#i haven't the foggiest how to tag this

[justashadetalkative]

Details: the Spire

It’s hard to over-emphasize just how cobbled together the Spire really is, in both a physical and an organizational sense.

What was basically intended to be the framework, the prototype, the proof-of-concept, is what has gotten locked in as the final product. They’d only fully designed a few levels. They were still working out basic shit like larger-scale life support, food production, transportation.

They were still figuring out just how far they could stretch the principles of universal design when contemplating a multispecies population; still experimenting with Felidaen’s magic to see how many conflicting environmental and access needs it could resolve. They hadn’t fully thought through law enforcement, or government, or how leadership might pass on.

They hadn’t intended to have permanent residents outside their own small personal circles for decades yet, if ever. They were still brainstorming; researching; dreaming. And the plan had been that people would always, always have the option to leave. That was half the promise of the Spire: access to new worlds, and the resources to start over.

Didn’t really work out that way.

[shotosjupiter]

HEARTLESS LOVE (LET ME LOVE YOU.)

࣪𖤐 sypnosis... kunikuzushi is not accustomed to the feeling of love. how will he go about dealing with those feelings when you're always around?

࣪𖤐 note. i haven't wrote in forever so - there's that warning! i refer to scaramouche as kunikuzushi instead of scaramouche! 1.5k words.

࣪𖤐 tags. scaramouche x reader, slight angst (scara's feelings) but overall very fluffy and romantic!

KUNIKUZUSHI had never experienced this feeling before. He had, of course, experienced many emotions and feelings throughout the course of his long, half a century life but never this. Kunikuzushi has experienced the feeling of anger, rage, heartbreak, betrayal, and hurt above all. He was well-versed with these emotions, he had reveled in these emotions in another life. But this, this bruising feeling had nearly enraptured his very being. 

He felt it within the cavity in his chest, the place where a heart should be beating, strongly. This yearning, this aching. It was akin to the desire of wanting a gnosis; to want wholly because perhaps then finally he would find his purpose, his meaning. And yet, it was deeper than that. Your existence meant more than that. You were more multifaceted than simply being the person of his desires. He knew that better than anyone that existence was no longer something that was whittled down to one trait. He knew, and yet. 

Perhaps he was just feeling ill - yes, that was it. He was just under the weather, never mind the fact that his synthetic puppet body was not able to get sick (not to his knowledge at least). The warmth that circulated from his cheeks to his ears was simply a fever he had caught, even though he only ever experienced it when you would look at him with stars in your eyes. The anxiety he felt when he saw you becoming very close with someone else was simply just upturned nausea from food he had eaten earlier, yes. The chest palpitations he felt in his very void chest was perhaps just simply a by-factor of his body wearing down over the ages. 

At least - that’s what he tried to tell himself. He wasn’t quite sure how long these… symptoms were ongoing for but he had only become aware of them - and their meaning - merely two weeks ago. 

He prided himself on the fact that even if he was experiencing the weakness of feeling these symptoms, emotions, feelings, at least he was able to keep them confidential. You would never even see the difference in how he acted then and now.

…Right? 

Kunikuzushi is repeating the mantra over and over that you haven’t the foggiest clue about his inner emotional turmoil when he bumps right into you. 

There’s a low fluttering in his abdomen that feels vaguely as if he’s being tossed around upside down and around when he meets your glittering eyes. The smile you reward him with doesn’t seem to help his cause either - he swears the feeling of crystalflies in his stomach isn’t something that was a regular symptom before. 

Add ‘about to throw up when in their vicinity’ to the list then, he grumbles internally. 

He factors in the fact that you’re talking to him about something, but the words were lost in the rush of adrenaline and nerves that were rushing through his ears. You looked oh-so pretty while you talked, with your hands waving around to make your point all the more there but then - 

“What do you think, Kunikuzushi ?” 

He blinked. He hadn’t been paying attention to what you were saying in the least. It was in no disrespect to you, but he was a little… distracted to say the least. 

“No.” That was a safe answer, right?

“You don’t want to go for lunch together?”

Apparently it was not a safe answer. He balked at your response and waved his hands around, trying to explain, “No. Well - yes. Yes, I do want to go but, I didn’t mean-”

He’s cut off by the sound of your laughter and he can’t help the smile that’s itching onto his face. Once you stop giggling, you nod to him and confirm when to meet him for lunch. You walk off afterwards, declaring that there was much work you had to do in order to have a stress-free lunch. 

Kunikuzushi lets out a sigh of relief at your departure. Hands covering his face, he screws his eyes shut as he replays the encounter that just happened. He really needs to get his shit together. 

His moments of embarrassment did not end there, much to Kunikuzushi’s dismay. At lunch, he had believed he was going strong. The restaurant was your choice, with a homey and warm environment with two bowls of hot soup ladened with noodles as your choices for lunch. He had just finished his bowl, setting down his chopsticks, when you had reached over from across the table and tucked strands of his hair behind his ear. 

