#so thank you very much for answering my silly ask game reblog anon!

[jamiesfootball]

I think about your ability to take the parts of canon that feel off or under-explored and flesh them out into something much more complex or authentic. From what you've posted about Oh God You're Gonna Get It this seems like an undercurrent through the whole fic, but especially the way you wrote Roy and Jamie's fight from 3x12 turned a moment that I'm ambivalent about at best in canon into something that I could actually see happening.

This is so nice to hear. You’ve legit made my day 💚

[awkward-fink]

Hi, Fink! Ooh, you're getting married? That's nice :D I'm wishing you all the best with your future spouse!! I hope you'll get along well in the future too! :>

I hope you don't mind me asking more ask emoji thingies! How about 🍊 🍋 💌 and 🌺? :> You know, back on my old blog (I used to be a multifandom writer) I would have loved to have reblogged ask games like this, but I always knew that no one was going to ask anything, which is why I like to send these to people when they reblog them :> Have a nice afternoon!

Hi!! Nice to read from you again! And yeah, I am actually going to get married the next year or the one after that. If we find a venue that is. XD My other half and I are in a relationship for over 13 years now, so I think we know each other really well by now.

But thank you^^ And yeah, this ask game was a chance and I know that not many if anyone sends asks from this. But I took the chance and you jumped right in and I was and AM so giddy and happy about it^^ The time I logged in and saw that I had an ask? I ran to my dog to cuddle him silly, which he huffed at me for but who cares! I was sooo happy. And I would have bombarded you with questions from those ask memes. Even if I would do them on anon most of the times^^

🍊 favorite season?

You have the ability to ask the really hard questions, heh? That’s actually a good question in which I had to ponder for a while. I don’t think a single season is my favorite but the time between seasons. Specifically the time between summer and autumn. The golden sunlight streaming through slowly color changing leafage, the warmth still heating you nicely enough that a t-shirt is everything you need to wear, the animals finally being more active again (because even those poor plants can be way too warm). And I cant deal with too much heat to be honest. So I like it warm, but not hot, with colder air but lots of light. IF I had to chose a season though, I would certainly choose spring.

🍋 favorite genre to read / watch / write

Comedy and Fantasy and Sci-Fi, for sure. My fav series to read is “Codex Alera” series from Jim Butcher. It was a good written new idea of a story and I love the main character with all my heart, even if he got kind of OP in the later books. But it was never really overwhelming Gary Stu, you know?

💌 why did you start this blog?

I was lurking and writing anon questions and comments for far too long I think. I wanted, kind of, to be seen as well? Because I love to write and I love the CoD fandom. Years ago I was actually writing for the Transformers fandom, but then I was having no time anymore and now that I have the chance, I am going to leisurely write everything I want. And it’s great!

🌺 what is the best gift someone has ever given you and why is it so important

This is a question I had to think very long about. Because I was thinking of valuable items and such. And then the answer came right through my door. My sister came to see me and brought with her something I nearly forgot I had loaned her half a year ago. My grandmothers recipe book. My fathers side of the family is very large, my grandma had 9 kids and all of those kids had at least 2 children each, so you can imagine what a family gathering looks like.^^ But yeah, my grandma on that side had so many recipes, from her mom and she got it from her mom and so on. And I got the old recipe folder from her before she died and I am actually trying to get the recipes digitalized but some of those are really hard to read.

But yeah, that recipes and the memories of cooking and baking with Grandma Agnes? One of my biggest treasures.

[jkl-fff]

Hi! Sorry for the anonymous ask, just wanted to say your ask games always put me in a good mood:) I see them on my friend's blog and like them; and they make me happy because a) the questions are fun; b) it lets me know my friend better

So thank you!! Keep doing what you're doing!!!

D'aww, shucks! Delighted to hear it brings happiness to your friend directly, and to you vicariously. That very much is the point: Bringing some silly, lighthearted fun into people's lives.

Incidentally, if you'd like me to send them to you (anon or anyone reading this), all you need to do is either ask to be included OR reblog one of my posts (while adding a comment or a tag so it stands out in my notifications--that's usually what prompts me to send the initial Silly Game Time to most recepients; after that, it's based on if they keep answering).

Oh, and also make sure you have asks enabled on your blog. Kinda can't send an ask if you don't. Otherwise, I suppose you could reblog your friend's ask with your own answer--that'd work, too.

[queer-boo-radley]

For the favourites asks 😎 i’m very curious about all of them but figured that would be a bit much so i narrowed it down to a smaller number. You don’t have to answer any of them though if you don’t wanna haha no hard feelings lol. So. How about: 2, 5, 10, 19, 22, 30, 56, 57, 72, 75, 82, 96 and 98? 😜

lol I will happily answer them all to sate your curiosity Anon.

2. Favorite song? It just occured to me that reblogging a favorites ask was a really silly thing for me to do because I typically couldn't pick a favorite anything with a gun to my head 😅 So we're going to do favorites at this moment in time lololol My favorite song right now is Heartbroken by Jessie Murph, Diplo, and Polo G. It makes me loooooong for love.

5. Favorite band? Artist? I just discovered this singing duo called First Aid Kit that I really love.

10. Favorite hair color? Eye color? I don't super have a preference for hair colors but I'm a sucker for brown or green eyes.

19. Favorite quote? “No one can tell what goes on in between the person you were and the person you become. No one can chart that blue and lonely section of hell. There are no maps of the change. You just come out the other side. Or you don't.” ― Stephen King, The Stand

22. Favorite color? Pink, preferably softer ones.

30. Favorite Tumblr? I don't really have a favorite that I can think of lol.

56. Favorite phone app? lol I guess tumblr if I must pick. That or my Hearts game. 😂

57. Favorite type of phone? lol Whichever one is cheap enough for me to afford whilst still letting me take halfway decent pictures. I have no brand loyalty to practically anything, but especially not phones.

