#sorry for the long response anon

[ki-kosmo]

Resending this because I legit do not know if it sent the first time I did this ask. If it did, ignore this! ...the wording is obviously different if it did send for obvious reasons lol-

Hello! I have recently learned of your Mystery Moon AU, love the name by the way, and as a MSA fan, I have some world building questions!

First off, is Music Man just an animatronic, or is he some sort of supernatural creature residing in an animatronic? ...mainly because either way, it can make his relationship with the potential Shiromori equivalent very interesting because it's potentially a fellow animatronic with abandonment issues, or just a supernatural being lol-

Next is Y/N magic like Vivi is because if so that's just cool, but if not then that's fine as well!

And third, before the accident, what was the relationship between Sun, Moon and Y/N? Were they just friends, was their pining, were they in a relationship, was it just Moon and Y/N or just Sun and Y/N, that sort of thing.

Oh hi!!!! I never got the ask before but I’m SO glad you sent it again, thank you!

1.) Honestly, I’m not too sure yet lol. On the one hand, I’d like to keep it an animatronic and focus the supernatural elements towards the *main* villain. But on the other hand, it would make more sense, since the Shiromori was supposedly made from a piece of Mystery (physical or spiritual? Who knows), if they were formed through ghostly nonsense too. I’ve been toying with the idea of not including the Shiromori at all, but in the end I just haven’t dedicated too much thought to it yet.

2.) This one I can answer. Yes, Y/N has magical abilities! But who would their ancestor be, I wonder?

3.) This one is my favorite and the one I’ve been focusing on the most. Back in the day, the crew had been working with each other for a long time, and what started as a coincidental acquaintanceship soon blossomed into a friendship, and eventually a romance. Sun and Moon, while not particularly romantic towards each other, still greatly cared for the other, and were more than happy to start a poly relationship with Y/N.

Even still, the animatronic pair had their differences, and there are always bound to be issues when you put others needs before your own…

[immagrosscandy]

Why is it your name "i am a gross candy?"

my nickname has always been candy, but i guess saying "i am candy" felt a bit empty for me. so my thought process was like this:

"candies are sweet, but i don't see myself as sweet, so instead how about gross? heck yeah it sounds awesome"

i wanted to go with something that was good but also bad?? i don't know really. i know it sounds terrible that i'm basically calling myself gross 😅, but i felt like saying "i'm sweet" wasn't really fitting me, i thought.

i know i'm not a sweet person because i have flaws. i can be selfish and quite lazy, so i guess saying i'm a gross candy was like saying "i know i can be good but i know i can be bad, i'm something in between"

...

and now that i'm saying this... i think i was reeeeally overthinking this user name back when i was 17 😂

don't get me wrong, i really liked the nickname and i still do! honestly i'm gonna stick with this online name until i come up with something better (and that is never)

i never thought something such as a nickname would have something like a story about autoreflection, i wanted a funny nickname like "hey how about a gross candy? because candies aren't usually gross!" or something like that 😂😂 but i guess this is what i've got

it's still cool tho! :)

[fluffypotatey]

Don't cancel me Fluffy, but I like to separate LMK from the OG text. NOT because I hate themes and motifs and classical novels, nah. But rather for the regular amount of separation fans need in acknowledging when the show puts its own spin on things. And also because a subsection of fandom is very persistent that everything that happened in JTTW is canon in the exact same way to LMK and like to bash on characters for that. A lot different from writers pulling inspo is assuming LMK is a 1:1 adaptation when even the writers said it wasn't what they wanted.

yeah see that’s different (also i don’t have nor want the power to cancel you)

my personal beef is when people butcher the themes and character dynamics from jttw. (Tripitaka for example 🤨 like wtf is UP with that???? also, HISTORICAL CONTEXT PPL 👏👏👏👏👏I WILL TAP THE SIGN HOWEVER TIMES I NEED TO!!!! this story is old, old so reading with footnotes that provide context on what the original meant to convey is ok. if you need it for Shakespeare plays, then you’ll need it for the older shit too) lmk very clearly isn’t being an honest adaptation and this story is old as balls so i don’t expect it to. if it holds the heart of the story then it’s an A in my book.

Red Son’s origin isn’t even the same from jttw, and PVD is shown to be more of a threat than she was in the book. so, lmk is taking plenty of creative liberties where they feel they need to.

my thing is mostly with the Western audience who aren’t as familiar with not just the og text, but how much this story has an impact on a lot of cultural stories in Asian countries.

in a way it’s like Arthuriana to me (except jttw is older than Arthuriana lol) because there’s not a lot of “canon�� beside Arthur is king, dies in the battle of Camlann, Merlin is a powerful wizard, Morgana is an important antagonist, and Mordred makes the killing blow. but despite that, many Western audiences are vaguely familiar with the legends enough to have their own interpretations. some people like theirs to be closer to the course materials and some like to keeps theirs a little loose

there is a ton of jttw adaptations (you can go ahead and watch this video by The Dom where he lists a plethora of adaptations from the most “honest” to the least) and i am sure many Asian cultures and communities have their own personal interpretations and omissions from the legend

so yeah. long story short: when it comes to lmk, i agree that ppl should if he holding the jttw as gospel since it is used as a source of inspiration (sure the main source but you get what i mean). however, that shouldn’t discount it from your analysis and interpretations when looking at the themes and character dynamics

[itsamenickname]

B.Jr: Mr. Luigi?

