#soooooooooo i'm doing the same thing

[albonium]

i'm actually worried of what my colleague will think or say bc it didn't answer his call lol

[foxstens]

i promised myself i wouldn't post abt it until i finish watching but gdi the characters in this show are so annoying

[vyladromeave]

Oh hey its September. You know what that means! (no you dont, that's why im making a post, anyways,) It's time for me to construct the yearly Aphtober prompt list!!

I'm doing things the same as last year, where some prompts will be new, and some will be reused, soooooooooo. You know the drill. If you've got ideas for prompts you'd like to see this year, or old prompts from previous years that you'd like another go at this year, feel free to reply to this/send an ask/etc!! Now's the prime time for input!!

okie byeee

[givemeuniversalcrossovers]

Soooooooooo......???

Seeing doubles amiright?, like, wow that's familiar oh yea it looks near identical to my besties art that was posted earlier this year, I mean maybe the heads the other way it can't be THAT copy pasted I so thought

Hm. Yea it IS that bad, now, I've not seen the movie in a long time but I am 99% sure that is not a pose from the genesect movie so it's not referenced from there

"But they have different art styles!" I mean pretty sure using an image as reference without consent or credit but altering it for your art style still infringes on copyright and the original image made by the original artist. And you're really gonna look at me with the art side by side and go well duh the art style is different even if they're near identical so can't be stolen (you can still, steal something while having a different artstyle???)

"but the head is the other way and the hands are closed!" and the posing is the exact same the angle is the exact same the mouth open the sternums pointing similarly the definition of the chest in illusion to chest plate

And as well the minor differences look pretty deliberate imo? Can't copy the exact posing 1 for 1 as somebody (read nobody (save for me bitches cause I'm pissed) since people don't like to call out bigger popular artists for things like this and just let it slide because 'wellll we like this artist better so they can steal allllll the time~!' which guys popular or not it ain't fucking on), but yea can't just do the exact same so alter just enough to make it pass off as original (didn't work literally saw it in passing and clocked it right away and had to scramble to check and make a comparison refer my beloathed)

I just wanna know like, why? What the fuck? And I know swearing might damage my point but, just, I can't stand seeing or hearing about my friends getting treated like this having their original content taken and warped by other people who know to some degree they can get away with it, it's gross, if you wanna take inspiration you credit that appropriately hell even ask permission and respect if the og artist says no.

I don't think this panel should've been made or it should've been a helluv a lot different. Things like this is exactly the reason I'm scared to share my original ideas online, in case it gets taken and used specifically by this artist because I genuinely can't trust them at this point from what I've seen I don't want my ideas to be taken and then be brushed off with a "oh I've always wanted to play with this idea/it's always been implied actually! Don't look into why it's only showed up now after somebody made a post about their ocs with the same idea" cause being the lesser content creator guess what? I'll be the insane one if I say anything, I'll be told I'm wrong and have people jump my content claiming I've stolen or something because that's unfortunately how the Internet works! I've already had my works warped in a way I cant really even talk about! I know I'd probably look mad or like I was grasping at straws if I said anything then or now and at the time I valued my safety my comfort online and enjoyment online over saying anything and hey maybe I was wrong and the ideas were simply similar, but I doubt it. I know I could dig up and provide my references at least for my work, at the time when asked they couldn't do the same.

But this is my friend, and I'm not gonna let this shit slide anymore, I know this isn't the first thing this artist has, 'taken inspiration from' I use with heavy quotation marks, and I hope to fuck it's the last. But I don't know. I'm not gonna sit in silence about it anymore though, I will be calling it out as I see.

Plugging other people's artwork and original ideas character designs traits ect into your own to replicate to boost your own art makes you no better than ai art, because it takes without consent and spits out something warped and stolen.

This might come off as angry and petty and bitter, because it is, but don't mistake that for jealousy, I don't want what they have I'm not talking about this like a jealous ex trying to sabotage their fame because I know this is probably gonna damage my online rep and experience far more than theirs (or maybe I'll be lucky and this will become a tumbleweed in the desert) I'm talking about this because I want this kind of behaviour to stop. More popular 'better' artists shouldn't get free reign to plagiarise and pocket concepts from smaller artists just because they can, my friends content is not your fucking strawberry patch to plunder, it's not yours to take ANYTHING from. Make your own fucking original content. You've got your fame. Stop taking from us, leave us alone.

[seungmonggg]

Hiiiii how are you? did you eat today

I was wondering I'd u could do skz x reader that still sleeps with plushies and their reactions when they find out the significance other does please

Lots of love A:)

Hello Love!!! I'm soooooooooo sorry you had to wait this long for me to reply ;( life's been crazy these last months... anyways heres my take on your request! I hope you enjoy it <3

BANG CHAN

i think channie would be a little confused when you slept over for the first time and brought your plushie with you. He'd just stand there looking at you all cuddled up in his sheets, your teddy pressed against your chest. After a couple of seconds he'd chuckle a little and coo at your cuteness.

"Aren't you just the cutest little thing?"

LEE KNOW

Minho would just grin at you and tease you about it, honestly. he'd think its so cute how you cuddle with your plushie even in your sleep, but of course he'll never tell you that.

"Whats that Kitten? Your little plushie?"

SEO CHANGBIN

He'd actually be so offended that your plushie isn't the skzoo dwaekki plush ;(. Binnie would sit besides you and pout cutely until you finally agreed to switching it to dwaekki.

"Get that thing away from my girlfriend! She's only allowed to cuddle me or dwaekki!"

HWANG HYUNJIN

Hyunjinnie would just laugh a little and kiss the top of your head. You were his Muse, his love, so whatever makes you happy makes him happy too :). also he'd have tons of pictures of you on his phone sleeping in random places, your plushie pressed against you.

"I think its so cute that you sleep with your plushie Baby!"

HAN JISUNG

same as Changbin, this man would be sulking around that you'd choose a plushie to cuddle instead of your boyfriend :(. Hannie would try to convice you to put it away and use him as your plushie!!!

"Why do you even need that thing? Am i not cuddly enough?"

LEE FELIX

Lixie would be so so cute about it ;(. Honestly i think he has some plushies himself so he definetly wouldn't judge! (He'd 100% take pictures of your plushies together!)

"oh i'm glad i'm not the only one sleeping with plushies!"

KIM SEUNGMIN

the menace he is, he'd hide it just to get a reaction out of you. Laughing a little when you spot it under his pillow and start pouting slightly. But of course we all know he'd never do it to hurt your feelings.

"Huh? Your plushie? Hmmm no, don't think i've seen it around... hehe"

YANG JEONGIN

Innie is such a cutie ;( He'd look at you and smile widely before asking where you got it from, cause he wants to get one too to always remind him of you when he's away on tour!!!

