#well shoot I'm a music nerd after all huh

[batbobsession]

I find myself thinking that it would be great if we had a baroque-style classical music fandom with little gilded edges and castles and everything...

...and then I remember that the Beauty and the Beast fandom is literally that and we have three straight-up musicians to write fics and theories about (Chapeau, Cadenza, Garderobe) and a half (because it's basically been accepted in fanon that Lumiere plays the accordion)

and how I have literally structured Chapeau's playing style around Antonio Vivaldi and Cadenza's playing style around Domenico Scarlatti/Frederic Chopin and I've written several fics that revolve around those characters playing music:

Shifting

Wooden

Nocturne

A Shadow's Tune

Opera

A Rare Gift Indeed

and I fall back on that from time to time and just remember yep it's me. I'm the music nerd that turned Chateau Villeneuve into a mini prodigy hall where music thrives despite an eternal winter and a complete lack of hands

[vntako]

vn* in a bottle: petit game collection vol.1

hm, i guess there's a bit of an irony talking about this before needy girl, but here we are. i played this with my darling and had a really nice time

this game is a spin-off of needy girl overdose / needy streamer overload. it's collection of 3 minigames and a developer's notes room. it's retro goodness, not that i'm that old to know. i did play toradora portable though, and that had some extra content similar to this. i guess that main difference is that you're paying for this extra content, huh. i feel it's pretty worth it if you really like needy girl

only one of the minigames is a vn, so let's talk about that last

break out kangel

it's kangel breakout. this one is entirely in japanese. it'd be fine if there wasn't a little bit of dialogue, but otherwise you're not missing anything

i'm not sure how common it is to have strip breakout as an extra minigame in vns, i've only played one other that has something like this, but it kinda feels like a staple to include if that makes sense? i could be wrong. i don't exactly know what to search online to find that kind of info, too

anyway this is just strip breakout. break the blocks, collect the falling power ups and uh remove kangel's seifuku. simple as that. she's ofc wearing smth under that, there's no nudity in this game

don't die, kangel!!

this one may generally be found to be more enjoyable than breakout. it's a shmup where you shoot your fans with meds. i like the art, it's super cute. though i could say about every kangel and ame art in this game

there's a bit of story that's mildly engaging, i found it neat. you're typically here for the gameplay though

the street is just a background, you stay entirely on this screen. you have pills to use as ammo, and your only objective is to not die (like the title tells you). after a few waves of nerds, a boss appears. and there's three bosses to beat

after a wave you get to pick a new pill. picking the same type of pill upgrades it. they're pretty self-explanatory. then it randomly shuffles some of it into your ammo every time you reload. also you reload with RMB, which also lets you dash a bit

it doesn't take that long to beat (this is stage 1's clear screen though). i had a fair bit of fun with this one. you do have to beat the boss, but you can let every other nerd just pass you

kangel's room

this is the credits. the people who worked on the game have stuff to say, so listen properly!!

ame's happy happy dating game

i couldn't screenshot this one properly, so please forgive the clutter. i don't really wanna crop it all so in exchange i offer you uh, you get to see my wallpaper

it's been that for a few months now

ame wants to go on a date with you, so you better choose well!! i think the most interesting part of this game is that it let p-chan monologue their thoughts. they're kinda messed up

ignoring the fact that i only took this screenshot now, you get to pick where you wanna take ame on a date for the next few days

since you get to pick, there's a good and bad ending, naturally. better not give her a bad time, mmkay?

i realized once some cgs showed up that this is where people have been getting those nice ame wallpapers from. the art for the vn is nice, it's really neat and clean, and ame looks super cute. the music is mixed a bit weirdly at times (kangel's theme is so loud) but overall i liked the aesthetic direction here

p-chan is here to give us a description of the world as someone really close to ame. however they describe things reflects how ame sees it. ame is fleshed out so much more than we see her in the base game through p-chan's monologues here (the base game does it great though lemme just clarify). i mean more to say that this format lets people stay and really be with ame past the webcam app on p-chan's screen. it feels a bit dangerous, to occupy the same space as her. and of course it is, ame being who she is. though that goes the same for all humans

i think the bad ending represents a lack of consideration and care one might have towards people. i went for it "just to see what it would be" without regard for how someone might feel about it. it tracks given the conditions for that bad end, too. impulse, disregard, the absence of seeing while doing.

