#personal acct. and i get to use that however i want

[nomaishuttle]

i worked onmy ermmm. little good habits reward sheet a lot .. im pretty excited :] i was gonna wait to start it until ive moved home bc a lot of the things r home specific (like spending time with loved ones etc) BUT i think im gonna go ahead n start it tmrw... i think itll be good to go ahead n get started on it b4 i move back that way its not such a big transition bc i think thats why my like. plans t get better when i moved up here. failed. so horrifically lol. bc i didnt give myseld any lead in i just made a huge change and then got upset when i didnt immediately adjust.

[windywriter]

Thinking abt dungeon meshi and how marcille vs falin's ways of healing encapsulates the main message of the story.

Marcille heals the "normal" way (i.e it hurts like hell every time bc the nerves are surging from suddenly being remade). And while yes it does hurt a lot. The pain might actually be a really good sign because it could mean tissue is reconnecting properly.

Meanwhile falin sort of cheats the system by dampening the person's pain. And while it is nice and helps lessen the burden on the other it can be dangerous for multiple reasons. For example let's say Falin is reattaching someone's limb, she does her usual trick of there being no pain. However because there is no pain being felt there is a less than 0% of that limb simply just being reattached and not fully healed properly. Of course falin being a seasoned adventurer would probably take thar percentile into acct but it's a dangerous game overall. This chance of error getting higher and higher the more delicate the organs she's healing. There's a reason why nerve damage is tricky to heal.

This relates to the main theme of the story being "eating is a privilege of the living". Because falin's form of healing is an attempt at an action without consequences. Much like how the demon wants everyone to live in total bliss where they get every single thing they want no matter how depraved or hedonistic it may be. It is an easy answer. An answer that tries to soften or ignore the cruel consequences, but in reality the consequences of trying to circumvent those painful ones can are a dangerous game at best, and at worst playing into the interests of someone who doesn't care about yours.

Now I'm not saying falin is /bad/ for using that form of healing. In fact it shows a really interesting peek into her character as well as shows the amount of skill she has as a healer. I mean she is juggling not only reconstructing flesh and bone shes also working with supressing a person's sense of pain long enough for them to not notice it during the healing process but works quickly enough so she doesnt end up permanently messing up their nerves.

And really, that encapsulates falin's character. She's a people pleaser. She works quietly but quickly as to not disturb others. She is the opposite of Laios in that she always keeps the thoughts of others in her mind. Yet at the same time she's sort of similar to him in that she tends to just go with what she thinks is best even if it may not be socially acceptable.

I wonder if that's why, at the very end, it was the demon who told her to go back to the painfully beautiful world of the living. Their final "curse".

[rosesocietyy]

seen some recent posts that have me curious. why do people assume that just because fans are calling out the racist marketing from AMC, that this is just about one actor or that we're ignoring jacob and delainey? the concern of the show "moving focus away from black and brown characters" wasn't just in response to assad getting sidelined by the awful marketing. we've seen those interviews from rolin about jacob being demoted to supporting character after he was the Lead for two seasons. we've seen AMC catering hard to the vocal book fandom based on how they paired up actors for their promos/interviews (despite assad and luke only having one episode together, we've seen plenty more with this duo while assad and jacob never got even ONE interview together to discuss their characters). post s2, we don't even have confirmation about how often claudia/delainey will be featured in the story moving forward. however we also know that a lestat centered season will feature a white lead and prominent white supporting characters.

but no, fans still want to act like we're exaggerating or even pretend these concerns don't apply to louis and claudia at all. i have no doubt that certain anti black DM shippers are being annoying and stupid as usual. but it's not only armand/assad fans getting upset when we've seen enough from the show runners and executives that are prepping us to phase out louis as the lead so we can get to the "real lestat story". i'm so tired of this fandom being obtuse.

They're being obtuse because they're deliberately trying to drown us out. They want us purged in time for s3 so they can finally live in white utopia in peace.

Like no fucking shit we knew the next season was gonna be lestat centered; the problem is that they over-inserted him where he wasn't needed and that gives us the impression that they do not have faith in anything that doesn't heavily involve a white person in some way. Most of these criticisms are leveled at the marketing but honestly the dreamstat concept was bloated as hell and it affected the overall quality of the season for me. And of course that behavior is reflected in the fandom where everything and every action and every thought has to be tied to l*stat somehow because god forbid a person or relationship exist without his divine involvement. I've gone on and on about this before so I'll just leave it at that.

Back to promotional material: notice how quick they were to jump to the defence of a corporation over real people of color voicing concerns at racist behavior only for us to be right? hm it's almost like that's a pattern. And we've been clocking it from the very fucking beginning - the posters, the interviews, the type of people invited to events, the people given screeners, the people denied screeners, taking the podcast away to be replaced with random white woman on youtube that is the encapsulation of the new type of audience they're trying to garner and appeal to exclusively, the social media acct run by someone who can practically be found at the front row of louis and claudia's trial - it's disgusting and as clear as it can be. But no they wanna be dense so hopefully we'll sound crazy. They get a hug from rolin and think they're the appointed fandom officers I simply must laugh. Please ignore them and speak out against racist nonsense when you see it cause me?? amc and their guzzlers will never know peace as long as I'm alive.

I have faith in the writers and their ability; they have consistently delivered some of the best work I've ever scene put to screen, but I've learnt the hard way that studio interference is something I have to contend with now and it is still an overwhelmingly white space which is such a shame. And if all these are any indication, the promo for s3 is gonna be straight from the deepest circle of hell I just can't wait 🤞🏾

[storiesofsvu]

Hii! I love your stories and writings!

I love to write as well but I kinda scared to post it online.

Can I ask what/how you decided to post your very first story online?

awwe thank you so much!!!

posting online can definitely be intimidating, but the biggest thing to remember is that you're doing it for yourself, and to have some fun/have some creative output. even people who have been posting for years and have a decent following (or 50 ppl on a tag list) still might not see the notes climbing on fics. esp reblogs and comments. people have gotten into a habit of just liking nowadays and it's super annoying and dis-motivating lol.

The VERY first thing I posted online was back in like... 2003, it was either a LOTR, POTC or HP fanfic over on fanfic. net. I didn't know about reviews/comments/anything. I just knew that me and my friends were all writing and having fun reading each others stories. i took a VERY long hiatus and started up in the SVU fandom over 2020 cause there was nothing else to do lol. the very first multichapter story i wrote is currently taken down as i'm re-working it (and it was IMO terrible). there was little to no context to the plot, smut was underwhelming or a little cringey, and it topped out at like 9k words or something).

My one shots are all still there. For reference check Casey/Barba/Carisi's masterlist, the oldest fics are at the top of said lists.

i decided to post because i was having fun writing and wanted to share it. I'd been reading/commenting/reblogging for a month or so and thought i could definitely do it, so why not? I also started writing cause there was little to NO Casey x reader content. so i figured i had to do it myself.

