#pls if anyone has resources share them

[mc-illustrations]

Small peak of the tieflings that'll be up on my Ko-fi on Friday as part of a character portrait pack that'll be available for anyone to use in their games 💖

[funeralshawls]

hey y’all my friend got Violently and disgustingly screwed over with housing. the anti-blackness of the serpent who promised to help them jumped out and they took back every empty promise of helping them past treatment. ig when u make ur entire personality “helping the community” u don’t have time to learn what that means.

moving on, my friend literally has nowhere to go. they are fresh from treatment and the area they stay already triggers ptsd symptoms and relapses from being so close to their abuser. there’s only so much i can do from across the country. if literally anyone has any resources for emergency housing in mn pls share , message me, etc. literally anything will help, they have a week to crash on a couch and i just don’t want them on the street again. since it matters (and it does matter im sick of having to say that) they’re a darkskin, femme somali trans person and i’m sick of everyone disposing of ppl like us and getting to just move on w their lives. yakoke, any funds can be sent to

🟢🔵 puppiepapi

[pinksssideblog]

it's so weird to me that someone whom ive never talked to before has been telling people why i left.... when ive never talked abt it and def hadn't told them.

just for clarity, i left bc im done.

when i first decided to make my blog, i had just entered the void and just wanted to share my success story but i got so many questions and people asking for advice and tbf a lot of trauma dumping and i rlly wanted to help everyone.

back then, and even now, i cannot forget my old life. i have def grown since then and with time healing me as well as therapy, i have been able to move on a bit but it's not something ive forgotten and back then, it was much more impactful so i decided that i will make a blog and i will help everyone in the same situation as me.

ive been very transparent and honest abt my failures, doubts, and struggles with my void journey. i did this so that anyone else in a similar position can relate and know that they can still enter the void and i think ive achieved that.

ive made so many motivational posts bc ik how much those posts can help during desperate times and i know ive achieved that from how many people have succeeded in entering the void and have told me that those posts helped.

ive shared ALL my experiences with all the countless methods ive tried/learned about during my void journey and now there is nothing left.

ive ran countless challenges to help motivate people and get them to enter the void state and my @pinksssecret page speaks for itself.

ive even bought so many subliminals from some of the most trustworthy, effective submakers in order to help everyone. (also as a side note, a lot of ppl have been requesting more subs from me and while i understand you might just be following the hype for a new submaker, pls refrain from doing this. i have bought plenty of subs already. if you haven't entered from them, you are not going to enter from anyone bc there's another issue there. your own mindset. work on that and you'll enter with the subs ive alr provided. pls stop chasing new subs and new methods, i promise my page has everything you'd need).

there is genuinely nothing left for me to do. i have provided everything anyone would need, from resources to support. that's why i decided to close up my blog. ive done what i set out to do.

please do no use me for your own narrative bc till the end, i am proud of what ive done on my page and i hope everyone enters the void 🤍

[cotl-flower-crown]

For Shamura:

What do you do in the gang, besides dealing firearms?

Also, step on me

Pls

"The gang? I don't know what you mean by that. Our company deals with many different resources, not only fire arms. We are open for anything of great value, but we specialize with production of silk, weaponry and..."

"Well, we also offer more expensive services for those who are willing to pay a heavy coin. Those are not targeted for the average customer, but... if this isn't the case here, I can share what other services Silk Cradle has to offer."

"While our company is known from supplying the local warzones with very much needed arms and crafts, Silk Cradle also allows the more wealthy customers to... help them aquire heavily desired artifacts, flora and fauna for their personal needs. Though Kallamar is more experienced with such practices, we also provide... servants from the both local and exotic grounds for whatever services one may need. It doesn't matter as long as we can count on the customer's secrecy. In what means do we aquire them? Well, it doesn't matter either."

"Because this is such a... delicate range of business, one must be very careful with whom we make our deals with. Only the most persistent and ruthless may keep it afloat and one cannot be brought down by trivial things like morals or... personal ties..."

"That's why I'm here. I also like to keep a pulse on the politics, just in case I may need to interfere behind the scenes. Heavens forbid my company is exposed by some fool in a chair too high for them to sit in. I have worked on this company for many years and I won't let anyone bring it down. By any means."

"I think that is all you need to know about Silk Cradle. As for your... other request... I'm afraid that is a service I cannot provide. But I know someone who can." *uses a phone* "Security, show this person where the doors are, please."

[lunas-side-anime-blog]

Modern College Student/BF Armin Arlert Headcanons

(rewatching aot and damn I forgot how much I love armin.  someone pls put me onto some good armin fan fiction?  this boy doesn’t get anough attention honestly, lemme know if you guys want me to do anyone else, im thinking eren next?)

Pre law student

I think in the modern world, Armin would only look at his love for the ocean and nature as hobbies.  When it comes to investing in his education and making money to support himself and his family, he’d go into a major he’s good at just to be safe.  And that’s persuasive arguments, crazy attention to detail and maybe a little manipulation for the greater good so yeah…lawyer it is 🙂

Currently focusing on political science for his BA before law school

Shares a small apartment with Eren and Mikasa cuz they all looked at dorm life and were collectively like “yea, fuck that”

Armin and Mikasa are up first every morning, and they usually share a lil breakfast together before deciding which one should dare try to drag Eren out of bed

Has the best color-coded notes, the type of student to type into the chats links to resources he found helpful when doing the homework, pulls thru with the quizlet right before quizzes

Heavy on that study beats, listens to it even when not studying

Has canva pro and no you cannot use it 🫶🏻

Strict study schedule but he doesn’t go overboard like other honor kids.  He gives himself plenty of breaks and plans his workload so he can enjoy his weekends bc he knows he’ll be useless all burnout 

His Starbucks order is an iced brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso, sometimes with a blueberry muffin, boy likes his sweets

The Starbucks staff around the corner knows him personally and even have a lil crush on him since he's there so often, polite and always puts something in the tip jar (he may get a few free cake pops here and there)

Loves the sims and doing little legacy challenges, the type to get emotional when his sim gets married or has kids because he fr raised them

Deep into the lore too, has his theories about Bella Goth and hates Don Lothario with a passion

One time Eren deleted his saved family and Armin didn’t speak to that man for two weeks

Secretly loves fanfiction but only found family fanfiction bc it reminds him so much of his relationship with Eren and Mikasa. Soft spot for anything Harry Potter tho (proud ravenclaw)

I don’t think he’d smoke weed bc I feel like he’d be a paranoid high so it’d be more stressful than relaxing tbh

But he always trip sits his friends!  

Will go to parties if dragged along but the most he’ll drink is like a twisted tea or white claw and just kinda watch his friends get hammered like 🫣

The type of guy at the party who’ll get dragged into some drunk crying girl’s story about her bf and he’s just sitting there with his one drink, sober asf like, “omfg bestie! you need to dump him, like i’ll help you draft that text rn”

Smells like Johnson and Johnsons baby soap and like he’s so embarrassed about it but his skin is so sensitive he has to use the goo goo gaga stuff

Other than that he kinda smells like fresh laundry?  Uses too much detergent and dryer sheets so his clothes smell like extra good and he doesn’t wear cologne so yeah, hope you like Tide bitches✌🏼

Very loyal to the vanilla bean burts bees chapstick

Has a blue hydro flask that he always has with him, also constantly reminding his friends to drink more water

Totally has scared Eren by telling him about kidney stones and how the dumbass might have to just pee out rocks if he doesn’t drink sum fucking water.

Eren now takes hydrating v seriously :)

Most of his friends will go to him more than their actual advisor bc Armin is just much more helpful tbh and he loves telling them which classes or internships they should take.  

