#outdid your favs

[keehomania]

crazy how even google knows

[neuia]

whoEVER thought making fnaf 16+ is SICK IN THE HEAD. i did nawt watch fnaf since 8 years old and still ahve to wait 3 years to watch the movie. im probably gonna watch it on an illegal site anyway so i wont wait ;-; thanks for listening to my vent guys... ly

[winterrinpariss]

with great sorrow in my heart i have come to tell you, Mindy Kaling did in fact serve at the Met Gala😔

[dollixpart0n]

no one will ever understand the importance this picture holds for me

[tauvesims]

Té para tres - Clothing set

Hellooo, I come today with u think my fav clohing set so far (as i say with every set...). No but rlly, i outdid myself with this one and i feel like you guys are going to LOVE it!! I thought abt this pack as like a casual spring/summer vibes style so you can use it literally with any outfit.

I was going to call it "Tea for two" but then realized that they were drinking coffee and it didn't make much sense. My sister then suggested one of my favourite songs "Té para tres" (tea for three) and it made less sense but honestly i loved it.

Lmk what you think down in the comments, i always read you!

You will get:

Spring fling Blouse

15 Swatches / HQ Compatible

Female Frame / Teen - Elder

New mesh 

Garden party Corset

16 Swatches / HQ Compatible

Female Frame / Teen - Elder

New mesh 

Sunset walk Jeans

5 Swatches / HQ Compatible

Female Frame / Teen - Elder

New mesh 

some ground rules:

do not- claim them as your own

do not- upload them anywhere for download

do- (if u end up downloading and using it) @ me so i can see you!

do- lmk if you have ANY problems :)

ENJOY!!

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DOWNLOAD (ea: 06/20)

[yuikomorii]

// I’m making this post, as a result of seeing way too much hate and misinfo regarding every character. Nobody stops anyone from voicing their opinion but the need to degrade a character, while providing BAD reasons or stating incorrect/out-of-context facts about them only for the sake of internet validation, is such a loser move.

We’re all in this fandom to have fun and even if you have something negative to say about a character you don’t like, keep it to yourself or in private with your friends.

Ayato:

“I don’t like Ayato, he’s overrated”, omg you’re just sooo different! Definitely not like other girls/guys!

Everyone is allowed to dislike whatever they want but if Ayato is your least/one of your least favorite DL characters, then your opinion ISN’T valid. This is a franchise full of abusive characters and he’s literally the most heroic love interest. Why would you hate the hero…?

“He’s dumb and annoying”, says the person who spends their time insulting FICTIONAL characters. 1) Japanese fans like dumb characters, since they come off as endearing; 2) Ayato outdid everyone throughout the routes.

He did more good than all of his brothers and saying that X, Y or Z deserves the main role more, is fake fan behavior because at this point you’re just setting up your favs.

Kanato:

No, you’re not cool for calling him ugly. It’s okay if you’re not into that type of characters but his design is not bad at all.

“He had no development”, he does in CL. It’s not major but it can still be visible.

The whole Teddy thing might be annoying to some of you, but his fans get why he acts that way. Let’s not forget that he is a victim of neglect.

Yes, he was sexually exploited too. Don’t forget this x2.

Laito:

“I hate Laito so much, he was so cruel in HDB 😢”; stop living in the past and move on already.

His development shouldn’t be overlooked only because your opinion about him was formed on something that came out more than 10 years ago.

He’s still the most fascinating DL character and I get that he might make some of you feel uncomfortable but don’t project your triggers on a character that’s merely made after a trope.

Shu:

No, it’s not Shu’s fault for the way Reiji acted. Envy is never a good reason to hurt someone.

“Shu roasts the heroine the most!”, I get that it’s rude but his insults are actually funny?? A bunch of people will like him for being brutally honest or a jerk because it’s literally a game for players with masochistic fantasies. They WANT to be roasted by good-looking men. That’s the point.

“Shu is lazy and stupid, he’s the only one who failed his school year”, genuine question: If you were an immortal creature that doesn’t need food or sleep to survive, would you still care about grades? Besides, he’s really smart.

“Shu doesn’t care about Yuma, he just feels guilty”, in LE he sacrificed himself for him and reincarnated merely because he wished to meet Yuma again and get on well with him in another life—

Reiji:

“He hurt Shu and Yuma”, well yeah but he was shown plenty of times regretting it and trying to fix things. Stop reminding this to Reiji stans because that conflict is already closed.

“He is so mean in other routes”, obviously?? If you don’t teach him how to love, he won’t suddenly act nice towards anyone.

Without him Yui would fail her tests and the Sakamaki household would be in chaos.

Subaru:

“W-What do you mean baby Tsundere is not soft innocent virgin boy? 🥺”; he has never been like that, that’s how YOU perceived him. Stop acting so shocked every time Subaru does something bad because he’s still a vampire after all??

Also, why are so many people reducing his character to Kou and/or Yui—? He’s much more than that and has his own interests, struggles, likes, dislikes, and so on.

“He’s irrelevant”; Diabolik Lovers has 13 love interests, they can’t make everyone extremely important to the general plot. Just enjoy a character as it is, it’s not that hard.

Ruki:

The cat jokes were funny when the Meow Meow Vampire art came out but MOVE ON. I hate that scene and Ruki was in the wrong but come on now, that’s not even the worst thing he has done and MB happened in 2013.

I understand not liking Ruki as a person, because he’s mostly not a good one, but this doesn’t mean he’s not a good character.

“Ruki deserved what happened to him in the past because he was cruel towards everyone”; while I agree that Karma hit him, I wouldn’t say any child really deserves to go through that. He was just a spoiled brat, who most likely wasn’t taught by his parents about modesty or kindness.

Kou:

“He was so cruel in MB 😣”, and HE HAD DEVELOPMENT! He’s not the same anymore, nobody is.

“He overreacts”, sometimes he’s not in the wrong and has all rights to be angry.

Kou isn’t afraid of going against Ruki, even if he’s the brother he admires the most, as long as he knows that what Ruki is doing isn’t good.

Yuma:

“He beat Yui up in the MB bad ending!😡😡”, it’s a bad ending for a reason, lol.

Pretty reminder that Yuma always tries to help others with Kou and Azusa, and was even willing to save the ghouls in LE.

“Yuma doesn’t care about Shu”, did we play the same game or…?