going for the good end kinda feels like a chore, given you have to see everything in the game. though, it's supposed to feel more like a prayer, i think. a connection with ame, of sorts? seeking out and trying to understand her through the places she goes and hearing what she thinks. it might not be something you'd consider pleasant, but few things in life really are. even less so for humans. ame is a human

it's easy to connect with angels, all you need is the internet. i want to connect with human beings, too

[cowboyviolence]

What's been upping in your brain stories 👁️👁️

Hello I'm sorry it is not Saturday anymore I got my booster shot and my brain exploaded.

Okay. I will talk about the bastard man because I am thinking about him. I’ve been working on a part where Pox kind of, reintegrates into society. Because despite being a weird little freak he essentially functions as the straight man character who’s stuck with a bunch of people who are Really Strange, and I don’t think his weirdness really comes across until you compare him to like, other more regular people.

Okay like, imagine you work at some kind of office job. One day you bump into a guy you’ve never met before and find out that he’s a recent hire. He introduces himself and hands you a business card which you don’t bother to read but if you did you would realize the name printed on it doesn’t match the one he gave you. You ask where he worked before this and he gives you the name of a company that famously was dissolved after the headquarters building literally exploded. “Yeah,” he sighs, “it -literally- went up in smoke.”

Hes fairly nice. A little irritable maybe but not usually outright mean. Every once in a while he drops some fact about him- he has a twin brother, he’s a fencing champion, he was kidnapped once- that you’re not quite sure if they’re a joke or not. One day you complain about your boss and he says, “Damn. You should kill him.” If you protest, he calls you a nerd. Maybe one day he invites you to his apartment which is nearly completely empty except a chair that costs 8,000 dollars and a record player, which is sitting on the floor. You point it out and he’s like “yeah I’ve been really into music lately.” “Just like, music? In general?” “Yeah.” His apartment is odd but you’re pretty sure he moved here recently, so maybe he just hasn’t gotten around to unpacking yet, although you don’t see any boxes. At some point you use the bathroom and make the discovery that he apparently washes his hair with “extra strength horse shampoo.” He owns one fork. The next day at work you’re talking to a coworker about how has a little weird, and she says “Hey give him a break. Didn’t he grow up in a cult?” And you say you don’t know about that. She says, “well, that’s why he’s a little strange. And a little behind on pop culture things. He’s catching up.” “ I thought,” says another coworker, leaning over the desk to join the conversation, “that he was a Mormon.” “No no,” says another, “He’s a uh- whatsit called, a Christian scientist.” “What’s your evidence for that?” “Well, the other day he was using the paper cutter and sliced open his hand, like, fucking deep. Bleeding all over the place. And when I told him he should go see a doctor- he might need stitches- he just said ‘oh no. It’ll be fine if I just… think that it’s fine.’ Not seeing doctors, that’s a uh, Christian Science thing, right?” None of you are quite sure, but you all agree that it’s a bit weird.

A little later you meet him in the elevator. You try to look for the cut on his hand, but he’s wearing gloves like always. You decide to just straight up ask him if he grew up in a cult. “HUH.” He says, “Yeah. Well, I guess maybe I did.” You ask if you can ask him another question. “Shoot.” “Why do you wear that stupid scarf all the time?” “Oh, that,” He laughs briefly, then looks at you, suddenly serious, “If I remove it my head will fall off.”

A few days later your boss is found dead in his apartment with two of his fingers cut off. The next day you don’t come into work because the building has exploded. Anyway thanks for the question I wrote most of this while I had a fever and idk what it says <3

[starrysence]

Since I'm Home sick can I get a Ravey fic where Davey is sick?

sure thing hon!! im sorry this took so long. homesickness is the absolute worst tho. i hope you like this :)

quick reminder that requests for fics, headcanons, and moodboards are currently close as i’m trying to clear out my inbox before it floods even more for the sake of my mental state. thank you!

genre: floof

words: 818 or somethig like that

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race sighs heavily as he lies down, sprawled out across the couch and watching the rain tap, tap, tap against his window. while it isn’t the most entertaining thing, he’s still thankful that it’s something. with his entire family gone because of their own individual plans, he’s home alone, and, sure, he could throw a party and get himself grounded until he goes to college, but he decides that he doesn’t have the energy or willpower to be surrounded by people and loud music today - even he gets tired of the social scene sometimes.

so, naturally, when his phone vibrates, indicating a text or some sort of notification, he thanks whoever is watching over him for offering a solution to his supposedly incurable boredom.

he plucks his phone off the coffee table and squints at the sudden brightness in his eyes after turning it on, seeing several texts from davey.