Actually prefers articles and podcasts over books bc of practicality and he already has to read so fucking much for school

But is lowkey one of the annoying ppl where like any conversation you’ll have will end with him like, “Oh earlier I was listening to this one podcast and-”

Has painted his nails a few times but I think he’s a nail biter so he kinda stopped after unintentionally eating so much nail polish

Secret passion for skin care, may or may not be a skincarebyhyram stan

Tried countless times to get Eren to at least wear spf everyday but yea, that bitch don’t listen

Mikasa does tho and they actually go to sephora together once every month for lil skincare hauls (baddie w her baddie friend)

Calls his grandpa everyday, even if it’s just for a few minutes bc he knows his grandpa is all alone now that he left for school and armin just wants him to know that he’s doing fine and making him proud

As your Bf

You guys probably met thru a friend of a friend, most likely you befriended Mikasa or Eren and they started bringing you over and eventually Armin would meet you

Bc in no way would Armin actively search for something romantic when his main focus rn is getting his degree but like damn you were just-

Wow

Anyway, as your bf expect literally so many forehead kisses

Kinda clingy bc he is indeed a scorpio, once it’s official between you two every night he’s like “so we sleeping at my place or yours?”

Bc why would you guys just sleep apart from each other?  

Armin fr forgot how to 

Fav cuddle position is you on your back and him with his head on your chest and arms around your waist

Bonus if you play with his hair and whisper sweet nothings by his temple

I’m on team soft dom armin, boy is a ppl pleaser for sure but still a dom

He’s pretty vanilla and heavy on praise, but if you want him to go hard and degrade you or manhandle you, he would as long as you guys set up a safeword first

His post nut clarity would hit hard tho and he would be so afraid you saw him as some sort of sexist pig afterwards

“WOMEN ARE BEAUTIFUL AND STRONG, IN NO WAY DO I CODONE-”

“Babe chill all you did was spank me.”

If you have a vagina, he is like super educated on the anatomy🤓

Fr makes you pee after sex

Washes his hands before fingering you and you’re just sitting there trying to stay in the mood like “😀”

Tbh the only things I think would be off the table for Armin is anything unhygienic or like anything involving other ppl bc boy is too insecure and possessive for anyone else to be seeing you like that

Sex on the beach isn’t happening either.

If you try to convince him he would just be like,”Sand will end up everywhere (y/n)!  Honestly, it’s like you WANT a yeast infection!”

Having a pre law bf is literally having your own attorney at your beck and call

If you have a problem with a teacher for example, Armin would fr hop on a call with the college and be like “sweetie, who was the head of your department again?”

Next thing you know the poor teacher is fired lol

Can and will fight all your battles

The perfect study buddy, like he'll make flashcards for you without you even asking or telling him what the next test was about?

You never have to edit or revise your essays again, Armin is just proud that you wrote it all out, he’ll take care of it from there so all you have to do later is submit

Armin made one day of the week your guys’ date night and literally someone would have to die in order for him to reschudle bc the boy takes it sooo seriously

Literally Eren can call from the hospital and Armin will just be like “you know what day it is?  Right, it’s Thursday.  Which is date night for me and Y/n.  So unless that broken arm turns into organ failure, don’t call me!”  

Date nights are museums, cafes, planetariums, sometimes you guys will even take a class together

But honestly, the best dates are the ones you guys have at home bc he likes just having you all to himself

Boy is jealous, but more so possessive

Like, it takes a very certain action to piss him off enough to act outwardly bitchy

Boys can make you laugh, they can compliment you, they can try to impress you

But if a boy were to try to protect and care for you?

Armin will snap

Thats literally his job and he sees it as a threat

Will go out of his way to make the dude look really incompentent.

Your study partner brought you a snack bc they know you missed breakfast?

“Y/n doesn’t like that brand, it hurts their tummy.  Maybe you should ask before just shoving whatever in their face😒”  

Its cold out and some guy offers you their jacket?  

“Woah there, prince charming, I don't think your 10 dollar Old Navy hoodie is gonna cut it. Darling, why don’t we head inside and get you a hot drink? 😇”  

A guy friend stops by with some medicine bc he heard you were at home sick?  

Armin’s there at the door like, “My baby’s immune system is really weak right now, the last thing they need is strangers just coming over and making them sicker.  How thoughtless are you?🤬”

Fights don’t really happen bc Armin is so good at de escalating situations, he’s also just such a simp for you that you’ll always gets your way

The only fights he won’t back down from are the ones where he feels like your safety is at risk

Over his dead fucking body would you do anything even remotely dangerous

This is where I see manipulative Armin.  He’d use his skills to convince you that you didn’t even care about what you were arguing for in the first place

At first he might feel a little guilty but after realizing you’re objectively safer from his manipulation, he doesn’t feel as bad

Kinda yandere tbh, but really soft and not dangerous

Your location should always be on tho☺️

Fav Nicknames for you: darling, baby, princess/prince

Songs that fit the vibe: Turning Page by Sleeping At Last, Bad Habit by Steve Lacy and As The World Caves In by Mat Maltese 

“Yes, it’s you I welcome death with, as the world caves in.”

“Nothing makes me stronger than your fragile heart.”  

“Thought you were too good for me my dear, never gave me time of day my dear.” 

[kitty-kei]

Fiery Familiarity - Part 1

here’s part 1! this is some more world-building groundwork, establishing the reader's place in the gaang! i'll be posting part 2 soon and it'll be more exciting i promise lol. pls read the prologue to better understand the story

words: ~1k

prologue | part 2 | part 3 | part 4

Ever since you left the Fire Nation, you’d been having a bit of a hard time adjusting. Having become so used to the life of luxury you once knew, it was hard to survive. You had long since ditched your old clothing, opting for more muted, inconspicuous tones. You hopped from town to town, helping transport resources in order to further your journey. Eventually, you reached a far-off Earth Nation town, by the name of Gaoling, seeking refuge there. You learned to fend for yourself, taking odd jobs to pay for your meals.

You survived on your own for 5 years before meeting the Avatar. You had to get scrappy to keep up with the changing times. Life wasn’t always kind to children, even in Earth Kingdom cities. There was still a war going on, after all. In those years, you managed to earn yourself plenty of scars, including a nasty one on your face. It spanned from the left side of your chin all the way up to the bridge of your nose. It puts a damper on possible jobs when you look like you’re trouble just waiting to happen.

That’s how you ended up getting roped into helping Xin Fu with his underground fight ring. It was tedious, but it was all you had. Until you met “The Blind Bandit” who you soon came to know as Toph. She was an abrasive girl, but you could tell she was no weaker than anyone else despite her blindness. Then, somewhere along the line, the Avatar had found her, begging her to come be his earthbending teacher. 

Late one night, after watching Toph fight Xin Fu and his goons, you decided to follow her, and the Avatar, back to her home. 

“Of course it doesn’t change the way I feel about you, Toph. It's made me realize something.”

You saw Toph's head lift, milky eyes full of hope, “It has?”

“Yes. I've let you have far too much freedom. From now on you'll be cared for and guarded twenty-four hours a day.” You could feel your heart drop, the tension in the room so painful you couldn’t bare to hear more. You watched as a lone tear slipped down Toph’s face.

You waited until she had returned to her room before sneaking to her balcony. You slipped behind her guards, knocking them out as quietly as possible. You cracked open the door, “Toph? Toph, are you there?”

“Y/n? What are you doing here, you’re going to get caught.”

“Hurry, we don’t have much time. I’ve knocked out the guards but it won’t be long until more come. I’m getting you to the Avatar, even if it’s the last thing I do. I’d sooner get arrested than watch you rot here. You deserve your freedom, Toph.”

