#i'll be normal and then I'll remember sasha

[vixred]

WAUGH

[mart1n-k-blackwood]

Hello! I'm Martin.

Tim finally convinced me to make a tumblr blog..he said it was a good place to put my poetry

I won't be posting much other than asks and poetry so I don't think I'll have many tags but here are the ones I can think of!

#the ramblings of a poet = poetry

#martins asks = asks

#martin reblogs = reblogs

I'll also be signing off on asks with: -☕☁️ or -☁️☕

I don't really know what else to put here..oh! I use he/they pronouns and here's the other's blogs!

@head-archivist-mag-institute

@s4sha-james

@bigmanst0ker

Rules n stuff below cut ↓

Hey! You know the drill!

Don't: be weird, gross, or interact if I've contacted you or blocked you from something else! DO NOT send $exual asks!! I will block you!

Remember!: Martin has a fat crush on Jon so you can send him romantic asks, I'm not sure how I'll respond to them but go ahead!

Martin talks like this and mod either talks like this or normal

This is going to be mostly a S1 nothing goes wrong kinda AU-ish btw

Mod is a minor! Here's my main @c4yp71d read my main DNI b4 interacting if you see this please!

The archival staff will be run by me and another friend, I have Martin and Sasha and xe has Jon and Tim!

Pfp by @/lunehowls

[diefxrguns]

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒

✯pairings- eren yeager x afab! reader

✯a/n- might have some mistakes, apologies in advance. do not tweak or steal my work. No posting it on tiktok without permission.

✯synopsis- eren yeager, your ex has a sick, unhealthy infatuation with a certain someone

✯c/w- smut, ( very disturbing), stalking, violence, drug use, alcohol use, kidnapping,non consensual touching(sexual) drugging, mental abuse, ect. If you're not comfortable don't read.

"lock me in your chains".✧

The last thing you remember was his eyes, so verdant and piercing.

The cannabis in your system making you see things. The world seemed to be spinning as you gripped onto the leather seat tightly.

The moving car did not help the feeling at all, and all you could manage to see was a man driving. His long hair falling past his broad shoulders.

His hands gripping the steering wheel, driving at a some-what fast pace.

You just wanted to go home, but you weren't in control of your thoughts at all.

You began laughing uncontrollably, the man driving payed not an ounce of attention to your foolery.

His eyes remaining on the road, he occasionally looking into the rearview mirror,his eyes meeting yours.

He looked familiar, but you couldn't identify him, but you felt safe. You felt protected...

earlier that night...

" C'mon Y/N, another drink."

" You only live once"

You swallowed the harsh liquor, that burned your thought as cheers could be heard throughout the room.

Of course Sasha dragged you to another frat party. Fuck. How you hated them.

It wasn't because of the people there, it was more of the fact that you'd get befuddled from the amount of rum, beer and wine in your system- Along with shots that Sasha and Hitch always forced you to take.

In this case, you were already on your 5th shot of Tequila mixed with God knows what.

" I, I don't.. I don't feel so great" you said clinging onto the girl next to you.

" Y/N, what have I told you about drinking to much" the familiar voice said.

" You have an incredibly terrible tolerance to alcohol, you know that"

The girl dragged you towards the bathroom, as music and cheering could be heard .

Your vision becoming blurry.

" Sit down" she said as she turned the tap on, wetting a cloth under the cold water. You sat on the toilet seat, with your head hung low, and your hair infront of your face.

She knelt down to your level, wiping your face- ever so slightly with the cold material.

" Oh my, I think it's time for you to go home". She said

To intoxicated to respond- you just nodded your head slightly. This was strange, because you only had two beers and five shots- yes you have a bad tolerance to any kind of alcohol, granted. But this was a bit weird because beer doesn't make you that drunk. And the shots were just tequila, you were wasted- like absolutely. On the verge of throwing up.

It wasn't normal at all.

As soon as the woman dragged you out the bathroom, your body fell into the arms of another. By the scent of the person you could tell it was a man.

" I'll take her from here, it's time we get her home" he said in a low voice, that was certainly recognizable .

" A..Are you sure, because-"

" Yes I'm positive Nanaba, she'll be safe "

Now that the car was parked, in a garage. The man opened your door and dragged you out of his car. Slamming the door shut.

He tossed you over his shoulder.

Taking you inside.

Your hallucinations got worse, bright colours and shining lights is all you saw. But due to the drugs it wasn't really there.

Things got darker from there...

I've been watching her for the longest time now, and ever since she started dating that dick. I've been feeling so angered, so hostile and furious.

"All I want is her, nobody else."

Your eyes opened to see the man sitting on a chair, infront of the bed you were placed on.

The drugs weren't completely out of your system yet. So the room was spinning.

When you tried to get up, your body ached. And so did your head.

And your hands were bound to the bed, with thick metal chains. Making your wrists pain.

The chains were tied so tight that your hands went numb.

" I'm sorry Y/N"

". I'm sorry for treating you badly I'm sorry for letting you go"

He said, quietly. But loud enough for you to hear.

The room was quiet and dark, but you knew the sound of his voice. He was so familiar.

He stood up and poured himself a drink, you couldn't tell what it was because of the lack of light in the room.

He sat back down, his eyes on you this time.

" Wh..what's going on, please I just want to go home"

You said, managing to form words and construct a sentence despite you being high as a kite.

He stood up and sat on the bed, not far from your body

" My love, please. I'm begging. I'm begging you to come back"

You just got more confused everytime this guy opened his mouth. Who the fuck is this guy? You thought to yourself.

" They'll figure out you're missing soon, and eventually come for me"

"You need to be mine again, this is the last time I'm asking nicely Y/N"

He touched your cheek with his palm, and you noticed he wore a black baseball cap with a black shirt.

His hands were cold but his touch was so familiar.

" Please, who are you. Just tell me" you asked him. Your throat dry from the lack of liquid in your system

His hands made their way to your breasts, fondling them slightly.

