#it's not even munday yet but here we are

[melodiesofmidnight]

Tagged by @mysoftboybensolo

Relationship Status: Married Favorite Color: Essex Green, Navy Blue, Maroon Song Stuck in My Head: "25 or 6 to 4" - Chicago Favorite Food: Does guacamole count? Last song I listened to: "Nights in White Satin" - Moody Blues Dream Trip: Switzerland. All of it. Both in summer and in winter. Last thing I googled: "How to make homemade raspberry jam."

I tag: @nerdywriter36 @shitteadrinkersays @weirdbird74 @wheel-of-fish @aftershocked @cdaae @tiniestmagneto @thespidersenmity @murroyilodel @dying-suffering-french-stalkers and anyone else who'd like to give it a go.

[hope-to-hell]

The Quiet Game. Hector Munday x Reader. Noncon, coercion, exhibition kink, naked top clothed bottom, all around poor life choices (but this is smut so we do what we want). Mr. Munday is the strong, silent type. He is inventively cruel and yet. And yet he has needs like any man, even if his methods of satisfying them are more than unorthodox. And now that he has you, well, you’d better keep quiet. Unless you want everyone to hear.

———

You’re in his web now, you unlucky little fly, and now you play his game. Shiver here in the chill of his director’s suite and know that every ripple of fear across your skin only fuels his hunger.

Hush, now. Don’t make a sound. Match him breath for breath and maybe you’ll get out of this alive. Be still. Let him bend you down and spread your legs apart; let him cut and tear until you’re bare to him, clothing in shreds and ass prickling gooseflesh in this cold room. All the truly important parts of the console are switched off; there’s just an unblinking red light in front of your nose.

Is that— yeah. Yeah, that’s a mic and it is hot and that’s the game: take it quietly or every moan and whimper’s gonna be broadcast throughout the house. Bite your tongue bloody— or don’t. He doesn’t care. And which would be worse: your companions thinking all your little sounds are from some cruel torture, or them knowing just how gone with need you are? How could you explain the war that rages between mind and body, between the chill of fear and the thick wet heat of anticipation?

Oh, you pathetic little thing. So weak, so lost. He doesn’t even need that knife to keep you here, although it’s sharp and firmly in his grip, shining silvery right where you can see it. Point being, it’s a threat but it’s nothing against solid warm flesh and the soft whisper of cambric and wool as he digs the fingers of his free hand into the meat of your ass. It’s a dull bruising ache, leaving its echoes deep in your flesh when he flexes his fingers to get a better grip. Yeah, you like that, enough to push back as best you can into the feeling. You want it, yeah? Bad enough to beg for it?

Tch.

Giving up so easily? He isn’t even in you yet but anticipation is a bitch. And wouldn’t you know it, but he feels it too: he shifts closer and oh, he is hard— all his bulk is just a solid wall to cage you here, as his cock burns hot like a brand even through his trousers. If he ever smiles at all, if there is anything within him beyond implacable grim fate, surely something of it must be present here, teased out by the interplay of wanting and taking. If you’re lucky— if you make it through this to emerge aching and sticky in the predawn gloom— you’ll see what he looks like when he slips enough to let his human side show, and won’t that be a treat. So are you gonna play the game, sweet thing?

Shame might be one side of the coin, but the other side is animal need. It’s instinct: the kind of bone-deep wanting that’s got you biting your lips bloody to stop yourself from gritting out just fucking give it to me already. And yeah, he’s gonna fuck you raw; how better to conquer you completely than to bury his seed as deep as he can get. There’s the scratch of wool over your ass when he opens his flies just far enough to take himself in hand. Can you picture it? The way he stands silent, dressed like a man out of time, palming his cock for just a moment before he lines himself up and pushes in deep? Is he thick? Long? Does he know the angle that’ll tear your last bit of resolve to shreds? Oh, honey. This isn’t his first time around.

Quiet that mind of yours. Don’t try to hold those thoughts; let them blow away like smoke until all that’s left is pure sensation. Were you an animal, your entire life would be like this: fleeing, fucking, living with no thought to a future so uncertain it might as well not exist, each successive moment belonging only to itself.

There, can you feel that? The brush of his cock against you, slipping through your slick: one thrust, two, and he’s home. There’s no mercy in the way he shoves himself in you to the root, crushing you down against buttons and dials, hard enough that if tomorrow comes it’ll find you brushing fingertips over a pattern of aches in the shape of the console. Sweetheart, can you feel it? He may be cold behind the mask but he still breathes, still shudders with the pleasure of conquest, still exhales a hot wet ah into your ear. And then he moves. He is greedy, selfish; he takes and takes and takes but he’s crushing you down against the console just so and listen. Listen. If you think he doesn’t know what that does to you— if you think he doesn’t mean to hold you here in such a way that the very motion of your body sends lightning through your veins— then you’re a fool.

I can’t. I can’t. Please. It’s too much; you can’t possibly keep quiet any longer, not with the way he curves over your back, smearing sweat and slick and wouldn’t that be a sight: his vest and trousers rumpled, shirttails half-freed, with your shining wet need stained all across his front. The image bites its way into your core and wouldn’t you know it but he’s just a little more urgent, a little more ferocious when he feels the ripple of your walls around him. I— I need—

What do you need? Release, certainly, but your mind is unwinding and all your thoughts spiral out into nothingness. The only thing left is pure sensation: heat, desperate breaths, the chorus of your nerves that screams too much, too much, let me— let me— make me come.

Please. It’s soft, nearly inaudible, breathed out with the wispy unh of a body with no more room for air. It’s not a plea to let you go, but to give you more, and for a moment he is caught off-guard. This wasn’t in the plan.

