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mclarensims ยท 5 months ago
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**NEW** The Princess Peach Challenge ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿ‘‘
Starter house on the gallery: @AhriOW
Hi there, royal builder! Welcome to the Princess Peach Challenge for The Sims 4! ๐ŸŒŸ In this magical adventure, youโ€™ll guide Peach through her journey to build a castle, grow her kingdom, and prove sheโ€™s the ultimate boss princess! ๐Ÿ’• Each phase is packed with fun goals, storytelling, and some epic building moments. So, grab your crown and letโ€™s get started! ๐Ÿ‘‘๐ŸŽฎ
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๐ŸŒŸ Setup
Before Peach can start her royal quest, weโ€™ve gotta set the stage!
๐Ÿฐ 1. Manage Worlds:
Bulldoze and convert the Von Haunt Estate into a residential lot. (Youโ€™ll need the Venue Changes mod by Zerbu ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ).
Rename the lot: Mushroom Castle. ๐Ÿ„โœจ
๐ŸŒž 2. Lot Traits:
Add these magical traits to Peachโ€™s new kingdom:
๐ŸŒฑ Great Soil (perfect for gardening!).
โ˜€๏ธ Sunny Aspect (keep it positive and happy).
๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ Bracing Breezes (gotta keep fit for all that adventuring!).
๐Ÿ’ธ 3. Starting Funds:
Reduce Peachโ€™s starting funds to 8,000 simoleons (even princesses have to budget sometimes ๐Ÿ˜…).
๐Ÿ‘ธ 4. Create Peach:
Aspiration: Friend of the World (because Peach is a sweetheart ๐Ÿ’–).
Traits: Cheerful ๐Ÿ˜„, Good ๐Ÿ’•, Outgoing ๐ŸŒŸ.
Career: Politician (Charity Organizer branch) ๐Ÿ’ผโœจ.
๐Ÿก 5. The Royal Shed (aka Her Starter Home):
Peach starts her journey in a tiny shed (humble beginnings, am I right? ๐Ÿ˜…):
Inside: A basic bed, desk, chair, mini fridge, and a small bathroom (toilet, sink, shower ๐Ÿšฟ).
Outside: A little garden patch for growing flowers and veggies ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿฅ•.
๐Ÿ‘‘ Phase 1: Becoming a Princess
Peach is just starting out, full of dreams and determination! ๐ŸŒŸ This phase is all about laying the foundation for her role as a princess.
โœจ Goals:
๐ŸŒŸ Career Goals:
Join the Politician career and reach Level 3.
Use your Charisma (Level 3) to deliver a speech on a community lot ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ’ฌ.
๐Ÿ“š Writing Goals:
Write and publish your first childrenโ€™s book: The Toad Who Could ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿ“–.
Earn at least 500 simoleons in royalties.
๐Ÿค Social Goals:
Make 5 friends to build your royal crew ๐Ÿ‘‘โœจ.
๐Ÿค Skill Goals:
Reach Level 3 Gardening Skill.
๐Ÿก Building Goals:
Keep living in the Royal Shed for nowโ€”itโ€™s not castle time yet!
๐Ÿฐ Phase 2: Building the Ground Floor
Time to level up, literally! Peach starts constructing the ground floor of her castle while still living in her Royal Shed (progress takes time, bestie!).
๐Ÿ—๏ธ Construction Unlocks:
Build the following rooms:
Entrance Hallway: Add some cute flooring, wall lights, and maybe a rug or table โœจ๐Ÿชž.
Bathroom: Sink, toilet, and showerโ€”basic but functional ๐Ÿšฟ.
Kitchen: Fridge, stove, and one counter (no fancy upgrades yet, sorry! ๐Ÿณ).
Dining Room: A dining table with four chairs (keep it simple for now ๐Ÿช‘).
Office: Desk, computer, and maybe a bookshelf for decor ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’ป.
Grand Staircase (Placeholder): Add a staircase to hint at future expansionโ€”it doesnโ€™t go anywhere yet, though ๐Ÿ˜….
โ›” Restrictions:
Peach still has to live in the Royal Shedโ€”no castle bedrooms yet!
Keep the decor modest (save the fancy stuff for later โœจ).
โœจ Goals:
๐ŸŒŸ Career Goals:
Reach Level 6 in the Politician career.
Use Charisma Level 5 to deliver another speech on a public lot ๐ŸŽค.
Raise 2,000 simoleons for charity ๐Ÿ’–.
๐Ÿ“š Writing Goals:
Publish 2 more childrenโ€™s books: Piranha Plant Picnic ๐Ÿชด and Adventure Under the Mushroom Tree ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿ“–.
Earn 1,500 simoleons in total royalties.
๐Ÿค Social Goals:
Make 10 friendsโ€”your kingdom is growing! ๐Ÿฅณ.
Host a Silver-Level Dinner Party in your new Dining Room ๐ŸŽ‰.
๐Ÿก Building Goals:
Complete and furnish all ground floor rooms (keeping it basic, there will be upgrades!) ๐Ÿฐ.
๐Ÿ‘‘ Phase 3: Expanding the Castle
The castle gets an upgrade, and Peach finally gets her own fancy bedroom! โœจ
๐Ÿ—๏ธ Construction Unlocks:
Build the second floor, adding:
Princessโ€™s Bedroom: Luxurious bed, vanity, and wardrobeโ€”time to live like royalty! ๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿ›๏ธ.
Second-Floor Bathroom: Fancy fixtures, of course! ๐Ÿšฟ๐Ÿ›.
Royal Hallways: Connect those new rooms for a cohesive look.
Functional Grand Staircase: It finally worksโ€”no more pretending! ๐Ÿ˜….
โ›” Restrictions:
Still no extravagant luxury items (save the chandeliers for Phase 4!).
โœจ Goals:
๐ŸŒŸ Career Goals:
Reach Level 8 in the Politician career.
Host a public protest on a community lot โœŠ.
Raise 5,000 simoleons for charity ๐Ÿ’–.
๐Ÿ“š Writing Goals:
Publish 2 more books: Royal Mushroom Adventures ๐Ÿ„ and The Brave Garden Bloom ๐ŸŒผ๐Ÿ“–.
Earn 3,500 simoleons in total royalties.
๐Ÿค Social Goals:
Make 15 friendsโ€”Peach is becoming everyoneโ€™s favorite princess! ๐Ÿ’•.
Host a Gold-Level Dinner Party in your castle ๐ŸŽ‰.
๐Ÿก Building Goals:
Move into your Princess Bedroom (bye-bye, Royal Shed for now! - do not delete it) and finish the second floor ๐Ÿ›๏ธ.
๐Ÿ‘‘ Phase 4: Restoring Royalty
Peach is thriving now, but thereโ€™s always room to level up! ๐ŸŒŸ This phase is all about making her castle shine, expanding the kingdom, and preparing for future challenges (Bowser might be lurking ๐Ÿ‘€).
๐Ÿ—๏ธ Construction Unlocks:
Time to add some extra flair to Peachโ€™s castle:
Grand Banquet Room:
Upgrade the Dining Room into a banquet space fit for royalty. ๐Ÿ‘‘
Add a large table (seats at least 8 Sims), fancy lighting (chandeliers, anyone? ๐Ÿ’กโœจ), and decor.
