaching down for his father as he quickly saved him and hid under the stage platform. Not a sound. One peep and they were dead. Mr Puzzles crouched down to look at their hiding spot. They were gone...? Four's breath quickened as that screen kept looking straight at them. After a few seconds, Mr Puzzles realized he would have to come back later to gather the rest of them. He gave up and observed the remains of the village. "Thanks for throwing the biggest, loudest..."

"Craziest party ever!" Mario finished as he stuck his head out of the bag. Mr Puzzles shoved him back in and set off. Next stop, Bergen town. After the coast was clear, Four slowly removed the hair incasement that had blended in with the scenery. He got out and looked out in despair on what just happened. His friends were captured and the village was in ruins. All the other trolls got out from their hiding places as well to approach the king and prince on the situation.

"Is it coming back?" One of the trolls asked. "What are we gonna do now?" Another inquired. The prince tried to fight back the tears in his eyes and swallowed the lump in his throat. Before he could provide an answer, the king quickly instructed "We have to find another home immediately! Everyone hurry before that...thing comes back!" Four was shocked. "We have to rescue my friends." The king shook his head and said "No. We have to run. Now come on, let's go!" Just up and abandoning everything like that. This wasn't the leader that the prince knew when he was small.

"What about no troll left behind?" The king stopped in his tracks and sighed. "I'm sorry Four. That was a long time ago and I'm no longer the great leader you admired so much." The prince thought to himself for a second and retorted back "Then I'll go and save them!"

"NO FOUR! THAT'S WAY TOO DANGEROUS!" He didn't stand down. "I have to try." His father didn't believe him. "You won't be able to make it to Bergen town by yourself. That's impossible." There was no response. It was impossible to get there by yourself. You would need help. That's when an idea struck in Four's mind. He knew just the troll to ask.

Three was sitting at his desk, staring sadly at the smashed invitation. Eggdog was laying down next to him, softly whimpering and looking up at him with adorable puppy eyes. Would he have felt better if he had gone to the party? Three opened a drawer that revealed a bunch of other cards that Four had sent him in the past. Even though he declined them all, he couldn't help but save them.

He then heard a knock at the door. Quickly, he rushed to stuff the invitation in the drawer with all the others, but they all began sounding off. The knocking turned into pounding as Three kept shoving them all inside while shushing them. Once he finally got them all in, he could hear the voice of his unwanted guest and sighed in annoyance.

Outside, Four was banging on the door to Three's lair while he kept calling out his name. "Three! Three! THREE ARE YOU IN THERE!" A piece of the door mat that read: "Go away losers!" opened and angry red eyes popped out.

"I'm not going to your party! Now leave me alone!"

"The party's over! We just got attacked by someone who is working for the Bergens!"

Three's eyes narrowed. "I knew it!" The door mat flung open and Three grabbed Four to bring him inside. The prince watched as the grumpy troll began setting out multiple locks and traps all around them. Once he finished with the last mousetrap, the two fell into silence. Three kept looking up, waiting for the sounds of Bergens to come flocking by his door.

"Three I-" He placed a hand over his mouth and shushed him. Four pushed his hand away as this was kinda important here. "I have to tell you something-" Three pointed a finger in his face and aggressively hushed him again. "I was just gonna-" Three was so irritated that this idiot would not shut up when told to so he whipped his head around and furiously went "SHHHHHH!!!"

Four groaned in frustration and quietly raised his hand. "What!? What could be so important that it's worth leading the Bergens right to us!?"

"It's gone!"

"You don't know that! It could still be out there! Watching...waiting...listening..." Three made very intense eye contact when he said that last part which kind of freaked Four out. He shook off that thought. Now that the awkward silence between them was over, it was back to addressing the situation to Three. "No it left! It took Meggy, Boopkins, Bob, Melony, Tari, Mario, Luigi, AND TAG6!"

Three rolled his eyes at that name while Four stopped freaking out for a moment and took a breath. "Which is why I have come to ask...will you come with me to Bergen town to rescue everyone?" Three's eyes widened and he looked kind of ticked off. "WHAT!? NO!" Four tried to reason with him. "Three! You can't say no! They're your friends!" He stopped the prince right there. "Not so fast! They're your friends, not mine."

"I'm staying here in my evil villain lair." Four threw his eyes back in annoyance to find that he had come all this way for nothing. "Oh that's just great. You're the one guy who knows more about Bergens than anyone, but when we finally need you, you're just going to hide down here forever!"

"Forever? No." He flipped a switch that Four had somehow missed on the way in. They began to descend down on a platform to his lair. "I really only have enough supplies down here to last me 10 years, maybe 11, if I'm willing to store and drink coffee from the beans I find...which I am!"

Four looked around in amazement. He had no idea that Three had built all of this. He had never bothered to invite Four, or anyone else to his home. "You all said that I was crazy, but who's crazy now?"

"..."

"Me. Crazy prepared."

The platform had arrived at the bottom and Three stepped off to store the sticks he had gathered earlier. Four then felt something brush up against his leg. The friendly little Eggdog wanted to say hello to the unexpected guest and barked happily at him. Four smiled and patted his head, then worked up the courage to admit he was wrong.

"Look, I'm sorry I didn't listen to you." Three turned with a raised eyebrow to hear what he had to say. "You told me not to throw the party, I threw it anyway, it's my fault they were taken, and now I don't know what to do!" Three crossed his arms and said "Why don't you try praying to the memes for their freedom." Four looked unamused while Three had a smug grin.

"Well...thanks anyway." He headed off as Three called out "Sure. See you in 10 years idiot." Four kept his unimpressed eyeballs on Three as he pulled the lever. Once he was gone, Three's smile slowly faded. He started walking away when he heard the platform coming back.

"Hey Three? I was wondering if I could borrow something."

"What."

"You're lair!"

"WHAT!?"

The room was swarmed instantly by the entire population of trolls, all in desperate need of a home. Three grabbed Eggdog as the two were overwhelmed by the now crowded space they were sharing. "FOUR! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?" Four placed his hands on his hips like a sassy teenager and said "You said you had enough supplies to last 10 years right?" Three couldn't believe this moron had turned his own words against him. "To last me 10 years! ME! It will last them 2 weeks!"

"Then I guess I better hurry!" He began walking to the exit when Three stopped him by grabbing his hand. "Wait! You won't last a day out there."

Four pointed to the collection of trolls and roasted him back by saying "And you won't last a day in here." Three looked around and saw all the trolls drinking his coffee rations, playing with his bear traps, and smashing his valuables. He looked at the prince confused on how he was played while Four walked off.

"Four!"

He turned to find his father, filled with concern. "Please be careful." He nodded and said with reassurance "I can do this." His father hugged him and let his son carry on with the journey. Four got back on the platform and said "Bye everyone! See you soon!" Three pushed through the crowd as they waved back "Good luck prince Smg4!"

Four stared at his hug time bracelet and counted down with his fingers "And 3...2...1..." A ding sounded off and that was his cue to leave as he pulled the lever. All the trolls's bracelets sounded off and Three's pupils shrunk instantly. "Hug time!" He slowly backed away as the crowd drew closer like zombies. "No..." Four watched Three become more panicked induced as the trolls came closer and closer.

"No! NO! NOOOO!"

Chapter 3: The Adventure Begins

[the-desert-beast]

OC Inspiration meme!!

@lady-quen ty for the tagg >:3c No pressure tags for @lynxfrost13 @uneclipsing @charico @beanswithbones and @manasurge

I dont have enough inspirations per character to fill out the meme so I'm doing this text style instead! My primary inspirations for this entire crew came from Genshin Impact, a sort of accidental challenge to take inspiration from my other fixation at the time for all the characters that'd go on my EU alt. Esyld's is Ningguang/Beidou I can't remember who I settled on having the stronger vibes in Esyld's design, but I know Ningguang was first, for her hidden in plain sight information-empire. Her love of money and her cunning. The refined "don't fuck with me" first impression. Although Esyld is far more genderfuckey and rough around the edges in design than Ningguang is.

Iniss' is Wriothesley for his visual design. They have a very similar look and style. Personality wise, I think Iniss still matches him but it's reserved for known people and close relationships, not strangers. They're very no-nonsense very focused. I've also taken Wriothesley's health trade abilities for Iniss, connecting it to a "can't die" thing they have, and chronic health problems. I'll elaborate sometime in an Iniss-specific post!

Arlais' is Arlecchino now. She's also VERY Mei Mei from JJK for her dedication to money and nothing else. Arlecchino for the visual design and general mannerisms and decorum. Arlais is a ranger whose pets are the uncared for street animals of lion's arch that passed away, now having a new second and better chance at "life" by Arlais' side. They're a lesbian with disdain for just about anyone and everyone except animals and those deemed, "worth my time."

Miyake Yuuji's is Kamisato Ayato for his personality, visuals, and demeanor. theyre almost the same guy. Yuuji is way more "Off-Putting Autistic" though. He's Kirari's sister, the one who got her adopted into his family too. Yuuji is the "documents" manager of their little syndicate. He causes trouble amongst the found family with Kirari.

Miyake KIrari's is Yae Miko and kitsune folklore it's self! Being a chaotic neutral mists demon herself, she hid as a shrine guardian in cantha for god knows how long before getting bored and hitching a ride to Lion's Arch for something new. She was acting very "strangely" and inhuman amongst the people, Yuuji met her and thought "Hey! She's a lot like me!" finding out she needed somewhere to stay, getting along so well, being a similar age* he asked his family to take her in. They reluctantly obliged, surprised to find that Kirari doesn't cause any trouble at all in the family's estate. They're just about the only ones she fully respects, she doesnt even disrepect Yuuji all that much despite being siblings. Her inspiration are Tricksters, Kitsune, and "Be Careful What You Wish For." Yae Miko is her inspiration for visual design mostly. Her abilities are similar though.

All of them share combat styles with their genshin counterparts/inspirations. Esyld is a Revenant who veers the farthest from Ningguang's combat style, with her being a catalyst type. Though as I type this maybe playing Ningguang in the future will change that ovo Iniss is literally Wrio they have the exact same close combat hand-to-hand style including the catalyst "imbued magic" from Genshin. Ingame Iniss is a thief, in lore i may allow them some cold death type magic in relation to that curse they have. Arlais is a ranger as previously stated but she absolutely fights like arlecchino and that sexy scythe. Yuuji is an elementalist he's 1-to-1 with Ayato Kirari is very hit-and-run mesmer she's a bit like Yae Miko but slightly to the left despite the similarities. rari is also not above going feral kitsune-demon-form mode. <3

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[aroaceleovaldez]

Hey! I’d like to know how best to start an askblog, and how to keep one interesting over a long term.

the number one thing I've found with how to start an askblog is to make sure you have something you think you can roll with for awhile (a character or series you're very invested in, if it's an art one make sure it's a design you're willing and able to draw over and over again, etc etc) and then setting up your blog as completely as possible before you post anything.

