#in rl they're both great friends

[luciluck2046]

WHOOOOHOOOO

It's my bday :3

Not a big deal...

Me and my friends actually contributed to this drawing. Respect to them.

They're some of the best friends I have. But I don't have that many friends. Tho literally every one of my friends is a good friend :3

But I don't only have friends around me.

I have some in other countries.

Far away.

But that doesn't make them any less of friends :3

So I will say a good thing about EVERY friend of mine.

Starting with my friend group.

Then the online friends.

I RL LOVE YOU GUYS <3

MY GIRLFRIEND, MY BELOVED GIRL TO MY SOUL AND HEART. You've been the light of my life, glowing when things became hard, and supporting me when I couldn't speak. I owe you my life, and I hope you have a LOVELY day <3

MY BESTIE, MY FRIEND AND SILLY RABBIT. You're the friendliest, yet most violent, one of the friend group. You're a cool motherfucker and I wish you the best. Now go fuck yourself.

MY FRIEND, MY SILLY AND YAP LISTENER. You're a cool, interesting girl and yapping to each other about out current hyperfixations is something I absolutely love.

MY FRIEND, MY UNRELATED OLDER SISTER. You like Undertale too! And Stardew, and other games and fandoms. And you're a very good artist, and are very silly.

MY FRIEND, MY FELLOW SILLY AND FOOD GIVER. Thanks for all the food I swear, I can't only survive by my food. BUT you're cool, and sing very well! hope the pans are safe

MY FRIEND, MY FELLOW SOUL TWIN. How tf do I relate to most of you? Anyway have a duck 🦆🦆🦆🦆

MY FRIEND, AND VERY COOL YAP LISTENER. You're tall. Also you listen to my yap sometimes. And you're so chill how do you do that?

AND NOW, THE ONLINE COOL PPL <3

@a-mess-of-a-crow. You're a very good writer, and a very good artist. I love your art and I like talking with you about different themes :3 Also thanks for being a cool mutual.

@akanemnon. You're the reason I even installed Tumblr. You inspire me and you make so much cool art, I hope you realize that we're so thankful for your comic. Also thanks for being a cool content creator.

@theomniplayer. Cool au, cool art, cool player, cool in general. Also thanks for being a cool mutual.

@ultrabean. ONE OF THE COOLEST COMICS. I rl wonder how y'all can do that. Also thanks for being a cool mutual.

@okamiz36. HOW DO YOU DRAW SO WELL, MY FRIEND, YOU'RE GOD BLESSED WTF. Also thanks for being a cool mutual.

@purpleeggyboi. Your silly levels are OFF THE CHARTS. Man you're a star. Also thanks for being a cool mutual.

@th3-r4t-48. Man we both go insane at times, or have our breakdowns. I hope you are doing a bit better, but I'll silly with you if you want :3 Also thanks for being a cool mutual.

@slasher-jax. Your ocs are WOW. Just WOW. You're a great person. Also thanks for being a cool mutual.

But the most important thing. THANK YOU ALL, MY FALLOWERS, MY FRIENDS, FAMILY, LOVED ONES, EVEN STRANGERS! THANKS FOR EXISTING AND BEING A COOL PERSON!!!

Now have some cake :3

(sorry the drawing isn't finished)

[celestetcetera]

🙋 i am curious

IM SO GLAD YOU ASKED ‼️

So me and @happistar were chatting a bit ago and the topic somehow landed on Hey what if there was a Disney Channel Original adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Y'know, cuz they love loosely basing those off things you'd read in english class

We ended up with an entire plot summary. Below the cut bc I will not spare a single detail

Okay so this would be set in peak Disney Channel Original era, aka 2000-2010s, in highschool bc of course. Our protagonist is Henrietta Jekyll, a teen girl, bc that's your typical DCO protagonist.

She goes by Jekyll, because she hates her first name, and occasionally Dr. Jekyll, because her friends & chemistry teacher call her that as a quirky nickname for being very determined to get a PHD one day.

Jekyll's a certified Nerd™ who excels in chemistry, gets straight As, and participates in like 8 different clubs. Truly the academic pride of the school! She’s also overworked and definitely needs to take time for herself.

Her besties are Utterson and Lanyon, who tbh we never decided whether they get genderbent or not. They basically make up your bestie friend group of the DCO. The only bullet point I noted about Utterson is that they're like that one kid in good omens -- clearly born to do taxes. We know they're going to law school

So Jekyll wants to be popular, but her nerdiness keeps getting in the way. Like for instance, homecoming is on the horizon, and though her friends asked if she would go, she insists she can’t because she’s got too much homework (and is also kinda nervous).

So, with encouragement from her chemistry teacher, Mr. Stevenson (referencing RLS ofc), she creates a potion that will draw forth her Cool Side. This creates her alter ego, who names herself Emma Hyde. Emma because it's the name she's always liked, and Hyde because uhh… first thing that popped into her head?

Hyde has the cool goth/emo aesthetic, and with her laid back personality, easily slots into the Cool Kids. Oh, and among these cool kids is Dani Carew -- your typical bitchy popular girl.

(Do NOT question how signing up for class works at all. Hyde probably introduces herself as a transfer student (more like transformation student hahaha) and that’s all she needs because paperwork doesn’t exist in Disney Channel Original Movies.)

Cue your school based alter ego shenanigans. Jekyll likes the thrill of being Hyde but she's also worried because Hyde consistently ditches class, doesn't pay attention, and mouths off at the teachers. The only teacher that seems to even remotely like her is Stevenson, but he just likes everyone really. Jekyll is also frustrated because her grades are suffering.

Once homecoming comes around, Hyde's the one that ends up going. She has a great time! There’s a bit of a “oooh who’s this cool new kid” Cinderella moment. Jekyll wakes up feeling so alive after the experience!

There's probably a romantic love triangle thing going on as well, bc what's your DCO without romance. Not sure if both Jekyll and Hyde to have separate love interests or the same guy falls for both of them, but either way it is accidentally very polyamorous.

Anyway, at some point some drama between Jekyll & Carew escalates and Hyde decides to "murder" her. Since this is a DCO she will not be beating her to death with her cane, and instead just killing her popularity by spreading around an embarrassing photo or something.

This causes Lanyon to take issue with Jekyll's experiments, claiming she's gone too far. They have a fight that culminates in Lanyon exposing Jekyll/Hyde as the same person to the whole school.

Upset, Jekyll/Hyde have a Confrontation style fight before realizing that they have to accept each other to be their true self. They create a "cure" that merges them back together for a DCO happy ending. The moral is you have to embrace both sides of your personality, and Jekyll learns that while her school work is important, so is taking the time to have fun like Hyde. Post-merge, she retains Hyde's signature emo eyeshadow, and goes by Emma as often as Jekyll.

In like the last 5 minutes Mr. Stevenson reveals that he made the same potion back when he was a teen, which explains his affection for Hyde. We see a pic of his Hyde side, which is appropriately Cool for the 1970s. He also comments that he’s glad to see Jekyll has learned to take some time for herself. The end :)

[silviakundera]

Did a speedrun through modern cdrama Everyone Loves Me because I'm a fan of both leads. A fairly well constructed romcom for a specific trope, AND also one of the most valid examples of the critique that cdrama storylines are pointlessly over-extended. This would have been a great modern drama at 12 episodes. Unfortunately, it's at least 10 episodes too long. The literal gaming (characters interacting while playing videogames) is very light - it's an initiating plot device piece but doesn't consume much actual screen time. The real genre is IT workplace romance with Hidden Identity trope.

Do you like:

* Capable & ambitious female lead x male lead with a competency kink whose turn-offs are white lotus & green tea girls and turn-ons are brash ladies who can cuss you out; dressing up to impress is not required

* Romantic dynamic of equal partners (2 strong personalities, not active/passive)

* "We don't know yet who is going to be the breadwinner. My goal is to be a CEO."

