#open non-event starter

[jxmhawkins]

Believe it not, the library had always been one of Jim Hawkins favorite places. When he was a child his mother could never afford to buy books as fast as Jim could read them, and his father--well his father hadn't spoken to him in years. The library, however, had an endless supply, and despite Jim's bad reputation as a child, they always granted his requests for more pirate and sailor books, both fiction and non fiction. Now that he was an adult, it was only fair that he return that kindness.

Jim sat before a small carpet with a group of young, mostly elementary school age children.

"And that was how they became captain of the ship, and a one day queen of all of the pirates. The end." The children cheered. Jim put the book down on the chair he had been sitting on, and turned to the kids. "Now, who is ready to make paper pirate hats??" The children eagerly ran to the table. It was then that Jim turned to the library patron who was about to pass him by.

"What about you?" Jim asked, "Want to make a paper pirate hat?"

@happieststarters

[ozborror-highroller]

Truth be told Oz was not sure why he had done it. Oz Borror and good deeds were never said in the same sentence. Oz would bet on his life that was true even since his birth.

Maybe the holidays had put him in a good mood. Maybe it was because such chaos had a solid 43% chance of being caused by one of his kids. Maybe he was just getting old.

Out in the midst of town a large snowball came shooting out like a canon at some unfortunate soul making their way through the town square. Right before it made contact with them, however, Oz stood in the way. It hit him square in the chest, but his broad torso seemingly spared the person before him.

"Well then, there's my good deed of the year," Oz said, his voice low and sarcastic. "You, my lucky, lucky friend, have won THE jackpot today. You should take advantage of that fortune at the casino."

@happieststarters

[aristaneptune]

When there was a knock on her door at 10:15pm, Arista had nearly missed it, between her loud screaming and giggling as her team won their round of League. With almost not consideration, Arista jumped up to see who was at the door.

Now, Arista's father would have insisted, no, demanded, that a young woman such as herself, living alone, should ever open the door at night unless it was him or one of her sisters.

The face on her door step was familiar enough, Arista decided, and she opened the door.

"It's like sooooo cold and windy tonight, and isn't it like, supposed to like, snow?? I hear it's gonna be a mess, I think some people have lost power--Oh. Is that why you're here? Do you need a place to stay? Or like, can I at least get you some hot chocolate? This house is way to big for one person."

@happieststarters

[sabrinaogawa]

Sabrina Ogawa had a very, most certainly unique bad habit:

She had no problem just walking up to total strangers, regardless of how disinterested they looked, and ask them questions or try to start a conversation as bluntly as possible.

A person standing alone, slightly within the alley way, face clearly deep in thought-this all should scream to Sabrina that this person was intentionally alone, for whatever reason. This did not stop Sabrina, who was now invested in finding out why. Maybe she could make them laugh! Or maybe they needed help with something! Or maybe---Sabrina was right at the entry to alley, nearly leaning against the corner of the building.

"Be careful not to stand under any icicles! That can be dangerous!" Sabrina warned. "What's got you standing out here with all this wind?"

@happieststarters

[benaksingh]

A cozy day called for a cozy day at the cafe. It was about an hour and a half before closing for the night. This was one of Benak's favorite times to be here, especially with the holiday decor still illuminating the room.

Hot tea beside him, he glanced over to the person sitting beside them. He knew it was best to leave people alone, usually, but often Benak failed to take his own advice. The person seemed in decent spirits, if he was judging correctly, although he worried he could also be wrong.

"Excuse my forwardness, I know this is a rather odd question, but I was wondering if you had ever considered writing a book?"

@happieststarters

[daeron-dondarrion]

Open starter (1/3) Setting: The Reach, Highgarden. Set during the storm.

It was a storm worthy of his homeland. The thunder raged on outside and the forceful winds caused the windows to rumble as if they could break and fly away in glass splinters at any moment. It was the sort of natural calamity that felt like the anger of a deity unleashed upon the world.

The king consort felt concern over those friends and close allies that he hadn’t yet seen around the castle, worrying the fierce storm had trapped them outside. They had fought to find some shelter somewhere, but gods knew if they found one, if they were safe. “Gods, it’s not letting up,” he murmured as he looked out a window —or tried to, really, for the rain created a dense curtain that blocked all visibility. 

[cxlxstialroyalty]

{ Starter for Caged Bird verse! Happens one century before the events of Season 1 of LMK }

Life in the celestial realm was...boring, to say the least. Not since the days when Sun Wukong once ran among the gods, causing chaos and mischief wherever he went. Things rarely changed here, especially the daily life for a certain goddess in particular. Xing, the fourth daughter of the Jade Emperor, and one of the seven rainbow maidens known for tending to the garden of immortal peaches.

