#not sticking to deadlines for this one tho

[spider-stark]

I wrote the first part to a Marvel AU fan fic idea that's been living in my head for a few weeks now and I'm trying to decide if I should post it or not

the idea mostly focuses on Spider-Man and Daredevil, though some other Marvel characters are important to the storyline (Harry Osborn, Black Cat, Kingpin, etc.). essentially, the idea builds on the concept of Wilson Fisk becoming mayor of New York and working to eradicate vigilantes.

my main hold up is that I wrote this with an OC instead of as a reader insert and so I'm not sure if you guys would even really like that, y'know?

anyways, I'm just rambling for the sake of rambling. if anyone has any opinions on OC fan fics and what not, I'd love to hear them!

[best-fnaf-song-competition]

I'm about to be openly biased here, I know everyone is going for The Classics but I cannot BELIEVE nightcove songs haven't been nominated yet

[shenglingyuan]

title: the home you choose (ao3) pairing: umemiya hajime/sakura haruka summary: For the first time, Sakura feels the anxiety of leaving home. a.k.a. umesaku college setting! tho nothing really happened in campus lmao but they will be roommates !!

Three years have passed since he first came to Furin, three years since he knew this town that accepted him and that which he accepted as well in turn. Truth be told, he didn’t want to leave, but life does not stop at high school, apparently. Many of his friends have already decided where they’re heading after, but not him. He doesn’t think he could find another place that would accept him as Furin did.

For the first time, he feels the anxiety of leaving home.

“How about this,” Kotoha brings up a suggestion as she served him the omelet rice he ordered. Pothos has always seemed like a refuge whenever he had important thoughts to mull over. “Why not go to college somewhere near and with someone you’re familiar with?”

Suo and Nirei both plan to attend a university in one of the big cities; Sakura couldn’t imagine himself in such an environment, so even if he wanted to stick with his vice-captains and closest friends, the looming image of a busy city was enough to dissuade him.

“Are you staying here?”

“Yeah, there’s a junior college just across the forest park. I can keep running Pothos during my free time.”

“Then I can just—”

“Nope,” Kotoha stops him with a wry smile, “Sorry, Sakura, it’s an all-women’s junior college. Wait… you know, Ume didn’t want to be too far from Furin, so he’s attending some college an hour away from here. If it’s him, I don’t think you’ll miss Furin at all, yeah?”

Umemiya. He’s the reason why Furin came to be a place Sakura grew to love and protect. He’s also the main reason why Sakura learned to accept the people around him, with all those words of wisdom shared over meals and fists. It’s needless to say that Sakura’s feelings about Furin are all entwined with him.

His feelings…

Heat rushed from his neck to the tip of his ears.

All in all, he had spent one year in Umemiya’s presence, but within that short period of time, not only his life, but he himself had turned a complete one-eighty. Before coming to Furin, he had wanted to defeat the guy. Who knew that in a year, he’d be willing to lay his life on the line for that man?

Umemiya loves this town, so he made sure to visit regularly when he can. It’s almost like he never left during that first year after graduation, and he would regularly crash their group meals at Pothos. Nevertheless, Sakura found himself looking forward to those. But on their final year in high school, Umemiya had become too busy, and the regular visits to town became less and less. They would still message each other often, of course, especially when there are Bofurin matters that he absolutely needed some advice with and Nirei would finally convince him to ask their previous seniors’ input, but at some point, Sakura started to miss the guy.

He asked Kotoha back then what did it mean if he’s feeling that he’s missing someone’s presence too much.

Perhaps, it means you like them?

I like all my friends.

Sakura, you know what type of like I’m talking about.

Kotoha has always had the knack to decipher his feelings, so it was no surprise that she also understood what and who he was talking about. And like before, she takes the cue and pulls up the phone from her pocket, typing away, “I’ll tell him to message you about admission procedures, the deadline should be coming up soon.”

“…I don’t wanna bother him anymore.”

 “I get the feeling that you won’t be a bother, Sakura,” Kotoha smiles, “You do know he likes you back, right?”

It was two years ago during summer, one of Umemiya’s last visits to town before he became too busy. He had asked to talk to him in private after the usual hangouts at Pothos. Sakura had thought that there was a very crucial matter about Bofurin that they had to discuss outside the earshot of even those who were close to them.

Then he dropped the bomb, confessing so casually as if he’s just telling Sakura about his tomatoes growing fruit.

But the thing is, how does he even respond to that? How can he accept an incredulous thing such as Umemiya liking him? Hell, before coming to Furin, nobody would even treat him like a human being. Now you’re saying someone…someone inspiring and cool like Umemiya actually likes him?!

Sakura likes Umemiya, that’s something he himself had just realized not too long ago. But for that feeling to be reciprocated? His face heated up like never before, and it felt like his head was about to explode. But before even a single utterance could escape his mouth, Umemiya laughed and ruffled his hair.

“You don’t have to say or do anything, I just wanted you to know, okay?”

What the hell!

Sakura had never been an expert in anything remotely related to romance, and even the slightest signs of affection were enough to rattle him. But he was damn sure confessions didn’t usually go this way. Before he could wrap his mind around what had just transpired, Umemiya was already waving goodbye.

