#my fashion is a mix of styles i saw in other people

[apleiphone2]

normalise people 'copying' other people - in their habits, mannerisms, sayings, music tastes, etc. we are all an amalgamation of other people. get over yourself.

[absolutebl]

This Week in BL - I'm having a GREAT time

Organized, in each category, with ones I'm enjoying most at the top.

Aug 2024 Week 5

Ongoing Series - Thai

Monster Next Door (Thai Thurs Gaga ) eps 7-8 of 12 - I do love these 2 a lot. It’s such a slow burn sweet comforting quiet little romance. It’s not complicated, it’s not stretching my thoughts or imagination, but it is easy and absorbing. I'm entertained by it without being taxed. And sometimes that’s nice. It's what Thailand does best.

Addicted Heroin (Thai Tues WeTV) ep 3 of 10 - Oh I’m still enjoying it. It’s only episode three and they’re basically boyfriend’s palling around shopping together and hanging out on a bicycle. What’s not to love? Also he got to meet the in-laws. Well… eventual in-laws. Also the girlfriend character. I totally forgot about her. Good times.

Sunset X Vibes (Sat iQIYI) ep 12fin - Baby faints. Bad guys caught and beat up a bit. Lots of romantic moments, come checking in with ALL the sides, and it ends.

Summary?

Classic CEO meets ingenue archetypes make for a somewhat banal and simplistic romance. This could’ve come from an 80s Harlequin, except that they’re gay. It's... old fashioned. There was nothing meta about this, there was no subversion or commentary on anything BL, queer, or beyond. It’s just a straight up (okay not straight) romance. I was not wild about these characters for this particular pair, but that’s not the pair's fault, they did a decent job with their parts and I look forward to their next show - here’s hoping it’s a bit more meaty. I preferred the side couple because they were more complex and true to BL archetypes, even if they were also a bit miss-handled. A serviceable show if somewhat lacking in its convictions, but with some beautiful sex scenes, people, and fashion. I was a particular fan of Lin‘s gender bending femme style. It’s groundbreaking to see that aesthetic on one of the leads. There were multiple times they could’ve leaned into well established plot points, paranormal elements, and character tension, and instead just glossed over them.

This should probably get a 7/10, but I’m giving it an 8 because of that one oppa line at the beginning, Tenon's tatas, and the call back to Big Dragon with that iconic musical refrain in the final episode. It was a pretty fun ride, emphasis on pretty and ride. 

Battle of the Writers (Sun YT) ep 5 of 12 - Lots of kissing this episode. And lots of different kinds of kissing from the same two actors in various different forms and characters. I really liked it. It’s nice to see that this pair can mix it up a little bit, even if it's just with their lips.

I Saw You in My Dream (Weds Gaga) ep 7 of 12 - OK the leg care massage was so boyfriend I can’t even. Who are they trying to fool? I love the way Ing always knows exactly what is going on. Thank goodness for that confession! I’m very much looking forward to the next episode.

(The socratic method, is it?)

The Trainee (Sun YouTube) ep 9 of 12 - Still couldn’t care less about the hets. Yawn. Ah Jane’s ex shows up. (Is that Green? Hi baby!) Meanwhile, Jane gets worried and jealous. I loved Pah in this ep, and almost wish this were a show just about him. Like a grown-up Green Fictions. (Where tf did Poon COME from allasudden? He’s a killer actor. GMMTV better use him wisely.) Also, in that scene with Pat and P’Jo, they’re eating some of my favorite food. I got a little bit of linguistic negotiation with Khun Par Phi. Cuteness. And we end with some actual communication. Yay!!! It’s kind of hilarious to see OffGun in a tentative hug. I don’t think they’ve been that way for a years.

In fact, this whole episode was pretty much about communicating properly between ages and ranks within an office and social structure. I loved that. I’m liking this one more this week. It’s still not my favorite currently airing, but I think that mostly has to do with how much other good stuff is on right now.

SPEAKING OF...

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

The On1y One (Taiwan Thurs Gaga) eps 3-4 of 12 - Uh huh, a game of one-up-man-ship is it? I think not. That boy wants to jump his cute stepbrother’s bones so bad that big brain of his is starting to melt. I'm here for it. Also, said sunshine cutie is clearly a big old cock tease. Everybody is happy about this. They sure know how to end these episodes on cliffhangers too. I don’t know how I’m gonna wait until next week.

I’m legit mad about how fucking good this is. After Unknown too?! Taiwan is spoiling us this year and THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING IT ALL ALONG.

Sugar Dog Life (Japan Sun grey) ep 3-4 of 10 - Oh my goodness do I love this show. It makes me laugh, I adore the premise, I'm wild over the characters, and the acting is killer. I’m just really happy about this show, OK? I tend to sing and clap: Oh they so cute.

Baby got his first crush and he has no idea what to do about it. I ADORE how angry he is about it. Like... How dare I even consider falling in love with somebody? How annoying of me. It’s great. I even liked the girl in the confession and how cool and sweet they both were to each other over his rejection. Bang up job. This is fantastic BL of the newer modern style. (As contrasted to On1y)

These top two shows are neck and neck for best of the week, for entirely different reasons. But I love all my sons.

Speaking of...

Cosmetic Playlover (Japan Tues Gaga) eps 7-8 fin - Oh it’s so adorable with the drama and the little subordinate coming to their rescue, and them meeting each other’s family. "I want to become someone who is essential in your life" = peak romance.

Summation?

I loved this little show. It was a classic office BL about the older workaholic who loves his job and the younger upstart who unexpectedly loves his boss. It’s a hyung romance where everybody is extremely earnest and sweet and pretty about everything. Except our seme, who is slightly unhinged and a little obsessed in all the ways one likes best from Japan. Plus the kisses were good! I can’t ask for anything more, utterly charming unexpected gem of a show. What a great time! 9/10

I Hear the Sunspot AKA Hidamari ga Kikoeru (Japan Weds Gaga) ep 11 of 12 - The lack of communication between these 2 may actually drive me insane. But I still love them. Such a sad ep. 

Seoul Blues (Korea Fri? YouTube) ep 3 of 8 - Argh but also oooooo. I bet the uncut version was fantastic this week.

First Note Of Love (Taiwan Mon Gaga) eps 5-6 of 12 - I'm starting to like this better. I’m still not convinced, but I did enjoy watching it this week. I’m getting some chemistry off the leads. Admittedly. that’s because they both behave like 16-year-olds. Surprise MosBank cameo - looking handsome as ever, boys. (Honestly, Taiwan really wants that King of the Cameos crown.) And FINALLY our side couple. I’m looking forward to next week primarily because of them. And I don’t even have them yet!

Takara's Treasure AKA Takara No Vidro (Japan Mon Gaga) ep 9 of 10 - OK the lap cuddle was v cute. As was the handholding. But hiking with a metal griddle? Insanity. Might be the craziest thing in a BL this year. And The Sign aired this year. Meanwhile, not a dead fish kiss! Yay! 

It's airing but...

4 Minutes (Sat Gaga) eps 1-6 of 8 - Gaga picked this one up so we can watch it there. I'm waiting until the end, it seems angsty and confusing and full of awful people being awful. But also... high heat and I'm shallow. So we shall see which devil wins (and how it ends).

In case you missed it

Meet You at the Blossom (China) - I'm eating crow, binging the fucker, and live blogging. It's just taking me some time. This isn't really a bingable show, not for me anyway. It's A LOT to take all at once.

Next Week Looks Like This:

Upcoming BLs for 2024 are listed here. This list is not kept updated, so please leave a comment if you know something new or RP with additions.

Coming SEPTEMBER 2024:

9/? The Time of Fever (Korea iQIYI) 6 eps - HoTae & DongHee are back! Side couple from Unintentional Love Story, same actors, same character names I an WILD for this.

9/1 Live in Love (Thai Sun Gaga) 5 eps - Short series featuring and online romance turning IRL.

9/3 Happy of the End (Japan Tues Gaga) - Based on a manga, longer than usual run time. A boy is disowned for being gay, dumped by his boyfriend, and ends up in a dysfunctional co-dependant relationship with his would-be kidnapper. We were due for another messy JBL. Here it is!

