#otherwise if it was different- then that's just an oc and Not Me. the hairstyles can change but if the color changed then YEAH that's not m

[impbites]

OCtober day 18 - swap 🩸👼 (their original forms look like this!)

i went with "role in the story" for this one. i've thought abt this AU a bit before, but i think a lot of things would change if gwyar was sacrificed instead of claret…

The Cooler Claret spawned from a face monster and so i thought it would b cute to have gwyar mutate from a crimera! (<- objectively uncute thing to say). the monsters r somewhat significant bc they represent unfulfilled desires from when they were still ppl, like claret becoming strong enough to protect her home/family and gwyar's desire to be free (hence y she can fly now).

even though claret emerges as an adult in canon, i chose to keep gwyar as a child in the swapped version bc it felt more fitting. clarets new role in the story is similar to gwyars in that she aims to purge the crimson, but where gwyar becomes quite apathetic, claret takes on a much crueler personality... 😔

[lovinglin]

big big association with the color pink but you twist it around because you have your own definition of pink - the kind of pink that makes you look so cool and so rad and so badass (since pink is commonly associated with softness but you like to add more "intensity" to it), big emphasis on kira and lara!lucy au ☝️and you're pretty big on using two toned colors (could be the hair, could be the clothes) as long as there's two conflicting colors mushed together in one. also all your inserts are quite literally just YOU, but you add different flavors (you but in different fonts dare i say ☝️)

and in line with ships, i hope this doesn't sound odd but its like. your ships makes me think that all of your inserts are the embodiment of: "i can be your husband, your wife or secret third thing" SKSJSHSHHAJSJA /POS 😭😭😭 YOU'RE PRETTY VERSATILE IN THAT REGARD I LIKE OT A WHOLE BUNCH it gives out more room for so many cool ideas :]]]

THE WAY I HAD TO STEP BACK A BIT BC this made me tear up actually /POS

AUGHG I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY BC YEAH... you're so right on the money with what u said. Funfact which is probably obvious but ever since I settled on that two-tone jacket design when designing my sona, I have never been normal abt it ever HSKAHSJSH

IT JUST FEELS VERY ME and probably ties into what u said in the last part (WHICH I DON'T FIND ODD AT ALL, in fact, I'm REALLY flattered and happy abt it), bc why settle on one when I can be ALL?? /lh /pos

I can never really be Just One Thing (or that's my indecisiveness speaking) and it shows not only thru the two-toned jacket but also with my overall gender identity <3 and I do actually pride myself for that too so THANK YOU. I'm so glad you noticed <333

[crystallizsch]

ian, i have a question regarding your ocs if you don’t mind!! we often see your ocs in their nrc uniforms or in event outfits, but what would their everyday outfits look like and/or how would they dress if they could get their hands on their dream wardrobe (i.e. no limitations by idk… being whisked into a new world with no money or belongings)? in the same vein, do any of them have body mods like piercings or tattoos?

partially motivated by the aspect that clothing can reveal a lot about a person/character and one of my first questions for ocs being “okay now what piercings does this dork have” :>

also hiiii new moot, i’m still super giddy about that :]

OO HI HI THIS WAS REALLY FUN TO THINK ABOUT CASUAL OUTFITS HERE THEY BE 💥💥💥

okay uh unskippable monologue below the cut beware because i just went on a design/outfit tangent hfndndjd

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SURPRISINGLY (other than in her intro post) i think i’ve only drawn yuusha in her main casual fit in these posts with jamil -> (💜) (💜) (💜) where they’re in kinda like their silly dating arc which i dont know where to place in their relationship timeline so i just figured it’s an au of some sort

(firstly i’m not 100% aware of fashion/clothing terms so forgive me, i’m just gonna use the generic terms)

ANYWAYS yuusha loves loose fits or just generally clothing that feels comfy and breathable if that makes sense, especially around her upper torso because sometimes it makes her feel self-conscious that she doesnt have a noticeable chest.

the way i would describe her casual clothing is just like- effortless-looking clothing while still managing to look nice/pretty/fashionable somewhat. she dresses for comfort AND style.

she’s fine with tight/flexible pants though, like leggings so she can move around more freely and that it’s breathable.

other than that, overall she just likes casual/warm/cozy fits that aren’t too “loud” like, just monochrome and soft colors.

but when it comes to special events, she’s more confident in dressing like a gentlemanly lady killer while still keeping that feminine vibe bc what better way to channel your feminine prowess is by beating the guys at their own game.

personally i could never do piercings/tattoos but i LOVE seeing them on others. (for piercings the most im kinda comfy having/giving my ocs with is ear piercings but otherwise it’s awesome seeing different kinds of piercings/tattoos when it comes to others) so for yuusha, i think the most she’d be willing is a few tattoos and some ear piercings.

also omg matching couple tattoos aaagh maybe i’d give yuusha and jamil one post-nrc

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fun fact: when i was designing yuuna, their features weren’t usually my go-tos when making personas (the only thing was my usual was hairstyle and eye color) bc i thought i’d be over and done with twst after a bit (but look where i am now and yuuna had quite grown on me 😔)

theyre my pink barbie doll where i channel all the whimsy, cutesy fashion choices that i wish i could wear lmao 😭

similar to yuusha, they’d wear anything regardless of gender presentation. but their preference leans towards more feminine.

yuuna’s fashion choices are definitely more “loud” like more patterns, more brighter colors, etc. anything to stand out. (i know it doesn’t show in the doodle i did but hfbdjsjs i love outfit designs but i'm not super skilled in that area yet) they also like warm/cozy outfits but instead of monochrome colors, it’ll be more colorful.

and if THEY COULD, i can see them in various kinds of lolita fashion. yuuna would absolutely walk around in those if they could.

(thanks again to @/0honeybones0 for the name dividers 🙏💕)

[loderlied]

13 and 17 for the characters asks! Dealer's choice on for who <3

thank you! doing the first one for shana and the second one for ven. [ask game here]

13. Do you have a voice claim for the character? What do you imagine the character sounds like?

sooo i usually am not too great with oc voice claims because my brain just focuses more on the character’s vernacular vocabulary inflection and gestures/mannerisms while speaking so it’s hard for me to really like. hear the actual tone of their voice in my mind but my friend dorian actually sent me this clip of ben daniels earlier and it’s so good for shana. especially the ‘…and i love you for it’ part. yay <3

17. Are there any motifs or symbols associated with the character? How are they represented, in their design, personality or in some other way?

i associate ven with things like theatre, performing/acting, masks upon masks to hide behind, chaos and trickery in general, and of course the main one: puppetry and puppets in general.

aside from her literally shedding her flesh suit and becoming a puppet and simultaneously her puppeteer when she becomes a trickster, you will also never see her wear the same outfit, hairstyle, makeup or look in general. they’re always visually loud and very in your face, but otherwise extremely varied in everything.

personality wise she is incredibly chaos/entertainment seeking to the point of severe harm to others and herself simply to write and play a part in the play that is her life. she doesn’t want to be a person and actively and pathologically avoids anything that reminds her that she is one. she is an actor playing many different roles. ven may be her birthname but honestly she tells almost everyone a completely different name. probably makes it up on the spot. she’s just so afraid of what is behind that mask, and it’s a lot easier on her psyche to pretend there is nothing at all.

[ghul-wein]

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[gamebunny-advance]

A Tale From My Youth

I was thinking recently that it's weird that I'm not a furry.

I like furries well enough, but I don't consider myself one, the same way I don't consider myself an otaku even though I like anime. I'm just not that entrenched in the culture, but I do appreciate it from the outside.

