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FROM EDEN | Chapter Two (2/8)

Oscar Piastri x Francesca Gold (OFC)

Summary — Francesca Gold is an introvert with a quiet life and a Youtube channel where she talks about books, drinks too much tea, and rarely ever shows her face. She prefers it that way - tucked into her London flat with her cat, Henry, and safely hidden behind a screen.

Oscar Piastri is a Formula 1 driver. Fast-paced, high-stakes, always on the move. He hasn't read a book in years, but he's watched every single one of Francesca's videos. Just for the sound of her voice.

Following her on Instagram was a moment of weakness. He didn't think she'd notice.

She did.

Chapter Warnings — Mentions of agoraphobia + severe social anxiety, depressive episodes + very brief references to skin-picking. Mental health shaming.

Notes — Lots of dialogue + messages in this one. Next chapter will be posted on (or before) Thursday!

The family group chat was already at thirteen unread messages by the time Francesca mustered the courage to look at it.

Mum: June flights are cheaper if you book now xx

Izzy: I’ll be home that week too! Dad said he’s going to do a BBQ. I’m bringing Zack. 

Mum: It’s been ages, Fran. Everyone wants to see you.

Francesca read the messages slowly, one by one, her gut curling with that all too familiar guilt.

She should want to go home for the summer. She hadn’t seen any of them since Christmas. She missed them, in her own way. But the thought of travelling, especially alone — of trains, of planes, of conversations she couldn’t quietly log off from — made her want to disappear. 

She opened the notes app on her phone and rehearsed her response:

Hey, I don’t think I’ll be able to come this summer. It’s a really bad time for me, mentally.

She stared at it. Deleted it. 

Retyped:

Hey, I’ll have to see. Work is really full on right now.

That one she copied and pasted into the chat. Sent it. 

Immediately, three little bubbles popped up. Her pulse spiked.

Mum: It’s only one weekend. I’m sure your little channel survive. 

Izzy: Oh come on, Francesca. It’s one weekend. Dad misses you. 

Francesca locked her phone and turned it screen-side down on her bed. 

Henry stirred where he was curled up against her side, sensing the shift in energy.

She pressed her hand into his soft fur and whispered, “You’d hate it. Too many people. Not enough snacks. Mum will get hay fever and and blame her runny nose on you.”

He blinked up at her. Loyal. Unbothered. Her co-conspirator.

She picked up her phone again. She could feel the heat rising in her chest — a familiar, creeping anger she usually buried so deep that it didn’t even get a name.

Not today.

Her thumbs moved before her brain could stop them.

Has it ever occurred to you that you could come here instead?

She blinked at the snappiness of her outburst, her breath catching in her throat.

Then:

You’re always asking me to come home and expecting me to be okay with the travel. But none of you have been to London since I moved here. It’s just always assumed that I’ll suddenly be fine travelling by myself. Which I’m not. 

Her heart pounded. She hovered over the message, the way she always did.

And then she hit send.

Almost immediately, panic flooded in behind the adrenaline.

Too much. Too harsh. She could almost hear the stunned silence that would follow.

The chat stayed still for a minute. Then two. Then—

Mum: We’re just trying to help you, sweetheart. You need to learn how to push yourself out of your comfort zone. You’re an adult now. 

Izzy: Lol. Yikes. 

Francesca sighed and closed her eyes, pressing her head back against her headboard.

She didn’t regret letting herself say it. Not really.

Even though it hadn’t seemed to make a difference. 

She didn’t need to push herself. She had boundaries and that was okay.

Henry nosed her hand with his head, and she scratched behind his ears absently.

“I know,” she murmured. “That could’ve gone better. But still.”

She thumbed through her apps again, not to the chat this time, but Instagram. She found herself staring — almost absently — at Oscar’s profile, her thumb hovering over the follow button.

It wasn’t the same, she told herself. But somehow, it still felt like the same kind of bravery.

She pressed her thumb down and watched the icon shift from Follow to Following.

There. Done.

Her heart beat a little too fast, but she didn’t unlock her phone again. Not yet.

She glanced at the time and let out a quiet, slightly disbelieving laugh.

It wasn’t even eleven a.m. and she’d done two scary things.

She was unstoppable.

— 

iMessage — Katie & Francesca

Katie: 

You followed him back.

Francesca: 

should i have asked for permission first?

Katie:

You’re sassy today

Francesca: 

i had to interact with my sister  

Katie:

Ew.

—

Like she did every Friday night, Francesca ordered a takeaway — Thai, because she was predictable — and curled up with Henry while she worked through her notifications.

She responded to YouTube comments first. Then Instagram. Then TikTok.

“Loved this rec!”

“Adding this to my TBR.”

“You have the coziest voice, please do ASMR.”

She typed thank yous, sent emojis, liked everything in sight.

By the time she opened her DMs, she was comfortably full and lulled into a rhythm — heart-reacting sweet messages, replying to the odd question about where she got her bookshelf lights.

She didn’t expect to see it.

Didn’t expect him.

An unopened message. From a verified account. Sitting halfway down the screen like it had been waiting for her.

Instagram DM's — Oscar Piastri > Francesca Gold

Oscar Piastri Thank you. Are you a McLaren fan?

And then a few hours later, he’d followed up with: 

I just wanted to say I really liked your last video. It made my flight way less boring.

She froze. Actually froze.

Her eyes scanned the messages again, and again, as if they would change.

And then, with dawning horror, she realised what had happened. 

She’d sent it. In the process of clumsily exiting out of the app, she’d sent the message congratulating him on his podium.

And he’d seen it. 

And responded to it. 

His response hadn’t been there yesterday. Had it?

She wasn’t sure. Her inbox was always a bit of a mess, but still—

She let her phone drop to her lap, stared at the ceiling, and let out a sound that was somewhere between a squeak and a yell.

Henry looked up from his loaf position and stared at her. 

“I’m fine,” she whispered. “I’m totally fine.”

She wasn’t.

She was an idiot. A fat-thumbed idiot. 

She didn’t reply straight away.

Instead, she opened the message thread again. Then again. Then three more times, pacing between her couch and the kitchen like some kind of Victorian ghost haunting her flat.

Henry trailed after her for the first few laps before giving up and flopping down with a lazy sigh.

One sentence. Barely even a thing. But it was him, telling her that he’d enjoyed her last video, after asking her if she supported the team he drove for, and that changed everything.

She drafted five different replies, none of them good.

Too casual. Too try-hard. Too weird.

She threw her phone across the room, onto the couch, and stared at the wall for a full minute before groaning into her hands.

Eventually, after she’d stress-eaten three mini chocolate muffins that she didn’t even like, she picked up her phone and typed, quickly this time, before she could overthink it:

Francesca Gold Thanks. I’m glad I made it easier for you. 

And I don’t know much about McLaren. Just cheering for you, I guess. 

She stared at it.

It was true. It was honest. It didn’t sound like she wanted to marry him, probably.

She pressed send.

Immediately put her phone face down.

Then picked it back up, just to check.

Then turned it off entirely.

Henry meowed like he disapproved of her cowardice.

She glared at him. “Shut up, Garfield.” 

He glowered at her. 

—

Katie had arranged for an Uber to pick her up right outside of her flat and bring her straight to the office. No walking, no public transport, no unnecessary variables. Just door-to-door.

It was the kindest version of a nightmare.

Francesca perched on the edge of the back seat, hands curled in her lap, her breath shallow despite the driver's quiet humming and the soft instrumental music playing through the speakers. She had her AirPods in but wasn’t listening to anything — she just needed a barrier between her and the world.

Every red light made her stomach twist tighter. Every bump in the road sent a flicker of nausea through her chest. It felt ridiculous — it was ridiculous — but having self-awareness didn’t make it any easier.

She glanced at her phone without thinking.

And then blinked at the notification she was met with.

Instagram DM's — Oscar Piastri > Francesca Gold

Oscar Piastri I feel special. And kind of like I need to point at Lando and laugh at him

A small, startled laugh escaped her. It sounded foreign in the confined space.

Another message popped up, and her eyes went wide as she realised what was happening; they were both in the chat at the same time.

Oscar Piastri But now I have to ask — favourite driver who isn’t me?

A tiny smile pulled at the corners of her lips before she could stop it. Her fingers moved quickly over the screen. 

Francesca Gold I’n very new to the sport, but I have a few favourites, I guess. 

Oscar Piastri How new? 

She bit her lip. 

Francesca Gold

Watched my first qualifying the day after u followed me. 

Lol

Oscar Piastri 

No way

Really? 

That’s really cool, actually. 

Did you enjoy it then?

The tightness in her chest eased. Not completely. But enough.

The hum of the road didn’t feel so sharp. Her jaw unclenched.

She leaned her head against the window, let the cool glass ground her, and typed back:

Francesca Gold Sure. 

My cat wasn’t so keen. 

The three little dots appeared instantly.

And suddenly, the office didn’t feel quite so far away.

Oscar Piastri

The ginger one?

Francesca Gold

Haha. Yes. His name is Henry. 

Oscar Piastri I like cats :) Sry, gtg. Being glared at for being on my phone in a meeting.

Francesca stared at the message, her fingers tightening around her phone like it might float away if she let go.

He was messaging her when he was supposed to be working? Like, at work-working. With people. In a meeting. While probably wearing a team shirt and doing serious, important racing driver things.

Her heart did this awkward little somersault in her chest.

Francesca Gold 

Have fun. 

—

The Uber rolled to a stop outside the sleek glass building, and Francesca's heart started thudding again, loud and clumsy in her chest.

But before she could spiral, the door swung open and Katie’s familiar voice filled the car.

“There she is,” she said brightly, reaching in with one arm to haul Francesca up like she was a tiny dog and not a grown adult. “I was starting to think you’d made the driver turn around.” She leaned between the front seats and said, “Cheers, mate. Have a good day.” To the driver. 

“I considered it,” Francesca muttered, tucking her phone into her coat pocket and willing the blush on her cheeks to cool.

Katie narrowed her eyes the moment they stepped onto the pavement. “Why are you blushing?”

“I’m not—blushing,” Francesca lied, immediately and unconvincingly.

Katie stopped walking. “You are!”