72. Favorite lyrics? That is a toss-up between, "No masters or kings when the ritual begins. There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin. In the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene. Only then I am human, only then I am clean. Oh, oh, Amen, Amen, Amen." - Hozier, Take Me To Church and,

"Cause I'm a future gazer, a past dweller And I've always been a storyteller But no one's listenin' anymore And I'm a latecomer, a last chancer A slow runner and a final dancer You see me glide across the floor And I know it sounds strange And I've got nothin' to exchange But I wonder if you could" - Passenger, Remember To Forget 75. Favorite message you've ever received? lol I can't think of any off of the top of my head that reached and kept their favorite status but I do like all of you asks Anon 😊

82. Favorite emoji? 💀 For sure lol

96. Favorite picture on the Internet? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

98. Favorite weather? I fucking love a good thunderstorm, after that it's like drizzly but warm weather. The kind you can run around outside in and get your Fleetwood Mac on in. Thank you for all of the questions Anon lol

[formulinos]

Hello everybody, it’s Ana here, briefly talking seriously with you. First of all, I would really like to take some time to appreciate all the nice people around here who have had some brilliant sportsmanship while participating on the tournament. When I first did the post, considering how tiny my blog is, I didn’t expect that it would grow the way it did, I just wanted to do something fun around here given that’s summer break and I have been taking my time writing the Hyperfixation Corners, the key focus of why I’m here. To see amazing people reblogging these, taking their stands and creating funny stickers, graphics and posts to engage with the tournament is wonderful and I really can’t say thank you enough. A special thanks to the folks at the GC (you know who you are) who have also been very supportive from day one.

That being said, unfortunately things took a weird turn today after I got some further weird anons making some claims I know aren’t true and would be only inflammatory if I published them. I want to be clear that this isn’t serious at all: I don’t make money off this and the drivers will not add it to their Wikipedia accounts. This is just a fun little game and if you think it’s well organised, I did it so on purpose because I believe that if you establish your foundations well, everything after is fun and within the rules of the game. I didn’t want to limit the numbers of answers and ask for e-mails/usernames because I wanted people to feel free to vote as they please and however many times as they pleased without feeling embarrassed. I did not expect it to grow as it did so fair play, but even as it grew from day to day I knew what to expect from the fan favourites and the surprises were pleasant (even more with your interactions). By matchday two I knew it was growing a bit more and that people would share the poll around so their friends voted to. Again, I didn’t mind, think of it as the Driver of the Day polls, it’s fun to win, it’s messy, and it’s not serious.

The choice I did to DSQ Charles really was because it was too obvious to the point that it wasn’t sportsmen—like anymore. It was really fast and not keeping up with the trend I was observing (maybe I should have kept a screen record of the poll or something so I could prove it, but I didn’t think it would be necessary). If we had reached today with the same number of votes he had but it had been a slow steep, I’d know it was weird but I wouldn’t have minded and it would have been way more plausible to think it was just the Charles armada doing what it usually does. And that’s fair, it’s a tournament after all. Now, it’s just one person but one person is already too much for a silly game on Tumblr and it’s starting to get malicious, and that’s not what I’m here for.

I’m not sure I will turn off anon yet and I don’t intend to stop the responses, but I have a very low threshold to tolerate these things and I will just drop everything if it keeps happening. I don’t need this and you don’t need this either. It’s been a very tense championship and I know we all needed to put our hair down a bit so I’m glad it has fulfilled its goal. My end goal is to be happy though and as Tyler the Creator said, “just close your eyes hahahaha”.

Sorry for any inconveniences and I hope we return on Monday as planned. Thanks again everybody!

[gb-patch]

Ask Answers (March 3rd, 2021)

Here’s our latest batch of anon ask answers! Thanks for waiting for them.

Will there be a 'Our Life' game for each season? Please say we're getting a winter one! 

As of right now we’re only planning on making two, summer and fall. They take quite a while to finish and we’re not sure where we’ll be when the second OL is truly wrapped up. But it’s not impossible we can do a third. Though, four Our Life games is probably not super likely, honestly, aha. Maybe the third game, if we make one, could be switch between winter and spring or something.

What engine/engines do you use to make your games? 

We use Renpy for all our projects!

For version 1.2 of OL, did you make any changes to the DLC? If so, could you post a changelog detailing what exactly (or at least a general overview)? If it's not too much trouble, could you also elaborate on the bugs/errors you fixed in the base game? 

There aren’t really any changes to the DLCs, except for the voiced name DLC getting an expansion. We fixed very few small typos and added a couple extra lines. Unfortunately, we don’t have a list of exactly what all the little fixes were.

I've been playing OL and I love the characters! As soon as Baxter showed up, I knew I wanted to learn more about him! Would you consider adding him as a prospective LI in the future? 

Yep, Baxter (and Derek) will be getting his own romance story as an optional DLC late in 2021! Glad you like him.

Hellooo! First off I'm a huge fan of the game and can't stop playing it. However, I was wondering about how much domestic life with Cove we'll get to see in step 4. Meaning the time before the wedding and the time after. In my game Cove and I talked about having children and I was hoping that would be an option in step 4. Either way, I cannot wait for the release and I send my best to everyone working on the production :) thanks! 

I’m sorry, there’s no children or scenes after the two are married. There’s sort of endless possibilities for what that future could be like, so we unfortunately can’t depict it. You only get scenes before they’re married and, if you get the wedding DLC, you can see the day they get married. It ends there, though. But thank you for the well-wishes!

Hello! I was just wondering, so step 4 is going to be similiar to the prologue/epilogue scenes of the game. Is the Wedding DLC going to be one long scene too or will that have moments? (I love the game by the way, its ruined all other visual novels for me in the most wonderful way <3 ) 

Yeah, Step 4 and the wedding DLC will be like the prologues/summer ended parts of the game. There won’t be separate Moments you can play in any order. I’m really happy you like the game so much!

You said that the OL MC's birthday can't be in summer, but what if you headcanoned it to be? 

You can headcanon it as being in summer! There just aren’t birthday events in the game even if you do know your MC was born in summer. We had to leave those out, since some people might not want their MC to be born in summer and then they’d miss out on extra birthday scenes because of it. It wouldn’t have been fair.

Hello!😺 I absolutely love your game!😻 I can't wait for DLS with Derek and Baxter. And I wonder if Baxter could have seen Cove and MC at the party during their first failed dance? Or is Baxter only paying attention to who he's dancing with, or is he not dancing with anyone at the soiree at all then? 

Baxter isn’t really paying attention to the couples on the floor. He’s just cruising the outskirts for someone available to dance with him. So he doesn’t get any memories of the MC or Cove at that party if the two just dance with each other. It’s great to hear you like the game!

time-wise/step-wise when does the nsfw dlc take place? 

It’s not super strict in terms of an exact of weeks/months, but generally it’s sometime not long after the end of Step 3.

Heya! I'm currently obsessed with Our Life (I played through the entire game on Valentine's Day, hahaha– ha... hah), and I have one silly question: if I start playing Step 3 with the less... "romantically inclined" interest levels (Fond & Disinterest), is there still a chance of getting a romantic ending with Cove? Can Cove and the MC realize "they're the one for me" in just one summer? Or... are confessions off the table completely unless at least at Crush level? Thank you in advance! 

