#still haven't decided on a name for the mom yet so idk

[loveology-doodles]

bunch of doodles from my phone featuring some new warrior cats ocs, one of my flight rising dragons, and some dragon doodles i really liked

[yukkoislost]

okay last magical girl au doodle for a while (maybe) cuz i have another idea and will be cooking up another storm (help)

trying out a new eye style??? idk yet. anyway meet some of the side characters in this au !!

i was gonna draw J in too but then i ran outta space so she and some others gotta wait for a while sorry 😞🙏 it's a lil messy mb

more below cut 👍

aight so ill go w the one w more students rn

doll and V go to the same school,, it's a international/private school. V is older than doll and uzi so she's in a different grade and despite going to the same school, she and doll don't cross paths often.

i was half considering their race and then remembered that they're drones and don't really have a race but doll still speaks russian SO i might as well have fun w it !!!! V is italian.

cuz of their strict school rules, doll has to tie her hair up since she doesnt want to cut her hair,, V already has short hair. their uniforms is as u can see in the pic cuz I CANT DESCRIBE CLOTHES SORRY SOBS

V keeps her glasses !!!! in her normal drone form. how she sees as a magical girl?? uhm. chalk it up to cyn being able to do smt abt her vision, haven't decided yet,,

cant have doll without lizzy or V without her squad so lizzy and N and J are in the same sch too !! N and J are in the same grade as V ofc, J has more classes than N and V because.

lizzy and thad are siblings in this au (cuz it sits well w me idk its a fun thought) and they semi-share eye light colours 👍 lizzy went w her dad while thad stayed w the mom, so they grew up in different environments :)

thad and uzi are in the same school !! same grade etc. uzi's more of a loner student and she likes to eat her meals in the school washrooms (don't ask) but if thad invites her she'll eat in the cafetaria w him (as long as his other friends aren't around, she hates them)

uzi's school doesnt know exactly have uniforms?¿ it js came out when i drew her anyway tho 😭 her school is less strict on dress codes so they can wear whatever,, their school is a public one btw

V's full name is Guinevere

N's full name is Angelus

am i reusing names??? yes. yes i am.

[astral-field-guide]

Who am I?

When the coronas freeze over and the comets fall to horizon is only when you will truly know who I am. But... until that happens, I will give a short meet-the-"author" post! My name is Clementine, but you can call me a nickname if it so pleases you (Clem, Clemy, Stupid-little-mentally-ill-blonde-creature, etc) I was born on Earth, more specifically, Canada, but yearned for the outstretched cosmos. So, I decided one day to pack my very little belongings, consisting of a journal, Hello Kitty pencils, many scrunchies, and a can of Fanta I found in my cupboard from three Halloweens ago (No, it did not taste good). I will keep my method of getting to space under wraps for now, but just know, I still panic whenever something reminds me of fireworks... Or lawn chairs...

I can not believe the amount of life we have missed by "wasting" our times at "retail jobs", and "school", and "Clementine Raine! When will you go out there and make some real friends?!" Well, guess what Mom, I will be making friends by presenting my findings from space! With great hope, they will appreciate my poorly drawn fingers and lopsided eyes!

As I touched on briefly, I will be exploring the vastness of the galaxies before me and show my perilous adventures and even more perilous findings to those who dare to read. I hope you enjoy my manic scribblings and look forward to meeting those with open arms. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

And for those looking for a TL;DR, nice try, but it's going to take a little more than that to cheat around here!

OOC- Okay, to let the mask slip, this whole blog is a world building exercise for my astral-inspired D&D campaign. Why am I making it public? I have no idea. All I really knew was that I wanted to tell a story, and it's hard when my players keep canceling on me or I accidentally forget again (ADHD DM struggles are real). I also wanted to inspire some other people who might have similar campaigns or dream of them, anyway. The only problem is that I'm one woman with a very short attention span. If you have any ideas for species, occupations, or general world building, please tell me! If you're comfortable with me using your ideas, I'll properly credit you! And if you're not comfortable, then I won't touch you, simple as that! You could also ask questions about specific things that I haven't touched on in my posts yet!

Further info: She/her pronouns, amateur artist, probably needs glasses. Idk what else to put. Probably update later. Enjoy my silly shenanigans! -Clementine

[uh-oh-no-not-again]

Okay, what if ahit but its a DnD type fantasy adventure? It starts with just hat kid and bow kid on a mission to defeat the evil overlord (Vanessa), but they end up forming a silly ragtag adventuring party with people they meet on the way. (Please click for better quality)

Character details I've come up with so far under cut, and also me sounding like a little nerd with dnd classes and stuff.

I haven't decided on any location or character names yet so :P

Hat Kid- She's a wannabe elf warlock and Bow Kid's best friend (they'll probably get names, probably). She doesn't have an arcane focus in the beginning, but she ends up finding and using an umbrella later on. She's very energetic and determined (a little too much at times) and actually manages to become Snatcher's best friend. Bow Kid- She's a human beast master ranger with either a cat or a crow as a companion (idk which one yet). She's a lot calmer than Hat Kid but still gets really excited when she sees a cute creature (even if it is literally trying to kill her.) Cooking Cat- She's a silly kitty cleric (either light or peace domain) from Mafia Town. She's a ray of sunshine and definitely the mom of the group. Snatcher- He's a circle of wildfire druid (bc silly) who, until the kids came and found him, hadn't left his forest in over a century. He was stuck there in wild shape (silly ghost form. Don't ask what creature it is or why he chose to be able to wild shape into it bc i have no clue) because of Vanessa. She tried to turn him into a tiefling like her but it did not go as planned. Clearly. He's still that dark kind of goofy he is in game but just a little bit nicer. Not by much, though. Vanessa- She's a tiefling shadow magic sorcerer who has control over the entire continent. While her outburst (I'll think about more details of it later) effected Subcon the most, it had minor effects all over. She presents herself in her more humanoid form with an overly sweet personality, but the second she's ticked off ditches the facade and becomes her horrid, more demon-like self. She's less of a direct threat until they reach her domain. Empress and the receptionist are also going to join the gang, but I didn't know what classes to make them or what to do with their designs soooooo..... yeah. (To be fair, the other's designs will also probably change bc I made them in like five minutes).

