#i'm just a sucker for stories

[galasgamingcorner]

Joshua acting as Clive's shield.

[dustofthedailylife]

Playing an emotional video game with the Genshin Men

A/N: Managed to squeeze a short and sweet Indie game (that hit me in my feels) into my busy schedule at the moment and now I can't stop thinking about playing Games with an emotional story with the Genshin men... There aren't many men included in this brainrot because this was just a random shower thought. I could throw it on my WIP pile and flesh it out at some point if you want.

Neuvillette would put his arm around your shoulder while you start crying over what is going on in the game. And while he wouldn't outwardly cry it suddenly starts pouring outside.

Alhaitham would be surprised to suddenly see tears streaming down your face as you're playing the game. He isn't sure how he should react or console you. He would hesitantly lift a hand and begins stroking your back and put your head on his shoulder in silence.

Kaveh watched you play the entire time and gets heavily invested in the game as well. So when the emotional scene comes up you're both just bawling together on the couch. He's definitely the type of guy who would discuss everything about the game in depth with you later on.

Wriothesley starts massaging your scalp with his free hand as he watches you play. And he doesn't want to admit it but the game too hit him into the feels. So he attempts to hide his face from your field of view and blinks some tears away, while being your shoulder to cry on.

[maybeophe]

"Shellevision is one-sided," "Vee doesn't care about Shelly," "Vee's so mean to Shelly."

NO.

Vee doesn't understand Shelly's feelings initially because she's a robot and the capacity for understanding others' emotions isn't in her programming, but thanks to Shelly's persistance and huge heart she slowly teaches Vee what it feels like to love and be loved!

Shelly supports Vee both in-game and in-universe, by showing her the joys of emotion and love and care! They just haven't reached that point in their relationship yet! Vee's still cold towards Shelly because she doesn't understand that Shelly's in love with her yet!

[laughhardrunfastbekindsblog]

I've occasionally come across the opinion that Bad Batch is lacking in character development because there isn't significant "tension" between all the main characters - to be more specific, when people sharing this opinion give examples of what could have been done better, the examples seem to boil down to thinking Hunter and Echo and Tech and Wrecker and even Omega all should have butted heads more often, and because they didn't there wasn't much in the way of character growth.

While increased tension and conflict between all the CF99 members certainly could have been used as a way to drive development and could have made for some interesting dynamics/storylines, I don't think this narrative direction would have improved the story or the character growth (probably wouldn't have made it worse on balance, either, just different).

In my opinion, the fact that the squad is and largely remains such a tight-knit, cohesive group of brothers is CRUCIAL in highlighting both the depth of Crosshair's betrayal and explaining why the majority of the group sticks together in the aftermath of the war. Not only that, but the fact that the brothers DO generally get along so well together despite occasional spats/bickering and differences of opinion ultimately reveals a lot about their individual traits and personalities and loyalties.

Take, for example, the minor tension we are shown between Tech and Wrecker in "Aftermath" during the battle simulation. Wrecker moans about hand signals, Tech points out that Wrecker should memorize them, Wrecker says Tech should do it himself, Tech says he already has (duh). Now, this argument very well could have escalated, ending with Wrecker feeling hurt and angry for Tech belittling him and Tech being irritated that Wrecker apparently won't push himself to know something as critically important as hand signals; but it doesn't. Instead, Tech explains the plan in terms Wrecker will understand, Wrecker instantly is on board, and the battle is won with no grudges being held or even alluded to thereafter. Not only does this show how professional the squad is in battle, but also shows that off the battlefield Tech and Wrecker, opposites of each other in so many ways, both love each other enough and are both low-drama enough that they don't allow these personality differences to drag down their relationship. The same principles of using the characters' synergy/cooperation instead of conflict to highlight their personalities and growth apply to Hunter/Echo, Hunter/Wrecker, Tech/Echo... The list goes on.

Now, I do believe the show could have afforded to be much more explicit about the impact Crosshair's departure had on the squad, which would have helped make some characterization and development more apparent - the hints are there, but they tend to be TOO subtle. And don't get me started on how Tech's fall was handled (that will likely always be a sore spot for me, especially since it is such a glaring oversight in an otherwise brilliant story). But I don't think the story would have been "better" if the impact of events such as Crosshair's betrayal and Tech's sacrifice had involved the squad becoming dysfunctional, fighting amongst themselves more often, and falling further apart as a family.

