#i'm making my mc so interesting

[secriden]

something i really appreciate about prapai is that even at the start he never pulls the asshole rich guy move of trying to buy/impress sky by throwing money or expensive gifts at him/his problems.

when sky makes it clear he's not interested, prapai almost immediately bounces back and decides to 'try again'.

rather than getting angry, in an unexpectedly sweet move, mr playboy "i love my freedom" goes for actually getting to know sky.

i mean yes, he's absolutely still just trying to get into sky's pants at this point, but at the same time this isn't a move from the rich asshole playbook at all.

when prapai shows up at sky's dorm unannounced again, it's clear he doesn't really have a plan other than 'try to be sexy around sky' and he fails terribly at this because prapai is NOT as smooth as he thinks he is.

he's so, so bad at flirting, but...it absolutely works in prapai's favour because it disarms some of sky's defences. look at sky's expressions here:

it's hard to see in screenshots, but we hear that sky suppresses a small laugh, and towards the end he's very clearly fighting not to smile. prapai's not living up to sky's expectations of finding a suave playboy type. he's ridiculous and sky is very reluctantly charmed by it.

and when they have breakfast, prapai doesn't try to show off by bringing sky to a fancy restaurant or try to make a big deal about paying for sky's meal. even though he also likely overpays for his meal.

sky leaves what looks like two 100 bhat notes while prapai leaves a single 500 bhat note. (my experiences in places like this in Bangkok says that sky left a reasonable amount/slightly more than he needed to, while prapai probably left a tip that was bigger than the cost of his meal.)

so if he wanted to, prapai could've made a big deal about this but he doesn't. this isn't for show because sky never even sees the amount prapai puts down.

look at prapai's emphasis: he queued up for it since 5am. he didn't try to pay extra to jump to the head of the line or order it to be delivered to him or send someone else to buy it for him. this was prapai's time, effort, energy and he didn't use his money to take any short cuts.

purely speculative, but assuming sky is heading directly to classes, his dorm is located within walking distance of the university, and the first class is at 8am, it's possibly around 7:30am at the earliest. which still gives a conservative estimate of prapai having a whole 2.5 hour window of queuing for the food and bringing it to sky right before his international flight and a slew of business meetings.

for a man with money, with power, with influence, this is so, so much effort.

even before prapai ends up taking care of sky when he's sick, he's already shown how real his commitment is. this is intentional, focused, dedicated pursuit. of sky. not just a warm body for sex, but very specifically: sky. because prapai is not a man who has to work this hard just to get sex.

and then there's this moment:

i think this was the moment when prapai realises that his approach was working on sky. before this point, prapai's entire strategy is 'throw stuff at wall, see what sticks,' but here he realises: sky has been moved. first, by the reassurance that prapai wasn't looking for sex anymore (at least not just sex), and second by the attention and forethought inherent in making sure sky still had food ready for him after prapai left. this is the kind of care you show when you genuinely want the best for someone, not just to make a good impression or to elevate their opinion of you, and it's working.

it's super telling that after this point in the show, about 85% of prapai's wooing strategy becomes 'send sky food', whether in person or via delivery. he's paying attention and when something works he doubles down on it with zero hesitation. and everything he does give sky either meets a basic need (food, medication, a safe space to rest) or involves directly helping sky with something he finds challenging (helping him with his assignments). primarily, prapai's focus is about spending time with sky.

and none of this, none of this, was the approach you would expect from a rich fuckboy. and i really, really love prapai for that.

[raindropren]

You know what Minecraft Update I want. I want an update that focuses at least alittle on the Mushroom islands, I love the concept of them but they are so boring and kinda useless other then the cute mooshroom cows or Mycelium.

I like that most mobs don't spawn there, it's unique, but the island itself is lacking anything of interest. anytime I find one it's like "oh cool,, anyways" while it feels like every other Biome is something I'd want to explore(other then like, Plains or Forests but that makes sense, y'know?) or completely destroy of its resources! Mushroom islands are just,, boring.

Gimmie more Interesting Mushrooms, give us some interesting Fungi, Give us a kind of structure you can only find there, Another mushroom related mob, literally anything. Tho I mostly want more types of mushrooms(WE HAVE TWO! MUSHROOMS/FUNGI ARE SO INTERESTING AND UNIQUE AND YOU TELL ME WE ONLY HAVE TWO OVERWORLD VARITENTS!?!?!?!? I'm sad.) I like that the Big Mushroom tree things Spawn there instead of any tree tree, but like,,, other biomes,,, also have them(Dark Oak biomes i think). Gimmie something cool,,,, let them be interesting! it's a fantasy based biome(at least i think it is)!! like, raaa. :(

They add these new fantasy critters that are scary and tough but I miss being able to have a fun and whimsical time exploring instead of a stressful one. We can have both without it being bad.

tldr, gimmie cool mushrooms plleassee 🥺 lol

[derit-s]

Dear God is there a piece of media where Milo Manheim gets the girl and does not have spray painted green hair......... Is that too much to ask

[imtrashraccoon]

Hey Fren~

You have any good underfell papyrus story recs? Or maybe... some snippets of your own~

Hey you! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)

I sat on this ask for a bit as I wasn't sure how to answer. I've been a bit too busy to really sit down and look for Underfell Papyrus fics so I wouldn't really be able to recommend anything that hasn't already been recommended by others.

