#i was s looking for Rosetta

[fruit-snacker]

THAT IS NOT?

[tomblythismyhusband]

haunted [coriolanus snow x fem!reader] Pt. 4

[summary]: coriolanus snow x fem!reader | You go over to Coriolanus’ apartment to confront him. There, he shares shocking news that has you questioning everything.

[warnings]: 18+, language, violence, mentions of killing (Sejanus, Lucy Gray, Mayfair), scars, slight choking, manipulative!corio, hungry ass kiss at the end (yw)

[wc]: 2.1k

[note]: part 4!! woo hoo!!! lmk if i should continue this series :) **chapter 5**

You arrived at Coriolanus’ apartment shortly after you left your own. You felt an extreme amount of anxiety as you lifted your hand to knock it on the door.

Should I? Will this even fix anything? You wondered as your hand hovered over the wood.

You bit your lip and knocked. You immediately heard a frustrated Coriolanus through the door.

“Tell Tigris I don’t want to speak to her right now.” He yelled. He must’ve been talking to one of his maids. You bit your lip. He already sounded like he was in a bad mood.

The lock of his front door clicked and a short woman, looking to be in her late 50’s creaked open the door. She peered at you, most definitely judging your appearance.

“Can I help you, Miss?” She said finally, after taking her sweet time roaming her eyes up and down your figure.

You took in a breath, hoping the nervousness you felt wouldn’t show in your tone.

“I’m here to see Coriolanus.”

Your voice was smooth, controlled, like you knew exactly what you were here for. Little did she know you had no idea what visiting Coriolanus would do. You doubted he would even make the effort to talk to you and fix things, but you had to try.

The old woman raised an eyebrow. “He doesn’t want visitors right now.” Her tone was as sour as the expression on her face.

“Ma’am I need to talk to him urgently.” You said, still keeping your voice steady.

The woman sniffed and frowned. “I’m afraid I can’t let you.”

You felt a pang of annoyance in your chest. You drew closer to the door, putting your hand against it, looking into the woman’s eyes. You hoped you looked desperate.

“Please…. Tigris sent me here for him.”

At the mention of Tigris the woman’s gaze softened.

“Fine.”

The woman creaked open the door to let you into Coriolanus’ apartment. It was frigid. The foyer which you had entered was dead silent, adding to the eerie feeling in the air. The old woman pointed a bony finger down a dimly lit hallway.

“He’s in his study down there. Last door to the left.” You opened your mouth to respond but she scurried off before you could even get a sound out.

You sucked in a breath and started to make your way down the marble floored hallway. You had been in this very apartment countless times but it felt different this time. It felt as if you were walking into enemy territory.

The only sounds were your footsteps touching the floor with each step. Fear bubbled up in your stomach as you moved.

Would Coriolanus be mad? Would he yell? Scream? Your mind spun, thinking of every possible reaction he could have until you approached the dreaded door. The last door on the left.

You closed your eyes, inhaling deeply, sending a wave of cool calming air into your lungs. You didn’t even knock.

He didn’t deserve one.

You opened the door of his study, swiftly stepping inside. Coriolanus had his head bowed over his desk, pen in hand. He didn’t even look up.

“Rosetta-“ (Must’ve been the maids name) “Who was at the-“

His eyes flicked up. You had forgotten how intense his eyes were. You felt as if they were burning holes into your chest.

He immediately stood up. His clothes were wrinkled, his eyes dark with exhaustion, his hair in a mess of tangled curls.

“What do you want?” He sneered. You were taken aback. Your fists clenched at your sides.

“Really? That’s all you have to say to me?” You scoffed, shaking your head.

He tilted his head, a bored expression on his face. “I’m not the one who stormed out of here. I feel as if you owe me an apology.”

You couldn’t help but let out a strained laugh. “Me? Apologize?”

Coriolanus’ jaw twitched. “You disrespected me that day.”

You took a step forward. All your worries were melting away. You didn’t care anymore. You wanted to hurt him. Hurt him exactly like he hurt you.

“Tell me Coriolanus.” You said with a false sense of sweetness. “When were you going to tell me all about Lucy Gray?”

His eyes widened, his expression growing colder. “What are you talking about.” He said fiercely.

You took another confident step forward. “I know you and her had a fling - Back in District 12.” You cocked your head at him. “Don’t tell me you're still hung up on her.”

Coriolanus slammed his hands down on the desk making a loud slap.

“Don’t.” He growled. He tried to intimidate you but you could see the screaming guilt in his blue eyes.

You placed your hands on your hips. “So you don’t deny it? Do you still love her? Hm?” You could tell you were testing his ability to stay calm.

“You don’t know what you're talking about y/n.” He stood up straighter, taking in a sharp, controlled breath.

“I would advise you to stop this now.”

You shook your head. There was no way in hell you were letting him off this time.

“Enlighten me Coriolanus. Whatever happened to Lucy Gray? Tigris came and talked to me… you haven’t been telling anyone anything have you?” Your voice came across cold, almost taunting. You wanted to see his blood boil, you wanted to see his guilt eat him alive.

He jaw ticked at the mention of his cousin. You could tell his anger was rising. You decided to push it further.

You had stepped close enough so your thighs were pressed against the edge of his desk. “How long have you been pretending to love me?”

Questions, questions. All you wanted were answers. As your eyes searched his face his lips twitched, his hands curling and uncurling.

“Stop it. I’m not talking about this with you.” He said finally.

This was your limit. You were done being lied to.

“Fuck you. I see why she left you now.” You yelled. You assumed that’s what happened after all. You had no evidence that that’s how their relationship played out. Why else would he be so sensitive about the topic?

In a blink a hand was wrapped around your throat, pulling your head close to his. You gasped as the tight pain blossomed, making your heart rate increase.

“Fine, you want to know? You want to fucking know?” His eyes were wild, his hand applying more and more pressure to your neck as he held you.

“I killed her. I fucking shot Lucy Gray.”

You didn’t expect this. Now you almost wished you never came over, wished you stayed ignorant.

Coriolanus killed her.

You felt dizzy and you weren’t sure if it was because of his grip on you or the new information pounding in your brain.

“What- you-“ You choked out. The world around you felt fuzzy.

His intense gaze stayed on you. “I did. She left me no choice.”

He pulled you closer, your body bending over the desk. “And how do you feel about that darling?” The word darling dripped off his tongue like poison. Your stomach lurched. You couldn’t think anymore. Your mind grew foggier and foggier as everything around you dimmed.

The last thing you could remember before you blacked out was his suffocating grip, and his cold gaze.

