#gen rambles ✨

[moonstruckholland]

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[shinyedits]

✨|| alphacore pjsk miku graphics

for @lavendergalactic's event; gen alpha themed official art used vandalised

[celestialmancer]

Why are most the things I wanna ramble abt today wrt ocs more uh

Nsfw ish or nsfw territory

[the-cosmic-collective-sys-blog]

✨One would think that having eldritch beings within you would bring you infinite knowledge, or be graceful and mystical...

✨Eddie and Gaster tag-teamed on putting the body completely under the cover for warmth reasons.

✨Imagine if God hymnself and a skeleton whose existence transcends time and space just took control of your body for a second and just. Put you in a comfy warm hoodie. That's the same vibes of what just happened hfhfgfds--

[dragon-spaghetti]

I'm ngl I don't. Really know what to do anymore

[beanthebugboi]

Ok, so we're doing this (intro post)

(Yes, that's a Ten Duel Commandments reference lol)

- About me -

Hello! My name is Bean, and I use any pronouns, including neos! I'm genderfluid, biromantic, demiromantic, and asexual. I'm also a therian/otherkin (spotted hyena, squirrel, and gryphon), I'm happy to answer any questions about that but please be respectful!

- Favorites -

Books/series: Gearbreakers (Zoe Hana Mikuta), The Athena Club (Theodora Goss), A Darker Shade of Magic (V. E. Schwab), Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)

Movies/shows: Princess Bride, Helluva/Hazbin, Good Omens, Pirates of the Caribbean, FNAF, Owl House, The Amazing Digital Circus, Gravity Falls, Hamilton, Series of Unfortunate Events, Night at the Museum, Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Music: Will Wood, Mother Mother, NOAHFINNCE, IDKHOW, Poor Man's Poison, Hozier, cavetown, the Hamilton soundtrack

Youtubers: One Topic, Jammidodger, The Click, Clawed_Beauty101, Nightcove_thefox, dannyphantom.exe, KallMeKris, Markiplier, Ashur Gharavi, Let's Game It Out, TheLexikitty, Neffertity

Other: FNAF, The World of Mr Plant, Welcome Home, Sally Face, bugs (especially moths, beetles, and weevils)

Characters: Sun/Moon (fnaf), Fizzarolli (HB), Sir Pentious (HH), Argos (TWOMP), Hunter (TOH), Raine (TOH), Steve (TOH), Wally (WH)

- Extra stuff -

Tonetags are appreciated! I'm bad at reading tone lol /lh /gen

I'm a furry! It is NOT a s3xual thing- for me, it's about character design, cosplay, and self-expression :) I might do some free 'sona adopts eventually, let me know if you're interested and I'll tag you!

I'm a witch! Well, I'm trying to learn witchcraft, anyway. I'd describe myself as an eclectic witch with a focus on green witchcraft, as well as some divination (such as tarot). Any suggestions/advice are appreciated!

DNI: Homophobic/transphobic, anti-therian (unless you're willing to learn and have a civil discussion!), racist/sexist, transid (RCTA/"trans-abled"/"MAP"/etc)

Please do not PM me if you're an adult! I'm very uncomfortable with that. Asks are okay, though. /srs

Reminders to drink water are greatly appreciated. Reminders to get enough sleep will probably just be ignored. /lh /hj

This blog is a safe space for all my fellow weirdos. Feel free to PM me (as long as you're not an adult, ofc), ramble about your day, infodump (seriously, I love hearing people talk about things that interest them /gen), even just say hi! Please ask before venting, I'll usually say yes but sometimes I'm not in the right headspace to listen/help :)

- My tags -

bean answers - asks answered

bean reblogs - reblogging stuff

bean draws sometimes - actual art

monarch of cursed art - cursed art (including original and reblogs)

bean's editing projects - photoshop (usually cursed)

gonna try this later - tips & tricks, often for art/writing (I'm only able to remember this bc I have a pinterest board with the same name lol)

bean's thoughts - journal post that I forgot to update for a couple weeks lol

dearest sibling <3 - tag for @monarchofthequeerpotatoes

2qwreb - tag for @forest-fairy-wren

uwunicorn - tag for @sarkylittlemonster

tomato guy - tag for @s1l4s-w0rsh1ps-t0m4t03s / @s1l4s-1ng3sts-t0m4t03s

sparkles !! ✨ - tag for @sparklywafflefry

sage !! 🌱 - tag for @s4ge-s4ge-s4ge

ollie !! 🐇 - tag for @yellowrabbitfurry

the cool moot™️ - tag for @outlying-hyppocrate

Other frequent tags include will wood, hyena therian, squirrel therian, gryphonkin, ineffable husbands, bugs are cool, and cool art

That's all for now, Bean out! <3

USERBOXES AND MORE :D (will continue to update)

Flag credit to @onetimemacaroni

[wannaeatramyeon]

Masterlist of Other Lookism ✨Bullshit✨

Lookism Masterlist | Part 2 ☞ (multi-character headcanons/dynamics)

Lookism Storylines ☞ (fun shit. mix of x reader and with reader)

Gun + Goo | Part 2 | Jake + Samuel | Vin + Ryuhei |

You're here! Everyone else ☞ (single character-centric standalones)

... Even More Lookism Masterlist ☞ (different characters in same scenarios series)

How To Fight/Viral Hit Masterlist | Seong Taehoon

(I hit the link limit on the main one)

Maintained collection of my Lookism silly writing, headcanons and ramblings

Single Character-Centric Standalones

Vasco: the Strongest Cinnamon Roll (Vasco x Reader if you squint)

Vasco: Gen + Romantic hc

Vasco x Reader: Compliment Assault | With help from Jace's ears

Vasco Appreciation Post

Vasco x Reader: Haircut

Vasco x Reader: Glowups for the fights (feat Jace)

Vasco x Reader: First time

Vasco x Reader: make the bad guys good for a weekend lifetime (feat Jace + Burn Knuckles)

Vasco x Reader: Fairground date

Vasco x Reader: Embrace

Jace Park Appreciation Post

Sad Sinu (meme)

Johan Seong x Reader: Puppy pick up

Johan Seong (x Lua Im): Making new friends

Johan Seong x Reader: Cute

Johan Seong x Reader: Kiss Me

Johan Seong x Reader: Silences & confessions

Johan Seong x Reader: Vision

Johan Seong x Reader: His love language

Johan Seong x Reader: Home

Johan Seong x Reader: Reunion

Johan Seong x Reader: Meeting Mrs. Seong

Meeting Johan Seong for the first time: J-High

Zack Lee and Johan Seong: Three words

Zack x Johan x Reader: Home

Johan + Mira + Zack reunion

UI Daniel Knocking you out

Daniel Park with Reader: Two bodies

DG x Reader: Daniel Park

DG x Reader: Cinema

DG x Reader: Baby

DG x Reader: First words

DG x Reader: Jealous hc

Yandere!DG + Reader: His hold on you

DG x M!Reader: Meeting Aru

DG x Reader: Remember?

