#feel free to add your thoughts id love to hear them

[asimplearchivist]

They're her babies now. Dad privileges have been revoked.

I have been thinking about these little gremlins nonstop lately. It may be silly but I have so many headcanons about how Eliana, my Dusknoir, and Lu would interact with @fujii-draws' and @sincerely-sofie's OCs...perhaps there will be more sketches coming y'all's way...?👀

Anyways yeah Eliana would most definitely not like what Dadnoir did. She will eventually realize that hes trying to rectify his mistakes, but she's had her own bad history and she doesnt know how other Dusknoirs might act (or if theyd even reconcile at all) so seeing these sweet children having fallen victim to the same thing she did (in an arguably worse way than she did) just activates her mom instincts like crazy. She would die for them. (So would I.)

Her Dusknoir (which i may dub simply Dusk for now for convience's sake) knows how to navigate her overprotective streak by now so he could give Dadnoir advice on how to relax her and help her to trust him. Dusk would also adore Ribbons and Aimilios, but his affection may make Dadnoir a little jealous, though idk if they would trust him since theyre still in a tenuous place with Dadnoir. That would be up to Fujii to decide🤭feel free to add your thoughts to this, id love to hear them!

[kcrossvine-art]

Youre telling me a shimp fried this rice soup? No.  But with your help it can, for just pennies a day. Today on the the Redwall Cookbook we're making Shrimp'N'Hotroot Soup. 

(you may find the original recipe at the bottom if you’d like to follow along!)-

MY NAMES CROSS NOW LETS COOK LIKE ANIMALS

SO, “what goes in to a Shrimp'N'Hotroot Soup?” YOU MIGHT ASK

Unsalted butter

1 onion

2 leeks

Vegetable stock (or vegetable bouillon)

Milk

3 potatoes

Curry or chili powder

Salt and pepper

Pre-cooked shrimp or prawns

I also added parsley flakes and smoke paprika for serving. The recipe recommends crusty bread!

Crusty bread. Like garlic or a baguette.

Stale potato chips would prolly taste good if ur into that sorta thing.

AND, “what does Shrimp'N'Hotroot Soup taste like?” YOU MIGHT ASK

Of all the redwall dishes so far this one has the most distinct 'savory' flavor

Smooth, rich flavor

The veggies came out nicer than id thought and i think the simmering and then adding liquid let it seep in.

The seafood smells intense after an hour or so (serve immediately)

The powder and the milk kept separating and i wonder if stirring more or adding the milk earlier wouldve made it emulsify better?

You could strain and serve the contents without the soup part!

Would pair well with a smooth red wine and a 'naked' salad.

Shimp-shimp-shimp-shimp-a-doop

. Used almond milk where milk called for . Used curry powder . Used garlic bread

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Honestly feel free to just fuckin HEAP on the spices, in classic brit fashion, they have the tongues of arctic babies and you can barely taste the spice with the original portions given. The shrimp is understandably pre-cooked but as is they come out barely changed by the soup or spices, and if someone could tell me the reasoning behind not adding them earlier to soak up some of that good good stuff, id love to hear (genuine).

2 major points on this recipe; As its seafood, it does not keep well, you could maybe save it for later the same day. Beyond that youre playing with your life and it wont taste great. It is very fast to prepare (if you have prechopped veggies). Maybe 40 minutes from deciding to make it from having it in my belly, not counting veggie prep time as i did that the morning-of while reading.

So sorry for having this out late! I've been working on some projects like concept work for an upcoming indie TTRPG, commissions for folks DnD parties, and my own personal stuff. If it makes it up to yall, i did eat this on the 3rd of this month haha.

As much as I love seafood, unfortunately i dont make it much as its hard to store and can be finicky to prepare. This soup could be replaced with a few other centerpieces, or made vegetarian, but for how it is in the book- I give this recipe a solid 6/10 (with 1 being food that makes one physically sick and 10 being food that gives one a lust for life again. 5 being average)

🐁 ORIGINAL RESIPPY TEXT BELOW 🐁

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 large onion, chopped

2 medium leeks, washed well and chopped

1 1/2 cups vegetable stock (or 1 1/2 cups water and 1/2 cube vegetable bouillon)

3 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped

1 teaspoon curry powder or chili powder, or to taste

Salt and pepper, to taste

8 ounces peeled, cooked shrimp or prawns, sliced if large

1 cup milk

Method:

In a large pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and leeks and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes (do not let the vegetables brown).

Add the vegetable stock, potatoes, curry or chili powder, and salt and pepper. Cover and simmer until the potatoes are very soft, 15 to 20 minutes.

Add the shrimp and milk and gently heat. Serve with crusty bread.

[ganondoodle]

I’m not sure if you’ve answered this yet, but are you planning on using the pirates in your TotK rewrite? I found them to be the perfect representation of everything that bugged me about the game (super interesting and thought provoking when you hear about them but kinda boring and uninspired in practice).

I really wanted Link to get a cool pirate outfit for beating them, or maybe unique weapons.

Love your work❤️

i do!

its not perfectly planned out yet since i have been working on different parts more, but the general idea is that it is a more proper band of pirates, more or less, i thought id connect it to tauro since he seems like he should play a way bigger role than he does, so my idea was to make it his sister or otherwise relative that leads the pirates, who thought that he was taken hostage/kidnapped or some other missunderstanding that leads to them sailing to the fishing village (lurelin in english? its anglestedt in german which is like, it means fishingtown xD) and taking it over in their search for him, so not just destroyed but made into a fortress, when you go there it could be some sneaking mission like in ww but i hate sneaking so that is still just a rough idea-

there could be a miniboss of the second in command that then tells you the captain made the island jotwerde (where the nakey challenge is in botw) their hiding spot/main base and it leads to you dueling with the captain since she doesnt listen to you unless you prove yourself and afterwards tells you why they are here and you are like .. I KNOW THE GUY! but they probably dont believe you so you go back to kakariko and tell Tauro, who didnt know what was happening (maybe he jsut forgot to write her bc he was so focused on work and she then assumed something must have happened and went feral bc shes like that), and he goes and settles it, afterwards they stay in both places but dont occupy it anymore and you can go and refight the captain if you want bc shes cool and i like fighting things that are more than just monsters that go and explode afterwards

i know this isnt as thought out and well working as some of the other stuff i have done so far but again, its a rough idea and wanted to connect it to another NPC we know