Azusa:

“Azusa is so horrible, he threw Teddy in the fire!”; and he only did it to save Yui, it was not intentional.

While not all his actions are good, keep in mind that he never means any harm and is overall such a sweet guy.

“He is too clingy”; I know that might not be everyone’s cup of tea but is it really worth hating a character just for wanting affection?

The Tsukinamis and Kino:

“They were too easy to defeat in DF!”; Dark Fate wasn’t entirely about them to begin with. Most routes focused on the boys’ internal struggles with their trauma and how to move past it.

“Kino is sometimes mean for the sake of being mean”; it’s almost as if he’s the ✨villain✨

It’s dumb questioning the morals of characters supposed to have an antagonistic role.

“Kino hurt Ayato in LE”; out of all characters who have wronged Ayato, at least Kino felt bad and wanted to apologize.

Yui:

“She’s dumb and ugly”; Japanese fans literally love her for being an idiot because it wouldn’t be fun to see the heroine being the best at everything or not making mistakes at all. Plus, her design is definitely not ugly.

Stop creating your own version of Yui in your head and ending up disappointed when she doesn’t act the way you expect her to. No, Yui is not OOC for liking being bitten, having a low learning ability or saying things she shouldn’t in the wrong moments. Nobody is perfect and everyone has their own kinks and flaws.

“She’s too innocent”; she’s not?? If you really want to see her thirsty, go play Ayato’s routes, especially the heaven scenarios.

“She’s weak”, she’s the opposite. Yui is one of the most mentally strong DL characters.

I can’t understand people who hate on heroines when they’re present in all routes and are the most positive characters.

[claiestve]

can we get some Luca content please 😗😗

🍬

𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢 ꨄ Luca

˜”* ❝𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙.❞

⎯⎯ ୨ ୧ ⎯⎯

ꜱʏɴᴏᴘꜱɪꜱ: ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱᴜʀᴘʀɪꜱᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ʟᴜᴄᴀ.

⎯୨⎯ " " ⎯୧⎯

“Luca! Come here.” You shouted to the other room, where your husband was. Luca had been practically torturing you for weeks, not letting you buy him anything but you were always a few steps ahead.

It was in your bones to spoil him. You didn’t know why. Maybe it was learning everything he’s been through or a way of proving how much you loved him, but you weren’t sure. But you didn’t think about it too much.

“Yes?” He peaked through the doorframe with a sweet little smile.

“I have a little something for you, close your eyes.”

“Baby,” he sighs, closing his eyes anyway, “I told you not to buy me anything.”

You rearranged the objects before you, making them nice and pretty for your dear husband. Even though he reminded you to stop spending so much on him, it all went in one ear and out the other.

“Shh, open.”

Luca opened his eyes, and his expression softened as he took in the sight before him. He had seen your beautiful collage with photos of you and him over the years accompanied by multiple boxes of his favorite chocolates, and a frame with your vows to one another.

He blinked, momentarily speechless. “You really outdid yourself this time,” he murmured, reaching for the book first. The joy in his eyes was undeniable, and despite his earlier protests, you could see how much it meant to him.

“I couldn’t help it,” you said, your own smile widening. “I just wanted to show you how much you mean to me.”

“You know, you don’t have to spend money to show me you care. But I do appreciate the thought. And these,” he said, holding up the vows, “mean more to me than you know.”

You stepped closer, wrapping your arms around him in a warm embrace. “I know. I just can’t help it. Seeing you happy makes me happy.”

Luca pulled back slightly, his hands gently cupping your face. “You make me so incredibly lucky. Thank you for being you.”

For a moment, everything else disappeared. It was just the two of you, enjoying a quiet, special moment. In that instant, it wasn’t about the gifts or the costs; it was about the strong, unspoken connection between you.

Luca gently pulled away, his smile still warm and sweet. “Come on,” he said softly, taking your hand. “Sit with me. I want to talk to you.”

You nodded, following him to the nearby couch. As you both settled in, Luca turned to you with a thoughtful expression. “There’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you.”

You squeezed his hand reassuringly. “What is it?”

He gave you that look. That look that he gives you before pouring his heart out. That look he uses to show how much he loves you without saying it. That look that you love and adore so much.

“I feel like it’s hard for me to meet these grand gestures of yours. Proposing to you was the closest I could get and I wish I could give you more. I wish I could give you the entire world because somehow, even being married, it doesn’t feel like I’ve given enough.”

“Luca, you’ve done more than enough, I don’t need more.”

“But you deserve it! Do you not see the lengths you go to do stuff for me? You did this,” He motions to collage with the pictures of you two, “for no reason. It’s a random weekday and yet you did this for me anyway. I want to do the same and more.”

A smile crept on your face as you held his hand, “I wish you believed me when I say that you’re all I need. I don’t just say that to say it, I mean it, every single time.”

The hand in yours began to shake, causing worry in your system. You saw the tears from Luca’s eyes and his smile started to grow.

“You’re adorable and I love you.”

“Aw, my sensitive baby,” You teased, “I love you too.”

-ˋˏ✄┈┈┈┈

im going to sob and sob and sob when his last audio comes out

ty for the request i LOVED writing it cuz luca is my all time fav

[campbyler]

okay I collapsed…

Was expecting a masterpiece but thea you really outdid yourself with this one.

I was already freaking out reading the first half of the chapter, but the second half had me floored. Just in case you have the audacity to doubt your excellence, I come with receipts.

to clarify I was lying down the entire time… (this was taken a few mins after i finished the chapter so yes that final jump was in fact cuz of that last part)

i loveeed the car stuff, MIKE TRUSTING WILL WITH THE CAR AND WILL BEING ALL SKXKJSKXIS WHILE ALSO FREAKING OUT LOVEEE THEM

THE PERCY JACKSON MENTION LOWKEY KILLED ME, SO TRUE

the Starry Night Over the Rhône is actually one of my fav Van Goghs as well, got it on my wall at home

I also just maybe happened to wear a comfy oversized Van Gogh hoodie while reading this💀

OKAY BACK TO THE TWO IDIOTS IN LOVE

THE SKETCHES AND POOR JADE, MIKE BEING “JEALOUS” ISTG HE’S INSUFFERABLE.

ALSO I FEEL LIKE HE’S ABOUT TO START GETTING DRAWINGS FROM WILL REGULARLY AFTER THIS.