"It looks so cute! I think it looks just like you, i wanna have one too!"

[mit0bee]

Twisted Wonderland boys sharing a tent with you! Pt.2

Stuff you should read: Romantic intent! I still have barely read each event soooooooooo yeah, floyd favouritism because i had so many ideas for his part Characters: Sebek Zigvolt, Jack Howl, Floyd Leech Pronouns used: You/Your/Yours, They/Them/Theirs (used once in Jack's part) (again count how many time melora uses campfire or exhaustion challenge go!)

SEBEK ZIGVOLT

You and Sebek were sat outside by the Equestrian Club's campfire. Riddle had dragged Silver to bed just thirty minutes ago, and you were starting to feel the effects of an all-nighter, too. “Human. You can go to bed, I'll watch the fire.” Although his tone was stern, you could see past it, and hear the true worry for you he had laced into his voice. You shook your head. “No, I'll be okay. I'm barely even tired. And anyway, who'll keep you company, if I go now?” He looked at you, scowling. “I was trained by Master Lilia from a young age. I can handle such trivial matters on my own! If I couldn't, how would I be a fit knight for the Young Master?!” He puffed out his chest slightly, earning an amused, yet tired chuckle from you. You leaned your head on his shoulder, causing Sebek to stiffen up ever so slightly, “I'll just take a quick nap right here, okay?” You closed your eyes, feeling the drowsiness slowly wash over you. He turned his head to face you. His face was bright red, and he was stumbling over his words, “Wuh-?! Human!” “Shhhhh. I can't hear you, I'm in dreamland.” “Then how did you respond to me?!” You smiled softly, “I hear nothing. Goodnight, Sebek.” He rolled his eyes, his body relaxing. “.........Fine. Goodnight, [Name]. As Master Lilia says, 'sweet dreams'.”

JACK HOWL

You stood next to Jack, while he discussed campfire rotation with the rest of the Track Club members. You were too tired to participate in the conversation, so much so, that you'd take any rotation they'd give you, as long as you could get some shut-eye before you did. “Jack. Why don't you and [Name] go rest first? I'll watch over the fire, and wake you up when it's your turn.” Deuce looked at you like you were dying. I mean, you probably looked like you were. You felt heavy, and every step you took was excruciatingly long. Jack nodded, noticing the same thing, “Mhm. We'll get some shut-eye, but make sure you wake us up. I don't wanna get chewed out for slacking off.” He waved goodbye to his clubmates. “Mn. Jack, you didn't have to do that for me. I could've stayed awake – Ah!” You were cut off by a sudden feeling of weightlessness when Jack took you in his arms bridal style, walking towards your tent. “Don't start. You're exhausted, I've been watching you work very hard. You deserve to take a break.” He brushed open the entrance to your tent, and put you down gently. “Haha…” You sighed, “You're so thoughtful, Jack. I love you.” He laid next to you, smiling slightly, “I love you too. Now, go to sleep.” He wrapped his arms around you comfortingly, and you could feel his body pressed up against your back. He was warm, soothingly so. ------------ “Jack. [Name]. It's time to wake up.” Jack looked over at Deuce, who was stood at the entrance to the tent. He silently detached himself from you, shushing Deuce, “Let [Name] sleep. They've worked enough for one day.”

FLOYD LEECH

After deciding you and Floyd would take first campfire duty, everyone else went to bed. Saying goodnight to Jamil, you sat next to the fire while Floyd poked it with a stick. “What're you doing?” You raised an eyebrow, grinning slightly. It was amusing to watch your boyfriend express so much interest in fire, especially due to his aquatic nature. He kept poking the fire, watching embers flake off with small giggles, “I'm tending to the fire, obviously! Jamil told us to watch it, and make sure it doesn't go out, so that's what I'm doing.” You yawned softly, “Oh. Just don't get burnt, okay? I didn't pack any burn salves, and Jamil would probably get super pissed if you got burnt on the first night.” He rolled his eyes, “Pshhhh. As if I'll get burnt from such a small fire.” He leaned towards the fire, “Hey, wait. This fire is kinda small, right? Shouldn't we add more firewood?” He stood up, walking towards the pile of firewood the Basketball Club had collected a surplus of, “We should make it-” He took an armful of firewood, “-A little bigger!” “Floyd, no. Don't. Floyd!!” ...He dumped the armful onto the fire. Immediately, the flames absorbed the wood, causing them to rage even more. “Haha! See? This is so much more fun!” He crouched back down, staring at the fire again. From where you were sitting, you could barely see him through the flames. A few seconds later, you heard a light tinkling sound from a few feet away, and when you whipped your head to see what it was, you saw a group of enraged fairies floating angrily towards you and Floyd. “Oh, Oops. Forgot about the fairies.” Floyd shrugged nonchalantly. “You forgot about the aggressive fairies that would attack at even the mention of flames?!” You instinctively reached for your pen, but then remembered that it had been confiscated for the trip, “Floyd! We can't use our magic!” You pinched the bridge of your nose. You knew you weren't in any real danger, but you'd rather not get a bunch of splinters and a stomped out fire from these little wood fairies. When you turned back to Floyd, you saw him wrapping some plant fibers and dried leaves that Jamil and Ace had collected around the end of a piece of wood. “When in doubt, set it on fire!” He finished wrapping the ball of flora around the stick, and held it to the flame, making an impromptu torch. He tossed that one to you, and made another one using the leftover materials. “Just swing and pray!” He laughed, charging the fairies with his torch. “Floyd-! Careful for the tents!” --------- You sat on the ground with Floyd, prostrating yourself in front of Jamil. “What do you two have to say for yourselves? You just single-handedly set every single tent for the Basketball Club on fire. Even a few from the Track Club and Equestrian Club are half burnt.” Jamil had one hand on his hip, another rubbing his temple, “Now we all have to sleep outside, with no protection from the wind or rain.” You and Floyd looked at each other, smiling. You both spoke at the same time. “But it was fun.” “But it was fun!” “Did you two learn nothing?!” You both snickered. Sure, you'd have to deal with an aggravated Jamil for the rest of your lives, if he even lets you live, but at least you fended such a defenseless civilization from the evil, evil, fairies. You'd have war stories to tell for the rest of your short lives. “Floyd, [Name]! What happened here?!” Oops. If Jamil didn't kill you, Vargas probably would.

--- FIN --- m.list PART TWO IS DONEEEEEEEEEE!!!! ILL DEFINITELY MAKE A PART THREE AND HOWEVER MANY ELSE TO FINISH THE REST OF THE CHARACTERS TOO! I had major floyd favouritism, but i had soooo many ideas on how his part could go, whether you set all the tents on fire, or if you two just take a peaceful nap, letting the fire sizzle out but either way i wanted to make it as fun as possible! @mit0ee 's work, please do not steal!

