#the little golden fish

[thelastofthebookworms]

My tag for this series is 'fairy tales'.

[danmei-action]

Danmei Gotcha for Gaza: Prompts are now closed!

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[omatoxin]

golden hour

[liliumofthevalleyy]

I present to you my favourite version of Liam:

WILLIAM WITH KIDS <3

[danmeireader]

EDIT: CREATOR SIGN-UPS FOR THE DANMEI GOTCHA FOR GAZA ARE NOW CLOSED! WE'LL BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU IN ONE WEEK (1ST OF AUGUST) FOR THE PROMPTING PERIOD!

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[headfullof-ideas]

Another incorrect quote, but it’s only one, and it’s to introduce another OC

Meet Nate, the guy Fontaine eventually ends up with. Like Kari, he also started out as a ‘these submarine dwelling kids need more friends’. And while Fontaine has been shown and mentioned to have plenty of ‘land friends’ that she likes to hang out with, unlike Ant who has Jeffrey and Griffin for exactly one episode, i decided to actually design those land friends, and Nate was one of them. And like Kari, he eventually wound up filling a romantic role as well. But like Kari I made sure he was a developed character before any of that happened, so he didn’t get stuck in the ‘protagonists romantic interest’ role, with nothing beyond that pertaining to his character. Nate is the mom friend to end all mom friends, he knows how to cook, he carries sunblock and snacks everywhere, owns five fanny packs, and thinks noodle-head is a devastating insult. I talk a bit more about him in one of my Ao3 fics, which at this point is entirely Incorrect Quotes and headcanons, and exactly one Oneshot I’m genuinely considering reposting as it’s own story because I don’t see any other oneshots making their way into that story with how long it takes me to write them

[flamboyant-king]

Wiwi and the Golden Acorn!

We haven't done much with the game, but at least we got this cute lil cutscene down with the pixel art I did.

Thank you, @quelynxyz, I love you for all you've done so far.

[dragoncharming]

yin hanjiang: i do not care about anything other than wenren è. yin hanjiang @ baili qingmiao: but girl. what is wrong with you.

*two seconds later*

wenren è: knock yourself out. baili qingmiao: okay! 😴 wenren è: see! yin hanjiang: no, no. she's got a point.

[scatteredexho]

a dodgy little fella for fishuary day two: salmonid!

a little golden trout who just so happens to be a member of the salmonidae family :]

[cthulhusstepmom]

Hi just want you to know that you're absolutely 100% right about Gaz being a fish person

Anon you grasp my vision and you see my truth <3

In honor of this I have another installation in the Gaz Fish Person canon

One day about a month after Gaz added the last of the goldfish he wakes up and nearly has a heart attack. Ghost is sitting near the head of his bed, half in half out of his gear with the skull mask crooked and eyes as wide as saucers.

"he's dying"

He scrambles to put a shirt on, not bothering with pants because he's panicked and his lieutenant refuses to elaborate on who the bloody fuck is dying. So he ends up getting dragged to the rec room in his boxers at 0400 only to stop short when Ghost pulls him directly to the tank.

The goldfish are all happy to see them, swimming up and begging for food (Monster in particular because God knows he spoils her). Then he sees it, Spooky.

"What's wrong with him why is he doing that?" Ghost asks and Gaz has push back a laugh. Spooky the giant black moor has started turning a brilliant gold color. It's just a few scales on his stomach right now but it would be very alarming to someone who doesn't know goldfish. He's honestly surprised that Ghost has noticed, but perhaps his big scary lieutenant is just as invested in the fish tank as the rest of them.

"He's not dying I promise, it's something that happens naturally to his breed as they get older. They usually only stay black for the first year."

"...you're sure? I read that it had something to do with ammonia."

Gaz smiles reassuringly "I promise, if he were turning white it'd be a problem but he's a nice vibrant orange."

Ghost stares deep into his eyes for a moment before grunting and looking back to where Spooky is trying to eat his fingers through the glass.

"Thank you."

"Sure thing mate, now I'm gonna go put on some trousers yeah?"

[thelastofthebookworms]

My tag for this series is 'fairy tales'.

[tux-kate]

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Announcing the Danmei Gotcha for Gaza: Donations Open Now!

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[hauntingmiser]

[ GORE WARNING AND SPOILERS FOR P4/ P4G IG idk????? But yeye ]

MERMAY DAY XXIX ?

sooner or later the investigation heard noises coming from the middle of the fog ever since teddie's submarine was put down in the middle of the fog

The team settled to go to the bottom middle of the fog and put an end to the curse once and for all

until they heard a sore throat yet horse voice calling one of their team members name........

"hₐₙₐ-cₕₐₙ....." the voice said, suddenly yosuke was shocked and questioning if he had heard this voice before and then it clicked on him, it was that girl the one that yu found when he was in his evening swim and the one that he met in June's and so after realizing that voice he shouted through the fog and called her name by the amount of luck he has

"HUH!.....S-S-SAKI!?" yosuke said stuttering his own words

she approached the investigation team and from that day forward, yosuke was all correct all along....

