#scared im gonna get rusty

[americanrecord]

im starting to suffer without a project rly badly

[donttouchtheneednoggle]

ik Doing It Scared is a massive part of helping anxiety and just life in general but I'm still mad about it

[iinaminottennight]

beginning to understand what iketani meant with working on your own car makes you fonder of it bc i just replaced my brake discs and brake pads all on my own and the sense of pride and love for my car is unlike anything ive ever felt man

[cranberrylane]

i shouldn’t have checked my course list before bed and while i’m still on my break

[hamtigers]

DPS main, was a WHM main in ShB specifically, and baby tank here(i dont have any tanks to max yet)

Honestly I don't want to vote on either bc I don't think either is rude. I'm in the same boat as you, but I'm gonna elaborate anyway just to get my thoughts out, not direct them at anyone in particular.

What's rude is pulling for the tank, or insisting the tank needs to pull more. Or a tank trying to continue to do big pulls if the healer can't keep up.

I've had tanks wipe bc they didn't realize their healer couldn't keep up and then immediately start doing small pulls bc it's not worth the risk of wiping again. Which is a very good way to handle that.

Is it faster to wall to wall? Yes. Is it the general expectation? Yes. But everyone is here to play the game and have fun. I'd rather take a little bit longer if it means no one is being given a bunch of anxiety because they're trying to perform to someone else's expectation. I get it, (solo)DPS queues are long and a lot of time we're just trying to get through our dailies, but it's just a game and not worth freaking out over.

Everyone likes to bring up new tanks/healers still learning, or ppl who are at lvl and thus don't have the excess gear stats. This is all very valid, but you have to remember that someone could be high level or geared and still prefer a slower pace for one reason or another. Maybe they're rusty at the class. Maybe for all anyone knows, a disability could be interfering with their ability to react in time so they prefer to play safe. As other players, we're not entitled to someone "proving" that they "need" the slower pace. Just let people play how they prefer(so long as it's not spinning the boss and screwing over melee positionals lol) it really shouldn't be a big deal and I'm tired of people acting like it is.

I have another little poll for my FFXIV fellows

and I'll add a little context: this isn't trying to figure out which is like, "more correct" to do as a tank, I'm just curious where the general vibe is - cause my sister grew up playing WoW where, in her circles, it was usually considered rude to pull wall to wall. now XIV is obviously a very different game, but coming to this mmo and seeing folks (admittedly usually DPS players) say that it's rude not to wall to wall is just interesting to me

I do think in the end its up to the tank and the healer, especially if one or both is a sprout, but its been interesting to see just how... worked up some people really get over it

[janitorhutcherson]

bf mike who’s put on a little bit of weight and is quite self conscious/ shy about it. but his gf absolutely adores a dad bod and is feral for him :3

this is so cute i’m gonna die. okok it’s short and sweet bc i haven’t written in forever but here it goes💗💗 also sorry if this isn't the best/isnt what ur asking for, im suuuuper rusty </3

tw: NONE! its fluff <33

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the past few months had been stressful on mike, to say the least. he’d gone from being a mall security guard, to almost losing abby, to dealing with haunted animatronics at his new haunted job, and then to being a normal, functioning human being with a 9-5 day job.

it was an adjustment period for him. during his recovery time, he’d started to gain a little weight, as his desk job kept him from moving around half as much. he also found comfort in food during the healing process, which was a blessing and a curse. in one way, it was wonderful. it meant he was healing. he could have an appetite again without thinking about the blood pooling around vanessa’s wound. he could go to dinner without getting random panic attacks just from simply being with approximaty of freddy’s. on the other hand, he was noticeably chunkier than he’d been in the beginning.

he commonly found himself staring in the mirror, holding the slight excess flesh on his stomach with a frown. he didn’t understand, how did he let himself go as much as he had? of course, as mentioned, the answer was obvious and completely valid, but that didn’t keep him from dissecting every part of his body, pinpointing every “imperfection”.

yes, imperfection. that’s what he called them, but to you, his partner of a year now, they were just things that made you love him even more. from the scars from the big fight against spring trap, to the scruff that covered his face, all the way down to the ‘dad bod’ (that’s what you called it, he didn’t understand how something called a dad bod would be attractive), it was all perfection.

one particular day involved him attempting to fit into a pair of pants he hadn't worn in forever. they were over three years old, and of course his body had changed over that period of time. he stared in the mirror, struggling to even get the jeans over his thighs. how on earth had he gained so much? he thought to himself.

it was at this moment that you walked in, simply to grab some laundry, to seeing your boyfriend struggle in his pants with an upset look on his face. "you ok?" you asked softly, noticing the upset look on his face,

"yeah.. yeah, I'm ok," he responded, but clearly, he wasn't. you walked over to him, wrapping your arms around his waist as you placed your chin onto his shoulder, a warm smile on your lips. "you look so yummy," you hummed out with a smile.

it was no secret to you that mike struggled, which is why when you noticed the jeans pooled around the middle of his legs, you knew exactly what was going on. your hands ran up and down his body, gently massaging all of the spots he hated so much. "you're so perfect for me, mike," you whispered. "from your perfect curls," your hands moved up to his hair, moving down to caress his cheeks, "to your perfect cheeks," your hands now went down to his chest, his stomach. "to your perfect physique, you are so perfect to me."

and with that, mike felt a blush cross his cheeks, something tearing at the strings of his heart. vulnerability usually scared him, but with you, it was comfortable. as your hands traveled down his body, the warmth continued to cross over this body. as you pressed a kiss to his cheek and walked away, mike no longer felt the need to uncomfortably force himself into his jeans. no, you loved him, exactly as he was.

he gave up on the jeans, changing into his favorite pair that he always wore, and with that, the two of you got ready to go pick up dinner with abby.

you would always be the one that could bring him up, even in the absolute trenches, his sunshine against his moon.

