#thanks for playing (again?) anon!

[navree]

Incorrect, the fact that Biden has dropped out and a candidate with history of supporting medicare for all and being more receptive to a ceasefire in the I/P conflict has made me go from "I cannot morally support the Democratic nominee" to "I am voting for the Democratic nominee despite the fact she isn't perfect in every respect." I'm really happy this played out. The Dems for the most part abandoned the old Obama platform and it feels like its possible an actual progressive agenda could come to pass in my lifetime.

Kamala 2024!

If you weren't going to vote Democratic in this election before Biden dropped out you're a dorkass loser who does not care about any of the issues you're yammering about here and also a fundamentally bad person, and I hope you get run over by a bus.

But you got one thing right in all of this gibberish, Kamala 2024.

[inkly-heart]

Do you have a group discord server? If others want to chill and interact with you. Just wondering

That aside just hoping you’re doing okay Blastic. Still, if you’re not your gotta a lot people care about you.

I look forward to seeing how the rest of the game goofs.

—goofball anon

I don't and sadly I don't think I will make one. It would be fun to interact with people who enjoys my work and wants to chat with me but I just feel it would be too much work for me to handle a discord server. So at least for now I'm not planning to make one.

[therentyoupay]

im completely feral over all your jelsa stories!!!!!! do you ever write established relationship jelsa or have any headcanons about what they would be like together in a serious relationship or marriage????

THANK YOU SO MUCH. 😭😭😭😭😭😭💕💕💕💕🙏 thank you thank you nonny for this super sweet ask and this really lovely question and all of your love and support!! 💕💕💕💕💕

i have... never actually written established!relationship (in any fandom), now that i'm thinking about it? that said, i guess i can come up with a quick list of some headcanons, maybe? 😂 i will have to think about this more, but for now, here's a quick drop:

elsa is an early riser; elsa helps jack create more sustainable sleeping patterns and habit formations 😂

when jack gets Impetuous Urges to Do Something Rash and Impractically Spontaneous, elsa will ground jack, reminding him to think before acting. (he occasionally Still Does It, anyway.) elsa knows what she signed up for, lol.

jack loves to play Harmless(!) Pranks, just to watch elsa’s reaction. (he is no longer allowed to sneak up on her after The Incident).

they also quibble over the definition of "harmless" and the specific logistical implications of that; for a while, jack was banned from further pranking, but then he got more creative at showing elsa that pranks could be wholesome and genuine, in which they could both be in on the joke. however, due to elsa's deeply-rooted Need to Excel and her (Not-so)Secret Competitive AF Streak, her retaliation in escalating the Cleverness Prank War quickly resulted in jack's prompt implementation of the Prank-Free Zones and Time Periods. (no, he was not scared.)

elsa, usually reserved, has learned to let her playful side show more often with jack. she might still pretend to be exasperated by his antics, but sometimes it's part of the game (or habit).

elsa sill struggles with opening up emotionally sometimes, but she progressively feels safe enough to share her innermost thoughts and fears. with time, she confides in him more about her worries. she still never likes the idea that jack sees her Imperfect Parts, but at least she can tolerate the discomfort (and, yes, take comfort in it) now

(jack loves elsa's Imperfect Parts, and jack admits that he is Weirdly Proud and Competitively Honored to be one of the only people, even including anna, who gets to see them. he also is strangely Comforted and Validated that elsa is, in fact, not perfect because for a while there, he was pretty freaked out and intimidated by how fancy she is.)

until he realized that no one ever let her actually be a Weirdo before, and once he realizes the Truth of Elsa Also Being a Secret (albeit perhaps more Subdued) Weirdo, the Universe Aligns.

jack listens to elsa's Big Conversations intently, activating varying levels of Serious Mode.

jack is getting better at recognizing the moments when elsa needs him to play and needs him to listen or Give His Opinion or any combination of those things.

jack learns that it's not always about Saying the Right Thing (which he is not very good at, anyway, or so our Serially Unreliable Narrator thinks), but rather being able to read elsa's mood and anticipate what she might need (even if she is not aware of it herself yet).

elsa is meticulous about planning and preparing for special occasions.

elsa likes traditions! jack likes tradition only because elsa likes them, lol, and hey, okay, these are more fun than he thought?? (who knew fun could be organized??!!?)

so he really wants to show (off to) her by pulling off Incredible Planning Feats in her honor, too (they do not go as smoothly, lol).

jack will often go out of his way to spontaneously create something meaningful, a moment or a gift or a gesture, that reminds elsa that he cares. he is big on words of affirmation, gift giving (but like, souvenirs that he collects on adventures like, "i saw this rock and it reminded me of your cousin olaf, we should put it on the window after we paint his face on it"), and acts of service, as well as physical touch and quality time. HE WANTS LOVE. he wants TO BE LOVED. he wants to prove that he is worthy of being loved.

