#pretty much just for display atm

[lildoodlecat]

@sumireviku creatures in the wild

[justporo]

Still more fluffy relationship headcanons for Astarion and Tav

You guys seem to really like these, so I'm keeping them going for as long as I can. And - I know I said I couldn't do requests atm - but when (if?) I run out of ideas how about you can send me prompts for headcanons on specific topics?

Here we go though, more small ideas and moments for these two idiots!

Astarion is a tease, always flirting with you (for the most part), always kissing you or touching you, always whispering something dirty directly into your pointy ear; sometimes even doing that flat out while you're out in public... with people around.

Deep down he's always wondering though when the day will come that you don't want to be with him anymore; you know that and you try your absolute best to remind him every moment of every day that you want to be with him forever, slowly working to turn the "when" into an "if" and then making him forget altogether

You are basically a street cat, but Astarion? He's a man of culture! And he loves to take you out and frankly just goddamn educating you

He takes you to museums, telling you in incredible detail about the artworks and the displays because he knows his history, also - he's incredibly smart; you enjoy not only him enjoying himself talking about stuff he likes but also just eat it up, eager to learn about stuff you never had the chance to before

Dancing: That's another thing. He knows all the dances: from the silly court dances Wyll showed you once, to the much more interesting and intimate ones where you're flush against one another's bodies

He teaches you, being so close to him, you can't stop fawning, holding you like you're something incredibly fragile and precious while moving you ever so passionately

You've never done this and are incredibly insecure at the beginning, but "Don't worry, love, let me hold you and I'll guide you, you just look pretty" - but then you pick it up quickly and it becomes one of your favourite pastimes with him

You have artful skills of your own though: since you're a former thief and had to stake out targets and places sometimes for weeks on end, you had a lot of time on your hands and taught yourself to draw a long time ago and drew whatever you had to observe: a nice compromise between keeping your eyes on whatever mattered and still having something to do

So, you finally draw him, something you'd promised him a long time ago when you merely had started travelling together; you spend a whole night just to get the first portrait right and Astarion gets uneasy because can't you just let him have a little sneak-peek?

When you show him the drawing, he's just speechless - "What, even more magnificent than you remembered?" you tease him, but you see how his fingers are tensing holding the paper and there's a single tear on his cheek when he looks and smiles at you broadly "No, love, just flustered about how you don't seem to get my chin right"; you call him a liar softly and he sniffles and draws you in for a really long hug and he thanks you deeply

Ah, I also love using these to sneak in facts and ideas for my Tav and helping me flesh out a backstory and more details for their story and relationship. Also don't mind me sprinkling a little angst on there.

Of course, the drawing idea has been imagined many times before and rightfully so, Astarion deserves it. But it's... I haven't drawn really in a loooong time but he really makes me want to give a portrait ago. I had to get it out for personal reasons.

[chilled-ice-cubes]

on sunday & the dreammaster // sunday's parallels with aventurine

the dreammaster's relationship with sunday is actually extremely fucked up and uncomfortable when you look at it as a whole:

when the siblings find the charmony dove, he tells robin that her idea of simply building a nest for the dove is "idealistic" and prods at sunday until sunday finally says that he wants the bird to live no matter what, even if it's in a cage.

ages are vague in star rail, but at least from the ~vibes~ sunday gives off (+ robin is referred to as a "young songstress" at one point), i think we can say that sunday was probably pretty young when he was made the bronze melodia. gopher wood is the dreammaster, the leader of penacony—and he's okay with making his orphaned foster son, who was p much already displaying trauma responses as a child (the immediate conclusion that "the dove's parents abandoned it", saying he has no dream and simply following what robin says her dream was) listen to the confessions of the sinners of the dreamscape? sunday being appointed as bronze melodia is the direct triggering event that leads to him losing faith in the harmony.

the dreammaster telling sunday about robin getting shot and almost dying—this is such a strange way to tell your adopted son that his sister was in mortal danger. "perhaps as a reward for her consistent deeds of harmony" its all just rather passive-aggressive and manipulative; definitely aiming to be the nail in the coffin for sunday's faith. if robin, the ideal advocate of xipe, can't be protected while doing charity... then what is the path of harmony even worth?

the most damning part of course is sunday's final conversation with the dreammaster, where the dreammaster references robin, basically sets down an ultimatum for sunday that one of the siblings must follow the path of the order and fulfill the plans they've set in motion till now. by now sunday's relationship with the dreammaster is much colder than it was in the two flashbacks about the bird and robin's gunshot wound—he clearly doesn't fully trust him anymore, but at the same time he has lost all hope and believes only in the path of the order that the dreammaster personally set him on.

the two excerpts below basically summarise sunday for me—"someone has to stay awake in the sweet dream" // "we sleep because we are afraid to awaken from our sweet dreams." firefly admits that sunday is a pessimist who feels deep compassion for all; he creates the sweet dream paradise using the order's power because he genuinely believes it will enable everyone to live their best lives.

the interesting thing is, a rejoinder to sunday's thesis of: "people sleep because they are afraid to wake up from their dreams" was already given in version 2.1, through aventurine's character arc and the conclusion he comes to during his conversation with acheron. i've already talked about sunday and aventurine's surface parallels here, so i'd like to focus specifically on their views about "dreams" in this post.

acheron and aventurine agree that people sleep because they are not ready to welcome death, and are preparing themselves for their inevitable ending—ratio adds that it is impossible to be "dormant" in the dreamscape. this is directly contrary to what sunday wants. sunday rejects that inevitable death, and wants to create a stagnant, safe, paradise in a cage for everyone. a macrocosm of what he wanted to do with the charmony dove as a child all those years ago.

version 2.1 and version 2.2 directly build upon each other, especially through sunday and aventurine's character arcs. you would imagine that aventurine, who has constantly suffered, is terrified of death and not really a big fan of living as his life was atm, would be exactly the sort of "weak" person that sunday wants to build a paradise to protect. but as he goes through his journey in 2.1, we see that he comes to an entirely different conclusion from sunday. he decides to keep moving on, so that he can make his parents proud when he meets them again at the end of his journey. sunday, meanwhile, loses all hope and quite literally falls from grace. still, robin catches her brother at the end; there's still hope for him.

