#i know i wasn't going to post much art here because of all the AI fucking bullshit

[scoliwings]

"What if you were cured?"

This is a question I get a lot, usually after sharing that I am deaf and I do not speak English. Deaf people get this in general. We've likely been asked this thousands of times in our lifetimes.

Most people treat it as a casual, sometimes playful question. Like it's something that would have a "why, yes, I'd love to be hearing!" answer. As if it's obvious that everyone who's ever deaf or disabled should simply choose to be abled. As if it's even remotely easy to get that kind of treatment, to simply learn a language you've never even heard, to simply have your ears altered to take on a small, artificial fraction of the full range of hearing people have.

I've been asked that question so much that it all sounds like "Why don't you just die?" to me.

I'm used to shrugging it off and I constantly educate people about deaf culture and accessibility and why these kinds of questions are wrong. Now, I'm surrounded by people who defend me if this is asked. It's a nice balm to the decades of isolation and pain I've been through, particularly when I rarely find any deaf people online or in person.

[liberalsarecool]

From Professor Christopher Robichaud, Senior Lecturer in Ethics and Public Policy, Harvard:

“I'll say this, and then I likely won't be saying much more on here for quite some time, to the relief of some, I'm sure. But my farewell warning is this.

Everyone in the days and weeks ahead will use this loss as an opportunity to seek validation for their own hobby horse complaint. Harris lost because she campaigned with Liz Cheney. Harris lost because she didn't embrace Gaza. Harris lost because she didn't choose Shapiro. Harris lost because she wasn't progressive enough (possibly my favorite one).

Take a good, hard look at the map, my friends. Trump has won the popular vote. Trump ran the table. Explaining that with your hobby horse issue isn't going to cut it, tempting and consoling as it may be. The problem isn't the electoral college. The problem isn't that we didn't have a full primary. The problem isn't Harris. The problem isn't that Dems didn't have the right message. The problem isn't even inflation or the border.

The problem is so much worse than any of those things. Those are all technical problems, with straightforward expertise fixes. If only it were so! No, our problem is not technical. It's very much adaptive. A party that embraced the Big Lie, supported an insurrection, and has been selling conspiracy-addled madness for years, [which] was widely and enthusiastically embraced. Voter turnout was profound! People didn't sit this out.

Simply put, the problem--as some of you have rightly posted--is cultural. America, culturally, has completely abandoned a politics of decency and respect and has embraced instead a politics of resentment, revenge, false nostalgia, and bullying. And if you look at the demographics, you also won't be able to comfort yourself that it's just a white thing, or a working class thing, or an education thing. It's multi-class, multi-gender, multi-educational, and multi-racial. That's what winning the popular vote means. That's what running the table amounts to.

A culture that has descended to this level of debasement is not easily fixed. In fact it may not ever be fixed. The timeline for changing something like this is decades--at best--not two-to-four year election cycles. You can extend that in this case, because with the GOP likely controlling all branches of federal government and the courts, they will ensure that mechanisms are in place to keep them in power long after their popularity has waned. You can count on that.

The GOP evolved into a party of rage, lies, and revenge--and it correctly diagnosed that there was and is a large appetite for that. That's what the country wants. At least enough of the country wants it to ensure broad appeal and widespread electoral success. The old GOP will never return, and the Dems have nothing to say to American culture at the moment. Nothing. They've been speaking to a country that's gone, like dust in the wind.

And that's my final thought, which my posts last night alluded to. The America I knew and loved is gone. This new America--nah, I won't even bother. I will say that cultural change is less likely to occur in politics or in the academy. You're not going to get people to see how vulgar they've become through a clever argument or a nice campaign speech, that's for sure.

This would be time for the arts, broadly understood, to step in. The arts can change hearts and minds. Too bad the arts have been systematically dismantled in education in this country, and on the other end, the tech industry's assault on the arts through AI is sure to hollow out any good-faith efforts that might emerge.

And for the rest of the world, America's rightward lurch is, I'm afraid, bad news for you too. I know you know this. Because it's not isolated, is it? It's just at the moment the most prominent example of a burgeoning trend. And this will embolden others in other countries, to be sure. We need not speculate what happens when countries become mired in lies, embrace resentment, and savor bullying. We know exactly what happens. Bloody conflict and global destabilization.

The first quarter of the 21st century will, therefore, in hindsight, be viewed as the seed-planting stage for the absolute shit show that's about to unfold globally over the next two and a half decades. Count on it.

Adopt whatever coping and endurance strategies you have available. You're going to need it.

I think that's all I've left to say.”

The least evolved. The most paternalistic.

The bully. The liar. The most resentful.

This is the reality we are in. FOX and Republicans have been repeating the script for decades.

The Dark Ages are conservative aspirations.

The abdication of values/principles is complete.

'Good faith' no longer exists on the Right. The more reprehensible the action/person, the bigger the addiction. Trump proves this.

Anti-paternalism, anti-fascism and anti-bullying are my paths forward. Join me.

[jinogasux-fr]

Santae banned me without telling me why and won't unban me unless I send them my photo ID

Hey guys sorry for not posting in… forever? I just suck at social media lol. But you may have seen that I've reblogged some posts that advertise Santae in the past, but please disregard all that. I've since deleted those posts after learning how the site is managed and, after what happened to me a few days ago, I feel as though I should go public about this. Because boy did I just get fucked over.

Anyway, yeah, what it says in the title. On October 24th, around 10am EST, I was restocking my user shop when the entire webpage went white. I couldn't access the site at all and, when I tried to look for the Discord on my server list, it wasn't there. I knew what this had meant. I got banned from both the game, and the Discord - this is important to keep in mind for later.

I didn't receive any Discord DM or email notification about my ban, so after asking a mod what their support email was (and yes, I later verified that this is indeed their legitimate support email), I sent them this:

After a few hours, I get this back in response:

There's so much I'm confused about here. I think the one that screams out the most is that they're asking me to show them my photo ID so I can get unbanned. Absolutely not. I refuse to do this. This poses a massive security and privacy risk. They straight up banned my account, gave this half-baked explanation, and told me I need to send my personal information or... I stay banned?

Let me make something clear: The only personal thing they have on file about this account is the email address that I created my account with, which I've also used to contact them. My real name, date of birth, anything of that nature would not be connected because this was not asked for during account creation, therefore this wouldn't actually prove I'm the account holder. Theoretically speaking, I could show them any ID in the world and for all they know, that's my real information, because they have nothing else to go off of. They even say as much in their privacy page.

Secondly, "account has been compromised"? What does that mean? I think anyone's interpretation of this would be that my account got hacked. But if my account got hacked, why wasn't I informed of this? I had to reach out to support, they did not reach out to me first. That means my password, which I may share across other sites, would have been known to someone else and thus I should've been warned of this immediately, not roughly 5 hours after the fact.

Thirdly, what, was my Discord "compromised" too? If an automated system had flagged my account, does that system somehow interact with a Discord bot so they ban a user on both at the same time? How does that work? That makes no sense as to why they'd ban me on both the game and the Discord for something like this, which is why I'm calling bullshit.

Let me tell you what I think happened.

Recently, Santae has been in some really hot water with connections revealing their relation to an older petsite, Lurapets, which has a history of scamming and artist mistreatment, as well as proof coming out of them using AI art for their NPC art. You can find these posts on the @santae-salt blog if you want to see for yourself, but I'm also linking them throughout this post.

Once the post about them being directly related to Lurapets was released, several users that the Santae staff thought might be involved in the creation of the post got banned. As it turns out, I was banned at the same time as these users.

