#second MC design based off my friends

[harblkun]

Everyone thinks they want a Catboy Boyfriend, but it’s easier to deal with needy cat traits when you only have to handle the amount of chaos that fits in a 12 lb. ball of fur and not a wholeass Man.

[i-dont-pay-taxes]

Umurangi Generation: The last generation who has to watch the world die - quick review/analysis

Umurangi generation is a first person photography game set in a fictional cyberpunk-ish world where humanity is facing an extinction level event. We follow our voiceless MC and his group of equally voiceless (yet endlessly stylish) friends on their trip around new zealand.

The game is split into 8 different stages, consisting of classic punk street slums, restricted rooftops and military bases. Our goal is to take pictures of certain objects or people around the map within the 10 minute time limit, these tasks are called photo bounties. The game also includes bonus objectives with every mission, like collecting all hidden film canisters, taking a photo of all your friends, or finding a spot to recreate the picture of a postcard you are shown in the pause menu.

Stage 1 - The start of your photography taking spree is a small rooftop brimming with graffiti and the punk spirit. This stage acts as the tutorial of the game, containing easy to find photo bounties and collectables. The main thing of note is about this stage is just how nostalgic it makes me feel. To be honest, I've never gone onto restricted rooftops full of punk graffiti, yet the amazing art direction and colour palette make this place feel like a sanctuary of teen angst, as if I've missed countless conversations between friends which have all moved on. It invokes that same feeling as seeing years old graffiti where someone confesses their love to a person you have never met. A painful hit of nostalgic melancholy. All in all an amazing stage which sets a great starting tone for this game.

Stage 2 - Turns out i forgot to mention that the indie punk environmentalist game has a complicated relationship with the government (the UN to be specific). The second stage is set on a UN military base which is riddled with tired soldiers and graffiti expressing anti UN sentiment ("I just wanted meaning in life yet here I am" and "My dreams of being an audio engineer are over." are some of the more notable ones). The base is a clear sign that the UN is trying to stop whatever world ending event is happening, much to the dismay of the people. The stage also contains a hint at what might be causing all this, with a sign counting the number of killed "squids" (they look like jellyfish but fine). Upon completion of every stage we get a new camera lens or picture editing option, and this stage requires smart use of the camera lens we got on the past stage to earn a bounty, teaching the player about smart positioning. At this point in my playthrough i had assumed this game had a strong anti UN sentiment, but later I found another way of looking at things, that comes later tho. Not my favorite stage, but a well done one nonetheless.

Stage 3 - Anyone else love cyberpunk? For me it's not the futuristic technology or sci fi story that's intriguing, but the lively backstreets and (depressingly) squeezed housing. This stage is just that, with even more anti UN (and cop! how political!) messaging, so much so that the stage is a no UN allowed zone, with cops not even responding to any crisis calls. From a gameplay perspective it's a way more vertical stage, with a few bounties being hidden up high on the rooftops. Not much more to say about this one, past complimenting it's amazing design.

Stage 4 - If the stage before was about realistic cyberpunk streets, that being dirty, cramed and depressing housing, then this stage is about the cyberpunk utopia. Bright neon signs and loud dance parties can be found above a tunnel filled with the homeless (and more dance parties!). This stage aint for me, as I dislike the bright neon colour scheme... still, it provides a fine, I'd even say amazing, set up for the next stage (remember that). An interesting thing we see are these huge UN walls blocking off all exits. While they were present in the first stage, their position was far away. This stage is, in my opinion, the worst in the game. Not that bad to be the worst stage in this masterpiece of a game tho.

Stage 5 - The bright streets sure were relaxing, what follows them is logically a warzone. Stage 5 starts on the same UN base from stage 2 (yay, reusing assets in a smart and clever way!), but a huge battle has started between the soldiers and... a giant jellyfish squid godzilla thing? The spawn point of the stage is like a flashbang, with people in front of you fighting for their life. The contrast between this and the rest of the game is amazing, and shows how it's not afraid to make darker stages to tell it's story if need be. The stage from a gameplay perspective offers a bigger challenge, with the player having to avoid squid corpses and find their bounties in a pretty dark area. One of my favorite stages as well.

Stage 6 - My favorite stage. A train ride after the battle that happened on the stage before. Everyone stands around in a surprisingly relaxed way, taking their time. From an outside perspective this level of stoicism (while admirable) is completely unnatural, yet when we take into account the seemingly inescapable and unstoppable ending of the world that is to come, that level of calm nihilism is only logical, even if depressing. The photography we do feels like a distraction this time, an unnecessary hassle. This game may present itself like it's about photography, but by now that's clearly not the case. It's about facing the end.

Stage 7 - The train stopped and the last bastion of human bureaucracy is left doing things that bureaucracy does. People stand in line waiting to get let through a UN checkpoint. We don't see anyone actually moving, or really doing anything, we just see people waiting, not even annoyed as it doesn't matter if they are let through or not. Some people are dancing, not even bothering to step in line, deciding a death embraced is the best way to go. We take our pictures as usual and continue, as there is nothing our camera can do to help.

Stage 8 - Back where it all started, back on that same restricted rooftop. It's nostalgic melancholy is finally realised as we watch the giant godzilla jellyfish squid thing threaten humanity. Humans arent really meant to face death, you know? Our friends stand around, some sit and look, some dance, we take pictures, but really none of us know what a proper response would be. The UN built a big fuck off robot thing to fight the damn godzilla, i mean that just aint the action of someone who's accepted death. And so we wait, our destruction ensured, taking out final batch of photos. I can't call that nihilism, I think it's not a lack of hope, but an acceptance that hope won't help.

One final photo - We are transported to a beach, no context is needed. We are dead. Humanity is dead. As we look up we see the thing that caused our doom, and our last action is clear.

After pulling out our camera, a click can be heard, following which are the credits. At the very end it says: "Umurangi Generation: The last generation who has to watch the world die".

My own interpretation of the story - At first, as I've said before, I thought this game had a straightforward anti UN message... and to be honest, it somewhat does. Still, I believe this is moreso a story about what being a generation that has to face the death of humanity is like. We are destroying the planet, to say the least. We are watching our world die, and the generation after us will also have to do the same, so to be the last generation who has to watch the world die is something both overwhelmingly scary, but also indescribably easing. The ending of a book is always somewhat relaxing, no matter if good or bad.

I don't think I need to point out the obvious connection between global warming and the story of this game, but i'll just add that one of your friends is a penguin, and I chuckled when i got the irony of being in the same position as the penguin, losing my life to something i can not stop.

The anti UN sentiment this game provides is a direct response to the mishandling of major national crises in the year of 2020, from my personal reading this game isn't so much against the UN as it's against the damaging of local citizens and cultures by the UN's mismanagement.

Conclusion - The game is fucking good go buy it already!

[mami-raine123]

Going Down Like A Hippogriff On Fire

Summary: MC has been over working themselves and ignoring their own health. Sebastian and Ominis Have finally decided to do something about it.

Word Count: 858

Pairing(s): sebastian x ominis, ominis x binary!MC, sebastian x Non-binary!MC

Warning(s): Non-Binary MC, Hufflepuff MC, overworking self, fluff, oneshot, VERY short, might not make sense

Note: first sorry it’s so short this is my first time writing one of these on tumblr! Second sorry if the beginning makes no sense I was trying to make it clear at what point the game this takes place!

MC wandered into the Hufflepuff commons rooms. They had a big, excited smile on their face. They placed the last coin in the chest and watched it open. They pulled out the robe and slipped it on. They laughed at the silly design of a badger on the back. They quickly went back to where Nellie Oggspire was waiting for them.

They showed off the robe proudly as they talked with Nellie for a bit before wandering off on another adventure not long after. This had been their ritual sense coming to hogwarts. Now that it was winter and really the only sleep they got was when they found a demiguise statue and they slept right there to wait for night to come. The only time they ate in passing, grabbing a muffin off the counter of someone's house, a handful of peanuts in the halls of Hogwarts, and a few other miscellaneous things.

They had assumed that no one had noticed. They had talked to both Ominis and Sebastian a few times recently but that was right after getting the artifact that Sebastian assumed could help anna. MC had gotten Sebastian’s letter about the new painting they had found. MC had wanted to go right away because a few other students and other witches and wizards had asked for their help and They always had a hard time saying no.

But Their two best friends did notice, They noticed that MC stumbled over their own feet for a moment, Them grabbing a table for support for a moment before, and many more things that they had been doing unknowingly. These all were what led the two of them to approach MC.

It was a cold night and MC was landing on the front lawn jumping off Highwing’s back, but before they could even pull out the bag they stumbled forward and Highwing reached a wing out catching them. Sebastian was watching out a window, Ominis sitting next to him waiting to be told that MC was back.

Sebastian grabbed Ominis and they both rushed out to MC. They looked up confused, vision a little fuzzy from their dizzy spell. “Seb? Omi? What's wrong?” They asked, blinking away the blurriness. Then it went from blurry to black. The two boy’s had no time to respond before MC was falling over highwing moving to catch them until the boys reached MC.