He didn’t get to see Umemiya again after many months, but they kept in contact. Umemiya never brought up the confession again, so Sakura pushed it to the back of his mind. That is, until now that the prospect of joining him again came into the picture.

XXX Station. We have arrived at XXX Station.

Sakura has hit his growth spurt over a year back, so now he can easily see Umemiya waving at him from the station exit. Umemiya’s cheeky smile has never dimmed a bit, dazzlingly bright even from afar. Feeling his ears prickle, Sakura casts his gaze down, then makes his way to him.

“Yo, Sakura, it’s been a while!” The last time they saw each other in person was that summer. Sure, they still constantly messaged each other, especially when Umemiya helped him with applying in his college, but between that time and now, Sakura has almost caught up to him in height.

He finally faces him, meeting Umemiya’s eyes without needing to look up. “…Yeah, thank you for picking me up.”

“Haha! It’s nothing. C’mon, you must be hungry. Just one bag with you, huh. Hope you don’t mind walking a bit, the apartment’s not too far from here.”

Umemiya leads the way, his back looking as broad as ever. It reminds Sakura of the very first day he witnessed him being so dependable, facing off Tomiyama Choji when the latter invaded their school. Back then, Sakura’s legs had been frozen in fear. But now, seeing Umemiya’s back again like this gives him a sense of security.

“So, how are you feeling?”

“About what?”

“Leaving town. Going to an unfamiliar place. Being here.”

The streets seem far busier at this time of the day compared to the main street. The smell of freshly baked bread is different from Saboten, and Pothos is not in sight. On the corner of his eyes, he notices some people throwing him second glances, surely surprised by his appearance. If he had been alone, Sakura would have all his guards up by now. But he isn’t.

He looks at Umemiya who’s staring at him expectantly, waiting for his answer, “It was a bit daunting, I guess...but, but now that you’re here…,” Sakura averts his eyes, “It’s all good.”

“Aww,” Umemiya’s arm snakes around his shoulder as he pulls him close, his other hand ruffling his hair, his warmth enveloping Sakura in a familiar way, “That really makes me happy! I’m glad you came here. This place is different from Furin, but I’m sure you’ll like it here, too.”

They walk for another ten minutes, with Umemiya basically conducting a short tour of the neighborhood. Finally, they arrive at a simple one-floor apartment. It has two bedrooms and is a few blocks away from the local college. Thankfully, Umemiya’s previous roommate already graduated, sparing Sakura the trouble of looking for a place on his own. The apartment is not so spacious to hold bulky furniture or whatnot, but a small area has never been a problem for Sakura anyway. The main selling point of the apartment was that it had an ample space on the back for Umemiya’s plants, reminiscent of his garden on Furin High School’s rooftop.

Umemiya tells him to settle in his room while he cooks dinner. The room, though just as small as his previous rental, at least had a proper bed, closet, and curtains. He starts unpacking the small amount of clothes he brought with him, then finally, he draws the curtain open to let some air in.

Clang—

A singular wind chime hangs from the window. Now that he’s checked out the room, it does seem that it has been prepared thoughtfully. The sheets smell fresh from the laundry and the space itself is spotless. He wouldn’t be surprised if Umemiya set everything up. That guy just naturally took care of people.

And to think that he’s spending the next two years or so living with him…Sakura lets out a loud exhale. He needs to settle this matter soon.

When he steps out of the room, Umemiya is already setting up the table.

“Oh, Sakura, right on time. Let’s eat!” Umemiya serves him a steaming plate of omelette rice, with a side of fresh tomato slices freshly plucked from his garden, “It’s still not the same as Kotoha’s recipe, but I’m confident it’s improving. Let me know what you think, okay?”

Sakura digs in almost immediately. He didn’t realize it, but all the contemplating he did on the train and until he arrived here made him hungry as if he had just finished up a fight. Even up to this point, he’s still trying to gather his thoughts as he chews on his food. Important conversations are best brought up in meals, after all.

“Umemiya.”

“Is it good?”

“About what you told me back then—”

“Sakura, you don’t have to worry about it. As I told you already, I just wanted you to know.”

“No, you don’t understand. I…,” In the three years that Sakura led his classmates, he gradually learned to speak his mind and heart out. But matters of the heart are an entirely different thing. This might probably be the first time he’d speak out on something that’s deeply personal, and before he knew it, he starts rambling. “I’ve also…liked you…for a while now. Maybe even back when you were still in Furin. And you’re just probably the coolest person I know, so when you told me you liked me…it was the most unbelievable thing I have heard…so I didn’t get to say anything but…I want to say it now.”

Sakura finally runs out of words to say, losing the initial thread of his thought. When he looks up, he sees Umemiya’s eyes wide open as if in surprise.

“Whoa, you can really just keep going if you set your mind to it, huh. I didn’t think you would be able to say all that.”

“Hah?”

“I mean, you’ve always worn your heart on your sleeves, Sakura. Hehe, I did have a feeling you liked me, but I didn’t want to assume,” Umemiya grins from ear to ear, “But hearing it from you like this, I’m relieved. I almost thought I got rejected back there, you know?”

“But why?”

“Why what?”

“Why do you like…me?”

“What’s not to like? You underestimate your charm too much.”

“…” Sakura has no retort to that.

