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[uglyandtraveling]

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[theninjamouse]

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[pookietsunoda]

The Evolution of Red Bull's YouTube: A Parasocial Deep Dive

To explain this insane media crit essay I accidentally started, I was wondering to myself why Formula One seems to have a lot of personality-driven social media promo content. Some people have commented that the drivers are marketed a lot like Kpop stars (or pop singers or influencers generally), where relatable media content builds up an audience that gets emotionally attached to the celebrity as a person, not just their work. I wanted to trace the roots of this style of content and see how it evolved, using Red Bull as a case study because of their current strong social media presence and my hypothesis that their status as an extreme sports sponsor assisted them in making content focused on individual athletes.

Abstract/ Summary: Red Bull's earliest videos in the early 2010s largely do not focus on the drivers as people and are mostly montage-type content with occasional formal interviews. Then, Daniel Ricciardo begins to treat the camera in a more friendly and casual way, giving himself a greater sense of relatability/ seeming more accessible to fans. Red Bull correspondingly begins to feature more silly and unscripted content, which intensifies once Verstappen joins the team and begins riffing off of Ricciardo. We see a growth in personality-focused and "challenge" type content with banter towards the end of Ricciardo's time at Red Bull, which continues with Gasly, Albon, and Perez and brings us to today. Currently, YouTube provides a seemingly casual and relatable look at the drivers, largely through humorous challenges, and feeds our expectations that drivers are accessible and come off as authentic to us as fans.

I started with Red Bull because they seem to have their social media content game on lock, with high budget and creative video challenges that also do a good job at showcasing the personalities of their drivers. I theorized that the reason they excelled at this social media marketing strategy was because Red Bull (the energy drink brand) sponsors a lot of extreme athletes, who are in solo sports or sports with very small teams-- thus, it would make sense for them to promote their sponsored athletes with personality-focused content. (This turned out to probably not be true, but we will get to that.)

Part (Multi Twenty) One: The Old Men

During this time period (early 2010s), any driver-focused videos are pretty short and often more focused on visually appealing montages. Mark Webber and or Sebastian Vettel will be filmed doing some fun activity and then maybe speaking to a reporter about the outing in a relatively polished, professional manner. The premise of these videos is similar to the content we see today-- ex. Seb shears a sheep, Mark and Seb have a beach filler episode-- but the way they are edited is much different. The drivers' interactions with each other are not included in the video, and there is not much focus on their personalities.

The most popular videos at this time are glossy stunt type content. There are also more quotidian things like simulator runs, news interviews, and track walks. Also some wacky highlights include a random pop music video and cringe parody martial arts short-- of which Vettel is in both, for some reason. But this disproves part of the hypothesis-- Red Bull did not start making personality focused content. Their experience as an extreme sports sponsor likely gave them experience in making stunt videos, but not content focused on driver personalities.

Part 2: 2 Dan, 2 Furious

The style of content doesn't immediately change when Ricciardo joins the team in 2014, beyond him getting roped into doing a bunch of travel vlogs, which are also more on the slick montage side even though he does get to crack some jokes at times. More cool stunts, more media interviews. When Daniil Kvyat arrives, the style of content shifts a little to focus more on the interactions between the two drivers, ex. the 2015 season preview and some shorts. There are also early inklings of the sillier modern content with some challenges and a sketch.

Then comes... the 2015 Christmas video, the first of many Red Bull Christmas videos. This one is unabashedly silly and also seems largely unscripted, representing a pretty clear break in content style. Crucially, we hear and see the drivers talking and interacting with EACH OTHER instead of just talking to a reporter off to the side, which is honestly a huge reason why today's silly driver content is so enjoyable and seems more authentic. Kvyat does a pretty traditional, scripted-sounding holiday greeting (which, fair enough, English isn't his first language and this is in line with most of the previous marketing videos), but Ricciardo is very casual and tells the camera among other things to have a "pimpin' good time"-- like a friend, rather than a formal acquaintance. Much more in line with today's style of content except it's shorter. However, this style is not initially popular, gaining only 34k views-- way less than stunt content from the same time like the F1 Car vs Rugby Team matchup that gets 2 million views.

Part 3: Rise of the Unserious Kings

By 2016, Ricciardo is very comfortable with the camera and being goofy, eventually with a smooth faced, slightly feral baby Verstappen in tow. The channel starts experimenting with silly short-form challenges that include some seemingly genuine reactions. In this travel video, they include clips with audio of Ricciardo joking around to people they meet, and Ricciardo even talks directly into the camera, saying he's not sure if he's supposed to say this, but pokes fun at himself for sweating with nerves over some air turbulence.

DANNY RIC IS POSSIBLY THE NEXUS BEING OF THIS STYLE OF CONTENT. (And the *pairing* of Ricciardo and Verstappen changed Red Bull media marketing, if not that of F1 teams in general.)

Ricciardo has begun not only relating directly to the camera, treating it as proxy for the fan viewer, but consciously trying to give it (and therefore us) an "unfiltered/ authentic" look into his own life and the lives of F1 drivers. He relates to the camera/viewer in a much more personal and friendly manner, acting like we are his friends and building that parasocial connection. Even in more conventional video types like explaining racing kit, Ricciardo is casual and humorous, a style that seems to garner lots of views for these videos (the racing kit one is at 1.5mil).

The previous more formal style of video, whether drivers talk to an offscreen interviewer or into the camera, gives us more distance-- treating viewers as strangers who should be treated with respect but are not owed intimacy. Ex. this short clip of Max in 2016 after his maiden win with Red Bull: he talks to the camera and speaks directly to fans, but in a more formal way. (Not saying this is bad! He's basically a kid and this is what most driver content was like up to this point. Besides, we as strangers do not necessarily deserve to know everything about a celebrity!)

Additionally, the pairing of Ricciardo and Verstappen seems to be a comedy gold mine. (How many clips of these two being chaotic have you seen?) Max may not seem quite as comfortable talking directly to the camera, which makes sense because it's kind of awkward. However, it's a lot less intimidating to be casual and silly to another flesh and blood person, merely in front of the camera-- especially if that person is Danny Ric who is going to give you material to riff off of. (Thus, why interactions between drivers are so generative of authentic-seeming, personality based content).

Max takes to the assignment of matching Ricciardo's energy with enthusiasm. Take, for example, the durian-opening challenge and the biking track tour (featuring Max making a bunch of silly vrooming noises as he speeds ahead of Daniel). The 2017 Christmas video shows how well Max and Daniel riff off each other, letting viewers see that Max has a silly personality as well ("Ki ki ki!!" "Aye aye aye!!" *Max dabs on the camera* *they throw fake food at each other and cackle*). During 2018, Red Bull starts solidifying the style of personality-focused challenge content that makes up much of their channel now, though it's interspersed between travel content without much talking and some more glossy stunt/ travel videos.

Part 4: A.D. (After Daniel)

After Daniel's departure, this challenge style continues with Gasly and then Albon. Red Bull also starts pulling in people from Toro Rosso to do crossover challenge episodes on location where they compete against each other, like much of today's videos on the Red Bull main channel. Ex. Albon and Kvyat face off against Verstappen and Gasly in a set of lumberjacking challenges in Canada, including a good bit of back and forth banter, which turns out to be a pretty popular video (1mil views).

Videos from Max and Alex's driver pairing era are almost entirely focused on their kind of chaotic interactions with each other. The challenges are higher production value but also silly in concept, such as the two designing their own custom box carts, allowing them to show off their artistic skills (or lack thereof) and name them stupid things. The 2019 Christmas video is also a gem. I haven't watched a ton of videos from this time, but it seems almost entirely absent of the the montages to background music or formal interview style from previous years. There is still of course some glossy stunt content, like the famed zero gravity pitstop.

And then covid! After which the content is split between the Oracle Red Bull Racing channel and the Red Bull main channel. The racing specific channel has the same news interviews and sim runs peppered with some more lowkey challenges and videos focusing on individual drivers, whereas the more famous high-effort and locationally themed videos are on the Red Bull main channel. (Ex. this 2021 Austria-themed video of Verstappen and Perez versus Gasly and Tsunoda partaking in many silly activities, including wearing lederhosen and boat racing, overseen by Red Bull's resident Darth Palpatine-esque figure Helmut Marko.)

Conclusion

Today's F1 promo content largely aims to give viewers a more goofy and "unfiltered" idea of what the drivers are like as people, allowing people to get more attached to specific drivers and form parasocial connections with them. Yet it was not always so! We don't start seeing more dialogue-heavy videos that strive to provide a more casual and "authentic" look into the Red Bull drivers until midway through Daniel Ricciardo's career as he starts treating the camera like a friend, seemingly giving us backstage access to what the drivers are "really" like. Through a more casual style of speaking to viewers and a focus on interactions between drivers, Red Bull social media is able to provide an avenue for drivers to show a more casual and relatable side to themselves.

Red Bull's previous focus on highflying stunts, travel montages, and limited or formal instances of driver dialogue portray the drivers as larger-than-life badasses who live big and ultimately unknowable lives to us commoners. This newer, more intimate style of video tries to do the opposite-- yes, the drivers live these crazy lives, but they put their pants (or racing suits) on one leg at a time too! They are unserious and relatable and (seemingly) knowable to us, allowing us normal people to get attached to them. You must first be known in order to be loved, and if fans love your drivers, it's good for business!

This shift largely seems to mirror the decline of celebrity mystique and the rise of celebrity relatability. Ex. Beyonce's been famous since the 90s and is (as is her right) private about her personal life, which in part fuels her idol status but also is frustrating to some of her fans. Meanwhile, younger celebrities like Selena Gomez or Emma Chamberlain built their brand off of being chronically online and (seemingly) unfiltered.

Future directions of study-- comparing other teams' channels. Danny Ric may have been partially to blame for Red Bull's shift in content, but I would like to do a deep dive into other teams as well.

Note: I put "authentic," "real," etc in quotes because at the end of the day, we are still strangers seeing a piece of media and do not actually know what public figures are actually like as people! Also disclaimer, I'm not really a fan of Red Bull as an institution given their questionable response to Christian Horner's misconduct allegations-- this investigation is more out of them being a good case study.

[insomniac4000]

Hello! May I request a ff about chrizzMD where y/n participated in the 20v1 and everything kept going wrong for her but somehow she managed to win or something like that? Thank you very much x

I really enjoyed writing this. If anyone wants a sequel with their first date let me know

20vs1 ChrisMD

When Y/N saw the tweet that the one, the only ChrisMD was taking applications for a football themed 20v1 she immediately thought about entering. She had a following, it wasn't huge by any means, about 75k subscribers where she did book reviews and some travel to different destinations and attractions like odd museums, places off the beaten path. It was enough to make a living and that was enough for her, knowing not everyone achieves major success but she could do what she loved and paid the bills so she liked her life.

One of y/n's worst personality traits was her indecisiveness, she liked the thought of doing the video, it could be fun and of course she thought Chris was a very attractive man but on the other hand what if she made a fool out of herself? She went back and forth about this for days, it was her friends who eventually convinced her it would be a good opportunity. It was only when she had filled in the application and sent it off that she realised she was one day over the deadline.

“Fuck,” she said to herself when she read the line again and cursed her indecisiveness again. She pushed it all to the back of her mind however and once again just concentrated on her content, using a random number generator to chose the order of the five books she had just purchased to review.

To her surprise one day y/n received an email to the account she used for professional matters, when she looked at the address of the person who sent it her heartbeat quickened, she could feel it beating hard through her chest, it was from ChrisMD. She went to click on it quickly and in her haste clicked on the one wrong email at first, but she found the right link and read the words, trying to keep calm.

Dear y/n Thank you for your interest in the latest 20v1 video. We had more applications than we thought so firstly we would like to thank you for your patience while we went through them all. We didn’t expect the response we received and are sad we cannot have everyone in the video we would like to. However we would love to have you participate in the video, please respond to this email if you are free to film next week Thursday and we will give you further information and instructions. ChrisMD and his team.

The message was professional and a little cooperate but y/n had to real in her excitement, this was a video for content and Chris probably wasn’t truly looking for love in a video, then again who knows what would happen.

The day of the shoot y/n was incredibly nervous. She walked onto the pitch and met all of the other girls, Chris’s producer Jamie introduced himself to everyone and explained what was going to happen for the first round. The weather wasn’t great, it was grey and cloudy which wasn’t too unusual for London, everyone just hoped it wouldn’t start to rain.

“Oh my God there’s Chris!” A girl with an American accent enthusiastically shouted, y/n looked over and there was the small curly haired man, taking a seat next to Calfreezy and ArthurTV. Y/N had to admit that although she did find Chris attractive he was much, much more attractive in person than he was in photos, he seemed quite relaxed as he laughed at something Arthur had said. The girls were all lined up, y/n was firmly in the middle of the pack.

The first challenge was to go up and introduce yourself, you were to say a pick up line and then try and score a goal. Y/N watched on as she saw her fellow competitors go bye and soon enough it was her turn.

“Okay Chris next up this is y/n,” Jamie said off camera knowing this would be edited out of the video, the girl walked in front of the table and had a small nervous smile on her lips.

“Hello y/n how are you?” Chris asked smiling and nodding at the girl in front of him. She smiled and swept her hand through her high ponytail.

“I’m good how are you guys?” Her voice came out a little more high pitched than usual but at least it wasn’t shaky.

“Good thanks, so when you’re ready.”

“Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again wearing my Arsenal Jersey?” Y/N said, and Chris laughed a little bit, ArthurTV however wasn’t as impressed.

“Then why didn’t you just wear an Arsenal top?” The brunette asked, a confused yes slightly mischievous look on his face.

“Actually yeah!” Chris laughed along with his friend. Y/N looked down at her England top and panicked slightly, fumbling over her words.

“It’s the Euro’s I’m being patriotic,” she replied hurried.

“Fair enough, kick the ball when you’re ready.” Chris could tell the poor girl was really nervous, he had gone through all of the applications and knew a small bit about all of the girls there, he knew this wasn’t the usual type of content y/n was used to so understood her nerves, he wanted to make sure at least the girls all had a great time regardless. Y/N took a deep breath before running up to the ball, kicking it with her right foot she looked and put her hands on each of her cheeks when she saw it slam into the post on the right hand side.

“Unlucky! But you seem really sweet so I’m going to put you through to the next round,” Chris said, his hands clapped together in his usual way whenever he spoke in videos.

“Thanks!” Y/N replied and skipped a little when she went back to the waiting area to watch the rest of the girls.

The next segment was taking free kicks. Something y/n wasn’t looking forward to too much, she wasn’t much as footballer, she instead used to do dance and gymnastics when she was younger so the complete opposite end of the spectrum to football.

“Any tips?” Y/N as she placed the ball in the spot. “Just run up and follow through with your foot, like one swift movement,” Chris coached y/n nodded before muttering to herself. “I’m going to hit someone,” when the eventual video was released this utterance was clipped three times, which could only mean that her foresight was unfortunately correct. She had a good run up but looked in horror as the ball span and landed straight into Arthur’s face.

“OH MY GOD I AM SO SO SORRY!!!!” Y/N exclaimed through her hands which were over her mouth in shock. Both Chris and Freezy of course found this hilarious and Chris couldn’t stop laughing at the sight of his friend now rolling around on the floor.

“I am really am sorry,” the girl said over and over again as she walked over to the injured party.

“That was amazing, for nearly decapitating ArthurTV you’re through,” Chris stated clapping his hands in amusement.

“This is going to go on the shorts channel isn’t it?” Y/N replied blushing as she walked away, causing further laughs from Chris and Freezy. Round three was a talent round. Instead of doing something she did usually y/n decided to learn a new skill, she had spent hours and hours learning to juggle.

“Oh no she’s got more boys, quick everyone duck!” Arthur joked when y/n walked up.

