#otherwise though - people have been putting nice comments :3

[brazen-art]

Hey bud, I think you got a lil somethin on your leg…

[kissesazula]

BACK TO THE OLD HOUSE

— g.satoru

| sum: satorus never liked being home. he hates the word home and everything to do with it. so what are the chances that he meets a soft, warm girl who feels like the home he’s dreamt of having.

an: hi guys! this is my first ever post! wooooo!!! any tips and recommendations on how to look more aesthetically pleasing and writing would help great! i think this is what people call a one shot?? idk :( enjoy<3

finding himself at the dawn of the day, sweeping tides brushing against his ears as he walked barefoot in the chilly water of the ocean, finding himself bored as he had escaped the estate.

they weren’t living his life, as a teenage he should be careless and free, right? wrong. his elders thought otherwise and forced him to train to be the next heir to the family name, having a huge name in japan and a reputation to behold. it didn’t help how he was an only child with no cousins so they couldn’t take the position of heir because they were nonexistent. oh how he prayed to anyone everyday that he wishes that he could escape this heinous family, wondering what horrible thing he did in his past life to get set up with a family this bad.

strolling down the beach in only a white tee and shorts, airpods plugged into his ears and blasting ‘heaven knows im miserable now’ by the smiths. sand getting in between his toes while the water tried cleaning it away, his pearly white hair drooping down his forehead as he looked down.

i would rather not go

he simply mumbled along with the song, looking up and seeing the sunrise, seeing how long he’s been out for, wondering if his ���family’ were already out looking for him.

back to the old house

“augh!” he slightly jumped as his chest had bumped into someone’s head, feeling the cold contact of their hair brushing against his thin t-shirt. groaning in slight pain but more of annoyance as he looked down. “hey look where you’re-“ and meeting the set of 2 wide eyes starring back at him, scared.

“ oh my gosh— im so sorry!” the person underneath him panicked, immediately taking some steps back and bowing in front of him. a girl, young and frail, big deer eyes and plump lips, slight freckles, long hair with and oversized jacket, t-shirt and pj pants. “o-oh it’s fine! it was my fault anyways..”

he slowly turned shy as she raised herself from bowing before him. noticing the glasses on his face even though it was sunrise and the sun was barely out. “sunglasses? this early?” she questioned confused and innocently, tilting her head as he looked in between his eyes.

“fashion statement.” he cracked a joke, expecting a slight chuckle out of her, but instead he got a high pitched giggle, that eventually turned into a laughter burst. putting her hand on her stomach as she bent her back over in laughter. satoru was confused, was the joke that funny? no he was just a funny guy. “oh you’re so funny!” the girl slowed her laughter down, wiping the small tears that ran down her face.

“im (name)! nice to meet you!” she smiled softly as she extended a hand out for a shake. satoru chuckling at her bubbly personality as he took her hand and bent down, bringing her hand to his pink cold lips as he planted soft kisses on her hand. “satoru. glad to meet you.” now satoru was certain that she would start blushing into a total mess, but instead she giggled at him and questioned his gesture. "youre so old!" she laughed as she put her hand back to her side.

satoru looked at her in disbelief, like he was actually insulted. “what?! im only 17!” he pouted, lips turning into a frown as he crossed his arms and looked to the side, seeing that the sun was almost fully up. hearing her coo from right beside him. “17?! no way! you look at least 22! im 17 too” she said surprised as she covered her mouth with her hands. satorus neck quickly turning to her at her comment, with a stunned expression, did she just call him old?

there’s too many memories

he looks offended by her comment, scoffing as he rolls his eyes playfully under his sunglasses. “thanks sweet heart but im not. got a mouth on ya.” chuckling, her pupil only grow larger with every word that comes out of his mouth, mesmerized by his face, laughter, personality, smile— just everything in general had her on a tight rope.

“well, what are you doing out so early?” he ponders, even though it’s none of his business nor that he should care, but he does, he does care because there’s something about her that’s just so… warm.

“shouldn’t i be asking you that as well?” she giggles, bringing her hand to cover her smile. “im joking, i just needed time away from my boyfriend….. a lot of time. being a real-“ stopping her sentence midway as she looks around her, scouting her surroundings. “asshole..” she mumbles the last part out, afraid that her boyfriend would be nearby looking for her. satoru can’t help but laugh. painfully laughing and happily laughing, she has a boyfriend and she was funny.

“needed my personal time.” he looks to the ocean, seeing the full risen sun as she panics in place. “o-oh! im so sorry for disturbing you then! i-ill get going..!” she quickly spits out, words confusing satoru, she wasn’t being a bother? he knew he couldn’t stop her, her boyfriend was probably looking for her by now, but he wanted her so bad, to be friends with.

“wait! could i get your number? n-no not like that! to be friends.” embarrassed by the thought, he clarifies himself before anything else could be said. she smiles briefly before pulling her phone out and handing it to satoru, who gladly puts email, phone number, birthday, and a contact photo and name. handing back the phone to her, watching her lips curl into a cute

and you never knew

“well, I’ll see you soon, satoru.” she says her goodbyes before quickly running off back to the parking lot, watching her hop onto her pink bike and ride away. he smiled as she turned her head around and waved back to satoru, waving back to her.

there was something so alluring about her, she was so… interesting. maybe it was the way she smelled, her voice? personality? face? he doesn’t know. wether it was one of those, he wanted to grow closer to her and build a bond. maybe even be her boyfriend— no that was a stretch, she already had one, but he seemed like a total dick with the tiny bit of information she told. loving how it didn’t bother her to keep smiling through, he craved that as a person. yes, he could smile too, but it wouldn’t be a genuine smile like hers, no hers was real, it felt real. she felt like something he’s craved for a long time, home.

how much i really liked you.

[ryuichirou]

are any of the twst girlies embarassed of their tits? wether it's because they're too small or too big or too generally existing?

Continuing with our boob special weekend lol Let’s talk about them some more. Thank you once again for the most important prompts in the world, Anon!

For those who missed it, yesterday we talked about twst girlies’ attitude towards their partner’s boobs. And also, a while ago we had a post in which I talked about boob hcs in general… In the latter one I briefly talked about the girlies’ relationships with their own boobs, so this time I’ll try not to write too much (a task that is Ryu going to fail in 3, 2…)

Riddle – when she isn’t focusing on it, she isn’t insecure about it, but when people (mostly Ace or Floyd) tease her about it, she gets very defensive and says that her breasts are not done growing yet. I guess she does have a complex … she fits into the trope of flat girl being jealous of bigger girls too nicely. Maybe it’s because the Queen of Hearts was quite a busty woman herself.

Ace – she isn’t embarrassed at all, she actually considers herself lucky because her boobs aren’t really big and don’t bother her at all, but she also isn’t really flat. The existence of boobs doesn’t bother her either. Of course, that doesn’t mean that she won’t compare her size to Deuce’s all the time.

Deuce – for the most part she forgets about them and isn’t super bothered, even though wearing a bra feels like a chore for her sometimes, since she used to not wear it for a long time. Her breasts also get pretty tender during a certain time of the month, and it makes running more difficult, but that’s about the only complain that she has.

Trey – she isn’t really insecure; her breasts began to rapidly grow when she was pretty young, so she is used to being a big girl. They do get in the way sometimes though, especially in the kitchen (which is annoying) or in the lab (which is dangerous), so if asked, Trey would say that she would actually like to have smaller boobs. She also gets a big embarrassed when others comment on it.

Cater – she is pretty comfy! Sometimes she makes jokes about wanting to be bigger, being jealous of Trey and stuff like that, but she really feels pretty okay with her boobs being medium-sized (closer to smaller ones).

Leona – not really insecure, but kind of inconvenienced. She doesn’t like wearing bras, and she is pretty big+her nipples are dark, so it’s pretty obvious that she doesn’t. It’s not like she cares about what other think of her, of course… one thing that she hates it when she falls asleep in a bad position and squishes her boob. Ouch.

Ruggie – oh she’s very okay with where she’s at, she’s happy that she never really had to buy herself a bra, and that her boobs are so small she pretty much forgets she has them. There’s never been a moment in Ruggie’s life when she was upset about having small tits.

Jack – she is both one of the biggest and the most physically active girls of the cast, so she would love to have smaller breasts. It’s pretty okay when she’s skiing or snowboarding because the layers of clothes compress her boobs very neatly, but when she’s running, she is having a very hard time. She has to get special types of sports bra, otherwise she wouldn’t really be able to run… In her ideal world, she is a B, in reality though, she is at least a D and growing.

Azul – there are moments when she is annoyed with her boobs, and she complains about them being big on a very rare occasion, but in general she enjoys being between C and D (she should be more of a C but I keep drawing her significantly bigger lol). She thinks that her boobs are one of her many assets and she is proud of this asset. A girl with a face this cute and boobs this nice can’t be not-trustworthy, right? She also puts them on a table when she works a lot, but that’s just a habit.

