#the bit about advice feels scattered to me idk

[waywardsalt]

23, 27, and 31 for the fanfic ask game! 🌟

hi! Thanks for the ask!

23: Best writing advice for other writers?

I’m not too sure what kind of advice I’m qualified to give… when I write, a lot of the time I just go with what feels right, so… some advice I suppose I can give is to pay a bit of special attention to dialogue. In my experience, if dialogue feels just a bit off or comes off as straight up unnatural, it can kill a scene for me. When writing dialogue, I’d recommend imagining the conversation or sentence being said out loud, or even say it out loud. 

It comes fairly easily to me, so I’m not sure how easy it is for others to pick up on dialogue that’s just a bit off, but a good way to make dialogue feel natural is to just think… if you heard the conversation you’re writing in real life, would you think it sounds strange? Not context-wise, but in flow or wording. Again, for me at least, unnatural dialogue can kill a scene for me, so I recommend really taking some time to make sure that it’s natural, unless you’re trying to make it sound unnatural. This can be hard if you’re trying to slip in some exposition via dialogue, but just pay a little extra mind to it and make sure every part of the conversation reasonable connects in some way. 

I could go on a little more about this, but for me at least, it just comes down to imagining it as a real conversation and not just information between characters.

27: What is your most and least favorite part of writing?

I’ll start with my least favorite… editing, probably? Writing can get boring and even stagnant for me at times, but I don’t really dislike it unless I’m not interested in what I’m writing. Soy least favorite parts are probably going back and editing (mostly) and writing something or some part I’m not all that excited about.

As for my favorite, probably writing character moments and conveying information about characters. It feels like a sort of puzzle, figuring out what information you want to convey, how to naturally do it, and what purpose that information serves. I love… characters. Some more than others, but I like piecing together what makes them themselves and then using and communicating that through the story, even though my own writing skills are still on the rough side overall.

31: Do you start with the characters or the plot when writing?

Carrying over from the last question… I start with the characters! As far back as I can remember in my writing ‘career’, I’ve always started with character before plot. When writing fanfiction, if it’s something like an in-universe fic, I will usually want to use that fic to explore something with certain characters or have certain characters do something, and once that’s been established, the plot is created from that. 

With aus that I write and plan to write, specifically in Zelda fics (and I’m pretty sure I mentioned this in my other fanfiction asks post) every au always starts with the idea of ‘hey what if Linebeck was in this specific situation’ or some variation of that. It’s incredibly rare that he’s not the root of all of my aus and wilder fic ideas. Most of my plots are based around him, at least at the start, then I need to branch out and obscure my very obvious favoritism.

Even outside of fanfiction, the characters come before the plot; all of my current original ideas stemmed from the creation of its main characters. My oldest idea started with a fun concept for a character. I have a story that is inspired by and is about two old dungeons and dragons characters of mine. That snippet of original writing I posted a bit ago (this) I started with a vague idea of a character made from a handful of inspirations. 

Since I’m big on characters and enjoy writing them, I put a lot of importance on my characters and then create worlds and plots around them for me to use them to their full potential, or to explore and expand a specific trait or concept related to them.

[harapeveco]

Hi! My friend introduced me to Eve after I told them I liked the first JJK opening, and they told me that Eve has lore in his MVs

so,,, I love analyzing things and putting a story together, (thank you my childhood five nights at freddys phase) what MV should I start with lore wise?

I see a bunch of ppl including my friend telling me I should start with the rlly early MVs, but there r sum that are apparently NOT part of the lore??

Sry if I'm rambling a bit I'm just so confused :P

Oks so! This is kinda complicated bc actually what has lore and what doesn’t is entirely up to you! It’s true that some of them are related to each other to some extent and others aren’t but I feel this is the kinda thing where you should make out things for yourself instead of relying on other’s opinions bc no one is right about it but at the same time they aren’t wrong, it’s truly just your interpretation of things, how you want to see them and how you want them to connect to each other

I got a similar ask to this a while ago and whatever I said there applies to this too so feel free to read it!

So yeh whatever I say here would be a rehash of what I said there but if there’s something I would repeat (aka copy paste) from that other post is that some people like to say some MVs are canon while others aren’t bc they don’t see them fitting their idea of continuity while others (like me) like to believe every MV is related to some extent

My advice? Watch all of them in order of release! I like to think of the Eve universe the same way as kagepro where the story is not in a straight line but just scattered and it’s your job to put everything together. Watch them and decide which ones you think are part of the lore and which aren’t I think it’s more fun that way tbh

Idk if you are aware that Eve also has two mangas (they are mentioned in the other post I liked above) and people like to comment that if a certain MV is referenced in the manga then it’s canon. I’m not saying you can’t think like that but then again that’s up to you! I’m repeating myself I know but I just can’t stress this enough there���s not definite lore or canon here it’s just what you see fit uwu

[wilhelmfink]

periodic self-reflection - 10.29.24. 11:58pm

we're gonna do a little check-in. few things have been weighing on my mind.

earlier tonight I saw my first roach in my apartment. I screamed repeatedly as I tried to shoot it with a gun while my dad egged me on over facetime. this is: living alone in the city of dreams!

one tab over, my boyfriend is streaming a scary game. I don't like this one, but I love his voice, so somehow I can still fall asleep to it. funny how he is starting his night as mine is ending (a little later than it should, but that's cross-country long distance for ya).

I'm in the midst of my first ultra-viral moment. it's overwhelming. my first tattoo is probably second to this, and then all of my halsey twitter moments after that. it's exciting, and unexpected. bit whoreish of people not to compensate me for the views i'm bringing them as, oh idk, a cover image on nowthis for example. ah well, guess all that work painting my face saturday night for a costume i thought of in june ended up paying off somehow.

halloweekend has a record of being a little cursed for me. i'm not going to say it's over this year until after thursday, but it's had a shit reputation over the years. the past three years were actually comically bad and fully traumatic. the past three halloweekends changed the course of my life. all in ways that have become quite positive and have transformed my life in unexpected and beautiful ways.

speaking of. this is hard for me to say. but I have a sneaking suspicion that I haven't let myself fully open up to any of the people i've met or grown closer to in the past two years because of how I lost everyone two years ago. i've just felt such a divide between how I act with my friends of 9+ years vs those i've known for a few years or less. and of course, certain levels of comfortability come with time, which is what i've dismissed it as. but i've noticed more and more around my newer friends (who i've still known for 1.5 years at minimum, which is crazy!) that I really hold back from more difficult conversations, giving them advice that they might not want to hear - basically saying anything that might upset them for even a second. I feel like it's made me a yes man, someone spineless. I feel like my judgement is permanently fractured. I want to believe the best in people, I see the world behind the delusion of very foggy rose-colored glasses. i rarely let myself think of things negatively (unless you've really done something to deserve it) because I don't want to rain on anyone's parade. I think my friends deserve better than what they're settling for, but they also know that. and I know that as much as we tell each other that, that true realization and subsequent change has to come from them. i've been where they are, and I was abandoned when I didn't follow orders. so, I think it's a mix of being patient with them, but also saying the hard things that they might not always want to hear when they come to you. which i've been trying extra hard to do lately. I think i'm just so permanently terrified that the people i've grown to love and be so happy around will also up and leave me too.

another thing that has felt, refreshing, I suppose - is again, how I feel with my friends of 9+ years. she told me the day she broke up with me that I was unable to have intelligent and thoughtful conversations (nice!) so naturally I wondered if I was actually a fucking idiot who couldn't comprehend more than the clique series, re-watching the same movies and tv shows over and over- oh wait, we actually had that in common! lol. well anyways, I rediscovered over time that that actually wasn't true! i've been so lucky the past year to spend so much more time with my best friends- all of them, as scattered across the country as they are- than I have in years. having the chance to talk for hours about anything and everything without worrying about the clock running out. hehe era went incredibly hard, and i've felt such youthful joy in remembering that alcohol doesn't need to be involved in order to be social in any capacity. I really think I used alcohol as a crutch after her. her words dug so deep and they truly fucked with my self image, so I fully let loose and bought into the party girl lifestyle that I was dabbling with as 2022 progressed. and I don't have any regrets about that, I truly think I needed to live that crazy lifestyle for a while to find myself again - because I ended up getting some wonderful friends out of it, and countless stories. and looking back, I think I know why she said those things to me. in about the eight month dissolution of our friendship, I slowly held more and more back. just about everything I said and did was met with judgement, doubt, or a fight anyways (not unlike the previous 16 years, but it really ramped up) so I just shut up. and because of it, I felt farther than ever from my best friends that I had been inseparable from for 4 years. I was already bad at confrontation and talking about uncomfortable things, and i'm sure me choosing "just shut up" definitely made things worse. at the time though, that seemed like the only option. every day felt like suffocation, and I never wanted to feel that way again.

and yet, i did. but instead of repeating my doormatting pattern (at least, to avoid breaking any previous records), I took them out of my life. some I gave too many chances. one I left without a word and explanation, because she already knows. it hurt because I saw pieces of my past behavior in her, things I wish I could've apologized for once karma brought them around. but then she ended up being just as worse, if not totally irredeemable, as almost anyone could've predicted. another's anxieties kept manifesting in ways that hurt my friends and I too many times- and once I felt that familiar lack of air, I knew it was over. the last one slowly choked the air out of me with his monotone berating, leaving me passed out from exhaustion on my own couch as my body fought for a way to escape. and it wasn't always that way, it was good for so long. it was so pure, I can tell from the way I wrote about it last year. but i don't think i'd be able to remember those feelings if not for those honey-coated musings.