So happy you’re having fun with it! In OL1 deciding that Cove is your friend means he’s truly only a friend. You can’t decide you have a crush partway through. But we are considering doing things differently in future games.

hey i have some questions about our life

a) is there a way to be friends with that mean bowlcut kid or is he always... like tha

b. what is coves ethnicity?

A. He is always like that, haha. At least as a kid, he does grow up to be different~

B. Cove’s mom Kyra is white, but Cliff’s race doesn’t come up and players are able to headcanon it. So Cove is half white and half whatever you prefer Cliff to be. 

how do you get to the two mc cut-in scenes from the new update?

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Hiii! I'm doing another playthrough (it's only like my 100th time playing through the entire game) after the 1.2 update, and I was wondering how to get the new art? I also really love all the new stuff, thank you for working so hard and creating such a wonderful game :)

You can check our our CG guide on Steam for that! Thank you for the kind words.

Sorry to bother you, but I have a question about the Patreon moment. Will there be initiative settings there too? And if there aren't, will the MC lead the whole thing or will Cove lead at certain points too? Thank you~ 

There will still be flexibly in what you’re comfortable with and whether you want Cove to automatically do things or for choices to always be involved :]. And you don’t need to apologize!

Hello!! I wanted to ask a couple of questions about Our Life:

1. Will we able to buy all the DLC via Steam or will there be some of them only available in Patreon? Just to know if I should create a Patreon user XD

2. Will Our Life: Now and Forever be about the current MC, Cove and the other characters or will it be a game with a New MC, new romantic options and new characters?

1. There will be a Patreon-only NSFW bonus Moment. But all the normal planned DLCs will release on Steam.

2. Our Life: Now & Forever is about new characters- new MC, new family, new LI, etc.

just some small bug I noticed: even if you didn't ask Cove to dance, if he asks you at the Soiree in Step 2 later and you say yes to dancing, the MC acts like they got to dance with Cove again even if it was the first time. 

Thank you for the report on that! We thought it was fixed, but I guess it didn’t work.

I was messing around with the new update and I noticed that all the hands in the firefly CGs have the same skin tone regardless of what you put in, (with the exception of the really dark skin color) is this a glitch or something? 

The skin tones aren’t the same. It’s just because they’re out at night with only fireflies for light that it makes each image look dark and therefore similar. But if you line them up together it’s clear how there are changes in every option.

How long did it take to plan out and write the story for OL? Not including the programming, art stuff, or the DLC chapters, I mean just planning and writing the base game story alone. The base game story seems hefty as is, and then on top of that there's the changes to scenes depending on MC's and Cove's personalities and relationship, I'm curious how long that took 

It took basically the full development time, aha. I’m someone who doesn’t fully outline a project before start and instead continues to come up with stuff as a project progresses. There were new parts to the story being created right up to near the launch. So, starting in 2016 or so to later 2020, with some breaks/hold-ups throughout that time.

Hello! I'm really, really enjoying Our Life: Beginning and Always, it was the kind of sweet, wholesome content I needed during these past months. I had a quick question, will you be making any female characters for the MC to romance? In this game or any others like it? I'm a lesbian and I'd love to have a female love interest with such well written romance as yours! Thank you so much. 

Thank you for the nice comment! Our Life: Beginnings & Always won’t have a female LI since we didn’t want to treat other gender options as second fiddle to the male lead. But we have just started full production on Our Life: Now & Forever, which will have a starring female LI! There’s a silhouette glimpse of her Step 1 self here~

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[anangelcalledinquisitor]

💗💌💝🌹

(I reblogged that list, like 20 other things, and then went and played a game and pretended to plot in my head, I didn't actually expect to get one, so I hope you see this anon, especially if I think it is who I think it was but maybe not since I've been getting some interaction from more people now)

Okay let's seeeeeeeeeee... These emoticons look a little different on my phone (where I'm reading the questions) so if I answer the wrong ones, then oops.

💗--How do you show you care? What do people do that makes you feel loved?

oh god, where do I begin... I show that I care in a lot of ways, from sending/making very terrible jokes (some of them are in poor taste, but I honestly like to make people laugh) to asking about their day/life, to sending gifts (expecially when it's something they've been looking forward to or something they mentioned in passing, so I can show that I listen to them, that's like *chef's kiss*) to physical affection. Right now, I can't do much for the people I love, because of distance, and, ya know, global pandemic, but little things, like sending the next volume of the book that my wife's reading (which is funny cus she hasn't read the first one yet), or finding a card in line with the latest running joke, or writing a letter that is like the same as the last 20 letters I've written but is on different paper this time... I show my love in acts of service--I live to be helpful. What makes me feel loved? I mean, there's so much, it's actually probably borderline ridiculous? Like, silk flowers for a holiday that I know is like very over-commercialized and capitalism and blah blah blah, I didn't get flowers in high school. Besides from my wife, only one person in my life has given me flowers. Real flowers are nice, yes, but silk flowers, I don't have to worry about decay, I don't have to deal with the watering, I don't have to worry about "Ah shit what if my cats chew on this" (as much), I don't have to worry about "SHIT I'm allergic to this how do I not make someone feel bad about this"... The only thing better would probably be if I could spritz them with my wife's perfume, but then I'd probably burst into tears whenever I pass them because I love and miss her so much, ya know? Ah shit, what was the question? What makes me feel loved--when people listen to me, and remember me, and think of me. Like that's so silly, but I'm second oldest of five kids. Eldest daughter, needs pushed to the side because I didn't need much, so I was forgotten and overlooked a lot. Still am. But when someone sees something and things "AH, YES, PERFECT" and sends it to me? that's love to me.

💌--Love letters or poetry? Love songs or mixtapes? Make out sessions or snuggling?

What the hell kind of choices are these... Like okay, Love letters, but who wouldn't love poetry in their love letters? And mixtapes OR love songs? I want a mixtape of love songs, thank you. And who doesn't snuggle while making out? So in short, yes.

💝-(this one's a little hard to see clearly, but I need new glasses)--What gift would you like to receive? What type do you like to give?

What do I like to receive? Hmmmmm... I mean, like, postcards, I collect those, stickers, enamel pins, books, cute little figurines, doll items (I collect ball-jointed dolls and one can never have too many accessories), pokemon things, MDZS/TGCF/SVSSS things, bookmarks, dice and related D&D things... I'm pretty easy to please, I think. I love to give things that are perfect for the person, whether it's "Oh, I'm on volume 3 and need volume 4 of this series", or "it's cold here, I should get a blanket" or "ooooh pretty dice", I love to give things that people maybe don't think about. (I gave my niece two journals, three sets of dice, and a set of magnetic bookmarks, and I was hailed as the best gift giver ever, because they were all things that NO ONE ELSE got her that were zeroed in on her interests.)