I'd say the best thing to do is: #1: do a lot of reading, check out what styles you really like, what you think you'd like to write/what others would want to read. Check out the way other authors are formatting their posts (ie; are they using a gif, a header image, a moodboard, nothing? are they posting the whole fic on tumblr or just a blurb and a link to ao3? etc)

then #2: create an acct on tumblr that is related to/focused on the fandom you want to/are writing for. Follow releated blogs, Reblog gifs, random posts, other people's work, comment on stuff, get some mutuals, make some friends, etc. make some of your own posts, once you're out of the "are they a bot?" phase and your original posts are showing up in the tags, you're good to go. (and the best part is you can still keep yourself totally anonymous doing this. you don't need a name or picture, just make sure you have a bio and say whether you're 18+ or not)

write! #4: post some stuff! make sure it's tagged properly (ie; only tag the actual pairings "Emily Prentiss x reader" "past!jjx reader" don't start tagging all the characters just cause they have one line in the story...) -if it's over 1000 words, put it under a readmore -make sure to tag all appropriate warnings at the top and in the tags (and don't censor them!) (ie: "alcohol consumption" "smut" "oral, f receiving" "spanking" or "angst" "character death" etc)

-i find most blogs don't mind if you tag them in stuff, esp if its a fandom/character they enjoy.. (some people DO though, it normally says in their bio/pinned post, so be careful). I personally think a tag is easy enough to ignore if i don't like it. HOWEVER, don't go into people's dm's/inboxes unsolicited trying to get them to read your fics

it will likely take a little bit to build a following/get some reactions to your fics, so don't stress about that, just write, post, and have fun!

<3

feel free to come back/dm with any other questions!

[dropbear-sims]

Welcome to Mt. Cavaro! Pt. 2

This mountain plateau was once nothing but a small seasonal hunting town. Over the last 50 years however, developers took notice of the potential of this location and now, it is a bustling upcoming town. Families and sims have moved in droves to start business opportunities or to take advantage of those who are. Some however, are just enjoying the quiet scenic views and good people.

Time to show the families! There are 14 households I will be playing rotationally. I will show them in the order I will play them.

I will add the Family Description I have In-Game and the additional Information from my Excel Document

MISC INFO

I will be playing wants based, so the sims have to want something for me to do it. (eg: teen sims will not go to uni unless they have the want to on the day of their age up). I will make some of my own choices for the sims when I see fit, like for example: Vera Flast has the OTH of Music & Dance, so I will pursue the dance career as that is what I believe she would do. Both her and Arthur must go to university because they are from a wealthy family that would enforce this.

LTWs can change up until the sim is 10 days deep in adulthood. Because IRL you wouldn't know what you want forever when you're 15. So it's subject to change if I feel the old LTW doesn't reflect the sim.

I am using custom lifespans:

Babies: 5 days

Toddlers: 10 days

Child: 14 days

Teenagers: 22 days

Adults: 40 days

Elders: 9-30 days

If elders pass away after only 9 days, they would have lived 100 days exactly, if they live to the full 30 days, they will die at 120 days.

I am using some mods that effect gameplay

ACR

Edukashun iz Gud (sims need a university education to reach lvl 10 career)

Community Lot Time fix (allows you to play the household when someone is away at a community lot)

Lower wages (Makes the game harder)

Wild Child (allows teen woohoo (risky) and teen pregnancy)

Random school fixes (Fixed snowday, can only bring home certain sims depending on what school they go to)

Hacked computer (allows banking, online shopping and other misc things)

Loan Jar (allows loans)

Welfare Mod (allows low income sims to go on welfare)

(I am using default poses because I dont use posepacks like, ever)

The Flast Household

The Flasts were one of the first families to move into Mt. Cavaro when the development boom had begun, Rodney took over after his father's passing. Even romancing Velma Aster. Who, at the time was the biggest businesswoman in Cavaro but, after being caught cheating with their maid Anastasia: it became a messy and loud divorce. Now, Rodney and Anastasia have two children and have taken over the Aster's old empire. The family isn't perfect though, Rodney is about to age up and Arthur has no interest in ever taking on the role of a business owner- Vera is far to young to consider and what are these rumors about a teen pregnancy, and why is Arthur involved?

Net Worth: $353,169

Essentially my version of the Landgraabs

Rodney Flast (Middle-Adult)

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Pieces

Aspiration: Fortune

LTW: Become Business Tycoon (lvl 10)

Degree: Economics

Career: Business (lvl 9) & Business Owner

Hobby: Fitness

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Outgoing, Active, Playful, Grouchy

Partner: Anastasia Flast (Wife)

Turn Ons: Fitness, Blonde

Turn Offs: Fat

Interests: Money, Work, Travel

ACR: Faithful & Jealous

Anastasia Flast (Right)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Scorpio

Aspiration: Fortune (Secondary: Romance)

LTW: Earn $100,000

Degree: None

Career: Unemployed

Hobby: Film & Literature

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Outgoing, Lazy, Serious, Nice

Partner(s): Rodney Flast (Husband), Marcus Cicero (Crush)

Turn Ons: Hard Worker, Charismatic

Turn Offs: Stink

Interests: Money, Fashion, Travel

ACR: Cheating (Only with Marcus), Never gets Jealous

Arthur Flast (Left)

Gender: Male

Age: Teen

Zodiac: Aries

Aspiration: Popularity

LTW: Become Mad Scientist

Degree: N/A

Career: Student

Hobby: Games

Bank Acct: $1200

Personality: Middle, Outgoing, Lazy, Playful, Nice

Partner(s): Lucia Bennet (Girlfriend)

Turn Ons: Jewellery, Brunette

Turn Offs: Zombies

Interests: Money, Entertainment, Sci-Fi

ACR: Faithful & Jealous

Vera Flast (Middle-Child)

Gender: Female

Age: Child

Zodiac: Libra

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: Student

Hobby: Music & Dance

Bank Acct: $500

Personality: Sloppy, Outgoing, Active, Serious, Middle

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: School, Culture, Animals

The Bhatt Household

Ahan and Navya have been living in Cavaro for about a year. Navya has been building up her business portfolio, with the open of the local grocery store, affordable car dealership and icecream parlour while Ahan has been writing his novels while caring for little Ira. Everything would be going perfectly if local monopoly, Rodney Flast didn't hate them for some unknown reason.

Net Worth: $167, 389

Ahan Bhatt (Left)

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Aquarius

Aspiration: Family

LTW: Graduate 3 Children

Degree: Philosophy

Career: At Home - Novelist

Hobby: Sports

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Shy, Middle, Playful, Nice

Partner(s): Navya Bhatt (Wife)

Turn Ons: Makeup, Logical

Turn Offs: Stink

Interests: Animals, Sports Culture

ACR: Faithful & Jealous

Navya Bhatt (Right)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Capricorn

Aspiration: Fortune

LTW: Earn $100,000

Degree: Economics

Career: Business (lvl 4) & Business Owner

Hobby: Film & Literature

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Outgoing,

Partner(s): Ahan Bhatt (Husband)

Turn Ons: Great Cook, Good at Cleaning

Turn Offs: Stink

Interests: Work, Weather, Entertainment

ACR: Faithful & Jealous

Ira Bhatt (Middle)

Gender: Female

Age: Toddler

Zodiac: Virgo

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: N/A

Hobby: N/A

Bank Acct: N/A

Personality: Neat, Shy, Middle, Serious, Nice

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: Toys, Animals, Sci-Fi

The Bennet Household

After a tragic fire accident, Lucia Bennet was stuck homeless and orphaned, but now she has become old enough to live on her own- sucks that a Trailer is the best she can afford. Thankfully she still has her childhood friend and recently boyfriend Arthur Flast. What neither of them yet realise is that they're about to become parents prematurely…

Net Worth: $1,200

Lucia Bennet

Gender: Female

Age: Teen

Zodiac: Taurus

Aspiration: Fortune

LTW: Have 5 Top Level Businesses

Degree: N/A

Career: Student & Employee at Leilani's Business

Hobby: Nature

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Shy, Middle, Playful, Nice

Partner(s): Arthur Flast (Boyfriend)

Turn Ons: Facial Hair, Blonde

Turn Offs: Vampires

Interests: Environment, Crime, Entertainment

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

The Taylor Household

Leilani has lived here for the past few years, building up her small fashion brand through her home boutique. Recently it's been difficult to compete with the Flast Monopoly and opening of the massive department store. To make matters worse; her new neighbour has opened a Bakery, skimming her of potential walk-by customers!