Francesca shot her a warning look but couldn’t help the small smile that tugged at her mouth. “You’re being so dramatic.”

Katie just grinned, triumphant. “I’m right. You were blushing.”

Francesca shook her head, her fingers twitching inside her coat sleeves. Then, quieter, she said, “Thank you. For organising the car. And… for understanding. About all of this.”

Katie blinked at her like she’d just announced that she was moving to the moon.

“Babe,” she said simply, “you don’t thank people for turning on a light in the dark. It’s just what you do.”

Francesca swallowed hard. 

And then Katie, who never could leave a moment un-teased, added, “Now will you please tell me what made you blush?”

She exhaled slowly, pressing her knuckles to her lips.

Then, deadpan, to Katie: “He said he likes cats.”

Katie blinked. “He? Who’s he?”

Francesca just smiled down at the pavement.

Katie’s eyes narrowed. “You’re going to be unbearable, aren’t you?”

“I’m already unbearable.”

“Well. At least you’re self-aware.”

—

It was late, and the empty pizza box sat open on Francesca’s coffee table was like a monument to their gluttony. Henry had given up trying to sneak crusts and was now dozing on the back of the couch like a furry gargoyle, his tail flicking every so often.

Katie wiped her hands on a napkin and leaned back with a contented sigh. “Okay, we should eat like this every week. I don’t care if it gives me cheese-induced nightmares.”

Francesca laughed softly, tucking her legs beneath her and cradling her thin-stemmed wine glass close. “Hard agree.”

Katie nodded, then tilted her head, studying her. “How are you doing? With everything, I mean.”

Francesca took a breath. Then another. She watched the wine swirl in her glass, the way the lamplight caught it and made it look warmer than it was. 

“I’m… okay,” she said eventually. “Some days are harder than others. Today wasn’t the worst.”

Katie didn’t press. Just waited.

“I still haven’t been out on my own for months,” Francesca added, quieter now. “And I get panicky just thinking about having to travel home. I hate how heavy it all feels, sometimes.”

Katie reached for the bottle and topped up both their glasses, like that was the kind of answer that required more wine. It probably was. 

“It’s okay to feel heavy,” she said. “You’re the one living with it. You can feel however you want.”

Francesca’s eyes stung.

“I know,” she whispered. “It’s just exhausting. Like, I feel like I’m never doing enough.”

“Don’t say that,” Katie said firmly. “You’re successful. You’re kind. And you’re working really damn hard to get better. I know you are. Not just the therapy, but the medication, and the whole posting more of your face thing? Don’t think I haven’t noticed.” She said. “I think you’re really bloody brave.” 

Francesca smiled, brittle and small. “Tell that to my family.”

Katie rolled her eyes and raised her wine glass with a thin, vexed smile. “I hate your family. Let’s toast. To boundaries.”

Francesca clinked her glass with Katie’s. “To wine.”

They drank in silence for a beat, and then Katie smirked. “And to Oscar Piastri’s stupidly pretty face.”

Francesca choked on her sip, her face heating immediately. “God. I can’t even look at a picture of him properly without blushing.”

“So don’t look. Just keep messaging him and pretend he’s a normal boy with a normal job and a slightly ridiculous gluten allergy or something.”

Francesca frowned. “You think he has a gluten allergy?” 

She hadn’t seen any mention of one on his wikipedia page. 

Katie shrugged. “It feels like something rich men have.”

Francesca giggled, shaking her head at her best friends ridiculousness. 

“Don’t think I didn’t notice how you keep checking your phone every five minutes.”

Francesca scrunched up her nose in embarrassment and let her head fall back against the couch. “I’m pathetic.”

Katie grinned. “No, you’re not. But if you’re going to keep dm’ing Australia’s golden boy, I feel like I deserve to live vicariously.”

“He’s not—” She stopped herself, huffing out a breath. “He’s just… nice. And funny. And—”

“And gorgeous,” Katie supplied with a smirk.

Francesca covered her face with her hands. “He’s so gorgeous. It’s actually rude.”

Katie let out a delighted cackle.

“But,” Francesca added, quieter this time, “he’s from another planet. Like, look at my flat, and look at me. And then think about his world. I can’t even make myself go to the shop most days, and he’s flying around the world, at the top of his sport, walking red carpets, getting papped at airports…” 

Katie sobered a little, her eyes kind. “Yeah, but he followed you. And he’s still here.”

“I know,” Francesca whispered, resting her glass on the edge of the table. “But what could actually come of this? Realistically? His fans already hate me. Twitter made that very clear.” 

There was silence for a beat.

Then Katie shrugged. “Okay, then maybe it’ll mean nothing. Or maybe… you just keep talking and see what happens. You don’t have to map out the next ten years right now.”

Francesca gave a small, tired smile. “I wish I could think like that.”

“You will,” Katie said confidently, nudging her shoulder. “Maybe not today. But eventually. And until then, I’ll be here to eat carbs and overanalyse his emojis with you.”

Francesca chuckled, leaning into the familiar comfort of her best friend. 

—

After Katie left, Francesca moved around her flat in a soft, post-wine haze — putting away clean glasses, tucking the pizza box into the bin, flicking off the overhead lights in favour of the warm lamplight she always preferred. Henry had already curled up in his usual spot at the foot of her bed, purring faintly. The perfect white noise.

She changed into an oversized T-shirt, made herself a cup of peppermint tea she’d probably forget to drink, and slid under her duvet with her phone in hand — mostly to scroll aimlessly until she eventually fell asleep. 

Instead, she found a new message waiting.

Instagram DM's — Oscar Piastri > Francesca Gold

Oscar Piastri Hi again :) sry for earlier Do you have any book recs for a birthday gift? It’s for my sister. I forgot to plan ahead. And you seem like the right person to ask.

Francesca stared at the message, then at the time: 11:42 PM. Her heart did that familiar, silly twist, and she pulled the duvet a little higher around her.

Francesca Gold hi. it’s fine any idea what she likes?

The reply came almost immediately.

Oscar Piastri Umm. She reads a lot Sometimes romance. Sometimes thrillers. She’s smarter than me. Is that a genre?

Francesca let out a fond laugh, covering her mouth so she wouldn’t startle Henry. She could picture him typing, awkward but earnest, and it was too endearing for her peace of mind.

Francesca Gold not a genre but i can work with that

She paused, fingers hovering over the keyboard. There was something oddly intimate about choosing a book for someone else. Like passing along a tiny piece of yourself.

She thought for a moment, then started typing again.

Francesca Gold okay — can i send you a link to a list?

Oscar Piastri Yes. 100%

Francesca Gold *goodreads list named ‘Oscar’s Sister’*

Oscar Piastri Found them all on amazon. Thank you! Should i tell her that her birthday books were chosen by her favourite booktuber? Haha

She stared at the first message.

There was no reason for her to be surprised. He was a professional athlete — of course he had money — but the list she’d thrown together in less than five minutes had at least twenty books on it. Twenty.

And he’d gone and bought them all.

She shook her head, incredulous.

Francesca Gold if you want what if she doesn’t like them?

Oscar Piastri Figured if she doesn’t like some, she’ll just lend them to me

Francesca when was the last time you read a book? be honest

Oscar Piastri Pre-prema days probably

She stared blankly at the words.

Francesca Gold i have no idea what that means. sorry

There was a short pause, then:

Oscar Piastri Cute :) Before I joined F1, I was in the lower formulas. I was with a team called Prema. That’s the last time I remember reading a book.

Cute. He’d called her cute.

She reread the message at least four times, just to be sure she hadn’t hallucinated it.

Nope. Still there.

She was blushing so hard it felt like her face might actually combust. It was ridiculous. Entirely inappropriate. She was a grown woman — a grown woman who’d once had a panic attack in a Tesco Express and was currently hiding under a weighted blanket like it might save her from the implications of the word cute.

This was uncharted territory. Dangerous, flirty territory. And the worst part?

She kind of liked it.

— 

A week later, Oscar sat in front of the McLaren media backdrop, posture relaxed, eyes half-lidded beneath the bright spotlights. The interview had been going on for ten minutes. Same questions. Slightly different wording.

And then:

“Last one for you, Oscar — what’s something you’ve been enjoying lately? Doesn’t have to be racing-related. Music? TV? Podcasts?”

Oscar paused for a beat, lips twitching. “There’s this YouTuber I’ve been watching. She talks about books.” He shrugs, playing it off as casually as he can. “It’s kind of calming. I’ve been into that lately.”

He moved on to the next question, pointedly ignoring the deer-in-headlights stare from Lando. 

— 

Francesca hadn’t tuned in to watch any of the driver press conferences. She had too much editing to do and not enough time to get it all done before her deadlines.

She was knee-deep in timestamps, captions, and a particularly annoying bit of background noise she couldn’t quite scrub out when her phone buzzed once.

Then again. And again.

And then Katie texted her in all caps.

iMessage — Francesca & Katie

Katie: OSCAR. MENTIONED. YOU.

Katie: LIKE OUT LOUD. IN FRONT OF ACTUAL PEOPLE.

*link*

Feeling numb, she clicked the link and watched the 10-second clip.

And then she watched it again.

And again.

“There’s this YouTuber I’ve been watching. She talks about books. It’s kind of calming.”

No name. No direct reference. But the moment hung in the air like a secret someone had shouted through a megaphone. She almost laughed at the expression on Lando’s face — pure astonishment. 

Her Instagram notifications were already spiralling. A few thousand new followers. Two brand accounts she’d never heard of trying to DM her. And someone had already screen-recorded the moment and posted it to Twitter.

“BOOKTUBE GIRLIE IS BOOKTUBING INTO OSCAR PIASTRI’S HEART”

“he’s so real for watching a comfort girl on youtube before bed”

“get her name now i want to see her tiktoks before the algorithm ruins it”

Francesca blinked at her phone. 

Oh. That was… better than last time, at least. 

Then again, they had no idea who she was yet. They were just blindly trusting their idols opinion. As soon as they looked further into her channel, watched a few videos, they’d realise that she wasn’t exactly… normal. 

She swallowed thickly. 

Her phone pinged with a message.

Katie:

You okay? 