“Anyway, don’t think too much about it. You’re starting a new phase of your life soon. I know you came here since you didn’t want to be too far from home, right? Just enjoy this new experience without worrying about unnecessary things.”

“You always act like you know everything.”

“Hm?”

“It’s also because of you…that’s why I came here. The Furin I know, you built it with your own hands. When I think of Furin, there is you. I thought if I followed you, I won’t miss home too much.” Sakura finally had the courage to look him directly in the eye, “You said you like me, what if one day you stopped? I will lose you, I will also lose Furin…So don’t tell me not to worry especially if it’s about you.”

The Furin that accepted and acknowledged him, it was all Umemiya’s handiwork. To fail in protecting the town was to disappoint Umemiya, that’s what Sakura believed. And so, if whatever this between the two of them fails, wouldn’t it mean losing a foothold on the place he has grown to call home?

For a moment, only the sound of a wind chime swaying with the wind fills the air.

Then Umemiya breaks out into a hearty laughter, much to Sakura’s confusion.

“You’ve really grown so much, Sakura.” A warm smile paints Umemiya’s face, and somehow, all the tension in Sakura’s shoulders dissipate. “Home, huh. I promise, no matter what, I’ll make sure you’ll feel at home here as well. Alright?”

He dreams of the same green field he has long associated to Furin. But this time, he has his back turned to it. He’s in front of a wooden bridge across a crystal spring stream, leading to another patch of green field, and on the other end is a beckoning hand and a warm smile –

The smell of breakfast wakes Sakura even before his alarm does. He blinks his eyes blearily, his sleepy gaze landing on the wind chime hanging by the window, the rays of sunlight painting a prism on the corner as it hits the glass. It’s too peaceful, too comfortable, it almost feels like an extension of his dream –

But it’s not. And outside this room, another dream-like existence exists.

Knock knock!

“Sakura, you awake?” The door creaks open, and Umemiya’s smiling face completes his morning view, “Breakfast’s ready.”

He’s really going to wake up to this now, huh? Despite himself, Sakura feels a smile on his own lips.

For the first time, he understands what it means for a person to feel like home.

[luv4kokafox]

Wow how do u get the motivation to study like this?

I actually get this question a lot, so I’ve tried to put some tips together that help me to stay concentrated for as much time as possible! 🙏

Here's how I do 3-5+ hours of revision each day on top of school*:

1. Set achievable goals

Everyone falls into the trap of thinking they can do more than they think, but ultimately it just makes you feel bad :( There’s nothing worse than feeling unfulfilled at the end of the day because you haven’t “completed your work.”

They best thing you can do is write out your tasks that need to be completed, ordering them in terms of priority and then get cracking! It’s important to note that forcing yourself to do work will never help, it’ll just make the work looked rushed and won’t be your best, do what you can and don’t feel disheartened if you leave something uncompleted for now!! (finish it eventually, ofc ☺️)

2. Don’t put work over your other needs!

I’ve heard some people say that they’ve put off snacking/drinking and hanging out with friends just so that they can study. I can almost 100% guarantee this will just make you more upset!! If you want to go out, go out. If you want to snack, go get a snack! Don’t ever put off your needs for some short term work when we both know you’d be a lot happier talking to your friends 🩷

I know that out there, there are some people who will tell you they forget to eat or drink when they work. Please do not let this influence you. Everyone works differently, and their way is not healthy.

3. Time management

Setting up a revision timetable, with time blocks or not, can really help you to set out an idea of work you’d like to complete! Make it colour coordinated!! Stick it up in your room, or throw it on your home/lockscreen for a reminder!

Everyone works a little differently, for example, I do have a timetable, but I don’t use it in extensive detail. If something else has higher importance, I’ll finish that. If I know that working on a subject really won’t “help” at the time (I’ll go over this later 😋) then I’ll ignore it. It's helpful to have the idea, but don’t restrict yourself to just what you've written on the timetable!

4. Apps!!

I've also found it helps to have a non-academic goal to work towards! I use an app called “Flora” to set time goals and write to-do lists that helps me to get through the nights. For each task I have, the app plants a virtual tree or plant in your garden! You can customise the garden, the title of your tasks and each plant that you grow. The best thing about this app is that it restricts apps on your phone (you can choose which ones!). It acts as a massive deterrent to spending time on your phone and helps you to focus on your work! You can also work with friends and grow trees together, completely free :)

There are many apps like this, Flora is just the one that I use. Take some time to find one just for you!! (flora is the best tho <3)

5. Choosing the right focus

So you have some homework due in a couple of days, an essay next week and a project due in in a month. You're really not feeling good about the homework and the essay just really isn't up your street right now, but that project? You wanna do that! And thats fine!! It's never good to miss deadlines and procrastinate, but if you feel like doing that work now will just lead to it being rushed and feeling incomplete, leave it until later on! Forcing yourself to do a task might make you relieved when you're finished, but it's no way to cheer yourself up.

By all means, don't miss deadlines because of this! You should always try to complete assignments right as they're set rather than leaving them until last minute. Getting compulsory work done leaves more time for you to be yourself, work on your own ideas and have that extra edge above anyone else!

*3-5+ hours on top of schoolwork is a big commitment. I understand this, and everyone is different. Please do not think that this is how much you should be doing, or how much is what makes a "good student." Do what feels right for YOU.