His hand over your mouth, covering at first and then adjusting. Fingers dragging down, past your lips to rest heavy on your tongue, his hand bridle and bit and gag at once. He tastes of leather and salt and a whisper of blood. The razor’s disappeared somewhere but it doesn’t matter; all your senses now belong to him. The game he’s playing is distant, unimportant; you are filled with him from end to end and with each stroke he digs thick fingers into your mouth, holding your jaw open wide. Like this he pulls you back hard onto his cock, leaving spit and bruises at the corners of your lips. This is mercy.

This is torture, and it is sweet.

You can’t fight what’s coming, so let it happen. Let that lightning work its way up from your toes to curl brightly in your center. Relinquish yourself unto him; he has your mind already and now he will possess the undoing of your flesh as well. Feel the delicate balance between pleasure and pain, and know that neither exists alone but is only a mirror of the other.

Collect yourself. Nevermind the discomfort of your jaw relaxing back into place, or the gooseflesh that prickles your skin when he no longer rests heavy at your back. Breathe for a moment. You did so very well. And now the door is open, leading out to the warrens between the walls. He stands straight-spined and still at the console, armored with mask and apron to conceal any evidence of sin, but now he cannot hide how his blood pulses hot beneath the surface.

And now you have a choice: you can run shaky-legged and stumbling back to your companions and retake your place as quarry in the hunt. You can dive for the razor that’s on the floor just out of reach, and hope that you’re faster than he is. Each is expected. Understandable. Or you can turn against all reason and look him in the eye. You can tell him the least you could do next time is get me a blanket, and mark the way he tilts his head with interest. The choice is yours.

[saguaropokevariants]

So I think for the rest of Munday today, now that I got last week's Munday question I hadn't answered yet done, I'll do more Crackships. I honestly LOVE making the Crackship designs and it gives me some really neat ideas for potential characters in the future! So here we go:

Gimme your character, and one of my potential options of characters is HERE! I even added a new character for you guys to choose!

[botanikos]

Good evening!

I have some. . . . words to spill! Let's see how I do, shall we?

First and foremost, I am beyond emotional from the events of earlier today in which I was gifted absolutely stunning work of Stolas's head! At the time, I had no idea who was reaching out to me and telling me to expect this gift. I was puzzled, mildly anxious, and just. . . . in wonder. Truly, I had no idea how to feel. Even now, I am still a whirlwind of feelings! Of course, I am INCREDIBLY appreciative and just basking in such kindness!!

Words fail to capture everything I am experiencing, and how this has left a little darling imprint on me. A positive one, of course!

So, since it's Munday, and the glow of this is still surrounding me, allow me to explain a bit of why I struggle with accepting any measure of kindness or gifting — ( putting it under a cut since it's just a rambling of my feelings / explanation to some things )

There is a monster in my head that grows, grows, grows with teeth and claws and sometimes, it whispers to me: You are undeserving. Do not accept this; what have you done to earn it? Who do you think you are?

This monster never leaves. It is always at my back, looming, watching, waiting for the days I am at my lowest. Even on my best days, it casts a mighty shadow! I could use my own money to purchase something for myself and regardless of what it is, I will feel dread and guilt and regret. Every vacation I have ever taken or saved up for? Promptly after if not during, I feel guilty. Asking for or needing genuine help? Oh boy, time to feel guilty and project that I am a burden and wholly incapable of anything!

I understand and know well enough that my value as a person is not tied to anything in particular, but the inferiority complex and anxiety really like to keep me pinned down sometimes! It's something I've been working on, and I've been doing better! So, so, so much better!

But it is largely why you rarely see me participate in those memes seeking positivity, compliments, questions on portrayal, etc.. For one, I just do not do well with receiving compliments ( goes in hand with the above feelings ); I prefer to be a giver rather than a receiver! And secondly, they can be a slippery slope into dangerous territory ( worsening those feelings / inviting responses that might not be constructive ).

But goodness me. . . . Those thoughts reared their ugly head when I was gifted this incredible piece of art out of nowhere! And I'm crying yet again, as I type this. Of course, I know why Alex gifted it to me, he explained as much, but my heart is so full and also just. . . . I cannot explain it. Genuinely, I am at an absolute loss for words.

I don't come here expecting anything aside from writing, having fun, and making connections with you lovely people. The friends I have made in the RPC & bookish communities have been the best of my life. The support I have seen, the creativity I have witnessed, the passion and individuality — you are all remarkable individuals! You have absolutely no idea how much it means to me to come on here and see you having fun, getting to either witness or be a part of the good times and memories we're all making!

So please, understand that I absolutely value, appreciate, and adore each of you so entirely, and anything and everything you throw my way!! . . . . I just cannot find the appropriate words or reactions at times!

Thank you for being here, thank you for staying a part of this whacky community, thank you for sharing your craft with us, thank you for being my friend, thank you for just being you!

Love you all,

Jude

[ask-meowscarada]

i would ABSOLUTELY love to hear more about how you use colours for this blog i love your art

(( omg i missed this one when i was answering all those munday posts, so i'm sorry about that--but, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! <3

it's kind of hard to describe i think without going into full tutorial mode, but i can try and walk through my process!! i WILL say i got a lot of my methodology from other artists and guides throughout the years, which is the most important part of any art process! (i wish i had links to specific tutorials, but alas, social media sucks for archiving)

now, before i go any further, i'm in no way a professional. this isn't the "right" way to do things, and i certainly don't think i'm better than anyone else at this!! this is just how i do it, and my method makes me happy, so! that's what matters most!

i'm putting the rest beneath a cut, but i've documented my process for designing the palette for a new group of pokemon characters i'm working on! ))

with regards to colour palettes, the two most important things to me are contrast and unity. i'll explain both as i go!

when working on palettes i'll do a fairly quick doodle of the characters together, and then fill in their colours and markings on separate layers. i try not to put much thought into the actual swatches right now--they just need to be distinguishable!

