#just me throwing spaghetti on the wall and hoping it sticks

[fruit-sy]

Is Carole in Star Rail??? WAIT WHAT'S HAPPENING IM SO CONFUSED????

Honkai Star Rail's train (left) and the train from the video/trailer thing (right) is similar

OK update, after a bit of reading, the train from the video might be the "Cosmic Juggernaut" which is used to "look across the Imaginary Tree into other universes" ... which also looks similar to Akivili's train in Star Rail so uhh,

The comments are very contradictive, some say it is a Star Rail teaser while newer comments say it is non-canon now, as it was just a "concept animated short"

I barely know who Carole is apart from some glimpses I caught while skipping through the APHO1 story

But, hypothetically, if Carole WAS indeed in Star Rail with Welt, then the mysterious girl character mentioned in Welt's character story might be her...?

The names are just speculations, for all I know I could've completely missed the mark lol

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OK, after giving it more thought, combinations for the names might be

March 7th, ???, Dan Heng, Himeko, Trailblazer

???, March 7th, Dan Heng, Himeko, Trailblazer

Pom-pom(?), March 7th, Dan Heng, Himeko, Trailblazer

Trailblazer(?), March 7th, Dan Heng, Himeko, Pom-pom(?)

For combination #3 : Why I put pom-pom in question mark is bc they don't seem very prominent in the story, thus I'm not sure if they fit the "protagonist" label.

For combination #4 : My brother proposed the fifth was Pompom because they look so much like a mascot character in cartoons and thus is a "common character in cartoons". Also the character is referred to as a "creature", not a human/person. Also, I guess the trailblazer's personality may be seen as "sparkling"? maybe? And there is no reference to gender

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None of my brothers who have Welt have reached level 80, and Idk anyone who reached that level already so I can't like, double check it

Also why is it "[blank]'s relationship"?

I'm assuming since it's Welt's own character story and Welt's OWN LOG, it would be talking about himself. Is he referring to his old name, Joachim? Or is it from another character's POV?

Also 2, why are the names redacted? I assumed it was the Astral Express because he mentioned "protagonists", since he refers to the trailblazer as the "protagonist". But could it be with some other characters from other games?

[terresdebrume]

On top of all of this, I'd like to address the dysphoria bit because I feel like it's been a little glossed over in the original response but: if you feel dysphoric about your body and feel like you're attracted to women in a "guy way" and you're worried about what that means for your gender I just want to say: you are allowed to wonder about that.

You are allowed to explore your own masculinity, whether you la d somewhere in the butch area, or you enjoy being a drag king, or you find more resonance in being a man who is attracted to women, you are allowed to do that. You are allowed to find pleasure in masculinity

Terf literature will try to convince you that masculinity is aggressive and harmful by nature but it is what you make of it. Masculinity can be and often is soft and caring and pleasant, and I do hope you will find it in yourself to experiment with it and allow it in your life and your gender and sexuality as much as you want it to be there

Exploring masculinity is not an act of violence, it is not an act of self denial, it is not an act of conformity, and it is certainly not an act of betrayal of any kind, and if that feels like something worth exploring (whether it's with clothing, or presentation, or other things that feel masculine to you) then I hope you allow yourself to have it and don't let anyone take it away from you

first of all, this is all legit, and not bait, though i have a feeling it may come off that way, this did happen to me. please don't publish if tumblr sends it off anon.

i'm a lesbian with gender dysphoria, and while i haven't had much sexual experience, i would consider myself a stone top. in the last year and a half i began reading "terf"/radical feminist writings and reading "terf" tumblr blogs fairly actively, largely out of frustration with misogyny i was experiencing IRL. though i never engaged with the community i did stop identifying as genderfluid and started understanding my dysphoria as stemming from the trauma of being bullied by other girls for having a high-androgen DSD, and using different pronouns/transition thoughts as unhealthy coping mechanisms. i'm happy with this, but i also don't know if i'm attracted to women anymore.

i've always been attracted to women in a way that's stereotypically guy-like; i find feminine women very attractive and not so much fellow(?) butches, want to penetrate with a strap on, don't like bush much, cursory interest in BDSM/daddy kink. i read/watched het erotica and porn sometimes and identified with the man. what i read problematized pretty much every aspect of that- femininity as a cage, penetration as violence/straps as disidentification w the female body, infantilization of women, bdsm as abuse etc. also, desisting making me more conscious of dysphoria/knowledge of how extensive sexual dimorphism is putting me off both women with larger breasts and hips AND smaller breasts and hips/unrealistically masculine body types as well. so a lot of what turned me on before isn't arousing anymore, or i feel guilty about it, and i haven't been able to find butch4butch stuff which is much healthier very interesting.

i consider my sexuality healthier now on a political level but my ability to get aroused/jerk off has plummeted (used to be i could jork it sunrise to sunset) and thinking about being in a relationship w another woman makes me feel uneasy and weird, especially since a lot of what i read emphasized reciprocative cunnilingus/tribbing (which i don't like) as the healthiest sex options. i also think about both my dysphoria and my sexuality issues 100x more than i did before, even though i was promised the opposite (freedom from dysphoria and feeling happier as a lesbian), and it's stressing me out day-to-day. i'm aware based on your general ethos that you probably think i'm a terrible person right now, but i figured it'd be useful to seek the opinion of someone who radically disagrees with what i've read on what i could/should do next, since i admittedly miss being at peace with my sexuality.

thanks for reading.

hi there anon,

it's a bummer that you'd think I would assume you're a terrible person based on everything you've told me here. I generally try not to consider people terrible unless they're actively being shitheads or hurting other people, which doesn't sound at all like you're describing. from what you've told me, you've been up to your eyes in some information that's made you feel deeply uncomfortable in your sexuality and now you're seeking out a new perspective to help you make sense of that hurt. that describes most of the people who send me questions!

it's so striking to me that much of what you're describing is very reminiscent of what's recounted in The Persistent Desire, an anthology of writings on butch/femme identities edited by femme historian and archivist Joan Nestle that was released in 1992. in various essays and interviews countless butches and femmes recount their discomfort with the feminist turn against butch and femme identities that too place in the 70s, when both roles were declared problematic recreations of heterosexuality and summarily decried as politically "incorrect" for lesbians. it's shocking to me how much what you've described echoes these accounts experienced by lesbians half a century ago - the disowning of women who are "excessively" feminine or masculine, the demonizing of penetrative sex, general insistence that there are "correct" sex acts that every lesbian is supposed to enjoy, and the deep discomfort and insecurity that this causes among people who don't fit into the very rigid standards of proper lesbian identity set forth.

