#like you don't get detail or resolution. BUT YOU GET. A TINY CREATURE

[copper-skulls]

i love pixelart. you can just make a guy and usually it doesn't take an infinity and a half. you can also make really dumb sprite edits

[jjwolves]

This one might be a bit random so ignore if you wanna but how about DBBQ Ena having to “rescue” the reader(I.E. the reader encounters conflict and ENA has to come resolve it for them, or the reader gets lost in that cave we have to go through in the game for the taxi drivers’ heads or the pet that’s in there). And then ENA’s meanie side berates the reader for needing help all the time

Ω BIT DEFENDER Ω

What: 5 Headcanons of a Protective ENA the Worker X Reader

Who: ENA the Worker from ENA Dream BBQ

How Much: ~1300 Words, ~8 mins

Credits: Image Banner -> Joel G

Warnings: Language, Slight Violence

Well, this was it. After carrying this ball of the last 30 sacred silver rainworms through the compression gate, you and ENA were probably home free. She was far ahead of you with her own ball. You weren't looking forwards to ENA berating you over your comparatively slow speed, but you were also feeling motivated to get done quickly, if only to hear her smoothly compliment you by comparing you to her favorite office supplies. A skip over the shadow bridge and you were already halfway there. It's nice to have a job where the signs of progress are apparent: a straight line in territory you're familiar with. But there is one tiny detail you don't recall from your travels before. Occasionally, you hear a voice roll between the valleys, sounding like a cross between the chirp of a bird and a warbly voice. "Won't someone save a little me! Oh no, the depression strikes!" It sounds like someone might need help. Or perhaps a pep talk from someone who knows literally nothing about them. Feeling resolute, you start being on the lookout for alternative paths and the like which might lead you to this voice. The job could wait if someone was in real trouble, and besides, carrying boxes of worms was a little boring.

Not much time passes before you're able to hear the voice more clearly. You find a divot in the valley where metal fenceposts have been forcibly jammed into the walls, and you push on until you find the source of the odd voice: a conspicuous manhole cover centered in the middle of a small clearing. You ask the voice if it needs help, and the cover shifts in response. A small yellow head pokes up from the manhole, bearing a simple line as a frown. Sparse strings of hair fall over its face. "Ah, as someone finally heard the cries of the depression?" Setting the box aside, you crouch down in front of the stranger and say that you're considered somewhat of a professional when it comes to making people's days better, and besides, you needed a break anyway. The entity seems to consider this for a moment. Then, all at once, a disproportionately large claw shoves the manhole cover out of the way and a gigantic monster pulls itself out. It waves its fake "head" around on a stick as its torso opens to reveal a sharp-toothed grin. Before you can react, it's bearing down on you with a war-cry of "I feel better when I eat dessert!" You squeeze your eyes shut as you brace yourself for death, if it even exists here. Fact or fiction, you weren't too eager to discover it now that you were at its doorstep.

Hardly a needle, a hair, of time had passed before a sharp, sweeping edge had carved through the creature's body a hundred times over and turned it into sashimi. You hadn't had the presence of mind to even look behind you yet as the creature's faux head rolled over to you, face still contorted into a simplified frown. "You didn't tell me you were veggies." And just like that the head, too, was blown into confetti. Shakily, you gathered enough agency to swivel to your savior. ENA stood in place as the shreds swirled away on the wind, her face bearing a menacing scowl and a deepening shadow over her eye. You often called it "aesthetic" but most called it for what it was: danger. Her gravely voice rumbles out as she sticks you with her post-murder stare. She delivers a clipped rant as her surprisingly deadly handfan is returned to its pocket. "I got a lotta questions, and you're gonna answer them as soon as our little delivery is over. I nulled someone's contract today, so it's the least you could do." Your girlfriend begins manhandling you and forcefully steering you back onto the main path quicker than you can form an excuse.