Francesca: 

Yeah

—

Instagram DM’s — Oscar Piastri > Francesca Gold

Oscar Piastri Sorry. Hope that wasn’t weird Reckon I should’ve checked with you before I did that 

She inhaled sharply, her fingers hovering over the keyboard.

Francesca Gold bit overwhelmed tbh but i like that you like my vids enough to actually talk about them

Oscar Piastri I really do Do you have any new ones coming soon? I'm travelling a lot over the next few weeks 

She buried her face in her hands, sighing loudly.

Because she was smiling.

— 

She wasn’t expecting it.

She’d woken up later than planned, face smooshed into her pillow, hair doing some kind of modern art sculpture around her head. Her phone was tucked under the duvet with her — a terrible habit — and she blinked at the bright screen as it buzzed once in her hand.

Oscar Piastri sent a voice message.

Her heart stopped. She stared at the notification with shock. 

A voice message. At 8:13 a.m. On a Friday.

“No,” she whispered aloud, already flailing to sit up, which only caused Henry to jump down from her legs with a dramatic mrrrow of protest. “Henry. He’s sent us a voice note. A bloody voice note.” 

Henry didn’t react. 

She hesitated for a solid minute before pressing play, holding the phone just close enough that she could hear it, but far enough away that she could easily throw it across the room if she needed to. You know… precautions. 

Oscar’s voice filtered through the speaker, low and rough with sleep, the edge of a yawn tangled in his tone.

“Morning. Sorry for the voice thing — texting felt like too much effort and I’m not awake enough to type properly yet. Just wanted to say thanks for the book ideas. She loved them. You’ve officially saved my status as Best Brother Ever.” There was a beat of silence, and then he added, quietly, “Hope you slept okay.”

And the message ended.

Francesca stared at her phone. “No.” She whispered. 

Henry, now settled beside her again, chirped.

“No, Henry. You don’t understand. That was his morning voice. That’s like... illegal.” She choked out, feeling like she’d been turned inside-out. 

Henry purred and rubbed his head against her phone. 

She stared at her cat with bewilderment. “Oh my god. You like him. You like his voice.”

She pressed a hand to her chest and fell backward into her pillows.

“What do I even say to that?” she muttered to the ceiling. “Do I... send a voice note back? No. That’s psychotic. I don’t sound like… sexy. Not in the morning. Not any time.” She panicked. 

Henry meowed again. 

Before she could do anything, her phone lit up again—this time with a FaceTime call.

“Katie, no,” she groaned, but her thumb betrayed her and answered anyway.

Katie’s face appeared, framed by her usual messy bun and a spoon hanging out of her mouth. “Hey, I’m eating yoghurt and I just had a feeling.”

Francesca stared at her, incredulous. “What kind of psychic yoghurt-fuelled sixth sense do you have?”

“The kind that goes off when you ignore my morning text.” She squinted. “Why do you look like you’ve seen a ghost?”

Francesca wordlessly switched to the Instagram app and tapped to replay the voice note.

Katie leaned in, eyes wide. The moment Oscar’s gravelly morning voice hit the speaker, she dropped her spoon and sucked in a sharp breath. 

“Oh my god,” she said, slow and reverent. “He sent you a bed voice note?”

“Don’t call it that.” Francesca hissed, absolutely mortified. 

“What else do you want me to call it? He sounds like he literally just rolled out of bed and thought, ‘You know what? Let me send Francesca a little audio kiss to start her day.’”

Francesca curled into a tight ball of limbs. “Oh my god, shut up. He was thanking me for the book suggestions. It was innocent.”

“Babe. That voice was not innocent. That voice had vibes.” 

Henry meowed from where he was curled up once again, clearly in agreement.

“Oh god,” Francesca muttered, forlorn at this turn of events. “Even Henry likes him.”

Katie beamed. “Because Henry’s got taste. Also, side note—you need to respond.”

“I can’t respond! What if I sound like a frog? What if I say something weird? I almost told him he has a nice voice and then realised I’d have to move to another country out of embarrassment.”

“If you don’t respond, I will,” Katie threatened, sitting cross-legged in her chair like she had all the power in the world.

Francesca’s eyes widened. “You wouldn’t.”

Katie raised a perfectly groomed brow. “I literally have your login, Francesca. Try me. I’ll tell him you fainted from the sheer sex appeal of his voice. I’ll sign it off with sparkles.”

Francesca gasped. “You are evil. Actual evil.”

“Not evil,” Katie said sweetly. “Just a manager who refuses to let her best friend fumble a flirtation with, arguably, the hottest F1 driver on the grid.” 

Francesca hung up on her.

Rudely. Desperately. With the kind of energy reserved for someone trying to escape a burning building.

Then she went back to the Instagram app, thumb hovering over the little microphone icon. She stared at it for a full minute, heart pounding, brain spinning, stomach flipping.

She cleared her throat. Twice.

And then, because thinking only made things worse, she closed her eyes… and spoke.

“Hi, um. Sorry—voice notes are terrifying, but you sent one first, so… fair’s fair?” She winced at her own voice. “Anyway. I hope your sister really did like the books. If she didn’t, that’s totally okay. You don’t have to pretend. I won’t be offended. Probably.”

Her cheeks were on fire now. She forced herself to keep going.

“I also Googled Prema. I knew you’d won F2 and F3, but I had no idea what teams you’d driven for. So…” She laughed under her breath, light and awkward. “Anyway. Thanks for the voice note. You—uh, have a nice voice. Okay. Bye.”

She hit send before she could stop herself, phone clutched to her chest. 

Henry turned to stare at her. 

“Oh, don’t look at me like that,” she muttered, flopping sideways. “You’d be a mess too if a ridiculously handsome Australian race car driver voice-noted you.”

Her phone buzzed almost instantly, a message that time. Thank god. She wasn’t sure how much more deep, manly Australian accent she could handle. 

Oscar Piastri I definitely win for most awkward voice note. Yours was cute. Also, she loved the books. You’re 1 for 1.

She smiled so hard it hurt.

Francesca Gold what’s her instagram user? 

Oscar Piastri @hattiepiastri 

Francesca Gold <3 thanks 

—

Instagram DM’s — Francesca Gold > Hattie Piastri 

Francesca Gold Hey! Sry if this is weird, just wanted to say happy late bday and I’m really glad you’re enjoying the books. I wasn’t sure what you’d like, so I threw a bunch of genre’s together and just hoped for the best. 

Hattie Piastri 

Oh my god, HI! First of all, I just want to tell you how much I love your videos. I’ve been subscribed since your channel was like, 2 months old haha. 

Thank you so much for helping Oscar out. He’s a useless gift giver, but I know he tries. He was really happy to be able to give me something I actually liked this year. So, yeah. Thank you. 

Francesca Gold

I was scared you'd hate them all. I'm glad you didn't. :)

—

Francesca Gold just followed Hattie Piastri 

—

iMessage — Hattie & Nicole 

Hattie:

Oscar has literally met his soulmate and has no idea 

He’s such an idiot omg hahahahaha

Nicole: 

Come downstairs. I need to know everything. 

CHAPTER THREE

[fullofwoe5321]

WEYLERS, WE ARE BACK!!!

Oh guys... I know I should've been here since Wednesday, but I got sick, my daughter got sick and I couldn't manage to write anything until today!!!!!

HAVE YOU REALLY THOUGHT I WOULDN'T COME HERE TO SHAKE MY ASS HUH?

FIRST OF ALL... WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM FLABBERGASTED! WHAT A TEASER!!!! They brought us huge things and THE TRAILER WILL BE MORE EPIC.

Let's assess, shall we?

1- I TOLD YOU! I KNEW IT WAS ABOUT TYLER!!! I KNEW IN MY HEART!!!! I've posted somewhere in past that this particular frame was about WEYLER! MY HEART DIDN'T LET ME DOWN! I know this stare.... I knew it was about Tyler.

Hmm.... So they are going to team up! lmao She and Thing released the beast! DAMN!!!

I might not seen very well... but it seems like she is holding something some pieces of white clothing LMAO Oh so she is seeing him naked... I'M SAT!!

And I don't think she is his master YET. They wanted us to think she is his master, but they would never spoil something like that. AND THE FACT SHE TRUSTS HIM AGAIN! Because she gulps when he approaches her in that scene. So she possibly may not sure if he is gonna help her, but here he is. RUNNING FOR HER LIKE A DOG. I have three theories, but two you guys may not like it.

1- A quid pro quo. Wednesday might have something about his mother;

2- Donovan might die or be in coma and Tyler agrees on help her to find out why;

3- This is bold BUT HEAR ME OUT: We know that the Hyde is michievous. I have a feeling that Tyler/Hyde might "betray" Wednesday again. I quoted because it's not gonna be a real betrayal but he will have to plot and possibly lie again to show how unpredictable he could be. I know it's twisted, but it's a possiblity.

One of my theories is that he is going to make her believe she is his master. Not only because he wants to break free, but also because he wants her as his master. I don't trust Hyde enough because I can feel he is up to something!

She will need him to fight against the monster. She will need one monster to fight another.

Look at this:

Do you really think he is up for something good? He is full Hyde mode! He is capable of anything!

By the way, I believe he is smirking to Wednesday. I'm guessing this frame is right after Wednesday enters his cell, his head is down and she steps toward him. And let me tell you... he seems really satisfied in seeing her there! LOL Dude they are going be a great duo!

She might help him in order to have his help with the monster, but also protecting him from Morning Song. It's another possibility. Or both... And I guess she will hide him at the Bradbury Tower. They also showed on the BTS video. I think the tower is gonna be important at some point.

5 - Well, I can see he is still an important key to the mystery. Is he really connected to the Addams? Well... I know Morticia knows something about Fran which will change their perspective. Possibly. I'm totally down for it! I guess we're gonna have Morticia and Tyler talking ABOUT FRAN! I DO HOPE SOOOOO!!! PLEASEEE!

I'm super excited to the trailer! We're getting some looks of the new characters and possibly Gaga.... Let's go!!

[hopeswriting]

[ID: 1: A full colored digital fanart of Fran from ten years later, from the manga and anime Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

He's drawn from his thighs up, facing us. He looks at us, slightly smiling, resting his hand against his frog hat while the other one is in his pocket. He wears casual clothes, blue jeans with a purple shirt on top of a light blue one, and a black jacket with a white hoodie.