“I’ll stand far away enough so no one should get hurt this time,” the girl explained. She started off well, juggling the three red balls with ease, that was until she dropped them, cursing as she did.

“At least I didn’t hit anyone this time,” she said sheepishly.

“You know what, I’m going to put you through to the final round,” Chris said with a smug smile on his face, y/n was as shocked as anyone and thanked Chris before calming herself. The last portion was a chat with Chris, Arthur and Cal. Y/N sat down saying hello again.

“So, you hit the bar, hit Arthur in the face, dropped your balls and you’re still here,” Cal started off the conversation.

“I know I can’t believe it!”

“He must really want to shag you,” Arthur added and the girl sat there open mouthed and Chris places his head in his head.

“Fuck sake,” the curly haired man uttered.

“I have had a shocker though, and I was late getting my application in. I must seem really scatty but I promise I’m organised,” y/n defended herself and Chris nodded.

“Give me some book recommendations,” Chris asked looking into y/n’s eyes. They were green with flakes of brown throughout, Chris loved how unique they looked.

“The ministry of time is a great escapism if that’s the kind of thing you’re looking for,”

“I am always looking to escape the intrusive thoughts,” Chris revealed and y/n couldn’t help but agree while feeling her heart a little.

“I get that too, but books are a great escape.” The talk they had wasn’t too humorous but it was deep and real and meaningful, as much as a five minute conversation could be. The final girls lines up, the three hosts looking over towards the two finalists. Chris had his hands clasped together as he faced the women.

“Well it’s been a fierce competition and you both did amazingly well but my winner and unfortunately a date with me is, y/n! congratulations!” Y/N smiled in shock and hugged her opponent. She ten made her way over to Chris and for the video they held hands and looked back towards the camera but both y/n and Chris felt a little thump when their hands intertwined. After the shoot y/n held back at Chris’s request, he had his phone in his hand and a sweet smile on his face.

“Thank you so much for coming. I know it was a video but if you did want to go on that date for real then I’ll be happy to,” Chris asked a little shaky. Y/N smiled and nodded.

“I’d love to.”

[rainbowsky]

Hey RBS.. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead. Do you think Globalfever fansite is being managed directly by someone from GG/DD’s team. Many a times I wonder how that site able to get tickets to all of our boys events and capture such close up candid shots of GGDD unless she is part of their inner circle?

Example today - https://weibo.com/7320958826/OydEkDN0w

not sure if it’s original or edited.. from that video it looks like XZ acknowledged her words of Jiayou and bye bye

Hi Natashayishan, thanks! I hope you're well, and that you have a wonderful week too! 😊

Here's the video for those who don't have access to Weibo.

To answer this question I'm going to start by explaining a bit of background about fansites and how they function (I'm by no means an expert, but here's my understanding of how it all works).

Part 1 - Fansites in General

There has been a lot of talk about fansites over the years, and some have faced accusations, criticisms, confusion, suspicions, theories both positive and negative for a very long time. I think they're largely misunderstood by a lot of fans.

For example, it's not uncommon for people to believe fansites are stalkers, or that they shamelessly profit from the unauthorized use of a star's image or footage, or that they're organizations that exist for the purpose of exploiting stars.

This isn't really how it works at all. In general, a fansite is just one fan who follows a star's career and enjoys sharing photos and videos they take of that star. Plain and simple. Some fansites involve more than one person, but most are just made up of individuals.

Yes, they sometimes make money selling photo books and other merch, but that money tends to go back into supporting the star -buying endorsement products, arranging events and giveaways, buying or upgrading equipment needed to create fansite content (cameras, computer equipment, software), paying for tickets (many of which are overpriced reseller tickets) and travel/accommodations to attend events, etc.

It might seem glamorous - and there's undeniably a glamorous aspect to it - but to me it looks very stressful, like a huge headache. These fans generally have their own lives and careers outside of fandom, so coordinating everything, waiting in lines, standing in the rain outside appearances and events, not to mention the pressure to attend events and post regular updates, and all the haters and antis they are constantly dealing with, the amount of stress and frustration they deal with must be immense.

It's a lot of work, and for this reason, fansites don't always stay fansites. Some retire as their real life interests and obligations shift. One of my favorite GGDD fansites - Midnight Dream - retired a few years ago. 😢

Fansites are an important part of any celebrity's support system. While no - they aren't part of a celebrity's team or on their payroll, they do play a huge part in helping to bring attention to a star and build buzz around them, their projects, their appearances, events and other activities.

If you want an analogy that might help it make more sense to you, just look at some of the sports fans across the globe who will follow all the matches, follow team developments, team picks, managers and training, and share all that info on blogs, podcasts or dedicated sports fan sites.

This is very similar. They're just really dedicated fans who build a following by being where we can't be, and sharing their experiences so that we can feel like we were there, too.

And they provide the fans and the stars an immense, immeasurable service IMHO, despite what we might agree or disagree with about the way fandom culture works. The content they capture and share is almost always far more intimate (generally without being invasive), and of a far higher quality than that of the professionals hired to cover these events on behalf of media agencies and management.

Fansites do get some official support from time to time. For example, there are events where fansites can get approval - almost like a press pass or a security pass - to attend and be in certain locations within or near facilities to take photographs, video, etc., but they are not hired or compensated by the star or their team.

A lot of it is also largely unknown/unknowable, so it's hard to be sure of the details. There are always going to be rumors and claims. For example, there have been claims that during SDOC Yibo was allowed to invite 4 fansites to come to the finale, and of the 4, he chose 3 BXG fansites and only one solo site. I haven't seen proof of that, but the claim was making the rounds a lot at the time.

One thing we do know - he chose a fansite photo to give to Yangkai when he was courting him to join his team in season 4. (Of course, solos made a huge stink and Youku ended up editing the footage to remove the photo, but we saw what we saw).

There are other examples of GG and DD interacting with or showing acceptance of their BXG fansites. I started looking for some references and then realized it was not something I have time for or interest in. I'm not here to give a comprehensive analysis anyway, I'm just here to give a simple-ish answer to your question. If others want to discuss that in the notes, that's fine.

So, hopefully some of that background info will have answered parts of your question, and gives you more tools to evaluate things on your own moving forward.

Part 2 - Global Fever

As for Global Fever specifically, well... Global Fever is one of the most treasured BXG in the entire fandom. This dedicated fan has been following GG and DD BOTH, since they debuted. She is more than just a CP fan, she's been a supporter of their individual careers since day 1.

Yes, since back when Yibo was still the White Peony.

She became a CP fan in the natural way - by seeing her faves work together on The Untamed, by watching them interact and by following them and their careers. No, she doesn't work for their teams (they both have dedicated teams of their own, and they don't need to pay fansites who - after all - will do this stuff for free). It's just that she's recognizable to GG and DD because she's been a fixture in their lives for so many years.

And this is something solos need to get their heads around: BXG are fans too. I think there's this conceit among solos that THEY'RE GG and DD's fans and BXG are something else, but in reality (and, no doubt, in the eyes of GG and DD) BXG are their fans too.

Never could that be more apparent than when a dedicated fan like Global Fever jiejie is calling 'Zhanzhan, jiayou!' and 'byebye!' as he's boarding an elevator on the way to the stage. Of course GG recognized her and smiled at her. Of course.

[billthedrake]

MY SON THE PORN STAR (PART FIVE)

I tried not to go wild. I still was married and still had my normal corporate guy life in Kansas City.

But doing porn turned out to be addictive. It was the combination of a deep exhibitionist streak I was discovering in myself and the access to incredibly hot men willing to suck me or get fucked by my big tool. It made me feel like a total stud... less middle-aged, I guess.

And work trips were the perfect cover. I really was doing the road warrior thing for my company, so I wasn't lying to Kate THAT much. But I did sometimes add a night to my travels.

Like the week after Easter. I had a business trip to Denver, but I added an extra evening and squeezed in a quick connector flight to San Francisco on my dime with miles. Muscle Pup Mike, my son's friend and escort/pornstar buddy, set me up with a versatile OnlyFans star there. I shot two scenes with him, actually, one oral, one with me masked as we had a nice, long 50-minute fuck scene. I didn't feel a deep chemistry with Kevin, aka "Jeff Reed," but I felt a deep chemistry with the two cameras that were on us. Besides, sex with a muscular 28-year-old hunk was hard to beat.

Turns out, the next night would beat it. I flew to Denver bright and early in the morning and had my sales meeting all day. I was rolling my business-style carry on into my hotel room right around dinner. I undid my tie and sat down to unlace my shoes before calling Kate to check in.

Yeah, I felt pretty bad knowing I was stepping out behind her back. I'd deal with that guilt later. Either stopping porn cold turkey or making a break or separation with my wife. At this point I wasn't ready to do either.

I wasn't a frequent poster, but managed a video every 2-3 weeks. And I had a growing following of fans willing to pay a modest subscription for just that. Sure, I got some comments complaining that I never took my mask off, but apparently I had the body and blond-furred looks a lot of guys went for. And my cock size helped - a lot. I was careful about not talking on camera, or I just edited those parts out, but I'd learned to be verbal with my grunts, to show appreciation for my sucker/bottom and to let viewers get that thrill. It worked.

I sat, alone in that quiet hotel room, thinking just how wild my double life had become, and I fiddled with my phone again. Chicago was an hour ahead and now would probably be a good time to call. I pulled up Travis's contact and FaceTimed him.

"Hey Dad," my son greeted.

"Hey," I said, leaning back and feeling my boner ride up in the crotch of my trousers. "I didn't catch you at a bad time, I hope?"

"Nah," he said. "Just getting back from the gym." Indeed, he had a workout zip-up on and I could see the familiar kitchen from his condo in the back.

"All sweaty?" I teased.

That got a laugh out of my son. He was surprised how horny I was sometimes, how much I'd leaned into this weird affair we had going on. "Something like that. How'd your shoot go?"

"Real well," I replied. "Kevin is a real professional. Made it easy."

"Just a professional?" Travis asked, with a teasing smile on his cute face.

"Just fucking," I said. "Not a ton of chemistry, I'm afraid, but I think I got some good footage for the next two vids." I'd always sent Travis the digital files via encryption, and he did the editing magic on the material. As amazing as my son was at being on-screen talent, he also had a knack for making great porn behind the camera.

"Don't take this the wrong way, Dad," he said. "But I think you're a natural adult performer."

I smiled. "Is that what the kids call it?" I joked.

That made my son laugh. I loved seeing and hearing his laugh. "OK... you're a natural porn star, Dad.... You know, it's really hot to say that. I get so hard watching you perform, you know."

My throat got dry. Travis knew how to work me up. "Jesus, Trav. You have no idea how much I've watched your videos."

That made my son laugh again, those dimples forming. "I have a pretty good idea, Dad. You've told me before."

"I lied," I teased. "I figured if I told you the real number, you'd get freaked out."

"Turned on is more like it, Dad," Travis said. "Why don't you show me how much you like em. You hard now?"

"Rock hard," I said. I turned the phone down to show off the rod forming a ridge in my trousers.

"Fuck," Travis hissed. "My dad has a real porn star dick. I have a shoot in a couple of hours. I'll definitely be thinking of your cock."

"Who's it with?" I asked. This was the wild phase Trav and I were at now. Father and son, lovers, flirts, and professional colleagues in the adult entertainment business.

"Bud and Spike," he said. I recognized the screen names of two muscle daddies from Dallas, into the more hardcore stuff.

I made a wince of an expression. "Go easy with those guys, buddy," I said. "For real." I felt strangely protective of my son. Which was weird, because in general he was the one looking out for me as I began doing porn more regularly.

Travis smiled. "I will, Dad. Promise. We're planning a more vanilla scene than they normally do." He gave me a wink. "Listen, I gotta go get ready, actually."

"All right, buddy," I said. I wished we had time for some phone sex because just talking to Travis was turning me on big time. "I can't wait to see your scene. And I'll be in Chicago in a couple of weeks. We'll catch up then, OK?"

"You bet, Dad," he said. "Love ya."

"Love ya, too, Big Guy."

We hung up.

I let out a hiss of air. I was horny now. Turns out "Jeff Reed" hadn't drained me. I did have a back up idea. There was some University of Colorado kid who'd been emailing me on the anon account Travis set up for me and linked to my OnlyFans. Call me a narcissist, but I'd been eating up the fan mail, and something about this college dude Bryan won me over. Maybe it was the pics he sent. Cute as fuck, brown haired, boy-next-door looks. And the nude pics that showed a surprisingly built body for a college kid - either a jock or someone who hit the college gym regularly. Smooth body with just a dusting of a treasure trail, creamy white skin, washboard abs, hard cock, amazing bubble ass.

Or maybe it was the request that I hit him up if I was ever in the Denver area.

So far I'd only done pro-amateur porn stars in the OF circuit my son and MusclePup Mike worked in. Some of it was the self-justification that it wasn't fully emotional cheating, just porn I was doing. Some of it was caution. All the arrangements went through Mike and because of my mask, no one knew my identity.

But I was horny now and sent this Bryan kid a message. I didn't expect a reply, but it was worth a shot. I set down my phone and undressed to take a quick shower. It was only 6:30, but it had been a long day.

There was a message waiting for me. "God yes, man," Bryan wrote. "I could be there in about an hour and a half," he wrote. Then almost nervously, there was a follow up. "God, I must seem overly eager. But fuck you're so hot. Let me know what works for you."

"How bout 8:30?" I typed back and gave my hotel name and room number. I wanted to get some food in me.

"Awesome. Yeah. See you soon," came the almost immediate reply.

I had only business casual clothes packed, so I got dressed to grab a bite at a restaurant near my hotel. I got back to my room with about ten minutes to spare. I brushed my teeth and checked my appearance in the mirror. I wasn't crazy about getting older, I had to admit, but I could see the "DILF" look that Travis and Mike were always raving about. Well-preserved was the expression, I suppose.

I was actually a little nervous when I heard the knock. I had no business fooling around with a guy like this. Not making a porn vid but actually having a cheating hook up. The messed up thing is that most guys would consider the videos a worse infraction, but this felt naughtier in a way.

Bryan looked great. Better than great. He was cuter than his pictures, and I think his nerves made him more attractive to me. He forced a smile but was shaking.

"Hey," he said.

"Hey," I smiled. "Come in, bud."

He was shorter than me, and his size made his collegiate muscle look more compact on his build. Maybe not collegiate wrestler exactly, but definitely that wrestler body type. A little thick, even. MusclePup Mike would have called him a twunk.

"I didn't know what you'd look like," Bryan said softly. His gray eyes were taking me in.

I remembered now he'd never seen me outside of my videos, all masked up. "You came over anyway," I observed.

"Oh yeah," he enthused. "You're my favorite porn star, hands down." He blushed but didn't stop gushing. "You probably know this... I guess most guys don't pay to watch your videos, but I subscribed to your site so I could email you."

"For real?" I laughed.

"Yeah," Bryan replied, that nervous smile growing bigger. "You're not on Twitter or Insta," he explained. His eyes swept up and down my frame. "God, you're even hotter in person. I knew you'd be hot, but... wow."

I was eating up his flattery. "You're not so bad yourself, buddy... bring it in..." I held up my arms to gesture him to come in for a kiss. He did. He was nervous and that turned me on for some reason. But once we started making out, Bryan got real into it, meeting my tongue with his, before practically sucking me into his mouth.

His hands were feeling it up, tentatively at first, then all over. He chuckled as he pulled back so he could feel me up better. I stood there and let his hands roam over my button-down shirt and the gym-toned muscle underneath. At that moment I was VERY glad for the personal trainer Travis set me up with.

"I hope you don't mind my saying," Bryan said, "But it's so wild to be with a porn star."