[4:13 p.m.] nerd 💕

come over?

i’m tired

and bored

[4:14 p.m.] nerd 💕

and sick

upon seeing the last text, race’s eyes widen and he hops up while unlocking his phone, opening the messages quickly and typing a response.

me - aw baby :( hang tight i’ll be right over

seen at 4:15 p.m.

nerd 💕 - thank you hon ❤

received at 4:16 p.m.

me - 💖

sent at 4:16 p.m.

•••

race smiles when les greets him at the door of the jacobs household, but it quickly drops when he sees the worried look on the boy’s face.

“thank god you’re here,” les says, voice heavy with a tone of relief. he grabs race’s wrist and quite literally drags him inside the house before shutting the door behind them. “it’s davey. he looks awful - like, he’s even paler than usual and his breathing is alarmingly shallow and he can barely stand and he’s been on bed all day but he won’t let me near him to take his temperature because he doesn’t want me to get sick-”

“slow down, pipsqueak, you’re sayin’ all that in one breath and i can tell ‘cause your face is turning blue,” race cuts him off, his voice assuming a soft edge as he continues, “but, okay, it’s okay. he probably has a fever, though, is he in his room?”

les exhales deeply and nods, “yeah.”

race whispers a thanks and shares a smile with les before he makes his way into davey’s room, knocking gently to signal his arrival. when he thinks he hears a very quiet, raspy come in, he slips into the bedroom, and his heart drops at the sight.

“oh, honey,” race breathes as he sits down on the bed beside his boyfriend, “you look like shit.”

“gee, thanks,” davey rolls his eyes before a cough leaves him, followed by several more. race frowns and quickly hands him the water bottle sitting in his nightstand, and davey accepts it gratefully, taking a generous drink from the bottle.

“but, seriously,” race places the back of his hand on davey’s forehead and gasps, “you’re burning up.”

“for you, baby,” davey jokes weakly, and race can’t help but laugh loudly.

“god dammit, dave, was that a jonas brothers reference?”

“only for you.”

race shakes his head, “alright, well, let’s get down to business - have you taken any fever medicine?”

davey nods, “telynol.”

“so… is there anything that i can do for you?”

“soup. or tea.”

“how about your favourite tea? chamomile vanilla, right?”

“sounds good,” davey whispers with a smile. race smiles back and kisses the top of his head.

“okay. i’ll be right back, then, alright? get some rest while i’m gone, baby.”

davey nods again, and with a final kiss on the cheek, race leaves the room to prepare his tea.

•••

“can we cuddle?” davey blurts when race enters his room. race pauses in surprise, tea cup held firmly in his hand as he blinks owlishly at davey.

“did you just ask me to cuddle?” he says slowly. davey rolls his eyes but nods, a bit of colour rushing to his cheeks. the sight relieves race, easing some of his worries about davey’s ghostly pale complexion earlier. "fine, maybe, but only after you drink this,“ race hands davey the tea cup, and davey relishes the warmth rushing through his body as he holds the cup.

“maybe?” he repeats, earning a smile from race.

“maybe,” race replies, and davey recognises this tone. it’s race’s you couldn’t pay me a million bucks to change my mind about this tone - annoying yet endearing all the same.

“oh, fine,” davey mumbles defeatedly, taking a sip from the cup, sighing contentedly at the familiar flavour. he knows that he and race both follow the same instructions when making the warm beverage, but somehow, it always tastes better when race makes it.

race chuckles and presses a soft kiss to davey’s forehead, “feel better soon, darling.”

×××

its been a hot miute since ive written anything huh?? sorry yall depression has been a bich and so has life in genral :”) but i really hpe you enjoyed this!!

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