* Low heat (just a few kisses),

* modern workplace dramas (so much working)

[heavy spoilers below]

The actual set up & outline are:

* Online friend group who casually game together, in the last days of university. One of the guys starts catching feelings for the girl, our FL (let's call him Gamer Friend). FL isn't romantically considering Gamer Friend at all, because she has a crush on a guy from her uni.

* This crush is Gamer Friend in rl! 😮

* ML isn't open to being crushed on by anyone at rl uni, because he is already hung up on FL (as his online friend) 🙈

* FL asks for advice from her gaming buds on how to pursue her rl crush. Gamer Friend doesn't want her to succeed, because he wants to win her heart, so he keeps giving terrible advice to chase him by acting out the soft-spoken innocent maiden archetype (the opposite of FL's real boisterous & brash personality)

* This creates a comedy of errors where ML in rl is being pursued by the woman he's in love with, but he's shooting her down left & right. This culminates in her confessing and he publically rejects her in a harsh manner. When she comes crying (and vengeful) to the group, the guys all realize the identity confusion. Appropriately horrified, bros have no idea what to do. (This whole scene is gold tbh.)

* This plotline covers 7 episodes, but should have been dealt with in 4.

* Next 5 episodes (should have been 2!): Gamer Friend, toiling under karma, tries to be virtually supportive of his beloved while in person desperately making gestures to show remorse & have her less willing to obliterate his RL person. (this is all complicated by them both hired into the same company post-grad; there's a whole gaming dev & art design subplot - like in Lighter & Princess, the writers did the research so the setting is reality-based). This arc ends with identity reveal: she finally knows irl crush = Gamer Friend

* Next 6-7 episodes lead her from being (rightfully) furious and humiliated to them finally becoming friendly & supportive of each other. He waits to ask for more until he feels truly forgiven for the shakespearean hijinks that kept them apart. Includes work drama and fake-dating For Reasons. This arc, again, could have been 3-4 episodes.

* Final 5 episode arc is dating era and culmination of the gaming dev plotline. Heavy emphasis on work drama. Only 2 out of the last 5 episodes had significant romance material for the main couple, which was the major flaw in the drama. Avoided the separation cliche but also no marriage scenes at the end - we just see that they're still close, supportive partners a year later. Should have been 3 episodes ;)

The structure is right for a simple rom com set up of: one party pursues, gets rejected, then the other party pursues & corrects their mistake. The misunderstandings are logical enough; FL is assertive and we see evidence of her talent (not just told); ML likes her for herself & doesn't want a childish, obedient woman like the idol dramas represent; they are shown to make a good team & respect each other; the wronged party isn't a push over and their forgiveness has to be earned. It's clear why they like each other and that they work as a couple. (Though the emphasis is on compatibility & domesticity rather than sexual heat.)

The showrunner just needed to compress each arc and spend a lot less time on corporate minutiae. The way I engage with this type of drama is to binge, skip all 2nd couple scenes, and liberal use of fast forward ⏩⏩.

[lover-of-mine]

OK I need your perspective or for you to talk me down. But looking at like the 100th party where Ryliver were just so soft... To like now how soft. I can never let go of this feeling that they are tired of not doing this story already. Maybe even slightly frustrated over it. How they would probably roll their eyes at the BT shipper that's like season 10 no sooner. Like these men aren't waiting two more seasons!!! I can't shake a feeling they are more desperate to do it then we are to see it. And no I'm not saying they are doing anything in RL. But they are artists. I can't imagine sitting on a potential story for 7 years. Every season production gets you close then says nope maybe next year. Like the worse form of edging!!!

Or maybe I'm just being crazy!!

I'm going to start this answer with a disclaimer that this is speculation and I have no way of knowing how Oliver and Ryan actually feel about buddie actually going canon.

Okay, so here's the thing, Oliver and Ryan they know what buddie could do to their career, it is very obvious that they are fully aware of what being the one m/m couple who actually became a couple could do for them. And we know that it was supposed to be Eddie and that it was switched to Buck mid production so I think they were under the impression that both of them were going to come out at some point in s7. I think that the way that they played 701 is very "we are both getting out" yk? It feels very "it's going to happen this time". They probably don't want to gamble the possibility of not delivering that if it keeps getting delayed because it would be great for them. The bisexual arc did a lot for Oliver and being the one m/m couple that drove the internet crazy that actually got together would give them even more, and honestly they seem to know that it makes sense within the story to get Buck and Eddie together. And the 100th episode party they were closer than usual and there were the jokes that they were sleeping together or that buddie had made out at some point because they looked a lot more comfortable in each other's space then before, like the way that Ryan opened a button on Oliver's shirt and the way he didn't even flinch is a good example, and honestly, two actors who play two characters who might been on the verge of making the switch from platonic to romantic would work on their reactions to each other and they seem to be good enough friends to be fine with doing this type of preparation, I'm not even thinking anything much, just the concept of not reacting to being closer than usual. And sure, they were filming the bachelor party during that so maybe there was just something transferring from the scene that they were filming, but this is 6 years in the making, Buck's bi, and they wanted to get Eddie out first. There is no way that they weren't like "huh they're going to get us together" that assuming that they that the show didn't straight up tell them "we're pulling the trigger, it's happening this season" then changed the plans after the reaction to Tommy, because we know that they rewrote and rearrange everything from 707 to 710, so there is a chance that both of them were told that they were going to be out by the end of the season which would lead to buddie, like there is no way to get both of them out and not get buddie together, and I think that what happened is that the good reaction to Buck being bisexual made them realize that if they made Eddie queer in the same season, they would be losing a lot in promotion because they could use Ryan and the confirmation of buddie to just have a huge promotion run for s8 the same way that Buck's bisexuality made the promotion for s7.

And I think that's why Oliver looked as frustrated that he did by the end of the season because he kind of got pushed to the background because they didn't know what to do exactly with Buck especially, with the way that the bisexuality became a ship war, it took away from about his identity, but now they're back at the state that they were in the beginning of season 7 and they have a whole season to play. But the thing is, all the problems that happened that have been happening, they make it so it is really hard to gamble in bringing another love interest in (specially because even Oliver in getting heat), I mean, we are in the 8th combined love interest, it's enough, it's been long enough, and everyone involved has to know that. And we know that fox was the one that was blocking buddie in the past, because blocking Buck bi means blocking buddie, and now they are not being blocked by a network, they have the support. So they are probably like "okay are we going to do it, we need to do this". Because it would be great for their career and they seem to actually enjoy the idea of going there, yk? They look very happy to be filming together, so, yeah, kinda think that there is a part of them that's like "okay, let's speed things up, it's been long enough, we keep making the characters or go around and around and around for nothing" and now it's actually for nothing because Buck being bi makes them possible and it would be a groundbreaking thing for their career to be part of that relationship because if Buck and Eddie get together they will be a genre defining couple because they would be the first and they have such a solid foundation already, the things it could do to their careers is insane, for me it makes total sense for them to want this to happen.

[ladystormcrow]

Another drawing for the Trio Sonata ficverse! This counts as a spoiler for the ending and the future, but I really wanted to get solid designs for these three characters down on paper (hopefully it will help kickstart me out of the writing slump I've been in for the last couple of months).

The offspring I have planned for E/C/R in my ficverse. The imagined timing for these portraits is during WW1, so they're all in their late 20s and early 30s.

Edmond de Chagny: born within a year after the trio returned to France. Takes after Raoul in both looks and personality, and follows him into a military career; fascinated with flying from an early age, he becomes an ace pilot during the Great War (his uniform is based on a portrait of RL French flying ace Georges Guynemer). Loves his younger siblings and is protective of them, especially his little brother, and part of his conflict during the war involves trying to keep him safe.

