#thanks for sending these in!

[strangepicturesofjamesmcavoy]

so this is what happens, when you dive into the pits of pinterest: you click on one & they flood your screen with countless similar… Love it.

[hyuck-xix]

Could you do 11 and 12 for the Kpop asks?

Thank you ^^

11. idols you share the same zodiac sign with:

for the western/astrology zodiac (Leo): Mark, Xiaojun, Jaemin, Changbin, Hueningkai, Hwasa, Mingi.

for the Chinese zodiac (year of the Rabbit): Mark, Xiaojun, Hendery, Dino, Kim Lip, Chuu, Yeonjun, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung, Changbin, Chaeyoung, Tzuyu, Yeri, Mill, Nine

12. idols you share the same mbti with:

Okay it's really hard to find concrete info on this since their MBTIs keep changing and every site has a different list 💀 I don't really believe in Myers Briggs myself but...

My MBTI used to be INFJ, so: Mark, Jongin/Kai, IU, Jungwoo, WinWin, J-Hope, Beomgyu, Irene, Ten, Hendery.

But I re-took the test just now and I'm apparently now an INFP: Jisung, Hongjoong, San, Hyunjin, V/Taehyung, DK, Wonwoo, Jennie.

send me a number from this ask game list!

[thatsonemorbidcorvid]

Headless Women Art sent in by a lovely follower! The classic ‘cut off her head and set her on fire’ candle is represented:

But so are some charming variations. I can’t decide which one I like least - the one whose spine is so broken her breasts are pointing literally skywards, the pregnant one, or the one with a penis and breasts!

Not to worry though, the tide may be turning:

[piedoesnotequalpi]

🍉🍒🍊🥝🥭 for the fruit asks!

So many! Thank you :) Also I've never heard the turn of phrase cheese grater memory before but I think it's very funny

🍉 (Do you prefer to write short fics or long fics? Multichaptered works or single ones? Why?):

So, funny story: before I got the idea for Not till a hot January, which turned out to be ~25k words, I didn't think I was really capable of writing long things in general, and my writing strengths mostly lay (I just had to google the correct form for that) in short comedy pieces that made my love of Terry Pratchett books incredibly obvious (I'm still proud of those pieces, and might post them here someday!) as well as the occasional very gay short story.

All this to say, short fics are definitely a lot less stressful--I don't need to plan as much, I can write in a way that's closer to the comedic style I used to use more, and I will probably not question my ability to finish. But with long fics, it's really fun to build towards stuff over several chapters, and it's very satisfying to be like wow I wrote all that. So I'm not really sure which one I like better!

🍒 (What's your favorite character dynamic to write?):

I think I've given Spot and Race the most interesting (but wildly different) dynamics across everything I've written, so they've been really fun to write. I also like writing group dynamics, partially because the result is usually entertaining and partially because it's easier to move the conversation forward when there's more than two people.

🍊 (Who's a character you don't write for that often, but keep meaning to write for more?):

Crutchie's role in HIWB actually came in part from me realizing I hadn't incorporated him nearly enough into the other big AU I wrote! But now I think I should write more about Specs, because he's a fun guy but definitely a bit more in the background of HIWB.

🥝 (What's your favorite trope/AO3 tag to write?):

Enemies to lovers and Only One Bed/bedsharing in general have been the most fun, I think. This might be a little outside the scope of the question, but I absolutely love writing anything that has dramatic irony involved.

🍍 (What kind of AUs do you like? Are there any AUs you hate or just generally have beef with?):

I've read so many different types of AUs; I haven't written nearly as many. I tend to like writing things that give me a chance to use some of the random knowledge I've picked up over the years, because it makes the world/activities feel more real (and I'm not great at worldbuilding) and also because a major pet peeve of mine is when people butcher, say, rock climbing in a piece of media (I have a grudge against the movie Princess Diaries for this reason). Nothing I've written really falls into this category, but AUs where the authors ask weird, going-down-the-rabbit-hole questions about a common trope or variety of AU are really fun (I've seen this with soulmate AUs a few times, for example).

As for AUs I hate...well, the main thing that comes to mind is the omegaverse. I'm also not a big fan of student/teacher or anything with a similarly uneven power dynamic, but I haven't encountered that as much.

