#so hopefully it'll be out of my system soon

[cakemagemaeve]

Oh, Prednisone my beloathed.

[goldpilot22]

My dad is very nearsighted and is legally blind without his glasses but can see just fine with them - he is the type of person who has to use touch to feel around for his glasses if he loses them. (He also has something going on where his pupils are always slightly too dilated? Which means he has to wear sunglasses while driving in the day, and dislikes driving at night because of the glare from lights, but really enjoys astronomy since he can see the stars very well.) Meanwhile I'm slightly nearsighted, worse in one eye than the other, but it's mild enough that I spent my entire time at college without wearing glasses and only started wearing them again last year when I realized the lack of depth perception was affecting my art. (I'd thought my good eye was slightly farsighted, but it was actually slightly nearsighted, and that mixup meant that my glasses gave me headaches so I didn't like wearing them.)

My mom is hard of hearing because her birth father would hit her on the ears when she was a kid (Grandma divorced that man for her kids' safety, and he's not in the picture no more.) and she sometimes has to ask people to repeat things. I'm technically not HoH afaik, but I have tinnitus and auditory hypersensitivity (the sound of a door shutting just normally is enough to hurt a little, for example) so I wear headphones constantly to muffle all sounds and make things bearable. Because of the headphones and my other auditory processing struggles, it's functionally like I'm hard of hearing, as I often have to ask people to repeat things they said, and especially in loud situations I can't just remove the headphones to hear better.

My grandpa (who I live with and help care for) is hard of hearing and wears hearing aids. Sometimes we have a "conflicting access needs" moment when his hearing aids feedback and produce sounds that are painful to me even through my headphones, but the feedbacking bothers him too so he finds a way to get it to stop pretty soon. We frequently have to ask each other to repeat things or get closer and then repeat things, which can be a bit annoying but we're used to it.

also sometimes we have funny moments such as when I asked "You don't have your hearing aids in, do you?" and he said "I can't hear you! I don't have my hearing aids in!"

For any creatives out there who may need it, this is a fairly important thing to note. Bc shockingly I still see genuine mainstream media still be really sloppy about this topic:

In people who are classified as blind or deaf, there's actually very few cases where it's this, all engulfing complete sensory deprivation. What I mean by this is, that someone can be considered blind if they for example lack peripheral vision so severely that they have to actively focus something on the very center of their field to really make out what it is. Or the other way around. Or that their vision is really blurry. Or their eyes can't focus on the same thing, or dozens of other ways people Can't See Well. Same for deafness: someone's hearing can just be so poor that they can't function the same way that non HOH people can. It can mean that one ear is deaf and the other is normal, it can be just hearing if something is really loud or only being able to hear when there's no background noise. The list goes on.

The way blindness and deafness manifests is extremely diverse but I only ever see media do the "Literally complete darkness" for blind characters and "Wouldn't hear a fucking car coming at them until they see the headlights" type of shit for deaf characters. It's so boring and idiotic. Like duh sensory disabled people can rely on other senses or methods to navigate the world but it also doesn't automatically mean blind people have amazing hearing or whatever else played out archetypes writers like to give disabled characters to make them ~more capable~. Like please don't have the range be either "Pathetically helpless" or "Superhero with one sense missing but that makes them More Special".

Deaf people feel soundwaves and vibrations just like hearing people do, blind people can detect the difference between light and dark, and also feel vibrations and air passage to know when someone or something is there. Now I'm not blind nor HOH but even I know that in most cases it's not that black and white. Blind and deaf characters can be perceptive without being supernaturally talented in other ways ffs. Just realise that it's A Spectrum.

[i-messed-up-big-time]

Someone Precious I

Caleb x Non MC Reader

a/n: guys pls dkm ive never been to a party so when you read that pls give me the benefit of the doubt 😭, also i don't really want to go into too much detail about any of the explicit scenes that are implied, but there may be a possibility of one more detailed in the other parts! i'm finally free from uni guys so i have more time to do some writing! i finally got around to finishing this (i started right before my finals) hopefully you guys like this first part!

Divider creds @/cafekitsune

tags: angst, hurt/comfort, reader is female and is AFAB, mentions of pregnancy, implied intimate relations (not going into detail), pet names used, mentions of drinking/getting drunk (pls drink responsibly), reader throws up, idk what other tags to add!

word count: 2.4k

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You had known them for years, albeit you joined the infamous duo a little later than when they had met each other, but you all were as thick as theives.

Countless days and nights spent together. More often than not if one of you guys were somewhere, the other two were not far behind.

At first you didn't notice that the way you felt about Caleb was something more than just a friend, how could you? You were just a naive child at the time.

That all changed when Caleb went to high school. You started noticing certain things about him, the way his eyes twinkled when he smiled, how good he looked when he was playing basketball.

You soon were able to put a name to those thoughts and feelings, love. It was like you were exposed to whole new world, everything he did caught your attention and pulled you deeper into that black hole called love.

If only you knew how much pain and turmoil this man would bring to your life.

●・○・●・○・●・

It was near the end of your final year in university when it all happened.

You being the ever delusional girl you were always thought that the fleeting touches and eye contact between you and Caleb were something special, something unique to just the two of you.

How could you ever know that he only ever had one person in his sights, one that wasn't you.

You and MC were getting ready to go to a party, it was meant to be the last one of the year and before graduation.

MC had to beg you to come with her this one last time.

"C'mon it'll be so much fun! It'll be our last party before we graduate! Please?"

You couldn't really say no to her when she pulled out the puppy dog eyes.

Outwardly, it looked like you were reluctant, but on the inside you were kind of happy to go. Part of it was because you heard from the grapevine that Caleb might be there since some of his friends were going.

Which leads you to your current dilemma, what outfit to wear. You opted to wear a dark blue dress that reached up to your mid thigh. It was a new dress that had been sitting in the back of your closet for some time, now it finally had the chance to see the light of day.

"Hurry up or we're gonna be late!"

You heard MC yell for you.

"I'm coming!"

You responded, hopping around on one foot trying to strap your shoe onto your foot.

Once you successfully had it strapped to your foot, you quickly made your way out the door with MC.

●・○・●・○・●・

The party was in full swing by the time you guys made it there.

You made a beeline for the drinks, wanting to get some water in your system before anything else.

You spotted MC dancing with this one guy she's been talking to recently. He was a sweet guy who was in the same program as her, infamous for being asleep more often than awake. Seeing him at a party was kind of a surprise, but he probably came here because MC said she would be there.

'Looks like I'm gonna be alone tonight.'

You let out a heavy sigh with that thought. Yeah you heard some rumours that Caleb was gonna be there, but you had yet to spot him.

As if the gods above heard your thoughts, he entered your line of vision.

It's like every time you see him he just looks better than before. He was with his friend Gideon as they chatted up the guys who were hosting this party.

It wasn't long before he made spotted you. He made his way over to you with a bright smile.

"Shouldn't you be out there on the dance floor instead of brooding next to the drinks table?"

He reaches out to ruffle your hair, which not only makes you pout but also blush at the contact.

"Hey stop messing up my hair!"

You exclaim as you pull out your phone to start fixing it, Caleb can only laugh as he reaches out again but this time to help you.

You're so glad the lights in here are dim, cause your face was as red as a tomato.

"There, better?"

You gave yourself a once over in the camera and nodded in agreement, the words not coming out.

You turned to Caleb to ask him if he wanted to dance but the words died in your throat before you could even try.

There he stood with his gaze zeroed in on something, you followed it and noticed he had his sights set on MC and Xavier. If it was anyone else they wouldn't have noticed the way his brows furrowed, but because it was you, you noticed.

You always did, you just chose to ignore it because you knew that MC didn't feel anything for him aside from a love that you feel for family.

Unbeknownst to you, she was well aware of the crush you had on Caleb, silently supporting you from the sidelines. She knew you didn't want to make things awkward by admitting it out loud, but sometimes she wishes you would tell her so she could openly support you.

●・○・●・○・●・

A couple of hours had passed and you were buzzed.

You and MC were on the dance floor having some fun, that's when you felt those hands on your hips. Turning around you saw it was Caleb, your heart was running a mile minute.

You looked over your shoulder to look for MC but she was nowhere in sight, you took this as your sign to enjoy the moment.

Your poor naive heart thought this was the moment that maybe Caleb actually would look at just you.

Little did you know that this moment would lead to a series of events that would forever change your life.

●・○・●・○・●・

Your body felt sore, and suspiciously cold. Opening your eyes you were greeted with the familiar sheets of your bed, the only thing was that you were in it bare.

Sitting up you felt the ache increase tenfold, both in your head and in your back.

You sifted through your memories to try and understand what happened when it came crashing into you all at once.

'I slept with Caleb.'

You pushed yourself of the bed only to fall to your knees, you felt weak and it was definitely due to your activities from last night.

You were all giddy inside thinking maybe you might be able to take a step in a different direction with Caleb.

That's when you noticed it, the bright sticky note on your bedside table,

I'm sorry, it was a mistake.

It was like fate was laughing in your face, your world came crashing down on you.

You weren't stupid, you know what he meant. You had just a little bit of hope, but even that proved futile.

"Am I not good enough?"

You let the tears slip, steady and silent streams. But you didn't let yourself cry for too long, you needed to get up and move on.

Easier said than done.

You pushed yourself to go clean up and change your sheets, wanting nothing more than to occupy your mind with other things, and to an extent it worked.

Until you were back in bed, that's when you started crying again. Only this time, you were sobbing loudly and it was loud enough to alert your roommate of your distress.

MC came barging in, quickly reaching your side to comfort you.

A very small part of you was jealous of her, and you hated that. She was your best friend, someone who always was there for you and wanted the best for you.

Knowing that she had the one thing you so desperately wanted hurt, but not enough to let it come between your friendship. You valued her presence too much in your life, you just hoped she would still feel the same about you with what you were about to tell her.

●・○・●・○・●・

MC had joined you under the covers after you finished laying your heart bare in front of her, she never once cut you off, said anything or made any reaction aside from a look of understanding and hurt.

