#next video i promise i'll edit it better

[snderist]

click the link to watch the video and enjoy! :)

[forpiratereasons]

i found a genre of longform videos that is just 8-10 hours of someone driving around freeways during thunderstorms and i have a lot of thoughts about this but also: stede the driver who films long pov driving vids and extremely stressed ed who gets addicted to his channel

it's meditative, and it reminds ed of being in the car with his mum, driving across aotearoa. he feels like she's there with him sometimes. but the more he watches, the more he becomes aware of the driver--a sigh here, the shuffle of fabric in the seat there.

there's almost no information about him on his channel, the gentleman driver, not even a name or a pic, and ed becomes a little fixated on picking up details about him. doesn't happen often, but once or twice ed catches the driver humming a few beats before falling silent again, clearing a throat, sighing, clicking his throat like he's talking silently to himself.

once, on hour six of a ten hour vid, ed's rewarded by the view of an elegant hand reaching across the screen to grab something that must be on the dash in front of the camera. four seconds ed plays over and over.

"is there someone in the car with you while you drive?" ed asks in a comment. "or is it just you?"

the gentleman driver writes back, "just me and the open road!"

maybe it's the format that makes ed ask, the anonymity. maybe he's just half asleep. "don't you ever get lonely?"

it's days before the gentleman driver writes back again. "do you?"

ed's not got an answer for that. or, he does, but not one he's willing to face head on. he asks instead how the gentleman driver chooses his routes.

the driver doesn't get very many comments and definitely not very many questions, and soon they're having little conversations in the comments of every video. ed gets another glimpse of that elegant hand, with a big turquoise ring, freckled forearm; hears another few bars of 'here comes the sun' hummed.

then the driver does something new: he stops at a rest stop.

and he leaves the camera rolling.

ed watches in rapt fascination as the driver crosses the screen in front of the car, goes into the rest stop. blond hair, broad shoulders, floral shirt. he's actually wearing jeans for an eight hour drive which is insane, and ed gets a glimpse of his profile as he smiles. insane.

if the driver's ever stopped before, it's been very carefully edited out. maybe he forgot this one. maybe he wanted ed to see. that's delusional, ed thinks, but he still navigates to the driver's about page and pokes around until he finds an email address.

nice shirt, he sends.

oh god, the driver sends back, and the video disappears from his page half an hour later. i forgot the editing. i'm sorry if it was distracting.

no, i liked it, ed tells him. it was nice to see the man behind the steering wheel. and then, hesitating only a bit, he adds: i'm ed.

hello, the driver writes. i'm stede.

the emails go on, and on, and eventually they turn into texts too, and promises from stede to check in on his longer drives, to "call if you ever need someone to keep you awake."

"i'm supposed to be sending you to sleep," stede argues.

"i'll sleep better knowing that you're safe," ed writes back.

the next video stede posts, he lets the camera run all the way until he's pulled into a parking spot at a roadside motel just outside of denver. the camera runs one minute, then five, and any reasonable person would've turned it off by now, but ed waits until he hears, very quietly: "safe and sound, now. go to sleep. goodnight."

is it stupid, to think you can fall in love with someone after just one sentence? is it still stupid, if that one sentence repeats at the end of every new video?

then one night the phone rings. it's late, dark out, and ed knows stede was doing a drive that wouldn't have him at his next stop until nearly one in the morning. he picks up. "hello?"

"oh, ed," the voice says. "you've no idea how good you sound just now."

it's a voice he's only heard before in hums and whispers, but it doesn't matter. lots of things about love are stupid, ed decides. this isn't one of them.

stede's blown a tire. "i'm okay," he insists. "i was just hoping for some company while i wait for the tow."

"where are you?"

"middle of nowhere," stede says, but when he names the spot, it's only two hours out. ed can be there faster than a tow probably would, and there's a note of anxiety in stede's voice he doesn't much like.

he's got his shoes on and his keys in his hand before he can think twice.

stede hems and haws but in all his fussing he doesn't actually tell ed not to come, and he stays on the line while ed piles blankets in the car and as he gets behind the wheel and as he sets out on the freeway. he stays on the line and they talk until they're both creaky with exhaustion and dry air, and then they're quiet, just like in stede's videos, but together this time. then ed crests over a hill and there it is: a car pulled off to the side with its hazard lights blinking. reminds ed of a lighthouse. 'i'm here,' the lights say. 'i'm here.'

he pulls to a stop behind, starts his own hazards. the driver side door of the car opens, and then there's a leg, and a body, and there he is. stede. he's still got his phone pressed to his ear; ed can hear him breathing.

"i'm going to get out," ed says.

"okay," stede says.

it takes another long moment, watching stede stand there in the dark, waiting for him. stede, with his hair and his voice and his hands and the way the quiet in him already feels like home.

"i might kiss you," ed says.

he watches stede swallow, hard. eyes widen. "okay," he says.

ed reaches for the handle. pops the door open. puts one foot out on the pavement and looks up to meet stede's eyes as his cabin lights come on, as the car starts to ding its door-open warning.

"oh," stede says.

ed takes a step. they both still have their phones in their hands, their breathes in each other's ear. ed takes a step and takes a step until he can reach out to take stede's phone from him. press the call end button.

"hi," he says.

stede kisses him.

after that there are other, shyer hellos, and other, more awkward ones too. there are ten minutes to a 24-hour macdo drive-thru for coffee and another ten to a motel and a late night that becomes an early morning by way of conversation. there's laughter, and more kisses, and careful fingers learning the planes of each other's faces. in the morning there's breakfast and a tow truck and an invitation to a place just two hours away.

and there's a long break in updates to the gentleman driver's channel.

when he comes back, weeks later, his update schedule isn't quite as frequent, and his drives don't usually go as far. there's giggles sometimes, in the background, like there might be someone else in the car with him.

"do you miss it," ed asks. "driving the long drives?"

"no," stede says. "i found what i was looking for."

*

@ kninjaknitter also podficced this one!

[punkitt-is-here]

How can I cultivate the same, "just keeping making stuff all the time" kind of energy you have? It's very impressive and something I wish I could do!

well, theres a couple reasons i think! one is that i just found ways to be satisfied with small amounts of work. its in part because of my ADHD, but my parents were always trying new things (motorcycles, leatherwork, acrylic paint, collage art, photography, video editing) so that definitely rubbed off on me; i had a great example of people just wanting to try stuff. i keep making stuff all the time because i love trying out new things; you don't have to be an expert to try something new! you just have to have a desire for it! wanna make a zine? google it! wanna write a comic? give it a shot! wanna get into woodworking? buy a carving knife and find a stick or something! i think theres plenty of ways to find entry points into interesting stuff and you gotta let yourself be okay with making shit that sucks just because its fun. which leads me to my second point!!

im okay with being dogshit at stuff! i try new things, i kind of suck at them, and i think it's either 1. cool that i made it this far or 2. kinda funny that this is what its like at the moment. i know that sucking is never permanent, everything can be improved with time, and rarely does anyone ever magically get good at something first try. i think of myself as a talented artist, but its over the course of 2+ decades of drawing; im always improving, and no matter what im going to find things i want to get better at, so why fault myself now for not being perfect? a couple of months ago i really wanted to try woodcarving, so i made spoon with my dad. did it turn out great? not really! you cant even use it as a spoon! but im glad i tried it, it was fun, i had a great time with my dad, and now i know a little bit more going in next time. the idea that you have to be perfect or make tangible progress every single time you try something new is a recipe for burnout. i promise you, it doesnt matter if something doesn't come out like God's Gift to Humanity! Did you have fun? did you learn something? are you satisfied in some small part? good!

(pictured: tha spoon)

last, im just really easy to please myself! I'll make a doodle or implement an idle animation in my game or color a piece and go "wow! thats so cool i did that :)" and it really is just a matter of realizing that its fucking COOL to create stuff, no matter how small! whatever you made didn't exist before you, especially in your own unique way, and now it does! doesn't that rule?! i'm obsessed with it! even if its just a stick figure, its a stick figure you made, and it wasn't there before. thats fucking awesome!!! art is so cool!!!! i think that being happy with small goals and victories is a great way of trying out new things and showing off cool stuff u made, no matter what skill level. :) this turned into a whole big thing, but i hope this helps! tl;dr is try things if they seem fun, be okay with not being good at them, and find stuff about it that makes you happy or satisfied!