WILL BYERS IS SO FUCKING DOWN BAD THAT IM GEN SCARED FOR HIS WELL BEING BUT GOOD FOR HIM

NO HIS BRAIN IS GENUINELY NOT FUNCTIONING ANYMORE, BUT IT’S OKAY CUZ NEITHER IS MINE AFTER THIS

SPEAKING OF ME NEVER RECOVERING, THE WAITRESS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS MIKE WHEELER WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK

THE PHOTOBOOTH!!!! SOMEONE DRAW THOSE PICS ASAP IT’S A NECESSITY. DEF ONE OF MY FAV PARTS OF THIS CHAPTER

ALSO SOMEONE IS SOOOOO ABOUT TO FIND THOSE PICS

honestly I cant even comment on that last part other than im deceased and a lil bit stressed.

IM KIDDING I CAN COMMENT THEA WTF. WILL AFTER REALIZING HE’S BEEN ON A DATE WITH MIKE WHEELER THIS ENTIRE TIME, YOU’RE A LIL BIT LATE BESTIE BUT ALL FORGIVEN

ALSO HE’S SO IN LOVE I FEEL SO SINGLE LIFE IS CRUEEEEL

*PLAYS BABY BY JUSTIN BIEBER*

OH GOD MIKE IN THE NEXT CHAPTER??? SUNI GOOD LUCK AND SEE YA SOON CANT WAIT

ris this entire thing is INSANE which is a very appropriate energy to have to match the insanity of 9.2 <3 from the heart rate to the VAN GOGH SHIRT (and the great taste of preferring the rhône) this has gone down in history as one of my fave comments we have ever received!!!!!! can't wait for you to see what suni has in store for ch10 (spoiler alert: she is also insane)

[catsaystuff]

favorite life seires? Mines either last or double

This is like asking me for my favorite child. HOW COULD I CHOOSE,,,,,,

Third life is my absolute beloved and probably fav to see fanart and read stuff of. Desertduo are my number 1 favs and the fact that they've been avoiding each other on purpose because of people's comments has destroyed me forever

Limited Life was incredibly funny to me every single episode and the team ups were amazing so that's probably high in the list

AND I KNOW IT JUST STARTED but I think Grian outdid himself with the Wild Life mechanics and these couple episodes I couldn't stop giggling the whole time. Call it recenty bias or whatever but man it's GREAT

Any specific reasons those are your favorites?

[writingforfishes]

Hicvember: Fav trope and Food

I did end up skipping least favorite OC. I was going to switch it to least written about OC, but I couldn't get motivated for it. I want to write more about Cindy, but I feel wholly inadequate to capture her energy the way I want without it seeming trite or performative.

Which is, you know, exactly how deeply I should be thinking about kink fic. But, as we all have expressed, we get way too into the lore of our fics and OCs than people who get aroused by hiccups should probably!

So, this fic is an off-the-cuff combo using my favorite victim, Otto.

I have a lot of favorite tropes: hard to cure/failed cure, hurt comfort/aftercare/cuddling, and fast/uncomfortable cases are ones I most gravitate toward. We'll see which ones make it into Otto's over-indulgence for the holiday.

(At one point I thought of making fanfic about that new Christmas movie "Hot Fr0sty," cause another one of my favorite tropes is "first time having hiccups". I might still write that one, just not right now.)

CW:

eructo (lots of burping and belching, but more hiccups)

really painful hiccups (resolved relatively quickly)

mentions of arousal

fade to black type sexy times

fast hiccups

hiccups from food/gas

bloated bellies

fear at causing pain

gas pain

they make each other smile

Atticus attempting to undo years of toxic parenting by burping Otto

Otto exhibiting why one shouldn't suppress their burps and then get bad hiccups on top of that

belly massages

not me sympathetically belching while writing the first part of this

but noooo we can't sympathetically hiccup caaan weee, body?

they're both ridiculous weirdos

probably typos i'm tired

Otto and Atticus had just returned home from the annual Friendsgiving with Mark, Alice, Cindy, and Margie. Jana had planned on being there, but the commute wouldn't have been feasible, so they skyped her in for a bit of it. It had been lovely, but everyone outdid themselves with food this year and both of them were definitely paying the price.

So, as the couple entered the house, they both groaned a little at the amount of food they'd consumed as they held their bellies.

Atticus had been belching intermittently. For a body so small there seemed to be an endless amount of gas it could expel at increasingly impressive volumes of sound.

Otto had been chuckling at every one of them. Mark had even seemed incredibly impressed that the smallest by weight person at the table had let out the best belches he'd ever heard.

"BRAAAAAA'UUUUUUH! Oh man, that felt good," Atticus said as they headed toward the couch. "Excuse me."

Atty belched so often and randomly they didn't really think much about the expulsions anymore. Otto, however, was amused each time. His own ability to burp had been constrained by being chastised as a child on the act.

Hiccups were apparently no big deal with Olivia, the person who birthed him. Burps and belches? Those were symbols of grossness and, thus, Otto had learned to automatically suppress the gas releases.

He did so now as he swallowed the air as quietly as possible into his throat.

"You do that every time," Atticus said as they sat heavily on the couch in the living room, leaning back to let their stomach have more room in their abdomen. "Oooh, man. I ate so muuuuch! AUUUUUKH! Blegh!"

"Do what?" Otto asked as he sat next to them with a groan. He was just going to sit down for a moment, but the weight of his stomach seemed to pin him to the couch as soon as he landed in its soft cushions. "Ugh! Sitting down suuuucks. Heh! I'm so damn full!"

Otto's chin tucked again as he popped more gas back into his throat only letting a little out from between his lips in a soft huff. His diaphragm had attempted to propel the gas out as it was designed to do, but he'd defied its natural movement and shoved it back in subconsciously.

"That! That right there. You hold all of your burps in. What's up with that? Doesn't it hurt to hold them in?" Atty asked.

The writer then plied at their stomach as they felt another roll of pressure in their throat and pushed in to encourage yet another loud, though shorter, release of air.

They'd discussed the tendency to hold in his burps with Otto before, though never so directly. They knew it had something to do with Olivia.

"Also," Atticus said before Otto replied, "You wanna lay on my lap?"

They threw a pillow on their legs as their sock feet kicked a little. The couple had gotten into the habit of toeing off their shoes at the door as they put their coats on the hooks above the shoe rack.