🌹--What do you think are the most romantic flowers other than roses?

Tulips. Whenever I see them, I think about my wife, and my heart flutters and my stomach flipflops and I have to restrain myself from buying them every time, if only because I don't have anywhere for them to go, but they make me think of warm hands and soft kisses and I just melt.

[taurielsilvan]

i got tagged by the very lovely @klngfili thank you so much dear!!

why did you choose your url? because i love tauriel and silvan elves are the best kind

any side-blogs? yeees @makeyoursoulgrow for all aesthetic/pretty stuff and @fyelves for pointy-eared darlings

how long have you been on tumblr? ..... ten years?? 😳

why did you start your blog in the first place? i really don’t remember. where did i come from? where did i go?

do you have a queue tag? nah, i queue all posts but nobody cares if i’m online when they post or not, so why bother

why did you choose your icon? i love my criminal son

why did you choose your header? i was bored and made something 🤓

what's your post with the most notes? this thranduil edit by far 

how many followers do you have? actual people? maybe 10? abandoned blogs that still follow me? some thousands

how many people do you follow? ~300

have you ever made a shitpost? nah.. maybe some silly edits... i remember a certain picspam focusing on gollum’s butt... but other than that no

how often do you use tumblr each day? 2-3 times maybe... it used to be more (also used to be more interesting here with endless new content each day)

did you have a fight/argument with a blog once? maybe with an anon?

how do you feel about 'you need to reblog this post'? i ignore them

do you like tag/ask games? yes 🥰

which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous? i could have easily answered this a few years ago... but now? is anybody still famous? is everybody??

do you have a crush on a mutual? no but i love all of them noetheless! 

i’m tagging (feel free to ignore tho): @wondcrwomans , @captainaragorn and @ellrond

[taylorroger-s]

shooting star // ben hardy x reader

a/n hooooolyyyy shit it has been a while since I've written something. this has actually been in my drafts since june, and was originally a response to an ask following me reblogging a prompt list. to the anon that requested it, sorry about that. but hey, it’s now done and personally, I think it’s pretty good. hope y’all think so too

plus, I've been in a ben mood after the 6 underground trailer so that gave me the motivation to finish

masterlist here!

enjoy :)

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you really weren't in the mood to leave the house. 

your friday nights were usually spent curled up in your bed, eyes glued to your old hunk of a computer, burning through cheesy rom-coms and seasons upon seasons of any mildly interesting show you could find. 

but after a brief pep talk by your roommate, you had dragged yourself to a university party where drunkards snogged in dark corners and booze was in no short supply. you were settled comfortably in the corner of a well-worn sofa, nursing a cup full of what you assumed was vodka and lemonade. 

the party itself wasn’t as bad as you expected. letting loose once in awhile always helped relieve some of the stress built up by tests and essays. prior to sitting down, you had spent a good thirty minutes dancing to a strange assortment of classic rock ballads and eclectic disco melodies. once exhausted and glistening with a thin layer of sweat. you grabbed the mystery vodka concoction and sat down. 

you were just starting to relax when one of the alcohol-fueled “men” stumbled into the growing circle of people seated in the middle of the chaos, haphazardly leaning on one another. 

“yoooo,” the boy slurred, “let’s do… truth or dare!” you groaned, moving to leave when your friend ashley tugged on your arm, dragging you back to her side.

“cmon… it’ll be fun” ash pleaded, throwing her arms around your neck to pull you closer. you could smell the cigarettes, weed, and crude cocktails on her breath. with a dejected sigh, you sunk back into the couch, curling up against ashley. you had never really enjoyed the game of truth or dare. ever since your junior year, when you were pressured into stealing something from the headmaster’s office and ended up with a month of detention, you had avoided it pretty successfully. 

“i don’t think so.” you muttered, finishing off your drink with one last gulp. that’s when you heard an achingly familiar voice. ben jones, childhood friend turned sworn enemy somewhere in junior high. 

it was difficult to piece together how the rift between the two of your formed. your friendship was so pure, so uplifting. there was no one in the world you trusted more. the beginning of the end came when you had your first serious crush. a boy in your french class named john had asked you to the movies to see the third harry potter film. 

but that was the issue. ben and you had seen the first two together, read the books together. suffice to say it was a sacred tradition between the two of you. so when you broke the news to ben about your date, he wasn’t the most supportive. it escalated into a heated argument, before you angrily left his room with tears streaming down your face. later that night he called and apologized, but things were never the same after that. the last true conversation you had ended with both of you renouncing your friendship and going your separate ways. for weeks after, you would catch yourself staring at the phone, waiting for a call; or waiting for the courage to call first. but every time you felt the urge to run back to him, the final words he said would come back to haunt you.

“you abandoned me”

“how could you?”

“i hate you.”

since then, things were never the same. no more late night phone calls, no more movie marathons. when john broke your heart, you didn’t have ben to turn to. you didn’t realize how much you cared about him until that moment. but you weren't about to run back into his arms. so you stayed silent, grew up and went to university without so much as a backwards glance to your former best friend. just your luck that he ended up in the same school, even if he was in a different major. as university dragged on you walked past him in the halls less and less. but then you would see him at parties, exchanging furtive glances when you thought the other wasn’t looking. you hadn’t has a direct conversation in years. so the fact that he was at the same random party, giving you grief, made your blood run cold.

“you don’t have to be such a downer, bugs.” ben chided, taking a sip from the beer in his right hand. there was another, unopened bottle in his left. he had the audacity to call you by a nickname you hadn’t heard in years. at the age of six, the two of you had become obsessed with the looney tunes, watching old reruns from the seventies and following along as new episodes came out. you had been dubbed bugs in honor of bugs bunny by him, and you took to calling him beaky. you could remember vividly scratching the words ‘bugs and beaky forever’ into a tree not far from your primary school’s front yard. he called you bugs? well two could play at that game.

“that’s rich coming from you beaky.” you shot back, keeping your eyes trained on a generic painting hanging on the opposite wall. you could feel him shift on the other side of the couch’s arm, taking a seat no more than two feet away from you. after a moment you couldn’t resist the pull and took a quick glance at your ex-best friend, sucking in a breath as he came into view. he had ditched the justin bieber hair you remembered, letting it grow and curl around his ears. you pressed your lips together in a firm line, slowly tearing your eyes away from his chiseled jawline and striking green eyes.

