#dreamt arcade

[dreamt-arcade]

Dear Detectives,

She's a bit corky and can sleep anywhere when she's relaxed. However, her concentration during a game is amazing!

Chiaki Nanami is now available for asks.

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[revivemyreverie]

Assets such as the pillows, lights, and flags come from Twisted Wonderland's cards. I simply traced and made edits. Credit goes directly to Yana Tosobo and Aniplex's design team!

Happy Birthday, Saturn!!! May the stars shine brighter tonight in your name!

Voice Lines are down below!

When Summoned: Yawn… What else do I need to do tonight?

Summon Line: Sheesh, I always forget that Toytoriya’s birthdays are crazy from the moment you wake up to the final hours before twelve. Let’s see what they got this year!

Groooovy!!: Mmhn… Eh? What time is it..?

Home: I just woke up! Let me mentally prepare for the day first!

Swap Looks: Ah, did I forget to take my makeup off?

Home Idle 1: Uwa, they got banners for my birthday up everywhere. I got the feeling Winston had a hand in this one…

Home Idle 2: Back home, my sister loved to sneak something scary into my room for me to wake up to on my birthday. That little prankster can’t get me now!

Home Idle 3: I gotta ask Lotsie for a set of bandaids again…Maybe I should wish to stop being a klutz this year. 

Home Idle - Login: I dreamt I got a huge cinnamon roll for my birthday cake… Maybe it was a glimpse into the future? 

Home Idle - Groovy: The rocket pillow is from my roommate as an early birthday present, and the posters in my room are from Zackery! They’re both pretty “me”, right?

Home Tap 1: Even Graham got me a present..? Ah, now I feel guilty. I should plan to hang out with him one day.

Home Tap 2: My pajamas? Oh, my shirt is from an old pizza joint my parents used to take me to. The owner there always gives me extra coins to use in their arcade~. 

Home Tap 3: An eye mask is always good when your dorm likes to blast lights outside for stage projects every now and again. I have an extra if you want one!

Home Tap 4: Zackery’s gifts are always fun, if not a little dangerous. I gotta remind myself not to shake the box in case there’s a button to detonate something inside… I guess that’s expected from Toytoriya’s best scientist, though. 

Home Tap 5: Where did I put my paint remover… Eh, maybe I’ll just put my makeup over it. 

Home Tap - Groovy: Crap, did I drool on my blueprint?! ...Hm, I’ll deal with it later. It’s my birthday, after all!

[tailschannel]

Sonic Dream Team to feature post-launch content and new music; game layout and narrative detailed in new interview

The creative decisions behind the upcoming Apple Arcade exclusive, Sonic Dream Team, was detailed by SEGA HARDlight creative director Dan Rossati in a new interview with TouchArcade.

Here’s the news and notes...

Sonic Dream Team was developed across the span of two years.

HARDlight was able to craft the game’s narrative around Cream the Rabbit, and the studio is glad to see the positive reactions towards her return.

Soundtrack composed by Michiel van de Bos, responsible for songs from games like Deus Ex and Unreal Tournament, and composed music for Sonic Jump Fever.

HARDlight plans to update the game post-launch to “keep it fresh," and support an “exhilarating flow state.”

They wanted the player to have maximum control across touchscreen and controller options.

Early on, I was waving my hands around, emulating rollercoasters and halfpipes, while enthusiastically trying to communicate what I meant by flow.

Their goal is to allow players to learn the controls quickly and to be able to speed run levels.

Inspiration was taken from the Adventure games, but those games were not directly replicated in Dream Team.

HARDlight saw the opportunity to use Apple Arcade as a platform for a full 3D platformer on mobile.

Rossati thinks that the game has high replay value, with a high skill ceiling for speed runs and extra missions to complete.

When Apple Arcade launched, we were delighted it brought about the conversation of getting a true 3D Sonic platformer into the lineup. Having worked with Apple and the Apple Arcade platform previously for Sonic Dash Plus and Sonic Racing, we knew that Sonic Dream Team would be a great fit for our next game on iOS.

The creative director appreciates working with other like-minded SEGA and Sonic fans at HARDlight; wanted Dream Team to be reminiscent of the Sonic games he dreamt about as a child.

(story contributed by Spectre and MC for the Tails' Channel newsfeed.)

[henry-fox-biggest-stan]

S5 predictions

-At the final episode, the party goes back to the local village with three waterfalls and mileven marry while Will watches sadly (if he’s even alive, perhaps he died fighting Vecna)

-Max comes back to life, but she comes back wrong. Her limbs have been replaced by robot parts by doctors and she’s now a cyborg

-Lucas jokes about her being C-3PO from Star Wars. Max shoots him with her laser arm and he dies

-Dustin starts wearing lipstick and it’s just never acknowledged. It’s red. Very red. Too red.

-Turns out Henry is possessed with an evil spirit sent by the Christian devil because his parents never loved him, and during the final fight El looks at him in the eye and says “hey🥺 this isn’t you🥺” and they hug and he becomes Henry again and he’s the best man at the mileven wedding

-Steve gets his ass beat, again

-Robin falls head over heels for Jonathan, who cheats on Nancy with her. Nancy is so mad than she grabs one of her guns and shoots them both

-Eddie comes back to life but he only speaks French now

-Will develops a crush on Steve and they are endgame

-Robin begins growing pumpkins

-Also Joyce and Robin kiss

-When hopper finds out he’s so mad he handcuffs Robin and refuses to leave her hands free, so she spends half a season completely free and in liberty but handcuffed

-Lucas’ ghost comes back to haunt the party after max killed him but not in a scary way. Neither a sad way. He’s just an inconvenience. He moves papers and cups to other places, he opens the door while Dustin is showering, he tugs at mike’s hair. He doesn’t do anything to Will tho and this pisses everyone off cause that’s just not fair.

-El is actually Henry’s daughter, el’s mom and him hooked up while he was in the lab.

-El grows her hair out and dyes it pink

-Mike grows a mustache

-Will hits the gym and gets jacked

-Max steals Robin’s pumpkins at night to leave them in mike’s room. Mike is so confused each morning, there’s always a new pumpkin.

