#this one truly had it all

[ladylooch]

Our Little Family [ Miles Wood] - Chapter 21 Family of 4 and the future.

Author note from 👢 anon: Hey b, I know you're not feeling well, and since it's been a while. Here, have some little family!! There is some smut here and miles being adorable. 

Two years since the day you said “I do” is the best day of your life. And of course the girls' birthdays are special for you. But marrying Miles wins. 

Last year, you guys did something small since you were pregnant and a little moody. Miles still took you out for dinner. He was amazing, especially you having your hormones all over the place. 

This year, he sent you and Lily for a mother and daughter date. El stayed with him at home. Having a six month old makes it a little harder for traveling during this time. So this time you guys will stay home. 

You and Lily have a special spa day. She's so big, and you're so grateful that Miles gave you this moment with her. You're doing the best you can to love her and have some alone time with her. 

You and Miles text each other a bunch of silly pictures of the girls. You send him Lily picking clothes, and he sends you El sleeping on his bare chest. 

You stopped to pick up your lingerie, and you sent Miles just the sneak peek of your burgundy and blue set. He texts you a bunch of emojis, and the best one is the eggplant there. You chuckle to yourself, Miles texts you to go pick something at the store for him. You go there before heading home. 

Lily is getting a little grumpy because she's sleepy. So it's time to go home. You needed this so badly, your man knows you. 

As soon as your car starts to move, Lily falls asleep in her car seat. You call Miles. 

“Hi, love.” he greets you, making you all soft. 

“Hey handsome. Can you do me a favor ?” You can hear miles moving around. 

“Yep, tell me.” You shake your head. He's so silly, and you love him. 

“We're a few minutes away from home, but Lily is sleeping. Can you come and help get her if El is not up ?” 

“Yeah of course, but you know El will be up.” He's not wrong. 

“Thanks, I'll see you soon. Love you and happy anniversary.” You can hear Miles smiling just the way he replies. 

“Love you too, happy anniversary, babe.” You smile before ending the call. 

You check Lily in the mirror, and she looks more and more with Miles. She's totally his mini.

Opening the gate, you see Miles waiting outside for you guys holding El all bundle up because it's cold. He makes her wave for you. She looks like she just woke. 

You put the car in park and Miles walks towards the car. He opens the door for you and leans in to kiss you. 

You kiss him, El's warm cheek before switching. You pick up El, and he moves to grab sleeping Lily from her carseat. 

“Babe, you can go inside. I'll take everything after Lily.” You're smelling El because you missed her baby smell. You blink at him. “Are you sure ?” He just smiles at you. You bite your bottom lip before taking her inside. 

You sit on the couch stripping and doing the same with El. Just catching up with your baby girl. Miles takes Lily to her bed and then takes the things he asked you to get for him.  

He's glad that you didn't look in your backyard. He comes to wrap his arms around his girls because he missed you. He kisses your hair as you rest against his body. 

“Thank you for today, babe. I needed it big time.” You can feel him smiling on your head. “You're welcome, my love. You deserve it.” 

You enjoy this moment being held by your husband while you hold your youngest. You're definitely having family cuddles later. You need Lily to be part of this moment, too. For now, the little girl will have her sleep. 

You lift your face to look at Miles. “Babe, did you make El do tummy time today ?” The look on his face shows he didn't. 

“Nope, we decided that we were going to cuddle the whole time.” You send him a look. “But… but babe…” He pouts, and you need to keep your posture because he's too adorable.

“Babe, you know she needs to do tummy time.” 

“I do, but she doesn't like it, and she's so cute.” You start to laugh, shaking your head. “I know we make cute babies, but she needs to do it, or she can't skate with you or play with Lily.” El shifts her head a little and coos. 

“See, she wants to play with her big sister.” Miles sighs because he's not winning this one. You peck his lips quickly before shifting to put El on the floor. 

You lay with her. At first, she struggles, but then she keeps going. You say that you're so proud of her. Miles takes at least five minutes to stare at your ass, and then he decides to join both of you. 

El makes her little sounds, you just stare at her. This is your life, 2 year anniversary with the love of your life, two amazing daughters. You really thought this life wasn't for you, but it is and you're going to enjoy every moment possible. 

After tummy time finishes, you shift to feed her. She likes that a lot. Miles stares at your face as your daughter eats happily. 

“Are you jealous, babe ?” Miles clears his throat. “Yeah, I am. I miss your boobs sweetheart.” You chuckle and mouth ‘soon’ for him. He likes that very much. 

For now, you're going to enjoy your love and this soft moment. 

“Hon, can you check if Lily is up.” He makes a funny face before you pull him for a kiss. “Look, I think she would like to see your face when she wakes up. I know, I do." That's all he needed. Miles' face lights up the room. He kisses you.

“Just like their mama, I see.” You shrug. It's not a big deal. You like to see that toothless face in the morning. 

Miles comes down with Lily in his arms, and you smile, seeing him with his mini. She wants to see her baby sister before El sleeps. Thankfully, El is almost finished with eating, and they can spend time together. 

While Lily holds El and talks to her softly, you ask Miles about dinner. He says that only Lily needs food to be cooked today. You're confused, but nod and go start her dinner. 

Miles will watch the girls while you prepare Lily's dinner. With El probably going to sleep soon, you guys will have some family love before both girls are sleeping. 

