#i hope this isnt a hassle to read

[silbeni]

MAKEUP

In which: Rohan does Ryoma's makeup for the club

Pairing: (DIU) Inkspots (Ryoma/Rohan)

Rating: Fluff!

TW: mention of scars

Part 1 of 2. Sequel can be found here

\\\AHHH uh here it is. this was meant to be a smaller chunk of a bigger fic but this ended up getting really long, so I'm making them into two parts. Rohan is really soft in this I know. they're good friends and I make the rules around here 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

Also it's pretty long. Enjoy?

Ryoma initially wasn't sure who to turn to with their romantic emergency. A girl she'd met very recently had invited her to the club on short notice. They'd never gone before, and they wanted to make a big impression. Her usual style wouldn't do, and they weren't too confident in their makeup skill, so they'd need some help. Help like Tomoko, who they'd usually go to for matters like this, but there was no way in heck she would let her go to the club. They could hear her go on her safety spiel just thinking about it.

With Tomoko out of the question, they had few other candidates. Josuke, while fashion aware, had school to attend to the next day- and that boy needed all the help he could get. She wouldn't want to drag him into their mess, anyway- in case Tomoko found out. They found she always went way harder on him than them on the rare occasion that both were in trouble. She had her reasons for her unequal treatment—she knew—but she wanted to avoid that if at all possible. They've gotta look out for their brother, you know?

With now Josuke off the table, there was no one else that she was particularly close with that she thought could help, except for... Rohan! That's right, why hadn't they thought about him before?He’s fashionable, an avid wearer of makeup, and someone capable of keeping things hush-hush. Most people found him rude, and off-putting—and they didn't particularly disagree with either of those things— but they liked who he was underneath of his prickly exterior. Turns out he's actually not a bad guy!

Sure, he has an ego, but that's not all he is. He can be a kind and thoughtful individual, someone that they really enjoyed getting to know. They'd become close over a short period of time, facilitated by their frequent visits. Fortunately, they worked right next door, so it was easy to drop by after their housekeeping duties were finished. Before they knew it, they were making themself comfortable at his mansion and joining him for dinner every other week.

About the plan, Tomoko had already been acquainted with him through Ryoma, so when they asked to stay over at his, she thought nothing of it. It didn't feel good to lie to her, but they couldn't think of any other option. Rohan himself didn't take long to convince. He showed a bit of resistance at the start, but after a moment of mulling it over, he was in.

Still, he made his reservations known about the whole ordeal. He didn't like Ryoma going to the club with someone they hardly knew, so he accepted with the condition that he would accompany them, and basically chaperone. They didn't love the idea. It'd be awkward as heck to have him third-wheeling their date, and they knew Rohan would be miserable too, but if it meant they could go...

So, there they were, 12 o'clock at midnight, getting ready at Rohan's. They had gotten dressed in a newly bought outfit, which showed more skin than they were comfortable with. Observant as ever, Rohan noticed their distress and kindly offered them the many fabulous, expensive jackets in his wardrobe - which they appreciated, but declined, wanting to maintain a false sense of confidence.

He had already begun on their makeup, prepping their face with foundation and concealer. Heavy coverage, as they'd asked. He proceeded with a smokey eye upon their request, and prepared for the next step. "Now, close your eyes and stay very still. I'm going to work on your eyeliner."

"Okay." Following his instructions, they shut their eyes and sat up straight and stiff in their chair like a statue.

Rohan didn't like to be bothered as he worked, and they figured it would apply to this too. He could get scary serious about it, though he was especially lenient with Ryoma. They were the one person he allowed to be in his art room while he worked on his manga. Well, as long as they didn't just stand there and stare at him. It made him antsy, said it made it difficult for him to concentrate. Which was a bummer, because it was fascinating to watch him in his element, but they respected his boundaries.

There was a rustling, the sound of things being moved around, and the opening and shutting of drawers, punctuated by a short silence. "Ah, here it is. Excellent."

"You mentioned you wanted something 'bold', is that right?" The sound of his footsteps gave away the gist of his location, making it not so abrupt when they felt his fingers tilt their face up. There was a little bit of adjusting before he settled on an adequate angle.

They kept their answer to a minimum, careful not to disrupt his workflow. "Mhm."

"Anything in particular you had in mind?" He prepped their face by brushing away a few stubborn hairs that had escaped the hair claw they wore. The sensation was a bit ticklish, but they remained composed. Unlike Ryoma, Rohan wasn't affectionate at all. He allowed them to touch him, but he would never initiate on his own, which is why this set-up felt odd. Not bad, just unusual.

The question he posed them required more elaboration than just a hum, so they spoke up. "Um, not really. I give you full creative freedom to do whatever you want."

Even without seeing him, they knew he was pleased with the answer. They could practically hear him smile, and they found themself softly smiling too. "I'll get started, then."

He held their face firm, only to release it a second later. They kept their eyes closed for a couple moments after that, expecting to feel something more.

After a minute or so, Rohan must've noticed their confused non-reaction. "You may open your eyes."

"...Wha?" Ryoma turned to the vanity mirror beside her to see that, yes, he had already finished. Their eyeliner was thick, sharp and perfectly symmetrical. "How did you-? I didn't even feel that." They moved closer to their reflection to admire it closer. It held up, even up close - impossibly smooth, clean lines. He said nothing about it, relishing in their reaction.

He allowed them to marvel at his handiwork a bit more before calling them back to their seat. "Now, mascara?" He must've anticipated their reaction, because he sat back down, tube in hand before they could respond.

Ryoma, notoriously big mascara fan, bounded back to their seat with a smile. "Yessss!"

"Look up for me." They did just as he said, and tried not to blink while he applied the product to their lower lashes.

Being so still, their cheer had nowhere else to go but to occupy the quarters of their brain. They thought about all sorts of happy things- mostly how excited they were for the date, and how grateful they were for Rohan's friendship. There was a backing track to it, a song that had been stuck in their head for ages played back at full volume.

"That's a lovely tune."

The realization put an immediate stop to their apparent vocalization. They weren’t exactly sure why they'd found it so embarrassing- they'd sang in front of him before. Maybe it was the fact that they weren't aware of *how* they sounded that petrified them. While they were close friends, there were things that they were still self conscious about, especially because of Rohan's critical nature. He hadn't made any negative comments, but they worried that he'd be still judging them in his head.

They must've pulled a funny expression because he chuckled and reassured them. "It's alright, I don't mind it."

They felt as if they had to after he'd given them the go-ahead, so they started up again, painfully conscious this time. But as the song went on, they lost the heat in their cheeks and their joyful spirit returned. They wagered he had been sincere. Rohan is very honest about the things he did and didn't like. Even if he tried to fake it, they'd be able to tell. That was one of the things they liked about him. For a chronic overthinker like Ryoma, Rohan’s directness was a breath of fresh air.

"Now, look down, down." Ryoma did as he said, absentmindedly watching his elbow pop into view every so often as he worked on her upper eyelashes.

After a bit, their focus wandered down to their lap. The tights they wore were a dark, see-through material. Insecurity seeped into their mind as they noticed the marks on their legs. They didn't jump out at you, but they were there. A part of them regretted not wearing solid colour tights like they usually did, while another held firm in wanting to be brave. They reasoned the club would be much darker than Rohan's bathroom, so their date might not even notice. On the other hand, they kinda wished she would. As nervous as it made them, they didn't want their scars to become a surprise. It's not like they could hide them forever. If they were to be rejected because of it, they'd rather it be sooner rather than later, when they've invested time into the relationship.

Rohan's voice cut through their negative thoughts. "Have I heard this before? It sounds familiar."