That's all from me, if anyone has any other questions on how I revise or how to revise, ask away! <3

Have a good day everyone!

[nvuy]

Nvuy...how do people start posting on tumblr like... I do it and it always ends up looking messy! Any tips? Also I love your work!

Shushang 🦦🌷

oh boy i am the worst advice giver ever but here goes

if youre speaking from a graphic standpoint DONT ASK ME, graphic design is NOT my passion i am hopeless. but in all of my social media accounts i like to stick to a simple theme so maybe sticking to a consistent colour palette would work to tidy things up?

you have a sushang theme goin on so you can have fun with purples and golds & bc there complementary you can make some wacky and dramatic displays so go nuts.

typically tho i like when authors use some sort of indication to seperate the warnings and title from the actual writing, even if you just use a line like i do. just makes everything look about tidier and polished methinks.

ALSO if your works are super duper long please for the love of god use the ‘read more’ line breaker before i break ur spine

in terms of how to start posting, just do it.

whatever you got, lay it on the plate because im hungry. write what you want, because its your blog at the end of the day, and anyone that doesnt like it wont interact with it. theres always going to be SOMEONE out there who likes what you put out. one devoted follower who constantly interacts is better than one hundred random ghost follower lurkers.

it took me four months to get my first post out because i was so worried because tumblr scary and theres so many people here and i dont even go here & then i did it and two people commented and said they liked it and i kept going and now im here and about to miss deadlines at school but i also got noticed by blogs i used to avidly stalk with envy so theres that to look forward to

mind you i posted my first post in december and only actually got a consistent audience about two months ago. it takes a while, but if youre a familiar face in the tags people will flock to you and sing kumbaya when you post.

just post. no harm done.

[vryfmi]

talk shop tuesday!!!! I love love LOVED your piece for the tea toast & ghosts zine – what was your experience in planning and creating it? was it a challenge to combine both art and writing, and did your art influence your writing or vice versa? I'd love to hear about your thought process in the creation of that really cool piece :D

thank you so much! it's really nice to hear especially since it's my first posted writing!

if im being honest i wanted to write an article from the very beginning, it was the overall idea that was ever changing but eventually i found it. since TTG zine's topic was your favourite thing about l&co, and i had no idea how to incorporate skullyle and it was too much work to come up with technical parts of ghost-lamps (tho i did dive deep into street lights' wiring at one point), i figured i'd stick to my favourite thing of all - worldbuilding and dark stuff!

The Idea™, at first, was to come up with a few cases and illustrate them, but the longer i rotated those the more i didn't like the prospect of making something separate and not rooted into canon. so i skimmed through the books while looking for any mentions of Fittes and Rotwell cases, since back then i already decided to use the Mud Lane Phantom's story. the other two i took are from TSS and THB and they were vague enough to be able to lengthen them to an article entry.

i outlined ideas first, what themes i wanted to convey, what i wanted to put out there for fans and how these cases would've work with each other. from the that point i started drawing the illustrations. quite a backwards process. and it all sounds good on paper but in reality irl struggles really weren't making me any favours and i wasn't meeting deadlines at all, but mods team was patient and understanding with me, they are literally the best!

for Mud Lane i went for slight mockery of pioneers because, well, yeah. there was quite a lot of made up lore that i decided to cast aside (like what if "today" at the crossroad there's a statue of Fittes and Rotwell? a museum? a tourist attraction? a gift shop?). overall im just really proud of illustration that i did, i should draw more of Marissa and Tom at some point.

fun fact and easter egg of sorts: Marissa's pose was supposed to be an homage to first poster of the series and the way Lucy stands in it! i think it got lost along the way as i changed the pose but i think it's still readable enough. i love drawing parallels between the two (:

[id: a side by side of Marissa in illustration, where she's holding her lantern with her right hand and looking beyond the viewer, and Lucy from the first Netflix' poster, where she stands in a simillar manner but points with her rapier at something out of view./end id]

picking one case set 50 years before the others ment that i'd have to contrast them, draw a parallel and make them work against each other to bring up the best and the worst. The Shoreditch one was, admittedly, more of that coming up with something that wasn't there in the first place. first book only mentioned patrols and i latched onto them. (plus i was drafting it at around the same time as l&co bigbang came out and i was massively inspired by my teammates work which incorporated those patrols but in metro tunnels. great case-fic btw). mainly i went for darker aspects of agent's work there, thinking that to fit in sewers the team would've been of smaller children, and that Kipps (yeah, he's there in illustration) would be as close to them as possible, unlike other inspectors we are used to seeing.

Holland Park Hounds was the one that i was the most excited for because wdym we as a fandom don't talk about possible animal-ghosts?? sure, it could've been Changer(s) but is it really? plus how badass of Holly to be part of it AND it was famous enough that Lucy knew of it as well!