Net Worth: $120,835

Leilani Taylor

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Leo

Aspiration: Popularity

LTW: Have 20 Simultaneous Best Friends

Degree: Art

Career: Home Business

Hobby: Arts & Crafts

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Shy, Active, Playful, Middle

Partner(s): None

Turn Ons: Education, Great Cook

Turn Offs: Stink

Interests: Fashion, Food, Travel

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available, Jealous

The Abara Household

Tafari is a newer member of Mt. Cavaro- leaving his desk job to indulge in his true passion of baking, running a little bakery out of the first floor of his new home. Hopefully he can befriend his new neighbours and find success in Mt. Cavaro.

Net Worth: $67,647

Tafari Abara

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Saggitarius

Aspiration: Pleasure (Secondary: Knowledge)

LTW: Max 7 Skills

Degree: Art

Career: Home Business

Hobby: Cuisine

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Shy, Middle, Playful, Nice

Partner(s): None

Turn Ons: Accessories, Creative

Turn Offs: Fatness

Interests: Culture, Food, Health

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available, Jealous

The Aster Household

The Aster family has been around since this Mountain plateu was just a small hunting town. Velma herself has seen this place grow in size exponentially. She's been in a bit of a rut since her divorce with Rodney Flast. Spending her time pushing her want for a family aside to try and build up her business portfolio. Starting with revamping the local pet rescue center, the only thing Rodney had left her. Next was opening a small gardening store after uncovering her love for nature. She didn't have the same speed of Rodney's rapid growth and after a few weeks of tending to her flowers, she realised that these attempts were futile and she should do what she wanted from the get-go: starting a family.

Net Worth: $191,229

Velma Aster

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Cancer

Aspiration: Family

LTW: Reach Golden Anniversary

Degree: Mathematics

Career: Home Business

Hobby: Nature

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Shy, Lazy, Serious, Nice

Partner(s): None

Turn Ons: Grey Hair, Good at Cleaning

Turn Offs: Stink

Interests: Culture, Food, Health

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available, Jealous

The Reel Household

Seán is from a long line of fishermen, and this isn't a story of a man who wants to live a life separate to his family, he loves the family business and continues the tradition of selling his fresh catches every Sunday. His only gripe is that somedays he feels like he isn't doing enough, should he be meeting new sims? Starting a family? Will he regret spending his whole life fishing?

Net Worth: $53,886

Seán Reel

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Libra

Aspiration: Knowledge

LTW: Max 7 Skills

Degree: None

Career: Business Owner

Hobby: Nature

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Shy, Active, Playful, Nice

Partner(s): None

Turn Ons: Makeup, Red Hair

Turn Offs: Robots

Interests: Culture, Food, Health

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available, Jealous

The Gardner Household

After a tumoltuous breakup in the big city, Maria has moved back to the town she grew up in with her parents. Thankfully she was able to keep her job in the games industry, she's also been getting into helping out her parents in their garden. It's a bit difficult to get used to not being in the city anymore, but maybe a quieter life is better for her.

Net Worth: $151,231

Bonnie Gardner (Left)

Gender: Female

Age: Elder

Zodiac: Gemini

Aspiration: Popularity

LTW: Become Ecological Guru (lvl 10)

Degree: Biology

Career: RETIRED Natural Scientist (lvl 6)

Hobby: Nature

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Outgoing, Lazy, Middle, Nice

Partner(s): Geoffrey Gardner (Husband)

Turn Ons: Grey Hair, Mechanical

Turn Offs: Aliens

Interests: Environment, Work, Health

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Geoffrey Gardner (Right)

Gender: Male

Age: Elder

Zodiac: Capricorn

Aspiration: Pleasure

LTW: Become General (lvl 10)

Degree: History

Career: RETIRED Military (lvl 7)

Hobby: Nature

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Middle, Active, Serious, Grouchy

Partner(s): Bonnie Gardner (Wife)

Turn Ons: Educated, Makeup

Turn Offs: Black Hair

Interests: Environment, Politics, Culture

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Maria Gardner (Middle)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Cancer

Aspiration: Family

LTW: Have 6 Grandchildren

Degree: Mathematics

Career: Gamer (lvl 4)

Hobby: Gaming

Bank Acct: $15,000

Personality: Middle, Outgoing, Lazy, Playful, Middle

Partner(s): None

Turn Ons: Mechanical, Great Cook

Turn Offs: Stink

Interests: Entertainment, Environment, Animals

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available, Jealous

The Sato Household

Hachirō and Mèng yáo have had an… interesting relationship. With Mèng yáo meeting Hachirō in college and very soon after finding out that he was pregnant… because he started giving birth in her dorm room. What she never could've expected however, was the baby having green skin and large dark eyes. That didn't deter her however, she helped Hachirō Take care of little Aiko and they both managed to get through college. Now, they have Yìchén. Hachirō has been running the local Pharmacy; what worries mèng yáo is that Hachirō is still looking towards the stars, she loves Aiko but… another alien baby isn't what she exactly wants.

Net Worth: $128,044

Hachirō Sato (Left)

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Pisces

Aspiration: Knowledge

LTW: Become Chief of Staff (lvl 10)

Degree: Physics

Career: Medical (lvl 6) & Business Owner

Hobby: Fitness

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Shy, Middle, Middle, Nice

Partner(s): Mèng yáo Sato (Wife)

Turn Ons: Makeup, Charismatic

Turn Offs: Witch

Interests: Health Sci-Fi Politics

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Mèng yáo Sato (Right)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Scorpio

Aspiration: Fortune

LTW: Become Mayor (lvl 10)

Degree: Political Science

Career: Politics (lvl 3)

Hobby: Cuisine

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Outgoing, Lazy, Serious, Middle

Partner(s): Hachirō Sato (Husband)

Turn Ons: Logical, Hard Worker

Turn Offs: Fatness

Interests: Politics, Work, Culture

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Aiko Sato (Middle)

Gender: Female

Age: Child

Zodiac: Gemini

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: Student

Hobby: Science

Bank Acct: $300

Personality: Neat, Outgoing, Active, Serious, Nice

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: Sci-Fi, School, Toys

Yìchén Sato (Obvious Toddler)

Gender: Male

Age: Toddler

Zodiac: Virgo

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: N/A

Hobby: N/A

Bank Acct: N/A

Personality: Neat, Outgoing, Middle, Serious, Middle

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: Toys, Sci-Fi, Food

The Anderson Household

Taree, Kande and Iluka are in a bit of trouble right now, theyve been thinking of growing the family and have recently left their cramped apartment for a new family home. It took ages to save with their current salaries and are tight on money at the moment. Will having another child put them under?

