#posting this now because i’ve gotta be getting close to the end of the game and it hasn’t proven me wrong!!

[mabaris]

i will say it Sure Is Interesting that i remember people making a big fuss over whether they would know or could decide in-game whether their elves were from an alienage/dalish/etc and the devs were quick to reassure people that had been taken into consideration.

but there doesn’t seem to have been any equivalent for a dwarf rook

[gb-patch]

Our Life: N&F Release Structure Poll

Hello!

Today it’s me, GB, writing a post for socials. I’ve been doing some thinking and have an important poll for all of you. I’ve gone on record to say there was something I didn’t ever plan on, but I’m reconsidering it. I want to know what players think of Our Life: Now & Forever releasing Step by Step instead of waiting for Steps 1, 2, and 3 to be completed before launch.

Google Form Poll Link

Honestly, things have been extremely upsetting with the state of the world. I’ve been stressed about it, wanting to do something that could comfort or reassure anyone, just lift people’s spirits a little. Having to accept that OL: N&F is not gonna be out any time this year has felt worse and worse every day. Though, players aren’t being unkind about it. Everyone’s been understanding; it’s my own internal anxiety troubling me. But that’s why I’m considering changing the release structure of the game. If getting to experience all of Step 1 in five or six months and Step 2 at the end of 2025 would be a positive development, then we’re gonna do that.

I’m a little self-conscious and think people need the whole growing up experience to be sold on the OL games. That’s a major reason I’ve not considered an episodic launch. But I think our player base knows the series well enough to decide for themselves if they’d rather play just a single Step or hold off on the game until more is done.

But the early access versions of Steps 1 and 2 would have some bells and whistles missing. Not all the MC Doll customization options would be included, a more advanced MC Detail system that listed things like if you’re good in school and if you have a bad relationship with your mom likely wouldn’t be there either, etc.

And another reason I tend to avoid early access is because it’s helpful for developers to gain income to finish the game. OL: N&F doesn’t need that. It’s already fully funded. I wouldn’t want players to buy DLCs at a bad time thinking they’ve gotta support this early access build.

So, there’s things to consider. I did think it was at least worth floating, whether it ends up happening or not. Please feel free to vote in the poll and comment any thoughts/opinions you have. The poll will close on Saturday, February 15th.

The episodic launch will have to be the clear winner for us to switch to that. If people are split on it or don’t care either way, we’ll stick with the original plan of launching Steps 1-3 together. 

Take care, everybody 💖

[corazondebeskar-reads]

perchance, to dream

Jackson!Joel Miller x f!reader

technically a you know you never stood a chance post-series drabble, but all you really need to know is that joel and reader are in an established relationship and living in Jackson.

series masterlist

words: 548

summary: this is straight up domestic fluff with a hint of smut at the end. i wrote this after hbo hurt our feelings this morning. dedicated to @milla-frenchy - because you said please and ily 🖤

warnings: technically tlou pt. ii spoilers but not really and the angsty events of the game never happen. established relationship. fluff and domesticity. just a little snapshot of what their life is like in jackson.

dividers by @saradika-graphics

“Oh my god,” you hip-check him. “Are we getting ready for bed at the same time?”

He rolls his eyes and scowls, patting his face dry with a faded peach hand towel before padding out of the room. You watch him blatantly as he goes, his sweatpants sagging below the soft curve of his bare stomach. 

“Rude,” you call after him. But it’s not long before you’re pulling back the covers and climbing in behind him, arm sliding around his side. 

“Hey,” you say with a softer smile. “We’re actually going to bed at the same time.”

“Yep,” he grunts. “Means I get to do this.”

You jump and shriek as he moves to stick his ice cold footsicles against your bare skin.

He grabs you by the waist. “Where d’you think you’re goin’, huh? You’re the one who always takes the late patrol. You owe me.”

You wriggle and laugh, pushing at him to get away. He nips at your neck, and you grin devilishly. 

You know how to win. All you have to do is turn, rub your ass against him “accidentally,” and he’ll quit fooling around. 

But he catches you by the hips, wise to your wily ways. “Not tonight. I’ve got an early one.”

“What? No, you're off tomorrow. We’re both off tomorrow!” 

He grimaces, rubbing his beard against your neck while he confesses that Tommy asked him to help out, trying and failing to distract you. 

“But we’re both going to bed at the same time.” The pout is unintentional, but you stand by it. 

“Yeah. We are. Going to bed, to sleep, at the same time. Ain’t it nice?”

“Nobody said anything about sleep,” you cross your arms, leaning against your pillow. 

“I did. I am. Go to sleep, sweetheart.” 

He leans in and you turn your head, meeting him halfway. No matter that you’re sulking; you’ll never miss out on this. The kiss is sweet but loaded, drawing a groan from you both. 

“Just can’t help yourself, can ya?” He says, shaking his head as he lies down and turns off his lamp. 

You lay down and roll over, back to back, pressed up close to one another. “Love you, Joel,” you whisper, heaving an overly dramatic sigh. 

“Love ya, sweetheart,” he mumbles. 

Damnit. Nearly asleep already. 

You scowl at the darkness. 

It doesn’t last long. He’s rolled you over before you know it, tugging his old tee up over your head. “Goddamnit,” he grumbles. “You’re right. We’re goin’ to bed at the same time.”

You smirk. “Hold on, now. You gotta get up early. I’m not gonna be the reason you’re like, Deluxe Cranky.”

He pinches your nipple in retaliation, but the only reaction he gets is a hitch of your breath and a soft “mmm” before you keep on with your schtick. 

“No way,” you shake your head like he’s a naughty dog, “I’m not giving you an excuse.”

By then, though, he’s got your panties down around your knees, and your playful denial disappears with them. 

“Oh yeah?” he grumbles, lining himself up and pushing into you slowly, just to watch you arch beneath him, gasping. 

“Y-yeah,” you say stubbornly. “You gotta waive the right to complain in the morning.”

He rolls his eyes above you, and you think never, you’ll never tire of that view.

[alltimecharlo]

Crosby is going to worlds I need a jealous Will because Mack is constantly talking about Sid.

anon… you read my mind. of course this needs writing about hehe �� fic under the cut!!!

Will answers the FaceTime with his hair still damp from the post-game shower, wearing his new Team USA hoodie and the satisfied, low-simmering glow of someone who got on the scoresheet tonight.

Mack, when he picks up, is grinning like he’s got something up his sleeve already. He’s still in his base layer, sweaty and a little flushed himself, sprawled on the bench in the Canadian team’s dressing room, one leg bouncing like he’s buzzing from his own win.

“You looked good out there,” Will says first, preempting whatever smugness is about to come his way. “That goal was nasty.”

“I know,” Mack replies, all breezy confidence. “But I saw your little backhand sauce on that assist too. Real cute.”

Will smirks. “We’re winning Worlds this year. Just prepping you for heartbreak.”

“Oh?” Mack leans forward, chin in hand, eyes dancing. “Is that so?”

Will narrows his eyes. “Don’t start.”

Mack just grins wider. “It’s just… maybe you haven’t heard.”

He’s drawing it out. Dramatic. Cagey. Smug.

Will rolls his eyes. “Oh my God, what.”

Mack leans in close to the screen, eyes sparkling. “We got Crosby.”

Will’s brain screeches to a halt. “What?”

“Yup. Official. Sid the Kid’s joining the Worlds roster.”

“No fucking way.”

“Yes fucking way.” Mack is downright giddy now, bouncing on the balls of his feet. “Can you believe? I’m gonna get to skate with him. Play with him. I think our styles are gonna match real nice, y’know?”

Will’s jaw tenses. “Sure.”

“He’s just got this vision, right? This—like, effortless read of the ice. And he’s so good in the corners, and off the cycle—”

“Yeah, I’ve seen him play before, thanks.”

Mack pauses, eyebrows lifting. “Wait a second.”

Will glares.

“Oh my God,” Mack breathes, the grin back and bigger than ever. “Are you jealous?”

Will scoffs, loud and theatrical. “What? No.”

“Bullshit.”

“I just don’t want to play against Crosby. Who would? It’s—come on, he’s, like, an Avenger. He just shows up in red and white and ruins lives.”

“Uh huh,” Mack says, leaning back against the lockers, still grinning like he’s won something. “But that’s not why you’re jealous.”

Will crosses his arms. “Whatever.”

“You’re jealous I wanna play with him.”

“That’s—” Will falters, jaw twitching. “It’s not like that.”

Mack tilts his head, mock-sweet. “Aww, Smitty. You know you’re my number one liney always.”

“Fuck off.” Will’s voice cracks slightly with laughter despite himself, cheeks visibly flushing. “You’re such a dick.”

Mack cackles, unrepentant. “You love it.”

Will mumbles, “Shut up,” under his breath, lips quirking. But his eyes are warm.

And then Mack softens, like he can’t help himself. “Hey. You’re my favourite. Always.”

Will glances away, swallows once, then looks back. “Yeah. You too.”

They talk a bit more—Mack chirps him for the turnover he had in the second, Will points out that Mack almost blew a backcheck before his goal—and then the conversation drifts, easy, warm, familiar. Will watches as Mack yawns mid-sentence and slouches more heavily into the bench.

“It’s bedtime for you,” Will says, fond.

“Mm. Same time zone,” Mack says through a yawn. “You should sleep too.”

Will shrugs. “Don’t feel tired.”

“Well,” Mack says brightly, eyes lighting up with mischief again, “I would say goodnight like a normal person, but I gotta go suck Crosby’s dick now, so—”

Will ends the call mid-laugh, rolling his eyes with a fond groan.

His phone pings a moment later with a text from Mack:

Mack: 💛🖤💛

Will glares at his screen before typing.