Luigi: Yes Junior?

B.Jr: Are you okay?

Luigi, confused: Of course, I’m okay. What makes you say that?

B.Jr: Well, yesterday, I saw you leaving Daddy's room in the middle of the night after drinking some milk and you were a bit limping… and then you facepalm to the floor before my Daddy dragged you back to his room by your ankle. Are you hurt?

Luigi, blush in shock: *sweat heavily* uhhhhhhhhhhhh

B.Jr: Also, what does Daddy mean by “I am not done until you can’t move no more.”?

Bowser, pop up out of nowhere, smirking: Oh Jr., Daddy is just playing “wrestling” with our guest. Let’s just say, your old man knows how to make a lasting heated impression. But don't worry, Luigi is a tough guy, he can handle anything whatever move I make in our boxing ring. *lean down toward Luigi’s ear* Isn’t that right, greenie~?

Luigi, face turning red: Uh, yes, Bowser. Totally.

My favorite thing about this ask is the possible idea that anytime anyone mentions wrestling in front of Jr. now, Jr. (being the kid that he is) is going to mention that Bowser and/or Luigi are "wrestlers."

For example:

*Mario and Luigi explaining to Peach, Bowser, and Bowser Jr. about life in Brooklyn while having dinner*

Mario: *smirks while eating a piece of steak* You know, I used to be a pretty good wrestler back in college.

Peach: *giggles while covering her mouth with her hand* I'm sure you were, sweetheart.

Mario: No, seriously. Out of the 15 people that were in our wrestling team, I was the only senior who made it to the state championship.

Bowser Jr: *takes a sip of his juice* Mr. Luigi is a pretty good wrestler too.

Luigi: *confused* What makes you say that, Jr? I never joined the college wrestling team.

Bowser Jr: Because you wrestled Papa in the middle of the night last month.

*Mario and Peach drop their silverware as they realized what Luigi and Bowser actually did last month. Luigi starts to turn into a blushing mess while Bowser starts to smirk like he's proud of the fact that Mario and Peach now know that he and Luigi are banging.*

[sixofclovers]

saw your recent post (cool as shit btw that's really incredible) but I have to ask if you like ENA Dream BBQ?? I would not be surprised if that game's animation was inspired off of you or vice versa

Anyway, how did you learn to animate? I've tried once or twice but have been to intimidated to actually start. I can draw still images but I feel like it's witchcraft when you animators actually make them move

Thanks so much! I have to say I'd never heard of ENA Dream BBQ before (not much of a gamer, that is a random string of words to me) but a few others have mentioned it too- I can see the similarities! No association as far as I know tho haha, but it looks really cool

I started animating just before UNI and did it for my undergrad, but didn't engage in the environment tbh- I honestly learned to animate by sitting down and animating, I know that's the lame common answer but you really learn the most by doing. I've just started my masters (after 6 years away from school and a whole new attitude) and still have sooo much to learn (exciting). I also began animating in toonboom (a bit intimidating) but apps like flip-a-clip, procreate, even clip studio paint are great for getting a feel for frames and timing, keeping it simple helped me

To actually start out I'd recommend doing studies and the basics, do some small exercises on Disney's 12 principles of animation, do the bouncing ball, try a walk cycle, follow a tutorial you like on YT, do some life drawing. If you can draw still images draw two in different poses and start by adding a single drawing between them to see how it moves, how the timing feels. When you get sick of that try animating your fave character with their hair blowing in the wind, blinking, something small and fun to reset :) Especially if you can already draw it can feel demoralising to not be as good when you first start animating, but that just means you have a good foundation

I also think it helps to enjoy the process, though it can be tedious or frustrating. I know people make jokes about it being a pain but it's like bringing something to life, its awesome. And try to find some pride in whatever you make because you'll have learned so much to improve next time

This was my first animation over 10 years ago, I watched that A Lullaby for Gods and loved it so much I tried my own. You don't have to share your work cause I know that can feel vulnerable, but make what you like and keep what you make hasn't steered me wrong yet :)