You were to weak to do anything but you liked it

" Answer my question" you said, your eyes tearing up. Not from pain, guilt or embarrassment. It was because you knew who he was, or you had an idea

He removed his shirt, revealing his tattoos and scars. Upon his toned chest was a large scar with what looked like words on them. The scar was fresh, and red.

As soon as he got closer the words on his chest were as clear as day.

Your name, carved on his chest.

It made you sick, sick to your stomach. Who would ever do such a thing...

And then it hit you, it hit you all at once. You loved a man not so long ago. He loved you too, but he always loved you more.

Apart of you wasn't sure if it was love, or something else. Maybe a mere obsession that drove the man onto pure insanity.

He would get so jealous and angry over you just talking to another male.

He'd even hit you across the face.

He was possessive and cruel. He gave you no room to love or improve yourself.

So when you packed your bags and went to go live with another man, you gradually forgot about him.

But here he was...

Eren. Your ex boyfriend, you dated for two years but it's been five since you left him.

You thought you ran away and escaped him. This was all so confusing.

" When I tell you I've been worried sick Y/N. I've been up at night, thinking, dreaming of you and your body. "

"I missed you, I missed you so much,so I drugged you and brought you here, everyday I think of you. And when I found you I couldn't control myself"

He crawled on the bed ripping your dress off, revealing your lacey- black bralette and your panties.

A small gasp left his lips as he stared at you with lustful eyes.

To tell the truth, you missed him to. Nobody could ever love you like Eren. No man could ever touch you like he could.

You wanted Eren, you craved him.

Everytime your new boyfriend fucked you, you wished it was Eren. And as terrified as you were, you wanted Eren back.

" Eren... Please"

You said as a small moan fell from your parted lips

A sick laugh escaped from the man on top of you, it was loud and sounded evil.

His hands running through his long hair, gripping it as he laughed more.

Oh how Eren let himself fall into disarray. He's so fucking insane it's not even funny.

He wants you, he wants you so fucking bad.

He kissed your lips passionately, cupping your small face with his hands. He inserted his tongue into your mouth as you moaned into the kiss.

He played with your breasts, squeezing them and massaging them. Making you moan gently.

After some time, his hand made its way to your underwear, rubbing circles around your clit softly.

You were so horny for your ex boyfriend. If your current man found out, he would kill Eren. You knew that, and Eren would kill him first.

Eren pulled his boxers down only to reveal his hard cock, leaking with pre-cum

The poor man hasn't fucked anything in almost five years. He needed this. Fuck- you needed this.

He fucked you at a fast pace, making you moan and cream all over him. Again and again and again. It's almost like you came every ten minutes.

One thing about Yeager, is his stamina is godly. He could go for hours.

And when it was all over, he removed the heavy chains form your wrists.

Blood gushing from them as bruises could be seen.

He fetched you a towel to wipe the blood and a glass of water to clench your thirst.

" If your new man comes back I'll fucking kill him, I'll fucking do it." Eren said with venom in his voice

After all this time, Eren still loved you. Yes he was fucked in the head.

But truthfully, in his world. There was no one above you...

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[c0ntr0l-c0re-angel]

WE FINISHED THE BOOK!!! [A day ago, technically]

This is going to be a >>MOSTLY<< spoiler free post, and I'm gonna post my full opinion a week or two from now to give people time to read it. There's a read more just in case.

In my unbiased opinion, I'd give the book a 7.5/10. For what if had to work with [from some of the later games], I feel like things were done well, with the exception of a handful of parts dragging it down. Eden-5 had very interesting world building. They didn't move around much, but it was still cool to see another planet and have a plot not too centered around corporations.

In my BIASED opinion though, it's a 6/10, probably even lower. I'll try to talk about both sides in this post just to be a LITTLE fair.

When the book had it's good moments, they were GREAT. For the most part, Fiona and Sasha were written well, and had good character moments. Gaige was given some of the development she needed, and her dynamic with the sisters was humourous to me. I felt like it did a good job showing a difference between people like the tales characters in the borderlands universe [normal people, and people from games like BL2 [vault hunters that are crazy in a WAAAAY different way].

However, what drops the book down to a six is it's bad parts. I won't say how, but the crystal from NTFTBL [ew], is not only mentioned, but a huge plot point. It's not a secret that I absolutely hated that game, but the crystal takes away a huge universal consequence, but that's a discussion for another post.[and also fucks up what could've been some of the best moments in the book]. Other than that and one other thing, no more mention of that game. There's only one other mention-ish of BL3, and it's not good, but there's only one I can remember. Keeping the other games out of it, imo, was a great idea.

While we don't get to see much of the other tales characters, which is a bummer, it's somewhat understandable. As for the other tales characters, they're absent besides a few cameos from Rhys and some mentions. There are some tales/post tales Rhys moments and mentions that still seem in character, which was nice. BUT, Rhys' absolute character assassination during bl3 and onwards persists in one of his cameos, and the sisters say ABSOLUTELY nothing about it. NOTHING!!! If this post wasn't supposed to be a shorter, less spoiler-y and less opinion riddled, I'd go on forever about how livid I am. Also, the Vaultlander shit was fucking stupid.

I would still at least read a summary of the book at least, if you don't want to read it. There are some parts, for my fellow artists and writers, that can be taken from. But, if you were looking for stuff of ALL the tales characters, or something that COMPLETELY fixed what gearbox fucked up, it's definitely not the book or that. Still, 6/10, the reaaally good parts and the REAL bad parts are at each other's throats constantly. Me and Doglin agreed that there were definitely limitations on what Burch could do, and gearbox probably had say in a bunch of things, but BOY do I have my gripes about this book.

-Splat

[snailsdraw]

[Start ID: 5 more pages of HLVRAI narrative doodles following Tommy, GMan, and Darnold's interaction at Chuck E Cheese after Black Mesa. Warning for stuttering (in case that sets anyone off).