With both girls done for the night, you can finally have some alone time with your husband. But when you got to your room, Miles wasn’t there. The box he asked you to pick up for him is on the bed with a note on it. 

“Wear this and that lingerie ;) meet me in the backyard”  You shake your head but do that. 

When you get there, Miles is in his wedding suit, holding a bouquet to the most gorgeous backyard settings, a table for you guys to eat, twinkle lights, a new fire pit that you asked for him to do. Your hands go to your mouth as you walk towards him. He did this for you. That's incredible. 

He's incredible, Miles reaches for your hand, and you give it to him. He kisses you tenderly, making your knees feel weak. He gives you the flowers, and you thank him with another peck on his lips. 

Miles pulls the chair for you, and you thank him as he pushes your chair. You look around so amazed by what he did during the afternoon. Miles snaps a few pictures because you look gorgeous, but your reaction is better than he thought. 

“Happy anniversary, baby.” You clean your throat before looking at him. “Happy anniversary, hon.” You reach for his hand amazed by what he did. 

You guys have a really nice dinner. Miles pulled all the stops, and you're pretty sure it's the same chef from your wedding. You sneak a few gorgeous pictures of your husband while you guys eat. 

After dinner, Miles leads you for a dance, the same song you guys danced to on your wedding day. You rest your head on his shoulder. “You didn't have to do all of this.” Miles kisses your head “Yeah, I did, babe. I wanted this for our first anniversary, but you were pregnant and not feeling it. So, year two, I had to bring it up.” 

You kiss his chest, enjoying those strong arms around you. “I think, I'll never stop thanking you for our life. The life you gave me.” Miles lifts your chin to look at him. “The way that I see, you are the one that gave me this life. You took the chance on me, not the other way around.” You lift your chin for a kiss. Miles kisses you as you guys sway together to your song. 

Then Miles walks you over to the fire pit. He brings a mocktail for you and a drink for himself. He sits beside you, throwing an arm over your shoulder. You lean against him. 

“Best present ever.” Miles chuckles, kissing your head. You guys sit beside each other without saying much. The comfortable silence. You watch the flames dancing, the way they reflect on his ring. 

“Wait, did you put on your wedding band just for tonight?” You look at Miles a little surprised. “I thought it would be a nice look. It's been a while.” You nod because he doesn't wear his wedding band too much, just on special occasions. 

Your hand moves to play with his ring, Miles sighs. He knows that you guys have come so far, and he wants to apologize for everything that happened before. But he also knows you're not going to let him say anything.

You snuggle closer to his side, taking in his cologne and his presence. 

“Babe, are you going to let me ride you like our wedding night ?” Miles groans, throwing his head back. “Sweetheart, you're going to kill me like this.” You smirk, kissing his side.

You guys cuddle, enjoying the fire and the drinks. But then El wakes up, you hide your face on his side with a groan. He says that he'll check on her. You nod, saying that you'll be in bed. 

You lay in bed with your pretty dress waiting for your husband, and he's taking way too long to join you. You decide to get things started. You grab your toy and start to touch yourself. Not really bothering about taking the dress or the panties off. Just pushing the dress up and the panties to the side. 

You use the toy until you feel that you're wet enough, and then you slide a finger inside, building up. Miles opens the bedroom door. 

“babe, do you want dess…..” his voice trails off at the view in front of his. You with two fingers inside yourself pumping in and out. Miles groans as he locks the door. 

He moves to settle between your legs, pulling your fingers out. You whine and pout, but Miles already has your fingers in his mouth, licking them clean. You curse watching him tasting you. He leans to kiss you, then takes this moment to slide one finger back inside you, making you moan into the kiss. 

Miles smirks as your nails cling on his shoulders.

“I'm the only one who can have fingers inside you.” You sigh into his mouth as his tongue runs through your bottom lip. Miles takes a long, deep stroke with his finger inside you. He wants an answer. 

“Yeah, only you. Please, babe, give me more.” Miles nibbles your jaw. He's getting his way with you now. You buckle your hips towards his finger. Miles smirks, looking at you. He touches your boob over the dress. 

You moan as Miles slides in the second finger. He rubs circles over your clit with his thumb. The stimulation makes you get closer to your orgasm, but then Miles stop his movements. He makes you whine and you give him a pouty look. 

“Jerk.” Miles chuckles as he sits on his heels. He offers you a hand to help you up. You take it. He strips you out of your dress, and you help him take his suit off. You smirk seeing his bulge. You like that effect on him. 

He slaps your ass cheek before turning you around. You place your elbows on the bed while Miles runs his fingers through your folds. He hums feeling how wet you are. He pushes your underwear to the side giving him perfect access to your pussy. He runs his tip through your folds gathering some wetness, then he rubs his tip against your clit making your ass jerk towards him. 

Miles giggles and before you can say something he is sliding his cock inside you. You moan feeling every inch of his cock moving inside you. He brushes his finger along your spine as you adjust to his size. When you are good to go, you slowly start to move your hips. You can’t see but you're pretty sure he's smirking. 

And just like that, Miles take control over the pace. He holds himself by your underwear, creating a different friction for you. Occasionally, he slaps your ass cheek. When it hits your ass you throw your head back. You're a mess under him. Hiding your face on the mattress to muffle your sounds. 

