#thanks so much for the opportunity to ramble 💞

[shrinkthisviolet]

talk shop tuesday - obviously the nature of fic writing is that we're inhabiting characters that we're not necessarily going to share much with, but one of the best parts of the Morgan AU is the complicated and twisted relationship she has with Eowells and I just want to know how you've managed to do this so well given you've stated you have a very positive relationship with your own parents? How you manage to pin down all the shades and all the emotions Morgan has towards him?

Good question! You’re right, it’s nothing like my experience 😅 my parents are wonderful and far from the awful dad Eowells is.

To start off, I’m gonna answer the opposite question: how did I write how Eowells feels about Morgan?

Honestly this was partly taking note of how Eowells (in s1) acts around the Team, and extending that a few steps further. And also, for specific abuse tactics, a little research, since it’s ofc not my lived experience…and also pulling a little from Carla and Caitlin, since although Carla wasn’t as neglectful as Eowells, she still was neglectful, and there are still similarities here (the workaholism, the cold demeanor, the guilt-tripping, etc). Carla and Tina are in a sense foils…and so are Tina and Eowells, who are repeatedly contrasted in s1.

The key was definitely hammering home that yes, Eowells loves Morgan, and the rest of the Team, but not in a healthy way. And for Morgan in particular, he’s balancing her and his revenge plot…and the latter usually always wins, which results in neglect (a type of abuse) throughout her childhood. Most notably between ages 7 and 13, when he was completely uninvolved (luckily she had Tina to pick up the slack), but also to varying degrees after that, up until his defeat in the s1 finale.

And as for how Morgan feels about Eowells…well, I try to put myself in her shoes. And also, I’ve done quite a bit of research on this too: how abuse shapes kids, how it can turn them into people-pleasers (or potentially abusers themselves, but that’s not Morgan’s case, largely because of Tina + Team Flash’s influence) and change how they perceive things (a raised voice, a door slam) and even last for years afterwards. And how, not all, but some abused kids still want to love their parent—Morgan is one of these. It takes her a while to accept that while Eowells never physically harmed her, while he was superficially supportive, he was still neglectful and at times emotionally abusive, even in public. And even then…she spent so long loving him that it’s hard to shake.

So honestly, it’s just attachment to this particular dynamic*, an eye for the specific nuances, a very active what-if brain that focuses on characterization above all else…and some research to fill in the gaps, since I don’t know all the abuse terminology 😅 (also figuring out what a “mandated reporter” is. Caitlin, who is one, is gonna be hit with some major guilt for missing the signs 🥺)

*after all, this whole AU was spawned by “hey what if Eowells had a daughter/Jesse had a doppelgänger”, so ofc Morgan & Thawne ought to be a relationship I put a lot of care and thought into. And I’m glad you’re liking it! It’s definitely a challenge at times, but that’s part of the fun of fanfic writing tbh.

talk shop tuesday!

[sainz100]

2024 Brazilian GP | x

[lilybug-02]

Happy 2 Year Anniversary to The Chara Timeline ✨

I FINALLY made drawing references for you guys, yippie!✨

It’s wild how long I’ve been working on this comic without reference sheets. I’m never that consistent with my art style, so I figured it was a waste of time 🫥💀😔 this is my first full comic okay…

Thoughts and Feelings About the Comic Below ❤️💖💕💞

Wow. It’s been 2 years??? I thought I would be done with this comic in 2 months! I don’t know whether to feel worried or accomplished!!

(With months between each update, I understand why it’s been 2 years. I’m a slow writer and artist and well- many things have come up in my life that had to come first, like my sisters wedding! 💞 and college 😅)

I want to thank my family and friends (WHO DO NOT READ THIS COMIC- THANK GOD) 💕 AND I want to THANK YOU! The readers! 💐💐

You guys are relentless! I’m as impatient as traffic and yet you guys wait for weeks or months at a time for like 4 pages?! You guys don’t even complain!!! I truly want to thank you all for that ❤️ it helps me so much. Being busy and getting burnt out are common and it helps me feel relaxed that i'm not on a timer. Literally tho- you guys keep this comic chugging I swear. Tysm 💐

Unorganized rambling about the comic ahead :) ⭐️🔥

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My feelings with this comic are actually so complicated. On one hand I hate looking at my older art because GOD IT LOOKS SO OFF I want to stab it, and then on the other hand I am so so proud of myself for even continuing it this far. Ngl the weird route has been one of my favorite parts of this comic. It took me FOREVER to figure out an ending, but damn do I still get chills >:) hehe.

I’m still miffed that I named this project “Deltarune: The Chara Timeline” I could have gone for something so much COOLER. Doesn’t help I use like 7 different titles for it either. We got Deltarune the Chara timeline, Deltarune chara timeline, THE Chara timeline, chara timeline, Ct??? Man,,, I’m crazy. I take after my family so hard. We have 3 names for each of our dogs 💀.