Jade – having big boobs isn’t something unusual for a mermaid, but having them underwater and on land makes a lot of difference because gravity and all. Plus, she and her sister are pretty big even by mermaids’ standards… so she is inconvenienced sometimes, but not too much. For the most part she doesn’t care. Her boobs do bother her when she is hiking though, she can't help but feel it would be much easier to walk, climb and even wear her backpack if she had boobs that are somewhat smaller than her enormous ones.

Floyd – she is way more inconvenienced than Jade, and the only one in the Octa-trio who actually complains about her boobs enough to ask for Azul to make a potion to make them smaller. But then she changes her mind and decides against it. She is very active, and she hates bras, so her boobs either bounce around too strongly or jump out of her shirt, and both are kind of bad. For the most part because everyone is acting so weird about it… it’s their problem though, not Floyd’s.

Kalim – happy girl, not a care in the world. She is also on a bigger side (similar to Azul), and it never really concerned her in any way. Of course it bounces a lot when she dances, but it’s like she isn’t even aware of that or really doesn’t care. She is pretty comfortable in her own skin!

Jamil – she is also perfectly fine, actually. When she was younger, she was kind of annoyed with Kalim’s boobs suddenly growing bigger when hers were much smaller, but she doesn’t care anymore; having smaller ones is more convenient anyways.

Vil – pretty comfortable, doesn’t really have any insecurities about it: she finds her small breasts aesthetically pleasing, plus it really works with her overall androgynous aesthetics. There are some clothes and looks she’d like to wear that are better for big-chested girls though, but it’s okay, even if it doesn’t look good on her, she knows someone who would look good wearing it.

Rook – she used to be very disconnected with her big boobs when she was younger because it actually caused a lot of discomfort to her during her hunts; she used to tie them up with bandages or pieces of cloth; she remembers being jealous of her brothers because they could run around the jungle topless and she couldn’t. But that was before; she is very comfortable with herself now and actually has a lot of appreciation of her breasts: Vil helped her to pick up proper underwear and support for them, and helped her a lot in general.

Epel – she hates her boobs, even though they aren’t even that big, but that’s already too big for her. Plus, they’re kind of round and perky, and she always feels like everyone’s looking at them (they’re not, no one’s looking). She is jealous of Ruggie…

Idia – for the most part she is very pleased with being one of the flattest girls in cast. There are so many headaches related to boobs, and she feels like she is excused from that annoying conversation entirely. She finds some comfort in deciding pretty early on in her life that she would never be busty and sexy and desirable (as if any of that has anything to do with having big boobs). Sometimes she thinks about what it would be like to have bigger boobs, but stops herself from thinking about it.

Ortho – ironically I think AI!Ortho would care about it more than real!Ortho. Real!Ortho is a little bit bigger than Idia, but she is pretty tomboyish and doesn’t really care about boobs at all (only other people’s boobs…). AI!Ortho, however, feels like this isn’t fair sometimes, and acts like a capricious child that wants something she isn’t really supposed to have. But overall, she just wants to be cute, so…

Lilia – the proudest flat girl in the world. Even more proud and even more flat than Idia lol Yeah there was never a moment in her life when she doubted herself because of that, even when she was mistaken for a boy. She has unshakable confidence and love for herself.

Silver – there are times when her boobs are in the way, but as long as she wears a proper bra or ties them up, it’s not an issue. She used to be a little concerned when she noticed that her boobs are growing (because Sebek’s didn’t start growing yet, and Lilia is completely flat), but that moment of panic was pretty short. She isn’t super big, but a bit bigger than Ace and Deuce, and she is pretty okay in her own skin.

Sebek – she is somewhat inconvenienced, and she also ties everything up when she’s training, but she also learned to live with her big boobs. She never felt like getting rid of them or never wanted to have them smaller; she is actually kind of proud of herself even though it is a pain in the ass to do everything that she does to keep them both healthy and not in the way of her activities. Horse-riding is especially difficult to her though, the bounce is too much sometimes.

Malleus – even though she is inconvenienced with how big and heavy they are, and with how much extra attention she needs sometimes because of them, she is pleased with her boobs in the same ways he is pleased with her horns, wings and tail – all of it is an indication of her being a Draconia. But also, when she gets tired of her big ones, she could just temporarily make them into smaller ones with magic! Just like she does with her tail and wings.

[alpinelogy]

📔 <- couldn't find the right emoji but I would very much like to hear about what's cooking in ye olde writer's brain!

Put "📓" or some other version of a book emoji into my inbox and I'll explain the plot of a fanfiction that I haven't written but daydream about. (I am slowly getting through these adfsg <3, just last minute Christmas shopping and writing out each takes a decent amount of time)

Hello and let me introduce you to an entire AU, for which the latest instalment that I opened a doc for started cause of a livery so I think it fits with you being the unofficial home of livery watch.

Anyway, the premise is a rather simple magic AU, very close to how our real world functions except small magic can occur here and there. People can cast mostly harmless spells, curses are abound, but otherwise the magic has very little impact on day to day life. Tho mildly important that some people have more affinity for magic than others, with kids especially being sensitive to magic more and becoming less sensitive as they grow up.

Got two fics set in this universe that keep rotating in my head, both under the cut adsfghj. Ships are Galex and Pierresteban for those who wanna know if they wanna invest in reading my rambling, once again I have never been brief about anything

The first time this came to me was way back in Jeddah weekend where every single Williams driver, junior or actually Alex and Logan, had the most ass weekend imaginable. The premise was that Lia asked an offhand question if Jeddah is the worst track on her calendar when they were recording for Team Torque, Alex said yes, but because she is young and does not have the proper control over her magic, she accidentally placed a curse on the team. And because Alex is the one who responded to that comment, the curse decided to curse the entire team, from the most junior (Lia) to the most senior (Alex).

Enter a series of hijinks where Alex is very aware that something is wrong, but too bad at magic to actually figure it out, Logan and the juniors are in misery, and the entire weekend is shit. Oh and George is just vibing in Mercedes. He is actually the guy who figures out that there is a curse on Williams, he is not part of Williams anymore so the curse missed him, but he is still close enough to the Williams team to immediately figure out somethings up and he is less dense at magic than Alex is and puts two and two together rather quickly.

They never actually manage to undo the curse until after the weekend, though it disappears after the race. Only then Alex actually realizes what happened even though he has been racking his brain about it since George caught onto the curse on Thursday or Friday.

This would've been a rather silly series of unfortunate events at heart, with a little bit of light hearted Alex torture. Nothing too serious just a deep sigh why are we here just to suffer sort of torture. A comedy of errors, this is the only tangible bit that I have written. one day I might return to this, tho idk since this feels like a fic that should be written and posted closer to the race than almost a year later yk? Asdfgh

This would be roughly the tone of the entire fic. Just silly hijinks all around :3c

The second fic set in the same universe, or at least one with the same vague magic going on would be a Pierresteban vaguely Brazil exorcism but actually much more than that!! Sparked by the all pink livery Alpine ran for the last few races.

The premise is that Australia 2023 when they totalled the pink cars something got messed up and cursed. Magic is finnicky like that. Initially, it was not too bad, Baku 2023 happened but then Esteban podiumed in Monaco so maybe its fine and Baku was just bad luck and stupidity.

Then Pierre gets his Spa sprint P3, nice, good work, but during summer break Charles starts ringing the alarm bells that something is fishy. But then even tho Charles has kept his touch on magic since he was a little kid unlike most people, Charles has been a bit of a doomposter about Alpine since the very beginning and the only reason he likes them is cause its better than AlphaTauri.

Anyway after summer break '23 is when it starts crumbling. Pierre gets his Zandvoort P3, but also they're running an interim TP yeah okay maybe something is off. Not like he will reconvene with Esteban though about it, nu uh. The rest of the season is as usual and it goes downhill from there, Pierre has to admit that Charles was right okay fine yeah he had a point.

Over the winter break Alpine reconvenes and they all conclude that the car is cursed. Their camo pink teasing and then the ass livery? An attempt to lift the curse. The two different but very similar liveries? A second backup attempt. Hiring Flavio? Sure as hell an attempt to break the curse oh no nevermind backpedal guys backpedal Flavio was a bad idea. Bringing in Oakes as a TP? You guessed it, also an attempt at fixing it. So are all their special liveries and suits and everything else they did over the '24 season.

The crux of the issue is that no one realizes that the curse is as old as Australia '23, most pinpoint it to somewhere around summer '23 cause thats when it was really starting to become tangible. But no one including Pierre and Esteban actually realize it that what created the curse was the totalling the two pink cars.

Anyway Brazil lifts the curse, at least seemingly temporarily, and somewhere along the lines someone realizes that the only correct way to fully banish the curse for good is to run a pink car for the rest of the season. Totalled the pink cars at the end of race 3 of the '23 season and DNFed, double podiumed the fourth to last race of the '24 season and ran the rest of the season with pink cars. Parallels yk.