Thank you so much though!! feel free to add your ideas if you got any, this ones still completely changeable, the only things im sure of is that i want there to be a female captain you fight with and perhaps connect it to Tauro in some way

[4am-enha]

enha as: your group in a zombie apocalypse

description/tags: short bullet points on each member, all enha members, some ideas of what i think they’d be like if you were all a group of survivors fighting on.

warnings: swearing, no punctuation/proper grammar or capitalization.

note: this is because i watch too much twd 💀 anyway, lmk what you think. do u agree or no? what would you be like/do? feel free to add on ideas you guys have! id love to hear them. i’m obsessed w apocalypse stuff rn idk why.

niki 🧟��♂️

i feel like he would try and hide the fact he’s constantly shittin bricks

would always be the first to volunteer to do something risky though

would most likely make fun of and tease you from time to time for being paranoid

wouldn’t really be a leader but definitely always the one chosen to help with attacking and staying on watch

sunoo🧟‍♂️

he’s very expressive so you always know when he doesn’t agree with someone

the one that would actually stand up and say something about an issue , a lot of debating

the hope of the group. the world is fucked but at least sunoo keeps what’s left of his humanity alive.

might hesitate to kill.

jungwon🧟‍♂️

ofc because he’s such a good leader, he would naturally take on some sort of leadership role.

always the one giving out ideas, coming up with solutions, makes very logical decisions.

peacekeeper of the group- usually ends any fights that come up between you all.

wouldn’t leave a soul behind. very defensive of his group. would struggle to kill someone he knew.

sunghoon🧟‍♂️

probably always trying to crack jokes at the wrong times. the comedic relief of the group.

protective, but fearful. takes him a while to warm up to killing.

fast and flexible, slips away from close calls too often. causes trouble by being too honest.

follows others lead rather than his own, sticking by someone at all times.

jake🧟‍♂️

most likely hard to keep him quiet, screams without meaning to.

similar to niki, he might pretend he isn’t scared but he very much is. the only difference is that jake isn’t good at hiding it.

the one who dosent let go of his faith and hope. always thinking of a brighter side, but oftentimes conflicted.

very athletic and smart. solves hard situations along side jungwon, backing him up. best at scavenging.

jay🧟‍♂️

very very quiet. it’s easy for him to take responsibility of mistakes and deaths, even if it wasn’t his fault. blames himself too much.

good at spying and keeping watch, keeps everyone fed the best he can.

short temper of the group, easily gets frustrated in tough situations but it’s out of concern and love.

so protective he would sacrifice himself for the safety of you and the group- which might unfortunately lead to his quick death.

heeseung🧟‍♂️

people look to him a lot for answers and guidance, but he hates making any decisions or any leadership role.

another quiet one, but most likely acts on his feelings more often than logic.

asks a lot of questions, and he’s probably the flirt of the group alongside jake.

never thought he would be doing this shit outside of video games, but thanks to his gaming addiction, he knows a lot of handy tricks.

[lizzyaka]

Theory Anon here again! Oh man lol I didn't even remember Henry was sick at all in Italy! It's def been a few years since I read the book, so take everything I think w/ a MASSIVE grain of salt, a whole salt lamp even SO IIRC, Henry and Bunny were childhood friends, weren't they? Or at least, they knew each other longer than the other's in the group knew one another I think? So there's like, an added layer of intimacy between them, so maybe during that time Henry had more resentment for him building up, constantly wanting Bunny OUT of his life but never really getting a well-looked upon chance to do so, but after having killed the farmer it was like, once that door was opened he couldn't shut it again, "Murder is OK!" Henry Winters lol, and maybe he needed Bunny to find the journal so he could tell the /other's/ that Bunny now 100% knows about the murder and they need to get rid of him, which gets them on his side and gets their support to do so ? [insert thinking emoji here], and also tysm for your thoughts and details on the matter too ! I've always wanted to yammer about this w/ someone but never knew anyone else who liked THS ! {and was as real abt it as you are LOL}

TY FOR THESE ASKS OMGG i love talking abt this book. I giggled at the last sentence im sooo annoying abt tshLMAO.

(Unimportant detail but they weren't childhood friends they met in college bc they were roomates their freshman year)

I was always intrigued by their relationship because everyone who knew them always said they were best friends, and bunny was the closest person to henry and the only one who could make him laugh etc. yet henry always seemed so annoyed with bunny and i did consider there being resentment on henrys part but i came to the conclusion that hes just weird like that. I have seen multiple people say the same as u so maybe im in the wrong here! its just the way i interpreted it

I wholeheartedly believe that the others would have followed along with anything henry said (i think this mainly because thats exactly what they did LMAO) and henry knew this so i dont really see him orchestrating something like this just to convince them bc it wasnt necessary. henry had them in the palm of his hand and he was aware of this fact

I also think that while henry wasnt morally opposed to these murders (and he did feel some sick morbid excitement at carrying them out) he didnt WANT to kill bunny but rather did it because he was an inconvenience and to him it seemed like the best course of action.

I like what you said about the door being open and not being able to shut it again because i do think thats pretty much what happened. Henry said he felt alive for the first time after the events of the bacchanal and he definitely kept seeking that thrill but i think its more a matter of him playing god than not liking bunny (and i do think he cared about bunny)

i love reading your submissions <3 this is all just my opinion and my interpretation btwww ur more than free to disagree! Id love to hear what u think about everything i said + if u have anything else to add

[idk6123]

Broken Up (Johnny Vincent X Male Reader)

It’s a day like no other. Inside of the tenements, the entire greaser gang is hanging out. All except Johnny and Lola. It all was nice and tranquil until Johnny enters the room with one thing to say.

“Lola broke up with me.”

And that’s when the entire group changed. Not because Lola isn’t with them anymore. In fact, about everyone is happy she left, knowing full well she is poison for Johnny. The problem lies by Johnny, who lost his entire will to live. With Lola gone, all he does is sobbing around, feeling down and don’t do anything.