here's a link to a PDF, if that's interesting to you at all. it's very long, so feel free not to read it straight through; it's a great project to skim and an incredible way to get in touch with the lesbians who came before us. their accounts of their lives are so wildly different from the boundaries of "good" queer representation that feel so universal today; in discussing their own lives many of these women speak very bluntly about their experiences with abuse, drugs, sex work, and violence. it's a great glimpse into the lives and history of a lot of very ordinary lesbians just living their lives, and I'm very grateful it's been preserved.

now, as for what you're actually gonna do: hey. listen. first of all, if you haven't given up reading this stuff yet, you've gotta. you simply cannot keep internalizing stuff that makes you overanalyze your own sexuality so hard that you feel uncomfortable about being attracted to women. that's not "healthy," that's conversion therapy lite. there are other places to talk about feminism without being made to feel ashamed of yourself.

listen: there's nothing unhealthy about anything that you described about yourself. being a stone butch, being attracted to certain looks and aesthetics, watching porn, wanting to use a strap and roleplay during sex and not being interested in other sexual activities - all of those thing are completely normal and, yes, healthy. certainly healthier than feeling the need to repress your sexuality so hard that thinking about being with a woman doesn't feel right!

should we run through that list?

femininity as cage - sure, okay, femininity isn't for everyone, and there are parts of it that suck. that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with women who like to wear dresses or put on makeup or shave or whatever, or anyone who's attracted to those women. genuinely I cannot think of anything less interesting or important to feminist organizing than getting hung up about what people want to wear. it's clothes, dude. it's fucking clothes. pick a more important hill to die on, I implore you.

penetration is not the same thing as violence. there's just nothing to debate about that one; it's patently absurd to pretend that every act of penetrative sex is rape and you'd have to fundamentally misunderstand how consent works to believe that.

straps are not about "disidentification with the female body," they're about augmenting a sexual experience. a strap-on is not more problematic than a vibrator or a massage oils or a pillow used to prop up a body part. unless those are also bad? are those bad? are pillows disidentifying from the female body also? I'm not up to date on this.

straight up I don't even know which part of your whole deal the infantilization of women is supposed to address, but a thing that I've always found interesting about a lot of radical feminists who are deeply distrustful of sex is the way that many of them seem to assume that women can't be trusted to understand their own sexual desires and need to be taught what's appropriate. seems kind of condescending to me, personally.

BDSM isn't the same thing as abuse. abuse, crucially, is not a situation that people can safe word out of or negotiate the constraints of. it's kind of like how, you know, I purposefully pay people to shove needles in my skin when I want a tattoo, but I wouldn't be stoked about it if somebody just ran up to me in public and started stabbing me without any warning or conversation. context is crucial. there can certainly be abusive people within BDSM spaces, but that's true of people of literally every sexual proclivity on earth, and certainly not an innate feature of BDSM. it's just make believe, dude. it's dress up. it's sex LARPing.

also, psst, hey. that thing about being attracted to women in a "guy-like" way? no such thing. men are humans, dude; they experience attraction in as many different ways as anyone else. for every dude interested in the same stuff as you there are men yearning for hairy women, muscular women, masculine women, women who will dominate them, women who would rather be eaten out then penetrated, and so on. to say nothing of the men who aren't into women at all! and, as is obvious from your own experience, men don't have a monopoly on those kinds of feelings, anyway! there are no men or women feelings, dude; it's all just people having feelings and fighting for their lives trying to figure out what they're into to.

I want to particularly talk about that last bit, where you mentioned not enjoying or wanting to engage in cunnilingus or tribbing. that's totally fine! people like different shit in all kinds of combinations - I'm personally a huge fan of getting eaten out and scratched up or bitten, but I don't do penetration and I've genuinely never met anyone who actually liked tribbing - and there are absolutely people out there who will, to paraphrase the poet Tinashe, perfectly match your freak.

(have you heard about the perpetual, critical shortage of tops that the queer community faces? you'd be a godsend, just saying.)

also, actually, hey I wanted to circle back to another thing as well: it's deeply alarming to me that whatever radfem stuff you've been reading has you feeling "put off" of women with wide hips and large breasts as well as women with small breasts and hips. what is wrong with either of those? both of those are just ways that women naturally look. women just look a wide variety of ways, and it's sad that that's upsetting you now. just thinking about this, conceptually, is giving me hives.

having been up to your eyes in all of this, I can definitely understand why you'd feel the urge to overanalyze you own gender and sexuality to the point of completely talking yourself out of identifying with anything that feels good for you. as I said, that's actually not healthy in any way, and as a sex educator I can't say that I think anyone genuinely invested in your well-being would want that for you.

entirely aside from their feelings on trans people, which I obviously disagree with pretty vehemently, one of the things about radfems that's most endlessly vexing to me is the insistence that such an extremely narrow range of sexual behaviors are appropriate. seems like a miserable way to live, and I sincerely hope you can detangle yourself from the morass of shame it's landed you in. you deserve better.

[enhafilthandfiction]

no thoughts head empty only thinking about angry sex w jungwon 😫

Angry - Yang Jungwon ♡

A/N : Omg this Jungwon is so hot, I had a fun time writing this so ik you'll enjoy reading it! Happy reading :)

Pairing : Bf!Jungwon X Fem!Reader

Warnings : Angry Won, dirty talk, degrading, manhandling, Jungwon is kinda rough, some hairpulling and breath play, Jungwon is almost a mean dom / brat tamer but soft at the end.

Word Count : 890 Words

♡ Masterlist ♡

"You think you're so funny Y/n" he chuckles darkly to himself, pushing you into his apartment and slamming the door behind him. He was angry and you knew you were to blame.

You have been teasing him all night, starting off by wearing a short slutty dress, and then literally talking to anyone that came your way. The bar tender? Oh yeah, slip in some flirting there too just to see Jungwon's face as his eyes grow darker.

He finally lost it when you grinded against a random person in his crowd, letting the stranger grip your hips and move you against him.. Jungwon simply couldn't take it.

His eyes warned you and you decided it was enough teasing, hesitantly making your way over to him, not giving you a chance to speak before grabbing your wrist and dragging you out of that place, unless you wanted to make a scene in front of the whole club.

The second you stepped into his apartment, he turned you around and pushed you against the door, one of his hand at the back of your neck, pushing your cheek against the wall. "What were you thinking huh? Teasing me like that?" he questions, pressing his crotch against your ass. "Huh? Answer me slut"

You could only babel nonsense, legs already shaking with need for him. "P-please Won" you could only hope that he'll give in, but he wasn't going to that easily.

