#redacted mostly wouldn't be bothered

[rottenraccoons]

I greatly apologize for dropping in a random question but I love your game and I had to ask...How would the love interests react to vesper being T A L L. But like- really really tall and I'm talking 6'3 or more tall.

(Sorry if someone already asked this question but I really needed to know being aware of the fact that they are shorter then the rest of the cast.)

(checks conversion) 6'3" would actually still be shorter than Keir and Cirrus, if you can believe it?

But yeah, I don't think their opinions would change in any especially radical or interesting way? Keir would probably be glad to have someone else who suffers with doorways, Cirrus likes using his height to his advantage so he might be a little less happy. And sweet Francesco likes 'em tall, he would be over the moon (but he's not upset that Vesper is small otherwise).

[digisurvive]

I wish Survive were a better srpg. Most of the time, you don't really have to think hard about what units to include beyond 1) Including Falcomon, the god and 2) Making sure you have the right attribute (which means you're gonna favor the vaccine types, since most enemies are the virus kind).

If you play in hard and only use the kids mons without grinding (except in that piemon fight lol Guilmon clutch...), the route-specific stretches can be a bit more fun since the kenzoku have elemental weaknesses and actually have killer status effects. Keeping in mind the elemental nature of your units' attacks and the equipment you have did make playing Wrathful more fun for me (and the Moral route does have a handful of non-kenzoku difficult fights due terrain and status effects); yet fighting the master and Plutomon (orz) was way too easy still lol

Anyway, I still wish there was more to think about wrt the partnermon as units; Labramon going from support unit to being mostly offensse-based is a really fun thought (Cerberumon also having strong defense —wherein she will still guard even if you pick an action— due the armor really tickles me). But most of the partnermon are all-rounders, and the way they all got only two moves (the physical one and their signature) plus their passive supports makes the experience very half-baked. Kaito's support is about strengthening physical damage, and he's our resident brawler, so it'd be fun if Dracumon and evos reflected this with having more physical attacks and a bit more mobility (but less than Falcomon). Funnily enough, the one partnermon with broken physical attacks is actually Plutomon LMAO To begin with, she has a three-tile range in any direction with it. But if you deploy her alongside Mugendramon, whose passive extends physical attack range, then you get a 4-tile range LOL I wish these kinda combinations were relevant when playing.

[viridwns]

Phantomhive daughter AU has been taking over my brain.

Masterlist

Vincent Phantomhive, the queen's guard dog. London's most eligible bachelor after the death of his wife. A man with a cold heart and cunning smile. Who has wits like no other and two equally smart sons.

The man who can manipulate people into doing things they never thought of doing. Mostly for his benefit.

This man, one of the most powerful people in London if not in the whole of England, has the sweetest, most kind-hearted daughter. An absolute sweetheart who couldn't even hurt a fly. She would help the servants simply to create a bond with them. She got the stubborness from her father and the angelic looks from her mother. A rare gem that the Phantomhive males set their lives on to protect.

She is always at her father's side. If not him, she's with one of the twins. No one has ever seen her alone. Bright young men are betting against each other about who could sweep the little Phantomhive lady off her feet.

No one has been able to do it yet, but just a few stay determined.

Now, with the twins attending Weston College and Vincent being out for business, it's open season for the young men.

Vincent has prepared for this, of course, and set Tanaka on 'protecting' duty. Alas, it is still his daughter, and his wits didn't pass her either. She's even worse with her tricks than Vincent ever was.

She is able to escape the mansion in one way or another, just to finally go outside again after her father left.

Vincent is strict with his daughter, but it doesn't really bother her most of the time.

It's just that when someone has been inside for two weeks, they would like to leave the premise for a bit.

Even if they have to break a few sacred rules to do it.

Daughter Phantomhive is intelligent, but when it comes to the real world, she doesn't have any knowledge of it.

She's too kind to the people on the street, puts too much trust in the shady man trying to sell her stuff.