-El and Steve share an emotional moment with an almost kiss but they are interrupted by Will

-Suzie is Russian and has been on it all along

-Argyle appears during the first episode and he’s driving the van. He’s supposed to drive Jonathan and will somewhere but before he arrives at their house a truck hits him and he goes flying and dies

-Will, despite being endgame with Steve, objects at the mileven wedding, and Nancy just shots him and they continue the wedding like nothing happened

-Robin and Steve get a new job at the arcade. They are eventually fired because they spend their shifts playing, and they are so bad but they keep playing anyway, and eventually they lose all their money and end up with 20k dollars in debt. A s5 subplot is them trying to break into the arcade at night and steal their money back from inside the machines. They fail

-Mr Clarke appears and has an affair with hopper

-Holly gets taken to the upside down cause she doesn’t know how to ride a bike yet, so she just goes walking through the forest and Vecna sees her and just snatches her.

-Surprise surprise, Karen knows how to use a gun and she’s the one to kill the evil spirit possessing Henry by shooting it

-Billy appears and Steve and him have some very homoerotic wrestling before El kills him just because. He was alive for 15 minutes. Also during all this he was a zombie

-Max’s mom actually works for the lab and was brenner’s ex

-The last scene of the whole show is Ted wheeler waking up on his armchair, having dreamt all the story

[planetlongjourney]

I’ve had a few dreams about Star Trek, but my absolute favourite is when I dreamt that Ds9 had an 11 SERIES spinoff. 😭

I was so confused, because “How in the world did I not know about this” and I was convinced it was fake until I watched the first 3 episodes and it was the BEST THING I HAD EVER WATCHED.

Basically the plot is that all the characters on Ds9 lose their memories, and just go (or get transported) to Earth I guess for some reason. Then, Ben Sisko (who cannot remember anything) kidnaps all of them and forces them to join his pirate ship???

And so basically they are made to start a pirate crew against their own will, but then everyone gets really into it and it just starts becoming a ragtag group of people. Quark starts a bar even though there’s only about 10 people and Odo is just really scared because he cannot remember how or why he can shapeshift and he is absolutely terrified because of it all of the time.

2nd episode, Morn is there and Quark starts talking about how Morn is probably so weak and everyone is like “wait who is that guy why is he even here” and Sisko says “he just came with the ship idk guys” so anyways Quark challenges Morn to a fight, and then morn starts speaking in the deepest, thickest Russian accent ever, says “game on” or something, and throws Quark across the ship. Nobody messes with Morn again. Nor is he ever mentioned.

3rd episode, I can’t really remember but there’s a part where the Ds9 pirate crew is running away from a bunch of other ships and I think “oh they must be getting attacked” but then the ships just start throwing them supplies??? With a massive arcade claw machine hand thingy??? While all the ships are still moving??? Then I remember at the end they somehow start a campfire and just eat s’mores (even Odo) and I’m just like wow they are such an amazing team AND THEN I WOKE UP :(

When I awoke I was so confused because the dream was so real and I couldn’t remember if the show was actually made and so I was like “damn what was it called” and I knew it was something along the lines of “sparkle rainbow team” but then I slowly came to my senses and realised no of course the show didn’t exist and I was deeply saddened and wouldn’t stop going on about how amazing it was for a week. 😔🥺

[dailyskeletonreminders]

dreamt last night that i went to the arcade and they had a pjackk cabinet and it was a normal beat em up except there were only civilians to kill and they were trying to run away

[sometimeslwish]

Hijo de la luna (The Moon's Son)

Remember this? Yeah, I'm just gonna ramble messily about it. I keep trying to just talk and I keep writing instead so, here you go.

So, for a little bit of context; I roleplay on wsp, that's where my oc, Ilkay, comes from. He has a sister who also plays the game and because I wanted to create a second account I said "you know, what? Might as well use him and make her look like him" (I failed at it, but it's okay cause I can fix it later) few days after, I dreamt of him and Xavier.

In his original lore, he's supposed to be the moon's son, which pretty much makes him a god. I'm not gonna give all the details since it's a lot to write, but I'll say this: he has two sisters, Emma and Nevaeh. Emma died when she was young and Nevaeh is someone he met through his father at a later time and whom he decided to adopt as a sister because of many shared similarities. I'm using Nevaeh as inspiration for mc's appearance while naming her Emma because... well, you'll see why later.

Anyways, since he's a god and his abilities are related to the dark, it made sense to me that in the lads universe his evol would be shadow manipulation, a complete opposite of Xavier's.

The dream was essentially just scattered scenes.

The first one was them training together after Ilkay had asked Xavier to be his sparring partner, since he was the only other one in the association who used a sword to fight wanderers. Then it skips to when Emma (mc) joins the association and people start confusing Ilkay and her for siblings, since they look quite similar. She accompanies Xavier on one of the sparring sessions and spectates them. Ilkay eventually gives in and asks Xavier if they really look that similar and he's forced out of his little denial stage because of Xavier's answer. When they're done, Ilkay meets Tara and is essentially invited into the group outing. During said group outing, Ilkay gets to know Emma a little bit more and it dawns on him that she might actually be his long lost sister who he thought dead.

Then, when Emma looses grandma and Caleb, Ilkay is there to hold her and help her through the pain because he knows what it's like to loose a family member. And from there's a few more time skips to him hanging out more and more with Emma and them acting more and more like siblings.

At some point, I got a tid-bit into Xavier's head where he's struggling to juggle what he feels for Emma and what he feels for Ilkay. On one side, she's his Queen reincarnated, some emotions are bound to resurface. On the other, Ilkay makes him feel things that Emma doesn't. Usually, when other people talk to Emma, he feels jealous but when it's Ilkay who talks to her, he finds that he doesn't care. And then he slowly goes from feeling jealous of who talks to Emma, to feeling jealous of who talks to Ilkay after seeing Ilkay flirt with someone else twice: first time with a woman, second time with a man.

Ilkay, of course, also wants Xavier but he's not gonna do anything about it because 1) he doesn't know how Xav feels about men 2) His sister-who-doesn't-know-because-she-doesn't-remember seems pretty close to him and he's not about to come in between that.

Ilkay meets Rafayel after impulsively going into the arcade, using getting a plushy for Emma as an excuse, and decides that he hates the guy (he doesn't really, he finds him funny, even if a little bit annoying) there's a bit of a one sided rivalry from Rafayel's side and it's so hilarious but so fucking painful because he can't just say "that's my sister you're flirting with, buddy" cause she doesn't know and he hasn't figured out how to tell her. Maybe a dna test? But how would he get her to do one without it being suspicious? He already has a headache from the fish boy, he doesn't want to think about that right now.