After speaking with the @santae-salt admin, we are both of the belief that I, a regular user, got caught up in this mess because they're assuming I'm an alt account of someone else and staff demanded to see my ID because they didn't think I was a different person. It may turn out to be wrong, and yeah that sounds a bit far-fetched, sure, but really, what else can I go off of here?? Santae staff has given me a very questionable and refutable explanation as to why I've been banned, and their radio silence after I refused to send them my ID is just making me believe they don't think I'm real. They don't want my photo ID to verify I'm the account holder, they want my photo ID to verify I'm not someone else.

This is unprecedented. I've never seen any petsite ask for a photo ID in any situation, and after asking around, not even those banned from Santae were asked for this. It's just me! This is an incredible attempted breach of privacy, and, with Santae now under doxxing allegations, I really don't feel confident they'd keep my personal information… well, personal.

I messaged back almost immediately after they responded to me where I told them I would not send my ID and I had asked if there were any other way I could verify myself to get my account unbanned. I've received no response so far, and after what I've learned, I feel like I'm not going to get one at all.

So, let this be a lesson to you: don't waste your time on Santae. You can be the most obedient player out there. You can abide by all their rules, be a nice and generous player, or just be minding your own business, but if they so much as think you're associated with someone who they think has wronged them, you'll be banned.

And they can't even be bothered to properly tell you why.

[petite-madame]

just so you know, it’s very obvious to actual artists that you’re posting AI and then lying that you’ve done it all by hand. kind of embarrassing, and more than a little fucked up.

Hi anon

This kind of nonsense usually ends up in the trash with a laugh but as it's my first "your art is AI", let's go! (It was just a matter of time, as practically all my artist friends got this kind of messages at this point)

it’s very obvious to actual artists...

Actual artists ? You mean, like me, a professional illustrator in her 40s, who has started drawing at the age of 8 and who has been drawing with a consistant art style for the past 15 years (with some improvements, thank god 🤓) ? People like you have accused me of tracing using tracing paper when I was a kid, tracing in Photoshop 15 years ago when I started to post on the internet and now my art is "AI". I should be used to it by now: when I posted this one 14 YEARS AGO, people told me it was traced and that "I wasn't a real artist, actual artists could tell"

I've consistently posted step by step, WIPs, vids, reels, gifs, shown the number of layers I use by art (sometimes more than 100) but apparently, it's never enough. And my art is AI generated ? Which one ?

So much for the Loki one, I apologize for the 0,3%…

Which is also funny is that fans of Supernatural, Good Omens, Sherlock, etc…have been able to say exactly which reference pictures I used for each drawing, not only for faces but sometimes also for the pose and the clothing (because yes, omg, I use reference pictures, the horror 😲)

However if you want to talk about my technique, and I've never hidden it, I sometimes use photos or 3D models for backgrounds because I hate drawing backgrounds. For instance the background of the Superwholock one is composed of a couple of stock pictures (a pub).

Same for a "Sherlock Harry Potter AU" I'll post in a month or so: some parts oh Hogwarts are screenshots from the movie because I didn't feel like drawing a room full of students.

Also, is there sometimes mistakes in my art that don't make sense ? Yes, nothing new, I make mistakes, I've been doing it for years and I still do it, particularly when it comes to anatomy. I want to pull my hair out when I notice them weeks (sometimes months) later but here we are.

Anyway, people like you who throw "it's AI" accusations all over the Internet better think twice because the result is this.

Don't get me wrong, I get the AI paranoia but instead of sending messages to artists like this one, ask kindly about their process, their technique, etc…and also, have a look at their archive, it could help.

I'm leaving you now, I have AI art to generate (= spending 10 hours per drawing using reference pictures, finding inspiration from classical painting, using about 100 layers and stressing about the art not being good enough).

Have a great weekend!

[duskvsdawn]

Care for a drink?

There had been a new club in town for a few months now that you frequented. You had grown quite fond of the bartender working there, but little did you know that he had started to like you, too. He always provided you with lovely drinks, but that night, you got an interesting one.

CW: female reader, smutty smut smut, alcohol consumption, Zeal gives you an aprodesiac, Zeal takes advantage of that but stays a gentleman, unprotected sex, reader and Zeal snowball a drink, he uses a lot of loving nicknames for you

Art credits.

≫ A/N: Ha, you expected the fic from the poll, didn't you? *insert Dio meme here* Don't worry, I will still write that one as well! But this idea popped into my mind, and I had to write for it. I used to write a lot about aphrodesiacs (if you're thinking "well, where are they?" I never posted them) and the wonderful @celestiaras gave me the idea to write one for myself because of this lovely fic that I love so much

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It was friday night, the usual night where you went to this new club with your friends, and usually the night after that too, but not always. It was ran by a group called By The Beat, that consisted of a wonderful bouncer called Kaelix with cute puppy energy that always greeted you as one, a designer named Freodore that was way more adorable and laid back then you initially thought, and the always happy-go-lucky adorable Seible which was the promoter of the group. And then, there was the bartender... Oh... That bartender. You guys were regulars, so Kaelix greeted you all with his usual adorable smile and let you in. You took a seat at the bar. The bartender turned around to greet you.

"Ah, I was expecting you girls. Welcome back!" The raven bartender said with a smile that never failed to make butterflies appear in your stomach. Your friends noticed the blush creeping onto your cheeks and teased you about it, as they always did. But you weren't the only one getting teased. Little did you know that Zeal's friends always did the very same every time he talked about you with a dreamy sigh.

"The usual to start you girls off?" The bartender asked as he got out some shot glasses. You all nodded, and he got busy filling two shot glasses for each of you with your favourite drinks. After he got done making your drinks, you all said a "cheers!" and knocked back your shots. Your friends went to the dancefloor after that, knowing full well you would rather sit at the bar to spend some more time with the bartender. One of your friends put a hand on your shoulder and gave you a wink as she followed the others to the dance floor.

You sat there, slowly letting the alcohol take its effect on you. You folded your hands under your head and chatted with the bartender whenever he wasn't busy making drinks for other customers. At this point, it was normal for both of you to share how your week had been, talking about everything that had happened. You had learned quite a few things about him, like his name, age, where he lived, his likes and dislikes, and you also knew he was a mysterious man with a secret past. He never told you details about that subject, but you had heard it from other people around town. And that mysterious part only made him more alluring to you. As you were chatting, Freo came up behind the bar to order a drink from his friend. As Zeal made his drink, he leaned over the bar to ruffle your hair, something he usually did as you had grown quite close with not only the bartender, but also his friends. Freo walked around the bar to give you a hug and tell you a secret: the raven bartender had a special drink planned for you later, a new recipe apparently, but he had no idea what was in it. He continued and asked you to not let the bartender know he had shared this little secret with you. You giggled and promised you would pretend you didn't know. The bartender handed his friend his drink, and after another ruffle of your hair, Freo walked off to go back to his own work.

"What were you talking about with Freo just now?" The bartender curiously asked. You shook your head and said it was nothing important. Zeal just shrugged his shoulders and went to greet and serve the customers that just sat down at the bar.

You had a few more drinks, and your friends occasionally came back to the bar to have a few as well, but as teasing as they could be, they respected that you loved to have some alone time with the bartender tonight and went back to the dancefloor. The bartender leaned over the bar and asked you, "I've got a special drink I'd like you to try. What do you say, wanna try it?" You told him you'd like to try it, pretending you had no idea about the little secret that Freo shared with you.