[captainfern]

Dbf!price x reader cock worship? She’s on her knees giving him puppy-dog eyes absolutely drunk off him and he’s praising her over and over again :)

i’m lazy so i’m not gonna even try and write a full fic for this atm (sorry lmao 😭) but here’s a smutty little drabble cause this idea is gooood

this can be dbf!price if you want

yk the drill 18+ below the cut, gn!reader

no cause most of the time price prefers giving head then receiving it but he can’t say no to you when you give him that look !!!

so pretty and desperate for his cock :(

you literally spend so much time just kissing and licking up his length and he’s twitching and leaking pearls of pre before you even put him in your mouth

god he almost busts a fucking nut when you press your tongue to his slit and he praises you soo good and tells you how good he feels

when you finally take him in your mouth he holds back not straight fucking into your mouth. he lets you set the pace and enjoys how wet and warm you are around him. pets your head/hair, whispers praise and pet names when you gag around him

“sweetheart” “love” “baby” “doing so good for me” “taking me so well” “tha’s it baby, there you go”

oh my god he wipes the tears from your cheeks with his thumb when you gag around him, praising you, moaning your name deep from his chest

you’re absolutely drunk on him— the weight and taste of his cock against your tongue, the feel of his pubic hair against your face and hands, the smell of his cologne, cigar smoke and natural musk, the sight of him groaning and shuddering above you, his happy trail and chest hair and solid body on FULL DISPLAY !!!

you’re aching for him as his cock twitches in your mouth when you take more and more of him. his moans get louder when you drag your mouth back to the sensitive tip and suck on it, run your tongue along the base or the slit

you make him feel so good

whispers and moans praise as he begins to fuck your mouth, just desperate to come down your throat :(

cup his balls and he is pushing harder into your mouth fr

oh lord and when he looks down at your beautiful face, your eyes staring up at him all shiny and wet with tears, your pretty lips wrapped around his cock, saliva dripping down your chin, he is MOANING

comes straight down your throat moaning your name and holding your head. praises you soooo much it makes you dizzy :( ugh and he comes so much it fills your mouth and dribbles out the sides when he pulls out

swallow and stick your tongue out !! he just can’t resist pulling you up for a kiss x

like this LORRRRDDDD^

[immortalmsmoon]

Sunsets

A lil Neji drabble cus i've been watching Naruto and was reminded how much i love him :))))

i will be posting soon i hope, i just kinda lost motivation for writing persona 5 atm.....

if you have any requests please ask, i will get around to them!!

warnings: Fluff

Wordcount: 399

Wind rustled his hair as the two of you stood on the hill, overlooking the village. He was so pretty it took your breath away every time you saw him. The paleness of his face, and the sharpness of his jaw, the deep chocolate brown of his hair, the endless stormy purple-grey of his eyes. He stood a bit ahead of you, the sun setting off in the distance ahead of the both of you. Your breath caught in your throat as he turned slightly too you, reaching out his hand, which you grabbed softly. It wasn’t often that either of you had time to be alone together, and considering Neji wasn’t a fan of displaying his affection for you in front of his friends, it was even harder to find peace when your comrades always seemed to be surrounding you. You were lucky, you thought. That the two of you could have this moment, even if it wasn’t for very long. You didn’t mind. Not when you could feel his cold, delicate, calloused hand wrapped around your much warmer hand, cooling you off slightly as the setting sun spread heat into the world in the form of warm oranges and deep pinks, and a warm summer breeze softly flowed around the two of you. You moved softly to stand beside Neji, the slightly long grass tickling your legs. You softly leaned against his shoulder, and he pulled you in by the waist, his arm wrapped softly around you. That was one of your favourite things about loving Neji. his soft, silent way of loving you, as if words could never convey what he felt for you. His love, as intense and colourful as the sunset that ran across the sky like a stream of light, but as soft as the clouds that lay against it. his love was never too much colour, never too bright, never too intense. Because of his clan's rules and his upbringing, it had taken him a long time to get used to Love. experiencing you and your unique way of showering him in your love had taken time for him, and slowly he was starting to accept the soft touches in public and gentle kisses to the cheek, even if a couple people noticed it. Slowly, he was starting to do the same. Slowly he was starting to allow himself to crave your touch, your voice, your person. Slowly he was letting the colours of his love shine as bright as they were.

[zombyjuice]

Can you do sugar daddy shotaro smut😍

PRINCESS TREATMENT ❄️🎀 ٩(ŏ﹏ŏ、)۶

bf!shotaro x poc!reader

MMMPHHH literally fighting demons atm ☺️☺️ no face claims. I’ve had writer's block ALL DAYY I hope it’s decent :>>

“Taro, I still feel like this is too much” you mumble in his chest, arms around his waist freshly done nails scratching at his back and his arms around your neck. “princess what did I tell you about that, I told you I wanted to do this for you, yeah?” you nod and let a small mhm slip.

He moves his hands to your neck and gently pushes your head up to look up at him “Yeah?” he repeats thumb gently swiping against your sensitive area “Yeah” you say back looking up at him with soft eyes “Mmm good” he smiled. You guys were standing in line ready to pay and go home.

Before you guys made it official you were good friends and emotionally dependent on each other. he’d always spend his money on you or run to your service whenever you needed it, his only way of showing you his love without making it… romantic, baby just wanted to make you happy, the first time you guys ever did anything was after the time he bought you a dress you’ve been eyeing for a while, and you just looked so breathtaking the way the color complimented your beautiful chocolate skin.

He couldn’t help it, that night he gave you all his love, fucking you till you couldn’t see right, red marks evident on your ass and love marks down your neck.

