#i started a new save on sdv! :D

[d4isywhims]

first few days on the farm 🌱🚜

[aliengummy]

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[studentinpursuitofclouds]

Also do you feel a pang in your heart whenever you start a new save file and then you saw your previous partner and saw all their events again, you remember why you liked that character in the first place but then also remembered that you're aiming for someone else this time ☠️💔

For me is that goofy "hehe" face from Sam. He's a clueless dork like a labrador puppy and he's super sweet too, playing the guitar and with Vincent. Whenever I see him I'm like "hi loml I missed you" but then reel myself back because no I wanna date someone else this time. BUT HIS FACE!!!! 😭

To be honest, not really 😅

My favorite vanilla SDV was Shane, but I tried the rest bachelors/rettes 1-2 times because I was wondering what they were. I have to say, I like all of them, but chicken man was my priority (also Abigail, but not as often as Shane). So going through new saves with other bachelors, every time I see my previous partner, I think 'dont worry my love, in the next save we will be together again :D'

[missnotbrave]

Hi Avery! <3

hope you're doing well, I'm popping in cause I'm curious if you're excited abt the new stardew valley update! do you think you'll start a new save? If so will you use the new farm map?

-Julesie

JULES!!! hello hello!! i missed you, how are you doing ??

i've been well, but i totally forgot about the sdv update and now i'm so hyped to play it :D i think i might start a new save with the map! it's been so long since i last played, so i'm a bit rusty, might as well start over

[wulflynn]

Erm.. I’d say mine is a mixture of 2 and 3. So I’d never played SDV until a couple of weeks ago, I stayed at a friend’s and she had me start a new save. I’m just vibing along, meeting the townspeople, and then my farmer ran into Shane.

First impression?: “wow this guys a huge d***. Well F you too, pal.” And I presumed to talk smack about him to my friend as I continued on to other things. Then a couple of in-game days later I was like, “you know what? I’m gonna make him like me.” And I looked up what gifts he enjoyed. I spent way too much money on friggin’ beer and pizzas, but he was so adorable when I gave them to him. Even though he’d turn around and continue to be rude. I saw hope for the future.

I went home, bought the game on my pc immediately, and decided to only buy him pizzas when I didn’t have peppers, as I didn’t want to give him beer. Long story short I guess, Shane just needs all of the hugs. He and my farmer are now married. 😂💛

I too have struggled with depression, anxiety, and am starting to kick what I’d softly call an “almost-alcohol problem”. I drink too much in the evenings to help me sleep and I’m sad and irritable all the time. Please send a farmer with hugs.

Types of Shane Simps:

I decided to make this, despite not being a Shane Simp myself, due to my brain trying to figure out why people would love Shane as much as I am OBSESSED with Harvey. OwO any Shane Simps are welcome to let me know how I did, lol.

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Type 1: Let's get this outta the way, especially since I am sure you Shane Simps have heard this enough, some of y'all might have a savior complex. HOWEVER... I believe it is a very small minority. Like... Maybe 10%-20% of y'all, and that is only as big as it is because I feel like these types can overlap. It's self-explanatory and I feel like we can move on to the next one.

Type 2: You relate to his struggles in some way. Be it the depression, the addiction, the horrible job, or a mixture of the three. You probably saw him and decided to try to befriend him, only to see the struggles he is going through and try to help due to relating to it. By that, you ended up falling in love with him and becoming a simp. You might see a bit of yourself in him, so seeing him grow as a person, going through the ups and downs of recovery, and getting help for his depression and addiction helps give you comfort.

Type 3: You took his rude exterior as a challenge. You want to kill this grumpy man with kindness. Seeing him slowly warm up to you probably made you fall in love with him tbh. This one is hard to describe but the idea is in my head so I hope this one comes across a bit, lol.

Type 4: You wanted to help him, had no intention of romancing him, only to end up falling in love, anyways. Basically the savior complex route, minus the savior complex, if you get it? You saw that he was struggling, and wanted to provide support. You knew well that you couldn't save or fix him, but you could give him the support he needed to gain the strength to help himself. At some part of his route, you fell in love and became a simp. With this type, you most likely admire how he became strong enough to fight his addiction and depression.