[moons-and-mobility-aids]

Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three | Chapter Four | Chapter Five | Chapter Six | Chapter Seven | Chapter Eight | Chapter Nine | Chapter Ten | Chapter Eleven | Chapter Twelve | Chapter Thirteen | Chapter Fourteen | Chapter Fifteen | Chapter Sixteen | Chapter Seventeen | Chapter Eighteen | Chapter Nineteen | Chapter Twenty | Chapter Twenty-One | Chapter Twenty-Two | Chapter Twenty-Three | Chapter Twenty-Four | Chapter Twenty-Five | Chapter Twenty-Six | Chapter Twenty-Seven

Content Warnings: Adult content, mostly accurate depictions of being an onlyfans creator (hi, I am one), reader is fem, uses a wheelchair, and has cerebral palsy.

The pain is an old acquaintance, but its visits are no less unwelcome. It starts in the small of your back, a dull throb that radiates upward until it rests heavily on your shoulders, seeping into your muscles and settling there like a weight you can't shake off. You've known this discomfort many times before—it's as much a part of your life as the wheelchair beneath you—but familiarity doesn't make it easier to bear.

On better days, you might distract yourself with work, lose yourself in the process of filming and editing until the hours slip away and the pain becomes a distant hum. But today isn't one of those days. Today, the pain screams for attention, and no matter how hard you try to push it aside, it refuses to be silenced.

You sit stiffly in your chair, every inch of your body tense as you stare at the screen of your laptop. Notifications blink in the sidebar—messages from subscribers, comments on your latest post, purchases from your latest PPV video. On any other day, these would bring a flicker of satisfaction, a reminder of the community you've built and the support they offer. But today, they're just another task, another demand on your time and energy when you have so little to spare.

The thought of spending the next hour fielding messages, putting on a brave face and keeping up the pretence of high spirits despite your fatigue is daunting. You know your limits, and right now, they're closing in. To push through would be to invite a storm of pain that could sideline you for days. And that's a risk you can't afford.

Drawing in a deep breath, you open a new message to your subscribers. You've done this before—those rare times when the pain became too much, and you needed to step away for a bit. Always vague, never revealing the true reason behind your absence. You've kept your health private since the beginning, and you don't intend to change that now.

You: Hey everyone 💕 just a quick note to let you know that some personal stuff has come up, and I need to take a break from messages for a few days. No worries, though! I have plenty of content scheduled, so you'll still see new videos and posts while I'm away. I'll be back to answering messages soon, but I just need a little time off. Thanks for understanding 💕 I'll talk to you soon.

The message sends, a faint sense of guilt washing over you. It's not that you've ever promised to be available around the clock, but there is an unspoken obligation that comes with managing your page. Your subscribers pay for the privilege of access, and while the content will continue as usual, it's the personal interaction that some of them crave.

You can almost see the responses now, words of concern mingling with offers of support. But those are worries for another time. Right now, all you need is rest, a reprieve from the constant demands of your online persona.

The pain has spread to your legs, a dull throb that promises no respite. A weariness settles over you, heavy around your eyes. You've done what you needed to do, set the wheels in motion for the next few days. Now, there's nothing left but to try and rest, despite the discomfort radiating from your body.

You manoeuvre your wheelchair closer to the bed, then reach out, fingers grasping the sheets. With a grunt, you pull yourself onto the mattress, each movement sending fresh waves of pain through your limbs. But finally, you're settled, your head sinking into the pillows. It's not perfect—far from it—but it's a hell of a lot better than the chair.

Your eyes flutter shut, and you focus on your breathing—in, out, in, out—trying to push away the persistent ache. For a while, there's only the sound of your own heartbeat, a steady rhythm in the quiet room.

Just as sleep begins to claim you, your phone buzzes on the bedside table. Your hand shoots out, instinctively reaching for the device. Another notification, another chance for income—it's a lifeline you can't afford to ignore. The screen lights up, casting a glow across your face. It's OnlyFans again, this time with a message from Prongs.

ProngsPlayground_free: I sent you a $100.00 tip with the attached message of 'Hey, love. Saw your message—hope everything’s okay. You don’t have to respond or anything, just wanted to send a little something to make your day a bit better 💖 take care of yourself.'

This isn’t the first time Prongs has tipped big, but this feels different. There’s no pay-per-view content you’ve sent, no special offer enticing the extra credits. He's tipped just because.

The screen blurs for a moment as you blink away sudden tears. You can’t afford to let them fall, not with the makeup you’ve painstakingly applied, but the emotion is there all the same. Gratitude swells within you, raw and real, mingling with something else—a sense of connection that goes beyond the superficial exchanges you’re used to. Fans don’t usually do this, not without expecting something in return. Tips often come with demands; they are transactions, not gifts. But this... this feels genuine.

Prongs doesn’t know the half of it, doesn’t know the circumstances behind your plea, but he seems to care. Is it possible? Can someone who watches you night after night from a world away actually see you—not the fantasy, but the person beneath?

A flicker of temptation stirs within you, the thought of thanking him for his words, just a brief reply to acknowledge that you've seen it. It would be nothing more than a courtesy, a small gesture to show he isn't shouting into the void. But you remember why you sent the message in the first place—you need to disconnect, retreat from the world and nurse your wounds in solitude. You can't afford to engage, not even with Prongs, whose energy often brings comfort and laughter.

Not today.

Nevertheless, as you set the phone aside, a faint smile tugs at your lips. It's but a small thing, this unseen thread connecting you to another soul in the vastness of the universe, yet it lightens the weight on your chest, if only for a moment. He doesn't know the truth of your situation, the depth of the shadows clouding your vision, but the simple act of reaching out, however unknowingly, reminds you that you're not entirely alone.

The day stretches on, feeling longer than most as your body refuses to cooperate. The pain ebbs and flows like a tide against the shore of your tolerance. You try to distract yourself by scrolling through social media, watching videos, but nothing holds your attention for long. Your thoughts keep circling back to your OnlyFans account, the accumulating messages, the content you're unable to create.

You've always been organised, scheduling your posts at least two weeks in advance. No one will truly notice your absence from the platform—not yet—but the knowledge does little to ease the tension coiling in your gut. There's a gnawing sensation that you're falling behind, missing out on opportunities to grow your following, even as you know health should take precedence.

The sun has long since set, casting your room into a cocoon of darkness only broken by the glow of your computer screen, when another message notification pings.

ProngsPlayground_free: Just wanted to let you know that Moony and Pads send their love too. They asked me to pass it along. 😉 No need to reply, but we're all looking forward to having you back.

A soft chuckle escapes your lips, a tiny release of tension in the tight coil of your chest. The heaviness is still there, yes, but so is something else. Something warm and quiet that whispers, "You're not alone."

Because it's true. You've always known, on an intellectual level, that OnlyFans is more than just content creation—it's about fostering connections, providing a personal touch even across the digital divide. But it's one thing to understand that in theory, and quite another to feel it so acutely when you're the one needing reassurance.

The thought of them—Prongs, Moony, Padfoot—possibly sitting together somewhere, their eyes glued to your videos, their hands flying over keyboards to send these messages. They care. It's a small balm on the raw wound of today, even if you cannot reach out to them in return.

Your eyelids grow heavy as you let the phone slip from your fingers and clatter onto the bedside table. You sink further into the plush pillows, body still aching, but mind finding a semblance of peace amidst the chaos. Maybe you won't be able to film for a while. Maybe you won't be able to reply to every message, every show of support. But that’s okay. Your fans, they understand. They'll wait for you, just like they always have.

And for now, that has to be enough.

[sulfurousdreamscapes]

How I Hacked My Short Story Brain into Developing a Novel

I promised I'd make this post, so here it is, but with a proper title and everything so that it'll be more generally helpful to other writers.

Regulars of this blog have probably noticed that I've struggled a lot with long-form fiction over the years, despite having churned out a library's worth of short fiction.

This time though, things are coming together, and it's because I've got a technique down that plays to my strengths as a short story writer.

Step 1: Outline and Draft Something

After writing and abandoning several outlines for my WIP Last Night, New Body, I finally set one in stone and wrote a draft for it this January.

The rough, first, skeleton draft was 30,000 words long - far from ideal, but better than nothing. It was tough, but I got it done in two months.

Step 2: Read Through and Take Notes

Next, I read through the draft and took notes on how I thought the novel could be improved. This included notes on plot, characters, and setting. The notes were all taken in a spread sheet in the following format:

Page Number -> Note Title -> Description -> Category

The 'Note Title' could be something witty or referential, but it has to be short, like the name of an achievement in a video game. So for example, it could be:

23 -> Enemy at the Gates -> Why does Nadia shut the door when she sees that Rhea has come to visit? -> Character

I took these notes freely, writing down any point that I thought could be changed, expanded, removed, or otherwise mused.