She was in no way hurt by your words but rather hurt at the situation, she had totally believed that Caleb was into you, dare she say obsessed with you. She saw the looks and the lingering touches that were exchanged between you two.

She thought it would all work out with time, who knew Caleb would screw it all up. Not just that, but you were under the impression that he was in love with her.

She didn't want to downplay your feelings and thoughts, as a woman she understood. She could only be there for you and show you just how wrong you were, she was determined.

You had fallen asleep a little while ago. You were utterly heartbroken and had been non stop crying as you talked, MC's heart went out to you.

You were her sister, her twin, blood relations or not, she valued you more than anything in the world. She never felt like she was only child, you and Caleb were the siblings she always wanted, she'd be damned if she let Caleb ruin that for you guys.

Little did both of them know, they wouldn't hear from Caleb for almost a year and a half.

●・○・●・○・●・

A month later

It was graduation day.

You and MC have been closer than ever since that day. Caleb had went MIA, not replying to either of you or returning your calls.

You would be lying if you said you still weren't upset about that day and the lack of communication.

'I thought we were thick as thieves but clearly not.'

You were finally graduating, the day you worked so hard for that you made it as Valedictorian of your year.

You were just putting on the final touches of your look when MC came barrelling into your room with her hands behind her back.

She gave you a sly smile before revealing what she had behind her back, a small gift bag.

You laughed as you went to your closet and pulled out a gift bag as well.

You guys were on the same wavelength it seemed.

MC was in shock, you had gotten her that necklace that she had been eyeing a few months back, she even noticed the engraving on it.

My forever sister in every universe

If it wasn't for MC being fully ready to go she would have burst into tears right then and there. She pulled you in for a hug and whispered words of thank you.

She put it on right away, it was the perfect gift for a day like today.

MC handed you the bag she brought. It was also a necklace with an engraving on it. You guys definitely were twin flames, her gift having a similar engraving as yours.

Across galaxies, you're still my sister

Putting on the necklace you pulled MC in for another hug, your heart felt full despite the absence of one particular person, but in that moment nothing mattered but the bond between you and MC.

●・○・●・○・●・

It was nerve wracking giving a speech in front of all those people, but at the same time you had this adrenaline rush pumping through your veins.

The graduation ceremony ended with hats in the air and confetti everywhere.

This marked the end of a chapter and the beginning of a new one.

Only, it would be a chapter filled with experiences you never would have imagined.

●・○・●・○・●・

A week later

You woke up feeling uncomfortable, your throat burned and your stomach felt uneasy. Not even a second after opening your eyes you felt last night's dinner making an appearance the same way it went in.

You bolted to the bathroom and emptied the contents of your stomach into the toilet.

You probably sounded like you were dying because MC soon came bursting into your room.

She held your hair back and rubbed soothing circles on your back as you heaved, tears clouding your vision.

If there was one kind of pain you hated the most it was the pain that came with throwing up. It was agonizing, and your throat burned.

Once you were done, you moved to rinse your mouth while MC left to go get you a drink with electrolytes.

"Are you okay? I know I'm not the best at cooking but I didn't think dinner would be that bad."

MC joked as she handed you a bottle of coconut water. You let out a small chuckle before taking a sip.

"It's weird, I don't think it was your cooking. I've been feeling super nauseous lately and I can't even stand the smell of some foods."

You tell her, she smacks your arm jokingly for not denying her cooking skills, or the lack of them.

"Wait, what if you're pregnant?"

MC said, you laughed her off.

"No way, I haven't even slept..."

The words died in your throat, flashbacks from that night came crashing into your headspace. You never forgot that night, but you definitely did not remember whether you guys had used protection or not.

MC offered to stop by the pharmacy to grab you a couple of pregnancy test, saying it didn't hurt to at least try.

While you waited for her you looked through your calendar, trying to remember when you had your last period.

'Shit. I'm late.'

You paced around the room nervously fidgeting with your fingers, your thoughts were a mess.

MC came back in record breaking time with a couple of bags, one filled with different brands of tests and the other had some of your favourite snacks.

●・○・●・○・●・

You followed the directions and sat on the edge of the tub with MC, waiting for the results.

You were bouncing your knee, the nervousness kicking in ten fold. MC placed a hand on your leg in an effort to reassure you, her eyes saying that she would support you no matter what.

MC checked the results first, you didn't think you could handle looking at it.

She turned around and showed you one of the tests, and that's when you saw it.

Two red lines.

You were pregnant.

[starlost-maniac]

I Slept with My Boss - Ch 1

MINORS AND AGELESS BLOGS, DNI

Warnings/genre: SMUT, piv, pia, protected sex, one night stand, mxf, mxm, multiple orgasms, multiple partners, club/drinks, voyeurism, pet names, daddy kink, double pen, oral, color system

Pairing: ot8 SKZ x fem!reader

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"Y/n? Are you ready yet?" Your friend calls out.

"Almost, Yoonae!" You call back. Yoonae walks into your room, seeing you sit at your vanity, applying makeup.

"I'm taking you out every night until you start this new job. Hopefully it helps you get over him." She says, sitting on your bed.

"Please don't mention him." You groan, putting the cap back on your lipstick. You put your phone, lipstick and mascara into your handbag. You turn towards your friend, ready to go.

You enter the club behind your friend, skipping the line of complaining club hoppers. She takes you right up to the bar, ordering you both drinks.

"Let's see if we can't find someone to help clear your mind." Yoonae smiles, taking a sip of her drink. You groan again and roll your eyes. Normally, you wouldn't be down for the club scene, even more so for a one night stand. Yoonae was your best friend though, so you trusted her opinion.

"We don't have to." You say, babying your drink.

"I know, but I know it'll help." She says, looking over the crowd. "I'm going to mingle. I'll bring someone back." Yoonae wiggles her eyebrows at you, making you laugh. She steps away from the bar and walks off into the crowd.

About 20 minutes later, she comes back with two handsome men as you were sipping on your second drink. You raise a brow at her as she walks up, a wide grin on her face.

"You said 'someone', not 'someones', Yoonae." You set your glass down on the bar.

"I know, but two is better than one." She flashes a sly grin as the two men behind her chuckle.

"Fine, but you're paying for a hotel room." You point to your friend.

"No need. We have a room set up across the street." The man on the right says with an Australian accent. You look the two men over. The one with the Australian accent had broad shoulders, curly hair and large dimples when he flashes you a smile.

The man to the left has sharp features, and even sharper eyes. He looked like a sculpture with how defined his features were. If you hadn’t seen him walk over, you would've thought he was a statue. You initially thought he didn't want to be here, but when you see him eyeing you, a smirk across his lips, you think maybe he does.

"I have a good feeling about them. I'm sure they'll take good care of you." Yoonae leans in to whisper in your ear. "Maybe I can find two good ones tomorrow too." She laughs before urging you to go with the men. You watch them for a moment before standing up from your seat. You grab your hand bag and follow the men out of the club, the cool summer night air blows against your skin. Definitely feels nicer than the hot air of the packed club.

The two men stand on either side of you. The Australian wraps his arm around your waist, his hand laying on your hip. The quiet one with the sharp features places his hand on your ass. You cross the street when it's safe and enter the hotel. Leading you to the elevators, their hands not leaving you once in the lift, they ask about boundaries and the light system.

Once silence falls over you again, you look the two men over again, the elevator providing better lighting than the club. The man with the sharp features sees you looking him over and winks at you. Your cheeks turn a light pink. Was it from the alcohol you consumed, or was it the fact that you were between two very handsome men?

The elevator stops on the 8th floor and they step out with you, leading you to their suite. The Australian lets go of you and pulls out his key card. Unlocking the door, he lets you and the other man step inside first. As soon as the door clicks shut, the quiet man slips his hands around you and grabs your breasts, his lips immediately on your neck. You gasp at the suddenness of it but let out a soft moan as you lean back into him, your head tilting to the side. You just barely see the Australian come into your view as he walks around you when your eyes close.

You feel the presence of the man in front of you just before he places his hands on your hips. He presses himself against you and leans his head down to kiss across your collarbone.

"Tell us if you want this to stop at any point. Red and we will stop immediately, yeah?" He mumbles against your skin. You let out a breathy 'yeah' as you feel them both nip your skin. "You wanna get her out of this Min?" He addresses the man behind you. His hands leave your breasts as they snake around to your back. Without taking his lips off your neck, he unzips your dress and slides your dress down off you, leaving you in your black lace bra and panties.

The man addressed as 'Min' pulls back and looks your back side over, groaning softly. He goes around to your front as the Australian steps back. You open your eyes to see them both staring at you, looking you over. They both groan out, apparent tents in their pants.

"Why am I the only one that's losing clothes here?" You tease, gesturing to the two men still dressed. They quickly strip themselves of their clothes as you take your heels off, feet feeling relief from the shoes. They strip down to just their underwear.

"So," you start. "How are we doing this?"

"Do you want us one at a time or together?" 'Min' grins, eyes wandering over your body.

"However you want me. I'm yours for the night." You smile. 'Min' looks over at his friend.

"You want her first Chan-hyung? Want me to go first? Or do you want her together?" He grins.

"Mm. We have enough condoms for a one on one and for us together." Chan grins. "You go ahead first, Minho. I'll watch." He goes and drags a chair closer to the bed and sits down. Minho nods and turns back to you. He steps back up to you and holds your jaw in his hands, tilting your head back. He kisses you deeply, forcing his tongue into your mouth and you groan loudly. You wrap your arms around his waist and press your body against him. He groans into your mouth and bites your lower lip.

Minho reaches behind you and unclips your bra. You move your arms off him for a moment to let the clothing drop to the floor. He slips his hands to your front, cupping your breasts in his warm hands and you moan softly. Kissing along your jaw and down your neck, he nips at your skin as he massages your breasts, feeling your nipples harden against his palms.

"You feel so perfect.." Minho mumbles against your skin. He slides his hands across your skin and down your sides, one hand moving to your back down to your ass, the other slipping between your legs to cup your clothed heat. You gasp and moan out softly. "You're already so wet, too." He grins and kisses the top of your breasts. You grip his hair and shoulder, moaning softly as Minho rubs you through your soaked panties.