Royal Garden Expansion:
Add 10 plants (flowers, fruits, or veggiesโ€”get creative ๐ŸŒท๐Ÿ“).
Include a fountain or pond and some outdoor seating for a peaceful vibe ๐Ÿชท.
Royal Sitting Room:
Build a cozy living room with:
Plush sofas or armchairs ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ.
Optional fireplace for extra charm ๐Ÿ”ฅ.
A creative hobby item like a chess table โ™Ÿ๏ธ or easel ๐ŸŽจ.
Servantsโ€™ Quarters:
Add a spare bedroom with basic furnishings (bed, side table, lamp).
โ›” Restrictions:
No building the third floor or any secret rooms yetโ€”save that for Phase 5!
โœจ Goals:
๐ŸŒŸ Career Goals:
Reach Level 9 in the Politician career.
Host a Gold-Level Royal Fundraiser or Charity Benefit Party in the Banquet Room ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’–.
Raise 8,000 simoleons for charity.
๐Ÿ“š Writing Goals:
Publish 2 more childrenโ€™s books: Toad and the Great Fountain ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿ’ฆ and Peachโ€™s Royal Banquet ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๏ธ.
Earn 5,000 simoleons in total royalties (cumulative).
๐Ÿค Social Goals:
Make 20 friends to show Peachโ€™s growing popularity and beloved status ๐ŸŒŸ.
Host a Gold-Level Social Event in the Banquet Room.
๐Ÿก Building Goals:
Complete all new construction (Banquet Room, Royal Garden, Sitting Room, Servantsโ€™ Quarters).
Convert the Royal Shed into a greenhouse for gardening ๐ŸŒฑ.
๐Ÿ˜ฑ Phase 5: Kidnapping and Self-Rescue
Plot twist! A villain (cough Bowser cough ๐Ÿข๐Ÿ”ฅ) disrupts Peachโ€™s perfect life by taking over her castle! Peach must now rise to the challenge, prove her independence, and reclaim her kingdom on her own terms. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ‘ธ
๐Ÿš๏ธ Kidnapping Setup:
Story Setup:
Create a rival Sim (your Bowser equivalent) with traits like Mean, Hot-Headed, or Kleptomaniac ๐Ÿฅด.
Move this rival into Peachโ€™s castle (using Manage Households) and lock the lot for Peachโ€”sheโ€™s officially kicked out! ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿฐ.
Peach moves to a rundown micro-home (maximum 32 tiles) on a tiny lot. Use cheats to reduce her funds to 1,000 simoleons.
Living Situation:
Build her new tiny home with only the bare essentials:
1 bed, mini fridge, toilet, shower, and a cheap desk with a broken-looking computer ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ’”.
Castle Rules:
Peach may not return to the castle or interact with it until she completes her self-rescue goals.
โœจ Goals to Escape and Reclaim the Castle:
๐ŸŒŸ Career Goals:
Maintain her Politician career and reach Level 10 while living in her tiny home.
๐Ÿ’ช Fitness Goals:
Max the Fitness skill (Level 10)โ€”Peach has to train to defeat her rival ๐Ÿ‹๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ.
๐Ÿ“š Writing Goals:
Write and publish 1 motivational book about overcoming obstacles: The Princess Who Saved Herself โœจ๐Ÿ“–.
Earn 2,000 simoleons in royalties during this phase.
๐Ÿค Social Goals:
Befriend 2 new Sims in her new neighborhood to show her resilience.
Meet Mario (add him to the neighborhood!) and fall in love ๐Ÿ’•.
๐Ÿ’ฐ Earnings Goals:
Save up 15,000 simoleons through work, writing, painting, or gardening to โ€œfund her escape.โ€
๐ŸŽ‰ Reclaiming the Castle:
Once Peach completes her goals, she can return to her castle! ๐Ÿฐโœจ Hereโ€™s what she needs to do to fully reclaim her kingdom:
Defeat the Rival:
Win a Fight interaction against Bowser. Show him whoโ€™s boss! ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ‘Š
Host a โ€œReclaim the Kingdomโ€ Party:
Throw a Gold-Level Party to celebrate her victory ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘.
๐Ÿ—๏ธ Unlockable Upgrades:
After reclaiming her castle, Peach gets to add some well-deserved luxury:
Secret Tower Room:
A hidden or private tower room with luxury decor (e.g., yoga mat, meditation stool, or vanity table). ๐Ÿ—๏ธโœจ
Expanded Bedrooms:
Add a fully decorated heirโ€™s bedroom for the next generation ๐ŸŒผ.
Royal Garden Upgrades:
Add a gazebo, statues, or seating areas to reflect Peachโ€™s triumph ๐ŸŒท๐Ÿช‘.
Banquet Hall Enhancements:
Add extra elegance to the Banquet Room, like a piano or bar ๐ŸŽน๐Ÿธ.
๐ŸŒธ Phase 6: The Legacy of the Princess
Peach has done it allโ€”built her castle, defeated her rival, and earned her happily ever after. Now, itโ€™s time to prepare the next generation (and wrap things up with a bow ๐ŸŽ€).
โœจ Goals:
๐Ÿ“š Writing Goals:
Publish 1 final childrenโ€™s book about her journey: The Legacy of the Mushroom Kingdom ๐Ÿ„โœจ.
Earn 10,000 simoleons in total royalties (cumulative).
๐Ÿ’• Social Goals:
Marry Mario in a lavish wedding ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘.
Make 20 total friends (symbolizing Peachโ€™s beloved status).
Befriend 1 child or teen Sim (as a mentor to the next generation).
๐Ÿ‘ถ Heir Goals:
Have at least 1 female child (Daisy), who will continue her legacy.
๐Ÿฐ Final Castle Completion:
Peachโ€™s castle must be 100% complete before her heir takes over:
Throne Room: Luxury furniture fit for royalty ๐Ÿ‘‘.
Princessโ€™s Bedroom: Fully upgraded and personalized ๐ŸŒธ.
Heirโ€™s Bedroom: Ready for Daisyโ€™s reign ๐ŸŒผ.
Banquet Hall: Lavishly furnished with chandeliers, a piano, and more ๐ŸŽน.
Royal Garden: Includes a gazebo, fountain, and 10 Perfect-quality plants ๐ŸŒท.
๐ŸŽ‰ Farewell Celebration:
Before passing the crown to Daisy, Peach must host a Gold-Level Farewell Party to mark the end of her journey and the start of the heirโ€™s! ๐ŸŒŸ
Enjoy!!
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morelikeravenbore ยท 2 months ago
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First Line Tag!
Thanks for the tags @sloanesallow & @myokk , what a fun game!
The rules are to post the first line of 10 of your fics/stories (or as many as you have!)
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๐Ÿฆ‹โœจ How to Make a Villain, completed long fic, canon divergent/seventh year timeline, Sebastian x Aurรฉlie.
If Aurรฉlie Collins had to choose one word to best describe herself, she supposed it would be, to put it as delicately as she could: "completely and utterly overwhelmed."