Also somewhere along the lines Pierre and Esteban slowly start fixing their friendship. My personal interpretation of the beef if that Pierre perpetuates it, probably started it, thinks about it more, so that it also has to be him to make the first step to fixing it, thats why he is always the POV character in my Pierresteban lmao. So yeah, vague mostly pre-relationship Pierresteban that over the course of the fic slowly fix their relationship cause of the curse they accidentally created and placed on the car together.

I would actually like to write this one and hopefully I will because to me this is also my attempt at yet another Pierresteban exorcism. I just need to figure them out and then the floodgates will open trust.

Oh and, post credits scene is Alpine fucking it up again because they fired Esteban before Abu Dhabi. Oh you stupid ass team why do I support you...

So thats my little magic AU I rotate in my head in my spare time. Curses and shenanigans abound, mostly silly comedy of errors and bad teammate relationships, everyone gets a little curse if you're not careful enough. Except Charles. Charles has somehow managed to do the opposite. Lucky guy.

Also George can in this AU absolutely manifest the most randomass shit. Every time the dash jokes about his manifestation powers such as Austria '24 or Baku '24? Or even the whole teammates with his hero bit? Good old manifestation powers in this AU. Like I said, very silly but so much fun to me

[ppnuggie]

　　　　　　TRAILCUTTER x female reader

　　　　『　trailcutter ,, female reader 』

　　-> pt . 1 / teebs w/ a reader that works for cybertronian/human relations

　　— fluff ,, sfw ,, comfort ,, reassurance <3

　　— just a little series of mine ill work on :3 feel free to request any of them <33 ive got a few short series in mind ,, one w/ drift in a fast n furious sorta au w/ undercover cop reader ,, one w/ tracks n a cop reader ,, theres another short series im doing w/ the minibots (including rung + minimus) w/ the reader on the lost light :D

— feel free to reblog or give any comments / feedback ! <3 i enjoy reading them and seeing my work spread !

        fixing the bowtie to your suit ,, you heard trailcutter sigh in the background . fixing any stray strands of hair left out ,, you turned around to your lover . " you doing okay ?" you asked with a head tilt ,, eyes staring into his own visor as he flashes a small smile . "alls good ,," he brushed it off . though you kept your stare fixated on him ,, frowning . " nervous ,, maybe ,," he casted his helm to the side . he couldnt keep his troubles hidden ,, you knew him too well for that .

        " it'll be alright teebs ,," you reassure the bot ,, walking over and placing your hand against his leg . he would have to mass displace for the interview . as the liason for earth ,, people on the planet were curious about your new relationship with one of the crew members . the government didnt say much ,, but you knew they didn't approve of it . though people on earth were thrilled ,, an interspecies relationship ! the first of it ,, with humans that is .

        and so one of the few famous reporters were interested in doing an interview with you both . saying they want to know about life in space ,, how it was aboard the lost light ,, and what its like to be with a cybertronian . trailcutter ,, lord bless his spark ,, he was all for it ,, but now that he started to think it through ,, he was nervous about their reactions .

        it wouldnt be his first ,, or last ,, time around humans . hes been to earth ,, met the residents and seen the sightings ,, but now that he was in a relationship with a human ,, and about to be interviewed ,, he couldnt help but worry about what might happen . what if says something wrong ? or does something to make people think otherwise of interspecies relationships ? especially his with you ? his spark hummed loudly ,, visor dimming as he worried more and more . " hey ,, look at me ." your voice broke his worried thoughts .

he crouched down to your height ,, or as best as he could . " you'll do fine ,, i know it ." your hands wrapped around his digit ,, a smile settled upon your lips as you eased his nerves . " if they go overboard or say something that makes you uncomfortable ,, just tell me and we can leave immediately . i promise trailcutter ,, i wont put you in a situation you dont want to be in ." you reassured the bot ,, hands petting his digit . " if you dont want to do this we can call it off ,, and ill message the interviewer . they'll understand ,, im sure ." primus bless you ,, trailcutter really felt like he didnt deserve you . he wouldnt say that out loud though ,, knowing you'd get upset and tell him he shouldnt think that way . but he knows ,, he knows deep down that you mean the world to him ,, that he doesnt really deserve someone as nice and understanding as you . he's lucky to be with you ,, still awestruck at the fact you chose him over any other bot .

you could've chosen rodimus ,, with his bright and flashy paintjob and outgoing personality . you couldve chosen ratchet ,, who could help you with anything and was quite a handsome mech in a way . there was also skids ,, who was more the nice to you and made you laugh often . or even the minibots aboard the ship ; swerve — who knew more about earth than trailcutter did — would be a good match for you . even that little guy tailgate hes seen around . they were better suited for your height ,, and wouldnt have to worry so much about accidentally squishing you underfoot like he does everyday . hell ,, you even could've chosen cyclonus . he had shanix ,, and knew a lot more than he did about anything in the universe .

but you didnt . you chose him ,, a mech with a drinking problem and many insecurities . a mech known as a little horsey to be used for his force fields only . though it was due to those very force fields that had attracted you to strike a conversation with him . giving him more compliments he'd ever receive in his whole life . that little conversation would lead into a friendship ,, and those little moments between you two would blossom into your relationship . you had taken the mech a long way ,, his insecurities started to become something he was starting to feel confident in . while he still drank ,, he didnt do it as often or enough to get overloaded like he usually did .

" thank you ,," was all he could muster . servos wrapped themselves gently around your body ,, lifting you up to his facial plates so he could plant a kiss to your head . " i'm good ,, i'm ready ." he said ,, derma curling into a smile . " you look good with that suit on ,," he commented ,, digit moving up to play with your little bowtie . you raised a brow at that ,, " is that so ?" your lips formed a smirk . " should i wear this more then ?" trailcutter nodded ,, letting out a chuckle . " please ,," he pleaded gently .

[fangirlstorycreator]

Hi!!! I do like you're stories about new characters. Like daryl. I liked that one. But I do really miss a good old terry story. Is there any chance you could do a story about old terry where your engaged? But he meets your mum who's an almond mum. If you know what that is? I'd love to read about how he would be around the mum and if he would do anything to give a little payback? Thanks in advance XxX

Of course I can do that for you anon, I do miss getting requests for Thomas's characters 🤗 I hope you enjoy 💚

Contains: rude and overbearing mother, spiteful comments about body image

P.S. Anyone reading this, no matter what size you are, your all beautiful. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise 🤗

It had been 3 months since Terry has proposed to you, it was the most romantic moment. He used his private jet to fly you to Paris at sunset, walked you to the Ifle Tower and had an enormous heart shape on the ground made of candles and rose bouquets.

He even got down on one knee! It was perfect. And what was even more wonderful, when you said yes (OBVIOUSLY! It's Terry!) He pulled you in for a kiss as fireworks were set off in the sky above you both, it was better than perfect. So, in these past 3 months, you had been so lovely dovey together, and wrapped up in eachother that you had forgotten to let certain family members know about the news. To be fair, there was only one blood relative you needed to tell......and you weren't looking forward to it. You were sat on the floor against the sofa one evening, with Terry sat on the sofa right behind you, rubbing your shoulders as you flicked through pictures in a wedding cake collection magazine. "Oooh! That one looks nice" "I think so too Te-oh wait babe, this one is made with walnuts" "Yuck! Ok scratch that one" He chuckled. "Is there any flavour hear that takes your interest Terry?" "Hmmm? How about one of these on page 44?" "That is the...triple chocolate, or the raspberry and white chocolate. Both good choices" "They look almost as tasty as you sweetheart" "Terry!" "I'm just saying"

You giggle a little as you look over those two options, loving each one and enjoying the freedom to choose. It wasn't always that way growing up, and this freedom was wonderful. "I know we're deciding on the cake, but have you managed to ask everyone you wanted weather they would like to come or not sweetheart?" "Yes...all but one" "Huh? Why did you say it like that?....Oh....It's your mum isn't it?" "Yep. I don't have any idea if I even want her there, you remember what I've told you about her?" "I do, and it's safe to say I'm not really wanting to meet her any time soon. But she is your mum. I mean, how long has it been? 12 years?" "It has, yeh. I couldn't get out of there quick enough when I turned 18, and she wondered why I wanted to move out the day after my birthday" "Was it her not wanting to think she was in the wrong?" "Oh she knew she was in the wrong, but she's one of those people who, no matter what they've said or done, want to play the victim" "I can understand why you haven't spoken to her yet. I do have an idea though" "Yeh? Let's hear it" "So your not sure if you want her to come, and I completely understand that. But I think she should have a chance to at least apologise for what she put you through. Maybe, don't invite her to the wedding just yet, but invite her to meet up and try and patch things up"

"You think she'd do it?" "I think she'd be mad not to try and work things out with you. She's missing out on one of the greatest things a mother can experience with her only child. So maybe, give this idea a try before you decided on what to do in regards to inviting her to the wedding" "I think it's a good idea babe....it will be difficult though. I wouldn't even know what to say" "If it will make you feel better, I can come with you" "You'd do that for me?" "Of course I will sweetheart, I love you, and I want to support you anyway I can" "Thank you Terry, I love you too" The next day you found your mothers contact details and sent her a text message asking if she would like to meet up for a coffee. She agreed, but you were still a little cautious, you knew your mum could be a really nasty woman when she wanted to, and would resort to even trying to get into your home when your not there. That's what she did when you first moved out, you had to change the locks twice , and when she refused to stop banging on your door all the time, you had to move again and cut all contact. You weren't going to make the same mistake again, and told your mum to meet in a coffee shop two towns away from where you and Terry lived. Terry was fine with it, his priority was you and your feeling of safety.