Otto considered Atticus' question and then longingly found himself looking at the pillow on their lap. He'd had some things he'd wanted to do with the rest of the night, but that pillow looked so cozy and, gosh, he was tired.

"Mmm, can I? Yes," he said as he tilted his body to rest across the cushions of the couch and onto the pillow on Atticus' lap with a happy sigh.

"About the burping thing," Otto said humming in satisfaction at the release of pressure on his belly laying on his back gave him. He found himself suppressing another belch, this time a little more aware of it. He tried to force it out, but his body's automatic response suppressed it before he could attempt a normal burp.

"Yeah, that," he said at the example his body had provided. "Well. I just...do it automatically. And, you know I have a weird thing about burping anyway. I dunno. It doesn't hurt really. But I do get some pretty impressive indigestion sometimes."

He shrugged as if it didn't matter that Olivia had essentially trained him into ignoring his basic bodily functions to the detriment of effective digestion.

Atticus found their hand dragged by Otto's to the center of his chest as it always was. They smiled fondly at the habit. They rubbed his sternum softly as the clock maker let his eyes close below them.

Atty felt a thump from inside Otto's chest suddenly as his head jerked in their lap. At first, they thought it was a hiccup, but hearing the small puff of air escape and seeing his face frown they realized it was just another attempt his body had made to burp.

"Oof, okay. Sometimes it does hurt a little to hold them in. I swear I don't do it on purpose though," he said as he rubbed his chest below where he'd put Atticus' hand.

Another deeper burp tried to escape. Otto focused very hard on letting it this time. His diaphragm tried its darndest to propel it. Though Otto's throat closed around it automatically he was able to let a little more out audibly.

"EERP!" came the small, low-pitched belch.

"Hey! There ya go!" Atticus encouraged.

Otto laughed as Atty patted his chest in approval.

His diaphragm jolted again with the vibration of Atticus' thump to his chest and another gas bubble made its way with renewed hope of being released. It caused his abdomen to expand similar to a hiccup.

With determination the clock maker held his throat open this time and got a little more out of his stomach this time, "ERRRRRUUUP! Oh jeez!"

Atticus guffawed at the shock on Otto's face.

"Oh! Ow! Nooo, laughing makes my tummy hurt!" they whined dramatically.

Otto chuckled.

"Hey, you started this!" he insisted. Another bubbled burp escaped him with a lot more freedom than the last, his diaphragm excited to finally be making some headway into clearing the excess air from his body. "Oh!"

"So, Atticus, what did you do on Thanksgiving? Oh, nothing much. Just had a big dinner with friends then burped my husband on the couch when we got home," they joked.

Otto dissolved into laughter and giggles until another burp popped like a bubble from his mouth and stomach. And then another. At that point he realized these weren't just burps but also hiccups. And also...

"Oh, ow..." he hissed at the next spasm.

Now his body was in the rhythm, though. His diaphragm had over-corrected and glitched. They were coming fast, and they were painful. The spasms were silent, but bubbles of air expelled with each one.

"You good?" Atticus asked, letting the amusement drop when they caught sight of Otto's face.

Otto tried to get a bigger burp out but was interrupted by another hiccup. It felt like air was trapped somewhere in his stomach and it was putting sharp pressure on the small amount of room it had with all of the food he'd eaten.

"Ugh. --uck! I nee--uck! need to--uck!-to cure --uck! these!" he said with a wince.

"I'll get the stuff," Atticus said as they rubbed his back when he sat up.

They were secretly hoping Otto would get a case after that meal. But they certainly didn't want it to be a painful one. They also hoped it wasn't their fault it was so painful by making him burp more than he was used to doing.

As it ended up, neither of the normal cures worked. Otto had stopped burping at every hiccup, but the sharp pain of gas hadn't abated. He now sat at the kitchen table with his head in his hand as he flinched every time his body spasmed. The hiccups were soundless, but they hurt like hell.

"Fuck..." the clock maker whispered as another round of hiccups hit him shoving the gas against the inside of his stomach over and over again. He even felt the pain of the gas in his chest.

"Kinda think this is my fault," Atticus said in remorse. "I shouldn't have made you burp..."

"No this is--isn't yo--your fault," Otto said, struggling. He breathed in and groaned a little. "I--I had th--uh!-this happ--pen be--ugh, before. --ow! I j--just had t--to w--ait it--mm!-it out. Unt--until th--uh, air g--ot out."

Otto hissed and laid his head on both of his hands against the surface of the table now. Every hard jerk of his body made Atticus wince in sympathy. They rubbed his back.

"I'll b--be fine in--in a l---ittle while," he said, muffled and sounding miserable.

After a moment Atticus hummed worriedly.

"What if..." they started, then stopped.

Otto raised their head a little.

Atticus took a breath as they rubbed their finger along the bottom of their mustache in thought.

"Come back to the couch with me, I want to try something," they said finally.

Otto nodded.

"Okay," the writer said as they resettled themselves how they both were before. "I do this sometimes when I have a burp I need to let out, but it doesn't want to come."

Atticus took a moment to acknowledge their arousal reaction to Otto's movements and jerks. But any sensation felt was aborted by Otto's face of pain at each of those spasms.

"O--kay," Otto said as he rubbed his chest and let out a breath from his mouth at the hiccup pressing against his stomach again.

Atticus hand felt right under Otto's rib cage where his stomach and diaphragm rested. Administering this move for themselves was one thing. They could feel the amount of pressure they gave their body. With Otto they'd have to ease into it, so they didn't cause more pain than relief. They were also nervous because they didn't want to make things worse.

"I'm just going to give you some pressure like when I massage you, okay? Tell me if it's too much," they said trying to ignore the fast spasms they could feel with the tips of their fingers.

With how full his stomach was, Atticus couldn't imagine the hiccups would feel completely pleasant no matter if he had gas or not. But they could also hear the contents of his stomach slosh a little and feel the contents thumps against their palm. Again, they ignored the sensations that usually caused them to focus on Otto.

Otto nodded. At first when Atticus pressed down Otto felt a pinch of pain. His hiccups sped up and Otto shook his head emphatically holding his hands up to stop Atty from pushing any deeper.

Panicked, Atticus stopped and held their hand up above him.

"Oh shit, sorry!" they apologized.