[This got quite long so further elaboration + more tips below:]

Enable custom theme, plan out how you're gonna tag things a little bit, set your icon and header (if it's an art askblog, absolutely set it to your own art so people get an idea of what your art is like going into the blog), get your blog description in order, all that jazz. If it's an art blog, make sure you have a design settled for your character beforehand and I'd recommend making it a design you could draw easily if you are absolutely exhausted. Having your design be one you can doodle easily means you won't get burnt out from just the idea of drawing the character. Don't feel like you have to get super fancy or complicated with things - your askblog doesn't have to be colored in or have backgrounds or anything. Get as few barriers as possible in between you and theoretically posting. That's gonna be your number one way to personally stay invested outside of your own interest in the character/fandom/subject/etc. Also try to have some ideas for what type of questions you might get and how you will answer them ahead of time, so you're prepared to get right into things when you start getting asks.

And then the most important step is to open your inbox. Before you do ANYTHING ELSE, open your inbox. Turn on anon. Good. Now never close it. A closed inbox, or failing to ever actually open the inbox, is the number one way I see askblogs die. Askblog Muns will close their inbox and then forget to ever reopen them or wonder why they aren't getting asks and abandon the blog entirely. If you are getting overwhelmed, turn off anon. That almost always slows asks down to a manageable crawl. If you are having a significant problem with rude asks or similar, block liberally. You can block anons - tumblr may give you an error about it but in my experience it generally works.

Okay, so you've prepped your askblog and opened your inbox. Now you have to make a post to advertise it. If you are going to make an "ad" style post or intro for your askblog, make a second post as well that is just a general post about the character or meme or similar. Few people are likely to reblog the intro/ad post - this is not a personal slight against you, people just don't generally see a reason to because it doesn't fit what they usually reblog and really don't like being told to do stuff. Significantly more people are more likely to reblog general fanart, text post memes, a comic dub, cosplay photography, or etc, especially shitposts, and then check out your blog from that. Interspersing occasional posts like that is a great way to keep your activity up outside of asks and get new people seeing your askblog every once in awhile.

From that point on, don't be afraid to send yourself asks or ask your friends to send stuff in just to get/keep the ball rolling. Getting your friends to send you some asks right away can be a great way to start posting immediately and show how the format of your blog works, so new people know how interacting with it works. Don't be afraid to post relevant fandom content stuff there, but generally try to keep it to original posts in a similar vein to the askblog (i.e.: if you run an illustrated askblog, post some of your other fanart for that franchise/character there sometimes as well). And try to keep it to your own content - avoid reblogging other people's stuff too much cause it'll clog up your blog and not do anything to help bring new eyes. You can reblog stuff of course, but don't let it overwhelm your blog. Keeping your askblog active with original posts means more people are going to find your blog and stay invested in your blog and send you more asks and this will self-perpetuate.

As far as keeping it interesting over a long-term, that's subjective. But some things you can do include events, particularly for milestones or anniversaries or etc, and many askblogs include a plotline that the characters follow while answering questions, which can encourage asks inquiring about what the characters are up to and give more things to talk about. If you don't keep things changing or progressing, people can run out of things to ask about. Also, don't be afraid to answer the same or similar questions multiple times - especially if it was awhile ago. It's unlikely all your followers have seen all your posts and you can always put a new spin on it. The one billion hug/boop/etc asks do get tiresome though so don't feel bad about skipping the nth one of those. And don't feel like you have to answer every ask immediately! Saving asks can be really useful later down the line, especially if you get a ton of asks all at once but then don't have a lot later. It gives you something to post.

Just generally encouraging engagement with asks/anons is another good option, again such as with events or even things such as Magic!Anons, which is a way anons can impact the characters/story/event in random manners (some common ones are turning characters into animals or monsters, or genderbends, or etc etc). Or even just having your characters react in particular or silly ways to anons or show ways the characters get their buttons pressed by certain asks will encourage people to send in more of those types of asks or explore ways they can personally torment/annoy/etc the characters more, which people love.

The only caveat to this is be careful about letting it stray too far into just straight up RP territory - askblog crossovers are super fun and can be a great way to build up an askblog community, but RP blogs are an entirely different thing that get mixed up with askblogs sometimes and when those waters get muddied it has a poor tendency to just kill askblogs. Because of how RP blogs function entirely differently to askblogs, if your askblog becomes too much of an RP blog it will become only an RP blog, and you will probably completely stop getting askblog asks because the askblog audience doesn't want to rp. Askblogs and RP blogs are similar in theory but very different in execution and attempting to combine them rarely goes well. You will just end up with one or the other and if you were hoping to make one, getting the other will probably leave you confused and disappointed. Also keeping RP blogs active is a completely different beast - that one is just general RP rules. Make your character and go find an open RP to join or community accepting new members and just hop right in. If the RP fizzles out the RP fizzles out, that's not something you can really control. It's the cons of collaborative writing. Askblogs are entirely in your hands, so you can control how active it is. It just comes down to your own engagement and enjoyment with the thing. Just remember: Ultimately, an askblog is for you, the creator of the askblog. Be as self-indulgent as you want. In fact, being self-indulgent is highly encouraged! Because that's how you personally stay invested in your own project. Never feel like you're forced to keep doing it - it's just for fun and for your own amusement. As long as you're having fun and keep going with it, you will attract an audience that will love it as much as you do. You don't need to post every day, or even every week or whatever - take as many breaks as you need.

So tl;dr:

Set up your askblog as much as possible before you post anything.

OPEN YOUR INBOX

Post general fandom content separately alongside your intro/ad post so you are more likely to get traction to your askblog

Don't be afraid to ask your friends to send you asks, or send yourself asks if you need.

Have something going on or switch things up from time to time (or give a means for anons to switch things up) so people have more stuff to ask about or generally feel encouraged to ask things/interact, such as events, plotlines, and/or magic!Anons.

The more you stay active, the more people will see your blog and engage with it

Ultimately the blog is for you, so make it something you will want to stay invested in and feel like you can keep active with and that you enjoy, and people will become invested in it alongside you. If it helps at all - the audience is theoretical and/or ever-changing. You are a guarantee. So cater to you because you know above all else that you are always going to be there.

[truearchangel]

@radioiaci meme tag 48. one muse betrays their long held loyalties in order to save the other’s life from their own allies [ I imagine it’s much more likely for Alastor to betray Hell for Michael than vice versa but feel free to do whichever~ ] (INU) <- couldn't think of a way to answer it like that. I did my best with this if it didn't hit the prompt exactly I hope it was at least enjoyable to read. ( word count; 3,347. )

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎The thing about Heaven was that despite the height of Michael's position up there? It was still dependent. As he tried to explain to people before, he wasn't all powerful. he couldn't make choices entirely on his own. He could change some things without the input of others, but big drastic changes, was put to a vote. And still, Gabriel's position as the second in command meant that he too could take control of things while Michael was not there.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Which was something else that people didn't seem to consider, the Archangels worked systematically together, all of them upheld specific roles, all of them were part of the pillar that supported the Clouds.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎There was a system, maybe one that Hell didn't agree with or like, but there was a system. And the problem with that system was that sometimes—sometimes Michael could be overruled.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Michael never realized how long he had been in Hell until he actually needed to notice. It was a curious thing, to be quite honest, how easily time got away from him while he was down here. Granted, he was still doing his work for Heaven. he was still doing the things that he needed to and meeting the deadlines for his paperwork. The things he did helped keep Heaven running.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎He never fell behind because he knew what sort of damage it could cause. So while working on himself, while studying the hotel, while playing first aid kid for Alastor, he continued to do all of his work too.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎He was actually quite proud of that, how much he could keep ahead of everything and continue to work on it all. How he kept ahead of it without cracking and falling apart from the stress. Though the amount of sleep he got was entirely dependent on someone else and he was awake far more than he should be to accomplish all of this, he was managing somehow.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎The sleep aid, otherwise known as Alastor, was someone that Michael never expected to grow attached to while he was in Hell. Honestly, as it was a note in his journal, he intended to not grow any sort of bonds while down here. Not even with Lucifer. The Michael that had been preparing to come down here knew that his brother would have the biggest sway on him. He had not anticipated someone else having that effect on him too.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Yet, Alastor certainly had something on him.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Each day was spent thinking about him far more than Michael would think he would. Or that he even should to be quite honest. He finds his head drifting toward him constantly even when he did something as small as listen to music while he worked. Just the stray passing thought of would the Radio Demon enjoy this song too? Would he play it on his show? Would he listen to it while they napped? Thoughts that shouldn't matter, thoughts he shouldn't have. What does it matter if a song he likes was one that Alastor liked too?

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Lately, too, he's even been trying harder to cook. Paying more attention when they're in the kitchen, studying what he did, learning just so that he could make something edible for the gluttonous demon. What a ridiculous waste of his time.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎An attachment to sinners was something that Michael only ever thought young, naive and reckless angels would do. Children who didn't know any better, who didn't understand the dangers that Hell presented to Heaven. Angels like Emily.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎So why was he finding himself so attached to the other? Why did how Alastor was, what he was thinking, what he liked or disliked,if the angel was pleasing him—what did any of it matter?

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎With how long he has been in Hell, Michael should have realized that eventually someone would come looking for him. Maybe it was just naive hoping that as long as he kept up with the paperwork, no one would have questions. They wouldn't wonder what he was still doing down here, why he was wasting time, why he hadn't submitted any reports since those first few days in the Hazbin Hotel. Maybe he should have tried harder to keep Heaven updated—but he hadn't.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎And this was the price he paid for that.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Gabriel's sudden check in came at a very impromptu time.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎For once, Alastor and him were in his room, the one he made no use of but was more storage for his paperwork rather than anything else. Sometimes they ended up in his bed, sometimes they took a nap together. But most of the time, the lack of scents in his bed actually bothered the Radio Demon and he was dragged to the familiar nest that was Alastor's bedroom. He wonders if at this point Alastor's bed smells like them rather than just him. A thought for another time.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎They had ended up in his room because of the paperwork, and Alastor had just been keeping him company. Innocent, normal actually, almost a bit domestic he dared call it. While he worked away, the Radio Demon read quietly, the subtle sound of jazz music coming from his gifted radio on the bookshelf in the room. He doesn't remember turning it on, so the other had probably done it himself.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎When the portal opened in his room Michael had jerked hard in his chair, his elbow smacking into the teacup and knocked it to the floor, shattering it and spilling what was left in the cup across the hardwood. Not seeming to notice that himself, he turned quickly the rest of the way and stood, watching as the circling golden portal opened more and out walked the long blonde haired Archangel.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Gabriel, the Messenger of God, was a good person. Michael sometimes considered him his balance which was why he worked so well as the second in command. Where Michael took such a hard edge to guiding Heaven, his brother tried to find a more gentle approach. That, however, didn't mean he was a pacifist.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Messages were not always delivered on paper, after all.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎The portal snapped shut behind Gabriel and Michael took a cautious step to the side, moving him the slightest bit closer to the sinner in his room. His younger brother's gaze quickly took the room in, the mountain of paperwork he was working on, the packed slightly messy suitcase and then Alastor. It happened so quickly that whatever expression briefly crossed his brother's face (perhaps surprise) was gone just as soon as it had appeared. And then blue eyes were focused on Michael properly once more.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"Brother," a brief greeting, a smile pulled onto his delicate lips that Michael couldn't tell if it was genuine or not. "I came to check on you." A step toward him, hands neatly folding in front of him. "You've been gone so long that we've all started to worry about you. Even Father was wondering if you're alright."

