#one thing for sure it's a very pretty generation

[hellenhighwater]

I'm in no place to take care of cats right now financially and much as I wish I could ignore that and just go for it, I couldn't bring myself to without feeling wretched.

The thing is, I'm hung up about being sure the eventual cats will have a good place with me, that I've lost any and all reference point of when I'm good to go. In my mind, pets are very expensive (coming from a background where it's ever barely been enough to cover rent and groceries and without any perspective of that changing in the next two to three years) so that fear of running out of resources is blotting out the rational judgement of How To Assign Budgets to things.

Was there a point at which you knew you could go ahead?

Honestly by the time I had a place where I could have cats, I had the budget for it. In general, costs for one cat is about $50/month for food, litter, toys, and other basics; pet insurance and vet visits can make that more. You can buy more expensive foods; you can spend more overall, but you can provide a very satisfactory life for a cat for about that much. So if that's in your budget, that's a good starting point. I'd advise trying to put some money aside as well in case of emergencies, but that can happen over time. If you're looking for a less expensive cat, look for a healthy adult (past the age where they've gotten their shots; already spayed or neutered) and wait for an 'empty the shelters' or other subsidized adoption event. Free kitty!

There's no magic number where you can guarantee coverage for any possible expense, but if you're able to budget that (and maybe start saving that $50/month for a while before you get the cat, so you've got a reserve) it's pretty doable. If things get dicey, there are food pantries for pets! It's good to be prepared but life is unpredictable.

[starry-eyed-psychopomp]

I mean I actually do read more than just danmei. I only started reading danmei within the past year and have been consuming queer fantasy religiously for years now. I was an English Major. I work in a bookstore. This post was very much informed by my experience reading a shitload of queer fantasy. Lowkey a little offended by the implication that this opinion comes from just not reading enough. That’s kind of a rude assumption to make? Anyway, I’ll elaborate on my feelings, because I have a lot of Thoughts on the topic and I like to yap.

I do think a lot of people in the danmei community could stand to read more genres and generally diversify their shelves (heavy on DIVERSIFY), and I’m sure that was the point you were making, but that’s not really what I was talking about? Like my point wasn’t “Western books Bad, that’s why I only read danmei,” it was “I want to see This in MORE books!” Does that make sense?

This is my opinion of course, but when I’ve read Western fantasy books with queer romance, I often either felt like authors have to choose to either prioritize the romance or the fantasy. It’s either all romance with little high-stakes angst and worldbuilding (you don’t see enough characters getting brutally stabbed and their love interests wailing over their body in Western romantasy and THAT’S A SHAME), or all fantasy politics interspersed with enemies-to-lovers ~yearning~ and ~sexual tension~ every hundred or so pages (and it takes a good writer to keep my attention through all that). Romantasy doesn’t have enough angst and gore, fantasy with a romantic subplot doesn’t have enough kissing and cuddling. So far, most of the danmei I’ve read is able to strike that balance.

And not to mention that romantasy usually comes in the form of standalone books. It’s a lot harder to do high-stakes worldbuilding with those limitations. Or it’ll be technically a series, but every book follows a different couple in the same world, so you don’t get much time to spend with a single pairing. In danmei, it’s a lot more common to see five, eight, thirteen book-long series with lots of adaptations and additional content, which is generally just more engaging. And it’s all centered around a romance! A queer romance, at that!!

I’m familiar with both your recommendations, though I personally haven’t picked up Godkiller. Funnily enough though, A Marvellous Light was actually one of the Western queer romantasy books I was thinking about when I wrote this post, because as you said, it’s very popular, and I personally didn’t like it. The worldbuilding was too…generically British for my specific tastes, and overall I found it pretty boring. A lot of hanging out and fucking in mansions on the English countryside, not enough stabbing and bleeding out and dying in front of your love interest to keep me interested. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION! Read what you want. Regency romance is a thing people like and that’s chill. But that’s something that I really like in romance that danmei is just more likely to deliver. So as an example of a Western book that embodies the traits I was talking about in my original post? Not really.

Like I wasn't just talking about books that happen to have gay people and body horror. If that were the case I'd never have picked up another book after reading The Locked Tomb series, because there's no topping perfection. I elaborated a bit more in my tags, which I recognize wouldn't be kept in a reblog, but I meant it more in the sense of an intersection between the two? The intersection between romance and body horror that I was specifically talking about involves like. Melodrama. The agony of the romance is so intense it must be expressed with blood, and that physical, gory pain then goes on to inspire angst between the romantic leads.

So you get characters cradling their lover’s bloody body; holding onto their corpse for years, unable to accept their death; being forced to watch them be stabbed over and over again; mourning for years, devoted to them and only them; etc etc, and any number of new ways authors conceive to torment us. And all the while, the characters are still in proximity to each other. They flirt, they hold hands, they kiss, they cuddle, they get protective of each other, they keep bridal-carrying each other, and on and on.

There’s a level of physical intimacy that goes beyond just sexual tension and an eventual climactic kiss, and danmei authors seem to understand that it won’t detract from the intense violence that also exists in their stories. The gore and violence and body horror goes hand in hand with the romance, it’s not just tangential to it. Intense emotion that both drives the plot and brings a kind of cathartic pain to the audience, who remain secure in the knowledge that it will still work out in the end. Like Aristotelian tragedy for people who get a bit too emotionally attached to fictional characters.

And like, there are Western books that I think danmei fans would enjoy. They don't always hit all the marks I was talking about, but they exist. Danmei fans tend to really like Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat, for instance. A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows and Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell are fantasy/sci-fi romances with higher stakes and more complex worldbuilding. On the f/f and baihe side of things, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan and the Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri are political fantasies with dense worldbuilding, but the romances are prominent enough, and they’re really good. And though it's not for everyone, I'll always preach the good word of Gideon the Ninth, which has tons of agonizing homoerotic angst that scratches a particular itch in my brain. I wouldn’t say any of these fit exactly the bill of what I’m going for (Dark Rise probably comes closest, though Gideon the Ninth would beat it if I thought griddlehark was ever gonna kiss for real) but not all danmei fits my specific standards either, so…¯\_(ツ)_/¯

But yeah. Like obviously there are fantastic books that aren’t danmei, but danmei has certain conventions and tropes that I feel we don’t often get from Western media. For some reason, our media is just…weirdly averse to sincerity and melodrama. Too much romance is considered trite and has no place in, like, a gritty war story. There are exceptions, but it is a trend in our culture that I find disappointing. And it’s a problem Chinese media like danmei doesn’t seem to have as much.

GOD I wish more Western books would take cues from danmei for how to write fantasy romance, danmei is like the only genre I’ve encountered that understands my ideal ratio of fluffy romance to body horror

[baksuz-art]

please read the warning, in case you might be sensitive to any of the following: mentions of poverty, non-graphic mentions of health issues, non-graphic mention of a dead animal, people being asses to others in general. sorry, this isn't very live laugh love of me, but it's important. i will keep it short and simple, and i'll try to keep it gentle too. no people, places, sites, etc will be named. lately, i'm not very happy with how some people are treating me. the asks you see on my blog are filtered, of course - you only see me answer to people who are at least able to say please and thank you, aka: decent people. i never have and never will expect anyone to kiss the ground over which i walk, but i don't think it's too much to expect basic manners. what you don't see are tons, and i mean it when i say tons of people who barely treat me like i'm a human. they demand i create for them as if it's my duty to do so. they are very rude in their messages, often requesting things i don't even do. they try to hurry me up, as if i don't have my own life or if i can't be doing something else. they demand i push them forward in the queue. they rudely ask 'where the hell is it already'. some were quite insensitive in their messages when they request i draw their cats - telling me how they don't love their cats, or were thinking of getting rid of them, or prefer some other pet over their cat, etc, which was all enough to pretty much ruin my day. one motherfucker sent me a photo of their (?) dead cat... as if that's not enough, even though i am a small creator, i have seen people reposting my art without credit, and i have seen one (at least?) person redistributing my colouring pages of all things, which i was sharing for fucking free+. i wanted to be kind and to make people smile. but it seems that some people confuse that for me being an art dispenser. i hate to say it, but i won't be able to keep doing art for free. it's not financially sustainable - it's not just art that i won't be able to do if i keep skipping meals or if i keep missing doctor appointments because i can't afford them, or if i end up unable to buy next T dose. it's also not sustainable for my mental health. imagine how shit it felt to sit with 5$ on my card while people treated me like i'm a machine and sold stuff that i was sharing for free+. imagine someone walking up to you, telling you that your work is worthless, and then taking it anyway. sure, this may change nothing in the end; but even if i never get a single commission again or a single tip, at least i'll be poor while doing whatever i want and without listening to people treat me like dirt. to those who haven't received their askbox drawing - sorry; i don't even know how many of you there are exactly or who everyone is, because there's just... so many of them, man. this isn't easy for me to say, but i will have to be more careful with how i share my art, and i have to value my time and effort the same i value everyone else's. to those who have supported me, even in small ways - thank you, you have no idea how much it means to me.

[donutsbagels]

Any tips for unique or fun black hair styles that would be low maintenance? I want to create more disabled OCs, especially with depression and chronic fatigue, and lots of these look like they take many hours of work to maintain. Also uhhhhh, in the same vein, if you would know any fun things to do with very loose, find hair curls I’d love to know! I’m white but have very fine, loose curly hair. Ik it’s not at ALL the same, but you seem to know a lot about hair, so I just thought I’d ask.

Oh sure np! BELIEVE it or not my knowledge of black hair has only scraped the surface, I’m by no means an expert but my info mainly comes from maintaining my own hair, and seeing members of my family and black friends of mine maintain their hair too! :D

To answer your question though: For the most part, MOST black hairstyles require a general amount of maintenance— our hair is strong yes, but can also be quite sensitive. Given the background of the oc you described, I’d say protective hairstyles like locs/wicks/free form locs could work. All loc hairstyles require maintenance, but that is primarily a good cleansing soak one to three times a month with backing soda, vinegar, shampoo, and soap + a retwist (retwists depends on the person tho!) Btw, ‘free form locs’ or ‘wicks’ are free grown locs! It’s simply the individual letting their hair loc up on its own, letting it take whatever cool shapes it wants! They require the same maintenance as general locs tho! All these styles are protective, but compared to the MOST maintenance our hair can be, it’s far more mellow. Keep in mind though, a common misconception is that loc hairstyles are just matted hair, they are not— it simply involves using a tool to just loc our hair up so it’s tightened and compressed together! I’ll include some key terms you can look up to make finding refs easier!

