#personally my answer is no they are not dolls

[aubins]

the savage mockingbird hates questions without answers. and they, of course, are the biggest one.

the smile drops from his face all at once. it burns so brightly, their fear. arval bleeds, pushes them away, and the blood that smears and drips is only another unanswered question. of course it is. it always is. metal raises to eye level, fingers tightening around the hilt of it before his gaze cuts sharply back to them.

you win, arval says.

“oh, i know,” he replies. cold, even words to their tremble. “i told you my trade; i'm not sure why you're shocked.” his charms, his lies—these have never been secrets hidden from them, confessed upon their first meeting. everyone knows the mockingbird's song and everyone knows his temptation. the king of western fódlan's underworld—a willing blade or lover or spy in the palm of your hand, so long as your asking price is high enough.

he does what he needs to get what he wants. and still, everyone falls.

how many times has he heard these pointed accusations? he deceived them! he let them fall into the web of lies he spun, the fantasy that he wanted them. he let them—isn't it just fascinating how much weight a pretty face and teasing words can carry?

all of it is so tediously predictable. so hopelessly boring.

because everyone is the same, in the end. arval is no different. they fall and blame him for the fact that they ever took a step. and the mockingbird hadn't even set any trap here—because goddess forbid he just try to act like a normal person, right? goddess forbid there is anything beneath his skin but a pretty, obedient doll, because if he doesn't want what they do, then he is as good as nothing in their eyes.

goddess forbid there be any room left for him to be just himself without even that being turned on him.

but no one wants ‘just yuri.’ he already knows this.

(do they understand, now, what separates a man and a monster?)

he does not stop them from running. there is still a man to kill, and it is not arval.

(the answer is nothing.)

＊ I SHOULD LIKE TO BE SOMEONE ELSE .

　 　❛　mission board: recovery, family heirloom — yuri & arval

[hurtmyfavsthanks]

I mean this in the most respectful way; what the fuck is a whump?

Have you ever played with dolls or action figures as a little kid, or watched kids do so? If you have, you know kids are out here acting out the darkest, most messed up little stories their undercooked brains can think of. Children are facinated with danger, and those dolls have seen some shit because of it.

Imagine that, but you're writing it on Tumblr, and everyone is trying to find new ways to torture the dolls. That's whump.

[the-halfling-prince]

My beige flag is that everytime I hear people talking about face shapes I'm like "idk what any of that means. I have the Josefina mold."

[softpine]

Have you seen movie trailers for Imaginary? Everytime I see one it makes me think of your story and how some of the ghosts that Asa can see are angry too its a good thing not everyone has the same capabilities as Finn

ooh i hadn't heard of this movie until now, but i'll definitely be watching it when it comes out!! horror movies that are a little silly are the perfect kind to watch with friends, we're always looking for more like that. i will never get tired of the concept of imaginary friends / haunted toys lmao as soon as i see that the main character of a horror movie is a child i'm on board because the endless imagination and trusting nature of children is soooo inherently freaky

sometimes i wish i had fully committed to the horror aspects of frozen pines early on. there are a lotttt of missed opportunities from when asa was younger, but i don't think sims would be the right format for that. whenever i get around to writing this in novel format i'm gonna full send the horror and just see what happens!

[rottika]

i love how each of your character who is an abuser either has ASPD and NPD!

Eugh, well, prepare for an essay because I have a lot to say here.

Well, first of all, you are misinformed on that. While Arthur, Blair, and Vince (who I am assuming you are referring to????) all have ASPD (Arthur having comorbid NPD and Vince having comorbid BPD), a LOT of other characters on the morally questionable/reprehensible list like Freddie, Victoria, Elliot, Angel (currently a character in development), and Arthur’s (unnamed) bio dad don’t have ASPD or NPD at all. In fact, Freddie, Elliot, Arthur’s bio dad, and Angel don’t have any personality disorders or any mental health issues period, despite many of them being on the morally shitty scale.

This is also kind of besides the point, but I also want to point out that, time and time again, I have made clear that my characters and their shittiness is bolstered and exaggerated on purpose and is not supposed to be at all 100% realistic. It’s a black comedy mostly built on absurdist, out of pocket humour. It’s an outlet for me to cope with my past trauma and pain. Some of that pain, yes, originating from people with mental health disorders that influenced the way they treated me.

Just because a couple of my bad characters have cluster B personality disorders (I literally have a cluster B personality disorder myself, that being BPD) does not mean that I think everyone with such a disorder is an abuser??? Like, sometimes mentally ill people do things that are bad. Shocker, mental illnesses warp peoples’ perceptions of the world, themselves, and other people. Sometimes mental illness is painful, for both the sufferer and those in their life. Sometimes mental illness is scary. Sometimes those perceptions can inspire people to make mistakes or to hurt others. From experience, I’ve hurt people deeply without meaning to because of how my mental illnesses causes me to view the world (which is my responsibility, of course, but did stem from my disability nonetheless). Disorders are “disorders” for a reason. Again, I must stress, just because a couple of my characters with disorders are bad doesn’t mean I think the average mentally ill person is an evil sadistic murder rapist abuser or something.