The bartender started mixing your drink for you, knowing full well you always loved seeing him at work. As he was mixing some of your favourites in the glass, he suddenly pulled out a tiny glass bottle from under the bar. It was a strange-looking bottle. You were quite knowledgeable about alcohol, but you've never seen this before. Such a tiny bottle, unlabelled, you got curious what could possibly be in it. When the bartender got done mixing your drink, it had changed colour. It was a pinkish/reddish colour, something you've never seen before. "Cheers!" you said as you took a sip. It was an interesting taste. It tasted of fudge candy, one of your all-time favourites. You wondered why it had that taste. Did you at some point tell him about liking the candy during one of your drunken nights and having no memory of it, or was this pure coincidence? The bartender asked you what you thought of the drink.

"I quite like it. It's so flavourful. And the colour is so interesting. How did you manage to make this combination?" You asked him, but he told you it was a special recipe especially for you, and he refused to share the secret with you. You kept sipping the drink, it was delicious, but it also felt incredibly strong, much stronger than any drink he's ever made for you before. After a little while, you started feeling kind of... Turned on. Which was normal for you after you'd had a few drinks and were in such close proximity to the bartender, but this time it felt different. As you finished your drink, some sweat had started appearing on your forehead, and the club suddenly felt suffocating. Every time you shared a look with the bartender after finishing your drink, heat was sent right to your core, and you could feel yourself getting wetter by the minute. What was this drink even made of? What had he put in it? Was it what you thought it was? Had he done it on purpose? So many questions ran through your head, but you weren't sure if you would get a direct answer if you had asked him.

"Would you like another drink?" The bartender asked, acting completely oblivious to your... situation. But he knew. Oh, he could tell it was taking hold of you. You were fumbling with your clothes, wiping the sweat from your forehead, and you were rubbing your legs together to provide some sort of friction; nothing went unnoticed by him. You replied you'd like a shot of your regular poison, and the bartender got to work. He served you your drink, giving you a wink as he did. "Here you go, my lady," he said. After that wink, something in you just snapped. You took the shot, but little did the bartender know that you didn't swallow it. You beckoned for the bartender to lean closer. He did so, not quite sure what you had planned. You looked around to see if there were any other customers at the bar, and luckily for you, there were none, so you could set your plan in motion. You grabbed him by the collar and crashed your lips onto his, sharing the drink with him. It felt like a dream to both of you. Finally. Finally, his lips were on yours after this certain drink gave you the courage to do so. Your tongue darted out to explore his mouth, and you moaned so loudly when it brushed against his. Little did you know that one of your friends was on her way to the bar. But when she saw what was going on, she giggled and went back to the dancefloor to leave you be, and tell your other friends that there might be a chance you would not be heading home with them tonight. Truly, the best wingwoman.

After your kiss, both of you had to gasp for air, you much more than the raven bartender due to the drink he had served you. The bartender tapped his colleague on the shoulder, who knew that this was going to happen sooner or later, so he could tell him to take over for the night. The colleague just chuckled and shook his head as Zeal walked from behind the bar towards you. He took your hand in his.

"Come with me," he said, and you couldn't deny him. He took you to an area you had never seen before. It kind of looked like a sort of VIP booth. He closed the door behind him and proceeded to lock it. Most of the music was barely audible now; it must be a soundproof room. "Take a seat," he said as he pointed at the comfy-looking red couch. You plopped down on it, and he sat down next to you. He then wrapped an arm around your shoulder and pulled you closer.

"Are you feeling alright? You're acting kind of weird," he said.

"I... I'm not sure. I feel hot all over and uhm... like I really need you right now. What was in that special drink of yours?" you replied, the rosy blush you'd had on your cheeks since the first few drinks getting a shade darker after you confessed this to him.

"I have a confession to make." the bartender said as he pat his lap, signalling you to sit down on it, so you did. "I had no idea if this would ever happen without the drink, so I put an aphrodesiac in it. I just could not hold back anymore. I had to have you." he continued as a blush covered his cheeks as well.

"You could have just asked me. I would have never denied you..." you said, barely above a whisper. The bartender's eyes widened. Yeah, he had an inkling that you liked him, but he had no idea you were this down bad. Or did he sabotage that by giving you the drink, and were these not your actual feelings? He decided to not worry about that now as he crashed his lips onto yours. Your moans got muffled as you shared the most intense French kiss you've ever had. His hands started to wander lower, grabbing a hold of your ass. Meanwhile, you had entangled your hands in his hair after you had knocked the fedora off his head. After you shared that kiss, you hid your head in his neck to leave some kisses and hickeys there. Your head moved up a little to whisper something in his ear.

"I need you... I need you now." You admitted as you proceeded to take off your shirt. After you did, your hands landed on his chest, fumbling with the buttons of his shirt to get them off as soon as possible. The bartender chuckled to help you take it off, since he noticed you were getting impatient. After both shirts were off, the two of you went to take off the remaining clothes. When you were both in just your underwear, Zeal gently pushed you onto your back on the comfy couch.

"God... You're so beautiful," he said as he got busy covering your body in kisses. But it wasn't enough for you. You felt like you were going to explode if you didn't have him inside of you this instant. You let out a frustrated growl as your hand grabbed the hem of his underwear to take it off. The bartender gave you another chuckle that sent absolute fire down your spine and took off his underwear, after he asked you to lift your butt so he could take off yours. Zeal reached over to grab a condom out of the little table next to the couch, but you swatted it out of his hands. "I'm on the pill, and I'm clean. Got a feeling you are too. I need to feel you now, or I will go insane." You said with a frustrated growl as you wrapped your legs around him to pull his hips closer to yours, as your hands held his head to pull him into another hungry kiss.

"Alright then, princess, your wish is my desire." The bartender said with a chuckle in between kisses. He unwrapped your legs from his hips because he decided he wanted to put you in a mating press instead, so he did. Normally the position would embarrass the everliving shit out of you, but you were so sexually frustrated that you couldn't care less at the moment. He noticed you were getting more and more irritated, so in one swift move, he pushed inside of you. You let out such a loud moan, it's a good thing the room is pretty soundproof. "Get ready to get fucked so hard you won't be able to walk for a few days." he continued as he started moving in and out of you in a quick pace. It felt so good that moans kept spilling from your mouth in quick succession. This was exactly what you needed. You clawed at his back, leaving red marks on it. Every thrust felt deeper than the last, and such pornographic moans left your mouth that turned Zeal on more than he would ever dare to admit. His mouth moved to your neck, his pace never relenting, to suck and bite on the skin right underneath your ear. All the stimulation made you go absolutely bonkers. You felt like you were in heaven. The perfect sex, with the perfect man. His pace started to become erratic after a while, and he wanted to get you there with him.

His hand found your clit and rubbed it to give you extra stimulation. "Fuck, fuck fuck! I am so close, fuck!" you whimpered, the coil so close to snapping. You were so, so close and just a few more thrusts and a bite at your neck as he kept rubbing your clit sent you over the edge. You came with such wanton moans that that was what sent the bartender over the edge, too. "You're so beautiful, fuck." he said through gritted teeth as he emptied himself into you. He held you close as both of you rode out your orgasm, and that made butterflies swarm your stomach. After both of you came down from your high, you felt the need for more return. You let out a whine to draw his attention to you.

"What's wrong, baby? You alright?"

"Need... More..." you replied as you pulled him into another hungry French kiss. "You're the one who did this to me, so you better take care of it."