- barrel twists black hairstyle

- locs black hairstyle

- wicks black hairstyle

- free form locs black hairstyle

Finally in regard to your hair! Loose curls can be PRETTY flexible! I’d try some dynamic cuts, or cool grunge/punk haircuts tbh! (If you’re into that that is!)

[thewertsearch]

Ask Comp 28/04

@worldweary-walker asked: Dad Egbert's genre friction with Homestuck is fun. He is about Serious Business… but he can take a joke! He has the very efficient Wallet Modus, but used a safe to store the note. A man of contrasts. A man of mystery…

Genuinely, the fact that he legitimately was a prankster despite his normie aesthetic is one of my favourite things about the man. Let's hope Dad Crocker is the same.

Anonymous asked: now that you've met her, the final Namco High character is Jane. you still can't play Namco High yet (I think the collection will automatically inform you when it's no longer spoilers) but soon. soon.

The fact that Namco High might actually include plot spoilers for Homestuck is hilarious.

In lieu of evidence to the contrary, I'm going to assume it's the only piece of Homestuck-adjacent media which actually explains the Aspects.

@honestlyvan asked: I hope whatever is going on with you is easygoing, and you don't feel too pressed about this side-project, tbh. I would also rather you take your time with it and enjoy yourself. @marineofthestars asked: 13/04? @gl1tchypyr0 asked: Are you planning anything for 4/13 because Homestuck day? Anonymous asked: so happy you're back! @ramdomartkid asked: Happy 4/13!!!!!!

Thank you - happy to be back!

Don't worry too much about the recent hiatuses - none of them have been prompted by anything serious. Sometimes, I'm just excessively busy, and need to catch my breath a little!

Anonymous asked: rereading your archive, dropping in a couple of my personal miscellaneous voice hc's while im here! John: Abed Nadir (Community) Feferi: Mabel Pines (Gravity Falls) Doc Scratch: The Narrator (The Stanley Parable)

Doc Scratch as the Narrator is inspired, and Mabel fits Feferi surprisingly well.

I've still never seen Community - and, in fact, I'm not sure I even know what it's about. I know about the pizza meme, of course, and I think they play Dungeons and Dragons at one point?

Anonymous asked: Is Sally being introduced to in-fandom memes at the point in the comic where they would have been popular, or are we just going off when they stop being spoilers?

(More the latter. If people want to spread the memes around, then as long as it isn't a spoiler, it gets a pass. And frankly, the two are usually pretty close together. - Vamp)

Yeah, what usually happens with Homestuck's major memes - Pantskat, for example - is that I'll get several asks referencing it immediately after it stops being a spoiler. My spoiler policy being what it is, I'm generally made aware of them during my next ask session after the fact!

@semaphoricwave asked: Hypothetically, if somebody wanted to write a fic about your trollsona's dancestor, would that spark joy or would you rather the hypothetical somebody didn't? The story you've laid out is fascinating and I (I mean, the hypothetical somebody) would really enjoy digging into it, but I also understand if that's not something you'd be interested in people doing with your trollsonas. Also follow-up in case it does spark joy: any other facts about Sahlee Senior that would be of interest to that hypothetical somebody? Either way hope you have a good week!

Absolutely! I'd be thrilled to read any fics involving my OCs. I've DMed you a short character profile on the Hostess that you can use for reference - and if you have any specific questions, feel free to ping me!

Anonymous asked: Just r3ad thr0ugh y0ur liv3bl0g, and I want3d t0 say h0w much I l0v3d r3ading it. Sup3r happy y0u d3cid3d t0 try 0ut th3 3pil0gu3s as well!¡! @heattth asked: I just wanted to say, I've been rereading the whole liveblog and it is a very fun experience. Thank you for having written it.

Thanks a bunch - it's always nice to get messages like this.

Seeing a post's note counter go up is a very abstract way to get feedback. Like, I'm aware that a ton of people are reading (and hopefully, enjoying) the posts, but it's still hard to conceptualize - so asks like this are a great way to make it feel real. I can see irrefutable evidence that people really are having a good time on TheWertsearch dot com, which is all I really ask for.

@mhafanlol2000 asked: Do you think about how Dave and Rose’s prophesied hero’s journeys both ended in suicide. What do you think that says about them? If I have to constantly think about this then so do you.

I think what it says the most is that Sburb loves suicide. It's the default way to achieve the God Tier, after all, and according to Terezi, the game actively wants the children who play it to wrestle with their own mortality.

This, to me, is one of the most explicitly malicious aspects of the game. It's really not necessary to achieve Skaia's stated goals, and I'm unconvinced that traumatizing these children makes them more effective custodians of a universe.

@caliquill asked: dropping in to say - jane is maybe my favourite homestuck character so it brings me great joy to see you cracking at her flaws in a genuine manner. thank you :]

Jane's great so far. She's not a carbon copy of John - and, honestly, she feels like the most unique of the B2 kids so far.

Hussie already had a framework to build on with Dirk, Roxy and Jake, but Nannasprite's main traits were 'grandma', 'ghost', and 'clown', none of which should logically transfer to Jane. She had to be mostly original.

@spiddermen asked: bowman just released a new track for the 16th anniversary! it's awesome and doesnt have any spoilies, it's called on the thirteenth day

Ooh, I'd love to give it a listen!

If anyone can link me a non-spoilery upload of the song, I'd appreciate it. YouTube and Bandcamp are both danger zones, and I'm not sure where else you might find it.

@faggoatquixote asked: “GT: Right o! If a man believes hard enough in imaginary things then i dare say that makes them slightly less fake!” Sounds a lot like talk from another Page boy I know… Rufio anyone?

Which is kind of weird, right?

I assumed Jake's 'belief' schtick was due to him being a Hope Player - but Tavros has said some similar things, and he shares Jake's class, rather than his aspect.

I suppose not every character trait has to be informed by a Player's Title. After all, Jade used to be defined by her clairvoyance, and she's no Seer.

@bellcarved asked: In defense of Jake, he lives alone on an island and has literally run out of people to talk to about this (unless he were to do something like ask Jane to hand her phone to her father and got advice from him)

Oh, for sure. Everything these kids are doing wrong is totally understandable, due to their frankly bizarre home lives - and Jake, in particular, appears to have been living completely alone on that island for some time, which is bound to stunt the guy's social development.

In retrospect, I'm kind of surprised that Jade turned out as well as she did.

@bladekindeyewear asked: And as expected, Kid Bro's hair is ALSO a bird, just a different one than Dave's.

Dirk's just trying to blend in with the local fauna, like his brother before him.

@elkian asked: A fun fandom trend is to give the ectogroups portmanteau names. "Strilondes" was pretty easy, but the Prospit quartet presents some difficulties and is usually an unholy amalgamation along the lines of "Crockerberts" "Harlenglishes" and the ambitious combination of all four like "Harlegbercrockerenglishes" and so on. (I feel like there was a particular one with a lot of staying power but can't recall it exactly.) There's still Reddit threads of the debates around here and there.

This is why I just call 'em the Prospit squad.

I tried to make something that's at least pronounceable, and came up with the Harkersherts. Not a lot of English in there, though.

Anonymous asked: "and I’d bet Boondollars to donuts that Jake and Roxy have 'em too." Come on, 'boondollars to bronuts' was right there.

Damn it! I really do need to step up my bro-punning now that our second Strider has entered the story.

@ben-guy asked: (in regards to your theory about B2 Dave having memory leaks possibly making him interested in Con Air) "something about an old friend" Emphasis on the "old" in this timeline lmao

Oh, good point. It is possible that Dave could have met Poppop Crocker at some point, especially if he was in contact with his Seer sister.

Maybe it wasn't his pre-Scratch memories. Maybe he learned about Con Air directly from the source, after all. <3

Anonymous asked: ”Kneel before Cal” Lil’ dude even if you don’t Know. That’s hella ominous yo

Dirk feels like the kind of guy who doesn't realize how foreboding some of his sentences actually are. He'd do numbers on Tumblr, and you know it.

...I guess, technically, he has done numbers on Tumblr. lmao

@elkian asked: Jane-Dirk is genuinely one of my favorite character dynamics in the entire comic so I'm delighted that they're resonating with you, too! Their conversations are so fun.

Yup! As I said, I'm really happy that Jane, in particular, is not just a remix of John. The way she relates to her friends is quite different from anything we've seen from Egbert - or anyone else, for that matter.

I really hope that this friend group doesn't collapse into some sort of nightmare love quadrangle, because I really am enjoying these dynamics, and I want to see more.

Anonymous asked: Do you think that when you are done for the day you could note that? Maybe as a tag or something? Then people would know to stop checking to see if you add another post?

I would, but the problem is that I never really know if I'm actually done for the day - not until the day is already over. See, I usually just liveblog until I get distracted, and often return later in the evening for a second round - that is, if I haven't fallen asleep before I've had the chance. Perils of ADHD, I guess.

I suppose I could add such a tag the day after a liveblogging session, but that sounds like it'd be too late to be useful for your use case. :/

Anonymous asked: Okay, so Lil' Bro gave both Jake the Brobot, and Jane Sebastian. What do you think Roxy's inevitable robo-buddy will be like?

There is absolutely no universe in which it isn't a cat.

Anonymous asked: Sorry about the spoiler! A while ago, I did some testing on YouTube and incognito mode because I was curious, and I found that, unfortunately, Google isn't fooled by it. YouTube's algorithm definitely prioritizes things you watch in normal mode, presumably to be subtle about this, but it also definitely knows what you watch in incognito. The effect becomes more obvious with an account that watches zero or very few videos in normal mode. (I tested this 3-4 years ago, so I can't say for certain that the specifics haven't changed, but I don't see why they'd have stopped doing this since then.)

Targeting algorithms are just too damn good these days. All I can really do is avoid watching Homestuck videos on my main account, employ a VPN, and hope for the best.

Anonymous asked: More like DORK strider

Fuckin' get him!

@mrjocrafter asked: I mean, you did get this three months ago

Those names were listed in order of likelihood - so yes, I expected it to be Dick. I really did.

Dick Strider seemed like exactly the kind of move Hussie would pull...