Marguerite de Chagny: middle child and ringleader of most sibling shennanigans when the three were growing up. Although Raoul is her father on paper, it was clear from the beginning that she's Erik's daughter, especially as she grew up and began to strongly resemble his mother (which was a source of many conflicted feelings for Erik). In-universe she's named after her godmother Meg, and any Faust reference is a coincidence not that it stopped Erik from holding her up to a mirror and singing the Jewel Song to her when she was a baby. Just as Edmond was fascinated with flying, she was fascinated with science, stage magic, and mechanics early on, and soon took an interest in the emerging art of filmmaking (I drew some inspiration from RL early female filmmakers like Alice Guy-Blaché and Lois Weber).

Gustave de Chagny: As I put it to friends, 'Gustave deserves to be taken away from Love Never Dies and rehomed with a nice family in an AU'. Where Edmond and Marguerite's parentage was clear early on, Gustave takes strongly after Christine and her family, so it remains a mystery which of the guys is his father (not that it really matters). The most musically-inclined of the trio's children, he's a talented singer and instrumentalist, and is drawn to a bohemian lifestyle that puts him at odds with the more conservative members of his extended family -- especially as the modernist movement takes off in Europe and new, foreign music styles like ragtime and jazz begin to cross the Atlantic.

[porgthespacepenguin]

For the Writers Truth & Dare Ask Game, I choose 🐝

Great ask, nonny!

🐝 ⇢ tag your biggest supporter(s) and say one nice thing about them

Ooooh, boy. This could take a few hours. 😄 Alright, so this can in no way, shape or form be an exhaustive list, but ...

@essence-stealer World-class beta, dearest friend, adopted sibling, and all around a truly wonderful person. I'd *never* have completed NEWTS without their support. Fact. You're the best, darling.

@why-its-kai Whenever I feel down about lack of comments or whatever, I go re-read one of Kai's and I immediately feel better. 10/10 would befriend again and again and again if we were stuck in a time-loop.

@predawnite Well, let's just say a certain fic wouldn't be what it is without Dawn. *coughs in KW* Also they have the absolute best freaking prompts, bar none -- an inspiration to us all. And a truly cool person to know, as well. *high-five*

@celestialholz My fandom wife, who somehow still likes me even though she's been straying into BG3 fandom and I have... not. AND WHO MADE ME PLAY POKEMON AND GET TENDONITIS (I wish I was joking). Write Reduction and I might forgive you (joking, joking -- or AM I)

@mrporg My actual, RL, bona fide, patiently long-suffering spouse, who has been putting up with me for a very, very, very long time and now has to endure me on Tumblr too. Talk about supportive. Mwa! <3

Let's not forget:

@dustydahorse (the pinkest and awesomest of little bros)

@lordlexion and @voiid-vagabond (their comments single-handedly kept me posting NEWTS even when I wanted to give up -- fact -- and they're both awesome)

@anzstrek, @ellewood117, Bonesy, and all the others on the Qcard server -- you guys are the best <3

And lastly a wonderfully skilled artist friend of mine who I'm 100% sure will prefer to remain unnamed (but you know who you are!).

Here's a link to the Ask Game if anyone wants to keep playing!

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Hello Steph!

Ace Awareness week is already over, but I'd be really happy if I could ask you something about being a-spec. I'm honestly not sure who to ask irl and I feel like I've learned a lot on your blog, that's why I'm sharing this with you. I really hope this isn't too long or personal. If it is, please ignore it and thank you for reading <3.

So, I recently found out for myself that I'm pan(-sex.&-rom.) and platoniromantic (whee, there's a word for it! and I'm not automatically a creep! whoop!) For me it means, I basically have crushes on all of my friends at all times, (but Lgbt wiki says it falls under the aromantic-umbrella) which can get a bit awkward.

Growing up as a girl with my female friends, I've been confused by how physically affectionate they were (Hugs, and hand holding; Platonically sharing the bed etc.) bc I don't think any of them were sapphic. It was just cute and sweet for them, but they didn't want more. As a consequence I've been careful not to act on those feelings and not make my friends uncomfortable or abuse their trust(hence why I thought I'm creepy); the times I hinted at taking it further, they never seemed to be interested (I mean, what are the chances they're even sapphic?) It's kind of been the same with my bi/straight male friends. My dating pool is basically my small rl friend group (currently 2 lovely women), but I guess that way it's less likely they're also like me romantically back?

Over the years, it's just caused me a bit of heartbreak, because I have cared deeply about my friends and crave a closer romantic connection to someone. And, I mean, I do think it's kinda sweet that when my lizard-brain sees something friend-shaped, it wants to put a ring on it, but I don't really know how to proceed from here.

I'm honestly embarrassed that I'm already in my mid-twenties and have so little experience (no romantic/sexual relationships, not even proper kissing) (partly bc the pandemic struck 1 year after I got out of school). Do you maybe have some advice on how to meet people that 'match'? I'm quite shy and people usually call me uptight, so I haven't really been to any queer spaces in rl bc I'm a bit intimidated. Like, I don't seem particularly queer and I'm not great at talking about these things (I'm not even out to my family yet). Heck, for the longest time I thought I'm straight and just doing friendships wrong.

I'd appreciate a morsel of your wisdom, but it's also been really nice to just be able to share this with someone. It's made me feel less weird. Thank you.

Hey Nonny *HUGS*

Never ever hesitate to ask a question here... sometimes I answer them, sometimes I don't, but I try my best! <3 Especially asks about asexuality, because I like sharing the stuff I learned on my journey, AND I also enjoy researching to learn more as I reply to these asks!

So, OOOF, romance is definitely not something I know a lot about. And PLEASE don't be embarrassed at all. It's society that engrains this horrid notion that if you're in your 20s and you still haven't met someone / had sex, you're all dried up and no good (hence all the terrible ageism in fandom spaces). Nonny, I'm in my 40s and I've never had a serious relationship – sexual nor romantic – in my entire life. I crave wanting to be in love, but sadly it's not something that's probably ever in my future. And that said, I am LITERALLY the worst person to ask advice on how to "meet people" – I'm neurotic and introverted with horrid social anxiety, so meeting new people for me is a months-long prep period for me. And because I'm ace, I feel like sites like tinder and bumble aren't going to welcome me, so I've just... never tried.

Pfff so I suppose probably looking into community groups in your area, or joining social program (both things I haven't done because – you know – anxious). A-spec relationships are tough, it seems, because some of us such as myself just want to meet someone I can cuddle and love and spend all my time with for the rest of my life, while others might want the sex but not the romance... it's tough. Honestly there's no right answer I can offer you, mainly because I'm very inexperienced myself.

For me, I take joy in loving the people in my life in the various roles they play in it: my coworkers, my sister, my besties, and my family all have different attachments to me. I care about them all, and it's fulfilling in its own way. And I DO want a partner, if one will ever have me, but it's not a necessity to make life fulfilling for me.

I also haven't really been to queer spaces IRL either other than Pride and the cons I've visited, but yeah I feel like I'm going to be intruding because I'm not outgoing myself. I really wish I had the right answer for you, Lovely. I'd like to know myself. I feel like, sometimes, that I just got in too late.

ANYWAY, sorry if this isn't a good reply nor make you feel better, but I'm happy you felt comfy enough to share your story with me. Asks like this one make ME feel less alone too, Nonny. *HUGS**

If anyone has any advice, please feel free to add onto this post <3

[four-bastard-bustle]

Real quick I just wanna say I love your version of the guys sm they’re literally so good I can not get over them :33

I know youve mentioned a few times throughout the blog that Tom and Tord end up infiltrating the Red Army base and stuff and Ive always been curious if you have any ideas about it or anything??

Sadly I've got no like big scenarios planned out, just a couple of snippets and the broad strokes of this.

It'd be a good while after Tord had come back to the UK and they'd figured out he had an evil clone on the loose. I don't even know how they'd find the base, allthough it would be really funny if they just randomly stumbled upon it while walking through the city or something and arguing about something. Some kinda "well it's not like we can just go kill your evil clone like that we don't even know where the base is (said while passing a building brightly labelled as Secret Evil Base For The Red Army)" scenario.