It's been two years and I feel like I just started feeling like myself again. it sounds like a long time, but it felt like the blink of an eye. 2022-23 were for fucking around, trying everything, processing grief, partying, sex, meeting new people, hating brooklyn, grabbing all the pieces I liked and chucking them into the future to take with me whenever I decided I was ready to sit down and sort through it all. and then, standing under the BQE after eating one of the greatest sandwiches of my life, one admission to an old friend with a complicated yet lovely history elicited a swift emotional punch to the gut - and something clicked. have you ever felt years of pent up love suddenly burst out of some pair of metaphorical, idiotic gates you built in your head? but you're glad you built them, because you wouldn't have ended up where you are if you hadn't? for the first time in two years (or seven, if you want to cut that deep) we were finally ready. and I could write about this for hours, but I just checked the time so I gotta wrap it up soon. plus I wanna save all the love juice for some long mushy essay I want to give him on some other special day :)

all of that to say. that moment kind of put a blanket of calm over an area of my life that was definitely the subject of irritation over the years. a sigh of relief replaced all the sharp intakes of the past. so I spent 2024 falling in love, spending almost as much time living in a cozy apartment in the city of my dreams as I have jetsetting around the country and across the ocean, floating down a river with my parents that I can call my second home, never going too many days without seeing my lovely friends, dedicating time each week to therapy with my mother that I begged for for years that changed both of our lives in the best way imaginable, and living the dreams of my inner child - from running around the studio and the scottish hills where they shot harry potter, handshakes outside of the parent trap house in london, romping around disney world and disneyland where sad is basically impossible, and going back to visit both my high and middle schools to cap it off.

I feel very proud of the person i've become in the past few years. I feel very new and improved, but I also feel like i've found and reconnected with pieces of myself that got a little lost along the way. I never understood what people meant when they said those things, as it can sound pretty generic- but now I do. and i'm smiling to myself because i did all that work without even realizing it some of the time. there's still so much I want to change, and improve, and muse over until I decide what's right for me - which is good, and doesn't negate any of the progress i've made so far, which is a lot!

there's always more to write, but it's past my bedtime, if i even have one anymore. i love this place for always listening, even after 15 years- wait. more than half my life has been on this website

okay. that's a different crisis to have.

happy halloweekend, kids. pray for me, i'll pray for you.

love. 10.30.24. 1:35am

[algesalges]

Hi!!! Can i request jealous reader x chamber after the new PBE voicline with viper? 👀

kdgkjdfhgj yes, honestly those voicelines are pretty cute until viper says she'd drink her own poison...

The other womannnnn (jealous!reader x Chamber)

Jealous!reader x Chamber/Viper?

Warnings: Angst, jelaousy, interference in friendship, nice ending (at least I think so idk if it is or not) , reader going into burnout, dm if need more warnings and pls ENJOY

Now imma make this a different AU from Vers Moi universe but some similar concepts.

When Chamber first came to the protocol you both were aquatinted before his arrival being in a same classes until he left for the military.

You've always had a place for Chamber in your heart and Sabine was a close friend to you, she always gave you wise advice and you worked well along her.

Slowly developing feelings, Vincent spent time with you like friendly activities.

Though slowly through your hangouts he loved to mention Sabine, "she is a strong feisty woman".

This made you frown a bit, maybe a little bit of shame, you just wanted to make him happy

Viper noticed the instant change in mood when Chamber became flirtatious with her when he'd invade in her lab

Don't get me wrong Viper has no interest especially after losing her lover in an accident, she never wanted to open her heart again.

Chamber was big show off on the battle field, never impressing Viper at the least. She only admired his usefulness in the protocol

And when she requested Brim to keep him in the protocol Chamber took that as her being interested in him.

Although in your eyes you became bitter, but felt wrong putting anger towards Viper it was not her fault, but she out bested you.

You became slum, and lost interest in hanging out with Chamber as it just brings your confidence down, you did him favors helped him, listened to him and comforted him through difficult times, but none of that mattered, you weren't her.

Viper found you working long hours, you felt pathetic doing this over a guy, who was flirting with your friend, I mean as long as he's satisfied.

Chamber sent messages asking if you wanted to hang out which you only left on read or said you were working late. You were restless if not him you can confide in your work, you don't have to impress paper.

You thought maybe over the years he'd finally notice you, his parents even liked you but maybe never gave a good word about you.

How the hell were you going to compete with this intelligent sexy, beautiful confident chemist??

You gave up, you were slumped with paper work after asking to be given more work which confused everybody,

If not him then who? you thought

Viper knocked onto your desk where you fell asleep on, "how long have you been here"?

You hair messy you tilted your head up looking at the clock, "I don't know when the moon was out I guess".

Sabine became worried of your mental state, you were in burnout and couldn't figure out why you were doing this to yourself, until, she found a flower on her desk with tag attached with Vincent's initials, "he told me to give it to you last night, but I just forgot, sorry" you chuckled before changing expression looking back onto the papers scattered on your desk.

It clicked, I mean you were very close friends with Chamber and liked to laugh about moments you had with in in primary to high school with him.

On the field, Chamber was rather trying to get close with Sabine, "Viper we should go out sometime, dancing eating I know the perfect place"!

Viper sighed, "Chamber I'd rather drink my own poison". Chamber frowned confused by the burst of your laughter on the intercom.

Viper was smiling under her mask, she could hear you laugh again

[moonlit-manifesto]

Heartbreak Red 2022 Takeover

April Fool's Day means it's time for Heartbreak Red to show himself once again! This has been a Tsukiuta tradition for a few years now, and it's a fun way for fans to interact with the account. For a limited time, people can send a tweet to Heartbreak Red using the hastag  #失���ポスト (#heartbreak post) and Heartbreak Red will reply using the official Tsukiuta account (@Tsukiuta1). The tweets are categorized as Advice, Message, Request, or Other.

The account replied to a lot of tweets again this year, so I'm just picking and choosing some of the interesting ones to translate. Idk if it’s just my bias but it seems there’s a lot of Growth love this year? Lol. Read below the cut!

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[MESSAGE] I’m always supporting Haduki-san ☀️‼️ Is he a coffee or tea kind of person?  ☕️

Heartbreak Red: “You-san!”

You: “Thanks for your support! I drink both, but I guess I’m more of a coffee person?”

Heartbreak Red: “You don’t like Japan’s top-tier tea?”

You: “When I was a kid it was customary for me to drink tea a lot. I like Japanese tea in general.”

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[REQUEST] Yesterday, I resigned from my job of 7 years. It’s a bit nervewracking, but I want a change of scenery in order to futher my own development. I’d like to get a shout of encouragement from Ikkun as I face the NEXT STAGE and dash forward!! [Iku has a song called “NEXT STAGE”]

Heartbreak Red: “Ikkun!”

Iku: “I’m here! Congrats on starting a new journey! Let’s keep on running together!”

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[REQUEST] Since you two are both releated to cherry blossoms, I’d like to see a conversation between you and Pool of Blood Red [Ryota from Growth]!! 

Heartbreak Red: “Sakuraba Ryo-... I mean, Pool of Blood Red, come here~!”

Pool of Blood Red: “Like the vivid cherry blossoms that scatter and fall unsillied: I’m Pool of Blood Red!!!”

Pool of Blood Red: “Okay, I’m leaving now!!”

Heartbreak Red: “What a pro!! Thank you for your hard work!!”

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[OTHER] Can I get some sweet words from Hajime-san after a tiring day of work? 😂

Hajime: “Good work today. You did well, didn’t you?”

Heartbreak Red: “Sweetness level increased!! Sweetness level increased!!”

Hajime: “...Please rest properly. May the beginning that comes again tomorrow be a little better than the last. I’ll keep hoping that for you.”

Heartbreak Red: “SWEEEEET!!!”

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[ADVICE] I’ve been oversleeping recently... I just can’t get up for some reason 😫 Help me!!

Heartbreak Red: “Have you tried going to sleep each day at a regular time~? It might be easier for you to get up if you decide on a fixed time to sleep and a fixed time to wake up. Not like I can get up at all either, but...”

Kakeru: “Red, Heartbreak Purple-san [Hajime from Six Gravity] is waiting for you over there.”

Heartbreak Red: “Uhh- umm...”

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[MESSAGE] Every year on this day, I get energized by seeing the Reds tackle people’s worries, and I’m glad to see it again this year too!

Heartbreak Red: “Ya know, I didn’t think I’d get to continue this either for as long as I have, and it’s weird, but I’m happy. Whern spring arrives, when the cherry blossoms bloom, and when it’s Aprill Fools’ Day, I want to keep doing this again and again.”

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[REQUEST] Yesterday was a really important exam, and now I’m nervous and worried about the results 💦 Could I please ask Kou-kun for some comforting works so I can feel better  m(_ _)m

Heartbreak Red: “Without further ado, Kou-kun has arrived.”

Koki: “May your hard work bear fruit. I hope your nerves relax a little. Keep doing your best!”

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[ADVICE] My hay fever is terrible, and lately it’s been especially bad...! Nature-loving Growth, could you please tell me how to get along better with pollen?!

Heartbreak Red: “Even my own partner Aoi’s allergies have been bad... What do you think, Ken-chan and Mamo-chan?”

Kensuke: “The cedar trees’ love letter [aka pollen] has been tremendous lately lol.”

Mamoru: “Even Ryou-kun has said his nose has been itchy.”

Kensuke: “But Kou’s been alright so far. Could it be his radience is acting like a barrier?”

Heartbreak Red: “Then maybe Aoi should find out about this barrier technique too...”

Kensuke & Mamoru: “No, no, no, we’re kidding!”

Mamoru: “You should talk to a doctor so they can give you a prescription that best suits your needs.”

Kensuke: “I hope you feel better!’

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[MESSAGE] Rei-san, your low voice heals me. I’m looking forward to seeing a lot more of you in the future!!

Rei: “Thanks for your support. As you all spend your time peacfully, I want to be someone you can feel close to. Thanks again for your continued support.”

Heartbreak Red: “So MATURE...!”

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[REQUEST] I’m a huge fan of the October group!! I want Ikkun and Reina-chan to cast a good luck charm!!

Reina: “Yum-yum power!”

Iku: “Make up!! ...Wait, isn’t this the wrong thing?”