Pesky and Baron already had their colours tweaked to match each other, but Lily and Frog (not their actual name i just haven't come up with one yet LOL) have not been. as a group, their colours look fine together, but we can bring them even closer.

i'll start with Frog (who i got as an adopt from @psychicduo <3)--i LOVE their palette, but it's darker than i normally work with, so i'm gonna brighten them up a bit.

in order to bring some colours closer together (unity!), i changed the hue value on the dark teal so it matched the hue on Baron's light blue. i don't want to change Frog's colours too much, but i applied similar changes to every other colour except the beige and the off-white (which are the same).

here's where contrast comes into play. i will say, i'm extremely anal about this in my own work, but having low contrast is not necessarily a bad thing! it's easy to visualize contrast in hue, but it's important to consider how your values and saturation may look to other people, especially for accessibility reasons. an easy way to do this is to view the colours in greyscale.

as you can see, the values of these two colours are too close, and therefore difficult to distinguish. i can fix this by making one of the colours a little lighter or darker. for now, though, i'm going to move on to the other characters.

this one's straightforward! instead of having multiple, very similar shades of yellow, i'm going to change Lily's body colour to be the same swatch as the yellow on Pesky (which is also the same one on Baron).

now, i feel as though Pesky's blue, being closer to purple, doesn't really look right next to Frog's blue-greens. i'm going to employ a trick i frequently use--the hue/saturation/luminosity sliders.

a bit more tweaking, and i have a colour that looks MUCH nicer next to the others!

at this stage, i'll admit that i'm not sure if i'm totally happy with that colour for Pesky; there are times i'll spend hours tweaking colours for one character. but, for the sake of this post i'll move along.

so here i have a choice to make: the darkest colours on all four characters can be unified better, and i have many options for how i can do that (and i should try all of them, to see what looks best to me). i can make Pesky's navy the same colour as Frog's, or vice versa; i can make Lily's purple the same colour as Baron's (in order to make the contrast between Pesky and Lily's purple better); but there's one more trick i like to do that i haven't shown yet.

do you have two similar colours, but you don't want to make one lighter or darker? blend them together!

so, using the techniques above--bringing the colours closer together, and checking the contrast between them--i'll keep tweaking all four characters, until i have a result i'm happy with. (note: most of the time, i'll make exceptions for the insides of their mouths and their eye colours--those can be whatever!)

one more thing! i love having an art program that lets me compare my current colour with my new one, especially if i have a particular swatch i do not want to change! photoshop does this, clip does this, procreate does this... not sure what others, but i'm using clip.

some additional tweaking, and here's the newest draft!

it's very likely i'll go back and make more changes, but for now, it's good to take a break so i can come back to this with fresh eyes later. :D

unfortunately i can't go back and show the exact process for picking the palettes for ask-meowscarada, but i can show you how some of these techniques were applied!

here's an example of a set of characters from my WIP project, without any notes (the designs are outdated but the colours are basically the same):

these rules don't just apply to character palettes, either--here's a commission i did last year, complete with the palette i used for both the character and the background!

WHEW... if you read through this entire post, thank you for sticking with me!! there are MILLIONS of ways to apply colour and i don't think any way is necessarily correct, but these techniques have helped me stay satisfied with the colour in my artwork for a very long time! thanks for the asking, anon, because i can go on about this for a REALLY long time... if this wasn't evidence enough LOL

[lostusagis]

It's not munday, BUT! I wanted to show my appreciation for you anyways ♡ Reading things you post on both your blogs, like talking about headcanons or literally anything about the characters in general, are always fun and interesting. I'm always learning something about them through your posts and our interactions and I just come to love them more and more. I never thought I'd be so invested in Gintama, but here I am! And it's all because of you. Also you're incredibly funny like bro you have me smiling and laughing at the shenanigans that happen hahaha! Your blogs are always so fun to visit overall tbh and it's such a joy to see you on the dash. Everyone should follow you cuz your stuff is amazing and I love how you portray your muses. Such different personalities and yet you execute them so well and I think that's so cool. YOU'RE so cool! 😊 Man I could go on and on, but I'll stop it here. Although, TRUST that I'll be giving you more of these asks in the future ♡ I wish you a wonderful day, Dee! You deserve good things!

( aaaaa thank you i really appreciate this since i was feeling really annoying today and having stupid thoughts hahahhaha. I'm really happy my content managed to make you invested in gintama :)) that makes me suuuuuper happy. these characters mean a lot to me and have genuinely become a huge comfort. It's nice to know someone reads the stuff I post, since I often feel ignored and whatnot when I post things about the siblings sometimes and end up getting in my head regarding that. But aaaaah like, you always showed interest and it makes me enjoy being mutuals with you soooo much. Like if I ever lost all my followers and you were the only one left I'd be happy, because of how invested you are into what we write together. You have noooo idea how much I appreciate you, we haven't known each other long but you're probably one of the best people I've ever encountered in the RPC, you make me wanna log on everyday and I even have notifications on for your blog. Every time you send me something like this it gets me choked up kdfgdkfgfkg. Thanks a lot Carmen, you really are the best. I look forward to doing more stuff with you and dw I'll wait forever for any reply from you, the wait is always worth it. Hope you have a good day, you deserve it. ♡♡♡ )

[sadistpet]

it's munday and you know what that means . here is me rambling about raikov ( + volgin ) and a common perception of him because im annoying and talkative <3 cw for mentions of sa / abusive relationships

a Lot of people in the fandom view raikov as yet another victim to volgin, being forced into being his lover and only being cruel to his soldiers to appeal to volgin. which like. people can view it however they want, you do you. but i also think that interpretation is deeply boring and cliché and . kind of undermines raikov as a character and reduces him to some... damsel in distress ? i feel like it robs raikov of his agency as a character who's able to make his own decisions ; he can't have chosen this, he had to have been forced into it. and it's silly, because there's so much canon evidence inferring the complete opposite ?