"Don't mind at all, buddy," I hissed. I was now experiencing the other thrill of doing porn. I knew I was into the exhibitionism of it all, but now I was feeling the hero worshop, the adoration of a young guy like this. I was rock hard.

He gulped as I reached down to undo my khakis, unzipping them and reaching in to haul out my dong. "I guess you really like my cock, then, huh?" I growled.

This wasn't me. At least it wasn't Brad Connors. Married father of three. Road warrior corporate guy. But being MaskedDaddy gave me the sexual confidence and freedom to be someone else.

"Fuck yeah," Bryan gasped as he saw my prick. "That cock's so fucking big..." His eyes were wide, taking in my size before he looked up at me. "OK, if I touch it?"

"I'd be disappointed if you didn't, buddy," I said. "That's why you came over isn't it?"

He nodded, like a chastised kid. Then tentatively he stepped in again and reached forward, like he was afraid of being branded by a hot poker. But once his fingers made contact, the hesitation was gone. The college dude circled his fingers and round me, griping my hardon and gently stroking a couple inches of it to get a feel of the girth and heft. "You don't know how much I've jerked off to your videos," he said. "I wasn't gonna admit to that you, but fuck...." His voice was heavy in his ragged breathing but still had that frat-bro collegiate kind of tone.

"I think we talked about you sucking that dick," I grunted. In our texts, Bryan had offered a blow job, and his presence now was making me really want this. In a surprising way, his realness was making me click with the college kid more than I did with a megahot porn star. Maybe it was the opposite of what Bryan was feeling, where he was living out his porn dream.

"Yeah," he nodded. But he gave me a sheepish shrug. "I, um, don't have a lot of experience."

I patted his cheek. "Give it your best, bud. Please. Daddy's really fucking horny." Yep, this was porn me talking, but it was the magic words for Bryan, who couldn't get down on his knees fast enough.

The young stud actually whimpered as he pulled my dick to his face and began licking it. It was slobbery and impetuous, and his attempt to take me into mouth was more urgent than skilled.

"Easy, buddy..." I urged as he choked a little on my size. "Daddy's got a big cock... take your time."

He nodded and moaned around my prick, flashing those gray eyes up, a little teary. Fuck.

I wouldn't say he got the hang of, but he got a lot more comfortable. Slowly, he sucked me, a few inches at a time, working up the focus to get an extra one back into his throat. The young dude was so excited to blow me, and I was loving this. Slowly I stroked his hair and encouraged him. "That's it, sport... you don't need the training wheels do ya? You go right for the big ones. OH FUCK, that feels nice."

"Yeah?" Bryan asked as he spit out my cock and swallowed the excess spit. I could tell he wanted to make sure he was sucking me right, but more than that he struck me as a young man who craved positive feedback in sex.

"You're doing great, buddy," I said.

There was something about this connection which was night and day different than "Jeff Reed." Bryan was a real guy, a college stud eager for me and not just playing out sex for the camera. And yet...

"You interested in filming this, Bryan? It's SO hot to watch you, buddy."

I could see two reactions in his face at once. A fearful shock at the idea. And an excitement to even consider it. "Oh man," he responded, not giving me a hint which one was the bigger emotion.

I slowly stroked my rod in front of his face, working in his spit over my dong and letting it get steel hard for his gaze. I had toyed with using viagra for my shoots, but even with my size I didn't have an issue getting real hard erections like this. I just loved sex too much.

"If it helps, I packed a spare mask," I offered.

Maybe another dude would have wondered why I had a mask with me, much less more than one mask. But Bryan had been used to seeing me in one, so maybe it just seemed normal to him.

"This is crazy," he said, his fearful look breaking into a smile.

"Is that a yes or a no?" I asked, gently tapping his cheek with my dong.

"Yes," he muttered excitedly before taking ne into his mouth once more.

I let him work me for a few seconds then pulled back. I went to my carryon back and retrieved the masks. I wouldn't need one, I suppose, but I tossed both over Bryan's way while I got my portable tripod, a compact digital camera, and a spare cameraphone, an old Iphone I used for extra handheld footage.

I was worried I was killing the mood setting everything up and fiddling with the lights. But I loved shooting porn, and if anything my dick was harder in anticipation with shooting a different kind of scene. Me with an amateur costar. Even if Bryan wasn't an experienced I just knew this would be a hot video. And if not, I'd enjoy jerking off to it.

Fortunately, Bryan seemed excited too. I could see the excitement in his eyes, even behind the mask. He'd taken his shirt off, maybe to be less identifiable but was on his knees still, hands braced on his thighs. "I can't believe I'm going to be in one of your vids," he said. Yeah, the dude was into this.

I sauntered back, my dick leading the way. "If you're not comfortable with the results, we don't have to post anything," I said, remembering how important that veto power was for my comfort level for my first vid with my son. "Otherwise, I'll take this as your consent."

"Got it," he nodded.

The second his lips touched my prick again, I let out a gasp. He looked up at me, excited, and I took in his green eyes looking up through the mask holes. I pointed the phone camera at him to capture that. I wasn't gonna shoot that angle the whole time, since I preferred to enjoy getting head instead of playing cameraman the whole time. But the snapshots of him looking up would add to the effect.

Bryan's technique wasn't better this time, but his enthusiasm had tripled, at least. I set down the phone and eased my stance back, my posture upright. I was still in my business casual attire as this horny college kid blew me. I urged him to go slower at first with a quick deep grunt.

I heard the guy moan around my meat as something relaxed in his throat and he was able to more steadily take more of my dong into his throat. Working me up and down, I reached behind his head and massaged his scalp through the mask, gently urging him deeper.

"Yes," I choked in response. "Suck me." I'd gotten pretty good at deguising my voice. Using my porn voice. "Suck Daddy."

That did it. Bryan pulled off for a quick breath, then descended all the way down. I'm a big guy, and even some of the OnlyFans studs had a hard time swallowing my sword. But they weren't feeling the crazy sexual thrill this kid was.

He held a second then it was too much, and he pulled off with a sputtering cough. I could see his eyes watering even through the mask holes.

"Sorry," he breathed, as he tried to regain composure.

"It's OK... take your time," I said in my normal voice. Travis would have to edit that out. All for the best. I gave Bryan a second to catch his breath and then I leaned down and met him for a sensual kiss.

"You're doing real good," I said. Then leaning up, I offered my hard dong again. It had gone down a little, but was still pretty heavy. "Ready for more?" I asked.

He nodded. "Yeah," he said, his gray eyes looking back up at me.

His mouth on me got me rock hard once more. I pulled out some to let the camera catch my full hardon, then pushed back in between his wet lips. Bryan was novice, but that was OK. I was turned on from a change of pace from the OnlyFans dudes. This was a real guy, young and eager. I let him suck and get into sucking.

"Yeah," I grunted, I ran my fingers through his hair again and took the chance to push him down on my meat some more.

Byran was up for the challenge. He grunted around my prick but his throat relaxed and swallowed more of my thickness.

I started cumming. I wanted to ride out the orgasm in his college kid's throat but instead I pulled out and shot a couple of jets onto his mask and his lips before pushing back in just a few inches to let him suckle the remaining dribbles of semen.

I caught my breath a half second then picked up the cameraphone again. I hadn't taken too much handheld footage, so now I got a good view of Bryan slurping on my sated meat, licking up and down and outright worshipping my cock. Thankfully I wasn't too sensitive after nutting, and even if I lost a little of my rigidity, my dick kept a heavy firm meatiness that looked good.

I finally pulled back and turned both cameras off. "You were amazing, buddy," I said with a smile.

Already Bryan was pulling his mask off. I was glad. The guy was real fucking cute. "Dream come true for me," he said.

I could tell he was still horned up and at full sexual arousal from servicing me. "Get on the bed, kiddo," I urged. "Lie back."

He didn't seem to know what was going on but he complied. His body was shaking some as I undid his jeans and yanked them down.

"What are we gonna do?" he asked with some apprehension. Still he raised each leg to let me pull off his jeans. And his boxers showed a thick boner beneath the cotton.

"Your turn to get off," I said, not really answering his question.

Still, Bryan nodded and hooked his thumbs in the elastic of his boxers to slide them down. I let him take them off as I stepped into the bathroom to get lube out of my toiletties bag.

Bryan was now lying back on the bed, fully naked, his creamy white muscle looking even better than I anticipated now that he was stripped nude.

"You an athlete?" I asked as I flipped open the cap on the lube.

Bryan's eyes were nervously only the lube. I think I knew what he was worried about, and a part of me enjoyed playing with his nervousness. I'll give him credit, he put on a brave face as his eyes met mine to answer me. "Yeah. Wrestling.""

My guess had been spot on. "It shows," I said. "You have an amazing body."

"Thanks," he said, watching me get on the bed, me making a show of drizzling some lube on his hardon. His dick twitched, untouched, he was so turned on. "You have more the football build."

"Baseball was my sport," I answered. "And golf. But my trainer has helped me bulk up."

"You're my fantasy," he said softly. "The whole package. None of the guys know I'm into this, though." I could read in his face that he wasn't sure if he should be getting emotionally open like this.

I patted his thigh and set down the lube on the night stand with my other hand. I was fully dress, with my cock sticking out of the fly of my khakis still. I wasn't sure I wanted to get off again, but I knew I could. Bryan was hot as fuck, and I was grooving on his clear attraction to me.

"A shame," I winked, trying to make the conversation sexy again. "Maybe you could have some fun. With you coach, too."

That got a laugh from him. Bryan had a sexy smile. "I've definitely thought of Coach. A lot."

I rubbed his legs some more more, outright caressing them now. His quads were solid as fuck, hard brawn that contrasted with the soft collegiate fur. I copped a feel of his ball sac, lightly haired and ran my fingers up the lubey length of his shaft.

"Lift your legs, bud," I urged, my tone friendly even as my words were commanding.

He got that deer in the headlights look. "I've never done this," Bryan said softly.

I had a good idea what he meant. "You a virgin?" I asked. My eyes doing their best friendly look I could manage as I played with his hard dick and his balls. Not stroking him, more exploring his rigid younger dick. Getting him excited to play more.

"For fucking, yeah..." he replied. "Sorry."

I don't think I realized till then how much I wanted to tap this hot wrestler's ass. Maybe his innocence was fueling some of my desire, too. "Not gonna do anything you're not ready for buddy," I said. "Come on, just lift your legs for Daddy."

Maybe that was the magic word, because Bryan leaned back and raised his legs up.

"You can pull em back," I instructed, taking a good look before leaning forward and crouching down.

"Holy FUCK!" the kid gasped at the first swipe of my tongue. His hair down there was light, and I enjoyed the contrast with hairier guys or even the OnlyFans dudes who shaved smooth. It was a delight to lick up and down the trench and then focus more on his tight pucker.

"Jesus," Bryan gasped. He wasn't naturally verbal, but I could tell his mind was being blown. Surprised, maybe a little ticklish but he definitely loved getting rimmed.

I pulled back. That ring was drum tight all right. It made me realize I'd never eaten out a cherry hole before. My son's certainly wasn't virgin. "Go ahead and stroke off," I urged. I relished the ability to speak in my normal voice now that the cameras were off, even as some of my Masked Daddy persona came out anyway. "I want you to come kiddo."

I watched as he excitedly gripped his boner and start to stroke it. Then I dove back in. Not just rimming but fully eating him out, munching the tightness of his asshole.

"Oh fuck, oh fuck," the kid gasped. I knew his orgasm was starting. I held onto the back of his meaty thighs and even pushed back a little to angle him perfectly to got to town with my tongue and my sucking mouth.

"NMNGGH!" came the grunt of his cum. Bryan's whole body was tensing up and I knew he was giving up his load in a big way.

Indeed as I pulled back I saw that beautiful creamy white wrestler muscle sprayed with splotches of his sperm. I began licking it up off his abs and chest, saving it in my mouth before I finally met him in a kiss to share it.

The snowballing caught him by surprise but he was way into it, accepting his own cum then pushing it back into my mouth, our tongues working it back and forth and frothing it up with our own saliva.

He had a big, content smile on his face when finally parted, swallowing what little seed was left on our tongues. "I thought..." he started then stopped himself.

"I know, buddy," I said. I patted his chest gently. "I won't lie... I came THIS close to pushing your boundaries."

He nodded, emotionally raw. I could tell he half wanted me to. But only half. "I know. I don't know how, but I could tell."

His hand reached up and ran along my arm through my button down shirt. "I'll probably be kicking myself for not going all the way. But I wasn't ready," he said.

"It was all great, buddy," I assured him.

"I should go," he said. "I got a long drive back to Boulder."

I pulled back and gave him one last pat as I eyed up his nakedness one more time. Bryan was the real deal. Not a "jock" for pay. I felt a strange emotional connection even with the sexual chemistry. I'd have to process why I was feeling that.

For now, I let him up and I went to piss while he got dressed again. When I stepped back from the bathroom, he was mostly dressed again, and had a dreamy, moody expression.

"Thanks for that... fuck I don't even know your name."

"Will 'Daddy' do?" I asked with a wink.

"Guess it will have to," he said with resignation. "You've made my dream come true."

I stepped up for a final kiss, then I showed him to the hotel room door.

***

I was glad Bryan didn't sleep over. I needed a good rest and I had a busy schedule with my client visit the next day.

It felt like naughty fun messaging Bryan when I got a chance, though. It started off with "had a great time" kind of texts, but Bryan admitted how he wished he'd gone all the way.

"Maybe if you're in town again, I'll have the courage," he admitted.

"I'm in town another night if you manage to get that courage, kiddo."

There was silence on his end. Like an hour and a half before I got another text, and even then it was a half hour before I had a break after my afternoon presentation.

"Sorry," Bryan wrote. "Was in class and my prof goes apeshit if we're on our phones LOL."

I texted. "I worried I'd spooked you."

This time the reply was quicker. "Dude, you don't know how horny I've been all day. You're definitely not spooking me."

I bit my lip and looked around. I probably looked like I was doing business texts on my phone. But fuck I was getting horny too. Somehing about this Bryan kid got under my skin. "Is that a yes?" I wrote. "You gonna give me your cherry?"

I was pushing boundaries now for sure, but Bryan seemed up for it now, more than the previous night. "I wanna. Yeah."

"Daddy wants to get in your hole SO bad, buddy." Then, "I'll go easy on you."

"God yes," came his reply. "I'm hard as fuck now."

God this was gonna happen. One more boundary to push. "Will you let me fuck you on camera?"

There was a pause now. Then, "Masked?"

"As you like," I wrote, almost hoping Bryan wouldn't wear one, even if I knew he would. To coax him, I added, "I'll tell you my first name if you let me film us."

"Deal. LOL."

I looked up. Folks were filing back into the conference room. I hoped my chubbed cock wouldn't show. "I gotta go. But maybe plan for 8:30? I have a work dinner before."

"God yes. I can't believe we're going to do this."

"We're going to do it, Kiddo." I assured him. "I want you so bad."

I got a blushing emoji in return and had to smile. "All right," he wrote. "Talk later."

I went into my meeting and was able to get my mind off Bryan's creamy smooth wrestler build and his cherry hole. Somehow.

I checked my messages after we wrapped up, before heading off to a business dinner. It was close to my hotel thankfully and these things never ran late. I hoped to see a message from Bryan, but there was nothing.

I did google some instructions for preparing to bottom. With the OnlyFans guys and my own son, that routine was down pat, but a newbie like Bryan could use some guidance, and I wanted the ease and comfort of topping a clean hole. I forwarded the site to Bryan.

I held off to one glass of wine during dinner. I wanted a clear head for later. By 7:40 I'd paid the check on my corporate card and bid good night to my client contacts. I had to laugh at myself by how excited I was to get back to my hotel. I did have time to stop at an office supply store and pick up a spare small camera. I figured this scene would be worth the extra vantage point.