The day had come, and you were sat in the coffee shop with Terry he held your shaking hand whilst it was on the table. "It will be fine sweetheart, why don't I get us a drink?" "That sounds lovely Terry, thank you" He smiles and gives you a sweet peck on the lips before he makes his way over to the counter. As he's up there, the figure of a medium hight and very slim woman walks through the door. She has a pointed nose, which she seemed to look down on other people with, like she thought she was the most important person in the room. She wore heels, a tight and stylish dress, like something you'd wear to a posh office. She looked around like this place wasn't good enough, like she wanted to be in a 5 start restaurant instead. Typical of her....Sandra....Your mother. "Over hear mum" You wave to her, she looks at you, no smile, just walks over. You stand to offer her a handshake, but she simply takes a seat infront of you instead, making you feel awkward as you sit back down too. "So....mum....how have you been?" "Fine....I've been fine since you left me all on my own" "You know why I left mum, let's not bring it up again please" "(mutters under her breath) you brought it up" You hear footsteps behind you, and thank goodness it's Terry. "Hear we go sweetheart, your favourite. Oh hello, you must be Sandra?" "Who are you? One of the people who work hear?"

Terry takes a seat and holds your hand once more, he can tell you needed it. "No mum, Terry doesn't work hear. Mum, this is my partner Terry. Terry, this is my mother" "It's a pleasure to meet you" he lies. He offers her his hand, but again, she just looks down her nose at him. "Are you serious Y/N?" "What?" "This man is old enough to be your father!" "Seriously mum?!" "What? It's the truth" Terry and you are both taken aback by her response, but Terry knows how to act in this kind of situation, he knows he only wants to make sure your comfortable. Frankly, he couldn't give a sh#t what people thought of him, he was in love, and you were all that mattered. "Age is just a number mum! I love him, Terry is my partner and bestfriend" "You were incapable of finding someone of your own age, so you pluck someone from the retirement home?" "MUM!" Terry clears his throat. "I think you'll find your daughter is the most beautiful and wonderful woman I have ever met, and she could have any man she wanted with just a click of her fingers. I feel honoured she loves me the same way I love her"

You can't help but smile warmly when he says that, he always knew what to say to make you feel loved. "I see, so this is the reason you asked me along hear today Y/N? To show off your 'apparent' success and 'love life'?"

"No mum...I wanted to meet up to see if there was anyway we could....maybe talk about the past? And maybe work out a way we could mend our relationship?" "(Huff) All you needed to do was call me and apologise" "Excuse me?! What?!" "You heard me! If you want any kind of relationship with me, you earn it!" "ME EARN IT?! Your the one who needs to apologise to me!" "I don't know what you mean" "Oh don't play dumb! I remember everything you said to me growing up. It destroyed me" "Is this the silly business you complained about with the diet you were on?" "That wasn't a diet mum! I've seen children in starving countries fed better than you fed me" "It wasn't my fault you were fat" "I never was fat mum! I was never told by a healthcare professional that I was overweight. And when they said I wasn't overweight, you told them they were BLIND! And that they couldn't do their jobs!" "Of course the couldn't do their jobs! A porky child infront of them and they don't be honest about it!" "I was never over weight or fat mother" "In your mind Y/N. That diet was for your own good" "Are you kidding me?! You wouldn't let me eat anything real! It was ALL raw vegetables! A child cannot survive on that, when your growing up you need nutrients, vitamins, sugars, minerals, healthy fats-" "The last thing YOU needed was fats!" "Healthy fats mother! You wouldn't even let me eat pasta! I was sick, I was sleepy and I couldn't even focus on my school work at the time because I was starved" "That's your problem, not mine" "And on top of that! You made me run with you before and after school on an empty stomach!"

"You needed to slim down, you were still too fat for me" "......that's it, isn't it? It's not about my health....it's about image. You never wanted me to be healthy, you just wanted to make yourself look better with a skinny child" "Excuse me?" "You've never been concerned with MY wellbeing, all you've ever thought about is is yourself and how others will see you, and me" "Your wrong, your just jealous because you've clearly not been able to keep the slim body I helped you achieve" "Don't you dare talk about my body now! I am healthy! I am not over or underweight. I could have damaged my organs due to what you did to me" "It made you look skinny didn't it?" "What is wrong with you?!" Terry was slowly growing more and more angry at your mother, and he was trying very hard to keep his mouth shut. As you were still arguing with your mother, he looked over to the man who was making your mothers coffee, and winked at him. The barista nodded to him, and pulled something out of his pocket, putting it discreetly into the coffee.

"Mum enough! I hoped today was a day we could put things behind us, I hoped you had changed. But it's very clear your never going to, and it's truly heartbreaking to see that is the case" The barista walks over and hands your mother her coffee, which she snatches away from him. "It's about time! Don't expect a tip from me young man" The barista however, just smirks and walks away. "I don't know why you choose to put up with my daughter Jerry" "My name is Terry"

"Whatever, anyway. You can find someone far better, someone who isn't such a cry baby and so sensitive about little things. Plus, it's pretty obvious she has put on a lot of weight since I last-" "Enough! That's enough! I've heard enough of your poison you've spat out about your daughter! You don't deserve any kind of chance!" "I beg your pardon?! You can't talk to me like that! Who do you think your talking too?!" "Oh I know exactly who I'm talking too! A poor excuse of a mother who holds more poison in her words than a cobra does in it's fangs. Your a cruel and evil woman, and the fact that such a sweet, kind and beautiful soul could come from someone as nasty as you, has well and truly shocked me" "How dare you?!" "Oh I dare!" "Why can't you find someone your own age? She's far to young for you! And she should get back on a diet before she goes hunting for a man to live off of!"

"A. She has never been or never will be fat. Y/N is a size 14, there is nothing wrong with that size, or any size come to think of it! She could be a size 40 and I'd still love her with all my heart. B. She hasn't hunted me down at all, infact, Y/N had her own successful career before we both decided to work together and own our own company. We now own, run and teach at one of the best karate schools in the country, and the reason it's so successful was due to your daughter and her incredible skills as a sensei" "Y/N! You let your partner talk to me like this? I'm your mother!" "You never have, and never will be my mother. A mother is supposed to love, cherish, support and care for their child, not treat them like a project, refuse to feed them, verbally berate them and make them feel like their all alone, and the only way they are deserving of love, is if they are skin and bone! Well....I have had enough. You've clearly never changed, you expect me to apologise when it's you who's clearly in the wrong, you've insulted me and Terry, and not once have you shown a little ounce of remorse.....this is the final time you'll see me mum, I'm done" "What do you mean your done? You can't just walk away from me!"

"I can and I will. I really hoped today had gone differently, but there was a part of me that knew this was going to be the outcome. And seeing as your not going to be a part of my life, it means your not going to be a part of our wedding either" "Your wedding?" You hold up your hand, showing her the beautiful engagement ring Terry gave you. "Well....I'm suprised you managed to find one that fits her sausage fingers" "Right! Terry, let's go" He stands up with you, holding your hand and ready to take you home, but your mother stands up too. "When is the wedding? I could go dress shopping with you" "Are you serious right now?" "I could help you find the perfect dress! You know, one that would hide your rolls...or your bingo wings" "Come on, let's go sweetheart" Terry says as he guides you towards the foor, hand in hand. But your mother stands infront of the door, trying to barricade it. "No! I want to come to the wedding!" "I said no" "You can't cut me out completely! I mean, are you both thinking about having children? I want to be a grandmother! I'd be a wonderful grandmother!" "You've not been a good mother, what makes you think you'd be a good grandmother?" "Well, if you had a daughter, I could take care of her, raise her even! I could raise her to be better than you! Maybe she'd listen to me and actually stick to a diet like you never did!" Terry angrily chimes in. "If you think I'd even let you near any of our future children, your surly mistaken. No daughter of mine will be treated like Y/N was!"