DG x Reader: Love you too!

DG/James Lee x Reader: One arm

James Lee/DG x Reader: Haircut

DG x Reader: Touchstarved

James Lee x Reader: Trophy Partner

DG x Reader: Public Announcement

DG X Reader: Manager and their Idol

Meeting DG for the first time: Coffee

DG x Reader: Hair

Lineman x Reader: After he meets Jake Kim

Lineman & Jake Kim discovering Big Deal's bounties

Eli Jang x Reader: The morning light

Eli Jang x Reader: you're losing me

Eli Jang x Reader: Returning home

Eli Jang X Reader: Daddy

Eli Jang x Reader: loving touches

Eli Jang x Reader: Stargazing

Logan Lee x Reader: Snapshots

Xiaolong x Reader: Asking

Xiaolong x Reader: Webtoons

Warren Chae x Reader: Househusband and The Fighter

Kwak Jichang x Reader: Frozen

Kwak Jibeom x Reader: Snakes in a bath

Cheon Taejin x Kwak Jihan: Shouldn't

Yandere!Baek Hangyeol x Reader: True Beauty

Sophia x Male!Reader

Hudson Ahn x Reader: growing older

Eugene x Reader: No smut

Gen 0 x Reader: Jinyoung, Gapryong

Jinyoung Park x Reader: Jake (feat Jake)

Seongji Yuk x Reader: Treats

Seongji Yuk x Reader: Favourite

Seongji Yuk x Reader: Tanghulu

Seongji Yuk x Reader: Travel

Gitae Kim x Reader: Half Sibling

Meeting Student!Gitae Kim for the First Time

Meeting Yamazaki Shingen for the First Time: Sleepless Nights

[fosermi]

since animation is literally your major, is there any details from the Sonic X Shadow generations clip we saw today that you might want to talk about?

OK SO major spoilers under the cut for the preview of the Sonic x Shadow gen prolouge

i was WAY too busy fangirling to give a proper analysis BUT when it does come out fully i might just do one, also please take note im still in my second year of studying to be an animator so these are purely my opinion. for now i can point out a few things that i genuinely want to talk about.

first thing that stood out to me was that 2D-3D style of animation, definitely something i dont think we've seen be done for the franchise before (correct me if im wrong) and it reminds me so much of RWBY in a way. There were some bits that, to me, looked choppy BUT THEN AGAIN those were the parts that needed to be choppy for emphasis reasons, specifically it was at the start where Shadow is having some sort of break down. its obvious from how choppy his movements are in comparison to the smoothness of the rest of the preview that shadow was genuinely shaking. with that 2D-3D style that choppyness looks janky as fuck but its so perfect for conveying how uptight and bottled up shadow's emotions are. its so hard to try and capture what im saying but trust me its there!!

second thing i wanna point out are the camera angles. they shift so much to serve the dramatization of the scenes and its so ✨JUICY✨like i shit you not, i cant stop staring at the different camera angles and going "oooohhh ahhhhh" and trying to rationalize the reasoning for those angles because HOLY SHIT they're so good and they actually do serve a really good cinematic purpose!! its easy for people to get lost in the changing of perspectives and camera angles but this? oh this does it so good that it actually drives the plot FORWARD instead of it seeming like separate scenes mashed together.

third thing I'll point out is the scene color shifts. when doing something cinematic, ambiance is key. so when the scene shifted from this soft and comforting blue hues

to this eerie red so suddenly with our only warning being a slight shaking of the screen??

that made it such a surprise that it gets the viewer on alert!! a good thing!!!

now i can go on and on about the different colors for each scene but let me just touch up on this one scene in specific:

it quickly goes from hopeful gold/good light to ominous black/no light, very contrasting, which can mean oh so many things... most notably; maria's hope vs shadow's resolve.

fourth thing ill touch up on are the frames where shadow runs. specifically the one where he runs out of frame from maria.

we get almost 1 frame of a model and then...

these frames here? chefs kiss, perfect. showing us just how fast shadow really is, so fast that we the light from his airshoes doesnt catch up until a fraction of a second later!!! even the glow in the doorway changes to reflect that short millisecond split.

fifth thing ill point out and its a small little thing thats making me absolutely rabid:

he fucking glows.

and yeah, sure, you can argue that its bounce light, its most probably is bounce light since its under harsh light conditions BUT if that was the case the glow wouldnt be this vibrant of a shade and it would give an aura and not specifically on his markings. just a little thing i noticed that i will get to screaming about when i post this.

last thing i wanna touch up on is the sound effects. they were just so very crunchy and pared up with the animation style?? oh it was delicious!! i have some issues with the lip sync but then again they were trying to go for an anime/western cartoon hybrid style here so its bound to be off on the lip sync.

anyway, thanks for listening to my silly ramblings, its nothing too impressive just a fangirl fangirling. now if you'll excuse me, ill go scream to the eclipse nation about glowing hedgehog.

[einsatzzz]

"even in teyvat, they fight…"

More commissioned arts from @azaracyy to celebrate the release and homecoming of our boi(tm) Oro//ron who is included in the limited banners of the Gensh//in update today 😆💜✨ Both Cyl and I successfully got him, so yippeee!!! My brain is currently trying to make the math.exe on how I want the layout for this to look like as an acrylic stand.