i think this ties into the idea i mentioned that volgin's relationship to raikov was meant to indicate a more tender and "human" aspect to his character, but it just wasn't as blatant as it could've been. take the cutscenes for example ; we get two cutscenes that feature a focus on both eva and raikov's nude bodies. eva is covered in scars, which she mentions are from volgin. they're part of her, cut into her skin, permanent. she didn't want them, and she can't get rid of them if she tries, unless it's via surgery.

raikov, on the other hand, has absolutely flawless skin with no signs of scarring. the only indication he has a connection to volgin is his underwear with a lightning bolt. and that's something removable, something he could easily take off if he wanted. it's under his clothes, after all, where nobody can see -- and still he wears them. why would he if he didn't want to ? sure, you could come up with reasons why, but it seems pretty obvious that he's wearing them by choice. and them being a removable piece of clothing rather than permanent scarring further implies it's something he chooses, and something that volgin is, surprisingly, fine with.

getting into the way volgin acts in regards to raikov. like, oh my actual god, where do i begin. in terms of the infamous homo-picture, we can see volgin genuinely smiling. not sadistically, but like, actual, meeting-the-eyes smile. ignore raikov being the irl depiction of the 😩 emoji because he's getting his dick grabbed. the fact this is a candid picture too implies that this is just how he is around raikov ; genuine, lets his guard down.

not to mention the fact he beats the shit out of snake EXPLICITLY FOR HURTING RAIKOV. like. you cannot get more blatant than him saying "i will make him pay for hurting ivan" and then proceeding to absolutely pummel snake within an inch of his life. not for the legacy, not for the deception, or anything even remotely related to the main plot -- no, it's for hurting ivan. i guess you could say it's a possessive thing, but that's disproven with his battle dialogue if you wear the raikov mask. he says that he thought ivan had been killed. hence, why would it be something possessive ?

IN ADDITION TO THAT. even when he realises that snake isn't raikov, he never lays a hand on him. there's the initial crotch grab, and after that he shoves snake away, but he doesn't EVER hurt him again until snake's raikov mask is removed. only THEN does he beat him. the entire time that snake wears the raikov mask during that scene, volgin doesn't lay a finger on him, doesn't use his electricity powers on him, despite the fact he absolutely could and knows that it isn't raikov.

by putting on the raikov mask during volgin's battle, it gives us even more insight to this. volgin stops attacking you, freezes up, visibly trembles and slowly walks towards snake thinking he's raikov. even his lines -- "ivan. ivan? ivan! is it really you? i thought you'd been killed..." // "how dare you!" // "you will pay for what you did to ivan!" // "i will avenge ivan!" -- all imply that he truly cares about raikov. this is even more evident when coupled with the fact he attacks you even more violently at this point.

and that's not even mentioning the blatant contrast between how he reacts towards tatyana being manhandled by ocelot, who essentially threatens to kill her, and how he reacts after finding out snake must've hurt raikov. he truly does not give a shit about her ( "do as you like." ), he doesn't see any qualms with hurting her or killing her. but raikov ? he beats snake to a pulp for hurting him. he can't even bring himself to harm someone that looks like raikov, even when he knows it's not actually him.

raikov's existence as a joke character is a detriment when trying to find out more about his own introspection and views, but portable ops' recruitment dialogue for him gives us a very small, but very intriguing look into his personality. he is completely different from when we see him in mgs3. he's withdrawn and nearly silent, more awkward and visibly cowardly. far removed from the cocky, snarky, sadistic version we see in snake eater. the only times he speaks up are when revenge is mentioned, but more poignantly, when volgin is mentioned. when he's spoken to by campbell, he remains almost entirely silent besides six lines, two of which are explicitly about volgin :

"…bastard! how could you know!? wait, i get it… you’re an agent of the man they call snake. the yankee who killed the colonel at groznyj grad! and you came all this way to gloat over me…!" "you want me… to join the villain who killed the colonel? not a chance…"

it's clear from these lines alone that raikov is still, six years later, extremely broken up over volgin's death. or, well, "death", but ykno. his entire personality has shifted into one far more morose and dour, and he only speaks up and shows genuine emotion in his speech when it's about volgin. he refuses to join big boss' team because big boss killed volgin. he remembers big boss in the first place for that exact reason. volgin's death has evidently left its mark on raikov. he's not the same man. sure, you could say maybe he's upset because volgin dying meant he lost the person protecting him from retribution, and he lost all his privileges. but then, why doesn't he make any attempt to climb the ranks of big boss' group the same way ? "because it's big boss' group, and he hates big boss!" yes. because big boss killed his lover. he calls big boss a villain for what he did to volgin, so it's clear he doesn't view what happened as a positive. this goes double for the fact he seems to not care at all about being praised and promoted among the ranks of the soviet armed forces. he only cares about revenge.

when you look at it all, it's blatantly obvious that volgin cares about raikov in a way he exhibits with nobody else. and raikov is heavily implied to feel the same way. raikov isn't just another of volgin's lovers, he's someone that volgin genuinely cares about. reducing raikov's character to some kind of damsel coerced into this relationship is not only, in my opinion, deeply cliché and boring, but it goes against all the evidence presented in the games ?

there's some other interpretations i'm not personally a fan of, but do find intriguing and interesting ( such as raikov being EVA / a spy, ) but this one irks me immensely to the point where i feel like i have to refute it. volgin is irredeemably evil, yes. he can be irredeemably evil and also genuinely love raikov. and the small amount we've seen into raikov's mentality support that the feeling is, in fact, mutual. sure, there's claims to make about age disparity and power imbalances, but it's stated pretty clearly ingame - multiple times in fact - that volgin views raikov as an equal.