@library-seraph asked: Fun fact: when Dirk's name hit the comic, people were upset it wasn't Dick. Hussie still used tumblr back then, so they made a post saying that, as a small dagger, dirk is still a dick joke, and they're annoyed people would want them to go for the lowest hanging dick joke Anonymous asked: You're not alone. A significant majority of the fandom at the time also expected "Dick", enough that Hussie actually addressed it by saying that would have been too on-the-nose. IIRC, Hussie also described "Dirk Strider" as sounding more like a male porn star's stage name, while clearly implying that this is a major upside.

...but I suppose that's exactly why they didn't.

Low-hanging fruit is all well and good, but you can't always choose the path of least resistance, or your story will just keep getting flatter.

@shelbybunny asked: remember this post you made when you liveblogged jack: ascend, and how you wished they had a poster of that sburb shot? well good news PS: i’m pretty sure you can take a look at the full store now, but i’d have someone double-check just in case

(The store is, in fact, spoiler-free now. - V)

Oh, hell yeah!

I'm not going to pretend I'm not tempted - and not just by the poster, either. Those captchalogue boards look great, too.

In order to preserve just a little bit of hope for myself, I'm not going to look up the shipping costs to Europe until tomorrow.

@clueless-rarito asked: While Dave rambles fells a lot like a stream of consciousness that just spills out randomly in the middle of conversations, Dirk's fell extremely intentional and precisely deployed, make you fell he meticulously choose each word to be as full of complete bullshit as humanly possible.

Turns out, Rose and Dave's vibes blend together almost seamlessly. I could probably have told you they would beforehand, but it's still great to see it in action!

@sanctferum asked: Heiress Sans Parent could just refer to Jane's ectobiological origins as a true paradox rather than the beta kids who have ectobiological parents. (The alpha kids are clones of themselves, after all.) Well, either a reference to that or a hint that Dad Crocker is secretly a funny skeleton man.

It better be something like that. If Dad dies again, I'm ragequitting.

@aceotaku asked: when it comes to Jane's scepticism, while being a product of the Condesce's subliminal messaging IS a possibility, Dirk raises another one: that Jane simply only believes things if she's seen them with her own eyes directly, if she has direct proof of them. She's seen prospit in her dreams, she has no reason to think anything anyone says about it is wrong. The things she dismisses are things she hasn't seen directly and thus just thinks it's not true for reasons. or maybe I'm wrong XP

Nah, that's a good take. Jane's a bit of a cautionary tale, then, about how stubborn empiricism can severely limit your understanding of a concept or situation.

Sometimes, you really do have to take a leap of faith.

@liliflower137 asked: Hello!! I only just started reading your liveblog and I just want to say I love your commentary SO much, I read it pretty late (just between it ending and it being sold to viz media so the old website was still around) so my FAVORITE part of homestuck was always the mechanics of sburb, the alchemy stuff is just so cool!! So seeing you theorize about things and talk about how data structures work makes me so so happy, I hope you're having lots of fun!!!

Thank you! I really hope we get some post-Scratch alchemy binges - but sadly, I don't think it's guaranteed, as we're unlikely to be rehashing everything we've seen before.

Even so, there's got to be more we can learn about Homestuck's alchemy system... right?

Anonymous asked: congrats on finally reaching the end of one of Homestuck's Biggest Jokes. The Gift Of Gab.

I'm still hyped over those Dialoglogs - not least because it removes the main metabarrier which was preventing these kids from hanging out in person.

Let's fucking go! It's time!

@sashonya asked: Oh yeah, just a small aside as I'm sure you're going to realize in a bit. It's better to say the full "Act 6 Act 1" instead of "Act 6.1" since the intermissions also count as "Act 6.1"

Hmm. Well, it's pretty easy for me to edit my organizational tags retroactively, so I'll see what format works the best for me, going forward.

Generally, I prefer for these tags to be shorter, though - so if Act 6.1 Intermission needs its own tag, I might write it as Act 6.1.I, or something.

@jack-off-valentine asked: When, exactly, did AH pull an Aradiabot?

I initially asked myself the same question - but by now, I've learned to treat Hussie interludes as the breaks from canon they are.

We're probably never going to be told what's up with robo-Hussie, the same way that we'll never learn why Falkor the Luck Dragon has Lord English's cueball eyes. It's just Hussie being Hussie.

@pineapple-temporarily-moving asked: "By now, Jade should know why she arranged for herself to grab the Wall - but she's acting like she only did it because Karkat told her to. Maybe I'm just misinterpreting what she's saying." future jade told karkat to tell past jade to captchalogue the window because she remembered being told that by karkat (and karkat telling her that she told him to tell her that). it is simply one of homestuck's ubiquitous causal loops and it ultimately technically was only because karkat told her to LOL

Oh, god damn it, you're probably right.

Damn stable loops and their originless information. As much as I love time travel stories, this still has to be one of the least satisfying ways you could possibly resolve a plot thread.

@sanctferum asked: So, Jade, who just became a god tier Witch with striped leggings and ruby red shoes, levels up to Sayonara Kansas as she and John embark upon the Yellow Ruler Yard. Her god-tier self was formed from her living self and Jadesprite, a version of herself too cowardly to do anything despite her incredible power. Jadesprite used to be Dream Jade, whose physical counterpart on Earth was, thanks to Grandpa's inventions, a robotic version of Jade rather than Jade herself. A tin woman, one might say. Dream Jade herself was, prior to her death, notably absent-minded in a way no other dream self has shown themselves to be. It seems likely Hussie originally intended all dream selves to be this way while "asleep", but in the end only Jade acted like her brain was sleeping along with her body. And said dream self ended up being stuffed, of course. Do I need to elaborate on who Toto is in this analogy? No, I don't think I do. Original waking Jade is Dorothy. Jade's all of the Oz cast at once!

Even better:

The climax of Dorothy's story is her learning to teleport!

[beansmakesthings]

I'm a basic bitch and it's the off-Broadway production. There are details I like and details I'd change about every production, but in general I find the off-Broadway version to be the strongest show overall

I have indeed read Legoland! I like it, but honestly I'm waiting for Majestic Rep to do it live cause you can tell it's one of those things they'll hit different live as opposed to reading it

Misha and Jane are my favourites. I find that overall Misha consistently gets the biggest laughs out of me, and Jane is my lil autism creature that I'd like to put in my pocket

I'm not sure. I like to think I'd be the most authentic person in town, just because I've had a lot of people including family try to change me and tell me I'm too this or that and I have never once changed myself to fit what they think I should be. But hey feel free to give me a better one if you wish cause generalizing myself like that is hard lol

If we're talking any song in any production, probably Waiting for The Drop. Danceable, catchy, and I just think it captures the juxtaposition between the happy atmosphere of the carnival and the sheer horror and tragedy of their deaths really well. We don't talk enough about how good that song is and I desperately wish we had an official cast recording.

My favourite ship is perfectdolls and my least favourite is anything romantic with Noel and the girls cause what even man

Jawbreaker. I'm sure this is not a hot take at all or a unique answer but honestly Constance's character exposes my soul in ways that aren't entirely comfortable for me but in a way that I think is important and very special and Jawbreaker is the culmination of that.

Penny Lamb gets really into heavy metal after the Cyclone. Girl has some crazy emotions that she isn't sure how to process aside through aggressive headbanging and crying listening to Nemo by Nightwish

Hot_Smoky_Cowboy has a great series (although unfinished) on Ao3 called 'Everbody has a crush on Penny Lamb - Except Noel' and it's not only hilarious and a fun exploration of ship dynamics, but is also a great character study of each of the RTC cast

I LOVE everybody comes back AUs. I also love ones where they don't! I have different hcs for both versions! Do whatever you want with the story after the events of the musical man, the world is your oyster and there are no wrong answers no matter what anyone says

I don't know a lot about cut characters, but the little details I do know absolutely make me love them. I wish I could have known you, Corey Ross

Excluding the songs cause that makes it wayyy too difficult to pick, I think my favourite scene is probably in the off-Broadway version when Ocean starts asking everyone's favourite stories. Hilarious, has great character details and actual lines for Ricky to say, and I was crushed when they cut it.

I love rides so much, anything that throws me around and treats me like a punching bag gives me the happy stimmies. I'm not really that picky about rides and I like pretty much all of them, but my two favourite rides at my own local traveling carnival are Crazy Mouse and the Ring of Fire.

Yes I do think Talya is real and she's also a YouTube rapper and she's got an anarchy tattoo on her hip and Misha's name in Ukrainian Cyrillic tattooed on her knuckles

Sugar Cloud. If you don't tear up during Sugar Cloud I don't trust you (/j)

I certainly do have ocs! Dragon Jones, Zach Matthias-Blackwood, Conner LaPointe, and Moose Morrison. All of them can be found @the-uraniumverse !

I personally think Jane Doe is mostly just what Penny is like when she's not masking her autism. I also think that, when she comes back, Penny has a certain gratitude for Jane Doe finding her a group of friends and helping her realize she is worthy of love just as she is and cuts and bleaches her hair as an homage to Jane. So I don't think she quite keeps Jane Doe character traits so much as Jane Doe's character is Penny's hidden traits, but she does adopt some physical traits because it wasn't ALL bad being Jane.

Ocean would have gone into political sciences and eventually become Prime Minister. Noel would have moved to France and probably worked a mundane job while doing drag on the side. Misha would have moved to Ukraine, married Talya, and used his big brain to become a doctor specializing in rare genetic conditions like his best friend Ricky's. Ricky would have become a best selling author and a big name in furry art commissions. Constance would have taken over the cafe and been HAPPY ABOUT IT. Penny would have become a sheep farmer. I will not elaborate on that one

Ocean is teal, Noel is red, Misha is lime green, Ricky is magenta, Constance is purple, Jane is grey, Virgil is yellow, Karnak is royal blue

Fall Fair. No shade to Uranium Suite, but you've got nothing on "Algebra 12, kiss my ass"

ride the cyclone ask game!!

(I’ve never actually made/done one of these before so if I somehow manage to do this wrong pls tell me ^^)

1. What’s your favourite production?

2. Have you seen/read the script for Legoland? If so, what do you think?

3. Favourite character and why?

4. If you were in the choir, what would your “the most x person in town” be?

5. Favourite song/songs?

6. Do you engage in shipping, and if so, what is your favourite and least favourite ship?

7. Favourite monologue?

8. What’s your favourite headcanon?

9. Do you have any fic recommendations?

10. Do you enjoy the ‘everybody comes back to life’ aus?

11. Do you know much about the cut characters? If so, do you enjoy them?

12. Favourite scene?

13. Do you like rollercoasters? If so, what type of rides do you like?

14. Do you think Talia is real?

15. What moment/scene in the show makes you the most emotional?

16. Do you have any ocs?

17. Do you think penny retained any ‘jane doe-ish’ features after coming back to life?

18. What do you think the choir would have done after high school if they didn’t ride the cyclone?

19. What colour do you associate with each character?

20. Fall Fair or Uranium Suite?

[nightskylonging]

I rewatched the 4 BBY arc, here's some cinematic, costuming, and scene notes.

