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𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐮𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 ? Usually witnessing them in action and then just deciding that I neeed them. Aku was my self-insert, but everyone after that was just this deep and overfull love that I felt for the character and just really wanted to explore them. I... Also seem to have a thing about picking up old men. I dunno, y'all, I collect the old guys. It's a wonder why I never picked up Clavell. But Hanekoma, Byron, Saguaro, Cryano, Souan, and Rindo all got picked up for this reason. Abe was someone I created as a result of wanting to flesh out my Hanekoma's background and just grew from an NPC into his own thing. And as for all the folks over at @networkscrambled, I picked them up because I felt like there were a ton of characters in TWEWY that just didn't get enough love. I need more research to properly flesh the blog out, tho. OTL

𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 ? Mm... Probably just smut. I think that's the biggest thing. And even then, there's stuff there I want to explore even though I don't like it. In some very rare instances I'm willing to go with it, with people I have talked a lot to and really trust. When the situation calls for it and the muses are ready for that step. When it comes most to anything else, I have no trouble. Angst, whump, etc. Oh, but of course, there are the obvious unmentionables things I won't write. Minor x adult, non-con, incest, etc. I won't touch those with a ten-foot-pole. But I feel like those were fairly obvious.

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ? I'll be honest, I really enjoy writing ships. Platonic ships, familial ships esp., romantic ships, hate ships. Whatever. I really love exploring the dynamics between two or more characters and seeing how they perceive each other and explore each other and develop together as they grow and change and confront themselves. Character connections is always what gets me hyped for books and tv series and movies and any kind of storytelling and I just really love doing it. I really love writing any kind of genre that can bounce off of those, be it sad or happy. But really, any time I get to write at all is a good time.

𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬 ? Hm. I think I'll take something really small that I notice and then just run with it as far as I can, stretch it out as much as I can until that one thing becomes the foundation of that character. I remember reading a transcript for an interview in which it was explained (roughly, because I can no longer remember), that Hanekoma was designed as a character that was on the up and up but was still messy. Or... something to that effect. I won't use quotations because I can't remember the exact quote, but it was like that. And I also remembered that Hanekoma called himself a gambler. And so using that information, I built Hanekoma as a man who in life had had a gambling addiction that ruined him, but that he was "on the up and up but still messy". And that became an anchor to how I built every headcanon after that. Similarly, I noticed Saguaro was the only teacher to continue to use honorifics with your name (Master or Miss) even after befriending you as well as noticing his insistence on cleanliness, and that was how I decided he was a butler in his past, which then lead to be the foundation of every other headcanon for him. It's admittedly a strange process, but it works for me!

𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 ? I write better when I play music, by far, but I almost never do. And this is simply because I forget every single time to start it up before I start writing. And even if I do remember, I usually then go on to pause it to do something and forget to turn it back on. It's the worst.

𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 ? I tend to wing them. The only planning I ever do is when I see and read my partner's reply but am unable to reply when I get it. So I spend all of the time until I get to it daydreaming about how I'm gonna respond. I think, as a reactive sort of roleplayer, I just want to be able to feel the emotions of my muse as they're feeling them, going through the reply and feeling how they'll react to it right away. With a lot of pre-planning, I feel like I kind of lose a sense of my character, and it feels more detached, so I can't get those real heavy emotions in my reply. So I think I do wing it as much as possible.

𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 ? Oh ho. Oh, yes. I think shipping is like my bread and butter. I did mention that in one of the questions above. All types of ships are all so good to me, and I love love writing them. I have so much fun squishing little guys together in various ways.

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐬 / 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 ? My name is Kohitsuji, or Kohi for short. When I first joined tumblr I went by Aku, however, so it wouldn't be uncommon to hear someone refer to me by that name. I stopped using Aku because people were confusing me for someone else, but I really like the wordplay between "lamb" and "coffee" for this blog especially, so I'm actually kind of glad I changed it these days. ^^

𝐚𝐠𝐞 ? I'm 29 now, and I'll be turning 30 at the end of this year.

𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 ? December 1st.

𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 ? I'm not super great with picking favorites, and color especially. I really love colors of all kinds. And I love iridescents and holographics and things like that the most.

𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 ? Again, this is difficult for me to pick. I'm pretty sure there isn't a single genre of music I haven't found something to like in. So trying to name ones I like most... I feel like it's impossible, even trying to narrow it into bands. That being said, Sibling brought home two new records and one was Badger and the other was Alexander Rabbit which were both excellent bands.

𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 ? I'm pretty sure the last movie I watched was 101 Dalmatians, the ah, Disney animated version.

𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 ? Forever. I'm still reeling. What a good show.

𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 ? Look Through Me by Alexander Rabbit.

𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 ? Anything sweet, really. I'm having such a hard time keeping myself from eating my Easter candy. I really need to stop eating sweets, but. I love them. OTL

𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 ? Fall definitely. Autumn, whatever ya call it. I love the spring-like weather without all the pollen coming with it. The beautiful colors of the clear sky and the dappling leaves. I love how the air starts to smell different and how the temps drop low enough for me to start wearing sweaters again. I love the spicy smells that come with fall, from foods to perfumes. I love fall the most, it's very cozy.

𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 ? So many! Well. I worry about calling people my friends and best friends when I don't 100% know for sure that they feel that way about me or would even appreciate me saying that about them. I have a lot of people here that I really really love. And I hope they care about me, too. But I might just stick with a very small number of names that I know for sure they feel the same way. First, there's @mundanemiseries who tagged me in this in the first place~ ^^ Kellin is so so sweet to me and has been such a help to me and I really love their muses. Joel and Hanekoma are so sweet together~ @wrongtrain is another. Morton has been my friend here for such a long time, and they're the one person I feel like can actually unlock my brain to understand what's going on with me most of the time. I never feel quite so understood as I do when I'm talking to Morty. I love them so so much and I love writing with them when they're around to do so, whoever they've got the space for that day. And I would be remiss not to mention @justiceburst, who was one of the first Joshua muns I ever interacted with and soon became my canon Joshua. Dusty may be writing new characters now, but they're no less engaging of a writer and they're still such a close friend to me. I care so deeply for them and everything we've been through together. ^^ Then there's @fangedstories. Roxy has been consistently active with me since meeting me, which is something that still surprises me. XD I'm really grateful to her for putting up with me so much. @lollipopsandgunshots is another. Katee talks to me so much and we've clicked so well together ooc. I love the work we've done with our muses, too, and especially that Katee is one of the few folks that I can actually get ideas for Aku with. ^^ There's also @phoenix-flamed, who has been so kind and caring towards me since the moment we met. I am so grateful to be able to have Vonny to talk to when I need it, though I admit that I don't poke them nearly enough. Still, I have them to thank for Hanekoma's whole FFXVI verse, so they continue to be a big inspiration to me regardless. ^^ And last but not even remotely the lest, @rubiesintherough has become such a dear friend to me. I used to be so afraid of Ruby, wanting to interact and never really knowing if I could stand up to her impeccable writing. But I am so so glad I finally reached out to start talking to her because she's so nice and so fun to talk to and I love all of her muses so so much. I feel like I've been thoroughly blessed with an abundance of friends~!

tagged by: @mundanemiseries tagging: Please steal it from me!

[hopeful-hugz]

“Thinking of getting my things and going camping for a while... whether it’s bare bones or me renting a cabin depends on whether or not people are coming with me, and who.”

Hope’s genuinely thinking about this.

“One of the Hanekomas, maybe; depends on which... Pretty sure the Joshuas would melt if put in the woods in any capacity... Teal and Cam are busy. Maybe Noir and Divo? The Dragons’d like it out there. Some of my friends from Teyvat perhaps? Kaeya’s probably drowning in work so he’s off the table; Tighnari too... Definitely doubt I could convince Dorian... he’s always busy too. Robin or Akira? Nah, they’re probably busy too... I may just have a week away alone. Not like That’s unusual; I’ve been alone a lot lately and getting outta the city means I’ll just be even moreso. Maybe that’s wat I need...”

[falseapostle]

Haruto was an imposing presence in person. The calm and mature demeanor that he presented in the chat translated seamlessly into the statuesque individual sitting before him now. Haruto's suit was pristine, without a single wrinkle or thread out of place. His nails and hair were impeccably groomed, and even the cane seemed polished and clean. If he had at all painted an intimidating picture in the server, the man in the flesh was twice that.