Why I think it's weird, is that in my earliest years of being a young artist on the internet, most of what I drew was anthro animals. Specifically hamsters with emo haircuts. If I could somehow retrieve my ancient art from Scratch, then I'd show y'all, but since I can't, here's my rough approximation of what they were like:

I don't remember her name, but I'm almost certain that this was what my first "official" OC looked like. Most of my OCs were just "this" but with different clothes and hairstyles, usually inspired by vocaloid songs or whatever media was popular around the early to mid 2000s. They all lived on a different planet filled with hamster (and cat) people.

Anyway, I was thinking recently about why I didn't become a furry despite this, and I think the answer is a little sadder than I expected.

As a kid, I didn't consume a lot of media with POC in them. As I mentioned before, I like anime, and that really started in my youth. I was very inspired by the unique artstyle and my dad bought me (well really himself) a few how-to-draw manga books. But I never really saw POC in them or the games I played.

You couldn't be tan in Animal Crossing without standing out in the sun during summer. Mario and friends were all white or a creature of some kind. Pajama Sam was blue. Even when I did see tan-skinned characters in anime, they were usually mean or evil characters. I was under the impression that dark skinned characters were basically not allowed to exist in the things I liked unless they were mean people. And I didn't want to make mean people. None of this was helped by my parents.

My dad who was a self-hating black man. Even though he was also a hobby-artist, he rarely drew black characters himself, and since I was emulating him at the time, I also didn't.

My mom is Filipina, so she passed her own culture onto me and tried to ignore my blackness where she could. She didn't know how to style black hair, or know that much about black culture, so it's not like she would notice or care that I wasn't embracing that side of myself.

I think I made a lot of anthro characters because 1) I wasn't quite comfortable with drawing people yet, and 2) they didn't have to be white. They were still all white or otherwise Japanese coded because anime, but I don't think I was really considering the implications of that. I was already consuming a lot of media with anthro characters, (Loony Tunes, Animal Crossing, Hamtaro, etc.) so it seemed natural to me to also make animal characters, but somehow unnatural to make a black character.

The only character I remember being explicitly black coded was a single cat that I made.

This is Bel-Bel, named after her two bells. She's a sweet, shy, and timid character that felt very self-conscious about being a cat in a hamster world. I don't remember the full story, but as I recall: when she was a baby, she was put in a basket in the ocean that floated to the hamster continent. She was taken in by another OC called Chibi, on account of her being very small even though she was one of the oldest residents, who helped take care of her until she grew up. I don't recall if all cats were meant to be evil in their world, but I do remember that most of the other hamsters were either scared of her or mean to her because she was a cat, so she cried a lot. Chibi would hit anyone that was mean to Bel-Bel with her giant hammer.

The implications of that story are kind of telling in hindsight, but I don't think I thought that much of it at the time. I was probably just emulating some other story I had heard, but I wasn't really thinking about why a story like that would resonate with me.

I created several other anthro character like that until I finally moved from Scratch to deviantART and decided that I would need an avatar to represent me. From what I saw at the time, everyone that I liked had an anime styled avatar/self-insert, and I wanted to be the same.

This is what I came up with:

This is Nekoko. She's a shy artist with a magical cat hat. This was, for all intents and purposes, supposed to be me. I think that even this early on the internet, I already knew that racism was a big problem, so I was scared of presenting myself as a black girl on the internet.

Eventually, I would become comfortable with making it known that I was a POC, so I started to depict myself as such.

(This one is legit old art)

But I would still bounce back and forth between using a human avatar and an anthro bunny. Sometimes even making combinations of the two as I tried to figure out how I wanted to present myself on the internet. Because even though I was dabbling in being more "honest" about myself, I don't think I was fully ready to fully commit to it.

I think after I finally reached adulthood and started to really understand myself that I felt comfortable with just being as I am. I was tired of apologizing for the things I had no control over, and just wanted to be "me". By this point, I stopped seeing animal characters as a way to mask my identity, and just thought of it as just another design choice. For me, furryism has never really been about the "fandom." For me, it was tied to identity, and it's one that was able to shed once I became more comfortable with myself.

I still think it's rad as hell to see cool animal people doing whatever weird animal people things they like to do, but that's just not something I need for myself, and so I don't consider myself a furry.

I wonder, in this age of more diverse media, if there are still kids that are currently going through what I went through. I really hope not. I hope that all kids can see themselves in the things they like and can believe that they can be a part of it if they want to be.

[project-sekai-facts]

thinking about it stresses me out and i can't explain it well but making the world link events take up an entire event slot instead of it running alongside a different event is such a horrible idea imo, especially if it takes this month's lim banner entirely. and i think it's impossible considering vbs's one is in january and there's the new years fes anyways? unless they make new years perm again like in 2021 but it's going to be so fucking annoying and predictable for any fan that's been waiting for a lim for a while, especially vsers because it basically confirms that the devs STILL aren't treating them like the actual characters and putting them in events with the ocs (let alone having to wait until AUGUST for more fucking lims, yea like we need another fucking one-year gap /s). its genuinely irritating for me if they end up deciding that and not making next event lim. plus it makes the next event from now only six days considering this gacha ends October 31st, and with the event gap, the event has to end November 5th or 6th. and this wl event lasts 12 days and no event has lasted either of those lengths in jp (not to mention the weird fucking chapter-by-chapter thing going on?). sorry for acting angry but i really am disappointed if this ends up being the case without any fucking warning it makes no sense!

yeah the WL event just feels like it needs some work. obviously this is the first one so there's gonna be some problems here and there but this feels like it's pretty messily put together, even for a first run. i understand it taking an event slot because otherwise you'd have to tier two separate events at the same time and that'd just be difficult, but just the sheer amount of time it takes up is too much. maybe shorten the chapters to 2 days from 3, 12 days is too long. it's just gonna be really draining and a pain in the ass to tier, plus it makes the event before it really short. like seriously, 7 days for the MMJ event? i mean the current event is only 8 but normally cheerful carnivals last about 10 because of the format. i mean MMJ wouldn't perform as well as a N25 banner anyway so maybe they're just throwing the 7 day event on them for testing purposes.

since VBS is directly after new year colofes+lims I'm guessing WL lims don't count as actual lims. maybe they don't have hairstyles, i mean they said about MR2 unlocking special cut-ins, so maybe they do that instead of hairstyles. i wonder if they'll be like a bday card where they have their own rarity or something because if the game is willing to run them directly after a fes banner they can't be all that rare? maybe they reappear on future WL events like how all fes cards are on every colofes banner.

i get the feeling that the WL event won't have a specific character focus. they didn't announce a song other than the 3rd anniversary campaign one, so unless they're deciding to count that as Kanade's 4th comm then it doesn't look like this has a specific focus. well, apparently each part of the event/story is focused on a different character so that makes sense I guess. also the 3rd anni campaign commissions are meant to release monthly, and these events are getting dragged out until well past when all unit will've gotten their comm.

i think a lot of adjustments are gonna have to be made to the event starting from the VBS one. like the whole thing feels messy right now. and maybe it's because they haven't really told us a whole lot about how it works still, but there's obvious problems from the get-go like the duration and the amount of gacha cards on top of the fact they're now rerunning 3 lim gachas at a time. how badly does this game want our money they earn way more than any other idol game on the market.

[tbgkaru-woh]

Might have asked you that before I'm not sure but. Do you have some sort of process for your redesigns?? What kind of stuff do you try and pay attention to when redesigning a character? I also wonder what is important to you visually when designing clothes? like, is there any type of shape hierarchy you try and go for? Also Where does your knowledge of clothes come from?