Usually, Ciel was there to link their arms and fend of any unwanted salesman or just men in general. [Redacted] was there to distract her when Ciel got a bit...too heated.

But now she was on her own, no protection. Open season.

When the gossiping starts that the Phantomhive daughter is walking all alone on the streets, it'll only take minutes before nobles come from left and right to woo the young lady.

She is overwhelmed by the amount of attention, not knowing how to ward them off or how to excuse herself.

If Tanaka wasn't as 'trained' as he is, she would've thrown hands to get out. He found her in no time after he realized she tricked him.

Giving the nobles a stern look (if looks could kill) and guiding lady Phantomhive back to the mansion, he had to contact Vincent. With protests of the rule breaker, he eventually managed to get ahold of Vincent.

He was home in a day.

Goodbye privileges.

Vincent knew he wouldn't be able to keep this up. With his daughter growing older, smarter, and more rebellious, and Vincent being away for business all the time while his boys are at school, he couldn't keep her safe forever.

It was a last resort, but Undertaker was his only solution.

Undertaker would love to watch over precious miss Phantomhive, but alas, he is busy himself with some...project.

Of course, he doesn't like seeing his friend so distraught. So maybe he has another solution , one he isn't fond of himself.

Summoning a demon to protecting his daughter at all times.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

If it wasn't for Undertaker’s obsession interest in the Phantomhive family, he would never have helped with or even suggested this.

Vincent would get his hands red for his daughter. His soul was a cheap price to pay.

Finding a sacrafical lamb wasn't hard to come by as well.

Undertaker left right as the ritual started, not wanting to deal with the demon that was about to appear.

Sebastian.

That was the name of your new butler. The one your father hired to watch over you while he and your brothers were gone.

You had made a light joke about him having the same name as your and your brother's late dog. You had picked it out.

Sebastian only frowned at your remark.

What a great start.

The quite intimidating butler hovered over your shoulder day in and day out. Always ignoring your request for some privacy with a smile. Small talk didn't happen regularly as you chose to ignore the heavy presence of the man.

You tried every trick in your book to get rid of him even if it was only for a private strole through the garden. Sebastian only seemed amused by your attempts and encouraged you to keep trying. No matter what, he would always find you.

You never got angry with him, maybe a little fussy, but never angry. You started to like this cat and mouse game. It was something to keep your mind busy in these lonely days.

Vincent was a bit...stunned to see you hanging onto the chandelier when he got home. You weren't wearing one of the gowns he got you. Instead, you were dressed as a peasant boy. Even had your hair tucked neatly under a hat.

You were trying a new plan. Climb onto the chandelier via the stairs. Hide up there until you were certain Sebastian was at the other side of the mansion, and then go out looking like someone completely different to make it impossible to find you.

Your smile was forced as you awkwardly climbed down the stairs. You hadn't expected your father to come home today. Usually, he would send you a hundred letters asking how you were doing and that he would be home soon. He didn't do any of that on this business trip.

You just hoped he wasn't mad.

To your suprise, he took off the hat and kissed the crown of your head. He walked away with a smile as he waved the hat at you and told you to change.

Huh, guess he thought it was funny.

Your father seemed more at ease with this new butler watching you like a hawk.

Your brothers were a bit on the defense, though.

When it was family visiting weekend at Weston College, they could not stop staring daggers at Sebastian. You told them to be nice, but they argued that they didn't trust him one bit. Your father had to tell them off at one point when Ciel would literally shoo Sebastian away as [Redacted] showed you around the school.

Brothers will be brothers.

It was only when your father had a talk with your brothers behind closed doors (that you totally didn't eavesdrop on by hiding in the secret passageways of your home) that you started to get suspicious of who or what Sebastian was.

Your brothers had accepted the butler after that talk.

Your gut yelled at you even more when your father received yet another envelope stamped with the queen's sigil (that you totally didn't intercept when the mailman came), and shortly after he and Sebastian had some business at Weston College.