9/6 Kidnap (Thai Friday GMMTV YouTube) 12 eps - Ohm Pawat is back for Frigays it's gonna be a blast.

9/7 The Hidden Moon (Thai Sat ????) 10 eps - This is a supernatural romance (my ghost boyfriend trope) ‘เดือนพราง’ by Violet Rain (I Feel You Linger)... A Bangkok writer is hired to write an article about an old mansion in Chiang Mai which is being converted into a café. He gets into an accident and nearly dies on his way there. After that, he sees the ghosts of people who died at the mansion, one boy catches his attention. Was substantially recast.

9/9 Jack & Joker (Thai Mon IQIYI) 12 eps? - Be gay YinWar, do crimes. Dehup gives us Yin, War, Mark and a few other familiar faces in a Leverage sitch, only queerer.

9/14 Love Sick 2024 (Thai Sat ????) ?? eps - Remake of the original. I'm scared too.

9/15 Bad Guy My Boss (Thai Sun Gaga) 10 eps - Assistant to a player boss who is in love with that boss decides to quit to save himself. The boss then makes a move. (A gay What's up with Secretary Kim?)

9/17 Love is Like a Poison AKA Doku Koi: Doku mo Sugireba Koi to Naru (Japan Tues Netflix?) 10 eps - Lawyer and a con artist meet at a bar, pair up, fall in love.

9/28 Teenager Judge (Vietnam Sat YouTube) ?? eps - oh I don't know just Ba Vinh doing his thing with pretty boys again.

Adventures in miss-captions

(been a while since we had one of these)

SNICKER "nail you" and a "nail you down" = completely different things. But this being Japan they might have met either or both. (Cosmetic)

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

Why yes, you do have the prettiest lips in the biz. No need to tease us like that. (Battle)

(Last week)

Streaming services are listed by how I (usually) watch, which is with a USA based IP, and often offset by a day because time zones are a pain.

The tag BLigade: @doorajar @solitaryandwandering @my-rose-tinted-glasses @babymbbatinygirl @babymbbatinygirl @isisanna-blog @mmastertheone @pickletrip @aliceisathome @urikawa-miyuki @tokillamonger @sunflower-positiiivity @rocketturtle4 @blglplus @anythinggoesintheshire @everlightly @renafire @mestizashinrin @bl-bam-beyond @small-dark-and-delicious @saezurumurmurs

Sigh, Tumblr in its infinite wisdom doesn't like too many tags.

[vanoilette]

𓏲୨ synopsis. goth stan w brightly dressed reader — the dynamic of the relationship !

disclaimers. swearing, suggestive content, nsfw, mentions of lingerie, praising + degradation, oral (reader giving), p in v sex,

notes. sorry i just really like opposites, also have no idea what possessed me when i wrote this.

sfw.

stan—as he grew into his late teens, morphed into a much more introverted and darkly dressed goth, which is putting it bluntly, in his words it’s not emo, its goth, its just his fashion sense as he puts it.

when he first met you he steered clear, not because of your whole pink theme you have going on, but mainly because he had no interest in befriending you. though you had other ideas.

you were rather persistent in your attempts in befriending him, he thought you were a total weirdo for a while since you tried talking to him so often.

but, as a surprise to stan, he began growing used to your presence and overall company. instead of trying to get you to leave as he usually did, he would actually attempt in dragging out the conversations you shared.

and thats when it started, he grew an embarrassingly large crush on you, and your style only made him adore you even more. thats when he really began noticing things about you.

if you think he was confident enough to make a move, your dead wrong! but also right. He was all talk yet no bark, he’d tell his friends “todays the day”, or “i’ll do it later”, and he never did, until he did do it.

over text, and he was very straight forward about it too.

“Do you want to be my girlfriend?”

nothing crazy or extravagant about it, it was simple and formal (for him)

nsfw.

now this is where your style comes more into play, because it plays a bit of a role in the lingerie department. Stan was firstly—kind of iffy about the thought of lingerie, but after seeing you in it?

he then was finally able to see why so many people liked it, because in his eyes you looked like some heavensent angel in a adoring outfit just for him.

hes gets hard often, hes a horny guy. so expect tons of intimate moments with him, sexual or just romantic.

he lovemakes, but most definitely fucks sometimes when hes into it.

enjoys receiving head because he can’t help but feel himself getting completely absorbed by the mental image he has of your pretty lips wrapped around his cock since the first time. — hes also pretty vocal during it to, and gives a mix of praise and degradation.

“Just like that.. mmh, you look so beautiful like this, a beautiful slut.”

when it comes to the real deal, hes sensual, he loves to feel your warm cunt squeezing around him as he pounds you for the entirety of the night.

hes vocal but tries to hide it, either by burying his face into your neck or letting out small hums against your ear.

back to the lingerie—he is obsessed with it the first time he saw you in it, and yet he ripped that thing off like it was nothing, he just couldn’t wait.

small drabble : ]

moans filled the room as his cock bullied your soaked pussy, holding your hands against your head and he tried so desperately not to make a mess of himself, he just couldn’t stop, he wanted to hear you but you would just not let up.

“Please just moan f’m’ baby, i need it, i need to hear you..” your whines were like heavenly praise falling into his ears once you let up, stan let out a long groan, your nails scratching against his back so hard it drawed blood, but he paid no attention to it.

[asimplevampire]

What I'm Doing With The TS2 Universities: The Best-Laid Plans

So because my darling @uberhood teens are starting to go off to school, I'm starting to remodel the universities! Right now I'm thinking about how to make them distinct from each other-- especially since I overdid it and accidentally added every fucking campus in the game and a few modded ones.

So, I'm making this post so I remember wtf I was planning to do with all of these unis. What architectural styles was I planning to use? What mascots was I planning to give them?

Sim State University

Elevator Pitch: Rub elbows with SimNation's best and brightest-- or get invited to their epic ragers-- at SSU.

Inspiration: The College of William and Mary. An old, red brick campus that's split into the Old Campus and New Campus? That's Sim State U if we ever saw it.

Majors: International Relations (modded), Political Science, History, Economics Mascot: The Fightin' Llamas. Rival School: Land Grant University.

La Fiesta Tech:

Elevator Pitch: The truth is out here! Unlock the secrets of the universe at La Fiesta Tech.

Inspiration: New Mexico State's more modern architecture

Majors: The "Four Ps"-- Paranormal (modded), Physics, Psychology, Philosophy Mascot: The Antisocial Bunnies Rival School: Cactus Canyon University

Academie Le Tour:

Elevator Pitch: "Alta cultura, altior drama." If you want to study the liberal arts, there's nowhere better than Academie Le Tour.

Inspiration: Was it ever going to be anything other than Oxbridge? It was never going to be anything other than Oxbridge.

Majors: Languages (modded), Art, Literature, Drama

Mascot: The Magic Dragons. (TS4 Oxbury Dragon)

Rival School: Caelestis University

Land Grant University:

Elevator Pitch: Higher education is a new concept in the area. We'll see how it works out. (~@penig)

Inspiration: Texas A&M. I don't expect to have to remodel too many of the buildings, because this isn't a Maxis school-- but if I do, I'm gonna use The Agricultural School Par Excellence as inspo.

Majors: Agricultural Business, Animal Sciences, Plant Sciences (modded), Biology

Mascot: The Ragin' Bulls (AKA: Cow)

Rival School: Sim State University

Cactus Canyon University:

Elevator Pitch: "The cosiest college in SimNation." Come for the campus life, stay because we've got the best pre-med program in the area.

Inspiration: Honestly? CCU has its own architectural style and I'm Here For It; thanks @aondaneedles!

Majors: Sport Studies, Nursing, Dentistry (modded), Mathematics

Mascot: The Pluckin' Chickens

Rival School: La Fiesta Tech.

Caelestis University:

Elevator Pitch: "Study the quirkier side of life and find your people."

Inspiration: OCAD University, Toronto. A mix of traditional turn-of-the-century architecture and the most Gonzo Pomo shit you ever have seen.

Majors: Galactic Ambassador (modded), Crisis Management (modded), Fashion (modded), Art

Mascot: The Clackin' Lobster (from TS4 Britechester)

Rival School: Academie Le Tour

Quaddington University:

Elevator Pitch: "Braiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiins...."