[shadowxamyweek]

Emoji meme: 💡 🕹️📉

OH HELLO! Thanks for sending some more fun asks in! 💡 Spinoff you’d like to see? Oh, I'd love a game where you play as Cream, Charmy, and Tails as a team. I think it would be rather charming. It would also be a nice way to show how the little guys in the series are growing up and being impacted by their older friends/siblings. If it had to be in the Team Dynamic of Fight/Flight/Speed, You could do something like:

Charmy- Fight (This kid has outright said that Shadow is cool when Shadow takes out aliens. This kid is down to clown and cause trouble. They'd love to get into a good fight so long as they have backup. ) Cream-Flight (Very anti-violence, so she won't fight if she can help it, (doesn't mean Cheese won't on her behalf). Also not as fast as Tails, so she can't be speed. She's got excellent ear-powered flight though, so when the other two tire themselves out, she carries the team (pun intended.)) Tails- Speed (fastest of the group because of them running around with Sonic- great running stamina even if not SUPER fast. Instead of using his tails to fly, uses his tails like a propeller to increase speed.)

Other than that? Anything with Chao. Please. I miss them.

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🕹️ Favorite Non-Sonic SEGA Franchise?

I'm torn between Pikmin and Chibi Robo. I love realistic fantasy and I love tiny details, and so 'play as a miniature thing in the realistic world with a fantasy element' is absolutely my jam.

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📉 Underrated character?

BIG THE CAT.

He's big. He's a cat. He hangs out in the woods and fishes. He lives off the grid. He's best friends with a frog. He's beating enemies with a fishing poll. He's able to maneuver through time and space as if it's tissue paper. He's trusted and beloved.

Dude's a cryptid. I am envious.

[bytheangell]

Magnus/Izzy – I am so stealing this lipstick. # Clary/Izzy – We make a great team. # Meliorn/Alec – You continue to surprise me. It doesn’t happen often when you’ve lived as long as I have. # Simon/Maia -I didn’t expect to experience the marine life quite that up close. # Jace/Raphael - “I see the spark in you. It’s amazing. Whatever you choose to do with it, you’ll be great.”

(Read on AO3) (Meliorn/Alec)

Alec paces impatiently in the Institute’s meeting chambers. He has Isabelle, Jace, and two security guards present for the arrival of the Seelie representative, standard procedure for meetings that are meant to hold any serious political weight. Honestly, the Nephilim are so generally untrusting of the Seelies that he’s surprised the Consul or Inquisitor themselves aren’t making an appearance just to keep an eye on things.

“Don’t be nervous,” Isabelle says. “Meliorn is no one to be afraid of. They’re harsh, but fair, at least in my experience.”

Alec wants to tell her that his nerves around Meliorn don’t stem from their political standpoints on any of the upcoming Cabinet discussions, but that would mean explaining that the entire reason for this Very Official Meeting is a facade. He dislikes keeping secrets from his siblings but he understands why he has to.

And it’s worth it for the moment Meliorn strides into the room, no hesitation, no questions asked. There’s no sneaking around, no fear of getting caught - they simply walk into the Institute surrounded by two guards on either side as if they owns the place.

“Mr. Lightwood,” Meliorn states with a formal inclination of their head in greeting.

“Meliorn,” Alec returns, ignoring the stutter of his heart and forcing his voice to be even and dry in his own greeting.

“As a sign of trust and good faith, I would like to dismiss my own guards and companions so that we may meet privately,” Alec says, with a dismissive motion towards the other Nephilim.

“Are you sure, Alec?” Jace asks, unable to hide the concern from his tone.

“Positive,” Alec confirms with the smallest of smiles.

Isabelle glances between Alec and Meliorn, eyes narrowed for a second before turning without another word and leaving the room, grabbing Jace by the arm on her way out. The two guards follow reluctantly behind.

“I can agree to that,” Meliorn says, motioning for their own guard to follow the Nephilim from the room. The Seelie Knights look like they want to disagree but follow the orders without hesitation from their superior.

The door closes behind the last of them, leaving Alec completely alone with Meliorn who glances around the corners of the room suspiciously as Alec walks to the door and draws a locking rune followed closely by a silencing rune.

“No cameras in here,” Alec promises. “We’re completely alone.”

“Well done, Alexander,” Meliorn says. “I must say, I didn’t think you had it in you.”