[losingallchill]

soooooooooo I just found your blog and just wanted to say I love your stuff so far! really hits the fnc that I’ve been missing, and let’s be honest we all have missed jrwi. may I suggest a fnc fic where the boys are just relaxing at a beach town and having a day off from chaos? Nothing angsty, maybe a bit of the rest of the crew and definitely have Jay, (I hate it when people overlook Jay for the gays. I love them, but Jay deserves love too!) I would appreciate it if you could. If not, it’s ok! Totally understand if not, life is busy I get it. Sorry for the long ask, just wanted to say a lot.

-anon :)

so sorry that this is uh [ checks watch ] seven months late anon :') i've tried to write this two separate times already, so i am praying that the third time's the charm

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group: gillion + chip genre: fluff , canon reprieve  warnings: swearing , chip-centric , fish and chips mention wc: 1k

god, it was so nice to just not fuckin' worry. chip felt like he could breathe for the first time in what must've been weeks.

the water lapped up against the shore, where gillion stood stiffly, his hands placed on his hips, as if he didn't really know what else to do.

jay sat a few feet away with ollie and ensa, tinkering with a pair of goggles that had washed up on the beach.

the sand grains against his fingers, the sound of the waves, the salty taste of the air, chip felt at peace. no running, at least not for today.

"gil, what on earth are you doing?" he finally called out to his friend, who stood as still as a statue.

"enjoying myself!" came the taut reply, as he stood, unmoving. "this is how that works, right?"

a pleased laugh escaped from chip's throat as he squinted against the sun to look at gillion. "you can't be serious!"

"i'm always serious," gillion said back. "except when i'm not."

"come here, you idiot." chip finally relented, leaning back against the warm sand. "sit with me. just sit in the sun."

"i'll get all dry," complained gillion, but he obediently turned, and walked back to sit with his co-captain.

watching gillion settle down on the sand next to him, chip couldn't turn off the grin that had been on his face since they'd docked.

since jay had agreed to stay a few days here, on this quiet tiny island. where no one needed them, and no one chased them. and today marked their first day of pure bliss. rest and relaxation was the best thing that could've happened to chip right now.

and he thought, as he looked at gillion's stiff nature, that he must've never had that same ability, to just sit and be.

"just lay back with me, dude." chip said easily, facing gillion. "chill out. take a nap, if you wanna."

gillion hummed, a simple affirmative to let chip know he was listening.

in the distance, ollie yelled something incoherent, and he could hear jay laugh, imagining how she threw her head back in joy, without needing to look at her.

"talk to me," gillion said suddenly. "i can't- i don't think i can relax. talk to me. make me relax."

"it's not like a task dude," chip said back, still looking over at him. gillion's eyes were closed, the sun casting the shadow of his eyelashes over his cheeks. "just... chill out. think about being warm."

"will you come in the water with me then?" gillion asked, cracking one eye open. "i'm serious, i'm starting to dry up and it's uncomfortable and i hate it."

huffing out a chuckle, chip sat up, brushing the sand off his palms. "sure, dude. maybe we'll find a snail and give it to jay as a gift."

gillion sat up next, eyes sparkling. "you think she'd like that?"

"fifty-fifty shot. if she hates it, you gotta give me ten gold."

"i don't have any gold," gillion sighed back, on his feet. "i gave all of it to the sea."

a trail of gold bloomed behind chip's eyes, but he kept that amusing thought to himself.

"then gimme..." chip turned back, and examined gillion lazily, his eyes taking in the other boy. he finally pointed at gillion's hip, at a chain that hung, an old fashioned clock at the end of it. "that thing."

"this?" gillion picked it up gingerly. "clock?"

"yeah. if she hates it, i get that."

"sure." gillion agreed. "but if she likes it, i want something too." and it was his turn to scrutinize chip.

chip almost flushed under his intense gaze.

"that one." and gillion pointed at a bracelet that adorned his wrist, a simple gold chain that he'd bought a few days ago. "i like that one."

"this?" chip shook back his sleeve. "it's so plain."

"yeah, but it's yours. it's cool."

"you think so?"

"yeah. i like it. it's..." gillion trailed off, his eyebrows pinched. "it's very you." he settled on, finally.

chip grinned back at him. "let's find a fuckin' snail."

"can i give her a frog too?" gillion asked, splashing into the water, as chip paused to kick his shoes off and roll up his pant legs.

"if you can find one?" chip stepped into the water gingerly, giving a shriek at the temperature.

gillion turned back to look at him, after hearing the embarrassing noise, and chip glared at him.

"shut up."

"what was that?"

"shut up."

"are you in danger? did something bite you?"

"stop talking."

"i'll enact revenge on whatever harmed you, in your honor," gillion told him solemnly. "i swear it on the sea."

"you really don't need to-" chip sighed, getting used to the water now, but inching in as slow as he could. "god it's fuckin' freezing."

"who yelled like a baby?" came a disembodied shout from the beach, and both of them turned to look at drey, slowly rising from where he was taking a nap. "screamed so loud it woke me up."

"chip is alright!" gillion bellowed back, making chip wince. "he was bitten, and i am going to take my sword in retaliation!"

"dude, you don't need to tell him that-" chip hissed, his cheeks warm with embarrassment. "he's like- super cool, you do not need to mention how awfully uncool i am!"

"you are cool," gillion looked at chip again, his sudden bluntness causing chip to stutter. "yes, he is cool, but you're cooler. in my gaze, anyway. not everyone duels me and lives to tell the tale."

chip exhaled a short laugh. "god, you suck." he said, affectionately. "jay's gonna tell you not to inflate my ego too much, y'know."

"she's the one that needs the ego check," gillion snickered back. "have you heard her sleep talk? she gives us commands in her sleep, i do not want to be in her line of fire while she is awake."

"all the more reason to find something to scare the shit out of her with," chip grinned, plunging his hands into the water to continue his search.