The room smells and sounds like sex, the sound of how wet you are for him, his balls slapping your ass and your ass slapping his lower abdomen. Miles grunts, groans, and praise drives you insane. You mumble his name a few times, he moves his thumb to your clit rubbing circles. You cum so hard around him that he struggles to continue moving his hips. You are so tight. 

Miles curses as he moves his hips. Once he knows you are good, he pulls out. You whine feeling so empty. He sits beside you on the edge of the bed, you look at his cock wet and creamed with your cum. He smiles patting his thigh and you know what he means. 

You smile as you shift, but before you go on a fancy ride. You lick his length before taking him inside your mouth. Miles curses because that's probably one of the sexiest things you did in bed. He taps your cheek, he needs you to stop or he'll cum in your mouth. 

You lick and then kiss his tip before straddling him. You sink down slowly, bringing a throat moan from him. You sigh when he's fully inside you. Miles just stares at you. 

You kiss his jaw, then lips as you start moving your hips, Miles hands come to your hips, helping you keep the rhythm. Occasionally, you let Miles take the charge. But mostly it's you. 

Miles balls starts to get tighter by the second, he moves his hand to touch your clit to bring you over the edge with him. 

“C'mon babe…cum with me.” He's struggling, and you're going to help him. Speeding up a little plus his finger on you. Miles can't hold it back anymore. You feel his seed inside you, triggering your own orgasm. You milk Miles until his last drop. 

You rest your forehead on his, with your mouth open, catching your breath. Miles rolls both of you so you can be comfortable. He brushes his hand over the red mark on your ass. 

“Happy anniversary, baby.” You smile, kissing his nose. 

“Happy anniversary, love.” Miles gives you his signature smile. 

He gets up with you on his lap, carrying you to the bathroom. He lets you pee as he starts a warm shower. 

You guys shower together. Miles helps dry you. While you go through your night routine, he just watches you from the door. Then you guys move to cuddle to bed. Until your baby needs one of you. 

…….

Summer has been amazing. The girls are having a blast spending time with their grandparents. You definitely love the alone time with your husband. Reconnecting with Miles is something that you need badly. 

You loved being pregnant with El, but at the same time, you guys lost a little of that connection that you had. Now it's getting better and that's all that matters to you. 

Just spending a couple hours alone with him on the boat helps you. Being his wife, having his love is the most amazing thing ever. 

El's first birthday is coming up, so you guys decided to stay in Massachusetts to celebrate with his family. Today, you guys are out doing a few last-minute shopping with the girls. 

You guys decided to stop and eat dinner. Lily's face is covered with food, making El and Miles laugh as you clean her face. His genes are too strong even with their laughs. 

You smile at El as she opens her mouth for mMiles to feed her. Your daughters are the most amazing gift in your life. They're perfect in their own little way. 

You and Miles are talking about a few more things that you need to buy for the party. When you move your eyes, there is a person in front of your table. You don't recognize her at first, but then it hits like a bus, that's Miles ex. 

He looks at you, so worried that you're going to lose it again. Last time wasn't cool. You take a deep breath and offer her a polite smile. She asks about how you guys are doing, then asks about the girls.

“Our daughters.” The way Miles beams at your reply that's exactly what he needed. You don't want to sound petty or anything, but you say with your full chest that you guys are married now, that it's been two years, and you guys couldn't be happier. 

Something in her changes, she probably thought you brought your daughter to visit her dad, and you and Miles were done. She congratulates you guys and then leaves. 

Miles just looks at you in awe, your voice didn't change, your body language was the same, and you are so proud of being with him and being loved by him. This confidence is sexy and he loves it. 

As you guys continue to eat, his eyes change. He definitely has desire there. The girls finish eating, and you guys get ready to leave. While you put El in her stroller, Miles comes behind you. “I’m so turned on right now.” You just look at him blinking a few times. “Later Babe.” He squeezed your hips before helping Lily out of the highchair. 

You have El with you while Miles holds Lily's hand. You all leave the restaurant and go to a few more stores that you need to go to. At the second store, Miles is so damn grumpy that it's funny. 

“Babyyyy, please can we leave now ?” You look at him a little surprised. That's too whiney even for him.

“Babe, we have to buy a few more things before we go.” 

Miles pouts, and you shake your head at him. He moves closer to the girls for you to finish buying what you need. They're going to wait for you, because it's faster that way. 

You get everything that you need, then walk back to where they're waiting for you. You watch Miles with the girls; it’s clearly they're his daughters. Lily is his mini completely. El has Miles' bone structure and brow curls. She has your nose and your eyes, but she is still a Wood. El's personality is a little more similar to yours, but she still has her dad and sister’s golden retriever vibes. 

Miles spots you and smiles. Then he murmurs something to Lily, and she comes running to you. El follows slowly, holding her dad's big finger. You squat to hug Lily first and then hug El. You look at Miles with a smile on your face, hearing both of your girls say Mama. 

Moments like this show you that, choosing Miles before he did, then choosing Lily was the best decision you ever made, and El too. Having another baby was perfect. You get some kisses before Miles helps you get up. 

After paying everything, it's time to go home. With both girls secured in their carseats and everything in the trunk, it's time to go home. Miles drives, and you just chill. The girls are chatting away in the back. You look at them before checking the time, and boy, they're close to the girls' nap time, but it looks like they don't want to sleep. 