This was also the first time you were allowed to come along with your father.

Vincent had some business to do with the principal of the school. Sebastian became an undercover teacher. You had to swear to keep secret while you were trapped yet in another building. This time with everyone on your ass at all times.

Ah well, you were looking for a new challenge anyway.

Especially when four prefects were more than willing to help.

If only you knew their real intentions.

Your father wished you inherited his people reading skills instead of his art for tricking people.

[offorestsongs]

OC INTRODUCTION ❣ JÓZEFINA

BASIC INFORMATION

full name 💍 Józefina [last name redacted] (pronounced: yuu-zeh-FEE-na) nicknames 💍 Józia (friends), Baby Shrimpy (Floyd), Modmoiselle Feu (Rook) species 💍 normal human height 💍 172 cm age 💍 17 y/o birthday 💍 [redacted] gender 💍 trans girl (she/her) sexuality 💍 questioning hometown 💍 normal human world (Poland specifically) dorm 💍 Ramshackle class 💍 A-1 club 💍 Equestrian Club favorite subject 💍 biology dominant hand 💍 right talent 💍singing, braiding other people's hair hobby 💍 learning new instruments favorite food 💍meringues least favorie food 💍 mizeria pet peeve 💍 getting her hair dirty

PERSONALITY

A friendly young lady who's quick to meet new people anywhere she goes. She likes to make new relationships and be amongst crowds, especially when the attention is on her. She wouldn't call herself an attention seeker - she just doesn't like to be ignored, and really, isn't it just natural that everybody's eyes should be on her? Since coming to NRC, she delights every benefit that being labelled as "everybody's little sister" gets her.

Sweet as sugar, always tries to act like a well-behaved and well-mannered, polite lady and expects everyone to uphold the same level of manners. "Tries to act" being the key phrase here; Józefina is impulsive and often acts before a thought can even start forming in her head, resulting in her getting into all sorts of situations a perfect little lady like her definitely shouldn't be. It definitely doesn't help that she's brave to the point of recklessness and infinitely curious - nothing will stop her from discovering the many mysteries of Twisted Wonderland! She just cannot help, but like the thrill of adventure and troublemaking.

Very proud and a bit prissy, easily takes offence, especially if she doesn't know somebody well - it's a deffence mechanism of sorts, as she often expects everyone to do or say the worst thing, and it's hard for her to believe that people could actually take her seriously. She tends to mellow out considerably once she gets closer to somebody and sees that they don't underestimate her or actually have good intentions. However, gaining her trust is not the easiest thing.

Openly showing her emotions, to the point of being theatrical at times... the good ones, at least. The bad ones? Well, that depends on if it benefits her. Thrust into a world she doesn't understand, she's willing to do a lot to ensure her survival, and if it involves overexaggerating her tears to gain other people's sympathy or telling a lie or two? Well, who could blame her? At least, she tends to feel somewhat guilty about it... most of the time.

BACKSTORY

Arrived to Twisted Wonderland during the Spelldrive tournament in book 2, specifically during the "game" that the Hearshackle gang was playing; she accidentally knocked Lysander out by landing on him. The Headmage has allowed her to stay, mostly because Lysander had promised to take the responsibility for her.

Similarly to Lysander, she doesn't have any memories from her previous world. Memories come back to her in flashes, often triggered by physical sensations, though so far, she had managed to remember even less than her dormmate. She's not particularly bothered by it, though, taking her new surroundings in stride.

TRIVIA

it seems that, unlike Lysander, she didn't came from the modern world - she doesn't seem to know much about modern technology. despite that, she's eager to learn and often asks the others about it

she didn't actually know how to ride horses when she had first joined the Equestrian Club - she just liked helping to take care of her, because it calmed her down

knows how to play a few instruments but is the best with a violin

she always dreamed of becoming a famous singer

unlike Lysander, she's a disaster in the kitchen

she's afraid of heights (which posed a bit of a problem when she tried to learn horse riding)

she cares a lot for her hair and usually doesn't let other people touch it, unless she's close with them and trusts them

she also really loves to put bows in her hair

she actually prefers to be called by her full name, because "Józia" is very cutesy and kinda childlish, but most people can't pronounce it correctly so she just kinda gave up (not that they can pronounce Józia correctly either...)