[nipuni]

I've been a silent admirer for soooooooooo long. I've pinned so much of your art on Pinterest boards over the years, especially your Solas x Lavellan things. And I must confess that your art is the inspiration behind me taking the leap to attempting to be a full-time self-taught artist (and writer), and the struggle is so hard, but I work at it every day because since I've seen all of your lovely pictures on your Tumblr, I work harder than ever. Your post about how it took you and your husband 30 years to get to your perfect lifestyle struck a cord in me because it's the same for me and my husband right now and I want our future to be nice and comfortable and struggle-free. Thank you so much for being one of my biggest inspirations, and thank you for providing the world with your beautiful talents and sweet personality. Anytime someone asks me "who's your favorite artist?" I direct them to your work without hesitation. Anyways, thank you thank you thank you. ♥

!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm tearing up reading this message, you are so incredibly sweet I think I've read this over ten times today 😭😭😭 I don't know how to convey how much it means to me that you can find this kind of motivation in the things I share, I want to print this and keep it in a little box to read when I'm feeling down, thank you so much for sending it, you really made me so happy you have no idea 🥺❤️❤️❤️ and you are doing amazing!! your art feels very fluid, your poses are expressive and your compositions well balanced which are some of my favorite aspects in art and not easy to accomplish!! and as long as you enjoy what you do you can only get better!! ( also you are a writer too ahhhh 😍 ) I wish you and your husband success and all the best in your life projects!! make sure you take care of yourself and each other on your way 😊 much love!! and thanks again for such an uplifting message!!

[dumplingsjinson]

Okay. So. Um.

YEAH.

IDK. FUCK. WHAT IN THE SHIT JUST HAPPENED? I'm apparently not single anymore.

Let's just get on with it-

First stop: Photobooth. Nothing much happened here. (Gonna post the photo on my Insta story; asked him for his permission and he was like "That's fine.")

Second stop: Shopping centre. This was where things got a little interesting. We visited the Lego store his friend works at. Cat guy introduced me to his friend and him to me, and they started talking... And then his friend mentioned the BLACKPINK concert and how he missed it and that piqued my interest, and we started talking about the concert and everything, and then we go on talking about the TWICE concert as well. We were hitting it off quite well lolol. During all of that, cat guy was standing there like "Hello? Wtf?", all left out and shit (I feel so bad for that, but I was so excited to meet another BLACKPINK fan at the time kwjfewf.) Anyway, at one point, cat guy was like, "Okay, we're leaving. We'll come back soon."

(Spoiler: we don't go back. LMFAO.) We go to get lunch, walk around the shopping centre a bit... Then head straight to the car park. Thing is, the Lego shop was in like... Plain sight. I was waiting for him to take us back there, but he ignored it and we go to his car instead. I brought it up with him (once we were on the road), being all like, "Oh, weren't we supposed to go back for your friend at the Lego store?" and he was all like, "Oh, I forgot about that. We can go back next time".

SOOOOOOOOOO.

Me thinks someone's JEALOUS LKFNENWKF, but I could be wrong. Idk. I'm bad at reading signs. But he did seem a bit miffed when I was talking so animatedly to his friend about the concerts, sooo... Yeah.

We go back to his home.

(BTW, FINALLY MET HIS CAT. Mission accomplished!! And oh my God, she's the CUTEST THING EVER. She's so much smaller than I thought she would be and looked so soft and SFLKNWEKLFN I think I like his cat more than him AHAHAHA. (That's a joke btw, please don't cancel me-))

Stayed in his living room for a bit, then went up to his room to cuddle... And I'm there like, "Oh God. Do I talk to him now? Maybe I shouldn't. Maybe I'll chicken out." My heart was beating out of my chest, and I started getting in my head again, and he was asking me if everything was okay because I was moving around a lot (I was stressed tf out lmfao) so I was like "Okay fuck it, we need to talk to him whether we want to or not" so I'm like, "So... There is something I wanna talk about with you."

And... The talk happened. I asked him where his head's at; where he sees this going. I told him I liked how things are progressing, and I wanna see how things continue to go with us. I told him I didn't want to rush things, though, and that I wanted to take it slow (mainly because I didn't want to put pressure on him, since I didn't know if he wanted more when I was asking those questions). And amidst all of that, I... End up confessing to him.

Straight up out here being like "I... Really like you. I don't think I've ever liked anyone this much before." Spilling my guts out and baring my soul to him while hiding my face in his pillow and tacking on an "I'm so fucking embarrassed" at the end of my longwinded gut spilling session, while he was laughing and shit lweknflkewnf.

And God. At one point during the talk, he was like "I thought we were way past this point a long time ago" or some shit like that, and now I'm like... So he had the belief we've been a thing for quite a while I was here stressing the fuck out? Granted, he did update his Hinge profile, which lead us to having this talk a lot sooner than I thought we would in the first place, but at the same time, I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt for that one. Maybe he wanted to look for friends, and I'm solely basing that on one of the components of his Hinge profile, which I will not be showing lol. I didn't want to bring that up and look like I'm overanalysing everything, so I'm putting that past me lol. Done stressing about it.

(I paused all of my accounts when we parted and will probably casually tell him about it when we meet up next lol.)

Anyway, after that mfing mess of a confession, we cuddled some more. And then I was like... "Wait, so what are we?" because I'll be honest, I was still confused where we were at and wanted to clarify if we were exclusive (I didn't want to overthink it again and wanted clear answers), and he was straight up like:

"We're officially dating."

SO YEAH. AAHAHHAHAHHA.

Literally went from "I don't wanna rush into things and want to take things slow and see where this goes" to "We're together now, you dense piece of turd" in like less than 10 fucking minutes.

We cuddled even more, I'm telling him how much I like him, and he told me he likes me, too... And then it led into me being all vulnerable and shit (disgusting, right? How dare I-) and basically apologising to him for not messaging him a lot these days. I told him that I get really in my head when I like someone, and I feel like if I message them too much, I'm gonna annoy them. I told him I want to update him on trivial shit. I want to tell him things. But I end up holding myself back because I don't want to be overbearing. I told him I end up overthinking things and that leads me to not sending anything. I told him, "I don't want you thinking I'm uninterested, because I am. I like you a lot. Like fuck, I think about you a bit too much sometimes, you know?"

SO YEAH. JESUS. I think I deserve a medal for this courage lmao.

He ended up reassuring me and was like, "You can message me any time. Tell me about your day. I like when you do that, and I'll message you back when I can." (He reassured me again later on during the date, telling me how I can message him whenever, so that was really sweet of him.) So yeah... I promised him I'd spam him with Instagram reels, and also warned him about how I talk a lot over text, that's how I'm like with my friend, he's got a huge storm coming, and he was like, "And that's fine."

At one point, his sister's corgi (also the cutest thing ever) came into the room and came straight for me HAHA (I asked him if the corgi ever came into his room before and he was like "It's the first time this has happened" so I'm pretty sure it's because my monthly visitor was here and the corgi sensed that, which was why it came to me and didn't seem to want to leave me alone for at least 15-20 minutes. I read somewhere that's what cat and dogs do). It also peed on the floor so uh... Rip his carpet. 💀

Anyway, the corgi finally leaves, we get more cuddles in.

