#i wanna talk about my oc’s but I’m also not that good at creating and fleshing out stories for characters.. so…

[wildmrmix]

I’m so normal I swear. I am so normal and neurotypical

[paxerle]

saw your oc and not surprised that it’s a child. no wonder aoex fandom has so much pedos in it that have child characters. go and delete yourself

okay normally I don’t answer on those hate messages but this one is personal so I try my best to explain what happened to me somehow idk my English is not the best and I’m not used to talk about personal stuff online.

🌼

Hi! My name is Pax and I’m receiving hate messages since I started posting art of my favorite character from Blue Exorcist.

At first it was only on twitter. I started posting around a year ago and then people sent me messages like how they hate Arthur. I wasn’t used to be part of a fandom so I thought it was kinda normal. I just blocked the people and yes it became calmer after that. Then it started on tumblr too. I love to get questions where I can draw something in return but I also got anon questions that are just rude or weird. Luckily you can block anons too but somehow they always come back to me after a small amount of time and tbh idk what I do wrong.

I am ignoring, deleting and blocking those all the time. Don’t get me wrong I really don’t care much but saying stuff like I’m a pedo is WRONG just because I have a child OC. I’ve never drawn him in any romantic way and I’ll never do. I don’t even think about that. Why should I? OCs are often like own children and my oc Kingo is like my own son. He was originally created for a roleplay where Arthur decided to adopt him after a lot of things happened to him. They are only father and son and they love each other because Arthur is trying to be a really good dad like he always trying to do his best with no matter what he do. The point is Kingo became my OC after I got the diagnosis that I’d never be able to get own children after trying it for 4 years. It was my dream even if a lot of people couldn’t imagine how important it can be for a woman who really wants this. I build a house where everything should be safe for my future child. Getting this result of all my tests and my health conditions was a shock I’ll never get fully over it even if I pretend. My relationship broke after 8 years and I never felt so useless.

This is the reason why I created my OC Kingo. Not because I am a pedo or something wtf. It was because I found consolation in having a fictional son and that he has a family that cares about him. Thats why Kingo will always be a very special OC and I get very emotional when it comes to him.

I know I don’t need to explain myself and who the fuck is gonna read that text hmm but yes. Stop hating me I just wanna do art. Nothing more. You’re annoying go out and do something nice instead of hating each other ✨

[straycalamities]

xposting from twitter but

kinda related to my other post, but guys can we please be more considerate about camp entre fanworks? i’ve seen people be unhappy with this or that being focused on (swagtre. it’s swagtre.) and wanting this or that but like

1. there’s /plenty/ of old art (and some new! i’ve drawn some!) where they’re solo

2. be the change you wish to see in the world

i don’t wanna be a dick but like i can see what you guys say pretty easily. im not some huge media producer who doesn’t pay attention. im a small creator who draws his oc kissing another oc 😭 (im not even indie!!! i’m even smaller than that!!! i don’t make ANY money from truffula flu or anything like that!! to some of you guys i might feel like a big deal but im just some guy in a niche fandom of a niche fandom of a niche fandom. i’m an absolute nobody outside this teeny tiny corner of the internet!!)

be polite, please

ever since camp entre picked back up last year i’ve seen ppl get more and more uh…bold i guess..with what they say and i just want to nip that behavior right there in the bud bc camp entre (or any truffula flu story for that matter) is not Big Media

none of us get or have gotten royalties or whatever from it. camp entre was a former-friend group’s public rp. keep that in mind when you say stuff in tumblr tags or use searchable words/phrases please. any one of us could be looking at any time

if you want more solo entre stuff, you can find it in my #entre tag (it’s all entres but there’s that truffula flu guy is in there) or #swag for that guy

yes there’s still a lot of ship art in there but it’s how i tag so…my bad

OR you can head to this old blog where the whole point was to be a place for me to reblog ALL the stuff that had entre in it and i even avoided reblogging most swagtre (because, go figure, there were ppl complaining about the amount of swagtre back then too) so it’s entre-focused stuff, check it out if you haven’t:

also if anyone dislikes swagtre so much i got bad news for them abt what was canon & continues to be canon 😭)

but either way let’s kinda…lay off the people creating things for fun and for love because we aren’t seeing what we, personally, want to see

and i especially won’t let anyone make ME feel bad for drawing something that brings me joy. i got enough misery in my life as it is

i got reasons and such for why i only draw/reshare/talk abt what i do but it’s nobody’s business tbqh. like i know it’s rough when im basically the only one of the original group that’s available because most (if not all) of the rest want to lay it to rest (as is their right) and so im the only one making “canon” stuff for camp entre anymore and i have a very loud muse for swagtre

but like idk i just want ppl to have fun so like

if you aren’t seeing your fav/ship enough then draw, write, or commission it! more stuff is always good stuff!! do macaroni art, edits, cosplay! whatever u want! it’s all cool!

[berryjammer7]

Why So Blue?

Alright, Baby Varian writes about a lot science stuff in my Crescent Moon TTS comic (exemplified on this page and the next: https://berryjammer7.tumblr.com/post/637645850521272320/crescent-moon-pg-01 ), so now I am going to extrapolate excessively about it to provide you all with even more needless details--specifically about the science of blue! (This will be a long one and a lot of text, so grab some tea or something)

Firstly, let’s talk about what most fans know about Varian’s blue hair streak. The blue streak does exist. He’s had it since he was a baby as seen in a photo from the show, and the color eyedropper tool in my art app tells me that is blue (NOT green, you colorblind fools). Then there’s the whole theory that Varian’s dad Quirin absorbed some of the moonstone while working with the brotherhood after it exploded a little bit (as one does). Then he passed that on to Varian. All of which is well and good.

But let’s talk about the SCIENCE!

Ironically, this is not the first time I’ve dealt with blue hair [insert artist backstory]. Before TTS even came out, I created an OC I named Blueberry (my user-name-sake) who also has blue hair:

(Don’t judge the anatomy, I was a baby artist)

Blue, as it turns out, is actually very rare in nature, and this sci-show youtube video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9cdoPD51bng provides a pretty good summary of why that is (and how pigments work in general).

So while I had long since determined Blueberry had a plant based pigment that made his hair blue (anthocyanin), Varian clearly had some sort of mineral based pigment from the moonstone. I’m guessing he only ever had enough passed on from his dad to turn his hair slightly blue (until he snatched the moon shard in my comic, that is).

But I’m going to take this one step further. Varian’s hair is black, and if you’ve ever tried to dye dark hair, you’ll know that it is hard for any color to stand out without bleaching it first. And that’s where Poliosis comes in.

If Varian has a single strand of hair that produces no melanin, then the blue pigment can show more clearly. I find this to be a really cool option because I actually have poliosis (or something similar.)

(Kinda like reverse Rapunzel, amiright? My blonde streak is somewhere on the back of my head though, so not as cool.) This is also called a Mallen streak, but because that term is more modern coming from a book series set in the 19th century, using it in the comic is a bit anachronistic. The condition has been associated with witchcraft for a long time though, which seems fitting for someone dealing with the magic of the moonstone (whether he ‘works with magic’ or no.)

So yeah! That’s it! Seriously, go watch that sci-show episode, blue is SO COOL! I do wanna add a disclaimer though—if I am wrong on any of this science stuff let’s just all pretend it’s due to the limits of scientific knowledge at the time the comic is set rather than my own fallibility.😅 Maybe people already know all this stuff, but I just never see it talked about!

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Bonus, this Wikipedia link for Al-Jazari: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_al-Jazari Guys, this fellow is credited with making all sorts of automata (!?!), as well as the first flushing toilet—he deserves your respect!

[slutisnotabadword]

I decided that I’mma take a big step back from the 911 fandom, because if last episode has taught me anything is that you guys have forgot to enjoy the show you’re watching.

As soon as the episode is over, all I’m seeing is unnecessary Tommy hate, people giving up on Buddie and people criticizing people for giving up, people saying Karen is oc, and that Eddie was acting out of character, and blah blah blah, and like all of you are wrong LMAO.

I think the problem is that everyone is watching this show with the expectation of watching the entire’s show’s future in one episode. Y’all want everything now, and it’s just not gonna happen like that, and on top of that, y’all want everything to be what y’all expected. So, let me crush that shit for you.

NO, they’re not gonna bring up Tommy’s past. They actually don’t give a fuck about what that man did, and you know why? Because the producers of whoever on this show literally called up Lou and was like “Hey, we need someone to be Buck’s boyfriend, wanna do it?” And that mf was like “Yeah, sure why not.” That’s most likely what happened. You know why? Because Tommy is only gonna be here for a very short time, so who gives a flying fuck. And Tommy in episode 5 wasn’t even that damn bad. Eddie acted the same way in the other cursed episode years ago. The only difference I would say about them is that Eddie expects Buck to believe in curses because he known him longer, so now it’s more endearing and induces playful banter. And with Tommy, this relationship with Buck is more new and his irritation comes from a place of genuine annoyance, instead of more endearing like Eddie. That’s it! That does not mean that Tommy is the devil’s incarnate, calm down.

NO, Eddie isn’t going to bust out the rainbow flag and touch nipples with Buck in one episode. ESPECIALLY now. Look, I want Buddie to happen, more than the next person. But this is Eddie Diaz we’re talking about. Eddie has a lot of shit to work through, and I’ll be honest with you, we probably won’t see Buddie become official until around the end of season 8. It’s the hard truth, but take comfort in knowing that this is indeed Eddie’s season—hence, the plethora of photo shoots and spotlight this man had recently.