Type 5: You admire the message of his route. I feel like with each romance route, there is a bit of a message to take away from it. With Shane's, I feel like his message is that people who suffer from addiction are people, too, and deserve love and support, instead of being shamed or shunned. Regardless of what message you take away from his route, you like that message, and by extension, you love Shane as a character.

[angelcolored]

A Post About My New Favorite D&D Character

So I'm currently in a D&D campaign with some friends in a fantasy!AU of Stardew Valley, and in the campaign I'm playing as my new favorite D&D character, Rize.

(Art by @finchminch my wonderful DM)

Rize in an Eladrin, with skin the color of mahogany bark, and hair that from a distance looks in color like a spider's web. Their parents, along with about a dozen other Eladrin, left the Feywild a few years before Rize was born. They libed in a small, self-sufficient community for a few decades, but when they suffered a few harsh growing seasons and winters, a greedy corporation (Joja, for SDV fans) saw their opportunity to exploit their community, and offered to employ their workers, offering them resources in exchange for more-or-less giving up their way of life.

The corporation recognized Rize's talents in hunting, tracking, etc and saw in them an opportunity. They told Rize that they wanted to 'save' other communities, but some 'evil' people stood in their way, and asked Rize to... take care of those people.

Rize then spent most of their young adulthood working as a hitman in a society they knew next to nothing about.

(More art by @finchminch !!!)

After doing Joja's dirtiest work from the shadows for years, Rize stumbled upon an awful secret that made them question everything they'd done. They ran, and recognizing they couldn't return home or risk harm coming to their family, fled to a small farming community to try to turn a new leaf and start over... they moved to Pelican Town, and tried blending in as a simple farmer.

(Farmer!Rize art by @finchminch I love this sketch btw)

Things went fine,, for about a month. Since then, Rize has stumbled headfirst into trouble during a nearby cave-in, met a whole crew of colorful characters who banded together to save the life of their friend, and they've been slowly revealing to this new group that they're not the humble, peaceful farmer that they want to be.

In gameplay terms, Rize is a Rogue - Mastermind, level 3 right now. I LOVE this character and I love the way that as we olay the game I get to watch them evolve from thinking they're just a living weapon, to being a careful planner and strategist who does their best to solve problems before they ever have to draw a blade. The campaign is fun and my friends' characters are amazing, we get to explore lots of very real world themes like jealousy and trauma and love and death, while also cracking jokes and throwing punches at our bard for making stupid puns all the time. I've never felt this connected to one of my OC's before so I wanted to write up a post about them and share their story!!

[koteosa]

here’s some modern au headcanons for the arcana ... it’s something I think about a lot

Asra

gamer memeing shitlord . he majored in minecraft you cannot convince me otherwise

plays A Lot of minecraft but also just enjoys any similar sort of game, sdv, animal crossing, etc. He’s really good at video games but he’s just fucking around . he likes to play online games and try his best to make everyone hate him in a really harmless sort of way . he heals the enemy spy . changes his display name and avatar to be exactly the same as someone else . tells people to go into the console and type unbindall

he plays games with his friends and he’s usually the top player so he just spends his time spoiling the shit out of his friends giving them good items carrying them through dungeons etc but not Julian, he tells Julian to dig straight down in minecraft . Julian doesn’t ever know what he’s doing in any video game so Asra trains him wrong on purpose, as a joke

anyway enough about video games (for now)