However, I have been in the mood to write for my favourite skellie as of late and since I'm planning on rewriting this anyways to fit a new setting idea I had, here is a snippet of something I wrote. For context, this is from my upcoming Underfell fic, Fractured Souls, and MC's first conversation with Scar.

You quietly stood up and moved to the entryway to the living room. You weren't even sure why you were doing so, but maybe you were sort of apprehensive or a little bit curious? You didn't know exactly and you weren't going to dissect your own feelings right now. You had a small kernel of bravery at the moment and you were going to act on it.

Papyrus was somehow even taller than Sans and although you couldn't tell exactly how much taller he was since he was sitting down, you estimated he could be at least a foot taller than his brother. He also looked completely different from Sans in the sense that while Sans was stocky and broad, Papyrus was sort of angular and lanky. You could still tell they were brothers since there was enough familial resemblance, but you almost had to squint to see it.

Papyrus had red eyelights as well but they were a slightly different shade than Sans', maybe scarlet was a good word to describe them? He also had sharp teeth like Sans, although his jaw was shaped differently and he didn't have a gold tooth. Instead, Papyrus had two jagged gashes that passed through his left eye socket which you estimated were between four and six inches long. Papyrus seemed to dress differently than Sans did, as in he looked more formal, and you got the impression that he was a bit of a stickler for appearances. He was currently wearing a red and black checkered shirt with the top button undone and sleeves rolled up to his elbows and a pair of black slacks.

Although his attention was on the television when you paused in the entryway to the living room, Papyrus noticed you almost immediately. His scarlet eyelights flicked to you and his eye sockets narrowed slightly as he took in your appearance. A few seconds passed before he finally spoke.

"So, You Are The Human Sans Brought Home..."

You frowned slightly at his cold tone but he wasn't being outright hostile so you were grateful for that at least. He seemed to be testing the waters and trying to gauge what you were like if you were to wager a guess.

"Yes, I am. You must be his brother, Papyrus?" You asked and although your voice was quiet, you were still feeling brave which helped keep your tone even.

Papyrus nodded curtly and he hit the power button on the tv remote. The buzz of the television faded instantaneously as Papyrus angled himself to look at you properly, although he remained seated.

"Come Here, I Want To Talk To You." His voice was still cold as he spoke and he motioned for you to sit next to him on the couch.

You obeyed and, although you were cautious, you moved to the couch and sat down, keeping as far away from Papyrus as you could without appearing rude. You could feel your heartrate increase and you folded your hands in your lap nervously.

Papyrus studied you for a moment before he spoke, "Sans Told Me A Little About You But I Got The Impression That You Didn't Tell Him Much To Begin With. So, I Want To Know Your Story. Tell Me About Yourself..."

"It's...difficult to talk about...but I will try," you said as you fiddled with the hem of the shirt you were wearing.

Papyrus leaned back against the couch cushions again, looking the very picture of relaxed but attentive, and motioned for you to continue. You couldn't meet his gaze and the intensity of his scarlet eyelights on you wasn't helping to soothe your nerves.

"I am an experiment to put it frankly. I wasn't privy to much of the details surrounding all of it but I have an idea of what they were trying to accomplish. I don't know what the public's opinion on monsters is right now, but for the entire time I was in the facility, I didn't encounter anyone who seemed to have a positive opinion of them. From my understanding, monsters have magic and are generally physically stronger than humans, which was a pretty contentious subject with the humans that interacted with me."

You paused to take a few deep breaths and stared down at your hands. "I am one of several humans that they were trying to turn into...weapons... I'm not sure if my powers are actually magic, or if it's something else entirely, but they were ultimately forced onto me. I never had a say in the matter and well, I'm not sure if my life would've been better or worse without them..."

Papyrus was silent as you trailed off but when he did speak, it was a bit more subdued although still cold in tone. "What Can You Do? As In, Your Magic Or Powers As You Referred To Them As."