Miles laces his fingers with yours. He brings your hand to rest on his big thigh, close to where he wants your hand. You look at him when you feel his semi-erection. He just shrugs seeing your “how ?” Look. Now you understand why he was grumpy.

But for that to happen, the girls need to be sleeping. And the way they are right now, Mommy is not going to have a lollipop later. 

Getting home, the girls go to their playpen while you put everything away. Miles comes behind you, pinning you against the counter. You can feel his semi on your ass. You grind against him with a smirk. He holds your hips hard “don't be a brat babe, or I'll fuck you with the girls awake.” You need to cover your mouth to muffle your moan. 

He smirks because he knows he won this one. Miles kisses your neck before you guys listen to El calling for dada. “Get them to sleep, and we will have some fun after.” He agrees by kissing your cheek. 

You finish putting everything away for the party. You get to the living room, and the girls are still up. Miles is a little annoyed, and both girls are fighting their sleep. This went on long enough, time for mommy to step in. 

You sit on the floor with your back using the couch as support. You call for both of them to come cuddle with Mommy. They both snuggle one on each side. You wrap your arms around them and kiss their heads. You hum a lullaby while playing with their hairs, just like you do with Miles. 

The girls hold hands over your stomach as their eyes start to blink. Miles just stared at you in awe. 

“How ?” You smile for his picture and then shrug.

“I have my ways too. They go down easier for you, but you know I have to survive the road days.” Miles chuckles and nods. 

Almost 10 minutes later, the girls are out in your arms. Miles carries one by one before he comes to get his main girl. He pulls you into his lap, crashing his lips so hard on yours. He curses against your lips. 

“Fuck I wanted this since the restaurant.” You pull back looking at his gorgeous blue eyes. 

You just stare at him, as much as you would like to know why. You don't have much time, you'll find out later. You crash your lips on his as you start to grind. Miles moans into the kiss. He hooks your legs around his waist and gets up from the couch. Carrying you upstairs, stops kissing you so he can see, but you kiss his neck instead. 

You're making this very hard on him, and you enjoy it. Miles places you in the bed after locking the door. You reach to take his shirt off while he works on your pants. 

“I love it when you're confident, babe. It's so damn sexy.” You smile, digging your heels on his ass bringing him close. Miles chuckles before connecting your lips again. You reach for his cock, stroking over his sweats. 

That's all you kids need right now. Miles works on getting you wetter and ready for him. Can't lose much time with two girls at home. 

This time, it's a little needy and fast. But it's amazing as always. You and Miles just stare at each other with the softest smiles ever after having sex. 

Miles draws little circles on your shoulder blades. 

“Babe…” Miles calls for you, and you shift a little to look at him better. “Yeah ?” He smiles, making you all soft. 

“Do you like this house ?” You don't know where this is going, but you can see that he thought about this.

“For the summer, I do.” He nods “and for living here ?” He's not making any sense for you, but you know this is important for him. 

“What do you mean ?” Miles shifts so he can look at your eyes. “You know, for when the girls are in college and I'm retired. I love Massachusetts, and I would like for us to live here when I'm done." Now he makes sense. 

“Oh, so we're discussing this now ?” Miles gives you his ‘I'm sorry’ look, but nods. You shift again, sitting against the headboard and putting your shirt back on.

“Okay, I like Colorado, and I kinda knew this is where you want to be after you called it quits. Just didn't think we would have this conversation so early…” You squeeze his hand. 

“...I'm going to be where you want to be, I'm certain of that. But no, I don't like this place to live for the rest of our lives together.” Miles smiles, feeling much better about this, and he kinda was hoping you would say that. 

“So what do you think if we bought land here and built our dream house ?” You look at him in disbelief. This man is crazy. “Miles are you sure ?” He looks at you with a pout because you called him by his name. 

You shake your head at him and peck his lips. He smiles again. 

“Yeah, babe, I'm sure. I want us to have our dream house. I want you to have your dream house. You do so much for us and never ask anything. I want to give you this and so much more.” You hold his hand.

“Okay, we can start looking next summer. But it's going to be your house too, okay ?” He nods and kisses you before you need to get up and pee. 

On your way to the bathroom, you ask him to check on the girls. And he does exactly that. You find Miles close to El's room door. He pulls you into his arms for you to look. Lily is in bed with El. They're giggling and talking to each other. You relax in his arms, watching your two girls. 

“We're so lucky.” He kisses your head in agreement. 

You guys got so lucky with the girls.

[nenoname]

hunting down a specific image but finding miscellaneous storyboards/some cut panels from the stan comic story instead

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Happy one year anniversary to In Stars and Time!

[bongcipher]

last friday night

[beif0ngs]

everyone on tumblr @Buggy the 🤡 right now 

[aroaceleovaldez]

i have suddenly become obsessed with a theme that HoO established but never proceeded to extrapolate on, which is:

You are Percy Jackson, and you have been swapped with a boy who was allegedly everyone's favorite person, but they have decided to replace him with you. They just met you. You stand next to his best friend and the people he's known his entire life. In his home. In his cloak. In his place. They stopped looking for him.

You are Jason Grace, and you have just found out you have a long lost sister who completely replaced you in her life with this girl you just met. Your lives and personalities are mirrors. She is you, living the life you were robbed of.

You are Annabeth Chase, and you have just become starkly aware that you have been inhabiting the void left behind by your best friend's long lost brother. You and Luke were just replacements for him. Now you have to look him in the eyes when he has nothing and know you took that life from him.

