#the hype for season 3 is real

[im-no-jedi]

MLWTBB: This Isn't Goodbye

Part 12 of the “My Life With The Bad Batch” series, a (mostly) canon compliant self-insert story set in “The Bad Batch”

rated: M warnings: drowning, discussions of sex, implied character death, attempted suicide, implied sex relationships: Hunter/self-insert, Omega & self-insert (adopted siblings), The Bad Batch & self-insert chapter word count: 2100+ words

✨MLWTBB masterlist✨

summary: Hannah is confronted by a long-kept secret of hers that she refuses to bring to light. and after the Bad Batch take on a mission that goes horribly wrong, Hannah experiences one of her worst fears imaginable, bringing her to a breaking point of seemingly no return. everything that she’s faced up until this point will culminate into a life-changing moment that will affect the future for her and the group of Clones that she’s adopted as her new family.

notes: I'M BAAAAAAAAAAACK!!! apologies for the long hiatus, I was dealing with my mental health last summer and ended up losing all my inspiration to write for a while 😩 but the good news is, I'm on medication now for my anxiety and depression, and coupled with the hype for TBB season 3, MLWTBB is officially back in business! \o/ I actually had most of this chapter written a while ago and only recently finished it up, so I'm excited to finally post it! I foresee my writing muse to stick around for a bit, so look forward to more chapters coming soon!✨ for now though, enjoy the juicy angst I've prepared for all of you 😋

A/N: this story has not been proofread by anyone other than myself. so apologies for any uncaught errors 😬

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Chapter 4: Blood Moon, Blazing Sun

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“Master?” 

Clank’s voice startled Hannah enough to make her jolt. Ever since the Clones had left, she’d been in an even more downcast mood, going so far as to isolate herself on the bench to sulk. How much time had passed with her sitting there slumped over and stuck in a daze?

“Are you feeling alright?” Clank continued speaking in his usual curious tone, but there was clearly some worry mixed in as well.

“I’m… just tired,” Hannah answered with a small sigh. She couldn’t even bring herself to look up at the tall droid and remained in her slumped over state.

Clank let out a concerned hum. “Maybe you should lie down for a bit then. You can’t properly work if you’re tired, you know!”

The attentiveness of her droid made a small smile grow on Hannah’s face. He’d been so sweet from the first moment she’d met him, and it was impossible to not feel at least a little uplifted from his words.

“That’d be nice,” Hannah answered. “But I don’t think I can afford that right now.”

“Nonsense!” Clank reached down and grabbed one of Hannah’s arms to help pull her up to a standing position. “No amount of payment is worth hurting yourself over. I can take care of things here while you rest. That’s what I’m here for, after all!”

Hannah’s already fragile emotional state made her nearly burst into tears from Clank’s words. She gave him an appreciative look and grabbed the sides of his long face to pull him down closer so she could smooch the end of his muzzle. “You’re the sweetest, Clank.”

“D’aww…” Clank scrunched up his shoulders and rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment. 

Despite all her refutes, Hannah eventually gave in and took Clank’s advice. She made extra certain that Clank knew his duties, which he reassured her about several times. Clank ended up literally pushing her towards the door, all while stating that everything would be fine and that she didn’t have to worry. He even asked Bolo and Ketch to escort Hannah to her apartment so he could be certain she would actually go take a rest.

The whole thing felt silly, but Hannah knew she would’ve done the exact same thing to someone else. Clank apparently had taken on more of her tendencies than she originally thought. If she didn’t know any better, she’d swear that Gildish had programmed him that way on purpose.

Once she got to her apartment, Hannah thanked Bolo and Ketch for escorting her, even going so far as to reward them with a few cookies she’d baked with Omega the day before. The two gratefully thanked her and wished her a good rest before taking their leave.

The front door slid shut. Hannah faced the interior of her apartment with a sigh. It was completely silent. 

And for the first time in several weeks, she was all alone.

It was a familiar feeling. Those years she’d lived alone before moving to Ord Mantell still haunted her. She used to dream of living on her own when she was young. The idea of being independent and not having to rely on anyone else sounded amazing as a child.

She had no idea about the true weight of it all. Especially after having those she cared about most ripped out of her life entirely.

And even if it was just her anxiety talking, it felt like it was happening all over again.

Darn her irrational anxiety.

Despite how tired she was, Hannah took some time to just lounge around before attempting a nap. Her boots were messily tossed in the corner of the room, and she flung her scarf off onto one of the crates nonchalantly. It almost made her chuckle comparing herself to one of the Clones coming in for a visit. She also grabbed a few cookies to munch on, although half of one ended up falling to the floor accidentally. It made her so upset, she almost cried.