Today you guys had breakfast and went shopping with Wonbin, Taro bought you everything and Wonbin sneered at you half the time because you stole his sugar daddy. 20 bags later you guys dropped Wonbin off at the hotel and he drove you to the nail/hair appointment he booked for you.

The moment you got home his lips are on yours “m! taro-!” He’s grabbing at your waist pulling you as close as he can “fuck baby, you look so good, gonna fuck you so good” he grunts. “babyy” you whined against his lips like you don't want it but hands roaming his body like he's all you want.

“Just got my hair done don't want to ruin it” you mumble as he brings your room not bothering to turn on the lights using the city lights that we’re on display for just you two.

“Don’t worry I’ll make sure to be gentle, yeah?”

“Mm yeah” he pushed your body onto the bed and got in between your legs kissing you firmly. “All day been so uncomfortable princess, just wanted your pretty pussy around me,” he huffs grabbing onto your legs and playing with that fats of your thighs and moving his way up to your ass.

He dragged you on his lap and gave a good slap on your ass making you jump and whine, a bright smile on his face.

He turned you on your stomach and adjusted you to the way he wanted and fucked your soaping cunt till he felt was right.

He’d be whining humping you pathetically face in your neck and hands never leaving your ass squishying and slapping. He'd turn you to your back so he could see your pretty face while finishing “Baby, baby, fuck-! ‘m cumming” broken whines and feathery moans slipping out of the both of your mouths.

Euphoria is all you felt as you guys went on. His thrusts were sharp yet sloppy and his words slurred. He’d finish inside you more times than you could count and no he was not gentle and your hair did end up a mess.

But nothing he couldn’t fix with sweet kisses and some cash.

[persesphonestears]

Another tattoo

(Gif not mine :>)

A/N: So I have to make this a more than one part series because I wrote like way too much and I’m gonna die if I don’t post this already. Also so sorry it’s only Ghost in this post, but promise the second part will have the others!! I actually had so much fun writing this like omfg, I don’t have any piercings or tats for myself thanks to money problems atm but like actually I don’t know where I was going with that- uh anyway enjoy! I’m very tired. (looking at the amount now seems rlly small so sorry :/) ALSO I FUCKIN HATE THE NAME TOO LEAVE ME ALONE.

CW: He/they pronouns used for reader(? I might have ended up just using they/them), Reader has tattoos and piercings, I DONT THINK I USED Y/N LES GOO, I call ghost Simon when he isn't at work, Probably incorrect tattoo health procedures, Reader may be a little bland when first meeting Ghost(?), small mentions of gods(?)

Word count: 1342

Simon was finally let off for a break, given it’s only because Price knew he wasn’t keeping himself healthy or sleeping, so being the ‘dad’ boss he is, Simon was forced to take time off. While Simon wasn’t even close to being happy about having to not stay at base and having to make himself food and all the other human necessities, he’d been wanting a new tattoo for some time now. While maybe some of the privates would simply tattoo each other with pen ink, he’d rather die on the field than die from an infection from a more than likely shitty tattoo.

Walking through the somewhat dodgy looking part of his hometown, looking for a seemingly decent tattoo shop. While walking his eye was caught by the small little tattoo shop that looked clean and not all that dodgy. A small bell as the door opened rang as Simon stepped through, looking around at the walls he was impressed with the artwork that was displayed. He could hear faint 2000s rock music in the background of the shop, standing awkwardly waiting to see if anyone was actually here.

Turning around to walk out, he heard a small crash and a string of curses that followed.

Simon stopped and turned to see a short tattooed and pierced person walking out from the back of the shop. “Hi, sorry I was uh..” their talking trailed off as he looked down to see a fresh and unfinished tattoo on their leg. Unknown to Simon, the person in front of him was just very very happy that they weren’t able to be seen from the back, preferring not to be caught staring at the huge 6’4 man in their shop. 

“Uh anyway, I’m guessing you don’t have an appointment cause I don’t have any till later tonight, but I take walk in’s, both for tats and piercings'' They rambled off as they walked around to the front desk checking through their computer, Simon watched them, surprised by the feeling of fluttering in his stomach. Pushing it away he cleared his throat “Uh yeah walk in, are you able to tat up my other forearm?” he was wearing a t-shirt under his hoodie, happy he wasn’t going to be taking his shirt off. “Mhm sure, I just need to ask a few questions and then get you to sign some consent forms, that cool?” He asked walking back around and sitting on one of the couch chairs at the front, taking a seat after them, Simon sat and agreed to the others' request.

“Cool, alright so first is which arm you want it on obviously and if you have any tattoos on your forearm already?” Simon answered with short and gruff answers “My right arm and no, my left is already tattooed(I think I can’t remember which arm of his is tatted).” “Right cool okay so I’m not gonna bother asking if you're of age because it's pretty obvious because holy shit you are probably the biggest and hottest man I’ve ever seen, but just read through these quick and sign ‘em” Thanking whatever gods there were for people not being able to read minds. Handing the forms to Simon he grabbed them and the pen from your hands, giving a quick read through signing where he had to. Putting them back on the desk, you grabbed them right back and skimmed through them, “Okay Simon, well what do you want?”.

—tiny time skip–

After setting everything up and placing the stencil of the sketch that you drew up (That Simon wouldn’t admit but absolutely adored) onto the gruff military man that was sitting in your chair. “Okay, you ready?” A simple nod was what you received in response. Instead of pushing you continued to go ahead and start his tattoo, not once deciding to ask about some of the many scars that graced his arms. Them seemingly adding onto your attraction for the stranger in your shop as he sat still and silent. Becoming; as you do when tattooing, engrossed in the soft buzzing, the hushed music of your playlist and the ink going into skin at your hand.

“How many do you ‘got?” The gruff voice from above me spoke as I continued to stab his skin. “Tats or piercings?” Responding with another question as I kept my focus on the shading, trying to not let the fact that this absolute 10/10 was asking you about yourself. Sure it was most likely to just make conversation but you could dream. “Both?” The voice behind the black surgical mask didn’t sound overly confident but even when peeking up at the man he was still only looking forward. “I stopped counting how many tats I got a while ago. As for my piercings uh..” cutting myself off to count in my head. “I’d say about 9, not counting my ears.” Feeling a cold gaze turn towards me I stiffen slightly. 