Sebastian and Ominis got MC onto highwings back once more and led the hippogriff into the castle, which felt strange to them both based on how loud it was at such a late time. And how obvious it was. They were halfway to the hospital wing when professor Weasley, the hufflepuff prefect, and professor fig were all walking toward them.

“Is that the new 5th year on that creature's back?” snapped professor Weasley with a deep frown etched onto her face. The boys nodded slowly before actually answering her silent question. Ominis had almost whispered the words.

“We don't know what happened, we suspect it is exhaustion, they have been running errands for everyone around Hogwarts and the surrounding towns. We were waiting for them to come back from their last ‘adventure’ when Sebastian saw them land on Highwing in the front lawn and before we could get to them they passed out. We are taking them to the hospital wing now.”

Professor Fig frowned sadly and nodded. “Very well, thank you boy’s for caring for them. Come on, we will help you get there.” He led the way ignoring Weaslys yapping about them not needing to go and that the hufflepuff prefect should just take them to the commons to rest.

Once MC was set on a bed everyone was sent off by Nurse Blainey told to come back and check on them after classes ended the next day. So that's what they did. The two finished their last classes and ran to the hospital wing.

The strangely loyal hippogriff was still laying at the side of MCs bed. MC was sat up with a book in hand and a niffler curled up in their lap. When the door opened they looked up and smiled softly. “Boys! Are you alright?” She asked a tilt of her head at the breathlessness in their faces.

They took a few long fast steps to the bed meeting MC. “Are you ok? MC you passed out! Are you ok? Do you understand how worried we were about you!?” They frowned and Ominis placed a hand on Sebastian's shoulder.

“What Sebastian is trying to say is, why haven't you been taking care of yourself? And that from now on we will be watching over you from now on and you won’t be overworking yourself from here on out, do you understand?”

MC smiled again this time from an oncoming laugh. And they nodded. “I understand perfectly.” The three talked for a few hours until the nurse kicked the boys out. From then on MC was always forced to sit and eat, take at least one nap be it in the undercroft by the boys or in the room of requirements by Deek.

[carewyncromwell]

“I’ve always been a smart girl... Always made the grade -- always got the gold star -- I’ve always been a smart girl, But ‘smart girl’ only gets a girl so far... You win at every single game... You want a quest -- they tell you, ‘tough!’ If you don't go, you'll never know If you’ll ever be good enough...”

~“My Grand Plan” from The Lightning Thief (musical)

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Hey all! I thought I’d go ahead and draw up a proper concept for my HPMA girl Anastasia “Ana” Read, since quite frankly I never envisioned her as skinny, short, or talkative as MC in the game is. The lack of body diversity in the MC’s models in particular, or even among MC’s friends, is actually one of my biggest hang-ups with all of the recent Hogwarts games...as much as I understand up to a point thinking it’d be difficult to program a lot of different outfits or animations for different size models, it’s still a little sad to me how the player character is always programmed to be skinny, and in Magic Awakened in particular, that favoring of skinny character designs is only accented all the more thanks to the quasi-Tim-Burton-esque animation style, which favors toothpick-thin necks and limbs. It’s one of the few aspects of poor representation in Rowling’s original books that I would argue these recent games haven’t tried as hard to address -- we’ve seen attempts at more LGBT+ representation, as well as more positive representation for different cultural backgrounds and disabilities (especially in Hogwarts Mystery), but not as much in regards to rounder body types. And I guess for me, being raised by a woman who struggled with her weight her entire life, that’s a little sad. Regardless, it was nice to draw Ana again after such a long time, particularly using the original game’s model as a kick-off point!

If you’d like to learn more about my “Strong But Silent,” daydreamer, Sailor-Moon-loving girl Ana, here’s a masterpost of links to get you started!! Enclosed under the cut is the original unedited sketch, embellished with some extra messy chibi doodles of Ana I did on the same page, in case you’re interested!

Ana’s Moodboard

Ana’s Intro Post and Model Sheet

Ana’s Playlist

Meet Ana’s awesome step-dad, Bradley!

See Ana’s dynamic with her stepdad and stepbrothers!

Bradley’s Moodboard

Preston’s Moodboard

Jasper’s Moodboard

Why Bradley is the best dad ever

The first doodle is kind of based on that first pair of duels with the Frey twins and Cassandra Vole in the game. As I discussed with my friend @dat-silvers-girl​, I see Ana being suuuuper quiet the entire time, to the point that everyone thinks she’s really shy or nervous, until she -- seemingly out of nowhere -- uses Wingardium Leviosa to levitate poor Colby a good five feet off the ground and then abruptly drop him, effectively putting an end to the duel before it even got started. (As it turned out, Ana was really inspired by Flitwick’s story about Ron Weasley using the spell on that mountain troll to protect his friends and worked super hard to master the spell herself, with the thought that maybe she could do something that cool someday. It ends up becoming one of Ana’s favorite spells to duel with, though she usually uses it to levitate herself over her opponents to give herself the literal “high ground.”) Ana accepted Cassandra’s invitation to the Dueling Club, as well as challenges Cassandra on the dueling field several more times over the years, out of her strong sense of honor, which is funnily enough rather akin a knight’s -- Ana will never back down from a challenge, and if her loved ones or her view of common decency have been insulted, she will absolutely ask to “take it outside” and fight the dispute out on the dueling field, rather than insult the person back, ignore them, or actively lose her temper and attack them straight out. 

The second doodle is Ana in class, a good chunk of the time. Ana isn’t actually that shy, nor is she stuck-up, but she’s much better at writing eloquent essays than coming up with witty phrases or sassy one-liners on a whim. And because of how incredibly sensitive she secretly is (and the bullying she experienced for both her magic and her weight), she’s actually kind of hard to get to know, preferring the company of her fiction books to lots of people. She’s honestly a true “Belle” type, if one thinks of Beauty and the Beast, despite being in the house of Lions.

The last doodle is of Ana with Daniel Page, because, amazingly, these two are on the exact same wave length when it comes to the Statute of Secrecy, though for very different reasons! Ana’s stepfather, Bradley Pinkstone, is a pro-Muggle and Squib rights activist who passionately believes that the Wizarding World should find a way to work alongside the Muggle World, to the extent that the Statute of Secrecy isn’t necessary -- he and his sons even work in a theater alongside Muggles everyday, embracing Muggle technology just as much as they do magic! With Ana being Muggle-born herself, she’s likewise very supportive of the thought that if the two worlds knew more about each other, other little magical kids wouldn’t have to grow up feeling like freaks and outcasts the way she did. That doesn’t mean that Ana would ultimately agree with NOTME’s tactics, though -- she thinks there’s a very big difference between protesting against an unjust law and causing abject terror and chaos. (I personally see Daniel as more of a Ravenclaw/Slytherin type than a Gryffindor type myself, but that’s just my headcanon.)

[still-a-morosexual-help]

hi hiiii!! I didn't know you got into twst! and the fact you got to book 5 already surprises me since i got stuck on riddle's overblot fight for a month 😭

anyway highway, may i ask your thoughts on ace and deuce, if it's alright with you! :'

I actually finished book 5 'bout 3 days ago and I'm in a state of 'well now what :/ '

Anyone know when 6 is coming out?

I'm IN LOVE with MC's friend group, particularly the dumb and dumber, buy one get one free, double act that is ace & deuce. They're besties but they also think about killing each other twice a day. It's genuinely distressing to see one without the other. They're also such good friends to MC? And I really like how they all started out together. Love 'em both but Deuce has got a special place in my heart <3

Also here's my overall thoughts that I need to get out;

Leona may be a dick but he's so pretty it's nauseating

Idia makes Levi look like a party animal - that's....that's insane right?

Speaking of om!, the twst characters make the OM! characters look like well-adjusted, stable, functioning individuals

Love that there's a rule about how you can't use magic to fight at school when the students are actively trying to kill each other at least thrice a week

Hate hate hate the mickey mouse thing, he moved close to the screen at one point and my whole body jerked back

Loved the scarabia book but on a pillow in their dorm's common room there's a little patch that looks like m*ckey's head and i couldn't take my eyes off it the the entire time. It felt like a threat.

Whenever I see Malleus's "I'm afraid of losing you" line all I can think about is that tweet about balancing your entire mental health on the continued survival of an animal with a far smaller lifespan than you

Also can't get enough of what they did with his character design, you can't make Malleus look and sound and act like that - in a way that screams mystery and danger and then turn him into a pretty chill guy who's really kind of a dork who info dumps about gargoyles and adores his little tamagotchi and has cake based childhood trauma and arrives hours early whenever he's invited to something because he gets so excited about it and would do anything to make his foster dad(!!!????) and little human bestie happy. Im shaking. They said 'looks like he could kill you but is actually a cinnamon roll who could definitely still kill you' and they were so right for it

Rook's like...in love with Vil, right?