I am also thinking about that moment from hello hellhole where Tord throws the disk in the air and Tom just catches is, I've always found that a really interesting little bit that makes me feel like the two of them can actually work together really well as long as they're not like Thinking About It as teamwork, y'know? And i want this to have that vibe, like, they just compliment each other perfectly as they rip and tear through the army soldiers. Sort of like that one post i reblogged, Tord would have a glass canon vibe while Tom is the tanky guy taking most of the hits with his thick skin.

Allthough eventually Tord gets knocked out and dragged away or something cause I imagine him ending up tied up in Red Leader's office. Just him and his way cooler copy gazing down at him with nothing but hatred in his eyes. Very scary!

Red Leader does like a good ol villain monologue about his plans to take over the world and his revenge for what the dirdum lane boys did to him. In my Version of th* *nd there's no big angst or anything, they just saw the robot on their lawn as they came back from fishing and Edd immediately blew it up with a beam. So Red Leader talks about the green man and how he's ruined everything and will always come back to ruin his plans and so he's going to kill Edd once and for all.

And THAT gets Tord to take the whole thing even more seriously. He's lucky this guy hadn't hurt his friends yet but the open admission he plans to do so, With His Face, made his blood run cold and also boil at the same time. Some kind of Extreme Friendship Instinct kicks in and Tord breaks out of his restraints and him n RL have a bit of a cool fight but there's no intent to keep it going to look cool, there's only the intent to KILL from both of them. I'm also imagining right now that RL Will Not Shut Up during this whole thing about his plans and how nice it'll be to be the copy that bests the original. Tord fucking hates it, he's such a quiet guy and here's his evil clone that just talks and talks and talks and it's so fucking annoying.

Just had a brain blast about RL's death, because the original concept was just that Tord shoots him, but since I'm going for this overall effect of Tom and Tord becoming actual friends from this maybe Tom manages to fight his way through to Tord and they do some kind of coordinated duo attack to kill RL in a slightly humorous yet still pretty cool fashion. Hm something to chew on.

Either way they get him and go out to celebrate and by the end of the day they're finally friends because killing the evil guy who was menacing the people they both care about the most is a great bonding experience <3

[umbral-stigmata-unbound]

Writers Truth or Dare | Open

@sleeplesswork asked: 🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction ( roleplay ) ?  🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings

🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction ( roleplay ) ? Both, actually, I got into around the same time for the same fandom, and also kind of for the same reason! The good, age old reason of 'I love this story and this character, LET ME SELF INSERT'. So, my first RPs were literally just me and my best friend and fellow fan of this obscure ass anime playing our RL selves and also, taking on each others favorite characters to romance lol. As for my fanfiction, it was very much mary sue 'everything depends on you and you're the chosen one AND you have all our powers, avatar style, AAAAND your fave is fated to fall in love with you'. It was my beginning, guys, don't worry, I pay my penance by rereading and cringing now and again lmao.

🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings Welp, since this says SHIPS and not SHIP, I think I'll give a headcanon for a few ships. Top three are my main FF7 ships, each of which I am currently working on one passion project fic each (Strifentine one is currently one chapter up! available on ao3!), and then two more are because they're some of my extra faves that I've been exploring on here with a great partner!

Strifentine: This has actually been explored in RP with a brilliant partner, and will be explored in the fic, but Cloud makes it a point with Vincent to interact with and understand the others within him, affectionately deemed Headmates. Vincent has spent too many years thinking them either burdened or fellow monsters locked in a cramped cell, when not just trying to completely ignore them. And that has been Vincent's choice, at times, because of his judgment of himself and others. But, he has grown to realize, with Cloud's support, he does not truly hate them. They're just as stuck as he is, they were just as violated as he was, and though they do not live traditionally and much at all now while inside him (just barely living when they take over his body), they are still conscious beings. And so Cloud makes an effort to ask about them, to be aware of them, to help Vincent be aware of them, and when Vincent feels willing to allow them free in a healthier form, IE not due to battle, Cloud is there to greet them and simply be there with them, to keep company, to interact, and if they get out of control, to keep them under control. It has helped them all grow into a more comfortable, balanced existence, though it's not without it's complicated times.

Sephesis: maybe not a normal headcanon, since it branches into What If scenarios. But, still. It is my firm belief, even if to some it seems like they must be doomed by the narrative and in that they could never communicate and reconcile properly, HOWEVER. Say they weren't lol. If the Nibelheim incident had gone another way, either pre fire, or post fire, and Sephiroth and Genesis had time to face once another again, get out grievances but also have a chance to apologize if they weren't so stubborn, I think we can all agree Sephiroth would have given his cells. If he was back in a place to see Genesis as the friend he cared for and had been losing, if he could recognize their situation more clearly without the trauma making it far more negative, and if he could believe it would save him and not make them both more monstrous, he would not have hesitated. Genesis was one of the single most important people in his life, and there were many stages in their time together that he would give everything just for them to be side by side, and Genesis RECOGNIZE they were side by side, equals. Sephiroth would have done anything to hold on to Genesis, if he hadn't been in such a state where his mind and heart was made to believe everything he had once held onto was dead, gone, or a lie.

Sefikura: In complicated scenarios, unhealthy as they can be, even if it were a scenario where Sephiroth was returned and could live a balanced life, however he might have to atone, with Cloud, they both still have a puppet issue. More often than not it is a subject of distrust and discomfort because of the risks it poses. But Cloud can't deny the bliss that can come with giving over to another's control completely, to not have to be responsible for who and what he is, and Sephiroth of course clings to the power because if he controls the one he loves, they can never leave him. And on the flip side, in scenarios where it was ever possible (stretch of canon possibility of course), in scenarios of Cloud's jenova cells becoming stronger or even just his influence as Sephiroth's anchor in returning to existence being a part of it, though Cloud would not enjoy enacting the power too often, Sephiroth has a weakness for it. Cloud isn't the only one who could enjoy the sweet release of loosing control, if only Sephiroth could give that control to someone he trusts wholly. Someone who could end him if need be, and love him against all reason. To be under Cloud's control, to be in his grip, it is a very complicated euphoria.

Rufus/Reno: It takes a great deal of time, trauma, closeness, complications, and finally balance between the two of them but Rufus is the only one to know some of the most important things about him. Few others know it all. About his name, his brother, and his mother. Tseng knows his former name, Tseng knows about his brother and Rude knows a gist about his complicated family crap and a few more details about his brother. But Rufus is the only one that Reno finds himself willing to confess the gritty details to. The details that aren't just for clarity of the job, or for mental assessments. The details that could be shared, between the two of them, for the sake of sharing and relating. Because they're both just boys who's families were hell and fell apart, and they're just doing their best to make the most of themselves, despite being sad boys at heart, angry at their failed parents and morning the loss of one.

Rufus/AU-Vincent: In this AU, Vincent is forced to train in Deepground to better his control of his 'beasts', especially Chaos, but all the while to teach those in Deepground close to his level in monstrosity, IE the Tsviets. He is a multipurpose tool of ShinRa at this point, mostly owned by Hojo, as in he can tug his leash at any time, but he loans him off back to the Turks most of the time, unless he needs 'retraining', to which he is either brought back to secure labs in Deepground for conditioning and refining that involves tampering with his memory at times, or he's thrown back in to training with the Tsviets, or both. Given this, he is very much a slave to his emotions and so he has to restrain them often. If he looses control, he looses control of them, and finds himself in Hojo's grasp again. So when he's been working as Rufus' body guard long enough (as he is pulled away from said duty a few times for different reasons, more so before Rufus is every VP much less president). But in his time with Rufus, as his complicated nature and how he is forced ot deal with it is made more clear to Rufus, the VP and eventual president begins working to expand training options. Better ways to keep his emotions level. Better ways to assess the nature of those within him and how to cater to taming each, or using them. And working through all the control Hojo has. It's a subtle mission, but with Rufus' help, by the time he's president, he is already working Vincent out of Hojo's clutches, though there is always risk and dread. However, Rufus greatest ally is also the greatest threat of Vincent's beast. Given Vincent's training, Chaos is the strongest, smartest, and most self aware and able to take control. And with training and focus, he is intent on overriding Hojo's tools of manipulation. But his chaotic nature and hidden motives are as much a threat to Rufus as anyone else. It takes winning him over, to some level of mutual trust through mutual gain, that they will override Hojo.