This one came up while Cyl and I were talking about how Oro//ron has the same JP VA as Hibari (CV: Kondo Takashi). Then it became about how he is an Electro character and that Kana's main (Rai//den Shog//un) is also an Electro character. And then Cyl told me about how she can imagine them both fighting to assert their Electro dominance in some Genshin/Streamer AU. Of course, my brain went 🤯🤯🤯😳😳🥴🥴✨ at the idea, so I quickly went to Vgen and sent her the comm request to draw it hahahahaha I sent the request so fast‼️ I forgor ‼️ that oro\ron's full design ‼️ hasn't been released yet back then‼️🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭 this is truly a "no thoughts, head empty, only hibakana" moment...💀💀💀

Also, the rest of Cyl's caption for this on VGen is so good! I love it so much! 😭💖✨ So I'm putting it here too! Artist spotlight from one of my fave artists ever 🫶🥰✨

rambling ahead because i have A LOT to say about this commission, you've been warned! 😅😂 i'm not gonna lie, this has been the most challenging skeb and chibi art i've ever done, mostly because oro\ron's design was not even released yet when ein's request came in, and the fact that oro\ron wears so much black confused me for a while lmao 🗿 oh you know, gen\shin character design and the intricate details. i'm very pleased with the result though, i think the patience really paid off ✨ featuring: - ein's oc kana as rai\den shogun, and - KHR's hibari as oro\ron oro\ron & hibari are matched because they share the same japanese VA (kondo takashi). funny that hibari and kana end up being related to electro characters so knowing ein's oc lore of hibakana they'd totally fight as usual to assert dominance 😭 even in the video game world of tey\vat a small interesting detail i noticed while coloring these two: rai\den shogun and oro\ron's outfit design both feature an "eye" shape. rai\den's should be obvious if you play genshin and uses her skills. oro\ron's "eye" design in his scarf and his overall color scheme reminds me of turkish evil eye for some reason either way, it's cool and this is one of the moments for a yumeship enjoyer, in which i go "this is fate, they are so meant to be!!" obviously, none of them will ever win in tey\vat. after all, gen\shin doesn't support pvp 😭 the context of this artwork is supposed to be when yuikanarumi are about to co-op, a 4th player joined in and surprise, it's hibari 🤣 cue hibari likely being the first to attack kana and the two end up running after another endlessly (i like to think they end up killing mobs too in the process rip). hibari wields two Rust bows as a joke to his canon weapons... his oro\ron uses physical dmg build ����‍♂️ (would be hilarious if this build is actually viable when oro\ron's playable) poor kurumi (hu t\ao) and yui (zho\ngli)... then again, they're probably already used to it... maybe they can trail after hibakana all around tey\vat to collect free materials from their fight... 😂

[j0kers-light]

His Lighthouse: How You Met Joker’s Loyal Three (What-If)

Make a Move - Frost’s Edition 💜

Hey hi everyone! I polled the blog a while back to see if anyone would be interested in a short oneshot of how (potentially) you and your choice of the Loyal Three would meet! And here we are!

Up first we have Joker’s right hand man, Frost! I do hope you enjoy!! Listen to the song, Twenty2 that inspired this oneshot the lyrics are in the fic! 🖤✨

Unsurprisingly, Frost already knew you.

From the way you walked, to your manner of dress; a stark contrast from the other parents, that he assumed that you were a student at first.  

That was the aura you possessed. So youthful, so open. A complete opposite of him. Frost studied you from afar (a habit from his military days) and he knew every nuisance about you. He knew it all.  

You unfortunately didn’t know him.  

The other moms were brave and would whisper and boldly gush over the tall, dark, and mysterious man dropping off his daughter day in and day out.  

Frost was a walking book troupe and they wanted to sink their teeth into him. Too bad he was poisonous. His ominous glares should have scared women away, (his imposing figure definitely scared everyone else) unfortunately it made the moms fawn over him even more.  

But not you.  

No, you always had a soft smile on your face, a warm greeting simmering on your tongue the rare occasion that you and Frost crossed paths, and you were always polite with a picturesque cupcake in your outstretched hands.  

Wait what? 

Genesis dragged him to this dumb bake sale. She said it would be nice to show off her amazing dad while he clocked in some parent volunteering hours.  

All Frost did was blend in with the shadows and people watch.  

He wasn’t expecting you to find him and offer a sugary treat as if he were some cornered animal that needed coaxing. And that’s how the official introduction began.

He didn’t hear a word you said, he was too busy staring at your lips in motion. Thankfully, you were patient and smiled at him bashfully before repeating yourself.  

“It’s butter pecan with a caramel filling and a cream cheese frosting. I made it myself! Y-You don’t have an allergy, do you?” You hesitated.  

Frost slowly shook his head and accepted the cupcake from you. It tasted amazing, but your megawatt smile was the true icing to his day. 

He finally got to meet you, officially, not stalking you in the shadows of the school grounds hoping that you would come up and say hello.

Little interactions like cupcakegate seemed to pile up over the course of the school year.

Frost thought you were just buttering him up like the other moms; each bidding their chance to seduce him, but Gen quickly put those theories to rest.  

“Oh Y/n? She’s like that to everyone.” She mentioned. He didn’t like how Gen used your first name and scolded her for a lack of manners.  

“Dad, Y/n is cool like that. She told me to drop her last name the second time I stayed over her place. I’m like friends with her and her daughter. Chill out.” 

So this was normal behavior from you. He was a little disappointed, but he let it go.  

Frost remained an enigma for months— watching you from afar but keeping his distance, that is, until you made the next move.  

“Mr. Myers! Whew, I’m glad I caught you. You come and go so quickly in Oz!” You laughed off your labored breathing since you jogged halfway across the schoolyard to catch up to him.  

The glares you were receiving from the PTA moms dug into your back, but you pressed forward. It didn’t matter what this looked like; you were doing this for your daughter.  

You weren’t flirting with the guy. It was completely normal for other parents to talk to one another on school grounds! 

Still, Frost made it awkward by not responding and his silence only increased your jitters. No problem, your erratic rambling could fill the stale air.  

“Not much of a talker huh? I get it. Well, um, the girls wanted to have a slumber party this weekend. Is that okay with you?”  

His mind was drawing a blank after watching your breasts heave with every breath you took. It was wrong of him to stare, but you looked so good wearing a dress that fluttered in the wind and his favorite color at that...

Hopefully you didn't notice him leering. You called out his name to get his attention, blissfully unaware.  

Frost at a loss mumbled, “The girls?”

His deep baritone voice stunned you. It was exactly how you imagined it to be. And you fantasized a lot about Frost.  

Finally hearing him in person took your breath away. Hopefully you didn’t sound as desperate as you felt.  

“Yes.... the girls! Um Gen and my daughter oh and Charlie if their parents let them come. I need to follow up with Michelle on that.. Anyways, I was hoping to pick Gen up from your place?”  

Frost wanted to say yes. How could he not to a beautiful woman like you?  

He already completed a background check on you when Genesis first started hanging around your daughter.  

You were squeaky clean and meant nothing by the otherwise innocent request, but Frost was in deep and under no circumstances could anyone just pop up at his house, even for a few minutes. Even if it was you.

At least not this early into the relationship.  

Frost shocked himself with that. What relationship? He barely talked to you. He definitely wasn’t giving off ‘I’m interested’ vibes.  

“No. I will drop her off.” He ended up saying.  

Thankfully, you didn’t seem phased by the setback. You just smiled even wider. “Oh okay! Gen knows where we stay, I’ll see you both on Friday!” 