"Huh, such a pathetic whore" he scoffs "Is that all you do? Beg for me to fuck you senseless?" his hands find the back of your head, tugging on your hair to pull you off the door. He lifts you up on his shoulders, taking you to the bedroom before roughly throwing you on the bed.

You sit back up to find him staring at you with crossed arms. "C'mon doll, strip for me"

You gulp and sit up properly, looking at him with doe eyes before lifting your hands up to the spaghetti straps of your dress, tugging on them gently before dropping them down your shoulder and waiting for him to say something. "Don't fucking tease" he warns.

Deep down you shrug, wanting to test him farther, snaking your hands down to your things and attempting to lift up your dress from there. He loses his patience, making his way over to the bed and flipping you over in one go, bringing you on all fours.

His fingers swiftly unzip the dress and he pulls it off of you along with your panties without wasting time. "There we go, can't you even undress yourself?" he asks, rolling his eyes at your attitude.

He hastily takes off his belt, and unzips his pants, sliding them down along with his underwear. His cock springs up and he gives it a few strokes before lining it with your tip but never quite going in. "You know, I can be a tease too baby" he says smugly, making you whine.

"Please Won, n-need you" you plead, back arching for him.

"I'm gonna fuck you so good baby" he declares, brushing his tip along your fold just to tease you more. "But you're not allowed to cum until I tell you to"

Before you can even complain, he sticks his tip inside you, slowly fitting in his whole length into your tight cunt. "Fuck you're so wet" he points out "Bet that guy can't make you this wet, huh?" he questions, referring to the random stranger that you grinded on.

"N-no Won, only you!" you almost scream out when he starts thrusting into you without warning. Grunts falls from his lips as he fucks you at a quick speed, your arms giving in as your forehead hits the bed.

With one hand he grabs both your hands, pinning them back on your lower back and with the other hand he holds the back of your neck, pushing your face farther into the bed as his cock continues plunging inside you.

His hips pick up their pace, fucking you dumber, making you close your eyes and drool into the sheets. "You can take it, right?" he asks teasingly, as he notices your fucked out state.

He lets go of your hands and neck to grip your hips instead, fucking you on him, making you meet his thrusts. Your hands come to your sides, fisting the sheets at the overwhelming pleasure. "F-fuckkmm" you mumble out, being literally fucked dumb.

He laughs at your state before grasping your hair again and pulling up into his body, your back suddenly against his chest as he fucks you hard and fast. His hand wraps around your neck, lightly squeezing at times. "This is what dirty sluts get" he explains, applying light pressure to your neck, making you lose yourself in pleasure.

He feels you clenching around him and with a few more thrusts, he's releasing inside you, heavily breathing into your neck. He lets go of your hopeless body, making his way to the bathroom to get a damp rag to clean you up.

He even brushes your hair gently, before laying down with you. "Good girl Y/n, you did so well for me" he praises. "Maybe if you behave, you'll get to cum later" he promises, making you nod as he brings you to his chest.

Hello, thankyou for reading to the bottom, appreciate it :) I managed to write this in one sitting so I'm very proud of myself for that lmao. Anyways, have a good day/night and remember that ily! <333

[desertfangs]

Since you write a lot do you have tips for people who want to write more?

Hi, anon! I can sure try and tell you some of what works for me!

Ignore advice that you don’t find helpful (that includes these tips!)

Writing is a process, but your writing process is always going to be unique to you, so if something doesn’t work for you, trying to implement it is only going to make you miserable. Like some people will tell you to write every day, but sometimes the pressure of that is going to be too much. Basically anything that doesn’t work for you, chuck it in the bin. You don’t need it.

Put your word processor in full screen

I write in Scrivener, which has a “composition mode” but you can also just put your document on full screen to minimize distractions. That way it’s harder to flip over to check Discord or Tumblr or whatever. Of course, I still exit out of full screen every time I need to look something up in the thesaurus and then I end up spending 15 minutes screwing around on the internet so you know, it's not a perfect system.

Work on several things at once and don’t be afraid to step away if a story isn’t working

Granted, my writing method is like throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks, so I tend to start a lot of stuff that fizzles out after a few paragraphs (or a few thousand words 😭😭) and I know juggling multiple things does not work for everyone.

I personally usually need at least 2 current WIPs, so I can switch to the second when I get stuck on the first. This means even while I’m ruminating on one fic, I’m writing another. But I have friends who literally can’t write on more than one project at a time or their brains will explode, so again, it’s just about what works best for you.

[BRACKETS]

If you’re stuck on something like a detail or a fact you need to look up or a piece of dialogue (“How the fuck would Lestat respond to THAT?” is my constant refrain, my cats are tired of hearing it), just put something in brackets like [Lestat replies with something flirty or witty] or [Fact check if X] or whatever it is, and then you can move on and keep going and not lose your momentum.

Set a Timer

If you're struggling to make yourself focus and write, set a timer for 10, 15, 25 minutes (whatever increment of time works for you!) and write until it goes off. You can keep going after if you're on a roll, or your can stop for a while, but it will get you into the mindset of writing. And even if that's all you do that day, hey, you wrote for 10 minutes!

Kill your need for perfection and that critic in your brain

I am still working on this but it’s true! You can make your WIP more perfect in editing. The old adage that you can’t fix a blank page is correct. And honestly, a lot of times I will write something and think ‘ugh this is no good’ and then go back and read it weeks later and really dig it. Or I figure out what it needs to make it better. (Or sometimes it still sucks and we just pretend it never happened.) But no one else has to see your first drafts! So don’t stress about making the first draft super good or agonize too much over word choice. Just get words on the page and worry about making it better later.

I hope you find some of that helpful, Anon!

[jakesimfromstatefarm]

[sneak peek] The MatchMatic 3000 || Jake Sim

update: this fic's been posted!! click here to read!

a/n: helloooo this is a lil peek into what i've been working on for a bit now! i'm hoping to get this out by next week? (cross ur fingers with me) anywaysss i've been having so much fun writing this and just indulging in a fun, crack, writing style! this is gonna be a brief sneak peek, so let me know if anyone else wants another snippet :D

genre: fluff, comedy, college!au, matchmaking!au, just very fun & random humor (simply good vibes all around!), & of course pining puppy dog simp jake ;)

short summary: the one where jake’s best friend turns into a self-proclaimed “Campus Cupid” with a matchmaking algorithm, and jake’s ready to bribe, beg, and possibly sell his soul to make sure he gets paired with you. because heaven forbid he just talks to you like a normal guy in love. nope, jake’s plan A is “hack the system,” and plan B? well, there is no plan B—he’s fully committed to this delulu life.