[starlight-lesbians]

in the drive thru au im just picturing the taco bell crew dealing with a nasty customer then having to send out the wildcard (greaseball). i imagine the customer runs away

oh for SURE

someone’s being nasty to Rusty because he’s kinda scrawny and looks like a scared puppy, and then someone waves Greaseball, this tall, muscular, angry punk lesbian, over.

She’s definitely not professional about it, that customer is gonna leave terrified or crying. Greaseball gets to bully her coworkers, customers don’t get to pull that shit on them

she’s probably punched out at least one or two people, but their manager literally does not care enough to discipline her for it.

Hydra’s also a good option if Greasey isn’t available, he’s stoned and is gonna be far more chill, but he’s also the tall ecopunk stoner that will deliver some NASTY burns because bro has just no filter at all

at the cafe Belle is normally the one who deals with rude customers, she’s great at just glaring until the person inevitably just shuts tf up and leaves

[sunny-reacts-to-stuff]

okay here we go tma 117 "testament"

gun violence, explosive violence, spiders, body horror, death and dying, assisted suicide

well. at least the explosive violence means they were able to explode the thing?

oh this is their last wishes and words. fuck.

are martin and melanie staying behind to kill elias

since when do we care about what elias wants

"i wish humanity dies to spite elias" wow

back up girlfriend and main dps girlfriend :>

"the sort of thing i've mostly done alone" aw :(

MHM NO MORE PARANOIA

i will hold you on to that

he trusts them T___T (except elias, obviously)

melanie you will be avenged i swear

WAIT HE LISTENED TO BASIRA AND MELANIE TALK ABOUT MARTIN'S CRUSH ON HIM?

AWWW LOOK AT HIM BEING ALL GIDDY AND FLUSTERED

also so sorry you had to hear your coworkers talking about your dating history and whether you and georgie had sex or not

"heh, digging"

oh right jurgen is the german version of george and he did leitner too close to the pipe i mean the sun so makes sense

jurgen leitner motherfucking jurgen leitner

basira <3

:(

"it's amazing how much you can ignore when you keep your head in a book." is this a commentary on mass distruction by entertaiment and stuff? panem and circem?

"and martin." says woman who doesn't care (valid)

"difficult but solid" is such an euphemism for "serial killer"

yeah im not so confident on any of them but you tbh basira

MY GIRL :(

if they're not killing elias i wish they could go have a nice cozy waiting-for-apocalypsis night on martin's apartment

yes kill him

also be careful i dont want you to become hunt-coded

I GET YOU SO MUCH MY GIRL

EVERYTHING IS A FIGHT WHEN YOU ARE A LOW MIDDLE CLASS GIRL AND ASPIRING YOUTUBER

she is JUST like me

SO TRUE

THE SAME OLD BUILDSHIT IN A CREEPY NEW PACKAGE

YES KILL HIM

i fear she is already hunt coded

omg india statement

OH WAIT SHE'S SLAUGHTER CODED

i struggle a bit to tell the difference with the slaughter the hunt and the flesh

"i didn’t do it so you could stroke your chin and call it fascinating." TELL HIM

i get her

MARTIN :>

it's okay to be scared

NOOO MY BABY

NO IT ISN'T

this feels like they didn't know rusty quill was gonna give them 2 more seasons

"I NEED HIM TO BE OKAY" WHAT IF I KILLED MYSELF

I'M ALWAYS RUNNING FROM SOMETHING I PUSH IT BACK BUT IT KEEPS ON COMING AND BEING CLEVER NEVER GOT ME REALLY FAR

"i hope jon isn't listening" hate to be the bringer of bad news

is this why there's so much web!martin content

is he just accidentally spider coded

ah, yeah. my favorite trope: guy that had a terribly traumatic experience at the age of 8 when he witnessed a sentient giant humanoid spider devour a mindcontrolled tween x guy who thinks spiders are just chill and kinda cute when they've the little fur

BURN THE STUFF YEAH

"just don't die, jon. OR EVERYONE ELSE." cutie

"daisy, ig" lmao he didnt even try

what are these two up to

hello tim im a lesbian and im listening bc of clervalstein crumbs

i hate myself too you're not special

yeah pretty much

honestly

i dont want you to die

but if you die avenging your brother it seems like you are gonna be fine with it so. you go !

some cool building

"she was ruthless" but ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves

yeah let's all be sacrificed by jon

yeah i don't expect you to either

YOU WAITED A WHOLE MONTH TO EUTHANIZE GERRY?

yeah the whole thing about killing yourself is that you stop existing my guy

YOU BURNT YOURSELF AGAIN YOU DUMMY??

tf does he own you

[ender-of-the-sender]

STARLIGHT EXPRESS LIVEBLOG

Okay not that like anyone cares probably but I'm gonna do a Starlight Express live blog because my mother actually reminded me it existed sooo

The slime tutorial I'm watching is "Starlight train slime tutorial 2024!"