GMan sighs forcefully: "...Tommy, I would never doubt your capabilities, but are you quite sure there isn't something more worth your time?" Tommy stands firm: "I made the perfect dog in a week, I can do soil in less." GMan looks at him in quiet surprise for a moment, then he sighs again and turns, walking away: "I shall leave the matter in your hands, gentlemen. I believe you'll require some privacy."

"Report back to me when you're done and, oh - do try to be quick." As his footsteps recede, Tommy's confidence seems to wane. "I lied..." he admits. "The research took 5 years, I- I just happened to be working on the final modifications the week he'd come back from a business trip..." "Thank you, Tommy," Darnold says, surprising Tommy. "...it's the least I could do..." Tommy says sadly, turning around, "but Sasha's-" "-going to be just fine!" Darnold finishes his sentence for him, presenting the last sleep potion bauble to Tommy.

Tommy's eyes widen: "Oh! Wh- uh- oh, you still have one after all this time??" "Ye- precisely! But, uhm, I'm gonna need your help..." Darnold says, pulling out his gun fully, and revealing that it isn't a real gun at all. "Y'see, this isn't a gun. Sure it's a tranquiliser gun from-" His voice switches to his tutorial NPC voice " -THE HIT GAME TEAM FORTRESS 2 -" before returning to normal and continuing, "-but it's not gonna make a convincing gun noise. And we need the gun noise for this to work right. So, uh, if you-" "Oh, don't worry Darnold," Tommy says, pulling out his own gun and waving it casually, "I'll take care of this."

Unaware of all this, Gordon is still sitting at the table in the main room while being pelted secretly with blue sweet voice by a skeleton behind him. "Y'know what?" Gordon says, "No...yeah...Yeah...! I've been stressin' all week, I deserve a goddamn break." He picks up a soda can and readies his new prosthetic hand to open it: "Let's take this baby for a test run, huh?" Suddenly, a gunshot goes off and startles him and the skeleton. Gordon screams and immediately whips around, right fist clenched and aimed in the direction of the noise.

Gordon quickly remembers he does not have a gun arm to shoot with anymore and swears: "FUCK." Bubby raises an eyebrow: "Shooting? At a party? Really? Well, that's sort of rude." Dr Coomer puts a hand to his chest and shakes his head: "Oh dear, what are they teaching the kids these days?" "THAT'S SERIOUSLY YOUR CONCERN?? MANNERS??" Gordon yells, searching himself frantically for another weapon, "Oh FUCK, I don't have a gun-" He stops in his tracks when he sees Darnold at the further end of the room, walking towards GMan with something wrapped up in his second labcoat in his hands while Tommy trails after him. That "something" is Sasha, asleep from the potion to fool GMan. /End ID.]

[Click here for previous part] Previous story parts found here: [Part 1.][Part 2.][Part 3.][Part 4.][Part 5.][Part 6.][Part 7.][Part 8.][Part 9.][Part 10.][Part 11.][Part 12.][Part 13.][Part 14.][Part 15.]

YAAAAAY WEEE IT'S DONE. For now. I don't know if I feel like drawing shock troopers :p. It's been 69 + 6 pages babeyyyyy.

[allpaul]

Morceau Oleander and Cal's (Horrible) "Parents", please

OH BOY ! (<so normal)

Honestly I can't go talking about Oleander without bringing up his part of the Li-Po Backstory Document, but can you really blame me? As much as that doc is so old and should be taken with a grain of salt considering the amount of contradicting information to PN2 it has, it's pretty much all we have in terms of more development for poor Morceau, so I'll take it. It provides loads of much-needed insight into Morry's character. Li-Po Doc truthers where you at!!! Rise up!!!

(^screenshot relevant)

I think it's so so fucked up that the meatgrinder incident happened before Morry could prove himself to his parents. I think hearing that information while being a camp counselor at Whispering Rock, I think that was the straw that broke the camel's back, what caused him to become more cold and to start brewing his master plan. If he can't show his family, he'll show them all.

Which brings him to Cal... Caligosto & Morceau's relationship is so so interesting to me, at least from what little we've seen of it in memory vaults. The doctor *hated* psychics, that much was true, but Morry was (assumedly) a paying client. I believe for that reason Cal is able to set that difference aside, especially after hearing the plans for their project. On the other side, I think Morceau saw Cal as one of the only people who saw him as capable, someone who thought he could do great things. And maybe they could do great things together. [looks at the camera knowing the events of the game] That went well didn't it

After the cruel stunt that he pulls, I think Morry has to regain a lot of trust that the Psychonauts had in him(something he didn't know the organization had to begin with), and that includes Milla & Sasha. Morceau always thought that those two talked down so condescendingly toward him.. but I think only after the fact is when he realizes that they were both always genuine, always believed in him. That truth probably eats him alive night after night. He already had it hard before he stole those kids' brains, now he's just dug himself into a deeper trench, lost more than he had.

I don't think the Psychonauts will let him be a camp counselor again for a while. At least not until Sasha & Milla perform a few mental checkups on him, make sure he's alright. Despite everything, those two still care about him, the time they've spent together still matters to them, and I'm sure it matters to Morceau as well.

(-also as a side-hc I think All Paul was his gay awakening. I think we all know that right?)

Cali's parents are a very interesting case, to say the least. There's so little we know about them it's hard to make assumptions. Nonetheless;

Having such a negative response to their son being psychic, there's some part of me that thinks this isn't the first time this has happened in their family's bloodline. A family with "Loboto" as their last names, after all, might not be just a coincidence. And especially considering the father IS a doctor himself, I wonder what could've set him down that career path. It's food for thought, you know?

We can't really know much about what the mother's profession was, but what I think is that she was an artist of some kind. The tiny replica of the house & the flowers painted on it, the little stitched dolls representing the family? If we're to believe that Cal's entire memory vault in RoR is based on her work that he remembers, he must've had a strong relationship with her before she deemed him an unnatural monster. This could also explain why Cal decides to wear a floral pattern shower cap too. It'd be a little sad to know he might still hold love for his parents who treated him like a monster & lobotomized him because of powers he didn't ask for.