Basically, I think the show establishing Clone Force 99 as a squad/family who, despite the odds, actually finds a way to work together (generally speaking) and help each other and respect each other's decisions even when they disagree serves as an excellent way to emphasize the growth that comes from all the other conflicts they have to navigate.

[pasta-pardner]

spotify | john marston's revenge quest, set to music from 1960s spaghetti westerns.

Fun detail: the opening cutscene for Red Dead Revolver (2004) features an instrumental version of "His Name Is King". The lyrical version is oddly fitting for John, given that it's a song about seeking vengeance for a dead brother.

[geeky-nightphilosopher]

Hey, is there any stories where the batfamily is all blood related? Or they are all soulmates (platonic?)

[possumkingluca]

so during one of my many rewatches of honor among thieves, during the scene with Marlamin I put something together that I didn't before

SHE FOUND ANOTHER !!!!!!

[saphkick]

cooking a fashion student Edward modern day au

time to sacrifice my circadian rhythm to draw it

[sysig]

Time Loops are they/them culture (Patreon)

Bonus of my little guy in ISaT style:

[eeriedreamer]

There are so many things wrong with kcd but i did like that there were "bad" or "bittersweet" endings even if you had high stats. Idk I wish rc would do that more often.

[petrichal]

Saw a tweet post from the official OP account where it's a pic of Koby among Cobra and Sabo (basically everyone who's involved in the arc outside of Egghead in the anime atm) and the main caption was "A major event that will shake the world." - and it's not something we haven't heard of already but it really hits home that while the Strawhats are on an adventure (like for now, Elbaf), things are actively moving in the background, islands going into riots and Celestial Dragons slowly losing their resources, the world as we know it has shifted into a state of impending turmoil that it's culminating into this overall sense of dread.

[whatudottu]

My first thought when i saw this: TFP Ben 10

Given how this 👇 is Ben's canonical car:

You aren't too far off lmao (mostly on the colour at least).

You might not be particularly a fan of CNA from your sphere of headcanons, but considering that Ben can access another biomechanical species in the galvanic mechamorph, I'm sure there's enough of an Omnitrix work around to sample cybertronian data. Seeing as it's a Camaro you could probably have a TFP x Ben 10 crossover equivalent to TFA Waspinator maybe, a green Bumblebee (or a green hornet if you of/remember that) but it's Ben. Considering how the biomechanical Upgrade has a few biological translation issues to the point of not quite technically being a fully integrated transformation, maybe Ben would speak with his own voice like Upgrade does or maybe even through radio depending on how physically different cybertronians are to human anatomy.

I mean that specific line of thinking would only be possible if Ben snagged a sample of Bumblebee's CNA (or whatever you'd prefer) which could either be convoluted or unclimactic, though I guess if street racing in some part of the globe with a desert (aka somewhat nearby Bellwood which already exists cross universe between Ben 10 and Generator Rex) there could be some plot about his shenaniganery nearly running Team Ben off the road and messing with Kevin's own heavily modified yet fresh from 1979 Dodge Challenger to the irritation and anger of Kevin himself. Something something Bee got the attention of the wrong (mostly) humans(ish).

[themintman]

HIS HAT IS DONE

I'm gonna try go out this weekend or next week to get paint for his face

Also a bike helmet to take apart. To deal with the extra weight the hat gives him yk? (Ty for the tip fallingstarsandthemoon!!)

[allastoredeer]

I discovered Just kiss Already after you uploaded part 3 and I have a question. So Part 1 is 1 chapter, Part 2 is 2 chapters, Part 3 is 3 chapters. When you say your writing "the next fic" do you mean like ALL of Part 4, which you then break down into chapters before you upload them or do you upload chapters individually as you complete them?

The fics themselves aren't so much chapters as they are a serialized collection of fanfics that have an overarching plot.

The reason I'm writing "Just Kiss Already" as a series instead of a multi-chaptered fic is because each fic has its own little mini plot inside it. Each of them are a mini story that's gradually building up the larger story at play.

I'm also keeping it as a series because I go back and forth between POV's a lot. Hopping between POV's in a multi-chaptered fic can work, but I usually like keeping them contained to a single POV. It makes it easier on me and the reader, so I don't have to clarify which character we'll be following in each chapter.