"Like hell you can't! I have grandparents rights! And I.......I.....oh....oh good lord...." Your mothers face has suddenly gone pale, like a white sheet. She looks sweaty and in pain, what's wrong with her? I'm going to be at your wedding......oh.....and I want to wear white too.....oh no!" Without a second thought, she runs straight past you both and into the customer bathrooms. "What the hell? What's wrong with my mother?" Terry just snickers with a smirk on his face, what did he know? "Babe? Why did my mum run into the bathroom? And why is she in that state?" "Ahh....well, I may have had something to do with that" "Terry, what did you do?" "I may have asked the barista to slip something into your mother's coffee" "You what?!" "Don't worry, it wasn't anything like illegal drugs....just some....rather strong laxatives" "You....spiked her drink with laxatives?" "It wasn't going to happen if she was going to be nice to you today, I swear. When I got our drinks, I spoke to the barista, and told him I'd give him a signal on weather to do it or not. The way she was speaking to you, it was making my blood boil. So I signalled to him, and he put it in her coffee. And considering the kind of laxative she took.....she's going to be in there for quite a while" "Why did you do that?" "Honestly? She is a nasty woman who deserves no more of your time or words, she's utterly toxic. So this was kind of....payback in a way. Plus! She's not baricading the door anymore, and she won't know where we go or live either.....your not mad, are you?"

"Mad? Of course not. I'm glad she isn't going to be a part of my life, or the wedding" "Or any future children" "Yes....so about that...." "Yes?" "......Do you want children in our future?" "Of course I do, more than anything" "I do too, however! Our wedding is booked for a certain date, and if I was to get pregnant soon, I wouldn't be able to fit in a dress" "That's true" "But....maybe we can go home now and....do a little practice?"

"Oooh, you read my mind" He pulls you in by the waist and kisses you deeply, making you feel lighter than a cloud "I'm sorry for making you meet her again" "Don't be, I'm glad I can put that chapter of my life to rest. Come on, let's go home" Hand in hand, you both walk out of the cafe and head home for some....alone time....About an hour later, your mother wobbles out of the bathroom with a drained expression on her face. "Are you alright madam?" The barista asked. "I'm fine! Where's my daughter?" "She left ages ago" "What?! Where did she go? She's supposed to take me with her to buy a wedding dress! And a white gown for me!" "I think she said something about New York being the venue?" "Aha! Then I'll go there and find her" She says in a cruel tone, waddling out of the cafe. The barista just smiles, happy that a nasty lady got what she deserved, and happy looking in his pockets at the wodded up handful of hundred dollar bills that Terry gave him, in exchange for him leading your mother in the opposite direction of LA. Everyone was happy, well....maybe not everyone....as your mother, once again, runs back into the coffee shop and straight back to the bathroom. That laxative was some strong stuff.

[contritecactite]

Thanks for the tag, @quoththemaiden! I saw this one milling around and dreaded/eagerly awaited it reaching me in alternating 6-hour shifts (OK, I didn't think about it that much). No-pressure tags for... @frogs-in3-hills @rage-against-the-dying-of-light @franzizka @monimolimnion @dgcakes @nemaliwrites @kristimoon @mirjam-writes @thelocalmuffin

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 90, accounting for one in a currently unrevealed collection.

2. What's your total AO3 word count? 394,715. Ambitiously, I hope to hit half a million this year. We Shall See.

3. What fandoms do you write for? Ace Attorney, Good Omens, and a smattering of Final Fantasy titles.

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? Yes! One of the first places I landed when I finally got internet access was Livejournal, and I had a great many conversations in the comments there that led to long-lasting friendships. AO3 currently doesn't seem to have quite the same culture of keeping a conversation going, but every now and then, someone catches on (hi Quoth), and I'm always grateful. I also love getting responses when I'm the person who left a comment, so I like to assume that others feel the same way.

5. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Ooh, not to my knowledge. I think I've always been safely enough under the radar.

6. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yep, plenty of times with a variety of people. Mostly RP-style with alternating forum posts or instant messages, but once or twice via something like google docs, which I like because there's a comment functionality rather than [putting the part you're saying in brackets to tell your partner(s) it's not part of the body message]. I miss it pretty often, but I'm also nervous about trying again.

7. What's your all-time favourite ship? Ooh. Hmm. Frog and Toad. Those were formative works for me. Tell me that doesn't explain my insistence on Softe(tm) vibes. I'll also give a shout to Klapollo for getting me back into writing after roughly a decade, but tbh my multishipping heart sees other fun options for them too.

8. What are your writing strengths? Warm and cozy vibes, close character focus, wrapping things up nicely. I also like to think my heavy-handed metaphors and parallels are strengths since they're consistently part of my style, though I know they're an acquired taste.

9. What are your writing weaknesses? Physical description. Get that outta here. I don't know what she's wearing. I don't know how it looks in the room. I don't know what the room looks like or if they're even in a room! All written scenes take place in The Void until plot mandates otherwise. I think I also still struggle with consistent characterization, particularly over the course of longer works, but I'm getting better.

10. First fandom you wrote for? Wrote for casually? Monster Rancher. Actually officially wrote for and let others read? FFVII.

[adobe-outdesign]

What are your thoughts on the Finizen line? I like the concept and the gimmick (Palafin gets a second form that only comes out during battle to relate to superheroes and secret identities), but Palafin’s “civilian” mode just looks too similar to Finizen. I mean, I still love them because they’re adorable, but Gamefreak couldn’t have made a few more changes to Palafin’s “civilian” mode?

It's hard to believe it took us this long to get a dolphin Pokemon. It was never something I was personally all that excited for, but I actually have a major soft spot for this line thanks to the silly superhero gimmick.

Finizen itself is incredibly cute (I once heard someone describe it as a "littlest pet shop character" and have never been unable to unsee that since). I'm not much of an IRL dolphin person, but even I'll admit that I find it adorable.

nothing spectacular but nice looking, and a good "safe" design that won't disappoint those who wanted a traditional dolphin. Little details like the wave patterns alone the side and dorsal fine, the ring on the tail, the pink in the eyes and blowhole, and the counter shading going up over the eye add a bit of flavor to an otherwise plain design.

My only tiny visual nitpick is that the countershading on the eye creates this weird little tension point right at the beak where it flares out instead of just seamlessly merging with the underbelly. It's obviously very minor, but it's just a weird enough choice to bug me.

GameFreak I don't think you tried at all with this artwork

I actually think Palafin's zero-form design works. If this was the evolution and there was nothing else to it, that would be incredibly lazy and underwhelming; but we have an entirely different form to accompany it that looks drastically different, so it's more like the "evolution" is hidden behind its ability.

More importantly, it plays into the superhero theme; it secretly gains powers, with this form being its secret identity. You even have to recall it in battle in order for it to switch to its other form, with the pokeball acting as a metaphorical phone booth. The red spot even kind of resembles the Superman logo.

I do wish they went into the lore of this a bit more though; like, why does it refuse to transform in front of people? It's not like it literally has a secret identity or family it needs to protect or something. Saying something like "Transforming leaves it open to attack, so it doesn't like to change its appearance in front of others" would add a lot to the concept.

Speaking of the alternate form, I have... mixed feelings on it. On the one hand, I love fun gimmick Pokemon, and Palafin is no exception—I like it enough that I actually use a Palafin on my main team in SV. But the other hand, the design is a bit... questionable.

Don't get me wrong; theme-wise, it's great. A superhero motif is maybe a little questionable to be put on a dolphin (given that they're basically Ocean Fratboys), but it probably references how they sometimes save people from drowning. Regardless, we haven't really had a proper classic superhero Pokemon before, so it's very much a niche that's nice to fill.

However, in terms of design, I will never forget how leaks were coming out before the release on Reddit at like 3 AM, and the topmost upvoted comment when Palafin dropped was just "am I still awake?", which I think pretty accurately sums it up.

First, the design is weirdly humanoid in a bad way. It's mildly distressing that it sports human fingers and pectoral muscles for no reason; was it that hard to make a top-heavy dolphin with normal flippers for arms?

I also feel like the water (mucus?) accents on the body are a bit too much, and feel pretty forced compared to everything else. The gloves, for example, could've just been white wave-like markings over the lower flipper, similar to Finizen's dorsal fin. I don't think it needed to be this literal to work. I also find the eyes particularly weird; I though initially they were just big ol' bushy eyebrows with squinty eyes, but instead they're these weird goggle things that end up looking somewhat uncanny.

I also think that it has a weird lack of visual connection to its zero-form design; to the point where I'm pretty sure they were designed by two completely separate people. The only visual similarities are the rings on the tail, the chest marking, and the dorsal fin marking (both of which have changed shape). Everything else, from body shape to markings to colors, are completely different. Ideally, you would be able to look at it and see the connection between the two, but when you send Palafin out to battle in its hero form, it feels like you just sent out a completely different Pokemon entirely.

Overall, as a whole, I do really like this line, and it might be one of my personal favorites from Paldea; Finizen is cute and Palafin has a fun gimmick and unique theme. I just wish the hero design was a bit less uncanny and a bit more in-line with the zero form. (I also wish that you didn't need multi-player to evolve it—but that's beside the point.)