You are Piper McLean, and you have just found out your relationship is fake and built entirely on the memories of Annabeth Chase. You have been given a boyfriend when hers has been taken away. You have no idea how much of it is real or not but regardless you feel like if your relationship isn't exactly in their image that you have failed.

You are Leo Valdez, and you have just learned that you are the echo of your great-grandfather. You are not your own person. You just exist to be a mirror of him. A doppelganger. An actor and stunt double facing all the danger he never had to but wearing his face. To be there for his best friend decades later simply because he couldn't. You are playing a role. A seventh wheel and a pawn for a goddess who carefully sculpted your entire life for her own purposes.

You are Hazel Levesque, and the only reason you are alive is because your brother couldn't save your his sister. You are a consolation prize. An apology. Your existence here is misplaced in every way but you inhabit it anyways.

You are Frank Zhang, and you are a shapeshifter. Inhabiting your own body feels strange and clumsy when you could be literally anything at any time. You are anything and everything and live your life with the simple certainty of knowing exactly how you will die.

[fairsweetlonging]

the svsss extras are actually so insane, one moment you're reading about the heartbreaking past between shen jiu and qi yue and about trauma and cycles of abuse, about luo binghe mourning shen yuan and staying with his body every day for years, about shang qinghua being offered the chance to go home and not taking it because he was miserable and lonely, and then the next tianlang-jun is trying to set zhuzhi-lang up with shen yuan and encouraging him to bride-steal?? and then shang qinghua is ordering mobei-jun to make him noodles while fantasizing about writing a danmei peak lord orgy?? cottagecore bingqiu?? everyone thinking shen qingqiu got pregnant with luo binghe's child??? og pidw fans apparently being qijiu and binggejiu shippers?? hello what??

[bacchuschucklefuck]

soon it'll be dawn again

transcript under the cut ⏬

page 01

Fig: no way? - you're still up?

Riz: Wh– yes?

Riz: Why'd I not be.

page 02

Fig: I me~~ean - that took.

Fig: whole day.

Riz: Yeah?

Fig: 'm beat.

Riz: you should sleep.

page 03

Fig: nah. my guy's still up

Fig: I wanna hang out.

page 04

Riz: That's really nice.

Fig: Hah! - Nobody ever expects an Archdevil rockstar to be nice.

Riz: … yeah. - 's just budget work tho. (the stuff I'm working on) - I've heard it's boring.

page 05

Fig: yeah, but you do it…

Riz: It keeps things going, right? - Nothing happens if nobody sits down and - does the thing.

Fig: That's right… - though. Yeah.

page 06

Fig: sometimes it's someone else who - doesn't want the same thing to happen.

Riz: … - mm.

page 07

Riz (off screen): …It took me a long time to get that not everyone likes doing what I do. - 's probably because you guys are so nice��� - or. - kind.

Riz (off screen): to anyone too, not just. - the people you /love/.

page 08

Riz: that's not how it is elsewhere. - The world's– not. hostile. - but 's not like it's kind.

Riz: So I'm doing as much as I can now… 

page 09

Fig: Hey.

Riz: ?

Fig: Go dig some dirt with me.

page 10

Riz: [blank speech bubble] - oh you meant like - actual dirt. (not incriminating information)

Fig: o yea.

Fig: there's clay in the backyard soil. - sometimes when I'm sun deficient or something I go touch dirt for a bit.

page 11

Fig: here u go

page 12

Riz: uh

Fig: now we make a thing! - 'm pretty good at freehanding a bowl.

Fig: I'll show u

page 13

Fig: just– yep, flatten that out as evenly as u can, then–! - actually ur nails'd be so good at cutting out the strip. [larger than usual space] wait. - wait. wait u can carve patterns with them! we HAVE to try

Riz: uh - What. do I carve?

Fig: anything!!!

page 14

Fig: and– yep just seal the inside uh. seam?

Fig: yep that works - okay time's up! all contestant hands up

Riz: [blank speech bubble] - okay - wh. what's next?

Fig: haha - watch this.

(sound effect text): FWOO—MP

page 15

Riz: WH– DON'T JUST DO THAT???

Fig: Now it's fired!

Riz: THAT WAS NOT SAFE

Fig: (actually it's just dry. if u add water rn it'll dissolve)

Fig: ok catch!

Riz: [blank speech bubble] - careful!!

Fig: dw no need haha

page 16

Riz (thought bubble): oh - it's warm…

Fig: now I want you to throw this.

page 17

Fig: u gotta do it - c'mon

page 18

Riz: wh– - It's like 3AM right now

Fig: oh it's not /fired/ fired it's not gonna make a loud noise

Riz: And then just? leave a pile out here?

Fig: pour water over it & it'll be gone I told u

Riz: but

page 19

Fig (off screen): RIz.

page 20

Fig: I've done all this before.

Fig: Can you trust that at least?

page 21

Riz: no, I– - I do. - I trust you.

page 23

Riz: okay what happens now

(sound effect text): glob

page 24

Fig: we do it again!

page 25

Riz: wh. [larger than usual space] What do you mean. (this clay's too wet also)

Fig: see! you're already learning

Fig: [blank speech bubble] - there are flows that are futile to fight. - The world changes.