And off you went skipping to your car and doing a victory dance in the driver's seat as if he couldn’t see you. You high-fived your daughter in the passenger seat before driving off.  

Frost just inwardly smirked at your antics. Somehow that brief three-minute interaction put color back into the pale sky.  

A perfect ending to an otherwise dull Monday.  

Friday rolled around and Gen wasn’t the only one excited about the slumber party.  

Frost tried not to psych himself up too much. He was just dropping Gen off and leaving, so why did he make an effort to dress well, smell good, and clean up the truck? 

One would think he was planning for a date. Wishful thinking, he supposed.  

It paid off. You stood proudly in the driveway as eight pm rolled by. Genesis waved wildly back as she jumped out the truck and made a beeline to hug you. 

“Is everyone here?” Genesis asked.  

You nodded at the teen, “Yes, you’re the last to arrive. Go on in, I’ll grab your stuff for you.” 

She thanked you and headed inside leaving you with the man of your dreams.  

Frost was impossible to ignore. His tall figure made the massive truck look minuscule as he grabbed Gen’s suitcase and other personal belongings out the back.  

He followed you inside and set the luggage down in the living room before taking a look around.  

You kept a nice home and Frost could feel the warmth in the air. He almost didn’t notice you watching him with an odd gleam in your eye. 

He overstayed his welcome. He was supposed to drop Gen off and leave, not come inside and invade your space. No wonder you looked at him funny.  

“Can I get you something to drink?” You politely offered.  

“No, I’m leaving.” So curt; you involuntarily pouted at Frost. “So soon? Okay.. I’ll walk you out then.”  

You didn’t need to, it just felt like the right thing to do plus it gave you a magnificent view of Frost’s broad shoulders. He was truly a mountain of a man and you wanted to reach the summit.  

Maybe you had too much wine tonight, who knows, but your mind was always racing with lustful thoughts of the man.  

He noticed your glassy eyes and plump lips parting and respectfully looked away. He could tell you had a glass or two and you confirmed his assumption when you tripped going down the porch.  

Frost reacted fast and caught you around the waist. His fate was forever sealed.  

You were so tiny compared to him and so soft around the middle that he never wanted to let go. You gasped at the strength being displayed and you bit your lip knowing that you held his full attention.  

Frost flexed his grip on your waist and you squeaked out your current thoughts on impulse.  

“Sorry I’ve been.. t-they had a flash sale on white wine and I’m trying to get rid of it and I may have gone overboard. I promise, I’m a responsible adult who can look after the girls tonight and—” 

“Stop talking.” Frost said. Your teeth clicked closed.  

If anyone else spoke to you like this, you would have chewed them out, but Frost was different. He was authoritative by default, and you secretly liked that. You felt compelled to obey whatever he said.  

The wine was also not helping things.  

He guided you down onto the steps. “Sit down and cool off.”  

Then he surprised you by taking off his jacket and draping it around your shoulders before taking a seat next to you.  

Your heart skipped a beat seeing his muscles flex in the moonlight. You prayed that you weren’t drooling.  

“T-Thanks.” It was such a cold night for summer and you foolishly forwent dooming a jacket before rushing outside. Gotham City summertimes were unpredictable like that.  

Frost’s jacket however was like a sauna and it smelled undoubtedly masculine. You weren’t subtle at all when you inhaled the rich leather. “Wow this smells good.”  

And then you remembered that he was sitting right next to you. You glanced up and cringed. “I really am embarrassing myself.” 

Frost didn’t mind. He did make sure he looked his best before stopping by. He wanted to receive some compliments from you and you didn't disappoint.  

He loved how open and honest you were. If it was on your mind, you said it without hesitation. You fascinated him, something a woman had not pulled off since Gen’s mother left him.  

“I don’t mind. It’s cute.” Frost teased. You were not having it.  

“Cute? Cute?! Babies are cute, I’m a grown woman! I should be mature not ughh!” You rubbed your face and stared up at the moon.  

“Hm, nothing wrong with being a baby.”  

Were you hearing things? Your neck almost snapped in half to stare at Frost.

He was also looking at the moon but diverted his gaze to you. Those deep brown eyes of his. They held so many mysteries you would never solve them all. You could at least try.

Neither of you cared who started moving first. Gravity pulled the two of you closer and closer— unfortunately fate had to intervene.  

Frost heard Joker’s programmed ringtone coming from his back pocket. Duty called. He didn’t want to try and make a move on you but it also physically pained him to pull away.

“I’ll pick Gen up Sunday.” Frost said as he prepared to leave.  

Did he have to leave so abruptly? You were about to kiss him! 

You scrambled off the stairs while trying to wrestle his jacket off. It was official, you had to be drunk because you were struggling with that simple task.

“Wait your jacket!” Any excuse to keep him for a little while longer, you used it.  

“Kept it. It’ll help keep my baby warm.” Frost didn’t know where this random spur of confidence was coming from.  

It just came naturally to him and your adorable features turning fifty shades of red was oh so worth the secondhand embarrassment he’d experience later.

He even tossed a smirk your way to further the teasing.

You knew Frost for almost a year and never seen him smile. It was worth the wait. That sexy smirk made his rugged beauty shine even more.  

You didn’t care if Frost wasn’t his real name, you stood on the sidewalk to watch him drive down the street, already a committed woman.  

You stayed rooted in place until his truck turned the corner out of sight. The night didn’t go as you hoped but some leeway was made. He called you baby.. his baby! You were acting like a twenty-two year old with a raging crush!  

Okay remain calm. There were teenagers inside your home.

They would instantly know something happened if you walked in as giddy as you were. You shoved your hands into your new jacket and paused mid step.  

Your fingers brushed against a piece of paper and quickly pulled it out. He gave you his phone number. How did he sneak this past you?  

Oh the PTA moms were gonna have a fit come Monday morning.

[lander64]

Wow, ScaVio are buggy messes? The 3D models suck? Gen 5 was peak and anything past that is shit? Wow what an original and unique take that no one has said before ever.

This is definitely not a new thought but damn I’m really sick of those “Pokemon is bad now” videos. Not because their points are invalid necessarily but they just say the same thing over and over again.

[the-cosmic-collective-sys-blog]

✨Do you ever have a headmate who's simultaneously an unexplainable enigma and a silly little guy?

✨For us that's Gaster.

✨He's able to go through literally every sidesystem, including Xelyx's (his part of the headspace is inaccessible to everyone else), he's left little notes without leaving any other trace, and he occasionally says sweet but cryptic things to us only to disappear.