His chopsticks had dropped down onto the table in a clatter and his head snapped up at you, ears slowly developing into an ombre of red. But you seemed unbothered by it at all and had gone back to tucking into your noodles, as if you had done nothing at all. 

A few days later, he was in the Akademiya library helping you find a book to help you further conduct your research. The library was his favorite place in the whole Akademiya - with its mosaic of stained glass on the roof letting in filtered colored light, the shelves upon shelves of old books, and most of all, sustained silence. Kunikuzushi reveled in the library. 

He was just coming back to you with three books when you appear in front of him, in the narrow passageway between bookshelves. You slip past behind him, letting your hands touch around his waist in order to effectively move past him, muttering a kind “Excuse me,” as you walk past. 

Yet again, he’s left feeling flustered, this time with the ghost of your hands still on his waist. He remains silent and quietly walks back to the desk which has a plethora of books sprawled all over. He scoffs at his nerves and dedicates himself back to the books in front of him. He was not so weak as to completely crumple from such a miniature gesture. His feelings were stronger than that, in fact. 

(He yearned to feel the touch of your hands, once more.)

His last and final moment of embarrassment was late at night. The two of you were sprawled across the grass, near a small hill next to one of the Akademiya buildings. It was dark, past any time to be awake with the only noises outside being the sounds of crickets and your rhythmic breathings. The grass left a nice sensation across his bare hands and arms as Kunikuzushi counted the exhales you exuded. 

The stars were bright that night. He could see the constellations of Andromeda and Cassiopeia, and was just about to point them out when you had turned towards him calling his name out softly. 

“Hm?” He prompted. 

“You’ve been different lately. Why?” You were always prompt and direct when it came to confrontation. However, he could tell from the way you were imploringly searching his eyes that this was something that had been bothering you for as long as it had bothered him. 

He let out a sigh. He wasn’t quite sure how to go about this. He clutched blades of grass beneath his fingers, pulling them out of the ground. Avoiding your eyes, he started, “I am no   god. I am no god, and it is evident from how I yearn for you so desperately. I want you. I feel for you, I feel for you romantically and-” He takes a deep breath, despite not needing one. 

“I would like for you to give me a chance. To prove I have purpose, to prove I can make you feel happy. Let me love you.” He whispers the last sentence as if it was a thought that  barely escaped his soul. 

Kunikuzushi finally looks up to your eyes, this time his eyes doing the searching. Your hands reach out to cradle his face, and he can feel whatever synthetic heart he has within him soften. He reaches up to cover your hands with his when you whisper, “You are no god and yet I love you as if it is worship, Kunikuzushi. I will let you love me if only you allow me the same.” 

He realizes he doesn’t know how to process this. Kunikuzushi never imagined that you felt what he felt. That you felt the intensity of this feeling. He felt the trail of something liquid going down his cheeks, tears, he realized, as he nodded vehemently. “Yes. Yes, I’ve never wanted something more.” 

You leave a small kiss upon his forehead as he holds you close to his chest, hands trembling that he can touch you like this. He has never felt more bliss than in this moment. 

[dnihallofshame]

Submission to the DNI Hall of Shame:

Unless you can read the minds of everyone who's on the other end of your internet connection, you're not gonna know any of this stuff unless someone actively posts about it. Their "blocklist" at the end links to a tag on their blog that's FULL of random posts, most of which have reblog chains, and I'm not even sure if that's supposed to be the blocklist. Maybe you're only supposed to block the OPs of the posts, or maybe you're supposed to block all the reblogs too. Whatever the case, there are hundreds of urls in that link, between the OPs and the reblog comments, so I haven't the foggiest how someone is supposed to actually determine if they follow "any" of those people. Are you supposed to manually vet every blog?

[captaincravatthecapricious]

20 questions for fic writers

Thanks @bluejayblueskies for the tag!

1. How many works do you have on Ao3? 

58!

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 

463,287

3. What fandoms do you write for? 

Malevolent! But I do have a tma long fic going on that I am still working on and updating regularly.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

After the Circus (tma)

Can't Get Up (tma)

Broken Ribs (tma)

Things You Said When You Were Scared (tma)

Cold as the Rain that Falls in December (Malevolent)

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yes! Comments mean a ton to me so I try to respond to them!

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? 

Oh man either Things You Said Through Your Teeth (tma, a little study on Martin grieving everyone throughout the seasons, ending with him pushing Jon away) OR I Don't Want to be So Sober So (Malevolent, that ended up with Arthur possibly drinking himself to death. I mean you could chose to believe that John got him back home. I don't think I've actually decided, even when I wrote it).

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? 

I mean... all the rest of them, probably. I write happy endings. Angst with happy endings. Maybe the Jumanji fic? The first one ends up pretty happy.

8. Do you get hate on fics? 

Not that I know of? Am I popular enough to get hate?

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? 

Nope.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

GODS, okay so this isn't published. Hell it's in an old NOTEBOOK, but once I wrote a crossover between Doctor Horrible's Sing Along Blog and Bones.