You awoke, slumped on the plush velvet couch that sat in his study. The sweet aroma of lavender filled your nostrils as Coriolanus lifted a cup of tea to your lips.

“Drink.” He murmured, tipping the cup. Your throat felt incredibly dry so you didn’t even try to fight it. Your body warmed as the hot liquid met your lips. Lavender filled your mouth, the sickening sweet tea coating your throat.

You wondered how long you were out. Presumably long enough to fetch a hot cup of tea.

“Good.” He said softly, taking the cup away from your lips. You blinked, the world around you coming back from its previous blurry haze.

Your eyes met Coriolanus’. He didn’t seem angry anymore, he seemed serious. His body sat beside yours at a distance as he watched you.

“Ready to talk?” He said quietly. He places the tea on the coffee table gently.

Your stomach pinched as you remembered his earlier confession. He killed Lucy Gray. You still couldn’t believe it - well maybe you just didn’t want to believe it.

Your body started to tremble. You felt his hand grip yours and squeeze. His voice dropped down into a whisper.

“I know this is a lot. But I need you to listen to me carefully Y/n.”

You drew in a breath. You couldn’t move. Your mind was screaming for you to run.

Coriolanus moved his head closer to yours, blue eyes full of emotion.

“I know I shouldn’t have kept this from you. The guilt is consuming me.” He shook his head, his expression grim.

He had always planned to tell you about Lucy Gray- preferably after you were his wife, but now he had no choice.

Your hands shook as you ran them through your hair. “Why- I dont-“ You muttered, thoughts scrambled.

“Shhh….” He coaxed, tracing a thumb over your tense hand. “She was a rebel. Her priorities were not to stay in Panem. Who knows what she could’ve done, being so popular in the capitol and all.”

Obviously he left out the part about Lucy Gray finding out about Sejanus and how he’d turned him over. Coriolanus wasn’t so innocent in the situation, but you didn’t need to know that.

You sniffed, hating how tears started to roll down your cheeks. Coriolanus brought a gentle hand up to your face, to wipe the water from your eyes.

“Lucy Gray tried to kill me. She placed a snake in a place she knew I would interact with.” He pulled out his forearm to show you a faint scar. Snake bite.

You let out a tiny gasp. Was he really telling the truth? You ran your shaky fingers over the scar.

Coriolanus could feel you start to believe him. Again, he had left out the part of the story where he trampled through the forest, hunting Lucy Gray with the peacekeeping rifle he had shot Mayfair with.

“How- How did you kill her, I mean I know you mentioned you shot her but….” You stuttered timidly.

Coriolanus pulled his arm away, running a hand through his messy blonde curls. “If you're asking how I had the courage to do it… I don’t know. All I know is that she was a threat to my life as well as the security of Panem.”

You released a shaky breath, putting your head in your hands. You felt only a little better. He had only done it in self defense, right?

Coriolanus noticed your still present doubt. He leaned close, placing his mouth next to you ear before whispering softly.

“I would never lie to you.”

You turned your head to look at him. You had one more question, dying to be answered.

“Is that why you can’t say you love me… Because of her?”

Your question made his body tense for a moment. Finally he answered, his voice barely audible.

“I’m scared to love again. I had loved Lucy Gray… and look where it got me.”

You squeezed his hand. “Coriolanus, you have me.”

You shifted your body so you were closer to him. He turned his head from you. “I can’t love you the way you deserve. I practically choked you out moments ago.”

You shook your head. For some odd reason your mind didn’t want to stay mad at him. You were getting somewhere. His walls were coming down.

“I know you didn’t mean to.” You said softly.

Coriolanus turned his head back to you. In this moment he realized to what extent you cared for him. He had been aggressive toward you on countless occasions, yet you still came running back. You were either madly in love or out of your mind.

He leaned close, dragging his nose up your neck. It was almost like he was apologizing.

“I don’t deserve you y/n. You are above me in every way.” He murmured into your skin. His warm breath shot tingles up your spine.

When he touched you he seemed innocent. When his lips were on your neck, he was innocent. When his words praised you- innocent.

“I want to fix what we have together, Coriolanus.” You whispered, running a hand through his hair.

His eyes flicked up to yours.

“I think I love you.”

The words made your breath catch, your body warm. Your hands slid down to cup his face. This is the man you fell in love with.

He leaned in to meet your lips in a hungry kiss. You would’ve thought he was starving by the way he kissed you. His lips worked against your quickly, trying to taste every bit of you. He didn’t hesitate to slip in his tounge, running it over your lips as you let out little sounds of need.

When he pulled away you realized you didn’t hurt anymore. You had him. He was yours. He was going to stay, and you were too.

Coriolanus ran a thumb over your lips. “You had nothing to worry about this entire time darling…”

His words made you feel stupid for ever thinking he didn’t love you. You felt like a naive girl who jumped to conclusions. You should’ve just trusted him. He was just feeling conflicted for how much Lucy Gray had hurt him. Lucy Gray was the monster.

Right?

tagging: @merlieve

[that-basic-simp]

Nickname

Venture X GN! Reader (No mention of reader's pronouns) CW: N/A WC: 1.4k+

"Sloane Cameron," they stuck their hand out. "Nice to meet you!"

"N-Nice to meet you," I said and shook their hand.

What I wasn't expecting was for them to grab my hand with the other and shake it very vigorously.

"I'm so excited to have you on my team! Well, I don't really have a team. It's just me, but I think we can work things out!" they smiled widely, revealing a chipped tooth.

"I-I'm Y/N," I said, removing my hand from theirs. I felt like I was in a cartoon where someone shook my hand so hard they were shaking my entire body.

"You're going to be bunking with me! I'm sure Cap told you we are limited on space."

I nodded my head, "H-He mentioned something like that."

"It may be small, but if any of my things get in the way, please let me know. I am not really used to sharing a small space."

"Noted."

"Bit shy, aren't ya?"

"Could say that," I mumbled.

"You'll fit in nicely here," Sloane patted me on my back gently. "If you want, you can hold my ESR."

"ESR? Isn't it supposed to be ESA?"

Sloane pulled a rock from their pocket that had googly eyes and purple spikes as a mohawk.

"This is Rosetta! My pet rock! Or my ESR: emotional support rock! Here!"

They grabbed my hand and placed the small rock on the palm of my hand. I had to admit, it was cute that someone as bubbly as Sloane would have a pet rock.

"T-Thank you."

"Come on! I can show you to our bunk," they took my free hand and pulled me down the hall.

"Mind the mess," they chuckled nervously, bending down and grabbing a few things to clear a path.

"It's kind of...small," I said.

"Like a college dorm," Sloane said. "You can decide which bunk you want, top or bottom."