“You only have 6 on your face.” (I chose to give reader a vertical labret, septum, both sides of the nose(like so you could use a chain), bridge, eyebrow :D) His voice replies, stifling my laugh “yeah I know I just don’t normally let people see my chest or just randomly show my stomach.” Giggling, I look up to see his ears turning a slight pink. “R-right sorry.” Trying not to laugh at a client, we continued to talk for a bit more before I suggested to put a movie on more to make it less uncomfortable for me with the awkward conversation. After picking a movie, he seemed to relax just a tad more, getting myself comfortable. I continued to finish up the art piece I was adding to someone's skin.

—another time skip because Ghost would get something edgy and big and I can’t keep writing silly awkwardness—

By the time you had finished and made sure to add some disinfectant and soothing cream to the skin before wrapping it up. You pat his shoulder smiling softly “you’re all done big guy”. Rising from the seat, he walked somehow (even though this man is huge) silently towards the front desk. Scanning his card and giving him the papers that explained how to look after his tattoo. “Thank you. You’re uhm. Very handsome- or uh pretty? I don’t know, can I just get your number?” Stumbling over his words brought a smile to your face. “Sure, I’d uh I’d actually really like it if you took my number” you ramble as you grab some scrap paper, quickly writing your personal number you hand it to him.

Seeing his eyes scrunch slightly, let you know he was smiling at you, and god almighty if the fact that this huge, scary, masked, stoic, man giving you a smile, that you couldn’t even see, wouldn’t make you swoon. Giving you a quick nod he walked out, the small bell above your door ringing in your ears as you watched him leave. 

Giggling to yourself as you stupidly fist pumped the air and twirled around happily, not registering the sound of the bell being rung, indicating the opening of a door. What you did register was the once again gruff voice, clearing their throat as you turned back to look at the man who just left back in your shop. “Forgot ma’ cap.” Swiftly grabbing his hat back with what you could only assume was the smuggest look ever he turned back around. This time leaving you with a curt “Bye now, doll”

Leaving you red faced, in the middle of your own shop. Snapping out of it you groaned loudly before retreating to the floor, hidden by the desk. Cursing yourself for your stupid victory jig you did before even making sure that he wouldn’t come back for a bit. A buzz in your pocket distracted you from your internal dread, pulling out your phone and opening it to see a message from an unknown number. “That lil’ dance was very cute btw”.

A/N: *twerks cutely* ANYWAY

[yolkema]

pleasantview has grown and changed a lot in the past 41 years since the beginning, so i decided to do a little renovation for 290 main street ! (aka the supermarket and the electronics/games store) annoyingly it's winter outside the lot but the trees and everything are still in spring. i'm not sure what caused that (i assume it's because the burb family went to shop here earlier this round while it was snowing and the game saved it? idk) the exterior hasn't changed very much, but i kind of like it the way it is anyway

i'm pretty happy with how this turned out, especially the electronics store. i mainly went with a purple/pink color scheme because of the maxis diamond wallpaper they used and i wanted to keep some of that in my game. it was also pretty nice to finally update the bathroom because the original layout annoyed me (especially since i have non-gendered bathroom doors. this lot has already used them for a while, but it effectively meant that sims would just walk through the bathrooms to access either store. now they can just walk across the hall!) something i wish i could find are more modern phone/electronic display cases that would work like the kiosk where your sims could purchase from them. i tried to search for cc like that but all i would find are cc/default cellphones sadly not pictured is the fact that i updated the parking lot so that the layout also makes more sense and more cars can be parked. i don't really have much parking lot decor (kinda interested in the idea but not atm)

[elgaravel]

was tagged by @gothimp to do this tag game!

tell me about...

01. a character you love.

dante... :). i'm sure everyone who follows me at least knows OF him fdjsklf. but he's a mercenary who specializes in the supernatural, mainly demons. he is sooooo silly but also so riddled with sadness and grief. i have an art board of him sitting on top of my aic box set rn

02. your favourite food from your culture.

fry bread my fuckign beloved.... it's such a comfort food to me especially when my dad makes it. also german style pretzels are always a joy. i love carbs 🫶

03. what your dream apartment / room / house is like.

a decent sized house that i can live in with my friends :). not too big but enough space to not be cramped. but i'd also settle for an apartment. also would love to have a spot to display my record player/record collection

04. your personal style or aesthetic.

i'm not as fashionable as i'd like to be ig? i'm broke and also get overstimulated by fabrics pretty quickly so i keep it simple for the most part. my clothes are usually soft and baggy since that's the most tolerable for me. oversized t-shirts and flannels, or hoodies. i usually wear sweatpants if i'm out but just loose pajama pants if i'm at home. but i'll occasionally wear stuff like this if i'm going out with friends or smth.

05. a happy memory.

so there's this quarry close to where i grew up that i went to with friends a lot before they moved away. we'd get food and go hang out on the peak or close to it. it was simple but i always really enjoyed it.

06. your favourite way(s) to spend time.

playing video games, writing, painting, watching movies/shows with my friends on teleparty, making edits, baking, etc

07. story behind your url / title / quote / description / icon.

devilbreakers are a weapon nero uses in dmc5! missing a letter bc the proper spelling is being hoarded 😔😔😔. my title is from the crow which is my favorite movie

08. something that comforts you or brings you joy.

my cat!! she loves pasta, scrambled eggs, and sitting on the couch like a person 😭

09. what you’re looking forward to.

honestly not much atm 🥲 i have an mri coming up that'll maybe give me some answers but we'll see fjdkslf

10. something else that’s important to you.

i can't think of anything so here's bob <3

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@celticwoman @vvanessaives @theonlyadawong @aztarion @quickhacked

@ebongrove @pitchmoss @hibernationsuit

[mxtxfanatic]

That was a pretty fair tangent, actually! English isn't my first language, and I figured that the word "dehumanization" would fit since, according to google, it is "depriving a person or group of positive human qualities". I am aware that it has been used mostly to justify terrible things, but I figured that just using this broad definition would make sense. Dehumanization as in taking bad people and demonizing them so much, ignoring the fact that there even is one thing about them that's not cartoonishly evil, they're not even seen as human anymore, you know what I mean?