Uhhhhh lets go

Sounds like Matilda in the story songs

Epic room kid

SHE SAID THE NAME OF THE MUSICAL-

Do his toy trains come to life? Is he schizophrenic as well as autistic?

Oh shit OH SHIT OH DANM fuck man this stage is fucking gorgeous.

Adorable kid

Rollerskates whoa

Wh... whoa. Women train..

TRAIN NOISES

Lowkey horny for these trains

SCOOTER CHILD

Ahh wait this is so cool WHAT THE FUCK nearly killed the audience

Want one of those flags tbh

Shiiii man

Vocalssssss WAIT WAIT THEY ARE SO CUTE AWWWWWWWW

Think he might be crazy tbh

Now i wanna rollerskate again... smh

Why are trains racing? Its a child nvm

Awww she is so cute oh my

DINING CAR.

AWWWWWWWW TRAINSSSSS

Sleeper car is so cute oh my days

They are so cute

Costumes SLAP dude oh my

Dear god- GOOSEBUMPS

They are so sweet... dare i say t4t trains

Scooter child is back

OH MY GOD

Is it obvious i was a casual train enjoyer

ROTATING STAGE HELL YEAHH

... hydra...

So many triansBSHDHDHFHFHFH Whattttt what the freak OH MY GOD OH MY GOD

Gay

WHOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAA FUCK FUCK FUCK UCVK LIGHTING MAKING ME SCREAM

Gay gay gay gay

I might actually cry this musical is so fucking cool what

Scooter child is so normal about this rn

Horny mf WINGS??? WHAT??? NO ACTUALLY WHAT THE FUCK

Thank god for my epilepsy settings on my ipad lol

STAGEEEEEEEE AHHHHHHHHHH WHAT THE FREAK IS HAPPENING

Greaseball LESBIANS??? WAIT CANON LESBIANS??

Happy pride oh my god

This BETTER be on Spotify

Women<333

FIRE??? THOSE COSTUMES LOOK SO FLAMMABLE PLEASE DONT

Greaseball oh my god wait

Sexy as fuck train what

Rustys costume is so good

I LOVE WHEN THEY DO THE TRAIN THING AHHHH

Scooter child get out of there

"Control control ☝🤓🚂"

Is Pearl a steam engine? Or electric?

Uhggg the music is so good

Get the lesbians to help they have it sorted i think

HYDROGEN IS BACK

WHOA I WANT THOSE AS BADGES OR PINS

I love this scooter child

WHOA

UPHILL???? SHIIIT MAN

SCOOTER CHILD GET OUT OF THERE

This stage is fucking massive

Obsessed actually

Scooter child how you doing

Sexy music STOP

OH WHAT. WOMEN OH MY GOD

Live harmonica??? Bangerrr

STOP WITH THE FIRE PLEASE I AM SO SCARED

CHILLS. I HAVE CHILLS. WOMEN OH MY DAYS

MAMA??? MOTHERRRR

STEEEEAAAAMMMMM

SCOOTER CHILD HELL YEAH

"Control control ☝🤓🚂"

HYDROGEN!!! Im hard

Staff shortages?? Is that what he said???

ohhhhhhh myyyyy dayssssss

If this isnt on Spotify im killing myself pirating it.

RED HOT MOMMA?

STEAMMM

Banging music

ORANGE FLASH NOO

HELL YEAHHHH

Momma nooo

Scooter child is so me oh my god

Greaseball heyyyy

Stop being mean to himmm

Bye mommaa

SCOOTER CHILD

I maybe should learn his name but ehhh

Gonna check if this is on Spotify

"Cant make this up" you are in a childs imagination rn king

Hello scooter child

Harmonica solo

Whoaaa ARE THEY RUNNING IN SKATES?? Or was that scooter child

I cant tell if the starlight express is a train, god, or what.

Okay??? vocals???? good lord

The cutie

HYDROGEN!!!!

AHHHHHHH HELL YEAH BROTHER

OH MY GOD IM GONNA CRY stop stop stop stopp

Dinerrrr i love you sm

"Control control ☝🤓🚂"

Bangerrr

ITS NOT A MATTER IF, ITS A MATTER WHEN. FOR HYDROGEN!!!!!

Yummmm green and orangeeeee

"The crowd goes wild!" The crowd: "... yeeeeAAAAHHHHHHHH"

Rusty!!

RUSTYYYYY!!!!! and hydrogen yayy

Look at him he is so cute

Fuck fuck fuck that song is such a banger

I really wanna rollerskate again

Pearl you cutie

Yummy lighting

Scooter child get the fuck out of the pit what

Yeah run away kid

Letss gooo rotating stageee

Vocalsssss fuckk man

Are the trains gonna kiss??

AWWW YES THEY ARE YES THE FUCK THEY ARE

They are so cute whatttt

Still want one of those flags

Scooter CHILD WHERE DID YOU COME FROM???

Awwwww so sweet

Diner you can do better. Oh no she cant spelllll

Ohhhh wowww they are so cute

What if i cried oh my god

HYDROGEN!!!!

Scooter child

AND WHAT IF I CRIED???

Oh. My. God. I am a changed man.

Uhhh... let me just collect myself rq.

OKAY SO FINAL THOUGHTS. AMAZING. NO LIKE ACTUALLY SUCH A STUNNING MUSICAL. It is a little lacking in a storyline i immediately want to care about, but apart from that- ohhhh myyyy days. Banger. Absolutely phenomenal i highly recommend. Very big flash warning i will say that.