framing raikov as some kind of victim or acting on harmful urges etc not only goes against the canon, but it strips away the character's ability to make his own decisions. why must he be a victim ? is it not possible - and probable, given the evidence - that he is just as bad as volgin, if not worse, and that's why they're drawn to each other ? is it not possible he chose to be volgin's lover out of a genuine desire for something, be that love or intimacy in general ? villains can be villains and still love like everyone else. they can be evil and still love healthily and genuinely. these things aren't mutually exclusive and acting like they are is very cartoonish !

so yeah. tldr the games heavily imply if not outright state that volgin and raikov legitimately and truly care for and love each other beyond that of just a physical, sexual relationship, and the depiction of raikov as a victim of volgin is a huge disservice to his character and also goes against what we've seen in canon

[belovedblossoms]

🍊 - What are your favourite genres of threads? Fluff? Angst? Etc

🍋 - Does your muse complain about things to you? If so, what?

🍓 - What’s your sweetest rp experience so far?

🍇 - Have you even encountered any partners that threw a tantrum at you?

Ah, I realized these answers are probably gonna be based off my memory. Here we go!

I'm always weak for the romance/fluff and slice of life/modern <3 Even fantasy and I do enjoy dabbling in smut too (mostly when the muses already have a connection). But I'd really like to try writing more angst or horror in my threads. For some reason it's rare for me to get the chance to write them even though I love reading them too on other muns' threads. Just to write in detail of the pain, violence and all I want to try practicing more. :3 What I do struggle writing though are action scenes. I have an issue with repetition when I write sometimes and when I come across those scenes I end up sitting and staring at my screen trying to think of how I got to write it.

I think it depends on the muses I have that complain. For the most part I'd say they're pretty sweet since I relatively do easy going threads unless I have the few sad or violent ones...and then there's ones that don't like or want to interact with certain people like Stocking, Asuka, Emerald, sometimes Mary or even Makoto. Even Glimmer and Power becomes brats when they don't get what they wanted lol. Marinette probably complains about how I write her around Adrien or in fight scenes with Ladybug. And Miu screams at me cause I have yet to write her in threads either ^^;

I've had a lot with muns that are just so sweet and that I adore <3 I do miss the ones I used to write with years ago!! Like having duo blog promos they made and included me in, others have made art of the muses I had that I STILL have (Melody, Amy and Moana to my memory), whenever our muses' relationships have finally come full circle and go to the next level like confessing their love, freaking adult/future verses? Yes. Unfortunately I can't remember every single interaction I've had with my muses but I always enjoy the amount of time they get to share together that there is growth in the relationship.

Um...I don't think I remember anything of a tantrum at me. I've had experienced two impatient ones before. I've had mean anons come at me over stupid shit before that I had to move my Elsa and Marinette blog years ago. They were two separate things I just can't remember what it was about. And also another stupid anon I had when I was writing Moana on her own blog. Most of the time I do just observe or look through blogs of those that follow me. If I'm not feeling them, I won't interact. I've had blogs that do spam me even if I'm not interested and that's annoying too.

Munday meme

[iron-hearts-ablaze]

What are your favorite origin ships for Karlach?

Answering Anons || Munday

// Oh man, you've just come up to me with a can of worms and here's me with a can opener. Prepare for rambles.

// TL;DR. Karlach Origin romances all makes sense in one way or another. I'm not against any of them, but I do have them in a ranking system. I'll put details under the cut because I CAN GO ON FOREVER.

S TIER - Gale x Karlach (HeatWeave/BombSquad) RAREPAIR OF THE CENTURY! HeatWeave is the kind of ship that you don't really think about, but as soon as someone mentions it it all falls into place. I've played Karlach Origin romancing Gale and it was the most wholesome romance I've encountered in the game so far. From the basics to the details: Humans and tieflings have pretty much the same lifespan. She's 30 and he's 35, so hitting the same age range. They're both Good aligned. They approve/disappove of mostly the same things - it's rare they disagree in the game. They're both dealing with a painful condition that will end in their death if nothing intervenes. They're loyal and caring and check-in/defend each other in their companion chats on the regular. They're untouchable in Act 2, get conditions suppressed in Act 2 and have to make a decision of their lives in Act 3. It works out perfect. They just deal with it all differently. They don't have to awkwardly explain themselves to each other - they both get it. Karlach would have that lust for life Gale needs to re-appreciate his mortal life again. Gale is happy to go to Avernus with her and definitely has the ability to help her find a way to fix her engine. He can provide stability and understanding in a collected way whereas she has the strength to get them through any situation, best of both worlds. - There's more but I've rambled enough. Now to play Gale Origin romancing Karlach, don't mind me.

- Astarion x Karlach (HellSpawn/FireBlood) HellSpawn was the first pairing I ever really got into in this game - mostly due to the sheer amount of unique dialogue they have between them. I was fascinated by the scene change for Astarion in Act 1 during Karlach's Origin and I've been hooked ever since. It's just fascinating to me. Even when he Ascends there is something unique between them that doesn't apply elsewhere. They can relate to each other on a very deep level; two former slaves out for blood against those who did them wrong. Yet they don't have a plan - just an internal rage. Scarred and branded, it's how they can support each other through these hard times. I actually adore how supportive Astarion actually is towards Karlach's Gortash breakdown and how his voice regularly cracks around her (if she goes down in battle next to him, and he cries twice during the final romance scene for Karlach origin). They clearly care about each other even as companions and have that banter that doesn't really offend the other. Karlach doesn't take his BS, and he doesn't allow her to sink into grief for too long and doesn't hide away from her darker side. It's a very interesting ship to me. Monsters stick together.