Then she goes to the n109 zone with Rafayel's help and both Xav and Ilkay's advice, meets Sylus and comes back a few months later acting a little different. The first thing that happens is her confronting Ilkay about the fact that they are siblings, so they end up having a very emotional conversation about their lives and how it progressed after. They have an impromptu sleepover and invite Tara and Xavier to hangout.

Everything is normal for a while. It's just patrolling, hanging out with Emma and her friends, sparring or doing other things with Xavier – like falling asleep together while on the couch, cuddling in their sleep and then pretending nothing happened and "everything is totally fine," "they definitely don't want to do more than that," "no, I'm not gonna think about this later while in bed/the shower" when they get up – and going on about life.

He ends up meeting Zayne when he finds Emma at a pastry shop. There's a fond look in the mans face and, honesty, he's not that surprised that she has three men wrapped around her finger. Although, he does feel a little bit bitter that one of them is someone he likes, but it's fine, it's not like she has any control over it, she's adorable and all that.

Then it's snippets of Ilkay's life where he's being a hunter, helping his dad with some dirty work and making deals in the Nest. He meets Rafayel again, right when he's going to drink the shot to take the deal. He doesn't approach, simply gives him an acknowledging nod, drinks and leaves to do what he needs to do.

Some time later, Ilkay ends up going back to the n109 zone to cut some dead ends for his father and he meets Sylus while Emma is with him. His only reaction is a raised eyebrow and a teasing "get 'em, girl" because he totally saw everything but he's going to play dumb for now.

When he teases her about it later, she flails and he learns that she's been meeting with Sylus for a while and that she is attracted to him. He doesn't like how he treated her in the beginning and is quite against her being with him, but he trusts her so he won't say anything about it. He's seen her spar with Xavier and he's seen her train by herself, she's more than capable. Besides, he thinks his facial expressions where more than enough.

Then it's his turn to flail when she asks him about his feelings for Xavier and how he should do something about it instead of whatever the fuck he's been doing because "it's fucking annoying to see you pin after each other when both of you clearly feel the same way" and "I've caught you guys cuddling more than enough times, please, I'm tired of pretending otherwise."

He can't really argue against her, try as he might. So, with her blessing and insistent encouragement, he becomes more foward with Xavier, asks him out to things like eating and going to the library or places where they could talk about space and all that shit. Asks about him and offers information about himself in return and the relationship slowly develops.

Ilkay ends up calling him after a rough fight with a Wanderer and that raises up the anti because "gotta take you to the hospital, don't die on me" and yada yada.

It gets a little angsty for Emma cause the abandonment issues hit her hard, Xavier has to stand back while he watches her cling to Ilkay and that breaks him a little cause Tara misunderstands how close they are (he also does it but he keeps quiet). Then it's like "Ew, she's my sister" and Emma flinches away with pure disgust in her face and they realize that they never shared the fact that they were siblings with anyone other than Zayne, Sylus and Rafayel.

Xavier is super fucking relieved, then confused cause "Didn't she die during the catastrophy?"

"I said I 'lost' her, I never said she was dead."

He tells them that they were playing hide and seek with other kids during that time. They where able to find the other kids, but she's the only one that they couldn't find and he'd been haunted with the guilt ever since because that stupid game was his fucking idea in the first place and the one time that he let her hide by herself everything went to shit so fast. They all cry a little bit before leaving, with Tara going back home and Xavier going for food. Emma is the only one who stays and he admits what he hadn't told her the first time.

How he felt so guilty that he started helping his father in the business, filled with so much anger that he'd take it out in his missions. How he became a hunter as a last resort because he wanted to believe that she was still alive, since they never found a body. It's another emotional talk, one where he's terrified of what she'll think of him, cause it's one thing to know your boyfriend-to-be has killed people and it's other thing to know you come from a family of assassin's. He can't gage her reaction, but he can assume that her hug means that she doesn't hate him and doesn't want him far away from her and that's more than enough for now.

He gets discharged and finds himself pleasantly surprised when Xavier gets time off and offers to take care of him while he recovers. Xavier has to insist before Ilkay finally relents and lets the older man take him to his apartment.

He snickers at Xavier's first attempts at cooking, horribly endeared with him, and eventually convinces him to let him be a bit of a guide through the cooking. He progresses fast, to the point where Ilkay only watches, barely commenting anything as he keeps him company.

During a talk about music and interests and life as a hunter, Lumiere ends up coming as a topic. He laughs at Xavier's petulant look when he praises the man and he pokes the older man's cheek before saying "you look so adorable like this" he wants to eat him up, he wants to take the plunge so badly, but he's even more terrified of everything going wrong, so he keeps himself in check "Don't worry, Xav, you're cool too"

That night, they cuddle in bed. Ilkay is on his back, one of his arms being used as a pillow by Xav while the silver haired man leaves an arm over his chest.

And then I don't remember anything else...

[sporesgalaxy]

dreamt about a halloween arcade game that like 8 people in sets of 2 couldnplay at once and it wanted to kill you. dreamt about ironic miscommunications putting a rift between some lesbians whod only just worked up the nerve to ask each other out. and I dreamt that I really had to shit but various people kept breaking open the bathroom stall door and the only other place to go to the bathroom was in this timy coffinlike box on stilts that I was living in for some reason like there was a tiny toilet in it but i didnt want to use it because I couldnt even sit up in there. and these were all the same dream. the evil video game had to be exploded in the end but the guy doing pyrotechnics liked explosions too much so he blew up the whole building. and then invited me and all the other people whod fought the game back next week for an educational prehistoric time trsvel adventurd.