However, you are right that how I used it may appear to be insensitive. Especially considering that the group of people actually being dehumanized in mdzs is the Wens, all of them, including the victims of the cultivation world that feels justified in their hunting down of them. It was just the most obvious word to explain how I felt about this trend.

And you are right, It's not like we're all a trigger away to mass murder, I guess that, in my frustration, I used too much exaggerations. What I mean is that this mindset of taking for granted that the people that do bad things are inherently bad and evil, and that because you know you're not, you won't ever do bad things is not only naive, but actively harmful to the concept of self reflection and growth, you know what I mean?

It fosters a sense of stagnation that I despise more than anything.

I know what you mean, and tbf it wasn’t your response that annoyed me, or really even anything I’m seeing in fandom atm, it was just a good opportunity to talk about it and how I feel about that usage. Really feeling the “not my first language” bit though cause I’m going through the same thing with Spanish now and dictionaries are really not your friend when it comes to nuances and applications of words 😭

I see what you’re saying about how people who view themselves as “inherently good” demonize “bad behavior” to dissociate themself from the possibility that they, too, can do bad things, but this is exactly the material issue of dehumanization I was talking about. A person who thinks they are inherently good is not dehumanizing someone else because they think the person’s “evil actions” make them bad but because they have already decided that that “type” of person is inherently evil by birth and/or status and their actions prove they are inherently evil. Still using mdzs as an example, the cultivation world think they are inherently good because of their birth (clan-focused sects), therefore doing things like mass murdering refugees and turning the other way on a known serial rapist is acceptable, even though those actions based on their own stated morality are wrong. On the other hand, Wei Wuxian is inherently evil, inherently in the wrong not because his actions are bad or his morals skewed but because the cultivation world has decided that Wei Wuxian as a “servant’s son” (status), he is not allowed to question or overshadow them. Thus, the dehumanization that Wei Wuxian faces is not an accident or a product of ignorance, it is an intentional wielding of power specifically being used to oppress him, justifying their eventual murder of him and his charges. The cultivation world, itself, is never in danger of this same dehumanization because even as they fully display their corruption and depravity, they hold all the power.

So the real issue becomes: do people who think they are incapable of harm actually believe that, or are they building a case to mask their material harm against someone else they’ve predetermined as undeserving of humanity?

[m43d4y]

Ok a bit of a change of pace from what I usually post but I've had TWO DREAMS of this concept so i feel like I would share it

MLP SURVIVAL HORROR.

no it won't be the virus shit everyone plays to death (which I half enjoyed when I was going around) but it'll be different.

CW: horror ovi, body horror specifically (do not read if you are young, I'd rather you enjoy the series as it is)

🌟 💖 🩵 🩷 ❤️ 🧡 💜 🌟

The mane 6 find themselves afront a mansion that Celestia had sealed away years or perhaps decades prior, sealing an ancient evil within. Twilight got hands on a book describing such a tale and began to wonder if the legends were true... And if so, could the girls work together to end it once and for all.

This is where the game takes place, you play as one of the 6 ponies which have their own respective mechanic. I just woke up from this dream so I may not know what all of them will be but here's what I thought of so far:

Twilight with her impressive magical skill could project a powerful blast on the creature, stunning it for a small amount of time giving her an opportunity to run away.

Rarity could use her magic aswell, but unfortunately given how weak it is she can't do much aside from tossing an object asside in order to distract the monster. Hopefully this'll give her enough time to evade it.

Applejack... I'm not too sure if atm in both of my dreams I was playing as her and she would get sick?? Like the screen would get all blurry and she'd slow down... But I'm not sure that makes sense. I might have her do something else. (Decided to make her able to buck down bookshelves and such to block the beast's path)

Fluttershy would definitely be waayy out of her element (no pun intended) but she would be the best at sneaking and getting away, using her delicate and soundless flying abilities to easily escape any threat... Although she will not be able to fly forever since her nerves are keeping her on hoof.

Rainbow Dash of course being the fastest would have no issue escaping a threat, easily flying away pretty damn far. But given how short sighted and brash she is she can alert the danger as quick as she can escape from it. So keep in mind when and where you use this.

And lastly Pinkie Pie. I had this idea the moment I woke up and thought it would be so fun, which is what she is known for so I had to go with. So Pinkie is known for bouncing and hopping around everywhere she goes despite whatever threat is going on... So why would she stop here? Why would she bother sneaking or hiding when she could have fun! So that's what she'll be doing, bouncing around and allowing herself to be chased by this fearsome threat all while laughing her heart out. Sometimes it's just really fun to be scared!

But the main mechanic that they all have in common would be their hooves, being ponies they would make alot of noise against the hardwood floor of the old manor so they would have to use the nearby carpets to remain hidden. The beast is alerted by both sound and sight, so he extra careful where you step.

And now we're coming to an end, however I still need to explain one key detail. What are they trying to find? Moreso: what will they be running from.

And that I don't have a name for, but I do know that it's an evil that even Celestia couldn't stomach, something so foul and cruel that she simply had to seal it away and hope nopony ever stumbled upon it.

And that evil, has the ability to take form of that which you hold close to your heart. Be it someone you love, a family member or something inconspicuous. And each of the girls will be chased by their own respective interpretation of this beast, at least from afar. Up close the illusion would break, revealing the true appearance of what they'll be fighting, although still harboring similarities to their loved one...

For Twilight she would be evading Spike, being the first character you play as she would display and give an observation to what's going on, failing for it the first time but quickly stunning it and hiding away. Smooth transition from cutscene into gameplay.

