#fun but hard

[ftmerriweather]

OC Interaction Tag Game

This tag game involves both my OC and the person that tagged me. I'm supposed to include their description, a description of my OC, then write how I think they'd interact. Seems fun. Thanks to @queen-tashie for picking me!

Previous OC description:

Runnicka is in her early fifties, considered a young adult in elven lifetimes, who lives in a small communal village in the forest. Both her parents and most of her family are presumed dead from the wars decades ago, and she was raised by a caretaker whom she chooses to continue living with. She's in training to become a ranger, and on top of the mentorship with the village elder, she also joins her best friend on hunting trips to practice archery and tracking. Though she's not very good at casting it, she can use fire magic (more as a deterrent than an actual attack). She loves the people in her life fiercely, and would do anything to protect them. Runnicka struggles with ADHD impulses, and she's strongly motivated by revenge. This often fuels her rivalry with her friend (who happens to be a slightly better swordsman than her).

My OC description:

Beela is in their early twenties, battling anxiety and depression without their knowledge. They can use magic, called Aia in this world, but not much. Sure, they can teleport and read any language, but simpler spells escape them. They have a problem with self confidence and will fold when pushed more often than they'd like. Their parents were distant and there were no siblings or other family to lean on, so Beela's determined to support themself--with debatable success. Their hobbies are mostly reading and taking care of succulents.

The interaction:

I can see this going a number of ways, mostly depending on how Runnicka approaches Beela. Anything aggressive or assertive will have Beela pulling hard into their shell. That said, if she approaches gently, Beela could have a bunch of fun with her. Seeing "revenge" up there makes me think they could bond over something of that nature. Beela's not naturally vengeance-prone, but the plot of their book does involve taking down an overlord because it was the only way to go home, where they desperately want to see their cat again.

I'm gonna tag @albatris and @shepardsherd

[miqotepotatoe]

Ready for Battle

[cunked]

goddamn i really want this fixed role 🤞 working freelance is so hard

[anartificialsatellite]

The older I get the more I admire people who are earnestly, genuinely into whatever their thing is. I know it sounds like an annoying cliche but unless you're being cruel or hurtful there is really no need to be normal about things. The dude with the bad fake accent at the renaissance faire is having the time of his life. The people having photoshoots with their fashion dolls are loving it. The old lady with a yard unreasonably full of tacky ass lawn ornaments is having a blast, HOA be damned.

Don't waste your time being too cool to have fun, y'know?

[astriiformes]

Really says something about the dire state of offerings for men interested in sewing their own clothes that even searching things like "interesting men's clothing patterns" brings up articles with links to four or five whole websites that primarily offer admittedly nice but practically identical patterns for making button-ups and work pants and maybe a varsity/bomber jacket if you're lucky.

(Branching out into historical costuming for everyday wear is like your one shot at variation, and even then, the ratio of men's to women's patterns on every website is frustrating to say the least.)

Patternmakers as a trans man I am begging you. Give me a little more to work with here.

[inkskinned]

she's singing in another room and my dog is asleep at my feet. my grandma asked me why i haven't found a man yet and i laughed. oh, you know. i like my house clean.

my girlfriend is also my man is also "my partner" if i'm in a professional setting. yesterday we went to a ren faire and a man mimed at me - you're together? and at my delighted nod, his baffled, you're gay? made me laugh. a woman with rainbow hair said i love the two of you together. you're both so beautiful it's absurd.

my dad introduced my partner as my "..... friend. or whatever" the other day. he knows we're dating. in the same way, i was never able to get my sister's husband to stop saying that's gay like it's 2008. he still uses the word fa***t, and my sister's defense of him has always been well, he's just kidding.

my lover and i dance to old music in a tiny kitchen. we judge new music together and take food critique very seriously. we watch love is blind before we fall asleep and agree that if they had a queer season, it would be bloody but also make for excellent tv. of fucking course queer people would know someone for only 2 weeks and agree to get married. what are you saying.

at a bar with friends, a man puts his hand on my wrist. got a boyfriend? and yes, i do have a boyfriend, she's amazing. i am texting her while i wander around a gas station named after geese. i am visiting a swing state for a wedding. in the candy aisle i overhear: she's actually like a lesbian it's disgusting. two teenage girls with packaged sandwiches in their hands, giggling. no literally, like. i'm not, like. okay with her being there while we're all, like, naked and changing.

my girlfriend and i tailgate, drink gin and cider out of cups. from the frat group beside us, a man corrects himself with one of his friends: bro, i mean, nonbinary entity, and it makes everyone around him laugh, myself included. he razzes his friend the same way i would have killed for at 19 years old - like nothing happened, he continues: you apply sunscreen like an alien. he does a little sassy (and fairly accurate) dance interpretation of the motion. his friend is laughing so hard they're crying.

i am lucky, i live in a safe neighborhood in a safe state. my masc passenger princess comes up from DC. i drive her for an hour to where all the leaves are a violent arrangement of color. we walk along the trails, letting autumn into our blood. in this part of the state, there's a lot of pickup trucks and trump signs. when we chastely kiss before getting into the car, i accidentally make eye contact with a woman holding her child's wrist. she looks disgusted. she looks fucking pissed.

two hours later my girl and i are eating dinner on a patio, soaking in the last warmth of new england sun before the chill of winter sets in. we are giggling and trying to talk through plastic vampire teeth. at another table, i see a young woman sit up straighter. i watch her watch us. she blushes and takes her partner's hand from across the table. shy, like the taste of evening has just become something deeper.

it's worth it for this moment, i think. my lover is still humming the same song she's been singing for four days straight and i don't want to kill her for it. her guitar is beside my bed. her toothbrush is in my bathroom. in a few moments i will make us lunch. we are lucky enough to have found each other. it is lucky enough to be in love.

[xxacidnekoxx]

✨✨me and my friends watch that singing alien!👽✨✨

[koddlet]

personal rules for winter ❄

[ciderbird]

academic bias is so funny because you’ll be reading about the same historical event and one person is like “Despite the troubles that befell his homeland and near constant criticism of the court King Blorbo remained strong in the face of adversity” and the other one is like “after letting his people carry the brunt of his cringefail decisions Blorbo the Shitface refused to listen to any reason and continued to be a warmongering piece of shit. Also he was ugly.”

[corrodedparadox]

⚠️

[housederiva]

Gaby Soto is a gift

Edit: I missed one!

[capybara-platypus]

so uh apparently no ones done this yet. behold the touden friends. smiling meshi. delicious in friends. etc.

[mawguai]

Went to go see the Wild Robot recently! it was a lot of fun :D

[crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington]

i redesigned the transformers one cast in the style of transformers animated!

[pangur-and-grim]

grr having one of those days where my leg hurts so much that I might use a cane if I go out 💀

[papajoolia]

drew my roommate's cat as a knight for her for christmas, his name is ghost pepper