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xinyuehui · 9 months ago
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Hello there! do you still have an older version of evolwallpaper? I was late to the party and I can't install it properly anymore T_T
Hi anon, unfortunately I no longer have the old .exe 😩 I checked weibo, other users in China are having problems with it as well, my conclusion to this is that it's a broken app full of bugs, probably got nothing to do with regions (ノへ ̄、)
Babe because of your ask, I spent good 5 hours tonight trying to debug it, because I insist we all get the dynamic wallpapers!!!
Original guide // Deepspace PC guide
By the end of this tutorial, we should have a video like this applied to our computer wallpaper:
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There's Nikki, MLQC, Deepspace and The Perceiver wallpapers.
New guide:
https://paperwall.papegames.com/
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Same step as before, download this but don't install yet!
The following was actually hidden in their Q&A, you'll also need this for it to run, download the runtime version.
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net48
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After you install the .NET Framework 4.8 go ahead and try to install the PAPERWALL .exe
→ If it works, great! We solved the problem!! 🎉 (You can skip to the section on the bottom on how to use the app)
→ If you get this error message, ugh congratulations, this is where I tried about 67 solutions for hours just so you don't have to
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It's weird, because at this point, the thing have successfully installed on your local drive but it won't run.
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Let's go back a step, if you open the .exe again, take note of where it's at on your computer. For me you can see that it's in the C drive, I presume it'll be the same for you.
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Find the folder, open it
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Open the app
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→ If it works, great! We solved the problem!! 🎉 (You can skip to the section on the bottom on how to use the app)
→ If you get the same error message, read on:
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If the images haven't loaded in the 1.0.1 version it will most likely going to crash when you try to do anything on it, so read on:
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Let go back to the C drive
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We are gonna move this somewhere else, if you have a hard drive, paste it to your hard drive, if you have another drive on your pc, you can move it to the other drive. BUT DO NOT MOVE IT TO YOUR DESKTOP!!!! Because we practice good computer hygiene 🙏
Once you've moved everything away, open it back up and try to install it again in your new file location
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→ If it works, great! We solved the problem!! 🎉 (You can skip to the section on the bottom on how to use the app)
→ If you still get the same error message, I will send my portfolio to Paper Games to be a software developer in their office and write a new app
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Once you get it running *fingers crossed* move the entire folder back to your C drive if you moved it to your hard drive, unless your hard drive is plugged in all the time.
If for whatever reason you get the "access to the path is denied" error message, try the right click and select the "Run as administrator" option.
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For easy access:
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Go onto your desktop, or wherever you want to access it from quickly and paste shortcut!! Remember it's the shortcut!!
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How to use the app
The UI has changed a little since the original one, but it's easy to navigate.
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Change the language to English, it should reboot the app
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From here it's self explanatory
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For good computer hygiene you might want to double check where the wallpapers are stored and change directory if needed.
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If you're like me and have 2 monitors, this is what it'll look like with the wallpapers applied and the game opened, looks like I need a 3rd monitor for Shen Xinghui ⭐
(Desktop icons should show up, I just don't have icons on the desktop)
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If you still have problems, check your PC specifications against the following that were recommended on the official site:
System: Windows10 or above
RAM: 1024MB or above
Processor: 1.66Hz Intel i5 or above
Graphics: HD Graphics 4000 or above
DirectX: 10
Secret third thing: you might be able to run it and have the lovely wallpapers but it suddenly goes glitchy or black screen... that's because of the faulty app, I've seen people mention it on weibo, it's not just you 😔
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Feel free to drop me an ask with images if you still run into problems, hope this helps, until next time~ (✿◠‿◠)
Check out this tag for already answered questions #/wallpaper woes
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banenaz · 1 year ago
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Look at the dumbass who's one day late to mlqctober
Anyways it's hereee
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The rules are like always, the most important thing is to have fun!
Don't forget to use mlqctober2023
Mlqctober2021
Mlqctober2022
Thx bro @jeexwith3ee for doing most of the work ksjsjsksj <3
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lucienxu · 1 year ago
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Today, you belong to me.