“We haven’t seen each other in weeks,” Alec says, wasting no time in crossing the room to press against Meliorn, chest-to-chest, their faces nearly touching. He isn’t proud of how much the sentence comes out sounding like a whine.

“You continue to surprise me. It doesn’t happen often when you’ve lived as long as I have,” Meliorn says, moving forward just enough to press into the length of Alec’s body, but still keeping their lips from touching Alec’s own in a torturous display of self-control.

It’s a control Alec doesn’t share. He leans in to press his lips forcefully against Meliorns, closing any remaining space between them. The kiss is hungry, desperate, and full of the longing that their weeks apart created in both of them. Hands roam idly up and down backs, fingers tangling in locks of hair, and moans brought on by quick bites are stifled by pressing lips into necks and shoulderblades.

When they pull away both are properly disheveled, and Alec knows they’ve only just begun.

“I think this is going to be a lengthy negotiation,” Alec warns. “I hope your men don’t mind waiting.”

“I’m not sure they’ll have to wait very long if your current eagerness is any sign,” Meliorn teases, a good-natured smirk on their face.

Alec scoffs but smiles as he pushes Meliorn back against the wall. “We’ll see about that,” he says, kissing them before they can say another word.

[krenenbaker]

🎤🐰

🎤 Is there a song you know all the lyrics to?

Answered here!

🐰 What do you think says the most about a person?

How they treat others, especially those less powerful than them. Whether that be children, their employees, service workers, animals, etc., how they interact with others says a LOT about the way they see themselves as well.

Good choices!

[rossithepixie]

Heyy Rossi !! This is for ur nosy anons ask (obv I'm not so anon bcs I don't roll like that lol 🤭)

6, 21, 25, 33, & 44

Age you get mistaken for: Usually my early 20's! People normally seem genuinely confused when they learn i'm 31.

what do I love most about myself: I see you're making me be nice to myself! Well there are a couple ways to answer this. But i think love the fact that I'm a fighter. I've survived a lot through my life and even though it's been hard i'm still here and i think that counts for something.

My idea of a perfect date: (I'm gonna answer this like first date i think) I think something more mellow. It's fall and just chilly enough for sweaters and maybe cute coats, we go to a nice small cafe and have warm drinks and get to talk about whatever pulls us along. Maybe we walk around holding hands and check out some fun shops after if it's a nice area and we lose track of time because we're just so enamored with talking to eachother.

what words make me feel the best about myself: Being told i've done well or that i'm enough. Feels a little sad to admit but i haven't been told those things a whole lot.

A random fact about anything: I'll stick to one about myself since that easier for me on the spot. But the town i half lived in until I was 11 is considered a ghost town now! Most people in my local area don't even know about it anymore. (I say half lived in because i went back and forth between my parents)

[wild-pineapple-butt]

for mun meme:

8, 12, 13, 17

Munday Questions

8. Have you ever met anyone outside of RP? I have! There's a handful of people that I've met up with IRL from tumblr before! I live in NYC if anyone wants to meet up with me :3 I promise I'm friendly.

12. What is your first language? Chinese - Cantonese specifically or rather, should I say Taishanese which is a regional dialect that is sort of a branch of Cantonese lol. I speak 3 dialects of Chinese total.

13. How many languages do you speak? I speak 3 dialects of Chinese and English fluently. Japanese I can get by with basic conversation. English has now become my most preferred language and the language I'm most comfortable conversing in. Honestly, sometimes they all evade me haha.

17. What is your favorite food? Noodles. No doubt about it. I love it in every form. I always get asked if I could to choose only one food to eat for the rest of my life, what would it be? And it would be noodles. SO many options. SO many varieties. You can have it cold, hot, room temp, spicy, non spicy, savory, sweet - the list is endless!

[xx-sharpfawngz-xx]

Answers to asks sent in by @vissentasenadz and @shadow--writer !!

They center Miloš (except for like one!)

💢 ANGER - what are some habits they have that will take some getting used to?

Probably the excessive gossping as well as his constant complaining - he'll bitch about literally everything and it can kill the vibe sometimes however his complaining isn't usually out of malice but is more out of being spoiled as a kid :/

Also I imagine him being very much nocturnal and walking very quietly (which can be scary) but then when he gets to the kitchen is just super loud with the clinking and the clanking.