"Let's get these off and get you in that bed." He gently bites your breast and slides your panties off, letting them drop to the floor. He places his hands on your ass and picks you up effortlessly, having you wrap your legs around his waist. He walks you over to the bed.

"There's a condom on the pillow for you, Min." Chan says from his seat. He had stripped himself of his boxers and was lightly stroking himself. He nods a thank you and lays you on the bed, pressing his still clothed dick against your wet entrance. You moan into his mouth when he kisses you. He slips a hand between your bodies and immediately rubs your clit slowly. He places one hand on the back of your knee and pushes your leg open. He slips his fingers on his other hand down to your entrance, his digits sliding over your hole.

"So wet.." Minho mumbles against your lips before slipping two fingers inside you, thumb finding purchase on your clit. "So tight too." He kisses and nips down your neck to your breasts. You arch your back a bit, feeling him press against the sensitive spot inside you. He chuckles and gently bites at your nipple, pulling a gasp from you. You hear Chan quietly groan from his seat.

"Need you to cum on my fingers first, kitten…then you'll cum on my cock." Minho says before sucking harshly on your nipple. He slowly fingers you for a bit before kneeling between your legs. His thumb is replaced with his lips as he licks and sucks on your clit. Your hands find his head as he slips a third finger inside you. You feel your orgasm building quickly as he fucks you with his fingers faster, his tongue sliding along your clit slowly.

With a harsh suck to your clit, you arch your back and cum. Minho continues to thrust his fingers in and out of you through your high before sliding them out. He licks up your release before sucking it off his fingers. Standing up, he gently places your leg back down. He takes his boxers off and grabs the condom off the pillow, opening it and rolling it onto his throbbing member.

"How are you feeling, kitten? You ok to continue or you need a break?" He looks down at your fucked out face, making him chuckle. You nod slightly, softly telling him you're good. He nods and lifts your legs again, having you wrap them around his waist. He grabs his cock and lines himself up with your entrance. You didn't see his size, but he's definitely big enough to give you a delicious stretch. You arch your back again, your cunt still a little sensitive. He bottoms out inside you, and you're sure you just feel him against your cervix.

Minho softly rubs your thighs and hips while he lets you adjust to him, smirking as he sees your brows scrunch up, your hands gripping the sheets. He looks over at Chan, his friend still lightly stroking himself. Looking back down at you, he places his hands on your hips and slowly starts to thrust inside you.

"So much tighter around my cock than my fingers. She might be a tight fit for you, hyung." Minho laughs.

"Mm..we'll see." You hear Chan chuckle. Minho leans over you, placing a hand on the bed, the other still on your hip as he grinds into you. He brings one knee up onto the bed, trying to get as deep into you as possible. You bring one hand up onto his arm, the other still gripping the sheets.

"Look at me, kitten." He demands as he thrusts into you hard, pulling a loud gasp from you. You open your eyes and look up at him. He was smirking as he looked down at you. "Good girl." He mumbles. He leans down and kisses you deeply as his hips thrust into you faster. The sound of skin against skin and your moans filling the room. He pulls from your lips and bites your neck, sucking a large hickey onto your skin. You arch your back, your breasts pressing against him. Minho slides his hand from your hip to between your bodies, thumb circling your clit.

"Can you cum for me again?" He whispers against your neck, you nod a little. He nibbles across your collarbone before latching onto your breast. You already feel your orgasm building again. You hold onto his head and the sheets, moaning louder as you squirm under his touch a bit. He fucks into you hard and fast, rubbing your clit just as fast. Arching your back again, you cum hard, cunt clenching around Minho. He groans against your breast, continuing his ministrations on your clit.

"Fuck.." He whispers into your skin. He fucks you through your high, his own quickly approaching. He releases your nipple with a pop. "Almost there, kitten." He grinds into you, pulling louder and longer moans from you. You squirm a bit more, getting over stimulated. He stops rubbing your clit and places both hands on your hips again, sitting up as he fucks into you. After a few more hard thrusts, he cums into the condom. He continues to thrust his hips a bit, spilling entirely into the condom.

He slows his thrusts until he stops entirely, you both breathing hard. He grins over at Chan as he pulls out of you. He takes the condom off and ties it closed before dropping it in the waste bin. He switches with Chan, now sitting in the chair his friend was just in. Chan kneels next to you on the bed.

"How are you feeling, sweetheart? Do you need a minute or something to drink?" He pushes sweaty hair off your face.

You shake your head. "I'm good, I'm good." You smile at him, pupils blown wide. He nods and looks at Minho, who passes him a condom. He looks back down at you.

"Think you have a few more in you for the night?" Chan grins wide when you nod. He immediately slides two fingers into your sensitive entrance, pulling a loud gasp and moan from you. He chuckles and looks at Minho. "She is tight. You may be a tight fit like he said." He slips a third into you and slowly fingers you. He slides his boxers off with his free hand. He fingers you faster, pulling more and more moans from you, your walls clenching around his fingers.

He leans down and gently kisses your lips, pulling back momentarily to whisper, "Cum for me, princess." You shiver at his words, back arching as you clench around his fingers again, cumming fast. "Such a good girl." He says against your lips. He pulls away entirely, fingers leaving you. A whine slips past your lips. He puts them in his mouth and sucks them clean. He opens the condom and rolls it on to his length. He grabs you and flips you over onto your stomach. Grabbing your hips, he pulls you up onto your knees.

He presses his tip against your cunt, slowly pushing himself in. He groans at how tight you are as you moan out. He definitely felt a lot bigger than Minho. He holds you in place by your hips as he slides his entire length into you. He stills himself once he bottoms out, gently running his hands across your skin in a soothing way.

"How you feeling, princess? Color?" Chan asks as his rough hands send chills across your skin.

"Most definitely green." You say, breathy. He chuckles, slowly sliding out to the tip before slamming his hips back into yours. You moan loudly into the bed, your hands gripping the sheets tight. He does that a few more times, your eyes rolling back as you moan loudly. You feel his chest against your back, his breath hot against your ear as he fucks you more gently, teasing you.

"You're going to be a good girl for daddy, hmm?" He whispers, sending chills down your back. "You're already taking me so well. Wanna feel you cum on my cock, princess. Then you're going to be a good girl and take us both, yeah? Gonna take Minho's and daddy's cocks?" He growls a bit. You nod, letting out mumbled 'yeahs'. He chuckles before kissing across your shoulder blades, leaving a large hickey between them. He sits up and fucks you slowly, making you groan out.

He reaches around your waist, fingers finding your sensitive clit. He rubs you fast as he picks up his pace again, fucking into you hard and fast. You start to lift your upper half off the bed. Chan quickly put his hand on the back of your neck, holding you down on the bed. He grinds into you making you groan loudly. Your back arches as much as it can as you feel the knot in your stomach snap. You cum hard around Chan's cock, clenching around him.

"Good girl." He groans. "Such a good fucking girl." He mumbles out, fucking you through your high, hand not leaving your neck. His other hand moves from your clit to your ass, gripping your cheek. He continues fucking into you for a few minutes until he thrusts as deep as he can, cumming into the condom. He groans as he pulls out of you, taking the condom off and tying it off. He tosses it in the same bin as Minho.

"I've never heard you call yourself 'daddy', Chan." Minho laughs out. "That's definitely new. The boys are going to love that." Chan just rolls his eyes and gently pats your ass that was still up.

"You ready for round three, baby girl? Or do you need a minute?" Chan asks, leaning down to nip at your hip.

"I think…I need a minute." You breathe out and lay flat on the bed. You hear both men chuckle as you close your eyes.

"Let us know when you're ready, kitten." You hear Minho say, you nodding in response. You hear him stand up and feel the bed dip from his weight not long after. Both men's lips and hands are gently touching you, caressing your skin. You shiver a bit when their fingertips glide over your skin. Chan kisses and nips at your hips again, feeling him leave a few smaller love bites on either side. Minho's fingers ghost over your sides up to the sides of your breasts and back.

After a few minutes, you open your eyes and tell them you're ready. They grin and Chan helps you up. Minho stands himself and grabs another condom. He strokes himself a few times, making his cock fully erect before opening the condom and rolling it on. He sits back in the chair, Chan guiding you over. He steps away for a moment and comes back, handing Minho a bottle of lube. He pops the cap and pours some onto his dick, making sure the condom is completely coated in it.

"Be a good girl and go sit." Chan smacks your ass, making you squeak. You go over to Minho, who smirks up at you. He grabs your hips and turns you around so you're facing away from him. He gently kneads your ass before he has you position yourself over him. He helps you lower your hips, his cock slowly penetrating your ass. You gasp out and moan. Gripping the arms of the chair, you lower yourself entirely onto him. Minho groans out, his head lolling back momentarily. Once you're settled, he grabs your legs and throws them over either side of his, opening your knees for Chan.

"Such a good kitten." Minho whispers against your neck, placing a few kisses between your neck and shoulder. You groan softly when he starts nibbling on your skin. One of his hands snakes its way up to your breast, the other down to your clit. He plays with either nub, his dick twitching inside of you as you moan out. Chan steps between Minho's legs.

"Color, princess?" Chan asks as he rubs his wrapped cock through your folds.

"Green.." You moan out. He smirks at Minho before looking back down at your cunt. He slowly pushes himself in, being extra careful as he knows you're going to be really full. You arch your back at the stretch and at Minho continuing to rub your clit slowly.

"Fuck, baby girl. You really take us both so well.." Chan breaths out, watching as your cunt takes him. You were even tighter with Minho's cock in you. Minho grunts a bit as Chan slides into you, feeling Chan's cock rubbing against his while inside you and under his hand on your belly. Chan places his hands on your hips as he bottoms out inside you, a low groan escapes his throat. They let you adjust for a bit before they start to thrust into you, both setting a slow and easy pace to start.

Your head lolls back onto Minho's shoulder. You let out breathy moans into his ear, making him groan out. Minho moves his hand from your breast to under your knee, pulling your leg back towards your chest. Chan chuckles and moves one hand from your hip to hold your other leg back. Minho rubs your clit faster as they fuck up into you faster and harder. They praise you for how well you're doing, how well you're taking them. You squirm in their arms, clenching hard around them, making them groan loudly.