Asra lives in a van that he painted the exterior of himself, it was both a fun project and a very smug way to annoy people with this awful fucking hippie van strolling into town, eat shit

it’s decorated with crystals, furs, fairy lights, mason jars full of food For The Aesthetic, books, etc. It’s very cozy, cottagecore / bohemian and it’s ridiculously obvious that he’s into witchcraft. he just lets Faust explore because this isn’t real and I can pretend that a snake is exactly as well behaved as in a fantasy story

basically homeless by choice

drugs tw but I see him as the type to want to try anything and everything at least once so if he’s ever been offered A Drug (and he crashes parties for fun and for free food, so he’s got opportunities) he’ll try it Just To See, and this has resulted in some bad trips before, but Muriel saw him in the middle of one and then after he sobered up Muriel put his foot down and made Asra agree to only do these things as responsibly as possible, like, with supervision from a friend

still drugs tw but I also see Asra as a stoner but in the cbd edibles sort of way, a lot of this is because I headcanon Asra as having ADD (because I do and I want to project a little bit) so it helps him focus but also he just Likes It. the glove box of his car has like, chocolate/lollipop edibles stuff like that

goes between like super healthy elaborate meals with mushrooms and veggies and fresh meat and shit and then just eating nothing but cheez-its all day

style wise I see him as the type to wear a lot of tank tops, like, the loosest of tank tops so it hangs super low and long and you get some nice cleavage out of it, crystal necklaces, gold jewelry, pride pins/jewelry/etc (trans/nonbinary/bisexual flags), oversized hoodies with loud colorful patterns, joggers and other loose comfy pants, and either boots or slippers

he’s got like... the at home look that’s basically what I just described, and then the away from home look that’s got thirty layers and none of it makes sense and he just shows up in orange crocs With Patterned Socks and everyone who sees him just lets out the heaviest sigh

Asra getting home be like (takes off a layer of clothes) (takes off a layer of clothes) (takes off a layer of clothes) (takes off a layer of clothes) (takes off a l

He likes to go on long road trips completely at random and saves up money to go on more extensive trips like, out of the continent. It can be really hard to place him at any given time, especially because he’s extremely slow to respond to texts for a whole multitude of reasons. He just fucking vanishes sometimes and he doesn’t get that maybe people want to know where he is. He’s too solitary

He makes money either via street performances (magic, tarot readings, etc) or selling shit on etsy like handmade tarot decks, crystal necklaces, magic charms, etc. He Has Never Worked A Day In His Life and He Will Not Start Now

Responsibility? Don’t know her

People ask him really obnoxious questions sometimes and he makes outlandish lies to tell them for fun . Why do you live in a van? A house killed my parents

In the fall/winter he lives with Muriel or more to the point, he crashes on his couch for a really long time and Muriel’s landlord doesn’t need to know about it for rent purposes

Julian

he’s a highly paid doctor and your mother would love it if you’d marry him if not for the fact that he looks like he never left his teenage emo phase

PIERCINGS

There’s DEFINITELY at least one piercing on his d

he lives with Portia and Mazelinka and tries to handle all their expenses but Mazelinka won’t fucking let him

soundproofed his room but not because he’s a youtuber or anything but because he uh. y’know what I’m gonna let y’all figure this one out on your own

goes to like............. lgbt friendly bdsm clubs every now and then looking for someone to step on him and call him garbage it’s for his mental health you don’t understand

black turtlenecks . silver jewelry . distinguished but Edgy as well, black boots, winklepickers, doc martens, ohmygod this is my SHIT I’m giving him red plaid pants and a reversed cross necklace and a leather jacket that says some radical shit on the back and Lots of Rings . black jeans with tears in the knees and black eyeshadow, demonia boots, leather gloves, hhhhhhOHmy GOD

catch him at home in black leggings and a my chemical romance tshirt with holes in it . he wakes up in the morning with yesterday’s makeup and he just cleans it up a little and that’s good enough

fairly small bedroom because he’s usually never at home, but it’s still pretty clear what he’s into even if it’s not super decorated or elaborate, kind of just Default Room but with his stuff arranged throughout . band posters, black furniture, a bed that looks like a depressed vampire sleeps in it, a bookshelf but most of the books are scattered around his desk, bed, and the floor. there’s a taxidermy skull on display somewhere because it’s just so dramatic you gotta love it

plays a black electric violin

extremely out of tune with pop culture he still listens to 70-00s music and he doesn’t know what a minecraft is or why Asra keeps yelling CREEPER when he comes into the room nor why Portia yells back AW MAN