Cinematics:

That long shot of Mon walking out to Luthen is excellent! We get to see that lovely set, and we also get such a good look at how Mon is balancing everything.

An interesting set dressing detail from Krennic's conference: the two propaganda guys, Shambo and Ossar, are the only two who have empty glasses in front of them. I'm not sure if there's a reason there, but it is something.

Perrin and Sculden are framed in front of a circular doorframe, Kleya and Vel, Tay and Mon, are framed by vertical pillars for their conversations. Different topics, different shapes.

The quick cut with Syril's finger snap is great.

I'm a bit rusty on my visual language knowledge, but it's interesting to note that in episode two's crucial conversation between Tay and Mon, the camera is level with Mon, but it's very slightly above Tay's eyes. This should have the effect of making Tay look like the less powerful in the scene, but because of the implications he's making, that effect is lessened.

Set design note for Chandrila as a whole: those hexagonal mountain screens are beautiful.

I love the choice for straight-on, medium shorts for the dinner scene. It's so off-putting.

Very small parallel - we see the man in Bix's nightmare and rapist imp stop at the mirror.

There's a bit of a parallel right at the end of episode three with the third episode of season one. Cassian is leaving somewhere, the scene is silent and cut between two plots, but season one is emphasizing past and present, everything is warm-lit, the music is a more traditional score. Season two is cutting between distance, the lighting is cool, even on Chandrila, and obviously we've got the wedding remix of Niamos! overtop.

Costuming:

Tay's first costume has some truly excellent sleeves. Chandrilan clothing in general is good at this, but this outfit in particular is good.

I do not think it's a coincidence that in the Ghorman documentary footage, there's a pretty clear 1930s-1940s influence. I'll withhold further commentary until we see more of Ghorman.

I won't say anything definitively, but it sure looks like the propaganda guys are wearing wool suits. This doesn't have too much bearing on the story, but it does imply that they're well-off, and shows Michael Wilkinson and his team are putting in the work.

The Mina Rau costumes! Denim and corduroy and printed cotton! Seriously, some of this stuff would fit right in in old family photos, and that's a good thing. Brasso's denim jacket is either quilted or has a super basic sashiko embroidery technique, I didn't get a good look.

The beaded fabrics and elements for the episode two wedding dinner are so beautiful. Especially the white-on-white beaded fabric Leida's wearing (I suspect the costume department got actual bridal fabrics for some of Leida's costumes). Interestingly, it doesn't look like the Sculden family has any beaded elements on their clothes.

In the actual wedding ceremony, Leida's hands are trapped behind her veil. It's not really visible after she steps into the circle (when it looks like the veil might have been blown back), but intentional or not, that's some good visual storytelling there.

Again, the beadwork. That wedding dress, for all the heaviness attached to it, is beautiful. A shame it couldn't be in a truly joyous occasion.

General:

There's some parallels in the score titles. I like that.

The TIE set was real, but Diego Luna was still pulling faces at a green screen, I think. It's impressive work.

Ben Mendelsohn is doing remarkable body language acting.

800,000 Ghormans. What does this say about population numbers across the galaxy?

Everyone's mentioned the chilling mundanity of the conference members just helping themselves to snacks and drinks while discussing methods to eliminate a planet's population. Surely no real-world parallels to that...

All Leida wants is for Stekan to hold her hand. Because she's just a child too. (This scene was when I realized that Stekan and Leida are my kid brother's age. That was a gut punch.)

I tried to deconstruct why rapist imp set off warning bells right away. The filming is actually pretty standard - doing anything different would be too obvious and not match the tone - but the blocking has him constantly moving into Bix's space, and obviously his dialogue is setting off some alarms. Also, there's no background music, just foley.

Here's the thing about Perrin's speech. He's wrong. Joy is not ephemeral. It's not fleeting. Joy is deep and all abiding, and one can face hardship better for it. Perrin says to focus on the surface pleasures, missing the fact that it's braving pain that lets us move past it to better things.

The reveal that Cassian's been on Yavin IV this whole time is pretty clever.

The fact that Dedra manages to be the normal one at this dinner.

Kinderblock - ah. We're not hiding influences tonight, I see. (Ignoring the timeline confusion, because it's whatever.)

I suspect we'll see the guy Luthen was talking to - the man with the Ghorman mother - again.

I did not pick it up all the way the first time, but Luthen's definitely planning Tay's murder. And he has been for a minute, given that Cinta probably needed some time to come in from wherever she was.

The first thing my dad said upon comparing notes about this arc was that I should do what Bix did (that being beat anyone who tries anything with a hammer) if needs must. So.

At first I was a little off put by the rapid cuts between the wedding and the Mina Rau escape with the dance music, but I came around to it pretty quickly. There was a phrase that kept coming back to me - 'and the band played on'. Everything is happening, all at once, dancing and dying alike, and we don't always have the luxury of the 'right' tone.

This is the first time where I've watched something, and then come back a few days later and watched the whole thing again to take notes. There's just so much packed into these episodes, and I like it. We're mostly seeing dominoes fall, unlike season one where we got to see a lot of them set up. And I think that's the right choice. Now comes the time of action.

[your-ne1ghbor]

Official redesign of

the one...

the only...

Queen Agatha !!!

(Design Update) (FW: Missing Eye)

So here is my new design of our Queen, Agatha!

Now you may be wondering:

What was wrong with the old design? Why did I change it?

Well, I have a few reasons why I wanted to change it.

(FW lots of words lol)

NUMERO I

First of all, her old design was very bland to me. It followed really only 2 main colors and didn't have any patterns as I would have liked it too.

At the time that I was making this dress, I wanted it to be a blend of european and greek dresses, but I later went on full greek because I honestly thought it would just fit her better, plus lowkey greek dresses are cool af.

Not only that, I'm not very good with patterns. Patterns for me don't come as easily-

So my goal with this new dress is to not only make it look visually better, but also allow me to experiment with patterns that I pretty much easily came up on my own with some ideas from my friends like @xesnox for helping me with the color pallet.

detailed top ^

Better look at bottom ^

I like to think that the bottom of her new dress is to represent petals, however has a close up flower and thorn embroidery throughout to make it look like there could be something wrong, or that she is hiding something (there is more of that but that's for you to interpret for yourself :DD).

I stuck with the gold since I overall liked it on her originally, and used a cooler color like green to counter act with the warm colors. I did have green in her original design, but it was only as a ear piece, so I really wouldn't call it very present.

Also for a random design detail mention (probs not important but thought it would be fun to mention) since in my AU, she is technically also a archer, I do imagine her to be a bit bulky. I think it overall makes sense since she is a archer, she will probably be very fit lmao

NUMERO II

2nd of all, is for lore reasons. I changed the placement of the scar since how she got her eye removed is very different from how it originally was. It still sucks for her, but it still generally looks better.

(forgot her hair streak here lmao)

So in my version of the story, Agatha is not only a alchemist, but she is a archer as well. It's to follow the design themes of the sun and moon dyamic I have for both Agatha and Magnus that lacked in the original design.

Agatha more so listens to her enemies, to learn more about them, before striking. However I'm mixed if she is more in the public eye than Magnus since they both fr do weird things in the basement 😭

I also wanted to weaponise this in a more fun way that represents how she acts, and the bow fits way to well for her. Not only that, but she can use the arrows to attach her potions to so when they land on her opponent, they're in for a nasty surprise. It's also kind of scary when you don't know where she is. Especially when she uses a specific potion that produces fog.

In my anniversary post, although I did say she was a great archer, I would want to just confirm that she on here yk?

I did show art of her younger self holding bows before too lmao. Tid bit of foreshadowing heheh 👹

^younger self with bow n arrow

HOWEVER, she does indeed have flaws with her bow. During the war and before the incident, she has been able to shoot her targets very well. The way she held it then is different from how she holds it now. Her left arm held the bow, and her right arm held the arrow and string, and used her right eye for the aim. When she lost it, she had to switch to her left eye to become her dominant eye in archery, including changing her positioning (although I was reading somewhere that they don't have to change it but Im not sure if that will be in the overall cannon unless otherwise mentioned).

Ofc when when reducing your vision to one eye, you tend to have a problem with aim and depth of field. Not only that for some people it can be very disorienting or uncomfortable, especially when not using their dominant eye for aim. During some parts of the story, (maybe a introduction?) she is shooting arrows at the targets missing just by a few centimeters. It still would show she is a good archer, but needs practice. Or maybe that is for when she started picking it up again after the incident and she started doing a lot better on that. I do want some struggle, even if it is a little bit.

And no, she didn't learn it for the sake of warfare, she learned it because she wanted too and is one of her hobbies. Agatha was able to combined both her favorite things that she is passionate about into something that is quite deadly. One of the other things she did learn for warfare is a sword, but it is really incase she ends in a close combat fight (which is more on Magnus' fighting style than hers).

Also I feel like Magnus and Agatha would train together! Its cute tbh they do it often to be genuinely be more prepared in case anything bad happened (they have a serious case of starnoia) or for fun lol

For the type of bow that she should use I'm SUPER mixed on. I've been learning and researching a bit on weaponry especially on bows and arrows, so I'm not super knowledgeable on what bow + arrows would accurately fit her design at the moment or what type it should be appropriate for. If someone randomly on here has suggestions on what type of bow she should have, let me know :D

I just know how most of them should be shaped 💔

^ btw this is a horse bow which is genuinely used more for fast reloading. There is a variety of different shapes, some that work differently than the one I showed above, I just wanted to show a example of a bow for an idea.

Extra

Thats all my main reasons for why I changed her outfit.

Though I how I came up with it was honestly really fast. It was like I knew what I wanted to fix and did it ykyk

Anyways-

These were my original sketches of her new design. I went with a combo of the first and 2nd one since the cape was there for like potions, but then I thought it would just be better for a utility belt for her potions instead of a cloak for it.

The utility belt will be for occasions for when she is in a battle. She doesn't wear it often, though her reg belt has attachments for her stuff in case she needs it.