Reina: “In the name of Kannaduki!”

Iku: “Uh, I hope you’ll be happy-”

Reina: “And lucky!!☆”

Iku & Reina: “YES!!”

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[REQUEST] I’ve had a dream of being kind and gentle to Morihito-kun. Would you let me grant it? I love you, Morihito-kun!

Morihito: “I love you, too. But I’m sorry. In order to become the ideal verson of myself for you, I have to keep moving forward.”

Morihito: “..Well! How was that!? (embarrassed)”

Heartbreak Red: 👏

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[REQUEST] I stayed up late by accident... Even if I try to go to sleep, I usually can’t fall asleep so could the Demon Lord cast a spell on me so I can sleep soundly...!!

Shun: “Are you sure about this? May you sleep for you all eternity...”

Heartbreak Red: “Wait wait wait wait!!!”

Hajime: “...”

Heartbreak Red: “Messing around with the physical laws of sleep is a no-no.”

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(@tsukiuta1)

[lo-frequency]

Bakusquad + Todoroki Pet Headcanons!

Just some hc’s of what pets I think the boys would have and how they’d treat them. This is definitely a crack post 💀

Bakugou

-A bulldog, named Killer. Killer the Great Explosion Murder Dog to be exact.

-He’s an all white bulldog with a little spike collar around his neck. The alternative is a collar with a fake grenade attached, usually used when Bakugou takes him out in public.

-Killer also has a harness with the little flare attachments on each side like on Bakugou’s mask.

-Despite his name (and what Bakugou wants you to believe), Killer is as sweet as they come. “C’mere, Killer!” Bakugou calls him, smacking his leg and you’re expecting this absolute menace to come charging down the hall. Instead, Killer’s stocky self comes trotting out of Bakugou’s room with his tongue hanging out of his mouth and his lil’ tail nub wagging.

-Bakugou’s like “I’ve been training him to be an attack dog” and Killer only runs like a few feet from the house before stopping, opting to lay down and roll over for a belly rub.

-Don’t be fooled by all his tough talk, Bakugou most certainly spoils Killer, that’s exactly why he’s so lazy. His days consist of begging for treats and pretending not to understand Bakugou’s instructions. Not to mention that he has a big, memory foam dog bed, gets fed real food, and Katsuki takes him for 2 walks a day, everyday.

-Pats him roughly, but Killer is one of those dogs who likes slaps on the butt so he doesn’t mind lol. They play rough too, and at any given time Bakugou can be found rolling around the floor, play wrestling with Killer.

-Imagine if he posted tiktoks of Killer and people started trolling him like “Killer is slow, my dog can run faster than him” “Killer is overweight” “He can’t even run down the street”

-Bakugou truly believes Killer can do everything he says about him, and gets offended if you even insinuate otherwise. He would get mad at all the haters in the comments, clapping back at them like “I know you’re not talking with that lil’ rat dog in your profile pic” and he’d challenge them to races in the local dog parks so he can defend Killer’s reputation 💀. Well, one person actually accepted so now Bakugou has to train Killer for his first race.

-And then when he posts videos of him and Killer exercising, people are like “You’re pushing him too hard” “Poor Killer” “Stop forcing him to exercise” He just can’t win 🤷🏾‍♀️.

-Denki comes over and exposes him like “Killer’s been training alright, training his jaws” while filming Bakugou passing Killer food under the table.

-“Where’s Killer?” “He’s training in the pool right now.” “In the pool? Dude, you know bulldogs can’t swim, right?” “Well my Killer swims all the time!” And his friends rush to his backyard to see Killer lazily paddling around Bakugou’s pool with a floaty fitted on his little body lol.

-Killer loves him some Katsuki. He would be so clingy with him, following him everywhere he goes in the house, to the point where Bakugou has almost tripped over Killer several times. He has to close the door or put a baby gate up so he won’t interrupt him and all you hear in the background is Killer howling at the door.

-Killer fan cams, lmaoo

-Katsuki goes live and all people are asking about is Killer, and all the donations are “Killer’s Treat Fund” “Feed Killer on Camera” “Give him a belly rub”

-Bakugou never should’ve showed Killer on social media, it’s his account now 💀

Todoroki

-I can see Shoto with beta fish, but he wouldn’t know that you can’t put two males in the same tank.

-So one day, he comes home from work and sees that one of his fish is,,,not alive.

-Shoto quickly puts two and two together after seeing that the other beta fish is a little injured too, and he is absolutely horrified.

-After he cleans up the mess, he just looks at the survivor fish. Shoto can’t help but feel contempt toward him. He’s a murderer, he killed his other fish.

-From then on, Shoto does not like the survivor fish. He still takes care of him, but out of duty as his owner, only 😒.

-People on social media ask him what his fish’s name is. “He doesn’t have a name.”

-And then he makes a post like “Some of you have asked me why my fish doesn’t have a name. It’s because I don’t like him. He’s a murderer.” (Y’all, please 💀)

-People start calling him Killer Fish and Bakugou comments that there can only be one Killer, and that’s his dog.

Kirishima

-A turtle. He’d have one of those turtles with the raised horns/spikes on its shell and his name would be Tank.

-So Kiri thinks Tank the Turtle is the toughest little dude around, and often posts videos of him swimming or walking around outside.

-He’s like “You know, I think he’s faster than most turtles.” “How do you know that?” He shrugs, watching Tank with a grin “I can just tell, I mean look at him, he’s going!” And Tank is chugging along the ground at a good .002 mph.

-He’d have Tank on his back as he does push ups or on his chest as he lifts weights. “What number are we on Tank? 100? Alright, 100 more to go!”

-Kiri would make videos of Tank doing tricks, like knocking down a wall of tiny styrofoam bricks or climbing over a little ramp he made. He’s cheering for him the whole time, and he gets a treat after. “That was so manly, Tank!! Good boy!”

-Yes, a turtle can be manly too.

Denki

-A guinea pig, mostly blonde except a little black mark on her head, just like Denki. And you guessed it…he named her Pikachu.

-Denki is enamored with her for the first couple days, carrying her everywhere with him and constantly posting her on his social media. He couldn’t wait to get home from work so he could play with her and feed her little bits of lettuce.

-She seems to adore him too, hardly moving when he pets her so she can maximize his attention as much as possible, and jumping on his lap whenever he takes her out of the cage.

-He holds her up to the camera like “What can I say? The ladies love me. Isn’t that right, Pikachu?”

-She’s so cute that he doesn’t question how her cage seems to pop open by itself sometimes, or how she sometimes nios at his fingers if he holds her for too long.

-The unfortunate truth is that Pikachu cannot stand Denki 💀. Idk what he did, maybe it’s the way he smells, maybe it’s his voice, idk, but she is trying her best to stay away from him.

-The cage doesn’t pop open by itself, Pikachu has figured out how to escape, so now Denki regularly comes home to an empty cage and he has to track her down to put her back.

-“Day 3 of missing Pikachu. This is what come home to everyday, guys” and he flips the camera to show bits of food and guinea pig droppings scattered all over the place. Her little squeaks haunt him at night, but he knows he won’t be able to find her.

-He has such a hard time finding her, and he swears she teases him by squeaking nearby, then running somewhere he can’t get her.

-He’s on live and people try to give him advice but none of it works. Pikachu rushes past the screen behind him and they tell him to look. Denki abandons his live to chase after Pikachu and you just hear crashing and yelling in the background.

-When he comes back, he’s in his ‘fried’ mode and people are like wtf happened 💀

-He managed to put her back in the cage, but he had to end the live early.

(Can y’all imagine being jealous of a guinea pig? 😔) Thanks for tuning in! :)

[jinxedpanda4life]

DamiRae Hospital AU?

  No I am not writing one, if I could write well I would though! So here are some HCs for a hospital AU.    If someone decides to write this then I’ll be your first reader. Also I am sort of basing things off of Grey’s Anatomy just a bit and my limited knowledge of the medical field.

- Starts of as 1st year residents, specialties may vary

- The “Titans” are residents and 1st years that show great promise, this doesn’t really play a role its just what people call them behind their backs

- Dr. Kori Anders is a OBGYN (women parts and birth) resident, a year or two away from finishing

- Dr. Richard “Dick” Grayson is is a surgery resident, trained by the hospital owner Bruce Wayne (who is a world renowned surgeon, has awards, etc), specifically general surgery

- Dr. Garfield Logan is pediatrician (kid doctor) res, bonds well with kids, but is considering going back to school to become a vet instead

- Dr. Jaime Reyes is an oncology (cancer doctor), having had cancer as a teen and is now forever trying to rid the world of it, works mostly with kids and teens

- Dr. Jonathan Kent is a physical therapist that works with pain management. Up beat guy and is always trying to brighten his patient’s lives.

- Dr. Damian Wayne is a surgical intern, blood thirsty little thing, hoping to become a neurosurgeon (brain, spine) (or cardiothoracic (heart, lungs) both are competitive)

- Dr. Raven Roth is an anesthesiologist (the drug person that knocks you out) and is starting her surgical internship (she wanted to do more than just help people get high essentially or whatever) has no current preference for any specific surgical field

- Add in characters:

-- Dr. Jason Todd, trauma surgeon (fits too well)

-- Dr. Timothy Drake diagnostician (medical detective basically) 

-- Dr. Donna Troy gynecologist

-- Terra Markov is a nurse (i don’t like Terra but nurses are the actual best)

- Story stuff:

- Damian and Raven meet as they are put under the guidance of the same resident

-Damian has an automatic dislike for Raven because she knows everyone already and is equally, if not much more, knowledgable about surgery, the OR, the ER, protocol, etc  He also thinks she is cold because she rarely shows emotion (pot kettle Damian)

- Raven can always be found in the medical archives researching old cases and studying new ones, Damian stumbles upon her when looking for an old cardiomegaly case (enlarged heart).