But as the pressure was released Otto felt his hiccups ebb briefly and a bubble of air come toward his throat. He widened his eyes.

"No d--do that again!" he said.

"What, serious-" Atticus started.

"Yeah, y--eah!" Otto insisted.

And so, despite their better judgement, and fear they would hurt him further, they did it again.

Otto groaned when they released the pressure again as he felt the gas bubble up and, before he knew it his body released it in one impressive UUURRAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUP!

"Holy...shit," Atticus said, impressed.

Otto's hiccups were now very audible and very fast, but there was an odd look of relief on his face that didn't match what looked to be a pretty tumultuous case of hiccups hitting.

"Ah-HAUK!-hh-HAUK!-hh-UK!UCK!HNK'UH! Mm. HNK'UH! That fe-ILK!-els s-HNK'L-o m--much bet-HERK!ERK!-ter!" he managed as he rubbed his stomach.

His stomach which, Atticus noted, was contracting and bouncing from his hips in such a seductive manner they had to look away as they felt themselves flush at the suddenness of the sounds.

"A-RK!-re you HNK!HNK! o-HUCK!-okay?" Otto asked as the roles completely changed in concern.

Atticus couldn't believe he was asking them that question but nodded. Then, after a beat, they shook their head.

"I'm...so...turned on right now, Otto," they admitted a bit shamefully.

Otto just grinned.

"You wann-HUCK!-a take a-UCK! ri-UNGK'GU!-ride?" he asked as he patted his bloated belly.

"Mm. Guh. Are you sure?" Atticus asked even while they took a sharp breath in as they felt themselves twitch underneath the pillow.

"It HURK! doesn't HU'URK! hu-URK!-hurt an-UCK!-anymore. HNK!HUCK!HUCK'L!ULK!-uh," he said with a small grunt but a large smile.