I googled it and he qualifies as a millennial but I still see him as such a fucking old man who doesn’t know how to use electronics

despite being a doctor he’s so unhealthy . he eats nothing but depression meals (or just, nothing) unless someone forces him to sit down and eat an actual meal . No Julian whiskey does not count for your daily water intake

Malak probably happened because Julian wouldn’t stop feeding every black bird he saw just for the aesthetic and that was like 17 years ago but they still show up at his window expecting almonds or whatever the fuck . he changes houses but they’re too smart . you try to be a cool gothic thespian with a raven that will pose on your arm ONE time when you’re a teenager and they just never stop coming

sad lonely no friends hasn’t been laid in six years because he’s too busy and no longer remembers how to form meaningful relationships. Portia keeps being like so I met this really hot (insert gender here) and like idk I think they’re into goth dudes............... just saying...................... and he’s like am I really so pathetic that I’m going to let my baby sister set up blind dates for me? Yes

would drive something very goth like a hearse or some shit if not for the fact that his family would make sure he ends up in a coffin in the back of it if he drove up in that shit . please . buy a normal fucking car . Julian . oh my god

he starts quoting melodramatic poetry at the slightest inconvenience . he is that “All you did was betray me as I lay sick and festering. You are the definition of dread. My cat stole my fucking garlic bread” meme

been arrested multiple times for general rowdiness but also for political activism . at this point Portia/Mazelinka will just sigh and pay his bail and they don’t even ask what he did this time . how does he still have a job? I wish I knew

theater kid

Muriel

lives in a rundown apartment in the shitty part of town because it’s all he can afford, it’s quiet, and no one will try to visit him (except Asra) because no one wants to go to THAT part of town . but no harm will likely ever befall him because he’s 6′10 and like three million pounds of raw muscle with battle scars like you gonna fuck with that? really?

even if he got robbed it wouldn’t matter because A) he doesn’t own anything B) Inanna will chase the thief away

depression man staying in his quiet rundown dark apartment distracting himself with idle hobbies and taking care of his dog to prevent the encroaching ennui from tearing him a new asshole

changes jobs frequently both because he never stands out therefore never gets taken on full time after the part time trial period, AND to protect himself from the horror of being known

works mostly things like construction, auto repair, dog sitting/walking/etc, woodworking, mostly hard labor but if he can convince granny to let a very scary but completely harmless man look after her bichon frise for the weekend then he’s pretty happy about that

in a similar manner, he orders everything online so cashiers/etc won’t start to recognize him. delivery workers leave everything outside his door and he just drags it inside after they leave like an itazura kitty coin bank

goes camping a lot because staying cooped up in his apartment is super bad for his mental health and he doesn’t like to take walks through the city for a multitude of reasons. he takes Inanna on walks through the woods instead

Asra is his only friend and that’s fine (it’s not fine)

convinced therapy doesn’t work and he wants nothing to do with it

doesn’t like using electronics and only keeps a few things around his house so Asra can use them when he’s around . Muriel has a phone (that Asra got for him) so he can text Asra, check the time, check the weather, google questions, and like, nothing else

pretty much only happy when something is about dogs. he wants to go to the pet store and look at the dogs but he needs Asra to go with him so Asra can distract the workers and Muriel can look at the puppies in peace

dresses in blacks, grays, greens, and browns for the most part, jacket with the hood up, tank tops, dark jeans with tears in them, brown boots with mud stains on them . functional, not particularly stylish, and if he’s going to be in public he doesn’t want to make it easy for anyone to see his face. at home it’s mostly no shirt + sweatpants/joggers/etc. doesn’t accessorize or put in any real effort. he doesn’t care what he looks like (because he’s convinced he’s not much to look at anyway)

lives that super eco friendly life like Asra does but it’s more that he just feels comfortable living like he’s always on a camping trip

he doesn’t want to eat junk like Asra does but if Asra shows up with mcdonalds then well he can’t really say no

the type who uses something until he absolutely cannot use it anymore instead of just buying a new one

has never been to a doctor, dentist, etc Ever. the most he can do is take Inanna to the vet because he loves her so much

drives a very old pickup truck with like, chipped paint and mud stains. he’d take better care of it if only anything in life mattered

didn’t go to school

Portia

I like to think that she took on a groundskeeping job at Nadia’s very expensive large house and they fell in love and now Nadia pays for everything and Portia just spends her time gardening, playing with Pepi, and like idk running a vlogging/gaming youtube channel