[gimmethosedaddymilkers]

The Secrets One Keeps

Alrighty, This is a request I was sent by an anon! Asking for a reader who's Hosea's daughter but dating Arthur, they have to keep their relationship a secret, especially from Hosea. Afraid for the poor man's heart.

Keep in mind this is my first work since coming back from hiatus, I'm a little rusty, so it might not be as great as it could be, be patient with me as I try to get back into the Rythm of things please! There's some NSFW themes but it's not full on smut, not for my first one back, but never fear, that will make a return.

Warnings: Fluff, language, maybe some NSFW themes Reader is a bit younger than Arthur is. (Don't worry Im not a freak, reader is gonna be over 18 by like at LEAST six years) Female reader, if there's slip ups, please let me know so I can correct them!

Let's jump into it!

You swear to God you just saw him, You just did, you watched him come out this way and you watched him give you that...look.

He wanted you to follow him, you could SEE it.

So where the hell was he?

"Arthur?"

You call out, but you keep your voice low. It's late, and camp isn't too far, you don't want anyone to hear you...you know what the two of you agreed on, and it was better if no one knew about the two of you. Especially your father. Hosea would NOT take kindly to Arthur dating his 24 year old daughter.

Not only that but to Hosea...Arthur was like a son...he saw the two of you as though you were siblings.

You definitely did NOT feel that way.

"Arthur, I swear to whatever God you pray to you better fuckin' come out-"

"Aw now, c'mon Darlin' that ain't very nice of you to speak like that."

You practically hear the smirk on his face as you feel an arm wrap around your waist and a chin on your shoulder.

"'Sides, you know I ain't a religious man."

"Arthur Morgan, how many times do I have to tell you not to scare me-"

"Awww you love it."

"No I don't!"

"Bullshit you don't last time I did you laughed and tried to take my pants off-"

"Shut up."

You twist to face him and sure enough he's wearing that smirk of his.

"You like it."

"Alright! Fine."

He laughs and leans in, placing his lips gently against yours, softly, sweetly, so different from what he showed everyone else.

"Been wantin' to do that all damn day. I hate this sneakin' around crap," He scoffs. "Fuckin' stupid, we're both adults."

"Aw come on, it's not so bad Arthur...The sneaking around is kinda fun..."

"I guess so...I don't know, I'm gettin' real tired of not bein' able to kiss you goodbye, or havin' to hide behind the wagons just to tell ya I love ya. I shouldn't have to hide it like I'm embarrassed."

"I know..."

You give a sigh and lean into him.

"It sucks, I know it does, I know. The sneaking is fun, but...I know what you mean. We should be sharing a tent by now, instead of trying not to be caught."

He gives you a grunt in response, placing his chin on your head.

"How can we be sure that Hosea wouldn't approve of us?"

His voice comes out a little strained. Acting as though he didn't already know the answer.

"C'mon Arthur..."

You sigh again and move so you can look him in the eye properly.

"You know he won't. Hell, he sees us slightly too close to one another and he loses his mind, he stares you down. You know it, you see it."

"I know..."

He grumbles.

"I need to spend more time with you though Darlin' I do. I NEED to."

He pauses for a moment

"We have to at least take a trip together soon, I mean...either that or we just gotta stop carin' about what Hosea thinks. Don't get me wrong I love 'em, I do, but I love you more."

"I love you too..."

The two of you are silent for a few moments, comfortably leaning against one another in the darkened part of the woods, it's late, both of you know that, and both of you know that you should probably be getting to sleep.

But it's been a long day. A long week even, the two of you haven't had nearly as much time together as you would have liked.

"You think maybe I could sneak you into my tent?"

Arthur's voice breaks the silence, quietly, barely there.

"Jus' tonight, please?"

"Arthur, you know dad'll see us."

"No, look I can leave tomorrow before you, leave the flaps down, no one'll go in there, then you just gotta go out towards the side instead of the front, go around the back of the wagon."

You chuckle a little at his enthusiasm, he never fails to make you smile. He's so obviously, deeply in love with you that it's hard to say no to him.

"Alright....alright, okay, we'll try. He should be asleep by now, it's just the others we have to worry about."

"They ain't gonna say anythin'."

You look at him and give a confused look, though your smile never wavers.

"How do you know?"

"They won't cause if they do, it's me they have to deal with, not Hosea."

His voice lowers slightly, and you watch as that look comes over his eyes. You've seen it before, you know what it means.

"Jesus Arthur, would you quit that, you..."

Your face heats quickly and you look away from him. Of course he was attempting to be threatening, but to you, it just seemed...attractive more so than threatening.

He knew that.

"Why Sweetheart...somethin' gettin' into that head of yours?"

"Shut it, you know what it does-"

"Absolutely I do, why you think I'm doin' it?"

He laughs but leans in and kisses your temple before starts to lead you back towards camp.

"C'mon, let's sneak you in."

He ushers you forwards, and the two of you stop at the edge of camp to see who's up, but luckily it seems that mostly everyone is sleeping.

He then leads you around the edge of Clemmons Point until the both of you get to his tent, the moment the both of you are in he closes the flaps up and gives the two of you some privacy. It seemed like the two of you had gotten away with it. Or at least no one had called out to you.

In the dim light of his lantern the two of you share a smile and there's a look in his eyes that you know means you'll be playing the quiet game tonight.