✨But also he doesn't really know how smell works and he called the smell of mint "lavender"-- that and he occasionally just chills in the background.

✨Also also him and Xelyx almost immediately got together so do with that what you will/silly

[g0blin-mlm]

Hiiii there!! ✨🌙 I came across your blog and reading your posts felt as if I was seeing many of my own words/thoughts! — You seem to be a sweet, thoughtful and extremely awesome person and I hope it was alright sending a message through /gen. It’s nice coming across someone (with such an amazing way with words!) who seems to share many experiences like my own and aaah omg I’m starting to ramble haha sorry. Your tumblr is hella adorable and I hope you’re doing well!

Awe!!! Thank you so much <3 ofc it’s okay you sent a message! I love receiving them :) I’m really glad you like my posts and can relate to them!

[hero-nerd]

WHAT ARE SOME THINGS ABOUT MONOMA YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TALK ABOUT BUT NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO? GO FORTH, GIVE US THE MONOMA CITATIONS. RAMBLE.

- @veras-monologue

YES THANK YOU IM ALWAYS HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT MONOMA

I think the majority of my pre-established writing with citations for him has been posted already. Whether anyone read it or not is a different question lmao. And I never set up a tagging system so they are probably lost to the depths of tumblr anyway. So if you have any questions about those please ask!!

But today I’m gonna talk about something I only ever get to talk to about with one person, our ✨ballroom dancing au✨

So this started because me and my friend have a villain monoma au where he and toga are twins separated at birth that reunite when Mr Compress brings Monoma into the league. I’m like 87% sure I’ve posted about that but again I’m always happy to expand or make another post on it. The au is mostly slice of life things amongst the league with Compress trying to parent his chaos twins while Magne sips her drink and laughs at him from the background /lh.

From here I got really into this manga about ballroom dancing I randomly picked up at the library and I’m so fixated right now, so I messaged up that friend like hear me out, ballroom dancing au

Weve been establishing that au for a bit now, Monoma and toga are siblings still that dance together, Compress is their main coach but Magne is like an assistant as well. It’s super fun /gen

One thing I’ve been thinking about is that Monoma is a really selfless dance partner, always letting Toga really shine in the dance while tailoring his dance exactly to her. The manga series talked about this idea of the flower and the frame, with the lead dancer being the frame meant to emphasize the flower, aka the following dancer. Monoma really leans into this and does it to the point where you can barely see the frame, Toga isn’t just a flower she’s the whole damn garden.

I think this is where people would disagree with me saying that Monoma would want the spotlight, but this is also where I have citations!!!

Citation one is from the sports tournament, Monoma did not mind placing low in the beginning to win his strategy. Like he said, he wasn’t some idiot chasing after a carrot on a stick, he was thinking things through to win in the long run. Of course it didn’t work in that moment (something else I could go off about) but that mind set is still there!

And then citation two is from the joint training arc. Monoma knows he is going to get captured but lays the trap with twin impact anyway, allowing his team to win. He seems to have the mentality (not just here, but this is what I pulled for citation) that a win for his team is a win for him, regardless of whether he was the one to do the winning thing. My past analysis has emphasized that his unstable identity leads him to heavily put his identity into outside factors, specifically class b, so I think this stands.

Now this is not to say that he doesn’t want to be the center of attention, be in the spot light! He very much does, although I think his feelings on whether he deserves it or not / what that looks like are pretty complex. In the joint training arc he talks about being the side character that steals the show, more beloved than the main characters, and that’s how he sees himself. However even here he calls himself a side character.

Then of course there is his big moment recently animated in the show, which would change this analysis plenty. However, applying that to him in this moment is like applying season six bakugou moments to season one bakugou, that doesn’t work! There’s chat at after development that needs to be done. I actually have a scene that ties in that stuff to give Monoma some character development in the ballroom au but that’s for another post XD.

And then tagging @logicaldelta because 1 au and 2 I’m not sure I have been able to coherently express all this to you yet lmao

[where-are-the-spooky-gays-2]

(@oatmeal-stans-the-trash-rat) It's Oatmeal, hello!

I have no energy to do my usual bit, so uh. ON TO THE SPOOKY GAYS :D

So long of an ask it made my typing lag out. I don't blame you if you don't answer this cause I accidentally made this into a damn list-fic lmao. Sorry about that (/gen).

We can just title it Searching For A Someone, Can Anyone Find Him? and leave it there. A Dukexiety Pony AU, if ya will.

Warning: slightly suggestive(?), arguing, soap allergy (that gets mentioned once and never again), unreality(?), fantasy ableism(?), intrusive thoughts, panic attacks, mentioned abandonment/banishment, betrayal, abandonment issues, fear of being alone, fear of vulnerability, difficulty trusting others, anxiety, insecurity, separation from family, nightmare mention, ANGST

In list form cause ✨ramble time✨

MLP au bc... bc I say so :3

Okay so: Virgil is a Pegasus who cannot/didn't learn to fly cause he grew up on the ground in the Everfree Forest; still lives there & used to being on his own

Remus is a unicorn with a broken horn, so every time he does magic, his spells go very wrong and kinda spiral outta control; bc of this, after a bit of chaos, Ponyville kinda ran him out and he hid in the Everfree Forest

There's some background Creativitwins angst... let's just say Roman was too afraid to defend his brother & while he tried to do something about it, it didn't go well & Ponyville threatened to run him out like his brother... Ya see where this is going. He got really scared and wasn't there for Remus when he needed him to be. They both miss each other a lot but don't like talking about it.

ANYWAY: so one day, Virgil & Remus come across each other. Remus is a chaotic mess & Virgil is anxious and not very good with trusting others; Remus is a little eager for some genuine connection bc he hates being alone. Virgil tries to just. Go on with his day, but Remus is persistent & won't leave him be. They end up sticking together bc they literally have no one else anyway so why not?

As their friendship grows, Virgil ends up genuinely caring about Remus and his chaotic self. Remus cares about Virgil & becomes a bit protective of him.

Later on, as they grow closer, they reveal insecurities & such. Remus with his fear of being alone, abandonment issues, and odd allergy of soap that comes up in conversation for no reason. Virgil with his difficulty trusting others and being vulnerable and all his anxieties and the fact he has wings but he doesn't know how to fly. They bond over both feeling useless sometimes (Virgil's lack of flight & Remus' messed-up magic issues).