Her duties were quite simple: keep the garden clean, and pick the peaches when they were ready to be served for banquets or special celebrations. That was it. She had nothing else she was meant to do in this life. No responsibilities like other gods or goddesses, no domain under her alone, nor anyone besides her own handmaidens to follow her.

She was alone, having no one close to her to even call a friend.

The princess currently wandered into the garden of peaches, having asked her handmaidens to give her space. Her long white hair swayed with every step she took, her mind completely lost in thought.

That was, until she could have sworn she heard something rustling in some nearby bushes.

"Hello...? Is someone there...? Show yourself, before I call the guards...!"

[veriidicals]

navigating through the streets of diagon always feels familiar, in the same way that trying on a sweater from the back of your closet is familiar ( and trust that he’d know a thing or two about sweaters; he’s got quite a lot of them ). the stonework buildings curl up and over him, casting shadows over his shoulders that shroud him as neatly as any sweater ever did. dragonhide boots beat against the cobblestone and it all just . . . fits. heʻs a frequent visitor for more professional purposes than anything, but even he canʻt resist the draw of having a look around to see the sights. he knows that his innate curiosity is a trait he comes by honestly. it’s the now years-old instinct to turn his head at any new scent that catches his fancy that he tries to surpress nowadays. that trait, at least, differentiates these recent trips from the flash memories of the trips of bygone years. this, at least, is different. bill had always felt like if he had to, he could pick his siblings in a crowd of millions, even blind and magicless. since the last war, thatʻs even been somewhat TRUE. itʻs made evident by him zeroing in on the general direction of his youngest brother the second he steps out of the bankʻs front doors. his shoulder bump is a warning more than anything before his hand comes up to clasp companionably at the nape of ronʻs neck. ❝ your eyes get any bigger, ronnie boy, and i might consider replacing your christmas gift, ❞ he teases, lightly shaking at his brotherʻs form, the one that has since grown to match his in height in a way that little siblings never should. ❝ looking to up the competition at the next burrow luncheon ? ❞

location: outside of brigg’s brooms in diagon ally, london

open starter, anyone is welcome to reply!

if anyone were to ask him why he was here, ron wouldn’t be able to come up with an answer. he’d likely fumble over his words and his cheeks and ears would tinge red with embarrassment. he had no reason to shop for a new broomstick. it wasn’t like flying was a hobby of his, and he hadn’t played a proper quidditch game in ages. plus, he had his old broom stuffed in his closet at his flat. ron used to have harry’s as well, but he gave that back to his friend after he returned from the dead. still, he had been strolling down diagon ally’s streets, and seeing brigg’s brooms brought back so many memories.

memories as a child, tagging along as charlie, then percy, then fred and george, and finally himself, got to go to diagon ally and pick up school supplies . . . he’d always run straight over to brigg’s brooms, where he was standing now. he’d press his face and palms right up against the glance, his eyes comically wide as he observed the best, fastest new brooms on the market. for the rest of the year, he’d talk about it constantly, until the next visit where he saw the next broom. it’d been a simpler time . . . at least for him . . . until things with voldemort got really serious. now, everything was a mess. he was a mess.

ron was so deep into his thoughts that he didn’t notice that there was another person heading his way until they bumped into his shoulder.

[yeonmuse]

ᥫ᭡ f!reader x lee heeseung ── 𝒢enre. Uni au. fluff, non idol enha. feats. ot7 [reqs are closed] ᝰ.ᐟ 𝓁ibrary 🪷

⍣ ೋ AUTHORS NOTES . This is part of admins Enhypen University Special Event. This series also has slight connections to every series in said event so occasionally characters from the other members chapters may appear in this series as well. (Completely rewritten)

˗ˏˋSUMMARY ´ˎ˗ Heeseung finds himself completely captivated by the campus golden girl. Perfect grades, absolute sweetheart, breathtakingly beautiful and the lead girl in every show the theater has put on thus far. Though just what he finds that he’s getting closer to her through her love of theater and performance arts, old flames and childhood friends make it harder for Heeseung to get closer to her.

TAGLIST IS CLOSED

CURTAIN CALL

As everyone said their farewells and the audience bid the cast a final round of applause Curtain call had now dawned. It was the end of their first showcase and as always Sakoia breezed through every line effortlessly, Heeseung following her lead as if it was something he had done millions of times with her. Their chemistry seeped through the seams with every scene the two had with one another ultimately immersing everyone in the audience within their world. By the times the curtains fell signaling the end of the showcase their friends had already gathered outside the auditorium waiting to congratulate and praise them for their performance in tonight's showcase.

“Not to bad for your opening night.’’ Sakoia remarks as she and Heesung are finally left alone together backstage.

“I had the perfect partner, she just made it really easy.’’ he retorts playfully, earning a giggle from her as she went to wrap her arms around his neck and his arms instinctively met her waist.