๐Ÿ’” Last Light, ongoing long fic, fifth year timeline, Sebastian x Aurรฉlie, Healer!Sebastian, Memory Loss!Aurรฉlie.
Like water through his fingers, so the pieces of him dripped, dripped, dripped away, until one by one, day by day, memory by memory, he was gone.
Dark magic required a sacrifice. This was Sebastian's.
๐Ÿ›น๐Ÿฉฐ Can I Make It Any More Obvious? ongoing modern au, sk8erboi!sebastian x ballerina!Aurรฉlie.
Wizarding folk, among which Sebastian was usually proud to include himself, had a distinct fondness for cobblestones. Great for aesthetics, sure: nothing screamed eccentric magical village quite like alarmingly uneven roads โ€” but what worked for aesthetics was absolutely shite for skateboarding.
That's right. Skateboarding.
I KNOW that's three lines but I really like this opener ๐Ÿ˜‚
๐Ÿ“– Pandora's Book, smut, Sebastian x book (yes, a book.)
'Oh, shut up, would you?' Sebastian muttered as a particularly vocal book wailed directly in his ear.
โœ‰๏ธ Strictly Confidential, Azkaban!Sebastian au, wip.
Every morning without fail, an overburdened owl arrived for Anne Sallow bearing a fresh batch of potions direct from Pippins, a morning edition of the Daily Prophet, and an official Ministry letter stamped front and back with the words STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL in big red lettering.
๐Ÿ’ How to Make a Villain, epilogue wip.
In a patch of cool shade beneath a pear tree, Aurรฉlie sat in her husband's lap, feeding him strawberries til the juice ran down his chin. She kissed it off, salty and sweet, then he kissed her back until he inevitably got carried away and she had to pry his hands out from under her dress.
๐Ÿชž Reflections of [something something insert finished title], smut wip, mirror sex.
Edges ornate and gilded, the mirror stands at least seven-feet tall by the foot of the bed.
Will I ever finish my WIPs? Only the inevitable passing of time will tell.........
tagging: @gingerlegacy07 @lyworth @galaxiasgreen @sallowslove @theladyofshalott1989 @cesqdarque @polarisgreenley
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seeinganewlight ยท 6 months ago
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2025 books read thread
2025 goal: 150 books key: โœจ (arc), ๐Ÿ’œ (reread), ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ (physical copy), ๐Ÿ’ป (ebook), ๐ŸŽง (audiobook), ๐Ÿ“š (multiple formats)
january: 1) a sea of unspoken things โ†’ adrienne young (โœจ ๐Ÿ’ป ) 2) funny story โ†’ emily henry (๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ“–) 3) yin yang love song โ†’ lauren kung jessen (โœจ ๐Ÿ’ป ) 4) i am not jessica chen โ†’ ann liang (โœจ ๐Ÿ’ป ) 5) the doll's house โ†’ lisa unger (๐Ÿ’ป ) 6) darkly โ†’ marisha pessl (๐ŸŽง) 7) night of the mannequins โ†’ stephen graham jones (๐ŸŽง) 8) here lives a vengeful bitch โ†’ codie crowley (๐Ÿ’ป ) 9) my darling dreadful thing โ†’ johanna van veen (๐Ÿ“–) 10) plain bad heroines โ†’ emily m. danforth (๐ŸŽง) 11) lies on the serpent's tongue โ†’ kate pearsall (๐Ÿ’ป ) 12) bloom โ†’ delilah s. dawson (๐Ÿ’ป ) 13) a dark and drowning tide โ†’ allison saft (๐Ÿ“š) 14) the kamogawa food detectives โ†’ hisashi kashiwai (translated by jesse kirkwood) (๐ŸŽง) 15) the restaurant of lost recipes โ†’ hisashi kashiwai (translated by jesse kirkwood) (๐ŸŽง) 16) the empress of salt and fortune โ†’ nghi vo (๐Ÿ“–)
february: 17) sea of tranquility โ†’ emily st. john mandel (๐Ÿ“š) 18) done and dusted โ†’ lyla sage (๐Ÿ“–) 19) needy little things โ†’ channelle desamours (โœจ ๐Ÿ’ป ) 20) a killing cold โ†’ kate alice marshall (๐Ÿ“–) 21) society of lies โ†’ lauren ling brown (๐ŸŽง) 22) the final act of juliette willoughby โ†’ ellery lloyd (๐Ÿ’ป ) 23) the fall risk โ†’ abby jimenez (โœจ ๐Ÿ’ป ) 24) freedom is a constant struggle: ferguson, palestine and the foundations of a movement โ†’ angela y. davis (๐Ÿ’ป ) 25) water moon โ†’ samantha sotto yambao (๐Ÿ“–) 26) the reformatory โ†’ tananarive due (๐ŸŽง) 27) swift and saddled โ†’ lyla sage (๐Ÿ“–) 28) lost and lassoed โ†’ lyla sage (๐Ÿ“–) 29) the lovers โ†’ rebekah faubion (๐ŸŽง) 30) victorian psycho โ†’ virginia feito (๐ŸŽง) 31) a daughter of fair verona โ†’ christina dodd (๐Ÿ“–)
march: 32) i am made of death โ†’ kelly andrew (โœจ ๐Ÿ’ป ) 33) ready or not โ†’ cara bastone (๐ŸŽง) 34) they bloom at night โ†’ trang thanh tran (๐Ÿ“–) 35) deep end โ†’ ali hazelwood (๐ŸŽง) 36) lovely dark and deep โ†’ elisa a. bonnin (โœจ ๐Ÿ’ป ) 37) for the record โ†’ emma lord (โœจ ๐Ÿ’ป ) 38) if i stopped haunting you โ†’ colby wilkens (๐Ÿ’ป ) 39) patron saints of nothing โ†’ randy ribay (๐ŸŽง) 40) sunrise on the reaping โ†’ suzanne collins (๐Ÿ“–) 41) first-time caller โ†’ b.k. borison (๐ŸŽง) 42) you between the lines โ†’ katie naymon (๐ŸŽง) 43) gifted & talented โ†’ olivie blake (โœจ ๐Ÿ’ป )
april: 44) this book will bury me โ†’ ashley winstead (๐ŸŽง) 45) how to solve your own murder โ†’ kristen perrin (๐Ÿ“–) 46) the strawberry patch pancake house โ†’ laurie gilmore (๐Ÿ“–) 47) the hunger games โ†’ suzanne collins (๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ“–) 48) wild and wrangled โ†’ lyla sage (๐Ÿ“–) 49) the decagon house murders โ†’ yukito ayatsuji (translated by ho-ling wong) (๐ŸŽง) 50) manslaughter park โ†’ tirzah price (๐ŸŽง) 51) what dreams may come โ†’ christina dodd (๐Ÿ’ป ) 52) thus with a kiss i die โ†’ christina dodd (โœจ ๐Ÿ’ป ) 53) the wolves โ†’ sarah delappe (๐Ÿ“–)
may: 54) the manor of dreams โ†’ christina li (โœจ ๐Ÿ’ป ) 55) the river has roots โ†’ amal el-mohtar (๐ŸŽง) 56) meet your baker โ†’ ellie alexander (๐Ÿ’ป ) 57) the body in the bookstore โ†’ ellie alexander (๐ŸŽง) 58) a murder at the movies โ†’ ellie alexander (๐ŸŽง) 59) death at the dinner party โ†’ ellie alexander (๐ŸŽง) 60) a holiday homicide โ†’ ellie alexander (๐ŸŽง) 61) a victim at valentine's โ†’ ellie alexander (๐ŸŽง) 62) a body at the book fair โ†’ ellie alexander (โœจ ๐Ÿ’ป ) 63) natural beautiful โ†’ ling ling huang (๐ŸŽง) 64) smile and be a villain โ†’ yves donlon (๐Ÿ“–) 65) the summer i turned pretty โ†’ jenny han (๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’ป) 66) next to normal โ†’ brian yorkey (๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ“–) 67) the bandit queens โ†’ parini shroff (๐Ÿ“–) 68) the boy you always wanted โ†’ michelle quach (๐Ÿ“–) 69) a batter of life and death โ†’ ellie alexander (๐Ÿ’ป ) 70) on thin icing โ†’ ellie alexander (๐Ÿ’ป ) 71) caught bread handed โ†’ ellie alexander (๐ŸŽง) 72) fudge and jury โ†’ ellie alexander (๐Ÿ’ป )