Comic/Animation Tip i have learned. It is VERY GOOD to make the character relatively simple in design. Shape language is also super important, ((but I never really got around to doing that before I was half way through the comic, woops.)) These things can make ur process go by so much faster. This whole comic has been a HUGE learning curve. LIKE OH MY GOD. I had to learn how to draw backgrounds, write dialogue, plan a story, learn how to draw fast and draw noses (which god damn I really still can’t). And I had to learn how the heck to squeeze art into a tiny page and make it not look grainy. It's intense!

Anyways.... this has been such an awesome opportunity! Thanks Toby Fox!

I totally ran out of “art time” for my iPad and wanted to finish this today. So it’s a bit rushed. I’ll add weapons and possibly the other characters later :)

Oh shi- I forgot to add this grainy image of the next few pages lmao

[pretty-little-mind33]

DAVE WITH A FELLOW NERD FEM!READER

Ask: hiii, i have a dave lizewski request. it would be so nice to see headcanons for dave dating a nerd like him, except shes more quiet and sarcastic. like she and dave r the epitome of loser in the body of a hot person lmao. we need more loser x loser representation in dave fanfics HAHAHAH. hope this makes sense 😭😭😭

~ loser x loser is so real. i hope you like this! it's short and sweet 🫶 ~

• Dave knows he's a loser and sure, sometimes, it bothers him but mostly? Mostly he doesn't mind. He likes the things he likes! (Plus being Kick-Ass does make him feel better about himself—he feels badass!)

• You also know you're a loser but unlike Dave, there isn't really any time when it bothers you. You have your friends and you're happy! So what if you're a little weird? Being weird is fun!

• Of course, neither you or Dave are in any way ugly—which makes things easier. Still, people don't ask you guys out because they're intimidated by both your niche interests and quirkiness.

• You met Dave in class when he'd sat behind you and asked for a pencil. You handed him one with small cartoon figures of various comic characters, not thinking much of the interaction, but for him it was as if an arrow had stuck his chest.

• Love at first sight!

• Or just a really really really deep infatuation.

• He asked around about you, which of course ended up fruitless because no one is school knows much about you. You're shy. And anyways, the ones who do know just say you're guarded and that he shouldn't mess with you.

• Dave wasn't planning on messing with you! He just wanted to talk and ask you about comics (he's overjoyed to find out a girl seems to like comics like he does! A cute girl!)

• When you finally talk to him, you're directly sassy with him. "What do you want from me, Lizewski?"

• Dave's cheeks turn pink and he's blushing SO hard. "I- thank you for your pencil—" Of course he'd forgotten to give it back but he hands it to you now, his hands shaky, "I- I also like comics. Do you like DC? Marvel?"

• Your eyes lit up. Opportunity to talk about something you love?! YES PLEASE.

• Boom! Immediate friendship! You guys go on little dates to the comic book store (platonic in the beginning). If you're an artist, he likes watching you draw fan-art and if you're a writer he'll read your fanfiction lmaoo he's supportive like that.

• Dave will also cosplay with you if you're into that (only he won't cosplay as Kick-Ass, which you think is a shame considering he'd look soooooo good in the suit 😏😉)

• Your first kiss? Awkward af. If you have glasses, 100% your glasses hit his and he freaks out. You both mess it up but in the end you end up laughing SO hard.

• He's really sweet to you and his friends all joke that you and him are like the IT couple—but for nerds. He'll flip his friends off but kiss your cheek.

• Dave loves that he can ramble with you and you listen to him without complaining. He's SO comfortable around you because you're so similar.

• You both kinda feed into your interests and delusions and have the BEST laughs. He's really your best friend!

• Friends to Lovers duhhh 😜

• Dave would do the cringey/cute holding hand in the back pocket thing from movies and shows…yk the one! You'd pretend to hate it but secretly you'd love it and you want him to continue doing it!

• Dave is a big movie nerd. So movie nights every friday, including drive-in's if possible (you drive lol). He's also a big movie talker so he'll yap and yap but you don't mind.

• And if you do you'll throw popcorn in his face to shut him up.

• Overall, bbg is so boyfriend material for a nerd!reader! He just gets you and he's a silly guy who wants to make his gal happy 💞

[melanirana]

Hiii i love your art sososo much love the gremlin boys!

I was wondering tho, how would the mer boys react if another mer was put in their tank?

Would gender change the reaction?

Would they be aggressive, defensive, scared, indifferent, ect?

Would the type of mer species change their reaction?

What about age?

I could image that they would be heartbroken and sosoSO angry if a small child mer was put in their tank. Even more so if they were injured.

Would one of them if not both become really aggressive and defensive for the mer?

I have so many more questions on this topic but i dont wanna spam/overwhelm you, so ima stop here.

But know that these guys lives rent free in my head.