Once I was done with these notes, the question arose: what the hell do I do with these notes?

Step 3: Treat the Notes As Writing Prompts

This step is in-progress at the moment, but I'm halfway through it already! The idea is to take each note and write 500 words for it.

This comes naturally to me because I've written hundreds upon hundreds of flash fiction pieces for my blog, each one targetted for 500 words. This means I'm now developing the novel 500 words at a time, based on the notes I took while reading through the skeleton draft.

The process has been beautifully productive so far, and I've come up with so much detail, so many new scenes, and better developed characters. My next draft will be assuredly be much longer than the 30k words I got down before.

So how long will this take? That depends on how many notes you take. I initially took 72 notes, but I've found that as the story develops and changes, I've had to "delete" many notes because they became redundant or irrelevant. I say delete in quotes because I've actually moved them to a 'recycle bin' sheet of sorts, so that I can retrieve them later if I deem them important after all.

Next Steps? Outline and Draft the Thing

I'm generating a lot of meat for the skeleton draft, and I'm dying to put that meat on the bones. To do that, I plan on first constructing a very detailed outline, including as much detail from the expanded notes (the 500-word pieces) as possible.

This done, I'll write the 'flesh draft' while referencing both this outline and the skeleton draft. As excited as I am for this, I do anticipate this process to be difficult, so I might find a way to divide it into small, short story sized chunks as well.

Then come the edits and everything else. We'll cross those bridges when we get there.

[deadpool15]

Self-care day

"Hello, my beautiful lovely people. It's your girl."That's how you start the videos?" I turn around and look at my girlfriend with a stank face. "Ma'am, I know you didn't just sit there and interrupt me in the middle of my into."

She smiles and shakes her her head. "No, I'm sorry, baby, continue. Finish your intro pretty baby, go on." I suck my teeth, cranning my neck to look back at her since she is trying to persuade me by grabbing my hips. I move myself on her lap because there is more space and cause, why the hell not. "You lucky I love you." I peck her lips before turning around to look at the camera again. "So, like I was saying before, I was rudely interrupted. It's your girl taylor back with yet another video as I promised. And today we have a very special guest, give all you applauds to my girlfriend. I'm gonna like totally insert the audience thing that used to creep me out when I was a kid Kayoung."

"Anyways, today, instead of doing a vlog because it's cold asf in Korea. And I'm from fucking Texas therfore, you know my ass ain't made for the cold. Yea, we will be doing a self-care day with us, and mainly because I just got my period." Chocol starts to chucked behind me, trying to hide from the camera. "Yall have seen my baby Kayoung on camera before plenty of times, so I don't know why she was behind me playing games and shit." I say to the camera, causing her to laugh and wave to the people. "Are yall usually like this? Like, do you curse and tell them all this stuff, babe?" She asked me genuinely, and I wanted to hear my opinion on the matter.

"Baby, I've had a YouTube channel since I was in middle school. Me and my followers and I practically grew up together. On some real, shit they probably know more than you." I tell her playfully, trying to get under her skin, until she starts moving me back and forth on her thigh. Shit I forgot I was sitting on her lap. "I doubt anyone of them know you better than me." She says though I can tell if I don't stop her she will turn this video into a fucking sextape. "OK, ok, you're right. You obviously know me way better. Now stop before they end up seeing me naked. "She stops the playful expression glancing at the camera before she takes notice of the strap of my shirt had fallen down. And pulls it up before kissing my cheek allowing me to continue.

"You promised to behave. I'll edit that out, though." Then we continue on with the video when I grab a clay face mask starting to apply it on her skin. "Baby, your skin is good. See yall, that's what being with me gets you. Clear skin and good sex."I say laughing at the camera, stopping when Kayoung slaps my ass. "Behave." That's all she has to say to get me to be quiet. Eventually, the silence starts to roll in, so I suggest we do a Q&A segment. To add a little seasoning to the upload. While applying her face mask, I hand her my phone, showing her some questions people have asked for over some time. She starts to read them out loud so we both can answer them.

Chocolsrideordie1- How long have you two been dating?

"We've been together for about 5 years now. To be honest, it's 4 years if you really think about it, cause it took one whole year for Kayoung to fucking get me." I tell everyone before she speaks up. "She kept making it seem like I was bothering her by asking about her day and just trying to get to know her. I mean, it took me a while because I really wanted to talk to her but thought she was straight." She says while looking at me. "Yea, everyone she thought I, a national walking gay flag, was a straight woman. Crazy shit." We both start dying of laughter before looking at the next question.

Taylorsbuggest- who is the princess in the relationship?

We both kinda sit there confused. After a while, I finish chocols masks. She starts to do mine now, and we are still trying to understand the question. "It's the way we both don't get it. That's throwing me. Not us both being slow." She looks at me, trying to concentrate on the mask and hide her smile. "So, if you mean like youngest, it's obviously me. But if you mean whole leaders towards the role of like just going with the flow and being babied. It's kinda both of us, I mean, people see her on camera and think she is all intimidating and mean and shit. Which I can understand yall, I got a resting bitch face too. But we both enjoy being each other's support system and like to be the baby." She starts shaking her head, trying to deny what in saying. I smile and grab her to pull us closer. "I promise yall this right here is my baby, and she loves it." I read the next question.

Lovingonfood123- What's it like dating someone younger?

"Well, I sometimes find it hard to believe taylor is younger than me. Compared to how we act. I'm not saying I'm childish, but when I first met her, I thought she was way older than 25. She was just so put together and gave me the vibe of someone who had an old soul. She gives the best advice, and it makes me question how many lives she has lived. In a sense, she acts older than me, so typically, I forget she isn't." She finishes up my mask before I grosn in pain. She finishes up my mask beof4 I groan in pain. She looked at me trying to find exactly what area was hurting until she realized my period was still on. She immediately starts rubbing my abdomen.

"Wanna continue, baby, or just lay down?" I contemplate it. I wanted to continue the video before she gave me a look. Knowing I can't refuse. She continues to rub my stomach, further persuading me to cut the video and call it a day. I managed to push through and get her to do two more questions before we call it's quits for the night. She reads the next question, and I can see it in her eyes she is worried about my pains.

Puppylover56-whats it like being a dancer?

I look at her while she starts to explain in detail. She is so passionate about her craft and I love that so fucking much about her. Whenever you mention here, the world lights up. Obviously not as bright as when you mention me, but you get the idea. "It's amazing, I've been a hip-hop freestyle battler for a long time, and I love every second of every competition I've been in. Whether I win or lose, it's always an experience for me, getting to learn from other dancers. Watching them transform on stage, hopping that's how people see me. I want to continue to battle. Going on street women fighter 2 has taught me more about choreography. Before, I didn't worry too much about creating dance moves, I just went with the flow. Wherever music took me, I allowed my body to just go with it. But now I have learned it can be fun to create dances as well. "

Yourbabydaddy34- What's it like being a country that doesn't really accept the lgbt+ community?

I huff out a breath of air once I hear the question, ignoring the pain that shoots up in my stomach. Chocol takes notice and rubs my stomach a bit more firmly. "So, it's not secret that Korea is homophobic. Buy in my opinion, can you name a country that's not. And no, I'm not saying that's a good thing, I'm simply pointing out the facts here. The country's values and the people are two different things. Of course, it can be difficult sometimes, but no one really goes out of their way to stop us from loving each other, so why should we. A long time ago, I was terrified of the fact that I liked girls. I wasn't raised to look down on it or to think it was bad. In fact, I had gay family members, but as my mother likes to tell me all the time, she didn't have a problem with gay people she just didn't expect me to be like this. I relaiz3d that the father she tried to explain to her point of view the more I didn't want to hear it, it was my mother's way of saying she didn't accept me. Now, we are much closer since she has changed her views. But the point of this story was to tell you that at the end of the day, not everyone will like you for you. So why should you sit there and waste your breath on a hating ass bitch?"

I turn around to hear chocol applauding me in the background. "That's my girl." I smile while hugging her. Before she reminds me, we have to end the video now, so she can run us and bathe and relax. I'm trying to soothe my cramps. "OK, everyone thanks you my beautiful bitches for tuning into today's week tonight's vid of the week. I shall upload again next week, I promise. If I don't, you can beat my ass when you catch me on the streets. "No the fuck you can not." I hear her saying while I laugh looking at rhe serious face she is making. "I'm plating yall, shit can't take a joke. Anyways good-night I love you all byee."