Bryan texted when he was on his way. I stripped down from my business clothes and hung them up in the closet. I was rock hard already, and dripping in anticipation. I hadn't felt this excited since my last time with my son. I took a quick shower and put on the plush hotel robe, tying it to cover up my midsection.

I spent the rest of the time setting up the cameras. The lighting wasn't perfect but it was enough.

The knock made me realize I was a little nervous myself. I'd gotten comfortable doing porn, maybe a little too comfortable, but taking Bryan's cherry felt like a certain responsibility. I wanted it to be an incredible experience for him, and I was realizing I was totally green when it came to easing a guy out of his virginity.

Still, the sight of him made my heart beat. He was just so fucking cute and hunky. Particularly was we realized each other was nervous.

"Hey, Daddy," he said stepping in.

"Brad," I said. "You can call me Brad. Or Daddy," I smirked.

Our kiss was soft, surprisingly soft given the act we were about to do.

"You good for his, buddy?" I asked, running my hands along his outer arms.

He nodded. "I'm nervous as hell, but I'll be kicking myself if I don't do it."

"You feel like stripping down?" I asked. "There's a mask for you on the table."

I pulled mine on and then went around made sure all the cameras were on. I was pleased to see Bryan's naked body, that thick muscle lean and compact with just a dusting of hair. God, even with that build he looked every bit the 20 year old he was. Like I say, the real deal.

And I was doubly pleased to see him throwing hard. That thick five spike standing up from his lightly furred crotch, nerves notwithstanding. I watched him pull on his mask. It was a shame the viewers wouldn't see how cute he was but his body rounded out that college jock look for sure.

I pointed the camera at him. "So... we're about to have sex for a video that will be released through OnlyFans. Do you agree for me to share what I film?"

I half expected some questions, but he just nodded. "Yes."

"Good boy," I said with a laugh. That made Bryan chuckle, too, which made me glad. "Why don't you lie on the bed, face down?"

I could sense his nervousness. Maybe he anticipated face to face for his first time. "Don't worry buddy, I'll ease you into this."

He nodded silently and then complied, walking over to the hotel bed, while I filmed him with his natural jock gait. It was hot as fuck, seeing him strut and that ass of his work. Then his full body stretching out face down.

The other cameras would get a good angle - one angled on each side nightstand, the other from behind where I stood, just a little off to the side. I held the camera phone as I stepped closer, letting the camera rove over his strong back and amazing ass, up and down his legs. Maybe more jock-worship footage than we'd use, but Travis could work his magic.

Finally, I stepped back and propped the camera phone off to the side. maybe it would work for another angle. Bryan turned back to look at me, and I got off on how his back muscle flexed with his motion. Stepping up, I ran my hands along his calves, working up the length as I climbed on the bed.

I knew I'd be in good view of the cameras now as I kissed from one side of his hamstrings to the other knotted leg. I took my time working my way up.

Bryan was ready for the rim job now. Hiking his ass up, he parted his legs enough to let me in. My hands gripped his buns and did the rest.

The college kid's sigh was deep and sexual as I began licking. I wanted to put on a show. I loved rimming a guy and sometimes felt there was never enough of it in porn videos. It was always a quick lick before the top was lining up. I went full in now, eating out Bryan for a solid five to ten minutes, alternating speed and tonguework. Sometimes Bryan relaxed and let me do my magic, sometimes he bucked up against my face to maximize the contact.

I pulled back and with a hungry growl gave him a light pat. "Turn over," I urged in my deeper voice. Spittle wetted down the chin of my mask. I really wished he and I could do it without these, but the masks allowed us to fuck on camera, both of us.

I was amazed to see Bryan's prick hard and leaking clear sap everywhere. He was majorly turned on. I pulled up enough to let the cameras get a good view of his ripped, modestly jacked body.

"How many guys have fucked you?" I asked tersely. I sure hoped the "MaskedDaddy" voice was enough fo a disguise.

Bryan didn't change his voice, but his soft response was sexy as hell. "No one yet," he said.

I leaned in and kissed him. Just enough sexual urge, and enough romantic finesse. Bryan responded in turn, sucking my tongue into his mouth and moaning against me. He was nervous, sure, but also getting the case of the major horns.

I loved this, putting on a show and yet connecting one-to-one with this fine young man. I pulled up and muttered, "nice," patting his chest. I rolled off to the side and undid my robe. My hardon bounded out and both Bryan and the camera could see my exposed body with its blond fur. I pulled him to me and we started making out again.

Silently I guided him down and the kid knew what to do. Slowly he began kissing and worshipping my big prick, wetting it down with his tongue before taking me into his mouth. Practice hadn't made perfect, but he was getting much more accustomed to my size and better at blowing me.

I was determined not to get overheated. I just lay back and enjoyed this, the sensation of Bryan's soft, slow blowjob and the view of his nakedness kneeling in front of me in servicing position.

Soon, though, it was feeling too good. I nudged him off. He came up to meet me for a kiss, taking the initiative now, until I regained the upperhand in rolling him back on his back, with me on top. I could feel his hardon against mine and the warmth from his body.

Placing my mouth at his ear, I whispered, "You like being a porn star too, dont ya kiddo?"

"Yeah," he grunted back.

I knew I needed to be a little verbal with him. If the camera picked up my words, Travis could edit them out. "You're just about the hottest guy I've ever fucked, Bry."

His body actually shivered at that. The time seemed ripe. I lifted off and leaned over to pump out some lube.

He let out a hiss of air the second my greased fingers touched his pucker but he didn't flinch. Instead he spread his legs and looked into my eyes. This was gonna be good.

I pushed a digit in. Bryan was real fucking tight. But I worked him slowly. Back and forth, in and out.

"Another," I said curtly.

"God," he hissed as I penetrated him with two fingers. It wasn't bad-uncomfortable for him, but it was certainly unfamiliar to him. We stood still eyes locked, him lying back, me between his legs. Until I started finger fucking him again. I applied more lube and fingered him some more.

Finally I pulled back and removed my robe entirely, slipping it off my body and tossing it aside. Bryan's hands were on me, excited to feel up my DILF body. I let him. Between his attention and the cameras I was getting real excited. I was the one dripping now. I caught a thick thread of precum in my fingers and brought it down to his virgin hole. I fingered him up with that too.

The third finger was slow going, but I got him to relax.

"No rubber?" I have asked and half said.

"No sir," came his excited reply.

I was gonna get blue balls soon if I didn't fuck. I scooted up and pressed my prick head in place. I pressed super slow against his ring, working against the spit-slick tightness and smearing my precum against him.

I could feel Bryan's body shake beneath me, and he looked up, a real deer-in-the-headlights look in his eyes beneath the mask. I worried if I waited longer his nerves would get the best of him. I pushed in.

"UNNH!" he whimpered loudly. I felt bad the entry hurt and bad that he was doing his bravest to pretend it didn't.

"Easy, bud..." I hissed, reaching down to run my hands along his hot body. This fine young man was giving me a major gift. My prick jerked an inch or two inside him, feeling the tightness of his ass clamping down on him, as I held still, then gave the shallowest of thrusts, back and forth more than in and out.

I looked at him, trying to communicate silently. Then I leaned in, pushing his legs back with my body. "You're doing good," I said.

We kissed. My cock slipped out of its toe hold but I didn't care. He needed this, and I wanted it. This was about the only time I lost track of the cameras. When I wasn't putting on a show. I connected with this college kid in a deep, soulful kiss. And kissed him som more.

I pulled back. This time I didn't rush, but I didn't delay. I pushed back into him. Bryan somehow trusted me, because his ring gave way more easily. He was virgin tight a few inches inside, but I gently thrust back and forth, working that knot inside him. I pulled out and added more lube. Now showing off for Bryan and the cameras both. Then I placed his ankles on my shoulders.

"OOH FUCK!" Came his cry when I broke through. But he wasn't in pain, just overwhelmed by feelings he didn't have word for. I plowed all the way in and held it. I could see his muscular chest rise and fall, taking deep breaths.

"Got your cherry, kiddo," I hissed.

"Thank you," he actually replied, his voice heavy in emotion. That got me going. My dick felt like stone inside his warm, tight guts.

"Feel good buddy?" My hands massaged his calf muscle as I looked down on him and restrained myself from just plowing his hot ass.

Bryan nodded.

I pulled and out thrust in. Then again. I was fucking for real now. Bryan's first fuck. Maybe more than he bargained for when he came over the previous night. But I knew this was his deep fantasy and why he reached out to me.

I wasn't hard or rough, but I fucked with a steady determination. I wanted to give this kid the best first time experience possible now. I puffed my chest and used more of a swivel action of my hips, in and out, in and out, as my eyes stared down at him. I'd probably read his facial reactions better without the mask, but his eyes and mouth were enough. I was getting to him, hitting that spot.

I paused just a second and reached to pump out more lube. This went onto his prick. He gasped as I slicked him up then got the picture once I pulled my hand away.

I grabbed a pillow and slid it underneath his hips. It made for the perfect angle, and I took quick advantage, resuming my steady plow of Bryan's no-longer virgin hole.

Turns out his masturbation was just what Bryan needed, flipping the switch to full pleasure now.

"Yeah?" I asked. Fucking heavier now.

"Yesss," the college hunk hissed back. He was jerking faster now, not frantically but eagerly and in synch with the fuck.

I saw his pisslit dilate and a clear spurt fly out. Not his ejaculation yet, but the prelude.

"Fuck yes," I grunted, throwing my hips into harder pounding. I was getting close to the finish line, and I wanted to speed up to catch up with this stud.

My harder thrusts felt amazing giving how much his ass was clenching and releasing on my dick spasmodically. But it really made Bryan's prostate sing. His pale skin grew pink and flush and his wrestler muscle tensed up.

"Shit!" he yelled and timed with each shove his nuts gave it up, and his prick spurted heavy ropes of semen over his perfect body.

I went at it even harder, leaning in some, powering my hips in rapid jabs. I didn't say anything but my grunt was unmistakeable as I shoved in and unloaded. My cum threw off my rhythm, but I held deep a second, then my hips jerked involuntarily for another hard shove to discharge my seed deep inside Bryan.

The kid winced at that one, which made me feel bad. I got myself under control and held myself steady, gently massaging his leg and then easing back. He'd been a trooper but now needed a break. I leaned back and showed off my slickened dong, though most viewers eyes would probably be on the cum-covered collegiate muscle of my bottom.

Leaning over I picked up one of the cameras. Time for the money shot.

Even if Bryan wasn't an experienced bottom, he'd watched enough porn to know what I was after. Rather than drop his legs down, he pulled them back, spreading them enough to show me and the camera his fucked and seeded hole. No longer drum tight, it has a slight gape and was thick with my cum. I'd shot a lot.

I got a good shot of it, then angled the camera up to capture his whole ripped and cum-wet body. Nothing would ever top watching my own son in porn, but Bryan was a close second.

I finally set down the phone and pulled off my mask. That was the cue Bryan was waiting for and he eagerly peeled his off.

"You OK, buddy?" I asked. My normal voice returning.

He nodded. "God yeah. I'm so glad we did that."

I gave a sly nod to the camera. "Your first time's preserved as a memento," I said. A little teasing in my voice, but checking in where his head was.

He smiled and god he was so fucking cute with that pearly white smile. "I didn't think I was gonna enjoy it at first," he admitted. "But damn..."

I ran my fingers through the cum that had turned liquidy on his chest. "You shot like gangbusters," I said.

"My cums are pretty big normally," he said. "But your dick did something inside me that made me go wild. I've never felt anything like that."

"I'm glad," I said. I leaned forward for another kiss, this one tantalizingly soft and slow.

Afterward, I let Bryan get up and shower off while I checked my phone. Then I figured I'd join him. The look on his face told me my presence was quite welcome.

"Hey," he grinned, shyly. God, he was star struck and that made me feel like a real stud.

"Hey," I said. Our wet bodies connected and we took the time to soap each other down.

"You married to a man or a woman?" he asked as he nodded to my gold band.

"A woman," I said. "I'm not the best husband."

He gave a nod of acknowledgment. "Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm glad you share yourself."

"I have news for you kiddo," I said, turning off the water and running my hands over his wet muscled body. "You've shared yourself now, too."

"Still can't believe it," he said. "When will you post it?"

"In a couple of weeks," I said. I wasn't going to bring up Travis or my process for putting the vid together.

His hands reached up to feel my body too, my chest but also my shoulders and arms.

"I'm hard again," Bryan said. "I can't believe it."

"You're 20," I joked. "It happens."

"Yeah," he laughed.

I patted his arm. "Feel like sleeping over?" I asked. "I have a morning flight to catch but you're welcome to stay."

He nodded, like an eager puppy. We dried off and made our way back into the room. I downed a bottled water to rehydrate and tossed him one. "Remind me to tip housekeeping extra," I said as I pulled down the sheets. "We made a fucking mess."

He slipped into the bed next to me. His body was cooler now, and felt great against my warmer bod. We made out. His dick was a spike and I got hard once more, but I wasn't eager for another fuck. And Bryan seemed to go with the flow.

"So..." I finally said. "No longer a virgin..."

"No sir."

"Any regrets?" I asked, leaning back in the bed against the headboard, pulling my hands behind me. Bryan nestled in, resting his head against my upper chest and running his hands along my fur.

"None. It was hot as fuck," he said. "But even if it hadn't been, I just feel relieved, you know?"

"Not exactly," I smiled knowingly.

"Ha," he said, picking up on my meaning. "I'm surprised your so good at breaking a guy in if you're cherry too."

"I'd like to say I had some secret," I admitted, "But I just did what felt right."

Maybe it was the sex. I mean it was getting late, but not that late. Bryan was dozing some as he rested up against me. I ran my fingers through his hair.

"Ready for bed, kiddo?" I asked.

"Yeah, Brad," he said and rolled off to the side.

***

My son did his magic crafting two separate scenes from the footage with Bryan, as well as a very hot teaser. "Taking College Jock's Cherry" was the title of the second. The on-screen chemistry was real, and it was clear that we weren't faking it. I really did take the young dude's virginity on screen.

"God, Dad, this is fucking incredible," Travis said to me on the phone before he posted the scene. "I've shot three times to it."

I smiled. I was in a semi-public place and had to be a little discrete. "I'm very glad to hear that," I smirked. "A little payback to the one you did the other week."

"Bud and Spike?" he asked.

That one was one was OK, but not my favorite. "No, the other one," I said, cagily.

That got a laugh from Trav. "Oh, MiamiMuscles... dude's a crazy power bottom, right?"

"Yeah," I said, my throat getting hoarse with lust I was trying to hide. "I like watching you in action like that."

Travis picked up on my need to be discreet, though he had no constraints on his end. "You prefer watching me fuck, Dad?"

God, my son knew how to drive me crazy. "I do," I admitted.

I detected a hesitation on his end, which wasn't Travis's normal response to anything. He paused. "Dad... you ever think about, you know, me fucking you?"

Just hearing those words were going make me go from chubbed to boned. "It's a little scary to think about," I replied. "But yeah... I do."

"Oh fuck," Travis hissed. Only then did I realize he'd been dreaming of that very act. Topping me. Taking my anal cherry, like I'd done with that Denver kid. It surprised me actually, given our bedroom chemistry with my son bottoming for me, eager for his dad's cock. "We'll talk about it next time, OK?" he said. Not pressuring me but letting me know this was on his mind.

"Yeah," I said. "I'll probably chicken out, son. But I wanna explore the idea." I was nervous just vocalizing this.

"Sure, Dad," Trav said. "God you know I love everything we'd done together. If I were there right now, I'd suck your cock, you know that." My son was getting into deep lust mode now.

"Fuck, Trav, I should probably go," I said. I knew if I kept talking like this, I'd get in trouble. "Later, son?"