"I prefer the bottom, if that's alright."

"Nope! Not a problem! Let me just move some of my clothes from there," they said and they ran around the room trying to pick things up.

Once the bottom bunk was clear, I set my things down on the bed.

"I'll let you have some time to yourself," they smiled and walked out of the room.

I sat down on the bed and I couldn't help but eye at the things that were in the room. There was a small model of a dinosaur on their desk. A photo was sitting there and it was of, what I presumed, their family. I stood up to get the sheets onto my bed when I looked up and found theirs. I couldn't help but smile. Their sheets had dinosaurs on them. And there was even a little dinosaur plush sitting nicely on their pillow, that had a dinosaur skull on the cover.

Sloane was definitely an outgoing one. The door opened and I jumped, finding Sloane had walked in.

"Oh! I am so sorry," they said. "I hope I am not interrupting anything."

"N-No, y-you're fine."

"I just had to grab something real quick."

"S-Sloane?"

"Yeah?" they asked, still wandering around the room, trying to find what they were looking for.

"You seem to love dinosaurs," I said.

"Huh? Oh," they smiled, rubbing the back of their neck. "I-I do. I even have a tattoo of one."

They grabbed the end of the yellow shirt they were wearing, turning around. They raised it and I found it was like finding a skeleton in the dirt. It was the bones and its spine was making a 'C' shape.

"What dinosaur is it?"

"Velociraptor," they said. "I wanted to do a bigger one, but my back wasn't big enough for it."

"What other tattoos do you have?" I asked. "The ones that are being hidden."

"I have a geode on the left side of my stomach, a hammer and drill on my leg, and I think that's the only ones I have right now. Aside from the ones you can see," they gestured to the flame tattoo on their neck and it extending down to the middle of their biceps on both arms.

"Shit, where did I put it?"

"What are you looking for?" I asked.

"Rosetta. I know I had them somewhere."

I remembered I still had the rock when we walked into the bunk. I moved a few things over and found Rosetta on the bed. I grabbed it and handed the rock to them.

"Yes!" they reached out and grabbed the rock. "Thank you, Y/N," they pulled me into a hug.

"Oh!" they stepped back. "Sorry, I-I should have asked if that was ok."

"I-It's alright, Sloane."

"Cap needs you down in the main area. We're doing icebreakers tonight."

"Of course," I sighed.

"It's not that bad," they grabbed my hand and dragged me towards the main area.

The others who were there were sitting in a circle with the captain standing in the center of them. There were two empty chairs left and Sloane sat down in one and I sat beside them.

"Welcome, everyone. We're doing this tonight because we have a new recruit. Everyone knows everyone here, except for Y/N. Want to introduce yourself, Y/N?" the captain asked.

I let out a sigh. I always hated doing this. Thankfully, I didn't have to stand.

"I'm Y/N L/N. That's really all you need to know."

"What's something that you like?" Sloane asked, smiling.

"I enjoy what everyone else here enjoys: archeology."

"Do you have a favorite dinosaur? Or a favorite geode?" They were practically bouncing up and down in their chair.

I smiled, my nerves calming down as Sloane was the only one interested in getting to know me. I mean, everyone here already knew one another. I'm just a new person. The new recruit.

"Never really thought of those answers," I chuckled lightly.

"No worries," Sloane smiled.

"Hey, why don't you show Y/N what you can do, Sloane?" one of the guys asked.

"I literally have to get my drill to do that."

"You can show her when you come back," he winked.

"Oh, right, right," Sloane got up. "Hold Rosetta for me?"

"Uhm, sure," I said, taking the rock.

Sloane headed out of the room and I sat there, an awkward silence filling the room until I heard drilling noises.

"You're going to be the one to fix it, you know that?" the captain looked over at the guy who suggested this idea. Whatever this idea was.

"Yeah, yeah. Not like I have to do it almost every other month."

The drilling sounds got louder until a hole appeared, Sloane's head popping out.

"Surprise!" they smiled widely.

My smile grew bigger and I couldn't help but laugh. I stood up and admired the dig work.

"Whoa!"

Sloane crawled out of the hole and brushed the dirt off, "Sorry, captain. I'll help fix it later."

"It makes you unique, Sloane."

"You're like a mole," I chuckled.

"A mole? Huh, I never thought of that," Sloane smiled. "I like that. Mole."

"That's one is going to stick," the captain said.

"What do you mean?"

"We give each other nicknames so that if an intruder finds us, we can use our nicknames instead of our actual names. We've been trying to figure out Sloane's."

"What have you been calling them?" I asked.

"Rock eater," one said.

"Rock muncher."

"The one who eats rocks."

"I take it you like to eat rocks?" I smiled, lifting an eyebrow up.

"I can't help it when you're digging you sometimes get rocks in your mouth. Even if your mouth is closed," Sloane chuckled.

"Other than being like a mole, what else do you like to do?" I asked.

"I like to venture to the grandest of dig sites. See the world, see what artifacts there are. I want to experience it all."

"Huh, venture," I whispered.

"What?"

"Venture!" I snapped my fingers, pointing my index finger at them.

"Venture! I like the sound of that," Sloane said.

"Better than mole," the others agreed.

After we dispersed to get ready for tomorrow's dig, I walked back with Sloane to our bunk.

"You know, I really liked the mole nickname," they said.

"You do?"

"Yeah. It reminds me of like a pet name someone gives their significant other."

"I don't think a mole is a term of endearment," I chuckled.

"But people have been known to associate their partners with an animal of some sorts. I knew a couple where their animal associations were panda and bunny. And they'd go, 'I love you, panda,' or, 'What you did was cute, bunny.' You know?"

"I see where you're coming from now."

"I thought it was cute," they mumbled, some blush crawling onto their cheeks.

"Then I'll call you that when we're fooling around, alright?"

"Really?" they jumped a bit, a wide smile crawling on their face and their eyes appeared to be glowing.

I couldn't help but smile, my heart race. They were just so cute with every interaction I had with them.

"Of course, my mole."

They giggled silently, practically skipping down the hall to our shared bunk.

[saturday-byte]

Sooo I have parasites in my brain and they told me to do it again so here we are. Another robot

Meet Silvana my newest wretched creation. They're an actress from the 70s and are coo-coo in the head. Lore and more doodles under the cut yeah

Silvana was built in Argentina, 1971 for acting - becoming quite recognized in record time for the trait of Being A Robot. Such fame let them do as they pleased , so they started giving in to its twisted vision of love - ending up eating her partners to "become one" (robot cannibalism who cheered). Also developed ocd due to the paranoia of being followed. Don't give a bored robot money

Sometime around the late 80s , she met Rosetta (one of my other fanbots go look for her) and fell in love - twisting its entire life and personality to fit their newest object of obsession like how she usually does , but this time was different. Unlike Silvana's other partners , this time it didn't end like it usually did , as her loved one managed to escape. Consumed by obsession , she's been trying to locate Rose again , but it sure is hard as he doesn't have a set place to live. It's been years !