At some point Remus has a difficult episode concerning his intrusive thoughts and Virgil helps him out the best he can with breathing exercises he knows from calming himself down from his own panic attacks. Remus admits to having pretty bad intrusive thoughts a lot of the time & that his episodes are common. He's surprised when Virgil is like "okay well uh is there things I can do to help take better care of you when they happen? Like what you need?" and feels so cared for by that sentence alone and actually feels safe for once after so long of being alone

The first time Virgil has a panic attack around Remus is also the first time he felt undoubtedly safe with someone after so long of being alone. Remus remembers the breathing exercises Virgil taught him and helps him through it. Let's just say it ended with them cuddling so close it was hard to tell them apart. Remus has this talent for distracting Virgil & making him laugh at the weirdest things & reassuring him in his own way.

So yeah, they both cared lots for each other & feel safe with each other & just sjsjsjsjsj GAY

uh anyway they never really have an official confession bc they just do what they want & get closer & at some point starting being romo with each other; Virgil gets anxious over it for a lil bit when he realizes how they act & how that might look & so he nervously asks if they're romo partners & Remus is like "yeah? I thought that was already established??" And Virgil is like "oh good for a sec I thought it was one-sided haha" and Remus soothes his anxieties by saying "you're one of the coolest ponies I know and I think you're hot so uh I hope we're romantic by now" and Virgil snorts at him fondly

So yeah they're romo partners

After that comes the question of "how did you end up here". Virgil talks about how he just lived here his whole life since he was a foal & doesn't remember the time before that (aka: he got abandoned as a kid but he don't remember his family from before cause he was a kiddo and young brain didn't want to remember painful memory anyway); Remus mentions growing up in Ponyville but they didn't want him anymore so they threw him out & even his own brother left him all alone (which btw makes Virgil mad/upset bc Remus' own family didn't want him?? I'm sorry what? He's super caring wdym???)

Remus doesn't mention Roman by name but vaguely mentions his twin. Virgil can see the pain in his eyes so he doesn't push. Remus softly admits to missing his brother and Virgil snuggles up next to him to comfort him. Ends in sleepy cuddles yusss

Sometimes when Remus is really insecure he feels like Virgil could leave him and never come back. This also ends in cuddles, very protective cuddles from Virgil. This dynamic is lots of comfort cuddles bc I say so :3

Back in Ponyville, Roman is missing his brother a lot & wants him back & feels so guilty about not being there for him when he needed to be. He's been searching for Remus since he left bc that's his brother but doesn't tell anyone else about it bc he's scared if he utters a word about missing Remus that Ponyville will boot him out

Roman's friends (Logan, Patton, Janus) all know he goes on these 'adventures' a lot. They've all figured out he seems to be looking for something but never finds it cause when he returns home he's always very sad and spends the day back locked away in his house. Patton likes to send over comfort cookies when this happens. Janus will invite him to see the next play with him so he has something to look forward to & will sometimes visit to distract him by talking about Roman's favourite plays with him. Logan always just sits by him in a companionable silence, which usually leads to this steady grounding cuddles. Roman loves Logan Cuddles the best when he's upset. Though they may fight sometimes, Logan's always good at being this comforting grounding presence.

ANYWAYS: so at some point them three figure out Roman is looking for someone; Janus kinda remembers Roman having a brother but doesn't remember what happened to him cause he was younger (youngest in friend group. And shortest. He hates it lmao). Eventually they piece together that he might be looking for his brother and thus try confronting him about, which doesn't go well if ya imagine; Roman gets upset and emotionally reveals what happened and how he's been trying to find his brother for so long and he's so guilty because he couldn't be there for him and he can't find him; all three comfort him cause omg that's a lot how long have you been holding this by yourself? Let us help we can help you look for him it's okay (which surprises Roman bc he's used to hearing hateful remarks about the 'Tale of the Chaos Pony' and how the Chaos Pony was 'thankfully' run outta town)

Patton is hesitant bc he's heard of the Chaos Pony, but offers help anyway bc it's Roman and he feels sympathy for Roman missing his brother

Uh yeah this leads to these four going on a quest into the Everfree Forest to find Remus. Roman give them tips on venturing into the forest bc he's been there so many times and he knows all the places he's already checked

So. Ya can prob see where this is going. With the help with his friends (in true MLP fashion) they find Remus! Yay! And this Pegasus (Virgil) who Roman finds a lil odd and rude but eh first impressions y'know? Yeah.

Except Remus sees him and stares as if he's dreaming. Roman tries to reassure him he's real but Remus doesn't believe him, saying things like "Roman wouldn't be here, he doesn't care about me, he left me all alone, he betrayed me, why would he care?" Which only makes Roman hurt more

ANGST

Virgil sees what's happening and goes to Remus to help. He tells Roman and the others to leave them alone bc they're causing Remus hurt bc it hurts to see his brother and such. Remus looks to Virgil desperately like "am I dreaming, is this real?" Cause he trusts his partner & Virgil tells him how it's really happening in this soft soft voice and Remus pauses. He looks back to Roman, who's crying, and looks to the others, who are watching all this unfold. Remus tears up bc Roman is really here but then it turns into angry tears bc Roman betrayed him and he starts upset shouting about how Roman left all alone and scared and he missed him so much but he hurt him... Yeah it gets very emotional

Roman is apologizing, over and over again, as Remus is hurt and angry bc he missed Remus so so much and he is so so so sorry he failed him as a brother and just wants him back and he never wanted him to leave.

Very messy emotional shouts later, the sky decides to rain bc um. Plot.

They all have to seek shelter in Remus' and Virgil's cave thing they live in. Uh. Idk there's mountains by/in the Everfree Forest, right? Idk, maybe they live in a giant tree like Zacora (idk how to spell her name, she's the zebra from the show)

This leads to Roman seeing for the first time a glimpse into what Remus has been doing for the last who knows how long since he was basically banished. He sees Virgil glaring over at him as he nuzzles and comforts Remus who looks very conflicted and distraught. Logan, Patton, and Janus come over to check on Roman and give him some comfort bc he's also very distraught

Umm, uh, so. Awkward and tension moments. Until Remus softly asks Roman "You really didn't want me to leave?" and omg Roman's heart aches of course he didn't; Roman explains to Remus how he's wanted him back for so long & how he's been searching for him so he can apologize and have his brother back again. Virgil is still very protective over Remus but seems to be glaring less.

This ends up in some agreed peace between the two groups as the storm outside gets worse. Janus makes a comment on that if Virgil is a Pegasus, then why doesn't he go and deal with the storm himself? Can't Pegasi fly?