[painted-bees]

I decided to take a video of my attempt to play through song of storms this morning haha

I am so nervous about getting chewed out lmfao, my posture is very tense, and my wrists and fingers here are abysmal. Truth be told, I didn't realize how bad it was until I watched the vid 😅 I knew it was bad, but this is pretty exceptional. I am trying not to shame myself outta posting this video over it hdksk I don't have a proper set up, I am sitting on an office chair with arm rests that kinda close me in... But that doesn't uh...excuse how flat my left hand is, my low right wrist, nor what ever the fuck my pinkies are doing here 😭 I'll work on it...

It's been exactly 2 weeks since I have started learning music and piano.

Teaching myself, because I just straight up won't play if anyone's watching me [which is also why I am kinda jittery in this video lmao RSD is tricky to navigate] and I am just tryina have a good time and enjoy the process of learning a new thing. I have started playing this to a metronome to help even out my tempo...as you can see, I have a penchant to uh...pick up speed as the song progresses. Which--while this song literally DOES do that in the game, it's not...intentional here 😂 It lends to akward, nervous pauses on the second round.

But...BUT!! it's been a really fun, satisfying song to learn so far!! And the piano, in general, has been really good! I am just very insecure of all the things I am not yet correct with. It's not really a problem--until I decide to show people lmaaoo

ok that's all.

edit: A good friend of mine took the time to send me a video on how and why using fingers 5, 2, and 1 on the left hand notes is easier/more natural, and removes a lot of the strain. It is helpful, so I am practising what he has advised. The next time I record myself, I promise my posture and fingers will look better♡ and hopefully play more smoothly, too!

[mxbo]

Me yapping about something that happened on TF2 today

I was playing casual TF2 with a friend now that there aren't as many bots (I SUCK like REAL BAD, so no way we're going to community servers, I would get OBLITERATED the second I stepped on one, also a lot of players on community servers dislike F2Ps for existing) and found a player who shares names with my light and it was really awesome

[ID: Meme recreating the interaction. There's me, my bestie, the random player we encountered and batman in the background because he was also there. My bestie says: “OMG! *redacted name*” and I reply: “Voice communication is not available for this account”]

(BTW, me and my bestie are not drawn with specific cosmetics, it's just our OC's/sonas dressed as the classes we were playing lol. Yes, he was pocketing me because I'm just THAT bad)

(BTWBTW, we didn't actually talk with them, just mentioned it in our private call because like it would be super weird to go “hey, you have my love's name”. Super creepy HASHSj. Worst case scenario, they wouldn't believe I actually have a partner and think I'm hitting on them or something. And women and people who pass as feminine because of username/voice already suffer enough on FPS games with people either insulting them or simping for them and not seeing them actual players but objects. Like I'm not risking (potentially) making their day worse ykwim)

Anyway, they had pink cosmetics and I think I shot a rocket at them at some point because I thought they were RED AHSA *insert video about the problem with team recognition*.

[ID: Screenshot of the random player with their name obviously censored not because of them, but because it would reveal my love's name and, like, I haven't consulted if I can just say it in a random Tumblr post AJSAHJ]

There was also a Soldier who had all the batman cosmetics and dominated me because of course JHS (they were super good at rocket jumping). I sadly didn't take a screenshot (THEY WERE SO FAST AND KILLED ME, I COULDN'T TAKE A SCREENSHOT) </3

Also, yeah, I'm a F2P until MY BESTIE DECIDES TO PAY FOR MY FRICKING PREMIUM UEYDEUEHR (hopefully this or next week).

Hate that I'm mute for the time being, tho. Because Valve thought not letting F2P accounts speak would solve the bot crisis for some reason some years ago. SPOILER: It didn't work, it just made the bots more difficult to identify and ruined the experience of a bunch of players (kids, people who can't pay for TF2 like me, and people who just play for fun and don't want to throw money at a corporation, which is completely valid). Thanks, Valve.

But also love the fact I own the title of worst TF2 F2P, like, that way nobody expects anything from me.

My steam profile backs this up btw

[ID: My user says “world's worst tf2 player” and my description “I suck at tf2 it's not even funny”. Also, my pfp is the spongebob crying meme edited to have my OC's hair and Soldier's helmet and says “I PROMISE I'LL DO BETTER” in the funny impact font]

I'm genuinely bad (reason why I play Soldier) BUT I HAVE SO MUCH FUN PLAYING TF2, I LOVE THIS GAME EVEN IF I GET KILLED EVERY X SECONDS (x being equal to the time I take to respawn).

I want to meet more noobs like me and play with them while on a Discord call and learn together (would also help me with my English, probably, if they're not hispanophone).

Or maybe even players who know what they're doing and teach me (but they need to have patience with me because I'm a SLOW learner and barely know how to WASD lmao, my spacial awareness in videogames is just like in real life: 0).

Someone interested? 🤨

No, Rom, nobody's interested, nobody cares LMAO, just go back to making userboxes and stamps and drawings and stuff

[davros42]

Rewatching Classic Doctor Who, some episodes I haven't seen in years, some of the animated reconstructions I haven't seen at all.

And some episodes I haven't seen since last week.

The Daleks (now in glorious Dalekolour™)

I'll warn you up front, I'm generally not a fan of colorizations/special editions/re-edits so expect a bit of a grumpy post. But I'll try to be fair, I promise.

The episode starts with some extremely dodgy animation instead of the original linking material. It also starts with the intro in color, switches to black and white (apart from the credits which are in color) and then fades in the color and... why? An unnecessary and distracting flourish. The Wizard of Oz did this better nearly 90 years ago.

The colorization itself is quite good, I assume they were working off production documents (the Daleks are in their original colors, of course) but regardless the whole palette is a good match for SciFi film and TV of the era, as opposed to something more muted, moody, or modern. Compare and contrast with Forbidden Planet (1956), Queen of Outer Space (1958), or Star Trek (1966). The upconversion to HD video (and 50FPS?) went as well as it could, some parts of the episode are soft focus with lots of film grain but so was the original.

The music and sound design however is terribly distracting. Not an improvement on the original in any way, it's wildly out of place both stylistically and technically, at points directly in competition with the dialogue. Also, the Daleks received extensive re-writes and in some cases were re-voiced by Nick Briggs which is.. odd. I do have to admit enjoying the inclusion of the cloister bell in the initial fluid link sabotage scene, however, even if was a retcon.

Some of the re-editing was ok, some was intrusive. Constant cutaways to b-roll as if you were likely to forget something that happened 5 to 10 minutes earlier (or just might get bored watching a take longer than a minute) were a major distraction. Some of the digital additions, for instance adding footage to the Daleks' screens, worked well. Others, like William Hartnell "dodging" a Dalek beam that hadn't been there 60 years ago were forced. The digitally animated TARDIS dematerialization is actually worse than the original analog video mix effect. The pace is extremely quick now, much of the tension and suspense of the original story is lost along with the "Dals" origin of the Daleks, for better or for worse. But all in all, it's all right I suppose. I wonder if I would have been easier on it if I hadn't just watched the original.

The "And then the story continues.. for 60 years" teaser was nicely done. A great mix of moments from the First Doctor's stories including some tidbits from missing or rarely seen stories. Hat's off to whoever got the clip of the Beatles from The Chase in there.

Next up: The Sensorites, for real this time.

[storyofmychoices]

Okay... with only one chapter in, I'm already having a lot of thoughts and feelings about Blades 2. I'm hesitant to add any of my Blades 2 posts to either my Mal x Daenarya (Blades 1 + Extended Universe) Masterlist or Mal's Orphanage Masterlist because it doesn't seem like things will work out timeline wise. So for now I'm dumping EVERYTHING Blades 2 related here. As we get more info from the book, I'll try to organize things better in relation to my other Masterlists [My Timelines + Universes explained]

In my original timeline, all fics that take place during Book 1 ("Beyond Riverbend" to "A Rose by Any Other Name") exist in this AU as well.