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doctorweebmd · 2 years ago
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on a scale of 1-1000 how pretentious is it of me to start my hero academia fanfiction with charles bukowski poetry
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randomshipperhere · 2 years ago
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I’m still in a lot of pain after the MLDD server shutdown.
Even though I lost all my progress I am so glad that there are fans who do so much for the community by posting high quality version of the pics for free. Translate the game for free and make fan content for fellow fans to enjoy.
If this post gets seen by anyone who has contributed anything for the fandom I’m sincerely grateful to all of you.
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aria-chicken-flugget · 2 years ago
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beneathashadytree · 4 months ago
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HEY GUYS! LONG POST HERE, BUT PLEASE READ🙏🏽
I am genuinely appalled by the discourse ongoing in the LNDS fandom these past few days—but above all, I am severely disappointed in what had started out as one of the most inclusive and sweet fandoms I’ve ever been in. I have a few things to say, so in this post I’m trying to put all my thoughts to words. Apologies if I sound harsh, but I’m genuinely livid. Also, please ignore any typos. I’m not wearing my glasses while word-vomiting.
First off, for a fandom that is composed of mostly adults, you guys have been acting terribly childishly. It’s 2024, and yet people are still unironically shaming others for “switching up on their favs” as if a person owes 2D characters any loyalty. Let people enjoy things. The novelty of Sylus and how he’s quite literally 6 months behind the other 3 love interests makes people want to catch up on the enjoyment of him all at once. He’s still such a brand new character and concept, so there’s no wonder everyone’s hyped up over him.
I’ve seen people get genuinely mad at other players and writing whole think-pieces about this. I promise you guys, the company making this game is still benefiting whether you’re pouring your money into Sylus or any one of the previous 3. We’re all happy to have an interesting character pop up among the roster now, and we’re taking our time getting to know him. Doesn’t make any of the first 3 any less loved. I genuinely don’t remember this amount of nastiness when solo events for each of the guys used to drop.
In fact, if the popularity thing is worrying you, going off MLQC (the company’s past game) the character who was last added was—eventually, after the initial hype died down—kicked off to the sidelines in most major events and was given the least content, and was the least favorite of fans.
Secondly, and this has my blood boiling, there is an insane amount of entitlement and rudeness I’ve seen on my timeline concerning how people characterize the men—particularly Rafayel.
Absolutely nothing warrants this shitty attitude towards other creators for how they depict characters in their fics. It seems you guys feel protected behind a screen and think it gives you the right to bully strangers online. Fanfiction is for fantasizing about your favs; for letting your imagination run wild. If this were a character analysis, then yes, maybe I’d agree that inaccuracies are aggravating. However, in fanfiction, there are zero rules, especially when it comes to smut.
Sexual preferences are not equivalent to a person’s whole personality—so whether he’s written as a dom, a sub, a switch, or whatever the fuck you wanna call it, this has nothing to do with his kindness, gentlemanliness, passion, power, ruthlessness, snark, or whatever minuscule aspect of his character makes up his lovely whole and matters to you.
I think this circles back to a lack of ability to separate sexual matters and personality, because how else do people interpret fics depicting him in a certain manner as them erasing his character? They might overlap, but they can very well be mutually exclusive. I’ve seen incredibly sweet and gentle men irl who were absolute doms in bed, and I’ve seen powerful and passionate men who were reduced to tears between the sheets. There is barely any correlation whatsoever, and if anything, claiming otherwise is what I consider piss-poor media literacy and reading-comprehension.
My third point is that for some reason, there have been many, many posts and replies on here where I’ve seen people just straight-up spread pure hate for the characters. Maybe this bothered me in particular because I’m an OT3 (OT4 now!) and absolutely adore all of them, but I find no logical reason for “yucking someone’s yum” when we’re talking about liking the characters of an Otome game—a genre of video games which is made to literally cater to the tastes of as many people as possible.