With Rarity, this horrific beast will take form of her beloved sister Sweetie Belle. Striking fear and disdain in her heart making her unable to directly hit her with a spell... She couldn't do that to her sister...

Applejack would see something similar, Applebloom. But she would be stricken with anger more than anything, letting something make a mockery of her sister is not something she'll take lightly, she loved her family far too much to let that go unnoticed.

Rainbow Dash on the other hand... Would be confused to see Applejack apead of her, not really sure what she's doing here after they got seperated. But before she can say anything she remembers what Twilight told them, immediately feeling her heart sink. This damn thing making a fool of her, she'll show it...

Pinkie Pie... I'm unsure about, perhaps she could be bouncing away from Cheese Sandwich? Either way she'll have a ball of a time.

And as for Fluttershy, poor unsuspecting Fluttershy would unfortunately be faced with Discord. Her beloved friend she cares about so deeply being used against her in such a way, she'd be terrified! But that's not her Discord... She couldn't find comfort in that...

For the moment that is all I have in mind, perhaps they all get out alive or maybe it's a untill dawn situation where you have to keep them all alive. Though that might make things less fun of you're just resetting in order to actually win the game. Well this'll probably not be real for copywrite reasons so whatever.

Anyway I hope you enjoyed the wild dream I had!! I dunno if I'll go back to sleep LMAO.

🌟 💖 🩵 🩷 ❤️ 🧡 💜 🌟

[earlgreytea68]

Today I went to a professional football game for the first time in my life. I was accompanying my mother. My sister was supposed to go but she has a sinus infection so I got enlisted.

I should have checked the bag guidelines but it was all last-minute and my sister has already been to a football game this season and my mother used the same bag that she brought so I really didn't think twice about it (I didn't have a bag). Anyway, we got stopped because the bag was too big. When we expressed skepticism, they literally brought out a piece of paper and laid the bag against it to show us it was too big. It was too big, by less than an inch. Apparently bags had to be smaller than 4.5x6.5. I'm going to assume my mother's bag was 5x7.

So we took everything out of my mother's bag. There wasn't much in it. We stuck it in my jeans pockets (she was wearing leggings) and in the kangaroo pouch of her sweatshirt. The bag was one of those bags that's designed to like shrink when you're not using it, so we were like, "Okay, we'll just stick that in the pouch, too," and he was like, "No, now you have to throw it out." ....because I guess they're worried on the other side of security someone might give us a gun to hide in the now-empty bag or something????? Like, what???? But we dutifully threw the bag out. (We could have gone back to the car, but it wasn't worth it, we were not anywhere near where we had parked, and the bag was a cheap bag that I'm pretty sure was bought entirely to go to sporting events with.)

ANYWAY, I realize this was our fault for not double-checking the guidelines, and I get that they don't feel like checking people's bags and that's why they don't let you in with bags. Except that they DO let you in with a bag...as long as it's clear. And, again, I guess that's because they don't want to have to check the bag, they're just going to glance at the contents as you go by? Like, I assume that's the idea behind it.

But it occurred to me, as I was sitting at this game watching all these ladies walk by with clear bags, like.......there's something kind of sexist about this, isn't there? I don't want to play into gender stereotypes but the vast majority of people trying to bring bags into this game were women, and therefore the vast majority of people with clear bags were women, and that means that these women were all forced to have their lives completely on display, no privacy. I watched women walk by with clear bags that contained their passports, their credit cards (numbers showing out), their ATM cards, their tampons, their baby's bottles, their prescription medications. Like....really? This is what we need to do to ensure safety at a football game? Force women to parade around with every detail of their lives on display??????

Now obviously, yes, these women should have just stuck everything in their pockets and everything would be hidden, the way men do. Because we all know that pockets are plentiful and deep and spacious on women's clothing.

And all of this probably would not have bothered me so much except for the fact that THERE WERE NO METAL DETECTORS. So literally the ONLY security at this game was making sure women could only bring in clear embarrassing bags. Meanwhile, guys left and right and all around me could have been walking in with guns tucked into their jeans under their baggy jerseys and who would have known? I was kind of honestly appalled by how stupid and ridiculous and unbelievably sexist this seemed to me. Like, maybe metal detectors are pointless, too, but at least pretend to be a little more even-handed and not just trying to be difficult to women?????

Probably somebody who knows security will be able to offer me a justification for this and I would love to hear it, honestly, because it just made me frustrated and annoyed. Like, imagine if you went into an airport and the people presenting as men all walked right in but the people presenting as ladies all got pulled aside to justify what they wanted to bring with them????

[melancholy-marionette]

Hi! How are you today?

You've likely already been asked this, but what do you use to make visual novels? How did you learn to do it? All the ones you make are so cool!!! 💖

Heya! I would say 'tired' is probably the main way I feel today xD I’ve been staying up until 4am again recently and forcing myself up again at 8:30am trying to make up for lost time on the jam that I’m currently taking part in with Lazy Polar Bear x3 (otome/josei jam)

We even tried our best to plan some stuff in advance so that we could have a chilled-out jam for once, but the world had other plans it seems, haha. We've both been hit by a fair bit of bad luck, so I’m pushing myself in the hope we’ll still be able to release a demo in time for the end of the jam. Energy drinks are very much my friend atm x3

I’m so sorry it’s taken me forever to answer anyhow! I’m still majorly behind on pretty much everything >.< so most of my replies are at snail speed, haha. It doesn’t help that my PC died at the end of April, and trying to get a new one has been a nightmare :( 

I knew it was on its way out for a while, so I’d been saving up + making sure to regularly backup data (thankfully, I don’t think I lost too much!) Managed to scrape together enough to get a new one, but when it was delivered, something was wrong with it >.< The first time I powered it on, there was a super loud scraping sound from a fan or something, and it threw up some BIOS error stuff instead of booting Windows.