🖤 Shadows of Hope: She was there, and then she was gone. Mal would move heaven and earth to bring her back, but what happens when he can't? [Blades 2, Chapter 1] Mal's 5 stages of grief

🖤 Her Legacy: She may be gone, but she could never be forgotten. She lives on in the stories he tells and the hope he inspires. [Blades 2, Chapter 2] HC for why Mal is smiling

🖤 A Quest for Daenarya: After hearing her stories, Thalassa, Ovisa, and Lysander decide it is their quest to bring Daenarya back to Mal, they just never imagined it would be so easy. [Blades 2, Chapter 3] Reimagining Mal's reunion with Daenarya

🖤 The Promise of Today: Mal and Daenarya share a moment together the morning after her return. [This follows The Quest for Daenarya] [Blades 2, Chapter 3]

🖤 Torn: Daenarya is back and trying to process what happened. [Blades 2, Chapter 4/5ish]

🖤 Sculpting Desires: Daenarya considers a possible future as a sculptor with a very willing model. [Blades 2, Chapter 5] Also featuring Tyril x Maiele and Mal x Tyril

🖤 The Rogue's Embrace + Art 🎨 (Mal x Tyril): Mal loves talking. Tyril is tired of listening and has found a good way to shut him up, even if just for a moment. [Blades 2, Chapter 7ish]

🖤 The Princess of Parnassus and The Trophy Husband + Art 🎨: Daenarya and Mal enjoy a much needed relaxing afternoon while contemplating what comes next. [Blades 2, several months post book]

Book 2 Prequel: The Adventures of a Young Mal Volari

🖤 Mal the Magnificent: Young Mal Volari gets a bucket stuck on his head.

Book 2 Inspired Stories written before its release so I don't know how they fit into the timeline right now

🖤 Old Hair, New Look: Daenarya has a few thoughts about Mal’s new armor

🖤 The Cutest Goof: Daenarya has some thoughts on Mal’s new armor.

🖤 Go On, Feel It: Mal makes an offer Daenarya can't refuse.

Daenarya is pregnant and was in book one

Iliana Maria Volari: Mal and Daenarya's realm walker daughter

A year without her: Mal + the five stages of grief

Mal seeing Daenarya for the first time

Saving Rayden and Lydo in this AU /The Orphanage

"Mine" + love bites

Mal's hair: the lice conundrum

Daenarya's flirting (chapter 2)

Mal smiling (chapter 2)

Imtura, the pirate queen, deserves a mermaid queen

Mal would use the linked minds magic in Chapter 5 to make Tyril and Nia blush

Mal : new armor, old hair [Edit]

Party Together Edit with Mal's old hair [Edit]

Mal + Daenarya Orphanage CG Edit [Edit]

Daenarya enjoying Mal's new armor I [Art]

Daenarya enjoying Mal's new armor II [Art]

Mal x Daenarya x Nia art [Art]

Mal x Daenarya fae/goblin forest [Edit]

Mal x Daenarya neck kisses [Art]

Mal x Daenarya head kiss [Art]

Mal x Daenarya flower crowns [Art]

Mal x Tyril Kiss [Art]

Group CG from promo video

Blades 2 Recap of Book 1 video

Blades 2 Promo Video [Mobile Video]

Mentions of our orphanage in the dream state

It's been a year?!?!

Shadow Threep + Loola cuteness

Deadwood vs Whimseywood Maps

Chapter Two: Threep wanting Daenarya to bring him souvenirs aka snacks

Chapter Two: Mal's Cameo

Chapter Four: the best of Mal teasing Tyril

Chapter Four: Mal wanting Daeny

Chapter Five: Daenarya's "Insight" Inspiration Speech

Chapter Five: Mal + Tyril moment

Chapter Five: Handsome Sculpture

Chapter Five: Mal x Daeny play with magic wolves

Chapter Five: Kiss all the mermaids

Chapter Six: the gang reacts to Daenarya's new outfit

Chapter Six: Daenarya's reaction to the shadow court

Chapter Seven: "not living" moment rewrite

Chapter Seven: Mal x Daenarya moment alone

Chapter Eight: Mal reminisces about mazes as a kid + Lydo and Rayden adoption idea

Chapter Eight: Mal doesn't beg

Chapter Eight: Mal x Tyril (aka boyfriends)

Chapter One Reaction

The Missing Year for other LIs

How does Daenarya feel about using magic as a human

MC's new dress inspiration/fashion

Choices Irony

Realm Time Difference Question

Blades 2 Insider Blog

[Mal Volari x Daenarya:Masterlist : Book One + Beyond]  [Mal’s Orphanage (the original /precanon orphanage)]

[muzetrigger]

Dark Souls 2: Worse than Soul Loss・ダークソウル２（初見プレイ）：ソウル奪われるより苦難

I promise I'll find new background music for the next episode. IF MY FOOTAGE DOESN'T GET CORRUPTED.

ahem.

Welcome to my Dark Souls 2 let's play, featuring the original Xbox 360 1.00 version of the game. I've often heard that Dark Souls 2 is the black sheep of the FromSoft catalogue, but I've never played a FromSoft title before, so let's see how painful this game really is! Mostly, this is a fun exercise for me to practice my Japanese and maybe learn a few video editing tips, so I hope you'll enjoy this journey with me.

I hope the video quality's better this time around. I tweaked my capture card to 1920 x 1080 and 60 FPS, but honestly I can't get a straight answer on what DS2 actually runs at. The best I've come up with is 720p 30 FPS, but the 360 upscales it and also can run up to 40+ FPS? I don't know...

次回は新しいBGMを見つける、きっと。録画が破損されなければ！

ごほん

ミューズのダークソウル2の初見実況プレイだ！今回はXbox360の1.00バージョンをやりたいと思う。フロムソフトウェアのゲームの中でダークソウル2が一番やばいそうだけど、フロムソフトウェアのゲームを挑戦したことないから、どのぐらい苦しいかなぁ。この実行プレイは主で日本語の練習するためなので、日本語の字幕に間違いがあればぜひ教えてください！そして、英語の字幕も付けておいたから、一緒に英語を勉強しよう！

今回のクオリティがちょっと上がるといいね。キャップチャーの設定が1920x1080と60FPSにしたけど、ダークソウル２の元クオリティの詳しい情報が見つかれない。おそらく1080x720と30FPSだが、Xbox360がクオリティとFPSをアップするそうです。わけわかんない…

[efangamez]

So the GRIM fund just ended. Let's talk about it, and the future!

Prefacing this by saying I'm typing this on my phone so there might be some rambling and some errors. Sowwy!!! I'm also gonna be asking questions to myself as like, section breakers, so bare with me lol.

1. What was it like doing your first fund?

Stressful, but fulfilling. I spent countless, countless hours looking at my phone, checking messages, making posts, and reblogging things hourly. I needed to do it to gain traction, but my god it was exhausting.

But there came good out of it! It is, by far, my most successful game yet, and it's due to both AMAZING and supportive people like you who helped, and also myself who got the messages out there for y'all to see!

2. How did you manage the exhaustion, and what would you change?

I managed it by taking it really easy on myself. Having the product 100% done with some edits that just needed to be made after the fact was a blessing. I THINK that's normal practice with funds, but I'm not sure. I played lots of video games during this time which really, really helped. It's good to remember to take breaks, even when you know it might "hurt" awareness.

As for doing things differently, either hiring a social media manager or being easier on myself. Having someone be a social media manager is a dream for me, but I couldn't afford it at the time which was an inability. I also wish I wasn't so hard on myself. I still am. I've been in constant battle mode since GRIM's inception and I need a lil break!

3. Did it do better than I thought?

Yes, and slightly no! I prepared for the best, but also the worst. However I will say the amount accrued and given in chunks was astounding. Y'all are really kind.

4. Okay that's cool and all but...what now?

I get to work on the expansion and print versions! The Palace of Eyes expansion should be out early next year paired with the Battlemaps I commissioned, and the print versions of GRIM should be out around early spring! These dates are very tentative so they might be earlier or later, but expect everything by the end of Q2 next year at the least!

In conclusion, I am so, so, so thankful and blessed to have made this game and have run a successful fund. When I conditioned GRIM's theme when I was making the game, I felt GRIM's specialness, and I think y'all did too when you saw the posts. It's amazing.

I'm gonna be still promoting GRIM-tober, but after that ends, I'm gonna take a week long break where I do absolutely nothing but non-TTRPG work and sleep. I think I've deserved that a lil.

I'm gonna link GRIM, GRIM's theme, and also the GRIM-tober game jam below if y'all are interested! Until then, I'll be promoting GRIM-tober, and then rest.

Oh and by the way, if you wanna fund a celebration meal I'm gonna have this week, pls snag GRIM or send some moola via PayPal (if you can)!! Last fund for a while, I promise lmao.

Have a great day y'all!