june: 73) the crucible โ†’ arthur miller (๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’ป) 74) john proctor is the villain โ†’ kimberly belflower (๐Ÿ“–) 75) eureka day โ†’ jonathan spector (๐Ÿ“–) 76) english โ†’ sanaz toossi (๐Ÿ“–) 77) the hills of california โ†’ jez butterworth (๐Ÿ“–) 78) "oh, mary!" โ†’ cole escola (๐Ÿ“–) 79) our town โ†’ thornton wilder (๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ“–) 80) ohio state murders โ†’ adrienne kennedy (๐Ÿ“–) 81) shakespeare's sister โ†’ emma whipday (๐Ÿ“–) 82) ms. holmes & ms. watson - apt. 2b โ†’ kate hamill (๐Ÿ“–) 83) medusa undone โ†’ bella poynton (๐Ÿ“–) 84) the cottage โ†’ sandy rustin (๐Ÿ“–) 85) choir boy โ†’ tarell alvin mccraney (๐Ÿ“–) 86) it's not summer without you โ†’ (๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’ป) 87) witch โ†’ jen silverman (๐Ÿ“–) 88) gwen & art are not in love โ†’ lex croucher (๐ŸŽง) 89) significant other โ†’ joshua harmon (๐Ÿ“–) 90) enter the body (play version) โ†’ joy mccullough (๐Ÿ’ป ) 91) the butcher's daughter: the hitherto untold story of mrs. lovett โ†’ corinne leigh clark and david demchuk (๐Ÿ’ป ) 92) merrily we roll along โ†’ george s. kaufman and miss hart (๐Ÿ“–) 93) shakespeare's r&j โ†’ joe calarco (๐Ÿ“–) 94) an ideal husband โ†’ oscar wilde (๐Ÿ“–) 95) what the constitution means to me โ†’ heidi schreck (๐Ÿ“–) 96) m. butterfly (2017 revision) โ†’ david henry hwang (๐Ÿ“–) 97) speech & debate โ†’ stephen karam (๐Ÿ“–) 98) the flick โ†’ annie baker (๐Ÿ“–) 99) macbitches โ†’ sophie mcintosh (๐Ÿ’ป ) 100) romeo and juliet walk into a bar โ†’ john maclay and joe foust (๐Ÿ’ป ) 101) the secret love life of ophelia โ†’ steven berkoff (๐Ÿ’ป ) 102) arsenic and old lace โ†’ joseph kesselring (๐Ÿ“–) 103) the book of will โ†’ lauren gunderson (๐Ÿ“–) 104) kill creatures โ†’ rory power (๐Ÿ’ป ) 105) station eleven โ†’ emily st. john mandel (๐Ÿ“š) 106) i wanna fuck like romeo and juliet โ†’ andrew rincรณn (๐Ÿ“–) 107) i who have never known men โ†’ jacqueline harpman (translated by ros schwartz) โ†’ (๐Ÿ“š) 108) prima facie โ†’ suzie miller (๐Ÿ“–) 109) party of liars โ†’ kelsey cox (โœจ ๐Ÿ’ป )
july: 110) not quite dead yet โ†’ holly jackson (โœจ ๐Ÿ’ป )
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cozywithanna ยท 2 months ago
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Coming back to myself
Dear cozy readers, I meant to send out this letter last weekโ€”but honestly, I was exhausted. Holidays are funny: theyโ€™re supposed to be relaxing but they sometimes feel like performance art with elaborate dinners, perfect church outfitsโ€ฆafter a whole weekend, you just become too tired to even answer an email.ย  Now that itโ€™s all over, I find myself appreciating my quiet routine again and even spending some time refining my daily habits to be more consistent, more intentional, and more me. ๐Ÿ“– Soft Reading: โ€œMy life is mine? I can't believe it!โ€ โ€“ Rosie Pink on Substack Have you ever read something and thought, โ€œWow, is this writer literally me?โ€ This Substack post was that for me. Even as someone who thrives on independence and loves solo adventures, I still need the reminder: my life is mine. This quote especially made an impact: "There are so many things Iโ€™ve wanted to do that Iโ€™ve gone and done, and theyโ€™ve affirmed the faith I have in myself, reminded me that I do have autonomy, and made my life feel endlessly exciting and expansive." ๐ŸŒŽ Mindful Pastimes: Taking a mental health day Last week, I took a day off work and drove to Boston on a nice sunny day. I used to live there, and still waffle between being happy with my new life but missing my life before. And it turned out to be one of the most peaceful days I've had in a long time. I went to all my favorite places: my former go-to bookstores, the Esplanade, the Public Gardens. I felt at home, but I have to admit that being a tourist in my former city actually made me appreciate it more; and I couldnโ€™t wait to get back to my actual home to relax and reminisce. ๐Ÿ“ฑ Wholesome Scrolling: Fabienne Delacroix on Instagram Lately, Iโ€™ve been thinking all about my favorite European cities (old architecture + walkability + democracy = my dream). Fabienne Delacroixโ€™s paintings of Paris are little portals into that dream: cobblestone streets, iconic corners and landmarks, and Haussmann-style buildings. Is it wholesome scrolling, or just jealousy because Iโ€™m not there? Honestly, itโ€™s both. ๐Ÿ“บ Calm Viewing: Conclave (2024) Did you think this newsletter would mention a movie about a pope dying? Me neither! Conclave follows the secretive, ritual-heavy process of selecting a new pope after the previous one passes (very timely). Itโ€™s not traditionally cozy, but it is fascinatingโ€”and honestly, pretty camp. If you like a little drama and intensity with your calm, this is worth a watch. ๐Ÿ‡ Simple Bites: DIY sour grapes One of the easiest, weirdly satisfying treats: frozen sour grapes. Theyโ€™re like natureโ€™s Sour Patch Kids. Perfect for holiday gatherings, giving your kids or little cousins an interesting snack, or just keeping in your freezer when youโ€™re craving something sour. I used this recipe from Bon Appรฉtit and everyone at Easter was either oddly intrigued or utterly obsessed. ๐Ÿงบ Comfort Items: Author-signed books from independent bookstores Saturday was Independent Bookstore Day! Iโ€™m trying to be more mindful about spending lately, but I wanted to celebrate by supporting small businesses. I use my library for 90% of my reading needs, but treating myself to something signed feels meaningful and memorable. ๐Ÿ’ญ Warm Thoughts: โ€œHow lucky am I to be as insignificant as I am.โ€ โ€” Unknown I found this quote in a wholesome little webcomic once (and canโ€™t find it anymore, sadly). But itโ€™s stayed with me. In a world spinning with noise, war, injustice, and change, sometimes the smallness of our own individual lives is actually a blessing. Take care, and I hope you remember that your life is yours ๐ŸŒฟ
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thepjoguidebookzine ยท 1 year ago
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a-wonderful-danganronpa ยท 8 months ago
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๐Ÿ“– DESIGN: Suzuran Dustcrawl, outfit concept 1
[NO SPOILERS]
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"Usami, I can't just make believe this is the first time..."