[muraenide]

🔥 // about jade ships with heartslabyul (esp. riddle and/or trey)

Send me a “ 🔥 “ for an unpopular opinion.

I'm not the sort of person who camps on tags anymore ever since work/rl has been keeping my hands full, but Jade/Riddle and Jade/Trey ships are so common that they'll come across my tl effortlessly. Admittedly, I'm not the biggest fan of them and I usually just scroll past unless some dialogue/artwork really catches my eye.

Though the thing is I do see Jade working out with most of the Heartslabyul boys except Ace. Their contrast of personalities, beliefs, and character makes very interesting dynamics, whether platonic, romantic, antagonistic, etc. Jade is probably perceived as a terrible enemy to have for Heartslabyul, but similarly has the potential to be an equally great friend/ally. Except the way fanon for Jade/Riddle and Jade/Trey shippers tend to have a knack of giving Jade a significant other but take away everything else that makes Jade... Jade. Unfortunately, I've also seen the same being done to Riddle/Trey. The Hearts trio are obvious parallels to the Octatrio. While the Octatrio is definitely more united and synchronized in their goals and actions, both trios care about each other the most on campus.

Since the whole reason I'm picking up a canon character is that I enjoy them in canon, it can get a bit stale when you realize that they're no longer who they are in a ship when the only thing that has changed is that they've got a significant other. Logically, shipping should only change the relationship between the characters involved in the ship and shouldn't warp their relationship with everyone else around them.

So, while I'm open to Riddle/Jade or Trey/Jade on my blog, I might not agree with fanon Riddle/Jade and Trey/Jade since the fanon versions seem to be the "accepted" shipping chemistry for them. In canon, Jade and Trey rarely speak to each other and do not know each other well. Jade does the bare minimum to be a good classmate to Riddle but it's obvious Jade does not care about Riddle as much as fanon makes it out to be, nor does Riddle care about Jade vice versa.

So the old school way is probably the best way to take them - just interact and build chemistry/a relationship and all that!

[matan4il]

I want YOU to have a nice day and remember you are a wonderful person, okay? OKAY!

omg i don't know if my last ask went through but basically have a great day Alice!

Dom, you sweetheart! Thank you so much, YOU are a wonderful person. I really appreciate the kind words! As well as the fact that you never fail to care and to send such beautiful messages. I have no idea how you do it, but I'm so grateful. I've been pretty exhausted, I've had to go to the hospital quite often for my check ups lately. There's work, there's rl obligations, and of course there's the fact that when you have a complex medical situation, just because one thing requires intense care doesn't mean everything else shuts down and you can stop going to other doctors. Yeah, life's been fun. But I'm honestly not complaining, I'm just detailing this to say: every small win matters.

I did a good job with the group I guided today. I managed to wake up and get to the hospital to do the check ups. I didn't forget anything I needed to update them on. I made it in time for my tour after the hospital. I was given an upcoming tour of parliamentarians from Georgia (the country, not the state) that I'm really happy to be entrusted with. There was a terrorist attack in the city where my mom's cousin and his wife live, but they're both okay. I got to exchange a few words with an incredible friend that I got to meet thanks to fandom. ;) Every small win matters so much. So thank you again for being incredibly sweet! Sending you endless love! xoxox

[mithrilhearts]

Random Writer Anon!!

When you get this answer one of the questions (or all if you really want!) then pass it on to 5 writer friends! 🥰If you have more than one WIP, pick at random! We want you to talk about your works, and celebrate with you! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Don’t worry if you don’t know how to answer these questions, I’ll be back with more next Sunday. 😉

What are you most excited to write with this WIP?

How has this WIP changed since the “daydream/brainstorm” stage?

Who is your favorite character in this WIP and why?

Yay!! More of these! I honestly love an excuse to talk about any of my fics, and this is a great opportunity. I won't babble too much here, so let's get going!

I've already done....

Bookbinder//Songwriter

May Your Forge Burn Bright

Let's talk about "When Darkness Shines Brightest"!

What are you most excited to write with this WIP?

The next chapter coming up is going to be something of a challenge, as is the chapter after that based on the outline, and I'm actually really excited to tackle it. The remainder of the fic is VERY exciting to me, and I am constantly thinking about it - as well as yelling at @starthecozy about it whenever new ideas for it hit me.

How has this WIP changed since the “daydream / brainstorm” stage?

The story itself has followed the brainstorm/outline pretty well, with some added details and maybe a cut scene here and there, so it hasn't changed a ton. What I will say is, when I first started working on writing it, everything came so fast, writing, outlining, building everything up, and now I guess I've slowed down (aka, drowning in rl and other fics), but this is one of those stories I'm really impressed has stuck true to its original plan!!

Who is your favorite character in this WIP and why?

I think it goes without saying, as my answer will always be Bagginshield - as individuals of course. Both are going through struggles (you gotta squint to see it), and it's not JUST Thorin who is the one drowning in loneliness and tragedy. They compliment each other pretty well in this fic and I think that's what makes them exciting - it's not a simple case of Bilbo being a ray of sunshine (he is not), and Thorin being a sad little dwarf (there's more to it) and I think if you break them apart and really look at their lives, they're more complex than light/dark.

Thanks for letting me ramble a bit about this fic! Sorry it took so long, life's busy and now we're tackling some more asks!!

[multifandom-fanfic-writer]

✨ I'm going to answer these because why not? :D ✨ 

list 3 positive things about your current fandom(s) -> I have great conversations with people in comments of my Naruto fic + people in the TMA fandom leave really sweet comments + hannibal fandom is still alive and with such a good vibe after the show ended in like [redacted long ago]

a headcanon you weren't sure about at first but have come to like! -> I don't think I really have headcanons like that; I either like it and incoperate it into my belief system, think of it myself, or don't like it and discard it immideately.

a character that fandom has helped you appreciate -> Orochimaru! Creepy snake person, but then I read some great fics about him/them (like OroxSakumo or Hidden in the Leaves) and now I really like him and love to play with the Sanin dynamic.

say something nice about a ship you don't ship (it can be another ship in your fandom, a mutual's OTP, etc) -> Ship who you want and have fun with it, it's all fictional and also not my business! Ship and let ship <3

something you see in fics a lot and love -> Dumb jokes that only make sense if you're really in the fandom, and we love it. Oh, and references to other fandoms >3

something you see in art a lot and love -> Those cute little comics that make jokes too, oh, and redesigns of canon outfits!

your favorite tropes to read/write/draw -> Mutual pining! Mostly to read. To write, uh, maybe there was only one bed? But I don't have a single favourite trope tbh.

you hope more people will come to appreciate ___ (a ship, a trope, an episode, etc) -> Viva La Dirt League!

a ship that isn't your OTP but that you enjoy -> Kakuzu x Hidan, because they're both crazy murder maniacs and it's great.

a blog (mutual or one you follow) that has made your fandom experience brighter -> @willgrahamscock

if you're a writer or artist, what fic or piece of art are you proud of making? -> God, so much. But first and foremost my Naruto dystopian novel Shinra Tensei (and it's sequel).

compliment someone else in your fandom -> I love several people's fics so much... I don't know their Ao3s on top of my head but I've left so much comment hehe

your favorite type of fandom event (gift exchange, ship week, secret santa, prompt meme, etc) -> I don't really participate in those? :/ I did once and it was kind of stressful. Might try an Akatsuki one, but not sure.

the ship that always makes you smile -> Miles Edgeworth x Phoenix Wright

the character that always makes you smile -> Haruno Sakura <3

a tiny detail in canon that you want more people to appreciate -> The Akatsuki's backstory! Kakuzu's failed mission, Kisame's betrayal by his mentor...

the thing in canon that everyone loves and that you also love -> Hannibal's malewife manwhore manslaughter vibe

a fandom tag that you track -> #Akastuki

your current fandom(s) -> A lot, lol. Naruto, Harry Potter, The Magnus Archives, (a little) Our Flag Means Death, Viva La Dirt League, Hannibal, and some more too probably lol.

your very first fandom! -> It's... the Jonas Brothers. I was like 13. heh. I remember the fics...

a fandom you're not active in anymore but that you still really like -> Early-days Avengers/MCU, especially FrostIron. Don't like the later, bigger verse though

the fandom friend you've known the longest -> My rl friend megameave

the fandom you're curious about because of a mutual -> Interview with the Vampire OR succesion!

how has fandom positively impacted your life? -> enabled me to be creative and create just for the fun of it instead of to perform

a piece of advice for taking care of yourself in fandom spaces -> Block people you don't like, and exit fics you don't like!