(honestly if anyone could add onto this part that'd be great, I have so much trouble coming up with anything for these guys + I HATE them very much, fuck these "parents")

[mamahersh]

For whumptober, do y'all think I should post some snippets from a really niche TMA AU I made awhile back? I can't post more than like one or two things, they'll be pretty short, and won't make sense without like an explanation post, and depending what I post might be really graphic gore.

To give a better idea, the AU is that after TMA episode 200, Jon and Martin manage to survive the Panopticon and stay in universe when everything gets remade back to normal. The twist comes in that remember how some of the bigger avatars of the apocalypse got hunted down by angry mobs (Simon mentioned explicitly)? Well, we also know from the tunnel cult that people didn't recognize Jon just from his looks, nor from his name; meaning the Eye didn't like, cosmically project who it's Special Little Boy was during the apocalypse. But we do know that avatars knew who he was, and that anyone who actually could see him walking the apocalypse could vaguely tell he might be able to help, a la Jordan. So, AU officially kicks off with Jon and Martin minding their own business trying to survive in the wreckage of the world post apocalypse and Jon being blinded after the Fears leave (spooky eye man loses sight instead of life), but Jordan Ant-Man is really pissed off that the guy who turned him into a monster during the apocalypse is getting off scott free, and so spreads word around that he knows who kicked off the apocalypse. Of course, many of the other avatars who don't want to die just yet corroborate this to try and get the heat off them, and it works. Cue bad times for Jon, and by virtue of standing up for him, Martin. Basically, my incredibly niche idea is that a show trial happens, and Martin tries his best to prove that Jon was basically innocent of ending the world and in fact had a hand in trying to save it. The end result is the judge (who I'm letting do whatever they want) sentences Jon to 3 years in prison. But, because people are still recovering and need an outlet for their rage, Jon will also be doing "community service" during that time. So long as the people who visit Jon's prison cell say ahead of time what they plan to do, and as long as they dont try to do damage to him that will significantly impact his quality of life outside of prison, its fair game. (Basically, nothing sexual, no taking limbs, nothing that would kill him before a medical professional can see to him).

However not everything in the AU is doom.and gloom! Tim and Sasha are alive in this one! (Tim's a former Desolation avatar who decided to just say "fuck the Institute" after he rose from ashes, and Sasha was just kinda spit out into a Domain after Jon obliterated the not-them during the apocalypse.) I have really sappy Jon&Tim moments already written. They finally have a chance to heal your honors.

Anyways lemme know if that sounds interesting and if I have the time I'll def post something or two for whumptober based on this AU.

[imanes]

Hi Imane, how do you manage to stay focused working from home (apparently not well haha), do you keep the same regime as at office or you let yourself loose a bit for the day?

hello! i'm more of a task-oriented person so i just finish whatever i have to do within a set timeframe. i also sort out tasks based on whether i should do it within a day, a week or a month lol. for example i had a board meeting to prep so i spent the morning doing that (urgent), then i spoke for about an hour and a half, and by the time i finished it was nearly 3pm and i was starving so i took an unorthodox break time (= the moment sasha took a nap on me). from 6:30 to 8pm* i decided to work on a project I'm presenting next week (semi-urgent) because i want to focus on other things in between now and that presentation so i just shifted around my priorities. but for longer-term tasks i use free timeslots to get a headstart whenever possible (also conditioned by my laziness lol), which will start tomorrow. i have to apply for funding by mid-december so today i presented my plan, it was approved, and tomorrow I'm gonna lay down the groundwork and copy-paste from previous applications as much as possible to be efficient. if i feel like I'm really fucking around too much I'll grab my laptop and invest in a matcha latte outside to make me feel like i "have to" work now that money has gone into fostering the right environment. but at the end of the day it's about knowing how long it takes me to get something done and how urgent or non-urgent my tasks and duties are. i time-block and retro-plan a lot if it makes sense! i even plan whether or not i can sleep extra and leave early lol. and tbh socializing at the office is also time-consuming so it's not like I'm extra focused when i actually work from there. if it gets really bad i look at my cat and i remember how expensive her food is so i do have to work because if i fuck around too much i WILL find out. and if that helps it's also important to figure out optimal focus time, and how my menstrual cycle impacts my focus and my general will to live haha. i don't believe in "productivity" as a concept, i just experimented with different ways of working until i found what worked, and it's a lot more flexible than one might think.

(*) i am involved in more than just my day job for better or worse akljdfklgj the website i worked on today is for a thing I've been a part of throughout grad school and then the things I'm doing over the weekend are for two separate research projects. so it's normal that i work on them outside of typical working hours, I'm not going overtime for my coordinator position.

[sparky-is-spiders]

JON

Jon!! Jon my most beloved!!!!!!!!! He's so important to me and I love him so much. This one got long so putting it under a cut lol.

First impression:

Ok this is a fun one because of how I got into TMA and you're gonna get some Sparky Lore.

So. Through a convoluted series of events involving a warriors fan-comic, Voltron (the remake), and several video-essays, I stumbled my way into a TMA fanfic. It was a J//mart soulmate AU that I honestly really enjoyed despite having zero context for the entire rest of TMA, but my complete lack of knowledge meant I ended up w/ a very... skewed impression of Jon. I imagined him as like, a balding, middle-aged white guy with wisps of gray hair, thick-rimmed glasses, and jowls. In his 50s, maybe his 40s. No I don't know why. I also sort of thought Martin was the main character and Jon was a major supporting character in the podcast itself (I. Don't really know why??) despite the fic being entirely from Jon's perspective. Aaaaand then I scrolled the TMA tag on the author's tumblr account. Idk how I reacted to that though my memory fails me. All I know is I have now adopted the common fanon perception of Jon's appearance and also I have been made aware that he is, in fact, 28. I was right about the graying hair tho.

I can't remember how I felt about Jon at first, but probably I liked him.

Impression now:

I'm very normal about him.

Favorite moment:

Oh I'm supposed to just choose ONE????