Nowadays , it's staying with ( @ramenwithbroccoli 's ) Bernie , who has a similar motive so they can (in their twisted way) help each other out with their "quest". They're on the run from the government or something idk I think they're queers

If this was incomprehensible no it wasn't (ask me about it)(please)

[firadessa]

✨Fairies Finds✨: New Early Artwork and Promotional Video from 2005 Disney Fairies Japan Website with Gail Carson Levine- Author of Fairy Dust Trilogy

Fly with you everyone and happy Friday the 13th! I have been looking into Disney Fairies pre-release stuff ever since some early stuff was posted into Art of Disney Fairies. I have also been interested in media preservation since late 2017 when I found Web Back Then. Truthfully, despite having this interest when trying to find the old Disney Fairies games from my childhood- I never really shared much with the world. I feel like I should remedy that! (this find is relatively recent though I found it yesterday!)

This is a video I found on the Internet Archive from disneyfairies.jp, a promotional page on the Disney Japan website that seems disconnected from the main Disney Fairies page which was a clone of the original website. See here

Through some research the gist of the video is this:

The video starts with an introduction to the original Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, which is interjected with clips from Disney's Peter Pan. Then we see more artwork of Disney Fairies- including unfamilar designs including early Vidia, Rani, Fira etc. According to Part of the Magic, Disney Fairies started development in early 2001- the series was launched fully in 2005. Then Gail (dubbed of course) begins to describe the plot of Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg whilst we see several pictures of this early Disney Fairies art. Interesting pictures as we get to see the very early designs of Disney Fairies characters that I have never seen before.

Interestingly, this video was never embedded on the page, you had to download it and play it through a video player such as Windows Media Player or Real Player, it was 2005 after all.

Here is the screen you'd see when you'd want to watch this promotional video. I recognize the leaves used in early flash games such as Lightball Challenge, Dragonfly Race etc.

A page on the website that I found with my decomplier, i couldn't view it normally!

I tried looking for this video in English to no avail, or any version on the internet. It must have only been accessible through this website.

Interestingly, I found this other page whilst doing my page digging thing again and found this, suggesting this was also a Japan exclusive and not for the American market ... and there is more early promotional stuff to be found in relation to Disney Fairies!

I also looked into one the main book artists on the creative team, Judith Holmes Clarke. She had a website I found on her IMDB page, that was live around 2017-2019. I saw this and wanted to add it as it had one of the stills in this video. It also has a sketch of Rosetta and Tink. This is what I found:

It is probably a scan of this magazine, Disney Newsreel, mentioned on her IMDB.

Overall, I'm super happy with this find and I'm so happy to share it with you all!! I will be happy to share more now that I'm publicly outing myself not just as this fan of children's fairy media- an archivist. gasp...

Also probably making a website/blog which I will share later and will be in the About Me link with my other socials.

And believe me, this is just the beginning

[ponett]

I see you cite Final Fantasy as one of SLARPG's inspirations, but I'm curious which FF games in specific you're referring to.

I would specifically cite:

FF1 - The GBA version was the first RPG i really sunk my teeth into as a kid, so this is basically my Rosetta Stone for What A Turn-Based RPG Is. Arriving in a new town and buying new gear and spells so you can go back out and fight monsters better. That sort of thing. As I explained in a Patreon post a while back, a certain character is also partially an homage to Bahamut's role in this first game

FF5 - The job system here very heavily influenced the direction I went in with the Spellbook system. Spellbooks were initially envisioned as premade "decks" with different combinations of spells, sort of like the premade chip folders you sometimes receive in Mega Man Battle Network, but playing FF5 inspired me to make all of the Spellbooks more thematically distinct and treat them as a subclass system

FF3 - On a completely different note, I can't stand how FF3 handles its job system, which also influenced Spellbooks. I hate how certain bosses all but require certain jobs, and if you don't have that job leveled up already then you just have to stop and grind. So I made it so that Spellbooks have all of their abilities unlocked by default with no need to level them up, and no point in the game explicitly requires the use of any one Spellbook. Your build is up to you

FF6 - Pretty foundational to my understanding of how to tell a story in a top-down 16-bit RPG, with the little sprites all running around and emoting for the audience sort of like it's a stage play, and the battle system often being used as a storytelling device. I'd also cite the relics (along with Paper Mario's badges) as the inspiration for SLARPG's Charms, and there's probably a little Kefka in Javis

FF7 - Again, this is just a foundational game to my understanding of JRPG storytelling. I might point to FF7 as the first RPG I played growing up that was focused on the dramatic arc of a single predetermined main character who already has relationships with most of the other main characters when the story begins, as opposed to either a silent protagonist, a customizable character, or a protagonist who isn't particularly supposed to stand out among the ensemble cast. (FF4 also did this with Cecil, but I haven't played as much of FF4.) A lot of things in FF7's story remain kind of the gold standard for me, like how the bombing mission is still one of the best intro sequences to any game ever, so I refer back to it a decent amount. You can definitely see some influence from Cloud's story in Melody. And Anthony and I also compared a certain set of optional bosses to the Ruby and Emerald Weapons when we were planning them out

FF9 - Maybe some broad aesthetic influence. I haven't played as much of 9 as you'd probably assume

FF14 - I had yet to make it all the way through ARR before SLARPG came out, but I'd tried making a White Mage multiple times, which led to Gridania being an early influence on what I wanted Greenridge to look like. I don't think the influence is that recognizable in the final product, but you can kiiiiiiiiiinda see it in some of the architecture if you squint

[loraluna]

Rating Rune Factory Wedding Dresses (Because I have some opinions)

Rune Factory (1)

10/10

I honestly think this dress is top tier in terms of design. The snowy white with pops of color, the scalloped flowy sleeves, the barely exposed shoulders, that lovely subtle headdress and veil, it's all so pretty and elegant to me. I believe it suits all the girls in RF1 beautifully, though I do feel like Tabatha (center) and Rosetta (right) are standouts~

Rune Factory 2

6/10

It's a very lovely design overall though I do think it creates a bit of an odd silhouette. There are still many elements to appreciate, like the lacey detailed edges and the bold but uncommon use of green. I also give them bonus points for containing a dress sprite of he/him character Ray (right) in the game's data (Trans RF character confirmed?) I think the dress best suits curvier girls like Yue (left) but it's also a real treat to finally see Dorothy's (center) lovely eyes~

Rune Factory Frontier

2/10

This dress really doesn't do it for me. I can tell they were going for more of a ceremonial robes vibe rather than a traditional wedding dress and from a distance it almost works but the outfit up close is just bulky and unflattering. Maybe if they fixed the headdress or gave the robe some really pretty accents or beading it could work, but as it is, it's probably the last thing I'd wanna be virtually married in. The one thing I do like is that it gives most of the girls a unique updo for their wedding day.