Of the things published, I do have a tma Jumanji au, but I wouldn't call that a crossover.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? 

I don't think so?

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? 

Not that I know of.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? 

I was going to, once upon a time, but it fell through. That was a very long time ago.

14. What’s your all time favorite ship? 

I'm not sure. I like queerplatonic ships over anything else. I really like playing around with the inbetween relationships of Jon and Tim (tma) and Arthur and Parker and John (Malevolent). But I'm not sure if I really write or ship any of them romantically. I like the messy inbetweens. And being aro ace, I kind of explore the plasticity of relationships through that lens.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? 

I'm pretty methodical with things so I don't have a lot of projects left undone. I would like to write a third chapter for my oneshot fic called Coffee. And I would like to fix up the second chapter enough that I can actually post it.

In a wider sense. I have so much more I want to do in the Parker Lives AU, but I have no idea what I'll be able to do with time/work/mental health constraints. I'm certainly not done with the AU. But will it ever be truly finished?

16. What are your writing strengths? 

rambling. Endlessly. Which is also a weakness. But I sure can do whump and stream of consciousness.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? 

I haven't the foggiest idea how video games work and I am writing a video game au.

In a more serious sense. I have a lot of trouble with pacing. I fill everything up with my rambling and I have no idea if I am getting the original point across or if it's gotten lost along the way. It also tends to make it hard to stick in important details in a longer form work. I get too busy with tangents.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? 

I don't think I know other languages well enough.

19. First fandom you wrote for? 

Ice Age 3, Dawn of the Dinosaurs. And it was written in marker in a plastic spiral bound notebook. And it will never see the light of day.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

For tma, probably If That's What it is

For Malevolent... I'm not sure. I love of Cold as the Rain (and that might be my top pick overall) but I am also really proud of myself for finishing Phosphenes and Pasts. I guess my readers will have to be the judge of that once I finish posting it!

Tagging @genderfluid-druid @thisstableground @cannibalthoughts @cappurrccino @sokkas-first-fangirl @breannasfluff @acewithapaintbrush @late-to-the-magnus-archives

[twiceasfrustrating]

Hello.

May I request Rook ? Thank you.

- 🪰

Rating: General Audiences  Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: Gen Fandom: Twisted Wonderland  Relationships: Epel Felmier & Rook Hunt & Vil Schoenheit Characters: Epel Felmier, Rook Hunt, Vil Schoenheit Additional Tags: fluff Summary: Pomefiore takes a trip to a museum to appreciate some fine art. Epel, however, doesn't understand how this stuff can be considered "art". Rook decides to do his thing and praise the understated beauty to help Epel understand. A/N: You gave me too much freedom, Mi Love. Now you get two gay dads trying to raise their problem child to appreciate artwork. Also, I know you speak French and that makes me fear what you will think as you read this hot mess. lol

"C'est magnifique, non?"

"I haven't the foggiest idea what you just said, but it sure is… something." Epel shook his head, unsure of what exactly to say about the work of art – if you could really call it that – in front of him.

"Something it indeed is," Rook gushed in his usual manner that both overwhelmed Epel and made him slightly uncomfortable. "Such vibrant colors conveying the range of human emotions in such a concise and elegant form. It truly makes one feel humbled."

"It's a buncha squares."

There was no other way to describe what Epel was seeing other than that. It was a single canvas with a small yellow square inside of a black square of nearly the same size inside of a larger white square inside of a red square that filled the entire outer edge.

Epel looked at the piece of art in confuzzlement. "I was making the same thing with a box of crayons when I was a sprout."

"Your scribbles weren't valued in the millions." Vil finally interjected, tired of listening to Rook trying to educate a stubborn child who refused to hear the actual praise.

Vil wore his blonde hair back in a messy bun. His eyes were covered by slim framed sunglasses that obscured his eyes and there was a flora silk scarf around his neck to try and hide some of his other recognizable features from public view. Although, it was hard not to recognize his distinct frame and build even under his attempt to obfuscate it under clothing.

A slight frown crossed Epel’s face. "I'm just saying it doesn't take that much talent to make some squares. It ain- isn't the same as those other pictures with all the details."

"They're called landscapes," Vil informed him, "and they are quite beautiful and require a keen eye to make."

"Mais cela a sa propre beauté!" Rook beamed. "One can appreciate the fine work that goes into capturing the experience of the human eye and the grandiosity of such a sight; there is a reason humans never grow tired of seeing the sun rise and set. This price is beautiful in its own way though.

"It captures what the eyes cannot. It tries to materialize the emotions of man into a single, finite, unchanging image. It tells an incroyable story with only one shape and four colors. There are no brush strokes to give away that it was made by hand, the squares are perfectly centered, it was made without any sketching or planning on the canvas. It's as if it was made by something otherworldly, but we know that's not possible because the artist's name is attached to the piece. We know that un beastman made this with only their hands. Does that dissonance not stir something inside of you, Monsieur Pommette?"

Epel stared at Rook with concern.