"I will take full responsibility. I promised you that you wouldn't be able to walk after all. Trust me, I am far from done." The bartender said as he sat up and pulled you up onto his lap, his dick still firm inside of you. "Ride me all you want, princess," the bartender said with such a husky, deep tone to his voice that it gave you a second wind to keep going.

Oh, this was going to be a long, long night.

[venbetta]

I'm not sure if anyone's ever thought about this or has made a post about it, but I figured I'd add my own two cents if someone did talk about this.

// Ruin spoilers ahead

mostly about Freddy

So, seeing that headless Freddy has prototype written on the bottom of his foot, it's suggested or even theorized that our Freddy (the one we're with in SB) was a prototype this entire time.

Of course, like many others, I was very skeptical and in denial about the idea because why the hell would that be a thing? How is he a prototype? It wasn't there on his foot in the base game, so why this sudden change?

I kinda hated it, and as a way to cope, I theorized that maybe it wasn't the same Freddy and FazEnt just replaced him with another copy and then abandoned him... don't ask me how that particular Freddy became headless either. Also I was wobbling between the "True Ending" being the Canon one, I was back and forth and just trying to figure out what would've made sense.

My logic for the True Ending being canon was, maybe Freddy and Gregory both got out (alongside Vanessa) with glamdaddy intact, and they're just living life. Meanwhile, Faz Ent just made a new Freddy while fixing the plex but gave up and left everything to rot. Of course I know now that makes no sense or explains why/how the 2nd Freddy lost his head, but it's what I came up with. The PQ Ending is technically canon... so that was a waste of a braincell, hah...

Since fnaf has the tendency to rewrite/add things to the story, I think our Glamrock Freddy being a prototype is something I've accepted. Now, there are a few things I thought of that might add to the idea of him being a prototype (not confirmed but more speculative).

He's a high-tech, sentient AI robot, he can clearly experience human emotion (like the other glamrocks) and has decent mobility. What most likely seperates him from the other glams is the fact that he experiences existentialism. I know we don't see much from the other glams, what they think of their current situation (not even from Roxy in Ruin), they aren't fully aware of what they are or what they're doing (as far as we know). Their programming is focused on being entertainers and birthdays.

I'm not gonna say that the other glams aren't able to express deeper thoughts, but I think this is where I might be stretching this idea just a bit.

If you're going to make AI bots who can adapt and be flexible with their environment, there's gotta be some kind of limit of what they can say/think/do. Freddy is the prime example of not having that limitation since we see/hear him express concern about not being the only Glamrock Freddy that's walking around:

"Have I always been a Freddy? Am I Monty with a different shell? What if I am not the first Glamrock Freddy? ... Do we all feel the same? Am I special? If I am mass-produced, am I still art?" (Endo Warehouse)

This motherfucker literally commits arson:

"You sure collected a lot of toys! Perhaps we can do something to stop whatever is going on here." (Fire escape Ending)

When he goes to the basement and encounters the blob, he goes on this monologue:

"I know what this is. I have been here before. She brought me here. I found myself for the first time when I cleared the path. I did not want to, but I had no choice. Now I have a choice. I have changed. My friends are here. They are so angry, confused. But I can protect you. I am not me." (True Ending)

He ultimately goes against some of his programming to help a child in need-- even lie to a security guard-- which if he were set to do as he's told, he would've sent Gregory straight to Vanessa, even with Gregory adamantly telling him not to.

If he were programmed to be strict and not break any protocols, he'd would've gotten Gregory killed immediately.

I'm saying this because if we're being realistic (realistic in terms of how we usually program robots and things), there are barriers in what a robot/ai can really say/do that doesn't break its programming. If he's a prototype, Freddy wouldn't have those barriers to stop him from saying/doing most of the things he did in SB. I know there's another factor to him behaving kindly to Gregory and that's him being in safe mode, but even still... you would think he would follow the rules and not let Gregory do certain things and perhaps unintentionally get the boy killed.

I'm going back to the existential crisis Freddy has, because for something that's meant to be an animatronic mascot for kids, you wouldn't want him to make the children around him question the meaning of being alive and sentient. There would have to be some sort of guard against having those kind of thoughts and ideas. It makes Freddy more interesting, especially if he could've been easily replaced with a finalized version of him that did what he was suppose to.

Also, I know it's probably more widely accepted that either Vanny or Gregory hacked into Freddy, causing his collapse during the opening. With him being a prototype, maybe his systems couldn't handle that type of an advanced hack, unlike the other glams, making him unable to be properly hacked into in the beginning.

Not only that, there are some issues he has with performing, who knows, maybe he's had collapses before. We don't know.

Him being unable to enter the West Arcade:

"When I step onto the West Arcade dance floor I cannot stop myself! It is a programming bug." (West Arcade)

I'm aware him being in safe mode meant he's disconnected from the main network as well keeps him docile. While the "Afton" fight isn't technically canon, with the other upgrades on Freddy, those parts might have made him more susceptible to the virus attack. There's not much evidence pointing to the other glams not being prototypes but seeing how they each have upgrades while Freddy doesn't, that might hint that the others were mostly finalized, meaning their systems were properly functioning (aside from the virus of course).

Sorry if this was super long, but it's something I thought about and I had to put it in words. Nothing about Glamrock Freddy is normal, like he's not possessed (I use to believe in the glammike theory but I don't anymore eh...), but he's a prototype! He's gonna act all funky because he's not polished yet... and I think that's very interesting and endearing (in an odd way).

[puffyducks]

DCRC Week #36

We're reading PKNA #31: Beato Angelico and I'm gonna be so honest I don't remember this comic that much cause I think it was kinda confusing, but hopefully I'll understand it more on a reread. Also HEY it's a Lorenzo Pastrovicchio chapter so at least the art is gonna be bangin!

Also slight formatting change to these posts that I'm certain nobody cares about, but I've gone back tagged all my book club posts with #puffy dcrc because it was bothering me that I couldn't quickly access my old book club posts so. If for whatever reason you wanna go back and read my reviews (which you should totally do cause they're all really good for sure) then use that tag on my blog! Should pull them right up!

There's literally no reason for the cover and opening page to go this hard I promise this chapter is not that good. But like I'll take any opportunity to have art of PK looking really dramatic and cool.

I really did not need to view Angus Fangus from this angle you can put this panel back in the drafts

Uno and Donald are both so cute here... babygirls........ also shoutout to Uno for fucking with Angus as always

Alright now who is THIS asshole? WHERE IS CAMERA 9?!??! It's like they're taking every opportunity they can to cut him from the story 😭 please I'm literally asking for crumbs here, just put him with Angus for a few panels... let me see the boy!!!

Ok so they went from looking babygirl to looking incredibly fucking sinister in this panel, if I didn't know any better I'd think they were the bad guys here

First of all OOOOH SHIT FUCKFUCKFUCK THEY'RE DOXXING XADHOOM. Second of all gaaawd damn that's a good picture! We should get that sent her way she can use it for PR

okay nevermind babygirl is back. we're switching very rapidly here

Uno lowkey ate him up here tho cause like every time Donald is like "man being a superhero is sooo hard this sucks" I'm like Then Quit??? You chose this profession dawg

stop flirting homos mary ann just lost her job >:( or got suspended. whatever it's basically the same thing

LYLA SIGHTING she looks absolutely fuckin yoked in this artstyle, good for her tbh

Mary Ann lost her job and immediately pulled up to beat Angus' ass (again) and idk I support her

ZIGGY TIME!! Sorry that your life is falling apart Mary Ann, let's go get some nice Mexican food to cheer you up

Everybody in this comic looks evil as fuck

Okay well she wasn't allowed to kill Angus so we'll take it out on this guy instead. KILL!!!!!!!!!