Net Worth: $98,449

Taree Anderson (Right)

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Taurus

Aspiration: Family

LTW: Become Education Minister (lvl 10)

Degree: Biology

Career: Education (lvl 4)

Hobby: Tinkering

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Outgoing, Lazy, Middle, Nice

Partner(s): Kande Anderson (Wife)

Turn Ons: Mechanical, Fitness

Turn Offs: Unemployed

Interests: School, Entertainment, Travel

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Kande Anderson (Left)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Aries

Aspiration: Popularity

LTW: Have 20 Simultaneous Best Friends

Degree: Art

Career: Architecture (lvl 2)

Hobby: Arts & Crafts

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Middle, Outgoing, Lazy, Playful, Middle

Partner(s): Taree Anderson (Husband)

Turn Ons: Educated, Beard

Turn Offs: Cologne

Interests: Entertainment, Culture, Weather

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Iluka Anderson (Middle)

Gender: Male

Age: Child

Zodiac: Sagittarius

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: Student

Hobby: Fitness

Bank Acct: $0

Personality: Sloppy, Middle, Active, Playful, Middle

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: Sports, School, Food

The Cicero Household

Local 'celebrity' Marcus is known by practically everyone, to some he's the loud mouth casino frequenter who can't shut up about being in commercials. To others, he's the handsome club frequenter who has a very comfy bed in his condo. Marcus is both. He has a bit of habit going to the casino down the road, and he's also sneaking around with one very powerful sims wife- which his other lover doesn't know about.

Net Worth: $160,067

Marcus Cicero

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Aries

Aspiration: Romance

LTW: Woohoo with 20 Different Sims

Degree: Drama

Career: Show Business (lvl 4)

Hobby: Games

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Outgoing, Middle, Playful, Middle

Partner(s): Althea Cruz (Lover), Anastasia Flast (Crush)

Turn Ons: Fitness, Makeup

Turn Offs: Stink

Interests: Entertainment, Culture, Money

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available, Not Jealous

The Saad Household

Muhammad and Siti have had their hands full recently, between trying to keep their business afloat, stay on track with their careers and take care of the twins Nefertiti and Cahya. Will they crumble under the pressure, or rise above it?

Net Worth: $93,236

Muhammad Saad (Right)

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Capricorn

Aspiration: Pleasure

LTW: Become Rock God (lvl 10)

Degree: Art

Career: Music (lvl 2) & Business Owner

Hobby: Music & Dance

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Outgoing, Lazy, Middle, Nice

Partner(s): Siti Saad (Wife)

Turn Ons: Jewellery, Creative

Turn Offs: Robots

Interests: Culture, Work, Sports

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Siti Saad (Middle-Left)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Cancer

Aspiration: Family

LTW: Become Visionary (lvl 10)

Degree: Art

Career: Art (lvl 3) & Business Owner

Hobby: Art & Crafts

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Shy, Middle, Serious, Nice

Partner(s): Muhammad Saad (Husband)

Turn Ons: Fitness, Creative

Turn Offs: Red Hair

Interests: Culture, Crime, Sci-Fi

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Nefertiti Saad (Middle-Left)

Gender: Female

Age: Child

Zodiac: Scorpio

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: Student

Hobby: Sports

Bank Acct: $200

Personality: Middle, Shy, Lazy, Middle, Nice

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: Animals, Sports, Fashion

Cahya Saad (Left)

Gender: Male

Age: Child

Zodiac: Scorpio

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: Student

Hobby: Tinkering

Bank Acct: $200

Personality: Neat, Middle, Middle, Serious, Nice

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: School, Culture, Entertainment

The Cruz Household

The Cruz sister's just graduated university, well Malaya did. Althea just flunked and ended up squatting in Malaya's dorm. Fitting for her to become a slacker. Malaya also doesn't really like the new guy Althea is seeing, he seems like a total sleaze. Hopefully she can save up enough to get out of this hellhole of an apartment with WAY to thin of walls. Malaya doesn't really get why Althea loves seeing so many different people, isn't finding your one true love the total fantasy?

Net Worth: $800

Malaya Cruz (Right)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Sagittarius

Aspiration: Family

LTW: Reach Golden Anniversary

Degree: Mathematics

Career: Science (lvl 2)

Hobby: Science

Bank Acct: Family Funds + $2000

Personality: Neat, Middle, Lazy, Middle, Nice

Partner(s): None

Turn Ons: Great Cook, Blonde Hair

Turn Offs: Brunette

Interests: Money, Animals, Health

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available and Jealous

Althea Cruz (Left)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Leo

Aspiration: Romance

LTW: Woohoo with 20 Different Sims

Degree: None (Flunked)

Career: Slacker (lvl 3)

Hobby: Film & Literature

Bank Acct: Family Funds + $300

Personality: Sloppy, Outgoing, Lazy, Playful, Middle

Partner(s): Marcus Cicero (Lover)

Turn Ons: Fitness, Brown Hair

Turn Offs: Fatness

Interests: Money, Travel, Culture

Romantic Interactions Available, Not Jealous

The Svensson Household

Lars and Elias are dealing with the sudden and tragic passing of their wife and mother, Astrid. She was always the one to take care of Elias while Lars was working towards saving up to open his very own Restaraunt: The Svensson Homestyle Bistro. Will he be able to juggle business owning, cooking and parenting? Will Elias and Lars grow closer or will Elias grow up feeling alone without his mother?

Net Worth: $88,408

Lars Svensson (Right)

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Sagittarius

Aspiration: Knowledge

LTW: Become Celebrity Chef (lvl 10)

Degree: None

Career: Culinary (lvl 6) & Business Owner

Hobby: Cuisine

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Shy, Middle, Middle, Nice

Partner(s): None

Turn Ons: Logical, Jewellery

Turn Offs: Aliens

Interests: Food, Work, Toys

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available and Jealous

Elias Svensson (Left)

Gender: Male

Age: Child

Zodiac: Taurus

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: Student

Hobby: Arts & Crafts

Bank Acct: $500

Personality: Middle, Shy, Active, Serious, Nice

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: Toys, Food, Entertainment

Thats all my Families in Mt. Cavaro! Sorry for another terribly long post- hopefully this doesn't become a habit.

IMPORTANT! Alot of my sims appearances and names are inspired by real world cultures. A lot of these names are real names in said cultures, most of which I am not educated on fully. So if I am using a sims name in an inappropriate or incorrect way- PLEASE let me know so I can fix it asap and if you are able, maybe give me a suggestion of what to change it to :)

I dont exactly know yet how I will be formatting my posts on what happens in each rotation. I could make a post for each individual families week, but that might bog down this blog. The other option is to do a full rotation and post all families in one big post, but that might mean some posts are few and far between. Please give your opinions!

Also, a sidenote: I am INCREDIBLY burnt out from all the building and decorating of this entire hood. So I will not be building my own University/College subhood. I am debating whether or not to just use a Maxis one or looking for one someone else has made that fits the aesthetics of my hood. I will let you guys know in an update post in the near future :)

[rivalryrsc]

🐚 ⸻ ✷ GUIDE TO TUMBLR AND CLIQ RPING.

Interested in joining a rp that’s using Tumblr and CLIQ as there platform? Say no more. I’ve created this guide with step by step instructions on how to do so. Whether you use this guide to join our rp ( @rivalryhq ) or another rp, we hope that you find that’s guide useful. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us on our main. Thank you and I hope your journey into Tumblr and CLIQ rping is a breeze ! Without further ado, let’s jump right.

Please make sure you throughly read all directions before sending any extra questions you may have. In order to gain access to CLIQ, you will need to provide us with an email that has not been associated with ANY other CLIQ organizations in order for you to accept your invite. While CLIQ is available for iPhone & Android Users, you will need to set up your profile on your desktop or by using your mobile web browser via your phone.

SETTING UP YOUR TUMBLR ACCT.

This section is fairly easy out of the entire process.

STEP ONE: If you haven’t already when submitting your application, create your Tumblr blog and make sure that your blog username is the same as your social media handle on your application. This is extremely important because the dash will act as your social media feed. See example below.