NO, the characters weren’t oc. Karen had the right to be upset that Hen was always missing out on their family’s big moments, and from the fact that Hen doesn’t really try her hardest to take off of work. In my opinion, I think that’s a great way to open up the topic of the 118 becoming everything for these characters—like Hen, Bobby, Buck, Eddie, Chim—that they would forget that they have family at home, because the 118 is also their family, as well. no i mean, is that so hard to consider? They work these 24 hour shifts, and even sometimes longer and go through these traumatic events all the time. Of course there’s going to be some intense loyalty and bonds that would seem to “overshadow” what they have at home. That is actually a very interesting plot direction the writers could explore.

I could go on and on about the wild takes in the 911 fandom, because there’s just so many that I didn’t realize before. But can we all please, genuinely, shut the fuck up. Like for two seconds and enjoy our show. Because let me tell you what’s happening, you guys are theorizing yourselves TO DEATH. You guys are creating these wild expectations and you are setting yourselves up for disappointment. It’s good to hope for the things you want and sometimes it’s fun to theorize, but TAKE A BREATH. Because we are starting to look like crazy people, and let me remind you that these people SEE THE SHIT YOU’RE SAYING. You don’t think Oliver, Kenny, whoever the fuck is watching you rant on and on about how Tommy is a bastard and complaining that Eddie’s not gay yet. Get y’all shit together because it’s starting to look embarrassing and WEIRD.

[trashogram]

Even I’m getting tired of my hypercritical ass, but I just wanna get one more thing out there about the third short for Helluva Boss bc it’s stuck in my brain:

Does anyone else get the “lol Mary sues are the worst thing to ever exist in fandom” vibe from it? That used to be a very popular sentiment, and honestly still is in many circles, so people felt not only safe — but also entitled — to shit on people that would make OCs/self-inserts that were emphatically perfect with no flaws and beloved by nearly all the canon characters from whatever movie or show or book the fic was written for.

Usually the ones that created these fics were pretty young and were more typically girls expressing themselves via writing. No they weren’t really high quality and yes they were a little embarrassing to outsiders but only as embarrassing as anything else adolescents do. But people would really go to task mocking and shaming these kinds of fics and art.

And then there was a big shift rather recently where people were defending Mary Sue projects because a collective understanding that what young girls liked and indulged in — romantic comedies, harlequin romance novels, boy bands, Twilight, etc. — often got vitriolic shame for no actual reason.

But the Emberlynn short feels kind of like a regression of this to me? Shaming girls for being “embarrassingly hormonal and melodramatic” and for enjoying supernatural romance/smut that they can project onto and feel like they’re part of it?

Idk, I understand that this might be gymnastic level reaching or seeing more to something than there really is, but I feel like Vivziepop and a good portion of her collaborators did grow up and partake in fandom around the time where shaming the Mary Sue concept was all the rage. And I don’t think Viv grew out of that mindset, or there’s a strong possibility that she still thinks that way and hasn’t grown past it given other things she does that reek of misogyny and 2012 trolling.

(Please also note that I’m not saying some of the things that are made fun of don’t deserve criticism — the My Immortal HP fanfic and Twilight have racist and sexist connotations that deserved rightful drawback. I’m more talking about the general disgust toward women and young girls being fans of something that specifically appeals to them like the romance and sexy stuff.)

[crookedkryptonitebeliever]

Just wanna say that I despise Cyprus as a person. If he started stalking me I’d change jobs and countries and get a restraining order against him. I hate you for making him (I’m kidding) and I hate that I read his story even though I can’t stand him. He gets worse and worse the more I learn. This transphobe can catch these hands.

Oh yea this dirtbag absolutely can catch your hands, he is a boxer and a terrifying one that is. I created him to be someone who talks big and has the fighting credentials to match it 🔥

THere must be an anti Yves and Blanche, hence Cyprus is created 💔like yin and yang, they balance each other outs

naw im just kidding i actually made Cyprus because i was kinda craving for some clout at the time, but my soft yanderes that i like writing about kept flopping and i couldn't get as much notes as i did when i reached my peak in like 2022 ish,

so i tried another approach: literally, trend hopping,, Cyprus is a literal trend and a tiktok thirst trap genre

so cyprus is actually an amalgamation of like common Yandere traits that blew up in tumblr, like what seem to make a yan 'smexy' and super desirable, like a sexual predator but hot and mean. I fr didn't like this mans and it was damn hard not to make him 100% an unlikable edgelord but i try to get that balance, to push myself out of my comfort zone in writing

and it did worked, the proof is that now in this new generation of CKB ocs, Cyprus is my most popular oc and there are a lot of yalls simping for him in my asks like slobbering on his knob type

so i decided to fuck with him and like curse him with really crappy traits like homophobia and transphobia, ykno to try and direct traffic to Yves and his Yandere line (blanche, Leveret, Monty)

but also to see if i can tread the line of making him as divisive as possible, like yea a vocal lot of yall hate him for being a shitty man now, but i KNOW there are a good handful of you guys who still would slob on his knob, i monitor my asks 🫣🫣and i seem to summon a bunch of "i can fix him" readers too

but i remember about this one anon who said "cyprus is the type of man we all love in theory but avoid so hard irl thats why we dickride him on this blog so bad , escapism go brr" and i guess that's pretty much why he's so popular and even if i make him so crappy, there are still people who would beat on his meat

but anyways moral of the story, STAN YVES INSTEAD

[kirby-n-co]

Welcome to Kirby ‘n Co!

This is a Kirby ask blog run by 5 mods. Feel free to ask any of our characters (or their buddies) questions! Please be aware that our blog may feature sensitive content (e.g. blood or violence); we will do our best to tag appropriately.

Curious about the world of this ask blog? Wanna know more about the mods? Look under the read more:

The world of Kirby ‘n Co

TL;DR – This blog is basically just a multiverse. Kirby first talked about his experience here!

This ask blog takes place in a shared universe. One day, certain key figures (like Kirby!) mysteriously disappeared, and a doomer concerned with continuity needed to find people to act as replacements until the originals could be found. Characters from all sorts of different universes were plucked and thrown into this shared universe… Kirby’s response to being thrown into a completely new environment was naturally to make a blog. For finding friends, of course.

This blog features 5 artists who all have separate sets of headcanons and lore, so having a multiverse allows our differing interpretations of characters to co-exist.

The mods

Mod Mod

hi I'm Mod Mod. my name is mod. any pronouns. socials: splitster (tumblr) or splitsterart (twitter) favorite game: idk. forgotten land? favorite character: kirby n gala favorite anime episode: i dont watch the anime uhhhh that one episode with max flexer Favorite Kirby: olimar i like kirby and gala. actually i like all the kirby guys. i also like kirby ocs

Mod Fishy

Hiiii I'm Mod Fishy! I go by He/She/They Fave Game: Star Allies Fave Character: Sailor Waddle Dee Fave Kirby: what the fuck does this mean Socials: @letolimarseehisfamily on Tumblr Fave Anime Episode: The Hour of the Wolfwrath Sailor is sassy and I call the reincarnated void Niru

Mod Paint

Hi there i’m Mod Paint! She/They Socials: @kallulily on Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr! Favorite game: Kirby Triple Deluxe! I’m so emotional over Taranza and the ost. That game also debuted Paintra, who I have a HUUUGE BIAS towards. Favorite Character: Falspar, Paintra, Meta Knight, Dedede, Kirby, Falspar, Tiff, Taranza, Falspar Favorite Anime episode; Ask me again when I make my 3 hour Kirby Right Back At Ya retrospective video bc that’s such a loaded question I cannot answer. Anyway its Falspar Favorite Kirby: Kirby and Falspar

I have a huge brain rotted bias towards the Kirby anime to where I have an entire webcomic and story planned. Literally me grabbing the 100 episodes of the anime and brushing it down with a fine comb and making a solid lore filled world. But it’s all 99% head-cannons. I can talk for hours about this anime.

Mod Cosmic

Howdy, I'm Mod Cosmic! I go by she/they, though I'm fine with any. Socials: cosmicoCoffee(Twitter & Tumblr) Favorite Game: Forgotten Land! My first Kirby game. Favorite Character: Meta Knight and King Dedede Favorite Anime Episode: Hoshi no Kaabi Episode 64! Fave Kirby: Every Kirby!!!

Nimbus is full of the passion I have for this franchise, and I hope to share that through him! I hope you like him as much as I did creating him!

Mod Nova

Hey there! I'm Mod Nova! I use (she/he/they) pronouns! socials: @soupvnova (tumblr, insta, twitter) @soupvnova-draws (art blog on tumblr)

favorite game: return to dreamland deluxe is based but i also love forgotten land and star allies..

favorite character: magolor if i had to choose. idk i love a lot of characters. (including OCs.)

favorite anime episode: I never watched the anime but every meta knight appearance is pretty based.

Favorite Kirby: all the Kirbys

OC: I got a couple of OCs but one of the one's i'll draw the most is Vivi the Vividria. She reminds me of everything I love about Kirby and I love her dearly. Feel free to ask questions bout em. She's also the only good thing about star allies, play star allies do it now.

[starryybrained]

❄️ • Whumpmas in July Day 1 - (Re)Introduce yourself! • ❄️

Hey there! I’m Electric and I create mainly oc whump! (But I make stuff for fandom too sometimes… I’m all over the place haha) I also run August of Whump, which is happening for the first time ever this year. (Can you tell that I’m excited?)

I’m both a writer and an artist and recently I’ve been posting a bunch of little snippets of writing unrelated to any series. However, I do want to make an actual, cohesive story one day! It’s a little hard for me though, I will admit.

I’m a lover of almost any whump tropes, but a few of my faves are pet whump, lab whump, nonhuman whump, role reversals (whumper-turned-whumpee my beloved), transformations, and

If you wanna get a taste of what I make or find my older intro, then my masterlist is right here!