“Am I freaking PMSing or something?” she mused to herself after calming down. But it wasn’t hard to figure out her fragile state was because of her current circumstance. She’d had far too many similar experiences back on Astreon. Too many days where life was hitting her hard and it was almost too much to handle.

She decided to not wait too long to take her nap after that.

After scrolling on her datapad for a bit and finishing the rest of her cookie, Hannah finally bit the bullet and began her attempt at something resembling a nap. She didn’t feel like changing her clothes - and heaven forbid she go anywhere near her bed with dirty clothes - so she chose to stay on the couch. She stole one of the cushions from the makeshift seats to use as a pillow and yanked the blanket off the back of the couch to spread over her legs. The last thing she did was turn on some soft music on her datapad to listen to, then snuggled up into the couch with her arms tucked tightly against her chest. She briefly regretted not grabbing one of her stuffed toys to snuggle with, but she was too comfortable to move and just let it go.

Apparently, all the stress she’d had and all the sleep she’d lost allowed her to enter a restful state quicker than usual.

And eventually, the images she played in her mind began to feel more and more real…

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…I am alone.

I wander through empty space with no semblance of where I am.

Darkness surrounds me, but I know there is something there.

I reach out. I feel around me. I long for the touch of familiarity.

My hands brush across the bark of a tree.

I look around and see more trees. Tall, towering evergreens all around me. Bright, green grass below me. Massive, imposing mountains ahead of me.

I do not recognize this forest. But it is beautiful.

I wish to explore. I want to see more.

My feet pick up pace. I speed through the woods. My body feels lighter than ever.

The edge of a cliff approaches. But I do not stop.

I leap from the ground and hang in the air.

I can fly.

I spread my arms out, feeling lighter than air. I feel the warmth of the sun on my back and the wind rushing through my hair.

I am at peace.

I am free.

And… I am alone.

A shadow drifts over me, calling my attention. I look up to see the sun, shining brightly, though it does not blind me. The warmth of its rays coats me like a soft blanket. I feel a deep connection between its celestial body and my own.

A different object catches my attention. Another round figure in the sky, nearly drowned out by the rays of the sun. It mirrors the sun, reflecting its brilliant light onto its own surface. The sun’s rays turn the object’s surface a lucent shade of red.

A blood moon.

I should be afraid. But I am not.

I embrace the blood moon.

The shadow appears over me again. My eyes follow it, trying to determine its source.

I see a silhouette shadowed by the blood moon. It is flying towards me.

No… it swims to me.

The silhouette darts towards me like a shot fired from a blaster. The shadow passes over me again. I turn to see a figure floating nearby me.

My heart begins to race. The air catches in my throat. A searing heat stronger than the blazing sun courses through my body.

I see him. The one my heart belongs to. The one my soul is bound to. The one my life is owed to.

He floats beside me, hair and limbs flowing as if he is suspended in water. His stoic face softens at our proximity. His eyes reflect the light of the sun and moon in tandem.

He offers a hand to me and I take it.

Together, we soar through the sky, hand in hand. The sun and moon follow us, mirroring our movements. Soft orange lights dance across us as we fly. Our hearts beat as one, a symbol of our deep, unbreakable bond.

We are together.

We are at peace.

And nothing can ever tear us apart…

…

…

…red. I see nothing but red.

The sky has become bloodied by the overwhelming crimson hue, drowning out the light of the sun and moon. 

My grip on my love’s hand tightens, and my heart races faster.

But my grip is not strong enough. I feel him slip away, as if he’s taken away by the current of a river. I scream his name as he plummets beneath me. His visage disappears into the trees below, blocked by the encroaching darkness.

I want to follow. I want to fall.

I need to save him.

A searing heat burns against my back. The sun, brightly glowing red, encompasses me in its grasp. I am overtaken with fear and anger and rage.

I am the sun. 

Below me, the moon glows red, drowned out by the rays of the sun. It disappears into the trees, as my love did before.

The moon is gone.

My love is gone.

I cannot save him.

No…

I cannot…

I will not…

I cannot be alone again…

No…

No…

NO…

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“NO!!”

Hannah jolted awake from her sleep by the sound of her own voice. Her whole body shivered, and her breath was quick and heavy. A wet fog clouded her eyes that quickly turned to tears as she blinked. Her chest ached from the hard pounding of her heart, and her hand shakily drifted up to clutch the pendants on her necklace tightly. 

For a moment, she just laid there, attempting to steady her breathing and trying to convince herself that it was all just another bad dream. 

Easier said than done.

It all felt so real to her… too real…

Suddenly, a beeping noise made Hannah’s heart leap out of her chest, and she let out a surprised scream. Her comlink was going off. She almost hesitated answering it, but quickly regathered herself and reached over to grab it off the side table.

“Hello?” she hesitantly answered. She could still hear the remnant panic in her tone, but hoped whoever was on the other end wouldn’t notice.