The background's transparent.

2: The reference picture from the official merch. /End ID]

June Fran Redraw 25 of 30!      

Ah yes, fashion at this time you could just have it look like a moth got to the collar of your shirt and that was a good thing. Admittedly other than that I actually like these clothes. I kinda wish more recent merch would throw together looks like this more often cause recently they've just started mostly only being suits. Especially whenever the Varia is involved and i loved them in more casual outfits.

Also if you’re interested in Submitting for other Varia members for me to redraw in their months you can check what I still need (here~)  

The Image I redrew is under the cut, just to keep the post small.

Kinda want that jacket... Also the hoodie i'm not sure whether or not it's attached, but i don't? see?? a hoodie under it so it has to be??

[anomal-studios]

I am anomaly…that’s it, lol

Anyways, am an aspiring artist, writer, and storyteller! Let’s just get along, ok???

Current projects are: ITS franchise (indie book/series), and Small world au

Basic criteria:

No pro/darkshippers please!

No pedo/incest/homophobia and transphobia!

Please don’t force or harass others or start shit here, you’ll be blocked immediately.

This is a safe environment for disabled, lgbtqa+, and minorities!

Minimum or none NSFW here! (Especially if your a minor! S*x jokes are ok, but PLEASE nothing too far!)

Just be kind to each other! We’re all gonna die anyways.

What I write about

Fantasy

Romance

Comedy

Found family

Dark themes (dw! They won’t be glorified and I don’t write it THAT much!)

Also, DON’T ask about my personal life or my age…please.

Anyways! Here’s what fandoms am in love with!!!!

Favorite horror Games:

Fran bow

Sally face

Omori

Little nightmares franchise

Little misfortune

Pine point: insomniac (does it count as horror????)

Poppy playtime

Habromania (upcoming game)

Alice: madness returns

Home

Angels of death

Lily’s well

Happy game

Reanimal (upcoming game)

Fnaf (gameverse)

Batim franchise

Wired lips

It’s not me, it’s my basement!

Bye Sweet Carole! (Upcoming game)

DDLC!

Mr. Hopps playhouse

Tattletale

Amanda the adventurer

Post Trauma (upcoming game)

Dead of night

Mouthwashing

Favorite books

Pjo! (Excluding heroes of Olympus for personal reasons)

Amulet series

The Hunger games trilogy

When you reach me

The magic treehouse series

Fnaf book trilogy

Bones series

Coraline (and no, I DON’T support the author! Am separating art from the creator!)

(I need more book!!!!!! Feel free to recommend some!!!!! It’s greatly appreciated!)

Favorite series/movies (anime)

Solo leveling

Sao (not as much but it was my first teen anime!)

Sakura clear card

Code geass

Darker than black

Pokémon

Oshi no ko

Sasaki to Miyano

Babysitter’s club

Spy x Family

Charlotte

“Another” series

Jujitsu Kasien

Death note

The Promised Neverland (s1 only!)

Shadows house

Angels of death (anime)

Delicious in the dungeon (been meaning to get into it!)

Moomins (1990)

Violet Evergarden

Tales of Zestria (anime)

Seraph of the end (kinda????)

Castlevania (both og and nocturne)

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Suzume

Stranger by the shore

Spirited away

Howl’s moving castle

The secret world of Arrietty

The cat returns

Ordinal scale

Sirens of the deep

Favorite series/movies (cartoon)

Ramshackle

Murder drones

The amazing digital circus

Atla

Ben 10 (classic and alien force)

 Generator Rex

Sym-bionic titan

Samurai Jack

Rc9gn

Jake long

Danny phantom

Tlok

Gravity falls

Otgw

Infinity train

Victor and Valentino

The spectacular Spider-Man

Tangled the series

Teen titans (og)

Transformers prime

Legend Quest

Troll hunters (starting)

Hilda (starting)

Owl house (starting)

Phineas and Ferb

Invader Zim

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Wendell and wild

The wild robot

Monster house

Transformers 1

Httyd trilogy

Rotg

Brave

Tangled

Big hero 6

The owls of Ga’hoole

Puss in boots (1 and 2)

The book of life

Anastasia

The hunchback of Notre Dame

Mulan

Treasure Planet

Atlantis: the lost empire

The emperor’s new groove

Song of the sea

The adventures of Tin Tin

The nightmare before Christmas

Coraline

9

Paranorman

Corpse bride

Frankenweenie

Kubo and the 2 strings

The box trolls

Spiderverse movies

Sonic trilogy

Epic (movie)

The isle of dogs

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Las leyendas saga

Mutuals

Children: @baileythebean @silly-lesb21 @cz3rqv @xoxodustedcrypt @antl3rz @itznotquinn @v4lluvsst0n3 @girlsnap @dumbandartistic @m3rcuryxd2763 @pxrfaitgirlz

Siblings: @nat-the-rat326 @killer-bug-boi @seabunnyprincess @rottmeltson @nothing-notable @averagetmntfan @rebootgrimm @schnozzlebozzle @piratebeanscore @eclipssnstars @grandselfmythologizing @vinnielov3r

Special mentions: @mentally-tori-261 @treee-baeee @hiimlag @too-delulu-to-function @gr4pefruitj @dimitrismaplesyrup @si11ylittlekid @meowjmc @poor-stone @c4ll0ie @randomball123

And that’s about it! Have fun!!! ^^

[kmanicart]

Fran's Shirt Strip Game

So, I posted this to Bluesky on Saturday with the intent that each milestone passed on the initial post will reveal the next image in the sequence (along with more of Fran herself, of course). But despite thinking that I'd calculated my like and repost averages properly, the entire thing was cleared it only a few hours, basically tripling the numbers, lol.

So yeah, I'd thoroughly underestimated how quickly the goals would be reached, but that's okay because the ultimate goal is to show off each image anyway. People really wanted to see her lose that shirt!

[seonuyang]

I’m not quite sure if these are frowned upon in the Masa community but here’s my Onibi Series OC!

ʬʬ ﹐ONIBI SERIES X OC AU ↺

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║【 ✶ Name: Kuromiya Reiko | 黒宮れい子

║【 ıllı Age: 459

║【 ꔠ Pronouns: She/Her

║【 ▢ Gender: Female

║【 ⊹﹒Vocaloid Representation: Lily (リリィ)

║【 ℰ Voice Provider: SynthV Rose (Mellow & Ballad)

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║【 ⊞ Some Facts !

• She is the younger sister of Shikyou

• Her birthday is July 21st 1206 (7 / 21 / 1206)

• Contrary to Shikyou, being an Amanojaku, she is a Binbōgami.

• She is a goddess of Poverty and Misery, the items she holds in her hands is an Uchiwa and a Kendama.

• In her canon design, similarly to Akari, she has white hair, but this is because of the fact in my AU a majority of deities have unnatural hair colour.

• She heavily envy’s Tsukuyomi for having a closer relationship with Shikyou than she does herself.

• Reiko has a taste for eyes, it’s one of her favourite foods, second to Miso.

• She tends to abide by her sister’s beliefs, especially the one of atheistic humans should be punished for their lack of beliefs and praises in the gods.

• She only wears sleeveless Kimono’s after a war with Raijin, the god of lighting/thunder, struck lighting at her shoulders, creating burns, which can be inflamed by touch, whether that’s fabric or a person. She has less severe burns / cuts at her thighs, which are now wrapped in Kyahuan.

• Her Pre-War design consists of greyish-brown Kimono with red Sashes and a white Obi, which did cover her shoulders at the time.

• Reiko is in a collaborative story with Sumiko and Fran / Kannon (Not sure if you guys know them but still a fact !)

Anyways, that’s my OC!! I hope she isn’t much off of canon lol- I never seen someone make their OC related to Shikyou so I decided to do so with Reiko! If you have any questions about her or my posts in general feel free to ask!

[demonsteapot]

Im new here, can you tell me about your oc's?

OH YEAH I CAN this is gonna be a long bitch of a post though

so there are a lot but these are probably the main eight even though i only draw like 3 of them regularly

(please forgive the half-assed sketches, i just wanted to get their designs across lol)

so the premise of this setting is that the sun (which is god) is dead and the earth is now inhabited by mindless angels and mostly humanoid demons (which may or may not be either spirits or just a human derivative). demons live in small city-states and their environs built on top of giant geothermal-harvesting living flesh networks (referred to as humans since they're derived from them)

demons on the outskirts of these places are tasked with keeping angels out. this is what most of these characters do; these eight live in or around fleur, a town in the middle of buttfuck nowhere on the easternmost point of a human kingdom named rust. five of them work for an agency (rust monitor) which scouts and euthanizes angels.

also, magic exists! the (fuzzy) system for magic is mainly based on blood. i think that's enough context so i can introduce these guys

fooling around in the top left are vivian (seated) and fran (seating?). both of them work for RM in bronya's squad, the moss-eaters. if you scroll through my art tags you will probably find that viv is unaccountably the favourite child, as it were. he loves to yap about his interests, especially to fran. he hunts bugs and angels using a combat umbrella. he died once and got resurrected after like two years by nova, which is why he is all stitched together. he has ice magic. his resurrection also may or may not count as force feminization?

fran is a foolhardy and mostly unkillable goofball. the three snakes on his head are named diogenes, gello and lettuce. he started working for RM after bronya accidentally hit him with her car. he's best friends with viv. fran is also a fan of the demon equivalent of pro wrestling, which is more violent and somehow more homoerotic than the human one, and that i can't depict because i wouldn't do it justice. he has some force magic skills, which let him do things like move comically fast and punch shit so hard it explodes. he used to fight using an axe but graduated to just using his hands. he plays the bass sometimes

the catgirl to their right is bernadette harley. she used to be friends with viv and fran, but left fran estranged after viv's death. she lives with her father estus, who used to work for RM. they do not like each other. bernadette hunts using estus's old coilgun. she mostly hunts for food, but occasionally she helps the moss-eaters out with angels or other monsters. she was cheery when she was younger and now she's not. she has a large parasite in her stomach which eats angels

top right, with the thorns on her back, is nova harley, bernadette's sister... sort of. nova also used to be friends with the previous three, but she ran away from home and now she's feral. she has an affinity for magic that deals with manipulating living flesh, and after viv's death she spent about two years reconstructing him out of various vivisected (heh...?) animals. nova is easily stressed and depressed. she hurts people sometimes but not intentionally... usually. she likes sewer slvt. she eats carrion off the asphalt, and the only living things that like her are the flies and the ravens. she also doubles as my sona for venting!