Inspiration: The entirety of Abandonedamerica.us, but especially the Warner Swasey Observatory in Cleveland (and, by extension, Case Western Reserve University).

Majors: Dead Languages, Law (modded), Drama, Philosophy

Mascot: N/A. Might un-default the Brahmin mascot suit from @davinaojeda's Fallout set-- I think that would be funny.

Rival School: N/A. Quaddington U just opened its doors to the public again, and hasn't really had time to reestablish rivalries.

[theognatster]

dressing up for his father’s party; m.s

“I do believe you’d like this dress, honey. I know it’s not your particular style, but trust me, you look stunning. Mr. Sturniolo won’t know what hit him.” Cherry smiled, as she zipped up the dress. “I’m not going to this party for him, Cherry. You ought to know that.” You defended yourself. “Why of course, honey. You’re not going to his father’s party that you’ve never had an interest in going before, just for his son. My mistake.” Cherry spoke, noting the irony of your actions.

“Hush.” You chuckle, “are you finished?” You turn your head. “Yes, and take a look at your pretty self in that mirror.” Cherry smiled, patting your back once she finished zipping your dress. You walked towards your mirror, making sure not to trip over the books lying all around the floor. You look at yourself, in a black dress. “Black..?” You turn, to look at the back of the dress. “Yes! Black, it’s the new pink, you know.” Cherry smiled, proud of her choice. “And who said that?” You ask. “Well..us, of course.” Cherry spoke up, referring to the article written in the magazine that the company put out for the season’s color.

“I can’t even wonder about people wearing black for anything other than funerals or mourning. It must be horrible..having black as one’s favorite color,” you complain. “Now, now, you look stunning. Focus on that, not the color.” Cherry assured. “I suppose it’s a nice dress. But..you were right, it’s not my style.” You sigh, flattening the dress with your palms. “Fine, what dress would you prefer?” Cherry sighed, noticing your displeasure. You smile, rushing to your spare closet, filled with your personal clothing, not clothing sent to you from luxury brands or designers.

“How important is this party?” You ask, looking through the colored closet. “Mr. Sturniolo will be there..” Cherry teased. “Would you stop bringing up Matthew?” You sigh. “My, my, first name basis with him? I never would’ve thought.” Cherry chuckled. “Just..answer the question.” You sighed. “It’s more exclusive than important, honey.” Cherry answered (finally). “Close your eyes, Cherry.” You smile, as you pull out a dress from your closet.

After a few minutes, you fixed up the dress, customizing it to your style with shoes, and jewelry. “Open up Cherry..” you sang. Cherry’s green eyes opened and saw you standing in a champagne colored, silk dress with elements of lavender and blue designed sewn onto it. As a layer of the dress layed an open cut fabric of lavender and indigo mixed with jewels and designs sewn onto it, and it held onto your body by a strap going around your neck. “My..I can’t believe this..it’s beautiful.” Cherry smiled. “Is this Dior..or perhaps Marc Jacob’s..no, no..it’s Chanel isn’t it? I can just tell.” Cherry chuckled. “Actually..it’s from a designer called Beacon’s Closet.” You smile, twirling in the dress. “It’s from the..thrift..?” Cherry’s eyebrows raised. “Mhm! Isn’t it lovely?” You smile. Cherry reached in her pocket, and took out her handheld hand sanitizer. “Now! Don’t be dramatic, Cherry. It’s perfectly clean..! It doesn’t have any diseases.” You frowned.

“Who knows who wore that dress, honey!” Cherry tried to reason. “Someone fashionable and wonderful did.” You huffed. “If you’re wearing..that, let me at least do your hair and makeup.” Cherry insisted. “How are you getting there anyways? There’s no trains at this hour, getting a taxi at this point at the day is the most hassle you might face..and that dress might not last.” Cherry shot at the dress once more. “Someone is driving me..” you explained, putting on your gloves. “And this someone..?” Cherry smirked. “If you must know..Matthew offered to take me. And this is not anything more than him taking me to the party.” You defended before the accusations would come. “If you insist.” Cherry chuckled, fluffing the eyeshadow on your eyes.

Cherry finished your look, and you stood up, grabbing your coat from the coathanger, Cherry noticed the peculiar design that was etched onto the wood, little cats. You walked out the oak front door, and Cherry noticed the rain. “Ah! Honey, wait!” Cherry grabbed her umbrella and handed it to you. “Oh! Thank you, Cherry.” You smile, opening the umbrella as the crystal drops hit around you, like the clouds were crying. But, you didn’t think of it as tears of sadness..but instead tears of joy.

The sound of door closing snapped you out of your daydream of the clouds and the emotion type of their tears. “My, doll..don’t you look..don’t you look like the most interesting girl in New York.” Matt spoke up, removing his sunglasses. Why he wore sunglasses when the sun was not out, you’d never know. “Thank you Matthew..” you smile softly, his words affecting you more than you thought they did. “Charlotte..pleasure to see you outside of the hustle and bustle of the business.” Matt said, his charming smile on display. Matt could never remember anyone’s names, always said: once they made the front page for something important, he would. But, he never forgot your name, how could he, he always thought.

“Cherry, sir.” Cherry said, correcting him. “No thank you..I ate before I got here, the food there is always awful.” Matt shrugged it off. “I..” Cherry was going to correct him once more, but shook her head as she walked back inside your cottage.

“You ready..doll?” He smirked, holding out his arm like a prince. You chuckle, “mhm..” you smile.

As you entered the car, that you believed to be a Porsche, you felt his hand on your lower back. You turn to glance at him, and he looked to you. There was a moment of silence that filled the air you both were in. It was broken when he patted where his hand was and you climbed into the car.

There you were, trying to convince yourself how ridiculous you were being. Maybe you were coming down with something..something that’s making your brain all fuzzy..maybe not something..but someone.

[sunthyme]

Let's go!! Part five, baby! I'm literally having so much fun with these omg. Y'all are so sweet every time, istg I'll cry. If y'all draw my ocs, I WILL cry ong. Also, be warned, this post will have a LOT of characters lol. Welcome to...

🪻Pomefiore🪻

This dorm is so unfairly pretty, wth... Also, despite having 4 freshmen, there is only one second year 😭😭😭. Enjoy!~

First up, our queen in all her glory,

💅Vil Schoenheit💅

(she/he/they) Genderfluid (leaning towards fem mostly) - Panromantic Demisexual

Not me simping for my own design with this one oml.

- I've seen quite a few people headcanon Vil as Desi and I agree. I also view her as technically genderfluid but she normally presents very fem and is on occasion like, "Hm, masculine pronouns today."

- I was going to keep the blonde and make her have some root colour showing but it wasn't looking right. To be honest, she's slaying with the darker hair though.

- Made his eyes a deeper, purple-y blue and their earrings were a gift from Rook as they match her eyes almost perfectly.

- Totally a mother hen, keep in mind I literally have hardly seen her yet but I /think/ that's canon lol?

- Fashion nerd and could list the eras of different fashion trends and famous designers off the top of their head.

- Not a fan of physical activity, just does it to be in fit shape. She actually really likes to read nonfiction and love art history as well.

- Met Rook as first years and they bonded immediately. Probably the first person that Vil really clicked with.

Speaking of...

🏹Rook Hunt🏹

(he/they/she/etc. Doesn't really care lol) Unlabelled Gender - Pansexual

Quick comment: Why does he look so fcuking weird w/out his hat in-game??? I have his ceremonial robes card and if he didn't already scare me, he definitely does now. I think my version looks a little less weird. Anyways, side tangent over.

- I kept his fuck-ass bob, it's simply too iconic, though I gave it a bit more volume and shape. You can decide if he's a natural blonde or not lol.

- I headcanon him to be Chinese and French, and he grew up bilingual. Has a hell of and accent and when he gets upset, they just swap to either Chinese or French, it's a fifty-fifty depending on the day.

- They're not super visible but the bow and arrow earrings were a gift from Vil to celebrate Rook winning an archery competition. I think it was pretty early in their friendship but that's when Rook registered her feelings for Vil.

- For as open as Rook is about finding others attractive, it gets nervous to directly compliment Vil to her face. This is more obvious with saying "I love you," which he doesn't mind tossing out to most people, it's just really personal toward Vil so they avoid saying it lol.