It’s especially disheartening to see when it’s at a time like this, when new content is about to drop, and you find in the replies of every other post/discussion at least a few people spewing hate and disgust at Sylus. Again, so many people are incredibly excited about him. Why is there a need to rain on everyone’s parade, especially in such an unsolicited manner?
This fandom originally started as a safe space for people of all races, backgrounds, genders, sexualities, and personalities to bond over our mutual love for characters. All I’ve seen on my TL lately (in terms of discussion) is negativity, and it’s such a fucking let-down. I hope whatever the fuck has happened to this fandom cools down after a bit. It’s probably exaggerated and very in-your-face rn, cause more and more people are downloading LNDS, so the probabilities of finding people being nasty are increasing. But I seriously don’t want to grow to resent this fandom and find myself distancing myself from it to protect my peace.
Let’s all remember to be kind towards other players, to not act entitled or bratty about the characters, and to try and mind our own business if we see content that doesn’t suit our tastes.
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lancermylove · 11 days ago
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Posts Moved
Hi everyone,
It has been five years since I started this Tumblr blog, but it was time for a slight change. No, a big change. 😂
I created a website: kiarawrites.blog ✨
Here is the main masterlist: All Fandom MLs
The lists are broken down into different sections for ease of navigation...or you know, when you feel like you've to dive into nothing but fluff or must binge-read everything for your bias.
Tumblr MLs:
Obey Me
TWST
Starless: [SFW][N.SFW]
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I will not be getting rid of my Tumblr accounts and will update here too. Here is the complete breakdown:
All SFW requests will be posted on my website.
All N.SFW and mature content will be posted here.
I will post some parts of new updates on the website here, but the full version will only be on my website.
Posts for Magi, FFVII, FFXV, and MLQC will stay here.
Thank you to all of you for your support here! I hope you continue to support me through my website. 🥰💖
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belovedstill · 2 months ago
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AO3 Fic Meme
I was tagged by @museaway, thank you! (It's so inspiring seeing you write up a storm for daster to the point of it soon changing your answers, maybe someday something will change some of mine, too!)
Rules: Go to your AO3 account and find the following:
What ratings do you write most of your fics under?
General Audiences (87)
Teen And Up Audiences (52)
What are your top three fandoms?
Supernatural (92)
Yuri!!! on Ice (28)
Mr. Love: Queen's Choice (19)
What is the top character you write about?
Castiel (85)
What are your top three pairings?
Castiel/Dean (76)
Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov (28)
Main Character/Zhou Qiluo | Kiro (6)
What are the top three additional tags?
Domestic Fluff (28)
Slice of Life (25)
Alternate Universe - No Supernatural (24)
Does any of this surprise you?
Not the additional tags nor the fandom and character. I knew right away that 4 years of writing Supernatural fic while the show was airing and that one time I held that August write-and-post-everyday challenge would make sure no other fandom or ship steals the first place, ever. MC/Kiro being the ship I wrote the most for mlqc, though! I was so sure it would be MC/Gavin!
Tagging: @captainadwen @matadorofheart @ryuuseini @solacium @unicorngelato
@rosemirmir @youknowthelines @sodomhipped @theliteraryluggage and you, you, you!
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unluckysatellite · 4 months ago
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I'm craughing because what in the name of everything holy was papergames/infoldgames thinking localizing Qin Che/Sylus to sound like some discord daddy dom in English...when he doesn't say any of that cringe shit in Chinese/Korean/Japanese.