If you have any ideas (especially for Empress and Receptionist) or questions, tell me!

[bunnylouisegrimes]

Question for you guys: Should I write this very weird fic?

So I already asked some of you this question, but I've been thinking about writing a fic based on a very odd fantasy of mine. I'm not sure when or if I'll get to it, but your feedback may determine its priority. This fic would feature both Patrick and the Polite Leader.

I've been thinking about writing a fic in which middle class/poor people are able to buy rich people after their oligarchy finally falls apart. My self insert would be overexaggurated and a play on the ugly bastard trope you often see in porn (although this time, she would be the ugly bitch): she's still fat, short, has glasses and braces, awkward and nerdy to hell and back, and an aspie loner who just can't get a boyfriend (or even friend) to save her life, but on metaphorical steroids. She basically buys Patrick and the Polite Leader with the money she's saved from staying at home with mom and dad while she works. Patrick and the Polite Leader (I'm considering either using the names Lucas or Christian for him, haven't fully decided which yet since both are odes to other authors for him) meet at a facility they are being housed at. They get along instantly, and as fate would have it, they are both bought by the same person. They're hopeful it's a pretty, popular, thin blonde girl, but are shocked (horrified maybe?) that my self insert is the one who bought them. Cue a bunch of dubcon and falling in love despite the situation, complex situations, blah blah blah.

So, how do we feel about this? Should I seriously consider writing this? How should I go about it? Multichapter, one big oneshot, etc. I appreciate any and all suggestions!

[iwriteasfotini]

This is probably a VERY unpopular opinion, but I just saw a post about Jily becoming a secondary ship, I'm assuming to Jegulus? Ok, I'm not a ship purist, but I ship Jegulus over Jily (I can enjoy Jily fics though). My problem with Jily stems from canon Severus. I'm sorry, but you don't obsess about someone for like +20 years who doesn't love you back (and you don't get to be one of the most memorable characters of a seven book series if that is all you have going for you). I think there is bit more going on with Sev and Lily than we see in canon, namely because Harry is a horribly biased narrator where Slytherins are concerned, and Lily is long dead. And Sev doesn't want Harry to know anything about his past. We can be dogmatic and say it's because he regrets passing along the prophecy information which ended up getting Lily killed. Or we can be creative and think about other reasons why Severus wouldn't want Harry to know about his past. Maybe because it would be weird to tell your student (who looks EXACTLY like your arch nemesis from your school years, whose mother is your soul mate, and whose godfather is another one of your arch nemesis) "yeah, so your mom and I were destined for each other but couldn't be together because we ran in conflicting social circles in dangerous times, and your dad was in love with my other best friend (sorta stole him right out from under me to be honest), who was a dude by the way, and yet somehow you were conceived. But I promise they all loved you Harry."

Also, I've decided Lily was a badass (this is definitely hinted at in canon but not capitalized on at all). Badass Lily Evans and loving, doting, supportive James Potter doesn't work for me. I also think Regulus was a badass (also could be seen as hinted at in canon baring Sirius' annoying comments to Harry about Regulus which I may just end up pretending didn't happen; sometimes adult Sirius is more of a teenager than actual teenage Harry) and for some reason badass Regulus with loving, doting, supportive James Potter works much better. Sorry James, your badassery is limited to the Quidditch Pitch, your Transfiguration spell work, and how much you adore/support your badass boyfriend. But you're still an awesome guy.

Now I just have to figure out exactly what went down when Harry was conceived... and my head canon will be complete.

BTW my HC Lily is bi. And does NOT let Sev and all his annoying character complications hold her back. But yeah, Lily and Sev are "Always."

And I realize I actually aired two unpopular opinions Snily and Sev and Regulus being friends. I guess it depends on what other fanfics you have read which have stuck with you, because I haven't read any which have Sev and Reg as friends (although I can't remember what their dynamic was in Choices), but for some reason I've always assumed they would have been (they are only a year apart in age, both Slytherins, and both a bit moody, IDK?). Characterization of Sev is important here though, because I don't portray him as a dick. And the adult he turns into (bit more of a dick than he is as a teen, which I have some straight up issues with in canon) is born from immense suffering and trauma. Story of the Marauders if we are being honest.

[thatoneperson747]

Hi

So while procrastinating writing the fic I'm working on, I decided it was time for me to read the Royal Ranger. I only have book one, and I've had it for about a year now, but I never read even the first page. I've heard stuff throughout the fandom about it, but I've tried to stay away from royal ranger specific posts in order to not spoil the book for me.

If you also haven't read it yet and want to avoid spoilers, stop reading now. You've been warned.

Here's the things I knew before reading:

Will has a beard now. This is very controversial.

Alyss dies. She was burned to death. Also very controversial.

Horace and Cassie have a daughter named Maddie. Maddie becomes Will's apprentice.

And that's about it.

I decided that since the Royal Ranger was so hit or miss for the community, I'd document my thoughts on it (as a personal record, if you will) and see how my opinions change, if they change at all. Feel free to laugh at me if I make predictions and they end up being completely wrong lol

I've read the first seven chapters, and here are the main thoughts I have right now.

1. Is Will now just Halt? When he was first being described during the scene with Henry Wheeler, I dead ass thought Flanagan was talking about Halt. I mean, Will is grey already? Like, fully grey. He's described as having a "steel-grey beard." Not grey and brown, just grey. Halt???

2. Alyss' death fit her character well, but why did she have to die? Keep in mind, I was never the biggest fan of Alyss - I thought a character as interesting as a diplomat should have more personality than just "the main character's girlfriend" - but come on? We barely got to see them married. Idk man. I feel like her death would be better justified if they had actually like. been together longer? 10/10 for writing her death though, saving a poor child from death seems really in character for her, especially considering that's pretty much what Baron Arald did for the ward kids (he didn't die for it but still, he saved them from a childhood of neglect and almost certain death). I feel like it's a great wrap to her story, although I wish her story was longer.