Azul tried to get her to sing at the Mostro Lounge a few times, but she always refuses untill he "pays her what she's worth" (whatever that means remains to be determined)

CARDS

[SSR] Playful Land

dividers. template.

[practically-an-x-man]

From @hawthorne-spengler-stantz's tag for me on this post

Pick your characters and give them a book filled with every thought anyone ever had about them. What would they read first? The positive or the negative ones? The thoughts of people they actually know or a stranger’s thought?

Rae: Refuses to even open the book. For one thing, she wouldn't want people to read the thoughts she's had about them, that feels vaguely like an invasion of her mind, so she'd want to extend the same courtesy. And for another, she doesn't want her mind to get stuck on what other people think.

Robin: Comes up with a few set rules for herself before opening the book. She will not look at thoughts from friends or family, only strangers - she doesn't want it to affect any of her close relationships, no matter how curious she may be.

Madison: Goes on a seek-and-destroy mission for her parents' thoughts. She can't help the curiosity, she needs to know what they think of her after what happened with Johnny, and if they'll ever forgive her.

Ophelia: The book is mostly entertainment for her - she'll flip through the thoughts of strangers who have seen her as Argonaut, most of them are like reading crappy Yelp reviews and she finds it funny. Sometimes, if she has a really bad day, she'll flip through her mother's of Harry's thoughts for a while to ward off the grief.

Jasper: Doesn't bother looking at the book. They can sense others' emotions, so they already have a general sense of what people think of them, and they really don't need the specifics. They only ever (ever) look at one small section of the book - Kyle's thoughts when he was first brought back, when he was still struggling to communicate. They knew there was a lot he wanted to say to them... so why not see what it was that he wanted to say?

Quinn: Reads through the whole book, she doesn't care what people think of her. Some of Lex's old thoughts hurt (she didn't know how jealous and vengeful Lex really was, or how long she'd been planning for what happened in Kyiv), but they're made up by learning how early Billy's feelings for her started - about the same time she started developing feelings for him, actually. And she gets a kick out of the strangers' thoughts, though she later ends up going in with a permanent marker and redacting the worst of the transphobic ones.

Kestrel: Originally considers reading the book, hoping it would help them convince their mind that they made an impact on the world and people around them (something they struggle with). But then they realize that could very quickly lead to a rabbithole of obsession on other people's thoughts, so it's safest not to touch it. They even go so far as to bury it in the backyard - they really, really don't want that temptation.

Katherine: Ahk's section is, quite literally, half the book. He spends a lot of time thinking about her, especially when he's sitting through the daylight hours each day. Katherine reads the first page... then pauses and sets herself a stopping point. It's not fair to him that she read everything, that's a bit invasive, so she only reads up to the moment she learned the secret of the museum. That felt... maybe not fully fair, but at least a somewhat-justified stopping point - she said all her thoughts to him when she visited, not knowing he was listening, so it's not awfully unfair to read that section of his thoughts in return. She also flips through the thoughts of her old bullies, too curious for her own good, and found that a lot of their taunting just came from a mountain of insecurity.

Eris: Their book is massive from how long they've been alive, but most people in it only get a line or two since Eris rarely makes longer connections. He can't help but look through Rick's section, though. It's the only one that takes up any significant amount of pages itself, and Eris is stunned to learn how deeply he really cares about them.