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Doubt.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Actually, Michael hasn't doubted something so hard in a long time, and that thought startles him slightly. Before, when he was in Heaven and tucked behind that dark wooden desk, he would have never questioned a single word that left Gabriel's mouth over their Father. But instantly now the disbelief that passed through him was startling.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Has he changed since being down here…?

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"I'm fine." The reply is soft, not a single bit of hesitation in his voice, and he struggles to remain rooted to his spot. He doesn't want to draw more attention to Alastor, despite the temptation to stand guard in front of him. At this point he's noticed too that the Radio Demon has moved to his feet, the book he was holding gone in exchange for his cane.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Like he anticipated a fight.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Michael wasn't sure yet himself if it would come to that or not.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"Of course, I can see that." The smile wanes slightly before it's pulled back in place, soft and soothing as if he was talking to a spooked deer. Michael was now certain it wasn't real. "However, you've been down here—ah, six months now? Without a single word to us. No report in five months. The paperwork makes it on time, but we get no other indication to what's going on down here. No word on what you're doing or even the study progress of the hotel. Surely you understand the problem with that?"

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎And he does. He does. If the situation was reversed, if it was any one else, Michael would have had a fit over not being informed on what was going on. Gabriel's words are justified as much as they are worrying.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Worrying because he doesn't have an answer.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎He doesn't know what to say.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎In his defeat, his silence, his brother takes another step toward him and speaks once more. Quieter, to not be overheard by Alastor. "Michael, what is holding you down here? If the hotel doesn't make progress, that is not Heaven's burden to carry. I know supporting Lucifer's daughter feels very important to you, but she is not our problem, nor is this project of hers. A wishful and idealistic dream, a noble one even, but if it does not work then it does not work. There is no use in prolonging your time down here for a failed child's dream."

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Truthfully, Michael doesn't know if the hotel works or not. He's seen things worth noting, interesting marks and changes in sinners. He can see why it should work, he can see what her intentions are. But aside from that, he hasn't noticed anything else. Again, Gabriel has a point. That shouldn't trap him down here. He could come down once a week to check in, to see if anything has changed. He could make more notes, submit progress reports, and then move on to his true responsibility in the Clouds.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Why he hasn't done any of that is quite obvious.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎The hotel was never the thing that held him back from returning.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎The truth that he would have to give to Gabriel to provide that answer though? It required admitting more than he was willing to.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎So his mouth stubbornly remains quiet and his gaze slowly averts from Gabriel's own, a bit of discomfort and nervousness settling in him. It almost felt like fear… and maybe it was. Feeling the weight that settled over his chest, the heaviness that clenched at his heart, he failed to notice the way that Alastor moved a bit closer toward him. Not until Gabriel's gaze finally removed itself from him to focus on the Radio Demon.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Unclasping his hands the other Archangel motioned toward the sinner. "Oh, and who is this, by the way? Whatever is a sinner doing in your room?"

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Would it be weird to admit he was spending time with him? Yes, absolutely. With the stigma Heaven had on Hell, on sinners, Gabriel would think he's probably lost his mind. And maybe he has, actually. There's a fierce temptation to reach for Alastor, to grab him and yank him behind him, but he doesn't. Doing so would draw more attention toward him, and it would probably damage Alastor's pride too. Something he really doesn't want to do.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"This is Alastor." He finally states, waving his hand toward the sinner. "The Radio Demon. Alastor, this is Gabriel, the Messenger of God and one of my brothers."

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"Oh, the Radio Demon? What a curious sight. After the rumors of you vanishing for seven years we all sort of assumed you died."

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Fair. Michael had thought so too, till he saw him in person. Michael had told him that Heaven had been briefly aware of his existence.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Now though, Gabriel lost interest in him about just as quickly as he had gained it. His eyes once more returned to Michael and he waved in Alastor's direction. "What is he doing in here? I find it hard to believe that you somehow grew attached to a sinner."

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎The nervousness was back, clenching in his chest like a heavy weight. Michael took a breath and lifted his head to meet his brother's gaze head on. Honesty, he always thought, was the best policy. "He's my friend." Well, maybe friend didn't fit entirely, but Alastor had said he wanted to be careful about who knew what. What they acted like in front of others. Friend was just about the only word he thought could fit.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎To be honest, he wasn't sure what he expected as a response to that either. Gabriel could be unpredictable, he wasn't even sure how the other felt about sinners. What he didn't expect though, was the sudden laughter that slipped from his brother. Sharp, disbelief, perhaps even a snort in there. The Messenger got himself under control quickly, especially when he seemed to realize that Michael was serious.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Alastor was at the very least his friend.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎For at least a couple minutes Gabriel is silent, his gaze moving between Michael and Alastor, as if he was trying to understand or see things. He watched, observed, seemed to try and guess something. Then finally he settled his eyes on Michael again and watched him closely. "Is he what's keeping you down here then?"

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎No?

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎No.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎No… at least, not entirely, right?

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎It doesn't feel like a certain answer. Doesn't feel like a confident one. And with that doubt that filters through his mind, he feels rooted to the spot. Frozen, again. Like he's doing something wrong. Would their Father think that? That Michael was slipping?

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎That's what he accused him of before he came down here, right? "I can read you just as I did Samael before his Fall." That's what he had said. That Michael was becoming like Lucifer.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎He doesn't want to fail, he doesn't want to be a mistake, he doesn't want to screw things up. But no answer he gives Gabriel is going to make this better and no answer feels correct. Somehow. somewhere in all of this, he's started to lose sight of everything. He grew comfortable, complacent in his time spent down here in Hell. And Gabriel was reading right through that.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Gabriel moved suddenly, stretching his hand out and drawing his sword. The tip of the blade pointed at Alastor's throat and Michael took a startled step toward him. Except, this time, the Messenger wasn't looking at him. "If he's become a problem, we could just take care of him."

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"Gabriel, Alastor hasn't done anything wrong!"

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"He's a sinner, by definition they've all done something wrong. If he's the reason you're still down here, then it makes perfect sense to remove him from the equation."

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎This was quickly dissolving out of hand and Michael could feel the way his heart clenched in his chest. Fear now, actual fear and terrorthat the other would actually go through with it. So he did what he had wanted to do from the very beginning. He reached out for Alastor and grabbed his hand. A tug, a harsh pull to get him to his side and then he stepped quickly in front of the Radio Demon.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Shielding him with his own body.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎The sword was lowered, almost reluctantly in response and Gabriel turned to face him. "You would be a fool to not see the hypocrisy in yourself."

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎He does.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎He does see it.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"It doesn't matter." The hand still circled around Alastor's wrist clenched it tighter, the subtle tensing in his posture as he waited for some sort of verdict to be delivered. "I told you, Alastor didn't do anything wrong and it's not his fault." That Michael was still down here, that he was unable to return to Heaven. That he had been fearful of going back up there. He might be part of the entire thing, Michael might be reluctant to leave him behind, but it wasn't entirely his fault.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎And it never would be.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎A twitch to the other Archangel's face, the pinch in his brows and Gabriel's hand clenched around the sword slightly. "Then what is it? You know we need you up there. It's been forever since any of us have seen you. Uriel is worried and the Heavenly Army needs your support. You can't keep wasting time down here, Michael."

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎He knows that, realistically somewhere he does know that. Yet still, the answer isn't that simple. He just can't go back yet. And as he stood there, clenching Alastor's wrist to the point it was perhaps hurting the demon, he lowered his head down and gathered what remained of his courage. Honesty, even now, was still the best policy to him.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎What good would lying do him anyway?

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"Did you know He knew, Gabriel?" God. The Heavenly Father. The Omnipresent being who was supposed to know everything. And his messenger, his voice—did Gabriel know too? If he did, he was doing a good job of pretending he didn't. Silent in front of him, a pinch to his brows, either genuinely confused of feigning it remarkably well. When he didn't reply, Michael elaborated. "He knew what Sam was going to do and he let me hurt him. He didn't try to stop anything, didn't prevent him from giving away the Apple in the Garden. He let it all happen, and he let this place become Sam's prison."

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"Michael—"

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"I'm not wrong!"

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Not this time. Not this time. He's known the answer for a while, he's just refused to accept it. The first answer to one of his questions, the most obvious and glaring one. He let him hurt Lucifer and allowed Hell to become created. Allowed it to be his brother's chains.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"It was always his intention to this place to exist, and for Sam to be the reason for it. But why? So there could be someone to pin the blame on for it? For him to become the scapegoat to shove the blame for sins off onto? He wanted freewill to exist?"

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎There's a nervous edge to Gabriel now and the sword had vanished, his hands clenched tightly at his side as he stared Michael down. Silently willing him to shut his mouth probably. Angels, especially Archangels, weren't meant to question like this. Weren't meant to doubt. But the words were already out, the feeling was there and he couldn't just make it stop.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎God help him he's tried to.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"And do you know what that means then, Gabriel?"

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Silence.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"It means Lucifer was right all along."

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Like the final nail in the coffin, another question answered, another tick in the box and with it came the first crushing reality of his situation. The typically hidden halo that rested above his head suddenly burned into existence, the shimmering gold light of it spinning it into place above his head. Gabriel's gaze flickered up toward it and Michael lifted his own head, blinking as he watched with growing horror what doubt apparently did to it.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎As if someone hit a pressure point on it in just the right way, along the golden side of it a crack chipped into place. The sound far louder than it should have been, deafening in his own ears.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Horrifying to look at.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎A weight dropped in his stomach, bile rising in his throat, he suddenly felt horribly dizzy and only sheer stubbornness to not appear overly weak in front of his brother was what kept him standing. He couldn't remove his eyes from the halo above him, that crack, not even when Gabriel spoke.

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎"I see. You're falling from Grace, Michael." A rough swallow, his heart racing in his chest. He knows, he has been for a while. "I wonder if he has something to do with that."

ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Without another word a new portal appeared and Gabriel vanished, leaving them as alone as they had been before he arrived. with him gone the strength that had been supporting the Archangel finally left and Michael crumbled like his very soul had left his body, his face burying itself into his hands.

[petitsdieu]

FIVE SONGS for your muse.

I have a semi-recent (seven) song list from another tagged meme thing here.

FIVE QUOTES for your muse.