3. Crowley was done dirty. What the actual f u c k Flanagan? The Corps Commander, the man, myth, and legend gets a paragraph to explain his death. It's such a lamely written death too? Crowley, a ranger, who was probably in peak health, just nopes out one night. At least he was smiling..? And maybe it's the fact that TEY is my favorite part of the series so far, but Crowley deserved way better than that shit. Also I'm surprised that I managed to not know about Crowley's death before this?? I actually cried reading it. He was such a precious little man in TEY, how could you do this Flanagan???

4. Maddie is a bit of a brat. Not even a bit, she kinda just is. To be fair, Cassie was that way sometimes as well, but Maddie just seems... I don't know, too much of a 'I-do-what-I-want-and-you-can't-stop-me' kinda person, but in a bad way??? Like that one kid in school who would never listen to authority figures and got everyone in trouble all the time? I hope she mellows out because she could be a great character, I think. It's said she takes after her mom, but I'd like to see her act like Horace too.

5. Gilan. Just Gilan. What?? I never liked his relationship with Jenny much, he seems quite a bit too old for her (at least 5 years, most likely quite a bit more since Halt had a few years between Gilan and Will), but he's so relentless in asking her to marry him? Huh??

And also, BOLD of Flanagan to assume Gilan would be hesitant about letting a girl into the corps. This man has traveled with Cassie. He's traveled with Lydia from Brotherband. He knows women are capable. I mentioned not liking his and Jenny's relationship, but like. he even respects her. She's a business woman, she owns her own restaurant. No one can possibly convince me that Gilan doesn't drink his respect-women juice DAILY. It feels out of character for him.

6. Poor Duncan. That's the end of the sentence.

7. Those guards are hysterical. Ah, yes, let's just casually not mention or try to stop the princess sneaking in and out of the castle even though this could end really really badly. Perfect logic.

And yeah that's all I got right now. I'm very excited to see how my opinions so far change! I'll document them here too in case anyone cares. Feel free to reblog with your own RR opinions and the like! I'd love to see what you guys think of my takes lol

[todomitoukei]

as something positive for a change from the gloom and misery we are all going through after this horrible ending, can you share how would you want Touya and Todofamily's ideal ending to go?

Thank you for giving me an opportunity to share my very detailed version of what the ending should be (I tried to keep it short but alas, I failed).

First of all, let's assume Shigaraki and Toga died (don't worry, I'm bringing them back!) and Touya is in that tank, supposedly almost dead. Here's a shortened (it's not short) version of what I the ending could be instead and no, I don't care if it's unrealistic, at this point anything is better-written than what Hori came up with anyway:

While Touya is still alive, he gets closer to dying, enabling him to see people that have died but haven't "crossed over" yet (yes, I was obsessed with Ghost Whisperer growing up don't @ me), namely Shigaraki and Toga, who are on the verge of being able to do so, yet believe that Shigaraki might be able to bring them back and also heal Touya (look, I haven't properly read this manga but something something the decay quirk was half of the Overhaul quirk minus the option to undo damage? So in this version, he can somehow undo damage now, yes, I make the rules<3).

Anyway, before doing any of this they actually need to contact Touya because people are about to perform an autopsy? cremate? Toga, so they want to stop that to make it easier to bring her back to life.

They explain all of this to Touya and tell him he needs to tell someone to bring Toga's body to where he is to make this whole thing easier. Fortunately, Natsuo is visiting him in that moment (he deserves to be included because he is best boy<3). Long story short, Toga's body is being brought to where Touya is (They also had to bring in the Chief of Police and Hawks for this special situation), and Shigaraki manages to resurrect her.

She also still had some of Twice's blood, which she uses to turn into him (probably insults Hakws as revenge<3) and create a copy of Shigaraki - the plan is basically for Shigaraki to find a way to take over the copy of his body. He manages to do so before also restoring Touya's body to a non-dying state again.

They then have to sit down with the Chief of Police and Hawks to discuss what happened and also to make a deal for the future since putting the villains in jail when the heroes get to keep living life despite the crimes they committed is bs etc etc, therefore Shigaraki pushes for all the lov members to be released from prison and also receive support from the HPSC (Idk what they changed their name to) - an actual second chance for them to start anew, a life without crime etc.

They settle on being given a building for them to live in and start a sort of shelter for kids like they once were; kids that are on the street, the kind of kid that their society doesn't deem worthy of saving, that people turn away from and that could potentially turn to crime as a last resort just like they did.

So in the end, Spinner and Compress get released from prison - and yes, Compress gets his ass back - and they all get to live and work together. They somehow also bring back Kurogiri.

Also, Touya has had enough of his father monologuing about how sad and pathetic he is so just like Natsuo, he decides to not talk to him anymore because he finally realizes that his father is simply not worth it. In other words, Endvr is out of the picture once and for all.

Rei will also be involved in the new lov project because you cannot tell me that this woman spent 10 years locked away in a mental hospital only to be released and push the man that put her in the mental hospital in the first place around in his wheelchair that he is more than capable of using on his own??? (It's so painfully obvious that a man wrote this story) So she becomes the lov mom and is finally free from her abuser too.

Fuyumi can move in with them too, she and Toga deserve to have a sister/female friend because I can only imagine how tough it was for Toga to only be around men after big sis mag died. Touya will try really hard to be a good big brother now so Fuyumi can finally relax. And by relax I mean Touya will annoy the shit out of her and let her forget all her responsibilities and feel like a kid again. Justice for all the bnha girlies who otherwise only exist to serve men or die because god forbid a teenage girl shows emotions and does a bit of stabbing once in a while.

Natsuo and his girlfriend will also move in with them. Once Touya hears about Natsuo's wedding plans he has a serious word with him and Natsuo promises him to wait a little longer and get married for the right reasons instead of out of spite because both Natsuo and his girlfriend deserve better. Besides, since Natsuo is studying something similar to social work, he can help the lov with their project (and gain work experience at the same time!).

Obviously there is also room for Shouto and he stays over for the weekend and also visits during the week. Touya learns to make soba for him (not like the failed attempt Natsuo and Shouto had in one of the light novels lol). Touya also teaches Shouto some social skills - it's unclear whether this is good or bad.