Rune Factory 3/RF3 Special

3/10

This used to be my least favorite RF wedding dress before that honor went to Frontier. The more I look at it, the more I realize that most of my disdain lies with the headdress and not the dress itself. The actual dress is fine, in fact there are some parts I really like, the sheer material on the upper arms for one, or the shawl, I just don't think it particularly looks like a wedding dress. That headdress though...oh boy, it looks like someone just glued a bunch of random sh*t they found to a headband and called it a day. It's just very cluttered and doesn't scream 'wedding' at all. If I have to pick a stand out it would probably be Raven (center) since her pose and hair color hide many of the design fails. Also Daria (right) because it seems like the sort of chaotic outfit she, herself would design.

Rune Factory Tides of Destiny/Oceans

5/10

This game didn't get the usual character portraits so the images aren't great, but my opinion on these dresses was very so-so, I definitely wouldn't call them ugly, and I do love the colors and rare use of a real bouquet, they just didn't seem to stand out all that much. Especially in terms of RF costumes. They seem a little bulky on the models but I honestly think they could have fixed that by just having character portraits. Not bad. Not great. Just middle of the road dresses. As standouts I'd pick Sonja and Electra (left and center). Their hair colors complement the dress and Electra is already suited to the poofy ballgown look anyway.

Rune Factory 4/RF4 Special

8/10

RF4's dress has a very ethereal, almost fairy-like look to it, which I personally find very gorgeous. It's pretty busy like many of the previous dresses, but unlike those, I feel like the elements here actually work together. The long flowy veil and blue rose accents are just beautiful, as is the detailed corset and neckpiece making up the torso. I'm not personally a huge fan of the flower petal looking design on the hips, but it does fit well with the whole aesthetic. As for standouts, It looks tailor made for Frey (left), but I definitely think taller, long haired girls like Dolce and Margaret (center and right) look amazing in it as well.

Rune Factory 5

9/10

I think this dress is beautiful as a whole, a bit more traditional and subdued than previous wedding outfits but personally I love it. The silhouette is flattering on everyone and the color scheme is unique among the other dresses by sticking with only warmer colors as opposed to the cool blues and greens of past games. I also love how the tint of the roses changes slightly depending on who's wearing the dress. All in all it reminds me a lot of the subtle elegance of RF1's dress and that makes it a win for me. For standouts I think Fukka's (center) complexion and hair go beautifully with the dresses colors. Ludmilla (right) also looks divine with the rosy aesthetic~

What's your favorite wedding look from the RF series? Who wore it best? Comment or tag if you feel like dishing some opinions of your own (Or just answer my poll ;)

[antigone-ks]

MARVEL MASTERLIST

LANTERN OF EVIL (IN MY PANTS)

Summary:

“You’re in a good mood today,” Natasha commented, holding the phone steady as Tony and Sam devolved into a slap fight. “Haven’t seen you smile this much since, y’know.”

“This is quality entertainment,” Steve said. “You don’t get this every day.”

“No you do not.” She turned the phone toward Bucky, who whistled as he sprinkled sea salt over the meat. He looked up, winked directly at her, then tossed the rest of the seasoning like a long-haired Salt Bae.

“But you seemed pretty chipper when you snuck back in before the show started.”

***

Or, Steve gets de-serumed and falls in love over art, old movies, and taxi dances.

Rating: E for Explicity, Eventually

Tags: Steve Rogers/Reader; Plus Size Reader; Natasha Romanov (Marvel); Tony Stark; Sam Wilson (Marvel); James “Bucky” Barnes; background Bucky/Nat - Freeform; Skinny Steve Rogers; Pre-Serum Steve Rogers; Post-Serum Steve Rogers; De-Serumed Steve Rogers; all of the combinations of serums and Steves; Slow Burn; Awkward Flirting; Awkward reader; Awkward Steve Rogers; neither of these goobers know what they’re doing; shameless Letterkenny reference; False Identity; horrible misunderstandings; love in art galleries; love on bridges; love on front porches; will earn rating in later chapters; I hope; inappropriate use of a history degree; Short Reader; Profanity; Fluff; Angst; Fluff and Angst; Smut; Oral Sex; Vaginal Fingering; Making Out; definitely third base; not all-the-way parking but pretty close; Biting; Cunnilingus; Fellatio; Vaginal Sex; Steve wants to be clear that this isn’t fucking; Making Love

Chapter One: The Greens of June

Chapter Two: July Flame, Just Out of My Reach

Chapter Three: The First Night in August

Chapter Four: Under an August Moon

Chapter Five: The Autumn Days Swung Soft

Chapter Six: September, We Danced

Chapter Seven: In September, When the Leaves Come Falling Down

Chapter Eight: And the Leaves that Are Green Turn to Brown

Chapter Nine: When the Autumn Leaves Start to Fall

Chapter Ten: Autumn in New York Brings the Promise of New Love

Chapter Eleven: I'm Still in Love with You on this Harvest Moon

Chapter Twelve: November Skies; I See You Everywhere 🔥

Chapter Thirteen: Remember November

Epilogue: An Eternal Beacon of Light

NELL'OSCURITÀ, ROSETTA

Summary:

“It’s been weeks since we were near a city and the fellas need to relax. They’re going to if she’s willing, unless you tell them not to. Just figured you might want first crack.”

“Does she look willing to you?”

Bucky gazes at the woman, winks when she meets his eye. She doesn’t smile, but she doesn’t look away. “There’s willing and then there’s willing, Steve,” he says, and Steve is forcibly reminded that Bucky’s spent a lot more time here, a lot more time in a war zone, and he might be intimately familiar with all the things Steve’s barely imagined.

***

He's a soldier, just like all the rest, and a GI knows the value of a can of C-rations when he wants some attention.