The mention of the song brought back happy memories, shelving their worries for the time being. They had a little pink iPod they carried pretty much everywhere with quite a few songs on it, but they always found themself looping the same few. It was handed down to her by Tomoko, way back when they were hospitalized. They had very little to do there, and the ipod gave them away to spend those long, dreadful hours. It was a dark time in her life, but she looks back at those moments with fondness. She really was a great nurse.

The little device lay beside them on the nearby counter. ‘Tomoko’ was printed on it, or it used to be. The decal had majorly chipped away, making it almost entirely illegible.

Rohan's firm stare returned them from their brief space out session.

"Oh, yeah- definitely, I listen to it all the time." He had to know. Everyone who knew Ryoma was familiar with it. They'd listen to it during their daily commute, sang it in the shower and as they cleaned up next door. It was one of the songs on the car playlist. They didn't have a license, but they'd play it whenever Rohan would drive her places, when he'd let her.

That clue made the answer immediately clear. "Belanova?"

They grinned. "You know it."

That gained a soft laugh from him. A warm, pleasant feeling bubbled up at the sound. "You're incredibly predictable."

"It's a good band!" They would've loved to continue their banter, but they didn't want to bug Rohan too much while he was working very close to their eyeball. While he had amazingly steady hands, that didn't account for them moving around. It wasn't long before he finished, but by then that line of conversation had died.

He took his hand away and screwed the wand back into its tube. "Alright, that's it for mascara. What else would you want me to do?"

Ryoma thought about it for a second. Red would be a nice pop of colour, and it would work for the edgy, romantic look they were going for. "Can I see your red lipsticks?"

"Certainly. Let's see here..." Rohan went into a cabinet, one of his bigger ones. It seemed to be designated for lip products only, and there were quite a number of them. They were sectioned by colour, so it was easy to find the reds. "Which one do you like most?

There were tons of good choices, but after carefully considering each of them they came up with an answer. They picked out a cherry red with a purplish tinge to it. “This one.”

"I was thinking the same."

"Well, great minds think alike, if I do say so myself." They boasted jokingly, placing their hands on their hips and puffing out their chest in a display of faux pride.

He reacted with a short, sharp exhale that could've been a laugh. He turned away from them, ashamed to be caught off guard by such a corny non-joke, which only added to Ryoma's satisfaction.There was something different about him, though. While they'd made him laugh before, this was all too easy. Maybe something good had happened to him? They didn't analyze it too deeply, It was just nice to see more of this side of him.

With their lipstick picked out, it was time to scope out the lip liners. A similar red would've been an easy pick, but they wanted something different, some contrast. “Red and black?” They held up a black liner.

By then, he had recovered from his brief break in character. "Excellent choice."

He took the items from them, and they returned to their designated spots. Again, he supported their face with one hand, while the other got the job done. They kept their mouth slightly ajar as he first applied the lipstick.

They made sure not to stare at Rohan too much, busying themself by examining things around the room. His house was always decorated nicely, with lots of ornate detail and unique pieces. The stool they were sitting on probably cost more than what they made in a year with their two jobs combined… They sat up a little bit straighter after that.

They felt him stop, but they continued surveying the room with the assumption that he had simply paused. Though, as time ticked by, they grew curious. They looked at him to see that he wasn't doing much at all. He was still leaning forward, engaged but paused mid-action.

Suddenly, their eyes met, and he was shocked back to life. He jolted violently, dropping the lipstick while the cap was off. Fortunately, it didn't seem to be too contaminated, but he didn't seem to care. He wordlessly picked it back up, placed it on the counter and continued with the liner.

Ryoma didn't know what to make of the drastic change in mood. They were obviously concerned about his big reaction, but he didn't seem to want to talk about it. They could only wonder about what he was thinking so hard about. There were a lot of things that they didn't know about him. Between the both of them, he was definitely the guarded one, while Ryoma was more of an open book, though they definitely kept their fair share of secrets. They hoped that, someday, enough trust would be built that he could open up to them.

He was silent during the process. It was done quickly, as if in a hurry. There was a change in his posture, a lack of that grace that he'd shown before. His grip on the pencil was stiff, and he used more pressure than he probably intended. While it wasn't uncomfortable, there was a noticeable difference to his prior performance. As soon as he was done, he quietly stepped back and loitered elsewhere in the room.

Deciding to leave him to his devices, Ryoma slowly rose and approached the mirror. Then, they leaned in closer to it, supporting themself on the vanity it was built into. After a few moments of stunned silence, they gasped audibly. The liner had blended beautifully with the red, while still emphasizing the contours of their lips. With the completed look, they couldn't believe the gorgeous stranger in the mirror was them.

“Well?” Rohan spoke for the first time in minutes. It seemed he just needed a little reprieve to overcome the embarrassment that came with his… whatever had happened, because he was back to his old antics.

They looked at their reflection, then back at him back and forth a couple times.“I look so PRETTY!!!” Without warning, a shrill squeal burst out of them, startling both themself and Rohan due to the unexpected volume. They were deterred for just a moment, giggling sheepishly into their palm.

The next thing they did was pull him into a big, tight hug. Unable to contain their excitement, they began to jump up and down, holding him in their arms. “Aaah! Thank you, thank you! You're a lifesaver!” He held them too, moreso clinging to them as he was lifted into the air.

Ryoma placed the smaller butch down once they noticed he had begun to turn red in the face, concerned that maybe they had shaken him too much.

He appeared a bit frazzled, but he seemed to compose himself after smoothing out his hair and clearing his throat. “...You’re very welcome.”

He was about to say something else, but he sort of froze up when they got up close to him again. They set their hands on his shoulders, and lowered themself until they were more or less eye to eye. “I'll find a way to pay you back somehow, I promise.” They held him like that for a moment before they smiled and withdrew from him.

They recollected some of their things that were scattered about the bathroom in preparation for their eventual departure.

He found his words once their back was turned. “I'll hold you to that, you know.”

They glanced back at him over their shoulder, at his still flushed but smug face. Acknowledged him with a smiling hum and resumed their task.

[m1sa-w1sa]

Can u do a head canon of Arlecchino with S/O who's also from the Crimson Moon Dynasty? that she wasn't be the only left.

(Sure!!! Tysm for your Request!! Sorry if this isnt to good i just read the lore rn to so i hope you enjoy!)

My Crimson heart

Its A little hard for me to picture Arlecchino to just randomly find you so of course, you were a descendant and you couldn’t just wonder around like a complete idiot so you would work as one of the caretakers at the House of Harth

When Arlecchini first met you she saw that you were playing around nicely with the children there, she felt like she had a pull towards you, like theres something about you that was similar to her in some sorts

She starting talking to you after all the kids were alseep every day, wanting to know more about you, the person she was so attracted to, some kids called you ‘mother’ as a quick scolding to them alrecchino of course didnt mind (not like she would say that at all)

When arlecchino found out you were a descendant from the Crimson moon dynasty she was shocked to say the least she doesnt know or meet anyone else that was also a descendant besides herself because she thought she was the only one left!

After that she got closer and closer, maybe getting you little gifts and a little excuse saying, “the kids can always be a hassle..so heres your payment” maybe jewelry or new clothing anything the she sees fit (maybe also going as far to tell the kids to call you mother)

When you and her got together she felt content, of course it was a few weeks or a month or two to get comfortable with each other but it worked out perfectly fine, at least Arlecchino has her Significant other

Arlecchino is (over)protective of you, since you are the last one left of the crimson moon dynasty what if she loses you? She wouldnt want to take that chance, she tries to be the best she can for you

Breaking up? Yeah ok buddy thats not a option, you need time to heal? Have a band aid! Your tired? Take a nap. You dont see eye to eye? She would bend down/ get on a chair to meet your eyes, but really she loves you dearly and she doesnt want anything happening to you in general

(OK IK THIS SUCKS ASS but i hope you enjoyed it!! I didnt know much so i tried to work with what i had in mind! Tags: @jadestone2 )

[minas-linkverse]

sorry to ask this here but I don't know where else to contact since I don't have the names of any of the discord mods I was super excited to join the discord and I joined yesterday, read the rules, did my intro (including my least fav color to show I read the rules) and I'm well above 15. When I last checked I was still waiting to be approved since it was night time for most of the mods. Woke up today and the server disappeared so I'm assuming I got booted and I'm just wondering why/if I did something wrong? Like did I miss something?