Subject: [SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT]

Hello there awesome students & fellow single-tons,  

Have you ever looked around campus and thought, ‘Wow, everyone here is either taken, weird, or impossible to talk to?’ Well, I’m here to save you from the deep trenches of singleness with...*drumroll please* 

THE MATCHMATIC 3000  –– the university's very own matchmaking algorithm that's here to pair you with your perfect second half!  

How does it work you ask? Simple. 

Download the app from the link in this email (no, it's not a scam or an elaborate hoax, I promise).  

Enter your name and student ID (for verification purposes only – no catfishing allowed!)  

Answer a bunch of super fun questions that might make you question your life choices but will definitely help MatchMatic 3000 find your perfect match! 

Once you’re done, the app will work its algorithmic magic to pair you with someone who’s probably just as confused about life as you are but is at least willing to share similar pizza toppings with you. 

Why are we doing this, you ask? Because who doesn’t love a good matchmaking fiasco? It’s like throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks, except instead of pasta, it’s your love life. And hey, if it doesn’t work out, at least you’ll have some hilarious stories to tell your future therapist!

(Please don't bill me for your therapy bill. I'm broke.)  

It’s scientifically engineered, which means it’s flawless. Trust me, I’m very smart. Sign up now, and may your love life finally flourish. If it doesn’t, well, you can’t say I didn’t try.  

Sincerely, your friendly campus cupid, 

Lee Heeseung <3 

*Disclaimer: The university, nor I, takes no responsibility for any romantic entanglements, awkward encounters, or sudden realizations that you might be better off single. Please use the MatchMatic 3000 responsibly.* 

[blckvchaos]

WIP Tag Game

So the lovely @graysparrowao3 tagged me for the wip tag game - thank you!!

I'll tag whoever wants to join - additionally maybe @dutifullylazybread @sasha199 @forget-me-maybe @reverieblondie @lemonsrosesandlavender @tealfling

So a snippet for the third chapter of my Rolan x Tav fanfic is underneath the cut, but my writing process is always quite messy and I throw around everything until the spaghetti sticks to the wall, so anything underneath might be bound to change!

I hope you enjoy either way!

“She was terrifying, the githyanki woman. Asked me about the other gith Yul and I saw on our way to the mountain pass.” Zorru inhaled another spoonful of mashed potatoes before reaching for the flask of water. “I swear she was about to gut me right then and there. She even wanted me to grovel before her as if the whole situation was not humiliating enough. Feyre stopped her very quickly though.” 

He gulped down some water, Bex looking in his direction with concern etched onto her delicate features, Danis beside her slowly sinking his spoon back into his bowl of mashed potatoes grilled meats. Zorru ate as if it would be his last meal. Must’ve felt like it too, judging by the way his face grimaced as he retold his encounter with the gith, Lae’zel was her name if Rolan remembered correctly. 

Of course, he remembered correctly. 

These busybodies made it exceedingly harder hour by hour to ignore them.

“She is amazing, really. Shot the githyanki one single withering look, and told her to stand down. And it worked! Even apologized to me for her companion's behavior, while the other one looked like she was about to skin me alive. And still, she had the compassion to be kind to me, to ask me for help. As if I was the one holding all the cards right there. The whole encounter felt surreal.” 

Something flashed on Zorru’s face resembling reverence. It made Rolan’s skin itch. 

Rolan could not stand her. 

Not her interference in any business, no matter how big or small. Nor her fierce gaze when she walked by him, talking to her companions about their next steps, or when she confided with Zevlor about their progress. 

He did not like how everybody seemed to fall to their knees in front of her, figuratively speaking of course, as they praised and thanked her countless times. 

It made him want to scream how Cal and Lia seemed so besotted with her too, how they laughed and bickered together, and how she shot toothy smiles in his direction when Lia and Cal talked about him. He hated how her smile made him feel warm inside his veins and his stomach all fuzzy, how he perked up whenever he heard her name and turned around in her direction whenever he heard her voice. 

He absolutely loathed how she indulged him in discussions, asking about his apprenticeship, which schools of magic he was most interested in and why, and which spells he was intrigued to learn. 

How she showed so much compassion and interest in all their kin, and yet whenever he saw her extend her good nature and kindness, and her pretty smiles, all he wanted was her attention to himself. 

Rolan truly could not stand her.

It must have shown on his face because Cal leaned over, asking him in a whispering tone “Are you alright? You look like you are about to punch someone in the face. Did Zorru’s story wind you up that much?”

“What? No!” Quickly, as if Cal had not already seen the scowl on his face, he tried to fix his posture. “I am just ever concerned. It has been days, and still, we’re all just sitting here on our asses, doing nothing to progress our journey to Baldurs Gate. No one has any idea how long it will take or what the next steps will be, and ever since those adventurers came through it seems as if everyone is content to not even lift a finger. They have helped defend us, and as if that was not enough, now they even feed us! Do none of you feel humiliated by the prospect of accepting handouts without giving anything in turn?”

Cal looked struck, making Rolan regret his harsh words immediately. He hadn’t meant to lash out at Cal like that, not at anyone really, but Rolan was frustrated and the feeling only grew by the minute. His fingers itched to do something, anything really. 

“Look”, Zevlor interfered with a sigh from behind Rolan, having appeared out of seemingly nowhere. He must’ve overheard Rolan's outbreak and decided to prevent further escalations. “We are all trying our best within the circumstances we are given. The scouts are patrolling at all hours, bleeding into the lands to try and find a way to cross the mountain pass safely. We try to train all those who require assistance so that no one is left helpless in case of an attack. Some are trying to discuss matters with the druids to prolong our stay here until we can leave without being slaughtered seconds after leaving.”

In his periphery, he could see Ethel craning her neck to listen in on the conversation. Busybodies, all of them. 

“We are all trying, in whichever way we can - sometimes that has to be enough. At least for the time being. And it is not like we are letting them take all responsibilities from us, we help them, too. There is no shame in accepting a helping hand when it is offered.” 

Of course, Zevlor was right. He knew how to handle situations like this, having been a hellrider commander. Leading qualities flow through Zevlors blood. 

But Rolan had never held such a station. Rolan had never had to sit out a conflict, because Rolan never had the luxury to not fight for his life, and the life of his siblings when conflict arose. It had always been fight or flight, there never was an option to stop and think about the next steps.

Additionally, he did not like sitting here, reading within the same book about beginners' evocation magic over and over again. He had run out of material to revise over and over again a while ago, and now he felt like he was left with nothing to further progress his magical capabilities. One could only advance a spell so many times before he could not think of further ways to modify them. 