- Raven gets along with all of the past ‘Robins’ making her a go to intern

- Garfield can be seen whenever he is not needed trying to flirt with Nurse Markov and often goes to Raven to sulk 

- Damian and Raven are always early to pre-rounds and are typically the first ones there (usually early in the morning, getting there before 500)

- Jon bumps into Damian more often than not and they start becoming friends (Damian is reluctant at first and is still you know Damian about everything), Damian even recommends patients to him 

- Though Damian doesn’t want to really ‘hang out’ with anyone he reluctantly hangs out with the Titans, because of Jon and Dick

            - When in a large group when at a bar, club or whatever Damian tends to stay close to Raven because 1) they actually have things to talk about 2) she isn’t loud

- Raven & Damian are both assigned to a case that is frankly befuddling and have to start spending long nights and early mornings together to figure it out

- Over that period of time they learn things about each other:

-- Raven learns: 

Damian has a dog (Titus) and cat (Alfred) 

He is single (Kori told her) and lives in an apartment close to the hospital

He has lived in various countries

He is trained in multiple martial arts 

He prefers his tea with brown sugar and a slice of lemon 

His eyes are a true emerald color with a ring of gold and flecks scattered within 

He may hide it well but when Raven compliments him he becomes flustered

He speaks to himself in Arabic when he curses, trying to remember something, doesn’t want anyone to know what he is saying

He isn’t always an asshole

When he actually smiles a true and genuine smile, she has heart palpitations

-- Damian learns:

Raven has two tattoos (neither are a bird), a gang tat (she is saving up to get it removed), and a mantra in Azarathian; Azarath Metrion Zinthos

She immigrated from Azarath when she was around 8

Her notes are in Azarathian

She actually feels a lot of emotion and knows how to control them

If she is not reading about a current or past case she is reading any book or file she can get her hands on, he has caught her reading in multiple different languages; Azarathian, English, French, Russian, Arabic, Dutch, Mandarin, (could be more or less)

She lives alone and has a cat, Nevermore, and thanks to Dick he already knew she was single

She likes all tea, no matter how prepared, but prefers the sweetener to be honey

Her hair is black but shines purple, especially under the ER lights

Her eyes are a purple that at first glance look blue, like Elizabeth Taylor, he realizes though her eyes are galaxies on their own 

When she smiles the world actually stops moving, her eyes shine like stars and he never wants the world to start moving again

She always wears a necklace with a gold and ruby ring at all times (it was her mother’s wedding ring)

- When Damian starts having le feelings for Raven he considers actually seeking medical advice as this has never happened to him before

- Raven tries her best to contain her feelings when at work, going so far as one day a month staying home just to scream, cry and feel her feelings

- It does not help that new feelings towards Damian start popping up, especially since he starts bringing her tea and hanging out with her at work

- During the middle of their 2nd year of residency someone holds Raven hostage in the hospital to fix someone that person loves (this person had connections to Trigon and knew who Raven was)

- That was not a fun time for either Damian or Raven; Damian was outside the hospital pacing trying to figure something out with the other Titans trying to calm themselves and him down

- Shots are fired and when all is said and done, Raven gets shot in the abdomen and the hand (she was in ICU for a hot sec)

- Damian seemed to be there every time Raven woke up, he was always checking on her during rounds even though he wasn’t on her case

- Raven did have to have surgery on her hand and in her abdomen (idk where i’m not getting that specific), she hated being, in her words, coddled 

- Even though Raven was right handed (the one that got shot) she learned how to do everything, writing, eating, going to the bathroom, etc. (many of the other residents are impressed since she keeps working on it after her other hand heals)

- Raven’s room also becomes a space for other residents to destress and just vent about their day. She listens and gives advice, all without looking up from whatever she was doing. 

- During this time Raven becomes hooked on Pretty Pretty Pegasus

- Raven’s room is also full of cards, flowers, etc all from fellow staff and some from patients. When she leaves (she spends a couple weeks in thanks to multiple surgeries, recovery, and other minor injuries) all of the gifts litter her apartment, the cards end up in a box by her desk, she presses the flowers, and stuffed animals are donated to children’s shelter (she keeps some that she has grown attached to)

- During this time Damian is more of an ass than usual (people notice and tease him)

- Damian at some points keeps working without breaks/sleep for hours on end. Dick pulls him aside after noticing, scolds and forces him to sleep in one of the on call rooms. (He really wanted him to go home, but Damian wasn’t leaving)

- Once Raven was discharged Damian and Garfield help her back home (clothes + gifts + Raven w/a healing hand/other injuries = need help) the other Titans would have helped but were needed at the hospital

- Garfield leaves after dropping off Raven and Damian (and her stuff) as he is called in on a Peds case (could be fake, may not be) and Raven & Damian spend the rest of the time basically watching terrible movies. (with Nevermore sitting on both of them)

- That is the night Damian realizes that not only does he like Raven, but he like likes her. He starts devising plans on how to get her to date him. 

- All his plans basically are thrown out the window because of one reason or another (he kept overthinking it)(poor guy)

- It is not until their 3rd year of residency that Raven realizes her feelings towards Damian (Have I made it clear she likes him? I can’t remember...)

- She realizes her feelings when she has to crash at his place for a night (because he lives ridiculously close to the hospital, like how expensive is that??) and he tries to make sure that she is as comfortable as possible 

- She never realized how much he cared for her? Like she was always helping him out and there for him but she never realized he reciprocated that care? *Shocker*

- Raven becomes kind of a mess because of all her emotions that she is trying to bottle up. (all the corks are disintegrating and the jar is overflowing)

- Raven is during her Ortho rotation (bone surgeon people, they are cool, ik from experience) that she actually gets a good release for her emotions (setting peoples bones and drilling and hammering in pins is actually therapeutic) 

- Raven thinks that may be the specialty she chooses

- Damian saw her as a mess and could not fathom why she was said mess, he figured it was about a romantic interest after someone made an offhand comment about her love life and she became a blubbering mess (very un-Raven like)

- After all of well *motions with hands* that Raven asks why Damian doesn’t have a s/o or someone

- He says there is only person that he has been meaning to ask out (looks pointedly at Raven)

- All Raven says is “Go for it.”

And that is where my HCs end. Now if anyone who happens upon this post decides to write a Medical AU with any of these please tag me, tell me, message me. 

You do not have to give me credit, I just want to read it. 

This took me a couple of days to write up, so if it is disjointed I apologize. 

If anything needs to be corrected for any reason let me know!

 I hope this fuels some imaginations!

-I may post more HC AU things if they come to mind, we will have to see.

[kyotarou]

hiyaa~ i am very new to tumblr so idk if this is how you send a request, can i request the miya twins with their s/o being bundled up with so much work that they cant spend enough time with them, fluff please thankk youu ~ (＾Ｕ＾)ノ~

“I’m busy...”

characters: osamu miya, atsumu miya

plot: you’re so wrapped up in your work that you find yourself away from your boyfriend, unintentionally ignoring him.

warnings: light swearing

a/n: Hiya, you’re in the right place! I wasn’t sure how to interpret this so I apologize if this isn’t what you imagined, hope you still like it! <3

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Osamu

When you tell Osamu you’re catching up on work, he understands and let’s you do your thing.

He makes an effort to text you every hour or so to make sure you’re okay.

But this goes on for over a week. You leave his hourly texts on read and delivered, barely responding to his calls.

You’re not purposefully ignoring him; there’s just so much to do with so little time.

Osamu’s sulking at home while his brother teases him. He knows how important work is to you, but he can’t help but feel his heart break at the “Read 2:24 PM” on his screen when it’s 7:00 now.

In your own home, you’re stressing. You’re about to lose it when-

    “(Y/N)?” You snap out of your thoughts at the loud knocking on your front door. “(Y/N)? Can I come in?”

    “You have the key Samu.”

    The lock clicks and Osamu steps into your apartment. Forehead wrinkled with worry, he sits across from you at the dinner table. Your eyes are glued to the spreadsheets and planners scattered across its surface. You barely register the rustling of the brown paper bag he’s brought, filled with homemade onigiri and a pack of your favorite drink he bought on the way over.

    If food doesn’t grab your attention, there’s something really wrong.

    “(Y/N)?”

    “Hmm?” You read the same sentence over and over, but nothing clicks. You jump at his hand on top of yours.

    “I’ve missed you.”

    You stare blankly at him then check your calendar, laughing a bit at his neediness. “Samu, it’s only been- HOLY SHIT.”

    He thinks you’re in shock because of how long it’s been since he last saw you. He’s confused when you start scrambling your papers around with a wild look in your eyes.

    “Where’s- It’s here- I- Where’d it-”

    Osamu circles the table and laces his fingers with yours from behind. You struggle to break free, but the moment he kisses your head, you’re putty.

    “I’m worried about you, (Y/N),” he murmurs against your hair.

    You look up with round eyes. “I’m sorry, Samu. I’ve been so busy…” 

    Seeing how tired you are, Osamu feels selfish for bothering you, but he’s aching for you so much. He silently craves your attention, your kisses, the warmth of your arms around his body. You, on the other hand, feel guilty for keeping him away. You didn’t realize how many missed calls and unopened texts had accumulated on your phone until now.

    You rise out of your seat, Osamu’s hand in yours, and lead him to the sofa.

    “I thought you were working.”

    “Not anymore.”

    You settle on the couch between his legs, head against his strong chest. His arms wrap around your waist and you melt in his touch, eyes closed with a smile. 

    “I’m sorry, Samu…” you whisper again.

    “Don’t be, it’s alright.” He kisses your cheek. “I love you and I’ll always be here for you.”

    “I love you, too. Now, why don’t you bring that onigiri over here and a can for me to drink? I’m thirsty.”

    “Aaaand...I hate you.”

    “Love you, too.”

Atsumu

Unlike his brother, Atsumu whines and begs to stay while you work.

“Please, (Y/N), I won’t bother you, I swear!”

He gives you puppy dog eyes and you almost agree until you remember how much you have to do.