"Can you cum for us, princess?" Chan asks on a hard thrust. "Be a good girl and cum for daddy and Minho?" He mumbles out.

"Mm..fuck. Cum for us kitten." Minho grinds into your ass, you clench hard again as you feel your orgasm coming. You grab onto both of them as you arch your back when they attach their lips to you. As they bite and suck on your skin, you cum hard, clenching around them. They both groan loudly and cum almost simultaneously not long after you. They thrust up into you a few more times before they carefully slide out of you.

Chan picks you up and gently lays you on the bed. They both take their condoms off and toss them out. Minho lays next to you in bed and coos to you, giving you soft, gentle praises while Chan goes to the bathroom to get a rag to clean you with. He comes back and gently wipes your skin down, softly cleaning between your legs before tossing the rag on the bathroom counter. He turns the lights down low before laying on your other side, putting you between them.

"How do you feel now, sweetheart?" Chan places a gentle kiss on your temple, running his fingers over your skin.

You smile sleepily. "I feel good. Really tired though." Both the boys laugh.

"Did we tire you out that much, kitten?" Minho leans down and nibbles on your throat. You tilt your head a little for him, a sleepy moan slips past your lips and he chuckles.

"Get comfortable, baby girl." Chan kisses your lips before laying on his back. You turn onto your side and cuddle up into Chan, draping your leg over his. Minho cuddles up behind you, laying flush against you, purposely pressing himself against your ass. Minho tucks his leg against your core as he covers you all up from the waist down before settling down.

You fall asleep fairly quick afterwards. Chan places his hand on your arm that you have on his stomach, his other arm under you and Minho. Both men talk quietly before falling asleep themselves.

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hello my loves 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

it's been.....honestly a bit since i made a big post! october, right before my birthday! i've been super busy with offline (and sometimes even other online) stuff since, so i apologize for neglecting you guys for a bit without notice, even if i was still getting things up! i intended to make more posts like this much more often and ended up not being able to, i'm so sorry y'all!

but! it's almost christmas and the new year! which feels sort of insane! i hope you're all staying cozy (or cool, for southern hemisphere friends), and have some fun plans for the upcoming holidays depending on what you celebrate, but especially the new year! 💕✨

admittedly there aren't tons of updates, the calendar isn't up to date actually on the desktop theme (and the month is almost over so 😬 january's will be, i promise!), but! as i said earlier today, the christmas concert from last night is up here, sungjin's solo concert stream is here, and if you wanna find a little bit of everything, you can find that here. i'm gonna try and actually upload sungjin's songs to the blog here again, the copyright system was really finicky when he released it and prevented it a bit, but i'm determined! so! hopefully it'll be up! but as a reminder if you ever wanna throw the songs on your phone via not a streaming service, you can find things right here! remember you're free to request any unreleased or unofficial songs as well to throw in there and up on here! not sure which ones you guys really want, so just let me know and i'm happy to do it as well as any video content you wanna see, i'm always down to at least hunt.mp3 for it 😉

with the incoming new year, i'm hoping to be able to do more with you guys! i had so many plans i wasn't able to follow through on this year for you all because of offline things, which really sucks, because you guys are so so so important to me! like, we're almost at 500 followers?? which is so crazy to me!! what!!!! i definitely want to do something for all of you coming soon, so keep an eye out (which i've been saying, i know, i'm so so sorry y'all)! i'm also hoping to keep up with you guys via posts like this again more often, i really missed it! i love you all and i'm always so thankful, and i hope to find ways to show that more in 2025!

speaking of, i hope i'll be seeing you next year on tour! i'll be at night two in los angeles, so if you happen to see me, come say hi! i'm pretty stoked considering it's my first time seeing the boys and going to la, so i imagine it's bound to be memorable and so so special 💕 i'll also be seeing stray kids in atlanta (my first time there!), so if you're there, make sure to come say hi!

it's been a super long year, but i hope it treated you with the kindness and love you deserve, and i hope the things that were troubling weren't too damaging 💕 the new year is always a bright, clean start, so if things didn't quite go your way before, i hope you're able to achieve that this coming year and that it's filled with so much happiness and good health and laughter and good music, although i think the boys have that under control 💕

happy holidays and happy new year, i love you guys so so so so much, and thank you for sticking around and not teasing me too much when i definitely reblog the wrong things here (that happened so often this year. oh my god.), and if you're new, thank you for finding this little corner 💕 take care of yourselves and stay happy and healthy, my loves.

love love love,

tay 💕💕💕💕

[genericpuff]

welp, this kinda sucks

I'm currently at odds with the PC that I got a couple months ago, it's started freezing and soft-resetting randomly for seemingly no reason. It would usually be after hours of use that I could chalk up to the memory overloading, but now it's happening as soon as I boot up the frigging thing. And just to make it clear how much I've done on my own to diagnose the problem, our attempts to fix it have included the following:

Limiting startup applications

Running virus / malware scans

Swapping out display monitors

Updating the GPU drivers

Setting a lower overclock profile in the BIOS settings

Swapping out power cables and outlets to check for power surges

So far none of these things have worked and if anything, the issue has just gotten worse in the last two days. Like, it can barely make it to the startup screen sometimes, despite the memory and CPU usage being >20%, there is zero reason it would be the PC overclocking itself just from startup.

(and no, it doesn't even compel me, i'm just annoyed to shit LOL)

So I dropped it off with the guy who built it (he runs an electronics / pawn shop downtown that's very reputable and well-known so it's not like I don't trust him or anything, he's been building PC's for people in the area for years) and it's now in his care for the next day or two while he tries to isolate the problem. Right now the only thing I can imagine being the problem is the power supply or my display monitor, which is my old Huion Kamvas 22 Plus that still works as a monitor, just not a drawing tablet - but if something's still fucking around in the tablet, it could be causing problems through the PC, maybe.

When I dropped it off with the guy, he went and set it up in his office and came out and told me that so far it seemed to be running just fine, when he asked me if I was doing anything specific I told him it was crashing even after startup so I gave him permission to overclock the shit out of it, run 53879205893 browser tabs, run my games, software, anything he needed to do to push it to its limits and see if he could replicate the problem.

I am terrified if it has to do with the motherboard, because that will be an expensive replacement that will also potentially lead to losing files / installations / etc. depending on how big an issue it is. It could also potentially be Windows 11 having a hissy fit especially seeing as how it's freezing up on startup, but doesn't freeze on the BIOS screen when it loads up in safe-mode after hard resets, so something is clearly happening between the hard boot-up and the startup of Windows 11 itself.

Thankfully I do have Google Drive sync support and plenty of external HDD's that I can back my stuff up to, but with the freezing and restarting getting as bad as it's been, I haven't been able to back anything up, and I don't want to risk doing it manually if it'll just freeze and potentially corrupt my files in the process. So I told the guy to call me if he needed to mess with anything concerning the system storage so that, if he could at least keep it running stable in the shop, then I could swing by and get everything I needed synced up safely before he messes around with anything.

It could also very well have something to do with the power supply itself, the house that I occupy the main floor of isn't exactly built with electric optimization in mind, we've had fuses blow on us before just from running the hair dryer at the same time as the TV, so if it's something to do with the PC drawing too much power for the electrical system here to keep up with, either (hopefully) the guy will be able to instruct me on how to lower and manage that power intake through the PC's BIOS (I believe you can but I'm still a massive noob on custom builds and I don't want to go tinkering with it myself) or, idk, maybe I'll have to get my landlord to drop by again with his electrician and check out the fuses to make sure they're all operating properly. I'm not an electrician either, so fuck if I know at this point what could be going on. I feel like it can't be the house itself because everything else is running fine and it's just become a recent issue, but our city's power grid is also not exactly praised for being good at its job, especially not in the winter.

So yeah, I'm a little - well, a lot - stressed right now, but all I can really do at this point is wait. Fortunately, I have my iPad and also remembered that I still have my old PC, so I've hooked it up, at best if the problem repeats itself on this PC then I'll know it has to do with the display monitor, at worst I'll just be stuck working with my clunky old hardware for a couple days, which is annoying, but it'll get the job done. Fortunately I had the newest episode of Rekindled uploaded to the cloud in Clip Studio so I can still download it and work on it, which was my biggest worry when everything started to go belly-up (next to just, like, having a working PC).

Sooooo yeah. It's annoying, but I'm hoping for the best. Send good vibes y'all, I really could use it rn, between this and slow traffic at work and some other personal shit that's been going on, it's been a shitty few days (╥﹏╥)

And yeah, I'll keep y'all updated on if it affects this week's update, it really shouldn't honestly as most of the work left is doable from both my iPad and PC, but obviously at this point anything can happen so if anything has to be postponed or changed to accommodate the current situation, I'll update y'all as soon as I can! Thanks everyone, y'all are the best, wish me luck <3

[copperbadge]

I am so close to being done with Royals/Ramblers I can taste it, and it's one of those frustrating situations where the last remaining work to be done is just annoying. I have to write one damn scene, which of course is the most emotionally fraught and difficult one, and then pick from the *counts on fingers* three separate versions of the epilogue I wrote, none of which are very satisfying. I'll probably slam them all together and then sort it out somehow.

And then I definitely have to give the whole thing one more pass before I think about posting, because it's going to clock in at right around 150K words, and I already have notes on continuity issues that need fixing.

Anyway, please enjoy this scene, in which I realized at the same time Gregory and Eddie did what a great joke their names make. (Some brief context -- Joan uses she/her but doesn't like the word "princess", so she chose the gender neutral Princeps as her title.)

Friday evening, when Gregory came on the air for the address, Eddie was sitting next to him, and Joan was leaning on Eddie's shoulder. Her excitement was almost a visible thing; she'd been fussed over that afternoon, Gregory helping her pick out clothing followed by Jerry doing her makeup for camera and Eddie doing a slightly less clumsy job of braiding her hair than she generally did. 