((I don't have source material like movie or book quotes but I do have amazing writing partners (current or not ) that treat my muse like a canon and give me the most lovely written excerpts that could have been ripped right out of a book. If I searched more, I could have probably found more. But here are some of my favs. God bless you all.))

i.     (See the lamb’s flush betide her face; a bruise of muffled wanting.) (Behind Hara’s ear, hidden in her crown, is a softness kin to lambswool. She would hide it — bury it under garb and seam.) — written by @nightmarefuele

ii.   ( i hate how fuckin stubborn you are. it’s 5 am and i cant sleep and i’ll probably never send this but...) (...i think it’s because you’re scared. you’re fucking scared of someone knowing you so you go for the ones who just see you as a play thing and don’t want to know you and then you sit there with your fuck me eyes and act like none of us can see straight through your act. well i see you, hara ora, bright as fuckin day. you don’t fool me) — written by @drugstoreglitter

iii.     She was the damn antithesis of everything that he was: gentle, soft, good, perfect—he ought to have some guilt for wanting her this way, for knowing he was taking something far too fucking virtuous for a being such a malicious son of a bitch.  But he doesn’t care. That’s the problem. He wants her. Selfishly, without regret, and with absolute no remorse. It should be a blaring red alarm for her to be signaled to stay the hell away from him. Whether she’s naive, or hopeful, or misguided on who he is… he cannot bring himself to care. She accepts him. And for that, he would devour her.  — written by @godstrayed

iv.     "You’ve never been so lost, Hara. Have you? Ah, but you have. Only now you feel its full brunt, that it spreads over your mouth like the weeds — and in so suffocating, you turn to an inexplicable oppressor. To me. You’re not sure which I am: vulgar, or obscure. And that beguiles you. Revives you. You’ve been dead, ogled inside an old king’s birdcage, for so long…" — written by @nightmarefuele

v.   ...because it’s the energy she gives off, isn’t it, that, fuck me on speed kawaii angelic something that makes her head go all fucking spun, and yeah maybe hara’s less pastel pink and neon orange, but her existence looks streaked in glitter and glory and temporary flings and love and the way that something quick and easy can leave you feeling as if you were choking on the aftereffects of it, oh - it’s a hell of a lot, isn’t it. — written by @redemptioninterlude

vi.   Wants to feel his hands all over her ; wants to find salvation in the sweet flavour of her sugared lips . Would pull the wings off angels just to pull moans from the depths of her core . Almost forgot how pleasantly overwhelming it is to make love to her. — written by an old rp partner that's no longer around / blog gone.

vii.   Hara was obsessed with the idea of closing doors, of protecting what little she had of herself, for herself. And that was all fine and charming when you were on the outside, clamouring for an idea, a taste, of just what made that magic woman come to life. But in the reality, it was mud and sticks and stones that bore her, and inside, she sensed a deep emptiness… the way that she pushed people away, and howled at the proverbial moon, all the messages that she’d ever need to know just how fucked up she was. — written by @redemptioninterlude

viii.   One, two … four. He counts drops as they wet Hara’s skin. Shimmering, like honey. Five. Would they taste like the buttery warmth of her lotion? He might run his tongue along the lattice of her veins. Lace himself inside her salt and skin. — written by @nightmarefuele

tagged by: the ever talented @corruptedforce tagging: @nightmarefuele @redemptioninterlude @v1ctimplagued @ofdrivensnow @fawnworked @everyoneismytoy @cava1ier @cnlyluck @luckhissoul @bakerscars @triicksters @unwaivering + ANYONE AND EVERYONE THIS IS A GOOD GOOD ONE. <3

[gyozumaki]

Why the fuck did youtooz post that video on Springtrap, I did not need to see peepaw throw it back with his springcheeks. Anyway

Can I beat up a bear?

As a 5'7" twink, limited processing unit, and way too much knowledge on shit that doesn't matter, y'all know the drill.

EXCLUSIONS - Help Wanted 1+2, UCN, AR, FNAF World, books/comics, Dreadbear, The Blob (FUCK THE BLOB, FUCK BURNTRAP, FUCK THE AFTON ENDING IN SECURITY BREACH) alr let's go

Starting off, we have Phantom and Shadow Freddy. Both technically do things but not much. If I don't look, what are they gonna do? They're goobers in my peripheral, I'm going to forget they exist in about three seconds.

Classic Fredbear. Like Springbonnie, there is a non-zero chance of getting hurt that is extremely low. He's a hefty guy with a nice bite, yet he really can't do much. Not a problem.

Everyone's new dad, Glamrock Freddy is next. He CAN kill you, however the chance is low (in theory at least, we all know how broken the game is) He's a cool fazfriend, I like him. I don't trust the stomach capsule though, I've seen what suspicious animatronic stomach hatches can do.

Return of one of the most forgettable animatronic lines, Rockstar Freddy. Please deposit five coins. Please deposit five coins. Please deposit five coins. Please deposit five coins. Please deposit five coins. Please deposit five coins. Please de

We have our first trio lumping! Original, Withered, and Ignited Golden Freddy, all essentially the same. I'm not messing with Cassidy, hell no. Disregarding that, Golden Freddy is kinda just there. Not too much of a hassle if you don't panic.

Nightmare Freddy, father of three, pretty easy to deal with if you have a flashlight. Arguably the easiest Nightmare to deal with. I'm taking the Freddles for myself, they're adorable. N. Freddy should be scared of me.

Withered Freddy, the face of FNAF merch despite being almost nobody's favorite. He's oddly uncanny but easy to deal with. Honestly, he seems chill to be around. Though there's definitely a chance he'd catch me off guard. Not difficult but not the easiest.

Toy Freddy has finally regained meme status love thanks to CaseOh. He doesn't seem to be particularly aggressive but I'm not going to provoke him. Not much else to say, really.

Uuggghhh these lists have made me think about Security Breach and Ruin more than I want. Ruined Glamrock Freddy is a pretty creepy concept and I would avoid him at all costs. This is where we make the large leap between "yeah, shouldn't be difficult" to "yeah, I'm fucked seven ways to Sunday" with this guy being unique. An old friend becoming an enemy is gnarly in games, the first thing coming to mind is Akira Nishikiyama from Yakuza. Avoid at all costs, pray and run.

Another TJOC entry, we have Ignited Freddy. Easy to deal with if you know what to do but if you're stuck in a room with him, might as well get a quick prayer out. He's extremely quick, prominent, and bites??? Fuck that. He's no Ignited Bonnie but I'm still keeping my distance.

Molten Freddy and Creation are two mangled messes that I'm staying FAR away from. They are merciless beasts that won't stop to get what they want. What do I even aim for?? The body? That's either a wired mess or endoskeleton spine. Absolutely not.

Har har harhar har harhar har har fedd. Original Freddy is an absolute beast to deal with in the game. He's a sneaky bastard and difficult to track. Have you seen those eyebrows? He's one angry dude. How can I fight against that? And it gets worse from here!

Who doesn't love Funtime Freddy? I know I love his charisma. But I'm also terrified of charismatic individuals. And faceplates. Him and Bon Bon tag-teaming is a match made in hell. I lose. How can I win here unless I have a magic cattle prod or something?? IT STILL GETS WORSE????

Ohhhh boy. This is the highest I've had any FNAF 4 animatronic and for good reason. Nightmare and N. Fredbear. Sweet fuckin Jesus. If I look outside my door and see those red eyes, I'm calling it quits. There's nothing I can do except hope my death is quick. Their designs are so over the top and kinda goofy but I'm their setting, they're horrifying to me. So yeah, I'm not messing with them. Not a chance.

And that's it for the main cast! Should I do other FNAF lists of characters/animatronics? What do y'all think about this?

[za-baransu]

CHARACTER STATISTICS

TAGGED BY : i have huge ass memes stored away on my other blogs

TAGGING : love you all 💕 so suffer :)

@quirofiliac ; @chernozemic ; @pwophet | @thusspoke ; @humificates | @determinazione | @kuraikyu | @ichigokurosaki | @biskael | @cinghialefedele | @despairforme ; @ksaru | @imagend | @killershinigami | @yasuhtora ; @inouehs | @baishouqijia | @gyakusama ; @owabisuru | @kcibumi | @jinjahime | @bornhollow | @kamitakes | @midnightactual | @neonbitch | @soulxfragments ; @x-vandrelyst-x | @deivorous ; @amaranthineoni | @hxbiris | @keikakudori [ and whoever wants to otherwise i make this just as long as the rest! ]

——   PHYSICAL STATS;

RUNNING SPEED   —   10 / 10.

RUNNING ENDURANCE   —   10 / 10.

JUMPING ABILITY   —   10 / 10.  ||  Bleach Characters can will the air, so

THROWING STRENGTH   —   10 / 10.

HUNTING   —   10 / 10.

STEALTH ABILITY   —   4 / 10. || he doesn’t care.

PAIN TOLERANCE   —   10 / 10.

SWIMMING SPEED   —   7 / 10.

SWIMMING ENDURANCE   —   7 / 10.

DANCING ABILITY   —   7 / 10.

CLIMBING ABILITY   —   10 / 10.

TOUCH SENSITIVITY  ( PLATONIC )   —   1 / 10.

TOUCH SENSITIVITY  ( INTIMATE )   —   7 / 10.

GENERAL REFLEXES   —   10 / 10.

OVERALL PHYSICAL CONDITION   —    10 / 10. 

HAKUDA   —   8 / 10.

KIDŌ   —   0 / 10. || Quincy don't use kidō

SWORD ART   —   10 / 10.

SPIRITUAL PRESSURE   —   10 / 10.

SIDE NOTE: Due to the fact that he is a part of the Elite Unit of Yhwach Bach's army, meaning the Sternritter, his stats are pretty much 'off the charts' so to say. Aside from the abilities he would deem unnecessary if questioned, Jugram excels in all of them by sheer force of his upbringing and personal physical skill. He is trained to be the Leader, to be the successor of Yhwach Bach [ point aside that the canon dictates that Uryu was destined to inherit that place later as bait ], Jugram's training regime would have been brutal and all-encompassing, similar to what one would want to associate with a young Prince or High-Class Noble, the idealised picture that they have to be 'perfect' in whatever they are doing. That they have to have the skill to fulfil whatever is expected of them, without showing weaknesses, fear or uncertainty.

Additionally for him comes the fact that he stands even above the Sternritter as their Grandmaster and is, not only by words alone, Yhwach's second half, so one might want to not only assume that the Emperor would insist that whatever he can do, Jugram would be able to do as well.

Some things are, in fact, easier for him: like anything that has to do with pure physical strength. Some things took a bit longer or he just didn't care all that much, like any form of stealth ability, so the possibility was, ultimately, lost on him. Whatever he doesn't see as 'necessary' in the ways he serves his King, will be pushed aside as a ballast and skill unworthy to pursue.

——   MENTAL STATS;

ADVANCED MATHEMATICS   —   8 / 10.

SIMPLE MATHEMATICS   —   9 / 10.

SPATIAL AWARENESS   —   10 / 10.

CHEMISTRY UNDERSTANDING   —   9 / 10.

BIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING   —   10 / 10.

NATURE SCIENCES UNDERSTANDING   —   10 / 10.

CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE   —   10 / 10.

ARTISTIC ABILITY   —   8 / 10.

MUSICAL PROWESS   —   8 / 10.

MIMICKING ABILITY  ( AUDITORY )   —   8 / 10.

ODD PROBLEM-SOLVING —   10 / 10.

COMPREHENSION  ( SPOKEN WORD )   —   10 / 10.

COMPREHENSION  ( WRITTEN WORD )   —   10 / 10.

COMEDIC ABILITY   —   4 / 10.

COMEDIC TIMING   —   7 / 10.

OVERALL MENTAL PROWESS   —   10 / 10. 