[dipperscavern]

okay so to start, hades being the god of the underworld feels very parallel to cregan being lord of winterfell. i loooove winterfell, but its predominant feature is the snow. snow and winter both have a pretty prevalent media connection with death — which we actually see in asoiaf with how heavily the starks are connected to death (i.e. every stark's storyline being associated with death, either their own or someone elses.) so, if snow/winter mean death then winterfell becomes the underworld! hades governs all aspects of death and afterlife, like cregan 'warden of the north' governs all of the north. hades two symbols are his weapon, the bident, and cerberus; cregan is pretty heavily associated with his weapon, ice, and the symbol of the direwolf for house stark. also, hades is described as being 'not sevil but stern and impartial', which is similar to cregan's description as 'stern and formidable.' (i'm so locked into exams i almost cited my sources for this)

but as far as a hades and persephone thing goes, being cregan's silly little southern wife :3 trying to grow pretty flowers in the desolate frozen courtyard of winterfell. i don't think cregan would abduct his lady, but maybe! maybe he has some weird kind of twisted moral reason! uhh but i just want to be his cutie sunshine wife to contrast his brooding nature. i need to bear his children WHO SAID THAT

also, in my research i came across this picture which is very cregan i fear (but maybe not. maybe its 2010s fairy goth cringe) https://pin.it/2O69SMtru

- chiron anon 🏛️ (i've never watched or read percy jackson, fun fact :3)

you explained everything so well omfg it makes so much sense?!?! ALSO YOU ALMSOT CITING YOUR SOURCES LMAOOO IM GONE U NEED A BREAK

“snow and winter both have a pretty prevalent media connection with death - which we actually see in asoiaf with how heavily the starks are connected to death (i.e. every stark's storyline being associated with death, either their own or someone elses.)”

this is so… oh my god. allow me to nerd out a bit but i can also see the death connection being the others !! the starks have guarded the wall, made of ice (ice & snow go together like mac and cheese), for hundreds of years; have guarded it from death. and, in the asioaf universe, winter a lot of the time is heavily associated with & does mean certain death for those who aren’t prepared for it.

i know we’re talking about hotd rn but on the subject of the starks, their storylines are SO connected to death, ur so right!!! the first scene in the books that we read of the starks is literally them coming across a dead direwolf mother (impaled by. a stag antler) (ok foreshadowing). jon serving in the nights watch and his connection with the others — robb having stories told about him and his killer direwolf, then later dying himself — lady stoneheart — arya calling herself the ghost of harrenhal & her braavos storyline — theon (figuratively) dying and becoming reek, becoming the ghost of winterfell; i could go on but oh god i’ve already said so much forgive me

being cregans silly southern wife :3 you’re maybe even tyrell, coming from highgarden — you love flowers. and uh…. you took my mind to a dark place there with twisted morals cregan. i shan’t. (i also need to give him children) (who said that) (breed me) (WHO IS SPEAKING)

[grape-souffle]

(holy crap, ur art is amazing-)

Uh, hi, Azazel! I noticed that you have the same name as, um, the angel of death, from the Christian mythology, (i’m such a nerd, i’m sorry-) and, uh, well, I was wondering if that’s just a coincidence, or if that’s, like, you, or something… Have a good day!

[attleboy]

Who dya think Pomni would've bitten?

well when i was drawing it i wasn't thinking of anyone specific... so it can be whoever you want!

however... let's go through the suspects

jax would definitely bully someone into a violent rage... no need to explain that one i think

caine and kinger might unintentionally startle pomni into attacking, but i think they're a little too... uh. weird for it to be all that climactic? caine would just go "BAD!! BAD POMNI!!" and spritz her with a spray bottle until she let go, meanwhile kinger probably wouldn't even notice until pomni had already stopped...

gangle and zooble probably wouldn't be bitten just because they'd avoid a high-strung pomni. gangle out of fear, and zooble because they're not stupid enough to poke a ticking time bomb

and for ragatha... i'm just gonna leave this other anon's idea here because... yeah

definitely unintentional on both sides, but isn't that where the best tragedy lies?

[dystopiagnome]

you're back!! welcome back! I'm glad you're still here 💛💛💛

- roceit anon

:0000 OH HEY!!! GOOD TO SEE YOU!!! I MADE A GIFT FOR YOU!

[rodolfoparras]

Hello Alec! I wanted to drop by with a small gift:

Imagine walking into the bathroom, John Price is stood in front of the mirror over the sink, pyjama bottoms hanging low on his hips leaving his torso bare. He catches your eyes in the mirror and smiles at you, the skin around his eyes crinkling, as you move up behind him to slip your arms around his waist. Your fingers curl into the soft curls of his happy trail over the soft layer of his stomach, and you press your face to his neck, inhaling his musk deeply into your lungs. With a subtle movement you grind your hips against his backside, and watch with a concealed smile as his face flushes in response to you….

Enjoy this little moment ⛈️

Anonie I absolutely adore you for this thank you sm for putting this thought in my head 😭😭

Imagine being married to Price and when he puts his hand over yours you can feel his ring brushing over your skin, metal cold as ever and raising goosebumps on your body.