I contacted the company, and they arranged to collect it & rebuild it for me, which took a while to do. Just had the rebuilt one delivered this week, but there’s still something not quite right about it :( It takes over 1 minute to boot up from pressing to power on (for reference, my PC that died was over 10 years old and booted up in about 10 seconds!) The 4th time I powered the new one on, it lit up inside, but never displayed anything. I gave it 5 minutes, but still nothing, so had to hit the reset button on the case.

Aaaand, one of the hard drives scans show it’s temperature is 68 degrees while the PC is idle, which doesn’t seem good >.< Neither does how hot the processor and graphics cards are showing on temperature readings when idle. As far as I can tell though, all the fans are working fine! 

Still in contact with support trying to find out what is going on :( Which is not what I need while trying to work on a jam project, haha.

Anyways, I’m so sorry for the giant ramble there!! To actually answer your question x3 I don’t think I’ve been asked it that much actually! Maybe only like once or twice :3 The first couple of VNs I made were made with Tyranobuilder cos that was the first thing I came across that seemed easy to use, and it was :D I did try Ren’Py first, but after completing a few tutorials and making a demo project, I hated having to do code stuff so much that I knew it would make me not want to make a full game if that was how I had to do it >.<

I got Tyranobuilder in a Humble Bundle years ago, and it claimed you could make VNs from scratch without writing a single line of code because it used a drag & drop system, so I figured I’d give it a shot! It definitely did what it said on the tin :3 I made my first-ever game with it (Solipsism Reigns) + another one after that (Impostor) before switching to something else. (well, there was also the CiQ demo too, but that's irrelevant now that the game is being made in Nani!)

I think I read a couple of basic tutorials for Tyrano, but it was honestly all really easy to get going with by just poking around in there and seeing what did what, haha.

Besides those first couple of games, everything else I’ve made has been using Naninovel in Unity. I’d say Nani took longer to get started with, but the tutorials are vast and very detailed, so that was a big help. I also managed to get it while it was on sale, so that was a relief since it’s quite expensive full price.

I switched for a couple of reasons. One being that the drag & drop system in Tyrano was fantastic for a beginner like me, but also quite slow, so once I’d grown a bit more confident with how things worked, I figured something like Naninovel with an easy-to-understand scripting language would probably allow me to work faster!

The other big reason was because of how buggy Tyrano seemed to be >.< There were a lot of issues in it that didn’t seem to be having fixes worked on by the software devs at the time (I believe they have since updated it though!) And it was just frustrating to discover there was the odd bug in my game that I couldn’t fix because it was caused by something in the software itself that I hadn’t even touched.

I’ve stuck with Naninovel because it’s definitely easy to use, has a tonne of brilliant guides, and the support on Discord has always been exceptional whenever I’ve needed help on how to do something :3 There’s still a lot about it that I don’t know how to use or little gripes I have with it here and there, but overall, I do prefer it to Tyrano. Nothing is ever gonna be perfect.

It does make collaborating difficult sometimes though because Ren’Py is still the most commonly used tool for making VNs I guess. So if you want to work with people to do code and stuff, and 1 only has knowledge of Ren’Py while the other only has knowledge of Nani’s scripting language and what Nani can do, it’s like you’re speaking two completely different languages when it comes to trying to understand each other x3

If I didn’t have to write code, I would probably use Ren’Py xD It’s just, while I still dislike having to type thousands of lines of Naniscript, I find it at least manageable without getting the world’s biggest headache, haha.

I’m glad that you think the stuff I make turns out cool though! :3 That means a lot ^-^ I always kinda feel like an impostor when it comes to everything I do in game dev just cos I never had any proper training or education >.< I guess a lot of VN devs are probably self-taught though! It is fun to figure things out yourself by trial and error, but I’m sure I must be doing heaps of stuff wrong xD or at least in ways that aren’t exactly the most efficient x3 I muddle through though :D 

Hope you are well + that May is turning out to be a marvellous month for you! Or at the very least, that you have had better luck than me lately, haha.

[chicalepidopterareblogs]

i actually hope they don't chicken out and do display the romantic undertones btw armand and marius in modern day as well as with daniel. It's one of the most complex romantic stories, pretty much a case of love after some kind of grooming but it was written as a love story so if they do the books technically it's there.

i would love if they show marius. I'm a senator I'm a man's man I'm the dom and can't be a sub trauma and his own abuse and rape bc it would be such an interesting character to deconstruct masculinity and sexuality

Wish they had the guts of oz or the shield. With it moving to Netflix i think it might get nerfed further

This might sound weird but atm I'm more invested in the potential relationship between Daniel and Marius in the present day than the relationship between Armand/Marius or Devil's Minion for that matter. Don't get me wrong. I'd love to see all those dynamics fleshed out to their last consequences but there's something so unique about an actor such as Eric Bogosian getting to explore a relationship like the one that Daniel and Marius have in the books, specially if Marius is played by someone that is at least in his fifties. I wouldn't translate their relationship 1:1 from the books but I'm beyond curious for what the show might intend to do with it. And I think it would be a fantastic way to explore all those aspects of Marius's personality that you listed.

Oh and I wouldn't worry about Netflix cause the production/writing team hasn't changed. It's just a distribution platform but the show still belongs to the AMC and Netflix won't have a say in what or how it is written 🖤

[karahalloway]

Sleepless in New York: Sparks Fly Comic

I commissed this comic a few months ago -- from Chapter 2 of Sleepless in New York, capturing the moment that Drake lays eyes on Harper for the first time -- hoping that I'd have Sleepless in New York finished, and I could post this artwork to celebrate. Unfortunately, my summer ended up being quite busy and I've done basically no writing since the end of June 😢

So, I've decided that instead of sitting on this amazing work by @blueberryarts18 for an indeterminate amount of time, I'll just post it now so you can enjoy it while you wait for the next chapter of Sleepless (it started it a while ago and it's about half done, but no ETA on getting it finished atm, unfortunately...)

Thanks for bearing with me!

Extract of accompanying scene below the cut.