A TIER - Wyll x Karlach (Wyllach) This one makes the most sense if there was to be a canon. I'm WEAK for enemies to lovers. Although I'd argue Lae'zel x Shadowheart is the better ship for this troupe - I do still love it here for Wyllach, I just wish it went on a little longer since we don't actually get to see their rivalry in Avernus. Would have been interesting to see the slow-burn to friends and then lovers. But for what we got - it's very cute! Similar with Gale, Karlach can live comfortably with a human companion - I believe Wyll is 24 but their maturities match if you ask me. Though, I think I need to play through it as Wyll Origin rather than Karlach. Unfortunately, it was very...bland as Karlach. Wasn't an awful lot of unique dialogue between them - despite the fact they're a shoo in for LOADS since they're already aware of each other before the game starts, unlike everyone else. I've heard Wyll's Origin is much better for it. Though, I do still really love this ship, I can't ignore that unique kiss at the epilogue party - holy shit! It's so CUTE.

SHIPS I NEED TO LOOK INTO MORE - Lae'zel x Karlach I really need to look into this one more, because it does interest me greatly! I've seen a couple clips on YouTube of them and I've been told the Lae'zel romance is very good. I'm not keen to do a 3rd Karlach Origin run, but I'll definitely try and find some scenes of the two if it's not too rarepair. I like the idea of two warriors having very different views on war/battles and how they see the world, but come together anyway. Show each other's way of life. I won't like, I grinned like an idiot at the idea of Lae'zel and Karlach in Avernus whilst also looking after Xan when he hatches from the egg.

Bonus:- Since I've mentioned everyone else. I haven't thought about Shadowheart x Karlach much, despite it being one of the more popular ships for Karlach. It's something I need to think about more at some point, right now it has no opinion from me. I don't think it's terrible at all - I can certainly see where people are coming from! I just need to look for the meat on the bone before I put it in my tier list.

[more-than-a-princess]

Happy Munday! Just a few quick things, plus some cosplay photos from a recent convention (under the cut, in order not to clutter the dash with OOC content).

I am still accepting starters for this starter call! I'll close the call on Saturday, November 18. Until then, I will not have a cap on starters beyond writing one per mun/blog. This will likely be my last starter call from now until the beginning of 2024, so if you'd like me to write you a starter that isn't attached to a meme, this is your chance! I will still share memes when I have the time in my schedule to start new threads, but for those of you who don't like memes and prefer starter calls, this is the best way to interact with me through the holiday season.

I'll be a little quiet around here from today until Friday: I've got two long days in the office and then I'm celebrating my wedding anniversary on Thursday after work (with a considerable amount of food and champagne), so my writing and chatting time will be limited this week.

That said, I've finally had some time to look at my cell phone photos of my costumes from my last anime convention. I'm still waiting on photos from my private photoshoots, but in the meantime, I'll share a costume I haven't posted here yet. I predict some of you may recognize her (hi Bubblez!).

Did you know that I've either played or watched my husband play both AI: The Somnium Files games (because watching me try to play through the somniums is a stressful experience for everyone involved)? Now you do!

Actually, I've had my Boss costume for about a year now and I haven't been in a happy place with it until last month. Admittedly, my dress is a bit oversized after I lost weight and I need to take it in in a few places before wearing it again. That's the only thing that has stopped me from doing a private photoshoot with Boss.

In any case, she was my favorite out of the games and one of the very few (maybe only?) character I cosplay as who is older than me. How is this woman in her forties? I thought I had amazing skincare and genetics but Boss is on another level.

The jacket and gloves are both leather, with the dress made of a cotton/poly spandex and the boots being custom pieces that I ended up repainting to be a closer match to my jacket. The Ai-balls are from Lemon Penguin, who loves Uchikoshi games and produces a few Uchikoshi-related items to vend at conventions (and they conveniently end up at the cons I attend!).

But let me say: I love this wig so much. It was a custom piece after I was hating my own styling attempts, and comes with her 'hair donut' ponytail holder, her slicked back tendrils, and a stubbed ponytail that keeps the weight of the tail and wig lighter on my head. When I get a professional shoot of this done, I definitely want more shots of this incredible wig from the back.

And finally, the AiTSF cosplayers I've met at conventions have all been so friendly and kind! I had to miss the photoshoot this time around but I participated at one at a previous convention: we were a small group but we were mighty. Even if we either weren't recognized or called by some other character name (I get Misato Katsuragi in this one quite a lot. Ironic, as I also have a Misato costume).

[enruiinas]

What is something you want people to know right away about yourself?

        Anxious Munday Meme! // accepting!

     Okay, since I've already talked about how I want to help my RP partners as much as I can, and how I understand that the brain is messy and a lot of us are... really freaking anxious, I'm going to do something that's really difficult for me. I'm going to be upfront about something that would be helpful for me.

     At the end of the day, most of my excessive anxiety comes from not knowing where I stand with people. I operate under the assumption that if you're following me, you've read and understood my rules & have that no pressure mindset I'm most comfortable with - but. There is a particular anxiety-soothing magic in being told outright "Hey, I read these things, and I want you to know I 100% get it." Or even "this is all really great, but one request for me personally - I'm not big on meme spam". It's okay if we're not 100% on everything! There's no bigger comfort to me than being explicitly told what kind of interaction you're looking for/would like to have out of our mutual status.

     This is why I feel so strongly about interest trackers. To me, a mun filling out my interest tracker is the most outright way you can say "Hey, I see you, I know these things, I still want to write with you, here are the things I'm okay with." You are giving me permission to be myself and letting me know that I am someone you want to talk to. That said, I no longer have an interest tracker, because I know they annoy a lot of people (I don't think that's personal, I just think people don't think to SEE interest trackers that way) and I set myself up for being discouraged every single time I post it. I don't say that to guilt people - I think it's more my fault, because I'm not great at outright saying, "This would really help my anxiety and let me be the best RP partner I can be". In my head it becomes "nobody filled it out because I am exhausting and not worth a couple of minutes" - and I know that's not true, but again. Brains. Rude.