“alright, everyone have a drink?” the boy who introduced the game called, holding up a cup of his own. everyone raised their own in response. you glanced down at your lap where the empty cup sat. whoops. just when you were toying with the idea of simply bailing from the party, an unopened bottle dropped into your lap, cold against the denim fabric of your jeans. you whipped your head to the side, where ben was quietly watching the plastered people arranged in the messy circle. you stared at him for a moment before he spoke.

“you’re welcome” he huffed, taking a sip from his own, identical bottle. you twisted off the cap, twiddling it between your fingers for a moment.

“thanks.” you said through gritted teeth, shutting yourself up from saying anything more with a long swig from the bottle. and so the game began. you sat there, head on ashley’s shoulder, laughing at the silly dares asked and often scandalous truths. someone would spin an empty bottle in the center of the circle, and whoever it landed on they would ask that stupid, fated question. truth or dare?

you weren’t subjected to anything too horrible. anytime you reached a question or dare that you were uncomfortable with, you would simply take a quick chug from your steadily emptying bottle and laugh. as time dragged on you had confessed the worst cocktail you ever drank, the weirdest dream you ever had, and had given someone a brief kiss on the cheek.

once your turn rolled around the third time, you reached for the bottle, spinning it with a bit of difficulty due to the beer pumping through your system. it spun in two complete circles and then just a touch more, landing square on ben. just your luck. you turned to him, locking eyes with his stunningly green ones. he really was quite gorgeous. it made your breath catch in your throat as you pushed out the question.

“truth or dare?” you breathed, raising an eyebrow in challenge. your mind filled with a number of different options and possible outcomes for his response. part of you wanted to be malicious and embarrass him for some crude form of revenge, but deep down you still cared deeply for ben and would hate to see him miserable. there truly was a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other. 

“truth.” ben stated, crossing his arms firmly across his chest. his nonchalance steeled your spine and you held your chin high. your judgement was admittedly impaired by alcohol, but it was too late for you to change your mind. you needed to know the truth, whether or not it was in front of an audience. 

“what’s the biggest lie you’ve told?” 

he took in a sharp breath, moving his steely gaze to the frayed edges on his shoelaces. no more than a few seconds had passed between your question and his response, but it felt like an eternity. you clenched your fists repeatedly in your lap, habitually cracking them as the room stayed quiet. ben sighed, lifting his eyes just a tad to watch you through his long eyelashes. 

“that i hate you. that you abandoned me. that i never wanted to see you again. take your pick” he almost hissed out the words, jumping to his feet and walking out when he had finished. you sat in stunned silence with the rest of the group, slowly processing what he said. someone coughed, another sneezed. still the silence stretched on. then ashley elbowed you in the ribs. 

you whirled around, mouthing the word ‘what?’ and giving her a glare. she rolled her eyes, pinching the bridge of her nose. you crossed your arms over your chest, raising an eyebrow at her as you waited for an answer. she pointed wildly towards the door that ben had disappeared into, eyes wide as she gestured. it was very easy to read her exaggerated movements. she wanted you to talk to him. you knew you had to talk to him. but you didn’t want to. yet, after a beat, you groaned internally and headed towards the door, flipping ashley the bird as you left.

ben was a few rooms away, brooding silently as he gazed out a window. you took a seat across from him, resting your head on the chipped window frame. there was a plush bench situated against the wall, pillows tucked up against the glass. the two of you were seated on the floor, curled in similar positions, mirroring each other. the party seemed to have resumed in the other room, giggles and fits of laughter filling the air. 

"so…" you began, grappling for some way to start up a conversation. you heard ben let out a heavy breath through his nose, tucking his hand under his chin. his profile was bathed in moonlight, casting a monochromatic glow on his chiseled features. his lips were turned into a distinct frown. 

"so what?" you rolled your eyes. just as stubborn as he was when the two of you were kids. it summoned a memory of him nearly beating up a boy for calling you names, while you did your best to drag him away. always your defender, whether you needed it or not. another memory to make your heart ache as you sat straight across from that same, hot-headed boy. 

“are we going to talk about what just happened?” you said, tone slightly terse. you suddenly wished you were back in your room, curled up in your covers, repressing memories of a happier time. a time where your only worries were what games to play and looney toons episodes to watch. a time where it was just you and ben against the world. 

“suppose so.” he sounded just as tense as you, which for some reason pissed you off. he didn’t have to answer the question with something that hadn’t ever been addressed between the two of you. he could have said something inconsequential and you both could have continued on with your lives. but his admission needed to be dealt with, and it fell to you to make him explain. 

“since you seem so keen to begin a conversation, i’ll start. why did you lie in the first place?” you could feel a lump rise in your throat. even after years of no contact, you still cared about him. his rejection all that time ago still stung. you deserved to know the truth. 

“next question.” ben answered, voice still flat and emotionless. however, you could tell that he wasn’t unaffected by your prying. the muscles in his jaw had tightened, and you watched as he ran a hand through his hair. his gaze was drilled on something out the window, as if he was adamant not to look at your face. 

“fine, smartass. why did my going on a date piss you off so much?” you were now fully focused on him, silently begging to any god that might exist for an answer that you had waited so long for. 

“it wasn’t that you were going on a date,” you raised an eyebrow, doubtful of his answer, but he continued speaking, “it was that you were going to see harry potter. that was our thing. our tradition. in my adolescent boy brain, you were replacing me.” he suddenly sounded years younger, just like the boy you would play football with in the dead of night and share sweets with after school. his expression had also softened, eyes tentatively flicking back to you every couple seconds. 

“you know that nothing would ever replace you. thick as thieves, mum used to say. i never would have replaced you for a middle school crush. so, why. did. you. lie?” you sounded strained, mad that he had ever for a moment thought anyone was more important to you than him. no person could fill the space he left behind. 

“because i was jealous alright? jealous that you chose him over me. jealous that he got to hold your hand, take you to dances. i was jealous because i loved you, and you slipped away before i did anything to show you how much i cared.” ben snapped, tone softening as his confession went on, voice cracking near the end. he had been waiting to say those words for what felt like a lifetime. a weight was lifted of his shoulders, and, by association, yours as well. despite the somber nature of your conversation, you could feel a smile spread across your features. you were now entirely looking at each other, stupid, love-struck kids once more. 

“ben, you total dork. i would have chosen you over him every time. you were who i truly cared about. but i’m not a mind reader, so when you never said anything, i assumed it was because my feelings weren’t reciprocated. therefore, i tried to move on. didn’t work by the way. nothing i did could make me stop loving you.” you reached out a hand and he gently took it, lacing your fingers with his. he too had a soft smile on his face, gaze shifting to your intertwined hands. his thumb rubbed small circles on the back of your hand, warming your skin with his touch. 