Because of that, the entire view upon the greasers goes down. The jocks begin calling them ‘pussy followers’. Their arch nemesis, the preps, call them incels. The bully begins to pick on them, and even fight them if Russell is involved, since Johnny isn’t involved. Hell, even the nerds begin picking up on them with snide remarks.

The greasers know very well this is going to be an outlasting issue if they don’t take a stance right now. And the solution is getting Johnny Vincent back. And thus, the group begins helping them.

Standing in the living room of the tenements, Vance, Peanut and Y/N stand in front of Johnny, who looks down while sitting on a couch.

“Sup, Johnny. How about we steal some drinks?” Peanut tries his best to sound excited.

“No thanks.”

The group feel somewhat less motivated, but don’t give up. “I saw that shit-eating Gord today and it’s been a while when we beat the shit out of him! So, you’re in?” Vance suggests.

“Not in the mood…”

Then it’s up to Y/N to try out the last suggestion. “I saw this girl that would be great for you. Real sexy. Nice tits, all ass, zero plastic and with the best personality. How about it?”

Johnny sighs. “She wouldn’t be the same as Lola…”

The three greasers frown, disappointed none of their ideas worked. Maybe some of the other greasers thought of something? Thus, they walk to the other room, seeing Hal entering the building, holding a bag with fast food.

“Hal, it’s not the time to stuff your face!” Peanut scolds him.

“It’s not for me. It’s for him.” Hal points towards Johnny. “The best way to comfort someone is with food.”

“That sounds like a bad way to comfort yourself.” Y/N says with a frown.

“And he gets fat if he eats like you!” Vance adds. “We’re already bein’ made fun of. We shouldn’t give them more reasons.”

Hal scoffs. “That’s what you think. You have no idea what extra weight can do for you during a fight.”

“That’s because you broke someone ribs when you sit on them, you dumbass!” Peanut yells at him.

“Whatever.” Hal ignores them and enters the living room. The three let out a deep sigh.

“So, any other smart idea?” Vance asks.

“He needs to move on from her.” Peanut says. He looks back at the rest. “We need to get him a new girl.”

“And where do we get one?” Vance doesn’t sound too confident in that plan. “Y/N’s suggestion was turned down instantly.”

“How about the strip club?” Y/N just blurted something out, expecting to get some insults. But to his surprised, everyone seems to agree with them.

While everybody agrees with the new plan, they hear shouting from the other room. “Does it look like I can eat garbage and get fat when there’s still a chance Lola loves me again?! Fuck off!”

“Alright, strip club it is.” Peanut concluded.

-

It’s the day that Johnny is finally come back! …At least, they hope it will. Everything is all being taken care of, such for a car and fake ID’s. Now, all they need is Johnny. With their car parked in front of their club house, Y/N is waiting in the car, with his hands on the wheel. Soon enough, the front door opens. He looks back to see Peanut and Vance dragging Johnny to the car.

“Let me go, you maggots!” Johnny tries to free himself, but surprisingly, Peanut and Vance manage to hold themselves and put their leader in the backseat, with both greasers sitting next to him.

“Go! Go! Go!” Peanut yells.

Y/N hits the gas panel and begins driving away. With the car driving, there is no way for Johnny to escape safely. Johnny let out an annoyed huff and glares to the man in front of him.

“I really expected better from yall.”

“That’s why we bring the old Johnny back!” Y/N says with an excited smile. “Because we’re going to have a… GUYS NIGHT!” Peanut and Vance put on their smiles, trying to infect Johnny with it, but it doesn’t help.

“I don’t care. Bring me back.”

“We bring you back when the night is over, man.” Vance replies. “But don’t look forward to that. Enjoy the moment! I think a couple of shots would help ya!”

-

And thus, during the entire ride out of town, the three greasers try to get Johnny excited. However it didn’t really work. But still, the night is young. They manage to get out of town and to the strip club. They all sit around the podium, where a woman is dancing with a pole. The boys try to have a fun time, but Johnny still looks down.

“Here, get some money.” Y/N hands over a couple of paper bills over to Johnny. “Put it in her bra… thingy.”

“Not in the mood.” Johnny says with a frown.

“What about the vodka?” Peanut gestures to the full glass in Johnny’s hands. “Don’t like it. We can order a cocktail or sumthin’.”

“Not thirsty.”

Vance tries to think of something to make Johnny at least a little active. Thus, he looks on the stage and points towards one of the strippers. “Look! Bet you haven’t see titties this big.”

“Meh…” Johnny couldn’t care less.

And thus, even though they tried to get Johnny happy, there isn’t much progress.

-

The plan failed. Johnny still feels miserable. Even though the three greasers did their best, they still somehow failed. The barely naked ladies didn’t help. The alcohol didn’t help. Not even their enthusiasm. And thus, the entire night was a letdown, with the only thing that kept the greaser trio going is the drinks, which made them drunk.

And thus, after so many hours, the four men walk out of the club. Peanut and Vance barely walking right, while Y/N barely functioning. Johnny seems to be the only one that can even think straight. That’s when they manage to reach the car. Everybody looks at it for a second before realizing that they can’t go home.

“Shit…!”

Johnny let out a deep sigh and looks back at his men. “Give me the keys.”

Y/N merely hands over the car keys, allowing Johnny to open it. The king then grabs Peanut and Vance both by the arms and put them in the back. When he’s done, he looks back at Y/N. “Get in. We’re leaving.”

Y/N did so and sit next to the driver’s seat, while Johnny sits in front of the wheel. After starting up the car, Johnny drives away. Y/N looks somewhat sleepy. His eyes locks on the mirror to see Vance and Peanut instantly in deep sleep.

While driving, Y/N heads looks back at Johnny while leaning further in his seat, his face concentrated on the road. “Are you upset…?”

“Hmm?” Johnny slightly looks to his side. “No. Not at all.”

“We just wanted to make you feel better. We’re worried about you… and the gang get harassed by everyone.”

“Whaddya mean?” This is the first time Johnny heard something like that.

“The bullies beat us up. The preps make fun of us even more. The jocks call us weak. Even the nerds start having the balls to annoy us.”