This is the second time I made an oc specially for a game and then had the game add some throw away detail that worked so well with my specific mc? (1:) named my OM! MC 'Eliza' short for E-Lizard/A-Lizard - Mammon's favourite possession ended up becoming the chocolate lizard keychain he bought with MC. (2:) Figured I should finally break away from ocs/mcs all having naturally dark hair - so made one with orange hair, gave them a couple pale pink highlights for funsies - 3 books later Floyd starts calling MC 'Lil' Shrimpy' and I realise their hair is the colour of boiled shrimp😬🤡

I'm in love with Epel's natural accent??

All these books are a lesson in why you don't let your cat eat random shit off the ground jfc

Anyway I had alot of fun! Shoutout to everyone who recommended this for giving me another hyperfixation!!

[get-away-sticks]

Deltarune Headcanons | MC favorite flowers

So, I’ve been working on this series of Deltarune fics, in which flowers are extremely important. Ralsei and another character have a conversation over tea at one point about flowers and the superstitions surrounding some of them. The other person asks him what his favorites are.

That got me thinking about what everyone’s might be. So, I did some research and found what I think would be Kris, Susie, Ralsei, Lancer, Noelle and Berdly’s favorites. I also included my OC Síofra for fun.

Tell me what you think. I’d love to hear other interpretations :)

Kris: Poinsettias

I know, I know. A lot of people are going to say that Kris probably likes buttercups because of how important those flowers are to Undertale and by extension Deltarune lore, but just hear me out here.

Poinsettias typically come in red, with five, sharp petals that make them resemble little stars. They’re commonly used as a representation of Christmas. Their direct meaning is literally, “Be of good cheer.” In their childhood, Kris spent a lot of time over at the Holiday household. While we aren’t given an explicit reason beyond them going over to play the piano and occasionally prank Noelle, we can easily infer that they could be going over to get out of their house. One day, Noelle says that Kris just stopped coming over. While this is likely in relation to the Dess incident, it could very well also be when Asgore and Toriel finally split up.

Apart from their red color possibly being something Kris would like, given they are a symbol of Christmas, it’s not hard to imagine the Holidays having them decorating the house. Kris may have learned to associate poinsettias with safety, peace and an opportunity to play the piano.

Susie: Yellow dandelions

It’s a bit difficult to imagine Susie of all people liking flowers at all, but given the dandelions edibility, I would beg to differ.

Dandelions, as some might know, are edible flowers. They can be turned into salads, as all parts (the flower, the stem, the bulb and the root) are edible and actually decently healthy. Given the likelihood of Susie either having an unsafe home, or no home at all, it’d make sense for her to be in the outdoors often, and based off of the green area and forests around Hometown, it’s not hard to imagine a surplus of dandelions.

Yes, I am suggesting that Susie eats dandelions. It’s not much of a stretch if you ask me. She’s eaten weirder things literally on screen. Not to mention, they’re yellow, one of the core colors in her Dark World design.

But that’s not all. Dandelions have a beautiful and very fitting meaning when we think about rough and tumble Susie. They represent life after a harsh winter, rebirth and an incredible, inspiring strength. If that isn’t Susie, I’m not sure what is.

Ralsei: White roses

Maybe there aren’t flowers in the Dark World, though I do include them in the series. Either way, it’s not hard to picture Ralsei reading up on flowers from one of the thousands of books he no doubt has inside his castle.

White roses are very delicate and easy to mistakenly break. I can see Ralsei treating any flower with care, and he may have just the perfect gentle touch to keep a single white rose alive for a very long time. Perhaps he’ll press it into the pages of a journal when it begins to wilt. That way, it’ll last much longer.

White roses also are a symbol of innocence and love between friends. While he has seen a lot, Ralsei certainly shows a sort of naivety in Chapter One, especially in the battle with the Spade King. He is also clearly very affectionate toward both Kris and Susie, and his care and love for them both is spelled out rather obviously.

However, these aren’t entirely pure blooms. They also symbolize silence and secrecy. I love Ralsei dearly, but his behavior through Chapter Two has been rather suspect. Not only did he stay silent about The Roaring until the very last second, but he’s clearly keeping things from us the player, shown by his, “That’s why, Kris,” when we return from watching the Susie cutscenes. I adore him, but he certainly has secrets.

Lancer: Squash blossoms

You may know the reasoning of this one already, especially if we have the same taste—no pun intended—in books.

Squash blossoms are here less for their symbology and more for, like dandelions, the fact they’re edible. While it isn’t dived into as much as it could be, Lancer is clearly not treated well by Spade King. Unlike Susie, he clearly can afford food, as he’s the son of a literal king. Like her, however, he expresses that he didn’t get anything to eat for breakfast apart from the treat he and Susie share at the bake sale, and later the piece of Dark Candy they pick together.

Squash blossoms don’t require any preparation and can be eaten straight from the garden. They’re also apparently very good when fried. Surely I can’t be the only person picturing Lancer enjoying fried food, right?

An interesting end note though. While I chose these not for symbolism, they apparently were a symbol of status in some indigenous tribes, which I find endlessly interesting.

Noelle: Hellebore

This one relates partly back to poinsettias, but more so because hellebore is also called by another very particular name, a Christmas rose.

Not only do these lovely flowers bloom in wintertime, but they sum up Noelle rather well if you ask me. A symbol of peace and tranquility, but also anxiety and fear.

The latter two are easier to explain. While it’s not specified in game, it’s likely Noelle suffers from some form of an anxiety disorder. She’s constantly nervous, stammering over her words, worrying she said or did the wrong thing, apologizing and letting others talk over her. Hellebore clearly displays this, but that isn’t why I chose it for her.

Hellebore, as stated above, symbolizes peace and tranquility. For Noelle, Dess was a sanctuary. A place of peace, serenity and tranquility, where she didn’t have to be afraid that she was going to do everything wrong. Picturing Dess and a young Noelle together in the snow. Dess tucks a hellebore flower into Noelle’s hair and then one into her own so they can match. Noelle smiles, touching the petals, then finds the courage in her to get to her feet and go to join the nearby Kris, who’s trying to build a snowman.

Berdly: Elderflowers

I think I have a thing about picturing characters eating flowers. I didn’t mean to, I swear-

Elderflowers are what come before the far more well known elderberries, which are commonly eaten by bluebirds, which Berdly openly describes himself (and Kris) as. While I don’t imagine Berdly eating the flowers, I can picture him enjoying the berries. He’d probably memorize the scientifics behind them just to rub your nose in it.

All jokes aside, these flowers also have a beautiful meaning when in relation to him as a dynamic character. Rebirth and renewal. Redemption, if you will. Berdly really won the fans over in Chapter Two with his character arc. These flowers can show that easily, and they’ll make a nice snack later on too.

Síofra: Primroses

I promise that this has more than just the fact the fae like them-

Primroses bloom at night, and it’s truly a magical experience to see (or in my case feel) one open up under the stars. Síofra, while not explained in their backstory post from before, treat the night sky, primarily the stars, as their religion. I can say with confidence that they may believe that primroses are blessed by the night in some way.

These flowers also can be placed on one’s doorstep to gain the approval of the fae. Síofra would certainly appreciate that, and they might end up stealing it too, but that’s beside the point.

These flowers also can relate back to The Song of the Lightwalker, which is spelled out in their backstory post. They literally say, “I can’t live without you.” Meanwhile, the Lightwalker’s song says how, “She shall die for whom she loves most,” which is easily pulled in with the flower’s symbology.

[ursathered]

Creative Journey (Re)Begins - Part 2

To part 1....

Above are pencil drawings I did in high school of friends I went to school with. The eye was in the same sketchbook.

The Black Panther fanart was on the cover of a card I sent to my nephew as an attempted start to exchanging letters to help with writing for him. Lilo was a reminder I'm capable a couple years later.

Another reminder of my abilities (I've needed...a lot). We lost my cat child, Ziva, a year ago. A couple days or so later I did this off of a picture of her in about 15 min?

My first chibi! I did this on a "get well soon" card for a friend who had brain surgery and was struggling some after. References were found on Google, from moosoppart here on Tumblr.

These fan art pieces were done as a start to playing with the pens and colored pencils. Huey (Ducktales 2017) was first, as you can guess. Not as good. Progress goes Huey, Webby, Louie, Dewey, Amy from Space Boy, a Webtoon Original by Stephen McCrainie, from the cover of his 2nd Omnibus book you can find on Amazon.

My current profile picture...following images are stages getting there. The last one is proof of concept sketch from my buju.

Eventually, this bear will transform into a character in my still in the planning and designing phases comic, Hera: Sisters of Fortune (space steampunk-y...dunno...with pirates).

First (well second, but....) attempt at my MC, Hal.

My first comic is presently in art development. Its from my writing group's stories about our OCs based in the Star Trek world. Scary, so decided this is a good first comic to start with to get used to the waters while I develop Hera.

To part 1....