Nikoletta: Flips through the thoughts of everyone at Belle Reve, and uses it as a guide to managing her status and knowing who's really loyal to her. Most of the thoughts are neutral at best, while some people are outright imagining what they'd do to her if they had the chance... those thoughts do frighten her, a bit. By the time she gets to Abner's section, she's surprised at how soft it is compared to the rest. He's about the only person who hasn't plotted her demise, even offhandedly - hell, even Adrian (her right-hand man) has wondered briefly about whether he could be the King of Belle Reve if he took care of the Queen. Thankfully that thought didn't stick.

[love-aholic]

Shrike and Phito AU things but I'm still kinda weak and sickly and I just got back from a 6 hour trip from a family thing so here's a quick explanation for them instead

Synthwave AU - A 80s sci fi inspired AU, now they got rayguns, walkmans, and parachute pants. Shrike probably looks like Powerline from A Goofy Movie. Night Begins to Shine by B.E.R. gives off a good vibe of the AU

Sentient AI AU (shoutout to x-adoringvoid-x for this idea!) - An AI (Phito) retired being malicious for the sake of getting to know a dude (Shrike) and also so he doesn't get someone to wipe out his memory and throw him to a junkyard

Medieval AU - Phito tries to hide the fact that he tried to murder the prince (Shrike) while befriending him and hiding from his boss, who is ROYALLY pissed off at him

Enhanced AU - Shrike and Phito are back to their old jobs. Shrike is a LAW enforcer, and Phito is a bounty hunter. Now they're scarily good at their jobs and now they're both assholes. Assholes who HATE each other. [REDACTED] is dead in this AU. That's a good thing btw (We don't know enough about B.eeb's backstory so he's not here for now)

Wild West AU - Shrike is an overshadowed wannabe bandit and part-time cowboy who B.eebs (hesitantly and disapprovingly) helps. Phito is a tired sheriff who's just tired of their bs and doesn't bother to deal with them cause they don't actually do any harm, B.eebs mostly deals with that himself. Sadly for him, Shrike is desperate to get his attention, so he doesn't really have a choice. He also keeps on mentioning some weird spanish raccoon guy. What's up with that?

Swap AU - Phito and Andy (the girl you see in my Sentient AI AU comic) are mercenaries and are surprisingly good at it! (They wouldn't have triggered the events of ep 1 lol) Shrike is a LAW enforcer, but he seems concerningly depressed about it. B.eebs is gone...Shrike hasn't seen him in a while, wonder where he went... (PS: Phito's backstory wouldn't have happened, so he's back to his less repressed personality)

[thornstocutyouwith]

Name: Isaiah Marwin Knight

Meaning of Name:  Isaiah: God saves. Marwin: Famous friend. Knight: Noble, soldier.

Nickname(s):  Izzy, Isa, Marry, 

Age: Wouldn't you like to know.

Birthday: October 31

Species/Nationality:  Allblood (Human-Cat Humanoid)/Luxembourger

Accent: Yes

Language spoken: English, German, 

Powers:

Splintercat Physiology

Baobhan Sith Physiology

Kinetic Accumulation

Fire Teleportation

Treasure Creation

Fragility Inducement

Bio-Nature Manipulation

Power-Granting Blood/Conversion Blood/Cursed Blood (Combined and selective, mostly cursed.)

Enhanced Intelligence

Supernatural Speed

Supernatural Stealth

Weaknesses/Illness/Allergies: -REDACTED INFORMATION-, Prone to head injuries, Often vulnerable to cold iron and other charms that work on fairy types, Can be harmed by holy relics or prayers, Weak against Energy Negation, May only generate a certain amount/type of treasure (As it takes a toll on his body), 

Pet: Pet Miniature Sheep (Fenrir, Male)

Occupation: Cartoonist

Faceclaim: Daniel Brühl

Description: Light brown, short, messy hair. Blue eyes. Has 2 piercings. 

Outfit/Accessories/Jewelry: Wears innocent looking, autumn colored clothing. Has 5 accessories. 