And UH. I guess it got a little steamy here? He was like... Kissing my neck and everything (prior to this, he was kissing my face and stroking my hair and all of the stuff he did during the last date) and AHAHAHA, when he stopped, I was all like "I like it when you kiss my neck" and this man... This man.

He took that as a sign (as he should) and kissed my neck even more, to the point where I thought he'd leave marks on my skin lmfao. Pulled the collar of my shirt back (I wasn't even wearing a turtle neck sweater this time so he was going DEEP lmao) AND AHAHA, when I say I was encouraging this behaviour by making all of these sweet little noises. I was sighing and moaning a little AND HE WAS TURNED ON BY THAT, LET ME TELL YOU THAT MUCH. (If him sporting something down there wasn't a sign-)

I was also holding onto the nape of his neck and everything; running my fingers through his hair; pulling him closer to me and tilting my head back for easier access and just letting whatever noise I wanted to make naturally fall out of my mouth and yeah... That definitely spurred him on. Had him all pressed up against me lmao.

(Fanfics have me LEARNING things.)

Tbh, I was lowkey worried he'd leave a mark there since he was just... Yeah, but he didn't so thank God. (But also, a part of me lowkey kinda wanted him to though ngl WELKFNEWKLNF, even though I'd have to hide it from my parents somehow lmao.

And well yeah, he was just being very affectionate like the last time, and held me so close to him and kept calling me cute (literally would not stop and I'd deny it and he'd be like "no, you're cute") and sweet and soft and saying I smelled good and wionlkwnef AHHHH I'M GONNA SCREAM. We kissed (cute lil pecks, just how I fucking love it) and all o' that.

We're about to leave for dinner, the corgi is circling me again and his dad had to step in and take the corgi before it left the house with me, because it kept following me around lmaooo. Kept sniffing my shoe and was preventing me from putting it on, so I was struggling for a hot minute, while cat guy just watched me struggle lmfao.

After dinner, I'm thinking we'd go back to his place (that was the plan) but his friend called and was like "Please come to the concert, we have a free ticket because our other friend couldn't make it" (that friend had called him about the concert before we went out for dinner and cat guy declined at first lol) so we ended up having to cut the date short so he could go to the concert because his friend really wanted him to go. He dropped me off and I hugged and kissed him before leaving BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WHO ARE OFFICIALLY DATING DO, RIGHT?? WELKENEKLWFN.

IDK YOU TELL ME, DAMN.

So yeah. When I got on the train, he informed me that his friend's brother took his phone and said brother couldn't find his friend. That friend had his ticket, so he needed to come out to take cat guy into the venue... And he never came out (and apparently never replied to cat guy until after the concert) so that was a bit shitty. Cat guy ended up leaving after standing around outside, waiting for his friend.

So the date was cut short because of this guy, and I was lowkey saurrr disappointed because I though I could spend at least a few more hours with him before going home :((

SO YEAH. WHAT THE FUCK, MATE??

But yeah, basically that's what happened. And while driving me to the station to drop me off, he asked me when I was free next so... We'll be seeing each other pretty soon (in a little bit over a week or so?) so that makes up for it AHAH.

He messaged me and was like "We could've hung out a little bit longer :///" and "This entire thing made me so frustrated on the drive back home" welkfnewknf My poor guy :((((

So uhHHH, your girl is Taken, or some shit like that, idfk. At least I think I am HAHAHAHA, completely skipped the exclusive stage and went straight to "officially dating".

I'll probably stop with the updates lol, unless something significant happens. I'll probably make more prompts, too, but right now I need to sleep lmfao. SAUR TIRED.

(I already miss him and maybe I'll find the courage to tell him that later on, but right now... Nope. Lmfao.)

[kattystripes14]

Kk, so I'm a little obsessed with the Fusion Mayhem AU @teenagenutant made- And I have a bunch of personal hcs and I remade T.I.T.I.A.N. into Masaccio... Soooooooooo- Time to post about that now-

Anywhizzle, have this Fusion Mayhem AU short I made called "Favorites". ---

Mikey: Y’know, with this new fusion ninpo stuff- it kinda feels like we have 6 new brothers! Leo: Well, kinda. I agree with Mike, this fusion thing is pretty sick!

Raph: Yeah! It’s kinda like when we fuse we get a better understanding of each other. Even if our fusions are different from us. I think-?? That’s what Draxum said, right Don? Donnie: Affirmative, it would seem that despite being literal fusions of our personalities, habits, thoughts, physical traits, et cetera, in these new forms we act like new people. We feel like new people. Mikey: So crazy!! And it feels kinda weird too, haha. Raph: We haven’t really used 'em much outside of fighting. Leo: Meeeeeh- Gal was kind of an accident. We didn’t mean to fuse, we were just making fun of Warren and Hypno. Raph: True! But that was the case for most of em.

Donnie: Okay but can we all agree that Masaccio is the most fabulous out of everyone? Mikey: Hah! You wish! I personally think Nino is the most dapper if I do say so myself! Leo: Yeah! Plus he’s the only one with luscious locks, unlike the others. Raph: Hey, hey, lets not pick favorites- Donnie: -Scoff! At least we have real eyebrows! And cool explosions! Leo: So? Who needs explosions when you have magic and portals? Raph: Guys, c’mon I just said-

Donnie: Aaaand we don’t look like Gene Wilder. Mikey: *Gasp!* What’s wrong with Willy Wonka?! It adds to the trickster-y magician vibe!!

Leo: Yeah!! Plus what about you? You stole our diamond look! And you guys just talk about how great you are whenever you’re Masaccio! Not gonna lie, you’re kinda self centered. Donnie: You realize you’re the turtle currently speaking, correct?

Leo: Pssh- and?

Mikey: *Wraps his arm around Leo* Face it Dee! You guys are just jelly of how magical we are! Leo: And our dripping good looks. Raph: Seriously, can we not make something a competition for once? Mikey: Says the one who’s losing the competition. Raph: Wh-! … *gets an idea* …Fine. You know who my favorite is? I like Angelico’s vibe. Mikey: Say what?! For realsies?! Donnie: Gasp!! Betrayal Raphael!!! Leo: Mikey! Remember Nino! Raph: For real, big man! He’s a pretty cool dude. And plus, who doesn’t love mystic maces with fire power, huh? And he’s got this like- “cool anime sensei” thing goin on! Mikey: Yeah he does, baby!!

Leo: Oh yeah-!?! Well- *grabs Donnie* Our double bladed ninja staff is way cooler than your mace. Pssh, who even uses maces anymore. Amirite? Mikey: You take that back, Leo!! Maces are the bomb! 