[pidgecv]

idr if i posted these guys yesterday their names r piss and dash, they’re gay lovers, eventually they have a son named frick, they’re joint ocs with my irl friend (my ex actually but we started talking again bc she was my best friend before she was my girlfriend and things r good platonically rn) and we re remembered these guys we made in 2020-21 that time window. they’re based on her mc horses. dash is ftm trans. piss is the one i used to draw more but i gave him a few design tweaks yesterday and he’s the one in the second doodle. i like them a normal amount. here’s more doodles from today and last night (last night being 1am)

yes i have more that i don’t have here i’m posting this on my phone bc i don’t want to get my ipad back out so i’m just going off of what i photographed off my ipad screen and sent to my friend :)

[dontwaitforupdates]

Hello and welcome,

the quick disclaimer about this blog is none of the projects have plans on being produced. I may be actively working on all of them but I have 0 plans on doing anything substantial with them. Now that you are aware of it here are what projects I'm doing and the gist of them:

Alphabet Soup

This (in theory) is a romance game with 26 romantic options (ROs) for the player to date. They cover the whole expanse of the alphabet with their names, hence the title. The plot so far is non-existent, but the characters have designs and personalities

Bouquet Baes

A romance game with a classical royal fantasy setting, the blood lines are based on flowers, and there 7 ROs. Basic plot is there is a week(+?) celebration happening and it's your debut event, who will you spend your time with or maybe even court? Working on character designs have some story and route ideas.

The Blacksmith

Also a romance game it would have matchmaking and weekly planner aspects. You are the mystical blacksmith for a kingdom going to war, in preparation the monarch has found 5 sentient swords for you to fix up and pair off with his top 5 warriors. How well the pairings go will depend on you. The main character (MC) can end up with either the swords, the people, or in a poly relationship with one of the pairs you make. The fun thing about this one is the MC is not actively pursuing the characters they will just fall for them and by the end of the game have the choice to accept or reject their feelings. Working on designs and story.

Mac and Chester

My cute gay couple OCs this would be for their story of romance that ends in tragedy and also has superpower elements. Chester has basic improved speed and strength and Mac has Groundhog Day powers where when he dies the day restarts. The characters are well fleshed out. Now, I'm just working on the plot of the actual story and their romance.

Developing Shape-shifting: the All Powerful Gods Gave me a Second Life But I Can't Be Born a Man??

This in theory would be a webtoon. The main character Eli a trans man gets isekaied(?) And is still AFAB his journey is the quest of developing shape-shifting so his body can look exactly how he wants. Plot fully developed working on character design and then writing, then in theory storyboarding.

My Lucky Cleric

Would be a webtoon. The Goddess of misfortune has accidentally killed every servant of hers with her erratic powers. That is until she found a man blessed by the luck God to make her cleric. Kind of still in the idea phase would be about their travels and shenanigans.

Bolts and Screws

Would also be a webtoon. A nonbinary and asexual human inventor has done it they made a fully functional android! But why is she so horny? Would be silly and lighthearted interactions between inventor and invention. Also in the idea phase.

How Many Today's Has it Been?

A love sory between someone with unpredictable time loop abilities and their completely average best friend. Probably set in the same world as Mac and Chester. The story would be told through the POV of the best friend so the audience doesn't know how many loops its been and can only guess by how not well the other character is doing. Could maybe be a short visual novel with a good and bad end.

Spectrum

A magical world with the powers being based on colors. So far, I have only basic world building and getting the magic system together, I have one character thought of and no story yet.

That's what I have for now, will do my very best to keep this post up to date

[firstdegreefangirl]

August 2023 Reading Wrap-Up

August 2023 Reading Wrap-Up 

Total books read: 6 

Total pages read: 2,394 

Days read: X/31 

Average star rating: 4.25/5 

Challenge Prompts Filled: 11 in July; 85 total. Popsugar: 4(28)/40.   Romanceopoly: 2 (24)/36. CRAD: 1 (8)/12. BTBL: 4(25)/52 

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

Listen. By now we all know how much I love this one. I just wanted an excuse to read it again before the movie came out. Five stars before, five stars now, five stars always.  

Prompts filled: Popsugar– A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023; BTBL – Five word title 

The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser 

⭐⭐⭐(¾) 

This was adorable! It took a few chapters to ramp up, and I almost didn’t keep going, but I’m so glad I did. I love books about books, so this caught my eye … I think at the dollar store? It’s a gentle, cute read, some perfect escapism for unbearably hot summer days. Once the story picked up, I got to sit back and enjoy friends-to-crushes-to-lovers, with a hearty side of women’s lit as the MC reinvents herself post-divorce. Very cute, but I don’t know that it’s something I would pick up and read again. 

Prompts filled: BTBL – Standalone; CRAD – The same genre as last month 

Bear With Me Now by Katie Shepard 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

I LOVED this one, and I'm already excited to reread it again later. I bought a copy at my local indie back on Indie Bookstore Day, but only just now got around to reading it. I laughed, I cried, I got some strange looks from my coworkers for the laughing and the crying. Right out of the gate, when Teagan gets tricked into rehab (he’s not an addict), I was invested in the relationship between him and his sister. Then he meets a bear, then he meets Darcy and we’re off to the races. They’ve got their traumas, they’ve got their walls, and they’re figuring them out together. There’s something about a love story where nobody needs to be “fixed” to be loved that just hits so perfectly for me, and this absolutely fit the bill. 

Prompts filled: BTBL– All the nature vibes 

Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay 

⭐⭐⭐⭐(¼) 

Again, books about books. Also, books about robotics (tangentially. Anyone looking for books about CIMs and RIOs and such will not find that here. But the MC’s younger brother is into robotics, so I was interested). The first thing I noticed about this book was right there in the forward: it’s designed to be dyslexia-friendly. The author worked with her publisher to use a font that’s harder to flip around, wider leading and bold type instead of italics. The bold text took some getting used to, but I love that McKinlay took such care in putting her story out there. The MC is dyslexic, which made this the perfect story for this sort of accessibility. It touches on mental illness, family drama, friendships, sibling relationships and everything in between. Also, the MC is a chef, which makes this a book about books, robotics AND food. All in all, an excellent book presented in an excellent way. 

Prompts filled: Romanceopoly – The Gym/Longest book on your TBR; Popsugar – Longest book on your TBR 

Chef’s Kiss by TJ Alexander 

⭐⭐⭐(½) 

I grabbed this from the library based on the vibes of the cover alone (it’s a great cover, honestly. I know how the adage goes, but the fact of the matter is that covers sell stories). What I got was rivals(?) to lovers, workplace stress, and a well-handled discussion of sexuality and gender. The book handled the complex nuances of those conversations with grace and class, but the rest of the plot fell flat in places. There were places I was ready to reach through the pages and shake the MC silly for staying with her terrible workplace, or refusing to have one (1) conversation about her feelings. Solid romance, but it’s hard to stay invested in that plot when I’m so frustrated with one of the characters invovled. 

Prompts filled: Romanceopoly – Rainbow Row/Read an LGBTQ+ romance; Popsugar – A book with a queer lead 

Dog Days: A Year in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile by Dave Ihlenfeld 

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

My non-fic selection for the month, this one has been on my shelf for ages. I love a good memoir, and this was unlike anything I’ve read before. There was a startling about of parallel between the author and myself – J-school graduates who didn’t want a future in journalism – except he went on to spend a year driving an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile across America. I LOVE a good tourist gimmick ((thanks to this book, I’ve looked to see if the renamed Frankmobile is going to be anywhere near me)), so this was a perfect fit for me. Ihlenfeld wove his personal story together with the history of Oscar Mayer and the Wienermobile, which left me with a better understanding of how and why it worked as a marketing schtick, and how taking unexpected opportunities can change peoples’ lives.  

Prompts filled: Popsugar – A book with alliteration in the title; BTBL – No romance  

DNF: Triptych - Karin Slaughter

[catboyantichrist]

Hi there! Can you please do relationship headcanons of a gender neutral MC with autism and ADHD dating the seven brothers? I’d love to see more positive writing of a neurodivergent MC and how each of the brothers would love and respect them regardless of their disabilities. Feel free to do this if you want to. If not, that’s ok! Have a great day! 😁👍🌷🌹🌺🌸🌼🌻🌷🌹🌻🌼🌸🌺

This ask literally made me squeal- my neurodivergent ass is gonna have way too much fun with this- LMAO Just a warning, I'm basing this mainly off of my personal experiences (I have ADHD and am possibly getting tested for atypical autism in the future.). Ill try to be as broad as possible but I'd just like to give a heads up.

Just know that if you don't relate to this post or something in it, that doesn't mean you aren't valid! Everyone experiences neurodivergencey differently ^^

☆The Brothers Dating A GN!MC With Autism & ADHD☆

Day-to-day life has always been a struggle. As it feels like no human truly understands why you function the way you do. From bosses, to teachers, to neurotypical friends. Life can feel draining and like a chore when you're living in a world that doesn't function the way you do.

Then your world literally changes. You're in the devildom now. Most people would be terrified that they're living in a house full of demons. But you weren't. You felt like you finally belonged, and eventually you finally found love. Something that people assumed you'd never be able to find. Well jokes on them because your lover treats you with so much respect and kindness, and of course you do the same. This is some of what your lover does that just makes your heart spin:

Lucifer:

-Much to your dismay, before Lucifer started to get to know you he was similar to the humans you've encountered in the past. This doesn't last long though as one of the brothers (most likely Leviathan or Mammon) try to explain. He begins to go a bit easier on you, and also falls for you.

