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[fanfic-reading-challenge]

Announcing 2022's participants...!

(If you haven't submitted your participation form yet, you still can, with no time limit --- we're on the honour system here, so if you read it in 2022 and did the challenge and say you did, feel free to use one of the appropriate badges you rightfully earned. Even if you don't submit the form. I trust ya!)

Due to some lack of foresight and inexperience with using Google submission forms, there may be some mistakes made, people placed in the wrong categories, so please let me know so I can fix it asap!

As for the ones who have submitted already, here they are (if they chose to allow me to mention them)!

If you didn’t submit your spreadsheet, have no fear! Just grab the appropriate badge and call that that. As we say here: it’s all on the honour system here!

Please excuse me if I missed your name. Let me know as soon as possible so I can add it!

1. Participation

@sparkylurkdragon

2. Regular Mode

@found-nomad

@rainbow-mug

@dchelyst

@harry-potterfanatic

@s6xtaespada

3. Hard Mode

@reallybadfeeling

@onceuponaswanqueen

4. Extreme Mode

@juuls

@jandjsalmon

@dayenurose

Oh? What's this? Surprise milestone awards???

Hang in for a new post where we will grant a few special prizes for things such as most words read and ships/fandoms read in 2022, along with some others. I look forward to announcing those!

And.... here are the badges!!! … by, well, me. Tada!

Thank you for your patience everyone! We had some issues with receiving the art from the original artist, so I had to improvise late last night. I hope they’re at least somewhat nice looking, even if not as spectacular as last year’s! If/when we hear from the artist, we will either replace this year’s 2022 badges or will keep them for future use for the 2023 challenge badges.

If you would like a personalized one with your name on it, I may be able to do so.😊 I can at least give it a try! 😜 These won’t necessarily work as profile pictures (maybe?) due to the text and contrast but I certainly will give it a go. 😁

They’re not perfect, but I still wanted to give you something special for being such amazing people and participating in my small event. Thank you so very much! So very much. 🙏🏻❤️💜💙🥰

[hijackalx]

BG3 CHARACTERS REACTING TO BEING CALLED DADDY/MOMMY +18

characters included: karlach, astarion, halsin, gale, gortash

KARLACH

LOVES being called mama/mommy. probably suggests that you call her that before you can even bring it up

kind of plays into the caregiver role but only to an extent. it definitely feels like a character she shifts into. plays it VERY good though

usually something she reserves just for sex. if she calls herself mommy otherwise it’s probably in a nonsexual, playful manner (unless she’s teasing, which will be VERY obvious)

on the other hand…. if you call her mommy outside of sex….. she will be acting accordingly (your hole is getting obliterated promptly)

really, REALLY sweet when she goes into mommy mode 😭 like i don’t think could be a hard dom mommy if she tried. the two just don’t mix for her. consists of lots of praise and kisses and cooing

ASTARION

i’m sure he’s heard it before, but it’s different coming from you. he’s definitely taken aback at first. has to think about how he feels about it LMAO

makes him feel old af 😹😹 but he’s lowkey a sucker for an age gap dynamic so he has mixed feelings

eventually accepts how hot it is. once he sees you falling apart beneath him whimpering “daddy, daddy, daddy—“ his soul is SNATCHED !!!!!!!

loves to refer to himself as daddy to see your reaction— SO obsessed with the effect it has on you. he thinks it’s so sweet. will also use it to get you to do what he wants (using his powers for evil fr)

honestly wouldn’t have thought to introduce it to your relationship but he’s literally a natural. he already has the patronizing soft dom thing down so it flows pretty easily 😹💗

GORTASH

THE DADDY OF ALL TIME. DO NOT EVEN SPEAK TO HIM IF YOU AREN’T GOING TO BEGIN AND END EVERY SENTENCE WITH “DADDY”

refers to himself as daddy CONSTANTLY. will also do it outside of sex. literally a cringe discord daddy dom. but like. sexy. (will call you kitten)

HARD and MEAN daddy dom. can occasionally be sweet with it during aftercare though— “daddy’s so proud of you”

hearing you call him daddy makes him sooo weak. you can honestly get him to do anything for you if you whine “daddy” in a needy enough tone 😈 bonus points if you call him daddy in public. 100% wants everyone to know that you call him that

also super into the sugar daddy thing. loves to shower you in gifts and money. definitely a prominent dynamic in your relationship

GALE

legit stops him in his tracks. he’s like a deer in headlights. has no idea how to react LMAO

never considered himself daddy material before. he’s excited that you do though (he’s pumping his fist in the air and whispering “yesss” 😹😹) it’s a huge compliment for him

kind of awkward using it during sex at the beginning, he just doesn’t want to sound weird or anything. but if you encourage him he gets more confident with it and it’s so, so good

has such a good personality for it in terms of attentiveness/caring for you. plays daddy extremely well but he’d never admit it (still doesn’t believe he’s daddy material 😹)

gets SO flustered if you call him daddy in front of other people. even though he thinks it’s super hot he’d prefer for it to stay your little secret— it’s kind of sexier that way anyway

HALSIN

the most normal about being called daddy. doesn’t think it’s some huge deal or anything— he’s heard it before and it doesn’t phase him

integrates it into your sex life really smoothly (and into your everyday life if you want that). doesn’t care at all if people overhear and lowkey can embarrass you with how much he will readily refer to himself as that in public 😹😹 if you wanted him to wear a badge that said “[name]’s daddy” he would LMAO

always coming up with ways to get you to say it during sex, usually offering some kind of reward for it if you catch my drift 😼

the best at the caregiver role. does it so casually and it seems very normal for him. has such a good, soothing tone of voice for it too

the only downside is that it almost feels like he’s not as into it as you are. i mean he is but he’s so lax about it because he’s just like “kink is normal who cares !!” but like damn a little enthusiasm PLEASE

[ceilidho]

OBSESSED with how you wrote soap as a big feral man in country road I WOULD EAT HIM UP I WOULD GNAW ON HIM just that little glimpse has me dead

(If you ever thought of doing spin offs with the other boys I would truly do anything for that. no pressure of course I am content with this absolutely delicious fic 💛💛)

love you forever thank you for your big beautiful brain 🫡

in my head, he and Ghost are reformed outlaws who were done right by Price and decided to stick around. Sometimes Ghost feels extremely uncomfortable wearing a badge and Soap refuses to wear his at all, but they’d do just about anything for Price.