“guess we're both idiots.” he looked back up, locking eyes with you. all at once, your feelings came rushing back. you could do nothing else but smile as the minutes passed by, still connected to ben through his outstretched hand. you tilted your head to look back out the large window, tracing the shapes of constellations between the stars. one flew by; a shooting star. your wish was simple: that you never had to let go of ben ever again. 

“guess so.”

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yee haw kids i’m finally getting back into it (if you call finishing off a draft that’s been there since june getting back into writing but shh)

here’s to more motivation in the weeks to come!

[nightsky-wonderer]

“What in the world would I do, without you by my side” - Reflection and Gratitude

(Warning: Long Post!)

It is Saturday, less than 12 hours for online viewers, and less than 24 for television to catch the premiere of series finale, “Plus Est En Vous”.  As Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure is coming to an end, I would like to say, for this being one of my first fandoms, this is the best experience I could ever ask for!

From watching the show together, it has been a great journey to watch the Tangled universe being expanded, as well as seeing our favourite characters, old and new, develop and grow into stronger individuals.

I shall say this now and again after the finale: To all cast and crew, thank you for the wonderful adventure! It will forever be missed.

Thinking about it, it has also been a journey for myself. I first became aware of the series when I saw an trailer on YouTube for TBEA back in the summer of 2017; it was a bit passed its first airdate.  I couldn’t believe there was a sequel to Tangled.  After viewing the special, I was easily hooked.  Why was Rapunzel’s hair back? What were those black rocks? How many proposals did it take for New Dream to be engaged? I needed answers.  After learning of the tv series, I kept up with S1 during the autumn months, and with the introduction of Varian, he quickly grew on me as my favourite character, and became a great additional reason to keep watching.  

Within a short time, I discovered this fandom.  I hung around as an invisible anon in the “Tangled The Series” tag, and watched @tangledbea‘s account for news (sorry if it’s a bit creepy).  There were things I wanted to express and discuss, but held back due to my introverted, shy nature.  I quietly admired the amazing works of art displayed by @tangledinart, @ghosta-r, and many others, and as I also continued to see Rapunzel paint drawings throughout the series, these all eventually inspired myself to pick up a pencil, paper, and a paintbrush during the winter of 2017-2018. Thank you for inspiring me, and continue to do what you enjoy doing!

I finally had the courage to create an account in mid-2018.  Despite being comfortable around instagram, I wasn’t sure if anyone will like what I can offer here; I was scared.  My drawings weren’t that great, and opinions may not match.  However, with every additional reblog, like, viewing additional opinions, and participation in fan holidays and appreciation events, many fears were proven wrong; I never imagined a fandom can be so nice and accepting. I was coming out of my shell.

So here we are now. Over the past 1 1/2 - 2 years for myself on Tumblr, and even more years for most, it has been quite a ride. The fun times, the sad times, the silly times, the angry times, and times of regret and forgiveness. The fandom is not perfect, for every fan is human, however, it has proven many times that the fandom manages to pull itself back together again once a cloud blows over to drop its rain. The range of works made to express love for the series and characters, whether it is pieces of fanart, gifs, fanfic, games, comments, a simple screencap with/without a caption, even a blog ( @tanglednonnie) to give a voice to anon tangled fans, always manages to find a way to put a smile on someone’s face.

In regards to the Tangled Talk w/ Team Awesome Podcast.  First of all, that was great Q&A with Eden Espinosa recently. In fact, every episode recorded had an amazing discussion. @tangledbea, @kelseyfitzherbert, @darkprince-eugene / @forever-tangledup, thank you for creating this podcast in the first place, as well as everything to help keep the fandom up-to-date with news, spoiler control, allowing voices to be heard, and being there for the fandom as a whole - you truly are the Queens of our Corona!

I also give additional gratitude to all my followers, visitors and friends.  I know I haven’t spoken much, I will seek to improve.  

For everyone who will be viewing the finale at midnight, I wish you all for a very special night.  I unfortunately will not be catching the finale until tomorrow morning at the earliest.    

I will see you on the other side.

[deerself]

2,4,5 & 7 for the reverse selfship au asks(you can pick F/O) Go nuts 😊 ~🧙‍♀️Anon

AHHH THANK U SM FOR LETTING ME BE SELF INDULGENT BECCA ILY!!! im gonna be writing about kojika and kakashi for these :’3

2. What kind of media is your S/I from? A book, comic, television show, movie, video game? Is your F/O part of the fandom for your S/I’s media?

so!! my S/I kojika is based on my own sona, which comes from my minecraft skin!! and my minecraft characters story is based on this mc game server i used to play on so thats what thisll be based on :’3

i cant decide if the media will be a game or tv show!! but anyways, the setting is this apocalyptic, fantasy-based land where theres this horde of incoming monsters (that include things such as zombies, wolves, skeletons, and ogres), and the last survivors of this fortress have to take their “last stand” against them and protect the keep and its shrines. kojika in this show is a badass, adorable healer who is very chill and a bit silly and will slay down hordes of monsters while looking as cute as possible. theyre fairly outgoing and fairly popular amongst the survivors of the keep

kakashi is more of a chillax fan of the show!! he usually prefers lowkey shows but the premise and comedic parts of this show really drew him in. he likes to wait for a bunch of new episodes to come out and then binge watches them

4. How active is your F/O on social media? Do they run a self ship blog or do they mostly lurk?

kakashi is more of a lurker, through and through. he might have a self ship blog but its super lowkey and he barely posts on it. he might have a blog where he reblogs fanart and gifs of the show that he likes!! he also tracks the kojika imagines, kojika x reader, etc tags for any new posts and yes, he will read these in public like he reads icha icha

7. What would your F/O’s self insert character be like?

OKAY i love this question so much??? so kakashi in his own world is a super talented, famous shinobi. so i feel like he’d kinda want to be the opposite here lmao. his S/I is this laid back, chill guy that, while is pretty decent in combat, always ends up in situations where he needs to be saved preferably by kojika. his S/I always knows the dumbest jokes that always manage to crack up kojika and he always casually tries to hang around/be around them. he might make his S/I look like himself?? i think he could translate his sharingan fairly easy into the show’s world. he’d also maybe have a tamed wolf companion that looks a bit like pakkun? he might also make his S/I look like sukea. or maybe he has them as two different S/Is!!

annnnnnd i already answered #5 in another ask!! thank you sm again ;o;

im gonna include some art of my og sona/minecraft character under the cut because im love them and im a sucker for any chance to mention them :’3 (blood/minor cuts TW!!)