❤️ Name: Electric (Elec for short)

💚 Pronouns: Any (including neos and it/its)

🤍 Favorite season: Fall 💞

❤️ Average amount of sleep: HAHAHAHA. Whatever keeps me going I guess

💚 Dream job: I’m not too sure! I’d love to have a job working creatively or maybe something like working in a library for fun. I’ve actually never had a job before though, so right now I’m mostly aspiring for good pay and a non-stressful work environment. (And also experience ig… that too)

🤍 Blog established: September 2023

❤️ Username/blog meaning: I’ve got pain on the brainnnn babey

💚 Hobbies: Many creative things, reading, talking with friends, roleplaying, watching ASMR and napping so soo much

🤍 What you love about whump: Oh there’s too much to cover but I’ll name a few reasons why — the way emotional depth and intimacy is handled, how experimental I can get with it and the community!! Also the pain… that too hehe

❤️ Anything else to add: I’ve decided to do this event on a whim so if I end up crashing and burning as the result of doing these prompts so late — well… I have nobody to blame but myself

@whumpmasinjuly-archive

[noname-nonartist]

I was sent here by @hxhhasmysoul after seeing them reblog one of your artworks. It was nice looking. You did good. 👍

I’m curious on what exactly is “Project Sekai” I was told it was an online game of some of that sort.

O///O

H-Hi!

Sorry taking so long to answer this! It’s just- I didn’t expect an actual ask about this! (And also to like. Collect my thoughts since I have so much to say about Project Sekai)

Umm!!! Thank you for liking that art of my favorite Project Sekai characters with my favorite Jujutsu Kaisen characters btw! >///<

Okay. Where to start?! I guess we can start what’s Project Sekai is and then later talking about the plot! :Dc

Let’s go!!! Project Sekai Lore 101! Or like. My attempt to explain it! •v•;

(More under the cut if you’re interested! ^w^/)

What is Project Sekai?

Well, it’s a mobile rhythm game where you tap/slide/flick on the notes to the beat of the song! However it’s also technically a sort of visual novel game too!

The gameplay revolves around the rhythm game, but the story is very much a visual novel! And you generally unlock the story through getting points via playing the rhythm game portion of Project Sekai (for the main story and during the event stories when live).

Oh. And it’s technically a Gacha game too, where ya pull cards of the characters (the art usually relates to the story/have a general theme for each set).

Of course, I could explain more about the general gameplay, but that’s not what this post is gonna be about, so let’s move on!!! >v<

What’s the Story of Project Sekai?

Okay, before I even talk about the story, I would need to give you some context on a bit of the world building within Project Sekai! Soooo…

Project Sekai Lore/World! (Or like as best I can explain anyway lol)

There is this plane called “In Between Worlds” which is essentially sort of like empty space where the OG Vocaloids resides (Miku, Kaito, Luka, Mekio, Rin, and Len). This place is where SEKAIs can form.

What are SEKAIs? Well they are essentially little tiny world that’s form!

Within those SEKAIs, there are essentially alter versions of Vocaliods depending on the group of people’s views on the Vocaloids, but mostly based on who themselves wanna be like (e.g. WxS Kaito being a good older brother role model, something Tsukasa strives to be) or based on people the group knows (e.g. VBS Meiko being based on An’s views of Nagi Kotaki, her aunt).

How does do these SEKAI form? Well they form when a group of people have a similar feeling/ambition/dream that they all wanna achieve!

However! There’s been cases where a Whole SEKAI are formed due to only one person’s intense feelings! But those are extremely rare since only a person’s feelings/emotions can create a Fragment SEKAI, if their feelings are strong enough at that moment. However unlike a fully developed SEKAI, a Fragment Sekai are pretty fragile and doesn’t last that long. While a complete SEKAI can last forever in theory iirc. :oc

But yeah! SEKAI are essentially mini worlds that are based on a group of people common feelings where the group can come in anytime they want via their phone/devices! The group usually first enters in via clicking on a mystery song that popped up within their playlist called “Untitled”. And Bada-Bing! Bada-Boom! They get to meet that world’s version of Hatsune Miku, and get a free therapist! XD

Of Course, this isn’t a well known thing in the general public, so the groups generally keeps the knowledge about their SEKAIs hush-hush. Which makes sense since like… how the hell would ya explain this to someone without them looking at ya strange? XD

What’s the Story of Project Sekai? (For Reals this time lol)

So, from what ya can gather from the worldbuilding/lore. Ya can probably guess that the general plot and goal of the story is for the Vocaloids to help guide the main casts towards their goals, and have them understand and express their feelings freely. Since once the group comes to an understanding of each other feelings, the Untiled song will then changed into an actual song that expresses the groups’ feelings!

So! Let’s dive into the Main Story within Project Sekai!

There are a total of 5 groups that we focus on! Each group contains 4 members! So that’s a total of 20 main characters! @v@

The Groups being…

Leo/need! (the typical band)

MORE MORE Jump! (the idol group)

Vivid BAD SQUAD (the street music group)

Wonderlands x Showtime (the theater/troupe group)

Nightcord at 25:00 (the online music video group)

And of course, the members within these groups has names~

L/N: Ichika Hoshino (vocalist/main guitarist), Saki Tenma (pianist), Honami Mochizuki (drummer), Shiho Hinomori (bass guitarist).

All of them were also childhood friends before they slowly drifted apart during Middle School due to Saki getting really sick due to her chronic illness, Shiho distancing herself from the group due to increased rumors about her, and Honami grew distant due to being ostracized for being too much of a people pleaser and thus people called her two faced. Ichika was the only one who didn’t know what happened, thus blamed herself for the rift. (Don’t worry, they get together of course ;3c)

Their goal is to become a professional and legit band~

MMJ: Minori Hanasato (the newcomer but with extreme hope and determination), Hakura Kiritani (retired idol before joining due to guilt of failing to look after a member within her old group), Airi Momoi (also left the industry before joining due to the industry never seeing her as a real idol thus letting her always play the role as a fool), Shizuku Hinomori (was still an idol during the main story before quitting her old group to joins MMJ)

Their goal is to bring hope and inspiration to their fans and to overcome the struggles within the idol industry~

VBS: Kohane Azusawa (a shy newcomer but with immense talent in singing), An Shiraishi (her whole life is street music and is considered a prodigy due to her being the daughter of a well known musician within the setting), Akito Shinonome (got into street music when he’s in middle school, sort of the underdog within the setting), Toya Aoyagi (the son of a really strict and famous classical musician, he met Akito while running away after getting sick of being focused to practice constantly and thus got introduced to street music)

Their goal is to surpass this super famous street music Event called RAD WEEKEND, that the RADer (the group that contains An’s dad, Ken Shiraishi, Taiga Kotaki, and Nagi Kotaki) and other well known street music groups did a few years ago that deeply inspired An and Akito~

WxS: Tsukasa Tenma (Actor who wants to be a star but originally forgot why at first until he remembers it was so Saki, her younger sister, would smile and be happy), Emu Otori (the daughter of the popular theme park, Phoenix Wonderland, she also strives to put a genuine smile on people’s faces to make them happy), Nene Kusanagi (the singer who love musical and always dreams of doing one to bring joy, but she has stage fright that she struggles to overcome at first), Rui Kamishiro (the director who loves to build extraordinary gadgets and equipments to make the show out of this world to bring excitement and joy for those who would watch)

Their goal is to save the old stage play within Phoenix Wonderland and to bring smiles and joy to everyone~

N25: Kanade Yoisaki (Composer who’s determined to constantly make music to save people after she felt immense guilt when her father, who’s also a music composer, fell into a coma due to stress), Mafuyu Asahina (the lyrics writer and vocal mixer who originally contacted Kanade after one of her songs made her feel something, thus make music to try and see if she can still feel since she can’t due to her intense depression for constantly wearing the “perfect daughter” mask), Ena Shinonome (the artist who’s strive to be a pro artist out of spite after her own father, who’s a famous artist, told her that she doesn’t have the talent to be one and shouldn’t try and be one, but she struggles with getting validation for her art which is the only thing she has), Mizuki Akiyama (the editor/animator who cares deeply for the group and even considered them all their friends, but they are scared to tell any of them about their secret due to fear of being ostracized due to them being outcasted in school)

Their goal? Well, technically is to keep making music to save people, but in actuality it’s mostly them actually improving their mental health and help them with their issues/problems lol~

And the Main Story is all about the formation of all of these groups! With the expectation being N25, since they were already a group in the beginning of the main story, but their story is about maintaining the group after Mafuyu disappeared mysteriously for days.

However, that isn’t where the story ends! Oh noooo! Far from it! Within the game there are these Event Stories that continues the story of all the group after the Main Story!

These Event stories usually focused on one particular character at a time, but overall expands and continues the story/arc of all the characters! :3c

Thus there’s a lottttt of story content within Project Sekai! In fact, not even I have read all of them yet! @v@;

But from what I read, I’m really really loving it! Like! Sure the pacing be a slow burn, but the moments that the story be building up to is sooooo worth it!!! And like all the characters be having depth~

Oh! Also alsooo!

What I really love about the story is that the some of the characters have relationships/friendships outside of their unit group! Like An and Haruka were middle school friends who like to have contest in random things on who’s the best, and that knew each other since elementary school! Another example would be how Mizuki and Rui were also middle school friends that bonded over being both outcast.

There’s also siblings within the main cast with different dynamics! Like the Hinomori’s (Shizuku and Shiho), the Shinonome’s (Ena and Akito), and the Tenma’s (Tsukasa and Saki)!

And like the characters later get introduced and meet other characters later on in the stories! Like how Shizuku and Airi meets Mizuki for the first time through Ena (Ena and Airi are friends since middle school), and how An and Shiho became friends after bonding over their love and passion for music and how they value their friends/group so much!