You’re quick to turn him around in your embrace and put him on top of the bathroom counter feeling the way his legs effortlessly wrap around your upper body as his hands cling onto your neck.

“You’re beautiful” you say and place a kiss on his arm.

“Oh cut it off” he says as he rolls his eyes but you can still see the smile tugging at the corners of his mouth

You lightly nip at his skin seeing the way he winces while you smile innocently at him “I’m serious,”

“Yeah?” Is all he says as his hands tighten around your neck.

“Want me to prove it?” You say hands sneaking up his thigh and groping his clothed cock, feeling the way it hardens under your touch.

“Please” he grunts out, eyes fluttering shut as he bucks up into your hand.

“Don’t worry love you know I won’t leave you hanging” you say, pulling away from his embrace before hooking your hands onto the waistband of his pants and shuffling them down to his knees.

He just stares at you with eyes half lided and mouth agape, while leaning back onto the counter.

“This okay?”

“More than okay”

[amywritesthings]

I hope this doesn't come off offensive but I saw you were 30 and as someone who is 23 and worried I may have to give up fanfiction one day it made me less anxious. I love your writing!

Hi there! This is not offense at all, anon. I used to have the same worries at 23. I was afraid I'd have to give up my hobbies once I 'grew up' and left college. I never wanted to live the 'milestone' life tbh - I'm a childfree woman, marriage doesn't interest me, and I work so I can supply money for my hobbies. So I've always felt out of place in most societal situations lol.

Nothing says that, once you're out in the full-time job world, you have to give anything up. Watch animated shows forever! Collect that Funko pop! Draw your fan art and go to cons and read your fics.

Almost all of my mutuals on tumblr are 30+ year old people that write amazing fic while also living 'adult lives'. They have partners, they have jobs, they may even have children. One of my best friends from school legit still reads 400K fics and buys them 'bound' as real books on the shelves of the house she bought. You're going to still have naysayers in your life who think it is 'childish' or weird, but... that's life. Someone's always going to put you down for something you're passionate about, because misery loves company.

I promise you, my ass will be 50+ still reading (and probably writing) fanfiction. And I won't be the only one, because many 30-40 year olds on this website were the pioneers of the internet as kids and it isn't something that's going away anytime soon.

TL;DR: DO NOT FRET. AGEISM IS SILLY. READ/WRITE THOSE FANFICTIONS.

[chocodile]

Hi ! I’ve been a massive fan through the years, seeing you develop Hyden and his world and how full of life and wonder and details is so awe inspiring and cool! I really love your work and your style is so vibrant and electric! It always makes me happy when I see your posts pass by

I wanted to ask if you had any advice about wanting to share your stories with the world. I get so anxious that no one will care and I’ll just be posting to no one. I don’t want fame , just mutual interaction or have people genuinely curious , hear about others stories and be able to tell my own

How did you start? I don’t want to assume , but you do have so much confidence and are very well spoken in the way you explain your lore, what helped you get over any fears or worries?

Gosh, thank you so much for the compliments! That's so sweet of you to say… it means a lot to me that people enjoy my stuff.

My thoughts on your other questions about sharing stories are long, rambling, and disjointed… apologies in advance for the length, I swear I tried to edit this down:

Regarding sharing stories, I'd say the most useful thing you can possibly have is to have at least one friend you share story stuff with who is totally on board with it and having fun too. I've been coming up with stories and characters my entire life, and only twice have I really had an audience for it. Every other time it was just me and my sister, or me and a couple friends, or me and my wife doing creative stuff semi-privately just for the joy of the craft.

(Of course, I know that's easier said than done… but if you do have creative friends, organizing some plans to share stories with each other, ask questions, create AUs where your OCs from different stories interact with each other, etc can be very psychologically nutritious.)

Regarding feeling anxious, I suppose I never felt much anxiety about it myself, so I'm not sure how to advise there… I was a teenager on Neopets where putting massive amounts of work into character stories that nobody might ever read was the norm… unless you were astronomically popular, it was expected that you would probably never hear from your audience and would never know how many people read your stories. Everything was primarily for your own entertainment, and I carried that approach forward into other creative works. Of course, it's hard not to feel a little self-conscious these days, when you can easily see what people are saying and see who is getting "engagement" and who is not... but I do think that aiming to entertain yourself (and perhaps one or two friends) first and foremost is the healthiest approach. Plus, if you are really invested in something and constantly producing lots of art and info about it, people tend to pick up on that positive energy.

Apologies if this isn't super useful... I know "just don't care and also happen to have a bunch of friends with very specific interests!" is not very helpful advice in itself.