GRIM TTRPG PAGE

GRIM'S MAIN THEME

GRIM-TOBER JAM

[fallout-lou-begas]

lou/ikroah updates

spending a lot of time with my girlfriend including softball games on sundays

meeting up with other lovers on occasion

watching wrestling mostly every week with andy

running a tournament blog on a whim (@fnvminorcharacterpoll!)

getting back on my elden ring bullshit bigtime mostly by doing a taunter's tongue playthrough with friends of mine over discord voice chat and all of us hooting and hollering as they try to chase and kill me

getting back on my video editing bullshit bigtime because i've got a youtube channel mostly for elden ring stuff (check it out!)

journaling privately and extensively every day (this is why i don't make as many personal posts anymore lol)

going on a trip out of state with my girlfriend this weekend

planning a different trip out of state with a few friends for about a week next month

turning 28 in two weeks

recovering from strep throat

I don't usually feel like making posts like "sorry for not updating @ikroah lately!" and it still blows my fucking mind that when I first started that comic back in 2020 (it turns three years old soon...) I was pushing myself to make a new issue every two weeks. But @ikroah definitely went on hiatus when, one month after the previous issue was published in January, I got extremely divorced and that fucked my whole shit up for a while on every level of my life, including a creative level. That also led to a genuinely beautiful and almost unbelievably positive and serendipitous new lease on life for me, but this lease has made me more socially and personally busy than ever, which means less time to draw despite how rewarding my life has felt otherwise. And then on top of that I've also been on a "do whatever I want, whenever I want" kind of mindset lately where I'm flitting between various hobbies and interests kind of sporadically and hedonistically which has also been really wonderful but isn't making me put pencil to paper. there are two wolves inside me, one wants to Work On The Comic so I can have something complete and long awaited to finally show around but the other one thinks it's no big deal if I'm occupying myself with X or Y or Z other rewarding fun thing instead. you know how it is.

thank you all for hanging in there on @ikroah's current active cliff-hanger, I know better than to make promises about when a hiatus is ending but I miss agnes and I do wanna draw more/again and I'll probably get back on that bullshit with intent once I'm back from my weekend trip. ciao ilu mwah

[whatyourusherthinks]

It Ends With Us Rejection

This movie is really boring. Find something else to jill off to, middle class middle age cishet white women.

Roan, you can't just end it here. You're already skipping written reviews for Borderlands and Cuckoo because of the Video Booze Podcast you're doing (click here to support them on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/VideoBooze), you need to give us something. Alright alright fine.

What's the Movie About?

Lily Bloom (No, seriously, that is the main character's name) is a flower shop owner who falls in love with this neurosurgeon with a temper and randomly sees the homeless guy she lost her virginity to working in a restaurant and that makes the neurosurgeon mad and the server thinks she's being abused... I don't fucking know.

Things That I Noticed About the Movie Before Walking Out.

You walked out? Yeah I did, this movie is super boring. I guess take this review with the biggest grain of salt you can muster since I didn't see half of it. This movie markets itself as "A woman who has to chose between a domestic abuser and another victim" but no. The closest thing I got to domestic abuse in the parts I watched was an accident involving burning lasagna. It's mostly Blake Lively being moony over the one guy while remembering the other guy she dated in high school. I guess you see her dad is an abuser in a flashback, but whatever. It's fucked up that the more non-white guy is posed as the one who's the abuser, but I'll let other people get mad about that. Hasan Minhaj is in this movie. Why is he in movies where I have absolutely nothing to say? He's married to the dog lady from Everything Everywhere All At Once. What else... This movie made me think I should dial back the self-deprecating jokes since this movie tries to make fun of itself and it's really cringeworthy. It also made me contemplate how my life would be more fulfilling if I died in child birth.

Final Summation.

Ever heard of Wattpad? It's a fan fiction website where middle schoolers can cut their writing teeth before graduating to better places. Like AO3. Or a smokey basement bar. They did this thing where they had some users write original stories and the website published them as "Wattpad Originals" or something like that. This feels like a movie of one of those. So pass.

You really half-assed this review huh? I'd say sorry if I was. Expending energy talking about this movie is like expending energy to talk about Styrofoam packing peanuts. *Sigh* Just promise me the next review you'll give it your all. ...Hang on, let me see what it is.

DEAL!

[Edit: I found out this movie has a twist. That moment where the abusive guy accidently hits Lily is apparently supposed to be Lily rationalizing why she's staying with him in her mind. I guess that is a good way to illustrate the point of the story. But a) the movie is still really boring, b) apparently I was right on the fucking money with the Wattpad comparison because the book was a Wattpad Original, and c) the director of the movie is also the actor who plays the abuser, and there's suspicions that he was abusive during the production and a bunch of edits were made behind people's backs. Honestly, even knowing about the twist and the production history, this movie isn't even worth me writing this edit. But I figure if I didn't someone might call me out on it so what's the harm?]

[steadypet101]

CW: Long post

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"MM Miffy and Reagan selfies"

Finally, after a month and a half of working on this, I get to present my Reagan and Miffy art for Easter to you all.

Sorry about the delay. Real life has dragged me down a little, and I have small motivations to get to work. But I hope I'll have more motivation to work on more art.

Anyway, I have two small stories I would like to share.

"Miffy BFF kiss selfie"- On the couch of the Ninja Turtles' lair, Tiffy was watching cat and kitten compilation videos on her phone, smiling of how cute the felines are. Just then, Mikey showed up with a friendly smile across his face.

"Hey, T, can we have a selfie together from your phone, please?" the orange masked turtle asked ever so sweetly.

His voice has caught the telekinetic teen's attention and smiled, "Aww, of course, sweet Mikey. Anything for my BFF."

"Awesome!" Mikey cheered. "I have a new face I want to share on camera!"

"Okey dokey, then."

With that, Tiffy got up from the couch with her phone in hand, go to the camera app, and got close to Mikey with a smile. Then, without warning, the mutant turtle give his crush a small smooch on the cheek.

"Mikey!" Tiffy laughed as she snapped the camera. They both look at the photo with excitement.

"Wow, we look great!" Mikey beamed.

"I agree. We do look great," the petite teen replied. "At least warn me if you want to kiss me on the cheek next time, though."

"Heh, yeah, sorry about that," Mikey smiled nervously, blushing a little.

"Nah, it's okay. This picture is a keeper," Tiffy said with also a small blush on her cheeks and a smile. "Thank you."

Feeling relieved, Mikey gave her a warm smile."You're welcome."

--

"Raegan radical buddy selfie" - It was nighttime at the local skatepark near the Reece sisters' apartment. Teens Raph and Meg were practicing their skateboarding skills on the ramps, having the best friends hangout. After their practice, they both drink their water bottles when Raph have a thought.

"Uh, hey. Why don't we take a selfie with your phone? I thought we can have a memorable photo of our favorite spot at the skatepark. Just as friends. Not all lovey dovey and whatever."

Nodding, Meg replied, "Yeah, sure. What the hell? As long as there won't be any surprise kisses."

"No, none of that at all, I promise, " the red masked turtle said.

"I promise too." The skater girl took out her phone, opened up the camera app, and put her arm on Raph's back shell and Raph put his arm behind her back. "Smile for the camera, Red."

With that, they both smiled for the camera, and Meg clicked the camera. Looking at the photo, they both looked pleased with how it turned out.

"Not bad, Red. We both looked cool as hell," Meg grinned.

"Thanks. You're not so bad, either," Raph said with a quirked eyebrow.

"I'll save this pic for my homescreen wallpaper. You want me to send this photo to you?"

"Yeah. I'd like that."

"Cool. And don't you think you'll be staring at the picture of me all day," Meg flirted.

"No way! I wouldn't dream of it!" Raph exclaimed with a tiny hint of pink blush on his face.

Meg laughed at his response. "Good, you better not, 'cause it would be creepy."

"Ha. Yeah, it would be."

--

Man, coming up with the dialogs for these two can be tricky. I hope y'all like this. I'll edit them a little later.

[kermit-ydafrog]

"9 Deadly Rings"

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Skintone = (S/t)

Eye Color = (E/c)

Hair Color = (H/c)

Hair Length = (H/l)

Hairstyle = (H/s)

Birth Country = (B/c)

Vacation Country = (V/c)

Height = (H)

Age = (A)

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Emojis:

⚪Y/N⚪

🟠Leiz🟠

🟡Aira🟡

🔴Miko🔴

⚫Nathasia⚫

🟢Zara🟢

🚫John🚫

🟣Judas🟣

🔵Kurt🔵

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Chapter 2: Unknown Place Part 1/3

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The kids laugh and had fun as they play there little game of roleplay

⚪Y/N⚪: Alright my turn to pick the next scenario!