I don’t have a huge amount of lore for Soap in my head, but I imagine he was born in Scotland around the mid 1860s and was orphaned at a young age. Wound up in London somehow by his early teens, where he worked as a chimney sweep and was probably a bit of a pickpocket (he’s been in survival mode since he was born). I think eventually he may have been run out of England altogether and somehow forced to take the long voyage to America.

Even years later, he’s still half feral. He has a comfortable life now and a job and people that care about him, but he hasn’t quite shaken his nasty habit of pinching anything easy enough for him to steal.

[churino]

Design for earth mode prowl

After Barricade's betrayal, this boy goes through some stuff, barry's reveal left prowl barely clinging to life, and in need of some soul searching, luckily he found it in master yoketron's teachings, when he returns to the autobots a changed man, hes ready to show them why it's his face they wear on their badges

Initially, prowl could be best described as "the fun police" strict and humorless. He trusts no one and has no friends. He has "confidants" in ratchet and barricade sharing many of his secrets with them, secrets that barricade took advantage of.

Prowl suspected Barricade of double dealings, but deep down in his spark, even though he puts on a stoic facade, he really did care for him and couldn't bring himself to face the truth because in his head he fostered the idea that he and Barricade were the only autobots willing to sacrifice their morals for the greater good, and that they were in a way more nobel than the rest, infallible even if others didn't see it that way

But it all blew up on his face

And whole body, Barricade's betrayal, had prowl fall into a trap set up by flamewar with a nuclear bomb the decepticons had stolen, trapped in an unknown location he was only able to warn the autobots to evacuate the sorounding area, while attempting to disarm the bomb, inexperienced with earth explosives he was unable to stop the bomb from going off but was able to limit it's explosive wield using the same substance inside transformer's bodies that stops their energon from blowing up,

The explosion that followed didn't wipe out a city, but it did leave prowl damaged and buried under rubble that stopped the autobots from finding his body. Or at least that's what they thought, in truth they didn't find his body because somebody else got to him first

Nightbird and her lackeys saw a wounded autobot and saw an opportunity for a biology lesson, but first, they took a look inside his mind, finding all sorts of juicy secrets, which allowed them to build their first transforming vehicon, however, they didn't seem to quite understand how the minds of transformers work as they accidentally left a way for prowl's mind to transfer into this new body, it didn't really matter to them as they got what they wanted out of him. so prowl was able to fight his way out of their warehouse with nothing but his entire sense of identity and worldview shattered :D

After prowl escapes capture by the tires of nightbird, runamuck and runabout, he reflects on all that has happened to him thus far on earth and enters a deep depression, the body reflects the mind and he ends up developing gold plastic syndrome, becoming extremely fragile feeling ashamed of himself, he abandons the rest of the crew to wander the earth in search of new meaning in life. In this state, he's stuck in vehicle mode as attempting to transform in this state would have his knees turn to dust, he's weak, vulnerable, and lost. And it is metalhawk and the cyberninjas who find him.

Prowl finds new meaning under the cyber ninja clan, becoming yoketron's brightest student. Now, a skilled infiltrator and spy, knowing exactly how guards usually behave and able to adapt to any countermeasures. he's shrunken, but he's now able to defeat foes 100 times his size.

he returns to the autobots a changed man, but he no longer operates within their hierarchy, similar to a mercenary, but he doesn't actually charge his friends, and he can call them his friends now!, and like that he remains, fighting alongside the autobots till the very end.

Of course, his rise hasn't come without... enemies, the spurn rival road rocket, his ex parther barricade, and after regaining contact with the autobots, he makes an enemy out of a certain spider trying to pick on the little guys

[mesetacadre]

How did you start your political life or more specifically, how did you learn about communism and made it part of your life? I'd love to learn more about communism and how I could help the world and people but I feel like I'm too stupid for that and I just generally don't know where to start, especially since I'm afraid even socialism will fail and hurt people more than help. Sorry for this message but thanks in advance if you decide to answer!

Around the time I began to come out of a year-long+ depressive period, I began to seriously "get into" politics. I suspect one of the reasons which triggered such a long and severe depressive period was the beginnings of a political consciousness, I intuited something was wrong with the world in a fundamental way, especially the education system, but did not have any knowledge or will to get at that more concretely. I did latch on a lot to that "don't go to school" viral video, especially the part about how it hadn't fundamentally changed since the industrial revolution.

The first thing I found after I stopped wanting to kill myself so constantly was anarchism, actually, and specifically vaush videos. I know. but I did start reading some things, like the conquest of bread, and some more "competent" political theory content than vaush, I did really like the idea of market socialism and coops. To my credit, I also encountered georgism and even I could tell it was pretty stupid. Anyhow, I never really was convinced on anarchism, on a fundamental level. I knew the talking points, the common arguments, that jazz, but it was more a superficial belief rather than a core one. After like 6 months of this I decided to contact the party I am now, I had encountered them a couple months earlier but kinda chickened out. The will to do something more than watch vaush and be opinionated about US politics eventually prevailed and I contacted the party, and they were very patient in actually educating me, giving me some responsibility, and in the years since then I've continued to be educated in practice and theory. Generally I'm glad by trajectory wasn't like some other young people in my position that I encountered, who went from fascist to right-libertarian to US democrat in a matter of months, those people wear their lack of principles like a badge of honor.

Anyway, about your other questions, there is no such thing as being too dumb for communism, it's rather a question of a will to learn and a decent enough offline organization with which to apply some principles to your context. Theory is extremely deep, for sure, but there is no minimum theory requirement to start to get organized. This perception exists because often, the only communists who organize as such explicitly are, frankly put, massive nerds, and it gives off the impression that you need to have read all the basics before doing anything. That isn't true.