Donnie: He does have a point though. Together, we can portal in useful tech from my lab into battle like my attack drones or even the escape pods if we needed them. His portals become more accurate and stable while my ninpo constructs become more complex and powerful… In other words, Gali rules! Mikey: Wha-!? *he smirks, gaining the same idea as Raph* Fine then! What about Newton? I think he’s the most productive out of any of our fusions! Plus, he’s like the best of both artsy and science-y worlds! Newton’s pretty much a super geniusLeo: (Way to toot your own horn…) Raph: *Actually getting sucked into the argument now* Hey- wait- what about Anime Sensei?! Mikey: Does Anime Sensei have a cool theme song? I think not, Raphie! *Slides over to Donnie* 

Leo: Okay, as cool as you may think he is, you guys almost blew up the lair once. At least Gali’s a chill scientist. And we’re productive too!! Raph: Not really actually. Mikey: Yeah, you guys are more into space stuff than anything else. Leo: Wh-?! You don’t know what’s going on in our heads! We get so much done. Ask Donnie! Donnie: Surprisingly, while we do get a lot done, it’s still not as much as Newt. Leo: Traitor! *slides over to Raph and climbs on his shoulders* What about the amount of times Gio’s gotten you two out of trouble? Mikey: Psssh, you guys just become one big worry-wart whenever you fuse. Donnie: *Chuckles*

((Both look away at the comment)) Leo: No! Well- maybe, but that’s because of how much destruction comes with all of your “Super-Genius” energy. And you can’t even keep up with yourselves half of the time! Raph: Yeah, you two always crash after you fuse! I don’t think you’ve ever stayed together for more than 2 hours. Gio is the ultimate big bro and the best leader. *he fist bumps Leo* Donnie: Hey!! Mikey: Not our fault even we can’t keep up with how sick we are! Leo: Nino could beat all of you in a magic-off. Raph: Oh really? Well Masa looks cooler than all of you combined!

Donnie: And, Newton could out-create any of you. Mikey: Well Angel could razzmatazz and punch his way out of anything!

((A while of arguing later April walks in on them.)) April: Uhh… What’s this whole situation about?? Leo: APRIL!! Quick- tell them all of my fusions are the best! April: What? Donnie: Negative, Leonardo. My fusions are better, and you know it. April: What are you- Mikey: -Uh-uh!! Ain’t no way you’re turning April against us! Your fusions may be smarter, but my fusions have pizazz and flare, baby!

April: Guys.

Raph: No way! Raph’s fusions are the coolest. Who doesn’t love my big brother energy? And they’re all the strongest! April: HEY!!! …What are you guys talking about?! What do you mean by fusion??? Is this a game??

((All of them pause and light up again, almost forgetting about the argument.))

Mikey: We haven’t told you?!

Leo: Come sit down, we’ll fill you in!

Donnie: According to Draxum we’ve acquired a new ninpo ability called ‘Fusion’!

Raph: It’s so weird, but here’s the rundown- basically it combines our powers-

[kirchefuchs]

I am in my uniform as I am typing this in my notes but like

Fear.

It's a common emotion triggered by a handful of situations. Gun pointed at you? Fear. The existential dread of knowing that you're about to die at any second? Fear. Just barely escaping the tragic fate of falling down the stairs? Fear. Hearing your mother angrily yell out your full government name in the middle of the night? Fear.

And that got me thinking:

Sure, love is a fantastical emotion, and yes, love is amazing when it comes to sentience and all.. but fear?

Fear is what keeps our minds on the edge of a breakdown. Fear is one of the emotions that can drastically change your heartbeat in a matter of seconds. Fear keeps you stuck in a spiral of acceptance and reluctance — but only when you're sentient enough to feel the effects.

In regards to my previous asks.. what if Pollux gained sentience through fear?

Because an AI like him shouldn't be afraid outside of what he was coded to be scared of. Fear — a natural response — is treated as a scripted entity for The Narrator's sake.

I just got that thought, y'know? What scenario could scare The Narrator so bad that it pulls the Pollux we all know outside of his scripted shell? What situation could force a string of panic out of those lines of code? What can be done to make him fear?

And then, I had a thought.

I remember that condescending Timekeeper screenshot you posted with an ask regarding the oneshot I was making

soooooooooo I'll be using that as reference (if you don't mind) regarding the scenario in which Pollux is naturally terrified. I'll think of a storyline first tho >:]

Toodles :]

— 🅰️non || 05/31/2023

TK? Giving Narry an existential crisis? More likely than you tthink!

Anyways, something like this almost? (Same fic im working on as the TK line you mentioned)

I don't think Narry is necessarily scared of TK per say, but TK definitely has a way of pointing out things about him that he is not ready to process at the moment. And so of course he goes into fight or flight mode about it. Deny everything and run. He'd rather keep everything the same than confront his own emotions. Poor guy.

And now that I think about it, in the fic I'm writing, it is kinda fear in a way that brings Pollux back. Yes it's tied to his affections for Stanley, but he is just so scared about losing his grip on the world around him. So when he's lost his grip on is sense of reality he clings to his world, Stanley, for dear life. The whole idea of it terrifies him, but it's all he can do.

All in all, your idea there is very on brand for him.

*Slaps roof of Luxie* This bad boy can fit so much fear in him!

[queenofbaws]

💖🎶🐀 for Blood of the Covenant, Water of the Womb, please and thank you!! :-)

well oh my good golly gosh, don't mind if i do! ;)c hehehe

💖 What is your favorite moment in this WIP?

hmmmMMM this one's tough, because we haven't gotten to my fav part(s) yet and i don't want to spoil things, soooOOOOOOO here's what i'll say >:)

since blood of the covenant, water of the womb is TECHNICALLY the series and not just oooone lil' old fic........my favorite moment in all in the family is jack watching chris, caleb, and kaylee pop their skin for the first time; my favorite part of like wringing blood from a stone WILL involve a big family argument where too much is said by literally everyone involved*; and there may or may not be two additional (hypothetical) fics where my fav moments involve travis making the mistake of meeting his heroes(?) and a certain someone from bobby's past coming to family dinner

HYPOTHETICALLY. hypothetically. :)c

🎶 Do you have any other WIP related things, like moodboards, character portraits, playlists or similar?

I DO!!!!!! outside of the little mini-moodboards i make to promo each chapter, i have a sideblog - @hacketthouse - that's sort of like...a "living" moodboard, if you will, in that i'm always adding stuff to the queue over there! it's really just a bunch of stuff that matches the vibe i'm going for with the whole series. it's moodier/more serious stuff than the things i tag 'the hacketts' here on my main, so just don't expect the same goof-em-ups over there, hehe

i also have a spotify playlist i listen to while writing! it's very very long, there's a lot of weird choices i've made on it, but it's what gets me in the groove when i sit down for a long writing session in north kill ;)

and while i keep TELLING MYSELF i'm going to eventually make a big old edit with the whole fam-damily and the character traits i imagine they have (similar to the promo materials from the quarry), alas, my self-confidence with edits is still pretty low, so...i haven't scrounged up the courage to do that yet, but maybe one of these days!!