You chanced a glance at him for a brief moment before returning your gaze to your lap again. "I'm pretty weak if I'm being honest...that's why they were getting rid of me. I couldn't make anything that could kill, no matter how much they wanted me to..."

Annnnd gonna cut it off there... Wouldn't want to spoil the entire premise now, would I? (⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)

[sojourner-between-worlds]

I normally don't vague post about other people (and I'm not really here, even) but someone in the tag suggested that Jack would make a better Team Leader than Yusei and it made me realize something, in part, about why people think that Yusei is boring.

tl;dr: Yusei isn't boring; he was written as the MC in the wrong genre.

See, Shonen protagonists typically have the following personality traits: loud, brash, hot-headed, sometimes abrasive. Yusei is none of those things, and Jack is ALL of them. Which, I'm sure, is what led that person to say that Jack would make the better leader and what leads so many people (who are mostly only fans of Shonen anime) to say that Yusei is boring. He doesn't fit their expectations of what a Shonen protag is supposed to look like, therefore he's boring.

But the thing is, if you popped him into, say, a Slice of Life, he'd be perfectly at home (well...except for the Trademark YGO Hair anyway) and well-loved by the fan base. I can say this with fair certainty because I've at least never seen anyone say that Natsume Takashi (Natsume's Book of Friends) is boring in any way, and honestly the two of them have very similar temperaments. The difference is, obviously, the genre of their respective stories.

Slice of Life allows for its protags to be softer-spoken, more reserved; Shonen often does not.

It's time people stopped saying that Yusei is boring and just admit that they like loud, brash characters as opposed to quiet ones, and that Yusei just doesn't fit what they expect from a Shonen protagonist.

He's not boring; he was just written for the wrong genre.

[gigantomachylesbian]

Guys. I did not know before now that writing could be painfully millennial in a full prose book but the pho*nix ke*per has proven me wrong and I have to complain about it in the tags

[bjornensuckler]

Obey me! as conversations I've had today :D

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Asmodeus: Holding out his phone. Omfg look at this dress! It would look absolutely perfect on me!!

Satan: Barely even looking up. You say that about everything you find.

Asmodeus: That's because everything looks perfect on me!

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Belphegor: You ever think about how existence is meaningless?

MC:....What?

Belphegor: Oh nothing, I'm just procrastinating.

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Beelzebub: Stomach grumbles loudly. I appear to be hungry.

MC: ...When are you not?

Beelzebub: ...I am now Hangry >:(

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Solomon: I'm not even sure what I identify as anymore. A nuisance? The one who knocks? Your thirteenth reason why? Who knows, really.

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Mammon: Please, I just need like a little bit of money! I will pay you back tenfold!

Leviathan: You never have any money to pay me back with, and you always forget that you owe me it in the first place. So, no.

Mammon: And here I thought you loved me!begins to fake cry

Leviathan: Literally, why would you ever think that?

Mammon: stops crying Eh, good point.

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Lucifer: Mammon, go put what you stole earlier back.

Mammon: How did you - ? ...Ugh, finneee... he smirks

Lucifer: Don't take anything else while your there or I swear to Diavolo-

Mammon: sweat drops

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Simeon: The Lord may not approve of your behaviors.

MC: My own dad doesn't 'approve of my behaviours', sky daddy can suck it!

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Thirteen: I hate you with my entire being. I would rather burn alive for the rest of eternity then ever have to speak with you again.

Solomon: Aww, I love you too!

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Okay, that's it for now!! I am working on some very...juicy...NSFW headcannons, so please stay tuned as it'll be out in a few days!

[moonsavior]

Happy Snowhunt Day! I'm on to you

[lilyharvord]

I started reading EragonxRed QueenxFrom Blood and Ashx--oh, shit sorry.... 4th Wing today, because everyone in my reading group said I had to, and... I'm 7% of the way through and I'm already so tired. Did no one edit this book? Did no one... read this book out loud?

Me currently finishing chapter 1 and going through the 5 stages of grief because I know this whole experience is going to RUIN my reading for 2024.

Anyway, I'm writing a whole ass review that is pretty much line by line my thoughts XD If I make a google doc of it I'll let people read it. Might be more entertain than the book. 🤷🏼‍♀️ plus I'll only put like 0.1%-1/4 of it on Goodreads so think about what you might miss out on (me being upset and cranky and rutheless (((: ) Updating that doc might actually help me get through reading it faster.

[agentark]

"I would not want a memorium"

the more you learn about R Verner, the more this line makes you want to write a multi page essay

[covehearted]

I'm open to suggestions/incorrect quotes

If there was something you wanted to see the characters say or an incorrect quote or even a romantic line/encouragement you can send it into my ask box and I can try to make it into my fake screenshots!!