-When you guys start dating, he makes it his goal to help make your day-to-day life easier. Dare I say, he takes pride in it. (Hahahah aren't I funny?)

-He notices how you need a schedule to function, but how much you hate schedules. So with your permission, he makes a loose schedule and follows it WITH you. It simultaneously helps you function more than usual, and it helps Lucifer take breaks when he needs to.

-You two begin to do everything together, as doing stuff together and holding each other accountable is a lot easier than doing it alone

-If someone ever dares to make a rude comment about you Lucifer will um... "take care of them".

-If you ever get overstimulated from the environment you're in, Lucifer keeps his office wide open as a quiet place for you. He keeps a weighted blanket, some headphones and any stim toys you usually use in a corner of his office. If you're not comfortable with them out in the open he'll keep them in a special box somewhere in his office that others can't get into.

Mammon:

-Executive Dysfunction gang! The both of you are relieved that you understand each other and some dumbass wont just go "jUsT gEt Up aNd dO iT!"

-If you guys are struggling with it at different times, you'll try to help each other do small tasks that require very limited effort so that one of you don't get overwhelmed and stressed out. If its a particularly difficult day, you'll just stay there to support the other if they want that.

-If both of you are struggling that day, you do nothing ✨together✨ and just vibe with each others company.

-This man brings you shiny things. They don't even have to be worth anything, they're just shiny. You proceed to do the same. You two now have a designated spot for shiny things you bring each other. If you have an interest in art, you and him will probably end up using the shiny objects as art projects.

-A LOT of impulse shopping. You guys enable each other. Although you quickly realize that you impulse shop for each other. Every second day you end up bringing each other gifts and laughing about it after.

Leviathan:

-Y'know that arm thing two neurodivergent people do when they find out that the other person is neurodivergent? Yeah you two did that. And still continue to do that. It's your greeting now.

-You two spend tons of time either cuddling and talking about your special interests together, or both of you are pacing around Levi's room talking about your special interests together.

-And if you end up having the same special interest?? Oh man the serotonin you two both get just being AROUND each other.

-If you have a hard time around tons of people (in general or just at certain times) he's more than willing to share his room with you and for you two to do online school together. I mean hey, doing school by yourself online is difficult. (Even if it's more comfortable for you both)

-Will he get you a matching pair of noise cancelling headphones if you have auditory sensory issues, or if you just like the pressure on your head. (I don't know if that's a neurodivergent thing but I will wear my headphones just so that I feel some sort of pressure on my head)

-You both communicate what you need, and whether you need alone time or not. Making sure not to trigger any form of rejection sensitivity dysphoria for eachother.

Satan:

-If you were one of those neurodivergent kids that spent all of their time in the library, going through books like wildfire in middle school, get ready for that to be reignited.

-You two will read together all the time, and if you're having a day where you're more fidgety and don't wanna stay still, Satan is more than happy reading to you while you pace around.

-Satan has a natural curiosity, and loves to learn about anything that he doesn't already know about. So if you have a special interest about your own neurodivergency, he is more than happy to listen to you ramble about your life experiences and symptoms.

-Honestly, it doesn't even have to be about neurodivergency, Satan is happy to listen and learn about anything you're interested currently.

-If you aren't big on physical affection from humans or, well... humanoid people, that's perfectly fine! That's what animals are for! He'll take you to a cat cafe and will enjoy spending time with the animals with you.

-Similar to Lucifer, if anyone makes a comment about the way you act, they wont live to see another day. Unlike Lucifer, the demons who say these comments don't even finish their sentence. They're dead before MC blinks.

Asmodeus:

-When Asmodeus finds out that you have sensory issues that affect what you wear, he decides to hand-make clothes with fabrics of your choice. He has no issue with you prioritizing comfort over appearance, but if you want to put effort into your appearance and texture is stopping you, he's more than happy to design some stuff for you.

-Asmodeus has always been a touchy person, but if you aren't comfortable with that he'd never force you to cuddle. If you are interested in physical affection one of his favourite things to do is put makeup on your face, or just touch your face.

-Speaking of which, if you ever impulsively cut your hair whether it be from breakdown, normal impulsivity, or sensory issues with your hair being longer. He'll always help you cut your hair. He wants to make sure that once you cut it, you wont regret it the next day.

-Depending on whether you like going outside or not (or if its depending on the day) he's more than happy to take you to the fall! He'll make sure you're always comfortable and if you need the attention diverted from you if you need a break!

-If you don't like going outside, Asmo will dedicate certain nights for just you two to hang out. He can always energy match you. Hyperactive? Oh he's right there with you bouncing of the walls. Calmer? He doesn't mind just vibing with you. Comfort? Oh you've come to the right guy.

-Asmodeus is very emotionally intelligent, it may have originally been for the wrong purposes (charming others) but now he can use it to help you work through issues with socializing with others, past traumas from other people, he'll always do his best to support you as long as you'd do the same for him!

Beelzebub:

-Beel is always well meaning, but whether you're neurodivergent or neurotypical, communication is key with him. So, if you're unintentionally blunt to neurotypical people, that's exactly what Beel needs and wants. He knows you don't mean it out of harm, you're just trying to state your boundaries.

-Do you need a weighted blanket? This man will become the weighted blanket. He wants to make sure you're comfortable at all times!

-If you have trouble eating, Beel is here to help. If you take meds for ADHD and they make you lose your appetite, or just general forgetfulness, he'll remind you to have at least some sort of small snack throughout the day. Nothing too filling, just enough so that you aren't running on zero food throughout the day.

-All the go-to and comfort foods that you had in the human world? Beel would make it his MISSION to get them, and TONS of it too. It's the only food in the house he wont eat because he knows how important it is to you. He will tear up a bit if you offer to share though.

-If you're in a hyperactive mood, or anxious, Beel will convince you to do some light exercise with him to help calm you down

Belphegor:

-If you have trouble sleeping, Belphie will definitely try and help. Ranging from cuddling, aroma therapy, getting Beel to do exercise with you. To more magical means (if you're comfortable with it) like sleeping powder.

-If you just have a different internal clock than the average person, that's fine too! It may be permanent but that's okay- Belphie will sleep at any time with you.

-Isn't generally a social person so if you're not that big of a fan of social interaction you don't have to worry. Belphie would even do online school with you!

-He would let you use his pillows and blankets to stim if that's something you're interested in. He'd also listen to you ramble about your interests while doing so! As long as you don't mind him talking about the stars afterwards.

-Definitely the most blunt out of his brothers, so communication wouldn't be an issue between you two. If his bluntness is a bit too harsh for you he'll try to tone it down a bit, but it would probably just end up as him trying to explain the reasoning behind the bluntness and how it's not out of harm.

[amistytown]

You’re my number one for eternity ♥

Genre: hurt/comfort

Pairing: Leviathan/MC

Warnings: depictions of anxiety, self-deprecation, and spoilers for A Special Day for You

I decided to post my vent piece based on the HDD event; specifically, Levi’s scenes in part three. I know a lot of people enjoy them, and I’m glad they do, but I wanted to write something I could relate to. I’m not sure what I identify as exactly, all I know is I’m somewhere on the asexual spectrum, and being forced into those scenes didn’t sit well with me; I like being given a choice. I wrote this with my MC in mind, though it’s still from a gender neutral reader’s perspective. I don’t expect people to like or even read this, but maybe there are people who share my sentiments. Again, I realize everyone is different and respect everyone’s thoughts and feelings. I simply wanted to write something for myself, so please read at your own discretion.

Side note, it’s written a bit differently than what I typically post. It’s definitely not my best work, but most importantly, I had fun writing it! Excuse the cringe and any typos I missed.

Also a huge thank you to @luminari-mc​ who read it and inspired me to post it after giving such amazing feedback! Your words always mean so much to me ♥

A party for you?

You could hardly believe the sight before you, the dining hall lavishly decorated with a generous spread of hors d’ oeuvres, delicately crafted pastries and desserts, and enough Demonus to last a lifetime. Confetti glimmered in the lowlight, dusting your shoulders in gold, your smile growing as you took in the handsomely dressed brothers and their proud but adoring expressions. Their eyes shining with love, you at the center, and although you felt undeserving, you trusted them, basking in the glow of their affections. Your friends—your family—you could never put into words how much these demons mean to you.

The moment is perfect.

Of course, you didn’t blame anyone for what happened, the curse an unfortunate accident that ruined the beautiful party your demons took great time and effort to prepare. You could tell through their excitement the thought they put into everything, their love evident in the intricately designed outfit tailored to your liking, the festivities held in your honor, and the mere fact they did this for you. Wrecked with guilt while they busied themselves trying to remedy the situation, worrying over you when they should be relaxing and enjoying themselves . . .

Enjoy themselves they did.