Conclusion

Basically… Project Sekai is my current hyperfixations and I’m loving it! *w*

Of course I would still need to read all of the story since I’m no where nearrrr caught up! @v@;

But like, I’m having a blast so far! :Dc

Thank you for asking and being slightly interested in this game anon! ^w^/

[n0velaes]

indie and private multimuses writing blog. muses coming from a plethora of medias such as movies, tv shows, comics, books, ect... portrayed by alls, twenty six years old, they and them, european timezone. rules and muses under the cut.

rules.

001. the name is alls, i'm twenty-six years old, live in europe so, my timezone is european ones, gmt + 1, using they/them, discord is ripkol and wire bloodwr4th. 002. english isn’t my first languages. so, i might write non sense but i’m trying to approve here and i’m very proud of what i have achieved right now. i hope i do not give you too much trouble while reading the replies i’m doing. i’m trying my very best for you and just want you all to know that you all are awesome 003. on muse who are single and exclusive ship, meaning all shippy / smut / thing is only going to be related to kolnausi. dynamics such as frenemies, friends, familials are open. 004. i want plotted things. it is more to focus on the people who wanna rp with me and create and build dynamics, so don’t be afraid to come and talk to me. ( i’m anxious and i’m sure i’m not the only one to be like this so let me apologize for the lack of interaction. i’m trying to approve that as well and will come into either your dms or discord to discuss plots and dynamics. ) again, here to says that it's only going to be platonic, friends, family, enemies, frenemies, type of dynamics as some muses are exclusive and single shipping. 005. as for triggering subjects such as blood, fight, murder, manipulations, clown, ect … those will be tagged when it all happens. either with tw … or cw … this blog study, the black sheep, witchcraft, kill or be killed, the difference between good and evil, betrayal, vampirism at its peak, family above all, the disgrace and paranoia of the thing, beauty and the beast, the fall of a landmark, violence at its peak, loss of a bearing… dark themes will be present on this blog. triggers and nsfw stuff will be tagged. but also, follow at your own risk.

muses.

kol benedict mikaelson thorn, original vampire, married to nausicaä chloé persephone thorn mikaelson. nicholas chavez. dorian fraser, fraser witch ancestor, sired to kol and nausicaä mikaelson thorn for eternity. cooper koch. rhys larsen forbes, bodyguard and married to the beauty peagent queen, caroline forbes. hakan adali. nina riva, surfer and models, fiancee to patrick bateman. priscilla quintana. elliot cruz, student at woodsboro college, ghostface, loves to play games. nicholas chavez. dallas winston, greaser and loyal to them only, is always in jail when he is not annoying girls or people. garrett graham, bruins player, was a briar student once. froy guiterrez. dean heyward di laurentis, trainer for the girl's hockey girl team, was the slut of the fraternity once. matthew noszka. john logan, bruins player, was at briar once and got rumors of being in love with garrett graham. corrado martini. allie hayes, actress and was a briar student, loves to act a lot. chloe rose robertson. hannah wells, singer and grammy winner, was a briar student once too, in love with harry styles but sh, garrett is going to be jealous. daisy edgar jones. sabrina james, lawyer who loves to beat dean's ass in argument, mommy of jamie and just happy to be here. cindy kimberly. violet sorrengail, rider instead of a scrib, mommy isn't very happy about it, especially when i like to scare her and xaden off. bridget gao. aisha bel khacem, witch oc who is interconnected to dorian fraser and wish people wouldn't take halloween for a fashion day and showing their true self. axnein.

[thewinter-eden]

almost summer | kim seungmin (14)

14 : SPENDING YOUR TIME WITH THEM

Pairings: KIM SEUNGMIN x OC | YANG JEONGIN x OC

Rating: mature

cross posted on AO3 under the_winter_eden and wattpad under alone-at-last.

Warnings: none. One of my favorite chapters - we finally meet Jeongin

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The other day, lying in bed, I felt my heart beating for the first time in a long while. I realized how little I live in my body, how much in my mind. -Rodger Kamenetz

Maven spent a good part of her next day catching up on correspondence. She called her mother to let her know that working with Seungmin had not sent her spiraling into a depression; she called her friends at their various postings to let them know that she hadn’t killed Seungmin in his sleep yet. Without being able to talk about their current assignment she found it difficult explaining to them why, while her ex-fiancé certainly still presented as the bane of her existence, her focus had shifted enormously from her issues with him.

She didn’t want to tell them about the Nokken laboratory anyway. It was hard enough for her to sleep at night, there was no reason for her to share the nightmare with the people she cared about.

After spending the morning and afternoon on the phone, Maven made her way to the kitchen and began brewing a pot of coffee before browsing the pantry shelves. She planned on going for a run and a workout later, so she wanted something more substantial to eat than the platter of dry-looking muffins on the counter.

Seungmin sauntered into the room while she was in the middle of crafting a cheese plate.

He beamed at her like they’d become best friends over dinner the night before, and in return she simply threw the handful of freshly sliced salami into her lunchbox and returned to the pantry for a sleeve of crackers.

In no universe did she have any desire to sit and have lunch with her ex. Dinner had been agonizing enough.

“I was thinking about going for a run later,” He mused, yanking a carton of milk out of the fridge.

Maven sidled around him to pour coffee into her thermos.

“You wanna come with me?”

“No.” She grabbed her cup and her lunchbox and briskly left the kitchen.

The garage seemed safe.

Once downstairs she found it full of mechanics, working amid the sounds of loud automotive equipment and booming music. Scooting quietly out of the way of the agents working, Maven headed to the quiet corner in the back where their jeep was parked.

Once she got close enough to see around the wooden creates that separated the jeep from the rest of the massive garage, Maven slowed to a stop.

The officer from a couple days before in the kitchen was there, perched on one of the boxes. She had a cup in one hand, both arms crossed over her chest, staring down at a pair of legs that stuck out from under the vehicle.

Before Maven could turn and go back upstairs, the woman turned to her and smiled, slowly letting her arms fall to her sides. “Spanaway, right?”

Maven froze. “Yes. Sorry, I wasn’t trying to interrupt.”

The officer shook her head. “No interruption; I’m just bothering Yang on my lunch break.” She gestured to the pair of legs. “Join us?”

Hesitating, Maven considered her options. She didn’t know either of the agents before her, but she was also under observation from Captain Lee. If they were supposed to be keeping an eye on her, she couldn’t just exhibit anti-social behaviors and run away.

The officer noticed her uncertainty. “Really, you can come over here. I’m guessing you don’t know many people at the station yet.”

Maven took a seat on one of the crates a few feet from the officer. “No, not beyond my team and Agent Hwang.”

The female officer stuck out her free hand. “Jung. Nice to meet you.”

Maven shook her hand awkwardly. “Officer?” The plain clothes gave no indication as to her rank.

Jung smiled patiently. “Not at all. I’m a specialist, like yourself. Just visiting post-op.” She pointed to the legs that still hadn’t moved from under the jeep. “Visiting my brother.” She gave one of the brown leather work boots a kick. “Got company, Hot Rod.”

The legs shuffled for purchase and then began scooting out from beneath the car.

The man who got to his feet was tall, broad, and covered head-to-toe in lean muscle and engine grease. He swiped a grimy hand on his coveralls and extended it for her to shake and then quickly drew it back. “Sorry. Didn’t realize you were eating.” He glanced down at her lunch box and then grabbed a rag off of one of the crates, furiously scrubbing at his hands.

The grease didn’t have any intention of coming free.

“This is Yang Jeongin. Probably VALOR’s best mechanic.” Agent Jung sipped at her cup and then shot a glance at Maven. “We’ve been read in on Almost Summer.”

Maven’s eyebrows sank low enough to touch her eyelashes. “Why?”

“We’re your redundancy.” Yang explained, leaning against the wall. “Just in case something happens to you or Agent Kim, or you need backup, we’re your understudies.”

“Aren’t you a mechanic?”

“Special agent mechanic. You can double major, you know.” Yang tossed her a wry smile and draped the rag over his shoulder. His hands perched on his hips.

You couldn’t actually “double major”, but you could be trained and qualified as a special agent and also hold a specialty, like mechanic or medic. Maven could see Seungmin seeking a specialty qualification as a medic or something.

“So, what do you think?” Maven wondered, turning her attention back to Jung.

“Majorly screwed up.” Agent Jung responded simply. “If you don’t tear down that lab, I will.”

A L M O S T     S U M M E R

Maven spent the next few days getting to know agents Jung and Yang, trading insights on Almost Summer as well as just killing time with meaningless conversation. Having connections at University Station outside of Lieutenant Seo and Kim Seungmin set her mind at ease.

Rather than waking up every morning and rushing through getting ready and making breakfast in order to avoid encounters with her partner, speeding through her workouts and seeking out private places to read in peace before finally heading to bed, gauging the success of each day solely on whether or not she’d had to talk to Seungmin, she could instead mosey through her routine regardless of whether or not he would interrupt it, and then spend her socially gratifying hours with Agents Jung and Yang.

Their welcoming presence in her day to day experience had officially turned Seungmin into an afterthought.

It started out strictly professional.

Agent Jung (Ahyeon, as she was known casually) wanted to hear mission details from someone’s first hand experience to supplement her understanding of the written reports. She’d invited Maven into their trust as an invaluable perspective on the job that she would have to know like the back of her hand should anything go wrong.

Agent Yang had proven to be considerably less intense, occasionally asking questions about the lab, but for the most part allowing Agent Jung to spearhead the interviews.