SIDE NOTE: Everything in here can be seen similarly to the physical statistics. Jugram very much differentiates between whatever he 'needs' and whatever he 'doesn't need', making some of his things a rather weird mix and mash of oddities [ like everything related to comedy, he doesn't care about it, but he's so blunt and down to the point that his timing in particular, with his dark and dry remarks, can truly catch people off guard ].

A lot listed above is general education, keeping in mind that Jugram was taken into Yhwach's court at an age around of 15/16 and when we see him again as the Commander/General of the new Sternritter, he was 18/19, so he would have gone through a very quick, court-related education that involves base level understanding of 'how the world works' and, given his place in line, for him in particular also the knowledge of "how a royal court should and would get managed". That being said, he went out of his way to learn more than maybe 'need be', given his forced education on more or less physicalities, but Yhwach is not someone who would stop his men from gathering more knowledge. He is a brilliant writer and has quite a bit of artistic skill, mostly self-taught because he didn't like the teachers that were assigned to him and a lot of his sword art is also, past the minimum requirements, taken out of books and incorporated in whatever he fancied by the moment.

——   EMOTIONAL STATS;

INTERPERSONAL INSTINCT   —   9 / 10. 

INTRAPERSONAL INSTINCT   —   4 / 10. 

EXTROVERSION   —   5 / 10.

MORAL COMPASS   —   5 / 10. || it's very screwed

EMPATHY   —   7 / 10.

EXTRASENSORY ABILITY  ( PSYCHIC )   —   8 / 10.

EMOTIONAL ENDURANCE   —   10 / 10.

COPING ABILITY   —    2 / 10.

TENDENCY TOWARDS ABUSIVE BEHAVIOUR   —   8 / 10.

TENDENCY TOWARDS VICTIM BEHAVIOUR   —   0 / 10.

LEVEL OF DENIAL   —    8 / 10

PROTECTOR COMPLEX   —   5 / 10. || also kind of screwed because he will let people die but there's a select few people where he will take anything to have them survive

DAMSEL COMPLEX   —   0 / 10.

EMOTIONAL INTIMACY  ( WITH PARTNER )   —   7 / 10.

EMOTIONAL INTIMACY  ( WITH FRIENDS )   —   3 / 10.

EMOTIONAL COMPREHENSION   —    5 / 10.

TENDENCY TOWARDS PANIC   —    0 / 10.  

GENERAL EMOTIONAL STABILITY   —    2 / 10.

SIDE NOTE: Emotions in general are exceptionally complicated with someone like him. There's only two-sided extremes, either he will react with force to what is shown to him or he will not react at all [ the latter being more likely ]. Watching people die in front of him is something that he considers the losses of the war and it does not matter how far/when/what is happening in this war, as long as it is an ongoing preparation and will be considered as a fact pursued in the future, he will consider any 'losses' a necessity.

His awareness when it coms to how someone should behave is very low. He has some loose knowledge how people act and react towards given situations [ also due to the fact that Bazz is a very explosive person, and watching the Femritter also does its part ] and he can, if he really wants to, copy and mimic it to blend in better, but in itself? One would be hard pressed to say that he would truly bother with something as futile as that, his rank is too high, his position too powerful, his goal in life literally too important to consider what everybody else around him thinks, making him a particularly dangerous man to be around, as he will turn on whoever is threatening His Majesty's goals without a second thought.

That doesn't mean he is a bad conversational partner when it comes to emotional matters. People just need to keep in mind that his answers will be blunt to a point that they can be downright hurtful. Questioning someone's place in the Wandenreich, for example, will in a very high likelihood draw a smidgen of his ire, but will he leave the person and not help them get through that 'slump' they are in? No, he won't, but he will make his displeasure known. Obviously not the best idea when it comes to emotionally vulnerable people, but quite frankly, he rather believes that someone needs to have a honest opinion than things being packed up in cotton and silk, because the whole 'facade' that someone will build for themselves will, very surely, break down again.

They are inside of a war-era, Jugram in particular has been stuck there for 1000 years, to say that he is emotionally numb, would be an understatement.

[stillness-in-green]

Chapter Thoughts — Chapter 386: I Am Here

Sorry for the lateness on this one, folks. This time it was less Life Happening and more trying to sculpt all of my many, many words about All Might and his mech suit into something at least kind of coherent. I've got a few asks and a meme I got tagged in I'm hoping to get posted before the next chapter, fingers crossed.

Hit the jump!

On “Everyone’s on their last legs” and “No heroes can possibly make it in time.”:

O  I have…  Some issues with these claims.  Let me take the latter one first.

No one can make it in time?  Really?  Iida is being tasked with running across a third of the country in under ten minutes.  Gigantomachia’s ludicrous turns of speed are well-documented.  Okay, Machia’s incapacitated and Iida’s got something else to do, but even setting aside the two of them, Miss Joke turned up at the Villain Cave mere moments after La Brava determined Skeptic’s location because she and the Ketsubutsu kids “happened to be nearby.”  Lady Nagant managed to get from Central Hospital to within firing range of UA, well over a hundred miles away, in what absolutely cannot have been more than two or three minutes.  The supersonic American jets are still perfectly intact, too.

Distance between combatants has been a laughable nonissue for the heroes for this entire fight, but now we’re supposed to believe that travel time presents any sort of problem?

Further, the claim, “Everyone’s on their last legs” is certainly interesting, in that it rather strongly suggests that the villains are winning, or at least doing so much damage that even when they finally lose, it leaves the heroes who were facing them with no energy to relocate.  Like, the travel time is an issue, but it doesn’t seem to be the primary issue; it’s not the one that’s brought up first.  The one that’s brought up first, and twice, is that there’s no one in good enough shape for it.

And like, really?  No one at all?  None of the heroes at Machia’s containment facility, who should all be free at this point?  No one at the arena fight where all the non-important villains were teleported?  No one at the parking lot fight?  No one at all?

Certainly it would be nice to believe that the villains at the other combat locations around the country are doing so well, but that sure hasn’t been reflected in the story thus far, which has been pretty insistent about heroes rather efficiently mopping things up everywhere but the AFO and Shigaraki fights.

I would like to take this as confirmation that Shiragiri did indeed dump a bunch of Himijins on more battlefields than just U.A. and Gunga, but we didn't see any at Kamino, so what gives?

 

On Dabi’s Immolation and the Evac Boxes:

O  On the one hand, I really like the idea that Dabi is about to destroy himself because of the Phosphor move he copied from Shouto.  It’s incredibly thematically sound!

Touya drove himself to destruction because he was trying to overtake his baby brother in their father’s eyes, despite not having a body type that can perform the types of moves said baby brother can.  Shouto has learned to balance both sides of himself, has spent the whole series trying to come to terms with both the parents he inherited his dual elements from, while Dabi remains focused exclusively on his father’s fire, with absolutely zero concern for his ice side/his mother’s perspective/balance in the family.[1]  Dabi is accumulating heat because he was never trained in how to turn that heat down and isn’t about to start now.  Dabi is on a path that will destroy he himself (again) and destroy his family without intervention that Endeavor doesn’t know how to give.

Also, it’s just really great art of Dabi in general, dramatic tool (affectionate) that he is.

On the other hand, lololol imagine trying to convince readers that the police and their magic sensor machines can accurately predict when Dabi is going to explode.  Dabi!  The guy who survived for over ten years when Ujiko gave him less than a month to live!  And who lived those ten years not even taking it easy, but obsessively training himself with the fire that was supposed to kill him!  But sure, now we’re supposed to really buy that lifespan outlooks are going to be so very reliable.  Okay, BNHA, whatever you say.

O  It is entirely lost on me why Gun Head (no longer occupied with Bowl Cut spy dude, I see) thinks people would be less safe in the metal box that is quite some distance underground than they would be right at the surface when a 5km wide fire bomb set to “burn everything off the map” goes off.  Maybe the idea is to just manually run and try to get out of range?  But there are dozens of people in that box, including elderly and children.  5km is a bit over three miles—call it a mile and a half radius, then.  How fast could you run a mile back in Phys Ed, and would you want your grandmother or baby sibling to have to match that time to avoid being killed in a catastrophic inferno?

Granted, Dabi may or may not be right on top of them, but even if they’re towards the edge of the range, 5km is given as the distance at which everything will be “wiped off the map”—the damage is going to be reduced beyond that range, but it isn’t going to just cut off in a perfect circle!  Also too, if Tsukauchi is right and Dabi did get information from Skeptic, he might well be right on top of them!  He has been chasing Endeavor through the woods for several chapters now—perhaps he knew the spot he was aiming for?[2]

On the other hand, there are already pieces of the ceiling falling and taking out chunks of the interior structures, so maybe the reasoning here is that if they stay, they run a chance of the whole thing collapsing on them and burying them alive?  I dunno; I assume the real reason for getting people above ground is to facilitate the long overdue full Todofam reunion, but good lord, if what’s happening on the surface is so bad that it’s doing this underground, how could it possibly be safer to send people right up into whatever’s causing that damage?

O  Of course, it’s fairly ridiculous to begin with that Dabi’s anywhere near one of these escape routes.  As @itsnothingofinterest pointed out here, the heroes had complete control over where they set these battles.  Why, other than the meta reason that it would be better for the battles to be set in places the audience would recognize, were any of them set anywhere near an evacuation route?

This becomes particularly egregious when you look at the battle map volume extra and realize that all of these combats are happening in a roughly horizontal band across the central, southern parts of the country.  Why not move any of them north or much farther west?  Also too, once those locations are chosen, why send any of those escape cubes on routes that would pass nearby?  The cubes look basically as crowded as a random street scene—people gathered up in clumps in some areas with a lot of empty space in others—so why not just put more people in cubes that are headed on northerly routes?

I’m looking forward to the reunion, don’t get me wrong, but the seams are showing in ways that, taken at face value in-universe, reflect very poorly on the heroes.

 

On All Might, Quirklessness, and a Fight With AFO:

O  GOSH THIS ALL MIGHT QUIRKLESS STUFF.  Yes, even a quirkless person can be a hero, at least as long as they have millions of yen to burn on transforming mech suits!!!

And okay, maybe that’s reductive; I can see an argument that the point here is that even quirkless people can use what resources they have available to help!  Except that All Might is, by any measure, incredibly wealthy and influential because of the 30+ years he spent being the number one hero with the most powerful quirk in the world.  He has access to resources that no random quirkless kid—certainly not middle school Deku!—could hope to match!  His mech suit car thing is basically a souped-up support item, and support items are strictly, intensely regulated, such that only two categories of people are allowed to utilize them at all.

One category of people is irrelevant for this discussion: people whose quirks interfere with their everyday life.  If you don’t have a quirk at all, obviously you can’t get cleared for a support item through this method!

The other category, of course, is heroes.  Could a quirkless kid get access to support items that way?  Well, Deku seemed to believe, back in Chapter 1, that U.A. allows quirkless people to take its hero course entrance exam; hypothetically, then, a quirkless kid who got into a hero school would then be able to access support items to use in hero work.  However, since they wouldn’t have that access until after passing the exam, they’d have to pass the exam with nothing but their own abilities.