I have many other thoughts on "launching" a story, how to meet other OC creators, and trying to build an audience who interacts with your characters... it's something I've thought about a lot. I can share my insights for others in this boat, if anyone's interested? I'm unsure if I should include them here since it might feel lecture-y to Anon (and also this post is long enough, PHEW). Let me know if you're interested in hearing them though!

[soranker]

Hiiii not sure if anyone's asked this yet but any advice on how to improve on art & anatomy? I use to draw a lot wayyyy back in high school but then stopped because of life getting in the way but now I really wanted to get back into art but realized my art isn't as good as it use to be & I never really cared too much about studying anatomy so all my anatomy/proportions are really wack & I'd like to get better at it. Hope you're having a good day!!! 💞💞💞

HI!!! i dont have any formal training in anatomy nor have i really done any studies, so unfortunately i think i can only offer general advice, but hopefully you can still find it helpful! here's what i'd recommend based on my own experience...

focus on proportions BEFORE anatomy! nailing down the size/length of each body part in relation to each other will give you a good foundation before getting into the specifics of anatomy, since you can practice this with simple shapes (circles, boxes, tubes, etc.). then practice anatomy/build on top of that, rather than trying to figure them out in parallel

practice from real life observation/references (ex. figure drawing)! even if you want to draw stylized, it'll be much more helpful in the long run if you study from real life. you'll be a lot more informed in how body parts actually connect to each other or how they move. observe observe observe! take pics of yourself/watch how your body moves--you can be your own most accessible resource, and a mirror and camera can be your best friends

find a way to keep yourself motivated to practice anatomy! everyone says that you only get better with practice and time... and it's true! but i can understand that sometimes it's hard to motivate yourself. if you ask me, draw your favorite characters :) it's literally all i do HAHA. my mentality is that... if i'm drawing something that i like then the practice feels less of a chore lol

[soviet-siscon]

i dont know who else to tell this to so please feel free to ignore. its about being treated like a rapist, so again, please, feel free to ignore it, or wait to respond, or whatever. i just feel like i need to tell someone or im gonna explode with guilt and shame

a couple days ago i met a girl online in a trans discord, and she was cool! she kept bugs, and even knew all their scientific names, and seemed to be really sweet. she was also pretty much exactly my age, only two months older than I. we talked for about three days half flirting all throughout, her calling me gay and shit, before she started making comments about how "curvy" i was. of course, thinking since were just texting states apart and both too broke to bridge the gap, i shot back with "well thats just the top complimenting my figure, but if youre nice you can see without," thinking it was just playful, to a definitively positive response

a little bit later she said "I love you" then deleted it, which i thought was a dumb joke, so i said "i have known you for less than a week lmao" and she was like "lol i was just testing ur reaction." in my head, that was her testing if i was gonna say it back to be sure i wasnt gonna try and get obsessed and say it back i guess, but is obviously not the case looking back

a couple hours later, after what i thought to be "signs she wants to mess around", ex. bringing back up the "if youre nice" comment, and just being generally flirtier than usual, i go for it. she responds positively, but after a couple minutes says "okay wait can you keep a secret? my ex raped me"

of course we pause for a minute, i give her support and whatnot, and i ask "do you want to stop that stuff then?" and she says "im ace, but its cool" then continues being flirty, so i had assumed its just a complicated identity i guess? idfk. in hindsight, i shouldve stopped us immediately, but i didnt.

the rest happens yadda yadda thats not the point of the story, but it may be important to note shes the slightly more dominant one here, so i dont think i was super capable of forcing her hand into all of this i dont think... i hope. i dont know. i mean thats the point of this ask

she asks "can we fall asleep on call?"

keep in mind we were just texting this entire time. in my head this is just cuz she likes alot of aftercare, and its 2 am so i dont mind, it probably wont take long- but now i shouldve realized "wait that sounds really attached," yet i dont, again, like an idiot

in the morning she wakes up at 7 and immediately texts me like "i couldnt find my phone and i was gonna be so upset cuz i only didnt sleep in another hour to talk to u haha"

*thats* when it finally hits me, so i explain

"youre seeming kind of obsessive for knowing me only a couple days.. its making me feel uncomfortable and like im taking advantage, since youre ace and all"

she says "no youre not, but if you want me to go ill go"

skipping past like 10 minutes of apologizing from both of us, i block her out of shame, leave the server we met in, and stare at the ceiling listening to music for a while

about 30 minutes before starting to write this, though, an account named "fuckyou[anon]" friends me

(to note, none of this has been direct quotes bc she blocked me back and i cant find her first account now, but this is)

"oh your sorry? if i trusted you with information of me being raped having trauma from that shit and you still got me to fucking do it. you pretended like you fucking loved me to get off and i hope you know your a vile sack of shit

admit what you did

over text

right now

you cant just apologize here this isnt going away

i hope you know i relapsed"

i feel so fucking evil but in my head logically i dont feel like i was consciously taking advantage of her is it even more evil to want to be told its not my fault? i dont know, i feel awful, im tearing up as i write this with a pit in my stomach. if i was evil for this, how can i possibly live with myself? thats not a threat to commit suicide or anything, but just. an existential question. if i cope with it im even worse for ignoring what happened, if i dont then im wallowing in shame over a single night.

please help. i cant trust myself to know if i truly was being awful and manipulative. try and ignore all the biases probably apparent in my writing, i dont want to be lied to for my own sake. what can i do to make it right, if anything will?

🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

Oh sweetie I'm really sorry, that's such a stressful horrible situation to end up in. Even if you had done something wrong that would absolutely not be an appropriate response and the way you're feeling about it is not something you deserve to experience.

I know you're also worried about a biased perspective here but there isn't a way to tell your side of it that isn't, you've done a good job explaining your reasoning.

this girl sounds like she has really bad attachment issues and is absolutely taking that out on you.

As for being manipulative: the main options here are basically A) You weren't and even seemingly tried to cover a lot of your bases to make sure she was comfortable, or B) you played into things hoping to get reactions you wanted in a way that literally anyone else does in that situation, that's kinda just how flirting with people goes.

Realistic scenario: You had a communication issue and it got out of hand.

Worst case scenario: You maybe could have handled things a tiny bit better.

Pretend worst case scenario from social anxiety world: you are a such an expert manipulator you don't even realise it and then feel existentially guilty over it afterwards, you could manipulate your way into heaven and not notice and accidentally abuse god herself < this one isn't true

You told her you felt like you were taking advantage of her and she said you weren't. She said she can go if you want. eventually you blocked her (going) and her response was to make a burner account and call you a vile sack of shit and make you feel like a rapist and admit to everything you've ever done wrong.

Absolutely do not try and keep talking to her, that'll get SO SO much worse. There is basically nothing you ever could have done by flirting, sexting or asserting boundaries that could justify or is worse than harassment and block evading. I'm obviously sympathetic to her mental health issues because it's a situation that leaves you with a fucked sense of self esteem, but she was playing weird emotional games with you and then suddenly it's your fault.

Someone telling you personal information isn't something that makes you a monster for leaving them. that's something forced upon you that you then get blamed for "because I trusted you". EVEN if you pushed her in a way she felt uncomfortable with and never verbalised, you literally did not know that. you told her you felt like you were taking advantage of her and she said you weren't. so EVEN if you had hurt her she would be keeping that quiet and then using it as justification later, which is fucked and a terrible way to treat someone.

Absolutely the best thing to do in this situation is block, maybe try explaining the situation to any mutual friends but be prepared for maybe some fallout, and then try and forget. I've been in similar but less fucked situations and there's really nothing good that comes out of getting back involved with her.

someone screaming at you while you walk away from them isn't a situation you're making worse by leaving. blaming you for her relapsing in fucking horrible and something people do specifically to hurt someone, yes she sounds very emotionally hurt but girl you gotta get out of there yesterday if you haven't already. that's a situation that'll only get worse.

consider yourself lucky you only got grazed instead of taking the whole bullet. you did a good job trying to pick up on warning signs even if you sometimes ignored them. this situation isn't your fault and i guess isn't necessarily hers either. it's just one of those messy horrible situations that happens sometimes and feels like a joke. I've unfortunately been there many many times.

you are not a fucking bad person for wanting to be told it's ok and not your fault. I'm really really sorry you feel like you are. It's something that happened, it's something you've thought through and realised where you might have done things wrong. crucially YOU DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN! you didn't know any of this was going to happen. you did a really good thing trying to assert boundaries when you did. if this didn't happen now it would have happened worse later. you're allowed to feel like it shouldn't have happened at all, i get that, but it did happen and you couldn't have known.

you're allowed to blame yourself for things you feel you *actually* did wrong, maybe like not communicating more clearly about what you wanted out of your texting, but stuff thrown in your face specifically to make you feel terrible is ultimately just feeling terrible for someone else. you're taking that upon yourself when you shouldn't. ultimately: feeling terrible won't help her either. you can beat yourself up all you want iut even if you actually had been evil and manipulative what goo would that do? and if she's trying to make you feel terrible then you're not redeeming yourself by hating yourself, you're just being miserable. it sounds like the best thing for her is to not talk again.

by the sounds of it you never told her you love her. it's absolutely not your fault she decided everything meant you did. you thought that was her trying to make sure you weren't too clingy, turns out maybe she was being a bit clingy (or maybe something else. idk, neither of us can read her mind). everything considered, you handled this really well actually.

maybe run yourself a nice bath or have something nice to eat? give yourself a big hug and tell yourself it's from me? I'm really sorry you've gone through this, it hits pretty close to home tbh and i know how it feels.

you aren't a rapist anon. you're not a manipulator or an abuser or a bad person. you're a human being who got into a weird confusing shitstorm on discord. if we all stopped existing because we had a messy miscommunication or tried to put our foot down over something there wouldn't be any people left lol. you're fine. you're alright. things will be ok, EVEN if they get worse for a bit. you'll be alright 🩷🫂

[hadescabin]

How do you feel about the new elder request book? I'm not going to spoil anything if you haven't read it and whatever is happening with tigerheart.