STEP TWO: Set up your Tumblr blog however you want to your liking. Themes are completely optional but if they are your things and helps get your muse pumping, here is a few themes that you can use: THEME ONE, THEME TWO, and THEME THREE. Plesse note that these are completely optional. You may use whatever your heart desires.

STEP THREE: Now it’s time for IC interactions via Tumblr. Again, this is fairly easy, but if you are still having trouble understanding just reach out to us. The dash is your social media feed. Meaning all your tweets, IG post, tiktoks, and whatever other social media your muse uses. Your personal IMs on tumblr is considered your DMs/iMessage. We do suggest when you do FaceTime/regular calls to switch to your personal IMs on CLIQ. However, the decision is up to you.

STEP FOUR: Now it’s time for you to make your tweets. When making your tweets we suggest that you don’t use any formatting, but instead change the font to “BIGGER”. This is just to keep the dash uniformed and clean. All reblogs will act as retweets or reposts (depending on what the post is). When you want to tag some one in a tweet or mention them, just simply @ them. Here is an example of how a tweet can look.

SUGGESTED TAGS TO CREATE: media (for images posted on twitter), instagram (posts, stories, reposts), tiktok, music, tasks, development, anons, and etc.

SET UP FOR CLIQ.

This section may be the hard part, but do not fret ! If you still aren’t getting the hang of things after this explanation, please contact us on the main page.

STEP ONE: Upon receiving your application & it being accepted, you will be invited with the email you provide us. Unfortunately, your email will not be hidden so please make sure you provide us with an email that you are comfortable with everybody seeing. Once you join the organization, you will then set up your profile to your liking. Please make sure you are using your character’s name when doing so. You will see an example below.

STEP TWO: After that, some of you will see that you have already been added the “WELCOME ABOARD THE S.S HILTON”. If you haven’t been added, do not worry. You can join the channel from using the search bar.

STEP THREE: Once you have completed this & you have noticed that you haven’t been added to you home, please message us so we can add you. We will attempt to stay on top of this but please excuse us if it slips our mind. When you are added to your home you will notice that you are made the admin of your home. You will then have complete control of you home & can add/remove whatever character you want. We ask that you do NOT remove the admins from your home & that you do NOT create your own home.

STEP FOUR: After all those steps have been completed, you can join any room you see available. You will join by simply hitting the “JOIN” button & you will have full access to the rooms. While you guys are not the admin, you are able to add a character if you would like. If you have any questions regarding set up feel free to message us.

STEP FIVE: Now when using CLIQ, you will interact how you would on discord & HALL (if you remember that time). We suggest using third person to write. During the times that there are events, we ask that you end your message by “ @ “ the person you are communicating with. That way they won’t miss your response. You also have the option of creating a thread within the channel for you & the person you are communicating with. You will be able to do this by holding down their message and choosing “Reply in Thread”. If you are on your desktop, you will simply hover the message you would like to make into a thread & click the message icon to ignite the thread. If you have any questions regarding this, feel free to message us. Below you will see all the various markdowns that CLIQ uses.

[synonymouswithanonymous]

@emi12ly

I'm sure he does read comments or scrolls through. But to expect or want him to do more is imo ridiculous. He doesn't need to foster more parasocial relationships in people's minds.

This isn't the first instance of people saying he's losing fans bc "he's not doing enough" "for them" and this is a repeated example. at least 5 different rotations of This over the last almost 2 years. This was the first time anyone sent me a pic from ig with a quote, but not the first time I've read it.

Also someone who doesn't appear to be in the fandom, but they suddenly show up with a very detailed reason why they're so unhappy with his interactions with fan comments. That he should appreciate them more? That's suspicious to me, like photosby person, who is private, then some other unsavory comments made by people who don't look like they're in the fandom either, but they're all so personal or detailed about him. With comments that also sound like emotional blackmail.

Considering EN and the fakehawkartistgirlisthesameperson  and his penchant for attracting people willing to fabricate "4 years of proofs" for their delusional fantasies. or the person who threatened self harm to get him to talk to them. I stand by everything I have said. I find such a deeply involved response and that they actually Know he doesn't like a lot of comments from people he doesn't really know. What they just looked him up one day and while not in the fandom combed through his likes to find patterns? Who he likes, friends, coworkers, industry people that will cast him faster than a growing follower number would? Did they count likes on posts? Hmmmmmm that's suspicious to me.

As for the fandom have they jumped on it yet? Yes repeatedly they've said he doesn't do enough for fans. It's even on Beinlausi. Give them time for more. They jump on him for everything else lol, or turn it around as being JM's fault. Although recent criticism of his comments about work/characters imo are deserved. Even as a joke, he should know by now that that's a phrasing that could get him negative attention. And deserved criticism. I can't defend him on that. Lol However I will Say we didn't see the whole conversation.

Perhaps I'm being too suspicious of their motives, but it seems a little too coincidental to me and the person who sent me those screens. 😊😊

Edited to add the suspicions come on the heels of someone posting how to use "sub accts" to ask call out questions on JM's Instagram, like about artworks and other things. To use multiple sub Accts to not get their main one blocked. Ie to harass JM, or have a private acct making rude assertions about JM, and even including Rikke in their comments from people also not in the fandom. I've been sent pics of those as well. Not gonna post bc I'm not spreading pictures of their hate games. It's suspicious.

[tsarisfanfiction]

(T's main acct (i can't believe tumblr still won't let you ask from a sideblog but Oh Well)) you know i have to ask about the TSATS replacement fic because you keep telling us about the length of your outline but not much else 👀

Boo, bad Tumblr. Glad you specified otherwise I'd have been "oh, new person? Hiiii!" which would have been a bit awkward, whoops!

TSATS Replacement Fic, huh. Now, what can I say about this that won't spoil it (you know what I'm like with my longfic projects :P) but will still reveal a little more about it...

Well, it's exactly what it says on the tin - I did not like TSATS and have many issues with it, so I've decided to work on a Solangelo quest fic that fits the implications of TON but also satisfies the itches TSATS did not (as opposed to the non-Solangelo centric one better known at this point as Eclipse!)

So, what does this include? A prophecy, Apollo being a frantic dad, Hades being unhappy about the whole situation as well, plenty of time to spotlight Will and his trauma, with Nico being the good, loving and supportive boyfriend we know he deserves to be - and an unexpected third member of the quest whose identity I will leave a secret.

It should be keeping in line with the characterisations from TOA and earlier, if I can get this right. There is one new arrival from TSATS I am intrigued about enough to potentially let them join in the fun, but otherwise basically everything that originates in TSATS is being completely ignored.

In terms of the actual plot, I don't want to talk too much about what will happen, but I will confirm a few things that won't:

Thing one: Solangelo will not go to Tartarus. I could not come up with any scenario where Apollo and Hades would stand for this, and I already have the story where they take their sons' places.

Thing two: The voice calling Nico is not Bob. There is, however, someone who does need saving.