I never thought I would see a localization as disastrous as late 2019/early 2020 MLQC's green stubble, but Infoldgames looked sideways at Elex and said "nah, we can do much worse than green stubble"
but hey I guess I can draw a parallel here:
Victor 🤝 Sylus
getting fucked over by localization and getting wildly mischaracterized by the ENG fandom
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perhaps-in-anotherdream · 7 months ago
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Hello Anika, I'm new into MLQC & Victor. If I'm not trouble you, may I know the timeline of the date when they go from know each other --> becomes a couple ---> up until the last.. And I wanna know, which date that implied they do the deed for the first time 👀 Thank you
hello! welcome to the fandom, and hope you enjoy your time here! (⁠*⁠´⁠∀⁠`⁠*⁠)
i’ve actually answered similar asks multiple times before, so i hope you don't mind me redirecting you to those answers~ 💕
✦ overview of Victor and his heroine’s relationship progress
✦ the timeline of Victor and his heroine’s relationship
✦ the probable timeframe of the first time
✦ thoughts (more like my longass essay lmao) on their first time
hope these answer your questions, and my ask box is open if you have more queries~ 🤗
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endless-season · 7 months ago
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9 Fandom Peeps to Get to Know Better
tagged by @defeateddetectives /o/
3 ships you like: *looks into void* do I even have 3 proper ships
1) MikoIzuTotsu (Suoh Mikoto x Kusanagi Izumo x Totsuka Tatara) - K
And no one was surprised. I MEAN ITS BEEN OVER TEN YEARS. BUT A GOOD CHUNK OF THOSE TEN YEARS WERE DEDICATED TO HOMURA TRIO (well technically... the real answer is Totsuka Tatara however we will ignore that for the sake of this meme). Get yourself two others who will go through it all with you thick or thin. Get yourself a leash i mean what. Get yourself a Kusanagi-san! Settle down in a bar and raise i mean gather a gang family!
2) Qin Jiu x You Huo - Global Examination
Felt obligated to include them since I'm currently trying to drag ppl to read this lmao. Also bc i have no ships to answer with, help. BUT THE CHEMISTRY! I mean, this is probably the first time I clearly see what people mean by the word ~ chemistry ~. Qin Jiu is such a chaotic menace, You Huo is such a chaotic menace, they are similar but also different and then put them together and everyone suffers, it's beautiful *wipes tear*. But they are also so so so soft together (i was going to say, in private.... but also in front of people's salad so!!!) *clutches heart*. The author, 木苏里 just does a create job exploring the two throughout the story, READ GLOBAL EXAMINATION! THERE'S ALSO AN ONGOING MANHUA THAT COVERS LIKE A THIRD. DO IT. and then send me liveblogs pls and thanks.
3) H-h-help... ships... are hard... I... don't ...
first ship ever: IzuTotsu (Kusanagi Izumo x Totsuka Tatara) - K Shamelessly links to that post where I sobbed over everything #Actual Marriage Goals The trust! The intuitive understanding! The communication! (sorry Mikoto, your grunting fails you) The ~ G o S s i P i n g ~ ! The mutual support and comfort ;_;! The domesticity of it all! The quipping and doting! The we're all in this (this = Mikoto doom but with matching wing tattoos) together! The seemless division of labor haha
last song you heard: i turned on my playlist when i saw this question so that by the time i finish answering the meme and come back to this question, i will have an answer… Anyways, so the answer is…. ~ wHAT A coINcindENce ~ Dark Night Fireworks, Lucien's season 1 theme from MLQC.
favourite childhood book: Uh........ idk.... Deltora Quest? Alex Rider series? If manga counts then maybe Detective Conan? lmao.
currently reading: I’m Not Shouldering This Blame (这锅我不背) Current novel in my danmei binging spree. 40 chaps in, enjoying it so far. Synopsis gives a pretty good idea of what to expect. Hordes of book transmigrators trying to derail or benefit from knowing the plot, military dealing with the supernatural mess and notifying MC and ML who are supposedly the villains, MC... just trying to work in peace cmon, ML... just trying to seduce MC cmon.
currently watching: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Just finished it over the last few days hence why there's a few posts in my queue. It’s nice and chill. I admit I was eyeing Himmel the moment he appeared in the first episode and didn't know whether to laugh or cry at his instant transformation / flashforward to old bald man. Was pleasantly surprised to see him appearing constantly in flashbacks haunting the narrative ethereal dead wife style lmao.