.....

Morning seems to come faster than you would have liked it to, the time spent with Arthur never seemed to be enough, so when you wake up in the early morning you decide to just burrow further into his bare chest.

It earns a quiet grumble from him as he pulls you closer to him, he's awake, you can tell he is, but he stays silent. The only way you know he's awake is the fact that his hand can't stay away from your ass.

"Didn't you have enough last night?"

You mumble but there's a smile on your face as you adjust, throwing a leg over his hip.

"Ain't never 'nough with you."

It comes out as a grumble and he moves to your thigh, gripping it tightly as he pulls it even further over his hip.

He buries his head in your neck and kisses there. As much as he seems to try and rile you up the kiss is soft, more sweet than anything.

"C'mon Darlin'...this could be every mornin'..."

He yawns and shifts himself, trying to wake up a little more.

"We gotta tell him at some point anyhow..."

"I know..."

You huff and move your hand to his hair, gently massaging his scalp, it's nearly instinct.

"I just...I don't know what he'll think, what he'll do...."

"C'mon, it's me. I know it probably ain't what he wants but...He loves me, he knows me...you could be screwin' Bill behind doors."

He stops a moment.

"Shut up Arthur, it is not-"

"I dunno about that, seems kinda dumb to me."

You roll your eyes and laugh before you kiss the top of his head. You're about to open your mouth to try and come up with an idea on what to tell your father when the tent flap opens.

You and Arthur move simultaneously to look and see who's standing there only to have your eyes go wide.

You're leaning backwards, your head turned over your shoulder to look, and you suddenly wish that you could disappear.

Hosea stands at the opening of the tent, his mouth open as though he'd gone to say something and then he'd noticed.

"Hosea, I can explain-"

Arthur starts, he moves, and gently puts his hand on your back to push you towards the wall so that you can stay covered.

"I don't want to hear it!"

Hosea puts his hand out, as though he's trying to block it all from view.

"Get dressed! Both of you!"

He leaves, dropping the tent flap and leaving the two of you alone.

"Shit..."

"Shit's fuckin' right..."

Arthur sighs and plops back down on the cot, covering his eyes with one hand.

The two of you take a moment, sitting in silence. wondering what the hell you'd say.

This silence continues as the two of you go to dress, once the two of you are done Arthur reaches for your hand, taking it quietly as both of you leave the tent.

Hosea stands right outside, and the both of you give one another a look of shame.

"What the HELL do you think you're doing!?"

Hosea nearly yells, it's such a difference from his usual calm demeanor, you've rarely seen your father so mad.

"Hosea, c'mon..."

Arthur mumbles.

"Can't we talk about this outside of camp?"

Hosea takes a deep breath and then nods, and the three of you begin your trudge towards the edge of camp. It's there that Hosea stands with his arms crossed waiting.

"Explain yourselves."

"Hosea-"

"No, Y/N, you first."

"Dad..."

You swallow and look to Arthur and then to Hosea.

"I love him. I mean that. I love him, and I have for a very long time, and he loves me. I know he does. It's not just...it's not just a one time thing, it means something-"

"How long."

"About a year."

A silence falls over the three of you. Hosea's face seems unreadable.

His eyes close and he gives a deep breath, exhaling heavily.

"Arthur."

Hosea opens his eyes and looks towards him, his jaw clenched.

"If anything happens to them, emotional or otherwise, I'm going to hold you accountable, and you WILL NOT like me. You understand me?"

"I do Hosea, you know me. I'm not gonna let anything happen to them. Never."

Hosea doesn't seem exactly...pleased with this answer, but he seems to accpet it.

"Don't EVER let me catch you two like that again."

"You didn't knock-"

"Shut up Arthur."

Arthur clamps his jaw shut and swallows, but there's a look a defiance in his eyes.

Hosea looks at the two of you for a moment longer and then walks away without another word.

The two of you, now alone, look at each other and give a relieved sigh.

"I guess...I mean he knows now at least."

"I have a feeling he's gonna make your life a living hell for a while Arthur-"

"Yeah..."

He breathes.

"More than likely."

[kaleido-write]

Leasebound chapter 8 part 1

I like the maybe foreshadowing of the scene ? At least i hope it foreshadow or else it's gonna be yet again a great cover used somewhere it doesn't belong

Omfg this already pisses me out

Why would Riley be scared fr , isn't blaire your girlfriend?? Doesn't she respect you and listen to you ???

It genuinely feels the most regular conversation we where able to get so far , its fluid and makes sense

This is also a nice insight on the characters

Blaire self awareness and empathy and the same for Jaden, wich knowing Riley will end up with Jaden simply strike me as weird , rusty is basically modeling Jaden after blaire except for the "gendie" stuff . Jaden isn't her own person and rather a reflection of what attracts Riley

So , youre gonna tell me blaire can just guess stuff about Jaden but not realize her own gf discomfort and issues ?? It's such a terrible line of writing , because it sets blaire for failure right at the start , with a gf that uncomfrontational that obviously doesn't want to work on her issues then yes their couple is doomed because Riley has the key of communication and refuses to use it