Toph smiled, “Well then, what are we waiting for?”

 Once you caught up with Aang, Toph insisted you come with them. The others had agreed, saying that any friend of Toph’s was a friend of theirs. So you’d begun your long journey. Appa’s shedding had brought you not only an unexpected visit from Azula, but also the knowledge that Zuko had been chasing after them for so long now. Hearing the stories you told of what he had done… Your heart ached. Not only for them, but for Zuko. A boy so sweet who had been so swiftly corrupted by his family's twisted perception of right and wrong, of their “victory”. 

You knew from then on that you couldn’t share your past with them, not truly.

You traveled on through the desert, where you lost Appa. You all watched as Aang spiraled, throwing himself deeper into despair. So you traveled to Ba Sing Se, where you searched for that loveable beast. But when you finally got him back, things crashed and burned once again. 

Azula, the coup, the Dai Li, it was all happening so fast. You had decided to go with Aang to rescue Katara, knowing that Zuko would be there. Suddenly, you were very thankful that you left the Fire Nation before you had the chance to meet Iroh. He was a kind, wise old man, but you couldn’t risk being recognized. Listening to his advice for Aang gave you hope that not all firebenders were bad. 

Arriving in the cavern was breathtaking for more than one reason. Not only were the crystals gorgeous, but seeing Zuko all grown up… It made your heart soar and crash simultaneously. You had heard the whispers of the banished prince, outcast by his own father in search of a long-lost enemy. You just hadn’t seen him until now.

Your voice tumbled in a whisper before you could stop it, “Oh Zuko…” His once youthful face was now so tired, so worn down. His left eye was scarred into a permanent squint, the burn spreading over his ear. You could feel your heart twist in your chest. He used to be so full of life, even with his awkward disposition. He was just a child. To think that his own father would do this to him…

Watching him side with Azula was almost as painful as seeing how far he had fallen over the years. After seeing the look of hope on Katara’s face when she thought he had changed, watching her face contort into horror when he attacked. Watching him stand by as Azula killed Aang… You couldn’t bare to meet his eyes as you left with Katara, praying that Iroh would be alright. You knew Azula wouldn’t show him any mercy, family or not.

[free-for-all-fics]

Squid Game prompts and thoughts. Yeah, I know this fandom may be dead, but these are old and have been sitting in my notes app for a long time so I figure I might as well share them here anyway. Maybe it’ll be revived at some point with season 2, who knows. If anyone is inspired by or uses these, pls tag me. I’d love to read it 💜

1. Since In-ho gave Jun-ho a kidney, what if you, In-ho’s spouse, have an unspecified life threatening disease but couldn’t afford treatment. You’re the motive for In-Ho becoming a dirty cop who takes bribes and later entering the games. After winning and becoming the Frontman, he secretly transfers you to his private quarters on the island while you’re cared for; mostly bedridden, closely monitored, hooked up to tubes and wires with all the medication you need, etc. Maybe you’re put in a medical coma or are otherwise in and out of consciousness/disoriented and lethargic. He spends years using his resources and power as Frontman to cure you. Even if he keeps you sedated to take that edge off reality and make things sort of a blur for you. So you’re in an almost constant stupor where you think you’re dreaming even when you’re awake, etc. He’d try to keep you in the dark about the games and what he does, but what if you know more than you let on? What if Jun-ho inadvertently found you while snooping in the Frontman’s private quarters during his investigation into the disappearances of both you and his brother? (Ep. 5 & 7)?

2. “Isn’t the idea supposed to be ‘you saved my life, now I owe you a debt’?”

“Nope. You saved my life, now I’m your problem.” With either Salesman or Frontman.

3. It’s been a few weeks since your (relative, friend, neighbor, you choose.) went missing. You hear a knock on the door. As you open it, you realize that the man in front of you is not a typical solicitor or salesman. Before you can say anything, he says, “They said you’ll pay the debt.”

4. He’s one of the best recruiters for the games. A mastermind of persuasion and manipulation. He could sell rocks to jewelers, woo any man or woman, and even get away with murder. Until he meets you, his match: The most obstinate, unyielding, stubborn person whom he’s ever encountered. Your personal records tell him you’re not in the best of situations, and yet you’re not falling for any of his tricks or games. There’s nothing you seem to want or need that he can offer you. You keep turning him down, declining everything he claims he can give you, totally uninterested and not falling for any of it. But that just makes you all the more intriguing to him. As frustrating as you are, you’re a challenge. And neither of you are ones to give up easily. Maybe he won’t recruit you to play in the games after all. Maybe your resolve to resist temptation shows him you have potential for something even greater.

5. You’re one of the most aggressive salespeople alive; you steal money from your “customers” but leave an item they want, of equivalent value, behind. You’re threatening the Salesman’s “business” by taking away his “customers”. He has to decide what to do about this. Would he try to get you out of the way? Or Perhaps you could be a useful “business” partner?

6. The world’s most arrogant salesman meets the world’s most ignorant customer.

7. In-ho and Salesman, or In-ho and Jun-ho prompt: After years of struggling to pay off your college tuitions, all your debts are taken care of. Relief grows into suspicion when you come home. An unfamiliar black vehicle is parked nearby. Two men in expensive suits stand up when you enter. How did they get inside? “You’re not an easy person to track down. You know that, right?”

8. You’re behind on payments. A salesman recruits you to do a “housekeeping” job to clear your debt, handing you a card. His “colleague” (The Frontman) will act as your benefactor if you accept. It isn’t until you’re kidnapped and wake up on an island that you find out your task is to act as a forensic cleaner. You’re expected to wash away, disinfect and sanitize every game’s messes, removing all traces of murder and death after bodies are disposed. Not a drop of blood in sight. No human matter or fingerprints left to be found. You haven’t officially met the Frontman, but from what guards have said, you don’t want to know what would happen if he found out you missed a spot. The pink guards and surviving players leave you alone to do your job at the end of each game. But something is wrong. It feels like someone is still there, watching you at all times. What’s also weird is you’re assigned a room close to the Frontman’s quarters and kept separate from the other guards. He doesn’t trust the other guards to leave you be. Basically, you’re the only masked guard who’s a woman during the games. In-ho and/or the Salesman is interested in you and purposely sought you out. What happens?

9. You’re deep in student debt with no hope to pay it off in your lifetime, so you do the logical thing: Fake your death and move to South Korea to live an inconspicuous life under a new identity. The bank can’t really do anything since you’re “dead”. All your paper/online trails have been expertly wiped. So you thought. Some years later, door-to-door salesmen in your area start asking to be let inside. You know that’s not how salesmen do things. Something’s up. This prompts you to move around the country, never staying still too long. Seoul, Busan, etc. you’re on the move the second you feel they’re onto you. Until a man in a gray suit enters your train compartment and slides the door shut behind him. He sits next to you despite there being empty seats. His polite demeanor becomes unnerving. Small talk becomes invasive. He asks rhetorical questions - already knowing everything about you. He’s backing you into a corner. He opens his briefcase to display damning evidence detailing your “past life”, a sly smile on his face. Well, shit. Can’t run or hide on a moving train. And it’s a non-stop trip that will take a few hours. What do you do now?

10. Being In-ho and Jun-ho’s younger sister would include, before and after In-ho’s entered the games? Or maybe a fic where you’re their younger sister and unknowingly in a relationship with the Salesman (as in, you don’t know what exactly he does for work and are in the dark about your eldest brother’s involvement with the games. Your other brother doesn’t tell you much, if anything, about his investigations into In-ho’s disappearance, claiming the less you know the safer you’ll be. To you, your eldest brother is still missing after so many years and Jun-ho is still trying to find him. You haven’t heard from either of them in so long. Recently, Jun-ho has stopped responding to your messages. Now you’re getting worried. You may have to go out there and find your brothers yourself, to hell with the risks.)

