#dunno how I feel about it yet

[eatyourmaker]

@yippee-11 my totally normal eldrich horror husband

[greyrain23]

A gift for @tohruies !!

"The perfect winter day."

Word count: 400

Not proofread ! (Also, I haven't gotten alhaitham's character down fully. Bear with me 🤧)

The air was chilly as snow fell in soft clumps, collecting in the pairs' hair as they walked down the streets covered in a thin layer of white.

Alhaitham carried a few bags in one hand, different designer brands from the mall. He'd only have the best for the one he loved most. In his other hand was coco's, tucked into his jacket pocket to keep her hand warm while he tossed a short glance every once in a while to make sure she kept her other hand tucked in her own pocket.

The silence between them was comfortable, laid over the area like a warm blanket in the cold air. It wasn't long before alhaitham was pulling the door open for coco to step inside, following after her. As she took her shoes off, he gently placed his hand over her shoulder, making sure she won't fall before slipping his own off.

After putting away the new items they bought together, he made sure the heat was on before joining her in the kitchen, a nice warm drink already being poured into two mugs. He smiled softly, resting his hands on her hips as he pressed himself close, giving a soft kiss to the back of her head.

"I made you some hot chocolate." She turned her head to look up at him, a soft smile to match his pulling at her lips. "..thank you."

The two made their way to the loveseat near the tv, alhaitham sitting down and pulling her onto his lap as he gently took the hot mug from her hand to set it beside his on the end table. "What was that movie you wanted to watch last week?" His voice was gentle beside her ear, hus breath warm against her skin.

"Oh!" Coco grinned and reached for the remote, leaning back against her lover as she set the movie up, yet his gaze did not stray from her lovely face. "Ready?" She turned her head to meet his gaze and held back a small laugh at the expression on his face. Absolutely lovesick.

She leaned in to press a quick kiss to his lips and directed him to watch the tv, starting the movie.

He couldn't help the way his eyes drifted back to coco every once in a while, admiring her beauty before he forced his gaze back to the screen.

[eye-of-yelough]

my original concept of Slater Adaar was 20, but recently i’m more and more compelled by the concept of her being At Least 38. which would give her a 17 year age gap with Sera. by the way.

[donutfloats]

Gabriel’s flock is the closest you’re gonna get to a cult that actually isn’t a cult due to their mostly pacifistic ways

This does cause problems however when dissenters or spies start causing problems

Gabriel is a little backwards with how they deal with people like this, as they simply just kick them out instead of forcing them to to change their ways

Granted if they cause actual problems, like stealing, damage to property, or hurting others: they will get sent to jail

For the most part it’s these individuals choice if they want to stay, Gabriel isn’t forcing them

Doesn’t mean Gabriel can’t get frustrated tho and contemplate “what if I just said fuck it and murdered these people”

[turtleblogatlast]

“Haven’t You Noticed (I’m a Star)” from Steven Universe works so ridiculously well for Leo

[shaykai]

[wishingly-mesh]

"Fate is working against you today!"

[sysig]

A lot of early concept stuff was expression/pose brainstorming - there’s the classic six Webkinz emotions (which, I learned have been largely pared down to just four after a point! Since they got rid of Dr. Quack’s role, there’s no more “sick” expression and most ‘Kinz’ tired and sad expressions are the same! >:0 What’s the point of having an easily editable puppet with the spaghetti code intact that you have to put an image there AnyWay and not make a slightly different expression!! H’f) as well as the main Sakura poses - so if I’m already making up expressions, why no go a little further! :D

One of the expressions I definitely needed up top was Mischievous - working with a cat, that’s the only logical conclusion really. I think it’s funny that she swerves the compliment only to pay it right back as well lol

The ticklish expression is one I’m still going back and forth on! I’m half tempted to have it be somewhere between happy and angry - maybe a mood gradient, starting out just positive and slowly moving into “Hey stop! >:0″ if it’s too many times in a row? It’s a thought haha

Similarly so, messing with her ears - bothering your pets is a very important element of socialization (lol)