200 videos of Pepi on her youtube channel with 4 million views each bare minimum . takes random videos of cats where she has to audio edit it to shit so you can’t hear her high pitched squeals of delight

minecraft let’s play part 30 where her, Asra, Nadia, and Julian play together and it’s extremely chaotic because Asra and Portia decide to gang up on Julian who does NOT know what he’s doing, and then Nadia surprises them all by not being the bigger person and instead tricking Julian into some elaborate trap where he steps on a trapdoor and falls 15 blocks into some lava and he looks up and all he sees is Nadia’s smug fucking avatar looking down at him

nightcore. it’s just not FAST enough

wears sweaters with cats on them. generally dresses in warm colors + brown/green, it’s like a very soft cozy look that you could go camping in or just generally be outside and get grass stains and whatnot. cute, functional

likes to make Julian do things for her like drive her places etc because like, he will. he always will

really likes social gatherings with her friends; sleepovers, beach trips, sitting at mcdonalds and pouring all their fries into a pile etc. tries to get Julian to go with her but he’s Just So BUSY. she makes fun of him and makes him drive her to it, then manages to convince him to stay

cottagecore aesthetic . she just thinks it’s so cute to have the little mason jars and decorate everything with leaves and flowers and BEES and whatnot . would love to live in a little cottage with a farm if she could

her room has a big cat tree in it . green wallpaper with yellow flowers. pressed flowers into books, an extremely cozy bed, fairy lights, it’s very farmy but also there’s a lot of electronics. she’s got a lot of 00s games, like, right in that ps2 sweet spot

nicknames all of her pokemon

she spoils the ever loving shit out of Pepi. She’s got a little cat harness and they go on walks through the park together

I don’t have a lot to say about the other two I Am Sorry

[lyriumheart]

get to know me meme thing

list 15 things that make you happy, and then tag 10 others to do it!

i was tagged bh @thedragonagelesbian, thank u uwu

1. my cats. it's not even an exaggeration to say that my cats are one of my reasons for living and have literally saved my life/stopped me from doing something self destructive just by simply existing and looking at me with their :3 faces. my cats truly are my children i even call them 'kids'.

2. my friends! specifically my little group of akira, isaac, knife and elm. we've become so close the past few years and i'd truly die and kill for each of them.

3. animal crossing! new horizons is my first ever animal crossing game and i'm so glad that i got into it and that isaac was generous enough to get the whole group copies so that we can play together. i love it so much i'm thinking if doing amiibo coin commissions when i settle in designs owo

4. persona 5 royal. the original persona 5 game was something i played when i was at an all time low in my life, it was one of a few games that kept me sane following attempted suicide. it's also the reason me and my small group of friends even became friends in the first place! so getting to play it again and experience new things with them has been a lot of fun.

5. my fish. them being this low on the list isn't a rating or anything i just forgot for a second until i remembered to feed them sndjxkfkv. one of my special interests is fish keeping and i love these little dudes a lot. i hope to breed wild bettas eventually, i already have a betta imbellis girl!

6. d&d. another thing that brought the groip together! we all Really got close through dnd, and i found a passion for dming. the re attempt of a live play of a campaign is still in the planning stages, but thar aside i'm having a lot of fun dming for my group. it's also a lot of fun to see akira starting to dm and getting to play in the world he makes for us as well.

7. related to dnd, writing and art in general. i've always been creative and enjoy making things. i also role play a lot and have an... extensive au rp set going on with akira rn.

8. horror movies. yea ik it's not what you'd expect to be on a list of things that make you happy, but despite being a paranoid pussy i love horror movies, and the horror genre as a whole. today me, akira and elm watched Us and it was great to see it again and appreciate the art of it.

9. ff14. now that i have money (and also... a Lot of time) i've slowly started to get back into mmos again, specifically ff14. another thing the group shares, and i also just enjoy it for the gameplay and the story can be very exciting and interesting.