Vil stood back and listened to Rook's analysis of the piece until the end before he spoke. "It's not wrong to appreciate a landscape. They are a classic form of art and require an eye for fine detail. It's also not wrong to say that a work of art isn't meant for you. However," Vil snapped, "I will not allow the skill, practice, and hard work that goes into creating artwork like this as well. The artist is not less talented and puts in no less effort than any other and such efforts should be recognized even when we do not like the end results."

"Ah, Roi du Poison, I knew you would understand." Rook smiled from ear to ear. "Do you see the beauty in this artwork now, Monsieur Pommette?"

"Suuuure," Epel said hesitantly. 

Then he went quiet.

He didn't understand what either of them was saying, but he also didn't want to hear them lecture him any more than necessary – which was not at all. All he wanted was to get through this strange experience as quickly as possible.

[plutoprophecy]

9 people you would like to know better

This sounded really fun so i did this as soon as i could :))

Thank you for the tag @xyrnys !! 💖

Three ships: had a hard time deciding bc i used to read/watch a lot of stuff when i was younger, so i had a lot of favourite pairings...and then forgot most of them. My top favourites are Bagginshield (i hyperfixated on the for like. A whole year. It was insane), Dinluke (i just. have So Many Thoughts about them) and Seirei (aka Serizawa and Reigen, my favourite pathetic office men <3)

First ship ever: ok i am showing my ass here but listen. Cringe is dead. I am on tumblr the weirdo app I don't care anymore. My first ever ship was. Germany and Italy from Hetalia. I read so many hetalia fics on wattpad it has caused irreparable damage to my psyche </3

Last song listened to: Exeunt by The Oh Hellos, it's such a good song!! I recently started going through all of their discography and my god, i love The Oh Hellos so much they're incredible

Last movie watched: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead from 1990 bc my best friend recommended it to me. Didn't like it that much, tho, it was a bit too boring for me :(

Currently reading: Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson (still haven't finished it rip)

Currently watching: the Mandalorian s3. Watched the first episode and based on what i heard about the rest....idk if i want to continue watching :///

Currently consuming: hyperfixating super hard on Star Wars (and also crying about how good it could be if it was actually good lmaooo), Mass Effect: Andromeda (it's a really fun game, even if it has some big faults lol) and The Adventure Zone: Steeplechase (Justin is SO good at worldbuilding holy shit. Montrose has me in a chokehold tbh he's such a fun character)

Currently craving: hot cocoa and long, uninterrupted sleep

I tag (no pressure tho!!): @mertensia @melodyshmelody @havent-the-foggiest-mate @highonairtm @gayteensupreme @capitalistboyfriend @bastardraccooon @dpurut @sansxfuckyou

[tsuki-sennin]

Butterfly! At long last! It's been 3000 years! 18 episodes!

Toei, fellas, it's been 9 episodes since Cure Wing. I'm not sure how big of a gap that is between main team members relative to most other seasons, but jeez.

For me, of course, it's been longer, but that's more because I had a long week.

Spoilers, I guess...

-Starting off with a battle, I see~!

-Dodging is an important part of any character action title!

-Wing has earned himself a fan.

-Oh, he even gets to do the finisher! Movin' on up in the world.

-Fishing Rod.

-I never would've guessed, tbh.

-We did it!

-As much disdain I show Battamonda, he has some funny facial expressions.

-Yeah sure buddy, whatever helps you sleep at night.

-Stop calling her an Outsider, I do NOT need intrusive thoughts about what a Pretty Cure Outsiders might look like.

-Ageha's gone do it.

-Pu-Li-Ru-La, Pu-Li-Ru-La!

-I think you're a bit formal for these younguns.

-Ah yes, PreCures. Everybody knows them!

-I just remembered, years ago I saw a poll about what Japanese elementary schoolers wanted to be when they grew up and a surprising number of the kids who answered "Pretty Cure" were young lads.

-Oh, speakin' of which-

-Don't put it off any longer Ageha.

-Fanmail~!

-Takeru!? Takeru Tenkuuji!?

-...no wonder his fave is the orange hero.

-Tsubasa is the happiest borb in the universe right now.

-Oh okay, she's

-Hangin' around officially now.

-I will say this, Ageha sure as hell seems to be in her element.

-Word of advice to all you aspiring hero types out there, don't hang around a nursery uninvited.

-...Sora what kind of tag do you play up in the clouds? Do you have like organized teams that play against Lufenia, Zenithia, and Zeal?

-Battamonda Time

-Okay, you have officially crossed the line bucko.

-That is one squishy elephant.

-The Princess has vanished.

-Three layer human shield!

-Wrapped in darkness.

-No projectiles for anybody, Prism.

-Oh, here she comes.

-...that close up was incredibly necessary, thank you.

-Damn she's fast

-She's not the Outsiders.

-OH

-OKAY, SHE JUST

-JUST LIKE THAT!

-"I'm going to let my life burn bright, Takeru-kun! ...no, wait, that's the finisher phrase..."

-Here it comes!

-Tone Connect!

-Hirogaru Change! Butterfly!