     Knowing how I get in my head and hurt my own feelings, it's probably in my best interest not to bring it back/set myself up for that. What I will do instead is list some questions I generally have/would like to know about people that could help me be a slightly less anxious mun - in case anyone ever does feel like something is off and wants to give me that explicit permission to interact. You don't have to answer all of them. Hell, you don't have to answer any of them. But if you feel like we could have a better connection or I could be a better writing partner to you, I think these could help any anxiety issues I'M having to make it that way.

Do you want to write with me? (I know it seems silly and should be obvious, but yes, sometimes if we've had a shy start or haven't found our footing yet or just whatever, just being told someone wants to write with me, well - there's not a lot of issues that can't solve.)

Do you want to talk OOC (either about RP stuff, or real life stuff, or both.)?

Do you prefer one ongoing interaction, a "few" (like, up to 5?) or many? (5+ - BRING THEM ALL).

What kind of dynamic are you interested in exploring between our muses? What kind of threads (genre, canon or AU, etc) do you enjoy or not enjoy?

Is who I am as a roleplayer going to hurt or upset you? Things like: Being slow with replies (I don't put a timeline on them. Sometimes I reply to stuff instantly, sometimes it takes me 6 months to get an idea for something - this is why I like lots of interactions/options.) Replying out of order. The fact that I struggle with silly/lighthearted stuff and have to be in just the right rare mindset to do them because I don't have a funny bone in my body. Occasional hyperfixations on certain threads. A tendency to favor replies for my affiliates when my time is limited, because those are the ones I know best OOC and I know they understand me, so yeah. They're easier to reply to - they've given me that permission to be Saro. Sometimes posting memes, meme calls, or starter calls even if I'm already behind on things. Liking meme or starter calls even if I'm already behind on things. Enjoying receiving and sending meme spam. Some of these are not things I can or will change. I will never commit to being a fast replier, responding within a certain time frame, or replying in order. I can't. So it may turn out that one or some of these things are deal breakers for us and that's okay. I'd just rather be upfront about it both ways. Some of these things are not dealbreakers, and just useful for me to know. If you don't like meme spam, okay. I won't meme spam you. If you don't want me to like your inbox calls if I owe you stuff already, totally get that. I just need to know what I should or should not overthink with someone to truly get to know and be comfortable with them!

[shadovan]

Tareque is such an interesting character, I love so much of the work you have poured into developing him. He's such a flirt and a menace and it brings me so much joy to see what he gets up to with other muses. Please don't ever stop, I cannot get enough of him!

Anon giving me emotions on a Munday

I… still don’t even know how to eloquently respond to this. I read it this morning and almost sappy dribbled in my coffee. I know writers say we don't crave validation, but who doesn't feel a sense of gratitude and satisfaction from hearing words like this?

Thank you so very much for these words.

Tar is my bby. He's been loud as hell in my head for the better part of fourteen years, so it's wonderful to see I can still do him justice when I set him loose on the world. He is a menace. Yet, somehow a darling menace. I think he'll forever be a walking oxymoron of himself.

On another note, I'm seeing more and more posts like this popping up on the dash, just interractions hyping each other up and I am SO here for it. This is how it should be! Keep boosting one another, loves! This is how we encourage new blood into the RPCs when they see things like this. <3

[electricea]

@whimsiicalmuses sent - what do you think about OCs? ( Munday Asks - Accepting )

13. What do you think about OCs?

I have nothing but respect for those who write them - having started in groups and even in forums, most of the characters were OC's in a sense, crafted by the ones in the group and we all accepted each other and welcomed each other - if we didn't like one, it was because we didn't like the writer as a person or felt that they wrote about some really problematic stuff (a notable example that comes to mind is a group RP depicting a physically abusive relationship in which the girl keeps forgiving the guy because he's 'so sorry' and he loves her).

A lot of my closest friends write original characters - I adore writing with them, whether it's in Persona or a modern setting. I think OC writers truly have a unique challenge in having to build a character from the ground up and I think it's unfair that they get so much shit or are all painted with the 'Mary Sue' brush or just straight up get blocked on the spot. I view OC's as I view any other muse or writers - if I don't like them it's not because I dislike OC's a whole - it's because I felt that the character is really unlikable or problematic or I don't like the mun who writes them and even if I have bad experiences, I know not to dismiss all OC's just because one was like that. Any muse has the capacity to be shitty, canon or original, yet we don't stop writing with canons altogether because of one bad experiences with them.

I love meeting them and writing with them and hope to continue meeting and writing with more of them. They're always welcome here.

[rockroselazuli]

TOA Anniversary Munday

Celebrating TOA and the people who contribute to make our group what it is.

Repost, don't reblog. Only fill in what you feel comfortable sharing!

Happy anniversary, TOA! Here's to many more years spent together.

Tagging: myself

Name: rai

Pronouns: he/him

Birthday (no year): december 28th

Where are you from? What is your time zone?: colorado! mountain time zone

Roleplay experience: ooooohh my god um. like 15 years maybe?? most recently on twt. i used to rp on tumblr back in high school though and i'm SO glad to be back cause i missed it. rping on twt is awful i need to be able to write three thousand words in one post

Got any pets?: my kitty selkie :)

Favorite time of year: autumn.. i love pretty leaves and comfortable weather and halloween and pumpkin flavored things god bless

Some interests and things you like: drawing, audio drama podcasts, birds, sugar, cosplaying, horror

Some funfacts & trivia about you:

i collect plushies

i have 14 tattoos and my next one is gonna be grima

i write original stories and someday i'm gonna make a webcomic

What non-Fire Emblem games do you play?: pokemon, animal crossing, other miscellaneas things

Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: type is flying & pokemon is absol. my absolute belovedoh my god that was not supposed to be a pun

How did you get into Fire Emblem?: my childhood friend was really into radiant dawn and told me all about it and then i mentioned it to my dad and he was like "oh yeah fire emebeleme i wanted to try out one of those games" so he bought radiant dawn bc it was the one i talked about and. we did not know it was a sequel for the longest time.