But the smile he produced as he sat beside Akechi and listened to his words was a gentle one. He didn't give the expression of a man just barely forcing himself to participate in this conversation, but instead one of deep and genuine investment in what Akechi had to say, even nodding along at appropriate points and information. At the mention of his wayward boys, however, his kindly smile dropped into an expression far more exhausted.

"Never a dull moment with those two," Haruto said in a deadpan voice. "We should have been free of any issue at this point, yet somehow things are still not even remotely peaceful. It's starting to look a bit like the only answer is to send them back home... I'll have to do more research as far as that's concerned, however. But as things stand, Neku talks of of feeling as if he's 'incomplete' because he's missing his friends, and Joshua keeps mistaking Shinjuku for Shibuya and making references to his old city."

A pause as he took a moment to regain his composure and change the subject back to Akechi. He suspected Akechi was being obtuse on purpose due at least in part to the apparent self-loathing, but he was fairly certain he would have a better chance than most of having a productive conversation with him.

And he... Really didn't want to think about losing his children right now...

"As far as travelling goes, this is a bit of a rarity for me as well, but I've taken some time to recover since getting here and I'm feeling much better now. It's not something I can do frequently, but I can visit from time to time at least. I would like to make it a habit, just because I don't get much of a chance to speak to you otherwise. I've been wondering about your growth since the last time we talked about how you've been feeling. And in any case, I quite like your company."

“Abe-san? Yes, of course I remember you!”

Goro quickly set aside the book he was reading to stand and bow, but Abe was sitting down before he could stick his head out for a shake. Slightly embarrassed, he retook his own seat.

“It’s a pleasure to finally meet you in person. I’m glad I seem to live up to your expectations so far!”

He checked himself over in his head: it was a day off from work, and he didn’t wear as much makeup as he used to, but he still looked more than passable. It should be fine. This should be fine.

Still, he felt a bit woozy. He mostly interacted with his colleagues these days, and he'd found himself relaxing ever so slightly around them as time passed, especially since the vast majority of them had been there for his Game. It had been a while since he'd had to interact with someone like this, someone he wanted to impress and still had the chance to, despite what all he said in the chatroom.

Because… if he was being honest, he didn’t have much reason to participate in the server. Most everyone there was an incompetent, insufferable idiot, wallowing in self-pity and whining constantly over problems they created or refused to deal with maturely. But there was Joker (unfortunately, one of the aforementioned idiots, despite their… friendship), and there was Abe.

Goro laughed lightly, and despite the nerves, his smile felt genuine.

“I must admit, I didn’t expect us to actually be able to meet up–not for a while, at least. You’re so busy, and it’s not like I could travel to your world on my own. That’s the downside of knowing about the existence of other worlds when you yourself lack the ability to move between them, I suppose. I’m alright with being chauffeured around every once in a while, but I’d hate to be a bother.” Another laugh.

“Ah, but no matter! I’ve actually been rather busy myself these days. The election’s coming up, so we have a lot of work to make sure the district is stable. It’s quite exhausting, but exciting, as well! Needless to say, keeping up with the server hasn’t exactly been a priority recently, haha. So, how have you been? How are the boys?”

[futsuucmplx]

@justiceburst asked: 4. someone they admire

By her own admission, there are very few. Her life has bittered her so much that she often jumps to the negatives of a person and doesn't even think about the positives. Not to mention, her deal has completely dehumanized her, so who is there for someone who isn't even human to admire truthfully and not from an inhuman point of yearning?

The one person she could say with certainty though, is that she admires her mother. The woman works hard at an office job, harming her back over the desk as she files and fills paperwork, mundane work that some people think they're too important to do. Hoshi knows the system wouldn't work without people like her mother, because nothing would get done with self-important assholes (like her) around. It just so happens that system also exploits that work to hell and back. Despite that, her mother always gives her a smile, always has something positive about the day to say, always is willing to spend the weekends with her daughter no matter how tired she is. Hoshi admires the will her mother has, through and through. Just as much as it saddens her she wasn't gifted with it.

[strawberista]

⚅ — @justiceburst asked: — ⚅ ⚅ — 02. wish they could do one thing differently in. — ⚅

A Moment in Time Meme

— ★ ⚄ ★ —

Hanekoma still remembered that moment clearly. Where he had let himself be completely consumed by all of the pain and desire that he felt and poured it out onto a page. He'd felt safe at that time, hidden behind the mask of anonymity as he pressed his heart like a brand onto the note meant for his counterpart. He remembered how he'd had to stop midway through to hold his face and press in on himself and keep his emotions from boiling over into tears. He remembered how he'd written in less than elegant handwriting while his words fell haphazardly along in messy, sloppy emotion.