[scelene]

( YAYA DACOSTA. THIRTY-EIGHT. CIS FEMALE. SHE/HER. ) in texas, SELENE ROJAS is more commonly known as BIRDIE. they’ve been living in stratford for A FEW WEEKS and currently WORK AS A JOURNALIST. some say they are SECRETIVE & LONELY but i’m more inclined to believe those that say they’re WARM & COMPASSONIATE. if you walk by their house, you can sometimes hear BURNING HOUSE by CAM playing from their window. ( a pen and pad of paper at the ready, the smell of cucumber body spray and the thrill of the chase . ) 

NAME, NICKNAMES & ALIASES: selene rojas, birdie. LOYALTY & OCCUPATION: selene's only loyalty, at the moment, is herself and the paper she writes for. PERSONALITY: selene is warm and compassionate while also being somewhat withdrawn and appearing lonely. she's been on the road for assignments so much, she has yet to put down solid roots. BAD HABBITS: selene tends to be restless, only getting sleep when she's about to drop. PLAYLIST: burning house by cam, never had by oscar isaac, worst kind of crush by twinnie, arcade by duncan laurence, give you love by alex warren.

BACKGROUND: born in the smallest of towns in new england, selene's childhood was full of love in the form of two loving parents and two older brothers. don't mistake it. her brothers were a year and two years older than she was so she grew up wrestling with them and learning how to let things roll off her back. it made her somewhat of a bully on the playground not taking anyone's shit. if someone kicked her, you bet she stuck them in a headlock and got a suspension. at some point she met a funny kid from the netherlands who went from being on her radar to being a very, very close friend of hers as they got older. when selene was a teenager, she wrote articles for the school paper and eventually went to college and onto getting a spot on new york's biggest paper (yk the one). it allowed her to travel to report on subjects her small town heart never dreamt of. for the last few years she's been on the road more than she was at home (a small dingey apartment in new york) and rather than go home to new england after catching heat for her last article, she decided to go visit her best friend in texas where she eventually found a bigger story with a bigger risk.

CONNECTIONS: jamie kuiper. her playground target. her best friend. the man of her dreams... if only she had realized any time sooner. it always seemed like the wrong place at the wrong time, and never ever right. over the years she and coop, as she calls him, have stayed in touch whether in a different place in america or one was on a battlefield. what is love? it's an entire box of socks so he doesn't get trench foot. it's driving six hours to see each other for an hour. it's staying in touch because the thought of losing whatever form of connection you have with them would kill you. while she needed to get out of new york for a while, the thought of visiting him in texas comes with the idea of finally, finally telling him those three little words. pending. one insider for the diablos. wanted. an insider for the reapers. drinking buddies. gossip buddies. someone who clocks her for the nosy woman she is.

[dreamt-arcade]

NAME: Chiaki Nanami

ALIAS: "Ultimate Gamer"

PRONOUNS: She/her

AGE: Unknown

TITLE: The "Mechanic"

[ddagent]

Next Fic

So, my previous fic poll ended in a draw, so let's have another go! A few different options, this time, with some supporting evidence for each to help you make your decision!

May I present the poll:

And the supporting evidence!

Option 1:

"Uh, boss, your friend is here."

Detective Anthony Crowley looked up from his notebook and turned his golden gaze back to the crime scene tape a few feet away. Behind the white and blue tape, highlighted by the flashing lights of the police cars, was Reverend Aziraphale Fell. Clerical collar, sunny disposition, and two takeaway cups in his hand. One of those was six espresso; one was hot cocoa. Ridiculous man. Snarling, Crowley shoved his notebook into the back pocket of his trousers and stomped through sand to shoo Aziraphale back to his church.

"You can't be here."

"But—" Aziraphale began, a pout forming on those perfect lips. "—I can help. I was ever so good before—"

"—we were nine, Aziraphale. We're not making up mysteries and legging it in and out of caravans and arcades anymore." Which was a pity. The mysteries Aziraphale always dreamt up for them as children were less brutal than the one that currently laid before him. Huffing out a sigh, Crowley took the proffered coffee and gestured for a uniformed officer, Constable Honey, to escort the vicar out. "I'm sorry, Aziraphale. I'll see you on Sunday, yeah?"

"We'll see each other before then, no doubt." Sure, sure. "When you realise you do need my help."

Option 2:

Swiveling his hips, Crowley slid through the open bathroom window of AZ Fell and Co. Even though the bookshop had been broken into three times now, the proprietor, one Aziraphale Fell, still had no sense of security. No locks on the window, no alarms, no cute dogs that Crowley would have to pet and stroke in order to disarm. No, Crowley was free to move around the shop as he pleased. Maybe it was because Crowley had never actually stolen anything that Aziraphale felt safe.

Bah. Crowley didn't want him to feel safe. He wanted him to feel scared. Crowley could do anything here. Anything.

Slipping into the living room, Crowley noted that Aziraphale had fallen asleep on the sofa again. A threadbare blanket was pooled at his feet; a copy of some eighteenth century novel had fallen to the floor. Moving deftly, Crowley adjusted the blanket, placed the book upon the table, and tipped out Aziraphale's hot chocolate. There. Mental insecurity. Aziraphale would know that someone had been in there. Someone who could do anything.

As it was, Crowley committed the most heinous act of all: he left a rare book upon Aziraphale's coffee table, a product of his earlier activities. Gabriel Archer, that twat, wouldn't miss it. And it would certainly give the bookshop's profits a major boost.

Option 3:

"Excuse me, I was wondering whether you had a VHS copy of The Eastern Gate?"

From behind the counter, Crowley didn't even bother turning around to address his customer, so ridiculous was his request. Yes, Crowley had a copy of The Eastern Gate: it was one of Aziraphale Fell's early works, a black and white film focusing on an angel overseeing Eden. It had been very well-received at the time but public interest quickly waned. For years it spent time on BBC 2 on Sunday afternoons - that was where Crowley's copy came from, recorded with great care and attention onto VHS.

He had one copy. And it was not for sale.

The customer cleared his throat. "Dear boy, I do wonder if you could—"

"—in a minute. This is the best part." The Bastille had come out in the 90s, part of the interest in musketeers and the French revolution. Aziraphale looked delectable in the heavy iron chains and all those pretty frills. Just gorgeous. But, with great reluctance, Crowley pressed pause and turned to 'attend' to the customer who wanted the impossible, even in Crowley's memorabilia shop. "Listen—"

But Crowley didn't say another word. Because his customer wasn't just interested in Aziraphale Fell. He was Aziraphale Fell.

Option 4:

"Crowley, can I ask you a question about Twitter?"

Crowley immediately zoned back into the room. He had been fixated on the slight tinge of silver and white at the temples of Aziraphale's blond hair; the curve of his mouth as he indulged in dessert at The Ritz. For some time, Aziraphale had been discussing his latest project: a gripping drama for ITV featuring a gay romance between two childhood friends. It was the sort of project that Aziraphale did often - but this time he had been paired opposite BAFTA winning actor Raphael Archer.