[poisonnxkki]

hey there! i’ve been looking around for resources since i’m sort of dabbling in hellenic paganism. i really really like your blog so far, so i wanted some advice from you.

i think the greek pantheon is something i’m super duper interested in, and there’s some deities that i’m super drawn too, and some not as much. but i understand that each deity does something different - can i venerate/worship all the deities, but work more closely with others? will this offend the other gods/goddesses? i’m just starting out, i apologize if this is stupid, but i’m really curious. i don’t want to offend anybody, but i know they all have different domains and only working with a select few and not the others feels awkward to me.

i also have a second question, if it’s not too much to ask: any good resources for someone just starting out? other blogs, discord servers, youtube channels, maybe even books, and most helpfully, websites! i really appreciate that you took the time to read this and i hope you have great day!! thanks so so much :]

Thank you for your question!! Sorry it’s taken me so long to get back to you. Remember there are no dumb questions so if you have anything else you want to ask, pls do!!

Firstly, you can definitely venerate multiple deities but work more closely with others (and it will most definitely not offend anyone). This was actually an extremely common practice in Ancient Greece. Some deities were more significant depending on the area you lived (or the identity you possessed), so although you may have acknowledged the main 12, you would have worked closely with only a number of gods. I would like to gently suggest that you should do what feels natural to you and not worry too much about making mistakes or offending anyone. Making mistakes is a natural part of the learning process and is bound to happen eventually. As you gain more information, your opinions and practices will change so just focus on acquiring knowledge.

Some resources:

Understanding Greek Religion by Jennifer Larson- this is a more academic text so it may not be for everyone but it has a lot of important information in understanding how the ancients viewed worship and interacted with the gods

The Homeric Hymns (and other primary sources)- reading primary sources (especially the oldest sources) are super important because they are what many later sources reference. You can find them all online!

Theoi.com- I will link this below but this is good if you are focusing on a particular god/gods. I use it as a jumping off point for finding references.

Let’s Talk About Myths Baby- (podcast available on Spotify and Apple) retellings of the Greek myths from a feminist perspective. The host is witty and entertaining and I’ve found that she breaks down the myths in a way that is easily understandable.

Tumblr- there are a ton of accounts on here which provide resources and give their own personal takes on information. One of my favs is @olympianbutch but there are so many on here!

I don’t want to overwhelm you with sources but these are a few different types which you can explore since you are just starting out. Also if anyone wants to share their favourite sources (or their perspective), then pls do!

[eurydicees]

idk how I missed all of ur posts about the hq pacrim au until this morning??? but now that ive been exposed im so excited oh my god (I am Very Normal about both of these things)

anyway what does raptor three look like? is it just a crimson typhoon kinda setup? who works on her? (ik u said hanamaki and matsukawa were jaeger techs but these r big ol bots and I can't imagine those two work on All of them especially when they designed Blue Castle so they know her specifically in and out)

also kuroken k-sci division, pls tell me more about kuroken k-sci division🙏🙏🙏

oh my god SO sorry this took me a hundred years to get to! i got busy and lost track of this au…but it has been reborn in the form of my nanowrimo project LOL. you (and anyone/everyone) should continue to ask me about the pacific rim au please and thank you. so many things have changed since my first posts !!!!! 

also this ask did remind me that kuroken were going to be the scientists, which i had lowkey almost forgotten about when i restarted the fic on april 1, so ty ty ty for that. here’s some more about them and the jaegers under the cut ! 

kuroken: 

first off, they didn’t know each other before coming to work at the shatterdome together! the only people who knew each other before coming together in tokyo were iwaizumi and oikawa, the rest of the haikyuu characters involved have never met before. there will be no explanation for this

kenma was recruited in his first year of university because he was posting his theories and amateur research online and it caught the attention of people with resources who wanted to see if he could find anything if given access to more tech and info than his dorm room gamer setup 

turns out that yes, yes he can find things if given more resources. he’s the one who comes up with the theory about kaiju attack patterns and the increasing rate etc etc 

kuroo, for his part, became a researcher in the science dept after incessantly sending his findings to whoever he could get in contact with, knowing he was On To Something and needed resources to share it

kenma is one of the people he gave his research to (twitter besties!), and kenma invited him to the tokyo shatterdome to work together

turns out that working together is frustrating sometimes but they love nothing more than to constantly annoy each other <3 but they do respect each other’s work even if they don’t always agree on methods or conclusions 

ex. kuroo’s research was founded on samples he got from the black market; kenma’s research is all too theoretical for kuroo; etc etc 

daichi and suga’s jaeger 

so ngl i forgot that asahi was originally a part of this

he is not longer a part of this

rip raptor three

anyways daichi and suga now pilot a mark-3 together called raptor flight. i’m imagining something like saber athena, which is from uprising but who cares. i can do whatever i want 

most important features of raptor-2: fastest model to date, extremely acrobatic/dextrous/agile, equipped with ionic twinblades (she gets two swords <3 ) that can be synced/combined into one stronger weapon (are you seeing the references i am making. are you seeing them), and an n-16 particle charger (plasma cannon thing) 

i’ve decided that asahi is the main tech for raptor-2 (hey he’s still here! yay!). he was also the main designer and tech for daichi and his sister’s jaeger, ursa juliet, before his sister dies and the model is ripped apart 

daichi is on the right in both raptor-2 and ursa juliet; suga is on the left in raptor-2 

iwaoi’s jaeger

blue castle is going to be vaguely modeled after striker eureka 

trivia fun fact of the day: striker eureka was planned to be the main jaeger in the movie until they were like well actually this robot is too cold and arrogant appearing to be the hero robot. this is deeply funny to me and also why it is perfect for blue castle 

blue castle is a mark-2 and was an experimental design by two intern jaeger tech development scientists, hanamaki and matsukawa (who get promoted to active jaeger techs as soon as blue castle is successfully put into use) - as the years go on, this design becomes a pretty common basis to design off of for future models 

most important features: extremely strong, aerodynamic, stable, and agile, equipped with 4.211 brass knuckles (exactly what it sounds like) and assault mount 3.25 sting blades (two swords attached to arms), missile launcher mounted in the chest, and advanced displays in the conn-pod which allow them a 4-way view of their surroundings

also not unexpected, but worth saying: iwaizumi is on the left, oikawa on the right 

jaeger visuals

ok so i wrote all of that out and then i found the pacific rim: uprising jaeger design maker thingy online here and i decided i’m bored enough to do that actually. these aren’t , like, exactly what i’m imagining, so kinda mush together the canon jaeger references with these generated images lol. i’m gonna try so hard to describe them in the fic. we’ll see how that goes. 

anyways, blue castle to the left and raptor-2 on the right! and below is striker eureka to the left and saber athena to the right. anyways i’m having SO much fun with this jaeger generator from 2018 lmfao can you tell 

overall. aaaaaa.

im so excited to be coming back to this. anyways more in my #hq pacrim au tag (though much of that is outdated) or eventually also in my #april nano 2024 tag !!!! and pls pls pls come talk to me about it !!!!!

[macabremacabra]

Letz Organize!!11!!11!!

Hey bitches, first longgg blog post from us, we'll be doing these as often as possible and makes sense here on tumblr! All of these posts will be linked in our IG stories and posts to further detail what's occuring and to be occuring in more detail:)

We'll also share art and creations from any of our friends on tumblr, and those who aren't, with their blessing:3

You'll have seen on our IG posts that we're currently fund raising for yet again another skip to further clear space in the house. This is our absoloute main priority atm as the clutter makes the living situation very difficult indeed!