our adorably schlubby librarian comes to life, just in time for her birthday tomorrow!
i knew what i wanted from Suzuran's outfit from the start, so it wasn't difficult or tedious to design, and this will be our beta drip for the time being. some details:
post-apocalyptic librarian chic, but only sort of: Suzuran's design falls under the "eclectic" or "eccentric" style i've described earlier. she's not cyberpunk, rustpunk, or bronzepunk. Hope's Peak Monastery sits atop a man-made mountain and receives varied visitors from across the lands of the Empress, so her clothes reflect many aesthetics and non-aesthetics. a fashionista she is not
always cold: hence the triple layers. and, i suppose, she does live on top of a mountain. but she's the sorta poor-circulation-ass freak who's got the full winter fit on even in mid-summer sometimes
sweater: a repurposed fisherman's sweater. she's always wanted to go fishing. the inside of her brain looks like a river
coat: probably fucking made of upholstery material honestly. thicc
floral design: simplified, of course, to make it easier for me and future artists to draw. she'd keep plants if she had the ambition. the ่˜ญ kanji in her name (ๆถผ่˜ญ) means "orchid" and suzuran means "lily of the valley" in general, so i wanted to reflect that. i wonder if Usami gave her that name?
floral design part 2: this is not embroidery but patterned fabric. she's been told she herself added the floral touches to this coat, but she doesn't remember if that's true on account of all the divine device anti-insomnia brain scrambling. the monks may be lying to her and/or making fun of her, really. they do that. a lot
patches: denoting her as a Monastery worker but not one of the monks. she sewed these on herself crookedly out of pure spite, but could easily do it well if she had the willpower, which she does not
schlub: i forgot to draw it in but these clothes are always wrinkled and poorly kept and smell like the inside of an old book. she does not button or tie anything unless reminded
another design to let sit for a while. next up on the docket for design: Kaname Yoshida, Gossip Wonder!
๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“–
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clownflavoredgummy ยท 9 days ago
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๐Ÿ“– The Void Man :3 โ˜‚๏ธ
I actually write sometimes waow!
Full thing below cut it's kinda long sorry (โ ๏ฝฅโ oโ ๏ฝฅโ ;โ )
Have you heard the Void Manโ€™s name?
He watches in our silence, a parasol of rain
Full of holes, patched in promises whispered in shame
He whispers a lovely future, one all would crave
A man of might with a hollow face
He promises all and leaves with no trace
He carries a golden book, bound with nothing,
And none may read if they still have eyes for seeing.
But eyes? What are they? Trinkets, perhaps
Havenโ€™t you noticed me not staring back?
Two dark hollows sown with broken thread
My sight long sold for words he said
My teeth are scheduled as Wednesday's gift
Then perhaps my tongue will follow this
But I do not mind the flesh I lack
The Void Man gives all I lose back
When you ask? Such stupid speech
Once Iโ€™m enclosed in dark wooden shrines
The ceremony starts as I sink to the dirt
Shadowed with a stone, sharing a name that was mine
And only then, my halo will bloom from all I keep
or gave away, to that perfect thief
The Void Man, and all of my faith and belief
He promises a halo. Made of eyes and teeth
Woven from the soil, from nobodyโ€™s grief
From dust to dust, and dirt to bone
But all will return once flesh is alone
He whispers, โ€œLose yourself to be made whole.โ€
Donโ€™t you want a halo? Do you value your soul?
Or would you rather become that dirt and the rot?
The Void Man walks on, and you are forgot
His golden book whispers answers in slurred, clouded speech
But I do not mind the clouds, I gave the man my belief
He has no rot, he has a soul too
We rot not to die, but to know what is new
We will fall like the fruit, and grow like the seeds
And the wood will rot, on that old and dead tree
For trees cannot pray, unlike me. I have what he desires, I had eyes and teeth
Weโ€™re souls, we cannot just be spoil or ash
Not candle smoke that fades and is forgotten too fast
For I have given what was mine
my sight, my speech, my smile, my time.
And the Void Man swore on lips not seen
โ€œThat other world is real, my dream.โ€
Uhdhdjsnd I know this is cringe but I wrote this a while back and I still kinda like it soo I'll put it here wahoo :3 Maybe I'll put my writing here more often idkk ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒˆ
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syrips ยท 1 year ago
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oc/pc ask game!!
i love these and im like WAIT i can make my own!!
disclaimer, these may contain stuff weird, suggestive, and/or potentially dark so feel free to make your own version if u want but yea here u go
sections: Personal, Aesthetic, Music, Pleasure, Pain
Personal
๐Ÿงผ Soap - Does OC have good hygiene? What is their routine or methods?
๐Ÿ’ฐ Money Bag - Would OC donate the change in their purchase to a charity that a company claims is benefiting those in need?
๐Ÿ’ธ Money With Wings - Would OC commit tax evasion?
๐Ÿ› Bug - If OC was a worm, would anyone love them? How would others treat them?
๐ŸŽฎ Video Game - What would OC's gamertag/username be?
๐Ÿ”— Link - What tags, blogs, pages, discord servers, and/or subreddits would OC follow on social media?
๐Ÿ‘€ Eyes - What would be in OC's search history?
โœ๐Ÿฝ Writing Hand - Your OC is given five seconds to edit/alter/adjust something about themselves (or their story). What do they try to change?
๐Ÿ“ˆ Chart Increasing - What company/nobility/etc. would sponsor OC?
๐ŸŽฏ Direct Hit - Is OC "Wanted" in any village, kingdom, etc.? Dead or alive? What is the reward for them?
Aesthetic
๐ŸŽจ Artist Palette - If OC was a color (or palette), what color would they be? Would others assign them the same color?
๐Ÿ’ป Laptop Computer - What theme would OC's device, book, belongings, etc. be? What would their background, parchment, decorations be?