‘“Thank you, for earlier if you hadn’t found me and talked sense into me tonight could have ended really differently.’’

“Mm I mean if you really want to thank me I have a few ways you could show you appreciation.’’ He responds cheekily, making her expression contort into one of amusement.

“Yeah and what is that?’’

“Well for starters.’’ Heeseung wastes no time, his hand resting on her cheek, fingers tangling within her loose locks as he pulls her in for a kiss, their lips molding together like they had been sculpted for one another.

There they were again those butterflies she’d continued to feel in her stomach since the moment she’d finally admitted to herself that she truly did like him. He had a way of always making her feel a consuming amount of love and admiration for him and the feeling always left her at a loss for words.

“I’ve been wanting to do that this entire night.’’

“Yeah? Anything else have you’ve been wanting to do this entire night.’’ A silent head tilt, an action that meant so little yet did so much at the same time. If he’d truly told her all of the things that’d swarm his mind when he thought of her – his beautiful girlfriend, the heavens would turn him away.

“Now we’re getting into dangerous territory with this question.’’

“Mm so you aren’t going to tell me.’’ her fingers tangled into his hair, the loving gaze and tone switch in her voice a clear indication that she knew she had him completely wrapped around her finger now.

“Not unless you want to miss out on that dinner with our friends tonight.’’ he traces loving circle on the arch of her back, a subtle indication of what Heeseungs words suggests.

“Fine, but I look forward to hearing it all after dinner.’’ she gazes up at him, batting her eyelashes as she awaits his response. He stood there for a moment just taking her in and adoring her – the girl he had admired from afar for months without end was now actually his.

“Whatever you want, id tell you every secret of the world if you asked.’’ he responds, earning a loving smile from her.

“Mm we should get changed then, before they shut off all the lights and we get locked in here.’’

“I don’t know I don’t mind being alone with you for a couple of hours.’’ His playful response, makes her roll her eyes, an evident smile on her lips.

“Let’s go lee heesung.’’ Heeesung just chuckles as he watches her walk away, the two of them going off to their respective dressing rooms to get changed out of their costumes.

When they’d finally changed and exited the auditorium they were met with an earful of complaints about the two of them having taken too long. Sakoia also got completely fearful about having run off and scared everyone during the show. After apologizing over and over, the entire group spent almost half an hour going back and forth about where they all should eat to celebrate a successful showcase. They eventually settled on going to moonstruck, the restaurant that had now become a monumental place for most of them.

When the group arrived Taehyun was more than happy to see all of them, after all they were some of his favorite customers and a lot of them would come there often on free days or just days where they had to lock in and study. Though this was the first time that every one of them had gathered under one roof, with the inclusion Sakoias friends that had now become Heesungs. To Sakoia it almost felt surreal, that so much could change within a time span of two months. Newfound friends and a boyfriend that looked at her as if she were the stars in the sky. Before meeting Heeseung she’d only had one goal set for herself and that was to make her mother realize what she had decided to leave behind. She’d rarely live for herself, having lost herself in rehearsals and overbearing studies. Then came Heeseung and his friends, making her realize all the things about herself that she had neglected.

She wasn’t entirely sure where her career or life beyond the university would go, but she knew one thing for sure, and that was the people she had in her life now she wanted them to stay. The hole left behind by her mothers absence was so full when she was around them, the people that she now considered as her family.

“What are you thinking about.’’ Heesung seems to catch her as she’s deep in thought, having been watching the last two months fly by in the memories of her mind.

“You.’’ she responds by tangling her fingers with his watching as he brings them too his lips and presses a kiss on each knuckle.

“Good things?’’

“Mmm, Great things.’’ for a moment her eyes searched his, finding in them only love and complete adoration for the girl before him.

“I don’t know what happens after this all and It’s too early to say I love you, too soon to speak words of undying devotion so instead. I’ll say I really like you Heeseung, I want this to last with you. For us to last..until the curtains close, the final show.’’ Heesungs eyes met hers and it was as if the two of them were in their own little world completely having forgotten about their friends that surrounded them.

“Since we’re being cheesy tonight.” He chuckles, his gaze locked to hers as he spoke. “I’m yours, for as long as you want me. As long as you need me. Until curtain call.’’ he responds, his thumb lovingly rubbing circles on her knuckles.

“Oh brother, here they go being all lovey dovey, now these motherfuckers are speaking in theater terms.’’ Niki chimes in from the side of the table breaking up the endearing moment between the two.

“You’re such a hater this is exactly why you’re single.’’ Yuan and Chaewon both chime in, in her and Heeseungs, an act that the group had now gotten used to since all of them had started hanging out together.