Despite the curse and the toll it took on you both mentally and physically, chaos enveloped the House of Lamentation. They cared, you knew that without a doubt, but your patience began to wear thin as they made light of your predicament, you unable to see the humor or appeal of losing who you are at heart. The curse dealt its damage, tasting bitter on your tongue, your frustrations bubbling over and clawing at your throat. At the end of the night, you wanted to lock yourself in your room and forget it happened, tiredly thanking your guests and leaving the remnants of the party behind you.

Kicking your shoes off, you fall into bed, pillow catching the tears that spill down your cheeks. The guilt still lingers. You’re helpless to your worries, blaming yourself for destroying everything they worked hard for in seconds. Though you can’t shake the disappointment—the ache in your chest as those words ring repeatedly in your ears, and how you forced yourself to endure everything said as if invisible to those around you, an uncomfortable heat blossoming in your heart and spreading throughout your body.

You’re a joke, you think, laughing bitterly.

Surely, you don’t send shivers up and down his spine normally—after all, nothing about you is titillating. You froze the second he admitted to his fantasies, and the look on his face made your heart flutter, but your heart dropped into your stomach at the realization he loved someone you’re not and could never be. Already exhausted, barely holding yourself together, and your best friend—the demon you love—crushed your very soul. However, you should have known. You’re not normal. You’re a good friend, but you could never satisfy him romantically or sexually, wishing you weren’t so useless—worthless—a complete letdown. Why did you allow yourself to believe otherwise?

If only you could rewire your brain.

The door creaks open, light from the hall spilling into your room. Leviathan peaks his head out, and you can’t bring yourself to meet his gaze, hiding behind your pillow.

“H-hey,” he mutters, voice cutting through you, and you bite your lip in an attempt to keep your tears at bay. “Sorry . . . I know the party didn’t turn out as expected, but I hope it wasn’t a total loss. What we . . . what I-I-I said, I meant it. I thought we could play a couple games and m-maybe end the night in a win?” A nervous laugh fills the air, and you choke on a sob.

“Sorry, not tonight, Levi,” you manage, hating to disappoint him even now. “It’s been a long day. But thank you for everything. It was sweet of you.”

“O-oh okay. Uh . . .” You hear him swallow, imagining the gears turning in his head as he carefully considers what move to make next. “Is everything all right? I’m sure it wasn’t easy—”

“Well, you seemed to be enjoying it!” The emotions you’ve kept bottled up are rising to the surface, and you shake with the intensity of them. Why can’t he leave—why does he care? “B-but thanks for noticing,” you sniffle, turning your back to the demon. “I think I just need some sleep.”

Leviathan gasps and sputters, spitting out complete nonsense.

Why do you sympathize with him when you’re upset with the Avatar of Envy himself? You wish to quell his anxieties, but you’re riding the wave of heartbreak, needing to cry and wanting comfort even if comfort means being alone in your room in the dark beneath your blankets.

“I’m sorry,” you sigh. “Thank you for checking up on me, but I think I’m better off alone right now. Go play enough games for the both of us.”

He inhales shakily. “How can I call myself a true friend if I leave my Henry when they need m-me the most?”

“I shouldn’t be your Henry or Player 2!” The tears fall faster and harder; you can’t breathe. “You deserve someone better.”

“W-what . . . what are you talking about?” he exclaims. “There is no one else! Only you can . . .”

The door slams shut, and there’s silence. You’re alone, but at what cost? Already, you’re planning how you’ll apologize to him and make up for everything once you can think clearly. Staying friends is worth the feelings you harbor for him, isn’t it? First, you need to heal.

“Only you,” comes an anxious whisper, the bed dipping beneath you as Leviathan settles beside you, resting a tentative hand on your shoulder. “I am sorry. About tonight. All I wanted was to make you smile, and now I’ve made you cry. I know I’m a-a . . . but that’s beside the point.” His fingers tremble against your skin. “No one else is on your level.”

You shake your head, dizzy. “I’m a freak.”

“You’re not. Trust me,” he soothes, slowly pulling you against him and into his arms. He’s quivering from head to toe, and you can feel his heart pound, uneven breaths ghosting across your neck. “Breathe with me?”

At a loss for words, you nod, following the rise and fall of his chest. The quiet is comfortable, the panic easing and tears drying as you find a peaceful rhythm and focus on this, just the two of you side-by-side in the darkness.

“I’m afraid I can’t make you happy like you deserve,” you confess, hugging your pillow tighter. “You shouldn’t settle for someone like me.”

“Why would you think that? I’ve never been happier! Was it the Wotagei? I should’ve known it was too much . . .”

A laugh escapes you, earning a gasp of awe and relief from Leviathan. “It wasn’t. Actually, that was my favorite part.” His hand reaches for yours, sweaty and cold but reassuring. “At the party . . . what you said. I don’t think I can fulfill your needs as I am. I wish I was different, but I can’t change that part of me no matter how much I want to. I’m not . . . titillating.”

Finally, you face the demon, heart coming to a standstill as you take in his wide sad eyes, and the deep flush of his cheeks. You expect him to shrink away, instead he tugs you closer, tucking your head under his chin and sighing into your hair. He’s nearly vibrating at this point, tail furiously slithering back and forth.

“No! No, no, no,” he shouts. “I don’t—that’s not—I went too far. The moment I saw you I couldn’t contain my excitement, but that doesn’t excuse what I said. Uh, I’m a moron. I’ll swear off Demonus for an eternity.”

He sounds sincere, though you can’t ignore the doubt weighing heavily on your heart, mind swirling with anxiety. Does he understand?

“I was trying so hard to fight the effects of the curse, and it felt like everyone was making light of it.” The intensity of the curse almost brought you to your knees while Leviathan treated you no more than a character in one of his manga. The hurt and humiliation remained. “When I heard that I . . . in front of everyone. I’m a real person with real feelings, Leviathan. Not only did you embarrass me, but you also reminded me how badly I want to be normal. I don’t want you to settle for less when I’m sure you can find someone better, who can give you what I can’t.”

The tears return, wetting his suit, and his own drip onto your face, hot and salty and tinged with pain.

“There is no one better! It’s the one thing I’m sure of,” he whispers, your heart stuttering in response. “You’re not normal, you’re amazing. I love you. Only you!”

“I don’t want you to regret—”

“Never. I want this. I have since the beginning. I swear on Ruri-chan! I—” His hands are on you, uncertain but earnest, tilting your head up to capture your lips in a desperate kiss, fangs grazing your skin. You’re pliant under his touch, the weight of him a small comfort, and you can feel how cool he is, shivering as he settles over you. Although clumsy and beyond nervous, his kisses are small and sweet, moving from your lips to your cheeks and the curve of your neck before dropping to your shoulder where he hides his face, panting. “I’m stupid. No, I’m an ass. I’m so sorry. I-I-I do l-l-love you. I love you as you are, and I don’t want to lose you because I’m a complete and utter idiot. I’m worse than Mammon. Please, please, please give me another chance to prove that to you.”

“Levi, I love you,” you say, rubbing his back. “You’re not the one who needs to ask for a second chance. I do. I want you to be happy, and if that’s not with me then that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make.”

“That’s what Henry said to the Lord of Shadow in—”

A blush dusts your cheeks. “I know, but I mean it.”

Leviathan clears his throat.

“You’re a hero to many, I included. You’ve saved me countless times, my friend, and my world is far brighter with you in it.” He furrows his brow in determination. “I only need you by my side, Henry. Will you grant this foolish lord his wish?”

“Yes, my lord,” you hum in agreement, smiling as he places a chaste kiss on your knuckles.

He grins in return, throwing his arms around you in his excitement. “Thank you! Thank you, thank you, thank you. You’re so kind, I could cry.”

“Me?” You melt into his embrace, happier than ever before. “I should be thanking you.”

“Why?”

“For always being so sweet and patient with me.” His face turns a darker shade of red, heat radiating from his cheeks. “I love you more than you know.”

“Mm, so happy I am, love you I do,” Leviathan murmurs, hands on your waist and head atop yours as you sit comfortably in his lap. A blanket is wrapped around the two of you, TSL playing in the background, and you can’t help laughing, completely enamored by the demon.

“Also . . . I always find y-you,” he stammers, glancing in the opposite direction. “I mean, you’re so . . . you know?”

“No,” you reply, and he groans in frustration.

“Don’t laugh,” he warns, leaning down. His mouth traces the shell of your ear, breath fanning down your neck and sending a shiver up your spine. “. . .t-t-t-titillating.”

“Oh?”

Turning to kiss him, you can tell the second Leviathan.exe has stopped working, eyes wide and body stiff, heart in his throat and pounding against your lips.

“Thank you,” you breathe, suppressing a laugh. “I feel the same way about you.”

It’s true. The moment is perfect.