I get your concern about hurting people, I think it's a legitimate doubt to have, and one that can only really be resolved with an actual 1-1 conversation and not this format, but succinctly, I'd tell you that already, millions of people suffer and thousands die every day from causes related to the oppression intertwined with the capitalist mode of production, especially imperialism. It has killed throughout history exponentially more people than any army could ever do, even the most genocidal and cruel army you could imagine. Isn't the opportunity to end all of this worth the risk of failing? The capitalist class will oppress our organization regardless of what we do, a failed uprising is more of an excuse to clamp down on our class, and less of a cause in itself.

[imadeitworseyourwelcome]

TFP Predacon Smokescreen AU

A loud hiss of air roused him from unconsciousness. His legs, unprepared to carry the weight of his frame, gave out. He stumbled and fell forward, but gentle hands caught and guided him to the ground.

He blinked rapidly, his blurry surroundings slowly came into focus. He was in a small, dimly lit room, a cool mist hung in the air.

A voice spoke softly, "Easy now,"

He looked up to its origin, a tall older mech with a grey beard. They met his eyes with a soft smile, "I am Alpha Trion. What is your designation?"

"I'm Smokescreen... where am I?" The opposite wall of the room was floor to ceiling with shelves of datapads.

"Iacon, hall of records,"

"...Iacon?" That couldn't be right... he knew better than to go near that place. He searched his memory but he couldn't remember how he got here...

"We do not have much time," the old bot said, shaking their head slightly, "I wish I could explain everything..."

Smokescreen could make out distant rumbling of gunfire and explosions.

His eyes widened, "What's going on?"

"The decepticons have launched a massive surge that has wiped out the last line of defense surrounding Iacon."

"Decepticons?" Smokescreen quietly echoed the unfamiliar word, "I don't understand."

"After everything you've been through-" he was cut off by another explosion, closer this time. The room shook, sending datapads raining to the ground.

Whatever was coming was getting close.

"..As you can see, we are short on time," Alpha Trion looked at him with sorrow, "I am sorry to have to ask this of you, to drag you into our war.."

War?

Smokescreen tensed, pulling away from the old bot, "What?"

"You must take this," he presented a golden object, "and deliver it to Optimus Prime,"

"Why would I help you?" Smokescreen flared his plating, "I don't know who you are- I don't know what's going on-" he snapped.

"This is not for my benefit, if the decepticons get ahold of this relic, cybertron will truly be lost." He insisted, "You are a powerful cybertronian, I trust that you can keep it from falling into the wrong hands."

"No. I won't." Smokescreen growled, "I don't want to be part of your war!" he took a step back and started to transform. But his plating had barely started to shift before he cried out, doubling over in pain.

Alpha Trion moved to his side, and placed a hand softly on Smokescreen's trembling shoulder, "What did you do to me?" Smokescreen hissed up at him.

Alpha Trion's expression softened, "You... have a mode lock on,"

Smokescreen stiffened, then pushed him away. His door wings knocked against the something behind him.

A quick glance over his shoulder revealed the source of the cold mist still hanging in the air. An open stasis pod.

"Bring this to Optimus, and he will help you get it removed,"

"As long as I do what you say?" He growled

"I know he would help you either way." Alpha Trion sighed, "You do not deserve this fate," he said gesturing to the stasis pod he had come out of. "Once you deliver this, you are free- you do not have to fight our war."

Smokescreen narrowed his eyes, "Remove it first." He demanded

"I cannot. I do not have the skill nor time to remove it here."

The room shook, gunfire was extremely close now. Alpha Trion pressed the key into Smokescreen's hands with a final pleading look.

"Fine." Smokescreen snarled as he took the key. He gritted his teeth, the mode lock pulled as he tucked the relic into his subspace. "Who am I looking for?"

"Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots." Alpha Trion passed Smokescreen a small piece of red metal with an engraved design, "Take this, it is an autobot badge. Once you get to Earth find the autobots. Tell them you were sent by Alpha Trion and give the omega key to Optimus. I promise, no harm will come to you."

A prime?

He couldn't help but sneer. Hopefully this Prime didn't have the same feelings towards predacons that the others did.

On Earth? The irony wasn't lost on him. That planet was one that many predacons had fled to. The ones that could find a way traverse space at least.

He didn't trust his words, his empty promises. But, by taking this relic he could leave. He didn't need his help or pity.

The gunfire had ceased. Replaced by heavy footsteps approaching, he faced the door and braced for a fight.

But he never got the chance. There was a sharp pain to the back of his head, and everything went black.

.

.

.

.

He came too once again, disoriented. The back of his head ached, that old bot had suckered punched him.

He should't have let his guard down.

He wasn't in the small room anymore. He gasped as he realized he was surrounded by dead and not quite dead bots.

It brought back memories of the predacons' slaughter- memories he'd rather stay forgotten.

Most wore the same symbol the old bot had given him. If their war had gotten this bad, whatever he was carrying may hold weight than he initially thought..

He took two badges off a fallen autobot, they were slightly different than the one he already had- with bars extending out and slightly up. He placed them on his shoulders, covering his predacon badges. Finally he placed the smaller badge the old bot had given him on his chestplate.

Wearing these, the bots he was to deliver the key to wouldn't see him as a threat. He hoped so at least.

First he had to make it there.

He snuck through the maze of corridors, he couldn't help think he was going in circles.

There had to be a way out of here.

He peered out a small window, and felt his spark drop. Outside was the nothingness of space.

Oh, this day just keeps getting better and better. He silently grumbled to himself.

Now not only did he have to find a way off this ship, he had to find a way to travel through space to Earth.

He wouldn't be able to commandeer the ship alone. This ship was massive- even if he could gain control, he had no idea how to fly the thing.

He quickly flattened himself against the wall as a guard stomped past.

He had to be more careful. This place was maze-like and completely foreign to him.

His captors had the upper hand.

Luckily he was light on his feet, being able to silently stalk the halls. He had to keep on alert, but moving about shouldn't be too difficult.

