#especially to me

[never-afters]

hi guys! you might have guessed it, but in my area, it's just 10 minutes before new year comes! so of course, advance happy new year, everyone! i hope you're all having a great day before the year ends, and i sure hope 2025 will at least be better than 2024.

with that said, i've got one not-so-good news. i've said before that i plan to release the demo before the year ends, but sadly, i can't. still! i only said it was a plan though, not that i was really going to be able to. time is one of the factors, but another is the fact that i kept getting insecure about my writing. perhaps it's because it has been so long since i published something publicly, and i kept worrying whether you'd like it or not as a reader. i mentioned it before but i'm already on my third draft for the first chapter, but i'm happy to say that it's going to a direction i like!

i had a bit of a struggle too with CSIDE since the toggle for collapsing and expanding choice and if statements were gone (i really really need that), but thankfully, i discovered VSCode, so i'm now using that. it's easier to use overall, and it's been a breeze fixing the codes now, too. i won't say any time where i'd post the demo, so i won't be too pressured too, but i'll post updates when there is something to talk about! since i'm not yet done, the twine build is still waiting too, so there's that.

to actually give an update, i'm around 4k word count in just chapter 1. not a lot, yes, but that's considering it is word count for a chapter with just around 4 choices in (i'm a yapper, so dialogue variations tend to get long). i plan to get more writing down the following days, and i do hope it'll be productive! again, happy new year, everyone! 🫶🏻

[nipchipcookies]

Blorbo memes but Bloons heroes

[ssreeder]

oh my god. oh my goodness fucking gracious me.

so I just have to tell you that I found your fic this morning and I fucking SPEEDED through that shit (even though it was SO long--IM NOT COMPLAINING I LOVE LONG FICS) but oh my god. oh my god

you're so talented??? first of all, like I'm on my knees wondering where all this came from. like you came up with this?? it was in your head?? and you wrote it by yourself? oh my god reSPECT

also it's so beautifully written‼️‼️ I went back and looked at the character development and the everything because good lord it was so well paced. like I was on the edge of my bed seat during every single chapter. good lord

zukka + all of ATLA is my current hyperfixation and your fic has soothed me so completely

jesus christ on a cracker do you understand how talented you are?? do you *grabs you aggressively by the shoulders and stares deeply into your eyes* DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW INCREDIBLE AND SKILLFUL AND GORGEOUS THIS IS??? PLEASE

okay but in all seriousness, here are some of my favorite lines(mostly from the last chapter because jesus fuck I do nOT have time to scroll back through everything your wrote):

"And here he was, all these years later… not used to it. He knew he would never get used to the blood curdling scream a person made when the fire stripped their body clean and their bones were reduced to nothing but a pile of ash and a terrible smell.

No wonder the world referred to them as ash-makers."

Jesus fucking fuck. CHILLS BBY I HAD CHILLS

"Watch out for your little brother" OHOHOHO HEHEEEE

"'Your teacher will be someone who has mastered Neutral Jing. You need to find someone who waits and listens before striking. Do not worry about your old friend Aang, he isn’t buried in the ground yet!' Bumi cackled the way that he had since they were just kids.

...

'The white lotus Pai Sho piece? I don’t have a set, no one else knows how to play.'"

AHAHAH THE TOPH AND UNCLE IROH DROP IM GOING TO BE SICK

"I'll go wherever you go." KILLING MYSELF WHY ARE THEY SO SWEET

anyway that's enough from me (I feel like you should know I typed all of this while either rolling around on the floor screaming or sitting very still with a DEEPLY disturbing (so I'm told) and very somber expression on my face).

i hope you have a lovely day you gorgeous beautiful perfect human being

This is me reading your ask… dude wtf this is so nice!!!!

I AM BEING SHOULDER GRABBED WITH LOVE AND I REALLY LIKE IT AHHHHH!!! its so funny because its been so long since i wrote the first book you sent me those quotes and im like uhhhuhhh ohhh yeah mhmmmm wait i wrote that?? Haha (except the “watch out for your little brother”) cause that was twisted in a way that made me smirk.. haha that sentence meant so much!!! (I do think the bumi quote was directly from canon though so I take zero credit for that just trying to keep it canon haha)

I’m glad you like my writing enough to come scream at me. I love when people scream kind words at me I WANT TO BE SHOULDER GRABBED WITH PRAISE MORE AHHHHH!!!

thanks for this epic ask you’re fucking amazing never change

[thehoneyedsoul]

St. Chrysotom says, "And he who arrived only at the eleventh hour, let him not be afraid by reason of his delay. For the Lord is gracious and receives the last even as the first". I feel like I am the one who arrived at the eleventh hour, given how the last few months have been for me. I have been embarrassed and even ashamed of myself. Felt unworthy at times. But hearing this last night made me realize that everything is alright. I am welcome to the feast regardless of my faults and tardiness. I am still here. I still arrived. God was waiting, even for me. And He always will wait for us so that we too can come and celebrate and rejoice in love and hope for we are redeemed and Hell is defeated.