This way, Shouto can also finally spend some quality time with his family and be treated like the kid he still is instead of having to be a hero for his own family. Compress can become some kind of father-figure for him. Also, Shouto and Shigaraki bond over being the youngest sibling. Touya calls them out for being the youngest every chance he gets.

In summary, the lov and Todofam live together in peace and they all support each other in figuring out who they are etc etc.

The End.<3

Thanks for coming to my TED talk!

[greasergirlxoxo]

'Tis The Season...For Romance ‧₊˚💣⊹

Roofer!Darry x Soc!Reader

author's note ᯓᡣ𐭩 no one asked for this, but I needed this and therefore you need this too!!! Also this made me even more excited for winter break!!!

warnings ᯓᡣ𐭩 mention of Darry's parents death. They celebrate Christmas?? idk??

Oaklahoma very rarely got snow. Half the people in Tulsa haven't even seen snow, that's how little it snowed. But of course, the one winter it does decide to snow, it clogs up your gutters in the process. Technically, it was your parents' gutters, it was their house too. You had only come home from your fancy Ivy League college for winter break, you didn't really have a choice to stay at school for the holidays, your parents wouldn't allow it.

So there you were in the cold with your fancy cashmere gloves and scarf and your expensive woolen coat. You placed the tray of hot chocolate your mom had sent you out with on the porch railing, looking up to see the 20-year-old roofer on his ladder and looking at your frozen gutters.

"My mom made hot chocolate if you want some."You called out to Darry, getting his attention away from the roof and down at you. He was surprised that you were interacting with him. Usually, people just ignored him, going about their day and letting him work. He paused momentarily, his expression stoic and unreadable before plastering on a polite smile that didn't fully reach his eyes.

"Yeah? That would be great." He calls back to you before making his way over to the porch. You passed him the hot chocolate as he came into reach of you. He ripped his old leather glove off, making it easier to hold the mug in his large and calloused hand.

You stood beside him, drinking your own cup in silence. You looked out in the distance, unable to turn in Darry's direction. It was kinda awkward, you both standing there together. I mean, you both went to high school together and now Darry was roofing houses and you were in your 3rd year of college. Sure you didn't really talk to each other in high school because Darry was a greaser and you were a soc, but it was still weird knowing you started in the same place and ended up on two completely different paths.

Darry sipped his hot chocolate, watching you stare out into the distance. The wind blew strands of your hair in your face, you pushed them back and away like it was nothing. He knew that you were only like this around him and he understood why. You weren't from the same parts of town, you weren't supposed to be talking, and yet here you both were, drinking chocolate on your rich Soc porch.

"How's college going?" He suddenly asked, hoping to break the awkwardness.

You snapped your head to look up at him, a sweet smile playing on your lips, glad he had broken the uncomfortable silence.

"Good, I'm studying to become a teacher. I don't think my parents are real happy about that part. They were kinda hoping I'd just find a trust fund kid to marry."You explained with a saddened laugh. You didn't know why you were telling Darry about your parents. It was quite personal, but when you were nervous you tended to overshare. There was more awkward silence before you spoke up again, continuing your small talk."How's roofing going?"

"Roofing is hard, but it pays good. So I can't complain." He chuckled, taking another sip of his chocolate. "It's definitely keeping me and my brothers off the streets."

"Sodapop and Ponyboy, right?"You asked, tilting your head in curiosity. You knew of Darry's brothers and had seen them around, but never actually spoken to them before. After all, there was no need to.

Darry couldn't help the small smirk tugging at his lips, he hadn't expected you to know his brothers' names. You were a Soc and Socs weren't that well acquainted with greasers. Both sides didn't mix or mingle with the other.

"Yeah, Soda's the tall one with all the charm, and Pony is the quiet kind with his nose always stuck in a book." He said while taking another sip of his hot chocolate. His description was short, but he described his little brothers with a sense of pride. "You know them?"

"Well, I know OF them."You responded with a nod. You only knew of his brothers and him because of all the gossip about their parents dying a year ago, practically everyone in Tulsa knew about them and their story. You didn't bring that part up to Darry, you were sure it would bring back sad memories for him. Instead, you changed the subject to a happier one, asking,"You have any plans for the holidays?"

Darry knew exactly why you changed the subject. He wasn't stupid, he knew about all the gossip revolving around his family situation. Darry knew you were trying to lighten the mood with your question about the holidays, but the sad thing is this was going to be the Curtis' first Christmas without their parents. He quickly masked his expression of grief and nodded, hoping you hadn’t noticed. He didn't want to burden you with his family trauma.

"Same thing every year, I'm having the gang over for Christmas." He replied "What about you? Got any plans with the Soc friends?"

"I'll probably see some old friends at my parents' annual Christmas party."You mentioned, shaking your head slightly with a laugh. In all honesty, you hated your parents' Christmas party. It was always filled with a bunch of snobby Socs who were only interested in talking money and proper etiquette. You always find yourself wrapped into a boring conversation with some great uncle you swear you've never met before, waiting for a chance where you can sneak upstairs and hide in your room till it's over.

"Mmm, sounds like fun." Darry said sarcastically. He knew that Soc parties were fancy and filled with rich Socs. He would be surprised if you actually enjoyed spending time with them. A smirk formed on his lips, feeling a lot more comfortable with you than he had before as he teased, "You gonna bring home a trust fund boyfriend?"

"No. To my parents' disappointment, I don't have a boyfriend."You looked out in the distance, a smile still present on your face even as you rolled your eyes, thinking about your parents' consent nagging over the subject.

"I thought a pretty girl like you would have a line of guys swooning all over her." He teased a bit more before taking a sip of his chocolate. Darry was a little surprised by the fact that you were single. With the way you looked and acted he had assumed some trust fund kid would've tried to at least make a move on you.

"Maybe they do."You replied aloofly with a similar smile and tiny shrug, taking a sip of your own hot chocolate before continuing."That doesn't mean I swoon back."

Darry chuckled, setting his now empty cup on the porch railing. He leaned his hip against the railing as he turned to face you, arms folded over his chest.

"Oh? You're picky with your guys then?" He teased, arching an eyebrow.

"No just…..haven't found the right one yet."You answered honestly, setting your mug also on the porch railing and placing your gloved hands on it as you looked to the side at Darry.