What Fire Emblem games have you played?: 7, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13, 14, 16, 17

First Fire Emblem game: radiant dawn

Favorite Fire Emblem game: awakening

Any Fire Emblem crushes? 😳: g.. gregorgy. also sephiran and naesala. and rafal why is gregory the only human here

If you’ve played the following games, who was your first S support? Who would you S support nowadays?

- Awakening: tharja. now i would gaius if i wasn't so attached to him being inigo's father always

- Fates: silas. now uhhh mmmm?? m. i don't know WAIT. keaton

- Three Houses: i don't remember?????? what the fuck. um. oh nevermind it was claude lmao of course it was claude. and i would do it again

- Engage: no one i uh. seem to have completely missed the chance somehow. anyway i'm going for alfred this time cause alfred/alear is everythign to me

Favorite Fire Emblem class: KINSHI KNIGHT but basically just archers in general. and DANCERS i love them

If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class?: um.. idk but i'd like to think i'd be the donnel archetype cause aptitude is my only chance

If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation?: golden deer!!

If you were an Engage character, which Emblem would you Engage with?: either micaiah bc i like her or um. yeah. i would go with claude also but not when the Other Two are in there can you imagine the bickering

How did you find TOA?: a couple of my mutuals on twt are here!! waves at them

Current TOA muses: yeehaw

Who was your first TOA muse? If you don’t have them anymore, could you see yourself picking them up again?: not toa but my first fire emblem muse ever was volug. yeah i could write him again

Have you had any other TOA muses?: not yet but stay tuned

Do you think you have a type of character you gravitate towards?: yeah lmao. i've got a couple archetypes that hit me like a train every time

What do you believe you enjoy writing the most?: characters with weird ass emotions

Favorite TOA-related memory: i haven't even been here a month yet but this event is really fun

How do you pronounce TOA? 🤔: just the letters lol

Got any delusions that didn’t see the light of day that you’d like to share? 😉: back when i was on twtrp i kinda wanted to pick up ashe but then. i didn't. because ferp on twt is a nightmare and ashe was a popular character (i was cyril. safe in my little bubble)

[pkmntrainer-osiris]

Is Munday

Since the story of this blog is still really getting started (we haven't even met the other protagonist yet!) I doubt anyone really has any questions about it (ofc you can still ask things if you want)

So instead I'm gonna give a fun fact, all the characters you see here are AU versions of preexisting characters of mine, except any Pokemon characters, those were made specifically for the blog. Anyways here's what Osiris, Midha, and Lucien normally look like:

Also little side note, posts might take a bit longer coming out bc my current computer chair is Busted and I'm having ~Back Pains~ because of it, so I really don't like sitting in it to draw atm RDFTVYGH

[daybreakrising]

What’s a good way to start talking to you if people are scared to?

What’s a tip you would give to people trying to get to know you?

Do you dive into conversation easily?

How would you rate your conversation skills?

Do you feel awkward/nervous/etc trying to get to know people?

What is something you want people to know right away about yourself?

What are some things you worry about in terms of new people?

Stranger making small talk, yay or nay for you?

Introvert? Extrovert? Ambivert?

anxious munday meme | @ccaptain

a good way to start talking to me has been answered here! but to summarise: talk about our muses. talk to me about your hcs. talk to me about plots/ideas you have. give me a topic and run with it!

a tip i'd give for people trying to get to know me is: be patient and understand that i don't always reply to messages immediately, and that i may come across as blunt or disinterested from the way i talk but i promise you, i am screeching behind the screen. i'm just not good at expressing that unless i know you well or we've been talking back and forth for a while & i know your humour / style of conversation.

i do not dive into conversation easily, generally. there are exceptions to this, of course, but in the context of newer interactions, it might take some warming up. once we've got to that stage? expect me to drop in your messages at all hours to ramble about something-

my conversation skills were rated here. basically... bad SBGFLKHFKNHKGH

i do feel awkward & anxious trying to get to know people. i always struggle in those early introductions, before i've got a measure of how the person communicates, their sense of humour, etc, bc my neurodivergent and anxiety-riddled brain cannot cope with the idea that the other person might find me annoying, boring, etc. early conversations might seem a bit stilted or awkward because of this but i promise i am not like this forever

something people should know right away about me is that i am ALWAYS down for plotting, for throwing our muses together and seeing what sticks. do you have that one slightly obscure idea that you haven't been able to play out yet? throw it at me - even if we don't end up going for it, i'm still interested to hear about it. i am also always down for shipping (with chemistry, ofc), so if there's a ship you've always wanted to write and i happen to have one of the muses for it? come at me, there's a chance i'm down for it (sidenote: i love rarepairs. give them to me.)

some things i worry about in terms of new people was answered here!

stranger making small talk, yay or nay - NAY. my autistic ass cannot cope with small talk. i can manage the 'how are you / how have you been doing / how's your day been' stuff, but if it's not immediately followed up with actual conversation i like... shrivel up and die inside. please give me something of substance to talk about otherwise i don't know what to say next. the more i know you, the more i can handle occasional small talk, but tbh if i know you that well i probably just ramble at you about stuff out of nowhere so it's not really an issue dlkfngflknhg

and i am undeniably, absolutely, for sure an introvert.