Johnny instantly feels guilty. With a sad frown, he looks at Y/N. “I didn’t realize… I’m sorry, Y/N. I shouldn’t let my boys down.”

Y/N quietly hums. His heads roll back to the window to see the dark highway. Lights of the other cars flickers his face. In the background, the radio is playing softly the newest songs. Johnny continues to feel sorry for him and looks back.

“Johnny… I’m sorry Lola dumped you. You… you deserve better then that.”

It takes a couple of seconds before Johnny responds. “I know…” He looks contemplated, looking back and forth from Y/N and back to the road. “I can talk to ya right?”

Y/N slightly looks back. “Of course…” He says with a tired voice.

Johnny wanted to threat him and tell him Y/N better not tell anyone else about this, but he trusts him, so he didn’t. “I have problems about… expressing my feelings.”

Y/N doesn’t understands what he’s saying. “What do you mean? I always think of you to not hold back your anger or love.”

“I’m not talking about those feelings. I meant like… sadness.” Johnny looks like he has difficulty admitting something so personal. “I never been good at dealing with stuff like that. I never cry, especially in front of others. I never had someone to talk to. I don’t even have some kind of coping mechanism to deal with it. Does that make me weird?”

“To be honest, I understand. You’re not one to appear weak, so you won’t allow yourself to grief properly.” Y/N comments.

Johnny hums quietly. “Ya right. I won’t allow myself to be sad.”

Y/N wanted to help him out. “Johnny, listing to me when I say this. I don’t expect yourself to cry, or even grief properly. But please, whenever you feel down, talk to me.”

Johnny remains quiet, not responding. Though after a couple of seconds, he puts the car to the side of the road, stopping it. Then he looks back at Y/N. “Y/N… Can I get a hug?” He sounds rather nervous.

Y/N unbuckles his seatbelt and move over to him to hug him. Johnny puts his arms around his fellow greaser, feeling reassured that he’s not alone. Johnny eventually hugs tighter.

There is a silence, a nice one. Though eventually they stopped, with Y/N getting back to his seat. There, he sees Johnny looking already a little better.

“Thanks man. I really needed that.”

“Anytime, Johnny.”

Johnny smiles a bit in respond. “I’m not that much of a hugger. Not sure it’s because of who I am, or that other guys will call me homo for hugging one of my boys.”

Y/N smiles back. “Depends. Did you like it?”

“I did…” Johnny let out a sigh. “Guess I’m just too much of a pussy to think of what other’s think.”

“You are everything but a pussy, Johnny.” Y/N reassures.

Johnny looks grateful at him. “Thanks.” He looks back in front to start up the car, only to stop and look back at Y/N. “Is it possible that we hang out together? Just us.”

“Anytime you want.”

Johnny smiles, happily. “Ya know? I feel like I can get over Lola.”

“You do?”

“Sure do.” Johnny admits. “I think I know someone who can make me happy. Someone that is loyal for me, as well kind and a badass.”

Y/N has a feeling who he’s talking about but doesn’t want to make things awkward. “Who’s the lucky person?”

Johnny smirks. “You would like to know, dontcha?” He returns back at the car to start up, leaving Y/N believing that he’s talking to him. “I tell ya later. I’m certain you’re going to like it.”

[selodka-pod-shuboy]

listen

"the distortionist" by ghost and pals fits Helen so well

we dont know if once entering the mirror she broke it (mag 047), but if we interpret like she did (which can be seen as a big stretch, i will admit) the song fits almost perfectly: while she is a victim of distortion, the Helen that is left is no longer her, and although she does help the main crew throught seasons 4 and 5, she is not doing that with no ill intent. its all just a facade for her lies. most lyrics can be her telling the archivist her last words, her excuseon why she shouldnt be obliterated by the ceasless watcher.

"In all this madness, it's madness Oh-ho, it's sickening, it's sickening You know it's unfair, it's unfair How you distorted my reflection You know it's too late"

could be her interpretation of what happened to her the second time she was in the corridors and the moment she opens her own door for the first time.

"You're lost in a world of funhouse mirrors, twisted for eternity Bending light in a way that shows refraction of hypocrisy"

just her first encounter with the corridors.

"Whimsical, dear, your lies are clear, now, who the hell would've ever guessed? Play my games and abide my ways, there's no way you can compensate (One, two, three, break)"

could be Jon saying his last words to her and the first time this lyric appeares can be how she tells him that he cant do anything in her own domain, and:

"And sure, I'm the one who swung the metal bat But hey, I can't control the urge! Nobody's gonna blame me for that"

could be Jon knowing there are no dire consequences for destroying Helen, which also circles back to how Helen freed Jon from Micheal in her first appearance as the distortion

anyway thank you for reading through my ramblings i just think its really neat whenever songs fit certain characters/situations and had to share. id love to hear if you have anything to add. also i know that you're not really into tma as you were a few months ago and i know you did playlists regarding the fears but i cant seem to find them so i apologise if you added this one already and did an analysis for a possible interpretation but it has not left for a quite a bit now

Thank you so much for sharing this, dear friend!

Feel free to drop more of those, they are a delight to read! I agree on almost every point, except for the last one - I would argue that it's in fact still Helen, trying to convince Jon, that it's in her very nature to distort and lie, and that he, or anybody on their level (watchers) can't be mad or judgemental at her for potentially having ill intent (she so does).

Similarly to this she also would use:

"Ignorant atrocities and colorless apologies

This isn't what it looks to be

I'm not as cruel as you see me"

I would like to add some other thoughts on the lyrics

"The truth projected through a lens with nothing proving otherwise"

Like, only way Jon was able to kill her so fast, was due to her accidentally burping out a genuine lie, that was not in any way distorted or concealed, nor cleverly and nicely folded into paranoia. It could as well be plain truth to him, and the lens that he was looking through.

"Stuck in a spotlight brighter than the smile no one ever saw"

Giving The Great Twisting and Sanikov Land

[cannibalcreepers]

I have a good question! What do you think attracts each Hiliker brother the most? Like which features catches their eyes the most. I know they're probably not too picky when it comes to sexual captivesn, but id love to hear your thoughts. Also... I'd love to hear Bubba's preferences too! Feel free to add anyone else you to as well!