These ended up being many questions haha. Anyway love your redesigns, every one you do is like a little gift in my day!

those are all wonderful questions and i hope i can answer them (or even understand my creative process enough to give them) There are two design choices I try to stick to, one is thanks to me playing hero shooters and that's recognizable silhouettes: try to give the characters a unique shape or trait that even if you put them in different clothes or hairstyles, you can always tell it's meant to be them by that specific thing. The other is, thanks to fandoms, i know people like making OCs or trade characters around if there's factions, so I like making "faction" clothing that's unique to a group of people, whilst still making each character wear it uniquely even within the group itself lot of the designs are affected by what i SUBJECTIVELY perceive the character to be like and what style of clothing i connect to that kind of behavior, be it from real life experience or what just. flows nicely, i don't know how else to say it :') like there's difference between elegant or street wear, of course they can overlap, of course they have no dictating on what each of those means about each person, but good rule of thumb is that we dress to express ourselves on first glance (those that can afford to do so for whichever reason) so if you're daddy's little lawful good you're gonna dress differently than a bold punk. those are pretty basic thought processes, not much unique :'D so sadly i think lot of it just comes from my subjective perception of who these characters are and what i could highlight about them. as for the clothes themselves, i don't even know really, character design- from clothes to size, shape, color to body language- is just something i always loved to do and wanted to do, be it for games, comics, or re-designed existing characters :') i used to watch fashiuon shows, went to art school where most are poor students that are very creative and pretentious, i changed my style multiple times during each chapter in my life, i try to meet variety of people that affect me and inspire me. i usually have multiple ideas for a look per character but don't want to put a pin on it until it just clicks for me. there are few of those clicks i've missed in my MDZS redesigns but were close enough that i posted it anyway, as i was too excited to share them :') still may want to revisit it though! I'm so happy to know they did well though, it's something i've heard the most praise for from all of my art and i really wish i could follow up on it in more ways than just few more art of those looks. there's nothing that bothers me more than boring or not cohesive looks for a cast of otherwise interesting characters, MDZS donghua and CQL costume design were destroying me :') but it was enough to at least inspire me thank you for this task ♥♥

[radlymona]

(Don't post off anon) Your fandom artist reblog reminded me... I admit to being a loser & joining lots of fic exchanges and other fan creation event Discords lately, and I do NOT know how you can brush up against these spaces and not face the glaring reality that kids are picking up trans identities like emo fashion or sparkledog OCs. There are always places to pick your "pronoun role" and they're ALWAYS 50-60+% they/neopronouns. And as for the huge selection of "he"s? Sorry not to stereotype but I highly doubt a cis guy in his 20s is joining hyper fandom events to write slash fanfiction.

(Oh and also they all love to make characters trans and rape fic is progressive praxis. Of course. I feel like reading/writing porn of trans characters is its own fetish, but since they're armed with 'he/they' pronouns, it can masquerade as representation.)

(Ctd):

I completely get what you mean here and I wanted to expand about something related to this widespread gender crisis for teen girls.

While I don't want to oversimplify why there's been such a massive increase in female teens adopting trans identities, I think part of it is that it's essentially a substitute for being a part of subculture. Today's nonbinary xie/xir is yesterday's scene kid, is last week's goth kid.

The way that coming out of trans seems to spread rapidly within friend groups (I personally witnessed a version of the ROTG effect while in high school with former friends), feels like how one person would come out as goth (usually the 'leader' of the group) and then rapidly the rest of the friend group would come out as such so they wouldn't be left out of the group. It goes back to what you were saying about wanting to fit in. This isn't to say that everyone stops being goth after school/uni, but obviously let's be real - most do.

Moreover, the new names trans teenagers adopt often sound like the silly nicknames teens would use with each other in these subcultures like "blood" and "raven". I've lost the post but there was a trans activism insta page with a list of trans teens protesting the ban on puberty blockers in the uk. The list included names like "coven", which again sounds like something a 14 year old would go by in 2007 chat room. The difference is that 14 year olds now believe it's a legitimate name because of the online TRA slop they've been ingesting. It affects interests too, "Gender" was an interest a former friend of mine suddenly had, replacing all her other hobbies like writing and other creative endeavours. And I think this is reinforced by the isolation of the online spaces you've discussed above.

But the difference between becoming trans and becoming goth/scene etc. is that the former involves way more life changes, especially if you've medically transitioned. This of course promotes the sunken cost fallacy, because it's a lot more embarassing to change back to she/her pronouns after forcing your family to call you he/they for four years. A photo with a bad scene hairstyle is something you cringe at in your 20s, and laugh about in your 30s+. It's a lot harder to laugh about the time you thought you were a boy or a special genderless being.

And I have to wonder if this mass gender crisis would be as widespread if teens still had proper irl subcultures, not just online spaces to interact with other strangers who reinforce their delusions rather than naturally growing out of phases. Figuring out your identity and rebelling against social norms as an awkward teenager by adopting a dramatic fashion sense is a perfectly normal thing to go through. A 14 year old girl genuinely believing that she's a boy named Kai who needs to go on puberty blocks and cut off her breasts otherwise she'll kill herself is not.

[nerd-chocolate]

Zoé being secretly a ginger be like:

After Sabrina & Ondine learning that Zoé is a ginger:

Zoé with strawberry blonde hair: …

Ondine: …

Sabrina: … Okay, I’ll just say it. You're a ginger?!

Zoé: Yep, just a bit more subtle than most.

Sabrina: Since then?! Your Chloé’s sister and she hates gingers especially Nath!

Zoé: Okay, first of all I was always a ginger, my mom just dyed more blonde because she a bitch. And secondly, Chloé is my half sister and we don’t have to look alike since not only is my dad a ginger but we already look different enough.

Sabrina: That does make sense but Chloé just been saying *mimicking Chloé’s voice* “My little clone is just so lame and stuff!”

Zoé: … Yeah that does sound like her. Even though I'm just one year older than her, that's just Chloé for you.

Ondine: Yep, it really is. Also, I’m happy that we have another ginger so we have fun adventures as well. Also we could also do a girlband with suits and everything.

Sabrina: That does sound fun.

Zoé: Let’s do it!!

Ondine: *brings them in for a group hug* YAYYY!!

Austin Q, Simon, and Nathaniel reactions:

Simon: I always knew she wasn’t a blonde.

Nathaniel: What? How exactly?

Simon: Easy, she doesn’t act that naive as Adrien does sometimes.

Nathaniel: … I think you just like being right.

Simon: Yeah, I know but still, she acted like a bit ginger not to be one.

Nathaniel: Eh, true.

Austin Q: And besides, as long as we can build an army against the blondes, especially the bourgeois family, then I’m happy about it.

Nathaniel: Yeah, me too.

Simon: Totally.

Yeah, I know the canon already say otherwise but I don’t care about canon at all especially when it comes to Zoé or anyone else for that matter so yeah, Zoé is a ginger (and probably taller than Chloé) in my book. Also this was lowkey inspired by that one akuma park post about the ginger from @imsparky2002 so I’m tagging them. Also since I’m using @artzychic27 ocs so I’m tagging them as well.

Also this what I think Zoé hairstyle would look:

[dragonbored]

Do forgive me for not making anything specific to certain characters , but I have some oc questions for u!

1. What textures do they like the best? Clothing or otherwise

2. What’s the thing they just can’t not feel awe and admiration about? Is it a place? How about a person?

3. How much do they care about their hair? They a 13 different additives every morning, or a ‘shower in the next month or two’ type of person?

4. What kinda freaks em out? Not like full on panic, but just a general sense of uncomfortable-ness. Like the thought of stubbing your toe real bad.

5. If they had a pet, what would they be most likely to name it?

6. Preferred living space aesthetics? Do they like classic Victorian, or a warm cozy cabin?

7. How do they keep their living space? Is it the ‘everything is organized, just in the messiest way possible’, or something a little bit more elaborate?

