#going in the character tags too

[crashstanding]

HELLO FOOL. FOR THE OC ASKS (you don't need to answer them in the same ask!):

Nana: 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20, 22, 23, 27, 38, 40 E, F, G

Tony: 1, 2, 6, 11, 16, 26, 29, 30, 31, 42 A, C, E

and ofc my buddy

D: 1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 13, 14, 17, 22, 27, 30, 31, 35, 38 A, B, D, F, J

Uncommon Questions for OCs and their creators:

Oh lordy, Okay, putting this mess under a cut!

I am, in fact, a foole for not expecting to get any asks lmao

NANA

1 - What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?

About three hours. As long as he can listen to someone else doing something (as simple as moving around or sleeping) he can actually sit still for quite a while.

4 - How easy is it to earn their trust?

Oh it's about nigh impossible to gain his trust if you didn't have it before everything went to hell. He keeps his cards close to his chest unless he's exploding. The somewhat exception to this is children, in that he is willing to give them the benefit of the doubt more easily than teens/adults

5 - How easy is it to earn their mistrust?

You can sneeze wrong in his direction and he won't trust you unless you rip out your liver and present it to him. He is very mistrustful, despite having that friendly persona

7 - What triggers nostalgia for them, most often? Do they enjoy that feeling?

hummu... this one's harder for me, but I think it would actually be seeing children being silly. Makes him nostalgic for the childhood he's lost. It's bittersweet

10 - What lie do they most frequently remember telling? Does it haunt them?

"Are you sure that's what happened?"/"This is for your own good." (It haunts and clings to him until he's too warped to realize it)

14 - What animal do they fear most?

Does their "best friend" count?

20 - If they were asked to explain the difference between romantic and platonic or familial love, how would they do so?

You couldn't force them at gunpoint to explain this. Love is love is all consuming. There's no difference (Related, he's aro and doesn't realize this)

22 - How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)?

Possessive, clingy, and fretful

23 - How does envy manifest itself in them (they take what they want, they become resentful, etc)?

Possessive, clingy, and fretful -

27 - What causes them to feel dread?

The thought that he's too selfish to live alone, that maybe what he's been doing for years wasn't the best thing, the idea of meeting their best friend in the afterlife and being found wanting

38 - What memory do they revisit the most often?

Teeth latched around his neck, just barely stopped. Too late to save anyone else, but he's managed to save himself... for now

40 - How sensitive are they to their own flaws?

Trick question!! Nana doesn't perceive his own flaws, and if he does? He fucks with his own memories to make it not happen! If he had to deal with how much he sucked, he'd kill himself

Creator section:

e - Are they someone you would get along with? Would they get along with you?

Oh absolutely not. I think I'd simply explode from his rancid vibes and he'd explode from the fact that I'm a wretched creature <3

F) What do you feel when you think of your OC (pride, excitement, frustration, etc)?

"Oh my god, you're so fucked up you little freak. I want to study you in a lab - "

G) What trait of theirs bothers you the most?

I HATE HIS FUCKING - GASLIGHT GATEKEEP GIRLBOSS SHIT. I HATE HIM. HORRIBLE. Something something cycle of abuse

TONY

1 - What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?

37 seconds. She'll die if there's nothing to do, you have to understand this. They've always gotta have something to fiddle with or read or do.

2 - How easy is it for your character to laugh?

It's soooo easy <3 She's full of love and laughter

6 - Do they consider laws flexible, or immovable?

"Laws are more of a guideline, really..."

11 - How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?

They just play along with whatever's going on. They'll figure it out... eventually

16 - What makes their stomach turn?

The thought of anything bad happening to their siblings, the thought of children in pain, deep bodies of water, hands in their hair, purple fire, eye trauma -

There's a lot. They just have a good poker face

26 - What is their preferred mode of transportation?

She has a motorcycle that she loves! Bonus: she likes trains but doesnt trust them

29 - Do they usually live up to their own ideals?

They try.

30 - Who do they most regret meeting?

You know, despite everything that's gone wrong in their life and things they wish they could do differently, I don't think they regret meeting anyone. Every person who has touched their heart has changed them in a way that makes them who they are

31 - Who are they the most glad to have met?

Every single motherfucker they've adopted into their little found family <3

42 - How badly do they want to reach their end goal?

this implies they have one

CREATOR SEGMENT:

A) Why are you excited about this character?

I made her for me. She's so so cool and full of love. Funny guy <3

C) Did you have trouble figuring out where they fit in their own story?

In their original story? Nah, they made their little niche as the protag easily! But with me trying to see if I can't take her out of fandom stuff into original stuff, she's giving me a lil trouble

E) Are they someone you would get along with? Would they get along with you?

I think I'd be super awkward at first, but as soon as we find a common ground to nerd over, we'd get along well

D

1 - What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?

About six minutes. This is because "doing nothing" to them doesn't include exciting things such as "watching a bug crawl" or "having a staring contest"

If you include those things, they can cap out at about 45 minutes

2 - How easy is it for your character to laugh?