bottom left, with the gillstalks, is princess valentine phloem, or val for short. she is not in fact demon, but human– specifically, a polyp of rust that was intended to grow into the next queen regent. however, she didn't like this idea, so she chainsawed her way right out of rust's bowels and ended up in the remotest part of the kingdom– fleur, where she joined the mossies. fran likes to arm-wrestle with her, but she always wins. having lived in a fleshy, subterranean hellscape for most of her existence, she has an appreciation for life that others don't. it often seems to her friends as though she experiences twice as much world as they do.

in the bottom middle, in the maid outfit and gasmask, is mincey leyland. he lives in part of an ancient bunker complex and delivers vigilante justice when he isn't busy fucking with bronnie's squad. vivian, who mincey considers his brother, is technically a clone of him, and he wields fire magics as a counterpart to viv's ice. he carries a long-standing rivalry with his brother, though it's mostly an elaborate in-joke between them at this point. though he professes loathing for and has legitimate envy of his brother, he helped nova extensively when she rebuilt him. he hates to let his machines do his dirty work, so he prefers single combat with his enemies, with a skeletal rainshade as his favoured weapon. he also maybe stole some people's organs to help nova

bottom right, the blonde machine and the gorgon leaning on them are gato cello and bronya wormwood respectively. cello is bronnie's assistant, a heavily modified domestic android unit that had a long stint as an assassin before bronnie roped them into working for her. they are a scout unit for the mossies, but also very much the team pet. kind of an asshole. met bronnie when they were hired to kill her when she was in college. the two have an unbreakable friendship wherein they hurl insults that border abuse at each other constantly. fortunately, the rest of their teammates find this very entertaining.

finally, bronya is the field captain of the moss-eaters. she is about thirty and depressed and gay. she's a weapons hardware engineer and made most of cello's modifications, as well as a home-made pile bunker she uses to deliver the coup de grâce to wounded angels. she drives a legged squad vehicle called a scuttlebuggy (her aforementioned car), which i have never posted because i can't figure out how to make it look good. her snakes are named bleach, tara, pissboy, euterpe, princess and kyle. kyle is the dead one

anyway all of this stuff is subject to change and none of it is comprehensive. i have never had an internally consistent cast of characters or setting for very long. also, with the exception of viv, fran and nova, no one has a consistent design right now, so those are wips too.

anyway sorry for the long post i dont rant much so it all happens at once

[ozkarrzen]

OZKARR'S INTRODUCTION..! ☆

☆࿐ཽ༵༆༒ START ༒༆࿐ཽ༵☆

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Hello, I'm Ozkarr/Ink! ~ The Silliest UNDERTALE fan you will ever meet (◍•ᴗ•◍)

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ On here, I will post about Undertale, Deltarune, UTMV, AUs, Undertale Yellow, ETC.

⏤͟͟͞͞✩ I will also post art, comics, opinions and ships. If you don't like that, then it's fine, this isn't the place for you.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ This account will also have oc x canon / canon x reader.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ This is my Persona/Kinsona!

☆࿐ཽ༵༆༒ WARNINGS ༒༆࿐ཽ༵☆

This account contains:

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Violence

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Suggestive Themes (NOT nsfw.)

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Ships

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Mental Health related things

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Sensitive Topics (Mentions of Abuse, Toxic Households in the media I'll talk about.)

☆࿐ཽ༵༆༒ DNI ༒༆࿐ཽ༵☆

Please DO NOT interact if:

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ You're Racist, Homophobic, Etc.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ You would hate on me for my opinions and ships.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ You won't respect my boundaries.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ You hate on Ink Sans to insult me. (It's okay not liking him! Just don't say you hate him just so you can insult me.)

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ You ship Proships (Fontcest, Frans, Dreammare, etc.)

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ You're Under the age of 13. I don't feel comfortable that a child is looking through my blog. (Besides, I don't think children should be on Tumblr.)

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ You had controversy with me.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Your boyfriend game and/or The coffin of Andy and leyley Fans/Supporters.

☆࿐ཽ༵༆༒ INTERACT ༒༆࿐ཽ༵☆

Please interact if:

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ You're an Ink Sans Kin

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ You like UTDR/UTMV

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ You like my favorite characters and favorite ships (check faves)

☆࿐ཽ༵༆༒ BOUNDARY༒༆࿐ཽ༵☆

My boundaries!:

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Don't send "kys" messages unless you're a friend.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Don't Roleplay about characters and say "they wouldn't act like that!!". I don't care.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Don't EVER mention Fontcest or Frans. (Only if you're explaining them/Don't like them either)

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Don't sexualize me. ESPECIALLY if you're 18+.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Don't mention Glitchtale. I'm sorry but I have a bad past with that series. (You can like it and tell some things about it! Just please don't force me into conversations about it.)

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ I have MAJOR anxiety,, please be patient and use tone tags.

☆࿐ཽ༵༆༒ FAVES ༒༆࿐ཽ༵☆

My favorite things!:

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Games: Undertale, Deltarune.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Characters (Canon Undertale): Sans, Muffet, Papyrus, Toriel, Chara.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Characters (Canon Deltarune): Kris, Suzie, Noelle, Toriel, Queen, Lancer.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ AUs: XTALE, HORRORTALE, DUSTTALE, OUTERTALE, ALTERTALE, UNDERSWAP, FELLSWAPX, SLUMBERTALE.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Multiverse Characters: Ink Sans, Error Sans, Swap Sans, Gin (Fellswapx), Tori (Altertale), Dust Sans, Core Frisk, Cross (Xtale), Geno (Aftertale), Xchara, Xfrisk, Xmuffet.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Ships: Soriel (Sans x Toriel, Any AU), Dunkin Donuts (Sans x Muffet), Cream (Dream x Cross), GoldenVial/Drink (Dream x Ink)

☆࿐ཽ༵༆༒ OTHER ༒༆࿐ཽ༵☆

Other things to mention!:

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ I am an Ink Sans Fictionkin! Ink is also my comfort character.

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Transmasc Paintgender, Bi-Demiaroace! (They/He/Paint)

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ I have many socials! Ozkarrzen (Tiktok, Discord, Tumblr, Bluesky), OrchidReadsBooks (AO3), Orchidd.Musix (Spotify)!

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ I like drawing and Writing!

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ I have Maladaptive Daydreaming lol

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ Surprisingly, Undertale isn't the only thing I'm into! I'm also Into DDLC, BATIM, CUPHEAD, FNAF, LAW OF TALOS, SPOOKY MONTH and many more!

☆࿐ཽ༵༆༒ TAGS ༒༆࿐ཽ༵☆

Tags I use to organize my account!

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ #orchids art — for my silly art!

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ #orchids vids — Videos of my art! (animatics, animation memes, etc.)

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ #orchid talks — silly rambles and headcanons!

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ #orchids jokes — joke posts/memes!

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ #orchids rb — my reblogs!

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ #orchids srb — my self reblogs!

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ #orchids art reqs — for my art requests!

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ #orchids doodles — Silly doodles!!!

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ #inklyn — Everything about my kinsona!

⏤͟͟͞͞☆ #inklyn lore — Lore about my kinsona!

(Will add more if needed!)

That's all for now, hope we'll have a *great* time :3

[theygotbitchesinmedia]

Ask Box Dump

Some of these are literally 8 months old whoooops. Sorry!!!!! but we get there!!

whatasmoothgardener asked:

Also reccing trying out Girls Last Tour, a manga/anime by the mangaka of Shimeji Simulation that follows two girls as they explore the deserted post-apocalyptic megacity they live in. Mainly focuses on the two girls and them contemplating the world, both in a literal sense and a more abstract sense. The anime adaptation is pretty good but for some reason didn't adapt the ending so if you go with the anime I very much rec reading where it left off.

whatasmoothgardener asked:

Reccing another underrated manga for this blog called Hakumei and Mikochi about the daily lives of two women roommates in a world where people are only a few inches tall and coexist with talking animals. A rather laidback manga but I think the art and the worldbuilding really shine through. There is an anime and while its an okay adaptation I rec the manga since you really miss out on the WHA-level art of the comic if you watch only the anime.

whatasmoothgardener asked:

Suggesting more anime. Humanity has Declined is an fantasy-comedy post apocalypse anime focusing on the mediator between humankind and fairies and the strange things that happen to her due to the local fairies. The episodes are in Anachronic Order. I can only speak for the anime here as I haven't read the light novels nor the manga.

whatasmoothgardener asked:

Reccing another anime. Pani Poni Dash is a Gag Anime about Japanese highschoolers and their new teacher Rebecca, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who happens to only be 10 years old. Most of the cast is female. I don't remember there being a lot of fanservice in this but it's been a while since I've watched it. Has a manga I've yet to read.

@whatasmoothgardener

Girls last tour I've heard of before and it's already on the list! I don't know a ton about it but I think it's one I definitely want to get to at some point. hakumei and mikochi is 100% new to me and I'm not really into this character art style but these backgrounds are gorgeous. I always love some interesting worldbuilding and that + nice art are definitely enough to be worth my time. Humanity has declined has some nice looking colors there which is tasty to me. added to the list! Pani Poni dash I think i'll skip on because gag franchises in general are lower priority and with a list that is getting close to 200 titles long i gotta pick where to put my time.

astracetus asked:

Misericorde! It's a visual novel in which a nun is murdered in a secluded abbey. If you like murder mysteries and women, you will like it I hope. The cast is almost all female, and the quality of the characters is through the roof.