Will: do they rlly have to be the fucking pens’ colors

Mack: jk :P 🩵🩵🩵

Will sighs and lets his head thunk back against the headboard. Then he types:

Will: 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵 idiot.

He grins at the screen before locking it and letting it fall onto the comforter beside him. His cheeks hurt from smiling.

God help him—he’s such a fucking sap.

And, apparently, at war with Sidney Crosby now.

♡

[nubiawrites]

chapter thirteen

Pairing: Aaron Pierre x Black Original Character

Warnings: Slow burn. 18+. Alcohol. mentions of Oral sex.

Summary: Spotted... Iriye and Aaron share a few moments out and about, leading to them being blindsided by some truths being revealed and others still in the dark.

Notes: So the following three chapters will be some of the funnest or heartbreaking ones. I'm excited to see where these two go. Also, if you haven't, I posted a poll for you guys toi answer because I have thoughts about the ending of this first part of the series. answer the poll here.

MASTERLIST

“Stop,” Iriye giggled as she felt Aaron kiss her cheek. “You’re distracting me during my turn.” She set up the pool stick in alignment with the cue ball. Her and Aaron had meant to head back to his place after work that day but they were both hungry. In the food search, they found a cute little dive bar and a few wings and wine. Later, Iriye talked Aaron into a few pool games.

“You can’t keep getting away with this,” Aaron joked as she nailed another of the balls into a pocket. 

“What can I say? I’m smooth,” Iriye stated. “At least my dad taught me one valuable thing,”

“You and him used to shoot pool?” Iriye nodded.

“He would pick me up after school and take me to this pizza place that had one. We would share a few slices, and he would show me how to play. If I could beat him, he would give me twenty dollars, and I was really good,” Iriye lined up another shot. “I could probably show you a few things,”

“Oh, I know you could,” Aaron grinned at her. She focused on her shot but seeing Aaron stretch, that dangerous sliver of skin peaking out of his waistband. She faltered a little and missed her shot.

“You are so rude,” Iriye chuckled before grabbing her wine glass for a sip. 

“Whatever do you mean, love?” Aaron said, lining up his shot and making it.

“Booo” Iriye chuckled. Aaron came over to her, his glasses on his face and his hat covering him up. He moved to her, pulling her close as he put the pool cue down.

“I don’t appreciate the booing,” Aaron leaned in closer, wrapping his arms around her.

“Well, I don’t appreciate the cheating,” Iriye pouted. Aaron kissed her softly.

“Just trying to keep up with you,” He stated, rocking them to the music playing in the bar. “So, you decided whether or not you’re gonna take the job with the TV show,”

Iriye was brought back to reality, groaning softly as she tucked her head against his chest.

“I’m still thinking about it. Technically, I have till the end of the week to get paperwork signed and such if I want it. Plus, I’m waiting on the Paradise Lost production schedule to be finalized,” Iriye stated.

“We should be getting it any day now,” Aaron pulled back to look at her.

“I know. I know. I gotta figure it out,” Iriye said. “Because technically in terms of my control, I can work on both things since the deal for the movie was in play before this show popped up,”

“But what about work-wise and emotionally… how do you feel?” Iriye looked into Aaron’s beautiful eyes, and a small smile appeared.

“Excited and nervous,” She explained. “This is a big moment for me. I’ve worked so hard for this.” 

“I know you have, and I’m excited for you. You deserve it, Iriye,” Aaron smiled. “Whatever you choose, we will make it work. I mean, say you split your time between here and my place in London during the film shoot,”

“Your place in London?” Iriye raised her brow at him. Aaron leaned back against the pool table.

“I was thinking-no. I was hoping you would want to stay with me in London. At my place,” Aaron mentioned as she let his hands slide to her ass, Iriye chuckling at the move.

“You want me to move in with you?” She asked. 

“Just for filming if you wanted to,” Aaron stated. “And depending on how that goes, we can discuss terms if you would like. You know, rules and such,”

“Aaron…” Iriye chuckled.

“Sorry. It’s too soon. I get if it is,” Iriye silenced him with a kiss. She pulled back and looked at him through her lashes. 

“I want to. Even if it’s just for filming, we can figure out afterward if we want to do something more permanent…” Iriye knew those words should have scared her, but it felt right.  And seeing the grin on Aaron’s face… it just made her more excited.

“I need to get you home so we can properly celebrate,” Aaron whispered against her cheek before kissing it. “.//I’m going to close out the tab,” he moved to kiss her hand before pushing her water closer to Iriye. She pouted, knowing she didn’t drink much, but he wanted her to be good enough to drive. 

Iriye watched him walk away, sipping the water so she could sober up. She was looking around, catching someone looking at her. They turned away, and Iriye shook it off, thinking nothing of it.

“Are you ready?” Aaron asked as he returned. After a moment, Iriye was re-racking the balls for the following players. 

“I am,” Iriye said, taking his hand in hers and heading out of the bar with him. He drove them back to her car at the lot, and then they returned to his place.

They made it to his place at the same time, Aaron guiding her inside his apartment, and Iriye falling into comfort in his space. She took her shoes off, dropping her bag on the counter. Before she could protest, Aaron picked her up.

“What are you doing?” Iriye giggled as Aaron carried her towards the bathroom.

“I need a shower, and so do you,” Aaron said, placing her on the counter. She giggled. She pulled her socks off, and Aaron came closer and helped her tie her hair up so it didn’t get wet. She pecked his lips as a thank you before helping him pull his shirt off.

“You are something,” Aaron stated as Iriye pressed her lips against his chest before nuzzling her head against him. 

“I can’t help it. You’re making me soft,” Iriye pecked his lips again and hummed. She let her hands trail over his arms, tracing the lines of his tattoos. She slipped off the counter, pressing against him before she passed by to head for the shower and turned it on.

When she turned back around, Aaron’s hands went to her top, unbuttoning it and slipping it off, leaving her in her bra.

“I like that you trust me enough to be that way around me,” Aaron admitted. Iriye hummed and kissed him once more before they stripped each other of their clothes. The room began to fog up, and Iriye pulled him into the shower with her.

Hands began to cleanse the other’s skin as Iriye and Aaron worked together to get cleaned off for the night.

Iriye moaned softly as Aaron chased the water that was rinsing down her neck with his lips. 

“You’re gonna leave a hickie,” Iriye giggled as she felt Aaron's mouth on her neck. His hands trailed up to her breast, cupping them, and she moaned, pressing back into him.

“It’ll be our little secret,” He teased her. Iriye let her hand drag down the side of his neck as Aaron sucked the skin into his mouth. She whimpered as he bit softly. Her lips looked for his and she turned to kiss him fully. 

His hands slid down her sides as she caged him against the shower wall. She kissed down his chest playfully, feeling his length jump against her skin. But she pulled away, giggling. 

“I’m not about to risk the hard work I achieved with my Dyson,” she joked, putting more soap on a washcloth and scrubbing her body. She saw how Aaron looked at her as she used the washcloth to run over her body as she got cleaned. “What?”

“Nothing… I just never thought I could get this lucky,” Aaron stated softly. Iriye paused, and a shy smile spread across her face. Iriye kissed him again.

After making out in the shower and the water started to run a little colder, Iriye and Aaron got into his bed. Iriye was tucked into his side as he ran his hand through her hair.

“You smell good,” Iriye whispered against Aaron’s chest, feeling her body relax. 

“You smell good, too. I think my body wash smells even better on you,” Aaron whispered. She giggled softly to herself, and she nuzzled closer to him. She felt her body drifting off as she knew she was safe with Aaron. “Iriye?”

“Hm,” Iriye hummed.

“Good night, love.” 

“Night. I love you,” Iriye breathed as she closed her eyes. 

Aaron shifted carefully, looking at Iriye. He was about to ask her if she meant her words, but she was too peaceful as she was asleep. He pushed some of her hair behind her ear and watched her till he fell asleep.

The next morning, Iriye woke up to the bed empty, and she ran her hand in search of Aaron. She got up and moved to the living room, where she saw him eating his oatmeal and hot water for breakfast.

“How did you sleep, love?” Aaron asked, her going behind him and pressing her body to his back as she hugged him.

“It was going great till you got up and left me to work out,” Iriye kissed his shirt through his back, not even minding the slight sweat. “You had a good workout?” 

“I did. I’m just glad I didn’t have to rush. I’m not filming till tonight, and tomorrow, I have that charity event the studio is making me go to,” Aaron explained, Iriye’s hands moving under his shirt and feeling his taut abs.

“You’re just booked and busy, Mister Pierre,” Iriye purred as she felt his warm skin. “Anyway, we can pencil in some time together,”

“I always have time for you, baby girl,” Aaron turned in her arms and kissed her. “Even when your breath is a little funky,”

“And on that note,” Iriye moved away, but Aaron pulled her back, kissing her deeply. “Morning,” She said as she pulled back.

Aaron lifted her to the counter. She saw her phone going off, and she moved to turn it over to silence it.

“So what are you doing till you have to go for your call time?” Iriye asked him, feeling his hands on the outside of her thighs. He pulled her closer.

“Hopefully kissing and cuddling you. Maybe even,” He wiggled his eyebrows at her. “Letting me taste you,”

“Mhm… one of those can be arranged,” Iriye stated. She felt her phone going off again and grabbed it just as Aaron kissed her. He began kissing down her neck and chest before making his way to her thighs. She pressed her power button to silence the call and hummed, letting herself fall into the kisses he always gave her. He was taking his time kissing between one leg and the other.

Just as Aaron was getting closer to the sweetness at the apex of her thighs, Iriye felt him stop. 

“Wait, what?” She tried to keep him, but Aaron stood up, checking his phone. “Just put it on silent.”

“I would but it’s Tamara. She’s calling me,” Aaron said. He handed her his phone and she answered it, trying to stop him from leaving his knees.