Further to this you may also have read that we have plans for our home to become a more open and usefuls space for other trans people. We want to make clear that we do not want to become an open door social centre, we're very much still a vulnerable group of homeless trannies trying to lie low enough (while still being loud enuf) to keep this decrepit roof over our fragile lil heads, so any activities or events in our home will b on our terms, and out of hours visits will be by appointment only and chargeable by the hour;p

We face some obsrtacles before being able to achieve what we're setting out to do with our home and we need help!

Our entire ground floor is in disrepair. The floor upon entry of the front door is completely fucked up, if you've been to our gaf you've probably had a few near misses with it's many gaping holes. This makes our home and space difficult or impossible to access for anyone with mobility impairments, and dangerous for everyone. If you can fix a floor, please get in touch. No one in the house drives, or has money for building supplies, making buying and transporting materials to fix the floor extremely difficult. If you cant fix a floor, but you can drive or help out with costs, , pls msg us!

We have two rooms currently unuseable, one full of old rubbish, with a caved in sealing, that with the roof removed and connected with our back garden could make a wonderful outdoor space for friends and friends 2 b of the house to enjoy in the nicer weather:)

Our other fucked up room, dubbed the "shit room" is a v big room, but its full floor to ceiling with furniture. We would love to arrange a day for anyone to come and pick what they like from the room. We'll keep everyone updated on when this will happen on our social channels, but in the meantime if you'd like to volunteer to help pick through and clear out the room let us know.

We also have a small yard between the caved in roof room and the shit room. It's also full of furniture. The back door is blocked as items were thrown in from above, so the only way in and out is from above, over the one storey extension at the rear, meaning most large objects, like bed frames, will have to be removed via that route. Depending on the resources we have and the help we can get, it might just be doable:)

We've had lots of talks in the house about what we would love to do with our space and how it could benefit the wider, and especially the homeless trans community.

We plan on actively sourcing injection supplies and provide them to whoever needs for no cost. We plan to focus on getting the common supplies used for injecting hrt but this will be a no questions asked system. We will tell you what we have and ANYONE can take some. We will not be able to take sharps back of you but will try have a supply of sharp bins. We also are thinking of setting it up in a way so it is completely anonymous too. You text ahead and we have it waiting at the door. Either way we know that are people out there struggling to get supplies and we wanna help.

One of the rooms we mentioned earlier in the post is planned to be a function room of sorts, providing a free venue for groups struggling to afford or secure for any other reasons, a venue for meetings or whatever else. Close friend of the house Xav will be hosting pole dancing classes here, hopefully within the coming few weeks!!! Very excited abt this. We've also thought about maybe a clothes library/xchange one night a week, tranny trad sessions, and most importantly more floor space for cans on the weekends:}

We're open to any proposals for uses of the space once we have it cleared out, so let us kno:)

Outside of the house, we're planning to organise a day for skating once a week, where anyone with a board can come and meet up and have a skate, more experienced skaters can share tips and help those of us trying to learn or imrprove. Message us and we'll make a groupchat soon on whatever platform is most convenient to organise:)

Thats all for now, this was hard to sit down and type and will probably be even hard to actually read so ty:3

[khaleesiofalicante]

this line is not clear to me:

“no one has the right to colonize other people, occupy their land, and dictate their way of life”

Maybe I misunderstood you or you have another explanation and I'm wrong, in which case I honestly love to learn, but the facts is that Israel left Gaza, Israel does not control Gaza

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyppvvjO8gI/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

This is from Wikipedia:

“In 2005, Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip under their unilateral disengagement plan.

In July 2007, after winning the 2006 Palestinian legislative election, Hamas became the elected government.”

Over the years the citizens of Gaza received hundreds of millions of dollars, Hamas took these funds and used them for terrorist purposes while they use the people of Gaza as a human shields.

Israel has spent millions of dollars on the Iron Dome, a system defending its citizens from life-threatening rockets (yes firing from Gaza). While Hamas defends its rockets by placing civilians in their proximity to act as human shields.

You know the conflict in Israel and Gaza is really complex and I don't pretend to understand it either, but I really think we need to be more careful with what we write online especially if we “try” to explain the situation to others.

So pls be more careful with the information you share there is so much fake news and hate online right now…

Okay, I'm gonna keep this super short because a) it's not my responsibility to educate you b) I’ve been receiving so many asks about this all in the same pattern and I have no interest in engaging in a Tumblr war c) this person’s goal seems to more about proving me wrong than creating awareness on their own platform about what they believe to be right. 

“Israel does not control Gaza” - Israel controls Gaza Strip's airspace, and territorial waters and controls the movement of people or goods in or out of Gaza by air or sea. It's literally in control of Gaza's borders.

Currently, Israel cut off the water supply to the Gaza Strip a week ago. 

You might not have political or legislative control of a place. But if you have control to a place’s basic needs (water, air, electricity) and if you control it’s borders (restricting the movement and mobility of the people), then it is in control of that place. 

Like I said, I’m going to keep it short. So, please do your own further research. 

And if you are ‘trying’ to educate people, I’d recommend you use resources other than Wikipedia (which is a user-generated source which can be edited by anyone at any time)

Some sources I’d recommend if anyone wants to read and learn and Israel-Palestine:

Human Rights Watch

Amnesty International

Al Jazeera

I’ll be protecting my peace now. Good luck! 

[mintytrifecta]

Okay. Okay. So. I’ve seen you tag so many posts with code name:Lenore and for the longest time I thought it was a piece of media I just happened to not have heard of, but somewhat recently I remembering you saying it was your original project and jfjddkdkdk okay pls do not feel pressured to answer if you don’t feel like it or anything but if you would like to share I’m asking, I’m asking SO LOUDLY about it cuz the little context clues I think I have picked up the vibes make it sound SO NEAT so yeah if you would like to share anything about it I would love to hear :3

DUUUUUDE I'D LOVE TO TALK ABOUT IT HELL FRICKIN YEAH!!!!

SO Codename: Lenore is a hypothetical novel I'm developing!!! Right now I'm just in like the plot development and worldbuilding stage so the story isn't fully concrete ^^; HOWEVER I DO HAVE SOME LORE >:DDD AND ITS GOING UNDER THE READ MORE CAUSE I HAVE. A LOT. SSNSGHND

Lenore is a robot built of embossed brass that's long been oxidized who wakes up in an unknown era in an unknown, tiny spaceship with only one universal truth present in her head.

She has a mission to find and record every folktale she can, before time runs out.

She doesn't know why, or how, or where this idea came from, nor does she know why time is running, but she knows she has to do it.

It's lonely, at first. Every planet she visits locally in her crumbling ship seems... empty. Devoid of any life. She spends who knows how long going to whatever area of a planet seems the least in ruins and tries to grab whatever she can but there's not much. There's barely one full legend anywhere and everything she finds she has to fill the blanks in. Although, a lot of them do seem to have the running theme of light in them. Light and grief and storms and anguish and so much pain with no real explanation.

It's only after she finds this pattern that Lenore notices the space around her is just as desolate as the planets she visits. Barely any starlight around and what little does show up is red and flicker. Finding this out, Lenore goes to a nearby star to investigate, one that barely has any shine to it.

As soon as she gets close enough it explodes and sends her unconscious and flying back who knows how far.

Next thing she knows Lenore wakes up on an unfamiliar ship with three people staring at her waiting for her to wake up.

Lenore is, understandably wigged out.

But they smile at her anyway and introduce themselves as the Lightspeeds!! A group of Star Hunters and Speedship racers who've been tracking the stars in this piece of space.