Not that Crowley was jealous or anything. He hadn't campaigned for the role. Hadn't sent an audition tape and told he wouldn't be believable starring opposite Aziraphale in a romantic role. As if he hadn't spent thirty years yearning for this man. Oh, they had played detectives together, odd-couple roles, best friends. But never romantic leads.

And the first time a project came up that was perfect, Crowley lost to Raphael Archer. That Scottish twat. Breathe, Crowley. "What about Twitter, Angel?"

"I don't use it." No kidding. "But Raph does." Oh, Raph is it? "And a lot of his followers have started using a hashtag. Something #raphaphale?"

Crowley's glass immediately shattered. Thirty years as Aziraphale's shadow and this Scottish wanker gets a ship tag?

Option 5:

He was here again. Sitting in the front row with his delicately pressed tan trousers, neat little waistcoat with the gold buttons, and the delicate puff of blond curls. In his lap (which Crowley noted, not for the first time, was rather spacious) was his paddle, with the number 666 printed in red lettering. Since the man had started attending the auctions at Eden's Auction House, Crowley'd had fantasies about that paddle.

How the hell was he going to make it through today's auction?

Still, Crowley was a professional (allegedly). So, he took to the podium, gavel in hand, and addressed the crowd. "Lot number one is a collection of Austen, incredibly preserved from the period, featuring four books - including Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion." He swallowed a number of sarcastic remarks, bit back his need to share the crackpot biography he'd read about diamond heists and whisky smuggling. Not the crowd. Never the crowd. "Shall we start the bidding at fifteen hundred?"

The man was the first to take the bid. As it was accepted, he wiggled happily in his chair. Oh, Crowley was gone.

[draco-the-voiddragon]

Groups on Tumblr I know with examples (naming from my POV):

Tumblords (blogs such as @itsapmseymour and @pukicho)

Wizard Island (every wizard/wizard adjacent blog; @island-census-wizard for list)

The Docs (such as @the-arcade-doctor and @the-jester-doc)

RP Taverns (like myself, @cow-stealin-gal, @aileaxthevoidien, @fayewoods, and others)

Pokemon blogs (@i-am-a-garganacl, @i-am-aron)

Snomblr (@i-am-a-snom, @robosnom, @engineer-snom)

The Homestucks

Gimmick Blogs (@pointless-achievements, @one-time-i-dreamt, @t-counter)

And many more I'm unaware of!

Tag if you're a part of any of these or a different group!

[minkkumaz]

FROM ME TO YOU

all of your experiences since you first moved into the neighborhood were more than magical. you had completely fallen for woonhak and his boyish charm. but there was something different about him recently and you'd find out exactly what. THE DAY I MET YOU series

PAIRING kim woonhak x fem!reader WC 3.0k TAGS adults dni. angst. some fluff. miscommunication. woonhak is kinda serving meanie butt. best friend jaehyun dynamic w/ reader. TAGLIST @woon2u @lumixen @woonhakist @jungwoning @yumicherryiiOMI NOTE this series is finally coming close to an end! i hope you enjoy this part, and please keep an eye out for further updates, trust me you'll want to.

the day you met him, and every day afterwards, was only something that could be described in an unrealistic fairy tale. though the best part of it all was when he pulled your face closer to his, trapping you in a kiss you’ve only ever dreamt about. 

something different, something perfect. the feeling of finally being with someone you pined for since you met wasn’t fathomable, but it happened, and it couldn’t be more real.

since then, that photo strip has been trapped in the back of both of your phone cases. the sentimental value it had would have a hold on the two of you forever, and you wouldn’t have it any other way. it truly captured that moment in a way you could still feel your heart racing whenever you looked at it.

it was a constant reminder that you and woonhak shared a bond strong enough to blossom into a beautiful flower, petals far from wilting anytime soon.

the bike ride back was full of sheepish giggles and soft kisses on the back of his neck. but besides that, there was a lot of planning that went into what exactly you wanted to say. how do you tell a group of boys that you just bagged their best friend? you know they wouldn’t care, but the idea of jaehyun freaking out wasn’t impossible.

once you and woonhak got home, the two of you gathered the boys together in his room before intertwining your hands with one another and dropping the news. and as if you didn’t already predict the situation, you gave a teary - eyed jaehyun a panicked hug. 

“oh my god..” jaehyun sniffled into your shoulder, “i’m so happy for you guys!”

“you’re such a crybaby it’s not that big of a deal!” woonhak laughed, rubbing a hand on his back.

“dude, my boyfriend just got stripped from my grasp! why wouldn’t i cry?!” he joked in between sobs before you flicked his forehead.

“hey, just know if he ever fucks up i’d be glad to send him your way hyun.” you smile.

“bro, we’ve been dating for like 30 minutes! you’re already selling me away?”

“i mean, he’s your highest bidder, woonie.”

the rest of them were extremely accepting, poking fun at woonhak and praying for your sanity. because, while a relationship grew between you and him, a loving friendship also prospered with the rest. it felt too good to be true.

things continued along like history, many moments you and woonhak shared stowed in your happiest memories. 

dates were always frequent; you didn’t know how he could come up with so many ideas that never failed to make you blush. 

one time, he took you to the basketball court, revisiting his fondest recollection of hitting the high score in the arcade; dedicating every shot to you, even if he missed. his rebuttal was ‘i might’ve missed that shot, but i didn’t miss shooting my shot with you.’ this made the both of you audibly cringe, you threatening to tell jaehyun about his corny one - liner.

“baby, that might’ve been the cringiest thing you’ve ever told me.” you snicker, “i’m totally telling jae.”

“if you tell him i swear i’ll break up with you holy shit.” he whines out, throwing the basketball to the side and running towards you.

“you wouldn’t dare!” you gasp, waving your phone in front of his face.

he snatched the device from your hands, holding it out of reach, “who has the upper hand now?!”

“woon, you’re no fun.” you furrow your eyebrows as he kisses the fake pout on your face.

“but you love me, don’t you? it’s okay to admit it!” he teased.

even the most simple dates, like going out for dinner, he’d make the best nights of your life. insisting on trying everything on the menu until both of your stomachs hurt, then getting a discount from the nice old lady that found him cute. this also enabled a lot of teasing.