He remembered so clearly how he had sent it out, feeling like his counterpart would never see through his words. Believing foolishly that he would be safe to really say what he felt without receiving backlash for it.

He would do anything to take that back now.

Of course he'd been found out. Of course Eanas knew exactly what he was looking at. And the reaction... That reaction had been completely unexpected at the time. He expected to be dismissed out of hand, even if he had been discovered. He had never expected to receive such pain, such vitriol. It made him sick to think about it now. He had curled up in his room for a long time after that. He'd tore at his hair and admonished himself and cursed every last bit of who he was. For days he hadn't been able to even look at himself in the mirror, disgusted as he was by himself. If there was ever a time he really, truly hated himself, it had been then. He couldn't stand what he'd done to Eanas. And then subsequently to Api.

If there was anything at all he wish he could have done differently, he would go back and snatch that letter from his hands. He'd beat himself to a pulp before he ever let any emotion escape himself. He would have never said a word and simply let himself be happy in his suffering. Find peace in knowing he didn't mean anything to anyone. To come much earlier to the conclusion that no one could ever see him that way and that that was okay. That he wasn't supposed to fall in love anyway. That the only one who could ever love him romantically was himself and that there was no reason to put other people through the pain of not living up to his expectation.

He'd do anything to keep from hurting them. Even if everything had eventually worked out, he still couldn't quite forgive himself for it. He knew it wasn't his place to. He accepted the forgiveness of the people who he'd hurt, but he would always wish he hadn't hurt them to begin with.

Hanekoma shook his head and snapped his journal shut. It was time to sleep. He didn't like thinking about that incident like this.

[hopeful-hugz]

knowing your partner well can potentially make writing a lot easier, repost, do not reblog. meet the mun.

— basics

name: Egg, Riley or Rookie pronouns: She/Them reference of communication: IMs here or Discord (Or Texts if you have my cell #) single/taken: Single atm

— three facts

I have a little brother who goes by Pegg online. He’s the light of my life and adore him to bits; I could go on for hours about him.

I’m selectively mute.

I recently started my personal mental health journey; it’s got mixed results so far.

— experience

Overall I’ve been RPing from around 13 - 15 years at this point. This year (or next idr) is going to be my 10-year anniversary on Tumblr in specific though.

— sub-genres

I’ll do p much anything sub-genre wise. Though romantic, sexual and heavily dark themes (torture, death etc) need plotting.

— plots vs memes

Improv is always my go-to on Tumblr but I’m no stranger to plotting either. I don’t do it much nowadays unless it’s something that significantly impacts a character. But that’s because most times I try to plot it’s me presenting an idea and my partners just going along with it or accepting it as fact, rather than trying to bounce off the idea and improve it. My plotting style is very much that; taking ideas and building off of them. If I’m the only one building on them, chances are I’ll lose interest quickly and just stick to improv and memes. Since that partner seems more content to just go along with whatever comes along. That being said- When I do reblog memes it’s usually cause I desperately want people to send stuff in (ESPECIALLY when I’m begging in the tags), so don’t be afraid to reach out. Every ask I get makes my life a little easier to cope with.

— long or short replies

It depends on the context and how much I have to work with. It’s not about post length, but the potential in the reply and the context for it.  You can have something wordy and filled with exposition on your character’s thoughts and feelings, but if they aren’t physically interacting with the other muses they are writing with then there’s not a lot of room for my muses to do anything in return. My muses can be pretty intuitive sometimes with people they connect with, but they aren’t mind readers. If you give them little to think about or work with physically, typically my replies will be shorter.

— best time to write

Entirely depends on the day. I struggle with a lot of chronic illnesses (to the point where going outside is a legitimate danger for me) and am starting my own mental health journey. Not to mention my folks like to spring stuff on the family last minute a lot of the time, or my father in particular will tear down my mood. Usually if I’m on, I’m on; usually either doing opens or memes while chipping away at drafts in the background.

Taken from @justiceburst​ (Love you Dusty) so feel free to take it from me <3