[thebladeblaster]

Vanguard Divine Z episode 6 reaction Ooh this one was kinda fire

Sorry for the late reaction I was busy yesterday

I think the masked person is someone from Overdress who Akina will meet later. Mostly because Taizo recognizes them and it seems that they told Taizo about Akina’s sister. I feel like it has to be a character we would recognize otherwise why the mask? The only ones short enough that I can think of is Yu-yu, Urara, and the gremlin (but I don’t think they met). I’m pretty sure the masked person is a guy so that leaves Yu-yu or the gremlin. Those are my guesses for now. They could be putting on a voice or something.

Taizo is so nice 😊

I love these dorks. It’s interesting that Akina already knows to aim for a winning image though he has a very experienced friend teaching him so it makes sense.

Haha, I LOVE this man🤣! He really said “fuck it we ball”. Okay, I feel like Akina is already my second favorite Vanguard protag behind Aichi. He’s just so funny and likeable. I like the way he won was through catching his opponent off guard with a crazy and unique strategy. I was thinking that I didn’t want him to win because it would feel like he has plot armor but the explanation is actually pretty satisfying. I was EXTREMELY worried that Akina would become Chrono 2.0 but I was wrong. This man isn’t trigger sacking he actually has some skill. Specifically this man pulled a Jotaro and bluffed like hell to win🤣. It was a real cool mind game strat. Like I don’t blame Taizo for getting sucker punched by his mad strategy. So it’s…

Favorite Vanguard Protagonists:

1. Aichi

2. Akina

3. Shinemon

4. Yu-yu

5.Emi

6. Kai (This is as a protagonist not a rival. I just don’t think he works well as the protagonist. He’s best as a rival.)

7. Chrono

Of course Masanori can smell the bs. This plushie is definitely secretly evil I’m calling it. Though, who knows maybe Vanguard will try to subvert our expectations with that as they do often. Otherwise I’m thinking the plushie is linked to Gyze somehow.

Hello, the gremlin is returning in the next episode 👀!

I’ve definitely been appreciating a return to tradition with Vanguard focusing back on character strategies and connecting to Cray.

Also I’ve been reading the comments and the haters seriously boggle my mind. It feels like they’re trying to hate it for the sake of it. Geez, they’re making og fans look bad. Like I am THE og Vanguard fan. I talk about it leagues more than the rest of the franchise but these people are seriously acting like this is the most boring and predictable series. Like dude this is not G or V series calm down. If anything those two were predictable af. The most unpredictable series have been og, Shinemon, and the D era. They’re like “oh Akina is so perfect that he isn’t a person” as if Akina didn’t lose his first fight and lose a bunch during his training 😅. The writers also went out of their way to actually justify his crazy win. Like it’s not like he trigger sacked to victory. He did a crazy aggressive and unorthodox strategy to catch his opponent off guard and win that’s actually good writing and reminds me of og. For instance when Aichi blindsided Goki with Soul Saver Dragon and it’s skill. Much like this win it didn’t come out of nowhere and was foreshadowed before and during the fight. That’s why I like the D era it reminds me of og in spirit. The characters actually have strategies to win that are explained like og. Honestly, I just really don’t get the hate. Some won’t be satisfied by anything.

[quillkiller]

so this isn’t hate. but my relative genuinely said it’s so cool that i’m gay, but then she asked me what was up with those “butch man-hating dykes” (literally). first of all i wish i was more butch and second of all i do hate men, sorry. i couldn’t really tell her all of that though.. so i just smiled awkwardly and changed the subject lol… but like. do you have any advice on what you’d do in that situation?

i don’t think she’s actually homophobic tbh and it was meant as a compliment to me ig… but it’s a bit like saying “you’re smart for a girl” or something. sorry i just have to talk about this with someone lmao. she was really nice otherwise so i didn’t want to ruin the mood yk. i just wish i had something witty to say when people say things like that.

dont ever apologize for being a man-hating butch dyke in my askbox…. this is a safe space.. 🤍

it’s hard when people are homophobic but they don’t mean it in a ’homophobic way’ because you just end up feeling like you’re the annoying one for taking offense :/ i have homophobic grandparents who always called my girlfriends ’really close friends’ and my dad also called my mom once to yell at her for letting me walk around in public in shorts when i dont shave my legs <- i was 24 lmao. ive also been in situations where people just think im ugly or strange or ask why i dont want to be pretty

sometimes, in a situation like that, i’ve purposefully stayed quiet out of ’safety reasons’. mostly if it’s strangers acting weird and strange in bars. it sucks, but sometimes it’s necessary. in situations with my dad i would just argue and get upset because it was a safe space to do that, and it did get a little bit better after a while. with my grandparents i’d mostly just stay quiet because it just didnt feel worth it. i dont see them very often anyway and i don’t really care about what they think about me <3

if it does happen around people that i care about i tend to. talk back. shfjrjjsk. like not necessarily in a rude way, but simply just putting down my own boundaries ? sometimes something as simple as not smiling or laughing in response helps. showing that you’re not ’in on the joke’ basically ? <- also a trick i use if i have to spend time with men ahdhfjsj. im not a naturally confrontational person so im very bad at like taking the fight :( but ive learned that it helps a lot more than you’d think by just not playing into their ideas. like you said, she sort of meant it as a compliment, maybe even trying to bond with you, and trying to show you didn’t appreciate it will probably (hopefully) make her stop making similar comments in the future… 🤍

and if it’s someone you do feel comfortable with, like i did with my dad, then take the fight !! tell them off and to back off from how you present yourself. it’s never too late to learn that you simply shouldnt comment on how people look <3

[hannahssimblr]

I'm curious what the drama was about with part 2 of your story? What were people getting annoyed about?

Haha i'll put this under the cut for anyone who doesn't want to be spoiled

it was all about DEAN!!!

Some people clocked almost instantly that he was playing games with Evie and trying to mess with her head, and others thought he was a nice hard working man who didn't deserve skepticism from others.

It really kicked off on chapter 9 - it's the one where Evie waits outside his place of work to ask him why he's blocked her and he insists on walking her all the way home even though she's not totally cool with him knowing where she lives.

People were fighting in the comments because some felt he was right to accompany her because it's unsafe for a woman to walk alone at night, and others pointed out that it's unsafe because of men like him. Then it became a bit more like 'well if Dean is a creep then Evie is a creep for waiting outside his work for him'. It was a whole big thing where some of the women were saying 'well she said no! and he pushed her anyway!' (which is Dean's MO) and some confused men were saying 'but she's drunk! she doesn't know what's best for her - sometimes you have to act in a person's best interests even if they insist otherwise' it was really about a woman's right to choose for herself versus a man's perceived responsibility to take care of her. It was interesting but it was also a bit much for me hahaha - i just wanted people to read the story, not for them to make it controversial. It wasn't really supposed to be a commentary on women vs men, it was supposed to be Evie just doing what Evie would do, and Dean doing the same.

The other thing was that some people were annoyed because Evie was being a bitch - there were comments about her unkind thoughts about her college friends, and questions about why she hung out with them if she didn't like them, and I honestly felt the reasons for this were clear enough, but I guess if you don't get it and you'd never personally behave like that then it might seem a bit weird. I was surprised by the absence of empathy towards her, as though she should have somehow developed a rock steady sense of self and been able to resist peer pressure despite never showing signs of being able to do so before. Evie is mean about the other girls and Dean because she is rewarded socially by the others for doing so, and she does drugs in the final chapter despite being against them for the whole story because she's given up the last shreds of herself, she doesn't care anymore and nothing matters, so neither do her personal rules and boundaries. Everything has been bulldozed over already by these people, so what's one more thing?

Obviously Jude got flack too, because he always does hahaha. He's definitely not his most wonderful self in part 2, he's avoidant of the hurt he's caused, but he's also like, 20 years old. It always bothered me that very adult expectations were placed on him when all he ever did was act like a normal young man. In my opinion he's in the right in chapter 19 during the conversation at Jen's flat, but I remember commenters were annoyed by him coming in and trying to tell Evie what to do - interesting, seeing as the same people argued for Dean to be allowed to overrule Evie's explicit desires in the interest of her safety, but Jude was not. I just never really got why Jude should be held to a higher standard than Dean, but anyway, it was all interesting, if not slightly stressful to experience.

I don't really get any drama with part 3 - I think mainly people are reading silently, and if they hate it and they're fuming about what's happening they don't really let me know, which is fine with me hahaha I just wanted to write a little story at the end of the day.

[pipermca]

Very Quick TFCon 2023 Recap!

This past weekend I attended TCCon 2023 in Toronto! This is the first convention I've attended since the start of the pandemic (aside from a couple of very local ones) and it was so good. I love being among my people, the geeks. :) Spouse also attended with me; he is only a TF fan by osmosis (seeing how enthusiastic I am about stuff makes him happy about it too), but he enjoys the vibe of sci-fi and adjacent cons. He also claims to have had a good time.