- Most of the compliments that Rook gives Vil are things Vil is already aware of so Rook doesn't chance bringing up all the things they love about Vil. (Can you tell I love them?)

Enough about RookVil. Time for my boy!!

🍎Epel Felmier🍎

(he/him) Transmasc - Gay

*Breaks out the southern accent* Y'all thought the others thus far have been long, hoo boy... Y'all are in for a real treat.

- Firstly, my boy is transmasc. I feel like that's pretty widely accepted 'round these parts but I figured I should shout it out anyways.

- I made him mixed, Scandinavian? and Japanese and gave him some brown eyes to boot. Kept his face real dainty but gave him broader shoulders and a farmer's tan 'cause y'all know he's working at his parent's farm every summer.

- He's styled in like, the southern goth aesthetic and I added some green to his hair 'cause the 'poison' part of 'poisoned apple' wasn't coming across enough. By the way, his grandma dyes her hair in solidarity with him. She's cool. Be like Epel's grandma.

- When he first arrived at NRC, he only had his lobes pierced, then he saw Jade's piercings and was like "I want that,". Jade directed him to Cater, who gave him all his other piercings (not at the same time lmao). Everytime he got a new one, Vil would have a minor heart attack lol.

- I think he'd also actually really like cute things, one of the reasons he lets Vil doll him up for so long, but hates bringing it up 'cause people call him 'girly' or 'feminine' for it. This is another underlying factor for my Jack/Epel dynamic but I'll save that for later.

- Speaking of Savanaclaw, I think he has plans to transfer at the beginning of sophomore year. Also, because he hangs around Jack so much, they kinda consider him a part of the pack. In particular, Epel also really looks up to Leona and approached him in Spelldrive Club about transferring. Leona agreed and took notice of Epel's admiration and if he puts a little more effort into practise afterwards, that's no one's business. (I think he's be like, "Goddammit, these kids keep looking up to me... I should at least give them something worth looking up to." Only the MC would know, and probably Ruggie would notice just having know Leona.) Also, Epel saw Leona's chaps and immediately wanted a pair. Leona took him out to get some and when they got back, Vil was horrified lmao.

I love Epel/Savanaclaw dynamic sm omg but onto my ocs... (Also, I really hope y'all read that with a southern accent, I think it's hilarious lol)

💋Calendula Dame💋

Third Year - (she/her) - Sapphic Aromantic

- She's twisted from Mother Gothel, who, can I just say, SLAYED in her movie ong. Though Disney really needs work on their representation, specifically the fact that her character is very Jewish-coded (I don't think she's canonically Jewish but please correct me if I'm wrong) but is portrayed in an anti-Semitic way, feeding into negative stereotypes. I'm not the most knowledgeable person to speak on this issue and I know it's been throughly discussed by others so please feel free to research it. I did have a friend who is Jewish help me make her character and I hope I did her justice!

- I made her Jewish, specifically Ashkenazi and conservative. I'm not quite sure yet how this would translate into Twisted Wonderland but we'll see.

- She's all about makeup products and she and Vil compare skincare routines in a sort of friendly competition.

- Another fun nod is she loves gardening. Namely flowers but occasionally crops and herbs. She's got her own little plot in the greenhouse and she and Epel discuss gardening tips together.

- She's also a nail artist and quite skilled at that. She has a small 'business' and is especially booked around school events.

Now for one some of y'all have wanted to see for a bit...

🦚Tupac Huamani🦚

Second Year - (he/him) Transmasc - Pan-Demiromantic

The one man I've made this whole time lmaooo.

- Tupac is my Yzma twist! His name is Incan, ironically meaning 'royal', as I figured out The Emperor's New Groove is inspired by Incan culture!

- He's the most flamboyant twink to ever walk the earth and I love him for that. That being said, he and Rocío are my token 'heteros'. They've been friends since first year and get along extremely well. He's got book smarts but literally no common sense. She has no common sense either and so they j st get into silly shenanigans together. I love them sm my little sillies.

- He's more into dramatic makeup and loves to do Rocío's because she's not into makeup and doesn't really know how to do it lol. He's also made her get a nice skincare routine which she follows diligently as she likes routines.

- Probably a part of the Boardgame Club, though I'm not sure how well he does. He probably just enjoys hanging out with the people and the banter rather than the games themselves, though I think he'd be very good at chess and other strategy games.

Up next is...

🐈‍⬛Chaisee Noi🐈‍⬛

First Year - (he/she/it) Genderfluid - Asexual Aromantic

- The first of a set of twins twisted from the Siamese twins in Lady and the Tramp (I think that's what they're in, it's been a hot sec lol). I made them mixed, Black and Thai as Siamese cats originate from Thailand.

- Onto Chaisee specifically, I think he's the 'black cat' personality out of the two of them. She's on the more reserved side and is more blunt and to the point than his sibling is. Also autistic and has particular issues with loud noise and food textures. Not a fan of physical contact and hates being touched without permission.

- He like to fluxuate between masc and fem styles a lot (with the fem pictured here) and enjoys suits for formal wear.

- While it's into fashion, he likes to be more of a rough sketch and designer than actually doing the sewing. Her designs are quite avant-garde and lean into lots of floral patterns.

- She and Nasira work together to come up with different floral arrangements, both for Chaisee's designs and for Nasira's dorm.

For the other twin...

🐈Churai Noi🐈

First Year - (they/them) Nonbinary - Pansexual

- Churai is the 'tabby' cat energy one. They're very affectionate and full of energy. They love to help out others and are constantly doing things with other people.

- A hands-on person, Churai loves sewing and is a part of the sewing club. They tend to be the primary person to work on their sibling's designs because of the level of detail needed.

- ADHD and has to be doing something at all times. Because of this, they have a TON of hobbies, ranging from scrap-booking to fishing to reading about random topics. Gets along incredibly well with Kalim and they love hanging out with him. Also a very touchy person, loves hugs and cuddles!

- Their style is more on the feminine side and they love making cute dresses to wear. Definitely takes a lot of inspiration from the gyaru and harujuku fashion scenes.

⚡Corentin Benoit⚡

First Year - (she/her) - Asexual Aromantic

Last of my Pomefiore characters and second of the triplets, Corentin Benoit!

- The technical oldest of the triplets and she holds that over their heads. She's was both happy and not to be in a different dorm than her younger siblings.

- Looks up to Hestia a lot and wants to be like her when she grows up (as if Hestia know what she's doing but yk).

- She's particularly interested in the poison aspect of Pomefiore and is keen to eventually become housewarden. As such, she's asked for Vil's help to learn as much as she can about making them.

I don't have a lot for her yet but god, this has taken so fcuking long to write omg. I hope y'all liked it! Ignihyde is next!~

[rubiatinctorum]

I think I got a little bit mad in the tags of that poll post. But it grinds my gears that looking a certain kind of way is kind of the be-all-end-all of belonging in current queer communities, whether irl or online. I don't even see the ethos behind some of it when a lot of it just revolves around keeping up with fleeting trends.

I guess that's what's nice about tumblr. People can't immediately disqualify me for looking "too boring" or "NPC" or whatever, not unless they find my blog, the only sideblog I've ever posted my face on, and realises we're the same person.

It's just starting to seem nonsensical, what counts for "looking queer" these days? Some things obviously make sense: gender nonconformity for example. Some things don't make sense at all. You know around six years ago people were saying that it was soooo bisexual to roll the cuffs up on your jeans? Besides being frankly absurd and something lots of people do, I also haven't heard anyone say this in the last couple of years. Because it's a fashion trend thing, not something that has any ethos behind it. It's the same reason I don't get some early 2020s alt styles: it's not an emotional reflection externalized, it's not anti-establishment, it's not even all that subversive, it's just an ad for lots of eyeliner and blush and fast fashion hauls. All aesthetic and no subculture, as far as I can see.

And I feel like the same thing is happening with "visibly queer" for the people who aren't labelled that just because they stepped outside their houses as themselves. It's an aesthetic you have to try at and buy the right products for that's mostly readable to other queer people keeping up on the same trends, which makes it extremely catered to certain demographic groups that get to decide and perpetuate what "the queer look" in the current decade is.