Holly Munro pushed a stray hair or two behind her ear. ‘Well, I’ve seen some things. I was there in the Holland Park Cellar case, when our party got blockaded underground by those seven spectral dogs. It was quite a tight spot. And after that—’ ‘I heard about Holland Park, Holly, and I can tell you the thing that makes the bloody footprints is ten times worse. I’m only saying. I don’t want to frighten you. I just wouldn’t want you to get hurt.’ (THB)

innitially i wanted to do something about a horse-phantom that was mentioned somewhere but for the life of me i couldn't find it in books, so i'll leave it for my next reread. but this case has so much more ties to the main gang and especially Holly herself. i really wanted to draw a picture of her and her team after the case but no composition really worked so i kept it to park's plan (my urban planer friend said it looked good even). plus giving a plan and thorough haunting information somehow felt very Rotwell to me.

aaand i think that's it! not much to say for back cover only that my friend really disliked my choice of comic sans for one of the adverts. and that i wanted to make it gritty, as if its a wall right around the corner of the Fittes ball court.

[kikker-oma]

With my growing knowledge of shading I’m appreciating your pfp more than ever XD

Seriously, your shading is AMAZING. The way you layered it to simulate the texture of the frog’s skin is just awesome!

I’m curious, did you shade it solely with graphite? Or was there some soft charcoal in there? I know some pencils can get as dark as charcoal. Or at least very close

Aahhhh you're so sweet!!🥰

Yeah that frog drawing took me a good 16 hours to finish! I had like, a deadline fueled drawing bender and got it done in less than 2 days (a miracle for me) cus I told my sister I was shipping it out when in reality I hadn't even bought the paper lol

Its all graphite tho, no charcoal. I'm REALLY bad at charcoal tbh. It's too loose for my liking and I never bothered practicing enough to get consistently decent. I've only ever drawn one decent drawing with charcoal and it was made with a leftover tiny broken piece I found on the easel I used in class and it was GLORIOUS. I'll never have that divine leftover charcoal stick again🥲

I think the darkest graphite pencil I own is an 8B. So I just layered that sucker on for the blackest spots

How is your class going tho? Any art you feel comfortable sharing??

[ren-rambles-often]

Do you have top favorite character (or characters, if you feel like listing multiple) of all time from any media (animanga, tv series/cartoon/movies, books, etc)? Why love them?

Late reply cuz I kinda forgot abt this one hahah (٥↼_↼)

But oh do I have a LOT of them.

Starting off...

Bakugou Katsuki and Izuku Midoriya (MHA): they're amazing as a ship in their own right but as characters their both so deep and interesting with many layers and nuances interlaced between them.

Mikage Reo (Blue Lock): aside from easily getting attached to characters the fandom hates for no legit reason *coughs in Bakugou and Takemichi* he's literally the most perfect, precious cutie patootie. Not only that he's WIFE MATERIAL which is something instantly found attractive about him, the things I think about OMG (๑♡⌓♡๑)

Dante (Devil May Cry): I was fifteen and he was the coolest video game character I ever saw. Couldn't tell you which of the games tho, only watched and commented while my brother played. I did watch a few episodes of the anime but it's been so long I don't remember if I liked or hated it.

Ryomen Sukuna (Jujutsu Kaisen): We love a chaotic king, like yasss bitch, kill those innocent civilians yayyy!!!

Draco Malfoy (Harry Potter): Blond and bitchy just the way I like em.

Sano Manjiro (Tokyo Revengers): How are you the best fighter but oozing such bratty bottoms energy I love him!!!

Tyki Mikk (D.gray Man): He's a keeper when he can literally reach into your chest to stop your heart, sorry I don't make the rules (^^)

Kuroko Tetsuya (Kuroko no Basket): I'm rewatching the anime and why is he low-key so funny??? Aside from that drama just follows him constantly and I'm so down that.

Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling): Daddy and babygirl. The ultimate combo.

Ash Lynx (Banana Fish): *bursts into tears*

Yato and Yukine (Noragami): They're the only reason I considered picking up the manga when I realized there was probably no third season coming. Like I need to know how they're doing but I'm so lazy. They bounce off each other so well and I don't think I can like one without the other.

Lu Guang (Link Click): he came back in time for his boyfriend?!??! Season 3 where are you?!?!! (〒﹏〒)

Benimaru (Reincarnated as a Slime): Red haired, ogre Daddy.

Chloe Decker (Lucifer): I have a problem liking female characters cuz many of them rarely stick with me but I love her, she's cool, and in my honest opinion very well written.

Kaburagl T. Kotetsu aka Tiger (Tiger and Bunny): We stan single fathers with washed up energy. All he needs is a tall, blond brat to push his buttons.

Natsusa Yuzuki (Number 24): He's so sassy and dramatic I need him as my bestie ASAP. All that while having the whole cast wrapped around his fingers, truly the embodiment of gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss. I don't care if you disagree.

Lloyd Frontera (Greatest Estate Developer): The only taskmaster I'd willingly serve, they call him ugly I call him 'Sir'. Maniac???where?? All I see is a man trying to get his bag and be happy.

But that's all from me babes, those are all the characters I can think of off the top of my head. Mainly got to this cuz I don't think I'll make any real fan or shipping post this cuz I've got art and deadlines to attend to. Hoped anon likes my answers and I'll get to answer more questions like this.

[cloudsandcrescents]

But you always promise tho 🥺😢

Goodness, you’re breaking my heart here but in a good way. 😞 I do have one chapter that I think is okay to post today so you will have that. The only reason I hadn’t posted already is because when I’m away for long periods like this, I try to include multiple updates at once so there’s more stuff to read.