Before we left, I was concerned about a few things: catching Covid again, boarding the cat, dealing with the disaster that flying in Canada has become lately, etc. We masked up anytime we were in con space, and I remain hopeful that our recent infections acted like a booster against catching it again. If we make it to this Sunday without coming down with it, I'll consider it a success.

Before I have to go to work tomorrow, I wanted to get my thoughts down about how the con went: the amazing, the good, and the disappointing.

The Amazing

Friends. Being able to catch up with (and in some cases meet!) other TF fans who I've chatted with online over the years is always amazing. I honestly don't want to start naming names because then I'll forget someone and feel bad. There is something special about being able to put a face to an online name.

If you were there and I missed you, I am so sorry. I tried, I honestly did. But I am an incredibly awkwardly shy potato in person, and I could only shove myself out of my introvert shell so much to message people and say "LET'S MEET NOW." Sometimes I depend on other people to say "PIPER! LET'S MEET NOW" because otherwise I dither and dither until the weekend is over and the chance is gone. :(

Thank you to everyone who put up with me; I love you guys. <3

The Pros. I steeled myself and went to the three pros who I wanted to talk to: Alex Milne, James Roberts, and Jack Lawrence. Alex was selling copies of Hot Motor Oil (omg book number two is INSANE and I cackled over it repeatedly), so while he was sketching in my copy I was able to thank him for the commission he did for me a while back. He said some very nice things about my choice! but it's important for me to thank people in person for the commissions they do for me. :3 Same thing with Jack; I got a commission from him just a little while ago, and I LOVE it. He was also very nice, even though I was only at his table to thank him and not buy anything. >.> (Next time I need to bring larger print protectors; his prints were GORGEOUS but there was no way I'd be able to get them home safely.)

And I bought some scripts from James; I've been dying to read the annotated ones because I am interested in writing my own scripts, and I wanted to see how he put his together and the thoughts behind them. I was able to tell him about how it was fanfic that led me to MTMTE which led me back into the TF fandom after a 25+ year absence, and he was really happy to hear that. (And commented about how the message that fanfic can bring in new fans needs to get back to the IP holders...)

The Costumes. Briefly, AMAZING costumes this year. I got some good pictures of some of them, but the creativity out there is fantastic.

The Good.

The Loot. I got a decent amount of stuff this year, and thanks to Spouse tagging along I was able to bring back a bit more than usual. And some of the stuff was for him, so he got something out of it too. :3

Non-TF Meetups. By happenstance, a coworker of mine lives in the area, as does some WoW guildies that Spouse knows. We'd never met any of these people in person, so we made time for that and I'm happy we did. Also, not having to go downtown? Priceless. XD

Cat Boarding. We boarded our new cat while we were away, and it went well! She is very adaptable, and I'm glad that they liked her. This was sort of a test run for longer vacations, and now I feel comfortable leaving her there for longer periods of time.

The Disappointing

The Pros I Didn't Meet. See: awkward potato. I did want to say hello Frank Todaro (he has a very good moustache by the way) and tell him in person how much I enjoyed his work on WFC (as Starscream and Rattrap - but Starscream specifically was great), but there was always someone at his table when I went by, and I'm an awkward potato, and I (?) didn't really want an autograph but felt bad just going and talking to him without buying something like I did to Jack, so I didn't talk to him. And David Kaye ALWAYS had a huge lineup so that was totally out.

No Toyhax? I was hoping that Toyhax would be there so I could buy some decals for the car (ones I ALMOST bought in 2019 but didn't, and I've regretted it ever since.) But they were not at the con. (I also kind of wanted some other sticker sets.) I've checked their website and I think the car decals in 2019 were being sold by someone just sharing their table but I can't remember who, so - blah. Too bad.

Travel Shenanigans. It all worked out in the end, but our trip to Toronto was a little... interesting thanks to some computer glitches with the airline. It added stress to me that I didn't need. 

Writing. Hahhahahaaa! No writing was done over the weekend. Zero words written. I was either too busy, or too tired. :/

Health Issues. I won't get into it much here, but attending the convention made me realize that I am still suffering some effects from the Covid infection I had at the end of May. I have a doctor's appointment in a few weeks so I can let her know about it, but we'll see if there's anything they can actually do. -.-;

And that was TFCon 2023! I hope I can attend again next year; this really was a great experience.

[pandanscafanfiction]

Hi! 3, 10, 35? 🌿😊

3: are there any specific themes you enjoy exploring in your fics?

Hmmmm.... usually the theme is always surrounding a romance or a conflict of romance. A lot of people dislike the romanticization of love or they find people who write homosexual romance are "sexualizing" it but I find that I love the "thought" or the "romanticization" of love and physical affection and it is what i really focus on and becomes the center of all my fics. The real me in real life is very uncomfortable and unwanting of physical intimacy and physical affection due to things that have happened to me years ago, not too long after i graduated high school. To put it shortly, i was put in multiple sexual situations by two different men at my old place of work that I could not escape from. I haven't been the same since then and though i do go to therapy now, it is a slow-going process. It is why all of my fics are only m/m or m/m/m pairings. I can't bear the thought of writing a heterosexual romance and even today I can't really read them either, mostly... Nowadays I'm attempting. I'm only just now starting to try thanks to a few other lovely HL writers who write MCs as gender nuetral as possible and that's nice because I can picture the genetals MC has to my desires or mental health capacity at each individual moment. Sorry- this one was a long one and probably not what you were expecting... 😅 Basically, I write mostly centered all around love and physical romance to make up for the lack thereof in my real life and (and I don't like putting it like this but it's true) feel normal since none of these things bring me pleasure anymore.

10: what's your favorite part about the fic writing process?

Oh, DEFFINITELY the diologue! Every draft of a fic I write, I only write diologue. I go in with some desire of where I want it to go overall, but otherwise these characters really do just write themselves. I love how they interact with one another whether it be angsty or silly. ❤️ Then all I do is fill out the scene around them or their feelings/actions to go along with their words 😊 I REALLY love dialogue.

35: what do you enjoy most about being a fic writer?

The lovely comments!!! I read and respond to each and every one because I am so thankful that people take the time to read my work and it really encourages me to keep writing when I know they are also having just as good of a time with the fic as me (most of the time they are having even more fun than me lol)! It also helps me judge/scale whether i'm doing a good job making the physical intimacy sound good and realistic/believable since i have no range of my own for a base. But I also love the community in general. I rarely get into something as deeply as I am with HL. The only others in life were FFXV a few years back and Naruto when I was in middle/high school 😅 but when I do, I love all the memes/content from the other creators and getting to know them as well.

Thanks for the asks! @silasbug ❤️ it made my day ❤️

[junniieesbby]

angie, i am flattered by your compliment. pretty words from a pretty girl ~

of course, we all yearn for progress. as long as you are consistent and give it your all, i know you will see the results you wish for. i am happy to see that the txt and jonas brothers collab is building a lot of buzz. the excitement grows within me the closer we get to it’s release date ~

my sleep was quite good, thank you for your hopes. i wish you had a good nights sleep as well ~

people who have the nerve to down play the hard work of others must be able to produce something far better. otherwise, they should learn to keep their mouths shut, especially when the song has not even been released in its entirety. the title “moa” should be bestowed upon those who care for all 5 members of the group and support them in all of their endeavors. if they do not fall into those two simple categories, i fear they have been mislabeling themselves for far too long. excuse my hospitality, but i do not take to the disrespect of txt lightly.

i really hope to give my most sincere gratitude to those who worked on tinnitus. the choreographer, the producer, the lyricists, the composers and txt ofc.

i agree, i love all of the members, but the choi line in particular has a certain hold over me that i cannot seem to shake… however, i bear no complaints being in the presence of hot men…

i am glad to hear it. thank you for your words of reassurance, angie. we will talk soon ~

signed, 🩻

Pretty girl?

that is all you though <33

I will work super hard to see this progress.

I am so delighted to hear that your sleep was good. That is very important. I hope your day is going well so far!

Mine wasn't bad I slept at 4:00 Am, but that is nothing new lol. I was watching this anime and forgot the time.

People really test my limits. I can be nice but I draw the line when it comes to people I love (idc that they don't know me ) I will still defend them. How you going to hate on someone and yet have a black screen as your pfp? Numbers as your user name and no posts or followers? Make it make sense. People who are solo stans or who only like 2-3 members of the group really piss me off. It is more than okay to have a bias and to talk about them, but when see people comment "I don't really like this member that much but this member is hot" Yeah no we not doing that. You and me both bonbon! TXT is very special to me and I can't stand when people hate on them.

That song is one of a kind omh. I will assume that you heard the demo version. The song in korean was a hit, the choreography was beautiful. Everything about it was insane. Imagine them singing the demo version tho. wow 🤩

Speaking of the members wha was the first thing that caught your attention and which member was it related to?

No need to thank me beautiful. I truly do mean it. Also not sure if you noticed but I was being accused as you this morning. It was really funny. But I had to tell them that although we are so similar It wasn't me. You have very beautiful words to say and I didn't want that focus to be put on me when it was all you.