There's a lot I could say about the book itself, but as for the Tigerheartstar segments, I've seen and heard it alright, and it's BAD. Makes me feel a little better that I've been procrastinating on finishing the Tigerheart essay because this just gives me more material. Spoilers for the Elders Quest under the cut! CW for parental abuse, emotional neglect, manipulation, and a brief mention of grooming

Okay I'm going to break this down into segments that I took note of. Tigerheartstar right off the bat is introduced as being grumpy and aggressive towards SkyClan and even Tawnypelt. This isn't a big issue for me, I just wish they elaborated more on Tigerheartstar's grudge towards his mother. IMO it would be interesting to see it be a manifestation of all the events that took place under Rowanclaw. I point this out because it provides context to what everyone has been talking about lately. Of course, I'm talking about Birchfeather wanting to leave ShadowClan to join SkyClan for Ridgeglow. The way Tigerheartstar and Dovewing reacted was just terrible, hypocritical, and completely unsupportive (Tigerheart more so than Dovewing but I'll get to that in a minute). To give them some credit, Birchfeather was the only surviving kit in their second litter, and Rowankit's death was traumatizing/stressful in nature. So, I can understand why they were upset, and why, despite the fact that they too were cross Clan lovers, they're not happy to see Birchfeather leave. Much less to SkyClan which Tigerheartstar has established as to not having good relations with at the moment. This much is emphasized in the text. Despite what a lot of people have been saying, the hypocrisy isn't that bad from a writing standpoint, and actually had interesting character potential for both Dove and Tiger. Characters are allowed to have flaws. (Though I will admit that seeing someone like Tigerheart talk about clan loyalty is very, very funny, considering that it goes against his OOTS personality of finding clan borders stupid). It's the way that Tigerheart went about it that was completely unacceptable for me. If it wasn't for Tawnypelt straight up dragging her own son and his wife out of their den, they would've never said goodbye to their son during such a vulnerable moment in his life. This is terrible, especially when you consider that Birchfeather held back on saying anything for so long based on his father's potential reaction alone. He knew his father was going to throw a tantrum, yet he told them anyways.

This is crazy to me your child should never be afraid of coming to you period, much less fearing your reaction

The fact that he needed Tawnypelt to be in the room with him when he told his parents speaks volumes. Can you imagine, having all that hope built up only for your worst fears to come crashing down on you? This is terrible for both Tawnypelt who didn't expect that he'd move and encouraged him to speak out in the first place, and Birchfeather who tried to place his trust in his parents.

also note that when they do finally come out of their den, they still refuse to offer him any sort of emotional support in retaliation for him making his own decisions. this is manipulative behavior. Even worse, later on in the book when Tawnypelt is heading to SkyClan and offers to relay a message from Tigerheartstar and Dovewing to Birchfeather, Tigerheartstar straight up interrupts and speaks over Dovewing, before she could say anything.

You guys already know my opinion on TigerDove so I'll spare you the essay, all I'm going to say is that it doesn't really help my opinion that Tigerhearstar doesn't see his wife as her own person. This is just one of many patterns of behavior where he makes Dovewing's choices for her or pressures her into doing what he wants. It's for this reason that while Dovewing did initially not give her son the support he deserved, it shows that unlike Tigerheartstar she is trying to make amends to this and reach out before rudely being interrupted. Outside of him simply ignoring the very obvious twoleg threat and shutting down any discussion of it, Tigerheart's treatment of others worsens.

for context here, Tawnypelt helped Birchfeather pass his challenge by chasing a rabbit over the SkyClan border, Yarrowleaf caught her and reported this to Tigerheart.