@astracetus

this one is a big name in the flower that bloomed nowhere server, which is a great place for Bizarre Women Media recs so I added it to my list after seeing it there! this is one im sure im going to play at some point and im really looking forward to it

Anonymous asked:

popping in to drop a rec for dykette by jenny fran davis which was an indescribable reading experience. almost definitely the most insane lesbian drama i have ever read about…it’s contemporary litfic (?) but is also just. extremely absurd. the worst person you know CAN be a lesbian

I have yet to come across a piece of contemporary litfic I like, but to be honest that's not a huge point against it... the less i'm into any particular genre the more i feel kind of compelled to look for the exception that proves the rule. however i will say that reading about rich new yorkers is not my idea of a good time nor do i really get a lot of enjoyment out of stuff that talks about "queer nonconformity". in general, the more times the word queer is used to describe something the less likely it is to resonate with me lol. the 2.9 goodreads rating compels me a little bit... goodreads reviewers are insane so a complete mixed bag/middle of the road set of reviews means this could really land anywhere for me. i will put it on the list but probably wont be getting to this one any time in the near future

Anonymous asked:

I’d like to recommend ShootAround by suspu on webtoon! It’s about a highschool girls basketball team trying to survive a zombie apocalypse. It’s mostly a comedy, but does have more serious moments.

"high school" "zombie apocalypse" and "webtoon" are three keywords for a piece of media to have that, on their own are pretty offputting to me, but in conjunction with each other i think are dealbreakers. going to skip on this one sorry!

dilsdoes asked:

i dont know if youre still looking for recommendations but i have 2 podcasts, if thats a medium youre interested in

>girl in space: a girl is alone on a space station orbiting a star when something approaches. i think the protagonist is pretty well written. a second season is in the works, but its been in the works for a while now.

>we fix space junk: a smuggler and an ex heiress work as repairwomen for a conglomerate that basically owns them. theres also a mini series focusing on another female character from the series, but going into that would be a spoiler. i dont know what the status of this one is.

@dilsdoes

we fix space junk is on the list! narrative podcasts i tend to fall off of pretty hard for reasons i'm not entirely sure of, but that said i am open to them. added girl in space

Anonymous asked:

Don't know if you still take recs and this is a bit out of left field but I'm three books into the Blackwater series by Michael McDowell and I think you would apreciate the female characters. The blur: with a flood that devastated the village of Perdido, Alabama, appears a misterious woman, who intricates herself into the very wealthy Caskey family. And the pitch is that Elinor Dammert is a flesh eating monster, evil and manipulative and I can't help but root for her 🤍

Looking for stuff that's a bit out of left field is half of the point of looking for recs! I hope her being a flesh eating monster is part of the premise rather than a big spoiler because i would really really prefer people don't send spoilers in their recommendations. but it sounds interesting! added to the list.

Anonymous asked:

I want to recommend the manga series "JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World," about a girl who gets isekaied into an extremely misogynistic fantasy world and becomes a sex worker for survival. I think the series has a lot to say about the role of women in that genre and irl. It is also genuinely quite funny, if dark and featuring explicit sex scenes - if this is something youre willing to check out I'd be really interested in hearing what you think about it.

explicit sexual content is completely fine by me. i'm less sure if im interested in Commentary on isekai as a genre because it's not a genre i have a ton of interest in or experience with so deconstructing the misogyny therein just might not really hold much appeal for me. will put it on the list nonetheless!

anon704580 asked:

you gotta read shimeji simulation and girls last tour. peak yuris

@anon704580

both on the list already! im sure ill get to one or the other at the very least

taisorato asked:

Is Orphan Black on your radar? I'm not sure if I'm really recommending it because it has a lot of racist pitfalls that f/f media (especially Canadian media) of that era just do but it is certainly A Show that can entertain.

@taisorato

I watched orphan black when it was airing! im not sure if i ever finished it, and that was like ten years ago at this point so i dont really remember most of it or have complicated feelings on it. but regardless of anything else you could say about this show tatiana maslany's performance was fucking increeeeedible. there were so many times in this show when i forgot these were all the same woman doing this. i would need to rewatch this one in order to meaningfully recommend it or not so i think ill just stick it in the graveyard as unfinished for now

Anonymous asked:

i'd like to rec Nevermore (webtoon). two women (brash goth & conniving prep) awake on the shores of a misty island with no memories except a feeling that they're important to each other. they find themselves whisked into an ""academy"" (thinly veiled setting for death games) for the recently deceased, and the last one standing gets a second chance at life. they're both immediately embroiled in the interpersonal politics of Fake High School on opposing "sides" but are def in yuri anyways

already on the list!

notarealcarrot asked:

Hello this ask is here to add Tactical Breach Wizards to the pile of media you should check out.

@notarealcarrot

Looks cool. Added to the list!

Anonymous asked:

idk if it's your speed, but have you read claymore?

@snarp has been telling me to read claymore for awhile now so its already on the list and legally i do have to read it

Anonymous asked:

Has anyone recommended the Children of Time trilogy to you yet? Doctor Avrana Kern is inarguably a woman of all time

They have not! added to the list.

lattedecoffee asked:

While the games I am about to talk about have male protagonists, their female characters are some of my favorites in media. They are also all written by Kotaro Uchikoshi, which is why I’m putting these in the same ask.

The whole Zero Escape Trilogy is a great time, but I’m going to focus on the first game, 9 Person 9 Hours 9 Doors here. There are 9 people and you have 9 hours to get out of here through the door with a 9 on it. Behind every numbered door is a point and click escape room the player must solve, but depending on the doors you pick the story will change. There are only 2 required endings to get the full experience but all 5 are worthwhile.

As for female characters, we have 3 in our main cast: Clover, June, and Lotus. Each appears to be a very specific archetype of character (Clover is the young naïve one, June is the childhood best friend, Lotus is the hot sassy one), and the male characters also seem simplistic at first glance. Yet as the story progresses you learn more about these characters and find some of amazing writing. Most of the details would be spoilers but I will say I expected June to be my least favorite member of the cast and she quickly became one of my favorite characters in anything. Clover isn’t as naïve as she first appears, and Lotus’ character went places I didn’t expect but make me love her more.

AI: The Somnium Files (it has a sequel but I’ll focus on just the first) is a much more recent Uchikoshi game. Many elements of Zero Escape feel like prototypes for elements of AITSF (eg. AITSF’s protagonist Date and VLR’s protagonist Sigma have similar personalities but Date ends up being much more likable whereas Sigma has his annoying side and his “oh shit plot is happening” side), but that’s a ramble for somewhere else.

As for female characters, oh my god where would I even start. Mizuki Okiura is a 12yo girl, but she’s also going through some incredibly traumatic stuff. She’s easily one of my favorite child characters alongside original trilogy Pearl Fey. Boss is a character who seems to be, like Lotus, just hot and sassy, but why is she hiding so much?

And the mothers in AITSF, oh my god the mothers. Hitomi Sagan and Mayumi Matsushira make me love each of their children more because of how much they care about them. And yet they aren’t reduced to “mother of X,” they have their own things going on that most parent characters would never get.

I could keep going but damn this is getting long. If you want me to elaborate on something specific I can :)

@lattedcoffee

I've already been through all of the zero escape and somnium file games! i really love aitsf and 999 but ultimately i don't think they're the right fit to recommend for this blog. mizuki and akane in particular i do think are fantastic but ultimately i dont think either game is a right fit to recommend for this blog. kotaro uchikoshi has a complicated relationship with misogyny to say the least. it's a very nebulous line to draw but ultimately the question i ask for whether or not something belongs here is not 'would i recommend this thing that has good female characters' but 'would i recommend this thing specifically because of how the female characters are handled' and i think 999/aitsf are firmly in the former category rather than the latter.

OKAY i think thats all the ask answering i have in me for today. whew. still more than 70 messages in my inbox but it was over 90 when i started so ill consider that a win for now. ty all for the recs!

[ratsoh-writes]

Welcome to ratsohs weekly newsletter!

Since this is new I’ll explain what it is!

Every week or so I’ll make a little post detailing any new drama with characters, who’s taken and who’s making friends. It’s mostly for me to keep track of rps better but I’m sure y’all will like it too

Since this only applies to the Rp verse, not my prompts it won’t go in any masterlists. I’ll be using the tag “ratsoh events” for these posts. Now let’s get to this!

Characters in relationships:

Honey

Salt

Sparks

Mal

Cash

Pop

Rhythm

Pluto

Jupiter

Lilac

Coffee

Pretty much all the mafias except tempest

Moose

Peaches

Alden

Cricket

Compass

Pitch

Ram

Jasper

Artemis

Lush

Rust

Special exceptions

Red/oak: are soulbonded together but if someone’s brave enough to try and seduce both of them it could happen

Current kids in play:

Leo: lush and kei

Rosie Fran Bruno: rust and Ann

Theo Berlin: butch darlin snipe

Winnie: sugar

The quadruplets: kovu

Lacey: Marcelo and the harem lol

Swing: pop E

Akira: katana sparks

Ollie: Nicky honey salt

Current issues/drama

Cash has come down with a mysterious illness. He’s been lethargic lately, loosing weight and easily distracted!

Cricket and Lena had another fight and Lens is spiraling. He’s going to try and push away all his friends

Salsa, father of rhythm and pop has been slowing down quite a bit these last few weeks. The monster is quite elderly and the brothers are worrying that he could be facing some health problems these coming years

Ollivander is the recent target of the monster traffickers in ebott! Some one has put a bounty on his head, will he find out before he’s snatched away? Will anyone save him?

Peaches wants to invite fisher and sea to stay with him. Fisher is debating on if he should break up with the two, unwilling to leave the ocean.

Artemis is stuck between her brother and kovu. She wants to stay with her new flame but worries about leaving Helios alone

Red wants kids, oak wants to wait a decade first, every one else wants red and oak to have kids lol. Who will win this battle?

Some positive changes

Jasper dropped out of his last program and will be taking an apprenticeship at one of seashores train stations learning how to build and maintain the rest stops there instead. He’ll move back to seashore in the fall

Pitch will be receiving an apprenticeship from goldenvalleys librarian and will move out of peaches and ranchers farm to work there.

Sans and wine are no longer in the enemies category and are now friends

[wardens-box]

--OOC INFO UNDER THE CUT--

Hello, my name is Sam, but, with this new platform, I will be willing to expose my identity as the Warden from the Syndicate.

I live in a small flat with my dog and I own a cafe as a hobby and, hopefully, as a retirement project. My son, Quackity, AKA Jester, used to live with me until recently as well. I also hired a wonderful employee, Tommy, in my cafe recently.