Has that ever happened?  Well, no—Deku clearly stated that there was no precedent.  That implies that it’s not allowed at most schools—or has only become allowed very recently—and that, even at schools that do allow it, there’s never been a quirkless person who’s been able to pass an exam.  Not at U.A., apparently not anywhere.

And that’s not really a surprise.  Diminishing the agency and potential of quirkless people so thoroughly that they lose confidence in themselves is a well-established pattern!  Mirio handily proves that a quirkless person with the right advantage—in his case, his training in Nighteye’s fighting style—is more than capable of facing down a threat even well-trained heroes would struggle against.  Yet Mirio was still either allowed or required to withdraw from hero courses after losing his quirk.

I suspect it’s the same with support items: the right tool could make all the difference in the right hands, but if those hands are quirkless, no one bothers to give them the training or tools that would make that difference, nor do they themselves believe it’s even worth trying.[3]  You see how that works?  Quirkless people need support items to be heroes, but only heroes are allowed access to support items.

Remember, All Might himself said that it was a bad idea to rely on support items, especially if they’re such a central part of one’s persona/skill set that losing them would be cause for hopelessness.  Even if he’s changed his mind since, it’s easy to imagine that that sentiment as being the party line on why quirkless people can’t use support items to become heroes: they’d be so reliant on them that they’d be “helpless” without them.[4]

With all that in mind, how exactly does All Might’s decision to face AFO in a mech suit like nothing the average quirkless person would ever have access to have any bearing on Deku’s question about quirkless people becoming heroes?

O  I note, too, that this is all framed around the idea of “a quirkless person becoming a Hero,” and very much not about the idea of a civilian, quirk or no quirk, stepping up to take heroic action when necessary.  We’ll get some of that in the next chapter, which is nice, but also very tied up in familial responsibility and parental duty, which is not equivalent to a stranger helping another stranger because they’re there and capable of stepping up.  Stepping up with no power was framed as admirable when Deku did it, but his reward was not validation that quirkless people could be Heroes after all, but rather the gift of his very own quirk.  Likewise, All Might stepping up is framed as admirable here, but it doesn’t answer Deku’s question any differently than All Might did the first time.

Back then, he said that, because of the dangers of the heroic career, only people with power can become Heroes.  All this scene does is expand the definition of power to include mechanical augmentation that no one but a Hero would be able to access anyway.  From the first chapter to today, the story is still telling us that being a Hero requires power beyond what a normal person can muster.

A reminder of how this issue reflects on another bedrock problem the narrative is presenting: if only Heroes are allowed to step up and make a difference, then Tenko is still walking.

O  Because of how incredibly faulty I find the attempted callback to the question of quirkless Heroes, I’m torn about how I want All Might and AFO’s fight to go.  On the one hand, I wouldn’t mind seeing AFO kick All Might’s ass for the sophistry of answering Deku’s Chapter 1 question with a mech suit!  He could also defy All Might’s expectations and just fly on by, and that would be funny!  On the other hand, there are a lot of good narrative reasons for AFO to, firstly, be tempted into stopping here to fight, and, secondly, lose.  

There are several arguments I can see for that, many based in the concept of him being influenced by Shigaraki:

AFO cultivated Shigaraki’s hatred of All Might, carefully encouraging it for years for the sole purpose of stealing OFA.  He only ever intended to use it as a tool; for that purpose, he intentionally warped his ward’s psyche.  It’s karmically appropriate, then, that that wrongdoing plays into his undoing, with the hatred he created becoming a trap he can’t escape.

AFO making bad decisions based on emotions he can’t handle underscores the idea of Tomura’s willpower overpowering VFO.  Shigaraki’s strong hatred was too strong for the vestige to handle, and merely moving the conflict to AFO’s mind instead of Shigaraki’s doesn’t change the outcome.  (I also like that AFO falling more under Tomura’s influence reverses the progression that we saw in Jakku, of AFO’s influence gradually overcoming Shigaraki.)

Shigaraki’s hatred spreading down the mental link is a keen parallel to his Decay being able to spread to things beyond what he directly touches.  Shigaraki destroys VFO; VFO is connected to AFO; guess what happens to AFO?

If All Might could beat AFO but get his suit taken out in the process, that would leave the rest of this story to the next generation, and it would be about goddamn time. 

O  Some of those points are in opposition to points that could be made in favor of AFO’s victory, though more in the sense of both being valid points rather than one being a counterargument that defeats the other.

For example, the idea of leaving the story to the next generation works if you believe that Shigaraki should be the final boss.  I do, fiercely, but plenty of other people believe just as strongly that the last fight should be Deku (+/- Shigaraki) vs. AFO.

Likewise, there’s an argument that AFO will win here because the story has set up the idea that he has to give his quirk factor to Shigaraki, so it has to follow through on that plot thread.  A fair point, but you could also say that we already saw Shigaraki defeat VFO and there’s no point in retreading that if the outcome will just be the same, so instead, we have Shigaraki’s hatred/will overcome AFO right here and now, resulting in him getting into a fight he can’t afford to waste time having with All Might.

…One argument I don’t have a counter for is that if a mech suit is all it takes to defeat Prime AFO, why didn’t Hero Society just do that decades ago?  But I suppose Prime AFO wasn’t on a rapidly depleting life timer, so All Mech doesn’t need to be able to decisively defeat him, so much as just stall him.

O  Some of those points are also banking on the AFO/Shigaraki mental bond having overcome the complication of distance.  I mentioned that last time, so to elaborate slightly: in 340, All Might says that the minimum separation they need wrt AFO and Shigaraki is ten kilometers—a little under six-and-a-quarter miles.  The distance from the villa to the spot where U.A. was, meanwhile, is closer to one hundred miles.  Given how much Hawks and company had been managing to stall and delay, shouldn’t the distance at which AFO started mentioning his other self's influence still have been too great for their mind link (and thus, presumably, Shigaraki’s emotions) to be in effect? Pretty sure the characters would have mentioned it if AFO had managed to get that close all the way back circa Machia's arrival!

In that light, it’s interesting that there’s a conflict between what All Might says—that Shigaraki’s influence is what’s making AFO unable to suppress his negative emotions—and what the narration box says—that, according to Hawks’ report, the de-aging process is the culprit.  I don’t know if anything will come of that discrepancy—Hawks has to be guessing, but when was the last time Hawks actually guessed wrong about anything?—but it might be worth pointing out anyway, in case it’s relevant to the theories about AFO having impulse control problems because of his quirk.  Maybe All Might and AFO are just wrong about what’s going on in AFO’s brain!

(Note that a much simpler possibility is that splitting up AFO and Shigaraki was never about their mental link but simply about separating the enemy's two most dangerous combatants. The mental connection is mentioned, but it's not the sole cause for concern. But if that's the case, why mention such a specific distance as ten kilometers, instead of just trying to get them as far apart as possible? If them joining up at all is the problem, the distance is immaterial. So what else can the 10km be if not the maximum range of the mental connection?)

 

Odds & Ends:

O This is a really damn good sentiment that I wish the story would delve further into by letting its characters actually express more doubt.  Like, fair’s fair, neither Shouto nor Uraraka have managed to cinch a victory against Dabi or Toga when their actions haven’t matched their desires—squaring up for combat when they want a more peaceable resolution.  However, given that the full extent of doubt we’ve seen is Uraraka and Deku discussing, “Hmm, maybe I’m not feeling so great about beating the shit out of someone I have recently begun to suspect is a human person with human emotions.  But maybe I’m just a big weirdo and I should forget all about that,” it’s pretty, uh, basic?  Maybe we could take more than baby steps, is what I’m getting at here.

(Also, I note harboring that kind of doubt sure as shit doesn’t stop Deku from punching seven kinds of shit out of Shigaraki as long as he can still tell himself it’s AFO in control.  So, you know, he’s doing just fine on the victory front so far, doubts and all.)

O  Shouto’s emotional “stiff upper lip while his lower lip is going all wobbly from All Might praising him” face is cute.

O  Iida clonking Shouto with his mask is also cute.  But also, given that the distance is around two hundred miles—so Iida covering that distance in ten minutes will have him moving at roughly 1200mph—I can’t help but feel like it ought to take more than a face mask to protect someone who isn’t built for speed like Iida is from the wind intensity.

O  I think a lot of people assume the “wayward child” Iida is referring to is Shouto, and that’s a fair interpretation, but given how much Shouto wants to find some way to come to terms with his brother, it’s really far more Touya who’s gone astray.  Preventing that explosion means saving Dabi too, after all, so I think it’s maybe a bit more resonant if Iida is referring to the elder brother there.

O  I say this in complete sincerity: Hawks clutching Tokoyami is a good, emotive panel.  I also say this in complete sincerity: I dearly hope some Himijins catch up to them, STAT.

O  Stain must have either immersion-breakingly superb hearing or an in on the police line if I’m expected to believe he could hear Shouto and Iida’s conversation well enough to render a value judgement on it from the distance he’s at.  Maybe he’s just making some assumptions, since I trust he’s seen the Dabi broadcast like everyone else in the world at this point and thus can draw some basic conclusions from Dabi leaving via warp and Iida picking up Dabi’s brother piggyback-style.

O  Speaking of Iida and Shouto leaving, I notice we got no input from Burnin’ this week or last.  She was still standing last we saw her, so where’s she gotten to?  Maybe she’s getting medical attention for Kido and Onima?  We haven’t seen them since Dabi was doing a very good impression of burning them alive.

I will be shocked if Dabi managed to off a named character of greater significance and personal import to him than Snatch.  Pleased, too—as I’ve said before, Dabi’s firepower gets talked up way too much for how ineffectual it tends to be in terms of concrete, lasting consequences, and I can think of no better candidates to correct that than one or two of Endeavor’s sidekicks.  They certainly don’t deserve to be burned alive, but, well, them’s the breaks when you stand there flapping your gums to a murderous abuse victim about why you personally chose to stand with his abuser.

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[1] So naturally, he goes and gets ice powers next chapter.  Sigh.  We’ll see how I feel about that when I read the official release and start putting thoughts down in writing.

[2] As, indeed, it turns out he is.  Mind you, typically the person with more control over where a chase goes is the one being pursued, not the pursuer.  Dabi would need to nipping right at Endeavor’s heels to have much ability to turn him in a specific direction, or he’d need to be teamed up with a partner who could also direct Endeavor’s flight.  So it’s actually pretty strange to suggest that Dabi/Skeptic had any hand in this confrontation winding up where it did.  Endeavor is the one who decided to take off in this direction and not veer off in another at any point.  A little more on this topic next time, probably.

[3] You could argue that Deku was an exception to this, but Chapter 1 Deku always comes off to me as someone who was pinning all his hopes on a Hail Mary without even considering his other options.  He wanted to tell himself, At least I tried, but he was already pretty sure he was going to fail, so he wasn’t doing prep he could have been doing to maximize his odds, like exercise, martial arts training, looking into backup schools with easier exams, etc.  I would be entirely unsurprised if Deku didn’t even contact U.A. to see if quirkless people are allowed to test for their Hero Course, or if that was just the earliest hurdle that would have felled him and left him thinking, Well, it didn’t hurt to try.