And as I said before I wanted the outfit to have more patterns and have a better shape, and I think this design does better capture how I wanted her to look ✨️

Character Sheet

Here's her Character Ref for anyone who wants to draw her :D

also one of my friends said that she reminded them of Artemis from Greek Mythology, and lowkey that fits her too well soo yeah✨

Hairstyles

I wanted to do this for Asha in her character sheet but I'll add that later for her.

Just know that Agatha and Asha does have multiple hairstyles that would vary on what they are doing or as character development.

I had said in her original character design sheet that in the past she always put her hair in a braid to show how put together she is as her hair not being in a braid shows her how not well she is doing mentally.

This is still somewhat cannon, just that it is slightly different. It's just was more in a tight ponytail instead of a braid for her past self since thats how she always styled it in war.

Between Agatha's current self and her past self, I would say that her hair back then was put up nice and tight, as her current self keeps it more loose.

Agatha would put her hair up though, but for special occasions:

Making potions

Going out in public

Gathering materials

Hunting a certain...someone

Just saying that her hair really depends on the situation, it's just more loose than how it was back then.

Updated lore

Not much was very updated from my old ref sheet on Agatha, just some added things.

Agatha saved Magnus from the incident (given how he got his scar on his face, it's safe to say that he was knocked out afterwards so that's nice 😀)

She did indeed go to War (probably had said it a lot but I just wanted to confirm it)

She is from Greece ✨️

Agatha sometimes has to hide animals from Asha that she needs for potion making since Asha will free them (annoyingly)

She self taught herself alchemy (said it in my anniversary post, but wanted it here too)

Certified Star and heretic hater 👹

Around 6'0 tall (always has been taller than Magnus lmao)

^incident Agatha and Magnus

Thats all I can say without spoiling more. There is definitely a lot more negatives, but that is just VERY spoilery.

if you want to read more on her lore, heres what you can read on my old ref sheet here.

Anyways uhhh yeah.

Concluding Thoughts

I don't really have anything else to add lol

uhhh anyways yeah thats her new design, hope you guys like it as much as I do 😀👍

Btw Magnus and Agatha don't hate each other or anything, they love each other passionately if you're curious to know on how their dyamic is presented in my au.

And Asha can confirm it, she lives with them 💀

(I think my post on Game Night really hammers it home...)

(Ooo spooky glimpse of Magnus' updated design crazyy)

Uhm yeah

@jojo-ker06 @spectator-zee @rascalentertainments @oh-shtars

@thesafireartist @snackara @pinkninja0708 @cielos-pintados

@chillwildwave @starss-artss @evestarsart @a-storytellers-wish

[james-is-here]

camboy!minho and cameraman! reader who records him so fucking perfectly, getting every pretty curve of his body….that's why Minho has so many fans…it's not just like…a "male gaze" porn. it's very beautiful, the way it's filmed. one day, fans are surprised to see Minho riding a dick instead of his usual dildos. his beloved cameraman's dick which he did not realize was so big.

thoughts?

My thoughts? Love it, here's a thing, I'm sorry for starving y'all.

Minho had always been the star.

Perfect lighting, perfect framing, perfect touch.

But behind every arch of his back, every breathy moan captured in crystal clarity, was Mn, the man who worshiped Minho through the lens.

Mn made sure the world saw Minho the way he did: something divine, too pretty to belong to anyone but still generous enough to share a glimpse.

His videos weren’t cheap. They didn’t look like every other shaky, pornographic mess flooding the internet.

Minho’s room was dim and golden, the sheets rumpled just so, the camera steady and low, catching the slow trail of his fingers over his stomach, the teasing grind of his hips. He always looked like he was making love to himself — not just fucking around.

Fans noticed.

They obsessed.

“The way this is filmed… it feels like he’s touching me.”

“Minho’s videos are on another level. It’s like he knows I’m watching.”

And in a way, he did.

Minho played directly to Mn’s camera, looking into the lens with half-lidded eyes, murmuring soft, broken sounds that felt like they were meant for the viewer alone. The illusion was perfect.

Until the night it cracked, gloriously.

The video dropped with no teaser.

Just a title: “Something special tonight.”

It started familiar. Minho was stretched out on the bed, lazy and loose, wearing nothing but an oversized shirt hanging off one shoulder. His thighs were bare, skin kissed by warm, golden light.

He toyed with himself first, slow, lazy strokes, teasing the viewers the way he always did. His mouth parted in soft, deliberate moans, the tips of his fingers brushing down his chest, his stomach, trailing dangerously lower.

The camera was perched low, catching every ripple of movement. Mn’s steady hands kept the focus tight, intimate. It felt like you were right there, kneeling at the edge of the bed, watching Minho slowly fall apart.

Then...a shift.

Minho’s gaze flickered offscreen, coy, lips curling into a sly smile as he curled his finger off camera.

A large hand entered the frame, trailing along Minho’s thigh.

The chat exploded.

“WTF WHO IS THAT”

“IS IT THE CAMERAMAN?!”

“OH MY GOD"

Minho giggled breathlessly, voice pitched higher with excitement.

“Mm, missed this,” he purred.

And then- without ceremony, without warning - The hand pulled back and the camera moved as a body laid next to Minho and Minho climbed into a straddle as the camera settled to Minho hovering over a cock.

Not a toy.

Real. Thick, flushed, veined.

Minho rocked his hips experimentally, dragging his length over the bigger one under him, pretty pink lips parting around a shuddering gasp as he shifted onto his knees and guide the tip to his prepped hole. His thighs quivered with the effort of taking it all, the curve of his ass perfect in the low lighting.

Mn kept filming, the angle just right, focused on where Minho was slowly, beautifully, sinking down, his body struggling to take it all, even getting closer as Minho leaned back, braced on Mn's knees so the camera caught every inch sliding into Minho. Minho's breath hitched. His fingers clutched at the knees under his hands for balance as he gasps.

Minho moaned, high and breathy, throwing his head back before catching himself and giggling brokenly. “Fuck, it’s s-so much…” he whined, looking back at the camera like he was confessing a secret. “Fucking me so good…”

There was something so intimate about the way Minho whimpered Mn’s name under his breath, not loud enough for most to catch unless they listened closely.

“Can you hear it?” he gasped, voice trembling as he lifted up only to sink back down with a wet, obscene sound. “Can you hear how messy you make me?” He whimpered, rolling his hips faster, thighs quivering under the strain. “Feels so fucking deep…” Minho sobbed, sitting up as his hand splaying against his own stomach as if trying to feel it from the outside, other hand bracing himself on Mn's hip. “You’re so big… God, I—ngh~” he broke off in a moan, trembling.

“Fuck.” He choked out then, voice even breathier, even sweeter, he managed a soft, shaky, broken giggle and gasped:

"Shit, F-feels like you’re in my f-fucking throat…Ah~”

The viewers were absolutely feral.

“HE SAID WHAT????”

“I AM ON MY KNEES RN”

“IMAGINE BEING THE ONE UNDER HIM HOLY FUCK”

The angle stayed tight, mostly POV — as if the watcher was underneath Minho, feeling his thighs tighten around their waist, watching him desperately grind down, trying to take more, more, more.

And then, a moment so raw it almost felt private.

Minho’s hand shot out and gently tilted the camera up and off to the side, just slightly. Enough that it caught the edge of his face as he leaned down.

For a moment, it looked like Minho was kissing the viewer -- lips soft, needy, desperate, slick -- but if you paid attention, you’d see he was kissing Mn.

Soft and messy and full of want, hips still rolling against him, taking every inch deeply.

The camera, despite its new angle, caught everything. The tremble in Minho’s body, the way his hands fisted against Mn’s chest, the soft, broken whimpers between kisses. He moaned into Mn’s mouth or against his lips, thighs trembling from the stretch, his whole body alight with need as he practically squealed at the feeling of Mn practically in his stomach.

So fucking deep

It was so much more than just a performance now.

It was real.

Messy, sweaty, sweet.

Minho didn’t even bother finishing on camera the way he usually did, he honestly forgot about the camera cause he was so focused on Mn's cock rearranging him. He just clung to Mn, riding slow and needy, until he was gasping out Mn’s camera name, Director. Almost as desperate as if Minho called him "Master" or "Daddy", and shuddering through his orgasm, trembling all over.

Mn was steady the whole time. The camera stayed steady, trembling just slightly from Mn’s ragged breathing, moving to focus perfectly between Minho’s spread thighs.

Minho was wrecked and stretched wide.

Flushed pink, chest heaving, body still twitching from aftershocks as thick, sticky mess spilled out of him, leaking slow and filthy down his stomach.

The mic picked up everything. The soft, broken whines Minho let out, the wet, obscene sounds of their bodies still clinging together and Minho shifted ever so slightly before lifting off of Mn's cock with an obscene moan.

“Fu-uck-ing…Shit~ ” Minho breathed, voice cracked and sweet.

He shifted lazily, reaching a trembling hand down between his legs after he fell back down, Mn's thick length nestled behind Minho between his cheeks.

The fans would lose their minds.

He scooped two fingers through the copious amount of sticky mess dripping out of him, so thick and so much, lifting it up to the camera, letting it glisten in the low light.

“Made me so messy, Director…Made me so full, fuck~” Minho whispered, a slow, wicked smile tugging at the corners of his mouth, all breathless sweetness, all filth.

Still panting, he lazily stroked his dripping fingers down his oversensitive cock, smearing his own mess and Mn's mess across himself, making himself even slicker, even dirtier, stickier.

Another soft, high whimper left his mouth -- perfect, broken -- as his hips gave a tiny, involuntary roll and he sighs breathlessly as he unintentionally pushes Mn's cum out of him, spilling over Mn's abdomen.

And then, without breaking eye contact with the lens, Minho licked his hand clean, slow, languid swipes of his tongue, a slow suck as he pulled his fingers out, savoring it, showing off every second.

The camera caught it all:

The way his lashes fluttered low.

The way his thighs trembled, still dripping.

The way he murmured, half to himself, half to the viewers:

“Tastes so fucking good~”

Then after that, no usual playful, no purred out "goodbye~ Pervs". No wink to the camera. Just Minho, ruined and happy, finally letting himself be seen for real before the video ends.

The comment section lit up with chaos:

“He kissed the camera… no he kissed HIM…”

“You can see how much they love each other wtf.”

“I’ve watched this 10 times I’m not okay.”