I don’t think there’s words to describe how much you all enjoying my fics means to me. Seriously. Writing is my passion and I yearn for a life where all I can do is just sit and write consistently. Unfortunately, that’s just not what my current circumstance permits. I’m unfortunately an adult child with way too many responsibilities and a full time job that take up too much of my time and mental energy.

Im a workaholic and very susceptible to burnout and tend to overextend myself more often than I’d care to admit. I’m no wordsmith by any means but I take pride in the work I do put out and I’m very critical of the writing I share with you. I don’t want to put updates out just for the sake of meeting these self-imposed deadlines I’m trying to stick to and give you subpar writing. Each update usually has hours of rewrites and editing behind them because everything needs to fit perfectly.

I’d like to think that while my decent-at-best ideas are important, the quality of my work is a large part of how I was even fortunate enough to grow this fanbase and support that I have today. As such, you all deserve that same quality each time and I can’t give anything less than my best to you.

I will make an effort to be better with my schedule but I’m not good at prioritizing myself first so if I can’t do that, I won’t have anything left to give you.

Above all else, please know that I appreciate you all so much. I will always come back. I couldn’t do this without you.

☁️🩵

[depoteka]

last week @nxposure tagged me in two different tag games and now i have some time to answer! thank you, dear!

first game: 15 questions

Are you named after anyone? no, i'm not. my parents just liked the name. but allegedly for a short while they considered naming me after a song by a band they love and i dislike. i thank god everyday that in the end they decided to name me weronika instead

When was the last time you cried? this month? or last month? i don't remember

Do you have kids? i don't but i want to in the future

What sports do you play/ have you played? only PE classes at school. would love to start doing some yoga at home tho because i don't move much other than evening walks from time to time

Do you use sarcasm? i suppose. i don't pay attention to that

What is the first thing you notice about people? hard to say, i'd say general vibe. having some sort of social anxiety and experiences with bullying makes you decide pretty fast if the other person is nice to you or if they make you uncomfortable

What's your eye color? dark green. sort of blueish

Scary movies or happy endings? happy endings. i avoid horror movies at all cost (with some exceptions)

Any talents? uh i guess crocheting! not an expert on it and cannot make my own patterns but it makes me and some other people happy

Where were you born? poland, in a shitty hospital in a different town so i don't even have my hometown on my birth certificate

What are your hobbies? as tumblr puts it "media consumption" (watching movies and listening to music) but also crocheting like i said previously

Do you have any pets? a black cat! she lives with my parents so i don't see her that often now

How tall are you? 162cm which is 5 feet 6 inches i believe. i've had to convert inches to centimeters in so many crochet patterns and i still don't remember how much an inch is

Favorite subject in school? english because it was the easiest class for me. i also liked history and geography

Dream job? translating movies but they don't give me a deadline and i can just make the most perfect translation. or i could do voiceover for nature documentaries. an impossible job is an old hollywood movie star or a rockstar in the 70s

and now the second game!! 5 songs i like. i think i will just list things i've been listening to lately

i went thru sleater-kinney's discography again after the release of their new album because well, i didn't like the new album. so i'll stick to their older ones

spotify reminded me about this song by putting it on my discover weekly playlist and i'm just looping it constantly

peter!!! i love this song, the ending especially (and also the reworked version of this from birdy soundtrack)

finally watched shaft the other day and i love this instrumental

haven't heard this song in years but now i'm listening to it a lot like it's 2008 again

[cinnachaos]

Trivial questions cuz idk big plot/lore stuff for pokemon yet

What do they like to do in their free time? Hobbies and such

What is their usual style of clothing/what are they most comfortable in?

What are their favourite foods?

What do they like to do for fun with their pokemon?

Do they prefer cold or warm weathers

This is all I can think for now but I'll try to come up with more hehe 👍

OK ILL ADD A 🩷 FOR RUBIE AND A 💗 FOR COCOA

🩷 loves studying!!!!! he has a hard time with deadlines and rigidity so naranja academy is perfect for him. he also loves inspecting area zero pokemon because its his favorite place to explore and the atmosphere is very relaxing.

💗 loves camping in beautiful places :3 he is a pokeGOD at making curry and will make the most mouth watering thing you have ever put in your mouth on a casual sunday afternoon, his favorite part is the fanning because its like stimming !!!!

🩷 super eclectic and strange. will wear the most random shit and look like the embodiment of a thrift store one day then go full pastel cutesy the next, mostly sticks with clusterfuck goofy style tho. his main outfit is elefish hat, pastel blue glittery biker gloves, white and black hiking boots, black leggings with white stars on them, the summer uniform (i believe), and the x ray backpack.

💗 punk/grunge esque, though he doesnt like to call himself punk out of worries hes too tame and passive to be punk. he does passionately support good causes though. his current and main outfit is a leather jacket over a maroon sweater, fingerless leather gloves with spikes, black ripped and frayed at the bottom jeans, cheri berry patterned sneakers, and a graffiti patterned backpack.

🩷 most sweets but his favorite is nacli salt ice cream!!! he will DROOL if you mention one of these stands nearby and has to physically restrain himself if he sees one near school because he will eat them until he gets a stomach ache.

💗 really enjoys eating freshly picked berries from around galar and its nearby islands (isle of armor). his favorite berry is the roseli berry because jts often related with coffee/tea/romanticized sweets. he named his scolipede after the kasib berry because of the color similarity!