Thing three: There will not be relationship drama for the sake of drama. I don't believe in screwing with romantic relationships just to create drama. That's not to say they'll always agree with each other, but at no point will there be any serious Drama between Will and Nico

And just to give you something to chew over, while this isn't yet set in stone and may still be tweaked, currently the quest prophecy (the one that in this fic will be the one Rachel uttered at the end of TON), is looking something like this:

Sons of light and shade will go Where they must face a hidden foe The living lose time, the dead are drowned In deepest darkness a lost hero is found

[gladiolidiaries]

i have a lot to say on this and it might be a bit all over the place as i try to lay out my (very jumbled) thoughts but. on the wolflyn thing - i’ve been thru art school and know how it feels to have people not like my art and immediately feel like i have to bite back in a really defensive way when it gets criticised so i understand that aspect of it but at the same time i’ve been in dreams position almost exactly with my body image and such and i know first hand how difficult it is to live with and so onto my main point - you can change an art style. you can’t change your body image, that shit is so deeply ingrained and intertwined with day to day life and you have to live with it forever and it’s really fucking difficult. an art style is fluid and you can change it at anytime and experiment anytime however you want and idk i think its really telling that i havent seen dreams fanart acct interact w their work in the months ive been tracking his activity on there (from what i remember anyway). and yeah i could go on a lot more but i don’t think i need to hdhdhdb my main point was really just that changing ur art style is doable and i think wolf should try that and also stop coming at things from a place of defensiveness and using accusatory language immediately and if that doesnt work out - deactivate their accts and stop drawing forever or smth idk!

you can change an art style. you can’t change your body image, that shit is so deeply ingrained and intertwined with day to day life and you have to live with it forever and it’s really fucking difficult.

this is so true and thats why its so shitty that this person wont just draw him at his actual weight

thanks for sharing your thought with us

[sunshinexlollipops]

Hello! Hope not to bug you, I just read acw for the first time and WOW. It was by far the most beautiful, intricate work I've ever read in my life. Really, you are a novelist. I noticed that it hadn't been posted in about 3 years and I was wondering if it was orphaned? Just curious, no hate! Absolutely love your works, thank you!

help there anon!

sorry my notifs always get fucking eaten on this app and I'm inept too which doesn't help, bUT I just wanted to say that in general, ACW isn't abandoned!

I know it's been a hot minute since I have written anything but I've had a lot go on since the start of 2020, as you can imagine. not only in the world but personal life. and it just carried over into 2021. and 2022. and now into 2023. however, I am A LOT better now than I was at the start.

not trying to personally dump because there's just too much to summarize on this app, and some things I'm just not comfy sharing, but I got diagnosed with things like ADHD and depression, and not only am I working on treatment/management with my psych and therapist, altogether it's been a process of adaptation after knowing why my brain do what it do.

slowly I've been getting back into creating. bc I didn't. for all the time I was gone, I didn't produce really...anything. writing, art— nada. I've made some good progress esp since late 2022 when I started to come back to some things, but it used to be I wouldn't even read fic, watch movies/shows, engage with things... I was basically in a massive depressive episode. so I've been slowly reconnecting with art and in turn just that side of me.

I'm sure people who follow me/pay it mind (and it's okay if you don't lol) have seen recently I've been making and posting art I've made since I got back from LA a little bit ago.

I haven't drawn or been artistic like that in a long while. and while I've created things here and there, it was usually for someone else/social things I was doing. I struggled even with that, so it probs happened altogether less than 10 times over the last few years... this is the first I've just been creating and enjoying myself since then.

there's a lot that is still changing for me. and there's some major things shifting behind the scenes for me still that are playing out. I still intend to finish ACW, I'm just having to handle myself, and overall, I'm coming back into what used to feel like second nature.

so apologies for the wait. in a way, I kind of have been stuck with y'all during the hiatus. I got as much out of it as y'all did, lol. but I'm hoping with this continued improvement, and once things settle a bit more on my end, that writing will come back to me more and more. I've been able to do things here and there, so I'm hopeful.

also, another issue is google. my old acct ran out of space so anything I have made is completely locked up. I can't even EDIT my old docs. it's bad. I've tried to free shit up but it's like google replaces what I delete somehow and I'm always at my limit. so that's been a hassle in and of itself and I am working around that too.

fingers crossed this ship finally leaves the harbor I've docked it at for some time. I love ACW. I see what y'all write. and I know I don't often respond to comments but I read them. I see them. and I'm honored my story has had the impact and love that it has. ACW legit is one of my most beloved works by both myself and its readers. so thank you for that.

but I hope everyone does know that even if it may take me a while, I plan to come back and complete it once I'm properly able! and thank you for your understanding and patience w me. 💕

[amomentofsonder]

*posting my 4-year-old write up from my private tumblr acct hehehe thought of sharing it out there after seeing a cute IG reel about the series heheheh

Post-Before

I came across a Facebook post about a fourth installment entitled Before the End on the widely-acclaimed Before series which has long been part of my watchlist. This prompted me to immediately start binge watching the trilogy -- Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight -- and I didn’t regret choosing this over the You series which I’ve bookmarked a site for since I don’t own any Netflix account as of this time. Most of us know how minimalistic the movies are since it revolves and highlights conversations which made the trilogy famous. The first (1994) and second movies (2004) highly focus on the two main characters’ conversations but on the third movie (2013), there was more improvement since there were multiple characters present. What makes the trilogy also special are the topics being covered throughout the dialogues which ranges from love, politics, music, books, movies, dreams, memories, and any other aspects of life. 

The story starts with an American tourist meeting a French student aboard a train after the latter transferred a seat across the former to stay away from a fighting couple. It was the summer of ‘94 when the conversation between a cynic Jesse and a romantic Celine started. The two walked around the streets of Vienna, talking and reminiscing, after Jesse convinced Celine to get off the train with him and continue their conversation. They only had an evening since Jesse will be returning to the US the next morning and Celine needs to return to Paris for school. They didn’t exchange information but planned on meeting six months after on the same place. Call my cynical but I believe this sort of situation only happens probably 20% in real life (???) because you may never know but the person you’re talking to is actually some kind of psycho killer or thief but I’m not denying that it’s romantic though. It’s just that the world is not a safe place to live in and we all have to be vigilant if we want to live. 

On the second movie, nine years after the events of the first, you could really see the drastic changes between the two main characters. Jesse, a now successful writer and a married man with a son named Hank, writes a book on his experiences nine years prior while Celine becomes an environmentalist and an activist with a long distance war photographer boyfriend. Everything was fine until Celine read his book and decided to attend his last book tour at her favorite bookshop in France. Sparks fly and their feelings once again reignited upon meeting but they only have an afternoon since Jesse is to fly back to the US in the evening. It was also known that Jesse actually went back to Vienna as planned. However, Celine was not able to make it due to her grandmother’s death which happened on the same day of their plan. In this movie, you could see how both characters were unhappy with their current situations despite their excellent contributions to their respective careers. Personally, I somehow relate myself with Celine and her unluckiness in her love life after having several ex-partners who each got married after breaking up with her and calling her thanking her how she helped them in knowing what love is. I mean, wow, are we grooming men to be the future husbands of other women??? Hahahaha I just can’t with the idea.

The third film is set another nine years after the events of Before Sunset. They are now together here with twins after Jesse divorced his wife in the US. They had a deal to have their son, Hank, visit them every Summer. This movie made so much improvements compared to the previous ones because it touched so many topics with multiple characters and conversations present and also highlights the conflict between Celine’s career and Jesse’s frustration in being a father with his elder son. The family are invited in Greece by a famous writer for a six-week vacation. The infamous fight between Jesse and Celine marks the climax of the movie and people were wondering if they would really end up 56 more years to match the 74 marriage years of Jesse’s grandparents. I can’t also help but relate with Celine, not as a mother but as a woman. Because of the patriarchal principles established in our society wherein women are expected to stay at home, tend to the children and the house -- the woman is capable and wants to do the things she loves to do that would empower her as an individual but finds it hard to do it because of being tied with her family. I understand Jesse’s dilemma as well since he is aware of the effects of their divorce to his son and there is this constant pressure of saving him from the impending effects who lives miles away from where they are based. Jesse wanting to be with Hank means Celine giving up her career thus, starting a conflict in their married life. If I were them, they can settle a schedule where Jesse travels to and fro to stay with Hank for a couple of weeks perhaps without neglecting his father and husband duties with Celine and Nina and Ella and then Celine can now go on with her plans and aspirations for her career. It may be hard but marriage and love consist of compromises and sacrifices for the ones you love and yourself. They just have to meet somewhere in between.