Its a sweet scene that highlights what Riley likes in a person , but again , its something that is reflected onto Jaden, she isn't a person and rather plot point , she's not the one living theses events she's rusty vehicule to tell a story wich never truly worked in any media , you need to be able to have empathy nor relate for the main character wich cannot be done if the main character is a shell

in the events like Jaden where she isn't a character (wich she should be at this point we are at the 8 chapter) it's dull and will only attract shallow individuals that project themselves onto your work rather than consume it (see ya dystopia stories) i have no doubts the writers behind theses meant to create powerful yet relatable main character

But the issue is to be palatable and attract an audience that was deemed as too dumb (women) the main characters are vehicules of their stories

Wich divergence missed the mark terribly , it gave off a shallow power fantasy where instead of people deconstructing her work and understanding it they projected themselves into it and became way too attached to be critical of it

And the same is happening with leasebound , Jaden is the vehicule because rusty simply can't write compelling characters

The most compelling ones are thoses we see the least because we don't have enough time with them to actually see their development (or rather lack of in this comic)

And that's exactly my point coming stronger

Jaden is an empty shell only there to be what the viewer will impose onto her

She's not too good or too bad , she's not too nice or too mean , a perfect middle of everything , the characters with the most personality is blaire , she put boundaries , talk , has strong opinions

While Riley and Jaden don't have anything, they're bland , they're nothing except vehicules for a stagnant story

Just yikes

If you can't handle social interaction including people making sure they're respecting you then don't talk to people

Like , terfs will complain that people uses they/them as neutral/when they don't know but then complain when they get their pronouns asked ? It's a fight you cannot win because in either case they will complain , hence proving again it's a movement that lies in women being victims rather than strong forces

Im not sure if this is a trope but the dumbification of really smart women by the author is always a very interesting thing to happen in my opinion

Jaden is a medical major , she absolutely had to go trough years of English she knows about pronouns , showing confusion about *why* pronouns would've been the way to go

And honestly it only support my point about the emptiness of Jaden's character

And i don't think its on purpose , but dumbifying a black women only support further bad stereotypes and misogynoire, because at the same time that it's weirdly racist to think a black person wouldn't know about pronouns it's also misogynistic because Jaden is a women so rusty is actively being misogynistic under her audience nose like, yall are going to say radfeminism is for everyone but then you will portray a black women who GRADUATED in medicine as unknowing of pronouns ?

And to add onto this

Her audience actively masculinize the black woman , wich is insanely weird , and racist at worst

You complain about people asking your pronouns , using they/them as default

But then do this to a fictional black women ?? How do yall act with black women irl then ??? Its worrying

Im sorry but what

Did I miss a page or something??? There's is nothing to transition or that make sense between theses 2 pages

Like where did the dishes thing came from ??

Also it's crazy work to give Jaden ashy ass palms , that chapter was terrible in normalized racism , again I don't think that rusty is inherently racist , but she follows a movement rooted in white centered interest and was known to dislike black women or see them as too masculine so therefore "not really women"

Genuinely what's going on , there's for sure pages missing because wtf

There's nothing in between where are all theses come from

What's going on with Riley??? Like it's so badly portrayed , its exactly of neurotypicals will portray panic attacks because they thinks it's that overwhelming thing

And its also a very bad case of "narrative mental illness" because Riley anxiety isn't portrayed accurately at all and only becomes relevant when it serves the narrative wich it doesn't work like that , the main issue is how it's portrayed

Truly in the last 3 pages we get an anxious Riley but then page 2 we get an okish Riley?? And last page she get anxious over what??? It's such bad writing for real its so bad

[fictionfixations]

Thoughts on Madoka Magica Magia Exedra

bear with me ive only seen the main anime though my memory is very rusty and like just yesterday I started getting into magia record (anime, idk how accurate it is) but im only like... halfway-ish there??

tbh i didnt think turn based games were for me because idk man strategy??? im too dumb for that

and then i got like REALLY into hsr 💀

i saw like snippets of this game being played during early access by someone who was into magia record and they said there wasnt really any point to playing when at the moment it was just redoing old story and i get that but also part of it for me is just i like watching characters battle

its why i played like the jjk gacha game and the solo leveling game i already knew the story i was just there for the combat, though i can also understand on the other hand repeating stuff youve already seen before getting very boring

'A-Q' huh? like Q-B if i think on how Kyubey (i think im butchering the pselling) is pronounced

i was wondering why he (?? is it a he?? or like an it?) was green

i feel like i suddenly just remembered this show has horror elements like not that ive seen anything rn im just like gonna be hella on edge over stuff thats prob not a big deal i just should not be playing this so late LMFAO

wish there was a log feature that let you reread dialogue because i read fast so i tap fast but then sometimes i want to reread it cause i miss something (i know this means i should slow down but patience? haha whats that)

this game has way too many moments where the screen turns white my eyes hate me

i find it stating what characters roles are nice

also im surprised at how unlaggy its been on my end though im worried itll only get worse as it updates more and more

i think im gonna skip the story (except for stuff ive never seen before)

HEYY ITS THE MAGIA RECORD PPL AYOOOO

MORE

my one thing is is that in battle its so pixelated (so as not to be such a drain on my phone) that i actually am struggling to read whats on the side of the character icons

so game plan on who i want on my team (usually based on whose my favorite even if the team doesnt fully work with each other)

uhh idk i like sana and homura? i might be misremembering names or something

can music during exploration not be so ominous 😭😭😭

OH YOU CAN PAUSE THE CUTSCENES thank you for making screnshots easier

madoka pov

oh i forgot to take a screenshot i was waiting if her hands would go up again but no

cause so madoka had her hands up and it appeared on the sides of the screen like we were seeing what madoka was seeing and i thought it was cool its just not as clear in a screenshot without

you can only pause cutscenes in the story it seems

oh my god i was so scared it was gonna suddenly crash one md uring the pulling it froze for one terrifying second

yipee fan girl

how pretty

you can choose now whether to play the story you unlock or to not

i like that if you defeat the boss the battle ends even if there are remaining enemies

theres no beating the boss then getting absolutely annihilated by the remaining enemies and having to redo the entire thing (listen yknow in hsr that enemy that duplicates itself if you hit it i hate it so much 😭😭)