The steps of another bot echoed closer. Smokescreen ducked away, into a side room. Inside, one wall was lined with circular doors. He peaked inside, it almost looked like.. a cockpit?

An escape pod!

He hit the button to open the door, immediately a flashing red light lit up the room. He could hear a muffled alarm through the walls.

He jumped into the pod and frantically tapped on the console.

He must have hit the right button because the door rolled close and sealed.

Smokescreen was forced back into the seat as the escape jets rocketed him away from the ship.

An alert popped up on the small display screen, with a graphic of a bar slowly decended. Foreign symbols flashed beside it.

The pod was getting colder and colder. So cold it felt the like frost had begun growing in his veins.

His panic rised as the temperature fell, he didn't know how to read the warnings.. commandeered the ship was beginning to sound like the better plan..

Then, as though a switch was forcefully being flipped, he fell into darkness again.

[lionlena]

Headcanon: How do they behave when you have a migraine? (Pedro Pascal characters)🩹😴

Joel:

✰ Joel, obviously, hates to see you like this. Your suffering literally breaks his heart. But of course, he knows he has to take care of you.

✰ The first thing he'll do is try to get some painkillers.

✰ Next, he'll make sure he gets some food you like. He knows you often get nauseous when you have a migraine, but he wants to make sure that if you get hungry, there's something you enjoy waiting for you.

✰ Joel will sit on the couch and encourage you to put your head in his lap. And he will gently massage your scalp.

✰ If it doesn't bother you, he'll be quietly humming a calm song under his breath. But if you tell him it's not helping you, he will be quiet.

✰ Only, from time to time, he will quietly ask, "How are you feel, baby girl? Do you need anything?"

✰ When you finally fall asleep, Joel won't move. He won't care about back pain and leg numbness. Your rest will be the most important.

Javier Peña:

✰ Javi can be a little insecure at first. He'll be afraid that you don't want his presence when you're so vulnerable. However, as soon as he is convinced that you need his help, he will turn on caring mode.

✰ He will make sure that your medicine, glass of water, and cold compress are on the bedside table. He will close the windows and turn on the fans, but he will arrange them so that their noise is not too bothersome for you.

✰ He will also try to smoke less because when you have a migraine, the smell of cigarettes makes you nauseous.

✰ Javier also has his secret weapon: orgasm. He only had to hear once that female orgasms were painkillers.

✰ Of course, he will only do this if you agree. He will spend long hours between your legs. And when you fall asleep with a blissful smile on your face, he will make sure that none of the neighbors will make noise. He won't hesitate to knock on their door and show his badge. Your rest is the most important.

Oberyn:

❂ The first thing he does is of course summon the maesters, the best ones. But he does not tolerate stupid ideas. If one of them suggests bloodletting or other nonsense, they can count on a close meeting with his spear.

❂ Oberyn will order servants to prepare the best room and make sure that the bed is full of soft pillows.

❂ He will also order a light meal to be prepared and send all the servants away, saying that he will take care of the rest himself.

❂ He'll prepare a bath of lukewarm water for both of you. He will take you in his arms and carry you to the tub. He will be very gentle and restrained. He will place kisses on your shoulders, neck, and head and whisper soothing words.

❂ Then he will lie down next to you and stroke your head until you fall asleep.

❂ He will put guards in front of the chamber door to make sure that no one dares to disturb your rest.

Javi G:

⊛ When Javi sees you in pain, he looks at you with sad puppy eyes and suddenly becomes extremely quiet. He tiptoes around you and waits for your commands. He'll bring you anything you ask for: a glass of water, broth, a cold compress... Autograph of your favorite actor? Give him an hour and he'll get that too. "Everything for you, mi amor. If it will lessen your pain."

⊛ He won't be able to resist hugging you. He will do it very gently, but he just needs to be close to you. It's like he wants to absorb your pain.

⊛ He will definitely want to hold your hand and kiss your head every now and then.

⊛ If you agree, he will turn on a quiet movie and cuddle you to his chest.

⊛ As soon as he notices that you have fallen asleep, he will immediately turn off the TV and look at your peaceful face.

Agent Whiskey:

✧ Jack, of course, is not a fan of strong painkillers, but he can't stand your suffering. Therefore, he will ask Ginger to create an effective cure for migraines, but without the risk of becoming addicted.

✧ Also he makes sure you have everything you need on hand.

✧ When you have a migraine, Jack becomes ridiculously protective, like a mother hen. His concern can be a bit irritating at times. "Sugar, does the blanket cover your feet?" He adjusts the pillows behind your back, makes sure you drink enough water, and, "No, Sugar, you can't take your medicine on an empty stomach."

✧ He will kiss your forehead and look at you sadly. If he could, he would take this pain away from you.

✧ You know he loves you and you forgive him for being overprotective.

✧ Eventually, he will sit next to you, put his arm around you, and pull you to his chest. If you start whining that the light hurts your eyes, he'll even let you wear his cowboy hat. Everything for you.

✧ When he notices you're asleep, he'll adjust your blanket and let himself take a nap, but he'll still be very alert. Your slightest moan will immediately wake him up.

Frankie:

✰ Frankie will use "google" help first. He will start reading about all the possible ways to relieve migraines.

✰ He makes sure your bedroom lights are dim and the temperature in the room is right. It will remove all sources of noise.

✰ He will ask if he should go to the pharmacy/the store for something you need. If so, he'll be back in 20 minutes. Probably breaking a few traffic rules along the way. He just has to provide his "princess" with everything she needs as soon as possible.

✰ Frankie will gently hug you and kiss your temples. If you let him, he will start massaging your head, neck, and shoulders.

✰ He will whisper to you anecdotes from his life.

✰ Once you fall asleep in his arms, Frankie won't leave you. Keeping you safe is his new, most important mission.

Din Djarin :

✭ Din has a secret weapon: Grogu. He knows the green baby loves you (and you love Grogu), so he will encourage him to use his healing powers on you. The migraine will pass immediately.

✭ But if for some reason he can't use Grogu's help because the little one will be exhausted, Din will make sure You get everything you need.