Height: 5’7”

Weight: 129

Body Build: Average

Backstory/Background:

Isaiah’s birth and first few years of life have been lost to the annals of time, or so it could be assumed. One day he had just seemed to appear at a strange boarding school. Or so this would be what was said of his arrival at the school. Isaiah would be brought up in this school, alongside its students. He would soon enough discover that he had an odd quirk with him. That was, he would be forced to change his shape on a bi-weekly basis. This would bother him so much that for the week he was forced to be in a different form, he would hide away from the rest of the world. Along with this reason, he would be experimented on at the school, because he had a ‘particularly rare’ ancient bloodline coursing through his veins. What he would learn was an “Allblood”. 

This bloodline had been traced back nearly to the beginning of humankind's original existence. As well as many other supernatural beings. Along with this fact, it seemed that, out of all the bloodlines that did exist, this seemed to be a part of them all, and could so, those with enough of it in them, could be spliced into other beings. Many times over, even. The scientist experimenting on him would also very quickly discover that the child had ‘cursed’ blood, which was also often linked to his rare and ancient bloodlines, itself. As the child grows he goes out and explores his surroundings more. Discovering rather quickly that the people in the town he lives in are not actually very good people, and tend to commit, or ignore rampant murdering or other types of violence.

Due to living at the boarding school Isaiah had felt an attachment and loyalty to those that attended the school. He would see the authoritative people in the school more like parental figures. As well, he would see the students as if they were his siblings. This would be his life for the most part, in his little town, in his boarding school. Mostly going without exposure to the world outside of it. Soon enough he would also come to discover that his school was being funded by the very same people who were running Area 51. Of course, as a boy, he could not have known the significance of Area 51. So this fact did not dawn on him until much later in his life. Though when he is six years old this has more meaning in his life.

At six everyone at the school would be put in a different kind of experimental trial. This would be splicing their DNA with other creatures. Isaiah is selected as one of the subjects submitted to this experiment due to his having the special bloodline. After this he is set to be spliced with Cat DNA. The change was a painful one. But he does manage to survive and get through it. As well he is able to heal through some vampire blood, donated to their efforts. As there is a large population of vampires, Isaiah knows many himself. Many who do care about him. However one day while he is out training he comes across someone. Before he can do anything about it he becomes tired and soon falls into a deep sleep, unable to stop the other.

When he next wakes up he finds that the school has been destroyed and he has seemed to have been spared death by being taken far enough away from it that he would not also die. As he tries to find out what has happened he comes across the destroyed remains of the school and the body’s of his former ‘siblings’ and ‘parents’. At least, many of them anyway. This is where he stays for some years. Though as he explores the remains of the now destroyed boarding school. While doing so he comes across his own file in a cabinet. One that stays is that he was kidnapped from a famous family of hunters and brought to the school, when he was two years old. After finding this out and that his family, not long after his kidnapping in fact, had been massacred, he was filled with disgust toward the school. 

Confused about his life and what he needed to do now, he felt immediately like escaping the school’s grounds. No longer wanting to live in its burnt out destroyed skeleton. After he leaves the school he travels to New York, where he comes to set down roots for a time being. Not long after moving to New York he learns about the high profile gang life going on in the city. Which has become something of infamy. Isaiah doesn’t join these gangs. Though he has seen and interacted with members from each. As it is hard not to do so. Sometimes the gangs have competitions and such interactions, and at times even fight each other. Underground, it is very much the same, only there are less humans and more supernatural wars going on. Isaiah still tries his best not to get involved with these things.

Eventually it gets to be so inconvenient living in the city. Due to all the gangs and warring going on, Isaiah decides he wants to go live a more reclusive life. Doing so allowed his own abilities to continue to manifest even more so. At only 21 years of age he has made a life for himself in a forest somewhere away from the city. Though as he is journeying through the forest to find a place to settle he comes across a barrier. It was hidden from human eyes and other such ways to enter or see/hear it, for many years. But because of his ancient bloodline and the splice of his DNA Isaiah has found a way inside, easily, actually. Being new people living within the barrier are apprehensive when seeing him. Then he is informed why this is so. It was because those inside of it were hidden from the human world. Within the barrier Isaiah discovered that many territories have grown over the years. Along with the many species that were once forced to be sealed away. Isaiah eventually comes to find this barrier a place to call home.