Seeing Atticus aroused and feeling them squirm certainly wasn't aiding Otto's hiccups in their speed. But the clock maker couldn't seem to care as his own arousal started rising.

~~~

As they both lay in bed, Otto's hiccups still bouncing both himself and Atticus who lay on his side after a very nice session of mutual pleasure, Otto found himself chuckling between his hiccups.

"Hmm, what?" Atticus said tiredly as they still palmed his belly and abdomen in soothing massage.

"How hmmk! was your himpk! Thanksgi--ving, Otto? Well HUP'K! I had lo-huuupk!-lots of good f-hmk!-food, my sp-hup!-ouse burped m-ip'k!-me, and HUMP'K!-then they r--rode my huck!huck! hiccuping b--belly unt-humpk!-until we both c-mp!mp!-came...tw-humpk!-twice!" he said with a grin.

Atticus snort-laughed into Otto's chest.

"Ohmygod," they said. "I'm so thankful for my husband whose diaphragm is so ineffective at ridding its body of gas that it gives him the most amazing...hiccups, and I'm also thankful for my weird ass kink that makes it the hottest fucking thing in the world. And I'm thankful that me getting aroused is apparently the hottest fucking thing to my husband because, shit..."

They muttered the last part deeper into his still spasming chest. They felt Otto kissing the top of their head and sighed.

"You okay, though? We can try curing them again?" they suggested, but Otto shook his head.

"Th--these are huck'm!-are ju--just gonna have to hilmk! go away o--on their own. Huck! I'm just huck! just glad they slowed d-hump'k!-down. Mmmmk!-mm," he said. "And that f-hilk!-feels really go-hook!-good." He nodded to Atticus' massaging.

"Thank you, Otto's diaphragm, for sucking so bad at being a diaphragm," Atty whispered.

"Th--thank you Att-hic!-cus' arousal cen--ter for herk! for picking the we--eirdest thi-himp!-thing to b-heek! turned on by. Hmmk!" Otto whispered.

Atticus scrunched their nose up at Otto as he grinned even wider.

"Thank you, universe, for bringing us two weirdos together," Atticus said, finally.

"A-HU'UP!-men!" Otto said.

They both laughed.

[catboydogma]

Surprise self-rec time! Pick 3 of your favorite things you’ve written and share them here, then put this in the inbox (anonymously or not) of your fellow writers to spread the positivity and help celebrate already written fics 💞

ahh this is such a fun and sweet ask game, thank you so much ❣️❣️

definitely CHTHONIC lol. i was surprised when i looked back on it just now bc i wrote and posted it for a rarepairs exchange so i never expected it to get the traction it did. but apparently out of all my fics it now has the most hits + comments + bookmarks (by a LOT, holy shit) and is right in second place for most kudos. who knew! thank u beautiful haunted fox community. not my fav for the numbers tho; i like it a lot bc imo it's one of my best pieces of writing quality-wise (esp the imagery) and it was my first foray into writing horror/hauntings so i rly had a lot of fun writing it

i gotta say i know it was mostly just like, filling the whumptember prompts as efficiently as possible and torturing poor tup and dogma but i rly have a soft spot for vertical transmission + the follow-up horizontal transfer (in my head they r one work)

im cheating on this one but it truly is a tie between dancer in the dark (codywan figure skater au! retired olympic athletes figure out what to do when your world doesn't end after world-ending failure! look back on it, im quite pleased w how the emotional exchanges that cody + jango have and i put a lot of myself/my own experiences into obi-wan's knee injury lmao) and that is that + this is this. imo i outdid myself for that is that + this is this bc i think it was also the first time that i rly dug for a deep cody pov and i think i found just the right sweet spot for the guilty old men in the desert dynamic

[theroundbartable]

Can I ask your top 10 fav fics ever (from any fandom, if you don't mind)?

Also, just curious, is there a story behind your name "theroundbartable "?

Haha^^

10 fics will be hard for me to do, since I'm very bad with names and I don't really.... Save any. I read, like, comment and move on.

Let's start with my name first. That's easier. Theroundbartable was a joke I made a couple years ago and I had it as the headline of my blog for a while when I was still Changelink23.

I'm not sure where it came from anymore... But I think it was kind of the basis for "connecting the dots". Which is a fanfiction I wrote that is about Gwaine and the knights making up stories about Merthur. It was their game to guess what Merlin was up to and gossip about Arthur's pining. And collectively, they'd make up the entire series on accident.

My idea then was that the knights gather in a bar, got really drunk and basically play DnD with the BBC Merlin storyline. So, the knights of the round table, but at a bar. And maybe that table was round. And maybe it was their regular seat and they called it the round bar table.

After Changelink outdid its purpose and I got really deep into the Merlin concepts, I decided my name should fit the theme. And what else am I doing here with you guys, other than exchange ideas about Merlin while half sounding on drugs? It's my idea of being part of this fandom, I think. All of us sitting at the round bar table and having fun with the series together.

Now, fanfics:

1. Dirty laundry by Gybslythe (Voltron)

It's just... It has sentimental value for me. The author put down the story because they were bullied, sadly. I just felt at home in that fanfiction because the places seemed so familiar to me and I caught the feeling. I could compare it with me visitung my godmother as a child and the described places were just the best moments of my entire childhood. Also the writing style is SOOO good! I mimicked it for a mock exam and that was my best English Exam during my A-levels.

2. Sadly I don't know the actual name of this one :/

Funnily enough, it was a Gravity falls fanfiction... And a Bill cipher x reader one at that, which is WILD that I ever read it. The Reader thing really repulses me. Lol. The thing is, it was very non intimate and the world building blew my mind. It started off with Bill realizing his existence and step by step, he'd give his knowledge to the one human that interested him and therefore lost his power. The reader, however, grew with the knowledge and in the end, wakes up as the entity Bill had been. Just, suddenly knowing she existed, no memories of ever being human. It was so well done and pulled at my philosophical brain, I built "Wired" off of it.

3. Not a story but a series...

Anything by CaffeinatedFlumadiddle. This is the series that made my Merlin writings what they are. I read these and they brought me SOOO much joy! I used to write really depressive stuff. Still do. But after reading these, I wanted to bring that joy, too. I really dug into my humor after that and it really changed how I see stories and even myself and became the foundation of what I focus on in dialogues.

4. From the grave to the cradle by larcluce

I admit it, I'm a bit biased for this one because I'm so proud of larluce for posting their first story after wanting ME to write it. As if I could have done it justice. It's so good for a first work and yeah... I'm very proud of them.

5. My soul has your claim, my soul is in flames

(Voltron) i'm currently reading that due to my online friend's suggestion and it's just... Maybe it's because I'm currently obsessed with it but it really is just that good. It's everything I want from a voltron fanfic :) obliviousness, pining, misunderstandings, and reassurance and Lance's death reveal. Like... Yeah. I'm a sucker for this story.

...

There are probably a lot more on my list but I'm REALLY bad at remembering stuff XD I remember when I stumble on them. I just listed the ones that are at the top of my head. Sorry it's not a full ten :/ I actually write more than I read too. When I start reading, my mind gets ideas and then I have to write them down and I somehow rarely finish fics over 100k words.

BuT wRiTinG tHEm iS fInE.

By the way, I haven't read "like the cycle of the year" yet. It's been on my list for a while but I haven't gotten around to it. I know it's a fandom favorite. But maybe that's what's putting me off. It'll probably make me feel inadequate after reading it and comparing it to my stuff and then I'll feel bad about my writing. Which would by both oddly motivating and off putting, lol.

As a little bonus, I'll just say what I'm currently working on/planning to work on for now.

1. second chances (Drarry)

I've been writing on that one for over a year. Which is the longest I ever spend on a fic and also the longest fic I've ever worked on in total and also the one I most edited. I'm writing it for my girlfriend. I feel like I'm getting closer to the end and I will post it once it's finished.