✭ He will avoid space-time jumps. And if possible, he will land on a peaceful planet.

✭ He will prepare a comfortable bed for you and gently stroke your head.

✭ For you, he will even take off his armor so that you can fall asleep on his warm chest.

✭ But of course, he would never admit it. Only in front of you and Grogu, he can drop his mask of a cold galactic bounty hunter.

As my poor @creedslove has a migraine (and my migraine is just around the corner) we need our husbands/boyfriends/fiances (delete as appropriate) to look after us.

[lights-at-night]

tmagp headcanons

this will be edited when i get moreee

all of them have a warm color palette because the protocol logo is red and it would be pretty and also because i said so

alice: the tallest and will not shut up about it, has surprisingly not bad eyesight, consistently painted nails, poofy dyed hair, likes dangly earrings, will mix beverages that should not be mixed and enjoy the taste of it, knows all the drama, has bitching sessions with gwen in the form of "who had a shittier day" arguments", all the badges

sam: the biggest void eyes that stare into your s o u l, floofy and extremely pattable hair (alice messes it up a lot), shorter than alice but taller than gwen, wears and likes soft things, prefers tea over coffee but drinks coffee more often, eyesight starts deteriorating after started working at oiar

gwen: straight hair trapped in the cut it really short-grow it really long cycle, shortest queen and angy about it, has attempted to stay off caffeine to be healthy, failed, spreadsheet lover, wears contact lenses, the only thing that changes about her outfit is her tie and she has mAny ties, spreads all the gossip

colin: subsides off coffee and anger and bonds over alice with this, has a mug collection, will drink any concoction alice gives him and is therefore used as a lab rat for such matters, occasionally singed with no explanation, the day he shows up in a different outfit is the day he dies (they have dressed him for his funeral against his will)

lena: frequently slips into professional passive aggressive mode outside of work by accident, has a monotonous stare,

celia: will mention the Horrors with immense casualness,

[autumnalfallingleaves]

heck it have a TON of my own changling hilda hc's

Hilda found out she could still change into a troll during a heated game of dragon panic, and its safe to say everyone panicked a little when she suddenly became stone

The transformation is (at first) emotion based. Whenever Hilda feels extreme emotion, she goes troll mode! If the feelings are sudden then she just poofs into her troll form but if her feelings build up then some signs of her changing can be seen:

Bits of her skin turning into stone and her hair getting a bit more grey.

Her teeth getting more sharp and jagged.

Her eyes glowing like a trolls eyes.

Slightly longer nose.

At first she was scared of scaring her friends and others off by suddenly becoming a troll, but over time as troll acceptance grew she felt more comfortable saying that she was half troll.

Over time she learnt how to willing become her troll self, and whenever she willingly becomes a troll her body ignites in troll flames before they dissipate and reveal her troll self, and when she goes back to being a human its in a puff of smoke.

Also when she does willingly become a troll her outfit doesn't magically vanish, instead its represented by flora! Her clothes are colorful lichen, her scarf is a yellow vine around her neck, and her hat is a black flower!

Like trolls, instead of getting cuts and burses when injured Hilda gets cracks and fractures. These translate to scrapes when she reverts back to human. But the most horrifying aspect is that Hilda's troll from can break if put under too much pressure or force. (One time during a nightly picnic with her family and friends she fell off a cliff and landed on her arm, which broke off. Everyone else had to quickly rush to the trolls and ask if there was anyway to fix this, and luckily there was. [idk what it be, maybe some rare flower?])

There were a few times she turned in public:

When she got her first sparrow scout badge, she jumped for joy when she claimed it, turned into a troll, and thanks to the spotlights turned into a rock and broke the floor.

The first time Frida kissed her...with all of their parents in the next room.

There's more times but I can't think of any rn

Johanna has had to explain that her daughter can just go troll mode sometimes to many people, so most of Hilda's friends and some other people know about this.

Another weird changling think is that sometimes she just gets "Troll Flashes" and just turns into a troll for no reason at all. So she packs a sunhat and gloves just in case she feels like she's going to turn into a troll, to keep outta the light.

Hilda can fight the "turning into stone" bit depending on 1: The lights strength (its easy to fight simple light blub light, but a spotlight is a tough battle) and 2: amount of coverage on her body (the more skin showing, the more she'll have to fight)

She doesn't like the sounds of bells now, its tolerable as a human but gives her headaches as a Troll. One time during a celebration involving a big bell she got knocked out when it started ringing. David gifted her some pocket muffling headphones to lessen bell pain.

Whenever she is turned to stone its like a form of sleep, so from her pov she's turning into stone, then she's breaking out even though its been few minutes or hours later from when she became stone.

A troll taught her troll curse words, now she is unstoppable!!! /j (this one is more silly :P)

I love these!! I adore seeing how different people go about with their own versions of Changeling Hilda :D I think it's cool that you have Hilda's troll-ness not being a secret, like how I (and I think other people?) have done. Kid's even weirder now lmao

(And if you haven't seen it already and you're interested, I'd recommend checking out @formallyuninformed 's Changeling Hilda stuff for some angst related to your fourth point ;) )

[pheonixxfoxx]

My Savior Captain Buggy!!!

Today has been downright awful for me. I'm thoroughly tired of merely experiencing a thankless and lonesome life. A miserable life that I am currently stuck with until something comes through. Who knows when that will even be?!

Enough about the dreadful state of my dismal life let's have a positive collection update!

The Cabaji and Mohji/Richie can badges were purchased with my Big Top ita bag in mind. Naturally wanted to include some of the Buggy Pirates too after all!

The top row of cards was pulled from thirteen random packs. I purchased them knowing all too well that they had been cherry picked through. However, at less then $1.00 each, one couldn't resist! On top of that, there were Buggy cards to be had!

Absolutely, I passionately love my full art TCG card way too much! Instantly made my whole year pulling it after all! The one keychain off to the right there, is likely a bootleg. A choice item for an ita bag in my book.