📎 PAPERCLIP - a random fact.

Vedra has chronic pain and it affects her wrists the most which is why she often isn't seen playing any instruments!

Miloš also has chronic pain which affects his back and it's from an injury! This is why he wears that little corset thing (also for slut reasons as well but those are p obvious!)

🌈 RAINBOW - what advice would they give to their younger self?

'You can get through medschool without doing coke and gambling like half of your inheritance away' :/

💗 GROWING HEART - if they have a crush, is it noticable? what changes when they're in love?

It's pretty noticable even though he fully tries to act aloof and super chill about it - but he will like make up excuses to be with them and they can often catch his blue as fuck eyes just staring at them like 🧿w🧿

When in love it's more of a compainonship to him - in less intimate settings you would be hard pressed to see him and this person even have anything going on beside loving little glances he shoots them or little touches. Unless he's drunk in which case he gets a bit more bold and touchy!

❤️ RED HEART - their love language(s)?

Receiving gifts, acts of service and physical touch!

💙 BLUE HEART - do they miss their s/o easily? how do they act when their s/o isn't around?

He's pretty independent and it would take his partner being away for a couple weeks for him to really be miserable about it and it would be a gradual descent into madness. During this time he'd do things he normally does and probably pick up some new/old hobbies like reading books or some rich people physical activity like squash.

[cephalololopod]

mahonia and jasmine

(Personal asks)

mahonia ⇢ what place, thing, activity inspires you most and how do you express yourself when it does?

I've never outgrown the age old "looking out the window and listening to music" inspiration. Especially when traveling by air. I do a lot of flying, and something about airports and planes just hits me. A lot of my personal, non fandom writing comes to me when I'm looking out at the world below, stretching for endless miles, or covered in the most magnanimous cloud sculptures. Usually, if inspiration strikes, I'm scrambling to the notes app on my phone to write it all down before it escapes me.

jasmine ⇢ do you have a movie or book you loved but will never watch/read again?

There have been things I've watched or read that I, more by chance, haven't ever seen or read again, but I seldom do so on purpose. I think the only two things I can think of are a handful of history books that I read in uni that were deeply important but also terribly sad (I don't ever want to read them again, but I keep them because they are important and need to be remembered) and the movie Gladiator, not because it was bad, but because I bawled my eyes out while watching it and I don't often reach for something that illicits that strong of a reaction from me.

[fluxofthemouth]

6. is roleplaying the only writing-based hobby you have, or are there other things you like to write? / 9. when you look at a new blog, what is it that makes you press the follow button? is it the muse, the aesthetics, the writing–? / 12. what roleplay trends do you remember from the year you started tumblr rp? how did you feel about those trends? / 13. what themes/motifs do you hope other people notice most about your character?

6. is roleplaying the only writing-based hobby you have, or are there other things you like to write?

I have some ideas for longer, standalone stories on the back burner, but I haven't worked on them seriously for a long time. Doesn't seem like the right season for it. But yeah I'd love to write a book sometime.

9. when you look at a new blog, what is it that makes you press the follow button? is it the muse, the aesthetics, the writing–?

I'm looking for people I can vibe with. If someone's close to my age range & writes scifi/fantasy stuff, that starts to look promising! I'm also on the lookout for people who write in the Dune universe. I write about Weird People, so I'm reassured by any hints I see that my characters will probably be allowed on the furniture if me and someone else write a thread. I also tend to gravitate towards dark or heavy themes, so I also want to make sure I'm not knocking over all the furniture for someone else.

12. what roleplay trends do you remember from the year you started tumblr rp? how did you feel about those trends?

I dunno! I feel like it was busier and also more chill, but I'm not sure if that's accurate.

13. what themes/motifs do you hope other people notice most about your character?

Hmm, I really hope that people are willing to let lots of things be true at the same time! Like, Piter is evil and rich, but he's also critical of the Empire & hateful towards it as one of its many victims. He's a comedic character who's also feral and terrible, but he also has the same inherent dignity that all people do & it's tragedy that he lives this way. He's very smart and dangerous and capable, but plans completely blow up in his face too. You can find all of that in the novel. The character just completely stops working if you try and force one side of things to overpower or cancel out the other.