"Good evening, Fons-Askaz, Askazer-Shivadlakia, our neighbors, and our viewers abroad," Gregory said. Behind the camera, Jerry mouthed the words along with him absently. "I'm pleased to greet you all this Friday evening and I hope you're well. I find myself, for the second time in a year, setting aside the usual issues of the day and questions from citizens to talk to you about family...."

His idea had been to talk about Joan's history just a little, then introduce her as the newest Royal, their daughter the Princeps. He could use that as a platform to present to the country his new funding package for adoptive families, meant to encourage adoption and support children coming out of the foster system. Each half of that would hopefully make the other half seem less random.

It went pretty smoothly; Eddie chimed in at all the right moments, and Joan got to say a few words of introduction at the end. After he signed off, he gave her a hug and a forehead-kiss and told her she'd done a great job. 

And then Noah, standing with Monday and Jerry behind the camera in the little studio, said, "Well, you crashed the internet again."

Gregory sighed. "Can't blame Eddie this time, can we?" 

"It was only the tourism website, and it wasn't on purpose," Eddie said. 

"He was always breaking my stuff when we were kids," Monday said.

"Nope, this one's all Joan," Noah replied. "As soon as you introduced her as your daughter, traffic started spiking -- palace website, tourism website, and every royals' Photogram."

"Katie in Communications says told you so," Jerry said, already on the phone with her.

"Joan's Photogram is down, looks like bandwidth-suck. And there goes mine, and yours," Noah said, nodding at Gregory. "There's two hashtags trending, PrincessJoan and PrincepsJoan." 

"Let me call my guy at Photogram," Eddie said, taking his phone out. 

"You have a guy just like, at Photogram?" Monday asked.

"Yeah, he handles my requests, I send him sausages," Eddie answered. 

"How is it you simultaneously live in the 22nd century and the 14th?" Monday asked. 

"Have him kill the Princess hashtag," Noah suggested.

"It's fine," Joan said. "They can use it for now, it'll keep things, um." She narrowed her eyes, searching for the word. "Segmented. Spread out the discussion a little."

"Someone's been reading my data analytics memos," Gregory said. 

"You leave 'em out," she pointed out. 

"Good news is people seem excited," Noah continued. "The hashtag's glitching, it's moving so fast, but overall pretty positive," he added.

"Well, we knew this would be intense," Gregory said. Joan, studying her own phone, squeaked. "Joan?" 

"Mas Corbin tagged me," she said, with possibly the most excitement they'd seen from her, at least since her first trip in the Jaguar. 

"The footballer?" Gregory asked, confused.

"Who?" Noah and Eddie chorused. 

"He's a Shivadh footballer, I think he's playing in Ireland right now," Gregory said, and his voice took on a slight edge as he considered some of the reasons a football player might mention his daughter. "What did he say?" 

"Dedicating my next game to my new Princeps JoanMac, long may she reign," Joan read, and Gregory relaxed. "Congrats to Gin&Tonic, she's cute as a button. Mas Corbin thinks I'm cute!"

"Gin and Tonic?" Gregory asked, and then said, "Gregory and Theophile," right as Eddie and Monday both began to laugh. "How did neither of us think of that before?"

"You get used to it," Noah said to Joan. "All kinds of famous people are going to have opinions on you."

"What do I do?!"

"Gram him back," Noah said. "Comment and say thanks and that you're a fan and you'll be watching the game."

"I'm gonna have to do a video with some gin and tonic recipes," Eddie said, as Noah and Joan debated the best wording for her response. Gregory leaned back in his chair, exhaling, and let the chaos happen around him for a minute. 

[moniericreative]

Goro Akechi: A Mask of Lies

Part 2 of my multi-post series: "The Universally Hated Futaba Line: Biased Opinion to Throw Out, or a Valid Point Taken Too Literally?"

The posts will be in the following order: Part 1: Clarifying the meaning of the line (Link) Part 2: A Mask of Lies (this post) Part 3: A Mask of Heroism (Link) Please check out the first post of the series for more context, as it'll help explain the direction I'm going in when discussing this subject. With that out of the way, enjoy part 2!

Alright, to recap in case folks are seeing this post first: In the last post, we discussed the meaning of the game's usage of "fake" regarding Akechi and Robin Hood. In it, we hopefully clarified that it is not referring to Robin Hood the persona as a "fake," but rather that it's merely one of Akechi's "masks" in public. A "persona" in every sense of the word, that he merely takes off and swaps out with Loki when he deems it necessary. Rather akin to Joker and his own array of personas. In these next two posts however, I would like to explore the meaning behind this particular mask. Or rather, the different nuances behind it. Out of all possible mythological figures to awaken to, why Robin Hood specifically? There are no fake personas after all (at least as far as P5 is concerned). They're a manifestation born from the hearts of these individuals, representing their inner rebellion. So it's not as if Akechi just chose Robin Hood as a persona on a whim. There's even the P5R Mementos Reports Vol. 3 that explains that he awoke to both Robin Hood and Loki simultaneously as well (which, ouch, his poor fucking face) to further solidify this.

Sooo... What're the two things Robin Hood as a figure is generally known for? Trickery against vile individuals in power, and being a hero to the less fortunate. For this post, we'll be exploring the former. His "Mask of Lies."

Let us discuss: The Game

One aspect about the Detective Prince that gets heavily underdiscussed at best, and outright ignored at worst, is how subtle, resourceful, and crafty he truly is, and nothing shows that remarkably well like Sae's Palace; The Casino of Envy itself.

Of all of the Phantom Thieves, Akechi's the sole member who understands a rigged system when he sees one, and instead of brute-forcing a solution, or accepting the system as it is and hoping integrity will win out... He instead cheats it.

Rather than toss out seeming trash, he keeps a literal card and a plan close to his chest that ends up being the very thing the group needs to succeed, after Shadow Sae tries to use her own underhanded methods to bar their path.

All while the other Thieves were completely unaware of what he was truly doing until he gave the step-by-step explanation.

Sure, he could've just told the others. But we've seen plenty of times through almost all of the thieves (Joker included) that they have a tendency to be too honest, and end up getting caught in their own lies. We also have him spinning Makoto's rather forward plan to use him as "police intel" around on the group with his own proof of blackmail on them, giving him an upper hand on the fly. Regardless of how much both sides know about each other, the Thieves by that point don't have anything tangible on him and his crimes as proof, and are stuck improvising as best they can afterwards (which works in their favor despite how much could've gone wrong).

Then lastly, there's how he interacts with others. Akechi's way of phrasing is very specifically vague, where he doesn't give details outright on what he plans to do. At most, he'll use double-entendres or metaphors (in both languages actually) in lieu of any direct response, which tends to fly right over several characters' heads (Shido especially), but are obvious hints when you know what to look for. Or he'll flat out give non-answers such as "soon" or "sometime after (blank)," and leave it at that. Just enough of an answer to satisfy without revealing anything.

Let us discuss: P5: The Animation

Akechi has at least one noticeable moment in the anime: (Episode 13 · Dreams and Desires)

In it, Yusuke's confidant takes a slight turn as Akechi looks into Kawanabe, an art dealer hoping to invest in him.

Rather than tackle the investigation through standard protocol, which he rightfully explains he can't for the following reason:

He instead convinces Joker to help him with it. Either Akechi himself is spying on meetings to gain intel about Kawanebe:

Or he's asking Joker for assistance on gaining intel (and eventually enough evidence to launch an investigation) as a third party unaffiliated with the police:

Let us discuss: Mementos Mission

Yes, the absolutely amazing Cross-Dressing Joker bit.

Yet again, it's another case (tied to a much larger one) that Akechi's asked Joker for his assistance with. This time, though, they're trying to get information from two possible suspects.

What does Akechi do?

He not only insists Joker needs a disguise in order to tag along on an official police investigation,

But he leaves getting information out of the more suspicious wife to Joker, as he has a knack for getting people to open up, while he himself distracts the husband whom they clearly weren't going to get anything out of. ... And he absolutely doesn't let Joker live it down.

"Surely these examples could all be tied to Loki, the "trickster god" himself, and not Robin Hood, right? He has both personas after all."

To that I say... Can it?

The thing about the Detective Prince is the way he lies. Throughout most of these examples, and including his interviews in the game, they all have one thing in common:

He's an expert at white lies, lying by omission, and subtle deflection when he can manage it.

He isn't really shown to deceive anyone to the extent of an outright bluff or disinformation (i.e. making up an entire elaborate story that he'd be fumbling the logistics of just to remember.) He lies to an extent of showing/wording the truth in a manner acceptable for a situation (i.e. focusing on how the Thieves' methods could be used for harm, much like what he himself is doing, or the below text messages), or he withholds information entirely and lets others assume for themselves, and rolls with the narrative they come up with without correcting them until they realize their mistake. (Credit to @Megaderping and @Vashtijoy respectively for these screenshots)

(Credit to Faz on YouTube for allowing us to also see this masterclass of a Mementos Request that unfortunately got cut as well)

He often weaponizes the truth in order to put himself into a better position, and to knock those against him down. He takes full advantage of other people's lack of context to set them up for either a downfall, or a very harsh reality check that he believes is much deserved. By the time of Third Semester, where Robin Hood is absent and Loki's at the forefront however, Akechi stops doing this. (Rest assured, despite just saying that, we will discuss that Mementos Request further in "Mask of Heroism." It takes place in Third Sem and ultimately got cut for a reason, but because of the nature of the request itself, which lines up pretty well with both nuances, I'm putting it here too.) He becomes straight-forward and blunt. A majority of the information/opinions he has, he gives willingly to others of his own volition, often coming to Joker rather quickly with them than waiting for Joker to come to him. Anything that strays too close to personal however (his post-Engine Room status or feelings about his happiness), he doesn't smoothly steer the topic away anymore. He just slams the door shut on it with an "I'm no obligated to tell you." Credit to @hifugoro for even making an observation about his base game VS third sem sprites as well to add to this (it's such a good post)

Needless to say, this is all a pretty consistent aspect of him across several official mediums. The sincere, righteous Detective Prince persona is, like the characters put it, very much fake. It is a palatable image Akechi puts up to the general public; to be "wanted" for once by other people.