[roshniwrites]

old to tumblr, new to writblr

i’ve been meaning to make a writblr for a year and i guess i’ve had this account for a while but i literally never post because i am so horribly uninspired!

about me:

desi, queer, american, autistic, 21

my pronouns are they/them

eye and vast alignment; scorpio sun, pisces moon, gemini rising

i am an english major with a creative writing concentration :)

i love to read! feel free to send recs! (even though i am not as good at reading these days)

i write high fantasy the most but my most recent endeavour is fantasy in the real world (i’m struggling) and new adult i think

feel free to tag me in games! especially if it involves oc’s. this blog probably won’t get very big i’m just bored and hoping this will get me to write

if you want to see fandom content check out my other sideblog @dream-to-be-frog <3 i’m very funny

my name for this account comes from my main, in which i have a hashtag called “#roshniwrites” because i have some poetry or short prose works posted on there <3 @radioactive-rosh

about my writing:

i have been writing stories since i was in.... second grade? though i might’ve been having ideas since even earlier. i’ve found some hella old drafts of badly written things XD

i really started to write (not just come up with ideas) in middle school. a good amount of it was percy jackson (and occasionally hp, before i knew jkr was a horrible human being) fanfiction.

come high school, i wrote a lot more of my original stories, though most of them are either scrapped by now or, if the idea is still cool, on the backest of burners.

in spring of 12th year, i came up with one of my largest projects i’ve done. it was vaguely based off of a retelling of hades and persephone. i’ve come to a bit of a standstill with that one for now.

wips !!

stellamaris

the name is still in the works, but “star of the sea” is cool and it kind of fits my mc so. for now

this is a story that was actually meant to be a spiteful (and elaborate) fanfiction if harry potter. i wanted to make all the characters queer and most of them trans just to piss off jkr because she’s a horrible human being but. it is not my job to fix her story.

anyway it has evolved far beyond its original goal, though the very very basic premise is the same.

students at a magic school, a big bad, enemies to lovers, worrying prophecy requiring the sacrifice of the chosen one (and the subversion of this trope)

stellamaris actually looks a bit more like the book carry on by rainbow rowell now.

my issue with it right now is that i simply have no clue how the magic system works because i can never think of a smarter system than rainbow’s and i don’t want it to look like i copied. like i know there’s no original stories etc. etc. but to a level. trying to create a new system makes me get a migraine but it’s the only story i care about at the moment

also i might cut down on how many main characters there are but i’m not sure which ones i am keeping i’m emotionally attached to them all. maybe i will transplant them into another story. god knows

on my original intro post about this i said i would likely post a lot of picrews about them but the truth is i am now questioning the main character’s design too so if i post it will be about one character and that is my darling juno <3

blameless

this is a barely expanded upon idea

i thought of an idea of four friends who fell apart after high school because some shit went down and last year for my creative writing class i chose this story to write as a short story of when the four friends meet up again and try to get some closure

this is shockingly not fantasy, but if i write more about this maybe i will make it a bit fantasy. a bit supernatural. just because that’s my brand and writing only realistic fiction makes me sad. (who knows, maybe a life is strange true colors-esque superpower thing! we shall see)

requiem

this has reached a bit of a standstill, to be honest. likely won’t be posting a whole lot about it because there are a lot of little things i need to work out

tbh sometimes i don’t want think i’ll go back to it at all but i wrote so much and all that closing the door completely seems rash. maybe in A Very Very Long Time

originally based loosely off of a retelling of hades and persephone (a less violent version, where persephone wanders off and thinks hades’s kingdom is neat)

i will not lie lore olympus ruined this for me a bit because that ““retelling”” makes me Super Very Mad

it’s the story i’ve written the most for my whole life; i drafted this my senior year of high school in spring when i said fuck all my classes and wrote like 78,000 words :P

some of the writing is really good i think (last i checked, like almost a year ago but that’s better than most writing) but i really don’t know if it’s going anywhere for a long time

(some friends have stories they’ve been writing since they were 11 and they still have ideas for that... shocking because that couldn’t be me props to them but i cannot)

[ravenadottir]

what do you think the characters would be doing after the show/how would they be using their platform? for example, i think lottie would be using hers to give people astrology readings and stuff and i think the season 3 mc would be sooo problematic online

ok but you know what? definitely! s3 mc would be causing the stir she wanted to in the villa and couldn't. i'm almost certain she would be raging and saying absurd things to get attention, something like gabby hana you know? BIG YIKES.

one thing is certain... all of them (purposely or not) would be making thirst traps... and definitely supporting masks and registering to vote. so that's a certainty for almost all of them.

lottie. witchtok constantly. not necessarily giving readings but she would be an apologist and majority on that tag. her instagram would be split into two accounts: one for her personal endeavours like thirst traps and *looks of the day*, and a second for her brand as a makeup artist/personal stylist. cause i think that would be so fucking cool! lottie knows how to perpetuate her personal brand and would use social media for that as well. here's some edits i did in the past to explain it better. i headcanon a collab with elisa for wigs that they would both wear on social media, so that's something i really like! plus, advocating for women's rights, especially when a male politician says something dumb, so you know, EVERY SINGLE DAY.

bobby. in the middle of the pandemic? can't help thinking he would be doing some humorous videos, but in my head they're not the funny type. just some cringey ones... don't get me wrong, but bobby is only funny when he's not trying to, and in social media he strikes me as the type that not only makes videos but also puts the towel over his head to play a girl, so that's probably the majority of his content. some food of course, and DEFINITELY some *cute* selfies that he knows it works as thirst traps. i think he talks about registering to vote and blm, but doesn't give his opinion on anything else, politics wise. here's bobby's feed for the rest.

gary. i'm not thrilled to inform that gary would be thirst trapping all the time. now that he's relatively famous there's no reason why not posting those pics and videos. between tik tok trends to show off his muscles, and instagram to... well, do that exact same thing, he might take some time to show nan and the soup kitchen, but overall... thirst traps. possibly being blunt about masks and registering but his content is very closed off. also, he will get a dog and encourage people to adopt. there's a lot of pranks on dicky and vice versa, so that's something i thought for his social media, just couldn't find a good faceclaim that has a variety of pics.

lucas. mostly bringing awareness about covid and the use of masks, probably pointing it out a couple of political disputes, and definitely advising people to be careful about their votes all around the world. i like to think he's a huge advocate for legalization of a certain practice that women have to beg to have (you know the one), and i think he knows exactly how to make a thirst trap without making one. stop asian hate and blm carrds present, and often giving his followers the incentive to donate. DEFINITELY 'look of the day' for at least the weekend, and lots and lots of landscape from the places he's been visiting or wishing to.

henrik. he's everywhere and he takes his phone to talk about it. no doubt henrik is having the time of his life by travelling alone, or with his wife, and doing lives at all times. i think you would see him doing lives in the middle of the night, or watching the sunset/sunrise with his followers, besides making his *questionable* forest foraging and recipes. survival videos? MOST LIKELY THAN YOU THINK. here's his social media, where i covered mostly of what his relationship would like on instagram. (heavily based off "beyond the hill").

carl. the amount of rpg on his stories? immaculate. chess? you bet! lots and lots of carl's launchings for his company, which does have a separate account but he can't quite separate himself from it and it shows on his feed. his relationship would be discreetly displayed with cryptic captions since he's not so sentimental. here's his feed with some personal things he would be encouraged to post and boost that confidence of his.

anon that asked for more hannah stuff, this is for you:

hannah. i have one for her because i do like her aesthetic. don't mind the faceclaim, it was the only one i could find in so many situations. horses, books, some *cute* selfies, travelling pics and more. on tiktok definitely booktok, no doubt about it. she might do a lot of the "telling the story of my book as a story time" trend to promote it and say "technically it's real life."

elisa. it's all about branding and she knows how to do it well! some influencers might not get political because of how they can be perceived but i think elisa doesn't give a flying fuck about that. she talks often about blm and vaccines on her stories. i get a jackie aina vibe from her when talking about brands that support/encourage dark skin models and influencers, so that's a plus. she will give shit to a makeup brand that doesn't care for shade range and won't hide her feelings about it. here's her usual feed, with looks and tours (that i'm certain she would do a lot). i also think she'll eventually cave and have a brand of wigs, clothes and makeup, AS SHE SHOULD.

hope. there's no question about her activism on social media and i like to imagine she would be speaking up against anti-vaxxers and racism, mostly. just like yewande, she would probably talk about every time she felt the show might've favoured people that don't look like her. we would be getting the hot tea on everything since she's so honest. there's also lots of looks and promoting her friends' products because she supports them so much. priya's clothing line, elisa x lottie collab, etc. here's the feed i made for her a while ago.

chelsea. she might not be that deep into politics but she'll talk about covid and how people should be more careful about it, "wearing all these cute masks my babes lozza made for us!". LOTS of *look of the day* and tours on the spaces she decorates, besides the behind the scenes of parties and weddings (of ex-islanders) that i know she would throw. her feed also includes her closet, supporting her friends' endeavours and promoting them, besides some random mug collection shots and FOR SURE a pug selfie with mc.

priya. there's not much to say except for the occasional thirst trap (with those amazing thigh, ffs she should), lots of vaccine warnings, definitely political anecdotes and her clothing brand. i love to think she would have an actual boutique once things get settled after covid, and she would use social media to promote every line. her feed consists mostly of her travelling, designs, supporting the girls and her photoshoots.