(and elsa has to get him to Chill Out sometimes, remind him that he doesn't have to Do Things For Her/Anyone in order to be deserving of care; he is more than what he provides for other people.)

(jack gets its, and appreciates it, but also, the Urge to Provide and Protect is still strong, even after so much time, and sometimes Old Habits Die Hard.)

i get the sense that he'd be the type to he wake elsa up in the middle of the night to take her on a surprise adventure, or convince her to Do a Fun Thing without any preparation (/warning).

and she would Be Alarmed at the Lack of Plan (especially if/when jack Did Not Think This Through), but he also took precautions to ward off Concerns by pacifying her with tea, or reassurances that yes, he did call ahead to make sure the restaurant was open before they left the house, of course he did, he would never just leave home without double-checking beforehand (and frantically googles it two minutes later when he thinks she's not looking; she is, naturally, and even occasionally pretends not to be).

elsa approaches conflict with a desire to resolve things Calmly and Logically. she tries to understand jack’s perspective, even when she disagrees, and she’s careful with her words, not wanting to escalate the situation.

however, she can sometimes withdraw emotionally, fearing that she might say something hurtful if she’s too overwhelmed.

jack was initially (and, honestly, still is, even though he understands more now) hurt by her tendency to shut down when she Feels Too Much, and understands (although it's still hard) that elsa needs time to process her feelings and organize her thoughts.

jack also helps elsa actually Feel her Feelings, instead of just trying to intellectualize and analyze them. (she hates it, BUT sees the value. jack lives for these moments in which he realizes that he's actually contributing positively to her life and helping her in some way, rather than just being a burden or a nuisance, as was/is his fear.)

his initial reaction might be to push for a resolution quickly, but he’s also deeply afraid of Creating Distance between them, so after the first few fights, he really makes an effort to find the right balance between Pushing Hard Enough and Not Pushing Too hard, so that he doesn't drive a wedge between them as they work things out.

jack FEELS intensely, and can be so stubborn. he does not always have the most precise vocabulary or tools to describe his thoughts and feelings, or identify the root causes of what is actually going on inside him; sometimes elsa asks a lot of insightful and guiding questions that help jack come to the conclusions himself, and other times, she Puts Into Words the very thing that he had been thinking or feeling, but could not name, and it is very reassuring to have someone who understands him well enough to be able to do that.

after conflicts or arguments, they take time to Decompress and reassure one another (especially if at least one of them, if not both, was Overthinking again).

when they argue (and healthy couples do, remember!), it’s a dance of patience and understanding: elsa might need a moment to Collect Herself, and jack learns to give her that Space while also making it clear that he’s ready to talk whenever she is, and that he is going to try very hard to be Rational and Patient About It.

in the end, they both prioritize their relationship over any disagreement, always finding a way back to each other.

[sportsthoughts]

Day 28 of offseason gifs - In The Room S02E06

[jtl07]

I love the Olympic au 🥰 🤺🤸🏼‍♀️ Tell me more about when Ava sees Beatrice fence (live) for the first time? 🙏🏼 I have this feeling she will say and/or do inappropriate things 🤣 Not dirty or anything, just things that doesn’t fit in with the normal audience. How will Bea react? Did she know Ava would be there, or was it a surprise? Maybe Ava is there because she forgot to ask for Bea’s number 😆📲 And that’s been bothering her since the Olympics! And Bea is not on social media, of course.

okay anon i am back with some time and some olympics noodling!

so i'm thinking maybe there's an exhibition or some kind of event, a youth event would be hella cute or even some collab with the Paralympics would be cool too - let's go with all the above why not lol

and let's say that Ava's there as well - oh okay it's this exhibition event that medalists are participating in and fencing is up first and Beatrice isn't nervous per se, she's just aware - very aware of a gaze of a certain breaker who's looking at her with just as much awe as the children gathered around the stage.