You force him out of the house, promising to call every day, but eventually, you forget.

Atsumu’s being a crybaby. He won’t leave his room, won’t talk to anyone; Osamu has to drag him out and tell him he’s overreacting.

“B-but, *sniffs* I miss them.”

“If you really loved them, you’d respect their wishes and let them work.”

“You’re just bitter *sniffs* cause you’re single.” >:(

But Atsumu heeds his brother’s advice. He has his phone in his hand 24/7, waiting for any sign of communication from you. Nothing.

Unable to sleep, Atsumu takes matters into his own hands.

    It’s 3 AM. Atsumu is on the brink of death, feeling so hollow without you by his side. He’s depraved, he needs you so bad. Atsumu drives recklessly on the empty road, thinking of you and only you. He parks outside your apartment with a screech, wheels going over the curb. From the sidewalk, your window emits a dim light. Atsumu is concerned because of how late it is but freezes when he realizes he’s crazy for being here too. 

    “If you really loved them, you’d respect their wishes and let them work.

    Atsumu shakes his brother’s monotone voice from his head. Osamu can’t stop him now. Plus, he was the one who encouraged Atsumu to get out.

    He knocks on your door.

    On the other side, papers litter your floor. Your eyes are heavy as you sip from a cold cup of coffee, choking on its bitter taste. You’re almost done, two more hours and you can relax. You don’t hear his initial knock, but the second one makes you jump. The coffee splashes onto your white shirt and drips down your chest.

    Who the hell?

    “(Y/N)? It’s Tsumu!”

    Outside, Atsumu’s about to knock again. A sad sigh slips past his lips. He shouldn’t have come all this way—Osamu was right, once again. With a disappointed face, Atsumu turns to leave and almost screams when you open the door.

    “(Y/N)!”

    “Ah- Tsumu!”

    You’re smothered in his big arms, face covered in sloppy kisses. You reach around him and close the door while he attacks every inch of your skin with love. 

    “Tsumu, what are you doing up so late?”

    “I could ask you the same thing!” Atsumu sinks to the ground and clings to your waist like a child. “You’re killing me, (Y/N)...I’ve missed you so much.” He presses a kiss to your stomach as you stroke his disheveled hair.

    “Tsumu, it’s only been a week.”

    “Way too long.”

    Atsumu carries you to the couch and flops on top of you like a baby. His weight knocks the wind out of you, but you can’t protest with the way he squeezes you tight, eyes shut in pure bliss.

    “Babe, I have coffee on my shirt, at least let me change.”

    “Too bad, I’m not moving.”

[planetdream]

hihi if you're still open to giving your thoughts on people's natal charts im wondering what you could tell me abt mine 👀 any scalding truths you think i needa hear or reads on kinks mayhaps? 👀 (if not thats ok u can delete this ask lmao)

hiiii. i told myself i wouldn't do these for a while (for several reasons) but i had to read yours because i LOVE looking at a full chart (literal heart eyes). i also needed a quick warm-up before i get to the several other chart readings i need to do 😭

— also kinda spoke a lot about love in this my bad 😔 also a bit delirious rn so if this seems scattered, my apologies.

"bad" stuff first so...scalding truths? you're an aries moon... quit being a hothead. i know anger is a natural emotion...but my advice to all aries moons is....try crying sometimes <3...but ur moon is at 20° (scorpio degree) and in the 4H (cancer) so maybe you do cry often idk idk...and your chart as a whole?? ik you have to speak ur mind on like...everything (being opinionated is fun, trust me, i know)...but sometimes it's okay to just...not... like!!! not even in a bad way, it's just that silence is nice sometimes :)

okay, sexy things now <3 your venus placement—and this singular placement is another reason why i had to answer this ahah—sagittarius venus in the 12H at 5°. lets do a semi-deep dive into this (sorry this is just the first time ive felt !!! looking at a chart in a very long time):

— venus in the 12H (karma, spirituality, subconscious, etc) is one of, if not, my favorite place for venus to be positioned in. having venus in the 12H is all about wanting to be drowned in love (that's certainly a way of putting it, wow). by drowned in love, i basically mean: a soulmate connection, karmic connection, whichever you want to call it. kinda just being a very deep hopeless romantic with a side of "let me suck the soul out of your dick" type beat.

— sagittarius venus...the best thing about love is that you can learn in it. sag venus' typically want to be taught something, anything by their lover. so when a sexual partner has a kink that they're interested in, you might like to be taught more about that kink (visual learner type beat).

— people w sag placements are also very good at sex (or so i've heard...and combine that with ur scorpio sun and cap rising....yeah). now, and, this is kinda me being astrologically stereotypical...i find that people with sag placements (fire placements in general) can easily separate love from sex...but sometimes specific placements can get in the way of that. you're a scorpio (w an aries moon), so you're possessive in nature and that's okay! also, you have a pisces placement..so... that i'll get to soon :))

— 5° is a leo degree...which i always find funny when leo (whether that be sign or degree) is in the 12H cause it's just like....do you want to hide or not?? anyways...i feel like you're kinda...loud in bed? just a feeling rlly.

now that with your mars placement: pisces mars in the 3H at 9°

— oh you wanna be in love so bad oooo....but since your mars is in pisces, sometimes there are times where it's hard to accept that you deserve to be in love OR you have a hard time making the whole love thing happen!! pisces mars people give me 75k words, enemies to friends to lovers, slow burn vibes idk idk

— 3H (ruled by gemini...communication) so im just gonna guess that you love dirty talk, yeah? (especially since you're a scorpio mercury) and being flirted with and/or romanced (because pisces be like that). how do you feel about one-night stands? or simply, just casual sexual relationships. bc i think you'd enjoy it? but u also have water placements so it might end up a bit romantic even if it's not exclusive.

— mars at 9° (sagittarius degree) again, you're into experimenting and people that have a lot of experience (ur a cap rising...ur a bit attracted to experience and status).

and then (and very briefly), your venus square mars aspect. you like that push and pull—the fight for dominance just makes sexual relationships so much fun for you. are you into enemies to lovers? cause that's the vibes i get lol

some possible kinks: experimenting. anything involving cum. POLY (scorpio sun in the 11H. the 11H means groups of people so...yeah). roleplaying. spanking probably. choking probably. quickies in public places—basically the whole "we could get caught" dynamic. dom/switch/sub aspects but make it spicy so, probably even "taboo" kinks. dirty talk (maybe even heavy emphasis on backtalk and degradation). kinda just being...bullied but lovingly. body worship (that's where praise comes in). not a kink but cuddling after sex lol, just very very nice aftercare. again, not a kink but fun sex!! lets not be so serious allll the time lol.

lastly (and i always make sure to say this), there are specific asteroids that can point even further in-depth to ur kinks and the things you might like. if anyone wants me to, i could share a few and even give examples using idol charts or something idk.

but that got long and i think i hit all the points i wanted to lol. but!!! i hope u liked it and i hope that i was able to bring you some insight <3

[vroomian]

hi! i absolutely LOVE your tgcf au thank you for writing it! i was wondering how he would interact with some of the more prominent canon characters, like the main couple, the three tumors as well as he xuan and sqx as well as their opinions on him since he’s like a giant outlier. i was also curious about how he got some of those ridiculous titles lmao. any particularly ridiculous adventures?

i haven’t actually gotten that far into tgcf so i don’t know who most of these characters are (whoops) but for xie lian? yrz took one look at the weirdo covered in bandages and went ‘oh my god a normal person’. after 2k years of dealing with some of the most arrogant d-bags around, yrz can clock the size of a person’s ego at fifty paces and xl? he’s a regular person with a regular ego. but then yrz learned who xl was and went... ‘.. oh no....a Protagonist...but...a normal conversation...’ and proceeded to slowly fail to keep away from xl because he was just so normal and nice! they friends =) . (possibly more??? is yrz gonna end up the filling in a cannon sandwich again??? idk i haven’t decided)

hua Cheng, after realizing what a sarcastic asshole yrz is due to Shenanigans Yet to Be Decided, likes him a lot pretty much against his will. like, almost as much as xl (he’s never gonna like anyone better than xl, let us be real). plus he’s never forgotten how many nights he didn’t go to sleep hungry due to yrz’s temples giving out food. 

For titles, I only have the two mentioned in the fic so far, but i know he’s got a couple more. for Humble Scholar Bows to Lotus, he was dragged to a mortal party by some young idiot gods (this was around year one hundred of being a god and no one realized quite how powerful yrz would end up being so no one tried to make him stay in heaven) and got ditched there. he drinks in a corner because of course he does, and turns out it was some preeety strong wine -- like. strong enough to intoxicate a god. Why did these random humans have such strong wine? *shrug emoji*

so, yrz, drunk out of his mind, walks to the middle of a random lotus pond because he’s a god and fuck it he can cosplay Jesus if he wants. there’s only one lotus in the lake because it’s the wrong climate/season or whatever. all of the mortals around see him doing this and go what the fuck, because obviously. yrz sits in the middle of the pond and starts bitching about being ditched at a party again, isn’t he supposed to be beyond this as a god, blah blah, whatever. to the mortals, who can’t hear him, yrz looks like an ethereal young man dressed as a scholar who walked on water and started conversing with a single lotus flower sitting in the middle of the lake. after some time, the mortals witness yrz bow deeply to the lotus flower (’thanks for listening to my bitching’), get up, and turn into a pillar of light (ascending to heaven to sleep off the hangover). before he goes, he hiccups and loses control of his godly powers the tiniest bit. The lotus flower is now glowing slightly. after a second, it begins to grow and grow and grow until the whole pond is almost smothered with lotus flowers, every single one of them perfectly formed. one of the mortals recognizes yrz as a god from his homeland and says ‘he must have gained some advice about perseverance from the flower and helped it cultivate in gratitude!’ and everyone else goes sure that makes sense. they start praising yrz for his humble nature, a rare god willing to listen to the advice of a single lotus flower, hence Humble Scholar Bows to Lotus. yrz wakes up to a new title, a new shrine around the lotus pond, and a case of terminal embarrassment. he swears off drinking and parties altogether. (the shrine becomes the site of his biggest, most important temple, and the lotus flower still blooms there all year round.)