If you are interested in that just please make sure to provide the characters you want and provide the lines you want them to say. I won't be doing anything from a vague "What would Cove say to someone who is feeling x." To make it a bit easier on me, please provide an actual script

Also, it would be helpful if anyone who wants a quote would be clear about which Step they want the character to be at in the story!!

[aromanticasterisms]

so no furina story quest 2 :((

[bumpscosity]

starting an origins server with some of my siblings friends and i just found out everyone's making characters up for it i feel like the combo i picked has so many possible outcomes

[12am-motivation]

If you saw me cosplaying Solomon at Anifair D3 no you didn't

[milkybishop]

i've had very little drive or ideas to draw the last months but the grip these two always have on me. i have such a clear image of being on elena's farm and dion having an en suite and like struggling soo much with being unable to just run away, and that people, especially ortega, have seen his markings.

and like, pre-reveal dion is cagey but he's definitely softer with ortega cause there was that barrier and almost dream-like curtain that dion could go 'i can have this much, cause anything real will never happen'. and then everything is too real. and dion is just trying to have a bath with his casts in plastic and he's trying not to be repulsed by his own body and the fact he can't just escape if he needs. and then ortega is barging in and kinda making a show of how not-bothered he is by dion's markings, which manages to annoy dion more.

i think dion is more..caustic(?) during this time. at first. because he kinda can't accept the reality that ortega is fine with it, and it's very self-sabotagey. that curtain is gone, and so, so is that softness. but of course ortega persists and starts getting to dion proper.

and there's another scene that in my head of like, when dion's starting to walk and jog again, and ortega is around alot for that. and then one day had to go off and he kinda rushes back to the farm and cannot find dion in the house and just like crumples on the porch. and he's just so sure he's gone. and then dion is coming up to the house, post-jog and seeing ortega and immediately realises what ortega thought, like the one time he feels like he could read his mind. and i just wrote down the sentences that were sticking in my head

"and you say "i'm still here". and it doesn't mean anything. you're not saying you won't run tomorrow. you're not saying you didn't think about it. you're not making a promise. but he breaks into a smile like you did."

i don't really have it in me to draw, and most of the time i lose the desire to write when i open the doc, but i love themmm, i love dionnnn

[eggs-can-draw]

komaeda anon: IM. SHAKING YOU I LITERALLY HAVE THE SAME THOUGHTS I HAVE A WHOLE ASS STORY WRITTEN ABOUT LIKE

MY GUY, WHO'S HELLBENT ON REVENGE, TAKES THE JOURNEY TO DO SO, BUT THEY END UP GAINING FRIENDS AND ATTACHMENTS THAT GIVE THE JOY BACK AND LIKE

nobody is stopping him in his revenge, in fact the world supports whatever makes him happy

but going through his journey is just, what makes him happy now?

and oughhghhgh its the friends you make, its the nreaths you take, its the annoying deity you've shackled yourself too that, for all thoughts and purposes, should have used you for their advantages because you would do anything to keep them by your side if it meant they'd stick by yours just for this one act of vengeance but no, they find you amusing and endearing and wholeheartedly go where you go and—

you're already happy before you even know it, even while you're still pursuing the happiness you thought would give you the most joy O(-(

YEEEEES YES YES YES AAAAAGH mmmmm out here makin me think about my little guys since they have a similar kinda vibe lol It's about a semi-nonverbal girl who's possessed by god and was inherently DESIGNED to be possessed by god and is trying to figure out what personhood really means and is constantly confronted with people who take the line of living life and surviving without living and STRADDLE IT and she fucks around in people's dreams and WATCHES THE VERY CORE OF WHAT MAKES THEM PEOPLE AND SURVIVING AND HAS TO HELP THEM LEARN TO LIVE OVER SURVIVING (aka she gets them started on the path towards healing after Some Stuff Happened) AND WHEN I GRAB HER BY THE COLLAR PERSONALLY RIP GOD OUT AND SHOVE HER FRIENDS WHO LOVE HER (they didn't know about the god thing they just had Suspicions but then again her twin brother said she's always just kinda been Like That) IN THERE AND SHE HAS A MENTAL BREAKDOWN AND ALSO MORE GODS ARE SHOVED IN HER BRAIN AND SHE ESSENTIALLY HAS TO FIGHT EVERY DIVINITY IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM (including a loooong dead creator deity) and is just. forced to choose in continuing with the belief that she is inherently inhuman and therefore cannot live and must Survive for the sake of what others created her to be, or understand that her friends love her and her mom loves her and her brother loves her and her community loves her and SHE loves her and that every moment every little bit of joy that she's experienced over one really fucking crazy week is exactly why life is worth living life = love life is built out of love yknow? i unno