Maven used the discussions as a chance to run mental simulations of Almost Summer. She usually found herself sitting cross-legged on a wooden crate, leaning back against the wall answering questions while Agent Jung dissected the mission and Agent Yang kept his hands busy by tinkering with the jeep.

After the majority of the mission details and conjecture of future plans were laid out, Agent Jung backed off of the interrogation approach and began engaging Maven in more casual conversation.

By the end of the three days that Maven and Seungmin had off, Yang and Jung would find her in the garage or one of the breakrooms and stick around simply to chew the fat.

Meanwhile, Seungmin managed to find her every time she went for a run or a workout. He either ran alongside her or did his sets nearby, saying little in the silence but being persistent in his tenacity.

She never said a word.

For the sake of the cameras that recorded their every movement and every facial expression, Maven allowed him to work next to her without complaint or argument. She considered it kissing up to her superiors, while he considered it passive encouragement to keep trying to be friends.

Much to her genuine (and poorly concealed) dismay, Seungmin brought her dinner every night, whether he found her in the breakroom or in her own bedroom, and insisted that they eat together as a way to solidify their partnership in the field.

Wary of being demerited, Maven never posed any significant objection.

She never gave into his constant attempts at conversation, but she didn’t kill him on sight, either, so as far as she was concerned, she was offering a fair compromise.

A L M O S T    S U M M E R

“Morning,” The word was accompanied by the tired shuffle of blue jeans and the scraping of a kitchen chair. Agent Yang fell like a discarded jacket into his seat and instantly tipped his head back like he couldn’t hold it up anymore.

The great sigh that followed decompressed his entire frame.

Maven watched him run a grease-stained hand through his wavy hair. “Burning the midnight oil, are you?”

Yang Jeongin huffed a weary laugh and propped his elbows up on the table. After taking a second to rub his cheek against the shoulder of his black t-shirt, he gave her a thin-lipped smile. “Midnight would be an early night for me, actually.”

She remembered many college nights when she shared much the same sentiment. Her shoulders seemed to automatically curl into the same tense position that they had grown accustomed to from studying hunched over a shoddy wooden desk. “And why does my understudy need to stay up so late working?”

Jeongin's eyes landed on the full coffee pot sitting, freshly brewed, on the counter and he pushed his chair back with an abrupt squeal. He scanned the table before her, gaze glancing over the half-read novel and the selection of pastel highlighters. “I’m not your understudy. Want some coffee?”

Before she could answer he was across the kitchen pulling two uniform gray mugs from the cabinet.

“You’re Seungmin's understudy?” Maven slid the old thrift store receipt that she was using as a bookmark between the pages of her novel and closed it. “Sorry, I just assumed Agent Jung was your team lead.”

Richly dark coffee sloshed into the cups. Jeongin replaced the pot on its warmer and swiped his hands on his jeans. “She is. She has the seniority and the attitude for it.” Gripping the cups with his thumbs and forefingers, he performed a smooth little spin that brought Maven’s attention to the fact that he was wearing socks but no shoes.

He set a mug down before her and tapped one finger companionably against her shoulder. “I would slide into Agent Kim's shoes simply because I have the technical wherewithal to be able to observe details from his engineering perspective.”

Maven cradled the hot mug in her hands and watched redness seep into her skin as it warmed. “So, do you also find the experimental surgeries ‘utterly fascinating’?” Her mockery of Seungmin's words sounded comically low-throated and dense.

Jeongin's features screwed up in disgust as he folded himself back into his chair.

Despite the grease stains on his hands, the back of his neck, and behind his ears, he smelled freshly washed, like Old Spice deodorant and Dove shampoo. There was a simple, gritty masculinity to it that presented a stark contrast to the sweet-smelling Swerve cologne that Seungmin always wore.

“I find the experimental surgeries utterly criminal, which I feel should probably be the bottom line despite anybody’s interest in biomechanics.” Jeongin slurped a careful sip of his hot coffee. “This is good, did you brew this? Wait, are you telling me Agent Kim is actually interested in the creepy alien lab?”

Maven leaned over the table, resting her cheek against her fist. “Yeah, it’s three scoops of the pecan roast and one scoop of the hazelnut. And yeah, Seungmin thinks the stuff we found is fascinating.”

Jeongin raised his eyebrows at her, appearing genuinely impressed, and then stared into the depths of his black coffee. “I keep trying to blend the stuff they have in here. I can’t get the pecan one to taste right with the thanksgiving one.”

Maven blinked, surprised that the direction of their conversation had gone towards coffee and not the grotesque mission details. “The pecan is a medium roast and the thanksgiving is a light roast. You get more complimentary blends when you mix like roasts.”

“Oh,” Jeongin drew out the word like she’d just explained an elusive math problem to him. “I guess that makes sense. Definitely have to believe you, this flavor is flawless.”

She glowed at the praise, just a little bit. “I’m glad you think so. Have to do something with all the pecan coffee in this stupid state.”

His eyes slid awkwardly to her at the resentment in her tone. “You’re not from here, then?”

She scoffed and sipped at her mug. “I'm from Washington.”

“Ah, that explains the expert coffee wisdom.”

“Are you from here?”

Jeongin shrugged. “I’m an adopted spy, I’m whatever I’m needed to be.”

Pursing her lips at the potential can of worms they were hovering over, Maven tentatively steered the discussion another direction. “Got a lot to do today?”

The mechanic lifted a broad shoulder in a shrug. “Did all my studying last night, so I figure today I’ll fix the alignment on your Jeep.”

“Have a vested interest in that Jeep, do you?”

That time he shrugged with both shoulders. “I’m not too interested in working this case, particularly since I’ll have to spend all of my energy trying to keep Ahy from blowing the entire camp up with everyone inside, which means everything has to go perfectly for you guys. If anything goes wrong, it won’t be the Jeep, I’ve got that covered.”

Jeongin pushed his chair back again, smiling as she laughed at his logic. “I’m headed down there to get started; you can join if you like.”

Seungmin chose that exact moment to bob into the room, whistling cheerfully.

Maven didn’t need another reason. She scooped up her book and highlighters and grabbed her coffee. “Yep, love to.”

As she shoved back her chair to stand, Seungmin stopped in his tracks and beheld them both, eyes darting back and forth between their faces. “Hey,” He greeted her. Turning to Jeongin, he held out a hand. “I’m Seungmin, Maven’s partner.”

Without missing a beat, Jeongin gripped his proffered palm briefly and let it go. “Yang. Your replacement.”

While Seungmin's chin hit the floor in befuddlement, Jeongin inclined his head toward the door, full attention returning to Maven. “Shall we?”

She followed him out of the kitchen without so much as a glance towards the stunned specialist behind them.

Once they were far enough down the hall, Jeongin shot her a lopsided grin that was only partially obscured by the thick mustache that reminded her of her father’s. “Lots of tension between you guys, huh?”

Maven reflexively bristled. “Unfortunately, this is not my first experience with Agent Kim.”

A group of officers walking towards them made no effort to move aside to make room in the hallway, so Jeongin put a hand to Maven’s back to guide her to walk in front of him as they passed.

His large hand warmed the entire small of her back through her t-shirt.

“Had a bad working experience with him before? He seems competent.” Jeongin caught up with her once there was space to walk side by side again and took another long drink of his coffee. “This really is the best coffee.”

“That’s not your impression of him or else you wouldn’t have played mind games with him the first time you met him.” Maven argued. “And I’m glad you like it.”

He shrugged again and pushed open the stairwell door, standing aside to let her go through first. “I got a massive insecurity vibe from him, I couldn’t help myself.”

“Insecure?” Maven had to put all of her focus into not spilling her coffee while going down the stairs and therefore was reduced to single-word questions.

“Yeah, he looked at you like you were his sandwich and he looked at me like I had stolen it. Bit controlling.” Jeongin skipped a few steps at the bottom and pushed open the sub level door for her.

Maven ginned at the accurate assessment of the worst man she’d ever known. “That tracks. And yes, I’ve worked with him, but I was also engaged to him, and I can confirm the sandwich analysis.”

Jeongin stopped by a set of lockers and spun his combination quickly into a padlock. Before he opened the door, he turned to Maven. “Do you mind?” He carefully extended his coffee cup.

Shuffling her own belongings hastily, she pinched her book and highlighters under one arm and took the mug from him. “Of course.”

He retrieved his coveralls and a pair of brown leather work boots from the locker. “So, you and Agent Kim? Was it the arrogance that turned you off?” The mechanic pulled the coveralls up over his jeans and let the top half hang off his hips while he bent down to put his boots on.

Maven went to take a sip and realized she was headed for the wrong cup. Quickly abandoning her quest for coffee, she moved her weight from one foot to the other. “I turned him off, actually.”

Jeongin paused to glance up at her curiously. “He seems quite possessive of you for being the one to have left.”

Possessive of her?

He was cruel and clueless and self-centered, and he didn’t care for her one bit.

“He’s not possessive of me, he’s just full of himself. He decided he was done one day and off he went.” Maven watched him lace his boots at twice the speed that she was capable of. It was impressive enough just watching the way his forearms flexed with the movement.

Black t-shirts looked good on him.

“He proposed to you and then changed his mind?” Jeongin tucked his shoelaces under the tongues of his boots and straightened, staring down at her with his brows lowered in confusion.

“Actually, he proposed to me and led me on for a year and then he changed his mind a month before the wedding that I planned to his exact specifications.” Maven tried to ignore the pinch of anger in her heart and instead focused on sharing the solidarity of her miserable experience with the handsome mechanic.

He frowned at her as he shoved his hands through the arms of the coveralls. “A month? His exact specifications?”

She shrugged, sucking in a calming breath. “I hated everything about it, but it was important to him. Anyway, that was a year ago, and this assignment is the first I’ve heard of him since he disappeared. And here we are, practically living together.”