10. overwatch. akira got me into it and now we all play it casually. i'm a moira main,,, but i do love to play bap, lucio, reinhardt, dva, hanzo, soldier, sym, sombra, and recently echo. echo is a LOT of fun and i might have her as my main dps.

11. nutella. just finished a jar of it.

12. me? gongaga.

13. the fact that later next week, i'm finally gonna be able to get a dishwasher and no longer have to force myself to be in pain standing at a sink to wash the dishes.

13. cows, chickens, farming in general. i follow a few farming blogs and as a kid i used to live near to and help out on a farm. i miss it, and while physically i don't think id ever be able to do it again, it's nice to see what others are up to. and also play sdv.

14. me? gongaga.

15. knitting. i made myself some little hand warmer things (not gloves bc i can't do those yet) during the winter and it's relaxing.

i tag Uhhhhh @transdimitri @personatwink @shihosuzui @ghoulification @commander-ledi and YOU do it if u want bc i can't think of 10 ppl uwuwuwuwuwuwuwu

[didilysims]

Part 1, because I had this in my drafts already. Regarding Stardew Valley, disappearing lots, and Pine Lake, this edition features @littleblondesim @tamtam-go92 @eulaliasims @dirk-dreamer @katatty @holleyberry and @immerso-sims. 

littleblondesim replied to your photoset “Obsessed? Who are you calling obsessed? *cough* ”

omg i love it

tamtam-go92 replied to your photoset “Obsessed? Who are you calling obsessed? *cough* ”

Those are adorable! I want xD

eulaliasims replied to your photoset “Obsessed? Who are you calling obsessed? *cough* ”

These are EXCELLENT. <3

Thanks all! They were super fun to build, though it’s definitely a puzzle fitting those big interiors inside the completely differently shaped exteriors... But it’s a fun challenge. :) I’ve kept them CC-free, so I would like to share them once finished. I’ll probably wait until a few more are built though. 

By the way, have any other Simmers released any SDV-related content for TS2 that you know of? I’ve seen only Deedee’s Sims of the singles, but I haven’t exactly gone looking hard for anything else. (Her Sims are great, by the way, but oh what I would do for a Gus Sim! He’s the one I really want to marry... :P) 

dirk-dreamer replied to your post “Has anyone ever had a lot simply disappear from their neighbourhood? I...”

I have, where I moved a house in the neighborhod and my game crashed and my house and the family were simply gone. I was able to find the house in simpe and restore it, but the family was totally gone.

dirk-dreamer replied to your post “Has anyone ever had a lot simply disappear from their neighbourhood? I...”

this is what i used to get the lot back  http://thesims2.livejournal.com/6049797.html  and mine was a resident lot too, for the record

It worked! Thank you so much! Wow, I thought it was gone for good, but this is excellent news. Fortunately I don’t have any Sims in this neighbourhood yet, but that’s so weird that yours vanished. I hope your ‘hood is okay. :o Could the teleporter cat locate them at all? Or SimPE? 

eulaliasims replied to your photo “Time for some drama! Previously at the Ruben 2 household:  - After the...”

I'm excited to see where the household goes this round, especially with the addition of alien!bby. :D *Settles in with popcorn*

I hope the popcorn lasts... That’s all I’m saying. :D

katatty-main replied to your photo “Time for some drama! Previously at the Ruben 2 household:  - After the...”

my favourite household! :D

Yay! I love when people have favourites. :)

holleyberry replied to your photoset “Freyja: That was so great! I can’t believe I never knew what a great...”

Perhaps your brother and Freyah have a point Charlie.

I’m guessing that’s a typo and you meant mother? :) Maybe one day Charlie will figure out that her family and friends are smarter than she gives them credit for. Hopefully soon. Her know-it-all schtick is getting old. 

tamtam-go92 replied to your photoset “Off to finals, where Charlie is finally shoved into a major.  Charlie:...”

I think every one that hasn't decided on a mayor gets into philosophy or is it just me?