8. Have they got any stuffed animals or other toys?

That’s it for now but if I come up with any more I will send them to you :} I hope they were useful!!

omg hiii

read more bc i’m determined to answer these questions for all 3 of my main ocs. i would’ve added my eso gals but then this would be TOO long

1. What textures do they like the best?

i have utterly no knowledge of textures, i don’t notice them enough to know what certain things feel like and i have no clue what textures would exist in tes so i made some stuff up

azug: azug is like weirdly into the texture of the berries in a crostata. she likes jazbay grape crostatas the best

megana: megana really likes cashmere — remember, she’s an imperial rich girl, it was the favored winterwear when she grew up in cheydinhal. it’s not as trendy in skyrim but she has a couple shawls she busts out for special occasions

antony: antony just likes anything that isn’t itchy. he grew up a little street urchin and is used to poorly made clothes

2. What’s the thing they just can’t not feel awe and admiration about?

azug: azug admires courage. she’s courageous herself but she’s also very anxious and can’t help but admire others for being brave too

megana: megana will forever be awed by other’s magical skill. she’d be in the middle of a wizard battle mentally ranting about the other mage’s cool epic spells

antony: antony LOVES statues. he doesn’t like people he Does like statues. and nature in general

3. How much do they care about their hair?

azug: she washes it but she keeps it under a hood a lot of the time so like. hood hair

megana: literally not at all her hairstyle is very just “practical” (it’s not it flies in her face all the time but she doesn’t want it shorter and likes not having to style it)

antony: he washes it when there’s blood in it. that’s it

4. What kinda freaks em out?

azug: azug hated every single creature she discovered on solstheim. just solstheim as a whole actually, she doesn’t enjoy it

megana: trolls.

antony: he thinks imps are kind of freaky. they’re strange little flying men. and they have no genitals. enough said

5. If they had a pet, what would they be most likely to name it?

azug: azug’s closest thing to a pet is her horse, hjalte. he’s like her equine bestie. she named him that because the stablemaster told her he had a habit of helping travelers fight off wolves (he’d then disappear back into the wilds. he just likes stomping shit. one time he kept antagonizing erik and lucien. he likes to fuck around)

megana: she does have a pet! it’s thistle. but she was already named. if megana had to pick a name she’d probably go for Magnus or some such. maybe name it after a spell

antony: antony does not have an interest in pets. if he did have one it’d be a dog and he’d either find some obscure hero to name it after or name it something stupid like Claw

6. Preferred living space aesthetics?

going for in-universe aesthetics, not victorian and such

azug: she likes whiterun style. that’s why she still lives in the tundra homestead despite it being tiny for her and her two grown men besties

megana: she always loved the fuck off huge stone walls of the imperial city. she lives in myrwatch now, which has similar big stone but she tries to keep it cozy

antony: he likes chorrol but the house there is way too huge for him, he likes smaller places. just by my memory of the city houses i think bruma would be the best for him

7. How do they keep their living space?

azug: cluttered. stuff gets knocked over every time she goes home. she says her stuff is organized but she forgets how half the time

megana: mostly organized but how organized can a mage really be. her things have proper places but that doesn’t stop her from setting them down randomly

antony: organized. he doesn’t have the patience to be forgetting where he put stuff

8. Have they got any stuffed animals or other toys?

azug: when she was little she had a stuffed mud crab and now she thinks of it every time she sees one (she tries not to kill them)

megana: she doesn’t keep one, but when she finds dolls she sometimes take them to practice spells on (she thinks it’s funny). she also once sewed a shitty little stuffed carrot for thistle, who promptly tried to eat it, and it was confiscated

antony: no because he’s a little bitch

this took me an hour to answer. i hope this is satisfactory ❤️❤️

[in-sempiternam]

I love the look of your sims so much but since I got the sims 3 very recently, I am not sure how I can make my sims look that way. I downloaded cc makeup, skin replacements, hairstyles, clothing, accessories but whenever I look at the sims of other people from tumblr, it seems like they resemble real people sometimes, they are so well made, so fashionable. I do not know how to achieve that in my game and it is one of my favourite parts, making sims that look like the characters from my stories and OCs from other games, myself or my family. Can you give me some advice?

Hi anon!

First of all, thank you so much for the compliment!

It is so much appreciated these days, I don't even have the words to express it properly. 💜💜💜

Now, for advice, I'm not sure how helpful I can be...

CC skins and makeup are definitely a good start, but I think the key is actually also to use a slider expansion, so you can have a wider range for the sliders. I'm using CMAR's core mod with a 3x facial slider range expansion. You can find the mod >>here<<

It has a bunch of nice features that are useful for all sort of things, actually, though I think most of it is included in or can be added to NRAAS' Master Controller, which is an overall very useful tool for Sims 3 and is recommended all around anyway. See >>here<<

If you're not familiar with it yet, it can be a bit confusing to fgure out, which add-on features you need and also go through all the possible settings in game after installation, but it's definitely worth it to take the ime and sort through it.

In addition to a slider range expansion, I also use custom sliders for both face and body, such as AWT's sliders >>here<<, and Jonha's sliders >>here<<, as well as @oneeuromutt's sliders >>here<<

However, with custom sliders, you have to also expand the total amount of sliders the game can read, otherwise you install the sliders and the game won't recognize them.

Depending on which one you use, in CMAR's tuning mod, you can edit the tuning file in s3pe or, -and I think this is probably easier- in NRAAS' Master Controller, you can change that number in the settings in game. Either version, I would suggest to put the slider value to 1000.

Pro's and Con's: NRAAS' settings have to be redone everytime you start a new game in a new neighbourhood, but as far as I'm concerned you can export and import your settings, so you don't have to do it all manually everytime. And with Master Controller you have all in one place and change your settings as needed in game.

With CMAR you edit the CC file directly, so it will always automatically apply, but you need s3pe installed, and a vague idea what your doing when you fumble around in the file.

The rest, I'm afraid, is practice.

Like, seriously, go check my self-roast tag, that shows my progress in making sims over the years >>here<<

We all started somewhere.

Some things that helped me, was to download other people's sims that I liked, just to look at them in CAS and see what they were doing differently than I do. It can help to play around with their features to get them to look closer to your own aesthetics, but without falling into your usual patterns. That just forced me to leave my comfort zone every now and then and actually liking things that I would have otherwise never considered doing. Try smaller eyes, if you tend to do big eyes; try wider noses if you tend to do slim noses; try dropping outer eye corners, if you tend to do almond shape eyes; thinner lips if you tend to do plump lips, etc. and vice versa - just do anything different every now and then, that breaks your patterns.

Also: nosemasks, nosemasks, nosemasks - a refined, more detailed looking nose can make all the difference, seriously.

I like me some @kurasoberina >>here<< or @brntwaffle >>here<< for example, but there are so many good creators out there who have some good ones (a google image search for "sims 3 nosemask" is always a good start)

Another essential in my opinion, is another feature of Master Controller is to unlock multiple layers in each makeup category, because nothing sucks more than having to decide between that cute nosetip blush, that defining cheek shadow and that cool scar, because they so happen to be all in the blush category and the game just nopes you out of your creativity.

Yeah, Master Controller fixes that for you (after you change it in your MC settings) and lets you have all 3. Or more.

Just don't overdo it, because that also has some limits somewhere, like pretty much anything, but still, being able to put on multiple makeup bits per category and playing around with the opacity of each layer can do so much wonder for a more refined look.

A good example is my boy Kara >>looksie<<, who would plain and simple not exist like that without multi layer makeup.

Just from looking at him and without actually checking in game, I can tell you he's wearing at least 7 different things from the blush category, as well as at least 2 eyeshadows, 2 eyeliners and 2 lipsticks.