Of course this sparks a whole new argument bc Virgil is insecure about not knowing how to fly and thus Remus defends him by telling Janus to "shut up it doesn't matter" but then Janus does the mistake of pushing for an answer & Virgil accidentally admits in heated argument that he doesn't know how to fly (Janus shuts up at that & Logan and Patton are kinda like witnesses to whatever to happening rn)

And Remus is like "so what? He's still super cool and caring. I can't do magic the 'right way' and he can't fly. So what? We're both still cool as fuck you bitches" and yeah, Janus apologizes in his own way of being like "my apologies then" which sounds halfway sarcastic bc Janus' voice just sounds sarcastic 90% of the time and that's just how it is

Uh yeah so, after some tension dies down and they all either apologize for what they need to apologize for or accept the apologies given, the storm (which turned from rain to a fucking snowstorm somehow (pony lore)) go away. They're all like "um what" and then realize it was the Windigos all along (these wind elemental pony spirits who feed on hatred and arguments according to MLP canon in the show) and then they all agree to try to actually hear each other out in the future to avoid the Windigos

Brother reconciliation bc I cannot do all this angst without some comfort okay? They cry and vow to never separate again, not like that, & hug the shit outta each other. The others are happy to see some happiness that the twins have each other again. Virgil is still protective over Remus but eases up by a lil bit. Just a lil bit.

Yeah um they all become friends

Roman asks Remus if he wants to return back to Ponyville with Virgil, and he's like "um nah they're all bitches. Plus you could just. Visit. Ya dork" and Roman's like "oh yeah lmao. But will you try to visit?" And Remus is like "maybe" and Roman takes that

(spoiler alert: Remus & Virgil do visit sometimes & find out the old mayor who booted Remus was unelected bc they weren't fair to anyone anyway. The new mayor is actually pretty rad & welcomes Remus back. Remus is still wary of Ponyville but a lil less so with a better mayor being there. Also Princess Celestia makes a token appearance and is like on official MLP Canon business with Twilight Sparkle [think the very first episode of the show happens the first time Remus visits Ponyville] & the Sanders Sides gang is a giant story happening in the background. So yeah)

Happy ending! Yay!

Bonus!

The twins will dual each other and stuff to bond. Usually in the forest

When Remus' intrusive thoughts get bad, his magic reacts to them and goes even more haywire than normal; only Virgil knows how to handle this the best & teaches the others how to take care of Remus (Remus' faves are Virgil, bc he already knows how to help, and Roman, bc his brother catches on quick and uh sibling comfort is unique to its own)

Virgil and Roman develop friendly banter

Janus and Virgil are a bit more rocky with each other at times but nothing friendship-ending

Patton and Remus don't understand each other that well but both make an effort anyway

Logan & Janus become besties with Remus! Bc I say so :3

Virgil is a Pegasus & Remus is a unicorn right? Well, ya see: Roman's a unicorn, Logan's a unicorn, Patton and Janus are earth ponies (aka: the only Pegasus in the friend group is flightless, whoops)

Um some friendship nonsense happens and via hot balloon, Virgil sees Cloudsdale for the first time! He sees everything he was supposed to have as a Pegasus kid & that's an angsty hurt/comfort story right there on its own. Remus and Logan go with him for support.

At some point, the others ask Dukexiety if they're dating bc they're romantic with each other and they're like "yeah, we have been the whole time?? What are you, oblivious?" And yeah, the others were a lil oblivious to it sans maybe Logan. Mainly cause he's Logan and also he already asked not long after he met them

Comfort moments with the twins when some insecurities kick in; they stay with each other and hug the shit outta each other the whole time

Roman gets nightmares frequently & when Remus discovers this, he makes sure Roman knows he can always seek comfort from him when he needs it. Remus is surprisingly very good with helping a distressed panicky post-nightmare Roman feel safe again

Janus & Remus cause some chaos together. Occasionally. Okay maybe more than occasionally but hey. :3

Remus & Virgil have cutie-marks that have nothing to do with their disabilities (broken horn & flightless wings) bc their disabilities aren't the One Thing they are :)

Um Dukexiety kisses and nuzzles? Yeah.

If ya ever answer this ask, then I may copy + paste my list-fic into a doc and try to write it... Maybe. We'll see, lol :3

Good luck with this, it's so long sksjsjsjsjsj

Aye heyo Oatmeal!!! No need to apologize but oml I L O V E this entire AU S O fucking much P L E A S E!!! It has the perfect amount of A N G S T and fluff!!! Poor Ree was an outcast and didn't know his brother actually cared but luckily he found Vee along the way and that it was easy for them to connect with each other and have a strong bond <3 Cackling at the fact that when Vee asks if they're dating Ree's just like "You're hot as hell was this not already established???" they're such dorks I L O V E them XD God and it's S O fucking sweet that Ro is trying everything he can to find his brother while the others comfort him and stick by his side through it <3 I don't blame the chaotic Unicorn for feeling the way he did when he was found but it's good that everything worked out in the end and everyone is friends <3

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#unreality — what was up with all that?

➥ it’s been a little over a day, so i figured i should probably explain myself…

TLDR: i impulse-made an arg, decided against going through with it, and left the parts i had already finished up rather that undoing the work. it was going to be themed to a story, but not horror.

✱ there will be no more arg content on blog!

➥ below the cut will be the above message in more detail and the “solutions” to the parts of the arg that went up. ⤦

so! i (very much on a whim) was inspired by all the daily vitamin blogs to try making my own arg. after my counterpart-of-sorts, vitamin-akito went on a hiatus, i suppose i wanted to continue getting that arg fix—but by trying my hand at creating one. my hope was that it would be subtle enough that it wouldn’t effect things on this blog for those who wouldn’t be interested in such a thing. it wasn’t horror-themed and i wanted to utilize hiding things in plain sight, so i only had to be suspicious long enough for people to pick up on it, and those that were in the know would then be given more clues/codes/directives on the side while the blog otherwise ran normally.

unfortunately for me, i must be quite a bit more nosy than the average person, and no one really seemed to pick up on my “subtle” approach. i eventually tried tagging things with unreality and posting hints when i saw no one was making any progress, but the only one i know of who got to the end was my irl fish, who had some hints from me, and of course the added assistance of me accidentally reblogging one of her posts to the secret side blog, making it pretty clear i was hiding something. to her credit, she went through the process of finding that blog properly, so she’s still the “winner” of the scrapped arg to me!

the clues are all still there if you have a desire to look for them now. otherwise i’ll be writing up an explanation/walkthrough of what i had left up below. i’ll try to leave clear blocks between steps in case you want to use it as a hint when you need but otherwise solve it on your own. i’ll also be including my thought process where applicable.