He felt frustrated and useless, and it made him dislike the strange ragtag group around the green-haired druid with her piercing eyes even more.

[bardicbeetle]

Holidays are fucking weird.

Probably not for everyone, but they’re weird for me, the eldest daughter turned eldest disgrace. The queer one who “hates everyone” now. The trans piece of shit who changed their name and won’t stop shaving their goddamn head and keeps bringing home that quiet tall boy. The eldest grandchild on one side and the eldest grandchild with a cunt on both, the one who is supposed to be popping out grandchildren of their own by now because you’re 26 and you’ve had a partner with a cock for nine years, hurry it up already. The displaced and back in their shitty ass hometown, the jobless and the liar and the ungrateful irresponsible mess.

Holidays are weird for me.

I don’t get along with a lot of my family, I can play nice for a few hours but it’s exhausting. I don’t like the urge I get to hypermasculinize myself when I have to be around them just for the hope that I will maybe get misgendered and misnamed 10% less if I do. I don’t hate them, I am angry with a lot of them but that is not the same as hate. Hell, a whole half of my family barely knows who I am at this point. Seeing my maternal side over the summer for a funeral was a strange dance of this is not the place to come out. Because I do not want to be the one in trouble for starting “Drama” at an open casket. It’s easier to swallow a name that isn’t mine anymore when I know they don’t know. When the only person who could have told them is not even bothering to try. But. I never expected much from Sabra.

Holidays are weird.

I don’t know who I am right now and that makes it harder. I think maybe this year has just been too much, and in trying to escape it I have twisted that into needing to escape my own self alongside it. I cut my hair to control something. I eat food I enjoy. I write until my fingers ache and my brain feels like it’s melting. I scream and I cry and I test out names and clothes and characters and nothing quite sticks. I am throwing spaghetti at the wall knowing it’s still raw, and trying my best not to resent those around me for whom progress seems as easy as breathing.

I’m not going this year.

Not to my family’s anyway.

I will go with my partner to a smaller gathering, where I will be called the right name (or whatever passes for it right now) closer to 90% of the time, even if the gender thing is still understood to a degree of zero. And it will be easier. Lighter. Less judgemental than the people nearer by. And I will miss my brother and my best friend (who he is married to, what luck), and maybe a little bit I will miss my parents. But everything else is a fuse I do not wish to ignite.

[rawliverandgoronspice]

For context, I believe Rauru’s Hyrule is a “new” Hyrule founded after the past version(s) fell long in the past (allowing it to exist in any timeline, etc)

I was thinking about Ganondorf and reincarnation. My theory naturally implies TOTK Ganondorf is not literally The Same Dude from OOT that all the other appearances of Ganon(dorf) are. Well, except maybe Four Swords Adventures, but that’s kinda vague. Uh, anyway

The conversation that naturally crops up when it comes to reincarnation in the Zelda series is the touchy subject that is Demise’s Curse and what it actually means on a practical level. People tend to interpret it to either mean Ganondorf is a literal reincarnation of Demise, or an incarnation of Demise’s hatred. But I really don’t think so.

Demise’s curse specifically states that “an incarnation of my hatred shall ever follow your kind, dooming them to wander a blood-soaked sea of darkness for all time!” The obvious way to interpret this is the idea that some Big Evil Guy will pop up now and again to toss a bowling ball at Hyrule and knock a few pins over until some kid in green PJs comes along and smacks them around a bit, but I really don’t think it’s meant to be nearly that literal. Mostly because it would remove literally all agency from Ganondorf. Which is lame. And also, it kinda doesn’t make sense? Not every conflict in Hyrulean history involves Ganondorf. Hyrule has quite the blood-soaked sea of darkness all on its own, no Ganondorf required. Even ignoring all the stuff involving Vaati, there’s the Hyrulean Civil War, which, granted, is implied to have potentially involved the Gerudo, but very likely had several different players, and it was the Hylians who were clearly taking power, as they’re the ones who eventually wound up on top.

All of this to say, I think the incarnation of Demise’s hatred is less Ganondorf and more just the general greed and desire for power that those who inhabit Hyrule may feel. That Ganondorf happens to really enjoy having power simply makes him an obvious example, but by that same token it paints many of the various monarchs and royals in Hyrulean history in a similar light. It also means that those who fall prey to this are still perfectly in control of their own actions. They are culpable, and still complex people rather than just being the literal incarnations of evil. It also means that the fact that Ganondorf can reincarnate is less to do with being Demise reborn and more to do with him just having an exceptionally strong will and spirit all on his own

That said, I am Not a good Analyst and I’m mostly throwing spaghetti at the wall and hoping something sticks. So uh dear smart person who is also a big Ganondorf fan does any of this spaghetti stick

Heyy thank you so much for this ask, it's super interesting!

I agree that the curse being more about light beckoning darkness, and stability demanding upheaval just like absolute order leads to death just as surely as entropy does, feels very appropriate and binds the entire series together.

I also think this Ganondorf being a different dude, and the kingdom of Hyrule being one of its many versions, makes the most sense (even if I'm a little sad because my favorite part of Ganondorf is how his arc pans out across several games, I think the gaps between each game nourish him into a more interesting version of himself and I'm sad this one loses all the previous buildup of content --even if that makes sense, his last version was 17 years ago so okay I guess.....)

I've seen takes that say that TotK is the real, historical version of the legends that are Ocarina of Time, A Link to the Past and even perhaps Skyward Sword... and I'm really not on board personally. Not because they're Wrong to think that, it might even be what Nintendo is going for tbh, but it just comes down to me believing this version of the events is so much weaker and less rich than the legends they're based on, and that kind of doesn't make sense to me that reality would be even more black and white and drab than the way people (especially the victors) would have retold the story to each other? Again, I think that's really the heart of why TotK is not landing with me: if you recovering your past leads to you being coddled in what you already and always believed, then the world feels crazy claustrophobic to me? It's just not how these things tend to happen in real life, so if it does here... it's suffocating? Inescepable, almost?