Blue Glass Blade Cuts Heaven is slightly less embarrassing, but yrz still refuses to think about it. one day yrz gets an offering from a famous glass sculptor -- an incredibly beautiful sword made of blue glass. Even the hilt and pommel are glass. yrz loves this sword, but he’s not big on purely ornamental things and his followers know that, so he goes to test it out like you do. he descended to the mortal world because gods are getting annoyingly curious about what he’s doing around this time (about 500 years after ascending, about half his generation is gone already but yrz just keeps getting stronger). he asks a lady where a place nobody lives is becasue he doesn’t want to hurt anyone while testing his cool new sword, and gains a guide in the form a scared young man. in fact, everyone is scared, but yrz isn’t paying attention because new sword. the guide takes yrz a day away to a place that feels dead, and yrz is please because yeah nothing lives here, sweet. Thanks guide, ignores guides stuttered warnings and draws his sword. guide isn’t leaving for some reason, so yrz points away from him -- and swings.

fun fact: the sword is not ornamental.   

it not only doesn’t break, in fact, it’s so well made that it concentrates yrz’s qi into the cut. there's nothing but destruction for at least a mile. the clouds above are scattered. yrz is like hm. HM. hhhhhmm. that’s awkward. the guide starts thanking him in tears, babbling about some sort of evil tree or something sucking the life out of the area and apparently yrz cut it down on accident? yrz tells the guide his name because the guy won’t let go of his robes until he does, and nopes right out of there by meeting himself back up into heaven. miss me with that emotional shit, yo. only it turns out that the sword was strong enough to pierce all the way to heaven, and left a nasty gash in the main square. yrz goes to hide in his cave for a few years to avoid the backlash before anyone finds out it’s him. they do find out eventually, but no one is willing to push it by then for some reason. yrz is pleased he dodged a bullet. 

until prayers start coming in for Blue Glass Blade Cuts Heaven. the rest is history. 

[chickwiththepurpleguitar]

Hey, this is the aroace anon. I just came back to say a huge thank you for your reply, and your love and support. I am in the jatp fandom, and actually have read the aro-Luke fics and adore them. But I guess sometimes my brain unhelpfully goes "That's just fic, it's all a fantasy and people aren't like that in real life, they won't care or support you in that way" which is not good. So having someone say the exact opposite was really lovely.

Also I would love to write my own fic, and I have written a few little things. But I am awful at plotting and haven't managed anything over 10k, which sucks because I really want to write longer fics. Almost everything I see over 10k seems to have some form of relationship - even if it's just characters not wanting a "normal" relationship - and I would just love an alternative. Like everyone lives together at college and lots of typical college stuff happens, but the one bit of romance is a couple who get things thrown at them and "nope not in public!" when they're caught kissing on the couch. If you have any advice for planning a big fic (and then sticking to the plan) I would love to hear it, but no pressure.

So thank you again for your reply, and in particular thanks to both you and your friend for the round squirrel. He is adorable and I just want to hug him.

Isn’t the squirrel great??? He’s helped me through many bad days, so I’m so glad you liked him!

Oh, my lovely anon, I’m so happy I could help in any way at all! I totally feel you about the longfics- they’re hard! And you’re right they often have Romance (my 60k epic wasn’t supposed to but did anyway oops) but they absolutely don’t have to, and I would love to read a fic where they’re just friends and happy and the couple gets made fun of for PDA 😆!

As for writing longer stuff and sticking to it— first of all, don’t sell yourself short! I count anything over 3k words as long lmao so 10k is nothing to scoff at! And if you can’t manage longer than that, don’t feel like you have to! You can always finish up something shorter and then start another one with a similar premise. The words add up, and sometimes two shorter things is better than one longer thing (and don’t worry about being repetitive— half the fun of both reading and writing fanfiction is taking something you like and then finding it again and again in different ways).

My writing process is chaotic and all over the place (my “planning” for I might be okay but I’m not fine at all consisted of a lot of thoughts in my head and a scattered list of basic plot points as I got toward the end and didn’t want to forget what I needed to hit) but some advice I will give you is- try not to write for the express purpose of reaching a specific word count. I didn’t think my longfic was gonna be 60k words when I started it, I just knew I wanted to cover a lot of ground, and so I kinda let the fic take me where it wanted to take me without worrying about holding myself back or pushing too far forward. Hopefully that makes sense. But bottom line— just think about what you want to write and do what works for you whether that’s planning an outline, making a basic list of scenes, or just getting started and seeing where it takes you, but try not to resist if the words start going somewhere you didn’t initially plan for them to.

(Also idk if this helps but having someone keeping you motivated helps IMMENSELY. The only reason I finished my longfic was because I had a bunch of irl friends, plus @pink-flame and @sunsetcurvecuddles reading snippets as I wrote them and encouraging me to write more. Imho one of the hardest things about writing really long stuff is having to wait a long time for people to read it cause I live for strangers’ validation so it helps to have friends to share with as you write so you know there’s someone in your corner. I’d be happy to be that friend for you if you ever wanted!)

Hope that helps, anon! ❤️❤️❤️

[mskatesharma]

💖🏅🌙🤔 & 🌈 (for "a sketch of life" in "darling you're with me, always around me") for the fanfic ask game!

💖 What do you like most about your own writing?

did you ask this question specifically because you knew i would hate it? lol, i guess sometimes when i read it back (and it has to be a good while after it's been posted), i enjoy some of the phrases and imagery that i've written? it's when people pick up on things, or point to specific quotes that i've written that they particularly like and idk, i'll be surprised and think "oh, that's actually a nice bit of writing"?

🏅 What is something you recently felt proud of in regard to your writing (finished a fic, actually planned for once, etc).

errr, honestly, i think i would have to say it's whenever i actually complete and post a fic lately lol. because most of the time while writing, i feel like i won't ever finish it, and so i'll never post it. even with ficlets, i'll usually do some degree of outline, but even then, it can feel like such a mountain to climb to finish it when it comes to the writing itself? and recently, it's just felt like more of a slog than usual.

🌙 What time of day do you prefer to write? Why?

i definitely find it easier to write at night, and it's usually when i should be going to sleep (i mean isn't that always the way though?). i guess it's because during the day it always feels like there's other things to do? i'm not too sure, i guess it's also because i'm probably more easily distracted during the day, and at night there are less things i can divert my attention to? i also find it's easier to shut everything else off at night, and make myself write.

🤔 What is the hardest part of writing fic?

i guess actually writing? no one should take writing advice from me because feel like i have a very scattered approach, and i'm such a distracted writer lol. i have got better at outlining things, but when it comes to actually writing the words, i get very...hesitant? i feel like i faff about for ages, even though i usually know what i want to write, and i think it's because i think once i write it down, it's going to be rubbish, and that it sounds better in my head? and i think that's why i'm so easily distracted. i'm honestly so in awe of writers who can just get on with it, and can write multiple chapters in a week/stick to any sort of posting schedule, because i highly doubt that that will ever be me lol.

🌈 What inspired you to write [a sketch of life]?

so i saw this post, and i got the idea of ben drawing a quick family portrait of anthony, kate and baby edmund laughing and pulling faces, while ben sits and watched them quietly. in my mind it's when edmund is a few months old and ben can't stop thinking about his lady in silver? i saw that post when i was scrolling through tumblr in bed, had the idea, then told myself i wasn't going to write it. but then i couldn't fall asleep because i kept thinking about it, and knew i wouldn't be sleeping until i finished it lol. i actually hated that my brain forced me to write it lol, but i think it's a really sweet moment?

anyway, thank you for the questions dear 💖💖

[r-romanoff]

Photon Blasts & Spider Webs

Chapter: 2

Peter Parker x Male Reader

Masterlist

Chapter Summary:

September, 25, 2019

"I don't know what to do ned. I mean I don't want to lie to Y/N, I mean I don't wanna spy on him either but still you get the point." I turn to him for advice after fully explaining situation. "Peter this is something that Nick Fury asked of you personally-" "through Happy." I correct him; "None the less this is a big deal and think of it this way, if you to actually become really good friends it would be in your favor. It's a win win, for his mom Fury and you." Ned tries to point out the brightside for me the, me still feeling the same since the beginning of this conversation. "Dud his mom is freaking awesome, I met her while saving the world! Also all I'm saying is I don't want an energy Blasts to the face if he finds out even if it is just for a month." I inform Ned on an other one of the countless ways this can go wrong. "That is actually true." He kinda laughs back. "Dude it's not funny, I could die. Wow I never thought I would ever die at the hands of spying on an other teenager." I realise how strange that would be for me.