๐Ÿ‘” Necktie - Does OC dress Modestly? Skimpy? Classy? etc. Do they have a dynamic, loud, quiet, etc. style?
๐Ÿ‘‘ Crown - What textures are part of OC's clothes? Fluffy? Spiky? Leathery? Puffy? Feathery? What about shiny, silky, lacy, etc.?
๐Ÿ‘• T-Shirt - Does OC prefer to wear vibrant colors or muted colors?
๐Ÿฌ Dolphin - Would OC be a JJBA character?
๐Ÿ’„ Lipstick - Does OC enjoy fashion? Would they enjoy styling others?
๐ŸŽญ Performing Arts - If others wanted to join a cult devoted to OC, what choices would OC (or you) have in the style, theme, design?
๐Ÿงฃ Scarf - How often does OC change their style? Daily? Weekly? Seasonally? etc.
๐Ÿงต Thread - Does OC mend their clothes (or have them mended)? Does their clothes have tears, patches, alterations? How do their clothes get worn out or damaged overtime?
๐Ÿ“– Open Book - Share a moodboard you associate/made for OC!
๐Ÿ›’ Shopping Cart - OC suddenly has a lot of money. What is most likely the cause of this? What do they spend it on?
๐Ÿ‘’ Floppy Hat - Share a (sourced) picrew you made for OC!
Music
๐ŸŽผ Musical Score - Share an OC playlist you associate/made for OC!
๐ŸŽง Headphone - Does OC have a large or small range of music they listen to?
๐ŸŽค Microphone - Share a (sourced) quote, lyric, poem, etc. of something that you associate to OC.
๐ŸŽธ Guitar - Someone hands OC a guitar and tells them to play Wonderwall. What do they do?
๐ŸŽถ Musical Notes - A Bard is inspired by OC and makes a song about them. What instruments, sounds, melodies, etc. may OC's theme song have? What would the mood of the piece be?
Pleasure
๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿฝ Ear - What sounds does OC enjoy? If OC likes ASMR, which types of ASMR?
๐ŸŽฒ Game Die - What would OC's favorite (pc/console/mobile/etc.) game be?
๐Ÿ’  Diamond With A Dot - What is something OC indulges in, publicly vs. privately?
โœจ Sparkles - What is OC's comfort activity?
๐Ÿ’‹ Kiss Mark - Is OC promiscuous? Do they have a lot of lovers, partners, and/or friends with benefits?
๐Ÿ˜ Smirking Face - How freaky is OC? What does OC do that they believe is freaky?
๐Ÿฅ„ Spoon - What is OC's guilty pleasure food/treats?
๐ŸŽ“ Graduation Cap - OC is giving a motivational speech. What do they say? Who are they saying it to?
๐Ÿงป Roll Of Paper - OC is plotting an elaborate, mischievous prank. What is their plan and who is their target?
๐Ÿฅฐ Smiling Face With Hearts - What do you love about OC? What events, art, work do you love to put OC in?
๐Ÿค— Hugging Face - How does OC make others happy? What do they wish they could do, or plan to do for others?
Pain
๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€โš–๏ธ Woman Judge - Why don't some people like OC? What did they do?
๐Ÿšฉ Triangular Flag - Is OC uncomfortable with any topic, trigger, item, or event?
๐Ÿงฑ Brick - What is/would OC be traumatized by?
๐Ÿ’ข Anger Symbol - What is OC's pet peeve?
๐Ÿ’€ Skull - Is OC cursed? Haunted? Possessed? Fated to tragedy?
๐Ÿฉน Adhesive Bandage - What is OC's worst type of pain to experience?
๐Ÿ”ฎ Crystal Ball - OC has witnessed a dark omen. What is the omen, superstition, or message that is witnessed?
๐Ÿช“ Axe - What tragic/dark events, art, work, do you love (or love to hate) to put OC in?
๐Ÿ˜ˆ Smiling Face With Horns - How does OC make others sad/suffer? What do they wish they could do, or plan to do to others?
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iruludavare ยท 4 months ago
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๐Ÿ’– and ๐Ÿ“– but make it a pokemon game
Game asks: unpopular opinions || Accepting
๐Ÿ’–: What is your biggest unpopular opinion about the series?
{ ooc. I don't think mainline pokemon games need voice acting ๐Ÿงโ€โ™‚๏ธ
It'd be a nice thing to have, sure, and pokemas I think does a decent job at it... but for the main games? I don't think it's this thing that the games sorely need and are ten million years behind for not having. Lets put the resources for that into actually releasing full, properly running games the day of release and not in 10 patches afterwards because you've rushed your entire team to meet the holiday/yearly game deadline. And properly compensating employees. }
๐Ÿ“–: If you had to remove one book game from the series, which would you choose?
{ ooc. I was going to say sun and moon because it feels like they should've waited and released USUM as the definitive Alola game (but you know, letting Lusamine be a villain still), but considering that I forgot LGPE was a thing until I looked at a list of mainline games... LGPE }
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blorbologist ยท 6 months ago
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hehehe. hi :3
FMA AU: ๐Ÿฆ‹ | AooD: ๐Ÿœ | Jurassic Park AU: ๐Ÿคช or ๐ŸŽจ | OFS+TFJ: ๐ŸŽ‰ | Ruidusborn Percy: ๐Ÿ’• | BDSM Modern AU: ๐Ÿ“–
answer as many or as few as you want!! i wanted to touch on multiple AUs >:3 and also search for things i donโ€™t know yet lmao
OH BOY!!
AU Ask Game
FMA AU: ๐Ÿฆ‹ ''Share a downstream โ€˜Butterfly Effectโ€™!
OH! hmmmm... see, the tricky thing is that this AU does broadly follow the plot beats of the manga, right? Some things are shifted around, but you know. Roy/Vex fucks up Envy/Delilah before Envy kills themselves, final fight involves Al/Beau giving their body back to Truth so Ed/Caleb can have his arm back...
I think the biggest butterfly is that our Hughes equivalent, Vax, doesn't die - because Vex, instead of being the Flame Alchemist like Roy is, is the Sewing Life Alchemist. So she can patch him up - or he ends up as a chimera through nefarious means instead. Either way, yahoo! yippee!!
AooD: ๐Ÿœ 'Whatโ€™s the smalllllllest change you want to share?'
SEE NOW THIS ONE IS A BIG AU SO IT'S GOT SO MANY BIG CHANGES?!?!
Ok, hm. Small change:
I'm almost at the point where I'm writing an almost one-to-one replica of the Feast of Imyr. Bar a few tiny details such as...
Loquatius needing new jokes to make fun of Vex's name instead of Purvan's.
Percy either freaking out about Bolo being there or commiserating with her about 'this BAG. not MACHINE.'
Vex and Percy clocking pretty quickly that Dean Hollow was up to no good inviting the Champion of Ravens and behaving accordingly.
That '[S]he was one of us' comment from Hollow about the Matron being really fucking painful for Vex to hear about the Warden
Oh, yeah - and a Gau Drashari is going to Transport Via Plants out of the tree Nydas brought. Hey, hi, sorry! Don't mind Keyleth, she's making a great first impression.