As seen above, I’d reallyyy like to figure a way to have a dual-visual mood system - both the ‘Kinz body language/expression/emotion and a more exact stat bar. I’m still chewing on this idea a bit, no pun intended lol. That and click-and-drag with an actual image you can drag around your screen, hm and hm! Much to think about. Her face here turned out cute and funny haha, helped me push the expression more comedic

Much better :) Webkinz already has some well-known food dialogue, my favourite is probably “Mmm to the mmmax!” haha

Each low-mood would have their own emotion tied to it, but what about somewhere in the middle? I like the idea of the ‘Kinz getting bored if they’re left alone for too long! And little paw taps, showing off her embroidered paw pad haha ♪

[tamedstray]

Not Sunday any more, but, have some thoughts. Only mildly ns.ft tbh. More a testament to Vigor's tragedy and desperation. Anyway, Vigor has strongly considered doing s.ex w.ork.

I am unsure as to how to tag this. There is discussion of how Vigor's work and abuse has affected his personal boundaries, as well as a brief mention of social stigma around sex work. Please ask to tag, and do not read if you are unsure as to how this headcanon will affect you. Thank you ♡

Vigor would often visit brothels, including Sharess' Caress, as Irnvar had built contacts in these businesses to gain information (blackmailing patrons, whispers of shady business dealing, etc.) Vigor was the gentle but charming man who offered no judgement and a significant bribe, and so he was well liked by those that were not offended by the selling of client's private information.

      However, despite being there for secrets himself, he was not immune to the charms of the workers, letting it slip that he was unhappy working for Irnvar, even hinting that he did not do so willingly. Thankfully, his friends kept quiet. Vigor also mentioned that the money he used for bribes was solely for that purpose, and that he was not really paid by Irnvar, just housed and feed and gifted a small stipend. Vigor had little to no money of his own, as Irnvar feared giving him means to escape his grasp; he had enough to buy new plants, books, or the occasional treat, but not money to flee the city and bribe any witnesses to his escape along the way.

      So, having bonded with a few workers, who then learned of his situation, one eventually suggested that he work at the brothel himself. They knew he was charming, and was evidently pretty. It was also blatantly obvious that was lonely, even if he refrained from mentioning it. What they couldn't have known, however, was that Vigor was already more than used to flirting with people he wasn't personally interested in; he never took things further than flirting and perhaps a quick make out session, only ever sleeping with people he wanted to, but the point being that Vigor had already broken down his personal boundaries years ago.

      So, to then take it a step further and sleep with people he had no personal interest in was not unreasonable to him. In fact, it was made clear to Vigor that he would be allowed to freely accept or refuse a potential client, with his connection to the workers there already making him feel safer than working under Irnvar ever did.

      If he did, he could save up enough money to make a new life for himself, all while forgetting about his troubles for a little while. Hell, Vigor was already making and using his own birth control. He also already had friends in the scene who would help him find his feet and hide from Irnvar. So, why not? Why did he change his mind?

      The fear then was that Irnvar would find out very quickly. He might trust the bonds he'd made, but he couldn't trust the patrons coming through any brothel he might potentially work at. After all, Vigor personally knew just how many Upper City nobles would frequent the establishments, and feared being discovered, even if he took residence outside of Baldur's Gate. There was also the social stigma that he was raised around; no amount of personal experience with kind s.ex w.orkers could prevent the shame and guilt of social expectations, even if those who spouted the hate were also the most frequent customers.

      In the end, Vigor turns down the job offer, returning to Irnvar with nought but fear and self-loathing.

      However, I am open to writing an AU where he does accept, choosing that life over escaping into the wilderness. Location would be flexible, but it would have to be a safe and supportive place of work. I wouldn't ignore that Vigor has poor personal boundaries, and only considered the work out of desperation to escape his abusive adoptive father; the tragedy would come from Vigor himself, not the industry itself or his chosen brothel.

[benevolenterrancy]

hi! I recently came across your tgcf fics, and I wanted to say you’re a phenomenal creator. the recovery series fic and the gloves fic and just all of them. thank you for your content and great attention to detail.

do you have any thoughts/hcs on FXMQ and Xie Lian you’d be willing to share? within the original story or the universes of your fics!