🐀 Name three reasons why this WIP is great at being insert genre here.

i think blood of the covenant, water of the womb is great at being a buddy comedy because heheheh nah, i HOPE blood of the covenant, water of the womb is good at being a horror series because

most of the horror isn't coming from the monsters at all, but just the deeply, deeply troubled family foundation and subsequent idea of morality they're working with, which i think is kind of the real horror of the quarry if i'm being honest

there really aren't any "good guys," or at least not traditional ones; just those who have a vague idea of what they're up against and those who most certainly DON'T

so much of these stories is inspired by my own family, and like. this BETTER be halfway decent horror, okay, because please let me get SOMETHING out of what these people have been putting me through lately 🤣🤣🤣

random wip asks!

[shadow-laviko]

Shipping bingo... Hal x Caliborn x Dirk :3

Ok, so, it's actually been a while since I've read Homestuck (at the very least 5 years I think... Probably more) So I kinda forgot a lot of things (+ I didn't understand English as well as now (which is only half an excuse given a good chunk of it was translated into French)) So I forgot a lot... Like Hal... I do vaguely remember him, but it's very vague That being said, I've seen Hal x Dirk, Caliborn x Dirk... Which, so far, yeah, I can understand... But Hal x Caliborn? That's a first But given both Hal and Caliborn can be (as in "I can see that") shipped with Dirk... The three of them being in a poly couple actually makes sense? At first I was about to say "Man, I'll have to make one for each ship separately" but actually, I think I have the exact same opinion on the three ships individually, so, the three of them... Yeah But I know (think? I forgot) that you like them, so I'm happy when I see you post/repost things about them! <3 Thank you SOOOOOOOOOO very much for the ask, Alfie!

[catusbeanius]

GUESS WHAT I GOT!!! STITCH LILIA!!!

I had saved up 160 pulls this year just for that card!! (20 single keys, 8 tenfold keys and 1900 gems that i never used) He came home in 80 pulls BD

I also got Ace's Dorm Uniform at 30 pulls and Rook's Dorm Uniform at 100 (I wanted to see if I'd get Lilia's Stitch/Dorm Uniform) So, I'm only missing Cater, Epel, and Ruggie to complete those dorms!! Fun fact, I'm not Rook's biggest fan. BUT WAIT!! I still appreciate his character, dwdw. Time to yap about Rook rq

One interesting thing about him is that he doesn't really fit the NRC vibes, imo. Everyone else is kinda believable to meet. You don't exactly meet stalkers every day. Tbf, you don't meet prince dragon-fae guys every day either, but you'll meet loners with a non-typical family. Ig, by that logic, you could say Rook's hunter/stalker-ness is his unrealistic part, but I feel like it's too major to just brush off.

Same kinda goes with Floyd, but I don't dislike him. Weirdly enough, I probably should hate him because I've been chased around like Riddle is and I hated it.

Hmmmmm....

Oh, also, they (Idr who in particular, I think it was Ridde or Ace) called Lilia horrible to be in an emergency with and I both agree and disagree.

On one hand, I've been in semi-emergencies and hated it when people weren't taking it seriously (mostly bc ik I'd be the one responsible and it feels like they're not respecting my panic smh) but, also, Lilia is a trained warrior. Ofc, they don't know that. Also, I think Lilia has a tendency to overestimate humans. At the same time, I think he's learned enough to estimate them better. I say them like I'm not a person too, smh /j

Completely off topic, but I almost died last night watching the mv for Risky Venus. At the end, they were all facing the right, but Niki was facing the left and it killed me. I wheezed and then I couldn't breathe so I had to cough. Risky Penis almost killed me :'( (I'm pretty sure there's something weird with my lungs, but it hasn't killed me yet soooooooooo)

Anyway, that's all my twst yapping for today. I almost forgot, HAPPY PRIDE!!!!

I will say, though, the main reason I haven't made posts is because I don't have any comments on enstars (I almost got a perfect combo on enthralling theater though!! I also read hot limit and that was crazy) and I've been doing more oc stuff!! Do you wanna hear about it?? Too late, I'll yap rq

Not going too far into detail, but I've been calling it my oc gladiator battles (very misleading name, there's no gladiator battles in sight) and it started bc i watched someone bitch about high guardian spice (in 2024??? crazy) and was mildly inspired to make a shitpost. It has pretty much nothing to do with hgs, but I take a bit of inspiration!! As well as inspo from pretty much everything else I've consumed. I just wanted a highstakes comedy (which negates the highstakes, but it'll still be compelling. idk why I'm pitching this, I'm not doing anything fancy with it) with convoluted stories like enstars (if you don't know enstars, one group is literally a dude in disguise, an assassin, a king, and a chef who might be a cannibal. It's crazy. Another is a dude who lives in the walls, a fanboy, the king's little brother, and a priest. I love them all <3) I've also given them all nicknames which is really funny. So far, I have catboy (Cálictos), organ boy (Corgandry), blueberry headmaster/principal (Prof. Shrub), and goldfishie (has nothing to do with riddle, i just found a bunch of stock photos of fish. also, he has no name. I made him last night) and a couple other conceptual characters like a shady business guy that gives you discounts if you do sidequests.

lmk if you want more yapping about them!! Once again, happy pride!!

[jeanharlowseyebrows]

twenty questions for fic writers

tagged by @raylangivins, thank you!!! i've never done one of these and it was fun to think about.

How many works do you have on ao3? so i've actually had like. a lot of ao3 accounts. some of which are still around and some that i have sent on to greener pastures. my 1d fic is #gone but not forgotten <3. for simplicity's sake i'm just going to do my current ao3 account even though all of the works on it are very Indie and Niche and therefore not super widely read. all that being said: 9.

What’s your total ao3 word count? 38,034

What fandoms do you write for? i'm not really like a super single fandom driven writer, if that makes sense. i don't tend to write and write and write continuously for the same fandom. like traditionally i will have one (1) idea per fandom and once it happens then it's done. i've written more yellowjackets fic than any other fandom, but i think that's because there are so many characters and i can muster one fucked up little scenario for each of them. also there are far more fandoms represented in my google docs than what i've published on ao3.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos? well. taking into consideration that i don’t really have many kudos on any of my stories (again. niche. indie.), these are the top 5:

something holy (the borgias) soft as cotton, tender as kiss (the haunting of hill house) at every mouth his teeth a sinner champ’d (yellowjackets) princess diana (yellowjackets) the scaffolding of the human body (yellowjackets)

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? i always try to! for one, i don't really get that many, so it's easy to reply, and i do really like talking about writing and hearing what people liked, what they didn't like, etc. one of my favorite things to do as a reader is to leave long as shit wordy ass comments on stories i've really enjoyed and i really enjoy when people do that for my stories too. it's just cool to hear what stood out to someone, what they really enjoyed, what they felt. it's rewarding to get feedback and i don't want someone to feel like they've left me a comment and i've ignored them.