It's a collection of stories that are all linked together, kind of like a TV show, but you can totally view them as parts too.

"De-Lovely" is part 1 , "Holy Suffering" is part 2, and "Damage Control," is part 3.

I've actually split up the entire plot of "Just Kiss Already" into three different arcs (or three seasons if the TV analogy helped), each with their own theme. But I shall not tell you what they are, because that would be spoilers 😈

Sometimes, I don't intend for the fic to be split into multiple chapters, but if it gets bigger than I expected, I break it up because it's easier on me when I get to the editing stage. Editing one large chapter is so much harder than editing a couple small ones 😅

I hope you're enjoying the series! I'm very excited to get into the juicer bits of the story 😏

[onedayfandom]

Going from Funger to reading Beserk for the first time is really funny actually

It's like slowly peeling away the layers of reskin and whenever you think you're done it's just: Ha HA! Fantasy Vatican is from Beserk too!!

Love it, this is deeply improving my reading experience :D

[snarkspawn]

Ok, So I adore your KenBig art even though I have absolutely zero idea of what the fandom is about haha, would love to hear more about them because I can tell you're so passionate.

Thank you so much! 

I am !! Very Passionate about them yes adhjfkshjks let me try to break them down for you without making it a 3 hour TED talk lmao (no promises)

So they're two minor side characters from the Thai bl series KinnPorsche, also known as The Gay Mafia Show. At the beginning of the series Big is the head bodyguard for Kinn, who he is secretly (and quite hopelessly) in love with and who is the heir to the family's mafia empire. He is Loyal with a capital L, fiercely protective of Kinn, a little (a lot) pathetic in his devotion and quite frankly a bit of a dick. Ken is just Ken his best friend, also a bodyguard for the Main Family and also a bit of a dick. He's from Australia originally and brings us delightful iconic phrases like "nice one, loser" and "are you fucking dumb, bro". Also, pineapple boxer briefs. You mostly see the two of them together and when they show up it's usually to be a bitch and/or to bully Porsche, who is the other main character and love interest for Kinn (hence the name of the show).

They're terrible people is what I'm saying. But then again so is almost everyone else on the show lmao it's the mafia ok!!

It's never explicitly stated in the show but we see other bodyguards room together (namely Porsche and Pete) so the widely accepted headcanon is that Ken and Big are roommates (oh my god they were roommates etc etc) and just because I live for this kind of thing I have convinced myself (and others, apparently! through the power of art) that while Big is hopelessly in love with Kinn (canon), Ken is hopelessly in love with Big (canon in my heart). It's about the pining and the tragedy and a secret third thing (jealousy) for me

Well. I don't want to spoil too much in case you're ever planning on watching it but it's kind of important for them, so ... towards the end of the show Big ends up sacrificing himself for Porsche (or rather, for Kinn's happiness) and dies not knowing that Ken is the mole they've been searching for and is actually working for the Minor Family (so, for Kinn's cousin and uncle who are the main villains in the series). But Ken is killed as well, at roughly the same time just at a different place and at the hand of his actual employer Gun, so they both end up dead.

Which, you know, I personally think is unacceptable because I love them and don't want it to end there, so most (but not all) of my art is set in an AU that I brainstormed with my partner @pharawee in which they both survive and then have to deal with the consequences of their actions (which is absolutely delicious to me because man!! You have Big who is so desperately loyal but has been kind of struggling to find his place now that Porsche is there, and Ken who betrayed everything Big held dear but !! Is also his best friend!!! But is he really? Has he ever really been his friend at all?? And if Ken is a traitor what does that make him who has been sharing everything with him?? Bonus points since Ken is in love with him and never wanted to betray Big personally. So much potential for angst I am telling you, it's a feast), and then eventually they find comfort in each other and carve out their own path. If you're interested you can read the beginning on ao3.

In other headcanons there's been a Thing going on between them all along and sometimes they still die. Or they don't but everything is still fucked up. Either way it's all good and I'm here for all of it hehe

So this is shaping up to turn into that 3 hour TED talk after all which is why I'll stop here, but if you have literally any other questions or are interested in hearing more I would be prepared to go on for hours lmao sorry (but not really).