"Yeah, Dad," he replied, his voice rich with lust. I knew he was probably going to jack off when I hung up. I was going to find the time myself at the first chance. Pull up one of Travis's videos where he topped and stroke off imagining him pounding me, too.

****

My Denver videos were popular. I wasn't surprised that my fans responded to the realness of them, but I was surprised by the messages I got. They changed my porn career and it's probably not an overstatement to say they changed my life.

The first one came two weeks after the video with Bryan dropped.

"Dear MaskedDaddy, I loved your latest video. God, it's like my deepest fantasy. I'm 23 and live in DC. I don't have that college jock's bod, but I'm working on it. I've been too scared to let a guy fuck me, but if you want to be my first, I'd love to star in one of your vids. I wouldn't even need a mask."

It was a wild email, and I figured the kid's horniness doing the thinking for him. I pawed my crotch and laughed at how forward the offer was. I started to send a polite thanks but no thanks reply.

But then I thought about it, and I figured what the hell. I asked for the young dude's pictures. He was cute as fuck. Not quite as twunky as Bryan but still good looking, kind of that boy-next-door type.

Travis handled the OnlyFans money my site brought in. I didn't do porn for the money, and in any case I didn't want my finances impacted lest Kate find out.

I sent two more texts that night. One to DC guy. "If you're serious, lets plan for something three weeks from now." I knew I had some work travel on the East Coast I could piggy back on.

My other I sent to Trav. "I need your help arranging a DC visit. Gonna pop another dude's cherry."

[karinasbaby]

PARK SUNGHOON SMAU | I WISH SUNGHOON WAS MY BOYFRIEND..

PROFILES !

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LEE JENO: model, 24, was recruited alongside jimin & sunghoon by chaeyoung, most of his brand deals are in paris + his schedules align a lot with jennie’s hence why he’s constantly travelling between seoul & paris, is close with the other two.

PARK SUNGHOON: model, 23, was recruited by his manager chaeyoung to odd atelier aka jennie’s fashion & design company, is really close with jimin & jeno, a smug and obnoxious asshole (he’ll hopefully get better eventually 😞)

YU JIMIN: model, 25, was also recruited by chaeyoung for odd atelier, besties with jeno & sunghoon, does runway more than the other two, on her way to become the top female model of sk.

UCHINAGA AERI: photographer, 23, got into photographing (mainly) & video editing bcs of yn’s influence, has been besties with day ones + jake since childhood, really sweet but .. concerning.

KIM YN: photographer, 25, has always had a special passion for photography since she was younger and that somehow migrated to her friends making some of them become photographers as well, an artist at heart, day ones founder.

NING YIZHUO: photographer, 22, youngest out of her group and had a rocky relationship with them in the beginning but they’re inseparable now, is attached at the hip with day ones.

JENNIE KIM: CEO of odd atelier, 30, picked up fashion designing at a young age before moving to paris to establish OA. travels between both seoul & paris constantly for the headquarters, recommended the triplets to chaeyoung personally after finding them on the internet. doesn’t have the best reputation around her personality as the industry always attempts to bring her down.

PARK CHAEYOUNG: manager at OA, 29, jennie’s best friend, in charge of the triplets, recruited the triplets around the same time after jennie’s request, also does CEO work for jennie in whichever opposite headquarters jen is at when needed.

JEON JUNGKOOK: supermodel, 27, was the most popular model in sk and had won model of the year award multiple amounts of times, highly praised and placed on a pedestal by the entire industry, is GOLDEN’S (the company he’s under) first and only supermodel. (horrendous personality i love u kook but sorry)

KIM MINJEONG: professional makeup artist under OA, 24, got hired after she graduated and applied for OA, was personally picked by chaeyoung from over a thousand applicants, is mainly hoon’s appointed MUA, a part of day ones and is yn’s best friend.

SIM JAEYUN: model, 23, born and raised in korea but moved to brisbane at a young age, now he’s pursuing a career in modelling, yn’s & day ones’ childhood bestfriend, a sweetheart and your go to gossip corner human version.

a,note. the profiles were rushed! a bit unclear as i didn’t know exactly what to put bcs i don’t want to accidentally spoil smth 😔 hence why some things might not make sense for now but trust me they will in future chapters! so this will have to do! enjoy & happy birthday chels !!

[thehomelybrewster]

How Much Do Systems Matter?

This post is directly inspired by the video "You shouldn't use DnD for narrative campaigns." by Questing Beast (aka Ben Milton) about the Polygon article "Worlds Beyond Number is teaching me things that no D&D book can" by Charlie Hall.

The video and article basically posit the following:

TTRPGs can use concretely designed procedures for certain types of challenges and scenarios while having much looser procedures for other types of challenges or scenarios

Just because a TTPRG has less thorough rules on a type of challenge or scenario than a different RPG tackling the same subject matter doesn't automatically make the former worse at being used for these scenarios than the latter

Depending on the preferences of the table, having a robust mechanical framework for one element of gameplay while lacking that for other types of gameplay may be preferrable than having robust mechanical frameworks for both

Having distinct game mechanics for narrative progression and character interactions is uncommon in D&D and derived games, but is very common in story games, e.g. most Powered by the Apocalypse games.

The Polygon article includes this quote by Worlds Beyond Number's Brennan Lee Mulligan: "[People say that] because D&D has so many combat mechanics, you are destined to tell combat stories. I fundamentally disagree. Combat is the part I’m the least interested in simulating through improvisational storytelling. So I need a game to do that for me, while I take care of emotions, relationships, character progression, because that shit is intuitive and I understand it well. I don’t intuitively understand how an arrow moves through a fictional airspace."

This intuitive knowledge on handling emotional beats, narrative, and characters of course stems from years of experience Brennan has as a writer, actor, improv teacher, comedian, camp counsellor, and professional TTRPG GM and player.

Using Ron Edwards design language (s. his 1999 essay "System Does Matter"), Brennan wants to run primarily narrativist games, while 5e would fit Edwards' idea of a Gamist system, i.e. one which involves the pursuit of "winning" against NPCs.

Now let's look at 5e: it's generally agreed upon that 5e is opinionated on combat, while also being vocal that exploration and social encounters, while less fleshed-out, are still part of its pillars alongside combat, meaning the game is still encouraging you to pursue these types of play.

Combat is a very fleshed-out series of systems. The action system is centered on combat, both in terms of time and types. Spellcasting is very distinct and allows for casting mostly offensive or defensive spells. Class progression usually focuses on improving one's combat capabilities.

Exploration and social interactions are much more bare-bones.

On the social side, a few more recent supplements have reintroduced the classic Attitude table present in earlier editions and which are a mainstay of the OSR community. Additionally the DMG spends merely three pages on how to run NPCs, mostly using fairly general advice instead of concrete game mechanics. Interaction between player characters is also barely discussed in 5e rules.

Exploration is similarly simple, mostly related to the omnipresent but simple skill system, as well as some relatively simple rules on weather, hazards, overland travel speed, and tracking rations.

5e's shift towards simplified rules for these two pillars, including simplifying the skill system into a mostly binary failure-success affair is a shift away from earlier D&D editions and some of its direct competitors, e.g. Pathfinder, Rolemaster, GURPS, and The Dark Eye, which often would involve subsystems for various aspects of social or exploratory encounters, s. Edwards' "System does Matter" essay and his point on simulationist games.

So if Brennan wants to run a narrative game where we can realiably use his knowledge of narratives and character writing to create a compelling story while having a set system as his backup to run situations where violence becomes a factor... Using a game like 5e is a decent choice.

Of course other systems might be even better for that. Shadowdark for example may just be the perfect fit for someone wanting to run a narrative game with occasional combat. The combat rules are thorough enough to cover the fundamentals. Sure, you may just need to get rid of real-time torches, the key mechanic which sets Shadowdark apart from other OSR games, but subtracting a mechanic, instead of modifying it, is a relatively uninvasive procedure.

Personally I too like it when my TTRPG, especially stuff intended for medium- or long-term play, doesn't touch social and narrative elements much mechanically.

Meanwhile games like Ironsworn and Heart - The City Below, which are much more narrative-focused, do have issues where their resolution mechanics clash with the fiction in ways that would pull be out of the story we're trying to tell. Heart has the issue with the Supplies resistance not being shared within the group, and Ironsworn's fulfillment of vows can be glacially slow (s. A. A. Voigt's "Ironsworn: A Narrative Dilemma" video essay).

Ultimately, it all comes down to preference. Personally, if I wanted to run a fantasy game with magic and a strong narrative (like Worlds Beyond Number), with the clear goal of not getting bogged down in combat or minis, I'd legit use Shadowdark as described above. If I knew I wanted to tell a specific type of story and knew of a game that was designed for these types of stories, I'd definitely give it a read and talk about it with my players before we adopt it.

However, I do implore folks to not Ship of Theseus a game with tons of homebrew and houserules so that it's no longer recognizable as its original game. If you ever feel compelled to do that, ask other players what systems might be a better fit for your needs.

[stari-hun]

More No Storm but Vertin has a Time Traveling Arcanum Content

Inaccurately Named Modern AU

* Apeiron

I think with like knowledge and math becoming more accessible sooo many people in Apeiron would go to the outside world to share their knowledge because 77 (37s mom) showed that even the people most faithful to their school of thought are interested in calculation machines. Give them Mathway.com and people would lose their minds.

6 would be a professional gamer. In fact he’d take so well to modern society that he’d be one of those people thriving in the 2020 lockdown and being away from Apeiron. Afterwards he’d also recover fast and put daily walks into his schedule or something cause he knows how badly his physical would’ve gotten. 6 would have an Instagram that’s the weirdest thing ever. People use it as inspiration for arg characters because he unintentionally posts with the vibe of someone extremely inhuman, and even though with the internet most humans would be aware of nonhuman arcanist they’d still be like what… There’s several video essays breaking down theories on who or what he might be. On the other side his posts are all pictures of objects he sees on daily walks that he sees have interesting dimensions to them or placement in a scene. The issue is that he doesn’t give any preamble or context to his math like 210 who wants to share math with the world would, or 37 who genuinely wants to teach, he just drops it in the caption and closes the app. He’d also have a YouTube explaining how he wins matches with others and insane speedrun content and how he beats games in under three minutes in extremely stupid calculations and exploits. His uploads are once in a blue moon but he’s a really popular faceless YouTuber (unlike 37 he reads comments and thinks about the questions he gets a lot, and even answers them in other videos). Also his like daily wanderings until he wants to go back home and risk interaction with others.

37 would get ahold of the internet like fish to water. She’d be an early YouTuber on 6’s recommendation and get super popular without realizing it. Her upload schedule is a “think of something start recording it and post with little to no editing” kinda style that for her ends up being 6-12 videos per week. 37 probably wouldn’t even realize there’s a comment section but Sophia knows it. Sometimes she’ll relay the comments to her from fans if they’re questions or constructive, but she mostly keeps them for herself because she’s happy 37 is branching out even if she isn’t entirely meaning too. I think 37’s content is a personality type. She’s giving constructive lessons that are informative but her personality and voice made her gain an audience mostly there to listen to her as background noise while she does homework. She does have a very loyal core audience of economists and radiologists since the topic she circles back around to the most is patterns in the weather and how they can be applied to daily life. Her most viewed video would be a super complicated explanation on how to predict when the next storm will happen in your area, and the top comment is a link to a website where someone made it into a calculator (it works with like a 5% chance of error). Also fun fact Vertin tried to use it once and the website was down for a week after she tried it. Sophia would have more kids centered content. Her follower base would mostly be parents who sit their kids in front of an iPad during work, but heavily monitoring their internet use and want them to watch content that’s good for them. She’d be faceless but unintentionally blow up super hard for story reading content, and her process for making up original stories. Afterwards she’d take a huge social media break entirely, only helping 37 with hers before slowly going back to her usual audiobook content with locked comments.

On that note, it’s slightlyyyy canon based, but I also think 210 would become good friends with Sweetheart after the island opened up and he reached out to her through Pandora to be their liaison. They’d do a ton of promotions and fashion statements. 210 already has an established interest in beauty, arts, and how they tie to math, and Sweetheart as a person who’s mathematically perfect would be his best excuse to study arts. Then Sweetheart would enjoy the company of any asexual, especially if they’re good for her image, and 210 is genuinely there to vibe and enjoy the beauty of the world. I also feel like he’d have one of those instagrams where he’s super popular for his looks but vast majority of his posts are sky pics and pictures of flora he sees.

I think in the story Sweetheart and Pandora are already on pretty good terms but I think in a Modern!Twist AU Pandora would be even more active in her writing. I think she’d have a small but famous journalism company where she employs only those she deems have a fresh perspective in a way she can’t supply. I talk about it in my other post, but Marcus interns there after getting an associates degree journalism during her dual enrollment and finishing Highschool. 210 and her run top series in UTTU for numbers and art analysis in a way people hadn’t thought of before, and Marcus runs a deep dive on historical spaces and the hidden stories within them.

UTTU would sometimes have interview segments where guest slots of an employee’s choosing (approved of by Pandora) will get a special feature. Windsong is the most reoccurring interviewee alongside Vila for research papers in ley lines and ecosystem observations respectively. Both are very popular features every time due to how they provide perspective on Marcus’ and 210’s segments.

[bluedolup]

~Haiykuu Head Cannons: Karasuno Edition~

Hinata

He’s actually a really good dancer. If he didn’t discover that tiny giant video, he would become a professional dancer. Besides volleyball, he does dance on the side, but he keeps it a secret from his friends and the team. The only people that know are his family and Takedai-senpai because he walked in on him once. Hinata thought he was alone, and he did a short and quick dance, but Takeda-sensei came in early and caught him. He did promise not to tell anyone about Hinata's begging. He would also have a secret TikTok account that he would post dancing videos to, and he would post his own original videos and K-Pop dance routines.

Kagayama

He would babysit his little cousins and younger family members and he’s actually really good at it. He keeps it a secret because he's scared Tsukishima might make fun of him. He would babysit either on weekends or on vacations like Golden Week or Summer/Winter breaks. He never thought of having kids in the future but after babysitting he might rethink it.

Daichi

He used to be a chubby baby. He lost most of his weight during middle school and doesn’t even remember being chubby. He found out when Suga and Ashai came over for the first time to his house and his mother was there and she showed them Daichis baby pictures. The three boys were all shocked when he saw that Daichi was a pretty chubby baby and ever since that day Suga and Ashai would make fun of him. They didn’t mean it of course but Daichi always prayed that no one else finds out, not because he’s ashamed, it’s because he doesn’t want it to be such a big thing.

Suga

He can bake. His mother would teach him how to bake when he was younger and he still does it to this day. Everyone on the team knows about it, including Ukai and Takeda-sensei and he would bring in baked treats once and a while for them. The only downfall is he doesn’t know how to make a certain dessert which is flan. He always wanted to learn how to make it because it wasn’t native to Japan but he never got the hang of it. It pissed him off a lot but the team always gives him support with the whole thing, making Suga try and try again but always failing at the end. On an upper note, Suag is an expert in making red velvet cupcakes which are his favorites.

Asahi

He can play the electric guitar. Asahi had a slight emo phase and he bought himself an electric guitar and he learned it pretty quickly. He used to play it everyday during the night but after he joined volleyball he really didn’t have time to play that much anymore. It stayed in his room collecting dust and he honestly forgot about it but he got asked about it by Noya and he decided to find it…and sell it for some money to put towards college.

Nishinoya

He watches every Gordan Ramsey show. Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmare, Hotel Hell, EVERYTHING! He binge watches them and he would quote the man randomly in some situations. He knows nothing about cooking though but he does know how to run a kitchen and how idiotic people can be with their jobs. He’s always wanted to meet the man but he is also too scared to have a convo with him because he doesn’t want to get yelled at.