“Tam, now is a bad time,” She told her friend as she felt Aaron get up. Iriye landed a kiss on his chin. He stood between her legs, rubbing the outside of her thighs.

“Hey, you’re not getting any weird tags, right?” Tamara asked.

“Um, no. Should I be?” Iriye raised her eyebrow.

“Tell Aaron to check his Instagram,” Tamara stated. Iriye shrugged, putting his phone on speaker. 

“Check your Insta,” Iriye grabbed her own phone, and Aaron took his from hers. A few clicks and scrolls, Iriye watched as Aaron’s face grimaced. “What?”

“It’s you,” Aaron breathed. “Someone snapped a picture of us, together.” He handed the phone to her, and she looked through the gossip post Aaron was tagged in. She studied, seeing the details and trying to see what was said.

“I mean, I think the good thing is no one knows it’s you. It’s truly blurry. Someone’s old ass iPhone,” Tamara stated. Aaron rubbed his chin, and Iriye moved to her phone to find the post.

“Don’t look at the comments,” Aaron warned Iriye. She looked over the photo, going through all of them, and for the most part, she didn’t seem to be in direct view of the camera. She saw there was a video and she clicked on it. It was more focused on Aaron, having gotten her backside as they kissed.

“I mean… it could be worse. At least we weren’t too tipsy,” Iriye breathed. 

“Iriye,” Tam breathed. 

“We’ll call you back later, Tamara. Thank you,” Tamara said, and Aaron hung up. His attention turned fully back to Iriye. “You okay?”

“Do you think I should lock my account. You know. To take precautions,” Iriye asked, biting her lip nervously.

“I think it’s what you want to do. I’ll support whatever you want, but the most crucial part is that no one has connected that it’s you.” His hands went to her arms, giving them a comforting rub. 

“That’s important,” Iriye said. Aaron leaned forward and kissed her head, her eyes shutting. 

“I promise. Everything will be alright. I think our best defense is just to let people speculate,” Aaron stated. 

“Thank god I’m a nobody,” Iriye teased, and Aaron frowned, her chuckling. “I’m kidding. Fix ya face,” She cupped his chin and kissed him a few times. Aaron fell into the kiss, wrapping his arms around her. 

They pulled away, heads resting against one another. 

“You’re just… you’re special to me, Iriye,” Aaron whispered.

“You are to me, too,” Iriye said, kissing him again.

“Iriye?” She looked up at Aaron, his blue eyes peering deeply into her brown ones.

“Yes, baby,” Iriye noticed Aaron was fidgeting, his jaw clenching. “You’re not mad about this, right? I mean, I know it was my idea to grab a drink and all,”

“I’m not mad at all. I just don’t want this to be something that comes between us,” Aaron voiced.

“And it won’t,” Iriye slipped her hands to his cheeks. “It’s still us. Aaron and Iriye. Maybe the world knows about us. Maybe they don’t. But it’s none of their business. Just ours,” She said, tucking her head against his.

“Okay,” Aaron kissed her cheek and then her lips. She wrapped him up in a hug, rubbing his back.

“We should order food and stay in until you have to work. It’s a night shoot, so you’ll be tired,” Iriye stated. She slipped off the counter and pulled him back to bed.

Aaron rested one hand behind his head as he listened to an audiobook while Iriye sat up, choosing to get some work done on her laptop. It was pure comfort for them to be in each other’s presence.

Iriye checked her phone when she heard it ringing, not wanting to disturb Aaron as he relaxed. She got off the bed and saw it was her manager calling.

“Devery, what’s up?” Iriye answered.

“Are you crazy?” Devery said, his tone exasperated. You told me for years you wanted to go into television. Now it’s handed to you, which you deserve, and you turn down Samuel Arenas’ offer? “

Iriye bit her lip, eyeing Aaron, who looked so relaxed with his eyes closed and headphones in. She slipped out of the room to continue talking. 

“It was a good deal,” Iriye started.

“A great deal! With potential for growth to the producer role,” Devery stated. 

“It just didn’t feel like the right move as of right now. And the conflicts of shooting in the UK and then going back and forth to LA,” Iriye tried to make up an excuse.

“Samuel was willing to have you in virtually,” Devery sighed. “Was the money not enough because we can negotiate it for you. I know we can,”

“It was great, honestly. But my head is just somewhere else right now,” Iriye admitted. “I wanna see how things wind up with the film. I’m working on some new things, and I’m sure we can have me with my own show instead of working on someone else’s.” 

“I know we can. But um… I sent you an email from Samuel. There’s this fundraiser Warner Brothers is hosting on the lot. He’s invited the writing team to the show and has included you. I guess it’s an effort for you to change your mind or shut him down in person,” Devery stated.

“Can he do that?” Iriye asked.

“He got you on the list so he can,” Iriye rolled her eyes.

“He doesn’t give up,” 

“Neither do you,” Devery stated. “I’m going to follow your lead on this. But I haven’t sent the paperwork back declining the offer since you still have time to change your mind. I know you will make the best decision for yourself.”

“I promise, I am Devery. Thank you. I’ll go. Now, I gotta find a dress,” Iriye said.

“Happy hunting,” With that, Iriye hung up the phone and returned to the bedroom. She stood at the doorway for a moment, taking in Aaron. He seemed to be everything she didn’t know she needed.

Iriye crawled over him on the bed, his hands already settling for her hips as he peeked an eye open at her. His hands reached for her shirt, and she stopped him. 

“You okay?” He asked her as he looked into her eyes.

“I’m good,” She said. She leaned down to rest her head on his chest. “I just wanna lie here a bit before I have to head home,”

“Head home?” Aaron asked, taking his headphones out.

“I’m going to a charity event tomorrow… the same one you’ll be at,” Iriye stated. “I gotta find a dress and put myself together,”

“Oh. I guess I have a better reason now to go,” Aaron kissed her head, and her nerves died down a little. She was focused on the present, being in his arms for once. @wildwomanalereyia @teenage-aria @skvrpion @absentmindeddreamer @blackpinup22 @liv10002 @styleismyaddiction @jungwonsgfs @hooliemooliedonutshawp @hippiesandpeacesigns @blowmymbackout @justagirlwho-believes13 @caribbeangyalsworld @melovedorks @moihasarrived @ashanti-notthesinger @xx-mintyxx @iluvchrisbrown @ash-ketchumzzz @deijalee @pyramidlight @xosharieee @kaylaahisthebestest- @chaniceandrea @kimmivlixx @saveadanc @kaylalb @queenbritbrat @kceeee @naughtynolly-blog @myawesome56 @chainingxday @nononoks-blog @kinginwithbreezy-blog @apple123cg @jazziejax @lauren1000000 @withoutmusiclifewouldbflat @venusincleo @loveschrisbrown20 @brwnskingirlll @iamfredtina @cozyashhh @modelmemoirs @kimiasinterlude @rpayn22 @mscarter123 @lolola22267 @thesweetestdrug @valarghoulis @nyifly22 @zimsilandela @teheeboo @blveeeeeee @5starsirl @yassbishimvintage @23jammy @prettiegal @vadeadiugularis @gabbywontlose @pinkkycherrish @slashervalley @aqueenwasmadehere @lee-jennie @wuzzzgoood

[frvnkcastles]

Hi! I love your writing so so much!!

If possible, could you do one where the reader has been working overtime at work and is exhausted, like they've been having headaches and barely sleeping & Frank notices and basically convinces them and helps them to take a break? Thank you!! 💕❤️

KEEP ME COMPANY ’TIL THE END ➵ F. CASTLE

Summary: You’re pushing yourself past your limits for work and Frank intervenes.

Warnings: Stress, mostly fluff, gender neutral reader, language

Word count: 770

Author’s note: Hiiii my loves! I am so sorry for being MIA, this semester is kicking my ass :( Rn it seems like my posts will be a little infrequent because I have sooo many deadlines before Christmas, but I’m gonna try my best!! I have not forgotten about all your requests!! Thank you so much for your patience, thank you also for 900 followers, that’s so wack but I am so grateful <3 Anon, I hope you enjoy this short fic and that you forgive me for being so slow to get this out. Much love!

A brewing headache pinched at your temples and you were painfully aware that every minute you spent staring at your outrageously bright laptop screen only sealed your fate tighter and tighter. It was getting late but you still felt like you had so much to do; like you had barely scratched the surface of all your responsibilities. You had only taken a break to go to the bathroom and reluctantly eat something when Frank had insisted on it, and now the tension from sitting on the couch with your laptop huffing and puffing on your thighs was starting to seep into your shoulders and neck.

Frank didn’t like it, the way you worked yourself to the bone, but he had swallowed down his complaints when you had promised to wrap things up within the hour. Still, you could feel his scrutinizing stare on you from across the couch, his attention on your focused frown rather than the football game he was supposed to be watching. He was itching to say something, to force you away from the suffocating bubble of stress, but he was trying to be patient — though the scratched label of his beer bottle said plenty.

When you winced at the pulsating headache behind your eye, though, he cleared his throat and reached for your laptop.

”Hey! Frank, noooo. I’m not done”, you insisted, trying to get the device back but he was quick to save your document and then slap it closed before you could retrieve it. He angled it behind his back and tutted at you, disapproving of the way you were pushing yourself for the sixth day in a row.

”Nah, sweetheart, I’m tellin’ you, you’re gonna waste away if you don’t take a break. You’ve been at it all day, aight? I want you here with me, not worryin’ about shit”, he argued back, your pout doing nothing to sway him. He always caved in and gave you what you wanted — unless your health and sanity were at stake.

You frowned, a sudden surge of guilt swinging at your chest. ”I guess I’ve been kinda neglecting you…”, you admitted with shame. That had never been your intention, but you couldn’t deny that you had not been a very present partner lately.