Your nose and cheeks were getting a little red from the cold and tiny little snowflakes were sticking to your hair and eyelashes. It wasn't like you were cold or anything, but the winter weather just made you look ten times more angelic and Darry had noticed. He couldn't help but stare at you for a moment, entranced by your beauty. The falling snow highlighted your angelic features and made it look as if you just popped out of a Hallmark movie.

He cleared his throat and looked away from you, snapping himself out of the trance he was in. He couldn't be thinking like that, you were a Soc and he was a greaser. You two were from completely different sides of town.

The minute Darry looked away, you did the same, looking up at the roof he was just working on. You didn't know why Darry had looked away, but it didn't like seem a good thing. You obviously didn't have the same fear as him because, after a moment of silence, you turned back to him. You had this new nervousness about you, hesitant to speak, knowing he could very quickly turn you down. "Hey, you're gonna need our number…..for the gutters, you know…..to call us about the gutters…..not anything else."

Darry's eyebrow quirked up in confusion as he looked over at you, not understanding why you were bringing up needing your number. If he really needed it, his roofing company had a whole phone book of clients' numbers. But then it clicked, and a small smirk spread across his lips as he got an idea of what your intentions were.

"Yeah? And what number would that be?" He teased, shoving his hands into the pockets of his thick, beat-up jacket.

"Hold on."You responded, raising one finger for him to wait. You quickly went into your house and came right back out with a pen and the first piece of paper you could find which happened to be a napkin. You scribbled your home phone on the napkin and handed it to him with a smirk."Here."

Darry took the napkin in his large hands, his rough fingers grasping the delicate paper. He could see your perfectly girly cursive as he glanced down at the paper and read the number.

"Thanks, guess I'll give you a call sometime." He smiled brightly, stuffing the napkin in the pocket of his jacket.

"Thanks, guess I'll answer that call."You replied with a similar response, looking back at him with a smile. It was hard to tell if your red cheeks were from blushing or the cold.

The fact that you were looking forward to him giving you a call did something funny to Darry's heart. But he quickly brushed the feeling aside and instead gave you a small smirk as he started to walk down the steps of your front porch. For a moment, he turned back, looking at you with a happy smirk and small wave. He called over his shoulder, his hands shoved in the pockets of his jacket, "Happy holidays, Y/N."

"Happy Holidays, Darry."You replied, the smile not leaving your face as you walked into your fancy Soc house and closed the door.

Darry continued walking down the steps as his heart fluttered in his chest. He walked out into the cold Oklahoma winter, the first snowflakes of the season falling softly on his dark hair. He climbed into his truck and turned the heat up, ready to drive home, and put the number on the napkin in his pocket to good use. Spoiler alert, when he did call, he wasn't calling about the gutters.

[iantimony]

duesday

listening: idk, stuff on my phone on shuffle. some more coral bones youthemism i guess. friends at the table sangfielle, episode 3; i might not actually relisten to the rest of the arcs i already did and just skim the transcripts.

no children (ska remix) by sad snack: im back in my ska era. really funny song to have an upbeat ska tone.

the mountain goats deserters fan album: have not listened to the whole album yet but god, what a cool and unique thing that i don't think could really exist for most other bands. Five Fucking Hours

reading: Polynesian Tattooing Tools, linked from Fairhaven comic

why gen z is obsessed with point-and-shoot digital cameras: it's funny because a few months ago i was considering getting a cheap point-and-shoot to fuck around with. looks like i am not the only one who was thinkin about it.

i'm working my way through le guin's 'the left hand of darkness'! i bounced off it the first time i tried reading it a few years ago but last year i read a le guin short story anthology that had some stories set on karhide and i think that gave me a good enough primer on the world/her writing style to get it to stick this time. i'm enjoying it! it's a good book!

watching: mina le - booktok & the hotgirlification of reading: some good background video for crochet etc. bernadette banner - hand sewing regency stays should be quick...right?: oughhhhh so pretty. bernadette banner - this regency court gown is probably my favorite project ever: i won't lie i got a little misty-eyed at the artisans getting to sign their names on the robe.

rewatched the gay and wondrous life of caleb gallo. i forgot how good it is, it really holds up and is still funny

also, continued doctor who watch/rewatch. i'm ngl i think the way rory and amy were shoved off screen was...really stupid. "he can't go back to that specific year in ny :(" ok, before amy gets zapped back you just go "yo go to new jersey in a few days" and go pick them up. really silly imo

playing: fallow. did buy miserichord, omori, and slay the princess in the steam summer sale. i have signalis, voyager 19, and a short hike in my cart as we speak. more games that i haven't played to feed the steam library let's goooo

making: crocheted some granny squares.

pattern for the yellow one is this lantana square...if anyone has any interesting looking granny square patterns that would be good in one solid color send em my way!

thinking of getting this pattern too.

i realized this past week that my urge to Make has been very stale and derivative the past few years, if that makes sense. like i don't feel Creative, i see something and mimic it - i do paintings based on photos i took, i follow knitting patterns, i come across something ceramic and decide to make one of my own, i find reference images to copy. but no actual, like, Inventing on my own end. i think that's why i haven't done a lot of fanart or fanfiction as well, just no ideas. i know that's just part of the cycle of creativity and i'm just in a "hunter-gatherer" period of amassing skills and references but idk. i'm tired of it. i want to create more meaningful things but i have no actual ideas, the well feels dry, and i'm not sure how to fix that.

eating: fallow

misc: stares at my mom and brother doing politics doomerism re: supereme court ruling in the family group chat. looks away. chants 'nothing ever happens' to myself like a mantra.

