#i like to think they'd be friends :) well dev would certainly like to be her friend anyway haha

[dichromaticdyke]

psst...did y'all hear, it's our St. Cecilia Jameson's birthday?

lil something with ceelie and devon! decided on a post-aotd fic, loosely based off the idea that charles takes over at crystal mountain records. <3

ceelie belongs to @gointothevvater. hope i did her justice! she's so cool 🥰 (more author's notes in the tags)

"I love him, but I could kill him," sighed the woman at the bar counter of the Mastodon. St. Cecilia Jameson—the St. Cecilia Jameson, Devon still couldn't believe it—was on her third drink. She did a pretty good job of pacing herself, all things considered.

"Offdensen's awfully devoted to his job, isn't he?" Devon leaned onto the counter, resting his weight on one arm, his other hand on his hip. "Abigail's been workin' a lot of long nights, too. Lot of bands came crawlin' out of the woodwork once Dethklok announced their post-apocalypse hiatus."

St. Cecilia sighed. She'd finished her gin fizz and was now gnawing on the toothpick that Devon had speared through the lemon peel garnish. "I understand why they must be so busy. The world needs music..."

"Exactly. The world needs music." He pulled back the empty glass. "Have you been workin' on anything? Stiletto has a sound I've been missing these days."

She smiled. "I've been thinking about it. Though I haven't had much inspiration lately…"

"We can't have that." He pushed himself off the counter. "I'll be right back. Can you, uh, make sure no one steals anything?"

St. Cecilia only responded with a quiried up eyebrow and wry smile.

"Right. Okay, two seconds." She watched curiously as Devon quickly ran to the back room of the Mastodon, returning just a minute later with a flower in hand. It was a long-stemmed lily, vibrant yellow like butter. "I, uh, keep some of these in the back. They represent joy and devotion. Sounds like somethin' St. Cecilia might know a thing or two about."

Her mouth fell open a little, her hand gently reaching out to it. "For… For me?" she asked, her voice quivering a bit.

"Ah, yeah. "

As soon as her fingers wrapped around the stem of the lily, tears ran down her face, and she covered her mouth with her hand. "Damn it," she whispered.

"Oh. Fuck. You alright? Did I do something wrong?"

"No, love, you didn't. You're a sweetheart. Thank you." She leaned over the counter, pulling Devon into a hug, drunkenly sobbing into his shoulder.

"Hey, take it easy, huh? What if Offdensen comes in to pick up his girl and sees this?"

She sniffed and let out a gentle laugh, pulling off of Devon. "Maybe then he'd stop working so many late hours."

"Heh." Devon smiled. "Wanna make both our partners stop workin' so long?" Despite it clearly being a joke, they both quickly shook their heads and voiced dissent at the idea. He handed her a cocktail napkin.

"My makeup's smudged now, isn't it?" St. Cecilia asked, taking the napkin from him.

He shrugged. "You look like the cover for Live Through This." And while he meant this as a compliment, St. Cecilia's mouth dropped open in horror.

"How dare you!" She ran to the bathroom, and Devon cringed a bit. He just missed out on a tip, didn't he?

[smeedlesmeelder]

Flatgame

Sixth week of my Video Game Genres Guides!

Logo by my friend Flatgame! This is a very niche style of indie games that was suggested to me by my friend, the same friend that has been making logos for these! If you'd like to suggest a genre to look into, check my ask page! Anyways, flatgames are super hard to pin down, but in general they are very simple narrative adventure games with minimal graphics, gameplay, and controls. Some of these games tell very personal stories, while others are quite silly or cute. Here's what that would look like on a Genre Tree!

In terms of top level, Flatgame is strictly under Adventure as a very primitive sub-genre of Graphic Adventure. Here's 5 Flatgames (in no particular order). In terms of tags, they are all pretty much just Flatgame, as is most of the genre. Instead of tags, I will be linking these games so that people can support these indie devs if they'd like!

The Isle Is Full Of Noises Number 1 is The Isle Is Full Of Noises! This is the game that started the genre. The games creator Llaura McGee coined "Flatgame" when her games simplistic style was criticized by judges at Indiecade. Contrary to the criticism and the simple gameplay and art, this game is really intense, and as much as I recommend it I would also warn that it is very heavy emotionally.

gays at the beach! Number 2 is gays at the beach!! This is the first flatgame I played in this genre exploration. To be honest when starting out I really had no idea how these games were going to work. The story seems cute I think? It's certainly about gays at the beach! The music was good but I wasn't even really sure when I finished the game, which my friend says is normal for this genre. After this game, I knew this wouldn't be the easiest genre exploration to write lol.

how 2 dreams Number 3 is how 2 dreams! This is a collaborative flatgame made by multiple devs! This flatgame is a lot more surreal as you adventure through how dreams are made and delivered. Very simple fun with silly different graphics from each of the developers!

Interactive Meadow 64 Number 4 is Interactive Meadow 64! This flatgame is less narratively driven, and more framed as a nice relaxing meadow to chill and relax in. Reminds me of this one scratch project I made for a class in middle school lol. Super cute and relaxing compared to some of the more intense storytelling in the genre.

quietly Number 5 is quietly! Slight spoilers ahead for this one, as its a bit hard to discuss without. This flatgame is a bit repetitive, but the payoff is well worth it. Seemingly a flatgame Stardew Valley, you start out by sailing and getting seeds, water, planting and watering crops, and starting your farm. Through this repetitive day-to-day story cycle, the story is told and very surprising events occur that I will not get into. Very interesting game and the build-up felt very unique for the genre from the small selection I played. That concludes my sixth Video Game Genres Guide! Thank you for reading!