If I had to pick one big thing I wanted people to notice, maybe it's that the Mentat role in Dune seems to be written as a cool & prestigious smart guy thing (or at very least a mundane and wallpapery aspect of scifi worldbuilding), but in reality it seems more to me like a dystopian way of commodifying neurodivergence for capitalism feudalism. I make up that there's a saying whispered among Mentats, that Mentat stands for Managing Eminent Neurotypicals' Tasks, Albeit Thanklessly.

[justwriteyoudummy]

{{ WIP asks!

🏃‍♂️ What is the driving force behind the story?

❌ What one plot point, if removed, would change the story completely?

🧡 Why should readers care about the protagonist?

🧬 What sets the protagonist apart from the other characters? Why them?

🎧 What atmosphere does your story have? Describe it with examples!

(I hope that's not too many!)

🏃‍♂️ What is the driving force behind the story? -Sage's capture by the Shard Hunters and Amber's desire to get him back.

❌ What one plot point, if removed, would change the story completely? -Secret for now, but it's hinted at a lot in the story.

🧡 Why should readers care about the protagonist? -She gets to live the fairy tale adventure she's always dreamed of having, even if it doesn't go exactly how she imagined it

🧬 What sets the protagonist apart from the other characters? Why them?

The girl who's always dreamed of adventure finally gets to set out and see the sights of the world she's never been able to explore before.

🎧 What atmosphere does your story have? Describe it with examples! - There are several different settings throughout Fragments of Magic as it involves a bit of travel. Traveling to Port Azure holds salt in the breezes that whip around the white alabaster stone cliffs the city is built upon.

The capital of Eburnean sits nestled in the tawny mountain range known as the Cradle of the Gods where the gilded Castle Halcyon gleams the streets in its golden reflections.

The small town of Juniper rests high in the Ashridge Mountains to the north surrounded by a pine and spruce forest

And along the top ridge of the other edge of the same range sits the dark stoned walls of the Academy, the prestigious home to the largest library in the realm and those who wish to master the Runic Arts

[nicolasnelson]

4, 5, 7!

4 - Did you discover any new authors that you love this year?

This was my year to discover FT Lukens and I am now obsessed with their books. I really enjoyed In Deeper Waters and So This Is Ever After. I've also started on the Broken Moon trilogy, which I am enjoying a lot so far. It's very sci-fi and reminds me of Star Trek a little bit, definitely an intriguing world. I am also planning to read The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic. And I am so excited for Spell Bound, which will be coming out in April! FT Lukens writes a lot of fantasy and sci-fi with amazing LGBTQ+ rep and such memorable characters. I highly recommend checking out their books if you haven't already. If you like fantasy, start with So This Is Ever After! It's definitely my favorite one of theirs I've read so far.

5 - What genre did you read the most of?

I definitely read the most fantasy, though I read more sci-fi books this year than usual!

7 - What was your average Goodreads rating? Does it seem accurate?

My Goodreads claims it's 4.18, but I'm not the best at adding all the books I've read lol. I think realistically it would be closer to 4.0 though lol

send me asks from this end-of-year book ask list!

[cozyqueerchaos]

8, 9, and 10

8. hits to kudos

i've actually never actively looked at hits before- it's 136,075 hits to 19,403 kudos. Ouch..?

9. what do your bookmarks say about you?

i'm chronically depressed 😔

10.

answered in the last ask, but if you want, here's a second one!! you don't have to be perfect to have worth, in general or to others.

[eikotheblue]

The Mobile App: What’s something you have that just never works properly but you still use it?

Staff: Is there any advice you wish you’d listened to, but never did?

Shitposting: What is something that you do purely for fun?

What’s something you have that just never works properly but you still use it? My body the syncplay feature on my jellyfin server.

Staff: Is there any advice you wish you’d listened to, but never did? Hmmm. There's a very large category of, like, life advice (ranging in complexity from very simple stuff like "get enough sleep" to bigger things like "it's actually really really important to prioritize your self-care and personal growth, even if you don't think you deserve it" that I was very skeptical about and had to learn (or am in the process of learning) the hard way. Does that count?

Shitposting: What is something that you do purely for fun? Without splitting hairs on "purely"; consuming fiction and talking about it!

(Verizion lost 1.097 billion dollars ask meme)