✨ love your fandom asks ✨ 

Saw the opposite of this floating around and thought the reverse might be fun.

list 3 positive things about your current fandom(s)

a headcanon you weren't sure about at first but have come to like!

a character that fandom has helped you appreciate

say something nice about a ship you don't ship (it can be another ship in your fandom, a mutual's OTP, etc)

something you see in fics a lot and love

something you see in art a lot and love

your favorite tropes to read/write/draw

you hope more people will come to appreciate ___ (a ship, a trope, an episode, etc)

a ship that isn't your OTP but that you enjoy

a blog (mutual or one you follow) that has made your fandom experience brighter

if you're a writer or artist, what fic or piece of art are you proud of making?

compliment someone else in your fandom

your favorite type of fandom event (gift exchange, ship week, secret santa, prompt meme, etc)

the ship that always makes you smile

the character that always makes you smile

a tiny detail in canon that you want more people to appreciate

the thing in canon that everyone loves and that you also love

a fandom tag that you track

your current fandom(s)

your very first fandom!

a fandom you're not active in anymore but that you still really like

the fandom friend you've known the longest

the fandom you're curious about because of a mutual

how has fandom positively impacted your life?

a piece of advice for taking care of yourself in fandom spaces

[lenteur]

i'm glad you're doing good today, i hope it stays that way for the remainder of the weekend 💓 thank you, that means a lot, it's my first time doing this kind of secret santa, i've done a lot in rl but will do my best to create a gift you will enjoy! 🥰

i also read that you have a few things you don't want to be included in your gift which is perfectly understandable, none of these will be included in your gift 💚

i do also call him hao, i just think it's such a cute name 💘 and i know your favourite dynamic is the china line. i adore the friendship between hao & jun, their friendship is so precious and whenever they're together, it puts a big smile on my face 💓 jun is one of my biases & hao is a bias wrecker. basically anyone who's not a bias, is a bias wrecker 🥰

ah so you're a baby carat 🥺 welcome to the chaotic fandom 💕 i've been a carat for six years. very nice was the first song i heard and it had me HOOKED 😍 although, it's only within the last 6 months that they appeared in my ult bias list </3

YES I KNOW WHICH LIVE YOU MEAN ❤ aw my heart, he really is so precious <3 i know a lot of people say that we don't know the idols but i feel like hao is one of the most genuine idols, he is so passionate about his dancing / singing, he just seems like he'd be that friend that you could go to at any time 🥰 i love that video, he's one of my favourite dancers, it's beautiful <3

my favourites are seungkwan & jeonghan, jeonghan was my very first bias but seungkwan is the ult bias (well i'd say they both are but seungkwan more so). seungkwan is very sassy, the friendship between him and hoshi is hilarious </3 seungkwan is one of my favourite people. if i'm ever having a bad day at work, i like to watch compilations of him because no matter how stressed work makes me, seungkwan makes the day a little easier for me and he's so very pretty 🤍 my poor heart cannot function..........

have you watched any of their going seventeen episodes yet? 🌸 if not, i would love to recommend a few of my favourites 💚

yes, this was mentioned to me <3 that's absolutely okay <3 i have this noted in my drafts 💝

first of all anon, you have now reached ✨ bestie ✨ level because you're so sweet and you're giving me bestie vibes. i'm sure we'd be great friends if we met irl. talking about rl, it's so cute that you've done a 'secret santa' event irl. i'm sure your gift recepient loved it 💕 it's not a thing where i live but i'd like to take part in one of these one day (if i get the chance to). oh and don't worry, i'm sure i'll enjoy your gift. because it's coming from you 🫶 (i'm making a heart with both hands in case you can't see the emoji)

(the rest is under the cut)

oh yes! the china line friendship is so sweet and i like how they interact with each other. at first, i wouldn't have guessed they'd be that close (their personalities are quite different) but they're besties and i now understand it. honestly, they bicker a lot but they compliment each other a lot so yeah, that's a great friendship right there 🤣 likewise, i say hao is my bias but the rest of svt are my bias wreckers. they're one of the only groups where it's difficult to choose a bias yk? 💔

thank you for welcoming me into the carat family 💗 i've listened to their songs since debut but it's only now that i really got into them. which means i have a lot of content to catch up to 😭😭😭 yes, this song is very nice (at least they were right about the name of the song lol). whenever i'm sad, i listen to it and i'm almost immediately feeling better 💓

you're so right about hao :( he does seem nice and genuine, which is why i was not surprised hearing him say things like what he said in that live.

ah of course! seungkwan is everybody's bias even when they say he's not. i mean whenever he's on tv, my mood lifts up. i'm feeling better and i smile a lot :D also, i really liked seeing his softer/shyer side when he was invited on ahn sohee's yt channel 💘 my heart was kind of broken because he met THE ahn sohee before me but i saw myself a lot in the way he reacted to her. i mean, i would be the same (or even worse) if i saw ahn sohee 💖 btw the way you described him is so sweet. he's so lucky to have a fan like you 💞

i haven't had the time to watch any gose episode yet but i've seen extracts through the mutuals' gifs & funny svt moments compilation videos and i must say i can't wait to watch them because the guys are hilarious 🤣 if you have any episode recs, please list your fave episodes and i'll start by those ^^

[zeta-in-de-walls]

SMP!Wilbur’s character is fascinating to me. In this post I’m going to be discussing my headcanons on his descent into villainy. 

Okay, so the vast majority of his interactions on the server have been with Tommy. Wilbur got the idea to start a revolution after Tommy got thrown in jail by some Americans with netherite armour. He came up with a server for Europeans where armour and weapons were disallowed. Wilbur started L’Manberg to satisfy his lust for power and make a stand, yes, but he also did it for Tommy. Notice how he let Tommy name it and help him write the declaration?

Yet now where are we? Wilbur has been manipulating Tommy and Tubbo, trying to sow distrust between them. He’s been especially harsh to Tommy, looking down on him, insulting him and his actions. Wilbur even demanded his music discs from him, taking both copies of Mellohi and only giving one back after things fell apart. 

What caused Wilbur to become the villain? Some say he was always one and only now are we seeing the mask coming off. That’s partially true - he’s always been interested in power. But he hasn’t always been so cold toward Tommy - that’s new. What changed?

Well, it’s Tommy. He’s become more powerful and Wilbur’s threatened by it. 

Tommy’s character arc throughout the L’Manberg war was one where he learned to become more responsible, to become more dependable. At the start, we had Tommy trying to prove that he was committed to the revolution even as he did his own thing while the others were building walls and preparing supplies. Tommy even sung the ‘Man or muppet’ song, questioning his own dedication to the cause. 

After Dream blew up his base, and Tubbo’s house, Tommy was tempted (by Wilbur) to retaliate by blowing up Dream’s base in response. He refused, stating that he wouldn’t sink to their level and instead decided to repair the damage. Wilbur said he was proud of Tommy and invited him to be his right-hand man. This is reinforced when Tommy demonstrated his dedication to the revolution again when he sacrificed both of his discs in return for independence.  