-Ohhhhhh

-This is gorgeous

-Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous

-Every bit worth the wait.

-Absolute babe.

-Wanderfuru~!

-Cute Butterfly!

-What do you do?

-Shields!

-Oh, you are a nimble broad, aren't you?

-OKAY THAT IS JUST STRAIGHT UP A RIDER KICK

-You've done us proud, Butterfly.

-The sheer rage directed towards Battamonda.

-Ageha jumpscare.

-Moving in permanently-ish~!

-Hello Cure Butterfly! You fucking exist now~!

-I'm assuming next episode's gonna be about her and Wing properly teaming up?

-Ah, cooking~!

-Awww, he's worried about her, that's nice of him.

-Oh, that's a new toy.

-...I don't have much to say about it, I haven't the foggiest idea what it does, but hey! It looks fun~!

[ao3feed-destiel-02]

His Angel

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/4tHoZKa by There_Is_One_Homo_Among_Us Dean and Sam attempt to save Castiel from himself (per usual). Dean attempts to convey any emotion, flounders. Takes place in maybe the 8th or 9th season? It's been too long since I've seen the show to remember. Side note - If anyone knows how to indent paragraphs PLEASE tell me, I haven't the foggiest. Words: 945, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Castiel (Supernatural), Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Dean Winchester is Bad at Feelings, Leviathan Castiel (Supernatural), Forehead Kisses read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/4tHoZKa

[haroldosaur]

Advice for 16-year-olds (from someone who was once 16)

Always have good music as close to hand as possible.

Don’t be afraid to laugh, to goof off, to completely waste time you should spend learning just having fun. Those are the memories that’ll stick with you.

The vast majority of your peers are either going to be as stressed as you, or more stressed than you. Take heart from the fact that you’re not alone in your suffering, but don’t be afraid to be kind to someone if they’re stressing out, either.

Never stop consuming media. It doesn’t have to be the classics (or even books!), but anything that stimulates you and gets you learning, or inspired, or at least a bit creative.

However careful you think you’re being with your personal information on the internet, be at least 20% more careful than that.

Walking away is basically always an option.

People are going to see you as an adult and a child simultaneously, and you’re probably going to get the worst of both worlds (pressures of adulthood mixed with the lack of agency of childhood) – that’s just the curse of being a teenager.

If you condemn someone, make sure it’s for genuine ill intent and ill actions, and that they haven’t just made an honest mistake.

When it comes to drinking, make sure that the first time you get drunk, you’re with people you trust beyond any shadow of a doubt.

The sooner you discover your limits, as well as how you act when you’re drunk, the better.

If at all possible, don’t become famous.

(the rest is under the cut, it was getting long lol)

You can loop YouTube videos by right-clicking on the video while it’s playing and then pressing the ‘loop’ icon.

There’s always more free stuff on the internet than you’d think, but exercise caution and make sure you don’t download any viruses.

When people say they “aren’t political”, or don’t care about politics, the implication of that (which they may not even be conscious of) is that the system as it is now suits them just fine, and they have no desire to see the world change. Do with this information what you will.

If you’re looking for music to revise to, videogame soundtracks are the best. There are no vocals to distract you, they’re long, and they’re designed to immerse you and make you more focused.

Be careful when crossing roads – wherever you’re trying to get to may be important, but your life is importanter.

Make sure that your relationships with people are roughly give-and-take – if they’re initiating all the conversations, make the effort to reach out to them first sometimes. If you’re the one always making the effort – I mean, that one’s more situational, but I’d say you should at least consider the fact that you might care about them more than they care about you.

Have a handful of books, shows, or movies, that you think are really good and are always willing to talk about – bonus points if you can articulate exactly why you like them so much.

Being passionate and well-informed is a great combo!

Look at a sunset at least once a day.

On the subject of uni, I’ll just say this: going to a university is worth it for the accesses and privileges alone, because you’ll get to read all sorts of genuinely interesting papers and sources.

On the one hand, student debt. On the other hand, I got to read a paper about what drugs cave people might have been on. Just sayin’.

Keep an open mind, and never be afraid to admit that you’re wrong about something.

Make sure you can play an instrument at least passably.

A living space should be clean, but it should also be exciting, and be yours. Don’t be afraid to display yourself and the things you honestly care about.

Hugs are good. I’d recommend lots.

Know your history. There are always going to be influences on the present in the past, like them or not. (Also, when you try to say something about history and get it wrong, the actual historians will laugh at you. No-one wants to be laughed at by historians. They’re nerds. It’s like getting beaten up by someone less than 5 feet tall.)

Don’t get twitter. If you do, don’t make any posts, and stay out of the trending tab.

Always stay updated on your emails from school/university/work. As you grow older, the onus will be on you to remember things, so it’s up to you to keep on top of your responsibilities and workload.

Know at least three good dance moves (that you can easily bust out at any given time).