Aswell as for whatever reason a papa eclipse doing a blep. Dont ask why. Cus i dont know. But i love the image of it.

Just big scary mer eclipse half out of the water staring at boat. Then small sun and moon going up to him and bonking him while doing a blep. He has to do it back, thats how the law of the blep works!

Went on another ramble sorry about that!

Anyway hope you have a wonderful time of day/night!

Oh my thank you for the compliment!💞

Oooooh Eclipse having a tounge would be super fun but sadly big guy dosen't have one. Everything someone bleps at him (mainly his kids) he has a bit of a crises, becasue he dosen't know what to do. He wants to blep back but he can't. So he's just sitting there like:

(´。＿。｀)

To your question.

If another Mer where to be introduced into Sun and Moons tank a lot of things could happen but first of all Sun and Moon would be concerned for the Mer. Depending on the Mer reaction theirs might change accordingly.

If the Mer is a female Sun and Moon might be a bit more careful when approaching her, females in general are very defensive. So then wouldn’t want to give a reason to feel threatened.

If it is a male thy might be a bit more open but still on the defensive.

The tank they’re in is barely big enough for the two of them having a third stranger Mer in here with them is going to cause so issues.

Age also plays a big role. If it’s an older Mer Sun and Moon would try to get as much information out of it, to determine if they should be on the look out or if they are free to let their guard down.

If the Mer is just a kid their big brother instincts would kick in and immediately tell the to take care of the kid. Asking if everything is ok, Where the little Mer comes from and how he got here.

But then they’d be confused when the kid pulls away from them and even tries to hide from them, which is a futile attempt since there is nothing to hide behind, so it just swims to a corner of the tank and curls up there.  

Sun and Moon would struggle to understand why the kid is so afraid of them. Back when they first got here, they would have jumped at the opportunity to be comforted by another Mer.

But what Sun and Moon don’t realize, is the to the kid them might look like freaks. Twice as big as any Mer the kid might have ever seen but still having the camouflage pattern from when they were kids.

It’s weird, it’s odd, it’s scary.

It’s not normal.   

[illusioncanthurtme]

What exactly is your version on dib like? I mean, we all know that he’s a creep and a weirdo, but what’s his story? (Also I absolutely love your work, you’re super talented)

SO glad you asked.

In all seriousness, I don't have any set story for him. He's just dib, but in his early 20s. The main difference between him and young dib (besides appearance obviously) is that he's had some emotional development. Keyword: some. People like to use the word maladjusted when talking about dib, and that does apply to my interpretation. He doesnt get out much, and he has some unhealthy behaviors (ahem obsession ahem) But he HAS emotionally matured since being a kid. He's a bit nicer, and he's gotten used to some of the mistreatment/bitterness, and shrugs it off with a smile.

As for a "story," I just like to imagine him in circumstances with the other characters, and ill focus on whatever I find funny or interesting. It's all for fun, I like to Doodle random plots in my head, but I'm not going to do or make anything with them. But here's where my thoughts tend to land most of the time:

He HAS moved out of his dad's place. I initially had him still at home, (because I still live at home, and I tend to project onto characters), but after giving it some thought, I realized that dib with his own place was maybe more believable. I don't think he'd want to be in his dad's shadow. This way he can do his parascience in peace and spread out. SO he lives in a downtown apartment. Gaz is his upstairs neighbor! (this way they still live together, but also not really. They kind of have roomate vibes. They see each other a lot) it is a very small apartment, the kind with a kitchen area, a bathroom, and one room for your living space/bed.

(Random idea I'm toying with that kind of doesn't make sense but also?? Whatever: SOMEHOW- dib built a secret basement under the apartment complex, and you access it by entering a code into the elevator buttons. It's his lab. DONT FUCKING ASK how he managed to DIG A BASEMENT - because I don't fucking know. But with how stupid people are in iz, I'm sure he figured out a way to be discreet or fool people??? Thats where hes got taks ship. He painted it blue)

Uhhhh what else...

I like to imagine 2 potential scenarios, and in both, zim had gone missing for a decade. In one, he comes back. In the other, dib sets out to find him. There is another part to that I'm gonna leave out, because I want to draw something and show you that way. Hopefully I'll draw that soon.

Ok, enough rambling now. If I have more thoughts to add on, maybe I'll reblog and add them.

But THANK YOU FOR THE ASK!!!! I was so pleasantly surprised to see this. I wasn't expecting to have an opportunity to ramble and I am super thankful, and honestly flattered that you'd be interested :')💞 (and thank you so much!! 🥺)

[lightsoutletsgo]

hiii could I request a ship?? idm how many you list!! I’m v short for my age … like ariana grande height (5’2”), I’m an aspiring actress and I just starred in my first semi-professional theatrical show today. I also sing, I’m very open minded and a good listener. HUGEEE introvert, the type that would rather spend her day at home instead of go out. fanatic bookworm and I also sketch and write short stories or poems whenever I feel very pressured. my music tastes is very variable, i listen to whatever i like but i mostly listen to miss swift. i love horror movies, and people would describe me as creative and shy. Although I try to step out of my comfort zone whenever I get the opportunity. Love language is physical touch and words of affirmation. Praise kink girlie til I die. ALSO! I do songwriting for fun, lately I’ve been thinking to take it to a professional level, but we’ll see.