We (moderators) dont want to share the specifics of what we check when people apply for the server. However I dont want to leave you and others kicked recently in the dark either. Below is an example of one of the many things we look out for. I specifically chose something from a different fandom and that was not the reason for anyone recent's kicking. I hope reading it will understand how its not about a person being bad, but simply trying to keep the server atmosphere from combusting into flames.

Fandoms often have topics that are divisive, because its not actually clear if someone is doing the wrong thing. For example most characters in Genshin Impact dont have canon ages, and characters implied to be adults share base models with implied teens. There are many pairings between characters who absolutely seem like theyre both adults, but their character designs leave me uncomfortable about actually engaging with the content. This doesn't make the people who make that art bad, but it does bring strong emotions out in people who require a confirmation of them being adults to feel safe with the content.

As moderators it'd be a recipe for disaster to have a server with both kinds of people in it. Even with rules saying you cant post about it, etc. Genshin updates all the time and there could be another pairing with the issue right around the corner.

So. What I and the others decided was to figure out our stances on certain divisive topics in order to avoid massive hassle and hurt feelings.

There were people kicked yesterday from the server who didn't do a horrific crime, they simply had posts that could cause fights on the server. It isnt fair or cool or fun that it has to be this way, but our moderation team is very small and we have to have a pool of people we can work with. I'm very sorry.

[rikkami]

Whoa didnt think id do this ever, personal, venting about life, relationships and shit.

So uhh.. My girlfriend broke up with me. Funny how I made blog posts about her a few weeks ago and now we are here. The few past months I had noticed she wasnt as interested in me as she previously was and we had our share of issues (not fighting or arguing but like, she had a hard time reciprocating my feelings sometimes.) and turns out, she's a lesbian. Another one of my girlfriends turns out to not like men, it was funny the first 2 times but the 4th time it just hurts. Extra cherry on top, I came out as a woman to her slightly over a month or so, obviously I still am male presenting so its understandable that if you dont like men or feel any attracting to them the same goes for me, but uhh, something about that hurt even more. She truly was someone I could trust and talk to about everything, my best friend ever since I had a harder time keeping in touch with my highschool friends. We did talk about life and everything, nothing will probably break our friendship unless its me fucking something up again (it has happened before with other people). We made a promise to each other that if it gets too hard to be with her for me I'll tell her and if at anypoint during my transition she starts being into me again, she will tell that to me, that we would keep everything out in the open, but theres no reason for us to commit to what 4+ years of nothing. We'll continue cuddling when watching movies because we both like human touch etc, I just hope it isnt too much for me. And deep in my heart I really hope its just the physical part of me that she couldnt fall in love with and at somepoint we can return to how we initially felt. But going down that path is not I want to put myself on again, I know how it goes already. But I truly do feel lost because despite being in another relationship of 7 years before her, I dont think I've felt this much attraction since I was in love with a long time highschool friend of mine, and thats more than 8 years ago. Theres like only 3 people who might read this, so at the sametime I guess its my way of telling whats been down with my ass since I really dont do that ever. I still havent started transitioning, trying to get in contact with my doctor has been a fucking hassle, but my legs are epilated and im smooth as fuck boy. I'm any/all, always has been, because finnish language doesnt have gendered pronouns i dont care. New name will be a finnish variation of Rika-Lily Jenny Riikka coming from my mothers name (its a long story but she doesnt use that name) Lilja has an even more personal meaning that would take even longer to explain, but also apparently its the Yuri flower (i did not know) so uhh this ex teased me about that and we had a good laugh. oh and the boring part, Jerry, Jenny, its too easy.

[museenkuss]

For your pretty privilege post. Tw: weight talk, loss of weight, possible fatphobia. Marie, if this isnt the right moment dont read it!

I don't know of this would be "pretty privilege" or something else (like fatphobia) but I had been overweight for many years, nothing too crazy but i was weighing about 20/30kg more than the ideal weight for my stature (I am very short, 1.50m about). I weighted as much as my dad and he has at minimum 20 cm on me and he is lean and does physical acrivities almost everyday, to have an idea. When I was like that even asking for something very neutral like directions to strangers was an hassle because many people ignored me and when I insisted they were annoyed like I wanted something from them. It could be just me being unlucky and finding many assholes but also this phenomenon didn't happen when I lost some weight some years after it. I wasn't thin even after than but maybe my weight wasn't as noticeable as before (I begun to choose more conservative clothes, choosing them so they would fit me nicer and with dark colours and I have an hourglass figure, so even if I had a gut my figure was more defined and appreciated, also just my hypothesis). I have been never defined pretty (it's not being humble: I can be cute if I dress well and do my make up a bit but never described neither as a beauty neither as a horrible monster. And I never had people have a crush on me or things like that) so I have never expected a different treatment or such but it was a jarring experience, from being invisible/a nuisance to just have an answer when I asked for it.

Sorry for the novel.

Also, I am Italian so it's a bit different from the Usa (albeit they really infect everything and everywhere)

A thing I have noticed here (not related to me) that what really counts is personality/approachability (dunno if this exists): a chatty and extroverse person is more liked even if they aren't nothing special in the physical department. In my opinion those Usa girls were cute as children/teenager, when people easily overlook your personality and coodle you if your aspect is good and when they become adults they didn't accept that their personality was shit and adults consider personality and values more than beauty so they didn't attract so much attention like before.

I have no many thoughts on this.

Firstly regarding your experiences: Darling, I’m so, SO sorry that that happened to you. It never should have, you did not deserve that. And I really hope you know that but I need to say it, too: you are not and have never been a nuisance. That was never, ever on you and it’s absolutely shameful that people treated you that way. Also, on that note: not a beauty/not a monster hit me hard, I get it completely. I’m sending you so much love!!

This also made me think how I feel like the term pretty privilege is almost offensive in this context. It implies that it’s a privilege not to be treated this way, when I feel like it’s an absolute DISGRACE that people are treating other people this way. That should not be the norm. It should not be a “privilege” to be treated decently by strangers (or anyone!!!). HOWEVER: isn’t that the case with most privileges? In that way, pretty privilege is an accurate term for a condition that does happen, as much as I dislike it.

Your point about personality also makes a lot of sense. I think that’s exactly what happens and those girls then consider themselves victims of their own prettiness for never having felt the need to have a personality. It’s also interesting that you say this because there is this “well known fact” that attractive people are hired more frequently — when I talked about that with my mother, who was in the position to hire new people at work multiple times, she expressed firmly that that’s absolute bs (her stance was something that could be summed up with ‘we need good workers, not useless beauties’). Of course this might not apply everywhere — there are definitely jobs where your looks matter, but I also think, now that you mention it, that those convictions those people hold might ALSO stem from their teen years. Teens being hired for their looks at Hollister, for example. But again — that’s not really a reflection of most of the work field. So, just as you said, I imagine those people hold certain beliefs to be true because they were when they were teens and looks mattered more than personality or skill.

In short: this was a lot to think about, thank you so so much for chiming in!!!! Many hugs!!!!!!