 Never listen to guys who criticise ‘girly’ videogames because ‘the entire game is just about doing tasks’ (like talking or farming or shopping). Point and shoot is also a task, it’s just violent. (or so sayeth the Tumblr post)

You feel old, which is fair, because this is the oldest you’ve ever been. But in a lot of ways, you’re still young, and it can sting to be reminded of that. Don’t get upset because you don’t have a lot of life experience yet – just listen to the people who do.

Of course, if someone is rude, patronising, or disrespectful to you just because you’re young, you have full right to tell them to shove it.

Never trust anyone who says treats animation like a genre instead of a medium.

Cite your sources whenever possible.

Question your sources whenever possible.

There’s a gannet to run between going along with the crowd, and being stubbornly contrarian at every opportunity. You’re gonna want to a look for a happy medium between these two.

Do lots of THINGS. You regret mistakes, but you regret the missed opportunities more.

The quickest way to double your money is to just keep it in your pocket.

Open a bank account as soon as you’re able - even if you get on well with your parents, it’s still nice to be able to buy stuff for yourself without having to run everything by them first

On that front, it’s definitely best to start saving up for stuff like a pension as soon as you can, if you’re in the position to do so.

Almost everyone looks at least a BIT ridiculous in photos, especially at the age of 16. The sooner you accept that and learn to laugh at yourself and others in equal measure, the happier you’ll be.

If you’re monolingual, try and learn another language. Go on. Do it. Make an effort.

There’s a reason that the classics are classics. Don’t disparage them and throw them away just because they’re old, or problematic.

Love yourself, love yourself, love yourself. You are your own best friend.

Legality and morality are so not the same thing.

That being said, breaking the law can definitely be more trouble than it’s worth. Don’t just do it for shits and giggles, yeah?

Cry if you want to. Especially if you’re a boy. I really think you’ll feel so much better if you let those feelings out instead of keeping them repressed.

You don’t owe internet strangers and weirdos a damn thing, least of all a debate.

Get outside and take a deep breath. It’s okay. It’s going to be okay.

Life is a series of venn diagrams. It is possible to hold multiple opinions on a topic, and it is possible to think in shades of grey.

If nothing else, hang in there for at least one more year, because at the age of 17, you are granted the rank of Dancing Queen.

Um

That’s it.

OH WAIT

Never be afraid to tell people you love them.

[askthedaycarecrew]

Hey you have a cool blog and all but can you please stop tagging every single post with fandom tags? Your spamming them and it's getting a bit much. Maybe only tag the important ones and let people follow you to see the rest. Your still cool though.

Artists Sylveon: i uh thought i was using the right tags for stuff, sorry I'm not the best at tumbler so i haven't the foggiest idea how to tag things properly, so sorry for the spam honestly did not know i was doing so!

[kaoru-takaida]

LONG Character Survey: Kaoru Takaida

BASICS.

FULL NAME: Kaoru Takaida

NICKNAME: Kaokao, Little Kaoru, Ruru

AGE: 22

BIRTHDAY: 15th Sun of the First Astral Moon (January 15th)

ETHNIC GROUP: Auri (Xaela)

NATIONALITY: Sharlayan

LANGUAGE(S): Eorzean, Ancient Sharlayan, Allagan

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Pansexual

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: ?

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Taken?

CLASS: Aether Manipulator

•Summons weapons using own Aether

•Favors Dancer Chakrams

HOMETOWN / AREA: NA

CURRENT HOMETOWN/ AREA: Mor Dhona

PROFESSION: Scion, Under-Archon

PHYSICAL.

HAIR: Black/Pale Pink

EYES: Blue (right), Green (left)

NOSE: Small button

FACE: Sharp

LIPS: Thin and full

COMPLEXION: Fair

BLEMISHES: None

SCARS: Various battle scars on her torso including a big X Shaped on her right shoulder blade

TATTOOS: *New* Eye of the Archon Tattoo on the back of her left shoulder

HEIGHT: 4'9″

WEIGHT: 125 lbs

BUILD: Short, fit, fair

FEATURES: None

ALLERGIES: Rolanberries

USUAL HAIRSTYLE: Hair pulled up in a feathered layered messy tail, bangs pointed, two strings of 3 white beads with a white feather on each end hanging from the right side of her hair

USUAL FACE LOOK: Made up subtly, darker eye shadow, pink lips

USUAL CLOTHING: Elegant yet practical clothes paired with tight black shorts (like Alisaie's) usually with knee high boots or socks, normally platform boots

PSYCHOLOGY.

FEAR(S): Unable to help/save loved ones, thunder, voidsent, *new* Becoming a sin eater, Vauthry, failure

ASPIRATION(S): To become an Archon and live on as an Adventurer in honor of her parents

POSITIVE TRAITS: Empathetic, compassionate, prodigious, determined, friendly, mother hen, realist

NEGATIVE TRAITS: Emotionally driven, cynical, hells bent on protecting the Leveilleur Twins, directionally challenged (constantly getting lost), disregards her well being for others

ZODIAC: Capricorn

TEMPERAMENT: Mother hen

SOUL TYPE(S): Scholar, Artist, musician

ANIMALS: Fox

VICE HABIT(S): Reading, exploring, humming, training, studying

FAITH: The Twelve

GHOSTS?: Of course

AFTERLIFE?: I hope so

REINCARNATION?: Mayhap

ALIENS?: Well, there are other stars than ours. So Aye.