And like, I wouldn't care if I wasn't met with suspicion from time to time from these people because I'm not following their aesthetic code so I can't be safe to talk to, but their aesthetic code doesn't make any sense to me!!!! What about any of this tells me anything about their lives besides that they really really like tiktok! It's like, i saw someone say in a video recently "you can tell a person's screentime by their outfit" for tiktok use and i feel that's so at play here, and then mixing that with like, you don't "look" queer so you must be an unsafe conservative NPC... IT'S WEIRD!!! OKAY!!! THAT'S A WEIRD WAY TO TREAT OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THEIR CLOTHES!!!!!!!!! I know in-group out-group stuff has been signalled with fashion since probably like the beginning of time but jeepers it feels like we're just doing that for the sake of doing that at this point. Not having like, brightly coloured hair for an example people mentioned in the replies of that post, doesn't make me unsafe to talk to, it mostly means i can't be arsed to keep up on the maintenance that would take

[sluttyhollow]

I don’t write for UA students but Bakugo and me are the same person and we’d be best friends if I was at UA 😂. I was listening to Bakugo by KVMIL and it just had me thinking about Bakugo x black american bestfriend reader (this has been sitting in my drafts forever lol might as well let it go)

No warnings, just two foreign besties with bad attitudes and terrible language (purely platonic)

Katsuki definitely speaks English, he’s a rich kid, and his parents traveled to the states a lot for work and they used to takes him in the summer. He just refuses to speak English because he thinks it sounds stupid.

The back and forth trips are how he ended up meeting you in the first place the summer between first and second grade. Your parents were working on a collaborative design line focusing on mixing Japanese and African American street fashion styles

Neither of you liked each other. He was loud and you thought his red eyes were creepy. He thought you were a loser and hated the noise your hair made when you walked (it was the beads, he thinks they look “cool or whatever” now though) you guys actually ended up fighting, Mitsuki thought it was funny because Katsuki lost (he started it) she bought you ice cream for winning.

After that day you guys came to an agreement to not speak to each other but by day 3 of vacation you were sharing games and sending each other colored screens on your DSIs. You guys did argue everyday of that summer though, and every day of every summer you spent together until middle school when he started staying in Japan to train.

Fast forward to high school and you still text each other. He’s at UA and you’re at a well known hero school in the states. Both of you are loud mouths with quirks worthy of helping saving lives (yours a quirk reversal/theft quirk that allowed you to reverse a persons quirk or utilize their abilities for a certain amount of time, like toga and all for one mixed).

Let’s just say your school has a sports festival similar to UAs that’s also televised and streamed nationally and internationally which prompts Miruko to want you intern abroad with her. Of course you accept and your school works with UA to get you into a transfer program thus starting your 1 year stent at UA. Now for fun’s sake you didn’t tell Katsuki you were coming to UA so imagine his surprise when all the rest of 1A is talking about some American transfer student and he walks into the common room and sees you sitting there.

“What. What the fuck are you doing here you fucking loser” the rest of 1A is shook, they know he’s an ass but they didn’t think he’d just be mean to new student. Just when they get ready to intervene you respond to him with a “you know you’re happy to see me fucker it’s been like 3 years” and the rest of the class is just like wtf is going on here. Y’all of course explain that you knew each other and that you’re besties. Deku being the only one not surprised considering you’d met him once before.

From then on you too go back into your old ways from childhood but with added addition of training. When you’re not busy with Miruko and him with Jeanist y’all go back to the Bakugo house and eat dinner with Mitsuki and Masaru.

You make him apologize to deku (long before canon) when he tells you what happened during middle school and how the first half of the semester had been. You beat his ass and told him to get over himself (he knew you were right).

You and Deku going feral when he gets hurt, LOV attacks and the three of you have to be put on house arrest by Iida cause y’all get too emotional over one another

Forcing him to class 1A gatherings. Neither of you wanna go but Mina saw you two getting ready to disappear after dinner and dragged y’all to movie night

Katsuki likes American food. Spice levels are just a little higher, flavors are a little more intense than typical Japanese food. You can cook a little bit and help him make American style dinners for everybody sometimes

People think you guys are partners cause of how relaxed you two are around each other but he’s like your brother and you would kiss m*neta before Katsuki

Yeah just two foreign besties (your American friends thought you were lying about your best friend living in Japan all through middle school, they didn’t realize you were serious until you moved and FaceTimed them with Katsuki in the camera)

[funkylilworm]

It's cool that we got two "how people would react if they encountered a demon" reactions in Helluva boss like how the family in the first Helluva Boss episode "Murder Family" tried to protect themselves and each other by trying to kill I.M.P

And how in the Helluva short 3 "Mission: Weeaboo boo" ,how instead of Emberlynn Pinkle being scared or defensive, she instead starts outwardly simping over Blitz and flirting with him (be it a cringey way) ,do to her being a monster fucker

So he's my theory, sense we got the first human reactions on how a human would react if the saw a demon , but we got three last ones ; that being

▪︎Now all we need is a human that'll try to start actively running and trying to distance himself from I.M.P (all while screaming)

Especially if she/he/they found out they're hear to kill them (sense I.M.P are assassins)

▪︎And another human that thinks they're adorable (because come on ,Blitz Millie Moxxie and Loona's character design is adorable)

▪︎The moment one of them (whether that be Blitz ,Milie, Moxxie, or all of them ) steps into the human world , a human captures them (that's not the D.H.O.R.K.S) than tries to study them, maybe said human takes fascination and/or interest in cryptology and such

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Episode Predictions/ theories:

1. The Screaming Runner

Appearance: A young adult with a lean build, messy hair, and glasses that keep slipping down as they run. Dressed in a hoodie and jeans, they look like an average college student caught in the worst situation of their life.

Personality: An anxious, bookish type who tends to overthink everything. They’re hyper-aware and have a tendency to catastrophize, which leads to their panicked, full-blown flight response when they realize they’re being targeted by I.M.P.

Episode Placement: This episode could take place in an urban setting, like a college campus, and be titled “Hell Week”. I.M.P is hired to take out this character by an angry, overworked professor who made a deal with a demon after being pushed too far. The episode could blend fast-paced comedy with dark humor as the chase escalates through campus buildings, lecture halls, and even the college library.

Episode Vibe: A mix of Scooby-Doo-style chase scenes with the classic Helluva Boss dark twist. The student keeps stumbling into hiding spots and accidentally creating obstacles for I.M.P., while Moxxie and Millie banter about how much work this job has become.

2. The Adoring Human

Appearance: A young, trendy fashion designer in their 20s with bright, stylish clothes, bold makeup, and a camera always in hand. Think dyed hair and glasses with colorful frames. If it takes place in Japan, they could be part of the Harajuku fashion scene, adding flair and an artistic touch to their look.

Personality: Outgoing, enthusiastic, and a bit of an airhead. They’re obsessed with anything “Adorable” and can’t help but find Millie, and despite her demonic appearance. They’re not scared of much and find the supernatural fascinating.

Episode Placement: This could be a fun, quirky episode titled “Demons in Tokyo”, where I.M.P is hired by a fashion CEO to take out a fellow employee at a fashion company (do to the CEO having accidentally been pushed out the building window to his death), but their mission goes awry when this fashion designer spots them and becomes obsessed. The designer insists on following them around Tokyo, taking pictures, and trying to get them to pose, much to Blitz’s annoyance.

Episode Vibe: The episode could be full of culture shock moments for I.M.P., who struggle to maintain their usual dark humor and murderous antics in a place as vibrant and bizarre as Tokyo. There would be plenty of comedic moments, with Millie embracing the chaos.

3. The Cryptid Enthusiast

Appearance: A middle-aged man with unkempt hair,dark maroon brown skin (he's black because i need more black cryptozooligist in my life) , an oversized trench coat, and notebooks full of cryptid sketches and notes sticking out of his pockets. He has intense, tired eyes and a wild look that screams “conspiracy theorist.”

Personality: Passionate, obsessive, and a bit unhinged. He’s the type who dedicates his life to finding proof of supernatural beings and refuses to accept defeat. His fascination is borderline fanatic, and he’ll go to great lengths to capture and study anything out of the ordinary.

Episode Placement: This could be part of an episode titled “The Hunter’s Dilemma”, where I.M.P is hired to take out a corrupt politician. However, they’re captured by this cryptid enthusiast who lives in a secluded cabin in the woods. The episode can have Moxxie having a moral crisis about hurting someone so passionate (albeit misguided).