It was a pretty long walk, filled from start to finish with icy silence. When you finally deliver the rainworm orbs, you don't feel as strong of a sense of completion as you'd expected. Maybe it's because the dangerous encounter shook you up... Or maybe it's because you know the real danger is on its way as soon as you and ENA finish the job. Not long after completion, ENA's voice is already bursting through her megaphone and hammering on your eardrums. "Is there a hole in your brain or something? I bet if a breeze flowed into your ear, your head would whistle! What is wrong with you?" Feeling a bit cornered, you bashfully mention that it sounded like someone needed help, and the job was getting boring, so you figured you could assist someone and take a break all at the same time. ENA's eyes narrow warily. "That sounds like something a goody-two-gloves-in-case-of-no-feet like you would do. I thought I said not to engage with outside conspirators, but you clearly disregarded my advice!" You retort and exclaim that ENA runs up to strangers all the time! "Yeah, and I can turn them into pixels just as easily! Make sure to hang that picture in your gallery if you even have one. Any other bugs in my programming we need to address or can I move on?" You nod sheepishly--there's not much to be added in the way of arguments. What you did was pretty reckless, especially since you were on your own. You owe ENA an apology, and admit as much. Her expression doesn't change, but her posture softens a little bit once you admit that you were being irresponsible. A clawed hand jerks your chin up and forces you to meet her stare. "Look, you need to be watching where you're walking from now on. I can't do shit if I'm going to be worried sick all the time because you can't keep your ass out of trouble. Am I understood or do I need to laminate this and tack it to your forehead?" Nervous, and also feeling kind of flushed from the contact, you blush. ENA's eyes widen in... Fury? Confusion? You're not sure. "Disgusting. I don't need a handwarmer! What I need is a functional partner! Reset! Reset!" You don't think it'd be wise to point out that she's blushing, too.

After that, while it's never brought up again, ENA never speed-walks ahead like she used to. At any point in time during your work, you can turn and find her matching your stride. When you ask why she's always directly next to you, she says, "Long walks like this can be such a chore. Now introducing: Me By Your Side! I'm looking for focus groups to test out this new product, so what do you say?" She smiles with crimson mischief, a sign that she's laying it on thick to get a chuckle out of you. It's very effective, five stars. "Try out our new product by talking to me or interacting with me. I think you'll find me to be in a very close spatial approximation to you. Long gone are the days of 'where is my sweetheart?' and 'help, I can't get this jar open'!" You laugh at her shenanigans before going quiet when you realize that there's some sort of secret entrance in one of the buildings you're walking past, with something shimmering inside. You go to look closer, but are distracted when ENA pecks you on the cheek and slings a suave arm around your shoulders to guide you further down the allotted path. She chirps apologetically. "Forgive me for the inappropriate public gesture of PDA (preventing dangerous accidents). An explorer invincible you are not, love." You return her romantic gesture with a kiss to the top of her head, and her arm returns the favor, jealously holding you away from the spiked rods and poisonous bones littering your path. You think you'll always be safe with someone like her around.

A/N: I'm trying to get back on the horse of like, making stuff and things. Sorry for the week-long vacation everyone. I know a lot of you guys like to read my stuff so hopefully I'll be able to get back into the groove of writing stuff which is fun to read. For now... Have this one, coming to you from the brink of consciousness! :o)

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The Land of Ta (Vintage Stickers) (1981)

So, a few years ago, there was a mystery being discussed on Reddit regarding the origin of a vintage pin featuring a strange creature with the name Geedis.

I don't know that they ever found out who made the pin. However, they did find out the origin of the character of Geedis. He was from a collection of stickers called the "Land of Ta" produced by the artist Sam Petrucci for the company Dennison back in 1981.

YouTuber Whang! made a pair of good videos. One of them talks about the mystery, and the other discusses the resolution.

It was discovered that the artist was Sam Petrucci. It was also discovered that the characters were only ever used for the stickers. There wasn't a book series or cartoon tied to it. I got ahold of the two known sheets labelled for "Land of Ta", and I did high-resolution scans of them. The 80-218 sheet looks a bit off, as if they printed the characters slightly to the right from where they were supposed to go. The 80-219 sheet looks perfect, however. I don't have the spin-off(?) sheet "Women of Ta" (80-224), but I plan to get that one as well.

https://archive.org/details/land-of-ta-second-sheet-a-full

https://archive.org/details/land-of-ta-first-sheet-z-canadian-packaging-front

So, we have these characters without any backstory or even character bios. So, we can only judge these books by their covers. That's what I'm going to do. Let's go out of order and start with the 80-219 sheet.