and just to be very clear this is /gen /srs. no lying. this is ooc, me irl, mod speaking, telling you that there is no more arg. this is not just a misdirection or anything like that. there is no more arg. 👍

also i’m not mad at all that nobody really found anything. it was experimental for me, and it was specifically designed for someone to be like “that’s weird…i’m going to comment on that and see where it goes.” part of my decision to leave it up was to answer the question “how close to other people look?” so i don’t blame anyone for not engaging much with it. in hindsight, i didn’t really give any reason for intrigue like the vitamin blogs use. i was purely relying on people being nosy. so it this was a learning experience for me.

perhaps in the future i will run an arg on a separate blog with the same/similar idea. tbf, my idea was almost more kohane-focused than akito-focused anyways, which is partly why i scrapped the idea. the other part being i chickened out of the rp aspect (i have ✨anxiety✨) so unless you’re reading this like “i think a combo arg/rp blog where i try to save my favourite pjsk characters from doom would cure what ails me, and i need it now,” and are willing to profess that supportive desire to me, it probably won’t happen any time soon. and i may not put my name on it if i ever do make it.

but without further rambling ado, here’s the solution to the first part of arg that’s all still up online:

if you think you want to play along, start with the #akito_posting tag in chronological order.

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① the buildup

the original “subtle” plan to clue people in to the arg was the series of screenshots taken from the neo 2DMV. all posted without any comment and tagged with only “#from neo 2DMV” and “#akito_posting”

the underscore is not in my actual “#akito posting” tag, and was meant to be a clue in that something about these posts was off, and that they were connected. if the images are brightened/adjusted and zoomed in on (as shown below in order of their posting) they all contained the text “day 203.” personally i can still see the text without adjustment, but they is probably helped by me knowing where and what to look for. in my plans, the arg would always tell you the next day to look for clues. it wouldn’t be fair to make you comb through every image that goes up on the blog, so i figured that was a fair compromise for my “hiding in plain sight” gimmick.

as time went on and i didn’t notice anyone picking up on anything being strange, i added the unreality tag to the final neo screenshot, which had “day 203” hidden in it 3 times and just “203” another 3 times. i’ll admit 2-3 of them got very hard to see with the compression, but i was still thinking some would be findable.

come the time of their posting however, i got comments on the unreality tag, but no one seeming to successfully find the answers—leading to me writing this post the evening it went up with the colored text as clues to where in the image to look, as when i told irls where in the image to look they did not have trouble finding things. the final lines in pink were a way a just implying that all the clues in that post led to the same post, so it was OK if it was too hard to read some of them. additionally the use of the akito_posting and unreality tags were meant to tie it back. the tags also said it was a hint and not me trying to write a heartfelt akitoya poem…but another experiment of mine proved that people might not read my tags as much as i assumed. this post did go up in the middle of the chibi akito saga however, and fish did tell me it got lost for her, so it’s possible my data there was a little unfairly skewed.

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② day 203

as day 203 was going into the main tags, it already had unreality as a warning. i also added the tag “aRe You PAyInG AtTeNtiOn? diD you catCh the siGns? diD yOU evEN kNoW to LoOk FoR It?” as a last ditch effort of “hey, this is the one. look at this one.” as for the strange capitalization, we’ll discuss that later…

each image contains one hidden letter, shown below, in order, with adjustments for visibility.

however, since no one seemed to find anything again. (fish was working on it since i had already asked her to check on the “day 203” hint, and i asked her to post some of her progress to see if that could help anyone else out.) i added another hint post.

the three symbols are meant to represent contrast, brightness, and sharpness in a photo editor, all of which are applied to the zoomed in akito from day 203. those are my suggestions for the best ways to make the hidden text a bit easier to see, tho once again they are visible if you just zoom in on the right spot. each symbol also contained a link, to the #akito_posting tag, the day 203 post, and an online tool for cyphers respectively. the tags also include a new tag 🥓🔍 which was a hint for the actual cyphers meant to save anyone from wasting too much time trying to work the code in the wrong direction.

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③ @LVTEZD

so if you put all the letters in order, you’ll find this blog on tumblr. lvtezd is a caesar cypher with a shift of 11 for “akitos” but that’s just a fun fact so i could have a random name for the hidden blog and i enjoyed that 11 is akito’s character number.

now lvtezd is primarily blank. the pfp is a darkened screenshot from the journey 2DMV to match with akito-daily and be a little reassurance that you’re in the right place. there is one post.

if you recall from the tags of the day 203 post, there’s some wacky capitalization going on. typo intentional. btw.

as of writing this post now, i’m thinking the au mentioned here might not actually be posted to akito-daily so i can save it for the potential arg/rp blog i make in the future. there’s plenty of similar aus out there i can draw for and i have plenty of my own aus (mostly crossovers 👉👈) to put on akito-daily so i’m keeping this one close to the chest for now.

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④ the final message

recall that 🥓🔍 from earlier? a quick google should point you in the right direction.

but if you’re just here to read the write-up, then that’s meant to be a little hint at “bacon cypher.” named for a guy whose surname was bacon. simply put, bacon’s cypher encodes a each individual letter to a five-piece string of two figures. typically a and b. this can be applied to plain text by letting a = lowercase characters, and B = uppercase characters. also i = j and u = v for the version i used, so getting “haue” at the end is not a true error.

i unfortunately had to encrypt my final message manually, as i couldn’t find a tool online to do it for me and don’t know how to write a code/algorithm that could do it for me. fortunately for you solvers, i have found a tool on the cypher website linked to earlier that will take text and convert all lowercase characters to 0 and uppercase characters to 1. the output may look like binary, but this is still bacon’s code. depending on the bacon decrypter you’re using, you might be able to tell it 0 = a and 1 = B, otherwise you can use a text replacement tool to convert your 0’s and 1’s to a’s and b’s.

you probably will get a result out with no spaces or punctuation, but it should be easy enough to get to this final message:

“a mind after my own i see / really though i decided not to do the arg / thank you for the effort / this is the end of the rabbit hole / you have my word”

the text in the tags on day 203 follows the exact same decryption process, giving “look carefully”

and that’s it! if you were actually willing to read through this all and you still have any questions / comments / encouragements for me, lmk! ask box is always open with anon on for your comfort (except when i accidentally turn things off and don’t realise it…) or leave a comment or reblog on this post. thanks for reading and taking an interest!

if you happen to see this and want to know how i did the encryption manually, i used the set up below. red box for the plain text, blue box for the bacon code for each letter, and green for the plain text with the capitalisation i then just to typed it up as shown. unfortunately this was a lengthy process (what’s shown below is only about a fifth or sixth of my total work) and obviously there is quite a bit of room for error. i think i had 4 or 5 letters off (out of maybe a 80 or so?) that i had to correct when i checked the decryption.