There's a lot of like complicated plot interweaving happening in here that's a little too intense for my tiny brain but uuuh somethingsomething government secrets and illegal data exchanging was happening, big bad PBI guy was scared he was close to being found out so he tried to distract everyone by releasing a photo of Xadhoom and trying to get rid of Mary Ann and Nimrod, somehow this is PK's fault and now Mary Ann is mad at him? He and Uno definitely had a part in this, I think they were trying to reveal that Mitchell was working with a gang, but like outside of that I'm still not entirely sure 😭 can we just go back to the stuff about killing aliens I feel like that's easier for me to follow

Don't worry guys Xadhoom isn't real she was AI generated

I'm still not sure what's happening here but I think the joke is that Uno rerouted the images to some random guy in Japan, who deleted them because he thought it was junk mail??? I think??????

Okay yeah so even on reread I was kinda lost for most of this chapter but I think it's just because I'm stupid and not really a mistake on the writers' part. I like that Ziggy was there, free my boy Camera 9. That's all I have to say.

On the OTHER HAND though, it's time for fuckin XADHOOM COMIC!!! WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING AND I'M SO EXCITED TO GET TO THIS MINI SERIES

LOOK AT THIS FUCKING PAGE DUDE LOOK AT THESE COLOOORS THIS IS SO STUNNING I'M LITERALLY IN AWE. THIS SHOULD BE UP IN A MUSEUM I AM SO SERIOUS!!!

Seriously every single one of the pages in this story is so beautiful, I would just send all of them but it would be too many images in this post lol. I'd sell my left kidney to be able to make traditional art like this.

anyways um famous last words

I said I wouldn't post all the pages but like look. Look at this fucking beauty. And also the ending here just goes crazy in general. Xadhoom is about to go absolutely apeshit and I am so proud of her!!!

Okay goodbye but hopefully not for long I swear I'll catch up soon I swear I swear I'm on the grind okay. And also I'm like the only person posting in the book club tag right now anyways so I'm still technically the strongest soldier!

[valevntine]

okay, this is going to be a long ass post about ai, and i'm not going to be kind about it. i think i always try to be, but as an artist there's nothing that pisses me off more.

i'm going to talk about this specifically from an artist's point of view because i'm not a writer, musician nor anything else. i'm also not going to dive into the environmental and ethical issues of it (that would need a whole another post), but here's a few interesting articles i liked, just in case you've been living under a rock: ai's environmental impact, celebrities' deepfakes, ethical issues regarding ai.

not too long ago i participated in a local art contest. there wasn't anything that explicitly stated if ai generated pieces could take part or not - if i knew for certain that they were allowed, i wouldn't have joined -, the prize was 300€. i think it goes without saying that a sum of money like that one could be helpful for anyone, let alone a beginner artist trying to get their name known. do you know who won? a “drawing” made out of ai - and an ugly one at that. after the organisers were met with the general dissatisfaction and protest from the public, the winner even had the courage to make fun of and belittle the work of all the other artists who entered the contest, affirming he was smart because he chose the "easy way out".

if you use ai, you're not an artist. you can't call yourself an artist. and if you are, you're shitting on the work of so many. you're being an insensitive, disrespectful prick. yes, you can have the idea. most of us probably have an actual great fucking idea for a masterpiece inside of us, but not having the skill for it and settling for ai to chase after the empty thrill of being able to say "hey, i made this!" doesn't make you a creative. you know what that makes you? a selfish piece of shit. you're so afraid of doing it badly that you'll settle for this instead. being an artist means having the skill to perpetually practice and create a piece of art, whether that's a painting, a drawing, a song, a sculpture, a piece of writing. you'll have the entitlement to create only when you'll take your time to hone and build a craft, to perfect your skill, to be vulnerable and create something and make the world see it even if you maybe don't even like it, if you're unsure about it. i promise that will be so much better and braver than clicking a few buttons, typing out a few words and ta-da! your image is created.

also, do we know how ai art is created? do we remember it steals from actual artists? generative ai takes our work, it learns from it, and it spits out its nonsense without us artists ever seeing anything in exchange for it - except for the damage it causes. us artists have years of experience on our backs. i have been drawing since i can remember, i have taken upon learning it seriously for 10 years now. i attended art school for four of those years, i spent an unimaginable amount of money on it (which is also a privilege many don't have), and every day i'm afraid for my future career. i'm devoting all my time on this because i can't see myself doing anything else.

if i catch any of you putting ai generated shit into the world - especially if you're part of a fandom, because that alone deserves a whole another discourse - you'll be on the receiving end of my whole, unadulterated rage. i will tear you down. i will shit on you and your work, because there is no excuse for it.

do it bad, do it messy, do it a thousand times over, but please, don't settle for ai because it's "easier". no art is ever bad or ugly, i promise, and you'll certainly be brave and deserving of praise even just for putting yourself out there.

to anyone who's not an artist: support us. please, i beg you, commission your artists, show us your love, share our work, make us feel validated because this is getting awfully tiring. our work is already subjected to enough criticism as it is - you have no idea how many fucking times i've heard my work being belittled, being told that what i'm doing is something easy - but with the rise of ai it has only gotten much worse.

in conclusion: your ai "art" is ugly. your dignity is little and repulsive.

[incorrectjane-andthedragon]

This is being talked about a lot on the JATD Discord and Martin Baynton's official Instagram, but I'm not sure how many people on Tumblr know about it, so I'm going to talk about it here.

Recently, Martin Baynton worked with an ai developer to create a personal ai tool to create aged-up versions of the JATD characters based off of his own art style. He said on Instagram that it does not rip off anyone else's art, but some people are suspicious about this due to the way that the ai images look. Even if I wasn't a staunch ai art hater, I would still think that the images look terrible, unlike his previous art, and uncanny.

A lot of people don't know that he (allegedly) uses only his own art in this tool, so he's started receiving backlash about his usage of ai art. I understand, I hate all forms of ai art and have become suspicious of him due to his usage of it. Because to be honest, there's something genuinely kind of disheartening about seeing an acclaimed artist who created something you love begin using ai art in any legitimate capacity. I also feel weird about the fact that he's posting them (seemingly with increasing frequency) without openly discussing the harmful impact of ai art that much. He's clearly *aware* of it since he referenced it in a statement he put out about ai art, but that didn't feel like enough to me, since his "official statement" was just a comment on his own Instagram post.

Idk man, this whole situation is just weird.

[hyba]

I tried AI for the first time...

Hm.

I tried AI today for the first time, and gave it a prompt to outline an article, and then to draft the article. I've never generated any writing with AI before, other than a few bits of AI art back when it was a sparkly new thing, and even then it felt... odd. I've had very definite thoughts about it, and since someone wanted me to use it for a job-related task, I decided to try it out and see what everyone was so addicted to.

First thoughts:

It's surprisingly good at understanding complex prompts. I actually didn't expect it to pick up on a few things I put in the prompt, but it managed to touch upon every single point. I thought I might confuse it, but apparently not.

It provides a clear and concise draft, which I also didn't expect. It reads smoothly, and there's a logic to the way the information is presented.

I'm not really liking the final results, though, because they still feel a bit bare, and that's probably a good thing because at least it means that it could still benefit from the human touch.