“i can’t believe she gave us twenty - five percent off because you’re cute! i can’t have old ladies trying to steal my boyfriend.” you roll your eyes amusingly.

“food tastes a lot better when it’s cheaper, i might have to start taking you there more often.”

“are you gonna take me there because you love treating me, or because you just want free food!”

“my lips are sealed.” he swipes his finger across his lips, pretending to lock them.

“let’s be honest, that old lady was probably jaehyun in a wig. only me and him find you that adorable.”

“normally i hate being cute but if it bags me a discount, i might have to do aegyo more often.” he shrugs.

“i might need you to log out for me…”

other times, whether you were tangled with him in the warmth of his sheets, cooking lunch for the rest of the boys, playing video games, or going shopping together, all of these things added up perfectly. there was a distinct kind of happiness that he gave you, releasing the utmost amount of dopamine in your brain.

but even with the romantization of these fairy tales, it never disregarded the much darker root. the original stories that didn’t get much of a happy ending. this sounded too deep for your liking, but over time things felt burnt out.

moments where he’d grin against your lips, unable to get enough of you, turned into an apologetic excuse to leave. over some time, his words became dry, and hangouts were less recurrent. this left you with the ill thought that maybe the petals of your relationship were wilting after all.

there was something happening, and you didn’t quite know what. woonhak grew more distant and dismissive, like he was hiding something. and while you tried your best to ignore it, nothing made much sense. to everyone else, he seemed to be acting completely fine.

then began the very long days where you were unsure what was going on, trying to act normal with a boy that was starting to feel unfamiliar to you.

light barely emit from your curtains that morning, leaving your sleepy body in the comfort of darkness. grabbing your phone, the glow of the screen illuminates your face. a groan fell from your lips as you quickly glanced at woonhak’s messages to see if he sent you anything, but all you were met with was texts from the night before left on read.

the absence of your boyfriend almost made your headache worse, knowing he was usually awake at this time, pounding on your window for attention. reminiscing made you dizzy, sitting up to let your feet hit the floor; they were cold from the ac blasting in attempt to battle the summer heat.

a lazy hand ran through your hair before messaging woonhak a simple, ‘good morning (or good afternoon since i woke up late), i love you!’ that was bound to be ignored.

you walked to your window, sliding the curtains down the rod above to let some sunlight in. in the house across from yours, you could see the silhouette of six boys through the sheer curtain. the sound of instruments coming from them was loud, but not distinguishable enough to dwell on.

they were practicing a lot more recently, and you remember how excited woonhak would be when he spoke to you about their music. it was admirable, and any of their talents were never disregarded. the sound stopped as quickly as it begun.

taking a seat on the window sill, you took out your phone again to message jaehyun, your platonic light in the dark. you often seeked advice from him when things were a little too much to handle.

‘hey, are you over at woon’s house right now?’

a notification came in quickly, him telling you that their practice just ended and that he was about to go back home. you asked him if he could come over for a bit, in hopes to confide in him about woonhak. 

three small bubbles popped up on the screen, lingering for a second before disappearing. there was silence in your messages for a couple minutes before the sound of a knock rattled your door. the doorknob twisted open as the boy peeked in, seeing you sitting at your window.

“oh shit that was quick, did my mom let you in?” you quirk an eyebrow as he pulls out your desk chair to sit down.

“you know how much she absolutely adores me, of course she let me in.”

you smiled at the memory of when you first introduced your mother to all of your friends. she immediately greeted them with handshakes and brought them all snacks. jae absolutely kissed ass for no particular reason at all.

for the remainder of the night, she couldn’t stop telling you about how cute everyone was, especially woonhak and jaehyun. 

“so, what’s up?” he questioned you as you moved yourself over to the foot of your bed.

“we need to talk about the obvious elephant in the room; why the fuck is woonhak avoiding me like the plague? did i do something to upset him?” you frown.

jaehyun’s expression twists into something unreadable, his eyes going wide and lips parting slightly, “wait, he’s been avoiding you?”

“i’ve never seen so many back to back read receipts, jae,” you grumbled, “please help me figure out what i did wrong!”

“y/n… i don’t think you did anything wrong, he just–” he sighed.

“he what?”

“listen, it’s really not my place to tell you. maybe try asking him about it?” he suggests, scratching the back of his head.

“so you know what’s going on, but you can’t tell me? i thought i was your favorite.” you pout half jokingly, “and asking him would never work, he barely messages me back anymore.”

“no, it’s not like that! i might have an idea, but it has nothing to do with you, i promise. i don’t know why he’s been weird about it, trust me.”

“it has seriously been eating me alive, can you help me think of a plan at least?” you sulk.

“why don’t you just go over to his house, knock on his door, and give him a piece of your mind?” jaehyun tells you.

“what if he sees me in the peephole and doesn’t let me in?” you ponder.

“man, you teenagers are so complicated. his spare key is under the front mat.” 

“jaehyun, are you forgetting that you’re also a teenager.. you’re barely older than all of us!” you argue, throwing a soft plush at his head.

“hey, no need to get violent! i’m just saying.” he picks up the plushie from the floor and chucks it back in your direction, barely missing.

“be serious then! if you know what’s going on, how should i approach it?”

“okay, okay, i’m sorry. y/n, i really think that you should just go over and try to talk to him. he has to come around sooner or later.” he leans his elbows above his knees, looking at you.

“fine, i’ll follow you out and stop by. do you think the rest of the boys are still there?” you plan.

“they shouldn’t be, leehan said him and riwoo were gonna stop by the fish store to pick up something for his aquarium. the rest are probably just going home.” he thinks for a second.

you poke your head to peek out the window, seeing woonhak sitting at his computer. “alright, i see him by himself. let’s go.”

“do you want me to wait here?” he added, seeing the nervous expression on your face.

“no, i’ll be fine, jae. you can go back home to your discord kittens.” you get up from your seat on your bed, jaehyun quickly following behind you down the stairs.

“dude, i don’t have discord kittens. not anymore, at least.”

“not anymore?” you laugh, slipping your shoes on.

“anyways! i hope things go well, i’m sure he’ll tell you.” he pat your shoulder.