“Where are you?” was all that came through the comlink. The voice was gruff and metallic sounding.

Hannah let out a harsh sigh after realizing who it was. “Master? What… what are you talking about?”

“Don’t play ignorant with me,” the architect droid responded in his usual condescending tone.

Between the dream she’d just had, the grogginess she was currently experiencing, and all the stress she’d been under up until that point, it was a wonder Hannah didn’t explode back in response. The grogginess was most likely what kept her in check. “I’m not, I really don’t know.”

An annoyed sigh came through the comlink. “Humans and your faulty memories… you’re lucky your opponent likes you so much!”

Opponent? What the heck was he talking about?

“Should I let him know you’ve canceled then? That you’re forfeiting for this week?”

Canceled? Forfeiting?

Had Master Gildish signed Hannah up for some sort of race without her even knowing it??

Hannah continued to rub the grogginess from her eyes as she sat up further from her position on the couch. One of the pillows fell off, and it almost got her crying all over again. She did not need this nonsense right now.

Then it suddenly hit her. The current date, the time of day, an “opponent who likes you”...

It was kriffing Game Night.

Hannah let out a groan and shook her head, holding it in her free hand. “No, no, you don’t… I lost track of time, that’s all. I’ll be there as soon as I can.”

“You’d better!” was all Master Gildish said before the comlink went dark.

Still shaken, now frustrated, Hannah took a moment to simply rest her head in her hands. She still felt like crying and couldn’t tell if the wetness in her eyes was tears or residual sleepiness. But she knew she couldn’t sit there for long. Gildish would most likely call her again if she didn’t leave soon.

Maybe going to see Krag would be a good thing. Maybe she needed a change of pace, something to distract her from the turmoil inside her.

All she knew was she did not want to think about that horrible dream ever again.

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A collection. A clockllection. 5D Traffic with Interdimensional Time Travel. What the tickens are they doing this season 👁️👁️

[thechildbesuffering]

au where lbd is not killed at the end of season 3, but instead stripped of her powers and effectively turned human. she'd get to see the world from a mortal's perspective and further understand mk and the others' notions regarding the world's imperfections. i also want her to work at pigsy's in place of mk when he's training or not present. and you can't tell me that she would find a favorite pass time after a while. she'll sound hypocritical insulting people's "sentimentality for mortal pleasures".

[fennthetalkingdog]

I'm just figuring out how important music is in my life! This is coming from a long while trying to cut down on my music use, mostly because I was listening to it so much that it felt more like I couldn't do anything without popping in some earbuds, and partially because of other personal reasons. Some of my routines changed, forcing me to not listen to music while doing certain things, and it ended up becoming that besides working on homework or drawing, I didn't listen to music at all. But I've given myself a break today since I have nothing to do and since, for reasons, I'm feeling just a lil crappy today—and boy, I'm starting to realize again just why I love music!!

I love the diverse music taste I've developed over the years! My family is not only big about music but big about listening to it loud, so the majority of my music taste for most of my life has just been Christian hiphop (Lecrae, KB, Andy Mineo, Trip Lee, and ironically Tonex, whose album where he was struggling hard with his gayness has been my favorite concert movie since I was 5) and gospel music (Kirk Franklin, Tye Tribbett, etc.). And music was one of the few connections between me and my race (I grew up feeling pretty estranged from my blackness as a kid, but the popular songs they played at the YMCA in the 2010s were some of the few things I could use to feel more connected) and between me and my classmates/friends at the Y (I still have fond memories of playing FNAF songs in mat forts and reciting lyrics at pool parties). But I got tired of knowing I could never bond with anyone besides family friends music taste-wise when I was in high school, and so I started listening to secular music on my own time. And that's how I first found Ghost and Pals, a vocaloid artist and one of the first secular music folks I listened to as a kid (can you smell the religious trauma yet? Lol), and that's how I bonded with one of my best friends in early college (ironically, also my first time being publically queer). Now I listen to Kpop, anime songs, songs from warriors MAPs, songs from musicals (Hamilton and In the Heights <3), latin songs, metal songs, and even some secular songs young me would've been too scared to listen to.

And music has always been one of my biggest sources of stimming! I can't dance to save my life, but music will sure get me to flick my fingers and hit my fist against my shoulder furiously. Music was one of the first clues that I like stimming with vibration too (since I love laying against the car door and turning up the music loud enough to feel the world shake around me). And music was one of the first things that made me look into ADHD or autism (specifically, listening to Ghost and Pals songs for a month straight and getting my friend at early college [who also has ADHD] to start looking at me funny when I was discovered doing chores and listening to one of three songs for the fifth time). Music is so cool it'll get me to wax poetically. It was one of the things that kept me together during my roughest times and soothed me during my best. I listen to it while I write, while I cry, while I hang out with my friends and family and while I chill by myself. It's how I relax after a long day, and it's how I feel safe. I feel kinda emotional finally having music hit that spot in me without feeling like I need it to do stuff.