SO SORRY IF THIS IS LIKE VERY LONG- But this is probably the best way I can describe myself. 💞💞

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ahhh hi gorgeous! thank you for sending your ask! as a fellow theatre girlie - I see you! (my show starts rehearsals in april!) I hope this is okay, I went a little outside the box! happy reading! mimi 🤍

OSCAR PIASTRI ᝰ.ᐟ₊ ⊹ - calls you sweetheart or sunshine (occasionally calls you his star when referring to you in 3rd person or in good luck cards!) - loves how your hand feels in his! has an obsession with comparing them. - his love language is words of affirmation - he loves surprising you with cute dates like picnics or stargazing

oscar is so proud of you! he doesn't know much about your industry or everything it entails. he's learning day by day though! but he knows you have to put in an insane amount of work for what sometimes seems like very little reward. he's always there at every show and you can bet he's sending flowers and a card to you backstage before your show opens! he's there at the stage door to greet your when you've finished, beaming at you and holding out another beautiful bouquet of flowers as you giggle, filled with that aftershow high.

oscar loves hearing you hum and sing around the house and he does his best when he joins in but quickly decides he'll leave the singing to you and instead woo you with his amazing dance moves (which means pulling you in and spinning you round the room until you're both too dizzy to stand anymore)

he's so appreciative that you're a good listener and finds a massive amount of comfort in calling you or coming home to you after a long day and rambling about everything that's happened - good and bad. he doesn't mind that you're shy, in fact he thinks it's cute! but he also likes that he's able to help you and do something for you seeing as you do so much for him!

oscar is always encouraging you to show him your sketches and poems but he also understands that sometimes those things are very personal. he loves bringing home cute stationary like writing paper and washi tape when he's been away and he always checks your art supplies after you've been sketching for a while to make sure you have everything you need for next time because he knows it's your outlet.

he loves listening to music with you in the car and he's more than happy to let you explain all the lore about each taylor swift album (it's actually come in useful sometimes in various conversations) oscar will never admit it to any of the other drivers but he's now a hardcore swiftie and he will not shy away from correcting lando, "it's 'he looks up grinning like a devil', not 'he looks so pretty like a devil', geez mate" (these interactions have kind of exposed his fan status though because he gets so passionate about it!) any road trips whether short or long will have you both belting out your favourite taylor swift tunes complete with facial expressions and acting.

oscar's love and praise doesn't just stop at everyday life though, he finds that watching you squirm and whine underneath him when he calls you pretty just does something to him. he loves taking his time, slowly stripping you of your clothes, praising and kissing each new section of bare skin that's revealed. he relishes in the breathy whimpers he draws from you and the way you grab his shoulders to keep yourself stable as you stand between his legs.

oscar is the tyoe of boyfriend that will do anything for you. even if that means waking up at five am his time to help you run lines after rehearsals before you sleep. despite his busy week, he had assured you he was more than happy to do it and you have to admit, your boyfriend isn't the best actor, but it makes the process fun!

"hey sunshine! how was rehearsal?" you smile at the phone screen as your boyfriend answers your call, his hair all messy and still blinking away sleep as he matches your smile, "it was good! we started blocking act two today and got to see some of the set pieces! was pretty cool." oscar nods, a sleepy yawn escaping, "I got your message with the script sweetheart." you nod, "just need to look at scenes three and seven they were a little sticky earlier," "I gotcha," he stretches and you bite your lip as a flash of his tummy is visible for a second, "hey now..." he grins. busted. "let's work on these scenes first and then we can think about that later."

[starleska]

Hiii! I'm so happy to discover your blog.

Have a big crush for Big Jack Horner since I watched the movie and I'm happy I wasn't the only one. I've read your latest hcs and I loved them so much 💞

I saw that you also write 18+ stuff so I was hoping I could make this request:

Can you make some NSFW headcanons for Jack? 👀 😳

(With female reader, but gender neutral is ok too 😊)

hello there lovely!! i hope you're having a wonderful day 🥰🥰

d'aww, thank you so much!! it makes me so happy that so many other people are down bad for Jack, and enjoying my silly little ramblings 😂

ooh, NSFW headcanons!! you know, i used to run a nsfw writing blog years ago and i swore off doing it again (at least on Tumblr) because of how demanding and angry people could get. but you asked so nicely, and i've been thinking about it a lot, so let's do it 😉 these are gender neutral!