Talk to you soon bonbon 🫶🏼

[sloanerisette]

Ok I was tagged for this and it took a few days but i'm finally doing it!

How many works do you have on AO3? 46

What's your total AO3 word count? 508,068

What fandoms do you write for? Right now? Digimon, Persona, Fire Emblem, and Dungeon Meshi (technically only one fic for that but who's counting)

Top five fics by kudos:

Falling Through Life (Life is Strange)

At The End of The Day (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury)

You Never Forget Your First Time (Life is Strange)

A Whole New World (Life is Strange)

A smut fic with a name I won't mention because even the name itself is NSFW lmao (Dungeon Meshi)

(For the record I find it very funny that three of these are for a fandom that, while I love the game, I haven't really kept up with the fandom in forever and the top one is an abandoned fic WOOPS. Pro-tip: writing about the hot new game about queer girls will really give you those kudos if you want them)

Do you respond to comments? I do my best to! If someone either doesn't have anything nice to say or doesn't, really, have anything substantial to say or they're just kind of Yapping then I avoid it, but otherwise I take the time to go through comments and thank people profusely for enjoying my stuff

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Oh god this is tough??? I generally write either lighthearted fics or smut and my main dramatic fics just, either aren't anywhere near done to have an angsty ending or were abandoned? If I had to pick probably the Dungeon Meshi fic listed in my top 5 by kudos-- I almost went for a comedic ending but wanted to go for something angsty-ish and unnerving and I thought it hit pretty well! Otherwise the one Fire Emblem 3 Houses fic I have (also a smut fic) has a pretty oof ending

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Man this is TOUGH. I have a lot of happy/nice/sweet endings just by virtue of writing a lot of smut and heartwarming stuff for the fandoms I love. Uh, maybe At The End of The Day??? It takes a nice ending and makes it cute? Otherwise maybe Especially For You which is a smut in my Persona 5 AU that has a really sweet ending for the main ship of the AU???

Do you get hate on fics? Thankfully no! I did have one person laugh at one of the connections a character made even though the character had no reason to believe otherwise? Another time I saw someone bookmarked my fic and mentioned "this character isn't at their best" when frankly I put my whole bussy into writing them incredibly well SO I was salty about that and they have bad taste on that in my imo BUT WHATEVER I KNOW THE TRUTH

Do you write smut? Dawg you have NO idea. I have so many wips that have just not been finished and probably never will be, so many documents with vague outlines that I have no clue will be finished. A small handful I haven't posted yet. Plenty I've written for friends for their birthdays or otherwise. I'm a smut maven and I love it. And I'm apparently pretty good at it, I've been told.

Craziest crossover: The closest thing to a crossover I've done is a crossover AU I did for one of the Jyoumi month challenges that was Joe and Mimi in The World Ends With You? It was... alright. I wrote it all in one day like I did the rest of the onesehots for those challenges and I had some neat ideas but man, I just don't think I'm all too great at crossovers, nor do they entirely interest me? More power to those who CAN do crossovers and do them well, y'all are more powerful than I can imagine

Have you ever had a fic stolen? No, but I DID have a character bio stolen in roleplay before. I know this because I had to make very specific changes/specifications to their power set for that site. Someone used it exactly as is but changed some of the history and I called them out and they insisted it was theirs, despite me having proof and having others verify for me. They kept saying "Oh I've had this forever" and when I asked for proof they turned it around on me being like "Well people have stolen my stuff so I don't want you to steal it" so. It was a great fun mess. Fics? I pray not because if I have to get into something like THAT but for fics I think I'll actually throw hands for real for real.

Have you ever had a fic translated? I have not, I'm not esports enough for that treatment.

Have you ever co-written a fic before? I haven't! It's definitely something that would interest me/would drive me to work harder and more consistent but as of right now, nope.

All time favorite ship? This is not fair this is not right you cannot ask me to do this. I'm gonna do a small handful and y'all will have to put up with it

Joe Kido and Mimi Tachikawa (Digimon)

Kari Kamiya and Yolei Inoue (Digimon)

Davis Motomiya and Yolei Inoue (Digimon)

Kumiko Oumae and Reina Kousaka (Sound! Euphonium)

Suletta Mercury and Miorine Rembran (Gundam: The Witch From Mercury)

Joker and Ryuji Sakamoto (Persona 5)

Yu Narukami and Ai Ebihara (Persona 4)

Yu Narukami and Rise Kujikawa (Persona 4)

Nico Minoru and Karolina Dean (Runaways)

Jemma Simmons and Leo Fitz (Agents of SHIELD)

I have so many fucking ships these are just the first ones I thought of this isn't even counting the rp/tabletop ships with original characters or otherwise we'd be here all day.

What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Probably my old main Life is Strange AU that I was writing as the game was coming out or an Agents of SHIELD AU I wrote when I got back into fic writing early into the pandemic. Neat stories I hold dear but I just don't have the time, energy, or motivation to work on them anymore.

What are your writing strengths? I think dialogue and conversations. I've also been told I'm pretty good at writing characters true to how they are in the source material which is great. I've also been told my writing is very snappy and sincere which makes me very very happy. I also like to think I'm alright at fight scenes!

What are your writing weaknesses? Probably good descriptions of places/people/things, especially in smut. I always feel like I can get better so I'm pretty hyper critical of my own stuff, so I think descriptions, as well as being too wordy sometimes. I use so many words to say a few things and it's frustrating.

Thoughts on dialogue in another language? Personally I'm iffy on it. I think it's something that needs to be worked on very well. I've recently seen stuff of people writing characters in English for like, fics in English or rp in English but they'll say stuff like "Naruhodo" and it just absolutely throws me off and I just think "You are not serious people" a la Logan Roy. When I write fics in Japan (besides Digimon because I generally go dub-focused but that's another matter) I'll do stuff like honorifics, but I generally won't try to use dialogue in another language. It trips up easier than it actually works well in my opinion, and I think I would need to be a lot better of a writer to do it-- there's a reason why so many Digidestined across the world speak in Japanese primarily in stuff like the sub of the World Tour after all, lmao

First fandom you wrote in? Tales of Symphonia! I love that game so much and I have to credit it with my love of fic writing. It was a horrible self-insert fic that I cringe whenever I think about it, but it's MY horrible self-insert fic that makes me cringe.

Favorite fic you’ve written? This is literally not fair lmao. I think Someone On Your Side for Persona 5 as part of my AU was a lot of fun, very affirming, but also took the issues of societal transphobia especially in the context of my AU seriously and with weight. Also, The Curse of The Beast was some fun unhinged smut I got to write and I adore it. But also something something all my fics are special except the ones that aren't.

Tagged by: @zuzsenpai Thank you for tagging me! Sorry for the wait but I hope you enjoy this haha. It was a lot of fun to do this!

Tagging: whoever wants to feel free I always feel weird about tagging this stuff so go for it

[the-travelling-witch]

💘🦋💝🍭 <3

💘 is there any posted fic you want to rework/re-edit/re-write?

edit yes for sure, i’m sure i used the wrong ‘ in all my earlier fics which you can’t really tell unless you read on desktop with a theme on; it still bugs me though ㅠㅠ

to be quite blunt, when it comes to rewriting anything, i’ll have to say no; maybe my “admiring them” headcanons because i feel i didn’t quite nail what the request was about and i wrote them on a flight after having been awake for like 36 hours; otherwise i don’t feel too strongly about any of my shorter works and i’m not touching that childe angst

i might want to revisit some fics, either plot or prompt wise; like i still want to turn that piercer! xiao fic into a series and i have a xiao draft lying around for a longer fic touching on/ expanding my “the change of time” concept

🦋 what are you most insecure about when you post a fic?

everything.

no really, i am insecure about basically every aspect of writing, whether the idea is interesting, the characterisations are accurate (!!), if it flows nicely, grammar, if my english is good, what people will think, if it’s too long/too short, etc etc…

💝 what is a fic that got a different response than you were expecting?

i don’t really have any expectations when posting, every fic is the one that will flop in my mind, so every kind of reaction is unexpected; my first genshin and tokyorev headcanons getting notes in the thousands was unexpected for sure

hm maybe the childe angst? people left very long tags, nice comments and even sent in asks, which has never happened before; someone even told me their friend put it in their whatsapp status, which made me feel all types of giddy; i just can’t fathom readers would recommend my writing to their friends

(thanks again for all the lovely feedback on that <3)

🍭 why did you start writing?

i’ve been a pretty avid reader ever since i was a kid and after doing a creative writing project in 7th grade it just kind of clicked that i can write my own stories+ it was a good way to practice my english

i have so many drafts and chapters of original fantasy works on my laptop, nobody can ever steal that, i’d die of embarrassment…

i only started sharing after reading a lot of stuff on tumblr and my best friend encouraged me to try as well and i don’t regret it <3

[let’s get real fic writer edition]