Remember when I said I started watching the trilogy after seeing snippets of Before the End with Jesse and Celine in a video call, separated? I probed a fan and apparently that wasn’t real and they were pieces of interviews put together to make it look legit. God, I was so relieved because I think I couldn’t bear yet the idea of them eventually separating given with that tense events in the third movie. It was a nice try for the fans though. At least it fooled me to finally start watching it hahahahahaah

The Before Series taught me so much about life that it really is not always magic and butterflies. The transformation of Celine from being a romantic French girl to a careful, fearful woman got me a lot and made me realize that it’s actually hard to find someone to spend your life with and appreciate mundane stuff with. Jesse’s cynical and depressed personality made him write books as a way of channeling his inner emotions and make them alive. People with deep emotions are usually the ones inclined to arts and I could never agree more. And of course, the connection established among people is something the series showed me and it’s one of the most important foundations in building relationships as long as you are honest and genuine within yourselves. 

The storyline was actually based on a real life event by the director of the trilogy himself. Apparently, the real woman inspired by Celine’s character died before the release of the Before Sunrise in which the director only knew of this in 2010.

[vaingloriosa]

Ok yes. I saw a random tweet that led me down a rabbit hole and now I’m here. I’ve been looking for a sane part of the internet of Dechartgames that isn’t shrouded in worship. I just went through some of your old posts and omg. Also a woc who didn’t feel QUITE comfortable in the fandom by the time late 2018 rolled around. Ugh I really wanted to dive into all of those links about the negative impact B + A’s community has had in the fandom but they’re gone now :-( Also I wanted to point out how Neil seems to be a better ally and who has also moved on from DBH even though he also streams on twitch.

Someone else pointed out how B+A only care about subs and money which yes. Twitch subs and their merch appears to be their bread and butter at the moment, BUT there’s this one particular fan of theirs that seems to go overboard with the donations and gift subs, sometimes dropping more than a half a grand worth of gift subs and stickers in one stream. I think to date they’ve gifted 4000 subs (which Twitch weirdly announced). If it were me I would be a bit concerned because of the signs of para social relationships and not wanting someone to go broke over a free to watch platform. But nope they smile and move on lol.

So curious as to what off camera interactions you’ve witnessed because as we know social media and what is essentially their weekly tv show is not 100% real. Again comforting to see some of this shared suspicion and feelings. This has turned into a long rant but yes also their constant praise of DBH even during all of the bad PR David Cage was getting back in 2018-2019 is gross. They don’t have to burn bridges, but these anniversary streams and such omg let it go. Idk how you can be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community and still speak positively about a guy who allegedly did a nude composite of Elliot Page and displayed it at a party.

omg hiiiiii i would luvvv to know what tweet u saw that led your way to me......... also, yeah i've changed urls on this acct waaay teww many times that most links to my lectures don't work </3 though i appreciate that you were interested in them! most are real long rambles that are an endless stream of consciousness. it's always the same stuff i say so dw you're not missing out on much loll. neil <333 nothing but love and respect to neil. most of the cast came out of that game unscathed pero alas we have causalities SAD! well, there are better actors out there.

idk how twitch works however damnnnn that sounds like a lot of money being blown on people that do not deserve it. like yeah, you can spend your money as you like though whenever i think how people can use that money in more meaningful ways, it just upsets me. i remember years ago, i had reached out to somebody on twt who had some really terrible experiences in the dechartgames community and let me in on some insight and it's sooooooo bizarre how more ppl haven't spoken out about it then again, it isn't THAT weird given the cult-like environment they've cultivated.

not me personally but again, the ppl that have messaged me in the past during the height of the dechartgamism where i was talking extensively about them. yeah, idk how these ppl who obviously own a laptop and computer who could easily search up david cage online and find out the gross and vile shit he has done and still advocate for him and his games. respect but i do think they should really move on from dbh like everyone else and explore the world around them. to me, you cannot be an ally and associate yourself with bigots and bigoted media. it really goes hand in hand and if they cared, they would close up the dbh shop for good

[x-other-souled-x]

Last Reblog commentary:

I didn't wanna add this as tags or as a comment, because it's incredibly personal and dumb...

As a system we hop accounts so often, it's difficult to want to do a monthly subscription to get some badges that are tied to those blogs.

However if there was a big drive like once a year, twice a year, whatever, like for AO3 like they mention, I'd donate if I knew it would keep tumblr open. But the idea of tying pament info to my blog when i know within a year or so we might move accts again is just... not right imo, not for us anyway.

[tielt]

Self review is good like I do one when I am modeling outflow, and surprisingly last year was good in a way just not December. I considerably feel better when I’m not 9-5 but have more sustainment anxiety for obvious reasons, so I feel like this year will be ok also. Not really hopeful but I’m intentional about pruning that shit. Tumblr taps into mind palace mechanics they used to have direct memories they are now more emotional impressions. I feel ok about that flux year and honestly that often has not been the case, I think it’s easy to click hole memories on auto.

A inverse influx review is the ‘Everything all at once’ approach you can use whatever provider you want and you basically try to diversify your source method. VPN incognito new account. Youtube(no acct) reddit tumblr tiktok. News is an ok place to start but I like hearing random things from public personal rants. No keywords you used the last three months. Everyone is online all the time wtf.

I try to do these if I’ve had a lot of hyper focused recreational days that are fulfilling in some specific ways usually just on tumblr. Twitter is a place I use for current events and if I’m worried about political climate/safety but I can’t really douse what existing is like on twitter it doesn’t feel like people are real. I think as you get older your neural plasticity gets worse and if you have brain damage worse yet. Mostly I just don’t wanna feel like I don’t know what it’s like to emotionally be someone else who I’ve never modeled. We are all so insanely tuned by recommendations that when you just see a chaotic sample none of the glitter that feeds our dopa/etc is near the level we get on AI recommendations. Like have you tried to go to a new location without google maps fucking try it. It’s feels to me like a plasma ball but you add chaos occasionally to escape the click hole landscape that is social media. It’s been a while since I’ve done this but the inverse made me think of it and I promised myself I’d write this post at some point. I don’t tokenize too hard the point is like trying to walk without rhythm everything we see we split into bits more like a harmless stalker would silently haunt, well like Dwight in the office with the cpr doll. I kid but like have you ever had emotions based on others situations and not the news, I give it a solid 5 I should probably turn my Facebook on, it is however highly filtered. Like my neighbor yesterday told me he was moving out and made a point that he knows it helps to not be shocked when a stranger is suddenly there but in the most awkward wxmen way ever. Like because your GNC I can’t say you because your a girl and maybe umm ok well. Like I’ve put in the work to the point where i have a very confusing validating experience of sexual harassment. Like if you are chivalrous towards trans-femme we are an exponential amount of steps away from minding. At least in my experience. Harassment basically depends on how safe I feel, can’t include anyone else in that umbrella if at all. It’s winter time and it’s pants only and I’m not tuned to speak let alone in pitch/makeup so I get it. Like most of my interactions with humans at this point are just random insults at me at the grocery store hold the door or whatever. I hate that we remember every possibly damaging thing and forget every safe encounter. Honestly i regularly think about that person in Norway that didn’t correct people misgendering their child and that the experience and even current polar state on that day was a personal and when we want private thing and I want to exist in a world more like that world but maybe cause I just would have rather been born there. The world is fake as fuck and I don’t mean trans people we understand fuck all.