Tanaka

He wants to travel the world. After high school, he wants to travel out of Japan and go visit America. He wanted to buy a vacation home in one of the states and travel again to visit some other Asian countries like Korea, China, and India. England, Greece, and Rome are also on the list but he wants to visit those with Kiyoko. He thinks it would be a romantic trip for the both of them and he mainly wants to impress her.

Tsukishima

He has never eaten candy. His parents wanted him to grow up healthy which meant getting him used to healthy foods. They didn’t let him eat anything sweet or with too many calories and only gave him foods with high nutrition and protein. There were never any chocolates or candies in the house as he was growing up and now that he’s older, he isn’t fond of sweets. He has tried them before but he spits them right out and complains of how bad they are. He does, although, enjoy the taste of caramel. It’s the only thing he can stomach and now that he’s older, his parents let him eat anything he wants because they know how responsible he is. He wouldn't eat it all the time or alone even, he would only eat it with fruits like mangoes or strawberries and only during celebrations like his birthday, christmas, and Halloween.

Yamaguchi

He has eight piercings. He lost a bet back in junior high and was forced to get them but he soon got used to them and didn’t mind them. No one but Tsuki knows of course and he wouldn’t really show them off because they can’t have piercings in japanese schools. He wouldn;t show them off outside of school either because he’s a little shy but he’ll probably wear jewelry when he’s older or in college. If you’re curious, his piercings are three on each ear, his nose, and bellybutton. On his left ear he has one on his lobe, an orbital, and a helix. On his right ear he has an industrial, daith, and an upper lobe. He has a septum bull ring and a small piercing right above his belly button.

Ennoshita

He drinks tea daily. He seems like that kind of person who would enjoy all the flavors. It also is a good way for him to relax after practice. When you have to deal with Tanaka and Noya after Daichi I think you would need something to do to relax yourself before you lose your shit. The thing is that he didn’t like tea when he was younger, he always thought it was too strong and he doesn’t like hot drinks a lot but when he was stressing over exams, one of the second years suggested tea to him. He gave it a try and he has been on it ever since.

Kiyoko

She enjoys watching and doing makeup and skincare videos. She was never the type to get into all that but then she saw Yachi watching it one time she was hooked. She spent most of her money on makeup and skincare and started with following tutorials and posting the photos on Instagram and soon enough she started posting review videos on products and her own tutorials. Tanaka and Noya lose their shit every time.

Yachi

She's a slave to rhythm games. She started in junior high and never got over it. She would play during her free time but after becoming Karasuno's manager, she spent less time on them. She would minimize the time to only playing during lunch and at home. Hinata would watch amazed at her talent and asked to play, he would lose every game.

[theninjamouse]

There's this older lady at camp whose job is to watch the younger kids of the camp directors. They're all under 10 years old, not part of the actual campers here. That is it. And since day one, she has been constantly nagging me about hanging out, or including her in pictures and videos. You know, the thing I'm doing for the parents of the actual campers. She's the kind of person that will talk talk talk and not let you get a word in edgewise. Not even kidding, she threw me into a full blown panic attack because I made the mistake of taking her up on an offer to go on a store run at the start of everything.

So this week is trip week for the kids, they're all off on different trips. I'm here at camp to A: work on some camp long projects like organizing old files and getting the photo printer working. Stuff like that

And B: travel out with the food drops to 2 of the trip groups to capture footage and be here to capture when the biking and kayaking groups make their return.

With the teens gone, this lady, we'll call her F, has turned all her attention back on me because she's bored again. And then, she starts going on about how her friend runs a Tshirt printing business and needs a portfolio and oh could I please help set that up for her?

So I said: "My hourly is $75."

She looks full on shocked and offended. "Well it's just pictures, it's no big deal"

"Regardless, that's still setting up a website, organizing the pictures, collecting and posting contact information and that's if the pictures are even of a high enough quality to post without editing, which I highly doubt. And I am very busy. So. $75 an hour."

"But it's just pictures, it's easy-"

"It is a service. And I don't do free services. I am a professional. I have given you my price."

"Well can you at least send me the website for making one?"

"Since it's so easy, I'm sure you can find something that will work for you yourself."

Then I just left her sitting there at the lunch table.

As a terminal people pleaser, I tell you what I am riding that high of firmly saying no.

[deathdetermineslife]

hihi! i’m a big fan of your lists, i think they’re super cute and helpful for trying to connect more with an f/o!!! would it be possible to get a “things to do” list for when your f/o is a chef? he’s not a professional but he loves to cook :3 thank you so much!!! <3

indeed i shall

learn how to cook one of their favorite dishes!

write up a little mini cookbook of their favorite meals to make!

make a pinterest board of what their dream kitchen would look like

look into nice fancy kinds of cookware they would love to own one day!

write a drabble of you guys going on a dinner date! and perhaps your f/o critizing the food the entire time.

draw art of you guys in the lady and the tramp scene! with the spaghetti!

edit a customized apron for them to use when cooking!

make a list of their dream dishes to cook! maybe you can try making them?

pinterest has a ton of recipes on there, maybe make a recipe board for you to save fun recipes they'd love to make on there!

watch chef tv shows! like hells kitchen, or, watching cooking YouTubers (my favorite is future canoe because I think hes funny)

make a list of places they would love to travel to for the culinary experience

make a playlist of music they like listening to while their cooking! alternatively, you could make a youtube playlist of videos they keep on in the background, or maybe podcast episodes?

try baking those really shitty and low rated recipes and pretend you're making them with your f/o

im not a chef but i enjoy fantasizing about being a chef

[liampaynemysteriousdeath]

Bryain whatever his name is the drug dealer and lulu (roger girlfriend) connection. They've known each other for years apparently.

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My post of them moving liams body down(theres 3 parts somake sure you read til the bottom). Now with new development of there possibly being a basement as seen in new elevator video, i think there might be a basement in sacro too but im not sure yet. Still waiting for someone to get those hotel floor plans.

I believe this link has all 3 parts to my theory. If not click under the two arrows buttons and you'll see part 2 and 3 in the notes.

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I believe this has all 5 parts of maya allegedly being an abuser according to a mutual friend of liams it seems. With examples from amber hurdd and self gomez.(spelled wrong on purpose bc Google alerts yall).

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An old post with collection of comments from argentenans.

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A list of requests if anyone wants to help me with the witness list, grand timeline of liam, etc. Also I forgot to request that someone can go on reddit forensics and ask them about the tv. There is a whole science behind broken glass that ive posted about in the past. they analyze crime scenes. I believe some of them are professionals that browse on there too.

Edit: now that we know that brettguy supposedlywas getting married that evening and really he is already married to someone else, not naomi. So now I'm wondering if anyone can find info about this supposed wedding online. Also something that stood out to me is naomi said that brett didn't see body fall, but in his interview he said he saw "it" fall.

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is embassy warning to travelers warning about organized crime,

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in reference to naomi one of the witnesses saying brett the white guy witness was gonna get married that day at hotel to some lady, but he's already married to someone else and there's proof he's an actor, etc.

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The 3rd suspect used to have a sister that worked at casasuur hotel

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The florida rental did not belong to roger despite what media is saying.

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a but of background on bogband corruption

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https://www.tumblr.com/liampaynemysteriousdeath/765728382866571264/something-popped-in-my-head?source=share

My thoughts on maya

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https://www.tumblr.com/liampaynemysteriousdeath/766584681462431744/wanted-to-say-thank-you-so-much-for-doing-this?source=share

wax unfiltered link and what a psychic thinks happened

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https://www.tumblr.com/liampaynemysteriousdeath/766353543062028288/idk-if-this-allowed-here-and-i-mean-this-out-of?source=share

Liams sobriety, caaartels usually run the hotels in foreign countries, etc.

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https://www.tumblr.com/liampaynemysteriousdeath/765499752306638848/addicts-can-be-victims-of-crimes-too?source=share

Addicts can be victims too (example de3mi lvato was r@ped by her dealer when he laced with unknown substances and she was minutes away from death)

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https://www.tumblr.com/liampaynemysteriousdeath/767297198625013760/notable-pics-of-research-so-far?source=share

Notable pics

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https://www.tumblr.com/liampaynemysteriousdeath/767372624909205505/must-watch-extremely-brave-lady-going-to-hotel-by?source=share

brave lady going to hotel and finding security sleeping at liams door. Room 310.

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https://www.tumblr.com/liampaynemysteriousdeath/767390054336315392/maya-book-analysis?source=share

Mayas book analysis plus some more Bryan inconsistencies

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https://www.tumblr.com/liampaynemysteriousdeath/767464192892665856/hearing-lulu-in-background-asking-for-druggz?source=share

more lulu involvement plus roger control, sm drama

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There is a lot more research on the blog. But I can only squeeze so much into one post, as per tumblrs guidelines, so you'll have to check out the rest of the blog when you get a chance. Thanks for stopping by!

#justiceforliam

[pers-books]

The Doctor’s Daughter returns for four new adventures 

3 May 2024

Tags : Stop PressThe Worlds of Doctor Who - Special Releases

Georgia Tennant returns as Jenny in Saving Time, a brand-new box set of four full-cast audio adventures from Big Finish Productions.  

Introduced in the 2008 Doctor Who television episode The Doctor’s Daughter, Jenny is the artificially created offspring of the Tenth Doctor. After escaping Messaline at the end of her debut story, she now stars in her own series of travels across time and space. Georgia Tennant, also known for TV series including Merlin and Staged, has reprised the role on audio numerous times since. 

At the end of her last adventure, in 2021 release Still Running, Jenny had escaped the pursuit of the cyborg bounty hunter COLT-5000, also known as Geraldine. But now, she’s being pursued by another version of COLT-5000, which used to be her best friend Noah (Sean Biggerstaff). 

What happens next will be revealed in Jenny – The Doctor’s Daughter: Saving Time, due for release in October, and now available for pre-order as a collector’s edition CD box set (+ download) for just £29.99 and as a digital download only for £22.99, exclusively here. 

This new box set contains four exciting episodes:  

Florence O'Connor and the Sandwich of Doom by John Dorney A Beginner's Guide to Monsters (and How to Slay Them) by Rochana Patel  Genesis of the Humans by Adrian Poynton  Reboot by Lizzie Hopley 

Georgia Tennant, who is also associate producer on the series, said: “It's always a joy to be back at Big Finish and to jump back into Jenny's boots again has been a dream. We pretty much pick up exactly where we left her and Noah, so it's full pelt from the off, and in no time, they're back on an adventure. 

“Sean and I have been friends for such a long time now, but we live very far apart, so getting to do a week in the studio together is not only a chance for Jenny and Noah to get back together but also a chance for Sean and I to catch up and have a laugh. Not too much, obviously, as we are super professional actors… mostly. We really hope you enjoy it!” 

[In case the embedded video doesn't work, here's the link.]

All the above prices include the special pre-order discount and are subject to change after general release. 

Please note that Big Finish is currently operating a digital-first release schedule. The mail-out of collector’s edition CDs may be delayed due to factors beyond our control, but all purchases of this release unlock a digital copy that can be immediately downloaded or played on the Big Finish app from the release date.

[darkspellmaster]

I wanna know your family headcanons for most/some of the guys beyond the vague confirmations of who's got one parent/both.

Like, names of those confirmed with siblings their names/personalities, maybe something on what you think is up with Vil's mom/Deuce's dad?

Okay gonna go by Houses to make it easier for me. *Spoilers head for a few characters in future books*

Any names that are not from the games are my own creation. A vast majority of the characters I haven't named yet. Those who have names are going to be featured in Season 1, ones without names will probably get them in the future. (Some names may change)

Heartslabyul

Riddle

Parents are separated, or living apart for the most part, it's one of the reasons his mother gets away with a lot of stuff with her son. Father travels a lot and visits his family (namely his sister and his parents) who live in the northern part of the country. Mother's family is from the capital and comes from old money, father is not that well off, but known for being well versed in medical healing and also normal medicine.

He has an Aunt on his father's side that is a Vet that lives to the north, and she has two kids, not sure about her own husband or wife.

No siblings as of this time. That's about all for Riddle that I know.

Trey

From Cannon, his parents run a bakery, and he has several siblings, I think with him he has seven, Trey being the oldest. Three girls, and with him four boys. I figured they might be a cat family, or a rabbit family as far as pets go. Maybe a duck. Not sure yet.

He has both sets of grandparents who live not to far from the family home. Both of his parents have siblings. Dad has two brothers and a sister. One brother is married, the other is not, the sister is married too. Married siblings have at least two kids each, brother has four, sister has two. Mom has three brother and two sisters. The sisters are married one brother is engaged, the other one is dating still and one is divorced but is dating a person who has kids.

Cater

As we know he has a Mom and Dad, and two older sisters. Both are in college, they're roughly a year or so apart in age. One wants to be a dress designer, the other is into making her own jewelry. They adore their brother, but don't quite get him. They kind of wanted another sister, and tried to make him into a girly boy without realizing how that is affecting him.

Mom is a photographer, and she, like her son loves to use social media. More professional and tends to take landscapes and non people images, like sweets and other such things. She also knows how to edit videos. Works for essentially Getty photos in that world. His dad works in a Bank, he's a higher manager and is extremely math oriented and very organized. Also very sociable when he wants to. His hobby is kite making.

Cater's parents have kinda spoiled him from time to time, because of all the moving. They don't know about his issues all that much because he hides it. He has his own convertible red car that he can drive at home, it's an older model, but he likes it a lot. His mom gave him a go-pro to film his skateboarding which she actually uploads for him on Magitube, it's small but it's her way of supporting him.

Mom has a twin brother who lives out of the country. Not sure where, he's apparently a long time traveler and doesn't communicate much with the family outside of postcards, infrequent calls and suddenly showing up. Dad has two sister's (younger one is named Mary) and a step brother. Not sure about one of the sisters other than she's a lawyer with kids and is frequently at functions that the family needs to attend. She's always busy so Cater's family over the summer has to watch her two daughters, who are more of a handful than Cater's sisters. His other Aunt, Mary, is a hippy/beatnik type person. She's very sweet but absent minded, which is nice for Cater because she's very chill and lets him get away with shit. She lives in the Shaftlands not too far from the Fairest City. His Uncle is a broker, and likes to boat a lot, maybe queer, unsure.

They have a pet parrot from his Mom.

Ace

Ace's Mom is the mage, she's a teacher at a local elementary school. His dad used to be a stage magician, and now created props and other things for the local theater in his hometown, as a small time business owner. His dad doesn't have magic, but is an avid reader of Mage Histories. Basically his brother complies to Cannon.

Ace's older brother is seven years older. According to Ace, his bro more excited about Ace getting into NRC than Ace's parents were. He's an alumnis and previously in Heartslabyul. Ace talks with his brother over the phone until the wee hours, on occasion, which can make him over sleep thus being late to class. Ace's older brother built up a whole repertoire of magic tricks from his days as a student. Ace learned them by watching, playing, memorizing and replicating, since his brother refused to tell him how to do it. It's through these experiences that Ace has become quite adaptable.

Both learned slight of Hand tricks from their Dad. When ever the three of them are together they challenge each other to pull off various magic tricks. Ace said that his older brother told him, "The most convincing lies are sprinkled with a dash of truth." this implies that Ace learned to lie thanks to his brother or at least was inspired by him. Ace's brother bought an expensive watch with his first paycheck, he framed it as if it was Ace's birthday gift but gave him an empty box instead. He later apologized, and gave Ace candy, which annoyed Ace. Ace's brother purposely snuffed out the birthday candles on Ace's cake, resulting in a fight between the two. We can tell that Ace's brother is a prankster. Ace's brother did his internship at a theme park management company designing shows and attractions.