The "leader" of their group is the speedship racing pilot herself and head of navigation is Mairin!! Hothead, spirited and quick to make friends but prone to impulse. She welcomes Lenore to their ship with open arms, exclaiming how relieved she is Lenore is alright.

The engineer and head Mairin's partner lurking off to the corner is Khyun. He's closed off and cool but not neccesarily snappy. He's the one who got Lenore back up and running, claiming that they're lucky he likes history as much as he does, or else he wouldn't have recognized any of how Lenore's systems work.

Lastly, the botanist and head of oxygen and survival resources is Elise. She smiles, claiming she's the one who found Lenore's ship careening out at insane speeds and got everyone to help rescue her.

They explain that as Star Hunters, their mission is to find, record and track live stars and ghosts in the universe so that anyone else who's ship-born knows where's safe to stay for a while and what volatile spaces to avoid.

Speedship racers are a bit of a niche sport/subculture for Star Hunters. They compete in laps around stars of different sizes to see who has the fastest and smoothest ship and he winner gets to claim the biggest star found for their Star Hunter team and put it on the map under their name. To enter a speedship race you have to fill a certain quota of living stars found around a specific area and chart them under the name of your team. In this case, the Lightspeeds.

After a bit of talking they strike a deal with her. Lenore gets to help them find stars and work during their races and in return they help her search for folklore on any system-stars they come across.

A while passes and Lenore's officially a member of the Lightspeeds and she's building up a considerable portfolio of folklore. They haven't stopped though, with the theme of grief and stars, which is kind of suspicous to Lenore. They've traveled pretty far from where she was originally at and she gets that similair themes can occur in different cultures, but this is way too often to be mere coincidence.

Then it hits.

The stars are dying. They're dissapearing faster and faster than they can keep track of. The universe is collapsing in on itself with barely any time to preserve everything that's still here.

Lenore and the rest of the Lightspeeds have their work cut out for them.

That's the synopsis and a little bit of the plot I guess gshsnsn I've got more but if I kept going this would be too long so uuuh I'll leave it at this:

In the story there's a lot of themes and allegories to ghosts. Pretty much everyone in the story is haunting or is haunted in one way or another, narratively or not. With all the stars dying, their light still remains, all the planets are gone but stories they've made get to live on, Lenore is a robot, built and decorated with a story so personal to a society long, long gone. Isn't that a ghost?

Well yeah there's metaphorical ghosts but there are also literal ones >:))

See, sometimes when a dying star sends out a solar flare or explodes in a supernova, it'll reach people living on nearby planets. Caught in that light, they die, but their bodies last second absorb that light and essentially become it. Living afterimages of the people they were made out of pure light. They keep "living" for ages after, holding onto themselves as much as possible, but it doesn't always last.

If you're made of light, it's easy to forget what it was like when you were more then that. It's easy to lose memory. Lose shape.

As time goes on it's harder and harder to keep a solid form and idea of who you are. As this happens, as you slowly fade, your light... shifts. Less solid, blue glows become yellow. Slightly transparent and with some strange shifts of appearance, sure, but you're still fine. The real danger starts when you begin to shift red.

Closer to red means closer to dead. You begin to become transparent, unable to be seen under harsh colored lights. Your memory isn't what it used to be and now that you can barely see yourself its hard to hold shape.

Thank goodness none of our cast is that right :)) Thank goodness nobody in the Lightspeeds is hiding this in any kind of shift from yellow to red right :)))))) We certaintly wouldn't want our resident botanist to be hiding something like that from their friends right :))))))) Wouldn't want our resident folklorist android being an amnesiac of one, her creator, stuck in a metal shell with no way of knowing what she really looked like and who she was before she was :))))))))) Wouldn't want a group hellbent on desperate survival and worship of gravity and black holes to force people into becoming those to praise the gravity of a singularity and turn into light as a way to live as one with a decaying universe :)))))))))))))))

[simmillercc]

SIMS 4 - MAKING PATTERNED WALLS - TUTORIAL

You can find the Google Docs format of this tutorial HERE. 

REQUIRED PROGRAMS:

Photoshop, GIMP, or Paint

Sims 4 Studio

REQUIRED RESOURCES:

Seamless patterns must be 256x256 pixels

3 WALL HEIGHT FILES:

SHORT 256X768 pixels

MEDIUM 256X1024 pixels

TALL 256X1280 pixels

I use Photoshop for my patterns and wall files, so that is how I will explain the process. It’s very similar in GIMP, and I haven’t used Paint but it can be done.

PROCESS:

1. Get your pattern ready.

Patterns can be found just about anywhere on the web. There are several sites you can go to, or just do a Google search for “seamless patterns” and include the subject you are looking for. For example “seamless Christmas patterns.”

-Many of these sites are free, some are not. It’s up to you which you choose, however please follow the site’s terms of use and credit when necessary.

You can also make your own patterns using Photoshop brushes, clip art, hand draw, etc. Just be sure they are seamless!

What is seamless?

-Seamless patterns repeat with no distortion in any direction. If you use patterns that aren’t seamless, your walls will look messy, chopped, and altogether not pleasant. The only time you don’t use a seamless pattern for walls is if you’re making a wall mural, and that’s a whole other topic!

Whatever pattern you are choosing, if you have to size down the original, you may need to copy and paste the pattern over itself a few times after resizing to get rid of a potential faded line on the edges of the pattern.

Patterns must be 256X256. There is no other way to make walls in The Sims 4 than with this size. That is because walls in the game are only 256 pixels wide per panel.

NOTE: I have since learned how to make wallpaper 2 panels wide with a 512X768/1024/1280 set of walls. It gives the patterns a much less repetitive look. I will update the tutorial soon!

2. TEST YOUR PATTERN:

It’s very easy to see if your pattern is seamless. Simply make a 512x512 blank file in Photoshop. Copy and paste your pattern into it 4 times. Move each square to a corner. Now, where the pattern squares meet each other there should be no lines, and the details should line up properly. If they don’t, your pattern isn’t seamless and you will need to work on it or scrap that pattern.

3. Get your wall height files created and ready.

You will need to create 3 files to work with, one for each wall height.

SHORT - 256X768

MEDIUM - 256X1024

TALL - 256X1280

I always create them in order of height because of how I name the files and it makes it easier when importing the finished product into Sims 4 Studio. You’ll figure out your preferred way as you practice more.

So, in Photoshop, click on File > New and enter the measurements in the boxes. The width should be set at 256 pixels and left alone, as it will be the same for all three heights, as shown above.

4. Once you have the 3 wall files open, you can begin to put in your pattern.

This is where some people get confused. You can’t simply make a small wall and use it for all 3 heights. This will make the medium and tall wall patterns stretched and distorted. You picked the pattern for a reason, right? It’s very easy to keep the pattern properly placed among the 3 wall heights, and yes, it’s a bit time consuming. But for your sake and anyone you share the walls with, please don’t use one file for all 3 wall heights.

My first step is to always make the tall wall first. A 256x256 pattern will fit perfectly into the tall wall file 5 times. So, select all of the pattern CTRL + A, copy CTRL + C, and paste CTRL + V it 5 times into the tall wall and position the pattern squares so the entire file is covered. You only have to press CTRL + V 5 times, you don’t have to reselect the pattern and copy it each time.

Slide one square to the bottom or top, and the rest you can line up more easily. Photoshop has a snap to function that lines the top and bottom of the patterns automatically when in place. Once they’re in place and you’re satisfied with how it looks, merge all the layers by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + E, or by clicking at the top tab Layers > Merge Layers or Merge Visible or Flatten Image. They’ll all work in this case.