“THE CAMERAMAN HAS A HUGE DICK I REPEAT—”

And Minho?

He didn’t say a word for days.

Just posted a cryptic tweet three days later:

“Might start filming from a new perspective now. Hope you don’t mind.”

I hope this is okay. Sorry I've been MIA 🥺 I swear I'm alive, I promise, just kinda been...bleh 😅

Tags: @succubus-hansol @forever-atiny @lemon--shark @leezanetheofficial @belladonna6-6-6 @heartbinn @yongbokkk @dontwannaexsist @r0manceuntold @leeyasuojihan @laviedemamere @dis-trict9

[jollyhunter]

This feedback of you @lamentationsofalonelypotato, still makes me so happy 🥰😭 And my senile (you'll see once you crack the 30s) brain made me think I had reacted to this weeks ago.

Apparently it was all in my head.

OH LOOK OVER THERE *throws red herring*

Okay, okay, enough with the peep show - eyes on me now - back to business. 🤨

First I just want to say the "It's Ok. Writers Should Be Strange" is the best thing that I've seen this week and it is SO true.

ME TOO. I was looking for fitting quotes for the writer's block but when I stumbled across this one, it just spoke to me on a deeper level and I just had to add it.

Secondly… Thank you so much for tagging me in this, because it is LOVELY! I definitely needed Dean to help talk me through my writer's block and cheer me up 😭🥰 Thank you for your service- for literally writing this for all the writer girlies with imposter syndrome and writer's block who needed this today 🫡

In my head this quote fitted better lmao. I am happy it managed to cheer you up!! 🥰 It sure helped me writing it haha. Guess all those 'write what's on your mind' advices aren't too bad.

This is just a little thing, but whenever someone includes the word "audacity" in a fic I fall in love with them so congratulations 💐

LMAO I love the word as well. Funny thing is, I used to think it has something to do with sound because I only knew the word from the sound program 'Audacity' (like 10 years ago). Also the reason why I'd pronounce it as 'Auda-city' , 'cuz audio, right? 🤣😭

Yep. This is it. The travesty of writer's block- having it all in your head and not being able to actually put any of it to paper. And the writer's block (for me) only worsens when the frustration builds and builds being unable to write anything down. It's just (throws chair through window) just (starts aggressively peeling potatoes) just (eye twitching) just (slams on the keys) so annoying lol 😒

NOW YOU'RE KILLING ME 🤣 love how we're going from 'throwing a chair through the window' to something passive aggressive as 'slamming on the keys' 🤣 SO TRUE THO!

Also the "constipation" jokes are beautiful lol- I'm pretty sure that's the first time anyone has ever said that about constipation in general, but I am without shame 🤣 LMAO

Glad the joke worked, because I was hesitant about using the word in this context. LOL

I'm also not sure if i've told you this before, but I really like the way you write dialogue. In this it was a perfect combination of flirting and banter and it was just chef's kiss. It all seemed really realistic and I absolutely loved it!

No one has ever told me this before 🥺 - you're making cry over here 😭😭😭 Thank you so much!!! Writing dialogue's always been a bit daunting to me, mainly because I'm afraid I won't get the character's speaking style / accents correct, so hearing this means so much to me! 🧡

BUT OH MY WORD! I loved this one! The idea of writer's block being a "curse" was so imaginative and honestly just what I needed to make me feel better about my current writer's block curse 🤣😭 And also made me want Dean to waltz in to relieve some of that frustration 👀

You're very welcome 🧡 and oh yes, Dean would need to take his time in order to rid us of all that frustration 🤭

⋆ ˚｡⋆ PAIRING Dean Winchester x Writer!Reader [Early seasons vibe]

WARNINGS None! No use of Y/N. English isn't my native language.

⋆ ˚｡⋆ SUMMARY You're in your favourite diner; Got your coffee, breakfast, laptop in front of you. It's the perfect time to write. If it wasn't for the writer's block that's holding you in a chokehold. Oh, and the guy who has decided to join you.

⋆ ˚｡⋆ WORDS ~2k

⋆ ˚｡⋆ J/NOTES This silly little thing's dedicated to all my moots who’ve fallen victim to the writer’s curse just like me. I feel you. We can do this!! We can break the curse!!! 🫂

"Doesn’t suit you." A playful voice snaps you out of your thoughts.

"..Huh?" You look up just in time to see a well-worn leather jacket brush past your shoulder.

The booth seat across from you is being filled as a stranger slides in. A plate in one hand and a spoon in the other. Your eyebrows rise, and for a moment you debate whether to tell him the seat is taken.

But the guy doesn’t seem to notice your thoughts. He’s busy ogling his food, humming a curious ‘hm’, and then shoving a spoonful of cereal into his mouth. All the while he continues to mutter, his words now half muffled, "That thing you’re doing to your face."

You blink at him.

He puffs his cheeks, and green eyes travel up to meet yours for the first time, "Makes you look like the Grinch." His lips quirk into a smirk.

What? The audacity.

You stare at him with a deadpan. "Thanks for the compliment." He continues to chew, the flakes crunching. Accompanied by a content hum. Well, at least someone’s enjoying their breakfast.

"Just sayin’." He purses his lips before he eats another spoon, his cheeks stuffed like a chipmunk’s and an eyebrow arched. "What’s up with the face, sweetheart?"

"Uh," - is all you can manage at the moment. Too distracted by the way he's guzzling his yoghurt like a starved caveman. All eyes fluttered closed and nodding to himself like he's thinking ‘Finally, some good fucking food’.

He swallows. Tongue darts out to swipe a white dribble off his upper lip. When his eyes suddenly snap open, you avert yours in record time.

Your gaze's now fixed to the edge of the table, as if it’s the most interesting thing in the room. Left and right of it an elbow each. Of course you had to drop your gaze right between his arms. Well, this is awkward.

"You working on somethin'?" He suddenly asks, and you startle like a deer.

Your lips part - ready to form an answer - when you watch him splotching your notebook in slow-motion.

Your eyebrows twitch in irritation. You dart out a hand, just managing to pull your papers back before another dribble of his slobber taints your notes.

"Dude, please, you’re eating like a barn animal," you comment under your breath, face scrunched up as you wipe the stain off your paperback. Way to lose ones charm.

"But a handsome one," he quickly retorts. And stuffs another spoon into his wide grin, swallows and jerks his chin at your laptop. "So?"

Okay, fine. Maybe he still does have charm.

Your eyes follow his gaze down to the screen facing your way.

"I’m writing," you reply flatly, trying to hold his curious gaze as you tuck your papers safely under your forearms.

His expression flashes into a surprised one. Probably more at your tone than the answer itself.

Granted, the words 'I'm writing' should have come out enthusiastic. They at least used to. But that was before you’d been staring at a white screen for what felt like weeks.

"Uh-huh," he mumbles, the sound muffled as he keeps shovelling the muesli down his hatch. "Can I see?"

"W-what?"

How- how dare he? Only an uncultivated potato would ask that. This is like the biggest No-No. One does not simply ask a writer to look at their unfinished work. You don't stare at a painter when he's still painting. That's like asking someone to strip naked. And then have them bend over.

Let’s ignore the fact that there’s not a single written word to be ashamed of. Because there’s literally not a single written word in your doc.

"No." The answer probably came faster and more obvious of your inner panic than it should have, because to him it clearly translated to; 'Oh? Then I‘ll see it all the more.'

"Aw, c‘mon." His teasing grin spreads, the spoon tipped against his lower lip, "I won‘t judge." Damn it, why does he look kinda adorable?

Before you can react, the guy clamps the spoon between his lips, reaches over the table with his free hand and tilts your laptops screen back down.

"Hey!" you smack his hand away but it‘s too late - his grin just grows and he chuckles.

"Writing, huh? You mean you’ve been staring at a white wall. Here I thought you were writing some spicy stuff about me. What’s all the fuzz about?"

"I- I'm just... I'm still thinking..." you mutter and avoid his gaze behind a hand, trying to cover up the slight tint of embarrassment that’s crept onto your face. "I've got it all in my head, though." You try to back up your answer. He tilts his head back with a chuckle.

"All in your head, huh? For how long this been going?" he quips, lips twitching amused.

"Well, uh-" you begin, then clear your throat with an awkward rub of your neck, "A few days... or... weeks... maybe..." Your voice lowers more with every word until it's reduced to a sheepish whisper.

"Damn, that sucks." he huffs.

"Yeah," you admit with a heavy sigh, "It does."

For a moment you just share a look. His green eyes watch you closely. Calm and curious. But without ever being obtrusive. More like he's trying to get a read on you, like he's patiently waiting, allowing you to open up and reveal more.

And for some reason you find yourself to do just that.

"It's so frustrating, you know?" You begin and slump back in your seat. But he holds your gaze, the entire time and nods subtly, silently telling you to go on. "Like I've got all the ideas in my mind. I can see the scenes play out, can hear the characters talk. But the same moment I try to write it down, it all just-" you break off with a huff, gesturing a 'poof' with your hand.

After a moment, you add another frustrated sigh. "Honestly? Feels like the damn pipeline between my brain and hand's constipated." His eyebrows shoot up at that description.

"You’re an odd one," he laughs and sets the emptied plate down, "I like it."

"Pfff - look who’s talking. Mister 'handsome barn animal'." You jab and can’t help the chuckle. He smirks satisfied at your reaction, tugs at his leather jacket and winks at you.

You roll your eyes with a wide smile.

"What's your name?" You ask curiously.

"Dean," he answers simply. Then leans forward to rest on his forearms, "And you, sweetheart?" Your ears flush when he comes closer and you suddenly become very much aware of the effect his intense gaze has on you.

"I- uh, I'm -" you introduce yourself with your name and he repeats it with a smile, like he's committing it to his memory.

There's a moment of silence again and you don't quite know what to do or say - luckily he seems to have picked up on your inner distress.

"So," he begins, his face suddenly taking an air of - what was it? Business-like? Professional? You couldn't quite tell. "Back to your constipation."

"Yeah? What about it? You interested in my constipation?" You return the question, trying to imitate his new tone.

"Y-yeah," He tries to stay serious, but you both have to bite back a chuckle. "I am, actually."

"What about it?"

"This may sound stupid, but..." He mutters and rubs his forehead like he knows the question that'll follow isn't formulated very well, "Can’t you just, write? You know, like will it through?"

"No- That’s not how it works... it’s - it’s not that damn easy- it's - you don’t understand… It's not that I don't want to. I - I just - ugh-" You groan, face dropped to your hands.