Shaking his head, Frank set the beer on the coffee table and took your hand in his own. ”It ain’t about that, darlin’. It’s the fact that this is wearin’ you out. I know you ain’t sleepin’ and I gotta jump through all these hoops to just get you to eat. I’m worried, y’know?” he explained, his tone stern but still warm. He was trying his hardest to be understanding, but he took your well-being too personally to let this newfound routine go on.

You managed a nod and squeezed his hand. ”I know, Frankie, I’m sorry, it’s just… there’s so much to do and I can’t fall behind”, you tried to rationalize your persistent working, and he sighed softly, not out of frustration but to acknowledge the difficult situation.

”I get it, sweetheart. But no one can expect you to be efficient at this hour, aight? You need to rest, too. Yeah?” Frank pointed out, tilting his head to catch your gaze. He was right and you knew it, so begrudgingly, you admitted defeat.

”Okay. I’ll limit myself”, you agreed, and with the concern in his eyes slowly fading, Frank nodded approvingly. He placed the laptop on the table before opening his arms for you, gesturing for you to cuddle up to him. The invitation made you smile and seeing joy on your face for the first time all day got Frank’s lips twitching, too.

You nestled against him and he wrapped you into a cocoon of safety and warmth, hoping to distract you from the stress lingering on your mind. It was hard not to think about all the work you could have been doing, and Frank suspected as much.

”I know it ain’t easy to just turn it off. But you deserve a break, baby. And I’m fuckin’ proud of you for all your effort, but I’ll be proud if you cut back a lil, too”, he spoke up after a moment of just cuddling, and with your heart soaring at his praise, you tilted your head up so you could kiss his jaw tenderly.

”Thank you, Frank. Love you”, you muttered, feeling the exhaustion of the past week creep up on you. Frank noticed, but he was glad — you needed sleep, and he was going to try and help you do it however he could.

”Love you too, sweetheart.”

[blackknight-kai]

ASKS & INFO Pinned Post

Kai’s note: 😊 Asks are closed for now as of 11/15 will open soon when I get through work / current asks.

**I also write Sun Wukong X Destined One for BMW**

Keep it to Sun Wukong/Destineded One Black Myth Wukong. I’ve added Monkey King Reborn Wukong ☺️

I’m not well versed on the og lore I’m sorry….Nsfw is okay! If I can’t do it or I’m not comfy I’ll private message you. (I do work full time so bear with me if I don’t get to you right away)

I’m a bit slow during the week getting to them. Plus if I’m particularly inspired and actually write a mini fic instead of bullet points it takes a little longer. If I don’t get to yours just know it’s because I may not have something for what you requested 🫂 I’m giving my best at them so I apologize if I can’t get yours.

Ask template:

- [ ] Gender for reader: Fem, Male, Gen Neutral. - I default to gender neutral or fem BUT I will write male 😊😊😊

- [ ] Type: Be a little specific on what you want, nsfw or fluff.

- [ ] OCs: I won’t do these sorry guys 🫂🫶.

- [ ] I write for both monkeys so do you want 1 or both? (If both I give a small Drabble/HC on each.

NON N.S.F.W stuff -

- [ ] I like silly fun ideas and prompts very very much!

- [ ] love fluff!!!!! Or anything that makes me laugh.

- [ ] Angst is…selective - I like happy endings. I don’t mind resolved angst but I’m a baby and too much is hard.

N.S.F.W:

- [ ] Be a little specific, like if it’s a male request, do you want WK/DO to take you or are you taking him. ladies if you wanna peg him that’s cool too I just gotta know

- [ ] I will write knotting stuff/rut/season stuff.

- [ ] Rough play is okay!

- [ ] Yandere is okay!

All that said, again I’m gonna do my best! I cannot promise you I will get yours or that it’ll be as long as another but I see you and I appreciate you very very very much for thinking of me and asking me 🫶🐒

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(AO3 I am uploading the drabbles over time there so they will be in the collection)

About:

- [ ] 30 years old and I obviously play games.

- [ ] I’m a very open person and a safe person no judgments from me!! Straight, gay, bi, trans, ace, whatever you are, I’m cool with you. So even if we never interact and you needed somebody to listen I’ll do it!

- [ ] I do tend to cuss a lot so just let me know if that’s not you’re thing and I can tone that down. Im not out to make anyone uncomfortable but at the same time just know it’s part of me.

Again, if we never interact but you see this post I hope you have a fantastic fucking day because you’re amazing!

[redwolfstabs]

hi billy!! saw your post so i gotta ask bc you asked me haha - team loomis hcs?? please? 🩶

OHHH ABSOLUTELY SWEET SWEET SAM

[Note: This post will be with Ghost!Billy and a version where Billy doesn’t die because they’re both delicious to me] [SPECIFICALLY for Parker, Parker will see the vision.]

Team Loomis hcs [survivor version] - for the Sam to my Billy 🩵

Billy has a lot of trust in Sam, as crazy as that is. An example of what I mean would be, let’s say, crazy shit starts happening because someone has figured out Billy really was the murderer in ‘96, he would be honest and open with Sam about it, because he’s worried for her safety, being so close to him. And he trusts her not to tell anyone [unless it’s Tara, which he deems is fair in this circumstance], and he especially trusts her NOT to tell the police.

At First, Billy wasn’t sure how to be a dad. He wasn’t even sure how to be a normal person. But, once he’s figured out what works for them, he’s feeling comfortable and safe being her dad.

Billy is a menace and does it to mess with Sam. Soft Example:

Billy:..what do you say we go bonding? Sam: that depends on your example of bonding. Billy:…I got a new knife, so- Sam:We’re not killing random people! Billy:OH OKAY. You hate me? You want me dead? In jail? You HATE ME?! Sam:..*sighs* you are so dramatic.

He can be a little too protective over Sam, because that’s his daughter and yeah, maybe he got a late start at it, but he wants it to be good. Sam gets a partner? Billy intimidates them, on purpose. His reasoning: he thinks it’s safer before she gets attached and gets hurt, because he doesn’t want her hurt. [If said partner stays even after his intimidation? Bonus points from Billy]

YOU SAID THIS BUT I WANNA REITERATE: they are nonstop bickering. That’s one of the main ways they communicate. Sam says something indirectly about Billy? Billy joins the conversation and it turns into the two of them going back n forth. Billy looks at Sam even slightly weird? Sam calls it out, they bicker. It’s usually playful and it’s fun and games, even if it bothers others around them

Sam has to convince Billy to try and be a dad to Tara as well. Billy initially didn’t want to, nothing against Tara, but he didn’t see a reason because she “wasn’t his the same way Sam was.” But what really helps convince him? Seeing the relationship Sam and Tara have, it makes him want to parent them both.

Sam can get Billy out of his head and vice versa. Assuming there’s no Stu here, Sam learns when Billy goes into his head and gets lost in a maze, and she learns ways to get him out of that maze. If Sam is ever stuck in her own head maze, Billy notices immediately, and helps get her out.

Even though they’re a lot alike and bicker, they never have any actual arguments. If they do, they take time and get some space, and when they come back together again they try and act normal when talking to each other.

Billy would genuinely kill for Sam if she asked.

Sam is prone to seeking validation from Billy, but won’t ask for it. She’ll do something and just go “hey- I did a thing, wanna see?” And of course billy wants to see, he wants to be apart of what she does, and every time he’s prone to letting her know she’s doing good / she’s so cool etc etc

When they FIRST started trying to be Father/Daughter, they both agree to seek therapy, and it did end up working. Now if they’re still in therapy, they sit by each other and treat it as a gossip session

They both constantly try to scare each other, and it gets worse during spooky season. Billy can’t be scared easily, Sam can’t either but it’s a little easier. The one time Billy did manage to scare her, he got a knee to the stomach and decided he would not be scaring her like that again because

Billy: Ow- Sam. Sam I’m in pain. Omg Sam. Sam that hurt. Why would you do that” Sam:..you fucking scared me?? What did you expect? I’ve almost died too many times for this shit. Billy: Ohhh you’ve almost died?? What about me?? I was stabbed and almost shot!” Sam: You sound like a five year old.” Billy: You look like a five year old.” Sam: Okaaaay old man—

Along with the head maze: Billy is very observant with Sam. Constantly watching her and making sure she's alright which helps him when too comes to noticing when she's sick / feeling down. He notices way before Tara, and if Sam finds this concerning that's just for her to know.

If Sam ever gets a pet, Billy is cautious around the pet. Especially any kind of dog. Sam will notice, and will slowly [and in a not too obvious way] get them to like each other.

They are both horrible when it comes to saying how they feel. Especially expressing any kind of words about love. So, Billy will randomly leave notes in areas he knows only Sam will find and see and they say various things like "I'm proud of you", "You're a good kid" etc- and Sam loves and appreciates them alot. In return, she buys him small little gifts like keychains or any nicknacks like that because she knows he'll love them.

Ghost!Billy version of Team Loomis hcs! 🩵

Every time Sam is in danger, Billy is there and watching. [yes, this is slightly canon but I wanna elaborate more.] it’s easier to see him in reflective surfaces, and if Sam gets the chance, he’ll be there guiding her. BUT, if that’s not the case: he talks to her. [example of this from something I’m writing rn for fun ⬇️]

“Saaam..” his voice comes out in a cold singsong way, and Sam shivers on instinct. ‘Kinda busy.. trying not to die here..’ She thinks, a ragged breath leaving her as she looks around, trying to map out her area. “You’re not gonna die..” everytime she hears him but can’t see him, it makes her nervous. Anxious. She always pictured him as something that wasn’t real. Something that her mind created. This? This is starting to disprove that, and it makes her nervous. “You are slacking though- Move. They’re coming down the stairs. You have.. what? A minute? Losing time the more you lay there.. cmooon Sam.”