Nope, not just you. That’s the default if no other major is picked, which I find pretty hilarious...especially when the game’s reason is that the students like thinking too much to ever come to a decision. I knew plenty of philosophy students in university--it’s accurate. :P 

eulaliasims replied to your photoset “@eulaliasims asked for pictures of my Stardew Valley farm before I...”

And you can hide the UI by pressing F4 if you're playing on PC (no idea about consoles). Fancy SDV screenshots seem to mostly be about cropping the pretty bits. :P

Thanks for the tips! I don’t know if I’ll take many screenshots (maybe if my farm grows enough to actually be impressive) but it’s good to know there are options. I did look at a few pictures of others’ farms (including yours!) and wow, now I’m both inspired and intimidated, ha ha! So far I’ve been just trying to make money to upgrade everything, and trying to get everyone to like me too! But now that I feel more settled and familiar with the game (and most of the villagers are my friends) I’d like to clean up the farm and make grandpa proud. :) 

eulaliasims replied to your photoset “@eulaliasims asked for pictures of my Stardew Valley farm before I...”

It's so cute! I actually love the way the mix of plants looks. :D I just started a playthrough for the Joja route, and my farm looks a lot like that, haha. I'm kind of hooked by mining on this one too. On my first playthrough, it felt really tedious, but it's fun on this one!

Hoo boy, I know there are definitely multiple saves in my future. I want to try every possibility! I think what hooked me on mining was the goal of getting to the bottom. It seemed more reachable than building up the farm at the time! Also the dust mites or whatever they’re called in the icy region are so cute. I want to start a farm of them! 

immerso-sims replied to your post “I have returned! I did not get eaten by bears or freeze to death, so...”

Thank you for the link, will definitely download! I love dogs :3

Nearly all of my custom strays (90% or more) came from MTS. It’s very convenient to have a bunch in one place, and there are some really great looking pets there! Just wait until you find the adorably lumpy pets by Munchies. :D

[randomsquirrel]

Simblr Story Meme

*Laughs and grins.* I’ve been tagged by the delightful @valoisfulcanelli, and it would simply be RUDE not to say something, so here we go!

 Here’s a fun thing: YOU’VE BEEN TAGGED! Let’s talk about your story! Here’s what you do:

 1. How many stories are you writing?

Um, heh, not that many sadly. I’ve been working on a series set in the Stardew Valley game-universe for over a year now, on its third book, with a fourth one starting up some time in fall once I finish the third one. At least, that’s the PLAN; I’m updating thrice weekly, but even at 51 chapters so far it’s still not quite done, and I don’t want to rush it like I did book one.

Rose & Sunflower is the current series, and hopefully I’ll be done with it after book four. (I mean, seriously, four books for this little game?!) It’s the story of someone running from a problem that he created and it trying to start over again, and happens to find friends, a new use for his skills, and more. Where most SDV writers tend to follow their farmers, their farm, and all of that stuff, I went for a different tangent, hitting the musical angle that to my surprise, nobody else has tried. There’s also romance because of course there is, but it’s still a decent story despite that. XD

A Legend from the Gem Sea is a little one-shot short story written as a Tumblr Secret Santa this year, and it came out rather nice. Just a quick story between their farmer and Elliott, and I’m pretty pleased with how it came out.

Sunshine on a Cloudy Day is another short-story one-shot I’ve had in mind for a little bit but haven’t had the time or energy to sit down and write, just a small Sam/Sebastian thing, but not set in the R&S “universe.”

For REAL stories and not just fanfiction I have a few other stories in mind, like the high-tech high-magic world that I’ve been tinkering with for over a decade, and another with a near-future version of Earth that’s basically “network engineers in low-earth orbit.” Trust me, it’s much more interesting than it sounds. :P

I’ve also got a few FFXIV-centric fics planned, based on the adventures my RP character and his Free Company (and allied/neighboring FCs) get up to. But again, those are on hold for a bit until I untangle my schedule a bit more and cache some ideas and events. Haven’t built any stories around my Sims 3 version of Lys yet as I’ve been too busy getting his FFXIV incarnation to level 50 before the new expansion drops.