You take a deep breath. The frustration of the past weeks threatening to break down on you again. Your eyes begin to sting and you screw them up in an effort to keep yourself from having a full on breakdown in front of a stranger. In a full diner no less.

"Hey, it’s okay, I believe you." he says with a lower voice now, the flirty attitude gone. The sudden change in his tone and his last words catches you off guard.

Your eyebrows pull together and you lift your head just enough to meet his gaze over the edge of your screen.

The air gets caught in your throat when you notice how close he is. He’s leaned across the table, emerald glinting pools searching your face for a trace of an escaped tear. His hand twitches but he puts it back down before it brushes yours.

"Don’t beat yourself up over it. It’s not your fault, ‘kay?" He murmurs. Almost like he’s sharing a secret with you.

"What? What are you talking about..?" And your voice drops to an equally low level to match his.

"You’re doing great, sweetheart. Trust me." He reassures you but avoids your question with another cheeky smile.

Although this one seems different. Genuine. And soft at the corners.

Unfortunately you don't even get to fully take it in when he's suddenly up on his feet. His eyes dart around the diner before they return to you, a hand raised to ruffle through his dark blond hair.

"I gotta go," he mutters, his attention suddenly drawn down to his empty plate, "Ah - Could you pay for that? You're a real sweetheart."

"..What?"

He doesn't wait for your answer as he slides out of the booth and rounds the table. When he's next to you, he stops for a moment and leans in.

"Oh and - Don't do anything stupid, okay?" He whispers. Then straightens his back again, throws you a flirty wink and a wave of his hand while he bounces off with a casual, "See ya~"

"Uh-" your gaze follows him, perplexed, before you echo his words under your breath, "Yeah... see ya."

You kinda hoped you would.

Wait- why would you do something stupid?

The diner door jingles when Dean steps outside. After a glance left and right, he walks towards a taller guy. He looks not much younger than him, but longer brown hair frames his face, his focus on the papers in his hands.

When their eyes meet, Dean jerks his chin at him and he follows him round the corner and out of sight of the diner.

"And? You got a lead?" He asks hopefully.

"Yep." - He pops the ‘p’ - "Looks like it's our lucky day, Sammy. I think we've got our patient zero." Dean takes charge and heads over to a black Chevy, his hands fidgeting in his pants pockets for the car key.

His bow legs bounce off the concrete floor while Sam follows him with long strides.

"You think it's a deal gone wrong? Or maybe some sort of black magic that backfired?" Sam thinks out loud as he flips through the journal in his hand.

"I don't know man. She seemed pretty clueless to me. Maybe Bobby was right, and it is a curse." The car lock clicks and the trunk flings open.

He pulls out a shotgun and props it up against the lid before he starts rifling through the various contents. "I don't even know what I'm looking for." He sighs.

Sam rubs his temple with equal frustration, "Great. How the hell do we get rid of a writer’s curse?"

"Beats me." Dean huffs, then tosses a set of wooden stakes aside and leans back to run a hand through his hair, "Maybe we should call Bobby again…" - he turns to flash a boyish grin at his brother - "...and then check her out some more?"

Sam groans, "Dude, can you not think with your dick, for two seconds please?"

"What? She’s cute. Plus, she’s got that whole ‘tormented soul’ vibe."

"Seriously? Chances are, that she’s the cause for all of this crazy crap that’s going on this city."

Dean’s smirk doesn’t falter. Instead he shrugs his shoulders unperturbed, "Let’s pay her a visit tonight. If she turns out to be a witch, we just gank ‘er."

"Dean," Sam scoffs and drags a hand down his face, "I know that look." Dean wiggles his eyebrows.

Sam shakes his head, followed by an incredulous chuckle, "Come on, man, you know you can’t charm your way into her pants. She's clearly not the type for a quick fling. And you’re not exactly Shakespeare."

Dean gets the shotgun out from under the lid and throws it back into the boot. "Oh Sammy, you've still got to learn a lot about women," he says, slamming it shut.

Sam rolls his eyes when his older brother turns to pat him on the shoulder, before he takes off to round the Impala. He pulls the driver's door open while Sam does the same on the opposite side.

"Mark my words, Sammy." He laughs and points a finger gun at him across the roof. "Every girl likes it dirty. Some just don’t show it."

If you reblog, I demand at least one gif of Dean that fits the last line. Cuz I couldn't find the one I was looking for and I want to wake up to many many flirty Dean gifs 😂

Dean Tag List

@aylacavebear @jc-winchester @ambiguous-avery @bettystonewell @lyarr24

@ladysparkles78 @v1v1-3 @maddie0101 @champagnepoets @livya99

@salemslostwitch @supernotnatural2005 @lamentationsofalonelypotato (I'm tagging you for this because our talk partially motivated me to write this ♡ and to post it even though I hate it lmao 😂)

[firstkanaphans]

wandee goodday anon reporting back, i enjoyed it so very much. loved the characters, loved the dynamics, wanted to punch dr ter in the nose a few times. i loved that there wasn't a episode 11 of doom?? and how generally light and colourful the show is, both in mood and visually especially as i watched never let me go (phuwin's kissing is my enemy but that's off topic) just before lmao, the contrast was something else.

i also was delighted to have a side couple that a) was established from the start and b) only had drama totally unrelated to their relationship and stayed wholesome and loving each other the whole time, cher bestest boyfriend/brother in law/son in law/gym manager 💕💕.

the whole one night stand to fwb to fake dating thing in 2.5 episodes was hilarious and so was the fake dating to swimming in denial for about the whole rest of the show taking about one or two episodes, thank god yak got clarity soon enough because i would've tried to punch him too but he ended up having the patience of an angel. i was highly entertained that being seen in a same sex relationship as a public figure was a problem for him that lasted a whole 5 minutes too.

dee is the loveliest bean and i love a character who stands their ground when the person who rejected them just magically realises their feelings when a new love interest appears, like how many times was ter basically told to get lost ffs.

oh right i also love a forgiving parents for things that are actually forgivable moment because i've had enough of the shittiest parents of the decade in drama-land crying over their faults for a minute and the kids are like yknow what it's okay i don't mind about the trauma you gave me anymore ✌️🤪

had fun spotting a few places from other shows (golf's gay café, vivi's place in love sea -love what they did to it btw, dee's place might be one of my favourite fiction apartments-, boston's pace) and had even more fun laughing at emi's hair extensions, who did that to my girl?? and that ~american~ champion whatshisname's thick ass french accent.

all in all, 10/10 show, greatinn are wonderful together, might rewatch in the future, can't wait for the memoir of rati heartbreak (i was already looking forward to it bc of actual plot reasons but now that i've seen the guys in it can act good and kiss pretty, it's all bonus points).

I'm so glad you liked it! Sorry it took so long for me to respond to this. I was actually in the process of re-watching Wandee Goodday myself and wanted to finish it before I answered this ask. It's such a good show and stands up very well even on a rewatch.

Since you watched after the fact, you avoided most of the fandom drama, but when I tell you people hated this show and yet continued watching week after week just to shit on it. It was one of my more bizarre fandom experiences for sure. Like I get why there was drama surrounding Only Friends. I don't get why there were such a visceral reaction to a cute little romcom.

The highlights for me were the incorporation of casual sex into the narrative in a way I felt was realistic and, of course, OyeiCher who still have my whole heart. Emi's extensions were an absolute travesty.

One thing I did notice on my rewatch which I missed the first time through is that Yak often switches his polite particle to "ka" when talking to Dee, which is very soft and flirtatious. The reason it stood out to me is that I've noticed Great does this with Inn too and I wonder if it was his choice to change the dialogue rather than something that was in the script?

Memoir of Rati only has 2 or 3 Qs left, so I'm hoping we will get it by June. I have a lot of faith in this screenwriter and am very excited to see GreatInn again because I miss them terribly 😭

[jjwolves]

Merci who gets jealous mayhaps? X reader?

𐙚 𓏵𓏵𓏵𓏵𐙚 Just Run Away 𐙚 𓏵𓏵𓏵𓏵𐙚

What: 5 Jealous Merci X Reader Headcanons

Who: Merci, from ENA by Joel G

Images: Top -> ChobiLuck (Her VA!)

Warnings: Profanity, Very Softly Implied Sexual Content (if you squint)

Genre: Romance

Merci can be a bit rough around the edges, but she’s always watching over the people she cares about, often appearing in dangerous locations to warn them off or remind them not to get into trouble. Doubly so with someone she loves. It’s no surprise, then, that her mildly protective tendencies amp up when she’s watching over you. That would probably explain why she runs over and yells at people you’re talking with through the body language of the gods until they run away. She knows more about this place than you, right? Merci probably knows that they’re bad news. It’s not something so petty as jealousy. Probably.

Merci isn’t someone who is very talented at hiding her feelings. Generally, she likes to pretend that she’s cool and mysterious around you, a mask which slips almost immediately as her more negative feelings inevitably rise to the surface like candy in a newly-broken underwater pinata. She does her best to be tolerant of other people but she can’t stand it when they take your attention away from her. Friends and strangers visiting you pale when the strange masked woman behind you mimes a throat-slashing at them when you’re not looking. (Or, more accurately, a throat biting.) “Merci? You alright? You’ve been seeming a little… off, today.” “Ugh… That girl we talked to… She just pisses me off!” “Whoa.”

Merci’s an artist, so she eventually invites you to her performance of the “Sacred Contortion Art” (her words). She gives you little tickets that you’re pretty sure she made herself. “Feed me the ticket whenever you want to view an incredible spectacle!” Once, another strange friend you’d made told you that they wanted to see something grand before they went to the Saccharine Door and moved away to another world. You remembered Merci’s tickets in your pocket and decided that it’d be a good time to put them to use and cross a point off of your friend’s bucket list. You brought your friend to Merci and got out the tickets. “Merci, this is a pal of mine. I can pay for both of us, right?” “What? No. What are you talking about? Those are for you, not this prick.” “Huh?” Your friend had no idea what she was saying, and the next thing they knew they were being pushed out the door by Merci as she called them a “fucking pervert.” She never elaborated on this.