Y/N cheered as they reached for the hat with only 3 more folded papers with the scenarios written on them that was left and then soon enough Y/N picked one up and read it to themselves first before snorting and chuckling to themselves

⚪Y/N⚪: Okay, Which one of you fuckers fucking made the scenario fucking pokemon???

Y/N giggled through there words

🟢Zara🟢: That was me

Zara chuckles

🟣Judas🟣: What does it say?

⚪Y/N⚪: It says here..."What if they are Pokemons trainers and have there pokemon named after there sins?"

⚫Nathasia⚫: Like Greed, Pride or something like that?

🟢Zara🟢: Yep!

⚪Y/N⚪: Okay then, Wait! I have an idea

🔵Kurt🔵: This better not be another one of your ideas were we have to hold/wear (Your Favorite Item/Accessory/Clothes)

⚪Y/N⚪: (Holding said item) No...it's a different idea! Promise

🚫John🚫: Okay what is it?

⚪Y/N⚪: It's simple and don't worry it's still related to the Scenario so all we have to do is to say it at the same time like as if we're fighting team rocket together and instead of "I choose you!" We say "I thou summon thee" and then said sin since we're talking about Hell and Heaven and there choosen words at the BCE

🔵Kurt🔵: Not Bad, Alright then let's do it

🟢Zara🟢: Oh! Let's take a video of it and then I'll edit it as if we're actually summoning them or some shit!

Zara exclaimed happily

🔴Miko🔴: Yeah! Let's do it!

🟠Leiz🟠: Let's use Aira's phone since her phone camera is better not gonna lie

🟡Aira🟡: I'll get my phone

Aira got her phone and put it at a place where it can see all of them around the circle

The time was 2:59...it was almost 3am...

⚪Y/N⚪: Ok then let's do this! In the count of 3...

1...

2...

3!!!

⚪Y/N and Zara🟢: I Thou Summon Thee

Pride!!!

The two shouted in pride

🚫John🚫: I Thou Summon Thee

WRATH!!!

He shouted in anger

⚫Nathasia⚫: I Thou Summon Thee

Envy~...

She said in a low and aroused voice

🔴Miko🔴: I Thou Summon Thee

Sloth...

She said in a low and lazy voice

🟠Leiz🟠: I thou Summon Thee

Lust~

She said in a sexual and dramatic way

🟣Judas🟣: I Thou Summon Thee

Gluttony!

She exclaimed with such energy

🔵Kurt🔵: I Thou Summon Thee

Greed!

He exclaimed with such venom in his tone of voice

All of them shouted there chant in unison and exactly as the clock hit 3am the book in the middle of the carpet Glowed and the oval gem in the middle of it was a mixed of Black and White like a lava lamp and floated in front of them

All of the kids: WHAT THE FUCK!?

Soon enough it opened and shoot a Beam of light up above them which started to take Aira away as Aira's body started to levitate and her hair started to go up as if she was being swallowed by a huge vacuum cleaner

The kids panicked and shouted Aira's name in unison as they grabbed a hold on Aira trying not to let her get taken away

🟡Aira🟡: DON'T LET GO PLEASE!

She shouted in desperation with tears in her eyes

Y/N: Just hang on Aira!

Y/N shouted desperate to save her

Unfortunately there hands slipped off of each other making them let go of Aira and made the rest fall back to there asses to the floor and watched as there friend get taken away

🟠Leiz🟠: AIRA! NOO!!!

Leiz screamed her name as tears came up from her eyes

Suddenly the Book then shoot the next beam which was Red onto the floor which swallowed the rest of the gang up

Screams was heard and then silence....

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Zara slowly opened her eyes and slowly sat up rubbing her head with her right hand trying to stop the aching headache she was having and let her vision to focus on what was infront of her

🟢Zara🟢: Ugh...wh-where...WHAT THE FUCK!?

Zara shouted in fear at what was infront of her and as she backs away she saw at her right side of view an unconscious Y/N

Zara was still looking what was infront of her while she wakes up Y/N with her right hand shaking Y/N awake

🟢Zara🟢: Y/N, Y/N wake the fuck up right now!

She said in a trembling voice, wide eyes and a wary smile in a low tone of voice

Y/N groans

⚪Y/N⚪: What is it Za- OH MY GOSH!

Y/N shouted and hugged Zara and so did Zara with Y/N as they held eachother

There we're 4 Creatures standing infront of them...

The first one that was on there left side of there view was a 10ft tall slender moth demon with greyish-lavender skin and cerise-pink eyes, over which he is always depicted wearing gold-rimmed, heart-shaped sunglasses with cerise-pink lenses

His mouth full of sharp, cerise-pink colored teeth, with a single golden fang that sits to his far left of center as he grinned at Zara and Y/N after blowing out a red smoke

He is bald with moth-like antennae; the right appearing like a large white with black heart striped feather while the left appears smaller and lacking the white areas. He has an extra set of arms just above his hips. His hands and forearms are black.

He has a pair of red floor-length coat with white fur at the wrists, as well as black and white striped fur trim down the center-front to the bottom hem and three white stripes on both hips. This coat is pinned with a gold chain and gold love-heart shaped broach fastenings at the breast

Little does Zara and Y/N knows those we're there wings wrapped around the tall figure making look like it was a coat

The next one was beside the tall Moth Figure who is 6ft tall, slim demon with cedar-brown skin, and long curly hair kept into pigtails with bangs by black hair ties. Her hair is colored in a desire-red that features the insides colored in a dark navy-blue, and white swirled-streaks on her pigtails and one on her bangs.

Her eyes have white irises, red sclera and slit pupils, and her makeup consists of burgundy eyeshadow on her eyelids, and black lipstick on her lips with a strip across the center of her mouth, and fangs inside.

Her clothing is that of white skull-shaped earrings, and a sleeveless navy-blue coat with burgundy lining and two desire-red hearts on the left side of the fur collar. Her coat is usually worn over a sleeveless, black turtlenecked crop-top that includes two desire-red hearts on the chest. Her set of loose-pants are colored in navy-blue and desire-red in a striped-pattern, held by a black belt with a white heart-shaped buckle.

For footwear, she wore black heels with white pom-poms on top. She accessorized with black-striped fingerless opera gloves with alternating colors - white for her right glove and desire for her left.

And the right next to that girl was a 7ft tall Figure

He sports a flat-screen television for a head, with the monitor projecting eyes with red sclera, small cyan pupils and different colored outlines black for his right and cyan for his left

The screen also shows a mouth full of sharp, cyan-colored teeth

He appears to have dark navy-blue skin with sharp, cyan claw-like fingers.

The figure wears a navy-blue tuxedo with the jacket sporting coattails, red-trimmed cyan lapels, thin cyan stripes and cyan lining, worn over a red-and-black striped waistcoat which itself is worn over a collared bluish-white shirt with an upside-down broadcast symbol and a rather large, red bowtie. He also wears heeled dark gray dress shoes with cyan-colored laces, toes, and tips on the heels.

He also wears a black top hat on his head, with red and blue designs reminiscent of a broadcast symbol and radio wave symbol, respectively. He has TV antennae that stick out the top of the hat, the right one bent into a zigzag

And lastly to the right of the TV head Figure was also a 6ft Female that resembles a young girl with dark gray skin, long red and faded black hair that's in a ponytail being tied up by a red ribbon, eyes white sclera and large, red right irises(on her right side) with a black irises(on her left side) with no pupils, along with white freckles on her cheeks and the bridge of her nose. She has black feathered wings on her back and has small red horns on the side of her head and a red demon tail with the upside down heart shape on the end of it as colored black

She wears mostly a red dress with short, puffy black sleeves with darker cuffs, a red ribbon around her waist, a black skull pattern on her chest, and a short red skirt, Black and red stripes long gloves. She also wears a black long boots on her feet and Black and Red strip long socks

???: Well, Well, Well...What kind of Fresh meat do we have here~?

The Tall Moth Figure said with a bright grin on his face which made Zara and Y/N Shiver in fear and discomfort

???: There minors Valentino!

The further right figure shouted in anger

Valentino: Ok I'm not THAT perverted Emily who do you think I am? I was just saying "Hi~"

Emily: Ugh...

???: A piss baby that's what you are Val

She exclaimed cutting "Emily?" Off

Valentino: What the fuck did you just said Velvette!?