[bonbonsandbeskar]

HONEY, I’M HOME—

[starnerd1]

Status: *hyperventilating*

guys, I'm in such a state from the Mando episode. I've go so many feelings. DinBo. Paz. Sus armoror. Vader-esque Gideon.

Heading on a long plane tripe. Going to write so much stuff.

Keep the gifs flowing!

[azulpitlane]

boss' daughter I ln4

pairing: lando norris x brown!daughter reader summary: lando is down bad for zak brown's daughter but shes a little hard to get notes: I know this isn't pt 3 of my other mini series BUT i thought of this idea and had to do it immediately hehe, I really like this one masterlist

y/nbrown

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y/nbrown nyc living

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user i wanna see her at races shes so cute😭🫶

y/nbrown vegas! ill be there🤭 liked by landonorris

user help why's lando in his boss' daughter's likes

landonorris 🤩

user norizzzzz user is this him shooting his shot AHAHHA user NO LANDO SHES MINE

user IT GIRL

user landooo👀

y/bff/n pretty girl

y/nbrown love u babes

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y/nbrown

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y/nbrown college student by day, dj by night😝

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y/bff/n ur so unserious babe

y/nbrown i ate, the people loved me

landonorris as a retired dj maybe you can give me some inspiration to start again

user LANDO??? user he's crushing so hard OMFFFF user zak brown reading this: 🤨🤨

zbrownceo dont have too much fun!

y/nbrown 🫣 user such a dad reply lol

user y/n brown slaying once again

user so excited to see you back in the paddock soon🫶 liked by y/nbrown

danielricciardo you're perfect for him

y/nbrown who???

posted october 2023

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y/nbrown vegas babyyy

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user gorgeous girl

danielricciardo finally reunited with my favorite brown

y/nbrown was too busy girlbossing sorry danielricciardo what a shame, there's someone who's been waiting to meet you... y/nbrown hm, i didn't meet anyone new🤷‍♀️ danielricciardo next race then user is daniel hinting that lando didn't meet his crush sjsjkskks user wait he hasn't EVEN MET HER?!?! user im guessing not, shes been pictured with other drivers but never lando

user here for landos comments

landonorris maybe you should come to a race where I'm not crashing😅

user norizz strikes again user its the fact that she never even replies and he's still trying HAHA user hes fr out here risking his seat for her just not to respond back

mclaren 🧡

user shes finally back in the paddock!!!

user im surprised she doesn't go to more gp's, her dad's literally the ceo of mclaren😭 user i think she's mentioned shes very busy with uni so her schedule usually never aligns with the races

posted november 2023

y/nbrown abu dhabi, UAE

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y/nbrown escaping cold new york weather

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user OMG shes gonna be at the gp again this weekend!!

user landos got one more chance to shoot his shot before the season ends😭

landonorris hope to see you at the paddock!

danielricciardo thanks for letting me borrow that $10 mil bro I owe you🤝 maxverstappen1 thanks for saving my cats out of that burning building, you're a true hero🤝 alex_albon thanks for paying off my whole family's debt mate🤝 carlossainz55 thanks for gifting me that mclaren, i love it mate🤝

user ALL THE DRIVERS IN HER COMMENTS IMDEAD

user his rizz was so bad they had to step in omg. user and she still hasn't acknowledged lando AHAH user a true girlboss, I love her

user i need to know what zak brown thinks off all of this😭

user next season of dts gonna be craZy

user everybodys focused on the comments and not at the fact that these lyrics sound a little sus...

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dannyyyy🤠 y/n wyaaa im in the mclaren garage rn

y/n aren't you suppose to be in umm idk YOUR OWN GARAGE?

dannyyyy🤠 yeah but I need to do something real quick so come

y/n does this have anything to do with lando?

dannyyyy🤠 maybe...

y/n im sorry but he's exactly why im not in the garage rn

dannyyyy🤠 WHAT WHY pls dont tell me I hyped him up just for you not be interested...

y/n im not NOT interested but he's my dad's driver danny this can get messy so fast and what if he doesn't approve

dannyyyy🤠 oh you americans and your dramatics hes already talked to your dad dummy

y/n wait really?

dannyyyy🤠 you really think he would PUBLICLY hit on his boss' daughter without asking first?

y/n idk never really thought about it

dannyyyy🤠 JUST COME DOWN HERE YOU MUPPET

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landonorris didn't win the race, but i won her heart