The golden glittery card to the lower left is the best thing ever! It's filled with liquid, and I can just sit here all day shaking it. The Chop-Chop Fruit charms, are now on the zipper pulls of my Big Top ita bag and looking flashy!

Two specific items in this pic are from various sources. The box of playing cards, in the upper right corner came from eBay and the wanted poster keychain was an Aliexpress find.

The Stampede movie items were part of an admission bonus. It was purchased mostly for the little acrylic Buggy charm there. Didn't realize what the book contained until it was in my greedy paws.

OMG, Buggy concept art!!! Truly extremely desirable indeed! *drools*

Yeah, the watch isn't Buggy themed but still rather impressive for words!

You can either select an individual color for the LED light or set it on rotation mode. This watch was apart of the 20th Anniversary and only 300 were made, mine is #218/300.

This wanted poster, of the most attractive flashy man ever, was part of a lottery. Selected winners obtained all 4 wanted posters of the Emperors. Amazingly, I stumbled upon a seller with just the Buggy one up for grabs and at a good price!

Just when one thought the new art card was sexy, this bag is even more so! The plan is to hopefully acquire a frame for and hanging it on the wall, where I can gaze upon this gorgeous art at all times.

Buyee intentionally keeps waving a 15% off figures purchased on Mercari coupon in my silly face. *lol*

This is an official figure I've starred at online often and maybe had some dirty thoughts about. Um wait, what? Needless to say, it is currently mine and well worth the wait!

The last newly acquired item was this promotional poster from the "One Piece Emotion Exhibition." For a little while, it will still remain rolled up safely in the box. My wall space is rather lacking and framing it is undoubtedly preferred.

Speaking of space lacking, the ever growing Buggy corner may need its own wall soon. The cabinet is rather packed too! *lol*

[fanfic-reading-challenge]

Happy 2024 Fic Challenge!

@jandjsalmon and I are here with the new fic reading challenge for 2024! Heck yeah! Jandy did most of the work this year, I'll be honest, and the new challenge looks great!

For the uninitiated, basically there's a bunch of tasks to complete as you read fanfiction over the year. For example, read x number of authors, read a new ship, read a fic with x in the title, etc.! It can be a fun way to challenge yourself, or to help you read more, or to discover new things you might never have tried!

But here, without further ado...

2024 Fic Reading Challenge spreadsheet

There are also two fic trackers you can use (or you can create your own, of course).

Jandy's Fic Tracker

Juulna's Fic Tracker

Remember that for any of these spreadsheets, you need to 'make a copy' for your own use. Otherwise you won't be able to edit anything!

We have a pinned post with all the important links, but I'll include a couple here for ease of access.

We have a Discord!

We also have completion badges every year, and here are last year's as an example. (They are adorable.)

And, of course, there are rules (with a helpful FAQ).

Anyone is welcome to join, even if you don't hang out with us in the Discord! And the whole challenge is done on the honour system. You say you completed Extreme Mode? I ain't checking that out! :P

Well, we hope that everyone has a good time with this year's challenge! We're as excited as you are. And remember: there's never a stupid question if you need to ask us anything. We do accept Anon asks, too. <3

Have fun reading, and here's to a great 2024 overall!

[yes-i-write-fanfiction]

I'm now wondering how the relationships between sari and the autobots be different in the full cybertronian sari au, I don't think it would be that different but still interesting I think.

-Optimus practically makes her another member of the team, kinda like he did Prowl. In contrast to cannon, where he worries about her frailty as a human, as a full fledged bot he trusts that she can take care of herself more. Still looks out for her though and tries to teach her everything about being an autobot. Actually gives her a badge.

-Ratchet immediately gives her a full on medical examination, knowing that she's never been given one by an actual medic. Once he's sure that she's healthy he starts teaching her about basic cybertronian self care. While she's probably figured out some of it, there's still a lot of stuff she should know. Also very patient in explaining cybertronian culture to her.

-Very similar to cannon, Bumblebee and Sari quickly become best friends. Since she's got an alt mode they often race and compete against each other. Thinks it's cool that she was raised on Earth and is kinda jealous since that made her a bit of a celebrity. Promises to show her the coolest spots on Cybertron.

-Also very similar to cannon, Bulkhead and Sari becomes quick friends. Very fascinated with how it was growing up on Earth as a bot but tries not to be rude about it. Asks if she wants him to teach her how to fight.

-Now Prowl probably has the biggest reaction. Immediately he connects her appearance on Earth with the protoforms that were stolen from the dojo. In the beginning, he asks her a lot of questions about where she came from but when it becomes clear that she doesn't know, he instead turns his attention towards professor Sumdac. Will not rest until he knows the truth. Meanwhile, he also treats Sari extremely gently. He kinda feels responsible for her and looks out for her even more than in cannon.

[juuls]

I’m looking for an artist who could create cute badges like this these ones, for previous winners of all stages of our reading challenge.

Willing to pay reasonable commission price! And the due date isn’t until late January. :)

Here are a couple of examples from previous years to give you an idea/range of what I’m looking for: (thank you so much to @saganarojanaolt and @a-kinkajou for these previous badges, well all adored them — if you want to work with me again that would be kickass too!)

There will be 5 categories this year (oh yeah, forgot to mention, we’re the @fanfic-reading-challenge !):

Participant, Regular mode, Hard Mode, Extreme Mode, and one for completing every single task! (The unicorn below was to express our congratulations lol.)

So yeah, if you’re interested and know someone who may have room for these small badges, it would be an honour to commission you. ❤️

[srp-tregear]

part 1 [The Incident] ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☀︎ ⋆⁺₊⋆

warning: Blood, Violence, swearing ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☀︎ ⋆⁺₊⋆

At the Nanamagari Metropolitan Police Department, Deckerd and the rest of the team were going about their business when Dumpson returned. Deckerd glanced up, "Dumpson? Where've you been?"

"I was helping Ayakoto go to the hospital," he replied.

Yuuta stood up, concern etched on his face. "Ayako's at the hospital? What happened?" he asked anxiously.