Jeongin zipped up the coveralls. “I’m sorry, Maven, that sounds like it was hard on you.”

She swallowed hard and tried not to show him how much it hurt. “Hardest thing I’ve ever done.”

Carefully taking his cup back from her clenched grasp, Jeongin used his free hand to clasp her shoulder comfortingly. “I’m here all day, happy to be distracted from alien torture science if you need to talk about it.”

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Nicole was getting bigger every day, and with December finally on the corner, Beatrice had to buy more clothes for their now six months old baby. And Nicole, ever since she started talking, was much more active than she thought she’d ever be, all the more alert too.

“Thanks for joining me,Ev.” she says as she holds up a tiny shirt in front of her eyes, “With Roos working and Shells asleep I didn’t want to be here alone.”

Evelyn just smiles as she leans over the edge of the shopping cart, “It’s no problem, you were with me when I chose mine.” she explained, grinning down at Nicole who just stared back with her big eyes, “She’s so cute,Bea.”

“She is.” Beatrice says proudly, “Sometimes I can’t believe she’s mine and Rooster’s. We created this adorable little being.” as if on cue Nicole gurgles a laugh, shaking her monkey toy so its tinkle echoed all over the aisle they were currently at, “Anyway, how are you feeling though? It’s been…two months now,right?”

Evelyn looks down at her stomach, just a tiny bump that protruded against the lycra pants, “Everything is fine, ultrasounds have been doing great. Jake is…excited, he already told his mom and his sister and we decided we don’t wanna find the gender out. Unless we accidentally do, but everything is fine.”

“That’s good Ev!” Beatrice grins, “Are you coming to Marcus’ launch party next week?”

“You bet I am.” Evelyn chuckles, following Beatrice as she picked more clothes to plop in the cart, “Marcus is very excited about it, you did a wonderful job.”

Beatrice was still nervous when getting compliments about her art but she accepted it with a smile and a light red blush. She was just nervous about what others would think about it, which she shouldn’t, she should just accept she did a good job and Marcus liked it, “Thank you. I hope the photoshoot was good too.”

“Are you kidding? You know you are Marcus’ favorite.” cue to another blush, “And he didn’t want to show anyone them yet because he wanted to see Rooster’s reaction firsthand.”

“Oh?”

‘He finds you two absolutely adorable, he told me.” Evelyn smiles, no malice or contempt in her voice when she says so, “You two are the modern love story everyone should go for. Honestly.”

Beatrice’s blush darkens because she does feel like she and Rooster were a modern love story like that. Sometimes it feels too unreal and it was crazy how happy she was with him - well, maybe not that crazy.

“You know…ever since I started dating Rooster my life just…changed.” she murmurs, looking at the tiny shoes she had in her hands, “I…I am so happy at the Hard Deck but I also can work with Marcus because Penny is an amazing boss…and I got married, and I had a baby and–”

“You never thought you’d have that.’

“No.” Bea admits sheepishly, “But I’m reminding myself I’m worthy of good things and I’m worthy of Rooster. I’m worthy of his love and his presence.”

“And I’m sure he feels the same way.”

Beatrice just grins more, partially covering her face with her hands because she still felt so giddy talking about him. It was such a magical feeling, like the fairy tales she read when she was child, she had her very own prince and treasure, “He does, he makes sure to let me know every time.” she giggles, placing the outfits inside the cart, “Do you feel like having lunch? I can pay for all this and we can figure something else to do later.”

Evelyn agrees and they go for the cashier, Beatrice removing Nicole from the cart and holding her close to her chest as she placed everything on the counter. It doesn’t take too long for them to leave the store, thanking the ladies inside and marching to the food court, chatting amongst themselves.

Beatrice however does a double take when she notices a new store with dark purples and blues and a large sign on top. The sign had hands hovering above a crystal ball, the words ‘The Crystal Hut’ were below the figures, “Huh, that’s new,right?”

“Wha?” Evelyn turns towards the shop as well, “Huh, it is,I’ve never seen it before.” she takes a look on the shelves that weren’t hidden by the dark curtains on the storefront, “Nice candles, maybe we can take a look after?”

“Yeah, sure,I don’t see why not.” Beatrice wonders if her aunt knew about this shop, it really seemed like something she’d love to visit one day. She gives the store one final look before the two walk away towards the food court, furrowing her brows because something about that store made her wonder why she had never seen it before.

Okay, it was new, but the mall wasn’t the type to have these sort of esoteric shops hanging around.

She blinked a bit, then shrugged, choosing to ignore that for now.

“I’m going to send Roos a message, what do you wanna eat,Ev?”

“Uh…I don’t know, probably some burgers.” her friend muttered, “With bacon fries. A lot of bacon fries.”

Ah,the urges were starting early. Beatrice suggested a random fast food restaurant as she pulled out her phone, smiling when Nicole tapped the screen the second she saw Rooster’s picture, “Yes,honey,it’s daddy. It is daddy.”

‘Dada!”

“Hmhm,it’s dada!”

Nicole vocalizes more, giggling when her mother moves the cell phone around her and Nicole tries her hardest to grab it just so she could see her father again, “Come on, help me text daddy,” she moves the phone closer, her daughter stares for a second so Beatrice has to gently press her small finger on the screen so a letter showed up.

Nicole gasps, now extremely excited about it and ready to see more of what this strange thing had in store.

Beatrice just allowed her daughter to keysmash for a few seconds, biting her lip to hold back her smile as she noticed that Nicole found emojis and was now sending Rooster the prettiest ones she could.

Bea (12:12)

Bottlebottlecar@@@@aswww11111boat?Orang.y89yh2y98hedyq229010111🤡👽 👑🚣🏻222211vrewewwcarcarcardogpool

Beatrice waited with her smile still present. Rooster’s bubble appeared, then disappeared, then appeared again a few times and she was sure her husband was having a hard time understanding what was going on.

Roos (12:15)

Bea…?

Roos (12:15)

What…is happening? Is your phone okay?

Beatrice giggled alongside Nicole who was just amused by her mother’s face, babbling happily before she brought the phone to her lips for text to speech.

Bea (12:19)

Oh,Roos.I’m sorry! That was just Nikki discovering the wonders of technology yes honey I’m talking to daddy right now. We are just sending you a message to say we love you a lot and miss you.How’s your day going? Good?

Roos (12:20)

Oh my god, that’s so precious. Holy shit she’s so smart. And my day is doing well, mentally preparing for the…classes I’ll join Mav in a few. But I’m fine.Are you two having fun?

Bea (12:21)

Absolutely. Nikki is a great companion and Evelyn is enjoying herself too. I bought new clothes for Nikki and she’s been having a blast. And I’m glad you are okay! :) You’ll do great,babe!

Roos (12:22)

Thank you gorgeous.I hope so…I don’t know why I’m so nervous.

Bea (12:22)

Well, I think it’s mainly because you didn’t do this in a long while,Roos.

Bea (12:23)

And well, because of Mav too. Did you talk to him at all?

Roos (12:23)

No. Should I even do that? Idk if he’s going to get it. Maybe after the instruction we can talk.

Bea (12:23)

Well if you are sure, handsome. I just want you to be okay…but on brighter news! We got the confirmation for Virginia! :) I just checked your email this morning and saw it.

Roos (12:25)

Oh sweet! Great, thanks for doing that, gorgeous. Really appreciate it.

Bea (12:26)

You don’t have to thank me Roos. By the way, I already got your Christmas gift! It’s all wrapped up and nicely hidden so you won’t ever find it.

Roos (12:26)

Aw :( not even a hint?

Bea (12:27)

Nope!

She was still smiling when the waitress places their food in front of them one of her hands already holding on Nicole when her daughter tried to reach the french fries much for Evelyn’s amusement.

Roos (12:28)

Can I get it out of you?;) You know I’m good with that. 

Bea (12:28)

You can try but you’ll achieve nothing,Lieutenant Bradshaw.

Roos (12:29)

Babe I’m in the middle of the cafeteria. That’s cruel.

Bea (12:29)

I can be and you love it.

Roos (12:30)

That I do…I gotta finish things up here though, talk to you later gorgeous?

Bea (12:30)

Of course Roos :) We love you!

Roos (12:31)

Oh I love you guys too &lt;3

She was still smiling when she put the phone in her bag and then placed the bag between her legs. Beatrice did a little shimmy out of pure elation before she took a bite of her fries, looking up only to see Evelyn’s knowing smirk,”You two are so gross.” her friend chuckles, “It’s adorable.”

“Well,” Beatrice swallows and then adjusts Nikki in her arm, “He does that to me…plus you and Jake are pretty cute too.”

Of course the level of PDA Evelyn and Jake shared was anything but alike to what Bea and Rooster had, Jake still liked touching Evelyn and loved to have her close by but he was a lot…calmer than her husband was. And honestly, it worked for her friend,” So, when is the wedding again?” Beatrice asks, “February?”

“That’s the plan, we want Jake’s whole family to come and both sides of mine want to be here, we’d need time to schedule everything because it’s a lot of people.” Evelyn explains, sipping her Sprite, “It’s not like your wedding, we wouldn’t need to rent a stadium in any case, but it’s a lot of people.”

Beatrice just smiles sweetly at her friend, “Well,I know it’ll be amazing. Anything planned for our bachelorette party?”

“I want to stay home,” Evelyn begins, gesturing to Beatrice with a nugget, “I want to sleep and I want to eat red velvet cake. That’s all I want. There’s not a lot i want to do now that I have a little bean inside of me.” she explains, “Plus, you know I prefer to chill than party most of the time, your wedding was the only time I actually had fun.”