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

Red Hood's Downstairs Neighbor

by CelestialApricity When a new person moves into the apartment below Jason's, he thought nothing of it. It would just be another person he'd undoubtedly receive minor noise complains from due to his outings as Red Hood at late hours. And when it didn't stop, they too would either move to a different area or switch apartments. Maybe he should feel bad for the person, but he doesn't—it's not his fault that returns to his apartment all bruised up and exhausted to the point of him giving no shit about masking his footsteps. It would just be another regular occurrence for him to have his downstairs neighbor file a noise complain against him. But when two months pass and he hasn't received a single noise complaint, he gets curious. He decided to figure out what made this one different—did they just work late hours? Were they an insomniac? Or, god forbid, a rogue in the making? He hoped not. It would be a hassle to deal with if they were. When he accidentally runs into a petite woman with long ivory blonde hair that reached her hips and with the most mind boggling eyes—what color were they even?—he has no idea what to think of her except, 'she has nice taste'. With a copy of one of his favorite books in her hand, his interest was piqued. Words: 1254, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M Characters: Jason Todd, Original Female Character(s), Tim Drake, Duke Thomas, Bruce Wayne, Stephanie Brown, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Selina Kyle, Gotham City Sirens Ensemble, Barbara Gordon Relationships: Jason Todd/Original Female Character(s), Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne, Cassandra Cain & Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Duke Thomas & Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne, Batfamily Members & Jason Todd, Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner Kent, Jonathan Kent/Damian Wayne Additional Tags: Red Hood's Neighbor, Jason Todd is Red Hood, Jason Todd Needs A Hug, Protective Jason Todd, what is canon, i am the author i will choose what is and what isnt canon, i am omniscient, and a simp for jason, leave me alone, i wrote the prologue at 3 am, Batfamily Dynamics (DCU), Batfamily Shenanigans (DCU), Batfamily (DCU), Protective Batfamily (DCU), holy shit i hate tagging, vivienne is a demigod but pjo isnt the main focus, i just wanted her to be a demigod, vivienne is over him being red hood, can he stop disrupting her reading time with his loud thumps, Red Hood's Downstairs Neighbor via https://ift.tt/NARQZEI

[lucyandthepen]

hi it’s 🍭 anon here !!

first I wanted to tell you that the last time you answered my ask I was so happy, like fr thank you so much for your kind words, it touched me a lot :’) 🫶🏼

NOW ! I just read salted caramel and. omggg.

first I wanted to say to jisung, I also enjoyed Age Of Calamity lol

hyuck is really a menace to society here💀 but thanks to him we had a jealous mark (in this house, we love jealous mark ‼️). I read the tag before reading the fic but I didn’t expect y/n and mark to be on the phone with hyuck this long hahaha.

thank you again for sharing your work, it’s always a pleasure to read your works <3

as I said last time, I go check your blog everyday to see if you updated anything.

1st I hope that your move while go smoothly ☝🏼 and I cannot wait for honey citrus !!

Also, have you seen the nct nation concert and heard the album ? (https://twitter.com/allforljn/status/1695421368870015007?s=46&t=wPoG9lz8nXXKd2HT9NynOA this jeno clip literally drive me crazy)

sorry I talk too much 😭 anyway, I hope that you’re okay. Have a great day/night and take care of yourself ~ <3

hello my sweet candy anon! 🍬 i’m so happy you’re happy! hearing from you always makes my day so much brighter, and i’m over the moon to hear from you again. 🩷 thank you for always being so nice and sending a message again!

are you a zelda fan/koei games fan?? i am both!! i really enjoyed age of calamity (even though some people say the format is kind of boring) and i love botw/totk! (watch that come out in another fic!) fun fact: the argument about dynasty warriors is based off of my personal experiences, and i share my opinion with chenle — the seventh is the best! the ninth was a train wreck! (although the art was truly quite nice.)

we always love a jealous mark! i am of the opinion that he is a very possessive person but tries to act like he isnt/thinks it’s not right to be so openly jealous. i will not delve into it too much right now but if i had to mtl the dreamies and their jealousy, mark would EASILY be in top 3 😭 SO WE LOVE SEEING MC FEED HIS POSSESSIVENESS WITH A FEAST! poor hyuck tho 🥹 he was a champ for staying on the line for that long but!!! he may have gotten something out of it anyway so we can’t say it was a terrible time for him😮‍💨

i hope that it isn’t too much of a hassle for you to check my blog! 😭 i know i’m not the fastest when i write so there are gaps between fics but i hope to not make the wait between uploads too long 🥹

thank you for your super kind words; i hope the move goes well too! i am quite scared but i think it’ll be a good new adventure, so it’s exciting too 🥹🩷

and honey citrus is something i’m definitely excited for as well 😮‍💨 i have a very particular hc list for jaemin when it comes to intimacy so i hope to get to explore those things in the fic! we can be excited together!!!!!

i wasn’t able to watch the beyond live of nct nation BUT i’ve seen clips and THE BAT JENO WAS SO OFFENSIVE (lovingly) TO ME LIKE WHY DID HE !!! HOW COULD HE!! he slayed every outfit and his arms were GOING HARD! what was your favorite performance of the night??

never apologize for talking too much!!!!!!!!!! i talk like crazy too so don’t even sweat it. i love blabbing and rambling with you and with everyone, so i hope you always feel comfy talking to me. have a really great day or night where you are, and as always, stay safe and happy! 🩷💜

[biaswreckingfics]

hi bae its been a v long time 🥹🥹 ive been rly busy catching up w my own life and i sorta stopped my kpop phase in nov but i am back as happy as ever being a sunwoo biased 🤭🤭

i see u have a new series !!!!!! im so excited(this is an understatement tbh im even more hyped than that) its been so boring wlo anyth fun to readd++i rly like ur writing style:)) can i know when is the first chap gna b uploaded hehe ofc no rush🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️ i hope uve been doing great and taking care of urself !!! rly missed reading ur ffs they make me happy idk how many times ive re read blurred lines;(

i saw tbz's stage yesterday for daejeon and i went crazy bro tbz in a racecar concept?!?!?!?!?!? i didnt think that ill live to a day where i see KIM FREAKING SUNWOO in that kind of outfits AND his starting for his cover stage oml kill me alr i love him too much im gg feral fhebdubefins and we cant forget ab him in the bear costume he made my day😤😤 theres so many things i wna talk about him but i dont rly have friends to do that cause their js gna judge me LMAO but if i do it here my msg is gna b fr long af so ill save u a hassle unless ur rly interested 😋😋

thanku for reading this and have a great day/night/afternoon/evening aheaaaad 🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️

photo creds from twt !!(oops the first photo isnt vertical)

OMG HELLO!!! WELCOME BACK, MY FELLOW SUNWOO STAN!! ❤️❤️ I understand the need to take a break and focus on life, but I'm also so happy you've been drawn back into the fold lol 😈😈

Asdfghjkl 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️ thank you so much for missing/liking my writing!! Also, I have good news!! The first chapter is already out 🤭🤭 (I'm responding to this late, I'm so sorry ❤️), and I'm currently working on chapter 2 right now!!

I haven't read Blurred Lines since writing it, but I've been LIVING thanks to the comments on Wattpad lmao. They lose their minds over certain things that happen and it's always so funny 😂😂

*keyboard smash but I won't actually type since I've already done it once*

I AM NOT MENTALLY PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT SUNWOO AND WHAT HES BEEN DOING LATELY!! THE NO DIGGITY VIDEO?? THE 2 ON TIKTOK?? DAEJEON?!?!? NO. THE MAN IS A MENACE 😭😭 I'm done with him.

The bear costume!! Please!! I was crying laughing 💀💀💀 he's so funny. I love him 😭😭😭. Also, I'm ALWAYS WILLING TO TALK/LISTEN ABOUT SUNWOO!! ALWAYS!! COME TO ME!! TELL ME THE THINGS!!