IT CRASHED i.... 💀💀💀💀💀my phones hot but its not burning hot so thats new (usually when stuff crashes on me its like hella hot)

oh it started me back where i left off

it crashed while it was entering a boss fight btw lmfao

ult animations are cool i swear i want like a compilation of everyone's

OH DAMN THAT DID A LOT OF DAMAGE it just took off 1/4 of the boss hp all in one go wtf DAMNNNN

i mean i think it was because i was also using a lot of everyones ults right before like buffs and debuffs and stuff but like SHEESH

im like so tense every time that mami death scene boutta happen anytime now dude

the zoom when new floors unlock is so awkward 😭

i think im gonna stop here and continue playing over time (i was gonna say like play it offline but like ???? im not streaming LMFAO i think i just picked up the terminology)

i wanted to end when she died (or completed the picture) but im sleepy

[thetriplets3]

hey ! you asked for blurbs so i was thinking what about a blurb for chris were him and the reader are friends and they’ve shared a couple kisses secretly in the last few weeks, but it taking a toll on the both of them being just friends, but maybe reader asks chris to be his girlfriend instead of chris asking :,) i think it’d be really cute <3 thank you

thanks ems for coming through with a request this is terrible i’m rusty i hope this is what you were looking for

to everyone else chris and i look like normal friends who have known each other for years, which is true. but they don’t see the secret kisses or acts of affection that are saved just for us. we’ve never really talked about what we are more than a “we find comfort in each other so be it if that involves physical affection”. we just mutually agreed we love each others presence and love each other (despite not saying it).

chris’ brothers are aware there’s something between us but haven’t said a thing other than sharing knowing glances between each other. they know commitment is something that scares chris and they don’t wanna force or bring up his possible feelings for me, rather let him come to that realization on his own. the four of us laid across the sofa watching our second movie of the night. nick headed to his room about 20 minutes ago to go to bed and matt had fallen asleep on the sofa. i laid curled into chris’ side with my head on his shoulder hearing a soft “you ready to sleep? ‘m tired” and with that we quietly made our way to his room.

after getting ready for bed i crawled under the covers while i waited for chris to finish up. this gave me time to think about something i’ve been wanting to bring up for a while. im too in my head to notice chris has gotten into bed next to me.

“ow chris what was that for?” i yelp as i receive a flick to my arm (chris 100% would flick someone for no reason)

“i called your name and you didn’t hear me so i flicked you and it worked so that’s what you get” i roll my eyes at him and stay quiet debating if i should say anything or if it’ll ruin what we have

“hey what’s going on everything okay?” his tone changes from joking to more serious as he lowers his head to meet my eyes as a hand rubs my back

“uh yeah no i’m i’m good i just- i don’t know. i just don’t want to say the wrong thing” i hesitate with a sigh

“that’s okay take your time nothing you say is wrong”

“i’ve just been thinking about how things are between us and i don’t want this to change how it is but i don’t like not knowing what we are” i meet his eyes trying to gauge any sort of reaction but all i get is him deeply focused and hanging onto my every word. “i know how you feel about commitment and i don’t want to force you if you don’t want it but um how do you feel about me maybe being your girlfriend?” my attention remains unwavering on my lap as i pick at the skin around my nail scared to see his reaction

his hand covers mine stilling them from being picked at. “hey can you look at me please?” i meet his eyes suddenly panicking for putting him in this position.

“you can say no that’s perfectly okay i won’t hold it against you i shouldn’t have said anything”

“are you kidding i was gonna say i’d love for you to be my girlfriend. the last few months have been amazing and i want a lifetime of that with you”

“i love you chris” i mumble into his shoulder as he pulls me into a hug

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[deceit-and-knowledge]

FUCK YOU ARE A GOOD WRITER

*screams in emotional*

anyhoo- can we have sum sage fun facts to ease the burning pain we’re gonna be feeling soon?

-Scared Voodoo Anon

ooc: HAHA 🤣

IM GONNA RUIN EVERYONE IN 2 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES >:)

(Maybe sooner if people are active soon.. idk I wanna post it at an active-r time) also thank you 👉👈

ill provide some silly facts about him.

Sage rambles alot, he tends to yap about his interests and if you let him he'll do it for hours.

He's clumsy as fuck.

He gets extremely excited around little kids because he's a teacher and loves watching them learn/he adores children.

he likes singing but is embarassed about it but he's actually an extremely good singer (so is shadow milk but his voice is rusty)

sage tends fall asleep reading or writing.

he also sleep talks.

He squeaks when alerted.

He spaces out alot by accident. Staff meetings were always unique with him.

hes a hopeless romantic

hes very emotive when he talks.

He LOVES flowers.

Theatre nerd and loves talking about it and acting out shows.

When he's happy and smiling sometimes his fangs stick out.