She subtly competes with others for your affection after you’re done visiting them, especially if they displayed some sort of artistic talent that you were enchanted by. You visited a friend whose painting skill impressed you, even if the painting was of dancing watermelons and you were pretty sure the paint was whispering to you. The next time you find Merci, she’s sitting at an easel and trying to cover up what she’s working on. “No! It’s not done yet! No peeking or I’ll kick your ass!” You went on to visit someone who stretched into various shapes like rubber and you were amazed. When you and Merci watch a scary movie together the following night, you look over to see her impressively contorting into various unnatural shapes on the couch. “I’m just getting comfortable.” You and Merci passed through a restaurant and observed a lamp-headed chef gracefully tossing cooked rocks around and back into the pan. “He’s really good at that,” you said. Big mistake. You had dinner later, Merci soundlessly indicating that she’d be the one to cook, pantomiming the chef’s motions. Before you could say anything, she turned the oven on full and flames erupted forth, nearly burning her. She jumped back and turned it off, and then did it all over again. You had no choice but to usher her out of the kitchen and take over for her. “Sorry, I usually don’t cook… I just have to pretend to eat and I’m fine.”

Merci is someone who offers you a lot of compliments even if you don’t deserve them, and she’s great at supplying them in a tone that’s very matter-of-fact. “You have excellent taste, and I’d know.” “Those guys are clearly lucky to have you.” “You’re beautiful, obviously. I didn’t invent that idea myself.” The truth is that it goes both ways. A lot of the insecurities that bring this behaviour out of her can be vanquished with some honest affirmation, the way a dream-eater is vanquished with a ghoul-swatter (which you’re thankful Merci taught you). “Merci, you’re getting worked up for nothing. You’re the one I love! You’re smart, you’re funny… I probably wouldn’t be alive, even, without you. And you’re a true artist, too. So please… Don’t stress out over this.” Merci stroked your cheek before planting a hand-kiss there. Her voice was unusually tender. “Oh, love… You have no idea how much… your words do for me. How much you do for me.” Merci tried to reign it in from then on, but it was an uphill battle. Her love ran deep. But you loved her just as much.

A/N: Sorry it took so long! Hope you enjoy!

[daughterofheartshaven]

I just wrote this up somewhere else and then realized I could share it here. I've seen some people saying that the reveal that The Well was set on the Midnight planet didn't really add anything. Here was my reply to one person who had said that and asked for people who liked the addition to explain what it added for them:

Okay, I really liked this being a follow up to Midnight, and since you sent out an open invitation, I'll talk about what this adds for me. I should probably give the context that Midnight isn't really a story I like that much, so the deviations from it didn't bother me in the same way it bothered you. Meanwhile this is pretty easily my favorite 15th Doctor story so far.

Firstly, this felt like a very effective raising of the stakes in the midway point of the story. Generally in Doctor Who we open with a mystery, and then by the end of the episode the mystery is basically solved. This is a very mysterious story and up until that point I was assuming that we would solve the mystery and that would be crucial to the story, but knowing it was the midnight entity raised the possibility that the mystery was not going to be solved (and, to an extent, it wasn't in my opinion. It partially was - we figured out the mirror thing - but there's still a giant pile of unknowns). So, for me, that turned this story from a somewhat generic mystery to an "so [expletive] we're actually in REAL danger" situation, which I think the remainder of the episode followed up on by actually showing we are in that much danger. This wasn't about making the Doctor scared. This was about making ME scared.

The other reason is probably deeply connected to the fact that I've seen all of classic who and am VERY in the weeds of the expanded universe stuff and so on. It's important to me that I make it clear that I don't think this does not make my takes any more valid than anyone else's, but they also do effect what I want. And this sort of thing - returning to a planet at a different point in its history - is something this show almost never does unless the planet in question is Earth, Skaro, or Gallifrey. I can think of only a few other examples of this happening off the top of my head - Peladon and Telos, both from Classic Who, and New Earth from Modern Who. Kinda and Snakedance are an edge case (I don't promise I remembered anything, but you take my point). And all of those examples happened within a few generations of each other. Getting into the EU weeds adds maybe a couple dozen more planets that are recurring, while adding hundreds of new ones. So while Doctor Who is good at planet diversity (when they're not doing every single episode being on Earth at least), it's very rare for them to feel like they are giving their planets history. So to see a planet almost 500,000 years later and to see how knowledge was lost, how its native species evolved, and how stories of the Doctor was passed down for countless generations - or maybe this was the same entity after all this time, I don't know - was an extremely new experience in a franchise that struggles to find new experiences. I'm pretty sure that this is why this episode overtook The Robot Revolution as my favorite with 15. I can see why you said this made the universe feel smaller to you, but to me it made it feel bigger - not because of space, but because of time. I hope that makes sense and sheds a little insight into my perspective!

[haithhegimp]

sectors of the batfam fandom i have noticed so far

preface, i am about 7-ish months into the fandom, and none of this is meant as like something mean or hateful. the only one of these that i somewhat dislike is the dudebros-- and other than that this is just things i have vaguely somewhat noticed, and i think all sectors are valid and cool in their own ways.

1 - batman dudebros

mostly on reddit and youtube, i think. they are very adamant that bruce is a macho manly badass who works alone. i think they're mainly just movie fans, but i haven't actively interacted with them much so i'm not sure.

2 - bruce and his batclones

dick, jason, tim, damian, and bruce (and alfred) are basically the only members of the family. i Think this is the biggest part of the fandom? mainly on tumblr and ao3 but i've seen it on instagram as well. a note is that i don't think this sector gets along with each other-- even if the favourite character is the same, will say that the fans are annoying. moreso fanon enjoyers than canon. i feel like this paragraph comes across as mean, i am not trying to criticize, every sector is valid.

2.5 - bruce and his batclones plus others

a focus on bruce and his batclones but cass, steph, duke, and babs Exist. mainly on tumblr and ao3 i think.

3 - underrated on top

cass, steph, duke, babs, and other more minor characters. very passionate and post a Lot. mainly on tumblr and a bit on ao3. much moreso canon enjoyers than fanon. generally either neutral or dislike (2) and (2.5), but ive seen some people who like them as well.

4 - shows and movies

basically fans of the DCAU, and other batfam animated films. i have not seen much of them at all, but i know they exist. i think they're on instagram mainly? from what i've seen theyre pretty chill.

5 - obscure

i rarely ever know who or what they're talking about, and they're fairly self contained i think, but theyre passionate in their own circles? i think they're on tumblr??? i am not sure honestly.

once again reiterating, none of this is meant to be meanspirited or stereotypey, and it's not like you have to just be one. im pretty sure that other than dudebro and shows and movies i fit into all the sectors.

that being said, i am curious which one you guys think fits you the most.

[mixelation]

not going to reblog it for various reasons, but i just read an interesting post on the term "fae" which, for reasons i continue to be baffled by, i'm pretty sure no one did any sort of meaningful "i'll just look this up real quick" moves before making a bunch of claims??? like at some point someone claims "fair folk" is from tolkien (???) but literally looking at a dictionary will tell you the first known use is from 1522. (it is, btw, etymologically different in origin from "fairy")

trying to look up the etymological history of "fae" is a bit trickier because you do end up inundated with people giving iffy folklore about fairies. (one reason I read this post is because i do view use of the term "fae" as someone referencing a very specific type of fantasy media and not any sort of real folklore, so i was interested to see if anyone in the notes yielded more insight. if they did i didn't scroll that far.) it appears to be from french (same origin as fairy/faerie) but it's unclear to me how commonly it was used up until recently? but certainly my personal experience is that it's gained popularity semi-recently, generally for use in fiction OR sometimes used for people to talk about their pagan beliefs

also the post made me remember the Dúchas project, which is a digitization of University College Dublin's national folklore collection. typing "fae" into the search yields only four results, and three of them appear to be a preposition and one is on a list of place names. ("fairy" yields thousands of results.) so i do not think "fae" was likely to be a very popular word at all, at least not in ireland :P

EDIT: okay i did scroll further into the notes and this person who likely knows more than me summarized the whole thing in a way that aligns with my experience as being obsessed with fairy folklore as a kid, including some of my frustrations with modern takes on fairies

[something-feral]

Okay i don't usually reply to reblogs but this is really funny to me because i'm literally a road worker so everyone please forgive me while I ramble about road conditions on my photography blog lol

What you see in this picture is actually not a road but a private logging trail located in the Canadian Far-North. So I guess it depends on your standards. By logging trail standards, it is moderately safe.

Firstly, here is what the road looks like in summer:

This is a pretty good logging trail because it's mainly used by megaload trucks, these guys:

This means it's very wide and relatively straight and flat. But it also makes it not too safe for other road users because trucks this size drive slowly (30 to 90km/h) and truckers cannot see in their mirrors when the truck is loaded. This + gravel dust means cars going 90 km/h crash into the back of these way more often than you'd think. I don't enjoy responding to those calls, so please drive slowly on logging trails: logging trucks in Canada operate day and night, all days of the week. Try to have a CB radio on board if you take these roads often.

This trail is owned by a big company so they maintain it very regularly, with a grader and calcium. This makes it better than most trails but like all private roads it is unpredictable, so I would give it a moderate safety.

In that picture it is winter, but the conditions are very good for the wintertime. Part of my job is testing road conditions in winter, so here's how I would test this road. First thing I would notice is that it was recently cleared of snow. Freshly fallen snow is a big no-no because it can be hard to tell what's underneath (ice, water, potholes), but here all looks good. You can tell it was cleared by the parallel tracks the plow leaves on the shoulder or if the snow on said shoulder looks disturbed.

Second thing is, as weird as it sounds: white is good. If the snow is white, it means it is solid and compact. If it's brown-ish or textured, it means it's actually slush (melting snow). Slush is very unpredictable, it's pretty much the worst possible condition. It is slippery, will constantly pull your car in random directions and can prevent you from making turns. I could give so much advice on this but I'll stick to: make the trip as short as possible or don't take the car at all.

Even when the snow is white it could still be slippery. So if you're unsure, wait until you reach a long straight part of the road and quickly slam the breaks. If the car slides, the snow is wet and slippery, or it was wet and now froze. This is how road workers test road conditions for ice.

Anyways. Sorry I rambled a lot in this but one of my biggest regrets as a road worker is responding to accidents that could have been avoided if learning to read road conditions was more accessible to the general public, especially in regions like mine where conditions change rapidly. So. If this dumb post helps even just one person it will be worth the ramblings lol. In that same spirit, to the person I reblogged, I know your blog is mostly humoristic but I really admire what you do because I'm sure it's helped at least a few people go "hmmm. This road is unsafe, let's be careful".

Best of luck on the road and with your blog :)

11.01.25