So here's Eris. I can tell that they aren't a traditional Dragon, as those have four legs. Likewise, I can tell that they aren't a traditional Wyvern, as those have two legs. Maybe they were based on the more obscure Amphiptere. It's not a perfect match, as Eris's wings (or are they flippers?) are basically on their head.

That was drawn by English cleric Edward Topsell back in 1608. The Amphi- prefix suggests that they are amphibious creatures, which would fit with Eris's sea-serpent look. However, I can't find much information about them.

And now we have Hermann. It is a bit difficult to make out his eye color. His eyes may be red, which is stereotypically evil. That axe, complete with chips, does look somewhat menacing. However, he might not be using it as a weapon. He may be a wood-cutter. The short legs and massive torso make me think of Where the Wild Things Are. On the plus side, his legs are super short, so you could probably out-run him in a chase.

And now, we have our first human (or maybe just human-like) character. Radon has a horned helmet. That's an old Viking stereotype that has been largely debunked. Having horns on your helmet is a really bad idea in a fight, as the enemy can grab the horns and do alot with your head. I cannot see what his necklace is made of. His boots are made of metal, while the rest of his minimalist outfit is made of fur. That's a bit odd. Barbarian types would probably still with all-fur, and a knight would probably have more substantial metal armor.

He's jacked as hell, and he looks very serious. So, fighting him would probably be a bad idea.

And now, we have whatever the hell Shimra is. They look like a cross between a red-eyed tree frog, a mountain lion, and a chipmunk. I don't immediately recognize Shimra as an existing creature from well-known folklore. They look about ready to pounce. Those claws look like they could do some damage. Some frogs do have tiny teeth, but they're more for swallowing prey whole rather than chewing.

And here we have Stefan. He's a tall, jacked, barbarian with an elaborate wyvern on top of his staff. He appears to have just taken down some type of wyvern. However, I'm not sure I believe this. Sure, he has one foot on the wyvern's belly. However, it's claws are well within range of ripping his balls off. The staff that he leans on doesn't looks very useful as a weapon, as he's bound to get the little wyvern caught on something, or broken off. He's not even looking at the wyvern that he's supposed to be fighting. He's just staring straight ahead, not knowing what he's about to lose.

I think this shot was setup and posed. It's like that old trope of the hunting trophy with the bear posed like it's going to attack. Yeah, something tells me Radon could take him.

But maybe I've got Stefan all wrong. Maybe that wyvern on his staff indicates that he is a wyvern-trainer of some sort. Maybe the wyvern on the ground is actually his pet, and that's why he isn't worried about the situation.

And here we have Uno. They won't stop staring at me. I have to question how they're holding that club. Why is the club being held in their lower arm? It they try to pull back to swing, their upper arm will get in the way.

And now, we have the first member of the 80-218 sheet. The green skin and antennae make me think of the Namekians. He appears to be carrying a serpent, which I assume is a living minion. Or maybe he swings it like a flail. Maybe it's both.

Zoltan, of course, is rich as all hell. He bought those gold arm bands with the royalties from his line of fortune-telling machines. Here's an example from pinrepair.

And here's C3PO's cousin, Tokar. Or maybe that's a man in a suit with a respirator, a-la Darth Vader. We know he was inspired by Star Wars anyway. That's definitely a killer robot pose. I wonder who he is reaching for? Or maybe this is as far as he can raise his arms. That upper part of his chest piece looks like it would inhibit his shoulder movement.

And now, everyone say "hello" to Iggy. That is certainly a face. This bothers me more than Uno did. Just like Zoltan, we have some sort of living serpent. In this case, the serpent is wrapped around his staff. Surely, Iggy isn't planning on using the staff as a weapon while the serpent is wrapped around it. Or maybe I've got the wrong end of the staff here. Maybe Iggy is the serpent, and the green guy is the minion.

And there's Harry. He has some horrifying mixture of a bald eagle and an earthworm. Just like Stefan earlier, his animal-handling skills are questionable. It looks like its about to bite off Harry's nose.