That's pretty much the basics I can think of right now... 🤔

Soo, I don't know if any of that helps, but I hope it does... 💜

[asher-writes]

For the OC interview questions: 14, 22, 23. Which ever OCs :)

Let's have some Eddie, the boy deserves it!

14.What are your favorite music genres?

Uh...All of them? I don't know. That's not a satisfying answer, I know, I'm sorry! I like different things at different times for different reasons.

22.What’s the easiest way to flirt with you?

Ah, well, being nice to me? It's always a good place to start! I'm very easily swayed, all you need is a little charm and a nice smile.

23. Have you ever had a crush on someone? Do you have a crush now?

Oh uh, I'm sure there's far more interesting things to talk about, don't you think? No?

Well, I've had lots of crushes! I find it very easy to get them, really don't have to put any effort in on it, and the world is full of so many beautiful people. I never have any real reason, it's not about eye colour or hairstyle, there's no common trend. I just get used to a person, and I see all the things about them that I love every day, it sticks.

Do I have a crush on anyone now? Heh, yeah, I guess so, it's a weird one, he does have a nice smile though. When he thinks about smiling, that is, otherwise he just frowns. I never thought I'd find a frown so pretty, but…well, I got used to him being so sour. He's a real sweetheart, really, though, but he's always nicer to me than the others, I don't know why, I thought I'd annoy him more.

[princekoo]

goodnight n go | one | pjm.

pairing. single dad! jimin x female teacher! reader

synopsis. jimin was a single dad of three and one unfortunate mishap caused him to meet you: his best friend’s coworker and daughter’s teacher. will feelings of petty loathing develop into something more?

genre/prompt. fluff, angst

word count. 4.3k

content. jimin is a pole dancer and has 3 kids as well as is 9 years older than oc. even if they’re both well over legal age, if that makes you uncomfortable, please consider not reading. thank you <3

writer’s note. I deleted it originally because I was unhappy with it as I wrote it when I was younger and didn’t have much experience in writing and my approach to it wasn’t as elaborate as the one I managed to develop all these months of practicing. so! here she is! she’s longer and has less parts so you won’t be annoyed with the constant changing haha. an important thing to note is that the oldest son’s name Songyoon was changed to Haneul, the little girl’s name Sooyeon was changed to Eunbyul, and the youngest’s name Sanghoon was changed to Hayun as their names were too similar and made it difficult to remember who was who. There was also many major plot changes as well as small ones, so it’s somewhat completely different to the earlier version. Anyways! Enjoy :)

parts. one / two

    The window curtains glittered under the moonlight’s loving, motherly kiss, this gentle caress closely similar to the unnaturally blond man’s embrace of a little girl–his precious little girl– in his arms. She was quite positively almost a copy of himself, down to his natural jet-black hair and plump, pink lips. The expensive curtains—most notably one of the most expensive things in the vicinity as what his little one wants his little one gets— danced with the wind let in by the open window softly, bringing the loud car horns and yelling of bustling city life with it. They’d been rendered to a simple ambient hum, considering how high up in the building they lived, however. The glitter scattered all throughout its length caused it to look like various constellations spread gracefully, causing his little one to refuse any other option that wasn’t it, unfortunately for his bank account. The neon lights of signs outside their New York City apartment, which would otherwise be annoying, entered only carefully tonight, as if to not disturb the gentle moment between the father and daughter.

“And so, the little princess was elated! The dragon had taken her to his cave filled with shiny little things all around, away from the princess life she hated.”

The raven-haired girl’s little eyes had shined in anticipation; the blonde man often mused it seemed like the night sky was trapped in her gaze since her birth, hence her name. She practically shook from excitement, her little brain unable wrap itself around how the princess pulled it all off so effortlessly! She didn’t know what to do with herself, so she clung to her dad’s silk night shirt as tight as her little fists would let her (which kind of hurt but he wasn’t going to stop her, he loved her too much to repress her). She liked to think of herself as close to that of a big, scary typhoon. He begged to differ with the more accurate description of the whirlpool one makes when circling their fingers in water repeatedly.

“The dragon taught her all she came to know! He taught her to read and write. Taught her to do basic things and they lived happily for just a few months. Then, the guards in the palace found her and came to get her! Do you know what they assumed, my beautiful little star?” Jimin had started looking at her fondly, the term of endearment coming out in their native tongue of Korean, accent prominently and endearingly laced in his English, soothing into every word he spoke. The nickname made her chest fill with warmth and her cheeks puff in reluctant happiness. No matter how many times her dear daddy would say it, it was her very own little term of endearment. Just for her and no one else. She loved it.

“That he was a big scary mean dragon! Right, daddy?!”

Jimin beamed at her intelligence. Then again, he does read her this story whenever she asks—and that’s nearly every weekend. He tickled her and held her tightly in his arms, her soft giggles reaching his ears just as the melodies he would dance to as a young boy would. Although he could still fit her in his arms, she was getting big. Give it two more years and he couldn’t do this anymore with her, hold her without difficulty and discomfort. The thought of such a cruel future made his heart sink a little. He had to stop himself often from thinking about how she would act when she became a teenager, it would be too much for his fragile heart to handle.

Jimin had always chastised her, as he was the only parent she had left. He took care of her and taught her valuable life lessons, sang her to sleep, and learned to make pretty hairstyles “just like a princess”, she’d say. He corrected her when needed as well as took on the role of both mother and father to her younger brother, Hayun (she preferred to call him Sunny after Jimin told her the meaning in English, which always made his heart melt), which was only a month old when their mother decided to pack her bags. Her older brother, although still a junior in high school, helped as much as he could to alleviate the toll that taking on both roles took on Jimin.

He was a great father, as one wouldn’t really expect. He was the right mixture of incredibly compassionate, well-humored, and empathetic with a dash of sternness to go along with it. He wasn’t a tyrant ruler, he listened to all three–well two, Hayun hasn’t even been able to string together a coherent longer-than-3-words sentence, only simple sentences, as a toddler does– and implemented all change that was agreed on by the majority. He always tried to pay equal attention to all of them, although most of it went to her younger brother. She didn’t mind though, she enjoyed playing with her older brother, Haneul. Jimin always packed him lunch, even as he whined that he didn’t have to do that, but he always enjoyed when he did it. She knew, noticing he always left to school with a small smile on his lips after.

Jimin has to assume complete responsibility once their… “mother” … turned up one day and decided she wanted nothing to do with her kids anymore. After taking her routine every night visit to the bar, she found someone older. Wealthier. “Much more fun” and “like you used to be before they showed up” she also gracefully added. Not like it was his fault he’d grown up once his first child was born, unlike her. Always looking for convenient fun, never tied down to anything. Proposing to her would just be in vain since it’s not like she would’ve accepted marriage anyway. Even during high school, when she first had come to him announcing her pregnancy, he knew how little care she held for him. She always thought of him as harmless fun, a man on the side and he couldn’t say the same of himself.  The first child was purely an accident, the other two was him desperately trying to convince himself it could all work out and she could change. After their third, he knew how wrong he was. He held feelings for her at one point, although, with time, it all disappeared. He could only hold feelings of loathing towards her at that point. She thought of the kids as nuances. She got sick of it. Sick of him. Sick of having just one person to kiss. She couldn’t be tied down, but just because he knew that, it didn’t mean it hurt any less. She’d left once Hayun was born, but Eunbyul didn’t know why. She always thought she didn’t love them anymore after seeing her mom with a man that looked uglier than her daddy for sure, but she seemed happy. Her mom said something to her before she’d left, looked at her weird, and screamed at her dad some more, but she couldn’t remember what it was. Often, she’d ponder when her mommy was coming back. Well, not like she could, anyway. They did move across the globe after, from Busan to New York, with no way to contact them. She didn’t mind not having a mommy for now, though, it’s not like she was ever home before anyway. It was always comfortable with daddy.