[mithliya]

ah i see. my bad for not catching your sarcasm. i hope you can understand why that was lost on me considering we're actually on a site filled with people who think that once you turn idk 22 then you must have no other purpose in life as a woman beyond idk child-rearing and working.

alright. so you're not talking about children. cool. so what was even your point? that talking to young people (despite, again, op mentioning people of all ages and then mentioning students due to being individuals more likely to enjoy reading theory and learning rather than targetting "young people", whatever that means) is... evil somehow? suspicious? what is it?

as for "how long have you been a terf"... its a bit of a weird question lol bc for one terfs are not even a coherent group of people. conservative women, gender critical women, random lesbians, and radical feminists, often even misogynistic men are all grouped under this even when our beliefs directly contradict one another and theres little to no common ground. i came out as a lesbian at 18, and i was *gasp* very into trans rights activism from around 14 up until that point. weirdly, no one thought that was strange or somehow grooming me into any beliefs or taking advantage of my youthfulness. anyways then, upon coming out, i started getting hassled with asks repeatedly asking me if id date a trans woman or have sex with a trans woman etc. again, i was barely even 18. i got called terfy & transphobic, despite having said nothing but negatives about so-called "terfs", because i said that i would not have sex with a trans woman with a penis due to being a penis-repulsed lesbian. basic things like even referring to my body or just being a lesbian would get me called that term. criticising kink, something i was encouraged to get into as a minor by adults on tumblr, was also getting me called similar things. this led me to look into what terfs are saying to dispute the claims that me simply being a lesbian made me a terf. i then realised that a lot of my beliefs unrelated to trans activism did overlap with radfems, such as me being critical of porn and kink. still, i fought "terfs" for a few years afterwards but changed my mind by the time i was in my early 20s. perhaps i was around 21? especially because by that point i would still be repeatedly hassled by trans activists on how hateful my sexuality is.

you claimed that "terfs go after kids/young people"... but then you say that "terfs target people of many ages" (and by target you mean...share their beliefs with? it says right there "post radical feminism" (no mention of trans people) and "raise female class consciousness"....how is that even bad?). those are directly contradictory statements. by your own admission, there is no age group that is specifically targetted. instead, what was advised was to share one's feminist ideals on places like pintrest that have women & girls of all ages so as to encourage class consciousness among a class of people. would you also find it malicious for communists to encourage sharing more about communism in spaces with working class people of all age groups, in order to raise class consciousness? do you find it malicious that trans activism is a very major thing on tumblr, a place filled with minors? where is the line, is it only ok if its things you agree with and if it isnt then it must automatically be hateful and targetting young people to brainwash?

terfs really don’t even try to hide the fact that they actively seek out especially young people to convert them to their vile fascist views

[kamil-a]

i have finally been reading a scanlation i found of the hoshino manga! zoomed thru the fitst four volumes just now. opinions off the top of my head

-pacing sucks really really bad, its trying to do all the routes at once so its pulling late game events into early manga spaces

-dislike that julius is averse to alice getting her hands dirty with clockwork, much prefer the game's plot of her working directly with the clocks for soooo long before she even knew. i guess in general theres this notion of keeping alice innocent thats not quite the same in the game?

-julius in general feels softer a little in some ways. not that he doesnt have a lovely soft side in game but its just a bit different. him giving too strong hugs is something i am accepting as canon in my heart right now though

-YOU GUYS WERE NOT KIDDING HOSHINO BLOOD SUCKS REALLY REALLY BAD. GAME!BLOOD PICK ME UP IM SCARED

-like there was a certain comedy in gameblood being like "i recognize that your ex dating you in the past sounded like a pretty messed up situation, somethings wrong with him" but also that kinda jealous "you were in a bad relationship..... without me???". but here hes just like oh i bet it was your fault for seducing a bunch of men. and this is a fan scanlation, so it doesnt exaggerate him the way Certain Official Writers would. and its still really bad.

-he strangles her for wandering into the garden. his big animeboy hand fits right around her neck :(

-and then they do the "ill never fall in love with you!" "Good, i hate hassles" thing that....is much different in negotiating a fwb relationship that youre kind of ambivalent and guilty about than it is in BEING ALMOST KILLED....

-but also i cant take seriously any accusation of alice being too familiar with too many guys* because this isnt supposed to be HAPPENING all at once!!! this is 11 routes worth and then some of events in a big jumbled pile!!!!!!

*gamewise, it was lorina who warned her against this, come to think of it. her coming of age present lmao.

-gowland is known to being wine over to julius and hang out. I love him trying really hard to be friends with julius n julius' begrudging okay fine ill drink

-the art rocks

-game blood would kill this blood for calling alice a bitch the second shes out of earshot

-uhmmmmm i like the distinction drawn between afterimages and ghosts because afterimages are real and ghosts are supernatural creatures

-its fun seeing what in this manga influenced the musical, but it wasnt (YET) the stuff from the musical i was hoping to see

-huge shame that this was the most accessible hnkna story for such a long time :( it is not.......... great,

[katatty]

pleasantview plus is what inspired me to start playing my own uberhood a while ago, so it’s always great seeing you post about it again! when you first mentioned making merrycliff i was def intrigued since it’s so different from what feels like a typical uberhood play style (and also dustin! and sam!) so it’s nice to get to see how it works and all. anyway i hope you’re having fun w it because i know how huge and unwieldy and intimidating playing an uberhood can be sometimes.

aw, thank you!! it always makes me excited hearing my gameplay inspires others! im keeping the summer camp pretty simple, there arent any fancy rules or anything, but playing with mostly kids is a nice change of pace, especially since they're one of the lifestages i usually neglect.

and yeah, uberhoods can deffo be a pain! playing so many sims so long term is nice too though, i do find it very rewarding to play despite all the hassle

lately for me it has really helped to think of the hood as for myself first, and "content" as a secondary thing that isnt so much of a prioroty. it helps me not get too overwhelmed with the pace or being a perfectionist - the uberhood's a nice thing to come back to whenever i fancy it and it doesnt mind waiting, haha

i'm glad people enjoy reading it despite that though!! thank you for the lovely message and I hope you are having fun with yours too!!

[creek-cryptid-deluxe]

per request (from a single person, that’s all it takes), my thoughts and feelings about...

the movie adaptation of Queen of the Damned! (buckle up motherfuckers because this is going to be a long thing)

Ok, so it’s pretty much universally known that the movie is... trash, despite the soundtrack being absolutely baller. Let’s examine why this movie is trash, shall we?

So, my first point of contention is that it was meant to combine 2 books. As I’m sure everyone knows, this movie and Interview with the Vampire are based on books from The Vampire Chronicles series by Anne Rice (which she’s still milking by putting out books nobody is asking for. Anne, girl. Stop. Please. You’ve killed it. It’s dead. Move on.) The book series goes Interview with the Vampire (Louis talking to a journalist or author, about his life and afterlife as lived by him), The Vampire Lestat (which is penned by the monster himself about his life and journey into immortality up into his rise to fame with his band, and the awakening of Akasha), Queen of the Damned (which is basically the concert and the aftermath), then is Tale of the Body Thief but after reading it once, I never went beyond Queen of the Damned ever again and that was when I was like 17. 

Now the movie Queen of the Damned was meant to combine the second and third books, thereby skipping out on a TON of important information and background regarding Lestat’s motivations and behaviors. (Plus The Vampire Lestat is my favorite of the series. It’s a good fucking book, ok?)  So in the movie, we see Akasha being awakened and ripping out her king’s throat with ZERO CONTEXT! Ok, not zero context, but absolutely not enough context to paint a full picture of wtf is going on. Same with his motivation behind joining the band or explaination of his attitude in Interview. (BTW at the end of Interview, he ISNT the one who turns Daniel, the author, into a vampire. It’s Armand.)