What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? ummmmmmm i would say most of them lean towards angsty/bittersweet? love with claws and teeth (yellowjackets) is probably the most angsty lol sorry taissa turner </3

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? again none of them are really… like… overjoyed. one might be tricked by something holy but in my mind, what lurks around the corner for them is Not Good and therefore the ending is not necessarily NOT happy but that's only because they haven't gotten to the unhappiness yet.

Do you get hate on fics? i haven’t yet but it would certainly be intriguing interesting and compelling if i did.

Do you write smut? rarely. like i try but it’s not my strong suit so i don't do it very often. also i wouldn't say the majority of my fic like. needs it? i'm not typically writing the kind of fic where one might expect explicit sex.

Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written? i write crossovers in my mind and nowhere else. actually i did publish a crossover as a kid on ff dot net and it was stand by me/the outsiders and i specifically remember a scene taking place in a junkyard and people jumping off the tops of junked cars. so obviously it was very normal and good.

Have you ever had a fic stolen? i don’t think so but who knows. the internet is a vast place.

Have you ever had a fic translated? i don’t think so! but it would be fun if i did!

Have you ever co-written a fic before? not really, i don't think i would be very good at it. i am far too attached to the sound of my own voice and also i'm bossy and particular

What’s your all-time favorite ship? this is just too difficult of a question. i've read sooooooooo many ships across soooooooooo many fandoms. like i'll literally read anything i'm not picky. probably my most frequently read ships are like the big standards - deancas, stevebucky, etc. - but that's just because they're very available.

What’s a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will? realistically most of them. i finish maaaaaaaaybe 10% of the things I start.

What are your writing strengths? i really enjoy my own close third person narration lmao. also i think i’m good at like taking little details and creating a scene. otherwise known as imagery (#writing)

What are your writing weaknesses? cannot for the life of me come up with a plot ever

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? it's not something that's necessarily come up for me but if i did it, i would want to know someone who spoke whatever language it was who could help me make it seem very natural and well-placed. i would be extremely reluctant to try like a google translate type thing.

First fandom you wrote for? 1986 classic stand by me, which i just went to my old fanfic dot net account to double check. published in 2006 lmfao

Favorite fic you’ve written? i don’t know if it’s my favorite but i think devotional was kind of a departure for me and maybe stands out for that reason. i still really like the writing style. it’s more sparse than i usually tend towards and also written in present tense, which isn't usual for me. i just think it’s kind of evocative and lyrical and nice and it'd be fun if more people read it lmao

tagging @elliecreed @haniawritesthings @chasingfictions @r-osehips

[forcebookish]

What do you think of the take that Mew has a moral superiority complex?

And of the take that Mew uses Top’s trauma against him? (Like using fire to destroy Top’s drawing while he knows about Top’s trauma with fire)

(Me personally think that people make Mew too much of a bad person than he actually is but I want to hear you opinion about it)

already i know i'm going to have a lot to say about this😅 this probably should have been two separate asks, anon, sorry😅

for one, it's not a superiority complex when you're actually superior *flips hair* nah i'm kidding🤭 i really don't think he has one, i think that's a very extreme, uncharitable interpretation of his character that attaches morality to things that are, in fact, neutral - seems more like these people have certain ideas about what is "moral" or not that mew doesn't actually subscribe to. before the big reveal, i don't think that mew thought he was better than anyone or looked down on them.

i think here he's a little judgmental, i'll give you that,

but it obviously comes from a place of love, not feeling "superior." i don't think he thinks that sleeping around is immoral. it's the same when mew encourages ray to go after sand:

he genuinely wants them to be happy, and he only begins suggesting that one of the ways that they can be happy is with a fulfilling romantic relationship after he's experienced it for himself. and tbh the more i look at these, the more it seems like... mew was actually much lonelier than he thought he was before dating top? and it was only once he was with someone, really with someone, that he realized it. and he doesn't want his friends to feel that way. (plus, in the same scene, boston literally says he's been feeling empty just sleeping around soooooooooo it's not like mew was wrong lmao)

i'm guessing this line might also be where mew's "superiority complex" allegations come from:

but i don't think he means this negatively or that he looks down on anyone for how they live their lives. it's just meant to demonstrate that he's someone who can't have a one-night-stand. it's just... a matter of fact. i think it's safe to assume that mew is demisexual, p'den basically said so, and his character has been pretty consistent about this throughout. he just has a different sexual identity than boston, neither one is better or worse. (again, sounds more like these people think that one is better or worse and are projecting those ideas onto mew.)

when it comes to ray and his drinking, that is concern not judgment. he doesn't look down on ray for drinking and doing drugs, he's worried that it's going to kill him (you know... like it killed his mom)

it's also EXTREMELY funny to me that people think that mew feels superior to his friends and others when it is explicitly stated that boston feels superior to mew lmao but that's neither here nor there😒

re: top's trauma, well yeah, he does. mew is angry and heartbroken. he does it to hurt him, but it's not like he planned it. it doesn't even look like he planned to burn anything from the sketchbook in the first place, based on where the lighter was.

(pretty sure that's a candle, it's just got a lid on it. we already know he likes candles.)

it's spur the moment, and i don't think that if top didn't have a traumatic event with fire, mew would have done anything differently. i really think it's more of a literary device/visual metaphor rather than something that mew thought through in the moment - or something that we're supposed to condemn mew for.

he does do it to provoke top, yeah. it's meant to be a challenge, it's meant to show, i'm done with you. (even if that's not true.) and he looks at top expectantly,

like he wants top to yell at him or storm off or give up or prove in some other way that he doesn't actually love him. and top doesn't do any of those things. he promises to make it better. top isn't thinking "omg my trauma" lol because top understands that it's coming from a place of real hurt and heartbreak. that's what's supposed to be the real takeaway.

honestly, complaining about mew "using top's trauma against him" feels... performative? it's missing the point. and the funniest thing about takes like these (i'm including ones that are like "omg mew threatened to kill boston omg what a monster omg"🙄) ...you've never gotten your heart broken before? you've never been so angry at someone who hurt you that you wanted to hurt them back? that sounds more like a moral superiority complex lol

excellent questions, anon! thanks for stopping by!💗