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user FINALLY

y/nbrown cheeseball liked by landonorris

user HE ACTUALLY GOT HER

danielricciardo youre welcome

y/nbrown you pushed me in front of him then ran away...not the best wingman danielricciardo its not like landos rizz was gonna get you together🤷‍♂️ y/nbrown true landonorris hey! I wasn't that bad... y/nbrown whatever helps you sleep at night hun!

user y/n blink twice if you need help

y/nbrown blink blink landonorris 😔

user obsessed with y/n bullying lando in the comments

user I know I love them already

zbrownceo better take good care of her lando

landonorris sir yes sir🫡

user we can no longer make norizz jokes. sigh.

notes: what did y'all think of this one? I loved making it🤸‍♀️

[genericpuff]

LORE | REKINDLED EPISODE 41 - TOWER 4

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Nothing quite sets in the holiday spirit like SPOOOOKY SHIT-

Can you believe it's been a year since Rekindled actually started? The way time flies when you're having fun. I had actually forgotten I had redrawn a lot of those first few episodes when I made it an official "thing" (i.e. when I put it on an update schedule and signed my life away foreverrr /j) so tracing back when Rekindled officially 'began' had me finding old versions of those first few episodes that were oooooof bro-

Okay, but for real, Rekindled's come a long way, and it still has a long way to go still which makes me so excited. As much as those who see what I do here like to assume it's purely out of spite and hate, I really do love working on this comic, and that includes the part of the process where I revisit old episodes of LO that, even after everything, I still love. The newer seasons may be dead to me, but what it used to be has a special place in my heart, and Rekindled has really helped me explore what could have been. It's made Saturday nights a thrill for me again - I get to enjoy two whole doses of LO content now, with a fun balance of flavors that makes being a part of this community twice as fun as normal. You could say it's really rekindled my flame for LO-

A very special thanks to @banshriek, who's helped me bring Rekindled to a whole new level that wouldn't exist without them. They've been an amazing assistant and a wonderful friend and I'm so thankful to have them in my corner <3

And thank you! All of you, for following along with Rekindled, reading my essays, destroying my ask inbox, and just being an awesome community full of awesome people. I've got a busy year ahead with lots of stuff planned, from art markets and expos to plot threads in Rekindled that I'm hyped af to get to; not to mention Lore Olympus officially ends this year, meaning I'll undoubtedly have loads to talk about (which fills me with both a strange sense of excitement and dread at the same time LOL) I'm gonna try and take it all in the best spirit that I can, I wanna come out of this shit sparkling like one of Hades' diamond golf balls.

Let's make 2024 a fucking banger.

[im-no-jedi]

SPOILERS ABOUND!!!!

someone on Twitter summarized all the spoilers from recent interviews for season 3. if you’re like me and need to see spoilers to stay sane, then this is perfect for you.

these are pretty big spoilers imo though, so be warned!!!

my thoughts on the spoilers under the cut:

I already shared my thoughts about Force sensitive Omega earlier today. I'm still very excited about it \o/

THEY'RE GONNA KEEP THE DOGGO!!! I'm so happy!!! 🥰 (also rip to MLWTBB!me, she has to deal with yet another rowdy member of the family LOL)

I cannot WAIT to see the drama between Echo and Crosshair OMG. I figured there would be drama between Hunter and Cross, but you know what, if anyone is gonna be the most bitter about the whole thing, it's gonna be Echo. I CAN'T WAIT 😁

I'm absolutely terrified about what's gonna happen to Omega this season. the whole realizing she's the one putting the others in danger has me thinking she's gonna try to separate herself from them at some point, maybe even permanently. I feel like that's not gonna be the end result though, as there's NO way any of the boys would let her leave forever. my guess is her and Crosshair are going to return to the others for a few episodes, but then Omega leaves and perhaps gets recaptured by the Empire. this would encourage the boys to all work together to rescue her, along with all the other Clones on Tantiss. no matter what, I'll be sad about it 😭

[acatalystrising]

Yes YES YES!

There are so many ways Boba’s story can go, but I really believe there’s more to it then simply being Daimyo. Yes, it’s an excellent step in the right direction, but he’s meant for more. I really hope we get him in Mando season three and see him grow into more of a leader, bringing more people into his found family. I really, really do hope!

Regardless of what path he takes, there’s a high chance we’ll see him again very soon! It’s Mando Eve everyone! AAHHHHHHHHHH!! (I already apologize in advance to the renewed levels of this obsession I will dive into…heheh…)

I’ve been thinking about the possibility of #BobaFett heralding his own Mando clan based on his beliefs, carrying off the Māori vibe through the Tusken’s culture and Boba’s identity in its broadest meaning.