Here he admits that he's purposefully ignoring his son until he comes back to ShadowClan either due to him changing his mind or failing the trial. This is emotionally abusive behavior or at the very least maltreatment, he is trying to manipulate his son into doing what he wants by dangling his parents' communication over his head. Furthermore he's punishing Tawnypelt for not only providing Birchfeather with the love and support he deserves over his decision, but also helping him pass the trial. Being a strict and hostile leader is one thing, explicitly manipulating your CHILD and punishing your mother for not participating in it is another. His dislike towards SkyClan and grief over losing Rowankit and Birchfeather doesn't excuse this behavior whatsoever. I did try to be understanding because grief is irrational and ugly, but this has gone beyond that and straight into abusive territory. To summarize my views, despite what a lot of people are saying, Tigerheartstar being manipulative towards his loved ones isn't out of character for him. In fact, I'd argue that the guy who needed to manipulate and groom a teenager into dating him would go as far as to carry the same treatment out to his children. My only real issue is like what someone on here (I forgot who) pointed out that this wouldn't be the type of manipulation tactic Tigerheart would induce. This type of manipulation where you give your loved ones the cold shoulder until they relent isn't really him, and does feel out of character. If anything, given Tigerheartstar's past behavior with Dovewing in OOTS, I would've expected him to try and guilt trip Birchfeather into rejoining. This book just feels very weird in general and it's strange that they're making Tigerheartstar an antagonistic leader, not because I think it's a bad thing (we need more antagonistic leaders tbh, a lot of them are plain bread) but because they spent arcs trying to build him up as being separate from his grandfather. With that being said, I do hope they don't wrap this all up with Birchfeather relenting to go back to ShadowClan or them pretending like it never happened and moving on (or the secret third evil option, tigerheartstar going down the berryheart sacrifice route). If they do reconcile there needs to be a lot of behavioral changes with Tigerheartstar and the way he treats his wife and kids. Unfortunately, knowing the Warriors series the former is most likely to happen.

[total-drama-brainrot]

How would p! Noah act in area 52/51? Would you give him his ability to hack into anything?

I think that's Canon idk. Or would he just scare the crap out of everything (aliens included)

Well, Noah's hacking ability is canonical, even if it's only really established in his Island biography and later on in Dramarama (I believe?). Since p!Noah is meant to mimic canon Noah for the most part, I don't see why he wouldn't have the same hacking abilities.

Not that I think they'd be much good in Area 51/52, since most of the challenge itself is pretty much just a game of hide-and-seek meets "find the needle in the haystack". Of course, he could always use his technological prowess to prevent the deployment of the guards, but it wouldn't really be in character of p!Noah to deprive himself of something as exciting as being chased by armed forces.

He could always hack his way into Owen's Jokerisation chamber, but again it wouldn't really impact the competition much, since Owen's whole deal for this episode doesn't really have much sway on the plot itself

As for what he'd do during the episode?

Well, I think I'd need to establish how Greece's Pieces plays out first before stating anything concrete here, but at this point in the timeline p!Noah has been outed to the rest of his castmates as less sane than they had assumed (my means of snapping Ezekiel's arms like twigs, and menacingly playing around with a knife, among other things). They'd still be fairly hesitant to be around him, and Noah would be free to act more overtly antagonistic/crazy now that his façade is in shambles. (Perhaps too antagonistically crazy, since a lot of his instability is also just an act.)

There's not really much you could change about the episode's beginning, at least nothing substantial; p!Noah would probably find a lot of amusement in Duncan getting laser fried and Tyler electrocuting himself on the fence, but otherwise wouldn't have much reason to act out against his team. Unless he's feeling particularly daring at that moment, and decides to forego the rock tossing to instead dodge the lasers all the way to the warehouse entrance, but again this isn't a substantial change in terms of the overarching plot of the episode.

When the teams are inside of the warehouse, there's a little more room to play with character shenanigans.

Because they're looking for Alien Artifacts. Trinkets and gizmos supposedly dangerous enough to warrent a whole branch of governmental force dedicated to studying them. That's exciting - of course Noah's going to want to mess with them.

Of course, his main priority initially is getting Owen back from his time-out chamber. But that's laughably easy for him, given his hacking abilities and general technology savviness. But as soon as he's got his chubby buddy back? You know your boys are messing around with every artifact they can find, to Alejandro's ire.

Maybe he and Owen are the ones who initially encounter the floating aliens? Maybe the two of them walk into the scene of Tyler and Alejandro "dealing" with them, and Noah siezes the oppertunity to smush the alien face huggers into paste (with the added benefit of hitting both Tyler and Alejandro around the face with a metal pole, or something).

Or maybe the face huggers can smell the crazy ebbing off of him from a mile away, and fly away as fast as they can before Noah can even get to the scene.

Either way, whatever artifact Team CIRRRRH manages to get their hands on wouldn't last long enough to win them the challenge; either Tyler would follow his canonical counterparts footsteps and somehow break it, or Owen and Noah would inadvertantly sabotage their team whilst messing around with their chosen artifact.

Noah absolutely pockets a few alien-tech weapons from inside the warehouse though.

When they finally get back onto the jet, Noah scuttles off to some hidden corner of the cargo bay and begins reverse engineering the artifacts he stole borrowed from Area 51, if only just to abate his ceaseless boredom. Regretably, he's more of a software guy than a hardware guy, and he mostly ends up with a pile of useless alien scraps.

(Potential here to have him enlist Cody, who's canonically a bit of an engineer, to help him tinker with the artifacts? I think Cody would risk his luck with sometimes-crazy Noah if it meants getting away from always-crazy Sierra.)