To be a symbol of justice in the eyes of others. Rather much like a superhero in a way. Funny given how Robin Hood's design is inspired by them too... But perhaps there's more to that than solely for aesthetics and nostalgia? To use another recent example of a beloved superhero: Think of All Might from My Hero Academia. He does the exact same thing as well; project an image of himself to the public as a "Symbol of Peace," even if that's no longer who he can live up to anymore. While All Might's not a secret hitman like Akechi is, MHA does a decent job explaining that the public needs something to look to in times of uncertainty. Without it, chaos ensues as people sink further into lost despair. And in Persona 5, that is very much the case. Shido's entire political campaign is to paint himself as a "beacon of prosperity and justice" to the entire country, especially in the wake of the chaos he himself is causing behind the scenes. As Shido's pawn, Akechi does the exact same thing, especially in his war against the Phantom Thieves. Constantly sow seeds of doubts in their motives and methods, paint himself as an altruistic detective of justice, then reap the rewards when the Thieves get framed for a murder. They both use this "Symbol of Justice" as a mask. A tool for their respective goals. While Akechi's goals are more well-meaning than Shido's are, it doesn't change the fact that this is all a charade he puts up for the public. Without the mask, he's a "cursed, unwanted child" who would've never been able to reach Japan's upper echelon to exact his justice on Shido. Without the Detective Prince, Akechi is nothing. ... Or is he?

(To be continued in Part 3: A Mask of Heroism)

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

Hey Kat!! How are you?

I've been doing an IOP program for 10 hours a week, which has been seriously stressful on top of work but I've found I've already started practicing mindfulness/other DBT even with just 1.5 weeks of it and I'm hoping it will help me in the long term. There's a chance I'll have to drop out due to the pricing of group if my insurance won't cover everything and then I'd have to restart the program later when they do cover it... I hate how much mental health care is blocked by money issues, so many issues stem from societal barriers. I also think my antipsychotic is finally working a little bit which is good! It has less side effects than other ones I've been on and it's been a long time since there's been any hope of meds working for me. I'm still struggling a lottt but I'm working on it at least

(a fancy lad with bow tie)

I'm proud of you for working on your mental health, fingers crossed that it'll all work out in your favor! Next week I have a meeting where I'll attempt to start the process of leaving the group home system for good after having been institutionalized for a decade, and it's really important to me to be able to put this chapter behind me soon due to all the trauma this system has caused me, so I'm quite anxious. I really need to move out this year. That's my ultimate goal, and hopefully no one will challenge it.

[howdy-folks-its-showtime]

It's Showtime! - October 2024 Devlog

Howdy Cobalt here! This is really late I know, that's my bad. Again. I want to say right away this dev log isn't particularly exciting. Mostly because almost everything I did this month was in preparation for future things to be added so while I may not have a lot to show… Hopefully everything I did this month will mean soon I will!

Got Cutscenes mostly working! There is a placeholder cutscene that's an intro and another that activates upon opening a door! You can skip cutscenes by holding E for a bit but I have not yet implemented the code that keeps track of which cutscenes you've seen before to activate it. [I want there to be a system that keeps track of if you have ever seen a given cutscene. Since this game is story-heavy I wouldn't want people accidentally skipping cutscenes that may have been vital. This system will hopefully be able to keep track of this even through save files. So if you decide to replay the game after fully beating it all the cutscenes will be able to be skipped since you already know what's happening and such. Also for speedrunners]

Okay I know there's not a lot here but the cutscene system took. A while and that was cause I wanted it to be as optimized as possible [we'll be having quite a few cutscenes after all~] And that always makes coding take a lot longer. If I coded it in a super messy complicated way it probably would've been done in a way but I wanted the code to be mostly clean and most of all not tank the performance. So it took a lot longer than I thought it would.

Been doing some loose writing here and there. Honestly haven't done any major writing this month, I wanted a break from it. I have since taken that break however and I'm sure I'll come back swinging!

Haven't done much art myself, been doing some tweaks to the props I showed off in the last dev log but nothing more than that. However I have been working relentlessly on Henry's first model [I say first cause I'm sure with time, I will want to update and change it] and I can say confidently it is fairly close to completion.

In terms of 2D art, I've done a few textures and Roddy has been working hard on character designs! We got one of the major characters in their cycle form done and that'll help a lot for establishing the style for the others ones as well. We don't have much that wouldn't be considered spoilers though so for now, you'll just have to trust us.

HUGE progress has been made on figuring out rigging. I have a rig that works really swell, [one that was created by that very person I talked abt helping me in last month's devlog] now I just have to learn how to modify it for my own purposes which shouldn't be too hard since I now know all the little mechanics that make it work. With that I can hopefully start on making a good generic rig for humans and toons alike to act as a base for all of them but still be able to customize for any deviations they have in design. This took. Days. But I think it'll be worth it when you guys get to see these characters start to come to life in their first few animations and such. I think next month, I'll have at least something swell to show off! Thanks for your patience as always!

[crystalsnow95z]

hi love, i missed your fics❤️i had a request for you!

jimin & hoseok go live together after a concert and jimin can’t stop sneezing bc of his allergies. (add your little bless you commentary pls it’s so cute😔)

Thank you so much! I'm so happy you like them, I'm sorry I disappeared for a bit but I think I fixed my mental state enough to write again 😅 for the first time in a month and a half I'm actually decently happy with this one.

In case you missed it in the request..

Warning: sneeze content

"I love you! I'll see you tomorrow!" Namjoon calls ad the seven boys slowly disappeared underneath the stage.

Jimin tried to speak, but the itch in his nose he's been trying to ignore all concert was building up, so he opted to make a heart above his head instead, scrunching his nose to try to hold the sneeze in for a few seconds longer.

"Eh..heh'tichi!" Jimin sneezes as soon as the lift drops him out of sight of Army sniffling to stop his nose from dripping. "Heh'hehitchi!" The sneezes he was holding back hit him all at once, Hoseok wrapping an arm around him to keep him from falling while the lift drops to the floor. "He..heheigh!"

"Aiigo..Bless you..are you sure you aren't sick, Jiminie?" Hoseok asks Jimin, rubbing the back of his neck. "You don't feel warm.."

"I'm fine, hyung. Staff already checked..che..sh..tich!" Jimin sneezes again, rubbing his finger across his nose. "I saw a doctor this morning before the concert. There's something about the air here that's setting off my allergies.."

"Did you take any medicine?" Hoseok asks, searching for a tissue for Jimin's runny nose, bringing him the box.

"Thanks hyung.. I don't understand..I'm usually not allergic to pollens.." Jimin blows his nose, sniffling again. "Yeah. I did before the show, but it really started wearing off during dope. I almost sneezed during my part..it was awful.. my nose itched so much.." he complains, his breath hitching for another sneeze that doesn't come. "Ugh.. I promised Army I would do a live tonight because I didn't join you guys for the live in Amsterdam."

"Army will understand if you aren't feeling well and skip it until you feel better." Hoseok reassures him, rubbing his dongsaeng's neck.

Jimin doesn't answer right away, trying to tickle the painful sneeze out of him, his breath hitching once more. "Heh..heiycvh!"

"Bless you.. Jiminie you don't need to force.." Hoseok starts, but Jimin interrupts him.

"No, no they'll only worry if they noticed I was sneezing a lot on stage then don't keep my promise. I want to at least expl..ah..heh'tichiu!" Jimin sneezes into the tissue, trying to clean up the mess that dripped from him.

"Are you sure you're okay Jiminie?" Namjoon asks, offering Jimin some water. "You've been sneezing quite a bit today.."

"Jiminies having issues with his allergies..I noticed there's a lot of plants I've never seen before by the hotel and stadium. Maybe one of those are setting them off." Hoseok explains for Jimin when he notices Jimin's face contorting as another sneeze builds.

"Heh'heh..ktchitxh!" Jimin stops fighting the sneeze when Hoseok finished talking, taking the water Namjoon offered. "Thanks Hyung.. all this sneezing is starting to hurt my throat..I'm surprised Taehyung-ah doesn't lose his voice when he sneezes.."

"Bless you.. make sure you wear a mask when you aren't singing to try to reduce the pollen that you breathe in.." Namjoon tells him with concern. "I'll ask staff to get you one with a filtering system."

"Thanks hyung.." Jimin takes a drink of water, trying to soothe his scratchy throat."Jungkookie seemed pretty sniffly today too. You should get..h..hey..iyfxh!' Another sneeze erupts from Jimin.

"I'll make sure he gets checked, too. Hopefully, it's just allergies for him too." Namjoon leaves to check on Jungkook.

"Go get changed so you can go home. I'll join you for a quick live session, okay, Jiminie. It'll be easier to do a live with another person with you." Hoseok offers.

"Thanks, hyungie. That'd be great."

Jimin followed Namjoon's advice, pulling up his mask as soon as they pulled up to the hotel, but he swore that whatever was setting off his allergies were still penetrating through the mask, causing an unbearable itch at the bridge of his nose.

Hoseok leads him inside, quickly using his key card to open the door to the hotel keeping his arm around Jimin's shoulder.

"He..he'hitch.." Jimin sneezes, grimacing when he feels the liquid drip down his nose and soak into the mask. "Eugh.." Jimin sniffles unhappily, not wanting to remove it until he was safely in the hotel room.

"Bless you Jimin-ah.. the medicine will kick in soon.. we can stay live until the sneezes settle down, but you should sleep after." Hoseok leads him to his room, fighting back a yawn.

"It's okay if you get tired, hyung. You can leave whenever you..he..geychi!"

"Bless you.." Hoseok says sympathetically.

"I can do it on my own or ask Jungkookie or Taehyungie to do it if you're tired.." Jimin digs out his key to his room.

"I'm not tired, Jiminie. I'm hungry..don't worry about me. Let Taehyungie and jaykay sleep. Those two were already falling asleep on the ride home." Hoseok reassures him, going into Jimin's bathroom to get a washcloth, wetting it and returning to Jimin, wiping his face clean. "Your nose is still so red, baby."