POLITICAL ALIGNMENT: Pardon?

ECONOMIC PREFERENCE: Stable?

SOCIO POLITICAL POSITION: Have we any need of political talk right now?

EDUCATION LEVEL: Graduation from the Studium in Sharlayan, extensive knowledge of Aether Manipulation under Krile, *new* Archon training under Master Matoya

FAMILY.

FATHER: Ryuu Takaida (deceased)

MOTHER: Sakura (Enol) Takaida (deceased)

SIBLINGS:  None that she knows of

EXTENDED FAMILY: House Leveilleur, The Takaida house being a sister house conjoined with the High House

NAME MEANING(S):  "Takaida" means "prospers"

HISTORICAL CONNECTION?:  N/A

FAVORITES.

BOOK: "A Tale Of Three Stars" by Nuille Travers, a favorite among Sharlayan children

MOVIE PLAY: "The Little Prince"

5 SONGS:

• "Born to Be Yours" by Kygo, Imagine Dragons

• "Somebody to Die For" by Hurts

• "Face My Fears" by Hikaru Utada

• "Pieces" by Red

• "Your Guardian Angel" by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

DEITY: Nymeia, Thaliak

HOLIDAY: Starlight

MONTH: January/ First Astral Moon

SEASON: Spring

PLACE: The Royal Menagerie

WEATHER: Fair skies, gentle breezes, quiet winds

SOUND: Wind chimes, Shishi Odoshi Bamboo Fountain (look it up ya nerds)

SCENT(S): Cherry Blossoms, musk, and grass

TASTE(S): Matcha, Sakura, Dark Chocolate, melon

FEEL(S): Silk, soft cloth, fuzzy blankets, warm sweaters

ANIMAL(S): Dog, cat, chocobo

NUMBER: 11

COLORS: Pastel pink, red, white, black

EXTRA.

TALENTS: Singing, dancing, drawing, taking care of people, seeing what others can't see

BAD AT: Directions, thinking of herself, letting the Leveilleur Twins do as they please

TURN ONS: Generously helping, brave, funny, calm, educated, creative

TURN OFFS: Pettiness, selfishness, self serving

HOBBIES: Singing, reading, studying, drawing, exploring

TROPES: Mother hen, soft scholar

AESTHETIC TAGS: Japanese cherry blossoms, pastel pink desserts, red and pink Japanese cultures

FC INFO.

MAIN  FC(S): Hm?

ALT FC(S): I beg your pardon?

OLDER FC(S): Uh..

YOUNGER  FC(S): No clue?

VOICE CLAIM(S): Hm?

GENDERBENT FC(S): I haven't the foggiest idea

MUN QUESTIONS.

Q1: IF YOU COULD WRITE YOUR CHARACTER YOUR WAY IN THEIR OWN MOVIE, WHAT WOULD IT BE CALLED, WHAT STYLE WOULD IT BE FILMED IN, AND WHAT WOULD IT BE ABOUT?:

• I guess as a well shot Asian Drama but with the Fantasy and Adventure that Final Fantasy XIV is. I wouldn't really have a name for it since FFXIV Already has several.

Q2: WHAT WOULD THEIR SOUNDTRACK / SCORE SOUND LIKE?:

• I suppose the music would change depending on where the story took us, like Final Fantasy XIV does

Q3: WHY DID YOU START WRITING THIS CHARACTER?:

• Because she wanted to share her adventures?

Q4: WHAT FIRST ATTRACTED YOU TO THIS CHARACTER?:

• At first I wanted to create ME in a Final Fantasy game. But once I learned about the lore, and role playing, Kaoru became her own person (after a hot mess of a Phantasia phase) and now she is, though she is a culmination of my aesthetic preferences.

Q5: DESCRIBE THE BIGGEST THING YOU DISLIKE ABOUT YOUR MUSE:

• Well, having grown up with Alphinaud and Alisaie, she feels like she has a need to protect them. Even when they don't need it. She's dependent on her position as a somewhat aide to the Leveilleur Twins and their family that it prevents her from fully establishing herself independently. It causes alot of issues for her and the people she's close to, including the twins.

Q6: WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN COMMON WITH YOUR MUSE?:

• The mother hen instinct I guess is something we both share. Every place I work, they call me a mom despite me being super young. I always am there to help or listen to anyone's problems. And I always try to look out for my friends and colleagues. That's something that Kaoru ended up getting from me. That and her being directionally challenged. I get lost ALL the time.

Q7: HOW DOES YOUR MUSE FEEL ABOUT YOU?:

• I feel like Kaoru would be a bit cautious around me at first, but warm up to me when I try to listen to her and help her. She likes those types of people who are willing to help others.