"your heart eyes are showing," comes a murmur at her shoulder and Beatrice straightens, glaring at Lilith from the corner of her eye, or at least as much as she can what with all these eyes on them. which Lilith is well aware and taking advantage of, if the smirk on her face is any hint. "you're welcome."

Beatrice barely holds herself back from rolling her eyes because she certainly didn't need to deal with the press reaction to that. she's not on social media - personally, at least - for a reason but she'd rather not have herself or her team have to field any inane questions about her "behavior" in public.

then there's a voice in her head that reminds her faintly -annoyingly- of her mother, sharp tones about conduct unbecoming of a lady. 'well what if i don't want to become one,' another voice answers: her own, young and rebellious in a way she hadn't allowed herself to be back then. thinks about how she chose instead to become an athlete, to become strong and fast and independent and - she glances down at the medal around her neck - a winner.

glances again at Ava. thinks also: how she's becoming more herself.

there's a cheer and an unsubtle nudge from Lilith as Beatrice finally notices one of the staff members gesturing towards them. they step up to the stage, smiling and waving as they're introduced and they go through the basic forms, answering questions only young minds can think of and voice ('have you ever tried fencing on rollerskates??' 'what's the most swords you can hold in one hand?' 'could you use these for cooking? or like! making s'mores!').

then Lilith settles across from her and Beatrice takes her position as well, familiar and ready and - light, she realizes as they all but fly towards each other. maybe it's the lack of pressure now that everything's all said and done; now that she's won. maybe it's the awed gasps and the genuine childish cheers. maybe it's the flushed face at the side of the stage, clapping her hands above her head as they take their bows and step off the stage to allow for the next demonstration.

Lilith takes one look at Beatrice, already turned towards Ava, and shakes her head, nudges Beatrice again before she loudly takes her leave - something about suddenly feeling nauseous, swiftly and smartly moving out of Beatrice's reach. Ava glances between them, a question adorably tilting her head (a part of Beatrice realizes now what Lilith meant) but Beatrice just shakes her head.

"you're up next, right?"

Ava nods enthusiastically, already going on about how she loves doing these kinds of events, how much she'd wanted this kind of thing when she was a kid - and Beatrice remembers, from the interviews she'd watched in the safety of her bed, the yearning in Ava's eyes and her voice during interviews; but she's here, in front of her, now with bright eyes and an even brighter laugh and Beatrice knows that if this were a match, she would have already lost; hopes that this is a match in a different sense.

"so uh," Ava says, suddenly and uncharacteristically hesitant. Beatrice sharpens her attention, tunes out the crowd - it isn't hard, really, not with her.

"it's totally okay to say no and i just noticed you're not really on social media which is like super smart and i just wanted to to see if you'd like to keep in touch? only if you want to too," Ava hurries to add, nervous and shy and Beatrice can't help but smile.

"of course i do," she says, and it's easy to be honest with Ava, easy to be herself.

they exchange their contact information with wide, giddy grins, just in time for breaking to be called up to the stage. "watch me?" Ava asks with a wink, handing her medal to Beatrice "for safekeeping" and Beatrice nods - perhaps a little too fast because Lilith snorts and mutters something like "you're doing it again" but this time, Beatrice can't bring herself to care as she watches Ava light up the stage, golden like a second sun.

[skeletalheartattack]

hi I like gelato a lot

[moeblob]

Oh that's a dwagon! (they're so cute!)

Siblings that hoot and holler together, stay together. (thank you so much!! I love these silly lil kids)

[karoiseka]

16) Third-rate

((ahhhhhh! Actually getting one 100% posted before bed!! ... even if it's entirely too late!! Thank you @newty for letting me borrow your characters!! <3 Very vague post 6.0 timeframe, but not dealing with anything spoilers))

The storm raged outside the doors of the Bobbing Cork, though inside the lights shone warmly against the gloom.  It was a quiet evening, with custom being as slow as it ever got–which meant not very.  Traffic had picked up between the Shroud and Coerthas, and the outpost of Revenant’s Toll having built up over the years and being almost as close as Ishgard meant almost all travelers coming from that side of Eorzea inevitably ended up at the inn.