Idk. The entirety of episode 81 (yes it's my favorite). Literally any of his snarky little comments. His interactions with Sasha. His interactions with Elias. Whenever he was rude to Martin. "Our Gerard." When he talked about hoping Jonah was good. When he was experiencing Horrible Agony. Everything.

Ok ok. But seriously. I don't know if it's my favorite but one scene that lives rent-free in my head is that one moment near the end of episode six, talking about the death of Harriet Lee, where he says "though obviously it’s a tragic loss of life, etcetera, etcetera." It's so small but I think about it all the time... just. Jon who struggles with empathy. With caring about other people. Going through the motions of it so obviously because he knows that he has to but also doesn't think it should matter... idk. Does that make sense?

It's basically this post, really.

(Maybe this is projection. It's not a condemnation I don't think any of these make you better or worse as a person.)

Idea for a story

Idea... singular? Oh boy. Ok. So I'm not sure I have a singular solitary idea for a fic that DOESN'T involve Jon.

Okok here's one I'll never write because it would involve Too Much Martin. I've talked about it before but I don't think I've ever given it a full deep-dive. It's also like 75% Pure Salt. Much of it was Rotated while listening to Arcade Fire's Ready to Start so I think you should listen to it while reading this if you want. Also it's a good song.

Anyway it's one of them "Somewhere Else is Jonah Magnus Times" AUs and also one of my (several) bitter "Jon dumps Martin for someone better" AUs. Mostly canon compliant except instead of Jon asking Martin to kill him in e200 Martin takes matters into his own hands. They're kinda stuck together because they're literally the only person the other one has in a new and strange world but there is SO much festering resentment oh my god. Lots of arguements and tense conversations that are theoretically about what they should do next but actually about what happened in e200.

Sometimes Jon considers ending the world himself. Just doing it all over again because then he can complete his initial plan to kill everyone and starve the fears. It's like an idle "what-if" but the more he thinks about it the more sense it makes. No matter what there's going to be another apocalypse. And another. And another. And another. And clearly, he can't trust anyone but himself to do what needs to be done and stop the fears for good.

(And goddammit those few moments as the pupil felt so right.)

(But this isn't about that. It isn't.)

The thought of putting someone else through what he went through is beyond soul-crushing, but there is one person who could, theoretically, deserve it. One person Jon knows would do the exact same, if given the chance.

Idk if Jon founds the institute or seeks out Jonah to join his, but either way Jon wants Jonah's help. He breaks things off with Martin (does NOT mention any of his plans) and goes off to insert himself into Jonah's life.

Jon and Jonah begin a strange, very intense relationship. Jon is sort of a mentor figure, trying to guide Jonah the way Jonah guided him (potentially Jon tries to make Jonah the Archivist??) where Jonah is constantly digging for Jon's secrets and Jon is constantly trying to keep his true plans under wraps. Also they start having an affair (obviously).

Martin is probably still in the background trying to stop Jon but he fails <3. I think Jon maybe kills him in a fun parallel to how this began. But maybe not idc.

Jon does succeed in getting Jonah to read the statement but the ending flip-flops based on how I'm feeling. Sometimes Jon does succeed and kill the fears, dooming this universe to save countless others, but I think a stronger ending would be Jon failing. Jonah learning of his plans and killing him and starting the whole cycle over again, with them transported to a new universe and trying for their own armageddons, with the implication that this is going to be an endless cycle playing exactly into the Web's plan over and over again.

Unpopular opinion

He wouldn't date Martin. They don't know each other, they don't like each other, in just about any other circumstances Jon wouldn't give him the fucking time of day. I don't care.

Favorite relationship

Currently in Jon//elias hell but Jon//sasha dual archivists makes so much Sense to me...

Favorite headcanon

Oooooh... tie between aro Jon and trans Jon. I don't buy any interpretation of Jon as cis honestly. Usually I default to transmasc (PROJECTION) but I think Jon has soooo much Transgender potential in every direction. Aro Jon just makes so much sense to me. Like it suits them so well. Aro Jon........

[askthemysterkids]

The Kids have been teleported into the world of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon! What kind of Pokemon would they be?

I'll be honest, I've been holding off on this one a lot. I don't tend to play Pokemon, even then it was Brick Bronze (anyone remember that game that got shut down?), Magikarp Jump, and Pokemon Go.

So, how about I set up the types, and if you guys say it looks good, I'll look into those Pokemon? I just want to make sure I get this right.