It's painfully reminiscent of every single article I come across online these days, making me wonder just how many bloggers, magazines, and websites are using AI to generate their content.

Not only does it feel a bit bare-bones, it's also very surface-level in the content provided. I wonder if that's just the limitations of my prompt in the works, of if it's a legitimate concern with content generated by AI. Both would explain the dismal quality of some of the traffic-sucking AI-generated content out there in the web: people not knowing how to prompt the AI software well enough, and people just taking whatever it spouts out and copy-pasting it without any additional effort added.

The single most worrying thing for me, though, is that it used 3 sources. One of them was a book on Amazon; I still don't know if the AI had access to that whole book or if it just grabbed something from the summary. Another one was legit, as far as I could tell, and the author was an expert in his field. Unfortunately, his expertise wasn't in the subject area I was looking for. And the last one was interesting, because the author wasn't an expert, but the article anyway was more of an opinion piece. I don't know how I feel about this selection of sources; I don't think any teacher would have passed me if I wrote a paper using only these three sources in high school, let alone college.

All of that being said, I understand now the addiction of it. How quickly it wrote a whole article for me, and not a bad one, either - with a little more tweaking and a little more depth and analysis here and there, and some new sources, the article could be very good. I suppose that's essentially a rewrite... So you get a backbone/skeleton, generated in a matter of seconds, and I think the ideal approach is then to fix it up and add a lot more content, since it doesn't look like it really goes in much depth? I wonder if this is what the workflow looks like for someone who uses AI for their copywriting. Or if they just copy paste and call it a job well done. (That can't possibly work though, right? Like, people can tell, I think?)

I know my standpoint on this, but outside right/wrong, I'm afraid this isn't going to go away anytime soon, with capabilities like this. Which means... Well, I'm a little worried and a little unsure what this means. Already I'm seeing job posts for jobs that never included the term AI before, now placing it as a requirement. I think we're definitely entering a time where it won't be about whether or not you like or support it; it'll be something imposed upon you by your employers, so that you can churn out more, and be more productive, and positively impact their bottom line.

So, those were my immediate thoughts after using AI to generate a whole article.

...And then I asked it to write a story.

Specifically, I asked it to write Apartment as a short story.

Check it out.

[iwasthewind]

I actually thought quite a bit about a situation I ran into recently and didn't know what to do about it, so I'll put it here. I'll preface this with saying I was a bit rash and I should've thought about how to handle it further perhaps

So recently I was going through a character x reader tags (it could've had a stranger start, please bear with me) and I came across and okay-ish oneshot. I actually cannot emphasise how okay-ish it was because that's all there is to it. I finished reading it and then saw the note and tags- it was ai generated

This is where I turn immature (more than I already am) and I told the op I hoped they could be better than this in the comments, then blocked them

I didn't think about it much but later I got curious about whether they reacted, so I checked and they had. They'd deleted the comment and had made an addition to their pinned post and all their other oneshots which were also ai generated, saying they only used oneshots to comfort themselves and wanted to share the stories that brought them comfort because they couldn't find any that captured the feelings they wanted to see specifically

And it's just... What do you think of this? I don't think I'll engage with them further but in my opinion, if you can't find joy in the art someone else made because it didn't capture those feelings specifically, you could maybe request it. If that request wasn't fulfilled, maybe you could write it. Or you know what, fine, generate it with ai. But at the very least, keep it to yourself?

When you preface everything with an innocent 'oh it brings me comfort, please don't hate' it just feels... I can't articulate it. The words a code scraped together by feeding off of a story someone wrote with their own hands? Is it similarly comforting to post it? You say you don't want notes, you just want to share those stories... But anyone could generate them. How many more people do you think will see you do it and follow in your example? It's not even about that, it feels so icky. To say they don't deserve the hate because they're not hurting anybody... Maybe I'm a bit miffed but is it hate to expect you to not steal?

The more posts they make the more notes they get and it's so sad. It reminds me of the discourse about ai 'stories' on ao3... The fact is that they shouldn't exist. It's disgusting, and nobody ever posts them because "oh I just wanted to share." You're incapable of drawing it? Try anyway. You can't write it? Try anyway. Maybe it'll be trash and you'll laugh but you'll laugh because you'll be surrounded by little gifts you made on your own, for yourself, all because you loved something. Ai is disgusting. I'm just so torn. Should I dm them politely? Should I not engage at all? I feel such visceral rage when I think of ai slop permeating into fandom. When I think of something soulless permeate into a space we carved with our own hands, with no incentive, because we loved something and wanted to talk to people because we love the same something, to share stories and art and so much more for ourselves and a community we made just because we loved something

I don't think I'll say anything to op, except maybe offer an apology. It's just frustrating. I know they meant no harm because nobody does but I just... I'm frustrated because generating stories and art as a whole is inherently harmful no matter the intent. But I really don't know, I really don't

[millenniumproductions]

If it does pass through

I just wanted to say... Thank you. For following me, for liking my writing, my stories, and speaking with me.

Growing up, I didn't exactly have a lot of friends, only two. One just left me behind without ever telling me why, and the other was moved away from me, and I didn't get to properly say goodbye.

I met and became mutuals with SO MANY amazing artists and writers on here, and in a way... It filled that friendless void in my heart.

Fun fact: I never told any of my family members about this account or my Ao3.

Mostly because of the fact that my Dad and his girlfriend are both Trumpers and hate ANYTHING LGBTQ and Democrat related.

And I have to admit... I was like them at first.

But then I realized that I was Bisexual and Asexual, and I saw with all of your guys' posts that Trump wasn't this "American Hero" that my father claimed he was.

This site also helped me with my writing skills. I'm not like NOVELIST level yet, but I've DEFINITELY gotten better than when I constantly had to do essays during my middle and high school years.

I actually picked out the name "Millennium Productions", because I used to dream of becoming a Youtuber and wanted to make AMVs due to them being my favorite kind of videos at the time.

I'm honestly on the verge of crying as I'm typing this because... It feels like that healed up part of me is gonna break again if this stupid KOSA thing does go through.

I'm gonna turn twenty-one in September, meaning I'll technically be considered a "real" adult, so I don't know what'll happen after that, and I'm HONESTLY scared.

SO MUCH SHIT happened in like the span of a month.

I might reblog more stuff from my Likes because I want to at least give the people I admire on here more attention if I can.

But if this is the last time we end up seeing each other, then I have this to say:

FUCK KOSA

FUCK AI ART

FREE PALESTINE

FREE GAZA

VOTE FOR CORNEL WEST BECAUSE HE MIGHT BE OUR ONLY HOPE

FUCK BIDEN

FUCK TRUMP

FUCK NIJISANJI

FUCK PR*SHIPPING

FUCK INC*ST

FUCK P*DOPHILIA

FUCK PREDATORS

DON'T LET THEM SILENCE YOU NO MATTER WHAT THEY TRY TO DO

KEEP DOING WHAT YOU LOVE

By the way... I wanna leave you with something personal if I never come back.

My middle name... Is Miera.

It means "giving light" or "shining" in Hebrew.

Finally, to all of the artists and writers who inspired me this past year and all of my followers...

THANK YOU.

[mintsky420]

I'm gonna go on a little rant about Pinterest real quick (This is not going to be quick). Cause listen I love the app, but I've been having so many issues with it lately.

Alright first off so I get this out of the way, the AI. And how it automatically opps you in for your posts to be used to train it's AI by default. Because seriously what the hell is that??