[onelastskip]

YIPPEE!!! Introducing my mc from hit visual novel Keyframes by Blank House - Chi Aubade! I wanted to replicate the style and oh my god it took so long, never again, but yeah this is originally Deja's title card thing, sorry my beautiful wife,,, Anyway I'm just going to ramble about this game now- I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!

there's another one with some more stuff about her, anyway- I've completely fallen in love with this story, the characters, they have my whole heart </3

Ermmm just some thoughts about the game in general it is just so awesome how the character relationships are done, it just feels so rewarding to go back and find some extra dialogue because I'm closer to a different character or something (I'm just assuming that's what it is - i might just be stupid) BUT REGARDLESS! I lauvvv that they're gonna fall in love at different speeds and all that jazz, it's just beautiful. I am actually so excited for the kickstarter I am prepared to eat ice soup to fund the next part OH MY IM SO HYPED!

Side note: Usually I'd change the last names of my ocs but the season names are perfect. Like they legit feel soooo prettiful. I will have to draw fanart for my other mcs- oh my god speaking of the mcs, the personality system is literally?? So genius. Freaking so amazing it felt like a completely different experience. While my fall baby is my og now as a Percy fan I have to say- Summer is crazy. I thiink ii literally wanted to throw my computer across the roomm, he's soooooooooo. I want to throw him agianst the wall. I love him too much. AHH!! I'm so excited to learn more about him PLEASE just a crumb of spoilers, I will stay quiet I swear. It's for playlist purposes, how am I supposed to make a relationship playlist with this shallow level of understanding smh. YIPPEE I'M SO EXCITED FOR THE KICKSTARTER!!!

Just realised i spent this entire time talking about the game instead of my oc hmm guess that means I need to draw more soon >:D Anyway focusing on my visual novel college life is about to destroy my university real life, goodbye goodbye!

[fennthetalkingdog]

I find it so hilarious how the Eminence in Shadow soundtrack scratches the same itch in my brain as the third Evangelion Rebuild movie's soundtrack does. Like, the heavy instrumental emphasis (and especially the violins) and the background choir is all there in both, and both give such a feeling of hugeness to their stories. But Evangelion is a long, serious, and very complicated series of movies and anime and His Eminence in Shadow is one of the goofiest yet legitimately good isekai I've ever watched LOL

[54625]

What I want out of a QSMP season two.

(Some of these points may be a little divisive - it's just my personal opinion. Content creators will be referred to as players for conciseness. QSMP as it has been for the past year, for the sake of this post, will be referred to as "season 1".)

1. TAKE A FUCKING BREAK.

I do not want to see the QSMP coming back in less than two months at the very, very least. Five or six months to a year is ideal, in my opinion.

This is for a few reasons. Firstly, the obvious; I want Quackity Studios to take the necessary time to make 100% sure that everyone who has worked, does work, or will work for them is compensated. Not just this, but I want the communication among the studio to become streamlined and consistent, for the purpose of maintaining the quality of the SMP, the quality of life of the employees, and entirely avoiding a repeat of the previous situation. Any less will be unacceptable, and prove that all people in charge, including and especially Quackity himself, have not learned their lesson.

Secondly, I am very sure that a lot of players will lack or have completely lost their motivation for the QSMP, due to the nature of the last few months of season 1. I am sure that those who had a lot of lore written up and had to scrap it or cut it short are probably still quite sore about it, and may not have the energy to pick the QSMP story back up. This is especially true if they had already given their characters a canon ending and don't want to overshadow it. When creating a new SMP, or a new season of an SMP, you first and foremost need player motivation to be high. Waiting several months would ensure that the wound of player lore being ruined would have mostly healed over by the start of season 2.

Thirdly, viewer engagement will always be an important thing to take into consideration when creating an SMP that will be televised. The large majority of QSMP fans are completely burned out from watching. Leaving a large gap between seasons 1 and 2 would let fans, who have had an exhausting last few months, recover and reset. It will also allow hype and anticipation to build up when things eventually start being teased and announced again. Fans have a lot of disdain for this project at the present moment, and waiting for a while between seasons will not only let fans know that serious action is being taken behind the scenes, but also will let the sour attitude a lot of fans have right now wear off over time.

2. RESET. FOR REAL THIS TIME.

Probably my most controversial take on this topic will be; I fully believe that if a QSMP season 2 is to occur, it should be a completely new server. By completely new I naturally mean a new map, but also ZERO LORE CONTINUATION. I know this is a hot take, but I personally believe QSMP season 2 is a perfect chance for a completely fresh start, and a fresh start cannot happen if it still takes place in the same universe.

We all know that season 1's lore was overwhelming, slightly confusing, and at the end of the day, completely disjointed. We all fell in love with the terrifying Federation and Codes, yes, we all loved the basis of the story; a group of people from different countries get stranded on a "perfect" paradise island controlled by a governmental body that won't let them leave, and have to work together; but at the end of the day, the lore of season 1 became messy. Very messy. Instead of trying again and again to salvage it, the best option is probably to just start again.