currently consuming: I waited for dinner to write this! Was lazy tonight so just a bunch of easy to prep in 5 min sides. Rice, Prawn dumplings, Chilli Bamboo (Fu Chi brand), Century Egg + Tofu + Pork floss, Smashed cucumber salad that I managed to ruin :/
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currently craving: A reason to live A shiny new satisfying fandom obsession... Motivation and energy and wisdom to adult... A yakult and WangLaoJi... ... ...... *walks to fridge and grabs yakult and wanglaoji*
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A rare meme where I'm gonna actually tag!!! See what ppl are up to and eating these days >:)
@qserasera @chiaki-c @nervous-sheep @alice-chan-chan @jelly-cooperation
@laxmiree @caesurables @pu-san @vanishing-apples @dijeh
@ittybi @ellie-winthrope @bloomingmitsuri @a-justaway-is-just-a-justaway @constastan
As usual feel free to skip if tagged or do even if not tagged :> Edit: why is tagging not working *squints*
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xxsycamore · 2 years ago
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'𝗧𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 Content Creation Challenge ❄🎅🏻
After 'Tis the season for smut & 'Tis the season for smut 2.0, I joined @voltage-vixen and we present you with a revamped third installment of our favorite winter holiday themed challenge!
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The challenge starts today, November 23rd, and ends on January 14th. Check the rules below for additional information!
Targeted fandoms: Ikemen Series, Voltage Games, Tears of Themis, MLQC, Obey me!, Mystic Messenger, Genshin Impact. All mobile & console otomes as well as other anime and game fandoms are also encouraged and welcomed to join!
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███  RULES:
One prompt list is consisting of fluff prompts, and the other of smut prompts! Minors DNI with the second list, please!
Starting from the day this post goes live, November 23rd, you can begin creating and posting your fandom works (fanfiction, fanart, headcanons, etc) following the prompts in the two lists.
You can combine prompts for the same list or from both lists. You don't have to follow the order of the prompts. You can create as few or as many works you want to! There are no fixed dates for this event, but for those of you who like to post daily, you can do it like a countdown until Christmas day! AUs are allowed. Suitor x Suitor, Suitor x MC, Suitor x OC, Suitor x NPC are all allowed. You can use the gif banner at the top of the post if you'd like to!
Tags for the event will include #’tis the season for love & #’tis the season for love content creation challenge . Additionally, please tag both of us hosts ( @xxsycamore & @voltage-vixen ) in your creations so that we can see and reblog them.
Kristen (voltage-vixen) will be making a masterlist featuring all contributors and their works shortly after the day that marks the end of the challenge, January 14th. A reblog from her means that your work is successfully added to the masterlist. If you suspect that your work went unnoticed or is not on the masterlist when it's posted, don't hesitate to contact either of us!
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Both our DMs are open for your questions, and you can also send an ask here on my blog, where other people who might have the same question will be able to get their answers too. We'd love to help!
Happy Holidays to these who are celebrating and to everyone else I hope you have some good time during this time of the year ❤ We can't wait to see your works inspired by the challenge! Happy creating, everyone!
Under the cut you'll find both lists typed out for your convenience 🔽
FLUFF LIST:
Starting with preparations way too early
Sipping hot chocolate and then stealing a kiss
"Okay, maybe I DO need help putting the star on top of the tree."
"This gingerbread house just WON'T stay up!"
Sharing a scarf
"I said that I'd teach you how to ice skate, I didn't say that I know how to ice skate."
Forced to wear an ugly Christmas sweater
Being the MC/LI's fake date for a Christmas party/ball
Surprising their partner in the morning with a new pet underneath the Christmas tree
"Those clichéd traditions are exciting for me, now that I have you."
SMUT LIST:
Warming up together after a snowball fight
Wearing nothing but a ribbon around the neck
Fun under the blanket
Bodies roasting by the open fire
"A kiss under the mistletoe doesn't have to be where we stop."
"What are we going to do until the storm passes?"
"I've decided I don't want to be on the nice list this Christmas."
Sleigh ride your partner into a holiday bliss
Christmas treats sugar rush
"Actually, there is one more thing on my wish list."