For features, I'd say they're not picky at all, if someone's got a hole to fuck then those three boys are quite content, so what a person looks like never really is what captures their interest. If someone's their person they'll love everything about them no matter their looks, it's really about what they can do for the brothers and how useful they are, actions speak louder than words after all. I'd not be surprised though that they have a preference to long hair just so they have something to yank and pull when doing the nasty, that'd really be it. Maybe also long nails so they can get back scritches? For Bubba, it's very similar in he's not in it for the looks but how a person acts, very much on how they treat him and his family is what makes heart eyes pop up. Treating him sweetly is where it's at, though a bit hard with his brothers making situations more difficult than they need to be, but if somehow someone gets in their good graces its the perfect time to start with the sweet talking and flirty remarks to make that big Bubba boi all flustered. Being helpful with the Sawyer family, gentle with Grandpa and sweet towards Bubs is what makes him fall in love, I'm sure he has some preference like lots of hair, I'd say that man would love any type of hair as long as there is lots of it for him to admire. But other than that and being able to make him feel wonderful, I doubt he'd worry bout looks.

[hypnoneghoul]

okay, question about ghost gear i’ve always wondered about

why do you think they play their songs in d standard or even drop c tunings? like they dont have even 1 song in e standard…. it fucks me up 😂 like once i tune my bass to d standard to learn ghost songs, im too lazy to retune it back to e to learn other songs, so like this past few weeks ive only been practicing ghost songs 😅

also what do you think if someday rain plays the songs with fingers rather than picks? bc i cant play with picks it’s too complicated

also id like to hear every thought you have about their gear or instruments in general so feel free to rant, you have at least one reader 😊

thank you so much for this ask! SO

D standard is my favourite personal tuning and I'd say the most used one in metal. I feel like it has more depth than E standard, and yeah, you technically could just play the same notes in E standard somewhere else on the fretboard but it's not the same. Also, it gives you more space to play the lower notes, because the lowest you can get is D and not E, and it makes a difference. Add to it that D standard makes the strings a tiny bit looser than they would be in E so i think it's more comfortable to do bends or something like that. I personally feel somewhat of stiff while playing in E. I love D standard, but also C standard (C-F-A#-D#-G-C). Playing solos in that? PERFECT, it's so comfortable. As for Ghost itself, I think Tobias picked the most common metal tuning and stuck with it, becasue why not, its a good tuning?

As for the drop C tuning, there are few songs in it, and it seems like its mostly for the note range and practical comfort of playing. Because if the E string would be in D, and not C, for Mummy Dust, then all the strings would have to be tuned down and there would be a lot of jumping up and down the fretboard. Its just fitting, C gives a LOT of depth, and comfortable.

About picks for bass, I myself use them sometimes but I'm team fingerstyle. Rain has to use picks because all Ghost songs are played with picks originally, it does make a difference in sound. He'll go for the fingers sometimes but it more of a fooling around, as far as I noticed. For me fingerstyle gives me more "contact" with a bass, I feel like I've got more control. A pick is fun for the tone it gives you and some fun picking patters you can get with it. Look at Con Clavi, for example. As far as the sound itself goes, fingers give softer one, pick a more concrete, tougher tone. Well, unless you've got calluses so hard your fingers are are rough as a pick LMAO, then its not that soft of a sound with fingerstyle.

If you'd have any more questions feel free to ask!

[halleyuhm]

Manuscript search tag game!

I was tagged by @oh-no-another-idea to find the following words in my WIPs: chocolate, eavesdropping, grief, gay, and super. Beware of little spoilers!

I'm tagging @e-klair @faeveries @rosellemoon and anyone who'd like to participate! This is such a fun tag game, so the more, the merrier. Tag me so I can read your excerpts!

Your words are oblivious, whimsical, queen, mess, and, in honor of the Ides of March, stab.

Here are mine :)

Chocolate, Lunática (rough translation from Spanish)

Cold sweat still drops down my neck, even colder than the snow melting on my skin, but I'm able to breathe again, and the colors have recovered their brightness. Tiaré's hands haven't left my knees. She only takes them off to clean my tears away. The loving touch rips a sob out of me. "I'm sorry. For the panic attack in the middle of nowhere." "For what?" She lets out a sarcastic laugh. "Honestly, Lex, this is the last thing you should be apologizing for. What about having us both out here in the middle of a snowstorm? Or the whole wolf drama and the lies? That's a good starting point if you want forgiveness. Oh, and the bitchy move of taking out your hearing aids so you couldn't hear me complaining? Doesn't that deserve an apology? Or an explanation for that time you were gone four d—" "I get it! Can I invite you to a hot chocolate next weekend and explain? Because it's too long of a story to tell when we are minutes away from dying."

Evaesdropping, By the stars foretold

"You were following me the whole time!?" Ruby's wrath sends a shiver down Zak's back. A rush of primordial power envelops her aura, even if her erratic hand movements betray she's not aware of the energy coursing through her veins. Zak takes a step back. The unpredictable nature of the Fæ is dangerous by itself, but Ruby has no magical knowledge nor, even worse, does she know what she's capable of. "Calm down, Resha" he whispers, holding his hands up even though he would much rather punch her unconscious. "A fight in the Academy will get me expelled and you killed." "I don't care! Nothing is worse than knowing you saw—" She sucks air between her teeth, swaying back and forth with the dragon dagger dancing in her fingers. "Was it fun, Zak? Was it fun eavesdropping on the poor boy with no legs and his desperate sister? Was it like one of your books? Or was the story so boring you will burn it to the ground as you do with everything else?"

Grief, Route LXVI

Her face is rounder than the last time I saw her and, although dark bags rim her long eyelashes, her irises sparkle with joyful hues of golden in green. There's remorse, sadness, something that resembles deep grief when she looks at me. But there's also that glimmer of hope, and that's what sinks my stomach into the abyss.