“thank you jae, seriously. you’re kind of sweet, i guess.” you roll your eyes dramatically, watching him kick the stand of his bike and sit down.

“you’re welcome, i suppose. text me if you need anything, okay?” he calls out, starting down the street.

“i will!” you wave goodbye to him thankfully.

watching him blur into the distance, the weight of the situation starts to become heavier. it had been days since you and woonhak have properly spoken, what are you even thinking? swallowing down any doubts, you cross over to his house and knock on the front door. 

a minute passes with no response, enabling you to knock again a little louder. secon later, the sound of footsteps become prominent, and soon the door opens slightly revealing your disheveled boyfriend.

“hi baby, can i come in?” you ask calmly, trying your best not to ask about his physical state. 

“ah– i’m sorry y/n, i don’t think now is a good time. i was working on something.” he explains, staring at you in front of him.

“you haven’t really responded to any of my messages in a few days, i just miss you.” you bite the inside of your cheek.

“i know, i just– can you leave me alone for now? i’m really busy and don’t feel like talking.”

“oh, okay. that’s fine, just.. text me later, then?”

“i’ll see.” he says blankly, closing the door on you. it was sudden, making you feel flushed and embarrassed. not wanting to stand there like a fool, you begrudgingly walk back to your house.

every step you took felt burdensome, failing to realize what could be bothering woonhak so much. your hand felt weak as you opened the door back inside, closing it quickly after to escape the outside weather. you wondered why he didn’t want to talk to you at all.

you. his supposed girlfriend who is supposed to be there for every chapter of his life. assisting him in his ups, downs, discomforts; what was happening between the two of you? was it something you were supposed to read closely in between the lines to understand? these thoughts swarmed your head.

it was then that the pounding in your head became prominent as you threw yourself back into the comfort of your blankets. being alone with your own thoughts made the tears begin to pour out, letting puddles of your sadness dampen your pillow case. 

everything came crawling back to bite you in the ass, all these suppressed feelings overruling you. all the sadness you felt from this stupid situation drowning you. and in your room, you sat there forever, choking in your own sorrows.

there was still a painful ache gnawing at your body when you woke up. you were in a cold sweat, face still hot. the glare from your alarm clock read nine forty - five pm. the street lights peered through your open window as you rub your eyes to adjust to the darkness.

part of your memory was still hazy from just waking up, and you didn’t remember when you fell asleep. there was still a wet spot engraved on your pillow from crying. you exhale annoyingly, before your phone vibrated your night stand.

once you grab your phone, the brightness almost blinds you. swiping up to turn down the brightness, you see two notifications that lay idly on your home screen, each a few minutes apart. 

‘hey are you awake?’

‘i wanna talk to you.’

as your eyes scan through the messages, you were soon interrupted with the small patter against your window. the sound made you jump slightly, getting up from your bed to check below. when you slide the glass upwards, you see woonhak standing in the grass with his hands in his pockets.

“do you think you can come down?” woonhak says sheepishly.

“oh uhm– yeah, i’ll come down. sorry, i just woke up.” you mumble.

“okay, i’ll be on your porch.” he tells you, walking off towards the front of your house.

after closing your window, you reach over to pull your phone off the charger and scramble down the stairs. the rest of the house was dark, so you quietly let yourself outside, not bothering to put on any shoes except your slippers. 

woonhak stood a short distance away from the bottom step, looking visibly uncomfortable. his lips pulled into a slight smile when you stepped down to meet him. you noticed that his hair was messy, and there were dark circles forming underneath his eyes.

“hi, pretty, are you okay?” he spoke, breaking the silence.

“i think so, i’m just so confused.” you avert your eyes from his, in an attempt not to cry again.

“i’m an idiot, y/n, i know. but i want to explain everything to you now, okay?” 

“then please tell me what the fuck i did wrong for you to treat me like i didn’t exist.” your words were like fire, starting to feel more angry than sad.

“you didn’t do anything wrong, y/n, i just– there’s something i haven’t been able to tell you because i know it’s going to kill you.” he exhales deeply.

“are you cheating on me..?” you stutter out, feeling like you were going to vomit at the idea.

“oh my god, no, of course not! i love you so much, i could never do that.” 

“then spit it out, woonhak.”

he paused for a second, taking in a deep breath. “about three weeks ago, jaehyun got an email from a company in korea. in the email, they explained that they were scouting for idols to be in a boy group under their entertainment. we sent them some of our demos and ahm– they really wanted to work with us.”

“holy shit, baby, thats amazing! why did you keep that from me for so long?” 

“i just didn’t know how to tell you that we can’t stay here, y/n.”

“woonhak.. what are you saying?” your heart drops suddenly.

“we have to leave for korea tomorrow. not just me, all six of us.” he fell silent.

“what?”

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THE DAY I MET YOU series

[mouse-wife]

STREAM IN 2 HOURS (1 PM PST)! ive always dreamt of conquering the dragons lair… but my mom dropped me off at the arcade with only 5 dollars. to win i need quarters. so many quarters. i need you to find quarters in an in-chat scavenger hunt! help me beat this pay-to-win cartoon!

[lazyscience]

DCC Challenge, Day 24

Time To Floor Collapse: 6 days, 2 hours

Time for the recap episode!

Crawler @quartzandsundry

New Achievement! "A Satisfied Customer - We Should Have Him Stuffed!"

The only thing better than maxing an old skill? Learning a new skill that makes it even more valuable. Leveling up isn't easy to do this far in, but you make it look that way!

Reward: A silver Fawlty Towers box! Includes an Enchanted Paella Pan! Food cooked in it adds +5 to Constitution, also functions as a buckler of +25% damage against English-speaking mobs!

Crawler @kathrynalexao3:

New Achievement! "Maybe Poker Just Isn't Your Game - I Know, Let's Have A Spellling Contest!"

The Desperado Club has seen a lot of high rollers, card counters, gamblers of all descriptions. But you ran the tables like you were hired to teach a lesson. ;)

Reward: A silver That's Just My Game box! Inside, three upgrades to your T'Ghee deck - To Hell With Ya, Midnight Express, and Glow Up! Also, an enchanted Hat of the Cardsharp, adding +5 to Performance, Deception, Bluffing and Sleight of Hand. Also includes a silver flask with 2 doses of Glory Bound.

Crawler @king-ofconfusion:

New Achievement! Ice, Ice, Baby!