(by aubrabe on deviantART!!) —– ^

(by kuromadicchi on deviantART!!) —– ^

[dokidokiliteraturegirls]

1 day hiatus and some thoughts regarding the last arc.

Man, that was one heck of a ride! Or at least I hope it was, because that was my intention! Before we move on, I want to announce I’ll be taking a day long hiatus, mostly because it would be pretty weird to finish the hyper-dramatic and intense arc I was making and then jump straight back into silly hijinks and shenanigans, so there won’t be an update tomorrow, but there will be one the day after! I’ll also share some thoughts and ideas that went behind the writing of that specific art and ask for some opinions under the cut, so don’t miss it!

I was going to make this post a video but after I heard my recorded voice I was like eeeeeeeeewwwwww. Sorry if I ask you to read too much (I’ll try to keep this text post as concise as possible), but trust me, it’s better than my awful voice and bad attempts at comedy. Trust me.

Anyways, I want to thank all of you!! The last five days have been really intense here in ddlitg with Monika’s Deletion Arc. With the intents and purposes of keeping the events of the story mysterious I purposefully remained mostly silent during this week (mostly because I can’t shut tf up). I know you guys had a lot of questions and it made me kind of sad not being able to answer them to keep up the aura of mystery, but it was also incredibly fun and motivating to see you all coming up with your own theories about how Monika was going to be brought back, how her memories would be installed, etc~ It really made me feel like I succeeded at keeping you guys hooked on the story! As a fanfiction writer, that is a great achievement for me ❤️❤️❤️ On the other hand, some people got really scared. They thought I was going to delete the blog at the end of the time limit, and that Monika would stay dead for good. I’m sorry that I couldn’t elbow you guys and say *pppst! don’t worry. all this tension is temporary. I don’t write tragedies bro. In my stories, even when stuff goes sour, it always ends up ok because I think it gives a good message* because it would spoil all the suspense I was working on so hard to build up.

Secondly, I was also a little scared that I was breaking up the mood that I had set up for the blog. Because of the beautiful messages you marvelous individuals take the time to send little ol’ me, I know many of you see this blog as a palate cleanser for all the f*cked up stuff that happens in DDLC, and I remember people even telling me they recommended the blog to other people who had just finished the game so they could overcome the trauma more easily, as I have set up a fluffy and comfortable atmosphere around my updates. Even when I delve into more serious topics, such as Natsuki’s bullying because of her being trans, I had never written a story arc as tense as this one before (previous multiple-update spanning story arcs were the Natsuri and Sayorika shipping arcs, so....). However, I may not show it because of how fluffy DDLitG is, but I’m a big fan of emotionally intense stories, such as shonen manga, where blood-soaked heroes scream about hope in the eyes of imminent defeat. The kind of stories that keep you glued to the screen with your heart pumping and your blood boiling wondering what is going to happen next, how are our heroes going to overcome the next hurdle (I recommend Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann if you’re into that kind of stuff like I am). However, the stories I write are very different: Doki Doki Literature Girls is about four girls trying to heal from past trauma with the power of mutual support and persistence, ohfuckistaigis is about random stuff happening and out-of-character banter for the sake of whatever joke I can come up with in the 15 minutes I take to make each update, and Literature and Murder is about two seemingly incredibly different characters realizing they’re much more similar than they realized, and growing together as friends while exploring themselves and overcoming their internal struggles ina world that actively works against them (no, really). I really wanted to challenge myself to get out of my comfort zone and write an emotionally intense story arc for DDLitG, as not only it is my story with the biggest and most beautiful audience (I love you guys so much ❤️❤️❤️), but it’s also the one with the biggest potential for those kind of stories. HOWEVER, I’m still scared that I betrayed you guys by writing something different if you put your trust in me to bring you happy fluffy updates every day to help you unwind. Some people were disappointed when the first update in the arc dropped, and that’s understandable, which is receiving your opinion on this is super important for me.

You know, I worked super, SUPER hard on this arc. Like... the hardest I’ve worked on anything ever. I’ve put more woman-hours and effort into making every little thing make sense, fit perfectly with each other, work as a conclusion to a previously established fact, and at the same time be mysterious and interesting in these five updates than the entire rest of the blog. And apparently it paid off!! I received so many wonderful messages, so many theories daily, and so many people saying they cried at the conclusion that it felt like a truly special time in the blog, and an reminder of why I love the power of fiction and being a writer so much ❤️❤️❤️ I want to thank you all again for being with me in this journey, and I hope I can keep bringing you updates that make your hearts go doki doki!!

Now as a fun conclusion I want to share some memes I received that I was too much of a dumbass to remember queueing. I’M SO SORRY I’M REALLY SORRY I WAS SO FOCUSED ON THE UPDATE I FORGOT TO POST THESE I’M SO SORRYYYYYYYYYYY 🙇🙇🙇

Now let’s check them out because they’re the best ❤️

(pleasebringmonikaback@gmail.com holy shit)

@retritale I LOVE THIS SO MUCH OMG!!! I kind of wonder what would happen if I’m on the bus or smth and spot someone with a picture of my blog like this one as a wallpaper. I would probably lose my shit right there and then.

We actually received this one today, but I’m posting it here because 1. it’s hilarious and b. I don’t want people freaking out thinking Monika got deleted again.

And finally, and extremely importantly... remember that thing about removing Monika from the Icon and Banner that was the best idea ever because it was so meta and it paralleled beautifully with how Sayori disappeared from the title screen of DDLC in the 2nd run and was so much fun because more and more people discovered it and I literally received messages about people freaking out because they had just discovered it every day? I want to thank this anon for that! It was entirely their idea:

I read that messages as I was having breakfast and literally stopped eating to make the new pictures because the idea was so genius. I really wanted to IM this person to thank them personally but... you know. Anon. So I’m posting it here! Thanks buddy, you made the whole experience seem all the more real ❤️

Once again, I can’t thank you enough for your wonderful messages, sending your theories, sending me shit because you didn’t agree with my decision, everything, the comments you put on posts, the tags you put on the reblogs, everything. You’re seriously the best fanbase a writer could ask for ❤️❤️❤️

[nighttimepixels]

i’m gonna answer this one separately from the others i’m about to do a small batch for, for a few reasons! <3

first up, sure - i’ll definitely check out the logistics of exporting it for iPad. :) i’ll post if i get it uploaded! ^^

second, ah! this isn’t officially placed in the skelelodge from the lovely @tyranttortoise‘s SSLL - but boi howdy i can see how you got that idea, woops. it was meant to be ambiguous, and i certainly don’t want to step on Ty’s toes or make assumptions about the lodge X) we agree on a lot of headcanons though and she’s basically the best on thoughts and theories and characterizations and is a lovely person that i’m delighted to get to talk to about it all! <3 go give her love, though, and if you have questions about the lodge and their rooms she’s certainly the one to ask! ^^

third....