Jkr sucks, by the way. She'd probably hate the story which satisfies me greatly.

It's a time travel au, obviously, in which Drarry was a muggle therapist after the war. The magical world doesn't respond well to the idea of therapy but that's not Draco's concern even though it should be. He just wants to atone for his sins. Being thrown back in time gives him that chance... But it also awakens deep traumatic issues while he struggles to help the good side and betray his parents and friends in the meantime. It's very analytical of his character and he suffers a lot and it's a lot of fun to do.

2. Karak'nirir- the goddess of creation (Voltron)

A Lance centric Voltron fanfic in which he is gifted the power of a goddess. I'm trying to get back into world building and well... I just really love Lance XD

3. The clockroom (BBC Merlin)

... It's on hiatus... Again. It's so hard to find the time to work on it. But I will... At some point. Probably. I hate unfinished business.

4. ... I'll probably focus on the Merthur marriage concept next. In which Arthur tries to raise Merlin's status and has Merlin learn magic in order to defeat Emrys. Cause then Merlin would be druid king and they can get married XD i want to apply some stuff I'm currently learning through "my soul has your claim" and maybe that will change how I write in the long run, too.

5. .... I should be working on a book that's publishable. Maybe feedback from professional book sellers will help me improve my work also.

By the way... Having 4 wips kills my brain. I hate it. One fic at a time. That's how I work best. It's too much for me. I'm dying. I have no ideas how other people do it.

Anyway.

Thank you for the question, anon ^^ I hope I answered it well enough XD

[mizugucci]

hiii everyone im finally posting this after ignoring all my tags for two weeks lmao. i love these kind of games though its fun to look back, so thank you for tagging me:

@floweruna / @hongberries @gnanii @yangsminho and @honeydewtual

rules: link your favorite and/or most popular post from each month this year <3 (it’s totally fine to skip months!) and tag some CCs you love!

im sure most people have already done it, but ill tag some people just to say hi @taegyunie @ambivartence @awek-s @flops @strhwaberries @hwichanis

i added way too much commentary, so this will go under a readmore lmao. also i included ALL gifs including from my gg and fandom sideblogs, not just bgs.

january

favorite: obviously my favorite was my magazine/gif thing i made for kenta's birthday (6th year in a row, this year will be 7) unfortunately it doesnt load very well lol

most popular: these txt gifs (sugar rush ride) and taehyun+stickers

february

favorite: i cant deny i still think about this set of sebin during snuper's rain of mind era... the sparkles will always have a chokehold on me. ps check out my pixy wings set

most popular: this joshua set (for whatever reason lol)

march

favorite: i have several but im rly happy at how the wjsn + butterflies set turned out, its so nice. also my two harry june sets have a soft spot in my heart

most popular: this set of svt aju nice, its not a surprise that when i post svt it gets way more notes lol. i do like it a lot though

april

favorite: by FAR my fav (excluding macarena) is my loona as witches gifset. its one ofmy best im not gonna lie but also.... yuma sunshine...

most popular: actually i had a couple that were fairly popular but uh another joshua gifset has the most but ALSO this blitzers macarena post is nearing 200 notes??? i would consider that a fave too. and apparently tumblr loves big yuto/little yuto the same i do

may

favorite: i outdid myself in my dkz 9 to 5 set here. like idk how it ended up looking good but i love it sm.

most popular: ANOTHER joshua set??? im not even joshua biased. hes just so pretty LOL this is boring ill mention the 2nd most popular too. which is also another boring svt set. NEXT is big yuto/little yuto again <3

june

favorite: i made a gifset pretending fly me to the moon had a m/v and it flopped SO HARD i forget that i actually made it. also not to sneak this one but bitsaeon is SOOOO beautiful

most popular: campus crush junseo was my most popular this month, AS IT SHOULD BE. everyone should love that teddy bear

july

favorite: mmm two horror-adjacent gifsets!!! a set for dreamcatcher's chase me and an au that set kino (ptg) as a horror protag. lol it was so niche but i enjoyed it

most popular: omg i didnt think it would be but junghwan in the move m/v... as it SHOULD BE (again) i was let down a lot by trsr this year but this song kept me interested

august

favorite: mmm probably changsun in heartbeat. i LOVE that song and also it brought me back to 2017. nostalgia is.. very strong lol

most popular: im ignoring yet another joshua set. sorry josh but lets let others have a spot lmao. actually after that, a gifset of jaechan in his pre-release solo has the most notes. thats crazy!

september

favorite: my fav is OBVIOUSLY the set of snuper + sparkles. supposedly i was going to turn it into a series of boys+sparkles but we'll see.

most popular: its kind of funny, it seems like there arent a lot of ptg stans on tumblr but they always crawl out of the woodwork to rb my ptg stuff. i love u guys. and i miss yanan.

october

favorite: another installment in my women+horror series was my fav for this month. girlies gotta love vampires

most popular: i am SO glad. if it is any of my sets to be popular, i would never be disappointed if its omega x. they deserve the WORLD and ill personally give it to them. btw my pics with jaehan and taedong turned out soo well but i look AWFUL with sebin lmaooo

november

favorite: ahhh definitely anthonny in magic hour jacket behind. hes an ICON and i really liked him in bp

most popular: ohhh this was a surprise, i guess bc i only did 4 gifsets in november, but this seowon in wonderland m/v has the most notes. totally valid, hes beautiful

december

favorite: baby... yuma... sunshine loml obviously is my fav. hes sooo cute in that beret. and his smile. oh im gonna cry hes so cute LOOK AT MY SON!!!!!

most popular: i guess kpop has less of a reach on tumblr now because my one and only fandom post has the most notes lol. anyway if you havent seen a journey to love, you really should

a few thoughts:

well, its not a surprise that my most popular were seventeen and txt but it was interesting to see the variety of groups that i did gif besides them

peak time really had (has) a chokehold on me lmaoooo so many sets spawned from that show.

i also giffed more than i thought i had, so that was very neat to discover. although it was funny i posted 4 gifsets in the entirety of november

i talked so much and i apologize but thank you to anyone who even scrolled down this far, thanks for bearing with me!!

[wherethefireliliesgrow]

The alternative ending was to die for and Worth the waiting... I'll gently take it as the real ending, because My baby haerin deserves nothing but love and her loving Y/n. And our dear y/n went through enough and needs a break.

Mina made lots of mistakes but everybody makes mistakes and she grabbed that last chance for dear life. (I'm sure she won't waste it, cuz baby if she does. I'm stealing my mom's victory weapon and chase her throughout the whole universe )

I still want to know what y/n wished for that time(i forget which part, but there was a time she wished for s/thing and mina asked but she didn't answer and said her second wish was to kiss mina)

Haerin is my top priority and my fav character....

I enjoyed it, With every word I've read and i gotta say u outdid yourself again my darling. Thanks for the long-living-masterpiece.

I'm definitely gonna read it in January.

:-This story reminded me of Mina's red flag era(TTT soulmate)

I’m glad you enjoyed the alternative ending! 🤍

To ease your mind, when the connection is established, the Itinerants would feel the bond as strongly as the waywards do, hence the reason why Mina thought Y/N looked even more beautiful than before after their tattoos changed for the final time. So Mina won’t be breaking hearts after this

Y/N wished for more time! Her wish did come true in the alternative ending, as Mina wished for Y/N. I planned this chapter to be more of a deja vu event so that Mina could truly feel how time seemed to change everything yet nothing at the same time: Mina’s feelings changed from love to hate and back to love, while Y/N’s love stayed the same.

I also have a soft spot for Haerin, she deserves the world. 🥹

Thank you for going on this journey with me!

I loved all of your comments and feedbacks.