Fig: Things change.

page 26

Fig: I've learned my lessons with "forevers". - But - as an artist

Fig: I can give you one thing: - You can always do it again.

page 27

Fig: most of everything depends on the rest of the world, - but this. - making new. - that's yours as long as you want it.

page 28

Fig: So?

page 29

Riz: Yeah. - Yeah! - let's make another one.

[quicksilversnails]

Took some notes from the Wild Life retrospective episode of the Imp & Skizz podcast featuring Grian because I thought the behind the scenes info was really interesting!

(3:15) The wild cards were all kept totally secret from the players (apart from Grian), with the exception of the superpowers and finale (as they required the players to set keybinds)

(3:45) The players were given files containing the required mods each week, which were named things like "creeper rain" to throw them off

(4:12) Wild cards were a combination of data packs and mods

(4:38) Grian told them not to read the folder name to avoid spoilers (which is kind of impossible), so everyone fully believed there would be creeper rain lol. Grian was saying it in jest but everyone took it seriously and were apologetic about having seen it, to which Grian told them not to worry

(6:58) Grian originally contacted a data pack dev called Brace for help with programming the wild cards. Some, like the shrinking/growing could be achieved with minecraft attributes, but the snails were too janky and unusable. Grian still liked the idea though, so he reached out to mod developers Henkelmax and Breadloaf, who designed the pathfinding/behaviour from scratch

(8:49) They had a debugging mode used to test the pathfinding of the snails, shown in the podcast and in Grian's credits

(10:09) Grian wants most of the credit to go to the development team and artists, as he was mostly in charge of ideas & organization!

(10:39) Grian's only regret with the snails was that they were too fast in session 3, leading to unexpectedly many deaths. They were apparently not so difficult to get away from during testing, but perhaps the testers were more used to them than the players were

(11:44) Grian: "We did develop to the lowest common denominator" ie. prioritizing how players would struggle over how worrying about if players would do too well

(12:56) Oli's voice for the snails was iconic. It cost Impulse a life because he intentionally stayed closer to it to hear the voice lol

(13:42) Danny was in charge of the snail models and animations

(14:11) During testing, the snails just sounded like Oli, which made it feel weird. They pitched up his voice so that it'd be less immediately recognizable

(15:18) The snails' jumping attack was meant to be clearly telegraphed: they would stop, wiggle, make a "ooeee" sound before jumping. Many players had their friendly creatures volume turned very low/off (as cows and other mobs are loud), which made this attack much less obvious for them

(16:57) The growing/shrinking had the least testing done for it, as it was the simplest conceptually and to program. This meant that the falling off of blocks due to the shrinking hitboxes wasn't anticipated

(17:55) Before the 1st session, Grian told them that he didn't think anyone would die to the wild card. Pearl's death made Grian pretty nervous, as he didn't want everyone dying too early in the season

(19:29) 6 lives were given, knowing that many of the death to the wild cards were unexpected/unfair. The intent was for ~3 lives to be allocated for wild cards, and ~3 for PvP.

(21:13) The developers were all fans of the Life Series!

(22:43) The shrinking/growing was intentionally pretty simple to ease players/viewers into the concept and build up toward more dramatic wild cards like the snails

(25:38) In the hunger episode, Grian didn't know which foods would be good

(25:58) Grian thinks that "it's unfair that Grian already knows everything" is valid criticism, but that it's important for him to be involved with the ideas. Having someone else do that is like having someone else record his videos: Life Series is his brainchild

(26:35) Well before the season began, while they were still developing the concept, Grian asked the other players for wild card ideas that would meet a few criteria. All of them ended up being unused for one reason or another. Impulse thinks his ideas were very "inside the box" because he was viewing things through what was possible in vanilla Minecraft. His idea was to have a scavenger hunt where the players would search to find a relic. The first person to find it would get a buff. Skizz's idea was for every player to turn into a random passive mob for every given interval of time. They would have to find every other player of the same mob type as them or else the whole group loses a life.

(29:44) The food qualities were weighted by the rarity of the item, so very common blocks like dirt and cobblestone would never give anything good. The other items were randomly selected

(30:23) Regular blocks/items cannot be made edible normally, so they had to circumvent that and custom code a fix for items not stacking correctly

(32:41) While a lot of players do want to win, the main priority is creating entertainment, which prioritizes playing recklessly

(33:20) The food wild card wasn't included in the finale because it would've felt like "too much". There was a higher risk of technical issues since it changed the data values of items, and Grian didn't want someone's last death to be because they ate their sword. In his mind, it was a good and fun wild card, but didn't need to be repeated in the finale. Impulse points out that they all would have collected more rare items by that point, removing the incentive to search for blocks to eat

(33:46) The wild cards in the finale were nerfed from their original sessions. The shrinking/growing had a smaller height range, the snails moved slower, etc.

(36:21) The personalized snail skins were a late addition by Danny, who made 18 skins very quickly

(36:49) Grian did not anticipate the snails becoming as popular with fans as they were. After the session released, they had the idea to release the snail merchandise, which directly funded the rest of the season

(39:20) Grian spent what "felt like every day" testing with the developers. They'd record the sessions on Tuesdays, meet up with the dev team, talk about what need to be done, testing, bugs, etc, edit and upload on Saturday, and would get a few days grace before starting again

(40:01) After the snail session, Grian was worried that the season would be very short due to all the deaths. They were considering toning down the later wild cards but ultimately didn't change them too much

(40:36) The time wild card was carefully balanced. If it had gone even a little faster, many players likely would have died because they wouldn't have time to react to threats like baby zombies or creepers.