(I mean Zelda always had this vibe of being pretty existentially horrifying when unpacked for two seconds, but I think this iteration pushes it to unprecedented heights)

[themournwatcher]

How do you come up with your ocs? Like what's your creative process

ahh the dreaded creative process question...

sometimes it starts as music or a song that i'm attached to and i build off of that. sometimes ur listening to a song and you're like "this would go hard as a solo fight scene in a shitty freeform show" and you just gotta run with that.

usually for ocs in established media i try to eke out some of the themes already there and interpret it in my own way! "how would I explore this" vs how the creator or other fans do.

usually though when it's original characters for my original fiction or maybe d&d/pathfinder, i kind of... have to work on it for a little while. a lot of the times the character starts out as a vision in my mind and i have to determine how they got there; developing early life concepts is a huge thing for me because i feel like family and community in your formative years will greatly shape who you become (for better or worse).

oftentimes it does come down to using ocs as an outlet and building them around what i'm feeling: grief, loneliness, love, hope, anger. anger is a big one because i'm a pretty angry person; not in a way that i try to display to others but just inside. sometimes im ashamed of my anger, so how do i make a character who isn't ashamed of it and can express it? does this help me as an outlet? also trans feelings. 100% i am making trans ocs to explore the way i feel and relate to identity, gender, and sexuality. idk this feels very not good explanation LOL

for me i throw spaghetti on the wall until something sticks. once an idea has me it doesn't let go: for example, melchior; i knew i wanted a bard. i knew i was playing curse of strahd. how do i make a character that fits into the setting? i had him come from ravenloft and made him downtrodden, cynical, but still with a belief that he has a duty to minimize harm. even when it's hard. even when he can't always do it. because i need to find a way to do that. and forgive myself when i can't.

[meanbeanzone]

Excuse me Bean I have two questions I hope you don’t mind me asking you this. Okay my first question is ¿How do you draw the hands of your female and Male toons? And I also love the backgrounds you do in your comic my second question is ¿What are the steps do you do to create your backgrounds for your comics?.

You don’t have to answer me right now you can answer me later because you most be busy with your comic of Razz’s past which I love it.

This is kinda hard to answer cause I"m really just throwing spaghetti at the wall an hoping it sticks half the time. I don't really have a method I just kinda do it.

[ripeteeth]

Hi!Hope you are keeping well.You don't have to answer this question but I am such a fan of your writing,I really want to know how do you do it? How do you write? What is your creative process like? What goes in your head while deciding the direction of the plot or story? What books do you read to write those lovely quotes on the beginning of each chapter? Who or what are your influences?

How do you manage to achieve that lyrical quality of writing, amazing plot,characters with such depth and their personal meditations on life?

You are one of my favourite writers and i would be elated to hear your advice.It's hardly ever you get to hear from your idols.

Omg, I am bowled over, you are way too generous and way too kind! Thank you!!! So much for the ultra lovely words! It makes me so happy that you like my scribblings. I'm afraid I'm not very good at giving writing advice (or taking it) and I don't know how well I can explain my hack of a process, but I'll do my best.

Generally, it just starts with an idea. Two characters I want to see mashed together, or a scene I want to see realized. Like I'm working on a book with Theseus and the Minotaur, and the first thing in my head was Theseus and the Minotaur looking at each other down a long dark, candlelit hallway, with this uneasy and erotic tension. I also wanted to play with a bit of character inversion and make the Minotaur extremely well-read and gentle and creative, and make Theseus a bit of a brute. One of my favorite things in literature is taking the typical unsympathetic or villainous character and recasting everything through their POV. So I think a core idea or scene and also, almost more important, I think of the sort of main emotion I want to evoke in my reader and leave them with.

I'm a terribly messy writer and tend to throw plot points at the story like spaghetti on a wall, just looking to see what sticks. (Though I'm really working to change this as I move from fic to original stuff because I'm taking on more plotwork and it's too much to pants for me.)

The others, where I find the quotes and how my writing and character work has developed, are really one and the same. I read a lot! And I read a lot of books that write the way I admire and would like to write. I'm not very original tbh, but I am a very good mimic. As one of my favorite books on creativity says, "Start copying. Nobody is born with a style or voice. We don't come out of the womb knowing. who we are. In the beginning, we learn by pretending to be our heroes. We learn by copying. We're talking about practice here, not plagiarism - plagiarism is trying to pass someone else's work off as your own. Copying is about reverse-engineering. It's like a mechanic taking apart a car to see how it works." (I highly, HIGHLY rec this book if you are looking for great viewpoint on creativity and originality and finding your voice in creative fields, it goes into it much deeper but the core is this: study and copy the masters you're inspired by like you're an apprentice to a Renaissance master. Figure out how they did it. Find the thinking behind it, the technique. Then take that and put your own characters and setting and story through that lens, see what you find.)

So, I copy. I reverse-engineer. I read and reread my favorites and make notes about why certain things work and resonate and how I'd like to try something similar. Sometimes I try to write similar characters or similar scenes as writing warmups and practice, just to see how it feels or changes my own voice.

My favorite authors and the ones I'm the most inspired by are Jeanette Winterson, Anne Carson, John Gardner, Ocean Vuong, Clarice Lispector, Umberto Eco, Italo Calvino, and Patti Smith. I know I'm forgetting a bunch, but these are the top ones that I'm always circling back to, taking down their books and opening them up like they're a cadaver and I'm Victor Frankenstein, desperate to see how they tick.

You TRULY made my whole month with this ask, it's so lovely and a bright spot as I struggle and gnash my teeth over my current projects, so really, thank you so much!

[ashleywool]

Hello! Saw the show on Sunday and loved every second! I'm also a non-union performer who is neurodivergent (ADHD with anxiety comorbidity though I suspect it could be something more) and I've lately been struggling with navigating the audition process and its characteristics (loud waiting rooms, disruption of routine, long travel days, over stimulation of NYC itself) with my how my brain works.

I also live a bit far from the city so I usually need to weigh pros and cons when deciding what to go out for. And I find I'm constantly weighing the effects on my mental state against the opportunities it could give me. Are their things you or your cast mates do to help accommodate during situations like that? Do you think their are accommodations that the theatre community could put in place in audition spaces to better include neurodiverse talent?

To be clear, the actual audition part of it never bothers me it's always the easiest part. I just find I feel completely fried by the time I get in the room because of what it took mentally to get myself there.

Either way How to Dance in Ohio is such a breath of fresh air and I hope it manages to find life after Broadway either on tour or in schools or maybe a spot off-broadway. It has so much more good to give.

Ooooof. I feel this. All of it. I'm originally from northern Westchester and I spent many exhausting commutes doing exactly this.

I would honestly say the best thing you can do for yourself is to join Equity if you are eligible. It's a better audition experience all around, you can sign up for appointments in advance on the member portal and view projects that accept self-tapes, AND it will get you in the room for better jobs.

If you aren't eligible yet or just don't feel ready to compete on that level yet, I'd recommend focusing more on local projects over the big NYC cattle calls. I don't know exactly where you live or what your regional/community theatre scene is like, but I do know that those theaters are the ones that are struggling the most right now and could use people who are passionate and want to build their resumes. It's a lot easier to get seen and get cast, you'll be able to keep your day job and not tunnel-vision your life around waiting on line for crappy nonunion tours that charge Broadway prices but pay minimum wage, AND you will likely meet a lot of people who will get to know you much better and more personally than a casting director ever could in a 2-minute window.