If you ever wish to talk more or have any requests, you know where to find me.

Have a lovely Christmas 🎄

Stay warm and drink lots of hot chocolate🤍

[seelestia]

Analyzing word choice is a hobby I've had since I was 12 (song lyrics>>>). Here are my favorite sentences from your latest work and why (all statements are /srs /gen unless stated otherwise).

BUT FIRST! A message from our sponsor:

Mirei Has the Vocabulary of a 6th Grader (aka words that impressed me):

• Plentitude

• Relish

• Grime

• Pristine

• Cognizant (what does this one mean????)

• Innocuous (imma have to pull out Google...)

• Languidly (the longer this list grows, the more I feel humbled 😔 /j)

• Nefarious (IK WHAT THIS ONE MEANS... I think ._.)

BACK TO OUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING :P

Aventurine:

• "Sure, the pillows are extremely comfy but he always has a preference for things with much, much more value."

When I read this line I SQUEALED bro finds me more valuable than a pillow I'm FLATTERED !!

• "His witty quips are as feather-light in weight as light-hearted they are in intent."

Connecting the lightness of his remarks because they're not serious to the lightness of his heart because he feels content and playful SO GENIUS OMG

• *That whole angsty flashback leading up to this sentence* "Although he deems himself unworthy, an ugly grime on your pristine existence that still insists on cradling him --- but despite it all, he finds this last melody to be his favorite so far."

I'm imagining a rust stain on a glimmering silver vase and I just *heart breaks* NO AVENTURINE YOUR THE POLISH THAT LET'S ME SHINE ON BRIGHTER DAYS.

The consistent days of bliss and peace brought on by the love your life after years of unrest and turmoil. It is similar to the last chorus of a sad song, isn't it? Carrying a lighter tone than the earlier verses, an ending happier than he thought he ever deserved (PLEASE I LOVE ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING MUSIC RELATED 😭)

• This whole paragraph: "the light of noon greets your eyes... Penacony's limited edition perfume kisses your nose."

Tell me why I could PHYSICALLY feel every sensation omg Lia your descriptions are so VIVID

• "...instead, aventurine's arms reestablish their hold on you. Hooking you closer to him as if to wring out whatever proximity is left..."

i LOVE this line lemme tell you why cuz we often hear/read proximity being "squeezed" out until space becomes "tight" but metaphors become weaker the more they are used and yet you EXPERTLY AVOIDED THAT BY USING A VERY SIMILAR BUT DISTINCT VERB ("wring out") WHICH KEEPS THE ORIGINAL MEANING BUT GIVES IT A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT IMAGE (I could grasp the utter *extent* to which there was no space between us cuz it felt like he had twisted every last drop of air out from a towel) THUS MAINTAINING THE IMPACT OF THE METAPHOR !! I'm probably reading WAY too much into this BUT I CAN'T HELP IT IT'S UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE AND PERFECT !!!

• "Aventurine knows [you can never be too stern with him], yes, and he gives you an A+ for effort each time."

*GIGGLES* <---- me anytime I receive validation, even if it's from a fanfic (PLEASE praise me/hj)

• "He has half a mind to pinch his skin, as if to remind himself that this is real. He can feel your giggles tickling his skin as if to tell him in return: yes, you are."

Odelia I cannot exaggerate when I say this line made me fall in love with him. Perfect way to end his part.

I couldn't do the writing for the other characters cuz this is SO MUCH LONGER THAN I ANTICIPATED BUT IT WAS SO WORTH IT !!

Truthfully I had thoughts on EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE, it genuinely feels like every word was carefully considered and I loved all of it. You really outdid yourself with this fic and clearly MANY other people agree (THE AMOUNT OF NOTES OMG) oke gonna go study for my pre calc exam see ya !! ^•^

[ in reference to this! ]

mirei.... UR JUST LIKE ME FR! /pos. i also like analyzing and annotating my fav books!!! so to have it done for me makes me wanna sob happy tears. i'm glad it helped broaden ur vocab! english isn't my first language either so it's nice that we get to trade new words together ‹3

( yapping abt my thought process while writing aven's part in i'll show you (if you'll let me). under the cut 🙏 )

extra: speaking of innocuous!! that paragraph was one of my favs in aventurine's part. i used that specific word bcs he knows that u don't really mean it / are actually that annoyed when ur pushing his face away - so it's harmless and doesn't offend him in any way, thus considered innocuous!

moving on to ur delightful commentary !!! LOL if ur flattered, then his goal is a success. the man's a sneaky flirt even in his inner monologue... ur falling for his inescapable charms 😔 /j

THANK U! i was a little proud of that line bcs there is a nuance in meanings despite the presence of “light” in both feather-light and light-hearted. and i wanted to tie them together !! sososo, thank u for noticing aaaa ‹3

LMAOOO the way u simplified the angsty flashback pfft. hoyoverse dumped a bucket of angst in the mixing pot when they designed him 💔 a personal take on aventurine: he thinks of his past as ashes from a flame on the verge of going out (it's him, he's the flame). he doesn't think of it as a burden, rather as a symbol of the innocence he once had. he is content with bearing those ashes using his own hands. but when someone learns of it, tries to hold his hand through it, he can't help but feel like his ash-stained palm will ruin the purity yours has.

AWWW thanks :'( i still think my skills in terms of describing realistic stuff (compared to abstract emotions LOL) are lacking, but it's smth i'm trying to work on. +++ did u know? the penacony's limited edition perfume is a reference to an official skit abt aventurine's timeline! u can find it here.

it's like a towel. u gotta wring out every single drop of water left until there's none - except the water droplets are a replacement for personal space. it's giving “this is mc, they like their personal space. this is aventurine, he also likes mc's personal space.” energy LMAO. i hc him as clingy in the morning with his messy bedhead and groggy voice... (<- can't continue otherwise i'll melt at the domesticity)

THIS SMUG MAN !!!! ahem, he may or may not be patronizing us but that's ok. it's a compliment and he means it ‹3

THANK U AGAIN ( ;´ - `;) one thing abt me is that i loveeee writing the ending in my works. it's one of my fav parts to write. i treat it as an opportunity to either tie everything up nicely or do a smart & ironic callback or to put in a revelation / monologue that leaves me feeling smth after i proofread it. bcs if i feel smth from reading that then hopefully, it'll make my readers feel smth too.

^^ ANYWAY back to the context of the point above: i find that ending line to be heart-wrenching??? in a bittersweet way. this ending line also ties back to a line in an earlier paragraph: [ you question whether it could be nostalgia or instead, silent awe at a reality he never imagined could ever be his. ]! so u could say that in aventurine's part, the concept of his disbelief - over having you as a source of happiness in his life; is it truly a reality and not a dream? (and being reassured by you that this is, in fact, a reality) - is somewhat consistent in the background. it is intentional ><

NONONO, THANK U!!! this analysis has so much thought put into it and that alone is beyond enough for a silly little writer like me. i can't even express how much it matters to me that u took the time to write this and tell me ur thoughts! it's the best kind of feedback a writer can ever receive 🤍 having my writing get annotated.... i'm truly living the dream!!! T_T

[burning-academia-if]

heyaaaa i just finished the demo!!! and i've really got to compliment your writing it's beautiful i was intrigued right at the first bat and besides some minor errors in coding (which is completely understandable for a demo) the storytelling was superb!! and a little note of how i cant help myself giggling with the overprotective rook especially the ride home his demeanor and mere presence just made it hard to breathe for my mc😭🤧💗 if I'd be completely honest, he may be my mc's childhood crush🤭🤭 anyways congrats for this!! you truly outdid yourself!! excited for your future updates!! <33

I'm like 99% sure I know what coding things you're talking ajaksk I'm visiting family for 2 weeks so I just released as is but it'll be fixed next update!! I'm glad you enjoyed!

Also the Rook car scene was my fav to write for the prologue! It already highlights all his issues-