However, when needed, I hone the golden armor of the Warden and I work only with justice in mind. If anyone stands in my path, they will be crushed.

Feel free to ask me any questions you might have. I can assure you that those heroes are lying and I will expose the truth.

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Hello, it's Jelka and if you know about the hush server you probably know about me as well hehe. If you've stumbled upon this and don't know what hush now is, it's a dsmp fanfic that's like 4 years old soon, sheesh. It still has a small but dedicated fanbase on discord because it's such a good fic and I wholeheartedly reccomend it :)

This will be a hush Sam rp blog that I will be running along some other friends and their blogs :) so feel free to check them out owo. (FINALLY I GET TO HUSH RP MUAHAHA)

Anyways, most dsmp CCs don't exist for me anymore and I treat hush as its own thing and these characters as Corpsey's OCs. If I mention *blank* name, I'm ONLY talking about the hush character.

Tags I will be using:

#hush sam posting for Sam posting cute updates about Fran, Tommy or anyone else

#hush warden posting for Warden being an edgy bitch and Red Chaos hater

#hush sam asks for anyone asking Sam something :D

#hush warden asks for anyone wanting to ask Warden something instead (BOOOO)

#jelka posting ooc me posting something for myself :)

OTHER HUSH RP ACCOUNTS (not all of them are done yet, this is all a WIP still)

@chaotictopia Tommy/Red Chaos

@catmanwastaken Dream

@sirens-train-station Wilbur/Siren

@crowfeetman Philza/Angel of Death

@dont--blink Ranboo/Lethe

@chaoticbeegremlin Tubbo/Judge

@seaside-bakery Niki/Nemesis

@k-jacobs-hn Karl/Chronos

@goopyhumanguy Slime

@thecaptainhn Puffy/Captain

@bloodgodhn Blood God the God

Anyways I hope you guys enjoy this silly rp lol

[snowzing1]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays, @madmasto ! I hope this satisfies your expectations

This was for the Secret Santa Frans event hosted at @secretsantafrans

I know I only had to do one but I got carried away with drawing

I scheduled this to post at the first minute of Christmas where I am. Cause there ain't no way I'd be awake around then lol

[bueckersbunch]

how can people say the friends she's had who have known her for years and before she had any followers or fame are the ones that are clout chasers???? yet the gf who made her account public and gained 30k and interacts with fans and edits and who's only viral content is with kate is not? gabbie and jada are basketball players (yes jada is bench warmer but still she got on that team and is d1) and they barely even interact with fans online same with kate and they are the actual "celebs" lol claire is an everyday person not even an influencer or athlete or celeb lol

OMG YES THIS!!! This actually makes my blood boil!! Gabbie and Jada have known Kate and Caitlin for a long time and were friends with them way before they became famous. And like you said yes Jada is a bench warmer but she is still D1 and so she herself is famous for that and so is Gabbie. and Jada has a pretty good TikTok following so I’m not sure how you can call them clout chasers. Now Claire on the other hand had a private account and then made it public when her and Kate hard launched and now she has a bunch of followers, she takes pictures with fans, signs autographs, and most of her content is either Kate, something that has to do with Kate, or is because of Kate. Her posting that she was eating breakfast in Illinois (letting us know she is with Kate), posting about being in San Fran (letting us know she is in San Fran with Kate), posting the table at the sushi place (letting us know she is on a date with Kate), and so much more so I don’t know how you can seriously say that Jada and Gabbie are clout chasers and Claire isn’t🤣💀

[saintbetty]

Habromania rant time !!!! 🌹

I have complied to the best of my ability everything related to the game's lore and development.

This all originates from Symphony Sonota's YouTube Livestream (January 10) and Instagram.

I'M IN NO WAY RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM OF HABROMANIA I'M JUST A CRAZY FAN °^°

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Habromania is an point and click style video game based on Alice in Wonderland! by Symphony Sonota (Sydney Collins) Alexi as the programmer and composed by Jack Wyndham.

You play as an nineteen year old Alice suffering from a amnesia. After falling down a suspicious hole,She awakens in Wonderland and in her travels meets all sorts of colorful folk. A eccentric hatman hiding tragedy a Queen clad in a vengeful red and a strange cat

AND RATS AND RATS

It's inspirations range from Fran Brow (you can taste it's DNA in the style even), Undertale (we're gonna cry a lot aren't we Sydney?) to Telltale Batman!

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Development (Take it with a grain of salt)

•When will the game come out?

The game doesn't have a set release date as of now. However, It's Demo might come out later this summer . (This information is from the livestream)

•How long will the game be?

It's stated that it will be 12 Chapter's long with 5 Endings. I forgot the exact word length.

•Will it come to other platforms?

It will be PC only for now,Indie development is hard lol.

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Originally I was gonna analyze lore but I procrastinated so hard that a bunch of new stuff came out oh my god this post sucks!

Starting with the game's name is Habromania, meaning

Habromania

A form of delusional insanity in which the imaginings assume a cheerful or joyous character.

Links

https://youtube.com/@jackwyndham?si=KGsH9Iv16pVM27Pq

https://youtube.com/@symphony_sonata?si=ybYkQhzkVNIFIWWb

https://www.instagram.com/symphony_sonata/

[tardigradetv]

(This post is gonna be edited in the future because I haven't finished it yet! I want to add some stuff, but I'm too tired to do it now. Sorry if things are cringe here. Please don't judge!)

Since I got tagged by @thedragonofbadasstemple , I'm gonna share 9 games I got into in 2024! I actually didn't watch many shows/movies last year because that year was a "worker's year", I'd say. I was busy most of the time and when I had free time, I'd rather go outside or do something, like creating or playing games (or studying 🙈) (yes, I think it can be fun studying for a few hours a day 😂). That means I barely had any days I'd just... do nothing. 😭 Yeah, on those few days when I actually just lay in bed, I watched documentaries (and I can't remember titles, so Idk how to share in this case 🤦‍♂️).

Some games are "childhood comebacks". (Games I've known since childhood but lost interest in them and got into them again years later)

I try to be as chronological as possible, but just keep in mind that my memory is such a mess. 😭 So I guess everything worth mentioning was said for now. Let's dive in!

Early beginning of the year:

1 - That's not my neighbor

Last year started with my "Fran Bow comeback". What I mean is that I watch analysis videos and think my part on the whole thing (that doesn't cover how the stuff I do look like, but whatever... I write stuff about it... It's called by that game's name because that game got me into analysis videos about anything regarding gaming or artists' works. So I started looking for other people's thoughts on things, too, instead of only interpreting things on my own) At the same time, I was looking for more games/franchises to think about (and writing analysis). Somehow, I stumbled upon That's Not My Neighbor through YouTube videos on my feed (so yeah... you could say the YouTube algorithm got me into the game lol). The concept/the idea behind the game inspired me to write and do my research on topics relating to the game. What I can say about the gameplay is that it's simple yet effective. It's the ultimate "find the difference" game with an interesting lore behind it. I haven't checked if there came any new updates out regarding gameplay or game modes lately, so it can be that I'm talking crap now. 🤡 Well, let's actually get what I want to tell... To keep it short, the game has a lot of potential, even with its few content gameplay-wise. I imagine that they could add a longer story mode where they provide a better insight into the lore.

Spring 2024:

2 - Needy Streamer Overload

Around the time when it was my old "friend's" birthday, I heard from this game for the first time. It seemed interesting to me, so I looked deeper into it. And no surprise, the game has caught my interest since then. The game's art style inspired me to try new things in my art, and the deeper meaning behind specific features/hints is thought-provoking, exactly what I like. Though I don't relate much to Ame, the protagonist, I really liked how much I could analyze and theorize in her story. So many connections make sense and indirectly told me to do some research about mental health topics I wasn't really educated on. Overall, the iconic character Ame taught me bits of wisdom I carry on my journey of life. Yeah, the game was an experience. My my, I couldn't process my early times of getting into this game back then. 🙈 It was a little bit too much for me at first, but after a few months, I could enjoy the game without any further issues.

3 - My Child: Lebensborn

Summer 2024:

OMG, as a German... 😭 Well, that game hit hard... But I love that there's a game that touches that dark, historical period from an insiders perspective. In times when we fear that history could repeat itself, this game helps reflect the harsh reality some people like to deny.

(Gonna write more about this later)

4 - D4DJ

When I installed the Hypmic ARB in February 2023, I got into rhythm games for the first time. Yes, I've never played any rhythm games before, so Hypmic ARB gets the title "my first rhythm game". Since then, I've started liking rhythm games as a genre. In summer 2024, I spent time with a "friend" (who isn't my friend anymore, sadly), a rhythm game enthusiast, especially when it comes to rhythm games for consoles. When I asked them which mobile rhythm games I could try, they gave me D4DJ as a recommendation. I played it for a few months, but one day... it just didn't work on my phone anymore. I couldn't get through the title, and I couldn't even save my account, which meant I had to say goodbye to the game... Yes, I could've started from the beginning again, but as I've experienced before, most games don't even work on my phone once such issues start to occur (I had this with Project Sekai). But in the end, I don't have anything on my phone anymore that could remind me of my old "friend", so I see it as a plus to some degree... 😭 Now, to my feedback! The game has an innovative system that made my gameplay experience really enjoyable. The different notes while playing a show made me think really quickly how to calculate where I should position my fingers. I also like how the game uses the screen you play on. It's important to have your whole screen in view to know how to hit some notes. (That makes the decorative feature of designing your stage so cool imo). The game also has Touhou songs that I enjoy, so I often played these (along with internet yamero). What I certainly like in the game is that... I could actually feel rewarded for just playing. To be more clear, you can get diamonds (or whatever they're called again, I forgot 😭) by just playing a song for a specific number of times. If my phone just worked... Yeah, but something that really bothered me is that... I easily got overstimulated from playing this game. The game is fun, but it won't once I get overstimulated...