He shouted at "Velvette?" That was next to him looking at her phone still looking annoyed to the point she rolled her eyes on Valentino before sneering at him looking up

Velvette: You deaf or something? I said your a PISS BABY

She pointed at him with her left hand that was holding her phone is on her hip with the Back of the palm

Valentino: Why I atah-

???: ENOUGH from the both of you

The TV Headed Figure said in anger with his left eye spiraling in Black

Vox: Excuse my colleagues little ones, But let me introduce myself the names Vox co-owner and CEO of Voxtech

He reached out his hand for one of them to shake it and so Y/N shook his hand and then Y/N was taken of guard when Vox helped them up

Vox: Beside me are my colleagues

Over here is Val

He said as he gesture for the 10ft tall Gray and bald Moth who puffed out a red heart smoke and grinned at them

Vox: And over here is Velvette or Vel for short

Velvette: Smile Bitches!

Velvette took a pic of Y/N and Zara

Unfortunately before Velvette could post it Vox took the Battery life of Velvette's Phone by shooting a small electrical current to it making it glitched and power down because of low battery

Velvette: HEY! WHAT GIVES VOX!?

She shouted at Vox before crossing her arms before turning her body away from him

Vox: It's better not to let the OTHERS know that there are LITERAL living HUMANS in our building

Your lucky I didn't decide to obliterate it!

He chuckled before pulling the Red hair girl beside him by her hip

Vox: And lastly this girl over here is my Partner Emily

Emily: Hello

She smiled sweetly as she waves at them

Zara stood by herself and her hands where inside the pockets of her pants as she looked up at them wishing this was a nightmare but it wasn't because of the headache as proof that this was indeed real because you can't feel pain in your dreams...

Y/N: Well my name is Y/N and This over here beside me is Zara

Y/N gesture to Zara that was beside them looking worried and uneasy

🟢Zara🟢: Hey...

She said with a low and stern voice

Y/N: If you 4 don't mind me asking but uh...where are we and how did we get here?

Y/N asked confused as they look around and observed there surroundings

It looks like they we're in a conference room with a huge aquarium surrounding them with a shark and a hammer head shark inside of the aquarium swimming around near the glass

Vox: The both of you are in my Conference room below my Monitor Room and as for the second question Emily can tell you what happened

Y/N and Zara looked at Emily confused as Emily was a bit nervous as she look back at The 3 V's which the 3 just gave her a thumbs up

Emily: Well you see...

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Flashback...

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The 3 Vee's and Emily aka Vox Assistant and Girlfriend we're about to arrive at the V Tower until 2 unexpected guests we're met on the way

Valentino: Can you believe it!? The Bitch fucking left after round fucking 2 and she's already tired?

Like the Motherfucker is so fucking Weak that even a stupid ass Hellborn can last that long for like fucking 20 more rounds or more!

He shouted holding his long ass cigarette on his upper right hand as red smoke came out of it

Vox: Yes that is such a horrible HORRIBLE news Val

He said in a monotoned voice and doesn't look amused at all as he had his right arm around Emily's Shoulder while his other free hand is holding his phone as he scroll through his schedule for today

Valentino sneered and felt jealous as he watched Vox pulled Emily closer by her hip towards him as Emily is looking at her clipboard as Vox and Emily sit across Val and Velvette inside of Vox's Limousine with Vox and Emily near the small window to the driver while Velvette and Valentino is near the window of the back car

The limousine was Ofcourse all has Vox's color palette and techy aesthetic design

Unfortunately Vox has ended there little Situation ship ever since he got together and settled for a long relationship with Emily...

THAT BITCH

Suddenly out of nowhere Emily sat up straight her eyes glowed for a second and her wings twitches which caught the 3 Vee's attention immediately especially Vox's

Vox: Dollface? What's wrong?

He asked trying to hide his worry from his colleagues as he put his phone away

Emily: STOP THE LIMO! RIGHT NOW!

She shouted as the limousine went to a stop immediately

Emily opened the door to her right and got out of the limo and started flying towards somewhere

The 3 Vee's also got out of the car as they watch where Emily was flying off to until they saw 2 figures falling from the sky as Emily flies over to them and caught one of them on time

She caught Y/N on time by bridal style and watched as Zara fall pass her

She panicked trying to fly and catch her after putting Y/N over her left shoulder

Velvette: She's not going to make

She said while recording everything zooming in on her and the 2 figures

Vox: Shit, Val go help her!

Valentino: Wait, Why me???

Vox: You and Emily are the only ones who have fucking wings! NOW GO UP THERE AND HELP HER!

He shouted with his voice buffering from anger

Valentino: Alright! Alright!

He then spread his wings showing under his coat he wears a dark grey jacket that shows his chest, held together with two gold buttons, and with the sleeves rolled up, alongside white pants with a black belt that has a golden love-heart shaped buckle, and a pair of high-heeled black shoes. He accessorizes with a gold chain hung down to his chest.

Valentino flies over which made Emily stopped as Valentino caught Zara and in a bridal style too as the two then ascend back down into an alleyway where the other 2 Vee's run to as they saw them started to land to the ground

The two then put Zara and Y/N down letting them lay there back against a wall with Zara's head on Y/N's right shoulder meanwhile Y/N's head is on Zara's

Valentino stood up tall to his full height looking down at them with his right upper hand on his hip while Emily is on her knees looking worried at the two kids

The 2 Vee's has there eyes widen to see 2 Normal Human Teenagers in Hell without a sign of Demon form on them

Which Emily and Valentino just now realized it

Vox: Holy...Shit...

He said as he went down on one knee observing the two a bit closer

Velvette: Well isn't this a new discovery...never thought to see 2 sinners still in there human form

She said as she crossed her arms still holding her phone on her right hand

Emily: We...We need to get them back to the Tower right now

She said worried for the kids

The Vee's: Wait- What?

Valentino: Why would WE want 2 weak ass Teenagers let alone HUMANS to come with us???

Can't we just leave them here?

Emily: So!? There's just kids! In hell! And just like you said there humans!

They can't defend themselves out here with this Sinners and Hellborns running around!

She snapped her chest showing up a demonic eye while her own default eyes glowed Red and Black with small particles and see through flow on it like a flame to the sides

The 3 Vee's flinched a bit since they never saw Emily snapped like that let alone to them all

Vox then sighs before speaking

Vox: I'm sorry Doll but Val is right

He stood up fixing his suit after dusting himself off

We can't have them in the building either way where can we even put them?

We can't just have some random room be made in our tower and Demons being not allowed inside Ofcourse the media will get curious and might even try to break in-

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End Of Flashback...

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Velvette: Emily then used her "Puppy Eyes" look on Vox to get him to agree which Ofcourse always works on him like the simp he is and now you two are here

Vox: I'M N-NOT A-A SI-I-IMP!!!

He glitched with his voice glitched and buffered

Valentino: Yes you are Voxy, Yes you are

Zara and Y/N can't help but snickered at that but Zara immediately became serious after a second since again there in Hell

Emily: So yeah...you two will be staying with us until we find out how and why you two got here and let alone not have a demon form and the fact that if it's just a theory of you two don't have any form might means you two are still alive

Vox: Which is impossible since why would you two be here without dying?

Y/N: Well you see-

Y/N immediately got a hand on there mouth to make them shut up as Zara excused them both to be pulled into the corner of the room to have a little TALK

🟢Zara🟢: I don't trust ANY of them one BIT Y/N

We shouldn't stay here...

We should get out they might do something stupid with us or something

She said in a worried tone

Y/N: Zara, Listen...I get that your worried and is untrustworthy of them but we can't really do anything about it since we have no where to go and they just literally said we're in FUCKING HELL

Where we can be tortured, raped, kidnap or EVEN KILLED out there

The 4 of them is our only option

And either way that Emily girl did save us and same goes for Valentino

So it's fine

🟢Zara🟢: But what if they try and force us to do something we don't want to?

What then?

Y/N: We escape and figure something out from then...

But for now let's just give them a chance and trust them...

Alright?

I mean we didn't called ourselves "The Risk Takers" back at Earth for nothing

Zara looks away while giggling a bit and then soon enough sighs as she smiled up at them...

🟢Zara🟢: Fine...let's do it...

Y/N smiles and hugged her which Zara then smiled and hugs back before pulling away and did a little hand shake they made up together with the other group

🟢Zara🟢: Wait a minute...I just noticed something...

Where's the others...?

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End Of Chapter 2...

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A/N: Chapter 2 Done! I'm going to make a Poll for you guys to pick to who's adventure we're going to look at and what happened to them and where they ended up!