Actually hard to get them to full on laugh, but you can get a huffed little giggle - like a "hf." noise - from them with prat falls.

3 - How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?)

Counting sheep actually. Or something like that - they think a simple repetitive thing until their brain shuts off. Counting Sheep, reciting a poem, pretending to play piano, all work

8 - What were they told to stop/start doing most often as a child

Stop fidgeting/staring, start emoting/talking

11 - How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?

They don't often ask for direct help from someone who's confusing them, but they do tend to try to observe things/find a book to research the confusing thing

13 - What color do they think they look best in? Do they actually look best in that color?

Lime green. And no.

14 - What animal do they fear most?

I dont think they??? Fear animals??? D's brain sees animals as just like - these are fellow little guys, just trying to do their jobs. No need for fear

17 - Are they easily embarrassed?

Absolutely. But it's only things like complementing them or calling them cute that embarrasses them. Or being forced to try and speak

22 - How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)?

Staring longingly at the thing they want. They're jealous of a child with a toy? stare at it. jealous of someone getting the last snack? stare at it. Jealous of someone getting a hug? Stare at them.

27 - What causes them to feel dread?

Being forced to be alone, being forced into company of others. Essentially being forced to do anything actually.

30 - Who do they most regret meeting?

How do you say you regret meeting someone when they don't have a name?

31 - Who are they the most glad to have met?

Evie and Ari, though their memories of them are few and far between. They're thankful for them for everything they did for them...

35 - How do they treat the things their friends come to them excited about? Are they supportive?

INTENSE LISTENING. And then researching the thing their friend likes so they can keep up with it, perhaps trying to acquire friend something of the excitement thing

38 - What memory do they revisit the most often?

Someone's hand in their hair. They don't remember who it was, but they liked it, being warm and the gentle scritch scritch of someone's nails on their scalp

CREATOR SEGMENT:

A) Why are you excited about this character?

THEY'RE MY LITTLE GUY OF ALL TIME. I WILL FUCKING MAKE THEIR GAME IF IT KILLS ME, BY GOD

B) What inspired you to create them?

God, its been... 12? Ish years since I made them. I'm not entirely sure but I think part of it was the feeling of walking home in the cold with the sky grey and the air smelling strangely of warm laundry. That's why I made their story anyways. Their actual design is inspired by Yume Nikki and some of it's fan games

D) Have they always had the same physical appearance, or have you had to edit how they look?

Literally the only thing that's changed about them is their hair got fluffier. Hold on, I have art -

There we go, first drawing vs latest rendered one.

Bonus Chibi comparison. I kinda stuck with the same general idea for them, other than one redesign they had in like, 2017?

But I went back to the original design with added buttons, bc I liked the silhouette of the long coat better

F) What do you feel when you think of your OC (pride, excitement, frustration, etc)?

BABY BABY BABY THAT'S MY BABY OF ALL TIME BABY I LOVE YOUUUUU

J) Did you have to manipulate or exclude canon factors to allow them to create their character?

THEIR CANON WAS CREATED AROUND THEM AND EVERY AU I PUT THEM IN IS BENT TO SUIT MY WHIMS

[weaselweaselweasel]

What do you mean Tim doesn’t stay alive and well and happy and silly and funny and alive forever WHAT DO YOU MEANNNNNNN

[bloominglegumes]

i love normal guys doomed by the narrative

[lucabyte]

On autonomy, and what it means to be Obliged to Help.

Bonus:

[theoldkyokodied]

[Hi Dennis. How was the lion feeding?...?]

This has been something I've been working on for quite a while now, as some people who look at my insta story might know, but I'm finally done!! those text messages from s14ep5 are so unhinged, they haunt me every goddamn day. To drop "i love you so much" just to follow it with what essentially is a "no homo.. for u... even tho u r so hot and i like you so much!". exploading them with my mind into a million pieces, okay?

[egophiliac]

Hi it's just to let you know that the official romanization of Revaan's name is Raverne ! Also they have romanized Baul's name to Baur !

Twst coming back at us again with the least expected romanization! thank you everybody (oh god my inbox) (no it's great, I literally asked for this and the reactions have been INCREDIBLE, thank you all!)

I do like Raverne though, I think it's got a nice fancy sound to it! (I had kinda suspected it was going to be an R instead of an L, so the fact that it's SO close to Laverne except for that is hilarious to me personally.) and Dragoneye Duke is honestly probably the best translation for his title, I wasn't envying the localizers that one. :') Baur instead of Baul I was NOT expecting, but in retrospect I think his name's supposed to be a reference to the Bauru crocodile, so that actually makes way more sense!

someone else also said Meleanor has become Maleanor, which is the REALLY weird one to me, because I was so surprised it was written as Mel instead of Mal in the first place?! oh god no I can't decide which one I like better. 😭 (I wonder if they might change it to Mal...they have made romanization changes before) (like I remember House of Distraction being corrected to House of Destruction in Playful Land) (I did check and she's still Mel for now, but I dunno, they might Mal her up and some point and save me from having to make a decision about which one to use) (HECK I CAN'T DECIDE)

uhhhh thank you for letting me ramble about anime names, let's just say MONOGRAMMED SWEATERS FOR EVERYONE

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

In the world of heavy metals, love is denser than hate!