Q8: WHAT CHARACTERS DOES YOUR MUSE HAVE INTERESTING INTERACTIONS WITH?

• Aside from obviously the Leveilleur Twins:

- Hope Gallant: Her best friend (@louderthanthedj )

- Tius Mason: my "alt" and sometimes her boyfriend, depending on who's chronicle you're reading

- G'raha Tia: Was always a great friend of Kaoru's and even a possible romantic interest that had mutual feelings for Kaoru *new* (even now)

- Arenvald Larentius: Since his joining the Scions, she's gotten closer and closer to him and now they've got a healthy and fulfilling friendship.

Q9: WHAT GIVES YOU INSPIRATION TO WRITE YOUR MUSE?

• Basically, I think of cool story scenarios I'd love to put a FFXIV spin on featuring my character and the beautiful Hope Gallant @louderthanthedj

Q10: HOW LONG DID THIS TAKE YOU TO COMPLETE?:

A couple of days since I work a crap ton and my internet is poopy.

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Tagged by: @louderthanthedj

Tagging: @ranier-layarte @avwalya @rhymingteelookatme @lyllyan-weiss @scholarlostintime @fyrielle

[sharraus]

This looks fun! I don't have a WIP folder but I do have a writing folder with immersed specific folders. I'll put just the WIP docs here not the number of other related ones:

Idea Dump

Prompt

Woes of the 4.B class

Keepers of the Ancient Woods

here starts the first immersed folder (MAIN)

Arranged

Price of Peace

Swindler Zero rewrite

Swindler Zero

vague idea dot com

Immersed folder in MAIN named Question of Trust

1.1 DRAFTreal

1.2 DRAFT

1st draft

Creation Myth

Second immersed folder (Fic)

Aesthetic

Hope smells of cinnamon, coffee and frozen beans

How far we've come

NEW

the girl in the photo

last folder immersed in the original (F)

3 prophecies reprise

3 prophecies re-reprise

3 prophecies

19 years after

And so the truth comes out

Arrival

Estranged family

Like a punch in the gut

Not worth the war

One step back

TRASH CAN

Whalers

immersed folder in F named HE

Article

Hogwarts Elite

I haven't the foggiest who to tag in this so I'm just gonna guess?? @writingonesdreams @zmlorenz @the-finch-address @emberv @pens-swords-stuff @hysteriwah

WIP Folder Tag

Thanks for the tag, @talesofsorrowandofruin​ and @veiliza!

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Send me an ask with the title that most intrigues you and I’ll post a little snippet of it or tell you something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.​

Father Reveal

You find some dried fish…

Figure This Out

Witch House

Voska woke up…

Way Down

The radio burst to life…

She loved to dance.

Nobody was out there…

“Okay Rossi.”

5 Times that the Twins were Adorable Kids +1 Time that They were Adorable Adults

“Where’s Liza?”

Suzie Klasky

Stir the Pot

Summer Storms

Dizzy

Death Pact

Date

Control

Bride of Loki

Doll Remains

Burning Bright

Into the Forest

Intoxicating

No Religion Here

On the Styx

Power of Bragi

Queen Yarrow the Just

Shared Song

Spell on You

Talisman

That’s My Specter

The Devil’s Waiters

Two Children and a Demon

Least Favorite Day

Unusual Inheritance

Villains

“Are you doing okay?”

“I’m back.”

“Isn’t this…”

“Miss Emma sketches you…”

Anchor

Arcane- Chapter ?

Baby Dragon

Dizzy

Dorothy was twelve…

Hollow Walls

It’s not everything but it’s a long list. I’ll tag, with no pressure, @writeblrfantasy, @lanawritesalittle, @ninazeniks, @magic-is-something-we-create, @pe-ersona, @fields-of-ink, @absolute-nonsense-scribblings, @ink-fireplace-coffee, @harps-for-days, and @purgatorydotexe.

[mauvecardigans]

things tumblr has made me think in the last ten minutes

"i want a dog."

"no i don't. i really don't."

"maybe i do."

"no actually i'm pretty sure i don't."

"man fandom's so great."

"honey no."

"it can be."

"it can be, yes, but frequently, it isn't. c'mon, i've seen it."

"i know i have, but -"

"no buts. and no dogs."

"but -"

"the fuck did i just say."

[ao3feed-destiel-02]

His Angel

His Angel https://ift.tt/n73Rt8v by There_Is_One_Homo_Among_Us Dean and Sam attempt to save Castiel from himself (per usual). Dean attempts to convey any emotion, flounders. Takes place in maybe the 8th or 9th season? It's been too long since I've seen the show to remember. Side note - If anyone knows how to indent paragraphs PLEASE tell me, I haven't the foggiest. Words: 945, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Supernatural (TV 2005) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Castiel (Supernatural), Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester Additional Tags: Dean Winchester is Bad at Feelings, Leviathan Castiel (Supernatural), Forehead Kisses via AO3 works tagged 'Castiel/Dean Winchester' https://ift.tt/yb3tYHF May 21, 2024 at 08:46PM