Through the doors came an adventurer–not an uncommon sight by any means–bundled up against the weather, pack upon their back, hood pulled up to cover the face.  Unremarked, they headed to the counter like anyone else, before shaking the covering from their head.  Dark hair shone in the light, blue like the storm outside tinting the edges.  Aeluuin the innkeep shouted in surprised recognition, catching the attention of a few of the patrons, who now looked at the newcomer with curiosity.  

The lady chatted amicably for several minutes with the staff, a friendly argument obviously arising as her coin was pushed back to her once, twice, three times before she sighed and put the gil back into the pouch at her side.  It was not often that someone would be allowed to keep their gil, instead of paying fairly for their lodging, but this adventurer must be someone who was owed a favor.

Placing her bag in the corralled area with the rest, the wood wailer nodded to her amicably before his own eyes grew wide, and he adjusted some of the belongings so her’s was closest to him, and most protected.  An amused smile graced her lips as she pulled a harp out from its case attached to the pack.  The filigree walking stick that had been in her hand went with the pack as well–some noticing that it looked more akin to a mage’s staff than a fancy hiking aid.

Whispers had started as they saw the instrument, the musician finding a spot to play–and gathering some odd looks when she balanced on the upstairs rail, looping a foot around the tines and tuning the harp.

“Who’s this third-rate fool that’s about to play?” the words were loud enough for almost the whole room to hear, but it only made the adventurer's mouth twitch into a smile, her blue eyes scanning the room.  The man’s refill came with a gentle smack upside the back of his head from his server.

“Hush you, if you don’t know who that is now, then you’ll figure it out soon enough!” Y’lantaa scowled down at the patron, green eyes flashing, before turning to help another guest with their order.  All around, people adjusted their seats to try and glimpse the Miqo’te who was preparing to play.  Most assumed (partially right) that it was how she was paying for her fare, but the few that recognized her already were watching wide-eyed that they were about to get this performance at no cost.

The harp strings sang, the opening chord one of joy and happiness, yet a calm tune to match the storm.  Conversations drifted off, chatter dulled, and a lull overtook the establishment as the true magic of a full Bard resonated against the rafters.  As the first song came to a close, a rustling of hushed whispers wove a background to the applause.  Could it really be her?  Why would she want to play in this small hamlet?  Surely she could easily be the guest of the Seedseer! Or the Sultana or the Lords of Ishagard!  What was she doing here? For one and all had figured out the mysterious stranger was none other than Karoiseka O’dayla; archer, bard, Saviour of Ishgard, Eorzea’s Champion, Liberator of Ala Mhigo and Doma, Savior of the Star.  Warrior of Light.

Heedless of the whispers, she launched into another song–one unheard in this world, but a simple shepherd's song sang in a community much like this.  It was familiar and not, one could almost hum along before the tune changed just subtly from what expectation allowed.  One after another, she dazzled one and all–mixing songs they knew with tunes they would never hear again.

After a bell or so, Karo felt a nudge on her shoulder, and a familiar face looking down with a smile.  The harp was held loosely for the moment–but not forgotten as she turned to half-hug L’selle, come to bring her a drink.  Mischief could wait for another night, for tonight was a night of magic, and after downing the cider, was woven once more.

[stormyoceans]

i mean..👀

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GY-c0PxbAAQg3ZR?format=jpg&name=large

AT THIS POINT I'VE REACHED THE STAGE WHERE I WITNESS YET ANOTHER MAN BEING ALL-OVER SEA AND MY INSTANT REACTION IS LITERALLY TO JUST GO

[david attenborough's voice] here we have a rare sea tawinan in his natural habitat. his lovely appearance and endearing personality seem to have attracted yet another man. scientists are still debating whether those characteristics are enough to explain the gravitational pull he is able to exert on men of all ages or if there's something more, something we do not yet know, about this inexplicable and irresistible magnetism

ANYWAY. JIMMYSEA + GEMINIFOURTH SERIES WHEN

[skyward-floored]

EoW Spoiler, the Link that she fights is not Link but a blob of evil shaped like him. He gets the princess treatment and caught in a crystal halfway through. Also there are no sages at all. Rift is definitely not Lost because Lost is amazing and lovely and perfect. I'm sending this because I want to reassure you. I adore Lost and everything you have come up with for and about him.