More under the cut!!
Jurassic Park AU: ๐Ÿคช 'Silliest part of the AU?'
The Briarwoods are collectively sharing John Hammond's role (the more evil book version). They are The capitalist assholes. Something something a necromancer bringing shit back from the dead, something something a vampire not letting things grow old and being a blood sucking billionair. It's perfect. It's awful. Do you see my vision!??!?
or ๐ŸŽจ 'Whatโ€™s the most creative part of this AU?'
OKAY SO! The og Jurassic Park was written in 1990. A lot of our scientific knowledge has advanced in leaps and bounds since then: not just the paleontology and understanding of dinosaurs, but standards of zookeeping and animal behavior, genetics, computer systems and security, etc.
So most of JP's original failure points don't actually apply if you tried to rewrite this today - and either way they're all very well known. The lysene, the frog DNA breeding, the tracking glitch, the raptors having no fucking enrichment, etc.
The tricky and fun part about this AU is finding new, sensible ways to run the park / protect the guests and dinosaurs / get certified so they can run at all... and still have it go to shit when Vax, Keyleth and co have the introductory tour.
OFS+TFJ: ๐ŸŽ‰ 'What change are you most proud of?'
DALEN'S CLOSET HAPPENING OVER THE YEAR BREAK. GENIUS MOVE @ ME. Compounded on all the prior changes and gave Delilah a chance for an amazing entrance, and had so much dramatic irony compared to Dalen's Closet in canon.
Ruidusborn Percy: ๐Ÿ’• 'How are relationships impacted by the AU?'
Oh god. So: Percy is both a lot more sheltered (no one wants to be friends with a mind-reading rich freak) and is lacking social skills (why bother when he can read minds if he has to?). He is... way less cool and more of a huge pain in the ass until VM can socialize him. like a feral cat. He's probably even closer to Keyleth than canon, and to some degree Grog too (easier to understand what's going on in that thick head), but the twins and Scanlan trust him far less due to not wanting him poking around in their heads.
The thing is, Percy is also acutely aware of all that from when he does slip up and get a grasp of what's going on in their heads.: he can pry behind Vex and Scanlan's masks in a way no one else can, and Vax just doesn't trust the spying potential. (Vex especially is terrified of Percy seeing her budding feelings, once that pops up, so she's slower to fall for him.)
I think things probably improve once Percy gets something like Imogen's circlet to block out the influx of thoughts - then he becomes extremely awkward and bumbling without that fallback of information and everyone goes 'oh wow he's harmless and also down SO bad for Vex he doesn't know what to do with himself'.
BDSM Modern AU: ๐Ÿ“– 'Whatโ€™s The defining moment of your AU?'
OHO!! OHOHOHOHOH!!
I think The moment I think of in my head about this AU is... Percy working on Vex's custom toy after he finds out it's for her. Getting very hot under the collar (HAH!) and trying so very hard to keep his cool. It's that tension I'm most excited about - but of course this is a BDSM AU! They'll likely start playing together before romantic feelings pop up (but after Percy comes clean ofc)! Which is its own bag of worms. sexy, sexy, writhing worms.
Also just like. All the horny tied up (HAH) with Percy's character growth and healing as he realizes that he's a switch, not a firm dom as he'd forced himself to believe for the longest time due to #trauma. muah!
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amazing-spiderling ยท 1 year ago
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๐Ÿ’š: What does everyone else get wrong about your favorite character?
๐Ÿ“–: If you had to remove one book (/season/comic run) from the series, which would you choose?
๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ: Which character who is commonly headcanoned as queer doesn't seem queer to you?
๐Ÿ’š: What does everyone else get wrong about your favorite character?
It's actually good an interesting for him to have an established religion, it's just that not all writers handle it as deftly as they could. In most cases, if the writer is unsure how to handle the subject, or is unwilling/without enough time to do their due diligence when it comes to research, then it's better to just sidestep it. Despite what zealots on facebook would have you believe, most devout believers aren't screaming scripture in your face, they're letting the principles of their faith guide their actions.
๐Ÿ“–: If you had to remove one book (/season/comic run) from the series, which would you choose?
Oh noooooooooooo, all the copies of Ultimate X-Men fell in the trash and burnedddd it's so saaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. I guess nobody is gonna get to read about creepy homophobic Nightcrawler ever again :((((((
๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ: Which character who is commonly headcanoned as queer doesn't seem queer to you?
This is gonna get me cancelled- so let me go ahead and say that I 100% understand why people think this, and I totally respect that it's important to them, and I would never take that away from them but- I don't think Spider-Gwen is trans. Like, YES I see the flag and the patch, and yeah I can see colors and YES I understand PARALLELS but like, in regards to the narrative I think it makes a lot more sense if Peter was the trans character. (I also understand the issues with that as well.) IDK Maybe it's just because I came into ATSV post Spider-Gwen and a lot of Spider-Verse comics where that's not really part of the vibe at all that it's just at odds with my existing conception of the character.
I guess to be fair, I am open to the idea of her being queer in other ways (gay/bi/ but mostly aro in some flavor) but this particular popular HC isn't one that jives with me.
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c4tto626 ยท 1 year ago
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๐Ÿฑ find me on
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๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ steam โ€” C4TTO
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๐Ÿฒ flight rising โ€” moons
๐Ÿ“Œ personal tags
โœ๏ธ c4.txt โ€” writing posts
๐Ÿ“ c4.fic โ€” fanfics
๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ c4.exe โ€” gaming posts (10 screenshot series)
๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ c4.gif โ€” gifs
๐Ÿ“– c4.lib โ€” book quotes
๐Ÿ‘€ c4.ocs โ€” oc posts
๐Ÿ“ธ c4.img โ€” me :3
โฌ‡๏ธ about
names: C4 ('cee-four'), catto ('cat-o')
gender: nonbinary
pronouns: any, prefer it/its and they/them
sexuality: bisexual, aromantic
date of birth: june 26th, 1992
timezone: CET (CEST)
welcome to my twisted mind blog โœŒ๏ธ
hi i'm C4! i've been on tumblr since 2010, so this blog has become a weird and often embarrassing repository of my interests and things i enjoy(ed). i work a fulltime job and i'm here to have a good time, so i largely keep politics and drama out of this blog, i handle enough of that in my actual life already.
i'm an adult and my posts will reflect that. this is not a space for minors. i don't care if there are minors following me, curate your own online experience as you like, but there will be horny posting and some days plenty of it, you have been warned!
also sorry, beyond a handful of tags i don't maintain a proper tag system, tags are mostly a space for me to add commentary lol
interests:
video games: halo, elder scrolls, call of duty, kingdom come deliverance, destiny, swtor, warframe, too many others tbh (my gaming posts: #c4.exe)
hobbies: playing with my cats, collecting rocks pins and velcro patches, playing DND, hoarding dice, warhammer writing horny CoD fanfiction, playing video games, picking locks, listening to audio books, drawing (not enough)
music: asp, metallica, unleash the archers, 2ne1, van canto, miracle of sound, mick gordon
movies/shows: (i don't own a tv and i don't really watch many movies or shows, but) leverage, star trek, star wars
books: the murderbot diaries
๐Ÿ“ original characters
the elder scrolls:
haj'yena (morrowind)
shaahni'la (oblivion)
ra'hara (skyrim)
khanjari'daro (eso)
destiny 2
ifa'siir & echo
auphan-3 & vigil
sophia & hope
call of duty:
charles "shrike" waszkiewicz
eliza "thorn" waszkiewicz
original:
0851D-14N (sid)
immortal
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ostermad-blog ยท 2 years ago
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๐Ÿ“–, ๐Ÿ’ก?