‘Big’ Jack Horner x Reader NSFW headcanons (18+, of course!):

Jack enjoys sadomasochism.

hardly unexpected; Jack loves nothing more than asserting his power over others, and is a connoisseur when it comes to inflicting physical and psychological pain. to have a partner who can not only withstand just treatment, but also actively wants it? well, that's just a dream 🥴 Jack likes to push boundaries: choking, knifeplay, even the use of illicit, magical substances when the mood strikes. he enjoys overpowering his partner and seeing them drop right into a submissive headspace. sometimes all it takes is a sharp word, or a whispered threat, or a squeeze of the thigh promising punishment to come later. you can bet that Jack isn't above delivering a spanking in response to bad behaviour 😳 likewise, whilst it is incredibly difficult to get Jack to relinquish his control for even a moment, he loves having his hair pulled and being called a ‘good boy’ (not that he’ll ever admit it). 

Jack is very talented with his fingers.

you've seen the control with which Jack uses his hands - whether it's daintily handling a magic wand or aggressively swinging a sword, the man knows exactly the right amount of pressure to apply. in combination with the sheer thickness of those digits, you'll be stuffed better than any of his pies 😉 indeed, Jack loves playing with you with his hands whenever he can: exploring every nook and cranny of your body and teasing you to the point of overstimulation. he’s a great fan of finger-sucking in particular, and is partial to stuffing his thumb in your mouth to quieten you down during intimate moments. 

Jack has an oral fixation.

projecting a touch from his opening scene where he's sucking a plum off his thumb? perhaps 😂 but Jack delights in giving and receiving oral pleasure, and adores using his mouth on you at every opportunity. whether he’s biting purplish bruises into the soft skin of your neck or licking juices from between your thighs, Jack makes excellent use of his tongue, teeth and lips, and wants nothing more than to cover every inch of your flesh with his mouth. this fixation goes both ways: an easy way to make him gasp is to touch his lips gently with your fingertips, or run your tongue along the sensitive skin of his earlobes. Jack has spent a lifetime becoming accustomed to tasting, and when it comes to you and your luscious mouth, he is insatiable 😳

[pardi-real]

Hello!!!! I just wanted to say thank you for the translation 💗💗💗 Akuneko is one of my favourite games so I'm glad i was able to find English translation for it.

If you don't mind me asking would you translate Honeymoon knight event?? Its okay if you don't want to!!!

Please don't forget to take care of yourself 💞

Hello! Thank you for the message! 🥰 And you're very welcome.

about events, I did consider picking up Honeymoon Knight. It's one of my top picks along with Lullaby of the Water Dragon and the summer festival (spoiler heavy tho) one.

But I honestly don't know when's the right time! When I put so many spoiler warnings on Tarot of destiny I feel like maybe I really should continue the main story (?)

So maybe I'll finish Ep. 2 before that. Thanks for requesting, and feel free to send me SSR butler story card (kinda illegal tho🤤), if it's Lato I'll cancel everything 😂

Unrelated ramblings ahead, as usual

I'd probably be very tempted with the upcoming Valentine event as well but I'll just read it later. I can only read (and type) so much story in a day.. (although I did binge the voice drama some days ago. Priority🕺)

And I also somehow has the time to make a WIP 3D model. That Boschi and Nac aren't mine (蜂ノ宮様 and 幼虫様), they're just there to scale. Apparently I made the model too tall lol.

Even though I have a thesis proposal presentation or something next week. Help. Actually I'm having my end of term exams this week as well, so I'll take this opportunity to say that translations will return on February. Thanks for reading and have a great day.

[gigglegoobers]

Hey guys, I really adore your Lackadaisy OCs! Is there any story about all of them, or do you have plans to write/draw it in the future? If yes, I'm really looking forward to read it!

(pls share a link if it is not on tumblr, thanks in advance :3)

rudnitskaia, we love you. seriously. and thank you so much!! 🫂💞💞💞

there is a story! well, more like the skeleton of a story 😭😭 iza and i have been conjuring up an entire plot for these lacka-ocs ever since they were conceived. we're not entirely sure if we should write fanfiction for them or just stick to making art, but we intend to get as much as we can out! (worms... worms in the brain!!)

for the sake of our sanity; the plot of 'guns n' roses' is as follows:

bob is part of a family that is deeply associated with the gangster life. he, along with his two brothers, manuel and eduardo (alias; las tres balas), work for the marigold gang. needless to say, they get their hands dirty on the daily. on one particular evening, bob meets maria at a dinner party that he's not even supposed to be at and instantly becomes infatuated with her. maria, feeling strangled by her own responsibilities as a fiance-to-be and the ridiculously high expectations placed on her, opts to develop a relationship with him despite her not necessarily having feelings for him at first. she's not aware that bob is living a double life, and bob wishes to keep it that way, thinking that he can be able to balance both pretty well.