**Heed the warnings & tags. This is not a romance.**

Rating: E for explicit and dark

Warnings: dubious consent

Tags: Steve Rogers/Original Female Character(s); Steve Rogers; James "Bucky" Barnes; Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan; Gabe Jones; Jacques Dernier; basically all of the Howling Commandos/original female character; but everyone except Steve is offscreen; Dubious Consent; Extremely Dubious Consent; Sexual Coercion; Rape/Non-con Elements; non-con sex work; Period Typical Attitudes; period typical attitudes about sex; period typical attitudes about STIs; which is to say not entirely accurate or polite; sex in wartime; Virgin Steve Rogers; Angst

Read "Nell'oscurità, Rosetta" here

MAIN MASTERLIST

You can also find me on AO3!

[iceemoondemon]

🌹"Greetings, Aaron~, You look splendid today!"

🎵"César, what a surprise to see you.."

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Alrighty, we got two in the gang, lez gooooo!~

I decided to not only draw César, but also Aaron :3

I thought these lil fellas were fun to draw ✨

And now, introduction for this series :3

Rosetta Botanical A digital horror series that takes place in Rosetta Street in Paris France

Aaron's info

Aaron Walker -25 years old -He/Him -FtM Trans / Asexual -Nationality: British -Occupation: A musician -Residence: Rosetta Street -Optional Inventory: A music book, some snacks, a phone, and a switchblade -Friend(s): César (Close friend), Welson, Serephina, and Lewis -Romantic Interest: N/A -He's been friends with Lewis, and César for a long time, and still considers Lewis as a childhood friend -Traits: Calm, serious, friendly, and emotionless at times

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Stay tuned for more content regarding this series~ 🌹🎵

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NON VHS VERSION

[blvckentropy]

The Sims is love. List 5 facts about a favorite sim couple of yours, and why you love them so much. Then pass this on to 5 others, whose sim couple(s) you also love. 💘💕 :D

Gotta give tea on the original OGS (literally). This is Christian and Rosetta Mingles. I made post about this family a while ago but the Mingles were my very first family I made on the sims 3. Now I've updated their entire look and family in ts4.

Their story begins when they meet in middle school. They started out as rivals but grown to appreciate their similarities to form a relationship. In the sims 3, I gave them both the jack of all trades because their long-term goal was to do EVERYTHING and be good at everything lol No box needed for these two

If you remember, Christian Mingle and Rosetta Stone. That's how they got their name 🤣🤣 I'm that old

4. Even though she can get any career she wants. Business related careers are Rosetta bread and butter. Christian just wants to branch out and start his own business*

5. A memory that I have of the old family (s3). I actually got my kids (Rassan and Robyn (child)) taken away by the social worker for the very first/last time because I wasn't watching their needs. It was so traumatic. I laughed but cried because I didn't know a way to get them back 😩 but luckily i had a previous save before it happened

Thank you for the ask! 💗

[payidaresque]

Photoshopping/giffing tips and tricks pt. 2

[in addition to this post i previously made]. Before we start, I want to say that i’m no expert in any way, and everyone should work in ways they're most comfortable with, i just want to share some knowledge i collected over the years with everyone who might find it useful and maybe improve their skills in making content. So, let’s get started! WARNING: IMAGE/GIF HEAVY!

Save workspaces.  You can have multiple workspaces for different needs. For example, i’m making gifs more often, but sometimes i make edits as well, so having to switch the timeline panel off when it gets in a way, then go back to the view menu, then bringing it back again... idk, call me lazy, but it seems like a few extra clicks for me 💀 What you can do instead is save your current workspace and easily switch between them any time you want. To do that, align all your tools and menus as you want, then find this icon at the top right corner

Scroll down to New Workspace, and this window will pop up

Name your workspace however you want, and chose what you want to save. You can save keyboard shortcuts, menus and tools. When you click save and change your layout, nothing will happen. That is because you need to reset your Essentials workspace first (the one that’s usually the default). Now when you switch between your workspaces (if you saved multiple) everything should work as expected

How to change the speed of gif without converting to frame animation (PS 2021 and above). THANK GOD Adobe fixed the glitch where the frame rate gets all messed up when you switch to video timeline, so i would suggest upgrading whatever version of PS you currently have if you can, working with timeline is MUCH easier in my opinion. To change the speed, after you imported the video (photoshop reads only .mp4’s btw, so be sure to check if you have the correct format), click the little play button 

and type in whatever number you want: 25% — the lowest value, but you can also speed the gif up by  entering a number higher than 100%. Remember to do that BEFORE you convert your gif to a smart object (& before resizing it, bc after applying the changes video automatically converts into a smart object), because once you convert it, the speed can’t be changed without going back a few steps). When you slow a gif down, photoshop “eats” some parts of it (usually towards the end), so you need to extend the gif by dragging it to the right until you reach the end of your scene to fix that Normal speed

Slowed down to 60%. Sometimes slowed down gifs may look choppy, i explained the trick on how to fix it in pt. 1 (click the first link in the post).

Use plugins. There are so many great ones! For example, i found this plugin called Better Grids: it creates grids and converts them into shapes or frames AUTOMATICALLY based on the numbers you set within the plugin. It’s a lifesaver for me when it comes to photosets! DL (Google drive. M1 Mac users: for the plugin to work, you need to run Photoshop under Rosetta mode first. To do that, right-click the app, go to get Info and check Open using Rosetta if you have that option available)

If your disk space allows, do not convert media. It’s time consuming, messes up the original quality, and usually extremely hard on processors, especially not very powerful ones. Instead, just change the container to open your file in photoshop, It’s faster & less power consuming. I use Subler (mac) and Avidemux (mac & windows) to change the container to mp4, bc for me it’s the simplest ones to use

Handy thansform tool trick. When you try to fit your image into a certain sized canvas, this is probably what you’ll caught yourself doing

there's actually a much faster and easier way to resize stuff. when you activate transform tool, you'll see these boxes with numbers in the top panel

watch what happens when i change one of the numbers

isn't that neat? (make sure that little chain button is checked to mantain proportions. x and y values are for stretching the image horizontally or vertically)

Save document presets. In new document window, type in your desired dimmensions, then click "Save Preset", choose which options you want to save, name it however you want, click ok and you're done — congrats, now you have a saved canvas preset for further use!

So, i hope these little tips were useful. Have fun creating guys 🌸

[roses-bah-garden]

Heya! I've sorta got two guys that I'd appreciate you taking a look at. A Rose Quartz fictive, who could use a little elaboration, all I really know is her vibe/maybe role feels really lovey dovey. And part 2 is an All-Might fictive, who similarly could use some expansion, though we know even less about him.