I want it to be known that when they added this feature I was not informed of this. I don't know if other people were, but I wasn't and the only reason I found out was from another Pinterest user who was warning others to turn this feature off. Which I did but unfortunately I had this on for a time, so it's possible some of my art was used to train AI. (Do I think my art would be that much of a priority for AI to use? No, not really. I don't draw in a hyper realistic, or anime style, or "good" cartoon style. This still really fucking sucks.)

Which leads me to another problem with the stolen art stuff. Because not only are people stealing art and posting it to Pinterest. I have severe doubts that these people are turning off the AI option. So now's time for me to warn you.

If your art has been stolen and posted to Pinterest. There is a high chance it may also be used to train Pinterest's AI.

I myself don't get recommended that much AI generated images on Pinterest, however, I do find a lot of stolen art. And most people do not credit the original artists. This is really really irritating to me.

Now! Do I hate Pinterest. Absolutely not! It is one of the most peaceful social media apps I have ever been on. It's like social media without the social part. All you really do is find images and sort them into boxes it's great. And from my experience, the people on here have been really nice! (To me at least.) Though, some have also been a little...................... freaky. ._.

But, it's also been really frustrating to use lately too. There are the huge ads that take up half of the screen, and lately on my posts I can't see how many people liked or commented on my pins anymore! :( Pinterest also doesn't notify you for every comment that's made on you're pins it's only for specific people and I don't know why. And I've been sad about it because I love seeing people's comments!! I love interacting with people who like my posts!!

Comments have also been disappearing on my Pins too. There's no reason for this. One moment I see them, a couple hours they're just gone. Which also makes me sad, because I also get comments on Pinterest from my mom and I don't like seeing those ones disappear. :( (This is how I know these comments aren't just from people deleting their comments.)

Pinterest also likes to randomly shadow ban, or take comments away from Pins. I have no idea why it does this. Sometimes it shadow bans the post immediately after you post it so nobody other than you can see it. (Me and my friends have confirmed this to be true, this has happened to all three of us. This has also happened to a mutual on Pinterest too.) Sometimes it shadow bans your post days after it was posted. It's really disheartening.

Then there is the infamous emails you get where "We removed a Pin you save -" I DID NOT MAKE THAT PIN!!!! I'M NOT THE OWNER OF THAT PIN!!! (This one's just funny to me, but it's also an annoying email to get when they threaten to take down your account. Like??? Babe??? I didn't make that Pin??? Why are you threatening me????)

They don't even tell you what Pin they took down either!! Only which board the Pin was in. Like!! At least tell me what you took down!! The only time I've known what Pin they removed was, was when I check the reports and actually got to see a blurred version of the image. And do you want to know what the image was?? A magical wizard tower in minecraft. For "inappropriate" and "sexual" content.

I have seen cropped out images of NSFW drawings on Pinterest multiple times, and a wizard tower in MINECRAFT got taken down for sexual content.

And while this hasn't happened to me, I do know about the problem going around where people's accounts are randomly getting banned. To everyone who's been affected by that I'm sorry. :(

[korgbelmont]

Choices Insiders August 2024

Here we are once more with this months Insiders

Having seen some of the backgrounds, they've done well to translate these into the book

I'm guessing that this is how the MC will meet their respective Love Interests. I think this is the second time they've used the Speed Dating thing with the other being in Getaway Girls.

The only way I can think of why the MC would go is because maybe the breakup was on mutual terms. But given the recent stories Choices have had about affairs, I have a feeling that it may have resulted from that.

I've seen the cover. It is very clearly AI generated and this is come form of attempt to make it look like they created it by hand. Either way, I haven't got much to say on this one.

To be honest, I'm not overly fussed about this one, I'll have a look at it once it begins it's Wide Release as I'm always willing to give a book a chance before writing it off.

Working with a company that is all about AI is not okay. AI art is not art, AI stories are not stories.

The fact that they have gone in this direction is absolutely disgusting, and people who do art and stories for these things as their careers are now losing out on opportunities.

I'll be interested to see what possible additions get made, and whether it will be like what they did with the Royal Romance or if it will be what I think in film they call legacy sequels.

I'm guessing that this will be about September/October time as it's usually about two-ish months between VIP release and Wide Release.

I'm surprised to see that Plus One is a gender of Choice, I was completely sure it would be a genderlocked book, so this is a nice surprise. We also know now that Bitten is genderlocked.

I must admit, I can't fully remember the last Insiders so I am surprised to see that it is two books releasing this month.

I did see a screenshot posted by @the-unconquered-queen showing that both All Of Us stories begin their release on Wednesday. I think Plus One will begin it's release once Filthy Rich has finished.

It is a shame to see Blades and Crimes 3 being VIP. I am looking forward to these along with Bitten as it sounds like it's a Supernatural book. It's safe to say that Blades 3 is going to be September, then Bitten in October, and Blades in November. Although it could be a case of two in one month, just have to wait and see.

I must admit, I gave up with Filthy Rich about part way through the first Chapter, it wasn't enjoyable and felt like a bit of a drag.

I have fallen behind on Along Came Treble, and it'll probably be a case of catching up once it has finished so I can do so in my own time and not rush to get to chapter x.

Hearts on Fire I thought weren't too bad, curious to see how it will play out.

The Deadliest Game I have also fallen a couple of chapters behind on, but I am enjoying it, absolutely LOVE Farah, she is such a cool Love Interest.

The Ghost of Us is an interesting mystery (even if I already know who the killer is), Grey in part does remind me of Trystan.

I must admit, I never finished Roommates with Benefits, think I got about halfway through and then just kind of forgot about it. I'm not overly fussed about this one either, but I'll have a look at it when it starts.

Nothing on Wide Release for this month, so we'll be going down to four books for a bit.

Given that there are three possible world changing options for Blades, I imagine BK3 is going to be taking the party somewhere else away from Morella.

That's it on this one, keep safe everyone!

P.S. There is an announcement coming soon regarding the future of the transparents

[duskvsdawn]

I don’t see much about my boy Seible so can you do a fluff post of no.7 wearing his clothes after your requests are open again?

Like cuddling after stream and him finally noticing his clothes on reader?🤭

🛐🛐🛐

≫ A/N: You know what, I'll do this now since all other requests are staring at me and I just can't bring myself to do them now. Sorry to those who are still waiting T_T also sorry that this isn't really that long. I really tried to stretch it as much as I could, but man :(

Content: nothing special, just cute stuff. It is a bit suggestive here and there (especially the ending) cause Seible is a motherfucking FREAK.

Art credits <3

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That looks better on you than it does on me!

You had come home from work incredibly tired, but sadly, your work wasn't done yet. There was still lots of paperwork that had to be done, but thank fuck, your boss was okay with you doing that at home. You had a high position at your job, so you got more privileges than your colleagues, and your boss was pretty lenient with you deciding on doing what you wanted to do when. You were typing away on your laptop while you sat at the dinner table, headphones on your head to listen to some music, while you compared some sheets to take out some mistakes and add some budgeting info.

Your boyfriend was doing his own thing upstairs. If you remembered correctly, he would be streaming today. But it was getting pretty late now, so he should be done any minute. You had walked to the kitchen to make yourself some coffee, your headphones still on your head since they were wireless. You were moving and singing along to the music while you were making said coffee, not noticing that your boyfriend had walked up behind you. He gently tapped you on the shoulder, scaring you shitless. You paused the music and took off your headphones.