So yeah, lots of missing info that I feel is pretty necessary for the narrative to make sense. And I don’t mean that in the usual “omg they left this bit from the book out of the movie!!!” way. I mean it in a significant information for the storyline was just GONE causing the story to make significantly less sense.

Now let’s chat about that casting, boi! 

I think we can all agree that the entire thing was acted pretty terribly, yeah? 

great. so looking beyond that...

Let’s start with my main issue and that’s Lestat. So his casting in Interview wasn’t physically ideal, however Cruise did manage to capture the personality Lestat had for that novel. While Louis is ‘a whiner’ as a friend put it, because he can’t shed that humanity and the morals and softness of heart that comes with that, Lestat is much the opposite. In Interview, he has completely embraced the decadent, indulgent, ruthlessness of an immortal who has been around and seen some shit. You learn more about why in the second novel. Really, he sort of knew how to play the game from the start. Yes he still had a handful of human attachments, like Gabrielle and Nicholas, but he cut ties with pretty much everyone else outside of a proxy lawyer of sorts to manage his shit and be a point of contact almost immediately. Yeah, occasionally he displays a softness, some humanity, but it always fucks him over, so by the time he meets Louis he has learned that it isn’t the way to go. 

Stuart Townsend had potential. Physically, absolutely nails it. Could have easily pulled of the ‘present day’ Lestat of the end of the second/third novel who is basically sick of all the vampire rules about keeping to the shadows and fronts a rock band to give all the other immortals the finger. HOWEVER, he acted it so fucking poorly that it physically hurt. It was like he latched onto the fact that Lestat is indisputably attractive and vampires are generally seen as sensual creatures, then turned that shit up to 1000 and turned it into a caricature. Look at his movement. God the faces he pulls. Christ on a cracker. 

Then there’s the ‘singing’. So when an actor lip syncs in a movie, unless the voice of the actual vocalist is super distinctive and recognizable (looking at you Jon Davis. Also on that subject, Jon get your shit together. fucksake. clean it up bro. you didn’t invent dubstep, come off it already. nobody buys it and you’ve become a joke.), you shouldn’t be able to tell that the actor isn’t the one singing. In this movie, there is an OBVIOUS disconnect between the song/voice and the actor. His body language and facial expression NEVER ONCE align with the fucking vocals that we are meant to believe are coming from him. Genuinely, and I say this in all seriousness, the worst lip sync I’ve seen on RuPaul’s Drag Race was a fucking tour de force compared to what Townsend gave us in this abomination. How was there not a point during the shoot where someone stepped in and said, “You know, maybe we should get him some lessons and practice doing a proper lip sync...” HOW DID THAT SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS Y’ALL??? Him singing is a (if not THE) main plot point!!!! Fuck!

Casting for everyone else? Ok. Not well acted but nothing was so... whatevs? But on the subject of casting, in Interview, as much as he looked like walking sex as vampire Antonio Banderas was, he didn’t fit the description of Armand in any of those first 3 books. When Lastat first meets him (long before Louis was a thing), he’s described in such a way that it seems he was turned as a young man, not an adult. He was described as looking beautiful and innocent (I think the phrase ‘cherub like face’ was used?) which are not words I would attribute to Mr. Banderas. (No offence to the man, because again... absolute walking sex with pointy teeth in that movie.)

Another thing that really bugs me is the secondary plot with Jessie and the talamasca was, again, missing almost all relevant information! like... honestly if they were going to do it the way they did, they should have just left it the fuck out. you don’t get any sort of information about who the vampires in the house are and how they relate to Jessie, aside from some vague b.s. Jessie was already a vampire at the damned concert, having been turned by one of the vampires associated with the vampire lady she was descended from who turned to marble at the end, becoming the new Akasha basically. They didn’t explain anything about elders or ancients and the entire power structure/hierarcy within the vampires. 

they just took those 2 books, smashed them together haphazardly, left out FUCK TONS of pretty relevant information, then went “oh here’s a dope soundtrack. hope that is enough to carry this dumpster fire of an abomination that has stuff happen but doesn’t explain shit!!! Enjoy kids!”

UGH. 

ok i’m done. but angry. so i’m going to go paint or hassle J into bringing me a dremel to sand his fucking dragon sculpture. thank you for coming to this episode of Dr. M Rants. 

[yeoldontknow]

❧ check in tag

tagged by the sweetest angel @propinqxity to do this little tag. this is such a cute list of questions, and some of these i dont think ive been asked before. thank you so much for the tag and the tumblr crush mention lovely. you truly are a bright spot on this website and i mean that sincerely <333

going under a cut because im certain i will ramble ~

1. Why did you choose this url?

its sort of like a pun between yall dont know and the fact that, hopefully, sincerely, chanyeol does not in fact know that i run this blog lmao i changed to this after a long time of being bread-jinie and i wanted to rebrand. i will, however, do my best to never change URLs again because the masterlist switch over was a complete hassle

2. Any sideblogs? If you have them, name them and why you have them

i have a fic recs blog called @yeoldontknowiread. as to why i have it, i know it hasnt been updated in ages since ive been kind of on hiatus, but i think reading and sharing work on this platform is immensely important. i actually read quite a lot of fanfiction, and i try my best to share the things i read. im very very behind on recs at the moment cause i try my best to write something substantial for every recommendation i make. as a writer, i know exactly the kinds of thoughts and feedback on fics that make my heart soar so i try to put in the same energy to my recs. community is only fostered when there is reciprocation

3. How long have you been on Tumblr?

hmmm since april 2017. i actually had my 4 year anniversary this year and i did have plans for things but i got roped into real life things and couldnt celebrate the way i truly wanted to :(

4. Do you have a queue tag?

no but sometimes i think i should. i view tags as a library on top of my knee jerk response to things. most of my tags are just my initial thoughts or feelings at any given moment, so those take precedence over a specific queue tag

5. Why did you start your blog in the first place?

when i was getting into exo, i was reading fanfiction like crazy. i used to write fanfic quite a lot in other fandoms, but at that time i hadnt written anything in about 2.5 years. exo was the first re-introduction to that feeling of excitement and inspiration. after about 3 weeks of straight reading, i decided i wanted to write again. i wrote the prologue to hero in about two hours and tried logging into AO3 to post it. sadly i forgot all of my log in information because it had been years, and was getting frustrated. i really wanted to put it somewhere out of fear that id lose interest if i didnt do something with it, and everything id read had been on tumblr. so i made a tumblr just to put hero lmao i didnt have any mutuals. it was a blog with straight 0. i hadnt even created an account to interact with writers before that moment, i really thought id be a silent reader forever. but exo woke me back up and for that i am eternally grateful.