(Work In Progress)

Personality:

Polished, Leisurely, Reflective, Winning, Appreciative, Well-rounded, Clean, Sage, Physical, Crisp, Restrained, Pure, Earthy, Questioning, Modern, Skeptical, Prim, Phlegmatic, Over Imaginative, Fatalistic, Disorganized, Strong-willed,

Quirks/Savvies/Other: Goes right when told to go left and so on and so forth, Won’t wear any clothing with the color black green, Recites strange facts, Annoyed by wrestling, Literal Mindedness, Volunteers for animals shelters just to spend time with the animals, Excessively optimistic, Prone to tripping over his feet when he runs, Loses his appetite when he’s nervous, Low Stamina, Skills: Stage Magic, Marksmanship, Sewing, Explosives, Boating, Adaptability, Hobbies: Table Tennis, Spray Painting, Skydiving, Dioramas, Confectionary, Bird Watching, Railway Studies, Basketball, Inventing Things, Bingo, Psychology, 3D Printing, Sports Memorabilia Collecting, Sun Bathing, Soccer, Camping, Windsurfing, Welding, Crosswords, Rock Climbing, Visiting Zoos, Surfing, Bicycling,     

Likes: Blanket Forts, Baths, Hot Air Balloons, Falling Leaves, Metalworking, Making Lists, Storm Chasing, Playing in snow, Black Panther, Archeology, Rugged Action Heroes, Centaurs, Gardens, Ghost Hunting, Being touched on the back, Being Barefoot, Crime Podcasts, Going to the Movies, Magic, Cop Shows, Seashells, Mathematics, Country Music, Documentaries, Roses, Alchemy, The color Orange, Comedy Movies, 

Dislikes: Romcom Movies, Robotics, Drama, Stationary, PDA, Riddles, Extravagant Things, Fast Rides, Stuffed Animals, Writing Letters, Shopping, Youtube, Detective Stories, Bats, Alternative Music, Stories about plucky young magic users, Exterior Design, 

Fears: Spiders,

Personality Tests:

Other: Scorpio,   

Parent(s):

   -> Father:

   -> Mother:

Sibling(s):

Other Relatives: Lucas Knight, Ewan Knight, Gavin Knight, Jason Knight, Perceval Knight-Coldblood, Shia Knight, Nicolas Knight, Miles Knight,

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                                                            Alternate Universes

[dusterson]

Eddie sighed, "my grades are because I'm an [r-slur],numbers come naturally." He used the slur so casually, it was a result of growing up having it screamed at him by teachers for his undiagnosed learning disability. "That's the same thing Chrissy said...did you expect be to be scary?" He wouldn't say it, but realising the way he dressed and the music he enjoyed made him seem scary and intimidating bothered him, he thought of himself as a protector and pacifist, he didn't want to be scary.

"It's not 'cos you're [redacted] don't, fuckin', say shit like that about yourself, okay you're, just..." Dustin scratched the underside of his scalp. "You're not [redacted], Eddie, okay." Then his arms crossed protectively over his chest.

He wasn't used to saying that word around others. About others.

"I mean, at first I was, pretty intimidated by you? Not gonna lie?" One hand raised to continue scratching. "But not, like, afraid of you, I mostly just, didn't wanna, fuck up, you know? 'Cos honestly I, didn't wanna disappoint you."

Righting his posture he added, "And if you're feeling insecure about your dungeon mastering, I literally bow to you. Okay, that shit is reserved for introductions and respect." For a moment Dustin just eyed him, concerned sternness carved into his face and hunching his shoulders. "So... what's-- is this about..?"

He didn't even want to put to words anything that had transpired. The deaths. The mobs. The Upside-Down. None of it. "Is this about her?" he asked quietly.