5 - Snake Pass (childhood comeback)

This game is peak childhood! And the soundtrack 😭 I love it so much! I can't think of any other games where you play a snake with a humming bird as a helping companion to explore different areas of an in-game world. Also that you can change the facial expressions of Noodle (the snake) is such a nice detail! I spent hours on this game trying to get the 100%. Yes, the controls are a bit... uh, hard to get used to at first, but once you do, you have lots of fun solving puzzles. Since David Wise is the composer of the soundtrack, you could expect that there are gonna be bangers. (I mean, think of Donkey Kong...) I remember how I used to listen to the soundtrack for HOURS when I first discovered this game years ago! 😭🫶 It's also one of those games where I just enjoy playing without trying so hard to master it immediately. Sometimes, I take a look at all those details I can find... and I love every single one of them. For example, Noodle is a coral snake, an extremely dangerous snake. And as far as I know, coral snake venom contains neurotoxins that can lead to paralysis and death. So I think you can guess why the small crabs you can find in the game flee when they see Noodle... (kinda funny to think about when you compare that to the game's innocent appearance.)

Fall 2024:

6 - Team Fortress 2 (childhood comeback)

It's a classic. I think many people have at least heard of it through memes. I've been into this game since childhood (but other, new interests gained higher priority, so I kinda forgot about this franchise). Back then, I had a proper device to play it, ah... 😭 Well, before my recent computer died, I had the opportunity to play Team Fortress 2 again. What a wonderful experience it was! There's so much about this game that I've forgotten in the time I didn't touch it that it felt like a complete new experience. Oh, and reading all the chapters of the comic again... (including the recently published one) It brought tears into my eyes. Compared to other games of the same genre, TF2 isn't as competitive as some others. I used that as an opportunity to have fun and just enjoy the game! Especially the casual experience can be so chaotically fun, which gives the game its unique charm. I don't think there's any other game that has the same charm as TF2, so if you like ego shooters where you can be goofy and laugh your ass of in voice chats, this one is for you! Besides, the characters are *chef's kiss*, and the game can be counted as a cultural phenomenon. I mean, when voicelines become memes that reach countless people (probably outside the fandom), then this game is an internet milestone.

7 - Sally Face (childhood comeback)

With my old Fran Bow fixation, of course, I'm gonna find this game sooner or later. I can say that I don't regret finding out about this game at all! The art style, animation style, and lore captivated me. And not to forget, the soundtrack... I still listen to sometimes. I first discovered it a few years ago when I wanted to play something different. As you probably know from my introduction, I'm a Nintendo fan who plays mostly their games, but I touch other games from time to time, too. One of the first games I started getting into besides the Nintendo ones was Fran Bow, to be honest. And I mean by "getting into" that I CONSUMED the game's content like crazy.😭 (That's why this game has a connection to some others I've mentioned here). Well, back to Sally Face. Sal Fisher, the protagonist himself, is such an icon. I really grew fond of him from the early beginning. His personality and his background touched my heart, so it was no surprise that I'd feel devastated after finishing the story. What I really appreciate about this game is the atmosphere. Besides the lore (which I was deeply invested in when I first found out about the game), the atmosphere of the game makes you lean back and think about what is happening while you play. You slow down for a moment to investigate a certain spot to find more information. You might put your device beside to take a moment to process what just happened. Truly breathtaking. The further you get in the game, the more you feel like you're losing yourself in the scenario. It's an unforgettable experience with moments that can you almost make you cry. The strange art style highlights this uncomfortable atmosphere even more. After Sally Face has become a significant part of my childhood, I can say that this game touches many topics that are worth discussing. I could endlessly ramble on any character's specific traits, their background, and context to the story (if I actually could share my thoughts properly 🙈). Exploring the depth of this game back then was an important part of "getting used to thinking". And now, having found my way to this game again feels like I time traveled back to the time I was younger, a time when my life looked so different. To look back and say goodbye to those times, I'd imagine visiting my younger self and just telling that boy how grateful I am he kept going. Thanks to my determined younger self, I could grow into the person I am today. May Sally Face stay a wonderful memory...

Winter 2024:

8 - Yume Nikki

The strange game that made me reconsider all my thought patterns and my life in general. I have to admit, strange things always captivate me, so it's no surprise I got into it so quickly. The soundtrack captures the feeling of endless isolation so well... ah, I know that feeling. Listening to it gives me comfort. The reason why I feel like this is... sad. Well, how should I say it? I... grew up in social isolation, you could say... My childhood wasn't the worst... but it is the foundation of a person's personality, so... Oh- that's not the topic I should talk about right now...

9 - Everything (the game)

Somehow, I've never heard of this game before someone mentioned it not so long ago. It's exactly my taste! I'm sad I didn't discover it sooner! Games with great wisdom behind it always have a sweet spot in my heart. It's really interesting how the game is made. Such a simple style with an intense/immersing atmosphere. The soundtrack really makes me forget everything around me (though the animations in this game make me laugh as hell. The first time I saw how the animals "walk" here got me almost falling from my chair.) I personally think that this game challenges your experimental abilities/creativity. The more you use those abilities, the more fun you're going to have playing this game. Everything seems so aimless (pun intended), but this makes the player think about what the game tries to tell you.

(Gonna continue later)

[silvermoon424]

My manga collection (October 2023)

I did a post detailing my manga collection back in 2021, but it's grown a lot since then so I figured I'd make a new post! It was also a good time to do so because we're repainting my room and while there's usually a ton of anime merch in front of the books on my shelves, now it's all been packed up. So there's a clear look at the books without me having to move anything, lol.

Anyway, without further adieu, here we go! My manga collection is largely shoujo (specifically magical girls) and horror manga.

Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino

Pet Shop of Horrors: Tokyo by Matsuri Akino

The Clique by Yishan Li

Frozen II manga by Arina Tanemura

Dark Metro by Tokyo Calen and Yoshiken

Yokai Rental Shop by Shin Mashiba

Confidential Confessions by Reiko Momochi

Pichi Pichi Pitch (aka Mermaid Melody) by Michiko Yokote and Pink Hanamori

Magical Girl Site by Kentaro Sato

Reiko the Zombie Shop by Rei Mikamoto

Les Miserables (manga adaptation) by TszMei Lee

Nightmares for Sale by Kaoru Ohashi

Presents by Kanako Inuki

Mail by Housui Yamazaki

Dark Water by Meimu

Tale of a White Night by Tooko Miyagi

Goth by Otsuichi and Kendi Oiwa

Beautiful People by Mitsukazu Mihara

Attack on Titan: No Regrets by Gun Snark and Hikaru Suruga

In Clothes Called Fat by Moyoco Anno

A Girl on the Shore by Inio Asano

Bride of Deimos by Etsuko Ikeda and Yuuho Ashibe

Limit by Keiko Suenobu

Helter Skelter by Kyoko Okazaki

Dolls omnibus (in Japanese) by Yumiko Kawahara

Ibitsu by Haruto Ryo

A God Somewhere (Western comic) by John Arcudi and Peter Snejbjerg

Beauty (Western comic) by Hubert and Kerascoët

Ah! My Goddess by Kōsuke Fujishima

Only One Wish by Mia Ikumi

Higurashi When They Cry: Festival Accompanying Arc by Karin Suzuragi

Chronicles of the Grim Peddler by Lee Jeoun-A

PTSD Radio by Masaaki Nakayama

Elfen Lied by Lynn Okamoto

Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit by Motoro Mase

Happy Sugar Life by Tomiyaki Kagisora

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood by Hirohiko Araki

An Ojamajo Doremi artbook (in Japanese)

Mermaid Saga by Rumiko Takahashi

Dolls by Yumiko Kawahara

Maid-sama by Hiro Fujiwara

Franken Fran by Katsuhisa Kigitsu

Hell Girl by Miyuki Eto

Gurren Lagann by Kotaro Mori

Doll by Mitsukazu Mihara

Mantis Woman by Senno Knife

Various Sailor Moon artbooks from the anime, manga illustrations by Naoko Takeuchi, and fan artbooks

Sailor Moon Eternal Edition by Naoko Takeuchi

Sailor V Eternal Edition by Naoko Takeuchi

Puella Magi Madoka Magica by Hanokage

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story by Hanokage

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Wraith Arc by Hanokage

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Rebellion Story by Hanokage

Puella Magi Oriko Magica by Kuroe Mura

Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer by Kuroe Mura

Puella Magi Tart Magica by Golden Pe Done

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story by Fuji Fujino

Assorted PMMM and Magia Record artbooks

Pokemon Adventures (aka Pokemon Special) by Hidenori Kusaka and Mato/Satoshi Yamamoto. I own the complete set of the RBG, Yellow, GSC, FRLG, Emerald and HGSS arcs as well as a few volumes from the RS, DP, and Black/White arcs.

Various Pokemon 4koma (in Japanese)

Pokemon: I Choose You by Ryo Takamisaki

Phantom Thief Pokemon 7 by Miho Asada

The Rise of Darkrai by Ryo Takamisaki

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure by Shigekatsu Ihara

The Electric Tale of Pikachu by Toshihiro Ono

The Art of Pokemon Adventures by Satoshi Yamamoto (both English and Japanese versions)

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team by Makoto Mizobuchi

Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea by Makoto Mizobuchi

Various Junji Ito Manga:

Dissolving Classroom

Fragments of Horror

The Liminal Zone

Sensor

Black Paradox

Gyo

Uzumaki

Tomie

Deserter

Tombs

Lovesickness

Smashed

Shiver

Frankenstein

Remina

Venus in the Blind Spot

No Longer Human

Twisted Visions (artbook)

Uzumaki coloring book

Uzumaki (original printing) by Junji Ito

Museum of Terror by Junji Ito

Soichi by Junji Ito

The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency by Hirohiko Araki

Orochi by Kazuo Umezu

Be Very Afraid of Kanoko Inuki! by Kanoko Inuki

Wonderland by Yugo Ishikawa

Shadows House by Somato

I Had That Sane Dream Again by Yoru Sumino

Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki

Nightmare Inspector by Shin Mashiba

The Ring by Misao Inagaki

Wonder House of Horrors by Miyako Cojima

Puella Magi Suzune Magica by GAN

Puella Magi Kazumi Magica by Masaki Hiramatsu and Takashi Tensugi

Magia Record: Another Story by U35

I also have some manga in storage like Inuyasha and Kitchen Princess, but that's about it!