Now that the excuse is out of the way, answers!

~~~

Dipper: Grass and Psychic? I'm thinking this because of the fact that his spot on the wheel is "pine tree" and the fact that he deals with the strange. Though, would it be fun if he was Psychic because Bill possessed him? Like, if he was just Grass before? That would be fun. :)

Mabel: I'm definitely thinking Fairy for her.

Coraline: Water and Ghost. I was debating Fighting but I think Ghost would work better. Water because of the whole water witch thing and Ghost because of the Beldam and ghost children.

Wybie: I'm definitely thinking Metal and maybe Ghost? Maybe Bug instead of Ghost. Bug because of slugs, Ghost because he does seem to possibly have a connection with some of the Beldam stuff through his grandmother, the Cat, and that hand via Coraline.

Norman: Ghost and Electric for sure! This is flat out through his ancestors!

Neil: Normal and Fairy maybe? I'm not sure. He's a support type.

Raz: Psychic and Water. Legitimately because he's a psychic and he's Maligula's grandchild.

Lili: Psychic and Fire. Again, due to her being a psychic, and her specialty being fire.

Wirt: I tend to associate him with Grass and Ghost. Or just straight up Deerling.

Greg: Grass and Water? Frog Pokemon. (Or Phantump for a darker thing...)

Luz: I will need a bit of help here but I'm thinking Normal and Dark because she's a human learning demon magic.

Anne: Bug and Fighting? Bug and Water? I think this works? I'm thinking frogs and her using her sword. Maybe Bug and Fairy?

Marcy: Water and Psychic? Psychic sounds smart. Water was very prominent in Newtopia too.

Sasha: Fighting and Bug? Fighting for sure. Maybe Fighting and Normal.

Also realizing that for the Calamity trio, Grass can also fit... Crud.

[thevagabondexpress]

WIP Questions

scrubbing this off @surroundedbypearls because open tag :) you can find her post here. i'll be answering these about my current release, these savage stars, and its sequel, thief of hearts and words.

I. What’s the first part of your WIP that you created? The characters. These Savage Stars and Thief of Hearts and Words started as a joke between a friend of mine and I about myself and some of my own character traits so I started from there and built outwards.

II. If your story was a TV show, what would the theme song/intro be? Hm. Going off the series playlist, I think probably either "Youth" by Daughter or "Justice" by Bruce Cockburn. Maybe "Atomic City" by U2.

III. What are your favorite characters that you made? Why? Undoubtedly Leena May Loy and Sasha Symborska. Y'all haven't met Sasha yet, he's coming in Book 2 where he and West square off for the right to be the titular "thief." I can explain why his name has a feminine ending if anyone wants though it's probably obvious (he's genderfunky enough to do that because he thinks it sounds better).

IV. What other pieces of media do you think your fanbase would share? I think they would like Six of Crows/Crooked Kingdom, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Both of those were major influences on CTOG/Crater of Grace (the overarching universe of which TSS and TOHAW are part). I think they might also like Heidi Heilig's work because our writing styles are similar, and Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea," though be aware that book is definitely a Product Of Its Time.

V. What has been your biggest struggle with your WIP? Making the transition from the (completed) TSS to the work-in-progress TOHAW. There's a distinct tonal shift that happens between the sort of revenge-driven plot of TSS and then TOHAW as the aftermath, as the "oh god what do we do now," where they have to double down and commit to a bit not all of them necessarily want to commit to because it's the only choice they have.

VI. Are there any animals in your story? Talk about them! Not really :( Though my personal belief is that kind of far future space opera setting would be far from devoid of animals and there'd definitely be people keeping pets and also just general critters and creatures that stow away and get themselves off-planet for an adventure, I'm just genuinely terrible at writing animal characters specifically remembering they're there (people who've followed me from the TLH fandom will be well aware that I wholly forget Oscar exists all the time). I don't include them so I don't end up with Plot Holes and Mysteries.

VII. How do your characters travel/get around? In space, by starship, and on space stations by walking and taking elevators like you normally would indoors. I'm realizing I'm probably going to need to include some land-travel options in TOHAW. Mostly I imagine they'll walk but I think West will probably have an electrobike and I really liked the ox-bikes or whatever they were called (basically sci-fi rickshaws) from A Psalm For The Wild Built so I might include something similar.

VIII. What part of your WIP are you working on right now? I'm drafting Book 2!

IX. What aspects (tropes, maybe?) you think will draw your audience in? I think the mix of sci-fi and fantasy (faeries in space!) will be the biggest draw. It's niche and going to be a bit of a steep on-ramp for some people but I know others will find the concept interesting enough to see how it's done. Having a nonbinary protagonist will be another one I think, and that we have a good percentage of aromantic characters in it (three out of eleven) and Gadiel and Leena, the only m/f ship, are asexual. It's not a kind of diversity you see often in fiction, I'm writing for my fellows who get sick and tired of not seeing themselves. I imagine also the intrigue plot will draw readers. We've rescued a guy who was kidnapped and doesn't know why and now we've got to find out :)

X. What are your hopes for your WIP? Hm. To get some good comments and not be eighty-five by the time it's done.

[typotripprr]

hey i'm bored so i compiled a list of random cytus ii trivia things i found from others or discovered myself (this is a long post)

there's spoilers but it's like 5 things. but be careful anyway

if you listen reallllly closely to joe's character menu theme you can hear the joez cafe theme behind it it's pretty neat

neko and xenon's ring tones are their respective character menu themes

^ additionally, in her dlc logs her ringtone is her dlc character theme, while in the main story logs it's her normal one

credence (cherry's list) and phantom razor (xenon's list) both appear in neko's dlc logs when she goes to under velvet, which is also why those two songs have glitch charts for them

sunday night blues appears in neko's dlc logs, making it the only black market song to appear in the story

(an obvious one, but) sairai is a secret song in xenon's list, which is why the deemo x cytus ii collab for alice's character has him in it

^ the same is true for fur war, pur war and conner, fwpw appears in conner's list and conner appears in hans' story

i remember this one thing about nekosaikou's real name being bob but i'll have to find it. it's there though.

the first song in ilka's list, alb (meaning white), likely represents ilka. the last song you unlock (as of 4.8) on ilka's list is noir (meaning black) which also likely represents violette

re:the end -再- -> re:the end -cy- -> re:the end -cytus-

eternity (silaver ft. nathan brunley) has like 6 different versions of it for some reason but from what i can tell only 4 are available

atonement (sihanatsuka) is unlocked in Cam_KyuuLab_698_06_02, which is when phoenix atones for all the things he did to nora (breaks down sobbing)

as of 4.9, graff.j has 95 songs. rayark, stop giving him more. we do not need more collabs (except arcaea collab we'lltake that)