"Hyung that tick..eh..heh'tichi! Heyh..hitdhu!" Jimin sneezes, quickly backing up to avoid sneezing on Hoseok.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make it worse.." Hoseok apologizes, giving Jimin the wet cloth.

"Heh'itchiiugh...it's okay.." Jimin sniffles, wiping his face.

"Bless you.." Hoseok goes to the humidifier at the side of Jimin's bed, hoping it would help. "I'm going to make food, do you want anything?"

"I'd like some ramen.. something a little spicy to help clear my nose." Jimin starts setting up for the live, adjusting his phone so both him and Hoseok could be in frame.

"Alright, coming right up. You can start without me while I cook."Hoseok starts boiling water for them.

Jimin goes to speak, but ends up sneezing instead. "Heh..heditxxchu!"

"Bless you Jimin-ah. I'll make you some tea too." Hoseok searches for teabags in the kitchen.

"I'm going to fix up my make up first.." Jimin goes into the bathroom, blowing his nose once more before trying to use some concealer to lessen the redness. "Ugh..my eyes are a bit puffy..and I look like Rudolph..!"

Hoseok giggles when he hears Jimin whining at his reflection. "You still look cute." He calls to him, reassuring the younger boy about his insecurities. "Army will still think you're adorable too."

You're just saying that..I'll just do what i can to cover it up, maybe if i dont sit too close to the camera no one will notice. Jimin finishes up his face just as Hoseok gets the noodles into the living room. "Foods done?"

"Yeah, but it's still super hot. I burnt my mouth trying it.." Hoseok warns, sipping some water to try to soothe his tongue.

"I'll be sure to..to..hyh..heh'tichi!" Jimin sneezes, sighing irritably. "That one hurt..:

"Bless you.. Are you okay?" Hoseok asks, concern etched on his face.

"Yeah.. I'm okay.. are you ready for the live?" Jimin checks the angle once more before sitting down next to Hoseok.

"Ready when you are." Hoseok confirms, blowing on his noodles to try to get a not so painful bite.

Jimin hits play, picking up his noodles, surprised that within seconds there were already people in the chat. "Hello army.."

"Hi Army." Hoseok greets the small handful of people who already entered, then slurps his noodles. "Aiish, I shouldn't be eating noodles before the show tomorrow, my face is going to be so puffy.."

"You look cute with chub..ch.." Jimin puts up a finger thinking he had to sneeze, but nothing comes. "Chubby looking cheeks." He finishes his sentence, taking a bite of noodles.

The two eat chatting with each each other while they wait for more army to join, watching the comment section.

LovePJM13: hi Jimin oppa, I saw the show tonight and it was amazing, but in one of the photos I took it looks like you were crying. Are you okay?

"Ah, no. No i wasn't crying at all tonight. I was really..ah..Heh'hehitchi!" Jimin sneezes before he could put the noodles down to cover his face, choking on the noodles.

"Bless you baby..Are you okay? Drink some of your tea.. " Hoseok quickly takes the bowl from him and moves the camera so Jimin is out of frame, rubbing his back to try to ease his cough.

Jimin takes a drink of the tea, trying to wash down the noodles. "Yeah,yeah, I'm okay now..but that was awful.."

"Here.. you got broth on your face." J-hope uses his sleeve to wipe Jimin's chin. "Ah, the chat is worried.."

Jimin looks over, noticing the comment section flooding with concern. "Don't worry. I'm fine. It didn't really hurt it scared me more than anything.."

Tannie13: Do you have a cold?

Jungshookie9: Are you sick? I saw you sneezing during spring day..

Hoseok readjusted the camera so they could sit on the floor, looking through the comments. "Jiminie isn't sick. It's just allergies. Him and Jungkookie are both having issues, but it's worse for Jiminie."

"We'll only be here for another two days. I'll be fine. It's more annoying than anything." Jimin tries to reassure army, but his body has other plans. "Heh'itcgih! Heh..itcvxhyu!" Jimin covers his face with his arms, sniffling miserably.

"Bless you Jiminie.. they really aren't going away.." Hoseok frowns, rubbing Jimin's back. "You poor thing.."

"I'm doing better than earlier.. my eyes were more puffy when I was in the bathroom.." Jimin looks at himself through the camera lens. I wish it was my sneezes improving though..

"Are you guys healthy army? I know a lot of people get sick when the seasons change. Jinnie-hyung was just getting over a cold when we left Korea for our tour.." Jimin asks, but when he tries to watch the comments, his eyes start to water, another round of sneezes building covering his face.

"Hey'Itfgih! Heh'hehitchi! Ah..ah..hitcxhi!" Jimin sneezes, quickly standing up. "I'm sorry.. I got to blow my nose.." his voice comes out congested and soft, leaving Hoseok in charge of the chat.

"Bless you.. take your time Jimin-ah, I'll keep army company." Hoseok tries to calm Jimin's concerns about having to get up so suddenly.

"Army if you saw the show tonight what was your favorite part and if you didn't go what did you do today?" Hoseok asks, watching Jimin leave with concern. "Jiminie Army says bless you!" He calls to Jimin when he finds that he can't catch any of the comments except for the bless yous and I love you Jimin that flooded the chat. "We love you Jiminie!"

Jimin was glad for Hoseok's shouting, helping to conceal the sound of him blowing his nose, the clear gooey liquid soaking through the toliet paper. Maybe I should ask Hobi-hyung to take over the live.. I'm such a mess..Army want to see me when I'm handsome and smiling..

Jimin takes out his phone to text Hoseok, hoping he'd check it, but after retouching up his make up and still not getting a response he returned to the livingroom, bowing to the stream. "Sorry everyone.. I know this isn't what you had in mind when I said I'd go live in the next city.."

"Jimin-ah, you don't need to apologize. No one's upset that you aren't feeling your best.. we're just worried about you." Hoseok pulls him into a hug.

"Hobi-hyung.. I'm so ugly and gross right now.. I think we should turn off the live and you can do one on your own for army in my place." Jimin whispers so only Hoseok hears, only earning him a tighter hug.

"Don't say stuff like that Jimin-ah, you're being too hard on yourself. You look fine.. it's just a little redness to your face, it's no big deal. Okay?" Hoseok whispers back to him, gently ruffling Jimin's hair and letting him go, turning to talk to the camera. "Army! Isn't Jimin so handsome today? I don't think a stuffy nose is enough to ruin it."

Jimin watches the comment section flood his jaw clenched with nerves. They're just going to say Hyung always thinks I'm cute or lie just to make me feel better..

DaddyJoon9:You have the cutest little sneezes I just wish they didn't make you miserable 😔

HEYStobit77:You think the sniffles are enough to ruin your pretty face? You're crazy oppa. You're still handsome!

Ot7borababy:You're still my beautiful angel. Sick or not. Just feel better soon.

Tannie13: we don't care about your looks. You're very handsome but I'm here for your sweetness, Mochi. Please smile.

Jimin tried to catch every comment that rushes by, his eyes filling with tears when he sees all the supportive comments flooding into his heart, sniffling once more.

"Jimin-ah are you crying?" Hoseok asks in concern when Jimin lays his head in his palms, letting out a shaky breath. Hoseok leans forward to read the comment section, relaxing when he sees nothing but positivity, a mix of compliments and concern. "Jimin-ah tell Army why you're crying.."

"I-i'm just happy.. Thank you Army.. I love you guys so m-much.." Jimin lifts his head to speak to them, smiling through his tears.

Hoseok uses his thumbs to dry Jimin's eyes. "Hey, hey Jimin-ah? Guess what?"

"Huh?" Jimin sniffles, looking at Hoseok's bright smile.

"You haven't sneezed since you sat back down. They're starting to stop." Hoseok announces relieved for his stressed out dongsaeng.

"Hyung..don't jinx it.." Jimin smiles, wiping his face with his sleeve. "Let's finish our noodles and get to bed.. I think I've had enough excitement for one day.."

[askquarantinedredheart]

Artist/Author/Mod here. Here's a fun thing from life that's come up. I had to get a tuberculosis skin test done for clinical rotations earlier today! Here's what it looked like a couple of minutes after the injection:

And a pic that I took just now:

In 48 hours, I go back to the clinic to get it read to determine if I have been exposed to TB or not. I've had a couple done before at an old job and I've never tested positive so I don't foresee a positive result. Just thought it'd be a cool segway into how the test works!

Basically, the healthcare provider uses a needle with tuberculin, a protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and injects it into the top layer of the skin. It'll look like the first pic for a little bit but that goes away after a few minutes. What's most important is whether or not a red bump develops over the course of 48-72 hours. The red bump is due to the immune system, specifically T-cells, launching a response against an invader that it recognizes. Depending on certain criteria for size (for example, if the patient is HIV+, whether they've had contact with a known case of active TB or not, recent travel to areas with lots of TB cases, working in a high risk occupation, etc.), the red bump would mean a positive result. No reaction to the test means that the patient has not been exposed to TB.

A couple of situations can cause positive results in the test when there has been no infection. The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which is a vaccine for tuberculosis that some countries use, can result in false positives since the patient has antibodies to the bacteria already. In cases like this, a chest x-ray would be needed to rule out TB infection. Someone who has been previously infected with TB can also have a false positive occur with the test.

Anyway, just a fun little thing that's happening in my life that related to the blog/story. Hopefully, I'll be able to get the next entry out soon!