“Well,I’m really happy to know that.” Nicole’s ‘mama’ only made Beatrice lift the soda cup to her lips when the little baby tried to grab the straw, “I know it’ll be amazing. And…how’s your dad now? Is he okay with you and Jake?”

“He was already better then but…I think now he finally gets it.” she smiles a bit, an almost thankful shadow passing over her face, “I…I’m just happy he’ll walk me down the aisle, that’s all…and my grandpa will be there too, so yeah.”

“I’m really happy for you Ev.”

Evelyn smiles more, wiping her fingers on her napkin and then sighing, “I feel at peace.” she murmured, “And now we just have to wait when will Shells and Bob tie the knot.”

“I don’t think they will so soon.”

“Oh please, really?”

“We know how Shells is.” Bea shrugs, “She’d much rather enjoy what they have now than to-” she curls and relaxes her fingers “ ‘settle down to boredom’. Even if Bob is anything but boring to her.” her daughter tries to grab her soda again and Beatrice just kisses the top of her head and laughs, “I think it’ll take a while still.”

“Hm,maybe.”

“How’s the baby treating you though?”

“Honestly?” Bea nods, “I’ve been having cravings. I ate a whole bag of banana chips in one sitting and I sprayed whipped cream in my mouth at three in the morning…isn’t it too early to have cravings?”

Beatrice shrugs, “I had mine before I even knew I was pregnant with Nicole.” she says,the little girl in question muttering a ‘mama’ that neared annoyance because she kept being moved around in her mother’s lap, only stopping when Beatrice shook the rubber monkey on her face, making the little girl immediately grab and chomp on it, “You remember.”

“Yeah, you stopped drinking.” Evelyn recalls, “And you started hating sushi.”

“A mistake I’ll never forgive myself for.”

Both women shared a laugh and Evelyn lowered her eyes to her stomach, “...I don’t mind, Jake doesn’t mind either…but besides that I’m not having nausea or anything, not yet at least.”

Beatrice was happy to see that Evelyn was coming to terms with her newfound pregnancy, in fact she sounded way happier than she was a few months back. It was just the shock taking over, Beatrice thought.

After their lunch, which was really good and Nikki even had some fresh peach puree while her mother ate that less than healthy but clearly delicious lunch, they went back to the esoteric store. Thankfully the incense smell was less intense than any other store the two been to before, it wasn’t nauseating and it wasn’t irritating Nikki so that was good enough.

A young woman, with long hair to her waist and a dress that resembles something Stevie Nicks would wear, smiled at them, “Hello, welcome,welcome. Do you know what you are looking for?” Evelyn opens her mouth to answer, only for the woman to smile, “You, you like candles…cinnamon and…jasmine. We just got new arrivals this week.”

Evelyn didn’t look amused, nor impressed,”You just saw me looking through the glass…but you are right I do like those.” 

“And you,” the woman turns to Bea, “You…lavender, but you don’t like candles. You prefer oils and lotions and soaps. And you enjoy chamomile too, because it relaxes you.”

While she could understand Evelyn, Beatrice didn’t approach the storefront to check what was inside, she just blinked owlishly at the woman while holding a curious Nikki in her arms, “W-Well,um…y-yeah.”

“And cotton flower.” the woman grins at Nicole, “For your baby.”

Nicole vocalized something while her mother just stared, dumbfounded as the woman spoke to her, Beatrice’s jaw falling open because how did she– maybe she flicked her eyes around quickly and the woman noticed what she was looking at? It had to be, ‘Um…I-I think I’m okay.” she laughs nervously, hugging Nicole closer to herself, “I’m just here with my friend.”

“Ah,of course.” but the woman’s mysterious smile hadn’t changed, in fact her eyes moved to Evelyn, “Congratulations on your pregnancy, it’ll be a very healthy baby.” Evelyn’s tossed ‘thank you’ meant she wasn’t really paying attention, too busy checking the scented candles. Beatrice squirmed a bit, chewing her lower lip as she tried to appear busy, but the woman had other plans, “My name is Opal.” she said with the same grin.

“Um…I’m Beatrice, that’s Evelyn and this is Nicole.”

“Hm…yes, a B showed up in my mind.”

Oh God it’s like talking to her aunt.

“And…your husband, he’s a B too,no?” Beatrice furrowed her brows because how did she know about Brad? “Yes…meant to happen.”

“I’m sorry?”

Opal smiles more, “You two,” she says, “Were meant to happen. Your souls are connected, locked,” she locks her own fingers for emphasis, “You were meant to find one another, always and in every life.” 

Well, that her aunt told her about, in fact she was…always talking about it when she first met Brad. “...that’s…really nice, thank you.”

“You are welcome…now, would you like anything?” Beatrice looks around a bit, then she locks eyes with a specific aftershave lotion that looked really,really nice and perfect for Brad, “Yeah, actually.” she smiles, cheeks flushing, “I think I’ll take something, yes.”

[champion-of-hermes]

Hi there!! Im Jess!! I recently found this app and Lass said I should try it :)

OoC: Hii!! I had a weird idea one day about an Avengers-like team but they were the Champions of the Olympians, so, I present to you Jess Mercier, Champion of Hermes!

Lore:

Age: 14

Gender: male

Appearance: is the pfp:) This image was created with Picrew’s “PotatoLord’s Persona Creator“!!

(Yes, this is a different character but it’s the same picrew I used lol)

Abilities: speed, enhanced dexterity and flexibility/reflexes, silver tongue, pathfinder’s instinct, carries the Mark of Hermes

Relations: Hermes(is kinda like a father/mentor), Straton(Champion of Zeus, also like a father figure), Lass(Champion of Dionysus, a guardian figure), Lyra(Champion of Aphrodite), Ajax(Champion of Ares), Chayton(Champion of Hephaestus), Delphine(Champion of Poseidon), Elara(Champion of Athena), Aelius(Champion of Apollo), Amara(Champion of Artemis), and Calista(Champion of Hera). ((Woah, that was a lot😭))

Personally: kinda think of him like Leo from Heroes of Olympus and Hermes from Epic the Musical :) Jess very much is a wanna-be 80s kid

Background: Jess was living on the streets and survived by stealing and shoplifting. There would be a day where Jess tried to pickpocket from someone he thought was an oblivious man, but was really Hermes. Jess would soon find Straton, a son of Thor, and Straton would take Jess under his wing. Jess would meet all the other Champions(listed above), and being the youngest, would look up to most of them, especially Straton, Lass, Lrya, and Aelius.

(There’s more but I’m too lazy to explain rn)

Edit: I forgot to add that in my storyline Jess does die! He comes back after a little bit- but when I decide it’s time then I’ll make a post, then I’ll focus more on my other accounts, then I’ll come back and have Jess explain his time in the afterlife

Rules

-NOTHING NSFW: both mod of the account and the oc are minors.

-DON’T ASK MOD TOO PERSONAL QUESTIONS: I don’t feel like this is gonna be a problem but it’s good to get it out there lol

That’s it! Mod will talk in purple, or in the tags. Jess will talk in blue.

My other accounts: @copia-is-best and @the-goddess-of-chaos-eris

[blubrown9637]

NEXT GEN DINOBOTS!

I’ve finally got around to making Dinobots sparkling Ocs, and after several redesigns I’m really happy with these!

They do exist in my lost light au btw! When Tailgate and Cyclonus experimented with making Gale without an hotspot. So Grimlock Asked(more like demand) Brainstorm to somehow find a way to make more dinobots without a hotspot as well as without having a partner.

So Brainstorm after watching some of swerve’s earth movies got the bright idea to create an Dinobot from an egg somehow, with the help of Grimlocks dna of course. AND IT WORKED! (Sorta) Bam was created then after few hundred years later so was Spittake and so forth.

Bam The Brontosaurus : Bam is the eldest at 400+ years old! (In my au Sparklings age like normal humans then after age 18 their body starts aging like a normal cybertonian) she is very kind and patient with her siblings and can come across very motherly. She often helps Grimlock “tame” the kids when things go south.

Though Bam is a Dinobot she doesn’t talk in 3rd person like Grimlock most of the time. This is probably due to the fact that she grew up around other cybertonians like her good friend Gale. She is also very smart as well, some tease she should be Queen of the Dinos some day!

Spittake The Dilophosaurus: He is the second oldest at age 12, and he honestly lives up to his name. He’s definitely a kind of shit disturber and hates when things are to “peaceful” in the Habsuite. Most of the chaotic things happening on the ship are usually caused by him, especially when he creates his artwork on the walls of the ship.

Spittake is able to use the colorful tar that constantly comes from his body and use it to create art! Though pretty on the surface, if it leaks into your optics or any kind of pores it can create very strong hallucinations. Victims of this have been Magnus, Grimlock, trailcutter and Prowl. All on accident of course!

Spittake may seem like a troublesome mech king but he’s actually a sweetheart who would do anything for his friends and family! He’s mostly seen make arts and crafts with Gala and Ten.

Hit The Raptor: she is the second youngest at 4 years old, The only way I can describe Hit perfectly is that she’s kind of a mix between Amy rose from sonic and Angelica from rugrats if that makes any sense? She definitely bratty and usually gets what she wants most of the time. She’s also a huge daddy’s girl, so whenever Spittake or some bots mean to her she’ll always run to Grimlock.

Hits a girly girl despite her tomboyish behavior sometimes. Her favorite color is pink and she always wants to play dress up with someone. Also Gala is her best friend so don’t be mean to her either unless you wanna see her true wrath.

Crash The Spinosaurus: crash is the youngest at 3 years old, there is much to say about him yet but that he feels more comfortable in his alt form instead. All of the next Gen dinobots stayed in their alt forms as Sparklings but Crash is taking a bit more time than usual.