Level four packs would be killer!!

me when my partner sends in an ask hehehe

a new flower has blossomed! 🌹

rose quartz & all might ... [LVL 4 PACKS]

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name(s) ;; rose, ophelia, rosetta, diamond, selene

pronouns ;; she/her, they/them, love/loves, flower/flowers, cloud/clouds, pink/pinks, 💖/💖self

age ;; ageless

species ;; alien / gem

gender(s) ;; transfeminine, pinkgender, pink*slimic

orientation(s) ;; pansexual

role(s) ;; [some options...] romanticist, autism symptom holder, caretaker, dysphoria holder

source ;; steven universe

sign-off(s) ;; 🥀💎

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appearance ;; 6'0" and chubby. pale pinkish skin. long, thick, curly medium pink hair. dark eyes with star shaped pupils. pink diamond embedded in stomach. dresses in feminine clothing, mostly pink, especially poofy dresses. see below for picture.

personality ;; she's passive, and doesn't like to argue or debate. kind, compassionate, and maybe a bit maternal. cloud is friendly, almost to a point of naivety. they're very romantic.

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likes ;; rock ballads, romance & chick flick films, pink, roses, chocolate, going on dates, dogs

dislikes ;; messy foods, sudden loud sounds, being misgendered, arguing with people

possible front triggers ;; getting ready for dates

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cisid(s) ;; alien, cisautistic, quiet

transid(s) ;; transplanet, transshapeshifter, transverbality (hyperverbal)

kink/fetish/para(s) ;; autogynephilia, lactophilia

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name(s) ;; all might, toshi, delaware, champ, hermes

pronouns ;; he/him, one/ones, gold/golds, hero/heros

age ;; ~50

species ;; human w/ quirk

gender(s) ;; gender apathetic

orientation(s) ;; bisexual (masculine preference)

role(s) ;; mood booster, confidence holder

source ;; my hero academia

sign-off(s) ;; 👍⭐

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appearance ;; looks like he's constantly using one for all. extremely large and muscular. yellow blond hair, blue eyes, tan skin. slight smile lines. when not in hero costume, he likes to dress in primary colours and clothes that accentuate his wide silhouette. see below for picture.

personality ;; loud, passionate, and confident. he's an optimistic individual who is always willing to help others. hero is generally an agreeable person, but in the rare case that they're arguing with someone, gold can be stubborn and stuck in gold's ways.

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likes ;; superhero movies, comic books, spicy foods, his fellow pro heroes

dislikes ;; pessimism/negativity, cold weather

possible front triggers ;; watching/reading source [and since i know you personally...] present mic or eraserhead fronting in partner sys

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cisid(s) ;; high empathy, cispopular, cislikeable, cisjapanese

transid(s) ;; transmuscular, transconfident, transcontentcreator, agenull, veroamerican

kink/fetish/para(s) ;; sadism, bondage (of others), agoraphilia

[protect-namine]

I really like the character designs in pgr because like. they're constructs. they're robots. and it shows in the designs. they're not "machines passing themselves off as human" — they ARE machines, period. and I mean yeah, that makes sense thematically, since they literally did leave their humanity to be constructs to have bodies that won't be vulnerable to the punishing virus. anyway, I just think that this constraint has led to some interesting details in the designs.

some of my favorites:

luna's twin tails are held up by these mechanical rings:

liv's floating guns and antenna ears. also, pgr likes making skirts and dresses in this plated style, which I kinda like (it's more apparent in selena's design)

karenina (scire)'s spine-tail thingy (it moves on its own; changyu has a similar thing, but his is a mechanical tail). you can also see how limbs are constructed (ha!) in constructs. they don't really hide the mechanical parts. she also has built-in heels!

nanami'a built-in jumbo heelies!! you skate with her instead of running. and she uses a chainsaw as a weapon. also that little glowing rope hanging off her. her whole look is cute.

karenina (ember) also has antennae at the back of her head. you can also see the hinges on her elbows. and the texture of her dress is my favorite — it looks like those geometric bags irl, but as a dress, and also metallic?

the cables hanging off of rosetta. (not pictured, but she also has a 4-legged centaur version)

this lee is interesting because it looks like he's showing muscle, but that's not muscle. that's still a robot body, but intentionally designed to look like muscle. also, I love whatever is going on at the back, but his jacket thingy is in the way (actually I just realized I... don't understand how that jacket works...)

roland's glow-in-the-dark spine. also like lee, his torso kinda mimics human's insides (ribs), but like, as a robot.

there's more I details I wish I could show, like bambinata's elbow blades, etc. but I think I'm hitting the image limit. anyway, yeah I just think the designs are neat. I'm pretty sure I complained about some of these before but never mind that, I see the vision now

[sakuravulpes]

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I'm wearing Sophia Earrings by Badwolf, they're stunning! The fatpack includes 3 designs, cross, pentagram and skull and a hud to change the color of the metals. They're unrigged so you can make them fit any head. You can see a closer look in the comments and blog.

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Nia headdress by Uzu is a beautiful piece of art, with a delicate lace and bat wings design, it's perfect for Halloween season, it's unrigged and color hud is included. I'm also wearing the gorgeous Rosetta dress by Kururu, it looks so nice! Fitted for Ebody Reborn, Teacups, Legacy, Perky, Maitreya and Petite, sleeves and dress sold separately and fatpack comes with a hud to mix and match with a ton of colors.

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[playhousemassacrez]

I posted this on my DA account but I forgot to put it here so here you go:

I was in the mood to do a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Barbie mashup with Poppy, so I made her doll friends just like her! Also, this is my first time drawing on the computer so sorry if it looks out of wack.

(Also, I'm sorry if I didn't do Rosetta and Lily Lee's clothes justice. This is my first time drawing these girls.)

Backstories down below:

- Poppy Playtime, the first of her kind. Back in 1950, she really put Playtime. Co on the map after she gained popularity. Playtime. Co has fought and won it over many toys during Poppy's time, even decreasing the popularity of Woody's Roundup down to zero, which people claim that what killed the creator. However, Poppy was different to her doll friends. She was once a human girl that had her life taken away the same way her parents' lives were taken (thanks to William Afton). Despite everything she's been through, Poppy has found some confidence over the past few years, becoming who she has become today. Her element is Fearless and her element color is blue.

- Violet Vale is the first Black Poppy that was created a year after Poppy was (and before Bron was made), but Playtime. Co held back on releasing Violet until the early 90's, thanks to the collab with Freddy Fazbear's Pizza to re-promote Poppy. Her element is Honesty and her element color is purple. 

- Lily Lee is the first Chinese Poppy that was created for a young Chinese princess back in the 60's, but she was only sold from there until she would be sold to Chinese and Asian immigrants in the 90's. Her element is Kindness and her element color is pink.

- Rosetta Romero is the first Latino Poppy that was created in the 1970's, but she never saw a public release until the 90's. Her element is Generosity and her element color is red.