lmao, he can't.

he's directly disobeyed eduardo's rule on not getting seriously involved with someone else, and things only get worse by the day. there comes a time where bob ends up screwing things over for him and his family, albeit unintentionally. an entire domino effect of events has him fearing for his and his loved ones' lives, and he begins to heavily reconsider his actions and being up to that point.

things get loud in st. louis. bob is a wanted man, and people think he's conspiring against the law. eduardo isn't acting rationally anymore--not like how he used to. manuel? well... let's gloss over that one for now. his relationship with maria? dreadfully jeopardized.

this doesn't even begin to cover all that happens in guns n' roses; there's still so many characters whom we've omitted to mention that are rather integral to it all, but we reckon this is a good place to start. a lot of self discovery, topics of autonomy and introspection, a dash of broken brotherhood, romance, with just a hint of generational trauma in this one✌️

if you've made it this far, again, we thank you so much for your interest in our ocs and for giving us the opportunity to ramble on-and-on about them, haha! it means a lot.���💕💕💕🙇💕💕💕

[yourqueenb]

Thank you for your answer, and thank you for putting so much thought into that 💞💞💞 mal and nia are my main LIs and at first I was really glad that at least two members of the party stayed with each other and mb even got closer but I can see how it would be annoying and/or sad for people who romance one of them exclusively. I think that I mostly just want to see eeal bonds between our party bc idk it just feels a bit hollow? In the first book they were just thrown together by chance but a whole year has passed and without MC there to hold them together it just shows how much less there is with exception of some banter and general sympathy towards one another. I also think that excluding Threep and other non-romancable characters from the main friend group makes most of the dynamic in choices hollow bc lmao all these people are here to try and fuck us and no one cares about each other beyond that. I don't really like TRR or TF but I feel like friendship was so much richer in previous books, like those two series, OH and TE - and in PM they managed to create a poly route where I could feel solid platonic bonds between people other than MC and LIs (Sloane and Hayden, Steve and Hayden or Damien and Nadia). Or mb I'm just a bit underwhelmed with the current plot course in blades lmao (sorry for rambling around the same three thoughts I just can't seem to gather my thoughts on this whole thing together 🫡)

I’m so sorry, I meant to respond to this sooner. But no, I completely get what you’re saying! You made some good points.

Even though all of these characters were kind of thrown together in book 1, personally I did feel like they were more like a family by the end of it. And I think that’s one of the reasons why everyone loved Blades so much. However, I do understand why the bonds aren’t as tight in this book. It makes sense for there to be some distance between everyone after what happened to MC and the apparent strife it caused. But I feel like they haven’t done enough to fully bring the group back together again and reform those poignant emotional bonds.

As you basically said with the exception of some banter and general sympathy towards one another, pretty much all of the focus is on each member’s relationship with MC alone. And even those relationships are very one sided with each person relying on MC for support, but not giving much in return. When the main cast is tied together by genuine relationships with each other rather than simply all waiting for their turns in MC’s bed, it’s really great to see and makes for a better book overall. That’s why the Pend Pals are still my personal favorite friend group to this day.

I will say that I actually don’t feel like the relationship dynamics in Blades specifically are hollow because everyone’s trying to sleep with MC though. And maybe that’s because I’m only romancing Mal (and flirting with Aerin on the side). But yeah, I think it’s because the writers have really been ignoring the opportunities to capitalize off of emotional beats (which I’ve said a few times before) rather than the characters just not having more to their relationships at all

[kimtaegis]

Hi Annie, thank you so much for giving all of us this opportunity to spread love this holiday season!! 💕💕💕

I would like to send lots of love and good wishes to the person who has been right by my side throughout this whole year @iron-bubble

Bo, this year you have become such a close and dear friend to me and I will forever be grateful that fate led me to you. Thank you for enduring my rants and tangents and rambles and vents and constantly entertaining me with your random thoughts and topics of conversation. You have been such a big support for me, always there whenever I need advice, love or just a listening ear. I'm now convinced we were really destined to meet with the way you understand me so well and how perfectly we go together. I honestly don't think any words in the world will be enough to describe what you mean to me. You’re such a kind, funny, insightful, all around amazing person who deserves so much happiness and love.