“Daddy! Please continue the story! Why’d you stop?! Pleeeeeeease…!” She pouted and looked up at him with those puppy eyes children knew to use when they wanted something to make their parents cave in fast in response to his hesitance to continue the story, her fake tiara skewing just a little to the side. One day, he’ll buy her a new one. One with diamonds and various other gems. His features seemed to light up and playfully mirror her own, his nose scrunching up as well. She, of course, as a sensitive, princess-y 4-almost-5-year-old, did not know how to differentiate someone being mean between someone playing, so she smacked him on the shoulder as hard as she could in her blind anger. Jimin yelped at the contact and sobered up, expression turning stern. Had she messed up? Did she do something wrong? Daddy’s face did the same face he always did when he was mad at her for doing something wrong. Eyes sharp. Lips in a straight line. Eyebrows drawn together.

“Eunbyul, you can’t hit anyone ever, you hear me? Especially me...” His voice was stern, but less confident as he trailed off. One look in her eyes and one could easily tell she was on the verge of tears. Why had the atmosphere changed so much? Why did the breeze still? Why was it so hot all of a sudden, but just on her face? Her tears were almost spilling out of her doe eyes, so his expression softened and panic flashed through his face. He had too soft a spot for her.

“...Not without expecting payback!” He announced out as a save and initiated a tickle attack by removing his arms supporting her back and wiggling them on her sides, causing a sea of reluctant giggles and laughter to erupt from her lips, tears of sadness now turned into ones of happiness. A wave of relief passed through her consciousness. He wasn’t mad at her anymore!

After he stopped tickling and her giggles piped down, he took her in his arms again and minimally rocked her back and forth again, attempting to continue the story. She gazed into his eyes. There, were two crescent moons filled with stars picked carefully right from the universe. They held warm nights of him wrapped in a blanket and always holding her in his arms while rocking her back and forth, looking back at her like she was his most valuable treasure. Nights of drinking lukewarm chocolate and sharing it with her while telling her countless stories he remembered or made up, her brother’s occasional snorting making her giggle. Those crescent pools of love staring right back at her with so much fondness, she couldn’t not trust him. He loved what he created with every inch of his being, even if she resembled her mother somewhat. She never felt so safe in any other person’s hold, even in Haneul’s. She felt safe and happy, sure, but not to the extent of her dad’s.

Pouting and closing his eyes as well as lifting his head up high in mocked snub, he opened one of his closed eyes.

“Well, if you’re done being rude, I’d like to finish this story for this week.”

A beat of silence went by as she looked at him with slight shame and tucked her head against his armpit. He sighed, breathily chuckled and shook his head slightly.

“You were right, princess. They did think he was a big, mean, and scary dragon that took the pretty little princess as his own treasure! The princess came back from getting berries just before the guards decided to kill the dragon!”

A gasp. A smile.

“She explained what happened and the guards decided to keep to themselves that they had seen the princess. The dragon and the princess lived what, my little star?”

“Happily ever after, right, daddy?!” She looked at her dad excitedly, completely engrossed in the story despite it being probably the hundredth time he told it to her since her birth.

A pause.

“That’s right, my love. The end…”

Although little Eunbyul understood simple Korean, she could barely speak it. Jimin planned on teaching her a little more down the line. Now, she barely understood some of the words, any longer than two syllables being too dang hard for her little brain to grasp at this late hour, right before her bedtime, but she didn’t care at this time. Not when his soothing voice graced her ears with the background noise only that of the far away beep of cars, the rhythmic rumbling in his chest every time he’s uttered a word soothing her to sleep. As she laid there in his arms, fast asleep, little snores leaving her nose, all that was in his mind was how he could never bear losing her.

He felt absolutely heartbroken and stressed, raising three kids on his own was unbearably hard. He loved them so much he had to look for a job in this new country. A job that paid well but let him work while the kids were asleep so he could care for them while they were awake.

He also made friends with his co-workers and shift manager, so it wasn’t too bad re-adjusting. They barely hired new employees since they had a very high criteria, so he barely had to deal with new hires that made his job harder. His kids are growing up, though. He knew that.  He feared they would leave like their mother did almost two years ago, so he’d decided to enjoy them and raise them as well as he could while it lasted. He was scared they’d decide they were sick of him just like she did. Irrational since his kids shared a strong bond with him and each other, but valid.

Jimin got up, arms still wrapped around her, she was growing and he could no longer able to hold her like how he used to. He moved the covers to make place for her and gently laid her down, taking her plastic tiara off her head. Covering her and laying a gentle kiss on her forehead, tears dangerously threatened to spill. The moonlight hit his face, making his eyes’ shine intensify into thousand galaxies in his beautiful, soft chocolate eyes as he got up to turn off her mermaid lamp.

“Sleep tight my little universe,” he chokingly whispered as tears freely fell from his eyes.

An abrupt sound made way to his ears and he turned around, finding his sixteen-year-old son holding Sunghoon. Jimin vigorously wiped his tears and gave Haneul a weak and quivering smile. The boy moved to put down the toddler he was holding in his crib and turned on the mobile, then mouthed to his father if he was okay, used to him being bubbly and strong for them, though it certainly wasn’t the first time he’d seen him cry. He took the role of confidant, listening to his father whenever he let himself be anything less than closed. He always looked so small, like a little boy. It always scared him. This wasn’t his big and amazing role model of a dad, was it? The one he bragged about to all his friends and anyone who would listen? Would he become like that, too? Out of the three kids, he was the one who remembered his mother the clearest, having been fourteen. He despised her, to put it nicely. He was the one that got to see to the extent that that woman caused their father to feel anguish, he got to know what not being loved by his mother was like.

Nodding, he ushered his oldest son out the room, more unrestrained tears rolled down his tear-stained cheeks. No matter how vigorously he wiped at them, they���d come back anyway, so maybe he should give up on wiping his tears just as he’d given up on trying to make his relationship work. It didn’t help that Haneul was the spitting image of his mother, either. Haneul wanted to press on, to question him and help him, but he decided to leave it. Glancing at both of his younger siblings sleeping, he decided maybe some things were better left unsaid. He slowly made his way to the door and once he reached it, pat his dad in the back and continued to his room. As Jimin tried to control his upcoming violent sobs, he shut the door behind him.

He couldn’t do this alone anymore. It was too much. He needed someone there.

   The cool autumn wind blew against Jimin’s cheek as he shook his hair to clear his fringe from his eyes. He brought his dainty hands into his jacket pockets as he puffed out air. While his breath may not have been visible, it sure as hell felt like it could be.

It was cold as fuck, to put it simply. Having a car would be absolutely beautiful right now, but circumstances really don’t line up with his wishes on the regular. He always kept forgetting to look into which car he would like best and to go purchase it, but the subways facilitated his route home and to work somewhat. His life would improve tenfold once he remembers to buy a car. He was very forgetful since there’s only so much he can keep up with, his brain take up with his three kids and problems. He could do that in the three days he had left, he guesses. Maybe tomorrow if he sets a reminder, even, would he be able to get a car. Before he left, he had saved up money for a living space able to hold all 4 of them and a mode of transportation. He could get rid of his subway card and buy a car or something, anything but dealing with the surplus of rats and drunkards at the time he used it. His credit wasn’t bad either, which could probably lower his purchase a little. His oldest used the same transportation he did, but he just wanted to drive his kids to school in the mornings and drop them off. Even more so, Eunbyul was starting school in just a few days, so he couldn’t afford to just walk her to school as it was half an hour away from their apartment building or even use public transport. It just didn’t feel right to him. All those cute hairstyles he planned on doing on her would be ruined by the time they got there.