Keep in mind, also, that when you walk into a professional audition and a casting director looks at your resume, they don't care how much you were paid for a job or what kind of contract you were on. And they don't care how you got your Equity card. The only people who care about that stuff are bitter judgmental actors who need the gatekeeping to feel better about themselves (and no matter what your answer is, they won't like you anyway). The people who actually matter only care that you're on time, prepared, friendly, open to direction, and right for the role they need.

As for actually doing the professional NYC audition grind, here are some pro-tips:

-Opt for appointments and self-tapes over "open calls" whenever possible.

-CONTINUE being selective about the projects you go out for. Trust me, I did many years of the "throw all the spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks" method, and it doesn't work, and it will only burn you out more.

-Don't overthink your audition material. You don't need exact 16-bar cuts of ten different in your book for every style of musical theatre. You can do the "overdone" songs and monologues if they fit who you are and the roles you can conceivably play. It's New York. Everything is overdone. YOU are not overdone.

-Dress comfortably. Sounds obvious, but it took me way too long to realize that no, really, I do not have to wear heels to an audition. Be strategic with layers.

-Get a rolling suitcase over a backpack. Way less strain.

-Noise. Cancelling. Headphones. Also, make playlists of your "comfort" songs and your "motivation" songs and your "wind-down" songs and your "zone-out" songs so you have predictable, appropriate background noise to whatever you're doing--commuting, waiting in the holding room, eating lunch, etc. Preferably songs that are not from musicals and have nothing to do with whatever shows you're auditioning for. Auditioning is a job and you need a work-life balance there too.

-Do something else in the city unrelated to auditioning or performing. Go to a museum or a park or just a cute coffee shop where you can just EXIST and not perform.

I hope these help <3

[khaotunq]

Helloooo, hope you've had a lovely day ❤ Love your blog and was wondering if you have any tips for what programs to use for creating and editing gifs? Searching on google has lead me nowhere 🥺

Hi! This is so nice, thank you 😭😘

The tools I use are KMPlayer, obtained legally because it's free, whatever online YouTube downloader happens to be functional at the time I'm ripping a video, dubiously legal but relatively available, and Photoshop Portable 2022, obtained totally legally and definitely not via poking around on the internet til something shook loose.

I've tried various image editing softwares for gifs, and honestly the only one that doesn't want to make me julienne my own eyeballs has been PS, but I've also been working with PS on and off for like 20 years, so it's probably familiarity more than anything that sets my preference.

My advice for giffing in general? Go nuts. Go nuts and let nobody stop you. There are a zillion gif tutorials out there, but nothing is as valuable as having a good old crack at it yourself - fail fast, fail forward, as the saying goes (is that a saying? It's certainly said a lot around me.)

When I was first getting started, I generally did static graphics and that kind of taught me everything I know about colouring and layering and texturing and all sorts of wild stuff - evidence of which is still in the depths of my blog if you're willing to go more than 15 pages deep in my edit tag. There's some stuff in there I have no idea how I made, and other stuff in there I wish I'd never posted, but it's all there.

I learned a lot by doing, and sometimes by downloading other peoples' .psds and reverse engineering/butchering their methods. So, in the interest of paying it forward, here's a google drive with a bunch of random .psds' and their corresponding gifs. Feel free to rip 'em to pieces. Drag the psd (usually grouped because I can't not) onto another image or gif of your own and see how it looks. Outright use the entire thing in your own stuff, I don't care - if it helps and you like it, go nuts. If I've ever made anything in particular you and you want to get a look at its insides, let me know and I'll probably be able to either share the .psd or recreate something similar and share that.

I did do the world's most slap-dash gif tutorial a while ago, but it didn't really focus on the basic giffing part. If anyone wants something more in depth/step-by-step, even if it's just one person, I'm more than happy to cobble something together.

As in life, in giffing, I tend to take the spaghetti approach: throw shit at the wall and see what sticks.

Dubiously helpful at best, but I hope something here was useful. Feel free to ask more questions/demand specifics from me, lmao.

[infiniteorangethethird]

Hellooooo hi, I'm too lazy to scroll yeah

Can you tell me a bit about your paracosm? :3

A bit? Nope, sorry, no can do, I can only tell you a metric fuck TON about my paracosm. Hope ur prepared for an infodump >:)

Sooooo uh. There’s a lot to talk abt (because I don’t know how to shut up) so let me break it up a little. Setting-wise, the story’s set in a fantasy version of Earth, where the most important difference (aside from the presence of magic) is that if someone writes a story and enough people read it, the story becomes real in a parallel dimension. I originally thought of this as a way to explain how my OCs could meet with the characters from my favorite shows/books, nowadays it’s both a mechanic that facilitates the story and (recently more frequently) the focus and source of conflict.

Because of the setting, aside from the numerous stolen characters from other media and reworked versions of said stolen characters, there’s obviously a lot of magic going around with a fuckton of places to visit and even more magical species to populate the world and wield said magic – “angels”, demons, shapeshifters, monsters, gods, you name it. Most of my paras are non-human and those who are also tend to have non-human ancestry or some kind of extra magical power (what’s the point of fantasy without fantasy, yknow?). But also, because I have a weird obsession with Organizing and Putting Things In Boxes, I have the physics of magic worked out to an absurd detail, feel free to shoot me an ask abt it if you want to be bored to death :D

Plot-wise… well. I would summarize the story, I actually HAVE a pretty decent summary, but it’s like, 100+ pages (50k+ words if I recall correctly), and I’m pretty sure tumblr would not Like That (and this version’s not even up to date), so. There used to be a lot of exploration of the world (aka me integrating my current interests into my paracosm because I can), nowadays it’s a lot more character-focused, with the plot revolving around 15-ish “main” paras and their lives. Which can be anything from “I can finally go to college and study the stuff I wanna study! Yay!” to “oh god oh fuck I’m a general in a multidimensional war and thousands are dead if I make the wrong move” so. There’s a lot of throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks. (I am a sucker for big epic fights tho so that happens a lot lol)

Thematically, I like to focus on the inner worlds of my paras and how they relate to the world around them. Each of them come from different backgrounds with different perspectives so any time I wanna explore a concept I can just pick whoever falls closest to that (like, “oh THIS one was abandoned by their family but THIS one is a stable father figure, found family trope go brrr” just to name an example). There’s a lot of hurt/comfort generally speaking, heavy on the emotional angst and, because I’m a secret whump enjoyer, there also tends to be a lot of blood. Like a lot. (Dw I always balance it out with some old-fashioned “finding peace in each other’s presence” daydreams, especially soft and cuddly.) Oh yeah and also everyone’s gay but that’s pretty much expected at this point.