I hope this new year gives you only good things because that's all that you deserve. I wish you many great moments with your loved ones, I wish you so much luck and success and happiness and love. I'll always be here to provide you with the latter when the world isn't giving you enough, of course. Thank you so so much once again for making this year so much better for me, here's to many more together and I love youuuu 💞💕💞💕💞💕💞💕💞💕💞

oh ivi, my heart grew while reading this I swear. this letter is so very lovely, filled to the brim with love for one of the sweetest angels @iron-bubble. I’m so happy for you both that you have come to create such a beautiful bond. as someone who found great friends through bts as well (you two included), I know how special this feels. we can be very thankful for them for connecting us with each other this way. I hope you two have amazing holidays, that you’re surrounded by loved ones and get to eat delicious food and also rest a little. I love you both very much 💖💖💖

Participate in Christmas at Annie’s 🎁

[amateur-selfshipper]

please tell us more about winnie and fry i'm so happy to see someone self-ship with him!!! he is sooo adorable and deserves someone who loves him 🥺

AWWW OF COURSE ANON❣️

Nicknames for Him: Honey, Doc, Dear 

Nicknames for Me: Pumpkin, Sweetie, Dearest, Dear, Kitten 

Winnie will legitimately sometimes forget that Mark comes from a wealthy family until she’s reminded. Like the first time she went to his estate she was like “Ho ho Holy Shit!” 

Fry likes to give Winnie gifts. Jewelry, nice, clothes, stuffed animals, little antiques and trinkets that she expressed interest in. He insists that it’s no bother at all since he has so much money, but Winnie still feels guilty and like he’s spoiling her more than she’s earned since she comes from a pretty modest middle class family. 

Winnie likes to give Mark lots of affirmation and reassurance.  Winnie wants him to know how much she loves and appreciates him and it always causes him to short circuit a little because he is Not Used To receiving recognition and appreciation. Winnie’s also super duper cuddly and loves giving and receiving physical affection. 

Winnie’s a very affectionate person in general, so it feels great that she’s with a kindred spirit that she can lay all her love on without feeling like she’s being too much. 

If Mrs. Tweedy is mad/lashing out at Fry, Winnie will step in to redirect and take the heat instead. Mark is both incredibly touched and incredibly worried by this, since he doesn’t want Winnie to get hurt.

They have to sneak around a lot in the beginning since Fry’s still married to Melisha.

Most of their dates are either in Winnie’s hotel room or somewhere private on one of Fry’s properties

They wish they had more opportunities to be together without the fear of getting caught

WinFry is Autistic4Autistic and they love info dumping to each other!!

Aaand that’s all of got for now! Thank you so much for giving me the chance to ramble Anon! 💞

[obriengf]

you're my favorite DO writer ever, your fits are honestly so good I can't stop reading them! I wanted to ask you if you're going to make longer fics again or you're more into writing short blurbs for now 💞

seriously, it's INSANE how flattered and warm and good i feel after reading this ❤️️ i always judge myself so harshly and just knowing that i've made an impact on someone is just so amazing!

i write whatever i feel like - if i'm doing a blurb and get really into it, then i'll turn it into a fic!! i love writing long fics - i have some heavy word counts for some already! but i also love writing blurbs because it gives me an opportunity to write so much in such a small space.

i'm rambling but thank you so much ❤️️

[shrinkthisviolet]

I know I've gushed about Barry & Morgan's relationship here - and in your comment box - many times before but like. When I first started reading this series you hadn't written those parts, but you had written some of the S2 parts and I already loved their dynamic and loved the fact they would be stepsiblings in the future, but then! The fact that it developed while you were writing the S1 arc(s) and the way you managed to weave that in seamlessly, like it had been planned from the start to be that way, is nothing short of amazing. It is really impressive, and I can't wait to read more of them.

I always love rambling about them 🥰 they’re absolutely my faves. So thank you for the opportunity!

What’s so funny is that while writing them in s2, they were always friendly but not this close. And it’s been so wonderful writing the s1 arc and realizing they should be closer, actually, and that I love them so very much 💞

The best part is that yeah, I somehow left myself enough leeway to do that—it even makes 2x5 hit harder, when Morgan is freaking out over Barry being paralyzed. Originally, he was just her friend who was on Team Flash with her, and the strongest member, so seeing him taken out so easily was bone-chilling largely because of what it said about Zoom’s power. Now? It has the added layer of “no, not again, why does my brother keep getting hurt, I can’t lose him, please” 😭 Morgan is so, so terrified of losing him, her big brother and protector, and that moment hits so much harder because of it.

(Also it emphasizes that Barry and Morgan being stepsiblings is awkward for them not because of each other (they love the idea of being legal siblings), but because of how little they know their future stepparents—Morgan with Henry, Barry with Tina. Something they’ll ofc fix post-s2 and beyond…though it’ll take a bit more convincing for Morgan, for dad-baggage reasons.)

I was lucky, in that way—I hadn’t quite solidified their dynamic yet, so I had options. And I’m so very glad for that, because their strong relationship is gonna make the AU so much stronger.

For one thing, it’ll explain why no one on the Team ever suspects her of working with Eowells—they all know her well enough that they know she could never really pull off a subterfuge like that (even Joe might briefly suspect but would be talked out of it, because…Morgan truly can’t lie very well in s1, she’s too obvious. She has to cultivate that skill, and she hasn’t done so yet). For another, it presents an opportunity in s2 with 2x17…and another in late s2. For yet another, it’ll make s3 hit so much stronger :D Savitar & Morgan occupy so many of my thoughts lately, and I’m sooo excited to eventually write out their story in s3.