Jimin kept pacing along the sidewalk towards the apartment complex where his kids are expected to be sleeping. Expected. It was 1:05 A.M., after all. A father can only hope his children listened well to him. He could probably assume Haneul was studying or something and the other two were knocked out, children being unable to be awake for very long.

He sighed as he scratched his itching nose and gazed around the well-near-empty streets, save the occasional drunk or workers of the same hours as himself.

Work was everything but slow, as always. Obviously, as an exotic dancer, he should’ve expected that. He really thought he’d made it clear to the manager that he had to be home early to put his kids to bed and give Eunbyul her first out of five pep talks before she starts kindergarten for the first time ever in a week, but maybe he didn’t remember. He’ll put his money on that, Seokjin was always preoccupied with everything in the club and the additional two other locations. Being a considerate manager and good owner is hard work, after all. His forgetfulness caused Jimin to be overbooked and end his shift two hours later than he’d requested. At least he was getting paid very well for that, anyway, so he had next to no complaints.

Checking his phone, he saw 5 collective texts from his friends, Yoongi and Taehyung. These were two childhood best friends of his, every summer when he would visit his grandma in Seoul he would hang out with them. They were both neighbors from Daegu and would go to Seoul for the summer for the same reason Jimin did which caused his grandmother to meet them. A chance encounter leading to a life-long friendship. Taehyung, however, moved away to become an art major at NYU and Yoongi had followed behind, falling victim to Taehyung’s prettily warpped descriptions of the city. He was a kindergarten teacher and assumed the same role in the states and Taehyung became a critically acclaimed, wildly successful painter. Taehyung actually had children of his own in his time in New York and his twins were the same age as Eunbyul. He, however, was married to their mother, and happily too. For that, he always felt jealousy, despite not wanting to.

Tapping the notification to see all the texts displayed, he saw Yoongi whining about the fact that the first day of school is way too close for comfort and Taehyung’s smiley face reply to Jimin’s own “i’m going home now, if i don’t text you that i’m home within 20 minutes, use find my friends to go after me”. Nothing out of the ordinary. He lived in a crime-filled part of town. He was saving up to be able to buy either a nice enough house close to the school or an apartment of the same caliber in cash. Mortgages seemed messy to him, in all and he was frankly scared to do it.

Now, Yoongi’s whining is normal, but now it has increased tenfold as the news of him getting an assistant teacher was broken to him. Yoongi felt as though the school was insulting his ability to teach by putting another adult in the classroom (they’d assured that he needed an extra hand in the classroom as there were more kids than before in his class–he called bullshit though), but nonetheless, all Jimin could hope for is that he doesn’t “accidentally” show up to class with vodka in a water bottle again. Not after what happened last time.

Locking his phone and walking faster, his longing for the warmth of what he liked to call his “luxury” apartment shining through and suddenly beginning to be extremely prominent which resulted in a whine of I-have-to-walk-like-five-more-steps-to-get-inside-so-life-isn’t-fair escapes Jimin. He stared ahead, gaze landing on the once-silver gate. It was once beautiful, but since the new owners bought it, they paid no attention to outside view, or so he was told by the old lady next door, Janet. They knew everyone went there for the cheap prices anyway, she’d sigh. He really had to move into a house or something. He already had the money for a nice enough house or better apartment where all 4 of them could live happily though his job. Maybe he could look for a house only a few minutes away from the school. Mental note: look for house around school.

Quickly opening and speed walking to the elevator, he checked his phone once again. More drunk texts from the absolute best friend that he loves so very much in this very moment, Yoongi. He really did take his devastation seriously, as he shared a selfie with him and vodka with a text after saying “my news befrenddf!!!!!!!!”. Jimin let out a huff of amusement and disbelief. The man was almost in his late 30s and he still acted like he could be the age of his students.

The unlocking to the apartment was bittersweet. Suppressed memories always seemed to float into his conscious one by one when coming through the door, when silence and darkness met him. That house of cards-like mirage he’d fabricated all on his own tormented him because how could he be so stupid and naïve to believe two children would fix their doomed relationship. He was never happy, not after she barely showed up at home after giving birth. Not after she’d come home often with the stench of alcohol, cigarettes, and sex on her. She was the one who could never be a parent. The one that selfishly left when offered money and riches. The one who didn’t even think twice about accepting the offer. The one that left him for a richer man despite their various kids. The one he’d had to lie to his daughter about when asked of. The one that never thinks of her own kids and has started a new life with brand new kids and husband. The one that’s too late to fix things. The one he and his teenage son loathe with every fiber of their being.

He really had to move away to a nicer place. Sighing, he dragged his boot cladded feet along the living room towards his room to begin his night routine. His two jobs relied on his face and his body, so taking care of both was extremely important, mental stability somewhat important too. He kicked off his shoes and snaked out of his clothes, took his pj’s, and padded towards the bathroom. The most relaxing parts of the day for him were most simply when he saw his kids in the morning and taking a shower after being in a packed and hot night club, full of dried sweat which gave him a not-so-pleasant stench. Eunbyul just knew her daddy was a dancer; she didn’t need to know the explicit details. At least not until the age of thirteen, or maybe older (he hoped), when her very own older brother found out.

He scrubbed every inch of his body until his skin turned red because god, he could not stand the stench just rolling off him in waves. Now, he was fine. He was happy, scent of the bubblegum body wash Eunbyul insisted on buying filling his senses. He was finally home, and his daughter was turning a new chapter in her life. She was going to learn how to read and he would teach her the same things he’d taught her brother. How he loved that, the feeling of satisfaction reached after your child now knows something they didn’t before. He loves the way her eyes light up when she learns something. He loves it all, and he hopes it’ll last forever.

He remembered he should probably invest in a car and a house closer to the school, a 30-minute walk was no joke. He finally dragged his fatigued fingers to set the reminder.

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[scummy-writes]

Oh, what a fun idea! I'll tag @solomons-poison, @fairy-marshmallow,@kazesuke, @tentari, @harajuku-cookie, @alby-rei, @drewadoodle-dandy, @bluemingrosa, @crystal13unny annnnnnd anyone else who would like to do it!

It's fun reading your answers, mo, haha! I'll put mine under a cut too.

What was your first impression of the game? Is this the first Cybird game you've ever played? I think I remember talking to Honey about the game, when we saw previews Cybird was dropping before it came out. We talked about how Dazai looked like an emo/au version of Shingen, and talked about how we'd play it. And no! Ikerev was my first one, surprisingly. I didn't play it much, I wasn't too interested in the plot.

Who was the character you liked most in the beginning, and is he still your fave? Leo was the first fave, even when I was wanting to punch him multiple times while reading his route. Now, he's lower on the list. I still like him, but he's not top 5....

How you picked your first route, and whose route was it? Was your favorite suitor available when you first started playing? Leo, because I really like the IRL Leonardo... When I was younger I had a lot of Da Vinci books and even got a plush toy of him. He inspired me to draw and paint!

An unavailable route you're looking forward to: Charles!

A character you thought would be different than how he is: Vlad... I had heard rumors about a terrible 're-education' scene he has a hand in, and after gearing myself up towards that, and the awful things he was doing in other's routes, I was expecting.......a lot more unhingedness...and instead he's just....???????? I like him, just way different than I thought.

Is there a suitor who you used to dislike, but eventually changed your opinion about? Arthur. I like him now though.

Do you remember your first story event? Uhhhuhuhuhhhh I don't remember the very first event, maybe the dancing with danger one? I think thats the first one they did? I played the game day 1 so!

Have you ever spent money on the game? Have you tried the free diamonds offers? *burns my billing statements from the past few years* Tapjoys are nice. During my first call center job, it was so easy racking up dia from tapjoys. But now it's more difficult. I still do them, but not as often.