Do you ever feel like ice mages are just a little bit ...into themselves? Like, just a bit doing it for The Aesthetic? I mean sure, it's an equalizer when it's raining down icicles to stab people, that's pretty lit, but I have to say if I HAS to pick a favorite attack - well, fuck ICE, for real. Fire all the way.

Reward: A gold Arcade Fire box! Includes a tome of The Reflektor, a Trap spell able to enclose spellcasting NPCs/mobs/opposing crawlers up to 5 classes above your own in a mirrored 3x3x3 meter box that reflects any damage they cause to try to get out back onto them! And for their minions, a good ol' fashioned Flame Thrower!

Crawler @oreniaa:

New Achievement! You Ate With That!

And I mean, SUPER new achievement. This is a genuine-ass First In Crawl Event that someone defeated a City Boss by ...drowning it. In ramen. You keep doing the straight up most disturbing and unexpected shit, and I love it. I'm obsessed.

Reward: a Platinum Takeout box! Includes a Legendary Pet strawberry dragon familiar! Dainty, sweet-smelling and adorable, its attack is rather similar to that of the Frenzied Gerbil, allowing large voracious mobs to eat it and then wreaking INCREDIBLE damage on its vulnerable entrails. Who's a cute little murder machine? YOU'RE a cute little murder machine! It's also useful for stealthy surveillance, being small, quiet and despite its size possessing Draconic resistances to poison, acid, ice and fire attacks!

Crawler @cairfrey :

New Achievement! Politest War Criminals!

Apparently it's a week for food-related atrocities here on Crawl World: Earth, although this time it was a snare, not the murder weapon itself. Much like the famous Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, this time the culprit was a vast cataract of maple syrup, slowing down the Mother of Mosquitoes and her vampiric brood just long enough to roll out the high explosives! Mmm, smells like burnt sugar, which is honestly better than most carnage smells.

Reward: A gold Grade A box! Included, a Solar Bracelet of the Summer Solstice, which gives resistance to vampirism and a Poisoned debuff to any blood-drinking mobs that score a taste! Also includes a maple leaf car air freshener charged with a Potion of Clarity, removing the Confused debuff, and a bag of Tim Horton's ground coffee!

Crawler @deathdovesong:

New Achievement! Dreamt of a Wolf!

So wolves are gentle, sociable effective predators. Werewolves? Werewolves are messy bitches who in the midst of getting their own shit fucked up will fuck up yours as viciously as permitted. But you knew that, which is why instead of boring old lead, your bolts are weighted with silver. For the MOST discerning snipers!

Reward: a golden In-WIN-cible box! Includes a collectible no-longer-manufactured set of Prism Industries Laser Goggles, including the Goldeneye upgrade, turning your Magic Missile into a fuckoff big laser! Also includes a lavish fur coat of ...unclear origin, but that you could probably turn around at the Silk Road for coin or Bitches for lap dances!

Crawler @clearbrightlight:

New Achievement! The Swimmy Solution!

Where did you even FIND that many rebreathers, and good lord, I thought your horde of familiars was mildly frightening WITHOUT the airborne murderfish. Good for you! That type of initiative will take you far in this crawl. (...just between us, how many mudskippers HAVE you, um--okay, okay, I understand that's not a question you feel comfortable answering. thumbs up, though!)

Reward: A gold Land Shark box! Includes an enchanted Scarf of Illusion, allowing you to appear as any one of three prepared illlusions when worn, and a Legendary Pearl Necklace of Cetos, allowing control over up to 20 water-based mobs your level or below!

Crawler @lazyscience:

New Achievement: Tied to the Tracks Again

Knocked out some outstanding reports in the lull before the storm next week. (what lull, what fucking lull, but it's done.)

Reward: overpriced diet hot chocolate.

Now get out there, crawlers, and kill, kill, kill!

ATTENTION, all partied crawlers! Don't forget to update me on mobs, quests, or parties (defined at link) so I can award you achievements! Please let me know either in the replies to this post, reblogging with additions, or hit my askbox/DMs!

(please, do this, even with small and silly mobs/quests, it makes giving achievements so much easier!)

[mintyisms]

The Game Grumps Play Danganronpa V3

Prologue Starters

"Apologies, I didn't play the demo."

"What is this, slam poetry?"

"Oh, fuck, she's cooking. Let her cook."

"I'm the protagonist."

"Are you going to find me a properly fitting hat?"

"It must be good for your glutes and hamstrings when you kidnap people cause it's a lot of steadying yourself as they try to resist."

"Does it seem like one of my hands is way bigger than the other?"

"Can I eat these vines? I'm gonna eat these vines."

"Come over here where there aren't giant robots."

"This is a classroom, alright. A classroom of BAD."

"I've never known how to pronounce this fucking word."

"If we're plotted in a giant game where we have to kill each other, your piano skills will definitely come in handy!"

"I dreamt I was making a salad and the bowl fell on my head."

"Weird product placement, but okay."

"Do you have a link tree?"

"That's me! The ultimate creepy old man!"

"I like it when people are scared."

"Good news, the bathroom has been completely destroyed."

"There definitely wasn't rampant drug use happening in there."

"There could be more dick-less robots down here."

"Are we not going to examine the green goo all over the floor?"

"I didn't even realize there was another door over there."

"Looks like this door won't open. Interesting."

"You can't disrespect the arcade machines. That would be fucked up."

"At first I'm like who gives a shit, and then you hang out with them for an hour, and it's like I don't want them to die."

"I was in a locker."

"Why'd you get put in a locker?"

"I have beautiful eyelashes. Check it out."

"Outcast? What do you mean? Like the rapper?"

"Maybe that is my talent: to shake off the bullshit."

"Wait, should I not wear pants?"

"The happiest in my life is when I realize I have more sleep ahead of me. Like I wake up and it's four AM and I'm like yes, I get to sleep for another three hours."

"I should have known he was a creep. He's wearing a hat."

"What's he got in the box?"

"[name], this is no time to twerk!"

"I'll bro fist myself if I have to!"

"Remember, I want a woman to step on me. I don't want her to be like 'shall I step on you'. Like, no, just do it."

"I guess he wasn't dead."

"Here we go with that fucking bear again."

"She'll have problems later in life."

"I was going to strangle someone, but now I feel like I'm going to be judged for it."