- Penny Pansy is the second Poppy to release in 1951. She was really made for the girls who were "average", as Playtime. Co put in, but the backlash from moms about Poppy being different to Penny was "harmful" to their kids so Penny was taken off the shelves after her release. She wouldn't be sold until the 90's along with the other Poppy dolls. Her element is Loyalty and her element color is yellow.

- And last, Maria Marigold was released the same year as Penny did, but she never got any backlash from being different to Poppy. Maria was remastered in the 90's with a brand-new look so she didn't look similar to Poppy. Her element is Laughter and her element color is orange.

[kelmcdonald]

How is it already April?

crossposted from my newsletter.

Thanks to everyone who came to Emerald City and stopped by! While I did recover from my sinus infection before going, my throat/voice didn't come back until like a week or 2 ago.

This month I'm redoing the Fame and Misfortune live reading. If you don't remember, when I did it in February my mic was broken. I have a new mic! So take two of the live reading is happening! Tune into my twitch on April 22nd at noon PST.

This month is also the release month of The Lizard Prince and Other South American Stories. This is the last Cautionary Fables and Fairytales volume. Iron Circus told me they will get the warehouse at the end of the month. Then it can start going out to backers and stores! 

Also, I want to give a shout out to my pal Matt Wilson's Zoop campaign, Imposter Syndicate. It's about folks who are hired to take over supervillian mantles after a supervillian dies or goes to jail. It has 11 days left to fund. 

Also this month's full moon movie is The Wolf Man, the one for the 40s. If you'd like to join we'll be watching it on April 6th at 4pm PST. Just click here to join the discord.

As always I'll be streaming art on Twitch. My schedule is currently the following:

Tuesday 8pm-10pm PST

Wednesday 8pm-10pm PST

Thursday 6pm-9pm PST (during the Iron Circus Geekshow)

March kicked my ass. Between Emerald City and being sick, I had a lot to catch up on. Both from Seven Seas, Iron Circus, and my comics all had a stack of work to finish up. Honestly, I'm kinda depressed about the fact that I still haven't been able to finish Blue Moon. While Spike is understanding about the delays (given that organizing crowdfunds for her is part of the delay), I'm frustrated at the lack of progress. 

I'm also kinda frustrated with my art lately. Last month I mentioned I might have to put You are the Chosen One on hiatus after the current chapter, but I think I might switch to every other week. It's only way I'm gonna have time to push myself on it the way I want. Regardless, I'd rather wait for Chapter 3 to wrap up before making that schedule change. Until then. I'll just be tired I guess.

But because I don't know any better, I started learning Japanese from Duolingo and Rosetta Stone. I appreciate that they are small enough lessons that I can do them little bit by little bit.  Anyway, while working this is what I've been watching and reading:

History of the World Part 2 - I basically grew up on Mel Brooks movies. I've seen all his movies before graduating high school. So when Hulu said it was making a History of the World Part 2 series, I had to watch it. I didn't quite know what to expect, but had to check it out. Like many sketch shows, the sketches are hit or miss. But when it's funny it's REALLY funny. Johny Knoxvill plays Rasputin in a jackass parody that shows all the way Rasputin is killed and it's so much funnier than it has any right to be. It's definitely worth a watch if you like Mel Brooks.

Palm Springs - This is another comedy where I didn't know what to expect. Groundhog Day but starring Andy Samberg didn't strike me as super original but the trailer looked funny, so I put it on while drawing. It was not only funny but much more heartfelt than I expected. Andy Samberg's characters starts the movie as having already been in the time loop for a long time. He has to relive a wedding he's a guest at over and over. The movies starts when the sister of the bride gets trapped in the timeloop with him. Having two people in the time loop gives it more interesting dynamic than the usual timeloop story. Both characters' different approach to the timeloop adds push and pull to the relationship. And it is just really funny. 

Tár - Right before Emerald City Comic Con a youtuber I like, Maggie Mae Fish, made a video about this movie. And how it examines how people abuse power. The basic summary of the movie is Tár is a conductor at the top of her field and she keep abusing her power, mostly to sleep with/date/groom young attractive women that work for her. It's an interesting movie because if it was about a man it would be a cliche. But because Tár is a woman, the movie can focus on the details and specifics of her abuse of power. There is a lot of attention to detail that helps the movie work on another level. I think if I say anything more, then I'd end up getting into spoilers/would basically be writing an essay about it.

Wolf Pack - I thought this was a sequel to MTV's Teen Wolf. And it is not. It has the same show runner and effects team, so it LOOKS like it should be connected to Teen Wolf, but instead it's much more serious. Which is kinda a shame. The show is kinda stiff in its seriousness. There are interesting bits here and there, like all the werewolves only get one werewolf power unless they are all together. But in its attempt to be series, it also tries to throw in one too many twists and then ends the show by taking a sharp turn into ableist messaging. 

Witch Hat Atelier Volume 1 by Kamome Shirahama - Last month I mentioned I've been listening to the podcast Mangasplaining. This and the next pick are the first of what will probably be several manga I check out based on that podcast. I had been recommended Witch Hat Atelier before and just put it off because time. Mangasplaining reviewing it was the final push I needed. They basically mentioned that magic in this series is 100% a metaphor for art. And appropriately, the art is just so beautiful that it's inspiring. I think it and Ghost Cage were part of what made me think I need to take the time to level up my art.

Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui - This series I read a bunch of before the pandemic and then the library stopped being up to date on it/interrupted me checking em out regularly. If you aren't familiar, it's about dnd style adventurers exploring a dungeon and experimenting with cooking the monsters they kill (so they don't have to go back for supplies). It's almost over so I went and grabbed the books I hadn't read yet (like 5 I think). This one is really cute and I've liked how the plot has developed from the original premise to something with more complicated.

Ghost Cage by Nick Dragotta and Caleb Goellner - I picked this up because I know both Nick and Caleb. They had the first few issues at SDCC and I made a note to grab the trade when it's out. The premiss is this little robot guy has to fight personifications of what humans use for power (above is Fossil Fuel). The art is the real star of the show. It looks cool as hell and it is the star of the show. The paneling is really rad and interesting. Like I said with Witch Hat Atelier, it left me inspired to try and up my art.

Backpacking through Bedlam (Book 12 in Incryptid series) by Seanan McGuire - The Incryptid series is about a family of Cryptozoologists. This books picks up right after a semi cliffhanger from the last book. It's kinda hard to talk about it on its own. I liked it but I kinda wish it and the book right before it were one book.

That's everything I've been from me this month. I hope I can get a little more time to focus on stuff.