Save your tall wall. I call it 3. Short is 1, medium is 2, for me. From here, I can either name the next colours 4, 5, 6, which will organize your walls by colour; or 1a, 2a, 3a, which organizes them by size. You can have your own naming system or use one of those, it’s entirely up to you!

5. Make the medium and small walls from the tall wall.

To accomplish this, select all of the tall wall file CTRL + A, copy CTRL + C, and paste CTRL + V, your tall wall into the medium and small wall files and merge down using CTRL + E. Using the regular paste function CTRL + V, not paste into and not paste in place, is essential or the patterns won’t line up properly without moving them around. This way, they’re automatically in place in the small and medium files.

YOU’VE MADE YOUR FIRST SET!

I will warn you, sometimes there will need to be changes because you may not quite like how something looks in game, so it can be good to test your package with just the base colour files.

PRO TIP: Do not use pure white or pure black in your creations unless it’s in very small amounts. White can be blinding in game and as with pure black, can remove all shadows and contours to your creation. Black simply makes a black void in game with no texture visible. Fully saturated colours should be used sparingly as they are also hard on the eyes in game and distract from everything else. There’s a time and a place for that in your creation, yes. Just be warned, most people don’t want to have to shade their eyes when playing the game, nor do they want to have to squint to see any details.

If you’re making walls, or anything, to be shared, remember to take into consideration who is going to be downloading your work.

6. Recolours:

Now, for more colours, there are so many ways to accomplish this. Since we’re just talking about walls with patterns and no embellishments like molding or panels, etc, this is pretty easy. Three ways I like to use are as follows:

MANUALLY: Go to the tall wall and press CTRL + U, or go to the Image tab on the top tool bar, Adjustments, then Hue and Saturation. Change the numbers using the sliders or whatever way works for you. Write down or remember the numbers in the Hue and Saturation panel, and go to the medium wall and repeat the adjustments. Then do the small wall. Remember to save and name these walls differently from the first 3 or you will lose the first 3.

COPY AND PASTE: Go to the tall wall and press CTRL + U, or go to the Image tab on the top tool bar, Adjustments, then Hue and Saturation. Change the numbers using the sliders or whatever way works for you. Copy and paste the tall wall into the medium and short wall files, merge each and save. Remember to save and name these walls differently from the first 3 or you will lose the first 3.

ACTIONS: If you know you’re going to be using the exact same adjustment over and over, it’s best to make an action for it so it’s done with one click. I tend to use the brightness and contrast option often, so actions don’t always work for me, but they can be useful and I do use them often. Click on the Actions button, which looks like the play button on a stereo, a solid triangle pointing to the right. On my Photoshop layout, it’s on the left side of the main screen, and could be hiding under the history button. Click on the + button at the bottom of the Actions panel and name your action whatever you want. If it’s something you’ll use often, name it clearly for your own sanity. Then, click the Record button, which is a circle at the bottom of the Actions panel and begin your adjustments that you want to repeat. For example, using the Hue, enter in 20. Click stop on the Actions Panel. You’ve made an Action! Now save the file with a new name/number, as previously mentioned, and go to the next one. Click on your Action name, or the action recorded directly below it, and click PLAY, or the solid triangle pointing right at the bottom of the Actions panel. Voila! Your hue has been change using the parameters set in your previous action. Save the file and go to the next one. Click play, and save. Done!

Hint: you can make an action for copy and paste as well:

Make all the tall walls first, including recolours, then open all of the tall walls in Photoshop, then make your base small and medium walls. Record the copy and paste from the first tall wall to the small and medium base files and stop. Now you can click on the next colour of tall wall and click play on the Action. It should copy and paste them for you!

7. Import your files into your Sims 4 Studio package.

It is important to watch as you import each file to be sure it’s lining up correctly in the preview window of Sims 4 Studio. This way you can head off any potential problems that are a pain to discover in game.

—With regular patterned walls you don’t need a special specular or normal map. But, you do need those files in most wall packages or the walls won’t work as you intend in game. Sometimes, however, if you pick the right wall, there are no specular or normal maps required at all.---

8. Making a basic Specular:

If the package has a Specular requirement, you can export the speculars from S4S just like you would a texture file, or diffuse, for recolouring. You will end up with 2 files for the specular, one ending in .mask. Do not change the names! Or if you do, rename them with exactly the same name, but keep the .mask at the end of the one that has that extension. This way S4S can import them together by clicking on either one of the speculars. The .mask is an alpha channel that’s been separated. For zero shine, a completely matt effect, simply fill each of the wall file sizes completely with black. If you want some shine, adjust the specular to a shade of gray, the lighter the gray, the shinier the effect. If you didn’t use the exported Specular files, the file sizes have to be changed, however, so now resize the TALL to 256x1024, and the MEDIUM and SMALL walls to 256x512. Save, and import to the Specular sections in S4S. You only need to import Specular files once, instead of for each colour, as S4S carries them between swatches.

9. Making a basic Normal:

If the package has a Normal requirement, you can export the normals from S4S just like you would a texture file, or diffuse, for recolouring. Fill all channels of each wall height, including the alpha, with 50% gray, and save. Channels are located down by the Layer panel on the bottom right of Photoshop. If you didn’t use the exported Normal files, the file sizes have to be changed, so now resize the TALL to 256x1024, and the MEDIUM and SMALL walls to 256x512. Save, and import to the Normal sections in S4S. You only need to import Normal files once, instead of for each colour, as S4S carries them between swatches. There’s a lot that can be done with normals, like enabling a 3D effect for crown moulding or making wallpaper, paint, or bricks appear bumpy, but for this tutorial, we’re only looking at basic flat patterns.

Now, you should have created 3 wall height files for your pattern and any/all recolours, one set of Specular files including short, medium, and tall, and one Normal set including short, medium, and tall.

Once you have everything imported to S4S, you have a small bit of work before you can put your package in game.

10. TAGS:

I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you about tags.They are so important! Tags are found under the Tags Tab in Studio mode in S4S, which is where you probably already are. Click on the Tags tab and adjust what’s necessary. Colours only have to be separately checked for each swatch, whereas everything else can be done once, and then clicking Apply to all Swatches for each area. Make sure you have put your wall in the correct Pattern category. There’s nothing worse than going in game looking for a brick wall and seeing flower patterns everywhere! Tags are as important to you as they are to anyone you share your work with for organisational purposes!

11. Save and name your package:

Now you can save and name your package, and please, use a name you and others can find and recognize. For example, I always put my creator name first, the basic category of the creation, and then a name: Simmiller_Walls_Butterfly Wallpaper. Often you will see packages without a creator name, and then if something goes wrong, you can’t figure out who to go to with your issue or to get updates. Don’t be that creator! Also, you may have made a series of walls in sunset colours, for example. Let’s say you name the package (Creator name)_Sunset. Well, a downloader is going to look at that in their game that potentially has 200GB of custom content and be like, what is that? Could be paintings, could be a pretty dress, who knows??? Make it clear what your creation is. I find using my creator name then the type of creation really helps keep my content organized, because most people view their cc alphabetically, and this way all my walls are together, or all my floors, etc.

12. Test in game:

Now it’s time to test your creation in game! Once you’ve put your package in your Mods folder start up the game and see how it looks.

Most importantly, have fun!

[traumasurvivorshelpingsurvivors]

Tw: emotional abuse, abusive parents, panic attack

I know sharing with others is important and helps me grow, but sometimes my s/o is having a very nice night and I feel like I don't want to ruin his mood with something fucked up that my parents just did to me. (I just "broke up" with my therapist, but it is something that I often use so I don't overwhelm him or make him feel emotionally exhausted.)