[biolizardboils]

so heads up! im popping a LOT of Prime Season 3 posts into the queue--they'll start coming out one week from now, on January 22nd! if you can see this post and haven't watched it yet, here's some tags to block: #prime spoilers, #sonic prime spoilers, #sonic prime s3 spoilers, #sonic prime season 3 spoilers.

got all that? great! here's my final unorganized little rambles about the show:

shoutout to Rusty Rose's Birdie, who only appears in the very first and very last eps for some reason 😭 her speech about it not being her power source came outta nowhere too, but i loved the message behind it

when everyone arrives at the Grim, just before the ep ends, Nine starts breathing heavily and it. instantly reminded me of Movie!Tails when the bar was calling them freaks. fuck. its a nice reminder of where Nine's coming from

speaking of Nine his poses getting more unhinged over time!! hell yeah

i love that the final fight(s) felt like a kid smashing 3 different Lego sets together, real Robot Pirate Island shit

i laughed a little too hard when the Grim's dome started closing in cus Nine's citadel-thing already reminded me of a thing that happened in Fortnite once, but hell naw they had to add The Storm too sdfghj

METAL BIG DESTROYED ME LJKHGFDV im SO glad i wasnt spoiled about it!!! a while in i started finding it creepy instead of funny, which is an added bonus

i was spoiled about the Advance flashback and its clashing sprites though. the utter whiplash of seeing that without warning mightve made me choke on my hot cheeto puffs. someone's already remade it btw, check it out

i fistpumped at the small reprise of "me beauty" gfhjk ill miss you so much Dread

we're four years into the 2020's and Sonic has nearly died an agonizingly slow death 3 times in 3 different continuities! and dare i say it was delicious every time >:)

unless Word of God says otherwise I'm gonna assume that the giant shadow at the end was The Return Of Metal Big lpoihgfds

So... Twitter, huh? My spoiler filters there had some leaks, and I saw some discussion out of context that... actually made me kinda scared to finish the show. But then I did, and had fun with it just like the other two seasons, and I remembered that Twitter gets high-strung about things that don't matter so much, and that giving it sway over how much I enjoy things is silly lol.

Yes, I think the last season could've been paced differently so it wasn't 5 episodes of the same Final Boss Fight. Yes, I think the writing switches jarringly between gearing for a young new audience and for a seasoned old one. Yes, I think the 2D flashbacks look and move worse than what fans constantly make for free. Yes, I think the final episode doesn't do nearly as much housekeeping as it should (does the Shatterverse still exist or not??). Yes, I think declaring the show is canon to the games or whatever they said probably wasn't the best idea. And yes, I think Black Rose should've had a shoulder-parrot!Birdie to match the other Amys. All valid critiques! All sensible things to think when you've been around the Sonic bush!

But I swear to god, people on Twitter act like these things spoil the whole package. Where's the nuance? Why does every opinion there become an absolute worth tearing others down for? Is it the character limit? I bet it's the character limit.

There's so much I love about this show that were infeasible for the Sonic brand just 3-4 years ago. Externalizing the characters' facets to explore them in-depth. Said exploration spanning multiple episodes instead of being one-and-done. The sheer amount of genuine Sonadow food (and I don't actively do shipping, so me adding it here should hold a lot of weight). The snappy, playful, yet blistering fight scenes that, dare I say, feel like a successful TV-budget Spider-Verse. It was all so much fun!

But I guess stuff like Green Hill being the gang's "home" is a big deal-breaker?? Like?? I thought that was silly too, but not worth ratio'ing people with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse over? Get well soon, I guess??

Rambling over, shout-out to the entire country of Canada for giving me the most fun I've had with a Sonic show since X! I'm gonna go figure out how to address all this as The End lol

[lostinlovingrevery]

OMG! I’ve been wanting to write you to tell you how much I love your stories! They are some of the best things I’ve read. Everytime I get a notification I’m running to read or save them for later (gotta catch up on the 2 you just wrote!) you are such a great writer, doesn’t matter if it’s fluff, smut or in between I am GLUED 😌

One of my favorites you wrote is Beauty because I’m a plus size girly myself and can get inside my head about my body but if I had Logan telling me those things and just being my man 🥹🥵 LORD I wish we could all have a Logan!

I’m just such a fan of your work and I’ll be rooting for you everytime! 👏🏼🎉

-Dami💕

Omg Dami!!! 😍😍😍 this has me smiling ear to ear like I cant even! @damimami1994

Im literally gonna print this out and frame this because it has me so happy 😭😭😭

Im SO happy you enjoy my fics. I was so scared when i decided to start posting my writing bc i used to be a writer and stopped for years so i felt soooo rusty compared to the other wonderful people here. But alas my love for logan was stronger 😩

I read so many fics for a long time that made me feel so good and im glad to be able to return the favor even if its just one person who enjoys them🥰

Im glad Beauty is one of your favorites! Us plus sized girlies need ALL the love from Logan ❤️❤️❤️ I was so shy about writing it bc i was really writing a lot of my insecurities into it but Im so glad it makes the other girlies feel so good and loved too. Ive really thought about making a Plus Size Love series of fics with all variants of Logan?? Just full of Logans body worshipping us 🤤🤤🤤

I hope you continue to enjoy the stuff I put out!! I always see the love you people give me on my fics, and may you find your own Logan to make you happy in life ❤️❤️❤️ and remember you are a beautiful person inside and out