Resting her head on Heeseungs shoulder Sakoia simply just listened to the three of them going back and forth, somehow finding peace in their banter. These were her people, no matter how chaotic or overbearing they could be they’d forever be the cast that made every scene in her life worth living.

CHAPTERLIST | PREVIOUS CHAPTER | ENHA UNI MASTERLIST

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ADDITIONAL AUTHORS NOTES : within closing this series I simply want to say thank you to everyone that has read up into this point, three smaus are simply meant to be silly little series and I hope that eventually within finish the Enhypen university event I’ll be able to showcase some more serious aspects of my writing. Starting with finishing Decelis Academy

[qveenofgluttony]

Closed mouths don't get fed, open up your jaws

Until there's nothing left at the monster's ball~!

Queen Beelzebub's 603rd annual Masquerade Ball. A winter ball held in the royal palace right in the Gluttony Ring of Hell. Hosted by Princess Beelza aka Bee!

An RP Event (3rd year anniversary!!!) hosted by: @qveenofgluttony/@infernal-feminae

Graphic made by the amazing and talented: @phoenixborn!

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General Info:

Event takes placed from December 13-15th. Starting on Friday evening 6 pm Central Time.

Mutuals and non-mutuals welcome to participate.

RSVP by liking or reblogging this post! This invitation will be sent to your muse(s) for them to respond IC if you want.

Please use the tag Beelzebub's Masquerade Ball for the event.

Look forward to live music performances, contests, and other mini events!

Costumes or formal wear are a must!

Guidelines:

Muses who received a formal invitation are allowed to bring another muse as their plus one.

Since my Beelzebub is now a fandomless OC, both Hellaverse and non-Hellaverse muses are welcome to participate!

My Beelzebub will be disguised as another demon throughout this entire event. Muses are still welcome to interact with her if they wish, but she will take on a form they would not be familiar with.

In addition, her daughter, canon!Bee aka Beelza will be hosting in her place.

This event is not chronologically locked. If you want to continue any threads after the actual event feel free!

I’ll write a drabble/open starter to kick off the event, but if anyone wants to send me an ask or starter beforehand due to time constraints please feel free!

I will be posting throughout the next few weeks to give more info on certain events and gathering participants for the contests as well as posting a schedule outline.

Events:

Costume contest.

Couples dancing 'contest.'

Live performances by Princess Beelza and Verosika Mayday. (I will be using my Verosika muse be default but if any Verosika muns would like their Veros to perform instead, feel free to DM me and let me know ASAP!)

Open Mic.

After dark activities

There is an unofficial game where guests try to guess my Beelzebub's identity by the time the ball ends. Whoever is able to correctly guess first wins a grand reward of their choosing--within reason.

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Any other questions regarding the event my DMs are open!

[quinloki]

Roped In - A Collaborative Event 2025

Let’s Knot Complicate Things, eh?

Fuzzy Cuffs - Whether it’s a starter set, or a full on BDSM club, this is for the consensual and the sensual, the frisky and the mutually agreed upon risky <3

Rope Burns - For the darker appetites. From the yandere to the non-con. This is for the stuff that leaves an impression that lasts.

Unleashed - Whether it’s fuzzy cuffs, or rope burns, this is for those times when the rope’s not the only thing that has a knot >.> When the smile has too many teeth, or when it’s claws caressing your skin.

How to join?

Send an ask to me, specifying which character & prompt you will be writing/drawing for. Also tell me which of the three categories your work will be for!

When you post your piece, please make sure to tag me in the post and use the tag #RopedInCollab. Once you’re done I’ll add you to the Masterlist!

RULES:

~ Any fandom is allowed and we don’t have to be mutuals for you to join!

~ Anon is not allowed - you must be 18+ to join and I need to be able to link your work when you’re done anyway ^_^;

~ NSFW and SFW are allowed, just make sure you tag your works appropriately!

~ Fics and Art are both allowed, as are OCs, x Readers, Canon x Canon, Poly, etc.

~ Try to keep your fics at least 500 words (no maximum), any format is allowed: headcanons, bullet points, drabbles — all the way up to a multi-chapter if you want (only the first part needs to be done within the event’s timeline!)

~ Post your work during July 2025 and tag me so I can add it to the Masterlist \o/

Clarification and Example:

As long as some level of kink is in the story, it's good - from fuzzy handcuffs to full on shibari - it can be alluded to (referencing kink, but not actively experiencing it in the story), or be set in a bdsm style dungeon, the choice is yours

The prompts don't have a list cause it's just an open deal, you decide the prompt and just let me know what you want to write. (If you really need a prompt list, I can whip (heh) one up, just let me know).

The three categories are basically [standard] [dark content] [monster fucker]

So a submission would be something like: I'm writing Canon x Reader, Fuzzy Cuffs, beginner session.( or established relationship, or [insert here]) And that's all I really need to track it for the event.