🩷 picnics in any pretty places!!! he makes sure thwy all get equal attention and tries his best to keep up with their speed when they play with their toys :) he will also specifically wash and play with each of his pokemon anytime they picnic and frequently swaps his partner pokemon so they all can walj with him!!!

💗same as above but camping! he will also equally distribute attention/walk time and talk/play with every single pokemon until they want to do their own thing. he does this for two whole teams of pokemon so you can imagine he gets very tired out quickly.

🩷warm!!!

💗cold!!!

THANK YOU FOR THE ASK!!!! :D

[wallpaper-inside-my-heart]

top five favorite songs (or artists/albums, whatever you wanna gush about!)

Oh Lydia.. you have no idea what you have unleashed by asking me to gush about music 😹💕 Music is truly one of my nr.1 interests of all time! 🫶

So me answering this got way out of hand... Therefore, here a (somewhat) brief summary:

Top 5 songs of last week:

The grudge by Olivia Rodrigo -> “your flowers filled with vitriol” is a line that goes so hard istg! (the whole song is a banger tho)

Midnight by Ed Sheeran

Making the bed by Olivia Rodrigo

Stick Season by Noah Kahan

That’s on me by Ed Sheeran

Top 5 fave artists atm (artist -> fave album -> fave song on it)

The Amazing Devil -> Ruin -> Drinking Song for the socially anxious

Taylor Swift -> evermore -> cowboy like me

Sleeping at last -> Enneagram -> Nine (my own type lmao)

Bo Burnham -> Inside -> Goodbye

Ed Sheeran -> (currently) Autumn Variations -> Spring

Way too extensive elaboration under the cut (bc once I start talking about music it’s very hard to stop)

So out of the 5 arrtists I mention, I also have fave albums and on those albums at least 5 songs so… I don’t expect anyone to actually read through all that, no worries 😹💕 (I was also about to include fave lyrics, but then I was reminded of several irl deadlines so… another time maybe…hopefully... cause I love talking about lyrics so much!)

(fave songs in order of their track nr. On the album, not their actual rank; fave bolded)

1.) The Amazing Devil

Love Run -> King, Shower Day, Elsa’s Song, Two Minutes, Not Yet/Love Run

The Horror and the Wild -> The Rockrose & the Thistle, Welly Boots, Farewell Wanderlust, Fair, That Unwanted Animal

Ruin -> The Calling, Drinking Song, Chords, The Old Witch Sleep, Ruin, Inkpot Gods

2.) Taylor Swift (okay, I am just doing top 5 albums for her, cause otherwise we’ll be sitting here all day)

Evermore -> champagne problems, ivy, cowboy like me, marjorie, right where you left me

Red -> The Lucky One, Better Man, Nothing New, Forever Winter, ATW 10 min

Reputation -> I did smth bad, King of my Heart, Dancing with our hands tied, Call it what you want, New Years Day

Folklore -> the 1, my tears ricochet, seven, peace, the lakes

Midnights -> Maroon, Sweet Nothing, The Great War, WCS, You’re losing me

3.) Sleeping at last

Space -> Sun, Earth, Mars, Neptune, Pluto

Enneagram -> 1, 2, 3, 8, 9

4.) Bo Burnham

Words words words -> WWW, Oh Bo, What’s Funny, Rant, Art is Dead

What -> left brain right brain (yt amv flashbacks istg…) , from god’s perspective, Nerds, Channel 5 News, Hell of a Ride

Make Happy -> straight white man, country song, lower your expectations, kys, can’t handle this (+ r u happy – bc oof…)

Inside (deluxe) -> problematic, welcome to the internet, that funny feeling, all eyes on me, goodbye + five years

5.) Ed Sheeran (also just 5, bc I am ignoring that = exists)

Plus -> it’s been too long since  listened to this one, so I only remember “Little Bird” and “The A Team”

X -> Don’t, Photograph, Tenerife Sea, Thinking Out Loud, I see Fire

Divide -> Shape of you (idc that it’s overplayed!! I still unironically like this song!), Happier, What do I know?, Supermarket Flowers, Save Myself

Substract -> Eyes Closed, End of Youth, Curtains, Vega, Stoned

Autumn Variations -> England, Midnight, Spring, Punchline, When will I be alright

[lacewing-if]

Hiii lacey! I just found your blog and as a fellow glasses wearing person. I loved the story lol it kinda bugs out after you want to head to the rooftop tho. But I'm definitely gonna be sticking around for updates. 😇💜

Oh and will you be adding save slots to the future update?

Awww hiii 👋✨That’s so sweet of you! 😍 Great to see a fellow glasses wearer here! 💖

Thanks for telling me about the bug! It was brought to my attention for a while and I’ve had it fixed in my computer. But I haven’t updated yet cuz the rooftop scene was incomplete anyway (back then the deadline for the IFComp was near so I just ended the scene as abruptly as possible 😂). I’ll upload everything when I finish that scene (you’ll have the chance to smooch someone 😉 probably 😂). Stay tuned!

As for save slots, since the game mechanic is a bit convoluted, I’m afraid that there aren’t going to be ones in the near future. I’m adding new school locations soon and that might break the saves.