Put the same players in a different map, give them a completely different premise, and let the lore unfold anew. Which leads into my next point.

3. PLAYER DRIVEN LORE.

Let the players develop the story. If a player has an overarching storyline they are unfolding themselves, prioritise letting them do so. All of the best lore in season 1 was player created, and player enacted; Cellbit's regret arc, the happy pills, Cellbit's murdering Fed workers arc, literally everything Fit ever did, Roier's lore, ect ect ect. Server admins should only intervene in player's lore when directly asked, and big changes to the server's status quo should only occur when there is no active lore to be interrupted, everyone agrees it should happen, and it would actively drive engagement up, rather than down.

The best case scenario for a QSMP season 2, in my opinion, is for the server admins and Quackity to come up with an exciting and engaging premise for a brand new universe with brand new characters, to place the players in an interesting themed map, and just let them loose. Let the lore build naturally, and see what comes of it.

IN CONCLUSION.

I vehemently disagree with people who believe the QSMP should not have a season 2. The QSMP is a brilliant idea, and its noble goals shine through all of the incredible friendships and memories it, and only it, made. There is no other server like QSMP.

The act of uniting people from all over the world has been proven to be an extremely important and worthwhile goal. I, genuinely, admire Quackity for his passion in this, and for understanding that this thing should not be easily given up on or let go. Drastic changes need to occur, but the QSMP is bigger than just a Minecraft server; it represents so much unity, community, and love.

It is worth saving.

I hope, desperately and for the sake of everyone involved, past future and present, that the QSMP can come back better and stronger than ever, continuing to further its goals; to tell amazing stories, to forge impossible friendships, to spark joy and laughter, and to bring people together no matter the barriers keeping them apart.

Thank you for reading.

[probablyasocialecologist]

This is it. Generative AI, as a commercial tech phenomenon, has reached its apex. The hype is evaporating. The tech is too unreliable, too often. The vibes are terrible. The air is escaping from the bubble. To me, the question is more about whether the air will rush out all at once, sending the tech sector careening downward like a balloon that someone blew up, failed to tie off properly, and let go—or more slowly, shrinking down to size in gradual sputters, while emitting embarrassing fart sounds, like a balloon being deliberately pinched around the opening by a smirking teenager. But come on. The jig is up. The technology that was at this time last year being somberly touted as so powerful that it posed an existential threat to humanity is now worrying investors because it is apparently incapable of generating passable marketing emails reliably enough. We’ve had at least a year of companies shelling out for business-grade generative AI, and the results—painted as shinily as possible from a banking and investment sector that would love nothing more than a new technology that can automate office work and creative labor—are one big “meh.” As a Bloomberg story put it last week, “Big Tech Fails to Convince Wall Street That AI Is Paying Off.” From the piece: Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. had one job heading into this earnings season: show that the billions of dollars they’ve each sunk into the infrastructure propelling the artificial intelligence boom is translating into real sales. In the eyes of Wall Street, they disappointed. Shares in Google owner Alphabet have fallen 7.4% since it reported last week. Microsoft’s stock price has declined in the three days since the company’s own results. Shares of Amazon — the latest to drop its earnings on Thursday — plunged by the most since October 2022 on Friday. Silicon Valley hailed 2024 as the year that companies would begin to deploy generative AI, the type of technology that can create text, images and videos from simple prompts. This mass adoption is meant to finally bring about meaningful profits from the likes of Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s Copilot. The fact that those returns have yet to meaningfully materialize is stoking broader concerns about how worthwhile AI will really prove to be. Meanwhile, Nvidia, the AI chipmaker that soared to an absurd $3 trillion valuation, is losing that value with every passing day—26% over the last month or so, and some analysts believe that’s just the beginning. These declines are the result of less-than-stellar early results from corporations who’ve embraced enterprise-tier generative AI, the distinct lack of killer commercial products 18 months into the AI boom, and scathing financial analyses from Goldman Sachs, Sequoia Capital, and Elliot Management, each of whom concluded that there was “too much spend, too little benefit” from generative AI, in the words of Goldman, and that it was “overhyped” and a “bubble” per Elliot. As CNN put it in its report on growing fears of an AI bubble, Some investors had even anticipated that this would be the quarter that tech giants would start to signal that they were backing off their AI infrastructure investments since “AI is not delivering the returns that they were expecting,” D.A. Davidson analyst Gil Luria told CNN. The opposite happened — Google, Microsoft and Meta all signaled that they plan to spend even more as they lay the groundwork for what they hope is an AI future. This can, perhaps, explain some of the investor revolt. The tech giants have responded to mounting concerns by doubling, even tripling down, and planning on spending tens of billions of dollars on researching, developing, and deploying generative AI for the foreseeable future. All this as high profile clients are canceling their contracts. As surveys show that overwhelming majorities of workers say generative AI makes them less productive. As MIT economist and automation scholar Daron Acemoglu warns, “Don’t believe the AI hype.”