6. Why did you choose your icon?

the yours music video is...so stunning? like the colour theory throughout the whole thing is truly so inspiring and gorgeous. and this shot of chanyeol looking at the painting took my breath away, truly. tulips and the color of peach, like do you know how evocative that is? ugh

7. Why did you choose your header

my header was made by @jamaisjoons for my birthday this year because shes literally the most talented person when it comes to graphics. and this was so kind of her to do, i cried a lot

8. What's your post with the most notes?

uhm....either the body through time or truth i cant remember which but i checked recently and its one of those

9. How many mutuals do you have?

honestly at this point im not even sure. i know ive lost a bunch while i was on hiatus because i was basically a dead blog, and some people do dash cleanses. and im certain others have left, too, for their own reasons. still, i have a good core of friends though who are active and that is enough for me

10. How many followers do you have?

more than i probably deserve

11. How many people do you follow?

399

12. Have you ever made a shitpost?

uhm i guess? there was a time when nng was not updated and every wednesday id post the days go by music video in sadness and grief but im not a big shitposter. if i make a text post its usually a life update or me crying about chanyeol, theres no inbetween lmao

13. How often do you use Tumblr every day?

tbh i havent used tumblr that often, not since march i think. i used to use it many times a day, checking in on friends and stuff, but once i started focusing on my phd applications i was only here sporadically. i didnt make an announcement either, just let my blog run on queue so i wasnt totally gone. i think i was checking in twice a week or maybe once every two weeks to refill my queue and check mentions etc. but now that my interviews are done im trying to get back on here daily to reconnect

14. Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once? Who won?

ive had my share of disagreements with people and any details about those situations shall remain as they are meant to: private

15. How do you feel about "you need to reblog this" posts?

in what context? like, you need to reblog this or your wish wont come true? or like, please reblog this to spread the word/spread awareness, etc? in the case for the former, i scroll right by. in the case of the latter, if im around and see someone raising a go fund me or some major event is occurring and i find a post with good sources or charities i will reblog. mostly though, the full extent my activism isnt really on this blog. its my escape from reality. my activism is usually placed on other platforms.

16. Do you like tag games?

i doooo!!! theyre so fun i love learning about my friends

17. do you like ask games?

i love those too! theyre so cute and usually a nice way to have interaction immediacy with people in the community

18. Which of your mutuals do you think is Tumblr famous?

no one. can we please abandon this notion of fame on tumblr? arent we all here to write about some dick and some smut and some fluff and then hang out together and log off? lmao tumblr isnt reality and followers/fame is so arbitrary on this platform, no one has any control over any of it

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual?

i am in love with so many people here. let me name a few:

@yehet-me-up @kyungseokie @jenmyeons @j-pping @jamaisjoons @inkedtae @kookdiaries @yoonia @dulcetvk @kithtaehyung @imdifferentshadesofpurple @ditzymax @sugaurora @sahmbtsficrecs @junghelioseok @yeojaa @augustbutwinter @joonscore @btssavedmylifeblr @cutechim @sunshinekims @kimtaehyunq @ouvuo @delhyun @exo-stentialism @sooibian @softyoongiionly @jinseunie @zibermuda @bratkook @1kook @luffles424 @xjoonchildx

and so many other people and mutuals that i am certainly forgetting. love is such an expansive feeling, and it encompasses platonic ardor and creative desire. i admire every single person listed for so many different reasons, and cherish and treasure them or what they provide to the community. love is such an important and broad experience. truly, i hope they feel adored every single day x

[axemetaphor]

augh i kept forgetting to post this because i kept wantgin to draw mroe for it but i really suck at emulating Animal Crossing Art Style so im just going to go on a rambling explanation about this under the cut but the basic concept is. they deserve a vacation. and whats more relaxing than animal crossing? probably several things but let me have this ok

id had a bunch of ideas for mroe drawings in this style but Clearly, i am not very good at it, and every time i sat down to Try Again it ended up shitty. this is from literally months ago by now lmao

my Basic Concept was just. take the 3 of them and dump them on an animal crossing island, cause while ive been sick ive been playing a lot of new horizons to try and stay stable, and my brain likes to mush together whatever 2-or-more things im invested in together all the time. here’s some bullet points!

-john really loves diving for sea critters and frequently pulls up those bigass lobsters and eels and shit, he’s got an unnatural knack for it. loves to startle the shit out of dave by just whipping an eel out of his pocket. no thats not an innuendo stop that-- -amy loves planting/watering the flowers but shes not like invested in getting All The Different Types (although that Would be neat) she’s just having fun building a large flower patch. it’s slowly overtaking the island. also dave likes to just kinda sit in the flower patch -speaking of dave he kind of doesnt do much, i think he’d like fishing with john and/or amy and maybe hed like digging up fossils but for the most part hes just chillin, as he deserves to be, -amy likes the DIY recipe stuff though and will frequently politely ask dave to go fetch stuff for her. this has led to most of the villagers/islanders/whateverthetermis, the animal citizens, to have their Main exposure to dave be him wandering around with an axe at 3am because amy’s out of hardwood -speaking of the animal citizens, because i just really like them as a concept, i have no solid concept of who-all would be on their island but whoever they are, john is “friends” with All of them (and by that i mean he says theyre all his friends; whether or not they find him obnoxious Varies,) and amy is genuine friends with most of them/has spoken to all of them at least, and dave rarely if ever speaks to them. hes not very social. most of the animals are a little scared of him until they Actually get to talk to him and then they realize hes just an awkward misanthropic bastard -also in case it wasnt clear id think the 3 of them would all be in one little cabin i mean you can upgrade the shit out of those so they could all feasibly have their own spaces. but also i like polyamory and id say they all 3 share a room because fight me they do itd be cute. also of course the decor of their cabin is absolutely bonkers like listen not only does animal crossing have some weird items but nearly any living space john inhabits most likely has some very strange decor in it !  -tbh actually i think john would do Most of the decor stuff cause like based on the way his house is described i think he’d go NUTS for animal crossing’s Theme Decor Shit i dont know i dont actually do a bunch of that but i sure do think he would! amy would help out esp since she likes the DIY stuff, and i think dave is just kind of ..... allowing this nonsense to happen. letting john be free. probably convincing him to not change the theme every day, maybe every week, if only because it’s a bit of a hassle to have everything Constantly Rearranged.  -hang on wait i just thought of the 3 of them wandering along the beach and picking up seashells and now im like emotional over it bro pls. lovely. -also i jsut realized if daves the guy who digs up fossils he definitely talks to blathers a lot and thats an extremely funny thing to contemplate. the dude who seems to not really liek talking to people and the chatterbox owl. fantastic. you know dave is probably too awkward to tell blathers he doesnt want to hear all thsoe archaeopteryx facts! (also tbh maybe dave would actually like learning stuff) -also. john catches bugs just to give them to blathers and watch him freak out just a little about it.  -john always ends up buying fake art from redd but it’s fine because he just puts it somewhere in or near their cabin. amy however has the uncanny good luck to somehow always find the real artworks! dave doesnt talk to redd, he doesnt really care. -this ones definitely projection because my animal crossing island is a mess (And I Like It That Way Thank U Very Much) but john definitely is the guy who will dump extra furniture at random spots on the island. too much shit in storage? don’t need that Harmonious Chair right now? holding it in ur pockets just because u dont know where else to put it? just dump it on the ground! uncannily, john fuckin Always remembers where he’s put that shit when he happens to need it again. however this does mean sometimes the animal citizens will just ... find a mysterious new chair in their front yard.  -i know that terraforming is a new thing in acnh but i havent done it yet because i dont care about the whole 3 stars rating thing like listen im jsut here to run around and fill the museum if i feel like it but mostly pick up pumpkins and hoard bells for no reason and let my island be taken over by wildflowers. if any of the 3 are into that tho its john or amy--john just for the hell of it, amy would actually like try to Make Stuff of it -their front yard (and back yard if their cabin is put somewhere to allow that) is full of unused furniture as well. and also sometimes random dropped fruits or something, if dave is already carrying a ton when he sees something to dig up. -i think im out of shit to say right now but i might reblog to add mroe so. yes. if youve read this far then holy shit youre dedicated or really bored or something but whatever your reason is i hope this was A Fun Read and if it gave you any ideas Please Tell Me my inbox is open im sick and still in quarantine and i crave human interaction from literally anyone who isnt my parents. thank u 

[bokuroaka]

hi! can i ask how u made ur carrd like what are the settings? ty!