[dwimmerlaiks]

ah! I haven't textposted in ages! but I don't want to lose the little practise I've started here. but it's a bit like - I get a text, then I think I'll reply later because I want to reply "properly" and I haven't got the time right now or aren't in the right space - and then I don't reply for ages and then I feel bad and it builds up into this whole thing and ehhhh a half assed reply would've been better than whatever complex nonsense situation my overthinking has gotten me into.

so I don't want this to happen to my textposting because it's fun, and yet I already felt the little "ooooh I'll just do my little blogging thing when I'm not as tired and have more to talk about" etc. so I need to work against that instinct. still, I wish I could post straight from my brain. I mean I guess I am, but I'm also using a computer and my hands for it. I want to be able to post showerthoughts or those internal monologues when you're sitting in traffic etc, straight to this website. but! you know what? some barriers DO protect us in their hindering us, perhaps. lolololol.

so anyway, cliffnotes - no wait, sparknotes? ok I googled both and actually is there a non-branded variation of this type of turn of phrase for a type of summary like that? lol again

I DIGRESS.

I did pottery (with non-airdry clay) for the first time in my life this weekend, what a mess! a wonderful, super fun and rewarding mess! it's super hard and at first I was immediately super discouraged because..... oh, hybris! I didn't expect to fail as bad haha. but, I kept at it, and now I have a bunch of ugly little bowls that I am so so fond of

birthday is coming up and I am going on a little trip!! I will be visiting belgium; I've never been. I'm excited, and I'm also excited to eat fries. I'm staying in bruges for one night, and every time I hear the city name, I am reminded of the movie In Bruges (which I have not yet watched). in german, they changed the title to (in german) uhm, I might not manage to translate it best for full effect, something like "bruge - see it ... and die". so that's literally on my mind every time that city name is mentioned idk?? for 2 decades now nearly lol

I just read that the pope is supposed to be no longer in critical condition. I actually looked it up, googled, how is the pope doing. listen, disclaimer because I don't think you can talk about topics like the pope without a disclaimer, this is not about how I feel about the pope or the church or whatever here right now, this is not what this is about, this is not about opinions or statements or anything, this is about me and my stress tolerance. I just want to say, I just need the pope to stay the same (uh, franziskus here) for a while, I can't deal with any additional change right now. like, I have never cared much about what happens to the pope before (uhm. couldve worded this more diplomatically) so I want to say it again, this is NOT a statement on the catholic church or the pope, or anything, or that I care (??)- what's happening is that we live in the times that we live in, and apparently some part of me has decided that the way I'm dealing with the stress of all of it is that my arbitrary, completely nonsensical line is that I can't, won't deal with a conclave right now. ok. that's, that's my thing, we're all trying to handle it, I'm trying to handle it, but please can at least the pope stay the same a little longer, I just don't want to deal with any more change right now. I don't want to hear any bells ringing, no smoke, no nothing. I just need this one thing to stay the same a little longer lol

fun fact, my mom has visited rome twice, and both times the pope died right after. so she's not allowed right now, because I need this one thing to not be a thing right now.

I did not expect this post to end up here. unnecessary. sorry! let's move on - have a good night everyone!!

[his-tamine]

life update :3 (a little vent-y)

sooo, been over 200 days since the house caught fire and we had to move. obviously, a lot of stuff's been happening. can't go into deep details for fear of someone I don't want to find this, finding this, but I'll say this much: FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've very rarely mentioned family on here (for obvious reasons - this account is NOT made for that lol) but here goes. tw for pretty heavy topics: mentions of abuse, father issues, health issues, transphobia & financial issues. I turned 18 Feb 21st, literally just almost 2 months before the damn house caught fire. Meanwhile, my brother's still a minor. MEANING, I narrowly escaped the custody battle my mom & dad are in. But unfortunately, he's still stuck in the middle of it. :( My pops was not really the nicest person to me when I was a kid -

whooping my ass whenever I did anything wrong, no matter how minor the offense was.

Telling me that he loved God more than he loved me, because "You're God's gift to me. God is the one who gave you to me in the first place," when I was four.

Telling me that if I didn't start being ok with receiving physical affection from family - which he knew made me uncomfortable - I was "going to grow up to be a S3R1AL K1LL3R" (yes he said that.)

Telling me that "God doesn't make mistakes," and that he "made me into a beautiful young woman for a reason" after I came out to him personally at 14 - big mistake 0/10 stars, would never do again. You get the idea. And those are the tame examples I could think of. So, I finally cut him off. As soon as my mom, brother, & I were in our new place, I blocked his number and haven't talked to him since. I was sick of him not respecting my boundaries, and repeatedly demonstrating that he thought of me as nothing more than a possession. Tired of him making me feel crazy all the time too. But now he's fucking with my mom & brother. Intentionally not paying child support till the last minute possible - & then making it in as small of payments at a time as he possibly can (yes he can afford it btw.) Trying to force my brother to go over to his place, even when my brother does NOT want to - which has begun giving my brother psychological issues & issues with school, mirroring the ones I used to struggle with bc of that bastard. My mom is juggling all sorts of things, & I really at least wanna try to help financially by getting a job, but I can't yet because: she says that I'm only 18, & shouldn't have to get a job to help out (I disagree.) I don't have an ID bc she wants me to wait on my legal name change - which costs a pretty decent chunk of change - reason is bc she "wants me to have as easy an early adulthood life as possible" (love her.) AND, I haven't actually graduated - No, I dipped in 11th bc school was hell (not exaggerating,) & instead just decided to pursue a GED, that I haven't been able to work towards bc of the shit show that is life in midwestern america. So I've been very depressed, exhausted, & hopeless. The least I can do is clean up our house while she's at work, & get this - some days I don't even have the physical energy to do THAT! I do not know what the hell is wrong with my body currently, but it absolutely sucks. & I'm really tired of just taking up space all the time. She's dealing with health issues too, & I'm always worried ab her. Idk what the hell to do, but something's gotta give. Everybody needs a fucking break. I keep trying to shoo away all the dark thoughts, push myself as often as possible, & keep my fingers crossed, but jfc... Sorry just needed to yell into the void for a sec. I'll live, I'm sure - I've survived worse. Sometimes things just suck. But I like to think that someday they won't. :,)

[renee561]

WIP File ask: Foster Mom?

Hello my friend!!!

Hehee there are two wips following the same trajectory diverging however at one point.