ANON THANK YOU SO MUCH that’s really reassuring, thank you.

I was working up the guts the ask somebody who’s played it how similar everything is to Lost, but I hadn’t managed to yet, thank you for telling me XD

[rowan-ashtree]

omg please rant about the game I am curious

ANON THIS IS BASICALLY A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL 🥺😭🥰🙏💜

so. i was a teenage exocolonist. ahem.

let's start with the playable character: Sol! you pick your name/pronouns/presentation at the beginning, but you can change any of them at literally any point in the game. none of those things have any effect on who you can date (but also you can go the whole game without expressing any romantic interest, and there are no narrative consequences for not dating).

you spend your childhood on a spaceship, traveling from Earth to a new planet called Vertumna. the ship lands when you turn 11, and the game starts there! the storyline spans Sol's teen years - you start at age 11, and the game ends when you turn 20 (or if you do something to end the game before then).

the game progresses month by month, and you choose an activity to focus on each month. the more work you do, the more your stress builds up, and once it hits 100%, you have to take a month off to relax, which puts your stress back down. activities include: studying different subjects in school, babysitting small children, helping out on the farm, exploring the area, and more :)

with each activity you choose, there's a card battle!!! (you can go easy mode to skip those and focus on the story more, or you can go hard mode to get those cheevos (achievements). i usually just go regular mode, bc i like the card battles but not rly difficult ones.) i could explain the game mechanics more but honestly it's really intuitive and accessible in-game!!

i wanted to explain all that bc i ADORE how open and customizable the game is!!!! but at the same time, there are set parameters (like the stress meter, the ten year time limit, etc), so it's not so open that it's overwhelming. you can minmax or do a little bit of everything, and I've had so much fun deciding like, "this run I'm gonna be really outdoorsy and strong" and then focusing on physical activities the whole game, or getting really smart and studying engineering, or whatever!!!!

visually, the game is INCREDIBLE. there are beautiful backgrounds during interactions, lovely scenery on Vertumna - within the human colony and in different areas outside the walls - STUNNING character design, it's all just 😍😍😍 the art is one of my favorite parts of the game!

and my other favorite part is the other characters and the relationships you can form!! you start with a childhood best friend, and two parents who love you SO much, plus other kids your age and several adults who helped raise you. there's just so much complexity and depth to each person, and it's so engaging and fun!!!

and yk how i said there are 29 different endings? there's an in-game reason for that, and one of the possible endings explains it :)

[eldritch-nightmare]

I honestly love your depiction of Slenderman and the mansion. As much as I love the whole Slenderman treating everyone with love and being a found family with the residents of the mansion, it feels so refreshing seeing Slenderman act similar to how you portray him! Also, I’m very curious hearing more about slender and Sally’s relationship in the future (or now lol)!!

i'm glad to hear that!! i feel like i've never really given slender much thought or attention before so i feel like my depiction of it is rusty compared to a lot of the other creepypastas so i'm glad to hear that you enjoy it <3

as for slender's relationship with sally:

we all know that slender does Not like children. it goes out of its way to harm them, and actively avoids them in the case that it can't. that's what it did with sally for a really long time.

it avoided her, and treated her mostly like a pest it couldn't get rid of. seeing as she was a permanent resident of the mansion, it can't exactly get rid of her. and the mansion enjoys her company too, so alas. it was stuck dealing with her.

like i said, it took a lot of time and patience for slender to even view sally as something worth its time and attention. it took even longer for it to grow to care about her.

but sally is stubborn when she wants to be, and when she decided she wanted to befriend the strange, faceless, tall man well buddy pal there was nothing that could stop her. she had a goal in mind, and she was determined to achieve it.

and the mansion helped out, of course. because the mansion was, at this point, the only real 'companion' that slender had. she wanted it to make bonds with people it could actually communicate with.

and in the beginning, slender hated that everywhere it went when visiting the mansion, sally would be there with a bright smile on her face, eagerly asking questions about its existence and asking whether or not it wanted to join her for tea and even going as far as to introduce it to her toys one by one.

it was annoyed, at first. it would brush her off, maybe even vanish the moment it saw sally approaching.