And now, we have Erik. At first, I thought he was another human, like Stefan or Radon. But then, I saw those bird talons on his feet and that beak on his face. I don't see any wings, but he does have a bird on his helmet and on his staff. With the questionable exception of Tokar, Erik is the first one who decided to bring chest armor. He looks like the sort of person that another fighter would discount immediately because of his looks. But then, he would take them apart.

Yeah, I saved him for last. Geedis led so many people to learn about the Land of Ta. He brought the 1981 sticker pack out of obscurity. He looks very friendly.

And that's it for the 80-218 and 80-219 sheets from the Land of Ta. I'll make another post later on when I get the 80-224 sheet for the Women of Ta.

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[ginger-and-mint]

Hey, I'm wondering if you have any advice on writing kink stuff? Basically, it feels like I'm writing the same story repeatedly. Coming up with stuffing scenarios that both make sense, and aren't just retreads, is really hard. It probably doesn't help that a) I don't have much writing experience, b) my interests are really narrow, and c) I have no imagination, lol. How do you keep stuff fun and interesting? (Jsyk, I sent this to Tiny as well, I love both your blogs 😊)

Hey, anon! Thank you so much, I’m so glad you enjoy my and Tiny’s content and I’m flattered to be asked for advice! ♡ I have a lot of thoughts about this, so I’ll do my best to boil them down into something useful.
 ^^

Since you mentioned being pretty new to writing, I broke up my advice into a few different “stages,” starting with things that are easy to implement and moving to things that might feel more manageable as you get more comfortable with writing. Under a cut because Real Heckin Long.


Stage One — Don’t Sweat It

This might sound corny and unhelpful, but I genuinely think that especially when you’re first starting out, it’s best not to put pressure on yourself to write the world’s most original stories. Write to please your inner fiend and nobody else! If repeated versions of the same story continue to light your fire, there’s no shame in embracing that.

Doing this will honestly help you with originality in the long-term anyway, because you’re giving yourself the freedom to learn more about what specifics you really enjoy in kink writing. Later on, you can use that knowledge to put new twists on those specifics and invent new scenarios.

Stage Two — Stuffing Scenario Cheat Sheet

I completely agree that believable stuffing scenarios are really difficult to invent. What’s realistic is a matter of opinion of course, but for me, this is a quick breakdown of logical reasons for a character to overeat. If you’re getting tired of using the same justification in your fics, try picking something new from this list:

Accidental stuffing:

Character is distracted by something during the meal

Character eats so fast they don’t realize when they’re full

Character has been hungry for awhile and overdoes it when they finally get to eat

Reluctant intentional stuffing (motivated by external circumstances):

Character feels social pressure to keep eating **

The food will go to waste otherwise **

Eating contests / challenges **

The character is trying to bulk up

Enthusiastic intentional stuffing (because the character wants to):

Character just enjoys the feeling of being full

Character and/or their partner(s) have a stuffing kink

Character has temporary access to good food and is indulging while they can

Fantasy Shenanigans:

Side effects of being a magical creature (e.g. a werewolf eating too much for their human form to handle, a vampire needing to feed all at once, etc.)

Magic that causes a character to overeat (e.g. enchanted food, curses, potions, etc.)

Magic that requires a full stomach and/or extra energy to work (e.g. my di-mage spell mechanics, the antidote in this fic of Tiny’s, etc.)

[free space because fantasy lets you set the boundaries of what’s realistic, so your imagination is really the limit!]

** If you’re aiming for realism, I would be careful of these scenarios. In my opinion, they can be done believably, but often are not. Some things I would look out for:

Most foods can easily be stored for later, so if you want to use the “avoiding waste” trope, make sure that you’re either in a setting without access to refrigeration or that the food is something that genuinely wouldn’t keep until the next day (or at least would be way less tasty after a night in the fridge.)

Social pressure works best in scenarios with people that the to-be-stuffed character 1) doesn’t know very well and 2) wants to impress or keep face around (e.g. formal events, business dinners, first dates that involve food, meeting their partner’s family, etc.)