Two excellent questions. We'll take 'em in order!
๐Ÿ“– My favorite class or playbook from a game.
It's funny, this question. I'm someone who prefers to run games rather than play in them, so I don't really spend a lot of time thinking about classes/playbooks unless I'm designing a game (my current project has had me doing a lot of reading over different playbooks for inspiration). So I'm going to cheat and give you two answers.
The first answer is the Ghelf from TheOriginalCockatrice's game Troupe. The Gelf is a preening pissant, someone petty and small and full of self-importance with a flair for the dramatic. They are hard and bitter but believe themselves to be loving and sweet. They are in so much agonizing denial that my heart hurts to think about it. I think TheOriginalCockatrice did a phenomenal job expressing the ghelf's wretchedness, their vulnerability, and their allure.
The real answer is the one I am embarrassed about, the one I knew was my answer as soon as I read the question, the one class that has stuck with me since I read it as a middle schooler in the Complete Warrior book for dnd 3.5. I feel like an indie ttrpg poser that my favorite class is one from dnd, but let me talk to you about the Warshaper and maybe you'll see why it has been in my bones since I was 13.
The Warshaper is a prestige class, something that doesn't exist in dnd 5e (thank goodness). Prestige classes had to be built into, you had to multiclass in just the right way, do the right in-game things to qualify, take the right character customization options. And some of them were utter garbage and some of them were incredibly powerful. Like many things in 3.x, there was a kernel of a good idea somewhere in there, but the implementation was horrible.
The Warshaper's most onerous requirement was that you had to be able to change your shape, to transform from one body to another. A wizard's polymorph would do, as would a druid's wildshape. As would being a werecreature, as well. And the central premise of the Warshaper class was: what if you could change your body better? Now, this was dnd, so the implementation was all about combat - you can grow more natural weapons, they do more damage, you can rearrange your organs and muscles to make you immune to critical hits, your limbs can extend up to 10ft away from you. But the idea behind the class was immediately compelling, and as a deeply, deeply closeted trans teenager, as soon as I read this class I knew I wanted to be it, in a powerful and personal way. I also, being a deeply, deeply closeted trans teenager, never attempted to build a character that could take the class. I thought about dnd a lot more than I played it, and I made dozens of characters. And I was never brave enough to make someone who could transcend their body-of-birth and take this class, at least not until many years later, in college, when I played my first female character. Playing her was probably the closest I came to realizing I was trans until my egg actually did crack.
So, yeah, the answer I like to that question is the Ghelf. My real answer is the Warshaper.
๐Ÿ’ก A game that inspired my own design or creative practice
Here I have many equally true answers. Honorable mention to dnd 3.5 for being so poorly designed that I had to start designing for it to patch up the gaps and salvage something good from it.
The actual answer, well, one of them, is Kazumi Chin's Rogue 2e, which is a love letter to the OSR and storygame ttrpg genres. Rogue 2e is an elegant game. It uses as few rules and mechanics as possible to communicate worlds of potential. Chin's game really opened my eyes to indie ttrpgs more broadly and proved that the adventuring ttrpg experiences I had grown up on could be built in so many more ways than I had thought possible.
Another answer, and the last I'll give for now, is Alexis Smolensk's D&D. Smolensk is a phenomenal writer and his blog (tao-dnd.blogspot.com) is an invaluable resource to anyone looking to run, play in, or design adventure ttrpgs. He has been building his world and expanding his rules for decades with the care and artistry of an expert craftsman. He showed me what adventure games could be, that the skills involved in running them could be deeper than I had ever imagined. I will spend the rest of my life trying to meet his skill level, and I hope that one day people playing in my setting can have half the fun I had playing in his.
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ellarinasims ยท 1 month ago
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๐Ÿ“– **The Rotation Records**
*Episode I: Foundations of Power*
*โ€œIn Chestnut Ridge, roots are planted not just in soilโ€”but in legacy.โ€*
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๐Ÿชถ **Entry One: Silas Thornecroft**
*Location: Chestnut Ridge, Year One*
Silas was born into the once-prestigious Thornecroft family, landowners and financiers in a fading northern estate. The family was old moneyโ€”but money runs dry faster than pride. His grandfather squandered their fortune in speculative rail investments, and his father drank what was left of it.
Silas grew up in a house with empty halls and polished silver, learning to carry himself like a gentleman while his mother sewed her own dresses. His education came from dusty books, whispered rumors, and long walks through neglected vineyards behind the manor.
โ€œLegacy is a wineโ€”it improves only if you know how to tend it.โ€
At 19, he left the ruins of Thornecroft Hall with a collection of journals and a burning desire to restore his name. Wine had always fascinated himโ€”not just as a product, but as a symbol: slow, patient, rooted in the land, and impossible to fake.
He spent years apprenticing at foreign vineyards, learning old techniques, and studying soil like scripture. He returned to SimNation and set his sights on Chestnut Ridge, drawn to its fertile land and fading glamour.
โ€œI do not seek comfort. I seek permanence.โ€*
โ€” from the private journal of S. Thornecroft
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He begins with littleโ€”an overgrown patch of field, a weathered cottage with creaking boards, and a fire in his heart that burns with ambition. Wine will be his legacy. But vines take time to growโ€ฆ and so do empires.
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havenhawthorne ยท 2 months ago
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An Inside Look: More About Haven
Below the cut is a list of Haven's favorite things currently.
๐Ÿ• - Snack: twizzlers, sour patch kids, gummy bears
๐Ÿฅค- Drink: lemonade, mango pineapple infused water
๐ŸŽฌ - TV Show: Selling the OC; Season 1
๐ŸŽง - Album: 25 โ€“ Adele
๐ŸŽจ - Pass Times: jigsaw puzzles, board games, card games (like Uno), puzzle books (word searches)
๐Ÿ“– โ€“ Current Read: The Vintage Guide to Love and Romance โ€“ Kirsty Greenwood
๐ŸŒผ โ€“ Favorite Scent: Sun-warmed peaches
๐Ÿงฃ โ€“ Go-To Outfit: romper or overalls
๐Ÿ“… โ€“ Favorite Time of Day: Late-night rain tapping on the window
๐ŸŒฆ โ€“ Weather Mood: rainy days
๐Ÿช โ€“ Current Recipe: Pecan sticky buns
๐Ÿงบ โ€“ Sunday Ritual: Making a gratitude list in her journal while listening to the waves, cuddling her boys, meal prepping lunches after bed.
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creatwinkles ยท 2 months ago
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