Billy is prone to messing with Sam, even in this state. He’d constantly knock stuff off her desks, shelves- any flat surface with her stuff really. Imagine an invisible cat, that’s exactly what it is.

Anytime Billy isn’t around, Sam gets wildly concerned. In some ways, she’d be happy. Not having to hear or see him, dealing with his teasing and menace behaviours. But if he isn’t around for more than 32hrs she gets concerned, especially if she’s gotten used to him being around.

Sam constantly asks him his thoughts on things. And it could be about anything. If Sam meets someone new, she’d find ways to ask for Billy’s honest opinion.

This kinda goes with the one previously, but Billy also tells her when she’s near a dangerous person if Sam hasn’t realized it. Being around Ethan? Even if he’s friendly? Billy is there beside her, talking to her, telling her she needs to grab Tara and run. Billy has no proof to show Ethan is an issue, but Sam does feel obligated to listen, knowing Billy is probably correct.

Billy knows that Tara is mostly unaware of his existence, but that doesn’t stop him from trying to get Sam to talk about it. He approves of tara knowing he’s Sam’s dad, but he wants Tara to know more. To know that Billy is There. Sam doesn’t tell Tara for months about it, from being nervous in how Tara would react.

Sam HATES when Billy jump scares her through mirrors, says it’s irritating and annoying and makes him seem childish. Billy keeps doing it, because he is dramatic and playful.

This was very very fun to think of and write and just RAAAGHHHH thank you. I needed these out my HEAD

Let me know if you want more / your thoughts of these <33

[fidothefinch]

Fic Writers Game

Tagged by @batbirdies ! I’m trying to get back into writing so this was fun 😊

Fic Writer Ask Game:

how many works on ao3?

57

total ao3 wordcount? 359,728

Top 5 fics by kudos?

Mile Marker 146 (1,203) <- this is a recent development! These places used to be switched!

Unauthorized Understudy (1,069)

The Nature of Things (1,052)

Running with Scissors (898)

BANG! (822)

What fandoms do you write for?

“Write” is in heavy quotations here, but I write Batman/Batfam, and that’s it

Do you respond to comments?

I respond emotionally but those rarely make it into words now. When I sit down with the time it’s sometimes been a few weeks (or months) since the comment was written and I’m afraid it will be awkward

Angstiest Ending?

Does dark count as angsty? Because it’s gotta go to “Family, Found.” If you’re looking for more emotional angst, though, it’s got to be “The Truth of the Matter.”

Fic with the happiest ending?

“Take Your Child to Work Day” probably takes the cake on that one!

Do you get hate?

Not routinely, but I get rude comments criticizing my characterization of characters sometimes :/ I know everybody’s literally a superhero, but it’s not a lot of fun to write hurt/comfort or whump if I’m not allowed to give them flaws or weaknesses

Do you write smut?

I plead the fifth

Do you write crossovers?

Nah. Not my thing to write or read, typically.

Ever had a fic stolen?

Sort of? Someone once translated my fic and uploaded it to a collection of other translated fics on Wattpad. They did “credit” my username in the chapter title?

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not that I know of, outside of the stolen one

Have you ever cowritten a fic?

Yes! The discord group chat wrote “Burst (through and out)” together 😊

All-time favorite ship?

Eh? I haven’t shipped much on an emotional level since like middle school? Give me an interesting premise and I’ll read it, but I don’t get too attached. It’s less like playing dolls with my blorbos and more like seeing how plants react to different environments haha

WIPs you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I hate to say it, but my dear fic baby “Verse Curse” may never be finished. When I initially outlined it, it was going to be like 3 chapters, but in my head I’ve added so much I want to include that it is too long now and intimidating. (And writing in iambic pentameter is so difficult!)

Writing Strengths?

I’m a dance teacher, so that translates to a lot of time spent thinking about bodies moving through space, which can translate into decent tension and action scenes, I think? I can reread something and tell how long I spent mentally choreographing a scene haha

Writing Weaknesses?

Dialogue! Dialogue tags! I tend to over-rely on actions and my dialogue gets repetitive. I have to go back and cull all of the “his head tilted to the side”s and “his mouth pressed into a thin line”s, etc. It’s all of those action beats again trying to take over.

Thoughts on mixed language dialogue?

I only speak English, unfortunately, so I prefer when dialogue has an easily-accessible translation (Ao3 has a tool for it, or you could footnote it), or it’s commonly-recognized phrases (like greetings), or generally referred to rather than detailed (aka “they said something in Spanish.)” But I recognize it’s mostly an issue because I only speak English, whereas a lot of the world speaks more than one language. Using mixed language can be a cool way to develop your setting or characters, so I think using it intentionally is cool to come across!

First fandom you wrote for?

Maximum Ride. (sigh. You want to talk about universes ripe for fanfiction? Just intriguing enough to hook you, with enough plot holes you're driven to fill? Maximum Ride.)

Favorite fic you've ever written?

It’s close, but I think I have to give this one to Unauthorized Understudy. It was the first fic where I leaned into whump, and I had so much fun writing the tension and unfolding the mystery. I posted a chapter an hour before I was supposed to graduate! It’s not a perfect story – there are scenes out of order from where I got ahead of myself in posting – but I made a lot of friends writing that story, and I’m far enough away from writing it now that I can even get anxious reading it again.

No pressure tags to participate: @cdelphiki @huilian @writergeek (Sorry if you've already been tagged!) And consider yourself tagged if you want to do it, too!

[artsyannierose]

Something I’ve noticed about Sonic and Amy’s relationship is that it’s very similar to Chowder and Panini’s. One the show is just hilarious but the thing that I think it does in this comparison is how it displays the difference in how boys and girls see love especially in adolescence. Boys aren’t really affectionate, showing type, in fact most look at love as a disease because they don’t understand their own feelings so they just try to ignore it and act disgusted. That’s where the whole idea of “cooties” comes from and overtime as boys grow older (the ones who allow themselves to mature), they often see love as precious and fragile. That’s what I believe both Chowder and Sonic do embody, especially since in Chowder even when Panini is still festering him with her advances, he doesn’t say “I hate you.” or “Get away from me!” He just says “I’m not your boyfriend.” and runs away because that’s such a little boy response. Even so, he still values her as a friend and they even get in together with the rest of the cast to prank Endive in the episode “The Prank”.

Sonic is much like that but he doesn’t say it because Amy is the only person in the whole world to make Sonic the Hedgehog nervous. What do boys do when they’re nervous, they run away and even more so as to Sonic, the chase is a game to him as he says in Heroes: “Amy, knock it off! There’s no time for games.” To him, this is fun and still it makes him fumble and slur his words.

I don’t know, just thought about sharing that. Also it’d be a fun idea to use Chowder audio for a animatic like the “12 babies? You must be out of your mind, woman.”

you know i first heard about chowder and panini from some random sonamy animatic

BUT UR SO RIGHT IT SO CLASSIC/EARLY 2000’S SONAMY

forget little boys even me (as a girl) i practically sprinted to china at the mention of boys when i was in elementary school i just hated the idea of needing a boyfriend to be “cool” or smth

but yk i dont mind it as much now, i don’t necessarily have a crush but i wouldn’t particularly mind it if i did, and i like to think sonic is the same way. the only difference us that he has this girl, this #1 supporter of his since day 1 who’s made it clear how much she loves him, and he’s finally warming up to the idea of having her by his side.

But to Sonic, especially from that heroes quote, comes off as playing around with her. The marriage was never serious, its an ongoing joke between them. Amy could’ve easily left Sonic in prison if he didn’t agree to marry her, but even after he said “no way!” her simple reply was “darn i thought i had you there”

like bro they js playin

its the best thing that amy is the only character in the sonic universe to make SONIC THE FREAKING HEDGEHOG nervous and flustered. its her superpower trust

and at the end of the day, they’re still so, so close and now they’re literally comfortable flirting with each other CAN THEY GET CUTER

maybe one day ill make a post about sonamy’s progression through the years…

also i gotta listen to that audio when i get home from school lol

[chirpingfromthebox]

The Frost's Post-game Press Session from 12/28/2024 - MTL at MIN

The Minnesota Frost's post-game press session following their home game against the Montréal Victoire.

At the table were head coach Ken Klee, team captain Kendall Coyne Schofield, and forward Brooke McQuigge.

Transcription is under the break.

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Reporter:

Anything lacking in your team’s performance today, Ken?

KEN KLEE:

Yeah, I mean it was tough. It was a close hockey game. Obviously I would have liked to see us get another opportunity or two on the powerplay, but it just didn’t happen for us tonight. They did a good job: they played hard, they played simple, got pucks out, flipped pucks out. And then we just had a hard time getting to the front. So I mean- I think that’s partially us being a little off and also them doing a good job.

Reporter:

How much- To what extent do you feel injuries or illness kinda impacted how the team looked today?

KEN KLEE:

Yeah, I mean, it's- we’ve lost two really top players for us in Dom[inique Petrie] and [???], but we gotta figure out a way to, you know- we’ve still got a lot of good players in the room. So it’s about us figuring out ways to put more pucks to the net and when we do that we have a lot of success.

[For context: this question is in regards to the fact that the Frost has had to call up two reserve players {Kaitlyn O’Donohoe and Charlotte Akervik} after having two players get put on LTIR. I think a few more are sick at the moment as well?

As for the part I can't catch, I'm assuming he's talking about Sophie Jaques, but the word I'm hearing sounds to me like "single" or maybe "cinco"? Possibly a nickname I don't know? If anyone has a better guess let me know.]

Reporter:

Brooke, how about, on your goal, kinda, what did see on the play and how did it feel to get on the scoresheet?