Loving friends, family, and partners don’t pressure or guilt people into overeating! Characters stuffing themselves because their loved ones are really insistent that they have to taste-test everything or act so disappointed because they went to all this work on some extravagant feast always ring at best false and at worst abusive to me. What kind of loving relationship is it if you don’t feel safe to say “no thanks, I’m full?” That’s not to say social pressure with loved ones can’t be done well, but it usually indicates some kind of character flaw (i.e. an inability to say no and/or a steamroller-y personality) that in my opinion, has to be acknowledged by the fic’s end if you want the tone to stay light and fluffy.

Again, this may just be my opinion, but eating contests only come across as realistic with certain character personalities and in certain contexts. Like yeah, I can believe that a himbo with YouTuber Energy would take on a hot wing eating challenge in front of all his bros, but not so much that an otherwise self-respecting character would drop everything to eat themselves sick because a friend randomly challenged them.

Stage Three — Change Up Other Elements When Using Similar Tropes


Especially if you have narrow interests, it’s probably inevitable you’ll write same basic story structure over and over. I know I sure do! However, I would say that changing other elements of the narrative can give your writing an entirely different feel, turning it into a whole new story that will not feel like a simple retread to a reader.

One thing you can change up is setting. A lot of times kink writers will just plonk characters in the comfort of their own homes, which is valid — but setting hugely influences the atmosphere of a story, so the same Kink Plot will read really differently if it happens, say, at a campground or on a boat. Providing a rich setting can even become a feature of the kink itself. For example, setting your story at a lavish buffet could introduce an element of indulgence that hits you and/or readers differently than a story that involves casual takeout in the living room, even if the rest of the story is similar. Try bold settings! They’re fun!

Another element to vary is context. For example, the basic trope of “stress eating” would play out really differently if a character is about to go on an important mission vs. if they’re recovering from an emotionally difficult day; a story about about a character intentionally stuffing themselves will have a completely different flavor if they’ve been going hungry for awhile vs. they’ve been overeating all week; and so on.


Finally, consider changing up the focus. An easy way to do this is to switch up whether you’re writing from the POV of the stuffed character or a caretaker. You can also focus on different details of the stuffing — for example, lingering on how delicious the food looks and tastes vs. how the character feels as their stomach fills vs. physical details like whether they’re getting bloated or grumbly.

Stage Four — Connect to Character or Plot

The most surefire way to make kink stories distinct is to give the story an additional purpose besides just being kinky. This doesn’t have to be some big, extravagant plot (although it certainly can be) — it can be a simple as writing a kink story the way you usually would, and just finding something within it that you can use to reveal an aspect of your character.

Start with an ordinary kink scenario and try to dive a little deeper. For example:

Say you want to write a story about stress eating. Okay — what is the character stressed about?

Maybe you come up with something relatively simple and generic, like school. Okay, what about this character makes them so likely to be stressed out by school? Are they a perfectionist? Are they facing a lot of pressure from their family? Do they have a goal that requires excellent grades? Have they struggled with this subject in the past?

Let’s say you decide to go with perfectionism. Now, what scenes can you use to show this struggle? And optionally, can you give the character some kind of resolution by the story’s end?

And there you go! Your fic now not only has kink, but also shows how your character reacts in a certain situation.

Character especially is a treasure trove of uniqueness, in my opinion, because well-developed characters react differently to the same scenario. Stories feel more original because even if a reader has read this exact same plot before, they will not have seen how this particular person handles it. So one of the best ways to make fics distinct is to spend time developing your characters!

If the goal is to simply write solid distinct kinky stories, trying to create detailed plot is more work with lower return than investing in your characters, if you ask me. You have to enjoy the process of creating plots itself for it to be worth it. If that’s something you’re interested in, I have a whole load more thoughts about that -- but since this is already incredibly long, I’ll save that for a separate ramble if anyone is specifically interested.

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I hope something in this huge infodump is helpful to you! Some of it may sound intimidating if you’re just starting out with kink writing, but it’s absolutely all something that can be worked up to. Please feel free to ask any follow-up questions if stuff I’ve written doesn’t make sense. Good luck with your writing, anon, and thanks for giving me an excuse to just go off. ^^’ ♡