Gay, Route LXVI

"Okay, and what about...?" Gray leaves the question hanging for such an awkward amount of time I believe he wants me to finish it for him. I grab a lock of hair to braid it but realize I can't do it with just one hand, and I hold the sheets to control the trembles instead. "What about the videos?" I suggest. "No, I don't think they deserve much attention. Whatever you do in your free time is your choice, you know? I'm more worried about..." "Gray, please, you are making me nervous." "Your feelings," he blurts out. "For me." "Oh." I pinch the bridge of my nose to hold in a burning headache. "Okay, that was the most horrible lie ever. I thought it would be ideal if we fell in love with each other because that would add up to my perfect persona. So I pretended I liked you... It's so embarrassing. I'm sorry if it made you uncomfortable." "It's okay," Gray almost sings when he reassures me. "I was anxious about having to reject you." I gasp and place my hand on my chest as if I was offended. "Would you reject this gorgeous, honest-to-goodness human being? I'm shocked you are—" "Gay," he laughs. "I'm gay. But I would have said 'no' either way because I'm not into blondies." Maeve bends in two and drops the phone, choking on laughter.

Super.

Apparently, I haven't written this word in any of my WIPs except for an unpublished Attack on Titan fanfic, so there you have a bit of angst ._.

"I don't have a damn clue," she says. And when Reiner doesn't reply, she continues."At first, I thought I was right because I was searching for freedom. Such a noble quest! And when I realized you were also searching for freedom but from another perspective, I held to the thought that maybe my way was the best one. But I guess there's a point where boundaries get blurry and right and wrong mix up. And there's no time to try and discern something precise and simple in that mess. Probably what you're looking for doesn't even exist." "So what do you fight for?" She sadly smiles. "To protect those I love. Isn't that enough? You don't have to be a superhero: there are so many things worth fighting for with your bare fists. You can't see it because you are deep in a dark hole, but there's so much love in the world shining for you, waiting for you."

Thanks! That's all for now 💜

[destana-min]

Isnt kurdish and turkic ‘ethnicities’ very different, some alot more than others. I saw a post of yours in a tag and i just always thought they were geographically close right now but genetically and historically far apart, please correct me if im wrong, id love to hear🙏 Its an interesting study, forgive me for odd question. Have a nice day

Hey, totally fine, that's what I'm here for.

First I wanna say that kurdish is an (Iranian) ethnicity native to Western Asia along the Zagros mountains and 'turkic' is a large group of different ethnicities across Central, North, South and West Asia and Eastern Europe that share cultural and linguistic ties.

Examples of turkic people are turkish people/turks from Anatolia Western Asia aka Middle East, Rumelian Turks from the Balkans, Chuvash from Russia, Yakuts in Siberia Russia, (Crimean) Tatars, Uighurs, Kazakhs, Turkmens etc etc... here's the link to a tiktok vid that has a bunch of them with according info and currently 5 whole parts in total:

I, for example, am an anatolian turk/turkish. Turkish people are the largest turkic people with over 80 Million people. The modern day turks' ancestors migrated from Central Asia to Western Asia about 1000 years ago and mixed with the locals, therefore we share similarities with other ethnic groups in the area.

Hence the name, turkic migration, we spread out.

And you're right, turks and kurds are in fact geographically really close, we live in the same country, which is turkey and used to live in the same area in the same Empire, the Ottoman Empire. But ever since the Ottoman Empire collapsed and new borders were drawn, kurds were spread out in mainly 4 countries: Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.

But Kurds and Turks, Persians, Arabs didn't always have a peaceful history together. Starting from riots to massacres to banning Kurdish cultural music and language..

Culturally there's been overlaps over the past centuries due to this geographical proximity, but we have to keep in mind that those two ethnicities belong to two different groups, Iranian and Turkic.

Kurds speak a language with 4 main dialects: Kurmancî, Soranî, Lakî and Zazakî. There's even more.

Kurdish is an Indo-European language that belongs to the Western Iranian branch while Turkish is not related to any Indo-European languages at all. It is a Turkic-Oghuz language, related to Azerbaijani and many other languages in that specific branch. Genetically there's not that much of a closeness either due to this but our phenotypes can look very close. Generally you can distinguish, we're not monoliths though ofc.

Anyone feel free to add.

Hope that answers ur questions.

[mithliya]

I'm still bisexual, so there are layers I probably don't understand entirely. but I've been speaking out against csa since I was a teenager, talked to all kind of activists, professionals and victims. and I truly think this compulsory imagery of how a victim should behave - queit, unless someone needs to boost their ego through a salvationist fantasy - is one of the cruelest mechanisms of patriarchy. I always knew I was a victim, came to close to death for that. but I used to think I was this bad case of a victim, you know? that if I talked out loud I'd make people who deserved the help look bad. the first time a psychologist told me more victims become hypersexual than completely repulsed I thought she was lying to make me feel better. no one really saw me as a kid, me displaying hypersexual behaviour at 13 was seem as the devil in me and not this desperate cry for help, it all got to my head. whole mess. but the point is I eventually started taking about it, and at some point I started mentioning these things in me I saw as a bad and contradictory. and that was when a lot more girls started approaching me - I work in education now so I cross a lot of cases. most of them were just glad to hear they weren't alone, that their desperate attempts to cope didn't erase what happened to them being wrong, that they weren't broken and dirty beyond help or something. and it's strange of me to even compare, because honesty what they're attacking you for doesn't add to 3% of what I admitted and it's so revolting that it's enough to victim blame. nothing we do cam ever be enough, it's all so clearly a trap to keep people from getting help... but I'm still sure you've had the same effect to many. it's so hard to talk about it, worse to hear those things from people who should have your back. but it still makes a difference. so thank you! I hope one day we are at least free of the expectancy that people with different personalities and experiences must all react the same. and I hope so so much good comes in your life! you come across as so kind and patient here. and you deserved so much better, may it come soon

thank you for this v sweet message anon ❤️ i can relate to what you said. hypersexuality also came about as a result of my trauma and it was confusing and would disgust me. things would happen to me and i knew i didn’t want it, it showed i didn’t want it, id react really badly during & after.. but i felt like it was my fault bc i was hypersexual to begin w so i must want it and just have sth wrong with me to not actually, truly want it when it happens. i was not a good victim either. i reacted to my abuse by becoming withdrawn, lashing out at my loved ones, pushing ppl away and at the same time accepting a subservient position to the person who wouldn’t leave me alone. it was a confusing time and a part of me is glad i was so dissociated for most of it bc at least i don’t remember all of it and only remember it in flashes of memory.