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[taegularities]

Hello lovely Rid 💕💕

As always, there's a bunch of things I would love to ramble to you about since I haven't sent a super long ask in a bit. I always read every single one of your posts and want to talk to you about it but sometimes I just don't have the brain capacity in that moment lol. So I've made a mental list of a couple things but I'm also sure I'll forget some too 😭😭😭 here we go.

First of all, I'm genuinely super excited for anything you would like to write so I would love a teaser for any of your wips!! Because heaven to you sounds so spicy and fun and all of the evermore stories sound like they'll be so beautiful :') I saw you saying recently that you think we'll love timbre even more than c&f and if that doesn't get me hyped I don't know what would!! So as much as I love cmi, I love all of your writing and I hope you know that you can post any story you want and I'd love it!

Also you entered a writing competition!!!! That's amazing, Rid, I'm wishing you all the good luck and crossing my fingers super hard for you. That's such a cool thing to do, putting yourself out there like that and I'm proud of you for deciding to take this opportunity and not letting it just pass by! Whatever happens, I hope you know that you're an amazing and talented writer 😚😚😚

And as for your reply to my thoughts on sbw, since we both ramble a lot, I have stuff to say again lol. I have read a bunch of your stories before yeah!! Especially your JK ones, you were one of the first bts writers that I discovered on here actually 🥺🥺🥺 I keep wanting to reread not my fault too and I swear it will happen one day 😤😤😤

I was actually wondering whether it was a good time to post my thoughts about sbw exactly because you had just recently talked about your anxiety and overall bad thoughts around waterbodies and I didn't want to cause you to feel bad or sad or anxious in any way, so I'm super happy that this story actually has this healing meaning to you, like it made me sigh in relief to see you saying that. And now it's even more meaningful to me too because it makes you feel like that 🥺🥺🥺

Please don't ever apologise about rambling when you respond to my thoughts on any of your stories because I love it!!!!! I love it so much getting to know your thoughts and feelings about the story and the process behind it and any other insights. It really was an unexpected perk that I realised I got from leaving feedback, I always love it when authors talk more about their story in response to my thoughts. And you know I could listen to you talk about anything for days, Rid 🥺

Also don't ever apologise or feel bad for not responding to anything I send you. I just like rambling about the stories that make my mind spin and my heart feel full!!! And if that also makes you happy and helps you keep going in any way? or shows you how talented and appreciated you are? then I am completely happy and content. I also understand feeling overwhelmed when it comes to responding, or your brain not cooperating, there's so many fics I've read but haven't reviewed yet just because my brain wouldn't let me (also looking at the cmi essay I'm still in the middle of 😔). Please just do what your brain and heart allow you to and don't ever feel bad about it.

Anyway this got super long again, who would've thought 😭😭😭 How are you doing these days, Rid? I know I always ask that but I also always genuinely want to know. I hope you're well. And I hope you know I love you so so much 💞💞💞

jdhdhd oh god ivi, i'm sorry you have to see all those lil shitposts i make, like most of the time it's just me yelling into the void :') and that's why i appreciate that you still want to talk to me about them!!

ahhh, thank you ivi 😭 i saw that you liked kook in a bun and with glasses lol :') i'm very excited for that one, but even more so for evermore tbh. the stories are all so special to me.. they all have this lil something that makes them beautiful, i think, so i genuinely hope i'm able to put my thoughts into words the way i want them to. and yes!! i personally am loving timbre and its plot, so i hope it can be a reader fav, too!! 🤍 also not you reading nmf omfg?! 🥺 i didn't know that jfjdhdjs would love to hear your thoughts whenever (no pressure at all), but that's literally so cool. so honoured that i was one of the first bts blogs you discovered ahhh :( and don't worry about sbw.. it's so fucking thoughtful that you considered that aspect at all.. but yeah, the fic and your review were both really healing. <3

yeahhh oof, the writing competition. so excited but also so scared :') like, i've always dreamed of such an opportunity and even though it wouldn't be a huge drop, it'd be pretty cool to be at least among the top 100 writers!! tysm for believing in me 🥺🤍

i'll definitely get to your reviews one day though, because responding to the sbw feedback made me realise once again how fun it is talking to you through these commentaries. i learn so much about myself and my fics, too like that, you know? and gosh. i cannot tell you at all how excited i am for that cmi essay. like the day you send it to me, i'll probably cry gjjdhdhd but take your time, truly!! i know how hard it is to make our brains cooperate.

i've been alive lol!! yeah, no im okay. i've been dealing with anxiety a lot these days, like it's gotten super bad and it affects real life as well as my online experience (hence, all those insecure lil posts :')), but as always fighting through it all!! how are you? how's the summer treating you? 🥺💕