although conner himself is not directly on his song select background, there is a prosthetic arm and eye on it. weird.

speaking of conner, cherry says that she thought he was in his 50s, while conner is actually 35. so he's old but not really old

vanessa technically has the most original songs considering that all 22 of her songs are made specifically for cytus ii

sta composed incyde, though under the alias of YbeLL. if you reverse it to get LLebY, then convert it with a caesar cipher with a left shift of three, you get "II by V". ii for cytus ii (presumably) and v for well. vanessa

vanessa also has a song named ii-v which is 2:05 minutes long

neko's favorite dish is a meat stew that include pork belly, meaning domesticated farm animals like pigs likely still exist in this time

but also stray animals without chip collars get taken away by the admins (a.r.c. or something) so hmmmmmm

a more well known fact, but kai is directly based off of kiva

that one 'i am lady' post by txpazolite in game is based off a tweet made by t+pazolite

if you look at the bottom left corner of conner's bad end background you can see some pills scattered around, so maybe he takes medication of some sort?

^ also he kept a photo of sasha hidden on his desk

a.r.c. kinda just falls out of the sky in the bad ending (as shown in aroma's, cherry's, and xenon's bad end backgrounds)

as seen in his oa area, robo's room in node 08 has a window that's overlooking a.r.c. (which is also absent in his bad end background)

(recently and accidentally rediscovered) e00 has some pretty fucked up dialogue when going through the free characters' oa spaces after completing every oa task (personal most-fucked-up for me are "E00200... It's just a serial number, it's not my name." and "The cost? Probably the loss of emotions and... the ability to communicate with others.")

that's everything i have so far, i may or may not find more in the future but who knows anyway have a good day/night and bye

[foxymoxynoona]

"I love talking about writing but can you clarify for me, do you mean how to write in the different points of view? Or how to move between them (like with internal thoughts)? Or am I misunderstanding something else? ☺️"

it's exactly those two things foxy, sorry for not making it clear I think it was my translator

-anon

Oh geez there's soooo much to say so I'll just focus on a couple specifics and if you have more questions, I'm around for more :)

I think no matter what, it's important to remember that your narrator is a character, even if they aren't a named character in the story. The choices you make about what the narrator knows and tells the reader, and how, should remain consisten. If you want a narrator that is more like a character (or even first person the character!) then there should be more personality and bias, whereas the further in third person you get, there should be more objectiity. i see people struggle with this sometimes, where they write a close first person narrator but then have them omnisciently know things the other character is thinking or feeling. They can observe and guess but they can't actually read minds!

I personally like writing close third person best because you get to be a little objective in the narration but still point things out to the reader about what the main character is experiencing, and use those observations (whether right or wrong) to develop the character. When i write in that POV, I try to remain true to what that character would notice --so for example JK may not notice much about his girl's outfit but he may notice that it's low cut or tight lol, he notices smells a lot but not very normal mundane Korean things in a scene that someone like Sasha would because they are different/interesting to her. I lean into a lot of internal monologue very fluidly when I write this, and I tend to use italics to let readers know when something is a direct thought of the character rather than a narrated or paraphrased thought, and done in a close way that lets the reader understand they are sliding back and forth between a very close third person narrator who, for that section, also has limited (but not totally blocked) view into the other characters.

Second person is big in fandom and it's a funny one. Technically second person doesn't have to be actual read insert, it just means you are forcing the reader to embody the main character in a more overt way than in first person (where you are riding shotgun, but now you are sitting behind the wheel though not necessarily driving.) I think there's something powerful, done well, about using that tool to make the readers do or confront things that push their world view or understanding of themself and what they would really do, or allow them to escape the confines of their true self for a bit... but what I think is important in fandom to realize is that if something is a self-insert second person, you have to be more mindful about how you "code" this character. There's an expectation that you are writing more of a blank slate that the reader can insert their real true self in, and every thing you write whether it's action, thought, or physical description, is likely to alient some subset of your readers. Things you don't even realize wil be coded for height, weight, hair type, social interactions, etc etc. But a truly blank slate character will have no thoughts or actions they could take because nothing is actually universal! So it's a really tricky writing challenge for anything loner than just a scene or drabble.

As for internal monologue, the method should depend on what pov you're writing. If you're in first person, the distinction tends to be that an internal thought is what the narrator was thinking at the time they are telling you about, because otherwise the whole story is internal thought! For third, like I said I like to use italics. I think it gets tedious if every line is he thought, she though, he mused, he wondered. It also allows you to do some nice comedic set ups in third person where the narrator points out something very objectively clear to the reader and then the narrated character has a really idiotic and wrong internal thought 😂 I try to only use he thought as a qualifier when there hasn't been any internal monologue for a while so you're reminding the reader, or also as a subtle nudge to the reader of hey he is thinking this but it's just a thought, not my objective narration, and it may not actually be true.

Ok that's a lot :) I hope any of that was useful or interesting and happy to chat about anything else, it's fun to talk about!

[luckyshotwrites]

aight I gotta know—which of the main (ish) characters of widfali make for the worst roommate?

Pfft, I'll do you one better, the "worst" and the "best". (I'll only being using morning and night crew for this).

Best in terms of privacy: Alexander. If you're human, and for some messed up reason you ended up with Alexander. Mercy on your soul Kidding, he would probably be one of the best because he'll be avoiding you 24/7. He wouldn't want a normal human to find out about his habits. You might get eaten once or twice, but you won't remember it. Plus he isn't really messy, the worst he'd do is leave a manga book out or controllers. OH but you would have to live with the cat hair Sasha would leave behind.

Best in terms of helpfulness: June. He'd be ready to help you out in any way he can as a roommate. He doesn't leave much of a mess, but he can be a scatter brain sometimes, so if you call his attention away, he might forget what he's doing and leave a mess. He'll be quick to clean it up and would be an excellent shoulder to cry on if needed.