omg YES i love carrd making hi anon. if there’s anything specific u want just lmk!! under the cut bc its long... i make most of my carrds on desktop so this is very desktop based.... to all of u who do ur carrds on mobile honestly kudos i cld never

uhm also when i say long like this is v long bc i added a lot of reasoning to my settings n tips that i’ve picked up on making carrds (plus the screenshots) i hope it helps tho ^_^ apologies if u knew most of this stuff tho bc i explained... everything...

some notes before we get in: for colors i usually just base everything off the sidebar image and use a color picking website (i use this one) to get the the html codes for colors. the site i use also generates a palette which i also use! ur free to use anything tho obv. the font i used is “inter” 

1. ok first here are my page settings! i wont include my animation settings now ill leave that to the end.. these r rlly the only settings that i’ve changed so i’ll just post these.

ok i dont rlly change much except for these two, the position is set to top not center (which is the default) b/c esp w carrds like the one i have now i dont like the header portion moving depending on the height of the container underneath... does that make sense? that’s just super nitpicky of me LOL but if u do end up making the carrd n playing around w the settings u’ll see what i mean

the width is set to 22 bc i like small carrds! play around w this as u see fit, i also change it depending on how it looks like in mobile (im very thorough lol) if ur wondering how u can do that on desktop, its this phone looking icon on this bar on the top right of the screen: (the 6th icon!)

the next pic is also default settings except my spacing is set to 0. i’ll explain why later! the alignment also doesnt really matter w/ this carrd. u can play around with it tho!

2. this is for the home page!

first i’ll explain how this is set up: the title box and the box under it (i’ll call it info box) are both containers! here is why i put set the spacing to 0 earlier: if u put 2 containers theres going to be space btwn them and to achieve this kind of look (ig) i just set the page spacing (in the page settings) to 0. however this means that everything is going to be pressed up against each other so i usually just add dividers (which are transparent [color code is #96969600]) i wont post a screenshot bc the settings r default, except for the margins which u can play around with to see what works for u (it’s set to 0.375 for me rn)

here are my settings for the title box 

most of these r pretty standard except for the padding and border. the reason why i didnt tick the bottom part is bc of the container w all my info underneath. both containers have borders so the bottom & top border of those containers wld just merge n create a thicker border which isnt what i was looking for... anyway.

then i just add a text element & just write my title! idt my settings for that r relevant so i wont add it (the text size is 0.875)

next is the info box! here are my settings: 

btw this is a container with columns!! those can look p wonky on mobile so make sure to have these settings on so that they wont look awful on mobile!!

oh also i wont post a screenshot of my text settings (text size is 0.75 + line spacing is 1.25) if ur wondering how i changed colors for some of the text the format is basically just [text]{#color} 

for the image size i set the width size to full (or full column) that depends on u (and how much text u put in the info part) i just prefer how it looks like when the image width is set to full bc that way no part of the image is cut off... really depends on u and what image ur using though so just play around w/ it!!

and in terms of spacing, i have a divider on top of the title box b/c otherwise the whole thing is just too high up for my taste

ok now to explain the header part and how i got my title/info box to stay “fixed”

so... im ngl. i dont understand how the header function works (help) so uhh i wont go as into detail here. but what worked for me is adding a header marker (the plus thing on the bar > control > change section break to header marker) right after the info container, then adding a section break (this one is called #wala bc wala here means ‘nothing’ in bisaya lol) and a transparent divider right after it. i hope its visible in the pic... anyway this is the only method i found that makes the carrd work lmao. it rlly doesnt matter what u name the #wala section break bc its not gonna show up so u might as well just use a keysmash

3. the extra info!! (extra, interests, byf)

this section will b shorter compared to the first two LOL anyway. first i started off w a section break (#usa which means 1 in bisaya hehe), then a transparent divider for spacing, and then a container! theres nothing fancy abt this container it has the exact same settings as the info box above so u can just duplicate that container and change the container type from columns to default.

then just add ur info and ur done!! repeat w whatever extra info u want to add (i only had 3 to add so it looks like this for me)

4. oh before i forget, these are my animation settings!! (page > the triangle thing)

u can preview the on load animation by clicking the triangle button on the top right bar, but for the on section change animations u have to save then preview it on ur carrd itself :/ kinda annoying but yeah... i usually never set anything above 0.5 seconds for on section change animations bc im impatient LOL 

these r completely optional tho... i just think animations make the carrd look smoother & more fun!

thats it i think! here are some tips i have

1. this tip is abt how carrds can differ when on mobile! i sometimes fiddle around with the mobile settings to make sure my carrd looks the way i want it to on mobile! bc mobile sometimes fucks up the spacing and it annoys me LOL... example here: 

u can find these settings if u scroll down a bit on the page settings and switch mobile from auto to manual (like in the screenshot) most of the settings i dont touch except the size setting, i just fiddle around w it and see how my carrd looks in the mobile view until im satisfied

2. this isnt rlly necessary but its smthn neat i picked up! if u check ur section break settings and check hide footer u can get rid off the “( made with carrd )” text on the bottom! i think it just makes the carrd look a bit neater, esp since the page spacing is set to 0 so it might look a little squished under the container...

3. i like to use all elements of my carrd efficiently (ig? heres the engineering major jumping out) and idk if u noticed, but if u click on the title (”it has always been once for me”) or the image (which is... of tbz..) it actually takes u back to the home page ^^ idk i just think small things like that r neat 

thats it for real!! i hope this wasnt too much of a hassle to read or follow through, and if u have any questions dont hesitate to dm me or send me an ask, even if we arent mutuals!! i hope u have fun making this carrd <3

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Red Hood's Downstairs Neighbor

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/NARQZEI by CelestialApricity When a new person moves into the apartment below Jason's, he thought nothing of it. It would just be another person he'd undoubtedly receive minor noise complains from due to his outings as Red Hood at late hours. And when it didn't stop, they too would either move to a different area or switch apartments. Maybe he should feel bad for the person, but he doesn't—it's not his fault that returns to his apartment all bruised up and exhausted to the point of him giving no shit about masking his footsteps. It would just be another regular occurrence for him to have his downstairs neighbor file a noise complain against him. But when two months pass and he hasn't received a single noise complaint, he gets curious. He decided to figure out what made this one different—did they just work late hours? Were they an insomniac? Or, god forbid, a rogue in the making? He hoped not. It would be a hassle to deal with if they were. When he accidentally runs into a petite woman with long ivory blonde hair that reached her hips and with the most mind boggling eyes—what color were they even?—he has no idea what to think of her except, 'she has nice taste'. With a copy of one of his favorite books in her hand, his interest was piqued. Words: 1254, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M Characters: Jason Todd, Original Female Character(s), Tim Drake, Duke Thomas, Bruce Wayne, Stephanie Brown, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Selina Kyle, Gotham City Sirens Ensemble, Barbara Gordon Relationships: Jason Todd/Original Female Character(s), Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne, Cassandra Cain & Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Duke Thomas & Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne, Batfamily Members & Jason Todd, Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner Kent, Jonathan Kent/Damian Wayne Additional Tags: Red Hood's Neighbor, Jason Todd is Red Hood, Jason Todd Needs A Hug, Protective Jason Todd, what is canon, i am the author i will choose what is and what isnt canon, i am omniscient, and a simp for jason, leave me alone, i wrote the prologue at 3 am, Batfamily Dynamics (DCU), Batfamily Shenanigans (DCU), Batfamily (DCU), Protective Batfamily (DCU), holy shit i hate tagging, vivienne is a demigod but pjo isnt the main focus, i just wanted her to be a demigod, vivienne is over him being red hood, can he stop disrupting her reading time with his loud thumps, Red Hood's Downstairs Neighbor read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/NARQZEI