He currently works for that same company. There's a picture of Ace's brother in the hallway by the teacher's lounge, it's when his brother led the card parade for the Interschool Spelldrive tournament. Ace says his brother is not the type to make sweets for him. Ace's brother wasn't interested in dorm life. He also told Ace about ways to kill time at the dorm. Ace describes his brother as light hearted, casual and easy to get along with. Ace also admits it's advantageous to have a brother since they a role model to follow, as well as refences his school life and job hunting as examples.

They have a pet dog named Rascal, he's a mutt and likes belly rubs.

Deuce

Mom, Dylla delivery driver. She met his dad in High school and the two hit it off well. Her father was a contractor, and her mother worked at a animal shelter, not sure if she was a SAHM, or had another job. Family loved to garden though.

Deuce's father passed away when he was about five years old. His family is wealthy, but he was the rebel of the three kids and the youngest. His parents wanted him to continue in the family business, accounting since the older siblings passed on the title, and he refused, wanting to become a mechanic and work on cars and motorcycles. After he met Dylla in school and the two hit it off as both enjoyed similar music, they started to date, and when he proposed to her in senior year, his parents threw a fit, and cut him off.

Deuce has not met his paternal grandparents, he has one Aunt and one uncle that he's yet to meet. His Aunt is an artist, and his uncle works in the offices at an animation studio in Fairest City. Both of them would like to meet Deuce at some point, but they don't know how to properly contact since their brother kind of cut them all off after his parents disowned him.

Grandpa passed when Deuce was 11, so it's been him, his mom and grandma. They have no pets but they did have a rabbit that eventually passed on after 15 years. Haven't had a pet since. Grandma likes to do jigsaw puzzles with him, and they play board games together. Deuce learned to crochet from her.

In my story the leather jacket he wears is his later fathers.

Savanaclaw

Leona

Has one older brother Falena, who is the regent right now. When they were younger they were super close and Leona would follow him around like a puppy. Falena still loves his brother to bits, and isn't sure how to help him as Leona pulled away from him. His wife is Shani, the two have known one another since childhood. Her father is one of the members of the parliament. Where as Falena is very soft, open and welcoming (Mufasa meet Alexis Leon Midford) she can be strict and some what serious most of the time, keeping her husband and son in check from causing trouble (Think Francis Midford meets Sarabi). She's known for being very dignified, but she has a soft spot for Leona and has been trying to get the brothers together again.

Of course everyone knows Cheka, he's covered.

Other family include, His mother Kito is the more serious one of the two parents. She is helping Falana run the country while her husband is ill. She is the one who disciplined the brothers when they were younger, she also was once the bodyguard to their father. That's how they met. She likes puns as jokes, and has a dry wit. She plays music, and is very good with bead work, but sucks at cooking, much like Lilia. His father is Nyata. Kind and wise, known for his compassion and willingness to be diplomatic over destructive. Highly loves the natural beauty of the country. Loves Chess and taught both Leona and Falena how to play. Knows how to carve and whittle, and made Leona the chess board and set he has on his desk. He was very robust, and muscular before he grew ill, it's a genetic disease, but he's still kicking and doing his best to help his sons. He wants both Falena and Leona to make up. Loves them equally. (Kind of twisted from King Richard from Robinhood)

Leona looks like his mother, while Falena looks like his dad.

As for other family members. Zawadi is Cheka's best friend and cousin via Kito's family though her second sister. Kito has three sisters, unknown status right now about them other than Leona has mentioned his crazy Aunts to Ruggie before.

Bahati is his former governor and is now Cheka's though he sees Leona as his own son. Bahati has a brother Omari who is a lawyer as seen in Book 3.

Clarus Martelli is Cheka's guardian/bodyguard, is not a mage, and distantly related to Leona through his Sister-in-law, via her mother since her mom, Imara is his Mother and Father's bodyguard. Clarus is a no nonsense person when it comes to guarding Cheka but she and Leona have been friends since they were little, and up until he pulled away from her friendship. She's like Edward in some ways, can be strict but also very kind, and competitive. Also they share a unique dynamic, and Cheka keeps trying to play match maker, he tells Clarus all the time he wants her to marry his Unca Leona, to which she says, when he gets the thorn pulled out of his behind, maybe. Cheka keeps trying to find that thorn on Leona. She is 20 like Leona. (She's slightly twisted from Pretty scar from Tokyo Disney Sea and a bit of Kovu)

Imara is not a fan of Leona, and is more like a kinder version of Zera. She is very strict, very serious, doesn't seem to laugh at all. Cares deeply for her children to sometimes a worrisome degree. She's extremely protective of Kito and Nyata as they saved her live after she fell into a depression when her husband up and vanished after the birth of her youngest daughter.

Jabari is the oldest child of Imara, at 25. Not a mage like his mother. He is very different than Nuka whom he's twisted from. He's a very chill and loving guy. He became a kindergarten teacher rather than follow his mother into becoming a guard. He's a pacifist, by choice and a Pescatarian, and enjoys growing herbs and spices in his garden. he does know how to fight but prefers words over fists. Likes to do thing honorably, and always tries to let others go before him. He loves hand crafted crap, and is the sort that will buy the dumbest souvenir that he can. Also tends to collect anime figures, and enjoys singing on a ukulele. He's very tall and lanky for a lion, and always seems to be in a meditative mood. "Leona...my man, just Zen, reach inside and pull out that inner child. Enjoy the macaroni and glitter. It'll make you smile, and when you smile, the world will smile back. See...the sun's smiling now."

Asami is the youngest child of Imara at 15. She just started the mage school in Sunshine city, getting it from her father. She looks the most like her dad, and she hates it. Sweet but rebellious, very much your typical teenage goth in some ways. She prefers lots of black, likes metal and is part of a rock group called the Sheer Cons (Ha ha ha). She and her siblings get along very well, except for the clothing and make-up which her and Clarus butt heads over, as she wants to be a guard, but also doesn't want to be uniform. Has a crush on Leona, and makes it fucking clear in that she's interested in him. Very competitive, and likes to play sports. Loves soccer/football, does spelldrive, and intends on beating Leona one day with the express intention that if she does, he's gotta marry her. She's been saying this since age 5.

Clarus's father has a relation to the royal family distantly, but has not been seen in fifteen years. He was sweet talker and went to jail for a few crimes. It's rumored he may have been the one to point out where the princes were for the attempted kidnapping. (He's twisted from King John)

Ruggie

Lives with his grandma in the slums outside of Sunshine City. His mother died when she gave birth to him. She was very sweet and was very excited to be a mom. Never finished college as she married his father after she found out she was going to have a kid. Ruggie has he picture in his room, when she was in High school. She, like her father, was a mage. She wanted to be a doctor with magic. She met Ruggie's dad in college, both dropped out.

Ruggie's father, non mage, tried to raise him but left during Ruggie's third birthday, leaving him with his grandma. Grandma calls him a deadbeat and couldn't hold down a job. We don't know where he is at this time. He has a brother who does keep in contact with Grandma, but the family is distant due to the situation with Ruggie's dad. They seem to dislike him as well. They also come from the Slum area, though they're a bit more well off.

Grandma is known for playing bingo, and making donuts, and knitting. Strong woman who raised her daughter on her own after her husband tragically passed away in an accident. She worked two jobs, one as a secretary for her husband's bakery which was owned by his older brother and one as a night janitor. She recently retired and does part time work at the local library. Warm and kind but no nonsense. She's very much a protector of her grandson, who looks a lot like her daughter down to the droopy eyes. Ruggie, like her daughter is very smart and cunning. Always sends him care packages, and was very proud of him getting into Night Raven.

Jack

Don't have much on Jack's parents yet. I know that his mom and dad are mages, and I know that they are soulmates as he puts it. His mom is a white wolf, and his dad is gray. They do a lot of outdoors stuff as a family, I think his father writes books, but I'm not sure if it's textbooks or fiction, but it has to do with outdoor things. They did meet in college, and I think his mom edits the books for his father and does maybe the page layouts for him.

Jack has a younger brother who is not a mage, and is in middle school, so about 11-12 in age, while his sister is 6 going on 7, or somewhere around there. His brother can be a handful at times, as he can play jokes on Jack, though it's more of a kids teasing thing. He's good at outdoor stuff too, though not sure what he specializes in. He likes to draw though a lot and paint. His sister likes Vil a lot and has a kiddy crush on him. His brother can get moody about not being a mage. But they love him dearly and look up to him and Vil as big brothers. She's very energetic and tomboyish. She tends to get into more trouble than he older brothers, and likes to swim a lot and does dancing for fun. She also likes to rearrange her room and has said she wanted to be an interior designer at one point. She and Jack's brother likes to watch DIY shows for fun when they're being lazy.

No pets as far as I'm aware.

Octavinelle

Azul

We know his mom runs and owns a restaurant and his step dad is an attorney. His biological mom and dad are divorced. He has a very good relationship with his mom and his Stepdad. His stepdad got him a book to help him collect coins and encouraged him to do so as a hobby. His mom is very active in the community and likes to help out a lot when it comes to supplying food for events.

(He might be getting a sibling in the future since Ursula had one in the sequel movie and Najima is based on Jafar's sister from the game, so...yeah I'm holding off on this aspect right now. )

He hasn't seen his bio dad in a long time and he's not interested in getting to know him again. All he remembers is that he made his mom cry, and he's an octopus too. He may have been a chef. There used to be a picture up on his mom's wall that she took a marker too before she put it away of them.

He does have his mom's parents around, but his material grandparents live in a different town than him and it's harder for them to travel as they had their daughter late in life.

Jade and Floyd

Father is a mobster who seems to work with some shady people, he helps to run a company but I don't know what type yet. Their dad has the personality of Lau in a lot of ways, and comes off as loyal but also shady as hell at times. He shares the black hair of the twins, and the last name. Unknown if he's got siblings or not, or if he's an only child, and where he came from. He's very quiet about his past, even to his family.

Their mother looks like them, and is a very cunning woman from a family that has mob connections. However she runs her own business legally and has no ties to what her husband does, and keeps it that way. Should her husband go to jail, she will happily protect her sons first over saving his sorry ass for getting caught. She is a investor of sorts, and runs a business to help with stocks under the sea. She's very much a mama bear type, but will knock sense into her sons should they cross the line.

As of now I don't know if they have any siblings. Their mom has sisters and brothers, but I don't know how many or how many cousins they have. They do have a large extended family though.

Scarabia

Kalim

Kalim's father was not the oldest son, in fact he took over after his two older brothers were killed by rival family members who wanted the family company. He is not a mage, and met his wife on a boat tour, as she was visiting family in the Silk city. Kalim's dad is a very hospitable man who can be a bit naïve in how he does things. He's been best friends with Jamil's dad since they were little. Always smiling, he comes off as friendly and very bubbly like his son. Though he's constantly worried for Kalim, and is a shewed business man, he is also someone who follows the rules to a T, and this can sometimes end up hurting Kalim and his siblings. Regarding Kalim's grandfather and Grandmother on his dad's side, both have since passed but he has a unknown number of siblings, some of whom are from his father's second, third, and fourth marriages. Not at the same time! Kalim has mentioned to Cater that his grandfather had a bad habit of leaving his other wives after his grandmother passed because he wanted more sons and they gave him daughters. Kamil has said if he was a girl, he still would have been given the slot for leading as his father feels that anyone can do a good job leading the company.

Kalim's mother is very sweet, but she has her own negative aspects. Kalim is the only one who is a mage like her of her biological and adopted children. Yes all 30 are not hers, and no her husband doesn't have a harem. She is very close to Kalim, and trained him before he went to Night Raven College. She would have preferred him going to her old school in the Scalding Sands, but he wanted to go where Jamil was. She also has a weird thing about his hair, as it once was as dark as hers, but now is white due to the poisons that he has dealt with. She used to say his hair was lovely, but now when she looks at it it only causes her to be sad, so she tried to hide that when she compliments him. His hair is never brought up. He has one Aunt on his mother's side that he knows of.

Of his 30 siblings, seven are biological, the rest are all adopted via his father and mother wanting to have a huge family. We know of his younger brother who is also studying to become a advisor to Kalim, and is far more business savvy than Kalim. All the sibling love one another and they call one another by nicknames since Kalim can't always recall their real names.

He is also the direct cousin of the Prince that is the ruler of the Scalding Sands. Who has a beef with Jamil as he doesn't trust him with Kalim and is very protective of his cousin. Not sure of his age, yet. The Prince's cousin is also at Night Raven as a fourth year who is right now on his internship until spring semester. He doesn't like Kalim at all and was upset that his elder cousin gave the Housewarden position to Kalim.

Kalim's elder cousin was previously at Night Raven college, related to his mother, and was the previous Housewarden. He is now working somewhere in the Scalding sands but writes Kalim every few weeks to see how things are going.

Jamil

Jamil's father has been a friend of Mr. Al Asim since they were kids. Jamil's grandfather and down the line, has been an advisor/butler to the Al Asim family since an incident where the Al Asim patriarch saved him and they have a kinda life debt owed to the Al Asim. So the family has since worked as the Advisor/Vizor/Butler for god knows how long. Jamil's father is very strict and dedicated to Mr. Al Asim who he respects and sees as dear friend. He doesn't want to lose his post because that would mean a loss of high status and station which he prides himself in. Jamil's grandfather was more strict on his Jamil's dad, and pretty much beat (not literally) into Jamil's father the sense of tradition and how a Advisor/Butler should act and gain the favor of the Master of the house.

Jamil's mom is a kind woman but also someone, who, like her husband is staunch on traditions and status seeking. Jamil looks a lot like her, and took to braiding his hair due to his Aunt, mother's sister, doing it for him when he was younger, before she left. His mom is very much a person who cares for her son but like her husband sees her kids as a bit of a means to an end in some cases. Think Mommy influencer type in some ways.

Jamil has at least one Aunt who travels around, and she was very kind to him and Najima when she lived with them as a teenager/twenty something year old.

Najima, is his sister, and she looks very much like His father.

Pomefiore

Vil

Vil's Father Eric Venue gets along wonderfully with his son. He started out as a bit player in theater, graduating into soap operas in his late teens, eventually becoming seen as a leading man. He eventually left the show to become an actor on a popular prime time tv series as part of a team of Robin hood like characters that would take back from greedy people. It was While on this show he met Vil's mother, who was a up and coming starlet, she was one of the main characters on the show. The two hit it off and dated for the majority of the shows run, Eric leaving after several seasons to star in smaller movies, and then moving up the chain. He and Vil's mom married, but the marriage wasn't a happy one, and after they had Vil she ended up realizing that she wasn't cut out for motherhood. Eric and her separated, and she gave him sole custody of their son. The two moved to a smaller apartment, as his ex wife wanted to keep the larger one. Eric is a kind father with a wry sense of humor much like his son. Vil has learned a lot from his dad, and gained his smile, and laugh, along with aspects of his eyes. He later started in a famous Video game movie, as he also enjoys video gaming when he was younger, though he hasn't had time to play console games, he does like on the go games to play with on down time (think 3DS, or Switch light or mobile games). He reads a lot and is a producer, does script writing, directs plays and has directed TV series as well, he also runs a smaller talent agency, and still acts in plays, movies and tv series. He recently ventured into Voice acting and also teaches as a Professor at the local University in Fairest City in the Theater and Speech department.