kassam. lots and lots of backstage photos and that *prickly* way of demanding people to use their brains and wear a mask, besides getting the vaccine. in studio or just before the stage, selfies with a clothing line with his logo and definitely pics with islanders he didn't get to meet but is now friends with. during covid he would be using his lives to play for his followers, like lots of dj's and musicians i've seen doing on reddit and tiktok, probably called "late night music" or something like that. encouraging followers to donate for causes as well.

noah. not so huge on social media, might be the most discrete of them all. there would be lots and lots of pictures of the mornings before he opens the library, because i sincerely think he would keep his job. not the most outspoken about certain matters but carrds like the blm's and 'stop asian hate''s are on all of his bio's. i do like to imagine him taking selfies with the boys from the show, like ibrahim. he would be so present in noah's feed it's not even funny. the casual "cute unintentional" thirst trap too. family photos from ages ago and lots of his siblings as well. he does love to write long captions for whenever he posts his girlfriend. one thing though, during the first few months on the outside, he wouldn't be so present, afraid of facing the bashing on him if he got with mc in the show. that could be a reason for him to stay away until people "forget" about it.

marisol. SO - MANY - SUITS - SELFIES it makes me cry happy tears. between advocating for women's rights in a more technical way, she would definitely be using her platform to also talk about lgbtq+, especially after the realization she had during her journey. lots and lots of activism about those things, and i think she would be doing a fine job. definitely promoting the girls' products/services and an occasional thirst trap with a braless suit look.

rocco. covidiot. (i just wanted to use this nickname one more time). he might get a hard time from followers and villa buddies because of his stance on vaccines. i just hope he reads some articles instead of sharing bibity-bobity-bullshit on facebook and instagram. there's lots of vaccine memes on his comment sections no matter what he posts though. it's gonna take a while for the public to move on.

[silverloreley]

I could have made a mistake when I decided to switch from "Maybe" (where the "steamy" stories were the only ones left and I don't like the genre. I was waiting for "Your Throne", which was announced months ago and still it's not playable so, fuck off!) to "Time Princess" because in less than ten days I fell in love with a song, got the butterflies for a character and ARE TOTALLY OUTRAGED AT HOW BAD THE "SWAN LAKE" PLOT WAS HANDLED!

I mean, the Barbie movie? Masterpiece. Black Swan? meh, passable but ultimately not to my taste. I saw several versions of the ballet (good ending, bad ending, mixed ending... all on recordings, obviously, I don't have that kind of money) and were all delightful. Oh, the "Swan Princess" movies too, those were basically one of the obsessions of my childhood, especially the second.

But this? UGH!

Okay, full rant under read more because I don't want to bother anyone, plus minor spoilers I guess. This is mostly a rant anyway, lol

The genderswap... It's okay, all the game's stories based on pre-existing ones are genderswap, it was fine, enjoyable even. The designs were sort of good, I actually like the clothes if not the faces.

But the story itself fell so flat! It's rushed, lacks details, I have to put so much effort into remembering the main character aka me has been friend with the Swan Prince for years because it doesn't feel like it at all, while the second male lead has such a tragic backstory and a very relatable case of depression and social issues and yet they didn't work with it nearly as much as they could??? Also, the Swan Prince has this delightful moment in which his inherent goodness turns into sacrificial stupidity for the greater good which is amazing because, oh! a good trait turning into a huge flaw? Damn yeah! If not that it gets undermined in the next episode which is also the final one and no? Hello? Where is the rest of the story? Why don't I have to go on a quest of sort to save Aldous from his own stupidity? Does it really end here?! How am I supposed to be fine not knowing what the hell happened to the old kingdom because sure as hell it wasn't Audwin to destroy it since he escaped while it was happening, so who did it? How did they find out about their relationship? WHEN? I want full disclosure on their backstory!!! And why did the stupid blockhead decide to attack but didn't remember shit? Was it really Audwin's doing? Was it not?! Why do we never get to see the other swan people? Where were they when the castle was attacked?!

I have so many questions and maybe "Magic Lamp" spoiled me because that was such a good story I can't even start to praise it, so who worked on Swan Lake could have put a bit more of a similar effort, maybe? If only they had given Aldous and Audwin more chances to undergo some growth the way we saw with Light and Kahir (although we can argue Kahir was pretty great to begin with) and to develop the relationship with the MC/player maybe the story would have been better.

Anyway, if I end up whipping out a fic out of it, you'll know you have to blame Maybe for not giving me "Your Throne" in decent time while showing me ads for the much better Time Princess.

[tsuki-sennin]

Hey y'all, Tsuki here~! Boy, I can't wait to watch this week's episode of "Igarashi Family Bathhouse: Everyday Life!", my favorite happy and wholesome family sitcom with you all today! Boy, it sure was sad when Grandpa Giff bit the big one, but his memory lives on through us! Pretty raw deal, huh? But thanks to George, we have No Fear, No Pain any longer! What have you got for us today, Ikki-nii? Dai-chan? Sakura-san?

Okay, enough lyin', it's time for Spoilers, I guess...

-The devil is dead.

-DUCK

-Gamer Vice Bath Water.

-Olteca's in jail, Kagerou's been pacified, Akaishi's dead, and Giff has been exorcised!

-Hooray, bath time!

-Oh yeah, we have this episode and uh...

-Uh oh, we still have Giff cells.

-GIffcels...

-Oh lord, the dominoes.

-...second time?

-I've seem some folks say that Ikki's not exactly the most interesting MC in the world, and while I can concede that's true to an extent (what with him being very reactionary and a huge majority of his faults having been done before, often better with various Riders that came before him), I personally still find him very compelling. He's this vessel through which we get to bond with the Igarashi family, see them as he sees them.

-I think it also helps that he reminds me a lot of a very good friend of mine, and it makes me happy to see him succeed too, so...

-Yeah, these scenes make me tear up.

-Hana-chan, hello! You were badass in Girls Remix yesterday!

-Oh... right, you're going to jail.

-Go visit your girlfriend in jail, Sakura!

-Karizaki ditched everything huh?

-Oh hey, Hiromicchi! And Hikaru-kun!

-Tamaki-kun too!

-Honestly, I'd pay good money to watch a Revice spin-off about all the Demons Driver users sharing an apartment together, arguing over Kamen Rider duty with Hiromi struggling to keep them in line.

-...and just to clarify, this is only a premise for a fanfiction I'm considering, not an actual request to Toei or Bandai, I swear.

-Oh ew, a shitstain.

-Oh right, Weekend's base was the Ushijima house. ...where the hell did it come from then, huh?

-Oooooh, all them Demons bitches are dead.

-Georgy's doing a murder.

-BON

-That's a throwback if I've ever seen one.

-Igarashi Ikki!

-Well, as long as you've learned your lesson, Masao-kun~!

-hjk;lhjlk; VICE GETS NO LOVE

-HANA-SAN

-"Where's the funny!"

-I love how they said that and it immediately hardcuts to Tamaki getting his cheeks clapped.

-Impulse Genome Edge...

-He is Devil Free!

-Juuga!

-It's a pun on Kuuga. With ten ("十" - Juu") animals, most of whom have fangs or tusks ("獣牙" - Juuga). Ten fangs, therefore, Juuga. (十牙)

-Man, Japanese seems like a paradise of puns.

-Karizaki has decided to trash all of his beloved Rider OC designs.

-Seems like a smart idea, yeah.

-He's really gone off the deep end, huh Hiromicchi?

-He looks amazing though.

-...pun partially intended.

-Thank you Lovekov.

-Oh.

-He's treating them as customers.

-Ohhh..

-That's depressing.

-Kentaro Maeda, how're you this good at selling these scenes?

-"I did this all for true peace."

-Guess all his random sinisterness in early episodes really never went away, even with all the insane rewrites and curveballs.

-God, these characters make me feel.

-Daijiiiii, nooooo, we're not playing the blame ourselves game!

-Oh hey, Kagerou.

-Yeah, definitely callous, but... well, he ain't entirely wrong.

-Ohhhhhh, everything's all dark.

-That was a cool shot though, won't lie.

-"Yeah, that science guy's like immortal now."

-Welp. Igarashi Rider fam no more. ...until the time of the movie, that is.

-Will giving up the Drivers even slow down Ikki's memory loss?

-Oooooh, he's really lost it.

-Oh epic, they're teaming up.

-A snake and a bird versus an entire zoo.

-Daaaaamn, his specials are strong.

-Ooooooooh, Amazing name drop.

-George Karizaki, the ten-fanged beast. As human as it gets, down his downright demonic actions.

-Goddamn.

-Hooray, Episode 48! Gonna be entirely honest, I'm just waiting for Revice to be over, I've been here for, like, ever. Not that I don't enjoy watching it with you, it's just that we've been here for so long, and...

-Well, there's this cool fox dude we're gonna meet in September, and um... I believe we have three more confirmed episodes left, soooooo...