[hello-kuni]

so this guy that i’ve know since 7th grade (so for like 8ish years) goes through this cycle of growing his hair out really long and cutting it so he can donate it and i just it’s one of the things i really love about him

[sidecharactersdomatter]

Literally every witch and demon trapped inside the Titan’s Head realizing what their sigils are actually for

[love-and-books320]

as someone who's mom would've died in childbirth(twice!) and who's dad likely would've died countless times without modern medicine...this hits deep. The medical field is insane rn but it's important to remember and thank everyone involved because they truly are saving lives <3

thank you medical technology for giving me a dad that’s still alive and for prolonging his life and for prolonging MY life and for all the times I’ve never caught a disease I’m vaccinated for and all the times doctors had to cut me open to fix my insides and I was able to sleep through it thank you anesthesiologists thank you surgeons thank you physical therapists thank you nurses thank you nurse practitioners thank you surgery technicians thank you neurologists thank you cardiologists thank you gastroenterologists thank you ENT doctors thank you OB/GYNs thank you midwifes thank you scientists who discover and synthesize new medicines thank you engineers designing prosthetics and insulin pumps and metal implants thank you janitors for keeping our hospital rooms and hallways clean and safe thank you phlebotomists thank you laboratory workers thank you pharmacists for filling our meds THANK YOU MODERN MEDICINE FOR MY LIFE AND FOR MY FAMILY AND MY FUTURE

[ace-disgrace-on-the-case]

For those who needed to hear it today

[bitchfitch]

writing advice for characters with a missing eye: dear God does losing an eyes function fuck up your neck. Ever since mine crapped out I've been slowly and unconsciously shifting towards holding my head at an angle to put the good eye closer to the center. and human necks. are not meant to accommodate that sorta thing.

[starbuck]

“…to me” is one of the most powerful disclaimers we have on here… is this character analysis accurate? debatable. but it’s real… to me.

[mochasucculent]

Dumb thing that would not leave my brain

[doomdoomofdoom]

I know how to write professional emails, but the older I get, the more I drift away from it. Not in the sense that I become rude, but in the sense that I've sorted through some customs I don't like perpetuating.

Example: Your typical professional german email starts with "Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren" (lit. "Very honored ladies and gentlemen") so thats both a lot of words and we're well past this binary bullshit. I've opted to replace it with a simple "Hello" by default. The notable exception being when I had to contact the finance authority after a long day and wrote "Hallo liebes Finanzamt" (lit. "Hello dear Finance Authority (affectionate)"). I don't know what they thought of that, but the reply I got was much kinder than you'd expect from a government agency.

Also I attach a picture of my cat to every email I send to my professors to overwhelmingly positive reception.

not to sound like a boomer, but I need some people to learn how to write emails in a semi-professional (at the very least) format so you're not cold emailing a business/potential employer/any other stranger about formal matters in the exact same way you'd DM a close friend on instagram

the formality/language can loosen up in the email chain once you've established a rapport and you match the other person if they're being less formal, but please don't have the very first email you send a stranger be written in all lowercase ultra-casual sms slang with no greeting or signature and a billion emojis

[brainrotcharacters]

When irl pisses me off, I rewatch the Honda Odyssey scene to relax

[wellensittich01]

Dick 9 times out of 10 failing to hide a severe injury from the rest of the batfam because without fail when he’s tired or drugged or generally not firing on all cylinders his native accent comes out as thick as the day he met Bruce.

- - -

Bruce: Dick come down for a check up I saw you take that hit for Tim.

Dick, halfway towards the cave exit and still going, in the quietest voice possible: im fine

Bruce: Say squirrel and you can leave.

Dick:

Bruce:

Jason:

Tim:

Damien:

Dick: …skweeerrehl.

Jason: Get him boys.

[redsray]

the funniest part of any Robin meeting the JL is that every Robin is so distinctly different from the previous one in terms of personality and vibes that the league literally gets backlash. and like, I don't blame them. not to mention that they are non-meta children that dress as a traffic light and fight crime alongside batman in gotham on a nightly basis. i'd also be a bit concerned. Batman, literally The Night of Gotham personified in the League's eyes, coming into a JL meeting: This is Robin, my crime-fighting partner. 11-year-old Dick Grayson, dressed in the brightest primary colours possible, vaguely hidden murder behind those eyes, never stops moving even for a moment: Hi! Superman: That's a child. That's-- Bats that is a child. You let a child--? Batman, deadpan: You try to stop him. Would you rather he try and murder a grown man with a wire?

Batman: This is Robin. 12-year-old Jason Todd, with the biggest grin on his face, about 3 books in his hand, stars in his eyes and a distinct street-kid drawl: Hey!!! Green Lantern: That's ... that's a different child. What?? Jason: I stole his tires :) Batman: Tried to. Jason, stage whispering to the League: basically did. Green Lantern: that is a different kid, right?? I'm not seeing shit??

Batman: This is Robin. 14-year-old Tim Drake, bo staff clutched in his hand, a wary and tired expression on his face, more on the quiet side, the literal walking definition of don't judge a book by it's cover: hello Flash: Where do you even find these-- Tim: I found myself.

Batman: This is Robin. 17-year-old Stephanie Brown, literally blonde, with a shit-eating grin, eyes full of nothing but mischief and the most explosive personality you've ever seen: hiya!! Superman: I give up. Stephanie: I know, I have that amazing effect on people.

Batman: This is Robin. 13-year-old Damian Wayne, a literal wet cat that will hiss at you, has a sword, the most judgemental stare you'll get from a teenager, ready to jump anyone there: Green Lantern: WHY DOES HE HAVE A SWORD?! Batman: ... he came with the sword.

[cracklewink]

My Mane 6 Redesigns all together! I was going to post them separately but ended up finishing them all before I got around to it lol