(40:57) While sessions normally run for a variable amount of time, session 4 was hardcoded at 2 hours. Grian ended the session ~10 minutes early, just after they hit max speed, because he felt like things were getting dicey

(42:46) When the wild card first activates, it looks a lot like the server had frozen or crashed. Grian told the players before the session started that it would look like the game was broken, but that it isn't broken. Skizz tabbed out anyway and missed the beginning 😔

(43:30) Having the rain start just as the wild card began was a good visual indicator of time slowing down. This was a suggestion from the dev team (probably Brace)

(44:41) Impulse and Grian "cheesed" the end of the session by going branch mining. Grian wanted players to take advantage of the wild cards (eg. mining quickly, helping to kill someone), and not have them just be an annoyance.

(45:30) Keeping the client and server-side time stay in sync was challenging. The sky's motion was changed to be smoother on client-side. The players were also not as fast as the server (around 2x faster), the server was going faster than that, and the time of day was even faster

(46:56) The sounds were pitched up/down based on the speed to add to the effect

(27:46) In testing, if the players were made 7x faster, it would be basically unplayable, which was why it was capped at 2x speed. This made mobs very dangerous, as they were now faster than players and could catch up to you and kill you easily

(49:01) On several occasions, they had to extend the fuse duration of creepers to make them more fair. In the time session, their speed was only increased by ~10%

(49:39) Usually, Grian was the one to test the wild cards and notice when things like creeper speed would be an issue, since he was the one with experience making videos

(50:50) A challenge with balancing wild cards is accounting for the playstyles of so many players: reckless players like Scar and Skizz, "kind and gentle" players like Bigb who would stay off to the sides, and "the sweat squad" (Scott, Impulse) who play very cautiously

(52:48) Trivia Bot was the only wild card that was not planned in advance. Grian was struggling to come up with a wild card for that episode, and wanted to have a wild card available that could give people lives in case many people died to early wild cards without it feeling cheap.

(53:33) Trivia seemed a little boring on its face, so presentation was essential

(54:34) This one made Grian the most stressed due to all the moving parts involved in making it (coding and pathfinding mostly by Henkelmax, visuals by Hoffen, audio/music, questions)

(55:08) Trivia Bot's design was based on Grumbot and Mettaton from Undertale. Hoffen drew concept art shown in the video

(58:32) They show Trivia Bot's custom animation for becoming a snail and it's really cool

(59:12) The music was the most stressful part of the project. Grian spent 2-3 days looking through Epidemic Sounds for a Trivia Bot theme song and couldn't find anything good. He commissioned Zera @hopepetal for a theme song, which is played in the podcast. However, Grian realized he needed a full audio package, so he commissioned Oli late in development, who created the final soundtrack and many audio variations

(1:01:38) Grian wants to send appreciation for everyone who worked on the project, even if their work ultimately went unused

(1:02:58) Skizz was happy to give back however he could by staying on standby in the final episode as a zombie, as the players were able to "reap all the benefits" of the hard work of the development team

(1:05:21) Grian didn't know any of the trivia questions beforehand, which were done by fans of the series. The goal was for ~50% of the questions to be answered correctly, which was approximately met

(1:07:11) Players couldn't get questions about themselves because it would be too easy. This would encourage players to leave their bot, allowing other players to mess with them

(1:07:57) Grian felt a little left out from the discovery element of the wild cards, and decided to mess with Scar by hiding his bot. He wasn't expecting Scar to die from it, and could tell that he was genuinely a little upset by it. Grian felt bad about it, which led to a genuine in-game alliance between them

(1:12:32) Grian was very close to letting Trivia Bot give lives as rewards, but decided it would feel too cheap

(1:14:38) Mob swap was slightly toned down, with more camels and sniffers spawning

(1:15:07) Evokers didn't drop totems anymore. Instead, there was a minuscule chance a warden or wither would spawn, which would drop a totem if killed. Grian was a little disappointed that the warden got cheesed in the end

(1:17:45) Having the mobs start passive and turn hostile was mostly for the presentation, building anticipation, and so players could predict where mobs would spawn and react accordingly, making things feel less unfair

(1:20:32) There was no superpower made for Skizz (or Mumbo presumably)

(1:20:38) The superpowers were another late addition. There was a large design doc where Grian created all the powers, which were handed over to Henkelmax and completed over 4 days

(1:21:42) Grian avoided superpowers involving strength, that could cause someone to die easily. Most of the powers were social or movement-based, which couldn't be used for offence as easily

(1:22:25) Some powers were randomly assigned, others weren't. Impulse's was random. Cleo's, Bigb's, Lizzie's, Grian's were assigned.