I hope one day we are at least free of the expectancy that people with different personalities and experiences must all react the same.

same here. it’s pure stupidity to me that some people don’t seem to comprehend that even if we have similar experiences, they’re not identical & we as individuals aren’t identical. so we’re not all going to react the same. it’s also annoying that ppl think if ur a traumatised lesbian, there’s only one possible reaction. as if mental illness and trauma can only appear one way and only impact you one way. as if those things can’t interact w ur sexuality in different ways. it’s stupidity. i assume they’d eventually realise that it doesn’t make much sense how they perceive and treat traumatised women & esp traumatised lesbians but by the time they do, i doubt any of us will be around and willing to accept their apologies.

[saetoru]

hi! im so incredibly sorry to bother you but i think you may have blocked one of my other blogs and i was wondering if i could ask why?

please don’t feel pressured to answer whatsoever and definitely feel free to ignore this, i really don’t want to trouble you in any way. i just wanted to know if i did anything wrong or something to offend you?

i really try my hardest to stay neutral and friendly as well as respecting and following everyone else’s blog rules so i’d really appreciate any feedback or insight if you’re happy to give it. whatever i did, once again, im so incredibly sorry to bother you, i don’t mean any harm at all, ever. if i did something to offend you, it was never intentional, all i really try to do on tumblr is rb pictures of cats most of the time anyways.

please don’t take this the wrong way, it just makes me super anxious that i might’ve done something to someone that may have hurt them or made them uncomfortable. i really loved your writing and your blog and i can’t apologise enough if i messed up or anything. of course, i totally understand that sometimes people just choose to block people for their own reasons and i respect that no matter what. i’m incredibly sorry if i encroached on your boundaries in any way, i just really held your writing close to my heart and it saddens me that i can’t view it anymore. but that isn’t your fault whatsoever. i respect you so much as a writer and a person and i just wanted to say that i’m really sorry if i did anything. i’m sorry tee.

okay bestie i can’t rly tell unless u share ur url tho 😭 but honestly sometimes ppl leave comments or tags that make me feel weird / annoy me — i’m human and sometimes i block over petty reasons (i’m working on it fjsjfj) but overall i like to think i block with decent cause so unless ur ageless, you’ve probably said something to slightly (or perhaps highly) irritate me or you may have spam liked ?? idrk unless i see ur url tbh. i mean if u send me ur url i won’t post it and if i can’t recall why ur blocked i might as well unblock (as long as ur age is present)

anyway if i block u i’m not saying everyone should come swarm me with “can i ask why” bc that would be annoying but sometimes writers are human and sometimes we block for dumb reasons and if you think perhaps you haven’t rly done anything worth blocking besides maybe me taking out a bad mood on a slightly accidentally annoying thing u did, i might just unblock if ur url doesn’t ring a bell in my mind for something memorably obnoxious. especially if u think it’s bc u didn’t have an age in ur bio before—some of u don’t know to do that till after and i get that !!—im happy to unblock if you’ve since then added an age. but again this isn’t an open invitation for all blocked blogs (id assume ur lurking if ur blocked and reading this LMAO) to come ask me why or for an unblock but sometimes if u rly believe you’ve been blocked by mistake or for a petty reason i’m willing to check is all i’ll say

anyway yeah if u see this send ur url—be mindful of any comments or tags u leave, sometimes u might be unintentionally a bit rude and that could be a big reason why !! also don’t spam like i rly rly hate that

edit: i appreciate the kind comments about my writing NFJSJF i thought i’d add that in bc ofc sharing writing is the main reason im here and hearing u enjoy it and such is nice to know. thank u for reading and thinking highly of it that’s rly sweet <3

[orangechickenpillow]

I need to say something about Ed wearing Stede’s clothes or I’ll simply die.

 Okay, so when the two first meet, obviously there’s that scene where Ed picks up one of Stede's silk dressing gowns (I think that’s what it is anyway) and rubs it on his cheek. And Stede asks him something along the lines of if he likes nice fabrics, or whatever, and Ed distractedly replies that he does. 

Then later, we find out that Ed kept a piece of red fabric that his mother gave him when she told him that they’ll “never be those kind of people” or whatever -- pretty much telling him that he’ll never be wealthy (or happy, really, since happiness/contentment is often linked to wealth). 

Ed purposefully held onto this fabric, possibly as a reminder of where he came from and maybe a reminder of who he’ll never be. 

But then he meets Stede, a fairly wealthy man with nice things and a big heart. And the first thing that Stede does is show him his closet (gay gay homosexual, etc) where all his fancy clothes are. Ed is completely enamored by this, and so what do they do? They literally swap wardrobes. 

So now, not only does Stede get to play the badass pirate roll that he so desperately desires, but Ed gets to dress up in the clothes of the people his mother told him he’d never get to be like. 

But this progresses further when he and Stede become friends and start to learn from each other. We see Ed get to dress up to go to a fancy party, and the infamous “you wear nice things well” line happens (kill me) where it is obvious that Ed’s feelings for Stede have progressed past “oh we’re just pirate bros" into something more. Then Ed even starts to wear things other than black leather (the purple shirt in episode 7, which I’m convinced he must have gotten from Stede). 

Ed is starting to let himself believe that maybe he can have the things that his mother told him he never would. Sure, he might not be rich, but maybe he can have happiness, love, a life that is soft, a relationship filled with mutual adoration and care. 

But these emotions are hard for Ed to hang onto, as we saw in episode 6 with the Kraken. Ed still feels like he isn’t worthy of nice things, even beyond the claim that God would have given it to him if is was meant to be, as his mother had said. Ed feels that he personally doesn’t deserve softness, love, care -- in a sense: nice fabrics.

So it is interesting to me that his first instinct when he is in so much pain is to find Stede’s dressing gown. We see him using it as a blanket when he’s hiding in the bathtub. 

So you’re telling me that this man found Stede’s dressing gown (a piece of clothing that Stede wore nearly every day, and is made of the “nice fabric” that Ed thinks he doesn’t deserve/will never have) when he was in emotional distress. Fuck. 