[storiesofsvu]

okay, so after adding onto a couple of posts about interaction with writers/a post I made about "should i even bother posting" a ch, i got far more replies/messages/etc about it, so I just want to explain a couple of things from my pov so y'all understand what I actually am saying/wanting;

I adore every single one of you who reads any of my work, and adore even more those who toss down a like (personally, I use my likes as bookmarks, things to go back to later, or prompt lists/ask lists/etc). i love it even more when someone reblogs, but the thing is, to me: this is not about the notes. does it baffle me when i look at something i wrote and it has over 200 notes? absolutely. (even if 80% of those are likes not reblogs).

however!!!

last summer and earlier, I used to wake up in the morning, brew some coffee, and spend the next near hour replying to things in my ask box/comments on my posts. real people, real followers, anon or not, who were catching up on old stories, re-reading older stories, had just found my blog and were working there way through, or current followers who were sharing their thoughts on the latest chapter I posted. or people sending in req's, sending in asks from ask lists. literally. EVERY morning, there was a minimum of 5.

now i'm lucky if I even have anything all week.

which is super unmotivating. half the time now I feel like I'm writing for the empty void. because of this, i began writing for myself more, and writing what i wanted to/what i was feeling, which has resulted in people being all "whens the next ch of this?! write some _____ content again! come on!" which isn't helping.

i miss talking about my stories with my readers. and i know i need to engage more in this habit with other writers on their works!

and while we're here...let's talk about TAG LISTS!

If you've gone out of your way to fill out someone's form, or ask to be added to a character/story's tag list, you should *really* be engaging with it. i have countless acct's who are on taglists who don't interact at ALL with it. and that is why you'll notice you're not getting tagged anymore, it's because i haven't seen your url in my notes in months, so you don't care anymore, why should i?

i understand that people fade in and out of fandoms, they drift somewhere else for a little bit and sometimes come back, they drift between who their fave top character is, and that's totally fine!! i honestly see it in the svu fandom currently, i think that a lot of us are a little burnt out from it, because the current season airing isn't giving us the juice we desire. the people who are into it are the super diehard rollisi/benslers.

i honestly also think that the pandemic has to do with some of this. when i started writing was march 2020, because i had nothing else to do. none of us did. and now, we're all back to semi "normal" back at work/school, and have a lot of other things on our plates, so there's not as much time for reading/writing. i'm blessed in only working a few days a week with tons of time to write, so i get that sometimes im putting out a ton of content in a little amount of time/too quickly for some to read and thus they then get overwhelmed and drop it, but i'm also posting a heck of a lot less.

TL;DR: interact with your writer friends. we're fucking lonely over here trying to create fantasy world of your and our fave characters. give us little plot bunnies to work with, give us mini little headcanon of your own that you want us to flesh out into a full story (because going "number 5 with barba" doesnt give us much to work with). we love creating these worlds and universes and want to keep doing so, but the motivation needs to be there for us.

[shoezuki]

Preamble that I feel bad for the guy tbh but how he's dealing w/ it is on him. End a the day he's a whole stranger and he's not like two, he can handle himself (presumably) and if he can't it ain't our business. Also necessary preamble that there are many Ranboo enjoyers who aren't cringe. A lot of them actually. To the point where I don't really like to bring stuff like this up in specific bc it Does magnify problems via exposure

However. Disclaimer that this is a complaint about the worst aspects of my time in a fandom and that this is not all of it aside

TWT RANBOO STANS *DESPISE* LISTENING TO "OUR" STREAMER LIKE NO ONE FUCKING ELSE. THEY FUCKIN' HATE IT. EVERY WORD THAT IS SAID ONSTREAM OR ON ANY OF HIS MEDIA ACCTS IS NOTHING TO THEM. Ranboo is literally not even a streamer to them the way they act. The man will beg, literally fucking BEG over and over to not mention him in people's chats, to not *yell at people in chat to not spam,* to please not use him as a profpic if they're getting into drama, and then concede ground to please not use him as a profpic if you're sending threats, please do not fucking send threats, please, he has said this so many times, and Yet my comrades' twt blocklists are full of Ranboo profpics that send death threats with 0 shame. 0 shame, what so fucking ever. Chat too! Chat the fuck too! Chat is way better than twt bc at least it's not violent but I swear to Christ they are literally deaf! Begging for answers to questions that are answered in his bios and over and over onstream already and in the FAQ that is RIGHT THERE if you scroll down a HALF FUCKING CENTIMETER! Spamming stupid shit, and then spamming "CHAT STOP" even as streamer exhaustedly says "chaaat putting 'chat stop' just makes more spam".

Literally not a single Ranboo stan has basic damn listening or reading comprehension. It shows in how people fail to comprehend basic fucking facts abt his RP character (everyone knew this was coming) and it shows in how no matter how much he fucking pleads people to stop sending fucking death threats with his face attached or says he's uncomfortable giving out certain information people will just trample on those boundaries as if they ain't fucking there. Being in the Ranboo stan twtbase is literally training to blatantly ignore boundaries and dehumanize streamers and it shows in every aspect of how they treat not just "our" streamer but every single person, character, and social media personality they goddamned come across as text to speech machines, dressup dolls, and punching bags

It honestly blows my fucking mind. Like. Ostensibly, you enjoy this streamer and his content, right? Which I would think means you watch his content? But apparently fucking not!

It is honestly fucking disgusting it is unbelievable. I don't like to dwell on it for aforementioned reasons and like, dwelling is also smth streamer has mentioned correctly as Not Good, but genuinely the situation in certain small vocal pockets of the Ranboo stanbase is horrific and I hope these people get so much help and also maybe better material than increasingly unreadable censorship for "die." Actual productive debate is really fun, guys, come have a redemption arc and argue about the effects New L'Manberg had on c!Ranboo with me, please, why can't we all be nice, god, why,

Anyway that's my piece. Thank you for hearing me out I believe this is the first time I've gotten the chance to try to flex the new lack of charalimit for asks and I must say I enjoy it

YEAAAAAA FUCK IT UUUPPPPP FUCK YESSSSSSSSSSS JESUS FUCK YAAAAA

tbhtbh I USED to watch ranboo but i jus like. Cant anymore from donations n the unfortunate fact that So Many People whove gotten At me on twitter have ranboo pfps and how a lot of them treat him is genuinely Gross to me. Even jus w like. Seeing shit bout him and tubbo being 'roommates' rn like i HATE that shit. Ppl objectify him n ignore his boundaries n jus do such horrible shit w his name all over their accts n its despicable. I feel so harshly for the dude like that shit Sucks. But also he does tend to 'give in' to twitter shit sometimes like when he was saying not to trend stuff bout his meetup because he didnt want to 'overshadow' current events (altho ppl on twitter couldnt even listen to him for THAT)

Its jus a Shame cuz like. The dude Is genuinely cool. N he cares a lot. I feel his 'fans' of this calibre take advantage of his leniency/desire to please people and his Anxieties around messing up in any minor way n they jus. Walk on him in that regard. Cant even respect their own streamer

I think a bit ago i said somethin on it like. How sometimes i think these twitter ppl dont even LIKE ranboo or actually Watch Him. They jus want to feel some sort of moral superiority of stanning an 'unproblematic' cc and have some sense of control over a cc considering how he was made to apologize on his alt for those largrly harmless 'i dress like a lesbian' jokes he made. Like truly this weirdass gross community they made under his name is such a fucking shame n it sucks. No doubt its turned other ppl away from his streams Like Me