"Hey you guys coming or not you've been in the bathroom for a while and Mj, Betty, and I wanna head to the food court first." I hear Y/N's voice as he entered the rest rooms he was wearing a red converse, a worn pink jacket that looks like it could have belonged to a girl, and normal blue jeans. "Is that a girl jacket?" I turn to see ned speak the same question on my mind. Looking back to Y/N for a reaction to be met with slight giggling and an embarrassed smile. "It's um, my sister's" he answers Ned's question. "Hurry up I'm starving!" MJ's annoyed moan bounces of the bathroom walls from the entrance Ned and I rushing out not wanting to irritate her any more than we probably had for the last 7 minutes. "So, to the food court!" I announce stepping out of the bathroom, ned right behind me. "Ok actually. I'll meet you guys there I have to take this it's my mom, it's very important to me." Y/N starts walking away in the other direction immediately with a small sense of urgency. Without a second to ask what was going on he was gone, disappeared in the labyrinth which was the mall. "Wow I've never seen anyone that serious about a call from their mom before." Mj says before completely seeming to forget about it and beins to walk with Betty to the Food court Ned and I not straying far. "Do you think he talks to his mom often, considering her profession." Ned asks leading me to ponder. "I don't think so, I mean she's probably always busy. Also considering how her work tends to take her far I don't think the commune so often." I lay my thoughts out. "Are you two gonna keep talking about the new kid behind his back or are you gonna hurry up and get to the food court." Mj turns to sulk at us Betty also budding in. "Yeah you seem pretty interested in him for some reason, it's kinda wired don't you think. Also kinda rude talking about him like I didn't invite him." She continues to avoid walking into people on our way to get something to eat. "No not really, he's just an interesting person don't you think." I try to make it sound as normal as possible not wanting Mj to think I'm weird, nor Betty. "What does his mom do anyway, you were saying." Mj says keeping the topic going. Turning to Ned I shoot him an expression, basically saying I don't know what to say because well she's an intergalactic superhero. "She is a... Lieutenant in the air force" Ned quickly comes up with, I quickly high five him after. "That's pretty cool I mean kinda frightening but-" "I'm Getting Chinese." Mj interrupts Betty practically running into line as we finally made it to the area of scattered tables and groups of other teenagers. "I'm gonna get sea food, we can all find a table in a bit." Betty runs off her khaki plaid skirt swooshing behind her. "Pizza?" I turn to Ned being my last companion. "Combination." He answers both of us making out way down the court into line.

Eventually we all finished grabbing what we're gonna eat and made our way to a large circular table probably meant for a couple more people. Then again considering Mj bought half of the Chinese food in the entire mall was appropriate. "And that's why they are my favorite fictional eco goth bad of all time, but if I had to choose a real one It would be nirvana, or the killers, or the third blind eye. Probably, I don't know I listen to a lot of rock bands." Mj finishes, "Mine is Led Zeppelin." I answer, "No Doubt, is my absolute favorite." Betty shares as we finally begin digging into out food. "Panic at the disco." Ned gives his opinion on the matter. "Favorite musical?" Mj presents a new topic "Heathers is the best, however I like the movie better." I answer. "Hamilton or Phantom of the oprah probably." Mj shoots back. "Annie just because it's a classic." Ned reason's giving some sort of insight. "That's a tough one. Mean Girls, Chicago, or Wicked. Top three!" Betty exclaims "Wow Mj, your eating faster then Peter." Ned shifts the group's attention to the burnett who had just finished slurping down a bowl of chow mein. Accompanied by an empty bowl of rice and orange chicken.

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This was supposed to be chapter 2 if anyone remembers me, if you want me to continue I will I have nothing else to do during quarantine, so I probably might idk.

Ps this hasn't been edited so if it's bad forgive me

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[angelofthequeers]

City of Bones thoughts

I finally got City of Bones the other day and my scattered thoughts (tagging @repulsolife who wanted to know my thoughts):

I didn’t think Clary was a Mary Sue. People who slammed the series kept insisting she was one because she was so “speshul” with runes, but I’ve stopped caring about hating female characters based on special abilities since the realisation that people worship special male characters like Luke Skywalker but slam girls for the same reasons.

And on that note, I really like Clary. I resonated with her and how she felt like she didn’t fit in either world. I was reminded of Percy Jackson from when I read The Lightning Thief: both are kids shoved into a deadly world that wants to kill them while losing their mothers in the process after said mothers tried to keep them away, both meet a cute and highly skilled blonde with a painful past who are prickly with them at first but then slowly warm to them (Jace and Annabeth), both are powerful and have latent abilities that they need to learn to use, etc.

(Except I’ve seen a lot more scorn directed at Clary than Percy but that’s a story for another day)

Like, she makes mistakes and has flaws that are actually mistakes and flaws. She runs headlong into dangerous situations and ignores the advice of people telling her not to, and she genuinely gets her and others around her into trouble because of it. She has insecurities. She was so damn hurtful to Alec and was way out of line to weaponise his crush against him, but I also understood where she was coming from and that it wasn’t just a tantrum. I do like her overall.

Can’t stand Jace. I know he has a Tragic Backstory and he’s just Insufferably Smug As A Mask, but he annoyed me from the moment I saw him. I honestly wondered wtf Clary saw in him, even after all the times he opened up to her.

Simon was hilarious but even he got annoying when it came to the love triangle. I was expecting Isabelle to eventually return his crush and have the dynamic of the Hot Girl and the Nerdy Boy, so it was a little refreshing for Simon to realise that what he was feeling was shallow infatuation and have that help him see just why he liked Clary. A lot of these “I’ve been in love with you for years” crushes are just...there, but I genuinely enjoyed the rapport between Clary and Simon, and I could see why Simon was crushing on her, even if it got annoying.

Hated the love triangle. Hated it. I’ve never liked them in the first place but it honestly detracted from the story for me. I wanted to find out more about Jocelyn and Valentine and the Cup and angels and demons and the world in general without having the damn love triangle intrude on everything every time Jace and Simon were on the page. The dick-measuring contest got old fast.

I feel like people who complain about Clary being oblivious and how could she not have noticed Simon was crushing on her because it was so obvious have never heard of us aroaces. Her not catching on was very real for me.

The Clary/Jace relationship was a bit...sudden. Like, I know it’s taken half the book, but it’s only been a few days in the actual story and then they’re making out. Idk, maybe it’s just me being too aro for all this. I might grow to like it as it’s fleshed out but for now, it’s way shallow and idk what Clary sees in Jace and why Jace is into her in return. I would’ve liked for the first kiss stage to happen in a later book, but I know in passing about the upcoming relationship drama, so...I guess.

Isabelle was cool. She was pretty obviously the Designated Hot And Quirky Female Friend, but I still liked her. And I liked that she wasn’t outright rude to Clary or basically pitted against her in a catty bitchfight; each girl had their insecurities and projected onto each other, but they weren’t nasty to each other like Rosalie was to Bella in Twilight.

Alec was okay. He obviously had a Painful Past too, but I didn’t really feel either way about him. I guess because he’s not Jace, so we’re not meant to root for the Hot Bad Boy in the same way with Alec. I did love how he was explicitly gay in a book that came out when explicit queer rep was a pipe dream (like 2007 or something), especially in YA literature. And him getting flustered with Magnus was hilarious.

Magnus was a gem. I could immediately see why he’s a popular character.

It’s a bit of a slow book but maybe that’s just because it’s the introductory one and has to set up an entire world. I did enjoy it, though, and I’m glad I decided to check it out for myself instead of just going off everyone else’s whining.

It was very refreshing to have something other than Christianity validated, because so much of this genre heavily relies on crosses and Christian imagery, and one of the issues I’ve had in my own writing is wanting to write about angels and demons without them being Christian.

Definitely a family reveal worthy of “I am your father” but it was kind of ruined for me because I know in passing what actually happens later on. I did like how good Valentine was at emotionally manipulating Jace and how he knew exactly what to say, and I did feel for Jace even though I’m still ehhh about him.

Loved the Clary-Isabelle ending. So much better to see girls getting along and trying to navigate a girl-girl friendship than seeing them at each other’s throats for a boy. Also helped that there was nothing romantic between Isabelle and Jace.

Also like how Alec’s softened now. He really is likeable and I want to read more about him.

I liked it. It wasn’t my favourite book in the world, but it was a good introduction and I do want to keep reading, so I guess the book succeeded in its mission. I’m just bitter that I didn’t let myself get into this years ago because of internalised misogyny. Definitely going to start ‘City of Ashes’ at some point over the next few days.

[astro-break]

Quick first thoughts on the first ep of the Hypmic Anime. Spoilers beware (and im writing this as I watch so :p)

Otome’s speech is.... questionable from a persuasive point of view. Manga did a great job of introducing her (which you can read here) but they really cut out the more terrifying parts of her speech and how she uses force to show people that she's not to be messed with

Its cool seeing everyone in their respective environments though. thats cool. Though they could have added Sasara and Kuuko (shhh i know why they didn’t let me dream)

I love how poppy the typography is. Its amazing how the visuals just leap out at you. The OP does a great job of this. The first few seconds before the title really gives me Persona 4 OG OP vibes with the influx of information given. The rest is a clear concise and streamlined way that still gives character. Animation is sparse but still carries across a general idea of each character and shows off each character object. Rendering is really nice and pays a bit of homage to the posing artwork thats done for the MVs. They also do their division hand signals and thats cute

Love how the OP has blatant HifuDoppo and DRB matchup foreshadowing

so far I really like what theyre going for. BB is about brotherly familial bonds and they show the goods and the bads. Jiro and Saburo bickering right out the gate really cements the fact that they get along like cats and dogs but you can still see that they love each other, working together when the situation calls for it

Now the 3d models. Theyre... not great but usable if you don’t look too hard. They serve their purpose and don’t actively detract from the viewing experience.

Visual typography in the rap itself are fun and poppy but they dont.... speak to me? like theyre there yes and I appreciate them but the only ones that got me excited were from Ichiro’s rap

I take my words back the group portion was kickass and I apologize

I love how they interpret the Hypnosis Speakers though. Esp. Saburo’s organs. That was super creative and I love it! If there was one thing that I felt was missing from the franchise was a deeper exploration of the speakers but the anime puts a new and fresh spin on it! Love it, especially with their attack patterns!