Extra note: Shout out to @nagumoan inspiring the layout and general vibe of the collab with here dance with the dead event from 2023

[giggly-squiggily]

💕 Candy Heart Valentine Event 2025! 💕

Heyo everyone! We're back at it again for the 2025 Candy Heart Valentine Event! :D I'm so excited to see what you've got in store this year! :D Thank you all for enjoying this event as much as I do- it's just so FUN!

Rules and sentence starters below the cut!

~Rules~

-Please check my pinned post for character restrictions and boundaries!

Puffs (Candy Hearts/Sentence Starters) will be open today (Jan 26) to Feb 13 10pm EST.

-Candy Hearts will start coming out Feb 1!

-Send me a sentence starters from the list below and a character(s) and I'll write a 300-500 word dabble for it!

-Can be tickles or non-tickles! Please specify which you'd like in your ask!

-I will write X-Reader!

-Can be romantic, platonic, or familial- please specify in your ask!

-I'd say the limit is around five? I'll let you know if that changes as the event goes on!

-Some fandoms may and will close- I will let you know what's still open and what's not!

~Candy Hearts~

❤️ Be Mine: “Oh that is IT! Come here!”

🧡 Miss You: “Don’t cry- give me a smile!”

💛 True Love: “I could do this all day.”

💚 Cutie: “You can't hide from me, I can hear you laughing!"

💙 XOXO: “Hey, do you like raspberries?”

💜 Angel: “What happens if I do this?”

❤️ I love you: "What a brave thing to say for someone so ticklish."

🧡 Bestie: Requester’s choice: Pick your own sentence starter!

💛 Sweet Heart: “Are you ticklish?”

💚 Cupid: “I’m gonna get you!”

💗 Say Yes: “Hey did you- give that back!"

💙 Smile: “I didn’t know you were ticklish here!”

💜 Hug: “I just want a hug!”

❤️ Darling: “Do you want me to tickle you?”

🧡 Love bug: “What’s so funny?”

💛 Soul Mate: “Not there? What about here?”

💚 Sweet Pea: “Is this a bad spot?”

💙 Adore: “I haven't even touched you yet!"

💜 Kiss me: “Do you want me to stop?”

❤️ Me + You: “No way! Since when were you this ticklish?”

🧡 Always and Forever: “Look how red you are! How cute!”

💛 I’m Yours: “You like being tickled, don’t you?”

💚 Puppy love: “Where are those giggles I love so much?”

💙 Only You: "Stop squirming!"

💜 Hot Stuff: “Come over here and make me!”

🩷 Be My Valentine: "I know all your weaknesses!"

❤ It's Love: "Hey could You...You Know?"

🧡 Babydoll: "Keep your arms up!"

~Fandoms~

-Big Windup

-Black Clover

- Blue Lock (Anime)

- Bungo Stray Dogs

- Buddy Daddies

-Cafe Enchante

-Code Realize

-Collar x Malice

-Chainsaw Man (Anime + Around Chapter 72 I think?)

-Cupid Parasite

-Danganronpa THH, SDR2 , V3

-Dr. Stone

-Death Note

-Demon Slayer

-Fire Force

-Free! Iwatobi Swim Club

-Fruits Basket

-Given

-Haikyuu!!

-Heartstopper

-Hell’s Paradise

-Hunter x Hunter (Up To Greed Island Arc)

-Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure Parts 2-6 (Anime)

-Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime + Movie)

-Moriarty The Patriot

-My Hero Academia

-Piofiore: Fated Memories

-Pokemon (Games)

-SK8 the infinity

-Spy x Family

-Toilet Bound Hanako-Kun

-Tokyo Revengers

-Tengoku Struggle: Strayside

-Vinland Saga (Mainly Season 2)

-Virche Evermore: Error Salvation (Up to La Salute)

-Wind Breaker (Anime)

-Yu Yu Hakushou

-9 RIP

That should be it! Lemme know if y'all have any questions! I'm so excited! :D Happy Candy Hearts!

[ansonghub]

welcome to ansong's first ask meme weekend! we hope these can help you all learn more about each other's muses and foster lots of in character interactions! to participate in the ask meme weekend please reblog this post! we ask that you please only send questions to those who have reblogged the post. please try to send out at least five questions or prompts to different muses for them to answer before answering your own! this ask meme weekend will last from november 15th until november 17th @ 11:59pm est. while you can only send in asks during this timeframe, you have up until november 29th @ 11:59pm est to answer any you received! for these, any three emoji memes answered OR any one dialogue starter prompt will count towards next week's activity check (november 23rd)! please tag all these as as:meme001 and, of course, have fun! <3

✽ ✎…details about you.

send a emoji to receive an answer from the muse in character!

𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒. 💭 — what is your MBTI, enneagram, and/or other personality aspects (if known/interested in)? 🚗— do you have your driver's license? can you drive or operate any other vehicle besides a car? 🎮 — what are three of your favorite hobbies? 💍— do you have any piercings? do your want any or any more piercings? 🖊️ — do you have any tattoos? do you want any or any more tattoos? 🎻 — do you play any instruments? what is your current skill level? 🩸 — what is your blood type?

𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐒. 🎶 — what type of music do you like? do you listen to music very often? 💯 — share three random facts about you that others may not know 💤 — are you a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper? how are your sleeping habits? 🔱 — can you swim? do you enjoy swimming? 🔶— do you know cpr? do you have any other medical expertise? 🚫 — do you drink and/or smoke? do you do it regularly, or is it more on occasion or for special events?

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄. 🌈 — what is your sexual orientation/gender identity? what pronouns do you use? 🎄 — what is your favorite holiday? 🐶 — do you have any pets? 🐈 — do you prefer a wide circle of friends or a few close friends? 🐷 — what is your favorite animal? 🌴 — do you have a green thumb? do you enjoy gardening?

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒. ❤️ — what do you think are three of your most positive traits? 🤍 — what are three of your more questionable traits? ��� — what do you think are three of your most negative traits? 💘 — what and/or who do you consider to be the most important to you? 💛 — how many languages do you speak? what language(s) are you learning, if any? 💚— do you prefer being inside or outside?

𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐒. 🍝— what is/are your favorite food(s)? 🍔— are you good at cooking? are you good at baking? which one do you prefer? 🥯— what do you typically eat in a day? and do you skip any meals? 🍸— what is your favorite alcoholic drink, if you can drink or like to drink? ☕️— what is your favorite non-alcoholic beverage? do you have any preference on how you like to drink it?

𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄. 😖— are you an introvert, extrovert, or ambivert? do you let people in easily, or are you more reserved? 🤔 — what do you think are some of your quirks or unique mannerisms/traits? 🧐 — are you more logical or emotional? 🤓 — are you more chatty or quiet? are you at ease in social situations, or are you more shy? 🤩 — do you prefer to plan ahead or are you more spontaneous? 😥 — are you more prone to getting stressed out, or is it easy for you to keep your cool? 😓 — do you think that you're more open-minded or stubborn?

✽ ✎…dialogue prompts.

send a dialogue prompt for the muse to answer in character! these are intended to be used as the base for a para thread starter. some prompts include crude language & can be edited slightly to suit the muse(s) they're intended for!

“   You better be careful what you wish for. ”

“   Can you get us out of this mess? ”

“   Come sit down beside me. ”

“   Don’t you raise your voice at me! ”

“   Hey! What’s the hold up? ”

“   Hey, you’re supposed to be asleep. ”

“   I'm growing strangely fond of you. ”

“   I really don’t trust your judgement. ”

“   I didn’t expect to see you here. ”

“   You promised me. ”

“   I have a really bad feeling about this. ”

“   I never, ever want to hear you say that again. ”

“   I think they did it, I just can’t prove it. ”

“   Don't worry, I won’t let you down. ”

“   Being a menace to society is a full time job and I'm dedicated. ”

“   I'm tired of answering that question. ”

“   This has gotten completely out of hand, I'm sorry. ”

“   It's so good to see you smiling again. ”

“   Just because I'm small doesn't mean I can't kick your ass. ”

“   I am no longer comedic relief, I am now serious panic. ”

“   Yes, but it's my job to take care of you. ”

“   What is going on? It’s the middle of the night. ”

“   You know that it’s not that easy. ”

“   What? What makes you think I'm being sarcastic? ”

“   Just tell me what you want from me. ”

“   Oh? Got nothing to say? That must be a first for you. ”

“   Can I ask you a... personal question? ”

“   Sorry about the chaos, I needed attention. ”

“   Ugh, I just can't take this anymore! ”

“   Is that a threat or a promise? ”

“   No one asked for your opinion. ”

“   Have you lost your goddamn mind? ”

“   Nothing’s impossible if you’re brave enough. ”

“   It's a little risky, but that's what makes it fun, right? ”

“   I need you to talk less and smile more. ”

“   You know that's not a good excuse. ”

“   I'm going to manifest being happy. ”

“   Here are some scissors. Now cut it out. ”

“   This is getting out of hand! ”

“   There you are! I've been looking all over for you. ”

“   There's no one I trust more than I trust you. ”

“   We can work this out together! ”

“   What other choice do I have? ”

“   Whatever you decide to do, know I'll support you ”

“   Hey, slow down! Where are you off to? ”

“   For legal reasons, that was a joke. ”

“   We have to get out of here! ”

“   Yeah, yeah. That's what I thought. ”

“   I need you to get out of my way. ”

“   You can not be serious. ”

“   You don’t have to be embarrassed. ”

“   God, you make everything so complicated. ”

“   You don’t have to be afraid! ”

“   You're the best thing that’s ever happened to me. ”

“   You're stronger than I gave you credit for. ”

“   Oh, you're up to something, aren't you? Spit it out. ”

[enosai]

I have been playing Fields of Mistria for about 100 hours so far, so here are some of my thoughts.