Sometimes I also like to wonder about the morality of certain aspects of this universe, since the setting and world is so different from ours, but ig that’s a topic for another day haha

Anyway yeah that’s as short as I could get it 😅 it’s a bit hard to talk about my paracosm as a whole because it’s so old and as a result incredibly widespread. I do have a sideblog dedicated to it but tbh I haven’t really touched it in ages so what little info it has is probably outdated. Idk what else to say, if there’s any part you’d want me to go into greater detail feel free to ask (I know ppl mostly only care about the paras which, fair, but when it comes to talking abt my paracosm practically any topic is free for the asking lol), and sorry for the long ramble haha

Bonus doodle of one of my paras (Rowena) I did like a day ago

[riacte]

screw it. give me your ten fanfic teams I’ll do it

Hiiii brave soldier in my inbox hiiiiiiii (also if you do end up posting whatever, please don't mention me by name lmao although I feel like some people will figure it out anyway lol)

I think SBI / Purple4 HAS to be top place. Like there's basically no contention. They changed the world. If you sort the MCC tag by kudos, the first page is basically SBI found family with some hermit Tommy / watcher Grian.

[Puts on my hermit bias lenses] (Everything other than the above is hermit / hermit adjacent I know nothing about anything else) Blue9 is second place to me (I'm biased) (they have a dedicated Ao3 tag) (there are 14 fics). Mint19 also deserves high honours because it is SOOOOO Tumblr fandom influenced like we seriously put them in maid dresses?? It became part of Renchanting lore?? Very very sexy??? Hmm????

People have been asking for Boatem team so uhh Grian Scar Impulse Pearl I guess (SORRY MUMBO). Lime Life winners. Grian's various Pride teams. I think Scott Tango Jimmy (someone) would also drive the Ranchers / FH people crazy. [Digging around dynamics with clout on twt] and uhhhh Scar Grian Joel Jimmy. Bad boys plus desert duo I think people are gonna eat it up right. Right. Is that how clout works

You know what, the hermit bias is too much. I'll pull up the stats from the MCC tag on Ao3 and. Oh. Um. [Hermit bias lenses clatter to the ground]

No Romantic Relationship(s) (64) Wilbur Soot & Technoblade & TommyInnit & Phil Watson | Philza (50) Wilbur Soot & TommyInnit (45) Clay | Dream/GeorgeNotFound (Video Blogging RPF) (42) Toby Smith | Tubbo & TommyInnit (35) Clay | Dream & GeorgeNotFound & Sapnap (Video Blogging RPF) (26) Technoblade & Phil Watson | Philza (26) Clay | Dream & Sapnap (Video Blogging RPF) (23) Ranboo & Toby Smith | Tubbo (20) Technoblade & TommyInnit (Video Blogging RPF) (19)

.... If you want stats they're here I guess. Also I'm pretty sure there was at least one Wilbur/Ace Race fic which is soooo funny to me.

Lime14 has three fics (all by me). Pink9 has six fics. I pioneered the Lime11, Purple13, and Mint19 tags (they each have one fic). Shoutout to the tag wranglers and I'm sorry I should've tagged them better 😭 aLSO I just realised they have tags for events?? Like there's 15 fics in the MCC17 tag?? Do I have to tag back everything lmao

Y'know what, regardless of cast it's actually cute that there are so many Gen fics and fics with No Romantic Relationships. We all love that found family friendship shit. And I'm sorry that this wasn't very helpful because I'm throwing spaghetti to the wall and hoping it sticks haha

[vrankup]

Demystifying PPC: A Beginner’s Guide to Pay-Per-Click Advertising

Hey there It’s your digital marketing agency in dwarka, Vrankup! let’s dive into the world of PPC, or Pay-Per-Click, advertising. It’s like this magic trick in the digital marketing world that can seriously boost your business.

Alright, so here is this thing, imagine you’re playing the game and instead earning points doing task, you could just by them. That’s kind of how ppc works. you get paid every time someone clicks on your ad.

Now, The first thing you have to do is picking the right keyword. These are like the secret codes that lead folks to your ad. Let’s say you’re running a yoga studio. You’d want keywords like “yoga classes near me” or “beginner yoga sessions.” You catch my drift?

Next up, there’s this epic showdown called the ad auction. It’s where all the magic happens. When someone punches in a search on Google, for instance, it triggers a race. Advertisers throw their hats into the ring, but only a few will come out victorious. It’s like a digital gladiator match, but instead of swords, it’s all about keywords, bids, and ad quality.

Once the dust settles, the winners get their ads on the coveted spots of the search engine results page. It’s like claiming a prime spot in a busy marketplace. where you will decide what are their worth

Now, let’s talk About ad There are different styles you can rock. Text ads are like the OGs – clean, simple, and straight to the point. They’ve got a headline, a snappy description, and a link to your website. It’s like a mini billboard for the digital age.

Then, you’ve got display ads. These are the flashy ones with images or even videos. They pop up on websites or social media feeds. It’s like having your own personal paparazzi, but for your brand.

Video ads are where you can really show off. They play before, during, or after videos on platforms like YouTube. It’s like having your own TV commercial, but without the super expensive airtime.

And let’s not forget shopping ads. These are a blessing for online stores. They showcase your products with prices and images, making it easy for shoppers to click and buy.

How much does this party cost? Well, that’s where Cost Per Click (CPC) comes in. It’s like the cover charge for each click. The amount depends on a bunch of things – how competitive your keywords are, how good your ad is, and how much you’re willing to bid.

But here’s the secret sauce: ad quality and relevance. The better your ad copy, the less you’ll pay per click. Plus, it means your ad will get primo placement.

So why should you jump on the PPC bandwagon? First off, it’s like a sniper shot for targeting. You can aim your ads at specific keywords, locations, and even user behavior. No more throwing spaghetti at the wall and hoping something sticks.

Plus, the results are like a report card on steroids. You can track clicks, conversions, and a bunch of other nifty metrics.

And you know the best part?

It’s like instant gratification. Unlike waiting for organic search results to kick in, PPC gets your ad out there pronto. As soon as your campaign come into action, you’re in the game.

ohh, did You decide how much you wanna spend? Set a daily or monthly limit, and you won’t break the bank. It’s like having your own financial guardian angel.

In a nutshell, PPC is like having a magic wand for your online presence So, if you’re not already on the PPC train, it might be time to hop on board!

Catch you later,

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