So Foster Mom is basically a Bones and Bones/OUAT crossover

Basically following the idea that Caroline Julian fosters Seeley Booth and his Brother Jared after his Grandparents die in a car crash and then his father's sister who is fighting for custody but the courts are hesitant due to the aunt being a lesbian living with a woman, also dies so the choice is foster care or back with their abusive father because their mother...can't be fucking bothered to say the least (in this house we hate Mairanne and Edwin Booth)

So Caroline refuses to give them back to their abusive father and fosters the boys and it bonds Caroline and Seeley closer than in canon (that his mom implied, this is his mom actually)

And there is a whole therapy arc for Jared and a we need to learn boundaries for Seeley (man needs to stop background checking his ex's bfs and Caroline won't play with the just because you never got married doesn't mean you can stop this man from seeing his son thing him and Rebecca got going on in canon) plus yknow his whole thing with Brennan (which would be a whole thing in of itself)

I haven't decided if it will be yet another s1-6 or maybe cut down to like s4. Since there will be chapters on the years prior to Bones Canon.

We'll see.

Ouat under the cut:

The point it diverges, is while they're in a foster care house in Boston, Seeley and Jared meet a very young kid by the name of August (no last name at this point) and a baby in a crotchet blanket Emma.

Booth refuses to leave without August and August decides that he won't leave Emma alone at least for a while anyway.

Caroline reluctantly decides to take all four kids just Temporarily. It turns into a more permanent situation for August and Emma than it does for the Booth brothers.

Than things happen kinda on a different path for Emma than it did in Canon but major beats still happen.

We do get more of Bounty Hunter!Emma and Big Brother Booth working murder cases with the team.

That one would probably go up to a certain point or just do some episodes of OUAT canon idk that one is more murky.

Will probably need help from the ouat discord server for things like timeline and what happened because I haven't seen ouat past half the neverland arc besides a few episodes.

Things obviously change with backstory and reasons and how August becomes wooden. And Lily and all that. So like *waves hand* still a process.

[thegeminisage]

STAR TREK UPDATE TIME. last night we watched voy's "scorpion part i" and "the gift." I HAVE FINALLY MET SEVEN OF NINE

scorpion part ii:

ABSOLUTELY loved this one. idk why i was so surprised when seven turned out to be their borg liaison like i had no idea how they encountered her...i guess i was picturing them picking her up like a lost puppy because of hugh in tng

seven hot it must be said. we haven't gotten into the meat of it yet but i do like her. i was a little worried that after all this i wouldn't!

janeway dealing with the borg was sooo fun. literally her no-nonsense take-no-shit mode

i loved also that chakotay was the one to essentially borg meld with seven since he'd had the prior experience...mwah. give him a little borg trauma as a treat

i also really enjoyed janeway and chakotay realizing that seven was right - their fighting and going against each other is why they were losing. what if our future third reminded us that we needed to renew our wedding vows and we were both lost in space?

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE. like on what could have been her deathbed while she was slurring her words she made chakotay promise to do the thing. and immediately he decided to do the opposite even though it broke his heart. like SO TRUE they needed the reminder mom and dad were literally fighting

i have mixed feelings about janeway sort of forcing the detransition from borg onto seven. like yeah no human person wants to be borg especially not the little girl she was when she was assimilated but it's very hard to hear and ignore her wishes NOW when she's stating them so clearly, and when she's so obviously suffering. like i don't think she could have done any different or that i would have done any different but whew! rough

i also think chakotay was SICK with jealousy that tuvok got to go into the cube with janeway and he had to stay out on voyager. i bet tuvcok was so smug about it. idk why but it brings me so much joy to imagine them hating each other and as an extent maybe also fighting over janeway's affection, be it platonic or not

also, i can't remember if this was in this episode or the next one but the bit where seven was in her cell fucking SCREAMING na janeway was behind her grabbing her...sincerely hoping the dyke energy only gets better from here cuz that was gay as hell

the gift:

rip kes...i'll miss you

ik kes left bc they were having difficulties with the actress, but it still sucks that her exit was so dumb. like oh no her powers are going out of control and even though we fixed it every other time this time we can't! anyway bye!

i do appreciate the actresses crying for what felt like...you know, for real, during the goodbye. i almost welled up with them. and ten years closer to home!!! that's 13 years down, 57 to go...

kes is such a rare person in the voyager cast because she has so many connections. she's good friends with tom, she's gort tuvok and the emh as her mentors, janeway as like her fake mom, neelix as her romantic interest...she's connected to so many people. if you name anybody from the rest of the cast you'd get 2-3 connections at most. so it's sad to see her go

and like i hated neelix when he was with kes but their goodbye conversation was so lame. i still can't believe that's all we ever got about their breakup. fucking crazy

on the other hand, seven in this episode was so good, especially with like, b'elanna - her disdain and her sarcasm are useless against b'elanna who can dish it back out just as well and does not give one shit about seven's deal so long as she gets the ship working again. also? lots of women on screen during that scene. let's lez out.

and seven at the end remembering her favorite color :( i was surprised she relented in her willingness to be aboard so quickly - but it just shows that janeway genuinely did get through to her somehow. WOMEN!!!

TONIGHT: ds9's "a time to stand" and "rocks and shoals"

[toxycodone]

exhausted wolf anon here 🐺🪚 i decided on giant whip spider for the creature my sona is, since they live in caves and it would make more sense to find him in the dungeon.

His mom is a half-foot named Danlok! She was obsessed with magic (haven't read the manga yet but she's into forbidden magic, forgot the name- I'm writing this down for the first time in this ask lol I'll do some research after) andddd got chased out of her half-foot village when they found out what she was doing!! Her husband (Ferfil ig? Fer is his first name 1000%, idk what the last name or family name is yet, just spit balling rn) helped her move into a secluded area, where they had their first kiddo! His full name is Sigvik Ferz, he grew up to be about 4 years old? Before contracting a fatal illness that they couldn't find a way to cure, despite his mother's magical prowess. He passed away after 7 months of his parents trying to stabilize him. So, she left his body exactly where it was, and worked tirelessly to keep his soul contained so she could bring him back to life. She became obsessed with this goal, to an unhealthy degree, submerging herself completely into her work and avoiding anything that would distract her. Her husband was (understandably) concerned, but tried to take care of her the best that he could while she was in this state, making sure she had food and water at least. One thing led to the next, and she managed to bring Sigvik back after she disappeared with his body for a full week. But something was very wrong visually- he was double the height, with a black dusty carapace on his entire body, 6 spiked arms, and two large whip-like appendages protruding from his back. The only recognizable part of him was his face, a slight difference being his eyes were a little bigger, and almost entirely taken up by his pupils, only a sliver of the scleras visible when he looked head on. But, he was back, just a little more reserved and light-sensitive than before. His father was a little off-put at first, but once he realized that this man was in fact his son, his parents both raised him like a normal half-foot child! (holy fuck I'm writing so much I apologize for this lmfao 😿😿)