Episode Vibe: The tone could be tense and eerie, balanced with Helluva Boss’s usual sharp humor. This human would bring a mix of comic relief and suspense as he frantically tries to understand I.M.P and documents their every move, all while being completely oblivious to their annoyance and danger.

[ystk-archive]

how long do u think nakata is going to keep his death grip on the 80s-tinged sound? i love perfume and capsule so much but i miss the unique futuristic sound with super processed vocals. “the light” is their worst yet i think :(

i know artists evolve and i love that but idk i feel like the music world has been in an 80s revival for like 10+ years now?

just curious to know your opinion, friend! :)

Death grip...

Honestly I'm not even really sure how to explain my thoughts about all of it lmao. '80s synthpop has always been a recurring influence in his sound, but it's almost as if he's been adhering very closely to the tenets of the style the last 2-3 years -- of course I love the music from that decade too, I'm just not interested in hearing him incorporate it in a way that doesn't transform it enough, if that makes any sense. I could also go further to say that the "moment" it's had (in western pop at least, I can't really speak for the current J-pop scene because I try to avoid it at all costs) has passed and consumers' interests are shifting. Nostalgia has been the rule for the majority of pop media properties over the past ten-ish years; we've watched the pendulum swing around from '70s to '80s to (briefly) '90s and now landing at a fever pitch for Y2K turn-of-the-millennium fashion and subcultural trends (the way gyaru is en vogue, people are whispering about the Shibuya-kei scene again) and of course where subculture is involved, there are also musical trends...

So it's not something unique to him specifically, it's just frustrating to watch his form of that nostalgia trend take shape as milquetoast '80s pop ditties when people who spent their youths listening to his works from 2007-2010 are actually nostalgic for him and that sound right now. What's more frustrating is to hear music from other parts of the world that remind me and others of his trademarks and knowing he doesn't sound like that anymore, even after the two capsule mega-mixes (and Polygon Wave EP) that really took me back to peak capsule/Nakata Yasutaka...

(Also I saw your follow-up message, I wasn't referring to Crash but to Brat!)

[cowboyjen68]

Heya Jen,

So I feel like if I were a dude, people wouldn't look down on my clothing choices so much. Maybe it's just because people tend to, quite frankly, give less of a shit about what men wear and how they look in general while, and by contrast, focus a lot on a womans appearance.

I'm not quite butch in my own opinion, but I do tend to wear a lot of men's clothes, and even the women's clothes I wear tend to be quite practical. I like having my own sense of style. I like what I wear, but it doesn't seem to matter to other people, I guess it just seems like I throw on any old clothes to them.

I definitely tend to get this attitude more from women and, more specifically, my aunt. She's told me that I look like I've walked right off of a farm before, and while if anything I took it as a compliment, she certainly didn't mean it that way. In the past, her comments were more harsh, so it's an improvement. At least now it's not outright homophobic, i.e """asking""" me if I want to look like a lesbian or a boy in a rather condescending tone. It's more so a "THAT'S what you're wearing?" Thing. I even get the impression my queer friends just think I don't care about my clothes at all, and while I'm no fashionista, I do like putting together what I consider nice outfits.

Also, admittedly, like most people I do some days, just throw on clean clothes, I just don't see why, regardless of how I dress, it seems more worthy of comment and criticism. I don't see men's outfits commented on or criticized half as much, if at all, and we basically wear the same things.

This is just a very long-winded way of asking if you've gotten this sort of attitude too and how you deal with it? It's not like when I was younger and pushed me to try and wear more feminine clothes, though it still irritates me though I wish it didn't.

Thanks in advance for reading this whole long thing and being an open and out older lesbian who is willing to take time out of her busy day to answer so many questions from young lesbians and queer people alike.

I was never very well tapped into the fashion of the day. In my younger years I would put on what I wanted with no regards to what others might find proper. My mom gave up after on getting me to wear matching dresses and shoes or shirt and shorts outfits. Dad was fine when I came out of my Raggedy Ann themed bedroom in red cowboy boots, jean shorts and an orange shirt (with the bottom cut off) that said "10-4 Good Buddy".

In high school the one think my mom would not let me have was a three quarter length sleeved white shirt with a rainbow. She said I would get it too dirty and my shoulders were too wide for the fit. (she was not wrong in either case). So I tended to go with sweatshirts, t shirts and jeans. I was HORRIBLE at trendy clothing because I mixed and match too many things that just did not go together. I wanted overalls but knew that they were too "manly" for me, a girl. I went to the mall and spent my hard earned money on the closest girl thing, a peach colored pair of overalls for girls that were also kind of pedal pushers. It was NOT a good look.

Whenever I tried to be trendy I would bed it to be more what I wanted but not committing to "boys" clothes and it always went sideways in the worst way.

College saw me stick with t shirt and jeans but it was the 80's and everyone wore just that. Finally, a time in fashion where fashion was the same for everyone. Utilitarian and simple, at least in small midwestern college towns.

My mom would say to my young self. "are you sure that is what you want to wear?" or "Do you want help picking out clothes?" In retrospect she was trying to save me from drawing attention or getting picked on but just eventually figured I would either learn or live with it.

I know exactly what you mean about people assuming that me wearing what I was comfortable in as an adult was me just tossing any old thing on. My first girlfriend helped me by expanding my confidence and wardrobe. Custom made suspenders, men's dress pants and white button down for men instead of women's clothing that sort of mimicked men's style. After we broke up (7 years later) I still struggled a bit but slowly learned that the important thing was I felt good in what I wore and not what others had to say about it.

Men get a pass because I think is it often assumed they just don't have the need or capacity to dress themselves beyond simple and what is on the floor. This is, of course, also an unfair stereotype. Many men lack the confidence to stop out of the easy and simple to try and dress better for public consumption so they get in a routine. AND women are assumed to always want to look good for others so when we don't fit the expectation of our culture we "just don't care".

NOW I rarely dress up because of my jobs. I wear "work clothes" most days because I know within an hour of getting dressed I will be dirty. But I am most confident and comfortable in my work clothes. When I do dress up to go out I finally am like my young self (wear what I want) with a little more awareness of what others see. I shop at estate sales and find vintage western style shirts and unique belt buckles to wear. I feel good, have my own style and i think others see my confidence because I am less concerned about what others think and just happy to be wearing what I love.

People start to see confidence over aesthetics as you become more comfortable in clothes you love.

Hope this help. You are not alone and i think many women (even some men) will understand this feeling you have.

[alexissara]

Alexis Sara's Top 10 Most Anticipated Games Of 2024

We're about to enter 2024 and with that we have all the lists, lists I am not immune to making because I slowly build them up all year. Last year I played a fuck load of games and so this year I wanted to talk about 10 games I think look really fucking cool that are coming out in the next year or two. Some of these games are likely to release in 2025 instead but it'll be fun to see if they remain on the list next year then. I mostly just wanted to spotlight some art that looks cool to me outside of the context of a Sapphic Games Guide or a Review and maybe get others on the hype train with me. This list is not in order and just 10 games I think look like they could have an impact on me, I may not even buy every game on this list but there the 10 that look like I am most likely to check out.

Gales Of Nayeli

So this is one of two games on the list I've already purchased. I backed the kickstarter of the game a while back and I thought "it looks alright and when I asked if there was gonna be any sapphic content the creator told me in depth what content he had already made so sure I'll back it. What was more if a thank you for being so kind and responsive so fast has turned into my most hype game of the year. Blindcoco and me have become friends over time so I am biased but I was actually sold on the game before me and him became buddy buddy when I played the demo and saw the amazing work that went into it. Then the extremally positive response from him and the community towards my desire to focus in on women and sapphic women only added to my excitement for the game.

The game genuinely seems to be raising the bar for SRPGs and really feels like it is a step above Fire Emblem and not an emulation of Fire Emblem. I loved the demo and the concepts in the game so much it inspired me to start working on my own SRPG studios game knowing what is possible at the high end of investment in the system can really be something special and really cool. I love that there is a focus on trying to cast voice actors who match ethnicity to the diverse cast, I love that there is a wide range of diversity in the revealed cast, I love the amount of queer women I am aware of in the game, I love the animations and sprite work, I love the gameplay, I am really really excited about this game and I think this game has a high shot at being one of my favorite games.