BROOKE MCQUIGGE:

Obviously it felt pretty good. I think my line fed off each other’s energy and we just got on the forecheck well there and each of us had a swing at the puck. So it coulda been either one of my linemates’ goals. So just happy to get the first one.

Reporter:

Kendall, what did they do to make it hard for you guys to try get offensive?

KENDALL COYNE SCHOFIELD:

I think we didn’t have a great start and it’s hard to play catch-up. Especially- every team in this league is a great team. So when you don’t have a great start you’re playing a little bit of catch-up, I think. So I think that’s on us as well as they did play well. As coach said, I thought they defended well. It was hard to get to the net front to tip pucks, get puck through. And then, you know, defensively, I think, we were struggling to get pucks out. The great thing is it’s still early and we get the opportunity to learn from it and move on. We have some time now ‘til next Thursday before our next game.

Reporter:

Was it a pretty easy decision to challenge that goal?

KEN KLEE:

I don’t know if it’s ever easy, but it’s- I think it was the right call. I’ve already met with the goalies and said, “Hey, it there’s a situation-” Because the replays are kind of slow for us to get on the bench. Or I was watching it on the jumbotron probably like everybody else. But, you know, with the goalie saying that, “Hey, I was definitely interfered with?” Then that obviously helps with it. Makes it a much easier call for me. I try to have them take a bit of ownership of it too, because they’re around the net and they see what’s happening. But yeah, it was fortunate that we got the call. We just needed to figure out a way to get one more.

KENDALL COYNE SCHOFIELD:

Maddie said it right away. I was on the ice, I said, “You get interfered with?” She says, “Oh yeah.” So then I had the opportunity to go to bench and, “Maddie said she did get interfered with.” So that helps.

Reporter:

Kendall, what did you see on that last, you know, chance on that feed to Grace [Zumwinkle]? You know, kind of getting the momentum there at the end even if you weren’t able to find the net.

KENDALL COYNE SCHOFIELD:

Yeah, I just saw her full head of steam, I mean she’s one of the strongest kids on the ice. And so I- I wasn’t sure who the defender was that she was going against, but I knew she was going to beat her if I could get the puck in somewhat of the area she was skating to. And she got a stick on it, just, obviously, not enough.

Reporter:

The play Maddie today, I know she, I mean, you guys took a loss, but there was one, I think they had just taken the lead again and she made another really big save on a breakaway that coulda put them up two?

KEN KLEE:

Yeah.

Reporter:

Just, that play of her, the consistency she’s had so far this season.

KEN KLEE:

Yeah, I mean, I think that’s why she’s had more games. There’s no secret. If you play solid and play consistent you’re usually going to get more games and so far she’s been doing a great job of it. We definitely need good goal tending, every team in the league does. She was great. It was no- I can’t fault her on, certainly not any of the goals today. She played really well.

Reporter:

So you plan on sticking with kind of the tandem, kind of back and forth like you’ve done ?

KEN KLEE:

Yeah, it’s kind of a game by game, that’s how we look at it. We just had one this week and then we’ll turn the page next week and see how everyone’s practicing, how everyone’s feeling, and then come up with a plan for next weekend.

Reporter:

Will it help to be at home for 3 games?

KEN KLEE:

I hope so, yeah. I mean, hopefully. Having people banged up and a little sick, it’s hard, especially when you’re on the road. But hopefully we can get healthy and just be ready to have a great effort on Thursday.

[End of Video]

[bowlofmie]

Thoughts on creating Art on the 3ds

Credentials:

3ds lover since 2011 and owner since 2013

Art student and art creator

Lover of digital art and technology from the 2010s

So recently I bought myself a 3ds XL which is super exciting! I’ve wanted one of these for a really long time and my hands have officially grown from small child size so the original 3ds is a bit uncomfortable for me to hold. I’ve gotta say, it’s kind of wild to go from a little kid to an adult with the 3ds still my main gaming system but I couldn’t be happier about it!

I bought my 3ds XL off of Goodwill Auctions and I spent a little over $120 on it, and that included physical copies of Mario Kart 7, Mario and Luigi Partners in Time, Super Mario 3D Land, and Yoshi’s Island DS, so a really good deal! I’ve been lurking on Facebook Marketplace and Mercari for a while, but I couldn’t find anything close to that good of a deal (at least nothing that wasn’t secretly a scam.) Best Christmas present I’ve gotten since my original 3ds back in 2013!

Anyways, I’ve been on break from art school because my partner unexpectedly passed away and I am not doing well with that. Gaming has been a big help for me in this time. Nintendogs and Animal Crossing have helped me feel a lot less lonely even though I am alone now. I still love art though, so I’ve been messing around with that on my 3ds since I always have it with me. I was actually playing a lot of Pokémon Art Academy with my little sisters the week before she passed, just in my free time. Now that I have a whole lot more free time, I’ve gotten through almost the entire game, and have played around with a bunch of other drawing software on the 3ds.

Essentially, here I want to do a mini personal retrospective on my history of doing art on the DS and go through and then later review all the different drawing programs on the 3ds on a different post

I did my first ever animations on Flipnote when I was little and it made animation seem like something I actually could do myself, instead of something that those grown professional artists did that somehow made entire worlds. I have a lot of fond memories of making Flipnotes with my friends and trading them around, making our own memes before we really knew what that was. This was on my DSi which I had before the 3ds. What a device!

In my animation class, which I did not end up getting to finish due to the aforementioned death of my partner, I did several first drafts and test animations on my 3ds instead of on the big Wacom tablets (much to the confusion of my professor. Sorry about that Professor!) I’m used to drawing and painting being things that fit in my hands instead of the huge 18 by 24 sketchbooks we had to use in figure drawing or the huge drawing tablets. They definitely have their uses, but they were really intimidating to me. Most of my art work over the past decade has been very small and very detailed instead of huge gestural drawings, and while I did have to get used to that eventually, I still have a preference for the handheld, which translates great into digital art on the 3ds!

(This acrylic painting I did in high school is 4 by 6, which is roughly the size of a 3ds xl.)

I used to do lots of doodles on the notes app on my childhood 3ds and also played around with Flipnote 3d, though I never got as into it as I did the DSi version when I was littler

Nowadays I like to do more detailed painterly things in Art Academy, cartoons in Pokémon Art Academy, and a lot of my doodles in Flipnote 3d. I love the small form factor and with the 3ds XL I find that it’s easier to make things that I’m actually happy with. I wish more traditional digital art applications had some of the features that the 3ds ones have, like sound effects, realistic features, and built in button control.

There’s a lot of options of ways and applications you can do art in on the 3ds and my hyperfixation on the 3ds is definitely fed by that fact. I’ll be going through and reviewing all of them from my perspective and once I’ve done that, I’ll add a link below.

Thank you for reading!

[memberment]

DOES ANYONE WANNA PLAY A GAME??? (This is the post I was just yapping about.)

So we’re playing a game! Perhaps, if anyone wants to play! 

For reference, we have all gotten pretty used to me having one fic per day of the week, with exclusion of Sundays, bc I gen hate posting on Sundays. (I don’t wanna talk about it!<3) 

But. As of more recent months, I’ve shackled myself to behemoth fics that realistically, y’all would be waiting for new shit for millennia if I start posting shit in the order I’m writing it. So that’s just not gonna work! (I also do not want to be shackled to ao3 forever, but I cannot just write shit and leave it to rot in my google docs because I am not evil. Sharing is caring.) 

So without saying any more than that (bc I gotta leave y’all with some mystery), I would like y’all to help me narrow down this list of twenty to ten. (These are all of my open concepts that I’m willing to touch at the moment. There are a few more sprinkled about, but I don’t even wanna think about them rn.) I have listed titles, if I have them (if not, it's noted) and brief either descriptions or yaps. Literally just throw numbers of shit you wanna see or specifically think I should not be working on first at me. Do not care. Whatever floats your boat. <3

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A Girl and Her Dog - Bebe runs into a lunatic and a dog while trying to complete a task (there’s actually a leak for this in my test fic).

Ca$h4Cultz - The main four accidentally manifest a god after starting a cult. (Again, leaks are in my test fic. This one might not be super long, but whenever I think about it, it makes me laugh really hard.)

Tweek’s Eclipse?? - I don’t have a title for this yet. It is literally Tweek’s story from Eclipse. Including the shit before. I’m not super invested in it yet, but the first chapter I did write kinda hits. There’s leaks for it somewhere in my slew of posts on here.

What Are You? (not sold on this title) - Tweek meets an imp after spending his whole life alone. He doesn’t really care if the imp takes his soul, but for some reason, he can’t. This aggravates the imp to no end so now he’s just dragging Tweek along to figure out exactly why he can’t take Tweek’s soul. (The imp is Craig. I personally think what I have written so far is fucking funny. It’s not gonna be good, but I stand by it.) 

Son Of Satan - Craig meets an imp. Or at least, that’s what the imp’s calling himself. (This is probably gonna be a fun nonsense piece with no legitimate plot and will probably get thrown on the trashfic pseud, but it will be fun. The entire fic is concepted off of one single piece of fanart I saw, if I can find it again, I will gladly share.) 

Untitled mind reader fic - I do not have a set title for this because I’m only two chapters deep. Basically, Tweek has to deal with some shit after someone starts reading his mind and decides to speak up. 

Untitled Horror Duo- Okay, so neither of these have titles yet, but basically, it’s two fics. There is the main story and the prequel. They both line up though in the way that I have the guides structured. These are so old, but I have like 30k between the two of them and I kinda don’t want to just leave that to rot, y’know? The main storyline follows Tweek who just entered high school after being locked away his entire life. He’s possessed by something, making adjusting to normal human life ten times more difficult. But still, he manages to find friends that care about him and want to help him, despite everything. And the prequel actually follows Kenny who’s had some close encounters with the something that’s possessing Tweek in the main story. I think this could be really fun. I remember being very deliberate about weaving these stories together when I was working on it and it was fucking ANNOYING!!! But it might also be really bad (I haven’t touched what I have since around March so I gen don’t know???), so I may assign it to  the trash psued. BUT IT’S AN OPTION!!! 