"In my scans, she seemed unwell. Her face was pale, her green eyes looked like they were fading, and her arm was… bleeding," Dumpson explained.

Everyone was stunned into silence. "Bleeding?.." Deckerd muttered, Surprised. Dumpson nodded, "Yeah" He entered the room. "I hope she will be okay.." Yuuta said, worried.

Then a radio turns on, and everyone turns their attention to the radio as it speaks "Attention all units, this is dispatch reporting from the Nanamagari Metropolitan Police Department. We have a situation at Nanamagari General Hospital." "Reports indicate a mass casualty event, with multiple fatalities. Proceed with extreme caution. All available units are to converge on the hospital immediately. Repeat, all units respond to Nanamagari General Hospital. This is a priority one alert. Stay vigilant and await further instructions."

"Ah?! Ayako's there!" Yuuta exclaimed.

"Then we've got no time to waste. Let's get there," Deckerd responded urgently. Yuuta, Deckerd, and his team sprang into action. Rushing out of the police department, they swiftly made their way to the parking lot. In a seamless motion, Deckerd transformed into his sleek vehicle mode, the engine revving with determination. The rest of the team followed suit, their vehicles ready to race toward the hospital. Sirens blaring, they sped off into the night, determined to reach the scene and confront whatever danger lay ahead. They made it to the hospital just as a handful of individuals dashed out in a panic. Yuuta transformed Deckerd out of vehicle mode.

Yuuta stepped into the main hospital, scanning the flickering lights as he navigated the dim corridors. A shiver ran down his spine as he pulled out his flashlight, its beam revealing a chilling sight: blood smeared across the far end of the hallway. "…what happened here?" he whispered, his heart racing with fear.

Pressing on with caution, Yuuta was startled by a voice echoing through the silence. "W-Who's there?" he called out, his flashlight beam darting towards a nearby room, revealing a SWAT officer, injured and in desperate need of assistance.

"H-Help…" the officer pleaded, their voice trembling with pain.

Just as Yuuta was about to rush in to help the injured officer, a long, sinister arm shot out from the darkness, grabbing hold of the officer's leg and pulling him away with a gut-wrenching scream.

The sound of bones and flesh crunching echoed through the corridor, freezing Yuuta in terror, his eyes widening in shock at the horrifying scene unfolding before him. Summoning all his courage, Yuuta brandished the police badge and entered the hospital room. "Freeze! You are under arrest by the brave…," he began, his voice faltering as he caught sight of the unsettling figure lurking in the shadows. Yuuta dropped eyes widened. "police..." He drops his flashlight.In the eerie light, Yuuta faced a nightmarish sight of a deformed creature, its hunger evident in its twisted form. Limbs stretched unnaturally, skin tearing as it grew, the creature's neck is long, and messy orange hair. Its eyes, once human, now seemed blind to reason, while a wide, ghastly smile revealed sharp, carnivorous teeth covered in blood as it devoured the deceased police flesh. The deformed creature looks up at Yuuta, letting out a low Yuuta was trembling afraid, He muttered. "A... Ayako?.."

-To be continued-

[idwtransformers-vibe]

This is my airline human-cybertronian airline idea. I hope yall enjoy!

Feel free to add any ideas!

Soul-Spark Airways:

This is a commercial airline, technically. It was created in Ireland. They had gotten the idea of letting bots stay in their country after finding some trying to get around unnoticed. So they decided to implement bots into their population, and of course, they needed jobs, so this airline was created for both humans and bots to work together.

Because of the bots, the company became very versatile in terms of travel. As bots with an aircraft alt-mode can fly through space, but only for cargo transportation, and only one or two humans come along. The humans are called C-R (Cargo-Runners), The bots are called S-R (Space-Runners). The overall job for both bot and human is called S-T (Space-Transportation). This job is actually proven to be very dangerous as it, of course, travels to Cybertron or Canimus to deliver or pick up cargo, so it is likely to run into some hostility along the way. But they also do cargo runs on Earth between nation to nation.

Cargo-Runners:

C-R's are humans responsible for keeping track of the cargo and its security. Since they are small enough to walk around inside and sleep in the bots alt-mode, this job is, of course, mostly for humans. Unfortunately, during travels through space, they are targeted quite often, so having combat training is a must. It is also required of them to know maintenance and logistics. Sometimes, their bot companion will need repairs when there aren't any Medi-maintenance around, and they handle their own logistics.

Space-Runners:

S-R's are MASSIVE bots who transform into the alt-mode of a commercial aircraft. Except their engine systems are 10x's stronger than regular aircrafts, especially since they have the engine power to fly through space. They do not carry regular passengers, not humans, at least because they aren't normal aircrafts. Occasionally, they'll transport one or two bots. But for the most part, they travel with their C-R, and that's it. Passengers must board a regular aircraft that is part of the company.

These guys are given the right of way on ramp and the runaway because, again, they have extremely powerful engines, so all the normal aircrafts must wait before doing pushback from their gates. Unless they want to be responsible for a tragic accident.

S-R's have a built-in oxygen system in their alt-mod, as well as gravity. This is so the C-R can breathe normally and do their job without issues. In case the system so happens to malfunction, there are oxygen masks, and C-R's are required to wear magnetic boots.

On a added note: S-R's are very protective of their C-R's. So don't mess with their C-R's

Medi-Maintenance:

M-M's are basically medics for any bot who works for the airline. The M-M could be bot or human. They all do maintenance on S-R's for the most part, especially heavy maintenance of it is needed. Due to mechanical knowledge of the M-M's, they do maintenance on company vehicles just to keep things flowing without a hitch.

Logistics Attendants:

L-A's handle supply. So if a bot or an aircraft needs a part, L-A's are the people M-M's go to. They order parts and issue them out to specific bots and aircrafts. They can also send out unservicable parts to the airline repair stations or process engine removals for the M-M's. These guys also have several different levels in their jobs, as certain L-A's have access to parts where a regular one doesn't. They can also go out on ramp and deliver parts to a flight or pick up parts from a flight.