[softlypaintedseafoam]

okay, so now that i've officially decided to split my ace wip into two stories... once i get those out of my system, i think i'll focus on my non-op related wips. 2 from jjk and 1 from jjba; 2 of those will definitely be faster to work on than 1 of those

(jjba) bucciarati fic

(jjk) faerie au pt 2

(jjk) body horror au

click under the cut if you're interested in hearing more about those...

i'm pretty most people here follow me for my one piece fics, buuuut i am a multifandom writing blog so there's plenty i want to write for other fandoms. but there are 3 i want to get out of the way before adding more to my plate

bucciarati fic

this fic or the faerie au fic will likely be the first of the three posted

but yes, finally my first jjba fic proper. i've been wanting to write one for while. fun fact, this fic was tied between bucciarati and mista for the romantic lead but i ended up going with the former because mista seemed like a character i'd write for the most and i wanted to experiment outside who i'd typically write for

it's still mostly in the bare bones outlining stage though and i'm still detailing what will be completely included in this story

for now, i'm planning to do some research on naples to really get the atmosphere right

faerie au pt 2

a sequel to this oneshot and the fic that has the most likely chance of being posted first, but inspiration might really come in for a different fic and it could be posted second

i really wanted make a continuation of the prequel after all the tension it ends off on and delving more into the faerie/court politics that were touched upon

i also want to have a section on gojo's pov that i think will be in the introduction

body horror au

now this fic is going to be a hefty big boy. it's presently ~4k+ words but i'm still not halfway done with it yet. this is a wip i've been working on since last year and the only one i have that is still being written in google docs because i am actually working on something special as a fun little bonus and the formatting i want to achieve can't be done with present state ellipsus. but i'm looking so forward to you guys seeing it once it's done and out in the world

i've thought about saving it for kinktober since this is my first real chilling work, but i'm not sure i'll be able to last that long... we'll see though, we will definitely see

this is also my first time trying my hand out at writing anything horror related, so it's definitely a challenge in that regard. it's really focusing more on the thriller aspects than it is the body horror but it will still be there; things will be tagged accordingly once it's up and ready to be shared so definitely mind them, it will be 18+

once i get at least 2/3 posted (which i put 2 because the body horror fic is going to be so damn long that idk when it will be finished), i'll probably tackle two other one piece wips i have one of which is already in progress

one is for sabo and the other is for that hot ass marine from fan letter. the older brother with the brown hair. smh he just had to be a marine but i gotta get it out my system jndjnfkjnf. he at least gets ONE fic from me. it'll honestly probably only ever be the one, but who cares. he deserves it. and yes, i will be giving him a name for the fic bc idk if i can write a whole oneshot with him being nameless

the sabo fic is going to definitely be funny. to me. it's definitely going to be funny to me jfdnkjfsn at least, one part in particular. that fic is going to have a workplace annoyances to lovers thing going on, which is definitely different from my usual fair. most things i write have friends to lovers in it or the reader and character are already on good terms even if they aren't friends

i think i only have one fic (csm) where they're initially indifferent to each other if not occasionally annoyed to start. y'all know what tropes i like by now lmao

anyways- spring break is coming up soon, so that'll hopefully give me plenty of time to write to my heart's content. we'll see what gets posted during that time

[positivelypositive4u]

Test tips:

As a Junior in highschool, I have probably taken hundreds of tests throughout my life. With that, you learn some things. It's the end of January and with a new semester, you're probably about to take some tests, or maybe you already have. That's ok! I would like to share my own tips and tricks when studying.

The #1 rule across ALL study sessions is NEVER to do it last minute! After school, during lunch, before school, just take out your notebook and skim your notes, or take out your textbook.

Refreshing your knowledge of past information will make tests easier. Most teachers I've had, rarely go back to the earliest things taught. So, by test day, you have no clue what the basics are! This can be really detrimental for subjects that rely on pure memorization like history or social sciences.

Stay distraction free. Does music ACTUALLY help you study? Try to speak with family members or other residents and let them know when you'll be studying so they won't bother you. Do your chores, do whatever needs to be done so you can put all of your focus into studying.

If you are artsy or learn better kinesthetically, this one is for you! When applicable, draw your notes! It'll be a lot easier to remember where and what each part of the brain is when you spend 30 minutes drawing a detailed diagram.

Avoid studying straight facts and blocks of information. Most people learn well through association. You can take absolutely nothing from a paragraph, but as soon as you start taking it piece by piece and relating it to your past knowledge and experiences, you may find it to be a little better to read.

You either hate it, or love it, it's Pneumonic devices! You may hear your teachers talk about them, but you'd be surprised how well they work.

Write down your notes in your own words. Don't copy the presentation or the lecture word for word. If you make it your own words, you've made it in a language that YOU understand.

Finally, my absolute favorite, dumbing it down or making it funny. Is a word or string of words confusing? Dumb it down! Take it and make it so painfully simple that you just can't help but remember. Can't remember the differences between the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous system? Parasympathetic sounds like paradise because it calms your body. Hippocampus? Hippos have great memory or campuses have huge libraries full of information.

Hopefully this finds the right person when they need it most!

Cheers!

[mihai-florescu]

season just started so our boss is trying to figure out schedules so uhm. hopefully we'll get more consistent schedules soon. he said in 2-3 weeks they should be ironed out once we get the rest of the employees for the season we'll have a consistent schedule. just gotta get there. well even after 5 days thinking about how i have 2 more days really did not give me the best day at work today and i fought with a coworker (its. hopefully fine. not gonna get into the details here but we'll hope and pray it'll be fine) but i did also read the northern rhapsody afterwards for owen my friend owen and i'm glad i did. oh man the deep loneliness entrenched in him as a character. i do need to squeeze him like a stress ball though. and yes i am hoping to be at anni 2 soon :) also do you know where to find the sonatinas and obbligatos (i know only two of them have released and one was fairly recently)? the spreadsheet hasn't updated since 2023 and i'm going to hit that wall sooner rather than later it seems since i'll be doing anni 2 and the fantasias soonish. i'd assume quite a few of them are on tumblr somewhere but i've noticed a number of miscellaneous dreamwidth links too -📖

Did you see the owen figure, i thought you might like to know it exists. As for the tls, usually i find stuff looking up #mhyktl on twt with the specific name of the event! Twitter is a horrible app and the search system has become soo bad but i think this is still the best way to keep up with new tls...

Im very sorry about your unfortunate day at work, but i believe in the power of memory easing pain. I think your coworker will get over the grudge as time passes, at least i hope so

[starlightshore]

What projects are you currently working on? Both Undertale/Deltarune related and not related.

i got my hands in a lot of things always LOL

lots of stuff under the cut

Undertale / Deltarune

Fangames I Co-direct

- Fallen Fates - Undertale Prequel Full Fangame (?)

Fallen Fates is an Undertale Prequel that aims to follow the "What if you got to play as Chara when they originally fell into the Underground?"

Status: LONG Hiatus. Stuck on concept development as the lead project head is busy with his career. Hopefully, we can jump-start development soon! But we're not fully sure WHAT type of game it'll be. So despite being an old project, it's been rebooted and on hold. That said the team really does want to make this game regardless of how long it takes.

- Sensational Studio's Underswap - Undertale AU Full Fangame

An Underswap fangame that isn't what it seems... it aims to be an exciting re-imagining of Undertale with some Deltarune inspiration.

Status: VERY active development. While not publically discussed, the game has been in stead development this whole time.

- Alteration - Undertale AU (I'm a writer, NOT co-director)

On hold as the project lead is writing a draft. I help with the world-building and concept art. Not much I can say on this one as it's been rebooted.

My Projects

- Angel's Lullaby - Undertale Prequel Full Fangame

An ambitious Prequel that aims to be a "next console (DS) style prequel" that covers the Human and Monster War. Following a new protagonist, a Zombie, who is stuck between both sides of the conflict. Use your unique abilities to form a party and decide which side you'll join. Explore the Island of Monsters and uncover their past and secrets. Can you stop the war?

Status: MESSY. Ok so like. This is my fault 100%. We've switched engines MULTIPLE times and that meant re-coding things every time. Outside the battle system, the game's systems are 90% done. Cutscenes, dialogue, menus, save system, etc. So it's CLOSE to becoming a demo but I simply have been burnt out + don't have much time in the day to work on this. However, I DO think I'll keep working on this as the gameplay is fresh and exciting, and my love for the characters are coming back.

- NightFell - Underfell AU Full Fangame

Jackie is just a regular human teenager who stumbles upon a gateway into hell. There, they'll face the monsters who live on Mt.Crown and are stuck here. There's only one rule in this place: Kill or Be Killed!

A very different take on Underfell, that aims to place the Undertale cast and push them into an Underfell society instead of them having always been in one.

This is honestly my favorite project. It's built on the ideas I developed from a canceled fangame called Spookytale, with permission from Jevil to continue the concepts. My most favorite OC ever, Pumpkin, is in this game. While I am waiting for the DR engine my friend Lasers and I are working on to be made first, Nightfell is honestly the least ambitious and most fun game to make. While the story is a rough draft, it's the most complete. I ADORE this game. I'm so excited to make it.

- Fallen Royalty / New Royals - A webcomic / Video game Combo

An Everybody Lives AU that aims to take a hard look to what it'd be like to actually be resurrected. Deals with the themes of growing up, moving past trauma and accepting a second chance at life.

Originally an askblog from 5 years ago, Fallen Royalty is a rebooted comic that I work on. It has a video game adaption, New Royals, as well as video-game segments for the sidestories. Kinda stuck in development at the moment, as I got [redacted] to work on. But the newest Sidestory, DOWN, is in development and should be out soon-ish.

This is my magnum opus, my love letter to Undertale. I have to make a version of this story that's complete and to my best of writing. The tumblr askblog version, while finished, is missing chunks of the story. Follow me at @askfallenroyalty to see it's development

Danny Phantom

- Electrical Undead - my default AU full of headcanons.

In short here are the main ones: Danny has an electrical/light core + full inverted colorscheme + No clones, Ellie is an AU counterpart instead + Nonbinary Sam and trans Danny + sentient portal

- Lingering Spirits - Farmboy!Danny + Nobody Knows AU

When the weird new kid, Danny, moves into town, strange incidents begin to occur. Ghostly sightings, unexplained phenomena, danger around every corner... Can Sam and Tucker get to the bottom of it before the whole town breaks into chaos?

A Horror AU with an angsty, bitter Danny. When his parents are taken during the portal accident, Danny and Jazz move in with Aunt Alicea. After an incident, the family moves to Amity.

So basically: Fallen Royatly is my main thing. SS will require me every few weeks to work on things. FF and NF are on hold. Angel's is in development, typically worked on every Monday but has been on hold since I moved. When I'm burnt out on working on Undertale stuff, I'll work on Danny Phantom stuff. I always have something going on so I keep myself active.