Fields Of Mistria 

I make fun of farming sims a little on my lists and stuff but only because I actually love farming sims especially in concept. This game probably has my favorite art style of the whole lot of games today. It's lovely 90s anime style sprite work is just AHHHHHHHHHH so good. I do in fact want to kiss the women in this game very badly and I would enjoy playing the game for the sake of dating them alone.

Rune Factory: Dragon

Let's bang out the second farming sim while we're at it. We don't know a bunch about this game but it really just has to do two things for me to be into it. One, let you be gay like the newest RF and Story of Season games already let you do and Two, keep up the art direction and bam, I'm in. My biggest problem with the last Rune Factory game was that the art style made every woman look like a 12 year old and not in the like chibi story of seasons way like they just looked like they were kids. This however, has a much better set of art direction and it makes me think there might actually be women I'd want to gay marry.

Mahou Senshi Cosplay Club

I really love Behold's previous game Chroma Squad but when I got this demo I had no idea they were the Chroma Squad people. The mix of dress up and RPG gameplay is a dream come true kind of game and the outfit customization is leagues beyond a game like Fashion Dreamer despite likely being made on a much smaller budget. The PSX style graphics actually work here with them evoking nostalgic graphics while also not actually being restrained by a Playstation One's issues. I just really loved the process of making the outfit and character in this game and honestly that alone is a potential game seller. The gameplay element was solid and I really want to play more of this.

Beastieball 

BeastieBall seems to be a really fun take on the Monster Taming genre. Having the monster friends play a sport and naturally be inclined to play the sport makes for a very cute and wholesome premise to which you become more a coach than an owner to these little cuties. It's a pretty simple concept in the demo but it's promising and cute and I do like that the monsters you collect build relationships with each other, I think that is something really special and neat and something I'd like to see more monster tamers do.

Love In A Bottle

 There is a lot of nice looking visual novels coming out but Love In A Bottle is dating sim that is really capturing my eye. You play as a demon girl, bam okay I am sold. You date other monster girls okay I'm sold. And it's got more then the basic one outfit you expect from a standard visual novel dating sim type deal for characters that is yet another sold factor. It seems really cute, seems fun and I hope I can smooch all the women at once.

Fantasy Life I

While I said we were done with farming sims, I didn't say we were done with sims as we have Level-5's Life Sim, Fantasy Life. I won't be buying the game if I can't be gay in it but I really loved the first Fantasy Life on the 3DS and I think if it can keep up the charm and fun of the original game and add a homosexual seasoning on top it'll be a perfect cute and fun time. I love the wide array of jobs and how these all build into each other, it's a very one of a kind experience and really fun.

Princess Peach Showtime 

This is the true triple A game of the list and the only one that has captivated me in all the shows of all the consoles and developers I've seen of late. Peach is barbie now and I am here for it, let her have a million jobs and have a game based around her doing these different roles and being an icon in each of them, sounds good, I'm in, it's a really cute and fun concept. It looks really fun and the art style looks great.

Our Life Now and Forever 

There is no other games like the Our Life games and getting to be sapphic in this one means I finally get to go ahead and experience the series I have been curious about for a while now. This game will let you be polyamarous which is the only game on this list I can say for sure will allow you to do that and that alone is something that would keep me engaged. However, getting to grow up with characters, change your pronouns, your name, anything about yourself as you do and having the characters change with you is amazing. I love the concept of this game and the wild reactivity the games demo has always provided just to a simple thing like me choosing to be trans in the childhood phase is amazing, it is truly such a considered and thoughtful game with such masterful crafting that the act one demo alone is probably worth money. So I did back this one on kickstarter as well so this is my other pick up.

Unlike other games on this list I am fairly confident this is a 2025 game and not a 2024 game but I want to talk about it now because people on the Patreon will be getting to play updated versions of the game over the course of the year akin to early access. I think the game is for sure worth a look.

Izrand Allure

After playing the previous game in the series I am totally sold on wanting to experience Izrand Allure. Luxaren Allure was a really special experience I had this year finally checking out the game after I think years of putting it off and beating it I really want to play this follow up. This game seems far more in depth and far more artistically masterful then Luxaren as well so I really want to see everything this game has to offer. I love a good job system and this game boasts one. I really want to see this lesbian RPG and I hope I get a chance to play it very soon but obviously Unity the dev should take her time to make it. Regardless, I am just gushing every time I see the game and I think this has potential to be a massive game of the year type hit for me.

If you enjoyed this post, I got a lot more end of the year lists coming up when it's actually next year so I can tell people what I enjoyed in December. You can also support me in making cool queer art by checking out my Patreon and Ko-fi.

[carcingeneticist]

Scene Kyle hc rant

(disclaimer: everything I bring up is based on people's takes I saw on this topic, I'm not using any actual quotes or screenshots because I don't want to direct anyone, I'm just a scene kid and south park fan who thought heavily about the topic and I need to share it :))

So as we all know in south park fandom there's been headcanons putting main 4 into different subcultures, the most common ones being goth Stan, juggalo Kenny, gyaru Cartman and scene Kyle, the latter being probably one of most hated and controversial ones.

As much as I don't believe that Stan would go back to being goth or that Cartman would be actively gyaru, I think Kyle fits being scene (coming from a scene person who was some time in the subculture) and I wanted to explain why or how he fits on it and why hc doesn't deserve the hate it gets.

First of all, scene is not goth or emo. It feels weird to point that out since it's obvious but a lot of people, as an argument of why Kyle wouldn't be scene like to point out the goth Stan episode were he says something along the lines that he doesn't want Stan to keep pitting himself by being goth. While this phrase applies directly to goths and could also be used for emo subculture as extension, it doesn' apply to scene subculture.

Scene is not just colorful version of emo or even a typical subculture as we like to think about them (punk, goth). It's not necessarily based on the ideas, and even if it would be something along the lines; hiding or not showing pain by dressing in colorful way and listening to party music, which honestly is an opposite of what Kyle said.

Scene is also a lot about being open, outgoing and social more than emo, the subculture it originates from.

If I'm already pointing out obvious I also want to say that not every scene kid is stereotypical "rawr XD so random". Not every scene person goes around and rawrs at people, as in every subculture every person acts different and there is no single way of how someone behaves. While yes I agree Kyle would not act this way, this doesn't mean he can't be scene (a lot of problems in Kyle scene interpretation is that they often mischaracterizes Kyle in process which doesn't have to be the case, Kyle could be shown as his normal south park self while also being scene).

The argument of Kyle not being able to be scene, because he's shown as a jock falls apart in my opinion when we see how scene queens are often depicted as cheerleaders (who are the female version of jock)

Now for the more important part of being scene is the style (pun intended). A lot of times it's brought up that Kyle would not dress in scene fashion, when we are talking about character who's most recognizable feature is bright green ushanka, which not only scene features a lot of bright or neon colors, ushankas were also used in a style. We could make an argument that even if he's wearing that in fourth grade it doesn't mean he would wear it in future and he just dresses like a kid would, and while yes I agree but if we think this way we would also have to throw out the jock argument I brought up earlier because a lot of kids used to practice sport while they were younger and even wanting to be professional at said sport. We can have either one argument or neither.

As for other aspects of fashion, Kyle as a scene kid would most likely wear neon monster band merch (what bands I will get to later) or cartoon merch with some colorful skinny jeans or baggy pants. I also think he would want to add accessories like neackleses, bracelets and different kinds of hats (he would also have domo ushanka). He would most likely wear both converse and vans. If you want to mix in some of style from his other hcs I would also throw in green flannels.

For hair, I would see Kyle as an scene who straightens his hair every morning to have that perfect straight hair (as we all know the most scene people were born with most curly hair) and if he didn't straighten it he would at least make sideway fringe. I would also see him dyeing it but looking at it from show perspective his red hair is too important to his character.

Music is also important part of the scene. Kyle as a scene kid would most likely listen to all scene genres like crunckcore but I personally think he would be more into metalcore. He could listen to bands like: I set my friends on fire, attack attack, and asking alexandria.