If the production team ever feels inclined to, Id love to see those info sheets on Otome’s desk released. There seems to be very interesting info and stats written out about each member (like capabilities, personal status etc.) They all seem unique too so I really really really hope they release images of those sheets

OOOOOOOOKAY MTC. I have such a big biased for them so Im very torn to see what unfolds

Rio striking out on his own is interesting. Out of everyone in MTC hes the biggest team player yet here he trusts his teammates to go ahead. This either displays Rio’s willingness to trust his teammates or it becomes very OOC if the anime wants to set him up as a lone wolf like character

I love how they specify its a drug deal. It means that Jyuto surely will show up and it also shows that Samatoki knows Jyuto’s motives and willingly gives black market info that he knows aligns with Jyuto’s goal. Thats A+ detail writing there and a great establishing characteristic for both of them

OOohhhhhhhhhhhhh man Asunama-san’s voice acting is god tier his work as Samatoki is phenomenal. He pulls of Samatoki’s threatening voice so well with those almost calm words before his voice becomes loud and confrontational. Those rolling syllables in contrast to Komada-san’s almost lyrical and airy speech and Kamio-san’s strict and enunciated words is such a delight to hear. It just speaks to how amazing and great these Seiyuu’s are in order to pull of such amazing work

Im so biased but MTC has such a better rap than BB im so sorry. Just by watching Samatoki’s part, the imagery is amazing. Even the arrival of his Hypnosis Speaker was awesome and sent a shiver down my spine. using the lyrics to form blades and blood was such a great thing to do. Theres so much more variety that just him standing there and shots of his hypnosis speaker. The old fashioned vignette shots, the four panel spread, the nods to old Kurosawa era films are great and I love these small details. Even the typography looks better.

Again, the interpretations with the speakers is fresh and new. Its great and I love the different imagery and attack patterns. Each one is so unique but carries across each different style of rap.

The 3d modles aren’t any better tho lol

(Hi this is Astro who is reading over their assessment again and making a note. Yeah I’m a bit harsh on BB’s rap. I’m not going to change it since I still stand by it and this post is supposed to be a documentation of my first impressions. I think one of the reasons why I’m so harsh on BB is because of their dynamic as a trio of brothers. They Have to have a more uniform approach than the other divisions. Which in of itself isn’t a terrible thing, it just doesn’t catch my eye as much as MTC did. Thats all! I definitely don’t hate BB, they’re maybe my 3rd favorite division out of the current lineup [not including TDD era teams like Kujaku Posse, MCD, and Naughty Busters] its just that their rap was pretty meh)

Samatoki crouching like a real gangstar and the cigarette kiss killed me

sadjkhfjkasdghsadjkcsdjhsdfsjhf im dying i love these trio of dumbasses so uch oh y fod someone save me aaaaaaaa (Astro note here! yeah i died when the jyuto and samatoki’s stomach growled im weak please. Samatoki’s face is just so precious and funny I might set it as a profile pic somewhere)

But also my initial assessment of Rio possibly being characterized as a lone wolf is very much jossed and im very thankful for that. It seems that Rio was simply trusting his teammates to carry out their part of the plan while he carried out his own. I like that, it really shows how much of a team these three are and that they genuinely trust each other. He’s also comfortable enough around them to invite them to dinners after work casually and not just for special occasions.

I really love MTC guys

Oooh! we get Ramuda on his design process which is really cute. the inside of his studio is super cute and retro and i love it. the poppy old music you would hear in a cafe or 90′s resturaunt is also really cute (astro note: yeah i know that in ARB you see the interior of Ramuda’s office but its kinda different seeing it animated)

the translation i have has gentaro speaking in early modern english (Shakespearian english for those who aren’t english nerds like me) but from what I can hear, he doesn’t speak in a particularly old fashioned way? Its more formal than old? and hes speaking without any of his character persona lying thing that he likes to do (as he refers to himself as “Shousei” throughout the segment where hes in Ramuda’s office which is kind of his default pronoun of choice). so its kinda odd for the translation to go in that direction but im not complaining

Gendice banter is gold but it feels... flat? a little? it doesn’t have the same impact as in the drama cds or in the manga? i feel? Also Ramuda using gratuitous english is??? idk how to feel about that

kjshf thats against the rules Ramuda omgggg,,,,,,,, (astro note again: while watching i was under the assumption that using your hypmic for monetary gain such a as buskering [which is what FP is doing] is against the rules. May not be the case but whatever)

FP’s rap might be my favorite in terms of tune and lyrics though. It’s a nice laid back bop and really gives of chill vibes. the integration of 3d and 2d is really nice and i love how they play off each other in the rap. The wordplay is so fun with little nods here and there and the beat is poppy too so it really energizes me.

Ramuda’s rap concerns me slightly since he makes very subtle and small nods towards his past (being created in a laboratory, warfare, and his overall very unpleasant life experiences) but spins it into something cutesy. It could be a coping mechanism, it could be me overthinking it. But it does make me worry a bit. Gentaro and Dice’s rap really play off each other with Gentaro sticking to stories and Dice taking up the baton by carrying on that same imagery but putting his own spin on it.

the self awareness of how scattered they are as a team is interesting though. It doesn’t seem like something you’d speak about in a rap? but i guess since its not really a do or die situation they can afford to be looser on things like this.

Right off the bat, i don’t like how they handled Hifumi and Doppo in relation to Hifumi’s fear of women. Slug made a post once talking about this and I echo many of his sentiments. Hypmic has never been very tactful about tackling this particular issue and while I didn’t have high hopes that the anime would be any better it hurts to see Doppo take away the one thing that allows Hifumi to function within society.

Doppo’s breakdown mirrors a lot of my own mental state when I spiral though its shown a lot quicker than what happens to me oof. that hits close to home. though Jakurai’s advice is. Questionable. Its not the best advice to give to someone but we have no idea what kind of doctor Jakurai is so ill let it slide

Jakurai’s pose looks like hes going to do a mahou shoujou transformation lmao

I don’t have many thoughts about the rap though again. How they visualize the rap is interesting. the different imagery is quite interesting for each of them and the typography is nice a distinct but im still on the fence about the visuals here

The sound is in the same boat. The sound effects either drown out the rap or are too quet but some parts are nice at least. When they talk about Tokyo’s beating heart, the heartbeat sound is a but distracting especially since its only played once. But the imagery is at least nice

I wonder if for the eds they’re going to take a similar approach to what Enstars did and have a four different endings, one for each division. I love the blend of styles here and it really accentuates that although they’re different they mesh well together.

Ramuda’s silhouette though is hilarious. Love it.

:p and thats it. Uh not bad for a first episode. Established all 12 characters really nicely and their dynamics. I had some problems with it but then again nothing is perfect. I look forward to what they show us next week

[johannas-motivational-insults]

For an ask game: 5,7,8,12,16,18, 22, 24. I hope that's not too much 😅

It’s way too much so some of these might end up a little abridged lol.

5 and 7 were already answered.

8. If one cliche could be eradicated from writing, which one would you pick?

Eh probably unnecessarily long descriptions of breasts and the ways they interact with their environment, especially if it’s like a first meeting kind of thing. If it’s in smut it’s more understandable but like you meet a woman in a non-sexual context and the thing you’re absorbing most about her and waxing poetic about is her boobs? Cringey, dude.

(An exception can be made for Katniss noticing Peeta’s glowing costume reflecting on Johanna’s bare breasts and later making comments about her oiling up her breasts for wrestling because that’s hilariously repressed gay of her and I love it. Also it’s far from the first or only thing she noticed so she gets a pass.)

12. What is the worst writing advice in your opinion? 

Idk if it’s the worst in general, but the worst advice for me at least (and probably for lots of others as well) is to force yourself to write every day. While I do sometimes force myself to sit down and work on something, that’s often a situation where I devote a large block of time to working on something as opposed to something I have to do a little bit of all the time. It turns it into a chore for me and while it could be considered good practice for flipping on the creative switch I find I work a lot better when I’m actually inspired or if I have a specific goal I am sitting down to accomplish. I think journaling/stream of consciousness writing and writer’s sprints can be good for getting unstuck but I don’t find it’s something I like or need to do daily. Basically I would rather store up that creative energy to use it in bursts than waste it on something unproductive.

16. What are some of your favorite words to use in writing? 

Hmm... I mean I definitely have overused words but I’m not gonna call myself out for that in public. When I get the chance I like to use words with very specific meanings, like ‘petrichor,’ but I’m not sure I have favorite words so to speak.

18. Is there anything you have found that you cannot, under any circumstance, write about?

Not yet. Then again I don’t think I’ve tried writing about anything too crazy aside from all the abuse themes in my writing.

22. Do you control your characters, or do they control you? 

Oh they control me, 100%. That’s how it should be tbh, especlally when you’re writing already established characters. If I try to write something and it just feels wrong for the character I have to modify or scrap it or do some character work to get to the point where it makes sense. But I tend to write stories more for the characterization than the plot anyway, so I don’t run into that problem a lot.

24. Best compliment someone has given you about your writing.

Honestly I couldn’t tell you. I’ve gotten so many great comments that I cherish and it would be impossible to pick one above all the others, let alone remember them all. There’s a lot of excellent effusive comments on the final chapter of Lifeblood, and several scattered over Demons. But honestly one of the best compliments anyone can give me is really engaging with the story material and giving insights or making predictions, making it an interactive experience. Because as much as I love straight up compliments on my writing, when people interact with and get excited about my work I know I’m doing my job, and it keeps me motivated to continue.

Actually, you know, a remark I’ve gotten in comments a few times is that people would love to read original fic from me and to let them know if I ever publish any. That’s one of the top compliments. And there’s been some on my THG fics (Lifeblood in particular as it is the longfic that’s merely a canon divergence as opposed to a Universe with Alterations) where people said that not only the main characters but all the characters seemed perfectly in-character in terms of voice and physicality, and some even admitted I got them confused about what was canon and what was not because it flowed so seamlessly with the original characterization and writing style.

Hmm maybe the best is the people who have said Lifeblood was better than Mockingjay (debatable, but I appreciate the thought) or simply the Mockingjay they wish had actually been published because that was the story they needed or because it fit the characters better and was more satisfying.

So yeah maybe those are the top three compliments, or at least types of? But idk I also appreciate all the comments on my THG and SPOP fics alike about my understanding of and care handling tricky topics like abuse, depression, and PTSD.

This is a hard question to answer but I appreciate it because it prompted me to skim back through some old notable comments and think about what I like about them... and about my own writing. Thanks for that.