Extract from Chapter 2: Sparks Fly

Sliding into the booth, I drop my blazer next to me on the cracked and faded red faux-leather before pulling the laminated menu out of the metal holder that held the condiments and toothpicks.

Giving it a quick once-over, I home in on the burger options. There are three choices: Regular, Cheese or Deluxe. While the Deluxe – with its two patties, double cheese, and onion rings – did look promising, I wasn't feeling the bacon right now and I'd already psyched myself up for a plain ol' cheeseburger.

Maybe next time... If I ever found myself in this part of town again.

I feel my phone buzz in my pocket. Pulling it out, I see that it's a text from Bast, asking for an update. The guy really never slept...

I'm halfway through typing up a reply when I feel a presence next to me.

Flicking my eyes up, I'm expecting it to be the Slav again. But what I see instead makes me do an involuntary double take.

...holy shit!

The first thing I notice is her hair. It cascades down her shoulders in lose, honey and caramel waves, framing her delicate neck and heart-shaped face, stopping just above the swell of her breasts. Even in the dim light of the bar, it seemed to shine... like a nimbus of gold around her.

But what draw me in are her eyes. They are wide-set and almond-shaped, sitting beneath curved brows. In the low light, I can't tell what colour they are exactly... some kind of green or hazel. They meet mine with all the focused intensity of a laser sight, and I swear she sees right through me.

I have no clue how long I sit there, staring at her like an idiot.

Eye-catching girls were a dime a dozen in my world. Moving in the circles that I did with Chris, it was pretty much impossible to walk into any kind of room that wasn't filled to the brim with beautiful, well-dressed and self-assured women.

So, it wasn't so much the fact that she was stunning that had caught me off guard.

But it sure as hell added to the overall effect! Because... damn.

I've always had a thing for cherry bomb blondes. And this one...? Straight up eight. Maybe even a nine. The unflattering waitress uniform she had on didn't reveal much in the way of her body, so it was a bit of a hard call to make. But there was no question about it — she was hotter than the Fourth of July and way too goddamn fine to be working at a dive like this.

But beyond all that... There was a carefree genuineness to her that grabbed me instantly. It was the way her hip cocked slightly to the side as she rested her weight on one foot. The way the corner of her lips quirked up in a small, almost playful half-smile. The way her left brow arched inquisitively upwards. There were no masks or feigned emotions with this one – everything she thought, everything she felt, it was out there on full display. And she couldn't care less who saw it, much less what they thought of it.

In short? She was unlike anything I'd ever seen before, and I couldn't take my eyes off her.

After what seems like a lifetime – which I damn well hope is merely a second or two, for the sake of my sanity — I see her smile falter slightly as she breaks the time stop by reaching up to brush her hair behind an ear.

"You...umm...ready to order?"

Fuck.

Even her voice was doing a number on me. It was warm and slightly husky, but still rang clear as a bell. She had some kind of Yankee accent — which region or state, though, I had no clue. The only times I really came Stateside was to go down to the ranch, so I couldn't differentiate between the various American accents as easily as I could the European ones. But it wasn't offensive by any means. If anything, it only added to her down-to-earth allure.

"Erm, yeah." I clear my throat. "Sure."

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[bbyboybucket]

I’m sorry. IM SORRY but I have to talk about this, I have to do it because I’ve been thinking about it and if you are uncomfy with violence and a little bit of dark stuff, this little post ain’t for you loves. This is about Bucky btw, it’s just gonna take me a min to get to him.

But if you follow me, you prolly know I’m a fan of The Boys, by extension Gen V, and other comics projects. But if you don’t know anything about The Boys universe, they are unhinged, they do not hold back when it comes to powers, they show the full extent of what their super people are capable of and sometimes are even pretty creative with it, and that’s putting it very very lightly. But all in all, they are not shy about showing the true extent of damage super powers could do, and that includes super strength.

That being said, multiple times in The Boys universe, people with super strength punch a hole through another person’s body. Like their fist completely going through their enemies’ body, coming out the other side. And I have seen that in other media too but I can only specifically remember this franchise atm.

And with Gen V’s most recent two episodes, we’ve seen some other crazy displays of unhinged super strength from Sam. We’ve seen the mild stuff like throwing cars, breaking concrete, etc. But also he’s had insane ways of fighting, he’s not only punched holes through bodies, but also his punches have caved people’s faces in to the point there’s nothing left, he’s ripped people limb by limb, ripped spines out, literally spilt a person’s body in half with his bear hands, etc. And for demonstration, I’m gonna just slip pics of the puppet version of something he did.

So this dude, when he’s pissed, goes from using super strength normally, to literally….well you know. He and pretty much every other character with super strength in universe are capable of it, and in other media I’ve seen it too. So my point here is, that Bucky, is also capable of this and going back to the punching a hole through someone, he most likely has done so. We just will never know or see that because the MCU isn’t R-rated, it’s not that violent or gore-y.

But Bucky is without a doubt capable because this is the same dude who literally punted a man a man into the air, through a plane jet, like it was nothing, like that is the bare minimum of what he can do. And it’d be crazy to think that Bucky has never used that level of strength. If he’s spent 70 some years as an assassin, there’s no doubt that hydra has had him punch through someone’s body or rip them apart. He’s probably done it by accident. He’s maybe attacked and dismembered Hydra members when trying to break free or in a fit of rage at their torture.

And I hear y’all saying “Oh but we’ve seen him fight people and he doesn’t seem near that strong.” He doesn’t need to be messy to be efficient, that kind of strength is unnecessary to display, when he’s effortlessly stronger than most. Even with Steve (who also is capable of this btw), there wouldn’t be a lot of reason for him to be that extreme, the Winter Soldier was calculated, not unhinged and blood thirsty. And also, other characters in other media, do not do that all the time despite being capable of it.

So yeah, thinking about this adds a whole darker level to Bucky, both in that it makes him scarier but also in the angsty way that he has to be fearful of himself and remember murdering people in a lot worse ways than with a gun.