He’s a very energetic and happy sparkling, even though he can’t say full words. He has a bad habit with biting things and bots occasionally, but it’s just his form of teething. Also he likes Gala…a lot! ;)

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Hi Raven! Lemme start out saying that I love your posts, they are really thought out and informative, especially with matters going on in the community. You don’t have to answer this if you're busy,but I have a question. I wanna start a Twist blog, well kinda. I wanna start posting some of my works, and kinda make a blog on my Twist OC, but I don't know where to start. If you have any tips or tricks, that would be helpful l, but if you don't have a direct answer to this, that's fine too anything will help. And another question is, how do you get over to fear of people not liking your works or even OC? I've seen quite a bit of hate in this Fandom, and idk if my sensitive heart can take it. 😅 It's kinda the reason why I've never posted at all. Thanks again.

Hello there ^^ I’m happy that you enjoy my blog and that you find my posts informative!

For general advice on starting and maintaining a writing blog, please see this post. I’m going to use the rest of this response to speak at length about the second question posed by the asker: “how do you get over the fear of people not liking your works or even OC?”

First, let’s get something out of the way: humans are inherently social creatures; therefore, it is in our nature to desire positive attention/approval and to be afraid of rejection and ostracism. There is no shame in wanting validation. It’s a built-in survival mechanism leftover from the past—because when humans band together, they are more likely to thrive. However, I also think that in the modern world, it’s easy to get carried away and care too much about what others will think of you. This is so true in the age of social media, where likes, shares, and even follows and views are quantifiable and thus can be used as a point of comparison to others on the same platform. It’s also easier than ever to connect with others, which can be both a boon (meeting people you otherwise could have never met) and a detriment (internet hate).

Now, as simple as it would be for me to say, “create for yourself rather than seek the approval of others”, that advice doesn’t actually do much for anyone. It's easy to talk the talk, but it's much harder to walk the walk. It’s all about mindset, because in actuality, a very small number of people out of the overall fandom will care about your works enough to actively hate on an individual. The mind seemingly magnifies the number because humans are hardwired to pay more attention to the negative experiences over the positive ones (which, again, is another survival instinct; you pay attention to the bad things to avoid them or to resolve the issues). There goes the saying, “we’re our own worst critics”, and it’s very true here. It’s not just negativity from others you must deal with, but self/doubt snd your own mind perpetuating the belief that the negativity is much worse than it actually is. Of course, there are actual serious cases of hate (harassment, stalking, threats, doxxing, racism, etc), but here I am only referring to general cases of other people “not liking what you make” or saying mean things (such as “you’re a bad writer”).

So how does one improve their mindset? Truth be told, it doesn’t happen overnight. In fact, learning to not care what others think of you is a difficult and lengthy process. It will take time and effort to reach a comfortable state of acceptance (and yes, I’m talking years long here)—but it is possible to grow out of that fixation.

Here are some truths you have to accept if you want to overcome your worries:

In putting your work “out there” in a public space, you will naturally invite feedback, both good and bad. An integral part of creating is, of course, wanting to share one’s creations with others. However, it’s unrealistic to think that you won’t ever get negative feedback or critique. It isn’t always constructive or helpful to you, but you must brace for them to come your way all the same. If you think about it, getting nothing but praise isn’t good either because then it traps you in a cycle of thinking you’re perfect and there’s nothing you need to improve on. It becomes an echo chamber and it can lead to stagnation because you’re already satisfied with your current state instead of thinking about how you can grow. Mixed feedback is important for personal growth.

There may not necessarily be a problem with your content, it could be a matter of differences in circumstances or tastes. You must remember that lack of engagement is not always equivalent to hate. Indifference or not even coming into contact with a post is NOT the same as actively going to post a negative comment or ask. That being said, lack of engagement could be the result of a website’s algorithm working against your favor. Alternatively, it could be that you aren’t hitting a target audience. Like, if you write angst, it may not appeal to a certain subsection of fans. These are factors largely outside of your control, and trying to gain that control would be a fruitless effort.

There’s nothing wrong with blocking, especially if things escalate. I know that on sites like Twitter and Tiktok, blocking people is seen as “taboo” or some kind of hateful social statement when… it’s not. Blocking is a means of curating your space so you can have fun online without worrying about others raining on your parade. If people are giving you a hard time, nothing is stopping you from blocking them (which can be done even with anonymous asks). Don’t give people that send “hate” attention by responding and showing just how upset their comments made you, it only encourages them to continue once they’ve seen how much it affects you.

One instance of “hate” is not representative of the entire fandom’s feelings. This circles back to what I said before; the negative and toxic people in this fandom is actually minuscule when compared to the total number of fans in this space. Instead of letting the few rotten apples define the entire bushel, think about all the positive experiences you’ve had!

You can’t please everyone. As much as you try to, it won’t happen. But you know what is much more feasible of a goal? Pleasing yourself. You know what you like best, and if you’re able to make what makes you happy then you have a 100% chance of satisfying at least one person.

If you feel frustrated, it’s fine!! It’s normal to feel this way when you think a work you shared isn’t getting the kind of exposure you want it to (whether it’s little exposure or negative exposure). We want to feel like our energy and time was put into something worthwhile. Just don’t take it too hard because these things are bound to happen. Not everything you make will be a hit, and your audience may not always be receptive to what you put out.

If you create mainly or solely for the approval of others, you won’t be happy with yourself. Ask yourself why you want to create in the first place. Most likely it’s because you’re passionate about TWST and/or you just wanted to have fun. But when this shifts to a focus on pleasing others, is it really fun anymore? If you’re always chasing trends (which are very transient) or thinking about how you should change your work to have greater mass appeal, is it really “you”, or are you just being what you think people want you to be? It just results in never being satisfied, because you’re aiming for the impossibility of making everyone happy. When you weigh your worth based on others’ perception of you or on engagement, you run the risk of burnout and losing joy in creating.

You’ll have to embrace cringe. When I say “cringe”, I mean it in the sense that you should be comfortable being your authentic self even if you fear people won’t like it. Again, you cannot please everyone—but surely there will be people who will accept you and like you for who you are. Some will vibe with you, some won’t, and that’s a fact.

You won’t be perfect at keeping out negativity from others, and that’s okay. What matters is how you address those instances when they arise. It’s not productive to let negative thoughts stew or hold you back from creating what you want. Instead of letting the thoughts fester, try to redirect your energy to something else.

Additionally, here are some suggestions on what you can do to alleviate your doubts. These methods work for me, but I’m not going to claim they work for everyone; I figured I’d just throw the ideas out there in case they’d be helpful to others.

Isolate yourself from social media for a period of time until you're in a better headspace.

An alternative to social media isolation is looking at other people's creations (but ignoring the numbers, as that can be a basis for comparison)! It may inspire you to make something of your own. For example, sometimes I've been scrolling and I'd see someone's OC in their own outfit for an event like Fairy Gala, and that made me excited to do the same for my own characters.

Another alternative to social media isolation is looking at the positives! Think about the number of people who have supported you or left nice comments and how they outweigh the Negative Nancies. (This is an example of using the numbers to your advantage!) I know of some friends who use a special tag on their blogs to denote "feel good" asks so they can reference these to cheer up when they're feeling discouraged or down.

Rather than comparing yourself to others, compare yourself to... yourself! Treat it like a New Year's resolution: you're looking back at where you started and think considering how you've changed since then.

Do something else you love to get your attention away from your creative endeavors. This could be another hobby or spending time with friends or family.

Speaking of friends and family, talk to them! Let them know how you're feeling and why you're feeling this way. They can offer you support and advice. I find that this is especially helpful when you are able to speak with other content creators, who may be able to empathize with your experiences.

Practice mindfulness and gratitude. Instead of thinking about what you don't have, think about what you do have and be appreciative of it. This helps shift the center away from things out of your control (ie other people) and to something that is within your control (ie yourself).

Minimize taking things personally. This can be especially hard in cases of OCs because creators tend to put a lot of themselves into their OCs (particularly if they are self inserts or Yuusonas)—so when others say they don't like an OC, it can feel like an indirect way of saying "I don't like you, the creator". But rarely is this the intended meaning of a comment. When people say they don't like something, it doesn't always mean they also dislike the creator. Remember that at the end of the day, we're all internet strangers that don't know each other on a deeply personal level (so why should you hinge your self-worth on such a thing?). You can be close with your works and OCs, but don't necessarily think of the works/OCs as a 1:1 extension of yourself. When you think of it like that, it helps to detach yourself from negativity that a work may receive.

Think about what you’re good at and focus on that niche. In this way, you will be able to make what you want while also attracting an audience that also appreciates this niche over time.

Make something for yourself, no posting necessary! Sometimes it can help you air out your feelings if you make a piece (art, writing, etc.) for no one but yourself to see. It’s surprisingly very therapeutic.

With all of that being said, I’d like to close off this post by saying that conquering the fear of others negatively judging your works is something that all creators have to go through. We're at various stages in this process, and we will continue to have our moments of weakness. This is a completely normal thing (though it is perhaps not commonly discussed out in the open) and it should be normalized. Even I go through periods of self-doubt and find myself holding off on posting certain pieces (especially anything that is OC-related) because I overthink how they may be perceived. I know that most of my audience is here for the canon TWST characters, so I worry that posting OC content is self-indulgent, maybe even selfish if I'm feeling particularly mean toward myself on a given day. It's negative self-talk like this that can be detrimental to creators and their enjoyment of their craft; that's why it's important to identify these moments and try to figure out ways to overcome them, even if it's just taking little baby steps. Some progress is better than no progress!

Anyway, I hope that you found this post useful ^^ If you think it may be also be of use to a creator you know, please consider sharing it with them.