Do you have a favorite avatar item? Is it a plushie or maybe a unique hairstyle? The one I use the most is the long gray ponytail from Jean's avatar check. It matches my Oc's hair to a T! Otherwise, I love the Isaac baby plush. Before the 'ikevampsexy' thing on twitter, I had it holding a martini glass...

Have you ever bought merch of your favorite ikevamp character? I have.............too much.....................................

Have you ever mistakingly spent your stamina not in the story event? 🥹

What's the luckiest you've ever been when it comes to the gacha? What about your most unlucky memory? hilariously, I have been more lucky in the (now discontinued) KR version of ikevamp. I got so many special cards and I was so happy..... For eng, eng wants me to suffer. I barely get any of the isaac cards I want! I think the luckiest I got was his snowfall one....there's so many I don't have....

The slowliest you've ever completed a route vs the quickest: probably Sebastan. I don't think I've fully read it, but I did complete it by spamming tickets during a collection event...

Do you use your 5 free chapter tickets daily? Not anymore, but I need to...

A moment in a route that made you cry and a moment in a route that made you laugh: I don't think any of them have made me cry. They've made me feel bad for a lot of the characters, but no crying yet. I always laugh when thinking of the residents pretending a fire was happening to get mc out of her room....they are so, so, stoopid....

Who is your favorite pureblood vampire? Comte!

Do you have a favorite CG? What about a favorite card? I love Isaac's ending cg where him and mc are at the university. That whole ending is the cutest... Favorite card? The illusive Isaac halloween card....him saying 'rawr'....pls......i need it....sob

Any famous historical figures you wished were in ikevamp? Hm.... Not off the top of my head. Would it be cool to have like...Poe in there? Monet? Others? Sure! But I don't know if I'd actually want them in there...

What card is currently on your home screen in the game? Isaac's wedding card from the recent wedding event!!!!!!!!!!!! He looks like a whore!!!!!!!!

What do you think about the suitors' pets? Which one is your favorite? They're all so cute 🥹 I like them all except for the birds Thank you for the fun game, mo!

𝟒 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐈𝐤𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐠 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞!

Ikevamp EN launched on the 1st of July 2019 - maybe you were there since day one, or maybe you've only started playing recently: here's a little game to celebrate! You simply answer the questions and (optionally) tag the people whose answers you'd love to see next! Happy 4th anniversary to all ikevamp players! 🎉🎉🎉

*~if you feel like sharing, you can find the days in the mansion counter in your profile in the game and add it to your questions ~* Also, while reading other people's answers, mind that there might be spoilers!

What was your first impression of the game? Is this the first Cybird game you've ever played?

Who was the character you liked most in the beginning, and is he still your fave?

How you picked your first route, and whose route was it? Was your favorite suitor available when you first started playing?

An unavailable route you're looking forward to:

A character you thought would be different than how he is:

Is there a suitor who you used to dislike, but eventually changed your opinion about?

Do you remember your first story event?

Have you ever spent money on the game? Have you tried the free diamonds offers?

Do you have a favorite avatar item? Is it a plushie or maybe a unique hairstyle?

Have you ever bought merch of your favorite ikevamp character?

Have you ever mistakingly spent your stamina not in the story event?

What's the luckiest you've ever been when it comes to the gacha? What about your most unlucky memory?

The slowliest you've ever completed a route vs the quickest:

Do you use your 5 free chapter tickets daily?

A moment in a route that made you cry and a moment in a route that made you laugh:

Who is your favorite pureblood vampire?

Do you have a favorite CG? What about a favorite card?

Any famous historical figures you wished were in ikevamp?

What card is currently on your home screen in the game?

What do you think about the suitors' pets? Which one is your favorite?

Have fun answering! 💕

[notasdriedapricots]

🦵💇‍♀️👀 for Liz and Lucas please x Trying not to spam so sending these with gaps between them.

Iris!! Don't worry about spamming, I love your asks! And also look, I might take way too long to answer them (I haven't forgotten about the prompts, I just need inspiration 😭)

As always, thank you so much! 💗💗

🦵 for Liz:

- Are your OC’s arms and legs strong, weak, or average? Why?: Nah, Liz's strength is pretty average, although leaning on the stronger side. She does pilates and sometimes some yoga, and goes for runs regularly. She used to carry her cello with everything inside the case uphill everyday growing up, so she's used to having some strength in her arms and keeps exercising because of that. Also as far as I know the cello does tire your arms a lot so... As for legs, she does go running, as I said, and does like walking places instead of driving (even though she likes driving) when she can, and also does things like taking the stairs when she comes home and is not carrying anything heavy/is not too tired. Also she cares about what spending so much time sitting could do to her a- moving on.

- Do they have any common mannerisms that involve their limbs, such as tapping their foot or fiddling with their fingers?: She spins her rings around her fingers when she's nervous, does that count? She does have a million when she's playing, tho! Not with her arms because they're kinda busy, but she can't keep her feet still. She shuffles them back and forth, raises her heels, shifts her weight from one to the other (for reference, look up Luka Sulic from 2cellos. That's exactly the brand of "possessed" I picture Liz as).

🦵 for Lucas:

- Are your OC’s arms and legs strong, weak, or average? Why?: Well, we all know the answer to this, don't we? Yes, Lucas is pretty strong, and not only that, I feel like if he ever lost his strength (lets say if he got injured and couldn't exercise, or broke something) he would be very uncomfortable. His physical self is pretty important to him.

- Do they have any common mannerisms that involve their limbs, such as tapping their foot or fiddling with their fingers?: Whereas Liz becomes very still when she's nervous, Lucas can't stop moving. He'll crack his knuckles, bounce his knee, tap his heel...

💇‍♀️ for Liz:

- What is your OC’s hairstyle?: She has naturally wavy hair, a pretty consistent 2b, with some 2c parts here and there. Typically she doesn't do much to it; what she does or doesn't do to it depends on the weather, her clothing, and what she'll be doing. All her hair ties have bows (bigger, smaller, plain, patterned).

- How do they maintain their hair?: Just tries to avoid damaging it. Heat protection, not so hot water, lets it airdry when she has the time, sulfate and silicone free products, light styling products.

- Do they wash it and/or cut it regularly?: Washes it every other day, and gets it cut once every two months-ish.

- Have they ever dyed their hair?: Yes! She had silver hair at 17. Nothing after that, tho.

💇‍♀️ for Lucas:

- What is your OC’s hairstyle?: Very particular 🙄 We know it, and I'm bad at describing things lol.

- How do they maintain their hair?: Again, I'm the odd one that doesn't think Lucas has a million products but rather ridiculously good ones. He has an expensive shampoo, and expensive conditioner, and an expensive pomade or wax that does all the work on its own, or maybe a lightweight not-tacky-looking gel (maybe a woman's one, that has decent hold but looks like you have no product on your hair). He uses gel in the villa because it's easy to reapply after the pool and as protection from the chlorine.

- Do they wash it and/or cut it regularly?: Washes it every day. Gets it retouched every month.

- Have they ever dyed their hair?: I really don't see Lucas with anything other than black hair. I don't see him as that kind of rebellious teen, he would have been a bit more subtle lol.

👀 for Liz:

- What is the first physical feature people notice when they see your OC? Why?: It depends. If she's looking at them, she will likely be smiling, and her smile is hard to miss (I've described it a bit here). Otherwise, if she's looking serious or not paying attention, her eyes are hard to miss. You want me to be more crass? She has a great ass.

👀 for Lucas:

- What is the first physical feature people notice when they see your OC? Why?: I feel like Lucas has a charming smile. In a different way than Liz's, but he instantly flashes it at people. Also arms if they're visible, and his broad frame could be eye catching too, I think.

👄, 👁, and 🖐 for Liz and Lucas here

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