Anyway, thanks for your support! I would love to hear your thoughts in the next update 💖

[crescentmoonteas]

do you have any kind of process for thinking of new personas for characters? or is it just kinda heres an idea for what itll be here (sry if this deosnt make much sense lol i hope u get the gist tho)

sorry for taking so long to reply omg I've had a Bad Brain Time™️ but I have a process! for this AU I've gone for characters related to tragedy and related to the characters' personal journeys!

for example: Makoto having Ophelia reflects the constant feeling of drowning she's experiencing (drowning in despair, drowning in apathy, drowning quite literally if they don't meet the palace deadline 🥲) and then Ophelia evolves into Rapunzel, who represents Makoto's journey of being isolated in a tower (both literally and metaphorically) and then breaking out. her ultimate Persona is Vivian, who was the Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legend, and depicts Makoto finally conquering her fear of 'drowning' and mastering the waters around her!

I've also tried to stick to a theme where everyone's Personas come from similar mythologies, such as Haru and Ann both having ones from Greek myth, Akira's all coming from France, etc etc

[salt-volk]

post707883411295043585 thats part of the problem tho is yall assume that just bc stuff doesnt come out on time means theyre not working on it. as if they just sit twiddling thumbs. shit isnt slow bc they need more motivation. its slow bc they have a bare bones staff of maybe 1-2 ppl & all else is contracted work they barely have the cash for.

"right now basically nothing ever gets done" & you think adding a few dates to a list would fix that? you think they dont know theyre falling behind? that its not obvious? as if they dont already have internal set dates they aim for that just havent been shared w the userbase? 

they dont need more motivation or accountability. they need more staff & more funds. all the accountability in the world cant add extra hours in the day. you can be working as hard as you possibly can & still not meet deadline bc its just not humaenly possible w the resources you have. look at the underlying problem instead of just surface optics.

they could put dates just to placate yall. but it would be an empty gesture. theyd still be just as behind as always bc the dates are not tackling the base issue. itd be the same old shit but more to get mad abt as they still fail to meet dates you asked them to set.

some of yallve never worked on large amateur creative ventures & it shows lmao. youd be amazed how fast a few months can go by & youre only doing background shit so theres still no visible progress you can share publicly. you worked every single day but still feel theres nothing tangible enough to show for it. a few months can go by fast esp when you dont have just one job & are juggling 10 different tasks w simultaneous importance bc its just you or mayb 1 other person taking on 6 ppl worth of work. 

 just remember were all looking from the outside. theres always backend stuff goign on we never know abt. (i know. ironically im making assumption too. but its based on so much experience w these sorts of teams. dv has all the signs. plus context clues given on stream & rare times staff communicates. textbook understaffed scope creepy amateur project tbh.) 

if this were neopets or some shit own by a large company w hundreds of employees maybe itd be different. but some of yall are always gonna be miserable if you dont manage your expectations. see it for what it is instead of what you want it to be. & sometimes look at whats been accomplished. they DO get stuff done. theyre not dropping 80 updates a month, but to me it looks like they make slow steady progress. miss goals but do follow up eventually. they are literally completing tasks. & show signs of taking feedback into account. just not at the speed ppl want. 

criticism makes for a better convo topic bc negative emotional response sticks in the brain longer. but were always gonna have bias if we dont appreciate good shit too. sometimes theres an attitude like "okay cool i like this, now wheres the NEXT thing" or "great finally an improvement, now why isnt THIS other thing fixed?". moving on to the next thing so quick you dont notice the effort of whats in front of you.

but once you match dvs pace & get what postion theyre coming from its not terrible. i have plenty of criticisms from a project management perspective. but in terms of other aspects ive a more lenient view considering what theyre likely working w (esp not having a dev or anyone who codes as part of core staff. im surprised theyve been able to keep afloat this long even lmao)

you dont hold an amateur experimental musician to the same standards as an international pop star w a whole team behind them, yea? but the amateur is not inherently worse, or less worthy of support. you can still enjoy both, just recognizing theyre different things. i see the vision of the amateur & choose to support patiently knowing its got a different pace than the pop idol. theyre at different spots in their career timeline & will have their own unique issues based on that. but both can be plenty good. context matters.

  TLDR; there is much staff can do better at ofc (namely communication & interpretation of user feedback (like not knowing in the first place that "roadmap" usually implies dates -_-). but imo dates are not gonna fix shit bc lack of "motivation" is def not the core issue. such focus on the dates is thus unhelpful. i think some of yall dont get where dv is actually at & then put up expectations that are built to fail bc of that. not saying to let everything slide. but yk. appreciate the good where it happens. have patience. be aware what the underlying problems actually are & contextualize. tempering realistic expectations will make you much happier & able to enjoy the game for what it is.

or idk. i personaly used to be one of the main harsher critics so much i almost quit dv entirely & this perspective helped ME at least lmfao. now i play regularly much less stressed/angry abt it. ymmv.

[straykidsreactionsandscenarios]

Hey guys!

Just wanted to come here and apologize for the lack of posts. I've been up to my neck in uni work, deadlines coming at me like no one's business.

I'm working on something tho, a little enemies to lovers Changbin that an Anon has requested so I hope you'll be looking forward to that! 😊

Thank you for sticking with me even tho I'm not as active as I was, I love you guys 💞