(1:24:25) Grian gave himself the mimic because it could easily backfire (like in Grian's fall damage death), and because it would've been confusing for a player who wasn't aware of the other powers. They likely would've spent the episode just figuring out how everything worked and not actually using the power to its best ability

Lots of discussion about the superpowers and how they interacted in the episode itself, go watch if you're interested :)

(1:33:38) Talk on how the series "standard" rules evolved since 3rd Life. There was no keep inventory, and no restrictions on enchanting levels or potions, which created slow or unbalanced fights

(1:36:23) 3rd Life was designed to be an experimental series, which made Grian eager to improve it. For example, some people just weren't dying in 3L, leading to the boogeyman in LL, and so on

(1:37:17) The goal with the seasons isn't to one-up the previous one, but to create a different experience every time, which keeps things engaging for the creators

(1:38:31) At the end of each session, Grian would ask the group if they had fun and how they felt about the wild cards. According the Skizz, the answer was "a resounding yes"

(1:39:08) Grian had moments throughout the season where he personally felt like things didn't go well for him, and was anxious for the rest of the group's episodes. Things worked out while editing the raw footage, though. His issues were never with the wild cards themselves, but his own actions (traps not working, spending too long branch mining), but would always find funny moments in his footage

(1:43:41) Everyone in the Life Series cast genuinely likes and genuinely respects everybody else in the group. This allows them to make the show and get mad at each other, because they know it's all just in-character

(1:44:50) It'd be hard to top Wild Life in spectacle, and Grian doesn't want to start an arms race with himself. The next season could potentially be closer to 3rd Life, but Grian's not sure yet. For Grian, Wild Life was the most enjoyable

(1:45:20) Grian: "As long as people keep enjoying [the Life Series] then I'd love to keep doing it"

(1:49:35) With the finale, Grian knew how the wild cards played out the previous sessions and was able to adjust them

(1:49:56) Grian's goal was to create safe chaos where everyone knew what was happening and wouldn't die to them, which didn't go entirely to plan. The snails were 60% of their original speed and people still died

(1:51:03) Grian made a precise timeline of when each wild card would start/stop, it wasn't randomized.

(1:54:16) All the superpowers were randomized, with Bdubs' power being removed from circulation because it didn't have much use in a finale setting

(1:56:10) It was important for Grian that in the final moments, the wild cards were removed, so there were no interruptions. The timing worked out well because there were a few people left and it ended within ~10 minutes (this implies that the change wasn't based on # of players alive, as people had speculated based on Gem's death)

(1:58:48) The players all randomly switched to zombie skins throughout the session to mess with people on NameMC. Well-played :)

[markantonys]

[xxplastic-cubexx]

give me some whiskey and ill draw The Most Thing i can come up with

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[flwrkid14]

Eternal Bonds: Tim and Danny’s Infinite Realms Marriage

In the Infinite Realms, marriage is an unparalleled commitment. Unlike the mortal world, where love can be fleeting and easily undone, marriage in the Realms is something far more sacred. It’s not just about vows or ceremonies—it’s about merging souls, creating a bond that not even the vast stretches of time can sever. The very idea of marriage in the Realms is rare, almost mythical, because it requires two beings to love each other so profoundly that they’re willing to bind their very existence to one another.

For the ghosts and entities that reside in this realm, eternity isn’t just a poetic idea—it’s a reality. Time is meaningless when you’re no longer alive, when your very essence is bound to the afterlife. And because of this, relationships are viewed through a different lens. There’s no such thing as divorce, no “time apart.” Once a couple is bound, their souls are intertwined forever. To dedicate your entire being—past, present, and future—to another means accepting that their joys, sorrows, triumphs, and failures will be yours too. It’s a partnership where breaking the bond is simply impossible.

It’s why marriage is such a rare occurrence in the Realms. The ghosts, who have already lived one life and often seen the frailty of mortal promises, don’t enter into this kind of bond lightly. It’s only for the strongest of loves, for the most steadfast of commitments. Because once you marry in the Infinite Realms, that bond holds through eternity itself.

And yet, despite the gravity of it all, Tim and Danny find themselves willing to make that very commitment. Tim, a mortal tied to a world where things end, where nothing lasts forever, steps into the unknown. His love for Danny is so deep, so unshakable, that he agrees to a traditional Infinite Realms marriage. He knows full well the weight of it—he’s not just vowing to love Danny in this life, but in every life after. In swearing to this bond, Tim is offering his entire being to Danny, for now and all of eternity.

For Danny, this choice means even more. As a halfa, he exists between two worlds, knowing both the mortality of the living and the permanence of the ghostly afterlife. His love for Tim is powerful enough that he’s willing to make this eternal commitment, knowing that there’s no one else in any world—mortal, ghostly, or beyond—he would rather be tied to. For Danny, the bond is as natural as breathing. It’s a connection that deepens their relationship in a way that transcends the limitations of their two worlds.

Their marriage isn’t just a declaration of love—it’s a merging of souls, a binding that makes them two parts of the same whole. It overwhelms them with the sense of safety and belonging that they’ve both craved in their lives. In each other, they find the kind of love that doesn’t just endure life’s difficulties but thrives beyond them. Their bond ties them together forever in a way that no one else could understand, but to Tim and Danny, it’s everything.

They are each other’s home. And in the Infinite Realms, there is no greater honor, no stronger connection, than to be bound by love for all of eternity.

[screwpinecaprice]

Just a silly guy, with silly silly thoughts.

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Casual | Surprise

A casual surprise?😬😬😬

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The dog days are over.

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[hyacinthsdiamonds]

I'm sorry but the irony of Nico calling Max unprofessional is sending me so bad like sir there's an entire garage full of people, who were literally in the trenches trying to survive the Brocedes fallout while just doing their jobs, who might have a few things to say about your (& Lewis') level of professionalism at that time 😭✋️

[answermywearyquery]

happy vegaspete day!