(no idea if any of my ideas are already going to be implemented or not)

CHARACTERS:

What I liked: every character feels and looks different. So far no romance-able option has given me the ick and are all pleasant. 

What I would add:

Have non-romance-able NPC’s have heart events at 2, 4,6,8 and 10 hearts. 

Celine should sell forageable seeds, but at a steep price and a limited stock. Unlocked by an event or enough hearts.

FARMING:

What I liked: Farming is simple and easy to understand. A good amount of crops with room for more.

What I would add:

Have more uses for the hoe, not really using it much.

Have Luc teach you how to make bug traps with honey and flowers. Unlocked with enough hearts with him. 

Luc can teach you how to make bee hives with Ryis’ help. You will have to catch bees to craft them. Will produce honey. 

Have the ax and pickax also cut weeds, so you can more precisely get rid of them. Without cutting the grass. 

Will we get a greenhouse or sheds? Would be fun to have.

ANIMALS:

What I liked: Animals are good so far, the breeding for colors is fun. 

What i would add:

Have Hayden sell grass starter and animal feed. Make it a friendship or story unlock. Don’t make it a skill unlock. 

Have animals have better path finding so they don't go through fences or barns/coops

Have grass spread a bit faster. Also have grass-starter spread grass at an accelerated pace for a few days. 

When milling animal feed you should at least get 2 bags per mix. Making the mill more viable. Make this default not a skill upgrade.

Have the grass starter make 2 starters when you mill it. Make this default not a skill upgrade.

Have a barn/coop upgrade that auto fills the feed troughs and a place to add in the feed.  

CRAFTING:

What I liked: From what I have seen, a good amount of decoration, but not enough practical use that brings me back to it other than chests. 

What I would add: 

Give the wood crafting skill a more practical use other than decoration. Give it crafts like sprinklers, animal product machines, making grass starter at home, ect. Give it a balance of technical and decorative functions. 

Give us an at home forge at some point. March and Olric could unlock the option once they both have enough hearts. 

The crafting table should allow players to craft kegs to make alcohol to be later used in cooking. 

Building barns or coops should reward exp to the crafting skill.

FISHING:

What I liked: Really easy to understand fishing mini game. No problems here.

What I would add:

Have Terithia teach you how to make crab pots, fish ponds/farms and fish bait once you have enough hearts with her. She can also sell them. 

Terithia could sell seaweed, Jade dulse, under seaweed, sea grapes, and tide lettuce. Maybe you can unlock a heart event/ rank upgrade event where she wants to build seaweed farms and you have to bring her the 5 seaweed types and stone to make them. 

Terithia could sell soy sauce. 

You should be able to eat fish raw for a small stamina boost/recovery. 

OTHER: 

If you already have a quest reward, have the old reward change to gold.

Make the days longer by 10 minutes. I feel like I'm scrambling for time. Likewise with the day being longer, make the stamina bar bigger or tools use less stamina. 

The ruins and the beach feel kinda empty. I want more to do and explore. 

Home upgrades that add separate rooms, an upstairs and a basement. 

An auto sorting button for chests that takes the items out of my inventory and auto sorts them into the chest.

More places to explore. The map feels smallish. 

Have notifications when things are happening. Like when Friday night at the inn starts, when the Saturday market is open, or when festivals start.

Getting all buffs in a skill level should award you with using less stamina when using the tool of that skill. Such as: crafting for axes. Mining for pickaxes. Fishing for fishing rods. Archeology for shoves. Farming for watering can/hoe.

When the game becomes 1.0 we should have proper save files so we can have multiple farms/save files at once.

Make coops/ barns, trees and large objects transparent when you walk behind them. 

Holding the SHIFT key makes you buy or collect 5 of an item.

Chests should be bigger at least 1.5 times the max inventory. 

Too many monsters in the mine make you wait and waste time.

Allow us to sell stuff at any store. 

Scrolling through your inventory should not go to the next tab, it should loop the tab. Only switching tabs when the TAB key is hit. 

As your town rank goes up, wandering traders, adventurers, and visitors appear. They can sell rare or unobtainable items or have world building dialog. 

Have new events happen  year 2 and 3. New people, new places, new crops and items. Will make the game more interesting in the long run.