2. What’s your favorite story/favorite post you’ve written?

Rose & Sunflower, of course, but Legend was a cute story and I’m pleased with it. The R&S project has been a lot of fun and I’ve had a number of great moments in all three books. Some of my favorites are easily the Chatter logs (basically the equivalent of Discord in this universe). Also, I LOVE writing dialogue for Sam, and have given him so many good one-liners and moments, alternating between having him be the butt of a joke or making him a cheeky troll. One I particularly love is partway through book 2 where Lysander notes aloud that “I’m heterochromatic” when he discovers that he suddenly has mismatched eyes, and Sam remarks that he thought that “you like both men AND women.” One of the other best moments in general came early on from book one at the end of chapter 7. (The people in chat are Sebastian, Abigail, Sam, and then Lysander, in that order):

As he sat down on the edge of his bed to take off his boots his phone chirped with a Chatter message. Curious, he picked up his phone and was greeted with a shirtless photo of Sam, taken in the bathroom mirror, while making the for-some-reason-popular kissy-face.

What in the hell…

L33tK3ys: d00d wtf

PurpleGoth: MOAR :D

L33tK3ys: no

RawkStar: sry guys, misstell -_-

Initially confused, he began giggling until he dissolved into a full fit of laughter, collapsing back onto the bed.  He wiped away tears and checked the rest of the messages he had just missed.

PurpleGoth: c’mon Sebby, your turn.  You too, Lys, if you’re still up! ;)

L33tK3ys: NO

RawkStar: your turn, too, Abby, if you wanna play like that :P

L33tK3ys: ...okay maybe

PurpleGoth: nope, not until I get another pic from someone else. I’ve got two boobs, that means I need two pics to bring the girls out to play :3

RawkStar: SEB DUDE HELP A BRO OUT MAN

L33tK3ys: the hell I will.  Mom almost saw this and I don’t have the energy to deal with that

RawkStar: LYS BRO YOU ARE MY ONLY HOPE

Suddenly feeling cheeky, Lys typed out a quick reply.

SixStrings: why? There were already two boobs in the first pic; you and your reflection :P

PurpleGoth: there needs to be a microphone drop emoji

RawkStar: that…. That was actually a good burn.  I’m not even mad, bro

L33tK3ys: damn it, mom and Demetrius want to know why I’m laughing so hard. SMH, FML

SixStrings: good night :)

 3. Who do you personally ship in your story?

*Puts on tricorn hat.* I be shipping alllll the booty!

*Removes hat, coughs politely.*

Lysander/Elliott of course, but non-canon to “my universe” I think that Sam and Sebastian are a great match, and in-story I really wish I’d taken the time to develop Sam and Penny together a bit more. They’re such a cute couple, and I really got a kick out of how he’s such a snarky, energetic pain in the ass around his friends, but turns into a blushing, grinning doofus around Penny, because she’s a sweet cinnamon roll and he will protect her. Though I do love the bromance that ended up growing between Sam and Lysander, they are such adorable and awful shits together when they’re up to something! :D

 4: Who do you think has had the most character development in your story (bonus: why)

Funny enough, Elliott. Lysander got a lot of personal development over book 1 (and a bit more in book 2), but for the most part he was already mostly self-actualized. He was running from a problem that he’d created, and had a few self-esteem/confidence issues, but overall his character arc through the first (and technically the third) book was a story of redemption, ultimately. Elliott, however, definitely changed since the moment you meet him, and in book 3 (which tells events from his side), you get a much bigger picture of how he changed and developed thanks to his friendship (and later, relationship) with Lysander. His is much closer to a coming-of-age story in that regard, and he is a distinctly different person at the end of that story (and therefore the start of book 2) than he was at the beginning.

 5. Tag 3 story simblrs that you’ve been reading!

Ah, heh… I follow a few artists here and there, but I follow no other writers (save for Valois), so I think I’m gonna hafta risk the seven years of bad luck for breaking this chain. (That’s how this thing works on the internet, right?) Send me an ask with someone’s name and I’ll tag THEM, then, just so this space doesn’t end up blank. :3