When Jack Manifold joined the server after the war, Dream bribed him to blow up Tommy’s things. Though Dream was offering real money, Tommy said that Jack shouldn’t agree. Dream even offered Tommy a deal at one point - a music disc if he killed Tubbo’s villagers. Tommy refused, because he was loyal to his friends. Jack ultimately destroyed Tommy’s stuff, but only once he had Tommy’s blessing and Dream had upped his price all the way to $999. Tommy had become a true believer in L’Manburg, and was doing his best to be the best possible Vice President and continue to make Wilbur proud. He continued in this way, trying to support Fundy when he got into some beef with Punz and trying to prevent conflict in the server like a good leader should do. 

Tommy’s character arc is great, the path of someone learning to be a good, selfless leader. And... that’s the problem. Wilbur is meant to be the leader of L’Manberg but Tommy’s been steadily, unknowingly, usurping him. Or that’s what Wilbur fears. 

He called an election in order to consolidate his power - but was it really about getting the others on the server to listen to him? Was anyone really questioning his right to rule? No - it was a show of power to reinforce in everyone’s minds that Wilbur was the one in charge - not Tommy. Tommy was only the vice-president.  

But they held debates, and a trend started to emerge of Tommy constantly being the one taking centre stage. Wilbur tried to get him to be quieter and remember his place, but Tommy always wanted to participate and even the others would note that - wasn’t Tommy only the vice-president? Why is Tommy doing most of the leading? Even on the results day, Tommy gave himself a microphone, rather than stand behind Wilbur. 

Wilbur was feeling threatened - it started in the war when it was Tommy who duelled Dream and traded away his discs. And it continued when they were exiled. Tommy invited Technoblade on, Tommy negotiated with Schlatt for a visa for Ninja, Dream left a chest for Tommy. 

Wilbur is afraid of losing all of his authority to Tommy, and he thinks that Tommy wants power like him - he’s jealous. He mocks Tommy for thinking he’s the protagonist, for thinking he deserves to win L’manberg back. When Wilbur first let his mask slip, his words were: “Tommy, you’re never going to be President.” 

And when Tommy goes silent, he thinks he’s right - that that’s what Tommy was after all along. He takes Tommy’s discs so he still has control over him, he tells Tommy not to trust Tubbo so he remains reliant on him. And now he’s trying to convince Tommy to blow up Manberg - because if he can’t have it - no one can. 

The irony is that Tommy never wanted power. He was always happy to follow Wilbur’s lead. Tommy went silent because he was hurt by Wilbur’s words - he’s always craved Wilbur’s approval and works as hard as he can for the good of L’Manberg to make him proud. And that’s just what’s dividing them. 

Guys, Wilbur’s not a monster - yet this story is one of his descent into villainy, where he’s letting his lust for power break apart his relationships. It’s a tragedy, seeing things fall apart. At this stage, there’s so little that can be done to fix things. Both Wilbur and Tommy still care about each other - but they’ve both become afraid of the other. 

[nightingaelic]

I got a question, who do you think out of all 3/New Vegas/4 companions would make the best to worst roomates? Like from the ones who become your best bro to the ones who are horrible yet contribute to chores/rent in some way while still being bad.... This might be in some form of modern Au or the fallout universe

(excluding the bots/soggos/super mutants)

excluding the bots/doggos/super mutants

But why? 😊

Here's my tier list, brought to you by Tiermaker. Detailed explanations below the cut, starting from the bottom.

40. Jericho

Asshole who will trap you in the kitchen when you can't escape and start going on and on about how the #MeToo movement went way out of control.

39-38. Dog/God

This guy desperately needs therapy, and by god, he's going to make it your problem. Doesn't shower.

37. Clover

Clingy in the worst way, to the point of possessiveness, and has no other friends for a variety of reasons. Also needs therapy.

36. Sergeant RL-3

Annoying nationalist who is probably the reason you keep getting ads on your YouTube account encouraging you to donate to conservative think tanks or join the National Guard. At least he does the dishes.

35. Joshua Graham

Pulls out lectures about redemption and changing your ways every time you forget to turn a light off or leave the door unlocked. Insanely judgmental for a guy who believes in loving thy neighbor.

34. Rose of Sharon Cassidy

Rarely sober, and often trying to encourage you to join her in inebriation. Will hold your hair back when you puke, and will make you late and hungover for work.

33. Strong

Judgmental of any change in his environment, be it furniture, climate, or guests, and unafraid of voicing that disgruntlement immediately. Totally willing to share any of his food in the fridge, even if half of it is expired.

32. Dean Domino

Elitist mild talent who will drag you to open mic nights just so he can show off how much more accomplished he is than you. Will pick up the tab on dining out rather than do dishes when it's his turn. Doesn't take 'no' for an answer, or at least doesn't take it well. Does have great fashion advice.

31. Porter Gage

Cleanliness standards do not match yours, but he's got a knack for repairs and will fix anything in your living space that breaks, including minor welding projects. Needs to be reminded to shower. Unwilling to take a stance on anything from politics to which side of the toilet paper roll should be facing out, and will dump the blame on you if anyone has any complaints.

30. Cait

Fiercely protective of you once she's warmed up to you, but fiercely defends her own personal space, too. Cleanliness standards don't match yours, and occasionally needs to be reminded to shower. Often aggressively drunk and cries a lot over small things, but makes up for it by having your back whenever you're having a bad day, especially if that means kicking someone's ass. Also needs therapy, but she at least acknowledges it.

29. Mayor John Hancock

Laid back, new best friend material, provided you're willing to overlook some big character flaws. Shares everything he has in the fridge, cupboards, closets, provided you ask first - heaven help you if you don't. Invites friends over for wild parties without giving you advance warning. They're good parties, but they're always on bad nights for you, and the aftermath mess never gets cleaned up fast enough. Knows every drug dealer within 50 miles on a first-name basis.

28. Robert Joseph MacCready

Cleanliness standards are not the same as yours, but it's more of a neatness problem than a general hygiene problem. Will tidy up if asked to, but you're always going to have to ask him to. Shy, slow to trust other people, and insists on paying you back immediately every time you pick up the tab on something. Shares custody of his son with his ex-wife, and you can tell he's a great dad even if he isn't a great roommate. Good cook.

27. Deacon

A total mystery, in both good and bad ways. Knows all the best places in the area to drink. Disappears for up to a week at a time and refuses to tell you where he's been when he finally returns. Eats primarily breakfast cereal. Does not have any social media that you know of, but knows about news and trending topics well before you do. Eclectic fashion sense. Pays rent in cash. You don't even know how old he is. Your friends speculate about his identity to no end.

26. Butch DeLoria

Knows how to cut hair, and he'll do yours for free. Likes to complain for fun using vivid recreations of interactions he's had, which can be entertaining as hell or horribly annoying. Takes over doing the laundry entirely because he's worried about his clothes getting damaged, or maybe he just finds the work soothing. On good terms with his mom, even though she's going through a rough patch. Not a fan of your other friends, no matter who you introduce him to.

25. Christine Royce

You know she has a social life, but she seems determined not to share it with you. She's even more tight-lipped about her family life, so much so that you think maybe she's cut ties. What she lacks in openness she makes up for in organization skills and thoughtfulness - the fridge and cupboards are clean, her things are neat, and she'll make late-night breakfast food if you're feeling hungry after an evening out. Has night terrors, but won't talk about them outside of her therapist's office.

24. Follows-Chalk

Avid camper who likes to take long trips into the wilderness and return with the best pictures you've ever seen of national park landmarks. Self-sufficient when doing chores, but seems a little clueless about social etiquette, even if he's eager to make friends. Willing to talk to just about anyone he meets, including scary bikers in dive bars, transient people outside grocery stores, even postal workers who are just trying to deliver your mail. Remembers all of their names. Gives the best birthday presents.