" 𝗛 𝗔 𝗡 𝗔 ~ 𝗖 𝗛 𝗔 𝗡 !!!!!! "

"....oh god......" yukiko feared "this can't be....right?"

" I believe so..." yosuke frightenly answered

The fog covered the team's vision, then vanishing the only to find a merzombie corpse approaching them slowly.....oh god

It's her......

saki....konishi.....the second victim of the crystal curse of "mother nature"

what did this to her? If teddie was right about the biomechanical warfare and that means...

The investigation team had no choice but to attack her and kill her just to keep going until they find the center of the fog

[bam-monsterhospital]

i GOT THE FISH

i got the SCALES AAAAAAA

FEESH

... i feel like Azandar may be judging me. Yeah me, not my elf, but me on the other side of the computer screen.

[oliverscloud]

Unsure at what point in my life I began down the path of drawing godly mail men present time but yk, it happens ig

[followerofmercy]

Networking/Knowing A Guy: A Guide

This is the autism website. Now, as an extension of the power of love and friendship, there are few things more useful than Knowing A Guy. Knowing A Guy means you have a support network. Knowing a plumber, or a tax accountant, or just that one dude that's really fucking good at finding the information you need when you're really overwhelmed, can be the difference between being able to pay rent and having a fun party with friends to fix your shit.

How does one end up Knowing A Guy? It's a skill you can develop called Networking and it is one of the foundations of society. Unfortunately making those connections with people is fucking hard and nobody makes a tutorial for it. So, here you go:

The golden rule is you scratch my back and I scratch yours

It is necessary for survival to seek out useful people

Great news! Everyone is useful in some form or fashion - including you! When given the opportunity to learn about someone, do it! Extroversion does not come naturally to some people and that's okay. Just take whatever falls in your lap.

Types of usefulness: trade skills, connections of their own, personality you jive with, pleasant to talk to, niche interest in shared hobby, security - the list is pretty much endless. I know a guy that lives in the metro area - no job, no major hobbies, inoffensively annoying to me personally, kinda ignorant, not attractive to me, but you know what? He knows how the fuck to get around the city by foot. My rural-raised ass APPRECIATES the guide.

Remember important information: general personality, background, skillset, likes and dislikes. You can find this information by making smalltalk about their life. There is no such thing as pointless conversation. (Yes, even the annoying smalltalk)

The more people you know, the higher the likelihood that one of them will be useful in a given situation - or will know someone who is.

It is overwhelming. In a given clique/community/workspace/whatever, there is A Guy Who Knows The Other Guys. This Guy is a shortcut. Find them. They're often elderly, extroverted, a little bit annoying, a secretary or in some otherwise forward-facing position. Look for people that are gossipy/talk about other people a lot but not in negative ways. If they constantly talk shit, they'll talk shit about you too. They're still useful but be careful with the information you share

You do not have to like someone for them to be useful.

You do not have to like someone for them to be useful.*

If you have low self esteem, you're going to feel like you're using people. You're not. That's the devil talking. People like feeling valued and the connections you are making are the threads holding community together. Recognize people for their talents. It's only a problem when you're taking advantage of people

So: don't feel scummy about it. You're an animal. You have to claw out your right to survive and people will respect you more for it.

Luckily mutualism is the name of the game in the animal kingdom. Offer something back. The foundation of a Know A Guy relationship is Mutual Benefit

Sometimes that Mutual Benefit is just spreading news of the The Guy far and wide. My plumber friend is my actual friend and I love her to death, but I'm maintaining our backscratch relationship by pimping out her plumbing business to anyone that'll listen

Food is a good Mutual Benefit. People across cultures for all of human history have bonded over food. I have good success asking people for a favor and then offering to buy them lunch in return **

General compensation is also good. Offer a service in return and always do your best to offer financial compensation as appropriate. Having your plumber friend take a look at your drain: doable with a case of beer. Having your plumber friend redo the pipes in your entire house? You need to pay for that.

Being transactional is not necessarily a bad thing. I would advise against keeping an itemized list of things owed, but fish don't seek out cleaner shrimp just because they enjoy their company. Everyone gets something

Unfortunately being extroverted and generally personable is a huge benefit here, but that's the value of the Guy That Knows A Guy. There's someone out there that has consolidated All The Guys so you don't have to be the local expert. Always remember nobody can do everything and you don't need to master every skill

* This is the foundation of a functioning community. I have many acquaintances that I find incredibly annoying. They include doctors, welders, artists, social workers, lawyers, construction crew and random fuckers at the grocery store. I do not hang out with them. I do not have to in order to maintain a civil Know A Guy relationship. I can drop them useful tidbits and fuck right off so I don't have to spend any more time than necessary with them

** People may assume romantic intent. Be prepared for that. I generally denote that it's a friendly/work lunch by calling them bro at some point if they're my age. Otherwise my general demeanor is sufficient to show that I do this with everyone

Source: personal experience, mother's teachings of crime, booth vending and poverty