"Hey, baby! I'm making some coffee, would you like some?" you asked your boyfriend with a beaming smile on your face. "Yeah, sure, I'd like some!" your boyfriend replied while he put his head on your shoulder as he hugged you from behind. And then he spotted it, his tie around your neck. "Aha! So that's where it was! I thought I was missing a tie!" your boyfriend said as one hand snaked towards the tie to lightly tug on it. A smirk appeared on your face, knowing full well your boyfriend loved it when you stole some of his clothes.

You had finished making the coffee for both of you, and you took it to the dinner table with you. You told your boyfriend you still had some work to do, but he didn't mind. The promoter sat in the seat you were previously sitting in and patted his lap. You shrugged and sat down, knowing full well that his hands would be all over you as you tried your best to finish your work. As you tried to finish your paperwork, Seible's hands were indeed all over you while he hungrily kissed your neck every now and then.

"Damn, that tie looks so good on you... It looks better on you than it does on me! Then again, you know I love it when you're wearing a full suit. Makes you look so sexy and powerful..." Seible said as he lightly tugged on the tie once more, moving your head to the side so he had more access to your neck to leave some more needy kisses there. "Mmm, babe, I am trying to work here. The more you keep teasing me, the longer it will take for me to finish. Which means, the longer it will take until you can drag me to bed," you said with a chuckle as your typing became more furious and frustrated because gosh, you really just wanted to go to bed already and tease him some more.

"Fine, fine... Go finish your work, then. When do you think you'll be done? Do you want me to start running a bath for us?" the promoter asked as he kissed your shoulder blade. "If you can leave me alone for long enough, it shouldn't take too long. About an hour or so? I will let you know when I'm almost done, okay?" you said with a smile as you looked over your shoulder. "Sure thing. I'll grab you a snack real quick. Knowing you, you haven't properly eaten all day again. I can hear your stomach growling," your boyfriend said as he rubbed gentle circles on your tummy. "I would love that," you said as you got up so your boyfriend could stand up.

So, Seible went on the hunt. He looked in the kitchen for something tasty for you to eat, and he found some of those desserts from your local supermarket that you really loved. He brought you one of each of your favourites, straciatella with caramel and vanilla cookie, and a spoon, of course. You thanked your boyfriend and started wolfing them down while you had put on some music once again. While you were eating, you went over all that you had typed so far. It was looking pretty good for now. You decided you would only do a little bit more work and finish the rest tomorrow. You just really wanted some quality time with your boyfriend for the rest of the night.

"Babe? Would you be okay with running that bath now? I'm only doing a little bit extra, and I'll finish the rest tomorrow," you said as you took off the headphones so you could hear his answer. "Sure, no problem! I'll wait for you in the bath," your boyfriend replied as he blew you a kiss, then headed up the stairs to make an extra hot bath for you with all your favourite oils and bath gels nearby. You shook your head and thought about how lucky you were to have your boyfriend in your life. He could be such a sweetheart. But once the two of you would end up in the bedroom, or anywhere, really, he turned into a total freak. Especially if you'd been wearing his clothes that day. So, yes, you had been wearing his tie on purpose for that very reason.

You finished your work for now, shut off your laptop and cracked your knuckles while doing a super satisfying stretch. You went up the stairs to join your boyfriend in the bath. You undressed and got in the bath with him. Gosh, he wasn't sure what he loved more. Seeing you naked, or seeing you wearing his clothes. He tried his best to hide his lustful intentions for now; he just wanted to wash you so you could relax. It had been a long day for you, after all. He plopped a beautiful blue galaxy bath bomb into the water and started lathering up his hands to wash your hair. You relaxed while you sat between his legs, just enjoying his gentle touches, letting him completely spoil you.

After your boyfriend had thoroughly cleaned you and also himself, you just leaned back against him for a bit, feeling his heartbeat against your back. You wondered why his heart was beating so fast, but then again, you had instantly noticed his "little problem" (which was anything but "little") down there the second you sat down. After both of you had rinsed off and dried off, the two of you headed towards bed.

Your boyfriend had a special surprise up his sleeves. He walked over to the cabinet with ties, socks and underwear, and took one of his ties out of it. He walked over to the bed and asked you to put your hands above your head. He tied your hands to the bed with a smirk on his face. "I know you decided to wear that tie on purpose. Now you're wearing another one. Be prepared for a whole night of fucking." Seible said as he leaned forward to leave some heated kisses on your lips. It was going to be a long night, all right. But your boyfriend didn't want to make it too long and intense, since you were tired after all, and you needed your beauty nap. He was going to put in all the work for you. "I'll take care of you, baby. I'm going to take care of you real good. Just lie there and be pretty, princess."

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Hello this maybe a spoiler or not I’m just wondering how do you think Kayla will react to wearing full Navi clothes do you think she would be comfortable because if you watched the first movie you see how Jake feels in that kind of clothing but how would a Kayla feel

I don't think this would be considered a spoiler so I'd be happy to answer. So yes, Jake wasn't accustomed to Na'vi attire at first but he quickly got used to it. I don't think Kayla would have the same sentiment and here's why:

One, Jake's a male. As we know, Earth as a whole isn't as strict about men's modesty compared to women's. Men can walk around shirtless and no one bats an eye. I wish I could say the same for women, but we all know how that is.

Sure, some men feel self-conscious and wear many layers or refuse to take off their shirts for a swim, but Jake doesn't strike me as self-conscious. I'm sure the Na'vi attire wasn't that big of an adjustment for him.

(Hi, dropping some more AI art of her 🥰 for context: this isn't what she would wear as a human on Pandora. This is just basically her wearing her avatar's clothing.)

For Kayla, it's different. I don't mean to bring our day in age up while discussing a fictional world and characters, but I like comparing Earth and Pandora so that in the fic's future, Tonowari and Ronal will begin to understand where Kayla comes from.

(Side note: I don't think Jake mentioned Earth or its customs enough to Neytiri in the movies and I wish he did, honestly. It could be a funny little scene where Jake tries to explain what a taco is OR it could be an eye-opening moment for Neytiri to understand why Jake is the way he is.)

Sorry, getting off-topic. Back to Kayla. She was born and grew up in a world where women's bodies are sadly objectified and held up to high standards. Sure, she may not agree with it but it's been engraved in her brain to cover up her chest. She's self-conscious just like any other everyday woman so she clearly stands out among a crowd of awesome, badass Na'vi females who don't give a shit. And just to be clear, Kayla isn't disgusted by Na'vi women's attire. Maybe at first she was surprised but she's never judged them for it. She's happy that they're confident in their skin and is probably envious of them.

I think as a whole we love and appreciate Na'vi culture because they clearly don't objectify their women's bodies. I'm gonna link this post here because I think it explains that subject perfectly in my eyes. It talks about how progressed the Na'vi are as a species who don't sexualize female reproductive organs.

Going back to Kayla, she comes from a world where she's told to cover up and "be modest" and while she's not exactly a modest woman (example: her crop top), she still has those teachings engraved in the back of her head (hence why the crop top still covers up). Bringing back what she's told Jake a bunch of times, there's nothing wrong with being a part of two different worlds. While Jake has pretty easily slid into Na'vi customs, Kayla very much still holds onto Earth customs because she still appreciates where she comes from in some shape or form.

And I did try dropping hints about her insecurities in past chapters. We see how hard it was for her to get used to the avatar body she now spends the majority of her time in. And who knows... in future chapters, she might begin to feel that body dysmorphia or out-of-body Jake was experiencing in the first Avatar movie. 👀

Will she eventually erase and be able to relearn how to love the skin she's in and confidently wear Na'vi attire? Only time will tell. Hope this answers your question!

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