He aged like normal, until he reached maturity- and seemed to stop completely. Neither of his parents noticed until around 5 years passed? and he had no significant changes in his appearance. Which was, maybe concerning?? His mom didn't know why it was happening. His dad tried to get an answer out of her but she couldn't figure it out even if she wanted to. Still, they took care of him, hoping

A few years after this, Sigvik came home after a little walk at night and his parents were both gone. He looked everywhere for them, in their little hide-out, but found nothing. Everything was in its place, exactly how it was before he left. So, he waited for them to return. Then waited a little more. Then waited even longer. He didn't know how long they would be gone, but they would always come back home before, so he didn't think this would be much different. After the first full day they hadn't returned, he decided he would go looking for them. He got lost in the woods outside of his home, found and promptly chased away by a group of weird tall people (hasnt met anyone other than his parents), getting even more lost. He found his way into a sea-side city at night, explored a boat, got trapped inside of a crate or something of that effect, anddd ended up on the island!! crawled into the dungeon and has been living there since :3

until maybe Laios' or Kabru's party stumbles on him in the deeper levels of the dungeon. He finds half-foots more familiar and approachable than the other races (he would be very scared of Laios when they first meet- large loud man + recluse bug boy with very sensitive ears = instant disaster) and also Kabru and Marcille would be the second scariest people he meets tbh, but Kabru could probably figure out a way to make himself seem non-threatening. I see Sigvik following Kabru's party around if they meet him before Laios' party- or he finds Chilchuck secluded from the rest of the folks and they talk while he's hidden from view since they both are half-foots and have good ears. Then he steps out and scares the fucking life out of Chil because what the fuck is that thing. But then he talks and realizes 'oh this guy is the half-foot I've been talking to for the past 20 minutes in my native tongue. huh.' and yeah ..

Fun facts about Sigvik Ferz!!

His favorite food is sweet-bread, his favorite color is ivory, and his favorite animal is a sheep...

Chilchuck reminds him of his dad so he sticks close to him if he joins Laios' party!

he would be a fucking force to reckon with if he actually tried fighting, but (un)fortunately he has no interest in doing that at all.

Anyway lmk what u think or what I should add to him bc idk what else I could expand on .... What would Venery think of him omg!!!!!

OKAY LIVE!! one. i am jealous of how good you are at naming characters I am. In awe. and that creature is so damn cool????

okay two. DO NOT APOLOGIZE FOR TYPING A LOT I LOVE THE BACKSTORY. It's really good! Did his parents get captured for his mom's involvement in dark magic?

I think Laios's party is definitely the best bet for him. In my personal hc I think Kabru finds it difficult to associate with beastmen (like. at least early in the story). Bc although he treats Kuroo POLITELY. He still says not to trust him and stuff (as time goes on he gets better tho as shown in the kobold extra he kinda confronts his own biases a lil)

BUT YEAH. IN THE DUNGEON. he is safest w Laios's group. And I can see chilchuck actually vouching for him, but in Chil's eyes, Sigvik is a victim of black magic and he. may kinda rub that in Marcille's face a bit. Chil would probably want to invite him in the party bc he's like "well we're trying to find a cure for izutsumi anyways" (Personally I think Chil would want to give him money to return to the surface but then hes like wait. this guy cant live on the surface he'll be killed, captured or worse). He sticks up for other half foots lol. BUT YEAH.

VENERY. MAN. ugh. the hyena genes really fuck w him (being a dungeon rabbit mix makes him a tad more docile but. not really. urghie)

He would definitely push Sigvik around. He is probably the most accepting besides Laios since Ven is just. cool like tat. but He's kinda like "this guy CANNOT be this much of a pushover" and then is like. shocked when he is. He'll bully Sigvik and pick on him but like. Does NOT let anything bad happen to him. and he also gets upset on Sigvik's behalf if anyone insults or picks on him (It's Ven's privilege to do that!! not a right!!)

After that Venery is giving him C+C lessons...combat and confidence. Bc he's nervous if Sig doesn't start learning to stick up for himself and fight back then no one will.

[fae-iii]

Comfy today. Spent the past few days fixing or prepping to fix up some old broken consoles that I got free since my mom works at a thrift shop and they can't sell broken stuff. Still kicking myself for junking all those ~90's early 00's old computers and monitors from my workplace. In hindsight, those woulda been fun to tinker around with. Not helping that my mind is making those things seem 1000x cooler that they probably were to maximize regret. Ah well, it wasn't meant to be, maybe opportunity will strike again someday. Lots of people here always shaking things into thrift stores or curbs, so who knows.

Haven't been learning GB studio as of yet like I envisioned, but today I'm working on a little 16x16 character. So I might have something to show ~today if I can figure out how to draw their left/right-facing sprites...

I've decided to go with original creatures rather than pokemon. I think it's the right choice & I'm having fun making little sprites and imagining what they'd look like at a higher resolution and what their biological niche is. Pretty similar creatures to pokemon and the world is still ostensibly PMD-based, but not a real fan of "Fakemon". Idk what the broader implications on my whole PMD-based world is gonna be... I've thought of non-copyright-infringing designs for Fae and Riolu (obviously gonna have to give him a proper name when I work things out), but I'm not quite married to the designs and they're not the first thing I think of when I'm thinking about them.

Also, gameplay: I kinda had Zelda-like in mind, not married to that either. Some kinda RPG might also be fun as long as it requires more input than simple turn-based (blech, imo) and something more dynamic like Parasite Eve or Mario & Luigi. Idk how ambitious I wanna be here and what the limits of gb studio are (and what my limits with GB studio are).