[anguigenus]

I've been thinking recently about my stories, and about the romance in them -- or more accurately, the lack of it. See, romance has never really been something that's consumed my thoughts. Sure, it's fun to read, and occasionally I have fun ideas to do with romance. But I've never written a romance story before.

Except, of course, for Let's Blow This Pop Stand.

That story has been haunting my thoughts. I love it, I really do. It was a fun idea, it was a fun story, and I laughed so much writing it. Along the way, there were a couple moments that I loved and wouldn't remove for the world, but were really easy to interpret as ship even if that (mostly) wasn't how I thought of them. So, I did my due diligence and decided to tag the story as ship and gen, to be clear to readers.

Then Echoes of the Past released and Gustholomule got big. My fic got big too. Within a few days it already had as many kudos as AMFAD, which was my next most succesful and had 5 chapters out.

I loved it! Still do. It was amazing having so much love for one of my fics, especially coming across people I don't know talk about it or even drawing art for it! The story deserved it.

And yet.

I keep thinking about its success and turning it over in my mind. How much of the success was due to me? Was it just because of the new episode releasing that day?

How well would it have done if it hadn't been tagged as ship?

I don't resent it for it's success (much). But what does bother me is the thought that all of my other fics, with their 100-something hits -- a tenth the amount LBTPS has -- might have done so much better with a sprinkle of romance.

Makes me wonder, what would happen if I made AMFAD lumity? It would be pathetically easy to work into the plot as well. Just a slight change in magic rules i'd come up with and bam, you've got the fic's plot, you've got some angst opportunites, you've got your fluffy cuddles or whatever have you.

But I won't. Because that's not what I loved about the idea. Because that's the opposite of what I wanted from it from the very start. Because I fucking [redacted for spoilers] so that wouldn't happen.

I don't know how to end this. I don't have some big call to action, some rallying cry of "Go read some gen fic and like and kudos it they deserve it so much!" because that's not my business. People will read the fic they like, and people like romance.

I'm just sad at the thought that LBTPS got what it deserved. Because don't the rest of my fics deserve the same? Didn't I write them just as well?

Is it really so strange to find joy in things that aren't romance?

[aritany]

9 for zach, 11 for rena, 16 for kieran and 19 for lucas? :>

9. what do they dream about?

zach lives in a near constant dream world. what doesn't he dream about? his daydreams are often about the thing beyond. a lot of zach's thought life is devoted to hypotheticals, and while his downward spiral ponderings are about the bad stuff (what if the plane crashes? What If The Plane Crashes?????), when he's truly idle he likes to think about future shenanigans with his best friend mara.

(after they've met, there are a lot of kieran-centric daydreams, but don't tell anyone.)

at night, he dreams about space, mostly because he's fascinated by lucid dreaming and has always had semi-control over his dreams. and if you could dream about floating through nebulas, why wouldn't you?

11. if they had three wishes, what would they be?

three wishes is fairytale nonsense, according to rena, so don't bother asking.

theoretically, if she could do something to create idyllic scenarios, she would organize a scenario to sit down and talk with kieran, her best friend oscar would start picking up the phone, and she wouldn't have to make a decision about where she is going to live for the next academic year.

16. what do they beat themselves up over?

ohhhhhhhh boy. oh boy.

see, obviously, not all of the problems people in his life keep running into are kieran's fault. obviously. ha.

but like, what if they are? there's nothing that this boy hasn't beaten himself up over, though certainly [redacted] takes up the most mental real estate.

19. what’s something symbolic to them ?

lucas has a black rubber bracelet that he's been wearing for most of his life. he doesn't explain it to many people, but it's for his younger sister, who they lost to cancer when she was three. he'll never take it off, because it symbolizes the part of him that carries her around. he was seven when she died and he remembers it vividly, but he worries about forgetting. so that bracelet is never coming off.

thanks, anon! :)

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