[4] As if that isn’t true for every hero who ever comes up against a villain that’s a hard counter for their skill set, like all those heroes in Chapter 1 who gave up on even attempting to save Bakugou the moment the “tools” they were reliant on—their quirks—were rendered moot.

[roleplay-abiogenesis2]

Blog Update / Muse Retirement

//Hate that it's got to this point. Going to be a bit of a downer here so, read at your own discretion.

There is little to say really. Like many people here, I use RP as a form of escapism to my own stress and life. It makes me genuinely happy to get into character and forget about problems for a while.

These past weeks I have been in dire need of RP more than I had in a very long time. An awful timing really, to hit a slump in interactions.

I did my homework, I tried to network. I reached out. A few became welcome and beautiful mutuals, but many, many many others unfortunately did not. At my age, I tell myself I can handle rejection well, but that is only true to a certain degree. Even if I don't let these feelings impact my routine and real life, they are there nonetheless. And I don't want them to be.

After doing research on how to help with the situation, I have reached the conclusion that I have been in denial just how much my choice to make a multimuse blog has come back to bite me in the ass. Things like anonymous RP confessions say it like it is: multimuse blogs are stigmatized and often passed on without a chance given.

We are considered to be unorganized, lack commitment, and not provide the muses we put in our roster we asked. Personally, I thought multimuse was an excellent idea. I thought that making single blogs muses for such niche fandoms would lead to no activity, since my pool of potential partners would be smaller. I thought a multimuse would equal to fish with a net rather than a rod.

I was wrong, haha.

I can be super organized and tag every post with its fandom; I can provide all the tools for my followers to blacklist fandoms they are not interested in; I can commit to respond to any muse in my roster one may ask for. All this hard work won't amount to anything to those who just look at a number and decide I do none of those things without actually giving me a chance to prove them wrong.

So what is it that I can do? Create single muse blogs. The idea of having to log out and log in from tumblr for each individual muse to check notifications, reblog memes and post replies seems like even more work than what I already am doing, but if it is what gets mutuals, then so be it.

I feel like I have lost a fight here, but RP is a hobby, my favorite hobby, and it shouldn't be making me miserable.

So what is the TLDR? Do not panic. This blog isn't going anywhere anytime soon. But I will be slowly retiring muses that haven't gotten any engagement in months. Those I care to keep will get their own blog, and when those are set up and running, I will update you and provide links for anyone interested.

We are talking about an endeavor that will take months, so do not throw me away as a mutual just yet. This blog will stay up and running until everything else is set up properly. I have over 1500 posts to scan through and decide whether to transfer or not (I hate to leave my own writing behind, I like to go back and reread these threads for my own enjoyment).

In the meantime, I hope to still RP with everyone here. If you want to make sure I update you regarding a specific muse getting their own blog, DM me and I'll write a memo to do so. Just know that it is a long term project.

Thanks to all of my new mutuals and the old ones who have stuck around. You guys are keeping me sane everyday and trust me, this is less of an overstatement than it sounds.

Saru-mun\\

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TAG GAME: EIGHT SHOWS TO GET TO KNOW ME

Tagged by gorgeous @lordjohnwgrey. Thank youuu! 🥰

I am a film girlie in my heart and it's hard for me to sit through any series, so this task wasn't easy. Here you go:

Sex And The City - why? Because of the plot? Nah. Because I love fashion. This is what you need to know about me.

The Queen's Gambit - this is an incredible period drama. It's not about chess, as it might seem at first glance. It is about finding the strength to face your demons and stop running away from your problems. It's about friendship and loneliness. Anya Taylor-Joy's performance is nothing short of outstanding. Her character's outfits and the locations are something else worth taking a look at.

Sherlock - an extremely intelligent high-functioning sociopath played by extremely talented Benedict Cumberbatch and amazing Andrew Scott as Moriarty. I couldn't ask for more! The best and the only one modern film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories that I like. It always makes me want to pour myself a cup of earl gray tea with milk. The first two seasons are the best part of it. I rewatch it every year.

Friends - because I'm old school and this is a classic. My comfort show. It's always there for me and I ALWAYS make references to it confusing my friends.

How I Met Your Mother - it's like Friends, but it's not like Friends. Hard to explain. It is just very good in its own way.

House, M.D. - cynical, harsh. Why did I even like it? I can't articulate my thoughts, but it's a masterpiece.

The Office - the best meme supplier. The creators of the show managed to keep the perfect balance between comedy and drama (80/20). Do you remember the time without smartphones and social media? Well, this show is a warm blanket of nostalgia. It's realistic and kind. The show is here to tell us that there's a lot of beauty in ordinary things and that we're all not perfect and it's actually okay. (It also has my otp #2 - Jim and Pam. Couple goals. And Pam has the best female character development I've ever seen so far.) Btw, season 8 doesn't exist for me.

Peaky Blinders - this is the real owner of this page. The reason why I joined Tumblr. I'll never get tired of saying that season 1 is the best hours of television history. And I'll also never get tired of saying how disappointed and heartbroken I was after watching season 3. Why did I keep watching this series anyway? 3 reasons: Cillian Murphy's acting, the cinematography, and the soundtrack. I think I have the same relationship with this show that Tommy has with Grace. I'll never get over it.

Tagging (no pressure): @i-just-look-at-pictures @almightytrashcan @doyouknowwhoiam2 @rousie @tommyxgrace-always @peakyv + anyone interested

[tenebrius-excellium]

1. “Tumblr is not easy to use” the rest of us got it, didn’t we? Also it got significantly harder and messier to use based on what changes were made since 2017!

2. “Experiment with logged-out Tumblr” take it back to how it looked in 2017 where the signup page promoted a single, classy-looking work of art (left), instead of whatever this is (right):

3. "We must deliver great content each time the app is opened." Yes but No. Yes you want the content to be representative of what Tumblr is about and to be of high quality. But don't go searching for something forcefully. CREATING that content is NOT your job. That's OURS. You need to encourage Tumblr users to produce so much high quality content on their own (again) that it simply becomes the average view upon opening the app. That happens by making the users relaxed and worriless, by giving them ease and control. Right now, the very crashing use of this site seems a hotter topic than to make art and write poems. Why are we engaging in the Twitter war instead of baking elephant-shaped raisin bread? Because we're too worried we could lose this site. STAY AWAY FROM ALGORITHMS.

4. "Addressing the confusion within replies and reblogs." We tag each other. Problem solved. The only real problem that makes everyone very uncomfortable and sents them rightfully running from a post is this:

We'd rather see everything than wonder what happened. This creates too much insecurity and is the start of censorship. If there's an unwanted comment there, we can just block the person. Just get rid of the pornbot infestation.

5. "Lack of feedback stems from the outdated decision to only show content from followed blogs." No. Lack of feedback stems from the fact that I can't search for new blogs (also a feature from back in 2017). I haven't really followed a new person in years. Why? Because blogs aren't recommended in the search function. WHERE I SEARCH FOR THEM. Which I want to do. Which I don't anymore because unwanted stuff is shoved onto my dashboard. Now I just want to get rid of the annoyance. Let people search for what they want.

There's also the aspect where Tumblr has lost almost all its visual appeal due to the shitty blog view. It was a calm side drawer which allowed a quick overview, like this (left):

The central pop-up (right) is so messy and non-functional. Notice how the description and the first post are entirely cut off. You don't know where to look first, where to click, what to do.

Alternatively, clicking on a blog was used to open a new tab. In 2017, people made use of their blog page filling the entire screen. They made elaborate and complex blog designs, bought templates and experimented with the HTML. Every blog was beautiful and showed the user's investment like a Carrd (left). They also counted on the entire internet reading their blog, not just Tumblr users. With the sign-up wall, this is no longer possible, so why bother? Now, everyone uses basic templates because nobody actually goes on people's full blog views anymore (right). The art of blog design has been lost. Gosh we had music players on there! Less artsy pages means cheaper memes and shitposts which means less quality art and less engagement with fanart, which makes Tumblr slowly become a text-only-based site that talks about nothing but its own function. It's as if Whatsapp users kept saying "Whatsapp is so shitty why are we still here" instead of messaging others, which is its use. A site's use must become an art or become invisible, but it can NEVER be the content of its own conversation.

6. "Build mechanisms to protect creators from being spammed by notifications when they go viral." Turn off notifications, done.

7. "Create patterns that encourage users to keep returning to Tumblr." I don't want to be spammed by e-mails. People will come when the site is amazing enough. It used to be (guess when. Guess). And it can be again. People need to be drawn to this site, not to be reminded that it exists. Tumblr has the potential to be fascinating.

8. "Improve performance, stability, and quality" Yes. But don't shove Tumblr Labs on us. We will come, attracted like mice, if something is good. THAT'S HOW TUMBLR WORKS.

Please think about what "letting the user control their experience" means.

Social media becomes an increasingly passive advertising game. The user has no control over their experience. The user must receive tools to create, not have their experience thrown at them by math. Users like to act intelligent, not to look at artificial intelligence.

TLDR: @staff If you went fully, 100% back to 2017 Tumblr, I would scream with joy. The crabs and frogs felt like that. That's why we liked them. Because it was harmless art. Fix the following things: Bot infestation, blog view should be sidebar not central, enable people to search for blogs again, don't hide replies, get rid of the sign-up wall and bring the more beautiful log-in page back. Additional: Get rid of Community Labels and Tumblr Live.

Tumblr’s Core Product Strategy

Here at Tumblr, we’ve been working hard on reorganizing how we work in a bid to gain more users. A larger user base means a more sustainable company, and means we get to stick around and do this thing with you all a bit longer. What follows is the strategy we're using to accomplish the goal of user growth. The @labs group has published a bit already, but this is bigger. We’re publishing it publicly for the first time, in an effort to work more transparently with all of you in the Tumblr community. This strategy provides guidance amid limited resources, allowing our teams to focus on specific key areas to ensure Tumblr’s future.

The Diagnosis

In order for Tumblr to grow, we need to fix the core experience that makes Tumblr a useful place for users. The underlying problem is that Tumblr is not easy to use. Historically, we have expected users to curate their feeds and lean into curating their experience. But this expectation introduces friction to the user experience and only serves a small portion of our audience. 

Tumblr’s competitive advantage lies in its unique content and vibrant communities. As the forerunner of internet culture, Tumblr encompasses a wide range of interests, such as entertainment, art, gaming, fandom, fashion, and music. People come to Tumblr to immerse themselves in this culture, making it essential for us to ensure a seamless connection between people and content. 

To guarantee Tumblr’s continued success, we’ve got to prioritize fostering that seamless connection between people and content. This involves attracting and retaining new users and creators, nurturing their growth, and encouraging frequent engagement with the platform.

Our Guiding Principles

To enhance Tumblr’s usability, we must address these core guiding principles.

Expand the ways new users can discover and sign up for Tumblr.

Provide high-quality content with every app launch.

Facilitate easier user participation in conversations.

Retain and grow our creator base.

Create patterns that encourage users to keep returning to Tumblr.

Improve the platform’s performance, stability, and quality.

Below is a deep dive into each of these principles.