whoo boi. i’ve actually gotten several asks requesting more content for the game/broader gameplay, and i’m definitely flattered - it means a lot to me that you guys enjoyed the game enough to want to request more from me! on the flip side, i feel like i need to point a couple things out.

this game isn’t even that long or complicated, and i have just shy of 3000 lines in the script code.

i probably spent about 120 hours in active development of the game - not including concept work.

i very very much so make no money off of this game.

and i’m okay with that!

this game was a work of love and passion and utter absurdity, a tribute to the game and ridiculous but wonderful fandom i’ve now spent two years in. i did all the work alone, and in fact did far more than 120 hours of work when you include the probably 40-50 hours i did of testing out other game engines to see what would work. there’s actually a lot of spritework and other things on the cutting room floor too.

however, due to wanting to avoid stepping on legal toes, i’m not making money off of it. not even from ads or anything else, as much as i wish i could. i don’t have an active income right now, and am trying to work my ass off to get to a point where i can make at least a little money as an independent creator - and hell, a bonus of making this game was growing myself in that regard. and i DO have full intentions of making one more fangame, this one more... rpg-gameplay oriented, partially to teach myself that aspect of gamemaking and partially for love of these characters and silly aus. it’s probably a little foolish and ambitious of me, but when it gets down to it, i love creating things that make people smile. that take them out of their lives for even just a moment, that bring a little spark of happiness amongst everything else they get up to. so if i can do that in the process of teaching myself the skills i’m hoping to turn loose on my independent/original projects, then that makes the sleepless nights i spend pouring through tutorials and rehashing sprite designs and puzzling over what dialogue choices best represent the characters’ personalities all the more worth it.

... -exhales-. all that said, it’s a bit rough for any creator when they release some project they’ve been working on, and immediately get requests for ‘more’... especially without commentary about what was enjoyed about this project. all i hope is to hear from you guys is if you enjoyed it - and if you did, it makes my day everytime to hear about your reactions to little aspects, or a character’s line, or - hell, anything. seriously, i nearly cried when i saw the positive comments in the reblogs after i woke up. i guess it can feel ‘obvious’ when you love something, that it should be loved, or appreciated - but if only a handful of people ever say that they like it... it’s pretty easy to get in your own head as a creator and say ‘well, i guess i did okay, but maybe not enough.’ it’s hard to grow, too, and even harder to take the time to acknowledge how you’ve grown. and trust me, for a creator... that’s crucial. you burn out, otherwise. and you doubt yourself. and... it gets harder to stay determined.

to all of you who have left sweet comments and asks - gods, i can’t thank you enough! hell, i might not even be attempting another game if not for you all. it may take me a bit (it definitely will) but it’ll be there, and you’ve made one hell of an impact on my belief in myself as a creator. even you, anon, i know you mean well, and am happy to hear you’d like to play it - just know it’s hard, too, yeah? it’s rewarding... but i put a lot of myself into my creations. it’s just a relief when i hear that someone out there truly enjoyed it, enough to leave me a kind message. and that goes for all creators, i can assure you.

[meneatyoghurt]

tagged by: @allthesebeautifulmistakes thank you :)

tagging: Uh...I'm not good at tagging because I have a pathological fear of bothering people so like...if you see this and want to do it, consider yourself tagged by me

1. why did you choose your url?

It's from Please Like Me - Tom and Ella are talking about how yoghurt is always advertised for women. I did a silly embroidery of it and was looking at it while trying to think of a username.

2. any side blogs?

Nope. Don't really see the point.

3. how long have you been on tumblr?

I think I created an account like...six or seven years ago but it was mostly for lurking. I only started really using it about two years ago.

4. do you have a queue tag?

Nah. I don't use the queue function that often. I think the only time I'd bother to use one is if, for some reason, I would be queuing up a post about some sensitive current events issue that could change at any moment, as I kind of "I wrote this earlier so if it now comes across as incredibly insensitive or incorrect, it's because it's lacking current information". But I can't really see why I would queue up something like that...

5. why did you start your blog in the first place?

I have no idea. To spout opinions about bad TV? Mostly just to see other people's posts at first.

6. why did you choose your icon?

See above. It's an embroidery I did of my username. Except the embroidery came first.

7. why did you choose your header?

It's just a fabric I bought with llamas on it that I liked. I used it to make a dress for my sister's wedding.

8. what’s your post with the most notes?

I think a Skam one? About the different Isak characters being different types of crier. I know that one has over a thousand notes. There might be an Old Guard one that has quite a few. It tends to be silly jokes/fairly flippant observations that get attention, rather than anything in-depth. I like making silly jokes though, so that's ok with me. It's funny to see them occasionally get a small flurry of notes after someone with lots of followers reblogs them.

9. how many mutuals/followers do you have?

A couple of hundred? Too lazy to check.

10. how many people do you follow?

Same, about 200 I think.

11. have you ever made a shitpost?

No? Don't think so.

12. how often do you use tumblr?

Every day.

13. did you have a fight/argument with another blog? who won?

Not really. I'm highly conflict avoidant, which is why I have anons turned off. If anyone violently disagrees with me, I will just often ignore them because I don't want to get into it and most of the time it wouldn't be very productive. I'm fine discussing differences in interpretation and stuff, but I can't really do people being confrontational, especially when it's about something like a TV show that I really don't want to waste my energy feeling anxious about.

14. how do you feel about “you need to reblog this” posts?

Not a fan, I mostly ignore them. I'm very much a "well I was going to but now you've told me to, I'm not gonna" kind of person. I also just don't really see tumblr as the right place for activism/news. It might be for some people, but I'm really just here for gifs, fic and complaining about TV.

15. do you like tag/ask games?

Sure, they're ok, I guess. I don't get tagged very often though and sometimes when I do, I'm not really in the mood to answer them. (Sorry whoever it was that sent me one about listing things you like about yourself - I couldn't do it because I was on my period, which is when I hate myself most, and then when I tried later, I realised I still couldn't do it)

16. which of your mutuals do you think are tumblr famous?

I have no idea. None of them? I don't really know what that means. Tbh I slightly steer aware from some of the really popular people in different fandom circles. I'm sure some are nice but it can get a bit too close to holding them up as like...fandom leaders, which makes me uncomfortable.

17. do you have a crush on a mutual?

Nope. There are people whose opinions I usually gel with, but I wouldn't say I get a good enough sense of who anyone is as a person to have a crush on them, if that makes sense.