23. Charon

Ex-military who seems to regret it, even if it got him out of a bad living situation. Quiet, well-read, and a little scary when he needs to be if the neighbors or landlord are being unreasonable. Glued to your side if you go out anywhere because he refuses to mingle with anyone he doesn't already know. Doesn't drink, but if you catch him after 2 a.m., he'll talk for hours about anything from hitchhiking to deep sea exploration to the Cold War. Mysterious past, and after you part ways, a mysterious future.

22. Old Longfellow

The foul-mouthed, devil-may-care grandfather you and your friends never had. Doesn't want to be bothered unless it's an emergency, but it's fun to bother him anyway and see what new insults he'll invent just to tell you to fuck off. Can de-bone a fish, peel a crustacean, and rustle up a chowder faster than any line cook you've ever met, and he gets a discount from every stand at the farmer's market for unknown reasons. Lost his wife a while back, and it's clear he really loved her and respected her. Can out-drink you and everyone you know. Disappears every year for deer hunting season.

21. Craig Boone

Another ex-military who still lives like his superiors are around the corner and are going to critique how he made his bed and cleaned the bathroom. Doesn't really regret his service, but doesn't NOT regret it - you can't get a good reading on his feelings, and it's complicated by the fact that whatever he did was pretty classified. Doesn't seem to associate with many of his former division, at any rate. Makes great stir fry, knows all the best pair workout routines to lose fat and build muscle, and has lots of non-specific stories about traveling around the world. His last break-up was very painful and he WILL bring it up. Might have PTSD, but he's in denial about it.

20. Piper Wright

Easily consumed by her latest writing project and may forget to feed herself or go outside. When she does remember to go outside, she disappears for long stretches of time and comes back with the craziest stories, which are great material for re-telling at parties. Nosy as all hell, and doesn't have many friends as a result, so she's appreciative of those who stick around anyway and tosses you the latest neighborhood gossip if you ask for it. Primary caretaker for her little sister, who's still in middle school and got you into watching the Owl House.

19. Raul Alfonso Tejada

Keeps to himself, unless there's some kind of tangible project he can tackle that brings him into the shared living spaces. Adopts random furniture on the street and brings the pieces home to refurbish, then sell online. Fixed one broken washing machine on a whim and somehow got hired as the building handyman, which knocks some money off your rent. Addicted to reality television. Refuses to join any of your group chats, and half of your other friends don't even think he's real.

18-15. All of the Dogs

Basic dog roommates. Give walks and food, receive unconditional love and protection. Rex still doesn't like people with hats.

14. Paladin Danse

Current military service member, and proud of it. Still, not afraid to call others in his line of work on their bullshit. Doesn't really get the whole roommate bonding thing unless it's done on a local sports team or in a camp obstacle course, but he knows how to be civil and keep his living spaces neat and clean. Gym rat who will try to rope you into going too, so much so that he's willing to lie and say you're in a relationship to get you on his own membership pass. Always looks great in photos, and half your friends want to seduce him.

13. Nick Valentine

Witty, low-maintenance guy who's easy to befriend. Runs a private investigation business online and will occasionally have clients over in the living room, in varying degrees of distress. Always lets you know ahead of time, is always understanding if it isn't a good time for you to deal with that, and will move his operations to the local coffee shop if asked. Insomniac. Owns multiple sets of the same outfit, but is still a snappy dresser. Buys donuts if there's a sale. Suspicious of anyone you bring home.

12. Arcade Israel Gannon

Anxious, but manages it. Doesn't set out to be friends, and it might take a bit of poking before he decides to give you a shot and get to know you better. Shy, occasionally judgmental, and needs to be convinced to give others the benefit of the doubt. Hates ordering out and prefers to cook for himself, and he'll happily share if it's a new recipe he's trying out. Physically incapable of sleeping in. Well-read to the point of getting annoyed at random strangers online because he knows they're wrong, but refuses to comment and correct them and would rather stew.

11. Codsworth

Polite, neat, model roommate to brag about to your friends. Does cleaning chores for fun, often right before you had planned to do them. Clingy, worries about you when you go out, texts to check in way too much. Permanent designated driver, and viciously guards the best macaroni and cheese recipe you've ever had. Loves Downton Abbey and Bridgerton.

10. Curie

Still figuring herself out, and she's happy to enlist you in the process as her new best friend. You think she might be home-schooled with how little she knows about the wide world, but she embraces each new experience fully, with the enthusiasm of a duck in a puddle. Suggests trying a new restaurant every time you order food, tips delivery drivers way more than normal, and insists on doing the dishes as soon as they're dirtied. Dances like nobody's watching while she's vacuuming.

9. Veronica Santangelo

Set out to share a living space in order to get away from her family and a recent failed relationship. Honest and open about all of that, and about how she's hopeful she can move on. Participates in a local boxing club and roller derby team, and most of her wardrobe consists of sweatshirts and yoga pants. Content to lounge, eat popcorn in front of cheesy romantic comedies, pick out the worst dialogue with you, and run it into the ground over the next week. Also loves to go fancy clothes shopping, and books reservations at an upscale restaurant once every few months in order to justify the money she drops on Depop.

8. Star Paladin Cross

Legacy buzz cut lesbian who may or may not have military service under her belt. Either way, she's fit as fuck and hasn't slowed down her social life just because she's getting older. Well-known in the local community as a Pride event organizer and activist, tends a box garden outside one of the nearby churches, and jogs every morning to stay in shape and say hi to everyone she cares about. Often has guests over unannounced, but they're all upstanding members of the community and usually come with a bag of produce to stuff in your fridge.

7. Waking Cloud

Older than the rest of your friend group, but she's perfectly happy being out of the loop on the latest fad. Sweet and caring. Has three grown children who drop by now and then to catch up with her and get to know you over tea. Certified doula who disappears overnight occasionally on an assignment, but she always texts to let you know she's okay. Great cook. Demanding cleaning schedule. Will mom the shit out of you.

6. ED-E

Doesn't say much, and doesn't need to. Television addict who can spend hours binging every new show on Netflix. Works for the local post office and is on good terms with just about everybody you know. Insists on carrying all your bags if you go shopping together. Can't cook for shit, but can do all the other chores better than almost any other roommate you've had.

5. Ada

Kind, practical, and solution-oriented. Just as willing to listen to you vent as she is to unclog the sink. Interested in tech that can make your lives easier, which led to her purchasing a high-end security system and a Roomba. You're a little worried that the upgraded tech is spying on you, but you're also pretty sure that she's tinkered with it to the point that it's no longer connected to any corporate networks. You're unsure of the legality surrounding that, so you stay out of it. Loves to travel for sightseeing and watches MythBusters on repeat.

4. X6-88

Strong, silent type. Answered the ad with three months' rent ready to go, plus the security deposit just in case. A little socially awkward, but in a way that makes people give him a second glance. Follows a strict diet and won't deviate, even for special occasions. Organized to the point of eyebrow-raising. Will eventually open up about his control-freak beginnings, and grow more and more loyal in his friendship as he shares. Wears a lot of black sweaters, and looks damn good in them. Can't stand pet fur though, and he'll go through a lint roller a week if you come in with a dog or a cat.

3. Fawkes

Works night shift as a security guard, so his days are largely free. Volunteers at the local library and reads every book under the sun. Always has the best YouTube recommendations for you, and pulls the best recipes to try out off of TikTok. Mildly clumsy and may break some dishes, but he'll apologize and replace them if it happens. Bleeding heart animal lover who will temporarily adopt any strays he finds, which is usually adorable but can be stressful.

2. Preston Garvey

Stays out of your business, unless you ask for his help, in which case he throws his everything into backing you up. Volunteers at the local homeless shelter and food pantry, and still makes time to join you for movie night with pizza and the latest Marvel release.

1. Lily Bowen

Your new grandma. Literally everyone in town loves her. Will make you breakfast in bed on weekends and chicken noodle soup when you're sick. Bakes constantly. Makes the best cookies. Turns cleaning chores and grocery shopping into a game, and runs a book club and knitting circle out of your living room. All her grandma friends love you too, and they keep trying to set you up with their grandchildren.