If you however believe that Kyle wouldn't listen to more metal music (although we can assume he at least listened to Metallica) and he would prefer calm music, we also need to remember that big part of scene was neon pop punk, one band for example being never shout never, which even if Kyle wasn't scene I think he could enjoy.

That being said at the end of the day it's just a silly headcanon that people made up for fun who can't hurt you at all. Let people have fun however they want (and if you seriously get angry at this head canon just existing, there are really other things you should care about than south park head canon)

[marylily-my-beloved]

My Lily head canons because I love her so much, she is my girl:

She would be the person who brags about her grades (all the time bc she never gets bad grades) She would 100% be overconfident of them, never shut up about it

Her smartness wasn't accurately represented in her grades

While she was social, many people saw her life as 'picture-perfect' with a few downsides if they weren't too close to her

She was always very overprotective of her friends no matter what, she always saw the good before the bad. Which eventually caused some problems (like Snape)

Lily was one of the most fashionable, because she found a perfect way to mix muggle styles in the wizarding world.

If she ever fell in love (with anyone) it would become sort of like an obsession, personally I feel like she isn't one who always remembers the little details, but if she finds herself liking someone she will remember everything, write it down, she would even be studying and thinking of that person. It would come to a point where it would be kind of concerning how much she thought of them, she would very much be a 'if I love you, it's a lot'

No matter how much Petunia hates her, Lily finds it hard to hate her back

She tried her absolute hardest to only become friends with other muggle-borns or halfbloods in her first 2/3 years of Hogwarts, because she absolutely despised the way magic made Petunia hate her, and the way these wizards thought they were so much better than her. This was fueled by James, and Sirius, but soon enough she had become friends with Marlene & Peter and completely changed her views and everything magic.

[a-mallowbuddy]

✍️ 💘 and 🎞️ for whoever! (@candyheartedchy)

I'm gonna use my Dandy's World Sona and Mallowbuddy I have :] I'll re-word these a bit so they aren't just romantic ships, hope you don't mind.

✍️: Overall, how does the fandom trait you? Are you a beloved character, or hated? Are you popular, or a minor side character? Anything in between?

Blaze [My Sona] would be an unused character since her ability in game would be for a niche scenario like with Brightney. But I think the fandom would like my diolague and interactions with the cast.

💘: Why would people love your relationship? Why would people dislike it? How might it start debates?

I think it would be a huge mix of people. Some people love seeing a qpr in any media, some like how Blaze and Rodger interact, some like the trope of them [the nervous but kind one & the social but serious/civil one]. I think people wouldn't like them since there would be just a lot of confusion on what the heck they even are. The debates there would be in the world is between people shipping them as the intended qpr vs the people shipping them in a romantic fashion. It's one way or the other for a lot of people.

🎞️: What ‘canon’ scenes would the fandom point to as evidence for the validity of your qpr?

There would be a TV screen with a animation of the just near each other. [I've seen people ship toons when they share a screen in Dandy's world [moonflower] It doesn't make people say it makes it canon, but it's something I can't just leave out]

With the in-between floor conversations, Blaze would call Rodger a MallowBuddy - which is a term for queer platonic relationships. It's the replacement for boyfriend/girlfriend. But can be open-ended for some people thinking it's a normal nickname. Rodger calls her a partner sometimes, and that would cause a debate on him meaning "work partner" or the "close bond partner"

And I think a "nail in the coffin" moment would be Dandy. If you buy Blaze, I feel like he would say: "Ah Blaze. The fire in our show's heart. And my friend's heart too." He doesn't clarify which friend, but the other things would make people get the hit.

[You didn't ask this but I saw it and I really wanna answer it]

🪐: What would be your most popular AU and why?

A Twisted AU

The Twisted's in the game are basic enemies with basic lore right now. They are really fun though, Glisten is great.

A au developing a fanon story for how they are twisted OR a au with the Twisted's interacting with each other in a more wholesome style, that's the kinda au i'd expect. The fandom would love to figure out how Rodger and Blaze interact in that type of au, and there would be a lot of versions just focused on them.

As a au made only for them alone? Maybe a space one where Rodger is a astronaut and finds this living red giant star. Maybe I should do that, I've never made au's for my sona's...

[sofoulandfairaday]

Headcanons about James Potter? Thanks!

Hi! This is quite hard since I'm a recent James Potter stan. I was originally (and still am) a Severus Snape connoisseur. I don't know if you've noticed, but the nastier a character is, the more I like them. Of course, I personally believe Snape to be ultimately good, but that's a whole other post. Back to James!

The mom friend of the group.

Refused to use his dad's hair products. He loved his messy hair.

Jokes: either the best, sassiest, hard-hitting ones or the corniest, absolute worst ones ever.

Infectious laughter.

Also, the Marauders were very much James' friend group, as I've said before. Someone reblogged my Sirius HCs post saying that The marauders are essentially about three boys trying to become james bf and only one succeeding. I tend to agree.

One of those extremely charismatic people, those magnets that attract. He was tall, and “cute” but he wasn't as devastatingly handsome as Sirius was. He was extremely good at Quidditch and in school. He was an all-rounder, as you might say. Transfiguration prodigy, heart of a lion, funny prankster, approachable, jock. He was the kind of person you wouldn't resent when they teased you (as a Gryffindor), because he was just like that, our boy James.

People tripped over themselves to be his friend, which is why Remus and Peter especially were so grateful that he had picked them. Why did he hang out with them when the rest of Hogwarts wanted him? It made them feel like the élite.

Everything written in this meta is exactly his dynamic with Sirius.

Also had very dark sides. He could be very cruel, and very self-centred, he and Sirius actively made each other worse on more than one occasion.

He was a bully, and quite classist too. He came from a wealthy background, even though he wasn't “noble” in the way Sirius was, and therefore had some of those biases. Albeit kind people, I can see his parents as being a bit old-fashioned, and more than a bit classist. Those beliefs are intrinsic in him when he meets Snape. He sees a boy who is rough around the edges, ugly, and dirt poor and picks on him immediately. The dislike is automatic.

He's a person with a very black-and-white way of seeing the world. His personal cruelty is just boys being boys, even though taking someone's underwear off forcibly in public is very traumatizing sexual assault, and asking a girl out repeatedly after she's already told you no a million times is a major dick move. But you can bet your ass that someone using a Darker curse in a duel would have had his whole-hearted contempt. James hated Dark Magic.

He was loyal to a fault to his friends. The literal definition of ride or die and I imagine he might have taken more than a detention off of Peter's or Remus' shoulders - the former because his grades were already low, and the latter because of his health reasons.

For some reason, I headcanon him as eating a lot.

Growth spurt at the end of fifth year, like Harry. Lily very clearly did a double-take when he saw him back at school.

In constant search of a personal style. He always has brand new robes, but when he tries to dress more like a Muggle to impress Lily, it's a mix of Sirius' grunge aesthetic and Remus' smartest preppy clothes. I like James with a preppy-but-cool style, very different from Remus' worn-in, comfortable sweaters and vests (vests, Moony, who the fuck wears vests in 1976?)

Very personal headcanon: Voldemort tried to recruit him through other people first and then personally, at a social event one of the summers before he had even finished school, and he said no both times. The same happened with Lily (but I won't tell ya where ihihi)

He didn't hesitate when asked by Dumbledore to join the Order of the Phoenix.

If he hadn't gone into hiding, I could see him becoming an Auror. He had the grades and the bravery. Not my boy Sirius, though. Babygirl didn't work a day in his life (I have no dream job, I do not dream of labour).

Was more distrusting than Lily. It's funny because I see him as an idealist and her as a pragmatist, but I do think of her as someone who wanted to see the good in people, while James as someone who categorized you pretty quickly, and once he formed an idea, he wouldn't easily change his mind.

He had tunnel vision when it concerned the people he loved (see: Wormtail).

Was the only Marauder Peter couldn't turn against the others during the First War. I think Peter successfully played Sirius and Remus against each other, but James would have regarded it the height of dishonour to mistrust his friends.

I think he might have had a girlfriend or two, and definitely snogged girls before Lily, but I can't imagine how hard it must have been for them to be with someone that was a) drooling over another girl and b) very much his best friend's boyfriend.

Kendall Roy/Stewy Hosseini dynamic BUT HEALTHY

this post. (just kidding, just kidding)