Vil's biological Mother, is an unknown person to him as he wants no contact with her. She's a well known actress who looks a lot like her son. Vil inherited his sharp features, violet colored eyes, and blonde hair from her. She is considered one of the most beautiful actresses in the movie industry. When she first met Eric she figured she could use him to prop herself up and the two grew as actors, until Eric began to outpace her in getting Movie Roles. After they married she started to grow jealous of his assent in acting and the push he got in the show they were both starting in. Eventually the show was cancelled and she went on to make several independent films. On the outset they looked great, but internally she was seething that Eric was doing better than she was. Upon learning she was with Vil, Vil's mom was thrilled at first, but then found out that it would be harder for her to be offered parts where she was seen as the sexy lead. Having a baby was hard on her, and she eventually came to the realization that she wasn't in love with Eric, and didn't want to have a child with him. After a year of taking care of Vil, she abandoned both of them, with the intent of restarting her career, free of a husband and a son. She has been watching Vil from Afar for years, and more recently, with his Social media influence, and fame, she's considered making contact. She's remarried in recent years to an older actor who already had grown kids. She wanted to reconnect for a documentary she's doing on her life.

Vil's stepmother is Vanessa Lee Schoenheit. Vanessa and Vil have a very strong relationship, and have had one since they first met when Vil was about 3 going on 4 years old. Vanessa has an interesting past, one that Vil respects highly for her being "true" to herself and her feelings about her music. When Vanessa was a teenager she and her brother started a band HALYX, which they gathered friends to help fill out the band. Vanessa was the lead singer, along with her brother and one of her best friends being back up vocals. The band did well enough that when they continued it into College, where they met an Agent who offered them a chance to become produced by a record label. The group took the chance, and they recorded and did what he said. The Agent ran away with their demo and money, leaving the group in debt. Vanessa, not wanting her friends or family to have to deal with the situation took on the full debt herself as she was the lead, and spent years paying back every debt that the band got stuck with. After the situation with the Agent, the bad split up. Vanessa finished college and became an lead event manager and coordinator. (Basically part of the team that handles the Met Gala or Film Festivals.) During one of the events that she was coordinating for a Charity, Eric happened to notice Vanessa and had his friend, who was his date for the night, play wing man to get a chance to ask her out for coffee. After several friendly meetups, the two started to date, and Eric slowly introduced Vanessa to Vil. It was love at first sight for her to the little boy, the two got along well, and after three years of dating, Vanessa married Eric in a private ceremony. She still works as an event coordinator and Vil considers her his mother. She is his biggest supporter and fan, ready to always help him out and comfort him when trouble arose. She was also his earliest singing coach and taught him to play a piano, even though he doesn't keep at it. She was trained until college in dance, so also taught him dancing, and the two hang out doing shopping and make up as well. Vanessa and Eric have tried to have a child, but have been unsuccessful over the years and are happy with just Vil as their one and only. She's a natural blonde, but used to dye her hair black.

Vanessa's brother is Vil's Uncle, and works as a lawyer and Professor. He and Vil are close and his family visits during the summer and holidays. Vil's cousins are very excitable at times, but he deals with them rather well. They always want "Cousin Vil" to praise them. He is married to his partner, and the kids are from his partner's first marriage.

Both Vanessa and Eric's parents are still alive. Vil's grandparents do not live in the same town as they do, and he doesn't get to see them very frequently due to his and his parents work schedules. They do come down for holidays and send him cards and other gifts for his birthday.

Rook

I don't have a lot on this one because of how limited the information on Rook is...But...

Rook's family is pretty much the equal of the Phantomhive Watchdog family in Twisted Wonderland. While not reporting directly to a specific ruler, they work for a international group, ala Interpol, who deal with Blotings and other matters that the world doesn't want causing a new war.

His father is a gentleman, serious and firm but kind. He wants his children to be able to fend for themselves, and unfortunately he's kind of caused Rook's emotional state to be stunted for a while. He does care about his son, it's just that he wants Rook to be a person that is able to deal with the serious implications of taking a life.

Rook's mother is a softer person. Still strong and brave, and like her husband dedicated to their work. However she is more involved emotionally with their kids. She isn't always approving of her husband's methods. (She's twisted from Helga from Atlantis)

Rook's older siblings are very proud of their brother, but I'm not sure they share his sense of beauty, but they support him and his efforts to better and enrich himself. His younger siblings, thanks to Rook, are being more emotional and he managed to get his father to agree to do a different test for them rather than send them out into the jungle.

Epel

We've met Epel's grandmother, so...Not much to add on that front.

Peepaw is a very kind soul and a strong person. He was very good looking when he was younger but is now shorter and older looking. He is a happy old timer with a strong work ethic that he instilled into his grandson and tries to teach him about the land and farming. He also likes to brag about Epel's carving skills, and show them off to his friends.

Epel's dad is a kind father who finds it amazing that his son looks so much like his mother in law. He met his wife when he was working as an hired summer hand on the farm. He eventually married her after a while of courting, and the two had Epel. His family knows Epel's mom's family and has for years since the two families live in Harveston. His father's family runs a small gift shop in town, they moved to Harveston when Epel's Dad was a kid.

Epel's Mom is Meemaw and Peepaw's second youngest daughter. She always wanted to be a witch like her mother but wasn't. As one of the main business operators to the farm, she and her siblings help keep the farm running and are always looking for a new way to help keep the business afloat. She looks like her father and is a very cute type of person with a strong work ethic and ambitions. (Based on a twisted form of Slue-Foot Sue) Epel get's his hair and eyes from her and her mother, though she looks more like her father. She was thrilled when Epel found out he had magic and wanted him to go to school for it.

Cousins, Aunts and Uncles, I don't have much on them, other than Several of his family are much like Epel. Only one of his cousins is not like the rest of the family, and she lives in the Capital of the Shaftlands, working in the hospitality industry. She's the daughter of His Grandparent's eldest daughter. His youngest cousin, a boy, does horse riding for fun.

Ignihyde

Idia and Ortho

We've met the shrouds, so all I can say is the following.

We know a bit about Grandma Shroud, so not touching that.

Papa Shroud in my mind looks a lot like Vincent, but has a grown up OCiel's personality. He's shy and mindful of others, but also can be firm when he needs to be and is very gentle with his sons. He also liked to read to them stories of adventure and started their toy collection to ensure that Idia and Ortho had joy in their lives even though they couldn't go outside. Idia and Ortho inherited their father's eye color and flaming hair. Idia got his father's eye shape, while the rest of his features are based on his mother. The two met while at work, when Idia's dad brought over coffee and teas to the tech department, and Idia's mom fell head over heels for the shy boy. She actually perused him and while it took a while, eventually she proposed to Papa shroud and he said yes. He's always worried about Idia's future, and wishes that his son didn't have to continue the family tradition.

Mama Shroud is the bubbly one. She comes from outside of STYX and started to work there after her time in her magic Academy in the Kingdom of Heroes. In my mind she looks a lot like Rachel Phantomhive, but personality wise she's a mix of her and a grown up Elizabeth Midford. She's outspoken and everything excites her. She can be strict, but is a loving mother who would do anything for her children. Prior to Ortho's accident, she and her husband did try several times to persuade the Olympus organization to allow the boys time outside of the STYX facility but it fell on deaf ears. While her husband has flaming blue hair, her hair is a red/pink color, which she likes to keep in pigtails or ponytails and she has him braid it at night. When they first met Mama Shroud knew that she wanted to be with Papa because of how kind his eyes were and she wanted to make him smile. They became friends and she fell for him hard, leading to her pursuing him, much to his shock and shyness. Eventually she asked him to marry and he said yes. She loves building models with her sons, and is proud of both of their accomplishments and hopes to see both graduate and do what they want in life.

Diasomnia

Not touching too much on family for various characters as we have a lot on that now.

Malleus

We know about his mother and somewhat about his grandmother.

Levan, or Raverene, Malleus's dad we already know a lot about personally, I'm only going to add that he was a blue color due to the shading in Malleus's hair, and that Malleus has his father's deep and polite voice. (For myself I'm twisting him from the Reluctant Dragon who is very much a model for Levan's personality). I don't know enough about him other than I think he was close with Lilia too.

Malleus's Grandfather, I see as a noble knight who courted the then Princess Maleficia, and they had their daughter. I feel like he may have been an older fae and passed on before his daughter was of full age. Malenore (Maleanore -where the hell are they getting these spellings from?) has her father's sharper angled face, and his sense of rebelliousness that he gave her.

I have a very strong suspicion that Maleficia grew up a lot like Queen Victoria where her life was pretty much monitored and she was very lonely from the get go, only getting freedom when she became Queen. Her husband I see more as Albert, who grew up as a normal noble and was very shy but also kind and gentle as a person. Both parents loved their kids, but Malenore's dad was more the giver of hugs while her mother wasn't good with kids.

I think that Malleus has distant cousins but not sure about them.

Lilia

So what I know so far is that Lilia's parents were weavers. At some point earlier in his life his parents passed away. He did seem to have an elder brother as a sibling, but he too pass during some event that had him and several other members of Lilia's village venture out past the mountain range of the Black Scale Castle.

While the Queen and King were passing through his village, Lilia, was spotted by the King and Queen. The former liked his energy and took him in to raise him in the castle. Maleficia loved him but didn't know how to raise him, he had a better relationship with her husband, who trained him in swords and got him to want to become part of the royal guard.

Arawnwye (Pronouced Ah Ron Wee), known as the Witch of the Forest, her blood line goes back to the days of King Taran and Queen Eilonwy, who were once one of the rulers of Briar valley before the rise of Briar Rose and Philips line and then the Draconian family. Ages ago one of her ancestors helped to defeat a mage who was a monster, and in doing so, the family was cursed to have a long life, where it was hard to have kids. She was the one stuck with the curse to have no kids. As a strong mage she helped out the humans and had a good relationship with the fae, and her skills were whispered about around Twisted Wonderland. (Think third most powerful mage in the world at the time.) She met Lilia after he was wounded in a battle and he ended up in her garden where she asked him if he was trying to water her flowers with his blood. She became his first human friend, and helped him over time. The house he eventually took Silver too was hers. The two became close, eventually becoming a couple, which was hidden for reasons, only Malleus's dad and mother knew about the relationship and were sworn to secrecy. The others that eventually knew of them were his two friends, Baul and Finnius (Ptitsa's father). She and Lilia had pet nicknames. She died before Malleus was able to be born, and five years after Melenore passed in her battle. (I can't say more due to not wanting it to spoil too much).

Silver

We know about his family, so I don't think we need to go over this too much.

Sebek

Mother is the daughter of Baul, and she is very much like her father. She helps her husband in his dental practice, and watched over Silver from time to time for Lilia when she wasn't working.

Sebek's father lived on the Coastal Cities. He became a dentist to help others, and followed in his grandmother's footsteps. He has an Uncle that lives in the Queendom of Roses.

I kind of see him and his wife as Milo and Kida from Atlantis.

Sebek's brother is a zoologist and is trying to work on the conservation of Briar Valley's flora and fauna. He is a happy go lucky person like his father, and looks like his mother, much like Sebek. His sister is local studying to be a linguist and teach others Nocturnal and Demiural fae languages. She has her mother's eyes, but her father's brown hair and features. She adores her grandfather and loves to fish and cook. She and her brother consider Lilia their great uncle, and call him uncle Lilia all the damn time.

STAFF

Crowley

Nothing as of right now.

Divus Crewel

Parents are from the Queendom. His mother is a fashion designer, who uses magic to do her work. He inherited his magic from her. His father is actually a toy maker who has his own shop and line of toys in the Queendom and they're very popular. His mother is very kind but comes off as aloof like her son. His father is warm and jovial, and has bright blue eyes. Divus inherited his looks from his mother.

He has an older brother Andre, who, while a mage, isn't as strong as Divus. When they were younger they got along well, then Andre changed and the two drifted as the older brother started to work as an Accountant and began to see magic as not such an impressive thing, and seems to be jealous of Divus for an unknown reason to him.

Sabine is Divus's younger sister who works with his father making toys. She enjoys fashion and is very much the sort that loves to annoy her brother Andre with tricks, but also adores Divus. She has no magic so she went to fashion school to be a designer, but it didn't work out and she started a fashion doll line for her father's shop which does well.

Ptitsa Zhar

His mother is a mage bird beastman from Sunset Savanna, and his father is the main archivist lord Finnius, formally a member of the Royal guard. His mother is where they get their last name, and is stern but kind. (Think Francis from Black Butler) while his father is as bubbly as all get out and is always trying to be kind. He's an owl nocturnal fae (though there maybe some Day fae in his family line).

Ptitsa has a younger sister who's signature is the opposite of his and can make things grow. She looks more like their father, and is twisted from the nature sprite from the Firebird short from Fantasia. She and Sabine are friends, and like to tease their older brothers.

Ptitsa looks like his mother but has his father's sharp and large eyes, with his mother's color. His sister is short and looks like their father, but with her mother's eye shape.

Mozus Trein

We learned about his family in the Masquerade event so nothing new here yet.

Sam

His grandmother is known as the Queen of the Bayou.

Maika McNamara

Half Mermaid half Human, his mother is a cousin of Prince Rielle, and part of the royal family. His father was a fisherman.

He is married to Klara who is a therapist/psychologist, and they have two kids. Clarabelle who is the youngest and Horace who is the oldest.

And that's what I have. XD

[wifeguycyclonus]

g1-style silly show in the modern day where the tfs have social media:

Hound has a youtube where he posts videos of animals and trees that he thinks are cool (most are completely ordinary but ppl like his channel anyway bc he brings a whimsy to the ordinary that’s very charming)

Jazz also has a youtube where his videos are edited in cool ways and he’s got a travel vlog type vibe. He loves to talk to street musicians and check out festivals and stuff. Other autobots regularly guest star on his shenanigans

Sideswipe and Sunstreaker are streamers. They do fortnite and valorant and occasionally react to stuff. Suntreaker does tier lists of Earth vehicles (very few make A or S lol). Sunny also has an instragram and very occasionally he’ll post his art but mostly its nice selfies or silly pictures of Sideswipe

Skywarp, Rumble, and Frenzy film pranks on each other and on the other decepticons and also do reaction stuff bc ppl love seeing aliens react to classic Earth culture. They also read Thundercracker’s terrible fan fiction and film his reaction when he hunts them down for revenge

Soundwave makes ten hour videos on youtube of weird sounds (like space noise and the sound of microwaves (the energy not the appliance)). Ppl think its weird asmr.

Blaster is also on youtube and he makes playlists and helps produce for indie and growing artists. He’s also got a vlog channel about the happenings on the Ark (he could film it professionally but he likes an amateur-ish look to it)

(Soundwave tries to sabotage Blaster’s youtube which results in Blaster and Jazz teaming up to get back at him. The rivalry has developed a noisy and invested audience whom Soundwave will occasionally nuke the accounts of when he thinks theyre being too annoying)

Prowl runs the official autobot twitter and that’s the only social media he uses (Jazz has tried to get him on others but Prowl consistently refuses so Jazz just makes him a constant on his own platforms) (actually he might get on reddit occasionally to be pedantic)

Wheeljack and Ratchet have a loosely myth busters vibed youtube where they showcase Wheeljack’s latest invention. They have a lot of scientists in their comment section losing their goddamn minds as the laws of physics are regularly flouted but they also have a good chunk of viewers there for the explosions. Ratchet also does videos of caring for cars that are filmed the same way as middle aged men who do the same sort of video

Optimus, surprisingly, has exactly zero social media presence except for when he appears on somebody else’s thing or if he’s on the news for some reason (like doing a volunteer thing at middle schools or after dealing with a crisis, manmade or decepticon). This is because he knows he’ll get in roast fights on twitter and get himself in trouble with Prowl (and also if Megatron learns he has a social media he’ll never get any peace again)

oh and Megatron definitely has a twitter where he yells at human politicians and talks smack against trolls. He’s blocked by like half the platform while the other half watch in morbid fascination as he gets his ass handed to him by basically anyone with a spine to backtalk him (Soundwave is sent to nuke or hack the accounts of ppl who piss Megatron off too much. he also sends them mean prank stuff in retaliation, which the trolls actually view as a badge of honor)

i could probably continue but i wont rn lol