But it happens again at the end of the show. When Ed thinks Stede has left him, and is going through the inevitable heartbreak of dealing with that, what does Ed wear? You fucking guessed it -- another one of Stede’s dressing gown (namely, the one Stede used to replace the yellow one that Ed probably stole after the bathtub scene). 

Not only is this probably an attempt to feel closer to Stede (it smells like him, folks. It smells like him), but I feel like it’s also Ed’s way of desperately trying to hold onto the life he thought he could have with Stede. The life that was filled with all those things he didn’t have as a child. Love, compassion, gentleness, and nice fabric. 

I may be reading into this too much. I may be lost in left field. I may be losing my mind about these fucking gay pirates. I really don’t know, but there is something so intimate about wearing someone else’s clothes, and I really feel that Ed did it because he so truly loves and desires Stede and the life that they could have lead together. 

[random-content-from-4by22]

has anyone ever thought of the idea that the mc of trapped with jester has experience with magic?

Ok, hear me out pls, just for a few seconds.

We know the basic plot of trapped with jester (or its lore anyway, from what we're able to gather from the different routes), the MC is a noble who had been killed by their family and aide, as well having somehow summoned a demon. (Proof: "Dunno. Your the one who summoned/called me" Jester).

Now the fact that mc was able to SUMMON a DEMON, would hint at mc having some magic capabilities. This is leading me to theorise that in MC's spare time, they would practice the art of magic and therefore, have knowledge on summoning things, such as Jester.

The question remains: why and how does mc know how to summon a demon, and in what way was jester summoned.

Maybe they found records of jester and how to summon him, but never thought about actually going through with it (before being betrayed)? Maybe they were planning on forging a contract with a demon that would give them freedom from their title of noble? Or maybe, they knew what was coming and was preparing for the day they died, by putting whatever needed to be used to summon a demon or by practicing memorising an incantation that would summon a demon.

Anyway, those are just my thoughts that I put on this ten cents, but do feel free to comment and add in your own theories, id love to hear them.

[usertoxicyaoi]

Hi hello! I am still reeling from this past kinnporsche episode. It was everything I wanted and more, but now I cannot stop thinking about vegaspete. Just, the way Vegas' torture/sex room in the safe house is gonna change in symbolism. For Pete, it was, and is, a literal dungeon, but once he realises the influence he has on Vegas, it becomes the only place he can freely yield that power. Meanwhile for Vegas, that room used to be a place of relief and outlet. But now, that his intrigue with Pete has taken him over, now that he's falling for Pete, that room becomes Vegas' prison. Because it's the only place he can indulge in his feeling of comfort he started to attach to Pete. And I think he will become so addicted to this feeling, that leaving that room, that "safe heaven" to face the expectations of his father and the outside world will become impossible. Even when he has to, physically, he will still be stuck there. They will both be. And of course, the "safe house" was never "safe" for either of them. Only when Vegas and Pete overcome what (they choose to) keep them apart, will they be free and safe with each other, no matter the place. However the show will or will not go about that. I have just been thinking about the contrast between outside expectations and experience and the isolation and intimacy of this room. The show has made the narrative importance of space quite obvious throughout, but I believe what this room represents for vegaspete, in duals ways, goes even further. Please feel free to disagree with this interpretation, or add your ideas. Id love to hear your thoughts. All the love and take care!

hiiiiiii anon!!!!

OH I ADORE THIS.

ok. so i wanna add on my thoughts to this.

like you said. there's the outside world. and the roles and responsibilities and loyalties that vegas and pete have in that world.

and then there's the safehouse.

see. i said this before. and i'm gonna say it here too. compared to the novel where pete was captured and kept IN vegas' house, IN vegas' room, the show has switched it up completely. they've both been forced to stay in this safehouse against their own will and they're both ALONE in this safehouse. unlike the novel, no one is here to intrude on them. they've got no contact with anyone from the outside - apart from vegas' dad who doesn't even step INSIDE the house. he was on the periphary of the house, not in it.

that safehouse is solely vegas and pete's space. and i think thats very significant. that gives them the complete space to explore one another, mentally and physically, without needing to think about the outside world and their responsibilities and loyalties and duties to anyone else. here, vegas can find his self worth (via pete's help) and pete can find out what he desires (via vegas' help).

and its so huuuuge bc. next episode, vegas is going to take the chains off of pete. he is going to give pete his agency back. and pete can now choose what he wants to do. he can so easily knock vegas out and flee. or choose to stay.

and if he stays, which he will, then they can explore What That Means: the "what's making you stay when you can so easily leave?". this isnt about anyone else influencing their decision making, bc no body else is there! this is alllll on them.

and when they've wormed their way into each other's brains and tapped into each other's wirings, god. once they step out back into that outside world, its when they BOTH will realise what that safehouse meant. they left from it as a whole different version of themselves as opposed to when they entered it.

which is why i keep saying. can you IMAGINE the heaviness, the stifling nature of the moment where they both lock eyes with one another again when they see each other OUTSIDE again, in a room full of crowded people. bc they KNOW each other in a way no one else does. theyre IN EACH OTHER'S BRAINS. and that safehouse is witness to it all, to how they got under each other's skin.

and. like. how. HOW do you go back from that? HOW do you turn a blind eye, feign ignorance to that? how do you pretend none of that happened?

like. of course. they'll go back to being who they were to the outside world, and, Lord Knows they'll try and TRY going back to the people they used to be. but all its going to take is them hearing each other's name in a sentence, or when they're all by themselves in their own rooms and no one else is around and it all comes flooding back, or just them LOCKING EYES from across the room. thats ALL it will take.

honestly though i am so excited to see what they're gonna be like once pete leaves. how BADLY does that fuck them both up? to what extent!!!!!! how do they function when they're outside again!!!!!!!! and in that great big family showdown in the finale, when they're both on OPPOSITE SIDES, oh my god ...... how will they react to each other!!!!!! what is it going to stir in the both of them??? because FUCK the loyalties and the duties and the responsibilites.

ALL they'll think about then IS the safehouse.

and how, "i know you. i know you. i know you."