Principle 1: Expand the ways new users can discover and sign up for Tumblr.

Tumblr has a “top of the funnel” issue in converting non-users into engaged logged-in users. We also have not invested in industry standard SEO practices to ensure a robust top of the funnel. The referral traffic that we do get from external sources is dispersed across different pages with inconsistent user experiences, which results in a missed opportunity to convert these users into regular Tumblr users. For example, users from search engines often land on pages within the blog network and blog view—where there isn’t much of a reason to sign up. 

We need to experiment with logged-out tumblr.com to ensure we are capturing the highest potential conversion rate for visitors into sign-ups and log-ins. We might want to explore showing the potential future user the full breadth of content that Tumblr has to offer on our logged-out pages. We want people to be able to easily understand the potential behind Tumblr without having to navigate multiple tabs and pages to figure it out. Our current logged-out explore page does very little to help users understand “what is Tumblr.” which is a missed opportunity to get people excited about joining the site.

Actions & Next Steps

Improving Tumblr’s search engine optimization (SEO) practices to be in line with industry standards.

Experiment with logged out tumblr.com to achieve the highest conversion rate for sign-ups and log-ins, explore ways for visitors to “get” Tumblr and entice them to sign up.

Principle 2: Provide high-quality content with every app launch.

We need to ensure the highest quality user experience by presenting fresh and relevant content tailored to the user’s diverse interests during each session. If the user has a bad content experience, the fault lies with the product.

The default position should always be that the user does not know how to navigate the application. Additionally, we need to ensure that when people search for content related to their interests, it is easily accessible without any confusing limitations or unexpected roadblocks in their journey.

Being a 15-year-old brand is tough because the brand carries the baggage of a person’s preconceived impressions of Tumblr. On average, a user only sees 25 posts per session, so the first 25 posts have to convey the value of Tumblr: it is a vibrant community with lots of untapped potential. We never want to leave the user believing that Tumblr is a place that is stale and not relevant. 

Actions & Next Steps

Deliver great content each time the app is opened.

Make it easier for users to understand where the vibrant communities on Tumblr are. 

Improve our algorithmic ranking capabilities across all feeds. 

Principle 3: Facilitate easier user participation in conversations.

Part of Tumblr’s charm lies in its capacity to showcase the evolution of conversations and the clever remarks found within reblog chains and replies. Engaging in these discussions should be enjoyable and effortless.

Unfortunately, the current way that conversations work on Tumblr across replies and reblogs is confusing for new users. The limitations around engaging with individual reblogs, replies only applying to the original post, and the inability to easily follow threaded conversations make it difficult for users to join the conversation.

Actions & Next Steps

Address the confusion within replies and reblogs.

Improve the conversational posting features around replies and reblogs. 

Allow engagements on individual replies and reblogs.

Make it easier for users to follow the various conversation paths within a reblog thread. 

Remove clutter in the conversation by collapsing reblog threads. 

Explore the feasibility of removing duplicate reblogs within a user’s Following feed. 

Principle 4: Retain and grow our creator base.

Creators are essential to the Tumblr community. However, we haven’t always had a consistent and coordinated effort around retaining, nurturing, and growing our creator base.  

Being a new creator on Tumblr can be intimidating, with a high likelihood of leaving or disappointment upon sharing creations without receiving engagement or feedback. We need to ensure that we have the expected creator tools and foster the rewarding feedback loops that keep creators around and enable them to thrive.

The lack of feedback stems from the outdated decision to only show content from followed blogs on the main dashboard feed (“Following”), perpetuating a cycle where popular blogs continue to gain more visibility at the expense of helping new creators. To address this, we need to prioritize supporting and nurturing the growth of new creators on the platform.

It is also imperative that creators, like everyone on Tumblr, feel safe and in control of their experience. Whether it be an ask from the community or engagement on a post, being successful on Tumblr should never feel like a punishing experience.

Actions & Next Steps

Get creators’ new content in front of people who are interested in it. 

Improve the feedback loop for creators, incentivizing them to continue posting.

Build mechanisms to protect creators from being spammed by notifications when they go viral.

Expand ways to co-create content, such as by adding the capability to embed Tumblr links in posts.

Principle 5: Create patterns that encourage users to keep returning to Tumblr.

Push notifications and emails are essential tools to increase user engagement, improve user retention, and facilitate content discovery. Our strategy of reaching out to you, the user, should be well-coordinated across product, commercial, and marketing teams.

Our messaging strategy needs to be personalized and adapt to a user’s shifting interests. Our messages should keep users in the know on the latest activity in their community, as well as keeping Tumblr top of mind as the place to go for witty takes and remixes of the latest shows and real-life events.  

Most importantly, our messages should be thoughtful and should never come across as spammy.  

Actions & Next Steps

Conduct an audit of our messaging strategy.

Address the issue of notifications getting too noisy; throttle, collapse or mute notifications where necessary.  

Identify opportunities for personalization within our email messages. 

Test what the right daily push notification limit is. 

Send emails when a user has push notifications switched off.

Principle 6: Performance, stability and quality.

The stability and performance of our mobile apps have declined. There is a large backlog of production issues, with more bugs created than resolved over the last 300 days. If this continues, roughly one new unresolved production issue will be created every two days. Apps and backend systems that work well and don't crash are the foundation of a great Tumblr experience. Improving performance, stability, and quality will help us achieve sustainable operations for Tumblr.

Improve performance and stability: deliver crash-free, responsive, and fast-loading apps on Android, iOS, and web.

Improve quality: deliver the highest quality Tumblr experience to our users. 

Move faster: provide APIs and services to unblock core product initiatives and launch new features coming out of Labs.

Conclusion

Our mission has always been to empower the world’s creators. We are wholly committed to ensuring Tumblr evolves in a way that supports our current users while improving areas that attract new creators, artists, and users. You deserve a digital home that works for you. You deserve the best tools and features to connect with your communities on a platform that prioritizes the easy discoverability of high-quality content. This is an invigorating time for Tumblr, and we couldn’t be more excited about our current strategy.

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STARTING AGAIN ; THE BLOOD ON THE ALTAR , ╭・ THINGS AREN'T WHAT THEY SEEM .

#𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐒-𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐃 , an independent roleplay blog for 𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐓 of 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐁 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑 .

A STUDY ON : resilience | bravery | first one in last one out | a stubborn curiosity | chewing off more than you can handle | determination | jaguars | fear tactics | hardened by atrocities | throwing tactics right back at others | slowly shifting morality | sacrificing yourself to fulfill a legacy | fighting dirty | being a glass cannon | realizing you aren't so different from the people you fight | obsession | running away from your problems

╭・ 𝖡𝖫𝖮𝖦 𝖣𝖨𝖱𝖤𝖢𝖳𝖮𝖱𝖸 + 𝖢𝖱𝖴𝖢𝖨𝖠𝖫 𝖨𝖭𝖥𝖮𝖱𝖬𝖠𝖳𝖨𝖮𝖭

𝐋𝐎𝐖-𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐔𝐌 activity | analysis based all blog graphics are my own

╭・BLOGROLL .

𝐨𝐜 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞 at @sworn-in-blood

𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐫 at @prometheus-folly

𝐣𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 : @forgotten-retrouvaille

𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 / 𝐣𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 / 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬 : @buriedhonor

𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 :

( ••• ) : the extraordinary isn't in ,

who we are ,

╭・rather in what we do .

rules under the cut , please read before interacting

───・✧ˎˊ˗ 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋

one . #𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐒-𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐃 is a single-muse , independant , semi-selective roleplay blog . I am open to writing with anyone who wants a thread with me , but I will only write with those 18 and over . i LOVE plotting and will happily welcome anything into my inbox - don't feel hesitant to drop in and ask for a plot/send in a starter meme or anything similar - I promise I don't bite ! That being said , don't be an asshole , over anon or anywhere else.

two . some info surrounding me : hey ! my name is ryxon , i'm 20 , queer , and go by they/them exclusively . i tend to be rather busy , as i am a fulltime farmer , firefighter and mechanic . i am very interested in poetry and character analysis , and use them as references when it comes to my writing . my lara is heavily headcanon based and i recommend reading the carrd BIO page due to the way i interpret her character . Discord is available for mutuals on request .

three . i do not tolerate AI of any kind , and I will not hesitate to block if I find similar media or content on your page . Please do not send AI generated media or content to this blog . Do not use this blog to train AI .

four . i do not write sexually explicit threads . i am okay with suggestive content, but that being said , i don't write that stuff with everyone . that being said , this blog contains several canon-typical themes , including heavy violence , death , brief mentions of torture , and other canon typical themes of the tomb raider reboot games (2013-Shadow mainly , and also encompasses the events of the animated television series . this blog is mainly set within that timeline and not within the movies / original games . these will be tagged accordingly . follow at your own discretion .

five . this goes without saying but do not interact if you are homophobic , transphobic , fall under the categories of inc*st , p*dophilia, noncon/dubcon , or any other gross stuff similar to this . i do not support any ai-generated media alongside this , and i will not interact with those that do . please do not send this blog NSFW asks or request those kinds of threads with me . I am very liberal with the block button and anything of the above will warrant it.

six . i am perfectly happy with any sort of blog following me , be it main/personal or roleplay , though i ask that threads aren't reblogged except by the people directly involved . though i am perfectly fine if others want to follow them/read them as they go . i do not mind any sort of interaction with any of my other posts , but my headcanons and analysis are exclusive to my interpretation of lara croft , and my portrayal relies very heavily on those . they are crafted specifically for my portrayal , so please keep that in mind .

───・✧ˎˊ˗ 𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘

seven . I prefer writing with partners who are at least semi-literate to literate , but I will not ever pressure someone into writing more than they want to . I myself write literate - novella , but I tend to match the length of my partners . i do not expect essays , i myself am very much focused on quality over quantity , and aim to build a well-made story first and foremost . my responses can be slow at times , and i ask reminders are only sent after a couple months without a response . no godmodding , please . asks that don't specify a specific verse will be treated as mainline verse unless they've been plotted/specified beforehand - if you want an AU verse , specify ! i can be slow to respond to some messages as i am rather busy but i will always attempt to do so in a timely manner.

eight . i am more than happy to accomodate if you require a different format of writing , or something similar . just message me and i will do my best .

nine . this blog is multimuse && oc friendly , i am more than happy to write with either . i am also open to writing in any setting , or aus. lara is very open to crossovers and alternate settings that do not have to be within the tomb raider universe. she is mainly written in her tomb raider verse , but can be flexible regarding other settings - my main example is the likely tendency to write her also in a resident evil setting that i'll work out at some point but those are the main two where i potentially see her properly within .

ten . if you reblog a meme or a prompt from me , please send one in return . otherwise , please reblog them from the source .

───・✧ˎˊ˗ 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆

eleven . this blog is multi-ship , and i am perfectly happy to write different ships with muns , though they aren't the main focus of the blog . my lara is lesbian and asexual. please message and ask if you would like to write any sort of ship with me . ships will only be written with mutuals . i ship chemistry , and do not do forced ships . i really , really enjoy dynamic , complex bonds , and am always down to discuss any sort of relationships , whether it be romantic , platonic , antagonistic etc !