honestly, slender wouldn't be able to tell you when it started to care for her. maybe it was the first time it saw her crying, or maybe she had worn it down so much that it just didn't have the energy to ignore and avoid her anymore. but at some point, it did grow to care for her.

it stopped vanishing whenever it saw her. it answered her questions when she asked it. it started to remember all the names and titles of her plushies. and one day, it had even hesitantly agreed to accompany her for tea. she was ecstatic at this, and thus the tea parties became a frequent whenever it was around.

sally is the only child that slender cares about. it tolerates ben and lazari, but every other child? no. it will more than likely never grow to care for one the way it cares for sally.

sally is basically slender's daughter now.

[stergeon]

DID YOU SEE THE EDELGARD SWEAR VIDEO

each and every time i get one of my units killed, i hear her voice yelling “YOU DUMBASS”

[cementcornfield]

Go watch the new bengals video on YouTube!!!! My favourite part is ja’marr hyping up Joe at 6:10

Lookin' like Joe Burrow back there, boy!

Oh my god watching that whole video made me so emotional. This last season was such a rollercoaster 😭

[sskk-manifesto]

I watch the first few mins of the ep w my glasses off 👍couldnt see what was happening on screen but great episode

*Sees what Bones did to Akutagawa* *Takes glasses off* no more seeing. eyes have been through Enough

[fisherrprince]

Oh hey! Welcome to stormblood :D! So, how are your overall opinions of Heavensward now that you're one the cusp of new expansion?

Hello hello! /bow

I liked it!! I liked it quite a lot I think, but I definitely think the best parts were about the dragons (the first half of base expansion with Ysayle and then 3.2-3 with Nidhogg and Hraesvelgr and Estinien) (I got sad when we left Ysayle :( ) — which, admittedly, is probably because I really love dragons. But it’s also I think structured more engagingly, I was really interested in what everyone had to say and react to. I think I stopped to talk to almost everyone anytime I could, and I really want to remember to look at item descriptions because they have TEXT in them and sometimes they’re FUNNY.. The dungeons got progressively cooler too :D

I wasn’t quite as interested in the allagans this time (or the pope I kept forgetting about him— to be honest the ishgardian half of the story was really interesting as it contributed to the whole of the story, I love how the writers are handling the complexity of human conflict and rage thus far, but I found that chasing down the pope at the end took quite a while because we also had the scions stuff in there too, which was more interesting, and I think the amount of interest just conflicted with the pacing. If I look at Heavensward without the post patch quests it has very odd pacing but with them it’s perfectly fine.) (but also the — what’sit the whale primal trial — I’ve heard is disliked but I found it really really fascinating when I did it for the first time! Maybe because it’s novel) (and also while I LOVE the hand that gives the rose, I cannot get behind unbending steel. I can’t tell if people are joking when they say it’s one of the best songs. I don’t… like it, it sounds goofy to me), but that’s also just because Azys Lla is, all offense to allag, butt ugly?? The Crystal Tower is so pretty how did you create this narsty place. Bring me back to G’raha. I also think the interjections with the Ul’dahn syndicate early on were hit or miss entirely, sometimes very satisfying and investing and sometimes I just… I don’t like the wizard lady or her wizard hat.

anyways, Hilda is my new friend, I like her. I, um, don’t think I got as attached to haurchefant as many others did, but I appreciate how well-written a good death scene is, I do. And I really felt like we got to see way more (and deeper and better-articulated) character personality and interaction than we did in arr! I liked that!!! We had little flavor text jokes everywhere! I like my friends tataru and alphinaud and although I will have to decline Aymeric’s request for a date, I would love to hang out. I will be going on a date with Vidofnir. I want to see more of where dragons actually, like, live.

also both the “final battles” were very very cool. Like immensely cool I think I legit cackled to myself a couple times (hraesvelgr’s eye being one of them) thank u dragons everyone say thank you dragons. Also everyone say thank you to soken and uematsu. And the cinematic animators. And the fight designers. And

and — I’m not sure where post-heavensward stops and pre-stormblood begins, but I assume it ends with nidhogg and starts with the warriors of darkness? in that case I’ll hold my opinions of pre-stormblood since I’m not done. bless it for having alisaie leveilleur. goodnight