Humans stationed on Cybertron/Canimus:

C-R's have to go through heavy security. They have to have a certain badge to have access to be in Cybertron. Their access is different from political figures' access. This is because C-R's could be transporting extremely important or dangerous cargo.

But security is a little easier to get through if they're already stationed on Cybertron. They are already assigned quaters/housing. They tend to remain their usual small size as it is easier to do maintenance on their bot companion that way. So, it is not uncommon to see a tiny company truck driving around with a human inside it going about their business, some bots think it's cute seeing them honk their horn letting them know they're about to pass or come around the corner.

Unfortunately, some bots do not like the fact that there are humans stationed on their planet. So the S-R's are always on high alert when they see their human buddy interacting with other bots. When they see one is being slightly rude towards the human, they intervene immediately.

- Families

Some humans, of course, have children. So the airport on Cybertron they're stationed at already has a school system and daycare in place. These kids sometimes develop Cybertronian slag when interacting with sparklings. It's quite interesting to witness.

Also! These kids end up becoming fluent in the Cybertronian language, as well as their parents. This makes them the maps for new arrival humans 😂

And human children born on Cybertron use the term carrier and sire! Those who were moved to Cybertron still use mom and dad.

Bots stationed on Earth:

Depending on the country, bots are allowed to live amongst humans. Although different countries can give them a difficult time when trying to travel, as some countries are not comfortable with the thought of giant robots, but they'll put up with the process for the most part if it means getting cargo faster.

A lot of humans MUST steer clear when driving around them or just being around them in general. These bots do not always see the humans, so while they try to be vigilant of their surroundings, humans must do their part to be vigilant as well.

- Families

Like humans, bots have their own kids as well. Bots sometimes actually shrink themselves and their sparklings down a lot. Like human children on Cybertron, sparklings get a school system and daycare set up.

Depending on the country, sparklings actually develop certain accents, slangs, and speak the dominant language of the country they're stationed in with their creator! Shockingly enough, these sparklings actually use the term mom and dad of they are born on Earth. Those who were moved to Earth still use carrier and sire.

Protocols (there's more, but I am just going to list the main ones):

Emergency S-R 481 & 559:

Code: Blue

This emergency is when a wounded S-R arrives, emergency. M-M's respond to the emergency while L-A's prep all the parts necessary that the C-R communicated before landing.

This also goes for non S-R bots if in need of medical assistance.

Emergency 278:

Code: Purple

This emergency is for injured humans. It is the other coworkers job to do their best to help them until an ambulance arrives. Such as keeping them still, holding them a specific way, or CPR if they are trained.

Emergency 117:

Code: Red

This emergency is specifically for S-R's and C-R's. If they are traveling through space and so happen to be attacked, C-R will communicate to either bots on Earth or Cybertron/Canimus. Whichever one they are closest to. This normally happens if this a fight S-R can't take without risking the C-R's life to a certain degree. Typically, the S-R are able to defend themselves.

Department numbers:

Space-Transportation: 117

Medi-Maintenance: 481

Logistics-Attendant: 559

Medical Emergency response: 278

[lunarsilkscreen]

Mobile Game design overview

A personal Journal Entry and pre-development path.

R&D Still Required based on style of game; touch screen and gyro controls. --preliminary research complete.

Design Overview;

Other Mobile games, no matter how well designed, have extremely cluttered interfaces. Some of this is because there are multiple games, mini-games, and events packaged into the game at any one time.

Some games have an coin based (energy use) version of their main game, and a sub-game that does not require energy.

Consider using this style for offline and online modes. It seems popular to use energy for the online. Portion, this way the player can enjoy the game as they wish without overloading the servers offline.

Other games have several Quest, Achievement, and Event menus that can be consolidated into a single main menu.

The reason they don't do this is still unclear to me; but is probably similar to the big flashy tags and sales sign at in-person retailers, and in the Sears magazine.

If so, they don't serve the purpose they're intended to.

However; it's probably more that the development team is inexperienced and using a framework or game template that they then reuse for added areas. Creating a package which is a copy of the template over and over again.

I had previously considered implementing an old-style arcade "life" system like Mario, but perhaps a more simplified energy system, perhaps one that tracks step through the accelerometer (or other apps) to refresh would be good.

Energy refreshments shouldn't be purchaseables except for in specific circumstances; Similar to Hearthstone's Arena Tavern Brawls that happen periodically.

Players seem to enjoy "Season Packs" to purchase, and dislike an RMT (Real-money Trade) currency.

It also reduces clutter and increases understandability by reducing the options that a player has for a single game.

"Gacha Summons" shouldn't be purchaseables. meaning Gacha, or loot boxes, if used should be separated from the RMT purchase portion.

Rewards for skill shown in the online portion should be considered and given to players that perform well in whatever the online portion might be

Minor connectivity for offline achievements should be included for verification, but more or less separated from the online game entirely.

Some specific achievements may reward Skins and other abilities for the online portion.

A small game studio shouldn't really go whale fishing like happens in many games today. (Packs valued by studios worth $100+ are common and give little. Seems more like a wishful thinking menu item)

Entry into a crypto-based achievement system, whichever company is able to make a stable one; is key in future development. Releasing of items and achievements into a startup ecosystem will help the game to grow.

Without going into depth on any specific game mechanics; this covers everything about the interface design research.

The question still remains how to address monetization and store based items. Aside from releasing things into a gaming ecosystem where they can be displayed and reused in other places; I'm not sure what to sell.

Gacha games are a dime a dozen and have seemingly all the same pricing scheme. Without a reason to have seasons, theres no reason a player might want to purchase one.

Here's what I think;

Hosting Price and monthly expenses need to be taken into account, but $1-10 depending on what % the hosting service might take, for a "Premium Account" badge, either a one-time, yearly or monthly seems key.

Re-curring costs may be implemented for "seasonal" reasons based on when the majority of players tend to be actively interacting with the game.

Lastly; Data needs to be reduced to a minimum. Part of these sizes are voiced lines, raster graphics for the dozens of different menus, CGI cutscenes, and music.

All of this will help to make a game that will be able to make it into anybody's pocket.