[sangpires]

witch cat atelier

[wyvernity]

been thinking about the sinnohtrio lately......plus misc other stuff

also, casual ko-fi drop!! get something in this sketchy style starting at $10 woop woop

[chiricat]

ryomina demons are winning

[krazieka2]

Here's a big old Fire Emblem Search & Find I did for the FE3H Masquerade Zine! Find the Golden Deer, but see if you can't find the rest of the students as well! For the ultimate challenge, see if you can't name every character! (Disclaimer two characters are NPCs with no names)

[alterigo06]

Happy 26th Anniversary, LEVEL-5

[umblrspectrum]

do you ever like wanna make something cool but you dont know how so you just sit around like a moron for 5 hours straight pretending you know how

me neither

on a more serious note i know ad astra as a whole isnt over but i still want to thank daybreaker for their fics. what friends are for was the very first md fic i ever stumbled upon when trying out ao3 for the first time, and prior to joining the server i was checking it near daily for uploads. god knows if i'd be as deep in ao3 as i am now if it werent for this story and convenient timing. Thanks for the story.

[warpedpuppeteer]

It's interesting how Buck's love interests are all written in a way that ends because of the reason they meet/happen in the first place and then of course, we have Eddie.

Abby, who changes Buck's view of a healthy relationship but then turns around and ghosts him, making him wait for months on end and letting him realize she's not coming back on his own.

Ali, who meets Buck during a dangerous situation in his line of work and then leaves him for how dangerous his work is.

Taylor, who lashes out at Buck for using her as a fake date and saying she thought she could trust Buck to be a friend who then ends up using him for her career and chose to put his friends in danger.

Natalia, who's there to help him embrace and deal with his temporary death but it leads to their break up because of the constant talk surrounding death when Buck's not comfortable with it.

We can't confirm for Tommy till it ends but it's important to note how he offers to get Buck into his interests like flying and muay thai yet doesn't show effort with Buck's interests like dressing up according to the bachelor party theme despite Buck being stressed about it. And we also have the fact that the entire reason they got together was due to Buck's jealousy for Eddie which he then claims to be was for Tommy. Makes me think they are either going to end because of differing interests OR because of the jealousy issue popping up again.

Funnily enough, every scene above has an Eddie parallel:

Eddie co-parents with Buck and not only does this not stop after a dangerous event but Eddie also has Buck down as a legal guardian (healthy relationship - Abby).

Eddie is in the same dangerous line of work and they have each other's backs. This happens right off the bat too.(dangerous job - Ali).

The Lawsuit era and The Dispatch era - both where they "betray" each other but manage to work through it (betrayal/lie - Taylor).

Eddie doesn't pressure Buck to talk about his temporary death until Buck's ready and is more focused about him living than in his death (death doula - Natalia).

Eddie who has different interests than Buck (poker, basketball and UFC/MMA) but also manages to show interest and actively takes part in whatever Buck comes up with; he suggests their outfit for the themed party AND ends up staying there for Buck even when others leave (different hobbies & showing interest/taking part - Tommy).

Absolutely fascinating when you start noticing that Buck's relationships keep failing for one reason or another and then we have him and Eddie who face the same sort of situations but they still come out of it stronger together.

It's clear that there's a reason Buck is able to overcome anything when it comes to Eddie (that conversation with Maddie about being there for each other even at their worst 👀) and we've already established that everything Eddie looks for in a partner is already something he has found in Buck. So really, all that's left is for them to realize that hey, the one I'm looking for is right in front of me! 🤷🏽

And yes, it's been said to death (hah) but you don't find it son you make it. And Buck and Eddie have already made it.

[banmitbandit]

Pots 'N' Picks Week 2024: Day 3: Modern AU

24 likes Izutsumi senshi told me to post this to the job account but i couldnt remember the password. so take it. 15 comments CH1LWPUCKP4771 oh no!!!!! is dad okay??? that fish he's reeling looks like it's bigger than he is!!! -Izutsumi it was. tasted good too. --M_Chils so he caught it? ---C_Tims No. *She* caught it. *After* I fell in. ----MissFlerChils Bon voyage, Fish Fear Me hat... best birthday present we ever got him. UL71M8M0N57R wish i could have joined you guys! praying senshi gives me the recipe! -C_Tims No offense, Laios, but you weren't invited. It was a date. --UL71M8M0N57R OH! why was Izutsumi invited, then? ---C_Tims She wasn't. -PotsNPicksOfficial freshly caught fish, cleaned and descaled, 1/2 onion, 2 lemons (1 sliced, 1 halved) 500g new pota... (See more)

Chilshi is catdads to me.

[earfgoddesss]

one of these is not like the other.

((also moots, who wanna be the one other zukaang fan with me??))