I think it would be a fair criticism to suggest I include more positive representation for people with NPD and ASPD, because I would agree! Maybe I should include more positive rep, I think that’s a great idea. But heavily implying I’m ableist because a couple of my abusive or bad characters—out of a VERY long list of them, by the way—have mental illnesses is just… not at all representative of my feelings on the matter.

Plus, just want to point out that being passive aggressive is more likely to get my borderline ass to lash out and refuse to hear any valid critique as a whole—I was very tempted to just block and ignore this rather than taking a second to actually consider what you were saying. Maybe approach me with a bit more tact next time, gorge. I’m open to criticism when it’s constructive.

[copiawife]

some dude just followed me down the street for several blocks yikes yikes yikes

[the-blind-geisha]

Hey there! Hope your well! First of all I love your KB fic and I saw the comic recently and was wondering how old Gwen is? The lines on the eyes make me think she's middle-aged or somethin!

Maww, glad you like them. ♥ They're both pretty self-indulgent, so I appreciate the support on either one.

As for Gwen's age, I never thought about it much. I'd say she's in her late 30s or very early 40s. There's a reason you're not seeing gray in her hair because of this. klamslasa It'll be explained later in the comic.

The main reason she has lines under her eyes though can be a multitude of things--from either her age, or health, or the fact this is during a time period where people in the Boo Woods were adjusting to little to no light, so insomnia was kinda all over the place in the townsfolk.

Also so is common sense if Roterick's plan is any indicator. lol

[scarah-screeeaaammss]

made a little purchase yesterday bc friday was..... well let's not talk about Friday lol and I had some coupons applied plus this ghoulies were already cheaper than usual so I got these and the Howliday Clawdeen for only $57 lmao Clawdeen will be here Thursday!!!

[quinloki]

QUIIIIIINNNNNNNNN!!! I know I ready commented the exact same thing, but I am so freaking excited about "Hey Doll", I love Thatch and since it's you are writing it, I know it's going to be amazing. I am so so excited I need to tell you twice or ill explode with joy.

XD Please do not explode \o/ even with joy 🤩

I should have the second chapter up for the 24th, and I’ve got a loose, very loose outline, but the idea is definitely to give Thatch room to shine, so as long as I manage that I’ll be happy with it ^_^

[quiveringdeer]

Mikasa and Annie were both part of the "Girls who enact incredibly disturbing and elaborate narratives with their Barbie dolls" club

Possibly and probably. But I think we know who had the most epic tales playing out with their toys.

This dramatic hoe

Like I know the twists, turns, trials and tribulations he put them through were intricate and probably had some sick and something to behold

[silksinging]

Do you like G1 monster high??

I like both G1 and G3 :>

They have different vibes but both are really fun! I kinda see them as aus of each other. Different formulas getting at the same heart: funky characters playing off each other, with a spooky twist. I can’t get enough of it!

But from G1 I especially appreciate the fashions, the way they’re so specific both to the characters and to the era in which they were created. I also think g1 is a liiiiittle more in-touch with its “source material”, aka early horror movie monsters. That historical connection, as flimsy as it is at times, is what originally drew me in. You can see it in the early g1 materials, they were willing to take risks and that potential remains exciting! Even though they kinda kept it safe the further it went on. Either way, g1 movies quickly became comfort watches for me, and I love the web series’s off-the-wall sense of humour (especially season 2! I think that’s when they peaked.) I’m really excited to see how the upcoming comics are going to expand on the g1 world! They seem to be going a bit deeper in their stories than the og movies or series ever did, and I’m sooooooo here for it. Yessss dive into the psychology of these ghouls give them complicated feelings and inner turmoil YESSSSSSS

G2… tried some things and most of it didn’t land imo widhsnejsnak

[filthforfriends]

BEGGING FOR DILFIANO CONTENT PLEASE!!!! Like their first date, and/or or their first time together 😉 or something! Just anything with soft sweet dilfiano who really really loves the reader please!

this is wild because last week I started writing DILFiano again (as in the fic) for the first time in MONTHS. that fic is super angsty because of the premise. while he does love y/n its confusing, a little twisted, and the source of his life's greatest internal conflict.

but I could also write like AU without maneskin where Dami is just a young dad and you're like a teacher or a nanny or a step-parent etc and y'all fall in lovvveee and its really fluffy. one of my personal fav fics is about that.

[neilphen]

hi? Only if you want :3

—the-world-is-treating-me-bad (having to send ask from my main)

hi yes!! unrelated i hate that tumblr doesnt let u send asks from ur side blog worst feature ever..

u remind me of 7/11 slushees but like a mix of blue razz and cherry, boardwalk rollercoasters, collecting mementos, bubblegum dumdums, climbing trees, rotary phones and daffodils :]]

[deathpxrception]

I swear there’s no such thing as normal people in my life IRL anymore

[fantabulisticity]

Just screamed so loud in my car that both my ears rang and a spider fell from the ceiling. My throat hurts.