Thank you so much, I'm glad you're enjoying them! (ﾉ*^▽^*)ﾉ.｡:*☆

hmm, random thoughts about the FXMQ... a silly headcanon: Feng Xin has very much been hoisted by his own petard by heckling Mu Qing! That is to say, he'll harass Mu Qing relentlessly about something stupid only to be confronted with a similar situation and realise that there's absolutely NO way he can act in anyway similar to Mu Qing or he'll never hear the end of it.

(For example, he has tolerated some truly atrocious divine statues in the past because he's heckled Mu Qing so much about how picky he is with his divine statues that there's no WAY he can say ANYTHING without seeing that smug bastard's face in his head so he just has to bite his tongue and tolerate some unspeakably ugly statues.)

Mu Qing doesn't generally suffer from similar overthinking (he'll just prepare to kick FX's ass if he dares to say anything about it) except for things more directly related to himself. I think he genuinely finds sewing/embroidery/etc rather relaxing work but he'd rather die than have anyone ever see him do it because he's made such a big deal about not doing that sort of "servant" work anymore.

(He actually really enjoyed stitching Ruoye back together because it gave him the perfect excuse -- he's returning a favour!! and Xie Lian is hopeless!! of course he had to!! -- and he secretly considered using white thread to embroider some invisible little designs just because he doesn't quite want to stop... only he knew he'd get caught if he messed with Xie Lian's spiritual device like that and gave up the idea)

[seventh-district]

again and again i find myself lamenting that audio roleplay isn't taken more seriously by some people. like yeah, they often have a romantic element, and by nature they usually directly involve/address the listener- and i totally get that those things aren't to everyone's taste. no art or entertainment is universally appealing, and that's okay! but.. it still makes me a lil sad that the "cringe" reputation of asmr/audio rp precedes it. there's a whole lot of talent and creativity being poured into these audios by so many people that i feel goes unrecognized and/or disrespected simply due to the medium that the stories are being told through.

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[kumakuma-circus]

just randomly remembered that during my like 10+ attempts at the shadow yukiko fight i more or less consistently ran out of revival beads so yosuke was just dead (well unconscious but whatever) on the ground for like half the fight gfhfjvhfhfhd-

[thewhizzyhead]

hi I kinda miss the feeling of being in love okay bye

[woahjo]

im about to say something a little emo but bear with me pls.

i genuinely am happy being single. im okay not having a partner and not doing the things. i love having me time and i love being able to devote my time entirely to myself and my friends and i KNOW that my worth isn't contingent on having a partner or not. but sometimes man, it just gets a little hard. because it's never happened for me yet and because there's a small part of me that doesn't think it ever will. it's not because i need someone else to make me feel fulfilled. i am plenty fulfilled by my own company and by my art and by my hobbies and by my friends. i just want to love, you know? i want to experience loving someone and being loved back. i want to be able to look at someone and love their eyelashes and their smile and their nose and their chin and their shape and be able to tell them that. i want to be able to imagine a future with someone. platonic love exists too and i don't think anything will be able to replace it, but i would like to experience romantic love. i want to know what it's like to care and be cared about that way. but the problem (and the nice thing i guess?) is that im not in any real rush. i'm looking, but im not devoting my time to it, nor do i feel the need to "settle" just to experience it. but it does get incredibly isolating, especially BECAUSE i don't care much about that stuff. idk how else to explain it other than isolating. it seems like everyone i meet has dated or is dating and that seems to be what people want to talk about, while i've never really done any of those things, nor do i know what its like to be cared about that way. and while im okay with the fact that it hasn't happened yet, the insecurity creeps up constantly that it never will.

im not wording properly but it's isolating. i feel very isolated in my experience with romance and dating. and while i have limited experience (strictly sexual, which i have mixed feelings about), i feel like i am too far behind for anyone to take me completely seriously. i need to move slow and it feels to me like everyone moves so fast. at least in my country/state, it feels like "sex first, talk later" and i don't want to do that. it's an isolating experience and the lack of... idk understanding (?) or maybe willingness to learn about me when dating can sometimes make me feel like maybe people think that there is nothing worth knowing or learning.

[emlos]

im so fucking conflicted man, like this is making me cry