Worst in the terms of Privacy: Lev would be an absolute menace, you'd most likely be in a very big area to be his roommate. If not then he won't be home a majority of the time. Lev would probably be the type of roommate to find fun ways to mess with you. If he happens to stay in the "apartment/house/whatever" with you long enough, you're going to have to deal with the array of ridiculous stuff he might learn how to do too. Learning new instruments, picking up weird hobbies like beetle fighting, etc. He'd probably get you to help him with some of the things too...Who knows, you might not remain his roommate for long though. Lev does not have a good track record with them. He's at least tidy though.

Worst in terms of Everything Everywhere: Tila. Everything that Tila writes or puts down is "organized" to her, but to everyone else she's leaving a mess. She has papers, books, samples, you name it laying about the place. And she wouldn't see the problem with it because again to her, it'll all be organized, however expect to have to deal with that and a lot of monster facts/knowledge you really didn't need.

[scribicronus-v02]

Amphibia: Switched AU Ficlet

Been a long while since I posted any of my writing on here (got Writer’s Block, what can you do?)

@eeveearoace wrote a thing last night that had the gears in my head going. I remember I wrote this before my first account got the axe, so I figured I’ll go with the theme Kai and @arcadiii started and repost my old drabble from a potential AU I had where Anne was fatally injured in TC instead of Marcy.

Tag List:

@karamelys, @popcornbee, @borkthemork, @themissakat, @sashimi-buttons, @maritasdump, @kaseyskat, @marcy-wu-on-the-brain, @cynthiacoven, @slymanner, @space-lynn, @camomile-t, @calamity-unlocked, @weedplantar, @mira-blue, @pyroclastic727, @goodartitude, @yourpersonaltimebomb, @honneibun, @tharrb​, @sonofrose​

If anyone can point me towards Skibs’ new acct, that would be great and I can add them back onto the tag list.

Switched AU Drabble

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Marcy shot to a sitting position, her pajama top soaked in sweat. She clutched at her chest and fought to control her breathing.

“Marcy? You all right?”

She looked down to see Hop Pop looking up at her with concern.

“Umm, bad dream,” Marcy said with a nervous laugh. “I'll be fine, Hop Pop. You just get back to sleep.” Even as she turned around in bed, she could still feel the old frog's stare boring into her back.

She clamped her eyes shut and tried her hardest to even her breathing but she immediately regretted it. She felt tears at the corners of her eyes as the events of hours ago unfolded before her in perfectly grim detail...

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The castle around them rumbled as she took the box from its pedestal and turned the key a few times.

“Please work, please work, please work...” she pleaded. A portal of white light started to form in the air in front of her.

“No!” Andrias' voice boomed behind her.

“Me and Grime will hold him! Just go!” Sasha ordered. Marcy turned around to see Anne and the Plantars getting up and shuffling towards them, Polly dragging Frobo's head behind her while Hop Pop and Sprig were helping Anne amble towards her.

“Quick, into the portal, everyone! Hurry!”

Anne and the Plantars were partially through but turned round and waited expectantly for Marcy.

“Marcy, hurry!”

“I just need to...”

What happened next was a complete blur but also felt like an eternity, a scant few seconds that would brand itself into her brain and haunt her nightmares forever.

She felt Anne clutch at the shell pin on her cloak.

She saw Anne's glowing blue eyes, staring just past her and filled with dread.

She felt the box being wrested from her grasp.

She felt her cloak whipping around her as she was lifted off her feet.

She watched as Anne twisted around, flinging her in the direction of the portal.

She saw darkness shroud Anne as Andrias loomed over her.

She saw a blade of fire burst out of Anne's chest.

She saw Anne's eyes, fading from their glowing blue into their normal chestnut brown. She saw pain but at the same time she saw...a resigned peace in them.

She heard Andrias' voice, dripping with venom and condescension.

“Now look what you've made me do.”

She saw tears forming in Anne's eyes while a weak smile played across her lips.

“Good...” Anne managed as she locked eyes with Marcy. “You're safe...”

She didn't even recognize her own voice desperately calling Anne's name as her best friend pitched forward and fell to the floor, dropping the box.

She saw the box open, and her vision was seared by a bright white light...

[the-anomaly-team]

Here are some dialogue lines for Elliot, one of the characters for my future game.

All text in Italics are tone indicators since I'll try to dub some of the game.

For the ones not following, remember that some of those interactions can only happen with certain relation types. In the game, you have a relation level between two characters, and then you have the relation type. The "normal" relation type, the one that by default, is friendship. But there are a few other types of relations:

Mentor: when a character protects and tries to teach to another. Can almost serve as a pseudo-parent in some cases.

Admiration: Someone is admired by another. This relation happens when a stronger character displays exceptional feats in front of a weaker one. It can also happen in other ways, by example, helping civilians will make you admired by those with character traits like kindness.

Apprentice: The one being taken care of by a mentor

Rivalry: When two people are often in competition with one another, they can have a friendly rivalry.

Lover: self-explanatory. IDK if it will be present on release though, cause that would demand a lot of efforts

Cooperative: when someone isn't really your friend but will still try to cooperate his best with you.

Not every character can have some type of relationship with others. For example, Vincent, being older, smarter, and more experienced, can be a mentor to almost everyone. Elliot is the opposite. He cannot mentor anyone since he is too young and inexperienced to do so.

One of his allies gets to 0 HP aka they get downed:

Generic answers:

"Hang on, I'll be there in just a second." Panicked

"You took quite the beating. Rest, I'll take care of them." Worried

"T-that injury looks bad" Worried

If Sasha gets downed:

"T-they got Sasha!" Very panicked

"S-Sasha? Tell me you're alright." Worried, almost crying

If friendship is high:

"SASHAAAAAAA!" Yelling

"Rest easy Sasha. I'll get them for you!" confident

If friendship is high + transformed:

"S-Sasha?... Concerned H-HOW DARE THEY! I'LL RIP THEM APART!" Anger

If he has Sasha as a mentor:

"N-no, y-you can't be down?" Confusion, fear

"I still need you, Sasha! Please, g-get up!" Stress

If the relation type is admiration with Sasha:

"Not you Sasha! Y-you are supposed to be one of the strongest!" Panic, Fear

"T-this cannot be! W-what are we going to do?!" Dread, Panic

If Vincent gets downed:

"Hey doc get up soon! I still need your help!" Mildly concerned

"Heh, not the first time for you doc? I know you can do this!" Hopeful

If friendship is high:

"Stop attacking the doctor!" anger

"Vincent! Hope your regeneration is still as good as it used to be." worried

If he has Vincent as a mentor:

"If there is one thing you taught me Vincent, is that you can do ANYTHING with your strength and will." Hopeful

"Hey, you can't go yet, so many people still need you!" concerned

If the relation type with Vincent is admiration:

"W-what?! I-I thought you were supposed to be almost invincible?!" Panicked, afraid

"H-how? Y-you are the strongest! You have to be, p-please GET UP!" Terrified, panicked Of course, this isn't the full list, just a few test lines. If you have any questions, do ask ^^