Three Kings Of Chaos - Chaos Inc. has three leaders. General Disarray, Major Mayhem, and Professor Chaos (of course). But being super villains can be complicated. Especially when their angel donor decides he wants to join in on the fun. (This will realistically probably not be very good. But, I find the concept to be very entertaining.) 

Then We Won’t (I’m not sold on the title) - When a kid gets outcasted for his powers, he makes an unlikely alliance. (This entire fic got concepted around the saying ‘The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.’) 

Untitled Civil War Fic - Basically, C&F are all evil. The Freedom Pals are just trying to get their friends back. Just about every ship in this winds up getting thrown in enemies to lovers territory. Except for Butters and Bebe (and I personally think their storyline is fucking hilarious). 

New Beginnings Rewrite - I HAVE VERY LARGE IDEAS FOR THIS. THE OLD ONE IS STILL UP SO I WILL NOT BE ELABORATING.  

Human Island - (no set title) After the world is destroyed, humans are limited to a small chain of islands. But what happens when a scientist threatens to destroy the harmony they’d worked so hard to build? (This is loosely based on something and if someone were to catch it if I were to write and post this, I would lose my fucking shit. Like, I think I would be so happy I would, like, throw up.) 

Vents - (no set title) SOMEONE gets thrown into a psychiatric facility. Involuntarily, of course. They assume they’re just abandoned there to die until someone starts calling out to them through the vents. 

I might actually finish Stalkers (this is not the title but I’ve been referring to it as such since it got concepted). Heads up though. This one is trash. Like out of everything I’ve ever written, this is thee trash. It was actually the precursor for Leap Year in the sense that I wanted to write something problematic for the sake of being problematic. It will be on the trash fic psued. Like, I genuinely find it funny because of how bad it is. But I can’t recommend telling me to work on this, because it genuinely isn’t good and I stand by that. 

My Love Letter To You - There are not one, but two Professor Chaos’ in this story. How fucking wild. Wonder how that happened. This story is basically the set up to them fighting it out and what led them there. (I’ve been eyeing and fiddling with this for a while and if you read my end notes you can prob figure out when I started messing with this concept). 

Untitled Cartman and Kenny FP fic. - Okay, so this was actually one of my first fanfic concepts. Basically, Cartman spends a good amount of time blacked out. When the other Freedom Pals find out, they try to intervene. And of course, Kenny has something to do with it. 

Cntrl: Escape - I think this might genuinely be my favorite out of all of these. A group of people get elected to escape their “perfect” world. (There is a tyrannical ruler and AI involved. Also the opening scene rn is artist Tweek trying not to lose his shit over the AI art contests surrounding his block. I love it. This one’s prob Tweek centric, but there are six(?? I’m not checking my notes. Approximately six???) mains in this.) (There is also a tiny leak of this on my test fic.) 

Untitled Kyle Supersomething Fic - As states. Human Kite’s either gonna be a supervillain or a vigilante who does not fuck with the rules of hero society and does things his own way. Could be fun. Oh also, from the jump I have decided the bad guys (Kyle) win in this. Like, I feel like villains winning is severely lacking and I need to contribute to what I want to read because that is the entire reason I started writing fanfic. 

Untitled Evil Shed Fic - And our favorite gadgeteer superhero is not a superhero anymore. He’s much worse. Stan is irredeemable in this, or at least that’s where it’s taking shape in my head right now. This is prob gonna border on horror if not be straight up horror. I do have plans to make all of the people I really focus on character wise (that isn’t Butters, obviously) have their own villain fic at some point, but rn all I have buzzing around my little idiot brain are Kenny (which is done), Stan, and Kyle’s. (Wendy’s is also starting to take shape in my head, but not enough to concept it out yet.)

New Kid - A small town (South Park, obviously) falls into chaos when an alien stumbles upon them. This is New Kid centric without it actually being New Kid centric. I have been giggling about this concept since the idea graced me back in March when the warm weather first popped around and I heard the song ‘Trailer Park Alien’ for the first time. Which is exactly what this fic is based on. 

[victorluvsalice]

Mini VITD Sims Lookbook (Largely Alice Focused Edition)

Hi all -- I ended up downloading and playing with some more Victorian and Victorian-esque CC for Sims 4 last Saturday, looking for some new looks for my Valicer In The Dark versions of Victor, Alice, and Smiler (mainly Alice, as per the title). And, as I'm still getting the next Chill Valicer Save update ready, I figured I'd share the results, in case any of you were interested/wanted some more CC to download! Here we go:

First up, we actually have something that I downloaded from someone’s lookbook post for their Alice Sim a little while ago (I'm afraid I don't remember whose at this point ^^;) – a conversion of Alice’s London dress from Alice: Madness Returns! As in, one Mimoto-Sims ripped this dress straight from the files of that game (along with a bunch of others) and turned it into an outfit in Sims 4! :D I’ve been looking for this for a while, and I’m quite pleased with it, though it is a little weirdly shiny – and if you think Alice suddenly looks a LOT thinner than usual in this dress, she is. Apparently I didn’t make my Sim Alice underweight enough! I think I prefer my Sims 4 version having a waist that doesn’t look like it could snap in half at any moment, though. XD

Okay, onto the CC I actually downloaded on Saturday, with Alice modeling the Ever Elegant Blouse v2 and the Rather Ravishing Skirt v2 from Gilded Ghost’s New Woman set! I ended up pairing these two together because, with the apron, I thought this made another good “maid” Alice outfit – though she looks like she’s working somewhere fancier than Houndsditch in this set, that’s for sure. (Now I’m tempted for her to somehow get her hands on a maid’s outfit from the Van Dort estate when her and Smiler’s attempt to return Victor to his parents ends up in them robbing them for being shitheads who don’t care about their son...) But it’s a nice look for her, and I am THRILLED that this and the other tops from that set worked with her necklace! :D Seriously, so many outfits hide that necklace, and given that it’s suppose to be her wearing Lizzie’s room key, I’d like it to be visible more often than not!

Case in point, the necklace is also visible in this outfit, which is Alice wearing the Jacket Jubilee top with the Perfectly Plain skirt from the New Woman set. This set I just thought looked nice on her, and made a nice – semi-formal? This feels fancier than casual, but not fancy enough to be formal. Like, maybe this is something she’d wear if the gang were heading to the Golden Plum for a nice dinner, or to a park for a trio date. That sort of thing. Not “fancy neighborhood” wear, but a step above hanging around the house.

By contrast, Alice is definitely not leaving the house in this outfit. XD This is dzifasims’s Bespoke Corset, paired with a plain Get Famous skirt that I thought looked like a shift or underskirt (I thought the corset CAME with one, but apparently I was mistaken). It’s nice to have a plainer corset that doesn’t look like it was bought for sex purposes, unlike the base game one. Though I do like the “bought for sex purposes” one too. XD Alice probably prefers this one, though – it’s more her style, and I think it makes good underwear for her.

Onto the masc stuff, with Smiler showing off pandorasimbox’s Azariah’s Sacksuit. I have mixed feelings on this – the basic shape of the suit is okay, and I liked pairing it with the bowler, but as per usual this suit did not have any of the right swatches I needed for Smiler. The problem is, people do a lot of muted colors for Victorian-style clothes, and even the ones that include brighter swatches tend not to do a lot of yellow. Meaning I often end up with poor Smiler wearing beige because that’s as close as I can get. *sigh* I mean, I do rather like the look on them – they kind of look like they’re auditioning for a Charlie Chaplin movie – but it’s gotta be BRIGHTER, you know? *sigh* I gotta learn how to recolor clothes... (Also, amusingly, the boots are actually from Moschino – they actually look Victorian enough when you cover up the tops with a long pant.)

Fortunately, while [LonelyBoy]’s TS4 Solardius Outfit doesn’t have a yellow swatch, it DOES have a black swatch with gold decorative details, and that I can work with – especially when paired with the High School Years shoes I love so much for Smiler in the “black with yellow stitching” swatch. :) Not sure how much I like the high collar on Smiler, but this is certainly not a bad look for them!

And it CERTAINLY isn’t a bad look for Victor, who suits that high collar much better. XD As you can see, Victor got the nice dark blue swatch with the red tie, which is kind of the inverse of his tie/vest color scheme in the movie. XD But it suits him, and again, this seems like a nice, semi-formal outfit he might wear for an outing with his partners where he wanted to look a little more put together. :)

And there you have it – me playing with my favorite trio like dolls again. XD What can I say, it’s fun to dress them up in new outfits! And these particular sessions help inform me of what I’d like my trio to wear in the Valicer In The Dark universe. Since, you know, I’m pretty well obsessed with that these days. XD So don’t @ me, downloading CC is writing research, okay? Okay. :p

[teaboot]

Other shit:

The crotch-and-chin destroying hell of a toddler’s carseat

How fucking scary stairs are when you JUST figured out walking. “You can stand up” nah fuck that these steps go up to my knees and I’m top-heavy I’m gonna scoot down on my ass thank you

Walking alongside fucking giants whose legs are bigger than your whole fucking body and trying to keep up

Not knowing how to blow your nose and everyone expecting you to just figure it out by holding a tissue and saying “blow” like WHAT DO YOU MEAN CLOSE MY THROAT? Just an absolute snot waterboarding

People describing how to make sounds with your mouth but you can’t see inside their mouth when they do it so you kind of just guess over and over while they tell you you still don’t got it