There should be an indicator saying if i have crafted/cooked something or not and how many times it has been crafted. 

When buying an item(s), there should be a chest icon telling you how many of that item I have in a chest. This would be helpful for forgetful players that don't keep track of items well.

Maybe make the legendary bugs a bit easier to find. I’m only finding speedy snails.

Thanks for hearing my thoughts.

@fieldsofmistria

[ramoth13]

The Timeliness of Indiana Jones: A Look at Idealism in 2025

(Note: when using the term "myth" I mean social narrative and fiction as value; I do not mean to use myth as a stand-in for falsehood)

I want to start off by being exceptionally delicate regarding the application of narrative fiction in the real world. Everyone believes they are the hero of their story, the victim of fate, and only the villain that is most reasonable and deserved.

And even with that in mind, it can still be exceptionally tempting to pilfer the easiest and mundane examples from narrative to apply to whatever our current circumstances might be. Crying "wolf!" seems to be all the rage these days, and specificity and nuance are quickly becoming non-starters. When do we become desensitized to the warnings of Nazism and fascism? That time may have already arrived.

And yet, there's also been a contagious trend to explain away the banality surrounding our understanding of current events.

Look, whether you agree with the current administration or not (and to be open and forward with my biases for the sake of discourse, I very much so do not agree), we are not currently living in a fascist state. I, of course stress the word currently. You might say we are on our way there or that our ability to internally fight off such a state is quickly diminishing, but we are not yet subject to the every whim of a dictator. That said, the normality by which our current society is breaking down the institutional taboos is frightening. The normality and desensitization of unrighteous imagery is spreading with a new fervor.

That this particular gesture could be and has been explained away by a large portion of the larger social community is a good barometer of our atrophy.

It is worth noting that by using the term "unrighteous" my goal is to shift our understanding of the image away from a simply negative sign (in the same way we view, for instance, a flipped middle finger) and instead as something wholly unique and of inverted ethical value. The religious and moral weight of the term "righteous" should br understood as something to strive for, a goal not of superiority and purity, but of goodness and foundational to humanity.

And for any that might wish to misconstrue my intentions, I am not claiming that anyone in our government are Nazis. This essay is about symbolism and myth, what those in power "believe" is between them and God, or at the very least, not in my purview of discourse.

To understand this situation wherein unrighteous symbols are losing their negative, connotative currency, it's important also to consider the social landscape as well as the official one.

People, in general, understand this to be a negative position. Overall, people will reject this symbolism. Knowing that is important, but not the only point of value. That these symbols live on as a form of value is culturally significant. The taboo is still present, but the normalization of these symbols hints at a loss in meaning. This loss is gradual, not instantaneous.

We will never be a Nazi state.

That particular flavor of Fascism was seasonal, never to return again. But the symbols, motivations, hatred, and myths that powered that regime are always readily available to any power that might wish to use it.

So, how does any of this tie into Bethesda's response to Tomb Raider and Uncharted, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle?

When we understand propaganda as myth, we begin to see where the truth behind symbolism lies.

The swastika is not geometrically evil, but the symbol of meaning is.

We are slowly losing the importance of myth and symbol as a language of meaning. But the arrival of Indiana Jones is a return to meaning.

Playing as the titular character allows one the opportunity to engage in myth without the social baggage. Indiana Jones fights nazis in whatever form they show themselves, in whatever guise they pull. He never pulls punches. But the most important part of Indiana Jones is not that he fights the people, it's that he fights the Idealism of nazism. His violence isn't, I would argue, a trait of masculine dogma, but of radical ideology. Despite the clear contradiction, Indiana Jones' super power is his ability to maintain that there can be no exception when rejecting intolerance.

He is a pillar of virtue, a truth-seeker, a hero of both, intellectualism and empathy, a myth of resistance to tyranny.

There is little doubt that history will repeat itself in some form or another. But in the war of symbolism currently running rampant in the world, the nazi-punching seeker of truth feels like a breath of fresh air.

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As an aside, the game is an excellent game and I highly recommend it.

~Ramoth13

[radioiaci]

[ lucifer's beach balooza ] - open starter #1

Do not disregard his relaxed state as one that is not monitoring the goings-on along the beachfront. Though Alastor reclines in a chair he's specifically set up for such a thing - the book in his hand a non-fictional field guide regarding different types of predatory fish - one may spot his minions flitting back and forth through sand and water. Their orders are to stay out of the way and mostly unseen, but the radio demon is not oblivious to his job.

Thus far, the event is devoid of any real chaos (at least unsanctioned chaos), and so he is enjoying some of the shade that is offered by the large umbrella hovering over his person. The heat is not so overt that he is uncomfortable, but it will not do to overheat one way or another.

His ears swivel, however, listening for any other guests who may approach him for one reason or another.