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dreameffectss · 5 months ago
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Hi Hi~ I'm DreamEffectss (or Dreamie for short), She/Her, 21+
★ This is my main art account, with some reblogging of other people’s art
Links ★ Otome Review / Yelling ★ Commissions
All of my art is tagged #dreameffectss
You can use my art as a pfp as long as you credit me in your bio / somewhere visible.
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PLEASE DO NOT
repost my art on any platform/website without permission! (Ask, and I might say yes)
claim my art as yours
use it for AI shit
PSA I am very trigger happy about blocking people. If you piss me off or even mildly annoy me I WILL block you without warning. I don't care. Some people made jokes about a character I like ON MY FANART and guess what? MUTED. BLOCKED. GONE. :) This also goes for random shit I find annoying, so don’t take it personally.
Thank you for dropping by!
(Under the cut are navigation links for fandoms I've drawn for)
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For your navigation ease,
All my Art posts (#dreameffectss)
Arknights
Collar X Malice
Jack Jeanne
Kaiju No.8
Love And Deepsace
MLQC
Mystic Messenger
Tears Of Themis
Twisted Wonderland
One Piece
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multifandom-worlds · 7 months ago
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Writing Update:
It's no secret that my MLQC and Marvel writings are drying up. To be honest, I have quite a number of ideas, but I'm just unable to write them.
My latest obsession is the Slytherin boys* (mostly fancast, like Mattheo Riddle, Theodore Nott, etc.) that I discovered on TikTok. That being said, I may start writing more about them and move away from Marvel and MLQC (not that I still don't love to read and write them).
Requests for Marvel and MLQC are always welcome, and when my brain be braining, I will still be writing within that fandom.
You are more than welcome to unfollow me if you don't want to see that content; I am okay with that; I understand. Thank you for being here and enjoying my writing!
*I disagree with the thoughts of J.K Rowling. Trans women are women, and trans men are men. The characters I'm interested in are more fancast outside of the canon world of Harry Potter
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sughuru · 11 months ago
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ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ XIA’S PUBLISHING HOUSE.
i.warning, this blog is meant for my writings which means it is multi-fandom. it also contains spoilers to the source material that i will be writing for. writer and owner of this blog is eighteen and goes by any pronouns. current hyperfixation is jujutsu kaisen.
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ MESSAGE BOARD.
drop prompts or headcanons in my inbox for me to work with!
open to just talking and being friends! come say hi through my inbox! we could talk about our interests or if you have songs or shows to recommend, i'd be happy to hear about it too!
comments and reblogs are very much appreciated, if you like my work please spam them instead of liking as my blog can get flagged, thank you!
if you’d like to be mutuals, drop by and say hi or just comment here to be mutuals ! i would love to get to know you and if you’re a writer, i’d love to read your work <3
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ NAVIGATION.
*ੈ library: main masterlist.
© SUGHURU. do not copy, repost, modify or translate any of my works on any platforms.
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ ABOUT ME.
*ੈ hi, i am xia! current obsession: jujutsu kaisen, studying, korean/douyin make up, korean skincare shows: jujutsu kaisen, attack on titan, free! iwatobi swim club, saiki k, the promised neverland -> more. games: genshin impact, mystic messenger, hi3rd, tears of themis, mlqc. favs: raiden ei, kaeya alberich, albedo kreideprinz. gojo satoru, iori utahime, megumi fushiguro. jumin han, 707. saiki kusuo. raiden mei, elysia
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ HA, YOU LOST?
#-xia's announcements -> blog notices
#-xia's talks -> rambles, rants, personal thoughts, my diary…pretty much?
#-xia's works -> my works
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ ABOUT THIS BLOG.
contains spoilers of any kind. owner is eighteen (18). keep that in mind. do not interact if you are a racist, homophobic, transphobic, fit the basic dni criteria, my irl. i write when i want so i may disappear from time to time as i am a full-time student currently on my last year of high school. if you do send in an ask, i'll be sure to read each of them! any similarities are coincidental. layout inspiration goes to @/chuluoyi on tumblr. blog started: 2/12/23
thank you for reading till the end! i hope to see you soon! <3
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