Not having a full grasp of language but fully understanding CONCEPTS so you say shit like “are we going to the park later?” When you mean TOMORROW but all you can come up with is shit like “the next time we have lunch, not today but after today, after that” like a fucked up game of verbal post-brain injury Pictionary where people won’t let you get mad about it

Just. Mucus. Mucus and chapped skin, all the time, chin and upper lip. And you’re not supposed to lick it cause the spit is the PROBLEM but it’s fucking OBNOXIOUS. “Just keep the skin dry” wow thanks I’ve been aware of this mechsuit for about ten minutes and still haven’t fully mastered not falling into the toilet but yeah I know how to stay on top of that, cool

FALLING INTO THE TOILET

Trying to eat at a table where the surface comes up to your chin but not being able to get high or close enough cause you can’t scoot your chair in and your hands still don’t coordinate good so you end up just spooning tomato sauce onto your lap like an asshole. Like yeah mom my bad, have you considered though that I ALSO don’t want me to be covered in sauce? Cool

Adults being WAY too excited about shit that straight up is not worth the hype

Carpet burn. Constant carpet burn. Crawling, tripping, shuffling between toys on the floor. So much goddamn carpet burn

Knowing exactly what you’re talking about and zero people understanding because they think you’re too dumb for what you’re trying to communicate

Being told to wave at or hug complete strangers. And they always smelled kinda weird but you weren’t supposed to say it

The feeling of meeting an older kid and they act like they’re your manager or something

Encyclopedic knowledge and name of every single person in your grade 1 class, and their interests

Stroller rides. You could zone out at the ground for hours I swear to god

Dropping something while buckled into a carseat or stroller and not being able to get it and just resigning yourself to a life in hell

Dropping something while you’re in a carseat and it goes UNDER YOUR ASS and you can’t fucking GET IT

Other children getting away with just absolute war crimes. Imagine if Sharon showed up to the office potluck and offered you a cookie and after you ate one revealed that she licked it. Imagine if Gord took your stapler and put it down his pants so you couldn’t get it back. Imagine if for no reason at all your coworker told you your dad was stupid and then put your laptop in the garbage

Not remembering what different foods are called and getting pressured into agreeing to food you were NOT FULLY AWARE OF. How the FUCK is a chicken wing different from a chicken strip you ask? “Well, one just has a bone in it!” You fool. You fucking idiot. They might as well be from different animals entirely. But now you gotta eat it cause we don’t waste food (hell)

A friend has once again brought it to my attention that it is unusual to have an intact chronological memory of life prior to age 12 and you know what’s weird to ME is that the rest of yall forgot how to sing the clean-up song

[m1ckeyb3rry]

That’s a good idea….will start check marking….. I’m also realizing I think part of the problem was I actually do press send sometimes but if the connection is spotty and I don’t realize I close out tumblr and then it never ends up fully loading/sending properly….

SHSHS I cant imagine that’d be comfortable with the dizziness…well uh..at least it’s over now!! Haha…..

OUUU wait that’s a good take…..it’s kinda funny I think I remember Isagi and Yuta having the same mbti too?? Not sure how accurate the typing actually is but I thought that was funny LOL but IM CRYING LMAOOOO you really said I need some spice in my life let’s switch it up

Honestly I would not be surprised if that ended up being the case like….after every single time we’ve manifested something into existence I’d be more surprised if it didn’t get manifested into reality LMAO

SHEGSHS every now and then I think about how I’m blowing up your inbox but omg another special tag I’m so honored LOL hope the ideas prove useful for when you’re in a slump!!

AHAHAHA atp trying to guess your final wc should just be a game im sure its at least mildly frustrating for you but I can’t lie every time it happens I chuckle a bit especially when you post it with that one ant meme LMFAOOA

Oh em gee very excited!! Whenever that comes out im gonna reread part 1 to refresh first LOL it’s ok we gotta give our man a break from being protag he’s been going through it LMAOAO between getting insulted by the love of his life in fwtkac the whole freaky Friday conflict and now bfb where he’s been pining since he could walk I

Gotta bless the other sectors of the fandom with your work….give them a taste of your writing then they’ll discover your blog read the Karasu fics and join Karasu nation…that’s the end goal LMAO atp you’re just overseeing all of bllknation covering every base

Hsjshsj glad it went well!! Struggle because of motion sickness I assume? Manifesting very hard that that goes away soon…

GAGAMARU AND YUKI LMAOOO ok that’s a pair I was not expecting ngl it’s ok it’s the power duo one blind one and one with super vision /j actually I feel like that’d be really funny like…since yuki is also a model he has such a refined vibe and as we know is very well mannered while gagamaru spends a lot of the time in the woods in the wilderness fighting bears or something LOL such opposite vibes

Yeah…like I get the shock factor thing but tbh to me that still doesn’t “justify it” to me LOL like it was just so sudden?? And there’s still so many holes like how’d she suddenly just appear good as new minus the one eye…no I fully agree like it was so random, not lead up not even a hint from the past what like 30 chapters?? Like they really just decided to throw her back into the ring at the last second….like we haven’t seen her since Shibuya arc and she somehow just spawned back like make it make sense…..tbh I think the “shock my readers” thing is such a gege thing to do :,) considering all the other comments we’ve heard from him LMAO but yeah the execution was not it……jjk fandom is also scary I see people getting eaten alive for “hot takes”

LMAO safe from kaiserism today…tbh I can’t see myself actually converting BUT the compass >>> the whole animal shelter dog scene was Lowk so cute I love the use of the dog’s own background in paralleling kaiser’s own situation! But that line “she’s my mother but I’m not her son” LITERARY GENIUS but also I’m crying when they talk about marriage and a wedding I’m fr just imagining ness just standing there alone on kaisers side something about the scene just seems so funny to me

- Karasu anon

tumblr is so glitchy sometimes i can’t even blame you 😔 the amount of times i’ve thought i posted something and didn’t or someone will send an ask and i just won’t get a notification for it??? same with dms and then people think i’m ignoring them but that’s not my intention at all 😭💔

yess they do have the same mbti!! and so does hiori apparently 🤔 tbh i tend to like characters who are sassier because they’re more like me so they’re easier to write/connect with (asshole karasu 🤝 asshole mira) but realistically in a relationship you can only rlly have one person like that the other needs to be nice or else it’s just stressful 😭 irl whenever i meet people who match my freak toooo well i get annoyed because like why are we only being mean to each other but when people start to get too moral abt it it’s like “oh it was never that deep” LMAOAAO there needs to be a happy medium of someone who finds it funny and can throw a jab or two out there when necessary but for the most part they’re just chilling 😩 which lowkey IS isagi (and hiori) now that i think abt it but NOOOO if i convert to isagism what will become of me

HFJDJSSJ okay random kiyora headcanons speedrun (kaneshiro if you’re watching these are fire pls include them in the manga): he ran cross country for one year during the soccer off season and he liked it because he could listen to music during races but it wasn’t competitive enough for him so he quit, he’s lowkey fire at either knitting or crochet but no one knows (he’s not shy abt it though it’s just that no one talks to him for long enough to realize), and he got a pet umbrella cockatoo after watching the movie rio in theaters

NO I LOVE GETTING THE NOTIFICATION YOU SENT AN ASK it’s so fun to read them 🥹 and PLSS honestly it’s less frustrating and more just like 😨 whenever the word count gets crazy long because for the most part i’m just happy to be providing 😩 the only thing that worries me is when i take too long writing smth rlly long and people think i’m on hiatus 😭 like no i’m still here it’s just that this one shot is now novel length so…

okay wait genuinely multiple people have been converted to karasu nation because of me LMAOAOA especially bfb and fwtkac…honestly it’s a role i’m proud to play 🤩🙏🏻 but yes atm i need to expand my outreach/not make karasu suffer any longer he’s been through it in the miraverse as of late 😟 i’m excited for cherry tree pt2 i think it’s probably going to be shorter but very cute 🥹 which yk cute and rin don’t necessarily go together very naturally given how he is but trust i will make it work 🤩

HEAR ME OUT GAGAMARU AND YUKI / TARZAN AND JANE AU LMAOOOOO no it’s so perfect hold on i’m going to edit a screen cap of it once i’ve responded to this why does it fit uncannily well…i’ve convinced myself gagamaru and yuki besties number one bllk duo forget bachisagi or kunigiri or nagireo or tabieita or whatever 🥱 gagayuki the ONLY pair i care about (and karasu + shidou they’re cool too)

i completely agree although i’ve already seen people on all corners of the internet calling people who are dissatisfied with it brain dead or without reading comprehension/media literacy…that’s just how it’s going to be ig 😓 jjk to me has this problem where it’s simultaneously overhated AND overrated 🤔 because people do not realize there is a middle ground!! like no it’s not the worst manga ever and there are several high points + on the whole it is better written than several other animangas especially shounen ones however it is NOT peak fiction and it is definitely not the best thing to come out in recent times!! like people don’t realize you can criticize it and still not bash it/gege completely 😒 also i have to say it…a manga being popular ≠ good idk WHY that’s such a popular argument but things can be popular without being well written!! look at any number of ya dystopian novels from the 2010s for proof 😭 nobody’s denying that jjk is popular it’s just that that doesn’t automatically make it the best thing ever…i saw someone on tik tok say that a lot of jjk fans confuse hype moments/panels with good writing and i do think that that’s the case at times 🫣 but what do i know lol

tbh smth abt kaiser’s fuck ass haircut turns me off rlly bad like maybe if he still had the shaggy blond going on or if he put it in a bun more often i’d see the appeal but the rat tails are not it 😰 and LMAOAOAO PLSSS kaiser’s side at the wedding is just ness and noel noa (he was paid to be there) and both of them are just like 😐😐 the whole time HAHAHA they are not into it at all…maybe kaiser was onto smth when he said that they should just get married without any guests because imagine how awk it would be otherwise 😭