I.e. my dad just threw a clothes hanger at me to frighten me as I walked by, but my s/o is having a wonderful time at a hockey game. I know his behavior is not ok, but I am safe in my room and will be fine the rest of the night. At times like these, I journal or find online resources but it just makes me feel alone. I was wondering if people felt similar? 🙃

(pls use the hashtag #godevils so I can find your response easily 💕)

Hi anon,

It can be hard to balance wanting to respect or protect your partner's mood or the day they're having and needing to vent. While it's possible to vent and receive emotional support in a healthy relationship, it's also important to have other outlets outside of your partner so that you're not relying too much on them, beyond their role as a partner. Not having a therapist, especially when you're used to having one to talk to, can shift that responsibility onto your partner.

You're not alone in feeling, well, alone, when you resort to other outlets like journaling or online resources. But I can say that personally, I'm in several mental health support Discord servers, and I also use Claude AI to vent to, which I've found profoundly insightful and reassuring. Sometimes it can even be helpful to use platforms like Heartsupport, Kokobot, or 7Cups to vent and receive feedback. Perhaps having multiple responses would make you feel less alone.

If anyone has any comments or suggestions, feel free to add on. Otherwise, I hope I could help and please let us know if you need anything.

-Bun

[otogariado]

found a thread made by a japanese mlm about the fujoshi label, in response to a tweet that's now deleted. thought it provided some insight so i'm gonna share it anyway. thread was originally from twitter on august 3 2020. he also linked resources in the thread as well as a poll from JP twt about if they should keep the label or not, which i didn't include here but you can find by accessing the post source.

obvs disclaimer, communities are not a monolith and one person isn't the end all be all of a discussion, but i think we should consider and listen to what he says anyway. especially if we're not from japan. op uses he/they according to their twitter bio.

@/matchamallow from twitter: "As a japanese mlm... Please don't spread more misinformation about the word fujoshi. 😅 It's simply a woman who likes BL. It's also a reclaimed word in Japan so making it a bad word again is not nice. Plus BL is very important to LGBT movement in Japan."

@/bokutosbooty replies: "I’m sorry!! i didn’t mean to start fujoshi discourse or try to change its meaning. It’s just that in the west i’ve been seeing a LOT of western mlm be uncomfortable w the term bc of its negative implications and associations set by those who fetishize mlm."

@/matchamallow replies: "Don't worry! And yes I know many self proclaimed fujoshi in the west behave very poorly. I think we should fight the behaviour and not the word, you know? Because of course I don't agree with how they act, but I also dislike seeing a word from my culture with so much history be associated with that. I don't blame anyone for conflating the two! I'm just trying to show resources so we can fight misinformation and bad behaviour together without demonizing a word."

@/bokutosbooty: "yes!! THANK YOU for leaving your thread and pointing out the real problem of fighting the behavior rather than fighting the word!! it saddens me to see fujoshi has such a negative undertone in the west bc thats very disrespectful to japanese otaku who have reclaimed the term"

@/matchamallow: "Yes, that's why I think we should recognize its origins and context. There's nothing inherently wrong with being or calling yourself a fujoshi - the wrong thing is being disrespectful to real people. We should strive to educate them and clear up the meaning of fujoshi."

@/matchamallow: "Again I don't blame anyone for being uncomfortable with the word or disliking some of their behaviour. That's very understandable. I just want to clear up misunderstandings how I can and focus more on the behaviour, not the word. And thank you for listening!!"

@/bokutosbooty: "thank you for sharing your information!! hopefully all of the fujoshi discourse ends and the focus solely on fixing bad behaviors as we both stated!! pls take care and have a good day!!"

[vynegar]

hello!!! if it's okay with you could you please share what happens at the end of luke's new au card? the one where he was in the plane and the ending of it pls? thank you if ever!

he comes back from the mission safe and sound and then he and rosa live happily ever after :)

haha. as if.

skip to the last three paragraphs for the actual ending, this pretty much turned into a card summary *facepalm*

Luke and Rosa (and Kiki!) are about to graduate college, all of them studying majors that would help in the war effort. There's still a farewell dance for them, though, and Rosa still doesn't have a date. As Kiki teases her about Luke, Luke flies by in a plane as a greeting. When he comes up in-person to ask Rosa to the dance, she decides to give him a bit of a hard time by making him compete with her in codebreaking, a subject that he's worse than her in. They compete to see who can decipher a Morse code message faster, using Luke's voice recorder pen to keep time.

Even though Rosa wins, she still agrees to go with Luke since she was just teasing him. They both asked each other about their future plans in their Morse code messages. Luke also reminisces about their first time doing a mission together, when Rosa had given him a letter asking to meet him (for self-defense lessons) but Luke had gone to Aaron for advice and misunderstood it as her intending to confess. Luke admits he was a bit disappointed that it wasn't the case, but neither of them pursue the topic because they know that during such turbulent times, love isn't really something they can consider pursuing. Rosa suggests practicing self-defense again and we get the card art and Luke urging Rosa to search him for weapons when he's pinned, definitely for defense practice reasons and with no ulterior motives whatsoever ;)

They're interrupted when they're summoned by the headmaster. The enemy forces plan to set off a bomb near the school, but the bomb's location hasn't been deciphered yet. All of the school's resources and manpower are already stretched to their limits, so the headmaster assigns Luke and Rosa to the mission of deciphering the location and eliminated the threat despite them not even being officially graduated yet.

They manage to decode that the location of the time bombs is in a plane on a rooftop runway. There they get in a gunfight with the enemy but win. There aren't any pilots available to fly the bombs to a safe place to detonate them, so the task falls to Luke. Before taking off, Luke asks Rosa to keep something safe for him.

Luke says he'll tell her what it is when he comes back. Per tradition when someone undertakes a dangerous mission, Rosa also wants to say something to give him to come back safely, so she says she has something important to tell him when he returns too.

Rosa rushes to the aviation command center where she's able to remain in contact with Luke. Bullet holes from the gunfire caused the plane's fuel tank to leak, so Rosa maps out a new, shorter route for Luke to follow. Luke manages to fly to the safe zone, a bay without people around it so the bomb can detonate without harming anyone; once again, Luke and Rosa have completed their mission. However, the pilot seat is stuck, so Luke is unable to parachute out of the plane to safety; he, along with the plane and the bomb, would crash into the sea.

He tries to comfort Rosa that he's fulfilling his vow and dying a worthy death to protect the people, so don't cry. He still has something he wants to tell her, while he still has the chance. Luke studied informatics because he it was the way to make the fighting end sooner, and Rosa is the best intelligence agent he's ever seen. He's confident that she's able to help peace return to their city sooner. He hopes she can live a peaceful and happy life, and... their communication cuts out as Rosa watches the plane's signal plummet to the sea.

Afterwards, all that was found were the remains of the plane and some personal belongings of Luke, including his voice-recording pen, which he would never leave behind. Aaron gives it to Rosa, explaining that it has Luke's final message and that she should take the chance to say goodbye. The recording in it is a series of fingernail taps against the plane cabin. In Morse code, it spells out, "I love you."

The after-story is set over a year later after the fighting has subsided. The tide had carried Luke out to a fishing village where he was saved. His injuries were too severe for him to contact Rosa and the others, and ten months later, he transferred to the frontlines where he and Rosa were partners again. The box that he asked Rosa to keep safe has a pearl hairclip he intended to confess to her with after the dance. The hairclip is one that they saw while on a mission three years ago, and that Rosa was interested in. He also has two movie tickets for them after they go on a drive together. (But all the after stories for this seem pretty jarring, as if the bad ending is the actual true ending).