6 August 2024

[lilly-chou-chou]

Gyaru: A guide for newbies and a love letter for seasoned gyals.

There were a lot of things that made me post about this. I thought a lot about it for years but recently I had an interaction which confirmed my mind.

As a woman who had been doing gyaru since the age of 4, I have few guides for gyaru that you may agree with or not, but I am posting this regardless because I want this to be known, especially by new gyals.

Gyaru is a movement which moulds modern japanese feminism and breaks boundaries that previously pushed women to only be of certain category.

This to say, there are indeed a lot of subculture under the umbrella term like hime, rokku, agejo and such.

My guides start from here on. When you first decide to start gyaru fashion I suggest you explore your options, try our different styles, fave fun and go with what works for you.

There is a lot of misconception that just because you prefer one subculture more doesn't mean you are lesser knowledgeable in other subcultures. You are free to do what makes you happy and pretty because gyaru was the staple for just doing eccentric fashion, it was never about rules and policing others. The culture was born because they opposed Japan's view of women. When women were forced to be me meek, sensitive, weak, soft spoken... Gyarus were the opposite they were loud, brash, tanned and knew how to have fun.

Gyarus were safe space for women who didn't want to be judged and just wanted to have fun.

Of course when you start out you always can look at tutorials and what not but remember to always feel pretty and enjoy what you're doing. Stop thinking and flush out people who police you about "wear this" "don't wear that!" "Wtf don't buy this!" "Are you stupid? You don't even own any brands wow you are not a REAL gyal" and the most funniest part is that these things come from just foreigner gyals.

As a person who also lived in Tokyo for a while and used to practically live inside Shibuya 109 I can assure you that Japanese gyals will NEVER EVER say anything like foreigner gyals and police you because they genuinely want you to have fun, gyals out of all people are no. 1 in not caring about rules and just doing it purely for fun.

Back then if you went to Tokyo then you could see every sub culture co existing and hanging out sharing tips, sharing clothes from different brands and hyping each other up.

Never feel you are less or unworthy, never listen to people who tell you, you are doing it wrong because you mix 2 sub cultures in your fashion.

Live your truth and enjoy. You are the most prettiest gyal ever. Live your life full slay.

In conclusions I just wanted to post this so newer gyals don't feel pressured or scared to know and explore more of our beautiful community and for old gyals to remind them once again what a beautiful culture we chose to follow and how fun they really are.

Love you my gyals, let's keep this community thriving <3

[miley1442111]

Hii I hope you’re having a good day/night,

I was thinking could you do some hcs/fic/whatever you see best fit with Spencer Reid and a male (or ng) model reader? I think that would be pretty funny ahahha

Btw love how you write! <3

thank you so much! i hope you enjoy :)

spencer reid x gn model!reader hcs :)

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Ok so I’m personally thinking like early seasons Spencer…

So backstory:

so you two meet at something really random, like you’re picking up your friend from their lecture and he’s just there giving the lecture with Gideon or something.

You actually laugh at his jokes (bc ur not just a pretty face, duh) and you kinda catch his eye

You lowkey corner him… but it’s for a good cause and he reciprocates immediately!!!

You two go out on a few dates and then ur dating!!! :)))))))))))

The team has no clue you two are going out together until you post a picture and Penelope (who obviously follows you already) notices a certain person in the reflection…

The teasing NEVER ENDS. Morgan will not let it go. 

Ultimately they’re all happy Spencer has someone. 

So real hcs

Spencer and you obvi don’t get to spend so much time together since you’re always away on shoots and he’s on cases. 

But when you do spend time together he’s like the most cuddly, cute thing ever :(

He’s always just reading things from his memory as you two just cook or like, sit together.

He’s smiling whenever you hug or kiss him because he just can’t believe you're his!

He ALWAYS has his hands on you when you’re together. 

He has a certain paparazzo that he’s named his personal enemy no.1 because he’s a douche who’s constantly trying to take pictures of you at bad angles.

He obviously despises the paparazzi with a passion, especially one particular photo of the two of you kissing after a night out (aka Morgan printed it out 100 times and posted it all around the Quantico building)

As your relationship progresses (aka you get engaged!) He goes to more and more events with you and he looks so handsome in his suits !

He asked you to marry him in the sweetest way possible. It was like dusk during the winter and you were hiding from the world in your small cottage holiday home in Lake Tahoe. He just got down on one knee and asked, you both cried.

He is your personal hype man, like he loves anything you wear.

You’re just so perfect in his eyes! He loves you so much 🥰

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also i love this idea so much, i might turn it into a series... ?

criminal minds masterlist :)

navigation for my blog :)